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London, England, 1811-12-11 00:00:00

The whole family consisted °idle four whe were mut..
dered, besets the servant girl."
CiXORGE OLLIY, the watchman. corroborated the
testimony of Mr. Murray, and stated, that Mr. Mur-
ray said, For GOD% sake come in, and bee what
dreadful murder is here I" Witness first saw Mrs.
Marr lying on her face, with all her clothes covered
with blood, and her feet towards the door; which at
first prevented its being opened. She was not cold,
but dead. Her brains seemed to be hanging out on
one side of her head, and he saw a great deal of
blood about. Witness then described the situation of
the other bodies, which has been already sufficiently
stated. He said, the last time he saw Mr. Marr was
when he was calling the hour of twelve, at which
time he was putting up the shutters. He was pre-
sent in one of the back rooms when the Police Offi-
cers found the maul, the head of it was upon the
ground, and the handle leaning against &chair, it
was covered with blood, and some hairs were found
upon it; which left no doubt that this was the instru-
ment with which the horrid facts were perpetrated.
He also saw the chissel which was afterwards found,
but upon which there was no blood. This was all
the evidence adduced before the Jury.
The CORONER, after the examination closed, stated
to the Jury, that having now before them the melan-
choly statement of the facts, unassisted by a particle
of testimony calculated to point out the perpetrators
of the atrocious and wicked act of murder, to which
their attention had been so painfully directed; their
verdict, unfortunately, must be given generally on
the imperfect evidence brought forward. He trusted,
therefore, that they would not suffer their verdict to
be influenced by the passing reports, originating from
the laudable anxiety of every one to trace out and
detect the wretches, whose future existence must be
marked with remorse, from conscious guilt ; and
who, perhaps in a little time, by the hand of Provi-
dence, the prayers of humanity, and tile exertions of
the Police, would be brought to detection and punish-
ment.

Lallll INTELLIGENCE.

ADMIRALTY COURT, DECIEMBISR 10.
General W—. This vessel, with about 120 per-
sons on board, consisting of French Officers and their
families, was sailing, under the character of a cartel,
from the Isle of France to Morlair. It appeared
that there were certain goods put on board, which
were claimed by those passengers, besides a-consi-
derable quantity of dollars. It was contended for
the captors, that the goods was a violation of the pri-
vileges of a cartel. On the part of the claimants, it
was submitted, that the goods were protected under
the terms of the capitulation, at the surrender of that
island —The Court was clearly of opinion, that there
Was no breach of the capitulation, and restored the
ship, goods, and specie, subject to the captors' ex-
pences.
Dankbaarheit, Tobbins master.—This vessel,under
Papenburgh colours, laden with pitch and tar, was
bowid from Archangel to this country.—Restored,
with freight and expellees.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DEC. 9.

