The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-30 00:00:00

SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, .TA_NITARY 30, 1845.

LAW IN T ELLIG EN C
COURT OF CiI,4IVC;ER:I7, Jan. 29.
(13i.fore the LonD CHANCELL3II.)
His Lordihip was engaged during the morning with
:he further hearing of a part heard patent case of " Tul-
loch v. Hartley."

her Bs. a-week out of his earnings, but that this
Llbwanee had, since the marriage, been di,continued,
though some money had been remitted to her, as she
thought, by her son, though she would not swear it
had not been sent by the defendant. The witness
had visited them since their marriage, and washed for
them, but she had not been in the habit of endeavour-
ing to persuade her son to leave his wife and return
to Canterbury. She had, however, done so since she
had heard the first husband was still living. She
positively denied -that she had ever promised her son
that if he would leave his wife and return to Canter-
bury she would not appear before the Lord Mayor,
neither had she threatened to prosecute them both if
he did not return to his father's house.
William Gurney Keele repeated his former testi-
mony, and added that this prosecution had not been
instituted by his desire or wish. The letters pro-
duced were in the handwriting of his mother, who
had repeatedly applied to him to leave his wife and
return home. Since his marriage he had not sent
any money home, but when he and his 1N ife left Can-
teroury to come to London, the latter, knowing the
condition of his mother, gave her thirty shillings.
Mr. Clarkson—Answer this question : Have you
not stated since you have been here to-day, that
nothing on earth should induce you to leave the
defendant, though your mother has stated that you
wished to leave her?
The witness hesitated, but on the question being
repeated, replied that he had no reason to complain
of his wife's conduct, and that he should not wish to
be separated from her in case her first husband was
really dead.
Mr. Clarkson submitted that the only question
was as to whether the first husband was alive or dead.
Of this important fact there was not a scintilla of
evidence, and therefare the charge must fall to the
ground.
The young man, Keele, said he would become an-
swerable fur his wife's appearance in case she should
be required again.
The LORD MAYOR intimated to the prosecutrix
that, if she could procure any evidence to show that
the first husband was still in existence, the defendant
could be brought up again—at present the defendant
was discharged for want of evidence.
The parties then quitted the justice-room together.
GUILDHALL.
DESPERATE OUTRAGE BY A CLERGYMAN.—The Rev.
Mr. Hopkins, residing in Burton-crescent, New-road, was
charged with violently assaulting Mr. Cole, a solicitor.
Aldermen Hughes and Farebrother were on the bench.
The Rev. Gentleman was defended by a solicitor.
Mr. Cole having been sworn, stated that he had drawn
up in writing an apology, and, on the condition that the
defendant would sign it, and- that it should be inserted
in the newspapers, he would not prefer the charge
against him.
The Rev. Gentleman expressed his willingness to
make an apology, , and to sign that prepared by Mr.
Cole, on the understanding that it should not be inserted
in the newspapers.
Mr. Cole was unwiling to concede that point. He
would reserve to himself whether he should publish it or
not. Ile then stated, that on leaving the Crown-office in
the Temple yesterday, after taxing a bill of coats, in
which the defendant was interested, he came up to him,
and saying something about an explanation, raised a
thick stick which be curried, and struck him on the head.
The defendant was about to repeat the blow, when seve-
ral professional gentlemen, who were near the spot, pre-
vented him from doing so, and ultimately he was given
into cust.,dy.
The ALDERMAN strongly recommended Mr. Hopkins
to sign the apology, as the further hearing of the charge
might bring out matters of a private nature.
After much conversation the defendant agreed to sign
the document, at the same time stating that the assault
was eommitted in a moment of irritation, and expressing
a hope that the complainant would not deem its publica-
tion in the newspapers necessary.
He was then bound over, himself in 80/., and two
sureties in 40/. each, to keep the peace towards the corn
plainant for the ensuing twelve months.
CLERKEIV WELL.

COURT 01 QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 29.
(Sittings in Banco.)
