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IT At/Sin/I.IIODM
Yesterday, a respedable man, named Grififht,
was brought before the ALDER is' AN officiating for
the LORD MAYOI, charged with having corn-
miVed a violent Assault Mt a Mr. Gaher, a fo-
re:gner, who keeps a cheesemongvt's shop in the
City.
The Informant appeared before the Alderman in
a most dreadful condition ; his face was awoln, both
his eyes were black, and his head was bruised in
many places. He stated, that, on Wednesday
night last, he went into a public house in the Ohl
Jewry, and had a pint of porter. The Prisoner and
some other persons were in another hoe in the
same room with him ; while ha v.•As drinking his
porter, a dispute arose between hien and one of the
persons in the box with the Paisonet ; this, how-
ever; he said, was apparently dropped on both
sides, andthey were' all peaceable, when the same
men came over to him, and gave him a blow in
the eye: He then got up to defend. himself, but
was almost instantly knocked down. While he was
in this situation, he temetnbered receiving a blow
from ths Prisoner, which stunned hint ; and, when I.e
came to him Self, he found he had been 'carried to
the door of the house. On putting his hand in his
, pocket, he !flitted his money, and wanted to get
into the room to search for it, but the door was
shut against him. By the a 'vice of some of his
friends, he then mewed a Constable, and had the
Poisoner apprehended ; but the other man, who
struck him list, made his escape.
Mr. Griffiths, in his defence, stated, that he was
sitting very quietly taking a pint of porter with a
vatnig Mtn, a sawyer by trade, whate name he
did not know, when Mr. Gaher came in, and sat
down .a the cpp sit.- box to them. After a li tle
time, the young-man and Mr. Gaher entered into
cunversation with puska to the motion Of the
heavenly bodies, and at length a warm dispute
arose between them, the sawyer asserting, that the
earth was contintrally in motion ; and Mr. Geiser
insisting it was stationary, as otherwise, by said,
they would some day or other foil off it. The
Sawyer. however, snit maintained his opinion, and
Mr. Gaher swore he scas a damned liar. The
young man then v.:id, if be would promise not to
take 'the law of him, he would pull his DOS•j
Gaiter saying that he would rot, the Sawyer went
over to him, and aduaily did wring his gore. They
then both got into the centre of the room, and
fought three rounds, fair hosing ; in the course of
which, Gaiter, though the larger man of the two,
got three knock down blows, and was bruised in the
Manner he then Apo-aced. At the end of the third
bout, they were going to set to again,, but he ,
(Griffiths) seeing that Mr. Gaiter had got by fat
the worst of it, went between them, and pushed
the Sawyer into hi: sear. was then endeaveur-
ing to get Mr. Geier into hit place; and while be
was persuading him to sit down, and be quiet,
Gaiter seized hold of tile pewter pint, and levtlied
several blows at his bead, which fortunately he
warded off with hii arm. Sortie persons present
then came to his assistance, and taok the pint nut
of Mr. Gaher's hand. He then seiz,ed an iron
candlestick, and aimed several blows at him, and
tore his shirt and coat in pieces ; se that at length
they were obliged to put him out of the room ; but
he (Grifiiths) positively declared, that thougn he
received all this ill-treatment, he never struck him
a single blow, Ear did any other person in the
room, except the Sawyer.
The landlord of the house, and several persons
who were present, corroborated the statement, in
consequence of which, the Alderman discharged
the Prisoner, at the same time observing to Mr.
Gaher, that if her-after he could find the sawyer,
and bring him before the Lord Mayer, the charge
would oe fairly beard.
Amongt sthe paupers who applied to the Loan
Ma von for relief, was a young man about eighteen
years of age, dressed in a smock frock. He said,
his name was Aminadab Burtcn, and he had come
from Sussex. He wanted, he said, assistance and
permiesion front the Louts MAYOR, to warn the
people of the judgment of God. He had no pro-
'terry bui, a Bible, and that he thought was fully
sufficienr. The state of the young man's mind was
evident, and, as he wits unable to work, his hands
being contrafted with the rheumatism, he received
half a crown, and was desired. instantly tn go back
to his fairish, and tell the Officers, that the Loan
Isla'sioa desired he should be permitted to do as he
pleased. He seemed quite contented at this, and
said, he would immediately set oust on his journey.

The Primer of Oraage,'Fi ra I. Ar, from London for
Aft ica,Was all well on the 2d of May, in Lat. 26.
N. Long. tI. SO. W.
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of Weymouth,
on Saturday last, to hear the Answer read, which
had been received to their Petition to the Cow-
SIANDES-IN-Ciii Er, for the removal of the 7th Re-
giment of Foot from that town, it was resolifed
unanimously,
That the Meeting contemplates, with griait regret, the
utious•iCrt i-jeetion of their Petition, inasmuch as the ;Neb.-
ble tendency witl be to oinfirm, in the &Sds of the Soldiers
of that Itea,ment, the opinion winch they IP* mooed and
Send noon, that tlOy are I,ot ac;ountable Sae their conduct
(whatever the 011 U at, inav he, or whoever may be the conect of
A) to any but a MIIII4CV Tribunal Tbat rtolvittistandtog the
evidence which duty hime la:en wren, beret* a Military Corot,
h being a tact we.l kneed in this Town, that the Soldiers of the
7th Regiment werethe sole Argres•ois to the lint, on 'echou
of which the Inhabitants ft.-taloned for their removal (111 con-
sequence of as.aulting the Magistrates and rosily atlts Inhabit-
ant% withdr.en sword.. and h.q.-incl.*, and attempting to resent-
two of the Regiment from the handt of the Civil Potter, it
whose charge they were,er•Ths Meeting fully approves of Os
lies that have been taken to bring some of the delingunr•
Won! a Cou,t of /ewes, knew' an 4 askavilsalla h the
Laws of tto Ceent7:'

