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Europe, which has so miraculously raised the credit of this country to so high a pi►ch : indeed none but the most inexperienced would have aided in destroying so noble an edifice. THE SENATE OF COLOMBIA. (from " Letters written from Colombia in 1it23.1 " Among the best of the 'meeker% in the Senate (•o1 which there are. but sixteen members prestm, the number c onsisting of forts ), is Sot Soto, a man of very liberal sen timents, anti of good understanding; he is looked upon as one of the ablest of that body. Mr. llurtado is another who expresses himself with considerable fluency. But none exceeds in liberalism and indepeneleuee Padre Brcceno, member for the Department of the Orinoco. Ile seems per ticularly tenacious of any encroachment on the exceptive authority. lie speaks frequently, and very much to the purpose. The old Bishop of Merida is very fond of gising its opinion on 3 A all sot je sts . consequently often loses ) j,.. him self, which never fails to draw upon him the ninth of the (louse; however, he Very good-naturally and wisely joins in the laugh against himself. He is not one of those who f ,cilitate the pcogr ss of business. if said of him, " II a Ott:. tree bon pour 'lndependence, teak, it est fort mauvais pour la ii cite.' However he bears an excellent private character, and is very zealous in rapport of the church. 'l' lie Vic .- President Toren; is a man of tolera-1' lac eloquence and good reasoning, but rather too much ieclined (according to report), to the side of power.) palsy wra.ri ONor A SERVICE or PLA rr TO TNR Ile has of late generally officiated, in consequence of the, Re v . J ow . st GRUNDY.—On Th i u rsday last there was a °ieudinner illness of mil s, whose character stands very high for I at the Spread Eagle Inn, n this town, for the pur impartiality, and his %intone arc generally respected. of presenting the Rev. John Grunt' late M• • Grundy, Minister at General Narino, formerly Vice -President of the Republic, the Unitarian 'I eel ' 1 la,—, in Cross-street, in this town (but is a men of can talent, but during his administra who has accepted an invitation to Liverpool), with a service lion, is seiel Ito have exercised his power with great se- e _ in the ot plate, purchaaed by a subscription amongst the members verity. It is only of late that he has taken his item' of the congregation attending f'rciss-stret Chapel, as a House, in consoquence of charges (emanating from an token o f 1 • t leir respect. About 110 gentlemen sat down to unknown sourer, but published in the official paper,) dinner, Richard I Potter, Esq. in the chair. After the cloth baring Leen loos fit against him, which, as they impli- : I was removed, several toasts were given ; and the Chit.— cated his competeacy to hold the office of a Senater, it o• a man, utter , _ . n, utter an appropriate address , presented the plate, necessary fur 1•.:1) to disprove, before he could enter upon which was ex t reme l y massive and e l egant , and was, we his funmions. They amounted to an accusation of his: . understand , of the value of about 1501. Each piece bore havirg applied cerenti public monies to his own use, and • the i . . . inscription:— of his having been insolvent, either of which would have I „p , follow i ng t eii. to the Rev. John Grundy, by the congregation as been sufficient to have deputed him . hut he succeeded in sembling at the Chapel. Crosa.street, Blanchester, in testimony of cimpletely clearing his character before his judges (the their high regard for the distinguished ability and manly zeal with Female), i f the accusations brought, anonymously, against, which he has advocated, amongst them, the cause of Unitarian him. He made an attempt to form ar opposition party in , Christianity." the Senate, being personally inimical to Santander ; a cir- , Mr. Grundy , in a very feeling and affectionate manner, calostance which must be considered as unfortunate at a i returned thanks for the honour conferred upon him. time when the greatest unanimity is absolutely necessary I Several other gentlemen subsequently addressed the com to ensure piosperity. A subsequent reconciliation has pany, and the evening was spent with the utmost harmony and hilarity.—Manehester Guardian. taken place between these Magnates, which has given ge- The late Henr Dodwell, rector of the great living of octal natisfact ion. •• The Legislature is deprived of the talent of two of its iVelhy, has left 10,0001. to the Methodist Mission Society. best orators, Geed and Castillo, they Le!ng in office as Se- The theological history of time laodwell family is curious— ore taries of State. I had a favourable opportunity of hearing the grand-father, Henry Dodwell, asserted the ntateriality the former upon two occasions; the one on the expediency of the soul, and was easily refuted by Samuel Clarke. Hu of granting General Bolivar permission to march he re the eldest son, the Archdeacon of Berke, wrote a dejiisee of the assistance of the Peruvians, the other in vindication of a Athanasian Creed; his youngest son wrote a pamphlet en treaty entered into, of offilisive anti defensive alliances deavouring . to prove that " Christianity is notlimnded in with the Republics of Buenos Ayres, Chili, and l'eru: on argument.' One grand-son died a disreputable clergyman, the former point, in particular, he displayed great e k a . and the other has /e/1 his money to the Methodists, after 'coin—pointine out the honour that would accrue to the üblie of ( uloinbia, which had been the fiat to assert —4 °A" , 11 " 11 . an achieve her independence, and would be the last to I tey holding, for half a century, two livings of SOO/. a year each. Tune v'eav R ev. DR,BLARE ' II JOURNEY TO Rome.— loath her victorious sword, while an enemy remained to A I report having generally prevailed that this Gentteman be expelled, even from the territory of her allies. The was about retiring from the Irish mission, and fixing his policy of the measure was subject for difference of future residence in the Roman capital, a very considerable opinien, smile considering it hazardous, that the main- sensation was excited amongst his parishioners and fellow- Tens of the Republic should be allowed to quit its citizens; but we have tire satisfaction of assuring his territory, and be removed to so great a distance as friends, that his retreat is likely to be temporary : that it Peru, while the enemy were in actual possession may not only contribute to the restoration of his injured of the principal roints on the northern coast, n.aking health, but that it will also very materially promote the freq eat incurs•ous, and keeping a large extent of ter- dearest interests of religion, in a country of which, the ritory in constsuet alarm. This objection was combatted tenor of his life has shorn, he was a zealous and uncom-' by Gee' with great energy; he stated the probability of promising lover. Doctor Blake, during his stay at the the suljecion of the Patriots in the south, the Spaniards Christian capital, will organise a new Collegiate establish in that quarter being evidently superior at that moment ; went for supplying the Irish mission with a Priesthood in which case, they would in all likelihood enter Colombia peculiarly suited to its wants, and will leave his pariah and recommence the war. Of all the speakers that I have under the temporary guardianlip of a clergyman, whose heard, he is decidedly the only one who may justly be con- talents , seal , and piety are very generally admitted. Those . sidered an orator ; he certain ly possesses advantages which Particulars have been communicated to us in a letter frogs entitle hint to the distinction—a good person, w i th a a correspondent, which is equally honourable to the paste, wanly voice, and easy action ; a great fluency of words, and the flock.