The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-14 00:00:00

CHARGE OF MURDER.

On Thursday last the l'hanThliariFler Office was crowded to ex-
cess by seamen, waiting with the utmost impatience fur the Magi*.
trate's decision upon a charge of wilful murder slledgrd against
Julia Foreman, Captain of the Adonis, and Ccorge FINN s, his
mate, eumuiitted on the high seas during their voyage from Africa
to this country.
At twelve o'clock the prisoners, two genteel-looking men, were,
by Mr. Alexander Mitchell, a surveyor belonging to the Thames
Office establishment, put to the bar of that office, before William
liallantine, Esq. the Presiding Magistrate, when the following
evidence was adduced :
Mould:is Sunilhobit being sworn, deposed that he had been
to Africa in the Adonis, with the pilau:tem in the capacity
of ship's carpenter, anti on their return to this country Joseph
Franklin, a youth, oliiciated as steward in the vessel, and
served nut spirit and grog to the crew • the witness added, that
about the latter end of July last, he believed about the 29th or
:loth of the month, the steward Franklin served all hands with an
extra portion of liquor, and was himself very drunk at the time, so
much so as to be unable to walk the deck. -The Captain teing ap-
prised of his situation, best hint with a speaking-trumpet of six
feet in length, upon his head, until it was broken into pieces, and
then took up a bitten, which he used in the saute manner, until
the boy became stupid, and was obliged to be removed forward by
the mate, after which lie was forced up to the fore-topmast-head to
...nil dos n the topgallant yard. The boy Franklin went up, and
comedown again without obeying the orders given to him ; after
which the Captain and his mate gave directions to one of the crew,
named Proctor, to go aloft, and with violence forcixl Franklin after
him. Mail minutes had not elapsed before the witness heard a
cry " The boy is overboard." but no assistance was afforded to
rescue him from his perilous situation.
Edward Proctor made a similar statement to the last witness.
John Bullock corroborated the testimony of the former wit-
nesses, adding, after the accident happened, he heard the Captain
say to the inate.-." 11-hat the hell are you crying for--that's of
no tem." This conversation took place about ten minutes after
the boy had been forced up the rigging. Ile fell into the fore
chains, and went overboard.
MAGISTRATE to the prisoners--Whatcrer you have to say in
your defence, I am ready to hear it.
Mr. 11Alts11:11, on the part of the prisoners, addressed the Bench,
and hoped if the impression was, that this was a case to be sent to
a Jury to determine, that his clients might be admitted to bail.
111soiseitoes-111tait certainly not, before me. You may ap-
ply to a Judge. I feel it my duty to counnit the prisoners to
Newgate for ilful murder.

kit; anta.—A meat extraordinary case of murder took
place on Saturday last at Uplams. Muting woman, named A.
Dudalon, about 25 years of age, in an advanced state of pregnancy
by her swemheart, was persuaded by him to put an end to her ex-
intence by drowning he.nanit, as he said he hal no intention of
marrying her. Search was made for her on Satunlay and Sunday,
and in the evening of the latter day, she was found dead in about
eighteen inches of water, close to the held where the said sweetheart
was working on Saturday. The body on examination was found
to be much bruised is dalre it ppaarts s. and had evidently received
some very violent blows, fa~Rciallp upon the head. A Corwrier's
Jury sat two days on the inquest, and returned a verdict or--
" Wilful tawnier againat some person err 'tenons unknown.
Great alann still exists in the nanglibourhemal, and certainly son e
grounds for suspicion, as the young man by whom the deceased
was pregnant had made an engagement to meet her friends at
Itritlport on the 111111 C day (saturdey last), for the purpose of
Making SOW settlement on the girl. They attended, but lie did
not. An active investigation is still going on, by Sir M. 11. Ne-
peen, a Magistrate in the immediate uelgbourhood, assisted by
smile other gentlemen, and great hopes are entertained that the
murderer will yet be found out.—Dornrl County Ch remit*. •
kleauta.—At the aitting of the Ilarbadots Court of
Grand Sessions on the 15th of une, the Court and the Jury were
occupied with the trial of Michael Harvey Peter William Henry
D'Cgrille, for the murder of his wife, by sending her toasted
cheese mixed with poison. Great interest was excited by the trial,
and a general opinion was entertained in Court, from the strong
tarcuinstam!al evidence brought forward, that the issue would
• hive been fats! to the prisoner. Mr. Binds, tho Counsel for Mr.
I/I:grille, wade a most eloquent and ingenious defence. The
Jury nut being unattianous in their opinion, remained in delibera-
tion until twelve o'clock tAght, after which time, it is said the
Courtnincot legally sit, when they returned into (hurt without
having determined any verdict. The prisoner was, therefore, re.
mandril to prison, and will remain there until next Sessions in De-
cember, wlien he will he arraign's' for the murder of 3lrs.l,cerellyn,
the holy of the hotter., who unfortunately partook of the cheese
with Mrs. IVEgeille.—On the Monday following the trial of Mr.
1/'ligville, a natal:art°, named January, was executed for a murder.
of which he had been convicted on the Friday preceding. It is
curious fact, that I rrgville, who had himself an narrowly escaped
etwien"ion fur a similar crime, and who was to be tried shortly on
soother capital indictment, requested anal obtained uennissiun to
be present at the execution of the mulatto, whicf, he actually
witnon.ed.
o Yesterday eventing, a Coroner's Inquest was held at the Peacock,:
White aosanstreet. before 'l'. Shelton, Er q. on the body of Ann
Bruce. It appeared that the &teemed, whilst playing with some
of her brothers and sisters, attempted to reach at a piece of string
which one of them threw out of window, and fell out on her had.
She walsinintedtately pick,d up by some person passing, and
afterwards carried by her father to a surgeon, who, however, could
render no ausistance, and the deceased died in a few minutes after.
Verdict—" Accidental Death."

SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
CUSTOM HOUSE, Auo. 12.
Scorn ENTER ED In wanss—Tbe Lydia, from Charleston ;
Albion, from Arahangel ; Scipio, from Quebec; Providence, and
Ann, from Ot•ttenburgh ; Benjamin, Gleaner, and Fanny, from
Petersbtirgh j Courier, from Messina; Sceptre. from Almeira;
Ann, from Ilarlingen; Skylark, from Smyrna; Nelson, from Pa.
raiba; and Iris, from Malta.
ENTERED ((,?watch—The Alicia, for Sligo; Petesel, for
!Cork ; Harmonic, and Jonge Jirrat, for Rotterdam ; Jane, for
Odessa; Britannia, for Hantburgh; Regalia, for Jamaica; and
• Purism, for Madeira.
CLEAR ING OUT wming—The Maria, for Stettin; lamina, for
flibraltar; Rotterdam, for Rotterdam; Jonge Sophia, for Ostend;
Juliana, fur China; and Brutus, for New York.
111031 LLOYD'S LIST.

Fa:YOUTH. Al7O. the port, the St. Oswald. Thom-
son, from St. John's, New Brunswick—sailed the 11th ult.; and
the Hero, Williams, from Ramshay.
RAM/MATE, Aro. 12.—About 100 casks of rum and wine, pert
of tile cargo of the late brig Ida, have been landed at no plate
Land Deal.
Deal., Aro. 12.--Passed through for the River., the Briton,
Purdy; and Thetis, Reynolds, from Jamaica: and Itichced, Wil.
lianoson, front Demerara—sailed the 3d ult. Came down from the
River and remain, the Matilda and Susan, Fry, for Smyrna; Prin.
teas Charlotte, Way, fur Seville; and Apollo, —, for Bahia.
Sevetal of the outward-bound sailed this morning.
011AVESVNIL. Aro. 12.—Arrived the Isabella. Lennon, from
Palermo; Neptune, Edwards, from Calcutta: Lively. Baxter,
froin Gibraltar Belay Castle, —; Young Dixon, Henderson ;
and .Majestic, Baseman, front Archangel; Express. Foster, frem
Riga; Shepherd, Fruiter, from St. Kitt's ; Ann, Barfield, from
Harlingen; and Violet, Charosin, from ditto. Sailed the Zeno,
Falliot, for Barcelona; Friends, Barrett, for Elsineur; Caledonia,
Creighton, fur Malaga; Albion, Townsend, for Newfoundland;
Rambler, Hurst, for llamburi,th; Essex. Aston, fur Bandeau: ;
and Clifton, Payne, for Hieuburgh.
EIIiELDY. AVG. 11.--The Kingston, Jackson, from Jamaica,
has been seized by the Excise Tide-surveyor.
13111ILWOCK, AUG. 10.—The Adeona, how, Is arrived here
from the South Sea Fishery ; sailed from the Falkland Islands on
the 17th May. Left there, the Dart, Lowe, all well. On the 11th
June spoke the Eagle, of Kantucket, which reported having spoke
the laurel, (fell, from Valparaiso fur the River Plate, en the 13th
May ; that the Bruce, a Dundee, sailed from Valparaiso on the
27th March ; and that the IVaveetree, of Liverpool, was at Valpa-
raiso; 27th June spoke the Rapid, from Buenos Ayres, for Gi.
braltar ; 12th July, Spermo, Clark, from New York, for South
America ; July 22, Meridian, from Portugal for Newfoundland,
out 10 days; next day, the Dove. from Newfoundland for Portugal.
Cita trriatisawn, JULY 2d.—The Torlenskiold, Trepkar,
from Boston to this place, foundered the Halt inst uff Norsay,
about 60 miles •from the land. Crew (with the exception of one
man and a female passenger) saved, and arrived at Mitotic.
Nets Yoke, JeLY 13.—The Prince, of Liverpool, from New
Orleans, in going into the island of Cameron, got on the bur, and
beat over Into deep water, when she was boarded by pirates,
stripped and plundered of her cargo, end all on board murdered.
A British man of war sailed the next day in search of the pirates.
JULY I h—The Castor, Hood, from Porthind, was captured
29th lilt. in the mouth of the harbour of Matanzas, by a piratical
vessel, and plum:ere:l of ha cargo, spare mils, boats, &c. Liar
cables were then cut, and site went into Havannah.
MAY Iro.—The limey, Dale, which sailed fur Newhaven, was
taken at the same time s& the Castor.
The Edward, Newton, from Bengal to the United States, has
been burnt at sea.
The Margaret, of Dumfries, arrived at the Crrse on Friday last,
in 32 days, from St. John's, New Brunswick. The weather was
so favourable that the voyage might have been made in an open
boat.
Vessets 'Poe:: sortie.—Mary, of Poole, from Newfound.
land fur Jamaica, 20th July--out 14 days ; 31st, Wallace, Edge;
Liverpool for 31iraniehi ; 2d lost. Aurora, Liverpool for NOVA
Scotia, by the Francis, Drysdale, arrived in the Clyde. Hope,
(*Ant for St. John, sth ult. ; next day, William, of Whitby, front
Gibraltar for St. John : 19th ult. Prince Regent, Liverpool for St.
John. out 35 days ; 2d instant, Orion, Liverpool for St. John, by
the Elias Ann, Baird. arrived in the Clyde. Minerva, of and for
Poole, from Tatmagouch, 24th ult.--out six days from the Gus of
I:anso ; Ist hut. Albion, Liverpool for Quebec--out 12 days;
9th instant, off Sands, saw the brig George Canning., Callender,
Clyde for 31iramichi, Wind N.W., by the Thetis, Watson, ar-
t rived in the Clyde.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HUNTINGDON RACES.

