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stroy, their culinary things at that time. His gr
_minds of impieties
against the prisoner were, that her bed-rooM bad been in attune
story till within two or three olio., when ahe three to.elesp in the
drawing-room, on a sofa, alleging that she could not 'deep in de
attic on account of the bugs ; and that about • six months ago so
oak table in the kitchen was discovered to have n large hole burnt
in it, on his sister removing the breakfast cloth, for which she could
give no account. I could not have been the effect of accident, from
I the size of the hole, round which was a broad dark circle, which
1 the guttering or accidental fall of a candle could not have eee„
\ sinned • neither was there any appearance of grease. Irate ..,—'
boner had slept in, the attic when the fire happened, she ''''
%odd
have to pass three bed.rool.s.
Samuel Funereal, watch-house keeper of Si, r) hes a ihth
before two o'clock, went to the premises on fire : he as, th; weld
men throwing buckets of water down the stair.. en the haa;:
ment is a lath and plaster closet under the stairs, where he foes
a link had been so placed as to born through a beam. Theee—o—`l,
a stain or substance round where the link was, that seemed to le—ou
to be turpentine ; he tried to remove it by wetting his finger hod
nabbing it, but could not remove it. Ile asked the prisoner if re:
had had turpentine for any purpose, and understood her to e;
she had. He inquired what part of the house she slept in, and we—•Y•
told she had changed her bedroom for two or three nights, from te-0;
attic to the first floor. When he went into the drawing roan, .ha
found the prisoner dressed all but her gown, and the triode",
little up. tic bad seen the table that was burnt six months since . •
the hole was a very large one, three inches wide, and could not
have been tone with a candle.
Mr. White, the landlord, is a pocket-book-maker and station
Me Lazarus is his lodger; his apartments are quite diteire:rl . •
from those of tire witness. Witnees's kitchen is in the yar4
which he prefers, ' -being nearest his workshop. That morning,
lee mu awoke by a ffocating smoke, and thinking the house it,'
ea tee, wiapped item hie cloak, and carried' er to the tie,ce.
helm. Die •• thirtiveseeitaira be let to Mr. Lazarus, NI e
*five cellar ; but understood it was never used bat at hawser tone
ax a store-closet ; no one could have access to it but 31r. loom,
antl his servant; it was blocked up by having a ladder pieced
airtime the door. Ile thought the binning of the table a suspiciout
circumstance. A fireman, from the British Fire Office cons to
, look at the premises, and said, the table could not have b cs. bum;
I accidentally by a moat. The prisoner did not explain brew tt hap.
pcned. Witness bought the substance round the place where tilt
link had burnt, was turpentine; it had asm 11 like it. Ile went
to bed an In ur b fore the prisoner. When lie went in:o the draw.
ingroom. the ; rI-0 er wasp city well dressed.
l'he servant m Mr. Woi esai I she had been there three moneo;
the prisoner used to sleep :n the nett room to ber. The wean
she gave her for aleeplng on the sofa was, that she was arnoyed oy
the bugs. Wit-ese had never seen the closet opened dueng the
time el e had been in Mr. %White's service. She went to bed about
twelve o'cleck. She never heard the prisoner make any dedarition
of hostility tcr ails her master or mistress, nor express any ill.wel
towards t en.
Mr. DYER asked Mr. Lazarus if he could assign any cause rot
the act. it wa a very sec out charge. In these cases, In general,
there was coil ce or some other motive alleged against the prima
as the cause.
Mr. Lie true said he had no suspicion of her having a bed in.
to -tion towards him; there had been no d'sagreement; no ill-will
expressed ; no t r at ; lee cc uld assign no motive for the act.
'lite prisoner declared herself innecent o' the charge; she eft
asleep when ti efi e hspp nd. The fist thing she knew of it vas
some one puling • t the , oor of her cram. and was surprised et
there being a fire 54 e had not bout ht ny turpentine; she hal ,
had vitriol to clean s' e cop er She tho .ght she left Mr. White
up in the home When h y came into her room she was not
dress d ; she had o le htr slip on. Ste bail not liked to stop
ever since the trb e was I unit, and meant to leave es men as
her mistre.cs's bat y we I short-mated; but she had not given wan
ing to leave. In the attic there wax no bed; she des on the sock-
ing, w;tli a blank, t and pillow.
Mr. DYER thought the prisoner's not being thomeghly on.
dressel' did not tell as a cireumstance against her. It was 'inns.
total for a wousaa of decent conduct and I elesviour sot to utterer
the wl ole of her clothes when sleeping on a sofa in her master's
sitting room. She weld not be aware at *bat time lie might want
to conic in. tinder all the circumstances of awe ions a charge he
thought the evidence slight. However, helhou'd remand bee
till il'ednesday. to afford time for the production of any additional
facts that might be brought against her.
WORSIIIP-STREET.--Mr. Dail, a stock-hooker, *pawed
before :fir. Twyford, at the instance of the parish offietheof St.
Mary, Islington, his wife having become chargeable to theeparish.
Frijol the statement of lira. Day, a comely looking person, it cap.
penned that a separation a ',lease et Moro 'exists between her and her
husband, who had neglected to make good his promised payment
for her support, and she concluded with a request that he might be
lied to allow her 15s. a week, which she said he could very
ford to pay.
defendant being asked why he refused to provide for hie
support, said he was quite witting to do so to the Ler of
ility. He had for some time allowed her twenty-cenn
gs a week, bit the bad state of his business, and ha
extravagance, put it out of his power. He soured the
trate that he was constantly compelled to settle clehtv
.....__. she contracted in his name, and was at present pearly
embarrassed in consequence.
Mr. TwYwohD—You should caution people against giving
bee credit.
31r. Day said he had done so ; but still people were found to
trust her.
3lr. Twrronn—But if people who know your circumstances
trust her with goods, why do you pay them %
Mr. Day—The Commissioners award against me, sad I curet
help it.
The Magirrates finally made an order upon the defendant for the
payment of ss. per week to the parish officers, to be applied in sup.
port cf. hie wife.
George Gee, a carter, was charged with evading the toll. and as.
nuking John Fisher, a boy stationed at the Leaden Apprentice
gate, Old-street-road.
The boy stated, that on Wednesday afternoon the defendant and
another man came to his gate with a eart-load of lime. When
he demanded the toll, the defendant said he had paid before, but
had Inset his ticket ; and on his renewlag his demand, theme
struck him with the whip.
The defendant, and another man who was with him, declare
that he had paid the toll on passing through the gate some shcet
time before. Ile raid it to the boy, hut having pot the ticket Wu
his waistceat Rocket, Inc somehow or other lost it, and they told the
shooso ; but sai that whether they had paid denied having
ld be odd over again. Both die men poeicurely
struck the boy.
The boy asserted upon his oath that the cart had not passed
troshtaldrostem:kgelelentpth:7gthatetoedotehnfenetidtasatatsatduawly beforetut:
tfitcted. the
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On Thursday the Court of Directors of the East London
Water Works attended at Old Ford, to witness the open-
ing of two new reservoirs. comprising eleven acres, and the
starting of an additional engine of 70-horse power; to
which is connected a new line of main, equal in capacity to
those already in use.
Exact TlO N.—At iiorsham, on Thursday last at noon,
the sentence of the law was carried' into effect on the person of
Daniel Lrany, aged 19, who was convicted on the previous Fri.
day, of the murder of Benjamin Russel, at Brightling, In Busier.
Hannah Reuel, who was convicted with him has been restated
Attedie.
Atte die. His execution was at first fixed to take place on Monday
last, and so title was it expected in the town, that an extension a
time would be granted him, that the executioner was brought from
London express. The delay is supposed to have been for the hu.
mane purpose of further investigating his guilt, and the resell
being unfavourable to him, he was left to his fate. He arboitted
having been engaged in many offence. against the laws, particularly
smuggling and poaching;
but whenever . questioned abaut the mut.
queni4s
der. his answer was, that he hail no partteipotion in or
.lenowletle,e
of that crime, and thst although lie certainly had ha* ty of
many crimes, he was wholly innocent of that. This ea,
although repeatedly cautioned as to the awful cense deny.
ing the truth, he peasiated in to the last moment. • Ow isearea is
said to be equally pertinacious in the assertion of her innocence. At
a little after noon, the Sacrament having been administered to the
prisoner, and the usual preparations made in front of the gaol, he
was conducted to the platform. His expression of countenance wee
mild and placid, and be looked to be a mere boy. The rope ha' •
ing been adjusted, the signal was given, and in a few momenta he
ceased to exist.

