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little better than a cannibal. The ladies would every where set him down as one whose taste for blood would be likely to gratify itself in some unhallowed way. W e have known many opi nions pass gradually from the obnoxious to the respectable class; and other opinions, once highly respectable, pass into the obnoxi ous and the ridiculous. 'We have Rio doubt that in the course of a year or two, men will be as shy of avowing any partiality for excluding the Catholics from civil rights as of avowing a belief in ghosts or witches. A prudent man, who' never changes his place of abode, may easily, by a little attention, avoid either being too much in advance or too much in the rear of the ri,ght sort of opinions. But then, if he have occasion to change his country, all his previous know ledge goes for nothing. We have known, for instance, Germans who, in their own country, passed for extra-pious, set down in England for , Infidels—so different is opinion in that respect in England "and Germany. The North Ame ricans consider the Unitarians or England, who think themselves excessively liberal, as only a little less bigotted than the Trinitarians. As sentation is thus rendered peculiarly difficult to a stranger in any country, The English Quakers are, we 'ice, excommunicating the American Quakers for heterodoxy ; an Ame rican Quaker in England would, perhaps, be found not sufficiently strict for a High Church man. The English Puritans found in Hol land a safe asylum and the most ample tolera tion ; but they could not themselves tolerate the Dutch, and rather than live in a country in which spiel houses were open on Sabbath, they betook themselves to the wilds of America. The descendants of these very Puritans, who were so shocked by the Dutch laxity, would, in the present day, b e s h unne d b y t h e l atter as Moo logists, a dangerous set of people in every coun. try. It may be allowed, then, that those who question universally-received opinions are fools ; and those who retain opinions generally aban doned are equally fools. But as there always will be fools in the world, we must lay our ac count with a constant warfare against received opinions with various success. It is well to know that knavery is not always a profitable concern, and that honesty is not always a losing One. No means have yet been discovered for retaining the world stationary. Campanella ad vised the Spanish Monarchs, to " erect mathe matical schools, because, by this means, the people's minds will be diverted from creating us any trouble, and will be incited to bend their studies that way which may be useful to the King." Lady Morgan, we observe, has stumbled on the same idea : " I suspect, therefore (she observes), that the current admiration for the mathematics, as an instru ment of mental discipline, arises much more from the safety of such pursuits, and their disconnection with moral and political interests, than from the rigour and exactness of their methods of argumen tation. At the end of a five years' College course, the student is not more likely to question established abuses than if he had spent the time in playing sluttlecock. His moral faculties have been kept perfectly quiescent. Indignation at public and private wrong, contempt for falsehood and disho nesty, the kindling glow of approbation at patriotic self-sacrifice, hare remained unawakened and cold. The perusal of abstractions has shut out all interest or feeling for realities ; and the University whippers in have trained the young hound quite away from the pursuit of forbidden truths. A mere mathe matician is the fittest raw material for manufacturing a passive obedience Parson, or an all-confiding cou ßu t, allowing for the goodness of the inten tion, still the success has been far from complete. Tice Universities of England have not succeeded iu keeping the world stationary ; and at this very moment the enemy is more busy :than ever he was at any former period of our history. Formerly a prejudice or an error would hold out for a score or two of years ; but changes are every day effected with great rapidity. Shovel, hats, as the Quarterly Reviewer feelingly ob served, are fast disappearing ; and there is a close connection between stability of opinions and stability of fashions.—Morning Chronicle. HORRIBLE CASE 01.' SEDUCTION. MANCHESTER POLICE. A case transpired at the New Bailey, on Thursday, which disclosed a most horrible sys tem. About three weeks ago, a person having, from dress and manners, every appearance of a respectable lady, called at a registry office in Bir mingham, and inquired for a young female servant. She described herself as a - Mrs. Wol ling, residing at Hulme, near Wolverhampton ; requiring a young girl to act in the capacity of an assistant servant. The woman who kept the office immediately recommended to her notice a girl named Morgan, who was at that time in service, but who would be at liberty in the course of a week. The girl was immediately sent for; and, upon Mrs. Wolfing stating the nature of the situation sl wished her to fill, and the terms she would give her, she went back, and requested her mistress to allow her to quit that day, as her new mistress was in immediate want of her ser vices. This request was, however, not complied with ; and the new engagement was, in conse quence, not entered into. At the conclusion of her time, Morgan returned to the house, of her grandmother (being an orphan), residing at Wil lenhall, near Wolverhampton. On Saturday last, she was, however, agreeably surprised by the arrival of Mrs. Wolling, for the purpose of re newing her engagement. The poor girl imme diately acquiesced in the proposal ; and her mis tress being extremely urgent, she agreed to return home with her that day. Previous to their leaving, Mrs. Wolling stated, that as it was im possible that the girl's clothes'could be got ready on that day, they had better be forwarded by the carrier on Monday. Instead, nowever, of