The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-09 00:00:00

MURDER NEAR DONCASTER.

On Saturday evening last a most cold-blooded
murder was committed near the Don Pottery at
Mexborough, between Doncaster and the Swinton
station, on the North Midland Railway.
The unfortunate victim is a man named Caleb
Barker, who was in the employ of Mr. Barker, the
proprietor of the Don Pottery, as warehouseman.
The circumstances under which the unfortunate
man has met his death are very mysterious, and may
be briefly stated. On Saturday night the deceased
went from his home, which is very near the pottery,
to a public-house kept by Mrs. Simpson, at Swinton.
When ha left home he asked his wife for a shilling,
which she gave him, and during the time be was at
the public-house he drank two pints of ale. lie left
the public-house between half-past nine and ten
o'clock in the evening, and was not seen again by any
of his friends until be was discovered (lying partly
on the footpath with his head in a ditch) by a fellow-
workman named Gower. This man was going from
I Swinton in the direction of the deceased's house when
he found him in that condition ; he lifted up deceased
and, finding him insensible, Gower called to two other
men who were following him, and with their assist-
ance the deceased was taken to his own home,
which is within a hundred yards of the place where he
was found. On searching the spot a great quantity
of blood was found where the deceased's head had
lain, and a little way off his hat and a pitcher, in
which he was carrying home- some ale from the
public house, were found. Medical s.id was procured
as soon as Barker was taken home, he being alive, but
quite insensible and everything was done to save his
life, but he died the following morning about five
o'clock.

An inquest was held at Mrs. Simpson's public-
house on Monday evening, when evidence of the
above facts was given, in addition to which there was
the testimony of the medical men who had made a
post mortem examination, and who deposed that the
deceased had received a severe fracture of the skull, a
blow under the left eye, and one under the ear. The
inquest was adjourned until Monday next.
There are of course various rumours abroad in the
neighbourhood of the place; but the only one which
seems at all probable is that the deceased was knocked
down by persons who intended to rob him of his
wages. A halfpenny and a farthing were all the
money found upon him, but his pockets did not
appear to have been rifled. He was a mild in-
offensive man, very much respected by his fellow-
workmen, and esteemed by his employer.
At present the whole affair is enveloped in mys-
tery, and every effort is being made to trace the
murderers. Information has been sent to the Se-
cretary of State, in the hope that a reward will be
offered.

