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IDI'BURGH DEA.Fand DUMB INSTITUTION. The annual examination of the pupils, male and female, ' the D ea f and Dumb Inst itution, took p lace in the As athlv Rooms, George-street, in the The of a large tw i t lage of lathes and gentlemen. The children were I en Pala at the ride of the room, erected for la ced • tbe w awa, and elevated so as to be visible to all. TheYwere clean and neat in appence, and seemed con t ted and happy. The Right H a o ra nourable the Lord Pro t6len wa s in the chair ; and Dr. Lee read a clear and lum inous, though brief, report of the proceedings of last or. In this retest, the progress, nature, object, and ail ' lege' of the institution , were accurately detailed. At v e l te last annual examination there were rift pupils in the egablishmeut, 13 of whom had since left it. In the month of september last It new ones bad been admitted, and 11 since g u t Twtiod, making the whole number of pupils for t t he last greater than at any former period. I se er SI, a numbe r ;en mentioned as a new trait in the Institution, that, io uWition to the usual branches of education, some of the boys ha t l, at leisure hours, been learned to work at different trades. There were still thirty applicants, for whose ad mission the funds were incommensurate ; and l'rineipal Baird stated, that from facts which he had ascertained In making inquiries on the subject, there were many hundreds more in the different parishes throughout Scotland proper o bjects for this institutior.. The subscriptions anti dona tions last year stnounted to 7571. 13s. But owing to the a ddition in the number of pupils, the purchasing of fath om, &c. their expenses had been proportionably greater. The debt at the date of last report was 1300/. which hail ben reduced 500/. in the course of the year. They were full in want of funds, and the Directors looked, and they we re sure not in vain, to the liberality of the public for the adequate supply. Dr. Lee concluded the report by paying a legh hut well-merited compliment to the zeal, talent, and assiduity of Mr. Kenniburgh, the Superintendent of the Institution. The pupils were then examined in Open plg,. T the definition of words, atul in arithmetic and geogra yhe aptness and felicity with which they answered the various questions, might have formed a fit subject of speculation for a philosophic mind. We were particularly struck with the following : Music—The language of sentiment had the breath of the pas sions—a harmonious and sweet sound, such as the sound of a piano forte. violin, or bsgpipe. Language—a medium of eonver anon between ona man and another. It is either natural or srti kit. Natural-not acquired. not taught, not learned. Artificial -cultivated by an, not natural. Sentiment -thought, opinion, the : l odgment of the mind. Breath-life, moving air. Passions -such as extreme love, anger, zeal. Ilarmonious--coneonlant or stinting. Sweet--delicate, luscious, pleasing to the ear arc taste. Sound-a noise, 1 cannot bear what is called sound. Piano Forte .-a large curious Inimical instrument used by ladies. Bagpipe an instroment consisting of a leathern bag and pipes, used by Highlanders. Grief-a painful feeling or state of the mind, tamed by disagreeable sensations, the opposite of joy ; sorrow owed by suffering. sadness. Their skill in arithmetic, geography, and religious knowledge, wets equalv conspicuous. In every instance, indeed, they not only answered with accuracy, but scented to have a full knowledge of the meaning of the different questions. The examination under the superintendence of 51r. Kenniburgh. was conducted by a young men, himself deaf and dumb, who had formerly been a rupil of the institution. The business was concluded by 11r, Kenniburgh reading specimers of composition executed by some of his pupils. One. by a young girl, on the wont Adoption, was exceedingly naive and affecting. Another by a young man who had left the institu. don some years ago, displayed no ordinary attainments, anti suffi ciently controverted the assertion, that none of the deaf and dumb could ever be taught to write grammatically. Upon the whole, it ms exceedingly gratifying to see minds apparently shut out from the common 'venom to knowledge thus brought to sn equality, as it were, with these who laboured under no such deprivations. The rooms were crowded to excess with a fashionable assemblage, and, tor the honour of our lair countrywomen, always the first where benevolence is the ()hint, a large proportion consisted of elegant females. The collection, we are happy to learn, exceeded by ten pounds that of the fanner year. This was what was to be expected ; the more that this noble institution is known the more it cannot fail of being patronised.-Edinburgh Paper. FRENCH INFORMERS. COUR ROYALE, PARIS, MARCH 20. This Court was occupied to-day with an affair which prosasts some very curious particulars, and gives rise to rtficsions of more kinds than one. On the 11th of February last the Sieur °vista!, an old officer, appeared before the tribunal of Correctional Police, accused of slanderous expressions against his Majesty Charles X., on an information by the Sieur behind d'ilssonne, formerly a priest at St. Etienne du Mont, at present s man of let ters. and manufacturer of Prussian blue. The informer did not appear before the Inferior Judges who tried the cause. l'he Avo cet du Rot demanded the liberation of the accused, anti the tri- banal, considering that the facts alleged against him were not sup ported by any proof, dismissed the complaint. The Procuretir du at the Instance of the Informer, gave notice of an appeal frrim thr judgment, In order to discover the truth. The final decision tvas nronouneed to-rty. The President SE ZE inquired the name and quality of the ac- Ile replied that his name waa (Mod, and that he Wrlg formerly an officer in several regiments, and latterly to the Royal Volnit. teem M. de Bens" . opened the case. It appeared from the indictment, that Gristel being et the Sieur Lafond d'Oseonne's house, entered into a political discussion, after which he used the following abominable language: " If I knew that King Charles wished to make any compensation to the emi grant., he should be poignarded by no hand hitt mine." When ar rested on the intOrmation of the Sieur Lafondd'Oseonne, communi cated to the Director ficneral of Police; the accused repulsed such a charge with horror, and produced, in order to shew its improba bility, a number of certificates attesting Isis numerous services and inviolable attachment to the august family of the Boorbons. lie was acquitted I the informer requested an appeal to be made by the public functionary, and to explain his non.appearance at the trial, he accused the police officer of having prevented him, by declaring falsely that he had changed his residence. The Sieur latfond attended to.day. In answer to an interroga tory of the President. he declared himself to be a man of letters. •` I have never," said he, " borne witness against any one. It it were not a circumstance like this '— The Patstur.NT—'• What observation is that ? There is no circumstance which can prevent an honest man from revealing to justice those crimes and delinquencies upon which he is called to give his testimony." After some inquiries about the officer's mo tive for saving he had changed his lotlgng, he proceeded. On the fith or 9th of October. Gristel entered his apartment at the moment when a physician of the Hospital for Incurable Females was at my house. " I think I have seen you somewhere," said he, addressing himself to the Doctor, " and if I am not mistaken it was at the house of the Jesuit', where I went to ask for relief. 