The National Register.
London, England, 1813-08-01 00:00:00

TILE NATIONAL REGISTER.

mariner, that the said Nancy, by the name of Nancy Coffin, inter-
married with the said John on the 26th day of September, in the
year of our Lord iBO,/, according to the laws of this Common-
wealth, and by said laws and his Marriage-covenants the said John
became obliged to be coastant and true to the bed of said Nancy,
and not to commit the crime of adultery. Yet the said John, regardless
of the laws and his marriage vows, .between the latter part of An-
east and the tOth of October, in the year of our Lord 1809, on
divers days nod times, within the time aforesaid, at sea, and during
a passage in the brig named the Hamtali, from London to New
York, did commit the crime of adultery With a tie Sarah Melsup
Aad the said John haft thereby broken his marriage covenants, and
destroyed the happita ss of aid Mine), whereupon a right accrues
to the said Nancy to he loo,ell ft can the bonds of Matrimony with
the said John. Wheiefore the said Niawy prays this honourable
Court) that she may be divorced front the bonds.
INCV FANNING.
A true Copy—Attest. 11 M. TUDOR, Clerk.

LAW INTELLIG ENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WEDNESDAY) JULY 28.

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making little savings from his weekly wages. It w►as this small
booty, it is supposed, which attracted the villains and oce.vioned
hig death.

Tuesday afternoon an Inquisition was held at the Prince Recent
public.house, before G. Hodgson, Eq. on the body of the tinfortn.
nate deceased.

William Broughton stated; that on Monday morning, about five
o'clock, he went to work •at brick-making; soon utter a boy told
him that there was something in the pond rescm!ding a human
figure.—Witness weatt to the spot, pulled the deceased out of the
water, and found that his head had some di eadild cuts in

Mr. Uppom, surgeon, deposed, that on his exwmination of the de.
ceased, he found a fracture over the left eye, and the occipital, a
bone of the back part of the head, was fractured in several place•,
and the dura miter, was ruptured. A hat was produced, which
was evidently- rut throne!' by some sharp instrument.
A Jew who lives in Field lane proved the deceased having bought
the hat which was found, at his chap on S►u:day, about twelve
o'clock.

Mary Clifford, wife of the deceased, and who was in 0 forward
state of pregnancy, said, they had sold some land for a house, in Ire.
land, and that her husband came to England-about three weeks ago,
for the purpose .of getting some employ as a labourer. On their
arrival in town they went 010 >lrpt I.ollr nights at the !were Of Jamei
Leary, in New.coort, Safton bill; afiirstliich they took a lodging
in Church street, St. Giles's.. Witeesti Aral!, that- on Sunday
last her husband went out eatly„in the he did not return
as soon as she expected, and shirts ent its oilissipof hm—she fouu
nd
him at the house of Leary—they passed tholitater part of the day
together, and in the evening went to a botte. in the heiglibunehoJd
and got souse gin. Hcr husband was in a state of inebriety, and site
begged Leary not to give him any more liquor ; in answer to which
Leary said. •" you seem low—tiever mind, I will get your husband
work to morrow." Deceased had in his pocket, when at this shop,
a five-pound and six one-pound notes, two guineas, and sixteen
shillings in silver. Leary accompanied them up Holborn, but upou
witness saying, 46 they walked too quick for her," Leary said, ‘4, we
will go forward mid provide a gallon of porter." Witness saW no
more of Leary or her husband. She was much disappointed at not
finding them at home, and was exceedingly restless ail night. She
said she went to Leary's house in the morning early, and found the
door of the apartment locked, the key 'outside, and no person in the
room but Leary's wife, who said that her husband was gone to work.
Cooke an officer having some suspicion of la ary, went to the
place where he was at wolk, enti inquired for his master ; upon
which Leary replied," Yon wi-ait me tied not my master."
The Jury under all the circumstances, found a verdict of Wilful
Murder against James Leary, who *Hi his wife is in custody.
Thursday, James Leary was examined at Hatton Garth!) Office,
on the charge of murdering Edward Clifford.
A shoemaker's hammer was produced, which two of the police
officers of Hatton Garden swore they found in the prisot-er's room,
covered over with coals. The hammer, of which one end is round
and the other flat, and about two inches wide, was compared with
the cut in the hat of the man murdered, and the flat end exactly
corresponded.—The further proceedings were adjourned.