The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-04-22 (London, England)

MURDER NEAR OXFORD.  A murdct has been committed this week in die small Village *1 Eynsham, ritaate six miles from Oxfoter, on the r.ad leading t_ Cheltenham, which, froktEthe lespectabirity of both the unfortu nate victim and the p:mon standing cherged with the murder' has praduced a most powerful sensation in that part of the country' where they were both well known, having resided there for many years. The person murdered was a young man about twenty years of age, of tt, name of Thomas Maley. His mother, who is a widow, fotmerly kept the Red Lion Inn. in that %Maga, but for the few lint years had been living a retired life, and was looking forwae. to the time when the deteased, her on:7 son, who had just completed his appr.nticethip to Mr. Wilkins, a builder and wheel. wtight in the village, would be able to contribute towards het support and comfort. Eler friends are highly respectable, the to*n clerk of Oxford. and Mr. Cox. the banker. of the same place, both being nearly allied to her. The perpetrator of the horrid deed as Mr. Edward Arnot•, a man upwards of seventy years of age, of opulent connexions, and following the business of a farmer and baker.  The clrcumStances under which it occurred, we understand. see as follow :—The deceased, in company with another young man, was, on Monday last. wakking near the house of Arnott, when their attention was called i)y heath-or a person in the houge reportedly cry out '• Murder They' irhmeeliatety hastened so the spot, ,and having passed through .jhe front garden. were in the act of entering the house, when they saw Arnott advancing from a back room towards them with a gun in his hand, sod heard him with an oath declare that if they did net go away he would shoot them. They instantly dreiv back, and this deceased, who was last, was in the act of closing the door when Arnott levelled his giin and fired at them, and the ball, after palsing through the door, entered the body of the deceased, who ex. claimed, •I am Murdered !** and &tippled dead. The repbrt of the event soon brought a crowd -to the spot, by whom Arnim suffered himself to be secured without the slightest resistance. lo appears that it was his own *tfe that he was ill-treating. He had dragged her down stairs, and was proceed Fag to trse still further violence 40111%18 her, when her cries. joined to those of her daughter. brought the unfortunate deceased to the spot, and thus diverted his rage from her to him. The gun with which the foal deed was perpetrated was one of threewhich he always kept loaded, as a protection against thieves. The body was removed to the Med Lion, the very house the deceased's mother formerly kept, and where he was horn.  On the following day a Coroner's Inquest was held there, the result of which was, a verdict of " SViltul murder against Arnott," alio was the fume day conreyttl to Oxford, and lodged in the not of that /Nee. Our correspondent, who has furnished vs with the foregoing deadds that the above particulars were cornmun'eated to him by a most respectable gentleman, a native of the place, avf on wham he has: not the slightest doubt but that he may Place implicit