The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-08 00:00:00

THE MURDER A r DERBY.

(From the Second Edition of the Derby and

Chesterfield .Reperter.)
)CAPTURE OF THE MURDERERS.

FOUB O'CLOCK, THURSDAY AFTERNOON.—We
have just returned from Stanley, where two men,
Samuel Bonsai! (or Bonser) and William Bland
(of Heage), have been examined . before Sir
Henry Wilmot, Bam, and John Radford, Esq.,
on the charge of being implicated in the murder
of Miss Goddard. They were taken into custody
at Heage, on Tuesday evening and on Wednes-
day were taken before John iadford and Jede-
diah Strutt, Esqrs., at Belper, when they were
remanded till to-day, and this morning were con-
veyed to Stanley. • •
On arriving at Stanley we found a large con-
course of people assembled in front of the inn
where•the supposed murderers were in custody,
and the little village was quite in a commotion.
The conduct of the two prisoners was very dissi-
milar. Bonser '(evho is a collier, apparently an
active man of about 3?, or 33 years of age, and
dressed in fustian troWsers and jacket), conducted
him Self with great.,,,sang
.froid, and frequently.
laughed, attempting a display of innocence and
quietude to which his varying colour and forced
-den-re:anon!. gave a strong contradiction. Bland
(who was • dressed in a blue smock-frock) was
very silent and thoughtful; and his conduct pre-
sented a striking contrast to that of his fellow
prisoner. •
From the inquiries which we made on the
spot, we obtained the subjoined particulars, the
chief of which may be relied on as correct; but,
of course, as the examination before the Magis-
trates was a private one, we cannot furnish our
readers with copies of the depositions. The par-
ties implicated in the robbery and murder are,
as far as is yet known, the two prisoners, Bonsai!
and Bland, and a man (who has since absconded),
named Starbuck, alias Holmes. The latter per-
son is a travelling chimney-sweep, and has fre-
quently been employed in that capacity at Miss
Goddard's. This man, together with another
named Domino, with an alias (a tinker by trade),
lodged in a notorious rookery at Heage, and it
appears cohabited with, or are married to, women
of the same class as themselves; and it was through
these women, in the first instance, that informa-
tion of the real murderers was conveyed. The
same parties speak also to the two former rob-
beries at Miss Goddard'sbeing committed by the
sltne

On Saturday evening, during a conversation
between. Domino, Holmes, and their two women,
the subject of the murder was introduced; and
knowing that Holmes (the sweep) had been con-
twcted wi:h the former robberies (the fruits of
which were shared among a lot of pals),.Domino
intimated his suspicions of the guilt of Holmes.
To this, at first, he made no reply ;. and Domino
(who, if he had not been connected with any of
his expeditions, had been specifically invited to
join Holmes in one of the robberies at Miss
Goddard's) immediately said, " Why, thou
showest guilt." He subsequently confessed that
he, Bonsall, and Bland were the parties, but
that he had notching to with the murder, with
which he puticularly charged Bonsall. In con-
sequence of this, Domino and his woman com-
municated with Hawkins, the constable, and
Bonsai' arid Bland were taken into custody ;
Holmes having-made his escape to Leek (it was
thought) whither Hawkins, accompanied by
Domino, has pursued him. A variety of. articles
were found in Bonsali's house, some of which
have been identified as Miss Goddard's property,
and upon some unbleached calico there were
marks of blood.

The wife of Bland (who..bad an, infant at her
breast) and her mother, were in attendance at
Stanley. - The scene was-most distressing._ Mrs.
Bland freely acknowledged that her husband ad-
.7nitted to her a few minutes before he was taken
into custody, that he was one of the party, but
he denied having any connection with the mur-
der, stating that he heard the cries of Miss God-
dard " to spare her life." and was grieved when
'le knew what had taken place. He told her that
Hohnes (the sweep) struck the first blow, and
lnd that Bbnsall followed it up. She also states
that about seveno'clock on the night of the mur
der Bonsai! called at their.house, andhe and. her
husband went away together.
On being taken before the Magistrates, Bland
stated that he was innocent of the capital charge,
and at the proper time would tell all. Bonsai!
endeavoured to be collected,but his face changed
colour repeatedly, and on being taken to Miss
Goddard's the alteration was very palpable.
Miss Sarah Goddard (the surviving sister) iden-
tified Bonsall as the man who " looked stern and
savage at her," and " shook his fist;" she also
distinctly stated that he was the man who
knocked her down, and afterwards beat her with
a jemmy (an iron instrument). She said she had
never seen Bland before, and this fact is cer-
tainly corroborative of his wife's statement.
Miss Goddard inquired anxiously " for the other
man"—she wanted to see' " the other man ;"
and we understand for the last day or two she
has talked frequently about " a sweep." The
conjecture is, that the deceased Miss Goddard
identified " the sweep " when in her room, and
that was the reason why he (or they) murdered
her. But this, of course, is merely conjecture.
In a day or two no doubt all the facts will be
dis6losed.
Miss Sarah Goddard, and a girl who was in the
house on the afternoon preceding the murder,
identified an apron found in Bonsall's house as
the one which the deceased wore on thatvery day.

