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COURT.4IF RING'S Nowa, GUILIMAIII
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liefore Mr. /*slice Iloutora and a Special Arlo
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Al the sitting or the Court this morning we

learnt that theJarrempancielled to try this cause.
were still shut up, trot being able to agree on their
verdict. At eleven-o'clock some consultation took
place between the Counsel, and shortly after...
Mr. Coostew. rose and'aildressied the Coast.—
Fre said that it had been intimated to his Lord-
*hip- that the Jury. emparinelled yesterday to
try this enose, after beiug shut up nearly 514:hours,
miultinot agree in their verdict, and that there. was
no like. lihood of their coming to any agreiinent.—s.
Uuder these circumstanees he thought it rsoald be
cruelty-to the Jury if he forbore to declare. that on
the part of the Befendans, he was ready to coasert
to their being discharged without giving a verdict.
Mr. Gneiss's said,. he '0014141e upon himself
the reepoustbelity, on the part of the prosecution, to
accede to the 'imposition of his Learned Friends,
Mr. Justice HOLIOND•theth ordered the Jury tu-
be eondneted into Court, and ou their names being
. called over, his Lordship addrewied them as fellows::
" By the consent of the Learned Counsel for the
• Prosecution, sod the •Lesrned Counsel for the De-..
(trident, I am extremely happy to be able to relieve
you from your present unpleasant situation. By
their consent you are discharged without giving
your verdict."'
The Joey then retired, After having been shot up
from four o'clock. yesterday stteruuon (when Mr.
Justice Best concluded: his serialising up)! till a
quarter past eleven this morning ; and thus the first
essay of the Constitutional Association to supersede
the reactions of the Attoruey-General, has fallen
to the ground.
IMIOE tor. WILSON..
This was an action for an assault committed on
the wife of the Plaintitf‘by the Defendant.. It ap-
peared that the Plaintiff and his wife lodged in a
lord ; Itt.which the Defendant was-the ground.. lend-
heard that thelient to distrain for his rent,, having
mites, No. le, Castle-eti-thlfins moved of the pre-
the night of the lath SepteniTft9 Vials* and on
went to•the house and knocked:et, the docklff...lle.
Was opened by the I'lairitiff's wife. who was. then in
a butte of pregliaucy. Some scuffling easued from
the desire of the and shove who were in
the house to get the Defendant ou', wilco the assault
complained of was.atated IG have heen coaunitted,
and in cansequenewoferbiCli Mos. Ptice afterwards
miscarried.
Several vritnessesswere exansined.on both sides.
Mr. Justice Honsovo. summed up the eel•
to the Aury, who, after r short consultation,
amid a verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages 504

OLD fIL Y. WIDSSIOAY, JIILY 20.

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

Tkornas Pritoor,e. aged 4.1, was capitally indicted
under Lord Ellenborouglea. Act.. with maliciously
cutting and stubbing Lieut..'Sieneral Eden,, with
intent to. Murder him. There were two ether
counts, varying the offence.
Mr. ADOLPHUS stated the arse for the proseetse
tion,, which was afterwards detested in evidence.
Gans William Eden was then called end sworn.
He stated that the Prisoner was in his service eight
years and a half; sod' left its. Marcbs 1814 The
Prisoner married the sersailt of witness's sister,
sad he thou tools them isito his service, in which;
they remained about eight months.. The
enner's wife returned into witness% sister's ser-'
rice. Four days after witness had returned' fast)
abroad in June, the Prisoner called au* hed•amme!
coaversatina with sespeeting his wife. Wit-
ness desired him to go away, but he continued
ringing the bell till• a. constable arrived, and he
was taken sway. On the r 4.1, of June wituese
vi-
sited his sister, and while there the Prisoner called.
He went into the hall ; the Prisoner was there ;• he'
looked wild, but was perfectly sober. Witness ask.:
ed him what he teamed, and he replied, " You have,
seduced my wife, I have proofs of it." Witnessgare•
him his word and honour it was false, mut told him
if he had proofs to produce thrm., and 'testiest him to
away,retiring with his face towards left, and when
almost three paces distant saw he had a butcher's
knife in his head. Witness remained on the spot and
prepared for his defence, when the Prisoner rushed
ou hint with the knife iu his left hand with great
violence, and thrust it into his right breast about
three inches deep, which stemmed the witness, but as
the Prisoner did not renew the attack ve.y rapidly,
he again prepared fur bins sad defended himself li
against the successive stabs of the Prisoner, by
which his hands were much cut. • Wm. Hamilton,
the servant, then pinioned the arms of the Prisoner.
and all three fell together on the floor. the Prisoner
still striking at the witness. Sir William Eden
and another servant now came to their assistance,
and the Prisoner was secered. %Vanes* was after-
wards atenrded by a surgeon. He was stabbed in
the right breast, cut on the right hand, and re•
ceived a stab on the left. %teas did not suffer
much from the wounds. Alter the act was com-
mitted the Prisoner expiessed his sorrow at what
had happened.
Cross-crustined by Mr. A KDIICITL—The Pri-
soner lived with winners iii India. He had spot seen
him for upwards of seven years after he left his
service. Witness gave him a character in 1810,
while at Chstham. hut the Prisoner was to London.
On being questioned es to the state of the Pri-
soner's mind, the wheelie raid los conversation was
quite clear. I.)ii one occasion he came 8' beastly
drunk." The Plisoner expres•ril sorrow imme-
diately he saw artiness was Widow.
(The knife was here warring:rd. it was of sharp
appearance, and the bl.de about six inches iu
length.]
Sit William Eden elated, that at the time of the
tssusactron he waii on a visit to Mrs. Simpson's
house. On hearing a aflifie the hall, witness,
with a servant, repaired thither. and saw his uncle
and the Prisoner straggliag on the ground, and
the savant. IFlarsiltuse endeavouring to draw the
latter off, which was at length effected.
William Hamilton. servant to Mrs. Simpson
' (the General's sister), set (Waled the Primmer