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I He predated the elitism as his hankers, Nicest.. Martin mid Co. for the balance. He denied &Waning any interest. Ike dais wet admitted. A claimant was aloe admitted for a debt of 2,8001. He had advaneed it upon a representation of getting an annuity of Lard James Musray's; hat the annuity bail bees disputed of before he paid his money for to. A teeg eousiderable number of small debts were admitted ; hist thapousnaissi tttt erg, seeing that at four o'clnrk there 'mai* peasibility of completing the roof. of all The debts • aimed is thug sitting, publicly announced that they would not go Writhe appointment of assignees until next Saler when the nomination should peremptorily take place; and that, for the more complete satisfaction of all the cre ditors. the Commissioners would sit on Tuesday and Thurs day next to receive further proofs of debts. They them ad jempesed. STAFFORD AVM ES. CROWN MDR. MOST AFFECTING CHARGE OF MURDER. THB KING B. JOHN WRIGHT. The trial of this case, which had excited con. rialerable interest throughout the county. came us,, rtis Tuesday, before Mr. Baron GAttROW. The • was thronged at an early hour. and the s-si sitions produced by the alf , cling details which were given in evidence were of the mom painful nature. even those who were ittimedirtely engaged in the elucidation of the fart., mid whose familiarity with the circumstances might have been suppo.od in some measure is have subdued their feeling., were unable to withhold that tribute of sympathy which mina po . rd alike by the humane and benevoletit Judge on the Reuel), and the humblest auditor oat Court. Ti re Prim:l o er stood indicted for the murder of hie own son. an infant only five year. of age, by throwing him into the Birmingham Canal, on the sth Septeiulrer luot, whereby the unhappy child ass drowned. Mr. RUSSELL stated the circumstances to the' Jury in • clear and concise manlier, but in the course of his details was repeatedly overcome by :he anguish of his own feelings. The Learned Gentleman then explained the law as it applied to the case, sod proceeded to cull witnesses. Mr. Baron GARROW having observed that the wretched culprit was almost incapable of standing at the bar from the agony of hi. feelings, desired that :gr. Brut:on, the keeper, might order hint • chair. This was done, and the uoliappy smut was permitted to sit during the trial. EVIDENCE. Stroh Lees-1 live at Wolverhampton. I know the Pil low rat the bar. In the month of September last he lodged at shy house. He had a wife,hut she did nut live with hi., sod • little boy five years of age. The Prisoner had, iu Sep. member lodged with me for five weeks. Ilia wife was in sere • , 7e; •he csme home with NW husband oil a Sunday, the 3J•of Sept. tuber. They all thought she iutemled to stop. clone home about serial o'clock, and tumid list in the 11.031 e, She remained that night, and she And the PH ' sorter appealed to be very comfortable; they slept toge ther. 111 she 'staining the Pl6lollll' et up berrie his wile sod went in fetch what was nee, y for breakfast ;he then call. el his wife, and they !aerialist, d together. After breakfast the Prison, r'a wife asked hiss if he was going to wort. He said hr was, told added, Well, wench, you'll get my dinner ready," and she said she would. The Pri soner was extremely cheerful and happy. His wife went away as soon, as he war gone, and never returuid since Ihe edam'. r came home to dinner about our; he raid, " What, lias'ut nay wife got me any dinner 1" I said, " Nu: she'. gnus out." He stamped his foot, and said, .• lam sure she is eon, off again." He remained at home some little time, and looked eery wild and random. He went uut iu an an. C./Milan way, snit I said, " Where are you ;Mug, Wright, or what are you going to de ?" llr said he was going to Ina for her. I was *remit that he would mike away with him self, front his agitated and wild appearance; I bad felt roar 1114 of that 101 l before. I tried to persuade him to come Lack, but be would up,. Ile returned in about ani hour.- Ihe child at thus time was phiying in the yard, but W. lit to .chant before the Prisoner critic hark. %eh, u hr came home, kr clothes wen very wi t a stay where, atoll secured him with hiring attempted to noon,, lola reit; he looked viry stern at me, a n d denied it, and langged me to say nothing at all to in clean it. He remained in his clothes as they were, and would Out hare them dried. In the atomism. the Prisoner went to fetch his little boy from school; ibis was trot his ,tat. He pressed the little buy to his bottom, and said •• At! thy Baited,' mother hai left us soils," and ieheu he Noted at the child be seemed to become more tender, al- carrel. very good at all times; was parotrolarly kind to the child the whole of the evening. The Prisoner lived very prsur is green!, his earnings bring very small: at times., wiles there would he but very butte breed i• the house, sq.'s Wright. bare a pint of herr mid get a bit of bread,il writ be better than nod/Mg t " sad he said " No, I will keep it rtr little Jese—he can't do a about." This occurred frelperutty during the time he emeriti) ore. lfthey were short of food, he always kept some fur the child, suit was partici.