going to Wolverhampton, they proceeded to Wednes bury, and, upon their arrival at that place, Wol fing communicated to her companion that she had property in the neighbourhood of Man chester ; and, as she understood from a gentle man who had been reading the'newspaper, in the inn, there were at present considerable dis turbances in that town, it would be necessary for her immediately to set off, and sec to its se curity. Upon this statement, the girl agreed to accompany her to Manchester, before going to her residence near Wolverhampton. They con sequently took their places in the next coach, and arrived in this town on Sunday morning last. In the mean time Morgan's sisters and grandmother became extremely alarmed, for, on inquiry, they could not learn that either there was such a place as Hulme, near Wolverhamp ton, nor any family of the name of Wolfing, in the surrounding country. Messengers were im mediately sent off to scour the neighbourhood, and, if possible, discover the retreat of the parties. A Mr. Preston, a neighbour of the Morgans, was extremely active, never having slept from the time the unpleasant discovery was made, until the girl was recovered by her friends. On the Tuesday evening, one of the sisters, who was on the search at Bilston, met with a Welchtnan, who stated that he had been in company the same day with a party at the Red Lion, in Wolverhampton, who were conversing upon the circumstances of the abduction, and one of them said, the woman and the girl had been in that house the day of the flight, and went off by a Wolverhampton coach. This was communi cated to Mr. Preston ; and about twelve o'clock the same night he started off, in company with the girl's sister, to Wolverhampton ) and foiind that this information was e orreett c there learned that the *eine!' and her future victim had peoceeded forward to Manches ter-, whither they immediately followed.=l On their arrival in this ti*n, by the assistance of the police, Wolling and her companion Were traced to a house in Jackson's , lane, ; and a most heart-rending disclo sure followed. The unfortunate girl stated ) that on the Tuesday morning an eidefly gentleman, whom Welling stated to be her uncle, came to the house: lie went directly up stairs to bed ; and shortly afterwards her mistress took her into his room, under the pretence that lie was unwell of the rheumatism, and directed her to rub him all over. This process, she said, was n ecessar y, as he found it impossible to keep himself warm. Here the woman left her ; and, subsequently a scene took place, which, though related in open Court, is unfit for publication. Suffice it to say that the unfortunate girl fell a victim to the arts of the hoary seducer. On going down stairs, in state of great distress, she showed to the pro curess the gifts in jewellery with which the fellow had presented her, who, in reply, said, " Oh, yes, my uncle will be very kind to you, if you will be kind to him." The seducer left the house shortly after he had accomplished his pur pose, on his return to Liverpool. On the girl making this statement ) Welling denied that any man had been in the house since their arrival, except the tax-gatherer : this denial she frequently repeated in the hearing of Mr. Lavender, and Page. On Thursday, when before Mr. Fos ter, she varied her story, and said that a gen tleman had come in on the morning in question to inquire for lodgings ; that while there he was taken ill, and the girl attended him ; but who he was, or what occurred between them, she knew not. It appeared from the evidence of the neighbours that she had occupied the house for about three months, and that it was frequently closed for several days together. Mr. Foster, after hearing these shocking de tails, declared, that if what the girl stated was true, and there was no reason to disbelieve her, the prisoner was the most abandoned wretch that could be conceived ; and as it was very desirable that the fellow for whom she had pandered should be discovered, he remanded her until this day. She stated that she formerly resided in Park-lane, Liverpool ; but on Mr. Foster re questing her to furnish the police with some re ference as to her character and occupation, she was una6le to name one. The prisoner's ap pearance is remarkably genteel, being habited, when in the dock, in a handsome black silk cloak, Leghorn bonnet, and veil. When called upon for her defence, laer manner and utterance were affectedly polite. There is little doubt that she is connected with a gang, who have infested this neighbourhood for a considerable time past; and it is hoped that the present disclosure will lead to a knowledge of the other parties connect ed with this infamous and abominable system. Within these few months, several applications have been made to the police by the friend, of girls who have been decoyed from home by a woman answering the description of the wretch now in custody. The unfortunate girl is sixteen years of age ; but from her simple and artless manner when under examination, we should sup pose there would be no difficulty in a woman of the prisoner's address imposing upon her cre dulity. It is impossible to speak in too high terms of the conduct of Mr. Preston, who, though a poor man with a large family, has, at is ovm expense, been indefatigable in his en- deavours to restore the daughter of his former friend to her family. We do hope that the benevolent of the neighbourhood from which he comes will not suffer this expense to be drawn exclusively out of his own pocket. We under stand that in the interim between Wolling's visit to the registry-office at Birmingham, and her re turn to Willenhall, she had been in London.