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NAVAL INTELLIGEACE.

• PORTSWOUTIC MAW, 22.
Arrived ibe William' Mosey, Jerksuu, La the DewissireUm
Madvas and •Bougal ; sod the Curestry, Nara, f•A's. Si.
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A boat, marked .Savereica, of Portsmouth, J) Jame-
sots, Muter," is washed UV abure Ibis morniug.
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opens( s leak, sad the eras mot hems Ade 14, keep b:r Plimat.; .
the mod sad tarp will be lost part et .11ts gpaiteri.l4 saved.
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ordain, from Dererera ; the Sant; Vrikei,lnien One-Cape.
of (Mad Hope. mad Jere, Hall, has Warrant : also, Ike
Omit Whittle,;
from Neweairtle raw Jamaica.
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dram sad Mira • Air Reed, far Parterooth and New.
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for Terri& ; aOst Agars, Coady, Rer Lieber.
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[Vire Mr. Beset Qu4sll4
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nalfscood asciiidicted for the wilful murder
bl Elizabeth, the wife of.Williaas Limpets, by shoot-
ing her with a gas in *cattle, loaded with powder
.and obot,.at Sellinge, is this amity, os the Bth of
September lost.
The case melted very general interest. The de.
reseed was the wife of a smell farmer, at Selling,.
in this county. The Prisoner had lodged in the
Mum where Mr. and Mrs. [open lived. The Pri-
soner hod foremost on attachment for the deceased,
and had made overtures to her to submit to his em-
braces, and on the morning of the day mentioned
iu the indictment, prier the husband had guise to
harvest.work, the Prisoner renewed his overtures.
and being dissppointed, carried into effect the
deadly itstentious which brought him to the bar of
justice.
The following witnesses were called to support
the case for the prosecution.
Dr. Robert Chishall examined.-1 em a physi-
cian residjug at Ashford. On the Bth of Septem-
ber last 1 was called an to attend the deceased, who
was stated to have been shot. I found her on her
bed. It was in the perish of &hinge. I found
her exceedingly distressed, in excessive pain' vo-
miting bfraod. Shelves wounded in the left side.
It was a gun-shot wound. She was wounded with
shot. There was not the least chance of saving
her life. I sow clearly that the wound was mortal.
I asked her what was her own opinion of her state,
and she said she thought she should never get over
it. I then told her it ems of consequence that she
Avoid make up her mind as to her ides of the
danger she was in, and requested her to speak the
truth on so solemn an occasion. She said repeat-
edly that she was sure site never would recover; I
then said 1 should take her words down. I did not
tell her my opinion of her case until afterwards.
She requested that I would take her word.
down. 1 immedisiely got a smell slip of paper,
and wrote down slimily what she told me. After
site had written and signed the paper, I told her 1
was sorry 1 could give her uo hope. Alter that I
reed the paper over to her twice, ur thrice. Site said
the contents of the paper were very true. I took
down the words on the paper exactly from her own
words ao nearly es possible. 1 staid a considerable
lime with her. She. lived about four or five hours
erierwards. I howl uo doubt she died of that wound.
When I saw her the sound appeased to have been
inflicted some hours before. I eanie to her at
twelve o'clock, sod remained with her until two or
three in the afternoon. I saw the Prisoner that
morning, bat never before or since.
The dying declaration of the deceased was then
read as follows:

'• I, Elisabeth Impett, with the prospect of death
before me, do most solemnly declare that John
Haywood inflicted the wound in my aide, of which
I expect to die, and that he did it with a loaded
goo, in consequence of my refusal to yiekl to his
embraces this morning." To this declaration the
deceased made her cross, sod the Doctor signed it
as Westing witness.
Rhoda Elisabeth Cook examined.—l am the wife
of James Cook. and live a few rods from the house
of the deceased, in the parish of Sellinge. On the
morning of Saturday, the Bth of September, I left
my house to milk my cows at six in the morning ;
I had milked one cow, and my servant another; I
was sitting dowo to milk a second when I heard the
report of a gun. The noise appeared dull, and we
did riot know what to make of it. The little boy
came over to my house. The boy was the WO of
the decess.d. Hr seemed very much frightened.
He told me suatething, and I went down to the
stack where the erotism lay.: this was e few minutes
after I braid the re,prirt of the gull. The deceased
ties lying et the fuot of the stack. I asked her what
Wes the mutter, and she told me she was shot. She
Mid she was a dead woman—she must die. We
took ber in doors . I knew the Prisoner before. I
did ant know any thing of how Itis father and bro-
ther died—only the report of the wurld. I knew
the Prisoner well—he worked for my husband. I
had no reason to suspect that he was wrong iu his
mind.

