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OPfr - ~. r • 1 :, tae road before the bones' hands; he said nothing about any other TrMills recalled,—The coach was about • foot from the foot. path. bles. North was exiled, but proved nothing material. Philip Bloo,ooan recalled—Remembered meeting the coach man at Blackwell Dock ; he asked witness to meet him at the Ele phant, in Ferichureh street ; he told witness if he woula go to his lawyer and say that the children ran against the horses and came !tom behind his waggon, that he !the coachman) would make wit ness a present. IVitriess replied to this, that he would have nothing to do with his pesetas. Mr. Serjeent Vi.uonax then addressed the Jury, and said that the case now entirely rested upon the question of the creitt of the coachman and Bloodruiri. He did not see why the coachman was nut to be believed as well as the waggoner. Mr. Sergeant Pct.t, replied, and The CHIEF lest ICE summed up, and observed, that If they found • verdict for the plaintiff, they must be satisfied that there was negligence on the part of the coachman ; if they were not na tialed of that, they would find for the defendant. A coachman ought to stop even if he was on his right side of the road, if another person was in posseasion of it. His Lordship then noticed the dis crepancies in the evidence for the defendant, and then left it to the Jury to say what damages they would give; observing, however, that they must remember that the plaintiff had to support ticraM by ber 'about. and was not in such a situation as to be at no incon venience by the loss of her limb. They must also remember, that it was no fault of the plaintiff's, although he was bound to pay for the negligence of his *errant. The Jury having consulted for about ten minutes, returned a verdict foe the phvintiff--Damages NC including expenses. This trial occu:ocil the Court between four and five hoots. The Court did not bre..k up till a quarter to seven. ROME CIRCUIT. LENT ASSIZES.— ono, TexstiaX. r--- . Tlso Lent Assizes fur this county commenced here to - day b e fore Lad Chief Baron ALEXANDER and Mr. Baron GRAHAM. The &hes entered fur trial on the Civil side are ten in number. The gaol calendar contains the names of forty-five ptiseners, few of whom ate charged with capital offences. CROWN SIDE. John Hollingsworth was indicted for stealing, at Therfield, on the nth November, dh sheep and 17 lambs, the property of Wm. Be.id Mr. ABRAHAM conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Law the defence. It appeared In evidence that on Sunday evening, the 7th Nov. last. the prosecutors hock was penned in security. Next morning the lambs and sheep in question were missing. In the course of the same day the prisoner sold the whole dock to a butcher at New market Fair, and having asked such tuoderate prices as to excite the butcher's suspicion, he asked hint where he caine from, and to "shorn the sheep and lambs belonged. The prisoner gave his real name, and said his mas'er's name was Fret, of Thertield, a nd that he expected him at the fair every moment. The prisoner pressed to have the purchase-money ; but the butcher refused to pay any body but the prisoner's master, and desired the prison's to go and get some refreshment, saying that he should call at' his master's toe next day, and pay the money. The prisoner went away, and was not afterwards seen until the 10th December lest. It turned out that the sheep and lambs were the property of the prosecutor, who claimed them on the 10th November. The butcher had sold the lambs at a profit of 51.13 d. pet head, and paid the prosecutor, by hit own choice, the proceeds of the sale, instead of receiving the iambs. The prisoner said nothing in his defence. He had been • ser vant in the employment of Mr. Free, of Therfield, and up to the C:h of November, when he was discharged, had conducted him self well. The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, found the prisoner Guilty. Sentence of death was passed upon him, and it is espectcd be will be left for execution- OXFORD CIRCUIT. BERKSHIRE ASSlZES—Rrazonro, TUESDAY. CIVIL SIDE. [Before Mr. Baron Qsaaow and a Special Jury.] LIBEL. TITS ICING ON THE PROSECUTION OF NEWBERRY, GENT. O. HOOPER. 51'. CttßwouDstated, that this was an indictment for a libel, published Ili a newspaper called the Readiv , Mercury, and that a commission of bankruptcy had been sued out against Messrs. Marsh and Co., formerly bankers of Reading, and that Mr. New berry was solicitor to the asaignees, and list the libel charged Mr. Newberry with fabricating an account-book, which had laid for in spection at one of the other banks in Reading. Mr. JEavts stated, that fur. Newberry, the prosecutor, was a most respectable attorney, carrying on business in the town of Read ing, and that the defendant was a surgeon and apothecary in exten sive practice there. In the year 1815, the bank et Messrs. Marsh and Co. stopped payment, and when • commission of bankruptcy bad been sued out against them, the prosecutor had been appointed w.lieitor to the commission. Some years after, in consequence at the decease of two of the assignees, a meeting had been called for the purpose of choosing fresh assignees in their room. This gave rise to certain advertisements in the licadiag filercia y, complain . ing that a final dividend had not been declared. This was followed by a paragraph in that Paper (which was written by Mr. Newberry), which stated that the bask-book lay for inspection at the banking house of Messrs. Simonds and Co. of Reading, and the week fol lowing this libel was published, charging Mr. Newberry, with bringing forward a fabricated book. Evidence wan then given that Mr. Newberry was Solicitor to this coinmissioo of bankruptcy, and that the book de , sited by Mr. Newberry at Messrs. Simonds' bank was a genuine k. From the doss.examination it appeared that there had been a meeting of creditors called on account of the delay in the declaring of a final dividend, and that the defendant was by the creditors appointed one of a Committee of Inquiry on that subject. fheltbcl was read. It was very long, and possessed no interest except to the parties in some way connected with this banking house. It charged that the bank-book before alluded to wan not a genuine book of that banking establishment, as all the entries appeared to be of one hand-writing, and made at one time. lilt. TaLrounw, for the defendant, contended that the libel was only a fair discussion