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CHARGE OF MURDER

Yesterday rtewas-- !leap was hrou fiftiee, from
Drentford, in the custody of Bacon, charged on suspicion of
the %Valli ttillrlier id Gower Hat. is.
ElsosbAll Itsdwiirth, of Beentford, said, that, ea Saturday
we, a week, &mot half past eight n'i loth ie thc evening, site
was walking oldh the deceseed is ilrehtfoid, when the Pei.
eerier met thine, and pushed her riff the pareinest ; epos
which the ace.-toed turned round sod asked the Piisouer
why he Lot :sited so ? r bin the Potence, W reply, said to
the detested, Du you know whom yuu ue talking le, yea
sir taking to • gentleman, end out a blackguard tile your-
self ;" the Prisoner they immediately gave the deceased •
Tiniest bkm, and knocked Lira dew. ; he fell sin the pave-
ment, on bis back, mid hie head shuck against • Copt ;
ethe deceased got up directly, without making nity romplatid;
be said he nould fight, and they neat away together.
Ruhert Sandi said, he saw the Prisoner strike the de.
towed, mid he fell; the witnom went to his assist:zee, and
be sat up, whou bi mouth ems full of blood ; the Primmer
mid the deceased mint away to 6ghe M a wore ceneauk.,l
place, sad he followed them; they fought about half an
hoar, diming which time trey both fell, die 110‘,-
e'er, oftener thou the Prisuaer ; at length the P,istar
gale in.
• Nathaniel Stetson, a Surgeon, of New Brtntfrrd, said,
that, us Saturday averting, the tuth mum, tie was sent liar
to look at Ike doressed, and found him in a total state of ie.
egnsibility, destitute of the powers'of volition and setisatme,
w:th • wound un his lip and richt eye, and, notwithstanding
immediate remedies were applied, he died about fuer o'clock
in the aftertioun of this hismilay fulWuing, till which time he
remained to a state of ineessibility. do the Tuesday inoru.
Me be opened the body, and discuvers-4 • rupture in one or
tame vessels to the beano, and • quantity of extramsated
blood thereis, which predated possum, and censermest
death ; and which, be apprehended, arose from • fall, or
fills, as there did not appear say bruise or tractors; the cats '
an the hp and ele-hil brie( superficial weenie.
The Prismier was ordered to find bail, ma a charge of
Manslaughter, which he accurdiugly did, and was liberated.
Os Saturday as'unight, Sir Godfrey Webster's truak of
plate, of considerablef value, was stn en from his beide in
Cliffordmtieet, and ihscuverial in the following manner
A short time since, a gadlesiatea servant, out of place, of
the manic of t seat to lodge at the hoists of William
Lindley, in Li notes ILcd market. A few days since, Cullers
Mt red Hartley for sale six silver tea-spoons, for twelve shil-
lings, sod ...serial other articles of value, equally cheap
Hartley heeler, twee (miserly one dike pairole belonging to
the Publir•Oftice, now.streed,wascoasinced he had not come
honestly by them, and he /*strived to get si4ht of a trunk
winch Collins had a few days before brought into the house,
wtich had not the owner's mime on it, but .1 had the
tucker's name, and by that means Hartley trai cat out that it
had 10-en purchased by Sir Godfrey tt chaser, to slime beam
to, **ad, and inquired if they had been sobbed i when the
steward told lion • trunk full of plate had been twist,
which proved to be the seise as Collies hail taken to Hartley's
house. Collies was in eunsequeure taken to Rulosieset
dtlice, and coeistittod for farther examination, by 31r.
/Sakes

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Collins ►ad been ocensinnally esupleyed by Sir Godfrey's
steward, in assist in cleaning

The P, =nes wuCt,llllMili.Al 1.., Wrtber

ROBBER/Es.

Early oa Sunday sheiraisg, the Louse of Mr. Heathtete%
is IViadaor, was broken ores, and rubbed of lace, seffi stock-
iugd, mud eariuss other articled, to the methodist of upwards
2.,01. The ',Akers bad broken ores the hosae with she law
crow, which they la l behold thew. . . .