FAULDER O. SILK AND ANOTHER.
This was an action brought by a Miss Faultier,
who was twelve years the mistress of the late Thomas
Clarke Jervoise, Esq. against the executor of Mr. T.
Jervoise, (the other executor, the Rev. Mr. Tyrwllin,
did not defend, and his answer in Chancery was read,
admitting that the testator was sane at the time of
granting this annuity), and his brother and heir at
law, Mr. Samuel Clarke Jervoise, upon a bond of an-
nuity, for securing to her for life £5OO a-year, char-
ged upon the testator's Hampshire estates. The de-
fence was, that the testator was legally incompetent
to execute the grant of annuity, on account of his in-
sanity ; and the Reader may recollect, that the ques-
tion of the testator's sanity at the time of making his
will, was tried about a year ago in the Court of
Cemmon Pleas, in an issue from Chancery ; and that
after two days investigation in that Court the wi .1 was
validated by the verdict of a Jury. That will was'
dated on the 15th of January, 1808, and gave .420,000
to a reputed natural son of the testator, 4300 a-year,
and £4,000 to the plaintiff, and the rest of his fortune
to the nephews and nicee.s of his brother. The tes-
tator died worth Je25,000 per annum. The bond in
question was dated on the 28th of June,- 1808: and
was given to the plaintiff, most advisedly on his pa: a
as a just reward for her excellent conduct for twelve
years, she having throe n herself under the testator's
protection at the age of 18 years, and hav'eg no
other protector. It appeared, that as long :.o° as i
November, 1807, when the testator was in posses,ien
of only £2SC)O a-year, and before his father died, he
had an intention of settling £3OO a-year on her, un-
less his father would make it up £5OO ; and that he
was advised to grant the annuity in question by Lord
Hood, who had always been a friend of the Jervoise
fancily ; and had consulted Mr. Clift, his tenant, and
Mr. Meredith, of Birmingham, his law agent, on the
subject. These respectable gentlemen, together with
Mr. Le Blanc, of Messrs. Shane's house, the solici-
tor, who prepared the annuity deeds, and his clerks,
all testified to the competency of the testator to exe•
cute these deeds, and ga nstances of his entire col-
lectednsss and perfect sanity during the whole trans- I
action. Dr. Murray, the testator's physician, and
Mr. Fourniaux, his steward, witnessed the deeds ; the
former confirmed the above testimory, and the lat-
tee was not called, as Lord Ellenbotough SA d, with-
out any imputation on either side. Lcrd Hood con-
cluded his evidence by the most solemn assertion &et
he always believed the testate r to be fully competent
to the management of his affairs; and indeed it ap-
I peered from !elm, sin his own hand-writing to M Isrs.
Shawe, &c. that he ruminate I very deliberate y the
' grant of the annuity in question, having the dceds
drawn with a blank sum, directing it in his own
hand-writing .to be £5OO, postponing the execution
of the deeds, and acting with unusual caution. There
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS MURDER. was no doubt but that the testator was latterly wholly
On Monday evening, as a person of the name of bereft of reason by the attacks of epileptic fits : a
Ashburton, who lives in Gravel-lane, Ratliff-high- commission of lunacy was sued out aga nst him in
way, was talking with tome others, at a public.house,l De cember, 1808 ; and the Jury found him mad from
over the above horrible murders, the sensations he February, 1808, to May, 1809, the date ef their find-
experienced were so strong, that he made a confession ing, the inquest being carried back, as the Attorney-
to them to the following purport :—About 18 years General, for the plaintiff, observed, by the artful
ago, he said he had been to Gravesend to see the contrivance of the heir at law, to covet such u ansac-
Arnisten East Indiamen set sail ; and on coming tions as the present annuity grant. Mr. Warburton,
home up the River, he was present at a dispute be- the keeper cf the teceptacic for lunatics at Hackney,
tween a serjeant of marines and a person now living proved the utter wreck of the testator's reason, from
in a respectable way in Prince's-square ; but whose his entrance under his care, on the 2d of January,
name, until the business shall be farther investigated,"! 1809: lie was se:zed with a paralytk stroke on the
weeforbear to mention. The dispute was about a boy 25th of December, in the same year, and on the 29th
whom the setjeant had criarited, and whom the other , he died.
person said he had already enlisted. Ashburton saw i On the part of the defendants, whose leading Coun-
the serjcant of marines fall back, and he saw the sel was Mr. JERI LL, avariety of witne.sespneved, that
other person leap on his body three times, by viltieh the late Mr. Themes Clarke Jervoise was, at the pe-
he was killed. He saw the Serjeartee sword. thrown nod of granting this annuity, in the daily habit of
overboard, but did not know what became of the committing more glaring iacoherencies and extrava-
body. He said be often mentioned the circumstance gencies than have, perhaps, ever appeared in the an-
before, but he believed never except when he was nals of human eccentric ty. When he visited the Bel-
thrown off his guard by liquor ; and then what he moot estate;-in Hants, he pilled down the eh:mules,
said he always imputed to the insanity produced by almost with his own hands ; and painted his carriage
liquor. The person he has accused is in custody, and black, setting it out for sale on the public road, and
was examined yesterday before the Magistrates of the calling it his Black
was .heck. His family estate- and re-
Shadwell Police Office ; when Mrs. AehbUrton, the sidence situated at West Eremwich, in Stafford-
"rife of the witness, who was on board, partly corro- shirr; and as soon as llis lather died, he barnt all the
borated the testimony of her husband. She stated glut furniture, under the pretence that it was Old and mutt-
it was very dark, and being asleep below, she was pert', himself superintending the bonefire from five
1 awoke by the crashes • but only knew of the murder in the morning tilt eleven. Here he committed nu-
from her husband h''eving 'frequently mentioned it merous extravgancies—rikiing on an ass, With a shirt
when he was in a state of intoxication, and that she outside his clothes, and putting lard: a board, ofFeerig
admonished him to silence on the business.—The to let post-chaises at a cheaper rate than the inn-
Magistrates asked Ashburton his' eason fer n i hhold- keepers. lie generally le:Al.:!..1 in lents in the open
ing the statement now given for so long a petiod ? air, and cooked his victuals in a , fa:juror in the stable-
, The witness replied, that he was afraid of getting yard, sleei.inr; on the boards of A parlour, or the stones
1 into trouble, and that he should be murdered. He of a hall. Her was also acce-tontsd to tai:e Intig jam-
was then Tie tioned by the piisoner's Solicitor, whe- nits in his carriage, v Inch be filled with poi, aad
Cher he knew the name cf the master of the boat, the pans, a bunch of Inge key:, and picklocks, to the
residence of the publican, or the place of landing ?-e- number of 150 ; and generally pioneered night•tra-
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To these interrogatories he gave no satisfactoey an- yelling. At onetime, he, on the si:ur ri he ; ~.. it sten, ,
swer.—Mr. Meneteten questioned Mrs. Ashburton ordered an innkeeper to cut a h..le in the Loons of
respecting her husband's state of mind iii his frequent the carriage,, as a conveniency for the ladies ni h
' fits of intoxication, and she acknowledged her bus.', whbmn Le might travel, and had the seats cut away
band scarcely knew what he said. The worthy Ma- to admit of his luggage. At aeother time, Pe had
els:I-we then informed the prisoner, that he fit it his ' the . whole front tit the carriage (veiled, that 'he
duty to remand him, for further investigation into the might drive himself Upon a third occasion, he
circumstances of the alleged murder, allowing him had the carriage hung upon a ki:chen palter, and
proper indulgence consistent with his situation ; and ,an iron-bar, with chinas—ani he more than once
stated, that he would promote every inquiry into the drove the carriage without a body, like a break.
facts sworn against him, and, in order that there I—He at fitst rode out in his carriage unpainted;
' should be as little delay as possible, he appointed Sa. l but afterwards set three maid-icrvan:s to paint it on
turday next for another investigation. a sundriy, and went out is it before the paint was