of the circumstances of this bankruptcy beiwecn parties interested in it, and that Mr. Newberry having first published statements in this Paper, and appealed to public opinion and to the veracity of this book, he was not entitled to Indict a persnn who only went to refute his statements ; and that therefore the publication by the defendant was fairly argumentative, and rot calumnious. The Learned JUDGE said, that the question the Jury had to consider was, wltther the defendant had published this statement to i.ijure the chnracter of Mr. Newberry ; or whether it was a fair discussion in an affair in which both parties were interested; but If they thonght that this was an attack by Mr. Hooper on the well earred refutation of his neighbour, they should find him guilty. The J wry, after about a quarter of an hour's deliberation, found the defendant—Gni/Iy. As soon as the verdict was pronounced, Mr. Irevis rose and stated, that 31r. Newberry had, some time since, instructed him that in case a verdict passed against Mr. Hooper. to state that he should rest satisfied, and take no further steps against that gentleman. The Learned JUDGE said, that is his opinion that was a Jibe _ rality that did Mr. Newberry credit. The Foreman of the Jury (Edmund Gardner, Esq.) said, that the Jury wished to express their approbation of the great forbear ance of :Mr. Newberry. OUILDFI•LL.—John Akiandar Csaikshanks and Jahn Davis were charged with stealing a number of carpenter's tools from a new building intended fore tavern, in Smithfield. Sir C. IioIIITZR committed both the prisoners foe trial. MELANCHOLY OCCURRINCI.—On the arrival of the Stroud coach on Tuesday at Bristol, it was discovered that the only inside passenger (Thomas Stock, Esq., of Wickwar, in this coon. ty,) was dead ! It appeared, on the inquest, that Mr. S. had been taken op at his own house in the morning, in apparent health, though he had complained of a pain is his chest end stomach for sevcral days. The deceased was spoken to within four miles of Bristol, when he appeared as well as ever: after the coach reached the inn, he was found sitting upright, with his head en his hand, Nod mo.. ~:obality expired a i , hout • struggle. The unanimous verdict of ...c Jury was,--" Dicit by the visitation of God." The deceased, who was a bachelor, and In his 4Vth year, was brother to Dr. Stock, of Bristol. JOINT Brocs COISIZA Walk—There are upwards of two hundred and twenty Joint Stock Companies, whose plans are now aced in the greet ocean of Speculation. Some promise Riches from the bowels of the earth, others from its surface; some from Water, others from Fire; some from Iron, other. from Fish; some from Soap-suds, others from Milk;—but let every Specu lator remember that each of the above requires Time, which none of the Projectors seem to have calculated upon: and yet to fit the Day for the completion of Fortune is the Cream of all Speculation, as in the present Lottery, where any person who now advances Pis than Twenty Pounds, may gain one of the Four Prizes of Twenty Thousand Puutds, which must all be drawn on the lids of April. LITER A TURE.—TIIC following important Works are this day published --1. 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Yesterday a man, who stated his name to be Martin Jones, and that he was a master smith, in a small way of business, at Harrow, came to this office, and said he had to claim the protection of the Magistrates for himself and family, and his property, againsa the violence of a great bomber of the young gintlemen at Harrow School, who had for several days past assembled about his dwel ling, with bludgeons and other weapons, and not only threatened to murder him anti his son, but had actually demolished a part of his hawse. The complainant made the following statement : My bonze at Harrow is roofed with pantiles, and I have often had occasion to complain of having my tiler broken by the young gerolemen. who have amused themselves by throwing stones upon the raof. On Friday last, between four and five o'clock, five of the young gentlemen passed nay house, and threw stones upon the roof, and broke several tiles. fly son went out, and said '• what are you doing that for ? You had better mind what you are at ?" and one of them said, " we will give you a good threshing," while another held up his hand by way of signal to about thirty others, who were mending at a short distance, and called out a row, amw !" The whole body then ran down, and surrounded my house, and swore they would have my son out, and give him a good milling. Most .of them had sticks. I bid my son behind the bellows in the work shop, and told the assailants that he was gone out. I ordered them to go away, and after none demur they went, saying they would lick my son wherever•they found hint. The following day (Saturday), about half.psat two o'clock, about fifty boys came down in a body, all armed with a sort of bludgeon. and Inquired for my son, and I told them 1 had sent him to London to pay my coal merchant. I had sent my son out of the way to save him front their violence. I told them if they did not go away quietly, I would acquaint the head master, Dr. Butler. Thay did go away without committing any violence. I found two or three of then sticks width they left behind them ; they were loaded with lead, run into holea bored into them. On Monday morning my wife went up to the school, and informed Dr. Butler of what lied happened, and requested his protection. I understood that in con sequence of what my wife said, a boy, named Clarke, waspunished, and yesterday (Tuesday) about 160 of the boys came down, all armed as I have described before. A boy told me they were . cooling, and being really afraid of my life, I ran over to an oppo site public house for safety. They be at the hoy across the shoulders for telling. They snrrounded the public house, and swore they would have me out. They attempted' to get into the public house, but the landlord told them they should not enter while he could prevent them. They called out " that is the old that a ent to Dr. Butler and nosed." I said I had not been to Dr. Butler, and their answer was," if you have not, your wife has, and we will knock your old brains out." Mr. Al t amok:L-1s it possible that such words as those you have just repeated could be made use of by them ? Recollect yourself—aunty you must be mistaken. Complainant—No, Sir, I am not ; I can bring plenty of wit. nearer to prove it: those words are common