THE TRIPLE MURDER AT BRUSSELS, SEPT. 6

Notwithstanding the most minute investigation, nothing
certain has yet been discovered relative to the perpctra •
tors of this dreadful crime ; it is however hoped that
they may soon be traced. On Saturday afternoon a
woman carrying a basket accosted a peasant with an air
of great embarrassment, and inquired of him the road to
the gate of Namur. He was about to point out to her,
when she commenced speaking in a hurried manner of
the assassination, inquiring what was thought of it in
the town, whether the murderers were found, &c. The
bewildered look of the woman excited the suspicion of
the peasant, who immediately informed an officer who
was near. This person immediately joined the woman ;
and entering into conversation:with her, led to the subject
of the murder, and being also struck with her extreme
embarrassment, gave her in charge of an agent of the
police who was passing. She was taken to the police-
office, and in her basket was found a scrip of paper, on
which was written, " Evenpoel...place Saint Gery...
house inhabited by three women." The result of the
investigation of this woman has not been made public,
all we know is that the woman is still in custody. The
two servants were interred, at two o'clock on Saturday,
at the cemetry of Molenbeek, in a very quiet manner.
The remains of Mademoiselle Evenpoel were taken to
the cemetery of Lacken at four o'clock, attended by au
immense crowd of persons. The hearse was followed by
nineteen mourning coaches, containing the relatives and
friends of the deceased lady.
ALARMING ACCIDENT AT ROSHERVILLE GARDENS,
GRAVESEND.—On Monday evening these gardens were
the scene of an accident that was thought at the time
would have been attended with fatal consequences. It
appears that the night in question was the benefit of
Signor Gellini, who, amongst other entertainments, pro•
duced a pyrotechnical display called " The Fire Wor-
shippers,' in which a child is supposed to be offered up
to the sun as is sacrifice. Just- at that moment,
weoff
from
some unknow cause, the whole of the fireworks
y, and
at once, setting fire to the trees,. scenery,
enera', machinery,
contagious influence.
everything within the sphere of
The scene now was dreadful, the children cr)ing, women
screaming, and the men endeavouring to force their way
out of the grounds. The rush was so great that many
would have made their exit, but found it impossible,
some being literally carried with the stream back again
to the scene of conflcgration. It was thought, at On
time, that the tower, from which Signor Gellini was to
have descended to the ground, and which contained a
large quantity of fireworks, &c., would have been blown
up, but through the exertions of the officials it was pre-
vented. The explosion was so great that it was heard
at Chatham, a distance of eight miles, where it was
thought it was occasioned by some ship firing signals of
distress.
SUICIDE.—An inhabitant of St. Maur, a few days
back, when walking in the garden of the house where
he lived, perceived near the well a basket and a woman's
cap. Suspecting that all was not right, he gave the
alarm, and the well hay ng been examined was found to
contain the body of the wife of a workman residing in
the house. They had, it appears, contrived to scrape
together a sum of 3,000 f., which they laid out in rail-
way shares. That species of property having become
exceedingly depreciated, the woman could not support
the idea of the loss, and put an end to her existence by
throwing herself into the well.
SUSPECTED CHILD MURDER.—Yesterday after-
noon an inquest was held before Mr. Baker,
at the
Horn of Plenty public-house, Globe-road, Mile-end, on
view of the body of a male child, found &Vented in the
Regent's-canal, under the following very suspicious_
circumstances. It appeared from ther.evidence ofJaincis.
Clark, lock-keeper of the Regent's canal, *that tit
day morning he discovered the body of a child floating
near the lock. The body was immediately. conveyed to
the Mile-end workhouse. The child appeared to be
about four weeks old, and was in a state of nudity. The
body was much decomposed, and there was a large
bruise on the forehead. An open verdict of ." found
dawned" 'nu lil4inately ;o=4
.

NAVAL INTELL. CE.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 8. The Amphitrite, 25,
Captain T. E. Eden, being equipped for sea, went out
of harbour to Spithead this morning in gallant style,
with royals set. This ship has been most expediti-
tiously manned by fine able-bodied men, of vvhom'she
might have had numbers more could she have taken
them, and this in the face of the burning climate she
is destined to serve under, on the western coast of
Africa. But men will go anywhere with a good
captain and good officers, and certainly no ship ever
left a British harbour better manned and officered
than the Amphitrite. She was only commissioned
on the 24th of July, and allowing for the idleness
incidental to the attractions of Free Mart (15 days),
and Portsdown Fairs, she has been fully equipped
aloft, and admirably manned, nearly a month since.
The Amphitrite is a reduced 42-gun frigate, of the
French Leda class, and is of 1,064 tons. She car-

ries an armament of 25 heavy fighting guns, thus

On the upper deck one 10-inch shell (84-pounder)
gun of 91 cwt., ;and six 32 pounders (long) of 39
cwt. each.

