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wthe Jury the tremens ten. N k which had any kmeurg In the , one way or the other ; end the Jury, without leaving the hex, found the primmer .Ver Gelber. ilr. Justice BAYLES—Gentlemen of the Jetya I think your verdict amy peeper one, for, to ray the least*, it. this ere has prattled itself under my strange and exteseedinary circuit)-: S • l'...rtS. 1 SEDUCTION. Fox v. WILKINSON. . Ti.... 0 wee an action brought to recover compensation in damages for the injury .:stained by the plaintiff iii consequent' of the low -of elek eerviere of his daughter. The damages were laid at five hundred pounds. 31r. Baciunau stated tkat in this care the plaintiff was a re spectable tamer living near Ighhdale in this tout's, ; the de. tenant war al'i a farmer residing in the rime neighbourhood, tgaraeh not i.e *Mom respectable than the plaintiff. The in. jury ahich he hid resedawd was one of die greatest which could almost be sustained by any man, but in this case it war height. coed by the tam, that on blame, nu, not in the slightest degree, attached to the plaintiff. Had he been neglectful of his duty, then might he bear the pang of eat reproach, but in no instance had he the play:fin task of beirig °bilged to condemn himself fur any neglect hf or inattention to the moral habits of his family. The kiiiShlrt of the plMntßf hat been a modest and a virtuous girl up to the moment of her Wanton by the defentinnt. and she would this day appear before the Jury to tell the story of her woes, card relate those circumstances which led to her ruin, and the de- 1 stmetion of her mime of tried. The statement of the abused and id teamed girl was that which would Mon the ground and measure! t of eientganeatea• which they would grant the huller, and that being is frO..iiroolel out enlarge upan topics which might be easily hiller-ereese like the present, but leave the Jury to decide i - y foe themselves. The defendant Wale man worth about 2Ea year, and the plaintiff's daughter became acquainted with him ! t foot year' ago, at the marriage of a nekhbnov. The parties met afterwards on eimilartnanilleas and that wawa was but a alight In tinter y .it first, subsequently heeame Glaser and nude freq u en'. The ' accident repeatedly visited at the house of the p'alntiff as the, avowed suitor of his daughter, and he proposed marriage to her only, as it would appear in the sequel, the more readily to accom plish hit •ielted object. These hunourable professions not only aggravated the crime of the defendant, but lulled to rest every doubt which might have arisen in the breast of the plaintiff Being . received at the plaintiff's house as the professed named his daugh ter, ,t was natural enough to thhik that certain upportunities were allowed him winch, under other circumstances, would not have been admitted for a siegie moment, and which, indeed, if permit. ted. would have been highly culpable in the plaintiff. However. to emir all suspicion tiros his part, the defendant made his dwell rtr a promise of manias*, and mosooplished his object in October, 1t23, just one year after their first introduction ' and in the next , ensuing year Slim Fox beating lie mother of the defendant's child. ' These were all the cireuntstances with which he should now trouble 4 Autry, satisfied that they would do justice to the wounded feel - of an insulted and abused tither. . . is Fox was then called, and examined by Mr. BROl7OliAti— (The lady disj not appear to be either very young, very accomplish ed, or very captivating.) My name is Nelly Fox. I have two sis ters and a brother. lam the eldest of the faintly, and have been ray father's housekeeper. I became acquainted with the defendant in Sept. 18•21, at the marriage of Richard llodgins. I met him at a rhrietening in August 1822, and we became more intimate after Fr lie then skated me with an intent to marry me. In Itch .1, he made me a promise of'marriage, gentile marriage, and a written pa to that ellect, bat he sumeetled is getting it back from me in April, 1014. It Will more than a year after the christening when I got the paper from hies saying that he would marry me. I was in duced by the promise that paper made to yield to his entreaties. I had a child by hint, and was put 0 tied on the sth July, 1824. Ile often talked to me about his property. Ho had one place which lie said he had let 14110/.4-year, another for 301. and so on. 111 y 'mo ther was lame, and could not attend about the house. She is now I tbliged to use crotchet. Mr. WILLIAMS crow-examined the winces, but the questions and miesrets were oath for publication. Mr. WILLIAMS addressed the Jury for the defendant. Mr. Baron ll i• time e left the question of damages to the Jury, who found tut the plaintiff'—Damage.llol. NEOLIGE-NT DRIVING. vszte r. BIOTHERTON. This vete an action brought by the plaintiff to recover compen sation in damages for an injury which he had sustained in being thrown off the Liverpool Mail, owing to the negligence of the de te:hunt's servant. Mr. Pole OCK, in stating the case to the Jury, detailed the facts, which the witnesses he had en doubt would prove to the satisfactian of the Jury; and if they did so, he had as little doubt that the liability of Ms defendant would be very plainly proved to hint. The plaintiff was manager of the Hibernian Gas Corn stany, and had come from London by the mail to Liverpool. The coach had actually arrived at the paµ Mike. The guard went to deliver the bags. and a gent wile was inside called to the ceuhrean to let him out. The asadiumils tome off the box and Jet the gentleman out; but before*, amobanan could again regain Ns seat or the reins of the horses they pßoped away, anti on pass ing by Basket-street the coach upset, and the plaintiff was furiously thrown to the ground. This shocking accident occurred in Sep tember of last year, and up to this present time the plaintiff was unable to move without crutches. The plaintiff had also lost a lucrative situation, and for them eteumulated sufferings he now sought some recompense trOM an English Jury. The trainer in which the accident occurred was proved as stated by ma' o witnesses. Dr. Brarkenbury attended lbe plaintiff till he was disabled br acknees, which was about the Ha Wm My *Mir was removed so board a aides grvirs costumiers 46411 a bhp joint, Pr r. grille surgeon of iDersei‘i Bi la seriously injured by the accident. nte Mama Mudd Warm 2 , months. Be saw him a few days ago, when he was entahhe a nova without dye assistance of crutches or sticks. In fait emanstileal ran could describe the extent of the injury sustained by the 01111. tor. He had the management of the gas works in the nelobur. hood of Dublin, an occupation which required rest activity, mid t' - et he may now bid adieu to. Cruss-examined.—l have given him hopes that he may recover, but I cannot swear that he will; his age Is by no means in his favour. Re•examined.