Star.
London, England, 1829-06-02 00:00:00

- SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.
The crowd on the premises yesterday was so immense An
was almost impossihk to get either in or out ; the betting ot
cramped by the indispensable duty of comparing booko. in
40:
to prevent mistakes on the settling day. Is considerable n
of the Yorkshire and Manchester sporting gentry were in on,
ant*, who were unable to get on to the extent requited,
quence of the high degree of favour in which Patna was ha,
the odds being only 5 to 4 against bins : he is likely to be tto-die-1
at odds against the meld before the start. Lapdog rose to 141 to having beaten Camel in a trial in the morning : he was takes hi;
choice against Morris Dancer, who has no backets. Th,
betting was flat, and only interesting from Luis, Deetee,-;;',
:seraph being its demand amongst the best judges. Tin
closed at an unusually late hour as follows : ttsN

DERBY.

S to 4 agst Patron
to 1 apt Rhoda (taken)
10 to 1 agst Evagnolle
11 to 1 apt Ebury
IS to 1 ag►t Lapdog
15 to 1 agar Morris Dancer
25 to 1 apt Prince Eugene
OAI

30 to 1 apt Rupert
30 to 1 agar Principrraa
30 to 1 apt Charon
40 to 1 &gat The F.:qui.ite
50 to I apt Mohican
50 to 1 apt Wtit.o%the-Wly

4 to 1 art Nlouft
9 to 2 apt Clad & (taker.)
9 to 2 art Varna
7 to 1 aitt Green Mantk(tak.)
14 to 1 art Pauline

Cgo
111 to 1 apt Loot (taken)
1• to 1 stet Device (taltn)
Y 3 to 1 apt Srrapb
40 to 1 asst Tab

PUBLIC WHIPPING OF A JOURNEYMAN SILK
WICAYk:It IN BETHNAL.GREILN-THIS DAT.

Ti'i. morning, at 11 o'clock, the sentence pronoun-d
by the Magistrates of Wirship—ti• et upon James pea.
ynrd, was carried into eff.ct in the nethnal-gteen tedi;
e bring fl igged to the distance of 100 yards from he
h from the nom of Goren* Oak.
slThaden.piriir,onierrowtrahelibcrehur;ei
enwell, under the care of the oiliers of that gaol, and arrived at
the Made-Moue, Bethnal Green-road. in a hackney castle, u about
ten minutes to eleven o'clock, at which time there might Lychees
from ten to twelve thousand persons present, the majority a .414
consisted of women and children, to witness his punishment.
Sore violent manifestation of feeling w.s expected from the
mob; hut yet owing to the nature of his offence, scarce even the
slightest sympathy was expressed in his favour.
Ott alighting from the coach the culprit waa stripped, and boned
in the usual manner to a cart tall, and the civil power having bat,
judiciously arranged by Mr. Reynolds, the High Constable, as is
keep the spine on which the prisoner was to be !lewd quite clear,
a signal was given, and the execution of the sentence was proceeded
with.

The belles be received were about seventy, and though apparently
lightly in/Meted, completely sctlifi.d his bitch, and showed the
blood. reaching the end of the one hundred yardq, he leaped
with agiliti into a coach which was waiting fur him, and wa• Men
off to Cierkenweli Prison. The immeinie crowd then srpodtt4
peaceably, and it is worthy of attentiou, that of those preeen: the
weavers constituted the least portion.

