The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-02-12 00:00:00

raE DREADFUL mitteDgns Ar oREEIVWICH.

ADJOVIINED INQUEST ON TIIE RODIES OP
MR. GEORGE MD AND MART SIMMONS.

Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, the Jnry assembled
at the IYhite Hart, to hear further evidence. The jury-room
was filled with • u•mber of gentlemen, besides the .Inry,
which was composed of sixteen householders. Amongst those
present we noticed Colonel Fefelilittl, Mr Stnith, the alagis.
trate, Mr. Bicknell, and many others. After the Joey acre
called over, and answered to their names, Win. Carter, Fag.
the Coroner, proceeded to hike the evidence.
Hannah Cooper sworn.—l am a single woman ; shoot
halfloutt eight o'clock on Saturday night, as I was passleg
by the deceased's house, I saw a woman, aim was a stranger
to tile, standing at the door of Ilse ileceased'a house ; .he "4
t ilk inz to a man of middling stature. Me. Bird (the deceits.
e•l; came to the door, and aas speaking to his servant (the
deceased Mary Simmons), but I can't tell what be said ;
the door was then nearly aide open; I did not see the whole
of Mr Bird's body, as he leant forward ; the woman he spoke
to had • light iii her hand ; it was very fuggy, and I mow,
tell what dress lie wore ; he seemed to be a respectable-look-
ing man, dressed in • lung great-coat ; when passing again
on my return home, the door was not open, and all seemed
gaiet ; when I first passed I did taut see Pis Lee, and could
not swear to the man ; lie seamed to he talking to the di-
ceased servant as if asking for some rxpluual j I did out
know the deceased servant, Slum t •. _

Henry llart sworn.—l ktiew the deceased Simmons; I put
re vet guineas and apo lin copper tit the I
there were fully three ►httts found uu the 111, miirs., but I
cautiont swear to them• _ .

[ [he Coroner here stated to the Jury, that he it chi it
tenures-Amery to examine the broils. r of the drreaseil, Nlr
BOA 100 Utis OCC114i(111, as his feeling. Were iu such a state he
WIN out fit to be railed in I
Richard Picket swurn.—l am a patrule ; I went on duty
about tight o'clock that evening; I passel thee. by the
deceased's dour ; it was shut; I did not ot),gerve any Novi -
flume person about the dour ; I remained uu duty num eight
to lone o'clock.

Win. Blundell--•I am a milk man ;on Saturday moronic
1 called at the deceased's Image, and likewise ini Sunday
morning, lu Irave the milk ; on Sunday morning I ohm reed
the gate was open, beinz a thing unusual, u they were al.
ways very particular; the house-keeper never hail the gate
open hut when she was washing the (rout step ; I was much
surprised at the *savant keeping me so lung, when I called
milk, as she always came i 111 l uedistely ; they promised to
pay 45.9.1. else was ow ink in me ; I never seen any person
in the house to wit the .Icreasell.

Robert Durant—" Between ten and eleven o'clock on
Sunday morning I wail g op the road by the bonze, and
saw sonic drops of blood on the road. mill shortly after 1 met
a man, anil lie was sill bloody. 1 113111 lie was in a shocking
state: be had a cut on his right eye. I asked him how lie
came by it; he 111.111 C no answer 10 soy question. I went
before him and I.iiike.l iu his fare, Ise was all over mud. I
asked him u hat happened him, be said lie was in the moil,
and that he was daunted hungry, Roil at the same time he
was eating a plum cake. I kept up with him for almost
a mile, and 1 Rhoidil know him isg gin. tic Imd ins a long
coat, gaiters, and u.I slciu lon 111.4 1131 ; he 11.1.1 no bundle;
be was broad cloaked, with high eheek.lionss„ and ap-
peased to he about thirty-two years of age. I should know
him again ; he was from head to foot cavi re., with blood;
his coat pocket was drenched will blood, %Inch conti eeee
to flop from it ; I slid not ask hien
many others saw him, 1,111 paßsell aatkuul 1111. jig any thing ;
he hail full eve-brows nod whiskers, and ap,iiiareal a rough-
spins man; lie was in liquor, and ninth esilma.tad.
Dire the Coroner sent 3 ronstals'e for si ;nice of cake
that aas at the I 4.f 1:44' illefell.44l; 1111011 the C4llllltllllle
IClllB'lllll V.. 111 11, he was sworn that it was the same; it was
plush:red to (hi. still:c.o., but lie could nut say but it a
lake hat the mail a 34 eating.]
Eris/finer Issas:zed-1 le had sin u Mack beard, and was a
slum; ggist,le 111.451; be 4101 lost give more thins 111111• 41. 1.4111 f
alllllll rs to my si al:atoms ; he bail no appear:lmre of a hotelier.
Thee was n woman passed him and said, " you have his ru
after 1111 Eoinl," lie a eat on and tootle no ails% er. No prison si-
ts fruits it to stop him I had hut Maid of the murder at the
time. 1 gave the inform:limn oil Ilossilay morning, as scuts
as I beard sit the der, and did rust hear rf the reward
till 11.4 night. Ilse 111311 wine a dark bottle. green coat,
which was close Matsu:sal.

