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

THE MURDER OF THE ITALIAN 110 V.

Coniiderable ankiety has been manifested throughout
the morning by the public, to learn if any one of the
convicts has made a confession of this horrible atrocity. We
have made every possible inquiry up to the present
time, an 4 we are enabled to state positively, that Williams
made a partial confession last night, and that he promised
to relate further particulars this day. We have only heard
of a few of those particulars, but they confirm the guilt of
Williams, and his associate Bishop i whether the confession
so much implicates May or not we Were unable to learn,
much secret), is observed at present. Mr. Cord, r, the
Vestry Clerk of St. Paul's, Covent-Garden', had tin intervie W
with the Sitting Magistrate at BOw-street this morning,
an 4 after Wards Mr. Corder, Mr. Cribb, and Mr. Har-
mer, proceeded to Newgate to see Williams, and
to receive in detail the particulars of his confes-
sion. About an hour afterwards a message was re-
ceived by Mr. Minshull, that the woman Williams,
now in custody, might be sent to Newgate to
attend the inquiry, and Mr. Minshull wrote an order
for that purpose, and forwarded it by an officer to the
New Prison.

(FURTHER PARTICULARS.)
Since writing the above the following fresh facts have
come to our knowledge. Upon the culprits being removed
from the dock after their condemnation to the cells, May
became very violent in his expressions towards Bishop,
for bringing him into the dreadful dilemma, for which
his life was to pay the forfeit. On being placed in sepa-
rate cells, two men, named Collins and Payne, two officers
employed at the prison, were placed to keep a watch upon
their movements, lest either of them should attempt to
lay violent hands upon himself.
During the night each of the miserable men slept
soundly at intervals, and when awake appeared composed,
and their minds seemed quite tranquillized. During the
night Bishop and Williams expressed a wish to have an
interview with the Rev. Theodore Williams, the respect-
able Vicar of Hendon, as they wished to make a commu-
nication with hint respecting the dreadful crime for which
they had been doomed to suffer. The person in attendance
upon the miserable man, lost no time in acquainting Mr.
Wontner of the request, and that gentleman sent off im-
mediately to Hendon for the Rev. Pastor.
This morning at eleven o'clock, Mr. Williams arrived at
the prison, and was introduced to the culprits. Bishop upon I
seeing the Rev. Gentleman became quite unnerved, as
also did Williams, bet May appeared to act differently, and
seemed as if he felt himself almost guiltless. The whole
of them this morning appeared much shaken, and Bishop
and Williams gave relief to their feelings by shedding teats
in abundance.
This morning Mr. Corder waited upon the Magis-
trates at Bow-street, and in an interview with Mr.
Halls, that gentleman stated that be should not offer
any further evidence against Williams's wife, who was in
custody on the charge of being concerned in the murder
of the woman Pigburn, as be feared her detention would
operate against the unhappy men in making a confes-
sion. Mr. Halls told Mr. Corder he would speak to Mr.
Nlinshull when he arrived, and that the woman should be
discharged.
At three o'clock the Rev. Mr. Williams was still with the
culprits alone, and was reducing to writing the confession.
of Bishop and Williams, but not a word has been suffered
to transpire.
The Lord Chief Justice Tindal, who tried the cause,
Mr. Justice Littledale, and Mr. Baron 'Vaughan,
are now in consultation in the Judge's private
room, together with the two Sheriffs and the Under
Sheriffs. Mr. Wontner is also in attendance.—
Mr. Corder for some reason or other was not
at first present, but was introduced into the room
by Mr. Ellis, the Under-Sheriff, and the consultation
is still going on. We were informed that the interview
was relative to the case of May, who, it is supposed,
is lilts guilty ti-an his wicked companions, this however
can be only taken as a rumour. Arrangements are
making by the Sheriffs to prevent, as much as pos•
sible, any tumult or accident taking place at the execu-
tion of the wretched men. The nature of the confession of
the men, we were teld, would not he publicly known
till after their execution.
Nothing can exceed the anxiety that prevails to be pre-
sent at the execution. Numerous applications have been
made by the Nobility and others to the Sheriffs to be pre-
war, but all have been refused.