The Sun. — 1847-10-05 (London, England)

BRUTAL MURDER. (From the Carlisle Journal) Much excitement was created in this city on Sunday morning last by a report that a woman had been found murdered in a field near Greystone- cottage, on the Blackwell-road. It appears that as two men of the name of Hodgson were taking a walk, about seven o'clock in the morning, they saw a woman's bonnet and shawl, and a quantity of human hair, lying on the hedge at one side of the road, and a sheep's liver near them. On looking around they saw in a field on the opposite side of the road the body of a woman, lying, apparently dead, with her bonnet and cap off, the latter saturated with blood. The men immediately gave an alarm. On raising the body up they found that the woman still breathed, but appeared to be totally insensible. She presented a most shocking spectacle, her face bruised and covered with blood and dirt, and her dress torn and disordered, and parts of it covered with blood. She was immediately removed to Greystone-cottage, and a messenger dispatched, for the police. Two officers were speedily upon the spot, and one of them returned again to the town for a surgeon. On his way up to Botchergate he found a man, having the appearance of a travelling tinker, drunk, and creating a great disturbance, and took him into custody. The man subsequently turned out to be Peter Bailin), the husband of the murdered woman.  The woman was removed to a lodging house in Botchergate, where she died in about 10 minutes, without haying exhibited any signs of consciousness. Inquiries were set on foot, and the following particulars obtained :—The deceased and her husband were travelling tinkers, and with their two children, and in company with Charles M'Minnis, his wife, and four children, had arrived in the neighbourhood on Friday, and pitched their tent in a bye lane, near Durbar. On Saturday morning Hanlin and his wife, and 111‘Minnis and his wife, came to Carlisle, leaving their children in the camp. They were all seen in the course of the day wandering about the streets in a state of intoxication, the deceased carrying small articles of hardware for' sale, and, in particular, being very drunk. About four o'clock they left the town, and deceased attempted to ride on a donkey, but fell off, and had to be supported, or, rather, dragged along by her companions, and they then started forward again on their way to the camp. After proceeding about a mile, the two husbands appear to have quarrelled, or got up a fight. I\l‘Minnis had a whip in his hand, and was seen to strike Hanlin a blow on the head with the butt end of it. They then rose, shook hands, and declared themselves good friends, Hanlin bleeding from the wound in his head. 111`Minnis and his wife went forward, leaving the deceased sitting against the hedge, too drunk to proceed any further, and her husband standing near, also much intoxicated. Hanlin was also seen striking his wife, and heard threatening to take her life, by persons passing on the road.  The parties appear to be all of the lower class of travelling tinkers. M'Alinnis and his wife were both taken into custody on Sunday, but liberated after the adjournment of the inquest. On the person of .M.Minnis was sound 161. and a few shillings. A very severe wound was observable on the forehead of Hanlin, which he says was given to him by four men who, he says, attacked him and his wife, but which there is little doubt is the effect of the blow given with the whip by M'Minnis. He is at present very unwell from the effect of this blow, and is not entirely out of danger. A coroner's inquest was held on Monday, and was resumed on Friday ; after a lengthened inquiry, a verdict of wilful murder was returned against T. Hanlin.  A few days ago a large whale was left by the tide between Hilbre Island and the sand-hills at Hoylake. Ile was seized by some parties, who extracted upwards of fifty tuns of oil out of the animal, which now lies on the 84W1-1415 at 110Y1wke.—LivorpoolAThions  MONEY MARKET and