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by the thumb; is the ogee Ares esetber mark; by which it is
sagegared tbe lasrderse bed stipiredlorrisoue by his left hand,
and stuffed • cloth fete her tenth. !Soother marks were vial-
ble about the body.
The drat witness examined was Miss Sapid% Jams, who de-
posed as follows :—I me a spinster, nod reside at Clapham.—
I lo:ew the deceased extremely well, her (acne h Elisabeth
Richards ; I believe /ha was /11 years of age, sad a widow ;
abe was very feeble, kept no servant, hat a lea/ named Bell
lodged is the boas.; a ohne of the deceased wag in the habit
of softie( to her to do the household work mate or twice a
week ; the deceased lived sett door to the Baptist chapel, on
the left side of the common leading to Belbass-laU ' • I have
known the deceased nearly twenty roars; 1 sever beard that
the deceased sod Mrs. hell bad quarrelled ; she had lived in
the deceased's house for three years ; Mrs. Bell was not in
digressed eiresmetences ; 1 did not see her at all on Tweeds;
foresees, which was the anal day I read the newspaper, bat
is lie treating, sheet • quarter pest eight o'clock, I went to the
bogie for the above purpose, which was as boar beyond the
mad time ow my getting to the door I gave a single kneels.
sod was kept there longer than *suet; I looked through the
keyhole and saw the room on the ground-Soot in darkness
remeined • minute or two. Waking the deceased had gone up
stair, for her eight clothes, which eke usually did at that hoer ;
I was thee going to Mack at the door a second time, when the
door opened a little, and I said It's me Mre. Richards, it's
me it's toe." and then the door opened wide, rad I went in and
pelted Mrs. Richards as loud as I weld, but I received en
answer; I then went towards the fire plate, and saw the de
ceased lying out the Sea with the sprat over her face ; I imas
gined she was in a at, and instantly ran out of doors and fetched
Mrs. Stratton, a neighbour, hying about three doors off, and
she instantly retuned with me to the house ; and in going in at
the gate I saw a poker lying seder the parlour window, in the
fare-court ; I immediately exclaimed •• Oh, good God, she is
murdered!" I had a light is my hand at this time, which
enabled me to lad the poker. Tire street door I found shot on
my return with Mrs. Stratton. I instantly went to Mr. Miller
and Mr. Glazier, two ether neighbours, and they also came
bank with toe ; it was a very dark iii; 11t. On my first enteriag
the house I saw something lying 011 the ground, hut 1 did not
know then it was Mrs. Richards ; I a:tv her feet ; her bead
was towards the fire, and her feet in C e middle of the room ;
she was subject to lit& She was worth a good deal of money ;
she had promised to leave me some of her property ; 1 believe
her will is made, by Mr. Lote, a solicitor she was in the
habit of visiting Mr. Haxter,.• neighbour; I live about three
doors (rum her; she was very friendly with Mr. Miller,
her neat door neighbour ; she had been with him about ballets
tour before she was hand murdered.
Mr. Charles Miller sworn.—l live sett door to the deceased,
and am &carpenter' I knew the deceased, basing heel bet
sett doer lasighlworfor the last 18 year • we were alwayoon
good lams with each other ; she frequently visited me, and
her, sometimes woe or twice a week. On Tuesday lat t, shout
eight o'clock in the evening, the deceased came into my honor,
tied asked whether I thought Mr. Lot*, who bed lately par.
chased the lease of her house, woe ld disturb her ? She reissued
about a quarter of an 110111 with me, and then I went with her
to the door of my house, and she said e. aond night ; 1 hare R
light la doors." She then went out into her own house, and I
heard her bolt the ;ate after her. I am eonvinced the
deceased was murdered, sod the mind must have got
in at the front door ; if they had entered backwardri should
bare beard them ; I think they came out at the front door, by
the poker having tees left at thedote.
(Here theocrat was produced, and bar pocket that bad been
ions fret* her aids likewise ; it crognised as old knife, and a
Higashi twigging to the damaged.)
The witness said, the pocket was twig by her side, but the
strings were -stilt round her body; lie saw it is Mr. Reeves'
hood, the cewstable.
Mr. Joseph Rippe. sworn.-1• am a surgeon, and live is
Clapham ; about a quarter before 9 o'clock on Tuesday night.
• hey, whom I did riot tna, tame to my noose, end told ate
to father him, as a woman had been mioniered ; Ib went to the
house of the deceased, and io the purloin! herd her lying on
her hook grids her head sear the Ire piece; 1 !insisted' in Plan-
big bee is a chair, and found her quite dead ; directly after,
the apron was produced by a Mrs. Stratton, which sh said she
bad pulled out of her mouth ; It was folded op, and the arra
sow produced is the same, I found a mark oar the aide of the
deceased's threat, and tie ski, bed been grimed, and a similar
mark es the left temple ; out of tar teeth was forced oat,
which oticasiewed the Weed eta lb. apron t 1 did not see the
tooth ; It was serwhilly looked fort soma of the marks- were.
the credited*. of her death, but that *be died from salforation
—the mark es the nese add threat west bare been does by the
murderer's roger nails.
Mrs. Ilasaaaab litratt.la swore.—l KM a widow, and liIR at
Clapham. Oa Tuesday .vetoing, *boot S o'clock, Miss Jogai'.
rouse apparently is great grief, and said—" Oh, pray Mill 11.
aurae with me, for Mrs. Richards is either dead or woended.".
I I went with her hack to the bosse with a senate ; rod ea going
into the fore court, Miss Jones exclairned—" Oh dears she is
killed t—here's a poker." I said---4' I can't go in--sal Mr.
Miller." Mr. M.I sr was called, nod he followed us into the
house. Mr. Glanier soon after caste. I foetid the deoestsed
kris: straight on the door as described by the lest witness. I
found the apron put over her face—her pockets were torn off,
and the tape strings left round her body.
Mist Jan* Bell aworn.-1 lodge in the house of the deceased ;
base done so fur bre years. th. Tuesday o vetoing 1 left home
about twenty minutes Infers seven, and webs to Mr. Philip :a
meeting, bat it not being open, I went into Mr. Haina's opposite
—about nine o'olook wonted home.—en my rood hoes* with
with Mrs. Line/tad I met a friend of mine, mid wbea near the
Cock publie-house we wets met by a yeegg male decently
dressed in mourning ; he mid mind how you go, fin there bas
been a murder on a Mrs. Richards. I answered, is it possible,
and said I lodged in the house. He then offered to see me
home, whirl, he did, stud when we got to the door he left me.ass
I never saw the hotly till this morning.
[The apron was again produced, said this witness identified it
to 1111V0 belonged to the deceased.l
Witness continued.— On the following teeming I received
a brown paper parcel from the wining, who was left in the care
of the body; it was sealed with Idea: wan, sad directed to me
at the house of the deceased, and wheal opened ig, it contained
nothing.
Thomas Reed sworn.-1 our • constable of (,laphaus. and
was sent for by Mr. Miller on Tuesday eveaisg. I accordingly
went to the house of the deceased, and ware • tea chest lying on
the 'nor open ; one of the Go cannistars was inside with the 114
GE; a bunch of keys ware in the chest ; saw also a pocket sut
the ground, which was produced to day. It had the au. tear-
ante of being torn from the striaz• ; there was no money in it.
On further search I foetid au ebony inkstand with a druwer tins
derneath, containing papers which were mneh diatorlrd. A.
fiver parr el was lytoz on ihe top of the itikstaod, direcied to

