The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-18 00:00:00

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Pscsnafie- foluis.--An idforasatioi iespectfig the legs-
lity'Of the &bile, faits wal yesterday pressette4befetfe the
Magistrates Of this office, by oeveragentlesean, inhabit-
'moats( Cniabeivrell. After pttruziog which; jhe worthy
Slighttritekisitiedsuainaoules calling up'oa Thy billets
of iliejesil, *On which the -fake ire held, lip traduce
thirit'Astbcd fist bolding the same. -,-•1 j...,, e .
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CORONIR 'S
/111QUICIT.--For tome days posts tlszn.fizfi-
lanatlieod of JaValwortls Common .has been in.tilitgreat-
est confusion:4ooolone' .by i repOrt that a Ensiii.nimed
. Edward Searlat,Pat Isiit-dresser, of blill-streer,:fn*ha‘t vi-
cinitc, latkAosto.aker4e.e.t. by -it inal-camett Walker. i
reitidegt.sial,s ....„ .r.... The.gro)rd Opal -Which this
repnfereldzlmest„, that Walker 'hal skis -overval that an
.improLertatinsaey au si-ted between hia wife and Searle,
and Astfie, lValker, hail, %bast flintier thciallaenee of
jealousy, attacked Searle in his bed, and murdered him,
by cutting his throat in a horrible slander. On Ilflondsy
evening, a fall investigation of this elf lir took pimp, he•
fore O. Jaltitarr, F.l at the Iced 'Don, near etllPber-
it ell Turnpike; when the following evidence wowbrecest
forward:-.•
Willimo tieorte deposed that lie asides at No.*, 31ill-
Weed,. Weillpith. On Thursday night last, shout half
past twelve o'clock, he was returning home, and heart
the ()timed crying at hit bed-rcosn wiretow. • 'Witness
spoke to him, au a ahe deceased cried Antic "siteltsisgiis-
nen, that Walker was murdering. his wife, ootttlfeltbul I
siterwardi cut his (the deceased's) throat. Witott4ea•ii-
eft him if he las drunk or mad ; Aece,ssedseitiied,tissj !I e
was neithtq. liskeggrd him tO :cal to the 'turner of
alyd.
the street, Tastertmo whether Wilk-r. and his wit,*
were quart tag. Witeess did so, and found all silent
in 'Walker's dwelling fiers,trarned, to the deceogrO. an I
told him, that:sit was trangoil;•and desired tit-a-ter. go t a
bed. Tbe deceased shat doww-• the window t hot in
a few niiiiittapi- afterwards, be ng.144, beard • hiscot the
. window, trying ant as before described. and Ii- pont -
need to do in for soutsapurs. Between,9 and 10 Wcipck
the followi?*niorning, 4eceased's boon net being, open
as usual; witness:et e.ladder, and spepoded tollie st.ri-
dow ; and 3spoq. loaking through, be'-.saw the-deceased
lying on his bed with his throat cut front ear to ear.. A
razor was. Aring close. by his side covered nith Moot:.
The witness attired, that Inc door and windows of the ds-
ceased's hOuse below stairs were all fast,netl, on the ..1-
side, and if any other individual bad committed tbe.tlett!,
he must havejuniped out of the bed-room window.
J.Ohn Oakley, a watchman, deposed, that 03 the nig' t
in question, he Was on duty, in Cte uciglebourhottiL...lln
bei..d cries ,of " murder" pro.terd from kill k-street, ant
on going to the spot he saw the de,tessed standing in
the middle of the road in Isis shirt. He appeatad drc id-
fully agitated, and continued crying, "'Hellweirder
me, he'll. gnus& r me." Witness led hint
•14elt to bis
house; when the deceased enter-d and locked' himself in,
end the following day he was discovered' in the state .41.
ready. described.
Etaima Martin, who resides in 3! ilk.streei, proved ths
' incoherent conduct of the deceased (er chute 11..ys 'pre-
-sinus to his death.

A surgeon, who exardined the body of tie decease !,
stated their could be no doubt bat, froicathe nionre
she wound, it had been inflicted by the deceased hintsc:f.
• The Coroner here observed, that there was sufficient
etidenee before the Jary for their decisien. It Was-pret-
ty certain that an improper intimacy existeti between
IValker's wife and the dect•ased, who befog commie:ace-
struck; had, iota tit of delirium, ter.ninatld big own ex-
istence. •
Toe Jury .retarned a verdict that —" The deceased•ha I
cat his throat le a fit of insanity."
