Star. — London, England, 1830-08-28 00:00:00

A v.FIZE INTELLIGENCE. LA NI:At...Th.It, utt. Tll riNG V. THE INHABITANTS OF SALWICK. The ('nun was eecu)icti the whole of yesterday and a part of this day ti;e trill of this c.m.e, which was an indictment against the inha oitans of Sai er not repairial an alleged highway In that township, :1 the deferce was, that the road was not a public highway, but a i:rivate road, wleich none but the inhabitants of the township were en. .ithd to use. The indictment was tried at the last Assizes, when the ;flat pecupitli the Cade day, amd the Jury remained in consultation till three o'clock in the morning. when, in consequence (as it was under. stmal) of the obstinacy of one ..I.tror against eleven, who were inclined to find a verdict or not guilty. they returned a verdict of guilty. The Court of King's Ikneh, however, set aside that verdict, and granted a new trial, the result of which to.day was ' after the examina tion of several witnesses on both sides, a verdict of Not Guilty. Mr. Sergeant ('Russ (with whom was Mr. PATTEsorr) conducted 'he prosecution; 3lr. J.WILLIAMS ant! Mr. COLTMAN appeared for the defendants. The money expendtil in trying the two indictments would be (it is said) sufficimt to k cp the rood in question in good repair until the day of g-tieral judporr t. .4.ar# Carson, alias Steele,was indicted for killing and slaying James Murphy, a boy of five years of age, by giving him a quantity of whiskey fo drink. Mr. Ccitas r. having stated the ease for the prosecution, called the following witnesses : Honors Murphy, the mother of the deceased.—l live in Back Porter street, Liverpool, and the prisoner lived in the same court with me. On :he 2(1 of this month I went to market, and left my son James in the of a boy. On my return from market the prisoner called me into her house, and asked me to drink some whiskey, which I did. Whilst I was in the prisoner's house my little boy came in, and the prisoner gave him a " sup" of whiskey out of a tea-cup. I said, "Mrs. Steele, don't give it hits--it's not a thing to give a child ; " but the prisoner ,zeve him a little more out of a tea-cup. I then went home, and left the boy a; Mrs. Steele's house. I saw him again in about an hour, when he came home and fell down on the floor. Upon lifting him up I saw lie was drunk, and 1 put him to bed. He fell asleep, and when I vsent to look at him in about two hours afterwards, 1 found him quite black in the face. He lived until half.past 12 o'clock the following day. On the day the child died, but before he did die, I saw Mts. Steele, and asked her why she had given him the whiskey ? and she said, " Mrs. Murphy, I would not give him any thing to hurt him." Mr. Davies, a surgeon at Liverpool—l was called upon to attend the child, whom I found in a dying state. 1 saw the prisoner, and asked her why she had given him the whiskey, and she said she had given him only two or three spoonfuls. I opened the body, and found the coats of the stomach completely destroyed from the effects of the whis key. of which I found a con,iderable quantity in the stomach. The prisoner having been called on for her defence, said that she and the mother of the deceased had been in the habit of taking care of each other's children, when either had occasion to leave home. She had always been kind to the child "that was dead," and had given him the whiskey "out of good will," and not with any intention to do him any injury. She had been in the habit of giving whiskey to her own children, and she never found that it did them any " harm." The mother of the child having been questioned by Chief Justice Tr ATDAL, admitted that the prisoner had been always kind to the child, and that she believed the whiskey was not given with any intention to do the deceased any injury. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and His LORDSHIP, having adverted to the conduct of the prisoner, in giving such strong spirits to an infant of a tender age, sentenced her to be imprisoned for six months. and kept to hard labour. OXFORD C I 11CU IT— IA fUCESTE K, AUG. 26. Mr. Justice PARK finished the business on the Civil Side at one o'clock to-day. His Lordship afterwards assisted Mr. Justice BOSAN. ta I' ET in trying prisoners. Elea Taraer and Elisabeth Ledbetter were indicted for stealing frail the person of Herbert Price 1301. in bank notes, and Edward Price wan chargcd with having received part of the same, knowing it to have been stolen. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor, who is a very in. firm old man, residing at Glotwestts, went into a public house in that city, called the Duke of York. After he had been there some time the two female prisoners and another woman Mlle in. Whilst they were there, the prosecutor, who was rather tipsy, pulled out his purse and exhibited his money. When he got up to start home the women pursued him, and on passing College Green they laid hold of him, kissed him, and "cleared" him until they had succeeded in extracting his property. A person then cant up, and the women ran away. It was also proved that Turner directly afterwards appeared all at once to have beer. raised from a state of abject wretchedness to comfort. There was no evidence to connect the other female prisoner with the robbery. The only evidence to convict Price of the charge of receiving was the fact of his having accompanied the women to ii teford. Mr. Justice Palm summed up very minutely, and the Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of Guilty against Turner, and acquitted the other prisuncrs. Mr. Justice PAPE, in passing sentence, said it war an extremely hard case on the poor old man, and had the prisoner been indicted capi tally, her life must have paid the forfeit of her crime. lie should pass upon the prisoner the extreme punishment the law allowed, which was, that she should be transported beyond the seas for the term of her na tural life. _ _ 'fhe prisoner, in the most impudent manner, said, " Thank you, my Lord, bet I hope you will restore me my property." Mr. Justice PARK—lndeed I shall not ; it is not your property, but the poor old man's that you plundered ; let it be given to him. ADJOURNED INQUEST OS MISS CASIII.V, THIR '. The Inquest-room was crowded to excess by half-past ten, when the CoRONEn entered. ana took the Chair. The business of the day commenced by Dr. Thompson explaining and answering some questions put to him,—when Ur. Adolphus,iin a hasty manner, interfered, and used an obnoxious expression towards Mr. T. Mr. rnoairsos demanded an apology. Mr. ADOLPHUS said he would—" He's a wretched liar." His words drew forth the disapprobation of the room, who displayed wrong symptoms of disapprobation at such low conduct. Mr. A woxruus declared that if such hooting occurred again,:he should order the room to be cleared. 11 ere the row ended. Mr. Wildgrove examined by a Juror.—How long do you know Mr. Long ?—About four years ' • does not know much of him ; does not think he studied or practised much as a doctor or apothecary ; does not remember any particular cure ; he thinks there was one, a case of con. sumption • not certain of it ; acquaintance but slight. Miss datilda Christian, of Regent's-park, examined by Mr. ADO', 1.11118.-.—DO you know Mr. Long ?—1 do, about two;ye.ars. I was a patient of his. Juror.—Are you under his care now ?—No ; I am not. My core. plaint was consumption. By Mr. ADOLPH es.—ln what way did Dr. Long treat you ?-11e made incisions on my back, sides, chest, &c. He applied a compound by a sponge upon the sores. By a Juror—l was not ill when I first went to him. I was afterwards 1 taken ill, and went to the Doctor's. There were other ladies there— some for consumption, and some for other cause.. 1 believe he applied the same remedy m all. I was entirely under his care, and don't regret it. Question by a Juror—ln a short time I was perfectly cured, to the satisfaction of all my friends and myself. By a Juror—l have been under several other medical gentlemen be. fore I applied to Long, but of no avail. By a Juror--There are no marks of the incisions appear on my flesh, except when I am very cold. By a Juror-1 was advised to go to Mr. Long's by several medical friends. Here a desultory conversation ensued between the jury and Mr. A not.eaus respecting the right of Mr. Long answering questions put to him. Mr. ADOLPHUS said he had no right whatever. Some of the Jury contended lie had—here the matter ended. By a Juror—l would sooner go to Mr. Long's in case of illness than to any other man. He bled me and sponged me himself; he done it cleverly ; he perfectly cured me. By a Juror--1 have recommended several young ladies to him—all have been cured. I will recommend all that l can. By a Juror—l signed a book not to reveal the process. I understand he paid a high price for the recipe. Several of my acquaintances have been cured by him. Mr. ADOLPHUS commenced a very long defence of Mr. Long, in which he laid down the law as regarding the situation of his client, and that of a person who wilfully proceeded to extract money by unfair means. Ile would clearly sliew that his client had acted honourably on all occa sions, regarding his practice, as a medical man—that he had completely cured several ladies when other doctors had failed—that his sole aim and ambition was to benefit his countrymen. Aspersions had been cast on him —his name bandied about in the Newspapers, which certainly would do no good, but the reverse. This, lie thought, was sufficient punish ment, if he deserved any. Mr. Arootritus then proceeded, in a learned manner, with tile de fence of bong. He then proceeded to call witnesses in favour of his client, Dr. Long. The first was, By a Juror—Did you ever visit Mr. Long ?—I did. Did he ever visit you ?-11e (lid, once. I have visited Mrs. Long. By a Juror—Did Mr. Long send for you ?-1 received a note from him, and I called on Sundae last. He requested 1 would attend the inquest Did not tell me what to say when I came here. I never heard tar deceased's name mentioned at Long's. I,rlid not know her by name. i)urirg the examination of this witness, the risibility of the Court, knew no bounds—the lady herself smiled nick. graciously—the Coroner Muhl not suppress. the .laugh. Her examination was very long, and • very amusing Mr. Reginald James Lewis, a solicitor, residing at Brighton, sworn —1 know Mr. long, and became a patient of his When sulfides under great e:eneral debility, arising, in the first instance, from a neglected wound The wound was at that time in a high state of inflammation, attended with erysipelas. Mr. Long applied some lotion with a sponge, which increased the pain greatly for about two hours ' • but then the pain went off entirely. I also inhaled. I attended film for two months, and had the application every day. I inhaled also each time. There were a great many other patients whenever I went, and I am quite sure