The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-04-11 00:00:00

THE

CHARGE OF MURDER.
For several Jays put it was rumoured %bout the
neighbourhood of Camberwell, that a little climbing
boy of the name of Thorpe, had been murdered by
his master, and his brother-in-law, who reside in the
neighbourhood of Bloaam's-buildings, Camberwell.
The report originated in consequence of the frequent
acts of cruelty which he had practiced against the
boy previous to his death, and from the clandestine
manner of his interment. The inhabitants, therefore,
caused the master of the boy, named Footman, and
his hrother-in-law, whose name is Hush, to he appre-
hended. and they were brought to Union Hall for

examination.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ellis, of Blosam-buildings, deposed
that on the 13th of March last, she sent for the pri-
soner Footman, in order to have her chimney cleansed;
and shortly after the prisoner, Bush, came to her
house, accompanied by the deceased, who was about
nine years of age. Bush ordered him up the chim-
ney ; but finding it difficult to ascend, he beat the
boy in a most severe manner with a strap. He was
again sent up the chimney, and another boy we, sent
up after him with the strap. On the deceased coming
down the chimney, the prisoner, Bush, laid hold of
the deceased by the leg, and pulled him out of the
chimney with great violence, and afterwards laid hold
of him by the leg and arm, and threw him across the
room, and his head came in contact with a shelf. Wit-
ness called nut, " For tiod's sake do not murder the
hoe." The prisoner replied, " D—n his eyes, 1 wish
he was killed." The deceased was then putting on
his shoes, and while stooping, be gave him a blow
across the back with a wooden brush, and said,
" D—n your era, you shall go up a
ot chimney
he whwas
en
you get home." When the deceased g home,
heard crying " sweep,- in his master's chimney.
Mr. Bailey, a broker, called at the house during
the time, and he saw the prisoner, Bush, tear a cap
off the deceased's head, with great force, when he
beheld the boy's head in a mangled state, and blood
issuing from the ear. A large piece of &all, with
hair attached to it, was hanging from the back part of
the head.
A Mrs. Foreman, on the Tuesday before the bev's.j
death, was passing by Footman's house, and heard
piteous moans. On looking through the key-hole,
she saw Footman beating deceased, whilst Bash was
is the act of holding him down whilst he did so. A
handkerchief or cap was tied wand the deceased's
face, as if to stifle his cries. She returned to her
ewe house, and related the circumstance to a friend.
who accompanied her to the house, a here they remon-
strated with the priconer Footman, who said he was
punishing the boy for thi-vving ; but Bush abused
them much, and told them to do their best. She soon
afterward's beak! of the boy's death.
Other witnesses were examined, who proved simi-
lar acts of cruelty. The case excited much interest,
and a great number of rrsons were in Court.
The prisoners were remanded fur further examina-
tion on Thursday next. Doting the interval, we
understand. a Comeier's Inquest is' to beliteid • on
he deceased, who will be disinterred for that purpose.

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NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Langston, of Minehead, from Bridgewater to
Hull, went on the Scrohy Sand, on Friday night, and
sunk. Crew saved.
The Convert, Marten, from Liverpool to Bar-
mouth, sunk on Friday night, near Carnarvon. Crew
saved.
The Success, Chapman, of Youghall, from Belfast,
is on shore in Ban.for Bay.
The Spanish brig Carmen, Presott, was captured
near Arica, by the Terrible schooner and carried into
Valparaiso 6th October.
The Th.nes, --, arrived off Lymington on Mon-
day, sailed from China 21st Nov. and from St. Helena
15th Feb. in company with the ltalearras. and parted
company on the lit ult. in lat. 5. N. long. 21. .spoke
the Lowther Castle. 25th February, on the line, in
long 20. 30. The Orwell, and Scaleby Castle, were to
sail from China 10th Dec. and the General Hewitt,
and Marchioness of Ely, on 2fltli Dec. and were to
touch at the Cape of Good Hope.
The Britannia, Conway, from Belfast to Jamaica,
r.in on shore, shortly' after sailing, on Scull Martin
Kock, but was got off with trivial damage, and put
into Dunleary Harbour, where she was examined, and
remained ready for sea the 6th inst.
A vessel, a complete wreck, name in the stern,
Florionus, from aFpearance a Swede, was seen on the
14th of February, about three leagues from Malta.
The Mary, Congdon, from Newfoundland to Fi-
gueirs, put into Fayal 20th ult. with loss of foremast.
bowsprit, isc. and part of her cargo thrown overboard.
The Charlton, of Liverpool, Clark, from Halifax to
Fayal, put into Terceira, with loss of her mainmast,
bulwarks, and boats, &c.
The George, Crawford, from Newry to_Olasgow.l
pot into Donnagliaqlee about 6th Inst. with her cargo
much damaged, basing struck upon the rocks off that
place.
Momvnose., APRIL 6:4—The London, Cunningham.
bound to Greenland, is put h-tck, leaky. and it is sup-
posed will go to Burnt Island, or the first dock where
she can be overhauled.