-1 saw the plaintiff daily for two months, and elmenmes oftener ; I received 201. and would think myself badly paid. if I did not receive 100 guineas more. Nm. Lucas, the landlady of the New Market Tavern, deposed that she received 201. on account front the plaintiff. The Secretary to the Hibernian Gas Company was called to prove that the plaintiff lost his situation in that Company, which was worth to him NM. a yerir. Tidy witness was cross.examiced at great length, with a view of getting _from him, that in an attempt to compromise this matter, the ylsiitilf had demanded the sum of 2,0001. as a compensation ; but the witness could not be got Into the admission. Mr. SCART.Ert addressed the Jury for the defendant. No corn. , Alai .:, he said, was made of the conduct or sobriety of the coach- mar, and he sonteaded that the coachman's alleged negligence in diis case was altogether excusable. Mr. Baron fit'LLOCK left it to the Jury to say, whether the accident occurred through negligence or accident. and such ac- cachet as no precaution could have avoided. If they thought the I latter, they would fled for the defendant. if not. they were bound to foil fer the plaintiff such cnumensation as they might think him reasonably entitled to, under all the circumstances of the case. The Jury retired for half an hour, and. then returned a verdict 1 foetid, plaintiff—Damages 3601. FALSE IMPRISONMENT. CROPPER V. HODSON. _ _ This WO an scion arising out of some squabbles at Orinskirk. The plaintiff had been summoned before the defendant, who is a Magistrate, to give evidence respecting some violent proceed ing., including a charge of riot and felony, which were connected ' , sat, the appointment of a deputy constable in that town. He re- Y..sed to be swore. and was consequently committed to the house of correction. in which place he remained ten days. Tie commitment was produced and read, and Mr. Baron Hut.. i oci Intimated an opinion that it was a legal one. He sent the cue, however, to the Jury, who gave a verdict—Damages Ten l'nonds; the point as to the legality of the commitment being re served for taso Court above. CHILD MURDER. Those were no less than five persons in the calendar (one man and few women) charged with child murder; but the Oland Jury ignored all the bills against them ; and no e►idence being offered on We ir.quibiquns, the prisoners were all acquitted. latsu AMUSENIWT.—We understand that a desperate affray occurred on Friday last at the fair of Harvey, or Vasthonorres. in the county of Kilkenny, about twelve mils from Waterford, between two rival factions (the Haltlens and the Shesa), who have long cherished a deadly enmity towards each other, and who had for several weeks been mustering all their forces for a decisive trial of strength on this eventful-day. Information having reach. edjhe ma gistrates, a party of military and police was as sdrililed, ill the hope of preventing the threatened combat ; but their numbers being inadequate, and fearing that the belligerents, as usual on such occasionp, would unite to oppose any attempt to spoil their "sport," they were obliged to content themselves with observing an armed neutrality. The Roman Catholic clergymen of the parish w alio on the ground, endeavouring to dissuade the in fatuated people from violence, but all their remonstrance produced little or no effect, and they, as well as the mili tary and police, were compelled to keep at a respectful dis tance from the scene of action, aiding the efforts of the lat ter to prevent the peaceably disposal from being mixed up in the affray.—The " business of the lay was proceeded in fur some time with great fury, *mist length, after a se vere elnfhet, ended in the discomfiture of the Hoidens, heretofore, for many years, the dominant party. Consid ering the number of combatants engaged, who are repre wilted to us as having amounted- to nearly one thousand men, i. may be regarded as providential that no lives I were lost : but several of the heroes retired front the field " bearing their blushing honours thick upon them," andpverwheloied, if woe -with tvorbios of victory, with numerous marks of glory ow - their 'howls, shies, &c.-- JValistofiott Clkeutrkte.- ,••• • ...." t-' FALSE IMPRISONMENT AT LIVERPOOL. IN THE eff ERIFF'S COURT. PRESTON, WIDLEIDAY, • AUGUST 17. WILtWKLIN v. COWEN.' The plaintiff in this case had brought an action against the de = da:t, in i s; i ti s iel j i u t r h y e lat . ter no h w al au s in uffered v isel to grhent , to th r e o d b a y m ile c tul i t n , OM Mr. Coltman presided as tweeasor. At. Sergeant Coins addressed the Jury. The plaintiff, Mr. asajamin Wood Franklin, and the defendant, Mr. Asher (leen, Stare both in respectable situations of life, and in commercial busieess id Liverpool. 31r. Franklin was a young gentleman who had lately imered into business, in copartnership with Ids brother, as bullion =era and merchants, ig Ihile.atreet, Liverpool, and was consi. of unimpeachable character. A short time before the cause =esent action atom, the plaintiff and defendant, and two agreed to purchase a quantity of linens and other goods, atm in Wales, whiih were to be sold on account of the under. Ileitens in London, the 000da having been wrecked and damaged. They did so, to the amount of 7001. or 8001. and decided upon sending them to Liverpool, to be deposited in the possession of Crook, one of the four piechteters. that he might sterol them to hie bleaching works to be improved. Without giving any notice, or assigning any motive for his conduct, which he had never done to this day, 31r. Cohen proceeded to Mr. Crook's premises, and carried away the goods; he locked them up in a warehouse, and all parties thought the proceeding, extraordinary as it seemed, was still intended for their common advantage. The parties bad a meeting. and the keys of the warehouse being pro. duced, 31r. Franklin took possession of them, being deter. mined that Mr. Cohen should not have the sole custody of the goods. 31r. Coben. however, said that lie did not care for the keys ; and be actually went and put on other locks. After this Mr. Fmoklin and his pertness went to the warehouse, where they found a man guarding the place, by the orders, lie wild, of Mr. Cohen. Finding no access to the goods by the original keys, the old locks being removed or spoiled, and new ones fixed, the party desired the man to fetch Mr. Cohen ; he refused, stating that it was his duty to watch die place. They then sent another man, and Mr. Cohen not coming immediately, they broke into the place, and took possession of the goods, desiring the titan to notice what they should remove. They proceeded, with assistance, to send the goods back to Mr. Crook's premise' ; and part of this time Mr. Cohen lay lurking about the door, with a constable, whom at length be instructed to apprehend Mr. Franklin as a felon. He did so-. remonstrances were made, but they woe of no use ; and this gen tleman (Me plaintiff) was dragged by force, in the open slay, through the busy atreets of that great town, in the commerce of which he had so recently embarked apparently fur life. /1 greater insult thsn this could not be imagined. Some gentlemen in the street interfered in his behill, but they were told to beware, for that lie was a thief—they therefore passed on. At the gaol Mr., Cohen told the keeper that the charge he had to make against die accused was for stealing his goods, and he desired it might be so entered in the books. 