The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-03 00:00:00

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SrDDrw DTATll.—Yesterday an inquest was held at the Rnyal
Oak, Circus-striet, Illary-la-bonne, before Tilos. STIRLING, Esq.
on the body of Joseph Stephens, aged 57 years.
It appeared from the evidence of the widow of the deceased, that
he had been in a bad state of health for some years. and that un
Thursday morning, about two o'clock. the deceased became alarm.
ingly ill, on which she got up, but before she could get a little hot
water, he fell back on Ins pillow and instantly expired —Verdict,
" Visitation of nod."

AIiLANCHOT.T tetbw.—An inquest was yesterday holden at
the George public-house. St. John's-street-mad. before I'. STIR.
LINO. Esq. Coroner for iddlesex, on view of the body of Eliza.
beth Bright, who lived as servant in the family of Mr. Tyrer,
watchmaker, 32, Northampton-street, Clerkenwell.
John Hines, of No. 21, City Garden-piece, watchmaker, Raw de-
ceased at Mr. Tyree, house on the day of her engagement (Friday).
She exhibited no extraordinary marks of dejectioo during the short
period of her stay in the house. On the same night, about a
quarter after ten o'clock, Mrs. Tyrer sent witness down to the
kitchen, and observed, that deceased appeared to be in a dying
state. She was lying on the carpet, with a wash-band lawn bride
her, into which she was vomiting. AVitruss went, by order of Mrs.
Tyree, iror a surgeon, who administered medicine for her relief, and
introduced a poison.machine into the stomach. Deceased expired
in about thirty hours after. Prior to her devil deceased confessed
to witness that she had purchased 2d. worth of oil of vitriol at the
shop of Mr. Nicholls, chemist, St. John's-street.
liir.ffocker. N 0.5, lieorge-place, St. John's-street-road, surgeon,
was called to attend deceased on the above-mentioned evening; she
threw up a large quantity of black matter, which proved on ex.
amination to be sulphuric arid; witness introduced an elastic tube,
attached to • powerful syringe into the stomach, and injected a pint
of alkaline solution ; a poison, or stomach syringe was then pro-
cured, and the whole was extracted, and a quantity of milder solu-
tion was injected in order to purify the intestines from any remains
of the drug; deceased was then almost in an erect posture, and
during the operation, she was delivered of a male child, which fell
on the floor, and was taken up dead ; there was no doubt but that
the infant had been born alive, but it expired almost instan-
taneously; measures were promptly taken to effect resuscitation,
but without effect. l'rior to the birth of the child, witness had no
reason to suppose that the woman was pregnant, her stays, which
be (whores) cut, was very tightly laced, and all her clothes drawn
close to the body. so as to prevent exposure of her situation. Before
the extraction of the poison, she had no power of utterance, lis.t
after being somewhat relieved, witness charged ha with taking that
she should not have taken, which she strongly denied having done.
but on the question being licensed, she admitted that she had, and
pointed to a corner liehind her where a phial bottle was found,
containing some small remains of sulphuric acid, of which, it ap-
peared, she had swallowed two ounces. When asked what could
lute, induced her to form so desperate a determination. she merely
replied. " I wished to dic," but did not then signify any particular
cense of inquietude.
Harriet Hall, who lived as felbw-serrant with the deceased at
her last place (Mrs. Emmett's 124, St. John'e-screet) described de-
ceased as ayoung women cf a very high flow of spirits, but stone-
what proud or independent in her temper. She had known her not
to go out of the house for three months together ; never knew her
to drink or keep the company of men.
John Dines ( the Ors: witness) being re-examined. stated that
deceased confessed to him that the father of her child was Richard
Thomas, of No. 4, Jerusalem-court, St. John's-street, a:lad only
sixteen years old. She, however, did not seem to speak of this
person in a reproachful manner.
The Jury seen el to have some (1011:',I as to the verdict they
should return, as there was no direct proof of mental derangement,
and some were inclined to think that the destruction of the infant
&lime might have been the object contemplated, and should there-
fore be embrered in their verdict in Walt shape.
The Conow e rt. however. told them they had but one question
to determine, whether or net she was in round mind at the One
she committed suicide ? If they considered that she was not, thin
their verdict would ht " Temporary Iferan;;ernent ;" anti if, on
the contrary, it app.-tired to them that she was not Lit under
such abstraction of intellect, then they must tuzke a reaped of
" Felo-de-se."

After some farther consideration, the former Verdict was re.
corded—" insanity."
The parish have undertaken to defray the funeral expenses ;
both tho bodies was yesterday enclosed in decent shrill.

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Mt. Sparrow ham known the prisoner to possess a general good
character—be is about 24 years of age.
fly Mr. ADOLPHUS—iII' served his time to a pawnbroker, but
butt since rimed on the bossiness of a grocer and tall.. chandler.
Mr. Rosh and a great nomber of other most respectable witnesses
rue the prisoner an excellent ells:octet—they all came up from
Ipswich for that purpose.
be (*outmost SERGEANT mapitulated the evidence. The
prisoner had obtained the bens tit of a good character, but it was net
that question they were shout to try—the only question wan. del or
did not the defendant reside I i days in the parish of St. Andrew,
Holborn. before the Itith of August last. lie thought there would
be no difficulty in that, browse it appeared from the testimony 01
Alas hew and his wife, that up to the I bth of August, be was daily
to be nat agrest distance from London. Whatever hail iron
the motives of the defendant was not the question—whether lie was
isillues.red by a pure passion or sordid desire, because neither would
justify false oath. There was one redeeming point whicls was
mudi in fie "Vat of the defendant—he had used the lady with tender.
Demand (err, would be a matter 41 consideration when the
Court dcrielcsi on the ease, which he now left to the Jury. Ver-
dict— Crafty on the 'blad btb counts.
The Cow stow Se aor.are then ordered Jane Motley, who was
cowgirl of a similar offence last night and committed to Nervgate,
to be placed at the liar beside the other defendant, which done he
thus ouldressal diem :
" John Mulley and William Encw, I call on you both at the
wAne time, because your offences are alike, and committed at the
'MOW time, and under the same circumstances. It appears that
so, here•sndem y withdrawn two young women from their
homes, and hey virtue of a false affidavit obtained alicence, whereby
1104 rim melded to marry them. Me of the ladies appents to
b• tmy iftem years old, and the other scarcely of age. It is,
Is 'tear*, and difficult to see that you were influenced by motives of
ss Prehn.are nature. The Learned Judge then pointed nut the dis-
tress they hod plunrerl the family of the ladies into, and cont.
alerted t n the impropriety of theft cosidnet. Alt that they could
do !treater to compensate would be to art with tenderness and
serctiou towards the young ladies with wham they bed so con-
lotted thetarelves, and that they threw en impediment in the way
Isf the property, whirl', by a late Act of Parliament, wow vested in
the bands of the gum-diarist, de the exclusive use of their wives
and ()Spring- lie wield le! pass any judgment on them, but
.Ispend it, and call on them to enter into sureties to appear to re-
:are it when called on, butt he hood that their conduct would not
lender it is-es-saucy. The stiretiee required would be, themselves in
11/. eavh, nod two emetic. in 101. each."
l'he !sties. wept during the address.
A consultation wan afterwards hell among all parties, and ee-
-1 el.:inners entered into.