The Sun. — London, England, 1823-04-11 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOUPNALs, TxTitAcTs FROM TUE DAILY MORNING PAPERS, April 11, 1823. [MORNING CHRONICLE.I The Paris Papers of Tuesday communicate the important intelligence that the French army crossed the Bidassoa on Monday last. The passage of this river, like the passing of the Ru bicon, must long be famous in history. Let the expedition termination when it mar, the conse quences must be infinitely important. Whatever may be the opinion with respect to the degree of resistance the French are likely to meet with, there is but one feeling among the people with respect to the odious character of the aggression. That certain classes do not sympathise with the nation, is, however, sufficiently - proved by The Coutier and New Times, who of course must have readers who can relish the odious doctrines they promulgate. The Orange Marquess and the favourite of Royajty now at Paris (to congratu late, we suppose, the Sovereign of France on the auspicious commencement of his undertaking), ate able, no doubt, to give some precious ?en seivrements on this subject. t was expected that some questions would be ad:el last night; in one or both douses, on the subject of the War, and the negotiations which preceded it. In the Corn. 1110D3 a question was put by Colonel Davies, merely with a View to ascertain whether it was Mr. Canning's intention on Monday to enter at length into the course which had been pursued by the Government. Ile observed, that as it was impossible to be fully prepared to answer' on the instant, a statement, should he choose to make one, it would be bet ter .merely to lay the Papers on the table on Monday, and • •4 0 to fix a future day for their discussion& Mr. Canning inti mated that it was his intention to subMit a statement. to the House on Monday, when he laid the -Papers on the table, but he promised to deliver " a plain unvarnished tale," which he thought would call forth neither contradiction nor opposition. The tale does not require much- varnishing one should think, totix the attentioit of a British Parliament; but if the tale (and a sttange one it must be—it Needs no varnishing) be received patiently but phlegnnatically, the House of Commons must have a won,lerful command over itself.—The Committee on the 31i. litary and Naval Pensions Bill was postponed.—(lLid.) [TIIE TIMES.] Scarcely an Irish paper comes to. band which we do not find reported one or more trials connected with, and growing out oP, the, distarbed condition of the country. In consequence of the attack upon Mr.. Ring's house, near Mallow (county Cork), on, the 17th ult., which was so bravely and successfully ; resisted by that gentle man, his son, and daughter, a fellow of the name of Coghlan was seized, and under the Whiteboy Au, put on his trial at the late Cork Assizes (4th lust.) After an interesting series of testi mony by the several members o f Mr. Ring's family-, and a determined alibi on behalf of the prisoner, set up by one Fatty, a witness for the Crown, Cu ;plan was acquitted, from its being conceived possible, that Miss King, who alone had sworn to his identity, might have been mistaken. The ignominious cowardice .of the wretches who make these nightly assaults on ,men's habitations ,throughout Munster, was never more visible than on this occasion—when a e n g of ruffians, ,sufficiently numerous to fill air ball besides surrounding the house, were coin-, pletely beaten and put to flight by two men and at woman, each of whom Moreover, was taken by surprise, and compelled to fight without the ad vantage of fire arms. A little personal resolu tion, now and then, wouldobe no bad pacificator for Ireland. It is said by the Orange papers, that the, Grand Jury who ignored the bills for the, playhouse conspiracy, and Forbes, the leader of it (against whom we imagine that; in one sense at , least, ignorainus" would be a significant end proper, finding), are to present petitions to Par- Ihment, but for what purpose appeareth not. [New TIMES.I The settlement at the Stock Exchange yes terday passed without any remarkable incident It seems now fully understood that all The vapour log and boasting of the Spanish Descomisados will end like the threats of the *Neapolitan Car. bonari. The same infamous and unprincipled Paper, The Times, was the organ of both, as it has been of the Manchester Radicals, the •Queen's mob, and every other facticius confederacy against public order and tranquillity at home and abroad. Nay, it yesterday ventured even to advocate thp cause of Buonaparte ! This was indeed shelving the cloven foot I Buonaparte it seems, was' " invited" to Spain !, lie came there cc as an Umpire !"----G I. Let us turn to his Proclamation, in the Monileur of the 18th of June 1808, and compare it with the Proclama tion of the Duke d'Angouleme. Buonaparte, with that-monstrous egotistic vanity which mark ed ever/ act in his conduct, attributed to himself alike the will, the power, and the right"to dis. patib'a Spain as he thought tit. " Spaniards," said he, " your greatness makes part of mine." 4 i , year Monarchy is old, .t will refresh it."---cc will improve all your institutions."'"-" I will place your Crown on the head of my second self."