1/id you go there for the same purpose ? " "len a Doctor," replied the lat ter. " and the Jesuits"— The Pa EFIMENT—" There are no Jesuits." M. de BERNY--." Let him proceed." Witness—l take care of the sick sent me by the Jetulis. " I bring news from Spain," replied Gristel. " Well, King Ferdi nand has declared for the party which condemned Bessieres. He restores the confidence of the Royalist party, and that of the Spanish priests who entered into an engagement to pay the debts of the Government." " What harm is there," replied I, "if the clergy is rich and assists the king." " There is harm," replied Oristel. " you will see an absolute government, and all its con sequences spring up afresh." •• What are you so much afraid of," replied 1, " the king turns to his friends. 1 am tired of all these political innovations. At eghteen I wan in the prisons of Robes pierre." A variety of other observations of a simile description followed ; when Wiwi at last said, " If Charles X. acts like the King of Spain, and makes restitution to the Royalists and the clergy, my hand shall despatch him. I don't think he had any bad design," added the witness; " but he is hot headed and I know he is stuffed with your representative system, and all that nonsense." The PRESIDENT—•' We live under a Constitutional Govern ment, and you ought to respect it." M. Lariat Edo/I—You insult the power which you are bound to obey. The PRESIDENT—The public functionary might institute proceedings against you. Witness then proceeded, pretending to excuse the prisoner. When I quitted my situation as an ecclesiastic. The PRESIDENT—That is an unchangeable character which cannot be thrown off. How did you become acquainted with the prisoner ? Witness—He was a beggar, (the accused smiled,) but a well educated honest man. On an inquiry of the President, the prisoner gave an account of the circumstances of his life. He had been an officer, and still was, and since 11115 he had frequently received assistance from tne King and his august family. He did not wish to recriminate, but ob served, that this process was instituted in order to escape from a complaint of swindling. Lafond d'Ossoone undertook for him to discount a bill for 400 francs, and only gave him 230, and he was about to prosecute him fur tile remainder. Wiiness.—W hat a tissue of calumnies. I demand that a note he taken of this calumny. Put me in irons till it be disproved. It is impoosible ! I will be heard ! The ungrateful wretch ! 1 wished to take charge of the education of his son. 31r. Gristel—And you can dare to say so ! Do you think I could have entrusted his youth—(but I cannot explain myself )—your tastes ! Lafond—•' IV.hat horror! What frightful horror!" The PursinEwr —No more passion or theatrical attitudes if you please. Moderation produces more conviction. The former witness was then ordered to retire, and the Sleur Chartier, a surgeon, was then called, who repeated the expressions said to have been used by Gristel. This witness was 22 yeas of age. The accused gave an account of the connexion which subsisted be tween the informer and this witness, which he sidd he thought it his duty to communicate to the father of the latter. The President recommended the suppression of these details. I,afund d'O.sonne, being recalled, made another attempt to pre judice the Court against the accused, by saying that he had threat ened to inform against him to Madame la Dauphine, a calumny which Gristel said he would not deign to repel. He (Gristel) had been offered 500 franca a month to become an agent of the Police; hut a French soldier did nut choose to gain his bread by playing the informer. The AnvoceTE-Gest ItAL observed that the question of the law was very delicate. There was no law which applied to such a crime as this. Injurious expressions against the King are only punishable when uttered in public. He concluded, therefore, that the judgment of the interior Court should be confirmed. Writers counsel observed that some accusations required no confutation but to name the accuser, and asked what trade now re mained to be exercised hy this ecclesiastic, man of letters, and ma nufacturer of Prussian blue. The Court did not hear the counsel out, but confirmed the former decree, and ordered Griatel to be set at liberty. _ . To reserve potatoes in a dried state, wash them, cu t them in pieces, steep them forty-eight hours in lime-water, then forty-eight hours in fresh water ; and dry them in an oven. One hundred parts of fresh potatoes will give thirty ,o prepared and dried, In this state they may be kept for years; or ground into flour, which, mixed with a third part of that of rye, is said to make excellent bread. Ma. HeNTER:II OPINION ON WART4I.—Mr. Hunter observes, that a wart appears to be an excrescence from the cutis, or a tumour forming upon it, by which means it becomes covered with a cuticle, which is either strong and hard, or thin and soft, just as the cuticle is, which covers the parts from which the excrescence arises. Warts are radiated from their basis to their circumference. — The surface of the radii appears to be pointed, or granulated, like the surface of healthy granulations, with the exception of being harder, and rising higher. The surface on which a wart is formed seems only to be capable of producing one ; for the surrounding and con necting surface does not throw out a similar substance, Thus, when a wart has once begun to grow it rises higher and higher, without becoming larger at its basis. Such excrescences seem to have within themselves the power of growing larger; for, as Hunter remarks, after they have risen above the surface of the skin, on which their basis cannot grow larger, they swell out into a round thick sub stance, which becomes rougher and rougher. In conse quence of having this structure warts are very liable to be hurt by bodies rubbing against them; and from such a cause they often bleed very profusely, anal are rendered very painful. As warts are adventitious substances, and not any part of the original structure of the body, their' powers of life are weak. Hence, when stimulated by par tichlar applications, these excrescences generally become smaller and smaller, and at length altogether disappear, or drop off. On this principle, warts may frequently be eared by stimulating them with a powder composed of blue stone and savine leaves, in equal proportions. How ever, the employment of cacharotics, the removal of such excrescenees with a knife or pair of scissors, or tying their necks with a ligature, is a mode frequently pre "aired, because the cure is sooner accomplished.