— Manchester Advertiser. SUMMER ASSIZE S. HOME CIRCUIT—CHELMSFORD, Auc. 8. Samuel Newcomb and Charles Newcomb were in- dieted for assaulting Mary Harris, with intent to murder her. It appeared that the prosecutrix, who resides at Baddow, was offended by a man named Doomaday, who used some taunting expressions, and she followed him into the house of the defend ant's father, and began to scold Doomaday. She was desired by the family to withdraw, but refusing to do so they pushed her into the road. The in juries she received from this violence required medi cal attendance for several weeks and she has never since been able to walk without crutches. The Jury found the defendants Guilty, and they were sentenced to two months' imprisonment. George Emberion, alias Wright, alias Taylor, alias Clarke, was charged with stealing, on the 3d of December, at Great Burstead, a mare, the pro perty of John Bloss, and John Bolden, John Mor rell, and William Walls were charged with know ingly receiving the same. Walls and Merrell had been out on bail. After hearing evidence at length, the Jury found Emberson Gulty of stealing, and Holden of receiving the mare. Walls arid Morrell were found Not Guilty. The Learned Judge told Emberson his life would be spared, but only upon condition of his being transported for life. Holden he sentenced to trans portation for 11 years. NORFOLK CIRCUIT-BURY ST. EDMUND'S, AUGUST 8. The following trial caused the greatest interest in this county, and the Court, at an early hour, was thronged with persons anxious to hear the details, which had already in some degree appeared in the public journals. The prisoner is a mild but rather sullen-looking young man, and conducted himself with great decorum during the solemn investigation. William Vialls, aged 16, was indicted for having, on the 14th day of July last, feloniously cut and stabbed one George Green with a razor, with intent to murder him. George Green, the prosecutor, was led into court by two men, and appeared with his throat and face enclosed in a black silk handkerchief. His face was very pale and emaciated, but he seemed to be re covering from the severe injury he had received. He was then sworn, and deposed as follows :-1 have been apprenticed to Mr. Bridge, of Clare, for four years and a half. Was so in July last. Pri soner had been a fellow-apprentice for nine months. I am 19. On Friday, the 14th of July, I went, to bed at a quarter before eleven o'clock, with the pri soner. Prisoner and I had been together during the day. After we got up stairs we conversed, and I soon went to sleep. In the middle of the night I was awakened by a feeling of blood flowing from my neck. I opened the window and called to the maid for a light, and said my throat was cut. I asked prisoner to take the light, which he refused to do at first, as he said he was in his shirt. Ile did take it afterwards. The door was buttoned on the inside, and the window was barred. Cruss'aexamined by Mr. GUNNlNG—Prisoner is 16. We had been talking till we went to sleep. We supped together. We had had no quarrel. li e is rather cross at times, but we did not quarrel. Mary French—Was servant to Mr. Bridge in _ _ July. My window is opposite to that of the ap. prentite's rootti. On the•night of the 14th of July Was aWakened by Green calling me. He called " Mary, Mary ! for God's sake,..bring a light. My neck is cut, and I am bleeding." 1 got up, and by the moon I saw the blood streaming from his neck. The iirisener was putting on his clothes, and he was sent for the doctor, and went. . Samuel Bridge—l am a draper at Clare. Prisoner has been my apprentice for nine months; Green for four years and a half. I always conceiVed them to be en good teritis, and observed nothing remark able on either side. 1 thought the prisoner's temper sullen. I was awakened on the night of July 14th by Mary French, and went with her to the pri soner's roam. The door was fastened, and I de manded admittance. The door was opened, and I found Green on the bed with his throat cut, and bleeding. I said to Green, " Good God ! how came this about ?" He said, "I did not do it." I told prisoner to go for the brandy ; he went, but came back and said he could not find it. I sent him a second time, but he refused to go. I then went myself, leaving him with Green. When I came back, I again asked " who had done it." Green repeated that " he did not do it himself;" and prisoner said, " Wa's it not Moore ?" (Moore had lived with me, but was discharged.) I said, "If it's Moore, he's here now," and looked under the bed, but he was not there. I sent the prisoner for the surgeon, and he went immediately. The surgeon came in about 20 minutes and sewed up the wound. French as sisted, and prisoner held the candle. We then stripped Green and put him on clean linen. We searched his bed, but found nothing; nor any thing in the boxes. We then searched the pri soner's bed, and under the pillow found a great quantity of human hair, and a pair of scissors.— A great deal of blood was on the sheets. The counterpane was roiled up and put away, and in it were found a plum-cake and two pieces of board and string, and a razor-sheath. The con stable came, and he and I and the surgeon went into a room below; the prisoner was called in. I asked the prisoner to tell what he knew of the occurrences of the night. He said he knew nothing of them. I asked him what he had in his bed ? He said " nothing but his scissors and a key." I asked him, "did he know anything about the hair ?" He said, " No." We questioned him awhile about it, and he said some one must have put it there. He then took off his night cap and found his own hair cutoff. I asked him how it came to be cut off ? He said he did it himself, lashed him what he did it for ? He said" to keep himself awake." I said " Why did you wish to keep yourself awake ?" H e s a id . . . " because he wished to destroy himself in the course of the night." I asked him, " how Green came to he in the state he was ?" He replied, that "he knew nothing about it ; he only wished to destroy himself." I said, " William, you do know about it." He said, " Ave, but you don't know what I 61 with the razor: 3 I said, " You do ; tell me." He replied, " I threw it into Heward's garden." I then gave him in charge to the constable, and de sired him to go and fetch the razor, which he did. Cross-examined.