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BROWN'S PNEUMATIC RNGINE. From the Net ,nuns Mogazir Tic: powers with which the combination of chemisay and me chanics have armed tllllllll, appear to be as ince fututible ais they ar r east and important. Not many years siece we had no meats of writing tnachitier/ epos land but the f..eble strength of animals, the slugeis water, anti the cam icious wind ; and no nitans of impelling l e s vessel acme , the ocean but the lid„ the oar, and the sail. The first of' these was not on'y expensive, but also IlitSCUlt to he combined into any great effort. If a pow r ot, toy t twee ts homes be required, you mast employ thirty. the run not (x ing equal to all the individuals ; ant. it ill , action is wbe co nstant, vim meat maintain at least sixty• So thst the prvlits of this species of power diminish in propor tion 34 the power increased. Tim power of water aualn is 1431, you cannot have it where yon would wish ; and . the p l ace wa. re th • power is the best, is coma:011N the avast ' so menient for its use, water-falls bring most aliiindstit in il mou n tainous di,triets. iVith regard to the wind se P 13 7,4 1. i l le S o perfectly capricious, that you have no con nal ore: it. It conies when you need it nut, auti when you d u nee 1 it, it is not to be obtained. Steam is Mlle!) more men■Ft able ; but still the expense of steam is eonsitiersh'o. :ram the waste of heat in the periodos) of it by the v.ty best constructed apparatus. If used, too, soil* to leo lute its maximum of effect, it arts viohntiy upon the coutaining vessels, and requires great s trength to giend against areidents. Still the power of gram is one of the hest, if not the very hest. that has b.ren hitherto used, and the application of it has, perhaps, been .shicri.e of more beaent to the arts than any of the ' e nters. Aunowlwric precrtre is the most simple anti eniversal of dr natural powers; we have it in all countries, an' in all situations : it is a ivilling servant too, for it nets where ever we can nuke ro on for it,—obtain but a vacuum little more than a foot sinew, and you have a power which wi:l lift a Wm We wed not inform our readers that steam was first vas wan auxiliary to atinomptieric pressure ; that before the 4.1141 J owl seientitie diseoveries by Watt, steam was etrip'oyel chiefly to procure a vacuum, into which the piton was fOrC. 7 d by the wei4lit of the atmosphere. Sine: steam was made to act upon both sides of the p'stm, t: e use of atmospheric pressure, as a moving power, Lisa a gte.t measure fallen into disuse, tram the want of a • ..trr and more convenient means of forming a vacuum t n by steam, • substance now employed to better pure I nn . Attempts lure, no doubt, been made by various pitons, and with various substanoes : but, till this one by Mr. Brawn. they have uniformly failed. in general, the pm has been to explode hydrogen gas in close vessels; but either the gas would not explode, or there was a blow ier up of the apparatus. Mr. Brown has tried gas for the production of a vacuum; and, by employing the extinction of a peaceable flame, in cl.' of a violent explosion, he has stieceetled—he, fur nished his country and the world with a power wh:ch, judging from the . fiest im.chine (and what would have be :n the judgment from the _Prat steam-engine ?) will be con nient in its application, and cheap and safe in its uce be land all precedent. Vie have examined the engine very minutely, in carn /~ssaavy with the ingenious inventor, w h ose politeness is not kis than his mechanical skill ; anti we hesitate not to say, thst to us—to any eile who chooses to look at it, there is not the least doubt either of the soundness of the princi fl the universality of the application. Such a machine will speak for itself in terms far more a sperm and appropriate than any of which we could make use. We can only repeat, that the engine an be adopted in any ease, by sea or by land, where a power is required ; er.ut iu its present infantine state, the expense, either of the engine itself, or °Utile workinF of if, bears no proportion to that of the stew n-engine. rho quantity: of Fri which it requires isao small, that, by the model, which, of course, has all the defects inseparable from a first conctruetion, a single cubic foot raises Ono gallons of water. Besides, no supply of etc, and very little of wa ter, is necessary, there being no waste but the spontaneous evaporation at the common temperature of the atmosphere. It ecaties much less more, is not so liable to wear nn the waking parts, and there is not even the possibility of dangir from its use. In short, we have never sem pro ducesl bv one effort sr one man so tine a combination of mechanical and ehettileal skill, or one which promised to Weed se much benetit to the puhile. Mr. Brown has worl e' long and hard, but there ate none who would not think thy labour well paid in the rtwarel—Khe thanks of a benefited and admiring public, and that more solid re muneration which Britain secures for her ingenious sons. The trt del has been inspected by many of t e st mom eminent engineers and machiniats in the ruetroptlis, who have not only h^en uniform in acknowledging its merit , but expressed their astonishment, that an invention tie satis factory in principle, and so complete in its operation, should have been at once brought to such a degree of perfection. Nor does the leseaniary reward to Mr. Brown appear to be at all behind the honourable testimony of men of science-- every day brings orders in great numbers, and f rom a ll puts of the country. TIIR LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. From a new weekly publication, called The Me:hawks Groin, k, we extract the following notice of the origin and proireas of that excellent association—The Loudon Mec:ta nice Inst•tution Al hough the formation of the society Is so recent, as not yet to axson one revolving sun since it wee into existence, the inWoraans• tics nature is vO obvious, as to rouse the laudable ambition of mole tun me in claiming the me-it of the first suggestion. Ths introduction to the rules and regulatioris of the 168 Mechanics' Institution informs us th a t, •• in the year 1800,57. tieorg: Birkbeck, while Professor of Natural Philosophy to An. dersid's limitation, funned a elms for the gratuitous instruction of the Operative. of Glasgow in Slechanical and Chemical Milo's°. tor. Thu cliss was continued by the somewhat of Dr. liirkbeek ied 3 fee. in course of time, came to be paid by the students. In sew year 1823, the members of this class, in respect of various int. {aria reasons, ceased to be longer connected with .kridersoe's la. stlntvnt, and funned fi.. themselves the present Institution, on am independent and general