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London, England, 1825-09-26 00:00:00

OLD DAILBY, SATualui,Sies.9ll..
CHARGE OF 1,113V4,-
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hIVG V. TAYLOR.
This was an indictment against the defendant James Taylot, for
a libel, raft-xting on the character of John Lacey Hawkins, one of
She Lord Mayoe's City All ardialmen, who, it Repeated, wee attend-
ing his duty with thebuird 3layar. on sae letti June hoe, when
the4oundatioe a:7 ne of the New London Bridge was laid by his
Lordship, in the presence of a tarp assemblage of spectators. The
Idle' complained of was published in the Tinits newspaper °Odle
flith June; it was addressed to the Editor, and its contents pur-
ported to charge the City elarshabvian (Hawkins) with using ex-
treme violence ir, the assembled crowd, and striking male mat fe-
male without occesinn with his staff, &c. aiding whom was the com-
plainant (how defendant.)
Mr. John Ferriday being called and swum, stated, that he su-
perintends the prititing department of the rimer newspaper. The
paragraph, now the subject under consideration, he received through
the Editor; it was in writ lug, and afterwards it was printed. W 11.•
US% come time after the publication, flaw the defentant, but' VW
not show him the manuectipt or the newspaper, but spoke to him
on the subject ; he did not read it to him. Here the witness produced
the maptiecript copy, which, however, was not read in Coun.
Never saw the defendant write ; he had not seen the letter bettire
he received it from the Editor; sow Mr. Taylor at the office after
the publication of the paragraph.
Tie net o oZR here addreseed the Jury, and said that there was
no doubt this was a most scandalous libel on the City M arehalman,
in accusing hint of being drunk and unfit for his duty ; also with
using violence without any oecasioe. However, there was no
proof who the author was, and of course the defendant was entitled
to an acquittal.
The Jury instantly pronounced the defendant—Not
Fre.l.-rick Wilson, a prisoner who was tried and acquitted a few
days since 011 a charge of forging the name of an acceptor to certain
bills of exchange, was brought to the bar to answer to an Indict-
ment preferred against him by another individual, few having de-
frauded the prosecutor, by means of &Ise pretences and Sid:lTe-
-1 presentations, of two promissory notes, amounting in value to se-
ven hot:deed pounds.
Mr. LAW, 011 behalf of the prosecution, stated, that the prow-
cuter, Robert Coles, warn cabinet-maker, residing at Southamp•
ton, and seeing, sonic time since, an advertisement in ri newspaper,
in which it was stated that the advertiser, a person of the name of
Coster, was ready to advance money to the aatount of 17,0001. upon
mortgage, he wrote up to Custer, requesting an advance of
money. In answer to this request, he received a printed letter, in
which ft was stated that the sum of 17,00 W. mentioned In the ad-
vertisement, had already been enhausted s but that the writer
was willing to cash Colee acceptances if they were sent to him.—
Coles, not wishing at that time to have any thing to do with ac-
ceptsnete, took no notice of this communication. In about a
week afterwards, Coles received a letter in the hand writing of the
prisoner, sign.d with the name of " J. Cooper," in which the
writer said he understood Coles wanted an advance of money, and
as he (the writer of the letter) had en unlimited discount at a
Scotch Batik, he would discount Coles's bill as promisserynotes. et
the interest of N. per cent., anti 2e, ties. per cent. commission. As
Coles then happened to be much in want of money, lie entered into
a negotiation with the prisoner, in a letter, and shortly aflerwe.rde
sent up a second letter, enclosing a promisory note for 3511/., which
he wished to get discounted. In answer to this second letter, he
received a communication from the prisoner, in which it was stated
that the note alteedy sent up was of no use, in consequence of a
mistake in the drawing of it, Coles was therefore requested to send
up a second, accetding to a form sent down to him by the prisoner.
Coles sent up the required note, and !rum that time to the present
moment he had never received a single farthing for either one of
the notes. Not long after, Coles received an anonymous letter, in
coneequence of which he came up to London, adopted measures I
against the prisoner, and having searched the prisoner's apartments
at two different places, he found one of the two promisory notes
that had been sent up by him from Southampton. The prisoner,
in his communication with Coles, had employed the name of J.
Cooper ; he now pleaded by the name to!' Wilson, and it would be
proved that he had gone not only by both these names, but also by a
third, namely, that of Ogilvy : it would also be proved that at the
very time when he thus spoke of himself as having unlimited dls-
count at a Scotch Bank, he was, in fact, in very poor circumstances,
living on a salary paid him by Coster. In his possession were found
together with the note already mentioned, a memorandum, which
stated, that he had given bills and notes to a large amount, there
enumerated, to Cotter. In this list were two rotes sent up by the
prosecutor; and, as a sort of confirmation of this list, it was found
that only one of these notice remained in the possession of the pri.
loner, and even that was endorsed with the name of Cooper. At
the bottom of the list•was this memorandum, which the prisoner
had drawn up in his own hand-writing, for another person to
sign I have received the above bills from Frederick %Filson,
for which I have given SW, on account ; and on an express under-
standing that he is to receive one-tourth of what may be recovered 1
under them." Such were the circumstances under which the pd. 1
potter now appeared at the bar, and he (11r. Law) was sure, that if
he could make in evidence the circumstances as he had stated them,
the Jury would feel no hesitation in giving a verdict that would
have some influence in stopping a system of fraud like that which
he bad described, and which was equally dangerous and extensive.
The Leart-d Gentles an called a great many witnesses, and read
several letters in support of his statement.
Mr. Abotroms, who appeared for the prisoner, argued at con-
siderable length, that the evidence did not, by any means, prove
the offence charged by the indictment against the prisoner. The
indictment charged that the notes were of value, which had not
been proved ; and that the prisoner had obtained them with intent
to defteud the prosecutor. Now the intent was to be manifested
by some act ; and in such a case as this, the act to prove the frau-
dulent intention would be that of putting the notes into circulation.
lie had not done that : the notes had not been, and could not he
used ; they were good for nothing, and no person, et all acquainted
with business, would have advanced 350 pence, much more 3341!.
on them. In fact, they were merely waste paper; and the charge,
as it was now brought, was little better thee ridiculous in evtry
thing but the punishment which it attempted to entail upon the
prisoner.

