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.GE of MURDER at LEDBURY.

On Friday last Thomas Davies, formerly a supervisor in
the Excise, was charged before Richard Webb and James
Martin, Esqs., Earl Somers and Captain Jones, four magis-
trates for the county of Hereford, with having feloniously
killed one Elizabeth Johnson, at Liverpool, in the county of
Lancaster, by striking and beating the said Elizabeth John-
son upon the head, back, and other parts of the body.
The subject of this inquiry was the window of the late Mr.
John Johnson, formerly the landlord of the Sun inn, in the
Butcher-row, in Ledbury. Mr. Johnson died in March, 1834,
and his widow, nearly ever since her husband's decease, has
been living with Davies, the accused. In 1844 Elizabeth
Johnson was landlady of the Crown and Sceptre Inn, in New-
street, Ledburv, where Davies and her three childreu—a girl
by her husband, and two boys by Davies—were living with
her. In the November of 1844, Davies and Mrs Johnson,
with the three children, went to live in Birmingham,
where they did not remain long, but removed from thence to
Liverpool. In the early part of the last summer Mrs. John-
son died in the latter town, and Davies and the three chil-
dren returned to Ledburv, where Mrs. 11. Meadows, a sister of
deceased, kindly adopted the girl as her own, and Davies
took lodgings for the boys. Davies, however, soon after-
wards left Ledbury in a clandestine manner, leaving the
lads totally uuprovided fot, and they were compelled to go to
the union-house. However, before they went there they
made some strange disclosures about the manner in which
their mother came by her death ; and their reports were con-
firmed by the testimony of the little girl at Malvern, adopted
by Mrs. Ate: Bows. The relatives of the deceased, however,
although fully believing that she came to an untimely end,
took no steps to ascertain the truth of the reports they had
heard, till awakened from their lethargy by a paragraph de-
tailing the circumstances, which appeared in the Hereford of the Bth instant, headed `'A case which requires
investigation."
On the Wednesday after this paragraph appeared, Mr.
William New, strongly urged by the writer of the paragraph,
applied to the magistrates at petty cessions for advice, and the
consequence was that the magistrates had the two boys from
the union and examined them ; and also questioned Mrs.
Caroline Russell, the youngest sister of deceased, concerning
some conver-ation she had had with the little girl at Malvern.
The magistrates determined on granting a warrant for the
apprehension of Davies; and on Theeteday lie was captured
by Superintendent Shead, at Ross„ and brought to the lock-
up house In Ledbury.
On the following day, as we have before stated, he was
taken before the magistrates named, when the examination
of the children was publicly taken. They stated that on a
Monday or Tuesday, previous to their coining from Liver-
pool (but they could not recollect the date of the occur-
rence), Davies and the deceased quarrelled, and that he
beat her on thehee.d and back, and kicked her on the legs;
they then proceeded to state that their mother slept with
teem that night, that on the morrow she was very sick and
ill from the blows she had received, and that she continued
to get worse and worse till the next Saturday, when she died.
The children say that their mother was much bruised about
the breast and head, and had two black eyes after death, yet
strange to say, though she' had a medical attendant, no in-
quiry was instituted at Liverpool at the time of her death.
The children further say, that the doctor who attended their
mother sent women to lay her out, and paid for her coffin,
though she bad been resident in Liverpool but a few weeks.
Indeed the case seems involved in mystery, which we hope
will be cleared. Atter hearing the evidence of the children,
the magistrates remanded the prisoner till Monday last,
when he was again brought before Richard Webb, Esq., and
Captain Jones; and the former magistrate, addressing the
prisoner, told him the course the law pointed out for them
(the magistrates) to pursue, was to send him to Liverpool to
be examined before the magistrates there, who would deal
with the case as they thought fit. Superintendent Shead was
ordered to convey the prisoner to Liverpool, and Mr. William
New (a brother of deceased) was requested to take thither
the three children as witnesses.— Worcester Journal.

