Star.
London, England, 1826-08-25 00:00:00

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The woman still remains very ill. When her husband
commenced the attack, she besought him not to strike
the child, on which he instantly plunged the knife into
its body. There was a woman in the house at the time.
She says Butt's wife rushed passed her greatly terrified,
and ran up stairs; Burt then came to the door, and she
tried to keep him out, but he forced the door open,„
seized the woman by the
_neck, and almost strangled
her. He then ran up stairs, burst the door open, and
began the horrible work. Burt appears quite indifferent
as to his fate, and there is an air of callousness in his
whole appearance; he seems, in snort, devoid of feeling,
and talks of the affair with unconcern, and he has ac-
knowledged more than we feel warranted in stating.—
The Inquest was held at the George the Fourth, near'
tt,e house where the murder was committed, before a
very respectable Jury. The mother of the woman was
examined, but she was so agitated that she fainted, and
the inquiry was delayed for some time.
The handle of the knife was found in the prisoner's
pocket A considerable number of persons were assem-
bled round the door of the inquest room during the
examination, who seemed much interested in the pro-
ceedings. The house in which the woman sought re-
fuge is situated in William-street, and is milted by a
person with whom she was to have drank tea that
afternoon. The name of the man who rescued her from
she fury of her husband is Itawley, and he is justly
entitled to the thanks of the public for the courage he
displayed in such an emetgency. Burt remained in the
black hole, heavily ironed, on Wednesday night. with a
person to watch him, and was perfectly tranquil. He
lay on his bed of straw, his legs and feet secured: he,
to all appearance, seemed not the least affected. He said
he had been to sleep, and appeased drowsy, and in-
clined to sleep again, and for that purpose he hal drawn
the rug over his face. He said he had not informed his
friends of what had occurred, but he supposed his mo-
ther knew it, as she was in B►ighton. Since his con-
finement he has been supplied with a Bible and Prayer-
book. He was conveyed to Horsham yesterday morning.

THE INQUEST.
The following evidence was adduced before the Coroner :
Ann Young (Burt's wife's mother) sworn—l live at
IS, Woburn-place; on the 17th of July, 1825, my
daughter was married to Wm. Burt. They continued
to l.ve together till a week before Christmas, when by
refusing to show her husband a letter that she had written
to some of her relations he was very much offended, and
made use of threatening language. One evening, about
seven o'clock, the husband went up stairs in the front
room, fastined the door inside, and beat his wife most
severely with a poker. In consequence of the piercing
shrieks of her daughter, witness rushed op stairs, and
forced the doot. On entering the room she saw her
daughter covered with bkod. Burt was immediately
taken into custody. Her daughter had not recovered
her eye sight to this day. After this her daughter said,
" she forgave her husband, but she would never live
with him again." On the Slit of May last she was
delivered of a male infant. Witness had sent for her
daughter from Ditchling to come to see her at her own
house, and on Sunday evening she arrived with her
child. The nest day, Monday,witneu saw Burt standing
against the wall adjoining witness's house. She asked
him if he wanted any one, to which he made no reply,
and went away. On Tuesday afternoon she was in-
formed her daughter was differing with her husband ;
she went home, when finding the door fastened, she
hastened to Mrs. Elisted's (being informed her d iuAter
*as there), and found her covered with blood, and the
infant dying in Mrs. Histed's arms.
llcitry Hatfield stated, that the prisoner had applied
to him several times to reconcile his wife to him (Burt),
and for that purpose he had on one occasion offered him
20s. Hatfield said he had frequently conversed ss ith
Burt, and he always thought him a rational man.
Harriet Burt sworn—l am the wife of Burt. I have
been constantly in fear of him. On Tuesday last I ran
into a neighbour's house (32, William-street,) for pto-
tection. 1 went up stairs, and closed the door. He
followed close behind, and burst the door open ; he then
pulled a knife out of his pocket, and said," I have this
for you, you d—nation b—h!" Witness then said, do Du
not kill the child, but kill me, on which he gave her
and the child several stabs with the knife he had in his
hand ; at last he lost his weapon ; he then kicked me in
several parts of the body till persons came, who rescued
me; I then got away, with the child in my arms, and
went into Mrs. Histed's,where medical aid was procured.
Henry Bewley sworn—Witness hearing screams immediately
tar: across the street from his own house, rushed in the room, and
seined Bart by the coat, and threw hint. He then sent fur assist-
arc,' and took the murderer into custody.
Two Medical Gentlemen stated, that the knife was found in the
knee of the infant when taken to Mr. Histed's house. The death
was occasioned, in their opinion, by two wounds inflicted in the
abdomen. _ _ _

The Coroner then summed up the evidence, and the Jury instantly
returned a verdict of Iriffsd lifurcier.—Several witnesses were ex.-
ired, but we have not space for the evidence.

A rnaster•baker brought his man to Guildhall yester-
day on a charge of peculation. From some inquiries,
it appeared that the journeyman was found in bread and
beer, besides his wages. " What does he do for meat ?"
said the Alderman. "He gets it how he can, and cooks
it in the oven," said the master. The Alderman did
not push the inquiry further, otherwise it might have
appealed that this was the common practice of the trade,
in which case it would in some degree account for that
extraordinary evaporation or diminution which often-
times takes place in the good things baked in public
ovens. We recollect hearing an honest housewife com-
plain before a Magistrate that she had sent a piece of
beef, consisting of three sibs, to the baker's oven, and it
actually lost one entire rib in the baking !