The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-16 00:00:00

OLD BAlLEY.—(Tfrins DA T.)

MURDER IN ST. GILES'S. •
Patrick Wekh, aged 26, and Ellen Lyons,
aged 24, were charged on the Coroner's Inqui-
sition with the wilful murder of Mary the wife
of the prisoner Welch in June last.
Mr. ANDREWS stated the case to the Jury,
and described the murder as one of an atrocious
and horrible kind.
Mary Donovan, examined by Mr. CaEssw ELL, stated that
she is a married woman, and resides in Church-street, St.
Giles's. • Knew the deceased, she was married to the male pri-
soner in Ireland about six years since; witness had known her
for fifteen years, before that they lived also in Church-
street, S!. Giles's, seemingly happy and comfortable ;
five months since the female prisoner came from Ireland ; she
was in the relationship of first-cousin to the deceased, and went
and lived .with them; they subsequently removed to Little
Turnstyle, Holborn ; she was unwell before that time; witness
did not know the nature of her complaint, but said her head was
very bad ; heard somebody say she was deranged, but did not
think so, . She told witness. that she was jealons of the female
prisoner; and wanted to go back to her lodgings in Church-
street, witness told the male prisoner, and he begged her not to
mind it, as she did not know what she was saying. This was
in June laSt.,
_and the very evening she died. A day or two
after, witness heard of the death, and . went to the place and
helped the fentale prisoner and Mrs. Coghlan to wash
the body. Witness found a cut on the head, and asked
Lyons how it happened, she replied that deceased fell down
stairs on the previous Sunday. Witness refused to wash her
any farther until she saw the husband; the prisoner Lyons re-
fused to remove the head higher up on the pillow, and kepi her
hand on the back of the head. The prisoner Welch came in
soon after, and on being asked by witness how it happened,
he said she fell down stains,- and in attempting to carry her up
again she fell back against the tiles, a heap of which he said had
lain on one side the door. Witness finished washing the body
and cut off the hair, and perceived a large cut on the back part of
the head, with a piec'e of lint laid in it : the hair was clotted with
blood ; the witness also found marks of flour rubbed on the
bed. Witness was also present when the searchers arrived,
and the female prisoner Lyons said the decased had been a long
time ill, but she did not know with what ; she did not shew the
cut on the head. Oti the Sunday the deceased was to be buried,
but Mr. Kennedy prevented the funeral taking place. Welch
then said, he (Kennedy) had no business to prevent his bury-

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in g his wife. .
•
Cross-examined by Mr. BARRY—They lived very happily
together. I have known the male prisoner five years; the
maiden name of the deceased was Mary Connell. l don't know
that it is the custom to bury wives in Ireland in their maiden
name, which they sometimes use after marriage. It is not un-
common to bury a day or two after the decease, but that is not
the custom here.
Margaret Coghlan deposed to the same effect.
James Stack stated he was on Sunday the 28th June in his
company between _three or four o'clock ; this was the Sunday
before his wife died. He was in liquoi. Witness drank with
him and went to his lodgings to see the deceased, whom he said
was very bad ; the deceased was in bed very ill indeed ; 'Welch,'
the prisoner, walked part of the wayhome with him; on the way he
remarked that lie was afraid Ellen Lyon was pregnant by him.
Witness on the following Saturday attended the Wake; had
not heard them say the deceased had any wound on the head,
only that she fell down stairs and was hurt.
Cross-examined.—Prisoner did not tell the witness at any
other time of the accident.
James Ilodge is a carpenter, and in the employ of Mr.
Thomas, of Bloomsbury, where the prisoner 'Welch also
worked. On the 28th of June, which was on a Tuesday, he
asked witness if he was afraid to go and see a sick person ;
witness said he was not, and went with him into his room,
where he saw a woman, whom he described to be his
sister, lying on her back. The risoner took hold of
the left hand, which was clenche and opened it, but
it closed again. Witness asked him if she had any
medical aid, he replied -in the affirmative, that. Mrs.
Thomas's Doctor had attended her. He had told witness upon
a former occasion that his master had advanced him money
with which he had sent his wife to Ireland. He did not
attempt to account for her illness. Witness afterwards informed
him that he had mentioned it to their master, upon which pri-
soner said he had himself mentioned it to his master, who

