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London, England, 1817-07-29 00:00:00

NOIWOHAM.
Clarks Rotherham, aged SS, was capitally indicted
for the wilful murder of Elizabeth Shepherd, at Sut-
ton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, by striking her on
the head with a certain hedge-stake. The prisoner
at first pleaded gull' hot having, on the suggestion
of the Judge, withdraw n this plea, the trial proceeded.
It appeared from the evidence, that the deceased,
Elizabeth Shepherd, an interesting girl about 17 years
of age, and daughter of a woman residing at Papple-
wick, had left home for Mansfield, to inquire for
work. Having succeeded in the object of her jour.
ney, she was on her return home, in the evening,
when, about two miles from her mother's residence,
met by the prisoner, who, without uttering a word,
inhumanly knocked her down with a hedge-stake,
and did not cease his atrocious cruelty till life was
extinct. He then rifled her of a pair of shoes, and
lan umbrella, and threw her bleeding and disfigured
body into a ditch, where it was found next morning.
A few minutes after perpetrating this atrocious deed,
the murderer passed on the road Mrs. Shepherd, the
mother of his victim, who had come out to meet her
Idaughter. When the body was found it was in a
dreadful state. The prisoner was quickly pursued
and overtaken. To ne Benjamin Barnes, a constable
who took him into custody. and who endeavoured to
keep off a crowd by which he was surrounded, he
said, a Never mind, let them come &wand, I am
guilty of the crime, and must suffer the course of the
law." Barnes afterwards accompanied the prisoner
to the scene of the murder. He there pointed out
the spot from whence he 541 d the stake was,taken.—
He said he could not tell • what had possessed him;
be never spoke to her. He was on the left side dicer,
and on coming up he struck her on the head. She
fell, and he repeated his blow two or three times.—
He then dragged her to the ditch where she was
found ; he turned her pockets inside out. but found
nothing ; he then unlaced her stays, thinking she
might have some money concealed there, but be
found none. He added, that be took away her um-
brella and shoes, and that he left the shoes at Red-
hill. He could not say what possessed him, for he
had six shillings in his pocket.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty. The Judge
ordered him to be executed on Monday.

Bow-svazwr.—Yesterday James Lake Was charged
with robbing his brother Mr. Samuel Lake, builder,
of Alfred-place, Tottenham Court-road, of bank-
notes to the amount of £4.50. It appeared that he
had taken the opportunity of his brother's absence
from home, to get possession of the notes yesterday
se'nnight. and after changing them for others at the
Bank of England, he set off on the outside of the
Umpire coach for Liverpool, intending, it is suppo-
sed, to go to America. When, however, be got to
Liverpool, in consequence of an acquaintance he had
formed on the jonrney with a married woman, who,
with her husband, were fellow passengers, he eon.
trived, by means of bribery, to obtain her escape from
a room at an inn where her husband (observing her
conduct with Lake) had locked her up, and he then
set off with the Lady in a post chaise and four back
again for London, where he arrived on Friday. They
then proceeded in tl e same style to Dartford and
from thence towards Rochester, but a few miles be-
yond Gravesend. they turned back to Dastferd,
where they slept. and the next morning proceeded to
Rochester; and from thence to Sittingbourne, where
the father of the Lady resides. At the latter place,
at the father's house, they were found on Sunday af-
ternoon by Adkins the officer, who had been pursu-
ing Lake all the way, and by the husband of the fu-
gitive female, who had also closely pursued. them.—
The Lady, after a scene of great confusion, contrived
to get away from her hotalund. but Lake was brought
sale_to London by Adkins. On the examination it
appeared that the prisoner's brother was gone off to
Liverpool in pursuit of hint. The further investige.
tion was, therefore, postponed. On the prisoner was
found.in bank notes and cash £223.25. 6d.- •

MAtimmitotictt-sntti7..Yesterday tula Parrott,
the youog woman who stands charged with felo-
niously carrying away a male child, named William
Hampson, son of William Hampson, a private in the
lst Regiment of Life Guards, was brought up for
further. examination. The evidence was nearly the
same as before, and the prisoner was fully committed
toe trial.
We have authority to state, that it was not Colonel
Dissctwoon, of the Guards, to whom our Report
alluded, in an account of an examination at Marlbo-
rough-street, published in this Paper on Friday last.
HORRID MURT/114.—The following most inhuman
murder was committed at a village in Sussex
Gimpson, a labourer, returning from his work on
Thursday evening, discovered his wife lying on the
floor, weltering in her blood, and by her side. a poker,
then scarcely cold. He raised her up, and after some
time she revived, and recovered the power of speech.
He sent for medical. aid, and in the interim The poor
creature proceeded to state, that as she was sitting at
work at the-cottage-door, a fine looking man ac-
costed her, and began to take some indecent liber-
ties—she resisted, when the monster dragged her into
the house, and mixing the poker red-hot from the fire,
hell it over her head, using the most horrid threats.
She had proceeded thus far when she dropped from
the chair into her husband's aims, and instantly ex-
pired. The most vigilant search has been made, but
we are sorry to add, that but little hopes are enter-
tained of his detection.

List of the prisoners charged w;th rintous proceed-
ings in the neighbourhood 01 IludJersfielti, with their
age, place of residence, and offence fur which they
were respectively committed :
The following are charged with Steeling Arms.—Jonaritan
Bailey, clothier, aged Pog log ; Jeltatbatt Brook, daintine-
ss,. et, Wham Benjamin Denkersley, weaver, 211, Hooky;
Haan Johmon labours", sS, Hamlin!' ; John Kinder, cloth-
dresser, 41, Healey; Abraham Oldham, labotimr, 22, Marsh-
Platt ; John Oldham, labourer, so, Marsh Platt; Joseph Sykes,
clothier, 41, Hooky ; Joshua Thewles, labourer, 24, Holmerth;
Benjamn Taylor, fancy 24, Hooky. •
Ihe following are charged with tumultuously assembling.—
Benjamin Brook, weaver, IS, Salford, In Lockwood; Joseph
Beaumont, cloth-dresser, es, Lockwood; Wat. Osswther, shoe-
maker 17, Lockwood; Benjamin Green cloth dresser,
Monkey; Joseph Haigh,weaver, so, Berryb:ow, Ahnoesdbury;
Joseph Jysop, clotb.dtesser, 21, Lockwood; Benj. Lockwotd,
clotholreuer, 19, Salford; Richard Lee, clothier, Holmfirtis ;
James Oldham, cloth-dresser, LS, Berrybrow ; Ohlikid,
weaver, Si, Almoodbury; Abraham Oldfield, weaver, SI, Al-
mondia7; George Woffeoden cloth-dresser, U, dickwood;
John Wilson, clorinstresser, tb. Lockwood.
Prewating Els Arms with i.ttent ter,Shoot.....lohn Rhodes,
eradicator, Llnfitts, Saddieworth.
Procuring Riotous Assemblies to be keld.-wThonsso Rilsya
taylor, Co, Crosland Moor.—l ssii Mersiejs