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tending to thew, that, froth &fees in the internal
organization of the female frame, cases may wecur
naturally, and give rise to mismanagement (espe-
cially. when the operator is unskilful) which may
lead to fatal consequences. In his optnien, the de-
plorable circumstances thst ensued in the present
ease, must have bees partly created by a temporary
insanity, atisine from the discovery of the injury
and mischief that had taken place either front acci-
dent. natural e mists, or the infirmity of mankind.
Ihe Prisoner, in his defence, stated, that he had
ailed to the best of his judgment. l'ie called about
14 ternale Witnesses, ail of whom lie had been in
the praftice of attending. Six of them were only
examined, it being th.tugil sufficiently evident that
he could not have been alluated by malicious or
wilfully inky-ions motives towards the unfortunate
persrin deceased. who, as one of his patients, bad
come under his c
Lord hlt. LEN soaotcn having, with great justice
and huiellanity, made up his mind upon the case, be-
fore the'avidence was concluded, put it to the Jury
to say, whether or not it was necessary, in their
opts n, that he should address them upon the
suThet ? they expressed a desire to near him, and
his Plldship aciordingly did so. He observed,
thatitelthough. the crime 'in the indictment was
&insect as murder, yet, in order to prove a crime
of test nature, it was necessary to snow that the
Pr.sOner had rifted wilfully and maliciously, and
wit:: malice aforethought. This •he believed no
pei son iu Court could, alter what they had heard,
imagine the Prisoner had 'been titi7ty of. Al-
though, however, it could not be deemed mur-
der. yet a case might occir where it might be
reckoned mairslaughtei. lit order to constitute
event that crime, it wal necessary to show not only
a culpable anisconJtilt, but even such a great .e-
-gree of criminal moconduct, as Would render a per-
sor onfit cc be employed in than learned and use-
ful Profession.. and make Lim a criminal in the eye
or (lie law. 11,,less they c'tuld deted the Prisoner
in such a total Ar..t gross want of skull, or of culpa-
ble and feria:Mal cell/rect.,. as Silladld prevent him
from praintsii.g unit .uazalsious employment, he was
not an oiled to: ianishment.
The leasrawriJ users then Anrmadverted, with great
nicety mad precision, open the evidence of the pity:
sicians anelot..it medical mem And put it to the
feeltpip. of te. Jury, %vitae Mould be .dae coast.
queadeisi if ger,fierarb in that learned and WOO
profifaepy were, litiOn every occasion,' when* den-
geregi. bun necessary operation tail,d of its weld-
for success, to be brought before a Court of Justite..
sect irldiekd as criminals? If such ware to be the
erne: they (thedury) their wives, and thew.tamiliese J
mutest be deprived or .that medical assiatanem-whiete-
esesi in desperate cases, might be the means 41
saving human .xistenee. to.
The. Jury, after a sort consideration, weyrined
the Prisoner of the charge of wilful or malt-
clots misconduet, by reuuuing a verchtt of Asa
Ciint was remarkably crowded, and a great
number esf medical gentlemen, besides those yeti
welt eznalined, were present.
• ps.' CLERKLN ;PILL IiNqONS.
isicts's Netts. ocr. 30.
The Court irsi &tat an early hokr, ilasonse-
queues of do .olgoAsei trial of ch. nick A.
pia Earl GC iesborough at on the Benih.-With
the hiagiitratis ; Colonel was under him,
with his Counsel, Metals. Glitadc and &Band:
application, in a very low voice; was wadi
by "Mr. ALLEY, on the pats of Andrews, to post-
pone the trial until the nexeSessions. • As far as we
could understands it was seconded by a pirscatat
request of the Counsel to have it geared, in con-
sequenemof his
,attendance being requisiteron a very
inaPottatit cas: at die Old Bailey this day.
Colois:1 Davison eddressed-the 'Nutt •on the un-
etniao4ablehesa of the applications-4. Reported 111..
dulgtiscits wev,e already.given to Andreas, and
still endeavoured to Stacie k legal investigation. I
stied not here" ail- the. Coloael, "alone to seek
legal redress for injory sartimpusition, but } labour
ler the public intent& is bringing an offender to
ohlistinent, and in 'teseuing my own chiraiter
from the untoetudatre imputation of having ever
kdown him. On the last Session., at the request
et the netendatt, his trial was postponed, he having
proitt.sed, at his awn expense, to have taken out *
listrai Lora, and appeared here this days now
Le, in conifer:ninon to every former engagement,
seeks for a !tenter poetponement, no doubt with
the Itepe of tiring Inc out, and unsmately escaping
the punishment rue to his criminality. lets tealiyi
a grievance imposed upon my witnesses 7ot have
their time so repeatedly and tutsatistaaotily wasted,
sod I am afraid, should 1 secede to the proPossason
of the Learned Gentleman, Mr. Alley, unless •
have his guarantee to the contrary, there will be
some other excuse en the next Sessierirs."
Mr. nt.LLY said, he could take upon hiniielf to
fix next Tuesday ; but he pledged hin.selt to have
isndrevrs (whose frauds are now sortverted into
debts. for wind' he is in custody in Newgate)
the irecoesi day of the nest Scut ~,,, . Niotetteith,
he win Milling to admit-is evidence. the depositioui
stt any of the witnesses fur the prosecution, as taken
helots the Magistrates.
Colonel I demon haying conferred with the Earl
of Acalitagh. who could sot, from circumstances
stunt! on Tuesday 'next, observed, tbat as he'
e4slitil to collo m in all things to his Lordship's cam-
el:away:, he wet satisfied to have the nest posh.
posses until the second day in the next Seseioirs,
under the guarantee of Mr. Alley, that Andreeri
will be then brought up.
Mr. ALtiT—vie Oa, or I will thiow up my
brief.
sretvistmesnase.

A few days ago, Jet* Dempster, late teller to
Thi.tle Bank ot Glasgow, absconded. leaving •
deficiency in his ICCOUIRS to the amount ot 10,0001.
he was, however, pursued to Portpatrick, where tao
was apmehonJect, brought back to Glasgow, sad
lodgedin gaol.
(la Wednesday morsiog a male vtiild we. tolled
bilitnst Great-Park-place, bath. The Jury, atter a
long investigation, rsturned a vertifift tit iwyni markt
tier against sons % pri son in persons unknown. The
lat.:y was *napped to a bit us green baize, and kid
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