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London, England, 1819-04-11 00:00:00

COAL. TAX.

[Extract from the Life of the Bishop ofLlandaff.)
" It has often been the subject of my considera-
tion, the taking off the Tax on Coals carried
coastwise, and used in burning lime.' I do not know
the exact amount of the tax ; but I do know it is a
great obstruction to the agriculture of the country.
Lime is a useful manure for many lands, but espe-
cially for waste lands, which are covered with heath,
furze, briars, Zkc. If laid in proper quantities on
such lands it changes them without further trouble
or expence into valuable pastures, and if the im-
provement is carried further these pastures become
good arable land.
" On account of the dearness of' coal, many mil-
lions of tons of limestone remain unburnt, which, if
converted into lime, would be spread with the most
beneficial effects both on productive and unproduct-
ive lands. Now if the duty should be taken off
coals used in burning lime, much more lime would
be burnt than at present. and in b ss than 50 years
millions of acres would be brought into cultivation,
which must without lime remain in the unproduct-
ive state they have hitherto been ; to say nothing
of the increase of revenue front the increase of bar-
ley, employment of the poor,-&c."

CHISINMY SMICILPICRS...—The following is an Ab-
stract of the Bill now before the House of Corn.
coons :—The first clauses relate to the form of the
Indentures of Chimney Swee?ers.--hidentures to
be void, and penalties imposed on persons keeping
apprentices under a certain age.—Penalty for em-
ploying climbing boys who are not apprenticed, ex.
rept on trial for only with the consent of
. _

Justices.—Penalty for employing females in climb-
ing flues —Penalty for putting or taking boys un-
der years of age as apprentice, or otherwise pur-
chasing or selling their service.—Boys not to be let
out to hire, nor call in the streets.— Boys not to ex-
ercise their business of climbing before or after cer-
tain hours.—Flues hereafter to be built, to be con-
structed so us not to require coreing ; and to admit
of being swept by machinery.—Requiring any
child, apprentice, or person to ascend a flue, tOr the
purpose of extinguishing fire, constituted a misde-
meanour.

CAUTION To CLCROVMEN AND PARISH Orrt.
ceas.—On Saturday last, a warrant was issied by
Mr. Shelhearc, Coroner, to the Minister and Parish
Officers of Great Worldham, Hants, directing them
to take up the body of a man named Francis Ste-
phens, who died on Wednesday, from drinking
nearly a gallon of beer in about a quarter of an
hour, on the preceding Sunday. The Jury return-
ed a verdict—Died from excessive Drinking. The
Coroner stated, that I lergymen, as well as parishes,
were liable to presentment and fine, and also to in-
dictment, for naming a body to be buried without
sending fire him, where the death was sudden, or
had been occasioned by violence and from its hav-
ing been repeatedly done, he expressed his tietermi.
nation to indict the first Parish Officers who should
hereafter render themselves liable.

unaev Assmes.—The Assizes for this county
terminated on %‘ edneeday evening. Eleven prism.
crs received sentence of death, eight of whom were
reprieved I.etiire the Judges left the town, a•al three
arc left tin execution, namely, Wilt n, Burnett, and
Curtis. These men ha% e been convicted ut robberies,
uuder circumstances of peculiar atrocity, and formed
part of the " Borough gang," that have so long been
a terror to the count. The whole of the convicts
tram Kingston arrived on Thursday night at the
pr.sou in iluncnionscr-lane.

SUP tyenQNAt. siaisTrn.

