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ENt7LISII OPERA. The ioilintent •nd liberality of the so teirstateilly strewn, in the cMirse of the season, ti t s the tiroduction of several new, and the revival eif various old pieces, of established merit, richly slesetve the patronage and encouragement winch the , pohlic have, not ionsparsisgly, bestowed on this e srahlisiiment. 'rite intere-tiog inclo-drama of The Blind 800 was last night performed fur the first time on tiiose boards. The characters have been very ably cast•-••411(1 the piece went off with great te/af. The acute semability, the pLiweiful oft Virtu. and exquisite feeling of Eddeond, were beautifully expressed by Mi,a KELLY, who, in parts of this description, never fails In ren der the passions of her auditory subservient tts lirr transcendent talents. She oiled a round the ciiaracter of the Blind Boy the irresistible charm of gentleness and saimerity—und excited a more than common interest for the fate of one so good, MI helpless, and so persecuted. She sang her airs in plaintive and pathetic style. Mrs. W. S. CHAT YERLLY. whom we could wish to see more frequent ly tutu tile *time, was a very pretty and intelligent Verna. Mr. r. l'saasisrs, as Rodolph, had little to do beyond the execution of a few airs. He acquit tell Morsel! sate-factorily. His first song, which is adapted to a popular French tune, was much ap plauded. Mr. BARTLEY'S ()Geri° is a sound and sterling piece of smog. lie described, truly and the route honesty mid powerful feeling oftLe worthy peasant. Molino, in the hands of Mr. HARLLY, was a quaint and amusing personage. Ur intiorluced the ridiculous song of " The Mlle Cork eporrow." which Mr. KNIUHT was accustom ed to sing in The Deserter. It was encored. Mr. T. P. Coosa's Kafig was eXCelielit. The e b a t betwerm him and morow (Mr. SatrEa), was ably airmitoried on each side. The Epithalantitron, iu the.rennin art, was exceedingly well sung by Mr. J. Isaacs, assisted by Messrs. J. JONES and TEARS. The house was very full, moil the melo-draina went i:fr in the best manner. It was followed by 'lie op-retta of tire and Water, and the panto mime of The Death of captain Cook, which weir received with every murk of approbation. TII F. M-INCIIESTER COTTON SPINNERS. MACCLESFIZI.D.—.Two troops or the 6th Dra goons hive arrived so this town. Troops of the some regiment nre alas stationed in Leek and Con ‘{'r are corny, it is observed, that the tur bulent spirit which has shewn itself in some of our 41.9. - Ittetsring towns should have required their pre sent - among us ; hut our regret is considerably li vi eitviied in knowing that means have been taken to orate a si nilar discontent amongst the pence- Ole and orderly at-limns 'of this borough ; most var. esti) , do we emotion them not to give ear to 11,w.e who in the dark or night have attempted to scatter a tire-brand amongst them.--( Wheeler's Alawchester Chronic/e, August 13.) We are sorry to observe that the question respect ing wages, which has been so long pending between the masters and the operative spinners. still remains . unsoiled, and that the same spirit of hostility 'cant' es to be 'little,' to those men who are dis tailed to return to their lawful employment, which •bvs b-rsi so repeatedly and daringly offered in the course of this alarming contest. We have also tioitced the sarious papers which have been circa lord, mid placarded on our walls to mislead the public and to excite the MCI/ to continue in their Pegil combination, and we deem it necessary that the should be correctly informed, and th.it Iltatemeent*, void of truth, should not remain un tuctigtatlicted. We have therefore tsken some pains to procure cervuct information, and we pledge ourselves that toe facts we now state are authentic. Dining the greatest part of the years 1816 and 1817, the weavers, and almost every other class of manolac /wets uurl labourers in Laucashire (excepting the spi.sisers'„ suffered excessively from low wages and want afrasployment„ The spinners had full work and high wigs.% during the whole of that time. 