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intention olcominitting the murder. But, on the
other hear:the Prisoner left hrs master without
any assigniitle cause, if he intended to go and
leave his toaster's service, why did not be give a
sufficient reason for so dot% or why set out in the
manner he sih
tong.../te was under no obligation to
remain longeedi it suited his own convenience—
he was no hired servant, Pier apprentice, he might
have Jeft at nn ore ;or -why did he take the way
he did, and not:Veturn to Callisle, the place where
his parents lived,-gad wltire lie lied *erred his ap-
prenticeship s iettvliy did he MINI the water arid
take the road tralkortmid WWI he ignorant, and
imogined that itt.kluini of Scotland could not pu-
nish him for a mineikeroMittt4l_iii this county.
We could, showeoe‘. bytthe laws of the .kingdoin
of Englitolt bring-•badt .a.culprit or felon trout
Scotland. 'lf Its •was 'ltorffied, and*.shought the
women iwdanger, as li.4liilleged, why did nut he
go to the dearest house* anti alarm the neigh-
bours. Instc .1 of this, be was found drinking
at several public houses onolikerelitl, and stopped
afterwards the whole night daneing.---When ap-
preheuded and brought before a Magistrate, and
',Meted to produce those .artirle., which he had
on him, he proauced only a few things of his own,
from his waistcoat pok.4cct;• and • carefully con-
cealed those which would have erinaimeted himself.
These depositious lay a steingioatelation for sus.'
pectin hire guilty ..of tho rubbery, should )ou
doybt them as evidence far tho.murlier ; but, uu-
asked, uninfluenced try either titivate ll ll g or pro-
mise, he minutely detailed all the 'mimeo* eir-
curostanees, so accurate, that Ite Ilan correaed
liis-
own confession relative to die instratueut which be
said'he had used in committing the murder. If
' they saw any thing in thine *oak:snots' which
would induce the Jury to siorpo-ethey were eic-
torted from the Prisoner, they might reasonably
conclude that violence had been used; but no such
thiug appeared. It' it be evident that he volusi-
' tarily lakes the guilt upon himself, this, corrobo-
rated with so marry other cirerunstances; can leave
no doubt in their minds that he is guilty of the
murder. But, on the other hand, if you have any
ratiotirl, solid, substantial ground of .doubt, roe.-
tensing the truth of the evidence, you will give in
your verdict, not guilty.
The Jury, after a few minutes, gave in their ver-
dict—Gailly; upon which flu Judge tunnecliately
pared seutesice of—Deroli. . • .
The cxecution of James Wood • took place on
Thursday, the r.rth inst. some in tea after one
slacks ~titer his 'roily kid hung the proper
time, it was taken dowu arid carried to the Moot.
ball, Carlisle, when it was dissected, lairNtittot to
his sentence, hs litictors illatuire and Ireland, in
the presence of all the medical gentlemen of drat
city.

WAVdL INTLLJ(UKZfCE.

PLYMOUTH. AL•a: S 7.
Arrived, yesterday, the lam/eat gun-brig ; and
the Freucli National schooner Le Move/le, filo')
Bayonne, a ith dispatches for the Have onwh, prize to
the Cussack sloop of war; also arrived the Grfeekr
gun-brig, Lieutenant Crevonan, from a cruise.
Sailed the l'empee, Su guns, Capt. Coekburii, is
join Air Channel Beet; mud Istelligemi gun-brig,
out' cruise.
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Culue up Harnoazem refit,the Pallas, 33, Capt.
Seymour, after a long cruise °lithe coast of frame.
Arrived this day the CArtrfal Gutter, Lieutenant
Coriecocr, from Gijon, (II days passage), with dis-
patch** or Doverinnent. She brings nothing of a
later sIJ.e than what we have previously received.
Arrived the Si. George, os. Item-Admiral Hart:
cep. Capt. Clay, from off Usliant, which she.lol
on Wednesday lain. The eueillY frv-
(pent movements in Cainaret Pay.
" " rAi.stoOTti, AUG. '26.
Sailed the•Hentber armed ship, with a convoy
for the Downs.
Arrived the brig Flora Capt. Broadi'from Lou-
dun fur Malta.—Wind
• IMAIk, AUG. 38.
. Sailed, last evening, His Majesty'spoigs Fari•as
eked Bold, with tine outward-buut4 Stet wider
_convoy to the Wettward.—Wind
.siputiees , AUG. te,
from the sore jtistz"s 1'1,4" Pierce'''.
,with the trade under convorjor..Go),tenburgh.—
Wind .. •

ss novgd •co. 38.
A transport. marked C. with a party :gf the
!nit Regiment of Foot; frog Ireliinci!,cameau hoe
oisTriday. The men yestectlk ,
for Canterbury ; the trauspvlrt cages(' %am io.thst
afteenuoll•
rr OVbi I.
The l'incirac packet, Harrison, ami. Hurt, Irma
Liverpool to I.Velaro,athved at.i.fiottenissirg theiuth
instant, and wunld mit first opportuoityoincliir.Anii,
vey of a Swedish. ship of-lis, and a bilge 16 pigs,
and were to inspect:it through the .11i4jggi Channel.
The 111111 ships barl all got llicir in. notions from
the same convoy.
The 'Spiernetry,• Clo%liton, arrived here Own
Davis'straits on liriday last, a itli..taveLva fish. 300
but* of blubber;.l.eiug the last oT the vessel. em-
ployed thus season in the whale fisheries,' winch hiss
been a very successful 0n....
The shisirssivre, Burn, of South Shield*: is 16it
on her hotnewand passage Irinu Davis's Straits.
where she had bun discharging her cargo er stares,
!se. for Government, at sows of the Aiunili rocs
tories in that part. Crew saved, aid iirri44,o4
Shields in the Lady Jame.
'l'he Yowls, of North. Welds, was
wracked upon Risser island. River Sr. Lawrence,
Pith Jana; crew and material* aseed.—The Aid,
of Shields, and Prosper!, of Newcastle, were both
on shore, bait pt of with isciac dowager and arrived
at Quebec.

On the might of Tburodity. en elegantly-furnisk-
ed house (hut which ens out occupied), in Upper
Gresserioradreet, belonging to Mr. l'ekt.aas, aas
broken open, by means of an iron crow. The sit-
lab's were very cool iu their depredations, for it is
eonjeilured that they must have remained, tivra
the variety of plunders they committed, at least
four houri in the house. They carried away Un-
discovered several large mirrors, and other valuable
portable articles. It is believed that this is the
snore desperate gang who lately committed similar
depredations in Lord Flllll4ltatfelvnueiti spriup