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ai l te was martified, lint the muscles were uninjured. Hid taw sueb imurin before. Had seen deeper ulcerations Mated by caustic. Had never seen an injury annually produced to such an extent on the isak of any individual. Hail he been ca led in Ivioupposing the indanunatinn of the stomach to have been 1 1tortthetic, he might have done something for the relief due patient. Had no means of knowing what had need the wound. He should not like to see such a wound loth beck of any patient of his. Knew nothing of Mr. leee's mode of treatment. By bfe. &milt's—Knew Mr. Lone. Had heard from very respectable people that lie Was a succeashil prate ' kneel.. Had known for some years, and seen many ea lute' go to him. By ft Jurot,-Did not know until this inveatigation bail ;segue, whether the persons he had seen go to Mr. Long ,irere patients or visitors, as he had never been in .. , ..,_ f i l l'ellaerespecting Mr. L ome l i; off ; believed part of his Ilan. of treatment to be that of counrer. , rritation that was to produce an external illness for the purpose of drawing off an internal disraae. Would not have made a wound se large as this on the hack under the circum "meek Front what be had seen since death, Ate flOnot think he should have beat justified in making so large a w oun d. Consumption consisted of tabucles of the lung. Ilia conduct is treatment would le much influenced by a mother, or an old woman, saying ether branches of a patient had died of a consump tion, but not so much as to be induced to make such a large etcher as thia veal. By Mr, Waltley..4lr. Long was not studying the • Profession, tier was he an authorised surgeon when be (*hem) tint knew • him. Could not say how man y you*, but - it was before he began this rotem.—(Greet langhter.)—Did not know that lie riled received medical education. Did not know Lehat trade or profession he was of some few years ago. A !alien time ego be was a painter. He was not now of the 4*(4°4 profession, but was what was called a professed curer of coma met*. Dr * JPha Hogg eworn—Wai present yesterday, in the vault le Ifoorfields Chapel, and assisted in examining the head and "spine of the deceased. The first thing that struck him a remarkable was the state of the bark. It Presented between the shoulder-blades a very large kind of (l am; it appeared as if it had been scorched b fire.— The bpdy i tself was not all emaciated, but muscular, 'Ymmetrical, and in many respects well termed. Dr. Th ome; witness, and others, proceeded to examine hdm -spine e obtained a full view of the spinal card. e e, s e was certainly an appearance on t h e s h eat h 04 , spinal . cord opposite to where the external tote roves of distiolouration. This was very minutely ex amined., 04 removin g i t to t h e d ay -l i ght, i t ex hibi te d edition appearance. The other part of the sheath !se of a more natural miner. On opening the sheath It was eAdtntly thickened at the pact where it was dis coloured, but had no other appearance of disease. The card itself Was not at all affected. The examination was next directed to th e h ea d . On removing the skull-cap, the ibrain presented an unusually firm and healthy appearance; 4 1We t i ons of is We re removed and examined as to its strtic ohrwres; which exhibi te d a state of perfect health. The -.4 ' l* 144 Perfectly sound at the basis, and at the origin of all the cerebra nerves, and all the nerves c'a'nting from the brain itself. Nut having been wresent at the former examination, it was difficult eeim ( wit ne s s ) to form an opinion as to the eh of the death, b u t s h ou ld say t h at t h e v i o l ence w hi had been done to the nervous system was quite sufficient to cause death, particularly in the case of a nervous and delicate young lady. L BY I _ a Juror „ sh ea th o f t h e sp i na l cor d war dis eff4"4ll4 frost; exteniel causes. The opinions of the dif fererentgentlemen p resent at the examination were not com kited to earth other; each gentleman made and brought away his Own observations. As a professional man he (wit -41) should certainly nut create such a wound on a healthy P e eiorb Had not the slightest idea what such a *Quad could have been made for. Should say de cidedly that the lady hail not been labouring under the ' , tee' of any disease except that of the wound ddid on the hackie' far at he saw ; i n d ea th even the had the appearance of health. Had never seen a more heeutiful filmed body. Had never'seen niche wound pro deem) on 141 unhealthy person, and should be sorry to produce such a Out. If the 1130ther of a patient had gone to him, lad said other children of her's hail died of consumption, 41 S - that elle was afraid of the one produced falling a vic tiln to the same &Neve, there wal e pr o phylactics that might be had recourse to, but be should never think of iii g such a wound. • ' The examination of f urt h er witnesses was proceeding When we were obliged to leave to go to peers. LITERATURE. MURPHY'S RUDIMENTS OF ASTRONOMY. Svc), LONDON, 1830. The science of Astronomy derives its present 14 , 1 4 and dignity from the accurate observa- I4 ma of the philosophers of the 17th century ; nee that period little has been done to enlarge It tlmundaries, for scientific men have been more "Ployed in systematizing the discoveries of 4 era than searching for new facts of their own. "ithout depreciating the merits of mathemati ca formulae, or denying the advantages that have resulted to this delightful science from the a pplication of a powerful analysis, it may be f frlY doubted whether we have not too sud denly laid aside a patient attention to the opera. ` l ° ll B of nature for the practice of ingenious cal ,e,ulati"a• The new facts brought forward in Murphy's Astronomical Rudiments," and the . __ s* light which h e h as thrown on facts carelessly 01 the and b r i e fl y not i ce d, oug ht t o a w a ken ;;e . attenti on of modern lovers of science, and illitoltuee them to consult the great volume of lion to the ingenious, but not always satisfac , 4 tYr treatises of the mathematicians. . ' jelatl has already chosen five Roman a u Members for the new Parliament - -Mr. O`CoNNELT. 141. -4te tLardt Mr. O'GOIMAN MAHON for Clare, Mr. NEIRL I.:ALLAOHAN for Cork, O'Conon Don for Roe. t ( 4 Z 7441 1 Lord KILLEEN for Meath, and Mr. Moue ,sl! k aitar.r. for Kildare, and the following Roman Ca candidates are i n the field--Mon. W. BROiVNit for •et Y, air Joint Boaxx for Galway, Mr. WYSE for Tip -1-41!Y• and Mr. LAsrasav for Wexiord. I°II Monday sennight, as the Duchess of ittSLLISRITOE WM on her way from Bagehot to Strath. 4 the horse rode by the . leading. post-boy began to m oo end, falling, threw the rider over his head ; and the . r - ""7 boy being, unable to stop the horses in time, the i ne went over his body, and so injured him, that he *tin the course of a few Lours. slitti ut the pamphlet intitled " The Country (I nv , terument," and th e recent r e v i ew o f it, are * (1 Proceed freM the same Noble pen.