that the sante liquid was used to us all. The liquid was only applied to the wound in the first instance; but afterwards to my chest, because I fan. tied it would strengthen my digestion, as I was told that it had that effect upon others. I asked to have it done myself. On the chest it produced a discharge, but of a slight kind. The sore remained open for a day or two, and then theawound healed of itself. The same appli cation that produced the discharge healed it. I had it applied to my back between the shoulders, and it produced there a very great dis charge ; but the sore healed, and I got better, and my health is com pletely re-established. Mrs. Sharpe, wife of General Sharpe, stated that she believed herself to be in a consumption, and was attended by eminent medical men, but lies health did not improve. She applied to Mr. Long three months ago. She inhaled, and was rubbed by him in the same manner as other patients, which produced great inflammation and a considerable dlr.- charge, but the skin did not come off. She has got better under Mr. Long's care, and is at present under his care. She saw Miss Cashin at Mr. Long's; she appeared to be treated in the same manner as his other patients. General Sharpe gave similar testimony. Mr. William Abingdon stated that he considered himself disposed to pulmonary consumption, and had applied to Mr. Long. In winter he was often unable to walk a hundred yards, from an affection in his chest. He derived great advantage from Mr. bong's treatment, and is now considerably better. He inhaled and was rubbed by Mr. Long. The parts when rubbed became sore, but healed by the same appli cation. _ _ _ ..... Mr. Wakeley submitted that evidence of the general skill of Mr. Long did not bear on the present case. If it were proved that a wag goner was generally a skilful driver, it would not disprove that on a par ticular day he had allowed his waggon to run over a person, and cause his death. Mr. Porter stated that he had been twenty years Surgeon-thiseral at Jamaica. He applied to Mr. Long on the Bth of May last for an in flammation of the eyes and an ulcer under the ear. He inhaled, and was rubbed by Mr. bong, and received great benefit, and is still under his care, and sleeps in his house, but is not a partner, nor derives any emolument from his practice ; and never heard that he was called a decoy duck. The rubbing caused excoriation ; but the same applica tion healed it. He knows nothing of Miss Cashln's case, haying never seen her. He considered the mixture with which Mr. Long rubbed his patients perfectly innocent. The Marchioness of Ornionde stated that her eldest daughter, Lady Harriette Butler, was under Mr. Long's treatment nearly four months, for violent headaches, and had received great benefit. She would attend Mr. Long to-morrow. I ler younger children had also been treated by him for local disease, which he speedily removed. She met the de ceased at Mr. Long's. The mixture given out by Mr. Long to rub the deceased was the same as given to rub Lady Harriette Butler. Several of the Jury here expressed an opinion that evidence of the innocence of Mr. Long's Implications to other persons had nothing to do with the cause of the death of Miss Cashin, with which alone they were concerned. Mr. ADOLPHUS insisted that he had a right to produce all his wit. noses, because their evidence would be put on record, to be produced in another case if necessary. The CORONER concurred in this opinion, and adjourned the Inquest to Monday. POLICE REPORTS. 111Assiox-itouse.—A man named Thorn, who was said to have been at one time a member of the Society of Friends, and connected with a gang of cast-off quakers, who are in the habit of plundering tradespeople by using the names of respectable traders of that sect,*was brought before the Lord Mayor. The prisoner walked lame, not !W -ing yet quite recovered the effects of a cut which he gave himself across the throot two years ago, and which severed the windpipe. Upon that occasion he had been charged with an offence similar to that which cons'ituted the present accusation, and he was carried from Newgate to the Old Bailey on a man's back, to take his trial. Mr. Dillon, of the house of James Morrison and Co. stated, that on Thursday a letter was delivered to him by a ticket-porter, signed " H. Clayton," and ordering Oros de Naples and kid gloves to the amount of 15L Hkl. He knew that the letter was not in the handwriting of Mr. Clayton, and he believed that it was in the handwriting of a person who had deceived the finn on a former occasion, and obtained goods by the deception. Witness sent the goods according to the direc tion to the Blue Boar, in Aldgate, but he instructed the bearer to de tain the person who should be in readiness to receive them. Samuel Brede, ticket-porter, stated that he was sent by a porter to the coffee-room of the Blue Boar, where lie received a letter from a gentle man, who told him that he was to deliver it at Messrs. Morrison and Co.'s. He did as he was ordered, and was told that the letter was a forgery, but lie received the goods,with instructions to detain the prisoner. Mr. Hobler said, the attempt to defraud had certainly been made, but Messrs. Morrison and Co. could not say that they were deceived, for they admitted that they knew the letter was not genuine. Mr. Dillon said the prisoner had succeeded in several instances. The gaoler informed the Lord Mayor, that when the prisoner was conveyed to the Compeer, he was recogni zed by a fellow prisoner, who had prevailed on him to place a silver watch in his hands, upon his promise of bringing the unfortunate fellow 31. the moment he should be set at liberty. The credulous man, who had thus given all he had to the prisoner, never set an eye upon him since, until a fresh charge brought them once more togetaer. Mr. 11011LEIL said the prisoner was known to be a very bad fellow, and . . —.