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SHIPPING INTE LI,I6E:WE.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, JAW. 7.
ENTERED INWARDS.—The Hobbs, Buchanan, from Stan.
■te Creek ; Archibald, Sowell, front St. John's. New Brunswick ;
Vrouw Elizabeth, Lammers, from Bilboa ; Hope, Dean, from
Sierra Leone and Isle de Lou; Thetis, Crisp, front Messina ;
.Margaret, Randall, from Cork.
ENTERED OUTw*RDa.—Thsml■ Probst, for Bremen ; Doke
of Wellington, Butler, for St. Michael's; Dew-drop, Bates, for
Quebec and Montreal; Mariner, l'enterrick. fur St. AI ary's.Africa ;
Nereid, Simms, for 'Trieste; Prince of Waterloo. I've, for
Ostend; Cambria, Cook, for Madeira, Vera Crug, Alvarado, and
Ta npico ; George, Betts, for Sierra Leone; Fortana, Catlow, for
Corunna, Ferrol, and Vigo,; Amity, Johosan for Bombay.
CLEARED OUTWARDS TINAI.I.T AT GRAVESEND, JANA...-.
Zeno, Talbert, for St. Lucar and Seville; David Cargill, for
Cadiz ; Dart, Stra: ..ck, for Ostend : Wilburn and Henry, Partridge,
fur Grenada.

CLE•RING OUTWARDS, JAN. 7.—The Patience, Best. for
Fayal and Teneriffe ; Nile, Baker, for Port-an. Prince; Julie,
l'reager, for Calais ; benison, Read. for Jamaica; Vriendschap,
liaaewinkel, for Bouen ; Julius etesnr, Stafford, for Jamaica and
esethwgena ; Pelican, Rieke, fur Antwerp; Dove, Miller, for
Smyrna And Constantinople.

GRAVESEND, JAN. 7.—Arrived the Ward, Hare, from New
Brunswick; ‘'roues Diewke, Tafery, from Worcum; hero, Owen,
from Tenciffe ; Jane Walker, front Guernsey ; L'Alexander,
Bogue, from Havre; William Wilberforce, White, from St.
Domingo; Margaret, Johnson, from Antwerp. Sailed, the
Lisitania, Gibbins, fur Oporto; Speedwell, Poole, for New
Orleans.; Nicholas, Edington, for Malta.
SCARDOROUGII, JAW. 6.—Yesterday afternoon the Charles, of
this port, Walker, took fire whilst lying in the upper part of the
harbour. She was scuttled, but wan very materially damaged.
SuNDEII..AND, JAN. fl.—The John, Waters, of London ; the
Broach, Graham, and Milo, Ord, both of this port, which were
stranded near llartlepool, were got off on Tuesday afternoon, and
brought into the Tees, after sustaining trifling damage.
LtvEttroob. JAN. G.—The Leeds for New York (stated in
in yesterday's Listl which was on shore on the North Bank. has
been got oft, and is now aground in the King's Bison, and full of
water. The cargo is discharging. The Gulnare, from Virginia,
which was on shore near the m:.gazines, has been got off, without
damage.
LTlltlt telt, Jaw. I.—By amounts readred here yesterday,
from %Westport, of the le. inst. a vessel from this port had put in
there, in dilutes+ ; the Master of %hid) Ptatrd, that a vessel
from hence sunk off Shark Island, near Westport, and all on
board drowned : he feared that three others, with which he was in
company, also foundered, live vessels sailed from this river on
the morning of the 29th ult. bound to the northward, the wind
being then at S. to S.S.W. which are supposed to be those alluded
to. Their names are as follows: Lady Goole, Duncan, of and
fo- Greenock, from Kilrush, and the Diana, of and for Gree-
nock, from Clare. About twelve o'clock that night it blew a
most tremendous gale at S.W. which continued all the following
day.
Baxter, Jaw. 4.—The William and Ann, Marshall, sailed
from this port for London, 7th November, and has nut since been
heard of.

Boar oz. Dzc. 12.—Arrived the brig Pearl, White, from Rio
Grande, 58 days. Spoke Oct. 29, lat. 17. 10. S. lon. 32. 30 W.
ship Ontario, Bunker, from the Coast of Japan, via St. Cathe-
rine's, to repair, her foremast being rotten and badly sprung. Capt.
P. stated that he fell in with two wrecks to the northward of the
equator, and near the same place picked up four bales of cotton
and an oar, marked" Bengal Co."; saw a great many bales of cot-
t in, but it blowing fresh could not pick them up.'
NEW Tone, DEC. ll.—The Robert of Baltimore, from Gi-
braltar, is totally lost on the Chico Bank, River Plate. The Re-
becca, Stairs, from the West Indies to Halifax, was totally
wrecked 20th inst. near Sandy Hook—part of the cargo saved.
The Harriet, Baker, of and for Baltimore, from Trieste, upset and
sunk in the Mediterranean 30th August—crew saved. Tne Ann,
Ryan, and Rainbow, Davis, from Jamaica to North Carolina,
have been plundered by a piratical schooner.
DEC. 15 —The Hannah, Chase, from Demerara, in going into
Portsmouth, N. 11. went on shore, but was got off, after
discharging. The Charlotte, from Jamaica for St. John's, New
Brunswick, was spoken with bth inst. with loss of foremast and
main-topina.t.
NEW BEDFORD, DEC. B.—Arrived the ship Golconda, Brock,
from Pacific Ocean, with 200 barrels of oil. Passengers, Captain
Wm. Brock, and his mate, of the British whale-ship I'olicy, cast
away in .May last, on the island of Otaheite.
The Robert, from Gibraltar, is totally lost in the River Plate.
The Rebecca. Stairs, from the West Indies to Halifax, was
totally lost near Sandy Hook ±d ult.
The Harriet, Baler, from Trieste to Baltimore, was upset and
sunk in the Mediterranean.

Extract of a letter from Henry Canning, EN., to 11. Bell,
Consul-General at Hamburgli, dated Jan. 2, 1825:
" A great many merchant vesw:ls have been sheltered on the
Elbe during the recent gales, bnt there has still been much damage
in the river, the particulars of which you will have on the arrival
of the mails. The continued stormy weather renders it imprac.
ticable for the packets to proceed from Cuxhaven ; six of them are
now detained there. Three mails from England are due. I send
as express with this to Ostend, to be forwarded from thence via

" To John Bennett, Esq. Lloyd's."
From the same to the same, dated Jan. 2, respecting the light.
ve.sel and buoy at the mouth a the Elbe :
" The Busting light.vessel and the red buoy which were fixed at
the mouth of the Elbe, to mark the entrance to that river, have
disappeared ; and there is every reason to fear, that the vessel and
all on board are lost. I have made application to the proper autho-
rities here, to cause these most necessary signals to be replaced,
and I have no doubt that any thing practicable will be done for
that purpose. The Pisa of the light.vessel and buoy, renders the
approach to Cuxhaven difficult and dangerous."