—Aforn Paper. t ithe Bijouterie, cons i st i ng of snuff-boxes, o es, and other b au bl es, belonging to his late Majesty ernit i nnert IV .! --dent go ld s have ' been valued since his death by the in the city, by whom, we believe, a I:o444s,oGorithittnitb t , l nof th em were manufactured, hav e at t° th e honour of th e h ouse , he offered to take them for th at sum . W e understand , h ew . '-the whole will remain with the present Km o. 41 The harvest in the neighbourhood of Gran ht ~_1 would 4111 as generally c ommenced. The appearance ef the Legit s" hi g hl y favourabl e . Th ree weeks' fine weathcc Ir tr ettsbis many fa rmers i n this part to bring their 4 to any CAn m pi on . 1:4 dtithihke last meeting of the S out h S axon A rc h ers , will take pl ace at Coneyboreugh Park on -rlday next ELOPRMENT.--.4'' gentleman of the law, not o:lhued miles from Halstead, eloped with another .'surife and a b out sixteen thousand pounds entrusted !urn by his c li ent . The fugitives have been traced to f h 4 v PP O 6I, at which pl ace they are supposed to have em.. 7 4( T i 6" Arnetim---Clieimaford Ch ron i c l e . he b ac k wardness of the harvest in some l '"h of tit e country"assn has 'noticed many persons to agree to m shooting till the middle of September. rArt • '• s , . rit gee in this imm e di ate : ne i g hb our h oo d tfiw k:o4 to he abundant, and strong upon the wing ;—but .144 withr ~PneGuardirully peaking, bi r d s are unusually scarce.— t an. ft(I TII and SUM MERS, the persons charged th ky i t , a murder of 1.0140, the poli ceman , were f u ll y coin for trial yesterday. COMMISSION OF LUNACY-(TIIIS DAY). FIFTH D4Y. The investigation into the extraordinary taw of Mr. Brand was resumed this morning at the Gray's-inn Coffee house. The room was more than usually crowdel. The Commissioners took their seats at about half-past ten o'clock, and were Mutest immediately after followed by Mr. Brand, who took his station as usual. Mr. Pumuatona informed Mr. Brand that be should be under the necessity of asking him a few questions, for the purpose of ascertaining the state of his mind ; he therefore hoped that Mr. Bland would be kind enough to reply to such questions as might be deemed necessary for him to propound, with a view to the further elucidation of the -imp°, rant inquiry into which they were engaged. Mr. Brand,-in reply to the e ueatione put to him by Mr. Phillimore—eaid, he ordered Mrs. Dashwood's grave to be carefully watched, so long as Mr. Hughes thought that the body of the deceased would be lit fur the pur poses of dissecting—nnmely, for the space of two months; nit contented with this he had given orders for the grave to he watched eight weeks longer, fur the purpose of mak ing " assurance doubly sure." Did not know that the lady alluded to by Mary Pelett was a foreign Princess ; he h id never on any occasion addressed her by the title men tioned by that witness. In allusion to Mr. Hank, he had no hesitation in declaring that he thought him an im proper character; he hod always thought so, and he thought so still; he knew him to be a coward, 13 years ago ; did not think he was bound to assign his reason for the opinion he entertained respecting Mr. Haxelby. About seven years since, Mr. Le Merchant had declared himself to be in the habit of occasionally nodding to the Duke of Wellington. Mr. Putwatostr, in adverting to the letter addressed to Mr. Le March ,nt, enquired of Mr. Brand whether he would explain his reason for sending such a communi cation. Mr. Brand declared it to be a secret between that gentleman, Mr. Painter, and himself. Any further explatiation of the letter be could not lie induced to give. Mr. Brand, in continuation— observed that he never sibd that the woman be saw at the house of his wife's aunt, who kept the " Jolly Butchers," was his sister, but something like his sister." Ile explained the shadows alluded to on the cornice of the window satin factorily. He "certainly had observed in the exhibition likenesses that forcibly reminded him of MrA. Dashwood, and a servant girl at Harries, at Camberwell. Mr. Wend explained the mortgage effected at the Pelican Insurance. Hero Mr. Phillimore entered into an inquiry for ascertain ing how far Mr. Brand we' justified in stigmat!sing various individuals us improper characters. Mr. Brand replied that he considered them such at the time, and dill so still. Either Mr. Nodder, or some person very like him, had acted as sham attorney. He did not think that the expressions contained in the letter to Sir Robert Peel, on the occasion of his calling upi n him for a release, were at all too strong. He would not tell the reason why lie addressed a letter to the Duke of Wellington--.this was a secret. He knew that the Duke of Wellington, who imprisoned him, if in reality he were really the Duke of Wellington, would have fought a duel with him. He said he had seen Scrrett, who had been dead fifteen years ; he was either Srrett or some one very like him. He was induced to attempt to burn out his wife because she be haved very ill to him three weeks after she was married to him. He travelled in France in two coaches. In answer to a question from Mr. Phillimore, as to his reason for having adopted this singular course, Mr. Brand replied that ever y man had a right to be as expensive in his habits as he pleased. By a uror—Never had any con espondence with the Duke of Wellington 'till within the last two months. Another Juror inquired what rearm could have induced him to call at Apsley-house ? Mr. Brand—l can keep a s e c r et as we ll as you.—(A laugh.) To further questions as to his connection with the Duke of Wellington, the supposed lunatic, aft, r some hesitation, explained that the only meaning he had in view in de claring that a secret existed between himself and his Grace arose from circumstances which had occurred between them previously to the latter being invested with the title of Duke of Wellington—whilst he was plain Sir Arthur Wellesley. Further than this he did not consider himself called upon to explain, and if the Commissioners and Jury did not consider this sufficient, he should advise them to send for his Grace and examine him on the subject. Mr. Brand then entered upon his defence, which he read from a very voluminous manuscript. In the course of his address (n hick may he fairly characterised as both eloquent and argumentative), Mr. Brand alluded to the various essential points of evidence which had been ad duced against him, none of which, he maintained, was suffi cient to induce a belief, still less a conviction, in the minds of the Jury, that he was either wicked or insane. lie appealed to the common sense—the common feelings of those who hefted him, whether' the fact of his having been thrown' into prison, excluded from all intereourae with his friends, and denied the advice of all times medical gentlemen he had himself expressed a wish, a desire to consult,...