Star.
London, England, 1822-10-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

°MONA M.—Saturday, Nathaniel Godbold, Esq. of Blooms-
bt.ry-svare, charged iN. T. Morris, jun. Esq. of Little Tower-
street, with stealing a check, value $1,203. 19s.
'lr. Arany stated, that Mr. Gndbold, on the 28th September,
c'eliverrd 178.000 of Chilian scrip to Mr. Morris to dispose of:
It her having gone to disperse of them, Mr. Morris rcturnsd in
al:nut five minutes aed said that he had disposed of them, hut
mild not get Bank-bills; he, however, preposed to pay the
witness in a inint check u; nn the firm of himself and brother;
and the witness took a cheek for L1,f203. 191. drawn upon Wit-
hams and Co. Birchiniane, and picid it to his bankers. Lees and.
Co. by whom it was returned dishonoured. In the evening
witness waited on defendant, and saw hint with his fattier and
brother, and told them the checl: was returned. Upon which
t'se defendant said, in apparent astonishment—" Gaud Goo, re-
turned !" Witness Pad ascertained that the firm had £9OO or
Xiono in their hanking-house,.and proposed that the defendant
should give him that turn, and his check for the rest. D fondant
objected, saying that his bankers were probably shut up, but said
that if the witness would call on him on Monday on 'Change, he
would give him the whole amount. Witness went acconiinzly
on the outlay, saw the defendant, and went with bins to his
office. where defendant produced Bank-notes to the amount of
d2ll CO and odd pounds, and began to count them over. After
which he said, " i era short of the anieunt, but if rni will come
with me upon 'Change, I have money to receive of young
Goo h, •nd will pay you din ctly iu They went
accordingly, when defend:int pulled out his 'notes again and
coanted over £1,160 and odd pourds, end said, " Good Gon,
ens short now again; what is the amount of the check ?"
n.ns tool; the check out of his nncket, in the hope of receiving
B ek-bill-, when the def nclant snatched it frinu las hand.
Sir Jasins All i'1.••••4)ill he ,11/1401 it frOso your hand, or did
he ask to see it ?-1-le took it friiin my hand without my leave.
Witness malerwent a long ernss•c z:mination ; when Mr. ALLEY
said this was his case.
Mr. PLATT for the dcfendant.—There ;Neared to him to he
an colour for the charge of larceny, to constitute which it is ne-
cessary to prove that one party had acted with an intent to de-
csive. Now what possible profit conk! the dnfendant propose to
himself from substituting a won:it-sore not.: in the place of the
check ? Could there be any d,.ubt of Ills responsibility for the
out: as well as for the other ? It was well !mown that subsequent
consent was of equal validity with previous command, and the
ceniplainant had decidedly given that consent when he took the
promissory note in lieu of the check. Ilad he, Mr. Godbold,
complained to a single person of the violence of the defender): ?
No, as he knew that he had, sub moths, consented to part with the
check ; hut he afterwards thought that the shortest way to the
settlement was proceeding in the manner now adopted. The

