The National Register.
London, England, 1823-03-31 00:00:00

C ORO Ar MN'S INQUEST.

An inqnest was held on Thiirsilay evening, before G.
11. Gell, coroner for Westminster, at the house of
Mr. Hill, ironmonger, No. 5, Br ra kit-street, Soho, on
view of the body of his son, Mr. John Hill, a fine young
man. 19 years of age, who destroyed himself.
Jane Heywood, 'rigout to Mr. Hill, stated, deceased
was in his father's trade. She had observed him for the
last 13 months labouring under a melancholy, lint more
pal tieulaily for the last week, when lie had hero id a very
low state. On Wednesday- lie drank tea at home, and on
that day he appeared more desponding than formes ly.—
Deceased haul het it in the habit of visiting a young wu.
main with whom lie kept company almost every evening
this the deceased had iolorined a fitness, Mill she bits also
known the circ lance limn the young woman.
The Coroner inquired her name.
Witness answered, her name was Mary Catlin, end she
resided with luer patents in Cross street.
. .

A Juror wished to know her age. Witness ►eplied, she•
mulct stood the young lady was 16 last °mites.
A letter was here handed in to the Coroner, by the re.
quest of the unfortunate young 1111111'11 father, who stated
he found it in his sou's pecket-book. It was as follows
" beloved Mary ,—My happiness is now adequate
to the misery I have t mimed fur these last few days ;
am son y, raft emely sot ry, at having been so rush—nay,
I may s.ty 50 tidiculun,, to attempt my UN'll destruction
—but I now see the tolly of it. I now see that instead of
ending my miseries, it would have prolonged them to
eternity—mid what would have been still worse, would
have ni Me you. my dearest, wretched as long as ynu
existed. It was, not% ithstatuitog, a toy providential

thing ; it was trot sufficient to take effect, this proceede I
from my ignorance in using it, beat I trust I shall never
be tempted to such an act a second time.
" I hope, my dearest Mary, we shall not be altogether
parted Irons each other.
" It seems fate has determined on our meetingh go
where we will, we are sure tee meet, Mary. Idu Wep
remember those words, which were yours, orat any rate
words to the same effect. Oh ! any love, let them be re-
alised. We way, if you will, be rely happy, nothing
else can possibly obits uct it. Yours haitlefuley and sin.
cerely, " J. HILL."
There was no date eon any direction to the alcove
epistle, which was written in a most beautiful hand
Witness continued—She had heard that deceased lead at-
tempted to poison hine-elf, aced had bought laudanum fur
flee purpose. She heard the deceased coals home at half
past. JJ ii e me Wednesday eve ii iii g, and go beta thee Chop,
tint did not see him atone', and therefore emacludeel Ire
was gone wet. Nut finding I • come h , she fastened
the dour at half past one o'clock, and went to heel. She
got up next moreeing at five, mid went into the sleep about
seven o'clock tie gee Milne COWS, when se was startled on
misgiving deceased suspended by a cord, one end of
which was al t his neck, emit the other fastened to a
beam. Au allreu was instantly raised, and Airs. Hill's
nephew cut hem down ; hut he was quite deal and cold,
and supposed let tease been dead many heelers.
Juror.—Lto you kauw whether ells re was any disagree-
ment between deceased aud the female with whom lee
kept ermipaely
Wituess.—l believe there was a disagreement between
theme,. teed which I believe, occasioned a deaatagement of
mind.

The Jury, therefore retarued a verdict of " Temporary
=toad deraAyeaanal."

DETECTION OF PONE PRIVATE 01STILLERIEL--
011 Thursday morning last, about eight o'clock, two
officers of excise, Fitchew, son. and Drewett, repaired
to a house in Cumberland-street, Curtain-road, and on
rapping at the dolt., a man looked out of the first floor
window, and observing who the visiters were, refused to
open the door, and instantly jumped out of the back
window of the sante Hour, and made his escape through
the adjoining house ; two youths escaped at the top of
the I e, and scrambling over the roots of nine others.
gained the street by sliding down a water-spout. In the
mean time the smuggler's wife, who had been out, re-
turned home, and knowing nothing of what had oc-
curred, opened the street door with a key, and the offi-
cers followed her in, and found below stairs a well fitted
up distillery. 'Tuts still was then running off strong
spirits, Irmo what is technically called low wines, or
spirits which have only been once through the still.—
They also found a small gusinity of spittle, and upwards
of one hundred gallons of molass-wash iu fermentation.
They made a capture of the still and all its aportienances.
and then proceeded to New Union-street, Alornfields„
where they had been told another existed ; but them tot
house was nut k •n. As they were passing through
the street, they observed a ruled smuggler s muting on
the step of the house No. 22, who, on seeing the officers,
immediately ran away. They did not pursue him hut
went up to the house ; they door being opeu they walked
in, but 'Mind it completely empty, except the trout kit.
chew. which contained the oljett of which they were
in search—a still, fitted up, on a very large scale, in
brick-work, but had evidently recently been fixed, as the
mortar was wet. The worm and worm-tub were also
complete, and there was a quantity of coripwash ready
for the still. The whole would have been in operation
for the first time in ftalf•an hour, if the officers had not
intruded, and carried all the apparatus to the Excise
Office.