- lir to hiving the child wagtail, suit bearing it asy its prayers. I have offered him money, and lie paid," Keep it to buy milk fur Jean." On the Monday night in question he asked me to pelt the child to bed, which I did. The Presenter sad the ceild always slept toother ; they slept together that night. After the Prisoner we alt to bed 1 fetched Ida clothes down to dry ; ire would keep his wet shirt on. The Prisunet had nothing to eat that night, tint bail two half oats of ale which 1 arid a neighbour gave him. He got up the next morning a Irttie after seven, and vatted the child. hearing him cull the 01.1,11 got up also. %Vitro I came down stairs he was smukiug: very soon afterwards lie wen, out with the child ; neither of them had had any fund. I thought the Pri:oner was rather cio l over than the eveninz before. I allied hint where he was going to take the boy, suit lie said " to the workhouse." Nu. shoot mote passed. lie returned about half-past ten ; he was alone. I asked him if he had left the boy et the workhouse' he evil lie bad. I observed that I thought it was a vet y good jute that be was takes is to the wiiikhouse. I added, " Now, Wright, you most pluck ty your sprit*, and iudeavuur to furgrl h e e, f a r ale boa forgotten you." He cried, and shook LA bead, and raid, " Alt , Mistress!" and trembi, d err) badly. if,. asked me if I nimbi go sod fetch his uncle el I ▪ Wit! ;Pat now." He left the bonnie ur "old gal himself. %%len he came from the woe ' I thoughts., . looked very ill biller:it, and tremb • I llnsught his reel , sari wine L ui t it I sing ~bl i g ed leave the child iu the I did Ou t 0,"." s clothes. After the Pri. miner 1134 left the house 1 to the workhouse, in cense. 44 ,., 23: y r ,oru e to log 1) d from his uncle's rife. I did riot find alerte.' tb • *her she Prison.. , Ira came in, I dr • elotd—whe is Alistress." duiosed then tetunced home. Some time sue in with his nuele,b. Wright. When/ es Wright, what hsteyott a,itie with m . is IWO.' JCIII r lie ',gilled. "Ha is , %%shell he said this he was crying sadly said inure ; hut the Pt study said, " b., , the Auld in the hick." The Pri son e r sa id _ sin being asked by Mr. Rains Gait Ms elk thee be hid tiny question to pot tu the Witness, said. Is None at Mary illinlersoo: I live in the Hamptow 1.oell(hy the side alba eirmaghans Canal. On the lamming . ' ta, s t h o f sepsensher 1 bad beef, fur some milk, a nd s. ',l u na ti c 1.5440 get over • gate near the third luck. <ln getting user saw a man standieg iu a Geld, with liitssilhack to site, stud tieing the sun. A child lay uu the . e by She side of the imam 1 made up towards hiss, and hed Inn if he had had tee chi!il in the cm. The child-gas dee - send, and wet lie sad," Ayr." I Said it " 11 91:01.4 .j , lll that he had got it out again. 1 tersest frost hill, and be tamed to the chill and gamut, it, sod put it Wrr the Kate. The Prisoner was that man 1 arserwardssAw the child carried by my house dead au the same &bailout cue o'clock. Elisabeth Dickey, a little girl, was next examined, as fol. lows :—I live about Kenekbrislge, by the side of she Canal ; my father lives there. On the onomiug of die sth Sepses-. her last, the Prisoner, and a little boy, came to oar home. He asked my mother to let him dry the child, for it had fal• lea into the river. My snootier told him he had better make Moe home with the child, fur that it would catch its deistic, its clothes won't' be so lung drying. After my mother said this Le took the child is his arms, and went straight op the mad, and 1 saw no more of him. I saw that the Prisoner's aroused the arms of his cult were wet. William I'iddock :—I am a lock-keeper in the line of the Sirloin ham Canal. On Teesday morning, the Sib Sep. tember, I was near the 1811. lock. Ime the ['claimer stand ing by the 17th lock—he had a little buy with bin. by the hand. The Prisoner after • little time pulled the child up in his arms, sad carried him fro. the 17th lock to the 18th. I was moving in • contrary direction, and met him. I passed him, and looked after him till be got within about 40 yards of the lock. I noticed him from the morning being hot, and his carrying so floe • boy. At one easel: nu she came day 1 saw the boy dead on the cabin of • boat. The Prisoner, on being asked whether be wished to mk this man any question, said—there was very little of this matter which Ise recollected, bet he remembered something of ibis mau, and wished burn to he particular in what he said. The witness wee quite sore the Prisoner was the same roma he bad abet, and that be bad seen what be de scribed. _ _ Jambes Wrieht.—l live at Wolverhampton. I am uncle to the Prisoner. Ou the sth orSrptember Ism the Priaourr came to me about haltpaat ten, snit said he wanted to 'peak to me. I went out with him, and on going towards the WeJuan road, he raid to me, " Unclr. I have dreamed the Ind " I said, " I hope it was not true." Re said, " It is ton tree," and added, " 1 wish to ►ee my uncle Samuel." 