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ELECTIONEERING.

anomie, Souk 14.
Oar new candidate, Mr. Foxlike,ly, suede his
entre into this borough last .1111ortday, preceded by
• band of music, drums and Mee, &c. playing,
bells ringing, flap flyingr-i, *bort, like the fish-
nieseger's ware, we were es All alive, alive, 0 !"
As soon as the carriage, was wet, the horses were
taken off, ropes pet to, and Mr. F. was drawn
in by the freemen. We have seen our new can-
didates es father occasions drawn in by woken ;
and we spay probably see the ceremony performed
spies., It is no small gratification to the gentle-
Nan to be drum in by the ladies. However,
the carriage and its content* were drawn in and
throish the town, and at last op to the Granby lo&!t,
where Mr. F. slighted, went in, and made his ap-
possum:rout of woof the chamier windows. Frew
Ilia elevation we were addressed in a short speech,
concise and comprehensive. Mr. F. expressed him-
self extremely obliged fir the attention and respect
@hewn him ; it was needless, he said, for him to make
useof a deal of mods; he came to solicit the suffrages
if the bleeps's% &c. at large, and hoped to merit
and obtain their support : his principles were well
known : for the present he begged lame re withdrew,
as before he left the borough, he should pay his re-
streets, indivilinally and personally, in every free-
/Ina. For the last three days-he has been can-
vassing the tows, sad this eseruiag set off for Hull.
The day he canoe is the freemen were billeted at
the different public-houses to the amount of eight
shillings ascii ! A sumptuous dinner was pro-
vided at the Granby Inn. for himself and the
Heeds of the Corporatism ; about tvienty•Ave set
demo to it, and the evening was spent with the
greatest harmony. He is to return In a few days
from Hull to Grimsby. when the ladies, it is arid,'
ars to amens has particular attention.

Yesterday Mr. CALCSAFT, M.P. left town for
Rochester.
Mr. 113100011 AN fat town yesterday morning,
for the Earl of Jeasitv's scat, Middleton Park, on
his wily to the North.
Tuesday last, M. A. TAYLON, kg+ M.P. can-
vassed the city of Durham. Mr. Wualtatox, the
present Member for the city, commenced his can-
vass ON Thursday. It is Iskewitie expected that
Mr. ALLAN, the other Member, will be at Darhans
in the course of this week, • warm contest is, there-
fore, likely to take place.
Od Saturday the Lore At oche of Scotland
was elected Member of Parliament for the burghs
of Easter and Wester Anstrother, Pittesiweern,
itilrenuy, and Crail, in the room of Sir J. C. AA.
lIIIIOTNZA, Bart. deceased.

&r Getman HOPE has returned to town froth
Chitin's. and will retire from she Admiralty Beard
iu •.boot a fortnight to Scotland.

On Friday a Meeting of the county of Aberdeen
was held to cyanides' Qf Lord BINNING'S Lunatic
Asylum Bill. The Report of the Committee was
received. by which it ipPenred. that the objects
of the Bill might be ottAned by voluntary instead
of forced alms. Iltesolationi were moved and agreed
to, that the measure should be fully opposed—that
the Member for the county be instructed to (hit
effect—and that every Peer sad Commoner contact-
ed with Aberdeasehint be raisested to co-operate
iu the setae.

A Meeting of the county of Lanark wen held on
Friday. to take into aestaideraikio Lord BINNING'S
Bill. On Wednesday the comity of Ituxburgli met
for a similar purpose. It wits determined by both
• t *unties to oppose the Bill.
The issue or silver °Alegre from the Rank corn-
evinced yesterday. It is distributed. in the first
in stance. among the London honkers. and to die
p%oniont of eo,ouol. each, if they please to accept hn
el uch. The number of these bunkers is 70. The
1 e 0 nary bunkers are about three times that number.
I At: the means of supplying the deficiency of silver
specie in circulation, this measure is desirable, but
it does not furnish grotind to anticipate the resump-
tion of cash rsyrnelits,

LAO' INTELLIGENCE.
0111aT •f CRANCIRY, Ltsroved
TIIII,IR9DVI, MAMA 19.
bRIGHTON IMPROVEM ENTS.—DEMURR ER.

