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London, England, 1818-02-16 00:00:00

recent murders becoming the subject of conversation,
it was alleged, that he had im that he had passed
?Ir. Bird's house at seven o'cloCk on Saturday even-,
mg, and saw a woman lying on her back in tie pas-
sage, and that he passed Al night at Greenwich in a
house of bad repute. He denied having wed the ex-
pressions attributed to him;. but as a number of
pawnbrokers duplicates were found in his pocket,
and he could not give a satisfactory account of him-
self; he was remanded, with a view to farther inquiry
res2ectin_g the duplicates.
TUE FUNERAL Or THE MURARED PERSONE.,..•
Saturday morning the coffins in which the bodies of
the above unfortunate persons were deposited, were,
after the relatives and the friends had taken the last
view. of them, screwed down. At one o'clock, it
was reported that they were tai c buried, and vast
crowds assembled to witness the mournful scene. It
was a considerable time before the, procession could
advance, from the multitude assembled to witness
the melancholy ceremony of the interment. The
procession moved from the house of the deceased to
Greenwich Church in the following order:
Plume—Hearse and six horses, containing the Corpse of Mr.
Bird—Mutes—Coach and four, in which were Mr. R. Bird,
the deceased's brother, the son of the deceased, and his grand.
son—Mutes—Coach and four, in which were the deceased's
late partners, three Gentlemen named Bronting—Mutes--Coach
and four, in which were Mr. Goode, Mr. Giles, Mr. Lance,'
and another Gentleman, all particular friends of the deceased
—Mutes—Coach and four, in which were Mr. Mathews and
Mr. Driton, the Clergymen of Greenwich—Mutes—The Body
of Mary Simmons, borne by six inhabitants, foilowad by her
brother and two distant relations.
Although the crowd was great, the arktest order
was preserved..

HORRID Mostnee.--Another murder of a most
diabolical nature was perpetrated at a quarter past
eight o'clock, on Saturday night, at No. 24, Union-
street, Mary-la-bonne. The name of the assassin is
William Aitch, a native of Staffordshire, lately in
the employ of Mr. Tatman, a salesman in Covent-
Garden-market, but he has been since out of em-
ployment. The wretch was married to the deceased,
a fine young woman, only 18 years of age in No-
vember last, and after being with her five days only,
he deserted her. She ascertained shortly afterwards,
that he had a wife and three children living. Her
father and mother took their daughter home again,
and she had had no communication with 'the mur-
derer since. Saturday a letter was received from
Aitch, addressed to Mary Ann Phillips, appointing
the deceased to meet him at No. 19, Tottenham-
place, and stating that he was in distress, and wanted
a trifle to enable him to leave the country. Phillips
lodged in the house, and she communicated the con-
tents of the letter to the deceased, who wrote to state
that she had not the means of relieving him. About
eight o'clock the assassin called at the house, and in-
quired for Rebecca Clark, another of the lodgers,
and she conveyed a message to the deceased,, who
was there, by calling her out from her parents, and
stating that she wanted to speak with her. She left
them together in the passage of the ground floor ;
aid before she got up stairs into her room, a noise
and struggling caused her to return. She found the
deceased on the floor, unable to make one exclama-
tion, the monster having. severed the head from the
body, with the exception of the sinews in the pole of
the neck. The wound must have been inflicted with
a razor. In escaping the assassin knocked down.a
boy in the street. He had on two hats, and he wore
I a fustian coat, but he had a blue coat under his arm,
which the boy saw him put on in the street. From
the marks of blood, it appeared that the unfortunate
deceased was held to the wall when the act was done.