Abuut the same Wise, or latest Saturday side, tbe house
of Mr..Mackssoo, is Bch's, 11311 also brakes open sad
robbed of cub. B.A. awes &c. to • eery considerable
amass, with which the rubbers: got ekar off. Neither of
the robberies were discovered till the families got up on
Sunday twaruiuz Both robberies re supposed to have bee°
committed by the sante party and it is thought they were
in Wia,isoi, ti,toreli two and three n'ele.k ou blinds> mono
ing. It is suspected they case hum London.

The Bill for the removal of Ifinithfiekl Market
into the neighbourhood of Guildford-street, elicit
was thrown out of the House of Commons by so
large a alai .rity last year, is s .in brought into the
House. with no other difference than the place to
which it is isteaded to be remertel being a little
farther distant, bat is the same direction. The
Bill is expected to be read a second time, if not op-
posed. iu a few days. The numbers in the Coin-
moo Council, on the question for the removal of
the Market, were nearly squat, vie. 76 for the re-
moval. and 73 Against it. All the arguments which
were urged sgsi,2st the measure, Lst year. apply
squally to ibis Bill.
Tins General Catholic Committee of Ireland,
have adjocrned to the 24th of April. sod special
notices are issued for their meeting in Dublin ou
rb:a day, in order to take into eniwideratmet the
propriety of disavowing. oa the ',sit of the Catho-
lic Pods. any art oath's ii oo ag ati off,r in Parliament
to ronceLle the Vero. or any minder measure.
The King of PaaStA has solicited the GoVern.
ineLt of Bonesay to wad him a sufficient Dumber of
(Myers to instruct a corps of 13.000 men in British
luanceuvres and discipline.
(In Tuesday night, a new serious *perm, called
Atalide, was performed at the King's Tneetre. The
story is very simple :—Aralids. a young Ottoman
Pnncert, left as an hostage at the S&Ls's's coml.'s..
gage. the uffeetions of his son, to alit in she is private-
ly married. The Solvers. who aspired to a powerful
allisoce for his son. is highly cataged at the dint overt'.
but sat 'rug t h overcome by his paternal feeling, and
relents. Caslani was in fine voice; and at her sepe-
ratios frosts her children, at her contempt of the
Salina's threats. and bold demand of her rights, as
a Princess, one did mot know which to admire most.
the melody of her voice, or the charm of her acting.
A buoy. stationed about two iniles to the Noitb.
East of Bamborough Cvitle. was log &ewe curried
away in a violzat sutras. sod fouoil.togeth-r with a
large piece of metal. which served as au anchor. on
the sued near Nora Scotia.

A tr.ser:lar. frosts Merthyr TOM'. was stopped
oi, Wednesday morning. about eight o'cl..ck.oes i he
roil tw•eweea Calsa.ls and Newport. Nlonutooth.
shire. by two men. who robbed his of 66:. owl risen
tied hie t* • tree. whrre be rtruo;ued above f •Ur
beers. He wee at last liberat.d by two men. • lin.
haring their Gees et:Peered with Laud, he 'novo es to
be those who robbed biro.

HOME OIRCUI T.

ESNS` ASSIZES.

ismsorrowc. MARCH 9.0.

Yettcrd*Y. the Lotto C'etstr BA sus aort Mr.
1-IE,A tit arrived ni thl, tows!, for the ;nap.se
of tiohling the Aosises. This morns,;, after
ae.tvice. they prom riled to ett retspertive
Courts Mr. Jo•tice tleath sat mei ihe Crows side,
mid the Lord Chief Baron oil the Call side.

