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London, England, 1818-10-09 00:00:00

CORONEIrS INQUEST.

laquisition was held yesterday at this frown, Northolt,
haoretail 'entwine, FAq on the body of Thetas'
Bernal, Eaq: off' Nolilsolt;swho shot himself.
Remy Jarboe* swore —He was servant to the deceased,
at Northolt. Us kiseiday les!, about use o'clock in the
afternouu' the servant girl, Nisei Bolton, came running to
bine (she's filling a dealt-cart in the farm yard), and said
that her minter bad shut himself in the rich.yard ; on witness
•gettiag them, be saw leis master lying on his' bock;t was
shot in the left side, and covered with blood, and was
dead and stiff. _ _

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mines.% mistress said, he was first missed about eleven
o'clock ; a gun was lying on the ground behind him, about
the distance of a yard and • half; he supposed the deceased
had staggered when falling. lle never knew his master go •
ilhootiog, or carry a gun for any other porpose--the ram-rod
Waal* his left hand (having the gout in his right, which was
Hard 10 'ts side). Demised said to deponent, between five
sad six in the murniug, " Harry, I have been unwell all
night. I have counted every hour by the cluck." ThWre wee
sio man sbuut the house but himself. Witness assisted his
master's servants in conveyiag him into the house'. He then
went to the Crown, to fetch air. Giblet, and to Harrow, fur
a doctor.
Rebates Cron deposed, she lived with deceased npwards
of twelve yeari as housekeeper; Its left witness in the house
`boot six o'clock with a oin, which was missing about
Meal, hied the little gitl, Nancy Suitor, saw her master
take it; ha went out without his hat or stick ; he refined
to toll where the gun was, nand it could not be folind.—
He got a pistols few days before, but she took it from him ;
she believed be was deranged, and meant to put a period
Is hie PIN lelller j She applied to the doctor, anti con .......
eased her suspicious, which he ridicultd, but advised her to
du every thing she could for him. Witness had seen him do
many eccentric things. She added, the deceased told her
we day site would be the longest lieu-, and that heshould
ale ensidi seism' Ana sbeexpecteil, abd, when dead, in whose
Weds es Woe his aßairs, lac. Sono after this ha was welk-
in In • melascholy way by his Ssh.pund, when witness set
two or three persons to watch him, and had nut that been
the coo, she believed lie would have drowned himself. She
had other reasons fur believing hint iimane, and that the dr-
awer' died by his town hand, through as insane mind,
hooglit on Vy family trembles. The gun was hie sun's.
Nasey Rohm stated, she was servant to the deceased ;
allot six o'clock ca.illomiay mooning last, the saw him go
out with the gun, orbit* his, son Thomas' asked for at eight
o'clock ; elm told hide bialiiher bad it, who Would nut tell
where N was He was Missed shoot Orval o'clock, and nu
seerobing, whiten found him iu the rick-yard, lying oa his
hot, decd.
• /offal respectable geallemeoldepimed to the insanity of
tbd envied, which they attributed to family troubles.—
Verdict -4ismintry

