SUPPOSED MURDER.-The town...
The Times, 1824-01-17T00:00:00

SUrPOSED AtuaDER.-The town anid neighbourhood of Knaresborough have been kept for some tinme past in a state of con. siderable fennent and anxiety, in conisequence of the sudden and unaccountable disappearauee of a young woman and her chtild, who is.strongly suspectcd to have been murdered by theperson with whom she cohabited. On Wednesday week, the magistrates of that dis. trict directed their attention to the investigation of this mysterious occurrcnce, but ultimiiately without any successful result. The name of the young woman who, with her illegitimate child, has been mniss- ing since the beginning of October, is 31ary Gill. A farnier. vho resides at Belmont, near Knaresborough (whiose name we for the present forbear to mention), was takzen up on suspicion, and under- vwent an examination on Wlednesday, but lie resolutely uersisted in disclaiming all knowledge of the afr'ir; and although he fis said to be the father of her child, he denied ever having hald any improper con- nexion with the girl, or even hlaving so much as seci her for a con- siderable time. As the mnagistrates had strong grounts for disbe- lieving the assertions of the prisener, he was remianded for anotlher examination. On Mlonday morning last the investigation was re. sumed, and in the interinm every exertion had been made to procare additional evidence. The inquiry lasted from ten in the morning until ten at night, during wvhich bme the magistrates, Sir *F. Iugilby and W. F. L. Scott, Esq., were engaged in taking depositions and sifting the testimiony of dle witnesses. Notwithstanding their in- detatigable exertions, nothing of a decidedly satisfactory na:ure was elicited. Among otler circumstances tnfavourable to the prisoner it was distinctly proved that he had been in the compan)y of the de. ceased subsequently to the date of the day he w.ill acknewledge to have seent her. A thousand vague rumours are afloat, to which it would be improper even to allude. A rigid search has been com. raenced after the bodies of' Mary Gill and her child, but as yet with. out succss.-Lceds Iutclligcnecr. The following are the particulars of the attempt to as- sassinate illr. Nagle, as stated in our las,t :_" MIr. Nagle lives at Bafliiacar, Barony of Cuslinua. Ile had gonIe to h is estate, niear Fermoy, to receive his rents; and on his return to his house, he was ittsoked at his hall-door by Sullivan and Mlechiani, for the purpose of robbery anld murder. A most deserving, resolute woman (Anne Adderley) leaped out of' a two-story high wuidow, and called assist. ance, one of' whom ran for three police from the town, who captured theewo culnprits, on being pointed out to them. It was under Pro- vidence, by this girl's exertions, the diabolical murder was prevent- ed, and Eyre Evans, Esq., was enabled to commit to the county gaol these two wretches. Every praise is due to the police for their exertionS on the occasion."_ Liml:erSick Clar oaicke. About the. 20th of November last, a youug lad belon- ing to this town, of the name of Stewart, alpVrentice on board 3e ship hIarazoV,y, then lying at Denuerara, having gone overboard to bathe in the river, was seized by a shark and killed, his body being hterally severed in two by the voraclous creature.-Creccnock Ad- vertiser. - DIS!IrXCTION OF PHRASE.-NI. de ChaxoUais andt M, de Brisac made love to the same actress, and nmet by chance at the house. Charollais said to Brisac, " Go out." "A man of spirit," replied Brisac, " would have said, Comue out." ANCIENT FRASTING.-When George Nevil, brother to the great Earl of Warwick, was installed Archbishop 'of York, in 1470, he made a sumptuous and gluttonous repast for the nobility, gentry and clergy; at which the Earl of *Varwick acted as steward, the Zar1 of Bedford treasurer, Lord Hastings comptroller, and many mxoble ouficers as setvants. The labour of prenaring the feast was performed by 1,000 cooks, 62 kitcheners, and 600 scul- lions By a record in the Tower, of which the following is a tran- script, the pVovikiops were neither few nor scacee they consisted of W0D qre. of wheat, 300 tuns of ale, 100 tuns of wine, and one pipe pf sipced 'wine; 80 fat oxen, six wild bulls 300 pigs, 1,004 wethers, 300 hogs, and 300 calves; 3,000 geese, ii,009 capons, 100 peaeocks, 200 cranes, 2,000 cLickens, 4,000 pigeons,. 204 bitterns 4,O0Q2dui2 400 herneies, 200 pheasants, i00 partridges, '4,00 wo7,dcdckiX 4QOmloves, 100 earlowes, 100 quails, and 1,000 egets.; 4,000 O pue ar'd does, sued roebucks, 200 kids, 4,000 rabbits, 154 hot.vesisort paties, and 4,000 cold venison pasties; 300 mikes, 360 breamF; 83 se,- Pnd4 porpoises: and1 000 dish of e31ics 2,0D0 bot Cub ds,'4,0Q0cold,'cwustpd and 460 tarts. 3