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LAW INTFT.I.IGENCE. ICILCHARCELLOR'S COURT, Jolxacrt U. DAVIS V. DOVER. Ur. 'BART stated that this ease stood over for the bill to he • attended. The question arose upon the validity of the will of the Ws:Wm. Dover. which the hein.at.law disputed, and, as the only way to have the question decided would be by an issue, and as an isisit he oot been prayed, the bill was ordered to be amended in that respect t it Dow tame on amended, and the issues sought were, whether the *reinter dated in December, 1816, purporting to be the will and codicil of Wm. Dover, were the last will and codicil admit gentleman ; or, In ease the jury should find they were not the last, then, whether the writing of the dth of March, 1814, was she last will and testament of the testator. Mt. Rottitt, who appeared for the heiv.st.law, could not object to these issues , but he considered that all the testamentary papers should be triet. His client disputed the validity of them all, but wasllllliollS to bare them all tried • and as there was a will dated in 1810, he thought the Court ough t to direct an issue reaper:Mg it also. No objection was made to this proposition, and the three issues were accordingly directed. --- NORFOLK CIRCUIT. • HUNTINGDONSHIRE ASSIZES, NT Ps smog, Sr mita?, Maine 13. Mt. Justice Gas E LI E arrived here about nine o'clock last night, and proceeded immediately to open the Commission. His Lord ship attended divine service to-day at All Saira's Church, and a -•ernou was reached suited to the occasion, from Romans,l6 chap. 19 ver.—" 1 et would I have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil." The calendar abundantly proves the tranquil and PatifiC cha racter or this county. The number of prisoners for trial amounts to eitht, an.l there is but one charge of a serious nature—burning • house. It is rumoured that one cause will actually be tried, though very laudable exertions are making to have it settled out of Court. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. LANCASHIRE ASSlZES.—LAwcurrsz, 31Aucn 11. WAIDLt. JUN. GENT. V. PARKINSON. MT. DARK stated, that this was an action brought by the plaintiff So recover from the defendant the amount of his bill of costs for business done as an attorney. To prove the transaction, the Learned Dontleman called Joseph Nightingale—Re was present before the Magistrate when the defendant wasbrund in his recognisance to appear at the Gene ral Quarter Sessions. H; the defendant, acknowledged the plain. tiffs' his atrornei. This was on the 23d of April. - Trenrie Holgate proved the delivery. Isabella Wilkinson examined—She was on a visit to the plain. %Stet his house ; he asked her to sissist him with his brief ; this was in 'GE ; can't say if the plaintiff was without a clerk ; she tw isted him to copy the brief; it was three sheets long ; she copied "tier or three sheets.—( Brief put in and handed to the young lady.) .4ba helped the plaintiff; he examined it, and made two or three corrections. (A laugh.) The Jury, under his Lordship's directions, found for the plaintiff —Damages, 6f. 10s. ; costs, 40s. M‘3IINNIES V. WILSON. The Attorney-General for Lancaster (Mr. SCARLITT) stated the facts as they appeared in evidence. Richard Robinson examined—lie lived at Shap last year; his mother kept the Dog and Duck Inn at Kendall ; saw the parties at the house the day after the races for Westmorland ; as he was coming along the passage lie heard a noise ; he turned round sud denly, and, looking into a room, saw a bit of a hubbub. The plaintiff was lying on his back, and a man standing over him with his hand on his breast ; he was holding him fast down ; they (the lockers on) called him Wilson. Plaintiff said to witness, " Dick, tfiou wilt not see me used so, wilt thou ?" and I slid " No, that I won't ; I won't have such works as that, (a laugh,) and called to 'him to let him go ;so be let him go. (A laugh.) Ile abused him about some wager at the races. Cross-examined by lllr. 111OUGRAW—Ilis name is not Richard nor Dick, but Christopher. Plaintiff got up. Recollects the day We Often finds it easier to lay down than stand up. (A laugh.) He had hada sup himself. They are jolly feiks in Westmorland. ILaughter.) it little will not do for our county ; they loves a good drop, Mr. Brougham knows that. (Repeated laughter.) At the point of the finger they would take a glass, and so would some folks who hold up their fingers (alluding to Mr. Ilmugham, who was pointing his fingers as he was cross-examining the witness.) (Re peated laughter that shook the Court.) The plaintiff is a spirit. merchant. Sometimes a single glass is not enow--often takes it by the gross. (Laughter.) John Jackson, an ostler, deposed to the assault or scuffle having taken place. Parker Margetson (son of the plaintiff's attorney) heard an up roar in the yard. He ran to ate what was the matter. Saw two or three people. M'Alinnies was there, and Wilson and Taylor Heard defendant say that the plaintiff owed him a wager. The p/aintirs nose was bloody. The defendant challenged the plain tiff to fight. Wilson stripped his cost off—is sure it was him. 311`31innies went across the street. Ile heard some person my, "Dog him out! dog him out!" The defendant said he would. (Laughter.) Wilson and Taylor came out and followed him. The plaintiff ran, and got into Mr. Hewitson's shop. Mr. SCMI LETT—This is our case, my Lord. Mr. BROEGHAW—Aye. my Lord, and a pretty ease they have made of It. The Learned Counsel then addressed the Jury with great ability, and concluded by stating, that if an assault had been committed, it was just deserving of a farthing damages. The Learned JUDOS summed up, and left it to the Jury to say what damages the plaintiff was entitled to. As to the imprison ment, that hail not been proved. The Jury instantly gave a verdict fur the plaintiff as to the as sault—Damages one farthing. At these Assizes, a man named Merry was indicted for uttering s forged bill of exchange, value 201., and acquitted, from an error in the indietment,the words "High-street, by Manchester," having been inserted for "High-street, Manchester." MEATH ASSIZES. MURDER. C. Neegan was indicted for the murder of Ann Feely, by stray /Sag her. Catherine Wocd lives at Surnmerhill; Ann Feely was her sis ter ; saw