The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-05-04 00:00:00

SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.

At the New Bethke', St Georges Fields, • most horrid
circumstance took place me Sunday morning lest. A Ise.
milk, named Patrick Walsh, an ineomble patient, wbu haw
bees confined in Botble. sweetie of Mike lean, by some
mesas obtained possession of the blade of w long knife, and
one side of a misses'. Walsh had for•severel mouths sheers
a spirit of enmity tower& another iscumable patient, 'mined
Dennis Leeward, who be. beesreentised in Bethke' 111 years:
they had frespseutly quarrelled upon religious sad politiral
subjects, sod several times bad fought, bat were parted by the
keepers. About a quarter of ass hoer past 11 o'clock ass last
Sunday morning • cry of " Murder!" proceeded from the
airline grimed, the place where She kswelies who are not out.
rsgeoes are allowed, from tee o'clock is tie morsieg to six
iu the emoting, is walk for she hreetis of their health, but
always gstai,led by a keeper. Osie ef• the keepers, named
Tbonass lisibsus, who was au the mewed about tea yard*
from Walsh, but whom back happened to be toward,
tuned toned on heswiug the cry, sad saw Walsh etli 'logged
stabbing at Demi, Leonard with • lgife. He ran to the
spot mud saw Walsh thrust the blade of the knife into 1.• e.
nerd's neck, end before be could. Feasibly /*perste sheep,
Leopard had received several other deep wassnels, ape of
which split Isis NOM fives she Midge So the cad sled down to
the lips einepletely into the mouth. Walsh Show raw away,
with Ilse knife its hie heed, sad swage be would kill the brit
ghat attempted lo take it frees hies. Smith awl Basks, two
other keepers, came op mid atienspled to *ware him, hat
strange to say, another lueaterommed Collins, who • few
days before was as outrage's. as• Walsh, bet who iis remark.
ably ceasing, west behind Walsh, pet his seem routed him,
sad dragged him lathe 'praised, while one of the keepers took
the knife from him, and also* peels( arimarsomd Asally
secured him is his cell. Daring this time Dr. Wright, the
asperieteedast of the Hospital, had here veiled Ns assist
Leeward. He (owed him is a &Reggaes dreadful to describe.
He had no less than seven mortal emends shoat mitimis
parts of his body, several of the admits havbsg •IIeINO di.
'witted. One wound ow hie back was oix inches in depth.—
•the was removed to • bed, and expired is adieu. 15 wsiawiri,
How Walsh hemse peewee& of such a dinageroes eosins-
meat could not at first be devised.

An Inquest was srennioised to sit on the body on Tuesday
night. Mr. Stratmon, the Dormer for Leedom mid South.
'wask, and a respectable Jury; sat weveral boors at the COM-
misititeroass of tetbleen, and investigated the atria--
The officers of the establishment, whose chief duly fur their
mat safely, as well as far that of others, is to peewee. deo-
gerous weapoas from getting into the hands of lunatics, were
completely acquitted of all culpable negligence. It was
states, in evidence that there were me beiges allowed to the
patients, except those made of bone; sad that some glavel
and tubbish had beer gives by the Corentisisionen of the
Roads to the establishment at Bethlens, to raise the siting
ground, it bring previously as loess the water in the Hive,
Thames at low water mark, send very damp ;•• member
of articles have been picked mot of this soil, and it is he-
belted that Walsh found she knife•blade sod seismal* there.
The knife had evidently brew roc-rally sharpened us a
stone, it is supposed by Walsh himself. The Jurymen wrist
to Welsh's cell, where he was lying ow a- bed Of straw, with
• ►lsuket over his body, sad his hoods and feet closiwed.
He was iuterroitutt4 by Dr. Wright, and his replies eve-
viewed the majurity of the Jeerers, that be was isesuse.
He said, that he was glad he had killed Leonard, sell then,
in as incoherent straits, talked about his brine biters to
deeds givers, tiotee, and vowing to lite artist. He said he
was an Algerise,and then as Irishman; he ►ad bees bora
massy Sims.. and killed many times, Ike.
De. Wright and three other witnesses deposed, that
Walsh was insane at the time he ingicteil the wound which
produced the death of Leonard, and the Jnry returned the
(unerring verdict:—" The death of Detests Leonard was
produced by his being Cut and stabbed in various pets of
the Ludy with a knife, by a man mooed Patrick Walsh, who
was insane at the lisle he committed the act."

The wife of Cooper. on hrarisig on Friday that
he► butdassid .had rece►ved sentence of death, was
seised with frenzy, and lies in a dreadful state at
her lodgings near Montague-street, Wlotechapel.
Tus Avasusag Ron.—For some years punt •
very rampant and climb►ng ruse has been cultivated
in Scotland, under the name of Ayrshire Rove.
Such is the rapidity of the growth or its lung len.
der shoots, that one plant has been known to cover
• gable-wall twenty feet high, stud a side-wall
double that length, tit the course of two seasons. It
has been therefore in much request for covering
out-houses, and disguising offensive walls or pall-
ing. It is an exotic species, and nearly allied to
the sosa arvensis. or white dog.rore. By niiiitite
inquiry, however, it appears that the Ayrshire rose
is most probably a native of North
Experience has folly established the policy of
toting at this seas,.,, ul tlw year au Aperient Med.cine
that will net ashy art en the •Basel•, but also on the Liver
and Constitution. Such a physic is the BelleAL A NTS 11111.1.0111
PILLSi whic►, by-carrying uff Bile, eurrecting the Secretions,
and purifyiag tbe•Bbnsd, efA.ctuatty prevent ern, pi km
and other *sews at the Skin, and protect the system
• against those eenspiaiat. of the head, he. • which rear
during smuts« and ■utuna. Dueler Bascitar, of Paris,
in his Treatise an Apupleay, highly recommends these Villa
as a must effectual remedy for relieving the head and pea.
vesitiug apoplexy. As a cuerector of bile saddle ihipative
orgasm. loag esperitims la the East Indie►, and is this
ewantry, wider the direction etas emineut Physician,. has
Proved them to ►e ail invaluable discovery --Tee prevent he-
, position- diet/deal these nos is coallead to I►tr. Asinpm
Igo, usiorilmeter; Mr. Harris, corner of M. Pa•Ps Chord,
yard; 170, Piemilillyomposlte ; said the Ma.
Meal Hall, opposite the Church is Brentord. Ample
aireedoim accompany each has.