LIVERPOOL I3IPORiS.
JANUARY 7.
Arutca.—Neptune, J. Cudd, from Angola and Bonny, with
palm oil. elephant teeth, gum copal, bees' was and dunnage wood.
James, R. Pince, from Bonny. with quicksilver, &c.
BRITISH AMERICA. —Tusket, J. Clements, from Nova
Scotia, aith oak timber, fir timber, deals, lalhwood, handspikes,
and staves. Mary, J. Ferguson, from St. John's, New Brunswick,
with fir timber, staves, and deals. 3latilda. J. Sullivan, from
Prince Edward's Island. with birch, beech, and maple timber, &c.
Robert Ker, It. Carter, from St. Andres's, New Brunswick, with
pine, birch, deals, pine boards, masts, staves, and lathwood. Wa.
terloo, W. Dudne, from St. John's, New Brunswick, with birch,
deals, deal ends, masts, oar rafters, staves, and lathwood.
UNITED STax rs.—Silas Richards, H. Holdridge, from New
Vork.;,with flaxseed, cotton, staves, apples. barrel ditto, and nuts.
Mocill Vernon, J. Bursley, from Virginia, with tobacco, staves,
and cotton. Peru, --, Goff, from New Orleans, with logwood,
cotton, and bees' wax.

LOYPT.—Lindsay, G. Hudson, from Alexandria, with cotton.
Syreo, T. L. Downing, front Alexandria, with cotton and linseed.
M EDIT EnR•NEAN.-04spee, P. Briarti, from Sicily, with le-
mons, oranges, raisins, brimstone, sumach, salted, Limns, hasel
nuts, and Sicilian silk.
NEWFOUNDLAND.—Agenoria, Whiteway, with train oil,
blubber, cow hides, old junk, skins, codfish, salmon. cod sounds,
mackaral, fire-wood, berries. fish, and cranberries. John, I). Jen-
nings, with blubber, train oil, dry codfish, salmon, skins, cranber-
ries, molasses, caplins, cod-sounds, and firewood. Good Intent, J.
Hopper+, with cod oil, blubber, dry codfish, cow and ox bides,
calf A:ins, deals, sounds, caplins, old ropes, ate. Douglas, S.
Eales,with train oil, caplins, codfish, salmon, cranberries, firewood,
moLtsses, &r.

SANG U1N.4111.' MURDER de WHADDON CHASE.

The following letter vas received on Saturday morning
by Mr. Stafford, Chief Clerk at Bow-street:—

Stony-Stratlbrd, Jan. 7. 1825.
811—A murder, under the most horrid and peculiar circum-
stances, was committed at Whatidon, in this neighbourhood, yes-
' terday, in the afternoon ; and I am desired by W. Selby Lowndea,
Es+, a Magistrate, to convey to you the particulars, ar.d, as near
Ins I can collect, the description of the parties ; neither of irhoin
are known to any one here. Azi inquest has not yot been held.
The Coroner has summoned a Jury to meet this evening.
It appears from the statement of Wm. Weston (guard of the
Eclipse coach), that two men (strangers to him) applied at little'
Brickhill, yesterday, fir a conveyance to Birmingham : a bargain
was made as to price, and they Tot on the coach, she guard intend-
ing to book them, and take their money at Stony-Stratford. The
two men who got on the coach had with them a mink covered with
paper, a handle In a blue and white handkerchief, a hat-box, and
a gun in a cloth cover. When they reached Shepley, about nix
miles from Little Briekhill, one of the men threw the gun on the
ground, and jumped down es the coach was proceeding; the coach
was stopped, and the other followed ; both ran away. The guard
carried on the trunk, bundle, and hat-bus, and delivered them so
the landlord at the Cock Inn. They have not yet been opened, the
guard having arrived only this evening.
The tao men alluded so were dressed nearly alike, and the guard
says very much resembled each other. They were both dressed in
blue coats, waistcoats, and ttowsers (kind of sailor's trowsers), and
had on black hats ; one had a rough light.koloured shag great-coat
the ether, a very large shooting-jacket. The oldest, about 30 years
okl.; the other, about 25. The one living has nothing particular
in his countenance; the other is so dist:gun-1 that his features are
not discernible.

The murder was committed in Whaddon Chace, near to the re-
sitlence of Mr. Lowndes, and was effected by one of the men hav-
ing beat the other with the butt-eral of the gun until his brains
were literally beat out. A labouring n-411, near the spot, beard me
blows and the groans, and gave tbe alarm the murderer waa, in
consequence. apprehended, and is now in custody.
The object of this communicmion to you is, that the crime may
be made known, in part, and partly that the murderer (who ap.
pears very sullen, and refuses to answer any questions) may be re-
cognised. lie once spoke, and said •• that he was glad hie victim
was dead, for he should not have had any of the motley ;" as if a
division of soil was the cause of the horrible attack.
As soon as the Jury have sat on the body, if any frnh matter
comes out I will acquaint you with it; in the meantime I shall be
glad to hear if any clue eta be, or is likely to be, given, as to the
men—who they are, whence they came, and what is the object of
their visit here. A hat was in the hat-box, the maker's name is
Uare, Lambeth-walk.—l aro, Sir, your obedient servant.

J. F. CONGREVE.
The Burks CAronicle of Saturday contains the following
article on the same subject :
We have this day to state an occurrence, which, from the time
and place at which it happened, and the obscurity with which the
occasion and the parties are at present enveloped, has the character
more of a tragical romance than a horrid scene in real life.
On Thursday last, about four o'clock in the afternoon, two per-
sons of respectable appearance, not known in the neighbourhood,
were seen walking on IVbaddon Chace. ll'haddon Chace is be-
tween 13 and lei miles front Aylesbury, and about three miles to
the I.ollh-east of Winslow, on the Buckingham road. It had for-
merly been a forest, and is now the haunt of straggling deer, but
some parts of it have been enclosed as grazing land, and the re-
mainder, consisting of wool land, is intersected by roads, by which
many a traveller has been perplexed an I lost his way. On this se.
queatered wild these strangers were observed to enter, having stops
a while, on their way, a: a little public-house, called the Robin
Hoed, on the borders of the Chace, and then proceeded into the
interior.

