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SERGEANT'S INN, VAT 15. IMPORTANT LZGAL QDRSTION•WA KRUM V. MIL LARD, In this case a procreiing was had before Mr. Justice Fong, in which the plaintiff was required to shew cause why the defendant should not be allowed to defend i n form! peuperis. It was an action brought by Wakeley, the Editor of The Lancet, against Anne Millard, a wi• dow, to recover damages for a libel published by her respecting him. Several actions have been brought fur this libel against a number of booksellers, and the circumstances from which it arose, it appears, were as follow frig for old the a• The late husband of the defendant was Formerly su perintendent of the Theatre of Anatomy of St. Thomas's Hospital in the Boriogh. One of the duties of the situation was to receive the subjects brought by the di resurrection men," and, in behalf of the students, and of-the Medical Professors of the hospital, then Mr. Green, and Sir Ast!ey Cooper, to negotiate with them for the purchase. In 1820 a rival school of anatomy raised its head in the Borough for summer lectures by a Mr. Liraini,er, which was so very successful that it excited much jealousy and apprehension in some of the other schools, with respect to the abatement of the num ber of pupils. Millard was discharged in 1822 from his situation at St.Tironias's Hospital, w ithout having heard of any compla against him. He soon afterwards en gaged with Mr. Grainger, as superintendent of the school of anatomy, at the bead of which that Gentleman was. It was alleged in the libel, that the services of Millard were received with jealousy ; and that upon a sham appointment to superintend the removal of a subject (torn the London Hospital, he was entrapped as a resurrection-man, taken before a Magistrate, prosecuted with rigour, and committed to Ctildbath fields prison under the Vagrant Act. The consequence of this imprisonment upon his mind was, that it increased his previous ill health, and at length brought him to his grave. He left a wife and six children uuprovided for: his widow, whe.her justly or unjustly, declared, the imprisonment of her husband to be the result of a combination, and pursued all whom she chose to con ceive were parties to it. She carried some of her docu ments to Mr. Wakeley, the Editor of the Lance!, and he promised in one of the.numbers of that work to pub lish them. He, however, did net perform that promise, and she published a narrative, in which was contained the libel in question. In it a number of the most re spectable prac.itioners were accused of having peise toted her husband "unto death." Others were assailed with charges of peculating and misapplying public funds, and staten.ents were made respecting the mode of pri curing subjects for anatomical theatres, which, if true, it woulsl have been better .to have withheld.— Amongst others the plaintiff is charged as having joined her husb.nd's persecutors; and she re-published the , report of a trial, in which he brought an action against the Hope Insurance Company, to recover the value of some property destroyed by the burning of his house in Argyll -street, in August, 1820. This republication, with some remarks containing serious accusations, formed the chief ground of the action. An affidavit was now put in from the defendant, in which she deposed, that she was not worth 31. after the payment of her debts, and prayed to be allowed to defend the suit in peeperi.s. LOFTY appealed in behalf of the plaintiff, and opposed the prayer of the petition. He cited the opinion of Mr. Baron Hirllock, who, in his work on :he Law of Costs, page 229, edition 1810, says, that a defendant in a civil action is never allowed to defend it as a pauper. Mr. BLACHIGRD, in behalf of the defendant, said he should be able to prove that she was entitled to he de feuded in forma pauperis. It would be most singular in principle it a subject were allowed to do a voluntary act, or to sue in forma pauperis, whilst he might be dragged before the Court, and not allowed any deence, if he had not the' means of defraying the f.-es of Court. But in the case of " Rex sr. Right, 2d. Stra. 1.041 it was said, "It is a singular favour to admit a defendant a pauper ; but if such defender will plead a dilatory plea, the Court will dispauper him." In Viner's Abridge ment it was said, " A defendant cannot be admitted in forma pauperis without first moving the Court by a late rule." The 2d of Geo. IL cap. 28, enacts, "That persons arrested on a caries, or information, relating to the Customs, may be admitted to defend in forme paa• reds?' The principle was then recognised by status though that of the 11th of Henry VII. cap. 12, enabled' persons to sue as paupers, but did not name defendants. Mr. Justice Paarr..