The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-02 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

On Saturday Frederick Wenn, one of the packers belonging to
the extensive glass manufactory of Mown. Green and Pellatt, was
brought before the sitting magistrate, charged with the following
rubbery.
On Friday evening, u the glass-house in Holland-street was
about to close, Mr. Green, the manager of the works, directed thr
prisoner to lock up the ware-room in which he had been previously
engaged at work. The prisoner was afterwards about to quit the
manufactory, when Mr. Green, who happened to catch a glimpse
of him, observed his coat pockets stick out considerably. and, foe
the first time, suspected him. He asked him what he had in his
pockets, when the prisoner, in a confused and agitated manner, said
that he had taken two wine glasses, which he produced. dlr. Green,
perceiving that he had more glass concealed about his person.
examined his pockets, and discovered half • dozen more hand-
somely cut wine glasses. The prisoner, on this discovery, fell down
upon his knees, and besought dlr. Green not to prosecute him,
declaring that it was the first offence of the kind that he had ever
been guilty of Mr. Green, however, without consulting the firm,
Immediately gave him into custody.
When the watchhouststsook containing the charge was handed to
the Magistrate; Pellatt, one of the partners, stepped forward,
and said drat it was not the wish of the firm to prosecute the prim.
nee, first, on account of its being their permission it was his first
teepee, and secondly, in consideration of the respectability of the
young man', family.
The Magistrate, however, said, that as the charge had com-
pletely proved against the prisoner, he was bound co Send him be-
fore a Jury.
The prisoner was &remain:l; committed for trial, and Mr. Green
bound over to proucnte him.

ATROCIOrfI MeRDER.—A circumstance of the most
horrid nature that ever marked the annals of crime, oe-
Cllrrell 011 Ttatill3y night last, on the Gloucester road,
short distance from the Plough public-house. An old man,
named Bunt, was found yesterday (Wednesday) morning,
murdered, and the perpetrator Is supposed to be his own
son, who is in confinement now at the above house. The
son-in-law of the fitceased is suspected of being accessary
to the deed, hut has as yet contrived to secrete himself.—
Built Herald.

On mon:lay night, about eight o'clock, a despe-
rate riot took place in the town of Mallow, between
the country people, and some of the inhabitants, when
a soldier of the 4.5 th foot received a blow of a stone
on the head, which killed him instantly.—Linerick Chro-
nicle.

Mr. Haynes, of Trentham Farm, near Bushy, was
found drowned in the Regent's Canal on Saturday, near
the Barnes-leet. He left hems for London on Wednes-
day, and was not heard of after. There were no snarkt
of violence upon the body, and there was 31. in the pockets
of the deceased. An inquest will sit on the body this day.
HUNAN SICELETONB.—Thursday afternoon the work-
men employed in making the road from the top of
Ei'wird-insert, to Rottingdean, dug up the remains of a
human skeleton. The under jaw was quite perfect, with.
a fine set of teeth. Nearly twenty of these skeletons have
• dicovered within the short distance of 100 yards;
• so near the surface of the earth as scarcely to have
the ploughshare. In all probability they are the
some battle in feudal time-G.—Brighton Paper.
iAulsr occurrence took place about a fortnight since
stables of I'. 11. Cooke, lEsq., of Owaton. A quan-
, oats hail been purchased of a fanner in this neigls-
hOod for his bunters, &c., which, together with three
blood foals, were fed from them ; in the course of a.
s's all the horses so fed, u well as the foals, be-
..ery ill, and, notwithstanding the greatest care of a
sisal), surgeon, the three foals, a hack snare, and a
Irsc, died—the hunters, although dangerously ill for
days, have recovered. So sudden a mortality
, his horses, at a time when no epidemical disease
mown in the neighbourhood, induced Mr. Cooke to
r, if possible, the cause. The oats, as well as
. contents of the stomachs of the animals when opened,
nre subjected to chymical analysis, but no indication of the
presence of poison was apparent.—Doncasfer (umelle.
xasi oe AT TOlt N Ers.-11 appears from the list of
published by the Metropolitan Law Society, that
clerks have given notice of their intention to apply to
admitted Attorneys of the Courts at Westminster next
-it Term; and we understand that this is about tha
numLee that has been admitted each Term for
years Plit,'firaking an annual Increase-of nearly ?on:

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THE BRITISH PRESS.

FATAL EFFECTS OP SEDUCTION.

