The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-14 00:00:00

lICR RID MURDER.

On Tuesday evening last the tillage of Tiroughton Arley, oca
Cosby, was thrown into the utn.ost confusion in coesequence of a
feruit!e, whose head was ready severed from her body, rushing
into aneighboor's hoese, reeking in blood, anti there falling pros.
trace on the floor. The folksy/Mg is a brief outline of this lent ible
areir :
Abraham nillson, the husband of the deceased, bad been for
some time previous on very bad tenns with his wife, who, tearing
the ennseorenees incident to paseisn and revenge, caused him to be
bound oitr to keep the ;mice, but this appears to have further ea-
asperated the unfeeling wretch, for, on the day in question, after
spendirg the afternoon in a public-house, be returned home and
tteirmeneed a quarrel with the yoor women. which terminated in
his strikieg her a violent blow on the side of her head, and she
reeled to the ground. He then effected his diabolical purpose by
cutting hzr throat, Weil ith hes in lengths and two in depth, with a
rause ; two of her tinges were tlxathelly lacerated in attempting
to extricate herself front the neflinilfii grasp ,• in this state she as
tea'!r ran front tl:e house to a neiultbour's, a distance of nearly fifty
yard.; ! and falling, in a gem of blood, expired without the possi-
bility of giving utterance. The prieoner then secreted himself in
the house, but an entrance was aliened, when lie eacaped at the
brick part of the premises ; he was, however, closely pursued over
four or five fields, and at length secured. At find he denied all
kncia ledge of the murderous transaction, till his eldest son, a lad
about eleven years of r.ge. and who was present when the dreadful
affialr took place. stated Ids father to be the murderer.
An inquest was held on the body yesterday, and after going
through the whole of the evidence, art which the boy mentioned
was the principal winless. the Jury pronounced c entail of Wilful
Jierdier against the wretched husband.
The prisoner was conveyed late last night to the county gaol, to
await his trial at the ensuing March APSUICL
The poor woman has left four children, the eldest only eleven
years or age.
The prisoner, after the verdict of the Jury, expressed a wish to
see the mutilated remains of his wife ; this the Coroner left to the
option of the officer, wbo granted the request. The scene almost
baffles description l—the appalling corpse lay stretched on the door,
which Ile no sooner beheld than he fell on his knees, and kneed his
victim several times, without shedding a tear, but apparently in the
deepest anguish ! lie was reluctantly forced front Me spot, and
conveyed to prison.--Lcieestee Journcl.

It appears (says an Irish paper) that 110,000 souls are
added to the population of Ireland every year. In seventy
years the inhabitants have nearly tripled !
We understand that Mr. David Seaton. who was Mr.
IVestall's second in the late duel fought at North Queens-
ferry, Las been apprehended and lodged in the Caltonhill
Jail, upon a warrant, which directs his detention until he
finds bail to a considerable amount, for his appearance
.in
any prosecution to be brought against him. Capt. Dugtud,
the second of Captain Gourley, though he did not abscond,
had been previously subjected to the same bail. Mr. Sea.
ton was apprehended at Liverpool. Mr. Westall is still in
biding, but it is said intends to aurrnder when called upon
for trial.

An accident of a ludicrous nature happened near Lym-
ington, occasioned by the late flood. The precincts cf the
parish-house of Alilford were so completely inundated, that
the inmates were obliged to seek another asylum. In the
way of the fugitives retreat, a well belonging to the house
was situated, the cover of which bad given the 'hint to
desert, by floating away at the commencement of the
deluge. Among the occupants of the house was an old
man, whose infirmities incapacitated him from escaping
without assistance, and accordingly he was hoisted on the
back of a stout athletic youth, but one who was in i-o way
acquainted with limo cianger that lurked in his path.
Unsuspicious of misfin tune, he was striding along; in
triumph with his burden, when the well (into which both
of them were plunged) Rimmed his progress. " 0 Lord !"
cried the old man, upon emerging from his uncomfortable
bath, " Save me—save me." " And ec—and do," cried
the young one, almost breathless, but with the greatest
Jung froid, "as as you can for me." Their appeal
was not lost on the assembled neighbours, through whose
exertions they escaped, with ne other injury than
drestehing. sound