principles." On tbe Sth of November of the same year (I 82). the Glasgow ilsd.snits* Institution was opened; and on the 11th of the mum sesth dare was held at the Crown and Audio, Tavern, the nest .le'c Ines tiog of the London Mee-hanks for the establishment of tto L inden Instaution. At this meeting Dr. Birklicek was called cie chair. We particularly notice the opening of the Glasgow loadajon, bemuse it is universally aeknowledged t'ais ale. Not tendurcii by the report of the spirit of the Wallow ineslisnim sided considerably a lb ducing the !Tisk whisk MI to the Ingribir ineinuoLd. Birkbeek. Mr. Ildst. Mr. Roberta's°, 'ad )1 , . Place, were the lodividuals who took ea. most amiss past Psienring 11,. meeting, and arranging' the pmesedists• To the atone of the latter gentleman who is well town to Me London meetwes is one of their most ;salmis asivarates, the Institution is P l wara'aily indebted. He may be considered ft ham given them • awl- habitation and a name." He framed fie Bali, with great "reign(' l•Iiour • code of laws, eare.ally dipeisd and ananged. 4 t.! salculatul to uteri ard provide fee way piploble woe which tticht occur in the progress of the lingimslens Is die gab finally *trend alterattins feed,* maissien• WHO Nide. 608 w" . -ant of Mu* remains is undoubtedly Ma dtm On tie lysboi December, meeting's. held tY Clown 4 1 0 • &Wire Tavorn, at which Dr. Birkbeth was diem P 1 4. i tilfloth of February, 18021, dim the inewswind WOW had cap (M ht !afraid Millingten &limed the cf a came of eleven I iceturte • do }pin spies d ,etaiwntal menet.. On the 18th Odle April . pans. !a so nvneneel a cour se of banana on do easaban paper. 'l4 dada. and Inelastic fluids. On the lastsat t h e toms n* its 4 ) 4 1 . opened a course on chemistry air Wait Moos/ by whit, on the I Itb of June, comminel • MINN 00 • .roare sod geomet ry. the t • above lectures were OW gratuitously &nig mai ms a mot at 11 i in whi c h t h ey were j ust l y ote elasp: l bee buss iii.: . l4 2,, l tairtiiiiile to the accouimodationeddlemasneroes audi. L;," ," "'rovers/re attendance has beet) halt liege UMW, Of • nearly IbiS,. The auditors went abases wholly working • r&ititv Multi : and since it is a weiLdessin fan, that but • " ar a ego. the journeymen of die metsegellis could not have to such lectures if they bad ban Invited to attend .• se of espense, It ti a gratifying mat of the increase of .48saolt numb 'etits. and h avet nf scientificand mental improvement, a rc tended the Instituti a on ; and that so many nee, oluntsnly timed themselves one pound Per,yeartret L~tatP• to 'Joeunic numbers of this, to than, i nva lu a ble • tilt 15th or J ily, the members vemilveil tle twelves into a Matra meeting for thi purpose of treting into consideration 'lea o f ' • ,gg e a . menials., relative to suitable Muds.% After ' , ttia, - r c u"lon, It nag determined to take those offered 10 ittAIZ" - oolitlings, Holborn; the intention being there to uimi n , re potit, liernwary ollisva. This work. under pro. 441h t'ics' "—thce ' le rapidly proceeding: and thus the London t h las:auntie is not wily established, but promises to be l ow „. 'most durable and most effective of then national instills - whieh them Ilritain has been accustomed to bow. A I• t 7. ,, t ` till the let.t of September, for 11.aris and D, : va t r eit r fortraftk4 to 11...rtfortl Meld. Gaol, from the ROME CIRCUIT. SURRIIY ASSIZES, GOILDIPOSO, FIIDAT. Aug. V. Ilkirrlr Mr. Bsr.m a•rd a Special Jury. 'NZ RING V. rtioNTAtltt AND 0Tt1e.1.4. Timis seas an indietmert against the defendants for a ntilsance. The (shim of the inaliotinent wan to determine whether the ('or. ponds; of the COI of loindon his, in vote:. of Ito conservancy of the River Thames, a right to a clear *otter-way from die Thames Ito the Medwoy. 'brooch a creek ailed tialtatlet Creek, which l so-pirate* the Isle of Chain from the main Isod, in the county of ' Kent. The alleged nuisance was in wiileoing and deep:ionic the creek in question, at a touit called /pain Midge, by the removal of a considerable quantity of soil. and thereby des:toying a land coon nook:anon between the ieland and the adjacent country. The in.; dietment had bons originally 'hood in the county of Ken: • but with a view to a die turested e and impartial trial. it ass a:reed J ; that th • qt..44.64)11 Unaided to be raised should be determined by a 1 Jury of tilt. county. In order that the Jury might understand th e ! question. moot of them had had a view of the foals hi quo. The prosecution wait conducted by Mr. Mn . Mr. D. Pot. ono IC. and Mt PLAT r • the defence be Alr. litotont, the RIM:ORDER of LONDON. Air. Low, and Mr. altaououst. .The oral of the ease co:mos-need yesterday afternoon. A great !body of evidence was 4111.14C011 krll bath side*, but though the ques- j tion involved Was one of considerable importanee. yet It would be quite unnecessary to cater Into a minute detail of the evidence git en 1 !by each witness. In support of the protootion, the tooe ton in substance this:_ The 141 e of Casio contains between 3.114111 and tom acres g l am !, ; and on three sides is sutrowitled by the wafer of the Thames and I Medway where they unite at the sore. and on the fourth side is separated from the main land, with the exception of the spot a here the alleged offio•re oas committal, by a narrow creek of considerable dipth in Off:sent places. For several years put the Corporation of the City of loottlon has claimed a right of convey. at: 7ln this tar',' k, as being within its jurisdiction. On the part of • the prosecotion, it was alleged that from the most re-note anti- 1 quity there had been a land coininunicaiion at the spot in I gondol between :he Island aid the adjicelt farms, which had never been i iterruptol. sod hid always b:en kept up at the expense. of the occopiers and owner of land. On the other 'hind, it • was insisted by the defendants, that, from the ear; liest times. thme had beets a navigable water-way throuolleut tie whole of the creek ; but that, by the gradual accretion of: Alluvial matter, the p.ssige a. the :Ores in pa.) Mid logo choked : up, and thereby beatific u.eless until it was lately opened by i them, which it sr is c intended they hail a right to Jr, under the direcdoroof the ]'ar i a at on of I, nun a to ' , horn the c weer. yation of the River thanes belonged. All the witnessei for the prosecution ilesaihal the spa in question by the name of the •qtridgo" although none of them spoke of the I existence of a bridge within their knowledge. in the sense in which that word is and • • ••tul in architecture. A great many rem old ' witnesses were examined. fir the purple of proving that for the lost sixty or eighty years efts; hail been a land rommuniestion be tween (train !shard and the