[Here a (knits man 1rtn.14.41 a curd to the Coroner, pith
the name or a 'Mr. Lynch, residing in Parker's-row. Ber-
mondsey, a respri table cent!. mass, who informed him 4.1
utrctiu= wills a 101 l in similar bloody condition, as -
seribed by the above witness.]
Wituess contintord.—l walked with him from the St.
1141.14.4 Gale to the Europa, about a mile ; I 14111101 tell
what CUIOIIr his gut. rs were; they were as high as his knees,
said CM' ph tut% sneered with black mud; be bail uu buckles
Su shoes; the 'molting was lozgy, and a kind of frost, and
there was a whitish 'lust oil bite hat.

Here the Coroner resincstcol rsery Inrson II) ICRVe the
count except the Jun, fos the purpose of their takisig the
circussist:thi lilt. tha is consideration; they consulted half
for about huff 111 hour.

l'he Coroner rose anti addressed the Jury; he regretted
that °sat they wile nut able to 'strive at that Important end
which they wine su anxious ; Ilwy would nut fall .hurl of
their exer:ions, and fur 'tutting them its force they would
adjourn the Inquest f..r a future investigation, which was
dune accordingly.

Tuesday lust being the birth-day of the lUnr-
qui* of flu a•ri.i, was celebrated ut t;ordon Castle
by is splendid fete given by the Duke of GORDON
to &I number of the gentry of the surrounding
country.
The fall cf wild fowl ut the Decoy at Alter, near
Langport, Somerset, hiss been sanconstuonly great
this year. ()palm's of tiu couple of widgeons,
ducks, &c. hate been taken iu mit. day. Sundae
success has been experienced in other parts of the
country.

A matt, mimed Mt(ltat NIS, n groom, undertook
yesterday to run o mile in tire manors, on the lid-
burn-road, lOr a guinea. Ile made good his ground
the firm time-ritual-kis of a mi'e, but he lagged in
the 1+1,4 lithHtet, and lost the match by (lute ie.
ectiotP. Ile blot not trdinett for the race.

'l•tlE 600 MILES ItIATCII IS TEN DAYS.-MI.
FIOwARD finished his ninth ilerloimatice at
liouresford on Tuesday. night, at I I o'clock, it
having taken him 2u hours to tio 56 ss les. Ile
went to rest very lame, but he had great confidence
In doing 54 miles, to enrol:lett the match, yester-
day ; betting, however, is :Against him.
Mr. %I'm. A►tks, of Halstead, Essex, the cele-
brated pedestrian, has been backed by ling friends,
in is considerable slim, to rein ten miles within the
hour, and which is to take place in the course of
the present month. From recent exploits of the
isedestriaii, his friends appear cuntideot of his ac-
complishing it, and bets are much in his favour.
Yesterday summing, the holy of o young woman,
apparently al I t,t, I )rues of age, was found by n
wai etinan nKowa. toning sitar Lastly ['arson's Stairs,
River Thames. near the Tower, laying on the mud,
near the stairs. lie proceeded to get her out, on
which he asceitsinell ►he was quite (lend; site proved
to be on uuiiirtunatr girl of the ; when alive
hes situutiim was of a very distressing mature, which
it is supposed caused her to cnnuusl the rash act:
The bialy was conveyed to the lire-hive, Aldstite,
Ito the inspection of a Colonel's Jury.