The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-05-14 00:00:00

• --- LAW I . NTAI.L4UIiNt:E. • • COURT OF KINOi BENCH, MAT 13. Piddle:es seitinks Vier Easier Term before Me Lord Chief Jusiiee and a Conenion'Jary. iI:W.CII. M. 0., V. VEITen, M .tr. This was an eetion on the case far unskilful and int prop r treatment I f the plaintiff whilst he W4ll under the Care of defendant to be cured•ut insanity. The nlaistes ra.e was runtlocted by Mr. SCARI.CTT Ilia Mr. Wieurstax : and the defendant's by Mr. BROCGIIAM and Mr. I). P. JONI:c. It appeared from the case as opened, that the plaintiff, who was a Doctor of Medicine, 1101iiiir I situation in the Britielt Museum, was attacked in the latter pert of 1012, with an aberretion of min& In the month of June he 17 . 411plaeed ender the care of the defend ant, a gentleman skilled in diseases of this description. end removed tb a private ;Assyrian of the defendant, called Roslyn Cottage, at Ilrompton, avliere be remaired until June lttP24. It was alleged that doting this interval the Plaintfff had been treated with gr at birslspess and on rrreesary s •verity. lie wass•placed nesier the car of a keeper named Iliebarde, who, according' to the evidence, lad treated the Plaintiff *Rh consist-raids severity— such as knnekin him down and beating him when he attempted to make Lis cardiac Isom the boost, which he Lid tried to do on too or three w•casionr. There was tfo distinct evidenini that the defendant was cognizant of these acts of severity. Tie graranten of the charo against the defendant appesFed to have been an excessive adminbtration of M-reary to core hint of his'unfortenate malady. It was stated that when the Plaintiff was placed tinder the fare of the Defendent, he was in good. bodily health, and was very quiet in his disposition, het that afterwards he bes•aw emaciated and debilitated from the use of m-renry, and by na me ins recovered front his disease. The acts of cruelty Wowed were at tributable erstirely to Itielterde, the keeper, who was, in October 1.922, removed from 'the defendant's service.— Tne raintilt app• tired to have been well fed fur apetson Labouring under his unfortunate disease` After the plaintiff had quitted the defendant's lions.. Ise was remov ed to Bath. where he was emisidetably recovered. The object•of this action ,' as to recover a convene aim! in damages for the unskilful and unkind treatment to Which the plaintiff was alleged to have been subjected whilst under the defendant's care. An attempt was made to prove that another patient, named Hamilton, an inmate ' of the defendant's boast., had experience] similar treat ment, hut it did rat appear that the defendant was privy to that cane of complaint, themitconduct being entirely attributable to !Visitants, during the absence of his master. The witnesses examined in support of the pleintiff's case were principally servants who i ad been successively in the defendant's service; and on ernes ex .mi nation, attempts were wadi to stew that they were influenced by undue Motives towards their master. It appeared front their statem , Ms,' that the defendant had been informed from time to time of the conduct of Ri chards, Ina that be treated their' communications lightly as being incredible. Amongst other witnesses examined wire Dr. Powell and Pr. Ssitherland, who spoke to the plaintilre debility from the use of mercury on the occa sions when they saw him, but Ail her of these gentlemen verdured •to attribtite any iniproper treatment of the plaintiff by the deferidant, being anacqnainted with the state of the, patient's'body, at the time the medicine was administe.cd. • '' ••• Mr. ItOOVCII.III addressed the Jury on behalf of the defendant with his minal acuteness and eloquence, and opened a strong case-of exculpation and defence. Several witnesses, amongst whom were Ladv Moles worth, Miss Molesworth, three or four medical gentle men, and several perions residing in the iminedire of Roslyn Cottage, who had an opportunity of ob serving the treatment experienced by the plaintiff, were then examined to rapport three strong propositions; first, that . the plaintilfhad been most kindle and skilfully treated, according to his own acknowledgment, whilst under the care of the defendant; secondly, that the de fendant was a gentleman of undoubted skill in his treat ment of went ti diseases, and atnaa of the most kind !vaned and tender dilpositien; and thirdly, that the ac tual treatment of the plaintiff was most kind; attentive, and effieient for the purpose of bis