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George Liveriedge , agect.2.s, was indicted for the wil-
ful murder of Mary Liversedge,hit wife, Ootitt 14th of
October last, at Hudder'sfield.
It appeared in evidence that the prisoner had, on the
day mentioned in the indictment, kicked and beateti"
his wife very severely; but the surgeon who had eXar
mined the body after death, gave it as his opiniOn thattl
the immediate cause of death had been inflammation Cl
Aire lungc. Under these circumstances the Juty 440;1
quitted the prisoner.
/Vary Lazenby, aged 23,was indicted for the murder
of her female bastard child.
There was no evidence that the child was born alive.
:4The Jury Acquitted the prisoner of the murder, but
!mind her Guilty of concealing the birth.
. At the Launceston Assize:, on Thursday last, Earns*
George, a young woman, nineteen years of age, was in-
dicted for the murder of her brother, a child seven ears
afige, by hanging him with a bandker'chief, We In iefly
mentioned the circumstances of this distressing case at
the time it occurred, which were simply these:—The
,unhappy young woman had been in the habit or attend-
ing the meetings of ignorant Methodistical preacher',
from whose' fanatical precepts she conceived the notion
that it behoved her to avoid the evils of this life bt
speedy death. Unwilling, however, to commit suicide,
she determined upon the horrible expedient of murder-
ing her mother, but afterwards• changed her resolution
into that of hanging her infant brot.her,under the double
impression, that whilst she sent his soul to Heaven, .she
should herself be put to death for the cominission of
that crime. After she had committed the hoi rid deed,.
she became frantic, seized a large knife, and would
have cut her own throat. had she not been prevented
by a neighbour who had just called in, declaring that
shg was determined to go to Heaven with her brother,
The evidence adduced with respect to the practices
at the Meeting. are too revolting to reason to be de-
tailed. The prisoner did not wish to say anything in
her defence.
Mrs. George, the mother of the girl, said, " My
daughter attended a Methodist Meeting at Itedruth for
about seven weekshefole the death of my boy ; she also
attended the Revival ; I have fetched her home from
the Revival. I went for her one night, about half-past
terip'clock, she having been there from two-o'clock in
the day. On going to the chapel, I found it extremely
crowded. My daughter caught a sight of me, and im-
mediately she lifted up both her arms, as if -she was
going to fly to the top of the room, and called on her
dear mother and father to pray to the Loan to help
them, for that they could not see the danger they were
in. I got her out of:the Meeting as soon as I could,
but she had lost her cloak, bonnet, handkerchief; and
pattens, and was extremely disordered in her dress. Slre
had been moving from one part of the Meeting to the
other, and, in her unbounded zeal, had dropped her
clothes, and they were trodden under foot. My daugh-
ter's conduct, after attending the Revival, was quite dif-
ferent to what it had usually been. This was about
seven weeks before the dreadful act was done. On an-
other occasion, she came home praying in a horrible
manner for the conversion of her father and mother."
The Coons —Explain what you mean by praying in
t hen ible manner ?-1 mean violently and outragenusly
agitated. From the commencement of the Revival she
sever missed but one meeting.. She also attended
prayer meetings and class meetings. Before the death
of my son, 1 apprehended my daughter would do me
some violence. On the Monday preceding, she came
