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London, England, 1830-12-20 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL ELECTION.

Mr. ROBINSON presented a petition from Mr. Rigby
Mason, stating that a tumour had gone forth that the
sitting Member for Liverpool, fearful of an investigation
into the circumstances of the late election, had intimated
his intention to resign his seat. The petitioner hoped,
however, the House would not allow, if such a course
should be adopted, the bribery and corruption that had
been practised to go unpunished.
General GASCOYNE said a few words which were in-
audible in the gallery.
The SPEAKER said, if this was an election petition
it was too late to be received ; but if nut, be should sub-
mit to the House that it was irregular, inasmuch as it
went to prejudge the merits of the petition, that must,
by the law of the land, go beti►re a Committee.
Mr. EWART regretted he was not in the House the
other evening when a Noble Marquis intimated his
intention to bring forward this subject.--(!gear, hear.)
—He would, however, state that he did not shrink
from inquiry, but denied the charges of bribery and cor-
ruption. He should always be an advocate for extending
the elective franchise in Liverpool, for although he had
been elected by the middling classes, be thought all who
contributed tittrarcls the burdens of the State ought to
participate in the election of Members.
After some further observations from Gen. GASCOYGNIE
and Mr. Roisixsorr, the petition was ordered to lie on the
table. _ _ . _ _

Mr. C. TENNANT unwed that an humble Addrent be
presented to his Majesty, praying that be would be
eraciously pleased to order the appoint►nent of a &lect
Committee to enquire into the state of the. waste
►nds in Conada, Asia, and Africa, fur the purpose
of considering wl:at means might be devised fur bettering the
condition of the labouring classes.
Mr. O'GORMAN MAHON presented a petition from
b 5 persons confined in Newgate, Dublin, complaining
that they could not obtain a trial, on account of
the Judge being a Member of the house of Commons,
as well as the Recorder for the City of Dublin. He
had also another petition from it constituent of the Mem-
ber for Dublin, complaining that that Hon. Member
could not do his duty us a Member of Parliament, be-
cause he was obliged to attend to his duties as Recorder.
Ile thought three two petitions clearly showed that the
duties of a Judge and a Member of that House were in-
compatible. lie hoped, therefore, for the interests of Ire-
land, the House would interfere as it did on a late
occasion, and compel the Hon. Member to give up either
one situation or the other.

Mr. LEFROY said the Recorder performed the ditties
of his office to the satisfaction of aII parties.
Mr. O'GORMAN MAILON did not object to the man-
ner in which the duties of that office hal been performed,
but to the incompatibility of the two offices.
Sir R. PEEL could not think the petitioners suffered
and injustice in the absence of the Recorder, as it was
known the Sessions were held at stated peperiuds, and

they could not be tried during the interval.
Mr. fIUME tuid i: was a question well worthy the con-
sideration of the House, and he was ast,mished to hear
the late Minister of Justice get up and defend two ap-
pointments held by one person. It showed en utter dis-
regard to the interests of the people.
Sir It. PEEL, with much warmth, said he was ready

to answer any charge ;hat miglit he brought forward
against him during the time he held office, but
must protest against such insinuations us that of the
Honourable Member, who had shown gross ignorance on

the subjeet. He ought to have know; that the :fudges
were independent of the Crown; also that the Recorder
was independent of it, and that there was no law to pre-
vent him sitting in Parliament, neither was there any
law to insist on his giving up the Recordership,
how could he, therefore, (Sir R. Peel) object to sitting in
that House. HO might as well have moved that the
Hon. Member fur Middlesex should be turned out of it.
All he would say on the subject was, if it woe wrung

let the House alter the law.
Mr. O'GOItMAN MAHON said the Sessions were
nut held at fixed periods, as in London ; but were ap-
pointed at the pleasure of the Hamden
After some further discussion, the petition was ordered
to lie on the table. _ .

ry
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Mr. ELLICE moved the third reading of the Conso-
lidated Fun'd Bill.

Sir G. CLERK wished to ask whether or not Govern.

merit had given instructions to the Officers of the Customs
to admit the introduction of barilla at a less duty than

was prescribed by law.
Mr. P. THOMPSON said that Government certainly
had reduced the duty from 8/. per ton, to ‘2l. 10s. ; but
in such cases they required a bond from the parties,
that they should pay an additional duty, if required by the
Legislature.
Mr. JIMMIES rose, and was
(LEFT BrEAKING.