---Ile does not so much as pretend that they have any will which ought to be con sulted. He treats them openly and bare. faced ly as so many cattle, whom he hands over, with the land, to his brother Joseph.-- Had the present French Government been to. dined (we do not sarmise that they were) to follow this profligate example, they well knew that. Great Britain would not have tolerated it. In inch a case we should have been among the first to declare that British honour called on the Nation to take ap arms. Butr our Ministers acted with the prudence and firmness which so important a conjuncture demanded. They dis tinctly sh‘wed their resolution not to permit any h.& ine,emeut of the Law of Nations, and accord.; iugly the Proclamation of the Duke d'Angouleme, confines itself strictly within the letter of that law. e.r.ar DIOUNING - The accounts received yesterday from Paris, add little that is material to the intelligence re- ceived on the preceding day. It was on the 7th,' not on the 6th, that the French army invaded Spain. There appears no likelihood of an im mediate conflict. The four Spanish Generals' ,were making movements of concentration, into two distinct armies. 'Ballaeteros was bearing upon Saragossa, in order to form a junction with Mina, and Torrijos was proceeding to join'Morillo, in Gallicia. The French Ultra Journals describe the forces under each of these Generals as mere 44 handfuls." if this be true, they must have greatly dwindled without any apparent cause, within the last few weeks. It was stated both in the French and Spanish papers, even in official documents before the Cortes, : that Mina alone had under him 30,000 men, in four divisions, commanded by himself and three Lieutenants. The truth is, that but little reliance is to be placed on the representations which either party make of the adverse party or of itself, unless in some authenticated form. The progresS of the campaign alone will -prove_ the pith." Gene ral l'Abisbal, it is said, is endeavouring to cover Madrid with only 2000 men. It would be an idle - attempt to defend the capital with such a force against the French, and it forms obviously no part of the plan of the Spanish Government. His object may be to defend the inhabitants from being pillaged by ilessieres, who has re appeared at Guadalaxara, and who, according to a dispatch of A hisbal,has had a main division of his band defeated. Marshal Victor did not, as stated in Monday's Journals, arrive in Paris. He remained, say the Journals in his interest, to inspect the passage of 'the Bidasson, and after this operation, was to review the troops left at Perpignan. It is of little importance beyond the party cabals of Paris what becomes of this Mar shal. There is, however, something curiouslyam higuous in his situation. He went to the army ga zetted as Major-General. Yet it does not appear that the Duke of Angoulea►e even admitted him to his presence ; and General Guilleminot signs 411 the Duke's orders of the day as Major General of the army. There is an Ordonmtnce in the Monite►rr which confers extraordinary powers on the Duke of A ngouleme ; he is to nominate to all posts vacant in the army, and is authorized to confer the different military orders at his discre tion. By the former power he becomes wholly independent of the Minister of War, and by the latter he exercises a sovereign privilege. The object no doubt is to enable him to conciliate the Army by having the immediate distribution of promotion and honours. [MORNING) POST.] Every renewed attempt of the invaders of Spain to preient to the world some plausible pretext for the aggression, serves but to manifestutore clearly how little it admits of jus tification or excuse. In the vain attempt to defend or palliate this atrocity, the most unfounded allegations, and the most ab surd reasoning are unsparingly employed. Sophistry and false hood are as conspicuous in the declarations as tyranny and cruelty in the conduct of the enemies of Spanish freedom. The moral contagion of doctrines and example never till the present day presented to neighbouring nations any temptation to assail the politica institutions of Spain, although amongst these institu - tions was formerly to be numbered that Holy Office which wrong by torture from its victims the confessions of speculative error and the chew of recantation and repentance, and which consigned to the flames without mercy all those ‘vho swerved afterwards for a moment from that hypocrisy to which the rack had constrain, ed them. If the more free and enlightened subjects of any other State had clamorously urged its Government to inter'. pose in arms to root out this abomination, on account of the ;" moral contagion of doctrines and example," what homilies should we not have beard on the sacred right, of national in dependence—what imputations of arrogance and sedition—what ridicule, 'and what lamentation, upon the follies and the en croachment of liberality: The contagion which the Go• vernment Of France new strives to repel with so much violence and injustice, is the contagion not of disease but of health . not of superstitution, but of • intelli gence ; not of slavery, but of freedom. Are the politi cal institutions .of different nations, not hereafter without mutual offence to ditlig ? Is the principle now to be recog nized which may lead at some future day to wars between France on the one band, and any