mnin land. and that there a :vet hail beat. during that period, a water-way the boats or craft of any de scription. It api:are.l, however, that at very bigli spr.ng.iidts the water rose above the broke and flowed neer it, and, during their I cootinuance, rendered it itnoassable. It also appeared that, on I some 04C411.0r11, siouggithl , 'Mato coining tip the creek were unload. I ed of thew cargoes at the bridge, and the boat,' then dragged over l the bridge into the water nt the other side, and then re-laden. A great portion of the evidence was confined to this latter eircum. stance, and from Ws: to last there was no picot' whatever that the water, at the spot in question, was ever deep enough for the pur pose of navigation. One a Irmo* 'pentium.; that some year,' ago, during the Mayoralty of Alderman Wood, the worthy Alderman attempted to exercise the right of conservancy in the creek, and came up in a barge for that purpose; but when he arrival at the bridge he was obliged to get out of his barge. and have it dragged over into the water at the other side. ]'roof has given that the road hail been repaired from time to time by the inhabl• tots of the adjoining lands, and that on • or occasion the parish of Siock had been indicted for not keeping it in repair. The act of nuisance complained of, was in proving • communicatitm between the water on each side of the creek, by removing she totil to the depth cf live feet, and opening the passage to the width of 211 feet. It was found that the Corporation of London had publicly exercised their right of conservation, by sending a City barge, with flying . colpurs, through the passage thus formed. It was alleged that, in conse quence of this proceeding, the defendants were guilty of • nuisance, in depriving the public of that land communication with the island which they had heretofore • juyed. On the part of the defendants the ease opened was, that the Cot. potation of London had the conservation of the creek in question by virtue of the Statute of Henry VII., and that the passage . in question had been lawfully . opened in virtue of its authority. Upon the nitrite of the case at was insisted that, front the earliest antiquity, there hail been an uninterrupted water-way of great utility to the public throuo the creek, fomsing a navigable communication between the Thum.' tool Medway ; but it had been blocked up by the gradual increase of soil, and had been productive of great Injury to the public , and even to the loss of life in consequence of its obstruction. It had been long sup. posed, althoud all memory of the fact wts lost, that a bridge existed at the •pot In question, justifying the supposition that there had been, at Moe 'Afar or other, a communication between the waters of the Thames and Medway. in ord e r to determin e the fact, the City Surveyor was employed to search foe the bridge, and after excavating so • certain drpin an a ch was found, of nearly 18 feet In the span. On examining its structure, it 'vu found to be of Saxon workmanship, leaving no doubt whatever, front the size, that originally • water-way has been let for vessels of considerable Dae. It Was very easy to account for the circumstanee of the pas sage being blocked up in progress of time. 'l'he great sicuositie. of the :reek prevented the usual operations of the tide in clearing' the passage, and consequently, by the gm lual deposition of mud and fi lth, at length choked up the arch, and in process of time, covered the bridge itself. Upon this strong' fact It was proposed to rest the defendant s ate. And it was insisted that the Corporation of London had a right, in the exercise of its conservation, to open the passage, and torm that communication, for the protection tool advantage of the public, which in ancient times existed. A great body of evidence was ad , timed to establish this defence. The principal point to wh ch the' evidence was directed was, in shoiviog that the spot in ques ion was navigable as a water-way; but ft was not pisood that, at ' any time within living memory, it w-s passable an the ordinary course of navigation. At high spring tides small punts, without soy lading on board, were sometimes limited, with great difficulty, over the bridge, but for no useful purpose of trade or navi gation. No distimt evidence; was given of the origin of the ' bridge, but It appeared to have been of considerable antiquity. A I great number of ancient charters were put in, for the purpose of • *hewing th a t th e C or p orat i on of London bad the comervatioa of this creek and the neighbouring waters. In re, ly, it was insisted, first, that r.one of the charters produced , In evidenrc gave to the Commotion of London any jurisdiction to , do the 'set c implanted of ; second, that if the Curporatioa had • right an to interpose their authority, it would bare been exercised et • much earlier period ; and, third, that, aceoniang to the evi dence on both 'Wee, the spot in question hod never been a naviga ble water-way, and consequently that the deferolants were guilty of an acs of trespass and nuisance, which the law would uot sanction. 11r. Ptrmiflaanast summed tip the case to the Jury, and dwelt upon the streunistsoces that, according to the charter. the city of London had only aright of conservancy, as far us the rii.dit of the clerk in question, and that only with respect to the preserve. don of the fishery of the Thames ; and also, to this extraordinary fact that the corporation had never, on any former occasion, at. tempted to exercise an authority to the extent now insisted upon. His Lordship also observed that there wee by no means any lads. fatuity proof, within living memory, „hat the spot in question was even a navigable water-way, and if not then, coupled with the Mho, cureunistanees, the dc:endants had no right to do the set chargrd salmi them as a nuisance. The Jury immediately found the defenda:. - to Canty, thereby negativing the jurisdiction of the Corporation of London over the spot in question. 1 The trial ended to -day at one o'clock. WESTERN CIRCUIT. r.