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—,--.---._ 1 EXECUTION AT EDINIII7RGIL
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GUILDHALL. 1 William Divan, alias Derain sass Divine, who was en the 11th
Claim DROPPING.—A very respectable-looking female, about , tilt. convicted before the High Coat of Justiciary, of the barba-
-34 years of age, named Asie Jessato, was brought up yesterday be. roue murder of his wife, by cutting her throat with a razor, was
fore the bitung Magisteate. Mr. Aldermen 3lagnay, at the ir.etaece ' yesterday, pursuant to his sentence, executed in front of the Jail.
f the Overseas of St. Bride's parish, charged with having left . It will be recollected that he pleaded "Net i Witty" at his trial ;
Ler female infant deserted and exposed in their parish. , but with no less than one-third of the witnesses summoned against
The child had been found about ten o'clock on the night of the ' him, the public Prosecutor so clearly proved the charge, as to cola.
iisth fast., wrapped up in a grey cloak, in Three Fakon.coun, mend an unanimous verdict of " GUilty" from the Jury ; and yet
Fleet street. Tbe Deck-door of the Cheshire Cheree poblic-hoese pm iouely to the peeling of the sentence of the Court, the wretched
. opens into the court, and a female, residing in Waterdane, coming man fell upon his kneee, and raising his hand twice, said—" My
iu a hurry to the house, real fell over the child, and itspreserve- I Lord, before God and the world Imu not guilty." Born in Ire-
vatom was almost an act of Providence. The child was taken to ! land, and educated a Roman Catholic, since he was brought back to
St. llcide's work.hunee, aid hated-bills issued offering a reward of : Gliegow he has been regularly visited by the Bev. Messee. Sett and
101. fa the discover and appreeension of the abandoned mother. I Murdocinand several's( his Catholic brethren. and although he made
Gael three hand.bills was ...ien by a man of the name of Plan- Ino confession of his guilt of the crime for which he was doomed to
der, who bad lodged in the same house with the prisoner, No. 13, I suffer, he listened attentively to their advises and instructions. On
Circa Trinity.lane who informed the overseen of his suspicions, Tuesday he was viaited by Ills Pons, three fine young Ink, and the
and subsequently linseed and apprehended the prisoner. parting wee very affecting. Pevan advised them to be diligent at
Hannah tiallintere, residing in Trinity-lane, stored, that the psi- their work, and pay implicit obedience to the commands of their
micer lived as cook in the mine family as her husbatad, at No. 32, I employees, to shun all bad ennipeny, to attend the church, and to
Great Corstu-street, Brunswick-square. In consequence of her . pray regularly to God, who would be a father to them, and guide
being pregnant, she Came and lodged with her for a fortnight, du.' and protect than when their wretched father had ceased to exist
nor which time she made several articles of baby linen. She went upon the earth.
' with the prisoner about five weeks ago to the workhouse of St. About two o'clock the Magistrates entered the Hall, and Devao
Oconee'''. Hanover-square, where she was to lie in. On Thursday, was soon brought up, pinioned in the usual form. booking up to
the Lech, she called there and took away the baby linen *limbed the Magistrates. he declarfew ed, before his Maker, in w
innocent hose presenof tche
e I
made: the child was not with her, but she said she was going to he would appear in a minutes, that he was
• pot it cut to nurse. The witness knew the grey cloak in which the crime fur which he was about to &free. Mr. Scott asked him if he
-dud wee wrapped, as being the prisoner's, and also swore to the knew
thathhc king
new nothing at all of the murder a
either his wiinfe,
act andor part. Thus he declined io
Moans' the child had on, as those made at Lev p, house. rely about it,
A Nurse fro.* St. George's 11-nrkhouse, who attended the pri- it is seldom or never, that a man, condemned for the greMest of
serer during her lyiag-in, identified the child. The prisoner, she I crimes. confesses his turpitude. It IS of small offences that ma.