The Jury retired for a short time, and trought in
their verdict of—" Wilful Murder, against some person
or persons unknown," on each of the bodies.

The Officers had not last night been able to trace
out the servant girl, mentioned in •ur yesterday's
Paper, and only one man, a bricklayer, had been
brought before the Magistrates at Shadwell Office, on
suspicion; but he was Immediately discharged.
Three men wore seen near the shop of Mr. Marr,
for about half an hour on Saturday evening, and one
of them, during that time, looked in at Mr. Marr's
shop window. The description of two of these per-
sons was given to the Magistrates ; of the third no
informatiotocould be obtained. One of them, as ap.
pears from the description even, was dressed in a
light coloured sort of Flushing coat, and was a tall
lusty man ; the other was dressed in a blue jacket,
the sleeves of which were much torn ; and under
which he appeared to have flannel sleeves, with a
small brimmed hat on his head.

The Magistrates of Thames Police Office have
offered an additional reward of £2O, above £5O
already advertised by St. George's parish, for the dis-
covery of either of the aboie described persons.

The current report of Mr. Marr being a witness on
the recent trial of a Portuguese sailor at the Old Bai-
ley, charged with the murder of Douglas, a seaman,
is incorrect. Mr. Marr having been in business only
seven months, he was never engaged in any parish
duties, whereby he could have provoked the revenge
of any individual in his private or public character.

The mother of Mrs. Marr, and two of her sisters,
came from the country, intending to dine with her
on Sunday, and did not hear of the dreadful destruc-
tion of their relatives till they reached the house.—
The effect which the intelligence had on them it
would be in vain to describe.