The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-29 00:00:00

REGINA V. THR MAYOR OP KIDDIRNINSTEIL

The tuts and arguments of this case were reported in the
Express of yesterday,
Mr. Justice Brie now denveved judgovnt, and said
' that the rule must be discharged upon the ground of the
, insufficiency of the notice, but that independently
'of that objection he thought the claimant's title good.
He thought, however, that the composition by the land-
lord for the poor rates should ►ave been at oue-half
and not at one third, and that the local act meant
that the rent should be the criterion, thereby avoid-
ing a complicated inquiry which would otherwise ari►e
upon every ooeasion, but he thought that this mistake
would not affect the claimant's title to be put upon the
burgess roll, as the municipal rights of parties were not to
be affected by the local act, and but for this local act it
might fairly be presumed that the claimant would have been
properly rated. T►en with respect to the objection that
' the borough rate had not been paid, because there was no
power to compound for borough rate!, he thought that the
' composition under the local act might include ell that would
be assessed under the name of poor rates. He thought
therefore that the claimant would have been Witten to
have his name inserted on the roll but for the intufficlency
of the notice of claim ; bat, as it was, the rule meet be
dischaiged, and, if the corporation insisted on it, with
costa,

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—YES RDAs.
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Moms, Ma. Jerrie.i Casooiroe.i., am, Ma. Roma
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WILL Casa.

This case came before the court en Friday and Saturday
last, when Lord Campbell's notes of the evidence at the
trial at Stafford at the last summer anises were read. The
triel lasted five days, and the reading of the judge's notes
occupied the court curing the whole of the day on Friday
and until the court adjourned on Saturday, when the further
consideration of the cue was adjourned until to-day.
It was an action of ejectment to recover certain estates in
the county of Stafford, of considerable value, sail to be
worth from eighty to a hundred thousand pounds, and the
question in the cause was whether a will, dated the 18th of
Jane, 1818, was made by the testator, Thomas Beiobrigze,
when he wee in a sound state of mud. The jury fond a
verdict for the tenor of the plaintiff, which in effect decided
that the will was not vslid, and established a will executed
by the testator on the 15th of August, 1815, In Michaelmas
Term teat Mr. Sating obtained a rule calling on the
plaiatiff to show cause why the verdict should act bs set
aside, and a new trial had, upon the ground that the estate.
was against the evidence. This rule how came on for
&moment.
The facts of the Cu. have already appeared in our columns.
The Solicitor- General showed cane against the rule.
Tin case was now fully before the court, and it we imposed-
, ble to say that the plaintiff had not made out a good cur.
His /tuned friend, Mr. Keeting, had eompinued of having
been compelled to address the jury at a late hour; but, in
truth, he had himself consented to go on at ten o'clock on
the Friday night, and he concluded his address at twenty
minutes past one, during which time the attention of the
jury did not Sag. His learned friend did not protest to the
judge ageinst going on.
Mr. Justin Creaswell—You know what Mr. litunietty sod
of a protest under such eircuinstanne, where the judge was
desirous of proceeding f
The Chiet Juitice—lt was like an oyster protesting against
being opened. (A laugh )
The Solieltoullerieral was suing that the plain.iff 'a elm
was a strong one, a fact which his leuzed friend on the
Other side had admitted.