3lr. Franklin then sent for some of his friends, and his attorney, and in a short time the Mayor liberated him, either on bail or on him promise to appear neat day. On the next day the case was heard by the magistrate; lie dismissed it, and ordered the goods to be delivered op to Mr. Franklin, to the great disappointment of Mr. Cohen, whose chief object the goods seemed to be. l'hia could not be said to have been a hasty affair on the part of Mr. Cohen. fie had time for deliberation ; he was remonstrated with ; and to show his determination and malignity he went about among their mutual blends afterwards, and ';.id that his leniency towards the young man hail alone led to his deliberation. Witnesses would prove the facts of the case, anl it would be for the jury . to say what compen sation should be awarded to a plaintiff so in jured as Mr. Franklin was. His character had received a wound which perhaps no ver dict could perfectly heal. Such damages he trusted would be given, that 31r. Franklin might have die satisfaction of saying, in future dart, " True it Is that such a charge was once maileagainst me ; but I appealed to a jury of my country, and they awarded me ample damages as my vindication." The witnesses were then called and examined in 'support of. the case, which they fully *need as stated by counsel. One of Am, Mr. Lewis Samuel, on his cross-examination, gave evidence er Mr. Cohen's frequent offers towards a reconciliation ; his otter. frig to pay all expenses incurred ; and to apologies privately before die members of their (the Jewish) isiagregation in a room. Oa re-examination lie. Samuel was reluctantly compelled to Blatt a confidential conversation with Mr. Cohen, in which 31r. S. bad suggested a public apology, as being alone likely to effect an lawangetuent ; and in reply to which Mr. C. had mid, he would ra dar have his right hand cut off than make a public apolov. Mr. iVitt.tams addressed the Jury in mitigation of damages. Reeould not justify the act complained of, which was unquestionably wrong; but Mr. Cohen was under great excitement at seeing the goods. for which lie had paid the greater part of the money, taken sway by force. Ina passion which had no time to cool during the mate complained of, be certainly acted in an unjustifiable man. sir ; but as soon as lie recollected himself, lie exam:seed his sorrow, and offered amends foe the injury he had indicted. Mr. Williams dwelt upon his frequent expressions of regret ; his oilers to pair ex. pewees. to apologize before the Jewish congregation ; and contended, thee next to doing right, the best things now could do, was to hasten from wrong, which Mr. Cohen had certainly endeavoured to do. Mr. Franklin had been but about two hours detained, and was not placed amongst felons or other degraded characters ; but in the gaoler's own house, and amongst his own -friends. The Learned Sergeant had blamed the defendant, that he had not gone into the more public Court, below ; but the learned Sergeant would have considered It as the mom imputleut thing in the world, tribe dais fendmit, after committing the act complained of, ' •timi Court, which he could only do by a plea of Not e. ever since the affair took place, the conduct of the that of conciliation ; he was troll - for ' plaintiff had declared he did not character, he trusted that thesh, damages would meet the justice of case. The Assessor then summed up the evidence, was by no means a light or unimportant case. Ii F. had declared his object to be merely the rind racier, and not the obtaining of money ; but .. ury must I aware that a very small or nominal amount of damages might lest the world to think that they, the Jury, had considered the else a slight ore. This should be avoided, and such reasonable damages should be awarded as would, in the opinicii of the Jury, meet the merits of the case. The Jury consulted a few minutes, and then pronounced a ver dict—Damages 1001. UNACCOUNTABLE VILLANY.—The following statement of a most strange and wicked occurrence is copied from the Leinster Journal of iVednesday :—" A curious cir cumstance occurred at the Galmoy registry. Several of the freeholders hesitated to take the oath of allegiance as ad ministered' to Catholics, not from any disloyalty to the King, to whose person and government they evinced the strongest attachment, but because they feared (such is the sacred feeling of the people as to the sanctity of a solemn oath) it would bind them to become informers, an oiler of beings whom they hold in the greaten abhorrence ever since the late execution in Galmov. by which they firmly believe, on the authority of the tying declarations of the unhappy sufferers, and from other circumstances, that five innocent men were put to an ignominious death through the machinations and by the false swearing of informers. We repeat, that there is not a more loyal body of suljects than the Galmoyans, but their barony has suffered much I by the M'Kews, and the incident we here notice arose I merely from that fact, and the fidelity of the people to oaths administered by the lawful authorities of their country. A herd (herdsman) of Mr. Marum's was stabbed at noon-dav in Galmoy, last week, by one of this tribe, who has already figured in our Courts of Justice. The ! fellow crept behind the herd, while he was stooping to ex amine a sick sheep, and twice stabbed him in the side with! a bayonet. Doubtless, imagining he hall killed his victim, the villain proceeded to the police station and gave notice of the assaasination, with what view it would not be diffi cult to conjecture. The man, however, is not yet dead, though his case is hopeless. His informations hav e been taken by H. Neville, Esq., but the monster has escaped !" CAUTION TO PERSONS USING THIa.SHING. MACHINES. —On Saturday last, as iVilliam Bond was attending a threshing machine upon the farm of Mr. Merill, at Ful bourn, in this county, a hat was thrown by the boy with the corn, a dangerous and playful amusement too often allowed ; he had been frequently warned of the danger; and endeavouring either to take the hat back, or push it forward, unfortunately had his fingers taken between the rollers, and his hand bruised to pieces; he was immedi ately taken to Achlenbrooke's hospital, where amputation of his hand and part of his arm was found necessary. We arc harpy to hear he is in a fair way of doing well.— Dorcet Clauniele. Alst•xcuotir Occuwwimce.--fiarnuel Martin, an ex cise officer, about fifty years of age, who has been living at Box for some time past, shot himself in his bed on Wed nesday, the 3.1 instant. It appears that the deceased had laboured under bodily infirmity, and experienced great agi tation of mind from domestic trouble. In the evening of I the day above-mentioned, he requested that his pistol' might be brought to him : the Instrument of death was accordingly conveyed to him by his wife ; and with it he speedily committed tie dreadful deed which ultimately ter minated his life. A woman residing in the neighbourhood, on hearing the report of a pistol, repaired to the house, and on entering the room found the deceased extended on the bed, and his wife standing beside him. Surgical assist ance was promptly afforded ' but the wife, who was in a state of intoxication, coinnteneed an assault on the gentle man who attended. with such violence as rendered it neces sary to confine her in the watch-house for the remainder cf the night. The unhappy man lingered until Friday last. and in the interval spoke of his wife in terms of the great est affection, repeatedly affirming that he himself had per petrated the rash act. An inquest has been holden on the body, which, after a long deliberation, pronounced a ver dict tif r JoSanity."