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CIRCUIT COURT, INVERNESS.

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On Satitri!ay the Circuit Court woe opened here, by the Hon.
herd Meadowbank, with the usual furmatities.
Jaw; a /torn war put to the bar, on the charge awarder, having,
nn the night of thr Ytl of August last, near Kinveaehy, in the
parish of ()whit. and county of Elgin. discharged a loaded gun at
%Allan Ciarit, blacksmith, then residing at the Bridge of Can,
by which the hatter was killed.
The prisoner yleaded Not Guilty.
The eireumatances of this case wore shotaly these :—A loaded
gun hailleen let(, on the morning of the 2.1 August, by a fox.
hunter'e assistant, in the steep of a blacksmith et the Bridge of
Carr. Tide man called again in the evening for the fowling-vim,
much intoxicated. The pental cane in at the's.,llll, time, and tt ok
up the gun, and then walked out, Ile had niso been drinking,
thouieti not drunk. One of the smiths observed the dangerous
manner in which noes held the gull, there bring a number of per.
sons assembled about the door of the smithy, opened the pan, and
with big thumb endeavoured to take out the printing. The piece.
however. almost instantly thereafter went off, sad the shot struck
against tire emithy dem. The panne' end Mac Naughton subee.
quently went intuit public.honse at the !triage of Carr, where, at '
Roas's request, the gun was again loaded—he hinise:f forcing
down a piece of paper as wadsling. Clark (the deceased), who 1183
woe aware of the gun Deity re-loaded, Aunty after went. along
with Hoes, towards the residents of the latter. IVhen they had
proeeedetkon the read for nearly two miles, Clark called at the
I house of Jaime Grant, who thus described the subsequent parts of
this intcrestirg case :
Jams a Grant was called cult of led on the night of the 2el of
August last, by William Clark. (deceased) coming u his house,
and asking Mot to open his door. He did su. Witness did net
then are any thin( poems ; hat Clark told him that Ross, who was
the worse of liquor. wan outside, and that he (Clark) had followed
hint, to endeavour to get the fuz.ltunrer's gun from hint. Witrees
naked if the gun toes Forded, and (lark answered in the negative.
%Vanes,' then want out, anti saw Ross wbh the gun ; he naked it
from him, but he said he had it to defend Wm.& against the
Bridge of Carr people. who were going to rob and murder him.
Rom at that time told witness that there was a shot in the gun.
Ross asked witness to go home with hind Witness advised Clark
to keep away front }toss. bat he said that he would not leave Hogs
and the gun long together ; they all then went on the road entrees-
ing together, whites. oiling the pannel to be wise, and keep up the
gun. Rasa appescal to I e very angry, but not at Clark ; he was mut-
tering curses. He was either mad front drink or from passion, but
could walk well enough. Clark kept backs link, and Rows 'teemed
to keep his eye upon Clark, but no angry words passed between
them, not did the deceased make 3.-y attempt to seize the gun.
Arlene* did not attempt to take the gun from Ross, when he beard
that there was a shot in it, for the punnet desired all to stand oil,
or he would shoot then's. Witness then went towards a barn where
some magma were asleep, to get some aseismoce. The barn was
about twenty yards from the road.. Ciark being then about fire or
nix yards a-.read of the pannel. witness having almost reached the
barn, looked round, and saw Clark turn towards Rnss. tVitness
then looked towards the bat n. and instantly thereafter he heard a
shin fired. As witch time, however, eiaosed between witness turn.
ing his fate towards the barn and his htaring the gun go off, as
that the deceased and paunch 'night have come into contact with
each crher. When the gin went WI the two men might be a few
I teat front each teller, but nil night being dark, he could not speak
exactly of the distance. Atter receiving the shot Clark mood for a
moment, turned round, anti tell on his back. Ross then said,
1" He'd damn you, did I not tell you to keno off, et I would shoot
i you ?" Clark never spoke atter he was wounded.
Tire Jury returned a verdon of Guilty of Culpable Homicide,
and the patinel was sentenced to tratteportetion for lite.
Lord 3IEADOWBAUX congratulated the Sherif on the lightness
of the calendar ; and, in discharging the Aesise, recommended to
gentlemen to make provision for the wants of the poor, under the
impression that this might prove a severe winter, the crops in
many parts being short.