srornwo INTELLIGENCE.
woacti;s7 Ist RACES.
W.ncester Ram: began en lutroi..y )))) ing last, when
S”.ete.laket of 'feu GuitVes *edit Seem Subscribe%
14311 t*V
M• Ruder'; MISS COillef . 1
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Hon. Col. Coventry's Lavinia . 2
If nt. W. B I.raoit's eta. c by Caustic . 3
And in the aft......rmbort oldie same day, she nits of SOL gie
by the Member. of the City. was tun for 44 WON by
Lord Stamford's rh. e St. Lkmaingo . .
blr. T.•nnor's bl c. Pluto . 2
Mr. Re) znnd's ch. g. by Volrroteer . 1
EXETER it ACES.
TUEIDA Vs SECOND DAY.
A Sweepstakes of leg; each, with 20ga a Idled from the Race
Fund, (saa Sott.criber.) war walked over for by Lord C H.
Surnerset'i Mennide
The Finn Newton Felorrea'4 elle, by Dragon, out of Can..%
d tin. b.!at Lord 11trolg lon% Stk.:haat, by Hy pwiwa, dam by
sas, ei.th, two miles, 100 gs. p.p.
Tue Mamlm P:a:e of .101. given by the Members for the
Oponty, t.• mile Moats, Gst. 13th. each.
11 Lord Graves'. f. So carats by Hyperion . . 1 1
1.0411 1106•11(.11/./*1 Re .hael, by tie perom • . 11 $
Tna soe.aod.• Piateof S A. fir ',ttters carrying lest two mile
beats.
Sir Henry Lirrinentt's Slate . . 1 1
Capt. Weir's U. g. Can ate .
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SlAte the facoonte. Both heats
itgainwt the w•trr. ,
1.11, Sieve.r.l% tor the mess
aid Edinuild Y. BatearJ, E.q.•

Saturday, there was a seve-e
and lightning, partictilarly in
syth, in Scotland. At two o'
Coriext, at BIT. WAS strucL
penetrated almost every cornet
Tare nPrth gable •
foundation ; the sr.. 'h was -
the front and bask walls, AS
and the roof, we' e dreadfolly
the corners of the hnilJirig a
Arnow every pane of ,glass
the dining-intim' was on fire, ,
it extinguished. Amidst the
whic:i seised every member
truly won !caul, that they al
rough they were scattered
apartments of the house,
effeets of thehishtring were
walls, within a few inches w.
sat, all have escaped tviihout
Two of the servants eirnplaii
an I they are both deaf ib -
injury t' -y have seffered. 't.
that it was felt at •Ise itisteuce
houses were . •aken, some
and the dates et the root. ,
of el id 'The ,around was t
in .he nighbotirl old of the .
A wriier.'at Paris, named
fished a curious work, under
se, Music etm<4.,re1...1 Au
has tound proofs in the Bible,
gels never made use of any •
music ; and hence he concludes,
formed atter the image of
have expressed themselves
have descended, by corruption,
speakilig. He proposes to
letters of the alphabet by
bars. an that of periods by
be unananous on this sutijed.
guage is discovered ! A' Frenchman, en kalif's), a
Gereisen, awl. as Easheissesee, says • the sevens"
Author. • perfeCtly corn7te :end each tither
the execution of a qua ter, though th•-:
not understand their uittersnt ...ye
must conseguantly be the universal la•:r±l.agel
The argument is irpefragable ; but it might ee re.
pl;e4l, tt.at these lout persons, if they Imo 'Jeered
Latin, or any other language, instead of miistc.
Wbulti uraerstand each other mach better. But I
what are all the dead and living languages, when
compared to tee riches of music t Five or six
thousand nipose the whole at our didtion-
aries, and i::191C slone contlias several thousand
millions of different combinations. be most sista.
ordinary thing et all is. the assevio:. -4 the Author.
eel Alt.: to the celebrated stug.a, Linear lie pros
phecies, that •as he sings like an - a-el, his soul.
when it leaves the boar: wilt 'mai rise horn
octave ,0 °neve, till it has r-act:. d t..e ea, .
abode, where n ail doubtless obiain one of t..e
first places in the concerts of the Mew,.
On Monday n.ghr, ~e we. n 'en an l el-vee P* I sck
a 'erica, affray took plate at Ket.n, ceasing dby a
gang of travelling . i sir. , 411 h Milli at vivre • $
at present t-o much inlet J. •fluee :hem lios
tontine cha•aCters, bifike into the h use of A seam-
bra Warsns, chonaey-sweeper, whom may brat th
an inhuman manner. While Wasson attensme to
defend himself, one of the rascals drew a knife, with
which ne cut and wounded him severely across the
ba k and is. l'he villains afterwards sallied forth,
en f aiticeed •om- 4 the town's-people, ith"ro the
noise had attraeled to the plac,-, hal 'y whom, after
some ineffeCtual resistance, they w• 'ens. sped. Next
morning they were sent to the coien,v ,;aid, ou
warrant of the Justices of the Peace. Get the same $
..vening, a person returning from Kelv to ay ;en.
can., 41)011L ten o'clock, with a hose and air, was
attacked on the road by three men. one el *orbit',
atter tie most abusive language to the driver, 4
wounded the horse with a knit,. From
comstances, it seems satresialy prob bi-, th ,t this
ad was perpetrated• by the persons mentioned
above.
Fe raft o a 1 wee from a Gentian:4lin Kepi:lan
to a srien E linbmglt -I aii as arreent
turned from Ba i•-ale, where Mr Make D Atl 1.6
the present tackaman of o..st place. had cans .-,.-d
all the tenants on Colonel ;elite ihssist.s. cat Wan-
gary's estate, in Knout-rt, to celebrate the.birth of
their young Never was a de_y spent with
greater clwerfulaess by a:l ranks. The Knoidart
Voluateers appeared in their uniform', and fired a
platooa to each of the toasts given nn the happy cm.
casion. This piece of resped and attae! ment is the
more due to Olinger.. as he is one .1 • ne few Kit,.
land Chieftains who acts as hie owe fall. r, aral haws
the knowledge he has of los e ate, and the Tepid he
has for his p ople, has r-nosei d the souation n sack
individual tenant 'newt carrib,rtable and easy.
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The King and Rosa' Faintly
Merleltn—/Tie rh. Heir, Ite.g life end
air Willia•.• Forbes, sort may the Represenediee eit&iis
savt hu Vlffo4l.
Friends to H•gblaod i•mprovemeab.
Tlke Fougnes.