EXECUTION OF JOHN Newrosr, FOR THIS MEIN.*
DIM OF HIS WlFE.—After this unfortunate man had
been conveyed front the place of trial to the coon.), gaol,
at Shrewsbury, On Sfitinlay evening, he continued' for
111:111 hours in a state of great agitation and mental dis-
tress. On Sunday he attended divine service tit the
chapel of the prisms, where he conducted himself whit
propriety. Oil the more near approach of tine hour of
dissolution his feelings again became much agitated.—
At about a quarter after twelve, on Alu.sday, lie was
brought towards the scaffold, excLitning as lie passed
along, " I h ve lust my life tor three shillings.
ascended the lodge of the gaol, where lie passed
few minutes in prayer whiff the chaplain and soma
fellow pri• niers, he was conducted to the scaffold ;
skim! towards the immense multitude assembled,
he exclaimed, in P. cry loud tone several tittles, " John
Holum .1." " Joint Milton, of -the Hem." A voice ap-
peared to answer from the crowd ; and the primmer then
exelainstd, "Joint Edwards, are you come from Sevens
hall?" 'While on the scaffold lie said to tile crowd,
"Tits is a sad death to die, my lads, for a young man
like sne ; God bless you all; I would give all the world
it had nut happened." Ile exclaimed two or three times
"Don't hang 1111 C.-1 hope, gentlemen, you'll not hang
me yet."—Occasionally lie ejaculated " Lord hare mercy
rm me I"—Prevititis to being tortied off, he put his shoes
(tvlitch he wore slipperways) trout his lett ; and when
tile drop fell he died instantly, and apparently without a
struggle. The unhappy Wall occiired a farm of 17(1
acres, had been matried about ten years, and has 1. t
four children. Ile told a gentleman who visited hint,
he had been a very bad husband at all times; that whim
lie committed the fatal act, he rtruck and kicked Isis
%vile several Hosea ; and that, but fur the interposuion of
kinavidetice, he should, under the Influence of hit oil-
goverited leelings, at the same time, have sactificed the
life of the child who interposed its cries on the behalf Ilf
its mother. This addition to his criu.es was happily
prevented by tile pour child outrunning and escaping
front him. The unhappy criminal was large and %try
muscular man.

A distressing accident took place this morning
in Blackfriars.roJd. A cow driven with it► calf trot con-
fused between some carts, and the driver was obliged to
goad the animal to extricate it, and in consequence this
cow became furious, and ran ‘ifilently towards the foot-
path and knocked a pour woman ag.inst the iron rail-
ing, and very seriously injured her. The animal Wtit
lit tared without doing further mischief.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

SUSSEX.
llORFtiAlfr NIARCH W.-111e Grand Jury threw
out bills ill indictoteist dgailist three versons I.or interim;
liaged liolk of Ell6lJod mites. for the payment of .31.
CJCIII.

Thomas 'Wilcox, Julep Je and %VIII. !Menotti,
tier: iii:icted for strafing, at New Fislihourne, on the
but of December last, two horses, with their gear, the
property of Z. Leven, 144
Ihr piiiiniets are part of a desperate gang of horse-
stealers who have Imig infested toe neighbourhood of
Cluchrt•er, in the vicinity of which the prosecutor re-
sides. The prisoner Jelille hail been brou,;lit up a horse
jockey—the other prisoners wire also persons 100 l
known in the horseflesh line. In the night of the sth
of I)ecciiiher last a line hunter and a gig horse were
stolen from the stables of the prosecutor, and mired as
far as Cobham, where one, the gig. horse, is as sold to a
publican, and the other dreadfully maimed, to prevent
the possibility of identity. Shindy alierwards di latter
duel, in coissermence of the furious waioicr lit which the
Illlionianatranimal had been driven. When the prisoner
Jelitie was apprehended, he (dieted to turn King's eii-
dence, and impeach his aceontpbces. representing then•
to be part of a desperate gang of thicies. Tins oltvr was,
howeter, rejected, and the prisoners were now hroutilit
to trial, upon the clearest evidence lit their guilt.
(Jit Ow pat oldie prisoner Jelille an alibi was set up.
Ills sister, and a waiter in the house, swore ptuittiely
that he W.lllll Lied at the I eof the harmer at the time
the rid.bety was said sit have been committed.
The Jury (mind the prisoners Godly.
The busine4s on the Crown side finished this day
about two ti clot k, when sentence of death was passed
upon bI4CII capital cuu►icts, none of whom were left
fur execution.