care. At the time 4 ht'ntilf was placed under the defendant's care be *as troubled with a liver complaint, for which the mercury was administered. Even the keeper, Richards, was ex culpated from the cruelty imputed to him ; and with re ern to the gentleman 'named Hamilton, Isis case nas re presented to be 'one of aggravated delirium, whirls required the strongest measures of coercion to preserve himself as well as those who attended hint, from fatal vielenee. Mr. ScaeLerr, in reply, contended, that however skilful the defendant might be hi his profession. and however high his character for humanity and kindness, yet still he WAS. answerable for the misconduct of his servant, an& the' injinctiions use. of a eio'ent medicine, which had -reduced the plaintiff almost to death's door. The Loon Ciller J ears ce slimmed up the case for the Jul., aid left it to them to consider, lira, whether the plaintiff '..••ol been rthjected to undue severity on the part of tite defendant's servant, • for which, if satisfac torily made out, the defendant was responsible ; and, se condly. wheth'er, notwithstanding the high testimonial as to the defendant's shill and judgment, there nits any wsat of caream his part in the administration of medi cines for the purpose of curing tire disease ? The .t stag consulted a eonsiderahle time, and found their verdict for the'plaintiflarnages 50/. The trial lasted the 'slide day. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, 111.1 Y 13. cst , :ist v. wan:nu% Mr. Ferreint Pew. Stated that this was an action of trespass brought againit the defendant for unlawfully se - emz and taking the filsintifFs goods. The plaintiff was a gentleman to the. service of Government, and the defendant a bookseller. From circumstances, which it was needless to 'newton, the plaintiff had been separat ed from his 'wife, who, if iypi , ared, bad contracted a debt with the defendant. for the payment of which she, in conjunction with another lady, had given a warrant of attorney. She had, hoWeyer;disCharged the debt (which •at first amonoted only to 3W.) by two payments, the first of 201. and the second ut 1 - 0/.--4-These payments were made by a' person named Wilkinson, who was now nnfortunately dead, and wild had omitted to take a receipt on the payment of the second sum of 101. After Wilkinson's death; the Arteatlant bad chosen to enter•np judgment on the wareartt iittorneY for the whole tum, which he sobseq tenly levied under an execution, and to recover hack which the present action was brought. Desiree Green proved the gelatirn under a wa•ratit di geeted to bini to levy t'll . e . sum of 31:., together with She. riff's pnunila4e., The house tias at No. 10, Duke-street, Westaduster.' Cross-examined.—l/id not know whether the plaintiff Dad any prootrq in Lhe horse, or whether the whole be longed to firs Capper:.. ••• • • Mr. Dade watithen pot into the box. He first stated that be was the attorney of the plaintiff un the rem:ll.- 11i was they asiteil - by Sergeant Vaughan, whether - .this •••• wet in' reality his oirn action, or whether Mr. trapper mould be UAW. the costs ? gr. &lad e L ay . lig amid 41 diet be LA indemnified Mr. Capper, hi s Jaitrailaie teased to Id Uri proceed farther is Lis rt.:- • • Mr. E4.oadr. a Perk of the EuLegaer, wu Sea theldierwevf pratiselisg tin alit, sold Marra:ll . lA' it lerffrep:erri rtrit prima% bet ft strttd; that ;11.14 recitibv . rite re tirertir , . T.RE ST. sx•— 1=411i: _ then pn' into the box. Ile knew Mrs. Capper' and the other laity, who had joined with her in grantipg this warrant of attorney; her name was Abbeville. These I Mies applied to witnee for a loan of AIL, to discharge rn reeention then levied on their property. Witness ssifl he rould not lend them the money, but he recommended his friend (the defendant) to them for that purpose.— Defendant advanced the money on their giving a warrant or attorney: witness had received 201. in part payment of Gott debt, from a person named Wilkinson ; that mo ney was paid to witness on account of the debt due to the defendant, if the defendant would receive it, hut if not, witness was to place it to the credit of the ladies in their account with him, they being indebted to him in a much larger RUM knew from Wright •that he had taken steps to recover his 3111. ; never heard what he had done with the property he had seised ; witness went to shew thetherlrs oflleer the house, • when the execution was to he pet itt ; thought the goods in the house wore Mrs. Abbe eille's. Green wee recalled, and