From the Gaol Calendar at the General Quarter-
Sestoorsa. a tolerably correct idea may be formed of
the baste of the lower order* in the several counties
of gleglaild. In Norfolk. many are committed for
steam, larkies—in Suffolk. peas sod
floompohire. hogs—and in Wales, leeks sad onions':
ft is told,' that BON•PARTK would newer 1w told
any dimemoioila, or diatancrs, in the new French
qieasures.,atod that if by chance as.. (officer answered
according to the new 'pima, he would reply, " I
&nit understand your new meanies ; tell sue the
dirtsoee Ju feet." 4 •
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POLICE. ,v
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sinvgraitre.
A charge apiast Thongs Norris bas for some lino be,
onder investigation, fur stealing a 401. Bank of England
note.' Morris was employed by Eleanor Mlswath, wile et'
the tameless to Gunter, Eio of Earl's-cum t, 'im-
pieties, to repair and put on a lock on a La. In ah w
days afire she missed • 40L k note, which sea in
tocket-loOk in the box, auel which she was positive was safe
elms E(orris was emp!oyed on the lock of the and 1w
baying absconded since,,plie suspected hint to be the rubber.
Abosit the time of the discovery of the robbery, homes
Morris, the brother of Tboonas Morris, great to Mr. Sint
uposia's sale-sloop iii Ilse. Strand, ann purchmed a coat, in
pityMeist fur Which lie tendrred n 40! Bank smote, rlrish
Ilia. Simonetta mist out to a neighbour to get changed, lost
on recollection she declined taking the ehadge from lo
neighbour, act pecking it ',as either forged or that it bad
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hobo; she therefore made an excuse to James Marti.,
that on account of the large amount of Ibe note she conlit
not get it changed, and mast send it to the Busk, which she
did by her 'anent, James Ward, erb,o, after' lie had got the
Note cheesed for small Ones, absconded, and bas nut been
beard of since. '
James Morris Was afterwards lake• into custody, when
be stated diet he had received the 401. note from his brother,
Thomas Morris, who told him he had found it. After some
time be wag discharged, and Tbomas.Morria taken into ear-
and his brother James Mode • witness against him ;
a difficulty arose as to the identity of the note, which was
produced by William Mottle, of, the Accountant's Office; in
the Bank of Englaud, and the charge against the k'risuaire
was considentlity strengthened by Benjamin Jolla., a shore_
man to his father, iu Holywell-street, who happened to be
in the Office by chance, ati the time of the elliNllllll4lioll of
the Prisoner, when he recognised him as coming to his
(lather's shop, on Sunday enortsiog, tee- 13th of *totemlier,
and parebased Clothes to the amount of between 61. and 71`,
and tendered a 401. Bank note in payment. He took the
usual precaution of asking the prisoner's name and addresii,
when he said his-name was Wallis, and that he lived at Fii I-
barn,mwhicb lie wrote on the note, and pointed out his
was on the note produced by Mr. %Vattern
Houle, of the Accountant's Office, in the Batik of Euglaine.
however, did not satisfy Mr. Jonas, its to the correct.
ness of the account the Prisoner gave of himself, to give
him change ft* a note of so large on amount, and asked
him for a refertnee to some person in London who knew
Lien, when the Piisoner mentioned a 1111/11.11 moue at tire
Angel Inn, St. Clemelit's, to whom Mr. Judas offered to me.
company him, but the Prisoner declined taking hint to the
person lie bad mentioned. Mr. Jonas, in comeeneuge,
turned him the 40/. cute, and kept his clothes.
The Prisoner was committed for trial.
Yesterday George Stringer was charged with tieing eon.
carped in breaking open thelmembes of Messrs. Wedd autl
Co. ironmongers, braziers, &e. in Oxford-street.
On examining the premiere, it they bad not been
broken open, hut a door had bees tell open. Suspicion fall-
ing ou the Prisoner, he was taken into custody, and on
marching, half a match was Could in his pocket, similar to
one left with • tinder box for the use of the Men, who wen..
to work there early in the 'Doming.' He was •lioigeil in the
watch-house on Wvilriesday night. On bigotry of his mother,
with whom lie lodged, where. he was on Toes:lay tools', she
declared be was at home, and also that he waie•t home ou
the Wednesday night, although lie had been confined in the
watch-house nil that night. • •
.jphw Highland was ..charged with robbing the shop of
Mr. Biggs, a fishmonzer, of Temple.bar. The P. tomer was
detected ou the fish stand at the buiside of Mr. Iliggs's shop
at • late hour by • watchman and patrule, and on Isis lienig
desired by them to leave the premises, be refused to gu,
when they took him into custody, and found upon hie seve-
ral pieces of lead, which on comparisig with the places whets
they had beets cut away, exactly corresponded. ."
Wise P.risosier was fully cononotted for trial.
A buyof the name of Low was brought from Prince's,-
street, Drury-lase, charged with firierg off a small cannon, to
the sonoysime sod danger of the inhabitants, particularly
two females, one of whom is dongerowely ill, and the other
has been but lately brought to bed. On the boy promising
Dot to be guilty of the like again, he was discharged.