In one of the remotest spots, where perhaps neither of the par.
ties were aware that they were seen by human eye, one of them
attached the other with such outrageous violence as lethally to beat
out his brains. The weapon with which the assault was com-
mitted was a fowling-piece, which had been carried in a list cover.
The scene was witnessed by a labourer who was at work at a dis.
tance; and who, either form fear or from beieg unable to prevect
the mischief, did rot attempt to interfere. He proceeded, how,.
ever, to the village of ‘Vhaddon and alarmed the inhabitants, and
a pursuit immediately taking place, the assailant was secured.
The perpetrator of the bloody deed was forthwith brought, with
the dead body of his companion, to the public-house at Whaddon,
known by the sign of the Haunch of Venison. There the body has
lain to await the Coroner's inquest, which, it is expected, will be
held by 31r. Burnham to-day.
The person in custody, it is understood, has refused to eommu.
nicate his name, or explain the occasion of the assault, though he
says he had reason for what he has done. It wan reported that he
had attempted to poison himself, with a preparation he had in his
possession ; but we are informed that this report probably ori-
ginated in a remark he tussle after he was brought in custody to the
public-house, when, on a glass of ale being offered to him, he said
he would rather have a glass of poison. We have, however, heard
another rumour, which has been hitherto usicont;adieted, that the
unhappy man has since endeavoured to destroy himself with •
pointed instrument, that happened accidentally to be within his
reach. From the value of the fowling-piece, and the appearance
of bosh the parties, the opinion of the neighbourhood is, that they
were persons in a very respectable rank of lite.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Wriatmote, Soxtuthe EYwytsro.
Since the perpetration of this horrible and misterlous murder on
Whaddon Chase, the most indiseribable *coalition and terror has
prevailed in the minds of the inhabitants of the nuolerous
villages with which the desert abounds, such as been the effects of
the alarm, that many of the villagers, whose business led them
across the waste, would under no consideration whatever leave their
cottages after sunset. The mangled body of the unfortunate car,.
known (for no person has owned him as yet) was carried to the
Haunch of Venison Public.house. at IVhaddon, where it remained
for the Coroner's and Jurors' inspection. The whole of Friday,
Saturday, and yesterday, persons were continually arriving in the
village, who came from distant parts of the county, anxious to
view the scene of the bloody deed.
The murderer' up to Friday last, refused to answer any of the
interrogatories; but on Friday night he became more communica-
tive, and said that his name was Charles Lynn, and that lie was a
cooper by trade, and lately worked at Vauxhall, in Surrey, where
his widowed mother and two sisters now resided. He mai,' that the
name of his victim should never escape his lips; but in the course
of the short time of his being in custody, he more than once men-
tioned the name of Ilogg; and when he had discovered that the
name had escaped him, he seemed to wish to withdraw the atten-
tion of those persons with whom he was present, and appeared to
regret lie had been so incautious. On being asked what brought
them into that part of the country, he said that lie and his coin.
panion were on their road to Liverpool. to seek employment.
The object the prisoner hail in view in murdering his companion,
still remains in darkness, and many are the rumours on that sub.
ject ; but no credit can be placed in any of them. The prisoner
admits having committed the horrid sited, and observed with a steal
of levity to tbose who had hint it charge, that " he was glad
it was done, for now he would have no more of the money than he
would." And again he said, "he has wronged me, and lam re.
'caged." The prisoner has frequently attempted to destroy hint.
self, but is prevented in his intention by three men who are con.
atantly in attendance upon hint. On Friday night he jumped upon
the table, in the Haunch of Venison, and threw himself head fore!
moat to the ground, with such violence, that his skull was severely
lacerated. In consequence of theae attempts, he wan strongly hand.
cuffed, and his elbows pinioned behind hum lie is rather a good.
looking man, round face, fresh coloured, and his whiskers are very
large and black, his height is about 5 foot U inches, and his age
between 20 and 30.

Information having been sent to Mr. Burnham, the Coroner for
that part of the county, who resides at Winslow, a village about
three miles distant, that gentleman ordered a jury to be summoned
to investigate the aehir on Saturday last.

THE CORONER'S INQUEST.
Precisely at one o'clock, on Saturday forenoon, the inquiry corn.
menced. The Coroner and jury assembled at the Ilaunch of
Venison public-house in the village of AVhaddon ; there were also
present Richard S. Lowndes, Esq. the Magistrate actirt: fur that
part of the county, and Ranger of \rum!don Chase, to whom the
greater part of the wild belongs, and the .Nlinister of the parish,
besides many other gentlemen residing in the county.
The Coroner having empannelled the Jury in the usual way ; he
said, they had been convened for the purpose of inquiring into the
mysterious death of an unfsetunate man whose name was at present
unknown. The circumstances attending it were known to the
Jury, and had agitated the whole of the neighbouring villages.
They would hear what the wanesses had to state, and from their
testimony they would form their verdict. He would not occupy
any more of their time, hut proceed to the first part of the business...
that of viewing the corpse.
The Jury then adjourned for that purpose. and on entering the
room where the body laid, they were horror-muck at the spectacle, '
and averted their eyes front the object. The corpse was laying on
a shutter, on which it had been brought twin the forest; it was
dressed in ri blue jacket and trowsers. and on the feet were a pair
of NVellington bouts. The nose was nearly destroyed. from the
effects of the blows, and one of the eyes dreadfully injured; the '
face and head were covered with gore, and the foreheal wits beaten
into the brains. Near the deceased lay the fowling-piece with
which the horrid crime was effected; the stock was broken off near
the lock, and the barrel was bent nearly double, at about a foot
front the muzzle, caused by the violence with which it was used.
The deceased, as will as could be judged from his disfigured fees.
tures, seemed to he about twenty-tour years of age. The Jury
having returned to the inquest_wool, the evidence ut the following
witnesses was taken _

J. 31 eacham, sworr—T lire at Shenley Tirook-end, in the parish of
Shenley, in the county of Bucks, and am a labourer in the employ
of Mr. Smith, a farmer, in Whaddon ; a little before 3 o'clock, on
Thursday morning last I was ditching on Whaddon Chase, between
Whaddon and hhenley Coimnon, when my attention was drawn
by the alarming cry of murder, which proceeded frem a copse near
a wood at about two hundred yards from me. I was much alarm-
ed. and got out of the ditch, and bag., a man strkitig something on
the ground, with the butt end of a gun ; I concealed myself as
well as I was able, and saw the UMW man strike in the same man.
new upwards of a score times, when the butt end of the pnn fl. •
off. I kept in my hiding place, and carefully watched the man,
who, after the gun was broke, kept pacing the spot backwards, and
forwards, and then I saw him more some clothes to a dislance of
about sixty yards, when he took off his coat, and beaver hat, and
put on a shoving jneket a...d a hair cap, *Act which he bot his

course into the interior of the forest. I hastened immediately tw
Whaddon. where I gave information to Mr. Clarke, the fame%
of what I had seen, and told him I thought therebad been a; ,r-
-tier committed in the forest, and that h thought if he would accom-
pany me I could overtake the murderer. Mr. Clarke and tits
three cone agreed to accompany me in the pursuit, and we
took separate directions, but kept within hearing of each other, and
just as we got across a place called Sherdercomnion,, I met the
prisoner coming out of a remote pan of the wood ;, he was dressed
as I before slated, and had his own hat in his hand ; I knew him
directly, and, going up to him, I said. 6. You are the man I saw
luU thrt man just now." ' To which the prisoner repl.• " Well,
,irld what's your bounty (or taking me ?" I told him it was my
duty, and so saying I collared him, and called my companions 1/11J
joined me directly and assisted in conveying him back to mud-
don. He made no resistance; and as we were bringing him along,
I asked hint if he had any tire-arms about him, in answer to
which lie said he had rot, but if he had he would not have bent
taken so easily. We then conveyed him to the Haunch of Venison,
and delivered him to a constable, whilst we and others went agair.
into the forest to search for his victim ; we found it lying on its
back weltering in its blood, and the brains strewed about the spot ;
a handkerchief wds placed upon the stomach, and another lay by
the side : at a short distance we found a black coat, which I saw
the prisoner divest himself of and put on the shooting.jackes. The
broken gun also laid by the side of the deceased. The body was
pineed on d shutter and carried to this house.
Juror—You say you saw the prisoner striking something •
antic times tin the ground, how did it happen yow did not see the
object of his vengeance.
Witness—My sight was intercepted by a abort cluster of hedges :
I codhl only see him raise the gun and then strike the blow.
Coroner—Are you quite posittie the prisones is the loan you said
ad striking ?
'Witneas-1 am quite positive he la the maw.
Juror— Was the body cold when you found h ?—lt was sal t it
was warm.