TAUNTON, (Snstihm,gl), APRIL I.
‘lieforw Ale. JessMc Muse.)
Mouses t Csiece.
Thio,WM ell action liroweht to recover the sum of SIM.
under eireviowtatices rather peculiar.
Mir. Sergeant Pist.r opened the ease—The parties, lie
said, were reapeetable farmers residing al Aahingtuu, in
the county of Somerset, where the plaintiff was promessed of
• certain close, amuses other lauds, culled Broad Lees ;and
this defendant, among other p.oprielors, of a field,. calred
ANS Hole; these premises, being divided by the river Veo.
le the smash of Jane, la Iti, a cow, the property ..f stir
:defeudaist died—the learned sergeant believed of smite run-
intones distemper; avid was, by the desire"( the defendant,
thrown into the neer at a place called Buliinire.quay, the
pteiatitrit field being a little lower down the stream. In
the course of a fortnight or three weeks, the decomposition
of this carcase produced erects so loathsome, that coin-
planar, were made to the defendant; and in cousequenee of
thaw complaints. the cow was take. itivre-meal out of the
river which was above the plaimidra tired, the cattle of she
plaintiff, which were pasturitig there, druids ul Ilse water
infected by the patrefactioss of the cow, aud is ronsequeuce
of so drinking, were seised with the same i.temper of
which the cow had died, by Which distemper a cowl ieralile
number of them were destroyed. It was to recover the
value of the cattle so poisnitesl that the present action was
brought. The learned Sergeant would show that the plain.
lir had low no cattle hut those which, feeding its Broad
Lee!, drank of the infected water and he would show that
the defendant himself had lost mfine of his own cattle, which
feeding in Fox's Hole, also drunk of that water. If thme
facts were proved, he should he entitled to a verdict.
John .ge was servant to Mr. l'a.mer, the defendant, Is
June, 1818. Remembered a COW of his master's dying; the
beast was skinned b 1 witness and others, and (brag into the
river at libillinire-quay; the cow was found dead in the
maiming, and thrown Into the river about twelve o'clock at
noun : smelt very much; and the side near the ground looked
black, as if it had mortified.
John Holland remembered the cow's being thrown into
the river; the plaiiitirs cattle were all healthy at he time;
the wisterias' place of the cattle was below the spot ober,
the cow was throws' in.
John COI was servant to the plaintiff; remembered the
defendant's cow being in the river; the water was scusiamy•
and frothy round the carcase: About '7 or eight days after
the cow an, thrown in, his master's cattle appeared to be
11.1 ; they were restless, and water ran from their eyes; a
number of them died. None were ill hut those which were
kept in the Broad Lees; the rest were quite healthy. Knew
that three of lice defendant's oxen bad died, which had been
red in Fox tole. Some of his master's cattle were killed, to
five them from dying. While he was dressing one of the
cattle bu hdlg.', a calf of his master's came to tow and licked
his clothes and shoes, which were bloody ; the calf was
taken sick, and was Deur dying; it seemed to have the s;date
complaint as the cattle that had died.
Charles Bultand was a batch." by trade : saw the
stuck before the now was thrown Mtn tee river; they were
in health; examined and option! 'sonic of the besot, that
died ; the spleen was swollen to five or six tinses the meal
dimensions, and the intestiues were in a state of mortilica