On the main deck, ten 68 .pounders, of 65 cwt.
each, and eight long 32's of 56 cwt. each. She car-
ries also two 12-pounder howitzers, and one 18-
pounder ditto, for boat service. She has provisions
under hatches for three months for 243 men, and six
weeks' provisions for other ships, and could stow
comfortably two months' more if necessary. She
draws nineteen feet or nearly, aft, and sixteen feet
sevenquarters
feet ele
six inches forward ; and carries her maindeck midship
Allpor sillh erand
telegy-en
store-rooms
en outrheeosms a
are
ef
mostthe water.
am-
ple, and her officers and men's accommodations most
healthy. She is altogether a most comfortable com-
mand, and is in a condition to do good service if re-
quired. Not one man has been punished since she
was commissioned, whicn augurs well for her future
discipline. She cast off from the buoy at about 10
this morning, and went out of harbour with a mode-
rate breeze from the northward and westward, salut-
ing the Commander-in-Chief with 17 guns in a very
smart manner when off the King's Rooms. A gallant
company, including Captain Chads, C. 8., of the Ex-
cellent, anti family ; Colonel Chads and family;
Major Harvey, aide-de-camp to Sir Frederick Fitz-
clarenee, and party; Mr. Seagrim, Sheriff of the county
of Hants, and family ; and a brilliant assemblage of
ladies and officers, went out in her and partook of a
sumptuous dejeuner provided by Captain Eden and his
officers. • She will be inspected, and her crew mus-
tered by the Commander-in-Chief on Friday, paid
advance wages on Saturday, and sail on Sunday, orla
day or two after, to be tried in Sir Charles Napier's
squadron. She takes out presents from the British
Government to Prince William, King of the Bimbia ;
the King of the Camaroons, and the King of the
Bonny and new Calabar, to whose shores (the coast
of Africa) she will proceei, after her trial cruise with
her sister ship, the Trincomalee, under the orders of
Sir Charles Napier.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, prior to leaving
yesterday for London, left 201. to be distributed be-
tween the crew of Sir Charles Ogle's barge and the
vessel which brought her over from Ryde.
The Trincomalee, 26, Captain R. L. Warren, is
nearly manned, and will leave the harbour in a day
or two.

The Amphion, 36, Captain Williams, came into
harbour last evening, to have her machinery put in
order.

WOOLWICII, SEPT. B.—The Oberon steam-vessel,
recently commissioned at Woolwich by Lieutenant
Gardner, is order to proceed to Chatham, to be fitted
for sea at that port.
The Rattler steam-sloop, with screw propeller,
Commander Richard Moorman, arrived at Woolwich
on Monday, and is to be paid off here on Saturday.
She is to be recommissioned immediately.
The Monkey steam -vessel, Master Commander
Brytmt, has been refitted, and, although one of the
oldest steam-vessels in the navy, she is in excellent
condition, and since she has been refitted has quite
the appearance of a steam-yacht. She was taken out
of the basin on Monday, and went down the river for
Sheerness and Chatham with Commodore Sir Gordon

Bremer, K.C.B. and and Lieut. Fowler, his
Flag-Lieutenant, on board.
The Sphynx steam-sloop, which was on shore some
time ago on the Isle of Wight, is ordered to be
brought down from Deptford to Woolwich, to he
brought forward for commission.
The month of October, 1847, is near at hand, the
period named by Captain Sir John Franklin when
intelligence might be expected relative to the officers
and crews of the Erebus and Terror steam screw-pro-
peller vessels, employed in the Arctic expedition; and
captains of vessels may now expect to meet with some
of the hermetically sealed tin tubes, containing ac-
counts of the vessels written in six different languages,
which were to he thrown overboard at certain periods,
in the hope that some of them might he picked up by
vessels navigating the North Seas.
Captain Henry Mangles Denham, R.N., F.R.S.,
having been appointed by the Admiralty to in-nect
and report upon the lighting and buo. ing of the Firth
of Tay, has proceeded to Dundee tor that purpose.
Mr. Lloyd, formerly chid' engineer at Woolwich
Dockyard, and now of the Comptroller's Department
of Steam Aiachinery at Somerset Ilouse, and Mr.
Hughes, formerly in charge.of the steam factory at
Woolwich, and now in the Steam Machinery Depart-
ment at Somerset House, are the two gentleman ap-
pointed by Government to inspect and report on the
late steam boiler explosion on board the Cricket.
The followine appointments have been made to her
Majesty's fleet, agreeably to the new regulations re-
cently issued relative to the engineers of the Royal
Navy :=—Mr. Owen and Mr. Robertson, second class
engineers and Mr. Lovering, Mr. Sumner, and Mr.
Michael, third class engineers.
The greatest activity prevails to initiate the officers
and men of the Dockyard Battalion in a knowledge
of their duties. The battalion has been formed into
two divisions, and each division assembles on two
nights in each week for drill and artillery and
infantry exercise. The men appear remarkably pro-
ficient., and fire with great correctness both in the
large guns and small arms firing. Three of the gun-
boats were exercised yesterday afternoon on
the river for the first time, under the com-
mand of Mr. M'Cullum, the boatswain of the
yard, and the firing and rowing of the boats, ten
rowers being apportioned to each of them, were ex-
cellent. The boats were mounted, one with a 24-
pounder carronade, and the others with 12-pounders.
It is intended to have ten more boats, and when the
whole strength of the battalions and boats are as-
sembled they will have a very imposing effect. The
band of the battalion, consisting of twenty brass in-
struments, with a large and small drum, have been
under the charge, during the last six weeks, of the
old band master of the Royal Sappers and Miners,
and have made such proficiency as to play each com-
pany from the parade ground to the main gate when
the drills and exercises are over for the day. This is an
excellent arrangement, and the men depart to their
homes in the most quiet and orderly manner. The
final dismissal of the seven persons formerly alluded
to, the last three being Matthews, Wade, and Adlard,
has been the means of restoring quietness, and will
ensure that the men will conduct themselves with
propriety in future, and when they feel aggrieved
apply to the proper quarter for redress, which will
always be most willingly afforded them after the
statements of both sides are examined. The men, in
order not to lose much time, partake of their dinners
in the yard on the four days of the week of drill,
two for each division, and it is expected they will
next week march to the butt in the Royal Arsenal
for ball pr at a target.
SURVEYING-VESSEL. —We are
osuffnt-ehyeing-vessel,
THE Mactice
shore on
which she was driven, and is now at Stromness,
Cgraomtimfieadndteorliearthat
Becher,
has
she
beklenasgtiofft,
under repair at a merchant's yard. It appears that in
the gale she snapped the cable of one anchor, and the
other anchor ;would not hold, when, a'ter cutting
away her mast, she drove on the beach broadside on,
from which, although filled with water, she was got
off after three days incessant exertion.

