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a Monday and market day, he called at the house of the
deceased. The wife of the deceased had put a piece of
lamb in a quart of water on the fire at ten o'clock, and
went out to market twice. The prisoner followed her liar
last time she returned, and told her lie had been in the
lonise in her absence, slid that h•r husband Met then iu
an adjoining count. lie then said that he had read in the
papt•ts, that prisons had been poisoned lay water. 'Elie
ileceasanua h•ll wile, alter having partaken of the broth
and lamb, sickened and vend ed. The prisoner called
again at four o'c lock, and saw them retarding. lie find
never bc;ole called mote 111.111 once in a day. Ihe de.
reared died at ball past to else at night. No medical mail
oas sent for. Sea cral nciolihours oho owed of the lamb
sickened. The prusecut►•ts observed sect ref pieces of
a ',token phial OH die health ; the prisoner had bought a
phial of laudanum from a chylatist, which he said was for
ladies at Aliclilleton, but which lie told the cliymist, alter
Acme suspicious %vete created, he had still is his posses•
Before lie wa seed cid to prison, lie wrote to his
wile, in which be directed his sea to give up the wills,
and then added "'think no mote of me, my chance is
very had " The deem-ell was buried four weeks before
the prisoner was charged. A leeched! 111411 gave Lauds.
nom to all o liu tasted of the lamb, and they recognized
the same taste. 'lite medical man Wee or opinion I hull the
deceased died of the laudanum in the lamb-broth.--
Gcilly.
WEDNN.DAY, AUG. 7.
Au objection to the indictment Will taken into conside-
ration this mooning, when the Chief Jitstice over•, tiled it,
and in the most sole's' manner sentenced the uuliappy con:
rid to be uxecuted on Fiiday next.

HEREFORD.
BREACH OP PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
THOMAS V. JONES.

Mr. Richards stated that this a.aionwas brought by David
Thomas againt Auna Jones, for her refusal to marry him accord-
ing to their mutual promises. The damages were laid at 20001.
Mr. Twrotun said that he had the honour to represent a gen-
tleman in a respectable situation of life, who was reduced to
the unpleasant necessity of seeking damages for the breach of
an e;qlageatent rarely violated by the female sex. Miss Anna
Jones, the defendant, was not a thoughtless girl, who bad
yielded to an imprudent passion, of which she bad repeated in
time ; she had arrived at years of discretion, being of the ma-
ture age of 46. (a loud laugh). Mr. Thomas was some years
younger, being about 28 years of age, and enjoyed • ft eehold
estate of front 2201. to MI. per annum. The parties, who
resided in the county of Cardigan, were, in HAS, introduced
by a mutual friend, when the plaintiff was smitten by the
charms of Miss Anna Junes ; sad she, after standing the usual
blandishments (be would out ray rigours) of • siege, consented
to take Mr. Thomas for better and fur worse Its her husband.
The courtship was not clandestine ; but was oarried on by
Miss Jones under the sauctiou of her mother, with whom she
resided, and to whom she could have recourse for advice when-
ever it was needed. Hy her desire, Mr. Thomas expended
no less than 2.101. in adapting his house to her taste, and she
attested her sincerity by finding the timber for the work. She
belonged to a sect of Cbriatiatis called " Anatisplists," and as
she was desirous of promoting their interests, and of basing
• place of worship near her house, she prevailed on her lover
to grant a lease of some ground adjoining his premises, for the
purpose of building a chapel, which was accordingly erected.