-were not of itself amply suffi cient to awaken his indignation—to harass and excite the mind of any one. But at the same time he besought the Jury to remember, that neither indignation or excite ment could be fairly construed into a proof of insanity. Ile thought, and he believed, that the Jury would coin cide in the opinion that the only matter for astonishment in his case was, that lie bad not, under all the circum stances, acted with much greater violence than any of the witnesses had accused hint of. Mr. Brand concluded by the expression of his thanks to Mr. Serjeant Teddy and to the Commissioners for the care and kindness which bad appeared to actuate them in refraining from putting any questions, either to the different witnesses or to himself, calculated further to wound his feelings or excite his mind, and to the Jury for the patience they had evinced in at tending to the evidence. Mr:Brand then entered, at very great length, into a rambling commentary upon the detail' of the evidence, in the course of which he observed that it was a fact, which could not have escaped the notice of the Jury, tbat not one of the witnessea had spoken as to his supposed mad. ness until after he had been confined in a madhouse. Mr. Brand thee proceeded to call his witnesses. The first witne.a examined was Mr. Brodie, the mi., nent surgeon, whom Mr. Brand examined at considerable length as to n letter be had addressed to him, begging him to wait upon him, with a view to his passing his opinion as to his (Mr. Brand's) state of mind. (The letter writ ten in reply by Mr. Brodie was here rend ;—it stated that as his practice was exclusively confined to surgical cases, be thought Mr. Brand would do better to apply to a phy sician, as his evidence in such a case could be of little avail.) In consequence, however, of a gen. tlernan having applied to him on behalf of the supposed lunatic, Mr. Brodie had had an inter view with Mr. Brand on Monthy evening last. He saw Mr. Brand just subsequent to his leaving that commission ; but although he (Mr. B.) appeared to be labouring under considerable mental exc ite men t, h e did not see any thing in his conduct warranting an opinion of his insanity—neither bad witness observed any thing in Mr. Brand's conduct during the proceedings of to-day cal ciliated to induce the conviction of his being in an unsound state of mind. _ (Mr. Brodie's examinstion war still proceeding when our reporter left.) MEMBERS RETURNED. SCOT 1 IREL, ification. LAND. 11. Drununottd, Egg, ,AND. -- Sligo, Aug. 23. Galway, Aug. XL E. J. Cooper, }lig James Lambert, Esq. General King. Sir John Burke. Down (County), Aug. ft Tipperary (County), Aug. 23. Lord Castlereagh. Hon. F. A. Pnttie. Lord A. Hill. T. Wyse, Esq. Dr. hioNx, in his recent " Life of BENTLEY," sayashe was " reported to have managed a collusive elk of wheat in Cambridge market on the day when the prices of that article, according to which the College tenants pay their half-year's rents, were to be determined"—a practice which is pretty well known to have existed in much later times, if not to this very moment. OVERLAND JOURNEY FROM ENGLAND TO INDia.—ln the introduction to this interesting Work, just published, giving an account of this arduous under taking, Mrs. Colonel Emoon says, " I may rattly declare that I am the only lady who ever travelled to India over land ; and probably mine is the first Journal ever kept by an Englishwoman In the Desert of the Thebais, and on the shores of the Dead Sea." The authoress underwent, indeed, many strange adventures in wild and perilous places, and her book may be considered perfectly unique. THE NATIONAL LIBRARY.---,We are re quested to state that the new library about to be com menced by Messrs. Cot eunN and BENTLEY, under the superintendence of Mr. Gm°, is to he called The .21ra tional Library, it having been deemed advisable to alter its original title of The Library of General Knowledge, on account of its similarity to those of several other ex isting Works. The first volume, containing the Life of BynoN, by Mr. GALT, so long expected, will now cer tainly appear in a few days. ASSIZES-(RECItIVED THIS DAY.) OXFORD CIRCUIT.-GLOUCESTER, AuG. HAINES STEPUFNS, This was an action brought by the plaintiff, it youth 14 years of age, to recover compensation in damages for de famation of character. The defendant had pleaded a jus- Mr. CAMMIELL (with whom was Mr. ALRXANDER) stated the case for the plaintiff at considerable. length and in very glowing colours, as to the serious injury likely to result to his youthful client by the words spoken by the defendant. It appeared from the statement of the Learned Counsel, and also from the evidence of several witnesses, that the defendant is a parish clerk, and also a ts:hool master. On the ;20th of January he was officiating in his former capacity at a funeral, when some dispute arose be tween the plaintiff's father and him (the defendant). There were a number of persons in the church-yard, and in their hearing, the defendant said to the plaintiff's fatter—" I have lost ten inkstands and a quantity of quills, and I have no other reason than to believe but that your son has stolen them." These were the words complained of, and what formed the ground of the present action. On the cros— examination of the witnesses, they would not swear po sitively whether the defendant made use of the word " stolen" or " has them." They also proved that there were very angry words between the partiee before the of. fensive words were spoken, and also that the defendant was never applied to for an explanation or apology, but the first communication respecting an action he received was on receiving a writ. It also appeared there bed been some dispute between the parties respecting the defendant's ap pointment to the office of parish clerk. Mr. Serjeaut LunLow addressed the Jury for the de fendant, he ridiculed the importance that had been at tarhetl to the case by the plaintiff's Counsel, and also the exhibition he had made of the boy in pointing him out to the Jury. Actions like the present were in his (Mr. Ser jeant Ludlow's) opinion disgraceful; it was fermenting and perpetuating petty disputes into an affair of import ance, merely for the benefit of the attorney. The de fendant was a respectable man, anti from the office he held as connected with the church establishment of the king dom, was entitled to respect.—(A laugh.)