Tor maims*' Are.. 12.
Fifty Pounds for three-yr-olds and upwards. To start at the
winning-post and lUD once round for a brit—the be.t of three
heats. Three-yr-olds to carry 7st. '2lb. ; har, itet. 31b.; live,
Gat. I Mb. ; six, llst. 21b. ; and aged, !Isd.
Mr. Prince's b. f. by SeLhn, out of Ifolbein's data, 8 yrs
old. fist. 131 b. . - - . 2 3 3
Mr. Neale's els. e. The Scholar, 3 yrs old, 7st. Glh. . 1 2 2
Mr. I ;thshoon's br. c. Sir George. 3 yrs old, 7st 21b. - 3 I 1
Mr. 11losa's b. g. 31erhas, b yrs old, Bst. 10Ib. - 4 4

CM.L.INO.
ELEariso. N, SH.
Mao. Byes. Main. Ryes.
Tutully . . . 7 1 2 4
WedileqLy - . 6 3 3 2
Thursday - - 6 • 3 2

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ABINGDON RACES.

WEDNESDAY., AUGUST 11.
A Sweepstakes of ilgs each, with 25gs added, for all ages, 1
Two miles.
Lord 11'arwick's Cardinal Puff, 4 yes old - - I
Mr. Aletser's Vision, 3 yes old - . 2 .
Mr. Scaith'a Blunder, 4 yrs old . - - - 3
Mr. West names Melampus, 4 yn old
A Sweepstakes of 23gs each, 13 ft. for three.yrs-old colts and
tubes. The last mile.
Mr. Bigge,i Bulur - - . . 1
Mr. DutidL.'s b. c. by Pyramus . . - 2
Mr. Maser's Vargas
A sweepstakes of 25gs each, 15ft. for two-yes-old colts and fillies.
The lut half mile.
Mr. West names ch. c. Burgundy - - . . I
Mr. Alabetley's b. f. Evelina - - . . 2
A Maiden Stakes of Ags each, with 301. added, for horses that
never.pon before the day of entrance. Two mile heats.
Mr. Messer% b. f. by Alulev, 3 yes old . . . 1 1
Mr. Crickmere's b. g. by Martnton, 5 yrs old : . 6 2
Mr. Sadler's ch. f. by Irsquebaugh, 3 yes old - - .i 3
Mr. Griffin's b. g. Ruthren. aged - - - 3 4
Mr. Abbey's b. c. Jobson, 3 yrs old . - . 4 5
Lord Allesbury's be. c. Francon' - - - Whit! 2