The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-12 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

DILURY-LANE.—After the comedy of The
Ilmocrite, the musical drama of Lodeiska was
last, night revived at this Theatre. This piece is
the more interesting as it received its English

ress from the pen of the late Mr. KEMBLE.—
;onsidering the difficulty of bringing forward a

drama that requires so much machinery, and so
splendid a catastrophe, the performance of last

night was entitled to a lenient and liberal con-
sideration, and it will doubtless be repeated with

success.

COVENT-G A IMEN.—The new Onera of Native
Lund was repeated last night, and confirmed in
public favour by a very numerous audience.

MuRDEn at SnoLnEN, near DEAL.—The in-
quest on the body of Mrs. Marsh, after several
days attendance, has closed its proceedings.—
We have given the particulars of finding the body
already, the state of the house, &c. The follow-
ing are some further particulars, and the result of
the inquest: It appeared from the evidence of se-
veral of the witnesses, that two persons, answer-
ing the description of Jas. Clover and J. Shelvy,
were near How-wall House, at 11 o'clock on the
night of the murder, and which it is necessary
to state is situate on the high road between the
house of Stephen Shelvy and the cottage of the
deceased, and who, both before and after the
murder, had been concealed the house of 5.
Shelvy for ten successive nights, although both
S. Shelvy and his wife distinctly swore that
neither of them had seen Joseph Shelvy since
the c23d Dec. last, and J. Clover for live years.
Notwithstanding which, on their apprehension
by Langley, the principal and indefatigable
constable of Deal, accompanied by Smith a po-
lice-officer, a prayer-book was found (which was
afterwards sworn to by a young girl, aged 13,
who attended occasionally upon Mrs. Marsh),

and five buttons, exactly corresponding with the
button which had been ingeniously sewed on the
hat (which formed the dark !anthem before al-
luded to) to fasten the door, and two pieces of
sack formed to serve the purposes of sandals,
and which it seems had been worn by one
of the persons concerned in the outrage.
The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned
the following verdict—“ Wilful murder against
James Clover, Joseph Shelvy, and Stephen
Shelvy, and against Hester Shelvy, as an acces-

ary before the fact," and who were in conse-
quence committed to Maidstone Gaol on Thurs-
day the sth inst. The body was found stretched
upon the bed with nothing but rags for covering,
and with a piece of cloth over her face, which had
no doubt been placed there by the murderers,—
The room was festooned with cobwebs of im-
mense magnitude, and hut little blood was disco-
vered, owing to the age of the victim.
SUIPICTED INFANTICTDE.—A young woman,
named Alert, living as servant at the Swan
with Two Necks, Lad-lane, was on Friday
visited by her sister, Elizabeth Alert, who had
come out of the country. The two sisters slept
in one bed
'end two other maid-servants in another
which was in the same room. Elizabeth Alert be-
came very ill on Saturday, and on Sunday evening
she returned into the, country, having previously
confessed toMrs. Kingsford, the landlady, that she
had miscarried. On Monday morning the chum-
barmaid, on making the bed in which the stranger
had slept, felt something hard, and, on ripping
open the sacking, discovered a full-grown female
child, much discoloured.—Coroner's Verdict—
c, Still born.),

SUDDr.I DEATIf.-----Y,stereay
morning, while
Gleed, a Worship-street officer, was passing
through Hare-court, Shoreditch, about 10 o'clock
he perceived a man
sitting on a chair covered
with blood. He immediately went up, and,
after examining him, found the rival spark had
fled. He then repaired to the shop of two
different surgeons, and not finding them at home,
he afterwards met Mr. Lindsay, one of the
Guardians of the Poor-House, St. Leonard's,
Shoreditch, whom he brought to view the do-
ceased. A. shutter was then prepared, upon which
the body was placed, and was conveyed to the
Swan-yard Watch-house, where it now lies for
the Coroner's Inquest. The name of the de-
ceased could not at the time be ascertained, but
he bore the appearance of a working man ; and

from what the officer could collect, coupled with
the marks of blood for upwards of 20 yards, it.ap-
pealed that in a severe fit of coughing he burst a
blood-vessel, which caused his death.
BOW-STREET.—(TMS DAY.)—C. Godwin, a
lad well known as the associate of thieves, was

put to the bar, charged with robbing a Gentle

man of a valuable silk handkerchief last night in
Chancery-lane, near the Six Clerks' Office. The
prisoner stoutly denied ever having been in sus.
tody before, but that (lid not avail him, and he
was fully committed, and the parties bound over
to prosecute. The prisoner actually committed the
robbery while two persons were looking at him.
FURIOUS Rini NG.—(Caution.)—The numerous
accidents which daily occur from the very cri-
minal practice of riding and driving furiously
through the streets, call loudly for the inter-
ference of the police. About twelve o'clock yester-
day, a man rode furiously up Fleet market, having
also a led horse by his side, when he drew near the
turning into Snow hill, so far from slackening his
pace, he appeared to quicken it ; a lady and a gen-
tleman, and a child, narrowly escaped being rode
over ; the pavement was very damp or "greasy,"
and so rapidly did he turn the corner, that the feet
were liberally swept from under the horse he
rode, which in consequence fell upon him ; that
which he led passed over his body, trampling
him with his four feet. The wretched man
was taken up almost lifeless, and appeared
to be dreadfully hurt. The horse on which
he had vidden remained motionless on the ground
for several minutes ; and indeed when he loft the
spot, it was imagined that his spine was injured
by the fall.
On Tuesday, the 10th inst., a General As-
sembly of the Royal Academy of Arts was held
at their apartments in Somerset House, when Mr.
JEFFRY WYATT and Mr. GEO. JONES were
elected Royal Academicians in the room of
JOSEPH NOLLEKENS, Esq. and Sir HENRY RAE-
BURN) Kilt. deceased.