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The partieg were again remanded until to-
morrow, and were sent to Derby 3aol. In taking
them through the village, the yells from the
crowd were terrific, and several attempts were
made to seize Bonsai!, who would certainly have
met with rough treatment had he not been pro-
tected by the officers. Ile attempted to laugh,
but his whole demeanour had undergone a
change since his appearance before Miss Sarah
Goddard. Bland's demeanour was much the
same as at first, though he was considerably
moved when he encountered his weeping wife.

We hope to be able to announce the capture
of Holmes shortly.

OTHER BURGLARIES AT DERBY.

Between twelve and one o'clock on Wednes-
day morninir, the 28th ult., the house of Mr.
Hinkley, farmer, of " the Ash," between Etwall
and Sutton-on-thedlill, in this county, was en-
tered by three daring villains, who got through
the cellar grate. Mrs- Hinkley hearing some
one in the house, got out of bed and went to the
room door, and, convinced that some one was
on the other side, called out " who's there?
what do you want ?" After the lapse of a mo-
ment the door was forced open, and a man en-.
tered the room armed with two pistols, one of
which he presented at Mrs. H., telling her
that " if she did not get into bed again, he would
blow her brains out." He then followed her to
the bed, in which were Mr. Hinckley and it little
boy, where he remained holding a pistol in one
hand and a candle in the other, whilst two other
men forced open the drawers, &c., with jemmies.
From a desk they took about 28s. in silver and a
security for 2001. at Messrs. Smiths' bank. Not
finding what they wanted so readily, the armed
ruffians demanded to know "where their money
was—they had more in the house—money they
wanted, and money they must have." Mrs. H.
persisted that they had no more—that they paid
their men weekly, and that they had not sold
their cheese. After this the thieves made their
retreat. One of the burglars wore a mask.
"'here was in the desk from which they took the
285., money to the amount of 701., which fortu-
nately they did not discover, There were in the
house two nieces and the mother of Mrs. H., but
none of them dare offer resistance. We should
have stated that the villains also stole a silver
watch, maker's name John Huddon, No. 1,881,
with brass seal and two keys attached with a
black ribbon. They effected an entrance by
taking a pane of glass from the back window.
Last night week (being the fair night), a dar-
ing robbery was committed in the house of Mr.
Rowley, Rising Sun, Friar Gate, Derby. It ap-
pears that about six o'clock in the evening, two
young men, to all appearance gentlemen, went
to the bar and asked for sonic gin and water.
The servant girl was going up stairs when one of
them gave a low whistle, and on the girl turning
round, he exclaimed "I have a dog somewhere
about;" the other "gentleman" added " you
seem rather sneaking there with the hot water,
fetch us some directly." Shortly afterwards they
went away, one of them saying "You'll tell Mr.
that Mr. Taylor has been and could not stay
any longer ;" and again turning he said—" be
sure and remember the name—Mr. Taylor." On