'Nu class of [inside have had such constant and nisi form employment for the last 9.. S years as they have had, and this advantage the spinner enjoys at the .1-.1; and expense of his etopluyer ; for such is the •mture of the trade, that when once a cotton mill is t.onpleted BA fully art at work, it cannot be Ot , ssisell, or even interrupted, without a great loss n , the Proprietor ; the interest of Isis sunk capitol, IsSA resit, insurance, salaries; of principal servants, rie-av of niacin') ry, &c. are nearly the tonne, !sether Ilia sin!' be standing or goissg, and these unionist to so heavy a charge, that eves. though he is i.tlessiesg nothing by his business, he cannot stop his M:1 without a heavy loss ; and he frequently finds Is:sass-If in such sr situation that he insist continue tc emplcy all his people at./ull work, and fur newsy months together, although he cannot sell to The working spinners have not only enjoyed con. etsit employment, hut they have had much higher wa g es than any other numerous class of mune factisters. At the time they turned out for ass ad % awe, they wt re receiving dies:sine wages that had Isms p.a.l thesis (sir its si s . i r t ime , an d we h a v e ascertained that the net avera ge weekly wages paid to men spinners from the first ti*January List to the middle of June, when theytarried (.111, was upwards of 31s. and for troy and*irl spinners, upwards 1.1 . 175., fr.e of all ca•trir Mill deduction soliatever.—(Musickcsfer Chronede.) Stuccnea.—At the No ihnmherland Assizes an aciiin i wail tried, in which, Tues. CARR %ought to recover damages of the Kr.. K. CLARK fur 11w I. , ss of his daughter's services, who had heru seduced by the Reeetned Gentleman, st ihr house of his inotber-in-lan, with whom C A Eta% dallligh. "r heed servant. When the .case had bet's parity gone through, Mr. heron Wools shunted the action could not hr maintained, as ti r her could slot prove any loss ()I - wrier, as his (41 , 101- ter had krpt her place slur the *eduction. 1: tam the *hove ocessioti thr I.ndirs eitivertrie rd a lade thrappoiutment ; co. Si 'trable numbers had assent - Ned itt Court, hat Itrf.re the trial Cetliunticed, the Judge ordered them to nitlithaw. LAIC INTELLthENCE. COURT Or CHANCERY, Limenus-lxii, MMIDAY, AUGUST I. The LORD CHANCIA.I.OR eniur into Cenrt nt eleven o'clock. Th. , uidy Kime. cflon.el vs. , re, the Solicitor-M-limsl, Sir Arthur Pegvitt, Mr. Agir, Mr. Cullen, roil the tatters &swing left town. JUDGMr•.NI. BANGOR CATHEDRAL The Lotto Crtaacet.t.oa I before disposed of one point this caw. and on which the Nlitotr's report was conclusive, that the fund ought to he laid out in repairing and iwsutiffing the Cathedra!, for which rearm) I confirmed ii. The next question is, whether the Master Mita right in appropriating any part of the estate left fur the support of the choir to the precentor ut►d the two vicar dwells ? I sin of opinion they are entitled, if there is a fond suff►cient, although they have hitherto not called for it, on account of the poverty of the fund. But there is a circumstance in the Master's report winch ought not to be passed over, which is, that the pre sent precentor, whose diameter in every respect is without a blemish, has not fur the la•t 30 heaps per formed the duties of the choir. 1 confirm the Mat ter's report, and let this be introduced, that the precentor and the choral vicars are entitled to Ipar t■ke of the provision, tin condition that they per folios the ditties. There can be 111) reason fur their exclusion." Mr. Ross . g There was another question, my Lord, as to the proportions those gentlemen are to be entitled to." The LORD CHANCELLOR-4' The Minter io his reprirt halo settled them very foidv, which they will receive if they perform the limy." WHEELER V. MALINR. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, this came before I as a motion for an injunction to restrain the Defendant from pirating the Plaintiff's patent for heating and drying malt so as to bring it to 400 degrees of heat by a thermometer, and formed into a substance like gum, which, when diluted with cold or warm water, produced a fine brown colour, which made a most excellent colouring for porter, much better and cheaper than any other ingredient whi::11 had been used ; and the machine used by the Plaintiff to prepare it was a cylinder, or iron ma chine, something similar to a coffer-roaster. On the part of the Defendant it was contended, that he had not pirated the Plaintiff's patent, for that the brown malt which he served the porter-brewers with he heated in a common coKe-roaster, which was in use for more than a century before the Plain tiff had obtained his patent. His Lordship did not think he could decide on the merits of the'two ma chines, and that it would be necessary to have the verdict of a Jury for that purpose. He would out, under the circumstances of the case, grant the in junction; but at the same time, he would direct the Defendant to keep au account of all task sold by him, and to whom soil. and to deliver an ac count once a fortnight until the question was de cided by a Jury. Mr. Praiumioas— ,, Anti the Defendant to give in an account of what he has already sold ." The Luau CHANCELLoit —" Certainly." OPERA HOUSE. NVATEILS V. TAYLOR. The LORD CHANCELLOR —" l Pt. ppmr, Mr. Mills (the Plaiiitig's Solicitor), you are waitirig for my decision in i his case ; 1 shall not be able to give it before to-morrow." INEL4ND. DUBLIN, AUGUST 13. POISON FOR TEA. A few days since, Mr. Richard Fitzsterald, of the Excise Department, iss consequence of information which lie had received, and which he hail been en &avowing to trace fur some mouths, repaired to Kilmardine mountain, situate is the parish of Tat. laght, county of Dublin, where lie ant -stet( it petty farmer of the name of John M‘Derniott, who, with two Englishmen (who abs:•outled), have for these some mouths, perhaps we night with greater truth stole, for a longer period, heed actively employed in the manufacture of tea for souse or the Dublin grocers, from the I . ..snowing materials:— Slack and Deadly Night Shade— ! Poison.) Ivy leaves—(Pnison, when laktii in large tinantities). flunghlan Bay—(Dittivoliito Ruloist•ruit-the-hedge—(oue of the most severe purgatives auning plants.) Mountain Rage—(rather einidtreive to health.) 'I WO descriptions of Alder leaves—(very had.) Patatue loaves, when in veasiiii—(iletto.) . . Their weir curled by a Vitriolic Ir•eparation, eta.' colour rd tur Green TEA with Verdigris—fw• Mark Tta with Ow. perdu!!! • • • • He orized a large quantity on the spot, which he conveyed to the Custaitn-house, and gave it return of it to the Commissioners of Excise. This de. partment nut hen% by law qualified to lake cogni zance of thee crime, the information was handed over to the Board of Customs, and we are not wily fully satisfied, hot authorised to state, that this Ilutiourable Board are exerting every nerve to truce nut the persons not only connected aiiii this diabo lical manufacture, but the lit LlllOll4 traffickers in hoeing anti selling it to the ritizeins of Dublin— Other Office,* have been vucce.•ful in arising, within these few d lye, several hundred weight of Imitation Tea. YeMietlay morning, about four o'clock, as Mr. Nitro-1 , a butcher, residing at Putney, was walking along the Wanda. swots road, towards 11w Loudon markets, he was shipped by three footpads, and beat in the must inhuman ; and aftertraid , rotbeel of la in Bulk of Dogland notes A fish, monger, named Everett, was gi.ing to Sullinaagate, rod round Mr W. lying on the go inlaid, (pile insensible, and with very 11111 r relll3ll4lllf signs of Wt. lie got sisiatance, auvl bad hum conveyed home to his family. The new Commission for the Gloucester Assizes will issue to-day, and as then• must ire of fifteen drys btfore the Assizes rail ht. held, next Wednesday fortnight will prolmhly Ire the tilt brio time of their coronteneruit-iit.