The Sun.
London, England, 1818-02-10 00:00:00

DREADFUL MURDERS AT GREENWICII.

Yesterday morning a Jury was impannelled
the White Hart Tavern, Greenwich, 'before Mr'
CARTER, the Coroner, to inquire into the mode(
of Mr. Bird, aged 88, and his housekeeper, whose
bodies were found murdered about one o'clock on
Sunday afternoon. The Jury at 10 o'clock
ceeded to the house where the murders were per'petr•ated,
petrated, in order to take a view of the bodies,
which remained for the inspection of the Coro"er
and Jory. On entering the house tire body of thie
housekeeper was seen lying ill the-passage, `j'i'b
quilt thrown over it ; she lay on her ba,k,"lll).'
her arms a kimbo ; she bad all her clothes on;
her kit temple was beaten in, supposed from some., •
heavy iron instrument, besides several wotoolsmu•
bruises on her head, arms, &c. whence it is Col)"
jectured that she made a desperate resistance ;Ihe
body and the floor were covered wilt blOod. Tne
Jury next proceeded to take a view of the body (, '
Mr. Bird, which, it possible, had a more dreadf"i "
appearance than that of his housekeeper: his fore'
bead was beaten in from some heavy instrument,
his left cheek was laid open, his' left eye was swell,
ed and blact , and he was covered all over wit--
blood. In consequence of their clot hes being °"'• r
it could not be ascertained if there were any
wounds on the bodies. The Jury now proceeuel
to take a view of the house, garden, &c. o asce"
tain by what means the murderers had gained I'd"'
mittance, or what further depredations might It": 1
been committed. There is a brick wail, Abc).ut,te-t
feet high, which divides the deceased's
from another in the rear, called Powis's.gardelth
—ln Powis's garden the marks of mauV
steps were traced, the tile of a sumtnel:.-1100-
lay on the ground, and appeared to be news
broken by some person in climbiog over the %oil;
as the marks of footsteps were.tpite plain ill "I
mould iodic deceased's garden. The old Geolle;
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man here passed the day', and took rarer
in beautifying it. Two bottles, which appeare'
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to have been recently emptied, antra fobaec°:-
pipe, lay on the parlour table, having the mark:
of blood on them ; from whence it is corijectured
that the murderer or murderers must bave
wiled themselves.' Nothing in the huuse. being,
disturbed, it is supposed the crime 01" st has:.
been committed by some person not a ranger t
the family. The Magiqrat es, neighbours, polls
officers, &c. were 'diligently employed in otakit'i,'
inquiry, but there has been no clue as yet disco''
vexed. The whole of the street before the liguse•
was crowded with the townspeople, with borror
painted in their countenances. The undeaakef
took the measure of the bodies, in order to bac'
the coffins made previous to the removal of th°
bodies, to have them stripped for the inspection
of the Coroner's Jury, ,n hich returned to the ..10rr
1.000) and .adjourned till 8 o'clock in the evening'
At seven o'clock the Jury assembled-again, at
the house of Mr. Ever, the ‘Vhite dart, London'
street, Greenwich, to hear evidence with regard to
tire death of Mr. G. Bird, awl his hoousekeerr',
Mary Sintmons. It appeared from the evidence °A
several witnesses, that on Saturday night, abOul 10,
Mr. Bird's door was'alsersed to he. opens amih:
woman standing opposite to it, and near"o"77-ii.
same time three ill-looking fellows were ,
lurking about that part of the. street. 011
morning tire, brother ,of the deceased Mr. nil.'
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called on his brother's next door oeighhour,
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consequence of his not receiving any answer ta
his repeated knocks at the door. They got
over the wall, and finding the place safely sh°t
up, they suspected all was not right, and re;
paired to the front of the house, and tore'
open a gate. Their endeavourS to open
street door proving ineffectual, tire key belllg
the inside, they entered by a back window,
on opening the door, beheld the horrid spectac44
before related. The surgeons attended, god die:
scribed the mantle'. and nature of tire vvin")(,s-'
which were numerots, and said they Were:s°'

cient to cause death.
'lie Jury Room was filed to :lie extreme, anwl
whom were some of the most respectable inhab"
tauts : Mr. Smith and Goland Forem in, INI"gl,'•
trifles, attended. The Inquest was adjourned v%
a future investigation, sevcral essential witness`

being abselit.

ENGLISH OPERA flot,Se.—A new species (gt
Entertainment was submitted to the public la
night at this Theatre, which is stile(' GATtlet".
ING OF THE CLANS." It consisted chiefly of ti
music, dancing, modes of fighting, and gene"i
manners of the Highlanders of Scotland, at a I:('‘'
mer petiod Of-history. The whole was ellarscii
tensed by a bold and impressive grandeur, an
will doubtless not merely interest our brethren'
the natives
.of the North, but all whose feelings,
are alive to the heroic character of antiquity,
to manners which have been nearly annihilated:lY
the progress of civilization.
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We are glad to learn that the Managers
Drury-Lane Theatre have shewn their go"
sense, and. their 'respect for the Opinions a't
feelings of the Public, by the restoration or M".
DAVISON. We wish that the Conductors of Ct"
vent-GArden Theatre would equally manifest their
taste, judgment, candour, and, indeed, justice,”
re-engaging Mrs. CHARLES KEMBLE, an Acuess
with such accomplishments and original merit,
as would have rendered her conspicuous in the
brightest period of our theaTrieal annals.
It is rumoured that the Lord Lieutenancy
Iledfordsltire, vacant ,by the death of the Earl "I
UppER OtiSoRY, is to be °fretted to-Lord GRAII-
- who has extensive estates in that Cotlnty•
t'i'c learn that the Blue interest in Newca'de-
upon-Lyme, at the recent assemblage of the prify
cipais, came to the resolution of supporting the
two present Members for that Boroogh, in CO4
they came forward at the approaching Election ;
and that Mr. WIL,MoT, the iniSHC'et!Ssfiti Candi'
date at the last Election, is noW cativassing; 81)0114
his friends in that phee, who, together ' with
another respectable Candidate, not yet naive"'
will be brought forward in the Corporation
terest, so th4t a smart contest may be expected.
(Stafford Paper.)

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