The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-01-10 (London, England)

BRUTAL. TREATMENT OF A CHILD BY ITI trOTHItt. —Yesterday afternoon the crowd on aerken well-green were attained to one spot, where a number of women keep fruit-stalls, by the screams of a little girl about seven years of age, who it if. peered had been left by her mottler to take care of the fruit-stall; while she retired to guard herself against the severity of the weathe: by taking some cordial in one of the adjacent houses. The poor girl, from the intensity of the cold, and the raggedness of her raiment, dropped off into a kind of stupid sleep, and while sht remained in this state some of the fruit was stolen from the stall. but the greater part was accidentally shoved upon the ground by coastal passengers. When the mother returned from the gin-shop, and saw the state of the stall, she seised the child by the hair, and struck her two violent blows on the head and on the mouth ! and When the child fell, quite senseless, she kicked her In the moutb and stomach ! ! ! Several human,: persons interfered, and prevented probably a fatal result. The child bled so profusely from the mouth that she waft taken to an adjacent surgeon's shop, who on examining her was of opinion that she sustained no vital injury. The inAuman mother took her station at the stall in the most unconcerned manner, notwithstanding the execrations pf the crowd. swearing that she would always beat her child as she thought proper.  SUSPECTED Mu ftnrit.—Considerable consternation was spread in this town and neighbourhood on Wednesday last, from the report of another barbarous murder having been committed in this county. Like the murdered Weare, the victim was reported to have been concealed in a pond, where his mutilated remains had been dragged by the merciless assassins. Robbery was also attached to the crime of murder. The detention of 2. men of suspicious character stied not a little to give credence to the general report. We are happy to have It in our power to Lie before our readers the whole facts of the case, the authenticity of which may be relied on. It is so far true that the body of a man was found in a moat of water, within a few hundred yards of the linens public house, at Bull'sgreen. The deceased, whose name is Thomas Chalkier. and who was a ploughman in the employ of Mr. Hudson, of Frogmore, in this county, went to gee his daughter on Sunday, and on his return home in the evening called at the Horns, where he took a plot of beer, and left the house about seven o'clock, perfectly sober. This was the last time he was seen alive. The family ot the deceased entertained no fears for his safety until Tuesday, concluding he might have remained with his daughter, when their alarm was excited, and diligent search and in-.. quiry was made, without effect. On the following morning the body was found in the pond before mentioned with some slight • wounds upon the face and right ear. It was immediately conveyed to the Horns, at Bull's-green, to await the Coroner's is. quest. The last person the deceased was known to have been iu company with was a man named Solomon Shadbolt, from whose idle habits of life a supposition arose that his detention might be necessary. He was accordingly apprehended, as well as his brother, Joseph Shadbolt. In the investigation we are happy to state that nothing transpired to attach the least criminality to either, and they were ordered to be discharged. The deceased, it is supposed, owing to the darkness of the night, had missed the footpath, and bye failing into the moat had met his untimely end. The wounds ow his face were accounted for by the deceased having fallen over some brambles before he reached the water. A strong proof of his not having met his death by unfair means is. that the money he was known to have had about him, seven shillings, was found in his pockets : and the Jury found a verdict acceethogly.--fiertz Mercury.