William Weston wee next called and sworn—l am guard of the
Eclipse Birmingham coach that starts front Lad-Jane, in the city
of London. About two o'clock in the alimmoon or Thursday las,
as the coach was going down, we stopped at the George pulam-
house, at prickhill, fur a few minutes ; end whilst there the pet.
super and the deceased man Caine up. to me and asked me them tarn
ro BirmingVarn, I told them 161. each ; and they agreed to go taw
journey, but said they would :loan to the White Lion, where
they had stopped the night before, for the luggage. Presemly they
came hack with a small mime:covered trunk, a hat-box, bundle.
and a fowling.piece. They gut upon the coach ; and t intended,
when the coach reached Fenny Stratford, to take their farm 'f hey
rode aa far as Sherd, Common. when suddenly the prisoner threw the
gun MI the coach and then jumped oft: and ran across the Oxman
as fast as he could, leaving the piece in the road, in the conf.taboti
the deceased sneaked down behind, and picking up the gun, fol.
lowed his comnion. They left their luggage on the root of the
coach, which Ipa
delivered to Mr. Clare, the landlord of the Cock
tavern, at jtratford, where we changed horses, with strict ovum
not to deliver it to any person unless the fare was paid. lie had,
since the murder, learned that both the men pail their full fast it-
London, to go by the Express coach to Liverpool, but when they
reached Briekhill they left the coach, and put up fol. the night at
the White Lion, but the deceased only step: there. The prison,:
was out MI night, and joined his companion in the morning. The
prisoner was dressed in a black coat, and the deceased ball: tth
shooting jacket and a hairy cap when they left the coach,
Mr. Clare, the landlord of the George Inn. at F•nay Stradaed,
produced the luggage left with Mtn by the last witness; it coralstma
of shirts, stockings, neckhandkerchie's most of which are tuarke4
with 11. A email memorandum book was amongst them, which
contained minutes of money lent by Charles Lynn to .11,1e74110111:
Hogg and William Hogg.
Mr. Cowley sworn—l am a surgeon at Winslow; I saw the dew
ceased on Thursday afternoon at this house ; lie was quite dead
there was a tremendous fracture on the frontal bone, extsraing
about fire inches in length and three in depth. penetrating to the
brain. lam of opinion that the injury vas Inflicted with a blunt
instrument ; the butt end of a gun would certainly produce sack
injury. The blow on the forehead produced his death.
Tarry the constable was next examined When the prisoner was
delivered into my custody 1 hand-cuffed him, and he expressed a
wish to write to his mother; • pen and ink and some paper went
brought him, and he wrote—" Uy dear mother, I have commies,
murder, and I am now handed over to the cussaly of a constattle at
Whaddon." Ile then tore it to pieces, and burned it. He cested,
very much agitated, end timing lie would commit suicide three
men were instantly in attendance to watch him.
This being the whole of the evidence, the ("broiler summed it up
very briefly, and at three o'clock the Jury returned a verd`gt
" Wilful murder against Charles Lynn."
The prisoner was then counmthal on the Coroner's warrant to
Aylesbury gaol, to await his trial at the Assizes. As he prooceden
he made several attempts to throw himself out of the chaise win.
dow, but was prevented by the constables that were with hint.
When the chaise drove up to the prison, he again threw histuall
headfirst out of the door on to the pavement, but received to
injUrr ; and notwitlistannirg lie was watched carefully all night, ha
thrust his heed into the lire. Ilia conduct is like that of a madman.
but it is supposed to be all pretension. The governor of the psisol
behaved very kindly to him on his arrival, but such. wu his vita.
lence, thai it was found expedient tie secure Mai with a strait waist,
coat.

The prieocer told some persons, that the deceased was • man
named Alexander Hogg, and that he had done him, he kkouhl t 4;
hare hall the property.

EXTRAORDINARY 121-QUEST.
On 6aturda► evening ea Inquest was held at the sign of the Lord
Nelson public-house, in the Kent-road, before C. JraistsittrT,
on the body of Richard Nilson Dickson. :11.D, who died on
the 17th of September last, ever since which time, a lady, the
cousin of the tleceasails who is a most eccentric theri.etet, has kept
the holy of her relative in the house, not permitting a creature to
enter the apartment where the corpse was placed, and peremptority
tJusing to admit the bod:• to be internd, declaring to those who
made application to hie fur that purpose, that the remains of D:.
Dickson should be unburied until the day of resurrection rather
titan submit to hare it deposited in any sanctuary but that uhicti
the King had promised to grant exclusively for the relics of the de-
ceased. The parish (Mimi; of Camberwell, having been lately ap-
[rated of these facts, judged it expedient to institute an inquiry
into the circumstances of the deceased's death, as many extraordi_
nary reports had been circulated in the neighbourhood trespecther
the manner in which the deceased came to his death.

The Jury, alter having been sworn, proceeded, accompanied by
the Coroner, to view the body of the deceased, whish was at his late
residence, a neat house on Camlocrwell-tenace, near the Green
Man turnpike in the Kontwoad. On entering the house the efflu-
vium arising from the corpse was intolerable. The body was
placed in a leaden coffin, in onoof the rooms up stairs, the lid of
which had not been fastened down during the space of nearly f0...r
months. In one of the hands was a paper, containing an account cf
the Doctur's Agricultural M'orks, losscsf &c. which was read to tho
Jury.
Philip Tuor, a coal and potato dealer, in the Kent-road, deposed
that he had known the deceased for • considerable time. About two
months before he died, the deceased came to his house for the pore
pose of ordering 'ionic vegetables, and he then appeared to be in a.
very debilitated state. Two days subsequent to his death, namely,
the 17th of September last year, witness saw the body of the de.
ceased, and he has no &obt hut that he died a natural death. Wit.
nos understood that a female cousin of the deceased resided in the
house with him for the last seven or eight years. Witness added,
that he did not observe the slightest mark of violence upon
body.
By a Juror_-The witness does think that Miss Dickson is de..
ranged. Many people, added the wimess, suppose that she iS as
mad as a March hare, but I think she is perfectly sane.
Thomas Wicks, an undertaker, residing in the Kent-read, •
deposed, that he was also acquainted ai) the deceased fur soma •
years previous to his death. Three or tour months preceding the
Doctor's death, he observed he was declining fast in health, and
fur the purpose of securing a job, lie proceeded to the house of the
deceased t had an interview with Mias Dickson, to whom he sweet •
his opinion, at the same time soliciting the favour of being cme
ployed in the event of her cousin's death, IVhen the dootot died.,
he accordingly proceeded to the house, when Miss Dickson galls
him the job, and he supplied a leaden coffin' in which he placed
the deceased. After this Miss Dickson told him that she intended •
that the ceremony of interment should take place in the month of ..
December ; and, in the meantime, she desired him to make snot et' •
coffin, not in the usual shape, but to imitation of a square shiest,
to be lined magnificently throughout with crimson velvet. and ia. '
stead of putting brass handles to it, she wished that stfiut bullocks' •••
horns might be supplied. She also, on that occasion, informed
him, that his Ms jesty had promised her a piece of ground tor
building a temple upon over the remains of her deceased relative.
The witness added that, most fortu.:ately for him, he did not tort., ,
ply with the latterorder, for when he sent in his bill for the leaders •
coffin, he never got one farthing of it from the day he supplied tz, f
until the present time. He saw the hotly of the deceased Mune, 0
diately after he expired, and be is convinced he died a natural ;
death.

l'he Jury observed that they were satisfied the decused hii
died a natural death, and a verdtet to that effect was acct':
ingly returned.
The Coroner and Jury gave the necessary direc:ions for it,At
immediate internmit ot the deceased.