The ATTORNET-OINERAI. v. BROWNE and OTOrrtv.
The circonnstances of ship ease We bare
reported. It will he recollected, that the que,.t.
tat issue is, whether • certain drity nu coals brought
into the town of Brighton woo properly applied.
'Flue informatiou alleged, timi tar July "es im1)";-
ed fur the pnrpose of keepiog the enthaokineot. in
repair, to prevent the tea front mekitig an lomad
into the town—tod that the Defetatlontv had miNip-
plied the fond, by applying it for the general im-
provement of the Doris. Tu this infurinatiun the
Defendants had demurred.

The ConoCat;mcar.r.on this morning, on com-
ing into Court, art half-past nine o'clocfr, ohgerved,
dist he would not then give his promised judgment
in this ease, but would reserve it fiw • future occa-
sion. It was • cue that embraced a great imittber
.of ceinplicated points, which it would be incum-
bent on him to advert to. However, the strong im-
pression on his mind was, that the demurrer email
not be supported and when he finally gave his
judgment, he would state hi. reasons for having
coot! to tint conclusion. He would give the
Learned Counsel due notice alien be would deliver
his jadgineut at length.

BUSINERI OP THE COURT.
The LORD Ctl.►ttcrt.t.ok I Clink it neces.
eery. Gentlemen bf slit Bar, to inform you I am
determined 1161 to hear motions or petition. of 'my
kiwl. except on the days fixed for hearing them.
I highly approve of the order made by his !foment
the Vice-Chancellor, that of appointing specific
days for certain business. by which memos causes
me swots dispensed of. I am dete►mined to follow
the same coarse. This Court has been often refi-
gured fur delay ; but I will ask how is it to be
avoided, if the business of it is to be inteerapte4
day after day by motions and petitions coming on
by request? If this Court will allow arch accom-
modation, and the other refuses it, there must be
an end to all order. I will therefore not li.ten to
any application of the kind, without it has some
connexion with the regular business of the day.
I hour this public notice, which I have thought it
my duly to give. will prevent me from the pain
of being obliged to refuge applications that Ought
never to base beret made. However. if they are
hereafter made, it well only be a waste of time. fur
I will not listen to them."

His Lordship Was ocesipted the remainder of the
day in hearing Lunatic Pelitiona.

HOME CIRCUIT.

11PuIle
:he Ai,a SUSSEX LENT &MZ7Pm

111010NAII, MARCH 18.
BRIGHTON MURDER.
The Grand Jury having yesterday ignored the
Bill of indictment against James Day. a private
soldier in the Mit regiment of Royal Scotch Fuzi-
leers, and James White mood Joat Wiliest:, two
►espectable inhabitants of Brighton, the former
charged as a principal in the wilful murder of
Thomas Rowles. in the parish of Brighthelmstone,
on the sth of November last, and the two latter
as necessaries thereto, they were this morning sever-
ally arraigned upon the Coroner's Inquest, in order
to take their trials. They severally pleaded Not
Cetilig. The Prisoners had ull been admitted to
bad, and surrendered this morning. Day was
placed within the dock, and the others (who were
men of very respectable appearance) were exempted
from this ignominious ceremony, and stood in the
place allotted to Attornies.
Owing to the frequent diocottsion of this cosy,
and the universal inte►est excited thereby. the
Court was crowded to excess, although it was gene-
rally reported lost night that no evidence would he
offered in support of the prosecution. This report
seems to have been well founded.

