The Sun. — 1838-05-28 (London, England)

DREADFUL MURDER AND SUICIDE.  The inhabitants of Oxford-street and vicinity were yesterday thrown into a state of the utmost consternation by the discovery that a dreadtul murder tini, suicide had been cdmmitted on the preceding night (Saturday), or early on Sunday morning, at a house in Beftmrs.ineves ad' jo ning Barrier's-street. The victim and the perpetrator of this &Ada crime are a widow of the name of Cairn,•who supported herself by keeping a mangle there, and a With named Joseph Parker, who was paying his addresses to, her, and occasionally assisted her in het' fdeetion, The former was about 35 years of age, and the latter about 00: For some time .past the neighbourhood lirkl heat amiqed by thil *idea wanes which hequcidly afee hi consequence ()idle b.alouzy of Parker, excited by the levity of the wretched woman. 'The quarrels and the violent langua;e, had became m habitual that when, on Saturday at midnight, screams of " Mur.lcz" were heard to proceed from the lower port of the house where the bile,tiltnate Women Midell; fit noire was taken 1.4 the itighbotirs. Parker had even been seen by a ptlrsoli passing the window about two o'clock on Sunday morning to strike at the woman's head, but as their quarrels frequently terminated .in blows, no suspicion then .existed tl.at he was in the act of murdeiing his unfortuna'e victitn. About eleven o'clock on Sunday forenoon, however, when It was found that he had not roturned to the room ho nectipittl fit the Upper ir:rt of the house, and that th,c Wontan had not Stirred from the lower, the neigh. bours bacaltie tia7tned, and having called in the aid of Sergeant Peper, of the E division cfp:.lica, the door of )Ira. Cairn's apartment was burst open, and disclosed a Aiotititig apoetaele. On the floor of the first room lay the bb.:), of the Wretched woman bathed in blood, arising from Welmd in the face, and a still more dreadful one in the neck, which had nearly severed the held from the body ; while on a chair in the ad. j,,ining apartment eat the murderer, with a razor in his hand and the blood dripping .from an incision in his throat. From the position of the man it was supposed he•was alive; and it was only on police constable Dowsing, 51 E division, approaching to secure him that it was discovered he had been dead fin* some hours, and that his body was as cold as that aids victim. From a letter found i r his coat pocket, and dated Thursday evening, it was asc2rtaincd that thda dreadful tragedy had been then resolved on, but the contents cannot be divulged until an inquest is held,  - A Noble Lord was adi.ed by his fair lady at th Chapel Royal last week, what the collect for the day was ? I,erd -lei lied, " Ohl the eeixlta Sunday before the Derby."  -We have this week to record One of the most calamitous case:a, of shipwreck that evercame under our notice; Of the forty.onts human beingi on board two only were miraculously preserved, one of eabons., a highly respectable and intelligent young man, second son of Mr. DAvidl Wills, shipowner of this town, and who was second mate of the vessel at the time of her loss, has furnished us with the following part i:mlars : The Margaret, of Newry, transport, of 826 tons burthen, 'commanded by William Mowbray, after taking in a quantity of stores in the Thathes, for the use of her Majesty's troops in Canada, preemie to Corle at which place she completed her lading. Sailing from thence for hVI place of destination on the morning of the 26th ult., having on board, its asaNli. bon to the crew (which consisted of the captain, the chief and second mates, anti twenty-five able seamen), two officers' ladies with their chitdren (seven in number), the captain's. wife and child, two ostlers, ,andi twelve horses. The weather at the time of her departure was fine;' but shortly. after noon a fresh breeze sprung up from the S.S.E., whicli, as the day advanced, increased to a gale, accompanied with thick showers, of snow. At about half-pact eleven. a.m., the ship, being -still on the same tack, in the darkness of the night, and during a heavy fall of snow, struck on the rocks lying off Cape Clear, at the distance of about a mite from the main--the sea making a complete breach over her; and shortly/ after the captain, his wife antrchild, were successively engulphed in the* raging abyss. The chief mate, with a view to steady the ship, which was beating violently on the reef, ordered the carpenter to cut away the main.shrouds and main-mast, which was promptly done, the mastbany, left about twa.thirds cut through, The wholaof the crew and passengers then sought refuge in the fare-part of the ship, with the exception of the survivors, Mr. Wills, and a seaman of the name of James Johnson, x native of North Shields, who lashed themselves to the mainmast on the windward side. Shortly afterwards the mainmast went over me lee, carrying with it the two hapless seainco, who, on their again r:sitik; to the surfac', floated freely. A few minutes afterwards the for mast went by the board, hanging over the lee side of the vessel, only, attached to kr by the shrouding, with the unfortunate ladies and childrcia la,hel thereto for safety, the r mainder of the crew clinging Sc, various parts of the ship. At this moment the universal shriek of cl&oatt„ which burst from the devoted group, was of the most heart. rending dcariptirm, Mr. Wills and his companion in misfm tune at length drifted clear ( wreck, surrounded by an accumulation of boffin's. • Exposed to the nsar, of the sea, the pelting of the snow-storm, and enveloped by the da-ke,', as thehlariagei ereedfcotngi iogonhf the,,fh Nip' Cape aisvctfloteuaaivitit,l:: cistbl reeyoed,wc,lew,rvelki I;aeshAil 3hl;.al,dcwobil,:etlirtghedede ytttio))edtrric:e6vis c in u, e fortunate chief mate, swimming towards t; cm, and which they contrived to place on the mast beside them. In this helpless condition they e• mined until half-pa,t ten, A at., when they malice: the shore, pigh exhausted. 'The sarcions brute which accompaniel thee,,:rarwitately on landing, set off to a preventive station, whit re, by the singularkty of it. actions, it attracted the retention of four of ti.' coast-guard, who we c eV:mitt:illy induced to' follow it, which circumstance led to the tlisaotery of the suffering mariners.—Szoatcrland Beacon.  MLT RD Elt 0.1 S;