— CORNWALL ASSIZCS, Roans'', Areavier 14 CROWN SIDE. j Richard Johns was indicted Wit staling one watch. value Mb. mg gam articles, the property of William Mom, in the parish of Cliskcam the 7th of July. The prosecutor and prisoner were fellow taboaraly wed slept is the IMMO meat, in a antage at Click. The meow elm ohs poseigiftt awoke Jo the morningof the /ki'isa Oasis pi lop. Ma Maud his watch, two costs, a Aim, and seasul odor ertittlia, The prisoner was amunitted to , Makin OW se the lith of July, M muse trifling offence, when he ripsrp up the property to Chap*, the Governor of the prison. The peoperty was produced in Coot, and the prosecutor identified the whole ore as belonging le hint. The Jury Weed the prism., Civilly, and the Corry JVIITICZ 11111211411e0d haw to els months hard labour in the /louse of Cases j ties CI'TTINO AND MAIMING. Thews 7•r6 , ear was indicted for cutting and stabbing Joseph La un the 47th May, at Penzance, with intent to kill and murder him. Another count in the indictment, char ,d the fritterer wi.h cutting and subbing the said Joseph Fox with intent to maim and disable him 4 and a third count charged hint with cutting aril stathing the prosecutor, with intent to do him 4041.7 grievous bodily harm. The r rasocutor did not appear. Mr. COLIIIDGE stated the essefor theme:cation, and caned - Richard Rose, who state l / 4 1—i know the prmccutor and prisoncr. I saw them together at Penzance, on Thursday, the 27th Ms", et II o'clock at night, at a public house there, the sign of which I bOO% know. There we.. woman with Tractor and lox, who went by the name of Mary Fox. I left the public-louse for a minute or . 'two; and on my return, I found two persons falling on Fox. one of them was Tregear. 1 endeavoured to get them „ bu d fell in the attempt ; when I got up, I hard Fox say, '• I am *tabbed." I dkl not see Treater at the time Fox said •' lam stabbed." 1 never saw Tregoar after I was on the ground. That is all I know about it. Charles Radler-1 was at Penrinoe on the 27th May, and saw Tager and Fez together. The neat word I heard pros was Fox " Stand up to me hke • man, if you are • man." I Men saw them in a lighting posture, and I afterward. hewed Pox say, that he , roe cut to picots with a knife. I then went up to Fr x, and found him bkediny, and he then turnei round and said. " Tregear is the man who has inc.. it." The primmer then rubbed his eye, and ran away. I and three or four others pursued hnn, !;ut le mn test fast t‘ n. 114. Ifing3—l saw prosecutor mud Inisor.re st renzanee at the 27th May. Fox said to Tregesr, " Thee will l ose t h ee Sweet heart, if the dpes'ilt look sharp." Tregeor said, " Never de thee mind." Fax then said, •• if thee Set for it, le'ts to it, hands off iinmediately." The next thin! I saw, was !diehard Bose on the ground, with Feh and Tregear; and I then heard Fox sing out he was murdered With a knife. Before I heard thin. I saw - Tregear strike l'ox use the hind part of his head. Ile struck Foe with the, sideofhls hand when hi. fist was clenched. fie did not strike with his knuckles. Fox then cried, "I AM murdered," and I saw the blood dotting front hint. Fox thou said to Tregesr, " thee art the . man that has muruered me, I'll take Oath." a regear then set off' without saying any ?hilt, and ran at a brave course. Mr. l'errytnam— I ant a surgeon at Penes:tee. Fox was brought to my house on Itt th 'lay, at night. I found one wound on his left 'side. between the third .Ithd fourth rib ; another on his ler. hip': another on his left temple ; and three or four bruises on the hack of his head. The brothel en hie left side evidently appeared to hate been done hr sonic sharp internig.: t, and scented to have been a stab. All the wound) were mere float wounds, likely to produce no serious enns..luenres, with the exception of the wound et the bad( of the head, which woe more serious ; that had more the ap pearance of a bruise than a cut. This evidence closed the case for the prosecution. I In th: part of the prlioner— &lvan! Pirroe was called lie stated that at the time of the quarrel between the prosecutor and the prisoner, h r .. w a m a n go up to Fox with a knife in his hand ; but he tl• not know who that man was. The , n IC r J 17sT !Cr went through the whole of the evidence. and the Jury, atter a few tnintites consultation, retunittl a venliet of Not Guilty. CIVIL SIDE. Biyore Mr. Euro; GAn now. mid a Special J ark I'EItJeRV. TIT ICING v. TOEMEAUX!. This was an indictment for perjury, alleged to have been tom_ milted in an Adavit sworn by the defendant in the Court of King's Bench, when a motion was made for n new trial on the part of Mr. oho had been convicted of perjury in a caul. that had hs origin in the last election for the Borough of St. Ives. Rehwe the Jur: were sworn-- Mr. Harm (lie now said as it wu his wish, as well as his duty, to prevent any circumatance that tended unneceaurily to waste the time of the Court, and as he had re4ololl to believe, that if this eaie were proceeded a ith, the Court above could never give judgment, he ahotdd be glad to lirar from the Learned Counsel for the defenda4:, if any fatal objection to the indi:unent bad occurred to hint. .... Ur. Serreant PELL, who apposed in support of the prosecution. said he be lieved the objection to alas., indictment was. that there was no volitive averment in it that th.t fact on which the perjury was Alleged to have taken place was material. Mr. Baron (lAannre observed, that the Ifbjection that had been pointe.l out to him hr the per.on who made an rhstract of the in-1 dietment was untlott6teilly fatal. tend it would therefore be a waste of time to try a cause, in which, if R verdict should be given against the defendant. judgment could not be had in the Court above. It was alleged in the indictment that a certain person was tried and convicted of a misdemeanour t but what that misdemeanour was did not appear. Ile was ready to hear any argumer ts of his Itrother Pell in support of the prosecution, giving him, however, fair notice tint he diet not intend to try the cause. (A laugh.) Mr. Sergeant Prit.t. referred to a ease in Starkie'sXiri Prism,, where a lar of jection had been raised, and the Lord Chief Jute. tice Abbott had suffered the case to proceed. Ilia I.onnsrt ir said, that the case alluded to by his Brot h., Pell the cause hail commenced. Hui the objection been taken is litnine he hail no doubt btu that the Lord Chief Justice %would haws pursued the course he (Uaron (;arrow) meant to take. Indeed he eclat, state, his Opinion was sanctioned by the high authority al. leaded to. gean't Ptit laid that it trould be useless for him 'onfrer any arguments if his Lordilf.p had dere:mined not to try the cause. The I arl etl J tunny: observed. thw it wirild be a useless waste of thre to try it. and tided, that his Brother l'ell Would be at li berty to !nose the Court of King's I:csich, or bring another indict ment at the nett Assist+. THE ICING P. tossrsAa. This was an indictment of it +mita; nature to the lut. It charged the defendant with perjury in a cause arising out of the election a• Camelford. Very few Special Jurors attended. and a person in the Court es. claimed several times, as the names were called over ? " He Is ill." Mr. Damn Gem ROW—Vrae. Sir, who are you, woo appear to be acting In the capecity of general voucher fur diseased Jurors? ' I know," replied the man, •• that Tregothnan Penhowithick is , sick." I