—l cannot take Viner's Abridge ment. 1 must be governed by the latest authority— that of Mr. Baron Hullock, who is alive and well now, and will, I hope, long continue so. I see here, he says, a defendant in a civil action cannot be admitted to de fend in forme pauperis, because no person can be ad. mined to sue or defend as a pauper but under some Act of Parliament, and the Statutes of the 11th and 23d of Henry VIII. contain no provision en behalf of the defendant, but merely enables the plaintiff to sue in that form; and if the Courts had a discretionary power, without the authority of a Statute, to admit persons in civil suits to proceed in forma pauperis, they would, in effect, possess a power of dispensing, in many instances, with the operations of Statutes relative to costs. This is quite clear. The subject being considered one of importance In a constita. tional pelt.' of view, a Petition has been drawn up by some Gen tlemen who took an Mutest in the ease, and handed to Mr. Hume, with a request that he would present it to the House of Commons. Mr. Home, considering it a question of law, has put the Petition into the hands of the Attorney-General, with whom it now lies. T,te Grand Duke CONSTANTINZ is apppointed Gene. Tabulato of all the Russian and Polish armies. Sir JAMBI WEASIDIS MACKINZIE, of Scatwell, Bart. M. P. for tke county of Ross, has been appointed Lord lieutenant of the county in room of the late Sir Ilicsoa Maeasinsis, of Gairloch, Bart. The Oriental Club, wishing to make its society some what more general, has come to the resolution of adosittiog .100 new members, who have nothing oriental about them but their love of good living. ItICIIIARDSON s GOODLIICE, AND CO. beg to call the attention of their Friends and the Public to the Zast Lonely that will ever be drawn in this kingdom. The Scheme contains Sts nixes of £lO,OOO, with various ether Capitals, the whole to be drawn in Ow Day, the nth of JULY. Ricaaansow, Goormecr., and Co. recommend an early purchase, as there will bean advance in Price of at least AI 4s. per Ticket on the 58th of MAY. Tickets ot.d Shares in variety of Numbers are on Sale at their Cam, 144, Bank-buildings, Comhill. At the battle of Falkirk, Major Macdonald, of one of the Macdonald Regiments, having dismounted an English Officer, took possession of his horse, which WAS very beautiful, and immediately mounted it. When the English cavalry fled, and a retreat was sounded, the horse ran off with the unfortunate W. Macdonald, not withstanding all his efforts to restrain it, nor did it stop till it was at the head of the Regiment, of which, ap- Parcotly, its master ss as the Commander. He was im rnediately taken prisoner; and his desire to possess a fine horse ultimately cost him his life upon the scaffold. MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. Ildatrests ma , Sandy/ Evening. The present distressed state of the poor in this town has, at any rate, been productive of some good; it has united persons of every political party and every religious creed. Radical and royalist, churchman and dissenter, Sicinisa and Calvinist, have, .for . -a time at least, laid aside their party and sectarian bickerings, and formed themselves into a brotherhood for the purpose of administering to the wants of their starving fellow creatures. The committee for the relief of the poor here have wisely acted upon the principle of appointing the visiters for the different districts, into which they have divided the tome, from aU the leading religious' sects ; so that the visitors of each district consist for the most part of gentlemen holding different opinions both in religion and po litics. With the exception of one instance, there has not been found any objections on the part of the visitors to act with each other—this exception, I am sorry say, consists in the 'Catholic Clergy refusing to take any part in the distribution of tickets. The refusal of. these Gentlemen is the mere to be regretted, because the greatest proportion of the distressed poor belongs to their Church. 