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London, England, 1825-08-06 00:00:00

POLICE.

MURDER IN CLERKENWELL. _ I
HATTON HARDEN, A VOVST --cernehis SaMinas, VOW
was examined before Mr. Sergeant Sti.t.ox on Thursday, for
litutually assaulting a woman with whom he cohabited, named
Jane Barley (the particulars of which were briefly noticed in yes-
teeday's paper). was again plated at the bar, untier a charge of
murder, the woman having died in the interim.
hlr. Cooper, the surgeon, who has attended the deceased, stated
to the Magistrate (Mr. Rogers), hat he had visited his patient
four different times in the course of the
.preceding day and night ;
at t..ch interview she seemed to be getting .weaker, and drawing
neater to dissolution. Every thing that could be suggested under
the circunisiamees of no hopeless a ease was resorted to, though
without etlzet, and she died at half-past one o'clock yesterday
morning.
The evielezee taken on the previous day before Mr. Sergeant
Sellon, was then read over.
Mr. Roc:ens inquired if anv disclosure had been made by the
woman herself, in the presence of those who attended on her it
Mr. Cooper—No, your Worship, there has not ; in fact, She was
incapable of making any, for from the time that I was called to
her assistance until the hour of her death, she continued in a state
of the most complete insensibility • indeed, at the very moment
that I saw her she was all but dead.
toles:Deo, the constable, who took the prisoner into custody,
staged that there were several witnesses now in attendance on sum-
monses issued by Mr. Sergeant Sellon, who were deterred from
coming foment to give voluntary testimony by the threats made use
of by some of the prisoner's relatives and associates.
Mr. Roo CRS desired that every protection should be afforded to
the witnesses, and admonished them of the impropriety of keeping
back on that Recount. As it was likely the verdict of the Coroner's
inquest would speedily be ascertained. he thought it unnecessary to
go into coy further evidence at present.
The prisonee was then remanded for further examination. lie
did not evince the slightest concern when the Hauler informed hint
of the fatal result, but merely replied, " If she be deed I can't help
that, it is no fault of mine : I know that I didn't kill her."

ANOTHER CASE OF STABBING.
A most powerful fellow, named Wm. nazi, was charged with
Inflicting a deep wound with a large clasp knife, on the person of
an elderly and infirm woman, mimed Catherine Elbey.
This art of violence cannot be septirsted from the one above-men-
fumed. It occurred on the same evening, in Il'hite Horse-alley,
Clerkenwvll, where the deceased was lying weltering in blood. El-
bey, with other women, had collected in the court, and were exe-
crating bulling's cruelty, when the prisoner Hush, who Is an asso-
ciate of his. toot out a clasp knife tied stabbed Elbey with it in the
tantple.—fle waaalso remanded for examination.

ROBBERY BY COAL PORTERS.
Qt:ZEIC-11QUARC. Al; el. s—Three men, named linden, Bar-
nett, and Purnell, who have been in custody for several drys, and
had had undergo'e three examinations, for robbing the tionnslnw
Barracks of a large quantity of teals • and four respectable inha-
bitants of Isleworth were charged with receiving some portion of
then, from die ?rimier's, who hawked them about for sale.
The prisoners were in the employ of Mr. Yarnton, a coal-mer-
chant at Milbank, who was cennnissioncd to supply the barracks
at Hounslow with 120 chaldron. of coals, pool measure ; actors{•
ingly, a barge laden with 49 chaldron was despatched from !di
wharf to Isleworth, thence forwarded to Hounslow ; and the three
prisoners, who were in the prosecutor's service, were sent down for
that purpose. During the time, however, they were engaged in
unloading the coals, they went round Isleworth and hawked part
of them for sale at an under price, and disposed of nearly 180
bushel. Mr. Yarnton happened to be at Hounslow on Friday last,
and then discovered that only 2:1 chaildron had been delivered, as
appeared by the Barrack Master's certificate; and on viewing the
uarge that contained the remainder, he suspected there was a great
deficiency, consequently he had the coals measured, and found that
the quantity above states had been carried away and disposed of in
the village.
Mr. Edward Smith, a baker at Isleworth, stated, that on Mon.
day week, in the evening, lie saw three strange men carrying a
sack of coals each, and sent his lion to watch the route they took,
who all went in (the same direction. The first shot his load in the
house of one of the receivers now present, but witness could not
swear the prisoners were the men lie observed with the coals.
This witness's son also could not identify the prisoners.
IVoodbury, the officer, proved finding three sacks of coals on the
premises of one of the receivers, which he said he had purchased of
three men whom lie had never seen before, nor should he know
them again ; he gave 6a. for the coals.
Mr. Jahn Miles, a butcher at Isleworth, stated, that on Wed-
nesday week, about ten o'clock at night, one of the three prisoners
purchased some meat at his shop, and appeared anxious to know if
he knew Mr. Yarntar ; and on hie assuring him he did tot, lie
then said, " I have got two bushels of coals that we had left, will
you buy them ?" Witness refused, and the man went away.
Mr. Campbell stated, that he keeps a public-house at Isleworth,
and had purchased of two strange men two sacks and a half of coals
for Gs., but when they were shot into his cellar lie never saw such
rubbish in all his life before. He was certain lie should not know
the men if lie was to see them.

This was tne whole of the evidence at present against the pti-
soners, who, by the advice of their Solicitor, said nothing in their
defence, and the three, Hewlett, Barnett, and Purnell, were re-
manded to prison for a week. There not being sufficient evidence
against the alleged receivers, they were suffered to go at large.