Star. — London, England, 1827-08-01 00:00:00

DESTRUCTIVE Mtg. - Last nigh&, soon after nine o'clock, the neiglalsourho64l of London Bridge was thrown into an indescribable' state of alarm by the bursting out of a rapid confl ogre tion in the warehouses of Messrs FORSYTH and But" t o Fresh wharf, Lower Thames-street. About half-past is i a e o'clock these premises; which adjoin the Church of Magnus, and almost abut upon the east side of London Bridge, were discovered to be on fire, and in a s hort time afterwards their destruction appeared inevi table. From the immense volume of same which sub 01new • ly burst forth from the premises, it was supposed that the goods deposited thereih Were highly combos tible. By ten o'clock, the blaze which they cast round vas visible in every part of the metropolis, and was distinctly sects upon Clapham Common and in several of the adjacent villages. At the bottom of Queen-street, many of the crowd turned. their 'steps to Southwark Bridge, and there pushed and struggled as strenuously to pass the toll bar, as ever they did to pass the check door of the theatre. On stepping upon the bridge, the magnitude of the con fiagration became more apparent than ever. The whole line of churches in Thames street was seen distinctly through the gloom, and the Monument had a silvery brilliance cast around it, which it is more easy to con- Mee than to describe. Every thing between London aid Southwark Bridge was distinctly seen in the " red s hadow . ' which the burning building " flung across the startled Thames." The windows of the houses on the Southwark side of the river were burnished like molten geld by the reflection of the flames, which camn cast a lord light upon the numberless spectators that were' gathered on its banks. There was a fine contrast' htween the darkness. on the western bide of South. work Bridge and the blaze of light on the eastern l tide of it. It was almost impossible to see St, 1 hut's; but even the moat short-sighted, could discern' the ancient and venerable structure of St. Saviour's, lathe Borough. About eleven o'clock, the view doers the river was, if we may use the expression, magn'fi cent. The rcof of the buildings had then fallen in, the a s co t s were 'bootleg forth, through eight and thirty windows, fast and furiously, long lines of liquid fire, and, at intervals, as the rafters thundered down upon the rooms below, columns of fire rose upwards in per pendicular flashes, as if some combustible substance had been ignited, which till then had escaped the general destruction. The walls towards the river appeared to bend outwards; and an erpectation prevailed very ge rurally that the torrents of water which were seen play ing upon them from the direction of Fish-street-hill would, before long, fling them into the river. The aniety of the spectatois on the bridge, which was crowded with vehicles of all descriptions, filled with well-dressed people, was prodigious. The same was the casino London Bridge, except that there the anxiety was divided between fears of the consequences of the fire, and fears of the numerous gangs of pickpockets. The top of the balustrades, and even of the lamp-irons on that b iJge, were crowded with individuals seated upon them. Le coalagration, however, did not assume the sortie reposing appearance here that it did when viewed at a enter distance. It repaid, nevertheless, the trouble of lapwing it by the terrible reality which it presented tothe imagination. There was a clear and °minters need view through the interior of these massy re sits, except where one immense beam,which had acted ea support to two or shoe floors, was seen biasing sway in solitary grandeur. The large erases, which boated the river, were also oo fire, and at one time the Follies and chains at the end of them •were red hot, whilst the beams to which they were fixed were absolutely burnt black by the violent heat which sur rounded mem. A sudden gust of wind, which died away 'as soon as it arose, cast aside for a minute the don canopy of flume which rose 'above the building ' displayed the inhabitants of the houses opposite ' in ansious groups on their respective roofs appeared during the short moment in which toy were seen, as if they were quietly stationed in ieniddle of an ocean of