her last dive on the Tuesday before Christmas Day ; on that day witness sent deceased from Summer hill to Dublin, to sell some wooden-ware; saw her on Christmas Eve, when she lay dead on the road about a quarter of a mile from her house. When the de eeined left witness to go to Dublin. she was gay and in perfect good health ; she was about sixteen; when witness saw her lying on the reed, her chitties were all dirty and torn to pieces, and her eyes full of gravel and dirt. Cross-examined—The deceased left Dublin on her return home. with a man named Byrne. a efunnan ; deceased was never subject albs or illness; there was found en the deceased a half crown, one shilling, and one tenpenny piece, with some goods under her arm. J. Fitssimons, a carman, was in Dublin in December and left it two days before Christmas; knew Ann Feely ; she accompanied witness four mites out of Dublin on her way home, and was in good health and spirits; knows W. Byrne, a carman; he was coining up with an empty dray. and nothing at all on it; when the de ceased asked lain as witnese's dray was loaded, if he would give her a •• lift" to wards home, and Byrne said he would ; the de ceased then got on Byrne's dray, and they soon got out of witness's reght %V. Byrne—Lives within a mile of Summerhill. (Here witness confirmed the statement of the last witness as to the deceased hav ing got up on his dray about four miles from Dublin.) Prisoner was sitting on a separate dray, and when they came to a public. house on the road between Sutumerhill and J)unboyne, called the Hatchet, prisoner and the deceased sat on the same dray. They had fire noggins at whiskey at the public.house, between five peritone. The deceased took some at different times, about one glass in all. Prisoner pressed her to drink. Witness and prisoner stepped at another publtr-houle on the road after they were at the Hatchet, and had a couple of noggins more of spirits. Deceased did not drink any at the last puhite-house. The prisoner and de ceased walked and sat upon the dray oecasionatiy, and appeared friendly. They sat with their backs to the horses, and were il2 conversation, sitting close together. When the dray arrived at the aoss roads of Moynaley, witness asked prisoner why he did not go home, wettest vies Ms road. It was then shout seven ar - etght o'clock and dark (93d December). Prisoner said he would go on to the cross road at Spring Valley. and when they came to that place pri soner and the deceased left witness anti bade hint good night. Wit. ens tutted doomed if she would be afraida go home in the dark by herself? She then was about a quarter of a mile from home. Deceased said she could nut be atraid. She was then in good health and spirits. Prisoner antltieeeased then went together to wards Stimmerhill, which was not the way to the prisoner's house. Witness then gave a description of het clothes, which were neither torn nor dirty. Prisoner went at least half a mile out of his way by coming to the cross.roade at earring Valley. Witness on going borne fell asleep at the fire, and he was awoke by a knocking at tee door, when on asking who it was, and opening it, the prisoner came in with his coat very wet and dirty, arid asked witness to feel the weight of it, it was so wet. Witness slid not feel it. Pri tomer then sat down at the lire, and afterwards awoke witness to ha him out. and on his going away, desired witness not to say to say that he had seen him. or that he had been at his ('A linen's) loust that night, as he would not wish it for fifty shillings. Saw deceased the next morning lying dead on the road, et the corner of the crossroad. T. King, knew Ann Feely, and met her on the night but ore before - Chriatmas-day, in company with a man, within three or four perches of Spring Valley ; tae man had Las hand round her neck, and witness bail her good night, to which elle replied, " gooJ might, kindly." The man did not speak. Shelley discovered the body of the deceased on the morning of Chrlstmes-day ; she was lying on her side on the road, and her head on her arm; there were marks on the ground of great " bustling" and " struggling," and one of her shoos was about a perch limn her ; it was about a quarter of a mile to her home from sit plate where she was discovered. rOt cf.:T.isA been called to examine the body of the deceased, myna wipe) he (mind several marks of violence—on the legs, ehe,t, and odier pests of the body, particularly on the neck sod chest ; tonctives the deceased Came by her death by direct pressure on the chest and neck, producing strangulation; her clothes were all tor,' and dirty. Witness saw the prisoner at the inquest, and examined his person, on which were several fresh marks of violence; one side or ha upper lip was nearly severed ; there were several fresh scratches on his face. [W itness here detailed the result of a more minute examination.] Cross-examined—Believes prisoner came voluntary to the inquest. Here the cave closed for the prosecution. The prisoner called no witnesses. Lord NORIIURY charged the Jury, after which they retired for a few minutes. and returned a verdict of—(;Mity. The JUDOZ then proceeded to pass the awful sentence of the law in impressive and affecting terms. His Lordship earnestly in. treated the prisoner to lose not a moment in sending for his cler gyman, and (miffed him to be hanged on the following Thursday (Thursday last), and his body to be given fur dissection. The prisoner was a man of middle sire, with sharp and regular features, and aged about S 3 years. He manifested during the entire of the trial the most stupid indifference, and when called upon to know what he had to say why sentence of death should not be pronounced upon him, he called out loudly for a long day, and re mained unmoved during the commencement of the Learned Judge's address. IV hen, however, his Lordship dwelt upon the enormous brutality of the prisoner's treatment of so young and evidently so virtuous a gitl, who had confided to his protection her safety and her honour, the miserable wretch gave an hysterical yawn, opened his mouth most fr found much difficulty in closing it and afterwards continued crying while he remained at the bar. There appeared to have been an extraordinary fatality attending this most wretched and unhappy man, for on the morning