— The two last methods are certainly particularly eligible, wh m the waft has a narrow neck ; but, after the removal of tie excrescence, it is still proper to touch the root with caustic; for unless the whole be completely destroyed, the wa t will inevitably grow again. When warts are large, and cannot be inclosed in a thread, they should be touched every day with caustic called pure kale—Medical Adviser. Tlse late severe gales have produced a shoal of fishes of rather a nova! appearance in this neighbourhood. The beach about Newhaven and Leith is entirely covered with them. They are looked upon by some of the superstitious in v.ese quarters as the harbingers of something good or bad about to befal them. Although these fishes are but little known here, yet they are not uncommon ; hut seldom make their appearance in such myriads as at this time. It is the Sepia, or the Cattle Fish, a genus belonging to the order vernses =ohm°. There are five species of them, and thit which we have now alluded to is the Media, or Middle Cuttle, with a long slender cy lindric body, tail filmed, pointed, and carinated on each side; two long tentacula; the body almost transparent green, but convertible lama ditty brown; confirming the remark of Pliny, that they change their colour through fear, adapting it, chamelesm-like, to that of the place they are i n. are There eight brachia interspersed on the in tenor side, with little round serrated cups, by the contrac tion of which the animal lays fast hold of any thing. Be sides these eight arms, it has two tentacula longer than the arms, and frequently pedunculated. The mouth is situated in the centre of the arms, and is horny, and hooked like the bill of a parrot. The e y e s are l arge a nd smaragdine. a he body is fleshy, and received into a sheath as far as the breast. Their food is tunnies, sprats, lobsters, &c, The females are distinguished by two paps. The noise of the cuttle flab on being d out of the water resembles the grunting of a hog. the male is pursued by the , es-wolf, or other ravenous fish, he shuns the danger by Aratagem—he squirts his black liquor, sometime to the quantity of a dram, by which the water becomes black as ink, under shelter of which he baffles the pursuit of his enemy. This ink or black liquor has been denominated byMr.le Cat erthiop animal, and is reserved in a particular i;land. In its liquid state it resembles that of the choroid in . man, and would then communic a t e a n indelible dye. Thus sethiope animal, in negroes, as we ll as in the cultte fieh, is more abundant after death, than even during life. Ti may serve either for writing or printing; in the former of wh ich ways the Romans used it. It is Paid to be a principal ingredient in the composition of Indian itik lamed with rice.—Caledonian Mercury, March 20. Mosourros.—ln a description of the island of Ber buds, in " Six Months in the West Indies, in 1825," said to be written by a near relation of the Bishop of Barbadoes, it is observed—" Mosquitos are so terrible in this place that there was no sitting in peace, till some oakum was lighted and green leaves thrown upon it, which produced a great smoke, and effectually banished them. It would require some familiar acquaintance with these gents, the mosquitos, to believe that this lachrymose smoke was an exchange for the better. But he who once has beard that shrill hostile clang about his nose and cheeks, and knows that the winged wretch only waits till he has found out the softest and most delicate cranny of your face, in which to fix his cursed proboscis, and thereout suck your Chris ' tian blood, leaving behind him redness and swelling and itching and pustule;—this man would rather sit in the smoke of a brewery, than be at the tender mercy of these unwearied plagues of fallen man." MEI ANCHOLY OCCURREFCE.—On Sunday morning, the 25th ult. two men were found dead in Glenfln, at a place convenient to the residence of Sir C. Style, Bart. The bodies, on inspection, were recognised to be those of J. Cadent], and Doherty, two men who had occu pied small farms on the Glenfin estate. Sir Charles Style, on hearing the business, sent an express for Mr. Hunter, Coroner, who attended Cloghfin on Monday morning, when a jury was impanehled, who, after diligent inquiry into the particulars, returned a verdict that they were killed by lightning. Itilien the verdict was returned, the friends of the unfortunate men were about to proceed to a neighbouring grave-yard, called Kilteevock, for the purpose of interring the bodies, when a most violent alter cation took place between them, about which of the dead bodies should be taken into the grave-yard first, under the erroneous and blind opinion, that the last entering the place mutt watch and take charge of the different dead bodies in the yard, until another dead body should be brought in for burial. A most disgraceful scene of riot took place, and had it not been for the timely interference of the Rev. Mr. Doherty, the priest, who interposed his authority, and with considerable difficulty got matters arranged by giving the body of Doherty precedence, on account of his having been a married man, it no doubt would have ended in a scene of bloodshed. All this may appear marvellous ; hut it is true, and defies contradiction. If the lower orders of our unfortunate countrymen were instructed as they should be, could they retain such a preposterous idea? This circumstance speaks volumes on their want of education, and while it exposes the ill-founded claims which the demagogues of " the Catholic Association" have made on behalf of their clergy, who, if we are to believe . them, • sacrifices 0 THE BRITISH PRESS. ASSIZE' INTELLIGENCE. 11031 E CIRCUIT...-11ORMAN, AIARCII 23. CIIIEGORY v. FLEET. • This waft an fiction against the proprietor and publisher of the Briedmi Iter.,bl for an alleged libel on the plaintiff. 