flame, and awaiting in utter hiplosness the wave that was to overwhelm them. LeTe were several individuals on the outside of St. Ilagnus's church, busily employed in casting water m the root ; and there were also o:hers in the inside, ark appeared, owing either to the proximity of the fire,or aloe other caue, to be completely lighted op. At one sciock Cie fire was considerably got under ; bet long lemethat time it had effected the destruction of the pre aists.The Picket Guard of the 69th Regiment, from the Torre, were promptly' turned out by Lieut. Colonel Sir aisle Collier, but they were found, along with the local Constables and the City Police, unable to stop Ike immense torrent of persons whom curiosity led to de spot, and one hundred men, not upon duty, were intently brought from the Tower in their undress, but armed to keep the different thoroughfares free from blocked up. It was ebb tide, and two most powerful tiating engines on the River played upon Thies mentioned, until they were obliged to retire at° deep water. There was, however, a plentiful if water, and all the engines belonging to the O i rfetent Assurance Offices, with their men, did all in ° Zinn power to quench the flames, but to no purpose. Auti *ere only enabled to confine the fire from de ittrlitit Saint Magnus Church, and the wharfs to the yard. According to the best information which secould obtain, the fire is supposed to have taken 4 `e by a largequantity of brimstone having ignited, aid which instantly communicated with many casks of "s pitch, tar, C. which were then on the wharfs and the warehouses. The property (from these wharfs at all times receiving merchandise, both foreign' 'ic) consumed, cannot be estimated; but it require our readers to see what these valuable and property were ye s terday morning, and *at they e re o while we are writing this account of the calamity. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. vil Thr &ewes first discovered in the ground tier of the a `t by the watchman stationed in an adjoining war " e ' 'e; but b e f ore any adequate means to checkits rtren could be a d opte d. t h e con fl agrat i on ' p lea d in Z A z u. 31 1er detailed ab ov e. This forenoon was octet an extensive inspection of the ruin caused by ii'derastating element, and it is conjectured that some a g b tgorrage must have caught fire about sis. o'clock, ' Ol 4 vas the last time any person was in the store which was first discovered in flames. The metre of Fresh Wh ar f i s b urne d d own , an d a l so an le stock of merchandise, of that particular jr s rion, imported f r o m Li s bon, Teneriffe, Terciera, ',.ai and S. M ic h ae l' s , ma i n ly cons i st i ng o f f ruit , barilla, Etc. A tier of ve,sels engaged 1 ."' 18 trade alongside the wharf, but upon the co flinf spreading, the moorings were cut and the yes vete ifely moored off in the PiroL The loss c 'nnot Le estimated from thocttensive destruction iff prope).!y belonging to different shippers. In the adjoining ware. rooms and whirls the dambge is inconsiderable, the conflagration being almost entitely confined to Fred' wharf. A great qUihrity of the boles of oranges and other frnits,&c. pt ',erste.' from the con(' ovation, ale now pled up in the vicinity, guarded by a few soldiers of the 69. h Regiment, and not the Foot Guards, who were repre sented to have been upon that duty last night.—lm melba crowds have been the whole of this forenoon as sembled viewing the burning and smoking ruins. lase on London B divided between and fears of the r top of the balustri b iige, were crow col.fl4gratio imposing appeari r ater distance. *petting it by tithe imaginatic opted view thrt its, except wh as a support to I away in solitary booted the river, Follies and nisei! whilst the beau absolutely burnt rounded them. A almost as soon a don canopy of rod displayed tl Mated in ansiou Tttey appeared tey were seen. theiniddle of an inplsssness the rare were sews /gnu I's chore, a the roof ; an ti: appeared, or *me other can: e o'clock Cie fire s iMosethat time' aists.The Pic ke Toes, were ptc Chula Collier, Leal Constable Ike immense tot the Vat, and of instantly brougl armed to keep king blocked • powerful Cat' tb e 9 0 .9's menti wo d eep Watt (t" wate *firm Assure hreln power Ilael were onll *gng Saint Act 'et Could obtait I.tart by a lar ad which inn Ids pitch, tar so- to the watch( being, at all i and dolue.tic would requir, ter Smiles a n d 1* .. , 4( they are te nwansity. I. or Ere oat ' want b y the h ' u ' e ; but b Pores cool( ' manner o ?ma is ezi t • thederastati 6 notage " 01 4 was t It • m elts which entire o f Fre , stn "qt 7l t' • 0 s p son, it ft 'eni and ty mock, oils , bat "118 trade 41 • 4 7 1; 4' Sspread , tte safe CORONERS' INQUESTS. Mottnen.