;oing np stairs, about eleven o'clock, the door
and window of the servant's room were found
wide open, and on further examination it was
discovered that a chest of drawers had been
tbrced open, apparently with a chisel, from one
of which was taken a purse containing a 51.
Bank of England note, about six sovereigns, and
a quantity of silver—amounting in the whold to
about 12/. Two other purses and the contents of
the drawers were thrown out on the top of the
chest. In every room partially burnt lucifer
matches were found.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.
The details of the intelligence, from India, published
early in a Second Edition of The Sun gave increased
firmness to the prices of our funds, Consols leaving
off at 93 931 for Money and for the Account. India
Stock also improved to 248 250 ; Exchequer Bills, Old,
51 53; New, 50 52. premium.
Foreign Securities were also a shade better. The
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. being 52 521 ; the
Five per Cents., 100 1001; Belgian, 1024 1031;
Danish, 82 . 83 ; and Brazilian, 63„4,
The supposition generally current in the market-in
which Mexican Bonds are dealt in, and which was
noticed this morning, has received confirmation from
subsequent operations ; the 'rates at which real pur-
chases can be made, or sales effected, are precisely
those of Wednesday, namely, 33 334.
The Share market left Ott this evening with a better
feeling than had been visible during the day. London
and Birmingham were 183 185 ; Birmingham and
Gloucester, 39 41; Great Western, 824- 834 ; the
Half shares, 591 601 ; South Western, 57158 ; North
Alidland, 56 58 ; the New shares, 274 281 ; South
Eastern and Dover, 23 231 ; Eastern Counties, 81
81 ; Northern and listern, 351 364; Black wall, 61
; and Brightons, 361 361 per share.
The rates of Exchange, and especially on Ham-
burgh, continue to be considerably in favour of this
country ; on Amsterdam it was quoted 12 6+ 12 64;
Rotterdam, 12 61 ; Antwerp, 12 41 ; Hamburgh,
13 11:;-, 13 12 ; Frankfort, 151 151+ ; Paris, 25f. 821 c.,
25f. 874 c. ; Marseilles, 25 87 ; Genoa, 25 90, 25 95 ;
Leghorn, 30 35, 30 40 ; Vienna, 9 56, 9 57; Madrid,
361 ; and Lisbon, 524 521.
The quotations for the Bonds were—Colombian, 201
21 ; Peruvian, 16 17 ; Portuguese Five per Cents.,
36 331; the Three per Cents., 211 211; Spanish
Five per Cents., 15/ 161; the Three per Cents.,
201 21.
COURSE OP EXCHAr
Amsterdam CF. 12 96
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam U. 12 10
Antwerp l2 8
Uamburgh M.B. 13 144
Alton*.
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 70
Ditto, 3 months 25 95
Marseilles
Bourdeaus 26 0
Frankfort on Maine 1514
Petersburgh, 3 Us. 37
Berlin

Vienna, effue. fl. 3M. 959
Trieste, ditto
Madrid ..
Cadiz
Bilbao 36
Barcelona
Seville

GE-(YESTERDAY.)

Gibraltar ..... 46
Leghorn 3O 50
Genoa '2,6 0
Milan
Venice ... 47
Naples ..............4♦
Palermo, per •z 120
Lisbon
Oporto 52
Rio Janeiro 23fr
Bahia
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21 days sight 'obi
IPhiladelphia 4?
PRICES OF BULLION, ?ER tn..
Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin ...3 17 6
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 91
Silver in Bars... 0 4 11

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

COUNTY OF DORSET RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
Thre Years Old Stalco3 of 501. each, h ft. Mile and

a quarter.
Mr. Biggs' Eleus, Bst Glb ........................ walked over
The Dorsetshire Gold Cup, by subscription of 10 sous.
ea .11, 'added to a handicap of 5 sous. each, 3 ft. Two