he stated that the affair was set, tied. he believed, by the payment of a cheek ; but he could not identify the check. The Sheriff's poundage amounted to 11. lis. Mrs. Money, the sister of Mrs. Capper, proved that the goods did not belong to Mn.e Abbeville, but to Mrs. Capper the former was only a lodger in the house. Mrs. Capper had been separated from her husband nearly twenty years ; die was allowed , separate maintenance, out of which she had purchased these good,. • Mr. Edmonds was recalled—lie was defendant's ettorney, and had received the amount of the execution from Mr. Gude, by a check for the debt and expenses. "Tiiis closed the plaintiff's case. Mr. Sergeant VAVGFIAN, forthedefrodaht, asked his Lord ship whether the plaintiff had made out his ease in such a manner as to call on the defendant to answer it ? Ills Lord ship having answered in the affirmative; the Learned Ser geant addressed theJury,and contended that the pla i ntiff's ease wits totally without foundation in justice. The wife of en individual had contracted a debt, for which she had given her warrant of attorney, and, by virtue of that instrument, her goods had been taken into execution. This execution had been discharged by her very friendly attorney, and she now turned round upon the party with a declaration that she was -a married women. and her very gallant eitorney, alter in demnify ing the husband, prevailed on him to permit his name to be used, in order to defeat the just claim of en honest ere ditor. The uatnre of the ease was perfectly clear, and he trusted the Jury would not enable the parties to succeed in their oh: act. Mr. Justice Bunirope.a chert k ed the Jurye--The action was clearly maintainable in law as the goods were undoubt edly the property of the husband. On the lest Spring cir cuit a man was tried for burglary—the first count of the in dictment charged him with breaking Into tae dwelling-house of the husband, and the second wits) breaking into that of the wife. It appeared' n the evidence that the house in questioe was Inhabited bye married wonisu who had long lived sepa rate from her husband, and who had furnished the house and supported her Self by her separate maintenance. On this evi dence his Lordship doubted whether the house cook, be pro perly described as the house of the husband, and he had re d the point for the consideration of the twelve Judges, who were unanimously of opinion that the counts were pro perly framed. On this case. therefore, the action uses main tainable its law, but it was for the Jury to say to what dama ges under ail the circumstances of the case they thought the plaintiff entitled. ThrJ ury set , reed a verdict for the plaintiff—Dame .es One Fart:sing ! M I DDLESEX SESSIONS. Yesterday these Sessions c o tntheneed before a. Esq. and a full 'tench of Magistrates. Mrs. Simeon, the mother of Mrs. Chatterley, the ac t res s, was tritd for committing an assault upon Mrs. % CONST - . Christmas. Mr. Cuts. Pntwrs, for the prosecution, stated the case, in doing tt hich he said he shonld avoid any allusions to certain scandalous hints that had been thrown out, and which he believed to be without Wanda- tion. Mrs. Christmas stated the facts of the case as they ap pew ed its the Itow-street account. She had gone to the house at which Mrs. Simeon lodged in Craven street, wh-n Mrs. Chatterley was at the door, and entered the hall, in which Mrs. Simeon met her, and struck her in the mouth with a candlestick. Croscesamined by Mr. ALtev.-11 was between nine and ten at :light ; took tea for supper and nothing stronger than tea the whole day. Mrs. Chatterley parted with Mr. Christmas at the top of the street, but witness hid never seen hint with her ; never touched nor attacked Mrs.Cliwterley. Had in a fit sworn that she would wish to dip her hands in Mrs. Chattterley's blood ; never swore that sloe would cut Mr. C.'s face into deformity, but said site would scratch it ; had often seen Mrs. C. and her bus band together. Re-examined,—Had been six years married to Mr. Christmas, and had a ditterence with him before he saw Mrs. C. Mrs. M‘Donald, the landlady, stated that she opened the door for Mrs. Chatterley. There was confusion in the hall, and Mrs. Chatterley said she should be murdered. Mrs. Simeon came front the parlour into the hall, and Mrs. Christmas bled at the mouth. Crowexamined.