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HERTFORD-5r mnAt Evsktwo.

The excitement of the public mind with respect to the investi-
gation of the murder of 3lr. Wears seems to have subsided; and
the propriety of the postponement of the trial has been fully jus-
tified by the course of events that has followed it. This town ex-
hibits comparatively few signs that any transaction of such great
public interest is about to take place, as the approaching trial was
at one period likely to have proved. The charges for beds and ae-
conunodations are much reduced, and are 18011 generally reasonable,
considering the rareness of similar ocauions to extort from three
whom business calls or curiosity invites m the spectacle. As yet
I have heard of no person of eminence haring arrived. Ens the
Solicitors of the prisoners are absent.

Thurtell and Hunt are in good spirits, and they both look for-
ward with confidence, and even cheerfulness, to the day of the trial.
The interval, during which It was expected their Intoner would
hare deserted them, seems rather to havo fortified their courage.
Thurtell speaks of the trial with indifferent*. Indeed if I felt my-
self at liberty to relate all that is reported here, and apparently on
very good authority, I might use a stronger tern. Wines levity
seems to have returned in the fullest manner. On Christmas day
the Sheriff, according to custom, gave the prisoners an allowance
of beef and a pint of ale each. Some of them were permitted In
the afternoon to be in the company of Hum, and at their request,
feeling himself much exhilarated, he goitiled them by tinging se-
,
I vent tongs. His whole deportment lies latterly been bold, though
at the same time decorous, to all the persons with whom he has in.
tercourse. When he lint saw the unfortunate Mr. Connolly, he
exclaimed, " Really I thought, at first sight, it was Mr. Wears
limn out of his grave ;" and he has since stated, that the re-
seniblarice at the moment was, to his view, so striking, that he
firmly believed what he expressed.
Pierce Egan passed through the town this morning, on his *ay
to the great tight between Spring and !Anon. He went down to
thewl to obtain an interview with Thurtell; but he was refused
on the ground that it war an insproperilay to have the prisoners dis.
curbed by any but then proftwslealtdmelserc. 'Egan strongly urged
his request ; but the Rev. Mr. Lloyd, shown at the gaol, as yio-
aitively persisted in the refusal. Everything that was really of mt.
portance to the prisoners, he said could, and doubtless would, be
communicated to them by their solicitors; and he was apprehen-
odic, therefore, of depriving them of any benefit, by not allowing
the regulations of the gaol to be broken, in order to admit Mr.
Pierce Egan to a conversation with them on a Sunday.
Air. !farmer was here yesterday, and had an interview with his
client, Hunt. A very strong effort. it is understood, will be made
in arrest of judgment, if Hunt should be convicted. Mr. Harmer
returned to London last night.
Mr. Jay and Mr. Fenton are expected to-morrow, to arrange
finally with their client as to the course lie is to follow in his defence.
Ile has given them what he had written.-to have it revised. It is an
able address, and calculatid to produce edam impression on the
the audience. It needed revision, as all such documents do when
drawn up by persons unaccustomed to the strictness of legal business.
Ile. Watson, of the Turf Coffee-house, called upon Thurtell a
day or two since. The interview was confined to inquiries of mu-
tual civility. Nobody has been lately to visit Hunt or Probert.
Considerable expectation is raised weepecting the conduct of the
latter. Sonic strange discoveries are likely to take place, howso-
ever he may act his part.
Mr. Patrick Connolly was committed on Friday, charged with
the murder of James tsrsinge, at Robley-house. Yesterday morn-
ing his brother, a chenist, residing in Regent-street, accompanied
by Mr. Peters, a gentleman of military appearance, arrived, and
' proceeded immediately to the gaol, where they had each an inter-
, view with the prisoner. The object was to obtain an order for the
I admission of Mr. Noel as his solicitor to the Coroner's inquest, now
sitting on the body of the unfortunate man Grange. Mr. Neel,
had refused to appear at the inquest unless he had an =prom se. I
der from his client to that effect. On the representation of his
brother, Mr. Patrick Connolly had little hesitation in giving this
order, on which Mr. Noel acted yesterday afternoon, as will be
seen in the report of the inquest.
The prisoner was deeply abated by the visit of his brother and
friend. He convened freely on the subject of the charge against
him, and argued that he was justified to maiming the invasion of
the constables upon the house in which he was dwelling. The dis-
tress brought upon him in consequence of the suit of Mr. Andrews
against him, seems to have been very great- When he was can-
muted he had but s few shillings in his possnalen. The Rev. Mr.
Lloyd has taken upon himself the charge of providing him with
whatever he may stand in need of. His air and dress indicate the
appearance of one " tugged by fortune." He and Moran are both
in irons, according to the regulations of the gaol, horn which the
visiting Magistrates could not depart if they were inclined. Poesy
disposition, however, exists to ameliorate the treatment of the prt-
tonere as far as possible.

