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DREADFUL ATTE.UPT AT SUICIDE.

Wednesday evening last, Mr. F—x, • young Gentleman
connected with a must respectable family in the neighbour-
hood of Clerkettwell, made a desperate attempt in destroy
himself.—lt appears that Mr. F. who is wily 22 ear of
age, uuknown to his father, or any of the filially, bad
formed a strong •Itachnimit for a young Indy otiose accom-
plishments and beauty were her only reirommewlatious : he de.
test-coined on making her his wife, notwithstanding his lather.
desire that he should be united to a lady of his choice, who
was iu possession of some property. The panics were asked in
churert take, but on its reaching the ears of his (oilier he
immediately proceeded to the church, and forbade the Intuits.
The disappointed yuusig grutteman became low and despond.
in;. On Wednesday evening, about seven o'clock, he quitted
his father's house, and his brother, who suspected that all
was not right, fulloaed him as far as White Conduit
House, Pentooville. Prior to entering the house he per-
ceived his brother, whom he threatened to shoot if lie persisted
in following him ; Ills brother went away, Wit soon returned
in the company of his sister and brother-in-law, who went
into White ConduiChouse, and con • d with she young
man, who appeared to be more tranquil. After tmuli(
some ttems, they parted, not suspecting that their brother
meditated any Hoag rash; bone,. r shortly after their de-
limitate he wiute a letter, and directing it to the young lady,
the uhket of his affections, be sent she winter so deliver it
to her, and soon afterwards she snivel iii lire cumpaity of a
female blend; he met them at the dour, and mitered them
up stairs; he requested lb. w to acceptant some neva, which
they assented to, and lie bald be would go nod us der it, and
aceordiugly weal down stairs ; but instead of ordering the
illegal he went into the middle of she wail, placed • pistol to
his head and discharged the conflate, anti the kit side of
the skull was carried sway: lie fell on the rued tusensubk.
The waiters, &c. went to his astistanee, inotical aid ass in-
stantly procured, null be was plieed iu bed without the
!cost hope of recovery.

OLD BdfLeY -FRIDAY, SEOTSiIiER 21.
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Ames Cdsitssai was in.littrel forateallor * CI dais Irani
lity of paving slimes on, the lath August last. the properin
of the Committee of Pavia% of St. Geiirge's,. Hammer,
square. -
It appeased that the stones were token up in Lower
Brook-meet, for the purpose of doling some repairs to the
• sewers, sod the stones were placral on the pavement in kinds
moitawiloue adjoining. The Prisimer weal to Mr. Smith-
a slater, in King-street, Rryanstoue.sqnsire, and
agreed to sell him some stones for St. a load, splakh hr ,„1„1
['clunked to a person who hail g 4,1 mere thins he wooed,—
The PriisOner hired p cart, sail delivered four loads, fur
which h 44 received 36..
The Prisoner's defenie was, HMI -he acted fur Gardner
/who Wlle a carter, in the employ of she Surveyor of the
Pavements), to whom he paid the money. The Minister
called nu witnesses; hut Mr Storey, the Suiveyur of the
pavements, testified that there visas person rained Gardner
employed under him nn August last, bus since discharged uu
suspicion of being engage,/ in transactious of this kind.
The Jury found hiss Nol Goaly.
The Prisoner stood to the bar uis &nigher 'sibilants* for a
sisilar offestre, on which the evidence being more complet.,
the Jury found him Godly, but recommended boat to
merry.
nopmxs was indicted fur steeling a casting
mould, the property of V. Foams. The Prisoier in she
latter-end of the year 15W was employed by the Prosecutor,
who is a type-fossinler lit West street, Smithfield.. About
three weeks ago, inns some suspicion beilig excited he alp-
scowled, sad left in the charge of the 111111 wish who's he
lodged the testing modal, fur stealing which Ise slow nits
darted. Encase the evidence of the Prosecutor it appeared
that the mould in question war Cerleisuly lea property,
and he had never sold meyl mould cumin our shout fifteen
years ago.
The Jury oeqtalled she Prisoner.
The Prisoner was again put to She Isar on a charge of
stealing 6611 m. of limiter's type, the property of V. Forgot,.
The Jury hound ['run Godly, but recommeuded him tu
mercy.

