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London, England, 1822-12-02 00:00:00

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hid beta atclorod bialtotuttf competent
jurisdiction, and dieesitito was.pxt out of die opera-
tion .of .the second dime, and clearly time finder
Ike of the third. The Leiwned Judge, after Com-
menting on the argument of Mrs., Blythe's Counsel,
and expressing his opinion that an appeal by no means
extinguished a sentence, but only kept it in abeyance,
decided at once to reject this allegation, in order to
conclude the cause in this Court, and to give the
party, if she should be so disposed, the opportunity
of carrying it, without loss of time, before the supe-
rior jurisdiction.

SHOCKING MURDER AT MITCHAM.

Saturday night, at a late hour, James Manning, a poor brick
layer, returning from his work, was murdered in Grayhound-
lane, Mitcham. He was found early yesterday morning in a
ditch, with his brains knocked out.

MURDER NEAR AYLESBURY.

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Croker and Randall, who stand committed to
Aylesbury j;111 to take their trial for this offence, have
maintained a sullen silence respecting the mnrder;
and have not said anything from which an acknow-
ledgment of their guilt can be collected. Barnacle,
the woman, only repeats the circumstances which she.
stated' before the Magistrates at Berkham pstead.
Friday, an examination of a mays of the name of
Rowe took place before the Earl of BRIDGEWATER,
and several other local Magistrates, at the Noble
Earl's mansion, which lasted nearly six hours. The
circumstances under which this investigation took
place were these :—Rowe, who lives in the neighbour-
hood of Tring, was one of the witnesses who ap-
peared before the Magistrates at. Be. khampstead, and
proved his having seen the prisoners the night of the
murder at Tring, in company with their female corn,
panion. He also spoke to the declaration of Croker,
as he and his companions were setting out on their
fatal errand, namely—" that they had a job to do,
and were afraid they should be too late." It further
appeared, a:A Rowe had drank with them in the
public-house at which they had been stopping. On,
I'Thursday, the same man, Rowe, came forward, and
prodked two bundles, which he stated he had found
secreted-under a hedge and covered with grass, in a
1 field near -to Cowroest, on the road from Tring to
Little Gaddesden, where, it will be recollected, the
' prisoners were apprehended. These bandies, on being
examined, were found to contain a pistol, which was
known to be the property of Needle, and which he
kept at the toll-house for protection ; a gown, and
several articles of wearing apparel, which had been
Mrs. Needle's ; two silver spoons, also the property
of the unhappy Couple, and several other things,
which it was evident had been taken from the house
after• their death.

The singularity of the circumstance,of Rowe, who
was the last person in the company of the prisoners
on the night of the murder, being the first ludividual
to find this property, the loss of which had.been pro-
claimed by the friends of the deceased, naturally ex-
cited suspicions towards him, as having been in some
way a participator in the offence; and berme the Ma-
gistrates felt it their duty to again minutely inquire
into all the facts of the case, and to al' upon Rowe
satisfactorily to account, first for his time and occu-
pation on the luckless night, and next for.the_manner
in which he had been led to the secret
.clepbiitory of
the spoil. Upon these pOints, we understand, Rowe
gave every necessary explanation, and ultimately suc-
ceeded in satisfying the minds-of the Magistrates as
to his innocence. He was in consequence discharged,
upon an understanding that he should again attend
when his presence might be required.
The terror occasioned by this foul transaction has
not yet subsided; and among the humbler classes of
the surrounding neighbourhood the scene of inhuman
slaughter is regarded with a species of superstitious
dread. The cow-house or shed in which the mur-.
derers prepared their instrument of death, which, as
we before stated, was a rough piece of rail, shaped.
to a handle at one end, attracts the attention of all
passengers, and the chips cut from the bludgeon, as
well as the drops of tallow, which had fallen from
the candle it was known they had lighted, are viewed
with feelings of the deepest horror. Indeed it seems
to be scarcely possible that any human being could,
with such cool deliberation, and with so little occasion,
have resolved on so. bloody a purpose.—Observer.
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BARBAROUS MURDER.—Thursday (28th ult.) an
Inquest was held at the puhlie•house at Tingewick,
Bucks, before Mr. BURNHAM, Coroner for that County,
on view of the body of Wells, keeper of the Old
Angel public-house, at Buckingham, who was found
murdered on the road, near the turnpike at Tinge-,
wicks It appeared that the deceased, with another
man named Brewerton, was returning in a gig, from
a Meeting held at Banbury for letting turnpike-tolls,
on Monday last, and had quarrelled on their road
home: Brewerton had been heard to say, " he would
do for him." When the deceased was found, it was
at first supposed his death was occasioned by. falling
lout of the gig; but ott a closer inspection of the
wounds, there was no doubt of his having been bru-
tally murdered. He had several severe blows about
the head and face, and one blow across his hand,
which it was probable was received when endeavour-
ing to save them from his head. After a very long
investigation, the Jury returned a verdict of Wilful
Murder against some person or persons unknown.
Collo/rues Isionesr.—An Inquisition was taken
in the Penitentiary at Millbank, on Saturday after-
noon, before THOMAS }boos, Esq. Deputy Coroner
for Westminster, on the body of Sarah Beattie, a
convict, deceased. Mr. John Crouch, the Governor,
sworn, deposed that the deceased was tried on the
16th July, 1819, at Horsham, and convicted of steal-
ing some wearing apparel, for which she was sen-
tenced to be transported for seven years, and her
sentence afterwards commuted to five years confine-
ment in the Penitentiary, where she was received on
the 18th August following, and remained until she'
died. She was 21 years of age. Mr. John Pratt,
the surgeon, sworn, deposed that the deceased was
removed to the Infirmary on. the 28th October, with
an attack of fever, which, however, mated, and she
got better. On the 28th November she was again
seized with the fever, which,raged with great violence
until the 29th; when she expired at ten minutes past
ten o'clotk its the "morning. She was attended by
himself 10 Dr. Hutchinson, who administered every
thing the case flltpdrede.Die4 of the vidurtloa of Oeo.