The Sun.
London, England, 1802-11-13 00:00:00

MURDER (_ig STEEL.

YESTERDAY the Coroner's Jury met at the Ship
public-house, in Hounslow, to investigate thceir.
cumstances of the murder of Mr. STREL, After
being sworn they vie)ved the, body._
Gyles Ddw, a Soldier belonging to, the r
Regiment of Light Dragoons, was sworn. Fte
deposed, that in consequence of its being gene-
rally reported that the deceased' was missing,
he, in company with several others, went in
search of him on Wednesday morning, an kvhen
they came to the second clump of 'trees in he
plantation on the right hand 'of the StainGs road;.
which was aboui 6o yards from 'the roc lip f~lg
covered some new grounctmade up in the clr.yffiitch
of the plantation like a grave, as if some person had
been buried there. He therrcalled
,to the persons in
company with him, and said, " here he' is," upon
which one of his-companions came up, and palled a
sod of earth which appeared 'to be taken from the
bank, when they discovered the corner of the de-
ceased's neckcloth, and the flap. of his coat ; they
then removed the earth,, and found the face of the
deceased very bloody ; they found a leather strap tied
very tight round his neck ; near the spot where
they found him they discovered a large bludgeon,
which was bloody, and from the size, no blow
could have been given with it but with two hands;
they likewise found near the body a piece of a coarse
man's hat.

Mr. Hughes, a bricklayer of Hounslow, said he
went, in company with Daw, on Wednesday, in
search of the deceased. He corroborated Daw's
testimony, ,and stared, that when he removed the
sods from off the deceased, he found the flap of his
coat over his face, evidently put so by design.—
The Witness produced a pair of shoes, which he
found near the deceased, and which evidently had
been worn by some man without stockings, and no
doubt were exchanged for the deceased's boots.
Henry Frogley, and William Wood, Surgeons,
of Hounslow, were examined, and it appeared from
their joint testimony, that in consequence of the body
of the deceased being found, they examined the
wounds, and found the skull was fraetared toa-very
considerable extent in front, or on the forehead, and
this, accompanied with a large wound of the integu-
ments, apparently produced by violent blows given
with some blunt instrument or weapon, had most pro-
bably occasioned his death. They found extensive
wounds of the integuments at the back of the head,
but no fraCture of the bone could be perceived. Con.
siderable marks of injury were on the neck, which
was occasioned by the tightness, with which a
leathern strap had been fastened round it, that ap-
peared almost sufficient of itself to have occasioned
death by producing strangulation. There was a
large bruise on .the tight arm. 'They were both of
opinion that the injury he received on his head was
the cause of his death, and this, there is no doubt,
was given by the bludgeon, as the forehead was li-
terally drove in, and the blow must have been given
in the most brutal manlier, with two hands.

The jury brought in a verdia of Wilful Murder,
against some person or persons unknown.
A report had been generally circulated that a cry
of murder was heard at the Barracks about the time
when it is supposed the murder took place, but
none of the soldiers went to the assis►tance of the de-
ceased, in consequence of a regulation that the men
should on no account go out of the Barracks, unless
the Commanding Officer was present to give per_
.mission.

The Coroner asked the Witness as to the truth of
this story, which he said was void of foundation, as
the men were permitted to, go out to any cry of
distress, and they always did, except those on duty.
This was confirmed by one of the Gentlemen of
the Jury, who said he resides in that neighbourhood,
and was returning home on a very dark night last
winter, and fell into a ditch, and called for assist-
ance, when several of the soldiers came to his relief.

It appeared that the deceased left his house on
Saturday night with only a one pound note and
.some silverin his pocket. He was armed with a
tuck stick, with which it is supposed he resisted
the robbers. It is conjetured he observed them
pursuing him, and from where he was found it is
supposed he was running from the robbers. The
tree was discovered from which—the. bludgeon was
cut. The great coat of, the deceased .wasfoundon
Sunday in the road in a bloody state.
Sir RICHARD FORD and Mr. SHERIDAN were
present during the examination.
The most vigorous measures are taking by the
Police for the apprehension of the murderers; but it
would be improper to give the least hint of their
nature.

The Coroner's Jury likewise sat on the body of
Mrs. Fish, who kept the White near Inn, in Houn-
slow.

It appeared that, about eleven o'clock last Wed-
nesday night, the waggoner of the Farnham wag-
gon was in the deceased's yard, when he heard the
deceased screaming, and making a most shocking
noise, upon which he went to the ostler in the
stables, and asked if his Mistress was subject to
fits, as she was making a great noise, which in-
duced the ostler to go in by a back door, to see
what was the matter, when he found his mistress
lying on the fender, before the kitchen fire, burnt
to death, in a most shocking manner, occasioned, as
it i 3 supposed, by her filling asleep and her clothes
catching fire. Her body was the most shocking
spectacle ever beheld. Verdict—Accidental Death.

Mr. THOMAS PITT, late Master of ti Prince,
of 98 guns, is appointed Master AtiendanOta his
Majesty's Dock-Yard in the Island of Antigua, in
consequence of his services in the Mediterranean
when under the command of Earl ST. VINCENT.

Vie are authorized to contradil a Paragraph
Which appeared in this Paper a few days since, stat..
ing that Mr. IVIANsFIELn was about to retire from
the Bar. We are glad to find that that Gentleman
has no intention of retiring from a profession in
which his talents and legal knowledge have raised
him to deserired eminence.

On Saturday last was married at Walton, in
Warwickshire, JorrN ERSMINE, Esq. Brother of
Sir JAMES ST. CLARE ERstn;;E, to Miss MARY
I:vicqvutkusT, awghter of Sir JOHN MoRDAUNT.,