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Mrs. Ball. 1 leit it then tbalalight, said sett warming I gar •
it to Mr. Hall, tke altierelleer of Liairow-hall
Hall, the allesr, prodees4 lb. parrot ; it had ea it the fel-
kwiag lesetiptiaa--. Mrs. Sell, at Mrs. Rl.batda. Clipbalsk"
It was tied island with a string.
Tbs Jury kasiag oassalted, rearmed a verdict-0 That Ow
damped, Sliiiketk gielhards, has been wickedly aad auk-
rionsly ..td.rod by salroaatioa, by seise person or perstows it
present eakl.owa.•

SHERIFF'S COURT,

wait:tr.

r *Unit. San. C. MILL
OD Monday writ of inquiry was caseated before the
Under Sheriff and a Joey of the county of Stoney, for the
purpose of assessing the damage* in an action brought by
Mr. Fyske Palmer, Member tbr Wading, against Captain
Nicholas B. Bull, formally commander of the king of do
Naiierisoio steam-packet, fur a hurl published t.y bins in
the Joke Bell new.papsr of the 18,11 of August, flitt, lad
in which ..ction the defendant hail suffered judgment to
go by default. The damages were laid at 2001„
Mr. Charles Purnell% .tried the case fur the plaioriff ,
While Mr. Shackle, the proprietor of the /eke Ben, was
confined in the King'. Bench, he was ',stud upon by the
defendant, who contmunirated to him what he asserted
had taken place in a billiard-room at Reading, urging
Mr. Shackle to publish the account, awning him at the
same time that if he wiklied it he would confirm the state.
moot by his oath—lie was desired by Mr. Shackle to re.
duce his communication to writing, which he did u
foltowa