FATAL OCCURRENCE IN HERTFORDSHIRE

aItIQUEST.

Os ci iistorday awning Pc• the
Coroner fur th at e
county of lastifird, wie"itWaThy at the'
White florae, Shenley.hill, fee the purpose of inquiring into the I
circuinsutrees attending the dash of James firsie, who was un.
fortunately shot at Robley House. on the night of Wednesday last.
The names of the Jury having been called over, they were sworn.

PUBLICATION OP THE PROCEEDINGS.
Mr. Hooke having inquired if diem were any Reporter' In the
rournt connected with the public press, and having received an an-
swer in the affirmative, he desired to state, that he felt it his duty,
as Coroner, to protest against any minutes of evidence being taken
either by the reporters, for publication, or by any other persons.
He was induced to make this protest in consequence of observations
I which had recently fallen from a high authority, in a cue of great
a'rocity. upon which a Court of Justice would shortly have to de-
cide. He certainly felt that it was of the greatest importance that
prisoners charged with crimes of any sort should proceed to trial as
free from prejudice as possible, and therefore was the more anxious
that the evidence taken before him In a case of so serious a nature
as the present, should be withheld from the public till the time of
trial arrived. With regard to a Coroner's Court being an open or a
clime court, this was a point upon which much difference of opinion
had existed among Coroners themselves, and no positive or general
decision had been formed; his own idea on the subject was, that it
was an open Court, and he knew of no precedent which could
justify hint in coming to an opposite conclusion. In this feeling he
certainly should not take upon himself to exclude any particular
individual front his presence, contenting himself with having mode
hi. protest, and leaving the reporters to adopt that course which
their own discretion might suggest, and upon their own respunsi-
I bility, open of course to such proceedings as • breach of his order
ought appear to warrant.
A Reporter, who had answered to Mr. Rooke's first question,
said he should feel it his duty to give publicity to the opinions
which the Coroner had thought fit to promulgate. He thought it
necessary to remark, however, that in his experierce, he had never
known an instance in which the proceedings of a Coronet's Court
had been suppressed, or in which every facility had not been given
to the gentlemen who attended at such proceedings from the public
pres... Many very important cases had Cane under his observation,
involving questions of peculiar delicacy, where the Coroner, al-
though strongly urged by parsons of high rank, had not ventured
to close the doors of his court against soy person whatever; and in
some cases, even Counsel sod Attorneys had attended, both for pri-
soners and prosecutors; and these individuals were suffered not
only to take minutes of evidence, but to cross-examine the wit-
nesses. He instanced particularly the cases at Manchester; the
Inquests on Honey and Francis, who were shot by the Life Guards
during the progress of the Queen's funeral ; the inquest on the
body of Mr. Pereevalorho wae shot by Bellingham, and others of
a similar nature. The Coroner bad said that there was no prece-
dent upon which he could act. This was the fact ; and until some
such precedent was established, ha (the reporter) felt it but consis-
tent with candour to say, that be should certainly publish such
evidence as Caine under his observation, subject, of course, to any
consequences to which the breach of the Coroner's proton* might
expose him. He could have no personal feeling to gratify, beyond
the discharge of the duty which bottugbt him to Shenley ; and he
saw no reason why he should be the tiro to establish a precedent,
or to recognize a principle upon which the opinion of the Coroners
themselves seemed to be so much at variance.

Mr. Rooke admitted the candour of this declaration, and said,
that all he was desirous of doing, was to state hi. feelings pub-
licly on the stohjrt-t. Whether any proceedings should follow a
breach of his order, was a questioa as which he was not then to de—
termine.