None of the pl..intilf's cattle were ill but those on the
Broad Lees; th.,se ou the other ;Binh of the farm were neither
sick nor sorry.—A utritrier of witnelies !Novell that n.me of
plaintiff's cattle deed hest those on the Broad Lees; and that
all the cattle that died, those of the defendant as well as
those of the plc mid, exhibited the 'mine symptoms during
their Mann, which lasted inily from two to ten hours
When opened, the spleen and iiitestines of till were found in
the mime state.
Mr. C. I Williams, on the part of the defendant, addres-
sed the jury at considerable length. The question, .lie
learned counsel said, was, whet her the cows of the defer).
dant had actually died of a contagious disease. The jury
had been told that the water had been infected—infected to
a degree which rendeied it nut mily loathsome but deadly.
If it bud been so, would the latter have drank it ? tons
were very nice is' drinking. There was a .pond in the very
same field, from which they might have drank if they hail
disliked the water of the river. But he had stronger grounds
to go upon; he should prove beyond a doubt, that a • al
matter, in the highest degree putrid, was out in she aligmext
degree poisonous, when received Into the stomas h. Ile
should prove, that sock was the power of the gastricjuices,
that meat putrid, when swallowed, became purified after
sesnainiag a short time in the stomach. He should show
that, even supposing poisonous matter le have existed, it
must have Dress MI diffused to the presets( cam au to render ii
impossible that the cattle of the plaintiff shoukl have been
in the slightest degree affected by it..
Mr. Edward Percy was a surveyor. Had made an esti-
mate of the average width of the river, and tit the velocity
of the current. The river was SO feet wide, and She quan-
tity of sinter wowing icy given point at Bulliuire Quay, 5% as
1,100 bogsheadsa minute.
Mr. Janie. Paviour was a farmer t Aselittand on the hanks
of the l' en, loner down than that of the plaintiff; hie (tulle
drunk the slater without suturing.
Thomas Fern was a farmer ut West Cammel; lost cattle
lu July list by the same distemper of w Inch doe plaintill's
cows died.
the. Ilugh Stanton, Surgeon, said that, in Ms judgment, a
putrid carcass would nut convey contra-ion. The inomeiit
putrefaction began, contogiutt ceitseds 'l'etrel:lr • began
as .01111 as lie W.IB completely extinct. Animal so bytances,
its the 1..3f stage of vetoed/omo, welled tom be Mkt riouy to
life if taken into lice stomach; they winitt ci ea t.- nausea,
but wowed do u., serums harm. If the pvir,scenee 55 hick
estided f the hod. of the cow had drain concentrated io,.
Oil of tauter, it 40411 d not 11..Ve been poisonous diffused as
it as, it /MCA 11..11C Wee ai,cus.
11 r. Sully, surgeon, Dr. Chichester. Mr IVllife, and Mr.
liorrett, veterinary surgeon., concurred i .1 lb • uhove oviumn.
Mr. sergeam Pell f ibis was indeed. Ihr learurd
!migrant soil, ritt age 0: discos e. ies. Putrid matter was out
pr.JULI.CI.II to hen th ! I lois did it hams..., ilieti, that lICI
)014 were battle to criminal isolictoieut for exposing poi
s •bstancc• ill u. •u. 41111 CO ICS lie MCOlli di,relieco to
I atedicni gentlemen *hu had been caned, but speculotion
was 1114 to he opposed to tact. rime we... p,...p C
totals.. a. to (hod, that children of S years or itAr seevived
uoinjury trout yt tidy tog hollf lo day in the cotton. mins
Ile remembered that to France (for Fraser
bad a. rpecu-
Ltwraas a ell as Taunton) a gentleman betted• a large sum