The father of the deceased went to the Public Office,
Bow-street, about three quarters of an hour after the
murder had been committed. He was, as may easily
be imagined, in the greatest agitation, and it was
with difficulty he could give a connected account of
the transaction. He detailed the circumstances
above stated, and mentioned that his deceased daugh-
ter was in a room on the first floor, when a young
woman, a friend of her's, known by the name of
Betty Clarke, went to her and told her a person
at the door wanted to speak to her, and his had no
doubt but Betty Clarke told her it was William Aitch
wanted her. In about five minutes after his daughter
went out of the room to go down stairs to speak to
William Aitch, he heard a noise in the passage,
which he described as a stamping noise, which in-
duced him to go into the passage, to ascertain the
cause of the noise, where, shocking to relate, he dis-
covered his daughter lying on her back with her
throat cut, and bleeding most profusely : she was
speechless. His distraction and grief can better be
imagined than described. He gage an alarm, and
surgeons were sent for, and two arrived in a very
short time, but alas! to no purpose, life was extinct.
The wound inflicted was so extremely deep, that, to
use a common phrase, as Mr. Minton (the father),
described it, her throat was cwt from ear to ear.—
He said it was not known with what description of
instrument the horrid deed had been perpetrated, as
Icone had been found on the spot. He did not state
that any thing was heard but the stamping noise, it
is therefore presumed that the villain must have gone
Ito the house with the cool determination of murder-
ing the deceased as soon as she presented herself to
him. It is supposed he must have stopped her mouth
with something, to prevent her making any alarm,
as she was not described to have screamed, or called
out for help. The Magistrate, on hearing these
dreadful circumstances related, called all the Offi-
cers in attendance at the office before him, and dis-
patched them in different directions in pursuit of
William Aitch, the murderer. At half-past eight
o'clock last night information was received that the
assassin was attending Divine Service at the Jerusa-
lem Chapel, in Lisle-street, the very place where he
first became acquainted with the deceased. Foy had
gone to Richmond's-buildings, in pursuit of one who
could give some information, at the time H. Adkins,
of Bow-street, waited at the Chapel door until ser-
vice was over. He was pointed out on quitting the
Chapel by some, pers ins who had been within, and
also by the sister of the deceased, and his hands were
secured, and he was taken to Bow• street, where he
was searched and hand-cuffed. Mr. STAFFORD, in
the absence of the Magistrates, conceiving that suffi-
cient had been done to prevent his doing mischief to
himself, when he replied, have too much resolu-
tion to do that." On his way to the Office a person
remarked that he resembled Bellingham, when he
" And-1 wish I may possess his fortitude."
He is a good looking man of 35.

DR. RICHARD CROFT.

FULL REPORT OF TIIE CORONM'S INQUEST.

The Rev. Dr. Thackeray, of Windsor, sworn : said, that be
is husband to Mrs. Thackeray, and was on a visit to his sister-
Inslaw's (Miss Cotton's) house since Sunday last. In conse-
quence of his lady being taken ill, Sir Richard Croft's attend-
ance was found neceseuy, and he attended her that night till
shout eleven o'clock, and conceiving that he was much fa-
tigued, they prevailed on him to retire to net, which he did,
after many entreaties, at about twenty minutes after eleven
o'clnck, on Thurday night. Whams retired to bed about the
same hour, and Sir Richard appeared anxious to get up at any
time they might call him to attend on Mrs. Thackeray—
she having exhibited symptoms of an approaching delivery.
—About two o'clock in the morning, witness heard a noise,
which Se thought was like the falling of a chair, but took no
further notice. The noise awoke witness, bat he went to sleep
again ; and in about an hour afterwards, he was awoke by the
servant maid, who knocked at the door, and told him that his
wife was in labour. Ile went down stairs immediately, to knock
at the door of the room deceased slept in, and he found it on
a jar ;he could see into the room. Witness opened the door ,!
and went into the room, and found the deceased, Sir Richard,
lying on the bed on his back ; hr held a pistol in each hand; the
muzzles of both were at either side of his head. They had
been discharged. lie was quite dead ; thinks he had been dead
some time. Witness thinks he died the instant he shot himself.
He could have no inteutiou of destroying himself when he went
to bed, as he did not chase the doer of the apartment. Witness
observed to the deceased before he went to bed, that he, wit-
ness, was in great agitation. Sir Richard answered, " Whet is
your agitation compared to mine ?" and witness imagined at the
time that he was suppressing his emotions. The deceased bled
at the nose several tunes during his attendance. Mrs. Thackeray
was safely delivered.