or in succession every other European rower on the other, in order to determine which shall submit to change its Constitution, in order that it may so far conform to that of its antagonist as to exclude the danger which Is Skid to arise from " the moral contagion of doctrines anti exempla?" We do not in the smallest degree pervert this principle, or magnify the consequences to be fairly and strictly deduced from it, when WOassign this wide range to its probable effects. It is indeed a principle which totally demolishes the old, and builds up an entirely new structure of international law. [1.111.1T131f PRESS.] The War of words has again commenced within the walls of St. Stephen's Chapel : the ReCess aimed, and the Session resumed its sittings last night. Lord Ilotham, a Noble Peer undistinguished in the field of debate before, has pricked forward, this compaign, into the listed field, deter mined to win his spurs. The venerable Dr. Dtiigenan having gone " to the tomb of all the, Capulets"—having resigned works for rewards—and Mr. Thomas Ellis having fled the field, since the last merciless attack made upon itiM by Mr. Plunkett,' Lord 'lletham, nothing daunted, has assumed the arms, and rode into the lists, as successor to the de parted champions. The Noble Lord asked Mr. Plunkett last night, whether he was determined on bringing for ward his motion on the Catholic Question on , the 17th ? or whether, as it would he a convenience - to several friends of the' Noble . Lord's, the Right Honourable Clentle man would not postpone it to a future day?' Slr. , Plunkett, in answer, stated that he had already. postponed die:important dis cussion once, that he had deciswely fixed it for the 17th, anti wished to impress the Douse with the assurance that he was firmly resolved to bring item that day. We are glad it is so ; we are happy Mr. Plunkett is th us at once true to.the expecte dons of the friends of Ireland, anti to his.ewn character. , This is a question that cannot be trifled with. The peace and safety of Ireland, nay, its very connection with England, are involved in the result. Mr. Plunkett is now at issue with a desperate and atrocious faction in that country,--a" faction drunk with bigotry, and thirsting for proscription and blood. No half measures will , do with this banditti ; they must be trodden to the eatth, and the. foot of Government kept upon their necks ; nothing, will dismay .k tlu . nn but . determined end impartial. justice administered in Irelan the ' 'reversal of bad laws,- and thefirnt execution of all good , ones, in the intercourse' of the Administration with the people of that country, Plunkett is now like the Roman Monarch with the Augur; . he must cut boldly, or not 'handle the knife at all: if he flinches for. an instant, this faction will. take it as an Omen of vietory, and press forward with shouts of triumph: —The concession of this important question would do much to conciliate Ireland ; half its repose is centered in it. Proscrip don yet walks the land, brandishing its scourge and fetters, and collecting every evil in its train, OWARD AND GIBBS'S BANKRUPTCY. COURT OF COMMISSIONERS OF BANKRUPTS, ArRIL 10. The Commissioners (Messrs. TREBECK, SMITH, and SEA.. Tow) having taken their seats at about 20 minutes before two o'clock, had to wait the arrival of Counsel, and it had struck two before they proceeded to business. The first proof offered was opposed by Mr. Stevens on'behalf of the bankrupts, on the ground of its claiming the arrears of an annuity subiequent to the issuing of the commission. The original purchase was six years: five quarters were due at the time the docket was struck : The value had, however, decrease& by' the dropping in.of one of the lives upon which the annuity was insured. The an nuity was pitrchased for 2101. ; .15 'years had been paid upon - - it; the surviving life was 61, and the claimant now valued the annuity at 2831., 751. more than was originally given for it. The valuation was said to have been made by Mr. Morgan ; but the Commissioners could not allow proof to the amount claimed, and thought the circumstances could not have been correctly stated to Mr. Morgan. Messrs. Howard end Gibbs were then duly sworn. Mr. Francis Stubbs then proved a debt against the estate to. the amount of 9751, ; it had been po s tp one d from the last meet ing oil account of the absence of one of the securities. There not being any more proofs of debbi ready, the Com missioners announced their readiness to proceed in the exami nation. 111 r. WILDE (for the assignees) wished to offer some re marks to the consideration of the Commissioners. When the bankrUpts delivered in their accounts, it was decided that it was unnecessary for them at that time to sigu them ; he now applied in order that it might now he. done. Coutur.-11fiessrs. Howard and Gibbs, are you now pre pared to persist in yourfornier resolution of abiding by the ac counts you delivered in December last ? Having signified their acquiescence, the bankrupts were de sired to ret►re to a table atuj sign their names respectively to each sheet of those accounts. Mr. WI LDE observedN that the assignees were,the holders of many title deeds of unfortunate annuitants who were being ruined, and becoming the veriest objects of pity by the daily falling in of annuities ; when the assignees ask the bankrupts why these tide-deeds should not be given up, they answer, be cause there are liens upon them dtie to the estate, and the as signees are liable to actions for the recovery of their tide-deeds they hold for thelarge body of creditors. The Learned Coun sel then entered into a variety of accounts which he said re.. quired explanation. Commissioner Taint K.