The Sun.
London, England, 1832-01-13 00:00:00

HEREFORD.

During the whole of Saturday this city was in a
state of the greatest excitement, in consequence of
the discovery of a " subject," immediately after it
had been deposited by a resurrectionist in a coach-
office, preparatory to its departure for London. At
seven o'clock in the morning of Saturday a man
delivered a hamper (a three-dozen hamper, as it is
commonly named) at the Champion coach-office;
the book-keeper, Mr. John Bosley, jcn., a son of
one of the coach-proprietors, was surprised at so
early a delivery ; he knew that the hamper could
not possibly contain poultry purchased in that morn-
ing's market. This fact, coupled with the suspi-
cious appearance of the man who delivered the
package, led him to the conclusion that it contained
stolen property. He mentioned his suspicions to
his brceher, who coincided with his opinion. Messrs.
Bosley then dispatched a messenger for Mr.
Howells, a very active officer, and the head of the
city police. On his arrival at the office they pro-
ceeded to open the hamper, when, on removing a
little straw, they were horror-struck at beholding a
human corpse in a state of complete nudity. Mr.
Howells, after hearing the particulars, lost no time
in taking the necessary steps. That officer, with
his usual alacrity, speedily secured the bearer of the
hamper and his companion. Mr. Howells arrested
also the landlord of the lodging-house, who denied
all knowledge of the two men; but the denial was
not believed, and the resurrectionists were found
very quiet in bed. The prisoners were then con-
ducted to the residence of the Mayor, before whose
house a large mass of persons collected, and re-
mained during the examination, anxiously waiting
its result, but still more anxious to catch a glimpse
of the resurrectionists, who, many of them probably
thought, must present a different appearance from
their fellow men. The examination lasted from tea
o'clock until one, when the culprits were removed
to the county gaol. On their way thither they
were followed by an immense crowd, and assailed
with the most vociferous expressions of disgust and
contempt.
The body still remained at the Green Dragon ;
at two o'clock an inquest was held before William
Pa eshall, Esq., who remarked, during the proceed-
ing, that this description of theft is a crime, not-
withstanding the advantages which anatomical
science derives from its perpetration. The corpse
was, by several of the Jury, recognised as the body
of William Hardman, an old pensioner, who, in
1823, was discharged from the 31th regiment of
Foot. The old man had seen much service, both in
Africa and the East Indies. The regiment, in
which he left England, numbered on its departure
1,000 men, but out of that thousand, William Hard-
man and eight comrades were all that ever returned
to their native shores. He died at the age of 52, on
Wednesday the 28th ult., was interred in the burial-
ground of All Saints, in this city, on Saturday the
31st; was disinterred on Friday the 6th instant, and
delivered at the coach-office on Saturday, the 7th.
The sensation caused in this city and neighbour-
hood by the discovery of this nefarious transaction
is intense to a degree ; and it has been much in-
creased by a remark of Mr. John Bosley, jun., who,
on the inquest, stated that during the winter many
similar packages had passed through the Champion
coach-office.

NEW PUBLICANS.—On Thursday a general
meeting of the new publicans was held in Temple-row, to
receive a report from tie delegates who had lately pro-
ceeded to London. It was stated that they had an inter-
view with Lord ALTHORP, to whom they were introduced,
together with other delegates from London, Manchester.,
&c., by several Members of Parliament. His Lordship
paid them every attention, and appeared to assent to the
principle set forth in their requisition, viz., that they
should be placed on the same footing with the old publi-
cans, as regards the hours of keeping open their houses for
retailing beer, &c. From letters received by the Committee
since the deputation returned, from Mr. LAWLER, our
county Member, and Mr. Joni; Wow), the Member for
Preston, they confidently expect to succeed in their object.
—Birmingham Midland Representative.

DARING ROBBERY—A lady named SOLO-
:kw/Is, of the New Road, St. George's in the East, when
going to the Bank on Wednesday morning, was hustled by
three or four well-dressed men, opposite the East India
House, and robbed of her reticule, which contained a
banker's cheque for 1851., 151. in Bank of England noteB,
and twenty-nine sovereigns. The cheque, of course, was
presented before any intelligence could be forwarded by
the lady (who did not at first discover the robbery) to the
banking-house.