- The LORD MAYOR committed him for further examination. GUILDHALL.—A lad, named Thorotegood, about 19 years of age, attended before Sir JOHN PERRINO and tlr. Alderman ATIINS, to show cause why he should not be adjudged the father of an illegitimate child, now chargeable to the parish of St. Ann, Blackfriars. Ann Blundell stated that she was 22 years of age, and that she had lived as servant in the family of .lr. Kay, a saddler, in Lisle-street, to whom the defendant was apprenticed. She would swear the defendant was the father of her child, and no other man. Mr. Harmer, for the defendant, cross examined the witness at some length, the result of which was, that from the dates she mentioned, if the child was not born at the end of eight, instead of nine, months, the defendant was not the father of it. She also denied that she had ever said the intimacy commenced on a Sunday, when the family were at Gravesend. She had stated this, it was a limed, in the presence of a fellow-apprentice and a journeyman in Mr. Lisle's employ, but they were not produced to confront the witness. Mr. Harmer said the youth denied that any intimacy had ever occur. red between them, and from his conduct and his declaration to his friends he believed him to be in this instance the victim of foul perjury. To show that the child was born prematurely, the young woman's mother, at first with some doubt, but afterwards without any, gave her opinion, as the mother of nine children, that the child was not perfect. 111 r. Harmer prayed an adjournment, for the purpose of having the benefit of the evidence of the accoucheur on this point, be being a better qualified and a more impartial witness than the mother. . The youth asserted his innocence. The Magistrates, however, agreed in being satisfied with the oath of the female, supported by the evidence of the mother, who was ready to give her opinion on oat h; and they adjudged the defendant to be the father of the child, and to pay 3s. per week towards its maintenance. , Mr. Harmer intimated this tkcision would be appealed against. HATTON.OARDEN.—BAIL AGENCY.—Yesterday Mr. Kilsby, Governor of the New Prison, came before the Magistrates as prosecutor in a case, one of a description of a troublesome nature, which has for a long time been known to exist. A number of persons are in the habit of visiting acquaintances in the prison, and undertake to procure bail for those who are com mitted for want of ,bail, and by these means obtain sums of money from the unfortunate persons who are induced to procure their services. Mr. Kilsby stated that he had ordered a man to be taken into I custody who had this morning in this manner obtained five shillings from a prisoner, and a witness was present who could give the necessary evidence. . . . A dark complexioned man, about five feet nine inches, was put to the bar as the person charged, who gave his name Valiant Powell. A short stout man, fair complexioned, with an aquiline ;tore, was sworn as witness, who gave his name and address, iVilliant Hemmings, weaver, Albion-place, Commercial-road. Before he had time to commence his evidence, Mr. Laura asked the witness if he knew what the prisoner was ? Witness replied, " No, your Worship, 1 do not." Waddington, who happened to be the Officer in attendance, rejoined, " How can list be, when you and he were joint bail together at this office not many days ago for Ann Sullivan ?" Alt. LAING questioned Waddington closely, who said he recollected both the prisoner and the witness, and particularly the latter, as, at the the time when the book was put into his hand to swear, he only kissed his thumb, and had to be told to kiss the book. The minute-book of the Office was referred to, and the names of the bail for Ann Sullivan were tound to be William Burman, Bedstead maker, No. 12, Golden-lane ; and John Jones, Butcher, Whitecross street. Before the names were anrounced, the Magistrate asked Hemmings under what name he had bailed Sullivan ? Hemmings, after considerable study, replied it was " Brimmer"—be really appeared to have forgotten the name. And when asked how he came to give one name as the bail, and another when he came as a wit ness ? lie replied, that the one was the name of his father, and the other was the name of his mother. When reminded of the difference of the residences, and told that he had become security to the King under a a fictitious name, and had thereby 'committed perjury, he replied, " I was not at all aware of that, your W'orship." he Magistrate told him that he should be made aware of it before hir was let go hence, and ordered him to be placed at the bar along with Va liant Powell. Powell was next questioaed relative to the bail for Sullivan, but he could not recollect the circumstances at all distinctly. He said his name vim Valentine Jones Powell ; he resided at Walworth, and it was a long time before he could recollect the name of the street, but at last he thought that it was No. 7, Little George.street; he was a Ca. binet.maker by trade. lie