THE QUEEN V. CARTER.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved for the judgment of
the Court up.:n the prisoner, wl:o pleaded guilty to two
indictments preferred against him for misdemeanour.
The prisoner was an officer of excise, and was stationed
in Monte•omen shire, in Wales, where, in his capacity of
excise officer, he committed a series of frauds in the
years 1842 and 1843. It was the duty of the prisoner to
give notice to traders of the amount of duty with which
they were to be charged, hut he had no right
to rec Ave any money. Having to deal with
persons who were ignorant in those matt( rs, and
who were not able to speak the English language,
he obtained from them more duty than they ought to
pay. He also received money for licenses, which he
falsified, by giving the parties old licenses which he had
in his possession. inserting the names of the persons
from whom he received the money. He was guilty,
therefore, of forgery, which he committed for the pur-
pose of covering his fraud, which might have subjected
the parties upon whom he practised it to great inconve-
nience and expense. It was only after the prisoner had
lost his situation that those circumstances b. came known.
It was evident that the prisoner had pur.:ued this as a
system, for he had been guilty of a series of offences of
the same kind.
Mr. Justice PATTESON—I find that there are some of
the offences set forth in various counts. As I cannot
pass judgment upon more than one, I suppose you will
enter a nolle prosequi upon the others?
The Solicitor-General remained silent for some time.
Lord DENMAN—WeII, Mr. Solicitor, what do you
propose to do?
The SOLICITOR - G ENERAL—I cannot do so, my Lord;
I am not the Attorney- General
Lord DENMAN—Oh yes, you can. You are acting
for the Attorney-General in his absence.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL—I cannot do so in my own
flame.
The Court having consulted fo • some time,
Lord DENMAN directed that the prisoner should be
brought up again tomorrow, and in the meantime they
would consider wlitwas to be don?.
BAIL COURT, Jan. 29.
(Sittings in Banco.)

LORD GIFFORD V. THE MAGISTRATES OF BERKSHIRE.
Mr. S3trrar moved for a rule to show cause why a writ
of certiorari should be issued removing certain recog-
nisances entered into by Lord Gifford and two sureties,
before the Earl of Radnor and the Rev. John Francis
Cleaver, two of the magistrates of Berkshire, into the
Court of Queen's Bench. He founded his application
on two grounds—first, that no sworn peer of the realm
could be arrested by a warrant issued by the magistrates
of a county ; and secondly, that his Lordship htd an
undoubted right to remove the allegations against him
to the Court of Queen's Bench, as the only Court
having jurisdiction in the case of a peer. The Learned
Counsel supported his view of the case by a reference to
Blackstone, and to the authorities quoted by him.
Mr. PASHLEY said that he was prepared to show that
the Commission of the Peace authorised the magistrate
to issue his warrant against ail who were supposed to
contemplate a bresuah of the peace, and peers, he con-
tended,! were not exempted from its operation ; and he
was also prepared to show that the e'xcumstances of the
present case warranted such interference ; and that,
thereftre, that Court, in the exercise of a
wise discretion, should not accede to the rule
sought for by his Learned Friend. The circumstancLs
of the case were these. The Noble Lord kept a pack of
fox hounds with which he hunted the county of Barks,
and another gentleman, Thomas Thornhill Morland,
Esq., also kept a pack and hunted the same county.
They both claimed the privilege of drawing the Buscot
covers, the first on account of some acknowledged right,
and the second by permission of the owner, Pryce Pryce,
Esq., M.P. This misunderstanding produced a corre-
spondence between the parties which only widened the
gap, until at length the intention of both parties to meet
with their friends at the cover in question seemed to
the magistrates to justify them in issuing their
warrant in order to prevent any aggression
on either side. The warrant was directed to Lord Gif-
ford, and was served upon him by a constable at his re-
sidence, in Cirencester, two days before the intended
meeting. Ilis Lordship, attended by two friends,
Frederick Cripps, Esq., and Captain Jones, appeared
before the magistrates, and were bound over in the sum
of 1.000/., and two 5001. That this was a necessary
measure, would appear from the remark made by Cap-
tain Jones to the unstable who had pointed out to him
the Buscot cover, " Ah, that was where the horse-whip-
ping waz. to have taken place," and Lord Gifford said,
when the constable expressed a hope that
his waiting upon him on so unpleasant a business
would be excused, " Oh, certainly, I thought it was
some one to call the out.'" The Learned Counsel then
at great length proeeeded to quote authorities in oppo-
sition to the principle of Mr. Smith.