Mr. Damn °ARNOW-101i is his disease? "A decline, my Lord." Mr. Baron Dean ow--1 fancy they decline giving their *ltem!. once here. 131uch laughter.) Mr. C. II ILI Lists opened the pleadings, and Mr. Sergeant Peer. stated, that the defendant was a gentleman living at Camelfonl. who had, up to the present time. enjoyed a most respectable situation in life. The perjury with which the de- I fendant are charged was alleged to have been committed in evidence given by bins in a cause tried before 31r. Baron 'hillock at the Spring Assizes, 11123. The cause was an action of ejectment brought against Mr. Dent, by Mr. Cock, the lessor of the who 'might to recover possession of an estate at Cull den, which was situated within theprecincts of the borough of CamelfonL On the part of the plaintiff it was proved that Mr. Cock bad the right of pomession as against Dent. Ile would now only submit, that enough was laid before the Jury to call en Dent to show that the philnerfr had not that right. Mr. Rosevear, the defendant in this indictment, was called on the part of Mr. Dent for that purpose, and It became a material question whether a certain garden and held, which formed part of the estate at Culloden, had been de- I nosed to Cock by a person named Stabley. se tenant to Rosevear. Cock at length obtained a venliet ; but Rosevear swore positively in the cause that he hail not paned with the interest in the garden I , and field to *Ailey. The question that the Jury had to try was, whether the testimony so given by Rosevear was true or false; and he should proceed to call wheelies to establish Its falsehood. Mr. Ocorzethrice produced an examined copy of the Nisi Pries Record, in the acticn Doe es. Di. a Cock v. Dent. Witness examined, it at the house of Mr. Edge, in Essex-street. Ile slid not know what office Mr. Edge held, or what office he was taken tn. He examined the copy with What he understood was the Judgment His Lownsnrr raid that there was no evidence to show that the cony had been examined with the original Record at the proper Mice where it should be lodged. Mr. Wallis, an attorney, stared that he had received the /Wei Prieto record is a parcel by the coach. The Learned JUDGE said there was not sufficient evidence to prove that the copy had been examined with the original record, and the defer.dant was therefore entitled to a verdict. The Jury accordingly, under his Lordship's Dirc:tions, ac. quitted the defendant. There were only tire actions at these Assam, not one of which was defended. OXFORD CMCUIT. (MOIR:ESTER ASSIZES. AvoysT IS. _..... BrArt Mr. Jortica PAM INAIITIN v. Cit'MP. • Mr. Mat',crow stated. that this was an action of trespass, for driving a curt onto the plaintiff's orchard, for the purpose of getti.ig a quantity of manure, to whichthe 'defendoult claimed a right. .ti: defendant had been repeattally warned not to go inw the orchard. Thomas Wilenn stated the eircututtancel of the trespass, as opened by Mr. Taunton, and added, that the manure might have been got front the place where it lay, without going into the or. chard at all ; but to get it in that way it must have been put into Cross-examined by Mr. Lunt.osem—The plaintiff locked up the horse and cart in the orchard 4 it was a very snowy day. The ma. nure had belonged to a Mr. Stevens. The plaintiff had wished to buy it and was angry th a t t h e d e f en d ant h a d b oug h t i t i nstea d ' hint. The cart only went along a mad made through the orchard to a gravel pit. V. illiani Watkins proved that the plaintiff told the defendant'. that he would go to law 'kb bini if be persisted in taking the cart Into the orchard. Mr. Justice Pane told theJitry that no damage had been sus tained, but it was in law a trespass. As soon as the Learned Judge had made these observations. the plaintiff's t aurae] thought it neccsaary to dignify their MSC by calling another witness. lUr. Justice Pana—The value of the paper I shall waste In taking notes of this trumpery &les will be infinitely greater than the value of damage done. The added witness mooed nothing. Verdict for the plaititiff--Damages One shU)ing. Mr. Justice PARE—I shall not certify for costs. This action onght never to have been bro./ This wretched case must have cost each patty near fifty pounds, and it wasted neat two hours of the public ulna PANTIXO oCIC AND OTH 3. Mr. Cies* opened the plc^tlings. Mr. LUDLOW suited, that t h is was an action of trespass broiled by the plaintiff against the decode:its, for taking away • quantity of pork from his stall in ISunley tnaket, and afierwanla burning it. The defendants had justifial this conduct, on the ground that they were officers of the market, duly appointed to seize all un wholesome meat there exposed to sale, and that the meat in gun. thin being bad and unfit for food, they seized it and burned it, as they lawfully might ; but h . should prove that the meat was really goal; and there sae great reason to suppose that the POLIATC sprung front the charity of two rival butchers in the -UDC tor. Richard Taylor stated—l was in Durably market on the 6th of Ihrember. The plaintiff keep. a stall tilers to sell meat. I saw the defendants conic into the market house and put the pork into &aka. They took it to a place called the Bullseing, where they burm it. The purple said it •fts a shame. Samuel fails state, that he mold the pig to the plaintiff for LS 'hidings. That is a fair price for a said pig, atal tt gas a tit FL; toe use, and stay healthy. John Maidstor.e proud that he had assisted in killing the pig. Joseph Clark stated—l was in Donley market on the 6th of December. I saw the defendants tr.ke the meat to the Bull-ring and burn it. It was good meat, and several otha peupk said so. The plaintilisaid he hail bought the pig of Mr. Ihtvim. Crosa-czanitned.—Two of the defendants are the eathotwers, that is, officers of the market, whose duty it is to seize and burs' all unwholesome meat which may be there espoused to sale. Thomas li..dder stated—l saw the defendants come to the Oar.' tire stall in the market. One of them took up a piece of pork and held it to the nose of Ila-coek, and desired him to smell it ; they then pat i: into a baskft, ad i-irried it at ty Bull.tirg, • The plaintiff was trying, and the def.anlerd White pod , "It Is of no useful )ou to ery. the meat shall be burnt, for ft Apt good.* The plaintstrbaid he had bought the pig of Davis foe 33 Airlins, which is a fair title:: and White mud it had been bou g ht at Gloucester, and had suet with an accident canting along, and thee:. fore was not good. Cress-examinedl.