The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-25 00:00:00

COMMON SENSE.

DREADFUL MURDERS NEAR
NOTTINGHAM.
NOTTINGHAM, THURSDAY NIGHT.—This afternoon the
town and its environs were alarmed by the discovery of a
murder, which, for atrocity, has perhaps never been sur-
passed. The victims in this massacre—for the term is
scarcely too strong—are a poor woman named Ann Saville
and her three children (two girls and a boy), of the several
ages of seven, live, and four years, who were found with their
throats cut from ear to ear in a small " spinny" in the parish
of Coln-irk, a beautiful suburban village, about three miles
from Nottingham. What is worse, there is a strong chain of
evidence to prove that it was a husband who took the life of
her that was, in the emphatic. words of Scripture, " the wife
of his bosom"—a father who shed the Wood of his children,
and that, too, when from their tender years it was utterly im-
possible that they could have forfeited a parent's love by any
misconduct of theirs.

It will be proper to state the following particulars to enable
your readers better to understand the details of this dreadful
inisiness. Mrs. Saville and her children, after having been
in the union workhouse, at Nottingham, for the last three
months, came out at the request of her sister (a Mrs. Brown-
sword), on Monday last, and went in search of her husband, a
framework knitter, employed at Mr. Sutton's shop, at Radford.
On her finding him he came hack with her to the town. and
left her to sleep at the house of Samuel Wardle, in Wood-
street, Meadow-platts ; next morning, after breakfast, he
fetched his wife and children away, and set off with them to
visit her sister, at Carlton. He afterwards returned on the
same day to Wardle's, and as his wife and her children were
not there he professed to be much alarmed.
It seems that Le was paying his addresses to a young
woman, at Radford, named Tait, and on that evening he
actually went to her and offered to marry her ; the girl told
him that she understood he was already married, and refused
to have anything to do with him. Saville replied, " She's
sot my wife ; she has never troubled you, and never will ;
she's safe, and the children provided for." The next day 'he
went again to Wardle's, and his wife not being there, lie said
he thought she must have drowned herself. Afterwards he
made some other statements of a contradictory nature, which
gave rise to a suspicion that he knew more of her than ho
was desirous to have understood. This having got abroad,
an immense mob collected round the house, and if the man
had not been taken into custody, he would probably have re-
ceived rough treatment at the hands of the populace, who
believed that he had drowned his wife and children in the
Trent at Colwick Weir.

This afternoon the prisoner underwent an examination be-
fore the Mayor and Alderman Heard. The prisoner having
been properly cautioned, entered into a long account of how
he had spent his time since last Monday. lie said that he
was taking his wife to Sarah liarestaff's (his sister) in Earl-
street, and that when on the way she began to cry, and
told him she would go no further ; since then be had not
seen or heard anything of her.
While this was going on, a note was delivered to the
Mayor, stating that the bodies had been found. It appears
that a bird-fancier named Swinscoe, of Carlton, was takingg a
walk with his son, and discovered them in the spinny. The
children lay together, but the mother, with her throat shock-
ingly mangled, was at some distance. A razor was in her
left hand, but it was held in such a manner as to render it
evident that it had been put there since her death. The un-
fortunate woman does not appear to have struggled much,
and her hands were uncut; there were also traces of her
having been dragged along the grass. The bodies were quite
cold and stiff, and the blood was congealed. The razor can
be identified as one that the prisoner was in the habit of
using; and when the prisoner's box was searched his razor-
case proved to be empty. Spots of blood were also found
upon his trousers. The bodies were removed to Mr. Parr's
barn, whither the inhabitants of the districts surrounding
have flocked in thousands to satisfy their curiosity by gazing
upon the bloody corpses.
An inquest will be held to-morrow (Friday) I.t Mr. Parr's
house, before Mr. Swan, the Coroner for the county.
The spinny where the horrible transaction took place is
situate on the top of a high hill between Carlton and Col-
wick, and is crossed by a footpath between the two villages.
It possesses many natural beauties, the prospect being re-
markably fine.

" EI''RY DUTTON SHALL RAVE lIIS MUTTON."--.
(From a Correspondent.)—This is a legend of the County
Palatine of Chester in relation to the family of Dutton,
now Lord Sherborn, upon which historical tact (concern-
ing the gallantry of Ralph de Dutton, ride Atkins's His-
tory of Gloucester, page 644), a theatrical piece has
been dramatised by Mrs. Hallet, authoress of " Women's
Whims," " Timorous Gentleman," and other successful
productions, generally styled as La Moliere Anglaise.
11 his legendary drama is entitled Chester Fair; or, the
Prophecy, and, by the theatrical announcements, is to be
represented for the first time at the Queen's Theatre on
Whit-Monday next. The ancient Irish fiddler of Bally-
ragett is to be personated by Mr. G. Hodson, of Covent-
garden Theatre, who, since the lamented loss of "Power;'
stands alone in this style of character. Mr. Parry, the
manager, sustains the part of Sir Roger Dutton, of the
Wen times.