Mr. Justice WILLIA3IS did not see why the Court
should interfere, because, in the first place, the Noble
Lord was not then in custody; and, secondly, if it should
be at any future time shown that the county magistrates
had no jurisdiction in such a case, the recognisances
would fall to the ground.—Rule refused.

Two cabmen, named Battlat and Harrold, were
charged with violently assaulting police. constable 205 G ;
Bartlett with attempting to stab the constable.
At four o'clock this morning the policeman was called
into the Old Red Lion public-house, where there was a
dreadful scuffle between thirty and forty of the lowestcha-
racters, who were fighting and shouting. The constable
interfered, when the prisoners fill upon him and beat
him in a very severe manner, and Bartlett, taking out
his penknife and opening it, swore he would rip his b—y
Peelers' bowels out. He was secured with the greatest
difficulty, but not before the constable had sustained se-
vere injuries. They were sent to the House of Correc-
tion for ten days each in default of fine.
BOW-STREET.
POST•OPTICE Rounamr.---On Tuesday, William
(inky, a letter-carrier, employed on the Islington
district, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Jardine,
charged with stealing a letter, containing a 51. Bank
of England note, and 30s. in gold, the property of the
Postmaster-General.
Mr. Peacock, jun., conducted the prosecution.
Mr. John Brooks Johnstone, a clerk in the Royal
Exchange Insurance Office, Lombard-street, stated,
at Christmas, 1835, there was a policy of insurance
effected for furniture, to the amount of 1001., in the
name of the prisoner, the address being 15, Regent's-
terrace, near Regent's Canal, White Conduit-fields,
Islington, in the county of Middlesex, the annual
charge upon which is 6s. On the 30th of December
some person paid the insurance with the 51. Bank of
England note produced, anti he gave him the change.
Mathew Peak, a constable, employed at the Post-
effice, said he was present in the solicitor's office when
the prisoner was brought in, and, being asked where
he lived, he said he had resided in the same house
during the last eleven years, at a rent of 211. an-
nually; that he paid the taxes, and had insured his
furniture at the Royal Exchange Insurance Office for
1001., the charge for which was six shillings annually.
On being asked who had made the last payment, he
replied he had done so ; then, as if recollecting him-
self, he said, " Oh, there is some mistake about that
payment, for I received a notice after Christmas,
stating that the insurance would be due, but in a few
days after I missed it." He then said he had spoken
to Mr. Wood, the change-taker at the Islington posts
office, about it, adding, he did not know what he
should do without it, and that Mr. Wood advised him
to take the number from the policy and to go to the
insurance-office, which would answer the same pur-
pose, which he did, and to his great surprise he found
the money had been paid by some person. In a few
days after he received a receipt for six shillings in a
letter, through the Post-office, which he showed to Mr.
Wood andother persons at Islington. He was then told
that a-51. note was used in the payment at the insur-
ance-office, which was sent in a letter on the 27th De-
cember by post from Dewsbury, addressed to No. 14,
Upper Branshy-street, Liverp:ol-road, Islington, and
he replied that he did not know who had paid the
policy for him. He then said, " Can I see the gen-
tleman ?" and being questioned what gentleman, and
for what he wanted him, he said, " The gentleman
who lost the money, and I would pay him the money
if I should pledge my bed." Witness then went to
prisoner's house, and on making a search found the
tile produced on the top of a hat-case in the front
parlour, on which was the receipt fs.r six shillings.
Mr. Peacock said he was not prepared with evidence
to carry the ease any further for the present, and the
prisoner was accordingly remanded.