enough among them. They then said one to another, "Let's get hint out, and put an end to him at once—that's the best way ;" and called to the pub lican to turn me out. At this time Dr. Butler, Mr. Evans, and another of the masters, came down, and the Dortor ordered them to disperse, and declared that every one who attempted to annoy me should be instantly expelled front the school. They dispersed soon after. At five o'clock, however, about thirty returned, and got round my house, and swore they would have my son and me one. My son, 1 1 my directions, concealed himself in a room up stairs, and I ran away, to save myself. When I returned, I found a window at the back of the house broken to pieces, and even the bars torn completely out. I was informed by my neighbours that they had broken down this window, and got in, in the hope of finding my son ; but the loner door was bolted, and they re treated, on hearing that Dr. Butler was riding towards the house. They said, as they went away, " If we can't do tor him now, we will another day." I have, since that, been afraid to go home, and my business is completely knocked up. I saw one boy, whose name I have been told is Campbell, have a brace of pistols with hint. I was told, but do not know it of my own knowledge, that some of the boys shred stones after Dr. Butler. Mr. 311xsete;st. —T hen , from all that has occurred, do you con sider your life in danger ? Complainant—i certainly do consider my own life and the lives of my family, particularly my son, in danger; and I hope some steps will be taken to ensure our safety. Mr. M men van told him he might rest assured that he should hare protection. The worthy Magistrate then gave directions that the information, as taken in writing, should be enclosed to Dr. Butler, the head master; and that Ellis, one of the principal officer., shonld be the bearer of it, with directions to act as circum stances might require. Ellis set off with the complainant for Harrow in the course of the afternoon. CORONER'S INQUEST. DEATH OF THE HON. F. ASHLEY COOPER. On e;unday last, about the hour of two o'clock. two young Gen tlemen. Collegians of Eton, the Honourable F. A. Cooper and Mr. %Food, were in the play-ground, when some words arose be tween them, and they pushed each other. Who gave the first as sault is differelitly stated ; but from words they proceeded to blows, end had fought fur several minutes, when the Captain came up and separated them. It was subsequently determined that they should meet on the following afternoon, and terminate their di& ferences by a pugilistic contest, a custom prevalent among the scholars of Eton, and, indeed, of all other public schools ; and the conqueror always terelers the hand of friendship to his defeated ad versary. In this instance the majority of the scholars were present to wi mom the battle, and the centhatents stripped, at four o'clock on Monday afternoon, and commenced lighting. Mr. Cooper was smaller in stature than his opponent, his age ICAtunder fifteen years, and his oppor.ent, who was half a head taller, was nearly seventeen. Mr. Wood had the advantage in point of set ength, but the quick ness and precision of Mr. Cooper were remarkable for one so young, and lie declared thet he would never give in. In the eighth, ninth, and tenth rounds, he became weak and exhausted, and it was then evident that he was not a match for Mr. Wood, and he ought to have been teken away. Some of the " backers" had brought a quantity of brandy in bottles it.to the field, and the second of Mr. Cooper. in the eleventh round, poured a considerable quantity down Mr. C.'s throat, and be recovered his wind and strength. The young men continued fighting from four till nearly six o'clock, and when they were in a state of exhaustion they were constantly plied between the rounds with neat brandy. It is stated that Mr. Cooper drank during the fight considerably above half a pint of the spine. They fought about sixty rounds, and at the end of the last round, Mr. Cooper fell very heavily upon hie head, and never spoke afterwards. lie was carried off the ground to his zoom, at the house of the Rev. Mr. Knapp, by his brothers, who were present at the fight. H e was put to bed ; but on medical assistance was sent for till four hours afterwards, a short time before lie expired. As soon as his death was known, expresses were sent off to the Earl of Shaftesbury, and other relations of the deceased, to inform them of the 'amenable catastrophe. Tuesday morning the Secretary of the Noble Earl arrived at Eton, and took away the deceased's two brothers. About one o'clock on Tuesday, Colonel Wood arrived at Eton, and evinced much sorrow at the event which had taken plea. The Coroner, 11111/ received intelligence of the death of the deceased by an express messenger, arrived at the Christopher Inn, at Eton. at two o'clock on Tuesday, and • Jury (which had been previously summoned) assembled to bold an Inquest. INQUEST ON THE BODY, TCESDAY, MARCH I. The Jury being sworn, Mr. CHLItSLEY. the Coroner, said they were summoned to inquire intothe cause of the death of the lion. I. A. Cooper. They would have a view of the body, and would be careful in examining if any marks of violence were thereon, which, together with the evidence he should lay before them, sould enable them tp conic to a conclusion on this melancholy occasion. Ile should avoid making any charge to them which might be pain ful to the relatives and friends of the parties whose conduct would be the subject of their inquiry ; but, after the evidence was taken, he should feel it his duty to state to them what was the law, as ap. plicable to the facts proved before them. The Jury and Coroner proceeded to the house of the Rev. Mr. Knapp, and viewed the body. The temples, eyes, and upper part of the cheek bones were very black, and there were other external marks or violenciabouf the ribs, breast, &c. The Jury baring re turned to the room at the Inn, the Conner asked the constable to bring forward his witnesses. lie said lie had no evidence at hand ; be certainly had inquired amongst the Collegians, but they were not inclined to give him any information on the eel:eject of the young gentleman ' s death. There were severaiMosters of the College in the Jury-room, and crowds of scholars in the inneyard, and the Curor.er directed the constable to bring any gentleman who witnessed the fight. except the seconds. The following evidence was then taken : Christopher Teesdale sworn—l am a student at Eton College. I know tee decimal ' be is the son of Lard Sliafteeleury ; I know his antagonist, Mr. Wood, the son of Colonel WoOd. [This witness evinced some reluctance to state particulars, and he was admonished by the Coroner not to suppress a single fact.] He proceeded—l know the cause of the tight which led to the death ul the deceased. On Sundae last, about twoso'clock, I was in the play-ground, anti saw the deceased and Wood pushing each other ; 1 don't know the cause of the fracas; the first blow-that I saw struck was given by the deceased, and it was returned by Wood ; they fought for several minutes. and being separated, I heard it wastifterwards agreed between them that they should fight it out next daz. Coroner.