The Rev. Mr. Newcombe, the Magistrate, here remarked, that
he had nothing to do with the present Court, but as far as his own
feelings went, he was a friend to the publication of correct reports.
There was a precedent, however, is a recent case at Durham, in
which the Coroner had excluded certain persons from his Court, in
onesequence of the observations which but been made by Mr.
Justice Park at Hertford and elsewhere. With regard to the law
on this subject, he certainly was aware that the Judges had
fed their opinion that a Comner's Court partook of the nature of •
(hand Jury ; it was simply a court of Inquiry, and might be kept
strictly secret. This opinion was given after after arguments which
had been urged to their Lordahips in the case of Cox v. Coleridge,
which involved a question as to the right of Attorneys to be present
for prisoners while they were under examination before Magistrates.
lle had stated this fact not with a view of influencing the conduct
of the Coroner on the present proceedings ; but simply as a point
of information. He repeated. that for himself he was friendly to
the pub'ication of truth ; but not to those imperfect and gar.
bled accounts which too frequently appeared. lie did not recollect
any decided case, in which the power of the Coroner to exclude
swingers from his Court had been recognized.
Three other Magistrates were present. Minus. Winter, Hadow,
and Mason, but they made no observation.
The Jury then accompanied the (orooer to take a view of the
body, which lay in an upper room in the cottage occupied by his
family—a wife and four children. The unfortunate widow was
greatly distressed ; her appearance was highly respectable, and her
house neat and clean. She has bean led entirely destitute.
The Jury then proceeded to take a view of Captain Nestor's
house, which is situated about a mile and a half from Shenley-hill,
in the parish of Ridge. They went into all the rooms on the
round floor, and particularly examined the frnctures in the win-
Jaws and doors, and part of the shutter of the front dour ; on
which there was a large mark of gunpowder, and an appearance as
if a charge of shot or a ball had passed through.
The (*limner and Jury :turned to the Srhite Horse at one
clock, and desired the witnesses to be called. •
Peet/lusts to the tint wMime being sworn, the Coroner said he un-