—Something had been said about his appointment to that office, but be would take it for granted that it was a proper one, for he hoped the country would never be disgraced by the clergy making improper appointments. It was absurd to suppose that the words used, (and there was a doubt even about the exact words that had been spoken,) would materially, if at all, injure the boy's character. The defendant had pleaded a justification, but he (Mr. Serjeant Ludlow) advised him not to put that plea to the proof, for if he proved that the boy took away the inkstands and quills, yet that would not, in law, be sufficient, unless it could be shown that he did it with a fraudulent and felo nious intent. The cause which gave rise to the action might have been settled in two minutes without coming into a Court of Justice, and if the Jury returned a verdict for the defendant no one would suffer except the attorney. If, however, they found for the plaintiff, nominal damages would be quite sufficient, recollecting that the words were used in a moment of irritation. Mr. Justice PARK, in summing up, said the defendant had acted wise in not calling witnesses to support his plea of justification ; but (said his Lordship) I very much dis approve of the proceedings on both sides--..such trumpery actions never ouvlit to disgrace a Court of Justice. It was true that by law the plaintiff was not compelled to give any notice of his intending to bring an action before issuing a writ, but it would be much better if he haul done so ; and (continued the Learned Judge) it is really quite amusing to witness the importance Counsel try to throw into such cases. I thought from the opening that we hail got again into the days of Roman oratory—such cruelty was depicted, and Cicero-like the party whose cause was advocated introduced to the Clan t. Really, Mr. Campbell, you could not have got any sleep last night.—(Great laughter.)—lsis Lordship than directed the Jury to give temporate damagei. The Jury immediately returned a verdict for the plain tiff.—Damages, One Farthing. The remainder of the day was occupied in a question relating to the right of the Rector of the parish of Berkeley to tithes, and was not concluded when the pest left. 'William Williams, aged se, was indicted for bur glariously entering the dwelling• house of Thomas Powell, at Stroud, in this county, and stealing therefrom a large quantity of linen and wearing apparel, value SOL and up wards, his property. The charge against the prisoner was clearly established. Verdict—Guilty. Sentence of death recorded. The prisoner is also committed on seventeen other distinct charges of felony. Mr. Justice Rosamiurr said he should not, however, try them, as he would he sent out of the country on the present conviction for his life. Sentence of death was recorded against Benjamin Walters, aged 28, convicted of stealing a horse at Chel. tenbum, the property of Joseph Cole ; against William Martin, alias Job Moulder, for stealing six sheep and six hunts, the property of Mr. John Hooper, of flartpury ; and against Abraham Leach, for breaking and entering the dwelling-holm of John King, and stealing two gowns, value 10A. Thomas Arundell,(l7), was convicted of breaking into the dwelling-home of a poor miserable- looking old woman, named Gay, in the finish of Stroud, and stealing there from► an old looking-glass and an umbrella (or rather part of one), her property. When the articles were produced they appeared to excite astonishment that any one should put his life in jeopardy for such trumpery things, which it was natural to suppose the most indigent being would not have stooped to pick up had he seen them lying in the high road. Sentence of death was recorded. The old woman begged most piteously that the pri , ioner might not b e transported. Mr. Justice BosaNgurr said he should not, but he would ace what good a long confinement and hard labour would do. Mr. Justice IlosAuclurr yesterday sent a reprieve to the Under-Sheriff of Berlohire, for John Andrews, (ag e d t a 7) who was convicted and ordered for execution at the Abingdon Assizes, for a rope on Ellen Cunningham. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LANCASTER, Auc. 23. Both the Judges arrived here on Saturday evening, when the commission Was opened, and this morning Chi e f Justice TiNuaa. -(Mr. Justice Flayi.xv preside, in the Civil Court) charged the Grand Jury, and expresstd his sorrow that in a calendar, which war by no means heavy, that there should be so luny cases of a serious nature, and deserving of the utmost attention of the Grand Jury. Hi s Lordship then directed the attention of the Jury to the cases of rape in the calendar, and observed that the want of consent was the essence of the offence ; but with regard to two of the cases, he thought there was some doubt whether the want of consent was sustained by the deposi tions; but with 'respect to the third case, he was sorry to say he could offer no such observation. His Lordship then adverted to cases (three in number) of maliciously wound. ing, under 9th Geo. IV., and said that, although one of the cases appeared to be one of great aggravation, h e doubted whether the depositions were sufficient to bring it within the spirit of the Act ; because it had always been held that in cases under this and similar Ade, the wounds must have been inflicted with some cutting instrument, which did not appear to be the ease in 'this instance ; and if the Jury should be of opinion that the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the present Bill they would ignore it, and he should direct the prisoner to be detained, in order that another Bill should be preferred under a more recent Act of Parliament, " for assaulting and wounding with intent to murder." He was sorry to observe the numerous cases of manslaughter in a calendar unusually light—the greater part of which appeared to have arisen from fights, but he con ceived that the great proportion of offences of this de scription arise from the density of population in this county. John Gordon, aged 20, was indicted for killing and slaying Joseph Youde, at Pendlebury, near Manchester, on Sunday the 15th of May last. Mr. AnMsraoNta stated the case for the prosecution, and called two witnesses, who proved that on the evening of the day named in the indictment the pawner and the deceased were at the Wheat Sheaf public-house, in reptile• bury, with several others. A dog belonging to the psi-' soner was standing near the deceased, who pinched the dog's tail and made him bark ; the prisoner immediately jumped over the table, and addressing deceased said, "--- thee, what art thee doing with my dog'" and he and the deceased began pushing one another about, and during the struggle the deceased fell upon a bench is the tsp-rveni) and as soon as he got up another struggle ensued, and he was thrown down upon the tap •reom fender ; one of the company west and separated theta, and tThile Youde was getting up the prisoner kicked him in the lower part of the belly ; Youde went home and complained of great pain in the part where ho received the kick. A surgeon was called in, but Youde died the following evening. Mr. Emmerson, surgeon, residing at Worsley, near Mancheder, swore that b e was called in t o a tt e nd the de ceased on the morning of the day after the injury was stto- Mined ; that he complained of a vi o l en t pain in the belly; r e ined:es . were applied, but he died the foll ow ing evening. ' On the 18th, the body was opened, and, upon examination , the stomach and intestines were found to be very much inflamed, the otnentum gangrenous, and the bladder bora. He attributed the death of the .deceased to this stale of the intestines, &c., alit!, in his opinion, a kick in the lower part of the belly might