—Mr. Pollock, after the nature of the present statement, should you not think that Mr. Gibbs would wish to give particulars of these amounts of expendi ture? Mr. Gibbs.—. Certainly; upon any point. Mr. J. Vou.ocx.—tientlernen, I am sure Mr. Gibbs will be most anxious to give every explanation in his power upon every subject. - Mr. GLASSCOCK said he hoped the Court would not adjourn this final examination without hearing him on behalf of the creditors; Commissioner TWEBECK.—The creditors are represented by the assignees, in the pers m of Mr. Wilde, their Counsel. Mr. GLASSCOCIG—A large body of the creditors are dissa tisfied with the conduct of the ar4signee s ; that body I repre sent, and— Mr. lirix.DE:-1 am ready to meet any charge against the assignees, but let the present question he first decided. On the part of the assignees, lam not desirous of - an adjournment. They are dissatisfied with the accounts, and will. express such dissatisfaction. After some further couversation, an adjournment to the 24th instant took place, for the purpose - of giving Mr. Gibbs an op. portunity of explaining the nature of the disbursements alluded to by Mr. Wilde.. POLICE.:. INULL4.OI;NcE.. Bow-ST litim—Mr. Bowen, a respectable licensed victual. ler,.in Duke's-court, How-street, made `an application yesterday to Sir RI cila Bins it, on behalf of two young girls, who he said bad fallen under his 'notice in rather a singuler manner, and whom he was alh,tiOus to save from the ruin which might await them; it something were not done .to place them beyond the reach of harm He went On to statj,that early that morn !flea decently dressed oil lrishWomir-earne into his house, the Queen's If out,' secouilenied by two remarkably pretty looking girls, one',ls, othei'l7 years of age, and w hil st they were ta king sliglif refreshment, he heard the old wo. man lamenting that she had it not in her power to do more for fli i ?find , womlering what would become , . of them in "Ibis la ace, ' Without money or friends. The girls wept, and salt they mitit . beg 'their way home. This induced him to ask them some questions, and he learned that the girls were sisters, and natives of Shepton.M a ll e t, i n S emersets hi re, and that about six years ago their mother deserted 'them anti their father, who had formerly been a seaman , r e t urne d' to his old profession, leaving them almost destitute. Tay the kindness of a distant relation, they were alierentieed to a silk-weaver at Shepton-Mallet, and they remained there in 'comfort un til Monday last, when they received a letter from their father stating, that he was Just. returned from a prosperous voyage, and wished to see them immediatelY in London. —They obtained. money auflicient to defray their expences to London front Bath, whither they proceeded on foot, and mounted upon a stage.coach. Their good Old Irish friend hap pened to be on the same coach on her way from Ireland to London, and they got acquainted. • They arrived in town on Wedneday morning, and the old w oman l e ft t h em to make. their way to the house Where they were to meet their father, but in the evening she met them again accidentally, and the moment they saw her they burst into tears, and said they had lost the letter which they received from their father, and were unable to find him. •TheYalso stated, that having a brother in the Ist regiment of Guards, they inquired of a soldier whom they met if he knew him ; he said he 'aid, and inveigled them to a house which they had sense enough to discover was a very had one, and when they refused to stay, he attempted to steal their bundle, but was prevented by a crowd getting about the door attracted by their cries. They had but Bd. in their pocket, and were wandering th e y knew not whither when they met the old woman. She got theme lodging for the night, and yesterday morning happened to fix up on - hi s h o use to give them some breakfast. Sir Ricitano Thrum: said, he was very glad Mr. Bowen hati.matie the application, and innuediately sent, for the.girls, and after questioning them, gave them some, money for present use, and proposed that they should remain - in London fors few days, when he would think of some arrangement for their benefit. 31r. Bowen offered to keep them at ins own house for a few days, but the girls expressed a strong anxiety to get. home, And while the conversation was going on, Mr. Corbett, one of i the overseers of St. Martin's, n which . parish the Queen's Bead Is situate, entered the office, and cm being appealed to by the Magistrate, , immediately gave them 110 s. on behalf of the parish. Several gentlemen present gave their mites, anti in a few minutes the girls were in possessien of a sum amply sufficient to' convey them home: They thanked their benefactors with simple ,earnestness and the old Irish wo man was only prevented by .the 'officers from going on her knees to pray for blessings upon " the kind jontlemen," as she called them. Kir R. II IRNIE complimented her highly upon the excellent feeling slit, had shown. • The Worthy host of the Queen's Head took the girls to his house, gave them, a dinner, and afterwards reported to tho. M agistrate that he had seen then) safely olf by a stage-coach to Frorne,, within miles of Shepu)n-Mallet. HIGHLAND SMUGGLERS AND SAsSENACII DRA. GOONS.