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heats wore obitinately coati
year are Sir Tbomas Carew,
a seve-e storm of thornier
arly in the vicinity of K 4.
a,..0 o'clock, the house of Lit.
truck with the lirttnirgii It
ry corner and crevice.ut the
a gable t was shakers t 5 119
was overset in part ; and both
Is, as well as every partition,
clfolly turn ; large MOMS is
ling are burs- asuader. itod.
,glass is shivered to pi. tee
fire, and • ith ddlieulty was
Ist the cenfuslon an
ember of the fanny, it
they all escaped alive. Ala
'tiered through the steel al
it, and although the dread ul
were seen it the rents of the
ches of the place where they
Without soy material injury.
-nplain of pain in their heads*
ill one ear. but this is all the
ed. The shuck wasso grin. '
distance of two miles. This
tine doors were thlOVlll open;
iota charmed as in a sempMl
was tni, up in severapidlaill
if the h u"
named Ds Vts ss. Net 'pub.
under the Otle.uf Ratibp., I
r au universal ttiv.r., He
! Bible. that G • and the Ana
of any other language than
tencludes, that men. who are
of GOD, must, 0118414117.
Ives in the same matther, assl
corruption, froze tinging to
es to supply the place of the
t by notes, that • f words by
ods tay airs. ' Let people only
sulijecct, add an. uarversal

le
what the
Aber," a
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'MOM TOE WESTERN TELEGRAPItt.
!AL OP Ai/.f. Cr TMENTS, *TOR rfle NMI lIBER 07
Its will AND EIGHT CDILDRAN.
At a .distriet court, holden at Morgantown. in
VAT. the Grand Jury found an indictment against
tee/ Chem's, for the murder of his wife and eight
nt. Only one Judges (the Hon. Francis T.
I. being present, he petitioned the Court to
. his trial to elm* on. Application was made
him to the Hon. J. Jackson and P. Doddridge,
otiree, to he his Counsel ; but Mr. Jacksna and
(r. Doddridge diltering in opinion, with respell to
'Comm prs.per to be pursued in his defence. Mr.
',fridge declined having ay., thing to do kith it,
the defence was condulted by Mr. Jackson
,one.
On the second day of the term. Clements was
to the her. and his petition being read, the
interrogated him respelling its contents. and
sanity of mind. He declart d, that he wished
trial to come on, an f that he was then in hi.
He was` immediately arraigned, and pleaded
•. in seleei•ig the Jury, he made his own
his Counsel being silent. He appeared
to idea Men of the most repeaable and
.appearance.
Cleorge Nicety. the first witness examined by the
toe, testified, that he bad purchased the poi.
lease and crop. and went to his house early
morning, the ...a— of November, 1305,
get permission of the prisoner to put the corn on
a upper A .or (the prisoner having made arrange
sits to depart with his family for the state of Omer
the Wednesday follossing.) He got to the psi-
s house about sun up, or a little after, and
the door shut. He heard no noise, but knock.
at the door ; the prisoner answered, " wait alit-
'. and I will let you in di-ealy." He stepped
ck from the door three or four steps, and stood :.
heard some person walking briskly across th
r, and heard the shaking of clothes, as if same
was speeding them. In about seven or eight
s the prisoner unbolted the door and let the
A in. A little girl, the niece' of the prisoner,
sitting by the fire. The prisoner stood by the
-e, and began to rub his hands, and pick his
. He unbuttoned his trowsers, snipped them •
to his heels, then battened them again. took
Allis shoes. and pot them on, then scraped some
wood hots the hack log, and fleshed his
with it. The witness then remarked to
seemed to be in nonfat. what was the
Ile replied, he had been in trouble for
e. The witness supposed he was disturbed
shaving from the country. having frequently,
the coarse of the last three or four wet ks, seen
• in a melancholy, situation, wringing his hands,
to himself. He began to expostulate with
him it was useless to be uneasy, he seweld
owe- it. The prisoner became mare coin.
The witness then asked if he might put the
the ripper floor : primmer replied he should
oe had some rye and oats there, and the joists
I been broke by putting corn there before, and
' he should not be ready to move on Wednesday.
', they were talking, the prisoner took out a
knife and whided a stick. The witness
the honer, took of his saddle, and tnrned