—Tesinton Juirrnal. hlr. rogliano, jitn., stated that the prisoner engaged a bed at the Sablonniere, which is kept by his father ; last night, at nine o'clock, he came in, and went to bed at twelve. He slept in the three pair, Mr. A yaciamo bilged on the first door. In consequence of the alum given by the latter a constable was sent for, by whom two of the porters and their boxes were searched.. Nothing bring found upon them suspicion fell upon the prisoner. They accord. ingly went to his room, and requested he would allow himself to be searched. as a robbery had been committed in the hotel. He said he had no objection ; lie was willing to go to Bow-street if necessary. Clements, the constable, stated that he found the gold watch be. intim the mammies of the prisoner's bed. The seals and gold chain were hi one of the prisoner's coat-pockets, and the opera- glut in the other. Only three sovereigns were found in his, breeches-pocket. Ile admitted this property was not his own, mid said he was sorry for what he had shine. Ile hid dropped three of the sovereigns in going up stairs. Mr. A yacnuno said he did not wish to prosecute, as he was about to lea,: this country for France- Mr. ..11ixsurst told Won that lie could not have his property without proisecuting. The Mexican seemed to think it very hard that he could not have his property when taken on the person of the thief. As there was good reason to believe that the prisoner in this case is a person whom the police have long been on the lookout for, as engaged in similar depredations, he was remanded until Wednes day next, in order that an opportunity might be allowed fur further charges to be lodged against him. Elizetheth .Vick and her aged mother were charged by Mr. Morley, toiler, living in Holborn,. with stealing his cash-box, con. wining money to the amount of 11W. and various bills. The principal ground of suspicion against the prisoner, Mack,' was, that in a conversation with her matter she had declared her conviction that the bus and bill+ would be returned; and they were shortly afterwards left at the street dour, wrapped in an apron of her mother's, the other prisoner at the bar. The prisoners appeared to be in a condition of wretched poverty. The gaoler stated that since they had been in prison they had had nothing but the gaol allowance to subsist upon. Mr. S,II2iSHUr I, it was singular this should be the case if they had the property. They . HATTI blow made by the , The defendant was ordered to find good bail. Mr. Bodkin then addressed the Magistrates, and explained the object of his attendance, which was, to prefer a charge against the witness Clarke, fur obtaining money under false pretences. produced a letter written in the name of ('larke's wife, to the I)ukte of Northumberland, dated a short time ago. representing her hus band to be on a bed of sickness, and one olaild out of six to be in a dying state. William Piggott, porter to tht Duke of Northumberland, de pied, that about a fortnight ago he was sent by direction of Ni. Morris, the Duke's agent, with five pounds for Ira. Clarke. He ably saw Clarke in Seymour-street, who said he was working with the defendant Wood (a journeyman tailor), and that his wife was in charge of the house of Mr. Twaites, in Euston-square, where he (the porter) went, and delivered to her_live sovereigns. Mr. Wood, the landlord, deposed in this ease, that in the night of the day when the tire pounds were given, the most drunken re velry took place in his house. This led to the assault, and to his explaining to the society the detection of imposition which he had tna.le. Clarke, lie conceived, erance about two pounds a week by his trade. Clarke. in defence, stated that he had never written any begging letters ; his wife certainly minkt have done so. He had two daugh ters in the service of - Shore, Esq. of Guilford-street, one as governess, the other as nursery-tr.aid. Jar. Bodkin here observed un the difficulties to which the society were exposed in proving cases, but urged that a case of cor.apirsey was Proved against the defendant. Lloyd, the officer, recognised Clarke as bring oczasionally a beggar, and seller of matches. The Magistrates, on consulting, did not think that the conspira cy could be fully proved, though there was no doubt of it, and ad vised Mr. Ilodkrn to apprise Mr. 3hore of the description of par sons with whom his servants were connected. . a man named saw any attempt at a Clarke was discharged. Wood detained for want of bail. BEAUTIES OF A LIFE OF FANCY. MATIY-I.A.ROXXE, Ave. 20.—Stowell, an active constable of this office. apprehended Stockman, the pugilist, who hail only just returned from 'Warwick, where, on the gaol delivery at the close of the Assizes, he was discharged. It appeared from the evidence, that some of the inhabitants bf the vicinity of liarper'ii-fields were so alarmed by the skiltrifeit of R crowd of vagabonds, who re gularly pitched a ring agi v ia,plage.dight took place, that they ap plied to the police, mid Bradbury, constable of Paddington, with a posse entered the ring, moppets the tight, and called oa the crowd to disperse ; Stockman ' and a ham named Heine, seconded one of the combatants and quietly moved off, but the spectators, incensed at their amusement bring interrupted, attacked the constables in a most ruffianly manner, end Halt, a patrol. was beaten in such a manner as to endanger his lite t he was carried off the ground in a state of insensibility. However, three of the party, of the names of Fletcher, FIAT, and Dobie, were secured and held to bail at this office for the riot. Doblajosil only been one or two days at large, before lie killed a man in a fight, anti has decamped, the Coroner's Inquest having found a verdict for manslaughter against him. Stockman could not then be apprehended, in consequence of the affair at Warwick; but the moment he came to town. Stowell pounced on him, and brought him up this day before the Magistrate, when these facts were stated. lie and Raine were remanded until Monday, when other evidence will be adduced against thetu. THE PADDINGTON COACHMEN AT FAULT. A boat of this fraternity appare l at the of fi ce, in consequence of l'az and Bale, two of their body, being charged with furiously driving in the New-road. Wheeler, the inspector to the Society for the prevention of, cruelty to animals, proved the Cl,l34ltlft of the defendants to hare , boa in the usual disgraceful manner, which has rendered the Pad.' dingten coachmen so generally notorious. Mr. Burmese, a solicitor, tool: some objections, which raw very trifling, and being