VINTRIr WARD.—A IVardmote was held on Sawa
to proceed in the election of Common Councihntia, 314
Crook having demanded s scrutiny, he having been lso!,
cessful at the poll. Some discussion arose on the
whether the scrutineers had hen properly named at 14
election; and the Alderman at length expressed his coin
that the scrutineer, not having beun named or appoint,4
he was of opinion that it was fatal to Mr. Crook's cla is • ,
and that the names of the candidates, as r:turned on 4 .1
poll, were those duly elected. Ile then read them as t;*
appeared in our report of the conclusion of the poll,
they were reoeived with the greatest alaplalac.
Sir R. Sipping •isou a visit at Plyruoisih Dock-yard, uk4
a view to make some alteration in Axing the hawse-11J ...
of ships of the line. It is undastood to be his inien tit ,:t
to work the cables on the mid deck of farce-deck alai
Ind upper deck of two-deck snits.

I

VAN DIEMEN'S LA2VA-CANNIBALISM.
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I.

TRIAL OF ALEXANDER PIER('E.
a CONVICT ARRIVED 111 VAN Diereee's LAND, ON BOARD
THE SHIP CASTLE FORBES, 113.'28, 18211. TOR THE XVI-
' DIZ OP THOZIAII COI, WHOM $1 PUT TO DEATH, AND CUT
116 110 WRIST UPON.
Aksairder Pierre, a convict, was arraigned for the murder of a
fAlemprisoner. named Thomas Cox, at or near King's River, in
the month of November last, and he pleaded Nut iiuilty.
The circumstances which were understood to have ied
the above mit— had long been considered with extreme horror.
Report had associated the prisoner with sonnierals; arid recollecting
as we did the vampire legends of modern Greece, we confess, that
on this occasion our eyes glanced in feminine's at the being who
stood before a retributive Judge, laden with the weight of human
blood, and believed to have banqueted on human flesh ! His
Majesty's Attorney-General proceeded to detail certain confessions
mule by the prisoner, before the late mnehdamented Lieutenant
Cuthbestson (Commandant at Macquarrie Harbour), and at his
elikeiluatil)ll by the Rev. Robert Knopwood—confessions which,
alt in some respects inconsistent, would yet, when coupled
witherillSsthe facts, merit the moat serious attention. From them it
appestat that, as other evidence would prove, the prisoner and the
deemed, on the 13th November, absconded from their duty into
the MIN* es* of them taking his axe, and the prisoner being
leas* immell.tbet they had for several days wandered on with-
out 7sewikepias and reduced by weakness, until, on the
" evening, the deceased and prisoner arrived at
King's Him i • quarrel then arowebecause die deceased could not
swiss, sod siker prisoner had struck him on the head three times
with his am, the deceased seeing him about to go away this irons
having been knocked off) said, ins taint void—" kor mercy's
rake, entree and put me out of my misery !" Prisoner struck
Aim a fourth blow, which immediately caused death; he then cut
a piece aeon. thigh, which he roasted and ate; and, after putting
simmer piece in his pocket, he swam acmes the river, with an
intent to reach Port Dalrymple. Soon afterwards, however, he be-
eriMe so overwhelmed with the agonies of remorse, that he was con-
strained to recross the rive'', and, on seeing a schooner under
weigh from the Settlement, made a signal-tire, which, on being
seen, induced the pilot boat to put off and take him on boatel. Ile
was then conveyed to the harbour, where he publicly owned the
murder, end said "he was willing to die for it. The At..
tomey-General concluded a thrilling tale of almost incredible bar-
barity, by calling
Thomas Smith, who swore, that in November last he was cox.
swans to the CoCnmandant at Macqnarie Harbour ; he knew the
prisoner and the deceased ; they absconded from Logan's gang on
• the 13th ;on the 22d, Pierce made his signal-tire on the beach,
near King's River, and was taken back to the settlement he said,
" Cox had died, and lie had cu. off a bit of him flesh to show what
had become of him." Witness. on the following day, was ordered
by the l'ommeridant to go with the prisoner, and get Cox's body ;
he went, and it was found. The heed was away, the hands cut
off, the bowels were torn out, sod the greater part of the breech
and thighs gone, as were the calves of the legs, and the fleshy
pmts of the arms. Whams said to the prisoner, " How could
you do such a deed as ibis ?" lie answered. "No person can tell
what he will do when driven by hunger." Witness then said,
Where is the head ?" The answer was, " I left it with the
bode." Witness searched for and found it a few yards off, under
the shade of a fallen tree ; witness then picked up what appeared
to be the liver of the deceased, and an axe ,tamed with blood ; on
width prisoner was asked, " If that was the axe with which he
had killed Cox ?" and he answered, "It was." The fragments
of the body were quite naked ; and near them were some pieces of
a shit: and the Meer of a hat. Tbere had been a fire near the
body. and not tar from it lay a knife, which witness picked up.
The berry was then placed in two rugs, and witness, with the pri-
soner, returned to the settlement. Prisoner, on being asked
• there Cox's hands were?" said " he bad left them on a tree
where the beat landed ;" a search was then made for them, but they
coolie rot be found. Prisoner said "he had cut off Cox's flesh to
buoyed him on his intended journey to Port Dalrymple, but when
he had crossed the river something mime over him, and forced him
to return ; he threw the fish into the river, made a sign, and gave
heeself up.
illiem Evans, of the Waterloo schooner. had gone on shore to
take the prisoner, who said Cox was drowned in the King's Rims.
Persona's hands were fastened and his pockets searched, in one of
which was a piece of flesh. He asked -ghat that was ; and he said
it's a piece of Coy, and 1 brought it to show that he is lost. Wit-.
rem heard the Commandant soy to eriennee„ " Tell me, Pierce, did
vou can the deed ?" Prisoner answered " Yes, and lam willing to
die for it." Witness caked him why he had killed Cox ; he said,
" 11! tell no man, until I ant going to suffer."
Many other witnesses were then called, who corroborated the above
depositions in every essential point ; and proved that the clothes
and hat wore by the deceased when he absconded, were those which
the prisoner ware when he was taken on board the pilot boat ; but
that the hat-cover had been taken off'.
The prisoner's written confessions were afterwards most fairly
commented on by the Chief Justice, who addressed the Jury at
considerable length with much solemnity, and submitted to their