Learned Counsel added, that if It were necessary, he could prove
tint Air. Godbold was the seller, and his client the buyer of the
bonds. Mr. Platt then called the father of the iltielidani.•
Witness said, Alr. Godbold came to him and said he had
given witness's son the check, and that he had received from hint
a promissory note, but that there bad been no occasion to put
himself to that expense. Mr. Godbold also said he was obliged
to defendant for makiug him secure, and that the check was
torn in pieces and flung on the ground. He also said, that he
begged witness's son to pick up the pieces and put them in his
pocket, that no one might make use of them. An hour after-
wards Mr. Godbold asked him whether he had seen defendant?
to which he replied in the negative, and at four o'clock 1w met
Mr. Godbold on the subject of ten thousand pounds in the Chi-
lian Stock, on which occasion Mr. Godbold did not say a word
to him about his son.
Mr. Are.av they commented upon the evidence, and said the
larceny had been proved beyond all possibility of doubt.
Sir.!. SHAW having consulted the City Solicitor and the Chief
Cerk, said, be saw a great deal of irregularity in the transac-
tion, but not anytlii:lg felonious. The two circumstances that
l'ad been dwelt upon as evidence of the felonious Intent, were
accpnnted for. namely, the drawing of the balance of 9001. from
the Bankers', and the destruction of the check. The money had
been traced back Into the defeittlant's possession, and if anything
feinejeue had. heel contemplated, a promissory note would rot
•have beedieft in the possession of Mr. Godbold. Viewing the
case. altogether, it was one of the most irregular mercantile
teansactions he bed ever witnessed ; and he regretted that a
'tomtit man whose family was established in respectability in the
City of London, should have acted in so faulty a manner ; but
he could not bring his mind to deelar e that it swathe intention of
the defendant to steal the cheque : he was accordingly discharged.
Lasterna.seacer.--Saturdzy, Sarah Meyer was charged with
stabbing her husband. It appeared that the wife entertained
strong suspicions of her husband having transferred his affection
to another object ; he tame home rather late on Friday night,
wl!en his jealous rib. flying into a rage, roused his anger to such
a degree that he struck her, and she (in retaliation) sheathed In his
breast a three pronged fork,witli which she was preparing supper.
The surgeon who dressed the man's wound, said his patient was
sa seriously indisposed as to render it dangerous for him to attend.
The prisoner was accordingly remanded.
THAMEA POLICL—Cothr•-ine Dunnavan and Thomas Murphy
were charged with committing a robbery at the house of a gen-
tleman at %farming, in Kent, during a late fire that destroyed
the premises. In this case the old adage, " that when rogues
quarrel the truth comes out," was completely verified. The
prisoners had been down in Kent during the late season picking
bpp%. and were a. Banning with several hundreds of the hop..
picking fraternity, when a fire broke out at !farming, and the
• property that escaped the devastating element was most of it car-
ried off by the mob, amongst whom the prisoners were " busy.
• bodies." They escaped to town with their booty, and Murphy,
after his arrival in London, intrusted the property to the care of
Dunnavan, who was his chore main. During the absence of Mon.
pity, Dunnavan in some way or other disposed of his property,
and Murphy, on his return, baying strong ground to believe the
property had gone to a rival in his affections, in his passion
charged Dunnavan with the watchman, and she was conveyed
to Shadweil watchhouse, when Murphy formally preferred his
domplaint, that of her having robbed him of his watch. Dune
raven told him that he would repent, and likely before this be
has ; for on the officers inquiring how Murphy became possessed
of the property, Dunnavan said she and Murphy were at Bann-
ing when a See took place, and with the hop-pickaks assisted in
saltine the property from the flames, and .that Murphy brought 1
what he saved to London. The officer was dispatched to Bem-
is:it. and found the story correct. Tie property was identified,
*ad the prisoners were committed.