THE GAMBLING-ROUSES AT BADEN-BADRN.--
The Köln Zeitung, in an article strongly condemnatory
of the gambling houses which noeturnall) ruin the gulls
of the German watering places, observes that " however
stale the subject, it is peremptorily necessary to return
to it until those plundering establishments, where the
murals and money of the citizens are lost, are entirely
extinguished throughout Germany. Not only aro these
Melia' frequented by wealthy idlers, who, with more
money than sense, gamble there to the detriment of their
purses and reputation, but even poor operatives allured
by the auri sacra fumes, and dazzled by the shining heaps
of current coin which aro ostentatiously displayed on
the gaming table, think to make their folotrunneosugniiita.
single evening, and sacrifice all their savings for
These wretched slaves of the pafsieinn for gain, actually
order to earn a
work extra hours during the weeak
couple of extra florins to cast (as 'stake) into the-greedy
these p
g But this is not the remedy.
cpurseash . of
It Mis Bs
aeinda z
thate who of
oacourse o
prlaer
oughtely r e t ut
or returns the
cash. It is said that these poor people ought to be re-
ear
lslo
thesena o differentdem orai
from
f:Foeuy,n.ecerrselatblea3'nk, bankers, markers, devil altogether and
orrht Rather new
rrincdb:i gambling. But
awaync ebetthe.
e eann dp
c If you wish to occupy the idle hours of
liging '.--acil 3. opportunities for the pursuit of
your yout, open to them
...
useful and agreeable studies, or else engage them in
athletic and gymnastic exercise* of the body, which
may rid them of the effeminacy which debases modern
society."
MR. VILI:IERS AND THE REPRESENTATION OF
WoLVERHAMPTODI.—At the request of the Hon. Mr.
Villiers, the constituency of Wolverhampton met a day
or two ago to consider whether he should remain their
Member or sit for South Lancashire, he having expressed
.himself willing to abide by their decision. The meeting,
"wbitili was numerously attended, was presided over by
t• 11- Ilittanusek, Esq., and a resolution was passed, on
the "nidirmiorthe 11ev. S. Hunter, expressing the opinion
of the electors, that Mr. Villiers should remain their re-
presentative: In these circumstances a new election for
i-Soutl Lancashire bvoraea inevitable.

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