The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-20 00:00:00

PARTNIiRS fi f)75-'-f)'.1"•711.

Alex. Denniatnun, Walter 11-nod. J., ii):::irt.lo,n, and Wm.
Wikon, at Liverpool and at Harts, I-merchants,
as f,:x m regards Wm. 11'il-on-31ari•!•ne Cour d Mart,
Ann luL rcn,, Snow-hill, (ii .'t'l and Mary
Cooper. Bortnn-upo.n-Tren!, Siarfnd,
All rs--1( ((
Frederick !Alley. Alexander Gordon, .•7 ti Jll, 1
11..-strr, inter.eleal:(rs—Thomas Lyre •(l /le: ry T(iiorrlum„
near Leta*. woollen-cloth-maaufacturere--.1 n• ((e 'r.cu senler,
811,1 John Tatman, junior, Bridy..rt, ii'.:l; ljoodn!,::
a :1 ilenjamin °enclave. Gnaw-wt. •',n V.' impel ny,
and Mary Lindley, con•m,
s?inners—John Bill, Joseph 5(.,,-t(1,.!. - l-.nd. aid
IL'iiii,tm Hattie, l'oeel, v.
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Phillinps and 31ary Ann heath,
tam Fairborn acid Richard gronks. I,' ::ear
(icisacht, cloth-dressers—John selionehtx.: Marcella,'
II(((tsun. Junior, Mandwster, calico-prinr •N '7l.ler Leta.
Win. Graham, and Robert Graham, and sellnrs of'
rapper and iron bolts—John Fttndt et d Tr^r.e, Godfrey.
Chatham. cnal.mercl.ants—Matihew l).ev anti .7 cuss (Jardine
Davy. Yhtsnitt ‘Vharr. City-road, chal-r, erer.a-c. Smith
Daintry. John Ryle. John Wintry, and Edward Siny•h, Mades,
tiehl, bankers—Daniel Jones to.d John Tibbit,a, Birmingham,
(actors—H. Clarke and F.. 11. (Juke, irTimongms--•
William Ford Hickman and Henry 11!rkm.in, rtlin,r.thstreer.
Rattle-bridge. brick.maken.--William Et!! and .la,!qi • Cratg.
Rochdale. tea-dealers—Francis A r.d:_-rmin. jun., and .1:011f.1 An.
dermn, Squill Shields, rope-makers—Wi:liam Conpnr and Richard
Cooper, Huddersfield, merchants--James Townend and %Villiana
Redman, Dunkirk-mill, Yorkshire, wonted-spinners—%Villiani
Wigney, William Stanford, John V.:Hance, an(' I•aoc Newton
Wigncy. Brightelstone, bankers, as far ns regards John
David Martin and Richard Din^y, .ace=d-enurt. Strand,book-
binders—William Wright. Tetlitinmon. Miadle(:es, and Abet
Wright. Kenton street, Brimswicle-Nuarc-. carroaera.—George
Perfect and Charles Retry Podmare, West 3/ailing. Kent, sur.
genns—Robert Stalling and Stephen Bel:, Dar;ington, Durham),
cabinet-mokers.

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The average price of Blown or 7ifus:7ovad. Sept, competed
front the returns made in the w,sk fte 1:olt of February,
182$. is 345. 10;d. per handled ;.:11% etefusive of the duties
of CuPotna paid or payabiu therson un alyortation thereat into
Great Britain.

Average price of Corn from the rtturns rec(ived in the week ending
February 15. I.;:ri.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Rye. 1 Beans. I Pease.
s. d. e. s. s. s. d. s. tl.
G/ 0 3t 7 23 11 41 3 39 10 43 4

MURDER OF 111-R.:-Pit-lcb: ArMANCIIESTER.