TORY.
Christopher Smith, a boy of remarkably meek dispo
shout. Was charged with killing another boy, named
Johti Court, of Pontefract, on the I Ith of Sepienilier.
The two 611%5, with sonic of their crimpariiiiiis, were
playing cricket in a field near Sheffield, arid the prisoner
having imercepied the hall in its way to the wicket, a
dispute arose I.elWeell them, in which they 1.41,h gust 'fel
wig:ly. The prisoner was lioldiiig a wooden lull in his
band, and the deceased haulms reltistri to suhinit to
young Smith's contionsing his timings, Smith making
rise of a very (unfeeling phrase, threw the ball
bead, and it struck bun a here're blues 1111 the temple.
Cook felt most ac•.itely the pain, and South finding to
what carillon he had reduced Mai, nas ma wanting in
snowing attention to hi* injured playmate. 'the boy,
I:oweeer, was iirialkle to continue ill the field, arid about
tleweti o'clock the same night he died.
A I. II two,' who attended Ciwik stated, that his death
was occasioned by about floor ounces of coa4tilated bteshl
fixing itself in the interior of V:e head, against ilie
lr iiiple.
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Smith addressed theJitry in tears, and in very pathetic
terms, on tae distress oe suffered by Laud Ihe
nolo of deolh i.ue of his lellow.co soots. He n.o.
alvstly complained of die manner in %%loch the witnesses
hail stated tile circ ttttt stances, and said, that though lie
did not see the ball strike the deceased, lie really !whirled
it did do so hut that lie did not intentionally ll.riow it
at his head, but merely meant him to catch it to continue
his bowling. He most solemnly declared he never in-
tended to hurt the unfortunate boy he had killed, and Ins
having lone so would urieve hint as long as lie lived.
This appeal was delivered with a tone and earnestness
which showed the hay's sincerity, :Hid the simple elo-
quence with which lie desciihed Ills own stdivrings had
a imoverfol diet on the whole Court.
The Jury Intim: hint Cuilly, but strongly recom-
mended Min to ineicy.

EXECAJTION AT YORIESInce the COtitienthUilull Of

lIIC I/flitch:lid Walker, at llClerley,
the culprit manifested a 'Miller SCOW 01 Ills ball:114M.
OJ Savaiddy last he made a hill confession iif his guilt;
but in doing txr one circumstance came KO 1.1014 of %Hell
all appalling and revolting a description, as clearly de-
rated how little the wretched criminal had Jeeps

influenced by any moral or religious feelings in ills
iICIII/11%. Ile stated that, MI the e.ening he murdered
the onfintimate mato, lie wit so intoxicated. that he WAS
',motile to leach any place of safety that night—and, the
better to avoid iditielVilisl/11 and detection, lie returned to
the Morid spat, stretched himself by the side of the
mangled corpse, and slept soundly till the hallowing day :
lie then got lip, and returned to his home. Al eleven
o'clock on Monday lie was ushered to the new drop,
where the curd being placed about his neck, and all
other preparations completed, the Fatal signal eves given,
and lie was launched to eternity.
ACCIDENT uY BUltlirNO.-011 Friday morning last,
about eleven o'clock, a fine child, daughter of Mr.
Brown, residing in the New Cut, Lambeth, ran into
street with her clothes on fire, and betide it was extin-
guished nearly all her dress was cmistioned, and her legs,
face, and arms burnt in a shocking manner. The poor
girl tainted, and, so great was the injury she had sots-
taitted, that although medical assistance was procured, it
was some time behore she recovered. It is supposed she
had stepped on the resider to get some article furor the
shelf, and thus the accident occurred.
Out Monday morning last, two robberies were com-
mitted in Lisle•street. Leicester-square, under the t
dating cire 1111 l SLl.sces. The thieves contrived to ((lice
„pion the parlour windows of the house ulf Mr. Ashton,
of No. 1,, lisle-street, tailor, after the family bad re-
tired to rest, and thereby got into the house, when tory
preceded to the various apartments, and plundered the
premises; after vehich they left the place and proceeded
to the house of Mr. Shovel, leather seller, of the 11.11111 C

weet,and by th • saute means entered his hi use, which
thq robbed,: nd quitted Ole pace to.oiscovered. Wor.
Illation was I,ivon of the robberies;to Gook and another
officer, who are i t search of the thicers and property,

THE. ILIA TIONAL RE GI SUM

EX.ECJTION OP COLEMAN FOR THE MURDER
OP MR. ✓AMES SMITH.