—Zhe prisoner's hair was all cut close off, I thought it very singular. I thought it strange that he should have denied the hair found in the pillow being his, when it was so easily proved. We had all supped together at nine; and I observed nothing particular. The prisoner and Green agreed very well, and prisoner always did my business pro perly. I found this piece of paper in his pocket next day (produced.) The writing is the prisoner's. [This paper represented, on one side, a man hang ing from a gallows, drawn by the prisoner in pencil; and on the other was written " The execution of William Vialls, this mozniny, at five o'clock.") By the Learned BARON—We drank only table beer for supper ; the prisoner water only. He seemed very much agitated, and sighed much. I have never observed any thing extraordinary in his conduct, — nothing different from the other lads of his age. Robert Pilgrim, constable—(Confirmed Mr. Bridge as to the scene in the room, when the hair, &e. were talked of.) I went with prisoner to Hew ard's garden, and there found this razor (produced). Cross-examined—l took him to gaol. We talked about the affair. Every time, as soon as we had done talking about it, he se e m e d - to have forgotten the circumstance entirely. His mind was wandering.-- He drove the cart part of the way. He is a young man of mild manners. Mr. Martin—l am a surgeon at Clare. About one o'clock on the morning of July 15, I was called up by the prisoner, and he told me I must go to Mr. Bridge's immediately. I thought the prisoner's insensibility very extraordinary. It very often hap pens that a man may commit a desperate act under a sudden paroxysm of madness, whose mind was in a calm and lucid state. This would be peculiarly the case if there were any constitutional insanity in the person; and it would be more likely to be the case if there were madness in the family. The confession of the prisoner before the Magi strate was then read. It stated that about a week ago he found himself very uncomfortable in his mind about some shirts he had sold, and that on last Sun day night he made up his mind to make away with himself. On the night in question he resolved to put this purpose into execution, and about half-past eleven he cut off his own hair to keep himself awake thinking he might be overtaken by sleep before he had quite done it. He then went to kill George Green, but had not resolution then ; but in half an hour he got out of bed, and by the light of the. moon he saw Green lying nearly. on his face, and then he took the razor and cut his neck. He was then going to kill himself, but Green woke and he could not. This was the case for the prosecution. In his defence the prisoner said nothing, but called the following witnesses. Mary Rose, examined by Mr. GUNNING—In September, 1827, the prisoner came with his mas ter to lodge at my master's house in Thread needle-street, London. He stayed, six or seven months. I used to make his bed. On one occa sion, I found one of his day and one of his night shirts cut quite up to pieces and put under his bed. They were good shirts. I have them (produced.) On another occasion, I found three of his pocket handkerchiefs tied together, and hanging from the curtain of his bed. They had a noose at the other end, that would slip. Another time I found a piece of rope tied to the bed-curtain iron, with a slip noose at the other end. He was very low at times, and could not bear to be shut in - a room alone. I made the observation while he lived with us that he could not be in his right mind, and I do not think he was. My mistress used to say and think so too. William Reeve—Knew the prisoner when he was quite a child. Knew him intimately from the age of six till twelve. He was of a kind, mild, and in offensive disposition. He was not of a robust frame, and did not much associate with boys, preferring the society of little girls. He Was effeminate in his manners, and bad a first cousin confined in St. Luke's Hospital for insanity. This closed the evidence. Mr. Baron GARRow then summed up the evi dence at very great length, and with the utmost care and attention, after which the Jury found the pri soner Guilty. Silence being then proclaimed, the Learned BARON proceeded to pass on the unhappy youth the dreadful sentence of death, which he did in a most impressive and affecting address. The extreme youth of the prisoner (not yet 16), his quiet, mild, and fragile appearance, and the ex traordinary and unparalleled circumstances. under, that the horse in question, when sold by the ar.- fendant to the plaintiff, was free from all "7 soundness. The Jury found a verdict foi the plaintiff- - r manes, 501. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. DURING LAST WEEK, I Wheat. I Barley: Oats, warl;, 5. S. to • 51) 40 33 l'er Quarter. Is.to s. s. to s. Catlisle— '72 ! 7 42 Carmarthen...—. 63 —f42 6 70 ; 27 33 61 72 36 38 Penrith 65 , 33 Sheffield 68 79 3 i 46 Winchester 58 67 32 38 Per Bushel. s. d. s. d. Coventry --.—..... 9 9 10 4 4 0 5 4 Newcastle (Staft) 11 0 11 3 0 0 oti Northallerton --. 8 0 10 0 4 0 4 3 Stafford 11 0 11 4 0 0 0 0 Swansea 90 94 50 52 Warwick ---. 90 96 48 50 Per 8011. Barnardeastle......ll9 0 22 0 0 0 11 0 Darlington --.118 0 21 0 9 0 10 6 Durham 'l7 6 20 6 9 0 10 6 ..—.117 0 20 6 8 0 9 0 s. to s. 18 25 25 30 24 34 19 23 R.d. 6.d. 30 43 40 44 2 3 2 6 44 46 34 36 30 43 46 . 0 42 s.d. 0 5 0 5 6 5 9 'a ft n 70 00 A 0 58 80 96 59 76 56 83 60 76 0 12 0 10 0 90 6 I• 0 ° 0 00 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-Aug. 7- t The supply of Wheat from the farmers to-day is sh° r . i ; and only moderate up the river, but there is some qua then in granary remaining from previous arrivals, a ltoget.". e , making a plentiful show of samples; good fresh glin", A § go o ff slowly at about is. per quarter under last Frius prices, and other descriptions are very dull sale, at a 6 , 1 , further reduction. Oats are in fair demand at the "' L i , ' of last week. Beans are dull sale, but prices remain o luc t i the satire. We h a d some quan tity o f ra i n on M on daY 3 % Tuesday, but th e r e m a i n d er o f th e wee k th e wea ther h' been fine for bringing for Ward th e h arves t ; this day, o r to the close of the market, has been very fine and war,.," l. Wheat, Red, Norfolk and Suffolk 525. 