The Sun.
London, England, 1833-05-07 00:00:00

THE CHELSEA MURDER.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.—Vast crowds assem-
bled in Wellesley-street, discussing the details of this
inhuman deed. Mr. Bishop, the superintendent of
the V division of police, and several of his men, have
been constantly on the look-out for the wretches
who committed the murder. In the course of
yesterday a report reached Chelsea that two of the
police of the B division had succeeded in arresting
the murderers, who were to be brought down im-
mediately to be examined, but, upon inquiry, we
ascertained that such was not the case, although
there is some elute to them. On Thursday evening
four men, who were known to be bad characters,
went into a public house in the neighbourhood, and
whilst there they fell into conversation with another
man, whom they took to he one of their pro-
fession. In the course of their conversation, the
four men told him that they had come down to
Chelsea to rob an old lady's house close by, and
suggested, that as there was plenty of " swag," he
might come in for his regulars if he liked to join
them. The man made some excuse and left them.
Since the murder this man has communicated this
extraordinary circumstance to the police, and there
can be no doubt but this gang were the actual mur-
derers of the unfortunate lady. He is well ac-
painted with the persons of these fellows and their
haunts, and there is reason to believe that before
night they will be apprehended. Mr. Stirling, the
Coroner, drove over from B tttersea, where he re-
sides, yesterday morning, for the purpose of holding
his inquest on the body of the unfortunate lady ; but
finding the evidence that was to be brought forward
not quite in readiness, he appointed two o'clock) es-
t erday afternoon for proceeding with the investigation.
Mrs. Mortimer, the female who lodged with the
deceased, was examined on Sunday at the station-
house. It will be recollected that the last time
she was seen there was Wednesday evening, the
evening before the murder took place, and therefore
it was thought essential that she should give an
account where she was from that time until after
the perpetration of the foul deed. Mrs. Mortimer,
however, brought forward ample proof of her entire
ignorance of the crime, and she was allowed to de-
part. It is believed that a "jemmy" was used in
committing the injuries on the head and face, that
the throat was cut with a notched knife, as the in-
teguments present the appearance of being torn
instead of cut; if so the sufferings of the poor
woman must have been dreadful, as she must have
been under the murderer's hands some minutes.

A meeting of the parochial authorities has been
held, and a large reward is to be off,,red for the
arrest of the murderers; and it was agreed that a
deputation should forthwith wait upon the Secre-
tary of State, requesting that the usual proclama-
tion might he issued.
ADDITIONAL PARTlCULARS.—lnforination has
just been received that a man has been appre-
hended at Greenwich, and that he has made a full
confession of the murder. Of course we merely
give this as a rumour.
An inquest was held yesterday at Chelsea on the
body, which, after evidence had been gone into, was
adjourned to Friday.

ENORMOUS PIKE.—The following is handed
to us by a respectable correspondent Being on a visit
in the southern part of the country, I accompanied my
friend a few miles on Friday, the 19th inst., to fish for
pike in a Fool of about three to four acres. I had on my
reel 20 yards of line made of mixed silk and hemp ; my
hook was No. S trout, fastened to fine gimp. I baited
with a very little gudgeon, putting the hook through his
upper lip. In a few minutes I bad a very smart run, and
having successlully struck my game, I called my friend
from the other side of the pool, feeling convinced I had a
heavy fish, and that he was far better able to manage it
than myself. I soon surrendered the rod to him, and in
about a quarter of an hour the fish came to the top of the
water, showing us we had indeed our work to do if we
succeeded in landing it. At oae run he took oui. sixteen
yards of line ; however, at the end of an hour and a quar-
ter, we were so fortunate as to land a pike of the following
weight and dimensions, viz., weight, 331-Ibs ; extreme
length, 4Si inches ; length from eye to fork of tail, 40i-
inches ; girth, 221 inches ; expansion of the jaw, 61
inehe+. bead is being prepared at WrAvEß's Mu-
seum, where it will remain a few weeks.—Aris's Gazette