3lr. tr RNET and 3lr. CHITTY conducted the plaintiff's case, and 3lr. 31ARRYATT and NIL ADot.Putts the defendant's. The 3lr. Barnard Gregory. who is ft hanker at Brio,- ton, had built a place of divine worship in that town, called St. hlargaret'a t!hariel. Some misunderstanding having arisen between him and a 31r. Hewlett, a tradesmen of the town, as to the right of sitting In the chapel, a letter was published in the Brighton lierold, addressed to the editor, and signed with the name of Hewlett, in which the writer complained of the plaintiff having given orders to two constables to turn him (Mir. Hewlett) out of the chapel when he presented himself to take a seat. In making pub lic the statement of facts therein contained. the writer declared that his only objeet was to •indicate his tharecter from the imputation which such conduct on the part of the plaintiff was calculated to affix upon his reputation. In the same newspaper was contained a supposed defence of the plaintiff's proceedings, in exercising the right of excluding what persons he pleased from his own private chapel, which had not then been consecrated to public worship. The article contained a fulsome eulogium on the plaintiff's piety and teal for the welfare of his townsmen. This eulogium was charged by the plaintiff to be satirical and ironical, and therefore libellous; and for the stigma which these two publications were calculated to bring upon his character the present action was brought. Mr. Mall RYAT T submitted to the Jury that the first publication complained of was perfectl7 justifiable under the circumstances, and that there was nothing in the second which was in any degree 111 r. Baton C n AItAM left the Jury to pronounce their opinion upon the tendency of the alleged libels. The Jury found Cot the defendant. John Chefs/fans and George Earl were Witted for a burglary and robbery in the dwelling-house of MIR% Swan and Baker, at Littlehanipton, in the night of the 14thi9aplamber. Mr. ADOLPH US conducted the prosecution. and Mr. Law and Mr. Dowr.two the defence of the prisoner Estl. The prosecutors were sliopkeepers at Littlehampton. It appeared in evidence that in the night of the 14th September their house was robbed of a considerable quantity of black (lenoa velvet and green silk gauze, and Maud OM in money, which was taken from an iron chest. The prisoner (2hristmes was an in-door porter in their em ployment, and suspicion fell upon him as a party to the robbery, in consequence of his haying Mt up very late on the night of the bur glary. A watch-dog, which was Jsualiy placed in a particular port of the premises, to guard the house, had been removed from his accustomed sleeping-place to a distant room. and locked up for the night, as was alleged, for the purpose of enablieg the robbers to effect their purpose without disturbance.. These circumstance. were, however, insufficient to fix the conclusion of guilt upon him, and he was still allowed to remain in the house. From being a steady, industrious young man, a visible change was immediately afterwards observable in his demeanour. His habits became disso lute, and at was frequently absent from his masters' house late hours. This conduct became the subject of vigilance, and lie was found constantly associated with the other prisoner. Until the month of January last, however, no satisfactory evidence of the guilt of either of the prisoners was brought to light. It was then ascer tained that about three weeks after the robbery the prisoner Earle, who lived at Slindon„ a few miles from bittlehampton, had gone down into Dorsetshire, and left the velvet and gauze in question with his brother-in-law. a custom-house officer, to whom he wits indebted for money lent, and to whom he represented that he was about to commence btaineits as a shopkeeper. After Earle had quitted Dorsetshire, his brother-in-low having reason to suspect that the goods had not been honestly come by, sent them by the carrier back to Slindon. On the with January the velvet and gauze were traced to the possession of both the prisoners, and they were then apprehended on suspicion of this and other robberies. It was submitted on the part of the prisoner Earle, that there was no case against him as a principal in the robbery, the presump tion being only that he was teguilty receiver of stolen goods. The LORD CHIEF BARON said that was a question of fact for the Jury upon the evidence, and having summed up the case. The Jury found both prisoners guilty of a larceny in the dwell ing-house to the amount of 40s. The prisoner George Eark, and his father Charles Earle, were then indicted for a burglary and robbery in the dwelling-house of Benjamin Challen, at Petworth, in the night of the 11th of January; Mr. A snotws tonducted the prosecution; Mr. LAW was for the defence. It appeared in evidence that, in the night of the 11th of January, the house of the prosecutor, a shopkeeper at Petworth, was broken open and robbed of money, consisting of gold, silver, copper, and banknotes, to the amount of about 4501., together with a quantity of tobacco and other articles. Suspicion falling on the priso ners, their respeetive cottages at Slindon were searched. Under the flooring, in a room at the top of the elder Earle's cottage, was found a bag with the prosecutor's initials upon it, containing about 100 sovereigns and some of the stolen notes. The othcrprisonet having gone to London, he was followed, anti apprehended at She/dwell, in the house of a relative. On his person were found bank-notes to the amount of 1181., some of which were marked with the prosecutor's name. Being asked how he became possessed of so much money, he said it belonged to his father's lodger, a man named Lynn, who had absconded. In the cross-examination of the witnesses for the prosecution, the prisoner's Counsel sought to fix the guilt of the robbery upon Lynn, who was proved to have occupied the room in the elder prisoner's cottage, where the bag of sovereigns was found. The prisoners declared their innocence. The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, acquitted Chas. Earle (the father), but found the other prisoner guilty. The Loan CHIEF Bailor; passed sentence of death upon John Christmas and (home Earle, and told them that it was necessary to make a dreadful example, in order to cheek if possible the crime of burglary, which had of late been committed in this county to an alarming extent. These unhappy men were left for execution. The Assizes ended on Thursday evening. OXFORD CIRCUIT.-11tErroan, Kumla 22, 1826. CIVIL saw. PROSSER V. ROWE. Mr. TAIIRTO in this cause appeared far the plaintiff, and laid the following case before the Jury :—Mry. Prosser, the plaintiff, an old lady of eighty year; of age, having become entitled to the sum of 781. under the will of a sister, went, with other persons entitled to legacies, to Ludlow, on the 7th of May, 1824, where the attorney retitled who was intrusted to pay the di ff erent distributive shares to the parties entitled. Mrs. Rowe, the defendant, accompanied the plaintiff, upon the pretence of taking care of her. and when the attorney had told out to Mrs. Prosser the sum of Pl., Mee. Rowe took it up. wrapped it in her pocket handkerchief, and after a con ''trial jollification all parties returned to Hereford, where they ar rived about half-past one o'clock the next morning. Mrs. Prosser, the plaintiff, was set down at her own door in Widemarsh-street, and the defendant left her, saying she would colon Monday. give Mrs. Prosser 10/. for present exigencies, and place the remainder for security in the bank of Messrs. Garrett and Son. Accordingly she came on the Monday, and handed poor old Mrs. Prosser the 101. saying she had placed the remainder in the above mentioned bank, and she produced a paper which she said was the bankers' receipt ; but as those to whom it was shown could neither read nor write, they were of course unable to perceive that this was untrue. After the lapse