The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-01-26 00:00:00

MURDER.

On Saturday. Mr. Caivers, of Clapham Corn.
mon, was most barbarously men dered by his own
servant. On the morning of that day, after break-
fast, the nieces of Mr. Myers, who reside with
him, went in his carriage to take an airing ; Mr. •
(:hirers, who was between seventy and eighty yeas
of age, went into his garden to take a walk. as was
his daily custom, inspeding the gardener at his
work, and conversing with him ; the latter is a
Scotcliman, '22 years of age, and full six feet high.
About half-past eleven o'clock, the gardener ran
into the house from the garden, in great agitation
and terror, azelaimiag to the servants. tt 1,04
what have I done, I hare struck my master, and he
has fell !" and immediately left the house, veithna
giving any explanation, and made for the town of
Clapham The footman went firth the garden to
di.cove- what had happened, when he touted hii
maertr on the grange!, apparently hiders, and his
tare a most ssocking spectacle; it appearing that
t e gardener had struck Les master with a spas!,
that he was at woe k with, the end of which entered
the lower pert of his nose, broke both his jaw bones,
and penetrated nearly to a line with his ears, Lo that
hi; head was nearly separated. Ihe footman im-
mediately gave an alarm to the rest of tse servants.
and to Mr. Railton's family, who reside at the nest
hou.e. Messengers were, in coasequence, dispatch-
ed for a surgeon .in the neighbourhood, to Boa-
street Office, and in pursuit of the gardener.
A Surgeon arrived in a short time, felt Mr. Chi.
vers's pulse, and declared that life still rernaines,
but that it could not last long. This proved title;
Mr. Chivers died in about an hour, apparently
in great agony. Mr. Railton's footman attired at
Bow-street Office at half-past one o'clock, and gave
information to Mr. GaAVIA 51 of the horrid cuts,
The Magistrate in c•msecpience dispatched Mi3er
and Rivett, in a post-clears:, :n pursuit et the mur-
derer. On the arrival of •'. 01.ers at Mr. Chi-
vers's .:se, they were info; 'roa of the death of
Mr. C. but were requested to b..: silt rat, as the ever.t
had not yet been communica•cd to his nieces. The
Officers' interference was rendered unnecessary, by
the gardener havirg been apprehended previous
their arrival, by ono of his fellow-servants, in the
town of Clapham, and be was takes to Wandsworth,
before Cul. Faastirsci, Sir Roamer Ktailiass, and
Mr. Nese sost e, the Bench of Magistrates, who were
sitting at the 14nrns public-house. lb fellow chei
net deey the charge, and the Magistrates committed
him to Horsemonger-lane prison.
It has since been proved, that the Prisoner is a
very passionate man. and has been beard to say PO.
peatedly, lie was afraid his passion would overcome
his reason some day. The cause of the rash ad, it
is supposed. %vs: a dispute I. twecn him and his
master, respedirg the management of a tree.

MEETINGS OF CKEU row.; AT GUILDHALL,
TO MORROW. a. IF.
John Simpson, of the Peacock, Gray's-Inn-lane, MA-
dlotex victualler . .
ThorLas.HeirF Oxford-st.eet, Multllceex, a,al
friars -road, Wormy. itiattrass-maker - 13
Thomas John Hookens, hew or late of Chilean. Latex,

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common brewer . . 10
. . .
Anthony Thomas, Dake.street, M. James's, aliddle-
sex, and Charles Hairy Kasietri, and Crari,s Schen-
hal. Arundel-street, Strand, merchants . . tt 11
Chaves Grummet& late of Itchennr, Sussex, and also
of Poplar. Weld esex, skip-builder . . - 2 :2
Francis !ferny Chunin, John Calvert Clarke, arid
Clarks Bowen, College. bill, Lori.lon, merchants 1 11
John Caeriery, Vine-street, St. Janim's Westminster,
Middlesex, warehouse Ilan . I Id
Ester Archdeacon, High-street, Mary.ia.tsonha, Nticl4le-
nu. scrivener . 1 11
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DIVIDENDS.

Charles Gilbert, St. George's Fields, Surrey, back.
maker .
Charles Bristow, New/gate-street, Lo ,dot linen-dia.

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In', . 12
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Thomas Jones Lovelay, late uf PLcaddly, haber-
dasher . le
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John Jackson, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, chemist . 10
Toomas Southeomb, late of treat Qasen street, Lin.
cultis-inn-aelds, Midillesrx, ilierciwit . . 10

CERTIFICATES.

Thomas Smith, of Mawdcoley, in the county of Lancane,

Winer.
John liurrh,late of the city of Norwich, irph.•literer.
Alexander M ndhatl, of Liverpool, in the cuunty of Larteader,
jentor 4414 huskier.
Alice Harvey, late of Wigan, in the county of Lancaster,
liner and sho 4ceeper.
William Viniconite, of the city of Bath, umyre:la•manufac-
turer, dyiY, dealer and iroipman.
Thomas Walley, of Liverpool, is the county of Lath...A r,

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merchant, dealer end cl.epuian.
James ettadortek, of slanchr.ter, in the county of Lancaster,
,:ia ',farmer. warehou.cman, sterile. Ant chariots n
Me ethic Swancott, of Fost-r•lsne, Ches.aele, in the cry at
war•-houWlll4•,. delver and
Richard Ocken-.en, late of Bexhill, in the county of Sweat,
sho,.keeper, dealer and enapinais.
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