talked of coming to see her. Witness ce-rtainly saw tiles at
the foot -of the staircase; the house was under repair.
On the Friday afterwards the witness was in the house, and
heard a noise in the prisoner's room. lie asked the reason,
and he said it was a noise among the people who had found a
scratch on his wife's pate. He also said they talked or sending
for a constable, because they found some flour. He then told
witness that on the previous Sunday he was carrying her up
stairs when by some accident she stumbled and they both fell
she falling against the' tiles cut her head, or as he called it
" Pate." The witness had previously examined the tiles
and found some broken, but none were bloody. The
prisoner said his sister had, when dying, expressed a wish that
he should follow her to the grave, as he was her only friend,
her husband being abroad. Witness did not then know the
deceased woman was the prisoner's wife ; he had asked the pri-
soner whether she was a married woman, and he said " Yes,
but had parted from her husband."
The case was proceeding when our Paper went
to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

DEPRAVITY OF PARENTS.

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MARLBORO U on-STREET.—.Yeliterday James Warner, a
tailor, and Eleanor, his wife, who have been several days in
custody upon a charge of starving and otherwise ill-treating the
daughter of the male prisoner, a girl about fifteen years of age,
and instigating her to commit various acts of felony, were
brought up for final examination.—The girl, who is very intel-
ligent for her age, repeated her former, statements respecting
the prisoners' conduct towards her. She savelaUticular evi-
dence as to one robbery she had committed in the shop of
Mr. Shoolbred, a linen-draper, in Tottenham-court-road.—
The pawnbrokers with whom she had pledged the goods
atunded and confirmed her testimony ; but neither Mr.
Shoolbred nor his shopman could identify the articles stolen.—
The Magistrate said, tliat the prisoners had very narrowly
escaped the charge of felony for the present ; but for their bar-
barous and inhuman treatment of the child, of Which there was
"abundant proof, they could be indicted by the parish, and he
wou!d take good care that they should be, as far as his repre-
sentation went, unless they promised to give the child entirely
up to the aunt, who was very properly inclined to save her
from ruin, and engage never to go near or interfere with either
of thew. The indictment would still be hanging over the pri-
soners, and the moment that he (the Magistrate) should hear
of their again molesting the girl, that nionient he would apply
to the parish to indict them.—The prisoners promised they
never would ; and, on this understanding, they were dis-
charged, and the little girl given up to her aunt.

APPREHENSION OF " MOTHER TURPIN."
Q TIE EN-3(IU ARE.—The mother of John Turpin, the burglar,
who is sentenced to transportation for life, was brought before
the Magistrates, for having purchased a clock from a boy
which he had stolen from his father. Sullivan stated, that un-
fortunately.far him, his two sons, boys about 12 or 13 years of
age, hadjoined a gang of juvenile thieves, and their depreda-
tions were very extensive. One of his boys, a short time since,
obtained a situation in the family of Mr. Holt, surgeon,
and was there but a few days when he robbed the house of
a quantity of plate, which had never been found. and he
had since learned that it had been taken to Turpin s,
where it was purchased, and the gang shared the spoil. That
boy is now in the Marine Society. His other boy, John Sulli-
van, is just as bad as his brother, and all endeavours to reclaim
him proved ineffectual. His inclination for stealing was so
great, that he never went into a house without indulging this
propensity, for which he always found a market at the
furpins'. On Monday last, during the absence of himself
and his wife from home, his son obtained the key of the room,
and stole a new clock, which cost 2/. 6s. The boy admitted
that he sold it to Mrs. Turpin for 3s. He (Sullivan)
and a man named Welch, called on Mrs. Turpin, who at first
denied having purchased the clock, but at length she admitted
it, and called the boy a rascal for telling her that he had found
it on the step of a door. Mrs. Turpin said the clock was not in
htr house, but her son offered Sullival U. to settle it. It fur-
ther appeared that another boy accompanied young Sullivan
when he sold the clock, but Mrs. Turpin sent him out of the
non when she paid him the money, and in order that be might
be also examined, Mrs. Turpin and young Sullivan were re-
manded.