The Costwoa StRJRANT impaired of the Prosecutor what
might be the amount of his biases during the year 1820
from the peculation~ of his workmen.
Mr. rigging could nut forui a correct idea of the amount,
but certainly above 601.
The Cobtuow SERJEANT adverting to the inigisitude of
the Prosecutor's louses, was afraid she ricommettiliiiion of
the Jury could out wird the Prisoner, consistently with the
regard which was proper to be paid Su the psuttctiv• of
trade.
Was. Parker. aged 18 years, John Gladdun, aged 18, sad
Rickard Greysloclk, aged 17, wire iudieted Sur stealing a
brass cock and a quantity of lead pipe, itte property of Mr.
Leslie, of the Haekney-ruail. The facts were proved in
erideuce, and two of the Prisoners in their defence staled,
that they saw the articles in question lying on the grunted its
the Prosecutor's garden, and gut over the fence sod look it
away. The Jury found all lbs Prisoners Guilt,.
Gladdou slid Parker were apprentice s, and their mailers
attended and gave them rood characters, nail elated that
they were ready to take them hack again into their service;
a ueighdrour also appeared, and gave Greystuck a good cha-
racter.
The COMMON S AAAAA ordered them to be well whipped
privately in the gaol. and them delivered over to their hired*
who waited so neves them.
BURGLARY.
Was. Duties was capitally indicted for burglarionsly es.
te'll's' the dwelling house of T. E. K. Tertian, Esti uu the
4th 01 September, and stealing therefrom five St. outer,
three guineas, thirty sovereign, and • quantity of plate.