Ilia unhappy man was executed on Monday morning on
Penentleieheath, near Maidstone, pursitant to his sentence.—
From the moment of his conviction to that of Lis esecution, he
evinced great contrition, and applied himself seriously to the
attentions of the worthy chaplain. It was generally •*peeled
that a respite would be received, and a rumour lid spread that
it came on Sunday, and from the circumstance of the processiou
out leaving the gaol till half an hoar after the usual time, it was
believed. lle received the sacrament a short time before lie
left, the gaol, and was greatly distressed ; lie gave the wards-
man about 12s. iu silver, upon leaving his cell ; ahuok hands
with him and said, " God tiles• you," and shed tears t lie
mounted the waggon with a Irmo:ding step, and the processiou
waved thrward ; lie held in his hand a prayer-book, opened at
at the collect of Sunday, which be at times read, sod liiiins
his eye+ towaids Ileaveu, ejaculated sonic short prayer; when
lie sinned at the top of the llealli, in might of the gallows, lie
asked if that was the place, and on being told it was, he rai►ed
liis eyes and 'hook Isis head. When the procession had
ITACIICII the gallows, rainier, th.., constable of Greenwich (oho
conveyed him to gaol), asked him if he hail soy mesAsa:.;e to
send home ; if lie had, he would take it. Coleman said "No ;
I have (Infield' that—that is the unto I have told yuu
is the man."

The Ike. Mr. Winter then joined him in prayer, after which
Le arkentled die gallows, and desired the executioner to take
lions his pocket a yellow silk handkerchief, when he called
Farmer, amisaid, " take this handkerchief, and give it to 3
woman named Ann Steel; poi know her—tell her 1 sent it to
tier—God Isiess her —don't forget-1 hope lam going to a
better placc." While the e•ccutioner was [Jutting the rope
round his neck, he said to him, " don't put ume into any put,
gatiny if you can help it." Ile then appeared greatly dis-
tressed, hod said, " nobody knows but them that feel ;" he
then said to Fat pier, "
'he is the man that shot him, no other 111311 lint him ; the Lind
forgive me-1 am a great sinner, hut lam innocent of that
thank God for it—my *ins are great—another made time bullet,
though i did not het: him 110 own mouth told use
od Ideas you all, every body."—lle then said to the e%teu-
firmer, " let me die as easy as you can.'' When et try pre-
paration was made and the executioner had left kiln, lie said,
the burn lergive iny soul--0 God receive the soul of a si 0000 m.r
—Almi.ality God hear my plovers," and neilately the drop
fell and put an tad to his buherimias. He was a single man,
and Anti Steel was a woman with whets Le cohabited; he was
a desires ate character.

