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SII ERIFF'S COURT. SATURDAY, Nov. 20.

.NICD AND ANOTHER, EXF.CUTOR9 OF mot V. NFU% AND
OTHFRA. .

Thin was an inquiry to as.‘l,s the damages sustained by the
planoills, in eon,emience of breach of the covenants of the lease
ot a public-lonise, which the defendants took from them and
underirt.
Mr. HOLLAND stated the plaintiff.' case—The plaintiffs, he
said. were executory of the late Mr. Rich, and in that capacity,
Pia6C a lam of the Viwksiiire Grey public-house, in !falls-huild_
era, Filer-lane, to the Mimi:V.l. for It years, at the rent of WI,
a•year. By the covenants of the lease, which was admitted be-
tween the tinnier.. the ilKei:lants were bound to lay nut two hun-
dred pounds en the premises. to have it kept as a licensed public-
-I..exe, and take care th 2 license sheold not be forfeited, and to de-
Bret it up in good r. pair, and with the license, on the expiration
of the kyle. By the misconduct of the tenant to whom they had
underlet the linuic, the license had been taken away by the Ma-
gistrates : the house bad been greatly dilapidated, and the pos-
session had not been delivered up at the expieation of the lease,
which took plate on the Vith of March ; and the Jury were to
avmse the damages sosmined by the plaintiffs, or rather the chil-
dren, far whom they were trustees, in consequence of those breaches
s the covenants of the lease on the part of the defendants. Some
time previous to the expiration of the lease, the house was put up
to mile by the plains, and sold by Mr. IVinstanley, the atm-
t .oiteti, to Mr. Drookion, • public's') tut 63W. ; but on the apt.

ration of the lease the defendants did not deliver up the possession, i
and Mr. Brookmon, after some delay, declared off the purchase, and
threatened to arrest Mr. Winstanley for the deposit of 1301. he had
paid into his hands at the time of making the purchase, and to sue
the plaintiffs for the expense lie had been at in investigating the
title and making out a conveyance, which amounted to nrii. ; and,
to prevent further expense, the plaintiffs repaid him both sums.
After they got possession of the lease from the defendants they sold
it by auction, and it was then so dilapidated that the highest price
that could be obtained for it was MIS/. But besides those items of
damage, they were still to consider that which was the greatest of
all. the less of the license, which gave the house a considerable
part of its value, and whirh, in consequence of the manner in
which it had been conducted by the tenant to whom it had been
underlet by the defendants, had been taken away by the Magistrates,
and would probably never be restored. The only answer he an-
ticipated was that they should have gone into Chancery to compel
Mr. Ilrookson to complete his purchase; but that the Jury would
be satisfied would not have been a prudent course of proceeding,
and would probably have greatly increased their demand fur
damages against the defendants.
Tile lease, with the covenants, as stated by Mr. Rolland, was
admitted.
Mr. Bailey, in the employ of Messrs. Winstanley and Sons,
proved the sale of the house by them to Mr. llrookson, by auction,
on the 7th of March, 1923, for MI. Mr. Itmokson paid a deposit
of 1301. The expense of the sale including the duty, was
441. Ns. Gil. The sale was to be completed on the 25th of the
month in which it was made. . . .

Mr. Skelton, solicitor to the plaintiff; proved his having written
three letters to the defendants, trom the 3lst of May, to the Gth of
August, 1823, calling on them to deliver up the hoax ; and stating
in the first two that the purchaser was threatening them with legal
proceeding+ in consequenoe of the delay, and in the last, that he
had declared off the purchase and was proceeding for the recovery
of hit deposit and costs. Ile afterwards paid the deposit, and cots
and interest, to Mr. Brook.on'a attorney. The latter items
amounted to 981. A person in the defendants' employment told
him they were doing all they could to get the tenant out of pos-
session ; end they sent the key of the house on the 15th of August.
Mr. Thomas George Weston, Mr. I.lrookson's attorney, stated
his having received his costs, amounting to WM. Bs. 61. from Mr.
Skelton, the costs were all necessarily incurred.
Mr. Roper, a surveyor, surveyed the house in February 11123,
and February 1821—it was dilapidated : he estimated the damage
in the first instance at 150/., and in the Litter at 1231.
Mr. IVindsor, a stationer in l'haneery.lane, stated that in the
year 11122-3, he served the office of' constable in his own right in
the Liberty of the Rolls. The Yorkshire Grey public-house was
kept in a very had manner. There was a cock and hen club kept
in a ; he went there one night at two o'clock, when the club was
sitting; there was a female in the chair. The bad character of the
bowie was constantly reported to the Magistrate.
Mr. Symonds, collector of taxes stated that the Yorkshire Grey,
before the license was taken away, was a house of call for thieves.
Read. the police °Weer, gave a similar testimony.
Mr. Richards, Llerk to the Licensing 31agistrates, proved that
the license was taken away at the September Sessions, 1823, in con-
sequence of the complaints against the house.
Mr. Herring, an auctioneer, stated that he sold the house by
public auction on the 2-Ith of September list, for A 951. if it had
been in good misir, and bad a license, it would have brought from
1,83111. to 1,2012.
. .

This was the plaictifTs case.
Mr. BROW; 14 AM seW reused the Jury for the defendants. It was
evident, he said, that the defendants could have no wish that their
under.tenant should injure the property they were hound to protect,
and had also bound hint to protect, sUll they had done every thing
in their power to prevent it. The Learned Gentleman made some
observations on the amount of the bill of costs paid to 31r. Brook.
son's attorney, which, he said, would not be so large, only he knew
he hail solvent defendants to look to for payment. But the largest
item of their damage, as they made it appear, was the loss of the
license; hut though the Ikense had been withdrawn, it by no
means followed that it would not be restored to any proper person ;
and he would prove that the house had long been of very little
value as a public-house.
31r. Kean, broad-cooper to Messrs. Men: fifteen years, knew
the Yorkshire Grey—it was never a good house; the tenants some-
times left it twice in • year. lie served Cooly, the last tenant, with
notice to quit, and applied to him to do so • dozen times, and
actually gave his wife money at last to get her out. lie would
not give mote for it than for a private house, the business was
so bad.

