The Sun. — 1838-05-01 (London, England)

THE DUCHESS OF LEINSTER'S DIAMONDS-A warrant has been issued by the magistrates of Henry-street Police office, Dublin, against Sir Franci Stanhope, on a charge of being con cerned in the robbery of the casket of diamonds belonging to the Duchess of Leinster, which ha t since been restored. Sir Francis is brother of the Duchess, and holds the office of Usher to the Knights of St. Patrick.  THE BRAUNSTON iIIURDER.-011 Saturday last the inquest on Ann Chown was brought to a termination. The deceased kept a general shop on Braunston-green, and was not supposed to be rich by her neighbours, but on the examination of the articles in the house, which was her own freehold, the following discoveries were made :—ln the lock of one of .the trunks of the room there was a key, with a bunch of other keys attached to it. The key in the lock was not the right one, and was removed with difficulty. The proper key' was, however, us the bunch, and upon opening the trunk it was found to contain a red pocket-book, in which were 221. Ios. in gold, a purse containing nine sovereigns, a bag, aid some rags also containing gold, amounting in the whole to 731. I Is. In another trunk in the same room was a tea-caddy, which contained 221. ss. 6d. in silver, and a savings'-bank book. Thu key of this trunk w a found in a curb and below stairs. Several witnesses gave evidence of having seen lights in the bed. room window on the evening before the murder was discovered,' and which were afterwards supposed to havo been used by the murderer. The body was dreadfully mutilated. The following is the-evidence of the surgeon, Mr. Stubbs, who examined the body. He stated that he found a wound on the forehead, over the left eye, two inches in length, extending into the brain. Taking away a part of the skull, be found that a piece of bone from the orbit of the left eye had been driven into the brain. There were also two flesh wounds near to this, each of them an inch and a half in length, and two similar wounds behind the left car, two inches and a half in length, a wound on the left cheek, an inch and a half in length, with a fracture on the upper part of the check bone ; three wounds on the left jaw, one on the upper lip an inch long, two teeth knocked out, a wound on the left arm an inch and a half in length and an inch wide. The immediate cause of death was the injury on the brain. Suspicion fell on a gingerbread-baker named Feaver, but the Jury expressed a conviction of his innocence, and he wis discharged. A porter named Green, a distant relation of the murdered woman, also underwent a long examination, but nothing appearing against him he was discharged. It was supposed that the murderer was disturbed by a person living in the yard at the back of the house locking the yard gate. At present, notwithstanding the very minute inquiries at the inquest, which lasted three days, the case is involved in mystery, not the slightest clue having us yet been obtained to the murderer. A verdict of " Wilful Murder was returned against some person; ,r persons unknown. Tb deceased was a person of eccentric habits, she always pleaded poverty, to aid which she often borrowed a shilling or six' pence of a neighbour. She died intestate, and the propert3t twill go to a neice, to whom she had expressed her desire of leaving her house. Government :have offered a reward of 1001. for the apprehension of the murderer.—Northampton Herald.