POLICE.

LUDICROUS ArPAIS.
BbW•IIT REET.—iI middle-aged man, of very gentlemaily ap-
pearance, who gave his name and address Henry 11,nokmd
)E,q. of No. 13, Blatallord-street, Portman-square, was brought
before Mr. HALLS, charged by oldish Gibbs, the sister of a respect.
able print-seller, in Great Newport-street, with having been guilty
of a very extraordinary outrage.
Miss Gibbs stated, that about one o'clock in the day the defen.
dant came into the shop in a vary abrupt manner, and in a perentp.
tory tone ordered her to take a particular print, which he pointed
out, down from the window instantly, and hand it to him. She
hesitated to obey his mandate, and he ran round the counter,
pushed her aside with great violence, and snatched the print in
question from the window. in doing which he broke two limes of
glass, and damaged seem] prints. Ile did damage to the amount
of at least ?J., us well as she could estimate it hastily.
The print. which appeared to have excited the defendant's ire,
was produced. The subject was. Venus sleeping, watched by Cu-
pid; and it would he thflicult for the moat fastidious persen even to
imagine any thug indelicate in the repres,mtation.
The defetti.stit, who had stood smiling with great sslf.comols-
' cency duritig Miss (iibbs's statement, was asked what lie hail to
say to the charge? and he immediately threw Ithuself into an ora-
torical attitude, and whit Brest vehemence of tone and gesture
spoke to the following effect :—Sir. I am called upon by you to
give an answeruo the charge which has been now made *gallon
me, and I trust, indeed I feel perfectly confident, that before I
have concluded I shall succeed In convitc!ng you that the course
I have pursued in this instance has been I:tuna:ay justifiable under
the circumstances. I was pawing the shop in which this young
lady officiated with so nutch grace and so much honour to herself,
when the mint in question caught my eye, sideways as it were—
that is to say, I had a side view of it—not a sufficient view to be
able to sat ar positively that it was of an itithaNnt manic, laic I
was impressed with en idea that it was. That was my firm impres.
slots ; and 'teeing a number of men standing gsztng at the prints in
•-•!*- window. I called aloud to them to a itlttlraw themselves from
the view t„;.:::idt an. exhibition, for that they were endangering
their morals.—they acre corrupting their minds, anti wasting the
time which their Crealar had plac,:ti at their disposal for
much better purposes. Strange; to say, the men only laughed
at my exhortation, and I then determined to remove the
close of the evil by going Into the shop tr.ti porchasing
the print, and cautioning the sel:er not ogain to trifi_ will. the pub-
: lie 11101[11% by exhibiting its counterpart. I went ado the shop,
certainly under the Irina-ince of cattsitlcrable irritation at the time,
and desired this young lady to take down the print. She refused,
and I warned her of the consequences of her refusal to hosself and
her fellow•creatures, but still she heeded me not. Sir: ass pee-
-1 fectly insensible, or seemed to be so, of the force of toy c.bstrva..
Lions. I told her, dist as a member of society, as a Christian, as a
w(11-wishar to her fellow creatures, she ass bound to remove the
print. I told her, when she still refused, that 'cue was conimandad
by the great Creator oC the.Univeise to do as I (knitted her—that
-the netwithweef her soul depended upon her compliance. and still
she was insensible—still she would not obey me: and then I cer-
i tainly did go round and tear down the obnoxious print. Whatever
I damage I have done, I am most a i ling to pay for; and as a fur.
they atonement fee my mistioil%s—if misdoing, they can be called—
. I will now instantly givistbis young lady two kisses as a compensa-
tion for the alarm which I have occasioned her, and to convioce her
that she was not the object of my vengeance.
Mr. HALLS—Really, lair, you net very strangely. You Imam
to have been actuated by a regard fur morality, and now Jon talk
in a way which would induce Ore msugpose that yonhad forgotten
all tut the name. Do you think it ile:ent to talk about kissing
this young lady in the presence of a Magistrate, and in the presence
of a number ct strangers too ?
Defendant—l assure you, Sir, I meant nothing impure. I
made the offer to statue this young lady twin motives of the
strongest attachment.
Mr. HALLS--Why. Sir, your attachment must he very goickly
formed ; and I think that you might find sonic more delicate mode
of convincing this young lady of your attachment, us you call it,
than that a hich you have adopted.
Defend:tin—Perhaps you are right, Sir, but 07,04,1 nitwit antur,
you know.
Mr. lIALLS—ReeIIy, Sir, I have listened to you long enough.
My duty is very simple you hare dune damage to a certain
and you must pay for it, or beam pi prison.
The defendaLt, without hesitation, gave a check upon Messrs.
Wtight, the hankers, for the amotint of thc dantage, anti remained
In the office until th? messenger who went with the cheek returned
with the money, and he then departed.
DUEL PREVIiNTED.
Mr. Skinarr Dyke Clar4e, the son of Mr. Clarke, a i.nrgeon,
residing at Lower Grosvenor-place, Pimlico, a remarkably fine.
looking young geirlTian, was brought upon a warrant, charged
duel. - George Medley,