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fhe RECORDER summed up. the case, and the Jury immedi.
ately returned a verdict of Guilty. The Recorder then ordered him
to be brought up for judgment directly, and animadverted
in terms of great severity on the crime of which the prisoner had
been guilty ; a crime in which, he said, many men without a shil.
ling in their pockets, or r. spark of honesty in their minds, were
probably now engaged, and which always produced the greatest
misery, if not total ruin to their dupes. Of one of such men the
country would be rid. The Jury had on the clearest evidence con-
victed :dm, and the sentence of the Court was, that he should he
transported for *even years.
As this was the last cue on the list, the Recorder expressed his
satisfaction in being able to say that the attendance of the Jurors
would be no longer required during the present Session. He then
thanked them for the patient attention which they had given lq this
case, and informed them they were discharged.

The hus:neas of the Scutari& having terminated, the Recorder
proceeded to pass sentence on the prisoners convicted, when R.
fetch, S. Woodward, I'. Baker, Henry White, W. Dobson, J.
Sullivan. B. Hughes, E. Knight, J. Williams, W. Williams,
Sarah Watson, J. Adey, S. Richardson, IF. Cook, T. Babingtora,
.W. Stevenson A. Saunders. G. Schwartz, J. Green, W. Taylor. J.
Beale, %V. Nrctodttock. A. Nesbitt J. Welch, Ellen Garrett, %V.
Cvans. Sar4ll Seilthorp, Susannah Cook, C. Barron, J. Sintield,
B. Dolphin, J. Flower. 3lary Anne. Williams, C. Reed, Miry
O'Dornell, Mary Pries, J. Smith, W. Smith, W. Crowder, W.
Archer, J. Rees, Louisa Lloyd, J. Page, G. Croft, W. Sullivan,
Ann Clark, G. Richards, Martha Norman, J. Hawkins, W.
Alien, E. Taylor. Ann Edwards, Martha Hill, Sarah Smith, and
Ann Wilkips, were ordered to be transported for seven years.
Jana Mullins, J. Patterson, J. Herten, T. Hammond, C.
Macerthy, Maly Collins, Mary Brown, J. Dennison, W. Eldridge,
Mary Carter. Ann Fielder, Catherine Fleming. J. Davis, R. Watt
R. Jopping, 31. I.aing. H. Beale, J. Briffin,.J. Anderson, and W.
Keith, were ordered to be transported for fourteen yearn.
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John Tracey, J. Short, J. !,yarh, D. Holland, and E. Bitton,
were entered to be transported toe life.

