The Sun.
London, England, 1823-11-03 00:00:00

Wood was decoyed for thi3 purpm-.., but escaped by it rai.twle.
John 'Annan stood behind iiie.dour with two iiumb-bells to
knock old his brains, but he took the alarm in time and ran al

Thomas Thurtell iras on Saturday busily engaged in prepar
ing a statement of his. own.

The
T greatest credit is due to the Magistrates, the 'Coroner,
and Mr. Noel, the solicitor for the prosecution, for the inde.
fatigable manner in which they have devoted themselves to un-
ravel this most diabolical. transaction, which for cruelty end
premeditated villany has not been exceeded in the annals of the
crimes of this country.

BURIAL OF MR. WEARE.
It bad been arranged that the body of the deceased shoUld
be interred in Elatree church-yard. Shortly before eleven
o'clock, the tolling of the church bell announced that every
thing was prepared for the melancholy ceremony. The coffin
was borne on the shoulders of 6 men ; the brother of the deceas-
ed and most of the Jurors attended as mourners ; several
coin lanterns before, and on either side of the coffin ;
and in this manner the funeral train, followed by a considerable
crowd, proceeded up Elstree-hill towards the church, which is
about a quarter of a mile distant front the house at which the
inquest was holden. The coffin was, as in ordinary cases,
first carried into the church, which was lighted up for the
occasion and then to the grave; the funeral service was read
in both places by the Rev. --- Addow, the clergyman of the
parish, As the coffin was being. lowered in the grave, the rope
which was placed round the foot broke, and that part of the cof-
fin fell suddenly to the bottom ofthe grave, whilst the head being
sustained by the other rope rested against the side of the grave,
so that the coffin stood nearly upright. This unfortunate Amadeu t,
as might be supposed, createdsome confusion ; but the sexton
immediately descended into the .graVe, and by great personal
exertion, in a short time succeeded in getting the coffin level
at the bottom of the grave, which was about 12 feet in depth.
The Clergyman then proceeded to read the remainder of the
funeral service, and the crowd stood uncovered. The scene
which now presented ltself was one which can never pasS from
the recollection of those who witnessed it. The unusual hour
of interment—the horrible and extraordinary manner in whiek.e'
the man whose corpse had just been consigned to the grace
had lost his life—the solemn stillness of the night, for:the
wind which had been loud and boisterous during the dal had
now fallen, and did not even shake the branches of the high
trees with which the church-yard is.surrounded—the impussive
nature of the beautiful and affecting 'composition which was
read by the clergyman, who stood conspicuous in his white gown
at the head of the grave, whilst all around him was darkness,
except when the taint light of a lantern happened to fall on the
countenances of some of the mourners—all these circumstances
produced an effect on the beholders which we think can hardly
be surpassed. The service being finished at about half-past
eleven o'clock, the mourners retired front the church-yard, and
the grave-diggers proceeded to fill up the grave.