home and at by the file in a melancholy way, and said
.4 Mother,-1 am going...out of mysmind.' I spoke a few
von ds to pacify her, and she went to bed. The -next
night she said she was better, but she appeared very
low. Oa Wednesday night, on coming home, she said
to me, "I am tempted to murder my mother f' I
said, I was surprise 4 that she should think of murder-
ing me; and she said, " I do." After she bad said this
she went to the Revival, and returned between nine
and ten. From what she had said I took the knives
and hid them, to prevent her doing a mischief to her-
self, me, or the family.
At the close of the evidence the unhappy young wo-
man, who had throughout the trial been to ► ill to pay
much attention to what had been passing, fainted, and
was carried into the air in strong convulsions, by five
Or six men. In the street her distressing screams were
heard for nearly a quarter of an hour, before she could-
again be brought into Court.
Mn. Justice Buttnoucit said there was no question
but that the young woman at the bar was the cause of
her brother's death, but it would be for the Jury to con-
sider, whether when she committed that act she was in
a state of mind capable of distinguishing right from
wrong, and if they should be of opinion that she did it
in a moment when the imbecility of her mind was so
great that she could not make that distinction, then the
offence did not amount to wilful murder. It would not,
however, be sufficient to acquit her of that crime, by
supposing that she acted under a momentary religious
Frenzy that did not totally occasion such defect in her
mind, -as to deprive her of all reason. Upon looking
at the faetniven in evidence, it almost impossible,
to conceive that the prisoner could be otherwise than
insane when she determined on the murder of her own
brother, as the means of getting to.lieaven.' The AL.
MIGHTY. had expressly declared, that murder and
suicide were two of the highest crimes that called for
his vengeance; but such was the delusion this young
woman had laboured under, that she first murdered her
brother and then contemplated self-destruction, ton-
ceiviog that by committing these high offences, she.
should-be securing a way to Heaven. It appeared that
this young female had been in the habit of attending
religious meetings, as they were called, where. the
wildest and most extravagant excitements were used
that could possibly operate on the-minds of the weak,
and lead them from a just sense of the importance and
duties of religion. His Lordship knew nothing of the
particular sectof persons that had been spoken Of, to-day,
and Goo forbid that he should be conceived as wishing
to restrain any person from following those religious
cu-turns which Were most conformable to the con-
science, but he did conceive that the general benefit of
Iwnitclisluti
coantsciadteerdththa
et tphcre dzitoriasn
society should be attended to, and
.therefore he could
es and mode of worship
principles this young
oman had acted upon were- injurious to society, and
oujit to be suppressed. He therefore guarded the pas-
tors of those congregations against continuing in those
practices, as being derogatory to true religion, afid.dan-
i.teroits to the safety of the community, His Lordship
thought dive were many circumstances in the case
which decidedly shewed the girl to have been of an ir-
regular mind when she did the act. -Ijer mind, from
mistaken impressions, produced by religious excitauoas,
had conceived that she must commit a murder before,
die could get to Heaven, .and at one time she had
:narked out, he;
,own mottles as the object who was 'to