—l am a traveller, that is, a licensed hawker. went to see sad bo seen, bk.:. thereat. They aski it stank, but it was rerif Nolo. mill looked well. Samuel Morgan stated that be saw some of the mew eaten. which had seen in the dre at the Ilull.rIng; it appeared to be tlO,l. Sarah Woodward stated. I am wife of a timelier, and attended the market on the day in question ; I maw the meat taken ; I did not see any of the meat, except • sparerib it WAS pod by the look ; I know qrsod west ; I know when It stinks ; I have a goUd nose ; I bare followed it thirty.three yeses. llr. CROSS—Du you mean you have followed your nose, or fol lowed the meat t (A laugh.) Witness--1 mean followed the meat business. Aaron Risffiford, • Sheriff's officer, states), that he bought a part of this pig; he did not like the part he first bought, as being too fat. Mr. Porn 4, a Magistrate, stated, that the partite came before him on a complaint made before him by the plaintiff against the defends:l, for the burning of the meat. Mr. TAUNTOK stated, that the defendants were pikers ap. pointed at the Cutlet beet to superintend the meat sold in the meat. market, and to burn such as is unwholesome and unfit for food ; and by the custom f that town, such burning, Live from time to time taken place. The plaintiff on this record had not attempted to cony this , but had only denied that the meat was bad. Iluvr. ever. he sleald prove that it was so. The evidence only went to prove that parts of the pig were good. as..l that it was not one entire onus of tottenneas and putridity. The fact was, that the animal had led a natural death by means of disease, and though some : parts of it might to appearance look well, yet if the animal died of disease, no p.m of it was fit for human food, and the defendants were therefore justified in burning it, as they did. There was no es idems that ally ong,ever tasted ally part of it ; if it find been !good, souse of the mob would hare taken parts of It out of the fire.. give Justice thi• meat were really unfit for human f..od. these officers would not ha dune their duty at they had suf fered any one to cat ar.y pan of it. Richard Atkins, a imsterinonger in the market, a man about Amor fort high, int/ with piercing black eyes, and long booty arms, who a ) t.d deal uminded us of the Black Dwarf, slated, that the meat looked bad, and appeared as if the pig had died of the murrain ; it was covered with spots* it was not wholesome meat. The plain tiff kept.wiping it as It lay on the stall. I palmist it out to a i l butc:nr named White, who smelled to it, and said, it stinks," and the Carboneers were sent f or ; t h e y put i t i nto a basket after they had examined it. I saw it carried to the Bullring; it was about :id or ILO pounds weight ; it was burnt. It stunk aloud. (A laugh.) I could smell it live or six yards of, which was when I stood ; it was unsound meat, not fit to be eaten. Anne Trotman stated—l was in the market. I saw the meat, and asked the price; he asked one 53d. • pound ; I told him I would not buy it ;it sntelt very strong. I touched :t ; some part of It was yellow, and some part green ; the head had a bad look. I don't think it had been lento), but bad Med without; that is, of some disorder; It was not lit to be sold. I saw the defendants come; they are Ciobotieen. ,I told them they o ug ht t o d o their duty. Cross examined.--Five-pence halfpenny was a fair price fur good meat. I have known AVlnte 20 years. Re exstnined.—lle is a respektable man, and has beam in business as a butcher for upwards of 20 years. Joseph Nichol, said, I saw the meat on the plalutiß' stall; It looked green in some parts, and parts of it were not sweet ; it was not lit to be eaten. William Oabb steted—l gin p butcher, and saw the meat; it was green, and smelled badly. I consider it to have been unfit for sale. :dmund Goodrich, a eonstable k stataLA was applied to by the defendants to take some meat ; I went and we eased it; it was partly green, and had yellow streaks ; one of the defendants gave me a piece to smell to ; it was bad, and I refused to smell any more ; it was nth for sale. Peter Jobbins stated—The meat was very bad indeed; I have been a Cabo:leer myself, and have often burnt meat not so bad. Daniel Treace proved the same Mr. IA: lit.•W replied. Mr. Justice PAR I observed, that the only question of fact raised by the pleading~ was, whether the meat was unwholesome and un. fit for the food of man. The question was of great int and it was a wise regulation that p e r sons s h ou ld be apt= the prevention of the sale of bail meat, but they must still be held to the due eleeUtiOn of thei r d ut y. His Lorip summed up the whole of the evidence, au.l left it to the Jury to detaining, wbetha or not the meat was fit for food. Verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages, bL CROIVN @IDE. RrPre Mr. Justka LiTTIADAVIL Thows Taylor, a very respectable-looking young mar, formerly Bleak to Mr. Alderman Garret, of London, was inoirted for an. beading the sum of seventeen pounds, which be had received of Mrs. Catherine Fleetwood, of Chchaihaui, for the use of his Tatter. The prisoner pleaded Guilty. Mr. Justice Mr r tenetr advised the C OTICT to nesidder what he did, as it could wake no di ff erence whet be was fettad ur pleaded guilty. The prisoner said he was rateful to his Lordship. but be must persist In his plea, and he did so by the advice of hie friends es well as by his own inclination. Mr. Caoss, his Counsel, said be bad witusassa to bis cha racter. The Learned JVDOII said, he doubted, if the Owner was not tried. whether witnesses to character could be called. Mr. CVRWOOD and Mr. C. Puns-res. the Counsel for the prosecution, stated, that they had known it done at the Old Bailey. The prisoner's Mesa " Guilty" was then recorded. and several Jitney "gave him an excellent character, one of whom acid, that he had such an opinion of the prisoner's honesty, that he firmly believed, that if he had received any money, and had not accounted for it, he must have expended it fur the benefit of hie master, Al derman Garret )Jr. C. PHILA./ rs —lf the money had CYR been applied In any way for the benefit of Mr. Alderman Wrest, be would not have thoug:.t of commencing a prosecution ; and, besides, the prisoner has. by his plea, confessed that he has embezzled it. Mr. CUBWOOD said, that the Alderman did not Man to press for a severe sentence; he only commenced the propecuiloo as • public duty. The Learned Jrnoz intimated, that he should considtr of the sentence, and the prisoner was removed from the hag. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. ;D ASSIZES-CAILISLZ, AUGUST S.S. Tule SE it nox.