The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-18 00:00:00

BURGLARY AND ATTEMPT TO

MURDER.

On Saturday information was received at the dif-
ferent police-stations of a burglary and robbery being
committed on the previous evening near Gravesend,
under the following circumstances :
It appeared that Mr. Peter Aspinall, a farmer, in
an extensive business at West Tilbury, near Graves-
end, had a lot of sheep driven into that town where
he sold them to a butcher, and in addition to other
money he received a 51. Bank of England note, with
the name " Newham" written in blue ink on the
back, which on his return home he deposited in a
store-room in his dwelling-house. In the course of
the evening he paid a visit to his father, who also re-
sides in the neighbourhood, and during his absence,
about eight o'clock, a knock being heard at the out-
ward door, the housekeeper asked who was there,
when she received for answer, that it was no person
who intended any harm, and it was only a poor man
asking for a drink of beer. She then opened the door
to peep out, which enabled the visitor to place his
foot on the threshold and prevent her closing it
again. A second man next made his appear-
ance, and fearing something wrong was intended the
housekeeper directed a workman, who happened to
be in the house, to go to the brewhouse, and bring
some beer, which he did, but the moment he entered
the door he received a blow over the eye, which felled
him to the ground, where he was left with the door
locked upon him. The first man then returned to
the dwelling-house, where he had left his companion,
and having armed themselves with a poker and tongs,
seized the housekeeper by the throat, and compelled
her, under the most determined threats, to convey
them through every part of the house, and although
she assured them she could not tell where her master
usually deposited his money, they broke into every
apartment without obtaining any plunder, until they
entered the store-room, the door of which they forced
with the poker, and from a drawer they took 301.
and two 51. notes, one of which was that already
mentioned. One of them then demanded something
to eat, which the other objected to, as they had de-
layed long enough, and after using the most dreadful
threats towards the housekeeper, if she attempted to
give any alarm, they went away, having been in the
house upwards of half an hour.

CRIM. CON. AND SUlClDE.—Yesterday Mr. Baker
held an inquest at the Chequers, Providence-row, Finsbury,
on the body of W. H. Freeman, aged twenty-four, employed
by Mr. Woodruffe, corndealer, of Worship-street. It
appeared in evidence that, eight months since, deceased
received injury to the head through having been capsized
from one of his master's carts, and that, from that period,
he suffered much from constant soporific tendency. How-
ever, on Monday night last, accompanied by a young widow,
who responded to his amatory advances, he attended a
raffle at a public-house, and next morning returned to his
work somewhat more animated than he had latterly been.
At one o'clock he went, as it was thought, to his dinner, but
not returning at his usual hour, his young master went to
see whether he was in the stable or not. Finding the key
not in the door, he entered by another inlet, and found the
deceased suspended by the neck from a harness peg by means
of a halter. His young master directly cut him down, and
sent for Dr. Davies, who though he tried to restore life, be-
lieved that deceased had been dead full a quarter of an hour.
Soon after deceased's death a letter, full of reproaches, ad-
dressed to him, arrived from a married woman, with whom
he had held criminal correspondence, and in which she in-
veighed against his inconstancy and his connection with her
rival, the widow.---Verdict, " Temporary insanity."
STATE OF TRADE.--LIVERPOOL.—SIice our last
publication we are in receipt of letters from India and Ame-
rica, of late dates, and so far as respects the trade of these coun-
tries with England, the news to hand must be considered in a
favourable light. For Manchester goods there is again likely
to be a good export demand, especially as prices may shortly
be expected to decline a little, owing to the altered position
of this market for the raw material. Spinners still buy
TEE INNOCENT SUFFERING TOE THE GUILTY.— cautiously, and what speculators do is not sufficient to
There are some circumstances connected with the lad Bean, prevent a gradual giving way on the part of sellers.
whose liberation from the Penitentiary, where he had been The decline from the highest point of the market this
confined for the last eighteen months, for his treasonable year is not less than id. per lb., and the statistics of the
conduct in levelling a pistol at the Queen, was noticed a few crop brought by the Hibernia, indicating a production of
days since in the papers, of an afflicting nature. His father 1,900,000 bales, can scarcely have any other effect than
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head after the conviction of his son, anxiety of mind having articles of minor importance, and now the amount in-
brought on an attack of sickness, which terminated only in vested by capitalists and adventurers in produce gene-
'his widow was left with three
his decease. By this calamity rally is greater than it has been for many years. The
children, one of whom is ten, and the other two under that feeling that an alteration in the sugar duties is intended
age, having nothing to depend on but her own exertions, and is becoming more general, and it is pleasing to find a
labouring under severe privations. In addition to all this modification recommended even by some of our West
misery, since his release he has also been thrown on . her India merchants and others, who consider that their own
hands, and she is reduced to utter destitution. Bean applied interests would not be injured, and are at least willing to sup-
to his former master, Mr. Hilton, newsvender, of
uPtentp- fort the attempt. The market, in the present state of un-
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street, Pentonville, to retake him into his employ, b bein certainty, is of course not very animated. There is a large
already suited, he is giving him occasional employment. and rapidly extending export business going on to all parts.
Bean wduring as instructed in the art of tailoring his con- The demand for shares has been considerable, and prices
finement. generally are higher.—Liverpool Mercury.
A CRARTIST cc LEADER."—Mr. Feargus O'Connor, We have much pleasure in learning that the long
in his recent pamphlet, describes the Rev. Wm. Hill, the man ' expected report of Lord Granville Somerset
and his associate
whom he so long employed to instruct and guide the people, as Commissioners, respecting the London Customs, is in the
" foolish," " audacious," " base," " artful," " vindictive," " tree- press, and will speedily be presented in the proper quarter.—
' " horrible," " fiendish,„
cherous," "perfidious," `' revengeful,' Observer. - -
" diabolical!" Charges him with „ devilment," " duplicity," W " e learn," says the Commerce, "that the jutii-
" conspiracy," " violation of solemn pledges," " unparalleled
coal authorities at Marseilles, in the late affair between the
meanness and baseness," " villainy in its blackest form !"—talks of
Romulus and Laurentine, have' declared the En lish to have
his " hideous grins," and calls him the " veriest rascal," " the , . issuedg
of
peen in the wrong, and a warrant to arrest one the
most ungrateful and ,incoraprehensible scoundrel on earth !" of
, sailors the Romulus on a charge of tearing and insulting
/4eis rims! the flag of the karteatine.'

The deceased lady was very much respected in the
neighbourhood of Limehouse, and, as may be imagined,
the melancholy occurrence has produced the deepest sen-
sation.

On Saturday afternoon, Mr. Wakley, M.P., Coroner,
held an inquest at the residence of Mr. John Crisp,
linendraper, in the town of Hounslow, Middlesex, on
view of the body of that gentleman, who died in the
following awfully sudden manner on Thursday last.
It appeared that the deceased, who was 72 years of
age had up to that period enjoyed most excellent health.
On Thursday, about ten o'clock, while sitting at dinner
with his family, he suddenly fell back in his chair, and
momentarily appeared to be dying. Mr. Emmott of the
firm of Bogley and Emmott, surgeons, in the town, was
instantly sent for, and immediately attended, and opened
a vein, but no blood flowed, life being by that time quite
extinct.—Verdict, " Natural death."