.se loose r went back to the boom and asked
prisomr, who was standing in the door, if he
might put his saddle in the house. Prisoner told
him to threw it behind the door, which he did.—
When in the house, the witness had a view of two
beds from behind a half partition, the clothes were
smooth•wpoe them, as though they had not been
slept in. He saw no blood either on the prisoner,
Oir about the house. When the witness left the
lteese, he went on the road towards Clarksburgh,
which was about a mile distant. On his way he
met I.aac Cements, the prisoner's Mother, Tidier
in a brisk trot towards thr prisoner's house, but did
not speak to him. Witness went to J. G. Jackson's,.
and after some time heard Clements had murdered
h. • family. He, with Colonel Jackson, immediate' y
tan as fa t as he ciuld to the house, when he found
the prisoner's brother Isaac, his mother, and his
sister, with her husband, and one or two others.
The prisoner was gone. The brother appeared
much distr sued, hut neither the mother or sister
were greatly allotted. The bodies were all laid at
their length ow their backs in beds, and witness
thought their faces had been wipe) with a wet
cloth.
Isaac Clemente testified,. Out he got to the house,
be supposed, about sunrise, though he had met
Nicely on the road. The Prisoner was sitting by
the ire, whithog a stick. but 'beeped almost di-
Teary ow of the door. Witness mw some appear-
ance of blood, and asked the little girl where the
family where? The child replied, she did not
knew. He stepped to tile beds is waken one of the
boys, to feed his omits. The paleness of the face
first struck him, and he immediately called to the
'Prisoner. " What is the matter with the child?"—
'He replied, " Nothir ." He snatched the clothes
of the bal. and pe. they west murdered ; et
the same instant matched the clothes off the mcs•
her's bed. and perceived she was killed also. la
the first moment of horror, Witness knew not what
he did. He told the Prisoner. he had killed his
family, and asked what would become of him ?
hoped to go to Heaven; and
hunting his horses. some
' them. Witness then sent
grandmother. who lived about
He could give no distin,2 ac-
about, in the absence of the
of the mother. When the
go up to the Prisoner. and
did not hear what passed.
' her husband, Rowan,

heing estamined, said, that he
by the Prisoner, in a hook,
whether this will was found

guarder, or afterwards: neither
the book belonged in which
said, that the will was ant
t in the court-house at the
sated, that some time before
mother say, that the Pi--
, sod ought to be blooded.
somber. that the Prisoner
abould meet him at

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ptice,dl .t certain dsy ; Went, i):11 in,' not see
the Pi isoner.
Rowan testified, that 'son Sunday evening,
before the multdir, he and hik family Were at the
Prisonet's house, until _rine t'clock. One of thi.
Prisoner's ch•ldreh was ihsent at an uncle's, and