1 ivesit with the Prisoner to look fur his uucl•. We met him close by the Red Lion Inn. When we met him, Samuel said, " John, what h the matter with you; 1 see something very horrible in your countenancer I told my Mother what had pasaid. The Prisoner looked very wretched, he was all of a tremble. My brother said, M What slisll I do?" I did nut hear the Prisoner make any reply. I told guy brother 1 would take bin, to the Gcoate lon, and give hills • drop to revive him. I took part of owe pint of ale with him, and my brother sent for nse. 1 left the Prisoner at the George, while I went to soy brother. My brother afterwards went for the Prisoner to the George, anal ne went in lt of the buy by the desire of the Prisoner. wh.a said, " I'll go and slim you what lock I put him in." The Prisoner seemed very much confused before he could Anal the leek out. He went to two locks before be fanned the right; be wise very melancholy. The third luck be came tu be went and looked at a particular place, and said, "this is the lock I put the boy into." This lock was in Hushhury pariah, in this casualty. I asked hiM if he was sure; be t o ld me it was . I s t r ipp e d myself and went in in march of the lioy. I formal the boy about 12 Vt. 14 yards below the luck-gate, in the pouted. The hest', Might have drifted through the valve hash.. There had b. en so rat boats passing h. fore I went. I put my right foot un the lioy's bead: it was at the bottom. I dived for Lim, and brought him up dead. He nay all dressed but his hat. Ile appeared lo hare been dead about four hours. %Then I exatnined the boy 1 found the skits lightly off Isis neck, which might have been alone in drifting. After I took the body from the water, I bid it on the bask side; the Psis soner sat beside my brother. I afterwards asked leave to put it on the scabies of a boat going towards Wolverhampton. As the buy lay ors the cabin, the Primmer jumped to him, threw himself on the body, limed it, and said, " Poor Jem." The Prisoner was very melancholy, and hardly knew what to do with himself. We proceeded towards Wulverlianiptun ; we met with Mr. Lloyd, the constable, cud he took him in charge. Ex =Med by Mr. 1111011 GARROW-1 was much in obi habit of seeing the Prisoner; lie was attentive to his work, but his wages were small. He was formerly a chummier in the local militia. Until this time I 111rVer heroic saw him in any state in which be was nut sufficiently capable of taking care 4.f his little affairs. I saw him on the Monday evening; his clothes were wet; I heard he had been trying to drown himself; I cautioned him against so wicked an act, and be promised be would nut nil.) pt it a;tin; lie looked very wild; I parted with him, believing I had tact r his mind easy, and that nothing wont,' b•ppen. SitglUel Wright, brother to the last witness, and uncle to the Prisoner, depmed as fol:uws : I met my brother and the Poisoner near the Red Lion; I saw au oppesrance of great . distress in they CoUlliellallerS. I asked what was the matter? ! My brother said," The Prisoner's wife hail left him." I ark. ed if that was all? and sly brother taut, is great agitation, " be 1136 thin day committiel murder! he 11$111 drowned his child in the canal!" I said," John, is that 'rise?" and lie said," Yes." I then said,' What do you intend to sin ?" and be said" I AM willing to give lays. If up to justice." I proposed to go to Mr. Clare. a magishate living close at hand ; this was overruled. I then proposed that they should go down to the George in the Sque•e, and I would lullow them immedi ately. I did so, and went to my brother's house, and mut for my brother to come to me; when he n sine I hail sume hellos with him ; I then went to the George, send called the Prisoner out ; 1 said, " lobe, you shall go and sheer me and your uncle w here you dwiessed the child ;" to which be con ; we walked ...get her a little w•sy and met my brother: we then all three walked together a considerable n ay. Nothing particular (wearied for some time. I at knells broke 'deuce, and said, " Julm, when did leis the sight dist strike your mind ?" and he said, " This inuniiug , ms soon as I awoke." I then said, " What was poor inducement ?" moll he said, " The thoughts of my wile leaving sne, mud my extreme po vesty drove me to madness " walked on, mid I said, " %I lien you were up and dressed where did you do to ?" and be said, " I made for the %VeduerfieldCaual, and I there threw the child iutu thewater ; seeing the child struggling I relent. eJ, jumped Me, and took the child out of the water."—(Mere the witness was greatly affected.,)-1 then said, " Where did you go after this?" and be stiit, •• I made to a cottage's order to dry the child's clotbsts and lake it home. The wonsait of the houterefused my request, and I was ashamed to take it home its that condition, end 'molted again to effect my purpose of throwing it into the water." I now said to him "If it be true that you have b. en in the water this morning, your clothes must be wet." I felt them, and they were so. I then said, " What did the child say to gm after it bad recovered from its first throwing into the wale: ?" and Ise said, "'Fhe child said to me, Father, what did you throw me in fox?— do not throw me in again, and I will put cry any more'."