Mr. Bell, an appraiser, thought the present value of the house, if
it had a license, would be about six hundred pounds. Two other
bmkers gave similar evidence.
AIL Box Lawn addressed the Jury on the evidence.
Mr. I:nder Sheriff llENcuseaw, in his address to the Jury, in..
formed them that they were called upon to give damages for four
breach(a of covenant, and also for the expenses of side and costs in.
curred in getting possession ' • they were next to consider what sum
the plaintlff was entitled to for the loss of license, the tenant had
covenanted that he would do his best endeavours to keep the house
open as a licensed public-house, and yield up the same at the end
of the term ; it was certainly very hard that the defendants, not oc-
cupying the premises, was called upon to pay the money, but they
were liable for the conduct of their tenant. It was clear that • loss had
been sustained, and it only remained for the Jury to assess the
the damages. . . . .

After a short consultation, the Jury returned a verdict for 69.51.
4s. 6d. thereby allowing 3001. for the loss of license.

POLICE.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
Caroline Aliso', alias Till, was brought before the Magistrates
by Colman and 'lowers, together with Sarah WiMatta, Catherine
Blackburn, and Elizabeth Lowe, notorious prostitutes of the wont
description, who infest St. James's Park, for being disorderly.
Alloop, on being taken into custody, made use of the most in.
famous language, threw herself on the ground, screaming aloud
" 3lurder !" and it was with the utmost difficulty they could con-
vey her to the watelthouse ; and on passing through Tothill-street,
between two and three o'clock in the morning, her conduct became
so outrageous that the whole of the neighbourhood were alarmed
by her shrieks, as if murder was actually committing, and she con-
tinued this violent behaviour during the period she was locked up.
They were ordered to be itnprisoned one month to hard labour,
and Allsop to find bail for her future good behaviour.

Irmo. Barden and Benj. Barry, two respectable housekeepers,
residing in Strutton Ground, appeared before the Magistrates, on
the complaint of mitiJiunes Perry, also living in the saute place.
It appeared that Mr. James Perry, a man about six feet high,
and lusty withal, entered the Half-moon public-house, and or-
dered half a pint of porter. The two defendants, with some friends,
were en,ioying themselves over a pot of hefty Ives, out of which
complainant partook several times, and then became desirous to
withdraw; it was, however, the opinion of the company, that he
should share a part of the expenses, to which proposition prudent
James would not agree, and was about to make his exit, when un-
fortunately Burdett laid hold of the tail of his coat, and accidentally
rent it asunder.

The Magistrate considered it a foolish piece of business; ordered
the complainant to pay the whole of the expenses, and dismissed
he case.

MURDER AT BRONTI.PLACE, IVALIVORTLI.

Saturday morning an Inquest was held at the Hone and Groom
Tavern, Walworth-road, before Charles Jentmstt, Esq. Coroner
for Surrey, to inquire into the cause of the death of Caroline Dew.
hinge, who, it was stated, hail been murdered by her father.
The Jury being sworn, adjourned to Ilronti-plaee to view the
body of the deceased, which was found lying in a room on the first
floor, upon a blanket. It is impossible to describe the feelings of
the Jury on witnessing the spectacle that presented itself to their
eiew. The little innocent lay on its back ; its bead and face shock.
ingly disfigured by blood and bruises. From the face to the feet
there was scarcely) a place free from injury. The Jury exclaimed,
" Good God ! what a dreadful sight." On their return to the jury.
room the following evidence was taken :
John ,tdanis was sworn-1 em a shoemaker, residing In Bronti-
place, East-strew. Camberwell. I saw the child after it wa%mur-
deved-1 mean dead; etense me using that expression; I am
much agitated. The child wes covered with blood, and alive when
I first saw it. It wee uncut shocking sight-
-IThis witness hefe Became very faint, and would have fallen,
had not some of the Jury prevented him; he was removed into
the air.]
Mrs. Adams, the wife of het witness was called, and she stated_
On Wednesday last, about five o'clock, Mrs. Dewhirst, the mother
of the deceased, came to my house to seek shelter from the violence
of her husband, who, she said, was going on in such a way, that
she begged that I would go with her to her house. I went with
tier, and knocked at the door, and her husband opened it; he was
without his hat and coat; his hair appeared to stand on end, and
he looked as if he were only. On Mrs. Dewhirst attempting to
enter the house. he kicked at her, and struck her a blow on the
breast. Mrs. D. asked for her bonnet and he said. " You m-y
come in, but you shall not have your bonnet." Ile held the de-
ceased in his arms at this time, and took her up-stairs to bed, and
then came down. Mrs. lkwhirst asked me to watch her husband ;
and I put on a bonnet and shawl, lent me by a neighbour, to dis-
guise myself that lie might not know tue ; and I saw him come
from his house and go up Ilronti-place ; he looked at me very hard
and got out ct ivy sight. I went back to Mrs. Dewhirst, and ac-
companied her at her request, to search for her litieband, who Ras
wine time afterwards found drinking at the lilason's Arms, East •
lane. About half-past eleven the same night, 3lts. Deo hint came
to me again, in company with a watchmar, and begged me to let
her and her d wetter, a girl about seven years of age, stay in my
house, as her husband was like a madman, and was beating the
intent now deceased. rs. lkishirst requested the watchman to
come and iutorm her when her husband was gone from home,
which lie could discover by the light being removed from the front
renon. Soon afterwards the watchman came, and said the light was
gone, and Mrs. D. went with him ; she returned in a few minutes.
and heegei me to go with her to her house, and get a dectnr. She said
Mr. Dawhirst, she was afraid, had laid on the baby and strangled it ;
and Mr. Swill, the surgeon, went to see the child. I went up stairs
with Mr. Swift and found the deceased lying quite naked on the floor
in a back mom. Her face was all over black and blue, and the
blood was issuing from her mouth. There was blood about the
floor in several places, and also again the wall, half a yard front
the Sour. Mr. Dewhirst was standing in the room at this time, in
his shirt sleeves. Ile said the baby hied fallen down stairs; that
he picked it up. and had done the best he could for It.
Juror—Waa there any blood on the stairs I
Witnesa--None ; it was all on the room floor. The surgeon,
Mr. Swift, begged .Mr. I)ewlinst to let him examine the child, and
he told Mr. belt that he should net. Some warm wca was pro-

