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tonctives the deceased Came by her death by direct pressure on the
chest and neck, producing strangulation; her clothes were all tor,'
and dirty. Witness saw the prisoner at the inquest, and examined
his person, on which were several fresh marks of violence; one
side or ha upper lip was nearly severed ; there were several fresh
scratches on his face. [Witness here detailed the result of a more
minute examination.]
Cross-examined—Believes prisoner came voluntary to the inquest.
Here the cave closed for the prosecution.
The prisoner called no witnesses.
Lord NORIIURY charged the Jury, after which they retired for a
few minutes. and returned a verdict of—(;Mity.
The JUDOZ then proceeded to pass the awful sentence of the law
in impressive and affecting terms. His Lordship earnestly in.
treated the prisoner to lose not a moment in sending for his cler-
gyman, and (miffed him to be hanged on the following Thursday
(Thursday last), and his body to be given fur dissection.
The prisoner was a man of middle sire, with sharp and regular
features, and aged about S 3 years. He manifested during the entire
of the trial the most stupid indifference, and when called upon to
know what he had to say why sentence of death should not be
pronounced upon him, he called out loudly for a long day, and re-
mained unmoved during the commencement of the Learned Judge's
address. IV hen, however, his Lordship dwelt upon the enormous
brutality of the prisoner's treatment of so young and evidently so
virtuous a gitl, who had confided to his protection her safety and
her honour, the miserable wretch gave an hysterical yawn, opened
his mouth most fr found much difficulty in closing it
and afterwards continued crying while he remained at
the bar.
There appeared to have been an extraordinary fatality attending
this most wretched and unhappy man, for on the morning after the
the murder, when the matter was spoken of, a relation of his own
upbraided him with the offence in the most indignant terms, but
addsd that he would give hint a few pounds, all the money he had,
and tit -fired him to make his escape. The prisoner ridiculed the
idea of his being suspected, and appeared much displeased with
his relation. He then proceeded towards the place where the in.
quest was holding, and on his way met a woman who said, " Oh!
you monster, where are you going ?" to which he replied, "to
see what's doing here above," (meaning at the inquest. " Then
if you go there," said the woman, " you'll never get from them
till you're hanged." lie laughed at this prophetic warning, and
proceeded to the inquest, and when he entered the room a box of
horror was heard from all present. It is also said that a woman
with whom he formerly cohabited died under suspicious circum-
stances while with hint—Freeman': Journal.

POLICE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
A desperate thief, named Gough. was at last Old Bailey Session
tried fur breaking a window in Leadenball-street, and running
away with a great number of watches, chains, ftc. at an early hour
in the evening, and convicted. The witness against him was the
mate of a ship bound for Jamaica, and the Loan blaTon, when
the case was stated at the Justice-room, found it necessary to bind
him over to give evidence, notwithstanding the poor fellow's obli-
gation to attend the duties of his ship, which was to sail a few
days after the robbery. His Lordship performed this painful part
of his office with much reluctance, but assured the mate, who
bust into tears at the tear of the distress into which his family
might be thrown by the occurrence, that every thing should be done
to reconcile the owners tr his delay until the Session.
The statement of the case in the public papers met the eye of a
venerable Nobleman, who resides in Huntingdon, and is In the
constant habit of doing good. He wrote the following letter:—
"My Lord—The case of Mr. Wes, the first mate of a ship
bound to Jamaica, is so deplorable, and so affecting in all its cir-
cumstances, that I cannot but solicit your Lordship to permit
me, under your auspices, to be contributory to his relief; and I
hare therefore taken the liberty of enrlosing to your Lordship an
order to Mem*. Coutts and Co. to pay to the order of your Lord.
ship the sum of 25f. I could wish that my name as a contri.
butor should be known only to you. Having by the mercy of God
attained a very advanced age, I felt it my duty, at my entrance
upon another year, to make this and other similar contributions an
act of peculiar gratitude and acknowledgment to the Author and
Giver of all good. This has been a principal motive with me to
give your Lordship this trouble; for after the assurances given by
your Lordship and the Court to this poor man, I am certain the
owners of the ship will be reconciled to the hardships of the case.
I must repeat my apology to your Lordship, and again assure you
that I have the honour to be, with the greatest respect,
" Your niost obedient Servant."

The Loan Matron sent for the mate, who upon hearing the
letter read wu deeply effected.
The mate stated, that the contribution of the excellent person
who is such an honour to the Aristocracy, was the more grateful at
this moment, as his wife had just been brought to bed.
The Loan Alsron then ascertained that the loss sustained by
the mate in consequence of hi► absence from the ship, amounted to
about 701. and told him there could be no doubt of his being fully
remunerated.