Several were ordered to be publicly whipped, and others to COD
finement in the House of Correction ; after which the folic 4ing
unfortunate beings were brought up to receive the awful sentence
of death:—

Henry Williams, alias Martin, Michael Williams, Fredrick
APlMama, John Jones, James Ilebinsoa, Samuel Barnett, Henry
Copes, Henry Ward. Henry Johnson. Mary Haines, Thema
Pickett, Richard Hastings, George Hanimerton, Chula Ben.
jean, Charles NPRoyd, Edward Edgar alias Edward Bull, W.
Robinson, Elizabeth liauth, Peter Duffey, Edward Mason, and
Samuel Crook, for stealing in a dwelling-house; Wni. Rippen,
ion_ John Greener, and John Clark, for burglary ; John Ryder,
for highway robbery, and John May, fur horse-stealing.
The RICORDER the proceeded to address the prisoners. He
stated that all of than had been tried by a British Jury, and he
could safely say, by experience, that there was no more anxious
milli entertained by them, than to be aide to say, conselen.
timely, that the charges made against the unforttunate persons
brought before them was not inside out to their satisfaction. It
was a lamentable thing to see so many persons in the prints
of life mantling in such a situation. Ile implored them by
repentance and prayer to endeavour to obtain that mercy In
the next world which the law deniad them in this. He
concluded by passing sentence en them in the initial manner. The
Recorder shed tears repeatedly during the delivery of the abovu
address.

Elizabeth Smith hexing pleads: a stay of execution that she wns
quick with child, a jury of matrons were empanelled to examine
hers who reported that the !Knauer *us quick with child, and Ike
judpietit W 33 consequently rearmed.
1 he Court then adjourned to the Sith of October.

A Fo RTU NAT ESCA rt.-7,9n Saturday morning as the
Favourite Steam Packet was pass:ng 'Wapping New-stairs, ia her
way to or4vcsand, Charles Rsincs, a watennan, plying at the
stairs, was engaged by a geed: clan to convey hint on beard or her,
and salmon as the watenutm got slong.sttle of thapieket the wheel
of the Favourte taught tjte boat's bead, aid • broke it Mr. She
tilled instantly and sunk. The gentleuion and the waternian for-
tunately escaped a watery grave by the exertions of the passengers
on board the packet, a tot had just time to prevent them trom sink.
leg with their boat, by catching hold of their apparel and haulhig
them on board. Robert Marston and James Mew, two officers
belonging to the eetabibiluttent cf.the Thames Pobee, seeit,g the
accident, aueceed:rd iu gettlng up in ewe
..to save the watvrin,to's
hoe, and haul i: oz shore.

the last year.
life-time of hh father
allowance of X. per
s of the same nature
of Ste Thomas and
with the clothes in
B!te_n

