Star.
London, England, 1823-11-28 00:00:00

MURDER AT STOCKPORT.

Tuesday last a Coroner's Inquest was held at the
Boar's Head, Heaton Norris, on the body of the unfor-
tunate female, of Whose murder, at Stockport, on Sa-
turday night, we have already given an account. The
first evidence called was Mr. John Marsland, partner in
the house of Thomas Marsland and Sons, who admitted
having been with the girl from eleven to twelve o'clock
on Saturday night ; he then bid her good night, in the
presence of the watchman, and separated from her ; he
went direct home to, his father's house, and attempted
to unlock the door, but finding a key left inside, he
awakened one of the servants; it was at that time a few
minutes after twelve. The servant was examine& who
deposed•as to the time of his coming in ; and heard him
subsequently go up stain to bed. Others of the servants
were examined, Wholseard him come into the house.
A witness, passing by the spot when the body was
found at a quarter past twelve, deposed that be saw a
person rise up from behind. a heap of rubbish ; he did
not know the man, and was afraid he intended to rob
him; the person, however, took no notice of him, and after
he had passed he saw the Same person conceal himself
behind the rubbish again; be took particular notice of the
man, and could identify him. This witness was taken
to the New Bailey prison, and 'hewed into a morn in
which were a nuatber of people, from whom he in-
stantly selected one, who had been apprehended by the
police on Sunday, and whose name is Uorsfield.
Another witness deposed that be saw Horsfield in the
Market-place, with deceased, at a quarter past ten, pre-
viously to her going to meet Mr. Marsland, who was the
first witness. •

HotsfieM's acdennt of himself was a; follows :—He
and the deceased lived in adjoining houses, aliont a mile
from the Marketplace, Stockport ; he saw her at five
o'clock in the evening, and agreed to see her at Stock-
port at eight or nide o'clock ; she was to call upon him
at the King's Head ; she did not call according sober
promise; nearly ten o'clock be-aset with agirl he knew,
and walked with her through the fields to Bower-house-
yard, in which he lived, and passed hi,. own house, to-
wards Lancashire-hill; he left her at half-past ten, went
home, and never left the house till he was called up
in the morning.
This account being contradicted by the.previons evi-
dence, the Jury bt in a verdict—"" Wilful Mur-
der against Ho:Ca" and he was committed to Lan-
caster for trial.

The prisoner had been for time endeavouring to gain
the affections of the girl; but whether-she encouraged
him does not yet appear. • • ,
The body has been ("solid by the surgeons ; and in
addition to the bruise* about the head, and evident
marks of strangulation, five ribs were broken—with such
determined fury had the murderer effected his purpose.

The moments, or rather inscriptions, to the memory
'agar brave toSootrynteo: who fell in the battle of Wa..
terloo, placed in the cburch of that village, want Mao-
iratiog ; and the grave which contains the limb of a noble
and gallant Marquis, stands likewise in need of repair. .
Wednesday afternoon • the body of a man was dis-
covered by labouring men in the Golden-
lane Bresreryria.large cooler, containing four feet Of
vrater,,which swoodd:. in a dark corner of the brewhouse.
The body was so decomposed that it was some time
before it could be identified, particularly as. it was not
known that any person about. the eitablishmenewas
missing.. IC wits at length recognised to be the body
of Mr. Toottilli-YeArst, a publican, who had retired
from businesi, and residing in private lodgings on
Saffron-ha and who 'had been missing neatly a fort-
night, about which time he called at the brewhour on
tomebosiliess, and asked one of the men the way to
the water closet; on going to:which,. it is supposed, he
stumbled and fell into the cooler, as he has not been
seen alive since that day. The body remains for the
Coroaer's Inquest. •
Estaitroas Q 1 LORI) BILIXINS.—Arboat the time of
the trial-of Lord &Tuxtla." Mr. S. the Clerk of the
Rules, having occasion .for a frank, .to be addressed to
Ms. Wu.s.tam Ltrcnoast, as Dawlhh, Devonshire,"
applied to Lord &mutat when in Court, who inUne-
diately wrote the frank and bandedli back to Mr.- r
with.the following
W the Clerk oftbe 'Raba draws's Thnik 'lin Coon,
*iiissessur beiptist, the dissetiso is Mims.
Ifs Umber be spies, wisee poi is but seraWillt,
He trusts 'twill be legible soceelsow soPwalbb ; • .
8o be works the poor ]Limber, hippos, and his inkhorn,
• • To lisfrjrimpstage.fbr. oat Billy UMW's. •
A PUN. —, When Mr. Turmas; Wrilorii* was at
Trinity Collegkts young ititri'of the name of *Tveowt.,
iitntlithed tale Itnight,knocking at tivi College-gate s,
to be let in, whielrit-was 'not Undid for she porter SO do:
me belie 'called all the fellows togetheitssicel, At the,
.last meeting, Mr. Wet Anion'being preseritpofid Welt'
Gendtaten. so I See this if6tOrnantilivibtasioned'by
Mies ib,slitziiotmil efßip;is." • •
' The vulgar provinti, •• to carry cods to Neweaitle,,"
local and rdintliaur hawbowever, been
borrowed and applied by Ouritteiti... rt may ,be
Among-the Persians:, in the *Ol4 of -Sadl?`'we hr.kve
" to Earn pepper to 'Hindosiab t" anion the Ileheeers,
'to big oil .td a city of Oli‘es." . . • • ,

I XTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.

The Joarisal des Awe Sevres contains a recital,
which (says the French Journalist) might seem to have
been borrowed from the imagination of Sir WALTER. .
SCOTT err Lord BYRON. We give it literallyi and op the
authority of the Journal by which it was first published t
" A man of lofty. stature, mounted on a vigoOvas Woe, bAtive/i
at fuU speed on the banks of a river, near a WIWI ire, whirb
was inclosed and overshadowed with *Mores. Two young Infante
were fastened to his girdk. He stripped them quite naked, and IN
spite of their cries and lamentations, tisrew them, 000
other, into the river, watching them as they were borne down tliti
stream, till be was sure that they had ceased to live. . • •
" lie then rolled up the clothes of the poor innocents in t •
bundle, placed it heftwe bins on the saddle, and disappeared svlth
the rapidity of lightning..
" Such is the bwredible event, which' is said to give reevratlft.•
occurred ia the depanment of the Deus Scram, oo the bank* Of
the Tboue, not far from the town of 'Maar%
" The account was given by a young herdsman, wise dna Mb-
emled behind a ruck. where, trembling with affright, belays, he
was witness to this double murder."
• UMIMEMMIMINSMO
WESTMINSTER COURT OF REQUESTS
CASTIALSTIMET. LgICESTER-FIELDS, NOV. V.
RIDDLR AIIND CO. a. PRA RSA LL.--The Messieurs the •
plaintiffs in this case were operators upon chimneys,
dealers-in soot, cinders, and coals, or, as they plainly
and emphatically described themselves, chisibier
sweepers. Men of this profession would deem a white
face a reproach, and these appeared with cheeks black
enough to have enacted the Moor of Venice, without
using burnt cork; their claim against Mr. Pearsall was
for divers bushels of cinders, and one sack of coals,
which they were in the habit of supplying him with
from amongst their sweepings at the West End or the
town, where the cooks are too considerate for the poor
sweeps, to care about saving theit.tuesters' eindertand
coals. Mr. Pearsall was something of a smith, a maker
of screws and other matters, which required cindersifor
the forge, instead of coals. It appeared-that the plairv.
tiff Riddle, frequently riddled a sack of good round
coals, in one week, from amongst the produce of the
Gentlemen's kitchens where he was employed, besides
cinders innumerable, which were Sold at 7d. per bushel
to defendant and others ; and in the present instance,
the dispute was whether forty busbelshad been sent for
the chaldron of cinders, or thirty six (for the waste of
cinders in this way enables these men t 6 be Wholesale
dealers in the article); but the COmmissionert were-of
opinion, that the men of the brush and scraper' hid
made out their case, and awarded them Cl 19s. sd.