deretnod sonitothcr reporters had entered the room • he Amore*
felt it necessary to retest his protest against notes being taken, or
the evidence published.
Mr. Stevens, who, we believe, la the attorney for Mr. Andrews,
at whosesult the execution was issued against Mr. Connally, then
addressed the Coroner, and complained of the gross misstatements
which had been published respecting this occurrence ; he alluded
particularly to a paper of that morning, and to that put of the
statement, in that paper, which alluded to the nature of the trans-
actions between Mr. Connolly and Mr. Andrews at Brighton. This
was wholly false sod infamously litsellous.
Mr. Noel, who was in attendance for Mrs. Brown, said he had
seen an account of the action brought by Mr. Andrews against
Mr. Connolly, in the Brighton Herald of the 28th of March last.
Mr. Stevens repeated that the statement to which he alluded *as
altogether false. He then pointed out the exceptionable paragraph,
and said his object was to have it promptly corrected.
The Coroner interposed, and observed that this was a matter
with which he had nothing to do. All he had to do was, to inquire
into the cause of the death of James (irainge, and must request
that all observations should be confined to that.
EVIDENCE.
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Thomas Ilesketh was then called. Ile deposed that he was a
shoe-maker at Ridge, in this county.. In consequence of having
heard that a murder had been cemented at Rabley House, at half.
past four in the afternoon of %Yeti:es:l,l last, he went to the house
in company with other persons. (in ire road to the house he met
a gentleman, who said he was an attorney's clerk. He asked him
what was the matter, and the gentleman said they had a warrant
or a writ to apprehend a gentleman of the name of Connolly. Wit-
ness was accompanied by Thomas Lock, a constable. They went
to the door and knocked, but there was no admission. The door
was not broken then, aid what he had heard about the murder
proved lobe untrue. lie had not seen the attorney's clerk this
morning. The attorney's clerk wanted the door to be forced, but
Mr. Lock said he had nut authority fur this. A short time after
Mr. Connolly opened the window, and said that he would shoot
the first man who offered to enter the house. The constable talked
to him, and begged him to give himself up; bur he said, he
would not. They waited a few minutes, and the gentlemen
thought they would go for further advice to the Magistrates.
There was another gentleman besides the attorney's cleric. It was
said that some assault had been committed before witness went.
Witness accompanied the two gentlemen to the Magistrate. When
they went back fmm the Magistrates, there was a large parry, and
among them Jams Orainge, the constable. Witness saw James
(;singe in the yard, and be ;el him not to be too hasty, as Mr.
Connolly had used dreadful threats, and said he would shoot any
person that went into the house. James finking° knocked at the
door twice ; the second knock was answered from within ; witness
did not know by whom ; somebody asked who was there P Janies
Orainge, the deceased, replied, " The constable of the parish of
Shenley." The person inside wanted to know what he wanted •
this was between six and seven o'clock ; but he could not speak
with certainty to the time. It was star-light, sufficiently light
to discover any person close to you. Mr. timings answered,
he had a warrant to apprehend one Ir. Connolly. It was a male
voice that spoke front within the house. The reply was, that he
should not surrender; he would not attend to it. The shutters
were all closed. Mr. Grainge begged of him to surrender, and he
said the first person that entered he would shoot. Mr. Orainge said
he hoped not ; he hoped he would govern his passion ; and added,
that if he did not giye himself up, he must break in by main force.
Somebody then said, " Constable, do your duty." Witness did not
know who said this. Jame Grainge then began to knock the door
with a hatchet ; he was standing on the right side of the door, on
the stone step. After he had struck the door three or four times,
witness heard the report of a gun, but did not see the flash. At
that moment witness heard Orainge say, " You have blown my arm
off!" Witness was not near enough to see the state of the door,
but had heard the glass break. Could not see who fired the gun.
Witness was so much terrified that he then went away. Prior to
the gun being fired, Witness saw two females, and another man,
beside Mr. Connolly, in the house. It was out of the front of the
house Mr. Connolly looked. It was Mrs. Brown and a female ser-
rant he saw look out of the window. Understood Mrs. Brown to
be the occupier of the house. Had seen Mrs. Brown before, on
horseback.

The Coroner now intimated that it was not likely he should close
his investigation that day ; he should, therefore, adjourn the in-
quest in good time until Monday mornir: ; and as the surgeons
who were In attendance might feel it inconvenient to stop, he would
take their testimony next.
Mr. Stephens begged that the adjournment might take place to
such an hoar as would enable the two witnesses, to whom the last
witness had alluded, to come from Loudon.
. .

The Coroner said he would be sitting all day, and their evi,
dente might betaken at any time.
At this moment a letter was handed to Mr. Noel, from the psi.
seiner Connolly, which had been brought from Hertford by his
Mother, appointing him as his attorney. This letter be 'hewed to
the Rev. Mr. Newcome and the Coronet.
Mr. George Neville Ridley, surgeon, of St. Alban's, was then
called ; his deposition was to the following effect :—Between eight
and nine o'clock in the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 31, I was
reall called to a man of name of James Grainge, of Sheoley, who
had met with a d ul. accident by a shot from a gun; I imme-
diately proceeded to t spot, and found the arm very much lace-
rated, and the man in an exhausted state from the loss of blood; I
ye him to bed as soon as possible, and whilst doing so, Mr. Lloyd
Morgan, of Bamet, arrived ; I then applied a torniquet to restrain
any further hemorrhro. It was dims thought he was in an im-
proper nests to Widows sae operation, and it was dimwitted that
we should meet early in the morning, to consider the propriety of
removing the limb, that being, in out opinion, the only chance of
saving his life; amputation was performed, and he died about
four o'clock on Thursday afternoon, the Ist of January, and
I do verily believe the wound he received was the occasion of his
his death. Upon examining the limb, I found two 'mall shot
in the brachial artery, and lacerations in other places; likewise
three shot in the median nerve, beijdcs others, to the number of
thirty, in the muscles and different portions of the hone, which
was very much shattered, and some part was carried through the
wound.
Mr. Ridley being recalled, said, that the deceased died about
four o'clock on the following evening. Much blood had not been
lost, either previously to or during the operation of amputation.
Mr. Ridley produced the shot extracted from the wound; they ap-
peared to be common shot The wound where he found the shot
caused the death.