—DaNin Parrs. aid, it theory at least, a competent knowledge of Euro- ' he illairehester Guardian has the following paragrap h: peon Governments, amid the principles upon which they " Ylt is, we understand, a fact, that before the prosecution] act of Carlile for the publication of l ' ame's and l'sliner's "The sessions are held in the morning from nine till works, the sale of them in six months did not exceed 300, copies, but that immediately after 3,000 copies were sold two, and again in the evening from seven to nine. " In the Chamber of Representatives there is more in three weeks; such friends to the diffusion of infidel party spirit, owing to the larger proportion of clergy, who works are some intolerant Christians !" seldom take the liberal side of the question ; the two ends IVONDERFUL ESCAPE.—.t nautical amateur, at Wilco of the hems are denesinated, t h e ~,,,,,,s ain, an d t h e liamstown, near the Black-rock, lately formed a nnalli v illey ; the former, consisting of the liberals anti some of punt, from the staves of a sugar hogshead, which affords* the priests, is by far the most numerous, and boasts the much amusement to the embryo tars of that neighbount greater talent; anal although the latter are kes toletant, it hood, whenever the tide permitted, anti on Monday last a! Is justice to them as a body to acknowledge, that they are young aspirant for naval distinction, aged about ten years, csrtainly actuated by a spirit of freedom and justice, that resolved on extending his cruise beyond hail of the bathing does infinite credit to the country. There have not amem- boxes; but the title becoming strong, and the breeze stiff, bled much above fifty Members in the present Congress; he was completely driven out towards the Bay. Several the number e i ee t e d being eighty-five—the deficiency i s persons having seen his perilous situation, anti that his only chiefly in the Deputies for Quito, very few of whom have chance of preservation from a briny grave was that of , arrived, the distance being so great. being picked up, immediately sent expresses to Kingstown, " The House of Representatives is immediately facing from whence two boats instantly started, one of which the Senate; they occupy a very long room, the centre found the young adventurer on Ireland's Eye, where his being railed oft' as in the other; the President's seat is in bark had been cast on shore, and himself uninjured.— the middle, opposite to which is a portrait of Bolivar. 1 -•/'!„/./ja rarer latireptihr;re ar orrr t e h t e h ir ree St b •c i r e et f a u r t i i es etio a n ll s of they I;:auvreen3oleut tem, ow- ferry boat .11;loityy bunt tlDyeees yesterday l a m boiler utone of the a w te i r e elta, yet arrived at the system of taking down speec hes' i n she was . at the wharf on the Jers y ry side, and, we l laineilt to ion-hand—a plan that would be highly beneficial ; for state, killed Miss Charlotte Neilson, a young lady of nine rhea man knoes that his sentiments are to be laid before teen years of age, adopted daughter of Mr. Peter V. Led the public, he is naturally more cautious in his language. yard, of this city. The Mercantile Advertiser states, that There arc certain Committees formed, to whotn all pro- the master of the boat, Capt. West, who was standing on imam' pet Woes are referred prior to their being discuestel ; I the wharf within a few feet of the boat, was severely Shen their report is drawn up. the House generally enters i scaldetl, and it was feared yesterday would not survive. A upon tire (epic in rotation, union any important affair in- coloured man was also badly wounded. Providentially revenes; and ill CJILE where information is required these were the only persons within reach of the explosion. teen the L':ecutive to elucidate a subject, tile Secretary The forward cabin was not injured, and a passenger who o whose department it refers, is invited to attend. I was in it escaped unhurt. This accident appears to be "lie gives his explanations, but neither votes, or takes • unaccountable—the boiler was of copper, just finished, on rut in tire debate, unless to enlighten the subject. In an i the low pressure principle, the furnace of 3-Stha inch cop tenably so recently it is matter of astonishment the re- I Per. We were told that the safety valve was open at the planer that prevails. It is of rare occurrence that a 1 time the explosion took place. If so, the only conjecture sember is called to order , th e d e b ates b e i ng con d ucte d i n that can arise is, that some subtanee was drawn to it from ta relerly and quiet manner—no personality is indulged within, and obstructed the resume. The explosion was 11 1. I was present, for the first time, during All interest- 'Powerful ; the boiler being twisted anti torn to pieces.— 11 :e debate on a p et i t i on presente d b y a student for the It was thrown a consid e rable h e ight in the air, and f e ll in c l •Ituall, Shorn the Itislitip of Pemayan had refused ad- ! a direct contrary position to that in which it originally was 24tatee into holy orders, on account of his illegitimacy. placed.— .\ erti York Paper, ./e/v 19. the Po n t fur argument was—let. IVhether an innocent I ' flee towns of Margate and Ramsgate are both to be tenon should be made to suffer for the crime of his pa- , lighted with ga m in about a fortnight. n ? 2nillv. if the bonds of society antipu blic morality i A Curer TOE BITE OF A MAD DOG. - 9i2 tould nte.t, better maintained visitin g; grains of musk, Six grains of native cinnaber, and by the parents u with punish la . wont and disgrace, than permitting the guilt- r twelve grains of fictitious einnafxr, in each dose, for man s eita•re to suffer through life the odium and i• 1 ior dog, to be made into a pill or pills. It must be taken " 7 "" 1 " iteerrol, by Being placed in and ' i n - as soon as possible after the accident ha • happens ; the dose s•teeese, and to • g l an u rtu ate e , ~ an ; eao o loin I no h ame could attach. The , must be repeated ia a week after.