56 8 . to 61s. fine ",: Lincolnshire .555. to 588. fine (its.or Yorkshire, ti:c. ...... ...555. 58s. to 60s. fine ( ;!• 0 : White Nis. 635. to 665. fine -- Foreign, Old sos. 555. to 625. fine 6:* Barley, Norfolk and Suffblk 255. to 295. title 71 , - Lincolnshire 26s. to 30s. fine , 41.: - Yorkshire Wold 29s to 335. fine ;,, - Foreign 24.5. to 295. fine j_to Beans, Old ---- New 16s. to 398. fine 9 ,'' Oats, Potato - Poland lO6. 20s. Vs. to 28s. fine :fi s . - Friezland and Small 2os. 225. to 255. fine - Healing l2)id. to 14Nid. per Stort_c,: Shelling .325. to 345. &i. per L° Malt - 35a. 40s. fine 425. per V', Rapeseed • WAKEFIELD CATTLE MAKKET.—Aug. d o There was a full supply of a ll ki n d s o f s t oc k this ,1 which caused a dull ne s s i n b us i ness . L ower pr ices O e " . . obliged to be submitted t o , an d many h ea d s rema ined 1 0 sold. Beef, 6s. to 6s. 6d. p er s t one o f 1416. ; Mut ) and Lamb, sd. to sd. per lb. SCOTCH ItiAHKETS, Wheat. Barley Oats. Beans. •-• Aberdeen,.,,., 56 70 27 35 26 27 9 2, 31 Beranek-- 48 52 25 26 19 20 21 25 Coldstream 47 52 23 27 18 21 25 27 • Cupar 66 70 SO 36 24 27 27 32 Dundee .. 67 28 29 29 "'" Elgin 64 72 21 24 20 23 19 21 Inverness— 60 72 24 28 20 25 19 20 Kelso 48 53 27 28 19 21 27 29 • Kirkald 62 77 33 38 26 22 30 Si Perth 60 68 22 26 16 20 24 28 •"'„ tr i. 'l'he size of the measure varies throughout the cot_l>-, NORTHERN CIRCUIT—YORK, Aue. 7. Thomas Wilson was charged with the wilful mur der of Henry Rangeley, of Beeston, and Edward Broadbent and John Gosney were charged with aiding and abetting the said Thomas Wilson. John Horsefield—l -lire at Holbeek, arid am a cloth.dresser. Holbeck is a mile from Beeston. 1 knew the deceased Henry Rangeley, who lived at Beeston. We were fellow-workmen, and on the 16th of May were together. We went to play at nor and spell, on Hurislet-moor. There we re mained until nearly nine o'clock. We then went to the Junction Inn, and remained about an hour. After that we went to the Coach and Horses, where we remained another hour. It was nearly twelve o'clock when we left. The Coach and Horses is a mile and a half from Beeston. The deceased asked me to go home and sleep with him, and we left with that intention. We went along a foot path which leads over Beeston Church yard. When we got within 15 or 16 yards of the MIDLAND CIRCUIT—NOTTINGHAM, Ace. 7. chapel-yard, we met two persons. The name of one The Loan CHIEF BARON arrived here yesterday was Broadbent. I can't swear to the other. We at two o'clock, and immediately proceeded to open said good night, and they said good night in retinal. the commission. Th e r e i s ra th er more t h an an ave - Wh en t h ey had got about ten yards past us, they I li-- rage quantity o f b us i ness at t h ese ass i zes , t h ere b e i ng steppe d . We stopped, and th e n th e y as k e d us if, sr! i ',. 17ti ) s7 - ELL...-. v . _ eleven causes and 25 prisoners for trial in the county, we were grave robbers. We said, " Are you re. ." 111 - . - and seven caus e s an d 13 p r i soners i n t h e town . surrect i on - men ?" The deceased was hanging on --se p ros. pi t. GRATTON V. CARTER. my arm. We were both sober. On e o f th e m en Mr. DENMAN st a t e d t h e f acts o f t h e plaintiff's said something that I did not hear. Deceased asked case. The plaintiff is agent t o th e Ch ester fi e ld C a - him what he said. One of the men then came to nal Company, and is himself a boat-owner. The deceased. I was about two yards from Rangeley at defendant is a com merc i a l trave ll er to a h ouse i n the that time. He had left off my arm. Broadbent spirit trade. H av i ng b een d r i n ki ng at t h e Whi te was near me. After the man got up to d e c ease d h e pulled a knife out of his waistcoat pocket, and Hart Inn at E as t R et f or d; i n company w i t h ot h er persons, the defendant became somewhat intoxi- opened it. I heard the spring crack when he opened it. It was a moonlight ni g ht. I cou ld riot see the cated, and i n th e course o f conversat i on h e men tioned the names of the plaintiff and another per- knife. I heard the man say to deceased—" I'll give son, who is also in th e C om p any ' s serv i ce . He thee this !" and then he struck deceased o n the s id e . D declared t h a t t h e y were two rogues, rasca l s, and Deceased said, "Oh! I am stabbed." All th e men scoundrels. lie added, that the books of the Com- ' then ran away. I have no doubt that it was Broad party had been taken f rom t h e pl a i nt iff an d g i ven to bent who first came to me. The man th a t s t ruc k another person. He su b sequent l y sa id, t h at if the deceased was about the same size as t h e p r i soner . I saw Broadbent a week after. I knew him iinmedi books had not been taken away from him, they soon ately. The third man stood back.