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cured, and she washed the blood off the child's face, head, and
neck. 1 remained till between four and five o'clock in the morning,
and the child was then alive. _ . _

Juror—Where was the mother from the time the surgeon arrived
till five o'clock ?
Witness—She wu in the house, down stairs.
Coroner—lb you mean to say that the mother did not go up
stairs at all during that time?
Witness—l do say so ; I went back to the house between ten
and eleven o'clock when the child was dying ; I stopped till it died.
(Witness was mush affected.)
Juror—Was the mother present when the infant expired ?
wttr,ess__( Who burst into tears), no, Sir, she was not.
Coroner—Did Mr. fleshiest remain in the room with the child
till four o'clock in the morning ?
Witness—No. Sir, he was taken Into custody some time before.
Juror—Did Mr. Dewhirst make no observation t

Witness-1 es, while I was lightirg the tire to boll some water,
Mr. D. was down stairs, and begged the door to be closed, as he
did not wish his neighbours to be disturbed, but he did not mind
himself or family. The watchmen were in the house at the time.
My Husband said, " What a horrid sight this is !" Mr. D. re-
plied, " .1 sight you call it, do you ?"
Foreman—When you first entered the room up stairs, and saw
the child lying on the Boor, did Mr. Dewhirst make no observation ?
Witness—Yes; he said, '• Poor dear, how still it is !"
Juror—Had you got a child of Mr. Dewhirst's to nurse
Witness—Yes, I had another child to nurse for about two
months, and it died at toy house.
Coroner—Was the fattier fond of that child ?
Witness—l can't say he was; he never came to see it while I
nursed it, till it was dying. Mrs. Dewhirst at that time shelved
me bruises upon her person, caused, as she said, by blows given by
her husband, and sun also told me that her husband had no attic.
Lion for deceased.

Mary Ann Adams, a girl, aged lb years the daughter of last
witness, sworn : —On W ednesday evening last, about half-past
eight o'clock, I went, by the direction of my mother, to
Dewhinit's house, upon the application of Mrs. Dewhirst. I found
Mrs. Dewhirst and lour children in the back parlour. I remained
there till past eleven o'clock, when I went up stairs, and saw the
deceased lying on the floor on a blanket, cowered with a piece of
carpet. I said, " blew her dear heart, bow good she is," and I
saw she was then awake and quite well. I then came down
stairs, and Mr. Dcwhirst climbed over the gate, and knocked at
the door. Mrs. Dewhirst opened it. He saw me. and said that
he would nut come in till the house was cleared. Mrs. Dewhirst
then told me to go home, and go to bed, and I did so. It was then
near 12 o'clock, and when I left the house Mr. Dcwhirat entered.
It was prbposed to call a little boy, the brother of the deceased.
named Arthur Dewhurst. lie was said to be only nine years of
age. The boy was introduced into the Jury-room, he was over-
whcmed in tears, and sonic time elapsed before he could speak.
He was examined as to the nature of an oath, and gave most clear
and satisfactory answefs ; but some of the Jury opposed his
being examined, on account of his youth and consanguinity to the
accused. . . .

Nl;.Silver, a surgeon, in Charlotte.etreet, Blaekfriars'-road, in.
formed the Coroner that Mrs. Dewhirat was in the house, and
was ready to be examined. Ile said he had attended the family
professionally, and was satisfied that Mr. Dewhirst was in a state
of insanity when he committed the horrid deed.
The Coroner said that he should not examine Mrs. Dewhirst.
John Meclauren, a watchman in Bronti.place, in addition to the
evidence he gave on the clainir.etion of the accused at Union Ilall,
said, " I examined the premises about half-past eleven, and was
going away, when Mrs. 'lee/hint asked me to be near the spot, as
she did not know whet might happen. About half an hour after
that, Mrs. Dewhirst came to my box with a girl, and said, •• Watch-
men, come out, for Mr. Dewhirst has threatened to cut my throat."
I went with them to the gate, and Mrs. Dewhirst said, " I am
afraid he will murder the child (the deceased), that is up stairs."
I advised her to ■pPly to the neighbours, and she went to Mr.
Adams's house; and she told me when I saw the light was out
to come and inform her. Mrs. Dewhitst told me that her husband
had struck the child with his Eat a day or two before, and it could
not see out of one eye, and she thought that he had murdered it at
that time.