'rise reason which they allege for their not undertaking the office of visitors is, that it will interfere with the performance of their pas total duties; but there are not wasting persons here to attribute it to the bigorted and unassimilating spirit of Catholicism. Your readers will perhaps be surprised when they learn, that the Catho lics estimate that there are um less than 50,000 persons belonging to their Church in Manchester. and though many think that this num ber is too great, yet upon the most moderate calculation there cannot be less than 30,000. The state of the weavers in the parish of Blackburn appears to be even worse than that of those is Manchester. In the former place there are about 26,000 inhabitants, .14,000 of whom are now receiving relief. There are 700 in the poor-house ; more than double the number that it contained last year. The Poor Rates of the ensuing quarter will be double the amount of last quarter, and 2,0001. remain due from persons who are unable to pay. The earn ings of the 14,660 persons now receiving relief, do not ge more than sd. per head. The quantity of food distributed last week con sisted of 11,0001bs. of bread, one ton of bacon, and 100 loads of meal. The wages of calico weaving have been reduced 50 or 60 per cent, in Blackburn. The result of the Coroner's Inquest on the persons killed at Chadderton haicroated a considerable mintiest io the county. OLD BAILEY, MAY 15. de.•-- James Belford, an urchin, aged ten years, was indicted for breaking and entering the dwellng house of John Mould, and stealing therein a watch and other articles, his property. Th• Constable who took the prisoner deposed, that the boy acknowledged that he took the watch from Mr. Mould, the prosecutor. The prosecutor, however, on being recalled by the Court, would not swear to the property, and the boy was acquitted. T hooters Woolridge stood indicted for stealing, on the sth of May, a purse, containing six sovereigns, the pro. perty of Owen Davis Owen, in the dwelling house of James Dowd. The prosecutor stated thaz on the sth inst. he resided at Oliver's Coffee house, Westminster Bridge. On that day he was driven there in a hackney coach ; the coachman demanded 12s. for his fare ; witness inquired why he made so extraordinary a de mand, at the same time laying his purse on the beer counter of the coffee room ; after he had so laid it, and while he was speaking to a Mr. Thomas, witness turned round and saw the prisoner mating off, and he got away with the pulse. The prisoner was apprehended the next day by Read, when he was dressed in a new suit of clothes. Witness did not pay his tare, nor it since been demanded of him. Several other witnesses that were ' , resent corroborated the statement of then preceding witness. The prisoner, in his defence, said that he purchased the eethes with his own money, as he was going to be married the next day—h.• denied all knowledge of the robbery. Several respectable hackney coach masters, who have known the prisoner from a chiloe, gave:btu] an uneiceptionahle character. •, •• .111111. Mr. Baron naLLOCIt summed up the evidence. . The Jury returned a verdict of Guil4y—Thtslls, hot strongly re-. commended him to mercy, in which the prosecutor joined, it to be Ids first offence. 1 hostas Provost And Thomas Burdett were indicted for asbaultiag Andrew German on the King's !ugh way, and taking groin his person a watch, time gold seals, and other articles, value 151. his property.—Mr. ANDRIMA btated the case for the prosecution. Several witnesses were called to give the prisoners a good character. The Learned Judged summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty—Death. against both the prisoners. ' NSW COURT. William Cooper WAS indict:4 for stealing a shawl, the property of Joseph.Thompson.—Verdict—Guilty. Heary Baker, aged 2S, was indicted for maliciously cutting and stabbing William Norris, with intent to Imurder him. Tht prosecutor, a hackney coachman, stated that the prisoner was a stranger to him. On the 9th of March he saw him standing at the door of the Coach and Horses, in the Minoties ; it was about three o'clock in the mo. rung ; witness was sober, but the pri soner appeared to be intoxicated. A waterman, named Langley, was also present; there were no words passed between them ; the prisoner struck Langley on the back, and witness, in turning round, was struck through the hand with a knife. Thought the blow was aimed at him, and not at Langley ; the knife entered the back of his hand and came out in the frost. The COMMON SEROBANT said the present case would not have amounted to murder, if death had ensued, at there was no malice aforethought proved. The Act of Parliament under which he was indicted required proof of malice. If the Jury were of opinion the evidence on that point was defective, they would acquit the pri soner.