of some time Mrs. Rowe was confronted with Messrs. Garratt and Son, at the bank, when she denied having asserted that she had placed the money there for security. Site then declared that she had never received it. Afterwards she declared she had paid it to Mrs. Prosser on the day after it was received ; and subsequently she, in the most Impudent manner, said that the bank in which she had placed it was " the lath and platter bank" at the head of her bed. In the course of the plaintiff's eatte, Mr. Justice PARR in. timated his opinion that the facts constituted something very like a lelony. Mr. Rosati.. for the defendant, addressed the Jury at some length. He said, that, even supposing what had been sworn was true, yet he should submit, from circumstances that had recently transpired in this town, if the defendant had actually deposited the money in question in Messrs. Harratt's bank, the plaintiff' would be much worse off than she was now, for after all, perhaps, the " lath and planter bank," at the head of the defendant's bed, was the safest depository. He, however, submitted that what had been sworn was untrue: and the Learned Counsel then called a witness, who swore that she hail asked Mrs. Prosser whether Mrs. Rowe had paid her her money, and she said, yes. She then asked her if Mrs. Rowe owed her any thing, and she said, no. Mr. TAt'NTOX was about to reply, when Mr. Justice Pane interrupted him, as he thought it enneceseary, and charged the Jury. His Lordship said that if the defendant had gone to Ludlow, in company with the plaintiff for the preme ' dieted purpose of robbing her, Ise should be of opinion that it would he a felony, and the plaintiff could not recover. If, hove ever, the Jury were of opinion that the money had been only fraudulently obtained, after it had been received by the plaintiff, then she would be emitled to recover. The Jury found for the plaintiff:—Damages Cal. COOK v. TISIIER. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Yoat, Mettcn 23. (Before the Ben. Mr. Justice Itirt.rr and a Common Jury. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. RARLAND ITEEWORTIt. Mr. PARKE opened the pleadiugs. Mr. Be ouGliAat stated the cue to the Jury. Mr. SCARLETT and Mr. ALEXANDER were for the defendant. The damages were laid at 1.0001. From what we collected of the Learned Gentleman's state. mem, it appeared that the plaintiff (Miss Harland) was a young lady of very engaging manners, although, said Mr. Brougham, she could not boast of very extraordinary talents or beauty ; she was however most respectably connected. At the time the defendant became acquainted and paid his eiddreases to her, she kept it confectioner's shop at Richmond, ih this county. The defendant was a respectable tradesman, a clothier at Iluddersfield, who had been in the habit from time to time of attending the markets at Richniond.Therehefirst formed an acquaintance with the present plaintiff; and in consequence of the intimacy that existed between them, she had given birth to a child. Her conduct on her misfortune was not to be considered as weighing a feather in the scale against her. The defendant, after he had triumphed over her affections, became less attentive to her, and at last he broke off the acquaintance altogether. This action was now brought for a compensation in damages, for a violation of one of the most sacred promises that a man could make to an innocent and unsuspecting female. What damages should be given under such circum stances as these the Jury would decide. Had the suit not been thus prematurely broken off by the defendant (considering their situattoor in life), a most desirable marriage might have been the result. The defendant might triumph in a broken heart, but such a triumph would do him no credit. The Learned Gentleman, after going fully into the ease, as detailed in the evidence, concluded by observing that he should be able to prove, that although the de fendant was not a man of great property, yet be was in easy cir cumstances. The Jury would therefore give such damages as would teach the defendant that he was not to trifle with a re. spectable woman's affections and honour with impunity. The Learned Gentleman then called Elizabeth Bow, examined by Mr. ['eruct—She is a dreastmr:ker residing at Richmond. Has been acquainted with Miss Harland five years ; she kept a confectioner's shop there & she lived about 200 yards from her. She knew the defendant • he was a clothier, and used to frequent the clothmiarket at Ri chmond; he used to come three or four Saturdays together & sometimes he would stop from Friday until the Monday. The plaintiff became acquainted with the defendant about twelve months ago—in the November of 1024; she had seen them twice together before. The first time was in July, 1024 ; she saw plaintiff in November at her own house ; that was the first time that she discovered that an intimacy had taken place between them ; she saw them together; there was • conversation between them about mar riage—between him and her. The conversation was to the follow. ing purport: witness said that she thought there never would be a marriage betwixt them : he sail " that it was likely, as sure as any two to go together ;" her brother Cattle home that evening ; he was ill, and died ; five weekeafter. She saw the defendant in March following ; he wished her to introduce .him to .plaintiff again ; they had had a few' words ;- he said et first " that he was deter. mined to make her his wife, if he could possibly get her;" he slam said, " if witness could not get they together, no person could" flau k hteta -ith Mr. 111 Miss that there This was an action brought by a respectable attorney, residing at Ross, in this county, to recover from a fanner in the same neigh bourhood the sum of IV. being tho amount of a bill delivered, for drawing a deed to enfranchise a copyhold estate belonging to the de fendant to render it freehold. Mr. TAIIXTON, Mr. CAMPBELL, and Mr. C. PHILLIPS were for the plaintiff: Mr. 