—Yesterday an Inquest was held on the body of Elizabeth Davis, alias Devine, whose death was occasioned by being thrown down the stairs of a house in St. James's -court, St. Luke's t the particulars of which were reported in yesterday's STAR. It ap peared from the evidence of several witnesses, that when the deceased was found at the bottom of the stairs, she was taken up into the room of the woman• Newdale, ' where she had slept on the previods night, and that Newdale then said she had pushed the deceased down stairs; and raising a pint pot which she had in her hand, • she aimed a blow at the corpse, saying she would knock its head off. A woman named Evans snaiched the pot out of her band, which so enraged her, that sbe made a blow at the woman with a candlestick, but she escaped. The Jury, therefore, returned a verdict of Willis! Murder against Mary Newdale," and she was committed to New gate. AWFUL INSTANCE OF SUDDIN DEATH.—An Inquest was held at the King's Head, Boeth's-cotirt, Mary-la bonne, out the body of Mr. S. King, a miner builder, aged 40. Mr. Lee sated, that die deceased was Iris op posite neigh!•our ; on Sunday night witness was standing at his dour in conversation with his wife, when deceased in a lively manner joined in conversation. The following morning, about hal-past four, witness was alarmed by a tremendous clap of thunder, and on looking through his window I.is attention was attracted by the screams of the deceased's wile, who loOked out of the window, and begged of him for Goo's sake to come over; ) sitne.s pro eeded to the hou e, and on entering the chamber found the deceased dead on the floor; Mr. Tucker, a surgeon; of Market-street, speedily arrived, and opened a vein, but to no purpose. It appeared that when the clap r.f thunder took place, it awoke the deceased, who started from his bed in a hurried manner, when he instantly fell down, and expired by the side of his wife. Mr. Tucker stated, that he had no doubt but the alarm occasioned by the thunder caused the blood to fl iw to his head, and produce apoplexy.— Verdict accordingly. PENITENTIANY,MILBANIC.—Yesterday a Coroner's Inquest was held at this place. before Mr. Gem., on the body r f Thomas Roberts, who died do the 28th irritant. It appeared fr..ni the evidence of the Gover nor, and Mr. White, Surgeon to the Institution, that the deceased was convicted in May, 1825, at the Taun ton Assizes, and sentenced to seven years transp •rta. lion, wh ch had been commuted to five years imprison ' meat in this Establishment. upon his admission to the Penitentiary, the extreme bad health, and scrofulous habit, rendered it necessary that he should be placed in " the Infirmary; and although every attention was paid to hien, he became worse. so that it was found necessary to amputate his kg, in fact,. he .had every thing that medical skill, and expense could procure, and lane , ly, ' a bottle of wine a day. His two years imprisonment had cost the Country no less a sum than two hundred pounds. TheJiiry returned a verdict of "Natural death by the visitation of GOD." THIOLOGICAL Wir.—The late Rev. THOMAS Tot &SR, an eminent Dissenting Minister, ( joint Preacher with the celebrated Dr. James Fordyce. at Monkwell-street) resided maay years in Lower-street, Islington. Oqe day, when ha got into the stage to come to Landon. he met with two Ladies of his acquaint ance, and a loquacious yoing Irishman. who was very obtrusive with his would-be wit' to the females. The coachman soon stopped to take up another passenger, who, Dutchman-like, was • slow to make ?mute.' A young dog. being confined in the ' neighbourhood, bewailed its loss of liberty, by making an hideous noise; which all the party agreed was very disagreeable. The Hibernian, desirous to display his wit, and to inns the parson,' said, • The animal was so unpleasantly noisy, it must be a Pres byterian dog.' Mr. Toiler calmly, but with much apparent cos& deuce said, ' lam sure it is an Irish dog.'