a debt of 100 guineas for clothes,.
It appeared that the insolvent, dui.
and °tether, was supplied with the Iles.
annum but the tailors' I iila, and other
were regularly paid by them. After the d
his batty, tho tailors supplied the insol
question, but their charges were very er
mid a half were charged for a coat ; four tan.—
hunting jacket ; three guiueas and a half, and tout b—_
pair of trousers.
The insolvent's Counsel observed, that though the opposing
creditors might on this occasion lose their bill, still the GROISIVe
charges were to be takes into temehleration : 74 guineas fir a coat
was extravagant compared with the regular charge ofd guineas
that was made for that garment by tailor% in general ; it was also
to be recollected that this gentleman had been a castotuer of Messrs.
Batty and Finley for a number of years. He was * young-man,
and did not take into censkleration the excessive charge. and Sw
Thomas Bell and Ids lady paid those bills. The loss of this 100
guineas was7paratively nothing.
The Cni Coaranastogsg said, that whenlcomplainte of
this descrip on were made by swat tradesmen as the cT mating ere.
ditors, the Court received them as persons who were not competent
to complain of their customers. When tradesmen are dealing
with young men, and give them credit to a great amount, and trust
to the feelings of their parents to pay the demand, he, for one, set
his face against such demand. It was not, however, to go forth to
the world, that if a person ltke the insolvent, beyond the heyday of
youth, obtain goods. although from a west end of the town tailor,
end at excessive prices, lie was to say to the tradesmen, you
have imprudently named me, and you shall not be paid. In this
case the goods had been obtained at an extravagant price, and such
extravagant charges emoted to have beets paid for some time; the
loss was therefore very tMing. The insolvent was not an inexpe-
rienced youth, he was 34 years of age, and well knew he was un-
able to pay the demand. The judgment of the Court therefore
Simi, that ho should be conllned sm months whine the walls of the
prison.
-TOL/CR.
Maxstow-nottee, Stew. 24.--deers Melvin, a well-dressed
woman of the town, was charged by a Mr. Harris, of Nightingale•
lane, with having cornmi:tett ap assault upon him on the preceding
night, otter twelve o'clock.
Mr. Harris stated; that as he was passing along near the East
India House. the prlikiner started from behind one of the columns,
and struck him a most violeutblote on the chest, at the same time
the two other girls took Aoki of his hands. He struggled, and
called the watch, and succeeded in getting away. The defeudant
was taken into custody. Mr. Barns had, he said, to regret the
loss of a paper from his pocket of considerable consequence. It
was nothing less than a requisition from a large body of treehoiders,
to it gentleman, inviting him to stand as a Candidate for the repre-
sentation of a borough in Parliament, and as the signatures were
genuine, and not copied, it would be matter of some difficulty to
Peptic the lois.
The Loan /ilaxon said, he understood front the Police, that
seine women of the town were in the habit of assaulting men in the
manner described, for the purpose of robbing them. On such oc•
cations, one of the women struck a most violent and sudden blow,
and disappeared, while others of them ran tip on pretence of ren-
dering assistance, and while the person attacked was writhing with
ruin, contrived to pick his pockes. His Lordship ordered the
defendant to find bail, default of which she was committed to
prison.
A person of respectable appearance was charged with haring
committed an indecent assault upon a young man, in Lombard_
street. in the middle of the day, and ordered to find bail in the sum
of VOL to answer the complaint at the Sessions.
BOW-STREET, SEPT. 24.—Major Belcr' alias De Clifford,
was examined for the third time. before G. H. 3ltssutn.t., Esq.
on a charge of forgery. The following new evidence was then pro-
duced :

Joseph Green, the supposed drawer of the check on which the
information was touoded, was called.
Mr. HI/ aiPHREYS, who appeared for the prisoner, objected that
his evidence could not be received, because it would not be admit'.
Bible at the trial, from his being an intnested witness.
Mr. FngsurlELD. the solicitor for the prosecution, submitted,
that as this evidence had been admitted in the case of Dr. Dodd
and Mr. Fauntleroy, there could be no reason to refuse to adopt
those preceelen.s in the present case.
Mr. H. said. ho was perfectly aware of those two instances.
but as a manifest Incorrectness had taken place, he hoped the
worthy Magistrate would not allow them to guide him here.
Mr. 1111NSIll:LI. said, he should not admit Mr. J. Green as a
witness, because his being an interested witness would prevent his
admission at the time of the trial.
George Downe was then called—l am the principal waiter at the
Colonnade Hotel, in Charles.street„ St. James's-square. I have
seen the prisoner come there in company with a young man, named
Peckham. There was a short young man with him on one occa-
sion, whose name I do nog know" he was not the witness John.
son, who has been shown to me. The prisoner then passed by the
name of De Clifford ; there was present on that occasion a young
man about fourteen or fifteen years of age; I don't think it was the
witness Johnson

This being all the evidence with whi..h the prosecutors were pre-
pared, the whole of the evidence already produced was read over to
the respective witnesses.
Mr. HUMPHREYS submitted that there was no evidence con.
firmatory of the witness Johnson, who was an accomplice. He,
therefore, thought that the Magistrate would not commit on these
proofs.
Mr. FatsarlEcn submitted, on the other hand, Mat the evi.
dcnce of the other witnesses had materially confirmed the statement
of the accomplice.
Itlr. MINSHULL said, he should certainly commit on this evi.
dence, but he was in doubt whether to commit immediately, or
defer it till another day.
Mr. H uterus eve said, that the most convenient course under
all circumstances was, that the prisoner should be brought up az;ain
for re-examination.

