When William Dewhirst, th...
The Times, 1824-11-20T00:00:00

IWhen W?illiam Dewvhirst, the unfortunate man who stands charged with the murder of his chiu, wvas conveyed from Union-Hiall, aftcr hi5 exatmination, tO Horsemonger.larp Gaol, on Thurday, hc exhibitedl strong synmptomis of insanity. Hei was jm- mediately placed in the strenicl room of the prison, along with two moen, wuo were appointecd to watch him. In tOis place his conduct was described as that of a nan labonriing under strong mental (le- rangsement. He threw himself on the bed, and during the whole night talked in an incoherent manner. Yesterday morning, upon rising, he was admitted into the vard, which he paced up and down, and, apparcutl,y unconscious of all passing aromnd hinm, kept con- stantly muttering to himself, thcreby manifesting to those who ob. served his actions. the most dlecided symptoms of insanity. On thc niglht between Saturday and Sunday there blew a severe gale. At half past one o'clock, the brick stalk of a large s%team-loom factorv at IMile-end wvas blown down by the hurricane, and falling on the roof of the factory, the weight drove in a portion of the robf, althouch it was uncommonly strong, and was supportetl by cast-metal pillars, and very thick beams of wood. The stalk was y?feet high, and eight feet diameter at thebottom: it had beerc finished two montl=sago. Part of the side wall was also thrown down; and the demolished part of the building presents a mass of broken bricks and mortar, and torn wood and lead. The roof was of the firmest construction,and from the great quantity of ground which it covers, owing to the factory being only one story high, it is said to have cost 1,5001. Several of the new stalks abtout the town have beep much shaken by the wind, and rocked a few inchies to one side. Yesterday, scaffoldings were erected, and the stalks strongly bound with ropes to enable them to withstand the wind. About three o'clock on Sunday morning, a large brick erection at Kelvinhaugh-printfield, belonging to Mlr. John M'Greeor, was blown dlown with a tremendous crash. The building was 151 feet in length, and 34 feet broad, and about 110 feet of ihe outside wall is completely demolished ; and many of the joists in the interior aTe broken. About 50 feet of the north part of the building, that was subdivided from the rest, and contained the engine-house still sta-ds; the wind having conic in a western direction and iett that part entire. in some instances doors were foun(d burst open in the Trorning by the force of the wind, that haid beeti lockea the preceding night. The storm lias not been so severe for many years. Alany thatche(d houses have been partly unroofed, anti hay-stacks dispersed by the force of the wind. Some slender brick walls ha ve been blown down; antl several masons' sheds, on exposed situations, havc beep shivered to pieces, Some glass cupo- las have been blown in. It is said that a new builliing, intended for a public work, has been thrown down by the violence of the storm at Duntochar. Many of the chimney cans and loosc bricks and tiles were blown down; andi it was dangerous.go venture out. The wind was so strong that a person could with dis}iculty keep him- self perpendilcular, and several intoxicated persons wers found lying on the streets who had been blown over. Earlv in the evening many ofthe shopkeepers put thu shultters on their w indows to save the glass. The Clyde was very m-uch swollen.-Gla.gc-w Clroanile. The following very singular ciscUamstance occurred re- cently on the farnm of AIr. Chatfield, at Horton, near Steyning. His mnen engaged in the pursuit oF the plough, while taking their lunch in the field, placed their horses under a hedlge to graze, but where they had not long heen, before it was obscrved, that the tongue of one of the horses exhibited. an unusual extension) from its mout,b and it was so much swelled that it could niot be returned to its natu. ral position, supposed to hare beea catsed by the hite of a vhner, whose venom waS ao active and powerful in its operation, thait it baffled the veterinary aid that wasi called In, wnd the animal (a va- luable one) soon died from its effects, apparently in great pain, and with its head swoln to nearly three tinees its natural size.- Kent hferald. All possible investigation into the late horrid inurders at Boston contiiucs to be made by the magistrates. Since the Coro- ner's Inqaeat, depositions have been taken; and Thomas Parker (after being confronted with Richar(d Taylor and Hannah hisi wife, who gave strong testimony respecting expressions dropped by Parker before he quitted Boston) has been committed to gaol by the ma- gistrate.s, till fuirther information may eltcidate the dreadful mys. tery. A liberal subscription has been begun in Boston, at the in- stance of the Secretary of State, for raising a reward to be offered to any accomplice (except the actual murderer) who shall discover the criminals; and a pardon is held out to the informant. The Corpo- rationl have subscribed 1001., B. Clayton, Esq. 01., and many otlier individuals very handsome sums. Taunton, the Bow-street officer, a-rrvetI in Boston on Sunrday, and is indefatigable in his exertions to trace the murderera.-.incoin mercury. On Thursday 1Inst an inquest was heldl at Holbeck, on the body of Hannah Firth, n young woman 1l years of age, the de. mestic servant of Mlr. Taylor, surgeon, in WVater-lane. The follow. ing are circumstances of this melanchloly case -:On Mlonday evenI- ing last, two boys, Ed,ward Perry, and Win. Barker, of the respec- tive ages of 12 and 13 years, loaded a sm311 cannon with gunpowder and tow, in doing wlhicli, they used apiece of iron about six inches in length, and as thick as a man's finger, which became fastened in the CanliOn, adl baffled all their efflorts to disengage it. They there- fore at length determined to discltarge it by firing off the cannon, having, as they thought, ascertained that the street was clear: unfor- tunately, at this moment the deceased was entering the house of a neiglib6ur, and the iron ramrod was forced through the calf of her leg, which producec an effusion of blood that proved fistal, and she expired after languishing about 40 hours. The jury found a ver diet of "Accidental Death." We hope thislamentable accident will put a stop to the foolisll andl reprehensible practice of firing pistols, 8c., for amusement.-Leeds fntegli,-encer. HORRIBLE CttcuMsrTANcE.On Friday, as the houinds of the Mlarquis of Wtaterford were drawing for a fox on Mount MUisery, near this city, they came to a fault, hen, on some of the gentlemen riding up, it wits found that they lad suet an infant, in appearance recently dead, and had devoured a preat part of the body. An inquest was subsequently held by Aldermoan ISvelyn, Coroner, but no evd acesv adduce to tbrew any light on thfs mTysterious circamnstance.- Waterford Jfail. FtlR AT FULBOURN.-On Wednesday morning, about seven o'clock, the barn of ilIr. John Hancock, at Fulbourn,was dis- covered to be on fire, and the flanes direetly communicated with thie Rectory-farm, lately taken possession of by lr. Baker, w7hich in: cluded all the corn of the late harvest, which, together with the buillings, were entirely consumed. The flames then spread across the road to a house ocempied by Alr. Johti Mlaon, which was spee- lily levelled to the grouind. The Rectory-house, occupied by the Rev. R. Fiske, caught firc, and sustained considerable damage be- fore the raging element could be subdued. The generatl opinion is, that thc firc was occasioned by an incendiary. lir. Hancock and MAlr. lason's premises.wereinsutred in the Norwlch Union office,. and the Rectory buildings In the Globe; but ve are sorry to learn that Alr. Baker, the most exteiisive suffcrer, was not insu-re. Every possible exertion was made by the Inhabitants and other per. sons present, to prevent the progrcss of the flames, tand the Sun2Nor- wich, and Hertfordshire engines speedily arrived and coninued playing throughiout the whole dny..Camnbridge CIronfclt.;: