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henrci *u perfectly regulsrl Upon the strength of
that evidence hit Lordship reduced the que►tion to
one simply of amount of damages ; and referred to
the evidence which had been led upon that point,
as perfectly fair, and worthy of consideration.
The Jury retired for about ten minutes. and re-
turned with a verdict fbr the Pursuers—Damages
440/.

ROBBERIES IN THE COUNIRk.

BRIDLINGTON.
On Saturday evening as Mr. Archer, of Bessingby, was
returning hoist this market, at • abort distance from the
town be was stopped by two men, who tied his hands behind
him, and rifled his pockets of nbout twenty shillings.---Ou
Monday evening, between ten and eleven, as Mr. Robert
Farr, of the Britannia-Hotel, Bridlington-quay, was return-
ing home, he was stopped Dear Banustoss by two men, who
seized the horse's bridle o• the far side, and demanded his
money. Oa stating that he had only some silver, immediate
delivery was demanded, or it would be worse for him. Mr.
Carr gave about twenty-five shillings to the man who held •
the bridle, mid taking the advantage of the robber's leaving
hold to receive the silver, be put spurs to hie horse, and rode,.
off. A saddle.Sorse was standing by them, mid one of the
men said, " D—is him, he has mitre snooty than this," sod
immediately mounted and pursued Mr. Carr at full gallop
within half • mile of the quay (a distance of about six miles),
when coming to Hildeethorpe-gate, it being shut, he at-
tempted to leap the gat., but hie mare swerved and cleared
the fence. Thus be, by superiority of horsemanship, evaded
his pursuer, who rode agaiust the gate with a desperate
crash.
BURGLARY IN YORK.
During the night of Tuesday ee'snight, the house of Lady
Grant, on Castle-hill, in this city. was entered by some vil-
lains, who had got user the palisade, and through the
kitchen window. A Lady.i• the house, not knowing of the
entry of the robbers, but being indisposed, suddenly rang her
bed room' hell, which so alarmed the thieves that they im-
mediately made off, taking with them • quantity of wearing
apparel and sundry other articles—leaving, iu their hurry, a
shirt hanging on the palisade.

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY NEAR MIDDLETHORPE.
About seven o'clock on Tuesday night, as a young mot
was proceeding from this city to the bonne of his relatives at
Bishopthorst, he met two 'silo!s on the road between York
and Midillethorpe, who, civilly bade him " Good niglii,"•and
proceeded on their way. He, however, soon after observed
a wan with a sack in the hedge-bottom, apparently in great
distress, and he begged that the young man would assist him
to raise his sack opus his shoulder. The riqnist being
complied with, the man in pretended distress seized the
young man by the collar, before he could raise the sack, and•
the sailors, who it seems were connected with the dissem-
bling villlttn, returned. Being, however, very active, the
young man escaped before the sailors arrived at the spot,
and • dog was then let out of the bag, which pursued the
young man, but finding the dog uear his legs, be kicked it
severely, shd ran forward till he drew Neisr-Biskepilisairpe
when they gave up the pursuit, and he thus amaremil from
their
.villaiutius designe.—(Yerk Herald.) .

GALVANIC: PHENOMENA.
'lle body of George Thom, who was executed at Aber-
deen last week, having, agreeably to his sentence, been
given fur dissection to Dee. Skene and Ewing, was subjected
to • series of galvanic experiments, of which, with their
results, we subjoin the following brief account :
The body was brought into the dissetting-tonm, shout an
bone after suspension, and still retaiued needy 114 lialtirVl
heat. The upper part of the Spinal Cord and the Sciatic
Nerve were immediately laid bare, and a Galvanic Arc was
then established, by applyier the positive wire to the Spine,
and the negative to the Sciatic Nerve, when a general con-
vulsive starting of the body was produced. Another com-
munication was then aside between the Spine and the UI.
nar Nerve, and considerable cnutractioss• took place In the
arm and fore-arm. When the circle was formed with tbs
spine and Radial Nerve, both at the elbow mid wrist sue-
eessively, powerful contractions of the muscles of the ohs'',
arm and hand were produced. The hat' was closed with
such violence, as to resist the exertions of one of the assist.
ants to keep it open. When a connexion was established
between the Radial Nerve and the Supra and Infra Orbital
Nerves, strong contractions of the muscles of the brow,
face and mouth, were produced, so as to affect the under
jaw, and to distort the count in a very singular man-
ner. The eye-lids were strongly contracted and when the
wire was applied directly to the ball of the eye, the Iris con-
tracted and dilated very sensibly. A Galvanic circle being
formed, first between the Par Vegeta and Diaphragm, and
then between that muscle sud the great sympathetic, little
obvious effect was produced. After applying Galvanism di-
rectly to the attires above-mentioned, the skin of the face
was moistened with water, and noon running the wire over
different parts of it, similar effects were produced in the
muscles of the face, se by direct cemmuuivation made wills
the nerve,. The tongue also moved in all directions, by
touching the surface with the Galvanic wire. The whole ex-
periments were performed in shout an boar and a quarter,
when the heat of the hotly was considerably diminished. A
powerful Galvanic apparatus (consisting of about 300 pair
of plates) was used; hut from not being insulated a consider-
able quantity of the Galvanism escaped, so that every metal-
lic substance about the table was highly eharged.—(Erlin-
burgh Star)
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MEETINGS OF CIIEDITORS AT GC ILDTIA LL
THIS DAY.
•—•••••-- M. H.
K. I. Inman, Blackman-street, Southwark, brasier.. 3 12

J. J. Sainimare and L M. A. Gaeta', Cily.ruad,
rectifiers
J. Alexander, Old Balky. cuach•mastrr
J. Wslltmeon, IVapping, oil-ntes chant
L. Haydon and J. K. Heady, Welbeck.streei, auc-
tioneers 2 12
IV. Eyre, Coarpur-streer, trank.nbaker
J. Ward, London, dealer in foreign fruit and honey- 1 1 I
J. Bentley, Shorellitch, Itardwateman
DIVIDENDS.

S. Barker and .1. G. Barker, Billiter.square, merchants 11
W. Carter, Hanunermaitb, alopseller
W. Murray, Pall-mall.cmirt, l2
11. l'ulsford, Berkeley-street, wine.merrhant l2
R. Dui!man and G. Winter, late of the Jerusalem Coffer
house, merchants
J. Beck, Su-retina's alley, watch.mokt r....
J. Cook, Oakley Mills, miller
J. F. and J. Dubois, Alderman's. walk, merchituta l2
G. M. Thurkle, Fetter-lane, wine-merchant
R. Hodpon, Fleet street, oilman 1
J. Nailer, St. Mary-Axe, merchant
CERTIFICATES.
W. Slaniforth, of Little East Cheap, Lundoa, wine-mer.
chsitt.—R. Cniisilt and R. Lee, of Kinastoa upon-Holl,
and of Sculcoater, York, merchants.—D. 'F. Price, of Holy.
well-street, Shorediteh, Middlesex, rattle-dealer.—J. Room,
arn. of Bristol, tnerehant.—B, S. Sawden, of Bridlington.
Quay, York, corn.factur.—R. Crowilen, late of Henrietta.
street, Covent-garden, but oust of Knightsbridge, Middle.
sea, boot and shoemaker.

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