The Sun. — 1827-08-17 (London, England)

MURDERS.  Last month, John W. Grant, living in the upper part of Caswell: County, North Carolina, very deliberately shot L two men—a teacher, named Karbrough, and a Mr. Wilkinson. The circumstances attending these murders Were related to us by agentlernan, who had them partly from Grant, himself; and arc, in substance, as follow :---7Grant had been for some time badly disposed towards the deCeased persons, and at our last -Superior Courtohey appeared as witnesses against him, in; a suit in which he was engaged, which 'farther exasperated him, and it seemsdetermined' him upon their deitrUction. On Fridiy, lie went to a place. where he' hadpreviously concealed his gun, near a path along which -he knew • KarbrOugh. would pass, and. there awaited his coming. 04 IKarbrough's approach, Grant stepped forward and• informed him of his.deSign. Karbrough begged Grant not. to Shoot him ; but in.vain.• 1-le• received the contents of .the gun in hiS left arm arid side, ran a short distance, fell, and expired. 'Grant then went home. A little after night, .he :Went to the house of Wilkinson; 'when in the. :door; he called:Wilkinson, and.told him he had .come for the purpOSe of killing him ; and while Wilkinson was attempting to get out of-bed; discharged his gun;- the contents of which were lodged in Wilkinson's breast, and killed him instantly.  Qn Satniday, Grant was ttiken. and is 'Safely. 'confined in the, gaol of this county. He 'was iound near his mill-pond, with a handkerchief tied round both legs, and one round his head. He has not, from the first denied his having committed the murders; but profesSes himself sorry that he' cannot do the same deedS over again, and that he was taken before he had finished his work, as he intended 'killing .two or three others; and says, that he went to the house of one person twice on Friday night, for the purpose; but .he- was from home. He also says, that he intended drowning himself rather than he taken, but that he had taken a quantity of laudanuin, and Was asleep when the company came upon-him; Indeed it seems evident that such was his intention, as the water, almost immediately under him, was ten or twelve feet deep. —American Paper.  A letter from Vienna, dated the 2d of August, states the arrival of the Marquis of Hertford in that capital on the-31st of July. • • On Saturday afternoon, a distresiing circumstance took place .in. King-street, Tradeston.. A baker, in a state of intoxication, called his workmen from the bakehouse into hiS own house to dinner ; but dinner not being in readineSs for them, he got into a quarrel with his, wife, and immediately proceeded from words . to . blows. One of his journeymen • interfered to save her from his violence, when the baker, excited to the highest degree of -rage,: seized the poker, and threw it at the journeymen with so much ,violenee, that the end of it entered his skull, where it' stuck fast, till it was pulled 'Out by one of his comrades. It was at first considered that lie could not live many hours ; but he is still alive, and there is some probability of his recovery, though he is still in a very critical situation. The baker, seeing whit he had done, grew almost distracted, and ran out of the house, expressing ail intention of drowning himself : but after wandeiing about the streets for about an hour, he was taken. into. custody by the police, and. has been committed to gaol. The young man still lies in the house where lie received the injury.— Waggon/ Cln'cn