—Cantheidge fadependent 17 ai a.ntaineel, that the greatest check to vice would be ! Pr e ''''• liven b y , the e sad , t i. • • • • I Se one.; DFATII —The driver of the Portsmouth h ten su ering the disadvantages arising• • • coach front the ' Dorchester to Southampton, named Snow , shortly atter parent's crime because the strongest tie in na nue tele, thatof • • • kering the former place on Friday last, complained of being unwell, the di v ,,^ ce te parental affiction, the consideration of ' and was obliged, on arriving at Milbotme about eig ht miles front ' Molt he inctinni by the child, would act as the : Dorchester, to quit the coach. Al edical 'assistancewas p rocured, preventative of immemality on the rare of the ' but in the space of five or six hours he was corpse . lie P has I f P are nts. Th* opinioncircumstance , e t the ___ li .. eu Thu was combated in the first place, on I: 4 lv n ife t rd six children . lih It is a .ingulti h r ert tha f t no less thr. 7„ ll . inj us tice of an innocent person suffering fcr monthsl e cen suddenly e daepverivedo within ife t at Alilborne period of twelve outhumpton '''"tY ;—upon the experience, not abstract theory of ear . sick. • ..: euertion whether such -Is • ' refle cti ons are of sufficient, w . •TAL ACCIDENT.-011 the morning of Tuesday last, • or if they effectually deter a man from error ; and • a stone fell from a new house building in St. Michael -street, and In fitted that it would be a more expedient methodjkilled John Neilson, one of the masons employee' on the spot. A t eicieati • . remit . ze • the endows of the evil, and by some heavy ' cornice for a door-head had been placed the night before, and on d' is to t hake them fed the injury done to society 'removing ledgh posts and cross-bcain by which the stones foc .is "itient that the la is the • • the cornice a been pulled up for placing in their proper positions, re i t _ _ , . tier ,] rit... ',.pleasing to see that upon the main object, the I the weight of the projection from the wall overbalanced the part 1 ,,,„,___ allparties . were directed to the same end that o fj resting on the top of it, .and in falling struck Neilson first on the -"'lng t he OA the head head which knocked him own, when the whole weight of the 10'..7. n11:01 P ic morals in the greatest purity : stone, about fou ,i.,,. :i i was the most present, and the petition was One of the contractors for the building also re•cived severe inju. Icl t aYdcdo rice Ise-ati tics , having the skin and flesh torn tenor one of his legs to the very p kiid ib _ . p ie e eeeteent, is a man universally tee- bone, and another had his hand much bruised. Roth, however, iiiiir with is one of the rat e m ete, h ese , en d oo s t h e . are recovering. Neilson has left a wife and six children.—Dare. b.,... iii 0 eqtrel credit to hitnself f r aud service to the coun- 'fr . " j°"'"aL FATAL Boxt so.—On IVerinesilay, two private soldiers, Ci n ,.. 44 e interest be studies and promotes with all t h e ) sleet( lat Dublin, John Constantine, of the 19th, and James Kenny, of I - t zeal of an re 4lnvz th en ena,.litened and just man—cols- , the Vii regiment, having had some dispute, proceeded to settle tit' 614 arsow-miniltal .r t ,_ . poli cy of some individuals, who, ' their drerences by a trial of their pugilistic powers., in the course ho s e erie : Personal interest or blind prejudice, would of which Kenny r2c,ived a blow that deprived him immediately of 0 1 , itt. ll irreparable injury to the credit of their IN% Nn time was lost in bringing the unfortunate man to Alma's Hospital, where every means was resorted to for his recovery. I , it t . , 1: 4 , .. _ i A Coroner's Inquest was afterwards hitt o d e c e ased, at which it 1 rpe a k tr .Pedret llce.quera k perhaps the most fluent • was stated, by some medical men, that the was subject to la time ' . tac it,: Chamber of Represntatives, and his rea- fi ts, the effect of water on the brain, prialliced by excessive drink. 't i nvariabl e yin support ' bog s and the Jury returned their verdict, stating that " James . „_, a ..pport of a liberal policy. I Ma s s a : ll ' l mo is also a very clever n, and of a iund Kenny came to his death during a conflict with John l'onstantine, , a r_7 a n d enlightened ideas. but whether it proceeded from a blow, or was In consequence of a d . rant Santander• ' fit, they could not decide." Constantine remained a prisoner at c e k d ..._ rt is likewise quite the liberal, giving his me Head Police-office, after the verdict. 'flue cause of the dispute '''Pliti to the maintenance of a political system in is said to here been a stun of tifteen.penc:. " The Secretary Herrera is a very clever man, and, as far as I can judge, the most cotrect speaker in the house. Colonel Olivarez is another distinguished patriot and toler able speaker; and Ilorrera zeal yields to none in the support of a liberal policy. Amongst the priests there are some good speakers ; but the greater eloquence is in the Mon lain. •' Amongst the most important laws enacted this Ses sion are— I. Owe decreeing the universal adoption of public schools throughout the Republic. 2. A law establi.hing a copper currency to a certain extent. 3. Another tending to encourage emigration to the soil of Co lombia. 4. A decree of Government, facilitating the grant of lands to Colonists, with partieulsr immunities. .. A law authorising the Executive either to continue, augment, or decres , e the naval and military force. 6. A law granting the exclusive right of navigating with steam vessels (the 11Iagdalens) to certain individuals, under certain con ditions. " I am, Sz e . " HOME =cum IFNI' ASSIZES, Matnstone, Atroose It. LIBEL. PRTEPOTT v. PAGE. This was an action for two libels, concerning the plaintiff. In his character of guardian of the poor of St. Mary the `'iron, Dover, imputing to him fraud and malversatlon in his office. There were also counts for verbal slander, imputing that the plaintiff pa. a public delinquent, and deserved a halter. The defendant, in addi. non to the general issue, pleaded special pleas of justification. alleging the truth of the libellous and slanderous matter re spectively: Issue thereon. The trial of this rase (as we stated In our last) commenced on Thursday afternoon, about two o'clock, and was adjourned at Ave, until this morning. It possessed considerable local interest. Mr. Guayas, Mr. A nntitutis, and Mr. Kri.r.se, conducted the plaintiff's ease. and Mr. 31An• VAT I, Mr. Sergeant TADDY, and Mr. PLATT, the defendant's. The plaintiff was a corn-chandler at Dover, and the defendant was a brewer in the mine town. In 1821, the plaintiff had been appointed, under the authority of Mr. Gilbert's Act, a guardian of the poor of the parish of St. Mary the Virgin, and gave so much astisfaction by his conduct, that in the succeeding year he was unanimously appointed to the aamesoffice, under the regulations of the Act of Parliament above-mentioned. Twoother inhabitants of the town, named Porkies end Lamb, were joined with him in office, the latter as Treasurer. and