Henry Williams, a young man who was porter to Young, a
grocer, in FenchurA.street, was brought up charged with having
stolen 181. in sovereigns and some silver, and with having attempted
to prevent his apprehension by means of pistols.
The prisoner admitted that be had robbed his master.
He was remanded for further examination.
GUILDHALL.
Yesterday four unfortunate females, of rather decent appearance,
were brought before the sitting Alderman (Sir l'laudius Stephen
Hu wrist) at the instigation of the Ward Officers of the Ward of
Vintry, under the following circumstances :
The Ward has, of late, become so infested with houses of ill
fame, to the great annoyance of all the respectable inhabitants of
the Ward, that the officers have been compelled to resort to coer-
cive measures to endeavour to put down the nuisance. The four
females at the bar were all watched by the Ward officer going in
and coming out of houses of ill fame.
The Constable stated, that on Saturday night, at eleven o'clock,
he saw the first female, Jane Williams, go into and some out of
the house, No. 12, Garlick-hill, which was a house of ill fame :
when the witness apprehended her, she behaved herself perfectly
orderly.—The next, C. Leonard, was apprehended under similar
circumstances, a quarter before ten o'clock last night (Sunday).—
The third, /Ware/ Hill, was afterwards apprehended corning out of
the house, Bow-lane (another house of ill fame); and the last,
Susannah Davenport, was apprehended coming out of the same
house. Upon being taker, to tire watchhnuse, the prisoners severally
admitted that they gained their livelihood by prostitution, and
that when apprehended they had been to the house alluded to for
such purpose.
In answer to a question put by the Alderman, the witness ad.
mitted that the unfortunate girls all behaved themselves orderly—
they were not making any noise or disturbance—but at the time
of their apprehension were merely walking along as any other 1
person would do. The Alderman inquired under what Act of
Parliament he was called upon to commit these prisoners--
Mr. Dinkins (one of the Common Councilmen of the Wald)
said, that he thought the statute of the sth George IV. gave the
Magistrate the power.
The Vi'orthy -alderman said, that suppose the statute even gave
bias the power, it did not compel him to put it in force; in fact, it
was a dis:retionar) power, and he did not think this a case in which
he should exercise it. /ill that could be said against these prisoners
was, that they had them aelves admitted that they were prostitutes--
they had not been guilty of any breach of the peace.
Mr. Dickies thought that if the Alderman exercised the power it
might prove beneficial, as perhaps sums one or more of the
prisoners might be induced to give such evidence as might lead to
the convict inn of the parties keeping these houses, and thus get
rid of the nuisance altogether.
The Worthy Alderman said, of course, if any of the prisoners of
her own free will chose to give evidence against the proprietors, she
was perfectly at liberty to do so, but no eo.npulsory measure' ought
to be adopted towards her for that purpose; he had too some doubts
upon the words of the statute ; the words were, " found wander-
ing:" now, if the evidence given in this case was to be construed to
support the words " found wandering," it might be said of him.
self or any gentleman present seen walking along a street, that
they were " found wandering." This was a case in which he could
not, lie thought, with propriety put in force the statute.
Mr. Deputy Whitby here whispered to the worthy Alderman.
The Alderman then addressed the prisoners upon the impro.
priety of the life they were pursuing; it was to their credit, how-
ever. that upon this occasion they had pil behaved orderly, and
their faces were not known at that office; lie ehould not, therefore.,
at present send them to gaol ; end when they were discharged
if all. or either of them, felt inclined to give up the disgraceful life
they were now pursuing, and avoid return to the paths of virtue,
Mr. Deputy W hithy hat! most humanely offered to put them in
the way of doing so, and in such a laudable act he should be sup-
ported b him (the worth Alderman) and by all the gentlemen of
tile War be conjured them all to consider of this proposition t
anti, if upon reflection, they one. or all, resolved theruseli es of it, it
they would call upon him at that office to-marrow, at II o'clock,
means should be taken to carry that resolution into effect--at all
events he cautioned them against going any more to either of the
houses alluded to, or to any other part of the Ward.
The prisoners were then discharged. previously to which we un-
derstand that one of them offered to give evidence in support of a
prosecution against the two houses complained of.

THAMES OFFICE.
James Pati:u was charged with hnving unlawfully in his pos-
session a quantity of coal: and candles which he could not sails-
faetnrilp .oeotint for.
The prisoner said that the coals and candles were given to him
by Sir John Lubbock's porter.
The blagistrate convicted the prisoner in the penalty of 31. and
in default of payment, to t•ix weeks hard labour.

UNION HALL.
A very fashionable dressed young woman, who gave her name as
Louisa Thorn, was broucht before the sitting Magistrate by the
driver of 3 hackney chariot, charging h.r aith haring rciused to
ray him his fare, and also with having smashed theelass of his
chariot. -

Miss Thorn declared that the coachman had taken her handker-
chief, and that was the r:ason she refused to pay him the fare.
With regard to what the constable and watchman had alleged
against her, she said, they were a park of d—d lien, and that she
was now sorry that she had not broken the constable's nose. She
thought it very hard to be brought up torn bi, of fun.
The 31agistrate observed, that her language before him at o ice
convinced him of the character he had to deal with, and if she did
not pay the coachman his tare, besides the value of his glasses, she
should be sett to Brixton. Then I'm d—_d if Ido either, aid she;
upon which the clerk was ordered to make out her couccitment for
orie month to Bri Mtn.