Mr. Sibree—That took place on the Monday.
Witness continued--Mrs. Dewhint rung the gate bell of her
house several times, and I beard the children cry out 'Father !"
Mrs. Dewhirst called "Arthur!" and the children came to the
front window : they appeared greatly alarmed, and I thought they
would have thrown themselves out of the window. Mrs. Dewhirst
asked the children to come down and open the door, and not make
• noise. The children opened the dour and garden gate ; they
were naked, except their shirts, and they clung round me in a state
of terror. lilts. Dewhint asked the children where their father
was, and they said they dad not know. She went into the house
to get a light, and on feeling about site 'ounti her husband's hoots,
and she said that he must be somewhere in the house. One of the
boys said, "Oh, mother, my father has kicked Cary (the deceased)
and knocked her about the room." I bad no light at that time, but
as I was standing at the door, I heard a faint cry, or moaning,
which I thought was that of a child, and the little boy called out,
"Cary, what is the matter with you ?" The boy said something
about the child being hurt; and I said I would go to another
watchman fur a light, and I requested Mrs. I). and the children
to wait there till I returned. They would not, and insisted on ac-
companying me, and they all walked with me, naked as they were,
and without shoes, through the mud, to Mr. Adams's house. On
the way there I told Mrs. D. that I thought her husband had nearly
murdered the child, and she replied, " Oh, for God's sake don't
say any thing about that, but go get a light, and say that a child is
taken ill." I told her that I would set all was right. She told
me that her husband was very passionate. After I had got a
light, I went up stairs and saw Mr. Dewhirst lying on the floor
in a back room. I did not see any child at that time. 1 went
down, and Mrs. l)cwhurst went up stairs, and I heard her ex-
claim, '• Oh Dewhirst, yeti have sao:hered the child." Mrs. Dew-
s hirst came down stairs and went out of the house, and I did not
see her for an hour afterwards. 1 said to my mates, ' Come, we
must ate into this,' and we went up etairs. Mr. Dewhirst called
out, " IVho comes here ?" I said, "The watch." He defied us,
and said we should not come in. We entered the room by force,
and I had some words with Mr. Dewhirst. He asked me, • how I
could do so, when he had behaved so well to me." I said, "if
you were my own brother, in such a shocking business I should do
as I have done." Tring, my brother watchman, pulled up a piece
of blanket from the floor, and he said, " berets a child." Mr.
Dewhirst said, " there is nothing the matter with the child." I
replied, " you a father, and say so; the child is covered with blood
and bruises." The blood was then issuing from its nose, mouth,
and neck. Mr. Dewhirst then took up • piece of rag and wiped
the child's face, and said, "taw what is the matter; there is no-
thing the matter with that child ; I have been doing all I could for
it ; ft fell down stairs ;" and he said something about " a day or
two before." Mr. Swift, the surgeon, then came in, and he gave
Mr. Dewhinit into my charge, as he could not examine the in-
fant while he way there, and I took him away in custody. I
desired Mr. Dewhint to put his coat on, and he was in a ter-
rible rage, and swore he would not go out of the room. I said
if he did not go out by fair means he should by foul. He said
that he had got something about him that would soon settle us;
I said we would try that on ; he then grew more calm, and was
taken to the watchhouse.

By a Juror—l can't say Mr. Dewhirst was in liquor; he was
in a great fury.
Mr. John Swift., a surgeon, of Newington, sworn.—On IVed-
ricsday morning I was called by Mrs. DCWIIiTII and Mrs. Adams,
who requested I would come to Mr. Dewhirst's house immedi-
ately. She said she thought her husband was tipsy and had lain
upon the child and suffocated it, and she was afraid it we dead.
I went with her to the house, and entered a back room up stairs
and saw Mr. Dewhirst standing in the middle of the room, in a
violent altercation with two watchmen. Mr. I). asked me what I
wanted there? I told him I came to see his child. Ile said he
would be cursed if I should see it. I told him if he did not treat me
with civility, I should quit his house. On looking about the room, I
saw the child; it was then alive, and covered over with a nig. I
took it off; and on seeing the child's condition. I told Mr. I). that it
Ice did nut sit down and conduct hinisclf properly while I examined
it ! should give him in charge. lie swore he would not, and I gave
him in charge, and he was taken down stairs. 1 then examined the
child, anal found corsiderable violence had been used upon the
thighs, legs, arms, particularly along the ,pinal column and, but-
tock. The whole external part of the head anal face were a mass of
violence, which was of recent infliction. (In looking round the
room, I saw several large patches of blood on the floor, and some
of them had the appearance of being just wiped up with a piece of
a flannel petticoat which lay on the ground, quite bloody. There
was a quantity of blond on the skirting-board, anal on the wall,
about a yard from the floor, with sonic human hair attached to it.
I went down stairs, and ordered a warm-bath to be prepared, and
seeing Mr. Dewhint sitting on a chair, I asked hint how it had
happened ? Ile said he had done nothing to the child, and that
the bruises on the face were caused by its falling down stairs some
days before. I asked hint for a candle, and he said he knew no-
thing about housekeeping or candles, and he could do very well if
he Marne a rogue of- a wife. Ile said he knew that he had done
something that would hang him. :Mrs. Dewhirst said, that her
husband hail had two candlew, and in his fury she supposed he
had destroyed them. The little candle I had at first, having burnt
out, I was kept an hour without a light or lire. When I procured
a light and hot water, I put the child into a bath, and it was then
in a dying state. The pupils of the eye were dilated, and it ap-
peared to labour under a compression on the brain. It was affected
with rattling iii the throat, and continued in that state till eleven
o'clock. when it died. This evening I opened the head, in com-
paoy another niet:ical man. 1 found ten or twelve ounces of
blood on the brain, and corresponding marks of violence on the
external surface of the skull. The pressure of the blood on the
brain caused death. There was sufficient external violence to cause
death. I fourth, in the niiddle of the room, a frothier strap, about
a foot and a half hong, an inch and a half wide, and a quarter of
an inch thick, upon which there were marks of blood.
Juror—Dial nut Mrs. Dewhirst see the child at all