Mr. ROLLAND stated the case to the Jury, and Ailed the
following evidence in support of his statemeart.
Susan Salmon, cook to Mr. Torten, c xansined.—Her Mas-
ter lives at 9, Cheater-street, Gruevenuvplace. Mary Clinch
■nd Thomas Griffiths were also iu Mr. Turtou's service, and
also the Prisoner. Witness slept in the same room with
Mary Clinch. Witness, before s►e went to bed sot the 4th
September, fastened the area, and bolted the kitchen dour,
with two bolts and a liar senior. When she went to bed
abort vices& es'clisick, elm lists Um. rousse Aire miasmas hole.
tber. She got top the next morning between six and seem
end found the door open ; and iu about tau minutes after.
tweeds observed a hole its the door, large enough to admit a
man's arm. The door of the area was unbolted, but nut
open. The cellar door was shot, but mot lucked ; it was not
lucked over night. She opened the cellar door, and saw an
iron candlestick standing on the box near the door. There
were only two such candlesticks in the house. The parley
door was ajar, and the premises were in the same condition
when M►. Turton saw them as when she observed them.
After she had made the discovery, she went up and called
hlary Clinch.
Cross-examined by Mr.BRODZIOCK —The candlestick she
saw ie- the cellar was usually kept with another on the
mnntlepiece in the kitchen. One of them was left that
night in the kitchen cupboard.
Mr. Turton examined.—The Prisoner at the bar was is
my service on the 4th September; he came into my service
the latter end of June, and was about to leave it on the dry
on which I discovered the robbery, not for any had conduct,
but because he did not suit me. The Prisoner was ordered
to call me at a quarter before six that morning, but be
omitted to do so. I gut up about a quarter after six, and
on going down stairs the first person I saw was Mary Clinch,
who informed me the house had been broken opeu. I went
down to the kitchen, and saw the Prisoner and the cook
swirling there ; the Prisoner said they have stolen every bit
of the plate ■nd my silver watch, which I had left in the
pantry, because the glass was broken the day before. I was
told the plate war kept i■ a drawer, of which the Prisoner
had the charge. l'lre plate in his care was in use at dinner
en the 4th September. I observed a considerable part of it
On the table. Prisoner said he knew the number of bid
watch and the maker's name, 0011 then pointed out to me
the cellar door, which was opposite the kitchen door, and
said they must have been concealed here, meautag its the
cellar, fur they have left the candlestick. I wait into
the cellar and saw the candlestick, which was au iron
one, and had the appearance of a candle having been
left in it and burnt mit, and some of the tallow had inn
down ins the but. I examined the kitchen door (which
was produced iu Court. and the witness described the
eepearnnee of the hole, which had beau made in it appa-
rently l.y boring a number of boles with a gimblet, so as to
enable a person lir push out a round piece about three or four
inches iii diameter.j—There were several pieces of wood lying
on
the outside between the kitchen.duor and the teller.
cannot say that the hulas were made by any person from the
inside. On putting my arm through the hole, I found that
I could remove the top bolts, but not the bar which went
across the centre of the door without making a considerable
guise. The staple into which the boLt at the bottom had bens
shot appeared to have been forced. I asked the Prisoner at
what time he went to heel? he replied that lie and Mary
Clinch were the last persons up in the house, and that he
went to bed at two o'clock. The Prisoner slept in a room
uce•r the mold., which is separated from the house. Nothing
mum passed then; ■nd having no suspicion of the Prisoner,
I toil him that if he hail nut found a place he might continue
to sleep in the room over the stable, and earn a little mo-
ney by doing odd jobs for me when I came to town, which I
should do occasionally without bringing toy servant. Af-
ter a short pause he accepted my off ►. In the course
of the day some circumstances transpired which induced
me to hare all my servants' boxes searched at a time
obeli two officers were present. We went to the apart•
meet over the stable and searched the Prisootr's.—
(he his person nothing was found, hut in a small bag in hie
box five severe igus were found. At first I .bought the plate
had only been stolen ; but after the officers went I bail 11(C11-
awn to an to a drawer to my dreinVerroom, where 1 kept
some tummy, and found it open. I cannot say whether it
a as 101 01'11 m1.2-flight. I missed two baps, one of which bad
rumoured five-pound motes and sovereigns amounting tu from
43 to 4k1., arid the other three suitwas, a half novereige, and
some %overturns, oinking up about lee; both were gone, but
I 11111001 say whether they were these the night Iwfoee.
They were there on the -Friday preceding, sod it was on
Tuesday night that the rohliesy was committed. I had left
home iu a hurry on Friday fur the comae), and kit any
keys. On coming to town sin Tuesday I asked the Prisoner
%shelties he had seen my loll; he said he had, and had iveu

