The Sun. — 1842-10-07 (London, England)

WILFUL MURDER.-1001. REWARD.  " Whereas the dwelling house of the two Misses Goddard, at Stanley, in the county of Derby, was burglariously broken into, and entered early in the morning of the .30th day of September, and both of the inmates inhumanly beat about their heads and faces, one of whom has since died from the wounds inflicted ; Notice is hereby given, that a reward of 100/. will be given to any person who shall give such information as will lead to the conviction of the perpetrators of the above crime, on application to Mr. R. W. Birch, solicitor, Derby. " Stanley, Sept. 30, 1842." The following letter has been received by Sir Henry S. Wilmot,Bart., by which it will be seen that Government offered a reward of 1001. (in addition to the reward of the same amount offered by the friends of the deceased), for the discovery and conviction of the murderer or murderers:— " Whitehall, 3d October, 1842. " am directed by Secretary Sir James Graham to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the Ist inst., relative to the murder of a lady named Goddard, at Stanley, about four miles from Derby, on Thursday night last;—and I am to intOrm you that in this case a reward of 1001. will be paid by the Government (in addition to the reward of like amount offered by the friends of the deceased), to any person who shall give such information and evidence as shall lead to the discovery and conviction of the murderer or murderers; and Sir James,Graham will advise the grant of her Majesty's gracious pardon to any accomplice not being the actual perpetrator of the murder, who shall give such evidence as shall lead to the same result.  " The total amount of the expenditure is 27,428,591 f. :31c. (1,097,1431. 125.) Although our resources are not yet exhausted, we, nevertheless, thought it expedient at the commencement of the year to make ap-, splication to the Minister for Public Works for the return of our caution money, and at the same time to pave the way by .complying with the various forms required, for claiming the loan of fourteen millions from the State. At this moment, even, we are pressing the Ministers for return of the 3,600,000 f. (44,0001.) caution money, which must precede the loan. of fourteen millions (560,0001.); return of 4-sths of the same has just been granted, and it is perhaps owingto a greater respect for the letter rather than the spirit of the law, that the whole is not returned, for it is impossible Ibr the Government not to perceive that our money would be much better employed in carrying on the works than it is in the cotiers of the State, that a security is only of real use in guaranteeing the formation of an association ; but when a company has already executed works to the amount of twentyeight millions (1,120,0001.), the guarantee of a few hundred thousand francs must be perfectly useless. " You may rest assured we do not lose sight of the period when the payment of the loan will commence, and we have too much reliance in the interest which the Government takes in our enterprise, to have any fear in respect to useless delays. " As our works proceed, we are better able to appreciate the future resources of this undertaking, and we have every reason to believe that our estimates of revenue will prove to be as correct as are those of the cost of the construction.  " I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, "T. M.