ASSAULT.
James llama, the guard of one of the Liverpool eniteliea, wait
charged by a gentleman nanird Waters, holding a situation in the
British Museum; with an as•ault of a very aggravated deitcriptirm.
Mr. Waters statA, that hot wife wart into Lancashire ,a abort
time ago, and expecting her home on a certain clay, he went to the
Angel, at Islington, to await the coming of the coach. \Viten the
coach arrived, he liv.ked in at the window and called " 31r$. Wa-
' tern; but found she had not come. He was leaving the coach,
i when he saw a lad lying in the' road near the coach, apparently
I writhing In agony. Inquiring the cause, he learned that the guard
had kicked tile boy in the abdomen with great violence. He re.
monstrated with the defendant upon his committing such a brutal
set, and the latter immediately told him th it the buy was a thief--
that he (complainant) was also a thief, and one of a gang who were
constantly surrounding the stage coaches on their arrival, for the
purpose of robbing them. Complainant naturally expressed him.
self rattier indignantly at this statement, and the defendant took
out a pistol and thrust it into his face, threatc,:ing, to blow out Ida
brains. _ . _ _

This WWI the assault complained of.
In defence, the accused said the boy was a thief, and intended to
rob the coach, and that he took the co.uplaluant fur an accomplice.
He wes told that this was a very roar defence indeed. 44 It can-
not ba endured," said Sir R. Brame:, " in a country like this,
thi," man shall take out a deadly weapon and thrust ft into the
face of another In mid-day, uno.) a mere Taney of his own. Such
turhutent spirit* must be coaled by the oprration of the law."
The defendant was held to bail in an ample amount for his ap-
pearance at the Session'.