the... to 31rs. %kite Allitricey dittilfihr. lam certain
locked the drawer in which the MUI/ty MSS no Friday. I
knee, by aoreatraoriltuary accident awry the govarnigos at the
bag were of the eisinaer.uf Ikl7 and hill. Wbell the sieve.
reigns were footed is the Prisoner's box, Gilmore, 'She 'M-
eer. asked him where he girt them. and the Pnietem milmeeed
" I worked foe thews to be sure.". Gilasurre aided who
give thiin to him, and hr said C.aptiou tarsus. &I-
MO', then searched his pockets. mod foetal another soverrigu
which hi will he had gut its the same way. Being asked
if I.susun paid hint in sovereigns? he said. " No, in bank-
notes., and 1111r.;Soel, huller to Mr. Penuer. [see me so.
•ereiges for thagyates." Hr said he received litre sovereigns
from !Hr. Noeli,Sat hr did SO keno where be eat the ether.
There iris a cheyj of di:niters in the room, which Prisoner
said was his. One drawer was lurked, and Gilmore asked
ohnse that was, be atter/clad "It w mine." Ore Itching
asked for the key, he said he bail lust it about a forteight.
Gilmore asked what was is it, sod Primmer said he did
nut know, but not much The drawee was then forced
ows, and in it were found sortie broken seals, a pair of
krierliockles,.2 phosphorite hoe, and .oine watches. There
was a brass catullestick with A couslle iu the room, which Grif-
fiths, the other servitor, snail had twin brought up by the
Prisoner no Monday night. au 1 remained there ever piglet.
—The officer then proceeded to the kitchen seats, and ea-
amiggegl the door and the drawer in which the plate had been
kepi. The bolt was shot, suit rine of the sinkers said 14 hail
beer. forced with a chisel. I hail an old tool chest in the
house which was not kept lucked, which I remembered to '
have contained a chili. I and a gimblet, and in the presence
of the Prisoner I tried that chisel with the chisel marks in
the wood work of the drawer, Rod found Ho in to curet*.
pond, as also the gimblet with the hole@ is. the door. During
the whole lime the exatninattou of the door soil the drawer •
was going on, the Prisoner was present, and mole sar
servation rat all, nor did he betray any sign irk gealL- The
chisel and the gimblet were found io their proper place in the
tool chest. They had not to my knowledge been used for
shout nine months previous, Slid on taking the gimblet out
of the chest, the pipe of it was fumed filled with small par.
ticks of wood apparently fresh rut. (tie collecting the
pieces of wood sad potting Owns together in the whole of
the door, the gimblet was found exactly to fit the holes which
bad been bored. The Primmer was Raked whether he haul
locked the pantry door, Ise said Ise had for ked both the
drawer and the door, soil like,. the keys to lard with him.
I examined the pantry door three timer, snit found atone
marks just above the luck, but the impression was smaller
Than on the drawer, and sag so as not to have the
appearance of any forcible fairy having been made there.
Crass-exasnieed by Mr. BRODARICK —The Prisoner came
iron my service from Captain Larsson with do excelarni cha.
reefer. He wu a euuntry servant, and did nut do for a
Loudon servant, and for that reason I discharged him.
Griffiths was a weekly servant as groom, and I took him
without a character, as I only wanted him for a short time.
The gimblet holes certairily•ppear to have been buret far the
most part from the outside uf the dime, some of them
assoredly were ea bored, because they hail Sot (note coils ely
through. The Prisoner went through the scullery to his
bedroom, sod bad no occasion lir go into the area from whirls
the holes appear to have heeu bored. The Prisoner kept the
key of the drawer in which the plate was kept. Griffiths
staled in my presence that he had assisted in eleartiog the
plate the day before, and saw where it was deposited. Both
the chisel and the gimblet are of w eery common rite. I
had Not seen the wormy in the drawer sinew the preceiliog
Friday. Mrs. Tudor. tied the keys of the drawer in her pus.
session from the Saturday morning, sad could have gout to
the drawer suit taken out the money if she pleased. Phos-
phorus boxes certainly are very commute, sad there less
nothing of a suspicious nature found its the Prisoner's pie..
session. Mr. Pastier is owl of town, and his butler also.
Mary Clinch examined.—l ant housemaid ire Mr. Tor-
ton's service sad was so am the 4th Septemher. The cook
*eat to bed ;hat night about eleero, and Y, with Griffiths
sod the Prisoner, remoined up in the hitches. Griffith,
weal to bed about a quarter past use, and I and the Prisoner
remained up. About half-post one, *bile the Prisoner wee
sitting with me, I heard a noise at the kitelsen.dusw, as if
something was boriog brio the door. I told him I heard s
noise; he said, " I doe% thick there is soy, it is truly your
fareey." Mosmistrees west to bed shout karma twelve.
&PUS after I heard the woke I went into the housekeeper's
room to fold op some Hoes. While I was there the Prima. r
came to me, shout a quarter belef, two, or two okbek, aril
' 41.4144 d me whether I was going to bed. The housekeeper's
room is out the same Boor with my master's dressing room.
I told him I was rein to bed as soon as I had bolded the
hoes. I went to bed soon after two, sad at that time the
Prisoner was in the kitchen. When I left the Ps isomer he
had the drawing room lamp and an iron eioulkstiik
like that now predated in his hand. Mr. Toreson
had Iwo of those candlesticks in the !were and no more.
I heard the Prisoner go into the scullery mid put doers the
candlestick. 1 shut the door at the top uf the kitchen stairs;
the Prisoner was then staadieg at the foot of the stairs, near
the pantry door, lookiag up at me; the pantry door ass
them open. I went to bed, and got up about a quarter be-
fore six, having beers told by the cook that the bou-e had
been broken open. After psalm into the kitchen, 1 wrist to
call the Prisoner; I called three limes, but he did not auswer,
and I went up and knocked at the fluor, whets the Prisons r
opened it ; I told him the boom had been broken open, end
be said, " Is it ? that is impossible, fug I leave the keys to
my pocket ;" and he then came down and went into the pan-
try, but said nothing. I went into the pastry with lone;
the pantry door was wide open when we came down to it.
On the Saturday before Mrs. Tinton asked the Weenier to
lend bee a sovereign until she sent to the basket's. suit lee
said he bad not atty. Oil the Sunday afternoon the Prisoner
was putting on his boots, and he asked me to lend ban three
or four shilliuge, but •I declined to du Du.