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that he cold ride a certain distance in a gismo time. The
speculators swot to work, amid discovered that, from the
reseitance of the air only, it wns impossible such a body
count pass through the space in such A time. The geolleulr"l4
however, was a hold man, for he rude bis race sod 1109
wager. Philosophy was milling its way at all ?piny,. %V.!
salirht now, lake mud Tom, ow•Ilout the dead rat aid
the ditch -dog," and yet receive no injury. Idle sborkl
Soon, prob.shly, et ist bout ei Iher air or. watt& Some in-
k/elvish& petit* had resumed to doubt wheiher -the Oder
uas isit'ertious. A. puts id body would, no doubt, he a very
facetious companion. The punishment of !Neuronal. a
livrirg body chained to a dead one, would be bagatelle. Let
out him (the learned Sergeant) he eligioed to a Lying one
Scion the In e. urt). lie re •per led philosophy.
mod admired improvement s but was nut yet cony lured that a
putrid carcass uus nut ants bolemme, nod that he should test
surer by coming in coolant with it.
The Jury, is itbout truutiliwg Mr. Justice Best to sum up,
found a verdict for the defendant.

At vtafford Assizes a came was 'wrought nn at the suit of
the A been, ies' cometroy against the sou of a mars Is, bad
been originally a gardener, hut who had long exercised the
liminess ~f cue-Inch and quack-ductor ; the sun claiming a
rig lit of following the prafession or an apoibeenrs, through
having studied under his renowned father. In the creases-
aminai ion of the lather by Mr. Dauricey, he was asked if he
had been a sue:.eon? The %titans appealed to the ,}edge if
this was a limper PNIMer, and whether be must reply to it
and at last said, •• I am a ;fervor Air. Dauncey asked
him to spell this word, which he did at several, times. Tic
"Sgirrgurii,"" Sargend"Sarga.d,'?".Yergultd:" Mr. Dann-
cey said, " I not afraid Sir, you do not aften take to IllaAlcia
time to stu:ly the caws which come before )as at yen do to
answer my question."—" Ido not, Sit." II hams said. be
never employed himself as a gardener, bat was a farmer till
he learnt his present buiioc.s. Mr. Dauncey said, a Wbo
did you learn it of ?"-..." I learnt it of Dr. Holier. my
brother.in.law t he practised the same as the Whitwootts
Doetois, and they acre regular physicians." Mr. Danneey.
•• Where did they take their de,trecs?" Whites., " I don't
believe they ever took a degree." Then were they regular
pbssicians ?"—. No I I believe they were not, they wens
only doctors." " Only doctors! acre they doctors In
physic, or divinity /"..-" they doctored cows- mod other
things, and humans as well." Judge to a itness. ••• Did yam
ever make up any medicine by the prescription of a phyoi-
cian r—.. I never did." "Do you understand the charity-
ten they use fur ounces, scruples, and drachms ?" "I do
not."--4, Then you cannot make rip your prescriptioal fears
reading them ?"—" I cannot, but I can make up as good
medicines in my a ay, as they can in theirs." " What pro-
w:mugs' does an moire bear to a poundi"— (A paase)—
" There are sixteen ounces to the pound, hut we do not go
by any regular weight, we mix ours by the hand." " ito
you bleed ?"—" Yes " " With a tleam or with a lancet?"
- " With a lancet " " Do you bleed firm the vein or front
the artery 1" " from the vein." " There•iS as artery
somewhere about the te,sides ; what is the name of that
artery." " I t!. not !argend to have so much learning no
Mme have." " Cau you tell me the name of that artery r
- Ido not know which you mean " " :..aptioso thew I
was to direct you to bred my servant, or my horse (wain* •
laud forbid !) in a swim say. for instance, in the jugular
where should you bleed lam ?"—" In the neck, to he sure."
The Jury almost instantly returned a verdict for tbeplaintiCh
—Damages WI.

Esecertoa or ROBERT DCA N.-.. 011 Thursday morainr, .
Dean, who was convicted for the murder of Mary-Amos
Albert, was executed on the top of II wreinonger.lane gaol.
An immense multitude was collected to -witness the execu-
. The unfortunate roan had been at prayer, with slight
intermission, from the period of his apprrhension. It was
needless to recommend devotion to him. Ile war un Wed.
wiality visited by Lord Rocksavage and Mr. Sinclair, both of
whom Travtd with He expressed much gratitude at
their kindness. " They came." said he, " with Christka
feeling to visit tlw poor wretch in his dungeon." Mr. Mann,
the Chaplain had much conversation with him.• Dean
regretted th..t as he was geeing to a place where there was nn
gnashing of teeth, he had it nut in his power to take st ith
him his beloved Sarah, who was now exposed to a wicked
world. The Chaplain endeavoured to injure him to *petal
of me little girl it hwe life he had taken away, and tout hint •
she would meet him in a better world. "Nu Doubt, Said be,
" Christ, who is now saving my soot, Is waiting for toe
but I am sorry for poor Sarah, she is its* danges taus world."
Mr. Mann rejoiced to bee him so fall os penitence, and told
him with what happiness his friends would hear that no wish
of escape from punishment bad passed his lips, n- r a murmur
of complaint. " Why should I complain," sand he, w. know.
big as I do that the change I am going to make is fur It.
better ? Where is Voltaire now I—in Aril ; w here is Tom
Paine ? In hell a God hare/nen, upon, them as he has upon
me." Ills general appearance was that of a maniac, but
on all subjects he *poise rationally, although often ineohe-
rew ly. After the sacrament had hero admiaiitered to hint
he appeared impatient to leave tlw orld.and asked whether'
every thing was not in reiniii.ess for his journey ; un being
told by Mr. Mann that some time war to be allowed for
preparation, " Preparation !" sold he, " who can say
want preparation? -never was a man more ready to die."
Mr. Moms having observed that the inepar: • nof the body,
ism the soul, was what •lie meant, beau owiled—" Oh r
said he, " I shall thin soon be point." Ile reflised to slam*
op while Nov part of the ceremony in the Chapel was per-
forming, and lie frequently prayed aloud, with the greatest
W hen the officers were striking or lass irons, he
looked will!), about, and ut Iwt fismg hi. r, WI the gal-
lons, lielielrrat ton anis it. Awl the r rucs•at as Ilse sky. The
name of God tiros in his BOWS h glen Ire readmit the Plio Awns.
He then said " God bless you all !" soat prastd in no loud a
tone as to be heard by the crowd a riamoi the prison. At
nine o'clock the drop fell, and he died alter a severe
ruAsle.

