Star.
London, England, 1824-12-27 00:00:00

CORONEdeS 'INQUEST.

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An Inquest was held at Lyndhurst, on view of the
body of John Beatles, one of the keepers of the New
Forest, who, on Monday last, came to his death in con-
sequence of a blow received on the 9th inst. from one
Wm. under the following circumstances :—ln
consequence of recent orders, the keepers of the New
Forest have been lately furnished with toils, and have
employed much of their time in endeavouring to take
a quantity of rededeer, to supply his :Majesty's park at
Windsor. After very great trouble, they had at length,
on the 9th inst. succeeded in driving some of the ani-
mals towards the trammels, and had called together a
number of assistants, whom they dispersed in parties in
such manner at they thought best for continuing the
deer in the right direction. Among those assistaras
was the above-named IVilliam Shelly, who formed one
of a numerous party assembled for the same purpose.
After they had remained there a considerable time, the
deceased rode up to them, and requested the whole of
the patty to remove to another station, which he pointed
out.. No notice of this was taken by any one; on which
the deceased repeated his request; and Shelly, who was
then walking directly the contrary way, replied, " I
shan't come that way, I shall go which way I like."
The deceased upon this said, " I'll be d—d if you shall,
and (with more oaths) I'll tide over you if you don't
come this way." Shelly still refusing to comply, the
deceased proceeded to catty his threats into execution,
by spurring on his horse, and riding towards Shelly,
who with his arm .turned the animal's head. At the
same time the deceased's whip, either accidentally or
by. design, fell rather smartly across Shelly's fiat. The
deceased immediately afterwards seized Shelly by the
collar, and exclaimed " D---a your eyes, come this
way." Shelly . replied " Let me go, I have not inter-
rupted you ; I'll be d—d if I move." The deceased
still kept his hold, and, 'repeating his oaths, proceeded
to drag Shelly off 'by the collar. On this Shelly took
from his right-hand coat pocket a short bolt, about a
foot and a halt in length, formed of cane or stick, with a
lump of lead at the top, called a squirrel-bolt, which he
held up towards the deceased. saying " If you don't let
sue go, I'll be d—d if Id'on't knock you off your horse."
The deceased, however, still persevered, and Shelly,
after being dragged several yards, during which he
threea or four times repeated his threat to use the
bolt, struck the deceased wilt it on the back part of the
head. It did not appear to be a violent blow, " and,"
said a witness, "I was surprised when sonic one ob-
served that deceased's head was bleeding." The de-
.ceased then let go of Shelly, who retired to the side of
the road, when the ',deceased turned his horse, and rode
at him again. Shelly, on avoiding ahe horse, fell back-
wards, and on raising himself on his seat, the deceased
again rode up, and muck hint once or twice across the
neck, with the butt end of his whip. Shelly was again
walking away, when deceased renewed the attack.
Eacleseized on the other's collar, and in the scuffle the
deceased was drawn from his horse ; bat in conse-
quence of Shelly having hold of his collar, his head
and shoulders did not strike the gtound. The son of
the deceased then came up, and collared Shelly, soon
after which the affray ended. Shelly knew. the de-
ceased to he a keeper,-as he then wore his keeper's dress.
Whilst Shelly held the bolt over the head of the de-
ceased, some one cried out, 44 D—n you, why don't you
hit him ?" All the witnesses agreed in opinion, that
Shelly had no (hearts of getting from the deceased, but
by striking hint with the bolt.
After two surgeons, Messrs. Smith and Westcott,
who had attended the deceased, and examined the body
since his death, had given their evidence, in which they
described the effect of the blow on his head, and de-
clared their Jirm opinion that that alone was the imme-,
diate cause of his decease, the Coroner summed up, and
at some length explained the various points of law aris-
ing on the case, according to which he stated it to be
his opinion that the person who gave the blow (Shelly)
had clearly been guilty of manslaughter, and that the
Jury would be justified in returning their verdict to that
effect. The Just, however, thought otherwise, and after
retiring for some- time to deliberate on the evidence,
found a verdict of—Justifiable Homicide.
So unsatisfactory was this verdict, tEat the day after
the Inquest, four Magistrates, the Right 1-lon. W. S.
Bourn; C. W. Mitchell, A. P. Buckley, and G. Eyre,
Esqrs. interfered, and after a minute investigation of
the business, committed Shelly to Winchester gaol,
to take his trial at the next Arsizes, for Mansktglaer.

IWE -,

Lut Week, the ont-posts of the 61st Regiment, detatted in dif. -
fcrent parts of the county Of Limerick, were 'relieved by an egos 1
number of the 19th Foot, from the city of Limerick.
Tuesday night the sentinel in Arbour-hill, near the Plicenly Park,
Dublin,was attacked by three or four sanguinary ruffians, who
suddenly closed on him, cut him on the he. knocked him down,
jumped on him, and hi-61.e several of his fingers. Being a horse
soldier, he was armed only with a.earhine, and this was not loaded.
He was conveyed to an hospitat,Athere he lies in a dangerous state.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
WAR-OFFICE, DECEMBER 23, IS!$.
6th Regiment of Dr+goon Guards—Lieutenant James William
Harvey, front half-pay of the 60th Fnot, to be Lieutenant vice
Henry Ramos, who exchanges, receiving the difference.
4th Regiment of Light Dragoons—John Alexankr Henderson,
Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Agnew.
4th Regiment of Foot-Lfentenant Peter Bowlby to be Capt ,in,
without purchase, vice Fletcher, deceased ; Emign Rich IA
• Nixon Shea to be Lieutenant, vice Bovelby ; Muted. T:4sltur
Fanner, Gent. to he Ensign, vice Shea.
20th Ditio—Lieutenant Thomas Lewis Butts-, from ..f

the 9th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Ovens, appointed to the

