The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-26 00:00:00

INTELLRfI.XCE.

DEAL, Juste ad S.W.--Arrived this mOrning,
and sailed for the river the Augustus Cesar, Selby ;
Planet, Barclay ; Sarah Christina, Visher ; and London,
Turner, all from Jamaica; W. Manning, Smith, for St.
Kitts ; Emerald, Elliot, front Van-Dieman's Land ; Tha-
lia, Shand, Princess Charlotte, and Tullock Castle, from
Jamaica; Albinia, Shadforth, from Demerara; Arethusa,
Richardson, Do. Phenix, Weynaton, from Bombay;
Valiant, Crosby, and Lord Cranstoun, both from Ja-
maica ; David Arden, Mills, Grenada, and Marlbro', Mid-
dleton, from Jamaica, and several others ; particulars
unknown—Came down and remain, the British Colony,
for Constantinople.
Pout:minim, 26.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived H. M.
Ship, Falmouth, from the West Indies, and Horaby, Cot.
kindale, from Brazils.
PLYMOUTH, 24.—Wind N.—Arrived off the port, the
Garland, Grove, and Hibbertal from Jamaica ; William,
Gunn, front Trinidad, and Phenix, from Bombay, which
latter vessel reports the loss of the ship Apollo, Tennant,
for India, in Table Bay, on the 16th April.
FA LMOUTH, 24.—Wiod S.W. to %V.—Arrived the Duke
of Wellington, Plat, from Lisbon; sailed the Ist inst.
SHIELDS, 24.—H. M. Cutter, Swan, which was on
shore on the Herd Sand; has been gut off with trifling
damage.
INTERMENT OF MAIL GRIFFITHS, ESQ.,
AGAINST WHOM A VERDICT Or WILFUL MURDER, Of HMI
FATHER, THOMAS HOWARD* GRIFFITHS, ESQ. ; AND
OF Felo de le, WAS RETURNED HY THZ JURY WHO SAT ON
THE INQUEST.

The warrant for the interment of this wretched parricide
in the Cross Road, was issued by the Coroner, immedi-
ately after the Verdict 'was given by the Jury, and deli-
vered to Roberts the summoning officer to be duly ex-
ecuted. Several friends of the deceased having arrived
in town, it was imagined that resistance would have been
offered; the verdict appearing to them, to be in opposition
to the evidence given on the enquiry. In consequence
of this, Roberts was on the alert, and bad a number of
constables and watcbmen stationed about the neighbour-
hood. During yesterday evening several gronpes of per-
sons were collected in Maddox-street, near the house
where the melancholy occurrence took place, expecting
the removal of the body for interment. About the hour
of 10 o'clock a party of men, headed by Roberts, proceed-
ed from St. tleorge's Work-house, to the house where the
deceased lay, and after a delay of about half an hour.
they returned again to the Work-house, bearing the body
in a shet, followed by a number of persons; but no obstruc-
tion whatever was attempted. The body being deposited in
the workhouse, the doors were closed. The extreme privacy
which the officers observed as to the hour and place of
-Interment, increased in a great degree the anxiety of
those who were waiting, and it being suspected the
body would have been privately carried through the
back part of the Work-house into Farm-mews, and from
thence to its final destination, different parties stationed
themselves at the several passages through which it
might have passed, in order to prevent disappointment.
About half past one o'clock, this morning, however,
the body in a shell, was brought out on the shoulders of
4 men, at the principal door of the Work-house, in
Mount Street, and followed by a party of constables
and watchmen. The awful procession, which increased
in numbers at it went along, proceeded up Mount-street.
down South Audley-street, into Stanhope-street, and
thence to Park-lane, through Hyde-park-corner, and
along Grosvenor-place, until its arrival at the cross-:oads
formed by Katon-street, Grosvenor-place, King's-road, and
Pimlico. When the procession arrived at the grave
which had been previously dug, the constables arranged
themselves around it to keep off the crowd, and the shell
,being placed on the ground, the body of the wretched
deceased was taken out, wrapped in a winding sheet. It
presented a horrible spectacle, the shroud being stained
with blood. It was then wrapped in a large piece of
Russia matting, which was tied by a strong cord, and
instautly dropped into the grave or hole, about 5 feet in
depth. The surrounding persons, about 200 in number.
appeared shocked at the disgusting ceremony. It may be
necessary to observe, that the grave was promptly filled
with earth, no lime being thrown over the body and the
disgusting circutostanceof driving the stake was entirely
omitted. In a few moments not a ventage of any thing
that could lead as a guide to the parricidal grave was ob-
servable. Several women mei seam persons of genteel
appearance were amongst the image, some of whom
Misted, that the body would, bits4pubssankfle placed in
a more decent grave. .. • • • I i...,s jli .•
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