sometimes, he said, took one or other of his three names, and sometimes he used them all ; but he could, when the time came, produce plenty of persons to speak to his respectability. Mr. Lama ordered the prisoners to be taken out and searched, and on each were found several notices of commitments from four or five dif ferent offices, and different correspondences, by which it appeared, that the prisoners had an extensive trade in being bail, and that they had each at different times assumed a variety of names and addresses. On the case taking this unexpected turn, the original charge was ne. glected, the prisoners papers were kept, and Waddington was or dered to make inquiry at the different addresses, and to apprise the officers at other offices to come forward to prove the acts of alleged peuury. The prisoners were ordered to be locked up separately. Mr. LAIN° said, that he would not give them up easily now, when he had got so clear a case against them. It appured, that the circumstance which brought the affair to the knowledge of Mr. Kilsby was, the two worthies having quarrelled about 3s. a part of the fees obtained from a person who was in prison for want of ball. WOESHIP.STREIT.—A soldier in uniform, named Dole who re presented himself to be a Sergeant of a Recruiting Staff in I:iverpool, commanded by Col. Jordan, was on Thursday charged with practising the following impositions : The prisoner, who was accompanied by his son, a youth 14 years of age, was placed within the bar. Henry Harding, waiter to Mr. Hill, of the Paul's Head, Chiswell street, stated that the prisoner came about four o'clock the day before, and produced a billet for two nights, which he (witness) took to his master, who returned it again, desiring him to do the best he could with it, as he bad no accommodation. Witness told the prisoner so, and asked him if he should like to be paid out; to which he consented. He' then asked him how much would do ? The prisoner said that he would leave it to him ; upon which he replied that he thought 2s sufficient— 't he prisoner said that he ought to have 2s. lid. and witness gave him 2s. and a glen of gin, upon which he left the house. Mr. Benson, landlord of the Coach and Hones, in the same street, said the prisoner came into his house about five o'clock, at the time he was serving at the bar, and presented a billet. He told him he had no accommodation, and opening his till, put down a shilling on the coun ter, saying, " Will that do ?" The prisoner said he would not take it, and sat down, telling him (witness) that he would stop all night, and called for a pint of porter, which he paid for. Whilst drinking, he said between man and man he ought to have 2s. which would be a fair thing. Witness then put down the 2s. on the table, and the prisoner left the house. _ _ Mr. Cater, landlord of the Pied Horse, in the same street, deposed to the prisoner coming into his house about six o'clock, when he was in the back parlour, and his wife was serving at the bar. The prisoner offered his wife the produced billet (the 3rd billet), who asked him if he was the person to be billeted upon ? The prisoner said no, it was a boy about 14 years old. His wife then said very well, and that she would take care of him. The prisoner observed that it might be more convenient to him to pay him out ; but no money was paid him, nor did any boy come into the house The prisoner shortly afterwards left. John Heid, police constable, 147 G, stated that at the time the pri. Boner entered the Paul's Head, he was present, and afterwards accom panied him to the Coach and Horses, where he left him ; and in cone. quence of inquiries he male, he suspected he was an impostor, and therefore followed him and took him into custody, as he was leaving the Pied Horse. John Priestman, a boy and assistant to Mr.tWall, the Vestry Clerk of St. Luke's, stated that the prisoner came that day to the committee. room, and said he wanted three billets. Having a number of them ready signed by the high constable (Mr. Earl), he, by Mr. Wall's or der, gave him the three billets produced. Mr. BENETT observed that the constable himself ought to insist on seeing the men before the billets were given out, which would put a check to such a system. Mr. Spring, of the Macclesfield Arms, City-road, being present, told the magistrate it was a system of fraud carried on to a great extent. Some time ago a soldier presented five billets to him, for which, to dis pense with accommodating them, he paid 235. although only one man was present. The prisoner, in his defence, said that, as respected his having taken out more billets than one, he was guilty, and threw himself on the mercy of the worthy magistrate. As related to taking compensation, he would rather have been accommodated, for it would cost him more money out. Mr. BEeeETT told him it was fortunate for him that he had not taken the 2s. for the third billet, or he should have held him to bail. As it was, he was then under military authority, and he should therefore order minutes of the case to be taken down, and forwarded to the Secretary of War, and that he should send him with them, where he might make his defence. _ _ _ _ . . Prisoner.—l hope not ; it's very hard, after being 27 years in the service. thrum HALL.