Thy Clil;firsiiiise case has two branches, (mina
insanity, aad inceelty the time of making tit. will of
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The Baholtar.l3saseal oat shard that there was ass of
the etroe4tot was of goastri imaalty Ivor blows.
Mr. J &vie* Ilaale—That ion sot appear to [cane Dora
Lord Carophtll's *picks, lot be called epos the jary malaly
to d3tet tett, att. ntina to atm nate of the 1411111110e9nizd
situ be bed sada his will is 1818.
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The Solirtue.Geaseal esearived there wu a string ease
Se coulteilrjary upon tie eiteetioe drawn Mosaity, and
tense the whole of the evideues on that
WON. Re, lessen, told the jun eat to pay toe math
Mention t the subject of the enteral Mushy if the tostalce.
As to the competency of the testator to maks • will ia Jame,
ISIS, there was irvideaos ea both sides ; sod if the staneneal of
Roe was to be mind es, the testator during his last Same
wee esdoabtedly issue. The subsumes of the whims if
Mrs. 800 sou that she attended the testator from ise
day eight until the Satardey, whim he ma, sad
never spine during the whole of that time, oxcart lOU
daughter begged to be allowed to tee him, sail Ilma be
muttered elmost inutlealately "No, so." Tide Malnnent
was coofirm.d by thew Hos, apoa whom tun was so
impetuses, end who could have so interest is the MOIL
Then the son of the medical man, who sat op with ate
testator the whole of Thureday right—that being the der
on which the will wee made, said Mot he ,did not Mak
the testator was capable of understandiog the conteale
of • beg will, sad that os the Thursday night
and from that time until kis death be certainty could sot.
It was Isere:eat to look at the effect of the will, and in soo-
*veiny with the surrouedlog lute It was certain nun
from me tires ot Mrs. Arnold's marriage seta his death he
always Weed lo see her, and day by day be 'wooed his
ash mean of the Amide and his deteratiestien that they i
*build have • shilling of his property. Si s r.og was
this feeling, that wises be met with an accident in 1.915 sin
made his will he excluded this family from soy bench..
wader it. It 11111 said he relented shortly before his death ;
but this was sely by persons who dented considerable bene-
fit from the Araelds. The evidence of Allen, who attested
the will, wet eentradicted. But little Mimes could be
plead either in the evidence of Bawtl..s sod his wife, the
latter being mother of the attesting witnesses, u they had
been located oe • fares of Arnold's, sad Hankies had been
appointed his bailiff before the lenge:ism commend.
Another of defendant's witnesses wu young Atop, who
bad married Mary Atin, *ad had evidently an interest in
the Matter, for he was when ha gave hie evidence entirely
the creature el Mr. Blair. Dr. Fez. the other attesting
witness, had not been exassined, although there had been a
bill to per/semen testimony. Then there was another
witness, and • formidable one certainly—Mr. Stine, who
hod proved iallnitely too meth, for be said he received
instructions foe a settlement on the Friday, when thus eras
panties *Udmurt of the incompetency of the teetator, and he
died on the fallouts/ day.
The Chief Justice—ls there say ineonsianuy in the for
tater gildsg to his daughter's legitimate children prop. rty
which as set of tools should have deprived them of ? He
gave mottles to Arnold. He kept his vow that he should
never have hie money.
Mr. Justice Mule recollected • eau in which • gentleman
vowed to see hie loos 'gals • bates his deathbed he
wu reeenciled to him, being blindfolded at the time.
(Laughter.)
Tee Solizitor General thought it very unlikely that the
feeling of the testator's life should be suddenly changed. The
are nal bees fully left to • mat intelligent and attentivejery,
and the turned judge was not dissetisti-A with the verdict.
It might be said that this mate was of great value, and that
so bum meld be done by grating a sew trial ; but he suit
observe that the cue had seated great interest, and every
omen of the outs had become matter of public notoriety.
Under these cinumetances the plaintiff could not be plated
in the same position in which he formerly stood, for if • sow
trial was granted the verdict which had already been gives
would be steamed with the reprobation of their lordships,
and the plaiting must be gristly prejudiced thereby.
Mr. Aleaseillee, Q.C., sad Mr. Gray, made • few Omen-

