The Sun. — 1827-06-04 (London, England)

JOHN HOGOARTY AND JOHN JKNNINGS..—A match was made between these men on Tuesday evening, at the Golden Lion, Goodman's-yard, Minories, to fight for 25/. a-side, within a month from that day (a very indefinite sort of agreement),- and within twenty miles of London. A second deposit to be made at the same house, on Tuesday evening.  The committee appointed to conduct the application to Parliament for the Repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts, after a conference with Lord Holland, Lord King, Lord Milton, and a number of other Peers and Commoners, have come to the unanimous resolution, " That  it is the opinion of all the Parliamentary friends lof this measure, and of this Committee, that every effort should be made to obtain as many petitions as possible during the present session of Parliament, praying for the Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts ; and a circular recommending this course has been addressed by the Committee to the Ministers in London, and the country congregations. To facilitate the transmission of the petitions, it may be proper to intimate, that by the 54th Geo. 111., cap. 169, it is enacted, " That it shall be lawful for every Member of either House of Parliament to receive by post, any petition addressed to either House of Parliament free from the duty of postage, so as the same be sent in a cover, open at the sides, and that the same shall not exceed the weight of six ounces."  On Saturday an inquest was held at the King's Bench prison, on the young man, Henry Hewes, who threw himself out of one of the windows in the inside of the prison. The evidence which was given corroborated the statement given in Saturday's Papers, and the Jury returned a verdict of Insanity. The Jury said, that a medical gentleman ought to be engaged to reside within the walls, and resolved to petition the Secretary of State upon the subject.  CRUEL AND DELIBERATE ROBBERY AND iloanna.—About half-past nine o'clock on the night of yesterday week, a robbery and murder was committed, at a place called Gresvc, in the township of Wadsworth, about. four miles front Heptonstall, and about one mile from the road leading from Heptonstall to Colne. The name of the person murdered is James Shackleton, upwards of seventy years of age, and whose finnily consisted of himself, a brother, and sister, all advanced in years, and unmarried. Six men approached the house, four entered, and two remained at the door. They made inquiry respecting a cow, He told them be thought it rather an untimely hour for • that business; they then immediately told him the purpose of their coining was to demand his money, and threatened to kill hint if he (lid not find them all be had ; and he, therefore, to save his life, found three purses, one ntaining sovereigns, another silver, and another copper. They demanded more money, and said he had that day sold a cow, to which he answered he had, tint that he had not received the money for her, and told them he had given them every penny that he posses:A. They then took two hams, and stripped the creel of the bread which it contained, and withdrew. Shackleton went to the window to see the direction they took ; when they observed hi►n, returned, and taking down his gun which was loaded, threatened to kill him. Ile begged that they would spare hie life, adding that be was not prepared to die, but the inhuman wretches, deaf to all he could say, put Rue ramie of the gun to hie back, and shot him, not indeed dead upon the spot, but he lived only a very short time afterwards. They took the gun and also a pistol away with them. Shackleton's brother, was from home at the time, and his sister was in bed, being unwell. A poor old carpenter, who had been working fur the family during the day, was sitting up with the unfortunate old gentleman at the time, and was most cruelly beat by the murderers, with the intention, as is supposed, of breaking his legs. A Coroner's Jury held an inquest over the body on Tuesday, when the following verdict was returned Wilful and malicious murder, by some person or persons unknown."—On that day a person was taken into custody on suspicion of being concerned in the murder ; but, after undergoing a strict exami, nation before the Jury he was discharged. Nothing has yet transpired which may lead to a discovery of the real perpetrators of this brutal murder, who will, we trust, eventually meet with enndivn rpm. Pimp,