—(Ecruisig Paper.; The fi1.14 of 111 r. Jou% (Anna, of St. filihrtr. have rxl•ilot, 4.1 all CX11'.101f•Illtilly iuetyntre of pro tr;:cttl vigour, u, the primoo of r venerable !. male, smenell .1a NH 11.01J0ETT, whit, although so hrr 95in y car, has 1. gularly headed a party of 30 or r,i, et , . awl always carried her %%Ink in tr!vavet. If t3l POLICE. MART.IMIIDUCII STREET. FORGED RANK NIITEs. Lawrenre Toole Wall rhrrgv‘l with uttering a 11. iii.te, well knoursug at in be tinged. Mr. Dawes,* pithlicals in South Anilley.st eee t, o w e d ihst sus Saturday night the Prisoner Caine into Its I so., :soil re. q•ll sled to he served with three qn❑rierns of rum, :1131 a lvt tle to put it in. lir. Dawes said he would formals ham with a bottle if he p 6,1 for it, and the I ironer said he would. On the liquor being presented to him• he tendered a 11. note in pisinent, which, from its appear: nice, the Prosecutor sus peeled to he had, but deterministic not to rely sus his own jittleins-al, he took it to a %Ir. Wells, who was rousitlereil judge, and this person's opt' tttttt iserreetly coincided with his owl'. A emistslile was the.' procured, to whose custody Ow Prisoner wait eonsizned: Amillier publican proved. that the Prisoner had pawed a ("read note ilt him Ike same evening tor liqu o r. At that time, hr had several in his possemiinsi, anal it is supposed Ilivt be passed them all before he Cline to Mr. Dawes 's house. 'Ow Prisoner said he took the note from the Hun. F:414 India Company. He was remanded till the Bank Inspector al Id attend. WOIIIIIIIP-STRIEFT. CHARGE OF MURDER. PP Henry Nosh, charred with killing sitd — slaying Catherine Nash, his sift., by beating her with such visdruce that she died in consequence, was brought up front Clerkenwell Pri- Mllll for final examination. The Prisoner was informed that the Coroner's Jury returned a verdict of Manslaughter against him, upon the evidence of his own daughter and the Surgeon who examined the body of the deceased, con. ►egsreutly I.e must 'mud his trial; but if he could produce unsleinable hail, be woul4l be allowed Isis liberty till Me. Ses sions, it having appeared that he had nu malicious intent when the fatal blow was struck. The Prisoner bowed, and signified he was nut provided with such bail. His eommitmeat was made out, and be was fully committed. A TALE OF MYS7'ERY. Vire copy the following from The Leeds Merertry or SAI to rci , ty : About 40 years ago, a person in this neighhourhond, in humble ciresimstances, of the name of Slater, a clothirr by trade, but who iii the harvest mouths generally went into the agricultaral districta, to labour as a reireer, disappeared in a very mystei wits and unaccoustable way, and was ili'Ver since beard of till last Saturday. Time bail healed the wounds whirls such an event was tal eulatirl to inflict in his domestic circle, and all inquiry after 1 • had long since reamed. But last Saturday while one of his sons, who is a respectable maiinfacturer at Yeadon, was transacting some business in a public house, at Keiglisley, an axial man came into the room, and begged fur a small 1 , 111111 to buy a gill of herr. In the course of conver sation the name of Slater was mentioned, when the old man, repeating the name, said, Is your manic Slater?' and added, about 40 years ago, I killed a mail of that mime, and buried him in the corner of a rorn-field,about 12 miles below York This extraordinary declaration, combined with the time snit the mousier of the disappearance of the senior Slater, fixed the attention of his stn, amid the old man was warned to con sider the nature and probable consequence of his horrid declaration, list the fate of Eugene Aram should be his. He thee, began to waver, and said it was not hr that killed Slater, hut he was killed, and lit could point our the spot where lie was buried. The Cicada of the deceased felt themselves called upon, of course, to institute an lupin y into the transaction ; and yesterday 4lr Slater, attended by the constable of Yeadoo, and accompanied by the veld man, abuse name fur the present we think it proper to grobludil. passed through this town on their way to York, to investigate the circumstances upon the spot, and, if pos sible, to unravel this tale of mystery." PEDESTRIANISM. CRISPS UNPARALLELED TASK OF GOING 110 NILES IN TWENTY-FOUR HOWLS. Thumlay last being the day appointed for this extrsooli nary fete in polestrinnism ill commence, the town of Read ing was crowded to an overflow with persons from all quar ters, and twto to a large amount were laid for and against him Criap, on