Witness—l went away for some time after I had put the child
in the bath, and I told Mrs. Dswhirat to try to administer a little
brandy and water during my absence. After I had been in bed
about Italian hour, Mrs. Dewhirst sent for me again, and she said
that she had tried to put some brandy and water in the child's
month. but could not. as it had got the rattlings in ita throat, and
I could not get her to gm up to the child afterwards.
Thomas 'irring, a watchman, in East-lane, Walworth, confirmed
the evidence of Maclaurea, a, to his accompanying him to Dew-
hirst's house, about two o'clock on Thursday morning, and con-
tinued : we found the outer.gate fastened, and Machu en got over
it. (The witness described the opposition made by Dewhirst to
tbeir admission into the room. j Mrs. Dewhirst went upstairs, and
exclaimed, '• Oh led, my husband has murdered my child," and
she came down stun. On our going into the room, Mr. Vewhirst

" D—n the child, there is nothing the matter with it.--no
father In the world could have done better for it than I have done."
He also said, the child had been out at nurse, and he had paid
right shilling • a week for thirteen months. I asked him the cause
of the bruises on the child's head, face, &c., and lie said that the
child had fallen down stairs. I asked how long since ? and he
said, a week ago. (The witness produced a strap and a bundle of
thilds' wearing apparel, very much torn and bloody.)
Ales. Sarah Adams said, that she nursed the deceased for thirteen
mont!.s, the father called only once to see it. On her going to
Mr. Dewhirst to get her money, the child was not looked upon
scarcely.
John Adams being again examined, said, that when the children
of lie. Dewhirst came to his house, one of them said, that their
father hail dashed the child against the ground, and the other said
he had killed poor Caroline.
Joseph Snow, the night constable, swom.—On Mr. Dewhirst
being brought to the watchhouse, about four o'clock on Thursday
morning, I asked him what he had to say to the charge? and he
said it was not a proper place to answer the question. I searched
hint, and took a pen-knife front him and a button. He said, " you
do not suppose I am going to make away with myself, or to sisal-
' low the button." He said, that he hoped I would send for Dr.
Sibrec, of Illackfriars-toad, to examine the child, and he should
be satisfied with his decision. I then locked him up in the cage ;
during this time he foamed at the mouth. On the sante morning,
about 9 o'clock, I went to see the child, and found a pair of child's
stays with blood on them, the strings of which were tied, and they
1 appeared to have been torn oft' the person who wore them.
Mr. J. Thompson, a trunk-maker, of Lung-acre, sworn—l have
known the accused for two years; within the last six months he has
been in embarrassed circumstances. lie called a meeting of his cre-
ditors, and gave up all he had, and the creditors took a compost.
Lion, all except one. He called on me two months ago, and in-
formed me that the house which refused to compound with the rest
of the creditors had fulled a writ against him. On Sunday last lie
called on me k he was exceedingly wild; he said he should go to a
prison, that his family were starving, and that his brother had gone
out of town without seeing hint. I believe that Mr. Dewhirst has
been decidedly insane tar two months. I mentioned to many per-
sons, before this circumstance took place, that he was insane. Mr.
Dewhirst kept a carpet-warehouse in ltlackfriars-road.
Arthur Dewhirst was again examined by the Jurors—lle stated.
I did not see any one strike the deceased. She slept in the hack room.
Juror—Where did you and the other children sleep ?
Witness—ln the front room.
Jura—Did the deceased always sleep alone in the back room ?
Witness.—Not always ; she sometimes slept with us in the front.
The Coroner addressed the Jury. He said, that the child had
died from the most extraordinary violence committed on her person,
was a fact beyond dispute; and it only remained for the Jury to say
who was the poison or persons who committed it.
The Jury retired for a few minutes, and, on our re-admission,
the foreman read from a paper the following verdict :—" We are
of opinion that the child was killed by the violence of its father,
Dewhirst." . . .

The Coroner bound over the witnesses to give evidence on the
trial, at Kingston, and issnsd his western against the accuarAL
CHARGE OF MURDER.