—' How do you know that?' exclaimed the astonished young man with eagerness.—' I know it, Sir,' (replied the Divine) • by its impudence and its howl.' This seasonable retort cured the garrulity of the patient, and gave him a locked-jaw till the stage arrived at the Royal Eachange.—Mlrrer. AFFRAY AT Cum:rms.—Saturday evening a serious affi ay took place at Chester, between sortie soldiers of the 7th Fusileers now stationed there, and a party of men employed by the contractor for the new Dee Bridge, in consequence of which a person named Joseph Davis, employed by the latter, was killed. On Monday an Inquest was held on the body, when, after a long in vestigation, the Jury returned a verdict of " Manslaugh ter against some soldier or soldiers unknown:' H.o.6slllM—The house, No. 4.Welbeck -street, Caven dish-square, is occupied by a person named Baoks, who lets the shop to Mr. Goodridge. a watchmaker. Mr. Goodridge sleeps out of town, and generally when he ►eaves business, places his money and watches in an iron chest. On Sunday Mr. Banks and his family went oat about, twelve o'clock, and double locked the street door. When they returned at eleven at night, they found the house had been entered by means of a false key. and that the thieves had stolen six sovereigns, a shawl, and a miniature painting -belonging to Mr. Banks. They bad also broken into Mr. Goodridge's shop,and taken away his iron chest. Fortunately, he had omitted to put his money and watches into it on Saturday night. It contained only a few parchments and papers, which, together with the chest, were found by two young men yesterday morning, in a hedge near the Regent's Park. Sunday evening, in the absence of the family, the house of Mr. Asotow, of Gloucester Terrace, Old Brampton, was entered by thieves, and robbed of lit sovereigns, some ancient gold coins, jewellery, and apparel. A number of other articles were also packed up, but which the fellows, being, it is supposed, dis turbed, left behind them. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, AUGUST i. Our market was nearly in a lifeless state this morning, for, with the exception of a few sales of Oats, for which Monday's prices were obtained, there was no other business transacted. Stall our arrivals (1,970 qrs. of Wheat. 760 qrs. of Barley, 25,490 qrs. Sr Oats, and 5,750 sacks of Flour) were not large ; but the sole cause is the continuance of fine weather, and the certainty of an abundant harvest LAW IWTELLLGENCE. _ _ COURT OP'ORAWCRRY, JULY 31. IN THE MATTER or WILLIAM GAILLOWATI Mr. WHITUARSH reminded the Lord Chancellor that he had made an order on Saturday respecting the af fairs of this Gentleman, who was alleged to be a lunatic. He had now to move, on behalf or Mr. Galloway, that his wife, who was in possession of his property, should be restrained from selling or in any way disposing of it. The order of his Lordship al , eady went the length of restraining persons who had obtained a bill of sale from proceeding under it; bat Mr. Galloway had reason to fear that his property might be injured by other means, and therefore this additional application was made. Mr. PEPTS, who had obtsined the former order, ex pressed great surprise that this application should be made by Mr. Galloway, who denied that he was of unsound mind, and opposed the proceedings for inding him a lunatic. He now, however, came to the Court, and made an application for that protection which the Great Seal could grant to none but lunatics. _ _ Mr. WHIMARSH said his client was not lunatic, but he was in ill health, and of a weak disposition. This rendered • him unable to cope with his wife, of whom ;he stood in great fear. The LORD CHANCELLOR could not see any reasonable ground for this application. Mr. Galloway was the master of his own prop rty, and if he apprehended that it was in any danger, there was nothing more easy than for him to pic tect it without the extraor• dinary aid of the Great Seal. The shortest and most familiar way seemed to be by sending for a peace officer if any oie attempted to remove his property, or otherwise personally to assail him. His Lors..ip therefore made no order. 