Mr. George Hollings, surgeon, of Greemetreet, Grosvenor-
square, said, that he observed a considerable alteration in the
deceased's state of inind and his tr.anners for sometime past ; hr
had frequently seen him so melancholy, that it was quite distress-
ing to witness it. lie ustAl to &tell very much, and his mind,
was so absented that he would not give answers to questions
which were put to him : for the last ten days the deceased had
been attending a patient who was in a dangerous state; and on
witness conversing with him respecting her, deceased has thrown
himself on the bed, and would viAnitly strike his forehead as if
his brain warvery much agitated. lie noticed him particularly
on Tuesday night, as he was attending a lady (a patient); he
was so agitated, that Dr. Warren asked hint it lit was ill? He
answered in an incoherent manner, " No." Witness is of opi-
nion, that had a person been present when he had the pistols, he
could have obi:rued no cOntroul over him ; indeed he should have
thought it very dangerous to have left such weapons within his
reach., A short time ago, witness was in company with the de-
ceased when he exclaimed abruptly," Good Gun, what will
lw-
come of me!" Witness positively believes the deceased was Da a
state of derangement at the time b.e committed the act.

[Here one of the Jurymen asked Mr. Hollings whether, In his
Opinion, the death of the Princess had been the eschine cause
of his temporary derangement of intellect; or whether he had
observed his mind to be diseased previous to that mplancholy
and generally deplored event?—Mr. Hollings replied, that hr
had no doubt whatever of the insanity of the deceased having
been caused by the unfortunate eventi at Claremont : that, pre-
vious to that time he had never observed his mind to be disturbed.
In this opinion the other medical gentlemen ful:y concurred.]
Dr. Latham said, he observed a considerable agitation of late
in the deceased ; has known him many years, and has been of
late frequently in his company. About three weeks ago witness
dined with him, at his house in Old Burlington-street; and on
WitIICIIS inquiring after a_patient of the deceased's, he exclaimed,
withitreat eagerness, " That he would give 500 guineas it was
over, rather than have to attend her ;" he fancying her In danger,
but she was delivered safely, On Tuesday last Sir Richard came
fur witness, but he had left home. Sir Richard's *errant stopped
him in the street, and requested, at his master's desire, that wit-
ness would attend on another patient for him, :who resided in
Sloane-street. Witness repaired to Callogin-place, Chelsea, and
the family were much surprised that Sir Richard did not attend,
when he had the case. At half-past four on Friday morning,
the Rev. Dr. 'reackery requested witness to call at his house,,
and stated what had happened. Wituesa went immediately, and
on entering the deceased's sleepirg7roem, he found him lying on
his bark on the bed ;he was quite dead and cold. Witness
thinks he commixed the rash act in a state of inanity.
Dr. Bailie corroborated the above testimony.
At the conclusion of the evidence, the. Coroner and Jury re-
tired to take a view of the body of the deceasixi, which lay in
an upper apartment, and was in a dreadful condition, the head,
being blown to pieces, and the deceased's bed and bed clothes'
beleg covered with blood. Each hand grasped; a .pistoi,' whick
had beenisaded with a slug and small shot; tire eements'einered
at the temples. On a chair by the side of the bedstead on which.
the deceased lay were several of Shakspeatei Plays. The
room was very small, and•ir.appeared• as if flie deceased bad
been reading. One of the play books lay inside the fender,
and was entitled " Love's Labour Lost." Obe of the Jury took
up the book, and noticed to his brother Airport; that one of the
characters used the &Bowing expressions hi the loge which lay
open on the hearth " Good Goes ! where's the Princess ?" The
Jury remarked this as a Singular coincidence, and returned to
the Jury-room, where the Coroner-(ble. Srtetnio) summed'up
the evidence, and the Jury, after a Short consultation, returned
a verdict of--" Died by his own art, being at the time he com-
mitted it in a state of mental derangement."