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be devoted to her Orem; .at !Other time, children
she bad never seen before, were to fail her victims; aua•
lastly, her brother unhappily being in her power, she*.
murdered-him in-the same absence of malice, a's
wot!ldintee dent to any other individuA If the Jury
were of opinion that the child lost his life while she was
in a State of insamity, they would return a verdict of
Not Guilty on'that fire and, and his Majesty's Govei
inent would then protect her till she wAs found to be
sufficiently re,tored to het reason to be rcturiied to her
friends.—The Jury returned a verdict of Nut-
belieiing her to be insane at the time.

The COURT ordered her to be detained in custody, but
assured her friends she would not be kept lacy,. -

POLICE INTELLIGEACE.

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BOW-STli ERT.
Joseph Amp, and fifory his sister, were yesterday put to the. bar,
charger' with cutting and stabbing John White, •at Ilammersruith,l
on Saturday evening last. The parties were at a public-house,
when wails arm?, a::d White was in .the act of striking Alsop, who
had a knife in his hand. A scuffle ensued, 'end the prisoner John
Alsop stabbed him several times in the arm. • The surgeon having
declared that White was not out of danger, the depositions of the wit-
nesses wkre taken, and the prisoners remanded until Thursday.
UNION-HALT,: •
ASSAULT error M. .1 AitES.—YeiterJ ay this Office was crowded
before twelve o'clock, with naval and military characters of the
first rank, this case having excited the greatest interest everywhere,,
particularly amongst the fricnds of the unfolt•JtV,te S:r G.
The assault warrant was executed on Saturday evening., and Cain.
John Phillimore, C.B. gave bail to appear before the Magistrates
(1.. B. ALLEN and C. .1. CHAMIERS, lesqrs.) of this Once, to an-
swer Mr. Jamers cf.niplaint. Mr. James was attended by Air.
A Dowses and Mr. Ihnneits Sir Juhn Phillimere was accompa-
nies' by his brothers, Dr. Piritaamorti, M.l'. and Mr. Piwa.n.to,ex,
the Chancery Counsel, and a great number of naval ftiends, amonS
whom were Sir Pulteney Malcolm, Captaiu Itatdolpb, It. N. Cap-
tain Jefferson, R.N. &c.
Mr. Harmer remiested, before the commencement of the inquiry,
that Sir John •Phillimore would give toi the name of the Gentleinau
who accompanied him to Mr. James's house on Friday.
Sir John Philliniore said be did not exactly see the necessity oT
doing so, but he was willing to be decided upon that question by
the opinion of the Magistrates.
The Magistrates Issued no direction to this effect, but desired Mr.
James to look round the Office and ascertain whether the indivi-
dual, to whom his solicitor had alluded, was amongst the crowd.
Mr. James looked round; but slid not Observe the person whose
presence he wished for.
Mr. Danner Said, that if Sir John Phillimore refused to give up
the. name of the person, a warrant should he applied for, for the
apprehension of that-individeal, whose person was well known„al-
thinigh his name was as yet a secret.
Mr. ALLEN their told Sir John Phillimore, that if he wished for
an adjournmero,f the case, in order to consult a solicitor, he should
be acconinsedated. Sir John replied, after having thanked the Ma-
gistratei for this courtesy, that all be wanted was a fair bearing,
which he had not a doubt of procuring at that Office, before.the
present Magistrates.
•Mr. Janice stated, that at about two o'clock on Friday afternoon,
While he" was writing in his study, at his house, No. 5, Chapel-fields,
South Lambeth, he was alarmed by a violent rapping at the ball-.
door, which. continued until the door was opened by the fenaale
servant. whet' two persons, having the appearance of Gentlemen,
one of whom was Sir John Phillimore, entered his study with their
hats•on. Sir John, who was in a violent rage, foaming at the mouth;
Land scarcely able to articulate, pointed to " The Naval History,"
which happened to lie on the table. Ile seemed to be anxious to
demand an explanation concerning some statements in that history,
but was prevented from making himself intelligible by the fury of
his passion, which agitated bins in a most extraordinary manner;and
in tact gave him the appearance of a maniac who had just started
from confinement. Sir John continued to point to the history ; but
so blinded was he with rage, that the part of it to which he directed
the witness's notice bad no personal reference, and had no soot of
application to himself. The witness then turned to the paragraph'
which had been the occasion of this strongly exhibited resentment.
The paragraph related to the engagement between the Eurotas an
the Clorinde, and was as follows •
COALTAILArai rot= Or YAW ColitaaTtarlit.
' Purotas. Clorinde. •
" Broadside Guns, No. 22
Lbs. • 60t 463 •
Crew 3.0 344
Size:--Toxs ,1,034 1,083
" Had the Emotes' been armed the same as the generality of her
class, this would have been a tolerably fair match ; hut the former's
24-pounders destroyed the equilibrium. Yet, with a distance that
would have suited carronades, these 24-pounders did not do so much
execution, in proportion to the time they were acting. as had been
done on many other occasions by an equal number of eighteens," &e.
Witness himself read the paragraph aloud, and Sir John said it
was incorrect. Witness replied, that be had the information from
the bonks'ofthe Navy Office, and he believed it to be correct. Sir
John then swore the work was a rascally one, and written by' a
scoundrel. Witness, indignant at such ate irfsult, told Sir John "111
lied," or that he was " a liar :" at hearing which,. Sir John task
from under his coat a stick or bludgeon, and struck him victimise/
over the head. Witless jumped from his chair, seized Bit Jdik
and would have bumbled him, bad it not been for the interfelbatlBl
of the man (he must call him) who accompanied his assailant.• At
this juncture Mrs. James, whO was unwell, rashes" into theparlour,
and averted another blow directed at him by Sir John. She'
screamed out fur a constable, and Sir John and his companion ran
out of the house.

