The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-01-13 00:00:00

MURDER OF A CHILD BY ITS MOTHER.

On Friday last, at eight o'clock, Mr. Baker, and a hiAlv
resectable jury, sat at the Norfolk Arms, Robert-street, Beth-
nat-green-road, Loudon, to inquire into the tircurestani es
relative to the death of a female child, about eighteen months
old, who came by its death in consequence of its throat having
been cut by its mother, with a razor. Mr. Benjamin Thomas
Toomtrs, seam-minor; Bet hnal -g r e en-road,
sworn, said the deceased was the daughter of Mr. Charles
Clarke, who with his wife, occupied rooms in his house, on the
first floor. They have another child, eight years of age. Mr.
Clarke a short time a ago was a licensed victualler, living in
Pitt-street, Bethnal-green, but was unfortunate Iw his business.
On Wednesday last witness saw the deceased for Me last time
alive, when it was in its mother's arms. On Thursday last,
about twelve o'clock at noon, the father went out, and irrimess
belives that the deceased was then alive. He returned home
between one and two o'clock that morning, when, in a fey,•
minutes, he came down stairs, much excited in his manner, and
asked witness for a light, with which he hastily went into his
room. Witness, from hearing a person up stairs in a confused
tette, and stamping with their feet, proceeded into Mr. Clarke's
room, who was almost frantic, and exclaiming " Murder ! mur-
der 1 she has killed my child !" He was then leading the mother
of the deceased out of the room, who appeared much distressed.
He asked her, in witness's presence, " If she had done it ? "
She replied that she had. Before that witness had seen the
deceased in heft. It was laying under the clothes. which were
covered with blood. There was a deep incision across the de-
ceased's throat. It appeared 'to have been dead several hours.
'rhe mother then sat by the bed-side, in her night-dress. When
her husband said to her " Oh ! Anne, our cup of affliction is in-
deed full! " she answered, "Ah ! the devil has been very busy
with me all day," At this time the husband's father and mother
came, and they then asked her again how she could do it, when
she repeated her former remark. lie asked her if it was from
any conduct of his that she did it. She said "No." She also
said that she did it with a razor, and that after she had done it,
she put the razor in the drawer where it was usually kept. The
drandfather and witness found the razor in the next room in the
rawer. It was shut up, and the blood on it was dry. Witness
said to the mother "The razor is bloody!" She stated, in reply,
that she did not wipe the blood off. 'Witness has not seen any-
thing in her manner previous to the act which could induce him
to suppose she was insane. Several witnesses were called in
confirmation of this dreadful story; and the jury, having found
a verdict of Wilful Murder against the mother, she was coin-
,
Lraitted to Newgate on the coroner's warrant. A juror observed
that since her imprisonment she had shown evident symptoms
of aberration of mind.

NATIONAL EDUCATION;

( From the Derry Sentinel.)
At a meeting of the Friends'of the elders of the Presbyterian
church at Ballykelly, lately held at their meeting-house in Bally-
kelly, the followini, expression. of their sentiments on the sub-
ject of the system of national 2ducation, now in operation, was
unanimously agreed to
" We, the elders of the Presbyterian congregation of Bally-
kelly, viewing with alarm, the progress among our fellow-coun-
trymen of that latitudinarian spirit, which would trample on
those sacred rights for which our fathers bled, and for which
they took, joyfully, the spoiling of their goods, and having as-
certained, with deep concern, that certain eice-bearers in our
church, and others calling themselves Presbyterians, have tar-
nished the ourity of that christianaharacter, by approving of
a systeni which would degrade the vDord of the living God, and
would place it on a level with the works of erring man, and have
thereby exposed themselves to the Divine denunciation ex-
pressed in that-scrinture, Woe unto them that call evil good
.and good evil, that put.darlsness for light and light for dark-
ness,' deem it. our duty Mos publicly to declare ourreadiness to
co-operate with those christian men who boldly and fearlessly
have stepped forward to arrest, by all scriptural means, the pro-
gress of sucha spirit, and to exhibit the word of life as maintain-
ing an elevation above the reach of human legislation, and be-
yond the extent of human controul, and du unanimously agree
to the following -resolutions
" let. Resolved,—That we recognize in the scriptures God's
message to the whole human family, and that the withholding
of it from any poriion of that family for any given time involves
an impious, and, conseinently, dangerous principle; and that
the free and unrestricted perusal of it at any time, or in any
place, is the birthright of all who can read, of every denomina-
tion and age.
" 2d. That, as ' all scripture is given by inspiration of God.
and is profitable' for instruction,' and is the only source of a
pure,..tnoral, and religions education for our youth, it is our un-
changed purpose that we shall endeavour to procure the reading
of the whole scriptures in all the schools with which we are
connected, during the ordinar school hours, by all those children
whose parents are desirous they should he so read.
" And, lastly, that we do cordially approve of the declara-
tion and resolutions agreed to by the Presbytery of No-Lium-
vady at their meeting on the 9th ult., as beitig in strict accord-
ance with our own views, and that we du hereby promise to
aid, to the utmost of our power, in carrying the plan of educa-
tion proposed by that presbytery into effect.
" Signed by order,
" JAMES KINKEAD, Session Clerk.
" Builykelly, Jan. 6, 1535."