--The Jury acquitted him accordingly. Williams Goundry, aged 42, attired in the habit of a Quaker, and described as a merchant, was indicted for obtaining by false pretences, from Mr. John Bell, a 201. bank note, with intent to cheat and defraud him. Mr. Amelia stated the ease to the Jury. Mr; John Bell deposed, that he lives at Huddersfield, and that on the first •f September last, he wrote a letter and sent it to the prisoner, containing an inquiry rela tive to the New Company, and to ascertain whether he could be accommodated with 10 or 15 shares. He re- ceived a letter in reply, (proved to be in the prisoner's band-writing.) stating that they were nearly all diiposed of, but the Directors had reserved a tew for particular inquirers. The prisoner sent word that he had con. salted the Directors, and they were willing t• indulge him with 10 or 20 shares ; that they had a few more, should any of his (Mr. Bell's) friends wish to be accom modated. The speculation was represented as of so promising a nature, that he might embark all his capital in it without risk ; in consequence of these flattering recommendations, witness sent up a 201. note, with an order for as many shares, half of whist' were for his brother Nicholas. He received in due courfe 10 shares for himself, their numbers being from 9,001 to 9,010 inclusive, and his brother's were from 8,031 to 8,040. — He had not since received any profit or advantage horn the shares, in fact, he had lost the money which he had advanced upon them. IScteral letters which have already been before the public were here put in and read.] Mr. Baca:maws cross-examined the witness.—He never hAd received any advantage from the shares; the inducing motive to obtain them was the flattering 'expectation of 25 per cent. profit; at the time he pur 'chased, he considered the representations of the prisoner to be founded in truth ; had known him previously as the traveller for Mr. John Nicholson, but ss hen the cor• respondence commenced he did not know that he was the sameperson. Mr. Nicholas Bell, brother to the last witness, confirmed the 'material points of his statement. William Halifax Morgan had been in the employ of the prisoner as the receiver of messages, &c.; three months before, he was apprehended and taken before the Lord Mayor; never saw any tea at the office ; never was present when particular business was going on ; he always withdrew on those occasions; hi, master only occupied the first floor, and ik : as, therefore, a sort of a lodger; gentlemen used to call sometimes. and among those who did so he recollected Mr. Marshall. John Greatorex Marshall examined—Witness is a commission traveller, and knows the prisoner ; is aware that his (witness) name is enrolled among the Directors, but it was done without his knowledge; he never had anything to do with the Company, as shareholder or otherwise ; believes such a Company sever ex'sted. Cross-examined by Mr. BROBERICIG—When he saw his name among the Directors. in the prospectus, he did nut remonstrate ; the reason was, because be thought it A matter of no consequence— (Loud laughter). _ . Mr. ilatsuaascic-1 caution you, Sir, upon your sclemn oath, have you net written some of these letters? Witness—Never. Mr. BRODERICE —What have you done? Witness—l believe I have directed some of them,but only once. Mr. Beesmuce—Take care, have you not done it frequ:ntly, upon your oath? Witness—l am sure I have not done it six times; I have already said, that I have no shares, nor ever had. Mr. John Pilling xamined by- Mr. AND ItSWS.-Wit ness is a hop factor and seedsmau, in the /I irough ; kn;)ws the prisoner ; has convened with him about a rea Company, and was solicited to be a shareholder; never became one ; after this cony( tsition, he was at Liverpool, when he saw an adveitisement in a L,ndon Paper relating to the Company ; caw the name of Pullen among the directors, which he then thought referred to him, and he' afterwards ascertained that fact from the prisciner; witness was surprised at the liberty, but as his name was mis-spelt, be thought the allusion would never be discovered, theiefure, he did not alarm him self about it.. By Mr. BSODIILICK. —Never had any shares, nor was he in any way connected with the Company; had be known what be knows now, he would have bad the matter publicly explained long ago.— The prisoner took an unauthorised liberty. George J. Morgan, a printer, proved that he printed the Shares now produced, but never struck off more than 1000; his demand had not been paid.