After all this had been done, to the serprise of the plaintiff,
Miss Jones refused to fulfil her engagement, and left him to
bear his expense and mortification as be might. Her promises
to marry would be proved beyond all doubt, for she had not
only cap d her intention is words, but had attended at the
udice of a solicitor at Llaudillo, with Mr. Thomas, and bad as-
sealed to instructions in writing for her marriage settlement.—
These instructions proved, that a family was expected from the
union ; for they provided for raising portions for younger sons 1
sod daughters. (lowa to the 9th or 10th child. (A general
j laugh). It was difficult entirely to preserve gravity on such a
subject ; but the injuries sustained by Mr. Thomas were far I
from trifling. He had been put to great expense by the ex-
pee ations which the defendant had disappointed, and for these
he was entitkil to a fair remuneration. And, without dwelling
much on the injury to his sensibilities, could It be thought that
he now would be as well received by the fair ladies of Cardi-
ganshire when he attempted again to seek a partner for life, as
he would have been before lie caperienced the scorn of Miss
Anna Jones ? On tile whole, a considerable loss and vexation
had been sustained by Mr. Thomas, for which he had a right to
expect reasonable and temperate damages,
W itnceses having proved the case us stated by Mr. Taunton,
as well a subseepient refusal to marry the plaintiff,
Mr. Campbell addressed the jury for the defendant. So ri-
diculous, he said, was this cau,e, that I is learned friend (Mr.
'reunion), who even at the bar wore by anticipation a judicial
gravity on his countenance, was unable to refrain from bursting
into laughter while he told the sad tale of his client's misfor-
tunes. lo truth, a more ludicrous, a more absurd, a more un-
principled action, 'teem- was permitted to disgrace a court of
justice. Would the plaintiff be the less pointed at on account
of the attempt which be had made to-day? Might he not have
*ern the willow in silence, or bare sought to forget his loss
with some other lady, tisorJ suited to him, more young, more
suited to satisfy all the purposes of • marriage settlement than
her whom be had lost! When a woman was deserted by her
lover, a hen she had wasted the best years of her life in depen-
dence on Ilia fidelity, alien she had lust her all by his baseness,
there was some excuse for her seeking redress in a court of law.
Hut what excuse was there for a man who dragged into public
a woman whom he had professed to love—who consigned the
object of his delicate, his italisssioned, his gentle affections to
the custody of JOllll Dt 2 and Richard Roe f•—(A laugh.)—
In this case, the Jury would perhaps think that neither
the promise nor the refusal to marry was proved by wit-
nesses on whom they could rely ; for how could they believe
that wittiest, fur example, who overheard a conversation while
stoppiug a gap, in which the defendant admitted a fictitious
expense of 20d01. which happened to be the precise amount of
the damage laid in the declaration, and talked of bonds which
had n i existence. Hut if they believed there bad been an en-
gagement which the defendant had t roken, what claim had the
plaintiff to the damages? Of the injury to his feelings, his
*otiose, had scarcely ventured to speak, lest be should ruin all
by bursting into laughter. The lady was forty-six ; and though
one of the witne.sea said she was heantitul, he (Mr. Campbell )
had her own authority to state that She was " exceedingly
plain,''—a canfession which when made by a lady, was entitled
to implicit cr.atence. She was not veaty accomplished e for
she could neither read or write—nor 'maid she be of very
aimed underatandit:g, at sow heard the instructions for her set-
dem, id read over, and suffered tom anticipation of her nume-
rous C.laly to recta n w:t'met objection. If the jnry gave I •
Is•xvoce fair his wounded feelings, sal another sispeoce for his
I,at..u.sisry lasses, the.: would do him mute than justly*.

idr. Justice Bayley expressed his essisies, that the promise
was fully proved by the instructions for the settlesieut. The
plaintiff was, thcrrfore, entitled to a verdict for something ; but
is estimati4 the amount or damages, eta jury would recollect
the disproportion in the age of the parties ; and, wbi e they
considered any fair expense really occurred in contemplation of
tile marriage, they would set MT against it, lbs timber provided
by the delcouttott.
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—damages
The verdict was received with evideut surprise and dissatisfse-
tiou by the learned Juke and the whole court.
SU I.:X AMR ASNIZES.
Lewis, AUOUST s.—Tlio Summer Assizes for this
county cointliviirtil here imilay, before the Lord Chief
iron, on the Croon side, and the Min. Mr. iii tics
Park, nit the Civil rode. In the G.lOl Calendar there are
35 commitnieuts; and the Cause Paper contains twenty
entries.