—Saturday se'nnight, Mr. SMITH, Excise Officer, Cupar Angus, having been apprized of a concealment of one futhdred ankers of whisky on Cairn-o`Mount, set out with. a party of Scots Greys to levy war upon them for the King's found their i u n s t e e . nd O ed n a p r r r iz iv e it g ig na a r t d t e iw b p y lace, they 40 armed Ilaghland. men, who shewed no disposition to surrender the whole of their charge, though they offered the invading party a free-will offering of forty ankers..The offer was rejected, and the dragoons were ordered forward ; but from the depth of the snow there was only one pass which could be entered, and it was so narrow as only to admit of a single horseman advancing at a time. He who led the van in the attack was speedily dismounted by one of the Braetnen; and the King's servants, thus convinced of the impossibiliiy of making a seizure, now offered !o accept the forty ankers. The smugglers, aware of their advantage, refused to comply ; but made them a compliment of nine ankers, with which they departed, THE MURDER AT CLAPHAM. An Inquest was held yesterday at the Plough public-house, Clapham, before War. CRABII, Esq. deputy Coroner of the liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster in Surrey, on the body of MrS. Elizabeth Richards, whom we yesterday stated to have been inhumanly'murdered on the evening of Tuesday kit. As, soon . as the Jury was sworn, they proceeded to the house of the deceased to take a view of the body. The house was one of a continuous row of houses along the road, through the Common, one of which is the Baptist Chapel. The ap pearance of the body was such as described in the evidence of Surgeon Rippon. After having taken their view, the Jury re turned to the Plough. Sophia Jones was then sworn ; and said, I live in Clapham ; 1 am not married. 1 was well acquainted with the deceased, Mrs. Elizabeth' Richards ; she was a widow lady. I under stand she was about 75 years of age • very feeble, and not capable of taking 'Care of herself; Shelc'ePt no servant, but a woman of the name of Mrs. Bell lived with her ; and the de ceased's niece•came to her once a week to clean the house ; she resided near the Baptist Chapel, on the Common. Mrs. Bell was never married, and resided with the deceased as a lodger; she oc casionally helped her about the house, in a friendly way.. I have known them nearly two trearS; I never heard the least' dispute between them ; Mrs. Bell lived with her about 3 years ; she was not at all in distressed circumstances ; I last saw the decased at about 4 o'clock on:Monday afternoon; I only Went in to see her ; on Tuesday evening I generally went to read the news paper to her, called "Bell's Weekly Messenger ;"'she seemed in her usual health on Monday afternoon ; I stayed with her about half an hour; I was to have gone to her again on Mon day afternoon, but the heavy storm prevented me ; I went in the evening of Tuesday to read the newspaper, as usual, a little after li o'clock—not more than a quarter past 8; 7 o'clock was my usual hour, but I had sonic one with me, and I con sequently did not go for an hour after the usual time, and then found her dead; I have reason to believe the villain who mur dered her was in the house at the time. 1 gave one knock at the door, and stayed longer than usual to-be admitted. I look ed through the key-hole, and saw the room .on the greand-fiOar in darkness. I, stayed about a minute longer, thinking ,that she had gone up stairs for her night-things, as she usually did. I was then going to knock at the door again when it opened a little ; I said, "It's me, Mrs. Richards," three times. Then the door opened wide, (I can't say if I touched it with my hand) and I went in. I went up stairs. ) , calling " Mrs. Richards;" I then returned, and seeing what I knew to be Mrs. Richards' body, by the dead light of the fire, lying on the floor, I thought she was in a fit. I went home very much agi tated, arid called Mrs. Strathatn,' who instantly: returned with me. We then saw a poker under the parlour-window outside. I had a light in my hand at this time; I said, " Oh, God ! Mrs. Richards is murdered." I went ini:,;ettiately to Mr. Miller, a next door neighbour, and called Mi. Glaystier, an other neighbour also. They both came with me that moment. It was a very dark night. The shock I had 'received was so great, that upon seeing her feet [was, able to go no farther. Her feet lay from the fire, and her head towards it. She was not very near the fire-place.. Site had had two paralytic strokes and near ly lost the use of one side, and one hand in particular, but could walk about the house, feed herself, and make her bek I don't know what money she,had ; she did not talk to -me on the subject. Shaprothised to leave me something in her will, she said she would say nothing about it until it was made; -I suppose she had made a will ; I don't know if I am mentioned in it ; nor do I know where it is. - She promised to remember me