The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-29 00:00:00

lIATTON-GARDEN.

CUAROE or MUEDED.—Yesterday Julia Berry, a girl be-
tween sixteen and seventeen years age, was brought up for final
examination, charged with the wilful murder of her infant babe,
having effected the same by throwing it into a privy iuimediately
after its birth.

In addition to the evidence produced on the former examaination
the following witnesses were examined :
Mr. Fernandes, surgeon of Lamb's Conduit-street, deposed that
on the 19th instant lie was sent for to examine the body of the in-
fant, which lay in the parish workhouse. There was a supeticial
wound on the scalp, but there was no fracture of any of the bones
of the skull, neither was the brain in arty way injured. The
wound might hare been produced by the child's head, coming in
contact with the walls as it descended into the sewer.
Mr. LAING (the presiding Magistrate)—Are you of opinion
that that the child was still-born ?

Mr. Fernandez—The child certainly breathed, and did not die
of hemorrhage, u the placenta was attached to it. It might
have died of convulsions.

Alt. Fernandez, jun. deposed that he was professlonallyt sent for
to examine the state of the prisoner; he was of opinion that at the
time she was taken into custody she could not lime been
more than twenty.four Robes delivered.
Read, the Chief Officer, deposed that, on the prisoner being first
brought to the office, she said that she" knew she'd be hanged.".
Yesterday, when she was brought up from the New Prison, he
inquired of her if she had any friends in London. She replied that
she and a sister, who keeps a shop in Monmouth.strect, are natives
of Cork, but that she would not send for her sister after " such a
shameful act."

During the examination, which occupied a considerable portion
of the day, the prisoner stood at the bar with the most unconcerned
core posure.
The worthy Magistrate, ➢le. floCEng,—(wbo-wee ow the Bench.)
having more feeling for the wretched girl's situation than she
seemed to have herself, directed, towards the close of the proceed-
ings, that the prisoner should be accommodated with a chair. After
the several witnesses were bound over, the constable who appre-
hended the prisoner was directed to give up the money which was
found In her box. He produced 2!. 19s. 6d. This sum she re-
fused to accept, as she solemnly protested that there were 4/. 1.55.
in her box. Several of the witnesses for the prosecution corrobo-
rated her statement.

The MAGISTRATES directed her to receive the sum proffered ;
at the same time intimating that the charge should be rigidly in-
quired into. She was fully committed tor Wilful 51unier,"
and withdrew from the bar apparently unconcerned as to her fate.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
Yesterday Thomas liayner, a carman, in the employ of Mr.
Perry, a builder, residing in the ilorseferry-road, was Charged
with st ing two sacks of oats, the property of hit. Thomas Gib-
er, living in Earl-street, Westminster. . _

gliir appeired that the prosecutor, Mr. Gibbon, occupied a loft,
tabling and yard, of Mr. Perry, and rented part of another
ad 'g, wherein he kept his corn, and for some time past he had
n considerable quantities of his oats, but could never find out
the of until last Friday night, when two of his (Mr. Gibbon's)
men saw the prisoner come out of the loft twice, carrying each
time a sack of oats, which he placed in the stable of Mr. Perry.
Two witnesses deposed to the above facts; and George Pople, the
ofieer, proved apprehending the prisoner on Saturday, upon the
chargeof robbery, when hedenied the theft, and said that a man with
a horse and cart requested him to let the two sacks of oats be put
into the stable until he called again; this he acceded to, but did
not know the man.

The prisoner in his defence denied the robbery, said be was
cleaning out the loft for his master, end finding the sacks of oats
there had brought them into the stable.—Lie was committed.

MARYLEBONE.

Yesterday John Gibson., an athletic man, was brought before
Mr. RAWLINSON, the sitting Magistrate, charged by James
Rutter, a farrier' with having committed a violent assault upon him.
Rutter stated, that on Saturday afternoon last he was walking
a'ong Holborn, when, at the corner of Red Llon-street, he met the
prisoner, who stopped him, and said, " Do you mean to pay what
you owe me ?" Witness attempted to avoid him, but on doing so,
the prisoner commenced " belabouring" him over the legs, should-
ers, and body, with a large bludgeon, 'Witness rushed into a gro-
cer's shop, where he was pursued by the prisoner, who called him
the most infamous names, and threatened to have his life. On an-
other occasion he also threatened that he would assault witness
—war he met him, and murder him if he did nut pay what he

owed him.

The prisoner, in his defence, did not deny the assault; but al.
!eget' that he committed it under the Influence of the most irritated
feelings. The prosecutor, he said, had beets the means of depriv-
ing him and his family both of hou.e and home, in consequence
of contracting debts with him which he would not pay, and he
merely asked him for the money. Here the prisoner was quite af-
fected.

Mr. Rawriwsow—l know that your'. is an extremely hard
Case, and I feel for you; but, if the prosecutor is indebted to you,
you were not at all warranted in using such violence towards him.
Rutter mated, that Gibson had threatened to blow his brains out.
Mr. Raw LIN sow Jemarked, that he could not suffer Gibson to
depart without findinctsio housekeepers to become his bail to keep
the peace.
WORSHIP-STREET.
_

Michael Davit, a man undergone several examinations
at this office, on a charge of robbing the parochial school of St.
Lake's of a variety of articles, such as the wearing apparel of the
boys, and other portable materials, was yesterday brought up for
final examination.

.......
Joseph Stmmonds, Samuel Yates, and Jan Williams, watch.
men, proved the taking of the prisoner into custody, in whose pos..
session they foucd a sack, file, several small screws,* very peculiar
and well-made centre-Wt.-and reveral other implementaof house-
breaking, togethesilltilt a small pier glass.
John Bennet, the schoolmaster, identified some portion of the
peoperty, and was corroborated in his statement by his daughter,
Mary Bennet, who also stated that a hole was bored in the
kitchen windows, by means of which the persona entered the
prcniises.

Mr. Bennet stated that he was in the habit of going round the
premises regularly every night previous to his going to rest ; that
he did so on the evening previous to the robbery, and found every
thing secure. In the morning when he cane down he found the
house completely ransacked; his private desk was broken open,
the locks of all the drawers were forced, and every portable snick
which either contained was gone.

Vann, the officer, produced a hat end great coat which he took
fmtn the person of the prisoner, which WM identified by Mr. Ben-
net as his properly, and was stolen from his premises on the night
in question.

Mr. TwyrolD, the sitting Magistrate, fully committed the
prisoner for trial.