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young girl, had not been examined at the Mansion
House. Her evidence, as will be st-en, was very im-
portant. The evidence of the other witnesses, with one
exception, was the same in substance as that which
given at the Mansice. House, and therefore it is unneces-
sary to repeat it here.
• Fanny Wettenal, a girl of twelve years of age, ex-
amined—Resides in Thlf Moon-alley, Whitecro,s-street,
Came here to help deceased Was in the kitchen about
five minutes before. She saw deceased with her throat
cut. She was cutting beans. The prisoner was trussing
ducks. They were quarrelling at the tame. There was
no one in the kitchen hut witness. They were quar-
relling about a Mrs. Riley, who had been here some
time before. The prisoner said to Mrs. Riley that
she had not paid him the amount of some things
she had bought from him, and that he would
t,ke them away. She said ,he, h-id paid for the thinto.
Deceased • o•d he khe was not a ,ting lice a man in
talking to the poor wom.in in that manner, and he would
find it out, perhaps, before many months were over his
head. He said, She would, pet haps, before many days
were over her held." Wit•tess went for some lard by
prisoner's directions, and the la ly at the bar told witness
to tell him to come for it himself. Prisoner then told
witness to go out for some milk and ergs. Had been
gone a few minutes, and on her return saw deceased
running from the kitchen, bleeding ve,y much from the
throat, and she fell at the foot of the stairs. Deceased
was sitting down when cutting the beans, and prisoner
was standing at the table, about a 3 and at.d a half from
her.

William Rozin—Lives at Mrs. Allmon's, 15, King-
street. Cheapside. Is 21 years of age. Is boqs. Knew
the deceased ; she was his cousin. Thinks she was
about 22 years of age. Her Lther is a mason, and livei
at Cambridge. Deceased was single. Prisoner had
married the deceased's aunt.

The ConoistEtt then briefly I id down the law of the
caw, and tht jury at once return d a verdict of '• Wilful
murder against. John Smith."

THE LATE MURDEROUS ATTACK

AT THE MAIDENHEAD NTA rioN.

MAIDENHEAD, FRIDAY EVENING.— The third adjourned
examination of Anthony Thomas Ryves, a police-constable
( but since suspended) in the service of the Great 1V esters
Railway Company, at the Maidenhead station, charged with
having stabbed Mr. Henry Plumb, an articled clerk to Mr.
Ward, solicitor, of this town, on the evening of Monday, the
3d instant, took place this afternoon at the Orkney Arms
Inn, in the parish of Taplow, Bucks, before the following
magistrates of the county :—Caleden George Dupre, Esq ,
M.P.; Mr. R. R. Clayton, M.P. and the Rev. T. Carter.
The magistrates commenced their sitting in a room below
stairs. but in consequence of the number of respectable per-
sons desirous of obtaining admission to hear the ,rot eedings.
which excited the greatest interest throughout the neigh-
bourhood, the Bench adjourned to the large room on the
first floor, which was crowded during the lengthened inves-
tigation.
Mr. J. J. Williams, barrister-at-law, and Mr. Ward,
solicitor, of Maidenhead, attended on the part of the prosecu-
tion, and Mr. Boson, solicitor, of Bucklersbury, London, de-
fended the prisoner.
Mr. Bozos having requested that the deposition of Mr.
John Mahori Williams, which was made at the prisoner's
examination, might be read,
Mr. J. J. Williams said he should offer no objection on the
part of the Crown, and assured Mr. Bozo i that no impedi-
ment should be thrown in the way of the solicitor fur the
prisoner.
The prisoner, who was then brought in in custody of Mr
Larkin, the superintendent constable of the Stoke and Iver
districts, left his case in 't he hadds of his legal adViser.
Mr. Henry Plumb, the gelid( man upon whom the attack
had been made by the prisoner, was then assisted into
the room, and placed in a chair near the magistrates.
He looked extremely pale, and appeared to be suffering from
great weakness. Upon b ing sworn, he deposed as follows:
—On Monday evening, the 3d instant, I and Mr. John
Mahon Williams wailed with Mr. Williams, sun., from
Maidenhead to near the railway station, where we left
Mr. Williams, sea., and proceeded on our return to
Maidenhead. On passing by the Dumb Bell public-house,
hearing some music, we looked in at the parlour window
to see what was going on. While we were standing
there a boy, who I have since ascertained is a son of the
prisoner, came up and looked at us will an impudent
grin. I said to young Williams, " Here is Buttons."
Williams said, " Who do you mean ?" I replied, " Don't
you'. know the famous Buttons?" When Williams went up
to him, and the boy ran a little way towards Maidenhead-
bridge. He then turned round and said to Wil-
liams, " You had better come this way and we will
give it to you." The boy then ran off towards the cottage
in which the prisoner lives, followed by me and Williams.
When we got to the cottage, Williams stopped and I walked
an. I told Williams he had better come on with Ma. I
then heard the boy cry out, "Mother, mother!" and I also
heard him mention the words, "Young Wart." We gave
hint the mane of " Buttons" from the page's livery he wore.
Atter Williams had stopped there hir about half a minute,
he came running to me, saying, " There's a man running
atter us. We raw on together for a little way, when Williams
disappeared by creeping through the hedge on the railway
side of the road. The prisoner then came running up to me,
seized hold of me by the collar in front with both hands,
shook tne violently, and threw me violently on the ground.
When I got up, he rushed at me again. At that moment I
saw. for the first time, that he had of a. knife in his hand.
1 dodged away as lie was in the attitude of striking me. I
then felt the knife enter lily body, under the shoulder-blade
on the left side. I then tell a second time from the force of
the stab upon a heap of stones. When the prisoner first
seized tne, he asked why I had insulted his boy ? I told him
I had not touched his boy. Atter I was stabbed the pri-oner
s:ood over me, with his arm lilted up and the knit- in his
hand. I then said to him, "Don't. hit me—don't stab me
with that.", The prisoner then turned towards his cottage,
and I ran on as well as I could to the bridge, where I saw
two men who assisted tne to the toll-house. I was then
taken to the King's Arms, where Mr. Bellis, the surgeon,
shortly afterwards arrived. . .