— )I could say no more at that time, but at length asked him, " By what way he esme from the IVediirsfiellil Canal to where we then were?" Aud here I beg leave to observe, that he seemed extremely confused, and could out answer me at •11; so much so, that I did net deems it advisable to ask any more questions. We walked en and passed wiry locks, till at length 1 said, "John, which 111 the lock ?" sod he said, "It is the next." rim came to the next. and I said, "Is this it ?" and he said, " Nu, it is the next." I think we pissed three in that kind of way. I pot the same questiou every time, and received the same answer. Al last he said, " 1 Vie are come by the luck; we must gu back." We accoidiugly came back, and passed 'sue or two, Mint last lie said, "This is lbe luck ;" and I said, '• Air you sure?" Ile said, .• I am." My brother went into the water, mid soon found the 'boy. The body wis placed on the cabin of a boat, and the p, isoner threw himself upon it, and kissed it. I went with the prisouer to his lodgings, vu the way to the conshsble'd— It was his particular riquest t o go t h ere. As semi as Mrs. Lee saw bum, she said, " John, where's the child?" Pri soner said, " Ile is skied ?" He was very much distressed indeed. Examined by Mr. Baron Gmtnow.—l had nut seen the Prisoner for mouths be fuse. Mr. Thomas 1.4 sin one of the Overseers of Woiser. hatoplun. On the sth of September last I went to she Psi sutler afier he was in custody. As soon as 1 stw him I knew him, from haying given him parochial lefts f. I asked hum " What could have induced bins to commit this violent art ?" He said that he was driven to it by the miss wieloct of his w.fe, and the behaviour of the overseers, pointing to Mi. Paul Wright (nut the last witness), and myself. I asked him what he meant by such a red. etion ? wed he said, se had encourages! his wife sot to live club him. I did not make any reply thew—t Mr. Baron Garrote did not coercive au explauatiou on this subject was evidence in the present case.)-1 saw him again the same day. A Mr. Wromestey asked him, what could have induced him to drown his child? He then related a lung tale of his wile. lie said she bad deceived him, in saying that she hail bad but one thild, she bad had Iwo. He also mid shoe had deceived him, h> be-i tug pregnant at the time he was married, of this 14.1. He wan married the 25th or teib of April, and she was brought to bed of this lad the latter end of November following. Mr. Birch asked him what time the child wns drowned , mud be Paid aborts nine o'clock. The Prisoner now said, that the witness talked of ing,him, and desired hem to be asked what relief be bail given ? The witness answered, that in May he had given him, in two several week., eighteen-pence. The Prisoner deuissi thus this was true, and said that he did receive one eighteen.pence, bat that the weed lime he applied he gut but sixpence. The Witness said be was ''ung nod strong, and able to work. Ile admitted this to be true, but could gat no ssink. This was the case fur the we're Lion. Mr. Baron GARROW now intimated to the Prisoner, that the time had arrived when the Court was prepared to hear any thing which he had to offer is his defence. The Prisoner thesi enured into a statin:lH respecting quarrels between him and his wife, to which he said 3lr. Lee had been instrumental Ile de•eribed the coudact of his wife toward. hint as most profligate and abandoned ; and that at her instance he had repeatedly beim iu custody. Ile then proceeded thus :—" My Lord, 1 have been used like a villain by the overseers of Wolverhampton. God fuebid I should say any thing wrong of any persou ; and what I bare said dues nut condemn Mr. Waters, to whom 1 art grateful for the work be gave me. None of the rest of the overseers gave me a sutswurd. %Vitt, regard to this, my wife, although she was in service, and had 3e. per week In. side her riduuls and lodging, she never was the woman to ►ender the least assistance. I lured the chill as I loved my life. The child inisibled into the •anal. I knew perfectly well I shook' be suspected ; and what I did, I do nut kuuw." The Prisoner bad nothing farther to offs r. Mr. Blakey'slL the master of Spring Vale Lunatic Asylum in this comity, vow tend. red himself as witness fur the Pri soner. IVith the permission of the Ptisunor, rho diJ nut know him, he was examined. Hastened, that he bad applied himself particularly to the study of lunatic cases; and, in runsequenre of information be had received, he saw the Prisoner in gaol in October last, and had name couversaliva with him for less minutes or a quarter of as huwr. He was decidedly convinced that he was in a slate of actual insanity —both from his look, his mauner, and his language. Mr. liliskrwell was then proceeding to slate, that he had liatemit with great attention to the esidence which had that day heels ed is Court agents.