The Sun.
London, England, 1802-11-12 00:00:00

THE MURDER OF MR. STEELE.

Irt addition to the account of this horrible trans
anion given in our Paper of yesterday, we have
received the following particulars. The 1107
derers took from the-deceased a tuck-stick, and le
near the spot where the body was found a large
bludgeon. r Besides his boots, they carried off l'll
stockings, and replaced these articles with an old
pair of shoes, and a coarse pair of old stockings'
which were found upon his legs. The hat which
the murderous villains left behind them was cut in
several pieces; it had, on first view, all the aP'
pearance of having belonged to a soldier, but
on closer inspection, a difference of opinion seem"
ed to prevail. The place where the body
was found is not above a mile and a half from
the house of the deceased at Bedfont, A grfel
quantity of blood was yesterday found bane
near the fatal spot. When Mr. STEELE set outi
from town on Friday, he took with' him a SUM ?
money to pay some bills at Hammersmith, which ir
has been ascertaiped he did ; the murderers, there-
fore, in all probability, got but a very small boorYl
and hence may, in some degree, be accounted for
their stripping the body of so many articles.
The Sentinel on duty at the Barracks, says: at
a quarter past seven he heard distinctly a distant
cry of murder, three times repeated ; hut' M
thought nothing of it. It is supposed Mr. STEEL,
resisted, as the same men robbed a Rider, knock'
ing down his horse, and stripping the man, but
letting him go without farther injury. The vili;
lains dragged Mr. SrEELEfs body off the road, ao'
hid it in the little clump of trees lately planted 0
the left hand going from town, a little way bevyrld
liounslow.,—,The skull was fraaured dreadful;YP
and the face cut and mangled, apparently with I
cutlass. The body was laid with the face down'
wards, and it was barely covered with some earth,
leaves, &c. Some boys playing on the common.
first discovered blood and part of a hat. This
led to suspicions. Mr. STELE'S friends wers 10
search of him, and were preparing to drag a pond,
thinking his body was thrown in there ; but going
into the plantation of young trees, one of their; kick+
ed something that attracted his notice, when th 4
&et of the unfortunate Mr. STE E4E were disclosed?
and his body VlZlS.t*en up.

Mrs. STE EL E had the news of her husband's (441
communicated to her yesterday by her mother ; bt
with much propriety; the manner in which it to9l*
place was not mentioned to her ; pn putting a qua'
(jolt to this effe&, she was answered that he died
a fit, She is only 22 years of age, and is hotglf
expected to lie-in of her second child.
The Coroner's Inquest were to have sat upon the
body of the deceased yesterday at Hounslow, bl
the Coroner not being able tp attend, this fort °,
inquiry was postponed to this day, Carpmeal An`
several other Police Officers belonging to _street
have been sent in quest of the murderers; and great
hopes are entertained that the perpetrator; of Of
horrid deed will nut long escape the jot vrige44l
of the law.
Bristol coachman brought word reste:ditY
Hounslow, that two Irishmen being oveche4.is
Briistol a uarrelling, to iisht abbot a pair of ,et
and dropping accusations against each other, incl
were taken into custody. topes are enteFt?liP
that they are the murderers? •

liol.tucce4 we understand, was alually sok!
the public sale, and, we ate sorry to say, it IC4"
fifteen thousand pounds under its real value.
elt
The Reggae; Qpertzt thoqsh very well.supPort i,,,
last night at Drury-Lane Theatre, drew but 3";
different Audience. KELLY sung the airs of Ive'eci
heath excellently, Mrs. MOUNTAiN also displ4
great merit in the airs of . COLLINS perf°r"-..
i
MI/
ed Filch for the first time. There is a mixture c
archness and simplicity in this Ador, that will est
blish his charader in public estimation.
A new Comedy i$ said to be expeded from
Mcsapkty, at Drury-lane Theatre. We rather suP;
pose that the new work of the dramatic MitsVit
a Tragedy, as he had prepared one last seas° •
which he read to Kimat.e.
T nevi
HOLCROPT, it is said, is the Author of the -of
Piece, which has been announced under the name

a Melo-drame.
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The Opera-I-louse is expelled to open sooner t
bee
season than usual. The forces have already ai
mustered, and there is every prospect of a prosPer°
Campaign.
The Audience at the Theatre of Porte St. Mac"
tin, at Paris, were much alarmed a few days since)
in consequence of one of the Scenes taking firef fire
they rushed impetuously to the doors ; but the ie
being soun extinguished, their apprehensions 'Neer,
calmed, they returned to their seats, and the 1'

formance continued.
We are entertained in some of the 'wits Ptii°4-
with an account that all our differences resPel;,it
Malta are settled, and that our Troops only the
the arrival of the grand Matter to evacuate
Island. Now we are disposed, both to think/for
to hope, that Malta ewill not be (evacuated at a“; 0%
the British Troops, in whatever way the Oista
differences may be settled. •
ilea in
A new Company is about to be establishedle
Holland, for the purpose of carrying on the Wlla
Fishery at the Cape of Good Hope.
Citizen VERHEYEN entered upon the Presidele
of the Government of the Batavian Republic on t"
29th ult. rt'
Citizen FAIPOULT, the Prefeft of the Der 4-5,0
ment of the Scheldt, has returned to Ghent 'oe)
Paris. He has received instruaions from the 0•01,
Government to encourage Manufattures andnE
merce, and above all to prevent the introdua47lo.,
English Merchandize into the ei-devant .11
Flanders.r 01
M. DE SULMATORT, d-devant Grand Massehas • e
en
the Ceremonies to the KING Of SARDINIA, rb
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appointed by the FIRST CONSUL a Prefea
Palace.
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