'Ventre ow, in stating the plaintiff's case, remarked, it might seem extraordinary that a S'pecial Jury should be imps. nelled for the purpose of trying an action in which the whole amount sought to be recovered was but fifteen pounds but as it was a cause of the most vital importance to the plaintiff"' charac ter, inasmuch as the cause why the defendant refused payment was an allegation that the plaintiff had fraudulently interlined an agree ment after its execution, each a courser's thong, t indispensably necessary. The Learned Counsel then stated the case, and called evidence to substantiate it, by which the following facts ap. reared r—Captsin Evans, being Lon' of the Manor of Roes, and his pleasure-grountle abutting on a smallcomtnon, called Horn. inclosed it, and then prover ' • make copyholders Mould For this other ing . the enfranchisment deeds.. The defendant was offered diesel/awe taken pleas before he west to Scarborough ; he went *deltic* terms, hut at first refuseal to surrender his right to common on Assize week in July. Ilonetgreen. unless the expense of enfranchieing his other copyholds By the it: Dee-11e said that he thought en too. She raked for 'were borne by Captain Evans. This was positively refuted by a week. He seethed se know if she could not get reedy by that Captain Evans, and the defendant agreed to ncrept the enfranchise_ time ; she said en. Ile then fixed chit dee month. Miss Harland meet, peying the expense himself. During this conversttion, Mr. was present at that time ; she said .nothings and appeared to be Co:.':, rite plaintiff. who was Steward of the Manor, drew up an willing. Witness said that every thing slimed be got ready. She agreement hi tween Captain Evans and the defendant, but omitted mid her afterwards thnt she was to leitie her other end go to Lind. to state that tile expense of the enfranchisement deed was to be ley, near Iluddetslield. She had an Optic:mien to let her shop, borne by the defendant. Captain Evans observing thin, told Mr. hut the defendant did not come seemeding to his promise. Mr. Cook to interline that provision in the agreement, which he did, Wimping was to give her away : helves a clothier. They were and both parties then sigted it. A long time subsequent to this, not married on that day, because he did not come according to hie theslctendant met Captain Cvans in Ross, after the enfranchisement promise. She paw no more' of hint until Nrivembet; it was se deed had been prepared and executed, and he then said that Mr. Richmond : Miss Harland east with her. She hap bed the mister. Cook had interlined the above provision in the agreement, without tune to have a child by him; this was on the •i:Ail of December. his knowledge and atter it had been met/toted, for which reason he She saw them together the latter end of November. He made at would not pay for the enfranchisement deeds which had beets drawn an excuse for not keeping his word. that he brie had a letter about up by the plaintiff: it from a solicitor. Sie hall before lie; a gend bun - mete ;it is now hl telt ussee, for the defendant, insisted that if the interlineation nothing at all ; it is gone. Her age is 27 or 213; the defendant's 34 had been made in the agreement before its execution, that fact had or 35. She thinks so. not been nearly explained to him, for he taideretood that the ex- Cross-examined by Mr. Seen eeeri.---M4. Besivihem and Mr. penes of the enfranchisement was to be borne by Captain Evans. Seaelett have seen the plaintiff here—how Interestiug she appeared; The Learned Counsel - then called the niece of the defendant, who (A laugh.) The subject she came ahem et the last Asters* was eta at the time the agreement was executed was hut eleven years of age, her brothetem account—something came out about a pastry cook's, and she stated that she uselerstood that, by the agreement, the ex- shop. (Laughter.) Ills Learned Freed smiled at this—he peeve of the enfranchisement deed was to be borne by Captain thought her beautiful no doubt. (Greet laugher.) He looked um. Evans. utterable things. ( Repeeted laughter., The next witness called was a quekee named Caleb Morgan, Mr. BROIIGHAN-1 did say she was not g very handsome who affirmed that Mr. Cook, the plaintiff; had told him that :he girl. (Great Laughter.) enfranchisement deeds of the defendant and another copyholder By Mr. Scenes:ye—The plaintiff kept the shop frier or fivi were paid for by Captain Evans. .reare. She had one servant. She recollects she had three servants. The witness in his cross-examination occasioned some merris They are not living with her now. One came to look after the ment in Court. He said he and all his family had been quaker& child. She (the witness) claimed no interest in the defendant's af. from the time of George Fox. Ile wes not a wet quaker but a dry fections. (Daughter.) He was never her castoff beau. Never quaker, and he was in the habit of becoming angry with his neigh- heard plaintiff say that she had two strings to her how.-. bours when they offended him. At first he die not like to giie up (Laughter.) Has seen a person of the name of Dimedalee his right to common on Horn-green. but when he wax offered She was not aware that Miss Harlem' and he were acquainted due enfranchisement of other land, he, of contest, " took the biggest or intimate. iThe has seen them together as late as eight or nine at apple ;" and he did not toms fer the expense of his deeds being night together ; she came to sleep at her hems,. Witness and Awl paid by the Squire, fur fear " he'd break the bow string, if he eleet together. When they were together the can't believe an t i thin(" paired it too hard." improper happened. f Much laughter.) She never left them toe Mr. TatiWrimit replied, after which Mr. Justice PARK summed gether at eleven o'clock; will ventnre to swear this. Will swear that . up, and the Jury found for the plaintiff; damages Ifg, he did not go out in dee morning. She was not always there. 1e CROWN SIDE. might have been ter, inennseneent The plaintiff reeidee In I house neettpled by a Miss Burnell. She lives on one side and WlN [Before Mr. Baron OARROW.I Burnell on the other. Has a bed-room and a sitting room. Fhee HORSE STEALING. Harland lived in Manchester with a confectioner. Site did het In. Jantrr Call was indicted for feloniously stealing on the 14th of tr mince the plaintiff to the defendant. %Fences, was centering December last, at Ledbury, in thin county, a chesnut mare, value with her sister when the defendant came up. There wrist no intro. 30/. the property of George Sexty, Esq. The prisoner is very re ductiott in the case by any body. She came to /deep with' me. He spectably relate d in this county, and his case occasioned much in did not come into the house. They spoke to each others Believes retest. that bespoke first. They were ndt alone. Believes that the de. 31r. Poweet. stated the case for the prosecution, and then called fendent was not term+ at first sight. The next time he edge her the following witnesses. was in September. He was going to take *bill to Helvetii. She Mr. George Seat) , stated that he had a chesnut mare on the 14th came in in the evening. There was no intreduetion. . They spoke of December last, which wart turned out to grace in one of his tieide. to each other. There were eight or ten moons present., There On the morning of the leth, in consequence of some information was nothing passed. They stopped al. hone •together. no did which he received, he went to his field and missed the mare. He not converse much together. • The third time they met was in traced her by her font-marks, through two gardens and a ploughed November, at Miss Harland's house—the middle of Noverhbere field, into the turnpike road leading from Ledbury to Hereford, on a Saturday evening, between live and six o'clock. ft was dark;, and thence into a lone leading into the Worcester road. lie then not quite dark in the shop. He was standing in her shop. Be traced her by other accompanying tracks toWorcester. When lie gut went into the kitchen. Miss flarlend and, the defendant eteppeet. to