The Sun. — 1831-11-12 (London, England)

HORRIBLE MURDER.  Saturday the 29th ult, the body of a man, of the name of Radcliffe, was discovered lying in a lane between Burton-wood and Warrington. It appeared he had received several wounds in the head, which had been the cause of his death. As soon as the intelligence was communicated to the constables of Warrington, they, assisted by several gentlemen, set out to endeavour to discover the perpetrator of it; Suspicion falling on a man named Eaton, who was known to be on terms of intimacy with the deceaged's wife, he was apprehended in Burton-wood, whilst endeavouring to make his escape over a pigstye, having heard that persons were inquiring for him. An inquest was held on the body the same day, but, for want of proper evidence, the Court was adjourned until the following Thursday, when a verdict of" wilful murder" was returned against Eaton,. It appeared before the Coroner, that Eaton had left his house about eight on Friday evening, having previously changed the hat which he usually wore (a white straw) for one covered with black canvas, and did not return until after ten, when lie called at the house of the deceased's father, and inqured if Radcliffe had been there. He was answered by a son of the deceased, and, in the course of their conversation, Eaton said that he had had a quarrel on the night previous at the Chapel-house, and was near being thrashed; upon this the boy remaiked that be bad then blood upon his face, which Eaton denied, but which was again asserted by the lad, who got up and pointed to it, and also to blood upon his hand. Eaton accounted for it by saying that it was occasioned by his falling over a barrow on his way to the house. On searching the house of a sister of Elton's, which he was in the habit of frequenting, a pitchfork was found, the prongs of which, and also the handle, were smeared with blood; and the footmarks about where the body lay corresponded exactly with the shoes worn by Eaton. The wife of Radcliffe, since the melancholy affair took place, has conducted herself in a most disgusting manner.. On the conclusion of the inquest, when Eaton, the supposed murderer of her husband, was in the cart, to be taken to a place of confinement, she came ou; of the public-house and shook him by the hand, evi. dently distressed at his situation, She also had been apprehended, but, for want of sufficient evidence, was discharged. Eaton has sunk very much since his confinement, and begged not to be left alone in his cell. He was sent off to Lancaster on Sunday morning last. The place where the murder was committed is remarkable for its loneliness, being a dark narrow lane, nearly covered with underwood. —Liverpool Coarier.  On Monday last Lord Chancellor BROUGHAM stopped in Granthamand took refreshment at the Angel, and rsth la their admiration of the great public testified their interest in the inn, on his road to London. The inhabitants speedily acs sembled in great numbers, and gave his Lordship such causelo n d hearty r eh m, n functionary by whom it has been so nobly advocated.— Stamford Mercury. We understand that a letter has been received from Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, expressing his desire to be of the party to the dinner to be given to the Marquis of LANSDOWNE at the Bear inn, Devizes, on Wednesday next. Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE is expected to accompany Sir FRANClS.—Devizes Gazette. A student in medicine, residing in the rue Hayacinthe St. Michael in Paris, and a young woman to whom he was devotedly attached, have put an end to their existencetheirfrt:eyods, s uffts,tc.attii4 the motives of the suicide, which. -The young persons wrote letters to they accomplished with the greatest sang froid and rm.. la tin. -:,