The Sun.
London, England, 1814-04-15 00:00:00

ANOTUER MURDER'.

It is our painful dtity to -announce the perpe-
tration of another df those horri4 deeds, for ,_which
only last week two unhappy men paid the forfeit
of their lives at the public tribunal, of this•conn-
.ty; and sorry we arc to add, that (be crime stains
the'annats of our own town.—About -half-past
ten n'elock• on Saturday evenitio., several inhabi
tantS of this place passing along Silver=street,
were r'it rmed by a cry of "Murder, murder !''
which-- issued from a public pesSage leading to
apartments occupied by two tradesmen, viz. Owen-
. PrObin,' gun-smith, and John teyer, .saddler, who
rented a house in common, divided into their re-
speetive shops •on.the ground floor, but having
only .one general stair-case to the rooms,. above.
In a moment afterwards, the two persons just
named
_issued out of the passage into the street,
in a state of the •most dreadful conflict on
being immediately separated liSr a person who
came up, they 'both fell, Probity ;it the same time
exclaiming, f` He has stabbed me—l am a dead
man !"—Medical aid was instantly procured, sod
the wounded man carried up stairs to ,his room,
where -he was found to have received three wounds
from ttsmall sword, one
,in the shoulder, a se-
cond deep in theJtody, and another in the thigh.
He died in half an hour: Lever was immediately
taken into custody, and committed to the house
of correction, until the verdict of a Coroner's In-
quest could be taken oti.the body:—A Coroner's
Inquest was accordingly held this day at 'ten
o'clock-,- at the Guildhall, which continued until
half-past three in the afternoon,
,when a verdict
was returned of " Wilful Murder against John
Lever."---(1102 Packet.)

MELANCIIOLV • AIICIDENT.—On' Sunday after-
noon, a very stout young man, named .Thorn is
Gibson, belonging to leant's, met his death very
suddenly on the edge of our Town Moor, while
in company with his sister and some more friemN,
who ;vere.setting him on his road to Bedlington,
iron-works, where he was employed. A mule be-
longing to Mr. Rob Son, butcher, which a boy had
been at tlreTivater with, having thrown its rider,
was running at large, and several persons were
attempting to catch it. • Among the rest, Gibson
made a spring for that purpose, when he rc;:eived
a very heavy kick on the- front of his body from
both the animal's hind feet, and was thrown
down : he, hofvever, instantly rose again, but be
did not walk more than two or three 'paces, till he
fell lifeless to the ground. t He was taken to the
nearest hou,se, and medical assistance prOeured,
but all to no purpose. The Coroner's Jury re-
turned. a verdict of Accidental Death.—lfie ills-
tress of the' sister was what may be, more easily
• conceived than deseribed.77(Neweustle, igprili 2.)
A young woman of genteel appearance, While
standing on the top of One-tree-hill', 'Greenwich,
on Monday, was frequently, pressed to join in the
sportive race, but as frequently declined, At
length one of the corps of drivers seized her by
the arm, and dragged her violently down tilt
steepest part, Being unprepared for the shock,
site had not got many paces ere she fell,' and
finished her career by rolling down the rest of the
hill, when her head came in contact with' a small
stone,, and was daagerously fractured. She was
taken up by the surrounding throng, and con-
veyed se-riseless to the George. Tavern, where stir-
al aid was procured, but she still remains in a
doubtful state. Thelliffian attempted to escape
among the crowd, but he was seized, and lodged
in the cage, till the event of his brutality can be:
ascertained. On 'Holiday Hill, au apprentice to
Mr. Jones, of Whitechapel, had his leg fractured
in a severe manner, the bone having protuded
through the skin.

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POLICE.