the Corner as Visitor. The de fendant had been in the habit I.f supplying the pooe-house with beer every alternate month. In October, 1822. the plaintiff con erected with another brewing firm, named Jekin and Co., in the town.to supply the poor-house with beer for three consecutive months. Mr. Popkiss, who was a friend of the defendant, endeavoured to have the contract made with the latter, but without success. This circumstance was supposed to excite considerable irritation in the defendant's mind towards the plaintiff, to whom he can ceived he was indebted for the acceptance of the other brewer in preference to himself. In the Spring of 1822, the plaintiff became embarrassed in his circumstances, in consequence of the agricultu ral distress which then prevailed, and being a corn-chandler was affected by the difficulties of the fanners with whota he dealt. Finding himself so eufbarmilieed, and that the balance of the Iparish accounts was quite sambist him, he acquainted Mr. Lamb and Mr. Porkies with his situation, and proposed to deposit In their hands a quantity of corn and other property, to cover any balance which might be found due from him to the parish. To this proposal they acceded; and accordingly the plaintiff sent in corn-chandlery goods to an amount which lie deemed sufficient to balance his accounts, and they were deposited in the poor-house. Towards the close of the year 1822, Mr. Popkiss and 31r. Lamb signified their intention of reaigniug their office., not choosing to act any longer with the plaintiff. This was notified to the Mars. strates, who suggested the . propriety of calling a vestry meeting fur the purpose of considering the subject. On the 2d of No vember Mond, a notice was given in the parish church of a vestry meeting, to be held on the 18th of November, for the purpose of considering the propriety of recommending two fit and preper per. sons to the 3legistmtes, to supply the place of Messrs. Popkiss and Lamb, in the office of guardians. A meeting accord. ingly took place on November 18, at which upwards of 30U persons were present. it was proposed that the defendant should take the chair, but be declined in favour of a 3lr. Humphries, who was im mediately elected President. Before the business announced for the day was proceeded in. the Chairman called upon Mr. Porkies to explain the reason why he and Mr. Lamb desired to resign their offices, and refused to act any longer with the plaintiff? AVhere upon Mr. Popkiss, in presence of the plaintiff, entered into an enumeration of the reasons why Mr. lamb and himself were averse from acting with the plaintiff: !le stated that the plaintiff had re. etived 0 5 W. or 1001. of the parish money, and had applied it to hie own private use; that lie had borrowed two several sums, of' Q. and 121. in copper money, of two tradesmen in the town, for the purpose of paying the out-door pour of the parish, but applied the money to his own private use; that he had bought a cow for the use of the poor-house, and charged it in his accounts at the price of 13/, whereas he had given but ten guineas for it; that he had purchased a cart for the use of the poor house on moderate terms, and charged in his account nearly double what he had given for it; that lie bad sold some hog barley to the poorhouse at 235. per quarter, which was of the wurst quality, when the best malt barley I might have been purchased at the same price in the market; that he had in like manner sold some pigs to the poor-house, at the price of la, which were troubled with the staggers and the worms; that he was in insolvent circumstances, and that he was guilty of other nialversations then enumerated. These were the reasons which himself and Mr. Lamb had to assign for wishing to secede from the office. A considerable claniour then arose in the meeting. The plaintiff was called upon to state what be bad done with the 901. belonging to the parish funds. lie answered, that be bad certainly applied it to his own private rummies, but that the parish should not be wont a sixpence for him. A loud clamour ensued at this confession. The plaititiff attempted to explain, but woe interrupted with groaning, hissing, aid hooting, end was nor permitted to finish a sentence. He was asked whether he was not insolvent (which would have disqualified him by Mr. Gilbert's Act) and he replied in the negative. fhe defendant then addressed the meeting in an energetic speech, in which he vehemently declaim.. ed against the plaintiff: lie said to the vestry "is this a person fit to be immured with the public -purses No ! There was no pablisdalimpiant ever stood forward that deserved the halter more than that fellow Philpott." In conclusion, the defendant pro posed a resolution, strongly condemning the plaintiff's conduct. Phis resolution was thought too violent, but the vestry clerk drew up a resolution, expressive of the sentiments of the meeting, and Willa was adopted, recommending that an application should be made to the Magistrates to suspend the plaintiff's appointment, " it being manifest to this vestry, that his conduct is not fit or worthy to fill the situation," &c. This resolution was carried by a majority of mote than three hundred to ads, and was signed by fifty-three vestrymen, including the defendant. This resolution the declaration chsrged to be libellous, and was the first ground to the plaintiff's con:plaint. Parish ll:spites of some duration fol lowed this proceeding. In August, 18253, the defendant addressed a letter to 3lr. Thomas Neighbour, a respectable wine merchant, of London, and uncle to the plaintiff, and although he had no pre vious acquaintance with that gentleman, entered into a detail of, the disputes between himself and the plaintiff, in order to chew that he had no vindictive feeling towards the latter. The letter alluded to an affair which Mr. Neighbour was supposed to have made to his nephew of Five Hundred Pounds to enable him to maintain an action against the defendant for the vindication of his character, and then called the attention of the uncle to the proceedings as above related, which had takes place at the vestry meeting in November, 1822, reiterating the charges which 31r. Porkies had made against the plaintiff on that occasion. It spoke of the plaintiff's defence to, those charges as " altogether most impotent and unsaticfactory," and concluded by advising Mr. Neighbour to keep his 3001. in his pocket, or give it to the plaintiff's wife and her children, instead of squandering it among the lawyers in support of an action which must end in a nonsuit. This letter was the second ground of the plaintiff's complaint, and was charged to be libellous. The third' ground was the language used by the defendant at the vestry meet ing above-mentioned. It appeared that since the resolution of the vestry the plaintiff had repeatedly offered to pay any balance due to the parish, butt that none was claimed of him, and that lie had demanded the winos which