The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-20 00:00:00

FURTHER BARBARITIES AT GRIMSBY.

With feelings of horror' e have to inform our readers
that the vicinity of Grimsby has been the theatre of further
atrocities. On Tuesday night last, it was discovered that,
between the hours of six and eleven, twenty-five sheep had
been mutilated in a fold adjoining the East-marsh-common.
.The throats of seven of them ;had been cut, and the rest had
the sinews of their legs divided by a knife. All the four
legs of sonic of them were cut, of others three, but all
Were so much maimed, as to render it necessary they
should be immediately killed. The scene of this massacre
was the same as that in which the 35 sheep formerly men-
tioned were destroyed. The town was again in alarm on
Wednesday morning, when it was known that seven of the '
sheep belonging to Mr. John Goulton, merchant, had had
their sinews cut in a shed on his paddock. On Friday,
between the hours of two and four .in the afternoon, it
was discovered that eight sheep belonging to Mr. Samuel
Alford, had been hamstrung, in his West-marsh.. The
Magistrates and Committee sat late on Friday night, and
met again early on Saturday morning, and, in consequence
of some information they had received, caused a man to be
apprehended on suspicion of having been concerned in
these shocking atrocities. This man, whose name we have
not beard, has been committed by the Magistrates to Lincoln
Castle. The most diligent watch has been kept in all parts
of the town and neighbourhood, and rewards to the amount
of 170/. have been offered, but all without avail ; the horrid
system still continues to be carried on, and (as if by
magic), even in broad day light ! It would seem that this
monstrous 'propensity will not be satiated till all the cattle
in the Lordship are destroyed ; its fell purpose having
already I•een effected on ninety-eight sheep and one heifer !
Circumstances have, howevei, lately transpired, from which
hopes are entertained that some light will speedily be
thrown on these extraordinary and mysterious events."
SHEEP bESTILOYED ON SUNDAY NIGHT.

Notwithstanding the apprehension of the individual men-
tinned above, we regret to state that the work of destrue:,
tion still proceeds. The following communication from
Grimsby, was received at our Office, late yesterday evening :
" GRIMSBY, MONDAY MORNING, FER.IB.—I am sorry
to inform you 'that some further instances of maiming and
mutilating sheep occurred in the course of last night, or
early this morning. In the West-marsh of Mr. Richard
Martin, five of his sheep were discovered with their throats
cut, and were all dead when found ! four of Mr. C.
Stamp's sheep Were found hamstrung in his West marsh !
and five, sheep belonging to Mr. Alderman Moody were
also found with the sinews of their legs cut, in a paddock
not more than twenty-five yards from his own door. This
is the third time that sheep have been mutilated in Mr:
Alderman Moody's paddock ! There have been destroyed
in the neighbourhood of Grimsby, within the last few
weeks, 125 sheep ! It is impossible to describe the con-
sternation that prevails amongst the respectable inhabitants
of this place."—Hull Packet.

The SPEAKER'S first Parlian►entary Levee
for the fori;ent Session will be on Saturday next, the 23d
February.

COVENT GARDEN.--The Somnambulist, a
play translated from the French, was produced here last
night. The plot turns chiefly on the circumstance of a
young lady who is somewhat awkwardly given to walk in
her sleep, and in consequence is within an inch of losing her
character. In the end, however, she redeems it, whirls is
more than can be said for the play itself.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.-LA new after-
piece, founded on that. splendid, but highly injurious pro-
duction, Lord BYRON'S " Don Juan," has been produced
with some success at this theatre. Miss Lova personates
the libertine, and her legs are among the chief attractions
of the piece. The scenery is showy.
We call the attention of Government—and to
secure it, we would strenuously solicit that of the country—
to some of the subjects of taxation alluded to last night by
Mr. Hem; and chiefly to those which are, of all imposts
that ever were invented, the most heartless, oppressive, and
abominable,---we mean the legacy duty, and that on last
wills and testaments. Qf both these the principle is, to
aggravate by the harshest means, and at the most cruel
moments, the sufferings of families arising from the deaths
of their members, and to force the grinding lianit of the
taxgatherer, into the sanctuaries of domestic tenderness and
sorrow. We trust the question will never be lost sight of,
until this dreadful engine of torture to the innocent shall
be finally and for ever abolished Times.
We are once more pressed by one of the um,
fortunate claimants on the Deccan prize-money, to ask the
cause of the still existing delay in distributing the funds
which have been ascertained and adjudicated. The Duke
of WELLINGTON--being at the head of the Treasury, and
having some character at stake on this subject, and per-
haps some military sympathy with the oppressed con-
querors of the Mahrattas—will, we trust, teach others
who can only suffer in their sordid interests by letting go
the hold of so large a sum of money, that there are limits
to the patience of him whose duty it is to redress wrong,
as well as of him who has the misfortune to bear it.
Times.

At the Carlow Petit Sessions, held on Thurs-
day, Feb. 14, a husband and wife were charged with wil-
ful and cruel conduct towards their step-sou, by confining
him three weeks in a room without fire or bedding • ma-
nacling him with heavy irons, and relieving his leisure
hours by occasional flagellations. Other instances of
cruelty were alleged against them ; in consequence of which
they were ordered to find bail for their appearance at the
Assizes. The husband was Juicily provided with the ac-
commodation ; but the wife, less fortunate, was consigned
to prison.,

_HORRIBLE MURDER, COMMITTED LAST
SATURDAY NIGHT.--AS Mr. JOHN DYAN, a very re-
; ipectable farmer, residing at Brancroft, near Finningley,-
was returning from Doncaster market, on Saturday even-
' jog last, he was most inhumanly murdered. The assassins
stationed themselves close to a gate leading into a field of
Mr. DrAres, through which he must pass to his house,
which is only one field's length from the road, and on his
opening - the gate he was shot. It is supposed there were
two guns fired, as he received a mortal wound iu the left
breast from a ball, and was severely wounded in the
face at the save time with shot. Mrs. DrAN being
alarmed at his long absence, sent one of the men to
seek him, about half-past two o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing, and on his entering the field leading to the turn-
pike, the first object that prasented itself was his
master's horse without its rider. He immediately took
the horse home, and informed Mrs. DYAN, who, in a
state of mind bordering upon frenzy, ordered the men to
go in search of l‘ir. They proceeded to the gate
leading to the turri'pike road, and on trying to open which
they found some obstruction. On looking down,
horrible to relate, they discovered the body of their master
quite cold and stiff. It is supposed from the nature of the
wound in his breast that he must have died instantaneously.
Suspicion attaches to two inen, who reside within a short
distance of the spot where Mr. D. was found. The in-
quest on the body was to be held yesterday, and the gene-
ral opinion in the neighbourhood is, that the murderers
will soon be brought to justice. It is supposed that the
reason of Mr. D.'s untimely end is owing to his having
rendered himself obnoxious to many of the lower class in
his neighbourhood, on account of his having been rather
tenacious of the game on his land. It is obvious that
plunder was not the object the ruffians bad in view, as his
money, Etc. were all found safe in his possessiou,—Shef-
field