It may appear rather singular to our Readers that Sir Richard
should have been placed in a room in which there were loaded
pistols; but, upon inquiry, it appears that several robberies have
been recently coinnutted in that neighbourhood, and Mr. Thack-
eray had provided himself with the pistols, in order to be armed
against any depredators that Might attempt his house.
Sir RICHARD CROFT succeeded to the Baronetcy
on the death of Sir HERBERT CROFT, a gentlemen
well known in the literary world. Sir HERBERT had
been some years at the Bar, which he quitted for the
Church.

An Inquisition was taken on Saturday afternoon, at
the Bunch of Grapes, Newcastle-court, Strand, on the
body of Mr. William Cotterill, shoe and boot-maker,
3, Crown-place, Picket-street, Strand. He unfortu.
nately took acid of sugar instead of Epsom salts, and
expired shortly afterwards. Verdict—The deceased
died from taking acid of sugar in mistake for salts.
CONDEMNED SERMON.—Yesterday, at the Chapel,
Newgate, the Condemned Sermon was preached by
the Rev. Mr. COTTON, the Ordinary, to the four un-
fortunate malefactors, who are ordered for execution
to-morrow morning, viz. Charlotte Newman, Mary
Ann James, William Hatchman, and John Astell, the
three first for forgery, and the latter for a burglary
and robbery in the house of a lady in Shoreditch.
Since their condemnation, every exertion has been
made by their spiritual guide to convince them of
the enormity of their crime, and to direct their at•
tention to that source whence alone mercy could pro-
ceed, and we are happy to say, he has fully succeeded.
The two male prisoners, heavily ironed, were first
brought into the chapel. The two women, both in
deep mourning, were next They were placed in
separate pews, each attended by their spiritual friends.
Mary Ann James and William Hatchman evinced
the most sincere repentance, frequently praying aloud
with uplifted eyes and hands. Charlotte Newman
and John Astell were alike humble and devout, ap-
pearing more dejected. The Rev. Mr. COTTON de-
livered a most feeling and pathetic discourse to the
unfortunate criminals, he took his text from the 19th
chapter of Job, 21st verse: HaVe pity upon me,
0 ye my friends, for the hand of GOD bath touched
me." After prayers, the criminals received the sacra-
ment, and acknowledged the justice of their sentence.
Saturday last the prisoners, committed on charges
of felony, were removed from the toveral jails in
London and Middlesex to Newgate, preparatory to
taking their trials at the ensuing Sessions at the Old
' Bailey, which commence on Wtdnes-day:.

'AL

CLERICAL INTELLIGEXCL
OXFORD, FEBRUARY 14.
Wednesday, the Rev. Thomas Carr, M.A. and rob,
Trinity College, Cambridge, was admitted ad rustles 1,1
University. And the following Gentlemen were ader,,,,..4
Degrees :
DACIIILOR DI DIVINITT.
Rev. T.Tunstall Haverfield, Fellow of Corpus Chrisi
MAYftat Or ARTS.
Rev. Edward Henley Acton, of Brasetmose Co!kit, . s
Compounder.
Rev. John Manley, of University College. --
Rev. Charles Carr, Fellow of University Code" 0,
Mr. Walter Stevenson Halliday, of Exeter Coders
!ACME/LOU or Alit. 1
Mr. William Brown, of Queen's College. J
Mr. William Glaister, of University College.
Mr. Frederick Cot, of Lincoln College. r
CAMBRIDGE, FEBRUARY 13. ..
It is proposed to build an Observatory within the . .
of this University, the expenses of which art. ett!rnovn:.:. E
10,000/. A grace will be proposed to the Senate fora'
of li,oool. from the University Chest. •
DUBLIN, FEBRUARY 10.
At the late commencement In our Univeesity, the The ..
Rev. J. C. Talbot and the Rev. H. Hamilton, %sat ,
the degree of Doctor in Divinity; the Rev. Jan.
Richard Keating, Req. to the degree of Doctor I
It. F. Sleator' to the degree of Bachelor of Lass; . Ts
tlemen to the degree of Master of Arts, and ninety -,..., _ I
. ,
of Bachelor of Arts.
ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTION& . •
Rev. Martin Satadys Wall, M.A. Student of e 117.,! Cr,..4.:
appointed, by his Royal Highness the Prince ll• pl 3 , i
his Royal Highness's Chaplains in Ordinary, aLd CavLiet4
Embassy at Vienna. . s
Wednesday the Rev. William Aldrich, R.D. 1.:-.; ~ .• - 1
dalen College' Oxford, was instituted to the 1;.: _I. ,
sham, Suffolk, on the presentation of William 1k..,,1,, .
vacant by the death of the Rev. FAwaid flo2-,,,.. ' ' •
On the 3d last. the Associate Presbyticy of p-. ..
an unanimous call given to Mr. James l'aterve.,l
~..
Gospel, by the Congregation of Auchte.rgavin, :a, 's I_
Meter., and entered him on trials for ordhutlufi.
Rev. Charles Mann, B.A. to :be perpetual C-rm- 4 7 L .
Dereham, Norfolk.
Rev. John Wickens, to the Rectory of Monotone, Dr-
Rev. George Walker, M.A. Fellow us Truaitv CaL . . Pr
bridge, to the Rectory of Papworth Everird, i..sztvb7.,:i • ra
Rev. Thomas Brownrime, to the perpetual Caw, c' Is
ton, near Wetleerby. ..., .
Thursday, the Rev. W. J. Kcrrich, Fellow of Nese rk ISI
was presented to the Rectory of Paulenpury, bforli, ,t,
shire, l.- al.. Wiidela and Fellow; of that ;‘,,,-..4.y, • VI
The If! v. ('hark Carr, 3LA. F.llow of I' tit tr..:', :'.. of II
has been irsti!uteal to the Rectory of B. rit.t, in Yark.' it
Tuesday s...osizitit. the Rev. 1! my P_-zee, Li.!. ; :me
(lurch, was elected a Vs:ar ('.oral uf 1 iera fate t _ ...,,_ • cif
, !ars
A few days since as some per.rns were e.:I;;:„; . ay
bull along the street of '1 lame. in (h.:cr,i:.!-. ,y d
animal boited into the 1..,•? of Mr. T.:. trpe. ,_:. -2 •P°
of that place, passed thron,,,,,n fr.e shop. r... • Ir.
great conkternation of the family, enters, a r . le
room behind the same. but was fortu.lafc:.v -r• , , :AI
. ..: -
without doing the least darn:lge. • a
Monday, two children be:c...4eing to Mr. 7'.r 7
of Surfleet, being left alone, ;Lea t.. :he:. c., „::....
when ore of them, a fine buy abca: six yea:s ,( 7_7
was so dreadfully burned as to ................E.:: :E
the most escrutiatir.g tortures. ..-;,::, .. t: ...-,, A TA)
scorched, but not to such a ,i.?gree as t 1 :: r:;. i 1.. 3 :,p
• MARRIED. Te
Feb. 12, Robert Fro-rt.:is, l'ac. of Icy Dade, C.::: :a.- -ad
Caroline Matilda Bunyon, third daughter c' t‘le L:e 'a _ , a
Davis, Esrj. Surgeon of his Maji--r) .41 ClIV• 7..5.
ors
Itev. J. Husband, per,-,-:al C't:r.•e of V, tr.i.-7, and C 73.
:Dayton, Yorkshire, to '5l:-.., Na. •nn, ..i I klpetb.i.,;'r-. -: . • the
Thursday, at St. Georie's, •iier,.:er-oajtiore, :.,*.. , 4ti.7 or I
of the 4th Draf,motis, to Ca:::_;:. c, dales' .1-:,...:.. a.. . i or
Corgan, F-q. of Wathanee,.w.
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Feb. 2, at Nenagh, James Heim; sir, 31. D. 9‘.!l'.
to Elizabeth Maria, only daughter ui ..iciln Ga. u.:, • • . -: • the
lawn, county Tipperary. ' , dos
DIED. .
On the 4th instant, in the 41st year of his age, J-4a..t 1.-e
Bendy, M.D.; of Chelmsford, Essex.