consideration, whether or no it we% fully proved that the deceased
had died from blows inflicted by the prisoner ; and then, even if he
had so died, wle her, as a quarrel had been stated to have occurred
before death, the prisoner was guilty of the aim. charged, or of
manslaughter
The Jury retired for a short time, and found a verdict of Guilty.
The, Learned Judge, who appeared much affected from the
-dreedful relation, so horribly set forth in evidence and confession,
the case being too inhuman to comment upon, urged the miserable I
culprit to prepare himself to appear beforttt tribunal where mer-
cy may be obtained.—" Your sentence that you he removed
from this place to the gaol, and (when t preme authority shall
Repute!) from thence to the place of execution, to be hanged by the
neck till you are dead ; afterwards your body to be delivered over
to the surgeons for dissection."
Tice following Monday, June 21, was named for the execution to
take place.
'fhe following is the confession of Pierce to Mr. Butder, the
keeper of the prison :
" I was horn in the county of Fermanagh, in the north of Ireland.
In the twenty-sixth year of my age I was convicted of stealing six
pair of shoes, anti received sentence to be transported for 7 Tears;
I arrived in Van Diemen's hand, on board the ship Castle Forbes,
tram Sidney; was assigned as servant to John Bcllenger, with
whom I remained about 2 months ; was then, from misconduct, re-
turned to the Government Superintendent. A few months after I
was assigned to a man, named Cane, a constable, and staid with
MITI only 16 weeks, when an occasion obliged him to take nie
before the Magistrate, who ordered that I should receive fifty lashes
in the usual way, and again be returned to Crown labour. After_
wards I was placed to serve a Mr. Scattergood, of New Norfolk, from
whom I absconded into the woods, and joined Laughton, Saunders,
batten, and Atkinson, whowere then at large; staid with them three
inooths, and surrendered myself, by proclamation, issued by the
Lieutenant-Governor, and was pardoned. Shortly afterwards I
forged several orders upon which I obtained property. On Mat-
ing the fraud sou discovered, I was again induced to return into
the woods. But before three or four months, I was taken by a
party of the 48th regiment, brought to Hobart Town, tried for the
forgeries, found guilty, and sent to the Pena! Settlement at Mac-
emarie Harbour for the remainder of my sentence. I was not there
mere than a month before I made my escape with seven others,
sanely—Dalton. Traverse. Badman, Mathews, Greenhill, Brown,
and Cornelius. We kept together for ten days, during which time
we bed no food but our kangaroo skin jackets, which we ate, being
nearly exhausted with hunger and fatigue. On the eleventh night,
we began to consult what was best to be done for our preservation,
and made up our minds to a dreadful result.
" In the morning we missed three of our companions—Dalton,
Cornelius, and Brewn, we =eluded, had left us with the intention
of going back, if possible. 11'e then drew lots which of us tire
should die; it fell to Badman's lot ; 1 went with one of the others
to collect dry wood, to make a fire, during which time Travers had
succeeded In killing Badman, and had begun to cut him up. We
. dressed part of the flesh immediately, and continued to use it as
100 as it lasted. We then drew lots again, and it fell to the fate
of Mathews. Traverse and Greenhill killed him with an axe, cut
the flesh from his bones, carried it on, and lived upon it as long
as It lasted. By the time it was all eat, Traverse, through fatigue,
fell lame in his knee—so much 60 that he could not proceed;
Greenhill proposed that I should kill him. which I agreed to. IVe
then made the best of oar way,. carrying the flesh of Traverse be-
tween us, in the hope of reaching the *Astern Settlement,' while it
lasted. We did not, however, succeed, and I perceived Greenhill
always tarried an axe, and thought he watched an opportunity to kill
me. I was always on my guard, and succeeded when he fell asleep
Is get the axe, with which I immediately despatched him, made •
meal, and carried all the remaining flesh with me to feed upon.
To my great disappointment, I was afterwards many days with-
out food, and subsisted solely upon gratis and nettle tops, which I
boiled in a tin-pot that I brought with me from the Settlement
At length I fell in with some natives' huts, which, front rppeur.
anom the lemmata had just left, where I collected some esnraile,
and bits of kangaroo, which .Ik. led me a meal. Two days after-
wards, when nearly exhausted, I came in sight of a hut, which
proved to he DPGuire's, neer the High Plains. I staid these a
fortnight, and made up my mind to surrender myself to Captain
Wood' a Magistrate on the River Clyde, but on my way thither
I met Davis and Churton, who were then desperadoes, and living
at the Shannon Hut. They wished me to join them, to which I
agreed. In a few weeks we were all taken near Jericho a party
of the 48th regiment, and brought into Hobart Town gab; Cher.
too and Danes were tried, found guilty of capital offences, and suf-
fered death. It was my fate to be returned to the Penal Settlement.
I again made my escape with Thomas Cox, who eagerly pressed
my departure. I had irons on at the time. IVhen we had pm.
carded mine distance, Cox knocked them off with an axe he had
teethed with him, and we made the best of our way through a
think Omen which was very wet. At night we tried to make a
lire but could not. We travelled on several days without food, es-
mew the tops of trees and shrubs, until we came upon King's
River. I asked Cox if he could swim ? lie replied he could not ;
I remarked that bad I been aware of it, he should not have been
my conipsnion. We were enabled to make a tire; the arrange.
usenellar awning the viva created words, and I kith.; Cox with the
axe I ate put of hied that night, and cut the greater part of his
'Meth tip in oiler . stake on with me. I swam (Ile- river, Nail the
intention of keeping the coast round to Port Dalrymple; my heart
failed me, and I nelved to return and give myself up to the Con:-
mandant. I thre• most of the ft-eh away, but one piece, which I
carried in 1.1• i• xicet, to shuw the Commandant that toe ass dead.
I„cordessed u.st I 'tied killed him, and accompanied a party in a
blot us bring up hie remains, which was done. I was then
pp to Hobart Town, confined in the prison to take my trial before
• Criminal Coml.: the malt is now universally known here.
"13•01,hoe 99,111'!/."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, SATCIDAY, JAW. 8.