—This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Baonzatoc here took an objection. The fourth count of the indictment was evidently bad. It stated, that the prisoner, by means of false pretences, &c. ob tained a bank note with intent to defraud John Bell. Now it appeared by the evidence, that the 201. was not the property of John Bell alone, for it had been stated that his brother Nicholas had contributed 101. towards it, and received a corresponding number of shares. The Learned Gentleman referred the Court to the Counts seriatim, and submitted, that as none of them 'stated the prisoner to have obtained money of Nicholas bell, by fraudulent representations, the indictment must fall to the ground. I ' : COMMON Siteasatry—this appears to be a point of law, and not a subject fur theconsiderati6n of the Jury. Mr. liaointarcx—My Lord, I intend the remarks I have made Irar the Court. Mr. A INDRIWI, for the prosecution, submitted that the argument of Ws learned friend was untenable ; he was prepared to argue the case. Common- Smuttier--I think it had better be dons now. After a short address from Mr. Broderick, and a reply from Mr. Andrews, • • The Common Swam declared the indictment informal, inso 'much as the count in question was at variance with the facts proved. Goundry was in consequence acquitted. Several of the Society of friends were in Court, for the purpose of speaking to his former character. The Session's having concluded, the Recorder passed sentence . 2 .:rdeith - on the 23 following prisoners, viz. r . Frances Haymer, Michael Donovan, Anna Green, Hannah Crewe, Elizabeth Thompson, Joseph Taylor, John Holdham, John Skipper, John Lee, William Parsons, John Yates, John Ling, John Price, John Goodwin, James Collins, James Francis, Thomas Cor mack, John Grant, Robert Savage, Joseph Binfield, Thomas Gro vatt, James Johnson, and Thomas Woolridge. To be transported for life—John Brown, Wm. Harris, George Johnson, Mary Jones, Richard Heathfield and Jane Chapman. To be transported for 14 years—Thomas Russell Wigram, Wm. Ward, John Ronalds, Elizabeth Clarke, John Coates, John Bryan, Ann Dixon, Thomas Bryant, and Mary Ann Denham. To be transported for seven years—John Smith, Samuel Cawsey, Jessy Bell, Catherine Valiance, Henry Peeble, Richard Alien, Richard Marsh, Ann Ford, Thomas Harris, Robert John Johnson, Lewis Iteynard, John Parlier, John King, Thos. Townskend, alias Cross, James Woodward, Sarah Ryan, John Sheen, Joseph Teed, Sarah Buckle, Thomas Jones, Thomas Glanville, James Johnson, James Frazer, John Williams, James Jones, James Smith, James Davies, Joseph Leary, John Saunders, John Lloyd, Geo. Davidson, John Brown, Samuel How, Henry Pooly, Thos... Medcalf, Francis Tolla, James Norris, Patrick blacavvy, William Boyle, Charles Abbot, Robert Baines, James Nark, Daniel Shepherd, Henry Chamberlain, Richard Coply, Maria Wood, and Cornelius Moran. One year's imprisonment—James Clay, Thomas Prudent, Pris cilla Ridout, Charles Wibley, Caroline Ballard, Job. Smith, Ann Elliot t,"Themas Provost: Six months' iniprisonsnent—Ann Field, David Saunders, Wm. Jones, Thomas Williams, Abraham Townsheod, Joseph Marshall, James Curtis, Joseph Clarke Perdue, Thomas Henry Curley. The remainder of the prisoners were senteoced to various periods of imprisonment, and judgment was respited on the following— John Ronald. and John White. When liniert Savage, who was found guilty of a highway robbery, was asked 4 1 if he had any thing to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon him ;" he replied with a laugh, .. why it's an awkward circumstance, and you must settle it among you." When the Recorder recommended those who had deadly weapons in their possession at the time of comm'tting the robberies of which they had been convicted, to prepare for the worst, Savage gave a loud Haugh, scratched his head, and said,"he means me." Ass-)on as the Recorder had finished passing sentence, the same young man ex claimed, 41 Curse your eyes, old one, I hope you will order a hand extra of yarn to be put in my 'rope, and if the Sheriff lets me hang one minute beyond an hour, I'm cursed if I don't bring an action against him."