his own account, bad a bet of 201. to 401. depending. Five o'c'ock in the Ammon was the hour ap pointed foe his starting, but owing to sonic delay in staking down the 401. be Mil not start WI this herculean task until half. past mew in the evening, walking to Henley, a distance lor lest miles out, being accompanied during she night by two men on hoixeliack. The first ten miles he performed is. one hour situ fourteen minutes, and continued his task iu high spirits till half.piut eight MI ,stay looming, when about two milts from Henley, Itsviug then performed 71 miles since starting (exclusive of ten milts he walked previous to going lo Readisig, which together would amount to 81 miles), and having only 38 miles to colop!ele his task, and eight hours and * half to perform it in, when he was taken all of a sudden with a giddiness in his head, and a tum bling all over, so that i.e lost the entire use of Isis limbs., ■nd was supported between two mos some distance, -1 a post-chaise was procured, and hr was carried in a high fever to Henley, where he was put to bed and medical ■id pro vided for Imo. Ots Sunday he was sole to walk about, and is recruiting his strength very fast; he expresses kin del( r• mined resolution of still performing the task as soon as he is sufficiently recovers el, and take the odds of two to our. Many of Crisp's friends who were well acquainted with his extraordinary powers, lust largo sums in backing him ; be vides, be is nearly ruined himself, having burrowed various sums all of which he lust is virtues private bets. SALE OF fiEEP. The sale of sheep annually held in Goalielel Hall Park, E.-aex, took piste on Tuesday sennielst. The long•conti nued thy weather haring proved so injurious to vegetation, and the indifferent prospect in respect to turnips and other winter feed in illi! county, gave some reasons to appreltewl that a dull sale would have brew the CosifseareliCe of such a combination of disadvantages. It will be retolleeted, that Mr. Tharlow, at his previous sale, disposed of all his breed ing ewes, and of his stock generally; still the jitelicions selection ninth that gentleman was likely to make in form ing his new flock, drew together a larger company than has been witnessed far several years. Since the sale last year, Mr. Thorlow purchased largely front Mr. Neut.'', one of the Members for Ipswich, who oasts a large trail of laud between Thetford and Newmar ket, and has the flock, as well as the land, originally be limung to Lord Albemarle ; roe She wool arising fruin which, Mr. Newton, at the last Thetford fair, obtained 3s. p. r Ib. Mr. nodose also purchased ewes of Mr. Sixliy, eelehrated bumex flock master. The prelwilt sale coosisted chiefly of wafters; and the whole were brought forwaid in far Leiser than could he expected from She heat of the ncaihrr. The yearling wethers sold from ans. to 37. e.l. Ewes of the *time age, ras One lot only of ewe lambs were pe•iwed; they were particularly ideal, but tint of their wools, and !brought 22s The %bolter lambs 22•. to 62Pb. One lot of forwaril.m.flebh cues brought Os. At. ter the sale, about Ile Gentlemen sal down to an a•acelleal di tttt er at She %hies Wail, when the evening was spe•nt i■ much conviviality. The etiolate of the It. v. Mr. Thorlow was, however, arlisiblt felt and much regretted, although Chair was ably Ailed by Mr. William Thisrlow, ►is sou; whit, in the course of the day, was (acted Ys. 10d. per lb. fur Li. wool Froloy, the 7t:t instant, Cook E/ots, tuhabitoot of the v.ii 1.40 of Shatibiogi ))))) IVA* 11.1ggril through Ow limo, pursuant to tett. trove posbed on loin et the lubt county Svbrioro 'whirls at A ) irtbur%. for tosoultoug the Itev. P. I LONG, Vicar of that place. NORTHUMBERLAND ASSIZES. Before Mr. Baron Wool), mid a Special Jury. CIVIL SIDE. . • ROBINSON V. BURN. POL LOCK opened the pleading* for the Plain tiff; by Waling that this :action was brought by the friends of the hoe G. A. Dickson, a linen-draper in Newcistlr, ugsitist the Secretory of the Hope Assurance Society, to recover the :utn of 2,000/. on a policy of life insurance. Mr. SCARLET? foilotreti with., more minute de tail. Oil the I.t of A pail, 1814. a policy of life insurance was effected by the late G. A. Dickson, ' far seen yetis, iii the sum of 2,0004 ill con.itlera him of a yearly payment of 351. 