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time es the same side.
Mr. Heating. Q.O , is support of the role, laid that he
felt that injustice had bees done by the mode in whiekthe •
elle bad beet lett to the jury. Toe learned judge had read
over all the evidence and made passion comments, and
although he could not put his linger on any objectionable
remark, the whole tendeoey of them was Injurious to the
defendant. At the trial the Solicitor-Oeseeal chugtd the
ilefeadsets with fraud and conspiracy, although he had nit
done so to-day, but had kept this part of hiscaae in the back-
ground. And trim the way in which the case had been left
to the jury, there was nothing to preclude the posibility
that they had found their verdict upon general incom-
petency, or cospiracy end fraud, without deciding upon the
real question at all. He submitted that the verdict was
/loins: the weight of evidence; and he protested against
the 8 shellac-General's statement that he had not been forced
to go ou at a late hour. Hs was asked by his lordehip mist
untijoiv telly to undertake that the cause should be con-
cluded by the neat suoisg (Saturday), if he did
sot prce.ed with his address to the jury at ten
o'clock that night. This, of course, he could not
do. He admitted that the jury were not inattentive,
but he firmly believed they were so exhausted es not to
comprehend sue third of what he said to them. Their lord-
ships would remember the seminar of persons who had cAse
is contest with the testator during his last Wane. There
were twelve of such peruse, and nine of them bud attested
his perfect eerily, four of them brig medical men. As to
the statement that Mr. Aleop was the crewure of Mr. Blair,
the fee'. was, that he had been allowed two rooms to hui is
at a farm honer, having, when in better circumstances, been
iotimate with Mr. and Mn. Blair. The evidence of Roe
could sot be relied on, for he SWOTS that he went to fetch
Mr. Blair on the Thursday, whereas the codicil WOO executed
on the Wednesday. It was probable that he was sent again
es the Thursday for Mr 131,4; hut there could be
no doubt that be was sent by Rawlins, at the sm.
'mottos of u• testator, for Mr. Blair on the
Wednesday; and the fact of the testator sending far
Mr. Blair ot that time, when he felt hiateelf getting wore*,
was a meet important one. The learned usual then con-
tended that there wee to ground for imputing fraud or
conapireey to Mr. Blair and the other persons manuted with
the making sad euestios of the will of IMP. Mr. Blair's
evidence could sot be fairly impeached. Mr. Keating was
proceeding wi.h his argumsut, when be was stopped by
The Chest Jostles, who sod the court were of opinion
that thin should be • sew trial. it was probable that some
of
the jury might have foended their judgment es the
general iseepability of the testator; and if so that would
met In satishectory to the court or to the learned judge who
Wei the owe, The rule wi,u'd be made absolute on the
sual terms, namely payment of oath

COURT OF BANK KU PTCY.—YrAtaIDAY.
beats Ma. Colusiestonan !locum.
IN as BTII3III.—ENIOILATIOM TO NATAL
This ass the day appointed for the edjoersed last rani
errs el the bankrupt, Joseph Charles Byre, the well
karts 'iterates rest. The areents were very fully
detailed Ia the 9:spreas es the reasies of tie lest meetisi.
• Geer appeared for the emigres, mad Mr. larlater
ler the baskrupt.
Mr. Green stated that the aberrant had bees of great
heart! M the bankrept, inasmuch es the ragtime had had
as oppertneety of thoroughly investigating :he accorts, and
the nosh was highly settleetory. They bed sot a word to
say, belied expressing their fell satisfectioa with the cor-
er:oam if the aseeests. The assignees elm felt themselves
brad to rata to the rut that greet credit was due to
MON& iisrdisig sad Pallas, the accoestanw for the able
eassaer is erne the Ware sheet bed bra prepared.
• Listlatee rid he bad pest pirate is bearing the
statement ef Mr. Gram, sad the opinion of the sasigere
that the statements sere by Mr. Byrne were fully horse
out. As skis as was or it great importance be thotna it
a rat the seen should be in fall peseemios of the
noting of Mr. Byree's sorra of eisigration. Is
1148, whet direr was rendre is this weeny, ensign-
lice was reeimusesaid as the grist safety valve ; sad Mr.
Bps., aware of the May satseal advantages of Natal, and
*adaptation he re growth of errs, brought the deign
e f the agony perisestly bear re prin. It MI seigi.
sally bees perresed by the *Wirer Dutch porters hem
the aid Career/ay; bet from 1844, when it was steeled late
a Brill *ray. le 11148, re Dark populates esstiased to
Lap it, to swaps from British jariedietioa, sad Natal,
divested of Ilesthile populating, wee dagereating into •
plies Mirage for the opposed surroundiag tribes, when Mr.
Byre ssdiseessit its solosisettou, note a mere seertintile ups.
canton, bat he the of intending commerce into re
interior of Atria, issediog os the atoms of Natal a greet
British alosy arable of applying England with cotton, sad
relieving her siuplas pepulatioa. It he had ovmtepptd the
brads a/ eautireseamendel tales, he claimed
he hit seal, the unmanned hie object, and the
suer if his earlene in • sietseal_ lyrist el view ; for is
two yews upraise:l4ooo pawns had presoned to Natal,
oingather through his anorpolos ad 111.11/111. Te enable
kir to carry oat this nnot, tetrarch*. data et 1848, le
had ruffed into anangements with Lord Orly, 111. secretary
of state for the donne, whir were thee deeribed is a
de9hha of as lahltiei addressed to en Bony Birth
TIM be Shedd deposit heilegehead, like every other
penes, re Mem*
whir be rites to tenet is grown
land, bet rat, ler eel ef the imigsatiss Commirdesers e
peadieg that son la uning on enignats for bias, he nay
Lisosellend ear ma Mara, ,app* bee~,
with tee ardition tau ors surintag hock teem the solos,
Certifliatee that these enlivens have bees satisfeeterily
Laded. and are pat le psnosios by Mr. Byrae's agents et
curter delete earthier had, he shall be invited to be ,
repaid est of his &petit MIL fir each es alines the lauded
and estalgirmil i• the esissy." This eorrespngd showed
the wiry of the &Mk goveronnt te coitus Natal, and
to asset Mr. Byrnes nneprist. At that Was, not having
asillelast unit* to any on Ws object, he entered tato as
t with doers. Marshall sad Bdridge, of Fes-
=a6"trest, wbeadid,ooo,l to the credit of
meat is the Bank if In the joist ram !rt.
Byrne tad G. X Is J rms.,. 1849, his balers
sheet showed thin then was • deficiency of two thoserd
porde, berg differences arising out of shots treaseetions,
for whir then was ao naiidentlee. Is oaturig bibs his
antagenente with the orrerunen, ho oalsaland ea • large
woman expenditure, bat sins cc_. poll. Istinstieg
that the entire pomp seem rimehed tn. the pannins
awl esignate troahl about Mtn the nag son of their
peange. In looted apes the 101. worth ef had to tie ',apply
the enders with his twisty acne, this learns thirty awes
or as 'ganger lead writ to reimburse his expenses and
yield a pert Acereaseseed to ses land cerise issued by the
home t par earnest is Autralis and elsewhere,
es
ale Win, revertible into cash if the holder felt
disposed remelt them, be calculated that they would be equally
valuable is Natal, and gorily sonvertiblei if necessary, be.
muse they were to be accepted there r cash in paystei.t for
all rads purchased from the crews. The upset price of
load is .4 other sonnies had always been established and
mantalar with ads. regard to its marketable and convert-
ible The sitot plies ia Maud at the period of his
Wit home t was 4e. per sere ; at
that tar the 101. sting 't yid* he was to receive for