in lice will about two or three months ago. She seldom visited anyone about us. I lived four doors from her. There- was no cortnnunication backwards between our houses, so that if she had called for as sistance I could not have heard her, She was on the most friendly terms with the people next door. She had been at Mr. Miller 'S about half an hour before I found her dead. Mr. Mil ler told me so ; and that she had left his house by the back way. Mr. Miller is a carpenter. She had 'not a great deal of plate; she had a watch, which generally hung over the fire-place In the parlour. She had some. table-spoons. I never saw any old guineas with her. She did not complain of the times: Sheseem ed very c om f orta bl y situated. Her niece was in the habit of' aiming once a week. She is a married woman. - Iler name is Cooke, and lier husband a labou rer. The deceased did notapprove of her niece's marriage. The only time I ever saw the husband there, wait about .'months ago, when he came respecting the, lease of a house which s h e built them. I never heard her say any thing ill of theliusband, but she did not like him; lie is a gravel digger, and lives in Love-lane, between Brixton and Stockwell. I always found the deceaged at home when I called to read the newspaper on Tuesday, but Sirs. hell wits almost: always out on those evenings. The deceased's husband's name was on the watch—" Thomas Richards." It is a silver watch, with it press o eked a . gai s n i s , t he itn; it believe opened i ti t r tortoise-shell case. The name was on t h e s il ver , p ar t, inside.-.- I should know it again. \nen I knocked at the door, I did pieksdteneld little, n ju bucked. 4i st, h i a t ve een on b lyone and there appeared t o b e something pressing behind it, and' I,' :thinking it was Mrs. Richards, was afraid to push against it,. lest I should throw her down. When it next opened, it fell 'back alteigether as it usually did. Sly tient, conviction is, that there was somebody behind it the first time it opened.-- 1 always knocked when 1 went there. I never heard . her express any uneasiness on account of having money in the house. !I did not perceive whether the back door' was open or shut. I am no relation of the deceased. Mrs. Richards' habits were known in the neighbourhood. She n e v er slept out all night. (A poker produced.) Tarn confident that was the poker which I saw under the window. It was generally in Airs. Richards' parlour, but she did not use it in common. Mrs. It. had half a dozen silver table-spoons, a dozen of tea-spoons, two Biller cream.jugs, and two salt-spoons. That is all • the plate I ever saw with her. I alined with her last New Year's Day. I never hid any quarrel with her niece. She (the niece) seemed a very nice Woman. I saw her this morning. She, seemed to feel this 'affair very much. She said she was easy in her mind, as both she and her husband were innocent. _She made that observa tion of her own accord : what led to it was her saying that a gentleman examined her very minutely yesterday, . and ask her many questions respecting her husband, in regard to the different places he wits at on Tuesday last, which hurt her very much.- Were.she said this, her feelings seemed very calm and composed. She said she did not care any. thing about it, as they werequite innocent. I Obseried, " If you are inno cent, Mrs. Cooke, that is every thing." She replied that she was innocent. She seemed attached to her aunt, and said she would not have cared if, they had robbed her of every thing, it' they had not murdered her. No other person was present when this conversation took place ; it Was in the room with the deceased. i - My own opinion s, that these people arainnocent, but that the murder was perpetrated by somebody who, kneveher. Charles Miller, of Clapham, carpenter,. said, I have known the deceased these 18 years. We have been next dour neighbours. We-have been on terms.. 9f intimacy. Shawas in the habit of coming to my house once or twice a week. There was a coin. niunicetion between the houses the back way, in consequence of one pump Serving fourheuses with water. 1 have no wife living. Sly children . de tint .live with site, but they sometimes come and see me. ,rie naive of coy son who was with me on Tuesday is Wilkinson; he' is my son-in-law,' and was with me at dinner. There was none of them with me when Mrs. Rich ards called. She called on me about a quarter of an hour before eight o'clock. She seemed uneasy some time past lest she should be disturbed in consequence of the lease of her house having been purchased lately by a solicitor. I had some conversation with her. about a person of the name of Chester, who had novcalled on her for some months. She said nothing about ker will, or about any uneasinesti with respect to robbere. I can bear the voice when any thing is said at Mrs. Richard's house, but 1 Cannot distinguish 'the. words. Nobody could get into her house the back way without my hearing theM. I .have no doubt that she will murdered e the murderer must have got in the front way. The eircunistance of the poker leads me to believe that they went out at the front door; and my nothaving heard any noise in the rear,: and she having told rue when she was having - my house that he had a light in her houSe,Nand having - besides bolted the back gate after