The Sun. — 1864-04-19 (London, England)

RACING FIXTU:  [RES FOR 1864. RIL.  Lewes Spring l9 Cardiff  Newmarket First Spring. 25  Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Blaydon Radcliffe l6  Redditch l6 Bath Manchester (Summer Harpenden Epsom 24 rNE  Wye Maidstone 3 Ascot .. Hampton Newton Odiham Bibury .. 22  Beverley Stockbridge Chelmsford 2S, New Forest Hunt 9B Newcastle-on-Tyne 28 Worcester (Summer) Ipswich LY.  Newmarket July Carlisle Pontefract Abingdon Cambridge Liverpool July Stamford  Nottingham Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield King's Lynn Goodwood  Horrible Murder and Suicide.  A murder of a very horrible description was yesterday discovered to have been perpetrated in No. 5, Leigh.. street, Burton• crescent, in the occupation of Mr. Ashley, a woollen draper and tailor.  That gentleman informed the police that he and his family felt some alarm from the fact that they saw blood trickling down the walls et the kitchen, which is below the back parlour. Mr. Ashley, thinking that something was wrong, had tried to gain admission to the back parlour, but this he could not do, nor could he make anyone hear. He also said that the room was occupied by a man of the name of James Pearce and his wile, whose name it is stated was Elizabeth. On the police gaining an entrance into the room most fearful sight presented itself, for on the ground, lying side by side, lay the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Pearce, their throats cut in a most fearful manner, and weltering in a pool of blood, By the side of the man was lying a long sheath knife, covered with blood, and it was very evident from its condition that it had been recently sharpened. From the appearance of the bodies it would appear that the man had first murdered his wife and then cut his own throat,  The police at once sent off for medical aid, and Mr. J. T. Paul, of 26, Burton-crescent, divisional surgeon of the E division, immediately attended. He made an examination of the bodies and perceived life was extinct, but gave it as his opinion that death had not long taken place. He also made a cursory examination of the bodies (which he had found lying on their backs in separate pools of blood) and found on the female a tremendous cut on the top of the head, extending down to the bone, and which he had no hesitation in saying had been inflicted by some blunt instrument. There was also an immense cut extending from the front of the neck down to the spine, her head hanging only by a small piece of skin and the bone. This wound alone would have caused instantaneous death. The man had also a very deep cut extending half across the throat, and separating the windpipe, and it was of such a severe character that death must have been instantaneous.  Both bodies were fully dressed ; and it was evident that the husband and wife had retired to rest, as they were seen to go into the house last night, and the bed plainly showed that two parties had lain there. Not the slightest disturbance of the room had taken place, and no noise or screaming was heard, although it is stated by the parties in the house that the deceased got up about half-past 5 this morning. The deceased are supposed to he about 35 years of age, and the cause of this dreadful occurrence is supposed to be jealousy