Mr. Absent: Lt. then agreed to the proposition of Mr. num-
pimp, and die prisoner was removed from the bur.
NOVEL STRATAGEM TO COMMIT HIGHWAY
ROBBERY.

AT TON•OAR DE Y, SEPT. 21—Junin Slipper, a oung man
about twenty years of age, was brought before A. S. Laing, Esq.
in the custody of Avery and Thompson, of the Bow-street patrol,
upon the following ►ingular charge.
Avery (a conductor of patrol) stated, in consequence of numerous
depredations and robberies lately committed in the neighbourhood
of the New-road, the patrol were compelled to be extremely vigi-
hnt. On Friday night as he and Thompson wt.e going down
Church-late (oW the New.road) in quest of some suspicious cha.
racier', he (Avery) stumbled against a bundle which lay In the
centre of the way, the night being very dark, and the way not
lighted. On stooping to take up the parcel to ascertain the nature
of its contents, to his amazement a string was pulled across his legs,
by which he was tripped up and pitched on his head. Thompson,
who was close by his side, observed the prisoner run down a lane
which crossed this road. lie pursued him, and succeeded in cap-
turing him, tinding a part of the string in bin band.
The bundle and string were produced before the Magistrate.
The .mundle was made up of rags ; the string was a thin whip-cord.
Thompson explained the mechanism of this contrivance. At
the intersection of the two lines, one end of the cord was fastened
at one side of the cross-rand, to a kind of stake, and the bundle
was placed in the 'middle dr the way ; a circle was made round it
with the curd, ripel the other end was held at the other aide of the
crossroad, by the prisoner thefrinre, when Avery stooped to take
the parcel (being thou within the circle made), on the cord being
pulled by the prisoner, a noose was formed round Avery's legs, and
it was impossible for him to escape being tripped up. Thompson
said that this was among the modern inventions to assist a single
highwayman, who mighteind some difficulty in knocking a men
down, and that robberies Viva been lately ellected in this manner.
The prisoner denied his having any felonious Intentions;
however, he could not girl a satisfactory account of himself, km was
ordered to find bail.

M•III.IiOnOUGII.47ANIET, SEPT. 24.—Mr. Harnett. the Soli.
el tor, of Northumberland-Erect, *fluid, came before 31r. Co NAN T,
Sir tixottoE FAS.RAIST, and Mr. RoE, the sitting magistrates,
and complained of a letter which had appeared that tiny in a morn-
ing paper which he held in his hand. Ihe letter was annexed to a
repots fmm this office, of the committal of John Burton Lane, the
apprentice of Mr. Sndebury, the chief witness against Illuirhead,
I for haying enlisted as a soldier, and is IS fOlinWS:--•
No. 29, Northumberland-street. Strand.
" Sir—From a very *toe intimacy, for metro than fifty years,
with the unfortunate J. (i. hluirbead, Esq. I can most truly and
faithfully assure you. that he is one of the beet, most hospitable,
and benevolent men living. If really he is guilty of the indecencies
laid to his charge, I mote pity than blame him. Alas !we are all,
even the best of us, poor. weak, imperfect creatures ; and let hint
who, laying his hand upon his heart, can say I ant unconscious of
any secret sin, throw the first stone at poor Mutrheasl. You, my
good Sir, hare it in year power to perform a praiseworthy action,
by saviog that pour, infirm titan, seventy-eight years of ago, from
shame ; your apprentice, the thief evidence against hint, is In cus-
tody, and your bail fur his appearance on the day of trial is eighty
Pitied& Now, good Sir..if by any means you can contrive to get
him out of cesunly, sod let him enlist to go abroad, 1 willingly, as
an old friend of Mr. Muitheadlt, take upon myself not only to
reimburse yeti tho hot to add 300/. as 0 present. As there is
nothing unworthy a pertectly honest man in what I propose, ant;
wh;ch you may wish perfect propriety secede to, 1 shall expect your
written answer ; after which, should we agree, I shall appoint an
intestew somewhat@ cast of town, to avoid being interrupted: •Ad-
dress to me as above. Vow*. &c. "Jo. EVANS. sen.
.• Mr. Spilahury, I. Poland-street, Broad-street, Goltien-sguare."
Mr. CONANT asked him of what part of the statemen( he twat.
phoned-? -