••• Yeeterday:evesing an inquisition was 'taken at the
Catherine Wbeel, Catherine Wititeetiapcl,
before .1. W. trxwts, El Coroner, on the bO ly of John
Ilaehe., a shoe.maker, who, on Monday bigot, watt
found hanging. by a cord from 4n iron h.ok. over a win-
dow; at the house where he resided. It appeared that
the deceased had for same time paid_ his addresses t a a
snoop woman to whom he was very much a.itirlied, bat
who had lattetly diseardel and transferred. her at•
fections to another. Verdict—Temporary derangement:
A tiost sanguinary utardar has been committed on the
body of a'ytiong HI in named Michael Diney;by Iris own
cousin. a mail named John !limey. living in New.sireet.
Cloth-fair. The horrid -deed was p •rpetrated with a
huge sledge hamm-r, atitll which the villain beat the on-
fortunate man over the skull till it Was fractured - in 4
most horrid manner ; he then dragged him by the 'heels
into the steer: weltering in hi. bloo I, and in all probaltit-
lity lie would not have cad 41 his desperaiion.here, bad
lie not been secured and the hammer wrenched fronilim.
It appear. that on Mon lay morning, abbat two; o'clock,
a quarrel ensued between Hussey and somerfrieioliafina
that were carousing in his bowie, which ended in blow,,
in which the Murdered man took no pair, huh tithe l
peaceably to bed, as also did ilusserafterthe qnariel was
over ; but in about an hone after he got out of bed, Went
dOwn.stairs•for the deadly weapon, and•procceded to-the
unfortunate man's room, the door of which he broke:l4ra,
and attacked him in the manner already described. •
victim of his passion diet: on Monday night of his wounds,
at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. The murderer abicnntfed.
AN Wild:car Dcm.—lnformation having been 'receiv-
ed of the intention of an hottest man-to run bis•
by taking-a trip to Van Diemen's Land, in the Belinda,
which sailed from this port on Wednesday lait: elinie was
given to a boat suppord to be bearing the cniptit to the
ship. Upon reaching her, the pursuers were disappo‘nt-
ed of their man ; when (being at some distance upon
their return) up pops a little dog, to salute them with a
parting bow wow." Hi. well known phit.was instant-
ly recognized by one of the party, the chase was restOletf.
coal boarded, and, wrapped in a sail in her stern, was
found the prize, armed with a brace of. loaded pistols.
While the police were conveying hiM to the "
sa;led,takiug ail his In iv eablei.(geeteitPtip";#)
&Mtn Tnotties.---Tue Wrentssaa.—Most el 'the
witnesses on the Sheriff of Dublin's Inquiry
.11434 '.re•
turned to town. • We are a4.ltred that the exoenee. 'of
this foolish cosiness will visit the nation to the tune of
ni nal thousand pounds a wriing. But what =Sifter ?
The printing of the evidence alone, will atirotint; ire
are told, to about twelve thorsated pounds :-Even se,
what mat er
The sums pail to witnesses, it may be inferestiokto
onr readers to have set down.—We can mend .n a fete
Mr. Troy got 831.; Mr. Sihthorpe, 831.; Mr. M'Connell,
t•T. ; Al e-sieurs Farley, Hall, Macnainars and Terry
O'Reilly, 1181. each ; 'Barrett Wadden got 01: Mr.
Hill, 118, and all professional gentlemen the same ; Mr.
Leedom received 181.; (Molding, the Bailiff,. 451. 13s. 4d.
Mr. Poole. 581. ; Benjamin Rily, Esq., 270; the Police
Oificers, each 531.; Ityan, of the UalWay Preveintive
Service, 831.; Mr. tall, Tt 831.; Major Sire and 51e.
tiatabett„haiting tinverament Salaries, were only retain-
tieriateChy the past:tient of their travelling experiees,
and a guinea per diets ; John Atkinson was paid 401. ;
tleorge Atkinson, 401. ; SecretaryJoistason, 301.Seie-
ral petitions bete been presented to the Speaker. ottbe
House of Commona,praying for additional compenmtibo.
Seettieg
cousirr W/001,11141e5 (11116LAND)OBILL.—Tle• Ifni it
present in the, Lord: for replied** the office of Cottony
Treasurers in Ireland. is likely to Inset witn considerable
oPpositlon, as its provisions are generally obnoxious •to
there gentlemen.—lt ran its severs.' stages in the ether
House before they were exactly a.s are of its nature.7lDite
salary and perrinieltes attached to, the office were vaile.t4c,
bat rarely produced les% than .ffl'ooo per annum. Dy iti •
new. Bili, Wl. peirentignis Der %Joie sway, and
salary of £350 per year substitifted in•liee thereeti.—Ore
this dime, the financial one, We Lords have uo pow% r,
but es there is a possibility of its being neg./dived ado-
',ether, the inoney'-fakers still hi eathe freely.