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Mr. Cnwaiseas.—llow did they go out?—Mr. James. They
ran out with all povribie speed.
Mr. James's servant girl deposed as to the admission of the two
Gentlemen, who, she- said, rushed into the parlour, the door of
which was Instantly shut. She heard the names of " Scoundrel,"
" Rascal," and she also heard the soui.d of blows given with a stick.
Upon entering the room, she saw her master's face covered with
blood, and her mistress wresting a stick from the !rands of one of
those who had entered. She also saw the two persons run away.
Mr. CHAIIIIEIiS asked the girl- whether the stick was of the size
of his wrist or of his finger? She replied that she believed it to
be about the size of a man's finger.
Mr. At.t.rx.—Are you positive that Sir John Phillimore entered
the house with the stick concealed?—Witness. On opening the
door I perceived the stick in his hand.
Mr. ALLCN then called upon Sir John to explain, if he thought
proper, why he lull commi-ted this breach of the peace.

Sir John then stated, that upon his recent return from the South
American station to Portsmouth; he dined in company with several
Naval Officers of high character, amongst whom the conversation
rusted on the-subject of " JiMes's History of the Naval War."—,
Ocie"of the company observed Upon the occasion, that he.(f.aptalp
Pfilftimore) Was "in foF it," as to the action between the Eurotas
and the•Clorindl. This assurance naturally prompted him to :irk,*
us soon as possible, to the boqk; in which he found some grOe,
inaccuriries. 'His next impulse was, to consult with his friends wain',
the steps most advisable of adoption. Their advice was, that he sbuttlidi
at once come up to London, to make the necessary inquiries aria .
a subject which he considered as affectiag his professional character-
'in an intolerable degree. He accordingly came up to town withott•
delay, and, accompanied by a friend, called at the .house of U.
James at the time previously stated. lie was willing te aultmavr-'
ledge that he was at the time agitated in an extreme degree, in con-
sequence of the gross roistaternent respecting the engagement be-
tween the frigate he had the ton Our to comnrand and the Cloth*.
lie would appeal to the heart of everyman of honourowbuther
some allowance ought not to be made for the burst of pastinu with
which he had been described to have commenced.and.finialted his

address- to the author of the calumny. lie tad fought and bind I
several engagetnents, and never in thchistary of his naval life ha
he witnessed greater•evidences of .gallaittry than upon the ciecasie
on which 4t The Naval History had mi falsely and •unfairlyoul
madverted. One of 'the misrepresentations was that which sun,
that the Eurotas frigate fought with 2.4. pounders. She. dig,
fight with 24-pounders." A few dgyi before the engagement w
the Cloriade, she exchanged her guns forts-puisndersi with wk.
she obtained a most 'signal victory. hir John l'lstilimoroitberi if
matted that, under there aggravating circumstances, be bat ,v/gestalt
the complainant; but he denied that he had su ugh the anchor'
di Calumnies whit a bludgeon. The stick vabi‘h hr had.usod-y
diet which he now held in his hand. (Tins stick was abotat'lls.4
OS • titan's Little finger, and appeared to .be a riding-stick). $.
:i•lir. 4LLISI4 said, that under all the. dr urnitatices •be fl;•
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qty to require bail Sur Sir John's appe ance ,it the Sessioh
be sincerely Wiped that the affair Tirol' be anAcably arra%)
'tore cite*? commencramit.

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