Friday, the Rev. W. Wilber., of Brasentose Colegs, al
years Rector of West Slieitord, Bcrks. A:
Feb. 13, S. Garth, Esq. late Surgeon of the Hon. E.g.- sub
Company's ship the Providence. Vri
Feb. 7, at lus lodgings in Dorset-street, Dublin, of .4 Ln
Lieutenant D. Bolton, late of the Royal Navy. an
At Winchester, the Rev. Mr. Evans, Rent,: of Re;:e.
Akesford.
Aged 74, the Rev. T. Fawcet, Minister of Oldhamtl : E.
Tuesday se'nnight, at Writtie, in his 08th year, 31:.
.
Bailey. Nearly at the same hear in which Mr. Mile; :n ose
his last, Mrs. Batley, who hadwatched over her • ...;,...:i. Ai
firmities with unremitting tenderness, and ve:.-.• •:-; r t, if
until that period, did not bespeak. so early a cu--: —• mr
wii
taken suddenly ill, and nosvrithotanding en:_.:..:e,n:_.:..:.' ta-I
vived her husband only until the Satnt,ll4 fr.rown-g, -.,
died, having entered the Bad year of her ..,;e, igwardt : •
KI
years of which time she had been the fa.thhal wife of tits.:
band wholn she so quickly followed to th,. grave. . t
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EAST INDIA BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, & Pr.. 5,.. ns
(From the Calcutta easettetsolf 3d and 10th July, ;S:-.., to
BIRTH& . Ile
On the sth instant, the Lady of J. M. Jones, Esq. cf: s. . w
'On the Bth inst. Mrs. N. L. Briant, of a son. , I
On the r.d inst. Mrs. M. hoes, of a son. lac
At Allah:shad., on the 20th ulimo, the Lz4y of Ix-' in
Colonel Fetheraon, of a daughter. - rei
At Kassgunge, on the 21st ult. the Lady of Captin
Cunninh-dn, of the Rubino cavalry, of 3 Eer.. *th
At Gyab, on the 48th ult. the Lady of J. W. Trawler.' see
of the civil service, of a son. a
At Cawnpole, on the 23d ult. at the house of T %-.- en
Eq. the Lady of the late A. Shannon, Req. of a sac. . •C.:
At Serocr, on the 3d May, the Lady oi as:gn i ::- ' ur:
of his aiajeity's 65th Foot, of a stn. r L.
At Colabah, on the 11th ult. the Lidy of Capt Socvr.--, Fir
MARRILD. in,
On the Is: inst. Mr. John Abrahnm, to M::,.. ~ •t , ' erf
On the 2d instant, at St. John's t'athsdral, C..7'..., J
Gasper Atkinson, eldest son of 11. W. .likinaar. -• 1 ‘ H
Majesty's Royal Minn, London, to Miss Ann 1.:.:i. •- • for
daughter of David Erskine, Esq. of Soorool. (
Ou the 4th inst. Mr. J. Hart, 3lissicmary,...) Nii.Al.! , , D.
At Bombay, on the 7:h ult. Lieut. Charles P,7•• '..
battalion Bth regiment native infantry, to Miss C. =177,3 1E
Di ED.
On the 7th inst. aged 57 Wm. Simpson, Fol. •• ."-- '.
On the Bth Inst. the Lady of Captain W. F. .Lie .. ~.
The 3tl inst. Mr. Jes,,Th S,. award. a I%L.e r. t`...-... 7.." ‘..; SC
At Husin-abad, tl..- 13th a '.... i:. L.'.. 37th ..t.:r. `‘; ...1 •, I
Ashurst, of the 14th Regina,- it N. I. .and Dep.:':' P'-r:74 lift
the Nagpore subsidiary force. Dee
At Cawrpore, the 19th ult. A. Shannon, M.l) in tl
geon, his Majesty's 14th Itt-girrent cf Foot. or s
At Ilimlipatam, the 51 uk. 51anar Moore, 4th - . s tl
At Serocr, the 5,1 May, the Lady cf En-ign 1 !f, i
Majesty's Gsth Foot. tel
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