after the the murder, when the matter was spoken of, a relation of his own upbraided him with the offence in the most indignant terms, but addsd that he would give hint a few pounds, all the money he had, and tit -fired him to make his escape. The prisoner ridiculed the idea of his being suspected, and appeared much displeased with his relation. He then proceeded towards the place where the in. quest was holding, and on his way met a woman who said, " Oh! you monster, where are you going ?" to which he replied, "to see what's doing here above," (meaning at the inquest. " Then if you go there," said the woman, " you'll never get from them till you're hanged." lie laughed at this prophetic warning, and proceeded to the inquest, and when he entered the room a box of horror was heard from all present. It is also said that a woman with whom he formerly cohabited died under suspicious circum stances while with hint—Freeman': Journal. POLICE. MANSION-HOUSE. A desperate thief, named Gough. was at last Old Bailey Session tried fur breaking a window in Leadenball-street, and running away with a great number of watches, chains, ftc. at an early hour in the evening, and convicted. The witness against him was the mate of a ship bound for Jamaica, and the Loan blaTon, when the case was stated at the Justice-room, found it necessary to bind him over to give evidence, notwithstanding the poor fellow's obli gation to attend the duties of his ship, which was to sail a few days after the robbery. His Lordship performed this painful part of his office with much reluctance, but assured the mate, who bust into tears at the tear of the distress into which his family might be thrown by the occurrence, that every thing should be done to reconcile the owners tr his delay until the Session. The statement of the case in the public papers met the eye of a venerable Nobleman, who resides in Huntingdon, and is In the constant habit of doing good. He wrote the following letter:— "My Lord—The case of Mr. Wes, the first mate of a ship bound to Jamaica, is so deplorable, and so affecting in all its cir cumstances, that I cannot but solicit your Lordship to permit me, under your auspices, to be contributory to his relief; and I hare therefore taken the liberty of enrlosing to your Lordship an order to Mem*. Coutts and Co. to pay to the order of your Lord. ship the sum of 25f. I could wish that my name as a contri. butor should be known only to you. Having by the mercy of God attained a very advanced age, I felt it my duty, at my entrance upon another year, to make this and other similar contributions an act of peculiar gratitude and acknowledgment to the Author and Giver of all good. This has been a principal motive with me to give your Lordship this trouble; for after the assurances given by your Lordship and the Court to this poor man, I am certain the owners of the ship will be reconciled to the hardships of the case. I must repeat my apology to your Lordship, and again assure you that I have the honour to be, with the greatest respect, " Your niost obedient Servant." The Loan Matron sent for the mate, who upon hearing the letter read wu deeply effected. The mate stated, that the contribution of the excellent person who is such an honour to the Aristocracy, was the more grateful at this moment, as his wife had just been brought to bed. The Loan Alsron then ascertained that the loss sustained by the mate in consequence of hi► absence from the ship, amounted to about 701. and told him there could be no doubt of his being fully remunerated. Henry Williams, a young man who was porter to Young, a grocer, in FenchurA.street, was brought up charged with having stolen 181. in sovereigns and some silver, and with having attempted to prevent his apprehension by means of pistols. The prisoner admitted that be had robbed his master. He was remanded for further examination. GUILDHALL. Yesterday four unfortunate females, of rather decent appearance, were brought before the sitting Alderman (Sir l'laudius Stephen Hu wrist) at the instigation of the Ward Officers of the Ward of Vintry, under the following circumstances : The Ward has, of late, become so infested with houses of ill fame, to the great annoyance of all the respectable inhabitants of the Ward, that the officers have been compelled to resort to coer cive measures to endeavour to put down the nuisance. The four females at the bar were all watched by the Ward officer going in and coming out of houses of ill fame. The Constable stated, that on Saturday night, at eleven o'clock, he saw the first female, Jane Williams, go into and some out of the house, No. 12, Garlick-hill, which was a house of ill fame : when the witness apprehended her, she behaved herself perfectly orderly.—The next, C. Leonard, was apprehended under similar circumstances, a quarter before ten o'clock last night (Sunday).— The third, /Ware/ Hill, was afterwards apprehended corning out of the house, Bow-lane (another house of ill fame); and the last, Susannah Davenport, was apprehended coming out of the same house. Upon being taker, to tire watchhnuse, the prisoners severally admitted that they gained their livelihood by prostitution, and that when apprehended they had been to the house alluded to for such purpose. In answer to a question put by the Alderman, the witness ad. mitted that the unfortunate girls all behaved themselves orderly— they were not making any noise or disturbance—but at the time of their apprehension were merely walking along as any other 1 person would do. The Alderman inquired under what Act of Parliament he was called upon to commit these prisoners-- Mr. Dinkins (one of the Common Councilmen of the Wald) said, that he thought the statute of the sth George IV. gave the Magistrate the power. The Vi'orthy -alderman said, that suppose the statute even gave bias the power, it did not compel him to put it in force; in fact, it was a dis:retionar) power, and he did not think this a case in which he should exercise it. /ill that could be said against these prisoners was, that they had them aelves admitted that they were prostitutes-- they had not been guilty of any breach of the peace. Mr. Dickies thought that if the Alderman exercised the power it might prove beneficial, as perhaps sums one or more of the prisoners might be induced