11s. ed.. Before the expiration of this period the ilisuier died, and the Hope Assoraiwe resisted the payment of the Mt inflated sum of i,OOO/. Fie tired tearcely observe, thut had the deceii.ed heed the seven veers, the De fendants would have been well cniit«sit to receive the yearly tribute of 35f. But hr would meet them di rectly, openly, on the grounds of their resistance. It way the catalog, with all lu/wailer Companies to re quire a declaration of the health of the insurer, and a reference to some medical gentleman. For this pur pose, printed forms were issued, and questions asked—whether the psrty wishing to he insured was ill giosl health ?—whether he had labatred under the gout, disease of the lungs, or any other ailment or whatsoever, which tends to shorten life ? These questions must be answered before a policy of life Insurance can be effected, and these (lea. tions were answered to the satisfaction of the Dope Assurance by the insurer, G. A. Dickson. But now, forsooth, they had discovered that Mr. Dick rim hail hero afflicted with sickness prior to this erigagetneot, and therefote they might not to pay the 2,000/. Mr. Joistice Chatisbre held that a corn was liable to shorten lift•—a cut in the fi.iger might also hove a telideiley to shorten life ; but this was lint the weaning of the rleelmatior. When ally ailment or infirmity ro.ever lending to shorten life was mentioned, it alltoteii oht emsly to the state of the insUrrei health i,t the time the loulicy was cff-cted—it meant whetlwr the insurer at that lime hail any illkqlse iibiost lion likely soon to ter minate his existence—that is, In-fore the expira tion of the seven year.. 11'itli respect to disvapes tending to sholtria Info, it was a vague, indefinite expression: the co.v-pock—a fey. r of any kind— a cold—all these might be said to have a tendency to shorten life. In fact, man finny his cradle Car ried with lion the latent seeds of some disorder, which hid a tendency to, and might terminate ill his dissolution; so that by this mule of reasoning, nu life was insurable. 11'hile he was addressing them he might have some latent infirmity abant him which might put an end to his existence before the conclusion of the Assizes. The p • t to be deter mined he conceived to be this—Whether, at the time of the insurance, the insurer lia.l any such dis. order about him ?—What lie had before or after he considered equally immaterial. The deceased was said to have had a paralytic affection, a consti tutional palsy. If this was the but, why did they insure his life ? They had the menus of acquiring the alecessary information ; they had agents on the spot ; they had the power of impairing, and they had impitred. In the declaration they load the opinion of the medical gentleman, Dr. Diserryhoore, who at tended him, that he was an insurable We. In 1812. two years berme the insurance took !dace, it is true Mr. Dickson hail a severe attack of the rheuma tism—tliis the Elope Assurance might hare known. Yet from this he was perfectly recovered before the policy was effected—indeed lie died of quite a dif ferent complaint —a cholera modals, or violent dis order in the bowel*. The Defendant contended that this complaint was palsy—whether it was or not would be seen by the evidence. But palsy or rheutwitisill, neither of them could possibly have oily extraordinary tendency to shorten life, duce the deceased was completely recovered before the policy was effected. lie had known the celebrated Mr. Fielding upwards of thirty years, and during that time he had a paralytic affec. lion; but would any person say that his life Was not insurable ? r. Dickson gone to the !lope Assurance and told them that he had never beets :Aidesl with sickness, it would have been a inisrepresentation. and the p• esent action could not have been sustained. This was nut the fact—he had made no misrepresentation—fie had told them he was at that lime in perfect health. and that was the truth. A