—lrou have stated all you observed on the Sunday ? Yes. Coroner—Did you know from the parties the time appointed for the fight to take place ?—lt was spread over the school that the light was to take place yesterday 4 as soon as church was over. Coroner—Were you present at the —Yes, I was. Coroner--State to the Jury what occurred at the battle ?—1 saw them set-to shout the hour of four o'clock yesterday afternoon. Coroner—Before you proceed with your evidence, you will state if you aided in the combat. Did you sezond either of the boys?— Yes. i did, for about six rounds. 1 picked Wood up and rubbed it of the contest? Lis hands. Coroner—Were you the acknowledged second of the party ?--I was not. There was no absolute second for Nt - riod any one pre sent, who was on Wood's side, picked him up when he fell. Mr. Carter. one of the under-masters of the College, said that one part of the scholars took pert with Wood, end the other with Cooper ; they called it " backing . ap" the combatants. Coroner—You did take a part in the fight?—Yes, the same es other boys preNcr t. Curoner—Werc: there I.!y feu! Wows struck?-1 saw none; but , THE BRITISH PRESS. it vas said by Cooper's pan; that thus wore uvula. I wok Wood's part. Coroosr—l understood that you took no decided part with either but assisted both when down ?...-I wu certainly for Wood ; I backed hint up. Cormier—What age was the deceased P—About 14 years. Conmen--NVere the boys fairly matched 7—At first they was, but Cooper's strength failed, and he was restored by taking brandy. Coroner—Did you set any violent blows iiiven by Wood to the deceased ?-1 saw repeated blows during the fight. Coroner—On what pan of the body 2—On different parts of the head. I remember, in one period of tits fight, a severe blow being given on the temple. Corona—Did the deceased Instantly fall I , —Yes, instantly. Juror—What time of the fight was that blow given ?—About the middle. Coroner—Did the deceased get up soon after the fall?—Ile lay on the ground about half a minute; tt was half . ..minute time. Coroner—Did the blow appear to occasion much injury to the deceased ?—Yes, he was hurt, and there were loud shouts from Wood's party in consequence of his being the best. Coroner—You saw blows given by the deceased to Wood ? Yes. Coroner-1n your opinion, was it what is called a fair fight ? I mean, was there no undue advantage taken by any of the parties ? It was a fair fight. Juror—Was fair play shown to both parties? Coroner—That is the proper question. Witness—l saw no unfair advantage taken. Coroner—Had Wood any secon d?—No; but • young gentle man, named Leith, seconded the deceased; he was the avowal second. The fight lasted above en hour. Thelieceased's spirits were kept up in a most extraordinary manner, by I.elth giving h;ni brandy in the eleventh and subsequent rounds. I remember that, before the last round, Wood said he wanted to go to his tutor, Oittary, to attend his private business (studies), and he would make it up afterwards. Mr. Leith, the second, said, that an Wood wanted to go, he would appeal to the deceased's party, and hear what they had to say. The deceased's party exclaimed, "We will have another round—we are in no hurry." I know Mr. Ottery hail appointed Wood to attend hint. Coroner—What took place after that observation of Wood's? Witness—The parties fought another round, and the deceased, at the conclusion, fell front a severe blow ; Wood fell heavily on him. After this round, Wood said he must go, and he would .make it up. Leith advised it to be made up on the spot, and directly the propmition was made to make it up the deceased fell back senseless. Wood walked up to the deceased, and lifted his hand. I did not hear Wood say any thing. Juro.—lt is the wish of the Jury to know if the deceased did not propose, about the fourth round, to stop fighting and make it up ? Witness—l was told by his party that he did do so. Coroner—That is hearsay, and cannot be received as evidence. Juror—What quantity of brandy did the deceased drink, as you believe P IVitllebr—Above half a pint. He drank repeatedly during the fight. Coroner—Nonsense, he could not drink so much neat brandy. Why, that would have been sufficient to have killed him. Mr. Ottery, the tutor of Wood, said, that on Sunday he re quested Wood to attend him on Monday evening about six o'clock. Mr. O'Reilly, surgeon, of Windsor, sworn—l was called to see the deceased last night; he was then dead; he died before medical assistance arrived. I have seen the body again to-day. Coroner—Did you see any external marks from which you can say what caused the death ? Witneu—There were several contusions on the head; the eyes were black. From the sudden manner of his death, 1 was con. vinced there must have been a rupture of some internal artery. I opened the head surgically, and found, tinder the Jura woke a considerable extravasation of blood covering the whole of the left hemisphere of the brain, which was the cause of his death. Coroner—Can you account for the cause of the injury which produced death ?—I believe it wasnot produced by any blow that his opponent gave him , but by a violent fall ; and I am of this opinion from the extent of the rupture, and the great quantity of blood that issued therefrom. Coroner—Would any natural cause produce this effect, such as apoplexy IL-Certainly not. Coroner—NVould his drinking a great quantity of brandy have caused such effect ?