The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-19 00:00:00

MURDER. AT CLAMMVI.

TiNzoN-HALL..:l4esterday, at half-past one o'clock, the
three young men, Sterl, Keppel, and Scott, who stand charged
with the murder of Mrs. Richards, were brought before L.
B. ALLEN, En., for,: a final examination.—Evidence, in ad.
dition to that already puhlished, was adduced against the pri-. Oners.

Hall, the chief constable, intimated to the Magistrate, that
since the last examination Keppel had made a fl confession
of all the facts to one of the gaolers of Horsemonger-lane prison. • Martha hook, of Robert-Street, StoCklell, niece to the late
-.Mrs. Richards, whom she was in the habit of seeing every Fri.
day, fully proved the identity of her unfortunate aunt's watch
(now produced), and which was pawned, by the direetiOn of'.
Stoffel, at Mr. Walmsley's, the pawnbroker.
Reed, a constable of Clapham, produced the pocket which
Was dragged from Mrs. Richards' side., containing her sheets,
des in a shagreen case, and two thimbleS ; alio the Whitehand-
kerchief, with marks of blood upon it, which had been thrust
into her mouth, and the brown paper parcel directed for" Mrs.
Bell, hat Mrs. Richards', Clapham-emu/I,in," which led to the
apprehension of Stoffel almost immediately after the murder,
and which it will be recollected the murderers used for the pur- .
pose of gaining easy access to the, house. The writing on the •
outside of this parcel was compared with that which Stoffel.ex- 7'
hibited to the Magistrate on the morning of the confession, and
they exactly corresponded. - •
The ingenuity of Htill, the chief constable, which led to the
apprehension of the prisoners is well worthy of notice and praise.
On the morning of the murder he received a letter from Mr.
Franks, the Vestry Clerk,' at Clapham; requesting his 'Mine.'
diate attendance at, that,place. On arraying there, the brown
pottier parcel, directed for Mrs. Bell, was put into his hands by
Reed, the constable, and Hall, upon examining it, immediatel
pronounced the murder to have been perpetrated by_ a "touter'
or some person engaged about stage-coaches. This remark, .
which was suggested by the form and making up of the parcel.
he" trade in the presence of Mr. Franks; and in the course of
his inquiries he ascertained that Mrs. Richards had a relation,
named Stoffel, who was a" cad," or attendant, upon the Cam.
berwell stage-coaches at' he Mother Reil-cap. Hall, it will be
recollected, apprehended Stofft,l immediately afterwards, when
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Mr. ALLEM said—Now, Keppel, are you prepared to wty
whether you were in Mrs. Richards' house on the night Of the
murder ? •

Keppel—l will be obliged to you if you will have the confes-
sions of Scott and Stciffel read over to nie,-andl will then fell the
truth, as I understand they havelaid the whole to my charge.
Mr. At.r.rfr reminded hint that he had already made a con-
fession, which he (the ,Magistrate) had taken down on his first
examination, and observed, that his pleading Guilty, if he in-
tended to say he was:so now, would not avail him on his trial.
Mr. Reeves, the Chief Clerk, then read. the confession of
*offal. Koppel listened to it with great attention, and at' the
conclusion he was about to speak, when the :Worthy 11Iagirtrate.
interrupted him, and again urged idin not to say any thing
which, might prejudice him on his trial. •
The three prisoners were fully committed for trial.
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cEittmoNy oN MAttittAGE .Cuus
unship being conducted and finished by the relatives of the
parties,
. and a present being made to the bride (contrary' to the
custom of most countries, where the relatives of the bride are
expected to bring presents to their husbands) a day is ap-
pointed, for which the calendar is consulted for a lucky one.;,
the bride sets out, locked up in a sedan, preceded by
relations, servants, &c. with lighted flambeaux in thew
hands, although It be noon day, to the house of the ,
bridegroom, to whom the key of the sedan is delivered by ..-
the nearest of kin to the bride. As soon as the bride steps
front her chair, the bridegroom leads her into the hall, where
they are seated at different tables, in the ssine room or hall.t.
but before the bride and bridegroom are seated at table, they
make four reverences to Tien, a supposed spirit residing in
heaven. When seated at table, they pour wine on the ground
before they begin to eat, and alsO set apart 'some of the provi.
jions for their idols. The moment each of them tastes the viands
on the table, the bridegroom rises up, and invites his lady to
drink; upon which she rises also, and returns him the
trent. After this, two cups of wine are brought, .of which they
drink part,, and pour the residue into another cup, oat of
whleh
they drink alternately, and this confirms the nuptials. The
bride then- goes among the ladies and spends the day with
them, the bridegroom treating his friends at the same time•in a
separate apartment. In China it would be as ufifashionable to
appear in white at a Wedding, as it.would insEurop-e to be
dressed in black. The laws of China do not permit any subject
and Witt her tie' mistress. The Emperor
to have more wives than one, but he may keep as many concu-
obbinediesenint
tohibsishowiz, as he Pleases; these, however, must be
has three wives, and the number of his concubines is estimated .
at 3,000 ; they are called con get, or ladies of the palace. If a
wife elopes from her husband, she is sentenced to be ,whipped,
and the husband may dispose of her as a slave; if she marries
another man, the first husband can cause her to be strangled ;
if a man quits his wife and family, the wife, after an absence
of three years, on representing the case to a Mandarin or ma- •
gistrate' is authorised to marry another husband. A man may
divorce his wife for adultery, bad temper, a clamorous tongue,.
disobedience, theft, barrenness, or for any contagious disorder;
..this is seldom, however, put in. force.
MURDER.--A Coroner's Inquest was held yes-
terday on the body of Michael Delany, of whose
murder, by a man of the .name of Hussey, we
gave an account in our last. The inquest sat
•
until half-past ten last night, and was then ad-
journed. •

COAL-MARKET, JUNE 18.
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