* the Prisoner, and to deliver MI opinion iossiuled on that atteotiou, when lie was inter riipted by Mr. Baron GARROW, mho apprehended, however willing he micht be to admit evidence of this charm trr,that he could nil du 00 in point yr law. Mr. l'onet.t., a juutor banister, took the liberty of call. iuz to his Lordship's reeolleenun the case of 'libbers, which was an issue from Chancery directed to the Court of King's Bench, to try the sanity of Mr. Hibbert, and in which the Lord Chief Justiec Abbott had admitted the testimony of a medi cal grutlrm 411 present during the trial as to the opinion lie had forsord of Mr. Halbert's mind, from all which be bad heard in Coml. Mr. Baron CAPRON said, he should feel moat crateful for any suggestion which might be uttered to him by those by whom be was surrounded, sod who, he was sure, were actu ated by the most humane and praiseworthy motives. Fir dist uut thick, hoverer, that the case alluded 10 was at all paral lel to the ',tenni. He would, notwithstandinc, confer with hi. brother Park up the subject, before he rejected the testi -111011 of Mr. Blakewell. His Lordship nom met Mr. Justice Park iu the Grand Jury room; and on his rt turn, said that his Irarnetlbrother agreed with him that the evidrure could toot be set...it ed. John Tunikiiis then appeared for the Prisoner. He knew him for twelve or thirteen years. He Vlll a iirtimumr.49,,,flie local militia for this county. Witness was serjeant.major —he aluays considered the Prisoner a roan of weak intel lects. Ile frequently made complaints to witness that his fellow drumming teazid him • abinit his wife. Witness often tudered them to desist lest he should do theta an injury. la answer to a question from Mr. Hams Gamow, witness said be never coesaideeed thht the Prigusseit was incapable of telltale right (room young. He did his duty and kept out of difficulties. Mr. M•rnosnother barrister, now addressed his Lord ship, and t apteired a hope that he had not finally resolved to reject the evidence which Mr. Hiskewell had teatime& The P111411111 . 1' having nu (.11.1110. I, lie trusted Mt Lordship would pat duo bun for presuming iu smestion ibe opiiii-iii which he had already delivered. Nevertheless, he could not help again urging, that, consistently with decided eases, it was but meet, in a cast of so melancholy a nattier as the present, that the opinion of Mr. 11. founded upon the evi dence which he Lad Lewd, should be submitted to the Jiny. It dill not follow that the Jury would adopt ohm opinion, and at would still lie open fur thesis to diawtheir own in ferences from the same farts. Sir Willitunt Owen and other gentlemen at the bar having 'mounded this wish, Mr. Hawn GARROW determined to receive the evitirnce, preferring rather to err, if it was an error, in fAvour of the Pri.oner, than to shut not testimooy, the absence of which nought produce tVI.VI queues It n a* not difficult i.. atitifilinte. Hill Lortlihip then sent to Mr. Juwiee Pa.k, to apprise him of his IlliellitUll. Mr. Itlakewrll was then re-called, sad deposed is fol. lowa:—'' I have attended very particularly to the seitlence is thee care, mid ass impreasion boa been wrought upon my 'Mud, that ihe drowning of the boy was a complete act of Mussily, particularly from the evidence of Mrs. Lee.— She mats s the wildness of else Prisoarer looks; that lw was wiehout food from Moodily morning till after the act was commie tad uu Tuesday, sod that upon this want of food he lass! &auk a Mile ale. Nothing, iherefure, could be more likely lo bring me a Iwo! physical di . iiis first throw. lag the boy lulu the water, 11111 le taking him out orals, ex. pa roiling a desire lo have the child third, •Ileessarda carrying loins, sod !hen drowniug 111111, were all sery strung proofs of disordered fading, or Mind, as it is generally expressed, insanity beusg always an intermietent diseasse. The Prisoner b,.,,, g s t ies wards able to rise a retuned ercount or what he Lad dune, and his lacing aisle lo reason upon it, could be no proof to the csmerary. I may pass over lie ev;,lcuce of all his other aces Sill I rome to the last hue 1111 e, ill Windt I Mists there VAC a stru•g proof of is new imroxytni of the disease. Ile did nut rt collect the puck—eafterwards he dad recullece it , anti I said Lo fore, insanity dues nut deseroy She vessels-sieve power, but occesionsdly serspeods it. I don't think Mal I raw add any muse, sere that upon a slew ssf all tlw beartngs of She ease my firm conviction is, that the dross mug of ihr boy was mo lit of isissisity." Thomas Frost was sustrslhd. lie was serjeant.inajor its the Iv gement with the Privoner, whom ha knew about thirteen years; he was a drum-hos in the regiment, and was exercuse y weak is moil. Ile was :shunt to be disc's...zed, but Cape XIII himpsou kept hens rather out of charity than otherwise. At the lilacs% of the Prisoner. the Chaplain of Stafford Rail was Ih. it roiliest. Il e raid, that tel tlw last seven %woks, during: winch he 611 acre-41 as 1.11;lplaill at the pul e liar rousted of the Prisoner hush bees. must e•emplary. Out' of the turokeya ilepon.4l, that she Poii•)ll.r had take b e f ore !won put its the gaol by his safe ; he was abate troy low-spirited at b. ing MU bcatrd. The ease for 11w Prisoner haring hero tints closest, Mr. Baton Gannoi; wort. Jed to toolittc.. the Jolly. Ile cumn...red by hero a Ole, out it was ptabnblrlllry would b ale Ilu si 11,. silly its decedsug th..l the ituflor dectowel hail died a s wleut death, sod that that &alb Is Id hreso occa sioned Its the say clots go in the nislictsne o t, namely. by his being llootwos tutu the stream; and having rustle to dint ilecisiuu, the only remaining spo s t i tttt was, o ',ether the Prisoner was the assustural perpetrator of that decd. If they should arrive at this essoclusiroas, then there plosei:ted itself this must MIX ttttt • U 14.1 8111.1 totiporiutit loyatry , Ow flier the piiauner was, at the tone Le committed sloe art, is. Ins right erases? It as, nut a question, s. h. thrr hr a an pos_ ardwil of a greater or less degree of natural intellect, bat or hallacr al Ike tiwie he was pussesowd of that sort of venous Pinch enalaled hint to judge between that •hich was right and that which was wrong.