to give such evidence as might lead to the convict inn of the parties keeping these houses, and thus get rid of the nuisance altogether. The Worthy Alderman said, of course, if any of the prisoners of her own free will chose to give evidence against the proprietors, she was perfectly at liberty to do so, but no eo.npulsory measure' ought to be adopted towards her for that purpose; he had too some doubts upon the words of the statute ; the words were, " found wander ing:" now, if the evidence given in this case was to be construed to support the words " found wandering," it might be said of him. self or any gentleman present seen walking along a street, that they were " found wandering." This was a case in which he could not, lie thought, with propriety put in force the statute. Mr. Deputy Whitby here whispered to the worthy Alderman. The Alderman then addressed the prisoners upon the impro. priety of the life they were pursuing; it was to their credit, how ever. that upon this occasion they had pil behaved orderly, and their faces were not known at that office; lie ehould not, therefore., at present send them to gaol ; end when they were discharged if all. or either of them, felt inclined to give up the disgraceful life they were now pursuing, and avoid return to the paths of virtue, Mr. Deputy W hithy hat! most humanely offered to put them in the way of doing so, and in such a laudable act he should be sup ported b him (the worth Alderman) and by all the gentlemen of tile War be conjured them all to consider of this proposition t anti, if upon reflection, they one. or all, resolved theruseli es of it, it they would call upon him at that office to-marrow, at II o'clock, means should be taken to carry that resolution into effect--at all events he cautioned them against going any more to either of the houses alluded to, or to any other part of the Ward. The prisoners were then discharged. previously to which we un derstand that one of them offered to give evidence in support of a prosecution against the two houses complained of. THAMES OFFICE. James Pati:u was charged with hnving unlawfully in his pos session a quantity of coal: and candles which he could not sails faetnrilp .oeotint for. The prisoner said that the coals and candles were given to him by Sir John Lubbock's porter. The blagistrate convicted the prisoner in the penalty of 31. and in default of payment, to t•ix weeks hard labour. UNION HALL. A very fashionable dressed young woman, who gave her name as Louisa Thorn, was broucht before the sitting Magistrate by the driver of 3 hackney chariot, charging h.r aith haring rciused to ray him his fare, and also with having smashed theelass of his chariot. - Miss Thorn declared that the coachman had taken her handker chief, and that was the r:ason she refused to pay him the fare. With regard to what the constable and watchman had alleged against her, she said, they were a park of d—d lien, and that she was now sorry that she had not broken the constable's nose. She thought it very hard to be brought up torn bi, of fun. The 31agistrate observed, that her language before him at o ice convinced him of the character he had to deal with, and if she did not pay the coachman his tare, besides the value of his glasses, she should be sett to Brixton. Then I'm d—_d if Ido either, aid she; upon which the clerk was ordered to make out her couccitment for orie month to Bri Mtn. THE BRITISH PRESS. THE FIFE CAUSE. EDINBURGH JURY COURT, 111.encs 10. THE EARL Or FIFE V. SIR JAMES DEFT *RD OTHERS. Yesterday the Court having met, and a Jury being chosen, pro ceeded to try the following issue : `• Whether the instruments of trust-disposition and deed of entail, both dated the 7th day of October, 1808, sought to be reduced, being in law probative instruments, were not, or either of them was I not, the deeds ur deed of the Earl of Fife ? And whether the deed of alteration of the 12th day of November 1808, being in law a probative instrument, was not the deed of the Earl of Fife?" 81r. Cooxll It R , in a speech of great length and eloquence, stated the pursuer's case to the Jury contending that as the deed was not signed in the presence of the two instrumentary witnesses, it was therefore invalid, as the law required two witnesses, and the absence of one la as fatal to the validity of the deed as the absence of both. Several witnesses were examined for the pursuer. 111oxeRlEFF then addressed the Court for the defenders,. after which the LORD CHIEF COMMISSIONER summed up with his usual accuracy. The Jury, after half an hour's consultation, returned a verdict, finding that the deeds Waring the date of 7th October, 1808, were no! the deeds of the late Earl of Fife; and on the other branch of the issues found for the defenders, that the deed of alteration of the 12th November, 1808, was the deed of the Earl of fife. . . The effect of this verdict, which wu received with loud huzzas in the Court, is to put the pre.ent Earl of Fife, the pursuer in the cause, in poueuion of property, we understood, amounting to about 24,0001. per annum. The Noble Earl was in Court during the whole trial, which lasted from ten in the morning till eleven at night. The Court was crowded to excess the whole day. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF WM. OWEN, ESQ. On Saturday evening an inquest was held before Mr. HIGOI and a meat respectable Jury, at the late residence of Wm. Owen, k:sq. No. i 3, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, whose death was oc casioned under the following afflicting circumstances : Martha livans awom—l was cook to the late deceased gentle man, and had been in his service twts years and a half. He was so unwell all the time that be kept his room, having lost the use of his limbs. illy master had been In the constant habit o f taking medicine during that period, and very early in the morning. About three o'clock on Friday morning the deceased called me. I went immediately, and inquired if he would take tea ? He said no, but he would take his draught at four. I they took a phial from the table where the medicine was always placed. Only one bottle was there ; Mrs. Owen had put it there between eleven and twelve the preceding night, and told me it was a draught for my master to take when lie wished to have it. This bottle I