— Savage is about 20 years of age. The other convicts appeared to have a proper sense of their situation. One of them declared that he Was innocent, and his compa nion repeatedly asserted that the young man was inno cent of the offence of which he had been convicted. The RICORDER said that a Jury had found him guilty, and he must pass sentence; but any representation mule to she Secretary of State would be attende.l to. A Correspondent in a Morning Paper states, that a great portion of the poor weavers in Norwich are actually starving The Leeds Pitt Club forego their annual dinner this year, and give their subscription to Ore unempl.oyed poo . A new sewer from Paddington to Bayswater has lately bees excavated under the body of the canal, at the wooden bridge; the weight of the water, however, broke in the ateh daring Sunday night and rushed through the sewer, which very soon blew up into th.. fields. The canal is now empty to the first lock, a little below its junction with the Regent's CAB I, and the sewer is filled witt; THE- ARMY. One et the 6th (Enniskillen) Regiment of Dugan) s marched il l ai rld t ay last from Dorchester, for Trowbridge. Another squadron of the same corps marched au the lith InsMrt front Dorchester. for Christchurch. The td (Royal North Britain) Regiment of Dragoons has been ordered to march from Dublin, for Caber._ _ _ _ The 20th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot has been ordered to march from Waterford, for Cork. The Depot of the 2d Battalion of the Rifle Brigade has been ordered front Kinsale, for Tralee. _ _ Detachments belonging to the lib and 55th Regiments of Infantry embarked on Sunday mornirg, on board a vessel in the River mute to Scotland. A detachment belonging to the East India Company embarked on Friday evening, at Billingsgate, for Gravesend, on route to Chatham. YEOMANRY PROMOTIONS. DUBLIN CASTLe, Max 6, 1826. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has been pleased to sign Commissions for the following Gentlemen, to be Officers in the undermentioned Yeomanry Corps, viz. Castle Dillon Infantry.—Thomas Molyneux, Eq. to be Captain, vice Sir Capel Molyneux i Bart. reigned. &mew Infantry.—Le eson flunkey, Esq. to be Sub-Lieutenant, vice Blaney, deceased. Valcuria Infantry.—Thomas Nlavrice Fitzgerald, F.ll. to be Second Captain, vice Fitzmmrice. resigned. Robinson, Fot re l s ti gu fan e t d r . y.—Williant Grah a is, Esq. to be Captain, vice Shercock Infantry.—Charles Rurton, Eiq. to be Captain, vice Fitzherbert fluxion, deceased. Cliiirchell Infantry.—John Brier, Esq. to he Second Captain-, vice Orons, uecra-s ; George Graham and Baptist Scott, Esqrs. to I be Sub-Lieutenants, vice Dundas and Rogers, deceased. EXECUTION OF WILLI LEAcir AND PETER N RADON. This morning the awful sentence of the law was canted into execution, in the Old Bailey, upon the above-named criminals, for a highway rubbery, on a grazier, at Finchley, in March last.—The circumstances of the robbery, coupled with the dying declarations of the unhappy men, are very extraordinary. An old an named Haywood, was returning to his home at Southwell, from Findsley, thrtsugh some places termed " The Green Lanes," and was suddenly assailed by three men, who demanded, with imprecations, his money. Haywood hesitated to comply, and was knocked down. Being a powerful man, he resisted, when the robbers attacked him furiously, and beat him in a dreadful manner until he was insensible. They then plundered him of his watch, money, &c. with which they decamped. Haywood recovered himself in a short time, and crawled to a public-house in the vicinity, where he called up the inmates, and received protection. All his clothes were torn, and, from the cuts and injuries he remitted in the conlict, were covered with blood. On the following morning (Sunday) he related the circumstances of the attack to a constable, anJ went on his way home ; but had not proceeded far before he saw Leach and Neadon coming towards him, and instantly identified them as two of the robbers. He caused them to be stopped and secured ; and their clothes, upon examination, were found torn, and stained with blood and mud, and some money and a leathern pouch of Haywood's was found in Neadon's possession, which the prosecutor declared was . his. Other evidence was procured, and the case was clearly rata bhshed against them. The wretched men, after their conviction, did not deny their participation in the robbery, but solemnly asserted that they were the tools of two desperate characters who have not been taken.— They stated in effect as follows :—That they were drinking at a public-house in Finchley, in company with three persons, whom they had seen before and knew to be thieves, and that two of those persons proposed a burglary, the proceeds of which were to be equally di vided among them all. This was, however, found impracticable ; and on their return, seeing, by moonlight, the approach of Mr. Hays wood, the experienced thieves, sent then forward to rob him, as not being known, they would not be suspected. Bring intoxicated, they hesitated not, and committed that outrage which they have expiated with their lives.