—Yesterday one of the police constables of the M. di. vision, brought up a man to the offi,x, who voluntarily surrendered him self u the =minder of an individual some years ago, at or near Man. cheater. . . _ The magistrate (Mr. Swabey) on being apprised of the nature of the self-accusation made by the man in custody, directed that he might be placed at the bar. The man was accordingly placed at the bar, he was meanly dressed, and his manner and looks indicated that he ,was labouring under ex cessive agitation of mind. The magistrate desired the policeman to describe the manner in which the accused had delivered himself up into custody. The policeman stated, that while on duty that day about twelve' , o'clock, near St. George's church, the man came up to him and said, " 1 am unhappy In my mind, and I wish to divulge before a magis trate the circumstances of a murder which I committed in the neigh bourhood of Manchester, in the year 1822," he added that the dread. ful act preyed so much upon his mind, that he was wretched, and that he had now resolved to deliver himself into the hands of justice, in order that he might meet with the punishment he deserved. The po. lineman then inquired his name, and he replied that it was Joseph Pratt, and as he still persisted in declaring himself a murderer, he was accordingly taken into custody. Mr. Swabey asked Pratt if he wished to disclose any thing, remark. ing, at the same time, that he was under no compulsion to make any statement that might tend to criminate him ? Pratt, with great solemnity of manner, said, " Can 1 be furnished with half a pint of beer before I unfold this dreadful tale ? I feel faint as well as thirsty, and should feel thankful for that little indulgence be fore I commence." _ . The Magistrate smiled at the request, but at the same time permitted him to have the quantity he asked tor, and no more. Pratt soon dis patched the half pint of beer, and after he had swallowed it a deep al. fence reigned throughout the office, in the expectation that he would then relate the " dreadful tale." He, however, remained as silent as the rest, until at length the Magistrate asked him if he was desirous of say. in g any thing upon the subject he had voluntarily surrendered him. self upon ? Pratt muttered, " I am mute from obstinacy !" The office being excessively full of people, the Magistrate desired that Pratt might be taken into the private room, as he seemed averse to dis close the particulars of the murder which be confessed to the Policeman having committed. In the private room he said that be had murdered a Mr. Wood, at Manchester, but refused to disclose more. the Magistrate diricted that he should he kept in custody until in. quiries were made at Manchester relative to the murder of the in. dividual named by Pratt, and was accordingly remanded until a fu ture day. Early on Tuesday morning last the premises of Mr. Dea con, of Skinner -street, were entered by the thieves removing one of the bars of the cellar window facing Holborn-hill, by which means they ascended into the coffee-room and broke through into the coffee-mart adjoining, where they opened a cheat of tea and packed up 401 b. but were disturbed by the early rising of one of Mr. Deacon's servants, and escaped with 25a. left in the till the over night. The public situation of the premises leads us to conclude the neglect on the part of the watch. men must have been very great ; three of them were near at hand when the man came down and found the door open, at half-past four, and the tea near it, but they appeared to know nothing about it. One of them has been discharged in consequence. A fire broke out about ten o'clock on the 25th inst. at a farm-house belonging to Sir William Rowley, Bart. in the occupation of Mr. law Jackson, at Stoke-by-Nayland, Suftolk. The fire first originated in a shed, where a traveller had slept the night before, and is supposed to have set it on fire, by which a long range of sheds, and a cart stable for eight horses, with a large barn filled with wheat, &c. was entirely consumed ; providentially the dwelling-house was preserved, although within 20 feet of the barn, the wind blowing very strong from it, so that by assistance of water the the was prevented from spreading that way. So great was the heat, that a house 100 feet distant, and two ' others at the distance of 200 feet from that, all belonging to Sir Wil liam Rowley, was burnt to the ground, and had it not been for a plan tation, many more house. must have been consumed ! The inhabitants, in forming a line of more than a quarter of a mile in length, got a sup. ply of water from Sir W. Rowley'a canal. A man is in custody and committed to Bury gaol, for further examination this day week. Wednesday night a young man named Price, the son of a respectable tradesman in the Strand, committed suicide by cutting his throat, at his lodgings in Cock.court, near the new Post-office. The deceased some time since had a dispute with his father concerning family affairs, which caused a separation, since which he hu resided in the above place. The circumstances preyed so on his mind as to lead to the cont. initial of the rash act. He had been for some days previous in a low and desponding state of mind. The deceased was a young man of anti. able manners, and was in no way to blame for the circumstances which caused (he melancholy event. PLAN FOR EXTEN•IVE PLUNDER DEFEATED. A desperate plan was laid by a gang of thieves for robbing tlo miles of Mr. Cleland, who keeps an extensive shawl warehouse at No. 19, Ludgate.hill. The property with which, if the gang had suctee , ted they might hare