The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-19 00:00:00

LAMBETH POLICE-COURT.

The police-court now established i❑ the parish of St.
Mary, Whitechapel, and known by the name of Lam-
beth-street Police-court, shall, from and after the 28th
day of December instant, be removed therefrom to a
certain building lately erected in Kennington-lane,
parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, in the county of Surrey,
and within the metropolitan police district, and shall be
thenceforth there holden by the name of the Lambeth
Police court ; and that the space included within the
following boundary, from the river Thames, on the south-
west side of Waterloo-bridge, in a line running along the
centre of the Waterloo-road, the London-road, the New
Kent-road, and the Kent-road, to the boundary of the
district assigned to the Greenwich Police-court ; thence
westward along the said boundary in a straight line to
the boundary of the Wandsworth Police-court district ;
thence along the said boundary to the river Thames ;
and thence along the said river Thames to the south-
west side of Waterloo-bridge aforesaid, shall constitute a
police-court division, and be assigned to the police-court
to be called the Lambeth Police-court.

DISCOVERY OF A LONG CON-
CEALED MURDER.

CHESTER, SATURDAY.—A considerable sensation
was produced here this morning by the arrival of two
police officers, one from Parnell, in Warwickshire,
and the other from Alcester, who severally repre-
sented to Mr. Hill, the superintendent of the Chester
police, that they were in search of a man named James
Crowley, of Parnell, charged with the wilful murder
of William Titsley, also of that place, as far back as
the 25th of December, 1842. In consequence of in-
formation supplied by the officers in pursuit, Mr. Hill
sent some of his men to the Black Dog public-house,
where the party in question had been staying for some
time. He had, however, removed to a lodging on the
Eaton-road, leading to the seat of the Marquis of
Westminster; but it was ascertained that his trunks
and other moveables had recently been taken
to the Castle and Falcon, a small public-house
in Watergate-street, kept by a person named
Mary Jones, at which place he occasionally
called for refreshments, and, on inquiry,
Mr. Hill was given to understand that he (Crowley)
was expected there at about noon to-day. Accord-
ingly two officers from Parnell and Alcester, accom-
panied by two of the Chester police, repaired to the
house at the time specified, and there found Crowley
seated with a glass of ale before him. It was known
that he was always provided with pistols, and there-
fore due precaution was used in apprehending him.
He was seized by each arm before he was at all
aware of the presence of the officers, who then in-
formed him of the nature of the heavy charge alleged
against him.

" I admit it !" he at once exclaimed ; and, subse-
quently, as they were placing the handeuffs upon
him, he added, " I am a dead man."

He was forthwith taken before the mayor and
magistrates; and on being searched, thirty-six sove-
reigns were found upon him, together with a double-
barrelled pistol. The weapon was not loaded; but a
paper, containing a number of balls, and a flask of
powder, were found in one of his pockets.

It appeared by the statement made before the ma-
gistrates, that the prisoner had formerly resided with
his parents at Parnell ; but, in consequence of his
violent conduct, his father had forbidden him the
house, at the same time providing for him a small
cottage in the neighbourhood; and allowing him 1/.
per week and a horse to ride on. Notwithstanding
this arrangement, however, the father having still
reason to dread some fatal act of violence on the part
of his son, had one of his farm-servants, named
William Tilsley, sworn in as a special constable for
his (the Lather's) protection ; and on Christmas-day,
1842, the family and a party of friends having just
taken their seats at the dinner table, the prisoner's
mother suddenly started up, and said to her husband,
"For God's sake, go up stairs; there's James
coming across the field with his gun to shoot some
of us." The old man accordingly hurried from the
apartment, and the prisoner, who had been seen by
his mother through the window advancing in the
way she described, went round to the back of the
house, and thrust the muzzle of his double-barrelled
gun through a pane of glass. In the meantime
Tilsley went out to expostulate with the prisoner,
who, on seeing him, retreated a few paces, exclaim-
ing, "It's you, is it ?" and at the same instant fired at
the unfortunate man, and shot him dead upon the
spot. He then shouldered the gun, and was heard to
say as he walked away, " I've another charge for
somebody else." No one ventured to stop him. He
went home, saddled his horse, rode to Tring, and
there left his horse at an inn, took the train, but
stopped at the first station, where he bought a pair of
spectacles to disguise his person, and was heard of no
more until a few days since. He has, it appears, been
in the United States in the interim, but has resided
ever since March last in Chester. A Woman with
whom he has recently cohabited in a fit of jealousy
betrayed him.
The prisoner, after having been duly cautioned,
signed the following declaration:—
" I have to say I am guilty of what I should do

again to-morrow. I did shoot the man in open day
I think I did my duty."
He was ordered to be taken to Warwick, where ht3.*
will undergo further examination.