another had been sent to .burry it home. It was
late before it arrived. The Prisoner seemed uneasy,
and talked of going after them if they did wit come;
he talked also of whipping thon. Eatly on Mori-
day morning, the little gill came then, and said her
uncle faac was frightened to death, And her uncle
Abel's family ail nit:lid:Tod. He set off immedi
ately', and met Laic some distance horn the house,
making great lamentations. They went back to-
gether. The Prisoner was standing by the tire. in a
melancholy posttve. The dead bodies were all co-
vered up in the bed, and Isaac threw the clothes off,
and .hewed them to him. At that t•me he did not
notice in what situation the dead bodies lay. He
went direelly to tell the dead woman's mother, who
lived about two miles distant. He told no person
what had happened, until his return. When he
went away, he left the Prisoner in the home, aril
his mother and brother Isaac at the done ; no other
person there. Upon examining the dead bodies
after his return, they were alt laid out at their
length, upon their backs, and their eyes closed.
They found two axes bloody, the handle broke
off one, and the axe lying by the murdered wo-
man.
Colonel George Jackson testified, that when he 1
get to the Prisoner's house. woh Nicely, the morn-
tog after the murder, they were first met by the
Prisoner's mother, who exclaimed, that the family
Was murdered and robbed. He inquired what had
become of the Prisoner ; she replied, she believed,
or expeled, he had hung himself. Wiiness called
aloud tor Prisoner, believing, if he heard Wi:nciss's
voi e he sentild answer, but no anew. r was re-
turned. Upon ezatnimng the dead bodies, hiund,
th -the woman had received two blows on
the forehead, with the pole of No axe ; that all
the others nail been kill, d at one lii her, on the side
or fore part of the head; with the pie or edge .1 an
axe; and witness b. hewed than all had received in-
stantuneous death, except ioo of the children, who
had struggled a little. e ex miter.' Isaac Cle-
ments shoot the appointmeio mentioned in his testi-
mony. Isaac informed him of the time and place.
He went with others to the place at that time. No
person was there; but sax ft e-h tricks of 311 horse.
He bad seen the w II m Istio:ied by Isaac ; believed
it the prisoner's hand wriong. 'Phis will devised
the property to Isaac a, d • re mother, except some
legacies to those to w'iorn the ri,o-er was indebted.
About nine days after the mu- der, the prisoner sur-
rendered him elf to tie witness, and his son J. G.
Jackson. The prisoner was A close but honest man,
and apparently attached to his family. Some time
before the murder, prisoner had sold his crop to the
witness; had requested and ()loan,. d a rue bargain:
He again applied to the witness to takV it, and press-
ed hint much to do it--a.nong other expressions,
prisoner said, for God's rake take it ; you will
save me and my family," or my wife and family;
witness did not recolleel which. Colonel Jackson
remembered the day ot he month this conversation
happened; the will bore date the same day.
Mrs. Davison testified, that she directed the lay-
ing out of the dead bodies. Thy couid not find
sufficient en for that purpose. al hough the people
were supposed to have had a ol.n:r co such toings.
In examiairg for that purpose, tney found a bundle
of clothes tied up, and throw on toe Mt . In this
bundle they found a small child's frock, mach
blooded, and alga a m.o.'. shirt, the sleeves and
breast of which were very h -dy. • l'he shirt was
otherwise clean, and of the some size and descrip-
tion of liner, with tale ',quid m, one of the dead
bodies. The morning before the Pris.‘ner was re-
moved trorn Ciartsbing Gaol, she asiced- him, if it
was jealousy made him k-Il his wife? H- answered.
it was not, without adding any thing more.
Colonel Jackson was ((Whet examined. He said,
he thought the first blow was given to the woman,
and the handle broke fruit), the axe. l'he shirt ;
mentioned by Mrs. Devito°, appear -d to him to be
a clean shirt, that had nor been worn after it was
washed. The blond. be toong•it, got on it by be-
ing handled up with the bloody frock. H.re the
testimony, onalle part of the Pros..ctdi in, closed.
Mr. Webster, esarninel in behalf of the Prisaiwr,
testified, that three or tout week. before the mur-
der, he did swot business with the Prisoner, who
talked much about his faiody, and said he was afraid
they would suffer After the Witness' 1.-ft the Pri-
soner, he called him back and talked about mov-
ing away, about his large helpless family ; cam.
chained he had got sick, an I coold n n support
them; was afraid they would souse to want. Phe
Prisoner was careful and SCClltale in his business
at all times had seemed fond of his family.
Mr. Gillis testified, that sliortiy before the mur-
der, ha overtook the Prisoner, about vie break of
day, on she road towards town, without his hat, and
his clothes in much disorder.—Ptisoner said he was
going to town, about sme business, but turned
Inset on seeing his stater%s son before hint in the
road. The witness believed the Pt isoner WAS friend-
ly to his family, and that he appeared rather me-
lancholy than insane.
Colonel Fowther testified, that he had known the
Prisoner eight or nine years. He always seemed
fond of his family. Never noticed hint in d oaono-
ence, except once, when he was arrested far debt.
Witness then went his bail. This busiaess was un-
settled ; and on Sunday before the murcha: hap-
pened, he heard the Prisoner would soon move. lle
wenewith a brother who was his security, to hunt
him, to try and secure themselves. They found
him with his mother and others. When they spoke
about the business, the mother called them aside,
and begged they would not speak to him about Inc
business, for he was crazy, and it would make him
worse. When they talked to him, be hung down
his head.
Mr. Linsly testified, that for three weeks before
the reorder, the Prisoner seemed melancholy, and
did not work, or attend to his business. fi s wife
Was uneasy, and apprehensive that he would do
himself some injury. The day Maxwell saw him
with the cart, she was uneasy, and was about to go
after him. lie appeared eery fond of his ciol,,lren.
and i:ind to his wife.— l'he testimony of the Piisoner
was here closed
Mrs. L .zio: as sworn for the Prisoner, bet es-