Mr. Communities (with whom was Mr. Dot.-
LAND) had been retained for the prooecistiou, and
in a short address to the Jury, stated, that, upon
consideration, it had been found expedient tint to
press the present prosecution. He was relieved
from the painful duty of stating, end supnoitiug
by evidence, the case which lie had been instruct-
ed to bring forward scainat the persons now hr_
fore the Court, sod therefore he felt great plea-
sure in discharging the threefold duty now left to
him to perform : tirst, to spore his Lordship the
trouble of taking any evidence ; next, to save the
time of the Jury ; and, thirdly, to put an cud to
the anxious suspense of the individuals under
accuigtion. This resolution had been formed in
consequence of a delibetate investigation of the
charge, as presented upon the record of the Coro-
nees Inquest, which, upon examination, wile rOUIId
defective 10 • most material allegation, namely. that
it neglected to ascribe the death of the deceased to
the wound received from the bayonet of the per-
son charged as principal in the murder. This
will sits objection so obvious even to the most inex-
perienced Layer, as to he completely insuperable,
dud therefbre it had been resolved not to press
the matter further, inasmuch as the result must
be equally beneficial to the accused. Anxious,
therefore, to spare the time of the Court and Jury,
and also solicitous to relieve the Defendants from
their perilous situatimi, he had; in conjanction with
the expetienced judgment of his Lealied Colleague,
thus taken the earliest oppottoisity of announcing
(Ai intention of calling no evident e on the part of
the Cormier, to whom the Crown. budoubtedly
the detect in the inqineition might be ascribed, woe
free from all imputation, both in esperienee and
judgment. The feet was, the inquisition had been
Preened open a precedent; continued in a modern
treatise an criminal pleading, of great and deseried
nierit—ihat of Mr. Starkey, whicb contained the
precedent in question. as being sinetioned by the
tmanimons opinion of the twelve Judges. It was
impossible, howeter, for any lawyer to contend.
that a precedent so defective could be sanctioned
by the authority of any Criminal' Court. The in;
quest now under consideration omitted to allege
that the death wise the consequence of the wound,
and therefore it would be an furless waste of time

•
In p05..,,,cr,. solticli must sootier et
later strusio.s, eis acquittal. Under these circuits-
statues he felt it.o dory whiCh be owed ro the Court
and the Pri-nuns to abandon the prortcutinu. •
Mr. Id ,con f ;111 Het said, he thought the Learned
Counsel for the prusecutimi' had• doue themselves
infinite hoi,otir, by the catriid .and gentlemanly
manner to Lich they had voluntarily stated an ob.
jet:doss to the fanin or the proceedings, iu the pro-
priety and smolders> of which every lawyer milst
agree. His vas of onitaion, that the al-
fectiols was in+nuenthle, nutwitlostantling the grave
authority upois which it ivies brooded—mid, there-
fore. had the prosecution goi furthee, lw should
have felt it to tie his duty to p..eveut the case going
to the Jury...,
Mr. TADey, who appeared as Counsel for Mr.
Williams, ackllOU lodged the honourable and liberld
moaner in which the proceedings had been stopped
by the Counsel fur the irrosecuttoo. He felt it ue•
cemary, however. to state,. on the part of Michela,
is well us the dtlier persons under accusation. that
no one could tnine.adrenly lament the hale of the
unfortutiate malt who laid lost his life. than they
slid—a misfortune, whukis had arisen solely from tic-
citletrt, and was the lamentable casualty arising
from llw diechargeofthe Dertudinit's public duty.
Mr. Baron Guatt.tst said; he wits justified lei
stating, that us fir its he could collect the cociint.
stances of the case. as well from the depositiops as
from the statements elsewhere, the Defetedents
were wholly free from blame, the misfortune having
arisen, ettotpiteered to him, flout accident,
The Defriallaisto were all fotind—Aot Galliy,
and inidiediately discharged.
Mr. B4LCANTiNE was COUNIeI for Day, and Mr.
HEATH fur Mr. White.
ATTESIPI' to SitreDFß.,
John Aleenord was indicted utiiitsi the Black Act.
9 Geo. I. mei under Lord Elleithorouglets Act. fur
wilfully tied maliciously presenting a loaded pistol
anti shooting at John Wristlets. in the parish of
Ashburultam. on the I Ith of January, with intent
to murder, or do him s grievous bodily harm.
The COMMoII SERJEANT and Mr. BOWEN Con-
ducted the prosecution, and Mr. Attoasws con-
ducteet the defence.
It appeared in evidence, that the Prosecutor was
in the service of Lord Ashburtillates, us stutter
genie-keeper. and halving been iitfortned loy an-
other under-keeper. named Clarke, ma the even-
ing of the 11th of January. that there were
soave poachers in Forms; e Wood, the property
of Lord Ashburnhatit, lie went thither. and found
the Prisoner concealed. lyius on his hands mid
knees, having
.11114 discharged st fowling-piece.
Me immediately attempted to take him into cur
tody, fell upon him and held him down, and
called for the assistance of Clarke, %Vhilst iu
this attitude the Prisoner pulled a pistol from
ander his smock-frock, and turning it over his
/boulder in the direction of the Prosecutor's head,
he discharged it, hut fortunately without effect, as
the Prosecutor's head happened at the moment to
be turned anoilre way. The Prisoner was effec-
tually secured, and offered 51. to lie released, which
was refused. He afterwards confessed his guilt;
. and it further appeared that he html pubbel7 ;aid
in an ale-house, it e•tr'.; :61 he was deter-
' mined never to be taken by any constuble or
keeper. for if his owe gun failed, lie had n little
thing" under his smock-frock (alluditig to his pis-
tol), which would do the business.
The Jury found the Prisoner Cerny, hut re-
commended him to mercy--a" recommendation
which was strongly seconded by Lord Ashburn-
ham, who by his Counsel, the COMMON SEN./ KANT,
said, that the only object Of the- prosecution was to
set au example to offenders of the like description.
Sentence of Deeth was passed on the Prisoner.
but some hopes were held out to him that it would•
not be carried into estecutiou.