MIIISER 01 MI KS. DoNATTY.—The purser of
the General llarri3, who arrived in London on
Wednesday last, has brought home the confession of
this murder by a seaman on board the Hon. Coin.
patty's ship Marquis of lluxeleit. This document
has been ferwardsd to the Secretary of State fOr the
Home Department, who will of course take the ne..
• cessary steps fin the furtherance of justice.
A Providence paper, alluding to the names and
exi,ected services of the squadron of light Yeseels
,eat from the United States to cruise against the
pitates on the coast of Cuba, confidently expresses a
hope that the " Sea Gull will discover the pirates
afar tiff; the Ferrel and Reath drive them out of
their retreats ; the Decoy cheat them with a hope
of plunder;: the Greyhound, Terrier, and /beagle
pursue them into the toils of the Fu • ; the Mustiallo
Sand Fry, Midge, Goal, and Ganuiper, sting tnem
to desperation, and the Jaclssll and Wildcal tear
;Item in piecem!'
Tenders are new lying at Deptford, for the re-
ception of seamen who choose to enter into the
nuvy; and in order to make a choice selection, none
are taken under the age. of :37.
neici DES.—A colour, lutpieSt was held at 7 o'clock
on %V etisiesday Hight last, heOore Mr. Higgs, deputy
eil10111:1 fof Lt.e:llllillblet, at the Old Plough Tavel ii,
lieauhnt It Straistl, on ate holy of'l'honaas
Hardwick, aged 20, who put a period to his existence
by taking all ounce 1.11. lIIIX %Milk:W.—The Jury alter a
%cry long constitution, 'Maid 3 verdict of temporary •le-
raugeomeut. Os. Sunday last, the itetahhourhood of
lisgstgate was h alaresivi, by a man having hero
Mood in Copenhagen Fields with his thsoat cost. An
elderly gentleman, who usually parades the fields in a
'Hording los the livietit of the air, was on Sunday sur-
prised by She groaoS of mole one in all agonising state:
lie approaCheil thle deceased, and saw bon it elitist% in
his blood ; he instantly proceeded to Copetiltageti House,
Jolt had the deceased res ~,, ved thither, when he was
thscotered its be r.S. L,,,,, twin .11411 alillelllaker,
who had been In r low dud despooding slate for some
A perikuile lay by him, gored ua blood, with
ivoteti hie dreadiul deed appeared to have been perpe-
trated. .1 singeou was sent tor, who arrived immedi-
ately; an extensive incision appeared in the throat,
Moen completely revered the omit-prise; ,the wound
was dressed, atm the unfortunate matt was se ~,,, sell to
Si. Bartholomew's Hospital, 'there lie now lies for the
corroses's inquest. The deceased has lot a pregnant
Is nu tidally. Un Wed riesd. y night last, a Mail
dliant Cooper, w o who had hat lake!,
(jodispuir•ollreet Goo pier s:VedueSday 10;.ht, halt-
Ul6 been cha..6ed with antral mocreutueal ac.a of lode.
cency iiiwarils the person of a 114111 who lodised in the
issue room with hint, aml who from the nature of the
charge had (welt locked up for the !light 111 a separate
ravel by himself, was found sot the following musts
when the keeper welt' w 111114. Ck the Cell, quilt.. stead,
hat Mg suspended libliself by his silk handkerchief Irma
the lop at the door.
Tile iron works in Shropshite are in a better stale,
imiwithstandirig the. low price of inns, as the tr
-
masters hale a Tel), great demand for it, which CatiSed
the trade us be husk, at 11 ally Ille saute price as last
year.—The quantity of iron made in that county ave-
rages I,antf Inns iserkly, and it is sol.l as soon as it is
made. Ihe glass works are as dattruhlog as they weiv
last year.—The agricsiltsal ciasses have ueeit ill 3 %try
had state for souse tone, but Ulu preseot rise ill tile
*markets has put the farmers a little in spirits.

BOXING.

103

CAO2AG3 AND COOPER THE GYM I,.....Tbeftt
men had a very strong turn on Wednesday last. on
Hampton Common, the river parting it front
Mouls4 Hurst, and the Commissary General, who
was once (podded for seconding the renowned Game
Chicken, against Berks, 'flowed his dickey if it was-
not giving way u chance, lifter Cooper's mishap in
killing Leary in cotubi:t in Surrey. There were no
slight notions of the opinion ef the said Commissary,
who, with the assistance of an able deputy, ma-
naged the ropes and stakes in the shaence of the
General Commander of all the Forces. It was, us
nits anticipated a rare fight. and the attendance was
usually bright, and the morning, although foggy,
was no drawback upon sport. There were bouncier*
cs %tell as llero.ondsey Heats, cabbage carts and coal
and every ulousil tliatZwo ur four wheels
count move with.

Soon utter nue o'clock the men sl►ewed in the
ring with their seconds. Spring unil Shelton for
Cooper, and Belt:her and Hurry Hormel li►r Cab.
bagc.—Even betting, but Cabbugu for choice.

. THE SET-TO.
Round I.—Cooper missed his bits, and (libber, could not
gather up his ground hist mama!' to retch in. There was no
*Mikis mi►cluef door, and Cooper was thrown. Both were
too last.

2.—ln a rare moldy rally Cooper, in etclianging Mows, lost
claret horn the nosio, bye chance stultifying hit, which he
only grinned at. The mess broke from the rally, and fought is
girt and take style. A miudy round, in favour of Cabbage,
who threw his adversary.
3.—Exertion had biout,lit both mmi into steadiness, if sot
order. A 1.11141.11i11g 1111.11111 cuuuueuced, sod Cooper showed
iiht btiotal from the muse, suit lie was throws a heavy suroerset
from al close.

4, •i, mid O.—Cabbage+ out-fought his adversary. hat Cooffte
seemed to think will of his nhilitits, and bought n'ead, at up-
hill work. It was evident that Cidibsge had the heat of there
rounds.