DEA R GAME.
illarTim-Oaoniett.—Yesterday James Ilreffera, a porter at the
Angel Inn, St. Ch-ment'a, appet rtd to • summons jutted at the
complaint of Mr. Joseph Alcock, of Heaton-square, fur an ore' -
charge of the porterage of a yowl of game.
Mr. Akock stated that the defendant had cherged him 131. for
the delivery of the parcel, a very small one, from the Argel Inn.
St. Clement's, to Hostoo-smsare, whereas the charge, agreeable to
Act of Parliament, should nut have exceeded lOti. Ilaving been
for ten years a book-keeper at the Swan a ith two Necks, lad-lane,
of course he had a right to know ss much of these mamma as most
men.
The defendant contended that the chary was fair, agreeable to
the distance, which exceeded two miles.
Mr. Aleock—l am positive it is not ro much.
Mr. Sergeant SELl.ox—lf you are both satisfied the growl
shall be measured, mit we will deride the amount of the charge.
The parties, having regressed their determination to abide the re-
sult, deposited ss. each, and Lloyd, the officer, proceeeed to mem.
sure the ground with the' the itiolite, and reported that It exceeded
two slides by one guano, and twenty-two yards.
Mr. Alcock contended that the charge valid not be more than
1011., unless the distance was more than two miles and a half.
Sergeant SELLON—IIow do you know that ?
Mr. Aleock .1 have .alcen an extract front the Post-ogle.e Direc-
tory, which defines th,t, tate of porterage verf cLatly—for two miles
Itht , and for every hale mile 3d. more.
The defendant contended that the sum of W. was allowed for any
distance over two milee, and if it exe.etted the half toile the charge
would have been Is. tid., and en on in the sane proportion.
.Ir. Sergeant SE 11.1.0N-14t us see the Act.
Mr. Alenck—This is an abstract of it; I copied it front the
Posr-uni-e Directory.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—No, no; I prefer seeing the Act itself.
Mr. Mallett, the Chief Clerk, then pointed out the particular
clause.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON, on perusing it, observed, that the defend-
ant was right, as the words of the Act were. " for two miles the sum
of 10J. ; and so on likewise for any further distance not exceeding
halt a mile. 3d. more."
Mr. .11cock—But your 'Worship will perceive that the half mile
is not completed, and I take it that the charge is not allowable
unless it he.

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Mr. Sergeant SELLON— But I think it is, because the distance
is neer two miles. . .

Ale-tick—The Foot-office Directory, which is eor sir, ereti an
urcrring authority, nets forth that the additioial 11. shall be
charged only when the half mile is completed.
Mr. Sergeant Srmt.ox—l don't care what the authority of the
Post-office Directory may he. at long as I have the superior an•
charity cf the Act of Parliament, by which only I will be
guided.
Mr. Alcock—Tf this imposition be permitted to pass, the public
will be always the sufferers.
Mr. Sergeant sEr.t.ox cannot help that ; let them get the
Act ante' dad if they think so.
Mr. Alcock2.ll only know that when T was at lad-lane. the
Guildhall Magistrate+ would not suffer us to charge in a greater
proportion than what 1 have stated.
Mr. Sergeant SE 1. LOX —I ace by the Act of Parliament that the
charge is legal, and jots had better pay it.
Alcrek—May I have liberty to appeal to a higher Court?
Mr. Sergeant Scr.t.om—Certainly ; it tile Art admits of appeal,
ycu may.
Mr. said that the parties might appeal egairst the
Justice's deci.ioti within six days or the next castling Sessions of
the Peace.
Alr. Alen& said he meant no dire pct to the Magistrate. but
he was resoled to tty the question, fur the benefit of the public at
large.
The complaint was dismirmed, Mr. Attack paying the expenses
of summons, measurement. ke. which amounted to iffs. including
1 3s. for the porter's loss of time.

