Star. — 1811-12-13 (London, England)

THE MUR:DARS.,II4I.RACCLIFF:E.RIGHirdit  Yesterday morning, the carpenter (Mi. Pugh's ' Inan),-Who hadbeen employed about three weeks ago in finishing Mr. Mary's shop, undetwent another examination at the Thames Police Office. Mr. Mare's meant, and a bricklayer, attended to identify the man. Many respectable housekeepers, his landlqrd, and others, appeared in favour of his character ; and, to the satisfaction of the Magistrates; proved an.alibi. The chissel was proved to be that which Mr. Pugh's man had borrowed ; but a young man swore he found it in the cellar, at the time he accompanied the watchI man in Mr. Mares house, immediately after the murders were committed. The Magistrates discharged the man, there not being sufficient evidence for autocher hearing. A girl, named Wilkie, whose name was mentioned as having threatened to murder Mrs. Marr, voluntarily surrendered herself for an investigation into her conduct, daring her six months servitude in the unfortunate family, which she had left six weeks since. The girl completely satisfied the Magistrates of her innocence, from her readiness to give every information relating to the knowledge Ore possessed of the family affairs during that time. She stated that she officiated as an assistant in the shop, and not as the servant-maid, whose name was Catherine Gibbs, The simplicity of the young girl particularly excited the notice of the Magistrate=. Wednesday night the . Magistrates obtained some information, and early yesterday morning Police Of cers, from most of the Public Offices; were dispatched in every direction. The felloiking partikulars of a suspicious nature have transpired : • About half-past one O'clock on Sunday limning, a man in the employ of Messrs. Sims, of Sun Tavexn, fields, returned home. The foreman of the works paid the man eight shillings early on Saturday evening. When he went to his lodgings, the woman of the house observed the smock-frock whiCh he wote to be very ditty ; and said to the man, "Where have you been 1" He replied, e that an oil cask had burst over him, and that he had endeavoured to wash it off." The woman said, that cold water would not take away the oil, and that she could not smell it. Shortly after,!wards the man retired to bed with his fellow lodger, but early the same morning made his escape from his lodgings, and has not since been heard of. His partsuer has been very ill ever since, for which reason he has not been examined, nor will he be brought up until some tidings are beard of the man, who is supposed to have talcen the road to Portsmouth. He is about the middle stature, 30 years of age, with only one eye, and WAS habited in a smock-frock, which was Mich washed in the front, and wore duck trowsers. Late last night the Magistrates had received no intelligence of the success of the officers. - The concourse of spectators yesterday was immense. The Earl of SEFTON was among the gentlemen who attended at the Shadwell Office, but his Lordship, after a lorg conference with the agistrates, retired before the examinations took place. We are glad to find that Government has taken means to discover the murderers of Mr. Mare and his family, by offaing a reward of £lOO to any one ut them, except an actual perpetrator, whose evidence may lead to conviction. Yesterday an advertisement to that effect was stuck np in large characters, in the neighbourhood of Ratcliffe-highway, and otheetparts of thirtliwn. The corpse of James Biggs, the servant-lad, was buried yesterday afternoon, at Mill-yard BuriaLmund , in Godciman's Fields. The funeral was a walking procession ; paging from Ratcliffe-highway, through 4W-ell-close-square, up Well-street, to Mill yard ; the whole waslined with crowds, whose anxious sympathy did them honour. The lad was his mother's only child—and she is a widow. As her whole comfort appeared centered in her son's happy existence, her feelings can be better conceived by tender mothers than described..