The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-08 00:00:00

r a letter, which is
an exact

A which we give

Thinking that you might
I write these few

I abse n

mi that I am seeking employment, which,
I will not be dishonest, though I may' be
be useless to seek me, as I am determined
e again. Please give my love to my bro-
never used me as such. I have little
Ling, remember me to aunt and uncle, and
it they have done for me. I should have
ler, but I did not like. Hoping you are
ribbling, nor think no more of me. I can

and obedient son

J. BEAN

yesterday, directed to " Mr.
buildings, Clerkenwell."

s letter

The post-mark was the
s put into the post at Islington.

)DITIONAL PARTICULARS
• (From the Herald of Wednesday.!

;sterday actively employed in tracing out
rid conduct of-the deformed miscreant
ueen on Sunday last, and the result of
nquiries are said to be of an important

ct will rest upon Bean's conversation
mouth-street, of whom he bought the
,ntradictory statements have gone forth,
part of the case, the reporter subjoins

►unt of the transaction :-
4," says Mr. Bird, " about the matter
nw., when his father, whom I have known
me, as he passed my shop, that his son
or shooting at the Queen. On the same
father returned with Itspector Martin,
I sold a pistol lately to the prisoner, and
his pocket and showing it me I at
that 1 sold to young Bean on Tues-
on pocket pistol, but it would cer-
nds of any body that knew how to
however, that he understood any
ood deal of trouble with him after
he came to my shop he had some
Id he tried the pistol, but I saw he
ndle it, and I told him to be cautious
f some mischief. He said he wanted
e himself, and he paid me, I think,

1r it, but I cannot positively recollect the exact
s I am in the habit of selling so many pistols in
of a week. The day after he bought the pistol he

I said he could not make the fiint strike fire,

ed me to put him a new flint into the cock, adding
stol in its then state was of no use to him. I ob-
I could ee what a parcel of boys wanted with
I told him to come on the next day; He went
immed on the following day, and renewed his
sin, but he returned a third time,
e a flint in my pocket I told him I
,e. I saw that the old flint was gone,
sad become of it, and be said he had
was of no use. I then out the new

I put him off ag,

1 what

ad I am quite sat

and I have not seen
en Inspector Martin

d that powder

this I am quite positive."
ted to attend the Privy Council
to the above effect will be taken.
newsvendor, and the prisoner's
tents that the traitor was fond of
Oxford, and upon one occasion he said to his
v well Oxford is provided for," and on another
to his father that he had been reading that
[owed a pint of wine per day, and two masters
'rench and English. The truth of these state-
r' already denied by the governors of Bethlem

as exhibited great sullenness of disposition
ttal to Westminster Bridewell. He was
and treated as other prisoners are upon his
iday afternoon, and a turnkey has remained
ita day and night. The cell in which he is
we as was occupied by Francis and Oxford,
rceration therein, be has not once alluded
brought against him.

UTTAL OF THE PRISONER.
e Morning Herald of yesterday.)
!moon the further examination 'of the de-
fohn William Bean, who was remanded on
a charfe of having attempted the life of her
James s Park, on Sunday last, took place be-
ouncil and the law officers of the crown, &c.,

n the minds of the public by the in-
that displayed on the oecasion of the
cides Oxford and Francis, there being
►zen persons collected at the door of

rind of the examination.
ht from the Tothill-fields bridewell,
governor, and one of bis assistants,
ut a quarter to one o'clock.
lowing noblemen and officers of state
rd Chancellor, Earl Liverpool, Duke
__ea Peel, Bart., Sir James Graham.
leugh, Earl of Ripon, Lord Wharn-
r, Earl Jersey, Lord Fitzgerald and
Sir George Clerk, Bart., Sir H.
the Attorney and Solicitor-Generals, Mr.
e solicitor to the treasury; and Mr. Hall
• the chief magistrate and clerk of Bow-

soner was

Delawa
HAddinv

before the Privy Council were, as usual,
strictest secrecy. The following parti.
ination, howe►er obtained, may be relied

was the policeman Webb, G division

e night in a cab from the sta-
-1 to that of the A division in Gar-
where he was identified by the
nd other witnesses, whose evidence has already
s the same deformed youth whom they saw pre-
)l at her Majesty's carriage in St. James's Park

e circumstances connected with the
on Sunday night, at the residence

place, Rosoman-street,
particulars of which appeared in this
t. He also deposed to assisting; in

4, St. Jag

Clerken

of the G division, was the next witness

the testimony of the policeman Webb, and
ter which the prisoner sent to his parelits on

evious, g copy of which has appeared.
name of Wright, residing in New Tothill-
n., was next examined, who corroborated
red at the first examination, as to the pri-
;s in St. James's Park.
roker, of No. 26, Exmouth-street, Clerk-
hop the prisoner purchased the pistol, was
called. He deposed to selling the prisoner
id., about a fortnight or three weeks ago,
nore than once called with it to complain
go off, the last time being on Friday last,
prisoner a new flint to it, for which he paid
5 witness was closely questioned by differ-
le council as to his opinion whether or not
i at all fired since it had been purchased
he answered most positively in the nega-

dor, of Penton-street, Pentonville,
3 the conduct of the prisoner while

boys, who identified the let

le of t

as being in the handwri-

ses, although in attendance
I in, but they were all ordered
__reet Police-court on Thursday at half-
the purpose of signing their depositions
in the usual form.
a'clock, the examination having been brought to
ncil broke up, and it shortly afterwards
vital charge had been abandoned, and
7omrnitted for trial for the misdemea-
able offence, be was told if he could
sum of £250 each, to appear at the

1 that t

being a bail

of calle

:ke might be liberated from custody

before tt
of the

mho was in attendance, was not
He visited the prisoner in the
'ruing at the Tothill-fields Bridewell, but
tr would hold no communication with him, and
I sullenly silent. After he was brought out of the
chamber into the waiting-room his father again spoke
but to all his questions he received the monosyllabic
Df
r" No," with the e xception that he sent his love to
hp

ne was conveyed to Tothill-fields.
r to inquiries as to the prisoners conduct in
s Bridewell during his stay there, it was stated
:trved a sullen silence, and partook but scantily
He would not assign to Mr. Lewis, the med-
f th:: prison, any motive for attempting to shoot
, but said he was " tired of life !' Yesterday
ior to his been taken before the Privy Council,
again examined him, and found no alteration in
; but he could not but feel convinced of one
that the prisoner inwardly rejoiced at
r he had made. There are decidedly no syrup-
aity to be traced in anything done by the prisoner
arceration.

If OF MR. GEORGE EVANs.—Mr. George
1 years represented the county of
Whig principles, died very sudden-
his residence, Portrane, near
man was attacked early in the
he was immediately gttended
of Melahide, wbo left

br. Grad

health

,out two o'clock,

Mr. Evans asked for a

Evans

a chair

s left no issue
!states by Mr.