PISTOL PRACTICE AT A PICTURE.—A young man,
described as a surgeon, named Edward Stanley, was
charged with wilfully destroying a picture by firing a
loaded pistol at it in the Artichoke public-house, in
White Hart-street, Drury-lane, the property of Mr.
W. Clark, the landlord.
It appeared from the statement of the complainant's
son, that about eight o'clock on Monday evening the
defendant came into the parlour and called for gin
and water, with which he was served by the waiter,
but he had not been long in the room before the re-
port of a pistol was heard, which caused great alarm,
and on witness entering the room he observed the
defendant reloading the pistol with a bullet, and upon
remonstrating with him, he said he would do as he
thought proper, which alarmed the witness to such a
degree that he ran out of the place, and directly after
he heard the second report. Witness then rushed
into the room, and on calling the defendant to account
for such conduct, be said it was no harm, but on look-
:ng round the room he saw that the picture against
the wall had beenpenetrated by the ball. The defendant
said it was all right, at the same time refusing either
to pay for the damage or give up the pistol. The picture
was worth about a sovereign ; it had been in the house
for upwards of forty years, and the only reason given
by the defendant for such conduct was that he had
been to Smith's shooting•gallery in Holborn, where
he was insulted. The first discharge was without a
bullet, but the second was near doing serious injury.
The defendant ha I frequented the house for a consi-
derable time, and he never knew him guilty of any
disorder before the present occasion.
In answer to the charge, the defendant said he had
dined with a friend; and took more than he could well
bear, and, as he was extremely sorry for the occur-
rence, he wou)d willingly pay for any damage he
might have done.
Mr. JARDINE said he could scarcely treat the of-
fence as wilful damage, and, as a loaded pistol had
beav discharged, the defendant's friends should have
come forward with a view to have bail taken for his
future good conduct.
In the course of the day the defendant's landlady
attended, and in consequence of the good account she
gave of the defendant, and his expressing his regret
for what bad happened, he was mulcted in the sum of
205., which he instantly paid, and was discharged.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 29.
(Sittings in Bunco.)
The Court was engaged this morning in hearing mo-
tions, but as the points on which the decision turned
were of a technical character, there was nothing to
justify a report.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.)
Three females, named Ann Buckley, Mary Kirwan, and
Eliza Kent, wore indicted for stealing a valuable watch,
the property of Donald Campbell Dawson.
Mr. Clarkson defended the two prisoners Kirwan and
Kent ; and Mr. Page appeared for the prisoner Ann
Buckley.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, who
was a wine and spirit merchant in Limehouse, that as he
was passing through Rosemary lane, on the evening of
the 17th inst., one of the prisoners walked up to him,
and, laying her hand upon his arm, gave a signal, when
the other two women came up, and they commenced
hustling him. He endeavoured to got away from them,
and having succeeded with some difficulty, he found
that his watch-guard had been cut, and his watch taken
away. After some time he found a policeman, who suc-
ceeded in arresting the three prisoners. Upon searching
for the watch the constable found it lying upon a win-
dow-sill near where they were taken into custody.
Mr. CL.utxsoN said that his clients were respectable
married women, and endeavoured to show that the. pro-
secutor was inebriated, but in this he failed.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Kent
and Kirwan, and of Acquittal in favour of Brickley.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said those daring street rob-
beries must be put down. He felt inclined to transport
the prisoners; however. he would give them one chance
more. The sentence of the Court was, that they be
imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six months, six
weeks to be solitary.
In every instance this day, in which the Learned
Assistint Judge sentenced a convict to a term of impri-
sonment, he ordered that certain periods, varying from
one third to one-sixth of its duration, should be solitary.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
hIANSIOIV-HOUSE.
Yesterday, in the course of the sittings before the
Lord Mayor, Mr. Lachlan Mackintosh Rite and his
witness attended for the purpose of completing their
depositions in support
f of the charge preferred against
Mr. R. Forbes, jun., or having publis certain
false, malicious, and defamatory libels of and con-
cerning the firm of Messrs. Rickards, Little, Rate
and Little, and particularly of and concerning Mr.