—This was the story they penevtred in until the last. A man named Witham .Toner, for a burglary, was left for execu tion with them, but at a late hour last night a respite for seven days for him came to the prison, and it is thought the sentence of death will not be carried into execution; The wretched men, Leach and Neadon, had, since receiving the fiat of the Council, devoted themselves to prayer and entreaties for mercy to that Acaucarry Buse who alone could extend it to them to another world. It appears that, up to the commission of this offence, they had bore very good characters. This morning, at eight o'clock, the Sheriffs and their assistants arrived at the prison, and pr oceeded directly to the Press Ward. In a few minutes Neadon was introduced by the Officer. The wretched man appeared calm, but so weak as to walk with ri.RI • culty ; his sunken eye and dejected look denoted the anguish of his mind. He articulated his thanks in a feeble vo:ce to the Sheriffs and Mr. Wontner, and then was pinioned. During the operation he gazed vacantly around, and his whole frame ai , peared to quiver or actually quake with fear. He was led to a seat, and became mere composed upon being addressed by the Rev. Mr. Cotton.— Leach was then brought in ; be was dressed in a Mick coat, light waistcoat, and white trowser.. He wept bitterly, and held his handkerchief to his eyes. While the Officer was tying his hands he exclaimed, " Oh, my Goo, what have I come to !" The tears gushed front his eyes, aid he waved himself to and fro in bitter agony. The preparations were completed, and they were led to the scaffold, the Rey. Ordinary reading the Funeral Service. Com ing into the fresh air teem the cells appeared to revive them, and they walked steadily to the lobby, at the outside of which the fatal engine of death stood. They admitted the justness of their doom, and said they were quite resigned to die, at the same time persisting in their statements as to being the dupes of more designing villains. Leach first appeared ou the platform, and bowed; he was fol lowed by Neadon, whose countenance assumed the most ashy pale ness—his lips quivered, and he gazed on the' multitude with the hopelessness of despair. After souse moments employed In prayer, the signal was given, the drop sunk from beneath them, sad left them suspended. Both were much convulsed.—Tbe crowd as sembled was very great. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, M.cr IS. There has not been se numerous an attendance for some month., nor has there for a considerable time been so much business Inas acted. The General has again got up to evens with Panic; Ad. vance also is rising; Be-Peep and Tears went back to the outside; Mignionette alto receded—and no one to back them ; Butterfly got up a little, as did Belzoni for the Leger. The alterations width are important, will be best collected hem the following statement Match at York-6 to 4 on Dauntless, p. p. Decay. -9 to 2 agst Panic 13 to 1 agst Shakspeare 9 to t agst The General 20 to 1 apt Dorisa 11 to 2 agst The Moslem t 5 to 1 apt Truth 10 to I agst Derides SO to 1 apt Premier 12 to 1 apt Advance 36 to 1 apt Twatty 13 to 1 apt Rush's 40 to 1 agst Pluto 111 to 1 apt Monarch 40 to i apt Syntax 5 to 4 Advance apt Molly ; 660 to 100 apt Derviseand Malty; 10 to 1 apt Panic and Problem—(all taken). • OA KS. S to 4 apt Problem (taken) 7 to 1 agst Parapiuis 19 to 1 apt blignionette 12 to 1 apt Rachel 13 to 1 agst Butterfly 16 to 1 agst Elizabeth Doutassza it to I apt Tears 20 to 1 apt 80-Peep 20 to 1 apt Morel 25 to I apt Louisa 25 to 1 apt Gassielia Ss. Lea tr. 16 to 1 apt Pantry 1$ to 1 apt Barataria 23 to 1 apt Panic SS to I apt The General ro MEETING. Yoaz, ptnmav Neon:. This great Meeting consistences t♦morrow, anti from t►e flambee and amount of the Stakes, the odebrity of the Horses, and t►e vast importaoce which attaches to their performance at this period, more than usually interesting sport is confidently anticipatcd. Most of the great Doncaster St. Leger horses are entered, and expected to run, so that a moat material alteration in the state of the odds oo that stakes may be looked for. 7 to 1 apt Bedlamite 9 to 1 apt Belzoni 13 to 1 agst Crusader 13 to 1 agat The Dragon YORK SPRI Yesterday the Duchess of KENT, accompanied by the Princesses Vicro eta and Frowns, visited the Princess AUSUSTA. Friday sennight, a ruffian, who was driving a cart near Leighbn Bridge, in the county of Carlow, overtook a poor girl, thirteen years old, of the name of Mary James, of Keldernond, and violated her person. The fellow, who has been taken and com niitted to gaol, is ;an elderly nun, and said to be the father of seve n children.