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amine d by the Prdsedatere. She testified, that she
lived near neighbour with the Prisoner, but had not
'seen him for some tinie before the molder ; she
stopped at his Yard fence, antitaiked to him. He
teemed serious, and talked rational; conversed about
moving, ind said he would move in a boa-, only
Eris wife. was afraid. Witness had heard before this
that the Prisoner was crazy.
The gaoler of Harrison, where the Prisoner was
first confined, testified, that he sometimes appeared
to he crazy, but whenever his brother calme in, he'
talked rational. He eat hearty, and appeared to be
in hit reason, though at times melancholy.
One Cunningham, who stood india,-.1 for grand
larceny, and was confined in the dis,tia gaol when
the 'Prisoner was first lodged there, testified, that the
first evening the Prisoner was confined in the gaol
with him, he heard him exclaim to himself, 0 Vi:nat
a wretch am I, to kill so many innocent one, !" and
the next day made use of similar exotescions. That
on the 30th April last, the Prisoner said to the Wit-
ness. ‘' Cunningham, you know I was net in my senses
when I came. but I am willing to die for the
charge. If I had my family as they were this time
last year, ten thousand mountains of gold should
not part us."
The Jury were out about an hour, 'and' returned
with a verdia, of Murder i.) the first del,r,se.
When this verdiift was announced to the Prisoner,
he heard it without the slightest emotion or change
of countenance, and manifested the same stupid in-
rent- that 'lath marked his condua ever since
his confinement.
He was sentenced to be executed the 30th of
June.

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH,. AUGUST 14.
This morning, the Ceterres, of 71 guns, Captain
Morris, sailed with sealed orders, to join the Chan-
nel Fleet, and the Liirrty brig, for lorbay.
Four more transports, with troops on board, from
Margate, arrived at St. Helen's this morning.
Arrived, at Helen's. the Calups• sloop, from.
off Dungeness; and the Furward, gun-vessel, from
Cork.
Sailed the Nary gun-vessel, Lieut. Perdriau, on
a cruise,

The Revolntionnoire frigate is taken into dock.
,The Speee r, of 74 guns, lion. Captain Stopford,
is getting ready very tas:, to go out of Harbour.
• Arrived the aejshie store ship, this evening, from
the Leeward islands. She anchnred at St. Helen's.
PLYMOUTIG AI.IGUST 13.
Arrived His Majesty's ships Restrfaner and Pre-
vovnnle, two I:ast Indiarnen, and several transports
with troops, to jain the Sampson, Admiral Stirling.
for the Cape of Good Hope, who will sail the mo-
ment the wind is favourable; came in His Majesty's
ship Arn.ierdans, from the Eastward, hound so Cork ;
Merliguin hired armed ship, and Viper cutter, from
the Westward.
Sailed the Cockatrice and Belie, cutters; wind
very fresh at North-west.

All yesterday noon, and last evening, this town
and Dock was in the utmost hurry and bustle, by
the sudden arrival, under orders for embarkation,
of that fine fiigiment, consisting of 10 troops, of
the Li Regiment of Dragoon Guards. The billet.
ting of so many men and horses took up till ten
o'clock at nig'n. These dragoons came down by
a forced march, and are to embark, it is said, dis-
mounted, on board the Malta, of 8l (in which ship,
Rear-Admiral Sir T. Louis, Bart. just arrived, it
is said, will hoist his flag this day, as the Cancput,
of et, is not quite ready), and also on board some
el-livered transports, hourly espefled from the
eastern ports. The Malta is also to take on board
A company of the Royal Artillery, from Dock bar-
racks. AU hands at this port are in a great hurry
to get these troops embarked for their destination.
The dragoons and artillery are in high health and
spirits.
Two thousand pounds in specie arrived. yester-
day, in the mail coach, to pay those troops going
abroad.
TN-NORTH, AUGUST 12.
Arrived the Smailliridge, Galway, from St. Kin's,
for London, with sugars, last fromplewfoundland.
Sailed the Wellitaghnen packet, Captain Roberts,
with a Mail for Lisbon.—Wind N.
DOVER, AUG. 14,
Sailed yesterday, the Margaret and Brothers, of
and tor Sunderland, Oliver, light, from Dover ;
Groqr and Harries, of and from Dover, Hall, ditto,
for Sunderland.

Sent in by the Nilr cutter, Johnstone, a ketch
!Aden with wheat and flour, which was cut out of
Roctifort about tive weeks ago.

DEAL. AUGUST 14.
Late last night, the Derattetton, Errlosinn, and
Far, bombs, agd in returned to the Downs, being the
third time at their putting back, with the ttansports,
havirg on board the troops, consisting of the Ist
Guards, 52d and 62d Regiments, with a part of the
Wsth. or Rifle Carps, the Artillery and Staff, which
sailed from the Downs on the 9th instant.

Sailed the C...milatant ptaam, for Sheerness ;
Charleston, West, for the South Seas; Friend', Gray,
tor Surinam, with several other outward-bound
vessels, coasters, collier,, Scc.
Cause down from the River, the Diligence store-
ship; the Ddia,nre East India pilot-vessel, with the
Ullaan East Indiaman ; Cprus, —, for the South
seas; and several other outward•bo.:ll vessels,
which remain in the Downs, with the rust of the
ships as per last.