L. M. Rate, one of the parties of the said firm. The
particulars of the extraordinary case were fully de-
tailed in the journals of Tuesday's date, and the pro-
ceedings of yesterday's were limited to the mere read-
ing over and signing the depositions, and binding the
witnesses, in the usual recognisances, to appear and
prosecute at the session of the Central Criminal Court.
The defendant, Mr. Forbes, jun., was in the justice-
room, but took no part in the proceedings.
Mrs. Mary Frances Keele surrendered, in discharge
of the recognizances entered into by, her husband on
Wednesday last, fir her re-examination upon the
charge of bigamy preferred against her by her mo-
ther-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Keele, of Canterbury.
Mr. Clarkson appeared on behalf of the defendant,
who, in consequence of her ill state of health, was
ordered by the Lord Mayor to be accommodated with
a chair in front of the bar. The evidence which had
been given by the prosecutrix; and her son (the
husband), as well as the statement made by the de-
fendant at the last examination, having been read over,
.John Dixon, City policeman 619, produced two
marriage certificates from the register of the parish of
St. George's, Ilanover-square ; the one of a marriage
solemnised between John Weller and Mary Frances
Witham, on the 7th June, 1831, and the second of
the marriage of William Gurney Keele with Mary
Frances Weller, in the month of October last year.
Mr. Clarkson remarked that the defendant had
never denied or concealed the fact of her first mar-
riage—on the contrary, she had always spoken of it
to the young man, her present husband, who had
sworn that he was of opinion the defendant believed
her former husband to be dead.
,If she had sought
concealment of the fact of her previous marriage, it
was somewhat singular that she should have taken
the young man Keele to the very church where the
evidence of her first marriage existed. In short, so far
from attempting any concealment,
.she had afforded
the only evidence which existed against herself.
The LORD MAYOR (to the prosecutrix)—Are you
prepared now with any further evidence in support of
the charge ? The prosecutrtx—No, my Lord. I
have written to the sister of the first husband, Weller,
but she has refused to have anything to do with the
matter.
The Loan MAYOR _Then you have no further
evidence? The prosecutrtx—Only that my son
wants to get rid and clear of the defendant altogether.
Mr. Clarkson—l rather think it is somebody else
who wants to get rid of her.
In answer to a series of questions put by the
Learned Counsel, the prosecutrix stated that prior to
his marriage her son had been in the habit of allowing

The beautiful estate of Falloden, Northumberland,
the proporty of tho late Hon. General Sir Henry
George Grey, descends to his nephew, the Right Hon.
Sir George Grey, Bart., M.P.
William Robinson Robinson, Esq., of Silksworth
Hall, near Sunderland, at Ida rent day last week, in
consequence of the depreciated value of agricultural
produce, liberally returned ten per cent. to hia teatuits
on the last half year's rent.

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APPALLING MURDER AT
BETHNAL-GREEN.
Tuesday an intense degree of excitement prevailed
in the neighbourhood of Bethnal-green, in consequence
of a rumour that a young woman named Emma
Whiter, twenty-one years of age, had been shot dead
with a pistol, by a young man named James Tapping,
who had for some time past been paying her his ad-
dresses ; and from an early hour in the morning the
vicinity of Worship-street Police-court, at which the
case was expected to undergo invesigation, was
densely thronged with persons of both sexes, anxious
to catch a glimpse of the suspected murderer.
Shortly before one o'clock the accused was brought
to that Court in a cab, in the custody of Sergeants
Shaw and Backhouse, of the K division, and was
placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham to answer the
charge. The prisoner, who is a remarkably fine-
made young man, about twenty-three years of age,
upon entering the dock, which he did with a firm
step, looked around him with a placid expression of
countenance, and did not appear at all affected by the
critical position in which he was placed.
