The Sun.
London, England, 1814-03-16 00:00:00

CONFESSION OF MURDER.

MONMOUTH, MARCH, 94--Abont 27 years
ago; the body of a young woman, named Mary
Pritchard, was found in a mill-pond in-the neigh=
bourhood of Longtown, in the county of Here-
ford, with many marks of violence thereon, and
a Coroner's Jury being summoned, after 'a patient
investigation, delivered a verdict of Wilful Mur-
der. The deceased had for some time lived ser-
vant with Mr. Gilbe--rt, of Cluddock, and two
young men, -John Davis hnd James 'Jones, being
her intimate- acquaintance, suspicion fell upon
,them, and they were-in consequence apprehend-
ed. Jones having formerly lived ;at Mr. Gilbert's
with her as a fellow-servant, and being known to
be her lover, the public opinion that he was the
perpetrator was very strongly expressed ; but his
mistress (Mrs. Hopkins, of Irelandon) swearing
that he was in her house all the evening, that he
went to bed before her, and that he did not rise
till after she was up ; and this being corroborated
.by a boy who swore that he slept, with him, arid
that to thF best of his knowledge he was nht out
of bed till he arose with him to go to their usual
employment, he was discharged. Davis also
proved his innocence.. Some time after this Jones,'
committed a rape' on a child of eleven 'years of
age, and fearing a prosecution, he left that neigh-
bourhood, and took up his residence .:in Mon-
mouthshire, when he Inarried,' and had five
dren,
.but his wife had been dead some years, and
be is now in the decline of life: Being at length
severely afflicted with illness, and fearing the
approach of death, he sent a few days since
for the Rev. Mr. Sayce, of Trellick, to .whom he
made-a full confession of the murder. He ac-
knowledges that he retired to rest with the bOy .
before his mistress went to bed , that when, he
thought all thefamily 'were asleep, (having pre-
viously appointed to meet the unhappy girl, who
was pregnant by -him), he stole, out of the' house,
committed the horrid deed, and.- returned to his,
bed without disturbing any one, having been hut;
a few minutes absent. -.He still lives, though in a
very tveak state, and' appears much- easier in his •
.mind since the confession, but very little hopes ,
arc entertained of his recovery. His present re- .
silence is onPenalth Common, near the Hargoed,
about three miles from hence.

The body of a new born child having been
found in, the Teviot, atHawick, woman named
Janet iVeems, who is suspected to' be guilty of
the murder, and of concealing her pregnancy,
was apprehended on, Saturday week,—The matter
is under investigation.

DtTLII\T-, MARCiI 14.

COURT Or KING', I!ENtrII MAncrt
The /lon. F. CAVENDISIT against Sir T• TE"c"
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PMLUS. METCALF, Ba Chid
J. NEAVE; O
GOULDEMIO, Esqrs. Directors of the Globe 13-
sarance Compan!).
This ryas au action of assumpsit on a policy of•
insurance, brought by the plaintiff to recover
compensation for the loss and damage he sustain'
ed by fire, on,the night of the 3d of July, 151•;
The principal averment in the plaintiff's de.c1313,-;
tion stated, " that on the'3d,of July, in the :;'-'°!
of our Lord, 1812, at Clontarf, in the ConOtl:°1,
the City of Dublin, part of the plaintiff's dwelbil,
house, and the furniture and prmted'bookS io Pty,
vane use, contained therein, were burned and On„
smiled, lost and destroyed by fire, which' was °;',,
casioned by misfortune and accident, and wi°l4
out any kind of fraud or evil practice wids°
ever," &c.
The property 'was insured' for 10,000/.----411e
plaintiff laid his damages at 12,0001. and the tie'
fendants' pleaded the general issue.'
The unprecedented length of this important a"( 1
interesting trial, which occupied the time and
t'en'tion of the Chief Justice, the Right lion.
DOWNES,' and a Special Jury, for 13 (lays,
from Wednesday, the 23t1 of February,, till a late
hour on Wednesday, the 10th of. March, l'end;r
it quite impossible for us to lay a full and detai'e.ti
report of the speeches of Counsel,' and the evv
deuce on both sides, before our fleaders.
The Material isitte which the Jury had to
was, whether the plaintiff hiinself were guilty
the fraud of burning his own hoUse, or bad Ole,
spired 'others to commit that act ;or `I),G
Om. it were consumed by accident, or by Ol'o't
evil-disposed persons, without the knowlei.4.',e ;0
the plaintiff. The Jury found a verdict fyr
defenlants.

• RXECUTIOI‘i OF QUIGLY,
On Saturday last, Francis- O' Neil, other
Quigly, was executed at the front of Kihnainl'3'
gaol, pursuant to his sentence, for the robber(-
of the- Rev:. Mr. Errington. He behaved 01
ca
great firmness, and was a sincere penitent ;
admitted the justice of his sentence ; and decircti,
that Kelly, who bad been- executed in tae,
of November last for the sane robbery, was'
nocent 'cf the offence for which' he sufferea.4
although a young man, was a
robber, and at the head of a most dariog banu
that infested this city, and which , have been p 0
broken up. '

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.... .. . .BIRTHS. _ _ . J.,

On the 4th inst. at Evington, Kent, the Lady 0f . ,; -'1 J'•
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Honywood, Bart. of a son. of'
On the 9th-inst. at Pitkellony, Scotland, Mrs.
• Mani'
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`On the 9th,inst. at Lathallan Lodge, Roxburghshire,
Lady of,ColonSpeas,
el of a daughter. . C.ltV
On the 11th inst. at Edinburgh, the Lady of Jame'
cart, Esq. of a daughter. .
•At Stoke. t 4 Lady bf Captain Sayer, of a son. socidi
On Friday laSt, at Beaumont Cottage, Chertsey,
the Lady of John. Hamilton Cdlt, Esq. °fa daughter.4off'
S On'aturday intrniog, in Montague-street, RuS;xll,' . of
the Lady of William Stnderson, Esq. of a son z.llO 11,q.
On Sunday last, the Lady-of M. J. Lemarehand, ~ ii
Ooodgrove Cottage, near Ripley, Surrey, of a daugilte(e P4'
. On Monday last, at his house in Devonshire-place, t
of colonel J. B. Taylor, of a daughter.
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