Star.
London, England, 1811-12-13 00:00:00

THE MUR:DARS.,II4I.RACCLIFF:E.RIGHirdit

Yesterday morning, the carpenter (Mi. Pugh's '
Inan),-Who hadbeen employed about three weeks ago
in finishing Mr. Mary's shop, undetwent another exa-
mination at the Thames Police Office. Mr. Mare's
meant, and a bricklayer, attended to identify the
man. Many respectable housekeepers, his landlqrd,
and others, appeared in favour of his character ; and,
to the satisfaction of the Magistrates; proved an.alibi.
The chissel was proved to be that which Mr. Pugh's
man had borrowed ; but a young man swore he found
it in the cellar, at the time he accompanied the watch-
I man in Mr. Mares house, immediately after the mur-
ders were committed. The Magistrates discharged
the man, there not being sufficient evidence for auto-
cher hearing.
A girl, named Wilkie, whose name was mentioned
as having threatened to murder Mrs. Marr, volun-
tarily surrendered herself for an investigation into her
conduct, daring her six months servitude in the un-
fortunate family, which she had left six weeks since.
The girl completely satisfied the Magistrates of her
innocence, from her readiness to give every informa-
tion relating to the knowledge Ore possessed of the
family affairs during that time. She stated that she
officiated as an assistant in the shop, and not as the
servant-maid, whose name was Catherine Gibbs, The
simplicity of the young girl particularly excited the
notice of the Magistrate=.
Wednesday night the . Magistrates obtained some
information, and early yesterday morning Police Of
cers, from most of the Public Offices; were dispatched
in every direction. The felloiking partikulars of a
suspicious nature have transpired : •
About half-past one O'clock on Sunday limning, a
man in the employ of Messrs. Sims, of Sun Tavexn,
fields, returned home. The foreman of the works paid
the man eight shillings early on Saturday evening.
When he went to his lodgings, the woman of the house
observed the smock-frock whiCh he wote to be very
ditty ; and said to the man, "Where have you been 1"
He replied, e that an oil cask had burst over him,
and that he had endeavoured to wash it off." The
woman said, that cold water would not take away the
oil, and that she could not smell it. Shortly after-
,!wards the man retired to bed with his fellow lodger,
but early the same morning made his escape from his
lodgings, and has not since been heard of. His part-
suer has been very ill ever since, for which reason he
has not been examined, nor will he be brought up
until some tidings are beard of the man, who is sup-
posed to have talcen the road to Portsmouth. He is
about the middle stature, 30 years of age, with only
one eye, and WAS habited in a smock-frock, which was
Mich washed in the front, and wore duck trowsers.
Late last night the Magistrates had received no in-
telligence of the success of the officers.
- The concourse of spectators yesterday was immense.
The Earl of SEFTON was among the gentlemen who
attended at the Shadwell Office, but his Lordship,
after a lorg conference with the agistrates, retired
before the examinations took place.
We are glad to find that Government has taken
means to discover the murderers of Mr. Mare and his
family, by offaing a reward of £lOO to any one ut
them, except an actual perpetrator, whose evidence
may lead to conviction. Yesterday an advertisement
to that effect was stuck np in large characters, in the
neighbourhood of Ratcliffe-highway, and otheetparts
of thirtliwn. -
The corpse of James Biggs, the servant-lad, was
buried yesterday afternoon, at Mill-yard BuriaLmund ,
in Godciman's Fields. The funeral was a walking
procession ; paging from Ratcliffe-highway, through
4W-ell-close-square, up Well-street, to Mill yard ; the
whole waslined with crowds, whose anxious sympa-
thy did them honour. The lad was his mother's only
child—and she is a widow. As her whole comfort
appeared centered in her son's happy existence, her
feelings can be better conceived by tender mothers
than described..