The following witnesses were then called and ex-
amined in support of the charge :
Thomas Auvache, a weaver, living in Manchester-
street, Waterloo-town, Bethnal-green, stated that ate
quarter before one o'clock that morning he was pass-
ing down a turning leading from Sebright-street to
South Conduit.street, Bethnal-green, in company
with a friend of his named Harvey, when he observed
a smouldering fire, resembling lighted tinder, at the
foot of a brick wall belonging to one of the houses.
He instantly proceeded to the spot, when he dis-
covered a young woman lying on her left side with
her head resting against the wall. On looking closely
at her, he observed that her face and person were
deluged with blood, which was flowing copiously from
a wound in her neck, and she had every appearance of
being lifeless. Witness raised her from the ground
and supported her in his arms, while Mr. Harvey ran
to the top of the street, at which two young men were
standing, to entreat their assistance for the dying
woman. Witness then placed his hands beneath the
arms of the young woman to further raise her, when
he distinctly felt her heart beat, or rather heave, as
though she were in convulsions; the heaving ceased,
and she dropped her head in a state of insensibility
upon the witness's shoulder, and although he thought
he saw her once open her eyes, she did not utter a
word, and on the return of Mr. Harvey, they together
carried her beneath a gaslamp, the part of the street
where she was found being very dark, that they
might have greater facility for rendering her assist-
ance. A policeman having new arrived and looked at
the injured woman, he instantly pronounced her to
be dead, and she was as quickly as possible conveyed
to the Duke of Gloucester public-house adjoining,
where a shutter was procured, on which she was re-
moved to the London Hospital. In answer to a
question from the magistrate, the witness added, that
the smouldering fire he observed when his attention
was first attracted to the deceased was one of the poor
creature's bonnet-strings bullring like a slow - wateh.
Sergeant Backhouse, 37 K, examined the spot
where the young woman had been found by the first
witness, and discovered a large pool of bl9o(1 extend-
ing three yards in length down the pavement, in the
midst of which he found a woman's patten, about
eight or nine inches further on another patten, and
about twelve inches beyond that a large-sized and
well-finished pocket-pistol, with percussion lock, the
hammer of which was down, and which had cvi gently
been but very recently discharged, as it sine!t very
strongly of powder. About half-past two in the
morning witness first saw the prisoner in the police-
station. He had then on over the dress he now wore
a white apron, upon the right side of which Sergeant
Shaw and the witness observed several spots of blood.
On being called upon to furnish an explanation of
these appearances, the prisoner replied, " Oh, I didn't.
know there were any spots of blood upon it, and if
there are, I can't account for them." [The witness
here produced the pistol, the two pattens, and the
prisoner's apron. The former was such as the witness'
had described it—somewhat large for the pocket, and
next in size to a duelling-pistol. The latter was an
ordinary workman's apron, and the spots of blood
spoken of were plainly visible upon it.]
Sergeant Shaw stated, that he had that morning
been at the London Hospital, where he had seen the
dead body of the young womon. On exa fining the
upper portion of her person, he observed in the throat
a small hole, which was perfectly black in appear-
ance, and manifestly caused by the perforation of a
bullet, which must have been discharged into the
deceased's neck from the side, as it had completely
cut through the jugular vein. There was no cor-
responding orifice on the other side of the deceased's
throat, and from that circumstance the witness con-
sidered it evident that the ball must be still lodged
either in the yocng woman's throat or head.
William Slater, a weaver, living in South Conduit-
stret4, Bethnal-green-road, stated that he had been
well acquainted for some time past both with the
prisoner and the young woman he was accused of
having murdered. At about half-past twelve o'clock
on the preceding night, on his return home, he was
standing on the door-step of his father's house,
where he lodged, when he saw the prisoner and
the deceived walking together towards the upper
end of the street. They appeared to be in con-
versation, and the prisoner had one of his arms
round the young woman's neck. Witness watched
them in the same position as far as the first turning
in the street, and then went up stairs to bed. He had
not been in his bed-room more than six or seven
minutes, and had scarcely undressed himself, when
he heard the loud report of a gun or pistol, sounding
"close at hand," and of such extreme violence as to
shake everything in the place. The report was so
alarming that he instantly hastened to both the front
and back window of the room, and looked into the
street and garden, but was unable to discover any-
thing, and therefore retired to rest, not imagining
that such a tragical occurrence had taken place till
he saw the pool of blood before spoken of on the next
morning.
