The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-26 00:00:00

TUE INQUEST.

The fnllowing evidence was adthiced before the Coroner:—
Ann Young (Burt's wite`a mother) sworn.-1 live at 13, Wo-
burn.place; on the 17th of Jnly, 1323, my daughter was married
to Wm. Burt. They continued to live togmher till about a week
before Christmas, when, by her renuting to show her husband a
letter that-.he had written to IMOe of her relations, he was very
much offended, and made ace of threatening language. One even.
lug, about seven o'cloc:, tile husband went up stairs in the front
room. fmned the door inside. and beat his wife most severely with
a poker. In consequence of the piercing shrieks of her daughter
witness rushed up states, and forced the door; on entzring the
room she saw her daughter covered with blond. Bart Wall immor
diately taken into custody. Ilcr daughter had not recovered her
eyesight to this day. After this her daughter said, `• she forgave
her husband, but site would never use with him again." On the
31st of May lat t she wets delivered of a male infant. Witness had
sent for her daughter hoot Ditchling to come to m:e her at her own
house. anti oat Sunday evening she arrived with her child. The
next day, Monday, witness saw Burt standing ngainst toe well
adjoining witness's house. She asked hint if he wanted any one,
to which he made nit reply, and went away. On Tuesday after-
noon she was informed her daughter was differing with her hus-
band; she went home, when, finding the door fastened, she
hastened to Mrs Ifisied's (being informed her daughter was there),
and fund her covered with blood, and the infant dying in Mrs.
Hinted's arms,
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Henry Harfiehl stated that the priori& had applied to him se-
veral timts to reconrile hi. wife to him ( Burt), and for that pur-
pose he had on one oer,asion offered hint 295. H Add said he had
frequently conversed with Burt, and he always thought him a ra-
tioned num.

Harriet Hurt sworn—l am the wife of Durt. I have been coo.
standy in fear of him. On Tuerday last I ran into a neighbour's
hnuae (32, William-street) far prote.rdon. I went up stairs and
closed the door. lie followed close behind, and burst the door
open; Ito then pulled a ku:le sdrt of his pocket, and said," I have
this for yrs, yea k—h !" Witness thee said, ODo not
kill the child, but kit me ;" on which he gave her and the child
fevers' stabs with the knife he had in his hand ; at last he lost his
weapon ; he then kicked me in several parts of the body, till per-
sons came who resemil me. I then got away, with the child
in my arms, arid went into 3lm. Mated's, where medical aid wu
procured.
Henry Hawley sworn—M'itness hearing screams, immediately ran
across the street from his own 1u1u5..., rushed into the room, and
seized Burt by the coat!, and throw him ; be then sent for assist-
ance. and took the murderer into custody.
Two medical gentlemen stated that the knife was found in the
knee of the infant when taken to Mrs. likted's holm. The death
was caused, in their opiniun, by two wounds inflicted in the ab-
domen.

The C troner then ttlunincti up the evidence, a::d the Jury in-
atuttly returned a verdict of Watt! Murder.

Ma. W. W. Ps:n IN 4—Wir understand that Messrs.
Jahn Dugdale and Brothers, the sentlemen in whose em-
ploy this young man was before his apprehension and trial
at Lancaster, on a charge of forgery, aro so satisfitrl of his
entire innocence of the crime of which he was accused,
that they have reinstated him in the situation he formerly
held in their service.

ANOTHER GIGANTIC OSTRICH AT EXETER 'CitAxoe.
—On Saturday last ilie most stupendous Ostrich ever seen
in Europe was deposited at the National Menagerie, Ex-
two of (Lose rare birds now in that
enticargi:(iflciaenngteC makingot.llct
ion. Monsieur Louis, the surprising
giant, paid a visit to the establishment an evening or two
back, and was highly amused in comparing his gigantic
stature with this colosixl bird.