Star.
London, England, 1830-03-29 00:00:00

FATAL OCCURRENCE IN ESSEX.

CORONER'S INQUZIT ON THZ BODY Of MALCOLM.
VERDICT OP WILFUL MURDER RETURNED AGAINST

CAPTAIN MOIR.

In the STAR of Saturday, we detailed the fatal transaction shirts
occurred a few days since near Horndon-on.the.ffill, Is &sex. We
now give a report of the proceedings on the Coroner's homiest, which
was held on the 20th, at the George Inn, at Stairiae.llope, on
the body of Malcolm. Captain Moir wu brought in custody from
Barking gaol, and remained in an adjoining room during the inquiry.
W. Dukes said that himself, deceased, and his apprentice, left
Hammersmith to fish, and reached Shelhaven Creek, where de.
ceased laid his nets. Captain Moir, accompanied by his servant,
came towards them with a knife in his hand and ordered deceased to
take up the net. Deceased did so and made some observation;
upon which the Captain said if he were any other man he'd give
him a good thrashing. Malcolm threw off his jacket, and told him
to do it if he could. More words passed, and Malcolm called the
Captain a " Scotch Captain Moir said he should not
go across his meadows again, but round by the sea walls. Malcolm
replied, sneeringly, he did not mind a walk, and witness and de.
ceased proceeded to Baker's colMge, and exchanged some fish for
potatoes ; remained an hour and a half at Bakees, and then pro.
ceedcd to their boat, near the Creek ; Malcolm was in advsnoe, car.
rying a boat-hook woes his shoulder, and the potatoes; he per.
ceived Captain Moir riding furiously towards them ; he alled out
to deceased, " T thought I told you not to come across those
meadows spin." Malcolm said, " I will go ;" upon which Capt.
Moir redo round to him and pointing a pistol, immediately fired ;
Malcolm dropped the lioat-hook, exclaiming, " Oh, Sir ! you
have broken my arm, you have broken my arm I" Capt. Moir
told witness if he did not take the basket sod stuff off his premises
directly, he'd serve him the same; witness obeyed, and Captain
Moir rode away, saying he would send a doctor; witness assisted
Malcolm, who was bleeding dreadfully, to Baker's cottage, and as-
sisted him in staunching the blood ; deceased did not advance his
beat-hook ins menacing attitude towards Captain Moir.
Mr. Chubb proved that he was passing by the spot at the time
the shot was fired.

W. Raven, servant to Captaitt Moir, proved that be want with
his master to warn off Malcolm, when deceased was very abusive,
and called his muter "a Scotchman." The Captain told
him if he did not get off his premises he would help him off, and the
deceased then stripped to fight. The Captain told him be should
not go across his fields ; and deceased said, " You are a great
paunch-gutted —, or you would have fought me." Witness
and the Captain left the creek, and in half an hour the Captain,
having been informed that Malcolm was crossing the meadows, rode
after him and fired at him.
Mr. Dodd, a surgeon, at Stamford-le.hope, said he was sent for
on Wednesday to attend deceased, and found him, at Baker's cot.
tage, with his jacket and handkerchief wrapped round his arm, sa-
turated with blood; the ball had passed through the man's arm,
and, as it was desirable he should be removed, he went to Cap-
tain Moir's house to borrow a horse and cart ; as sting witness the
Captain said, " You see I've chalked out a job for you ;" and
proceeded to relate the manner in which the circumstance oc-
curred ; he said on seeing the man setting his net in the creek,
be desired him to go away ; he became very abusive ; and
be therefore, made him go round by the sea-wall, and cau-
tioned him at his peril to come on his land again ; in half-
an.hour afterwards (said the Captain) I saw the man again
crossing my field; I then got upon my horse and rode towards him,
calling upon him to stop; the fellow would not, but kept advancing,
and said you be cursed; I fired at him directly; the man called
out you've broken my arm, and dropped his pole; I said I knew it,
will you turn back now, because if you don't you shall have this
other in your brains, and by -- if be had not turned back I would
have shot him directly; 1 told the boy to take up the pole and basket
and move off my premises, or I'd serve him the same way ; the
boy did as he was bid. I they rode away, and sung ou " I'll
send a doctor to you." Accordingly, I sent for you. My land
is my castle, and nobody shall put a foot on it without my
leave. Witness told Captain Moir his object in calin was
twofold—first, to borrow a horse and cart, and next to see
if he was sober. Well, Sir, said the Captain, what du you think of
me ? Witness said be was as sober as witness was. I was not only
sober, returned Captain Moir, but as cool as I am at this moment.
Why, it was ballast hour after I quarrelled with the man before I
went out to shoot him, and by I will do the same to.night,
to-morrow, or any time when lam trespassed on. Witness men-
tioned the subject of expenses on the man's account, and Captain
Moir said he would pay any ?amenable charge, but It must not be
considered in the light of an atonement ; for be considered himself
justified, and the man had got no more than he richly deserved. Ho
was attended by two other medical gentlemen. He appeared to be
going on favourably, but he died at last of lock jaw.
The Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Captain
Moir, and be was committed to Chelmsford gaol.