Au influenza prevails at present, which is very
distressing to many iuJ,ividuals. It is eonfina4
chiefly to adults, who are attact.ed in general with a
hart) cough and restlessness, and those of grog
habits sutler much. The complaint is nut
though the attack in the first instaucu writs the
forertnifier of severe levet.

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Toros): Hour GIVVXISS, Jun. Eq. v. Ranee:l.l.s:
31.. r. v GWYNwe, Esq. of Glaxibrain. aad Cid. of
the Caen:la:Jan Mi',itia. We last week ins nod in out paper
a ~post of this cause, and the following, retains to it, we have
.tak-n fro n the S.'irewssstry C./iron:4e of April 2 :
loomdiately alter the trial, on the Oath nit. C. Cornewsll.
Itsq. of Moceas.court. waited upon the defendant with a chat-
Loge from Lord Hereford, and stated that Iris Lordship had
T.:solved t 2 expose him in every possible: way. After some delay.
t .e defendant trained as 'Ms second J. M. Goodere. of I landovery,
who. however, on the 27th. informed Mr. Cornwall he had
advised the defendant net to meet Lord IlerefonL Mr. Cornwall
then read to Cad. Gwynoe his Lordship's Address' to the Gentle-
men of Caermarlienshire.' exposing the defendant's conduct, and
posted two coil,* of tine address agati.4 the Town-hall and Castle
-Inn at Ilanikiv,oy."—We subjoin a full account from a letter of
Mr. Cornwall's, who marrie.l a sister of Lord 11 erefoni, sent w a
London Paper.
On the evening of the day on which the trial took place, Lord
Hereford send a massage to Col. Gwynne, the particulars attend-
Mg wore) are given in the silijoincd letter. 'lle uetennination
of Lord lloreford to take this step, it appears, had existed
evious to the. trial; bit was hastened by the indelicacy of ren-
dering it itece:sary to call Iris Lordship RS a witness to establish
the dishonour of' his own sister, by not producing the copies of
the letters sent to Col. Gwynne by Mr. Thynne Gwynne, on tiro
'abject of the intercepted letter. 'Fire address to the gentlemen
of Caerrnarthenshire, alluded to in Mr. Curnewall'a letter. we on
cl.m.tanal, in subatance prom:rine-el Col. Gwynr.e " a coward."
TO TILE EDITOR.
• Sir.—l request yon to insert the following particulars of a
transaction, in your journal. concerning which the public is
probably already partly informed, and I am desirous. having
myself acted in the capacity of Lord Hereford's friend upon the
occasion, that no mistmerpretation shall go abroad. On the foth
inst., after haring heard the verdict of the jury in the cause of
" Gwynne v. Gwynne," I waited upon Col. Gwynne, of Ohm-
brane-parlc, at his lodngs at Hereford. and had a personal
interview with him, when I delivered to him a message from
Lord Hereford, desiring him immediately to appoint a friend
with whom I might confer, andwlffi whom I might fix the time
and place for a meeting: I addal, in the ylainest terms, that
Lord Hertford felt, that Col. Gwynne 's conduct had been such
towards hint and his family, that he was determined to expose
In in in every possible way, unless Col. Gwynne consented to give
him satisfaction. Although I had addressed, subsequently to
this personal interview, two letters that same evening to Col.
Gwynne, I received no satisfactory answer from him, either by
word or mouth or by letter; I therefore followed Col. Gwynne to
Ross, very early on Friday morning, the 26th inst., and found
It,m at the Swan Inn; there. in the presence of Henry Welling-
ton. Esq. of Hay Castle, whom I had the precaution to take
with me. Coll Gwynne r.ccepted the challenge, which I repeated