At the Assires for the county of Kildare James
Carey was fonnd guilty of the wilful murder of Wm.
Cruize, of Belgaril Castle, in the county of Dublin,
Etq., on the 3d of January last, while the deceased
was on a shooting party, near the Boyne Aquednet.
The prisoner, after his conviction, became contrite and
resigned up to the period of his execution, which
took place on Monday, the 2d instant. Mr. Cruise,
it appears, from the culprit's confession, had been
mistaken for another person, whom a man of the name
of Dunes, who urged Carey to assist in the murder,
and who has not yet been taken, bad been watching
to put oat of mho way.
Acctbeirv.—On Sunday night last, a pensioner of
Chelsea College, met his death in the following man-
ner 1-.--It weal* be had been drinking with some
of his oonspaaisos at the Snow Shoes, Royal Hospital
Boer, Chelsea, when a violent quarrel took place
atmeng them and firing it would be succeeded by a
gerteht Seht, made his way out of the room,. but In-
fortuaately missing the'sfaii; was irecipitatt4 to- the
bottom and killed on the spot.

CORONER'S INQUEST. •

Yesterday aftersood an itiquisitios was held before
J. H. Usui., Esq. in the Organ Room. adjoining the
Jerusalem Chamber, Dean's-yard, Westminster. on view
of the body of Henry Joshua Rowley. son of Admiral
Sir C. Rowley, and one of the scholars belonging to
Westminster School, who died yesterday morning, front
the braises received by falling from a window time pre-
ceding day. As soon as the Jury had been sworn they
took a view of the body, and, on their return, the follow-
ing evidence was adduied:—
Master Percival Walsh was the first witness examined.
He deposed, that he was one of the scholars in West-
minster School belonging to the 4th form; time deceased
was in the 6th form ; he always considered him of sound
mind and intellects; he had not seen him on the morn-
ing of the accident. His bed-room was on the &st-
ilton, back part of the house of Mrs. Stillfox, where be
and the deceased boarded. He was in the passage about
half-past eight o'clock, when lee heard something fall,
and then he heard Price the glazier say, " For Hod's
sake send for a doctor, somebody lies in the area," or
words to that effect. At this time the glazier was com-
ing down stairs. Witness ran out Immediately, and saw
the deceased lying in the area. The Klaxier then went
into the area alone, and lie (witness) tell Miek, terrified
at the sight; he afterwards returned to the school amid
informed Mr. Preston, the Usher, of what hail occurred.
I When the accident happened the deceased should have
'been in school, and witness was positive lie had not
been there that morning. He was requested by Dr.
tioodenough to call Rowley; but not finding him in his
room, he asked the housekeeper to halloo hiui, which
ore did while he remained on the ground-floor; but
there was no answer. Just after this it was lie heard
tie glazier, Price, exclaim, " For Hod's sake send for a
doctor."
Dr. Goodenough, Head Master of Westminster School,
deposed as follows:—It is the cnstom for • return to be
made every morning in the school of the absent boys, as
11 soon as it can he made out, after 1 enter the room. On
Monday morning the name of the deceased appeared in
the list. Upon nay coining to the fourth form, I en-
quired of Mr. Preston, the Usher of that form, and also
(*slier of Mrs. Stillfox's boarding-house, whether he had
Mr. Preston's leave of absence; and finding he had not,
1 sent Walsh of the fourth form to look for Mtn and send
him into school. IValsla returned in a few minutes with
an account of the melancholy event. The deceased had
been more than twelve months in the school, and upon
first coming was placed on the shell form very high for
his age, and in a form very few boys are put on their
first coming to school. The deceased always conducted
himself uniformly well and even with distinction in the
form. and laid not long since been examined by the
Doctor for his removal into the sixth form, anal went
through that examination with very considerable credit.
During the time lie was in the sixth form, up to the
moment of his decease, he had invariably conducted
himself in such a manner as to merit, and to receive, his
frequent and decided counnetialatiou, who looked upon
hint as a boy of very great promise. His intellect uas
at all times, according to the best of his observation, re
tnarkahly sound, distinct, awl acute: and loi• manners
were always gentle, cheerful, and agreeable ; and he
might be reckoned to have been on terms with
him. He had hail no task, punishment, threat, or ap-
prehension of punishment, in any shape whatsoever,
nor hail he any reason to expect or apprehend any
punishment on account of his absence that morning,
on the soupositim% of laic being at Ms boarding-hottae.
‘dintsfor the boys under the civenntstastees of id,-
lsiilar to those of the deceased is a constant