'The Counr was afterwards occupied in hearing motions iu causes. HOP INTELLIGENCE. Mame!Wit, JULY 31.—During the last week the sultry weather has been highly favourable for the plantation, in this neighbour hood, and all the accounts agree in favour of the Hops in the Weald of Kent. We hear of very great improvements, indeed : there are several rounds In many parishes likely to produce from ten to 'fifteen cwt. per acre. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. FIUNTINGDON, Jinx 31. THE LATE. HORRID MURDER AT OTIMSVIIT. _ . The Grand Jury having yesterday returned a true bill against Joshua Slade, for the murder of the Rev. Joshua Waterhouse, at Stuktley s in this neighbourhood, the Court was this morning filled to ovetflowing at an early hour. An addit , onal interest was conferred upon this hoirible transaction by the circumstance of its being the only murder which has been perpetrated in this county for the l ast 4.0 ye ws. At nine o'clock the LORD CHIRP BARON entered the Court, and the Jury having been immediately sworn, Joshua Slade, aged 18, was put to the bar, charged with the wilful murder of the Rev. Joshua Waterhouse, on the Sd of July, at Little Stukeley, in this county. The prisoner, whose appearance was very juvenile, ad vanced to the bar with a steady firm step, and neither in his gestures nor countenance exhibited the slightest mark of discomposure or apprehension. On being asked, in the usual way, whether he was guilty or not? be replied, calmly and deliberately, s , Not Guilty." Mr. Sergeant STORKS then proceeded to address the Jury. Standing as he did in the nature of a prosecutor, he was anxious to pay a benevolent homage to •the mer ciful laws of his country, and to abstain from all inflam matory language. He would confine himself to a simple, plain, cold narrative of the facts of the easy and he hoped that the Jury would, in a similar spirit, dismiss from their minds all prejudice, if any had already found place there. He hoped that they would pot our of their consideration - all which they might have previously heard of the circumstances of this case. He hoped that, forgetting even the sympathies of their nature, they would regulate their verdict altogether according to the force and distinctness of the evidence to be adduced before them, and would, in deciding upon the fate of a fellow -creature, remember that they were in the pre sence of that BEING without whose knowledge and per mission not even a sparrow could fall to the ground. The Learned Gentleman then ptoceeded to state the facts of the case, and having detailed the various cir cumstances which have been already communicated to the public concerning the habits of the deceased, and the manner in which the murder was discovered, con cluded a brief and distinct,ontline of the evidence by calling Ann Gale, who was examined by Mr. HUNT, and de posed that she worked at Mr. Waterhouse's as a day labourer, in the beginning of the present month. She went to the house on the morning of the murder, at half-past five o'clock : found Mr. Waterhouse in the first kitchen. There is a passage, eight or ten yards long, leading from the first kitchen to the second. The passage is dark, except when the garden door is open. Soon after she came in, she went through the passage to the dairy. In the passage there is a staircase on the left, and three steps up the staircase there is a door which leads into the garden. Mr. Waterhouse had breakfasted. Nobody came into the house until witness went out. On going out, left Mr. Waterhouse sitting in his chair, and went into a field near the house. It was halt-past nine when she went out, and she returned at eleven. At eleven witness came back to the house through the yard, and saw a great many people, and a great alarm had been raised. Witness saw Mr. Wate rhouse a corpse, lying upon the ground near a tub, which was in the passage between the first and second kitchen. This witness was cross-examined by Mr. Simms/ TAYLOR, who kindly offered his services gratuitously for the defence—On her cross-examination she said that a travelling beggar had called at the door before she went out into the field. He was a person of a weakly appearance. Witness never saw any of the class of people called sturdy beggars come to