William Whiter, the brother of the deceased, a
respectable-looking man, keeping a beer-shop in
Brick-lane, Spitalfields, stated that at ten o'clock on
the preceding night the prisoner, with whom he was
acquainted, in consequence of his paying attentions
to his sister, came to his house in the company of the
deceased. The latter went into the back parlour.
while the prisoner went into the tap room, and both
of them remained in the house until twelve o'cloek,
when they left together.
Mr. BINGHAM—Did they appear to you to be on
good terms with each other? Witness—Yes, Sir,
perfectly so; I observed nothing to the contrary.
Thomas Whiter, the father of the deceased, an el-
derly, grey-headed man of respectable appearanc
formerly a licensed victualler, but now a silk weaver.
said he had applied to a policeman to take the prisoner
into custody. Upon entering the kitchen of the pri-
soner's house, in Manchester-row, he found him
seated at a table with his head resting on his hands
and excessively pale. Witness asked him what he
had done with his daughter ? and the prisoner posi-
tively denied that he had either seen her that niiiht
or the night preceding. Witness then asked him if
he knew anything of her? and the prisoner an-
swered in the same positive manner that he did not.
Witness, however, replied that that was very strange,
and taxed him closely with a knowledge of his
daughter; on which the prisoner " recanted" all that
he had previously said, and acknowledged that be had
been in the deceased's company up to half-past twelve
o'clock at night, and that lie had then parted from her
at the end of Mape-street,
.and that he knew nothing
whatever further about her. Witness was so satisfied
of the falsehood of this declaration that he determined
upon giving him into custody, and having procured
the assistance of two other policemen, the prisoner
was ultimately carried off to the station.
Richard King, a tailor, living in Becleford-row,
Bethnal-green, stated, that he was acquainted w th
the prisoner, and that one night last week, but the
witness could not recollect which, he was in company
with the prisoner in the Rising Sun public-house, in
Waterloo-town, Bethnal-green, when a pistol, similar
in size and appearance to that produced by Sergeant
Backhouse, and which, though he could not poss-
sively swear to its being the same, he had very little
doubt was so, was handed about among persons in the
room. He did not, however, notice what ultimately
became of the pistol upon that occasion, nor did he
hear what remarks the prisoner made respecting it.
At the termination of each witness's examination,
the magistrate asked the prisoner if he wished to put
any questions, and was each time answered in a ne-
gative.
There being no further evidence to produce, the
magistrate then formally asked the prisoner if he had
any answer to make to the charge, and he replied in
a hoarse half-choked tone, " No, Sir, I have not."
Mr. BINGHAM made no observations upon the case,
and ordered the prisoner to be again brought up that
that day next week.
The prisoner throughout the first portion of the
examination treated the charge with great confidence,
if not positive lightness, but during the examination
of the witness Slater he entirely lost his sell posses-
sion, the muscles of his face worked with a convulsive
twitch, and, rapidly turning his hat round between
his fingers, he threw his head back and kept his eyes
intently, but apparently unconsciously, fixed upon
the Magistrate, to watch the probable effect of the
testimony.
A Coroner's inquest was afterwards held before
Mr. Baker, at the London Hospital, upon the body,
but adjourned, in order that a post mortem examina-
tion might be made.

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THE DEATH FROM A Ll't?,Eg intir„,rlol.