7.--Cabinge received a rattling hit oa the forehead, wbish
domed him fur a bit. Cabbage thiored him fur it.
ti.—A teirible lighting rimml, moist decidedly in favour of
C.dilisge, whit had the best of iu 111141 unit fighting. Cooper
was bleeding Ireety frumA the nose, and oeihurit to nave what
Scioriiiis called the monks. Its the close, Cabbage bad the
hest of the wenting, unit punished his ad y sorely, and
threw him in school-boy
. .

9.-4 very gsme round, in which tolerable' judges thooght
(biol.:Ww .1/11 the light, lie bud dteitlettly the best of
hittin and W 1134 the best in. Ilessy bitting tuuk piece, and
Cooper wee thrown.

lo the 11)111 round Cooper was worsted. He was piping,
bleeding, nod snorting, nod permed /to have been bitsuut of
every thin lust confidence. Iln received two bits upon the
bend, and rap thiown.-3 to 1 on Cabbage, but taken scarce.
In the 14th round Cooper changed the fight, by oinking two •
good blows tell. Ile liitdoot broke his ground well, and Cab•
altliou4ll all over good, turned, a, ad the need-up ones ,
must, rather sunk, and the odds tinned about. It was ao
Loodnod-strret to an orange, as the thorough gstu4 of either
had nut been seen in th London ring.
In the 30th round Cabhage was bit ont of •tima by a chance
blow upon the temple, nail Coriver, as the winner, proved him-
self a man of rare qualifications as a lighter and a stayer.

The " cognoscenti !" were much divided in opi-
nion upon this match, and it was as even as the
Lett told, Cabbage cut up well, even the stalk;
and a braver fght has rarely been seen.

l'ne Dean ALtva.—The resurrection men have '
adopted a new plait to prevent detection, by dressing
Use bodies which they steal, so that if seen they appear
int'eep.—A few days ago, two of them coming from the-
country, stopped at a poblic.hoine, about finis mileif
from town, with the Iwwly of a man, whom, after vio.
Lotto: the ;;rare, they dressed him in the nu& iiiii of a
soldier. Wilde in toe Moose, taking refreshment,. is
soldier, who was billetted there, went to the than to
smoke his pipe, and curiosity i•iilliced him to look into
the curl, he perteived a soliii•r, as he &opposed asleep,
whoop to the first instance he conceived to he a clesetter.
3,1 d bilk, Imo wislt—" Ilalloa, comrade, where to?"
—not receiving an answer, he attempted to awake the
corpse, exclaimmg, " C my boy, let its have some*
Mktg to drink.'-1u answer bang made, he went to
the ostler, unit they examined the body, when the latter
i iiiiii ethately expressed his suspicion that the fellows,
who were its the house, eiid who left the cart, were—
" body SIP Ache, s," and he and the soldiers-held a council
of war, as to what steps they should pursue, when it
was agreed to take the dead man into the stable, and that•
the soldier should occupy his place in the cart, whiter
the sot!er would follow un liorsel•aek at a distance to
assist him in case of need. This was accordingly done,
and the 'timelier' having refreshed, drove off with the
cart, lust they had not proceeded a I bed yards before
they found the supposed dead man tumble about, and
stopped to miserly the incotiveni•lice. On taking hold
,of ht.u, one of hie fellows observed—" lte lw cursed if
'ins here subject is'in wane—the other having felt him
said—" dam un hut Le's lint r—" and so would you
too," said the soldier, " if you had come Irom 11-11,
where 1 have beeii."—This was enough, the snatchers
were petrified, and al i t terrified to death ; but so
*nun as they recovered tney set oil, leaving the horse and'
cast to possessum of the soldier arid ostler,. neither of
which Itas since been owned. The body of the dead
malt was in a few days after restored to his friends, lar
whom It was missed from the grave.
On Thursday morning last the body of an apparently
respectalde female was discovered floating in the River,
at Hictutimid, Surrey, supposed to have been in the
water several days, and being unknown, was conveyed
to the site of the Three Pigeons, at that place, and a
Coroner's Jury summoned to investigate the cause of her
death. Tile linen has "J. J." marked on it.

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LONDDN, MONDAY, MARCH 91.
Vire.: o'clock, p: m.
The Paris Rapers of Saturtlay lust have arrived.