LOWO v. TUTWILL•
This was an actien brought against the defendant as late Sheriff
of Essex, for not executing a writ upon the goods and chattels of
one Johw Brea, against whom the plaintiff had obtained a judg-
ment for a debt. The Sheriff had returned that John Revet had
no goods upon which the writ could be executed, and the plaintiff
called witnesses to prove that there were goods upon Revet pre-
mina of the value of the amount of the writ. On the part of the
defendant it was contended by the Common Sergeant that the
Sheriff's return of stalla tu'ia was a true return, the goods on
Beret's premises having been conveyed by him to his son. A long
examination of witnesses took place, upon the validity of the deed
of assignment.
The Court left it to the Jury to decide, whether this deed wu a
bond fide transfer, or whether it was a mere contrivance to defraud
the eret.itors.
The Jury determined the instrument to be fraudulent. Verdict
foe the plaintiff—Damages VI. Vs.
WOWTPATIS V. POWELL.
This wu an action of assault and battery. The defendant
pleaded the general issue.
Mr.Scalt.ere (with whom was Mr.CoatTsr) stated the use, U
one of the most aggravated description, and caUing for exemplary
damages at the hands of the Jury. The plaintiff, a native of one
of the French %Vest India Islands, had been employed as steward
on board a South Sea Whaler, called the Offley, on a voyage
which comprehended a period of near three years and a half. In
the course of the voyage the Captain, whose name was Hales,
went on shore at the Isle of St. Mary, and was killed by the
natives. Ile was succeeded in the command by the defendant, who
had been chief mate of the vessel. Previous to the death of Capt.
Hales, the greatest good order and harmony prevailed on board
the vessel ; but as soon as the defendant took the command, the
case was otherwise. The plahmtiff was a man about fifty-four years
of age, and the defendant was a powerful roan, in the prime of
life. The plaintiff had to complain of several moat outrageous
assaults committed upon him by the defendant. He should be
able to prove two at least. On the first occasion, the plaintiff had
received orders from the defendant to cook some pork chops, and
whilst he was in the act of cooking them, the defendant came up,
and reproached him with having dressed too many, and immediately
knocked him down, anti whilst lying on the deck, kicked him in •
part of the body the most susceptible of injury. The consequence
was that the plaintiff became insensible from the excruciating
torture, and was carried to his harnmnck, where he was confined
for nine days. On another occasion. whilst the plaintiff was lying
in his hammock, a cruet-stand fell down in the cabin, and though
no fault was imputable to him, the defendant beat him severely
when in that delenceltate state. These were some of the circum-
stances he should be able to prove in evidence. The injuries which
the plaintiff had sustained would aftict him to the end of his life.
He quitted England in a robust state of health, but on his return
he was broken in constitution, and after being in an hospital for
three months, was discharged as incurable. Under these circum-
stances, he appealed to a Jury of Englishman for compensation in
damages. The plaintiff was a foreigner, and the Learned Cousel
doubted not that time Jury would maintain the character of a British
Court of Justice, by giving such damages as would mark thsirsense
of the defendant's conduct, _ . .

Wm. Payne, a man of colour, proved that he was a seaman on
board the Offley,i which sailed for the South Seas early in the
month of February, 1820. She returned in (arch last. The
Captain was killed at the island of Si- Mary by the natives. The
defendant succeeded in the command. Previously to this time the
plaintiff was a very hearty man, and it was remarked, that-though
he was 54 years of age, he was as active as a young man of 24.
After the defendant took the command, witness remembered the
plaintiff being ordered to fry some pork-chops. 'Whilst he was
dressing them, the defendant came up, and told him lie was dress-
ing more than he had ordered, and immediately knocked him down
with his fist; and while he was down, he kicked him three or four
times in the lover part of his body. The piaintiff was taken up
senseless, wed carried to his hammock, where be remained nine
days, under the care of the surgeon. Sonic months after that, a
cruet-stand had fallen in the plaintiff's bed-cabin in the even-
ing, whilst he was lying in bed, and witness heard the de-
fendant beating him. Heard the plaintiff Lay to the defendant,
"It is not my fault. Oh ! don t kill me ! don't kill me !"
The defendant swore, and said, "I will kill you." When witness
saw him next morning, he observed that the plaintiff had been
beaten severely ; his brad and face were swollen ; his side was also
bruised. During the remainder of the voyage the plaintiff was in
an extremely weak state of health. When he arrived io London
he was scarcely able to erawL !le afterwards wet, ,to an hospital
in London. _

...
Crossitamined—Slost of the other seamen arc gone abroad.
The surgeon who attended the plaintiff is dead.
Alexander 31611ean, another seaman of the Offiey, corroborated
the last witness's account of the assaults. The defebdant had
succeeded to the command in February, 1821. Never heard the
plaintiffcomplain of ill health until atter he was beaten by the de-
fendant, and then he complained very much, and was ill during the
rest of the voyage.
Mr. Heddington, one of the surgeons of the London Hospital,
proved that in March last the plaintiff was admitted a patient of
that Institution, and was there three sr four months. The orBans
were disordered. He suffered great pain. The plaintiff went
out incurable—indeed his disorder was of a nature to baffle

surgical skill; the utmost benefit he could derive was an alle-
viation of pain by the hospital treatment. Had not known the
plaintiff before.
Mr. White, clerk to the managing owner of the vessel, proved
that at the end of the voyage the money coming to the defendant
was 3621., which was pa a to him.
This was the plaintiff a case.
Mr. OURNEY eddy seed the Jury for the defendant, and ad-
mitted that he was it no condition to contradict the facts deposed
to by the plaintiff's witnesses, and therefore a verdict must he
given against his client. He submitted, however, the hardship of
the defendant's situation in being deprived of the benefit of the
evidence of hie crew, all of whom, except the two witnesses called.
had gone to see again. It was impossible for the defendant to de.
tain in this country those persons who could give evidence on his
behalf, and who would probably give a very different represent..
Lion of his conduct. The probability of the cue was, that the
plaintiff was not altogether pleased with the circumstance of the
defendant being placed over him in the command, and might, on
that account, not have conducted himself In a blameless manner.
Divesting the case of the exaggerations given to it by his Learned
Friend, lie trusted that the Jury would give only such moderate
and temperate damages as would satisfy the real justice of the

The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, found their
verdict for the plainuff—Datnages 50/.

)LATHE) AND ANOTHER v. F.A)IE6 AND CO.

This was an action against the defendants, u common carriers,
to recover the value of a parcel containing country bank notes to
the amount of 75/. which was lost by the negligence of their
servants.
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r. DENMAN and Mr. PLATT conducted the plaintiffs' case,
and Air. NCAKLETT and Mr.CAGRINGTON the defendants'.

It was admitted that the defendants, who keep the 11'hite Horse
coach.establishment, in Fetter-lane, were the proprietors of the
Lynn coach, by which the parcel in question was alleged to have
been sent.