have burst the bladder. By the Juno e--There were no external marks of vio lence on the body when I opened it, but such might have been there on the 15th, and have disappeared by the 18th, the day on which the body was opened. For the prisoner, a witness named Thompson was called, and he swore that Yonde held the prisoner's dog between his hands, and shook bins at the prisoner. That d friend of the deceased said, '' Let us pinch the dog's tail—it will anger Gordon," and that they did pinch the dog violently. Witness said to the prisoner " if 1 were you, John, I would take my dog from them," and prisoner got over the table for that purpose, and a struggle ensued, but witness never saw the prisoner kirk Yontle, The prisoner was a very civil msn, and in good employment. In eross-examination he admitted that it was necessary for one of the company to prevent the prisoner from kick ing the demised down on the fender. LORDSHIP summoned up, and the Jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty. Ilis Lounstur, in passing sentence, observed that if this sudden quarrel, which had terminated so fatally, had been decided by a fair manly fight, the Court worthd have pro nounced a different sentence from that which the inhuman and brutal conduct of the primmer, in kicking his oppo nent, called upon the Court to pronounce. Tee sentence of the Court was that the prisoner he transported for seven years. Abcl Hyde, aged 23, was arrai.nied upon the coro ner's inquisition, charging the prisoner with the killing and •laring of Sarah, his wife. The Grand Jury ignored the bill prefer red against the prisoner. Mr. BRANDT, having tailed the case fur the prosecu tion, called Alice Walley—On the of August last my husband and I were ;11 company with the prisoner and his wife ut the Woolpack public•house, in Pendleton, which we left about nine o'clock in the evening to go home. Whilst on our way home the prisoner wished to go another way, and told his wife to go home and get Lis supper ready, for he should not be long. away. The wife raid she would not go home, but would go wherever the prisoner went. The prisoner again asked her to go home and get his supper, but she refused and said she should go with hint, anti she followed him. He turned round and gave her a shove with his open, hand. She walked on shout three pares, and fell down on theground "kitwes n her belly and her aide." The prisoner, Rot thinkin.; he had done her any harm, walked on, but when I went up to her I saw the blood flowing from her body, I called the prisoner hack, and asked him to go fur a doctor, he went immediately and seemed very sorry ; wt en he shoved her I was standing within a yard and a half of them, but did not see him do any thing but shove her ; I will not swear that he did not kick her; I did not see him kirk her. Cross-examined by the prisoner—Your wife was sub ject to tits, but I cannot say that she had one when she fell dawn, she never spoke to me after she fell down. By 'a Juror—The woman was drunk. By the Juno s—The prisoner was drunk. The Constable who apprehended the prisoner, swore that the priscner admitted that he gave her one kick on the —, but that he never kicked her before in his life. The prisoner was a sober peaceable man, more so than the gem rality of coll'ers. Mr. Burch—He examined the deceastd on the next th,y, and found a ruptured arty ry in her —, he attri• buted her death to the loss of blood front that artery ; she was six months advanced in pregnancy ; she was a very healthy subject; in his opinion a fall would not occasion a wound of that kind. Sir N. TINDAL—If the woman had fallen on any thing sharp, would it not make such a wound ? Mr. Burch--- I think not, my Lord, from the situation of the wound which was in the centre of her body. Sir N. TINDAL , ....WOUId it kick from behind produce such a wound ? Mr. Burch—lt might, if she were on her knees at the time, or if she got the kick whilst in the act of falling forwards. The prisoner in his defence denied having kicked Isis wife, and said that what he said to the constable was, that he had never kicked her once in his life. Two w►tnesses gave the prisoner a good character for humanity and general behaviour. Ifs LORDSHIP in summing up, left it to the Jury to say whether they believed that the prisoner kicked his wife in the manner stated by the constable, or whether they thought that the wound was produced by her falling upon any sharp aule.tance. If they believed the latter to be the more probable, then they would acquit him ; but if not. they would find him guilty. The Jury immediately found the prisoner Not Guilty. Joseph Dean, aged 21, was indicted for killing and slaying Samuel Leech ; and John Edge, aged 23, And 'Joseph Float, aged 25, were indicted for aiding and assist ing the said Joseph Dean. Mr. fiensvaorro stated the case for the prosecution.— Mr. llaamer appeared firr the prisoner Edge, but the other prisoners hail no Unwire!. James Leech, the brother of the deceased, swore that he was present on the morning of the 12th of April last, when a pitched battle was fought between his brother and the prisoner Dean, at lionghsend, about four miles from Manchester. The prisoner Edge seconded the prisoner Dean, and the prisoner Plant seconded the deceased.— They fought about twenty five rounds. I n t h e tenth round Dean caught the deceased by the leg, threw him, down and fell upon him with Lis head on his (deceased's) belly. The prisoner Plant said it was foul play, and was taking the deceased out of the ring, and claimed the battle money, 21. The prisoner Edge said, that if Plant took his man away the battle-money would be forfeited, and then Plant brought his man back, and 12 or 13 rounds more were fought, when Dean (it was said), kicked the deceased on the head whilst down. Witness could not say whether the kick was intentional or accidental, but he saw Dean's foot come in contact with the head of deceased, as Dean was falling over him. Plant again attempted to take his ma n a way, but Edge said it was an accident, and that if the man were taken away Dean should have the battle money. Three other rounds were then fought, but in the last round, deceased without a blow fell insensible', and was carried home in that state, in which he continued unti' half-past eleven o'clock at night, when he died. In cross-examination he said he did not know that brother had often challenged Dean to fight. His brother had once before fought a pitched battle, and was taken out of the ring in an insensible state. Two other witnesses corroborated this evidence; and one of them added that the kick given by Dean, towards the dose of the fight, was intentional, and not accidental. In cross-examination they denied that they had con- but they ad. Mr. Oilier, a surgeon, at Manchester, deposed that he y the l y )o t r y t e io re n friends of t b if a t t l t i l e e- d m L ec oy eal. In tri i b tt u e t d ed iha a t n was called upon, on the I 4th of. April, to examine the body of the deceased, and he found several bruises on