MURDER.--An elderly female, named Elilabeth Markham, who kept a broker's
shop, was found murdered in her dwelling in Dog Row, Bethnal Green, on Wednesday. The circumstance which excited suspicion, was the shop's being closed at noonday. Her son, who first observed it, knocked repeatedly ; and receiving no answer, the door was forced open ; when the unfortunate woman was found suspended by a cord, and quite dead, in the kitchen. The skull was dreadfully fractured, and the cord had evidently been attached to the body after the murder was completed. A roller for hanging towels on was found near the body, covered with blood ; and had been apparently used as the instrument of the murder. Every repository of the house had been ransacked for plunder, and nothing of the smallest value had been left. From the fact of the murdered female not having been seen from Monday afternoon, it is supposed that the deed must have been committed on Monday night. The son of the deceased by a former husband, and a man nettled Clarke, who had been taken up on suspicion, were examined at Lambeth Street Office on Thursday. A boy named Birch swore that lie overheard Dexter, the son, say on Sunday night, to a companion with whom he was conversing at his mother's door, if he could not get in by any other way, he would walk up the black ditch (a common sewer), from which there is an entrance to the deceased's premises, and that if lie could neither get money nor goods, lie would have her. Dexter, at the time perceiving that Birch was listening, became uneasy, and he and his com- panion were about to separate, when the former said, " There is only . one place in the house where I think there is any money, and that's in the clock. Mind you don't disappoint me. Be here at the time ap. pointed." They then went away. Birch passed the house oft Monday night at ten o'clock, and saw Dexter come out with a bed on his shoulders. A female named Anne Carr, who lived next door to Mrs. Markham, said that three weeks before, a man, who often went about the house, had beaten the deceased and dragged her by the hair, and threatened to murder her if she did not give up some papers which he was desirous to get from her. Dexter made no reply to these witnesses, except that they were mistaken as to the man. We should suppose that the feather-bed might be traced. The further examination has been postponed till Monday next.
SLAUGHTER AT MANCHESTER.—On the filth of January last, a fellow, named Schofield, and another, named Ashton, who had been previously quarrelling with a neighbour workman, called Thomas, set upon Thomas after quitting the scene of the quarrel, and Schofield stabbed him with a clasp-knife. Thomas lingered for a few hours and then died. Schofield and his companion were seized almost immediately after the slaughter, at a house in the neighbourhood ; and the bloody knife, still unclasped, was found in the pocket of the former. We noticed these circum- stances at the time when they occurred. The trial otthe two men took place on Monday ; when Schofield was found guilty, and condemned to banishment for life ; and Ashton was acquitted.
ROBBERY AT Ma. COKE'S.—It was at first supposed that the fellow who robbed Mr. Coke—and who, it will be recollected, was arrested by the activity and honesty of a Jew dealer in Holywell Street, to whom he had wished.to sell a portion of the stolen articles—had some accomplices among the other servants. It has now been satisfactorily proved that the robbery was planned and executed by himself.
DISTURBANCES AT RAIISBURY.—A body of labourers assembled on Monday at this place, with a view to procure higher wages. They were. speedily dispersed, and three of the ringleaders captured by the Marl. borough troop of yeomanry.
SWING A3IONG THE PLATERS.—Several anonymous letters, bear. ing the Margate post-mark, have been recently addressed to Mr. Sin clair, the singer of Drury-lane Theatre; threatening the assassination of himself and his brother-in-law, Mr. Trotter, and the destruction of their joint property, " The Tivoli" public tea-gardens,, at Margate.
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