'mid, went out with her child en the 16th, to be &inched, and never I femiun of pith may be meted 3ietratee then left the
marred. I Hall, and the prisoner w tot he do
top by the two Catholic
Mcrria, one of the 'Mary-la-bonne police officere who had appre. I Clergymen. When all was ready, he repeated idler Mr. Scott, a
' heeded the prieoner by the information of Plander, in an obscure ' short prayer, ending with " Lord Jesus receivemy spirit:. Upon
attest in the Legeware-road, produced some baby-linen found in I pronouncing of which he gave the signal, the drop fell, and after a
her box, whieb the nurse identified as that supplied to her foe the ; severe convulsion of nearly a minute, which excited a
shudder
nor of the child, while in St. liearge's Workhouse. 'through the whole spectators, he died. The spectaton occupied
A mother who could thus desert her child was hardly
.to be ex- I the whole space inside the railing round the green, formerly re.
tdet.Ldi to evince much affection for it on such a restoration ;and, ' quired for the guerd, and got quite close to the gallows. A few
, slat never cast her even towards it. though • young woman I police officer'', with a party of the night pantile, with cutlasses no.
from M. Bride's was suckling it close by her side during the • der their watch coats, aton ttendedeh insside the railoff hats" round thewas jail.
an When
whole of the proceediogi. She offered neither defence nor extents- I those ••e
prisoner appeared caffold, order
en& of her itondnce, and only muttered that site should like to promptly obeyed by the multitude, and they stood uncovered with
hare her child again. As that, however, might lest! to a more sue- becoming composure till the life of the criminal was extinct, when
useful desertion a second time, the request was not complied with, they proniptly retired to their several homes and employments.
and, under all the circumstances of the case, the overseers were tie. The crowd (amongst whom there was an unusual proportion of
untanned to prosecute her, and 'he was accordingly committed, women) was on this occasion rather larger than at the last two re-
in default of beib It was not known who was the father of the ecutions ; but it did net reach one-third of die numbers that used
child. The prisoner had been heard to say she never would tell, to attend four or five years ago. There arc so many hangings for
sad she left the workhouse before she was called upon to swan it.
.untomarentioal crimes, that the execution of a criminal, like the pre.
MARY-LA-BONNE OFFICE- sent
Yesterday, Mr. Parkins, accordeig to the latitude h
en
si him . The abeerce of the soldiers 011 this occasion is ascribed to an opi-
be Mr. Rea-mews a week since, attended to pay the residue of i Dion of the Lord Advocate against recurrence to military aid while
the account due to the 'Mare-la-bonne Overseer, for the usainte. the civil pewee is able to keep the peace. This salutary and con.'
me
of hie illegitimate child. stitutional doctrine used to be much wanted in Glasgow. A aqua-
nano
Parkins was attended by a gentleman, who our reporter tan- droll of the 6th Dragoon Guards was, however, posted at the west
de
On to be his solicitor, but whore name did not transpire. square of the gaol, out of sight of the execution, but at a nio.,
On the easismot messenger, Thorpe, coming into the office, and went** call' in ease of necessity. A strong Pallisade was erected'
the eassi being called on— sloes to the scaffold, and the shows were removed from the front of
Mr. Parkas rose, and commenced a very energetic attack upon i the gaol, to give the populace every possible facility for viewing the
procentings. These changes kept the preparations from being
two reporters in the *Gem who he said, one parneularly, had pub-
lished a series of libels on his character, and which had caused him I cornpleted during the night, as was formerly customary, and in the
morning, at eight o'clock, the tradesmen were still busily &t-
-ames:env letters from all parts of the country, and as they might
again do the same thing, he called on the Magistrate, before his Piefednhout them. It took upwards of a dozen of them to carry
gate was entered into, to order them out of the office. up read rotten the rope—a task which a child of ten years old could
Mr..6IIMFITH said, really Mr. Parkins was proceeding in a have easily accomplished ; but this was imputed by the bystanders
to their disliking thetask i
mender quite inevelant to the proceedines, and he could not sirg.y so much, that they all agreed to
permit the manual repetition of Language so abusive and itu- Partichmte La k-
roner- After the body had hang the usual time, it was taken up In a
Mr. Perkins again repeated that he would net anew his Case to be cart to the anatomical theatre, in the College. The seats were all
ailed by. two o'clock, and the hall was soon after crowded nearly to
• entered into while " such fellows" werepresent to propagate audi
i falsehoods. suffocation : several of the Magistrates were present. The naked
, Mr. Gairetest said,,if they had done anything of the kind body was carried in shoulder high, and in the most admit manner
there was a legal remedy.' laid on a booed. The face was considerably swelled, and had a
One of the persons pment, whose name was mentioned by Mr. deep purple appearance ; hut in the course of the experiments it
Pa-kitts, offered hit card, observing th'et the accounts be had pub. assumed a more natural colour. The various apparatus and ie.
tithed *ere faithful, and if Mr. Parkins felt aggrieved, he might ointments being all ready, lir• JeffraY and his assistants imma-
Wag an action against him if be pleased. diately commenced operations. One of the assistants held the cut-
Me. Parkins ridiculed the idea of bringing an action against pries head in a proper pesition, col le another blew a pair of bel-
lows into his nostrils. This experiment was made to endeavour to
oath "pear devils," and was proceeding in his usual strain, when
i Aln Houses, another magistrate said he could not allow him iodate the lungs and heart with militia, air, in order to restore re-
. totroceed thus ;it was interrupting ate business. spiration and the circulation of the blood. This experiment waslr.