We hear from Lodove that a little girl, about
six or seven years old, has lost her reason, in con-
sequence of penance imposed upon her by one of
the sisters named Nevers, who conducts the school
of that city.—(French Paper.)
Yesterday was the anniversary of the first bul-
loon ascent in this country, which was made by
LUNARDI in 1784, when he rose at the Artillery
Ground, agd descended at Ware, in lle..tford.
shire.

THE SUN.

BOLEN QUIS DICERE FALVIN AUDEAT ..,2

LONDON,
FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1625.

The. French Papers of Tuesday contain fur-
ther statements in reference to the submission of
the Greek Government to England, and the
conduct of Commodore HAMILTON, our Naval
Commandant in the Levant, upon that occasion.
Extracts from these Journals will be found else-
where. The offers said to have been made by the
Commodore to the Greeks,and upon the strength of
which it is further alleged, that the Protectorate
of England was chosen in preference to that of
France, are of such a nature as to warrant us in
saying the statement is without foundation, and
yet, notwithatanding thus evident discrepancy,
the French Journalists are eager to prove the
interest they have taken in Greek affairs, and
the assistance they have rendered them in the
present war. This is done with a view of
sheaving how much wiser the Greek Govern-
ment had been, if it had selected France for
the protecting State. To which of, the two
States Greece is at present most indebted, it is
not for us to determine ; in our eyes, however,
she has not much to be thankful for from either
party. But in the choice of a protecting State,
many reasons concur for giving it to England.
The Naval ascendancy of the British Islands, is
alone sufficient to decide the question, because
scattered as the Grecian Islands are in the Ar-
chipelago, it is plain the protecting State (if ;Ai
efficient protection is required—or if, indeed, It
is to be any thing but a name), must have a very
powerful Marine, or otherwise the more distant
parts of Greece would be left in an unde-
fended condition.

The Frankfort Papers to the 9th September
duly came to hand to-day ; their contents are
perfectly unimportant. We have, however, se-
lected one paragraph, under date 7th September,
Augsburg!), which in some measure Confirms the
account of the 'rising of the inhabitants of Livadia
against the SI:RAS:LIEU, after his defeat before
Missolongbi, and in his subsequent retreat. By this
account we learn that the troops from Thessaly
and Negropont assembled at Ledoviki and Salona
had effected a junction with the garrison of Mis-
sblonghi, which thus reinforced made a sally, and
compelled the besieging army to retire to Vra-
dare, otherwise Uraichore, a town upon the left
bank of tbe Aspro, and 25 miles W. N. W. of
Lepanto :

AUGSB.LTRG, SEPT. 7.

The news from Western Greece which we have received to-
day by the post, is in substance as follows :—A Greek corps,
which after halting gained- some advantages over the Turkish
troops from Thessaly and Negropont, bad assembled at Lido-
viki and Salona, suddenly quitted those positions and marched
to Kosinia ; thence it took the road to illissolonghi, where it
effected its junction with the garrison of that place, which had
just repulsed a third attack made by Redschid Pacha. The
Greeks thus. reinforced, sallied out of the town; and pursued
the Seraskier, who was forced to retreat to Vrachire.

Several of the Capita' Pacha's frigates and corvettes, which
bad taken refuge in the gulf of Lepanto, have been burnt by
the Greek fire ships.

,The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 9th instant was
received this morning. It does not contain a word
of political intelligence. The account of the
race between English and Cossack horses, in an-

other part of our Paper, was extracted from this
Journal. The sporting world will be pleased
to hear that the issue of this 'race was favour-
able to the English breed, which has so wounded
the pride of .the Russians, that they seek to ex-
cuse the failure by representing the indifference
with which General Oar.ow DENISSOU, the
owner of the Cossack horses, regarded the
event. This extreme indifference may be the
more easily estimated when it is added that
twenty-live thousand rubles was the prize run for.
Another trial is spoken of, when the Cossacks
from the Don expect to retrieve their character.
The first race, however, was so decidedly in fa.
your of the English horse that we should hope
there was little ground to fear an unfavourable
lissue upon this second trial.