I COROidatii.
An Incpresewsts lull on ileturelltymOtiihic it Tothill•
fields prison, before Mr. Mso-os, Cornsist;on the body
of Mary Clarke, aged 70,
James Russell, clerk of the prison, stated that the
prisoner was received into the jail on Monday last,.inl
the afternoon, under the commitment of Robert
'llatinsford,Esq.ope of the Magistrates ofQueen.square,
who had sentenced her, as a vagrant, to one month's
imprisonment and hard labour, she having been found
wandering about and sleeping
sin the open air. She
was very unwell when she was brought to the prison.
Mr. John davits, surgeon to the prison, stated that
be was there when the woman was .brought in on,
Monday last. She was in a most diseased and filthy
'condition, so that he could hardly approach her, and
was very emaciated. She told him that shihad not
had a-bed or food for the last five days. She was
put under the care of one of the women. She was
cleaned, and a bed, with blankets and coverlid, were
assigned to her use. He directed, after she *as in
bed, that a little giuel should be given to her, and
sawher on the following morning, and then examined
her. She expressed herself much better for what had
been done for her, and looked a great deal better.—
, She took some tea and dry toast, and the Governor
gave her some broth in the caurse of the day, but it
did not remain on her stomach. He gave her some
medicine, and she expressed herself gratefill for his
attentions. He had no idea then, nor even on the day
she died, that she was iu a dying state.
Juror—She had applied to the Parish Officers for
relief before she came into the pijson, had she not ?
Witness—Not that he knew. The day before she
died she appeared better; her voice was stronger.—
He did not think she was near her death. Her having
no food for five days would acc"lerate her death. On
the night before her death she spoke of her husband,
from whom she had been separated for 15 years, On
Friday morning she died.
The Jut y viewed the body—it was a mere skeleton.
The Jurors expressed their opinion, that a woman in
her state ought to have been sent to a poor-house, and
not to a prison.
The beadle of the parish said that she smelt so of-
fensively that he did not think her fit to be in a poor-
house. While she was in the watch-house the place
could scarcely be borne.
The Conosea thought every attention had been
paid to her consistent with her condition.
Verdict—" Died by the Visitation of GPM"
- Saturday night, at eight o'clock, an Inquisition was
held before T. SHELTON, Esq. Coroner for the City
of London, on the body of Mr. Thomas Baker Good-
win, a respectable jeweller. The Jury were sum-
moned to meet at the late residence of the deceased,
No. 1, Skinner•street, Snow-hill. .
The Jury Cook a view of the body, in the first in-
stance. A relative wished that the wife of the de-
ceased might not have her feelings lacerated by being
examined, but the Jury thought her evidence indis-
pensably necessary.
The first witness was a servant in the family. Han-
nah \\'ickins being sworn, stated tleat her master, the
deceased, was a goldsmith and jeweller. On Friday
eight, betieen nine and ten o'clock, her master came
home. Ile Inid been out dining the whole Of the day.
He meat out to breakfast in the morning. ' After he
came home at night, he took supper with a Gentle-
man who had been waiting for him. After supper,
he 'called to her to bring him some hot water, as he
wished to take some salts, which he thought would
remove a violent pain he felt in his stomach. She
brought him sonic water, and she saw him Mix some
rum and water, which was very weak. Ile used only
part at the hot water to the rum, the rest remained in
the jtig. She did not see him mix the salts. After be
hat.: drank the rum and water he went to bed. About
five o'clock the next morning she heard her mistress
scream very violently, and being alarmed, she ran
up stairs to see what was the matter, and saw her
mistie.,s wringing her hands in the greatest distress.
She saw her master lying on the floor at the foot of '
the be.l. She heard a kind of rattling in his throat ;
he sighed once or twice, and then expired. There
were no appearances in the room of his having been
sick or unwell. Iler mistress immediately sent off
i for a medical Gentleman.

Examined by Jurrrs.—She saw that morning a
paper containing something resembling ,alts. She
did not notice the glass that was in her master's
room. 'The hot water she took to her master was for
the purpose, as he said, of mixing salts. Mr. Ilurlock,
the surgeon, came to her master. t On his arrival he
aid that her master was quite dead ; and he took the
paper of oxalic acid away with him.
Mr. George Mason, surgeon, Skinner-street, stated,
that he was called at hall-past five that morning, to
attend the deceased, Mr. Goodwin. He found him
dead. Ile had expired some time. His hands and
fen were cold; He had been lying on the ground a
(platter of an hour; and from the statement of Mrs.
Lioodu in, he was of opinion that he died as soon as'
he fell to the ground. He not been sick. From
the appearance of the body at that time, he (witness)
could not say what was the cause of his death. In
less than half an hour afterwards he found in the de..
ceased's room, in a' paper, about an ounce of oxalic
acid. The paper had been opened and folded again,
and he thought, at first, part of the acid had been
taken out. On looking at a glass in the room, an in-
crustation was found at the bottom of it; this was at
first supposed by him to be sugar; and he thought
that some person had been drinking spirits and water,
and had put more sugar in than had dissolved; but,
upon his tasting the sediment, he found that it was
strongly impregnated with oxalic acid, and was very
pungent. I.3esides the incrustation, there was about
a spoonful of liquid in the glass, and he was sure
that it was a solution of oxalic acid. The usual symp-
toms produced by taking oxalic acid are violent sic kne.s
and sometimes the emitting of blood. He could not
tell that the deceased had taken oxalic acid from the
appearance of the lips; and he could not open the
mouth, the teeth were closed so tightly. The body
had been subsequently opened, and appeared in every
respect healthy, except. the stomach, the inner coat'
of which was completely destroyed. The appear-
ances of the stomach were such as would be caused
by the taking of oxalic acid. The chemical agency
of the poison had continued its effect after death upon
the stomach, and reduced it to a black pulp; in fact,
oxalic acid was so very subtile when swallowed, that.
ks effects were the instant destruction of human life.