he had deposited, to cover any balance which might be found against him ; but this was after he was in. formed that the goods had been would o r applied to parish uses.' Mutual actions had been brought between the plaintiff and 31r.': Porkies, on the 31' George 111. c. 137. for supplying the poor- I house with goods whilst they were respectively in office; and these proceedings tended to increase the diesentions between the parties. before the case for the defendant was gone Into, Mr. Baron limairau suggested the propriety of withdrawing a Juror, in order to prevent so unpleasant an impiiry into the plain tiff's character, as the pleas of justification involved, and which could have no beneficial effect, considering that the plaintiff was a young man entering upon life. The defendant's counsel seemed inclined to adopt this course, but it was rot acceded to by the plaintiff, she, it was stated, had been driven out of Dover, and had sold his house in that town. Mr. Maul-Ave then addressed the Jury on behalf of the de. fendant, arid called several witnesses to prove the special pleas of justification. It was proved that in June, 1822, the plaintiff had called his creditors together, and had offered them seven shillings In the pions', which they agreed to accept, on condition that two of his friends would guarantee the payment of the composition ; that he had offered to pay a lite dividend to a grocer in Dover, of whom he had borrowed some copper money to pay out-door paupers. That he had bought the cow in quest i on f or the price of 10/. or IW. 10s., for which he charged in his accounts 151. and de clined giviag a voucher for it. That he had stated a t th e ves t r y meeting on Nov. 18, that he was solvent, the fact being otherwise. That the statement contained in the defendant's letter to the plain. tiff's uncle, of what had taken place at the vestry meeting, was correct as it occurred. That the plaintiff had had a full opportu nity of explaining his conduct to the vestry, had he been so minded. And that the clamour raised against him was in conse quence of his apparent indifference, and his avowal that he had applied the :tot to his own private account. That, in paint of fact, there was a balance now of I2L against him which had serer been paid, and which arose in consequence of the goods which he had deposited with his co-guardians not producing the price at which they were estimated. Several other particulars were deposed tn, but it did not appear that the plaintiff had not applied the copper money, borrowed of the two tradesmen before mentioned, in paving the nut.doot paupers. The proof, also, did not go to the whole justification. Mr. trifle XEY called witnesses in reply, to prove that the cow was really worth all the money which the plaint iff had charged for it, and put in a letter, in which the plaintiff had applied for a re. turn of the goods, which he had detusited to cover any balance which might appear against him • but this, as already mentioned, Will not until after the plainti f f knew ' that the goods had been die. posed of by his co.hniartlians. Mr. 3iAlis TAT'S' replied upon this evidence. Mr. Guar: EY replied generally upon the whole ease, and con tended that his client was entatle,l to a verdict, the evidence for the defendant having fallen fir short of the purpose for which it was adduced. The conduct of the plaintiff throughout was &N/IM Ode; for, notwithstanding his etoburassments, he had done every thing which an honest man could do, to save the parish harmless. Malicious motive had actuated the defendant, whose hostility to the plainti ff was founded in the disappointment as to the beer contract. I-. Baron tleanan charged the Jury, that the plaintiff' was entitied to a verdict. inasmuch as there were several parts of the libels which bad not been justified ; but his bordship Jul not think it a case for very heavy damages; td this, however, the Jury were 'the sole judgis. The Jury retired for atom; half an how, and found their verdict for the plamtift--I)amages t hte Fanhing. The trial lasted until six in the evt The business of the Crown Side ceded this eve:iiiig at seven o'clock. None of the capital convicts were left foe execution. The gaol would not have been cleared so soon, but for the usistancy of Mr. Nolan yesterday. who tried a great many prisoners in dm Ana. baptist chapel of this town. Two rather interesting cases on the Civil Side were made rerna. nets until the neat Assizes, in consequence of the pressure of other imminent namely, indictments preferred by Lard flarborough against Lieutenant Graham, and a seaman in the Preventive Ser. vice ; the first for an alleged challenge sent to his Lordship by the Lieutenant, and the second Air an alleged assault upon his Lord. ship on a late occasion, when the King's Bench refused an applies. don fora criminal information at the instance of his Lordship. SATURDAY, AUGUST 14. The Assizes finished this afternoon Omni four o'clock. On the Civil Side four Special Jury causes were left as rernanets to the next Assizes, there being no time to dispose of them. PHII.POTT P. hritscritsves. This ma another action for a libel, at the instance of the slime plaintiff in the case of Philpott P. Page. It was intended to try this rause, but this morning the plaintiff withdrew his reawd. In Philpat r. Page, the Learned Judge refused in grant a certificate to deprive the plaintiff of his full costs, although the Jury gave hint only a farthing damages. Only one cute was tried to-day. It was an action to try the boundaries of a manor. but was wholly desti. tut* of public interest. The besmes at Lewes is expected to be very heavy for Sussex. OXFORD CIRMT. SHROPSHIRE AssizES, Accurr 14. CIVIL SIDE. JONES v &SEEN AND OTHER/. Mr. RICKARDS opened the pleadings. Mr. TAUNTON stated that this wan an action brought by the plaintiff; a watch-maker at Newton in 3lontgomeryshire, against the defendants as proprietors of the Leek. • Welsh leach, in which the plaintiff was a puunger from Newtown to Ludlow in Shropshire. The accident he believed occurred from the inade quacy of the coachman, who in the first place was drunk, and further, that the person who so drove was not a regular coach run, and was only a horse-keeper, and " third turn ' at a Welsh Itll . It would appear that front the unskilful condect of the coachman the splinter bar broke, and the plaintiff was mei pitated from the top of the coach and his leg dreadfully fractured ; by thicaceident the plaintiff was so much injured that he will be Janie forthe rest of his life. Several witnesses proved that the coach was going at a furious rate, and that the end of the splinter bar knocked against • post ; and that besides the coach being broken, the shock wu so great, that in the phrase of the witnesses the passengers flew off like crows from a nest, and that the plaintiff' was taken up dreadfully hurt. . Mr. VI oolaston, an eminent surgeon, proved that he had had an extremely bad comround