TiIOISAS THURTELL's BANKROPTOTr-3110 third .
meeting of tbe creditors will take place to-morrow (Si-.
turday) at Guildhall, when the bankrupt will, it ii
presumed, be present.)
SrANisis PaTators.—Yesterday a Committee, coma
posed of Gentlemen of the first respectability, assembled
at the British Hotel, Cockspur-streeti for the purpose
of promoting a subscription for the relief of those
Spaniards who have been compelled to seek in tbil
country an asylum from'the vengeance of the restored
FKRDINAIID. The Committee, after consulting for some
time as to the best means of effecting the object which
they have in view, adjourned until Monday next.
Colonel Josas, of the Grenadier Guards, who was in
the Chair, received communications from Earl Seaman,
and other distinguished individtials, approving
proposed subscriptions, and expressing the stroarkist
sympathy for the unfortunate Spaniards.
Yesterday *as a day-of much conviviality in the City.
Not less than four of the Worshipful Companies enter-
tained numerous parties at their iespective Halls; viz.
Metiers, Graters, Ironmongers, and Fishmongers. The
Fishmongers; of which Mr. Alderman Woos is Master,
w ere -honoured with the presence of the Loeb Mitiroit,
Cord A. HAMILTON, several Aldermen, the CliAlllllll,-
LAM Of the City, Messrs. BROUGHANI IiIy:I:DENMAN, Sze.
and several other diStikvished
JURORS.—A person was lately tried for murder' at
New York—two of the Jurors 'wile excused 'by the
Judge, as incompetent to serve, because they hid reli-
gions scruple of convicting a man of any crime horn
which death might be the result.
' Rolinzae.—Yesterday morning, the neighbourhood
of 'Tiverton-row, Stones' End, Borough, was a semis of
the greatest confusion. in consequence of the dwelling-
heroae of a lady named Ray, residing at No. 8,. in:. the
-Row, having, during the night, been forcibly waisted
by thieves, who had carried of the. deid body- nr ars
old gentleman, named Dickerson, that was lyma in the
coffin in the dining-rom. It appears that the ad gen!
&nista vat quite iah en,. aad the &nate who headed
him had only taken the apartments for him yesterday
week, sad the nett day he died. it was the Intention
of his friends to hive buried him yesterday, and when
the tobbery was discovered by his two &lighters, who
went to take the last look at their ?went, both • went
into hysterical fits. The robbers, it is :apprised, gained
their entrance by the dining-room window from the
street, through which they removed the body. which-hes
not yet been fountt, although all the hospitals and
dissecting-rooms have been searched. A young man,
named Turton, who lodged in the house, has been. ap..
pretended on suspicion of the robbery.
MATH it Till FLZIT Puison.---Yesterday an In-
quest was held in the above prison, before T. Snar.lon,
Esq. Coroner, on the body of Mr. George ricked. It
appeared from the evidence, that the deceased had for-
merly been engaged in several law suits with his rela-
tions, and in December,ll3oo, be was committed by the
.Barons of the Exchequer to the Fleet for contempt.of
Court, in refusing to answer the qiwstions proposed to
him ; he, in consequence, chose to remain in prison ra-
ther than answer the questions, and has never, ante the
day he was committed, ',seen outside 411 s. He
war taken iU on Sunday, and died yesterday morning.
The Jury returned a verdict of Natural Death." By
'his death, the property in litigation will devolve directly
to his relations.
This morning, while the son of a glazier, residing
near Finsbury Market, was in the act of getting up be-
hind a Gentleman's chariot. is New Broad-street, his
toot went through the foot.step, MA falling litekwinds,
be was dragged netatitichniblicrubleFeal the meet,
sad had his head .dsaidfally frpoutd WA— re. be was
released. .
CORN =MANOR, WAltlL4.Alli, NOV. fa: '
Tfikgitandden fresh in this week ire, Wbeie, 115110 Sy,
ift4haiyOlie, 11,Sith en 4 MMD idesar. Thethrthethais
turd brit, In lid ,wksft-dwf thilialtasudith-1614dess -
et ON being qthiewappeeted. as* bakCieno4 a
farther decline in wallowed 116jPer RPM,' Dem and
slowly, and hardly maim& ha gestation& des meet Arivra
,air, but the rates fur geed petals art net theme Iles en Ithfaday.
SatITHFI6LD YARRRT, Novaraira
- Thera were a neasbte Own left aver *the Riewiny, ntbieb
set nipreshwed this sioraft 04 the 'Look" may be reeed. ea pee
Alai market-41Y ;Auk* is =WO that unearth the dile el the
market the priers will leirei, as the amend is nut trees, mines-
lady for lotertiar Oilliv—Prices Of Hay, Re per leads Nay,
44 al. co IL 6s: Straw, lea. to SiSs. Cloys, iL calk