Mr. Webster, a surgeon, residing at fit. Alban's, corroborated
the testimony of Mr. Ridley.
Edward Tinsley examined.—l live as gardener, with Mr. Sharp,
South Mimosa, 3liddlesex. I went to Rabley-house about five
o'clock in the evenins,having heard that there was a man there who
had been stabbed : it was on the 3d of Dect other. I went inside
the iron-gate with the constable, T. bock, and wax charged by him
to assist. I was placed by him against the front of the house,
where I remained until J. Grainge came. I believe the house be-
lonp to Captain Lestor (Nestor). When Geeinge came up, he
went to the front door, and knocked ; a person inside asked,
" Who's there ?" Ile answered, " the Shenley constable, with
his Majesty's warrant." Grainge demanded admission ; some per-
son inside said, " you shall have none." I did not hear the per-
son inside ask what the warrant was for. Grainge then said, "then
we must use violence." The answer from the person inside was,
" If you do, I will shoot the first man that enters the door."
Grainge said " I hope not, Sir." Some person said, " Grainge,
go on, it is no use waiting." I don't know who said this. Grairge
then began to batter the upper part of the door, and made a hole
through. Through that hole some person from inside discharged a
gun. (!singe then repeated several umes, "he has blown my arm
off." The greater part of the people then drew from the door, and
I went to the kitchen door. Prior to this, I heard persons at the
window ; but could not see them, it was irk. Nothing was said
that I could understand. I knocked at the kitchen door, and a
person inside asked for the officer. The voice appeared to be a fe-
male voice. I called the officer,-1 don't know his name,—and he
came to the door. He asked, " Who let the gun off ?" The per-
son
inside said, " Mr. Conoolly ; and he has made his escape
ever since." I then left the premises to attend my business : this
was about half-past seven. Shortly after the first shot, I heard a
second shot fired from an upper window ; it appeared from the flash
to have been aimed at a man who stood near nie. I heard no shot
whistle, nor anything rattle, when the second shot was fired ; I
know nothing more. I never saw Mr. Connolly until after this
transaction. The gun appeared to have been aimed at a man
named Wm. Walston ; he is in attendance.

By a Juror: There was a light in the parlour when the lint shot
was fired, but I could not see any body.
Louisa Howard examined : I live at Mr. Bartholomew's, at
Robley Farm, near to Robley house. A man named Hugh, and
servant of Mr. Connolly, came to my master's house on W ednes.
day last: he asked me if my master was at home ? I said "No."
lie then asked if the gun 'ism home? I told him it was. He then
said, " Will you ask Mrs. Bartholomew if she will lend it to Mr.
Connolly." I did so, and she said, she di.l not like to lend it, as it
was not theirs. A gentleman present. named Russel, told her to
lend it, as he would not injure it. My mistress gave it to me, and
I gave it to Hugh. I don't know what time this was; it was more
than an hour before dark—l can't say exactly. I called to Hugh,
and told him I did not think it was loaded; he they. came back and
asked for a charge of shot, and I gave him sonic powder, and lie
then loaded the gun, and put sonic paper and leather in it.. He
asked if my master had any balls? and I said I did not know.
After loading the gun, lie gave me back the powder-horn. I saw j
him put shot into the gun ; I asked bim what he was going to
ahoot ? and he said Mr. Connolly was going to shoot some birds
in the tree. I asked him what kind of binds? and he said he did j
not know. Ile then started off towards Robley house, and in about
a quarter of an hour he came hack for the powder-born, which I
gave him, and I did net see, hint after; he did not ask for more
shot. Soon after this, 1 heard a gun go off. I was then up stain.
I did not hear a second gun that evening. I told thy mistress I
heard the gun, as lam always frightened at thing. I was after-
wards going down, and I met Mr. tirainge, who told me he was
shot. This was on the Wednesday. lam not twenty years of age.
lam not married. I forgot to state that the servant yesterday told
me his name was Hugh Moran. Mrs. Brown is considered the
occupier of Rabley-house.
Thomas Bush examined : lam a lahourer. residing at Ridge. I
went to Robley house about half. past tire on Wednesday evening
last, as I heard there had been murder there; I saw many people
there; I sew the officers come hack from the makintrates; and I ,
saw Mr. Orainge; I saw Dr. Connolly shoot Mr. lirainge. I was
standing near Grainge at the time. Gruinge had an ax, and was
breaking in at the door; he broke it so that I could ace through it. ,
I saw Dr. Connolly point the gun, so as to shoot through the
crack; it was fired, and when thasinge said Ma ann was shot off. I
took hold of him and led him off the step. I knew Dr. Connolly. I
lam sore the gun was fired by no other man but him. firainge did
not fall. There were two lights on the table in the room ; the
crack in the door was more than an inch wide.