- I gave informa would. H e nce th e p resent act i on commence d. Th e tion to Samuel Wood, the const a bl e . I saw the witnesses admitted that the defendant was tipsy, but men on Tuesday in Rangeley's house. Prisoner was not blind drunk. One of them, Mr.Alderrnan Parker, one of them. furth er a d m i t t e d, on hi s cross - exam i nat i on b y M r. After other evidence had been adduced, the Jury Balguy, that he himself had applied the epithet of retired for about half an hour, and then returned a " Little drunken rascal" to the defendant when speak verdict of Guilty of Manslaughter. ing of him next morning. The witness described himself as b e i ng o f no b us i ness or pro f ess i on, b ut SAGAR V. HOWNER. that of a g e ntl eman li v i ng on hi s property, which Mr. WILLIAMS stated the case. The p ar ri es t o amounted to 1,2001. or 1,4004 and senior * bailiff of the action were both very respectable persons, the East R e tf or d. Hi s p artner i n o ffi ce , h owever, he plaintiff being a farmer, and the d e f e nd an t a sub stantial yeoman in the county of York. The action who is an e ld er ly said, w as a co bbl er or s h oema k er . The witness was brought to recover the value of a ho r s e w hi c h roan, and gave his evid ence w ith; the plaintiff had purchased of the defendant, f o r th e a good d ea l o f l oquac i ousness an d self-sufficiency of manner, upon being asked by Mr. B a l guy if h e did sum of 501. on the 22d of August, in t h e l ast year , with a warranty of perfect so un d ness . Th e h orse pie," bur s t fo r th i n t o a mos t t remen d ous rage, w hil st not sometimes go by the name of " Ald erman Mag at that time was fine healthy-looking horse, an d to every body else in cour t was c onv u l se d w i t h l aug h ter. all a pp earance as sound as the wa rranty described Mr. Serjeant AD A MS, for th e d e f en d ant , expressed him. On the 26th August, however, just f our d ays his regret that th e ti me o f th e p u bli c s h ou ld have after he came into the plaintiff's possession, the plaiatiff had taken the hors e t o Ri p l ey f a i r, f or t h e been wast e d w i t h suc h a trumpery act i on as th i s, which n ever wou ld h ave b een h ear d o f b ut f or the purpose of selling him. At the fair h e h a d at defendant having been a stranger in East Retford. tracted the notice of a per son o f t h e name o f Gib son, a n excellent judge of h orses , w h o f e l t an i nc li- He was n o t a g .cyare when he was taking a social glass o f a l e at hi s i nn , w h at company h e was in. nation to buy him, but bef ore d o i ng so h e h a d ex amined the animal minutely,and had discovered that He did not su pp ose t h at ever y idl e wor d wh i ch fell he was a roarer. from him ove r hi s cups would be noted d own b y his The plain t iff i mme di ate l y returne d more sober co m p an i ons , an d treasure d up to answer the horse, which the defend an t re f use d t o acce pt. the purpose s o f an act i on on some f uture day. He The consequence was the present ac ti on . had for go tt en th at h e was at E ast Retford, that sink Mr. Gibson—l was at Ripley fair on th e 26th of of iniquity, no t or i ous f or b r ib ery an d every species August, 1828. I there saw die plaintiff's son with of corruption, w hi c h, f or two years, b ad occupied the a coach-horse. When I saw the horse trot I thoNght attention of Parliament, with a view to its disfran- it went like a roarer. I clicked it by the head, and tried it, and found it was a roarer. The horse looked chisement, on account of its gross and scan d a l ous as well as any horse could look. The way t o t r y a abuse of the privil e g e i t p ossesse d . Yes yes, he pure horse is to p ie -his head to a w a ll, and hold a s ti c k to had forgotten the pure sp ot h e was i n, acrd the him and hell soon roar out at you.—(A lau g h.) atmosphere he was bre a thi ng; h e was not aware of Mr. BROUGHAM addressed the Jury for the de the pure and spotless reput a ti on o f i ts corporation an he would have been mo re pru d ent t h an to let fondant. The real question was, whether the horse d' those persons who were connected with it, else was sound when the plaintiff bought him ? Now it drop a single expression even in a moment of con- appeared that the c onditi on of the horse had only viviality, which, howev er idl e or harmless in it- been tried on one occasion, and that by tying him self, could by possibility b e di storted into an impu- up to a wall, and then poking him with a stick—a tation on the untaint e d c h aracter of any of the to inha- ceremony extremely likely to provoke a roar from a bitants of this pure a n d h onoura b le and distinguished horse, whether he was in a sound or unsound state. borough.—(Laughter.) —B ut i t was unnecessary Poking, he believed, was not an infallible criterion. describe it to the ju r y. Th ey all knew East Ret- There was a case in point. It had happened, in a foo.—(Laughter.)—They knew, therefore, how to neighbouring county palatine, that a stranger had support of this notable a ct i on . 'I h e Learned Ser- - appreciate the evide nce got up i n such a place in gained admission into the stables of an exalt e d p er sonage, who, in addition to other good things, pos jeant proceeded to comm ent on t h e evidence, and sessed an excellent stud of horses. The stranger, c ontended that the w or d s , as used b the defendan it would seem, was a poker, for as soon as he got we re not actionabl e a t a ll, b ut if the Jury shouldt, into the stable he gave the horses a good poking all round; and, naturally enough, each horse, upon think otherwise, lie was quite sure they would notDIED. . Joe, feeling the stick, sent out a roar. ‘, W hy, " ex. give him one farthing damages. On the Bth inst. in claimed the poker to the bishop's coachman, " all late Lieut.-Gen. Harrie Jones, of the 1”-J The Jury returned a verdict for the plain iff t . relict of the , c . your horses are roarers." Now there was a high damages, 5/., with an intimation of their • ' opinion i saying, that a bishop ought not to be a striker; but Mari nes . on , I Gordon , ' 94l " Florence, J o hn. ,i, saY that each party ought to pay his own the 20t 1 . ult : at r I dia Comp costs. 'as that admonition did not extend to a bishop's formerly a Captain in the Hon. East n The verdict was accordingly entered for r .11., but , , d the coachman, the latter no sooner heard the sweeping Military' Service. that sum gives the plaintiff the cogs. denunciation of the stranger, than lie dealt him a On the sth inst. at Tynemouth, Northurnuerian • Most of the other country causes were undefended, poke, which speedily was answered by a roar.— lady of Sir C. Loraine, Bart. the Rev 0- and, with the exception of one special jur case On the Bth inst. at an advanced age, Ord, and God bless me," exclaimed the coachman, con disposed of them all by, two o'clock. which is fixed for tosmorrow, the Lord Chief y , " Why, Hall, D.D. late Fellow of Queen's-college,br X a nte. "you must be a roarer too."