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The Coroner's Inqurst that sat en the body of the above gentle,
man, after three days' hircstigatiott of the horrid catastrophe, has
returned a verdict ofltil Murder against James Evans."
After the verdict was announced, Evans was brought into the
room; he entered it with a hurried step; his face was pale and
haggard, and his appearance much altered since he was taken int*
custody.
The Coroner addressed him to the follos/ing effect :—" Same,
Evans, the jury who now sit round 614 table. ufter a long and
patient investigation of three days, have returned a verdict by which
you arc charged with the wiiful murder of Mr. Pike. If you
choose to say anything, you may now do it ; but it is my duty to
apprise you that anything pot now say will be read in evidence
against you; and. therefore. I would :Idris° you to say nothing at
present, but reserve what you have to offer, until year trial, when
you will have the assistance of Counscl to direct you. I think ic
richt to say that in my opinion you stand in a very dangerous
situation ; sad I would advise you to prepsre fur the worst."
The prisoner replied in a hurried wanner, as it he bad previously
determined what lie should say..-" I ITre the greatest confidence
in saying that no evidence has been laid before this jury which can
at all implicate toe."
Coroner—That tray he Tour opinion. In the mean time it is
my duty to COOltnit you to LIIDCWSter for trial.
The prisoner was then rensovest turn, the room; the witness.,
were hound over to appear and give evidence; and the proceedings
terminated.

The room was crowded during the whole of the inquest ; and
hundreds of persons were at oue time waiting outside the gates
unable to piet admittance.

Evans. ante his commitment, has manifested the same uncoil.
cern which has marked his conduct since he was taken into custody,
though he looks very much worse than he did at that time; and pro.
belly the effort to bear up against the overpowiog sensations which
must visit a man in his in:nation, whether innocent or guilty, has
contributed to impair his health. On Wednesday morning ne was
sent off to Lancaster, in custody of Kilbee the beadle. in order
to avoid the pro of the multitude, it was determined that he
should be sent off by the esach which leaves the Star Inn at five
o'clock itt the morning; and in order to get rid of the crowd which
would otherwise have assembled, even at that early hour, it ems
given out that he would not he sent off until eight o'clock. As
there is a good deal of opposition between the coaches running at
five o'clock, the driver of the one in which a place was taken for
the prisoner, objected to pulling up at the end of the sew Bailee
to receive him, le* the other mach should get a-bead of him.
Kilbee, therefore, proposed to Evans to walk up to the Star lay,
telling him that no person would be then in the street to gaze at
him, on account of the precaution which had been taken.—
, Evans, however, positively refused to slit a foot. The otbeer, he
said, might carry hint or drag him thither, but walk he would not,
, to please aaybody. After a good deal of fruitless remonstrance on
the subject. Kilbee was compelled to give up the point, and the
coach stopped on the other side the bridge to receive the
but Evans then objected to going even that distance on IPoTot67l:nd
it was only by a mixture of force and entreaty that Kilbee at keigth
got him to the coach. He then began to grsmble about the weight
of his irons, saying that it was entirely owing to the spite of the
officer that he had been leaded with them. He appeared to know
that Kilbee was the first person who suspected him as the our.
deter, and he abused him nearly nil the way to Lancaster, frequently
telling hint that he should see hint and Mr. Lavender both sent to
Lancaster before the Assizes, with shackles about their legs. As
for himself, he expressed the utmost confidence that he should be
liberated nt the Asatees, as his innocence was and would be quite
clear to everybody. He observed that if he had been sent to Lan.
caster for killing his or T—, he should not have cared a
farthing, and lie would gladly be hungthe next day if lie could
have shot el, her of them. In allusion to
_a charge made against Mat
at the New Bailey for an attempt of that kind, lie said he was a
great fool not to base prepared his plias better. On the arrival
of the coach at Lancaster he peremptorily refused to walk $s
to the Castle, though Kilbee told him there were no hackney-
coaches ii the town. Evanit declared that he would stay in the street
all day, rather than stir a foot towards the castle; on which Kul-
bee told hint that he might do as he pleased ; but if he did not
retch the castle by oue o'clock, he would have to sleep in the lock-
up all night, without a bed to lie on. Evans, on hearing this, and
ending a crowd gathering round him. teluctantly consented to
move towards the castle. When he aerived at the gaoler's offics.
th"iigh loaded, as we have already stated, wit", heavy irons, be
sprung at one hound up the steps, and behnied there with so much
levity and indifference as to draw down a seem reproof from Mr.
Stnirh, the surgeon of the goal, who told him that l.in coodect was
very unbecoming the awful situation in which he stood. t:vaos
replied that he was innocent, and theft/age hid a right to behave
as he did; on which Mr. Smith told flimsiest, whether innoceut or
guilty, his conduct was very disgraceful. F....ars was then passed
into the gaol, *little abashed with tho adnituation tie had received.

Meetings have been heldatha- msey, anti at Newport.
in the lile of Wie,ht, for the purpose of petitioning, the
Legislature for the amelioration of the condition of the