Sexton, constable of Maidenhead, who produced
the clothes worn by the last witness at the time he was at-
tacked, and which were completely saturated with blood,
was then sworn. lie said, I apprehended the prisoner about
twelve o'clock on the Monday night. He was in bed when I
went to his house. I called his name in front of his house
several times. At last he came to his bedroom window, and
asked me whit I wanted wiih him? I told him he was
charged with stabbing a young man at Mr. Ward's. He
replied. " Pooh. p ott, nonsense; he is not stabbed, and if he
is. I didn't do it.' lie then came down stairs, and gave
himself into my cip,tody. When about a hundred and filly
y'ards from his house, on our road to Maidt nhead, he pointed
out a spot in the road and said, "That's the place where the
struggle wax' Het hen said "As to striking- him, I did not
strike hint at all; and if lie is injured as you say, it
toast have been done by falling on the stones,
for I had no weapon at all with me " The next
morning his w.fe came to see him while in my
custody. She said to him in my presence, "It
is a pity you had the knife." " Yes," he replied,
"I had the knife in my hand, certainly, for I
bad just been cutting the honeysuckle. I should not
have pursued them had they not used very bad
language towards, and otherwise insulted me." His wife
rem ,rked he had 'nought. the knife in in his hand, and laid
it down on the table. He replird, " Yes. I know I did."
On the sante day witness cutlet upon the prisoner's wife, who
gave hint toe knife (produced) as the weapon used by the
prise ter.
After the examination of a man named Williams, who as-
sisted Mr. Plumb to the toll-house at Maidenhead Lodge,
Mr. ilenjainin Bellis, surg...on, who acten ted Mr. Plumb,
was sworn. He stated that the wound was inflicted on the
lett side of the back. four inches below the inferior angle of
the scapula, and three inches and a half irom the spine. It
was five-eighths of at inch long, 'extending obliquely Ircin
above downwards, arid psne:rating under the inte-
gument to the extent of nearly two inches. He could
not say positively• that he was free from danger at the pre-
sent time

