The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1866-11-30 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE MURDER AT BELPRE, DERBYSHIRE.  It will be recolleoted that on Saturday evening, o)tober 20, about twelve o'clock, a shocking outrage took piece in Chapel Hollow, Helper, when a man named Daniel Marsh, nailmaker, fetched • gun out of his house and shot one Alfred Gibson, with whom he had previously been quarrelling. On Monday, Oat, 22, an inquest was held on the body of Gibson at the New Inn, Helper, before Mr. Coroner Sale, when the Jury returned a verdiot of manslaughter, and hs was committed on the coroners warrant on that charge. Sinoe the committal of the prisoner, however, considerable dissatisfaction seems to have arisen at the result of the inquiry in Helper and the neighbourhood from the determined manner in whioh the alleged murder was committed. Both parties, it will be recollected, had been drinking at various publio- house in the town, and on their way home at midnight a quarrel oommenoed, which ended in prisoner laying that "he would fetch that whioh would settle them all." He went deliberately home, fetched is loaded gun, and pointing it from side to side, said, " Where are the —?" Deceased was the first to some up at this moment and prisoner shot him deed at his feet. A witness named Glue heard Marsh say, "I will go and fetch that which will make them," and immediately afterwards returned with a loaded gun and shot Gibson. Another witness heard prieoner ay, I will fetch that which will level yon." The above facts having been laid before Mr. Secretary Walpole, he directed s magisterial inquiry into the ease, whioh took place on Monday morning at the county gaol at Derby. . . _  A great number of witnesses were examined, and they swore most poeitively to hearing the prisoner say he would fetch ha gun and " do" for the demean& After a very long iaciairy the prisoner was oonuaitted to take his trial at the winter assize' at Derby oa the charge of wilful murder.  A BANKRUPT' RAMO AGENT Mr. Norman Buchanan, merchr.ut and nhipowper to Glaegow, and sometime rasing agent to Mr. Merry, M.P., was examined in the Ulaxgow Bankruptcy Court before Mr. Sheriff Bell. Be deponed—" In the year 1848 I was engaged by Mr. James Merry to ' back ' horses for him at all races throughout Englaad at which his horeee were to ran, and also at Tattersall'. I was also engaged torso and vitit his training quarters in England, and to see his horses performing, and re. port progress to him. I was also employed to arrange with trainers what races his horses should run in, and generally to take an active superintendenoe of Mr. Merry's racing business. In short, I was to be his agent and °commissioner in these transactions, and was recognised and known as each on the turf. I acted in this eapaoity from 1848 t 1061, both inclusive. I also purchased horses for Mr. Merry. My travelling and other expenses incurred in the above capacity could not be less than £l,OOO a-year. I was constantly travelling from Glasgow to London, and from London to all places where the horses were entered ; I was also abroad on Mr. Merry's business—three times in Prussia and onoe in France. I have a claim upon Mr. Merry for these services, which I have made out and handed to the trustee; and in evidence of the bo,la jidesof said claim I refer to numerous letters ricsited by me from Mr. Merry, and which I have also handed to the trustee. Said claim is still resting owing." The statutory oath was administered to the bankrupt. It came out at the close of the examination that the bankrupt's claim against Mr. Merry amounts to £18,600.