BiARI.BOROVOH-STitEET.—VeSterdl7 Mr. White, seal hilt So-
licitor, 31r. Slung, renewed their application relating to the mys-
terious attempts made to set the house, 1165. High Holborn, on hre.
Air. Blunt observed, that in consequence 01 what took place at
*llk office yesterday, he went in the evening to Me. Whi:e r house'.
to sleep the holm was fattened tilt, and every place was properly
esantim it, when, disccvering nothing to induce susrricion, they' re-
tired to rest, but about two o clock in the morning be heard a per-
son moving from one room to another, when he got up, aid pur-
sued the sound; he beheld a man gliding along one of the pas-
sages, whom he auspzwed he knew; but the prison prevented his
seeing his face, and, on finding himself to be discovered, escaped ;
on examining the house, it appeared he had come over the tiles of
three or four houses, and descended on a landing-place, from
whence he opened a window and gained admission. There was a
very strong smell pf turpentine in different parts of the house, and
in the n:orning was discovered, in various parts, trains of turpen-
tine laid down, and holes made in the Soar, into which was stuffed
tow, steeped In the same combustible matter. Fire had actually
been discovered fire times within two months. He hoped the Ma-
gistrate would allow him one or two officers to protect the house.
Al+ Roe—lt is an unlucky thing that you and your friend did
rot *Mimi measures better, to enable you to apprehend the mys-
terious person. it is not likely that he will come again ; tur these
application!: beta; made public will prevent him; but it is no use
judging any person until you can bril; the rise into a more tan-
gible shape.
A communication was then made to Mr. Plank, when the parties
left the office.

A man was charged by Alexander, tinder the new S.reet
with baying dragged a truck, containing two casks of ale, on the
footpath.
The man said he was igrorant of its being an offence.
Mr. CON ANT—If yeti till promise not to do so rigida, I will
diseliargo you.
The man instantly promised not to offend again.
Alex .nder, however, olotervcd, that lie had made out a clear of-
fence. and thonght there ought to be a conviction.
Mr. CoNANT thOtTht not.
The man left the office, and was followed by Alexander grum-
bling. Just as he reached the door, Webb, the Inspector of St.
James's, said that he and a complaint to make against Alexander,
on %hie!' he returned, saying, wind have you to say against me ?
IVebb--My complaint against Alcxx:aier is, that after knowirg
it is an offence to draw any vehicle nr. the paventent, lie has wil-
fully offended by bringing the truck or the defendant into the afire, I
having, by so doing, dragged it on the pavement.
Alexander—Which way was the 111*g:student tyke cognizance
of the fact, had I not brought the truck to the office?
Mr. CONANT—YOU see, had I convicted the man, I cenlil not
have done leea than convict you in return ; but on your prontieing
not to offend again, I shall let you be tli•chargeti.
Alexander—Am 1, in a similar case. not, to bring the vehicle
ho-fore the Ningi.trate, or is he to go and ,ee ?—This knotty
question the Alagt,ttatereldiell to decide, when Alexander left the
office with a greater portion of ill temper than bctore.
31anY1t:noNE OFFICE.—On Wednesday night Jiiss Lloyd, •1
1 lady elegantly thetwed• who keeps the house Nin 11. Montague.
street, was charged by Mr. Coleman Jacobs, a Hebrew merchant
! and dealer in jewellery and silks, with art aitsatilt. On Titeeday
I Miss Lloyd ort'ered of Mr. Jacebe thirteen ye. ds of black silk ; on
Wednesds Mr. Jacobi Cdikti open; Ali•s Lloyd. hut ins-e3d
btinging the silk lie requested the payment rat lid. Ids., being a
balance due on a former bargain ; this Mccased Miss Lloyd, a lid
then (as Mr. Jacobs informed Mr. Ilawli:Ison) she began to tail:
very bad English.
Mr. ! Why, Is she a foreign lade
Mr. Jacobs—Olt no ; bad talk—bad words, my Lort ; site called
me a foreign Jew.
Mr. RAWILINSON said, " This, is very bad English indeed r,"
and was goirg on to express his opinion. of en Miss Lloyd itt-
tempted him, and declared it was impassible such an expression
could drop from her limn
Mr. Jacobs—You did rail me a foreign Jew and I say
directly, I very sorry I deal with you ; 1 very sorry to be in corn-
pnny with a boil talking-woman : and then you spit in my face—
.' Spit in your face!" said Mr. Rau
Mr. Jabolie—Yes, my Lort, I will slum you. III” then cave
altaitoint7 to tiinihc gee:eieitlt t tin of r
ibicitonnn.,terrunnunloag rritdadending to spit in all di-
rections, ce-officers, reporters, and
others, his Mujeity's liege subjects.]
Mr. Ray:his:SON desired him no: to jump about the route, but
to go on with his story.
" Vial, then, toy Lord, she spit, glib, till she spit my eyes foil.
I am a foreigner, and a Jew; Mat I never vial forgitte this witting
onlde ham
Mr. Rawl.' xsosr (to Miss Lind )—I am very sorry to hear this,
Madam ; pray dial you spit in his face ?
lilies Lloyd—Yea. I did ; for Its disappointed me of my silk,
and then lie called me a swindler, sud a dirty wortbless
She then handed two reeeipted hills of • exchange to the Miigistrate,
one for 401. the other for 2W., which had been dettwu upon tier by
'Mr. Jacobs.
Mr. nalvemekoN (to Mr. Jacobs)—Ctime, come; she 11,1 s been
a rod customer to you—you el plenty er Tzette b' her: if•thg