[From the Leeds Ilfereary.l
()n Thursday se'nnight, an inquest was held. by James Wigles-
worth, Esq. of llalifax, one of the Coroners for the West Riding,
at the house of Mr. Pearson, the Star Inn, Rastrick, on the body
of James niggles, domestic servant of John Amiltage, Esq. of
M'oodhouse, in Itastrick, who had died on the preceding Tuesday,
in consequence of wounds received on the night of the 6th inst.
The following gentleman were sworn of the Jury :—Mr. Geo.
Crowther, of Fishy, foreman ; Mr. John Wilkinson, Mr. Thomas
Bottomley, of Resnick; Mr. Fenton Lambert, of Elland Hall,
Mr. William Coultas', Mr. William Watson, of Elland; Mr.
Abram Crowther, Mr. John Barber. Mr. Isaac Thwaites, of
Southourani ; 31r. Martin Manley, Mr. William iliddop, Mr.
William Seholefielii, of Brighouse.
This important investigation commenced at ten o'clock in the
morning, and was continued until midnight, when an adjournment
took place until the following day. The inquiry was resumed in the
forenoon of Friday, and did not terminate until eight o'clock that
evening, when the Jury returned a verdict of IVilfat Murder
against Anthony and John Bray, James and Christopher Tiffany,
James Ellis John Dyson, Henry Nuttall, and John Dawson;—
charging Anthony Bray as the principal, and the other seven as
accomplices, aiding and abetting in the murder.
From tile great length of these proceedings, it is impossible for
us, in the crowded state of our columns, to enter into the details
of the evidence given by the different witnesses, nor will this he
necessary, as all the material facts elicited by this inquiry may be
stated in a very narrow compass. No difficulty existed as to one
very principal object of the injuiry. It was perfectly clear from
the evidence of the surgeons who attended the deceased, and who
afterwards examined the body, that his death was occasioned by
violence, the skull being fractured, and a portion of the lock of a
gun actually protruded upon the brain.
It appears that on Friday, the sth of November, John Scott,
game-keeper to Sir George Armitage, of Kirklees, Be;M Emanuel
Brook, game-keeper to John Armitage, Esq. of iVoodhouse, in
Raietrick ; Janus Digg'.es, footman to the same gentleman ; and
Enorh Garside, an assistant, had been ranging the woods, &c. in
the manor of Fiaby, and came about eleven o'clock at night into
a public-house at the top of Bradley-lane, kept by R. Hepworth,
where they found the following persons:—Anthony and John Bray,
Junes and Christopher Tiffany, James Ellis, John Dyson, Henry
Nu:tall, and John Dawson. An altercation almost immediately
commenced between this party and the gamekeepers, occasioned
by sonic former grudge entertained by Ellis against the keeper of
Sir George Armitage, towards whom he used very violent language,
and threate.-ied to kill him. The quarrel afterwards became more
general, and a fight ensued between Ellis and Brook, in which the
latter had the advantage. The landlord with the view of preventing
any further virilence, prevailed upon the keepers to go into another
room, where they remained three quarters of an hour. when they
quitted the house about midnight. The other party had gone
about half an hour before, but it appears that they remained near
the house, and as se,n as niggles and his companions went out,
they assailed them with stoney. It is material here to state, that
the keepers had three guns loaded, which they had deposited in a
holly bush, near the public-house, and on being thus attacked they
ran to secure their pieces. The assailants continuing to throw stones
at them, Brooke was twice struck, the latter time just after he had
recovered his gun, and with so much violence that he was knocked
down. This so much irritated him that he fired off his piece, and
slightly wounded Anthony Bray in the head and hand. The gun
was loaded with shot No. 4, and shot of this description was after-
wards extracted from the head of Bray. The firing of the gun by
Brook induced the other party to conic to close quarters. Scott,
the game-keeper of Sir George Armitage, and Enoc!‘ Gareide, the
assistant, sought safety in flight, and Brook and Digglea had to
sustain the whole weight of the encounter. After a short struggle
they were disarmed, and the assailants made a most cruel use of
their victory, by beating them with the butt ends of their guns in
the most savage manner, leaving them, as they supposed, dead on
the field ; and one of the prisoners, Anthony Bray, perceiving that
niggles moved, turned back and struck him twice on the head with
the butt end of his gun, saying he would quiet him. 'limy then
threw the body, which appeared to be I d'eless, over the fence into
the lane, and went away. The other two keepers now returned to
the assistance of their wounded companions ; and niggles, though
so dreadfully hurt, contrived to walk to the public4toune, from
which indeed they had not proceeded more than two hundred yards.
The whole these occupied in the affray did not exceed a quarter of
an hour. Giggles was afterwards conveyed to hie. Armitage's
house, where he was aoentled by Dr. Alexander, of Halifax, Mr.
Fryer. of Resnick, and Mr. Hopkinson, of Brighouse, surgeons:
but every abut to save him proved unavailing, and lie expired, as
we before stated, on Tuesday morning. This unfortunate man
was in his 34th year, and had been in the family of Mr. Armitage,
by whom he was much respected, ever since he was a boy. Mr.
Annitage is most deeply affected by this melancholy catastrophe.
Both the guns were broken ; the piece which Brook tired was found
near the place where Digglee had been knocked down, the other
was found in an adjoining field on Friday ; it was still charged,
thought the barrel had been broken front the stock. All the pri-
soners were young men, some of them not more than Ili years of
age ; only one of them is married, and they all reside within to •
miles of the place where this dreadful occurrence took plate, in the
hamlets of Deighton, Sheepridge. and Netheroyd-hill. All the
prisoners, with the exception of John Bray and John Thorson,
were removed to York Castle, on Monday. Bray, who was not
apprehended until Tuesday night, is in custody at Halifax, and
Dawson, who has absconded, is yet at large. We think it but jug-
tire to the prisoners to remark, that the preceding narrative ought
to be considered as an ex parte statement, as it is tn. inly drawn
from the evidence of the prosecutors. All the persons likely to
have given a more favourable account of the transaction being
im-
plicated in the charge.

ItINCONTRE WITH A DESPEILATI GANG OF PO•CHICIS.
—About two o'clock on Monday morning last, a murderous
rencontrc took place in the township of Walton-le-dale,
between three gamekeepers belonging to Walton Hall, the
scat of H. Hogliton, Esq., and a gang of four poachers.
'l' he gamekeepers being on the watch to protect the pre-
serves, were directed by repeated firings to the woods where
the pheasants are accustomed to roost, and cattle in sight of
four men a short distance from Biding's Farm. The poach-
ers immediately stood in line, presented their firclocks, and
two if not three of the guns went off. One of the keepers,
named Dennis Carter, received the contents of one of the
pieces in the lower part of his side, having involuntarily
turned nearly round as the guns were discharged. All
this took place without a single word being uttered by any
of the parties. The poachers then retreated, and were pur-
sued by the two keepers who had escaped unhurt. To ar-
rest the flight of the marauders, one of the keepers took
AIM towards the ground, and hit one of the party on the
heel. This man was secured and brought for examination
before 'l'. B. Addison, Esq. in the course of Monday. To
allow time for further investigation, he was remanded to
the House of Correction, and will be brought up again in
a few days. The other men are not yet taken. The
poacher in custody is named William hiller. He comes
from Longridge, where his father was killed by an acci-
dent in a stone quarry a short time ago. The wounded
gamekeeper, we are happy to learn, is recovering.-t-Prestun
Ctrs/tic:4..