case of a similar [MUM 041te occurred before Lord Mansfield, on the part of Sir James Boss, in au action against an Insurance Com pany. They resisted payment of the ground that he died of a wound received in battle in his loins, antecedent to the insurance. Lord Nlaitsfielcl was decidedly of opinion. that the qoeStion of fraud could not be established, as the General deemed the wound lit the time of too little consequence, and had no idea of its terminating in has death. The Jury on that occasion found a verdict for the Plain- I This was precisely the same case with Mr. Dick.Noies ; he had not the least supposition that any disease about him would cause mortality—lte resorted to no fraud, and war firmly entitled to the sum of 20001., the amount of insurance. Several admissions, stating the opinion of Dr. Dwerrylionse as to the Phalanlf's health. &c. and prolong the poltcy of insurance, &c. were pert put in and allowed. T. Carr. Esq. solicitor, bring called, stated that he had b-en acquainted with Mr. Oickion from eight to tees yram , . When witsieis baW 111111, it was generally on business. During the whole of the year 1814, witu'ess never saw him ollorrivise than in perfect health. He remenalseres ham having a severe illness in the November of lb l 2; he was on a Kola at that time, and not attendin g has Irositicsa. He was apparently quite recovered soon alter this, NS witness saw Min out. Dr. Dwert)larrow is .lead. Witness saw him at Dackawn's hetrae during his illtreana. 'irs cross-eratainatims Mr. TOPOI Wittiest, bald lie did lint Luny/ it 'lettere , Dr. Diserr)liouse wits employed prolennionally by Mr. loom im 1814. IYiliietol sieve!' PAW Ur. Ralllll4 Ni loon's. lost Ilan more than o'itr "fees' 1)r. Fife ilirte. 117 r. Ilekspu won ill from November. 1812, till the curly part of lel3. IVitliety is quite critical lie Was nit in 1813. and apparently quite well. Mien lint reniesid.er string him drag Inn 1. , g leui in that year, or stew Irene. IViturss bud • very little intercourse with Mr. Dickson, except profcsm..nsily. Robert Lyon hail been twice filioptuan to Mr. Retool' -;-The blot tinif he enterer, his *riche in March 1814. To ail appeailitice he V/11% ;infect health; he coniiiitiril so during tliki year, 110 'lid not betray suy symptom of disurder by his *elk. .Cross err:mini-el by Mr. n RRO N. Mr. Dickson w..s sober and lerw.erste iu by way of living. Witile•m ABl viarrrd hos service in 1A(17, apa e„„iinued with hirn till 0 nibee 11412, Dr. Fife oteasion:illy attended hint thiriii!• 'hat time ;he was very ill in the N;Wrill!lrf 1812. J. T. Brockett, SL.l!cutsor, 11.1,1 t h e deceased since !PlO. Thee i'tv of Anti quaries in this town, of wht,h ve•t: and fir. Dickson were both members. It nos instituted in the April of 1813, and witness saw the drers...4l every month at the monthly meeting-. 11e saw Inns very Frequently during 1813 and as far as appesranees went, lie was the most fine looking nom lie ever tiw. He dill not seem to be labouring under any complaint. On cross-examination by Mr. tOPrING. sold he had not seen Mr. Di, loon during the year 1812, but thinks he raw him in Twit 1813. He saw Mr. 9rckson very friviehtly, but uevrr dined with him. . Mr. Toertnn addressed the Jury roe, the de.: fence. flit Learued Friend had token the most extraordinary way to prove the health of Mr. Dick son he consist have conceived.. They had produced two attornies oho had seen him on bmines.,und oc, casionelly at meetings. But why was riot the sur geon who a:tee/fed him Prothiced ? Why had they not called Mr. Fife !'. lie would like to hear the music of his voice. Dr. Duerr) house was dead— they could not cull him, but Dr. Fife was yet living, and De. Fife had attended him in his The declaration stated that the de ceased had not laboured under any ailment tit. infirmity tending to shorten life. One witness I,„il sr „ e . 0 for us to imbice us to Itelieve Mr. Dickson should Ilse to the ose of Melliuselem. This witness had out seen him during the year 11912, when he had a severe illness. The shops titan left km in the October of 1812. he could not prove his health. A third witness sae bins nn n soft.. so ill as to be inespacitated tei.ittenrl his btisintss. These were proofs of health, strength, and flue nopenarrince !