The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1835-05-01 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ANN BAYNTON." Previous to the' interment, whisk took place in the enclosed ground belonging to the gaol, a cast was taken of her head by some scientific gentletnen; who have pronounced that it was of most singular formation; the forehead 'is remarkably low, the cheeks very long, the organs of firmness, secretiveness, and cunning largely developed ; that of philoprogenitiveness, or love of offspring. very indistinct. Altogether it is a head which will admit of great discussion amongst the disciples of phrenology. The body was placed in a plain elm coffin, and the following is the inscription on a large stone, 6 feet by 3, placed over the grave :—" Beneath this stone lie the remains of Marl Ann Burdock, who was executed in this gaol, April 13. 1835; is her 38th year, for the wilful murder (by poison) of Clara Anna Smith, of this city." • - The patient and impartial attention which our Recorder, Sir Charles Wetherell, bestowed on the trial of the above murleress, and the acumen he exhibited in analysing the mass of evidence adduced are the theme of general eulogy, and entitle him to a high place in the annals ofour criminal judicature. (if the guilt of the criminal, independent of her confession, not a solitary doubt exists; but it is a remarkable fact that after she matte the disclosure to one of the prisoners (a convict) she persisted in her innocence to one of the magistrates, declaring that her execution would be murder !—Bristol Journal.  DREADFUL MURDER AT WOOLIVICIL  The town of Woolwich was yesterday thrown into a state of great agitation by, the perpetration of a most dating and deliberate murder. It appears from the information that we were enabled to collect hastily on the spot that a corporal of Marines • named M'Carren had for some time frequented the house of the deceased. Mrs. Brownrig, a widow. aui landlady of the Britannia public-house, near the Marine Barracks, in consequence of Which an attachment arose between the parties, and had even proceeded so far that Friday next was named for the consummation of their affections. On Sunday evening last, however, a party of relatives of the murdered female assembled at her house. M'Carren, who was present, co'nceiving that they slighted him, and were using their utmost endeavour to prevent the union of the object of his affection and himself, brake out into a violent rage from some trivial cause, and declared be would put act end to his intended bride ere the lapse of another week. The threat was taken no notice of, supposing it to be rather the ebullition of a man overheated. with liquor than the real sentiments of one who professed so much attachment to tbe object of his intended revenge. But, yesterday morning. awful to relate, these confiding hopes were sadly aisappointed, jot between ten and eleven o'clock, just after the morning parade, the culprit entered the house of Atte deceased. and drew his bayonet on his unsuspecting victim, with which he inflicted wound after wound until she fell at his feet, a hiertiing corpse. Her mother, who happened to be present, sud of course spectator of the diabeAcal scene, in her endeavours to protect, the person of her daughter, was stabbed in several places. Ms. alarm was instantly raised, and after a desperate struvide the murderer was secured, and taken to the cage. An examination of the prisoner took place last night before Sir John Webh, which did not terminate till a late hour, when he was committed to Newgate to take his trial. The prisoner was than handcuffed and taken back to the cage. prior to being conveyed to Newgate. The crowd of persons that had assembled opposite the Castle by the time the examination had terminated was immense. The coroner's inquest will be held this day. It is a singular and melancholy fact that the husband of the murdered female about four years ago hanged himself in the same house where his unfortunate widow tact her violent.abd untimely death.—Morning Herald, Tuesday,  _.~,  \