his head and face. There was an effusion of blood on the brain, which occasioned his death. The effusion on the brain might be caused by a kick. The effusion was caused by external violence of some sort. Cross-examined by Mr. IlaaNter—The vessels of the brain are liable to be ruptured when in a state of disten shin, which might be produced by the exertion of fight. ing ; but I don't think that in this case the rupture was produced by such exertion. When the vesicle are die tended, the exertion of fighting might rupture one or two vessels; but in this case there were a hundred vessels rup tured. It is possible that by over exertion a great many vessels might be ruptured, but, if they had been so nip tured, the appearance would have been different from what it was in this case. The prisoners having been called upon for their defence, the prisoner Dean raid that lie had been frequently chal lenged by the deceased, hut refused to fight him, until the challenges were so often repeated, that he. cou'd not bear it any longer. The prisoner Edge said that he knew no thing of the battle until a few minut -a before it was fought, when he was called out of his bed by a man named Vickers, who prevailed upon him to be second of Dem... The prisoner Plant said nothing in his defence. Witnestea were called by Dean and Edge, and they een. firmed the statements made by the prisoners, and gave them good characters for humanity. Hie Lot snip, in summing up, said that the challenges given by the deceased were no justification of the prisoners, and if the Ju r y b e li eve d t h at t h e deceased came by his death in consequence of th e injuries rece i ve d i n thi s b a ttle, they must find t he prisoners guilty. The Jury i mme di ately found all the prisoners Guilty. His Loansme, in passing sentence, observed that he had carefully looked through the evidence in order to see if sty of these unfair practices which prevailed in fights in this part of the country had been resorted to in title instance; for if they had, he should have felt himself bound to pass a very severe sentence. Such had not been the case, and it would therefore operate in their favour. He compassionated the youth of the prisoners, and he trusted that the lenient sentence which he was about to pronounce would have a beneficial tercet upon them when they again returned to society. The sentence of the Court was—that earls of them be imptieoned -six months in Lancaster Castle, and kept to herd labour. John Manion, aged SO, was indicted for killing and slaying Jane, his wife, at Manchester, on the Bth Augual's Mr. STA AXLE stated the case-for the prowution, and the facts of the case, as they appeared front the taidswe? wore as follows ;....The prisoner (who is a labouring man) 1 and his wife occupied a room in a house in Manchester, and one of the witnesses (Mary Sibley) occupied the cellar under their roam, About eleven o'clock on the day named in the indictment this woman was sitting on the cellar steps, when she heard the prisoner and h►s wife talking angt ily together. The prisoner said ► o his wife, " Its'yen don't turn tip that shilling, by J—." The room door was at this time open, but the witness hearing the wife say in a faint voice, " Oh don't, oh don't;" went towards the door and called the prisoner, who made no ' , knower. She then went to the door, which was then ditened nn the inside, and having again called the prisoner and his wife, and not having received any answer, she went and alarmed the neighbourhood, and several women who knew the deceased came to the door and cAdupon the priseuertoypen it; hut he at first did not matt; any answer, and they head the wife make some noise " as if struggling for breath." They re ratedly called to the prisoner to open the door, and hiving at length opened it they entered the room, where they found the prisoner sitting by the side of the bed with his wife on his knee. Her fare was Flack and swollen, and the prisoner said that she had f.llen in a fit, and he assisted !he women in putting her on the bed and undressing her. One of the women said t him " You murdering villain you have choked her," and the prisoner made no reply. A doctor was scut for, but before he arrived the woman was dead. The prisoner having been asked if he wished to the women any question., said, " No, they are all friends of my wife, and I don't want to ask them any questions— ►hey will all swear for her." Mr. Oilier, surgeon at Manchester, deposed that he was called upon on the 9th of August to open the body of the deceased, which be did. He found the mark of a 'evere blow on the external putt of the left cheek, and under that mark there was an effusion of blood, even down to the hone. There was a considerable effusion of blood all over the brain, including the com mencement of the spinal marrow. In other respects the body was in a healthy state. The immediate cause °Meath was the effusion of blood upon the brain, which witness attributed to external violence—apparently a blow. The external marks of violence would be sufficient to account for the internal appearances. The prisoner, in his defence, said his wife had fallen (town in 4 fit again►t the side of the bed...that when he took her up he did not think she was dead—that ho had never struck her, and that there were at the time two men in the room who could prove what he said, but that he had not money to pay their expellees front Manchester to Lancaster. His Loansuir, in summing up, observed that it was' possible that the woman might have Wien against the aide of the bed, and have done herself the injury which occasioned death, and if the Jury had a ressonable doubt upon the 'abject the prisoner was entitled to the benefit of it. The Jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty. His Loensute, in p►ising sentence, observed there could be no doubt of the propriety of the verdict, and if ' the indictment had been preferred for a charge of a more serious description, be could not conceive how any Jury could, upon such an indictment, come to a conclusion dif ferent from that of the Jury upon this Occasion ; and if such a verdict had been pronounced, the prisoner mutt have answertd fur it with his life. The prisoner bad com mitted an act of the gros►est brutality and inhumanity to wards his own wife, and he (Chief Justice Tindal) should • be guilty of a dereliction of his duty if he did not award a severe punishment. The eentence of the Court was, that the prisoner be transported for the term of fourteen years. Two other eases of Manslaughter, which were entirely devoid of interest were tried to-day, but it may nut he un worthy of remark that the only eases tried to-tioy were eases of Manslaughter. There are no less than sixteen out of forty-four in the calendar. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke and Duchess of CUMRERI,ANU gave a grand (16 use to their MAJESTIRS, on Monday, at their residence at Kew. About one o'clock the KtNo and Quart* ar rived at Kew ► in a carriage-and-four, from Windsor; a Royal e lute was instantly fired from Kew-green. The Duke and Duchess of CUAIDSILLAND received their. Me- JKSTIES on their art ival. About the same time the . Duke of Sussex, the Landgravine of Ilesse llomunaa, the Duke and Pi ince German of Cambridge, the Princess AUGUSTA, the Princess SOrillA, the Duke of GLOUCUTER, and Prince AUGUSTY. of Prussia, arrived at the residence of the Duke and Duchess. - • - - Their RAJ eaves and the Royal party went to the old Palace, over which they were conducted by the clerk of the works. The entire party then proceeded to the house en Kew-green, purchased by his late MAJESTY of Mr. IIuNTER, which has recently been given by the present KING to the Duke ..of CUlttllflltLANp, After iuspecting the house and the grounds attached to it, their IVASENTIMI returned to t h e residence of the Duke and Duehos of CUMNICIILAND• About three o'clock an elegant chieune was served in the dining-room ; the KING sat at the head of the table, having to his right the Loulgravine of Hansa HOMBURG, and on his left the Duchess of CIII , IBVII.I.AND. in addition to the members of the Royal Family, there were present the Pru'.sian Minister and Baroness lluaow, the Duchess of litcustosn, Count WALateNnumu, end Count Ranowirz. After the thjeune, the KING, Queerr, and some of the party took an airing in three poney plmtons, in the Royal Garden, and subsequently visited the Botanical Gardens, over which they were conducted by Mr. Arms, the King's Gardener. At half-past five o'clock the KING and QUFEN left in an open carriage and four, on their return to the Palace at Winds,,r. A Royal salute was fired on the departure of their MaaItSTINS. The Duke of Castmunos left town yesterday morning on a visit to their MAJESTIES at the Palace at Windsor. Prince AUGUSTE of Prussia was present at the large dinner party given by the Duke of NVro.stiarotr, at Apsley-house, on Monday evening. A Cabinet Conned was held at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign Office, which was attended by the Loan Coattext.t.oa, the Duke of WELLINGTON, Etat BATHURST, ROSSLYN, and ABERDEEN, Lord ELLEN BOROUGH, Sir RORERT PERI, Sir GEORGE MURRAY, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. and Mr. Ilmtatits. The Council sat near three bows in deliberation. Among those who illuminated their houses on Saturday night, in honour of MAJ ESTY'S birth-day, were Messrs. Matt e' W mt., of Ilerners.strect, coachmakers to the present King of the FRENCH. The illumination, which consisted of a crown, an anchor, a star, awl W. It. IV., extended near fifty feet in width. CHELTENHAM, AUGUST 23. Saturday being the anniversary of the KING'S birth day, was characterised by every demonstration of rejoicing which loyalty could suggest. The Plincess Esnaitazy and her two daughters, the Princesses MARIA and Rosa, arrived here last night.—. They have taken up their residence in Montpellier Parade, and drink the waters at the Montpellier Spa. Dr. GSA?, Bishop of Bristol, is to be trans. biteil to the See of &ingot, vice Dr. 111A3YNDIE, daaeAsed ; iind Dr. PIIILPOTTS Will 11C COTINCCIAteII 11141.10 p of Brittol, in the room of Dr. GRAY. The Marquis of Ctt ANDOS gave a grind fete champetre on Monday, at Wootton-house, at which about two thousand persons were present. There was a sham fight on the beautiful lake; the vessels wore manned by sailors brought specially from Portsmouthi and the whole concluded with a brilliant display of fire•works. Booths and marquees were erected—tea and an elegant supper were furnished, and dancing kept up till day-light. On the Duke of GORDON taking leave, previous to departing for the North, his Maaltery assured his Grace that he would visit him next summer at Gordon Castle. Should the Kma realise his intention, he will be the first British Monarch who has penetrated so far into his Scottish dominions since the unfortunate Aisne Queen of Scots made her expedition into the North in the autumn o f 1562,—Inverneas Courier. It is well known that novel of " Flirta tion," written by the sister of the Duke of Attovt.x, wise a great favourite with his late MaJzsTr. Indeed this WaS exprosseti by the Kato in en autograph letter to one of the Royal Family, The now tale just published by her Ladyship is called 6, Separation," and we untlerataud that it has been received at Court, with marked approbation, on account of its tone of perfect high breeding and pule morals. THE STAGE.—The Retrospections of the Stage, by the late Mr. Joust Du twin, just pub killed, embrace a periol of no leas than forty-six yearil connection with theatrical* in England and Ireland, entl form one of the most lively and-amusing works for the general reader that has ever appeared. Among a bast of other theatrical stars, it contain* original anecdotes of Quote Gan epcic, Nulty, An d Mossoe, MACKLI N, COOKE, 301 IN end STSPHRN KearnU, lI ENDS SSuN, Poore, ix vs so Coalman B A NNIsTett, EDWIN, LEWIS, BLANCHARD, Extuay, Ktrry. Ce.iva, Mrs. Atitttoriox, I4irf. IdAn. news'', Mrs. DACRON'S, Kttio, ItteLanott, Dorn), Surf; and Mrs. hapax. The EX , XING of FLANGE, his FAMILY; 4c. COWEI, AUG. 23. The Ex-King of Prance and the Royel Family took their departure this morning, at a little before eight, in the Government steamer, the Commerce. The ladies and their attendants left the Fountain Hotel at hall past "even, in boats. Nit indication tat' public feeling attended their, departure. The Cowes folks are sincerely sorry to lose them. The party proceeded, I understand, to Poole, where their carriages arc in attendance to cAivey them to Lul. worth. Several v ;Alters have been divappointed by theirdeparture ; imongst others was Lord Nugent, who came from South amptou in a packet, and boarded the Great Britain. At about twelve o'clock the French corvette got under weigh, and was soon followed by the two American veseelc They proceeded to Spithead, where they now are. The departure of the Royal emigrants has already seri sibly diminished the number of visitere at Cowes. rtaut, TIMEX o'CLAIEK, AIONDAY, The Irate King of France is this moment arrived at this this port, and landed out of the Oovernment steamer Meteor. lle and the young Duke of Bordeanx, :and the Duke d'Angouleme, immediately set off in a carriage and pair lalonging to - Doughty, Esq., of Upton-house, for Lulwortlt Castle. He looked well, and was very gable. - - - SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT-HEATH SECOND MEETING. The Second Meeting (being its second yeir) at Ascot Heath commenced yesterday, but not with that degree or promise of sport or patronage as' to induce an expectation that this extra Meeting will be continued with any proms pert of popularity. Lard lalaryborough hat certainly done wonders in making them so good as they are ; but at this advanced period of the melon the provincial meetings ate enue.reua, and most of the horses are fully engaged, _no could they will have been fixed fur any other period with. out a similar objection. The Meeting will occupy three days, and it is not likely that they will average more then two races per day. Would it not have been better t confine it to two days, and time have ensured three rates each day—the mine so as there is no Gold Cup, an (amid- ; sion not easily accounted for? To compensate for the.de ficieney of sport, there was a general expectation that the King would sanction the races with his presence. Tids evidently tended to make the company awe numernu4 . and faehionable than it would otherwise have liee,O4,tins attendant* was also tneterielly ittereeeed by the Wilvher af, visitors who have been staying at Windsor and its since the " dinner party" of Saturday. The belief that their Majesties would honour the Races with their presence, turned nut to be well founded. 