Letters from Rio de Janeiro, dated I►oth July,
announce the-arrival at that place of Sir CuARLEs
STUART on the 17th, on board his Nlajesty's
ship the Wellesley, from Lisbon. He was re-
ceived in the manner due to the high functions
he is called upon to fulfil, and it is expected his
mission will have a favourable termination. Sir
CHARLES was attended by six Secretaries of Le-
gation. These letters refer to the transactions
now passing in Monte Video, but their statements
are not of so late a date as that received from
Buenos Ayres, and which has been previously
published. The exchange had fallen to 5-1, owing
to the capricious conduct of the Government in
renewing the prohibition, which had been re-
cently removed, of the exportation of specie to
the northern ports. The motive is understood to
be that of obtaining the remittances on account
of the loan concluded in London on more ad-
vantageous terms. These variations in the ex-
change caused great inconvenience to the mer-
chants, who very freely express their indignation
at the proceedings of the Government.

Jamaica Papers to the 26th July and Colom-
bia to the 26th June are arrived, but they con-
tain no news.

Extract of a Letter from Irun, Sept. 5.
" After seven or eight days' discussion between
the Members of the Deputies of this province
residing at St. Sebastian and our local Authori-
ties, the disarmment of the Royalist volunteers
took place this day. A detachment of militia
has been sent to Tortosa, in which place they
have arrested the Members of the- Municipality,
and sent them to St. Sebastian, after which the
Royalist volunteers were disarmed. Letters from
Galicia of the 29th ult. state that every thing
still remains in a state of confusion, as Well as at
Seville. .Two travellers, who passed our city
from Alddrid yesterday, report that the Minister,
Zea Bermudez, was to set pff for St. ildefonso
to get the signature of' the King for the arrest of
six or seven Bishops and Archbishops, who were
concerned in the plot with Bessieres., They also
state that the famous Father Cyrette has been
arrested."

SHIPBUILDERS:-.-The Public in general will
read the AnyEanstaiswr from this respectable
body of men in our Paper this day with peculiar
interest and attention. In a commercial, politi-
cal, and national point of view, theyy be
ranked amongst the most important classes'of the
empire. Their conduct towards the SHIPWRIGHTS
has been forbearing, just, and liberal, and it is evi-
dent that some evil spirits are at work, to induce
the Shipwrights to enter into combinations that
cats in the end be only ruinous to themselves.
Farther concessions cannot be expected from
the body of SHIPBUILDERS, and by maintaining
with firmness, as they doubtless will do, the
resolutions unanimously adopted at the last meet.
ing, they will have the full sanction of public ap-
probation and support, and probably induce the
misguided Shipwrights to listen no longer to, the
baleful suggestions of clandestine ►malignity, but
feel regret for their errors, and return to the per-
formance of that duty on which the comfort, and,
even existence, of themselves and families, essen-
tially depend.

NISCHNEY NOVOGOROD, AUG. 16.—The flag
announcing the opening of the fair was hoisted
as usual on the 27th of July, but up to the 6th
August hardly any shops were opened ; at pre-
sent there are 3,198 which is 19 more than at the
same time last year. Nevertheless little business
has yet been done, but we hope that their will
be more activity towards the end of the fair. A
muchb rbrought smaller
ht
this
quat quantity
iteyofgoods than usual has
frombeen Kiachta, in conse-
quence of which the prices are much higher.
Tea which was sold last year at 330 to 550 rubles
per chest of 40 to 50 pounds, is now worth from
400 to 750 rubles. Only 700 bales of nankeen
which are sold at 50 to 60
The consignments of this article dimi-
nish because the nankeens of Russia manufacture
are in no respect inferior to those of China :
25,000 bates of them have been brought heither
which sell from 35 to 50 rubles.
FRANKFORT, SEPT. B.—The Marquis of Ca-
maran, Ambassador from the King of France to
the Austrian Court, arrived at Vienna on the 31st
August. The same day arrived also Sir Mac-
pherson Grant, Secretary to the British Legation,
coming from London with dispatches for this
Government. The Baron Munchbellinghowsen,
President of the German Diet, likewise arrived
at Vienna the 31st A ugust.
VIENNA, SEPT. 2,—His Imperial Highness the
Archduke Charles has left the country seat of
Weilburg, near Baden, and has returned to
Vienna, on account of the expected aceouche-
ment of the Grand Duchess. This Prince is
making great preparations to appear for the first
time in the quality of a Alagnato of Hungary at
the approaching Diet of that Kingdom.