The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-07-28 00:00:00

IRELAAY).

-GENERAL ELECTION.
WEXFORD, Twirmorns . Av—TursnAv. lumr 21.
Carew

Coldoool 49 Ditto 1,130
Ilopfool
Ira knt la

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We base at length to congrattilate the County us
Wexford, and the people of Irriand generally, on
the triumph of the pulsator Candidate; of this spirit-
ed anti hottest Comity. Never were auch efforts
made a. 'by the young Lords and their Partisan.,
What money, what influence. what prcises.ses could
',foetus.. they have load ample memos of (tying. They
had almi, each. fur young melt, a decent yotion of
character, 'mu l their fathers Were tesserally re•itlent,
They had braille all the Noble smalls-doge interest
its the County ; all the ii:notetice of the Gores omens,
the Chinch, and the isuhrect but powerful ss-sa.t.
slice of the Revenue. Against thesis 'were Iwo Op-
position Gentlemen, who Ilieprisdril misuse on the
wood feeling. and good seise, and 'Mind pritit iple
of the County—and the County leis triumphed.
Ins Independence is secure. for 'lever spin will the
Aristocracy dare to plan its overthrow, as iu Tippe-
rary.
vreDlizstoAr. 31W2
By a letter which *we bare just now received from
our Wexford corresristlent, it appeals; that " there
were at the close of the poll, 370 freeholders its w-
e'ree fur the Commoners. Moor,. Carew rod Col-
dough were cheered yesterday, while thOitssands
bore testimony of their haring been "the 4`110111:e of
the people. There Were too less than 14 Noblemen
who hall joined their interest* against them : but
Ilse Aristocracy was foiled."—(Curlutc N. Pints.l
COUNTY GAISTAY-.Baarismacit Da*.
ToasosT, JULY 11.
3. Daly 4,525 Colonel Mattis .... 2,351
D. 8. Daly .. 2,491

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LIMERICK, .101.4 21.
Our city election is nut yet concluded.
stoneccten DAVI POLL (from Mr. Rice's Reek)
Fur Mr. Rice bb
Fur Hoe. Major Vercker .
Deduct Cur Nou-reeidesi .. 12-18
Mojorite fur Mr. Rice 37
OXON POLL.

Tor Mr. Rice - _ 531
roc Hon. Major Vtreker
Majority for Mr. Rice

ArßOClot IS MURDER.

The (.Ilowiut circumstance has been hater', but
not so circumstantially, detailed in our columns.
The amount we now publish. is extracted lions the
Cavan Herald
A murder of a most premeditated and horrible &seri idiots
was perpetrated on the Jane, is the neighbourhood of
Coutehi 11. in this county, the part ien lars of which, we believe,
are as follow :—Mr. T Mayne, of Lisnalone, hi the county
Alouaghan, a gentleman of much respectability and highly
esteemed, west, aecompan ied by Mr. Fitzpatrick, of Cootehill,
o Coroner of the eoanty, and Mr./gnaw, to riveter' Ender
an order of law possensio• of the house and ground of Mr.
Binspsi, uf Dnreshiel, near Cootehill, which was 'quietly
given. When on the eve of returning, and after Messrs.
Fitzpatrick and Sloane had got on horseback, Simpson ail-
dressed Mr. Mayne, Tons Mayne, I want to speak with
thee," immediately ran into his house, brought out a loaded
bleolarbess, sad maid " Tom, thus has brought the Coroner
=Nis At be should have • job," presented his blots-
Mr Mayne, who Lad just got on his horse, arid
goalltowing forward, Mare his foot in the stirrup, and
its contents in she head of that unfortunate gristle-
Me and of hie horse, both of whom fell The Coroner anp
deemed it prudent to leave the place immediately.
Moo Hwy reached Cootehill, a party attire military pro.
Assillad is quest of the murderer, who Red, and, we regret
tlasoy. has for the present eluded jostler. When the party
wad to she bowie their attention was directed in the unfor-
temp Mr. Mayne, who war brought into Coutehill, where
he rep red on Wednesday the lst instant. An inquest was
bold or the body, by Mr Fitzpatrick. and a verdict return.
ad secordinz to the circumstances we have stated. What

aggravates the crime, if aggravation can be applied in a ease
of such enormity, was, that the deceased and hhimp•on dined
together a few days before, and parted on perfectly good
term., since when they had Out met until the day of the
*order.

By a royal ordinance, bearing date the '2Bth June,
a covonaimtion of agriculture is established in each
of the province. of France.

The church of Lorris was involved in flames, by
the fall of lightning on its clock, on the night of
the 13th instant. The rapidity with which the fire
seized the building threatened destruction to the
rest of the town. It was only used by the heroic
intrepi,lity of four labourers, who, in the midst of a
shower of melting lead, mounted a narrow platform,
and sncceeded in detaching and throwing to the
ground the bunting timber-work.—(Paris Paper.)

A destructive fire broke out on the 19th instant
at J. B. Stre.av's grazing farm, Coppice Villa,
Buck*. The fire was first observed in the brew-
house. but how it originated is not known. The
(livening-house was entirely destroyed. together
with the furniture. A ssaid•servaet was danger-
ously burnt.
It is with extreme concern we are obliged to
Waive the further increase of fever, chiefly among
the barer orders, in this city. Sixty-seven patients
were orlinitted un Thursdoy into one of the hospi-
tals belonging to the House of Industry. Cork-
Mt. I 141•04 is, we lifidirratentl, fully occupied.—
(Dabirn Errning, No.)