showed to the de. ceased at four o'clock, as lie was particular to read the label, and lie said, "It is very right." I cannot read writ:og myself. I shook the bottle, and poured the liquid into a glees. He swallowed the medicine, and immediately observed that it had • different taste frum his former physic. lie leaked at it seversl times, and repeated it wee " the draught." He added that I was to take care of the bottle, and give it to his son, Mr. W. Owen, for hint to take to the chemists', saying that perhaps they had varied the medicine. I slept in the same apartment as deceased. He desired me to go to bed, am! begged I would not disturb him. I did in, and awoke about five. The deceased then snored very loud, and 1 considered lie was going in a fit (being subject to them). I went to him, when lie told me he was going to sleep. At six o'clock I again heard him snore, which being very unusual, I inquired of him it he was ill, and whether the medicine had disagreed with him ? The de- ceased said that his head ached, and he wanted sleep. About half, an hour afterwards I rang the bell for our boy, and soon after the deceased appeared very sleepy, but would speak, and desired me not to be alarmed as he was only sleepy. I sent the boy to call my master's son, to whom I said there was • great alteration is his Elaine for tl • worse, and that I considered the wrong medicine had been administered. I instantly brought the deceased some tea, but he could not swallow it. The deceased gentleman was between 50 and 60 years of age. Mr. Win. Owen said, my father, now deceased, was in the habit of taking an opening draught, prescribed by Sir Anthony Cathie, and lie daily took a preparation of opium, called Battley's Drops. Ile invariably took thirty drops on going to bed. The two phial+ I now produce were brought home by one of our servants on Wed nesday last. On one is a label containing these words :—" The draught as before, for W. Owen ;" the other phial is now full, and has written on it " Battley's Drops." This I have no doubt contains the draught that ought to have been taken by my father— the castor oil of it is quite visible. As soon as I discovered the unfortunate mistake. 1 sent for medical assistance. After my fa ther's death, I went to the chemists' shop, where the mistake was acknowledged to have occurred, and that it was accidentally done by one of the young men. Mr. R. Risks, of Conduit-street, surgeon, said, I was sent for on Friday n oming,between seven and eight o'clock, to attend the de ceased ; I weal instantly, but in consequence of sonic mistake in the message, I repaired first to the Haymarket instead of Bruton. street, concdving the melancholy occurrence had taken place there. I arrived at the latter place soon after eight, where I saw the de. ceased gentleman, whir was in a state of stupor. I administered an emetic, and repeated it—be brought up much matter from his sto mach. I afterwards sent to Mr. Weiss, instrument-manufacturer, in the Strand, for sonic instruments, with which 1 injected liquid and cetracted a great portion of it. The deceased, however, gra dually got worse, and lingered till nearly four o'clock In die af. ternoon, and then expired. I have to add, that I was informed that the deceased gentleman had taken a quantity of poisonous matter. Battley's Drops (a nostrum) is a preparation of opium. Joseph Jenkins, a servant of the deceased, said—On Wednesday evening I west to the chemists' shop ; I asked for a draught—(l have procured such a draught there forty or fifty times before for my master); and also for a bottle of Battley's drops. I left the order and called again in an hour, when the two bottles were given to nie, which I brought home, and took into the deceased's rooin. This being the while of the evidence, the Jury most deeply la mented the unfortunate mistake that had occurred, and after a long consultation they returned the following verdict :—" That the de ceased, M'm. Owen, Esq. died from taking a large quantity of • preparation of opium called Battley's Drops, the b title containing that liquid having been negligently and incautiously labelled by the person who prepared the medicine as an opening draught, such as the said :Hr. Owen had been in the habit of taking." DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Sta,—Having this day read in your Paper an account of tlic late destructive fire, which occurred soon after one o'clock on Sunday morning, we conceive it a duty we owe the Public, and that much injured individual Mr. Vizer, to state most distinctly, that the fire did not originate on his premises, but on those of the drug mills of Messrs. Bentley and %Vocal adjoinirg. These facts we state from our own personal observations. made immediately after the com mencement of the fire, sonic of us being threatened with the sad effects of the devouring element. We also beg to state, that Mr. Vizcr's lois appears to be double the amount of his insurance. (Sighed) Thomas Collingwood, High Holborn. J. Runat, 124, High Holborn. M. llowitt ironmonger, 123, High Holborn. E. Ives and Co. Little Queen-street. William Frost, Little Queemstreet. Edward Bullock, 211, High Ilolborn. J. Richards, 122, High lielbotn. March 14th, 1825. We have made further inquiries and find our first report incorrect as to where the fire commenced, and also as to the amount of loss, which we learn exceeds 50,0001.