dismissed by the .Magistrate, their detail here is unnecessary. Vie defendants were each convicted in the penalties of 101. and costs, but they talked of appealing. Mr. Martin came; but was toe Joie for the Wu , es the Peet* had retired before he mins* . , LAWIETI ilk.raftder -their female The following short sketch of the voluminous evidence will, we trust, be deemed sufficient ; to detail the whole would be unfair, ; inurench as it might with some persons prejudge the prisoner's case. the evidence against him being entirely eireumetantial. The person charged with committing this horrible act is Te rence James Connel, an Irishman, of about 21 years of age, and a block-cutter by trade. De is a tine young mate and about five feet eight inches Ingle, and it does not appear that he was in the least acquainted with the deceased, though she was an Irishwoman, and both attended the same Catholic chapel. The surgeon who attended the deceased from the period of her being found to the following Monday when she died, having stated the nature of the wounds, which he supposed to have been produced j by a blunt heavy instrument, the witnesses wore called. The first stated that the deceased had called at her house, after leaving the Catholic chapel, at about ha lepast eight ; that site staid about ten minutes anti then lett, on her way home. The second wart a man who met the deceased afterwards in the foot-way saws I Mr. Gee's field, and a few yards after her he met a man, whom he j believes to be the prisoner, walking quickly after her ; he de s cribed j both their dreettet exactly, and could speak positively to him, her lag wnrkni in the same shop with tunnel during eight or rine months. The third witness met a little woman in the wood, and at about :19 or AU yards further he met a man walking quickly after, as thottgh to overtake her ; he describe', as accurately as the situation and the time of the evening will allow, both their persona and dresses ; he turned round to lank at the man, ha. since seen a man in custody, and he believes him to be the Milne, front his figure. that he met in the wood on that evening, about nine o'clock. 'Die fourth is a young man. who lives very near to the wood, and who shortly after nine o'clock heard the cries of some one in die tress ; he waited a few minutes, and on the cries being repeated, went to the Face from whence they seemed to issue, and in doing so, observed a lantern anti candle carried in the same direction. When he arrived at the spot where the body lay, he found the prisoner and several other persons there, with the light, standing over her he asked the prisoner, who was standing next him, tf he was the first person who found her; he said he was, and that he saw no person matting away in any direction. The pri soner did not offer his assistance to carry her to the Dispen sary, but merely carried the lantern. 11'itness repeated the l ei. sorter's account to him of his finding the body ; that after hearing her moans, he got over the pales Into the wood, looked over the next hedge, ar.d acing a woman lying, whom he supposed drunk, lie went no further, but came away. Prisoner said the deceased's name was Peggy 'freavor. This conversation was at the Dispen sary. The fifth witness, an Irish lad, and a fellow lodger, was called from his bed by the prisoner at about twenty minutes past eith him to the place where the prisoner had discovered rig or dead ; they took with them a : lighted lantern, way the prisoner related to him that as lie was coming Wood he heard a moan—that he went over the pales, nnet and shawl lying—he then loitked over the hedge, little further, and saw a woman; that he went into . and thought she was drunk; that she appeared to on her face and had been smothered ; but on putting her face, he thought her liver or something was hanging mouth; that he then ran home to call witness and another your , '" man, also a fellow lodger, itnagining the woman was murdered . The sixth witness related a similar account as the lest. of the prisoner's manner of discovering the body. but to his testimony added. that he joined the group which pasted his house on their way to the dispensary with the bode ; that he hind neither hat nor coat on. and on returning homewards with the prisoner, i! raining so fast at the time, that prisoner offered to lend witness his apron to throw over him, which lie accepted. The next morning on looking at it to distinguish it from his own, he discovered spots or sprinklings of blood upon it—that the marks arc more faint now than they were when he first discovered tl.ein—that prisoner did not assist in carrying the body, that he only carried the lantern. The seventh spoke to parting with the prisoner near that place where he was seen by the second witness. She is a sweetheart of his, and had been with him front eight o'clock until nine. The eighth witness (Mr. J. S. Barrett) detailed at considerable length the nature of hie inquiries into this most extraordinary' and mysterious affair, and the motives by which he had been actuated to produce the witnesses whose examinations had preceded his own. It was a recapitulation of their evidence, and a relation of conversations which he had held with the prisoner at different times before anti since his apprehension. Upon the Saturday morning after the murder, he examined the prisoner's clothes; he then had on a pair of brown trousers, on them were several marks of blood, and also several spirtings of blood on the breast of his shirt ; for these lie accounted by an improper eon. flexion which he said he had had with the seventh witness, whose testimony was of a nature too gross to be repeated. Witness' took the shirt from him, much against the prisoner's inclination, and sent to his lodgings fur another. The shirt and apron are both in Mr. Barrett's possession. --The ninth was thatofa boy, who picked up a piece of flag-stone on Sunday afternoon, near to the spot where the deceased was found; it is between three and four pounds weight, of an irregular, ,shape, and with pointed jagged edges. Spots of blood were risible upon it. and several hairs were adhering to the edge, although much lain had fallen in the interim. The prisoner was row brought in. and the coroner stated to him at some length the improbability of his story as to finding the body, the enormity of the offence charged against him, and the contrariety of his statement with those of the disinterested witnesses who had been so fully examined. The prisoner denied some of the expres sions made use of in his conversation with the deputy constable, and protested also against the accounts related by other witnesses, frequently calling upon the Almighty for vengeance against him if the account which he had given of the affair was not true. Ile de clared that he met a man and a woman at the entrance of the wood, and that if these two persons would come forward lie should be able to exculpate himself from the foul charge. and if they did not lie should then be a murdered man. Ile accounted for the blood in the way we have before stated. and fur the reason of his not alarm ing the inhabitants of the nearest house, by asserting his unwilling. nose