—Mrs.Siuieon was very ill at the time, and could not be left alone. The knock at the door was alarming, and so was the noise in the hall. When Mrs. Chatterley entered the house, Mrs. Christma, had, wit ness believed, hold of her; had seen Mr. Christmas at the house, in company with Mrs. Chatterley and Mrs. Christmas also. Mr:Christmas had been once at the house after Mrs. Christmas hail left off coming, but that was to svelte letters for Mrs. Chatterley. Mrs. Simeon and Mrs. Cluitterley left witness's house on account of the rent, and there were also some words about Mrs. Christmas, as witness did not wish that lady to call. — Charles Ileivio attended Mrs. Christmas to to the house; she was quite sober, and never abused Mrs. Chattel ley. Cross-examined by Mr. ADOLellt:S.—ldeed at the house of his aunt, Mrs. Miebeth, who had a house for lodgere,. and who formerly kept an oyster shop iu Vine gar-yard. Mr. BOLLAND, in addressing the Jury, accounted for the circumstances which bad excited the jealousy of Mrs. Christmas. Mrs. Chatterley, suuch to her honour, had after the decease of her husband, paid off his debts to the extent of upwards of -1001., and she availed her-. self of Mr. Christmas's services in settling the accounts. Ile represented that Mn.i Simeon could have known no thing of what had occurred outside the door, but having beard her danglitsr implore assistance, in her case of ex tremity, she had started up from her sick conch to de fend • ber. Mrs. Situ-on • was therefore justified. Site was near 70 years of age, and extremely infirm, but such were her fears for her dol.!, that she forgot those impe diments. It was to be regretted that such a delusion existed in the mind of Mrs. Christ Mas as jealousy, but it was well knouts how hideously such a passion would operate, notwithstanding that there existed no doubt in tile world that the suspicion could be traced to no source: Mr. Pus ',ties asked whether Mr. &Aland would call Mrs. Chatterley ? Mr. tiot.Laxo replied in the negative, and his reason was this. A lady, in a publit professiou, ought not to appear before the public, except in that profession.— Site was sure to find enemies auiongst the idle and vi duos. • The CIIAIRSIAN said the object of the prosecution was obvious. I: was not to inflict punishment, but to in jure the dweller Ss( a virtuous woman. *it bras a case of jealousy, which, like the jaundice, made every thing its stun colour. It was also without the xlisltrept fours datiOn ;but what coedits/a the eoursosrf wyealons eye? Thitisasselrbal beeuliseeshastart.' neve.* at no guilt attached iti IL-L-Tbe Jtitr Wilda ir MAMA' (bitty. Sinieowpnisisheil. The CHAIRKAIV.••••NO I 1 thought exposure was what. was wanted'. IVell take i.aie the punishment shall not 'be heavy. thigrejedieed hill' See how it is.—=-Fined 3s. 41. • POISCR. Bow-trreetT.-lesterday Charles Hall was brought op by Doke and Jennings. two of the patrol. charged with vio'eirly assaulting tip former while in the execu tion of his duty. at the lupin New-street, Covent-garden. 11e was ordered to give 2,1 hours' notice of bail, for his appearance it the Sessions. George Payne was also charred with an assault upon Bonti,jun. one of the patrol, at the fire: • lie expressed great contrition, and was *uttered to ar range the matter privately with Bond. Mr: Brown, the Secretary to the Westminster Fire Offiee,stertpeit forward and said, lie felt it his deny 'to state; that he w ts open the spat coon after the firelsrokii out, and saw a multitude of thieves in a very short time collected together, who eodeavotiren to fume their way into several of the adjoining houses, where there was , mach valuable property, and wonld have succeeded, but , for the prompt and determined interference of the BoW 'street police. He felt plesenre in bearing testimony to their excellent conduct. It was impossible that mend could render more efficient service than they did ;yow l this occasion. Mr. 1.1.3—; am extremely glad to find that one officers have so constricted themselves as to merit such an enlogintn. The best reward they tan have Is the com mendation of the pnblic. An elderly man of respectable appearance, calling him self Janes, and .1. Brown. a private 'soldier in the Foot 4inartt., were committed for having been • found In a cellar in one of the unfinished houses in Setroth-street, Charing-ere.