The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-06 00:00:00

MURDER AT BATH.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.
(From the 2d Edition of the -Beak Journal.)
We find, on further enquiry, a trifling inaccuracy
in our former report, that the prisoner Gilham had
confessed being the murderer, to Mr. Bourne the
governor of the gaol, before he acknowledged it to
the Rev. Mr. Marshall; and had stated either to him,
or one of the 'prisoners, that he had kept the, stick
which he used a month previously to the committal
of his diabolical purpose. It has been stated, that
when he burnt the stick, he likewise burnt his bloody
clothes, The prisoner has a father;and mother, four
brothers, and two sisters, of excellent character. The
Rev. Mr. Joyce, the clergyman of the parish (Tap-
low, Bucks, near Maidenhead, Berks) where they
live, addressed a letter to our magistrates, on behalf
of the prisoner, shortly after he was taken.up on sus-
picion, and spoke in the highest terms of him, adding
that if he had wanted a servant, he would have.
taken Gilham into his service without any written
testimony of his character.--so great was his confi-
dence in his honesty. One of thebrothers of the priso-
ner, who has lived as gardener to the clergyman above-
named upwards of nine years,came to Bath on Satur-
day; for the purpose .of seeing the prisoner. This was
the most heart-rending circumstance connected with
this dreadful occurrence, except . the murder itself.
His brother appears a respectable and steady young
man, of a prepossessing appearance,..--dad was .over-
wheltned with remorse. He was denied an interview
with his brother at the Guildhall or prison; but the
Magistrates ordered that he should be apprised
where he could see him on the following morning, at
five o'clock, when he was sent off to Shepton Mallet
gaol. Accordingly, the brother waited at Devonshire-
buildings until the chaise arrived, and the interview
was more deeply affecting to those who witnessed it
than language can describe, -
The prisoner is a middle-sized man, about five feet
six inches high, broad across the shoulders, and
generally stout in his make; he has a light counte.7
nance, and no person would suspect from his appear-
ance that he was so dreadful a villain as he has
proved. He had lived five years, previous to his
engagement with Mrs. Coxe, with the Reverend
Vansittart Neil, and left that gentleman's service with
an excellent character.
According to the statement made by the. prisoner
on Saturday, in his examination, he did not cut her
throat standing. It appears that as deceased was
coming down to the kitchen, Gilham and his wife
were going up to the garret, anti that immediately
they entered the bed-room, Gilham observed to his
wife, that he had a pain in his bowels, and must go
down to the water-closet, when he met deceased in
the kitchen, and with a bludgeon that he had pre-
viously provided, and which he had in his posses-
sion for a month preceding, he struck the deceased
violent blows on the top and front of the head,
which felled her to the ground, and that,he then fell
, on her person, and with a clasp knife he had in his
pocket he perpetrated the horrid deed. The wife
was surprised at her husband's not returning, and
had some intention of going down after him, but
fell asleep, and knew nothing of the dreadful affair
until she was alarmed by the firing of the pistols.

THE MARQUIS OF ANGLESEY.—We can
assure the anxiously expecting citizens of Dublin that orders
have been received for the vessel, apprepriated to that ser-
vice, to proceed to Holyhead on the 9th instant, the Mar-
quis of ANctxsEV being expected there on the 10th, to
embark for this country, and assume a government to
which the moat favourable anticipations are attached.—
Dublin Warder.:
HAMILTONIAN SYSTEM.--The classical
books, printed with-a double (a literal, and a:free) trans-
lation,.: according. to the suggestion of the Edinburgh
Review,inow embrace all the .lamguages usually studied in
this country. For the , Greek tbere is the Anabasis of
Xenophon—a book peculiarly adapted by its simple and
elegant style, for this plan'of tuition. For the Latinr-
Eutropies, and Cicere's Treatises " De Senectute" and:
"De Amicitia." For the French—Voltaire's
prose selec-
tions, commencing with the easier extracts,' and ascending
to the more difficult authors, and the same for the Gerinan.
A female of exceedingly respectable appear-
ance and connexions, who keeps .a lodging-house in Par-
liament-street, appeared before the Maros on Thursday,
under the following circumstances seems that the cel-
lar under her house is inhabited by a family., who rent it,
not from the. defendant, but front . bee landlord, and, that
the flue from the fire-place leading into the chimney •9f her
parlour, a little above,:had been obstructekby some repairs
in the chimney, which caused it to smoke., The obstruc-
tion, not without considerable opposition from the defend-
ant, was removed, by the desire of the landlord, and the
other day a boy, about twelve years of age, was sent up
by the inhabitants of the cellar to, sweep the chimney. In
the course Of ; the operation, a considerable quantity of soot
and rubbish came down the 'ehimney into the parlour,
which was let to some lodgers. The defendant, therefore,
called to the boy to come down out of the chimney, asiaan-
date which he was by no means prompt in obeying. In
order to intimidate hint into compliance, she threatened that
if he did not come down, she would light a .fire. under
him. he boy still continued his wOr}i., and the
put he,r.threat into execution; and the boy, according to
his own description, was nearly suffocated by the ascending
volumes of smoke ; and, in descending was severely
scorched by the heat, The defendant said, that the boy
Wilfully threw the soot down into her parlour,
and when she desired h desist, a
him to defendant.
as u
she w
expecting a gentleman sr two who occupied the
parlour to come home to dinner, he still. perse-
vered ; that she then made use of .the threat before-men-
tinned, thinking to frighten him out of. the chimney ; and
finding that to have no effect„ she put a handful of shavings
in the grate and, lighted:, them. " , have no doubt,
Madam," said she I%Tayor, that this boy may have be-
haved himself very hupropcily ;
o ce? but was
God that th f
e proper
mode of correcting such an offe Good o h
could you possibly have feund another momenes peace:in
life, if that boy's de:ith, •wh, ich was extremely probable,
had been the consequence?. The lady protested, and We
sincerely believe her, that she had not the slightest •inten,
lion or wish to do the boy any harm, bat she thought the
smoke would frighten him down out of the chimney.,The
Mayor held her to bail to answer, to a charges Aspatilt
upon the boy at the
,next. Quarter essions.,, Quid
upon. observe, that this one of those linspParli_hick.m
oustantly,occurrieg,here, of ,horrid cruelttX„X: l'hu,?:kfrOra
he want of that degree of reflection 'wli‘sth a, lgr9Pel,Mrn'
utthy with our fellow-creatures would inrely puttee in
very human Cprpldcle.
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