decamped, amounts, it is understood, to between:l,oml: and 4,0001. and is of so light and portable a nature, that the wardiouse might, by a few active fellows, have been cleared of it in less than a quarter of an hour. It is only to be tegretted that the chief officer, of the City police were not put in possession of the suspicions of the master of the establishment at an early hour; for if that had been done, thing, would have been, no doubt, so managed, that all concerned in the enter_ prise would have been apprehended in the actual commission of the robbety. The circumstances are as follow : As the whole of Mr. Cleland's family do not reside at Ludgate-hill, it was thought advisable to let two rooms in the house, which arc not occupied by the inmates. Bills were accordingly exhibited, and in die course of last week a man and a woman, who appeared to be his wife, called to look at the lodgings. After having attentively examined the rooms, they descended to the coal cellar, about which they were very inquisitive, and, having viewed It scrupulously, talked of terms, but were not satisfied with Mr. Cleland's proposaL They then left the house without giving reason to suppose that they would renew the nc. gociation. The coal cellar is, as may be supposed, just below fife kitchen railing, and there is ose to it a dust bin, well adapted for tht concealment of a robber. On the Monday following, about two o'clock, a man called at the warehouse to look at some goods, and spoke as if he was likely to become a purchaser. As the warehouse in which the shawls are deposited is up one pair of stairs, the shoproan, when the bell is rung, opens the door by pulling a string attached to the latch to save himself the trouble of going down. The pretended customer entered by this process, but not alone. He had with him a companion, who walked softly down stairs, and betook himself to the dustbin, where lie covered himself up, and patiently waited in expectation of three taps,which were to summon him at midnight to open the door fur his accomplices. The pretended customer went up to the warehouse, and after looking over some articles, retired, and closed the door with a bang after him. His comrade, however, had not exercised suffi. dent caution in groping his way below stairs. One of the establishment thought he heard an unusual movement, and a creaking of the cellar door, but it was thought nothing of for some time. Mr. Cleland, how. ever, mentioned the circumstance to two or three friends, and they re. commended his immediate application to Mr. Cope, the marshal. It was half-past 10 at night before the marshal was informed of what was by that time very strongly suspected. Masked :11 r. Cleland whether he bad informed any one of his suspicion?—to this Mr. Cleland replied in the negative ; but he said, that he had, as he approached the Mansion , house, perceived a person who had lived with him as porter, following him. This Intelligence prevented the execution of a plan, by which the conviction of the gang would have been insured. The mar. shal conjectured that the porter was one of the gang, and that he would, as a matter of course, inform the accomplices of a visit to su ominous a place as the Mansion-house, and he advised, under those circumstances, that the canoe should be searched. This was done ;be tween 11 and 12 o'clock, and an ill-looking ruffian was found in the dust bin, provided with a phosphorus box, a centre.bit, and other thieves' tools. While Mr. Cope was searching for this adventurer, Renshaw and Ridgley, two active o ffi cers of the night patrol, kept a look- out i n the neighbourhood. At about half-past one o'clock they saw a man move up to the door of the house and gently tap with his knuckles, looking round at the same time with an inquisitive eye. As he tapped in vain, he left the spot and walked down Ludgate-hill, followed at a distance by the two officers, who observed him go up to a hackney-coach that stood on the Bridge-street stand, and tap at the door of it ; the coach-window was immediately let down. and a man appeared inside, and after exchanging a few words with his visitor, quitted the coach, and they walked up Ludgate-hill. The moment he reached the door of Mr. Cleland's house he tapped at it with his knuckles. Not receiving any answer, he scraped his shoes over the iron-grating, and stamped upon it, as if he fancied that his accomplice within had fallen asleep. The officers then rushed upon him, but he knocked them both down, and took to his heels. They, however, soon overtook him, and placed him in safe custody. In the scuffle the ruffian's hat dropped off, and from it fell two screw-drivers. a centre-bit, and a phosphorous box. 11:s companion succeeded in getting away in the confusion. he two prisoners were taken to the Compter, where they said their names were George Smith and John Wilson. It is said that they have both been in the Penitentiary. It was afterwards thought necessary to apprehend Thomas Phillips, the person who bad on a former occasion acted as porter to the concern, and whom Mr. Cleland believed he saw following him on his way to the Mansion-house, to give informa• tion to Mr. Cope. A writer in the late number of the Edinburgh Review, alluding to the bitterness which too often distinguishes the writings of theological disputants, has the following very just remark :--" Even the most pious man may sometimes be angry; but when a religion breath. peace and gentleness is defended in the worst spirit of its enemies, the cause of truth is but imperfectly promoted." DREADFUL EXECUTION IN JAMAICA!