" Mr. C. Fysche Palmer, M. P. for the borough of
Reading, was in the billiard room at that towo on Tuesday
eituruing, between Is and true a.m., where be was heard to
sty toe Dr. Medford, of that town, that' he rejoiced 311 the
death of shot fellow (:he late Marquis of Londonelerry,')
and that he was going to prepare her a • Woo sot' upon a
haunch of venison, and that there would be turtle soup
too, and lots of punch' repeating this frequently to the
ductur,tleat they would have virgule,. jollification upon ti
occation ; there was present there, besides the individnits
above-mentioned, the treasurer, the Hem Cul. Ansi ruther„
Mr. Tuppin, Mt. T r, Captain Rich, Mr. Bull, Capt.
Price, with many others belonging to that disk; that Mr.
U. F. Palmer addressed himself to au individual thee: pre.
emit, and ',lced him to make use of the pasty, who, feeling
bus elf much ine.,%-t at efts RB3 31116131k0)8, told hien that he
astmlit:i detested him (Mr. C. F. Penner) as he did his
Wer and politics as a emu, and that he wished his
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ntight choke him. Upon lists the hon. member got
• violent rage, and wished for an apology, which was
positively refuted."
It was subsequently discovered that the whole was a
malignant f be teatime, for which the miscreant hail nut a
shadow of fortudatiou, and Mr. Shackle en tieing +winced
to very properly gave his aid. foulards the pienodensesst of
the siaaderer. •These forts were folly proved. and '
'!lie Codes Sheriff summed up the evidatice,.auti heft It
to the Jury to consider their seethes.
The EJeeinan of the Jury sold, that he wished to know,
before the room was cleared ter the Jon} to duties ram,
whether they could give greater damages than those laid
in the declaration. He might be asked ihe question try
hi, brollies- jurymen; as.. if he were, he should nut knew
how to Ammar it.
The Coder Ntieriff said that it was a eery proper tortilla
to be asked. He should stale in reply, that greater dame.
ges could not be given elms those nieutithied in the deck.
ration.
The Jury, after a short delibaratioo, remelted a verdict
for the plansidf—Damages :.0.11. and eapreasesl their ie.
I groethist they were nut retuned to give more.
NA !VATIC IS Nt-

Scourenouse, Montle 111.—sTise most barbarous and
fanatic went,. rrcently occurred In a little wawa., coined
Wrlldispiseh. situated in the Bailiwick of Andentingen.
Cannon of Zurich. Mace the departure inf Meditate
admirer limn these environs. dies village leas here fir
rendezvous of a great number St lisuatica, who ewer
front ell parts to assist in pret: stied arts of devotimmac-o--
The turetiugs to which we adagio, were Lehi in the hawse
of a peasant, in good eircunistanees, named aloha Pierre,
who mid daughter. inspired. ,11.100 of them mooned ht.
Margaret. returned lately, Intl by 111.8' extillesdititay
conduct excited theakesitiee of the alagessrames. - •
OH the night of the 10th March 4110 house of John
Pierre being closely shot, they beard a imentossed aiming of
prayer* iu a loud voice. with groans and blows, which
seemed a have been given with an axe. The Bailiff of
Aodelbugeu having received information that hupioper
conduct was going on, repaired to Use spot at might, and
made a forcible retry, but could not get (-mutes all the
doors mete' the neat neuresing. lie foetid is a email
apartment, twelve individuals of both ; moot of
them appeared in • indecent positions. Otheis were Mt
their knees, striking themselves, and altering grooms.—
They only spoke of divine inspiration anti malignant
spirits driven shout siesue the roinirection.
The Bailiff made his overt to the Authorities of *wick
'and measures were tttLeu accordingly. A woman be-
longing to the Society. said that Moisaparme appeared
to her, and said that he was the Anti Citron, and that um
was selected by Providence to mime fur his sins, end de-
liver, by her volitidiny death, a thousand souls from par.
usiory..
She was to rise again three days alter from llse Aged.—
Under this insane influence she killed herself by criteilis.
ion. This victim was one of tin: delights/a of Julia
Pierre, and spool opening the booty they foam' she was. to
• state of pregnancy. Iter sister is ill a similar state of
barbarity. ai.l her broCier i. dangerously obanderl'byn
brother shoemaker, who, 'wills hie me-compliers, glory iti
the tiny have dune. 'the off. adorn 410 in the pre'
sons of Z41111:ll.

Luse:owes less Ftst..na BIBLE ASSOCIATiOK
The Willi% alljre hueeiliti of die supporirr• ol this non-
union was hi Id on Tuesday cvemog, ho Great Queen
S reel Coaprl, and was most numerously and combectahti
attended. From the irony which MU read by use
secretary, it appeared that very benefit:al results had
11.1t1 attended the exertions of the co iiiiii I.tcr. and tillt
toe Ladies in their praise won't; endeavours to antelotrate
tae cosolisiott of the pour of the dt•irict had effecied
amen Road. A large bet of D hiss and Testasocuis
h:.11 been oittrilmuctl, and the manners of the Indio-tit
hid liven much ;is proved. Several tiVsalse,sed
the meeting in able speeches.