Star.
London, England, 1827-07-18 00:00:00

MURDER ifF THE Riley. AR. WATErtHOUSR.
PI SAL St rllll xrritcifew D COM al ITTA L OP.IOIIIIUI Slat Dt.
The most intense anxiety was manifested to-day,. to
witness the eiamination of Joshua Slade and William
Heddings. Slade asserts, that be never committed a
dishonest act before last harvest, when he was instigated
to the attempt by Heddings. Struck with alarm at the
apprehension of the Slades, Heddings surrendered himself
on Thursday night, and voluntarily entered into a full
confession of I is crimes.
Amongst other disclosures he stated, that Joshua,
Slade had confessed to him that he was the murderer
of Joshua Waterhouse. Information coming from so
polluted a source was obviously liable to much suspi-
cion; but our Magistrates very wisely determined to
conf, out the two offenders, and thus endeavour to esta-
blish more clearly the supposed guilt of Slade. Ac-
cordingly, at two o'clock today, Slade was brought
from the prison to our Council Chamber, where the
examination was to take place.-
The Clerk of the County, John Sweeting, Esq. then
proceeded to read the deposition of Heddings, which
was in substance as follows:
“ On Wednesday night, after the murder, I saw Joshua Slade
on the turnpike road in Little Stukeley, near nine o'clock. The
Inquest was then over. I jogged him on the elbow, and called him
on ope side, and asked him what he thought of this concern ? He
said, I don't know.' I made answer, • U—n It, how came you
to lay hands on him?' He said, • I was forced ; I was in the low
kitchen, plundering it; 51r. Warberhouse cense and catthed hold
of
me • I drew my knife, and began to stab him where I could; he
dram ;idled out 'sunder, Ind I got him down on the IlOof. and got a
weapon with which I bit him a hard blow on the face,and knocked
him down; then I bit him several times on the arms, and where I
could, to prevent him rising up again. I then heard the deg bark
very vehemently at the door, and I went to see it any per..on was
coati." ; there being nobody there, I went back to Mr. Water-
house again, and he had rose up on his legs. 1 theta hit him another
hard blow on the head, and knocked hint into the tub. I then ran
out at the garden door, and left him. I tan down the close of
grass leading to Great ST uketcy."
Alter the deposition had been read, and Heddings
had affixed his mark to it, Slade was .irked if he had
any thing to say? He answered—" No, your Honour;
.but he has told some false tales; I did not say a word of
what i.e says on the Wedne,d iy night ; he wants to hang
me without Judge or Jury; d—n him, he ought to have
been banged years ago hi/itself."
Mr. Cole, Keeper of the Prison, was then sworn and examined.
I produce a knife which I got from the prisoner. Joshua Slade ; I
asked him for it after the first day of examination, but he said his
Mother had got it and his watch. I toed him afterwards 'that he
muar give it up ; be then said they (himself and the other prisoners)
had concealed it, as they had no knife to eat their bread with. I
replied, " You most give it up," and be immediately got it down
from a shelf. I examined the knife; it was new cleaned ; I wrapt
it in brown paper, and laid it past. Two or three days afterwards
1 looked at the knife again, and there appeared on the blade marks
of blood; the red dudes which now appear have come out since I
had it. aloe knife was then handed round the table; it is a large
clasp knife, and apparently new. Stains of a dark brown or reddish
shade may bevies Hy perceived about an inch from the point.)
The prisoner being interrogated as to the nature of the stains
which appeared an his knife, coolly replied," They a'n't blood, nor
aught like it."
The commitment of the prisoner was then made out, and he was
conducted back to prison.
Heddings was neat examined as to his participation in a felony.
developed in the followiux evidence.
John SitoreY, of Broughton, in the county of Huntingdoo, had
two pies stokn tram his straw-yard one night *boot ten or eleven
weeks since. Upon hearing of the apprehension of John and Joshua
Slade, he went to Srukoky, and found one of the pigs in a stye at
Shade's Isobar, and the whiz in a stye at Heddings s.
John Wayles, brothentAwlaw of Storey, corroborated this evi-
dence, and said Me could swear to the pigs, on account of their
breed, odour, and acm in the noise of each. Heddings ersigiresed,
though somewhat reluctantly, that be could not account for the
pig beirig found in his potselaaoo, and Ws accordingly committed.
No further elannuation rook place.
'Qui Assizes wit) be opened on Saturday se'nnight,
by Mr. Baron GARROW and Baron ALCJIANDILIt, and
the prisoners will, an all piobability, be tried on the
Monday following:

