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London, England, 1824-08-06 00:00:00

I The witness Smith was called. to_ prove that she
'sever had stated what was asserted in the letter respecting
Mr..Foster.--This ended the plaintifrs case.
Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN contended that the evidence
did not afford a shadow of a foundation for the case
stated by the plaintiff's Counsel, and that the action was
brought merely to facilitate the proceedings of the
plaintiff in his efforts to obtain a divorce.
The JUDGE commented at considerable length upon
the insufficiency of the evidence to support the plaip-
tiff's ease; and the Jtiry immediately returned 'a verdict
for the defendant upon the general issue.

OWN CURT.
Jobs Tyler, a young fellowO of savage appearance,
aged 19, was capitally indicted for assaulting Anne
opringden, on the 12th of July last, under the statute
of Elia Abet!).
The prosecutrix, tho was exceedingly diminutive for
her tender age, became convulsed in tears as soon as
she recognized the prisoner at the bar. The story of
his guilt, which she told in a distinct and sensible man-
ner, was short, but, aided by the evidence of a surgeon,
failed not to bring conviction to every man's mind in
the Court. She had been sent through a close with a
basket of gooseberries by her mother on the day in
question, and the next account which her distracted
parents had of her was, when she was brought home
to them, wounded and insensible, from the outrages
she had received.
The prisoner prisoner Made no defence, and the Learned
JUDGE having reminded the Jury that in .a case like this,
the consent of the party, even if such had been proved,
could be no justification of the prisoner's crime, the
Jury found him Guilty, but recommended him to
mercy on account of his youth.
Chief Justice Bksr said that the recommendation of
the Jury should not go unheeded, butlie doubted much
whether he could'give it much weight in this case. His
Lordship then, in the most solemn manner, adjudged the
prisoner to suffer the last punishment of the law, and
conjured him at the same time to propitiate by contri,-
tion, that BEING who was always ready to receive those
who approached him with sincere and contrite hearts.
James Wetkerill, aged 21, a chimney-sweeper, stood
indicted for the wilful murder of William Berridge, of
Brigg, in this county, millwright, on the night of the
22d July last.
The prisoner, on being called upon, pleaded guilty,
and persisted in this plea so long, that it was with diffi-
culty he was prevailed upon to put himself on his ttial.,
John Lock.—l left Brigg on the 22d of July last, at
eight o'clock, to proceed to Wrawby with the deceased.
We stopped at a public-house to have some ale, for
which the deceased paid, and he had then eleven or
twelve shillings remaining in his purse.
George Kennington saw a silver watch with the de-
ceased on the night in question, about half-past eight.
Francis Kennington met the deceased half way be-
tween Wrawby and Brigg, between ten and eleven that
night. Deceased, was going towards Brigg. They
passed each other, and soon after witness heard the re-
port of a pistol shot.
Thomas Spring saw a dead body laying across the
road, with the legs and arms extended, about half-past
eleven that night. The distance from Wrawby to Brigg
is one mile. He recognised it to be Mr. Berridge. The
head was covered with blood, and there were shot holes
in the hat.
Seth Fowler, a turnpike man, and William Thomp-
son, were called up by the last witness to pick up the
body of a Murdered man, which was stretched across
the road. They discovered it to be the body of Mr.
Berridge, whose watch and purse had been taken away,
and his inside waistcoat pocket turned inside out.
Mr. John Bodkin, a surgeon, upon examining the
body, found sixteen perforations from shot in the head,
and which boa penetrated the brain. Witness extracted
ten shot from different parts of the skull and brain.
William Hilyard—Keeps a shop at Brigg, and re-
members selling some shot to the prisoner on the day
of the murder. Witness gave part of the same shpt to
Dr. Beattie.
Dr. Beattie compared the shot extracted from the
bead of the deceased with that given to him by the last
witness, and be found them to correspond. Had no
doubt that the deceased had died of the gun-shot wounds.
Dinah Tomlinson—Saw the prisoner within a hundred
yards of the deceased, on the road between Wrawby and
'Airigg,.about half-past ten, on the night in question.
John Kirby—Knows the prisoner. Saw him at six
o'clock, the morning after the murder, burying some-
thing in the middle of his garden.
George Warden went to the spot alluded to by the,
last witness, and on diggingfound the barrel of a pistol,
and a little further off a stock. The pistol seemed to
have been but recentlff diicharged. The pistol was
here produced, and identified as the property of the pri-
soner's brother.
John Hayes heard the prisoner say in gaol, 44 Loan
have mercy on me l how could I murder that poor man,
who never did me any harm r—The prisoner then con-
fessed the whole murder, and directed the witness where
to find the watch and purse of the deceased. He found
them as directed.

Mr. W. Nicholson swore that the prisonbr had made
the following confession to him :—" On the evening of
the murder, I parted with a man of the name of Eyre.
As soon as he was out of sight, I loaded the pistol, took
my station in the footpath, and saw a woman coming.
I heard a waggon coming, and concealed myself behind
a hedge. The deceased then came up. I let him- pall
.without molesting him, but I ran after, and shot him in
the back of the head."

The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was or-
dered for execution On Friday next, (this day.)

The Hanover Gareite, of the £3d July, contains the
following article t—' Various public Journals having of late so
frequently spoken of the sending of a corps Of Hanoverian troops
to Portugal, we think it our duty to remark, for 'the information
of the public, that according to the latest accounts received from
the 'kingdom of Portugal, the sending of any corps of-uoopt thither
is not thought necessary.!
. OYSTEntt.--Yesterday being the day on which oysters
are annually introduced to the Metropolis, much pres-
sure and contention occurred at.Billingsgare Fish-mar-
ket, where the venders of oysteri Hock from•all parts o,f
London and the.environs, to obtain an early supply.
M'any serious accidents usually happeO in the struggle
to get on board the boats, but on this occasion no injury
appears to have been sustained. The. rapidity with
Which almost every street,. in and about London, is fur-
nished with these admired shellfish is really astonish-
ing. The boats at 13i)lingsgate were not allowed to
►ell before twelve at night, notwithstanding which an
abundant supply was.. conveyed to Vauxhall by one
o'clock, and the gay votaries of pleasure, on their re.
turn from that scene of amusement, found themselves
invited to eat of fine oysters, spread upon stalls near the
doors of the gardens. .

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