BIRTHS.
On the 3J. inst., at Camfieki-iilace, Hurts, the h.dy of the Bon
Baron Din'edale, of a son and heir.
On the 2 inst., at his house in Mark-lane, the lady of Mr. W.
H. Frisby, of a son and heir.

MARRIED.
On the 3d inst. at Hinton Blewett, Somerset. Robert Frances
eldest on of Frarcis Boucher Wright, Esq. of Hinton Motet, 10
Sophia Matilda, daughter of the late Rev. IV. Bingham. Moira
Comely, Somerset.
On the 3d inst., at Eton College, the Rev. Edward (oleridlle•
Rector of Monksilver, Somerset, to Mary. eldest daighter of the
Rev. Dr. Keate, Head Blaster of Eton School.
On the Ist inst., at King's Langley. Hefts, the Rev. Henri
Dennis, to Mary, only daughter of the late Mr. Richard Emn•r:'
ton Wotton, surgeon, of the above place.

DIED.
At her house in Great Denmark.strect, Dublin, a(h r a few 0,41
dimes, Catherine, relict of the late 8;r Hugh Nugent, Batt. a d
niece of the late Earl of handaff, aged 345.
On the 3d inst., it his house in Cadegan-place, Gerard Daillien.
Eaq. aged HO.
simoonntsl7o27othhe
dladraa Enstaigla tiiiilhitenusenet, W
, alrodrces6s.rter, Majoe-Genefal
Woodford,
tlie3lt:oetuxl:.,agFedranfesi. , the of Daniel Clove% ks(l •of
ford, x

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