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SPORT'

HUNTING INTELIA

The Cortamare Hounds will meet awan...-
on Thursday at Curie Bytham, and on Friday at Preitio.-at
quarter before eleven.
The South IV Subscription Hounds will meet to-morrow at
Fulletby Mill, on Thursday at Ilalton Holgate, and on Sum*
at lievestry--at eleven.
The lkauniaris Hounds will meet to-morrow, at the Runtal
House and on Friday at Rhos Francis—at eleven.
The Anglesey Hounds will meet on Wednesday at the Maddock
Inn.
The Earl of Harewood's fox-bounds will meet on Wednewlsr
KtiMal.lane ; and on Friday at Tockwith—at ten.
'the Badsworth fos-hounds will meet to-morrow, at Nottaa'•
lage ; on Thursday, at Bolton bridge; and on .*.aturil.iy, at Ibil-
leton--at ten.
The Berkeley Hounds will meet to-morrow at Lew

aursday at l'etswonh Town End, and i'riday at Nuneham.
Sir Jacob Astley's Hounds will meet on Wednesday at Egan
Friday at Felbrigg Park. and on Monday, at the kennel.

Alf. Dewing 's Hounds will meet eitWedileaky at t•e:rmne.
The West.aere Stag-hounds will meet on Friday et turle.tv.ue.
Mr. !lay's Foz-hounds will meet w-tuarrow at Brouglitor
and on Friday at Wrine

1101tifIlLE CIRCUIMITAIiCi.--On Friday, if the hOUIIdS
of the Marquis of Waterford were drawing for $ fa °`'
Mount Misery, near this city, they came to a fault, vile''',
on some of the gentlemen riding up, it was discovered 621
they bad found an infant, in appearance recently dead,
had devoured a great part of the body. An inquest '
subsequently held by Alderman Evelyn, coroner, but r
evidence was adduced to throw any light on this toysterica:*
circurnstance.—]laterhrd Mail.

BIRTHS.
On Saturday se'nnight, a poor woman named Larking. of
is on, was delivered of three fine children, who, with their mothd.
all died in the course of the same day.
On Fridsy, the l'Jth instant, in Hyde Park-place, Cumbcrlci
Gate, the lady of William Alexander Mackinnon, Esq. of

MARRIED.
At Dminster, Wm. Speke. Esq., eldest son of Wm. Sr'
Esq., of Jordan's House, to tieorgtana Elisabeth, etch:natl....l..
of fl m. Henning, Esq., of I)illiugson House, in the cos:.,
Somerset.
On the Ilth instant, at the Parsonage, Selby. the Ileaceod.
John Sharpe, rector of that parish, in :he screwy-ninth year "1
his age.

DIED.
On the 13th instant, at Eastbourne, LUC,, eldest dauglar
the late Revaend Sir Wm. Wray, &at., of Darnley, in Pair
shire.
On Saturday se'nnight, at Liverpool, aged 47, Mr. Robert Wes
son, the celebrated pugilist.
Lately, at East Denham, Norfolk, at the advanced age of °le
hundred and three years a poor woman of the name .4
Fumble
This venerable person retained ha faculties till 'ohm a mtmtb
her decease.

