Star.
London, England, 1813-06-03 00:00:00

nil tars M&Rlillts.

The following are softie further particulars respect-
ing Nkhohor6 attempt on his own life :
About one o'clock in the morning, when the Co-
roner (Mr. MARTYR) was reading over the depositions
to the several witnesses for beir assent and signa-
ture, an alarm was excited that Nicholson had cut his
throat. He had been in custody of two Officers of
13ow.street, and of the City, and had been permitted
by them to enter a water-elnut in the passage leading
to the servant's-hall. The Moment he was released
he cut his throat with a raznr, which, it appears, he
had concealed in the front of tis breeches. The gash
Iwas so deep and dreadfiul in appearance, and he bled
.so copiously, that it was supposed he could not live
many minutes. The wound was so large, that an
hand rniqht have been inserted in it—the head seemed
• almost severed from the body. Fortunately, Mr.
• kozzurs, and Mr. ILOTT, surgeons, of Bromley, were
• in attendance; and the latter Gentleman immediately
rushed forward, and seized the gushing arteries with
both his hands, and, with great presence of mind, con-
trived to stop the blood with his mere grasp and pres-
sure, till more regular means cculd be applied. An
express was sent to Mr. ASTLEY COOPER, who arrived
in three hours ; and it was the opinion of this Gentle-
man, as well as of the surgeons of Bromley, after the
dressing of the wound, that the man would recover.
At 7 o'clock, last night, he was in a favourable state.
He had for some hours been able to speak, though he
had said very little—He would make no confession, nor
give any explanatic-a, but persisted in declaring his in-
nocence. To a question put to him by Mr. ANGER.
STEIN, jun. in the presence of Mr. Bowie, whether
he bad any concern in this horrid murder ? he looked
directly in the facia of the inquirer, whom he seemed
to know per fitly, by moving his head slightly as if
denying all knowledge of it. He appeared calm and
composed during the whole period that he was sen-
sible; but there was a fixedness and determination in
his countenance, from which it may not unfairly be
inferred, that he would, if possible, re eat his attempt
at suicide. Very strict precautions, however, are
very properly observed to prevent such a result. He
lies down enveloped in a strait-waistcoat, his arms
being likewise held by two pers.ils, one on each side
of him : his head also is kept in a steady posture, to
prevent any motion which he might make to open or
increase the wound. An officer ,if Baw_s reef and
servants are always in the rico) to watch him. Nr.
BONAR was there dining the whole of tIL: night. As
he had stated that he was a Catholic, a respectable
Gentleman, a Priest of that per,uasion, was stilt for,
who was at the house yesterday. afternoon :—hut
Nicholson had made no declaration to him, and he
had not been put upon his confession. He states that
his parents were Irish, his father a Protestant, his
mother a Catholic : he pretends to be in doubt as to
the place of his birth, but says that i.e has lived
chiefly in Ireland, where he was br,aii.,,ht up, acid
where his friends live. His.aceent, according to the
' statarnent of the Gentlemen of the family, and of the
domestics, is decidedly Irish. He is a man alsont the
middle height, not bulky, but well fixed and muscu-
lar. His countenance bears in it a decided resolute
character, but its features are neither unfavourable
nos- unpleasing. His age is 9.9 years.
We apprehend, that one passage in the evidence be-
;fore the Inquest is not stated quite so clearly, as it ap.
peated in delivery. It referi to the remarkable fact,
that each pair of shoes, those found on Monday mot--
fling; by Lavender, by the bed-side of Nicholson, and
also the pair discovered in the closet by Foy on Toes-
' day, were all of them bloody.
It appears, that before Nicholson quitted the Poul-
try Comptzr, he asked Ward, the keeper, to get some-
thing to drink. lVard said " not then ;" and added,
" I shah see you to-morrow." To this Nicholson
replied, " 1 don't know that; for, by that time, per-
! hap s, I shall have a :mar in me." When Nicholson
lived with the City Remembrancer, previous to his
residing with Mr. lioNAit, he never sliewed any syrup-
' toms of insanity, a:though he was always a wild high-
spirited man.

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Mt. Fleurr Ferzearrucx was on Saturday, in the
Court of King's Bench, Dublin, sentenced to eighteen
months imprisonment in Newgate, and a fine of 4200
for a libel on the Duke of R icirstoten.
01.0 BAILEY. - Yesterday these Sessions com-
menced before Mr. Justice Gitose, Baron GRAHAM,
the Rl:convent, &c. &c. when 13 prisoners were tried,
brie of whom was caf-itallay convicted, viz.
T. Bcntein, for forging and uttering an acceptance
to a bill of exchange, with intent to defraud Miss
Laurence. (The prisoner was tried for fraud at the
late Soiree Assizes, and received sentence of trans-;
portation for seven years.) The prosecutrix resided
at Tottenham in 1810, and advertised her premises
to be eisposed of ; the prisoner called in his chaise,
represented himself as a contractor for Government,
and ;Agreed pnrchase the lease and fixtures. He
pad a trifle ready money, and wrote out two bills,
which the prosecutrix signed, and he accepted, in the
name of Scott, payable at six weeks and two months,
on Terris and White, Staining-lane, Wood-street.—
The bill was dishonoured, and the answer in Staining-
lane was "no effects." The prosecutrix afterwards
saw part of her goods at a broker's, and identified the
prisoner at Union Hall. The bill on which this pro-
secution was instituted was for £l9 18s. The name
of the prisoner was proved to be Bnntein.
Mr. A ute took an objection that credit was given
personally to tare individual, and not to the instru-
ment, and in a civil suit the prosecutrix could recover
by suing Scott.
Tire Judge left it to the Jury to determine whether
the bin w-ts accepted for the purpose of fraud, and if
so the fictitious name of Scott gave eclat to the fraud,
and the offence was made Ont.—Guilty—Death.
Ten were conv:cted of felony, viz. T. Stevens, for
stealing a box.coat ; Mary Barrett, for selling coun-
terfeit shillings ; W. Murphy, for stealing a port-
manteau ; R. Salmon, for stealing two pieces of cot.
ton ; C. Reeves, for stealing two card tables ; M.
I Peters, for stealing four billets of wood ; W. Clover,
for stealing a pint of brandy ; J. Mendez, for stealing
a great coat W. Horner, for stealing a pocket-book ;
and Mary M'Cabe, for stealing a writing-desk ; auu
two were acquitted.