—Certainly not. Coroner—You say, that in your opinion a blow did not cause the rupture of the vessels of the head ? Witness—l do not think a blow could have been given with suffi cient force to have caused such an extensive injury. During my experience—and I hare for years been in the habit, in a public in stitution, of opening the heads of deceased persons--I never saw so great a quantity of blood extravasated on the brain. The Jury now expressed their general opinion that this was a fair fight. Mr. O'Reilly requested here to state to the Jury, that on his ar rival at the house where the deceased lay, he .'u told by one of his brothers, that when he brought the deceased from the play-ground after the fight, he appeared asleep—that he put him to bed, and supposing he would be qutte well when he awoke, he did not send for medical assistance, and about ten o'clock the same night he was alarmed on discovering that he was in a dying state. Dorothy barge-1 am savant to the Rev. Mr. Knapp, of Eton, where the deceased boarded and lodged ; he was brought home by some of the young gentlemen last night. about ten minutes before six o'clock; he appeared as if he was asleep, and he was put to bed ; I asked his brother if I should send for a doctor, and he told me there was no occasion for it, as the deceased was fast asleep ; I went into the room about seven o'clock, and he was still asleep—he was breathing. About nine o'clock I found him the same. His brother said lie was very comfortable, and that I had no occasion rotate any further trouble, as he would see him safe before he went lobed. The deceased had his trowsers on, but no shirt ; he was wrapped in a blanket. A little after ten o'clock the brother of the deceased came down stairs, and said he was worse. I went up to the room, and a surgeon was sent for : we were so frightened, that we did not know what to do. Mr. Moss, a surgeon, first arrived ; the deceased had then ceased to breathe. Coroner—l wish you had sent at first for surgical aid. Witness-1 should, but the brother insisted that there was no ne cessity for it. Coroner—l wish you had not been influenced by his brother, who was in some degree blamable ; but 1 will not undertake to assert that the life of the deceased might have been saved, if surgical assist. once had been obtained as soon as lie was brought home. I en tirely acquit you of any improper inter.tion ; you had no idea of the youth's dangerous condition. The Coroner inquired the Christian name of Mr. Leith. Juror—ls Mr. Leith culpable as well as Mr. Wood ? Coroner—lf you find the death was caused by fighting, you must, by your verdict, implicate him as well as Mr. Wood. Juror—l do not think there was anything like malice existing in the breasts of any of the gentlemen. Coroner—This is a most unfortunate case, and I am very un pleasantly situated. It is my painful duty to state the law on the subject of fights of this description. You must know they are : but it to for you to fled your verdict on the evidence. The constable was despatched to the College, to learn the Chris tian name of Mr. Leith. In a short time a gentleman named Oaks, en under-utaster of the College, arrived, with the con stable. The latter stated, that he had endeavoured io vain to get the name. The Coroner asked Mr. Oaks to inform him the name. Mr. Oaks, who was greatly agitated, said that he was not aware that the Jury was sitting. end he declined giving the name. The Coroner ordered the constable to make proclamation at the door, " that all persons who could give evidence touching the death of the deceased do give their attendance ;" but no per son cane forward. Mr. Oaks said, that be did not wish to withhold the name of Mr. Leith, if the Coroner required him to give it. T.ie Coroner said, that he could put him on his oath, and insist upon his disclosing the name. Mr. Oaks said, the name was Alexander Wellesley Leith. The Coroner said, that if the Jury should be of opinion that Mr. Leith had violated the law. it would be necessary that his name should be inserted in the inquisition. No other evidence being brought forward, the Coroner proceeded to address the Jury. He quoted authorities to satisfy them as to the law relating to murder, manslaughter, and justifiable homicide. Although the parties is this contest had quarrelled, ar.d fought on the Sunday till they were separated, and again renewed their cont. bat on al onday, he had no hesitation in saying, that lie did not be lieve they entertained a feeling of malice towards each other, which (supposing the blows occasioned the death of the deceased) would make die offence amount to murder. The killing a person, in the exercise of- an unlawful set, amounted to manslaughter, nd the Jury, however painful it might be to their feelings, were bound by their oaths to deede this case according to the evidence. If the deceased died front the blows or falls he received in the fight, his antagonist and the second, and, in fact, all present aiding and abetting in the breach of the peace, were guilty of manslaughter. He bad already said that he did not believe the youths entertained malicious feelings towards each other ; but he was of opinion that they were backed on by their companions, and their natural cou rage or prowess induced them to combat with each other. The deceased, it appeared, was the weaker of the two. The fight was amid to have been a fair trial of strength, and the Jury would give such • verdict as they conceived the justice of the case demanded. The Jury retired, and were in consultation fur a very consider. able time. At a late hour last evening they returned a verdict of Manslaughter against Mr. Wood, the principal, and Mr. Alex ander Wellesley Leith, the second. 'flie result of the inquiry produced an extraordinary sensation in the College. The Coroner leased his warrant against the parties, and placed it in the hands of the constable to execute. We understand that bail to any amount will be offered for their appearance to take their Dials, shottld a Grand Jury find true bills against them ; but the felony with which they stand charged, is not a bailable offence. Mr. Leith is said to be closely allied to a noble family, as well as Mr. Wood. There are ninety-nine prisoners for trial at the Devon Assizes. There are now confined in the gaol at Shcpton-Mallet stS prisoners, and four bastard children. The buds on the apple trees in the South of Devon are said to look well; but the heavy storms of November have blown down, and otherwise so much injured many of the treks, C.: it this year's crop is not expected to be a very pro ductive one.