THE KENSINGTON MURDER.
•
Yesterday an inquiry inter the circumstances attend.
the murder of Mary Aim Waite was bald in Neevgate, belie, Sir
Parte Lavas& The witnesses who were examined were the new
that were examined on the inquest at Bow-street. 'John linger,
the turnkey at Clerkenwell Ptisonoproved having had a canner.
sarion with Susan .Bennett after she bad attended the inquest; when
she stated that she went into the barracks with Birmingham, at
half past eleven o'clock on the night before the body of the deceased
was found, and did not see him again till fiveo'clock in the morning.
She was then questioned about a knife, when !lie became contused.
and said " For GOD'S sake, don't ask me about a knife." She was
then asked U any person bad offered to give her any thing, and she
said " lilrtningham's master would make her a present in case she
kept In the same story."
• Lee, a prisoner, pve the same statement.
W. lknnett, watchhouse keeper at Kensington, repeated the
went he gave before the Magistrate at Bow-street, relative to
Susan Bennett having confessed that soon after Birmingham watt
to bed, between eleven and twelve on the alight above stated, be
got up and dressed himself in a fustian jacket and trowseesvhe pt
on his hairy cap, and took up's knife which lay on 'the table, and
left the room. She saw no more of him sill five o'clock ix the
morning. She then sew hint standing in the toots, when she asked
him if the was to gat up ? He said—no • lay till ell o'clock.
Some ceanvenation here took place between Mr. -Butler. Sir 'P.
Laurie, and the witness, from • vatic\ ,It appeared that wale
days since the witness went with Ble..Butler and the girl,
nett, to the Park-wall, where she pointed out 'a spot as shwa
Where she got over; but on Mr. Butler's taking her to another
part of the wall, she said that that was • the place whets she gat
over. This was nearer Kensington. Sergeant Davison.' of she
15th Regiment, was with thews. The girl was pointed out to
Mr. Butler by the Sergeant. When the girl at first fixed um the
spot as that where she got over the wall, Mr. Butler asked her to
step up, but she refused. After this Mr. Nutlet said to her, "'Mk
good girl, cane with me to another part of the wall." • They went,
the witness with them, and Mr. Butler told her to loth and say
whether that. pointing to a-pat ticular spot, was not where she got
over? She immediately said, " Now I come to'recollect, this Is
the spot; but the wall was not in the same state as it is now." She
also told the witness that the prisoner had slept with her the whole
of the night.
John Smith, a constable of Hammersmith, and another What*
named Cooke, proved, that Susan Bennett made tits same Wins-
Jun to them, as to the conduct of Birmingham.
Susan Bennett was then sworn, and stated, chetah, was IP ran
of age, and was an orphan. She thee related the story of having
gone to sleep with Birmingham. but .denied that she had any
knowledge of his leaving the room during the night; she bad
never told Bennett, the watchbouse keeper, any thing shoat
his leaving the room, nor about his taking a knife from tin
table; she never said its dressed himself in fustian clothes and a
rough sap before he went oat; she Mould swear thatshe did net
miss him from the bed during the night ; she never bunt law
tears before Mr. 13enisett, the watchhouse keeper, and said she
could neither eat nor drink; she never told Boller for Gua's sake
not to ask her any further questions about the knife.
Sir Perna—Pray, where have you been since Thursday lett?

Wittiest—ln di; workhouse at.Yen•ington.
Mr P. Liattato—Whom have yogi seen (here?
Witness,Nene but the people of the house.
Sir Psvea—Now, girl, upon the solemn with you have tikewillas
pot some ofkr been made to you if you would adhere to your int
tatement; and get Birmingham off?
The girl cried, bitce►lj.at this question, but answereil, after some
.hesitation, in the negative.
,Bennett, the officer, wAs then called in and confronted with the
girl, and it was some time before qn answer coelil be obtained boa
her. When asked if she would now deny hivliq made the &duns.
slung and statements before described ? •
She cried and whined; and at length, looking Be men tell in tbs
face. said ►fie never bad bread and chats, with him AL the Grapes;
that she did not burst into tears, and denied, in fact, aY 1e hal
stated. • _

Bennett seemed perfectly astounded, and said in a Very earnest
manner, " Good Gun! how can you be so wic►ed ?7 Yo kilo*
that ern), word you have cow sworn is utterly falser
The witness now faltered considerably. and at length admitted
that she bad some recollection of the bread and cbsteee.aed that she
'West Issve cried. for she was Subject to fits crying.
Smith and Weer were then brought in, and they repeated bailer
presence their former testimony ; but she denied Wall.
The girl was then sent to the Compter until the Seaton& ; sel
Birmingham, who did not appear the least affected during the tr
vestigation, was committed for trial

A fire occurred yesterday morning, between Or*
and four o'clock, in the High-street, Woolwich, which burnt with
considerable fury for some time. The Anilkeg and Royal Maths
were greatly instrumental in resisting the flames, which at lir*
threatened to communicate with the Dock-yard. but formes*
it was got under Without its sustaining any damage.
James Butler, who bas been frequently examined st
Queen-square Police Mice, charged wit► setting Are to Mom
DOwnwrx's floor cloth manufactory, in the Kings Road. MO4
was brought up for final examination yesterday, and fully carob'
ted to Newgate for trial on the above charge.

• DIED. •
May IS. at Taw. the Bev. jVUUaaa Cowry, Paths& blitir
of thit paha.

. NAST INDIA DEATHS.
January tea, on board the ship Lord Amherst, proinadied
Nedgeree, Cgitafn. William Davipee, ist Refit. Rumpus 1011147
At Really, Jan. 21,44 n. Orare Sophia
the lite Mr..L Wiliam. Deputy Agent at Diamond Harbwire
aged 24 years. . .
At Cakapose, Jan.,id, Mr. John Leger, Wantland dol °lair'
aged Abut eo years.

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