ask alms at Mr. Waterhouse's. Wm. Parker, a young boy, worked for Mr. Water house as a day labourer. Went to work there on the morning of the murder at five o'clock. Worked until evening. Recollects the last witness, Ann Gale, being there. Saw her in the brewhouse at half-past nine. The brewhouse is opposite the kitchen door. This was between nine and ten. Mr. Waterhouse asked witness if he had carried the sacks into the house? The last time witness saw Mr. Waterhouse was a little before ten Mr. Waterhouse was then at the door liming a pitcher. Went into the house at 11 with Reuben Riggs. Went into the first kitchen. There is another kitchen, and a passage between them, in which was a tub. Sat down on a Corm, from which he could see into the passage, and there saw master in the tub with his legs hanging out. The passage is lighted by the door leading to the garden. The door was in general tight open. When witness saw Mr. Waterhouse in the tub, he went out to Mrs. Whitney's house. When witness saw Mr. Water house's legs out of the tub, he heard him groan, and ran away through fright. Saw outside a lad named Rogers and one Ashby. Returned with both to Mr. Waterhouse's. Mr. Waterhouse had a dog, which was in the kennel tied up, ult far from the kitchen door. the dog was backing almost all the morning, When Ashby, Rogets, and wt:ness returned ) the dog baked no more. Croat-examined by Mr. tatni..—Sate tile beggar who came tel the hum that morning. He wore trdnaert, and ►ad a bandage on bla head. The barking of the dog if.d not alarm the Triton& Re•eaaminrd.—Tb; dos barked op to half-east taint, and then began when Nanny Gale went, and oosgiiised ever so to* Dederick Rogers.—Went to Mr. Ashby's, at S'uke• ley, in the be4inning of July. and afterwards walked over tw Mr. Waterhouse's. There was a dog Chained within about three yards of the door which leads into the back kitct.en. Heard the dog bark befure entering the yard. Struck the dog, which ran into the kennel, and lay down. Heard something like blows within the house, and then knocked with the end of his whiz very shari ly at the door. Knocked timer times. Heard, a' it were, two persons com.ng down the stairs : rapped again, but heard nothing more. Had been at Mr. Waterhouse's before. After tapping, saw two boys come into the yard, and called them. Witness tkei went into the house, leaving the boys at the dot"; ; crossed the back•kitchen to the door of the passage ; saw Mr. Waterhouse's legs hang over a tub; called hem by his name three times, and went back ; returned wish a person named Ashby, and a young woman, and found Mr. Waterhouse. Cemo-examined by Me. Tormsa.—The blows which wibarti heard seemed blows of a 6st upon the flee ; I saw nobody hs the house but the deeeastd. A plan of the seane of the murder was they put in, and prod by Mr. Lovell. Willem A ,hby depo.ed to several facts that hsd been sta eLI by the other wittiesAs, and added. that upon going into the passage he took hold of Mr. Water house's alms, and sail that he was warm, and linsbet, and not dead. Witness then toi , k one arm of the de cea‘ei, and a woman named Wells wok another, an) with the assistance of another woman and a* man they laid Mr. Waterhouse on the ground. Witness was covered with blood in taking deceased out of the tub; he had two wounds across his wrists, and ons upon his cheek. Wiry Ann Briggs—Recollects the morning of the day of the murder ; was called in from the gate by . Rogers, who said, " The old Gentlemen is dead ;* in going in saw Mr. Ashby in the passage, AShby ayked her to open the garden door; did so, and after some he sitation approached the place where Ashby was, and took hold of one of the arms of the deceased, and put her hand upon his forehead, which was quite warm. There were three wounds upon his breast ; use upon his face; the thick part of his right hand was almost cut off, and h.s jaw-bone broke. Witness *so .g the blood out of his cravat. Jonah Wilson examined by Mr. Sergeant STonits Is a surgeon. Went to the house of Mr. Waterhouse at four o'clock on the day ash, murder ; he was thes dead. Examined the body, and found a large wound, three or four inches long, in the throat; the wound had separated the tongue from the windpipe. The wound had the appearance of having been