Saturday afternoon an inquest was held at the Turf
Tap, Tattersall's-ymd, on the body of Mr. Thomas Payne, aged
65, who died in consequence of the Earl of Chichester's carriage
having been driven over him in Hyde Park. Mr. Alley, the bar-
rister, attended on the pert of the friends of the deceased. A foot-
man of the Earl of Ch ci ter proved that he was on the coach-box
with the Earl's coachman, in Hyde-park, on Friday. The Earl and
Countess of Chichester were in the carriage. The deceased was
driving in a gig before the carriage, and in passing it the carriageand
gig became entangled; the deceased was thrown out, and a wheel
of the carriage passed over his chest. The coachman was intoxi-
cated at the time, or lie might have pulled up and prevented the
accident. The Earl of Chichester corroborated this evidence. The
coachman had been but two days in his service. If ,he had been
sober and attentive, the accident would not have happened. Mr.
Smith, surgeon, of St. George's Hospital, stated that the deceased
was brought there on Friday afternoon, and died that night; five
of his ribs were broken, and his liver greatly lacerated, whicb
caused his death. Witness told him his danger, and he made
his will, which was witnessed by the Earl of Chichester and wit.
ness. The deceased said, " The coachman behaved most ras.
ally." Mr. George Cullen, partner of the deceased, stated that
they carried on the business of fetch-importers. He visited the
deceased before his death. The deceased said to him, ,b the coach.
man must have been either mad or drunk." A serjeant in the
Guards proved that he saw the accident, and lifted the deceased up ;
and the deceased said, " What could that coachman be at ? I tried
all I could to get out of his way." The jury returned a verdict of
" Manslaughter against the csachnsan, William Marshall," and
levied a deodand of ls. on Lord Chichester's carriage. Marshall
was committed to Newgate for trial.

CI tRN-EXCHANOR, MARK-LANE, Maicu 29.
The market this day has been fully supplied with all kinds of
grain, but we find that Wheat still maintains last Monday's prises.
Barley, with but little doing, may be quoted at last week's prices,
rather looking lower. The plentiful supply of Oats has kept them
full as low as last week, with sales not very brisk. Other intim at
the same rises, with sales generally dull. Flour enntinu,es at the
same as before, via. 655.
Wheat, Kent fit Rases . 60e 76e
Suffolk. . 60e 74s
Norfolk . 606 17s
Rye . . 501 34s
Barley,24s 26s— Malting 321 ads
Malt 511 s 56a
Peas, White . 36.
Boilers • —s
IMPORTATIONI
Wheat. English, "tatters SASS
Do. Foreign . . 4,175
Irish Ditto . . . 220
Barley, British . 16,357
Foreign

Peas, Grey . 331 35s
Beans, Small . 311. 413
Tick 27. Sts
6
Oats, Potatne 26s 22s
Poland . 23. 26.
Ferd . 17s 23s
Flour, per sack, 606 65s
Rapeseed 261. 301. per last.
Lin wring.

Irish Oats
Rye, English
Beans,Eaglish
Ditto, Foreign

Do. . • •
Irish
Mak. English .
Reek* Oita
Foyle Ditto .

Do. Irish . . o.
Peas, E.ngliak . • 745
Ditto Foreign . --
Enlists Flour. seeks . 12,658
American ditto. brie. . --

. 10,663
. 15,87*

NIWGIATE AND LEADNNHALL. /ARCH 29.
Dy the Gran.—Per Nome of Shs
Beef
Mom

ST. JAMES'S HAT.MARKST, AlaacA7.
Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, X 5016 to .C 2 is., Useful
Old ditto, At Ns. to 43165. Flaw Upland Meadow and Rye Craw
Hay. Ea Os. to £5 Os. Clover Hay. £3 131. to £5 5.. Oat
Straw, £1 4*. to Sega Wheat &raw, £2 10s. to 42 141. par load
of 36 trusses.

SIIITHFIBLD, MARCH 99.
The supplies today are not quite so great as last Monday's, but
there is little variation in prices of :Neat. Hay and Clover have
condnned at last Thursday's prices. Straw also £he same as last week.

cams AT NARI6SI :
Ileaats.. 2,414 , Calves
Sheep and Lambe 17,160 . Pigs
Real 3s 6d to 34 104 Veal . ...... —5, Otl to 64 04
Mutton 4a Or 4* 63 Pork ... 34 83 5, 64
Lamb

lily (per load), At 2 150. to 41 ss. 1 vvr, S 3 54. to 25 ,It.
Straw, set Ss. to IN 12..

COAL-EXCHANGE, Mamie 20
There was a plentiful supply of Coals as Market to.dsy.
flea new ships were entered for sale. There were not many Mel.
aims at the Coal-Exehanga, and the supply was really over the
". 1111111114litairived daring dr moth, SO—During the week, 111,
WaUsend Coals 34s 6d 33. 04
(Aar sets 2Ol Od 31r cd
Maps at Market, iOOl