—ED1 T. On Friday the 4th instant Francis Harrison, clerk to the Fradley Janet:on Canal, put a period to his existence by discharging the contents of a loaded blunderbuss through his head. In the night of Friday week a melancholy circumstance took place near Berwick: James Beveridge, about 17 years of age, while conveying smuggled spirits from Spittal, was shot through the heart by one of the crew of the Preven tive boat. The crew, with a body of Excise officers, were on the watch, as a few days before a vessel had landed her whole cargo at Spittal. An inquest was held on the body at Tweedmoutli, before Michael Hall, Esq. Coroner, and a verdict was returned of " Wilful Murder." The boy was shot in the act of running away, after throwing down the keg. James Stephenson, who fired the pistol, has been committed to Durham gaol. The following inquest was held last week at Green-lane, Sonthsea, on the body of Mary Ann Cavanagh, very far ad vanced in pregnancy, who, on Wednesday evening, from her alann at the report that a Ghost had been seen near the house, was seized with eotivelsive fits, and became insen sible till the next evening, when she died. Verdict— `• Died by the Visitation of God." The Hampshire 'tele graph says the ghost has been discovered to be a shoe maker's apprentice, who has been committed to prison for one of his pranks subsequent to the death of this poor woman. On Thursday an inquest was held at the sign of the Bri tish Volunteer, in 111inshull-street, Manchester, on the body of the wife of Mr. James Bentley, a respectable shopkeeper in that neighbourhood. Mr. Bentley had retied to bed rather early on Tuesrlav evening, in consequence of indis position, leaving Mrs. Bentley up. A servant-maid of the above-named public-house stated, that the deceased pur chased some spirits between ten and eleven o'clock, and re quested her tuistress would allow one of her servants to ac company her home. Examinant was accordingly sent, and she not only saw Mrs. Bentley safe in h.r own house, but was careful to observe that she secured the street door. Early in the morning, bowever, Mr. B. discovered the heart-rending spectacle of his wifclttite dead at the bottom of the cellar itepe.--Verdict—,Aecidental L'ce.M. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. The Earl of Darlington's fox-hounds meet to-morrow at Witton. bridge, and on Friday at Greta-bridge, at 11. The Lambton fox-hounds on Thursday at Shincliffe, and on Saturday at High Cocken, at 10. The hlurworth fox-hounds on Friday at Neasbam, at 10. The gentlemen of the East Sussex fox hunt on Thursday last experienced a day's sport, in the pursuit of two gallant foxes, that Prove d more distressing to their horses than any that had preceded it since the commencement of the hunting season. One poor an* mal, i t creasing the rotten down at Bullen's Bush, Newhaven, dropped (dead, as it was for some time feared) under his rider; but after lying awhile, he in a measure recovered his breath, and on being with great difficulty got upon his legs, was able to walk away. The horse rode by Major Cater, said to be the most valuable of his hunting stud, being unable to travel home to Ringmer, was left at Beddingham, where the poor beast died in the course of the night. The hone of the huntsman, of great fame in the field, on his return home through this town also dropped, but recovered sufficiently to be led to Ringmer. Three couples of the hounds it is supposed pursued the last-hunted fox to earth, as they did not return to their kennel till a late hour of the night. On Thursday the Brighton hounds met near the Dyke, where a fine deer (called Robin Ilood) was turned out in the presence of a numerous field of sportsmen, enlivened by a number of beautiful females, in their carriages, &c. After making a circle over the downs, he returned to near the spot from which he started, for what purpose is not known, unless it was to take another view of the ladies, he having shown some reluctance to leave them. lle then went off in gallant style, (to try the nerves of the sportsmen, and the breed and bottom of their horses) descending the Dyke-hill into the Weald', with the pack settled to the tendolent scent. lie took across to iVickhurst, thence to the Clappers, on for the llomebush across the Ilentield road for Wichfuze, thence for Albourne. where Ile took along the brooks. Finding the hounds close upon him. he went away in view of the pack, and many of the sports men ; took across the London read for Danny park, skirting the plantations, turned to the left across Ilunt•road some distance, returned, and was taken in Mr. Holman's premises, at Hort, after a run for an hour and three quarters. From the country being very wet, spills, rolls, and purls, were in the order of the day. Upon looking round, when at Danny, symptoms of a select party appeared, there being only . four horses tip, and but three at Mr. Holtman's ; and several minutes had elapsed before the huntsman and about twenty other gentlemen came up. The deer, culled Little John, was to be turned off this morning, at the same time and place as the last, and it is thought, from Ins appearance, that he will shew good sport. Mondays and Fridays are the days ap pointed for those gentlemen to take tield alternately till the end of the hunting season. Sutton, the pedestrian, accomplished his task of walking 50 miles a day for six days, 25 miles backward and 25 forward, on Saturday last ; after which, attended by a band of music, and ac companied by a great crowd of persons, he promenaded the town. On Wednesday last he was amusing the inhabitants of Motice- Town by walking backwards.—Devon Paper. The rot among the sheep has not abated in Sussex ; the animals continue to die of its effects in great numbers. Last week, the wife of a tin-smith, named Mills, resi dent in Dromore, drowned herself, in consequence of the brutal conduct of her husband, to whom she was martied but three months. A reward of five guineas has been offered for the appre hension of George Clark, who stands charged by the Coro ner's Inquest with the wilful murder of George Wilt!goose, at Washington, Derbyshire, whose death was occasioned by a blow given by Clark in a tight at that place on the 6th of September last. A coroner's inquest was held on the body of James Greig, of Gateshead, a young man belonging to the Au tumn London trader, now lying at Newcastle Quay, on Thursday last, who was drowned in endeavouring to escape from a watchman the premling night. Verdict— " Accidental Death." A ROBBER SHOT.—On Wednesday night, Wm. Nor berry, watchman in the yard of Mr. Shannon, tanner, at Kilmainham, saw a man enter the premises, whom he challenged, and as the man appeared preparing to make resistance, Norberry fired and sounded him severely. Alarm having been given, the man was secured, and lodged in Stephens' Hospital ; his name is Thomas Faue..... Dublin Correspondent. Son NOLENCY.