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stirs she is sorri for hating spit In your Vice, you will drop your
emend:tint.
Mr: isienbs—No, no. wry Lett t punish h-r, my leur.
her. I never gets but shixpentie In the pound by nil vrt I '.he!'
punish her. my Lort.
Mr .Itaw t.txson— —What em I to do with her? Am 1:,
band her, or !Tampon her —or do you wish to have her whipped a.
the cart% tail?

Mr. Jaeobs--I have a vim% my. Lett t Pend for vitnesv ; lo.k
her up. Ido not like her, lurk her up; i vnn't make it up.
hlr. nAw XSON—Th.^n you like her money bier thee hr,
and if you won't make it up, the Lady mull firm bail.
brother of Alias Lloyd, became her security and the paniea:,...
the oflice ; but when Mr. Jacoby found that he giving bail Pill.,
Lleyd weal beat large, he 'owned to Mr. Iltolmsen, and in t <
most aupphicative manner sai.l, " Oh, pray my Lert, leek liter.q
punish her a little, if it i+ only a very liole."

Mr. Itawt.tarac4—Why, ion a►e going to the eiresios.for rise
purpose of punishing her.
Mr. Jacobs trifle an effort to cry, and in a mutt 'Milne/ too*
said," Now my Lon, now punish her."
Mr. Raiff.; NM:fat—l do not think you lam produee one tear, y,
will have no niention lir that handkerchief unless too put en on t.:,
into it. I can do nothing more.
31r. Jacobs again left the °eke, hut Immediately retc,„ed, once.
ing the most piteous groans, and after placing himself in a cinki ;
mature ag.ttnet the. railing of the dock, he said al*,
brother Ila,l heat the bre oat of his basom. It appea.etopetm„,
scuttle had taken place lietseen them is t'te offica-yard. I.
opened his waistcoat ilia hii shirt, but no mark of Ile blue at,
rented twill:
!Jr. Itawtts'snu—l du not think that a surgmn it require&
and, to p•eveni 'eseh a necessity, the ofLer. „tail let out you A,
different doors. .

—lr.Jaini)4.made his exit at the Magloptes' d'w, in Mn_
vireet, and Mr. Llnyill and his friends made their. 3.. tic back et,

trance, ifi Urate.eeint.

