Star.
London, England, 1826-10-21 00:00:00

THE MURDERS NEAR LEATHERHEAD.

Intelligence reached Union Hall late on Thursday
evening, from an inhabitant of Beckenham, in Kent,
that a party of gipsies had, early that morning, en-
camped near the village, and from the description given
of the parties suspected of being implicated in the
bloody deed, an individual among the gipsies resembled
one of the people described. Newcome, an officer from
Union Hall, was instantly dispatched to the place
pointed out, called Green-lane, in which two tents were
pitched. It was near midnight when the constable
reached the spot, and, it may be naturally ezpected,
the gipsies had gone to sleep. After examining their"
features, he was persuaded that they were not the par-
ties wanted. He found that Hall and Pople, who have
been out two days searching the country for the fugi-
tives, had visited the same party in the course of the
day, whom they had left with their address, in order to
stew, if any one went to their tents, that an investiga-
tion had been already accomplished. The gipsies, how.
ever, began t' relate to Newcome, that they knew very
well :Mary Ayres, and the man with whom she coha-
bits ; they stated further, that they had seen them near
Guildford lately, but on further inquiry, it turned out
that this was full three weeks back. On being asked
where they (the party with whom Newcome was con-
versing) were on the night that the murder was com-
mitted? it was answered, near Sevenoaks, in Kent.—
They said, that the murder was spoken of wherever
'they went.
In addit'on to this information we have to stare; that
application from the country, requesting accurate and
lull descriptions of the suspected individuals, which were
accordingly sent off without loss of time. A letter
'reached Union Hall yesterday, that a woman dressed in
a similar manner to the description given of Mary
Ayres, was seen in the metropolis on Monday last; but
the information being anonymous, no attention was
paid to it. A rumour prevailed yesterday, that suspi-
cion now attached to another individual, against whom
hitherto no imputation was raised, and that the sus-
pected party was then in custody. Grassmith, who
went down to Fetcham with the gipsies whom he ap-
prehended near Windsor, had not returned yesterday
afternoon, nor was it known whether they had been
liberated or not. The probability is that they had.

Botzotr, Ocr. 18.—Thomas Holt and Thomas Kay
were apprehended on Monday evening, for intimidating
and preventing James Jones and Robert Jeffreys from
working at Mr. Jones's mills. From the depositions of
the several witnesses, viz. John Jones, Esq. Robert
Jeffreys, and James Jones, it appeared, that on the 2d
of October il the informants, who had been employed,
and were still employed by Mr. Jones, had applied at
bis mills for etpploy, when they were intimidated by
the prisoners; under threats of being killed if they went
to their work. After a stormy debate, the prisoners
(who came prepared with bail) entered into recogni-
zances to appear and appeal at the next Kirkdale
Sessions. These cases have etched ahe greatest interest.
The prisoners boas that they want for no money ; and
Mr. Jones says, if it cost him 100,0001., he will bring
the whole of these men to justice. •
hots Toanz.—At the Staffordshire and Shropshire
Quarterly Meetings last week, iron was advanced one
pound per ton. There is a considerable number of
orders on hand at the larger works, and the demand on
the irhole is materially improved. The iron trade of
Scotland has much revived, pig iron, No. 1, having
advanced 10s. per ton, the price being now 71. The
hardware trades are slowly, but decidedly, recovering
from their late depression, and considerable exportations
have taken place to France and America. Oa the
whole, the trade of the midland counties is reviving—
a fact, which the steady tonnages so the canals place
beyond doubt. _

Yesterday morning, at a very early boor, the house
of a hair-dresser, named Walters, who resides in Ken-
nington•road, was broken open, and his shop, which
was well stocked with perfumery, false curls, Ike. was
robbed. The thief was an expert workman, taking out
a pane of glass to admit his hand through, for the pur-
pose of unfastening the bolts which secured the window.
When in the- shop, he was heard by Mr. Walters and
his wife. Mr. Walters was very anxious to run down
stairs and secure him, but his wife would not allow him,
being apprehensive that he would be murdered. The
thief accordingly walked off with his booty, and Mr.
Walters saw him carrying it away when he looked out
of the window.