% in a situation not to be described. The examination lasted nearly the whole day. Qt. E liN-SQU AItE. —A gentleman, named Bartlett, re. sidine in Palace-street, Pimlico, was brought up,cliarged 'with obstructing and ill•treating a private of the First Regiment of Huard, on sentry in Hyde-park, on,Mon- Aav night. • The snlilier said he had orders not to permit any per son to go intim his post to the Magazine. The defendant, accompanied by two ladies, advanced ; he called to him twice, but he paid no attent on, when the defendant came up, lie endeavoured to force Lis way, and abused witness iety grossly, who seized him by the collar, and called to the tirritillit of the guard. The latter came to his assistance from the geard.house. The serjeant proved that Ire gave the order to the sol dier; he did nut deta:n the defendant after he gave Iris address. The defendant said he hail very frequently gone the sums way, and on that occasion considered lie did not trespass • lie had user.-ly called the soldier a fit and saucy fellow, but not helore he presented a bayonet to Isis br.tist, tied would not permit him to go any way. The Magistrrte observed that the soldier was oily doing his duty; and cm ilie other hand the defendant did not intend to act improperly. Under these circusass:auces the complainant was distil . slob lilaßLßCßnrctt3•irtcex --H. Ingrain was brought up yevertlay before the Sitting Ma,;istrate, Mr. Conant, charged with having stolen a rug. Mr. John Dimino:lc of High Holborn, linen-draper, &c. waist!, that on Monday afternoon, about tour o'clock his sirup much was crowded, when the prisoner was observed by some of his customers to enter it and. remove the rug, which was aPerivards traced. Two of the anfortutsee woman's daughters were in the office during the examination, who informed the Ma gistrate that their mother was addicted to drinking ; and they felt assured that she could not have been guilty of the crime with which she was charged, but for the miserable intlitence of liquor. Several of the prisoner's friends, likewise highly re spectable, were particularly solicitous on the daughter'. account. Th.; all gave the prisoner an excellent cha racter, excepting her too 'regnant inebriation.-=foe Ma gistratelid lie felt it his duty to coin.uit the prisoner tor trial. - In the night of L,ne, Berwick, John Griffin died in consequence of bruises lie received in his own house (a disorderly one), early on Sunday morning. Next clay, an inquest was held by tieorge Riddell, Esq. coroner, and a respectable jury, before whom several witnesses were examined, from whom having obtained BO satisfactory account how, er by whom, the man was maltreated, an adjournment took place until Thursday at tnur o'clock P.M. when they re sumed their enquiries, and not being able to elicit the information wanted, they again adjourned to Friday at ten o'clock, when they again met, aid continued the in vestigation through the whole day, without coining to a determination. After a laborious investigation, and three several adjournments, the jury terminated their tedious enquiry about 12 o'clock on Saturday night, re turning a verdict of wilful murder against tirace Griffin, wife of the dectet•ed, principally cm the evidence of a woman called Ann Balfoor. The death of the un.ortu 'tate man (who lingered three days) was caused by trampling on his body in a most brutal manner. On Thursday morning a young woman in the employ tnent of Messrs. Abram Rhodes and Cu. at Woodhouse-, Carr, coined her work, and, without apparent cause,. threw herself into the water of a small neighbouring cut. Wisely distrusting the stability of female resolution, eke, however,selec'esi a spot sufficiently near t some cottages. and under the eyes of her ess.npanions, to secure the means of release; in consequence of which the poor girl was promptly mem d, with no injury save that of a sound, and perhaps salutary, ducking.—(Leeds .ikreary.) Last week, as one of the stage-coaches, which run be- 1 , tween Edinburgh and tilasgow, was passing through the village of Uatnelon, the mother of a child, which was playing on the road at the time, hearing the sound of the coach, and fearing her child might he in danger, ran out to its relief. C fne child, who is little more than a year old, on seeing its mother, endeavoured to cross the road to her, but the horses coming up before it was able to get out of the way, it was thrown down by one of the leaders, and in this perilous situation remained un heel by the horses, which passed quite over it, and only received a slight contusion on the thigh, from coming in contact with one of the wheels. The mother, in running forward to her child's assistan'e, fell, hut fortunately in such a manner as to roll out of the teat k of the Ms easier to conceive than to describe her feelings, when she saw the child restored to her in safety. Alexander