Star.
London, England, 1830-09-24 00:00:00

OLD BAILSY, dept M.

WlWens Hennsp, a shoemaker, aged 38, was indicted for maliciously
stabbing his wife, Catherine Bectrup, with Intent to kill and murder
her. The prisoner, on being placed at the bar, requested that his trial
might be postponed, on the ground that his wife had plinked not to
come forward against him, and that he was nnprovided # :th counsel.
The REcoannt observed that the trial could not be put off. The
wife was then called, but did not answer.
Mary Gilbert, of No. 11, White's-alley, Coleman.street, knew the
prisoner and his wife. The latter lived with witness, and slept in the
same room with her. The prisoner did not cohabit with his wife. Saw
them both on the 2d of September at her own room. When the prisoner
entered the room he asked where are the seven persons who said I stole
the shoes ? His wife called him a " prig" Z(thief), and asked what
brought him there ? The prisoner then sat down by his wife and bad
some talk with her. There did not appear to be any anger between
them at the time, on the contrary they laughed and joked together. The
wife soon after went for some shoe.binding, and bound one pair while
the prisoner remained in the room. When she returned they had some
gin, of which the prisoner, his wife, Mary Ann Shaw, and witness,
partook. They then had some teat after which the prisoner asked his
wife for some money to buy MN but she refused to give him any.
Soon after the prisoner asked witness how often Mr. Kelly had been
there, whose master used to give his wife shoes to bind. Witness re-
plied, that he had been there three times. The prisoner then said he
would tell who had a pair of shoes that were missing, if his wife would
give him a pint of rum. She refused, and the prisoner then said, " Are
you not sorry for losing the shoes ? to which the wife replied, " Not at
all." The prisoner then took up a knife from the window close to which
he wn sitting, and stabbed his wife with it three times in the breast, but
the busk of her stays prevented the knife from reaching her body. Wit.
ness cried out, " Lord have mercy upon us, the man is killing the wo-
man " and ran down stairs, and as she was going she heard the wife call
" Murder 1" She did not touch the prisoner while witness remained in
the room. _ _

This evidence was corroborated by other witnesses.
The prisoner, in his defence, said that his wife had sent to him to
say that she had been in fault, and freely forgave him " the little
accident" which had happened. The prisoner then went on to state,
that while he was in prison, previous to this transaction, a person
came and told him that he had seen his wife walking with Kelly in
Finsbury-square, and.that he bad reason to believe that she had been
unfaithful to him. The prisoner added that he loved his wife, and
whatever he had done arose from jealousy. He concluded by throw-
ing himself upon the mercy of the court and j ry.
The RECORDER summed up the evidence, observing, that in point
of law, if death had followed from the wounds inflicted by the prisoner,
there was no doubt but that he would have been guilty of murder ; and
if the wounds were proved to have been maliciously inflicted, although
death had not ensued, the prisoner was equally accountable in the eye
of the law, and must suffer the highest punishment. His lordship,
after observing that there did not appear to be the slightest cause for
this murderous attack of the prisoner, whatever floating suspicions might
have entered his bead, summed up the evidence, and left the case to the
ju
The Jury, after consulting for about five minutes, returned a verdict
of Guilty.
The REcoanza told the prisoner to prepare for the worst. He had
shown no mercy to his wife, and mast expect none. The case, however,
would be submitted to his Majesty in council, and it was not for him
(the learned judge) to say what would be the result. He advised the
prisoner not to indulge in hopes that might ultimately prove groundless.
The prisoner was then led from the bar. During the whole of the
trial, he never raised his head, excepting when the judge asked him
if he had any questions to put to the witness, and when he entered
upon his defence. He, however, betrayed no particular emotion, but
laid his head upon the dock, and clasped his hands together when
the verdict was returned After the prisoner was removed from the

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dock,
The REcorturit directed that the recognisance of his wife should
not be entreated. Although she had certainly neglected her duty to
the public, in not coming forward to prosecute the prisoner, yet it ap-
peared that she had been actuated solely by the affection which she
bore him—an affection which, although misplaced. was not the less
amiable in her.
NEW COURT.

Before the COMMON SZAJEANT and a Middlesex Jury.
Dennis Sullivan and John Silsby were indicted for stealing a
quantity of iron grating, the property of the Metropolitan Commercial

In this apparently trifling case there were no less than eight counts
in the indictment. _ _

Mr. ADommus appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. PHILLIPS
for the prisoners.
During the investigation some legal sparring took place between the
two learned advocates, in consequence of s play upon words used by the
witnesses. _ _ _ _

One of the witnesses said that he came to " reduce" the property.
Mr. C. Putnam's—To produce. you mean.
Mr. ADotruus—He (witness) doss not talk such good Irish as
you do.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS--I hope he will lain more polite English than
you are in the habit of using.
To the witness—How can you swear to these gratings, are not all
gratings very much alike?
Witness—There may be a man inexistence very much like you, but
it is not very probable.
Mt. C. PHictirs—Why did you not select Mr. Adolphus as the
subject of your witty remark ?
Mr. ADOLpwas—Because he preferred you, Mr. Phillips.
Mr. C. Purt.Lirs—Becsuse he knew it was useless to make an ex-
ample of you, Mr. Adolphus.
Several persons were called by Mr. C. Phillips, who gave Sullivan
a good character ; but the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against
both the prisoners.