The reports of the entry of Mina into the French
territory continued to be circulated •on the Ex-
change, but were without confirmation, and ob-
tained little credit. On the subject of the conspiracy
in the army, the papers preserve a wary silence,
chile the good order and discipline of that portion

.of it which continues faithful is ostentatiu sly put
The Mmi! "v., Littler the 4tead -of
Bour-
doaux, and describing the disposition -of the troops
in that city, says—"Clt would be difficult to express
the joy of the brave Auldias who are so happy as
" to serve under the orders of a Bourbon. They
" advance toward the frontier filled with a noble
" enthusiasm, and animated with the most lively
"ardour to combat, under colours, without blemish,
the enemies of legitimacy and true liberty!"—
The departure of the Duchess dAngouleme for
Bourdeaux, to join her husband, is fixed.for the 2d
of April, from which it is probable that the ontry of
the French into the Peninsula is not so near as has

been conjectured. .
Letters from Madrid of the 21st add to the former
intelligence, that the Cortex would close the session
ns soon us it was ascertained that the King had
passed Ocana, when they would adjourn to the 16th
. of April, the day on which they would hold their
first sitting in Seville. The Ministers Egea and San
Miguel were to remain some days longerut Madrid:.
. Generul Morillo,was to set out immediately for the
army of Galicia. The few Spaniards who remained
in Paris iVere.preparing to quit that capital. The
Count de Toreno, who has resided there for the last
two years, was about to repair to London.
FUNDS ON SATURDAY.—Five per Cents. opened
at 78. 80., rose toyB. 85., and closed at 78. 50.
‘Bank Shares, 1,475.; Neapolitan Stock, 67j. Ex-
change on . London, one month., -25..70., three
months, 25. 50.

CITY. Oxs o'CLoc.s.

One Ilanaburgh, one Holland,one French, and one Plunders
. snail have arrived this day. Accutuits are also in town from
South America, handing some further information relative to
the dreadful earthquake at Valparaiso, by which we learn, that
scarce a house was left standing, and that upwa►ds 0200 of the
inhabitants had perished.
.An Express has also arrived from Paris, bringing the French
Mentes at 7e. 70. at the close of the market of Saturday. By this
• we have Intelligence that the Dm d'Angouleme had arrived at
,T opignan, andJiad these reviewed a part of the troops, preps-
. rstory to the invasion.
In the British Money Market this morning, there has been
scarcely a bargain dune, Consuls fo'r the Account opening at 7411,
and remaining about that prim at this hour. Considerable busi-
ness has been doing in the Spanish Bonds this morning, which
opened at 28i, and are now doing at 29. This advance is solely
in consequence of a scarcity of Stock, and from a to i per cent.
has been paid for the loan of it by different parties to wind up
their amounts, as more, in inany•caaes. • has been sold than the
seller can obtain at the moment.—The satirical is somewhat bar-
ren of reports this morning.

Letters from Bahia of the 20th of January men-
tion, that an attack was made on the 7th, by Gen.
Madeira, on the island of Taporiea. His force con-
sisted of 1,,.500 men, on board of two brigs, 20 gun-
• .boats, and some smacks, all provided with guns of
considerable calibre. The attack lasted five hours,
and ended in Madeira's being compelled to retire
with a loss"bf 200 men: The Portuguepe hoops
alien returned Madeira, fearing 19 his
contest with the Braidliens to be straitened fur pt'o
visions, had subsequently. given orders that all the
women and children should retire into the interior.
liaNT vaLena AND Baxens.—ln America
there are a number of lofts attached to every corn-
mill, so that the flour, in, place of being thrust
into sacks the moment it escapes from the friction of
the stones, as is the practice in this Lvuutrr, is taken
up by machinery, and spread out to mut in the
most cureftal manner. Hence the superiority of
American flour.
Arden, Candler, and Doughty, convicted at the
last Lineoln assizes fur unnatural crimes, underwent
the sentence of the law on Friday last, on the drop
at Lincoln Castle. Doughty's hotly was taken to
Grantham, and Arden's and Caraller's were interred
on Saturday in St. John's Church-yard, Newport,
Lincoln.