By a Juror—; &MI him load the run again. Mere a part of
the door was produced ; it was much battered, as if by a hatclict or
hammer,. I took up the axe and threw it against the door ; I did

se,. beanie T was awry with Mr. Caweaily far shooting 41.6601..
I Merits:As saw the flash of a sscead shat:—it nape ows fr the
creek is the door, the sans as the fret. I am sure I saw it Mar
out at the dear.

ifiaTia;(;-: I termed round before the shot was bed, and met
it write out of the door. I was then on the left side of the 604
within live or six yards. (Witness having several times smilek bi
was cautioned by the Coroner to consider the seek:unto of die
business *hills he was come upon, and to remember be was am his
oath 1. A Men named Waisbam moved back *Ws the lanai shwa
Vas find at hint:
By Mr. No x it.—l never bad any dispute with Dr.
Some of the Jurors objected to this question, and Mod amid,
he most readily.abaodoped it.
I was there when Alf. Newcome came. I saw mohair In dm
room but Dr. Connolly.
William N'ehlsam examined : I am a straw plat maim of
Ridge. I was at Rabley-house about four o'clock on Wailmeador
last ; when I went there 1 Saw the officer who went to take din
gentleman for debt. We hard item was a ma' murdered. This
ties before the shot was fired. The officer ordered us all to ler
upon the ground. The gentleman I mean is Dr. Connolly. 'We
wen there three hours before the man was shot: we mina igen
the premises, and Dr. Connolly was for the greater_part of do
time with the gun o.: of the bp.ck.wtndow first Soar. He genre be
would shoot any man who attempted to enter the house. ills did
not then point the gun at any one in particular. I knew it wire
Dr. Connolly. The officer said, `• Throw your gun air of the
window, and come down ana give me a bit of tobacco." Dr. Con.
nolly said, "No;" but if the officer would give him twentyi
&In he would come stain. The officer said be would not at him
a quarter of it. I saw nothing done with the fork. Whets
to
came, he knocked at the frau door several times : this war sbee t
seven or eight o'clock. Dr. Connolly said, t` Who is then ?"
I knew his woke. Orainge said, "It is the constable of Mader
parish, and I have got a warrant for you, and meat our
the house." Dr. Connolly said he would shoot the first in who
entered. Orange read the wirrar.t ; Dr. Connolly sulked Imild to
put it under the door, which Orainge refused to do. Owings sad
his brother then began to break the doer open. sad the diet wed
fired. I can't mar by whom, nor do I thtnk any mew ems 4it
might be the Diseti'r, or it might be his nm. I knew the Dieter's
voice when he said, " if any one attempts to come in, re sheet
them ;" he said so all the evening. I was close to Grab* whet
the shot was fired. I saw the hole in the intar. In dad liner
ten minutes I was ressiog (ha door, and .he hod at moolija.
was fired from the same door as the first ; no shot wag ffitid Mon
any other place. When I saw the gun I stepped bids ; I omid
not see the man who pointed the gun, nor did I see the twelliss t
there was a light in thereon • the split an the shunt= ma mgt
large. I could not see whether.the gun was fired by aMa 411 is
woman. I know Mr. Connolly ; I saw him in one roam and a
servant in another. I can't swear the servant is his servant is wit
I saw a maid servant and Mrs. Brown. bane persons has the
outside spoke to Mn. Brown through the windows, of skids
the Rey. Mr. Newcome promised that if Dr. Connolly would
surrender to him, no man should hurt him ; and the Newt did
surrender himself to that Magistrate. I know nothing mere. I
don't know how the back-window one broke. I waa Ortel IND.
Oiled at Rahlty-house, nor did I ever speak to Dr. COCOA,
before that day. I don't think there was any shot in the gas had
at me.