Ng. Harnett—l complain, Sir, of the letter, which is addressed
from Iv. Northumberland-street, Strand, which is my residence; I
have lived eight years in that house, in respectability ; I have a fa-
tmly of children ; I kayo uo lodgen in my housts, nor have I any
client named Josep44vans ; and nothing could equal my surprise
and indignadon on receiving a letter from a ftiend of mine, Captain
Cooper, with the Mtertiyrr Ciaromide of this day, informing tae bf•
the publicasibirerf dist. abominable production. 1 never knew
oirhea,i, or saw V* in Ity life, and I felt it to be my duty to
coal: !ward ant! disavow all knorlcdge of the prxhittion till I

request-that the 51agistrates
de me to trace the author; for
. the fabricator clfithe litter is
press, attending at this office,
debi.
The Magistrates expressed very great surprise at the statement,
ane cast a very sigJilicant glance at the reporters present.
Mr. 11. continued—l wish to see the letter.

Mr. UONANT did not feel bound to show the leter.
Mr. Harnett—Then, Sir, you will do me an act of great injusdco
if you do not.
111 r. CoNANT expressed himself greatly offended at the observ-
ation.
• Mr. Harnett apologised for the warmth of his language ; but to
be in any war associated with such an abominable transatctioa wap
enough to make a man feel warmly ; but ?is object in seeing the
letter was to compare it with some anonymous letters which he had
received from a person whom he tuuraefore alluded to.
Mr. CONANT handed the letter to Mr. Harnett, who Instantly
said that he believed he could produce letters of the same hand.
writing.
Mr. Roe—Pray, Sir, who are you? (Addressing himself to
Mr. Harnett.)
Mr. Harnett—l am James Harnett, an attorney, of 29, North-
unberland-street, Strand.

Mr. ROE—Perhaps you will have no objection to write on paper-
s copy of the two or three Stu IMes of the letter
Mr. Harnett said, certainly not; and ins:antly wrote several
lines, which, on being compared with the original letter, were found
to be very dissimilar.
Mr. Harnett observed to Mr. Row, while he was comparing the
hand-writing," I see, Sir, the motive you had in view in asking
me to write ; I despise the insinuation it conveys-1 feel very much
obliged to you."
The Magistrate denied that he had lusinuated anything at all
injurious to the character of Mr. Harnett.
Mr. CONANT said, he would be greatly obliged to Mr. Harnett
if he would would call upon him with the anonymous letters which
he stated he had by him, and which he believed had been written
by the same person who wrote the letter In question.
Mr. Harnett promised to call on an early day.
11r. ROE referred to the London Diretory, and found there was
a Mr. Joseph Evans, a master tailor, resichn at 25, Northumber-
land-street. Strand.
Mr. Harnett said, that he had a neighbour of that name, whom
be was not on terms of intimacy with, but, from his known re-
spectability, he did not believe lie could be the author of the letter
to Mr. Spllebury. lie would, however, take the trouble to go to
him instantly with a friend, and make an inquiry upon the subject.
' In about an ,hour afterwards Mt. Joseph Evans, a man of very
respectable appearance, with his hair powdered, came into the
office with Mr. Harnett and two other gentlemen. Mr. Evans said
that he never heard of the letter till Arr. Harnmt called upon him
with the newspaper, and, as be was the only Joseph Evans in that
street, he was tearful his friends might suppomithat he was the
writer, anti that tho No. 29 was merely an error in the printing.
He was anxious to express his abhorrence of the production, which
was the fabrication of some wicked person.
Mr. Evans, at the Magistrate's request, wrote his come and ad-
dress on a sheet of paper, but the writing did not at all resemble
that of the alleged fabrication.
The Magistrates expressed themselves perfectly satisfied with
the statements of the parties, and after Mr. Harnett had made
some private communication relative to the adoption of some means
for the detection of the writer of the letter, this mysterious &Ili&
terminated.