—which en atilea rim to know sithellice tSe act wait he was com mitting was conformable with We deity tower& God and hi. neighbour, or was an act in •iolatins of the laws of : Gintand matt? For ' if be possiessed whelk • degree of intellect at the time, a, to know right from wrong, they must pro. bins guilty. If, on the contrary, y supposed that ' he was unianiarioiss of what be was &dog, then *lel MUIR come to as opposite result. His I.ordithip then proreeslcd ! to read over every word .f the eviilcore, commenting upon it :u he proceeded. and pointing out those passage. which I made for or against she Manner. On coming to the eri deuce of Mr. Blehewctl, he assist he bad admitted it as the ! Ronan course; for if be bad rejected it improperly, and she , consequences were to be sorb as midst cagily he conceived, he should never afterwards know an boor's peace. The Jury, after a few minutes eiinsolsration, returned a verdict—" That the Prisoner was Not Guilty, because he had committed the act imputed to him when in a state of iniswity." Mr. Baron GAUROW said, he should not do justice to them and to his own ridings, if lie slid not say he highly approved of their verdict. The Prisoner was then ordered to he detained tlll his 1 Majesty's pleasure respecting hini should be made known. 1 The verdict seemed to give general satufaction, and it woo with difficulty tie auditors were rambled to repress their fr.'. lug., and to avoid Wale indecorous e.pressions of appitival. REDUCTION OF RENTS. We are glad to find that the landlord.; have, in a great many intlanceo, made liberal deductions to their tenants. in culowievoice of the decline iu price of up with urai produce. (Sailer Paper.) Sir W. W. ►Se n n is ad•twl to the Committee of th e House of Commons, now inquiring into the state of Agriculture. The rreeut aieor: . saiyof the birthday of Sir Walkin's son, was marked by the generous art of expunging (tout the exten sive rent-roll all the ar rrrrr of his-tenants! John Wingfield, Esq. of Undo., Hall, near Shrewsbnen returned 10 per cent. to each of hes stomas, at the rent-day Isia weds. The Earl of Ashburnham has reduced his rents in future 20 per o sit. It. P. Heinle, Esq. of Cants H• 11, near Partisans Hants, who possesses cuseisilerable landed estates in, and who is also it.i‘Ce of the lithe* of, the parish of Titchfield, the rents of boils which were nearly doubled by his prede cessors during the hizls prices of grain, has very liberally and justly, en eteneespleore of the great depression of the U tins, made a seduction sis his reties of 40 per creel. upon his lased, sod 30 per cent. upon his tithes. A NUQUITI ES. Coulearraw, MARCR 22, 1821.—We have j us t berm fa voured with the following mantel of ■ letter to the Com mittee of the &Set wed Colchester Hospital, being from a gentleman formerly resident in that town, alto was present so the discovery made on tlatuitloy last, within the prden 'wood of that establishment, of a remarkably flue relic of It ~,,, an nuiqutty. •' Suffice it for as at once to announce, that an sindoubledly ancient fignie of the Theban Sphinx, which is heir repsesented as having already slain a victim of her 1/1111. Her blood-thirsty passion would seem, (tout she count. stance of the monster, to be sbewn as already satiated : she sits as it were satisfied with her prowess, and in perfect serenity user the mangled remains of her sumac eessful opponent. •• The group is of freestone— " The general dimensions of this •utique are as follows: •• Lentils of the base 25! inches. Ms diem theadth of the base lO ditto. Height's, from base to top of Sphinx's hi ail The face of the Sphinx, ineatturing boon under the chin to the croon of the bead —(Cokheeter Paper.) NAVAL I N l'lt LLIGENCE. • PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 23. Arrived the Medina from Chatham, anal the George, papal), from the Downs, for St. Alicharit's. thr Amity, Barker, for London; and Richard, Hutchins, fur Ilavre. FALMOUTH, MARCH 41. Sailed the !Attach, Pearson, for Madras ; Puathuniuus, 111.1vrr; and Sr. Mark's, Burton, fur Jamuca ; boolou Transport, fur Mahe; Nrw Braugaima, Coraeby, for Gibe •11. tar ; Jasuo, Thumpiuu, fur Stt%..noah; uud Fuden, Lkatreud, fur Boston. HARWICH. //ARCH 23. Artival Ibe Prince's Chae Nate pa. kat, v.itb a wail (rum Holland. Sallee! Ibe Lord Nokias packet fur Cuxhaven, mid Lord Dulicau dillu fur klullaud—each with a mall. RA !MOW, 711 RCN 21. The Theodore. Timothy Deasy, from Kiinatiil4 fur Dublin, was carried ludo Purtisaac this moiniiig, *fib loss of