miles and a half. (18 Subs.)
Hon: S. Herbert's Arctic, aged, Bst 10Ib ...(Rogers) 1
Mr; Denny's Cracksman, 6 yrs, 7st 10Ib
Mr. Wreford's Franchise, 3 yrs, Est 101 b 3
Mr. Legg's Stickler, aged, 7st 131 b
Mr. Farquharson's c by Cadiz—Annette,4 yrs, 7st slb dis
Mr. Biggs's Eleus, 3 yrs, ist 41b
Mr. Galpinc's Scrap, 3 yrs, 6st 101 h
Four ran wrong side of a post. Won easy.
The Members' Plato of 501., added to a sweepstakes of 5
• sors. each, 3 ft. Heats, two miles. (9 Subs.)
Lord Palmerston's Jliona, 5 yrs, 9st 31b ...... 4 1 1
Mr. Farquharson's c by Cadiz—Annette,
4 yrs, Bst 91b.. .. ; ....... ........................... 1 4 2
Mr. Wreford's Franchise, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b...... 3 2 dr
Mr. Legg's Stickler, aged, 9st alb .......... 2 3 dr
Sweepstakes of 10 SOTS. each, and 10 added ; winner to
be sold for 701., &c. Gentlemen riders. Heats, one
mile. (4 Subs.)
General Gilbert's Pulwaun, 4 yrs, list 11b... 4 1 1
Mr. Joyce's Atalanta, 5 yrs, llst llb ............ 1 2 2
Mr. Grove's Maid of Houour, 6 yrs, 1 Ist 1016 3 3 3
Mr. Hopkins's Factory Girl, 3 yrs, 9st 51b 24 4
PERTH RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The Challenge Whip, given by the Duke of Buccleuch,
added to a Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, with 501.
given by the Caledonian Hunt; three vrs old, 7st 4th;
four, Bst 41b ; five, Bst 11th ; six and aged, 9st llb ;
mares, &c., allowed 31b. Two miles. (2 Subs.)
Mr. Johnstone's Charles the Twelfth, 6 yrs (Marson) 1
Mr. W. R. Ramsay', Foxborry, 3 yrs
Won by a head.
The County Members' Plate of 501. ; three yrs old,
Bst slb ; four, 9st 91b ; five, lOst 21b ; six and aged,
lOst slb ; Scotch bred horses allowed 31b ;
71b ; mares and geldings, 31b. Thrice round.
Mr. Merry's Cable, 3 yrs . (Joy) 1
Mr. Maitland's Clem-o'-the-Cleugh, 6 yrs
Sir C. Moncles b c by Master Syntax, 4 yrs 3
Won by-half a length.
The Hunters' Stakes of 50 soVs. each, with 20 added ;
12st. 71b. each. Half-bred horses allowed 71b. Gen-
tlemen riders. Heats, once round and a dis. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Mills's Oswald, aged ...... (Capt. Richardson) 1 1
Mr. W. H. Johnstone's Caliph, aged. 2 2
Lord Glenlyon's Confusion, aged 3 3
Sir T. Moncrieff's Donald Caird, aged '4 dr
Plate of 50/., given by the Perth Hunt, for horses that
never won lOW., &c. 3 yrs, 7st 71b •, 4 yrs, Bst 7lb ;
5 vrs, 9st llb ; 6 yrs, and aged, 9st 11b. Mares, &c.,
allowed 2lbs. Winners, extra, &c. Heats, onawround.
Mr. W. Johnstone's William le Gros, 3 yrs 1 1
2 2
sannj; 3
Jock
kaY'erssanYtresr. 3 3
Smirr.CW. A.lAoin.cAlelsexFalnagd.wsemro,

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.

The fallowing ars the results of " A Table of Mortality in
the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from all Causes
Registered in the week ending ort. isv.„ The Table is
issued from the Office of the Registrar-General:—

Weekly
Average
1835-9.40-1
Total. r---"---1
Four I Four
Summers IYears
Epidemic, Endemic, & Contagious Diseases 158 191 190
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 152 150 149
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of

CAUSES OF DEATH.

Respiration ..... .......................... 265 219 268
24 16 18
Diseases of the Hea-t and Blood-vessels
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and ether

Organs of Digestion
iso..:: ....... . ,793 7E6, 61
6
Diseases of the Kidneys, St e 4 4 4
Chilabed, Diseases of the Uterus, Ice
Diseases of the Joints, 9 8 10
Diseases of the Skin, gcc ...................... 3 1 1
Diseases of Uncertain seat
iya Age, or Natural Decay
Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intern_
-

perance ........

...... 36 23 25

t*
Causes not specified ..... . ..................... ... 6 6 7
Deaths from all causes. ...... 924 _-
Average Weekly Death 5............ 845 912
Pontdamu-ion•
Average Death
merated NVeekty in
1641. Deaths the
183S-9-4ii-1. Week
West—Kensington, St. George r-,_..1
(Hanovwr-square),Westmin- Four i Four
ster, St. Martin in the Fields, Ye• rs.lSummers.
St. James ....................... 300,705 135
124 125
North—St. Mary-le .bone, St.
Pancras, Islington, Hackney 365,660 162 149 182
Central—Saint Giles and Saint
George, Strand, Clerkeowell,
Holborn, St. Luke, East Lon-
don West London, City of
London ............ .. ........ • • '373'306 is 3 174 152
East—Shoreditch,Whitechape
Bethnal Green, St. George
in the East, Stepney, Poplar 392'49'i 206 193 221
South—St Saviour, St. Olave,
St. George( Southwark), BOr-
monchey, Newington, Lam-
beth, Cainberwoll, Rother-
hake, Greenwich .... ...... ...433,060 221 203 214

DISTItII✓TS.