her, convinces me that they must also hive gotin by the front door. I went for a constable at Sir.. Glayslier s suggestion. Some bady else went for it medical person. My son, who.called on me on Tuesday, only stopped aliout ten minutes while I was at dinnee. That was at one o'clock. He called on me some timee when he Caine to town. I have not seen hint since. It was about half an hour alter Mrs. Richards had left me that Mrs. Jones gave, the alarm: Site said that tioniething was the matter at Mrs. Richards's,.for she was lying -on the floor, and a poker was standing outside _ the door. I accompanied Mrs. Jones in, and saw the deceased l) ins; on her back in the parlour near the fire, and an apron stuffed into her mouth. Mrs. Stratton pulled it out, and there was a little blood upon it. It was a white oven. She appeared to Le quite dead. I don't k now if s h e was co ld , for I did not touch her. I went for the constable ; and when I returned the doctor was there. • I then touched the body, as se veral others did Al y son-in-law, has been out of work some time. Ile used to spend what he earned. Ile has got a wife now, and I suppose it is not better with hits. His name is George liil kinson. lie was brought up here fro m a child. He left me on' Tuesday before two o'clock. tie_ is a stone-mason. Ile has hen out of work the greater part of the winter. Ile went nut with me after dinner: I was tit work out. I returned about seven. was told that two suspicious -looking men were about the place having the appearance of Sailors. Sly son-in-law's brother is a tailor at rooting, and does business for Mrs Bishop. His name , is John. George expected me to give him iomething ; but I luul nothing to give him this tithe. 1 gave him half a crown in the winter. He wore . a fustian jacket that day, and blue trowsers. Ile told me where he lived, but I can't recollect it. I believe somewhere near Tothill-fields. He has one child, and his wife is far gone with another. lie is up wards of 30 years df age. He has been married these three years ; I have never seen his wife. I don't know where he was born. He parted from me as I was going to work. He said he bad dined with John at Tooting. He was sober then ; but he used to be fond of drink. My son Charles is servant to Mrs. Cooke, of Clapham; he often comes to see me. He went to Chelmsford one Monday morning, to meet his brother at his aunt's, and returned on Tuesday night as he informed me. did not see him until Wednesday morning. (The apron was here shown to witness. It was an old white one, very much worn, and had two spots of blood upon it, each bout the size of the palm of a man's hand. A pocket was also produced , without strings.) That is the apron to the best of my belief, which was on Mrs. Richard's face and mouth. I think so by the blood. I did not see that apron on her before. I saw that pocket ; it was lying on the ground beside the deceased. It was after I returned with the constable that I saw it. I think, it was in the constable's hand when 1 first saw it; it was then without any strings. Joseph Rippoirsaid—l am a surgeon. About a quarter be fore nine on Tuesday evening, a boy whom I did not know call ed on me, and informed me that a woman was killed. I.fel lowed him to the house of Mrs. Richards, and found' her lying flat on her back on the floor in the front room, with. h er bead near the fire-placee She was lying quite straight,' and her clothes not at all discomposed. I assisted in placing the b od y in s chair, and found her quite dead. Mrs. Stratton then produceithis cloth (the apron hand said she had pulled it out of .3lrs. Richards' mouth. I found a mark on the side of the throat, as if a thumb harp been placed on it, and the nail had slightly raised the skin. e lo a rce fro d m ou a t r l so b n el p ie lac ve There was another similar one on the nose, a slight one on the left temple, and one of her teeth had been forced out, which seemed to have occasioned the blood on the cloth. She had only one more tooth. I could not find the tooth which had been in s g he his sw th al um lo b ed on throat and nose were not mortal : they seemed to have pressing her nose with the fingers to prevent her from breathing.througe that organ. lam o f opinion that her death was occasioned ?Y suffocation. Ido not think there is any occasion for the body to be opened. It was impossible she could have placed' the, • apron in her mouth herself. r 40 the Susanna Stratton said, I have known the deceased Ilea th Th ro e at u . iarks Oil he ' years. She was about 74 or 75 years of age.. 1. lived within two doors of her. 'rite remainder of this witness's testhnooy, corroborated, so far as it went, the evidence of tho prect 4 3: witness. The apron, she said was twisted tighde, and stun down the deceased's throat. She had to give it a considerable tug, and Bell t he the mouth opened ividely. de; ceased, Bell, the woman who t iodged in the house of the n . e,„ ceased, deposed that she had lived with her between 4a, d," and pressing years. On Tuesday . last, she lett the house before 7 o'c'°'. to go to Mts. Ph il lips's meeting ; but it was not °Pt e .% and she went to Mrs. Haynes's, opposite the meeting, _ . ..7 e _ she remained -until near nine o'clock. As she was gailli?'1" 1 so : ed in black, who said, " Ladies, if you are in company , with a sister of Mrs. Haynes; she met a Man ti r t . ii what you are about, for Mrs. Richards has been ininelered.'