—Exerer Copy of Report received by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from the Board of the Vacchte Establishment, Feb.l2, 1823: VACCINE ESTABLISHMENT. TO THE mom. HONOURABLE ROBERT PEEL, Secretary of State for the Home Department, &c. &c. &c. Sia—The importance and value of this Establishment is made manifest daily, by the immediate and certain return it makes to all applications for means of protection against one of the greatest scourges in the form of disease which has ever afflicted mankind. It belongs to the improvidence of the lowest orders of the people to remain careless and inactive, so long as the hour of danger is dis. tart and itticertain, and to become, perhaps, unreasonably alarmed when it arrives. Our calls, therefore, are generally accompanied by Information that the small pow is committing great ravages in the neighbourhood, and the demands for assistance are urgent and pressing. These remarks apply to our own country more particu larly ' • but we have frequent applications also from abroad, end even from Vaccine Institutions established in foreign capitals, where it is admitted to be difficult to keep up the supply ; and the request for matter is made under a conviction that that which Is re ceived front this Establishment is more genuine and efficacious. Happily the arrangement which we have made enables us to sup ply every want, wherever and from whatever quarter it comes to us ; and we have sent out 77,809 charges of Lymph since our last lleport. It cannot be necessary now to enter upon an estimate of the corn , parades merits of Vaccination and Inoculation,as protectives against the small pox ; for the Board has been engaged in endeavouring to ascertain what proportion of persons vaccinated take the small poi afterwards. By the information which we obtain fro= our sta tionary vaccinators in the metropolis, it seems that not more than eighteen out of the 8,090 which are vaccinated upon an average an nually, are susceptible of the varioloutt disease afterwards. The Returns from the corresponding vaccinators in the country are less favourable ; but we are fully justified In concluding, that the number of those who take the small pox after vaccination, and pass through a safe and handless disease, is not greater than the num ber of those who die under inoculation. The estimate of this loss, where inoculation was greatly practised, was one in 3410. By the Bills of Mortality we find that 725 persons have died of the small pox this year, within the range of those Bills ; but we have not been made acquainted with any fatal case after vaccination. We arc. &c. (Signe3) HENRY HALTORD, President of the Royal College of Physicians. ‘VILLIASI NORRIS, President of the Royal College of Surgeons. LYSIN, Vice-President. _ Wu. G. Marmr, M.D. H. JAMES CHOLNEI EY, M.D. CCenwn of the Royal College FIIANCIS WILLIB, M.l . J r of Physicians. Joilx WARBURTON, M.D. C. Ulm, M.D. Registrar. FIELD SPORTI FOR MARCH. I From the Awash of .S'parthig.l The sporting season expired on the first of last month. except as it relates to woodcocks and snipes, which seldom take their depar ture from this country before the middle or latter end of February, unless the weather he remark*4y . open. Contrary to the expecta tions formed from the early *meal of some woodcocks at the commencement of the present season, these hate been very scarce. blares are not a legitimate object of the shooter, but have been coursed, as well as hunted, during the last month ; and some, perhaps, to keep up the old custom, will kill a March hare, but which, in a season like the one just pssed, is by no means ad visable. Fox hunting still continues ; and there never was a seamen when this noble diversion experienced less interruption from hard wea ther ; the same remark will, of course, apply to the chase of the hare. But, since the uncommon mildness of the season has been thus propitious for hunting, it has had a directly contrary effect on the operations of the shooter, by rendering feathered game wild, and, in many cases, unapproachable. There is, in consequence, more than the usual number of birds left, and, if the ensuing breed ing season Fusee favourable, an abundance may be confidently ex pected. Barg' had approached each other for the purpose of conjunction, in soar* few insurnsm, even before the end of list year. Par tridges, very early in Jantregy, rose and flew in that loose and scattered manner which indicates the approach of the pairing ',m oon. Thrushes were loud in song et the same period ; while the redbreasts commenced those annual combats which unifonnly pre cede the season of have. Rooks, too, at the sameperiod, assembled in numbers at their breeding pl aces, surveying their old nests with their usual boisterous loquacity, evidently with a view of arranging the usual preliminaries of annual courtship. A fall of snow, how ever, which occurred on the night of February 3, somewhat re tarded the operations of these early-nestling birds. On the 10th of Fehntery the snow bad, in a great degree, disappeared—all the early birds became remarkably active ; and, on the 12th, the writer observed about a dozen hares in the park of Sir T. 1). flesketh chasing each other, at about three o'clock in the afternoon. The day was uncommonly fine. As:Gras:G.—Jack and pike will ecgcrly take a small live bait In this month ; but as they are now full of spawn, or spawning, the fair sportsman will refrain from killing them : indeed, from Febru ary till Michaelmas, jack and pike are hardly worth cooking ; for, when big-bellied, the spawn is very unsavoury, and, at the same time, unwholesome ; and, for some time after spawning, the flesh is thin, tough, and tasteless : yet we find these fish in abundance at the fishmongers' shops in the metropolis during the months of March and April, at which season they are easily taken by snaring, haltering, and other unspertsmanlike ways pursued by unprinci pled poachers. Perch generally spawn in March, and as this fish, when taken in rivers, tide-reservoirs, and docks, towards the au tumn, is acknowled ged to be among the firmest of fish, and the best flavoured of any the fresh waters afford, we hope the angler will forego the pleasure of taking them this month, and put by his pp rch-tackle and trolling instruments fur three or four months. But these remarks apply only to the heavy fish, or spawners : those of two or three ounces weight we consider, at all times and seasons, fair game ; they are generally very numerous, and to thin or reduce them is quite necessary, to preserve the other species from being destroyed by those voracious fish. Smell perch also, when pro. perly cooked, are of excellent flavour, and