UNIO/1-11A1.1..—Yesterday a WWI named /Aitken was brew f t
before the sluing S. CALDWELL, Esq. on a charge
of having astratilted a alrs. Murphy, with intent to commit a rape.
The deftodanth; fete preserved a sail spectacle from the injuries ht.
flirted upon it by the entaaed husband of the enniplainant,
iii. eyes were nearly closed up and blackened, and he was divestet
•of a great proton of the most prominent feature. Mr. Murphy has.
ing bitten off the tip of his cute during the seutHe that followed die
attack upon his wife.
The complainant. a stnerta asking little Insitworear, stated, that
cn alonday evening last she acrompanied her husband and the de-
fendant, who was an acquaint nice, to a club ; they remained there
until nearly eleven o'clock at night, add then took their departure.
Ilea husband was the worse far hquor. and on their arrival Amelia
sat down in a chair, and some f, II into a sound sleep. with his heat
resting on tie table. The defendant. who was in the room at the
time, on perceiving Mr. Murphy asleep, proposed to awake him,
obaciviag that as he vain about to go to his own lodgings, hest-meld
like to arouse him tot of his dor,. and wish him a glad night.
Thi , however, the wife refu.e.l to allow, requesting her husband
u ight not be diluter d, and desited the lefendant to go bane as A
war tarn getting hoe. The de:ender t tccottlingly took her ;drier
and withdrew. lie, however, had rot been gone many minutes
when a knock came to the room door, anti on her opening it sla
was surprised on seeing the defendant again, who walked into the
room, and sat dawn in 'chair opposite to that in which her husband
wan Amp. The defendant made no excuse for the intrusion, be:
gt.zlng at Mr. Murphy, who was at this period snoring lent
and sleet', and insensible to all that was passing aramil him. At
length Mr. Hackett suddenly rose, as site thought. to; the purpose
of going away, instead of which he 'civet her up in his anns, car.
ried her over to the bed, notwithstanding all her struggles to dire,.
gage herself, and threw her down upon it.
The Magistrate, with surprise, And your husband all :be
time in the same room ?"
The Complailiant —Yea. Sir, but ha was an sound asleep that he
did not hear what was palming ; anti indeed I was terrified that ha
should, for I was convinced that he you'd have murdered the nisa
on the spot who made such a villanous attack upon me.
Magistrate—Well, what happened afterwards?
The complainant went en to state, that when she was flung upor.
the bed the defendant endeayinsanate pinion tier aims, hat she re-
sisted his efforts an successfully, that she ultimately extricated her-
self, and gate her assailant ISO vtalent a kick that he was tiisablei
for the time, and sat down apparently in great pain.
alegistrate—Was your husband still asleep while these proem&
inns were going forward?
Complainant—lle was.
The Magistrate then said that it was necessary she should state
particularly whether any violence had been committed upon he:
I patron by the defendant, further than what she Lad described.
Mrs. Murphy replied that she bad made so vigcrots a resistant
against him, that he raged in accomplishing that which he int
tended, and his Mare Ise Italy to be attributed to the kick ahead!
spoken of.
Magistrate—Havhig, p your say, eateiested 'ourself, what ilia
you co then ? •
Mrs. Murphy--Why, Sir, i called him a rogue and a villain for
offering to make such an attack upon tae, a married woman, e.c
under the easy nose of my husband.
The defendant, on hearing the word nose mentioned, pointed to
his own, which had suffered so severely in the conflict with the
hurband, and said, " hook at my now, Gentlemen—see what a
figure it now cats On my face. Her greedy husband was not con-
tent with giving nee a pair of black eyes, but he must also bre Ow
greater part of my nose off, only leaving me fair thing upon no
face. which cannot be called a nose in Nture. (Laughter.) And
all this," added he, " for molting at all."
The complainant cantintied—(laving desired defendant tribe gone
cut of the house, and neje% that he was not diseased to stir after
all that bad happened, tearing ti,at he would 'mew the attack
again, she seem out on the staircase and called out " altioder."
order to have the awash:nee of the Indgers in expelling him. She,
however. Lad scarcely given the &am, when ,he bawd the defen-
dant add her husband lighting, and, on retuning back to the room.
saw them both on the-flno-, apparently endeavouring to strangle
one another. A man named Howe% who lived in the room above
stairs, came down at this jnacture, and separated the combatants.
but not before the defendant had the greater Foot of his nose
bitten clean of.
Mr. Cnisr, who attended for the defendant• c: ntended that them
was a vast deal of inconsistency in the story told against his client.
Ile said that Hackett anti Murphy had been formerly on vary in-
timate terms, but had recently quarrelled ; and on the night in ques-
tion, when they were both intoxicated. they fell out with each ether:
a battle ensued, in the course of which Hackett's nose was bitten
off by the complainant's husband, who acted with tha greaten
ferocity on the occasion. Tim wife, therefore. fe.diag that pro•
ceettinpa would have been instituted against her husband, trumped
up this story of a rape in order to prevent any *repo being taken hi
the defendant for so outrageous and unmanly sn week as had hen.
committed upon him. Mr. Crisp edited, that the complainant hot
east tied neatly halt an hour had elapsed from the tune of theirs,
rival at home on the night mentioned until she called out mauler.
lfe, however, could produce a witness to rebut that assertion, and
to prove that Mrs- ,Ilurphy war unaterthy of cr
A man named Bowes. a lodger, was then called, and he atate.t
that he heard all the parties arrive at lime nn the night in ques-
tion, and in less than ten minutes afterwards he heard a cry of
murder. and, on procecdirg down stairs, saw :Murphy and Hackett
struggling together on the Hoar. lie separated them, and obseivat
th.tt part of Hackett's nose was bitten off. Witmer did not hear
natter Mr. or Mrs. Murphy Penis_ the defendant of having attempts
co' to commit a rape. Had any such thaw: bean made at the time,
he must have heard it.
The Magistrate. after bestowing considerable pains in the in-
.vestigatinn, said that the charge was not sulisitaraiated, and eta
served, that the complainant might indict at the Stsaions if slat
thought fit.
`The defendant was therefore discharged.