.., Witness said, " Impossible," and he replied, 'twas true. __T , was very civil, although a stranger to witness, and iveeorner..`,. nied her to the door. She did not see the hotly until to. ?AL To the best of her knowledge,. the apron roduced belongs the deceased. A brown paper parcel was -handed to "'mimeses ti the 'nurse who had the care of the body, sealed and &reel witness "at Mrs. Richards." She opened it immediately , ". found it to be a sham: it contained nothing. but hrow.e to She was convinced that parcel had not arrived previously her leaving home on Tuesday evening. not dirt)" Francis Hinton, of Clapham. carpenter, said, I ca n w hy I any light upon this business; but I believe the rea a a°l r f „b. have been called upon is, that when I heard of the rre' t; Marl bee served to Mrs. Ching that a suspicious character, w 1 n ee going home, u longed to a gang, all . ,5f whom but himself were tralsr,s.and; was .seen to pass by. on Monday with a bundle in I prised if the' murderer were found in quarter. l iw and as he was sheltered by his %other, he should not,., l ; e . t g i ' a r .: dividual had been brought up in this ne ig h gbourhood. _line William Olaysher c,orroborated that part of the p er i l evidence dec. There was no money found in the pocket. ,„ le m i g ht Pile of the Jurors stated, that all the money w1?,1 1 _ 1 _ 1 ,4 stairs evidence which related to his being called in after the be considered to keep in the house was found by . lo a rie,_"2: , The sum was considerable for.a woman in her sitt4enun par Thomas Burgess, of the Larkliall publicehou.se,i If Lambeth, stated that at about half-past elgn,t ,cr ecr os. pas going to the house of Mr. Foot to inquire wru' l ' leeare etle wanted, when he met a man running towards bun, yk i r ant e , from Clapham, who inquired if that was the waY t i o ; :: a pit Worth. Ile bad a blue coat and blue trowsers on, of shoes in his hand. . 1 .1 be n rev"' • e- Miller, was then sworn, bue communicated no n Ivie d {t . Thomas Reed, the constable, who had been ca,. 1 1,f; The Jury consulted together, and instantly re hall ha e been dict—" That the' deceased, Elizabeth Ilieharea; sloe per wickedly and maliciously inunlered by suffocation u) son or persons at present unknown." • The ,Jury.sat from 12. until 7.o'clock in the eveDlei• FIRE.--Yesterday' -----morning,—hetweea ! w° ari l three o'clock, a fire broke out in the house ; Mr...Lawvence, appraiser-and broker, N', a l C ravel-lane, South work. Mr. Lawrence P. ( b io ee o l r in w ia ti n i y ch w m e r eks confined to his under a severe attack of the gout. Severtil fr ui t , less attempts were made to force open the s t i lf r . Stammers, the landlord of the Prince and Prinfeor public-house, adjoining, entered the firat " ra i window by ineansolialadder,followed bf °nip., other L persons, who succeedod in rocuiu; , as securely barred ; at lengto 0 The flames were after considerable esertifottil a Lawrence and conveying him ton place of saf.eti)); happily got under without further damag e li ti , bed, 50(41 the v destruction of the room the fire broke ° u ; i d i \ e are sorry to say, Mrs. Lambert was ", 1 , 0 burnt in One hands. and face. It is thought i. 15 accident was occasioned by the bed Cortgli taking fire. , , a , ,i re ssea ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.--A respectably ia.- p‘ w wr o oc m .ms t a pm o t i it iti st a ei ssrt..aitalreikd'ee,gne su s pendedot out yesterdayof t h a e imi ;I to : li l a, i n a tii t io n ) gi e l : taivo - n o l : ri v it c e y e 9, stored, after she had been more than two m inu tes o r under water. Aaron Briggs, a bargeraa rYl , - 1 3 ,er her t throw herself in, and with assistance ga:, 3 . t , U. She is the wife of a linen-draper at 1 Y e ,, miuster, and had left her home more than a weeit. tine La O dy n o th f c 3 . 2 iai d o in r s ( t ioy a t t on ßal oi l l . 3 y a li ß son ek r e . y ll - S. l lou se county of C o rk ," On the 9th inst., the , wife of the Rev. James 110 6 it ' St3ll" ford-street, of a son. MARRIED. On the 9th instant, at Totteridge, H t e erts, j 4m ; s lie livitb li F N enoulbet ; E., (4* Hatton-garden, solicitor, o,roacticir Anne, Rides t daughter of James Ensor, Es+, of F lodge, , to 10,. On the tOth inst., Mr. Edward Harris, of 'Jambe Loge% Ann Bagel!, eldest daughter of Mr. William Bridge.street, Hlackfriars. a::: o noldfteL n i 3 l l:l:47.lalt, at his D ho l u t : D e i : u Saville -row\ Si r • 6 11 Oot,. according to worldly phraseology, a great 1:0 niativo: o•E : was Am - (111'?11") Bart., in the 02d year of his nge' Infinitely superior—he was a good one : his name sho c . ' , on every occasion in the lengthened list the child of 01 4 te na a t t :; as of charity, but the heart. to sympathio with ' an- ' ; aNW to succour the unfortunate, were eminently h's 7 an The ever appealed either to . the one or the other in vain. i e stranger, who thus bears tribute to his worth, has felt als o 6) he n °ll 'sunshine i of his philanthropy; and the flower which he that on his grave will still hinarn,in i ts freshness, %/I° 1 ta O tbestowed it shall have ceased to he remembere, ..,_ in bins )Iretlhesitay, at his father's house. 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