KrNias`Batrcn Psis:so:4.—We stated yesterday the
substance of the not which to• k place within this Pri.
son, in consequence of the prisoners amusing themselves
with a mock elr ction. The Marshal permitted the farce
Ito go on, until it became productive cf disorders. He
'then sent to expostulate with the parties who were con-
sidered most influential,•but, instead of abating the dig
orders, they increased, and several of the turnkeys were
ass., ulted The tumult at length arrived at such a height,
that the Marshal found it necessary to
.send for a de-
tachment of the Guards, upon whose arrival tranquil-
lity was restored. Mr. Meredith, Mr. Stanton, and
some others of the ringleaders, were then confined in
the strung room; and so mutinous was the spirit mini•
fisted ►y the prisoners, that Mr. JONia did not think it
sate to let the soldiers depart until an advanced hour
yesterday morning.
DARING ROBRERY.—Sunday forenoon, during the
hours r f Divine Service, and absence of the family at
Church. some daring thieves enterei the house of ED-
WARD. govpinnia, Esq. North Bank, Regent's Fmk,
and carried off a great variety of property.
ALARMING FLoon.—The neighbourhood of Romney
Marsh, ihear Rye, has been considerably alarmed by the
destruction of Pinkerton Sluice, in the parish of Guild-
ford, last Fridiy, by an uncommonly high tide. The
wrecks of the sluice floating on the river ha►e destroyed
a bridge neat it. The water, unchecked by the sluice,
forced its way up several small streams, damaged s
bridges, and broke the banks of the stream near those
bridges. A great portion of Romney Marsh, laid under
water, has been drained by a temporary dam at Bucketes
Bridge, about four miles from the sluice. The ex-
tent of this damage cannot, as yet, be ascertained.a-
Forty acres of wheat, the property of Mr. Cheesman, of
Stone, were laid entirely under water. No cattle were
lost—the height towhich the water rose was not sufficient
to effect their destruction. The greatest activity exists
amongst those persons most interested in this unfor-
tunate event. Workmen have been constantly employed,
and great hopes ate entertained of speedily repairing
the dangsge.P.S. Toe extent of damage is much
grea er than was anticipated : Mr. Selmos has 45 acres
of fatting land now under water.—KentishChron.Julyl7.
Thursday it was discovered that two cannon, weigh-
ing four cwt. each, were abstracted from the esercialng ground
of the Bast India Company's College, at Addiscombe. They were
composed of brats, a valuable material, were 5i inches diameter
in the bore, and presented to the College by the Board of Ordnance,
with a view sit promoting a knowledge of gunnery among the cadets.
llt is supposed they 'had been removed some days before their loss
was found out, and that they were taken in order to be disposed of
as old metal.

CORN EXCHANGE, MA RK.LANE, Jima 18.
Our supplies (3,400 qrs. of Wheat, 530 qrs. of Barley, 10,800 qrs.
of Oats, and 1,450 sacks of Flour,) this morning consisted chiefly of
foreign Grain, and though sot Large, we had very little businvie
doing, bat that little was at the prices of last Monday for doe
samples of Wheat, Barley, Oats, and Peat.
HOP INTELLIGENCE.
IlLsnairrons, Jinx 17.—Several of the plantation in this nelbk.
bourhood have, waste happy to say, magresaively improved during
the last week.

Lawn. Jinx 16.—The late rams and subsequent warm weather
have greatly improved the bop plantations around as; and the pro-
duce. though it may Oat amount to what is MU an average crop.
immix* to prove mosiiimablc.