to disturb a neighbourhood before he knew whether it was a murder or not. The prisoner was removed, and the Coroner reca pitulated the leading features of the evidence to the Jury, ably commenting upon them. which he thought were too strong to admit of any doubt. The Jury deliberated a few minutes, and unani mously declared him "Guilty of the murder of Margaret Treavor." He is consequently committed to Chester Castle. A very rare and remarkable animal, of the vermis order, was discovered among some potatoe haulm at the orchard of Patrick Illanehfield, Esq. of Clifden, in this county, on Monday afternoon. Mr. Blancbfield was kind enough to send it to our office yesterday morning. Hun dreds have viewed it there, including the first naturalists in Kilkenny, and we say it is a rare as well as a remarkable production of nature, for we have not met with one person who ever before saw or read a description of such a creature. Our acquaintance with natural history is rot very exten sive. and we arc unable to describe this curiosity seienti- ' fically. It is about Elx inches in length, and its diameter is about two. It is curiously formed at both ends of the body. The eves are very minute, and the feet, which are some black and others yellow, and arc fourteen in number, are very small. It consists of nine joints. On the back of the six centre ones are triangular lines, deli cately arotted with black ; the rest of the body is a whitish yellow. • It has a yellow horny tail, with a black spot at the extremity, growing front the centre of the last joint, and there are two broad horny substances under that joint, by which it seizes and firmly grasps small substances. ' Il is constantly in motion, but is becoming less lively than when first found. The curious may see it at our office; and we should feel obliged to any one who would enable us 1 to publish a more sceutifi c account o f t hi s s i ngu l ar creature. : —.-Leinster Joarnal. ~ lefendant, that he hail not gone into the 111r.11.11ksuuLi. observed, it was; singular this should be t he lie went no fu name was Peggy ; but the learned Sergeant would ha ve case if th e y hail runny taken the property. fifth imputleut thing in the world, if the de- Th e y we r e ftillf committed for trial. nary. The a called from his he act complained of, had gone into that EXPCAURE OF IMPOSTORS. nine, to go with It ydo by a plea of Not Guilty. In fart. lace, the conduct of the defendant was HATT OW-6AI DE N, Attnv ST 20.—Mr. Bodkin, Ht nowt Se- aetary to the Mentheity Society, with other ',amen of the Inst. a woman dying or and on their way I I truly sorry for his error ; and, as the tunas. attended at the office to boar . the bleithasette's decision on a down Holly Woo I not seek the money, but ri . , . the-Jury would see that s eep t, and tutu a bonnet 1 lt xi" which was a littl , stiee of the ease. be Yet a ° M t of gm" the field to her an, led up the evidence, observing that this name , w ho ' Wm .biestlittrain, have griller on I unimportant case. It was true that 51r. w i t h wi t * was eit e d lab • *Atm: at his hand to her fa, to be merely the vindication of his cha- was a lo d ger i n his home, t e merematter of mault was . another out of her tg of money ; but the Jury mu s t be clearly proved, notwithstanding the evidence of a min name d mouth ionninal amount of damages might lead Clarke, whu swore positively that be never saw any attempt at a youn•• n was murdered'. ' the Jury, had considered the case a duet, of the prison , ..rude& end alleh rp:venneltlA .1......“,... pr. a 1 .. . . blow made by the prisoner. . . .. . .. .. EXTENSIVE BURG EARY AND ROBBERY, AM) APPREHENSION OF THE GANG. LAMBETLI-11TREET, AUGUST 20.—The following persons, It...tar/der Sarmde.re, JUItA Ilk/Wry/a, George Su4;ta, and sit female cliadjutaro lidera etdrtis, Hannah Irehber, and fa, y Price; were phscod at this bar, charged with having corn. itted a most ostensive robbery end burglary, in the premises of oho Iforkes. Egg. of Ratcliff-highway. Lee. an nicer of this establishment, whose activity on this, as, many other occasions, has bean praise worthy, stated, that in asequance of having beer informed that a burglary and robbery id been committed OA the premises of Mr. liopir r a, he imme Lee. OD man , eonseqt:l bad b•- vor • POLICE. OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH. OtTILDHALL, AUGUST 1.--Juhi flagiork, • confectioner in Cow-lane, appeared to • summons issued on the infenriation of the inspector of the watch, foe eitereisirg his 'aridly calling on the Sabbath-day. The inspector deposed, that Mr. paddock was in the habit of keeping his shop o.pcn till wear one o'clock is tile morning of the Sabbath-day, and rifling hie pies sad tarts, and ginger beer, even to prostitutes and their companions. The Alderman inquired whether it was by night or by day that Mr. Badeock kept his shop open till near one o'clock ? The inspector replied, with great solemnity, on the morning of the Sabbath-day. The Aldemmin asked Itlr. Badcock what lie had to say to this charge of keeping his shop open till Sunday morniag 31r. Badcock denied that be kept his shop open till one o'clock on on Sunday morning. lie always endeavoured to close it as soon as' he could after 12 o'clock on Saturday night ; but the persons in the shop would not always leave it immediately, even if he refused to serve them. Besides, as pastry was injured by being stale, he thought it not unreasonable that he should be allowed to keep his shop open something longer than publicans, who dealt in articles of a more keeping quality. With respect to what the inspector had said of the character of some of his customers, it was nut in his power to pick and choose; his was a ready-money business, and he sold in his shop to every one who paid, without requiring any cer tificate of their character, and hoped lie transgressed no law by doing so. The Alderman, who evidently dill not wish to inflict punish , ment, desired the defendant to endeavour to prevent any future complaint of violation of the Sabbath, and discharged the infer mouton. G Toyntec, the driver of the Woolwich coach, No L,203, was fined in the mitigated penalty of Ws. and costs, fur obstructing the thoroughfare in the Old Bailey. The Officer said, thst on Wednesday fact, the driver had left his coach standing in the Old Bailey, while he got his breakfast. The coach was sometimes left there fur an hour and a quarter, and on 'Wednesday last the coach was there above three quarters of an hour. . _ . . The Alderman Pahl, that as it was the fiat time the driver had been brought up, he should nut enforce the full penalty. CAUTION TO LODGERS IN HOTELS. BOW-STREET, Auo. Taylor. a young man, about eighteen years of &site, of genteel appearance, was brought up under a charge of r~y committed this morning, in a very daring manner, in the Sablunniere Hotel, Leicrater.lields. A foreigner named Pedro di Ayaciamo, a native of Mexico. stated that he had been residing at the SAblunniere Hotel for the last week. He had a bed-rooni and private sitting-room there. Last night he went to bed a little before twelve o'clock. On the table in - his heal-room lie placed his gold