very nutritious. Several dozen of small perch are generally taken during a day's gmdgeon fishing, a branch of angling which commences this month. Carp, chub, roach, dace, bleak, flounders, and eels, will now take a bait freely, if the weather prove mild for the season ; so that the angler may enjoy much sport in his favourite diversion, without destroying either jack, pike, perch, or trout, which are all, at present, unfit fhr the table. Roach-fishing is particularly good all this month. They are now found in the shallows, and an expert angler may, in many places, take from twenty to thirty pounds weight of them daily. Dace are also now emerging from their winter quarters, and are to be found on the sharps, rolling and rubbing themselves among the gravelly pebbles. and quite disposed to take a proper bait, whether it be at. tached to a tripping or floating line. Minnows, millers thumbs, popes, and all the other small fry used by the angler for baits, will now take a worm. March is one of the best months In the year for laying eel-lines at night, in rivers, as these fish have now pretty well recovered from their late torp id state, and are strong on the feed in dark nights. If proper places be selected, and the peg or chain lines choicely baited, cast in, and got up early next morning, the angler may expect to find many of his baits taken, and some good eels securely hooked. - R - Irmi THAMES: )(LAMM:S OF THE BIZADT/1 DIFFERENT PLACE/ 111(TWE' Or WHY WWII MINKS AT :1 HAHNZPIMITU AND WOOL. Feet. Just above Woolwich - 1030 Ilalf-way from do. to Black well - - 1230 Feet At London Bridge - 934 At Old Swan Stain - 800 At Steel-yard Stairs - 980 At Falcon Stairs - 1150 At Blackfriars Bridge - lOU At the Temple - - 1380 At the Adelphi - 1500 At Westminster Bridge 1830 At Vauxhall - - 800 Between Bow-creek and Blackwell . 1900 At Blackwell . - 1400 Between ditto and Green wich . . - 1000 Just above Greenwich 930 At Limekiln Dock - At New Crane Stairs - 1200 At Cherry Garden Chairs 7ro At the Towar - 1000 Nesr the Nest Houses - 730 At Chelsea - - 1050 At Fulham Bridge - 600 At Hammersmith - 940 MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, :Haunt 2. We have had but few arrivals this week of any grain. Although the business done in wheat this morning was not very extensive, yet for fine samples rather higher prices than on Monday were oLtaineti. We had but s limited demand for Barley at Monday's rates. Considerable sales of Oats were effected. and prices of Mon day fully supported for all descriptions. Old lkans, and fine new, continue in request. In Peas no variation in prices. There was some inquiry after Linseed (in consequence of the advance in oil), aad rather higher prices were made than on Monday. Ships at Illarlat. 351 Newcastle . 3 1 Sunderland COAL MARKET, Mancx 2. Ships Sold. Prior. 20 , 1 . • 28s 64 to 38a 64 2 64. 01 to 40s 3cl It appears by a Parliamentary Paper, that the quantity of British sheep or lambs' wool exported from Great Britain, between December 1, 1821, and January .5, 1823, under the provision of 5 Gco. IV. c. 47, was 18,367 pounds. MARRIED. On WI - Iday evening. by special license, at Cholmondeley House, Piccadilly, the Right lion. Lord H. Cholmondeley, second son of the Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondeley, to Maria, youngest daughter of the Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot. DIED. Lately, in his 16th year, Philip, third son of Sir 11. M. Main. waring, Bart., of Poorer Hall, Cheshire. HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BRIDGE. 31orning 41 min. after 12. 1 Afternoon 11 min. after I. SALES Blt AUCTION. LIBRARY OF BOOKS—COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS AND PRINTS. By W I NSTA N LE Y and SONS. On the Premises, Ne. 22, lilecklenburgh.equare, TO-MORROW, st 11, COMPRISING the Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 vole.; Hogarth's Works ; the Gentleman's 3lagazine, 1211 vols.; and Ayscough's Index, 2; Universal History, RI vols.; and other Works by esteemed Authors. Among the Paintings will be found the celebrated Picture by Hamilton of the Queen of France being led to Execution • a Pair by Wheatley ; Sea Piece by illooseu ; Landscape by B a rker; Cows by Sir Francis Bourgeois; several Drawings on Vellum, Prints, &c. To be viewed. Catalogues may be had on the Premises, sod of Winstanley and Sons, Paternoster-row. FREEHOLD, ST. SWITHIN'S-LANE. B WINSTANLEY and SONS, At the Mart, on FRIDAY, March 11, at 12, by direction of the Trustees tinder a Brant from the Crown, A FREEHOLD DWELLING-HOUSE and WORK- Xi SHOPS, situated No. 32, St. Swithin's-lane, adjoining BaU alley, containing two rooms and a pantry on each floor ; on lease to and in the occupation of Mr. Rudden, Blacksmith, for a term whereof 17 years were unexpired at Christmas last, at a rent of 531. per annum. To be viewed by permission of the tenant. Printed particulars may be had at the Mart ; of Mr. John Fox, Solicitor, No. 24,, Austin Friars; and of ‘Vinstanley and Sons, Paternoster-row. POLICIES IN THE EQUITABLE ASSURANCE OFFICE: GROUND RENTS AMOUNTING TO Iffi. 111. PER ANNUM• AND REVERSIONS. By Mr. SHUT fLEWORTH, At the Mart, on WEDNESDAY NEXT, at Twelve o'Clook, in Seven Lots, Lot 1. A POLICY for 4,0001. effected with the Equitable 11. Assurance Office, Illackfriars, in 1811. on the Life of a Gentleman, aged forty-two years, with a considerable bonus ac cruing thereon. lot 2. A POLICY for 2.0001. effected with the same Office in 1802, on the Life of a Gentleman aged forty-four, with the bonuses thereoh. Lot 3. A NET GROUND RENT of 1221. lls. per Annum, amply secured and issuing out of Twenty-two Dwelling Houses ! situated in Little Clarendon -strect and Johnson-street, Somers' Town, near the New Chursh ; held fur terms of which ISO years were unexpired at Christmas last. at peppercorn rents. Lots 4,6, 6, and 7. Valuable REVERSIONS to FREEHOLD and LEASEHOLD ESTATES and MONEY in the FUNDS. Particulars may be had of Mr. Martin, Solicitor, Vintner's Hall ; of Messrs. Alliston and Hundlelsy, Solicitors, Freeman's court, Lornhill ; at the Man; and of Mr. Shuttleworth, No. 211„ Poultry. PORTMAN-SQUARE. By Mr. SHUTTLEWORTIT, At tha Mart, OD WEDNESDAY, the 18th inst. at 12, by order of the Trustees of Mr. John Fisher, itConvenient LEASEHOLD DWELLING-HOUSE and PREMISES, very eligibly situated, No. 4, Edward. street, Portman-square, containing live bedchambers, spacious drawing room and anti-drawing-room, conspicuous front shop, with