—A man who lodged at the Golden Lion, King's-bridge, Cambridge, on Thursday night last got out of bed in his sleep, walked down All Saints'-lane to the river, paddled in the water, and returned to his lodging still asleep. He was covered only by his shirt, aid carried a candlestick in his hand. He was followed by the watch man and several other persons, and the former, at first, hardly knew whether to take him for a "spirit of health— or goblin damned." The landlord was aroused, and the man returned to his bed. In the morning he was not aware of having been engaged in any nocturnal rambles. EXTRAORDIN•PY OCCUARENCE.—Tbe tows and neigh bourhood of Burnley have been kept in a state of consider able ferment during the last week, in consequence of the sudden 'demise of the wife of a principal manufacturer of that place, under very suspicious circumstances. The case, as related to us, is simply this :—On Tuesday morn ing week the husband of the unfortunate deceased, whose habits are :escribed to its as being of an extremely irregu,- lar nature, returned home, after having absented himself the whole of the night, and having evinced his quarrel some disposition by finding fault with everything on the breakfast-table, so far provoked his unfortunate wife as to induce her to remark that it would have been better if he had staid to breakfast where he had spent the night. For this speech she received a violent blow on the bead which laid her a •nseless on the floor—and in about half an hour afterwards, according to the statement of our informant, she was a corpse. The brutal husband left the house a few minutes after he had given the blow in question, for the purpose of procuring a horse to accompany the procession of the High Sheritrout of Burnley; and on his return was met by one of his servants, who told him of her mistress's death. " Dead," rejoined he, " then what will become of me?" Notwithstanding the notoriety of these facts, a Jury impannelled to hold an inquest on the body have actually returned a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God." As we are only enabled to state these circumstances on common report, we withhold for the present the names 9 the parties.—Mancheste:- Courier. MARKETS. SPo TING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL; S, Maims" 11. The subscribers mustered strong to-day, and business was brisk. The principal engagements entered • Into were on the Riddlcsworth, in which some alterations will be perceived. It would appear that some favourable account has been received of Rufus, as he has advanced a point for both stakes, while Bolero has retrograded. Very lin:e alteration in the other horses. A fresh colt was brought up for the Riddlesworth. MATCH—Craven 3leeting-2 to 1 on 31acduffagst Act con. lIIDDLESWORTH. 7 to 4 apt Rufus 12 to 1 art Lord G. Caren. 7 to 1 apt Sorcery dish's Senn) colt II to 1 apt Bolero 13 to 1 apt Actson 8 to 1 agst Pastime DE! 7 to 1 apt Rufus 8 to 1 agst Muleteer 14 to 1 apt Webb 14 to 1 apt Parisot II to 1 apt Bolero 4 to 1 apt Aline 8 to 1 apt Sorcery 9 to 1 apt Putuns ST. 1 II to 1 apt Memnon 14 to 1 agst Cleveland 15 to 1 agst Redgauntlet IS to 1 agst Androgeua 20 to 1 agat Homer 23 to 1 agst Brigand It{ to 1 apt Delano 22 to 1 apt Legacy 25 to 1 apt 31actloft 30 to 1 apt Spermace ti ,E a. 10 to 1 agst Waltz 12 to 1 agst Tontine 12 to 1 agst any other .EGEI. 28 to 1 apt 3luleteer 30 to 1 apt Cow Boy 40 to 1 apt Rothelan 40 to 1 apt Daredevil SO to 1 apt Crowcatcher HAIGH PARK MEETING, LEEDS, Juxs & The God Cup, value 100 sons. by subscribers of 10 soya, each, with 50 added; thrce.year olds, Est. 61b. ; four, Bst. 21b.; five, fist. 10Ib.; six and aged, 9st.; mares and geldings al. lowed Mb. A winner of the Cup at York or Manchester this year to carry 3:b. extra. About two miles; to start at the winning chair. Mr. Peter's ch. e. by Outay—Bella„ 4 yrs old Mr. Rhodes 31ilnes's b. e. Osmond, 4 yrs old Mr. T. Houldsworth's Miller of Mansfield, 4 yrs old Mr. Ridsdale's Brother to Eliza Leeds, 4 yrs old Captain Ramsden's Mustachio, 4 yrs old Mr. Ferguson's ch. c. Equity, 4 yrs old Major Cunninghame's ch. colt, by Bigot, darn by Woodpecker, yrs old Lord Fltzwilliam's Whlskerandos, 4 yrs old Lord Kelbume's bl. c. Jerry, 4 yrs old Mr. Russell's b. h. A bron, 3 yrs old Mr. Burton Peter's ch. h. Bugle, 3 yrs Mr. Haworth's gr. m. Minns, 6 yrs old Mr. Jaques' b. f. Ringlet, 4 yrs old Mr. Gascoigue's bl. f. Elizabeth, 4 yrs old. CORN EXCI'ANOE, blot:Dar, MACcM 14. Our supplies of Grain in general since this day work hays boot abundant. Real fine Wheat was scarce, read. sale, but nut dearer than last Monday, the middling sorts were extremelyi heavy sale, but there was some demand fur the low priced qualities. Only picked samples of making Barley supported prices of this day week ; all other descriptions were nearly unsaleable. The extensive arrival of Oats since our last caused the trade in this article to ha very languid to-day, and prices gave way full ls. per quarter from the currency of last Monday. Prices of Beans and Pease were much the same as last week, whit but little doing in either article. Linseed was heavy sale and cheaper, and in Rapeseed scarcely any thing doing. MISLAY. MALT. sent and Essex (red) Ills to 76s Essex - CO. t• ar Do. (white) - Gin to 7 5 s Ditto , brown - bOt to 11111*-, Suffolk (red) ills to 73s Suffolk & Norfolk 601 to 7•I Ditto (white) -61 s to 77. Ditto, brown . 60s to 6M • Norfolk and Lincoln- DRANK. shire (red) 61s to 70s English -26 s to 30a Irish . bt,s to 661 Foreign - 2Ce to 34a RTE - - Stir to 40s LINSEED. BARLEY. English - 44. to dos Making -40 s to 48s Foreign . 33. to 40s Grinding - 32. to 36s lIEMPSEED• oars. English (per qr.) 4411 to 44s reed, tssex &Kent 22. to 24s Foreign -42 s to 38s Lincolnshire 22s to 23s TARES. Yorkshire 22s to 25a English (per qr.) U. to 3/4 Irish white 20s to 22s Ditto, new - . 404 to :,14 Ditto black 211 to 244 Foreign . 32s to 34s Poland, Lincolnshire 231 to 27s Ditto, new -36 s to Otte Yorkshire - 221 to 26s SEEDS. Potato, Lincolnshire 24. to 29s Rapeseed (per last) 231 to 27: Yorkshire 23s to 28s 11l ustardseed (brown) Scotch . 24s to 30s per bushel • - 121 to 13t Irish -23 s to 26s Ditto, white . ill to 111 BEANS. Closer, red (per cwt.) 43/ to 841 Tick., new - 33. to 37s I Ditto, white - 401 to 761 ... _ . _ - .. 201 to 261 - ;-- • Ditto, old Pigeon Ditto, old 48s to Si. las to 43s 67s to 80s NUJ. Flog 344 to No Maple . 37. to U. White . 411 to 46. Boilers . 