mesh miring (Wag 1,00111. fer 100 emignals) wield have
enabled Sim td-hay 50 agree of had, of wbicb he had to give
emigrant 20 MVP% 30 awes misdoing to himself on nob
adult emigrate, hat on children this Wenn of land would
have been mere considerable, as he was only bound te far.
nib sash child with fin acres, and two ebildrea nasalise
as one adult as to payment. ilia pima had Iran stigma-
timed as • small allotment system, bat only by those who did ,
not understand it. Mr. Hynes Weliestions to Ws 'goat
mom W subdivide all his lame Woes, Inamboll sow Jr
dose locating a family on each seelism. Ow* the right of
panties of site maximag porde& mbsoo 1b Malty ma sot
molded by its numbers within* wombats to the entire
quadty. Mode men or sink wen= eerie se far as pow
able, to be made amenable to the some Ms, relatives ocean,
ion the tame allotment. La Jo sewn W sash large Wats of
6 000 ens 12,000 sum, be had dimmed the astabllalment of a
village mr tows, nott family bait'gadded, gratis, to •
ua qrter acre allotment; and to tin reserved lote of the
village hods he looked for • large profit. As, after setting
the adult emigrant on 20 acres of land, 30 scree would emals
to him, he had calculated es the immediate and eentia•ed
male of • portion of this to meet en menses ; and the
priers to be tined on these lauds sold at home was Is,
per We. Toe result of his calculations, as raspeeted
his first ship., Washington Henry Tanner, Dreadnought,
Metal, end King Will was fully satisfactory; and
more than enough was received, at home, from the ails of
sutra land, to defray curtest *spends. He found many
falba( into hie views of the hondred-scre system, and most
anaious at ones to pentane the remainder of their allotment.
Tree amount received for the sale of surplus lards to people
by these ships was 961 i. ; and thus, findiag that he could
readily Avon or kis surplus lends at not isms than be. per
sere, it followed that he looks.' to realise D. 10s. epee each
eseigi ant, to game all 'epees" and lean • large profit,
sedative of his village lands. Bet the waded of the Natal
kcal government had deprived hiss of thei basis of all his
caloslations. sir H. G. Smiih, her Majesty's 0001113i4SiODOT
hi Sooth Africa. had visited Natal in 1848, and in order to
prevent the Dutch bons leaving the colony, and if possible
Jades* many to return, had establiabsd a land commis-
rims to entertain the claims of the boon to land and sue
port on the same. Earl Grey provisionally approved of this
step, enuring to himself a decision on the entire question
when the commission reported ; but even thus early cau-
tioned, Sir H. Smith as to the evil results of his ensures,
stating. in his deep•tels of the 23rd of April, 1840, that if •
, very limited number of Death boars should become panned
of some millions of acres in the district of Natal, the moss
quinces must be most prejudicial to the welfare dike sett's-
meat. Alarmed at the proceedings of Sir H. Smith and the
Natal Coauniasioo, Mr. Byrne frequently applied to the Colo-
, vial-office and was sworn that the whole would hays to be
sisomittecl to the home government, that large 'nude would
not be sanctioned, and that the upset price of the land would
not be interfered with or depreciated. These menrances
calmed his apprehensions, though the accounts trots the
I colony showed that the proceedings of the land commission
had almost entirely put a stop to his salts of land Tee'
i immediate result was ruinous. Sir H. Smith, re ens of
the cautions and reservations of Lord Grey, transformed the
Natal kind Commission into another, with power to carry
mot their own recommendations; millions of wires wen