Worcester, lie inquired for a police officer named Orchard, who there about an hour. She left them together. The girl wax in the had gone after some horse% that had been stolen, to Birmingham. The shop and kitchen is all one. Her alwp is not shut until The witness, from information he had received, proceeded to shop. . nine o'clock in the evening. She then began to suspect something. join Orchard at Birmingham. where he saw him, and was !taken (Great laughter.) This was the 4th time. The child was hem or{ by Orchard to the stables of the New Hotel, where lie fennd his the 15th December. Saw them as late as retie nr ten o'clock tol, mare and saw the prisoner, who was in Orchard's custody for steal ;tether. He slept at a Mr. Waller's, at ,(lie Town-Kell. Miss ing two other mares. Cross-examineti Harland is a Army persoo. Dresses remarkably welt is vete by Mr. Jusmteee-Witness knows a man of the name of Nicholle. He is the son of a man in a much higher attractive. Her manners ate a tt ra ctive, c ati o• say sh b will „ me te admired by Mr. Brougham. (Mech taught's; from the Bat.) Shif sphere of life than the prisoner. He farms an estate. Witness was a witness here in 11125, the last Armee. Witness did time (lid not see him at Birmingham , although he had good reason to accompany her. The defendant was a slump? to Mines'. She' look after him. Witness believes he has fled the country on ac had not spoke tn him then. Plaintiff wtA (here on aeceunt of her count of this business. brother. She came as a shows. She., flea limed the defendant John 11111 said he was hostler at the Black Horse Inn, at Biome tent rat' living at Lindley. His father is: a clothier. VA same a* grove. On the morning of the 15th of December the prisoner and another person came to the Black Horse with three mares. The himself ' , _.,, .. „, Re-examsneu oy air. DROl7Grteet—She hasiteen the eiefeittlam4 prisoner rode one and led another, and the prisoner's companion cart. It had his men name upon it. HU father's name is rode a third. %Fitness cleaned the mares. They were very dirty, and seemed distressed. There was a chesnut mare among them. This witness entild not refrain from laughlng the whetes eerie. the Abraham : which the prisoner rode. After the mann had some corn. and the Isabella Harland, eenniinsil by Mr. flllosftwa7C—She is h prisoner and his companion some refreshment, they set out 00 the sister-in-law to the plaintiff. She married Mies Heelend's brother: . road to Birmingham. She never saw plaintiff and defendant together. ' Maw them a moms Mr. John Laudon said he is a farmer, residing at Ledbury. A after Miss 11. was confined. Mr. Morton and a relation of the bout three o'clock, on the morning of the 15th of December, he W defendant's came in. itness has been married a year and a-half, was disturbed by the noise of horses passing by his house, near the She lives at Richmond. The defendant came to Mien Harland and road side. In coneequenee of this he called up his servant, and asked her how she was ; she said as well as could be expected. told him that he did not fatten the stable door, and the horses had The child was there. The defendant took it on his knee. Old Mr. got out into the yard. The servant said that he had fastened the lit.pworth asktel the defendant what he intended to do, and he stable; but he went and got a lantern and proceeded to the stables, raid, " Do! what can I do?" He said. &Mee fileke wants to and shortly returned. In consequence of what he told the wienewe force me to marry the girl. Squire Hicks came down in his car. he got up and went to the stable, where he missed two mares and a riage to Think, and wants - ' to force me to marry the g;rl whethee colt. Ile and his servant then went in pursuit of them, lied traced I would or no. Defendant raid,•`l will not he fns'-", by money them to Worcester. From thence they traced them to Harming - or law, for 1 care no more for a few hundred ' , movie than for ham, where they found the mares, together with the prosecutor the dirt beneath my feet." It was not the defendant's father. The Mr. Sexty's mare, and the pretense all in the custody of Orchard, old gentleman was a relation. He Raid, " Well, as thou Hest don° the police officer. her an injury thou most mete her menthe" Old Heportle , Orchard, the police officer, then was called, anti stated that In asked what they had got against her. Defendant said, " but they consequence of his having received information, he traced the p. have begun the law, and they mat take their full of it, and f wilt M petty to Birmingham. Hefound the prisone ro r in the tap of the try my Inek in law, and then I will please myself alter all." He Bell inn there, and took him into custody. The prisoner could not said nothing else. The defendant spoke to Mill H. but site tell the witness where his companion was, but lie said Ile had taken did not hear what passed. Site was present all the time. the horses into the town. Witness had first gone in quest of Mr. Celeste-examined by Mn. Scent:ter —Her maiden name was Lauton's mares, and by that means he found the mare of Mr. Cheeshoroughs her husband is a thnbet-merchant and =reenter; Sestet, who had joined him at Birmingham. The prisoner, in the she lives at ICc'hmond with her husband ; their house is not far presence of Mr. Laudon and Mr. Sexty, fell upon hie knees, and The from her sister's shop; it is not in the marketplace,(mite out of asked for mercy. No promise ur threat was made te him. it 1 she came in the rtimmer of 1824; she did not kno* Miss H. prisoner said that it was a man named Nicholls who had brought until after then ; she did not speak to her until after the child was' him into it all. lie had been drinking at the harrow public. born; a month ales: when she was up; she don't know Squire house, at Leehury, the night before, where he met Nicholls, who flicks ; has heard Miss 11. speak. oferitn; Son ' t know that Squire asked him to go and steal these mares. He refused at first, but at last, having taken a little too much liquor, he consented. lie tiled Hicks brings this action for her sister-in-law ;ere did speak of the Squire ; don't tine* what th Squire hart to de with her; She did it was 3icholls who took took the mares from their respective not say the Squire was age n t lemen. and had re One house in the homes, and gave them to him, and they took them to Birmingham, place; she did not say the Squire was her friend e she told me who where they intended to sell them. he was; that he was a gentleman brought tip at her grandfather's. Another witness stated that the prisoner o ff ered to sell him one of ' Re.exemined by Mr. BROUGHAM—He was suckled by the same the mares for 131. at Birmingham. nurse as Mize Harland's uncle. The prisoner made no defence. John Hamerton was here called on his subteen', but did net - Mr. Baron CiARROW summed up the evidence at length ; and answer.. the Jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended him to 31 r . Seeded rose to Wren the Jure, when the witness came mercy. forward. Mr. Burgett sat down, and said that he would yield to The prosecutors joined in this recommendation. the witness. Mr. Itaron Geese,* said that, however happy he was td attend Mr. Justice Bevetw--Wbere bate you been ?