Sir Henry Ilardinge, Governor-General of India,
had a long interview yesterday with Sir James Gra-
ham, at the Home-office. Both Right Hon. Baronets
afterwards visited Sir Robert Peel at the official resi-
dence of the Premier in Downing-street.
MR. GLADSTONE, SEN.—It is stated in a local
paper, that Mr. Gladstone, of Fasque (father of Mr.
Gladstone, of the Board of Trade), has subscribed not
less than 25,0001., towards the Edinburgh and Northern
Railway, of the provisional committee of which he is
chairman.—Doncaster Gazette.

WHITSUNTIDE IioLIDAYs.--The Directors of the
London, Folkestone, and Dover Railway ; the Brighton,
Southampton and Gosport, and the Eastern Counties to
Chelmsford, Colchester, Hertford, Newmarket, Norwich, and
Cambridge, have announced their intention of giving a plea-
sant trip to the different interesting points on the above
lines, and back, at a very reduced charge. The South-East-
ern Counties will commence their trip this morning from
London-bridge terminus to Boulogne-sur-Mer and back, via
Folkestone, allowing three hours at Boulogne. The other
carriages will commence running to-morrow, Monday, Tues-
day, and Wednesday. The steam-boats to Gravesend have
reduced the price to Bd.
TUE Nevr.—A return of the names of all officers
who have been wounded in the naval service during the last
war (between the years 1802 and 1815) has been laid before
the House of Commons, on the motion of the Hon. and Gal-
lant Member for the borough of llarylebone, Sir Charles
Napier. It appears that there are—l commodore, 23 cap-
tains, 18 commanders, 64 lieutenants, and 6 masters, all of
whom have had pensions granted to them, varying from 2s.
6d. a day to 500/. a year ; 8 captains, I,lieutenants, 4
masters, and 2 pursers, have been granted gratuities only,
their wounds not having been found equal to the loss of a
limb. These gratuities vary from 49/. to 301/. Lastly, there
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appear on the list 8 captains and 10 lieutenants who have
been refused pensions for wounds, but the cause of such re-
fusal is not stated.
ADROIT ROBBERY.—A Correspondent begs that we
will grant him space for the insertion of the following cau-
tion to the public_ A man called at his house, and requested
to look at the apartments, there being a bill in the window
of "apartments to be let, unfurnished." Upon seeing them
he expressed his satisfaction, gave a reference, and said he
would leave 2s. 6d. as a small deposit. lle thereupon ten-
dered a ss. piece, and a half-crown was given in exchange,
upon which he immediately said, " I suppose you will furnish
than nicely ? ' and upon his being told (as of course he already
knew front the bill) that the apartments were unfurnished,
be said they would not do, and returned a bad half-crown in
lieu of the one he had received, took his ss. piece, and imme-
diately left the house.

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ANOTHER MATCH AT OSTEND.—We are informed
that another rowing match, between the Flemish four-oared
crew and Robert Newell, the London waterman, is to be
rowed on the 27th instant for 401. aside, and that on this occa-
sion the start will take place at Bruges, and row to Ostend,
It appears that the Flemish boatmen and their backers being
much chagrined at the defeat of the former by one man in a
sculler's boat, determined on another trial, and their chal-
lenge was instantly accepted. The Flemishers have, at con-
siderable expense, procured a first-rate galley from London,
and four new oars have been made expressly for them. They
are already in daily practice, and seem determined to spans
no exertions to insure a victory this time, if possible. Newell
and Coombes were to leave London in the Earl of Liverpool
on Saturday.—Kent Herald.
EXTENSIVE SEIZURE Or FALSE WEIGHTS ARID
MEAsunF.s.—Yesterday morning Mr. Reynolds, the inspector
for weight and measures for the eastern district (lfb,tphuh erin7.
tropolis, made some extensive seizures in the neighbourhood
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of the Eagle Tavern, Eagle-street, and Westmorland place;
also in Britannia-street, and parts adjacent. Mr. Reynoldsobserved, that in the whole course of his experience he had
never met with cases so abominable.
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your friends and acquaintances, by reason and argument, to
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do the same. Devote the whole of Monday and Tuesday
next to the cause of your country. Let every man of yon
act as if the triumph of this great cause depended on his
own exertions, and success is certain.—Lirerpool
T Mercury.
SERIOUS ROBBERY. LIVERPOOL, HURSDAY
EVENING.--The out-door clerk of the Royal Bank of Liver-
pool was robbed, in the course of to-day, of notes to the
amount of 1,5001., which he had just obtained from the
Branch Bank of England, and it is supposed that he had been
watched from there. The usual steps have been taken.
THE PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER LIGHTHOUSE.—
The lighthouse i
is completed, and the lights will be exhi-
bited on Saturday evening,the Ist of June, when the float-
ing light-vessel will be taken away. The light will be at an
elevation of 63 feet above the level of high water spring
tides, and will appear red in all directions seaward, and white
within the line of the breakwater. A bell is attached to the
lighthouse, which will be rung at intervals in foggy weather.
—West Briton,