A ..toll.; mall of St. Nlawra„ nn Smla, SOnililit,
pervaded upon a female servant of that place,
twenty-two fears of ogr, to whom lie was abut to
he married, to acc•mipany loi )) ill a tttaail boat on
pleasure eXcitr.m.ii. The hurt, ite consequence of
her tarrying too much was up.Yt by a ouddrit
squall. between St. ;11.14 es and Fattnntitli, and Ilse
borers were preetiottnted Ikb the sea. In tint; amt.
sttion, the ism.. being sr grout swimmer, support. 41
Ins awreiheart fir a quarter of an hour unit pre-
Ferrel her from sinking ; but has illrrlsgtil fading.
ti.e affectionate girl besought I to ahmtdon her
to her fate.. and e• his ben safety alone.
U'lten utoristance atrial-4 lie was taken out of the
water oppoirently bait after attune time am.
matt..ll wssrrs.,tre•l. Ilia 1.10211101 e oti.ni perished. aml
r holy was 11-t I;mnd till Wednesday evening.
We are R.surr(l 1,3 t tin• is the suirti of sr series of
accident. of the 1.. I w hick Wye recurred, In that
rain of Cornwall. 4111 three successive SuotLyst
to el ;:,aged in let: tits of pleusitras

LnrcoLNinzaa ASSIZES.

MONDAY. JULY 13, 1818.

NISI PRItJ.
DOWSE V. EVERAID.
The Plaintiff is Griner of the Post-horse Duty
for the counties of LinenlN Leicester, Intl Not.
tingliam, and brought this action tettieinst the De-
fendant (who is landlord of the Globe Inn, at Stem-
forth nirti licrinted to let horses to tittrel post), for
duties which.hr alleged to he intoned by Defend-
ant iu executing a coniract he had made with
Nlensrs. Newc 1111 l b, of Stamford, for the conveyance
of The Stamford Mercary weekly from SleaTord to
Lincolh.
:41r. Serident Vsuneiste. in stating the case Tor
the Plaintiff. observed. that it was not meant to
impute any intention to defraud; the matter to he
tried was principally • question of law for the
Judge, on the construction of the Act of Parlia-
ment imposing the duties. Those who defended
this action, thanintined that the Act did not ex-
tend to horses used as the Defendant used his
in the present case: the reverse of that proposi-
tion was contended for by the farmer of the duties
The Act was the 44th Geo. 111. c. 98. and it pro-
sided that • duty of three-halfpence a mile should
be paid on all horses used its " travelling post,"
whether hired by the mile or stage. The Learned
Serjeant added. that in this action the Defendant
was also charged with several sums for horses let
to hire out other join', of which be had neglected
to make a return to the collector of the Post-horse
Duty, in the years 1816 nod 1817.
[Mr. Clarke, Counsel for the Defendant, having
here observed that the conduct of the Plaintiff was
" abominable," the Learned Serjeant said, this re-
mink was irregular, and he should be glad to know
in what the abomination consisted. This led to an
immediate explanation. It was, that in trying this
action upon the broad principle of the legal con.
struction of an Act of Parliament, the Plaintiff
had shamefully introduced into the declaration,
some trumpery charges arising out of business
quite foreign to the conveyance of the newspaper',
amounting altogether only to the sum of 10s. 3d.
with a view of catching a verdict for one of them,
and thus saving the costs of the action, whatever
the opinion of the Court might be on the point of
law respecting the real matter in issue.]
John Smith, clerk and collector to the Plaintiff,
sworn. He received check tickets from the toll-
gate keeper, which he produced. They were filled
up or signed by the Defendant Everard. One was
• ticket for three days, but which Defendant had
entered iii his weekly account as only for one day.
[The others were "similar matters of horses to Tat.
tended, and other places.] In June last, witness
had a conversation with Defendant about the con-
veyance of the newspapers to Lincoln; Defendant
said witness must know well that he could not do
the journey in time without keeping a horse for it :
it was one of his own horses.

Mr. CLAIK having whitened the Jury for the
defence,

The Judge (Chief Baron Htcltaan.) said, on
looking into the Act, he found that the duty was
imposed on "every person who shall hire a mare.
gelding, horse, or mule, by the mile or stage, le be
used im TRAY ELUNG post." His Lordship's opi.
mon was, that the Defendant was not liable. as in
this case the letting was not for ?rare/hag. He was
clearly of op that the law was not with the Plain.
tiff. As to the other parts of the case, his Lordship
observed, the Plaintiff had by the tickets the means
of correcting the entries of wain)s licensed to let
horses ; if lie did not do so, the least that could be
said was, that lie was mot eery motleys, for the
deuce was in it if he did not see these tickets which
he had Iwodnced before the time when this action
was brought. The last account was settled in
March of the prevent year ; and before the Jury
could find a verdict for the Plaintiff, they should
a.lt themselves whether it was quite clear that the
Defendant had not paid for items of charge so long
gone by.
The Jury, after n few minutes consideration,
found a verdict for the Defendant.

THE NINO V. BIERLY and OTHER!.
This was an indictment on the part of the parish
of Stellinghorough, against the Defendants, who
■re overseers and parishioners of Orby, for a con-
spiracy to bring about a marriage between Ann
Gray, a pauper and disorderly woman of the parish
of Orhy, and William Fletcher, a pauper of the
parish of Suillitighorough, fur the purpose of re-
lieviiig themselves, by throwing the burden of main.
Isiah% the woman upon the latter parish, to which
the man belonged.—A fief hearing of the evidence,
The Judge (DALLAS) stated to the Jury, that
he thought there were no grounds for the prevent
prosecution; no eonspi....ey had been proved; it was
the rase of a man who had supported himself for
some time in a party of playerg, who met with a
woman to whom he took a fancy, they agreed to
Marry, and the parish ',greed to assist them. The
indictment seemed quite unnecessary, and the Jury
ought to acquit the Defendants. Verdict—/Vat
fAtlty.