watch. seals, and chain, together with six sovereigns. On his table in the sitting-roinn, which adjoined, was his opera-glass. About five o'clock this morning he was awakened by a noise in his room, and perceived some one retreating from the door, which was open. He imme diately got up and gave the alarm. lie did not see enough of the person in his room to be able to identify him. The property he valued at 30/. _ _ diately went thither, opyi ester exaMiaing the beige to ditherer the modein which the borgßes bad succeeded in efeeting their entry, and ascertaining the potato or the property stalem,cceeded forth with to Ueorge-yordoradZF e t T a le Voischio 1160ftling , in a house of bad character, the ;Weems. all of whom aft notorious thieves. Saun as, of the time of his apprehension, had his clothes on, land was in bed whit one of the female mi l/MOTs, and Richards was also in bed with two others. On ex amining the person of Saunders lie found round his neck a hand kerchief, which Mr. Ilopkee's groom identified as being his pro perty, and in the room two pieces of wax candles, which had been taken from Mr. Ilopkee's chaise lamp, one of which was burning at the time of his (Lee's) entry, and the other lying in a dark lan tern; there were hesidAt a book, which Mr. Ilopkee's servant also identified as part of the stolen property. A great variety of skeleton keys, latch keys, and drop latch keys, a crow bar, two dark lanterns, a vice, files of every description, punches, centre bits, a phosphorus box, the bottle of which was without a cork, and a bundle of matches. On a re-examination of the premises tie discovered a cork in the stable which exactly fitted the phosphorous bottle, and which was somewhat burnt by the phosphorous. The door appeared to have been broken open by a crow-bar, as on com paring the marks with the one he found in the prisoners pos session, they completely corresponded. Lee requested that the prisoners should be remanded for further examination, in order to afford time to procure further evidence, which there was no doubt he would be able to do, as he co,::d produce a person who had seen them taking harneks, which was part of the property stolen, into their lodgings, at an early hour on the Dunning that the robbery was committed ; the prisoners were accordingly remanded. ATROCIOUS MURDER. (From the StoCtrort Advertizer.l An Inquest was held on %Veilnesday last, at Chestergate, on the body of Margaret Treavor, whose person was violated, and an atro cious murder afterwards committed upon her, on Friday evening last, about a quarter past nine, in Holly Wood, Edgeley, on her return from perforinitig, according to the Romish Church, the Sa crament of Penance, previous to receiving the communion on the Sunday following. In the annals of barbarism this foul deed has never been ex ceeded ; she was a little woman, of peaceable and harmless man ners, truly religious in her feelings and sincere in her belief, was fifty years of age, in a delicate state of health, unmarried, and in her lut situation had so conducted herself fur fourteen years as to deserve the general esteem of her respected employers and every person connected with the extensive establishment in which she was engaged. To account, therefore, fur the sacrifice of so harm less a creature is truly nivsterious. During the awful inquiry several hundred persons were collected about the house, waiting, with anxious suspense, the decision of the Jury. whose time was entirely occupied from ten in the fore skin in five in the afternoon, nor could the exertions of our po lice officers in the least diminish the crowd, or keep them from manifesting their abhorrence in a variety of ways, of such a fiend like act. THE CREAM" 111110:11 SHIP, THE EARON OF RENFREW. The large timber ship, the Baron of Renfrew, was safely launched on Saturday last, the 25th, at one o'clock in the afternoon. She had, in the attempt on the Saturday pre vious, stopped on her ways, owing to the grease b e i ng con sumed by the fire. She went majotically into the water, and afterwards drove up with the flowing tide near the down. On the tide ebbing, the Hercules tow. boat took her down the channel of the St. Lawrence, north of the island of Orleans, where she was anchored a little to the north west of the anchorage ground of the Columbus. The Baron of Renfrew looks much better in the water than the Columbus did, her breadth being ten feet greater. llibe exactly corresponds in shape with the Columbus, but is upon the whole superior in many respects to her. I t understood that she will not sail before the end of July. Measurements of the Baron of Renfrew :—Length 3US feet ; breadth So ditto ; depth 38 ditto, internally ; . 57 externally ; anchor 4i tons; tonnage 5,858 tons; fr om tallied rail to keel 50 feet ; mainmast above deck 75 fee ; main yard 73 feet ; bowsprit 80 feet; depth of water when loaded 24 feet ; length of tiller 28 feet and It inches diameter ; hemp cable 27 inches, 100 fatllossd n , weieht 126 cwt.; chain cable IRO fathoms, links 144.6,1 0 long, 7 inches over, of 7 inch bar iron; cargo on 1)61 1 , 4 when launched 4,000 tons timber ; cargo from 8,500 to 9.000 tons; 30 times round the capstan make a Mile; 9 times round the vessel make a mile; 5 times the surface of , the deck equal to an acre; 3,000 tons timber to build her; 12 tons oakum ; 12.5 tons iron. Is 10 feet wider and s f eet I deeper than the Columbus.—Quebec paper, June 27//,, CORONER'S INQUESTS. FATAL NEGLIGENCE. —On Saturday evening an inquisition, which excited the greatest of interest in the neighbourhood, as u n . plicating a young tannic in a charge of murder, was takeo at to. Cantle Whit ...en at th Job's s e, White Irian -street, Spit;!fields, before J.W . n UNRIN e Esq. the Coroner, on view of the body of 31argarte Potts, a child of seven months old. The following was the evidence adduces' ea the occasion Potts, the infant's mother, who appeared before the Jury in estate of mind bordering on insanity, stated, that on Friday morning about seven o'clock, she being obliged to suprrinters: 3 number of persons in her husband's employment, as silk weaves, left her room for that purpose, first placing the infant on the bbl, which is termed a press one, and giving particular directions to L c servant, Catherine Sweeney, to take care of it. About half an hour had scarcely elapsed when the maid Sweeney conic down to the workshop, and the witness a s ked her if t h e child had yet awoke! She appeared confused at the question, and replied not; but in a moment afterwards, as if recollecting herself, said, " the child ! why, where is it ?" The witness told her in the bed, and said, I hope you have not turned it up. Sweeney answered, `. In. deed I have." tl'ilness instantly flew to the bed-chamber, and on turning down the bed, found her baby quite lifeless. The pot 'mother, as she uttered thesewords, appeared almost hysterical. She, however, shortly recovered herself, and proceeded to state that a medical gentleman was on the instant sent for, and that every means for the child's re.animation was resorted to, but all to no purpose. %Viten the physician pronounced the infant to be be. yond hope of