The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1838-08-31 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ADDITIONAL PARTICI:LA RS.  Much surprise is expressed that the occurrence should have been permitted to take place in the presence of full a dozen persons, without their having adopted sonic measures to prevent it; and also that, after the fatal result was ascertained, the body should have beets alloWed to be reiridved, without the mounted patrols, whose station is not more than half a mile from the spot, being made acquainted with the circumstances, although, from the first appearance ()rifle parties on the ground to the deParture of the cab with Mr; Mirlin's corpse, nearly three quarters of an hour is said to have elapsed. The spot is situated on the common, about three quarters of a mile, in a triangular direction, north-west of the entrance of the village of _Wimbledon, and north-east • of the workhouse of that parish. It is about half a mile distant from the high road, and close to the windmill, which is visible from all parts of the common. It is on the west side of the residence of Mr. Dann, the miller, about a hundred feet distant from which is the ravine in which the fatal duel took place. In a conversation with Mrs. Dann, she stated that the parties first came upon the ground as 'near a quarter past six o'clock as possible. She first saw a private cab draw up, from which two gentlemeo alighted • then-an open carriage drawn by twin liaises, with a post Coy in, a blue jacket and white hat (believed to belong to Mr. R. Newman, the postmaster of Regent-street); in which were three gentlemen; next a gig with a cane back,.in which was one gentleman; then another gig. in 'Willa was another gentleman, who was dressed In mourning, with a crape hat-band on ; and lastly a public *cabriolet, belonging to Mr. Voller, the cab-master of the 'London Roail, containing, an eighth individual. All -tbe parties having alighted, two of them shook hands together, when they all proceeded towards the hollow. From the position in which she stood, she was unable to see what was passing within it; hilt in her opinion full five minutes elapsed between the first and second discharges of the 'Pistols. Directly after the second discharge, she saw a young gentleman, about 23 years *of age, hastily emerge from the holloW, and jump into the open carriage, in which he stood up, apparently very much alarmed.. In a minute or two afterwards, his friends also made their appear-; ance, when the gentleman asked if the wound. was dangerous, on which they lifted up their hands as if to indicate that it was all over, when he turned very pale. The other parties then jumped into their respective carriages,- and drove off towards town at a most rapid pace. The horse of the last gig was seized, by Voller'S cabtnan, who said, " Why do you leave me with a dead Man? I know nothing of him, what am Ito do With" him?"' To which the gentleman replied, "Be quiet—it will be all right." The surgeon (Mi. Scott) then came up,.and said to the cabman, "Can.'t you drive down there?' pointing to tbe'hollow, to.which be replied, "No, it is too steep." The surgeon then hired two men to help him up with the body, which wai dragged along more like that of an animal then of a human being; and -it:baying been placed in the cab, they were each paid:a shilling for their assistance. Mr. Scott then got into the cabriolet, and having closed the blue curtains in front to hide the. body, thevehicle was driven off.  From the appearance of the deceased's hat, which was exhibited at the inquest to the inspection .of the coroner and jury, it is evident the deceased had at the first fire a most narrow escape from having his brains blown pitt,,the ball having entered the hat at the right side, abOut two inches from the crown, through which It escaped about half an inch from the rim; the wadding having struck the inside of the hat on the opposite side, and burned the lining. It is understood that the police have a clue to the retreat of the whole of the parties concerned in the affair. The paper found on the gronnd, and produced by the witness Dann, has led to the discovery of the place where the pistols were procured, and the hotels from whence the deceased, antagonist, &c. started. The pistols produced were most murderous instruments; they werestared bycompetentjudg,!s in the inquest room, to be able to carry with deadly effect ft.ll 30 yards.