demand. A general assault then commenced, and several panes of glass were broken in the windows, as well as in the door. This continued for some time, till at length Mr. Connolly came forward with a gun in his hand, and threatened to shoot the first person who presumed to break the door. This only tended to increase the violence, and, as the party outside considered that they were armed with sufficient authority to use every exertion in their power to make their caption good, they treated Mr. Connolly's threats with indifference, and actually began to break the panels of the door with such missiles as came to hand. At last, Mr. Connolly discharged the gun, and James Grainge being nearest the door, he lodged the contents in the upper part of his arm, near the shoulder, which was dreadfully mangled. The unhappy man fell, and a cry of "murder," burst from all quarters. A considerable pause now took place; the attack was discontinued, and the officers and their assistants drew back, fearful that further mischief might be done. The wounded man, being unable to walk, was placed in a cart and carried to the White Hart, at Shenley-hill. Information of what had occurred was then conveyed to the rev. Mr, Newcome and John M. Winter, esq., another magistrate in the neighbourhood, who consulted upon what it was expedient to do. All the constables of the surrounding villages were forthwith summoned, and fresh additions were made to the list of special constables. With this force the magistrates proceeded in person to Rabley-house, within which all remained in perfect silence. It was now between nine and ten o'clock, and an attempt was made to force an entrance at the back of the premises, where some more windows were broken. Under the direction of the magistrates, admission was once more formally demanded, and their warrant was read in a loud voice. Mrs. Brown, for the third time, came to the door, and announced, that, if the party would show their warrant, she would admit them. This was refused, but it was read in her hearing, and finally the door was opened. The magistrates and the officers then entered, and Mrs. Brown said, she would send to call Mr. Connolly down stairs. A servant did accordingly go up stairs, and Mr. Connolly came down and surrendered himself. All the other persons in the house were then secured as being participators in the outrage-namely, Mrs. Brown, her servant woman, Hugh Moran (a servant man), and another man servant. The whole were conducted to the White Hart, at Shenley-hill, where they remained under a strict guard for the remainder of the night. On the following morning, the rev. Mr. Newcome, Mr. Winter, and Mr. Haddow, assembled at the White Hart, to take the depositions of the different witnesses against the prisoners. Soon after three, intelligence having reached them that Grainge had expired, they determined to commit all the parties upon the charge of the wilful murder of James Grainge, and mittimusses were made out accordingly. APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE. Bedfordshire Berkshire Buckinghamshire SHERIFFS FOR THE YEAR 1823. .... Cambridge and Hunt ingdon County of Southampton Suffolk Thomas Charles Higgins, of Turvey, esq. John White, of Sale, esq. Edward Stanley, of Ponsonby Hall, esq. Thomas Bateman, of Middleton by Youlgrave, esq. John Smith, of Stepleton, esq. Edmund B. Pateshall, of Allensmore, esq. Sir William Walker, of Leicester, Knt. Sir Edmund Knowles Lacon, of Ormesby, bart. John F. Pinney, of Somerton Erly, esq.. John Williams, of Pitmaston, esq. SOUTH WALES. Richard Davys, of Clancefield, esq. NORTH WALES. J. Panton, of Plasgwyn, esq. J. Wynne, of Cwmein, esq. At Newport, Isle of Wight, the lady of John Cooke, esq. a daughter. 8. At Twickenham, the lady of Wm. Jones Burdett, esq. a son. 9. The lady of the hon. W. Cust, a daughter. 11. In Portland-place, the lady of J. B. Ricketts, esq. a daughter. In South Audley-street, lady Frederica Stanhope, a son. 18. In Upper Bedford-place, Russellsquare, the lady of William Loftus Lowndes, esq. a son. 22. At Torquay, Devonshire, the lady of sir Thos. Whelen, a son. 23. At Standish-hall, Mrs. Standish, a son and heir. 25. In Vigo-lane, the lady of Miles Morley, esq. a daughter. 27. In Berner's-street, the lady of Fras. Vincent Marius Moreau, esq. a daughter. 29. At Cochayne, Hatley, Beds; the Rt. hon. lady Anne Maria Cust, a daughter. 31. At Bath, the lady of G. T. Williams, esq. a son and heir. 19. At Witham lodge, Suffolk, the lady of W. W. Luard, esq. a daughter. 21. In Percy-street, the lady of James Clayton, esq. a son. 22. At Atherstone-hall, viscountess Anson, a daughter. The lady of Robert Thomas Dimsdale, esq. a daughter. 28. In Dartmouth-street, the lady of Lancelot Hotham, esq. a daughter. MARCH. 3. In Portland-place, at her father's, W. Williams, esq. M.P. the lady of capt. H. Loraine Baker, R.N. C.B a daughter. In Gloucester-place, the lady of M. M'Namara, esq. a son. 5. In Dover-street, the lady of W. Turner, esq. a son. At Camden Town, the lady o John Spurrier, esq. assistant commissary general to the forces, a daughter. In York-street, Portman-square, Mrs. C. Wilson, a daughter. 