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MAY 14, 1847.

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THE MURDER IN ST. GEORGE'S-
IN-TIIE.EAST. .
On Wednesday afternoon an inquest was commenced
before Mr. W. Baker, coroner, at the Grave Maurice
public-house, Whitechapel road, on the body of Agnes
Macdonald, the wife of Gilbert Macdonald, a shipjoiner,
whose death is alleged to have been caused from the
effects of blows and kicks she received from her husband
on Saturday evening last. The woman died thirty-six
hours.after the quarrel with her husband, who has been
remanded on a charge of wilful murder, by Mr. Yardley,
the Thames police magistrate. The particulars have
been fully detailed. The jury, after being sworn, pro-
ceeded to view the body, which presented a most fright-
ful appearance. The head was covered with bruises, and
the deceased had evidently been most severely ill used.
The state of the body and the degree of violence used
will be best understood by the evidence of the surgeon,
who was examined for the first time.
Mr. Joseph Nash, the house-surgeon of the London
Hospital, stated that the deceased was admitted into the
institution on Saturday evening last, at seven o'clock.
She was brought in by four policemen on a stretcher.
He examined her body externally. She had a wound or
cut down the nose, dividing the cartilage, two fractured
ribs on the left side, and a great many contusions on
different parts of her body, the most particular of which
were on the abdomen, chest, and head.. Her hands, on
the wrist and parts above the knuckles, were also very
much bruised, which appeared more to have been in-
curred by warding off blows than by giving them, the
fingers not being much bruised, and the whole of the
injuries appeared to have been of rtcont date, within a
few hours. She gradually sunk, and died a little after
seven o'clock. He had since opened the body, to ascer-
tain more minutely the cause of death. The vessels of
the brain on opening the head were found to be mach
congested, caused by severe blows on the right side; acid
immediately over the temporal muscle and the forehead.
Two of the ribs on the lett side were fractured, and the
intestines were ruptured, and there was a great deal of
mischief in the chest and abdomen, as if caused by blows
or kicks. The lower part of the body appeared to have
been kicked, or the injuries might have been caused by
her being trampled upon. He bad no doubt that the
rupture of the intestines was the immediate cause of death.
The CORONER said the deceased has received injuries
sufficient to kill half-a-dozen persons. The cause of
death was clearly described by the surgeon, and it would
now be the duty of the jury to ascertain how and by
whom the injuries were inflicted. He understood that a
boy of tender years, the son of the deceased, had been
already interrogated by the magistrate, but that he was
not qualified to give evidence.
The jury said they should like to hear what the boy
bad to say, without inserting his statement on the
minutes of evidence.
The CORONER said, in order to make the child's
statement admissible, it was necessary it should be taken
down in writing. The magistrate had decided that the
boy was not a fit person to be examined as a witness,
and had directed that he should be taken to the work-
house and properly instructed, to qualify him to take
an oath.
After some further discussion, it was agreed that the
boy should be called in. He is a simple fellow, about
eight years of age, with very little intellect.
The jurors then put a great number of questions to
the boy, and with very great difficulty extracted from
him, in broken sentences, that on Saturday last his
father beat his mother and trampled upon her, and that
when she was lying on the floor he jumped on her with
his feet. His father was tipsy, but his mother was not.
He saw him kick his mother as she was leaning against
the wall. The jury were nearly an hour extracting
these few words from the child.
Inspector Bilson, of the K division, said the boy told
exactly the same story in the presence of his father, at
the station-house.
The inquest was then adjourned, after the jury had
heard some unimportant evidence.

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UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
DUBLIN.
SUTPAEMENTAL EXAMINATION FOR TILE DEGREE OF B.A.
MELD IN TRINITY TERM.
The names of the successful candidates are arranged in
the order of merit.

FIRST GRADE.
Moderators (none at this examination).
Respondents.
Norreys, John A., Soc. Corn. Alftunsell, Robt. A. Soc. Corn
Darby,Christopher,Soc.Gom Cusack, James
Flynn, John H.
Going, John.
GRADE.
Bulwer, Walter
White, Robert, Soc. Corn.
La Touche, James D.

SECOND
Pounden, John C., Soe. Corn
Galbraith, John S.
Tipping, Edward, Soc. Com.
Hawtayue, Wm. 11., Soc. Com.
Heffernan, William R. THIRD
Welsh, Ralph
odures is., ace. 1./0111.
ljnclassed candidates who
amination :
Boyle, Alexander, Soc. Corn. Lloyd, David, Soc. Corn.
Cooke, John Richards, John F., Soc. Corn
Dickenson, Charles R. Shaw, Eyre M., Soc. Com.
Keliey, John Smith, Matthew
King, James, Soc. Com. Warburton,Charles,Soc.Com.
At a meeting of the Fellows of Trinity College, held on
Saturday, the Bth of May, the Rev. James Meclvor, 8.A.,
Fellow, was presented to the rectory of Ardstraw' in the
diocese of Derry; annual value, 1,370/. ; patrons, the College.
The Rev. John W. Stubbs, M.A., Fellow, will succeed Mr.
Maclvor in the College Tutorship.
The honorary degree of LLD. has been presented to
George Petrie, Esq , author of the "Essay on the Round
Towers of Ireland."
The following are the subjects for Vice-Chancellor's prizes
at the July Commencement:—
For Graduates—ln Greek, Latin, or English.
Prose—" Rationalism opposed to Reason."
For Undergraduates—ln Greek, Latin, or English.
Verse—" Poland."
The following days are appointed for the commencement of
the Michaelmas Term Examinations for each class :
Senior Sopbs and B.A. degree, October 18, 19.
Junior Sophs, October 21, 22; for prizes, October 25, 26.
Senior Freshmen, October 28, 29; for prizes, Nov. 4, 5.
Junior Freshmen, Nov. 1,2; for prizes, Nov. 4, 5.

,RADE.

Powell, William R.
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