inflicted partly by incision and partly by a stab. There was an immense wound upon the right the k, completely dividing the jaw -bone, the upper part of the bsne being likelaise fractured. The right wrist was completely cut through; the elbow of the right arm was also cut through. The wounds must have bees, inflicted by an ins•reinent very sharp and very heavy. There was a very great contused wound upon the breast, which seemed to have been inflicted with the back of a very heavy bill. Be lieves the death was occasioned by the wound in the throat. The wounds could not possibly have been in flicted by a man's own hands. Saw the prisoner on the day next but one after the murder, at the office of Mr. Sweeting ; was struck with the appearance of his trousers; they were of slop. He wore a jacket and vest; the trousers were of a dark dirty brown ; noticed parti cularly a greasy appearance down the front of his trousers; it struck witness after, that this appearance was caused by blood and dirt being rubbed together.— Examined his dress and person more particularly after. Took him to Mr. Waterhouse's house, and made prisoner take off his trousers, and dis - covered upon the in ide a stain of blood, which had gone through from the outside. It was upon the left thigh, and there was no *ound upon that part of his body which could have produced the blood. Prisoner accounted for it, by saying that he had cut his little finger, and forcibly pressed it upon his thigh to step the blood. Atte, wards discovered that this was a fact. Examined his shore paiticularly a few days ago. Examined his jacket, anJ found a stain of blood upon the inner side of the outer past. The jacket was lined, and the stain appeared upon Liking cff the lining. There was also a stain upon the inner palm : of the shoulder of the jackst. The thigh of the trousers appeared to have been washed, or some I quid ipplied for the purpose of taking •ut the stain. Saw a wood man's bill and a knife, which were produced in the Justice's room; observed that there was hair and animal matter, and apparently blood. The hair was human hair: dirt appeared to have been put upon the bill after the blood. The deceased was tall, his hair was grey, and corresponded exactly with the hair upon the bill. Examined the tub in which the de• ceased was found, and observed s 1 cuts which seemed to have been made with a bill; he might venture to swear that the handle of the bill had been stained with blood. The witness here inquired if he might be allowed to state what happened between him and Slade on the Friday after the murder? permission having been gives, witness continued—l said, "Slade. this is evidently blood." Slade lost himself for a few minu es, and then said, " Yes, Sir, I know how it came—it came from the cut on my finger." Cross examined by M. TATLOI-010110i swear that soy of the stains, except those on the left side of the trousers, were actually blood; the hair upon the bill may have been the hair of a sheep's face. It would be very possible foe a person who had leafleted the wounds which had been stated, to escape with such small, and s• few stains, as appeared upon the clothes of the prisoner. Cues swear that the animal matter upon the bill was trom the boom body. Weerlauingly meets persons upon the high road in every direction in the neighbourhood of Mr. Waterhouse's premises. Re.examined by Sergeant Svoaxs—Thinks the wound upee the right cheek to have been inflicted after the deceased had been knocked into the tub. William Francis knows the Swan eublic-house at Stukeley ; was there on the night before the murder ; saw Joshua Slade, the prisoner, there, with William Wright and witness's own brother. The whole party played at bowls until ten o'clock. Witness and prisoner left the house at one in the morning. When they de puted, Slade went towards she church, and witness went home. On the Monday after, went with Mr. Woods, the constable, through the _field called the Horse Close, near Mr. Waterhouse.. Woods had two shoes. Witness got over a stile, and observed son e prints, which seemed made by two or three nails in the left shoe. The way over the stile close of Mr. Waterhouse to the high an old bridge called the Tunnel. I i r i . • ;r leads through • road, and on to Prisoner wore • •1. •