Two other witnesses were examined, and corroborated generally
the statements already given. The Inquest was then aeljoaleola to
Monday.
During the absence of the Jury on their going to sea the betty
and to view Rabley-house, a subscription wasfor the relief
of the widow, to which there were several opened
0001AblatiOna.
The Magistrates present gave 61. each ; Captain Nester bed
previously sent Ali to the widow, and there were • great many
smaller sums added. Before the close of the day, Dearly fort,
pounds had been collected, and no doubt this sum will be greatly
inceased.

The crime, it appears, was con.mitted in the parish M Ridge,
in the liberty of Sc. Alban's ; but death did not cnsue till the man
was in the parish of Shenley. In this state of things a darn:silty
arises as to which parish the Coroner will bind over to proseetue.
It is believed, however, the task will fall upon the perish of
Ridge. The nanies of the prisoners committed a Patrick
Connolly, Elisabeth Brown, Amelia Morgan, Hugh moll
Edward Travers.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, Jaw. L
_ ENTERED iNWARDS.

Dauntless, T. Teri; (Nelson, broker), Rigs.
Aimwell, P. Tate (Cohen, broker), nom Haastrurgh.
Nestor, ./. 'Donald (Sheddons, broker), from Kt. jobs's.
Tobago, W. Laidlaw (Beason, broker), from Peemshough.
Po, W. Pritchard (Lamb, broker), from Want.
Vrietulschap, IL Vine: (Holman, broker), from Worsens.
Lmoreit, JAW. I.—The whole of last nicht, sod to the
presert time (1 p.m.) it has blown a strong gale. The sklpphig
ride all well.

PLYMOUTH. J•vr. 1 —lt hex 'Orly blown tremesdous gram
from the westward. but no cliimare has occurred hems
COWES, JAW. 2.—Last night it blew heavy frets the Y.M.W.
Several ships drove.
Poarsuouro, JAN. 2.-11 has blown tee hard the whole of
this day. The outward-bound remain all well.
RAD/MOAT E, JAM. 2.—The schooner Betsey, 3wain. h Len.don, for Bridport, WWI last night driven foul of in the Deems by
the John Albert, Bromine?. The master and clew elder schist:
got on board the brig and were landed here this imembli.
schooner was lost eight of won after the accident, sod Is asippaist
ro have foundered. The John Albert carried away her barigdo.
had her bow stove, anchor broke, and sustained sundry dabs' di.
msge. She is expected here to repair. An anchor tuts bun ma
off to her from hence.

MARGATE, JAW. 2.—The Henry Addington, Igartkat
Almeira, for London, is brought in with windlass thaa. ant
lobs of anchor and cable. At coming in she took dig prisal aid
struck heavily, beating off her rudder, and has aska goad dog
of water, so as to render it necessary to disarm ea outgo Bi-
tuediately.
DEAL, JAW. 2.—lt his blown freak the whole tuber
with some heavy squalls. It is reported that the
of Bridport, was run down and sunk in the DOVES het 404 ha;
cannot at present learn the particulars. A brig lo lying ft tbs
Northward with her bowsprit gone.
Onavres: an, JAN. 2.—The Thomas Courts, outward.bound
Indisman, broke from her moorings off here' and went on shore,
but was got off without damage. Three brigs passed bete to do in
a gale of wind, names unknown. Sailed the King thane, Pay,
for Calais.

YAIIIIOII7II, JAW. !.—The Wellington, Coates, from Oetttfl.
burgh for London, has been assisted into our Roads by • boat,
with her rudder unshipped, the pauls of her windlass upset, and
with bias of anchor and chain able, having struck on a shoal in
Aldbro' Bay. The Penelope, Foster, coal laden, struck on &rob,
Sand, last night, in coming in, and makes much water. A boat
has been engaged to take her to Harwich ot London. The Liberty,
Houston, from Christiana for Poole, Is on above en Feorhy Sand,
and full of water. The Alliance, Playfard, of Lyon, bound to Loa.
don his been on the beach, and mass; a little water. Thera is •
yellow sided brig at the back of Sauby Send. Boats are gone off
to her.—lt blew exceedingly hard last night at S.S.W. came round
this morning to the W. and it is new blowing bard from the
N.W.

