The Sun. — 1831-08-06 (London, England)

THIRD EDITION.]  FOREIGN AFFAIRS.  DREADFUL MURDERS.  Sir RICHARD VYVYAN gave notice of his intention to bring forward his motion on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday next.  Wednesday last an inquest was taken at East Ruston, before Mr. J. Pilgrim, one of his 'Majesty's Coroners for this county, on view of the bodies of Hannah, the wife of John Rudd Turner, and George their son, the former being shot by the husband, and the latter drowned by him. It appears that Mr. Turner is the occupier of a windmill and a few acres of land at East Ruston, that he is 50 years of age, and bis wife about 22, that he.had been married to tier about twelve months, that they have lived on wretched terms together ever since their marriage ; there was a mutual jealousy existing between them, and he teas frequently heard to make use of strong expressiois against her. On the evening of Monday last, the deceased and her husband were seen quarrelling, and this continued after they were in their bed-chamber ; the husband appeared to be much enraged at what his wife had said ; he rose the following morning about two o'clock, leaving deceased, and the infant under twelve months old asleiT; he walked about the house, it being too dark at that tha® to perpetrate the horrid act he had in contemplation ; he continued walking about, occasionally going into his wife's room, till about four o'clock, he then took his gun, which he had previously charged, went into his sleeping-room, and, finding his unfortnnate wife asleep with her head on the pillow and the infant by her side, discharged the gun at them both, the contents of which chiefly lodged in the wife's head, the babe was not much injured. The poor woman instantly screamed violently, but the wretched man desired the servant who was in her bed-room very near not to come into the room without his leave, then finding the innocent babe was not much hurt, he tusk it from the mother's side (who was almost immersed in blood and in a dying state) into his arms, carried it down stairs, and drowned it in a water tub; he rein lined with it until it was as he supposed quite dead, he then brought it upstairs, and laid it by the mother's side in the blood ; having still a doubt whether there were not some sparks of life remaining, he took the servant's featherbed and placed it on the top of both mother and child. It was in this state they were found. The Jury, who were very respectable and selected from different parishes, appeared mach affected, and after hearing the evidence, returned a verdict" Wilful Murder." The Coroner instantly issued his warrant of warrant to commit the wretched man to the county gaol, to take his trial at the next Assizes, and bound over the requisite parties to prosecute, and the witnesses to give evidence.—Norwich Mercury.  REFORM Blt.L. On the motion of Lord J. 11,Salr, the House re§olyed itself into ii-Conimittee pr the English ltefkm BuRNAL in, the eltic. Tile CHAIRMAN then put the question—. That Kendal, including the town of Kendal, should stand part of schedule I)," and alter a few observations It was agreed to. The next question was, " That Walsall, including the borough and foreign of Walsall, in StaNirdshire, stand part of schedule 1)."