to him on behalf of Lord Hereford, and promised to name a
friend as his second, by a messenger to me at Moccas on the
following day. On Saturday the 27th inatant, about mid-day,
I received at Meccas. a few lines from Colonel Gwynne,
nankin Mr. John Michael Goodere. of Llandovery, as his
friend. I went immediately to Llandovery, and on Sun-
day morning, the 28th instant, waited upon Mr. Good-
ere, at Llandovery (having previously made proper arrangements
with Lord Hereford. that he should be, at a certain hour, at a
convenient place in the neighbourhood, waiting for my directions.)
At my first interview with Mr. Goodere, he, professing a desire to
see Colonel Gwynne before time and place for the meeting could
be settled, left me for that purpose. with the assurance that he
would return to me in two hours. The second interview took
place at the stated time at the Castle inn. Mr. Goodere then
delivered to me a letter, written by himself, stating that he had
s` advised Col. Gwynne to decline any message from Lord Here-
ford." I could not cheek my feelings sufficiently on reading this
letter, to prevent the expressing of my opinion with considerable
warmth, on the conduct of Colonel Gwynne, and on the advice
which Mr. Goodere admitted he had given to him : and I read to
Mr. Goodere the minutes I had made at Ross, of the conversation
I bad with Col. Gwynne when he accepted Lord Hereford's
'challenge. It then became my duty to show to Mr. Goodere an
adder to the Gentlemen of Caermarthenshirc, which Lord Here-
ford had previously furnished me with, and which has been
the coffet-ro un at Brecon, and that of the hotel in
rlfreef in
ord. I represented to him, that it was Lord Hereford's
intention to make it public by every means in his power. I re.
quested Mr. Goodere to take a copy of that address; and he took
a copy in my presence. I then stated, that I should not be saris.
feed without seeing Col. Gwynne• in order that I might hear from
his own mouth the approval of the sentiments contained in Mr.
Goodere's letter. Mr. Goodere conducted me to Col. Gveyane,
whom we m...t on horseback, in the read to 'frecastle. Colonel
Gwynne having read Mr. Goodere's hater tome, stated distinctly.
" His sentiments arc mine: I shall act by the advice of my
friend." I then requested Mr. Goodere to produce the copy he
had made of the address from Lord Hereford to the gentlemen of
Caermarthenshire, and to give it to Col. Gwynne to read. Colonel
Gwynn,: read that copy in my presence. while I held the original,
written and signed by Lord Hereford, open before him en my
hand. Having stated to Cal. Gwynne that Lord Hereford would
make that address public by every means in his power, Colonel
Gwynne remarked, that he had letters which he could publish,
and he would move the Court of King's Bench a7a.., inst Lord He-
reford. I then quitted Col. Gwynne and Mr. J. M. Goodere, but
returned in the course el the evening with l.ord Hereford to
I .landovery, who posted against the Town Hall and the Castle inn
door at Llando,ery, two copies of the address to the Gentlemen
of Caermartu enehire, written by himself, with a few explanatory
particulars, 6 übjoined and written by me.
I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant,
CPARLES CORNEWALL.
[lt is very generally rumoured. that Mrs. Thyane Gwynne has
swallowedpoison,atherresidencenearßristol. She is. at all events,
in a state of great mental misery ; heightened, no doubt, by the
conduct of that person for whom she desei ted a man of honour.]