Ir. Pathos said he only wished himeel r., and every other gentle- Persevered in for a considerable time, but having failed, ono
"ton coming to that office, not to be libelled ; therefore he again doubt was expected, several incisions were made in various parts of
requested the reporters might be held from publishing such state. the body, and the nerves conneend with the vital organs were acted
mots. on with full fume by means of a rod in connexion with the gal.
Mr. o
ffices—low, gin we decline Putting those gentlemen mink battery,. When an incision was made on a principal nerve at
out of the office, therefore the case must proceed. the elbow, the effect of the shock was most visible. The arm was
Mr. Parkins then demanded, why Itile Rawlinson, the Olagio. lifted up quickly, and moved for some time in a tremulous man-
sate who beard his case, was not present, and insisted that he nos The chest was considerably swollen, and perceptibly heaved
should be. at the same time. The under jaw also ocadonally moved ; but
there was no contortion of the features- Dr. Jeffrey said, the ope.
‘Mearie GIITFITII and Hosliws both declared that the case
rations had not turned oat altogether so well's could have been
shoeld again be commenced, as they would not at all consider any
, fanner proceedier. wished. This might be owing to a variety of causes. A good dad
One readers will remember that Mr. Rawlineon. en Parkins ye. might depend upon the way in which the rope was mat round the
fustpg to pay the money, mid he would commit him, but sulase. neck. When the loop was fairly behind, it resembled a case of
mama to thin on Mr. Parkins expressing some wish about legal awaking uir drowning ; but when it was at the one side, it might
...Mice, sf.t.esd to silo.
al ono week to pay the muney, therefore so rend and desany tthe nerves, as to defeat the purposes of gal-
the tan
fur his committal was made void. variant. Haying intimated that no farther galvanic experiments,
Thorpe th:ernritsev:ad, as we hare before stated, the amount of were to hem* the audience left the halL—Glaserns Colortick.
debt Mr the are grebe child to be 71.1ge.; be was naaely '
the maaeoger to the parish.
Mr. Perkins's solicitor then, at some length, objected to the re-
option of Thorpe'' testimony, as on the face of die alder It ap-
ared the demand was made the overseer's, and of course not to
be claimed by another person. The solicitor, in the course of
Itis remarks, observed upon Mr. Parkins not being allowed at
atm time to see the child.
Mr. 4311IFYITII said, it certainly, be thought, did net avail
much, as in law the evidence of any person was admissible who
'knew the fact; however, he would direct the overseer to be
sent for.
Mr. Parkins was about to commerce another harangue, when
be was desired to sit down. --
On the arrival of Mr. Featherstone, one of the overseers, that
slattern& was called upon to prove the case, but he declined
doing so, until he looked over the parish books.
After some other speeches from Mr. Parkins, in which he be.
. bared not very courteously to Mr. Hoskins, the case was ordered
to stand over until two o'clock this day.
LA 31 BET II -STREET.
Yesterday Mr. Barnet, landlord of the Bull's Head, in White-
ammilmeaket, appeared to an information charging him with bar-
ing his house open and selling liquors, between three and four
o'clock en the morning of the'A inst.
The defendant admitted the charge made against him ; he said,
Le sold tea, coffee, dn. and opened his house about half-past three
'eery moraing. Tor the convenience of travellers, and persons at.
tensing the market. His neighbours acted in like manner, and be
tiasught it hard that he should be eingularised as an object of
punishment.
The Megistrate told hint he was not singularized, as a person
living neer him was convicted only a few days ago in 51. for a si.
nailer offence, and if he chose to act contrary to the tenor of his
recoeniatnee be should abide the consequence.
This bring the first time the defendant was charged at the offi:c,
the penalty was reduced to 211 s and cost,.
UNION- lIA LL.