MARLBOROUGH STRILET.
Archibald IH'lraglitew, Esq. was yeiterdarchirged with
assaulting one of the sentinels at Carlton House, on Weil.
neadsy everting.
Mr. Rawlinson, the Prosecutor, stated the disorderly con-
duct of the Defendant, and his Incoherent language. He
stated that he was an Officer in the army, and that be 5h061.1
act es he thought proper upon tit Ring's highway, ill is
menacing attitude wltll slick. The sentinel wpv compelled
to CAA a watchmen, as the Defendant waisted his bayonet.
In defence, the acted said that lie was protection( a
Scots girl from liberties the ',refine's wanted to take with
her, and be was bound to watch thrtiugh the streets to pro-
tect his countrywomen, as a Member of ad institutiou este
Wished fur that purpose.
He was ordered to And bail.
VlllOll-WALL.
BRUTAL OUTRAGE. ' •
Yesterday Mr. Anthony Wagstaff, a partner in the firm
of Wagstaff and Co.. bed and mattress inanufarturers,
Mint-street, SOuthwark, was brought before the Magistrats •
by Snow, the constable, wader the following rircumstaneet :
Betweeu ten and eleven o'clock of Ilse nsorning of rates-
day, Mrs. Sarah Chembertain, of the Mint, applied to Snow
in a stale ST extrinte sgitstlua, and Implored him to go with
her to the warebosise of Mr. Wagstaff instantly, 'for that int
sou was bellsg murdered. buoy considering it to be one
of those trifling brawls which frequently occur in Southwark,
hesitated to accompany her; bid the daughter of Mrs.
Chambetlain coming imnibiliately after, tinder a simil sr
feeling of anxiety, and Joining her entreaties to those of Inc
imibey, 'be was induced to believe that something of a
serious nainre had happened, sad then accompanied them
to the warehouse of 'Wagstaff and Co. Upon entering,
he perceived the body of a young man lying upon a
qnstitity of Rai; there was no appearance of life, and
the • blood iris streaming' from his nose, eyes, and ears.
Dr. Larkins was sent fur, and he recommended that as Guy's
Hospital was so near at hand, the ydung man should berm'.
veyrd thither, the most eminent surgeons being in constant
attendance there. The recommendation was attended to,
and the wounded person was carried there upon a shutter.
Snow took the Prisoner into custody, understanding flat
the situation of yonrig Chamlwrlain had been occasioned by
a violent attack' upon Ins person by him.
Mrs. Chamberlain's evidence was to the following effect
On Wednesday the Prisoner engaged her son' a young nem
18 years of nge, to perform some business forlorn. tine
of the materials upon which he wits working bCing too,
he left off at an early hour in the eveuintr, to avoid' using
a candle; and in order to complete his day's' wore n'ent. t.
the warehouse yesterday morning, sud continued his busi-
ness till tea o'clock, when" having performed whit he Con-
ceived to he a day's work, he applied for his wages, which
stiexasperisted Mr. *spina, who insisted that he should con.
tinae •his work the whole of yesterday, that be mired
• large Stick, and attacked him in a rations mannef.—
Several persons hearing the cries of young Chamberlain, sun
ro his mother, and informed her that her son was heissz
murdered; she all "red jest as the Prisoner hid isnocktil
down her son, with ilia head agnifist a beam, and raw luso
stand upon Isis nick Instil the blood gushed front his' most,
ears, and mouth. She then from& the assistance of au
Officer, while Mr. Evan Palmer, of White-crops-bisect, tool
several other persons, whom the eriis of yossug Chamberhats
had attracted to the 'spot, preventedthe Prisoner front .u-
-npin. He offered considerable resistance to the Oak, r,
but was ultimately overpowered issisl 'secured by handcuffs.
The Prisoner, in "Is defence, said, that the ymtag mail r..-
(Dried to quit the premises when he /Indere,' Imo to do so;
lige extremely violent, and Commenced the 'army by ate eking
hint. A messenger was sent to Hue Mimi'sl yeatatose
alteration to mice' IMO the stale of the young rasa, alien it
appeared that he 'mentioned perfectly senseless, and bit H,•
cowry was considered exarastiely doubtful. The Ptiswace

'vas riataasiled.
A soldier of the Royal Gtiai,l in France, lately
palling oilitaiiiiss in a Roy II Fnreq, WO tired IA
and ilwugeru u.lj wouilcd by a forestei.—The cii•
naival cuati.Kl),

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MATHER PAnTiCeLADS OF THE

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN TOGLEY-STRELT. .

-smsoists.
On Wednesday morning, precisely at half-putt two tieltek,
at the rot nee of Dean«treet, as the watchman was going his
itsonds, he pereehred great colonies of smoke Lowe from the
windows and every apeiture in the house of Mr. Withark,
pnticntan; he repaired thither in eater to alarm the imitates,
bat the Aiwa boost forth with the greatest fury; he sprits,
his rattle spit made possible alarm imaginable, Which
leid the effect of apprising the inmates as well as the
seiehhowes of their epprimrhing danger. Men, w sssss eii, and
rushed into the street in their ilight
tinthes. The rereaming of children, the crit le of the women,
the noise of the watehnier's rattles, and fire *llion, I-iodis-
ed the scene truly heart-rending.
The Noisily of Mr. Wilbank were harbortretl at the house
of Mr. Nresith, baker, opposite, with the exception of hi',
Servant maid, a girl only 14 years of age (hie niece); she
~is in • few minutes missed ; she slept In the gams with
4tonther girl, the dom.:liter of a to It r, shout tier own cp..—
'eery exertion was made to extrkste them (rum their per.
Viloas situntlitii, lint it was impossible, mud they both pe-
rished The hotly of one of she.. was dug oat a the ruins
ww Wesliseialny evening; the bead was completely lump-
ed off, as 'Well as Melinda, and cuarequeutly it could out
Ire reemosise.l. The body of the other female was nut flume*
at II o'clock 'yesterday. The destructlVe element also barn-
ed down tbe hisese of Mr. Wills, rating-horse-keeper, and
the horse of Mr. Carter, the wstebtn sker. The whole of
the properly in the three houses was *dvritstryed, but it is
said they were Permed.