The Statesman. — 1823-12-11 (London, England)

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 proceeding. and it was agreed that the sepu chre should not be reopened in the day time. Pursuant to this resolution, at midnight 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 Magistrate; 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 contend with several impediments which caused unlooked for delay. 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 submitted 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 decomposition. 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