LIVIMPOOL, tVri. 13.
Arrived the Roval Edward, Forster. from Trini-
dad, which place she lrft on the 10th Joly. An
embArgl on sail shipping there seems to have existed
until that date.

His Majesty's ship Auwerdans is fitting out at
Portsmouth, as a store-ship.
A glass-dealer at Longport, Staffordshire, has
discovered a method of ornamenting glass, in imi-
tation of engraving or etching, by which means
borders, cyphers, coats of arms, drawings, and the
most elaborate designs, may be executed in a-style
of elegance hitherto unknown.
At the Staffordshire Agriculture Meeti-ig, Mr.
Astroows proposed to skew a Buil, Os, and Mach
Cow of tie Herefordshire tireed, against one of each
deicription, of the long horned breed, for ZOO go:-
"eat, but the proposal waz not accepted.

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1I0::1 : 1 1) -!1* 1I : : I.; L 1 T . Sir plaee , Ch .t certain day ;he went, oat LIU not see nrnined by the PrtSteeites.
.—osiisa-- the Poisoner. rovod near neighbour with th
FROM TOE WESTERN TFIEGRAPItt. Rowan testified, that on Sunday evening, "
seen him for some tlnie b
before the murder, he and his family oriere at the stopped at hii Yard fence, a
roma or alas. DI.FWENTS, loft -.rue SID•RBER or
Prisnnet's !muse, until-tine ro'clock. One of the armed anions, and talked rs
ars woes AND EIGHT CnILDRLN•
a,....:.. Prisoner's ch.ldreh was absent at an uncle's, and moving, and said he wouh
At a 'clistriet court, holden at Mntgantnwn. in another had been sent to hurry it hone. It was kis wife. was afraid. Witnet
May', the Grand Jury found an indiammt against late before it arrived. The Prisoner seemed uneasy, that the Prisoner was crazy.
Abet Cheeen:a, for the murder of his wife and eight and talked of going after them if they did not come; Tne gaoler of Harrison, 1
children. Only one Judges (the Hon. Francis T. he talked also of whipping th'm. Early on Mori- first confined, testified, that
Brea/cc). being present, he petitioned the Court to day morning, the little gill came dawn, and said her to he crazy, hut whenever
t permit his trial to come on. Application was made uncle I. aac was frightened to death, and her uncle t ilked rational. He eat hea
by him to the Hon. J. G Jackson and P. Doddridge, Abel's family ail non &nal. He set off inamedi in hit reason, though at time
tEsquires, to he his Counsel ; but Mr. Jackson and ately', and met Lam some distance horn the house, One Cunningham, who s
asir. Doddridge differing in opinion, with resoe4l to making great lamentations. They went back to- larceny, and was confined i
[the cows* praper to be pursued in his defence, Mr. getlwr. The Prisoner was standing by the tire. in a the Prisoner was first lodged
fflosidridge declined having an, thing to do with it, melancholy postrt,e. The dead bodies were all co- first evening the Prisoner '
and the defence was condufled by Mr. Jackson rotted up in the bed, and Isaac threw the clothes off, with him, he heard him excl
alone. - and sheered them to hire. At that t•me he did neat a wretch am I, to kill so ton
On the second day of the term. Clements was notice in what situation the dead hoJics lay. He the next day made rise of si
/brought to the bar, and his petition being read, the went directly to tell the dead woman's mother, who on the 30th April last, the I
tidy interrogated him respelling its contents, and
his sanity of mind. He declari d, that he wished r lived about two miles distant. He told no person ness, " Cunningham, you km
what had happened, until his return. When he when I came. but lam
his trial to come on, an f that he was then in his went away,' he left the Prisoner in the house, and charge. If I had my famil
senses. He was immediately arraigned, and pleaded his mother and brother Isaac at the door ;no other last year, ten thousand mu
not guilty. in seleail/ the Jury, he made his own person there. Upon examining the dead bodies not part us."
charl!enr. his Counsel being silent. He appeared , after his return, they were alt laid out at their The Jury were out about
14xious to seled Men of the most repeaable and length, upon their backs, and their eyes closed. with a verdi!t, (hilt/ of M
genteel appearance. They found two axes bloody, the handle broke When this veedia was anti
off one, and the axe lying by the murdered wo- he heard it without the slig
1 George Nicety, the first witness examined by the
man. • of countenance, and manite
bmsecutor, testified, that he bad purchased the poi- Colonel George Jackson testified, that when he duff rence that loath marked
Vsener's lease and crop. and went to his house early
get to the Prisoner's house, wth Nicely, the morn- his confinement.
Wu Monday morning, the -.--- of November, 1805, tng after the murder, they were first met by the He was sentenced to bo
ion gat permission of the prisoner to put the corn on
Prisoner's mother, who exclaimed, that the family Jane,
ithe upp-r A ior (the prisoner having made arrange WAS murdered and robbed. He inquired what had iinmM—ess
tis to depart with his family for the state of Onio,
the Wednesday firth:being.) He got to the pri-
's house about snit up, or a little after, and