lavished on the emigrant Imre; la.nd fell to a few peace per
acre; no diminution, however, was made in the govern-
ment upset price, and no recompense was given to
those who had bought crown lands than unjustly depreciated.
VUlOlle communications took plans between the hems and
eulonial governments, whisk showed that Sir B. Smith
' had pentad plots of land Indiscriminately. to that when
the eenigVants arrived much confusion was occasioned. It
was clear Mr. Byrne's operations were under the fostering
we of goverainent, and that there was something very
vatraordirary in the conduct of the colonial government.
The settlement of Natal dieresis in a very disturbed state ;
and when some of Mr. Byrne's vessel. arrived it was found
the grants previously made operated very prejudicially, the
diMeulty being to obtain for them suitable locations. The
emigrants were above the lower classes, chiefly small
farmers with capitals of 2001. or 3001. Mr. Byrne,
being thus disapp Anted of his certificates, applied
to the government, and was assured by Lord Grey
that sooner or later all would be right ; and uo doubt it
would be so. Many persons bed applied to Lord Grey for
permission to send out emigrants in the same way, and this'
had been granted. Mr. Byrne had remonstrated with
government on the subject, believing that he had the exclu
one privilege; and since the lot meeting the auignees bad
niv.stigatml the course which Mr. Byrne had pursued, and
were perfectly satisfied that it was the result of misfortune.
lo February list, he was perfectly solvent, having the fos-
tering care of .the government ; and it was under those
cireumstancse he had made the gilts to his wife and
children.

Mr. Green said they had been made long before.
Mr. Linklater said they were made conditionally on this
grant being made by the goverment. Mr. Byrne wee
',lions, on this his last examination, to set at rest lot ever
the calumnies which had been circulated against Mot ; ►e
wu anxious, not only on his own account, but that of his
creditors, who might not receive the espeeted assistance
from the government if it were not shown that Mr. Byrne bad
acted in a most upright msnner. The moment he found
himself in difficulties, owing to the non-receipt of .the certifi-
cates from Natal, he bad notified the fact to Mr. Eliott, of

the Colonial-office, and requested the return of • portion of
the deposits, to the amount of 10,0001. This was refused;
Lord Grey acid the money had been deposited for public
porpoise, and he could not direct it to he repaid till the con-
dittoes were fulfilled. Should the government carry cut the
undertaking which they had glean, Mr. Byrne would ulti.
tamely be able to pay bas creditors in lull, and would be •
person of some affluence.
Mr. Green wished to say a few words on behalf of the large
creditors. There wee no doubt Me. Byrne's scheme woe
under government sanction ; and the only reason for lie
failure yes that the land had been thrown on the market,
and might be purchased at 9d. per acre ; this caused diseatie-
faction among Mr. Byrne's _emigrants. The consequence
was there was 14,0001. lying idle in the Bank of England ;
Ws money wee due to the ehipownen, who had given Mr.
Byrne credit for the paesege money of the emigrants. The
amagnees were perfectly satisfiAl with the conduct of Mr.
Byrne, and Rad no objection to his passing. He wished to
make one remelt, that Mr. Byrne was not in • state of
solvency when he made the grants of land to his wife and
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llr.l.inkleter. laid the deficiency at the commencement
et the account end from some old liabilities which Mr.
Byrne bad incurred.
His Honour did not think It necemary to yule any oh.
elevations in the present stage of the case; bat, the magma
being satisfied, he would show the bankrupt to rasa
Mr. Linklater applied for an allowance to the soconntseta
(Messrs. Harding and Pullets) oat of the estate, observing
that both the assignees and the official spignee had borne
testimony to the excellent way in which the accounts had
been prepared.
Mr. Green said the estate was a very poor one at present.
They would allow 501, and if the estate turned out well,
there might be a farther application.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—TUTIRDAY.
Suess ran Caw 0011111111/11111X IL
In Tlll MATTIII OP )011111 YOUNCL—Tms TILLDI or

iIItOLYZXCT.