48. to 50. OUILDFORi iVitent per L 151 Us to 211 less Old ditto tol Os to 01 Oa Oats per qr. 11 3i to 11 144 014 ditto . W Os to OS Oa HERTFOR Wheat, per load of five bushels - Cis to 52s New - . —s to --a Barley, per qr. -36 s to Ms Trefoil to Coriander 81 to 101 Carraway 361 to 421 OIL naaKs. Rapeseed (per ton) el to 641 Linseed (ditto) 81 to 13i1 ), MARCH 12. Rye - 01 Os to 01 Oe Barley . II iris to 21 8a Beans . to 2.1 10s Grey Peas - 21 2a to 21 7e A. MARCH 12. • Beans, per load 26s to 34 Peas - -23 s to 2ell Rye - - —s to —a Tares - -28 s to 40s PRICE 01 F FLOUR. Town Made, per sack 60s to 65s Norfnlk and Stockton 4is to MU Seconds - 653 to 60s Bran, per qr. . 14, to 1U Essex and Suffolk, on Pollard, Fine -16 s to 18$ board ship - 504 to Us PRICE OF BREAD. The highest Price of Bread in aieTliCeirOpolis s lid. for the four-pound Loaf. There are others who sell from a halfpenny to three halfpence below that rate. SMITHFIELD, MONDAY, MARCH 14. There is an incioase in the supply of Beef at this Market to-day, I and the sale in consequence is not so brisk as on Monday last. The largest sorts, such as Sbort-horns, Herefords, and Steers, do not fetch more than 55., but the beat Norfolk Scots,. Runts, and small Devons, still obtain Sc. 24.—The deficiency of sheep is again felt, and higher prices are given; the best Downs, middle-sued Leiccsters, and Lind)lns, were purchased at Os. 4d., and we con. wider that nothing good was brought under ow The continued rims in Mutton not hav in g . the effect of bringing . us larger numbers, it must be from scarcity alone that we continue to be so scattily supplied. —Veal was rather depressed on Friday, but has revived this morning, and tie. 6d. we quote for the best.—Pork is without alteration. Beef . 4s Od to 5s 2d I Veal - Is 04 to As 64 Mutton . 5s Od to As 44 Pork - 4s 04 to Is 114 HEAD OF CATTLE TDIS DAY: Beasts, 2,724 I Sheep, 13,520 I Calves, 110 I Pigs, 130. DAY-MARRET. Hay (Old) - 41 Os Od to 4/ lOs 01 New Inferior . 3! 3s 04 to 31 15s Od Clover (Old) . 51 Os Od to 61 10s 04 Ditto (Inferior) . 3/ lOs Od to 41 16e 04 Straw - '2l Os Oil to 21 Os Od NEW /ATE AND LEADENHALL—(By :be Carcase). Beef - 3s ld to 4s Od I Veal - 4s Od to 3s ad Mutton . 34 ed to 4s 84 I Pork - 4 Od to As 84 i PRICES OF HA' IT. JAMES'S. Hay -63 a Od to 105 s Od Ditto (New) —s Od to —s Clover - 8O Od to 10Ss Od Straw - Sde Od to 52s 6d AND STEAM WHITRCNAPEL. flay TJIOOI 04 Inferior - —s 04 to —s Od Clover . POs 04 to Mo. 04 Straw . 42a 0 , 41 to 02s NI PRICE OF POTATOES, MARCH 14. Oznobles . 31 10s Od to 41 lis Od per Ton. Scotch Reds . 41 Os Od to 01 Os Od ditto Alarsh Champs. M lOs Od to 5/ 15s Od ditto 'York. Kidneys 51 Os Od to 01 Os Od ditto PR ILE OF HOPS, per Cwt. Hones 11. POCKETS. /SAGS. Kent - 61 ktoBl Os Kent . 51 15s to 7/ 7; Sussex - 61 Os to 61 18s Sussex - 51 12s to 61 410 Essex - 61 Bs to 71 10s Essex Sl 15s to 61 151 Farnham, fine 91 9s to 121 Os —Seconds 13/ 9a to 9196 PRICE OF RAW FAT, per Stone of Illb. Price by Tallow (as stated by the Tallow blelters), lb ed PRICE OF CANDLES. The price of good Store Candles in the retail shops is as follow : Candles, per dozen - 6s 6d to 7s oulds . . 9s lid RAW IDES. I Best Heifers and Steers, ---- Ordinary - 2s 6d to 2s Rd per stone - Xs 2d to is 44 Market Calf (each) - es Ud Middlings - 2s led to 3s ed SHEEP SKINS. Polled is 6tl to lts I Downs 4s to Sol Shearlings lid PRICE OF LEATHER, per lb. Rest Dressing Hides - - - 194 to 2144 - Common ditto . . 1541 to Hid Coach Hide; 3.5 to 38 lbs. - - ltid to 17d Ditto, 40 to 45 lbs. - • - . 17d to laid Ditto, 43 to 301bs - . litid to 20id Calf Skins, 33 to 401bs - - llid to 21d Ditto, 43 to 331bs - - - - 244 to 2114 Ditto, 5,5 to 73Ibs - . - - 224 to 23d Small Seal Skins . • - 1811 to 134 d Tanned Horse Hides . . . 13d to 16•1 Spanish Hone Hides - - 144 to 214 COAL 31A HK ET, MARCH 14. Ships Sold. Pries. 172 Newcutle . 130 -29 s Od to Mla 6d 71 Sunderland - 501- 26. Od to 41a Od 1 Scotch Coal - . 1 -37 s 64 to —4 Od BIRTH. On the 12th instant, in Chatham-place, the lady of W. Heygate, Esq. Al P. of a ion. MARRIED. At East Barnet, on the 9,h instant, %I'm. Elmhirst, Esq. to Anna Frances Walker, second daughter of %Vm. %Volker, Esq. of Everley Lodge, flerts. On Thurstfay last. at Blanchester, Richard Pricy. Esq. eldest son of John Thrley, Esq. Crescent. Salford, to Mary:Lon, eldest daughter of John Hardman, Esq. of Pentiletor. DIED.. On the .nth Instant, at his house in Dock-street, Wap. ping, Mr. John Johnson, late anchorstnith and ironfountler, in the 48th year of his age. On Monday, the 7th instant, at Mrestoe, in the county of Dim ham, after a short illness. Mrs. Ingham, relict of the late William Ingham Esq. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. At her house at 'Fonbridge AVells on the 10th instant, in the. 81st year of her age. Mrs. Francis Ashburnham, last surri% ing daughter of Sir William Ashbumham, late Bishop of Chi: cheater. In St. Peter's-in-the-East, Oxford, Mrs. Ann Clarke. aged 77, She kept a school for children, yet, although in no way disabled, during the last thirty years of her life she was not once known to gt into the street. On the 10th instant, at his house in Kirg.street, Canterbury, at the age of 60 years, Mr. James Dernacour, grocer. He had been in perfect health up to the moment of his decease, when he suddenly fcU down whilst jocularly conversing with an ac. quaintance. At Demerara, on the 12th of January, deeply lamented by het family and friends, Elizabeth, the wife of Licut..Col. Hare, C.B. nth Regiment. On Saturday, at the house of her father, 211a1w.General Forbes, Chapel-street, Grosvenor place, Bliza, his second daughter, and wife of hiqjor Terry, 2. - ith Regiment. On the 10th March. Edmund Hay,the infuni son of Daniel Gur ney, Esq. and Lady Harriet Gurney. At Sierra Leone, about two months ago, Mr. Peter Coalthard, a native of Dornoch, Dumf.iet.thite, and Master of the Briton, aged about thirty years, anti much respected. The Briton sailed from Liverpool some time since with a healthy crew of about tweszty men, not one of whom lived to return to their native soil. A buy only of the whole crew survives. HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BRioes. 31orning 10 min. after 11. I Afurnoon 38 mix. Aar IL .-- - - _ Printed at THE BRITISH PR ESS Office, by J.W.C..sairepr, 181, Strand, and published by R. CANNON. same plass. )71 ♦.( / vs 4/ ta • Tit TO! 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