NEwiNGTON.- -On Tuesday a ,--.„,1. or .- rrolgei,
b,.fore Mr. William Carter, the tilijoioires, fi e
at the Duke of Glowester Tavern 'rot Joliet), I
ton, i especting the death of Illargi,/ died 001100 ei,
three years, who it was alleged 10 loc,oooo
by her husband, who is n°// , 01 licrooN
witnesses having repeated the souni-da r.,,c) a 011
In•fore the Magistrate of Ltsuwel3arr. Ocir"
Friday, the Coroner called gr., 0 P:,0001
Saville-row, Walwor th -road, "led oacleotefglid
gcons, who deposed that he 13500Y,06.,_e
examination of the body. There Ili, rece4ll rei
of violence, excepting the roarks o of, lr they Of.
deceased had died from an effasiol? h nrittolyf
in the ventricles of the braio, whi,cji 01'0 lelf
I. mg-standing disease, and not at all 1ar,91/4
thing like injury. The stato of ' The .1,
from great mental excitement', causes' il.
verdict of--... Death from natura, Acolf j
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On the 21st inst., in Crescent•Piace_
,tOO, 0#
Charles William Gray, of a son. ~ prig- ,t, i'
On the 22d inst., at Western-roaul ~, Or dtf
Oldham, of a son. 00/ ,toltri,
e, ye' the l
TuOrnnert,hoef2a3ddaiungsht.t,era.t Chafford. rehs ,r ,
On the 23d inst., at Stock Wood Hoag
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Chit,
V.' 0 11
C. Shaw, of a daughter. T•Chit" IP
On the 24th inst., the wife of • eh 0,1
Temple, of a son. , tie° ' <GO 1'
On the 24th inst. ,a tStoke Bisil. ~n,t• de
Edward Barges, Esq. ,f a dauht',oooo.-- osY 4/
On the 24th inst., a tMansfield vi if, Of
06/
of James Salmond ,Si. of a PD. the w
On the 25th inst, a Tooting', o.oof ,t ,
Lord, of a daughter. BeverleY, the- 1-0114"Liord
On the 25th inst., a
herd, Esq., of a son
of a son. terrace
(07,0-
at GNI° arttl'" ,:( i
On the 25th inst.', in St.George'B 'Piece' P -d1.1;
On the 26th inst., soil. P- i 7 r
water, Mrs. Peter Boully, of a , esp..- ,d O. AI
On the 26th inst., the wife 01 ow; v j
i;e11 Light Infantry, of are' toot, 1/1 ref air
_On the 26th inst., in Bke- ifia
Altai;
. -,ker, Bart., of a son. 4014 fife
On the 26th inst., at Norfolk o
of Lieutenant-Colonel Maclean, Th-estlhfr
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On the 27th inst., at Lee, fa 00' 4,,
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William Francis Sims, ALA, 0
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At Lambeth Church, e.t. in JO tton'hir
nion, eldest daughter of the la
'St Islit ai"
Middlesex.
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atrhtieet2t,sttho inst., at
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611,6,
- ,uffolk•
N. Colborne, of Bungay, .- ri sPO' 0
OP' tit° Pei° 4,
. Oiotigoli, isp,
On the 15th inst., at roll,' wit, ~,oeptit
On the 10th inst., at TOY''
~,,, .Of 11,11. toil:
Edward Roberts, R. N.,„.
On the 24th inst., Iv
On the 25th inst., at thorrouthey. 0. Sil;db'
second daughter of Mr. W. h
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On the 25th inst., at LT, rierP.- ~,,f. ir .
On the 25th inst., at Co;%_esce, on P" Antr
Lindley, of the Adelphi-t rfpectorl'orit• Seir
On the 27th inst. at the "„titjof fes
Abdy, Rector of St. inst., at
t'ej
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On the 27th inst., -II d 66.
Linsey Holland, Esq., age

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Mr. Sturges Bourne has received intelligence of
the death of his sister, Mrs. Martin, mother of the Rev.
(ieorgo Martin, Chancellor of the diocese of Exeter, who
died at Torquay, on Sunday, the 19th inst. It is a sin
gular circumstances that. the Rev. Chancellor should lose
his mother and his father in-law (the Earl of St Ger
manc) on the same day. The deceased lady was in her
eighty-third year.