Plank, the officer, was ordered to keep possession of the letter.
Lane, the evidence against Muirhead, will remain in custody till
the trial comes on at the Westminster Sessions. '
CHARGE OF SOIRDER.

LAMBETII-STRiiT,tIEPTE3IIIER 2i—;1I1 the avenues lead-
ing to this office were densely crowded by persons waiting the
result of the examination of a man named James Ranken, late a
labourer In the East India Docks. who was brought up from White-
chapel watchhouee, whither he had been conveyed en the previous
morning, charged with the murder of Mary Ann Hunt, his fellow
lodger. The countenance of the unfortunate prisoner (who is a
young man in the prime of life), on being placed at the bar, as.
sumed a deadly paleness, and the cold perspiration, which oozed at
every pore, clearly evinced the deep sense of the awful situation In
which ungovernable passion had placed hint. Tho examination
was a short one.

The Magistrate (Mr. IVTATT) not thinking it necessary for the
present to go into minute details,
The only witnesses produced were a lodger in tho apartment of
the deceased and a daughter of the deceased. Their evidence went
to prove some previous quarrelling, and the prisoner having hit the
deceased a bloW with the head-board of his bed, which terminated
her existence.

The evidence being considered sufficient for the present to
authorise the prisoner's detention until the result of the Coroner's
inquest, which is to be holden on the body, is known, he was de-
tained accordingly, with orders for his being brought up on Tues-
day next for tUrther examination.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

THE ALLEGED MURDER IN THITEcIIAPEL.

On Saturday evening an inquisition was taken at the Committee.
room of Whitechapel Workhouse, before J. W. Cowin, Esq.
the Coroner, and a respectable Jury, orr the body of Mrs. Mary
Ann Hunt, wife to a dealer in curiosities, said to have been mur-
dered by a man named Hachen, who is now in custody on that
charge.
By the evidence of Eleanor hunt, the daughter of the deceased,
it appeared that on Thursday night last, the deceased had been
drinking a good deal of gin, and Atter having been several times in
her room, in which the witness and the prisoner were sleeping in
different beds, she returned home finally about three in the morn.
ing, and began to abuse the witness for not having a light, saying,
that in consequence of its absence she had gone to the priviner's
bed in mistake. Witness rose up in her bed, and called to the pri-
soner to hand her a candle which was near him. lie complained
of being disturbed, and a quarrel commenced between then.
Some very abusive language passed. and the deceased called him
a " dirty thief." The pt.:loner said that if she made use of that
expression again he would make " her mouth dirty." Deceased
repeated the words, and the prisoner jumped up, and a scuttle
ensued. Witness heard a heavy blow given, and the deceased fell
along the bed. Not hearing her say any thing witness got up and
found her lying on the ground quite lifeless. Witness then accused '
the pritioner, of murdering her mother, upon which,he said he had
only given her a few slight blows, which could not injure her. On
examining the deceased, witness found a wound on her forehead,
and some blood on her head. The prisoner was about to leave the
room, when witness told him not to attempt it, as she intended
giving him in charge for the murder. lie replied, that he was not
going to run away. 41 young man who lodged overhead came
down stairs, and on entering the room, said that deceased was
dead. As he was going to the wetchhouse the prisoner said that
he would himaellgo there, and submit to the laws of his country
for the murder of the deceased. The deceased was 33 years of age.
She and her husband did not live together.
Mary 51631u11en, a married woman, lodging In the same room,
contirnied the testimony of the former witness, as to the drunken
and abusive conduct of the deceased. Previous to the fatal quarrel
the prisoner was on friendly terms with the deceased.
A Surgeon proved that the wounds on the corpse were the cause
of her death.
The Coroner recapitulated the evidence, and observed, that the
only verdict, in his opinion, they could return, was that of Man.
slaughter, as the principal feature, viz. wirtlice prepense, was
wanting to enable them to make it Wilful Murder.
The Jury having hesitated for a length of time, it was then put
to the vote, upon which there appeared, for a verdict of Man-
slaughter 8, and 5. for Wilful Murder. After some opposition,
however, they all, with the exception of one, Mr. Gibson, con-
sented to sign the verdict; and he, on being informed that the pri.
sower would be arraigned oh the capital charge, complied also. A
verdict of Marulouriter was accordingly recorded.