Thomas Hughes, traveller to the plaintiffs, who are Manchester
warehousemen, of No. 6, Foster-lane, Cheapside, proved, that in
February last lie was travelling for their house in Norfolk. On
the 10th February, being at Downham, in that county, he booked
a parcel containing 751. in country bank notes, at the Castle Inn,
kept by Mr. Wright, to go to London. The parcel was super-
scribed with the plaintiff". address, carriage paid, and on one corner
was written the word "Mourning." His motive for writing that
word on the parcel was, that there was an order inside for mourn.
ing. Did not take the numbers of the notes. Never told Mr.
%Fright the contents of the parcel; only paid Is. 2d. for the car.
riage and bookage.
John Kent, hostler of the defendants' coach called the Nelson,
proved, that in February parcels were booked for that coach at
Wright's, Castle Inn, Downham. On the 10th February, re-
membered %Fright's brother, who mud as waiter, called him to
witness that he put Into the coach a money parcel.
The way )ill for that day was put in, by which it appeared that
a parcel, marked " mourning," was entered, but noted at the Lon-
don coach-office as mist ing.
Plies Barnes and Miss Glasscock, milliners, of Downham, re-
spectively proved the payment of 751. to the plaintiff.' traveller on
the 9th of February.
Mr. SCARLET T, for the defendants, contended, in point of law,
that the defendants were not liable for the loss of the parcel,
inasmuch as there had been a deception practised by the plaintiffs'
traveller in writing the word " mourmng" on the parcel, which
was in fact a false representation, in order to save the extra ex-
pense of insuring the property. This he submitted would deprive
the plaintiffs of any right to recover. He remembered an instance
nearly similar in its circumstances, but precisely alike in princi-
ple, where the carrier was not held liable man wishing to
send up sonic guineas to London, put them into • basket, and
covered them over with apples. in order to evade the extra expense
of a money parcel ; and the Jury being of opinion that this was •
deception, they found their verdict for the defendant. On the
same ground, he anticipated a verdict for the defendants in this
case. But there was a still stronger ground of defence behind.
He should prove that the plaintiff's bad, in repeated instances, re-
ceived notice from the defendants, that they would not be answer-
able far any parcel beyond the value of 61.; and if so, the action
must fail.

'lle porter of the %White Horse Inn proved, that the plaintiff.,
before February last, were in the constant habit of receiving parcel,
by the wadies belonging to that inn. and on every occasion a
notice was delivered to them of the defendants' restricted liability
to 64.„ unless a premium of insurance was paid.
lVright, brother to the keeper of the Castle Inn, at
Downham, proved that the parcel alluded to by the defenlinm'
hostler was one which had been put into the coach several months
after the 10th of lehruary, and clearly not the parcel in question.
Tim LOAD CHIEF JUSTICE ruled, that time notice of restricted
liability, brought home to the plaintiffs, was an answer to action,
and (lamed a nonsuit.

The plamtifis were noneuited, but leave was given to move the
Court on the form of the notice.

The Dublin Register uys, Sir George Hill and the
'Prentice Boys of Derry are getting up a meeting, to peti-
tion against the Catholic Association.

THE BRITISH PRESS. '

IRELAND.
SESSIONS COURT, Gazry-reissr, DuxLIN,
JAI'. 5,1823.

Before Mr. Amidst Monist aid Mr. Justice V. ANDZLIIII, and
a Common Jury.
PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY.
THE RING, at the prosreetion of the MARQUIS OP HEST.
MEATH, v. RERHARD MAODIRE, sad Others.
THIRD DAY.
Judge Mociag charged the Jury in this ease. His Lordship
entered into a very minute detail of the evidence of Corcoran, as
bearing on the case of Anne Connell, Monaghan, and hl`Kenzie.
From the evidence of Corcoran, it was manifest that Monaghan was
at the beginning and the end cf the transaction; it was owing to his
suggestion that Anne Connell was looked for ; that after her false-
hoods with respect to a settlement made by Lord Westmeath lad
been discovered, recourse was had to her misrepresentations con-
cerning the two children ; and when these two false accusation'
tailed, then Monaghan said he could prove the adultery himself.
His Lordship then commented on the evidence of the other wit-
nesses, and concluded by telling the Jury, that unless they found
that two or more of the traverser' had been conscious that what they
were accusing his Lordship of was a fabrication, they muat acquit
them.
His LORDSHIP several times observed that nothing could be
more honourable than the conduct of the Noble li.arquis and Mar.
chionees, and that they were made dupes of throughout the whole
proceeding.
The Jury retired, and returned in about an hour and a quarter,
finding Ann Connell, John Monaghan, and Patrick Ferlyguifty;
and bringing in a verdict of acquittal with respect to Edward Ben.
net and William lil`Kenzie.
Mr. Justice Moo's—Gentlemen. I never saw or heard of a
more reasonable and discerning verdict. It is creditable to your.
selves and of advantage to the public.
THE If4NO v. SIR HARCOURT LEES, amur•
A bill in this case, charging the Rev. Baronet with an intention
to excite sedition, was sent up to the Grand Jury. The sedition
was alleged to have been contained in a letter of the Rev. Baronet
to a Dublin newspaper.
The Jury, after some deliberation, returned it as "No true
bill." The announcement was received with applause by a crowded
Court.

POLICE.
BOW-STREET.
SfIrOULAI ROBBERT.—OH Saturday Ann Frampton, an in.
teresting young girl, who was represented as being respectably con.
nected in Hampshire, was charged by Mr, Davis, a general dealer
in japan goods, plate. and sponge, and who has a shop in the Strand,
and other shops in different parts of the town, on suspicion of being
concerned in robbing his house of several articles of value, on the
night of 'Thursdays or early on the morning of Friday last.
It appeared from the statement made to the sitting Magistrate,
Mr. MINSHULL, that one of Mr. Davis's sons came down stairs
at eight o'clock on Friday morning, and was soon after informed by
Ann Frampton, who was in service in the family, that upon her
coming down to her household business the same morning, she dis-
covered the front shop door open. It was regularly fastened on the pre-
vious night, and an iron bar attached to the under part of the lock
which lodged in the floor of the shop—there was no appearance of
breaking open, and upon the belief that the robber was admitted by
sonic person within, suspicion attached to the servant girl, and she
was brought before the Magistrate in consequence. The family, on
being alarmed at the discovery of the open door, ascertained that
various articles of valuable property, which they knew to have been
safe on Thursday night, had been carried off, and amongst them
was a silver tea-pot which was in Mrs. Davis's room, where she
slept, behind the shop, nod in which a candle was burning all night
as she lay in bed. The boxes of the servant girl were immediately
searched, and also her brother's house, but no trace whatever of
the stolen property was discovered. She declared her innocence,
and that when she went to bed every thing was in its proper state,
and the whole of the family then up—they sat up until past one
o'clock on Friday morning, and she went to bed before twelve
o'clock. The moment she came down stairs on Friday morning,
she saw the shop door open as described.
Mr. PHILLIPS cautioned 111 r. Davis upon the step he was tak-
ing, and apprised him that persons were in the habit of visiting his
house, of whom he was ignorant, and inquired if some relative of
his was not tried in 1816 at the Old Bailey ?
dlr. Davis said lie knew nothing of what occurred eight yeah
ago t be only came to speak of the present case.
Mr. Piz r xxr PS inquired of Mr. Davis's son in-law, whether he
had not been robbed of seventy pounds on Christmas Eve in some
secret manner in his house. _ . .

The son-in-law said, he had been robbed in the manner stated,
hut he made no complaint about it, because he judged it was done
bw eurksbotly in the house, and he wished to disewer the offender
withodt-making any noise about it.
Miss Davis was next questioned by Mr. Phillips, and she ad-
mitted having received letters addressed to Ler on the cover
" Anne." . . . .

Mr. nurture informed Mr. Davis, sen. that he put those in-
terrogatories to convince him that other people were in the house than
those he thought of, and he hoped that if he meant to proceed fur-
ther he would make more accurate inquiries at borne, when, pro-
bsbly, he might trace his property.
Mr. Davis repeated his suspicions against the girl. She was then
bailed and left the office.