—This day the Judges proeteded to the f'athedzal Church of St. Mary, where Divine 3erriee was performed by the Rev. John Faucitt, of the parish of St. Cuthbert, from the 6th chaptFr of St. Luke. 27th verse:—" But I say unto you, love your enemies; do good to them which hate you." On their return from Church, Mr. Justice BAYL CY charged the Urand Jury, of which Lord Lowther was fotcmaus land the busi ness of the Assizes commenced. CROWN SIDE. Prf:,re Sir Jou st BAY LEY, rat. Christopher Dixon, aged 31, stood charged with feloniously stealing and carrying away, in the parish of I snercost, various household artkles aud wearing appard, the property of J. Howard and others. There were two Indictments against the prisoner. On the first he was Acquitted. Re was afterwards tried on the second. Mr. A tdrafirtuta stated the ease on tile part of the Crawl; after which the beamed Gentleman called several witnivoses, who proved that the articles which he was charged with stealing were found in his pigry in a dirty state. The Learned Jt:Doic charged the Jury, who Nought in a verdict of Not Gnqty, JODOE—Prisoner, the Jury have brought in a err- proper ver dict, founded on the good character given you by your landlady, but take great can that your future conduct deserves it. William Strong, aged 21, and Isaac Masson, aged 21. stood charged with assaulting John Ward, of Itrneklehank, on the King's highway, in the parish of Caldbeck, and feloniously taking frau I his person • pocket-book containing notes value lIL and a ',colitis sory note for 6/. Mr. Cot' RT XTT stated The indictment, and called The rrosecutor. John 'it'urd—He lire, at Brocklebank ; on the 2611 of March he had been then; he wns rrarning home *boot evening; there is a common there; he heard wine persons coming; he said nothing; they overtook him out the side of the common • one took hold of him ; there were two persons ; I said..—•• Lade: what are you wanting with me ?" I knew them ; I knew only one at that time; that was William St-ong; he said to Illaysor— " Give me hold of that pistol, and I will blow your brains out it you say another word ;" he rattled him down ' • threw him down. By i the JVDGE—There was no pistol produced? '4 tiess—No. lle ook lois pocket-b.ook ; eight Leith 11. notes, and a promissory note for GL Maroon did not come rear him; ' lie dill not do anything; he was two or three yards otr: I said, •• If you will give me the book, I will give each of you a cone, as there is something in it th.t I can't do well without." They said noshing more, and went away together; they went the eon teary way they Caine; he had known Strong four or fire years before, but only by sight; is sure the prisoners are the sante ; he it J not tell the risonetv he knew them at that time; this was in Caldbeek. By the JuDot to the prisoners —Do you wish to ask any ques tion ?—No- Henry Robinson—lle is a coustable; !.. received a warvar.t from SVord to take up the prisoners; he took a man of the name of Han son with him; one was on the high road; that was Strong; it was a village. 1 said 1 had a warrant of John Ward to take him up for robbiws him of some money ; he said very well, he s old go with toe whe re' I liked. 1 took him to ar. inn St Caldbccic, where 12 sopped all night ; he said nothing material about himself; he tedk Matson near the same time; belch Strong in Vl'acitoWs ptiLlie-house, aril then afterwards took 51ayson ; he took him in Seveniliani p I rish, in a field ; there were a good many persons ;here; there was a crock-light ; I said 1 had a warrant, and he must go with we; Isa'd it was for money he Itsi p t; 1 took hilts to where the tither pri turner was; he said if 1 woull let him go out he would give me the moaev ; this was on the 2d April, in time evening ; he said he would give nit the share of the money he had got; be did net mention what wi ; I went with imam to where he resided ; it was in l'aldiseck ; he gave me U. Ss. ; I gave it to the prosecutor af t erwards Le said that was his sh are tit the niorey he got, and stroeg gate it to him ail but (is. : he brou,,la .I!weson hack to I:ere Strong was; it was 14 10:1.; saia- - 1 sn.ay as w: . .1 g, wrie I Doi i" hi &l i la, and I went tries trim t M kind it is as out house ; I stay with him; he gars ate 111. dry Mttr aallatliat 1 might give It to John Want ; they said nothing oreg mai lersr left new is not a regular constable on% recollect they ' bow they core to do it___ By the Juttot—Witness went and Haman too ; he gem all the mime, to Ward • they both said they had b e en i s that bight ; th ey scente d rue what they bad done. By the Ju noE—They gave nu reason, only Strong said he was in !Newt; or he should not have dune it. Richard Hanson—He was present when they were taken up ; Strong said first be was not guilty ; sheered hum the money thin use gut from Alaymn • he then said if I would go with him he smithd get us what he lad ; he said be was in liquor, a be would not have done so. The prisoners asked no question. Joim Ward recalled—lie received the money from the witness that is the. money produced ; it is our money; not by mu' re knows ; lie bet eight such notes. Ily the JUDGE—Why not tyke them up before the 21 Aped P Vi'itnest--1 thought they would bring tile them again; be never got his IL note again. The prisoners, in their def.nce, said, that the taKiestable told them they would let them free if they gave them the motley. Robinson called by the Juno?—He did not set that he wattid let then) of if they would dive up the money. The prosecutor recalled—lie never said en. The prisoners called several witnesses as to ebararter. John Ridley—lfe is • weaver, and reside' at CaMbeck ; had lived there eieturnyears, and he is flaw a weaver ; be knows than both about eight years; Strong was always Industrious and honest he is a sober man ; 4as known him since 1806. and the otter (rent his childhood—he • always L. hared himself well and honestly. f f Mr. 'Ward had hell his tongue, he would nut have lost his-money. By the Jonas—lids you hear Lim say se—No. The Junoa recalled the prosecutor—lle had been drinking at the paidic.house, and was something the worse fur it. lies Lonnst;;p chirged the ..fury, and said the ease was dif ferent as to Stro.g and Mays= ; but if they should think that illayson was there aiding and assisting the other, then lie was equally guilty in law with the other. Verdict—Gailty—Death. Sentence deferred. There is ne case of interest on the Nisi Prins side, and only twelve causes entered, six of which are ejectment*. DONNYBROOK FAIR. [Fran tile MIX* rreemisset Journal.] ".oh, wondevosts Leiria& I Which, like the water of the Ganges, receives the annual devotion of conglomerated thousands!—ley what poirerful *ll of gladden* in fluence host thou succeeded to uphold. through centuries of naeional adversity, and delpite of the intrigues of hypo critical sanctity, this* X? ileripri traits and peculiar charec teristics which extract plandre, even from poverty ?" 