—hits Le-tinned Friend stud its his enthusiasm, that the Nlettibers of the Dove As . - suriance would he well content to take the 351. year. If, after incurring the risk of perying ~00ni. they should have tine gennerosity to re fuse the tribute of 331. he tillould think There fit candidetes for the Lunatic Asylum. Whiff? I .surance Societies in diffeient pools of the king dom had been frequently enoug. d in suits at law, this. lie believed, was the first time tine Dope Assurance appeared in a Court of Jus tice; and it Was now imperious necessity witch drove them to it ; it was to resist a eletitand they considered fraudulent and unjust. i n the declara tion, Dr..Dwerryliouse expressed eon opinion that Mr. Dickson's was nut tio‘ttraltie life—hat ~fr., Dwerryhouse had not seen patient fur several mouths before. The det•hr:;toon airproirit to be false—it represented the accessed Hs liming en joyed perfect health, when It would be proved lie had such an attack of palsy that his voice war affected. the muscles of his face were distorted; and he was oNigeel to dreg his leg after him. This was no rheumatism—these were not the effects of rheumatism. This was a Severe pa ralytic affection, which had a rowel fed ten dency to shorten existence. Ile se, II reineniel,r ed the words of one of the most raiment e•ians this country could boast of. • Dr. Badly. speaking of a disease, said, 6 applying myself no your profession ( th e bat), it is like st crininial alio has received sentence of death, he may have a respite." He may recover, hut when his constitu tion has received such a *heck, its life is seriously shattered.—This declaration assunned the appear ance of fraud for other reasons. this seine Mr. 0. A. Dickson had writhed to ;mother insurance, hut happily for the Birmingham Insurance, some of its members were acquainted with the party. knew his. habits and mode of life, and the policy was not effected. All these circumstances had been purposely kept from the Hope Assurance, or they would not have granted the insurance, and, there fore, on this plea lie sought a verdict. Doctor Fife stated, that lie was gilled to attend Mr. Dickson. in the November of 1812, when lie was seized with a severe paralytic affection. Ott this occasion he complained Intiell of pain in the head ; his speech was in some degree affected ; his i countenance was distorted ; and there was a loss of power its one leg, which was visible in his walk, us lie dr‘ng,ted it after him. Ile continued its this state some time; his recovery was slow and progressive. I Witness thinks he was coolinied two or three months I to the house. When in the house lie was • 0 0re t imes in danger of fulling on acconitt of the weakiiess iu his leg. IVitness has no doubt that this illuesi 1 , would have a tendency to shorten life. I Cross-examined by Mr. SCARLETT. Witness said, fevers, complaints Pi the bowels, severe cold, or the nmputetion of a limb, would I all have it tendency to shorten life. Dickson's i complaint am pirinlytie, not rheumatism. Witness seldom saw Dickson but professionally. After this i • attack, he had a stout healthy nopearaince, and w en t I about his bnsinesa as usual. The deceased died it cholera poor/nes. The difference Isetorris parlay ! tic and rheinitattorti is, that by the Intairr a person bel I t s o latter hr instanceswlat. powe r 1 ooi people quite lcc•nveiiug front palsy. by Dickson aG i Nislaryen"hi: of dt thesene j r ie4 J anos . I • ? . 7 -A. No, Sir. he said it was rheuMatism ; but I told Fun it was not. Q. Did y. u tell him it was palsy ?—A. I CIALIIIQt remember that 1 did. D►. Ramsay corroborated the statements of the 14st witness, •s far as retain to the ettseic being paralytic. Crow-erentitred by Mr. Serjearst Himtocg. Many other attacks, as well a+ the one its tints, have w tvoilency to shorten I:fr. Witioss hsti known istqances of people recovering Irina palbr; but thcr are coii•irii-reil rare. 31r. booksrller to Newiradir„ a vo l A g p si t to the HitlniubhJr liiturauce Ciiiiijo . bily. de. Alibi