parlour and warehouse behind, suitable domestic offices, and cel- Ileld for a term of which 14 years will be uneiyired at Lady-day, 1825, at a very low rent. May be viewed with leave of the tenants six days previous to the sale ; and particulars had on the premises ; at the Mart ; and of Mr. Shuttleworth, 28, Poultry. LEASEHOLD ESTATES. qUADRANT, PICCADILLY. By _Mr. SHUT I'LEWORTH, At the Mart, on WEDNESDAY, the 16th inst., at 12, in Two Lou, TWO SUBSTANTIAL LEASEHOLD DWEL LING HOUSES, very eligibly situate, Noe. 78, and 80, in the Quadrant, near Piccadilly, leading from_Waterloo place to Regent-stmt. The houses contain excellent front shops, with parlours behind, and suitable accommodations for the shopkeeper above and below. Also a private and distinct entrance, communicating with a suit of sitting-rooms, with four bed-chambers over a kitchen, and other conveniences, arranged to suit a private family, perfectly select and independent of the business premises. The estates are held for a term of LS years unexpired, at ground rents. May be viewed, with leave of the tenants ; and particulars h:.d ten days previous to the sale, of Messrs. Dornett, ()reeves, Pal mdale and Tatham, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn-fields; and King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street; on the Premises ; at the Mart; and of Mr. Shutdeworth, No. 28, Poultry. LEASEHOLDS, Paddington, Lisson.green, baminth. and How. ton ; SMALL FREEHOLDS, St. George's in the East ; and IMPROVED RENTS. By Mr. SIIUTTLEWORTH, At the Mart, on %WEDNESDAY, the 16th inst., at 12, in Six Lots, SEVERAL valuable LEASEHOLD ESTATES, held for long terms of years unexpired, at trifling ground rents, comprising four substantially erected Dwelling Houses, with Shops and Warehouses, eligibly situate in Praed.street, Paddington. near the Grand Junction Canal; improved Ground Rents, amounting to about 2.51. per annum ; an improved Ground Rent of 31. bs. per annum; a Ditto in Joiner-rrroet, Lambeth.road ; a Ditto in Union.street, Houton ; Two Freehold Dwelling Houses in Bow. yer's-buildings, St. George's in the East ; and a Dwelling House, No. 27, Great James.strect, Union-green. Part let on lease and part to tenants at will, at rents amounting to upwards of Three Hundred Pounds per annum. May be viewed with leave of the tenants ; and particulars had of Messrs. Alliston and Hundleby, Solicitors, Freeman's -court, Corn. hill; at the Yorkshire Stingo, Paddington ; at the Mart; and of Mr. Sbuttlewortb, 28, Poultry. SCULPTURES, MODELS, MARBLE FIGURES AND BUSTS, SUPERB PORCELAIN. FINE BRONZES, SPECIMENS OF JAPAN, CARVINGS, INDIA PA PER, &c. By Mr. JAMES DENEW, At his Auction Room, Charles-street, Berkeley-square, THIS DAY and TO-MORROW (Thursday and Friday), at Twelve,4 AMagnificent GREEK TAZZA, sculptured in Jaune Antique, capitsl Roman Bath, life size Marble Figures and Busts, rare Porphyry, and Verd Antique Slabs, beautiful Models of ancient Temples, a superb Cabinet elaborately carved in Ebony, and a pair of splendid Buhl Cabinets for the Drawing room, capital Library Table, set of India Paper uncommonly beautiful, ornamental China, a dinner service of the Berlin Porce lain painted in landscapes, rare specimens of Japan, silver Filla. grees and Chasings, a sumptuous Clock by Berthoud, Velvet Table Cover, very richly worked in gold, Suites of Armour. &c. May be viewed, and Catalogues had at the Auction Room, Charles-street, Berkeley-square. MODERN FURNITURE, GLASSES, PICTURES, CARV INGS IN IVORY, JEWELS, LINEN, AND ELL GANCES OF THE LATE LORD MACDONALD. MR. PHILLIPS has the honour to announce, that on THIS and following DAYS he shall, by order of the Executors, SUBMIT by AUCTION, at his late Residence, 7tl, Welbeck-street, at One each Day. the useful and well-made Rose. wood and Mahogany FURNITURE, brilliant plate, pier, and chimney-glasses, paintings and drawings, service of glass and china, grand piano by Broadwood, several sets of chess-men in silver and ivory, sculptured ivories in alto and basso-relieyo, silvtz Warne, a suite of sofa and chairs formed of ebony and ivory, miniatures, snuff-boxes, agates, cameo and intaglio rings, amber cabinet., a variety of elegances and curiosities of exquisite beauty and rarity, bronzes. or-mole clocks and candelabras, Japan, Dres den, Che!ses, and Sevres porcelain, Limoges, and Rap ha el war., &c. May be viewed by Catalogues , at 2s. each, to be then had on the Preni6d ; and at Mr. Phillips's, 73, New Bond-street. THE LATE LORD MACDONALD'S CHOICE WINES. f~TR. C 1 3 11 1 1 4 34 S A MCP? Yon notifi e s, fi P e a rem t i h ses, " 1 71. g%traelll beck-street, TO-MORROW, and following Day, at One for Two o'Clock precisely, by order of the Executors, the CEL LARS of CHOICE FRENCH and FOREIGN WINES, Liqueurs, and Spirits; comprising East India Madeira vomit& of thirty years in bottle, 140 dozen of rare old Malmsey, Port ci the most approved vintages, upwards of twenty roan in bottle. Sherry. Hermitage, Sauterne, Old Port, Champagne, Frontig nee, Aquarian, Old Hock, Catalonia, Burgundy, Claret, Con stantin, Cognac Brandy thirty.two years old, Noyau. Dantaic, Ratafia, Eau d'Or, &c. and two pipes of East India Madeira. The whole presumed to be of the purest quality, having been selected wit, unbounded liberality and acknowledged judgment. Samples may be had previous to the sale, and Catalogues now had at Mr. Phillips's, 73, New Bond-street. MBE BILIOUS PILLS, prepared by F. NEW BE EY IL and SONS, are the discovery of a Physician of the first emi nence at the present time. In an extensive practice for some ycm , he has employed them in the most obstinate Bilious Cases with or. varying success. They operate principally as a deobstruent purgative ; they promote a proper action of the liver in the socr, non of bile, or correct it when in a vitiated state. (Bistro:. lions of the stomach and bowels are gradually removed ; and, 1 , , giving tone to the biliary ducts and strength to the system. thc , afford relief to those who suffer from nervous attacks, sick heat!- 'eh. giddiness, indigestion, and gouty affection. The Bilious Pills have the name " F. Newbery" engraved in I th e government stamp on each Box. and are sold at No. 45. Si. Paul's Church-yard. and by J. Sanger, 150.0:fond-street. London. and all Venders in the Country, price 2s. 9.1. Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS Office, by J.W.Catr.tox, 181, Strand, and published by R. C•xxox, miens plate. 1 Wilr s- - __ A./Poen ‘ 1 1 I I i t