This insolvent, described as a " geatleman " with a mild-
ated moustache, was opposed on his application to be
lacharged by Mr. Dowse, lor Mr. King, a core dealer. Mr.
argood supported.
The insolvent wow Bathe his third appearance in the mine
character beton* this court. He bad petitioned the 0011/t
from 1340, with the primal application, four time, and the
Count of Bankruptcy twice. In 1840 he WY first discharged,
wh, ohe owed more than 1,0001. In 1842 he again applied,
sad his petition was dismissed. 1. 1843 he went to the
Court of Bankruptcy, and his petition was dismiased.
Agate he applied in the following year to the same soon,
whoa his application was treated in the aim manner. In 184.5
he applied to this court, when he was remanded toe Bee
.oaths, and now he agate applied with debts exceeding
3001., and bad nothing for his creditors. He said he was
nothing." He had never been in any profession. His
father was a builder at Penney, and male hint an allowance
et attest 200 i. a year, and his luster about 251. He was not a
married man. He weld not make the allowance auMcient
lee bias. He had tried to do so, but had foiled. Ile ad-
mitted that he was fond of horses. Mr. Alexander was a
creditor for one, and the opposing creditor wee the holder of
a bill 01 exchange In the livery of another. He had two
tailors in the schedule, beside, other debts. He was not a
betting or play men.
Mr. Dowse asked the court whether such a person was
tots again discharged under the act. The several appear•
same In this and in the Court of Bankruptcy showed that
be had been in the habit ot contracting debts without the
expectation of paying them. The gentleman had an allow.
thee, by his own amnia, of 2001. a jeer, and could ace
keep out of debt.
Mr. Sugood admitted that he had made his appearance
on several othaisions. The debts were nit large, and it was
evident be had "outran the mutable." (A laugh.)
Chief Comeabsioner—And had the constable running
after bits. (Laughter.)
His Honour, in airiest his opinion on the cam, declared
that the insolvent wagon anteschable men, who had applied
over and over again to the court without learning prudence.
The debts were not considerable, but it was important for
the roust to stop the trade of insolvency, and to do all In its
power to check such repeated applications to the court. It
was the duty of the court to mask the ease with some
imprisouseent under the discretionary clause. He adjudged
the insolvent, from the meth( order, to an imprisonment of
four colluder months.

IXCIXDIAtT FULL—Tire reflection in the clouds of
an immense glare of are, In the direction of Coonash, es
Tanreday eight, betweee 11 and It o'clock, bevies attracted
the attention of the pollee is this city, a strong party. nadir
Sah-lespemor Williams, at once repaired to the scene of
oeslagreeba, a distance at three miles, when they dis.
cowed them greet Atka of hey, contalaing OM 60 tom, is
a fearful body of time, and the mob of two thatched homes
had to be pulled dome to comeat its spreading to the slated
awed* of the owner, John Madden. The whole of the
hay was consumed, and from the fact of the two ricks being
on fire together, though apart, it mast have been the work at
Morodiaries. This incendiary eatrage occurred at Moen*
k Corte rep
ort,
et David Leahy Arthur, Ere., of Shmeakeil,
—Laie* Chrowick.

THE OItUT GLENN. POISONIXO CASE. —*The
adjourned avast in this ease was brought to a coaclualoa
on Taursday last. It clearly appeared that anemic ba-I bah
administered, administered, but is hank.. The unfortunate mother,
1 who was too ill to give evidence at the fint inquiry, had no
knowledge of soy arsenic brims la the t own, none ever
baring been bought by ha haaand, and she herself sot
having Mil any for years. Thu jury, after reveal witnesses
had been 'laniard at great length, retained a verdict,
" That deceased had died of aromas adminietered in mistake
foe isseselis."—Letosurthir• Memory.

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