A dreadful accident happened at the Varteg Iron Works,
near Pontypool, on Thursday last, occasioned by the bursting of one of
the engine boilers, which had been recently mended. A poor woman,
wife of one of the workmen, who was waiting in an office near adjoining,
for an order on the Company's shop for his wages, and a child in her
arms, were so dreadfully scalded as to expire shortly after ; and an agent
also in the office, narrowly escaped with his life, but not without serious
injury.—Combrfam
It is peculiarly gratifying to his Majesty's loyal subjects
to be informed that, in a letter to a Magistrate in this county, Govern-
ment have assured him that, with all the powers they possess, they will
aid the magistracy and the gentry in repressing those Rockite outrages
that the disaffected have commenced, and that are likely to continue
from the inflammatory appeals made to the peasantry by itinerant orators
and senseless creatures, who are flattered into acts of monstrous atrocity.
No means will be left untried to bring to condign punishment the un-
happy men that have been concerned in the outages lately perpetrated
in this county.—Clownel Herald.
OUTRAGE.—On Monday evening some of the officers of
the Leveret ( just put into port for provisions) dined ashore at the mess
of the sth ; a few of the sailors were also permitted, after the fatigues
of their cruise, to enjoy a little recreation In the town. When the par.
ties were preparing to return on board, one of the boat's crew having
been sent to Eilroys for an officer who dined there, was, without any
provocation, attacked by some cowardly ruffian, who inflicted two des-
perate wounds with some sharp instrument, one on the head, the other
beneath the shoulder blade, entering as far as the rib. The Mayor has
been on boon', and taken his depositions. The parties are known, and
warranss issued for their apprehension—the sailor is bound to prosecute.
—Western Argus.
WA aznovsz Roßstatzs.—ln the interval between Sa-
turday night and Monday morning, two warehouses, each within about
a hundred yards of the other, were robbed of considerable
One was the warehouse of Mr. '4Vm. Newton, jun. silk
-manr=rer.—,
19, Spring.gardens, which was entered by forcing the locks] of the
front door, and robbed of 1951b5. weight of organs-ins and tram silks.
The warehouse of Mr. James Cousin, of Fountain.atreet, silk shawl-
dealer, was also entered through the roof, to which the thins had got
access by means of some unfinished bulklivi adjoining. nal& to a
considerable amount were stolen, and semswere afterwards found left
upon therooE Nothing has yet been beard of the thieves in either in.
stance—Manchester Mercury.
THE HARVEST IN InEr.sin.—ln Dublin it was appre-
hended for several weeks past, that the luxuriant crops which presented
themselves of every species, and in every part of the country, at the
close of the summer months, would be considerably injured by the
rains of August. We have now7gr -ftt pleasure in stating that very
few fields of corn have suffered fife least injury. The richest
and most productive wheat crop reaped in Ireland for many years, is
either carried home from the field, or secured from the west on the
stubble. Although there were heavy falls of rain last month, yet, not
being incessant, they produced no bad effect, particularly in wheat and
barley fields. The latter aop has been rarely more calculated to delight
the farmer than in the present season, and will, we think, nosed by sae-
fifth that of last sawn, while the wheat will prove still more poise-
tive. The oat harvest is, we are happy to say, as good as we remem-
ber to have seen it. This crop is now nearly reaped, and is expected to
be unusually abundant. The potato crop, the staple of the Irish
laboorerer's sustenance, has not been better sines the year 1822; but
although the small farmer and the holder of a few wee Ig tread from
the galling and miserable apprehension of distress next yammer, the
abundance with which be Is now surrounded is unable to remove his
solicitude. Money is exceedingly scarce in every quarter. The rents
are in general too high ; for, rich and abundant as the mops in ge.
nerd are, they will not be sufficient to satisfy the claims of the land.
lord, supposing the price of grain to remain as high as at present, which
is scarcely to be expected. There is no price to be obtained for the
other various articles which the paw man some years ago prepared foe
the market with such advantage. Ris resources are now nearly limited
to the produce of the soil. It is, however, truly gratifying to be eas.
mod to state that that bee been seldom greater in this poor country than
in tire autumn of 1830.-..Presonon's Jowwai.