The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-16 00:00:00

HORRIBLE MURDER AT VINCEYN'ES.

[From the Jossnhei des Deoats.l
A horrible crime was committed yesterday at noon in the wood
of Viticennew. The following facts we consider as authentic t
Ilenritta 4. harione Herne, residing in Rue de Verneuil, No. 66,
had two male children at school at Madame Soudienx, Rue du
Terrier, No. 72, at Vincennes. These children were called Charles
Gerbault and Augustus Gerbault; the eldest ids years of age. the
other five. Madame Herrin, their mother, often came tone them,
and aniusEd hersrif with walkiag with theta in the wood of Vin-
cennes. Yesterday, she can.e at half-past tea to Madame Son•
' diens. and after dressing her children, she walked with Vann to. t
wards the wood, by the road called Div Minimes. It was rainy
weather, and Sladame Ilerrin carried an umbrella to protect the
children ; a mows dressed in a pink gown, with a hornet of the
1 same colour, end tarryiog a black shawl, approached the children.
' pmised their heat.• v. sod kiesed them.
k Scarce a mime-. elapsed;when a man about ft trty years of age.
dreamed in a Mu: .ditig-coar, came from out of th wood, drew near
Madame Herrin, sihs had the children by the hand, and embractd
the eldest, who :.narediately exclaimed, ~ Mountie, mantma r
The a nee' had , .tinged a knife in the throat of the child. While
the mother was looking what it was that had made her eldest hay
scream, the same person assassinated the youngest. lle then dis-
appeared In the 'tool. The piercing cries to which the unhappy'
mother gave vent attracted some permns, and in a few minutes the
NIT lIRLIV. WELCII'S FEMALE PILLS base cab- raithary rem:heel 0 i wood. A suspicious man has been arrested
V nosed the sanction mil approbation of Gentlemen of the near Bee Mini .ter t he is called Papavoine. Ile is a native of
Medical l'rofession, as a safe and valuabh Medicine, in removing filloay (Bur ), fat tote days rending in Paris, in the Alley de St.
obstructions, and relieving; ocher inconvett;•nces to w:tich the female Pirrre, at t.e Hotel de la Provideece. Ile wan recogaised by 31a.
frame is liable, especially those which cat an early period of life dame Herrin as the assassin of her children. This individual had
frequently arise from want of exercise sod general debility of the purchased t: e same morning a dinner knife from Madam Jeane, a
system. They create an appetite, correct indig scion, remove cutler, app site the mule. The supposed assassin has likewise
giddinem and nentous head-ache, and La:eminently useful in windy, been identieed by this person.
disorders, pains in the stomach, ahorrtess of breath, and palpini- The feu.aledressid in pink has likewise been arrested; her name
C.ons of th.: heart. is l:lotilde Alalveruit, Ts-Malin,: in Rue Ileauregard, No. 3d.
Purchasers are requested to remark, that, as a testimony of au- This atrocionscf me is enveloped in strange circumstances, which,
thenticity, each bill of directions is signed with the name of P.' doubt. justice will deer up. About a year since, a man named
"C. liearsiey," in writing ; sold wholvsale eatl retail in London Itousseau, came to Vincennes for the purpose of discovering the
by %V ighttnan, No. Mi, ileet.street ; Itarelay and Sons, Fleet- house where two children, one of five, tied the other of four years
market; Newberry and Sons, St. Paul's Church-yard ; Sutton and of age, were at school. This individual returned five or six days
Co., Bow Citurch-yard ; Sanger' 130. thrord-str• et, opposite ago to make fresh search ; it is even said that he offered 1.0110 franca
Bonthstreet ; Evans and Son, Long-lane, Smitidivld ; Johnson, to tote pvrson who could discover where they resided. indi-
Week-street, Soho; Hurler and Solis. Cheaesidel Godfrey Al'indus, vidual lodged at an inn, Rue !townie.
Bishopsgate-street ;H. film:krill. 33, Whitcchapel ; and by all The bodies of tile unfortunnie victims lie at the house of the
Country Venders, at' s. Ikl. per Box. Mayor of %•iocenties. The supposed assassia has seen them, but
•.* It is necessary to inform the Public that Kearsley's is the did not evince the slightest emotion.
', only original and genuine Medlzine, :sad has been prepared by Papavoine and the woman Malverasit have been sent to Paris,
them fur more than thirty years. and placed at the disposal 4 M. le Proeureur_de Ittsi.

TO PREVENT IMPOSITION.
A ROWLAND anti SON, Sole Prorrictor• of the
1.• ORIGINAL, and GENUINE MACAtiSAR OIL, re-
spectfully beg to announce to the Nobility, (jenny, and Public at
large, that in ceder to prevent the many Allude t .at are daily prac-
tised by llagrantlmpostorsolleringbase imitations of their invaluable
Oil, they have, at a very eooaiderable expense, produced a new
Envelope for the small Bottles ; the I•easer whica contained Straw.
coloured paper, is now White, sith an Engraving from a Steel
Plata of singular construction, and extreme ditiit uity of execution.
The words Rowland's Macassar Oil, in Elicit Lytters, on a Pattern
of Lace, forms the principle of the Label, under which is the signa.l
ture in red, A. Rowland and Son, No. ':D, U•aton Garden. forming a
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tiniqut wrapper, in which is enclose-I tae Genuine Bottle of
Macassar Oil, with a treatise on el.: Hair (a rew Edition). The
IYrapper is sealed at each end with :he an and address of the
Pmprietors, who again request a strict °beet :ance of the above,
without which none can be genuine. The large.. Buttlts have the
Yellow Paper as before, with the new laLel.