The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-01 00:00:00

MURDER NEAR PI.NRITH.

PENnrrn, JULY 30.—About nine o'clock on Friday
evening last, the inhabitants of this town were alarmed
by a young man gallopping into the town for the police
to take in charge Joseph Todd, gamekeeper to Captain
Youngsek),
of Bowscar, on Penrith Fell, who he repro-
wilted had murdered Mr. Joseph Jackson, one of Cap-
tain Youngson's farmers, by shooting him through the
heart. Mr. Martindale Scott, the high-constable, and
assistants, immediately set off in a conveyance to Bow-
scar; on their arrival there found the young man's re-
presentation to be correct, for they found Mr. Jackson
dead, and the murderer lying in the farmyard with his
hands and legs tied with ropes, and shortly afterwards
removed him to the House of Correction at Penrith. It
appeared that on the former part of Friday some angry
words had passed between Todd and Mary Dobson, the
housekeeper (Captain Youngson, his mother, and
family being from home) respecting a circumstance
which no doubt will come out on the trial of the mur-
derer. Todd then left the house and went to Plump-
ton, where he remained until evening, and on his
return to Bowscar he found Mary Dobson in Mr.
Jackson's house, when he immediately seized her by the
throat and threw her upon the floor, and no doubt
would have strangled her, had not Mrs. Jackson and one
of her daughters rescued her from his grasp. The
cries of Mary Dobson, Mrs. Jackson, and her family,
were so great that Mr. Jackson, who was on another
part of the premises, was attracted to his dwelling, and
on ascertaining the cause he went up the flight of steps
which leads to the entrance of his dwelling, where he
met Todd with a double-barrelled gun in his hands. Mr.
Jackson endeavoured by every possible means to pacify
him and prevent him coming out after Miss Dobson ;
and, at last Todd, seeing that Mr. Jackson would not
let him out of the house, raised his gun, and shot him
through the heart 1;
Mr. Jackson leapt a considerable
height, and instantly dropped down dead in the presence
of his wife and family. The cries of Mrs. Jackson and
her distracted family were so alarming and loud that
Mr. Collin, a neighbouring farmer, heard them, and with
his son repaired with all haste to the spot, and found
Mr. Jackson lying dead at the foot of the steps into the
farmyard, and his distracted wife and family weeping
over him. The murderer, whom Mr. Collin and his son
secured by tying his hands and feet with cords, was a
spectator of the melancholy scene.

CITY IMPROVEMEISTS.—Last evening, the thorough-
fare of Holborn-hill having been widened forty feet,
and the declivity reduced three feet, at a cost to the
Corporation of London of 26,0001., was re-opened to the
public.

Mr. Perfect paired off in favour of Mr. Sharman
Crawford's motion with Colonel Ferguson, on Saturday
last.

FIRE ON BOARD A VESSEL IN THE BRISTOL DOCKS.
—Two livEs LOST.—BRISTOL, MONDAY.—Between one
and two o'clock this morning the citizens were aroused
by an alarm that a vessel was on fire in the Bathurst
Basin, Bristol. The firo was discovered issuing from a
sloop named the Neptune, which arrived in the docks last
night from Newport, having on board nearly five tons
weight of charcoal, and a miscellaneous cargo. The
captain was on shore, but the mate and a youth (the
captain's nephew) were asleep in the cabin, and a porter
hired to unload the vessel was asleep in the forecastle.
The mate being awoke by a fit of coughing and a sense
of suffocation, discovered that the cabin was full of
smoke, and apprebendieg.that the vessel was on fire, ho
triad to arouse his companion, but could not; he then
rushed upon the deck, gave the alarm, and received
almost instantaneous assistance from the police, and they,
on removing the hatches, discovered that the charcoal
had spontaneously ignited. They then proceeded to the
cabin and brought up the body of the youth, who was,
however, quite dead, as was also the unfortunate porter
in the forecastle. By the prompt arrival of the engines,
&c., the fire was ppeedily extinguished.
THE OLD CLOISTERS AT AVEszmiNsTER.---The re-
moval of the lath and plaster rubbish which has lune. en-
cambered the old cloisters on the east side of West-
minster Hall, has let in the light on their great and
manifold beauties. The minute and elegant sculptured
decorations which are carried web-like over the whole
surface, make the so-called excess of decoration on the
now parts appear positive plainness. by comparison. 'The
little chapel offers many points deserving of study. in
the course of the operations, some of the old Norman
work forming the sides of the ball has become exposed:
it shows two semi-circular headed windows, with a
hatched string-course underneath. The object of the
clearance is to effect the communication between the new
Houses and Westminster Hall.—Builder.
BANKRUPTM—There is a Bill in the House of
Commons, containing 311 clauses, to consolidate the law
of Bankruptcy, and to restore in certain cases the power
of arrest on ntesne process. _ The Bill was introduced by
Mr, 13ouverie.

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