fracture of the leg near the sock. He could only reduce it by cutting off the point of the bone which projected through the wound. This rendered that leg shorter than the other, and the plaintiff would be therefore always lame. Hill charge for the cure was 201. Thomas Williams, the apprentice of the plaintiff stated, that the plaintiff had been injured in his busines by his confinement, occasioned by the accident. He stated him to be a watch and cloekmaker, a hop-dealer, grocer, tea-dealer, and ironmonger. Mr. CAMPIIELL, for the defendants, stated, that he should prove that the injury arose from pure accident, and that no blame whatever attached to the coachman. Richard Ess, the coachman, stated, I drove thg coach on the day in question from Bishop's Castle to Ludlow. The road where the accident happened is both steep and awkward, Cut the wheel was locked in going down the hill which is there; but I had taken the drag off again, an :was going on at the rate of seven miles an hour. I was quite sober. Irturning a corner, the off-side wheel was slug. glib, and the near side leader was going quick. On my whipping the sluggish horse, the free going one gave a jump and dashed the splinter bar against the post. They broke the pole, and the coach stuck fast. I don't know how the plaintiff got off the coach, whe ther he con thrown off or otherwise. I had driven a coach between Leominster and Hereford, but I was not regularly coachman. • Cross-examined by Mr. TACIIITOIf—I never was a regular coachman. I had never dri wen • stage-coach. I was boots and third turn, at the Crown, at Ludlow. All the horses were not galloping. Two of them were galloping at the rate of four miles an hoot; and the two others were trotting at about nine miles an hour. (A laugh.) A man named B•ateni was just behind us. As we turned the cor ner, he cried nut, " Keep round," and within half a minute we were against the post. I don't know what width of ground a coach takes. Jr. 3 Twv xTow—Then you may go, Mr. Coachman. Edward Bright stated, that the coachman was sober, careful, and skilful. I heard of the accident, an d went to ass i st ; I found the coach broken, but the coachman was sober though frightened. This Is • dangerous place, but I never met with any accident, because I drove csrefully round the corner. William Farmer stated. I keep the Six Bells at Bishop's Casde; ' I saw the coachman ; he had one glass of ale. Emsw.examined—l was paid seven-pence for the ale, but others drank as well as he. _ --- 51;r1he Minton mod several other witnesses spoke to the sobriety of the coachman. Ttplled. Mr. Justice LITTLICOALIt summed up to the Jury at very great length. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damagen 1501. - - JONES T. WII.I.IAMIL Mr. C. Psstt.r.lPS stated, that this was an action for wrongfully l imprisoning the plaintiff. If the facts were as stated to him. it wu la case which called for considerable damages. The plaintiff was al person in humble life—the defendant a person of considerable station. The plaintiff, Elizabeth Jones, was a young woman barely 21 years of age; she was the daughter of humble parents, and was three years a servant to a gentleman named Owen; he made arrangements which rendered her services unnecessary ; but he recommended her to her next place, the s er v i ce o f • Mr. Hughes.l That gentleman kept three Servants, and one of them, his house maid, was the plaintiff. He was afflicted with severe illness, which this girl was obligtd to attend him in. This affected he, health, and she gave a month's notice to quit ; • system of intimi dation was then began ; she was threatened with a constable, and the House of Correction. This frightened her, and she went to a' relative, who lived about 300 yards off; hut in a quarter of an hour • constable took her before Mr. Williams, the defendant; that LlTT:told the girl to beg her mistress's pardon ; she did so, and' withstanding sent her to Williamson. Mr. Justice PAIRE.—IS Mr. W a Magistrate? file. C. Putt.T.trn—No, my Lord, he is not ; and I hope he never will be one. If he cannot behave better as an apprentice .Magistrate he will do little good to the country when he becomes a muter Magistrate. The supposed Magistrate stops her wages, and has her trooped through the public streets of the town of Den. high, and sent to the gaol at Huthin. I will contend, said the . Learned Counsel, that as this girl was not a servant in husbandrk, the defendant, even if he were a Magistrate, had no power over , her ; and even if she were he gave her a double punishment. Mr. Campbell woe% no doubt, wish to get his client our of the serape on a paint of law, and withdraw the ease from the conside ration of twelve honest men. The defendant was determined to have law enough, for he had not only engaged Counsel there, but had two silk gowns in the other Court, and besides that, lie had four atternies to get up his case.—(Much laughter.)— The laudable defence was to be, that by the charter of the town of Denbigh the Aldermen of that place may appoint a deputy--that deputy, the defendant affiTted to be, but the fact tru, that the de fendant was not duly elected, as not one of the necessary forms was gone through, so that the defendant was not entitled to a notice of action. The Jury had to try what compensa tion was due to the plaintiff; who, having nothing to de. pend upon but her character, received an injury which tent to destroy that character altogether, and to cansider what da mages she ought to have for teing imprisoned ten days after she bad complied with the terms prescribed for her liberation. When the defendant ordered her release, her very liberation after ten Jays imprisonment by the defendant, showed that he knew I.e was wrong; this was not compassion, hut he was told by his four at tonnes that he must feel for his pocket, and he sends one of them, his deputy, to let her out ; he, as deputy, punishes, and he par. dons by proxy ; and what was her offence ? she would not, and could not attend to the loathsome diseases of her master. He would leave the cause of the young woman with the most perfect confidence in their hands. John Williams Jaica — , I was constable at Denbigh; I apprehend ed Elizabeth Jones, the plaintiff; and took her to the defendant's. I saw him; Mrs. Hughes was there ; I took her from a house very near 31rs. Hughes's; Mrs. I fughes's son was also there; he is an attorney; this was at about two o'clock ; I went to Cockner Wil. Items; he is an attorney ; I could not ace him; the plaintiff came there with her mother and some other woman ; I know a constable. named Price. Cross-examined by Mr. Caatrecm.