EXTENSIVE FORGERII:s•---It lia3 very re-
cently been discovered that a great number of forgeries
have been committed in Ireland, and, it is believed, by
persons who have been engaged in the late extensive fo►ge_
ries in the North of England. Forged notes upon the
Rank of Beland, end upon various branches of the Pro-
vincial Bank of Ireland, have been very largely circulated,
and a man has been apprehended, and is now in Car-
rickfergus gaol, charged whh having tittered several of
the fictitious instruments. The prisoner bag made some
most important disclosures. ()tie of the establishment of
Mr. GATlgfij the solicitor to the Committee of Bankers,
for the prosecution of frauds and forgeries is in Ireland, oc.
copied in the investigation.

, important and
A meeting on tne interesting
subject of Burgh and Parliamentary Reform has been held
at Jedburgh, the County Town, and the only Royal Burgh
in Roxhurghshire. The meeting was numerously and re-
spectebly attended by the inhabitants and householders, in-
eluding the Provost (who was called to the Chair),
the Magistratee, Councillors, Convener and Deacons
of the Incorporated Trades—the very functionaries
whore exclusive privileges are proposed to be abolished,
to make way for a more liberal and enlightened system,
by which the voice 0 the community may he heard.
The proceedings were conducted with a degree of spi-
rit, urbanity, and steadiness of purpose, which reflect the
highest credit on tire parties interested. That Govern-
ment might not be embarrassed with conflicting views, the
meeting, with great propriety, confined themselves to the
evils resulting from the present close and defective system
-
of municipal Government and Parliamentary represents
tion ; they avoided entering into any specification of the re-
forms which may be considered necessary; and reserved the
details of the measure for after consideration, in the confi-
dent expectation that, from the necessity of the case, and
the united solicitations of all classes of the people, Pare
liament will immediately open up the prevent system,
when they will have an opportunity of expressing their
sentiments. Petitions to the King, Lords, and Commons,
were subscribed in the course of a few hour., by upwards
of JOO names, the very respectable appesrance of which
testified, in this branch of education at least, "the school-
master has indeed been abroad." This allusion to an illus.
trious name calls to our recollection a circumstance which
ilintatyrensottinbgto u
be
genoerr readers,
a Ily known,but which cannot fail to be
namely, that Lord BitolltifiAlt
made one of his first forensic speeches, if not his very
first, in the Circuit Court at ietiburgh, as a leeks* Ad-
vocate, immediately after being called to the bar. No
event can more forcibly demonstrate the admirable dispo-
sition of a free Government and liberal institutinne, than
to see a man in the middle walke of life, by persevering
industry, anti the force of transcendent abilities, rise
superior to his compeers, and mewl to the very highest
legal dignity of the British Empire,
It is gratifying to
learn that the Administration, true to their pledge, are
proceeding to their work of Reform, 0 a first step to which
we may mention, that they have demanded an official
return of the set of Jedburgh, anti, it is presumed, of the
ether Royal Burghs of Scotland, which will chew them
the ehne end defective system that at present prevails.,—
ECOMMIL

MURDER and SUICIDE, in SEVEN DIALS.

INQUEST ON THE BODIES.

On Saturday afternoon Mr. &nitwit; and a very re-
.,pectable Jury a,sembled at the Mirk florae, Queen-
street, Seven-dials, on view of the body of the unfortunate

WOUI4D.

Henry Green, a labourer, sworn—l lodge in the house
where the deceased lived, but never saw her during the
time she re,ided there, which was about _a fortnight. On
Thursday night I west home between twelve and one,
and seeing the door partly open, and a glimmering light,
I knocked and said " Old boy, you have left the door
open." Some one answered, but I cannot say whether it
was a man or woman, or what was said, the answer being
given in such an indistinct voic'.. I did not stop, but
went t) bed in the next room, and heard no more after.
On my coming out of the room at half-past nine, I found
the door still open, anti shortly after I heard of a woman
lying on the f10.,r, as I have previously stated. On Wed-
nesday morning I heard the deceased awl her husband
have high words ; the woman lifted up the window and
called for the police ; the window was shimmed down
instantly after, and then all was quiet. I only saw the
man once, and that was when be came down stairs for
some milk.