'Twas thus exclaimed in elderly Gentleman, whom we observed tranderring, by graphic art, the far-famed" De mos of Donnybrook Fair,' to the no leas celebrated re podtory of fun, 111`eleary's Curio:lure Shop. The ?elec tion of the subject evinced the artist's judgment ; in the distance, a continuation of splendkl and mountain scenery, Floling in all the brilliancy and picturesque variety of rut el Des t iny— When, 'midst the &miff ul scenery ever Bow, Fancy a thousand wand rows forms descries, More wildly great the/ epee pencil drew. Those who possessed no gout fa disooverhig beauties of nature in the perspective, while met 'sensible objects of a.le tniration intruded upon their eyes and noses, had a grat:fy ing subject for contemplation; in the town of motley tents, where every order of canvass architecture, from that of ties Gipsey hut to the Donnelly psvWldn, *as strictly preserve:l. The sviar ma of vhitors " Clowns, eoblers, tenter% tanners, weaves, beaux, " Who hurriedly arrive in chasten and tows," are ravished at the first glimpse of the gOtgeous drapery . at3 showy embellishments of a long line of Pheatres, at ot* of which the fascinating and celebrated Mrs. &vest Anhui 'Area the world by her eitraardinary equestrian feats, and Powell's horse, Titnotir, exhiliits his wonderful sagacity in another--and A ngolettes " astonishing monkeys from Paris, whims pariarmancas exceed all human probability," with the evert abuse Juggler, are to be seen in a third ; there is also Deltour,'s novel exhibition, Consisting of the " al l ocat incredible" feats of Mr. Legwood, who having but one leg and foot, and part of one arm, will take a watch to piers and put it together again, with the greatest facility, besides going through the form of shaving himself with the great est expertness, writing, carving a fowl, loading Intl fir:ee off a musket, &c. &c. Then there are female rope daTlll and other amusement,. Mr. Legwood's very insinuat'eg address, and gentlemanly deportment, with the se rerise excited by his triumph over the defects of nature, occortorr the audience to depart highly gratified. Thompoon's Pan tomimic Company, with Melo-dramatic exhibitions, also attract considerable admiration. Powell's very valuable :e1 beautiful stud of horses, and also the two troops of each et the Browne., call fetch repeated plaudits. Such attractions Ire not to be resisted by thaw whe come to " the Brook" for " a hit of davarsi,,n," and after enjoying their penccworth of that species of it, " Sport ing Polly from the County Down," and numerous other, but less celebrated, agents of fortune, next present than selves for the grathitous amusement of the multitude. A little further on, heaps of gingerbread and "a power" of all kinds of fruit, flatter taste, tight, and smell, and afford Paddy an opportunity of exercising his natural gal lantry, by pressing her, who is " the cream of his fancy," to eat " her till." Thou whose souls are suseeptiW of the charms of melody, et have taste for the le. antics of harmony, still linger before " les sane: des spectacles, - en chained by the exhilarating nctes of their several orchestraF, composed of squeaking clarionets and thundering drams. The admirers of the Fine Arts have also an opportunity of gratifying their refined tastes by the purchase of a full length portrait of " the Man of the people" (Dan:el O'Connell), from numerous itinerant picture-sellers, ler the very serious price of one halfpenny, with numerces other valuable specimens of native genius, at the same price. We were not in time to attend the performances c. a temporary theatre, where the lovers of ethics were ern -•• tainal by wine popular representations, but which. ws understood, were suppressed by the police. The l'oNce:- ing, it is said, were amongst the number of those pieces which were received with applause:— " The Riebt Humorous and Most Comical Comedy, The Reforming Vagaries of a Lord and no Lord." " A Doleful Tragedy, entitled, The Canine Slassacre; or, T! - e Doges Lamen t a t i o n. • " The Spiritual Quixote." Selfishness being no portion of Paddy's conapodtien, he is quickly attracted by the gaudy display of ingenious toss. from amongst which he treats the little " cassooqs wad sherLigh," to their " fairing," and then " the woman," with all a wife's blindness and mother's fondness. loudly boasts that " the died a better wed ever stepped in shoe ' leather than the same Paddy," who has therefore, fur he remaining term of the fair, a carte blanche to drink, dance. and do what lie likes. But what's life to an Irishman without sharing it with the " dear cratures" i.ut heart holds so dear ; and, therefore— . " With tongue all loudness, and with eyes all mirth," he hands out a buxom lass in all her native charms " with forehead white as milk or any b. shed potatoes," and foots it away to the exhilarating tones of a melees creno.no or squeaking drone, and exultingly banishes the ennui of the hour, while he communicates a spirit of gaiety and good humour to the surrounding and admiring centeatry— And whilst jogging at his wench's side. her beau tracks many a rustic joke, his Power of wit to show. Should the ha'penny jolt front town, the mountain air. and the sight of numerous " boiling pots," well crammed wet:s cabbage and " thumping red potatoes," give the visit:l 4 desire for more solid enjoyments, if his palate be not ex. ceedingly epicurean, he will be able to obtain refresher.eies of no despicable quality, with " lashings" of pure barley water to oelp his (bream. Since the «moment's-nem: the fair " the sun with courtesy has beamed capon the 1 . .1., innumerable equipages, filled with persona of the firs: , and fashion, have daily occupied the principal acne approaches to " the brook." Yesterday Lord Combernsere and family, Sir e.. Sir Stuart Bruce, and several ether persons of distinct in their vehicle's, passed a great part of the day in el' The Lord Mayor also visited it, and dined in 1' leen-hood. The general and genuine mirth of tb • vast present, the variety of discordant objects, the t livened by a constant succession of wit and wagAs j and drolery, the tinenesa of the weather. and the of the surrounding country, excited the most agreeable sations in those capable of °laceration. The" tents and show-booths are far more num.Tous hit year; and the Police, under the command Goodesson, preserve most excellent order amongst riotcers and the people generally. Mr. Manning, Surveyor-General, and Mr. Price ant, have arrived in Drogheda, far the purl w raining what reductions can tre made in the diTartintnt of that roil —D ti; 1 1 ~~ i~ (~ , iliC 1:v1. W first 'venues :rd r C. Grant, in the I.A.r. the 13:411- ; assetrb!y tr. gAcry, let II the bonny reable sea. .TOLLS :1142 1,1 of Mr. =t the cha. et..1•~ el C as:4las • I .41t