We are sorry to learn that measles prevail to
a great extent in Carlisle, and that a number of children
have died during the last two or three weeks. We are,
however, happy to have it in our power to contradict, in
the most po•itive manner, the unfounded rumour that
cholera bad re appeared in that city.
LAMENTABLE EVENT.— About twelve
o'clock on Saturday night, three young men took it into
their heads to spend the Sunday at Bridport, after retiring
from some house where they had heel) drinking. They
accordingly hauled down a boat belonging to Mr.
ENGLAND, and proceeded to sea, the wind blowing fresh
at the time. They did not go far before they set sail,
though there was no ballast. The boat immediately cap-
sized. Though the night was dark, they regained the
boat and got upon the bottom. Their shrieks were fright-
ful, and were heard by those who happened to be near the
beach. Some gentlemen and others ran to the Cobb,
launched a boat, and rowed eastward ; then all was quiet,
and no answer wac made to their shouts, and they re-
turned and went along shore. Their shouts were now an-
swered, though perhaps an hour had elapsed ; nothing,
however, was to be seen. A boat once more went out
without success. Lieut. STOCKER, RN., was then called,
and as he and the gentlemen before mentioned were once
more ptoceeding eastward a dog barked at something
which turned out to he a man almost dead. It was then
three o'clock. He subsequently recovered, and detiiled
how the others were lost. One body was found soon
after, and an inquest was held before C. Man, Esq., the
Coroner for the borough, on Monday, when a verdict of
Accidental Death was returned. The two young men
lost were the sons of a widow named GlLL..—.Dorset
County Chronicle.

An aged and infirm woman, named MARIA
TAYLOR, upwards of eighty years of age, lost her life at
Saxby, near Melton Mowtiray, on Monday last, under the
following lamentable circumstances. She went in the
afternoon into a field belonging to Mr. KIRKBY, to gather
sticks ; and whilst she was near the hedge, in a stoopine
posture, a bullock (one of a number grasing near the spot)
ran at her and wounded one of her arms. The sight of
blood had the effect of causing several others in the herd
to attack her, as is known often to be the case, and they
gored the unfortunate woman till she was so disfigured,
that, when first found, her features could not be distin-
guished, and her clothes were literally torn into shreds.
Before surgical assistance arrived from Melton, the poor
creature breathed her last, having previously so far reco-
vered her senses as to be able to state the foregoing parti-
culars. The horns and heads of six of the cattle were
stained with the blood of their hapless victim.—Stamford
Mercury.

On Thursday evening an aged man, named
JOHN GROVER, attempted self-destruc•ion, by cutting his
throat with a razor. It appeared that GRovER had always
expressed the greatest possible antipathy to be buried at the
expense of the parish, and to prevent the possibility of such
an event, he resorted to the following somewhat extraordi-
nary expedient :—About five years ago he em incipted
himself from the workhouse of the parish of Exeter, in
which he hid lived for some time as a pauper, arid came
up to London. Having acquired the art of match-making
at one of the common lodging-houses, where he then
stopped, he commenced business in that line, and by touch
perseverance and industry, accumulated a little money. A
fortnight since he proceeded to the shop of a respectable
undertaker, and gave an order for a substantial elm coffin,
and had his measure taken for the same, saying that it
would be paid for on delivery at his lodgings in Bow-com-
mon-lane. The order was duly executed, and the coffin
was sent home anti paid for ; and Gitovnii, to the sur-
prise of the inmates of the house, placed it at the foot of
his bed in his chamber. A few days ago he proceeded to
the house of the Rev. Mr. EvANs, a respectable clergy-
man, in the Mile-end-road, and agreed and paid for a
burying-ground at the rear of the Brunswick Chapel,
where that gentleman officiates. Ile next provided him-
self with sonic Aheets and other linen necessary on inter-
ment ; and everything being in readiness on the evening
in question, he retired to bed at an early hour, and his
I indlady, in a short time after, hearing a strange noise in
his bed-room, went thither, and found him bleeding from
a wound in his throat. Site instantly gave an alarm, and
a medical gentleman attended ; and the wound, which,
though of a dangerous character, is not mortal, was se-
curetl, and there are still some hopes of his recovery. He
is 76 years of age, and among some papers which were
found in hip room was one giving all necessary directions
as to his funeral, the form of procession, &C.