—(Loud laughter.)--- Store-street, Bedford-squa_ret __mil His The fact was, that poking was an imperfect cri- 36 years vicar of Monk Sherborne and Pain er _ o, Lordship then proceeded to the • Town-hall, and tried • • r • tenon either tor man or beast, both of whom, upon most of the causes there. deeply regretted. . being belaboured with a stick, were very likely SATURDAY, AUG. 8. roar out. . Wm. Eyre aged HADDINGTON CORN MA RRET.—Aug.I , jg The markets ,were well suppli e d to..d.y. 1- 33 n e ig down 6d. on the top, and Is. sd. on the average''' 0 quarters were sold of home Barley, and quarters of for el s g t j at 375. and 3Ss. Oats are also down I s . on the tolh o o, Is. 3d. on the average-250 quart ers so ld, 121 an is is Wheat has drawn the same top pri ce , b u t the aversc o below the last Is. Bd. P e as e an d B eans h ave also g' The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty again& both prisoners. _ As soon as tile verdict was pronounced, Mr. Justice BURROUGH addressed the prisoner Cox, and having commented on the enormity and extent of his offences, which were greatly aggravated by the fact of kis being a constable, and plundering property which it was his duty to protect, sentenced him to transportation for seven years. . - way in price. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. First Bls Od 40s Od 31* Od 368 Od Second Third f4s Oct 33s Od 26s Od --s Od There were 319 qra. of Wheat in market, 206 where(); 92 1J osold.-21 Grey, 31. 11a- 37 5 o a 34s sle O t id. wcre 6° George ifoore was charged with having felo niously stolen a watch, money, and various articles, the property of Elizabeth Moore. Guilty—Sen tenced to seven years' transportation. Aver. 3-12ths. [TH CORI , all kinds o old licavil NT MARK: A Grain ly. WWhc 71:-Aug. 3 this tilt: a Was rat} Barley. Oats. 378 Od 22s !id 24$ Od 303 Od 22s Od 288 Od rcase. I; ea ns• 41s (kl 416 Ott 3ss 04 313 akl 34' PRINTED and PUBLISHED by MURDO YOUNG, at the • OTIFICE, 112, STRAND, LOSDOI.4 • DALKEI The supply of was small, and than last week. Wheat. First 8.11; Ott Second Third 7os Od st ba r Ly's r her bigbe CORNWA Id. MARKETS. 6 1 ' 'fat uto.—Wheat (average) 293. W.—Barley. 15s.—Oats, lia. HEL3TON—Wheat. 295. 01—Barley, I. Od. OA' ST. AusTELL—Wheat, 30s. to 32s.—Barley, 134. to 144! 10s. Od. to lls. IP' Boom iN—Wheat(aver 16 s . 0d.....-oa.lsts• _Tap_ „J , LAUNCESTON—Wheat (average) 31s. Od.—Barley, 145..• ' tOi. o.l.—Beef, W.—Mutton, sitl. LISA E A tin—Wheat, —s. 0 28s. 6d.—Barley, Od.+o3°' :o fki- 0 1 ' CoLuMn—Wheat, —5. to 30s.—Barley ' —s. to and Mutton, (id. to (W.—Veal and Lamb, Od to 6d. _ as tir PENzsNcit--Wheat, 23*. to 29s.—Barley, —s. to 158. -- 31? Os. to 12s. Od.—Beef and Mutton, Od. to 6d.—Pork, 4d, t° Butter, 8%(1. per lb. MINING INTELLIGENCE. -1 2 Quantity of Copper Ore sold at lledruth last Thursday z , ,; " 9 Average Produce 118 Quantity of fine Copper oef , amount of Sale. 13,1121. 12s. Gt.—Average Stanilartl,lo9l. e A prisoner of the Crown, of the na rli f an d BEVAN, a wheelwright, about nine months agUp Wa : s .: the deficient on the mustet jag of the convict mechani c° ta itt King's timber yard at Parramatta. Being experie ev— o 's the ways of the colony, he either procured another 11; pass, or forged a new one; and, making the 1 04 _ 4 %0 way to the Coal River, hired himself to a reen i , o d emigrant settler there. Being a very industrioue clever man, he earned not only his own living. o . e , through the wages of his employer, he also earned 8 , 16 411 which is still in th e cus t o d y o f hi s emp l o yer s t " ° ,,,,,,g branded in BEVAN'S name. B e i ng at t ac h e d to a Yi o dt woman at Parramatta, he at length returned eve r w ,, oe and ventured as near to Parramatt a as young Dit• A- Ttfe the western road, near the Parramatta turnpike. 10 constables at Parratnatta, hearing of the bush-range b o ut that neighbourhood, went out them one a fternoon , t ii ro llf t li e five weeks ago. On th e ir a ppro ac h, 8EvA2.12 an by alarmed lest lie should be recognised by them, retes. rr the back w a y. O ne o f th e cons t a bl es , see ing a ir — sr treating, jud ge d hi m t o b e one o f th ose th e y were tin t e suit of. Som e sa y th a t th e cons t a bl es ca ll e d out to "'" but stop; and others say that they did indeed CAB out*. fired almost immediately, so as not to give the man s re st; cut warning of the consequ en c es o f hi s con tinuing to re 00 the pistol ball and two slugs struck the fugitive in th e 4 in and he fell. On coming up to him, he was foon„, ipg 's Noting state. He was tak en in a c a rt to the lel, Convict Hospital at Parramatta, and there he langT e re big fortnight; and, after maki n g hi s w ill, died. 13 bat death he was recognised not to be a h us h-rang er ' itort BevAti, the wheelwright absentee.—. Sydney inn March 3. BIRTHS. Of On the 7th inst. in Hertford-street, the Couni'— Guilford, of a son and heir. On the 6th inst. at Cheltenham, the lady of the B el. S. E. Bernard, of a daughter. On the 6th inst. at Islington, the lady of C. Wilk fs son, Esq. of a son. On the sth inst. at Elmham Hall, Norfolk, the .