—l took Ler by cooler rf Thomas Hughes ; I had not then seen Williams ; 1 told her I came to her for leaving her service ; she said she would come with me ; her mother said " Let us finish our tea first." They did so, and as we were going to I said you had better go to your service again ; she said " I would rather go to the gaol and rot." We went to the defendant's and were ordered by 3lr. Hughes to mine in ; wr remained half an hour; Mr. Williams wished her top beg Mrs. Hughes's pardon ; he spoke kindly to her, and tried to prevail on her to go back ; she consented to ask Mrs. Hughes's par-, don, and said " 1 will go bark if I may." She said she did not like her place at all; Mrs. Hughes said after she had begged pardon that she would have her prosecuted ; I was then sent out. The Learned JUDGE now called upon Mr. Campbell to show that the defendant was a Magistrate. Mr. CAMPBELL stated, that by a charter to the town of Den. high of the reign of Charles the Second, two Aldermen were to govern the borough, who were to be elected annually out of the hur. tresses. and serve for a year, and by one of the clauses of this charter the Aldermen may appoint a deputy in their absence, and he argued that this was a legal power, for the Judges of Wales may. if they please. appoint a deputy, and in such • borough as Oenbigh, having but two 11agistrates, business could not, in the event of the absence of one of the Aldermen, be carried on. The deputation was by Mr. 4'. Williams to the defendant to act in his stead. Mr. C. Pittrt.tra , after pointin,4 mat a part of the charter which authorized • person to act ns a Magistrate of the borough of Den. bigh, though he might at the same keep an eh -house, or comaton victualling-bowie, satd, that though the Altlemien might appoint a Deputy Alderman, yet another clause said, that the .11ilmnen should be Justices of the Mace, but no hint was given that there should be a Deputy Justice of Peary, or that the Deputy Alderman should be a Justice of Peace at all, for the office ofJus. tier was something added to the office of Aldemian. Mr. Justice Pate thought it great neglect that notice of action had not been given ; it could have done no harm if it had been sit. pertiuotis. No doubt by charter specially No ordaining, a corporate officer might appoint a deputy, and there seemed to be such a Power hew. Aldermen are not r.eevssarily justic;:a of the reace, but here the Aldermen are so. and hare then a power I. appoint deputies, and if it were not so, and one of the two Aldermen was 11l end the other out of the town, there would not he an, Magries Mites to set at all. His Lordship said, that the defendant ought to have had notice of action, and therefore the plaintif meet Oa nonsuited. The plaintiff' was " nnsulted" accordingly. There now remained only one civil cue for trial (except a Welch ejectment case, which was trying before Mr. Justice Littledalt); this Mr. Justice Park expressed his readiness to try, but the Coun. sel who were engaged in it sent one of their body to say that they were engaged In the ejectment, which they all declined leaving. His Lordship, after expressing his decided disapprobation of the Jurors being kept in &academe two additional days (Sunday and Monday) on this account, adjourned the Court. CROWN SIDE. John Felton was indicted for stealing • watch from the person of (Samuel Whitehorse. Mr. MALE 111;;;a: that on the 3d of April Mr. Whitehouse, who was • most respectable farmer, had been out shooting, and RN, drinking at a house with some of his friends,, lie was returhing home on horseback at about nine o'clock in the evening.he fell froM his horse, and was so injured as to lie sentries' on the road • hie horse ran a wa y, b ut hi s d og and gun were found lying near h im' ; it would appear that some ens had plundered him of his mask when he was in this helpless situation. it would be proved that shortly hefore Mr. Whitehouse (who had died of the injuries he had received) went on hie journey home he had his watch is his pocket, and the next time it was seen. it was in the hands of the prisonet, a year and a half afterward,. Some other eircum. stances also *ould be laid before their. to convince them of the guilt of the prisoner. Mrs. Mary Whitehouse. the w id ow o f M r. Whitehetise; stared , that on the 3d of April, 1822, he went not shooting, he had with him his watch, a silver one ; I should know it again. (The watch was 'hewn to her; sh e a p peare d extremely &dieted at the sight of it.)_ I am sure it DM his watch. Thomas Fox stated—l live at Beech-lane, that 1t at the side of the Birmingham. There is a road close hy through a wood, whi c h leads from Ilkeston to Oldbury. The Plicasant publir.lueuee is about half • mile front my house. On the 3d of April. 11122, kits Whitehouse mid Joseph Downing came to my house at shoot all o'clock ; thew stayed till nine ; I saw Mr. '4 hitebsuse take me-- ney out of his pocket ; ten pound notes or mere; he took. it out about a wager between Downing and me; he was stakeholder. and weasels' to put our two pound stakes with his own, but he altered his mind, and put his o*n money in one pocket of hie trowsera, and our stakes in the other ; just before they left our house he looted at hi s watch, and finding it was neer nine, be went away ; I soon heard that he was lying wounded in the road. Mr. Maori! was going to cross.examine, bat his Lordship tad him he might real the witnesses for that purpose at a futon seep of the case. Richard Aston stated, that as he was going along the read he saw, about half-past nine, Mr. 14'hitelessise lying in the rod; hie dog sod gun were near him, and his hat was off. I looked** him, and knew him immediately; he was quite senseless. I caught hie horse and took up his gun, and his dog followed me down to the last witness's house, where I went for assistance. I returned with the wife of the last witness and one of my fellow appreutieek As we approached the plan where he was lying we heard two shoot* and a hone gallop away. I made a noise. The horse galloped away in the direction of.the Pheasqnt public•hootie. Wks we got up to Mr. Whitehouse he was not in the sante place as we bad left him; be was before lying in the road, and warnow In the ditch, but this time he had no watch; but I had not *lnured whether Its had On before Of not. At that time the prisoner kept the sant public-house. Mr. IR'hitetkotise era taken to the Sereil hie public-house, where he lived two days, but wee apteohkes the whole time. John Downing sated--I live by the road-eide, and who well ac quainted wi:h the prisoner at the bar. I saw him on the mod at twenty minutes past nine o'clock the night Mr. Whisdritsee was found ; he passed my house after that night ; his father lived eleae by ;he was on horseback. I observed him particularly--he seal beating the horse over the shoulden to make i: go Ikon. It was • very moonlight night. Crees-inamined by Mr, MACLZ-1 saw him isn tht tend very frequently on other days besides that ; every time he not to line father's be would pass my dont ekes that road. Examined by the Learned Junes--When the Perms passed slid whom I took to be the prisoner I her upwards of 24 yeas from him; independent of the moon it would hare been deli. I did not speak td him. He rode a darkish coloured hirer be wwl gal loping ; and though h e w as ga ll op i ng 20 yirdi of, ins moonlight night, yet I swan It was him. Elisabeth Tooke stated, I now keep the Pheasant piddle:hone. The prisoner kept the house before I had It. At the latest ehd of last year-1 think October—he asked me if any man bad inquired for him that morning ? I told him not he said he had needed amen there to meet him, for he had lent I Is. on a *web, end that the man was to come to redeem it ; he added, that he was surprised the man had not been, and he asked me if I shoeld ben any ob jection to lend him the Ils. I did so, and he element • wish that I would not let any one OK it, particularly my servant, who had been his servant when he kept the house. No paean ever called for the watch. It was in a black tarnished Mots. mad was dirty ; we cleaned it • the glee looked a if there was • net Ora haws was oo (Wit upon the silver h wasealy black and otrnesheel. I used it for some time, and In July, let 3, a person called.