The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-07-27 (London, England)

BAVI.I7V, in recapitulating the evidence to the Jury, observed, that at was only in cases of felony that an arrest could be made without a warrant ; but then he most as soon as possible bring the person charged before a magistrate. No un- ! necessary delay or force should be used against the accused ; and here it would be Mr the Jury to my, under all the en.cnms stances, first, if there wr.s any felony ? and, secondly, if the de.' lendariv did codling more than was necessary. If there was no felony, and no unnecessary force, the Jury would say co: and if they so said, the plaintiff could not have a verdict. Here there was a good deal of contradictory evidence, which the Learned Judge pointed out to the Jury with his usual impartiality and ability. The plaintiff was no doubt very ill used, and there could be as little doubt that Dukes was one of the parties so misconducting himself. There was no ground to believe that Hawksworth went before any Magistrate, or made any charge of felony against; any person. The cause had already taken up a great portion of the time of the Court, and he would therefore sum up the principal points of the evidence as it bore upon the case. Atter enumerating the evidence, the Learned Judge left the question to the Jury, who found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages IN.  The father of the prisoner and several other witnesses spoke to his_general good character, and to his frequent fits of despondency. The Learned JunuE recapitulated the evidence at great length, and dwelt upon the absence of any provocation to induce the pri. , soner to commit so dreadful a deed. flit Lordship also observed ! 1 upon the extreme probability, from the intimacy that existed lie. Sir George Chetwyml, Bart. has intimated his intention of resigning the chair at the Stafford Sessions. A dermatwezn him and the deceased, and of her being at the time pregeant by l:iin. It had been attempted to show that the tion from his brother Magistrates waited upon him, in the prisoner was insane at the time. This was a plea that hope of inducing the worthy Baronet to withdraw his notice, but he perseveres in his determination to retire, had been too frequently urged in cases of this kind, and as it appealed to the feelings of human nature, it often succeeded in rues where it was to be feared the even hand of justice called . During the exhibition of the fire-works on Friday evenfor a contrary decision ; but in this instance the whole conduct ing, at Vauxhall Gardens, a part of the combustibles fell of the prisoner, preyiously and subsequently to the murder, into an old walnut-tree, standing on the premises of the. which, after smouldering, till tWelve o'clock the text day, at evinced a sufficient free-agency, end nelf-direction of the falculties, Rev. Francis Moore, the Minister of Vauxhall Chapel,, of length broke out. into flames, and the tree, together wit i an as to preclude the supposition that his actions were not under his. own command. The Jury deliberated a abort time, Guitty. and returned a verdict adjoining fowl-Louse, pig-sty, and some paling was deSen:ence of Death was Mitualiately rm5....1 upon the prisoaar, stroyed.  This trial occupied th:. Court from ninc iu the morning until halt-past six in the evening.