mast, and iu great distress. DIAL, MARCH 23. Came down from the river and sailed the Uncut, %Val i/tee, for 31.3 dram rwd bencol ; Hound, Stranurk, for St. Vin cent's; Bonito, Brow ell, fur Marseille,'; and Restitution, hlviservey, fue Boston. NORTH AMMON MARCH IZ. llorponier, Gorda, f Doeppe for areenlasid, rut from her anchor, and about ninety fsilsonsa of cable off 'ryas mouth Castle, on tOils inatani, awl put is here; the Betsey, Pollard, from Shields, for Loudon, struck on the Herd Saud, but was gut anted rocs-viod on her %ems.. A letter from Bue:tor Atte'', of the 30th 1)c -c,tiliwr, safer Harr/till the Jitielt on Callao, rta , ts as ti4lows:— •` This was an important beginning' fur the Patriots, bat a still more advsniragenas event has Gitlin,. d the arrival of the expedition utf (Allan; Gwayaquil, Tire port of Quito; has derlari d itself isidepeupent, setting au etuniip:e which there is renvon to 'believe, wig soon be f.illoweil in other parts of Peru. it is said &nub Chili, that 4 POO mnr had already parsed frinu the Royalists tu SGIS Marlin, and oar own ens reaprindeut Wl* us that (ruin the intelligence lie has received he has no doubt Enna must inevii•bly iihinit much bloodihtd, and within a rrry short lime. Thu. there is every pruapect of Peru soon bi ing thrown open to our trade; and so soon as it i we slyly luck fur a swore extended, a more regular, and a very lucrative trade. Here .very 'king continues quiet, and matters 'emits as whru tie last wrote." The rentoune of 3IrS. RICHARDSON, of Peter buroagh, ristrr to the late Earl or LIND44IIr, I% vie tleporited io the !dually vault at Uthugiuu ou Tau wiby last I)AY AND MARTIN'S lILACKINO.—Order of the Ceurt f Chouwery, mode 22,1 41 4 , 4 1,. 1821, mis view, CHARLBS DAT nitll 111.NJAININ MARTIN EMI/kat JAMIN COCKBURN, JOSHUA Ron LAND , stall JOHN BRUIT CR, That au 11.j...pt10u some Its I este 3lts the said Jousts Cocktsurit,Josloin Howland. and Julin Brener, theis MI - yams, se , iit, soil workmen, ul.d r Ibe penally of 10,00 4 r. lu be I. tie 1 Nom their mid cal b of rlis it book, goods, mid drat- Ints, rrots. p 11. g ..r aPacilig ne von I Ile lrohlk.s roulariring Ihr compu.oriori ur Unting, inumf,iri urea by ilic said Ur. fiosttur,Janit, eticktoiru, ur by am oilwr peisini, or in nay oilorr manlier, irkiiiLt ant• lalwls I uphra Of far similes, or colourable imilal mu: of die bt Ilse or any oh M r label or deSei ipl toes, by which the coustsoultsou actually mink nod innusulacturcil by DAY soil MARTIN. ur 61111111 IVIVe I Ise a ppra r.sisce 44 bring so slesers bell or ntre. so itte of, nod e pit titultity auy ur bwl* haring the 114/11CS un firm of IMy and Marlin fulocritecil or smirked, eirbir ar•lually or aprsrreoly and mocositsly a• i sigssiure I hi•iretti, and 1 . rum NI Hiag ur rousing to be ,ulrl rite bunks roursissisig the composition ur blacking made icy Ice 0.14 1),- fondest, Jllllllll Cl...kbLrso, or by Nay 1 1 111,1 PiTSVII Moth au) such labels pasted or atfar•d thorour." MEETINGS OF CRRDITORS AT GUILDHALL, T•-MORROW. E. Howard •nd I. Gibbl. Cork-street, mosey seri- M. IT. vrrwra A. Poole, Haydiaii-arease, merchant M. Bsily, Heston, calico-printer W. Cosperthviaiie Laugharne, St. Mary• Axe, mer chant C. C. oxford, km. of lyre, Uxbridge, and W. Di bytes', collar makers T. and T. Field, Trinity-square, Rour-factors J. Wilson, Macclesield, bookseller DIYIDEN DS. F. W. Schmaling, Fenchurch-atrret. merchant J. Turnbull, J. Forbes, R. A. Crawford, and D. Skene, Broad-street. merchants J . and J. Giok ill, and J . Cie menistin, 4too , ies,merchants 12 It. Neville, Colchester, dealer and clinpmau CERTIFICATES. R. Carter, of Hertford, farater.—W. R. Gilbert, of Leire, try, woolstapler.—G. Clarke, of High-row, Itraiglibliridg.., Wristinisater, carpenter.—J. A. Hooter, of Aston, W-iro dealer and chaprnau.—J. Sandi re, of Ivy-bridge. Le...,. tanoer..—C. Sweet, of Nurilliawtow, Devon, Bailey, of Birmiagbem, grocer.—G. Vipond, of Ludgate. hill, London, Soto draper. On Saturday se intight a man was apprehended at God.ltning, in the act of passing forged units he made an attempt to escape, but was secured. and on Sunday niurning was Liken before J. H. FRANKLA ND, Esq. who committed him to the cowry gaol at Guildford. On his way thither, however, he contrived to get one of his hands out of the handcuff., escaped from the constuble and has not since been beard of It appears, that the con stable, a little too confident in his own prowess, de clined the assistance of the man who took the culprit oa Satuiday, or it is probable the Alone would not leave escaped. Ile had 17 forged notes in his possession when searched, and is said to be the same man who escaped from Petworth !bier well some time ago. and for whose apprehension a re ward of 501. was °tiered by the Esil of EGaLI4ONT. PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. - S per Ct. Cons. 70;e9ii I Ex. Bills, 2„ 1 2 di'. 5 per Ct. N. An. WWI l Coos. for Ace... 70i 71i bidet 80nd5..... 