The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-16 00:00:00

MURDER IN Sf. LUKE'S.

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Yesterday morning (Sunday), at the early hour of three
o'clock, the immediate neighbourhood of Golden-lane, St.
Luke's, was the scene of great excitement, in consequence of
the following occurrence, which was attended with fatal
results to an unfortunate woman, named Mary Murray, a
widow.

It appears that at the hour above-mentioned, the unfor-
tunate deceased was, together with several other persons, in
a house in George-yard, Golden-lane—one of those sinks of
iniquity so common in that district, termed private gin-
houses-1p which spirits are retailed after the regular taverns
and public-houses are closed. Whilst there a young man,
named Martin Jennings, a bricklayer's labourer, went in,
and after conversing with the deceased, called for a quartern
of gin. Upon taking his money out of his pocket he said he
bad lost a shilling, and accused the deceased of having
picked his pocket. The allegation was denied by the woman,
high words ensued, and Jennings struck the deceased on the
face with great violence. Some of the people in the place
tried to reconcile them, but the deceased still persisting that
she had not taken the money, Jennings gave her another
dreadful blow over the eye. The deceased than made for the
door, and, having gained the court, was in the act of escap-
ing to Golden-lane, when she was overtaketi by Jennings,
who again struck her a violent blow on the temples, which•
knocked the poor creature down upon her back, her head
striking the wall of a dust-hole as she fell.
Some of the persons present perceiving that the deceased
appeared to be in a state of insensibility, raised an alarm,
when Mrs. Tye, the owner of the house in which the affray
commenced,
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being made acquainted with what had happened, sent a
number of constables with the stretcher to convey the in-
jured woman to Featherstone-street !dab:An-house ; and
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body was at a subsequent hour of the day removed to St.
Luke's workhouse, where it will remain Ingil the coroner's
inquest is held.
The police, without loss of time, went in search of Jen-
nings, and succeeded in apprehending him in the neighbour-
hood. He was forthwith conveyed to the station-house, when
the charge of having caused the deceased's death was en-
tered against him. He was locked up in one of the cells
and constables placed therein to watch hir n. He still per-
sists in stating that the decased had robbe d him. He says,
that whilst she was sitting on his knee she placed her hand
in his pocket and abstracted the shilling.
It is stated that the deceased has left times children. The
prisoner, we understand, is a single man.

Majesty's Thi >etre, on Satur-
Highs less the Duchess
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
their
rp
Royalrese nt at her
of Gloucester, attended by Baron Knesbeck , the Dukes of
Wellington and Montrose, the Marquises cr f Huntley, Fal-
mouth, Douro, Palacino, and Granby, the Marchioness of
Douro, the Earls of Malmsbury, Clare, Fabal ouch, Lonsdale,
Munster, and Harrington, Cows t Kiel m ansep ;w,e, the Countesses
of Harrington, Essex, Malniesbury,Egmon t, and Beauchamp,
their Excellencies Baron and Baroness Brun now, Baron Dedel
Baron de Wudoff, Lords Cantilope, Aylmer„ Auckland, Afford,
W. Graham, Lennox, Seymour, and Dundo field, Ladies Free-
mantle, Wellesley, Pollington, Alford, H. u 'ebster, Goldsmidt,
E. Bruce, Duffrin, Dundonald, Hon. O. Ti der, the Lord and
Lady Mayoress, Alderman Johnstone and Lady, Hon. Mrs,
Pitt, Sir H. Webb, IT. Willoughby,, T. lir ire, F. French, W.
Abdy, J. Lowther. W. 1 reennantle, W. :lEI all, W. Clay, J.
Goldsmidt, A. Clifford R. Vivian, H. Memi c, Colonels Bar-
nard, Bowers, Major Buckley, &c.
The Right lion. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., entertained
at dinner on Saturday last, at the family residence, in Whitehall-
gardens, the Very Rev: the .Dean of Westminster, Dr. Buckland ;
the ) stronomer RoyaL.Dr. Au ey ; Sir Roderic kJ. Murchison, Knt.,
Mr.
Professor Owen, li. Hallam, Dr. Lyon Plar flair, Professor Wheat-
stone, Mr. Eastlake, Professor Faraday, I'm Lindsey, Professor
Brande, Mr. M'Culloch, Mr. J. G. Shaw, Lefe vre, Mr. M'Gregor, Mr.
Hamilton, Mr. E. Smirke, Mr. G. Stephens° a, Mr. B. Barton, Hon.
Captain Carnegie, M.P., 3.1 r.. Henry de lr, Beche, Mr. J. Wilson
Patten, M.P., Mr. F. 11. Dickinson, 31. P., Sir. B. Escott, M.P., Mr.
J. S. Pakington, 31. p., 31r. W. T. Hamilton, 41,c.
VISCOUNTESS PAL3IERSToN'S GB .AND ASSEMBLY.—
' Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston receive d Lord and Lady Mont-
eagle, Lord and Lady Beautnont,Lord Juln_ Russell, Lord and Lady
Marcus Hill, Colonel and Lady Mary Fox, I lon. Mr. and Mrs. Stan-
ley, Sir Johu and Lady Lasthope, and a act: tea circle, at dinner on
Saturday last, previous to her Ladyship's a ssembly. At ten o'clock
the elegant suite of saloons were thrown open for the reception of
visitors. Nearly 300 of tle elite of fashiol table society, and many of
the fore corps diplomatique, congregatedi, and it was after mght
when the brilliant circle separated.
The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Com-
mons had a Parlimentary dinner on Satptnia—
y last, at his mansion in
Eaton-square. The following noblemen, and gentlemen constituted
the dinner circle:—Viscount Duncan, Lord Edward Russell, Hon.
Chas. C. Cavendish, Mon. Thos. V. Dawson, Mr. Raikes Currie, Mr.
Howard Elphinstone, Mr. Archibald Haslie, Mr. W. G. Hayter, Mr.
W. D. Christie, Sir Chas.:Napier, Sir Denham J. Norreys, Hon. Mr.
3ilostyn, Captain Pechell, Mr. M. J. O'Connell, Colonel Paget, Mr.
G. R. Philips, Mr. R. Puleford, Colonel Rawdon, Mr. Geo. Poulett
igime, Mr. J. Townoley, Mr. Th , us. Duncombe, Mr. Sharman
Crawford, Mr. 3larjoribanks, Mr. 31antals, Mr. E. G. Barnard, and
Mr. Alden:n(4n latunphory.