Charles Morris deposed, that he lives at !Wil-
bourne Lees; he was in the parish of &Hinge on
the Bth of September. I went to see the deceased
when I heard she was shot; it was about nine
o'clock in the morning when I use her; 1 found
she was wounded ; she wanted to see me ; she
wanted to know whether she would live; 1 told bar
I •kneW nothiiig about Si. 1 hoped she would.
1 here known the Prisoner some time; I knew his
father; he hanged himself; his brother cut his
throat; I have seen the Prisoner for four years off
sod on. I never saw any using amiss with the Pr'.
mire t. he was shrive perfectly sensible.
Witrtim Impett, sou of the deceased, a boy be.
tweea mine wild tea year. of age, deposed us Nl-
lossir—l. know the Prisoner; he lodged et my
father's house; I doet knaii how long he lodged
there; he • lodged there• When my mother was shot.
.1 was m the stable six o'clock, and saw my mo-
ther come to milk; I went out before Haywood
shot; I sew the Priooner come down to the stable;
Iw had a gun to his hand ; 1 did not hear him talk
•to my mother. I went out of the stable snot, after
Haywood cause I heard the gun, and went to call
my father; I went to call him because Heywood
said he mesist to kill my mother ; he said that when
he was gulag into the stable; he said, " Old black
legs," •encl•poioted at my mother, when lie said he
:meant to kill her. My mother was going into the
-suable with the milking pan. She retched one of
the cows into the stable. My mother wore black
stockings. She had begun milking when Haywood
~sondi this, and had pretty near dune the cow. My
'lather was cutting beaus in the harvest-field when 1
*bat to call him. 1 40isjuit out of the stable-door
ywhen:l•besrd the guirgooll. 1 turned round when
I beard the guts go off; and saw the smoke. When
1 Came back agosiV..the stable was full of smoke.
Haywood was rust there then, but Sow him imme-
diately aftiiworda haul his goo down and jump
over • gate. I sew my mother. She came out
of the stable leaning down, almost double. She
got as far as the gate against the stack, and there
she fell down.

This was the case for the prosecalion.
Ths Primmer was without Camel. Being called

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to my in his defence. He had no witnesses.,
It being seggestid that the Prisoner was &mogul
in hie
mind—
Mr. Agarb the keeper of Maidstone gaol, was
called and examined by the Ltarned Judg.., al
deposed as follows:—The Priauner ham been in my
custody 'met September last. I have particularly
observed him at Ina meals, and at bed-time. I saw
nothing like derangement in his mind. Ms under-
standing teemed perfectly clear. He has had fits
two or three tiants in the night, which he has ac-
counted tor in consequence of his being 'mealy
shout tie woman.

Mr. Baron GIaAnAN summed up the evidence
with great minutest-es and
The Jury, after a few minutes deliberation, found
the Pristine* Uwitie.
The Learned Judge proceeded, in an impressive
manner, to pronounce the awful iwivenee of the law,
and urdered the Prisoner for execution on Monday
(this day). •
The Prisoner seemed perfectly unmoved during
the trial, slid in the fast awful stage of the proceed-
ings he seemed perfectly collected and apparently
resigned to his disgraceful and.

MURDER AT RAMSGATI.
✓ail Passe was indicted for the wilful murder of
Eleanor Tritton, at linarigate, on the 23111.0 f No-
weather Int, by throwing her out of a gig, whereby
she was suffocated. The offeuce was charged in
Hine couuts in different ways.
Mr. BIRINS stated the ease for the prosecution.
He mid, he was bound to state that in his opinion
the facts would, at the utmost, iticuipate the Pri-
soner its u charge of neanalaughter only. The 'acts
proved in evidence were these : The Prisoner was a
pest-chaise boy of the Bull unit George Ins. at
Ransagat.e. "Thee deceased, • young woman of ir-
reproachuble character, was a servant in the employ-
ment of a respectable fawner, named Carling, resid-
ing at Oznigell, in the Isle of Thane, near Rams-
gate. -On Sunday the 25th, Mr, Carling gave the
deceased leave to go said see her friends at Sandwich.
It was agreed that two of her fellow-servants
should inert he► on the road in the eveaiog to see
her home. The Prisoner had beensent on the 25th
of November, in a one-horse chaise, to drive a gen-
tleman from Ratusgete to Sandwich. In the even-
ing, when driving home, be overtook the deceased
on her way to her master's house. Hr took her up.
On the road, about tune o'clock, her fellow-servants,
named Mummery and Castle, met the gig on the
road. It was very dark. The latter person called
out the name of their master's farm, and the de-
ceased recognizing the voice " For heaven's
sake. Castle, take me out." The Prisoner upon
this whipt his horse and drove on faster. The de-
ceased wood up in the gig as if to jump out. The
Prisoner pulled her down again. She said, " Lord
hive mercy upon us !—come on. Castle." Castle and
his companions ranafter the gig as fast as they could,
but could not overtake it. The Prisoner drove on as
fast as he could. The gig ass pursued to Rsrusgste
and there lost sight of. Next morning the de-
ceased was found dead by the road side, within six
rods of the spot where the witnesses first met with the
gig. The Prisoner had take.. • circuitous and out
of the way road home. Distinct evidence was
given to connect the Prisoner with the transaction,
but us to the precise manure is which the deceased
came by her death, the evidence was a blank. Three
medical meu were examined, and they gave it as
their opinion that the deceased died from suffocation
by falling on her face. tn. the green sward by the road.
side, and remaining there without respiraCon. Two
ma►ks of external violence were found on her body.
There was a slight bruise on her nose, and her mouth
was full of coagulated blood. After she had bent
buried three weeks she was token ups and two suf.
goons opened the body. The lungs were found to
exhibit decided appearances of suffocation. The
first surgeon who hod seen the body gave it as his
opinion, that the deceased had died of apoplexy,
from the concussion she received in the fall, pro-
ducing the suddeu stoppage of respiration.
The cast Went to the Jury. rod they found the
Prisoner tu•tlly of manslaughter, and tie was sen-
tenced to pay a title of is. and be imprisoned for
twelve mouths in the county gaol.