—(From a Cor respondent.)--By the Hector trading vessel, just arrived in the Thames, we have received the following interesting but painful nun. live of the execution at Montego Bay of a noted criminal, whose nu merous atrocious offences had rendered him the terror of that part of the colony:—Yesterday, states the account, wu the day appointed for the execution of John Thomas Bent, a most desperate cite. teeter. convicted of horse-stealing. At an early hour in the morn. ing, his reverence the Rural Dean, the Reverend John Smith, and the Reverend Peter Duncan, a Wesleyan . missionary (the whole of whom had been unceasing in their endeavours to reconcile the culprit to his fate), attended ; and shortly after] 9 o'clock, Bent was permitted to leave his cell, and pay a farewell visit to the other two unfortunate convicts senreneed to death for the same offence, but for the execution of whom no authority had been received. After taking leave of his un fortunate fellow-prisoners, and receiving the sacrament, the mournful procession moved from the gaol, attended by a party ofthe light infantry and 4th battalion companies of the St. James's regiment, to the usual place of execution at River Bay, where the gallows was erected, Bent being dressed in white, and walking between the r:verentt divines. On arriving at the foot of the scaffold, he gazed wildly around, and appeared callously indifferent to his fate. In endeavouring to ascend the fatal ladder he slipped, front being pinioned and the steep mar.: of the steps. The cords by which he was bound were loosed, and he gained the platform after an indecorous manifestation of hard timed and im patience, and called out to a boy named Tom, in the crowd, to COME and take his shoes, which he kicked off with cool indifference. During the reading of the funeral service, Bent cried out for water, and requested the cap to be removed from his eyes. A bottle of water was offered to him, but of which he refused to drink. The signal for drawing the bolt was given. and the drop fell, when, horrible to relate, the miserable sufferer can to the ground, the rope by which he was suspended proving nriqual to sustain the weight of his body and the sudden jetk of his fall; a simultaneous shriek of horror resounded front the spectators, ard ming led with the momentary cries of the sufferer for •• help," as he lay writhing in agony on the ground, half straaglett ; after a short time in re-adjusting the necessary apparatus, during which the rev. gertlemsn consoled Bent, a rope was again put around the unhapey man's neck, and he remounted the scaffold, and with very little delay was bunched into eternity, expiring after a slight convulsive struggle. A great con. course of person* attended the execution. Bent, while in pri.,tn, con. fumed to having committed a great many heinous offences, but denied he bad been guilty of murder. BIRTH. The 26th inst. at Hinde-street, Blanchester.synate, Mrs. J. Dur.lop. of &son. MARRIED. The 2Gth inst. at Streatham Church, Mr. C. Loat, of Balhatmittil, to Jane, eldest daughter of the late Mr. J. Lost, of Clapham.— 1t day, at St. George's, Hanover-square, Mr. J. W. Day, of ll'Llteg, Kent, to Ellen, youngest daughter of Thomas Waghorn, Egq. of ti same place.—Tt.e 26th inst. at Little Hadham, Herts, C. E. grocer. Rsq. of Hemel-Hempstead, Herts, to Susanna, only daughter of .I,ano Chaplyn, Esq. of the former place. DIED. DEATH or J. R. HARRIS, ESQ. M. P. --Yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock, the new Member for routhwark, after ten days' severe and agonising indisposition, departed this life, regretted b' all who had the happiness to knaw his humane and manly virtues. To the electors of Southwest( he will be a severe loss. He was a man t: active and industrious habits, of intelligent mind, and firm and unshak. able integrity, and a hater of jobs in every shape. A warm and sin cere friend, and noble opponent for although he pursued his o b j ect with a firm conviction of his own independence and honesty , he alvv3 conceded the same dignified conduct to whomsoever he was opp oil. lc and thus acquired the respect, esteem, and friendship of all. is needless to say, the family of such a man is in the greatest atti!etton for the loss of such a husband, parent, and friend ; and his premature death is rendered more acute by its coming at a time when the value his high character had just become known, and he had consented to drawn from the domestic habits he was wont to enjoy, and by too acute excitement for several weeks has fallen a sacrifice to his desire to be met , : extensively useful —Morning Paper. The 2Stb inst. at his house at St. Peter's, Kent, T. Lett, El. of Lambeth—The 24th inst. at Herne-hill-cottage, Herne-hill, Surrey. Mr. N. Cohen, in the 97th year of his age—The eSth inst. at South sea, Mrs. Augustine Crease, daughter of W. Browne. Esq. of his Majesty's Customs, London—The Orth inst. Letitia, the wife of W• Ranson, Esq. of Woburn-place, Russell-square—The 46th inst. in the 81st year of his age, Mr. T. Egerton, of Whitehall, bookseller --Wed nesday, at Thame, Oxfordshire, Mr. T. Stone, sell. in the 67th year of his age—The 96th Inst. at Camberwell, L. Pingo, Qaq. agrd 87 ' late of the Royal Mint. Lownox: Piloted and rubliahed by JOIFIN at the t'rah- Orrice, No. 1, Pickett-place, Temple Bar• be be of bi a es V