The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-27 00:00:00

HORAID M&RDER:

Yeitetday morning. (20th inst.) en amount reached this town,
that part of the holy of a Man (the carcase deprived of the bead
and neck, and the legs from the knee), was found Booing in the
river Fergus, near Confirm, in this counts. Tonikins Brew, Esq.
a Magistrate, W. Watkins, Esq. C. C. Of ;wince, an 4 R. G. Greene.
}:sq. Coroner, immediately set off to assist in the .nvestigation of
this horrid affair. It was suggested, that the mutilated carcase was
that of an old man well-known in the neighbourhood for many
years, as a sturdy, *Rolling mendicant. named William Hi ins.
An inquiry was made respecting this unfortunate wroth, when it
appeared that on Sunday night last he bad gone to lodge in the
cabin of a woman named Conmnon, in Carotin, on man i ling
whose person and house, it was discovered that her own taw has
were besmeared with blond, and that tho clothes of this poor wry
whom the horrid monster is supposed to have murdered &ode:lull.
listed in the manner described, were secreted, sewed tip in it quilt
under her bed. On being brought where the carcase was lying, she
manifested the most careless and hardened depravity, and handled
the body without being the least moved, and would give no infor-
mation what she had done 1144 the head and legs. gigging, who
some years since give 401., the fruit of his persevering industry a
his vocation, re a marriage portion with his daughter. was
rally supposed to have money, and having •no place of
was supposed to have whatever he possessed about his person, ma
to these suppositions we think may fairly be ascribed the dreadful
catastrophe that betel him.
A Coroner's inquest was held upon the body, and afterr padess
investigation before a respectable Jury, a verdict of " Wilful mar.
der" was found against the woman.—Eavis Chronick.

Pesti:Real-tor,: or GA Rt. Hon.. Lord Gwydyr
has issued circular letters to his tenants, on his extensive
estates in Perthshire, promising them the third part of the
game killed on their respective finns, provided they are
attentive in protecting the game from being destroyed by
poachers and other unqualified persons. Some time ago a
handsome swcrd, dirk, and pistols, were presented to the
Right lion. Lord Gwydyr by.the tenants on the estate of
Perth, with the following motto:—" The tenants of the
estate of Perth, offer this mark of their gratitude, afeetion,
and devotion, to their much loved and honouired Chieftain
Lord Gwydyr, regretting their Inability to show in a more
suitable manner his kindness and liberality to them.-.
Drummond Castle, August, 11l ."—Glasgote Jawing.
A striking instance of what some of the feathered tribe
are able to endure from want of food occurred at Stirling
lately. It was remarked that a favourite hen disappeared
as the proprietor was lodging a number of wool bags into a
warehouse. For five weeks the hen was considered lost or
stolen, till at length the eqol bags came to be removed;
when the poor animal was discovered jammed nearly mid-
way betwixt two of them; and, although it had no pos-
sible means of supplying itself with the smallest nourish-
ment, life still remained, baring existed in this state
exactly 35 days.. Its flesh *as completely gone, and
exhibited nothing but akin and bone; and, although yet
extremely weak, is likely ultimately to recover.—Glasgow
l'aper.
STRENGTHENING PILLS FOR THE WEAC.—Take half
a drachin of sebmuriate of mercury, half a drachm of preci-
pitated sulphuret of antimony, and one drachm Of gum
guise. The sulphtiret and the submuriate to be well mixed
before adding the gum. Make the whole into a man with
mucilage, and divide into thirty pills. One or two for a
dose, every night, or third night, at bed-time, in a cup of
em-bark tea. If they purge much, diminish the dose.
If these pills are reguarly persisted in for a couple of
months or so, they will, in most Cases—not too far gone—
give a fresher colour to the face, end free it from pimple",
and, at the same time, remove pains and liminess, and give
activity and vigour to the whole holy.
SPRING AND LANGAN.—WE hear from untioubted au-
thority that the fight that has been so long in contempla-
tion between these parties will not take place. So certain
is it that the match is entirely broken off, that heavy bets
have been Offered to this effect, but refused.-7yee
Jfer-
cure.

Datanct'L Act•rttr.xr.—yesterday morning, at about
eleven o'clock. a moat alarming accident took place at a maaufac.
tory in Broadwall, Blackfriars-mad. A boy named Downing, who
was employed on the pretniwes, got his hand suddenly drawn into
steam.machine. and which, together with his arm, watt manfled in
a most horrid manner, and had it not been for the speedy assistance
of snuieitersors present, who extricated him from his perilous situ-
ation, he would inevitably have been killed on the spot. He now
remains in a dreadful condition.

Fo nT I' E T yt. N4;.-A vagrant gipay fortune-teller
was apprehended last Saturday, on the complaint of a credulous
girl from Ashburton, who had pursued her scrim thy country to
obtain justice fee a fraud. The girl had consulted the sybil in her
profession. The latter, finding :Hiss Credulous was posamsed of
seven pounds in cash, caused her to produce it. Of this cash a
potent charm was to be formed. Pretending to wrap It up in a
handkerchief, she re-delivercd the package thee many a muttered
charm over it, to the silly girl, with an injunction to lay it wirier
her pillow ; and an assurance, that it would inspire her with dreams
prophetic of bee fate. Thus far alt went smoothly ; but the pro-
phetesa had not depart:d many hours, before the girl's faith
yielded to her curiosity. She opened the mystic parcel an.l found
her seven pounds reduced to a solitary halfpenny. The girl fur.
sued, and overtook her sail eller at Lame, but too late to recover
her moner.—nnvosh,re f'rrrhulA: r.

MR. SFk6latiT Pit.,.—The last number of the Life-
trrary Observer, in a sketch of the style and manner of Mr ter.
geant Pell, gives the tidlnicing anecdote :—The Brat leading brief
which Mr. Sergeant Pell received, was at the Salisbury AI
about twenty years ago ; it was entrusted to bim by a highly re.
speetable solicitor, at present residing in t:alisbury. The cause, II
believe, was an issue out of I 'hancery, to try, by ejectment, a plea.
tion of title to certain lands under a devise. It is very seldom that
junior Counsel get an opportunity for the display of their talents,
and they frequently complain against solicitors for their want of
liberality ; but really I think it too much to expect from gentlemen
who have the responsibility of a heavy ease upon them, that they
should entrust the management of it to a barrister who has not been
tried, and of whose talents they bare only heard, through th. par.
tinlity of friends ; and by turning to the crowd of young men si ho
travel the cirelpits, it will be readily acknowledged, how very few
there ere who deserve much encouragement. I am aware that sonic.
times a young man of talent lingers for years in obscurity, from the
want of the lucky opportunity for proving himself to the world, and
we all know how rlailt it is to acquire a character in the eras
instance.