Yesterday Mr. Ileac/sup. a tea-dealer, residing in Highntreet.
rimithwerk, -applied to the .Magistrate (fl. J. CUMIIBLES, Eaq.)
tog his advice under the following circumstances :
About ten o'clock on Saturday right, as he, together with his
• daughter and three sons, were serving their customers (nearly
lee of whom were in the shop at the time), the brass tube beiuitg.
leg to the east-burns, fixed that morniomreceived a violent shock,
which turned it upside down, the whole of the glass top falling to
pieces on the counter. He attributed the circumstance to some mi-
, perfection in the work we, that morning (Monday) be aLxer-
tensed the real cause, for,, on taking down the shutters, a round
• hole was observed io the show window, which had every appearance
ofbeing broken by a bullet. On timer examination, the gambumer
rep found so be indented, apparently by a ball coming in contact
with it. He aided, that he was &avian/ some miscreant had tired •
• man or pistol into the shop. He was certain the ball must have
been discharged from an air-gun, and, by the direction it had taken,
he was of opinion by. some person on the outside of a coach. He
had, be said closely inspected every part of the dip, but could not
mesmed in diacovenng where the bullet lodged.
The elagietrate editieed him to have scone bills printed, stating
the Clecunistsnee, and airing a reward fur the apprehension of the
*offender or (Menden.
Mr. Tleacksup expressed his determination in not sparing either
oapense or trouble in punishing the perpetrators of so infamous a
tesnmiction.

POI.IOE.

CORONER'S INQUZST. `

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AWFUL SCDTIEW Drars.--Yesiterday aftemkose, a CCMOlieel
Inquest was held at the White Horse, in Ceveltt.gartien.timebet,
before T. II reins, Esq. Deputy Coroner for Westminster, oft
the body of iVilliam Foster, a respectable music-seller, who re-
sided in Lisle-street, Leiceeter.sqnare.
Charles Edwards, a medical pupil, residing in St. Martin's.
late, stated, that be wm called In to mused deceased, between
ten and eleven o'clock on Saturday night; he found him at a
house of ill-fame, in Rose-street, Covent.garden ; he was finite in-
sensible, and in a dying state; he was too far gone Inc witness to
render him aiy assistance ; a quantity of blood was Sowing from
his mouth. H'ituzss went for Mr. Hunter, a surgeon, in -Loog.
ace, but ea their return deceased was quite dead.
Mr. Hunter confirmed his statement; he thought deceased died
from rupturing a blood vessel.
Elaatieth Taylor, an unfortunate female, stated, that she met
deceased on Saturday night, who took her to a house in Rose.
street; when he got into the room, he sat down and coughed
violently; witness raised his head and found a quantity of blood
flowing from his mouth ; she was much alarmed and called the
master of the house to her assistance, who immediately sent for a
surgeon, but deceased died within ten minutes after his arrival at
their-nese ; deceased was not intoxicated.
T. Kemble, the keeper of the hot.se, confirmed the statement of
the last witness; deceased had been at his house two or three times
before; he did not speak when he entered the house; Taylor is
a very quiet woman ; never knew her to rob any person.
Maria Rohr-rt.:bit, alias O'Keefe, was servant to last witnese;
heard Taylor call for assistance; she fetched a surgeon ; deceased
died in about ten minutes; she starched his pockets in the pre.
sena of Mr. Hunter; she found Is. fad. and wine halfpence,
a silver pencil case, and a pair of spectacles.
Jahn Foster, of 152, Tool2y.street, a sun of the deceased, said,
he had been subject to a comrlaint on his lungs; he frequently
roughed violently and spit blood; had no reason to think lie had
been robbed; thought he died from violent coughing; deceased
was gl ears of age.
The Jury, after a few minutes consideration, seturned a verdict
of Died by the visitation of God."

Stricinn.---Vestertlay afternoon an Inquest IrlIS held at the
Queen's Arms, St. James's-street, before the same Gentleman,
on view of the body of Mary Ann Rogers, wife of Mr. Rogers,
fishmonger, of No. 4, Little King.nreet, St. James's.
Mr. John Platt, of Little King-street, deposed, that he knew
the deceased, who appeared to be nearly fifty years of age. Yes-
terday morning, between eight and nine o'clock, Mr. Rogers called
on the witness, saying, that he was fearful something was the
matter with his wife. fox he had sent two or three times up to her
room door and could not obtain an answer. Witness evadingly
wer.t with him, and on going up stairs with Mr. Rogan, they
found the bed-room door locked. W1t1141.11 broke it open, and dis-
covered the deceased hanging close to the door. Ile did nut cut
her down, but an instantly for Mr. Roe, a surgeon, leaving Mr.
Rogeen and another person there.
