The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-29 00:00:00

CHARGE OF MURDER.

Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held before Mr-
STIRLING, at the Boot, Cromer-street, Judd-street, on the
body of Henry Jenkins, whose death had been caused
by a wound in his side from a table-knife. It appeared
from the evidence, that the circumstance took place
when the deceased was in his room along with a woman
of the name of Georgiana Clarke, who cohabiteci
with him. This woman stated that the deceased had
received the wound accidentally, while cutting a piece of
wood. It appeared, however, that they had had a quar-
rel about a young woman named Phcebe Dawson, who
lived in the house, and that they did not live happily
together. Mrs. Wilkins, the landlady of the house, stud
that Clarke came down to her in the parlour to borrow o
nutmeg-grater about eleven o'clock at night, and, on going
away requested the witness to make less noise in rocking
the cradle, as she had " stuck" Mr. Jenkins with a kvife•—:
Elizabeth Wilkins, daughter of the last witness, said that
on Saturday night she heard loud voices in the deceased!
room, and soon afterwards she heard something fall'
A few minutes after this, Clarke left the house ant
returned with a medical gentleman. On the following
morning the witness saw Clarke, who said that she
had quarrelled with the deceased the previous night ;
that he was in the act of striking her, when she,
snatched up the knife and stabbed him with it ; and that
the deceased fell on the floor and exclaimed, " You have
done for me now, and God forgive you !" Phcebe Day/soot
the young woman about whom the quarrel was said t°
have arisen, said that on Saturday night Clarke called
her up to the deceased's room, and told her that he baa
hurt himself with a knife in cutting some wood, but tfuet
he was more frightened than hurt. The witness saw hill'
on Sunday morning, when he was in bed, and appeared
very ill. He asked her whether Clarke had told any hod);
of what had happened ; she replied, " Yes, Mrs. Wilkins
on which the deceased said, then she has done for her-.
self." The Jury returned a verdict of—Wilful Murder
against Georgiana Clarke.

REVERSE OF FORTUNE.—A poor mall of the
name of Battersby, residing in Lancaster, has, within these
few days, experienced an unexpected reverse of fortune, .b„,l
becoming entitled to a legacy of about 5,000/. on tho deit,;
of a brother-in-law in North Wales. One morning,
sitting at breakfast, the family was astounded by the receipt °
a letter announcing the above gratifying intelligence, and 311°0
the sum of 141. inclosed, to provide themselves with respectab.,
apparel, and to pay their travelling expenses whilst on the
journey to receive the legacy.—Preston Pilot.
About the middle of the last century, a shepherd °f
the name of Stewart, with his family, resided in a sheilisi
during the summer months, in a certain pass between Glentlf;
chy and Glenlyon ; and, in order to better his circumstallefa
and benefit people travelling that way, he provided hir(?7,
with a cask of whisky, (the favorite beverage of the 1-11,,gr,
landers,) and disposed of it as occasion might require. .."-t;
wards the end of the season, when his family had returned _t
the strath, the whisky was still permitted to remain, so tilt
any person that might pass, and had been accustomed to tr,ci7B
there for a refreshment, should not be disappointed.
shepherd himself, however, being in the course of his oecu.P.,,e
tion, daily in the neighbourhood, visited the shelling &out °v.,
to time, to observe the results of this uncommon experiglet;
and, astonishing to relate, never missed a drop of his liquor 0,
what had been fully accounted for, by its value being deftly
sited beside the cask. Such an instance of honesty is
tr
honourable to humanity.—Greenock Advertiser.