EXTRAORD rN ARY OCCURRENCE

thltol g -11 ALL Ponor-, Davis anclll. n=icer,,
litre changed yesterday before Mr. El7l NS, b'j A.
M.4Nangliton, Deptity 'Commissary-General;
with assaulting and imprisoning hiln, under the
following most singular cirsurnstances :—Mr.
stated, that being on his way to Portsmouth, be
, on Salad:AY evening, about .eight o'clock,
at a public-house in the neighbourhood of KingS-
ton, intendingto_ take the coach there, but finding
himself too late, he determined to continue there
till morning. He signified his intentiOn,. and or-
dered dinner ; after he had dined, he observed two
• men frequently looking in at the rvindow of Are
room in which he was sitting ; not liking to be,
thuS overlooked, he rung for the waiter; 'and de-.
sired to be shewis, to his room ; this .was accord-:
, ingiy.done, 'and he sat down 'to look. 'over striae
papers. He .was spon :after, -howeVer, surprised
by receiving a message froM the landladyolesiring-
he would put out his candle ; he returned toe an
saver he should do so before he got into bed. Soon
after he received another message, insisting on the
candle being put out instantly. Surprised at this ex-
traordinary conduct, he desired to see the landlady ;
she came to him, but on his.remonstrating with her,
And desiring an explanation of the extraordinary
messages 'he had received, she merely said she
wrasgoin;,,,, to bed, 'and must have the candles put
()ult.. Mr. Mc.Naughton, ;oil hearing this, said,
he should go to bed immediately,; the landlady
left him, • and lie made fast the door of his room,
and was preparing to go to bed; when he heard.
some persons at the door ;. he 'cautioned them not
to come in,. but in reply to big caution the door
was instantly broke open, and the three defend •
wits entered the ro‘am. 'Mr. M. suspecting, they
were come to 'rob him, as they did not explain the
motives of their Conduct, felt considerable alarm ;
he addressed - them with civility, and requested
they would leave his room, offeriag them sonic
silver, which they took.; they then returned to the
door of the room, and he heard them whispering
together.' He %vent to the. window, and attempt-
ed to put it up, intending to.call for asSistaace
on hearing this, however, they all three returned
into the room, and seized hold of him, threaten-
ing, iflie attempted. to call out, they tvould dispatch
hint. Tliey *threw him down on the bed,' and
whilst he was struggling. dud endeavouring to de-
*fend himself; several personS came into the room,
owe of whom said he was a Constable ; tin hear-.
ing this declaration, Mr. M‘Naughton desired he
would take charge Of the defendants, as.he had a
very serious• complaint to make against them--
The Constable, however, refused to take the
charge,; but said, if he (Mr. M,Nauediton)
was not quiet, would take charge of Lim.—
They their all quitted the roont ; but the defend-
ants soon after returned, and kept watch over him
all night ; and every time lie attempted to go
near the' window`, they polled him back • with
violent abule. • At length, about six 07elock, he
.succeeded' in getting the window open, hailed a
man who was passing, threw him some silver, and
desired he would send a constable. Soon after
the man, who said he was a constable the preced-
ing eiening, came, but he now denied,having any
claim to that character, but abused Mr. M'Naugh-•
ton very grossly. Mr. M:iiext hailed another
man from the rvindoW, and desired he would .an-
ply to the landlady to know „for what:reason he
was kept 41 prisoner., The man did so, when the
-landlady pretended great astonishment, she
was ignorant of any restraint having been put
upon Mr. M. ; lie had paid his bill, and was at

liberty to go whenever he pleased. Mr. M. soon
after quitted "the house, and on his return tO'Lon-
don, applied to the Magistrate at Union-Hall to
have the defendants taken into custody. Gotland
Clarke were accordingly sent-down, awl the de-
fendants were taken andbrought to town, They
now denied the truth of a 'great part of Mr.
`Natighton's statement, who, they said, was
much intoxicated it the time; ,and the reason
why he was desired- to go to bed and have his
candle, put out was, because it Was considot:ed
dangerous to leave him with one. Mr. M. how.:
ever persisted in his accusation, and the defen-_
dauts were held to bail to answer the, complaint
at the sessions.

low-STREET.=-•=-A number of idle disorderly fel-
lows were brought to the office on Wednesday
evening from the mob 'in ?rota of Somerset-house,
and convicted for letting .off fire-works';, others,
were confined in the watch-house. Greater ills-
order prevailed at this place on ‘Veduesday even-
ing than on the tWo former nights 3_ the utmost
tranquillity prevailed in it!Lother parts.
Gabriel htanitsw,is brougiqt to the office,
,charged .
with robbing a. Gentleman of his. gold. watch, in
the crowd opposite Ackertnann's shop in the
Strand. The. prosecutor caught the prisoner's
hand. with his watch in it, but .it was dropped,
and is supposed to have been cartied off in
confusion by some of -the,gang. On his being
brought to the office, he was t.cognised as'
a notorions character, and on searching him
silver witch and a gold-mounted snuff-boy were
,lotmd in his waistcoat pocket. •
Yesterday Ellen Thomas was brought.from the ,
Navy Pay-Office, Somerset-house, and charged By
Mr. Lawson, of that office, with falsely represent-
ing herself, to be the wii:e of Charlys.liiekneli, a
seaman on board the Moselle, for the, pnrnose*of
receiving the pay due to hint: she was Grdered to
be detained.

YORK ASSIZES, illAncit 37).

MURIIpM,-FURTHER PAIITICULAR3.

John. J awes r of West WTitton, in the North-
tvas charged with the wilful murdyr. of
William Ridley, of Atilidleham, sheriff's officer,.
on the 24th of November, by stabbing him in the
neck with a knife.

William James, brother to the aboVe,, was
charged with aiding and abetting the said murder.
The evidence against tft e latter, however, only
proved the use of expressions which imported that
he had an to the deceased, and was not
sorry for his death ; and his Lordship observed,
that whatever unfavourable impressions they might
give the -jury as to the Obduracy and liardbess of
his heart,. they'did not amount to a participation
ira the murder; and directed the jury to acquit
him. With this statement we shall dismiss the