The National Register.
London, England, 1821-12-30 00:00:00

DIVIDN:NDS.

Jan. 19, J. Routh, Austinfriars, merchant-24, S. Nude,
Leeds. flour seller T. Jarrett, Shrewsbury, victualler—lS,
H. Blackwell, Crescent, Aliarnics, merchant-5, J. Burn, I.oth
bury. merchant—lS, R. 11. Kay, Tovil, Kent, seed crusher—l 9,
A. Keating, Strand, silversmith-22, P. Atkinson. llatlibone
Place, haberdasher-19, E. 'l'. Palmer, Bedford, draper-22, B.
Fincham, sen. W. Fincham, and B. Fincham, junior, Epping,
bankers-22, P. Jordan, Whitcchapel, druggist-2g, J•
Charlestown, Cornwall, merchant—Dec. 29, T. Merrick, Frith

Street, Soho, merchant.
CERTIFICATES to be granted Jan. 15.
li. Edwards, Cmdley,Worcestershire, ironmonger—W. Baker,
Lloyd's Coffee House, insurance bwker-11. Phillips. Thread-
needle Street, vintner—T. Emery, Worcester, wine 111.n-chant—
T. lieppell„ South Blyth, Isiorthumberlawd, merchant—T.
Parry, Manchester, cotton spinner.

AMERICAN LAW CASE.
CHARLESTON, Nov.
STATE OF MARYLAND V. JOSEPIS Tnome.ov.

Indictment for the murder of Miss Ann illaria I lamiltim
This impost:lid and inwiest mg ease Caine im for trial on
Wednesday morning its Baltimore City Court. The facts
disclosed in evidence are simply t hese :
The *loner had boarded tor tour or live years in the
the 1 se of the father of Miss H tot ikon : during this lime
lie had becitine ardently attached to the thaeased ; and fioin
his own declarations subsequently made, he had been engaged
to he monied to her, with the twos Obtill 4444 of the mother,
from the 13th day ut May, 1319, until the period of his quit-
ting the residence of her father, VI hick was three or four
weeks previous to the bun She had accepted a sing
from lion with the device of two smiled arts, and hem
name engraved upon it. Shortly after the donation lie neat
to sea. Oil his return he thou.:hi hliss Hamilton's deport-
ment towards him changed faint its (moo r cordiality to
coolness; aid believing her manner to be icil•ieticed by the
unfavourable disposit• of the her towards Win, he
abandoned their dwelling as his place of le,idence at the
above.mentitnied period. A shut time aft, surds he paid
a visit to Miss Hamilton, and demanded of her the iesiora-
tion of the ring he had presented her : the was alleged
by .the young lady to have been lust. The choral:tee istic
gloom of Thompson's temper, and the solitariness of his
habits, fiom that time visibly augmented. It was stated by
the pi oprietor of the home in which he last boarded, that
on one or two occasions he had been observed by gun to
take lonely rambles about the streets before the don n of
day ; lie still, however, continued to freqcetit Hamilton's
residence. The night previous to the death of Miss Ilamils
ton lie paid the family a visit, and appeared in u more mi.
laneholy mood than usual, leaning his head against the dour,
reclining about us if drowsy, and manifesting more than at-
dinary reserve; he, however, when addressed, conversed
rationally. On the night of Ih' litrprtraliun ut the loom
tide (which was Friday, the 5,11 of Ot•tolier last), he cams,
about eight o'clock to 11a111111011.b; he IV/IS dressed in a new
sit-tout coat; he took his stand agalust the side u dour,
and entered into conversation ark 51r. Hamilton. Thu
latter, at the close of the conversation, said he believed he
ould go to hid. Thompson advised tutu sac to do.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton then tent up P. 1.111 a; leaviag
Thonysan with their daughter; they had been bat a few
itio,neitts above, when they welt- alarmed by the 'creams of
°liar daughter hi-low, nha el hal nut " Oh! momma,
1 •tionesois is going In 1.11014. .I.IIC her ran down
scot., and arrived in taffichati time to see the flash of a
,;u,'s awl to a;alr6 her tlaoglitcr its her arms as she fill, at
oi• loot of ow The daughter eviiiied instant.
Tomoi item, alter gazing at the somber steadfit•tly in the
tot I-, toed a s eond pistol at his own head, winch knocked
Ism ,a S 4 letis 011 lilt floor. The f.11111.1' then ran don nsl all i,
hold of his Ikil4;111er to Wt. it AK' was tit ail, a' ti mites
his fears toil filially confirmed, laid her dot n, and its i lie fury
sit the mum. ii, igloo the head ut Thompsini, as he
lay al son the floor. Tt ;Iwo was taken That night
to the asclishows., and then he recovered his mins, s, was
takea to the gaol of 11 th • a utility. He is 10 years of
tvise ; the deceased five days aloof of littcets. She was a gill
whose trolly and luteliuta, Cele ;novo:anal in her neigli•
hum hood.
ri pson, disri•,4 Isis contiorment in gaol, staled to one
of the unto-se, its this case, Ib.,t lite reason ally he killed
her was, that he acs smiler the thou pcssuasion, that one of
the boat ders bad disl 11111 l mrabli• Illlentions toward her, and
iii the event of !heal success, did nut II)10:irs) her; tact
to the neetheiplishment of .nth views, her death, and his
uwii well preteiable
The eau,e occup,cil the CIIIIIt wail a late hour.
Holum, W. Gill, Issy., opened the ease an behalf of the
stw. He was Whined by Me,sts. C. Walsh and J. I'.
Kennedy, abuse I/loath:0 et fence oils iovanity.
lue Chid Justice chat gel the Jury hi filly. About eight
'cloak p nu. the Jury retired to Iheta room, mid sums re-
am, d is lilt a verdict of--Giiitry al mug der is the fira d oar

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