Horrible! Shocking!

Particulars of the most shocking Discovery made on Sunday evening last, at a house known by the sign of the Queen of Bohemia, at the end of Wychstreet, where a vast Number of

Mangled human Bodies

were discovered, some in Tubs, as if in Pickle, &c.

On Sunday evening last, between nine and ten o'clock, the following horrible scene was discovered in a house at the end of Wychstreet, known by the sign of the Queen of Bohemia, which caused a considerable degree of anxiety and alarm in the neighbourhood.

The house has been for some time shut up; but the neighbours observing several persons going in and out, particularly in an evening and at night, they were watched, and circumstances occurring which gave rise to suspicion; in consequence of which application was made for a search-warrant, which was granted; and the officers only waited for some persons being discovered going in, in order to put it more effectually into execution. But this plan was disconcerted and prevented by an unexpected discovery.

One apartment to the house was let to some young men, for the purpose of a private theatre; and, it seems, as they were to have exhibited on Monday evening, they had met there for the purpose of rehearsing.

Just before dark, one of the youths, looking out of the window into the æra of that part which fronts Wychstreet, perceived a tub, in which different parts of the human body, (arms, legs, &c.) in water or brine; near it lay a human head with the hair on, and at a little distance lay another without any.

Struck with horror at the fight, he called to his companions, who, as soon as they beheld the horrid scene, led out of the house, by the door in the back part of the house, of which they had the keys.

A consultation was then held, and it was resolved to get some more of their acquaintance. After some time, the alarm was given in the neighbourhood, some persons went to Bo-w-street, to give information, and when the officers attended, a passage was forced into the house.

On entering the house, in the back room, the bodies of two children and a man was discovered, cut and mangled in a most dreadful manner, with a variety of surgeon's instruments on the table. In one corner lay the head of a man, which appeared to be fresh, and not long cut off. Also a tub in which was a large quantity of intrails and parts of human bodies, as if they lay in pickle; there was a head, which prefentd a most horrible spectacle—one eye was entirely out, the other starting from the socket, and the brainsiffuing from the parts separated; there was also a great number of arms, hands, legs, &c.

In the æra was likewise a large tub nearly filled with human fragments, which exhibited a scene better conceived than described.

Limbs, heads, &c. &c. were discovered in different rooms in the house: and in the upper part the half of a human figure was suspended by the head.

Various have been the conjectures on this horrid discovery. The general opinion was, that it was kept by some surgeons, for the purpose of disfiguring bodies brought to them by the resurrection men; and surgical instruments being found there strengthened the conjecture. Yet the manner in which different parts were found, one of them being bleeding, and a good deal of blood seen, were circumstances which gave rise to particular Specifications; as it is certain that no blood will suffice from a body who has been dead any time.

This is the house, in which a Committee of the Corresponding Society was seized three years ago. It was formerly a noble palace, and the spacious, but gloomy and desolate appearance of the apartments, added to the horror of the scene.

A great concourse of people assembled round the place, and the Police Officers and Magistrates went to prevent riot and invigorate the house, in which no person was found.

Davenport, Printer, George's Court.