'true, to his promise of etteonraging and participating in the amusements of his people, their Majesties strived on the Heath about a quarter past our, Welock, accompanied by the following branches of the Royal Family t— the Duke of Cambridge, Duke of Sussex, Princes George of Cum berland and Cambridge, Princess Augusta, Duchees of . Gloucester, soil Princess of Hesse Homburg. The Royal cortege was composed of five carriages end four, and a phaeton end pair, with the meal number of outriders. The Royal suite consisted of the Duke of Richmond, Duke of Dorset, Lind Miryborough, Lord and Lady Errol, Duchess of Richmond, Lord and Lady Clin ton, Lady Sophia Lennox, the Misses Filsclarence, Rev. Mr. Fitzelerenee, Lords Jersey, Chesterfield, tee. The appearance of their Majesties at the window of the Royal Stand, and the gracious manner in which they ac knowledged the greetings of their subjects, tidied a feel. ing of umningled gratification, which was heightened by the pleasure they evidently derived from the sport, and the amusement it Afforded to the spectators. The Royal party continued in the Stand t:11 after the Races, when they de parted for the Castle amidst loud acclamations. It has not yet been stated that his M4esty expressed greet delight at the success of his horses at Goodwood that be porenteil the Cup to the Queen; gave the trainer 50L and each of the other jockey, SISI. Besides the above distinguished individuals, we observed the following members of the hoof tees :-.-Ittarquie . of Worcester, Lord Sefton, Lord Uxbridge, Laid Afvaniey, ' Lord Forester, Colonel Russell, Mr. Scott Stouelfeaver, Mr Delme Radcliffe, Colonel Lyster,' Captain Bolkeley, Hon. Captain Rous, Lord Win. Lennox, Captain Locke, Captain G. Dulkeley, Mr. Ranabottom, and several mem bers of the Jockey Club. The company genera'ly was much more umnerous than we had expected ; the weather was remarkably favourable, the Course in good order, but the running indifferent, from. , the inequality of the horses engaged. 'Tits following are the particulars ; The Great Park Stakes of 25 cove. each, 15 ft and only five if declared by the Monday after Epsom, for 8 yr olds and upwards. The last three.quarters of the New _ His.Mejesty's The Colonel, 5 yrs 1 • Lord Jersey'. Donegan', 3 yrs .. *. 4 ir ,4.4 4* 2 Lord Conyngham named Augur, 4 yrs 8 The following paid 15 cove. each Majesty's Frederica, 8 yrs; Mr. Petrel Glenfinhts, 4 yrs; Mr. Dilly'e Morris Dancer, 4 yrs; Mr. Day's Henri Quatrci. 5 yrs ; Duke of Riehrlortd% Wasiderbs, U.% 4.yee Mr. Greville named Martha, t yes ; Lord Monotcharles"a Mi.; • selas, 5 yrs ; and Lord Mountcbarles's Gayburst, 4 yrs. Twenty•one others pay five rove. each. The smallness of the field excited considerable disappointment, and veiled the betting, fur at 8 and 4 to 1 on The Colonel business; was out of the question ; it was buying money too deer. To call it a race would be a mockery ; it was racing bur !espied ; indeed so far did Tie Colonel run in before Do. negani, that miny conceived it to have been a fake start, and that the others had not come away. The Judge pro nounced it to have been won by ten length*, Augur being still further behind Donegani, having, we presume, pulled up to save Wpm:Kt - or the last rare. The winner was rode by Nei@ Donegani by C. Edwards, and Augur by S. Mann. Ills Majesty", Plate of 100 guinea. Three miles. Duke of Richmond's Rosgh Robin Mr. Maherly's Palemon Mamiello, Profile, and alenartney, were drawn. 7 to 4 and 2to 1 on Robin. Palemon made the running to the turn, where Rongh Robin went up is him; a smart race home wee won cleverly by a length. The winner rode by Royce; the other by Peels. A Sweepstakes of 10 rove. each, and 50 added by the. Members for 'Windsor. The winner to be sold for SW geinras, &c, About two miles and a distance Ills Majesty's Frederica, by Moses Mr. W. Day's Augur 3tol on Frederica--a good race, and won any by 4 length. The winner rode by E. Edwards, who is not twelve years of age, and required nearly two atone of dead weight to make up the eat. 81b. THE MURDER AT LAMBETH. Since the above murder was perpetrated, some extraordinary recta have been brought to light, which will probably lead to the discovery of the murderer. Chief Constable Hall having keen - inforined that it was the invariable practice of the deceased to clean the cups and saucers immediately after she and her husband (Witham) had taken tea, and irappearing that on the afternoon the deceased was murdered they had drank tea together, the Chief Constable immediately proceeded to examine in what state these things were left on that occasion. He found the tea things had been removed from the table on which they were previousl7 used, and deposited on the mantel-piece precisely in the condition they were after the deceased and Witham had left them.--e singular fact, which indicates that the: merderee, in ell probability, was the person who bad-retriever them from the table to the !deceit& which tkey Wert found ; the deceased never having been known to phau: been m n aTeyralwiyitittiletvzhwatastthitengwetpetzioluisite.d jyt the murderer was a wooden bar, en which some marks of blood were discovered; this, however, has not been ascertained with any degree of certainty, for since t he 'hiding of the wooden bar, a poker has been also sound in the house, an instrument with which it was more than probable the dreadful wounds Ore indicted; and -at is subsequent exasaination of the decettieds* face and head, that supposition was strengthened. Soon after the election of Nl` ILIUM tu nws s Forams for the county of Norfolk, Ile wart rues in one of the streets of Lyon, by a deputation of Ash women, who pood.liunoureilly arteost«d hint for something in the way of specie, in order to drink to his success in Parliament, The Hon. ilaronet, unahla to mat the powerful solicitation of the modest fair.ones, generously drew from his puree a liberal sum, which his petitioneis having thankfully revolved, loaded him with benedictions. Having counted their shining ore, and spit on it for lock (following omit of their traditions), they resolved that an excellent tea should he presided at the Dog Inn, and on Friday last tiO females of this close, neatly attired, as. ambled on the occasion, to participate in the tratailicenit of the county Yteprettattnitl.—Beaton chargpitok