The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1833-07-02 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE TRIAL OF CLOUGII.  (From the Newark Daily Advertiser.) • The trial of Clough, for the murder of Mrs. Hamilton, beg* Chief Justice Horublower, at Mt. Holly, will probably be COo' eluded this evening. For the following interesting letter coo' cerning it we are indebted to the polite attention of a friend on the sz't " lhe prisoner is, I suppose, about twenty-eight years 006" He looked very pale, but rather genteel in his person anddres and seems as if he paid much attention to his toilet. ter, taking his place in the prisoners' box, he looked up to the col% justice and made a graceful bow; and while the indictment $O4 read to him he stood erect, firm, and composed. Not a mos% of his face moved; and to the thrilling question, " are 34), guilty, or not guilty?" he responded in a low, soft, but yet ip firm and distinct voice, " Not guilty, sir." Friday morolay, was then assigned for his trial. Long before the bell roo for court on Friday morning, the people were pressing into 14 court-house, and the crowd was so great that the sheriff had conduct the chief justice through a back door into his `ea" Yesterday the court was in session ten full hours. The veeerr able and respected mother and sisters of the deceased, and odic females and members of the family were examined. As th.ello severally turned to look at the prisoner when asked by counsel if they recognized him, he familiarly and gracefuVio • but with a fixed and rather gloomy countenance, inclined head or bowed to them; and when the old lady, with tears rti; ning down her cheeks, turned quite round to look at him, heolfol stantly rose and bowed to her in the most grave and respeo.og manner. The testimony was of the most thrilling and touch' to character. The description of her (Mrs. Hamilton's) deliOth person, her amiable character, her piercing shrieks, and her dett'llo struggles, while he held and pushed still deeper and deeper ,o 0 murderous dirk into her bosom, was truly affecting. But 10, the trunk was opened and the blood stained dirk, the bron breastpin, her bloody garments, and especially her cors,eed pierced with ten holes through that part of it which had coveLer her left breast, and stiffened and red with the cold blood of Pea who had worn it, as if it had been literally dyed in blood, it see Tho too much for every one but the prisoner. He looked upon 'hio bloody credentials with a steady gloomy gaze, discovering i,nast countenance, however, no internal emotion, nor in the Ito, changing his position, which he uniformly occupies, rec d, ing on his elbow and resting his head on the palm of his 11"% i, on which he wears a black glove. But the effect of this es.blve Lion, followed up by the phYsicians' description of her feel ribs and almost riddled heart and lungs, produced a gust of ing and emotion in the crowded audience that could not be s_.`th pressed. • Every bosom swelled • every eye was suffused Ted. tears ; and, for a few moments, die investigation was susparme We shall, no doubt, have some fine speaking. especialkY from Mr. Southard and Mr. Brown. The latter, judging froa,lece specimens he has given on one or two questions that have oce• debated, will make a great display of impassioned &elle, hi. The counsel for the defendant, I understand, intends to po.l'atecl defence on the ground of insanity, induced by disaPPal roe."