SLTICIDE FROM WANT.—Thursday forenoon, Mr.
William Carter; the coroner fur Surrey, held an inquest at
the Royal Fort Tavern, Jamaica-level, Bermondsey, re-
specting the death of Thomas Pettitt, aged 34 years, a
journeyman feltmonger, lately residing at No. 1, Thomas's-
place, Upper Grange-read, who committed suicide under the
melancholy circumstances subjoined :—Mr. John Slow, one
of the relieving officers of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey,
deposed that he had known the deceased for several years.
In April, 1840, deceased came under his notice as an insane
person. An order was granted for his admission into the
workhouse, whither he was conveyed, and remained in the
lunatic ward for some time. His friends subsequently re-
moved him to Bethelem Hospital, in which asylum he
stopped four months, when he was taken out by his relations.
Deceased had been out of work for a length of time, and had
been receiving out-door relief from the parish. 'Witness
gave him relief on Monday last, at the workhouse, in Russell-
street. The deceased was then very dejected, and had a wife
and five children dependent on him for their support. Wit-
ness believed that the family had been suffering great priva-
tion. George Pettitt, the brother of the deceased, stated he
called to see him on Monday afternoon last, between one
and two o'clock. The wife opened the door, and said the
deceased was very ill, and had gone to bed. Witness went to
the room up stairs, and there discovered him suspended to
the top of the bed-post by a strong cord. Witness cut him
down, and found that his throat was cut in a frightful man-
ner. There was a 'razor I.ing on the floor covered with
blood, which had also streamed over the bedding and floor.
Witness ran fir Mr. Sharpe, the surgeon, who came with
promptitude, but life was extinct. Deceased had forced a
packing needle into his breast, and inflicted a frightful
wound across the stomach, and he had made other incisions
about various parts of his person. Witness was of opinion
that deceased had inflicted the injuries with the razor after
he had suspended himself. He was formerly in the service
of Messrs. Cowderoy, of Long-lane, Bermondsey, but had
been out of work for a long period, which seemed to prey
very heavily on his mind. Other evidence having been ad-
duced, the Coroner remarked at considerable length on the
distressing nature of the case, after which the jury returned
a verdict of " Temporary insanity." After the inquiry, the
jury and several gentlemen in the room raised a subscrip-
tion for the immediate relief of the destitute family, which
was placed in the hands of Mr, John Slow, the summoning
officer, who lost no time in handing the money over to the
distressed widow,

SPAFIELDS BURIAL-GROUND.-011 Thursday even-
ing the second meeting under the reference made by an order
of the Court of Queens Bench to Mr. Bramwell, barrister, to
ascertain in what manner the burial-ground in Spafields
was in fieure to be conducted, was held at his chambers in
the Temple. Mr. Wakeling, the vestry-clerk of St. James,
Clerkenwell, at whose instance the prosecution was insti-
tuted for an alleged nuisance, against the several defendants,
attended, as also Mr. Lewis, of the firm of Lewis and Lewis,
for the other side. The first meeting was held so long ago
as August last, and the Learned Gentleman, who objected to
the presence of repoiters, promised to ascertain by the next
meeting whether they might attend, again objected, until he
had made inquiry on the subject. The solicitors raised no
objection, but the referee thought it incumbent on him to be
advised on the matter before he granted the application. He
commenced hearing evidence, in order to arrive at the ques-
tion submitted to his consideration. It is expected that se-
veral further meetings will take place.
THE CONDEMNED PIRATES.—NO official intima-
tion of the determination of the judges on the questions
argued on Saturday has yet been received. We understand,
however, on good authority, that the prisoners have been
further respited for a fortnight, from Monday next, the 24th
instant, when the present respite will expire.—Western Lso.
misery. _ _

