The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-20 00:00:00

P.4RUICII)E.

IVe have this week Its Odd to the catalogue of
horrid murders recently e tted, our which has
occurred ist our owl, neighbourhood, actucrly infe-
rior to any in atrocity. as appears by the et itlence,
given before the Coroner, Alr. Brook, and leis Jury,
on Tuesday lust.
In a small collage on the side of Grange Moor, near the
column usually known by the name of. the Dumb Steeple.
lived Jaunts Chtesborisugb, along with his mother, and his
mother's broths r. The young lusts, w INS is 'dorm 27 yea,* old,
is a pis ram of weak intellect. On 'flint 'day aternuon,a
dis-
pute originated Is twee.' the y g mass and his midlier, re-
Opt ctiog some tobacco, a thing ut sheds be was psission.stely
fossil, she basing just purchased and In ought WOO' Lome
with her, and of which she refused 10 give I any
pail. Irritated by this refusal, he attempted to take it
out of his mother's !wows, a hire she had previously ton.
resoled it. lier brother, Janus Ilanisistrtois, interfcrs 11 to
pits rid this, a hen ateestaa weals sttah•lwd op the coal-rake
f the tire-side, and struck hum a violent Wow on the aide
of the heart, ahich fractured his skull, and breath* the Ohl
man to I lir ground. The young wretch furiously repeated
his blowy, hruke his uncle's left arm, and otherwise so
much bruised hint, that an amputation must take place, if
indeed that operation be able to save the pour old atais's
life. lii. mother went to a neighbour's house iss procure
assistance, alms, lute sue OW 1 her on her whilst, and saying
with an oath that he would give it her, levelled a furious
blow at IN•r head, by which hir skull was seveiely fractuteel.
Not couteut with this he repeated his blows, with cute of
which broke her left arm, nod with another made a large
bole betwixt her ►houlders, sufficicat alone to bare cost her
her life. The poor creature languished in great agony till
the following slay, whtu she expires!. 'flu• inhuman wretch,
hi r son, arts esliattly taken into custody, and after 11w
iiiii wr's Jury badjoinial a verdict of Frillest ;border araiust
him, was committed by Mr. Brook, to York Castle.
We understand that soma• of his sleight • think the
young matt to be iu a state of derangentt i.l—!/seeds Mer-
cury.)

An old house in Fox- I, Ray-street, the hack part of
which looks upon the busy ing-ground of St. Ja naes's. Clerken
well, hail stood empty for many mouths, and was filet going
In complear ruin, when, about five or six weeks ago, it was
taken lay a man who was an entire stranger in the neigh-
bourhood, and who appealed to have no use for it, except
for a few bosons in the middle of she night, and then all tinge
noises and hustle were ()flail beard. 'Phis circumstance ex-
cited a good dent of curiosity; but Ilse nature of the Ami-
nes% carried ma there was never ascertained until Saturday
...mg, whets a little girl, alio aas playing in the cham-
ber of Ilie adjoinnig house, accidentally diseoYeeril
small aperture in the wall, soil applying her rye to it,
she peictived the 'lead body of • mina surelcheil out upon
ihr floor, and entirely naked. The pour child, in all
agany of tea roe, flew to her laments, anal the neighbourhood
was instantly in eunfusi .... , and she intelligence carried to
the 101(1011. In coositiortice, sevo.roil of the recent graves
win 1111 l 1441100-1 y issocoirol, and no Las than six ratios were
found virility. It app. ars slim Ike I was taken by ft.
siirreciiini men for the purpose ut storing the bodies fur
which they could nod find sale ell Oise first night of disinter_
menu There was, however, wily • coorisse foooitiol iii it at the
time ow dim•swiTy so as inadc, Lai thew Was silt Ike lieermiaty
impleniviilia of Ilia. hos rible era") in abundance. such as CM 419,
41"1", maflnrks. sacks, tse. It wail oh d that the under
sr alou i.r grave-digger was very bossily employed at au early
boar in Ilse gin keening file earth shout several u•
the graves which a prai cd to h •ve he cu