Juror.--.
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purchased the oxalic acid for salts.
CORONER.—Did the deceased wear boots with tops,
as oxalic acid is used for cleaning boot-tops? •
Brother of the deceased.—My brother did not wear
boots with tops, and could have no use for oxalic acid.
Coaoatart.—.-When such deleterious ingredients are
sold, the word " poison" ought to be stamped or
Written upon the paper by the vender. •
Foreman.--I believe that the deceased purchased
the oxalic acid for salts by mistake.
CORONER.—Does any•person belonging to the de-
-ceased know how he became possessed of the poison?
Brother of the deceased.—Not one of the family
has any knowledge upon the subject. It is not known
where it was purchased.
Co ttos Elt.— Was any food remaining in the stomach?
Surgeon—None, unless it was dissolved.by the acal
with the coat of the stomach. He had never opened
the body of a persoa before who had taken oxalic acid.
Mr. George Hurlock, surgeon, St. Paul's Church-
yard, sworn. His opinion accorded entirely with Mr.
Mason's evidence; he was present with him during
the opening of the body. Ile thought at first the
deceased had died of apoplexy, limn the fulness .of
face; but won discovered the fatal cause on finding
the acid. The paper in which the oxalic acid was
found was not tied with a string. He should'think
that no respectable chymist in London sold oxalic
acid (since the melancholy affair in Gracechtirch-
street) without having the word on the paper denoting
its contents. Ile found no solution of oxalic acid in
the deceased's room, except a little in the glass. A
small quantity of weak oxalic acid Mrs. Goodwin had
for her own private use.
CORONER —lt would be very desirable to discover
where the oxalic acid was purchated by the deceased.
Surgeon.—ln justice to the drug-trade generally,
he hoped it would Le found out. No druggist or
apothecary now would sell oxalic acid, or poisonous
ingredients of any kind, without " poison" being
written on the paper.
Brother of the deceased.—The acid was purchased
by my brother while he was out; it was a casual pur-
chase. Ile used frequently to purchase salts when he
was from home, as he was constantly in the habit of
taking them.
Surgeon.—ln consequence of the fatal accidents
that have taken peace by persons mistaking oxalic
acid for salts, the sale of salts is greatly decreased,
and if a person enters a druggist's shop now to pur-
.
chase salts, he repeatedly inquires, 44 Are you sure
what you have given me is real salts? are you sine
it is not poison r
Mr. Merton, a Gentleman who had for some years
been a particular friend of the deceased, was exa-
mined as to the state of mind the deceased was in on
Friday. Mr. Merton stated that he was in his com-
pany in the morning, and in the evening also, for
more than an hour. In the morning- he complained
of a pain in his stomach.
CORONER.—That.seems to account in a great mea-
sure for his purchasing salts.'
Witness.—He saw him in the evening, and he was
then apparently in good health, and very cheerful.—
He thought the deceased, at that time, appeared
better and more lively than he had been lately.
A Juror proposed that a member of Mr. Good-
win's family should be examined, as to whether the
deceased had been distressed in his mind, or was in a
desponding state, when Mr. Merton was not present
to"witness, it : such evidence would elucidate the
transaction. At present it appeared that the deceased
had taken the poison for salts.
The Jury, most of whom were respectable trades-
men in the neighbourhood, and were personally ac-
quainted with the.deceased, expressed their satisfac-
tion at the evidence that had been elicited, and they
thought the evidence of Mrs. Goodwin, who was
overwhelmed with grief at the melancholy catas-
trophe herself and family had sustained, might be
entirely dispensed with.
Juror.— Did the deceased, before he expired,. say
of whom he purchased what he took to be salts ?
Surgeon Hurlock.—Mrs. Goodwin• informed him
that she was awoke by the groans of her husband in
excessive pain, and that before she had time to call
for assistance, he was speechless and dying ; there-
fore it was impossible he could have informed any one.
The Conosett proceeded to sum up the evidence
and to comment thereupon ; previously to which, he
expressed his pleasure that the evidence of Mrs:l
Goodwin was not thought necessary, for it was ins-
prorer that the feelings of a distressed person should
be unnecessarily wounded. After the evidence of
the Medical Gentlemen, no one present, in his *pi.
nion, could doubt that the deceased's death was
caused by his taking oxalic acid; and it was for the
Jury to determine the question whether he had taken
it knowing it to be a poison, or in mistake for Epsom
salts. F.om the state of mind that the deceased was
stated to be in on Friday night, it did not appear
that he at that time har:asured in his bosom designs
against his own life; and his calling for hot water,
and saying' that it was for the purpose of mixing
salts, was strong evidence to shew that he really
thought the oxalic acid was salts; anal he thought
there could be little doubt of his having purchased
the noxious ingredient for Epsom salts.
The Jury consulted for a short time, and returned
a verdict—" Died. from taking oxalic acid in mistake
for Epsom salts."
It was proposed to add to the verdict, and which
said oxalic acid was sold to the deceased by mistake
for Epsom salts;" but the proposition was rejected, as
no evidence that 'related to the purchase of the article
had been brought forward.