33 pr. I 70,1111 DEATHS._ On the 24th instant, in Upper Belgrave.plate, Pimlico, Aunt.. the infaat daughter of Mr. Maurice Evans. On Thursday last, at Holloway, aged 84, Mrs. Arnold. mother of Mr. Mitchell, of the Vote. Office, Howse of Commons. At his house in Lower Thornbaot;h•street, Bedford-square, Thomas Came, Esq. universally regretted. Aged 82, at her residence on College Green, Bristol, Mrs. Tyler, milli to Mr. Southey, the Poet L ie. This lady, in her youth, was one of the most ilitinguished besutiev of her time, both at the Courts of St. James's and Lisboa, the reiguing toast of Bath, mid the charm of the AssentWy rooms there, when Beau Nash was M. C. On Friday, the 9th March inst. John Hiliman, Esq. of Leitrim, near Castledawsun, in the county of Londonderry, at the age of 115 years., on the 17th inst. This genHemaii maintained both vigour of mind and body to the last day, and died iu the full possession of those general good wish,. which he enjoyed through many generations. On the Nth inst. at Gosport, John Hall, late a seaman in the navy, aged 85 years; and oil the 20th inst. Margaret, his wife. The singularity of the case is, Hall soil his wife were born on the same day and year, were married on their birth-day, and were buried together in Gospott Chapel yard HIGH WATER THIS DAT AT LONDON BRIDG,R. Horning 49 after O. I Evening 20 after 7. THE. CORDIAL BALM of GILEAD pur seises grrat efficacy iu all nervous disorders, head ache, weaknesses, heaviness and lowness of spirits, &wens of sight, confused thought, and wanderings of the mind, va pours and melancholy, and all kinds of hysteric complaints, which greduslly go off by the use of this salubrious Cordial. lii sickness of the stomach, ffiniuleucies and obstructions, it is • safe and powerful remedy. It is adinirshly clattering* to afford relief to broken and decayed constitutions, where other remedies have been unsuccessful. The Cunlial Balm of Gilead is sold in bottles, price 11.. and 335. earls, by all Medicine Venders I. the United King. door, with copious directions; and iu London by Mr. Jobe son, 68, Corubill ; .ud Mr. Sanger, late Bacos and Co. Oatord street. Of whom may be bad, price 3s. SOLOMON'S GUIDE TO H EA LTH; or, Ailvlos so both Sixes, in a Variety of Complaints. With an Essy on the V I Di ,Glects, SeminallVeaksesv, auil that de. structive habit called Monism ; likewise an Address to Pa rents, Tutors, and Guardians of Youth. The intention of Ihis work is for the express purpose of warning youth from falling into a delusive and destructive habit, that fascinates the senses, destroys the health and spirits of its courier, a•id renders (him feeble and inactive fur life. " Humus et places, uxor."— Hor. Thy house sad pleasing wife. SOCRAT ES, by his Discourse on Nla rr i nge , so enraptured his auditors with the subject, that the mar ried men flew to their wives, and the bachelors hastened to be wedded, soil the "Spectator" has affirmed, that the word wife" is the most agreeable and delightful name in nature. The d im-titutioo, then, of marriage, compasses the desideratum of our enjoyment, teeming not only with hap.. poirss on earth, but disposing the soul itself to harnsowlae wills bled' - hereafter. Previous, however, to entering lain Ibis hallowed obligation, it becomes an imperative duly, net only to regulate the passions, hot to cleanse the grosser usture from those impurities which the freedom of ea resteicied pleasure may have entailed on it. To the 'male( t of such atteistios are attributable many of dime hapless instances, which, while they Pudic the emeriti serathin of the beholder, should also impress him with the fear of self reproach. luxurious habits will efferninias the body-.a residence in the tropics will relax the elasticate.— but inure especially dues the premature infatuation al youth too frequeutly compromise the amoral dignity kaa3 a state of inanition, from which Ike agonised sufferer mare than doubts the chance of relief. To all such, thee, we address must lees, offering hope, energy, muscular strength. f. licity ; nor will our advauces appear questionable, Par ••• tinned as they are by the multiplied proofs of twenty yea.' successful experience. The easy cares of married 1:1*: *. sometimes disturbed by the suspensma of those bbssme ia huh concentrate the %lupinsl wreath, for the female habil if often constitutionally weak, yet it can be strengthened, and deficient energy improved tutu functional poser. le every case of syphilitic intrusion, as well as in eyesy rtisx• saints of the generative economy, we pledge our ability to cure speedily, and with effect. Earnestly solicitous to ‘xls the unfrehug empiric from the position is, presumptuously takers up, we deviate from g. ours! prior-10r* nob Is-. hessisii ~,, ; and confidetst in our own 6011Ourable as Meesiliirrs of the College of Surgeons, we refer the f. rin g communiii of either sex (especially these cohering A into mat. Moonlit life) at ouce to our home, where daily at teuilance is gives. for personal consultation; and let ters from the country are irninerlialrly ailaWirreil; these meat contain a remittance fur advice sail ined , ciiie ' which can be forwarded lit ray part of the worl.t, however distant. 1 OOSS cud CO. M. R C. Surgeons, 11, Duurerae•street, Fleet-street, Leedom. - - Printed sad Polls'irked at THE BRITISH PRESS awl THE i GLOBE OtAce, Nu. It; Strand, C. CORIIWELL, .r tbe &nod. Mil . 1 L., ■••••••..