Philip Riley, beadle of St. Giles's, sworn—About ten
minutes past ten yesterday morning, the last witness met
me, and asked use to go with him to No. 22. where some
one said that they thought a man had murdered himself in
the one Rae front ; the door was ajar about five or six
inches, and I saw the legs of the deceased ; having entered
the room, I saw the deceased deluged in blood ; I per-
reived it was a woman; her stays were loosened; I looked
to see if any other person was in the room that could have
committed the deed ; I saw another person under the bed-
clothes moving ; I polled him about a good deal, and he
made a noise similar to a diunken man ; I pulled the
clothes off the bed, and turned him on his aide, with his
face towards me ; I then saw a quantity of blood in the
bed, and on looking at the man's neck I discovered a
dreadful gash : on finding that he was still alive, I went
off to the workhouse for assistance, and left orders not to
let any person into the room while I was gone ; in about
a quartet of an hour I returned with Mr. Buss, the sur-
geon, and two overseers ; the man's wound was dre,sed,
and be was carried to the workhouse speechless. The wo-
man was dead and stiff.

Juror—lt anybody had come behind her while she was
standing, and cut her throat, would she have fallen in the
position in which :you found her? Witness--I think it
possible.
The Jury then proceeded to view the body. On their
entering the room several 'Kindly stumbled over the legs
of the unfortunate woman, so close was she lying to the
door. Her buys were Weed, and remained quite loose
on her body, and the other puts of her dress were in a
state of confusion. The apartment was of a most wretched
description, and the appearance of the bed was equally so.
From the greet pressure of the crowd, and smallness of
the apartment, Mr. Stirling, the Coroner, ordered every
person out of the place wko was not actually sworn as the
Jury. Whether the appalling spectacle before those
assembled rivetted them to this place of blood we will not
take upon ourselves to state, but they certainly did evince
no desire to leave the room, upon which the Coroner ob-
served, that if all strangers did not immediately retire be
should certainly feel bound to commit them. This had
ike desired effect, and all left the apartment but the Jury,
th 2 Coroner, and Mr. Thomas, the snperintendent of police.
Mr. John Mat Dix, assistant overseer—l was called to

this case by Riley, the beadle, about ten o'clock yesterday
morning, when I accompanied Mr. Buss, Riley, and Mr.
Cochran, another overseer, to the house in Queen-street.
On entering the morn I saw the body of the woman lying
on the floor, about a foot from the door ; the arms were
both extended, the head appeared nearly severed by a
wound in the neck, and it was lying on the left cheek ;
the features were scarcely visible from the quantity of
blood. My attention was taken from the woman by a
man who was lying in the bed upon his beck, with his
throat cut, but still breathing; I assisted Mr. Buss, the
surgeon, with others that were in the room, to lift him
out of the bed, placed him in a chair, and continued to
assist whilst Mr. Buss sewed up the wound in his neck.
After which he was taken to the workhouse. I directed a
box on the opposite side of the bed where the woman by
to be opened, and the papers found in it, but they do not
bear upon this inquiry ; they are of an amatory descrip-
tion, and written to a person of the name of Jene, and
were in the hand-writing of Jefferies and addressed to Miss
Burroughs. I have seen the man several times at the
work-house ; be has been invariably reluctant to enter on
the subject until this morning ; he could not speak until

this morning; I Was lent for by the Rev. Mr. Champ.
nehm, in consequence of the man, Jetferies, wishing to state
something; I attended, and elicited from him the fol-

lowing :

" Caroline Burroughs was
,jealousoof me. In the early
part of the day I was out. At half-past eleven she came
in, and asked me if I had brought her any money for the
rent? I said no. She then said, 1 must go out and get
some. She did go out, and I went to bed. She returned
again at half-past one o'clock. When she came in, I was
not awake. She awoke me, and I then told her to come
into bed, and she said that she had my betters to sleep with
her, but she brought no man home with her. She after-
wards came on the bed, but was not undressed. I turned
round, and said, come into bed. Upon finding that she
would not, I turned myself round and went to sleep.
was roused up by her cutting my throat. She then
west round the bed to the window, when I heard her fall

down. I said, before she went round to the window,
Oh, my dear !' I tried to get up twice, hut could not.
There was no light but what came from the gas. I never
got out of bed after I got in. I heard no person at the
door. She teas drunk when she came in the first time.
She had often taken a knife in her Land, an 4 said, that

