The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-16 00:00:00

RESURRECTION MEN.

LEEDS, MARCII 14.—0 n Sunday night, of
early yesterday morning, the body of a young
lady, named MARTHA ODDY, about 15 years of
age, which had been interred on Friday, was
stolen from the burial ground, adjoining Annie!'
Chapel. The manner in which this robbery Was
committed was altogether diabolical and disgust.
ing. Intent only upon their object of plunder,
the wretches took no pains even to prevent a dis.
covert' of their guilt, and left behind them the
most heart-rending tokens of their brutality and
insensibility.
The grave was discovered open about seven
o'clock yesterday morning, the coffin lid was
split in two, the inscription plate torn off, and
the linen which had wrapped the deceased, as
well as her hair comb, were scattered about the
grave. Adjoining the grave was a large stone
two feet long and one foot wide, which it is sup-
posed had been used by the depredators for the
purpose of breaking the lid of the coffin, es a
small nail was found firmly adhering to the end
of it. A paper containing two lozenges, drePPfds
no doubt, by the villains, was found at the
foot of the grave. Three men were met a little
after midnight on the road between ArmleY and
Leeds, riding in front of a small light cart; It it
also said, that at half-past five o'clock yeslerdBl,
morning, a new box, about a yard and a Parte'
long,' was put upon the Telegraph coach by two
men, at a place not far from the Leeds work'
house. Upon the strength of this intelligencel
Mr. Clark, the Constable of Armies?, has le,,f/,
town for Newcastle, where it is expected he w"'
arrive before the departure of the T elegraph from
Newcastle to Edinburgh this morning.
There appears every probability,
occurrence in this place, and from the well
known fact that an extensive trade is carried on
by resurrection men in London, Manchesr
Newcastle, Edinburgh, and other places, that
the body of the female which has Been disihe
terred in the Armley Chapel yard would not. _n
allowed to remain in Leeds any longer trla.
should be nl-cessary to secure its safe tranars"
lion to another quarter. ro•
A reward of fifty pounds has been
from a recent
..
very pod
perly offered by the relations of the Men
for the discovery of the offenders.—(,
~,
pendent, March 14.) Leeds VW

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NOVAL MODE OF SWINDLING.'" nian ern'
ployed on the rail-road, succeeded in defraudiai:
Mr. BARBER, landlord of the Blue Anchor,
Northgate, Canterbury, in a very singular 1
few days since. The fellow entered the housej
taking with him a large stone bottleond inquiree
the price of gin. Mr. B. gave him the requre",
information, and when a few words were passe
ur
relative to an intended jollification of his Wed
workmen, he said he would take a ga11°9740
add to- that he had procured elsewhere•
order was instantly executed, and the man t
quested to be allowed until the Saturday i t
l.
following, to pay for it ; but having hren, ajit'
fever on previous accasiuns, Mr. B. dechn-4.
The predicament of the landlord and his C-
tomer may easily be imagined ; the Mareitr1
ia
naturally asked what he was to do; Mr'
there was no other alternative but a return„
the spirit, which was urged and consented go 70
the swindler; a gallon was then taken frota trio
vessel, and about the same quantity rennain!fter
it, when the man departed. A short time a
Mr. B. having occasion to retail some of it tend
customer, he remarked its attenuated state, Al;
it was ascertained, that the st gin" the
110
water, consequently the fellow gained about "
quarts of gin by his trick.
had " procured elsewhere," was nothing
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MYSTERIOUS AFFAltt.—Never have h-g.
ej
nessed a more general manifestation of finf"isfis of
regret than has been evinced by all clas6:iss•
society in this town in consfouence of the 1", dy
ing, since Sunday, the '26th ult. of a yneugLy
of most interesting personal appearance/ `,..0.,
amiable disposition, and very respectable,•ig
nexions. From the circumstance of her";inft,
acquainted with an officer of the 86th reg'iri-nce
quartered here, and his also being missing i stn a
the same day, it was at first conjectured tiltl'ittlia
elopement had taken place between them ; :mi
opinion pretty generally prevailed, and circt—wie
stances in some measure supported it, buts to
could not for a moment surrender ourselle• if
the belief that she could be perinad"d t°ll,lelett
such imprudence. The officer's hat has -,,,er
since found, on the Tipperary side of the riniii.
near this town ; from which and other cirea)k.
stances, it is now conjectured, that while rlvaileo
ing together, they had, by some accident/ to.
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1 (OA 1. MARKET, MAncif 15.
Adair's, 32. f;tl-13urtIon, 30s od_Eigliton Moo,f tic!.
Felling Main, 32I—Ileaton, 31s fid—fiebburn !Vl3l"'
3ls 6d—Killingworth, 32s 6d—Litidell's
2ils tid—Old Walker, 31s—Pontop NVindsor,
field Moor, 33s—Townley, 32s 6d—Willington, 34511-"llsErtil
latn, 33s—Walls End Green's, 31s to 31s 6d—Vr Aid"
35s—Walls End Newmareli, 34s lid—Walls En'
dell'', 35s 6d—Lainbton's small, 21s--Fordel plain, vo
Hartley, 32s.____ships at market 36—Shins sold, 151
sold, 2oi.

BIRTHS.
On the kith inst. in Somerset-street, Portman-s(Plar', ' the
In Onthe of J.
14th inst., H.. Pope,
th 'Eesqlady of T. J. ~ of a daughPettigrew, Esq., o.c ter. ^ vlll4'
t i
street, Burlington-gardens, of a daughter.
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MARRIED.
On the 15th inst., at Sr. George the Martyr's, Queen4Ve
irss
William Clark Loraine, Esq., of Wallington, Surrey, 5Q...710.
Alary, (laugher of Sharon Tarner, Esq., of Red Lionsqu

DIED.•
On Monday, the 13th inst., at the house of her brotor 1,0
law, Dr. Yates, at Brighton, Caroline, the beloved wire
H. V. Tebhs, of Doctors'-connnons, London. ,
On the 13th inst. at Holloway, Nary, wile O.
Dance, Esq. aged '.
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31agistrate and Deputy-Lieutenant of the county
On Tuesday, the 14th inst. at
year. Cla )ton Miss 11IarY
field, in her 59t I 1 Clapton,

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