The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-11 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

Monday evening in investigating all the circumstances,
and the arrangements they have deemed it advisable to
adopt will greatly, ,facilitate the proceedings before the
Coroner. The deceased was about 20, short in stature.
and of pleasing gentlemanly appearance. Parrot is tall
and athletic, and of vary indifferent previous character,
and has been employed by Mr. Alumford's father almost
ever since he was a child. It is not yet aseertain.d
whether more than one person was concerned in the nor .
der, bnt the ground near the spot shews marks of a great
struggle having taken place, and for a considerable extent
is literally deluged in blood.
It appears that Alr James e7umford, jun. haul been nn
a visit to his brother, Mr. Joseph Munro,* use of the
Assistant Clerks to the Royal tin.pit4l, at the Royal
College, Chelsea, and that Air. Dlumford, the father, has
remained in a state of Insensibility ever since the fatal news
was announced to him.

DISINTERMENT OF THE RO,,V OF MR. WERE.

(fROII A 74ORNIN‘G TAPER.)

It has been mentioued in some of the papers that the body of
Mr. Weare was disinterred on Tuesday se'unight, bet the
statement has been treated in ethers as en "Idle rep irt." At
llertford, last week, where it might have been supposed the
fee% if true, would have been known, it certainly was generaly
disbelieved. On inquiry, however, we find that the remains of
the deceased were actually lifted from the narrow cell to which
they had been consigned, with the usual rites of se,,ulture, in
Eistree Church yard.
In consequence of a supposed defect in the chain of evidence
from which it was apprehended that it could not be proved that
one of the parties accused had beau seen in company with Mr.
Weer., on the night of the murder, it was judged necessary to
open Use grave,iii order to afford the ostler atthe White Lion,
Ndgware, an opportunity of seeing the corpse. es two persons,
one of them supposed to he Mr. Weare, had called there in a
gig on the evening of the !nth of October, and the ostler
was of opinion that he should know the face of either of them
again.
The disinterment having been determined upon, it was judged
expedient to avoid gut icg unnecessary publicity to the proceed-
ing. and it was agreed that the sepu chre should not be re-
opened in the day time. Pursuant to this resolution, at mid-
night on Tuesday, the parties who were to perform and to
evilness the disinterment repaired to the Church yard. No one
wet present but those appointed to conduct the undertsking.—
The individuals who attended were, Mr. Clutterbuck. the Ma-
gistrate; the Clergyman of the parish ; Mr. Ward, the Medi
cal Gentleman from Watford, who had given evidence en the
Coroner's Inquisition; a second medical gentleman, the assist•
ant of the former ; Ir. Field, the landlord of the Artichoke et
Elstree, who acted as Foreman on the Coroner's Inquest;
the Magistrate's Clerk ; the Undertaker ; the Ostler of the
White Lion ; the Grave digger; and five or six labourers.
When the men had got almost to the coffin, they had tl con-
tend with several impediments which caused unlooked for de-
lay. It was found the grave contained a great deal of water,
and the earth which surrounded the remains of the deceased.
was not easily removed out of the way of the labourers. and
from the immense pressure which it had sustained, it was so
deeply bedded in the soil, and wet so heavy from the water it
contained, that the efforts of those who at first attempted to
lift were wholly nugatory. fly great exertion, however, at
length, the coffin, which had been nearly full of water, was
brought up.
The lid was then unseretved, and the corpse once more sub-
mitted to inspection. We forbear to enter into any minute
description of the ghastly spectacle which now met the al ew.
when the lights were brought close to the deceased. It is cut
ficient to soy, that when the contents of the coffin were looked
upon, it was instantly obvious to every one that recognition
was Impossible. The ostler approached the wasted remnant
of mortality, but to no purpose. Unusually rapid decomposi-
tion. oecasioned, it was supposed, by the water In which the
body was found immersed, rendered all the toil which lied been
undergone utterly useless. The lid of the coffin was then re•
placed and screwed down, and the body was again lowered in
the grave. No time was lost in throwing the earth in, but
from the immense quantity which had been disturbed, the men
did not reach the final completion of their task, till about a
quarter before seven in the morning.