—lna crowd, to recommendations of mercy, when they came from such quarters, and could not get out. (A laugh.) yet he was extremely sorry to say that here be could not attend to 31r. Justice Bev et y—Yon had no business out of the Conte— them. The duty he had to discharge in reference to the justice of I got into the other by mistake. ( Laughter.) the country. required him to pass sentence of death upon the pri- Examined by M. Brnugham—He knows the defendant ;neis a ' prisoner, and to leave him for execdtion. The case against the dealer in cloth near Huddersfield. The defendant paid him 6001. prisoner was fully substantiated, and offences such as his were so for an estate that he had bought of him a year ago ; he had posses. frequent in occurrence that they must be put a atop to by example. sion of the estate directly after payment of the money. His Lordship then passed sentence of death on the prisoner, and Cross-examined by Mr. Seeeeeee—lt was conveyed to John gave him no hope of mercy. Hepworth. He can't say how the defendant got the money; it was a yestago—in 11125. Knows the defendant's father; he is in the same business; his father's name is Abraham. This was the plaintiff's case. The defendant called n 6 witnetteee, when Mr. s;CARLETT rose, and addressed the Wiry; bet ei.:ier from the construction of the Court, or from the Learned Gentleman's having his face towards the bench, it was almost impossible to catch the substente of his speech. We understood him to say, that this was not a case that called for heavy damages. They had heard the evidence of the first witness: io support of the plaintiff's case, who, the Jury must haveobserved, could not refrain front laughing during the whole of her examination. Whet damages the Jury would consider the plaintiff eutided to after that witness's statement, he would leave to their discretion. He would, however, to illustrate this case, tell them a story of an Moll Gentleman, who was sent over to this country by his friend, introduced to a young lady in England, and left tete-leete with her. On his being • • asked some time afterward& what success he had met with from the young lady, he replied, very jocosely, " only wait nine months and you will see!" (Laughter.) e Soo this caw, tne.ptaintiff arta the defendant had been left alone, and they were acquainted with the result. . . His LORDSHIP said, in his charge to the Jury. that if they believed the testimony of the first witness, there had been a clear premise of marriage made by the defendant to the plaintiff ; that he had broken that promise was equally clear, and it was for the Jury W say what reparation site was entitled to receive for this breach of faith. It certainly, however, tended to diminish the claim for damages, where a plaintiff; as in this case, had had the misfortune to lose possession of herself. This ought to go in ex. t tenuation of damages. The Jury retired, and after an absence of about a quarter of ma hour, found for the plaintiff—Damagee MN. . BOWER t. , ALLA/MIN. At t!te opening of tne Court this — morning, Mr. BROL'OHaq moved that his Lordship would certify, in this case, what was tried last right. His I.ttpsnlP replied—l certainly cannot do it in this ease. If I had been upon the Jury, I should hove given considerably larger damages, but if Mr. Brougham will leave the whole case in my hands, I will assess the damages, and settle the question of costs. Mr. Buottonastr.-0 no, my Lord ! and shook his head. The Jury were three hours Jin considering their verdict, and it was :lot given until near Nine o'Clock. CROWS SIDE. Thames Marker, aged 40, stood capitally indicted upon the oath of James Spenceley. of Whiteside. in the North Riding. with har‘ -ing, on the night of Friday, the 2d of September last, wilfully, man licsously, and unlawfully stabbed and cut with a knife, Joseph Sunter, at Low-row, with an intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. There were other counts, charging the prisoner with an intent to' murder the prosecutor. Mr. Al. IiXANDER stated the case. From the statement of the Learned Gentleman, it appeared that the prosecutor, in company with several others, were on their rettrn home, on the evening of the 2d September, and passing by a field, observed a 'an lytag and him. One of • • struck the with a than down, a dog by . the patty e, dog stick, and he ran back to the man, when the prisoner drew his pen. knife. and struck the prosecutor on the belly. The prisoner in his defence said, that he had been verb ill used by the party, and had his clothes torn off his hack i and that in Oa scufile he had 10-' 4 which s supposed I lii 1 41 1 41 ' k I I I I ~. i . t . , • 1 4 .1 .1, dispel so long comp same In man, and would then communicate an indelible dye. matte on Denali in meat usc:- F , i , velar, a. ..c .., ••...-••-•- 1 ......—......,,,,........--, ---- - - : This ethiope animal, in :wpm", as we ll 2 ,, i n th e mi me. them, have made great efforts and as great sacrifices to big pleasure-grountle abutting on a small common, rolled Horn. said, "if witness could not get theT toget her, no person could" by the party, and had his clothes torn off h i s back : and tnat in tee f, di, is more abundant sink r death than even during life. communicate useful knowledge to their flocks, it, in the g reen, I he inclosed it, and then proceeded to make such compen- (laukhter). She went with Mr. Hepworth to Miss fladand'a scuffle he had lost his Waterloo medal, and which he supposed cation to the copyholders as *mild prevent them from di stu rbing on that account • they were all three together there • he many some of theparty had taken • Ti may serve either for writing or p rinting ; in the former same proportion, justifies the exertions of the different be- his inclosure. For this purpooe, as Lord, he en iranchixd and times talked aims; marrying her, and that she was to be the bride ' s 1 person who h d k . the ' nsai d, that he was at times a which ways the Romans used it. It is said to be a nevolent institutions which are disinterestedly labouring to made freehold other copyhold lands which they held in other parts maid ; Miss Harland was present at those times. In July she was 11.4ratige1, and mo a re pa n n o t w o n ilarly p a r o l" wh e en r he had any liquor, owing principal ingredient in the composition of I n dian ink dispel the fatal darkness in which our fine island has been of the manor, receiving a surrender of their rights to common on 1 with her mother ; he asked her " when the marriage was to take to a wound he had received in b att le, mixed with rice.—Caledonian Mercury, March 20. so long iIIVOIVCI—Derry Journal. llorn- green, acid they, In most cases, payin the ennui of draw- place;" el:e told bid that she thought that the marriage would , His Lo ansut I. tiaving stated that the primes stood indicted • . • ~ • . ' . ,