Crop examined by Mr. BRODF.RICK.—Whoa I WPM to
call the Primmer, I said, •' the bowie has been btokeu upeii,
and every bit eif the plate is gone;' mid he theu suoreted
what I have before staled.

Hannah Hoot ezansined.-1 am servant to Mrs. Gambier,
Mrs. Turton's sister. I was at Mr. 'rodent's out the alight
when the robbery was committed; I went to bed about half.
past one; I had au iron caudlestick like this to go to bed by;
I placed it ou the drawn', and found it there when l got up
in the morning.
Thomas Gsitfitha, groom to Mr. Turtun, examined.-1
aal • weekly servant, and du out live in the house. I sleep
rover the stable, and the Prisoner slept with nie. Ou the 4th
of September the cook weal to bed about ten simile, before
eleven, and I went to bed a quarter before one; I ha.l been
assisting the Prisioucr to wipe up the plate. In cuentitug
over the plate there was a fork and • spoon missing, and
I went and leaked for it mod found it. I saw the Prisoner
pot all the plate into the drawer and lurk it, ■nd put the
key in his pocket. About two o'clock, as near as I can guess,
the Prisoner came into the room where I was its bed with a
light; I went off tusleep, and do no know whither the Pri.uner
got into bed at that time ur out. I awoke again some time
idler; I guessed it to be about four o'clock, and felt about
and found the Prisoner was not it. bed. About five o'clock
I was awakened by the Prisoner genial; into bed, un my side
of the bed. I asked hum why be came to treil at that time
in the morning, and he said he had been in bid all night. I
told him be was nut in bed as four o'clock. 'I he Poison. r
bad • watch before the rubbery, but 1 have out seen bilitT
that time. The Poisoner applied to me to lend him some
money, and said he should soon receive some fruits his
master, when he would repay me. I lent the Poisoner two
shillings out the pmetthug Suuday, mud a shilling a day or
two before.

Cross-examined by Mr. On.ooFatat.—fit spoke of the
time of the Prisoner's coming to bed only by guess. Mary
Claud] called the Priqouer up about sex, mid told him the
hectic was bruins open awl the plate all gone. Witness
does nut remember Pi ismer sayluz," That is impossible, for
I have the key of the pantry in my pocket." He lay in Ind
atter the Prisoner all gone until his muter called him. He
cannot say exactly at what time lie told bis master of the
hour of Prim/aces going to bed. It alln not the neat day,
hot be cannot tell whether it was ten slay. or a fortnight, or
five or six days after. Ho daub not mention it limit he Iraq
asked about it. He was sent for the officer, about sceen
o'clock; dors nut koala bow lung he was gone. He went to
Queen-square, and alp& be ball-am boor gone. About one
o'clock he 4,1 sent out by bis mistiest', mid might be absent
about two hours.