Mr. Robert Mennen's, residing in Mr. Rogers's house, stated,
that he was present when the last witness broke open the door, and
eaw the deceased hanging. She was suspended with a piece of cord
fastened to a nail, attached to ;he bell-wire. The bell reached into
her room, and in order to prevent it front ringing she had
snuffled it with her garters. When witness; found her she was
partly laying on the floor, her head being suspensled by the rope ;
she was quite dead, but not colt, and appeared to have died from
strangulation. AVitness cut her down instantly. Witn, as saw the
deceased on Sunday evening, and she appeared in good health, and
secured on good terms with her husband, and the other inmates in
the house. All the windows in the room were fastened, and wit-
nese was of opinion she must have committed the act herself.
One of the Jury said, that the deceased and Mr. lingers were
walking out at nine o'clock on Sunday evening ; he had known
the deceased for many years, and she bore a very high diameter
amongst her neighbours.
Charlotte servant to Mr. Rogers, deposed, that the de-
ceased had been very low-oreirited fur the last three necks ' • she,
however, appeared in much better spirits and health on Sunday
evening- Witness's practice was to go into Mr. and Mrs. Ro-
gem's bed-room athaut seven o'clock in the morning for the key
of the shop, and she did so yesterday morning as usual ;
Rogers came down and went out about half-past seven o'clock, and
about eight o'clock lie came home and wanted Ins breakfast ; Mrs.
Rogers usually got up about that time, and Mr. Rogers sent wit-
ness sp stirs to call her ; she went up, but the door war locked,
and she mold not obtain an answer ; she then thought she had
gone out, but finding her bonnet in the kitchen, the communi-
cated her fears to Mr. Rogers, whom the advised to break open the
door. Mr. Rogerssuent up, but could not obtain an answer, and
then he went ter Mr. Platt. The deceased was frequently very
nervous, and used to fancy strange circumstances.
Mr. Godfrey Tegetmeir, surgeon, of Nn. 8, Great Ryder...street,
stated, that he had- been •in the habit of attending the deceased,
who vita labouring under oconsiderable depression of mind, but
how caused he could not tell.

On AlAnday last, the mate of the Stag, a Liverpool
tinder, lying at the Broorniclaw, while in the act of putting the
rigging over the mast head, lost hie balance and fell upon the deck,
sod was litltd as the spot.—Glasgow Herald.
On Friday last Mr. Rabbidge, a respectable farmer of
fasiebtook, Devon, from a depression of spirits, put a period to his
saistince. He ha. kft a wife and five children to lament the loss
of as .fectiorate father and husband.

DeATH 111061 TB6 BITE OF • HOLLSE.-08 Friday
a amismohnly occurrence took place at Clooneen, a short distance
lured Yethard, county Tipperary;—A horse that had been
grating In charge of a boy in a meadow, attempted to bite him, on
which a man ramed Lawrence Oldinghastened to his assishusee.
wean the animal turned round, and inflicted such a severe wound
OA the uncorturate roan's neck, that be lingered in great agony till
Southey last, when death put so cad to his suiferinge--Cork
. Soadoenv R.:porter.
SHE LATE MLIFIDeaS NZAS New INN.—The Clue"-
von Advertiser of Wednesday says, "Though we have been in_
cessaat in car inquiries since our last publication, on this truly
• deplorable subject, we have been unable to collect much additional
inficinatinn connercd with it. We can stale, however, that no
sidcovery has yet been made of the murderers, though a notorious
emend-tee has been taken up on suspicion, against whom circum-
stanxs are very strong. This fellow, it seems, was tried at a
farmer nvizes for the mustier of young Mr. Robbins, of Hymens.
town ; he le a desperate looking villain, and the Ma.istrates are
perfeetly 'defiled that he was one of the gang. We rejoice to say
teat the wounded mats at the Infirmary is going on welL—Should
le recover hr may be a great means of having the ends of justice
alidefleti, as it is said he knows nrarly an those who formed the
Wood-thirsty banditti, whose determination to murder was accde•
*rid* no doubt, by one of the Kinnealays, in accents of supplier
eon, hay.ng cried out, "Oh 1 (calling them by their mums)
gee goitre leotards, sr ?"

AIL Roe, Mao a surgeon, stated, that he was called in to nec the
deceased yesterday morning, but he found her quite dead. Her
death, he had no doubt, was occasionadby strangulation.
The Jury returned a verdict —" That the deceased committed
the act while labouring under temporary mental derangement."