SHIPLEY GANG.

James Evans. James Jupp, Philip Jupp, and
Henry Jo bp, James Nye, ►elt. James Nye, juts.
Thomas Philpar; and Daniel Napley, were ar-
raigned upon ten indictments for vatious burglaries
and felonies committed within the last two years.
The Primmer* funned a gang which has been the
terror of the county fur the Ibis' three years; at
length the above Prisouers were apprehended.—
..flits morning. no being brought into Court, they
pleaded Gaifty to all !Ist iiialicithents.
Mr. COllllllOll SERJEANT mail Mr. CURSTOOD,
who were Counsel fir the prosecution, stated, that
as the Priiirmers seemett actuated by ■ sense of
contrition for their bw►t conduct, into which they
had been seduced by an obi offender, On the
part of the prosecution, recommeuded them to the
mercy of the Court.
It was understood that the leader Of this gang
was punk! I?apley, seaa an old Otender, who,
*hen he found the party was discovered rod spine.
braided, banged him►elf.

11w report of the Long Smut laving iiwreaseil;:,
is without foundation. ft hey been sot:oiled by
order of the T ' 'ty House. London, and uo alte-
ration found in it.

Some of the Leith whale ships are this year fur-
nished with harpoon guns, °hid) have tweit used by
the Hull vessels for several Their utility
was lately tried in the sccond net duck. in firing at
• barrel, and the experionent fully answered expre.
tuition. The gun is modsited °tithe hew of the hoot,
mil the harpoon, with a fiate attached, is fired out of
it, and will strike at the point bloask diitance of 00
or 30 fathoms; by which means a llsh miy lw struck
when there is tio chance of reaching it by' throning
the dart.
Steeling Deed Rodier.-On edneaday night a
vulgar villains, called liesNiveetiox Alen; were par-
ticularly active in the clinic's-pi:id of Christcluirch?
Sisriey. The• babel of three groiklpef.ollll ind one
Child were two from their ginveii;winkh were interred
•on the preceding day. The wall by, which the
ground is surrounded is deftimive, and much too lose
for security.
In the beginning a Iv* week a farmertneai Stir.
hug. leaving an altercation With his servant giil on
account of her refuliing to di ohm she nap desired,
he. in A rag., alien a pair of iongit at tier; which
missed the servant, but struck . his own child, exit!
atinut fourieiiiyearii °rage, on .the head; of.tihielt
ihe died noon after.