67th Foot.
21st Ditto—Brevet Lieutenant•Colnncl Henry Thomas, ftom the
27tb Foot, to be Major, by purchase, vice Champion, decean.•d,
27th Ditto—Lieutenant Tbomas L'akenhans ♦'andeleur to be t'sp-
taiu, by purchase, •ice Thomas, promoted in the 21st Foot ;
Ensign Montague Cholmomleley Johnstone to be lAratrnaut, by

purchase, vice Yandeleur.
57th Ditto--Lieutenant Jelin ovens, from the 9.oth Foot, to be
Lieutenant, vice Peter John Douglas, who retires upon h:dlf•pay

of the 9th Foot. •
list Ditto--Ensign Robert Hamilton to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice hfarhh; &cc:Ascii ; WiiiiaM Hope, irons
the 45th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hamilton.
192 d Ditto—Richard Henry John Beaumont 1114Cumniiii7. G. nt.

to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wilton removed t ront the Service.
Rifle Brigade—St coud Lieutenant George Falconar to be Adju-
tant, vice Webb, who resigns the Adjutantcy only.
West India liegiment—Captain John Anderson, from half pay
of the With Foot, to be Captain, vice Findlay, appointed to the
• Royal Atrican Colonial Corps; Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces
Peter AP Lachlan to be Surgeon, vice O'Beirne, deceased.
Royal African Colonial Corps—Captain Alexander Findlay, from
the 211 West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Charles Duw-'
sou, who retires upon half-pay of the _Bth Foot.
notreratr. swim
To be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces—Assistant-Surgeon Fran,
cis hl‘Donough, M. U. from half-pay of the 44th Foot, vice Floe.
pital-Assimut Pargeter, resigned; ilospital-Assistant John
Kinnis, M.D. vice AP Laehlatt promoted.
To be Hospital-Assistant to the Forces—Henry Isaac Williamson,
Gent. vice Kinnis.

MEMORANDA.
The "appointment of Assistant-Surgeon Henry Clifford, from
half-pay of the 68th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces,
on sad October, 1823, and his subsequent exchange to half-pay of
the Canadian Fencibles, has not taken place.

Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Wilts.
The Hon. Duncombe Pleydell Bouyerie, Ernie Warriner, Walter
Long, John Whittaker, Peter Awdry, and Walter Coleman,
Ears. to be Deputy Lieutenants.
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Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of
Westmorland.
William liebson, Thomas Lowis, and John Perkins, Esqrs. John
Poole, Thomas Hellas, and Joseph Mancr, Clerks, to be Deputy
Lieutenants.

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Comntissions signed by the Lnrd Lieutenant of the County of
Northampton.
Northamptonshire Militia—Henry Terry, Gent. to be Surgeon. •
'Northamptonshire Yeomanry Cavalry—.Langham Christie, Gent.
to be Cornet.

SPORI lAti IN I ELLIUENCE.

EXTRAORDINARY CHASE.

A few days ago, Lord Fitzwillitm's hounds had one of the severest •
tuns which they have experienced for thirty years. They met at
Hunt's Closes, but not finding there, drew ftaund's 0 d Meadow,
where they found a fox, which went away into Keyston
where he was headed, and the hounds killed him before he again
reached cover. A second fox was found in a plantation near Dent-
ford Ash; he ran with uncommon speed and strength, and was
killed about two miles front Huntingdon, after a run of upwards of
three hours, with only one check of a few minutes. Out of a field
of two hundred horsemen, only Lord Milton, the huntsmati, and
six or seven others, were in at the death; in a ploughed field, in
the parish of Alconbury, upwards of twenty horses were seen
standingwith their riders dismounted, who for some time in vain
endeavoured either to lead or drive them on, they being ridden to a
standstill. The hounds passed through fourteen Lordships, and the
distance in a straight line is supposed to be about seventeen miles.•
lord Milton, in returning home across the meadnw'oppnsite Mil-
ton Park, owing to the darkness of the evening, and the waters of
the None being much swollen, lost his road, and had a narrovt
escape of being drowned; fortunately his Lordship was lre.,rd by
one of the keepers on the ether side of the river, who procured a
light, and rescued Lord M.,from his perilous situation.
The Monkleigh harriers met at Littleham, Devon, on Mondry
laat, and started a hare on Northam Ridge; she ran through Little-
ham; crossed the river at Landcross; from thence to Monkleigh
over the river Torridge three times at Wear Gifford, pursuing her
way to Bideford, Hunshaw, Alverdiscott, and Westleigh, where
she was killed, having run through ten parishes from ten in the
morning to four in the afternoon, affording equal fatigue and plea-
sure to t►e sportsmen.

The Gazette of Saturday contains the nomination of
the Rev. T. Wnaavox to the Chapel of St. John's wood, Mary-la.
bonne, void by the death of the Rev. G. Pa R ca.— Also, the appoint.
anent of D. M,14,1mr., Esq. Advocate, to be Sheriff-Depute of the
shire of Perth, vice J. H. Foam'. Esq. resigned.
About five o'clock on Wednesday evening, a fire
broke out in the shop of Mr. Tnolusimr, 74, Long Mill-gate, Man.
chester, which in a short time was entirely consumed.