Star.
London, England, 1824-09-06 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Mtrunit Ar BrczrynAsz.—Sacurday belrg the day appoMted for
the second craminltion of Thomas Coombs, charged with the mur-
der of 'Menus N: organ, gardener to E. ctoodhart, F.sq. of Langley
Park, the office was crowded to excess.

The evidence adduced was that of Mr. Colke, of the George Inn,
13eckenhian, who deposed to the prisoner being at his house on the
tiight hut one of the murder, and to his havittg joined in conversation
with a person named Seoval. In the course of their conversation
the prisoner seemrd to possess a complete local knowledge of
the surrounding country.
John Tapp, the brother of Mrs. Bode!, who keeps the horns Ta-
vern, at Norwood, also swore to the identity of the prisoner, and
added, that he had seen him in the possession of pistols, powder,
and ,bot,about the time of tilt: mrt tier.

George Lytle, gardener to :%Er. Goodhart, cirpor.:A to `finding the
deceased in tne morr;rg, and also to his statirg to him that he had
been abut by two me::.

Iles, the of!iccr, to wl:oct great praise is due for his exertions,
haying stated that he had other evidence to adduce, which he eon-
-4.lered would hiiuo the charge home to the prisoner, the further
ex.tmination was pogpored Thursday, for the purpose of dis-
interring the body, in order to have the slugs extracted, which will
then be compared with those found on the prisoner.

A Waterfod Paper of Saturday se'nnight, in speak..
ing 4,f the execution of the six criminals for the murder
of Cr.: hue Mr: Alarm, states—.“ We have heard of
very unpleasant indications of popular resentment, both
at Kilkenny and Galmoy. It was a melancholy coin-
cidence that very near the temporary gallows, and
within sigh:, Was a similar construction for a like pur-
pose, in a neighbouring part of the Queen's County."
A most melancholy occurrence happened at New-
stead Park on Sunday morning last. W. bitehead,
shepherd to T. Wildman, Esq. of Newstead Abbey,
being somewhat indisposed, wished to take a dose of
Epsom salts, of which there were several single ounces
wrapped up in papers, and deposited in a drawer in the
workshop of his son, who is a shoe-maker, and resides
in the same house, as a part of his father's family; and.
who, for the use of his trade, had one single onnce of
oxalic acid deposited in the same drawer, and which
was unfortunately taken from the drawer by mistake,
instead of salts, and dissolved by water in a tea-cup,
and swallowed by the unfortunate William Whitehead,
whO,. immediately on taking the fatal drug, exclaimed
,g I have taken the wrong stuff; I am a dead man!"
He expired in half an hour after taking the poisonous
draught. An Inquest was held on the body on Mon-
day, before THOMAS Warorrr, Gent. Coroner, when
what is before stated fully appeared in evidence, and
further, that the whole happened casually, by mistake,
and without the least intent or design of injury; and to
that effect the Jury returned a verdict. The deceased
has left a widow and nine, children to lament the un-
timely loss-of an igdusttious and affectionate husband
and father.

Monday evening, a maw of colour widertook to run eight mil. s
in 53 'nitwits, on the Buekland-road, near Dov:r, which he ix:-
fomiod without much fatigue, in less than 50 nil .UICS.