-I.l°V. Mrs. Dulles, of a son. M. or On the 9th inst. at St. Mar ARRIED ylebone, T. Monkl4 0 0.,t Esq. of St. Paul's Church -yard, to S ara h, daughter °' Tepg, Esq. of Chenpside. On the 4th inst. at th e h ouse o f h e r mother, 0 1 1 r: place, Edinburgh, John Stuart Hay, son of the late g ie, youngest Newton,l oo aa tt u : O l y kn g : g h e t E t s e h t r e gd o . : u t t o h fh oe i p f t eltsNairtlte.:olafvWttTAhnio'Fa Platte,mrE sa y i r l g e l n oEl e7 Cla i r o g h a n re i t t El enfe im ; 1" . " ;:i c : Egg. of Belle Vue, Worcestershire, eldest_ son a At Stdindrop, on the ls as t Place, London. hter ° Worcestershire, or"Ellhsgair.yeo'afteDt:volren:lsbql.ireoi Torrington-square, London, to Mary, se cond daub J. flatvdon, Esq. of Walkerfield, Durham. of At Aberd e en, on th e 4th i ns t , Thomas Todd, Esq.9, _. Twick e nh am P ar k, Middl esex , t o . Margaret, second dau b ter of G. Iladdin, E sq . o f Ab e rdeen. ford' On the 6th inst. Mr. John Ton e, of Upper Sta ir street, to Mary Ann, only daughter of the late W. Hoare' Esq. of Fleet-street. • _ which the deed in question Was perpetrated, created a general and forcible sympathy for him throughout the crowded Court. He is most respectably con nected, and has a mother (a widow), whose hope and darling he was, and yet is. She has been most seriously affected by the awful occurrence, and has been in a state little short of madness since its per petration. She is very much respected in the neighbourhood in which she resides. Green is quite out of danger, and indeed in a fair way of recovery. WESTERN CIRCUIT-DORCHESTER, AUG. 7, The Dorsetshire Summer Assizes commenced here today. To all appearance the business will be extremely light, the calendar containing only the names of 16 prisoners, none of whom are charged with crimes of a very serious nature. On the civil side there are but six causes entered for trial. John Co.r was indicted for having assaulted John Topp on the King's highway, at Sturminster New ton, on the evening of the 12th of May, and felo niously stolen from his person a canvas purse, con taining five notes of the Sturminster Bank of the value of .5/. each, one note of the Bank of England of the value of .51., and 10 sovereigns, his property. Guilty. SATURDAY, AUG. 8. The greater part of the day was occupied in the trial of some of the members of a very daring gang of robbers, which has for some time infested this part of the country. The most notorious of these depredators were George Car, William Daw, and John Wareham. William Daw was convicted of having stolen a cheese-tub and an iron bar, the property of William Bird, of Corscombe. The articles in question were missing in March last, and were not found till July, when they were discovered in the prisoner's stable. Mr. Justice BURROUGII, in sentencing the pri soner, observed that he should not allow his mind to be influenced by the other charges brought against him, in conjunction with other persons, who were found guilty. The prisoner having been acquitted of these charges, it was the duty of the Court to deal with him only in reference to the crime of which he was convicted. The punishment for that offence would •be 12 months' imprisonment, with hard labour, in the House of Correction. John Wareham, another member of the gang, pleaded "guilty " to an indictment for sheep-steal ing, and judgment of death was recorded against him. Daw was included in the charge, but the G►and Jury threw out the bill. 15aw had also been tried.along with George Cox, on a charge of stealing a winnowing -sheet, but the evidence against him not being conclusive, he was acquitted.—Cox was found Guilty. George Cox was likewise convicted of breaking open and entering a certain fair house, at Toiler down, occupied by William Watts, and stealing therefrom a quantity of glass, china, and other arti cles, the property of the prosecutor. There was another indictment against George Cox, and John Wareham, for stealing a quantity of cider, the property of a farmer named Sneyden, at Corscombe. • felonious assault upon Elizabeth Richardson, a girl about 11 years of age, on the Ist of March last, at Worksop, in this county. Theprosccutrix swore to circumstances from which it would appear that the prisoner completed the offence against her „•ill in the yard of the Wheat• sheaf-inn, at Worksop; and her testimony was cor roborated by other evidence, whilst two other girls of about the ta►ue age swore that she arid they called out the prisoner, and asked him for money, which he gave them. They mentioned other particulars, from which it might be inferred that if the pi ironer had taken any liberties with the prosecutrix's person, it was not against her will. The Jury, therefore, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. _ _ _ Shortly after five o'clock, his Lordship had dis posed of all the prisoners in the county gaol. All those who were found guilty were convicted of capital felonies, but none were left for execution. OXFORD CIRCUIT-STAFFORD, AUGUST 7. The commission for this county was opened here yesterday by Mr. Baron VAUGHAN; and this morning business commenced by Mr. Baron VAUGHAN charg ing the Grand Jury, and then taking his seat on the civil side, Mr. Seijeant LUDLOW presiding on the Crown side. BIRCH V. FISHER. Mr. CAMPBELL stated that this was an action to recover. from a wealthy brewer at Westbrotnwich, 25/., the price of a pianoforte which he had autho rized a gentleman of the name of Dawes to pur chase for him. A correspondence had taken place between the parties which would fully establish the contract, but when the pianoforte was sent home, the defendant refused to receive it, saying it was not such a one as he had expected to see, although at that time he had only seen the legs, which were peeping out of the caravan. He (Mr. Campbell) did not know what expectations the defendant formed-4e did not know whether he expected to see a wild beast in the. caravan, but this he did know, that the instrument was well worth the money, as it had been valued by Dr. Baker, of Cheadle, at 30 guineas, who had instructed the young ladies in their performance upon it, but had unfortunately not been able to preserve that degree of harmony which was so desirable to all parties; for the defendant on seeing the instrument had not only broken his contract, but hail also broken the peace by knocking down the man who had been sent to deliver the piano to him, for which an action of assault would be tried at the present assizes. Evidence was given, which bore out the Learned Counsel's statement, after which a verdict was re turned for the plaintiff—Damages,2sl. The defendant was afterwards tried for an assaul on Mr. Rice, and a verdict given against him.— Damages 40s. ff