On Saturday evening an inquisition was held at the Maid and
Magpie public-house, Stepney•. on the body of Louisa
White, a young and lovely girl, the green
eldest daughter of a respect-
able tradesman in that neighbourhood, who bad poisoned herself,
under the intolerable pressure of shame, In consequence of her se-
duction by a married man, named Hughes, a pilot residing at
I Mill-wall, near the City Canal. The jury having viewed the
mese,
Mr. John Bailey White, the father of the deceased, was exa-
mined. ()n Thursday morning, about half-past four o'clock, I
was called up to attend the deceased. She was then sensible, but
did not appear to he in' very great,paln. I asked—" My dear
Louisa, have you taken any thing P' She replied that " she had
taken arsenic." I was aware that she was pregnant. I knew it for
about ten days. I think she took the poison about ten o'clock on
Wednesday night,in her own room. There were the remains of a
white powder, resembling tobacco ashes, on a chair in her bed-
room, when I went to see her on the morning of her decease. On
Wednesday evening she wax much disturbed in her mind. and ex-
tremely low-spirited. I endeavoured with her sisters to cheer her,
and told her we would do the best we could for her. She asked
what was she to do 1 " I shall be a complete outcast ; no one will
ever look on me." When I found her mind so disturbed. I seat
for her aunt, thinking that, Na a female who had a family of her
own, she wax the best person to speak to her. The unhappy pa-
rent, while giving his testimony, was in a state of the greatest an-
guish of mind.
Thomas 11'ebb examined—f am a pupil of the Borough Hos-
pitals, and was formerly engaged with 3lr. Duck, of Stepney. On
Wednesday evening I was in the shop when the deceased asked for
a pennyworth of arsenic; I refused serving her; lam confident she
was not served with the article at our shop.
Juror—You can only answer for yourself; but it le impossible
for you to say what Mr. Duck or others might have done in your
absence.
The witness handed in a letter from Mr. Duck to the Coroner,
which stated that he, assisted by Dr. Ramage, of Ely-place, Hol.
born, opened the body of the deceased, the intestines of which ex•
hibited a very inflamed appearance, and contained a quantity of
white powder, which, on being submitted to site usual analysis.,
proved to be arsenic, and was no doubt the cause of her death.
Mrs. Ann Harden examined.—l am aunt to the deceased, and
went to see her on 11'ednenday evening. She was then alive, and
had not, in my opinion, at that time, taken poison. From her dis-
course she appeared deranged. lin consequence desired her sister
Ann to look after her. She owned her pregnancy to me, and told
me of the entire connexion. The witness was about giving the
account as stated to her by her unfortunate neice, when she was
stopped by the Coroner, who said he wanted none of these private
details. One of the Jury, however, seemed to think theni necessary
to a proper developement of the case, and as accounting for the
insanity of the deceased. Ile also met with a similar interruption,
and the Coroner said that he could not allow his office to be made a
vehicle for the circulation of calumny. A Jury, impanelled as
they were, vstoosshledit Grand Inquest, which could only take cog-
nizance of a prima fie case. They had evidence enough before
them without going into extraneous matters.
One of the Jurors replied that he did not think it by any means
irrelevant or extraneous to ascertain the cause of the deceased's in-
sanity. The person who occasioned it should, in hie mind, be ex-
posed to public obloquy.
The Coroner said, that in all probability that exposure would be
attained ; and then, siter briefly summing up the evidence, the
Jury returned a verdict of "Suicide, while labouring under mental
derangement."

COROYER'S INQUEST OV Tlik: BAILIFF SHOT
IN DUBLIN.

Yesterday the inquest again sat, which had been adjonrned Rom
Saturday, to inquire into the cause and manner of the death of
Byrne, the bailiff' who had been shot in I'hipaborough.
Illary Morris. the maid servant of Captain Beggs, deposed, that
on Saturday morning she head a shut fired, but W3l so frightened
she could not tell whether it was fired from within or outside the
house • before the shot was fired, she heard a noise, as if an attempt
had been made, or was making, to break in the door; saw her
muter after the shot had been tired ; he said nothing to her about
it, only desired her to get out of his way.
Pat. Brennan deposed, that he was in company with Byrne ;
there was another man along with them ; the three were standing
on the steps, when Captain Beggs appeared at the window with a
gun in his hand ; Byrne had a pistol in his right hand, and the
warrant in his left he told Captain Beggs he had authority to ar-
rest him, so advised him to submit quietly. At this time there
were two men outside, one of whom took up a stone; Byrne pre-
sented his pistol at the man, and told him to go about his hominess,
that he (B.) lied authority for what he was doing. While Byrne
was in the act of holding his pistol at the man, Capt. Beggs fired,
and shot Byrne; Byrne, on receiving the shot, leaped up, and fell
over the garden wall into the garden.
On his cross-examination Brennan admitted that their companion
presented a fowling-piece that he had in his hand at Capt. Beggs,
and said that he him covered if he attempted any resistance.
Campaign, peace-officer, said that he had viewed the body
of the deceased, almost immediately after the fatal occurrence; he
ermined the person of the deceased, and found in one of the
pockets the warrant ; a pistol was lying near him, and appeared to
have been snapped ; he also examined the trees in the garden, and
found on several, the marks of shot, corresponding with those with
which the deceased had been shot.

The Jury having deliberated for a considerable time. brought in
a verdict to this effect, " that the deceased had been shot by Cap.
tain Beggs, while attempting to force his way, with arms, into
Captain Beggs's premises."—Dublis Morning. Post.

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7-°--- -1. been ilia
Met.oircnott Case.--Esrly in October last, F. Bat- they lies
• trawl:ly, of Istightown, Esq., a Coroner for this county, was escaped t
...c.# bitten by a strange dog that came into his yard, which Mr. slain of 1
B. at first caressed, but on lifting his hand with a small A sing
•-• *hip to tutu him out, the dug seised Sim by the hip and in the all
r . , . afterwards by the band, and in both places bit him neverely. lily of rat
Medi* aid was resorted to sa.soon as it could be procured; hdttrhaeti
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it * r thr around, in due time assumnil a healthy apps ranee, and flue bloo
• at the same time of the fatal malady netting in were nearly few days
0 • laietd. Mr. Batteraby was in Dublin so late as Thursday Caine Vet'
I . . list, and was then, to ail appeatance, in good health and vets, lair
or . eons& On Saturday the bust symptoms of that dreadful Sig horst
t shames appeared in a spastr.telic affection of the throat and natty 'l,
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