EXAMINATION AT BOW-STREET.
At half-past eight o'clock yesterday evening, Mr.
Bet!jaminlffahh, Member for Wotton Bassett, was
put to the Bar.
' Sir Thomas Plomer, his Majesty's Solicitor-Gene-
ral, was sworn.—He stated, that having made a
considerable purchase, he consulted with the prisoner'
about three months ago respecting the selling-out of
some stock in the three per cents. at which time the'
prisoner advised him to the contrary, alledging that
the fends would certainly get up, and that by keep.'
'lag the stock in' them, he (Sir T. Pion:lC.o would be'
benefited. Oa the 29th of November List, however,
the prisoner called on him in Lincoln's inn, and ad-
vised him to sell out, as he (the prisoner) was of
nion that the funds would fall ; and Sir Thomas,
after consulting a mercantile Gentlemon, daermined
to do so, and the prisoner was in:atucred to find a
purchaser. On the lat of Decombir the prisoner
called,- and told Sir Thole :s that he had sold the
stock, and only waited for him to seat his convenience
toanake the transfer. Sir Thomas made the transfer;
and the money was paid into his banker's. It so
happened, that not being able to get the title-deed to
the estate which he had purchased completed, he
found the money he had in his banker's hands for
that purpose would not be wanted ; and he consulted
the prisoner about laying it out in Exchequer bills,;
on which business, he (the prisoner) called on Sir'
'Thomas, in Lincoln's-inn, on the 4th of December,
and received a cheque on Messrs. Gosling and Sharpe,
.Ihr £22,000, Which cheque was accordingly cashed
by the bankers. On the evening of Thursday, the
sth of Deceniber, the prisoner called Thomas
at his Chambers, and informed him th had only
been able to purchase Exchequer-bills to-the amount
Of £6615. 18s. 6d. and that he had paid them into
'his (Sir Thomas Plomer's) bankers; also the sum of
£15,500 in cash. The prisoner gave to Sir Thomas
a receipt for the Exchequer bills; but did not give
The person accused of committing a murder in a him any receipt for the cash alledged to be paid in.
Gravesend-boat, sixteen years ago, is still in custody, The prisoner farther informed Sir Thomas that he
and will be examined finally to-morrow at the Shad- had contracted for 15,000 pounds worth more of Ex-
well Police-office. The parties who made the charge chequer-bills, with the agent of Messrs. Courts :he
remain firm to their first statements. lieved the prisoner said his name was Trotter.,
Yesterday se'nnight, towards the dusk, Malcolm He told Sir Thomas that Mr. Trotter had agreed to
Stewart, a man who travels the country with a pack, put him in possession of the Exchecluer-bills at half-
was attacked, close to the inn at Blair Athol, near, past three on Saturday, December the 7th that he
Dtuskeld„ by two men, who, after sobbing him of 20 had paid ss. premium for them, and that t;hey bore
or twenty-five pounds, barbarcusle cut his throat, interest at Sid. per day. He promised to call on Sir
and then left him, in the persuasion, no doubt, that Thomas on Saturday, at two o'clock, for a cheque
they had murdered him. He seas found, how- for the £15,000, which he stated he had paid in, to i
ever, shortly afterwards, with some signs of life re- complete the purchase of those bills which had been
maining, and carried into the inn, where surgical aid agreed upon with the Agent of Messrs. Courts. Sir
was procured ; but he still lies with small hopes of Thomas, on the prisoner's leaving him, went to his
anker's, and there found that the Exchequei-bills
recovery. b
. About nine on the evening of Monday fortnight, had been paid in, but not any part of the cash ; he
five fellows arirted with blunderbusses and pistols, soon after learnt that the prisoner had left town, no
attacked the house of the Rev. J. Averill, of Mothill,„ one could tell where, and that his family supposed
in Waterford, the door of which they burst in, and him to have gone into the country on business. Sir
rushed into the parlour, where Mr, A. and his family Thomas immediately applied to the Admiralty, to
were sitting, with thaltiv. L. Carey. One Of the transmit the necessary information to the out-ports by
ruffians presented a derbuss at Mr. Carey, who telegraph ; and an application was made to the Post
with great resolution threw up the blunderbuss helve Office to detain any letters that might come into its
he'ciibld fire, but received several violent blows, which charge in the prisoner's hand-writing. The Magi:-
stenned him. The villains proceeded to search for 'trams and Officers of the Public Office, Bow-street,
:mils, but not finding any,, were content with the little' affcrded all the assistance required of -them. The
Motley which was in a desk that they broke open, and -ffist letter that was received hzd no date, but bore
departed. the Exeter post-mark. It was sworn by Sir Thomas
J. Murrell, apptehended in the Borough, lai Li- to be the prisoner's hand-writing, and Was addressed
vender and Adkins, on suspicion of rubbing Mr. Roel to himself (the prisoner) in London, but intended fur
bills, grazier, of Hadar, North Wales, 0f.0300, rct 1: his clerk Mr. It stated, that as he had the
thela.te Ingatestotre Fair, has undergone several exa- fullestconfidence in his clerk,he would confide in him
minatiens at Bow•street Office, from which it appears, I the secret, that he had misapplied the £15,500 en.,
that the robbery took place at the Duke's Head Inn, I trusted to him by Sir Thomas Homer ; that he was
,•-where Mr. R. went to bed, on Monday tennight, be- I either to do this or to suffer his poor wife and seven
tveeen nine and ten o'clock. On that evening the I dear children to starve, and wrong other people who
prisoner was identified to be in the Duke's Head, bye could not half so well afford it as Sir Thomas, one
Charlotte Tweed, who was assisting at the house, in of whom was the tlerk's father. He spoke in repro-j
1, consequence of its being fair time, she having served lbation of his own conduct, for such an unjust act to
him with some porter and gin and water, in a room ' a man who throughout life had been his and his fa-,
on the same door- as that in which the prosecutor ther's best friend.; but the act was done, and he had i
slept ; and actually sate him come out of the room no idea of the traasaction being as yet discovered.—
teheee Mr. R. was in bed.—Her evidence was corro-I,ln this letter to his clerk, he inclosed. one for Sir,
harmed by Sarah Hare, who also saw Win come one: Thomas, which was read; and the
.substance of which
of the prosecutor's room. Committed lot trial.• was, that as Mr. Coutts's arm would riot be in town,
ALIENS.—Monday last, a housekeeper in East me the Saturday; the receiving of the Exchequer-bills
Smithfield, was convicted in the penalty of £lO, be- Mira bins could not take place until Monday, at half-
' fore the Magistrates of (Peen's-square, for having past three o'clock; and that he (the prisoner) would
lodged a Portuguese crimp it bit house, without call on Sir Tliomai on that day, at t*o o'clock, for
having reported die same vhthin 24 h4uh, as required a ebegue 0415,500. The nett letter-received from
by the Alien Act; and the Allen mot haetni a licence, the Prisoner, was addressed to hia' brother, in which
war tordasitted-te-priscat. • • •he acktowletivs his pa ib seem robbed Sir Tho.