Star.
London, England, 1829-08-20 00:00:00

STRA TFORD'S CONFESSION.

THt COXVISSION or XI, 101111 5T11411011.0, WADI THIS 16nt DAY
UT AUGUST, 1819.
T acknowledge the justice of my sentence, and that I deserve to
die. It is nut true that I purchased two ounces of arsenic of Mr.
Cross; I purchased only one ounce, for which I paid twopence ;
I knew, from conversation with the woman Briggs, that she was
in the habit of sending flour for her husband in the workhouse ;
and she said to me. "what a blessing it would be if Gap would
release him from his sufferings!" From this, and knowing that
she was in the family-way by me, and having in my possession
about the third part of an ounce of erode arsenic, which I received
from a person for whom I worked, I powdered it, sifted it
through a piece of rag into some flour which I put into the bag
produced at the trial, tied it up, and directed it to Briggs. I then
took it on Wednesday, the 11th of February last, about eleven
o'clock in the forenoon, to the workhouse, and delivered it to the
girl Hook, at the kitchen-door of the workhouse, into her band.
In the expectation that it would be given to Briggs, and that he
would partake of it. I did sot p into the kitchen. I told her
it was for Thomas Briggs ; it did not occur to me at this time
that I was committing any crime ; but when I went to bed
such terrors seised my mind that I could not sleep. I would have
gone to the workhouse the following arming and got back the
bap with Its cootent ; but I thought it must have been used before
that time, so I did not go. I declare must solemnly that I did not
make use of the ounce of arsenic ptirchased of Cross, and that it
was found in the same state as when first I had it. My object was
to destroy Briggs, from the fear that the exposure of my intimacy
with the woman Briggs would break the peace between my wife
and me. I also declare that the evidence given against me on my
trial was, with the variation appearing above. substantially correct.
When I delivered the parcel to the girl Hook, she said she did not
know Briggs ; there was a lesser girl sat by the kitchen Ire, who
said that firiggp was with nurse Burgess. Hook asked me U I
would like to carry it up myself? 1 said, no, I had rather not,
and came away. Neither the woman Briggs nor any other.person
knew of my tnixiog the arsenic in the flour, nor of my taking It to
the workhouse. Witness my band,
JOHN STRATFORD.
• The above was read over to John Stratford, and signed by hint
in my presence,
C. F. MILLARD, Chaplain at the New Jail.

The criminal business at York assizes closed.on Thurs-
day evening. None of the convict. will suffer the extreme penalty
of the law.

On the 10th ink. Re- William Pringle and Matthew
Boyd. of South Shields, seamen, were going to purchase herrings,
the little boat In which they were under sail upset, and they both
perished.
Tuesday se'nnight a little boy named Thompson, about
seven years of age, had bin thighs nearly severed (reign his body, by
three coal Waggons passing over him at South Shields. lie died
the next morning.
Tuesday se'nnight the bells of the
.ancient .Cathetiral
at Hexham rang several muffled peals, the day en which the re-
main. of the late Colonel Seasonar wee e its,erted.
- Ft RE...;—About half-put twelve n'cluck on Thursday
morning an alarming Are broke out in Mr. Goum.av's distillery,
near Port Gundas. With his accustomed celerity, -Mr. Daemon
set off from Glasgow with the engines and. water-butts, but
before they could possibly arrive, the .whole of she still-
Mose, containing the fermenting tuns, had been entirely de-
stroyed ; and the granary above the coolers had also might fire.—
To wee this valuable part of the buildings, the exertions of the
Are department were entirely directed; and their endeavours were
fortunately successful, not only in preserving the granary, but also
the engine-house, counting house, and stores. The premises are
insured in the PlUnnix Fire Mice.
SMALL-PDX AND ti ACCINATIOII.—The
has been very prevalent, and, from the annual statement just made
to the Governor. -of the Small rot Hospital, there were admitted
in the last year 204 patients. The total number admitted since the
formation of the hospital in 1746, having the natural small pox is
45,067. The number of patients admitted fee varioluus
up to the 30th of June, 182.2, when the practice Wan discontinued,
was 48,064 ; and the number of patient. admitted
.and relieved
under veitivation from 1799 to 1829, was 148,692... The. Report
defends vacciaation tram the antibts thrown; won at, and
attributes failure to the hasty inexperience of early eaccipaturs. The
receipts at th- hospital last year were 2,04ti1. 5.. 114. including a
sum of 3614 Ss. the amount of contribinions towards the expense of
repairs, Ice. of the hospital. The disbursements, were 1,9331.
16s. 44. ingluaing expenses of repairs, ate. to the amount of
9161. 13.. lOU. leaving a balance io band, to inert increased de-
mands upon the charity, of only 1101 9w 3d.

BIRTH.
At Bellary, India. on the 4th Nlarch. the Lady of Captain J.V.
Itowortho ah Regiment, of a daughter.

MARRIED.

At St. Ilanin's Church, Guem-ey, Captain John de Lusoey, of
the 10th Regiment of Foot, to Grace Martha, daughter of the late
A. Primate, Esq.

lED.
At Whitehaven, Mr a. Rothery. a maiden lady,. aged sixty-nre.
The deceased was, far many years lib ' to the Whitelfaven pub-
lic Watery.
At Wickham. Amelia, youngest daughter of Capt. Batnaby
Greene, A.N. of Phil place.
At Trak% the infant daughter of Major Gilmer, of the Sid
&Wan-
Q.& Ireildesee, Ryde, J. W. R. }ldly's.. Esq.. Master it:
Royal avy.
At ls residence at Southsea, Capt. John, Btlttadn, R. M. oFcLA
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