This being the whole of the evidence,
Mr. Bozon said, if the magistrates had made up their minds
to commit the prisoner, he should advise him to reserve ins
defence until the period of his trial
The magistrates said, that from t-he clear nature of the
evidence which had been brought before them, they ha
C-1116 to the conclusion to commit the prisoner to the county
gaol to tAce hi• trial at the next assizes for Bucks, f.,r stab-
bing the prosecutor. Henry Plumb, with intent to do him
some grievous bodily It- rm.
The prisoner was then given into the custody of Mr. Lar-
kin, the supert,,tencleht constable, to be conveyed to Ayles-
bury Gaol, and the witnesses bound over to attend and give
evide ce on the trial.
The pr, ceedings, which excited considerable interest, lasted
several hours.

BRUTAL iIIURObR IN HULL.
(From the 11,471 Advertiser.)
INQUEST ON THE BODY, AND COMMITTAL OF

THE MURDERER.
Considerable consternation prevailed in the neighheur-
hood of filanket-row at an easily hour on Wednesday morn-
ing, in consequence of a rumour that Thomas Green, a
mariner, had murdered his wife. Policeman Gordon entered
Green's apartment, which is en the second floor of a hctile in
Hatter's square, Martin's-alley, where he found Green seated
in a chair. with a handkerchief before his face, and apparently
very me!a4icholy. A short distaLce from hint his wir,• was
laid a corpse on the floor, beirigcovered with a blanket. Gor
don numediati-ly sent for Inspector Dorsey, who was on duty
at the Blanket-row station.. arid, on Green being asked if his
wife was dead, he answered in theatlirmative, and. without any
further interrogatories being put, entered into a statement oft he.
circumstances connected with the dreadful tragedy. It seem-
that his wife was an habitual drunkard, and on that account
they frequently quarrelled. On Tuesday evening his brother
called at his house, tied invited him to accompany him to
Drypool feast, to which he consented, but. previ:ms to leaving
home, he placed in the hands of his wife about 50s. He
returned %%me about two o'clock next morning, and,, in
ascending the staircase, he stumbled over his wile, who was
laid drunk, and unable to proceed any • further. Perceiving
the state she was in he took the dow-key from her pocket,
and, having obtained admission to the room, he returned to
the unfortunate woman, and then commenced a succession of
acts of violence which trodaced death. The first inquiry of
tie husband was with respect to the money. but his wife was
unable to answer him, from the combined effects of the drink
she had partaken of, and the injury she had sustained, about
two hours n, fore the arrival of Green. by falling heavily down
stairs. Her husband became enraged; he dashed tier head
several times against the stairs, and then, seizing her by the
hair of the head, dragged her into the roam, where he searched
for his mosey, but old not succeed in finding it. He then
left hold of her, and she fell on the floor. Whilst in that
position the husband got into bed alongside his two sons, the
eldest of whom is not more than 12 years of age; but after
being there about half an hour. he darted out of bed, and
again attacked his unfortunate victim, by jumping upon her
body. He likewise struck and kicked her, and eventually
knocked her head-foremost down stairs, where she lay
moaning for a length of time, when the husband carried her
up stairs, laid her on the floor, and then retired to rest. On
rising shortly before six o'clock he was horror-struck on
finding that his brutality had ended in the death of his wife,
and his eldest boy called in a neighbour. He was soon after:
wards taken into custody.

An inquest was subsequently held, and the jury returned a
verdict of " Wilful Murder against Thomas Green."

DEATH FROM BURNlNG.—Yesterday afternoon Mr.
W. Baker, jun., held an inquest at the London Hospital on
the body of .ilary Anne Rotheram, a ed eight years, the
daughter of a labouring man residing in Split's-terrace, St.
G,orge's-in-the-East. It appeared in evidence that on the
11th of March List the deceased was stAnditif, on the fender
in the ki'chen, reaching for a candlestick, when her clothes
caught fire. The flames rapidly spread, and she was soon
in one mass of fire. Her screams br .ught the assistance
her mother and sister, who with great difficulty extinguished
the flames. She was admitted in the above hospital on the
same day, where she lingered.until Thursday morning, when
She expired. Verdict, " Accidental death,"