she would run it up as far as it would go. The stockings
in the hat were not those I had worn ; those I wore were
a pair of black onus. I wits in the habit of throwing my
clothes on the floor. In the presence of God and this Re-
verend Gentleman (Mr. Champness), I did not cut my
throat—it was Caroline Burroughs."
The whole of this was read over to him, and be stated
that it was true. Previous to this, I asked him whether
the razor was in his hand that night? lie called for pen,
ink, and paper, anti wrote as follows :—" I was going to
shave myself in the %Remain, but I did not." The head
appeared to hiM to have been moved after the deceased
was dead, as that part of the face containing the gre.test
quantity of Mood was uppermost.
Juror—You said there was some clotted blood on the
coat, Now, was the coat in that situation that it could
have got un it from the blood flowing down? Witness—
It could not.
Juror—How did it get there? Witness—lf you ask
toy opinion, I should say that two peewee had been strug-
gling, and the coat thrown off afterwards; one arm of the
nun's shirt was completely saturated with blood, and it is
my opinion that the blood could not have proceeded frost
his wound.
Cornelius Bowers, one of the beadles of St. Giles'e, was
next examined—l went with Riley, Mr. Buss, and others,
to the house in Queen-street, and assisted ; I found the
razor on the woman's left wrist quite straight anti open ;
the gown was on the left arm belt not on the right;
searched the clothe* of the mut, and found these articles
[the things produced were a small box, tailors' needles, a
cigar-case, a pocket-handkerchief, and other trifling arti-
cles] ; the razor was also produced (the blade of which
was covered with blood); I found two sixpences and five.
pence in the pocket of the woman, and also eleven dupli-
cates [the articles pledged consisted of handkerchiefs,
*bevels, a brooch, ring, shift, and other articles of wearing
apparel] ; the name of Burroughs was invariably written
on the duplicates.
The CORONitit here observed that there were same cir-
cumstances in the case which certainly had been corrobo-
rated. The man had stated that the woman was jealous
of him ; and from the letters which had been found, the
deceased, it would appear, had corns cause for being so;
for he appointed a short time since to take her to the
Theatre, but instead of meeting his own C.roline, he met
with another Caroline, and went with her to this place of
amusement. On the 10th of September he had consented
to marry her, and bad also made promises of money,
which it was evident be had not fulfilled. The Coroner
was about to advert to other circumstances, but at the
suggestion of one of the Jury he discontinued, and the
evidence was proceeded with.
Mr. W. Buss, assistant-surgeon et the workhouse, was
next called-1 examined the wound in the deceased'.
throat. I think she could not have cut her throat with
ihTsd, and then have placed the razor on her left
n possible. There was no blood on her chest,
ahwrelirtiihibguhwtt t
would have been the me had the deceased been in
a standing position when her throat was cut.

During the period that Mr. Buse was giving evidence,
the other surgeons were sent for to give sustenance to
the unfortunate man et the workhouse. In about twenty
minutes after they bail left the room, in order to pass
some liquid into the stomach of the man, by the assistance
a a tube, a message was delivered to the Coroner, that
the victim to hie own passions had ceased to exist.
In consequence of the death of John Jeffries, the Jury,
accompanied by Mr. Reed, surgeon to the workhouse of
the parish, and all the other witnesses, proceeded to view
the body ; ond; op their return,being re-sworn, deposed to

the truth of their depositions respecting the case ; one of
them adding, that he was a tailor, and. bad lived in Nelson-
strcet, Long-lane, Borough, with his wife and family, up
to about six or seven weeks back; and another, Mr.
Turner, master tailor, in the Borough, that be had
known him for many years, and had him in his employ-
ment for a considerable time, during which, he was sorry
to say, he latterly discovered be had not conducted him-
self honestly; and in some eases had signed his (Mr.
Turner's) name to fictitious bills, and obtained money and
goods from several of his tradesmen on his account. He
knew him to have a wife and !Our chil lren, whom he dis-
tressed to the lowest degree by disposing of all they pos-
sessed, he believed to lavish on the unfortunate woman
with whom he had been carrying on tit- illicit connection.
Mr. Reid said, that as far as his opinion etsibled him to
judge, having examined the wounds in the throats of both
the deceased, the woman must have been murdered by the
man, the wound in her throat being very extensive, and
exhibiting an appearance as if it had been inflicted t
some other person than herself; and that in his, front its
minute size and situation (we understood him to say shoot
the carotid artery), seemed as if it was the work of his
own hand.