Re examined by Mr. BOLLAND.—He went straight to

Qum-apart and back b)lh times when his moiler rent
him; and when his mistress sent him out, he we'd on her
errand and retained directly home. The memo, why he did
not get up when Mary Clinch told the Promoter that the
tone had been broken open, wa., that be had nu suspicion
that it was so; Its thought she was naly leafing, bet-arise he
believed there was $ little Correspondence awl lorealtip be-
tween them.
James Gshrsore. t►e polite officer, wan next examiner.—
He west to Mr. Turtou's on the Sill of Scptrouticr ; he exa-
mined the kitchen door. awl found a hole had beer made by
booing small gimbles boles, soul rurong out a piece. Nome of
the hole, were bored from the insole—nue of those so °turd
was not quite threuzb. Some of the pieces urt of the door
fell outside of it; and between it and the outer door, as if
pushed out from within, There were various footaarritv, as
if some person had got over the railings, but the person who
au got over could not tel at M►. Turtoo's ksteheu dour D.
seemliest of another door intervening. The ma, k• eppeas est
as of from a person retreating from Mr. Toetto.'s !noose.
There was an mask of violence whaoe►er on the un ier J,.0 ,
which is fasstesied by a halt at the tip. and ■notl,.r si
bottom. The witness further fully corroburat.sl tile en.t.n..•
of Mr. Tuition.

Charles flew. messenger to the 14;:ren writer Poliee-olficet
accompanied Gilmore to .Ur. Torton's twos', and fully cur.
roborated the testimony of that officer.
This was the ease fur the v....cation.
The Prisoner, in his defence, said, all be bid to try way, .
that what Gritlithe had slated abort his (P,is..ner a) end
going to bed till fuser o'clock, was all falter. He West% Ct
bed at two o'clock, and remained nobl past Are, when
was •wakened by Griffiths tlu•owing his arm acreas hini.
He got ■p and looked at Griffith: watch, sad saw it "yea
►alf-prat six o'clock, and he was alarmed; basing ?seen order-
ed to call his master at a quarter berme six ; bolt Griffith, •
odd hits► the Watch was above an hour 100 fast. lie the.
got up and Ira tfeilasieg, whits Mary Clinch COMe sail toll
hiss the house hod been broken open and the plate taken
sway. Griffiths did sot appear at all surprised at the titra-
tion of the robbery.
Mr. BROMIC*, Ike Privonei's Counsel, here a,kel leave
to put a few questions to Mr. Tumuli, from which it appear-
ed that if any penes had concealed himself in the cello,-
where the catidlestick was brand, he would have bees able
to get at ohs kitchen dour without doing any violence to Its,
outer dim., and afterwards to let himael eat at the out• r
door, and ►sc•pe over the rails; 11611 Mr. Totten addle',
that on looking bob., Ike cilia' it did appear to him ?hit
some person might have been mar sled IN re, as these was
a hamper staadtog open in the middle of the cillar, and the
soil appeared to hare been rec►ntly slistalliert.
Captain I.ellzutt, with whom the Pro.ooer had tired as
servant at Barite for flee,
Mr. Tortou'it, was called, and gave him sit cared. lit fit•rlf-
ter, and said he paid bin. upwind* of Lt. M ben Le lift h m te
go in Mr. Tisane's.
Mr. Coasts,, of Finchlt y, Mich whom the Prisoner heti
lived as 'emus. also gave him no exc. Ikea (karate....

Eliarbr ih Limitleo, uho siashed for Mr. liirsuit's farads,
proved that the l'..soner hail olfrred to pay her whit it..
overd her oil the Friday preceiliihr the ruhb-ry, wb u I.e
trir:reil her a lover. tiro, but site had set change to girt. it....
Two other females, who hail known she Prison. r rue se.
venal )earr, spoke to his having twine :t good clisrictir
The Common SFILMANT summed is, Ike eirotr•uee with
(real e.ire mud perspicuity, semi the Jury to ill.) ruittui• s re•
tweed a verdict of Not Guilty.