—. Jew, I think--be asked me if I had a watch ? Ile is here. Cress-examined by Mr. Mauls.—The prisoner's habit also keeps a public-house ; they were both decent people. It butte' all unlikely that persons in their situation should not like it to be known that they were pawning their things. Silver will get a tarnish if not used, especially if it in a damp place. Moses Seam, a Jew, was cal led.—[ He pet on hie hat to be sword, as all of his religion do ; but one of the Sheriff' of Shrop shire's officers, not understanding this ceremony, tenoned it into a disrespect to the Court, and gave the witness a tap over the hat with his irr and, to make him take it off. This excited some laughter.]-1:e stated that he was of the Jewish religion. and said, I sold the prisoner the wa;ch ; it is of* peculiar:make; it had a Belcher chain. The Learned JIL•DGE wished to know what a Belcher chain was? but the witness, who was a Getman, with difficulty found &glint enough to give the information. Examination resumed.—l have seen the watch since in the 'uncle of 3lrs. Tonks.—The watt* was put into the wimmes band, and ' he identified it.) John Darby stated, I apprehended the gessoes at Dromesgmve, where he wits on business as a hotse.dealer. I said to him, Eel. ton, lam come for you ;he said, are you ? about that d—el watch / suppose • well, I don't care about it ; I had it of a man, at the Five 'Ways, a public house at the junction tithe Five-roads, near Birminghiuo, but added that he should not know Mtn again. In the evening he said he had it of young lox, of Bemeb.lane he is a blacksnitth. Cross-examined—The prisoner lived sextant trith Mr. Lewis of Edgbaitton. lie bad a good deal of eun►ersation with me besides what I have stated ; we talked during a walk of Moe miles ; but what I have said is an abridgement. I can't tell any more; young Fox is not here; he is living and in this cofintry. Thomas Fox was r.•-called and eroas.ezamined by Mr. MArte. —Mr. Whitehouse and all of us were rather the worse for liquor. I was not too drunk to know a man's right hand from his loft ; I was in the custody for this robbery myself; I had seen It just before the loss in the hinds of its owner, who was very drunk. This was the case for the prosecution. The prisoner said he would leave his case to hie Counsel. Several witnesses spoke highly of the prisona's character. ?jr. Justice PAM( summed up the eridenee, and appeared to be of opinion, that though there wits little doubt that the watch had belonged to the deceased, yet that it was not soon enough after the robbery in the possession M the prisoner to make it at all conclusive of his guilt, the watch being taken a year and a half before it is traced to the prisoner's possession. Ills Lordship stated the other circumstances to the Jury, and put it to them to sa► whether they were satisfied of the guilt of the prisoner.—Verdiet--N4 Gniay. liteloar3 Boreal! and George Welling: were indicted far em. bezzling the money of the Corporation for the Management of the Poor of Shrewsbury. They had been arraigned at the last Assizes on sixteen distinct charges of embezzlement, and discharged on at. count of the indictments being bad In point of law. Mr. Et•estt.t. conducted the prosecution, Mr. CuRWOOD and Mr. CAIIMINGTOIM the defence. From the evidence it appeared, that the prisoner' received gums of money which ought to have gone for the maintenance of the poor, but which, in fact, they never accounted for. It also appeared that this Corporation looked very little after thei- officer', and that the prisoners when called upon to account for their conduct, ofered to pay over the sums they had in their bands, but the Corporatiun would not receive them. whose salary waa only fifty pounds a.year. had. doling the period of his stewardship, kept a rate-horse. In his defence he stated, that there had been great negligence in the keeping of the accounts, and that when he was called upon to make up his deficit he oterzil his note for the amount. The other prisoner declined saying anything in his defence. Mr. CURWOOG took several legal objections, which wire not allowed, in favour of Bewail ; and Mr. CARRINGTON examined neatly twenty witnesses, •ho gay., Welling, an excellent character.' Mr. Justice PARK summed up the evidence. Verdict—Both Guilty, but Welling* recommended to mercy on account of his excellent character. The Learned Judge observed, in passing entenee, that it was a most heinous offence for men in the situation of the pnioncra to go on systematically robbing the poor; it was highly whited, and the negligence of the Corporation was no excuse for them. This wss one of the cases in which character could not be allowni to weigh, hut in confidential situations none but men of 'Nod character ever were trusted, and, therefore, none *theta could by possibility be guilty of betraying the trusts reposed in them. His Lordship then sentenced them to be transported for fourteen years. The tri II excited immense interest in Shrewsburj, and the Court was crowded to excess in every part. The business of these assists concluded this d2v, and nn Monday the Judges proceed to ..pen the commission at Hereford. RECORD[ a's R P 0117.— The Recorder made his Report to the Kiag in Council, of all the prisoners under sentence of death in th.• gaol of Ncwgate. and nho were capitally convicted at the July Ohl Bailey fl scion, namely— Richard l'olkinton. aged 30. fur uttering a forged draft for tn. on Mehra Willis, Percival and Co.; Charles %t'eat, 211; James Sheen, 19 ; nolosoi Watt.. 17 ; Thomas Chambers, Iti; and W. (lance', lb, for Housebreaking. Thomas Jay alias Narfolk, 35, for Ilorsestealing. Edward Cook, 24; Philip Smith saes Lloyd, 21; John Fuller. 24; 11, Leroy, 17; Charles Eng:ellen. 22; and Joseph Finch. 29, for stealing in a Dwelling House to the amount of lofty shillings and upwards. When his 3fajesty was gr.loons!y pleased to order that they shou!d be all respitAl. I 1 •weimMil ing tzl Kir all )Cfl orn ir4 wholl rad' ice,.