The room was then ordered to he cleared ; and the Jury
stated that they were agreed in the verdict in both c :sea.
viz. that John Iffries murdered Caroline Burrougha, and
that the paid John Jeffries died fclo de se. In consequence
of which the coroner issued his warrant for the interment
of hi!, body privately, without rites of burl d, agreeably to
the late Act of Pdrliament.

The unfortunate female who has thus met a violent d •ath
was about 27 years of age. She was a very good-I..oking
woman, of a fair complexion, and handsome features. It
appears, from some letters found in the room, that she had
not cohabited long with Jefferies, but had been visited by
him as a lover in the mouth of September and October Jut.
She at that time resided at 13, Windmill-street, Lambeth,
and knew Jetferiee by the name of James Jay. It is sup-
posed that he was at that time employed in the City. ea
some of his letters are addressed from Copthall-court. The
following are specimens of his composition. They are ex-
tremely illiterate :
" Dear Caroline—l shall feel a particular wish, my
dear, for you to meet me at the corner of Holing Chappel
(Rowland Hill's Chapel) this evening ten minutes p..st
eight for I shall not feel comfortable without your com-
pany for a little teite-:--I remain your affectionate Lover
"JAMES JAY."

Another letter was to the following effect :
" Dear Caroline—This with my love and Sincere
friendship 1 right you theas few lines" He then postpones
on appointment, and states, "My Love my heart will not
Let ma express words Sufficient to Say—l, Remain y
Lover and affectionate Dear "JAMES JAY."

In another letter, in which he complains of her not
meeting him according to appointment, be siye, "After
waiting for you I whent to the play and found another
Carrohne, hut not the one I thought of, but I made myself
comfortable till the morning and then Returned to
Business. I blt all Be your Way to morrow about nine
o'clock in the morning an•l then I Will call.
" Yours Truly A Friend."

It does not appear that they were married ; but it
seems that he had made her an offer of that description,
and had directed the banns to be published in the names
ot'" James Thos. Jay and Miss Caroline Matilda Cooke,"

Jeffries has a long time been considered a very profligate
character. He abandoned a young wife and three children,
and the poor woman and her family were compelled to
take refuge in Bermondsey workhouse, where she was de-
livered of another infant on the sth of November.
When he was found in the room, in the manner above
described, he was asked what had induced him to murder
the woman. He was unable to make any reply, in conse-
quence of the wound in his throat, and he wrote upon
paper the following:—" I ham thutsty; my throught is
very sure; I did not elo it; I laid down on the bed with
my close of, and the woman remained up ; I have never
seen her since; she said she would not be in the house
with me; I went to bed abut Past 11 ; she had words
before she whent out ; I whus sober..—Jong JSFFRIES,"

He was then asked to state shortly how it happen,d ;-
and he wrote down,—" I whoa very light-headed List
night, an.l had no rest; I will give you the particulars as
soon as I have rested; but I am faint."

64 Was it the woman did both or yourself?" was the next
que►tion. He teplied, "My head will be better by and
bye, I Will right you all the Particulars if you can get
any thing down my throught. Far I have bad nothing
since Wednesday, and let me have my own way to lay
down."

Tl►e,o evasive towers not being considered satisfactory,
he W 44 Aced, " Did' you cut the wounds—yes or no ?"
His reply was, " No, I did nnt ; but you must have the
particulars." The next communication placed before him
was, " You are now very ill, and you may not be able to
ease your mind here thee—pray, do not delay." "In
three hours," be s►id, " I will be better. I will give you
all the Particulars—l ham so Week."

The offie,ra, finding it uldraa to puma the inquiry any
further, left him, and he made no further disclosures.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Dtc. 18.

The STEAKUIL entered the Holum at Three o'clock, bat
it was nearly Four o'clock before there were a sufficient
number of Members present to constitute a House.
Mr. U. GRANT presented petitions against Colonial
Slavery from Norwich, and from St. Martin's-in-the• Fields.
A number of petitions were presented from various
places, praying for the Abolition of Negro Slavery, Re-
►luction of the Assessed Taxes, and for Parliamentary Re—
form.