practice.
Mr. W:Prickett, an apotheeary, stated, about half-
past eight o'clock on Monday morning he attended the
deceased, and found him perfectly insensible, lying on
the bed: lie examined him, and found a wound in the
back part of the head, and a compound fracture on his
right leg; he attended the deceased till he died, which
took place about twenty minutes after nine o'clock, yes-
terday morning. Understanding that Mr. Astley Cooper
and Mr. White, two surgical gentlemen. were sent for,
he bled him in the interim, and during the performance
of that operation Mr. White arrived; he then assisted
Mr. White to bandage up the leg, and proceeded to
examine what injury was done to the head, in doing of
which it was discovered that a small part of the brain
had escaped through she cover of the frame, anal that a
very considerable fracture had alas taken place in the
bone. The deceased was afterwards attended by Mr.
Astley Cooper. Witness has no doubt whatever but
that the injuries lie described were the cause of his
death.
6. W. (tickets, Esq. stated, he had known the deceased
from his infancy. On Sunday last witness breakfasted
-with Sir W. 11.1)wlev, in Lower Grosvenor-street, when
t the deceased was present ; he appeared in very good
spirits, and he asked him aeveral questions respecting
I his school-fellows at Westminster, all of which he an-
swered in his usual lively manner.
Sir William Rowley, uncle of the deceased, fully cor-
roborated the former witness's testiwony respecting the
boy's manner and behaviour. The deceased hail attended
him (Sir Wm.) to church on Sunday, and afterwards
went on a visit to Isis materitil uncle. An evening paper
of Monday was produced, containing an account of the
accident, which Sir IVm. observed had been given in-
correctly, and had caused the greatest sensation among
the deceased's friends and relations.
Mr. George Preston, usher of the hoarding house,
deposed that he gave the deceased leave on Saturday to
go and see his friends, who appeared highlr delighted.
On Sunday night he went round the room, it was about
half past eleven o'clock ; anal on examining the beds the
deceased was there. anal apparently fast asleep : be does
not conceive that his mind was in the slightest degree
borderittg on a state of derangement.
Prim the glazier, was repeatedly called for, but did
not appear. A messenger was dispatched for him, and
on his return stated that lie was not to be found.
The Jury then deliberated for a considerable time,
and on the return of the Coroner, some observations
were made respecting the man's absence, or what his
evidence might amount tn. Mr. Preston stated, that he
would acquaint the Jury what be, Price, had informed
him. his evidence, it appeared, would prove immate-
rial. The Joey then returned the following verdict:
" That the deceased came to his death by a fall from a
window, but how it was occasioned there is no evidence
to prove."

Duns, At-au. 1.-Ott Tlinrsday morning last between
three and, four o'clock, a fire broke out in the linen ma-
nufartoty of Messrs. llohliworth and Colbeck, situated
in Simpson'.-V14.1, in this town, and raged with great
foil Willie building in whisk it originated and its con-
tents were Wally destroyed. We are happy to add, that
by the timely and energetic exertions of the firemen, the
priticipal building in which the manufacture is carried
on, as well as the warehouse, in which the manufactured
goods ate deposited, thongh close adjoining, the one to
the right, and the other to the left of the building that
wax jute:sues, were both preserved uninjured.

On Tuesday: r the 19th inst. T. mg, Esq., of Kentish-
tomes, .04 71. •
1* Teasley. the 101 h last at hte hese* in Laagbas-pleate.
after a loft Walter Spoten Stawbefe, of Caimoq-
bet /Nit* li-ttielederity bf '&11; Sig.
M Weldtamatow, ea the 9th ineti of se lattamodeit ha
'the stoops& Jane, wife of Mr. T. Scat; of the Soak-Es-
change., agrd 99.