The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-06-27 00:00:00

SWABIA OP PILE DUMFRIES TURKKRY.

David liktgparl, ea whom seeteece of death was prroo.
noticed yesterday oe'neight, for tbe murder of the Dumfries
nadir gnalss, is said to be about 19 years of age. Is Iwo
deelaralkme before the Magistrates, by whom his prtlimi-
wary examiesties was takes, he described Morel( to be •
Relive of Edinburgh, mid said that he could out write; but
refused io weer any ether tneetimis that should he put to
him. le the coach by which he was conveyed from Donis.
fries to this sky, it le said that be was more amtmeeiestive.
At brat Its awoke sikace, b seileavouring 'to fasiaaale him-
self into the better graces of • lady, who indicated so es.
easiness at Weiss the Prisome for her fellow traveller.—
He positively disclaimed ever having bad say isteation to
murder the tarakey; and reptessetted Measly object le have
been to erect his escape. The mild sad somewhat polished
maestro of the yeethfill culprit were calculated $ agape
attentioa- sod, lathe, his sieseersetion wishoot restraint,
be prece:ded to disclose the licensee epilog by which his
amidst% bed bees actuated front isilimey. The study sud
practice of litrarileataba, end the perforation:a of surprising
rests, he declared to be his ratio, passion, which seemed to
have received its ssenteoluse by IM initiative faculty; be
heels', when very yews& .been ea ardent admirer of the
celebrated Hennaed Boas. To &maturate by ezauiplre
his preficieecy ia the week ackoce, he isquireil of the
lady what bad hecoate or • beautiful ring which he observed
apse her Gager why she first easered the Coach. Hating
thus called the lady's atieutioa the less of her 1/nitrate at
which she manifested much compere, be neat deprived bee
of the sympathy al a very polite gesitientais in the coach,
whom be resniaderil of a tensile yeasitity of silver which
he had lately riserived in @whinge fur a book Dude;
sod thee gave him to notterstand, that the silver was
au longer Is his patentees, which the geadesnee, tie
elasensing Isis periketsg• trend to he precisely the ease.
Of course, Neither the lady OW geetteetaa could row fetl
perfectly satisfied with Ibis tact of isgenisity, instil their
poverty was restored; and, to dispel their alarm, the hap-
less trickster ieferseed the gelatinises is which of his (Hag.
gart's) own pockets he would lad the seinsey and the lady'.
riag, himself sot Wag able to reach them, owing no has
arms Wog se cloudy piaieeed! It was his dexterity is
perfoemies wooden, like them, and the.applame he hoped
to gale by them, which, he said, pointed out to him the
course of life he hod followed; ie was, therefute, he added,
perfectly natural, that be should apply his mailed to sur-
mounting the restraints of a prison.
We have heard, though set upon arch good authority se
we received the preceding anecdote, that Haggett has, dar-
ing his short career, leered is a sphere of life every way
superior to his origin, sad that the adruitaces of his sae-
sera had at ditereet times captivated the affeetioes of
young Ladies I. Eigglead, with wham hehas bete ray star
the point of marriage. Is this ait say, it must bore bees
obvious to every discs wing person, who had so oppierteeity
of observing his demeaseat is Overt, during his trial, that
the accused was no ordinary malefactor. His visage was
not that of the mace; a tiriesews of nerve and conscioue
superiority seemed to dictate a 11011MpONIIIII of consteasece
. . . .

which at least was nut dissimilar's, hereg very different from
the contumelious sad imolait eirmiery of the erased,
though detected villain. We regret that the natural endow-
ments of this youth were not at the propee period more
wisely mid awe justly direeted. If his decimalise he test,
that he cannot write, it is evident that be, has not received
those advantages of instruction which he had so large a ca-
pa, ity to enjoy; and this afurde went amend of mispirion,
dim be has also been deprived of that wiriness discipline and
example which were doe to hies from those, whoever they
be, to whom the cue of his education belonged. Usu,
blame must attach to a quarter that now should be pierced
deeper than any thing from us ease • there penetrate. We
would not—we akonW t►iak we meld est add to that afflic-
tion!'; bet it is right that sheer who still have Owing to
rear up should be warned, on such is mamas as thisp of
their responsibility for the siriet eseention of their tease, m
well to the young claimants of their protoetoot.ao N tins
society whose ranks tbg are hereafter either to otronrhea
iinpsir.--(Erlininegill am.)