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NATIONAL
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iIiTFIQUAXES.
By letters from St. Jago de Chili, it appears that
on the night of the 19th November a shock of an.
earthquake was experienced, the most severe ever.
remembered in that country. Its duration was of
very exttaoMinary space of four minutes, during
which the earth is described as being in continued
Motion, resembling the rolling of a belty sea. its
effects were most fatal at Valparaiso, where, it is
said, few houses were left standing: of those but a
'mall proportion were habitable, There is some
variation, however, in the accounts as respects "rl-
paraiso, as it is natar^l 'o :::peat. under the first
impression fso awful a calamity, that there should
be much exaggeration, it is probable that hits been
the case in the present instance. The loss of lives
in Valparaiso is stated at from ISO to among
whom are some English—the only names mentioned
•arc those of a Mr. Stevenson and of Mr. and Mrs.
Kelly. Most of the villages in Chili had suffered
severely, and some of them were deemed. Nu in-1
telligence bad been seceived from Conception, but
equally dreadful accounts were anticipated from
thence. At Santiago the shook had been compara-
tively slight; no lives were lost there, nor any
houses thrown down, but all the churches• except
three had been so much injured as to require taking
down, and 4 would be necessary to rebuild many of
the houses before they could be rendered habitable.
From the I.9th to the 28th of November, which is
the date of the.letters, slight shocks had occurred
daily, so that rnanyof the inhabitants slept in tents
without the city, only venturing into their houses
to take meals, during which time all the doors were
'kept open.
Letters from Naples, of the 11th of March, state,
that a severe shock of an earthquake was felt on the
sth at Palermo, by which a number of houses and
churches were damaged, 21 persons killed, and 12.5
wounded. The damage done to the city alone was
estimated at 50i0091. It was not ascertained that
I any other. part of Sicily had suffered.

RIOT In CATO•STREET.-,AI one O'clock yesterday
morning the tieighbourbood.orPaticlington was in the
greatest disorder and autnitb, owing to a numerous body
of I risineu, who .itiliabit this celebrated street, having
had a quarrel amongst themseives, which was orily
quelled by calling nut the guards, who advanced with
their arms loaned, aided by a posse of constables and
watchmen (two of the latter are reported to be killed)
and succeeded in taking about 40 of the most riotous
into custody. The exact cause of the disturbance is not
corn ctly ascertained.
• CORONER'S IN QURITS.—An inquest was held on
Satuiday afternoon last, at tour o cloak, at the. Red
Lion Houghton-street, Clare-market, before Mr. Higgs,
the deputy coroner for Westminster, on stew of the
body of Robert Osborn, Esq. 44 years of age, a profes-
sional gentleman. The Jury re turned a verdict " that
the drceas.d shot himself. being at the time in a state of
impunity derangement." On Tuesday last an roguish.
lion was taken belote John Charley, Gentleman, coro-
ner fur Bucks, at StokePoges, its that county. on view
of the body of Hannah Grove, widow, who was on
Monday found drowned in a pool of water in the garden
of the poor house; and it was. evident, on the testimony
of the governor of the workhouse, that she had laboured
under mental derangement for some time; and although
precauti )))) s had hens taken to prevent .her committing
any rash act, she chided that vigilance, and threw her-
self into the water. 'the verdict returned was—that she
(lid so when in a state of unso I mind, and was thereby
drowned. The usual tams torestore animation were
resorted to in vain.
Early on Friday morning last, as Mr. George Hntlg-
kintoo, of Bury-atreet, 'Bloomsbury, lit ery stahlelteeper.
was taking a ride in company . with Mr. Bray, o. Hol-
born, he . was seized with an apopletic fit, within a few
yards of die •turnpike gate, at _Bode-bridge, and expired
immediately. Mr. Hodgkinton wastaketi to the White
.1-1 a; t, Battle-bridge ; and shortly.ait•Jwards remoted to
his own house. Au inquest was held over his remains
on Saturday. at the Pied Bull, in Bury-street, and the-
Jury brought in their verdict—" Died by the visitation
of God.
MuRDIR.—On Monday the 24th inst. an inquest was
held at the White Bear, at Butierhouse-green, near
Stockport. before J. Hollins, Esq. Coroner, and a moat
re-pectable jury, on the body of Betty Sliallcross, a single
woman, scream to Mr. R. C. Morrey, of Woolley, in
the saint neighbourhood, who was most barbarously
'murdered on the precediteg.Friday night, and discovered
the next morning about ten o'clock, in one of the out-
buildings, with herthroat out. The body, when found,
was iti a sad bloody state, cold and stiW, and mangled
'to the most horrible manner, having a deep incision on
the neck, and a large gash -continuing from it to the
shoulder—three dreadtul wounds upon the head, in-
flicted by a blunt instrument—a cut on the right thumb
Its the holm, the whole length--a black mark on the left
' hand, the effect of a heavy blow—a violent contusion
on her torthead —and her lip black and swelled. From
the circumstance bromine known that the young wo-
man was in a megtiapit state by is person of the name of
F.114,w5, a farmer, at Brartiall, also in the neighbour-
hood, who bad for several years paid lilt addresser to
her, 'twos thought advisable to hose him apprehended.
The investigation belote the Jury to-mined ten hours--
sr verdict of wilful murder against Mussel Fallows was
returned. and he was committed accordingly to Chester
• Castle, to take his trial at the ensuing assizes. The
deceased was in her-47th year, and in the sixth month
u; precsmincy.