13. At Maresfield, Sussex, the lady of W. Day, esq. a daughter. 15. In Somerset-place, the lady of Waller Clifton, esq. a son. 16. In Upper Montague-street, Montague-square; the lady of W. H. Roberts, esq. a daughter. 19. The lady of Sandford Graham, esq. M.P. a daughter. In Duke-street, Westminster, the lady of Chas. Tulk, esq. M.P. a daughter. 20. In Upper Harley-street, the lady of Alexander Henry, esq. a daughter. 23. In Grafton-street, Berkeleysquare, the lady of Dr. Grafton, a daughter. 31. At Langley-hall, Berkshire, the seat of Chas. Beckford Long, esq. the lady of Charles Devon, esq. a son and heir. BIRTHS. ford Ducie, the right hon. the countess of Denbigh, twins, a son and daughter. 10. Lady Elizabeth Belgrave, a son. 14. In Queen Ann-street, Cavendishsquare, the lady of Charles Pepys, esq. a daughter. 20. In Queen Ann-street, lady de Vere Hunt, a son. 22. At Shooter's Hill, Kent, the lady of sir Thomas William Blomefield, a son. 28. In Great Cumberland-street, lady King, a daughter. 29. The lady of S. Crawley, esq. M.P. a son and heir. The lady of the hon. capt. Bridgeman, R.N. a daughter. 24. At Sloperton-cottage, Devises, the lady of Thomas Moore, esq. a son. 25. In Upper Bedford-place, the lady of Nathaniel Ellison, esq. a daughter. At Burton, in the county of Hants, the lady of T. D. Shute, esq. a daughter. Lately at Ardincaple-castle, lady J. Campbell, a son. At Colombo, in the island of Ceylon, the lady of H. Matthews, esq. his majesty's advocate fiscal, a daughter. At Florence, the lady of lieut. gen. sir Geo. Walker, G.C.B. a son. At Boulogne-sur-Mer, lady Catherine Caroline Bricknell, daughter of the earl of Portmore, a son. At Zante, the lady of Philip James Green, esq. consul-general, for the Morea, a son. At Albaro, near Genoa, Mrs. Leigh Hunt, a son. At Geneva, lady Mary Stanley, a daughter. At Lausanne, the lady of captain Cunliffe Owen, R.N. a son. JUNE. 2. In Green-street, the lady of lieut. col. Dawkins, of the Coldstream guards, a son. At Carshalton-park, the lady of John Plummer, esq. M.P. a son. 14. In Upper Berkeley-street, the lady of Aretas Akers, esq. a daughter. 15. At his lordship's house, in Albemarle-street, lady F. Leveson Gower, twin-sons. At Farnham, Dorsetshire, the lady of sir S. Stuart, bart. a son and heir. 19. At Munster-house, lady Jane Lawrence Peel, a son and heir. 21. At Packington, Warwickshire, the countess of Aylesford, a son. son. At Locknaw-castle, lady Agnew, a 2. In Wimpole-street, the lady of lieut. col. Bourchier, à son. 6. In Cumberland-street, the lady of lieut. col. sir T. Noel Hill, K.C.B. Grenadier guards, a daughter. At his house, in Great Georgestreet, Westminster, the lady of the hon. Edward Cust, M.P. a daughter. 11. At Kenilworth, Warwickshire, the lady of Edmond de Pentheny O'Kelly, esq. a daughter. 15. At her house, on Putney-heath, lady Colebrooke, a daughter. In Montague-street, Portmansquare, the lady of W. J. St. Aubyn, esq. a son. 1 17. In New-street, Spring-gardens, the lady of J. H. Tremayne, esq. a. daughter. 26. At Almington-hall, Cheshire, the 4. At Yates-court, Kent, viscountess Torrington, twins. 8. At Langham-place, the lady of Frederick Webb, esq. a son and heir. 12. At Highbury-park, Mrs. Davidson, a daughter. 13. In Euston-square, the lady of George Medley, esq. of the East-Indiahouse, a son. 14. At Rislip, Middlesex, the lady of H. Edgell, esq. a son. 15. At Hampstead, the lady of Andrew Spottiswoode, esq. of Bedfordsquare, a daughter. 19. In Portland-place, the lady of Wm. Curtis, esq. a daughter. At Edinburgh, the lady of lieut. sir John Hope, a daughter. gen. At Brussels, the countess of Ormond and Ossory, a daughter. At Malta, the lady of major de Bathe, of the 85th Light Infantry, a son. 26. At Basing-park, Hampshire, the lady of Richard Norris, esq. a daughter. 28. At Barham-court, the Rt. hon. lady Barham, a son. a son. At Connaught-place, lady Wigram, 17. At Roehampton, Devon, the wife of sir Robert Gifford, attorney-general, a son. 19. At Ditchly-house, the countess of Normanton, a son. 22. At Oakley-house, the wife of rev. Dr. Frith, a daughter. 23. In Cumberland-street, the baroness de Rutzen, a daughter. At the rectory, Blackfriars, Mrs. Saunders, a daughter. 24. At Guernsey, Mrs. Carey, the wife of the deputy commissary-general, a son. Wilbraham, R.N. a son. 5. At Charlton, the lady of major Turner, of the royal Artillery, daughter. a 9. At the seat of the Rt. hon. lord Bagot, Blithefield, Staffordshire, lady H. Paget, a daughter. 11. At Bushey-park, the seat of their royal highnesses the duke and duchess of Clarence, the duchess of Saxe Weimar, a son. At the Fort, Gravesend, the lady of major gen. sir George Hoste, of the royal Engineers, a daughter. 12. In Gloucester-place, Portmansquare, the lady of W. Lynch, esq. a son. 15. At Mark's-hall, Essex, the lady of W. P. Honywood, esq. M.P. for the county of Kent, a son and heir. 17. In Park Crescent, the Rt. hon. lady Elizabeth Murray Macgregor, of Macgregor, a son. 20. At Warley-house, Essex, the lady of sir John Hawker English, a son. At Edinburgh, lady Pringle, of Stitchel, a daughter. |