recovery the maid-s ervan t, S weeney , started off, and has not been .heard of. In answer to some questions front the Jury, the witness replied, that it was her firm belief that the set. vant.ntaid must have seen, or at least known that the child was in the bed, from the circum s t a n c e o f h er (the witness) havi ng placed 1 the counterpane under its head and shoulders when she left the whidi counterpane was afterwards removed by Catherine Sweeney, and thrown over the bed when closed. This, she ob. served, could not possibly have been done without the child being taken up, or at least seen. The maid Sweeney was in her service only three weeks, and she had no reason to think that she owed the intent, herself. (the witness) cr her husband any enmity; on the contrary, she thought her rather partial to the deceased. Charles Brackett, a Intl of about lti years of age, and brother to the last witness, stated, that on Friday morning at a quarter pas: seven o'doek, lie went into the bed-room, and seeing the infant lying on the bed, he kissed it. The maid was then present, and he warned her to be on her guard, and not close the bed on the baby. In about 15 minutes afterwards, hearing of what had occurred, he went into the room, anti then saw it dead. 111 m. Brackett, the mother of the two last witnesses, corroborated their testimony in its most material points; and, in answer to the Jury, said that from the servant's general conduct towards the child, she could not think, though appearances were strong against her, that she had wilfully deprived it of life. The father of the deceased wan the next witness. He expressed the same opinion, and also admitted haring made use of threats to. wards the servant, on hearing the death of his child. The father of the accused being in attendance, the Jury express. ed a wish to have examined. lie appeared deeply affected with the occurrence, as connected with his daughter, and shudder. el with horror at the idea of her being supposed guilty of murder He told the Jury that, even front an early period, she displayed the most humane feelings; and that so great was her alarm at the melancholy event, that she absented herself front hts paternal roof. lie concluded by saying, while tears ran down his cheeks, that I e feared lie would never again see his child, and thought, from the state of her mind. that she would make sonic attempt on her Several respectable persons in the neighbourhood gave testimony in favour of the supposed murderess, and said that they had seen her invariably attentive to the deceased chili. The Coroner then summed up the evidence„ and told the Jury that it was for them to determine whether the child was murdered by Catherine Sweeney, or came ae:identally by its death ? They Thad no middle course to steer—they must either bring in a verdict of wilful murder. or accidental death. He left the case entirely w their consideration, merely observing, that where a doubt existed, and on this occasion he thought a very strong one did, it was but reasonable and fair that the accused should have the benefit of it. The Jury, after some deliberation, brought in a verdict of "Ac. cidental death." On Friday a young man of the name of Lee, a portrait painter, was found dead near St. Domingo Pit, Lirerpoel. It is supposed that he had shot himself, as he had in his left hand a pistol firmly grasped at the time he was found by some children. Ile was then warm, but the vital spa k had fled. AN OLD Tare' RETlVED.—Between eight and nine o'clock, a few evenings ago, as a lad, in the service of Mr. Cater hatter, in Pall-mall, was proceeding to the residence of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, in South Audley.street, with its new gold-laced hats for the domestics of his Royal Highness. he was accosted in Curzon.street, May-fair, by n man dressed like a S r. r. vant, with his hat of standing at a private door. and requestid to go round the corner to the Running Hone, in Shepherd's-market, kept by Mr. Sutherland, and bring two pots of porter. andel e ba. lance of half-a-crown (which the fellow gave the lad), that he would take cam of the parcel till he returned, and then reward him for his trouble. The unsuspecting youth believing the fellow to belong to the house at which he stood, went as desired ; but on his mum with the beer and the change he found the villain had fled with the hats, value twelve guineas. Another suspicious -looking fellow was seen lurking about the place some time, and the moment the I.d had turned the corner they joined, and ran through a court ins Shephenrs.market with great speed, and although quickly Id. lowed they effected their escape. The Police are on the look-out. and there is every reason to hope they will be brought to justice. BI RTHS. On the 18th instant in Wirnpole-streot, the lady of John 111 it.. obeli. Esq. M.P. of a son, still-born. On the 18th instant, Mrs. Edmund Balfour, of Lincoln's-hr• fields, of a daughter. MARRIED. At St. Mary's, Aldemanbury, Mr. George James Elwall. cf Aldertnanbury, to Elizabeth, daughter of Mi illiam Stevens, Esc. of Powis.place. At Ketterirg, Mr. Thomas Hepburn, of Southwark, to Ma y Anne, eldest daughter of J. C. Getch, Esg. of the former place. On the 18th instant, at the Friends' illeeting.house. Wardin worth, John Beaumont Pease, Esq. of Darlington. to Sarah, eld. est daughter of Samuel Foasick, Esq. of Pensbury, Clapham. On Saturday, at St. Georo's church, Lieutenant-Colonel the Ilon. George Lionel Dawson, brother of the Earl of Porrarlingior. to Miss Seymour, youngest daughter of the late Lord Hugh art Lady Horatio Seymour. DIED. On the filth Inst. at hie father's house, in Stockwell-place, falter a painful illness of many years' duration) henry Hodgson, Esq. ( the Tax Office, in the 34th year of his age. On the 14th instant, at Edinburgh, sincerely regretted by his I brother officers, Samuel Scat. Esq. of the 6th Dragoon Guards. On Tuesday last, 1111 r. Richard G. Freehai-n, sculptor, aged 22. He was third son of the late Robert Freebairo, the lst.dgespe painter. On the 11th inst. aged 44, Frances, wife of James Byrre, Esc. Dyer's-court, Aldermanburv. On the 9th instant, at Margate. need 42, Isabella, the wlfe of 31r. E. Wells, of the Sir LI agli Middleton, ttadlees Yells. On the 17th instant, aged 52. Richard Deady, Esq. cf runt-yen'. London. On the 15th inst. at liarnfield, near Southampton, Preston Iltd. ton, Esq. sincerely regretted hy a large circle of relations acd friends. and highly respected by all who knew him. On the 10th instant, at Sheldon, Devon, in the 34th year of his age, the Rev. James Shalom*, late of Trinity Cortege, Cates. bridge--a man deeply and sincerely lamented by his family and friends, and whose Christian charity will render him a severe ices to the poor around him. On Friday morning, in the 61st year of his age, at his residence. at Kentish Town, \\' m. West, Esq. many years an emirent Rdi eitor in Gray's-Inn. LOH WATER AT LONDON BRIDE THIS 1).11: Morning 2 7 min. after 8. II Evening 4 min. after 9. Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS Office. by J. 110"..CamsTO. 181, Strand, mid published by R. Cassua, slum plisse. "~t ~*' 11 U . `' •