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BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. Y Benjamin Martindale, jun. Gate-street, Lincoln' lee e.,, money-scrivener, from November 23 to January,ll, sat --"'mt • N
the Bankrupts' Court. elac,. , _...-
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BANKRUPTS.
(3harles Styring, jun. ands and shovel mift ~,,, to surrender, December 1,2, January I. al teal ur,llle-",
Angel Inn, Sheffield. Solicitors, Messrs. 'Naga and" e --., LIE
Coleman-street; and Mr. C. Brookfield, Sheffield. ressi, N 0
George Samson, commonly. called George Dixon, of Barb' iA. 62 lie.
stun, Sussex, carpenter and joiner, December 4, at eight, te.- 3 lief
January I, at ten, at the New Inn, Brighthelmston - '''-'.
Mr. H. Faitlifull. Bri hthelniston • and Mr. E. C. • ' '
Min-lane, Cornhill.
ce...bc
William Greening, Hampstead, carpenter, Novembe r viral .
eleven, December 11, and January I, at twelve, at the Ihr6.,_-• ' • d welt.
Court. Solicitors, 3lesers. Saunders and Bailey chide -ft to be
Fitzroy-square.
lie bees
William Hyatt, Dorset.street. Manehester-squsre uple.. a write
November 27, December 4, and January 1, at eleven, at rite el ' el wtiet
g 4: I.l,,:l,fildZt it,ll.t:l:c
nips' Court. Solicitors, Messrs. Harvey and Wilson .1447 c beio.l
Inn fields.
he lica
William Sanders, Wood.street, Cheapside, and COtenti, Pay tile
bon-manufacturer, November 27, December 11, and Janie, 9 of I
at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, Mews sbei,l"4 pal
Thomas, and Limed, Cloak-lane.
John Henry Browne, Clapham, linen-draper, Novell*? ) y %IP=
December 4, at eleven, and January 1, at ten, at the Dee"
Court. Solicitor, Mr. D. Jones, Srae.lane. incipal
Robert Buncembs, Well-street, Mile End New Town, exi or hot
potato dealer, November 2), at eleven, December 7. aid Je lot"
I, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, Maim. ' Dam
and Taylor Cloak-lane. N.B.
Robert hanks, Paddington-street, Mary-la-bonne, tailor • ads
vember 23, December 4, and January I, at ten, at the 13 .'
Court. Solicitor, Mr. Farris, Surrey-street, Strand. TL
Anthony Ellis, Mare.atreet, Hackney, carpenter and lice - 101
November 27, December 7, and January I, at twelve, a 3; e etth
Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, Messrs. Ashley and litodze.
Tokenhouse-yard. ,
Nicholas May, Albion-terrace, St. Dunstan, Stepney, 6i
On all
November 27, at eleven, December 7, and January 1. at us,
the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Hutchison, trUll.qc year
tam
Threadneedle-street.
The DIVIDENDS, furl
December 14. George Bennett and John Bennett, Lin:eft& In add
ton with Harbriek, Lancaster, tanners, at eleven, at the 1164 Ttll'
Horse, Preston.
rag
December 11. James Gibson, Liverpool, merchant, at mot*
office of Mr. Holden, Doran'e-lane, Liverpool.
Additi
December 14. Wm. Tollett, Plymouth-Dock, grocer, st st, g will
Elliott's Devonport /fete!, Devonport.
n
December 14. Gerrard Blackband, °rood!, Stafford, ga a eep e m iva
eleven, at the Red Lion Inn, Newport, Salop.
December 6. Christopher Goulder, Dilham, Norfolk ft, For th
~36,, tier of
four, at the White Swan Inn, Norwich. ,
December 11. Thomas Teulon, Warrington, Lancaster, at 4 The n
yen, at the Bankrupts' Court.
November 27. George Brown, Bridge-road, Lambeth, ti,..a. es einee
the
chandler, at one, at the Bankrupts' Court.
l
December 11. William Clegkom, Rateliff.highway, 31kelere Poidiited 1
cheesemonger, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Proper
December 11. John Isaac Cossart and Peter Comet, Clarefts Dan
lane, wine-merchants, at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court. Djo
December 111. Win. Honeysett, Dalston, Hackney, arrow, iced
at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court.
December 11. Walter Wood, Thomas Smith, Robert isft. C3:ese
and John Stein, IVorkington, Cumberland, bankers, at tre:vse
the Bankrupts' Court.
A:
December 18. John Lush and William Lush, Iligh.Boltai r
distillers, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court.
December 18. John Woollies, IVoolwieh, timber-mediae-tot ix 14e.
oil the
ten, at the Bankrupts' Court.
December 15. Francis Falkner, Manchester, warehousetese, a r.win;
eleven, at the Star Inn, Manchester. rautag
December 16. Richard Broughall, Little Ness, Salop, ham, st
eleven, at the Guildhall, Shrewsbury.
December 13. Joseph Enoch, Birmingham, brush-traket, '
.nd mar
twelve, at the %b'hite Horse Inn, Birmingham. eat intr
CERTIFICATES.-Drcuma 11. , 'umber
Frederick Harris, Lisle-street, laicester.square, dealer.-
Webb, Wellington, Salop, innkeeper.-John Walker, Mancha. Typet
ter, nom-dealer.-George Pugh, Sheerness, linen-draper-Baja Co. here
min Matthews, Chamber-street, Goodman's-fields, liqueramt. 184/. 31
chant-John IVilkins, Warminster, corn.factor.-Abrshau Jack. !avowal
son, Hillgrove-street, Gloucester, baker.--,John Boultiog, llskiel all the f
Essex, linen-draper.--James Fairhead, Creasing, Eases, jobber. , as
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
Richard Pinnell and Thomas Dan. Doddrell, Bristol, IIMIes" any tame
Henry W. Delavan, E. C. Delavan, and John T. Nona. 80. illittl,`
mink am, and New York and Albany.-Laurence Bribed sod
p.brokei tame se_
Thos. George Rodwell, Trinity-square, Tower.hill, st.i
--Sarah Temputy and George Richard Tempany. Bolles6trat ahos
~'
Cavendish-square, tailors--John Brewer and Henri Base ,A'''' •
Northumberland-alley, lenchurch-sireet, earpenters---13iblfte. 4 Walty
end and John Stead. Barnsley, York, spat-merchants-JO Spelt
Evans and William Joseph Huffy. Budge-row, pintails-1.1. AZAI
Kensington arid James Join, Threadneedle-street, wine.oserttas with
-Hensley %Yuman and Robert Gooch, Strand, tea-dealer.-11c. rev pre
Jones, jun., Henry Newsham, and Joseph Brereton, Laos, 'apical
mast.dealers.-George Cramp and George Kirkby, Combo, oyal
booksellers.-George Newton and William Newton, Failuors on the
and Manchester, muslin-manufacturers.-John Marsh and rasa .Month,
Grimy, Liverpool, master-earters.-Dos. Bland and Wm. Bedfast. 5.
London, insurance-brokera-Mary Millington and Purney Sillies 10,1
Thames-street, London ; Greenwich, Kent ; Swalwell, %%Plus 1
Winlaton-mill, Dunstan, and High and Low Team. Durham, in a 1
iron and steel-manufacturers.-Hobert Standley and Walter Sot- Co, so
mey, Poole, coal-dealers.-Cornelius Lawler and Stephen Quick. ____
Old Broad-strect, booksellers.--Thos. Nicholson and Willisa ~.,, IL,
Hawkins. Hertford. attorneys-Thomas Buckley, John Ti" 1..._, r.
lor, and David Garlick, ltoytoo, Lancaster, cotton-spinners.
n.e hue.
from the Returns made in the week ending the 17th day of Nos "
d is phi
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Segar, millpond p.,ercbdcogi
1824, is 31s. 4d. per hundred weight, exclusive of the duties
~_
..t..t,
Customs paid or payable thereon on the Importation thereof as ;:1-IL.
Great Britain.
1,n,1e,1
4:. 4.,. 1
Average pries of Corn from the Returns received in the Weld ,r,,..,i.
ending Nov. 13, 1824. la. 61.
Wheat. ' Barley. I Oats. I Rye. I Beans. I Pam 23, 61
s. d. 1 d. s. a. d. s. .1. a. d. ad. P.S..
65 1 37 7 21 11 37 18 41 6 di 11 arid CA
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