LIVERPOOL. JAN. I.—Arrived the New York, Maxwell. from
New York ; sailed 16th Dec. ; the Betsy, Thomson. hem Cam..
ebb in ten weeks ; and the Relgrave, Waning, from Peters-
burgh.
WEL La, JAR. 4.—A schooner. name unknown, sal Lien, is on
share near this place, and it is feared will be wrecked.
Lowe/Torre. JAN. 2.—The Gratitude, frees Hasheesh to
Port.ou-Prinee, put into these hoods yesterday. She saw along.
boat off the Teed, with " Speedwell, of Senderised, Robison
Anderson," upon it.
BRIDLINGTON. JAN. I.—The Leeds. Cherry, hue New..
burgh to Hull, which was on shore, was got at 10th eit. with
much damage, and the cargo landed in a very wet use.
CARDIFF, JAN. I.—Since the 29th ult. we have had a sec-
ession of wiles from the Westward, and dories the whole of this
day it has blown a tremendous gale from W. tto N.W. which ous.
unite., with heavy showers of rain and hail. TM Am hi the
Road remains safe. No arrivals.

LLLLL TONE, DEC. 31—About 366 firkins of butter are we,.
on shore in Walney and the neighbouring coast, supposed to be
part of the cargo of the Richard, lately lost between Beam and
Liverpool ; the boat of that vessel having drifted on shore In the
same direction.
BELFAST, Pic. 31.—A brig of about Hie loos, has sunk be.
tween the South bight and the Cannon Rock ; a boat ha bozo
picked up with " William Hobbs" on her mere. Wind S.W. and
moderate. It blew heavy nearly all butt night horn S.W.
Nine Yana, DEC. D.—The Spanish schooner Ligera, Roch
from Harems to New York, struck on a reef off 3lootany Point,a, 6th inst., and sunk ; some specie saved:
Dec. lb.—The Adeline, larval, from Cape Hayden to Phila.
delphin, was wrecked 9th inst. on Cape Henlopen.
Piot' c•Forice, DEC. 10.—The Acetone, Baena, from Hoc.-
duras, went on shore 4th inst., on Plumb Point Bari, but ex..
pected to be got Wafter discharging.
CHARLESTON, DEC. 2.—Arrived the Spanish be Bengadoe,
&rills, 17 days from Hsvannah, in distress, boundto Prince's
Island. On the 29d ult. experienced • severe gale from N.E.
which sprung her foremast, and compelled her to pat into this port
to repair her damagFs,.. . . _

3.—Arrire'd the whitener, Trader, Leary, 311 days from
Jamaica, bound to New York, in deuress, having received consi-
derable injury in las sails and rigging.

The Eleanor, —, wasdriven on shore in the Shannon, 29th
u h., and on her beam ends
The Elizabeth, Jones, bound to London, is reported to be
wrecked in the River St. Lawrence.
The Young Proteus, Ilulnies, was the only vessel at Quebec on
the 7th ult.
The Neptune. Downing:from London to Sr. 3lichscr in
to
Dartmouth put m,
Dartmouth Ist inst. leaky.
The l'hamix, Martin, from Trinidad to Roston, was abandoned
at sea, Nov. 23.
The Thomas and Edwards. Cheverick, from Wilmington to Ja.
maica, was abandoned off Wiltnington, Nov. 24.
The .Von and Isabella, Thomson, front Janutica to Mum, was
on shore on thr south side of Cuba, Nov. S.
The schooner, Alartin, of and for New Br.mswick, from the
West Indies, was spoken with Nov. 3D, with kiss of bee fore and
mainmast.

Auntren—At Newfoundland, the Mardnieue, Damao, frosts
London. At Aux Caves, Augusta, Bruce; sad his, Bien's,-
man, from the Clyde. At Madeira, Admiral Rowley. from Liver-
pooL