Lord Thanes, on leaving Skipton, left 100/. in the !lamb
of his steward, to be given to the poor of Skipton and
Siladen. its Lordship also • abolished the st,kc of tte
Sileden and Skipton cnrn-mills.
Within the last ten days a small importation of hay, Iwo.
Ifamburgb, has taktu place at Hull.

BIRTHS.
• At Bru•ael:, the 12th inst., the Lady of Capt. flay, R.N., ‘ll
Balton. or a aon.
On the 17th inst., at Arrniaton Heim., county of Angua, 1.0
Right Hon. Lady Elizabeth Thaekeruy, of a daughter.
On the ICtifinefr., the Lady of Hubert (lotion, Esq., of Wcee.,
Salop; of. a Oaughtet:
On the Mitt inert., at Knockin. Salop, the Lady of the
Capt: Bentrenn, R.N., of a daughter.

3IARRIED.
On Ratutclay last, the 18th input., at the Fre-eli Adtbassurlo,!,
()lapel,. and afterwards at Illatyleb ne church, by the Rev. Beery
Jahn Ridley, the Comte Alfred de tiltabennte, to Anwiaene•
eoughtet of John Ellie, Esq.
Out Tueiday, the 12th last., by the '.ter. Sidney Oedge. at Eon).
in; sheath, near Bury St. Edmund's. Robert hawrance, Egt-
Belle Vue, Reading, to Bridget, widow of the late 31r. R. 11.
Gedge, of aldetmaubury, trodden.

DIED.
On Tuesday last, at Sunbury, in her 4tith year. Sophia Armin"
widow of tile late Colin Douglas, £4,, of 31 tin. N.R.
On Monday, the lalth inst.. at her aparonerits. in liamprn•
eietrt Pa'ace. Mary Gertrude Theinati, List surviving chila ct
tht
Lon General and Laity t.,3ophia Thotna.i.
On the with inst., at her villa. near Florence, the Dowager
Less Cowper.
At Exmouth, on the bOth inst., William Charles ShePW6. E
in his 576. year.
On t:unday, 'the 17th inst., in Ilvirietis-street. Ilnit sniet•
square, Isabella, vtaangest daughter of the kite Rcv. Alexander 1,48-
don, a Devtiot., Invernesolire.
On Monday week, -.Mrs. Alargsret Cortlss, or Carbert!sm.
00. Der mintier, who it upwards of b 9 years of :we. sss duet
mourner, which office she has petfortned to seven of her child-II"—
chi

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