. d the door shut. He heard no noise, but knock.
.
at the door; the prisoner answered, " wait alit-
. a.nd I will let you in direaly." He stepped
from the door three or four steps, and storm :.
heardsome person walking briskly across th '
and heard the shaking of clothes, as if same become of the Prisoner ; she replied, she believed,
or expeCled, he had king himself. Wiiness called
aloud tor Prisoner, believing, if he heard Wi:ncss's
voi. e he would answer, tint no anew r was re-
turned. Upon ezaminin the dead b idies, found,
~ tits l -the woman had rgeceivcd rwo blows fin
the forehead. with the pole of an axe ; that all
the oils.', oat., been kill. dat one 10l sw, on the side NA VAL INTE
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roar
This morning, the Caere
Morris, sailed with sealed c
eel Fleet, and the Liberty bt
Four more transports, wi
0 f h . ,_ , edge .. Margate, arrived at St. He)
r ore part of the e. 1414 with the p• de or et an
person was speeding them. In about seven or eight Arrived, at St. Helen's
axe • and witness b. hewed Oan all had re rived in- '
"minutes the prisoner unbolted the door and let the ' • off Dungeness; and the Fe.
stantaneous dear',, except ino of the children, who
straitness in. A little girl, the niece' of the prisoner,Cork.
had struggled a little. e i-ir imilied Isaac Cle-
arras sitting by the fire. The prisoner stood by the Sailed the liarly gun-yes
meet: about the appointmecx mentioned in his testi-
ire-place, and began to rub his hands, and pick his moray. _
ny blue infornsed him of ere time and place, a cruise.
clothes. He unbuttoned his browsers, stripped them • The Reollutbentaire frig:4
He went with others to the place at that time. No
down to his heels, then battened them again, took l'he Speer. r, of 74 guns,
person was there; tont sax he-h trolls of an home. :
ear hia shoes. and pot them on, then scraped Some is getting ready very bas:, to
He had n the wII m •ntioned by Isaac ; believed
bitten wood from the beck log. and rubbed Ms i .5...
39inds with it. The witness then remarked to t the prisoners wunlug. 'lli' will devised the Leeward Islands. She
the property to Isaac ai d • re mother, except some
ham, be seemed to be in trouble what was the
otter the rim- der,
legacies to those to w -rim the pai,o-et was indebted. PL
matter 1 He replied, he had been in trouble (sir About nine days Arrived His Majesty's sh
some time. The witness supposed he was disturbedthe prisoner stir-
vayante, two lilast Indiarnen
rendered him. elf to tile witit..-ss, and his son J. G.
about moving from the country. having frequently, with troops, to :pin the Sc
Jackson. The poisoner was A close but honeod man,
in the coarse of the last three or four we. less seen
and apparently attached to his family. Some time for the Cape of Good Hop
ham in a melancholy situation, wringing his hands, ment the wind is favourable
before the murder, prisoner had mind his crop to the
mutterieg to himself. He began to expostulate with ship Arn.ierdans, from the kl
witneas; had requested'
and obtain, d a rile bargain.
him, told it was useless to be uneasy, he wueld
Harlequin hired armed ship,
He again applied to the witness to take it. and prise
soon get aver it. The prisoner became more onto- the Westward.
ed hint much to do it —a.nong other expressions,
algae& The witness then asked if he might put the prisoner said, "for God's •ake take it ; you will
Sailed the Cockatrice at
CIALV Boor: prisoner replied he ahould
a
der
rye and oats there, and the joists save me and my family," or .my wife and family; very
witness did not recolle which. Colonel Jackson fresh at North-west.
All yesterday noon, and
bad been brute by putting corn there before, and and Dock was in the utm
remembered the day of he month this conversation
$d he should not be ready to move on Wednesday. the soda-en arrival, under
happened; the will bore date the same day.
'Vile they were talking, the prisoner took nut a of that fine tegiment, cot
11101ilet knife and whaled a stick. The witness Mrs. Davison testified, that she direFted the lay- the sJ Regiment of
the honer, took off his saddle, and tnrned ing •iut of the dead bodies. Thy coital not find ting of so many men ant
b se loose r went back to the house and asked sufficient .i en for that purpose, al hough the people o'clock at night. These c
the prisoner, who was standing in the door, if he vv re supposed to have had a lA, n: r
Iv such "iligs• a forced march, and are t
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irist;;er replied, he hopes
said, that while be was h
;person came in. and killed I
the little girl to bee grand
half a mile distant. He c
count of what he was abo
girl, and before the arrival I
mother came, saw her go
speak with him, but 641
The Prisoner's sister and he
came with the Bother.
This witness, upon hein
bad found a will made by
but cool 4 not recoiled wb
on the day of the murder,
could he state to whom the
the will was found. He 61
is his possession ; he left it
ff
understood COWL He Oka state
he heard the r
r was ass of his bead, i
a
from his a
appointed that be &boo;
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