walls, the City and Liberties ot
T0ta1......... 1,870,727 912 *4B 924
It is Mated that under the term Metropolis are comprised tht
32 districts herein mentioned, which include the City of Lon-
), St. Leonard ( arum_
don with and without the
Camberwell,ewingt°nOreemwich, St. Niebola,
Westminster, the out-parishes within the Bills of Mortality—
The population, a,
and the parishes of St. Abryiebone, St. Pancras, Kensing_tnn,
and in June 1841, was
Fulham, Hammersmith ObapelrY), St. Luke (Chelsea), Pad-
itleiyn g),ton,
St. Slut
a. Mar-
bow,
b(ott,o lie N
enumerateda n d St.P au 1
i(nl)leBp3tlf7,l,
);s all:s(l9\4V:so,oolw;ich.
1,870,727. The weekli avenge for 1838, 1839, 1840. and
1841, was obtained by dividing the deaths in the four years bl
203, and the deaths in the four winters by 52.
TEMPERATURE IN THE WEEKS ENDING
' Sept.l24. Oct. 1.
71'" 6:,°
44 47
57 54
,1842.

Highest .....................
Lowest

Daily Mean .........
General Register Office, Oct.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

I Mr. Lambert made his debut at this theatre last
evening in the character of Sir Anthony Absolute.
This gentleman has marked features, considerable
powers of grimace, and a good voice. He gave IR
the conventional Sir Anthony Absolute very fairly,
and was judicious enough not to aim at making any
new points. He was most successful in the scene
in which, introducing his son to Mrs. Malaprop and
Lydia, Beverly and Jack Absolute are discovered to
be one and the same person. It was rather unfortu-
nate that he should have chosen the character of Sir
Anthony for his first appearance before a London
audience. It seemed to challenge a comparison with
Parren ; and where is the actor who, in Farren's pecu-
liar line, can come out from such an ordeal unscathed?
Mr. Lambert's style is essentiallydifferent from Farren's,
and approaches nearer to Blanchard than to that of
any actor we remember. We should say he would
do better in farce than in comedy, and there is a
heartiness about him which would tell well in the
domestic drama. His engagement is undoubtedly an
acquisition to the Drury lane company, inasmuch as
It'strengthens it in the only line in which it was
Wehietl- -Thee-Captain Absolute of An-
derson, and the Mrs. Malaprop of Mrs. C.
Jones, are well known and justly appreciated. Mr.
Phelps was the Faulkland, and never have vq.e
seen this very ditficu`lt character more effectively
pourtrayed. Faulkland, as usually represented, is a
sermonizing bore, but Mr. Phelps made him a really
interesting character. We felt that he was a somewhat
over sensitive but honourable and warm-hearted man,
who, notwithstanding all his faults, was deserving of
our sympathy. Perhaps in the whole range of acting
nothing is more difficult to hit than the line which
separates serious comedy from tragedy. In his
delineation of the character of Faulkland, Mr.
Phelps has shown that he has the judgment and dis-
crimination to mark the distinction between the two,
and, accordingly, his Faulkland is the best on the
stage. He was excellently supported by Miss Helen
Faucit, who made a most interesting Julia. Mrs.
Nesbitt was Lydia Languish, and never had Lydia a
more fascinating representative. She seemed quite to re-
vel in the part. Keeley, as Acres, was very humorous,
albeit not quite the Acres of Sheridan ; and Hud-
son, as Sir Lucius O'Trigger, was clever and lively.
A word to these two gentlemen. Did they not in the
challenge writing scene interpolate certain passages ?
Let them beware of this propensity, and rest assured,
that however, clever they may be, they cannot im•
prove the text of Sheridan. Mr. Charles Mathews, as
Fag, showed how much could be made of a small
character by a clever actor. The best acted character
in the play, however, was the David of Mr. Compton.
Never was warm-hearted, honest,, uneducated, but
.not ignorant fidelity, better delineated. It was per-
fect; and it is worth while to visit Drury-lane if it
be only to see the David of Mr. Compton. The house
was exceedingly well filled.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
THIS EVENING, OCT. 8,
Te Performances will commence with the New Original
APlo.dramatio Romance, called the OWL SISTERS; or,
t HAUNTED ABBEY RUINS. Principal Characters by
Messrs. Lyon, 0. Smith, H. Beverly, Craven, Wilkinson,
Maynard, Frampton, Miss Faucit, Miss Chaplin, and Mrs.
H. P. Grafton.
After which, THE RIFLE BRIGADE. Characters by
Messrs. Wright, 0. Smith, H. Beverly, Mrs. H. Beverly,
Mrs. FL P. Grafton, and Miss Murray.
To conclude with NORMA. Pollio, Mrs. H. P. Grattan ;
Norms, Mr. Paul Bedford; Adalgisa, Mr. Wright.
Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. Doors open at half-put
six, commence at seven o'clock.

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