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Monday, Mr. John Dry, eldest son of Mr. Dry, of
St. Aldates, Oxford, whilst shooting in company with
a friend, who was on the contrary side of the hedge
to Mr. Dry, and who was beating the hedge with
his gun, it went off and lodged the contents in the
legs of Mr. Dry, who was obliged to be taken home
in a cart. He is in a fair way oidoing well.
' He that has never known adversity is but half ac-
quainted with others or with himself._ Constant success
shews us but one side of the world ;for, as it surrounds
us with friends, who will telt us only our merits, so it
silences those enemies from whom alone svc-can learn
our defects.

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uzarzitsiti, iNtzttictivet
oltrosp, °crony:. I#.
Teitefdey, the Rev. !WOO Weblike ShuttUnearth, IC A:
Fellow of New College, was uusnlatllosly etched Wardell of
tat Socieiy, is the room of Dr. Ositodett, deceased-
Smorday. the Rev. Robert Plelbenem, M A. Enact ti
Headley, Ham, and late Mew Qiseenge College, was Scented
by the NsWp of Winchester, to the perpetual Curacy of !villunk,
in the New Fort* in the nondneden of Or Rec. C. .1,
son, D.D. Principal of St. Edmund's Halt, sad Vita' o,rnita
ford, &c.
ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS.
A Dirpenottion has pasted the Great Seal to 'Rabic the Rev.
W. Pritchard, M.A. late of St. John's College, Cambridge, and
Chaplain to Ms Royal Highness the Duke of Sessex, to hold the
Vicarage of Great Watering, with the Reentry of Great Yoh!.
ham, both in Essex.
The Rev. S. Archer, M.A. to the Yientage of Leerfiniciry
Cornwall.
The Rev. T. Hahne, to be Head Master of the Free Gram:.
mar School of Kirby Ravenswortk, Yottalthe.
The Rev. J. B. Graham, IL A. Fellow of Queen's College,
Cambridge, to the Vicarage of Holy Trinity, Micklegate, York:
The Rev. G. Epilog, to the valuable Rectory of Content

Leicestershire. -
The Re. George Gray has been ordained Mater of the
Parish of Rockford.
• The Rev. Joseph Johnson, of Nantenant, has been presented
by the ;Marquis of Thomond, to one of the parishes held by the
late Archdeacon Kenny, in the Diocese of Kill/mars, in the
county of Clare.

BI RT HS.
At the Parsousge-house, Stoke Doyle, near Oswalt, the Lady
of the Rev. De Crespigny, of a son.
October 2, at Lackbam House, Wilts, the Lady of Liam..
nant-Colonel Tufneil, of a son.
Saturday se'neight, at Woodbridge, the wife of Lieutenant
Whimper, R.N. of a daughter.

beano add so iaecB Sestinblesialts 'auk' it cannot
be distinguished from it without a dope inspection.
Examined 'by Jereirs.-;.:Tbe .piper coatuining the .
oxalic acid would contain, bethought, another ounce,
and in all probability two ounces were purchased. that so
Juror.—Then I should suppose that the deceased Steer
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