• SIN- GULAR MATCH.—On Thursday a rather novel
match was decided, in the presence of a good number of
t sporting men, near Merton, Surrey. The terms of the match
!were, that a horse, produced by Mr. Lenard, would cover
twelve miles of ground within one hour, in the following
manner :—Trot five miles, gallop five miles, and walk two
miles. The stakes were ten pounds a side. The horse coma-
nienced by trotting five miles, which was done in nineteen
;minutes; one mile was then walked in ten minutes; the
:horse was then galloped, and covered the five miles in eighteen
minutes and a half. The hcrse had twelve and a half minutes
• to conclude the match, by walking one mile, which was done
rim eleven minutes; and the twelve miles were accomplished
in fifty-eight minutes and a half, and the match won.
SUICIDE AT EDMONTON.—Thursday morning, at
seven o'clock, a man named John Jeshua B. Stevens, re-
siding in Fore-street, Edmonton,who was living on a pension
he had been in the receipt of for many years from the East
India Company, was found dead in bed by hie landlady, he
having nearly severed his head from his body. The deceased,
who was in his sixty-seventh year, would have been married
in a few days to a respectable widow, named Flack, with
whcm he stated it was his intention to have lived at a house
in Church-street, the lease of which he had taken. For that
purpose he had purchased some furniture, which was yester-
day to have been conveyed there. It is said he was in ex-
pectation of a remittance from the East Indies, and that he
had appeared in a desponding way in consequence of its non-.
arrival. A razor, the handle of which had been tied with
some tape, was found by his side.
LICENSED BROKERS' PROTECTION SOCIETY.—The.
first anniversary of the formation of this body was cele-
brated on Thursday at the Crown Tavern, Clerkenwell-green,
when about fifty persona sat down to an excellent supper,
provided by Mr. Hinton, the proprietor of the house. It
was pleasing to observe that the company manifested a de-
voted concurrence in the objects of their institution, which
gives an early earnest of its growth and success. Of its
utility there can be no doubt, for whilst on the one hand a
body of men, taking so large a share in the business of this
country as the brokers, is prompted and almost compelled
to act honestly, and legally so, on the other, must the public
be spared the wanton excesses of those who hitherto have
disgraced the trade.
MORE SEcassloNs.—The Rev. Frederick William
Faber, M.A., late Fellow of University College, and Rector
Faber,
Manners, wh o
wasis the
presented
reasenuthtedor
t
of Elton, Huntingdonshire, joined the Roman communion,
together with eight others (names unknown), at Northamp-
ton,()f,ooenniThdtedirsidcaaytedsetnon ifohrt.d
jbolhr.n
It is stated that he is about
to resign Elton, and to be confirmed as a member
were
oßlto of notoriety.
of the Romish Church shortly. Mr. Faber obtained
igna gt ev
eparirz
Nev a
spoat time his Romanising views
matternin which
eera lecOtil ed "The
Johnson
a second class at Oxford in 1836, in which same year he also
Knightao f
theological
John,"
Nfoelllnwd
scholar, the Rev. J. IL icewtnan being, we believe, one of his
examiners. We have
obtained the
excellent reason for knowing that the
Romanists consider the secession of Mr. Faber from the
Church of England as next in importance to that of Mr.
Newman. Of Messrs. Oakeley and Ward they make very
light account; as well they may. Both the conduct and
writings of the latter gentlemen have materially lowered
them in the estimation of their Popish friends. It is
a Miltonian-Satanic maxim, that it is better " to rule in
hell than serve in Heaven"—such, we are told, was the
guiding sentiment of the prince of apostates. Some of his
followers, however, instead of exchanging humble usefulness
for bad eminence, find themselves as having abandoned a
righteous service for a cruel slavery; and, of course, without
ing either the sympathy of their victims or their
, rants. However this may be, the secessions continue, and
.t is freely rumoured that, in addition to those already known,
many members of Colleges have gone over, whose names it
is net thought proper to communicate yet to the public.—
Church and State Gazette.

nt lowuungcheacdl‘lv"n'iaeltpli
_.___._..
THE STAMP- OPFICE.—We are informed that the
pressure of business in the stamp department of Somerset-
house, since the existence of the new railway schemes, and
so many official stamps have become requisite for the nume-
rous documents required in the appropriation
,of shares and
other matters connected with those undertakings, has been
so great, that the whole of the officers of that. department
have for a very consid(rible time been necessitated to stay
for several hours after the expiration of the usual Lours of
business, in order to provide a number of stamps proportionate
to the great demand, and thereby prevent in.eonvenience to
hofancLdhourenudpoho;
iasusitunhrote-hli;teyspouweihnhitch,anof
the public, who are interested in the various lines of rellway
consider indisputable, that one
now in course of progress or in contemplation.
POPERY IN THE METROPOLITAN SgE.
Yv e
taat:hdnnesiog greatest
into
eontahatteemisi
etel
irßlsvel
olegon
irpeits,
ebleitinlgiteas this will make our too indulgent diocesan at length
exclaim—" Non omnibus dormio I"—Church and State
Gazette.