FOltEl UN INTELLIUENCE.
—.am.--

immense frantic, and leading by indirect means, to the
entire destruction of entails; which, as it can he agreeable
only to the Democratieal system, is manifestly repngnant
to the Monarchical, which cannot exist without nobility.
nor this without entails; considering that the abuses aris-
ing from the multiplicity of entails, and the too
great liberty of instituting them, are sufficiently check-
ed by the existing laws, and conforming in this lin-
uortant point, to what is presented to me on the report
of the )unto, by me instituted for the revision of the
laws and regulations issued by the Corte's, 1 am pleased
wholly to revoke the said law of the 14th i‘larch,
and order the Alvan of the 11 th April, I Sr), and
anterior laws, to be aga'n enforced with the fallowing
regulations. (Here follow the special regulations at
lens th )
llavossre, Dec. 2.—The letters from Madrid, received
yesterday, bring accounts of an unpleasant affray which bad
taken place there. Os the 2Gth two Spaniards and one
French soldier quarrelled in a solitary quarter of the City ;
the Frenchman was rouoly handled ; the guard cooing up
on hearing his cries, t tok all three to the guard house,
where a serjeant commanded. Soon after a detachment
of Spanish felncers came to demand the release of the
two prisoners, uttering imprecations against the French in
general,—the people joined them, and the post was on
the point of being forced, though the serjeant defended
himself bravely, wheu it was reinforced by a detachment
from the n post, which had been informed of what
as passing by a soldier, who made his way through the
crowd with his bayonet. General Bonnuant being in-
formed of this disorder, the consequences of which might
have been fatal, ordered the drums to beat to arms,
and the garrison haring assembled, cleared the streets.—
There were two persons killed, and several wounded.—
Such was the result 'dads unfortunate affair. Order was
soon restored ; but to prevent the recurrence of similar
scenes, General Bonrusont has ordered all the Spanish
troops to quit Madrid.
It is altirused that orders have been given at Madrid to
deliver passports to every Spaniard who may desire to quit
the kingdom.
General Quesada having refused the post of Captain.
General of Galicia, in the room of Morillo, the King has
appointed General Contrerac.
The King has ordered all officers to quit Madrid who do
not belong to the garrison, or who are there without special
permission. It is reported that in the sitting of the Council
of 31inisters, Dan Victor Snez read the report of the law
of amnesty, the chief articles of which are the bringing
to trial all persons who held any office during the retrain •
tioa ; to remove to the distance of 30 leagues from Madrid
all persona who have constitutional sentiments.—This
project was opposed by the Minister of Justice; and the
King himself declared it to be too rigorous. It was re-
served for future discussion. The King has extended to
all persons not regularly settled at Madrid the order to
leave that city in six days. The report that the Empecinado
is taken is not true. A subscription, which amounted to
3,000 piastres, has been made at Gibraltar, for the relief of
the refugees.

MA I
♦SR. OUR. I
1....D0b11n 0
I ....Waterford 0
0 ...0 & Jorsey 2
0....f.15b00 0
o....Gotteuberg 3

PRICE OF STOCKS TIM
Renk5t0ek..........9.171

*pa. Wird Ati
p. Ct. Cons
3) per Cent
4 per Cents looi ii
New Fours
Long Ann .91 9-Id
S per Ct

LLS.

•ta. DVS.
O ...Holland 0
o....Hambro 9
0.... France I
O ...Flanders 0
0. ... M alta

S DAY AT ONE OCLOCK
India Stock
Ditto Bonds. ••• • • •St St SI
Es.Billikis (33 35 —s pm.
WM.
--3001.... 35 65 pm.
---Sessil . 65 63 —s pm
Lottery Tickets.. ...191. 191.
Con. for Acct ti iiii

41Ite *tateontan.