The Sun.
London, England, 1831-12-03 00:00:00

GREAT STEAM-BOAT JOHN BULL.

(From a Canadian Paper.)
An immense steam-boat, called the John
Bull, has just been completed at Montreal, in-
tended to ply on the river St. Lawrence. She
is the largest in the world, with the exception,
perhaps, of the steam-boat built at Amsterdam
about two years ago. She is 189 feet in length,
32 feet 8 inches breadth of beam, 70 feet broad.
including the wings, 12 feet depth of hold, and
draws 7 feet 9 inches water. Her engines are
the largest ever heard of. The cylinders are
60 inches in diameter, and the stroke of the
piston in each is eight feet, giving about twenty
strokes in a minute. This, according to Watt
land Bolton's mode of calculating power of steam-
engines, would give to the two engines about
300-horse power, allowing a pressure on the
piston of 15 pounds to the inch ; we understand,
however, that these engines may be safely
wrought with a pressure of steam equal to 231 b.
on the inch, and consequently their power may
be rated proportionably higher. Their finish
in every part is elegant and complete, and the
whole constructed in a style which evidently in-
dicates first-rate mechanical skill. The outside
frames of the great beams are made of ham-
mered iron—they are the most massive pieces
of iron work, performed by the hammer, which
we have seen in Canada, and must have required
immense labour in their construction. In addi-
tion to the two large engines, there is a small
one of about three-horse power, which is used
for pumping water into the boilers—it gives 82
' strokes in a minute, and is capable of filling the
four boilers, two of which are 32 feet long, 12
, feet wide, and seven feet high ; and the other
two are 22 feet long, 8 feet 4 inches wide, and
7 feet high, in forty minutes,

SECOND EDITION.
SUN OFFICE, Half:past Six.

CONFESSION

BISHOP AND WILLIAMS.

EXPECTED REPRIEVE for MAY.

Upon the highest authority we are enabled to
announce the real facts connected with the confes-
sion of the culprits Bishop and Williams, which
was made to the Rev. Theodore Williams, the vicar

of Hendon, in which they completely exculpate their
companion May from participating in their guilt.
To the above-named respectable clergyman, Bishop
and Williams admitted having murdered three

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unhappy beings, but both strongly denied that they
effected their diabolical purpose in the manner
that had been stated by the newspapers—that no
pitch-plaister was used in depriving them of life.
That they had committed three murders, and
the clothes that were found in Bishop's garden were
belonging to those whom they had slain. The
first unfortunate being that fell a victim was a boy ,
a native of a town in Lincolnshire, whom they fell
in with, and after making him stupid from the effects
of drink, took him home, where they placed
their hands on his mouth to stop his from calling
out, after which they dragged him to the well of
water in the garden, tad held him heels upwards

till he was dead.—The next murder that they corn-
mitted was upon the female Frances Pigburn, wl,om
they met at a public•house in Bethnal-green, and at
their solicitation she drank some liquor till she be-
came rather intoxicated—that they met her again

by appointment on the following:night, and they
again plied her with drink, but she was not
then in a sufficient state of stupor for them to effect
their purpose. Another appointment took place, the
third night, and then they gave her so much liquor
that they succeeded in effecting their purpose.
They effected their end by holding her breath
also, and conveying her by much force into the
garden, and pushed her head first into the well,
holding her up by the heels till she ceased to
exist. Her clothes they buried in the garden,
where they were found by the Police. With re-
spect to the Italian boy, they also confessed to hav-
ing murdered him in a similar meaner, and burying
his clothes.
The culprits, upon being asked whether or not
their miserable companion May was at all impli-
cated, they both in very strong terms denied
that he was at all implicated in the murder,
but that he assisted in conveying the body to the
hospital for sale, and that he was quite innocent,
with that exception ; he had not the slightest know-
ledge that they had murdered the boy. May also
protested his innocence, and that he had said all
along that Bishop could exonerate him.
With these disclosures, the Rev. Gentleman left the
unhappy wretches, and proceeded to the private
room, where Baron Vaughan and Justice Littledale
were in waiting, and to whom, and in the pre-
sence of the Sheriffs, Under-Sheriffs, and a select
ew that were admitted into their presence, read
the confession as he had it from the lips of the

miserable men.
Upon the admission of Bishop and 'Williams as to
the innocence of May, a consultation was immedi-
ately held as to what steps should be taken with re-
gard to the unhappy man.
It was, after some time had been occupied in the
consultation, resolved that a communication should
be forwarded instantly to Lord Melbourne, stating
the facts of the confession, and we believe intimating
the propriety of sparing the life of May, and we
were informed that a reprieve is hourly expected.
Williams's wife, who had been discharged from
cnstody during the morning, had an interview with
her miserable partner shortly after he had relieved
his mind by the confession, and it is said their meet■
ing was truly heart-rending.
Since the confession was made, Mr. Evans, a
dealer iu toys and hardware in Newgate-street, came
into the New Court much affected, and presenting a
printed bill to Mr. Wontner, asked him if the
culprits had, in their disclosures, mentioned
the gentleman who was alluded to in that bill. It
was a bill offering a reward of .501. for the discovery
of a young gentleman, a resident of Hampstead,
who in July last went out to take a walk, and from
that time to the present had never been heard of.
Mr. Wontner looked at the bill, and told Mr. Evans
the prisoners had made no allusions at all that alluded
to the unfortunate gentleman whom he sought. Mr.
Evans (whose nephew it was had disappeared,)
having thanked Mr. Wontner, retired.

According to the accounts received yesterday,
there has been no further disturbances among the colliers
at Bilston.

Mr. FITZSINION IS not the only barrister wl.o
has been removed from the Jrish Magisterial 13,-nch. e
understand that the Marquis of CLANRICARDIC has int.-
mated to Mr. WILLIAM INI'DERmorr that as a practising
Barrister he cannot any longer retain the Commis*ion of
the Peace.--Dublin Morssing Post.