A cansttSo Frit E.—About four o'clock yesterday morn-
ing a tire of a most alarming nature broke out in the large drug-'
mills and roekAalt warehouses of 111 r. Andrews, In • Lamb-alley,
Sun-street, Bishopsgate-street • and front the quality of the pro-
perty on the premises, and ;he density of the buildings imme-
diatelr behind Mr, Andrews's warehouses, nothing short of the
total destruction of the whole neighbourhood wu anticipated. It
would appear that the tire broke out in the beet part of Mr. An-
drews's premises, where the drug-mills and steam engines were
situate, and this part of the buildings burnt with a fury that defied
the cautions of the fire-men and engines, aided by a plentiful
supply of water, as it was found impossible, from the closeness of
the adjoining houses for some distance from the seat of the fire, to
get engines c close to the rear of the premises as would be desi-
rable. In a short time the whole of the drug-mills, steam-engines,
and apparatus fell in with a tremendous crash, to the imminent
danger of a large timber yard immediately adjoining, belonging to
31a. Bateman, the timber merchant, in Sun-street. It is but jus-
tice to the firemen to say that their great exertions saved Mr. Bate-
man's yard and premises from total destruction. Great damage
was done to the other part of Mr. Andrews's warehouses, and the
whole amount pf property destroyed must bo very great. We
learnt that Mr. Andrews was insured' in the Merits, Atlas, and
Protector assurances offices, but we fear not to the amount of his loss.
We are happy to say that no serious accident happened to any
person engaged on this occasion.
A dreadful accident happened to Mr. Benjamin Critchett,
of Easinehall-street, on Friday night, in consequence of being
thrown oil his horse. The road between the Elephant and Castle
and the Walworth turnpike.gate is at present undergoing some re.
pairs, and workmen ate employed in excavating the centre part of
it, tor the purpose of making a pewee. Sinai) the commencement
of the work wooden bars have been erected at each end, in coder to
prevent the passage of horses until it is completed. Mr. Critcbett
having been some theistic° in the country, ins returning to town
on Fridny night last, between eleven and twelve o'clock, on horse-
back, when on his arrival at the bar, not knowing the state in
which the road was, his horse stumbled, and the unfortunate
gentleman was thrown headlong into the sewer, and received the
most dreadful injuries. His head, coming itt contact with the iron
pipe, was fractured, and one of his legs broken. No persons wit-
mend the accident, but soon afterwards an individual, hearing
the groans of the unfortunate gentleman, ran to his assistance. He I
was taken up completely insensible and carried to Guy's Hospital,
where his wounds were dressed and every attention paid to him.
:The following morning, oo inquiry at the hoossppital, but slight
hop* was entertained of sewing hie n: We ntrtkntand that at
the time the accident occurred .there wars no lantana or light of
.any description placed seinst the temporary bsrai

MARRIED.
On the 15th, inst, at Norwich, Thomas Watson, Esq. r
Rentietta.etteet, CaventHsh.sluate, to Sarah, the second tt.uo,''
*lithe late Edward Jones, Esq, of Braekley. Northamptonshire...
Ott the 22d inst. at Andover, Douglas Skelton. Esq. of Linco,r,
Inn, to Charity, the youngest daughter of Mr. Packer, of
former place.

On the 17th Inst. at his seat, Hampton Lodge, in the court! a
Surrey, Edward Bet-stun Long, Esq.
On the 20th inst. at Swanton Morley, Norfolk, the am 11:111i23'
Collett, Rector of that place.
On the illst fist. at Leamington, near Warwick, elect Na
Incurs' extreme offering from intiarnmetion of the hosseki.llerf
'William Knight, Esq. of the firm of Knight, Jones, and Solgol•
St. Jamat's-square.
On the 20th inst. at Whitmore Lodge, Sunning hill, aged 2').
Charlotte, wife of Bober' Mangles, Egg. and third daughter 01
of Vice-Admiral Donnelly.

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