FTRE.—On Wednesday night, about twelve o'clock, a fire
was discovered in the wopl warehouse occupied by Messrs.
Taylor, Son, and Gibson, (lately occupied by Messrs. Hubbard
and Son,) near the bottom of Albion-street, in this town, which,
before it could be got under, almost entirely destroyed the ad-
joining extensive premises of Mr. Mardi's, Messrs. Matthew
Moss and Sons, Mr. I. P. Smith, and Messrs. Webster. Owing
to the strong frost, the engines were difficult to work, and the
fire was not subdued till six in the morning. The lofty walls of
most of the buildings are still standing, but some of them
threaten to fall. The value of a considerable portion of the
property was covered by insurance in the Leens and Yorkshire
and other offices, but.several of the parties named are sufferers
to a rather serious amount. The fire is supposed to have origi-
nated in a stove in Taylor, Sou, and Gibson's compting-hduse,
but this is uncertain. The flames were not wholly extinguish-
ed until Thursday forenoon. Great and laudable exer•
tiuns were made by a number of persons, who were attracted
to the spot by the conflagration, to save the wool and other
property on the premises, otherwise the loss would have been
much mote extensive.—Leeds /me/Vs/cheer.

THE -REVENUE. r--.
_O
[Omitted in our last r want of #frake 1 % 1 '3l.
Abstract p f the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great .1321.4. iu tl/4
Years and Quarters ended sth January; 1833 and 18:15. show* the lu-v
crease or Decrease on each Head thereof.

Years ending sth Jan.
1834 1835 Increase. Decrease..
CustonaS. .
--
Excise 14,:-10,962 13,16 1,055 -- 1,674,907
Stamps. ,
Taxes 4,892,058 4,550514 ------ 341,444
Post-office 1,384,000 1,331.005- 25,000
Miscellaneous 57,133 56,919 .-..--- 214
-----
Total Income.... 42,934,845 43,043,876 ( 2,148,596 2.011.565
---
Deduct Decrease.... 2.041,565
Increase on the Year.... 107,031
e=,-.....,.....
Qrs. ending sth lan.
1831 1835 Increase. Decrease.
£ £ £ £
Customs 3,594.287 4,305,721 711,434
Excise. .
Stamps 1,575,112 1,555,46 t 19,650
Taxes 1,808,701 1,633, 120 175,581
Post-office 324,000 323,000 1,0110
Miscellaneous 27,016 38,447 1!,4,1 ------
-----
Total income.... 11,697,535 11,399,561 722,635 1,020,799
I' Deduct Increase 722,835

Decrea.9

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297,9 G-1

ROYAL AMP H. ET H EATRE,
GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET,
Under the distinguished Patronage of Lard an.! Lady MOLYNE 177,
wh9 will Aonemr the Ihn2hitheatro with their tresenee on this night, e
13th January.

rTilliS present TUESDAY,. the 13th instant, and during
the week, the Performances will commence with a Grand
Spectacle, called

GUSTAVUS OF SWEDEN;

u, THE MASKED BALL.
Which will be produced with unequalled splendour, the -Stage
and Circle having been united for the occasion. trihe Mas-
querade Scene 'upwards of 200 persons wiil year in Cha-
racter, Fancy Costumes, &c. Military Band elevated Orches-
tra, &c:-
r. Stirling.

Gustavus of Sweden
Octar Mrs.. Stirling.
In the course di OA Piece, a variety of Dancing, Singing,
and Quadrilles, byllje whole of the Dramatic and Equestrian
Artists... The .Pi4cittoncludes with the Assassination of the
Patriot King.
THE CIRCLE PERFORMANCES.
Mr. BATTY, as the INDIAN CHIEF, will perform several
daring and novel feats of Horsemanship upon two rapid Steedp.
Mr. HUNTER, the celebrated American Rider, will execute e
daring act, displaying the management of the Horse, conclud-
in,,e' with an Itnitatinn of a Drunken Hussar. '
V ABLO FANQUE will gu through the whole of his wonderful
Evolutions ou the CORDE VOLANTE.
Mr. H tettEri in his celebrated act of the FRENCH REAPER:
The PATAGONIAN SAMSON will exhibit his most astonishing
Feats of Muscular Strength.
A Card for the Ladies; or Mackintosh's Faihions for 1835.
To conclude with (at the desire of several Families of the
first distinction) a new splendid Pantomime, written by Mr.
Stirling, and entitled

HARLEQUIN ALADDIN;
AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP.
Boxes, 2s.—Pit, Is.—Gallery, 6d. Children under Ten years
of age Half-price to the Boxes and Pit.