The Sun. — 1829-03-16 (London, England)

MURDERS AT PORTSMOUTH.  PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 13.—Last evening anti this morning visible compunctions and great uneasiness were discovered in the demeanour of Stacey's father ; and shortly after, without solicitation, he intimated that the property of Mr. Lang• trey was secreted,and told the place of concealment. The Mayor promptly gave directions to Mr. Hunt and his assistant, Cox, to convey the elder Stacey to the place he had named, in a covered chaise.— They instantly proceeded towards the hamlet of Copper, about three miles from hence, near the entrance of which hamlet, on the left-hand side of the high road leading from Portsmouth, are some clay-pits, immediately opposite to which is a lane leading to the Salterns, and on the right hand corner of which lane is a bank, with some shrubs growing on it; beneath these a hole had been dug, which Stacey pointed out, and in which, in a handkerchief, the sum of 6271. odd shillings was discovered, partly in gold, a few notes of the late dissolved firm of Messrs. Burbey and Co. and some old dated Bank of England notes, which did not appear to have been much in circulation. Stacey has not been further communicative, but it is conjectured he placed the money there by himself, on the Monday night after the murder by his son. It is singular, that nearly all she year gipsies make this lane their rendezvous, and they were encamped within ten yards of the spot when the officers discovered the treasure.  From all that has been learned, it is not supposed the mother-in-law was privy in any way, prior to the murder. On the Sunday preceding the murder, the younger Stacey bought a tract, with which it is supposed he gained entrance at the front door, in excuse to see the old gentleman, and instantly bolting the door after him, commenced the bloody deed. The tract was found in a bloody glove, together with an empty purse, by a soldier, in the King's Moat.  The conduct of Stacey, the murderer, has been varied during the time of his confinement. He slept but little at first—at times much devoted to his Bible. Yesterday he observed—" lam iorry my father is in gaol: I suppose they will hang me, but I don't care a curse for that." All this day he has been very melancholy, and looks haggard. The depositions are not all yet committed to paper. It is conjectured that the Staceys will be brought up for committal on Tuesday or Thursday next. Independent of the sum found, it is imagined the father and son have got rid of 20/. or 30/. The murderer, previous to his apprehension, was frequently heard to denounce the perpetrators in no measured terms. The notes found would soon have decayed, as they were very wet when discovered. Not long since two young girls, sisters of Stacev,wcre released from gaol, where they had been for petty  theft. I cannot convey to you the intense interest this affair causes through the county. Should the committal of these wretches be in time, it is the general wish that the present Assize should be extended, and the prisoners arraigned before the Judges on their return from the western circuit. If fully convicted, it is said a request will be made to the Home Secretary for the execution to take place in the front of the late residence of Mr. Langtrey.