Airked, surgeon, in Fist far, has been ap prehended and committed to Forfar gaol, on a criminal charge, for soliiiiiiistering medicines to Susan Davidson, from Brechiu, servant to a gentlem in in Forfar, and by this and other sues els effecting an abortion. The evidence is understood to be complete. The woman herself has been rrecognoNe..d ;is a wit nos.. It was in consequence of the severe distress tinder whica she was sulferfog, that the iniquitous business was discovered. She found it *trees any t,t apply to lier master, who, in this say, learned what had h I:putted, and immediately gave information. J. Ingram, Etq of llottiugdean, has an Alderney cow, los oi ler t., utoutlissthl, which has a line calf twining by her side, a rirrounstance deemed worthy of remark, from nits rare•occurrenee. The above cow, and another of the the same laud, peoduee p r week,' seventeen pounds of butter of a very superior quality, besides furnishing the house with cream sufficient for all its ordinary purptises ; it therefore appears somewhat strange to us, that Alder- Dry Vows are taut generally adopted for the use • of . the dairy, anti, especially; as they are kefit at one faurth part of theexpelitt ef•thr eo if Ibis Cildlry.-;- (guide .Id rer!istr.)- • - • • . • .• 41 11, •) • 1 • •%yaiSKEY. We feel pleasure in infortning our readers, that a Pe titian to theilonse Of Comthons: has been lieu:artled from this city, praying Parliament to permit the free importation of whiskey-froth Scotland, and ills(' the distillation of sniffle from grain 'in England.' . Shoiitil Government grant the 'prayer of this yetition, which is "elictilalted - fri' reinscitite'tbe drooping intereits of our agricultural frienits; 'we would hail it in a ale s . sure frasight nith heiteacial ecinsequeOces to the owners and occupiers :of land in general—The public will learn with 'surprise, that the expense of supporting the pretentive service, (for Cumberland and Westmoreland Away.) to hinder the illicit importation of ivfiiskev, 'costs the country at least 1,1100/. a year; while all the contraband spirits seized by the es.Fri-ers simmotr to the paltry mom of 341. We do not state this fact as a dispa ragement to this officers; but nierelY to point out the 'absurdity. to say nothing more, of the Excise laws re lative to the ' d'Afillatien of graiti, %thick ought to he immediately repented. indeed cc hare heeninlorine.l, ithat these obnoxious statutes would have been k n . :sta t e rescinded, hail it not been for the undue infl ue n ce 'et the overgrown diviners in the vicinity of the metro . Polls: Thitb, our readers will perceive, the agrical 'meal interest is to be sacrificed rather than the London distillers shall be prevented from enjoying an exclusive and injurious monopoly. Shoultlitioverntrient siloal , the laws in question. we will venture to predict, that at no distant period very little French .I:randy nr flitch gin will be Consumista° this country.-- . (Criifiode Jour ndl.) Carats Atsoun. —Since the beginning of .March, the Snperviior and Officers- of -Beetle . in the Ciipar 'Angus district, have seized, with the assistince of a detach metit of the Scots !treys stationed beri., Fifty-nine an kers of smuggled whiskey ; the reward err which to the mitt try will exceed MI. Of the above quantitr. twenty one makers were seized on Monday, in the oods of Craighall. i w As the parties engaged in the affair at Rhedorach, on the 2Stli of March, complain of an injurious mit representation in the account formerly published in Ibis paper, we insert the felowing report, drawn up be' the &vivant who commanded' the iletaclinsent of treys. ! • - . Mr. William Torrance. acting Supervisor of Ex cise at Cow Angus, bovine- received iiiformatiou that a considerable quantity of smuggled whiskey • was ex pected to be lodged at klierlisrach, in the head of Glen shoe, on the 2ntis of Mardi last, beset out froili Capar Angus at ten o'clock forenoon, accomriniednby .Wil liam Smith, officer of Excise, evil a patty of the Fleets Greys, and were joined on the rood be Min Mitultocti, officer of restrise, it was late in the afternood before the odd er and the party reached Rhedorach : where they discovered that the smagglers had got notice of their approach—had loaded their ponies with the*hiskee and wine drising them towards the Coirowell, with the intention of crossing the moontiinis to timernar, where it would have been impossible for the Party to have fol lowed, in consequence of th; great *depth orsnow. The smugglers, on seeing the party fast Knitting ground on skein, threw off the &titters, and seaweed them in at directions, and then throve their p onies ' up the hill- side! Then tight or ten of the smugglers took up a position on a rising ground which coinnianded. the road; each armed with a 'stick and with stones: On the poise coming up, they called oft to stop, and not pnotreit farther; hut the Greys presented their pistols, and toil the smugglers that the first man wit& should throw a smite or lift a stick wowlil be shot. The tosiugglers im mediately desisted, and did not afterwards Mkt the least resistance. Vonalti . Sliaw, who appeared to be tl:e leader of the hand. actually fell upon his knees amongst the snow, and begged pardon of the Dragoons for baying uttered any threatening binge e. The depth of the snow, and * the coining on of ni gh t prere t tateff the at party from extending their search and oni seizing more than nine ankers ; which, after mach difficulty, were conveyed to the Spittal of Glensibee. NO compromise was offered by the smugglers: and if such had beets of. tered, it would have been refused.* On Monday afternoon, a noted smuggler entered Dundee on horseback, wiin a sacic containing a Urge quantity of whiskey. Some Excise-officers ssw him in the slnrraygate, and gave pursuit. The lioriltnuan lopped down Castle Street, with a meth at his heels; and was met by theCustorwhouse-odieers Wear the shore. lie, however, bounded through the host of Opposition; and, losing his hat in the chase, he cleared the road, and escaped towards the West. On the 29th ultimo, a party of the King's servants seized a harm awl cart at Strathmiglu, with sixty gal lons of illicit whiskey. At Barnhill, on the same day, forty gallons were captured.—(Dundce Advertiser.) bITSTERIOUS A CCIDENT.—A warrant haying been is sued against Bernard Finnit,in, a person Who deals in cuntrabartd whiskey, it was attempted to ba served on Wednesday last, at his resideniii., Milbeek, near Grins dale, by John Barites, the constable, aided by two W eers of his Majesty's customs. One of the °dicers, Ed ward Forster, went round to the hack of the premise!, white the others stood in front; and upon his approach ing the door he was met by Finnigan, (armed with a pair of tongs,) who, in attempting to escape, was seized by Forster. A scuffle now ensued, during which Final gan's wife cause up and assisted her husband with her tuts, at the same tame encouraging a mastiff to attack Forster, who seeing the danger with which lie seas threatened, produced a pistol, still continuing to hold Finnigan with one hand. Oa sight of this, both his opponents endeavoured to get hold sif the pistol, which went off in the struggle, and the ball entered Finnigan's groin. The raiment by which he v.. 1.14 held nvw gave way, and he escaped, after crossing the Eden, to them lage of Cargo, w here he was afterwards taken and se cured.—(Carlisle Jouraal.) .. Tile Recoacien's REPORT.—Yesterday the Recorder made his Report to Isis Majesty in Council of the following . prisoners under seutence or Death :—Coaries Clift, aged 21. for utteriug forged flank notes. htstthew Johnson, ILO Sfi, Henry Pelted, 19, Joha Mounsey, 17, Joseph Johmes, 29, for tweaking and enterint a tlwelaing-house. John Pur dy, aged 24, for burglary. Thomas Barnes, aged titti, Tao' nuts Fletcher, lit, Jetta Toomey, 17. J elm Bashed. 17, John IBarlow, IV, Thomas iinigt.t, Iti, Eleanor hltlienna. tits Anne Reason,. IS, fur gosling ins dwelltne-house. 'Gellert . Grigg, aged td, George Elliott, 21, Daniel Deueen,2l, Aus I Norris, *7, Sophia Troyer, 21, fOr highway robbery. Nee rims Houlihan, aged 40, William Trapp, *O, -for cutting sal I maiming. Thanes Groves, aged SO, for horse -stealing: - IWhen George Elliott was ordered for execution on Motlii. the 1911 r instant. MARRIED: -- Yestorday, Mr. A. Dv Eymona, of Rush-calOge. if"'" teal, Essex, to Matilda, the 3 Ount•s: daughter of the Ille I. bawl. EbA., of Et. Mary-aae, I..)ndoit. - On the 12th Jam., at Ilur:ey. Itohert Phillips, of Kaosk hill, Bergs. E.sq., to Louisa, fourth daughter of the 414' Abraham Meld, of Walbrook. DIED. At Newcastle, on the 3d instant, at an adrsocrd age. M r ', B. Scott, sister of the Lord . Chancellor; and twig ali9td Lord Stowell. Ott the Ilth inst.. in the 3Sth year of his ar t C ' 'lipoid. Esq., 'of Cation, in•Norfo.k. • ' • On the Sih of April. we her residence in the 0P 5 "7 Elisabeth, widow of Jasues Foy, formerly of Itiorstriaer street, NW 37. ' __so!" 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