CIVIL. EWE.
DU111)411:114/U6 V. ►IIIPDERIf.

Mr. Slarra44 Nib ritilltD gimlet!. that the Plaintiff
in this care Mao • young (ne-er of the Royal Staff
Corps. used the Defendant swill* 'Mayor of HSI t!.
The action was brornot•to recorer a ilmneweratran
in dcamig, a for *tows mitanumitted by the Defrod-
ant on the person of the Plaintiff. He had, it was
troy. nut to complain or any great personal injury.
bathe expected a coropeusetion for the wasn't:let
feelings of tins young gentleman. He trusted the
Jury would, by their verdict, eiicourige Ibis appeal.
to We Civil Law, rather than havnsg r, course to thet
fatal alternative, which. frryttehtly ended in the
moat digits.ieq consequei•c,* to Ili. fiternhi and
connexions of those concerned. 'They w‘uld remote
lest hoe debcate vie. the honour of a soldier, and
that a blow wits the roast guavas's Moult wh:t h
could be inflicted on a was of that profersinu,
giving a titans to hie character far more grievous
than any wound. He would now the circuits.
.sto aces of the case The Plaintiff, he had ithwasly
informed them, was a,rating 1181114 not torte 17
years of age. who had bet I Arty before joined the
Staff Corps. then quartered at Hythe; and on the
f.lnth day of July last, walkimg dovn the *tree-, in
company wiih another officer, he pes;ed the house
of the Defendant. Mr. Shipileio. It seemed, that.
at the isertour isindow of the Dcreiclaut, there was
a box of miguiuriette; and as the I.l.lint,ff poised,
he plucked a single stein of it, for the purpose of
4tnallitsg. No st,o3er had he done it but the De-
fendant rushed out of h.. fleece. and for this sole of-
fence, tiolently seized Mtn by the collar...owl dually
drove Lim against the %veil. It lotion itchy happen.
ed that Colonel Nicola:, the officer curuinandir.g
the corps, was within view at the time; and a:-
thou-41i the yootiv gentleman wn s not in his rem:-
menials, he knew hint. His attention was called to
the spot by the exclamation of leis I.ody, who was
accompanying hint. He rmiterliately hasteind to
the spot, and observed to Mr. Shmeterto that be
conducted hini.elf toy hastily. tenon which Mr.
S. replied, that the Plan tiff' had conducted himeel
as a boy, and moist be cha.ti.ed as a boy. The
young gentleman fel VS it aright be•trupored a young
*oldie* would feel at such an rinurt, but at the same
time he had the good conduct to submit to the
judget,tit rd. his Colonel, who teomised him that lie
would take care that he haul honourable redness...—
Under the ailvi,.e and guidance of that Honourable
OiEcer, he had brought the present action, and
trusted the Jury would glee him inch derulgee, as
would mark their disappiobatiou of the conduct of
the Defendant.

COlonel Nicolai was coded, who stated the trans.
a: tont is the swine MEMO:, settle teeinied Coinisel
had dole, to which he added, that he informed
Mr. Si•ipdern„ if any Officer of the corps were to
misconduct himself, he was always ready to give
very redress which his situation, as Cosnmending
Officer, enabled him to give. To this Mr. Ship-
dern replied, he was not going to condescend to
Colonel Nicolsi ; he thought himself ma good a
man a thh Colonel. &c. On cross-examination, he
said, Mr. S. said. it was the pecond tune d tiring that
duy that the Plaintiff hail plucked some of the
nionette, but he did not see that lit had plucked "a
large quantity.:

Mrs.. Nicoliti corroborated the account given by
the Colonel.

Mr. Segeant Ilam for the Defendant. admitted
that a verdict mu.t be given agurruit his client ; hut
he contended that the thoughtlera and vaxatitiii.4
conduct of the Plaintiff bmught upon himse:f tt.c
cliosti.enaeut he had received.

The Loa, CUIEV Mums. in summing up. told
the Jury that 114 r. 8. bad seed qAtth less gravity
than because a moan io his office ; but. at the came
time. there was as evidence to chew that be knew
the Plaintiff bore His Majelity's
The Jury found for the Mahal/F—Damages U.
GRIPBOILY V. 011111E110D and OTEILIIII.

This was as action of trespass for selie the
Plaint :re yawls, to witi-:h the Defendants, being
&stirs Officers, plead oti its justitit ation, thauthey
seized them Is 3 v.itue of w writ of sorecution. It
however mi,p,aroll; that the writ expired on the S..
turd.,'., anti 0,,y kept posses4on until the. 1510.-
day, the Plaintiff had a terdict, and la. damsgts.