CROWN SIDE.
Henry Durrant, alias Henry Hood, was indicted for
assaulting Mary Austell on the King's highway, to the
parish of 'ficehursi, on the 7th of June, and sterlinu
num her various articles of grocery, and two pair of
hoot?.. This case was marked with circumstances of
brutal violence.

Mr. Berens stated the case for the prosecution. The
piosecutrix was a widow woman. On the 7th of Jane
she went limn her dwelling at Swaimlen to Ticeiturst,
to purchase groceries anti other articles. Returning
homewards at 111.1%11 o'clock in the evening, she was over.
taken by the prisoner, a smut young man& twenty, who
first asked her the way to S.d.:shurst. Site pointed out
the way. He asked her what o'clock it was, and hat-
ing told hint, he immediately knocked her down with a
bludgeon. Fur a 1111/OWIII she was insensible, but im-
mediately recovering, she had an opportunity of obsess.
ing the person of the prisoner, whose face was marked
with a large scar. lie demanded her money. She said
she had tunic, turned her pockets inside out to convince
him, and begged for mercy. The prisoner struck her
another violent blow set the head, and then ran off with
a small parcel, containing sonic tea anti sugar, anti two
pair of leather boots, which she had bought for herself
and ilati.4.ll,er. Violent as the blows were she was per-
fectly sensible; hut hi consequence of the loss of blood
she was unable to pursue her way. With dilli.-iilty,
however, she crawled to a a neighbouring house, where
she was known. In consequence of her description of
the prisoner lie was apprehended. On his person was
found a dark smock frock stained with blood. The pro.
seciitrix swore that tile prisoner had worn a dark smock
frock when he a:tacked her. Site had 110 doubt what.
ever of his identity. i•Vhen the prisoner was taken up
lie gave contradictory accounts of the smock hock. Hu
said he was at a place called Newich, 25 miles distant
front the spot where the robbery was committed, at the
time the offence was alleged to have been perpetrated.—
As to the marks of blood, lie said they were occasioned
by a fight in which he was engaged with another 11101
about a week below, and that sett nose was blooded on
that occasion. Torre statements of the prisoner were
completely contradicted.
'the prisoner said nothing in his defence.
The Lord Chief Baron s 1111111 l ed up the evidence, and
the Jury immediately found the prisoner innity---Acatii.
The Learned Judge proceeded to pass the ass lid sen-
tence of the law, and conjured the prisoner to prepare
tor its execution, assuring hint that lie certainty could
hope fur no mere,: in this world.
aI•GUST 6.—J. Wiggens was indicted for the wilful murder
I of Henry Lilliot, at Brighton, on the 20th of April last.
Mr. Andrews conducted the prosecution. It appeared in
evidence, that on the day mentioned in the indictment the pri-
soner mid the deceased had set two boys to light on the beach
at Brighton. Some altercation took place as to the merits of
of each combatants ; mutual reproaches followed, and soon as
the boys had done fighting, the prisoner attacked the deceased
and entered to fight him. The latter being the lighter man of
the two, after a round, in which he got the worst, declined the
combat, but still continued to jeer the prisoner upon the subject
of a defeat in which be was beaten by sonic other man in three
rounds, and said, that if he, the deceased, bad more weight
he would be a match fur him. After provoking him for some
time in this rummer, the prisoner fell upon the deceeted.knock-
ed hint down, and whilst he was on the ground kicked him too
or three times between the hip and the back. The deceased
being released, he walked home, apparently not much hurt.—
This was on the Saturday. On the Monday lollowing he cora-
pi/tined of a pain in bit back, but be continued to work for six
or seven days afterwards at his business as a bricelayer, whets
he was obliged to lie in bed, from %Vet be never rose again.
and expired on the second of May. He was examined after
death by two surgeons, who stated, that there appeared to be
no marks of violence on the body, either externally or inter-
nally, which could produce death. They attributed wort:dint
to a fever produced by eneitement of the constitution, in con-
sequence of the blows he had received. Between the hip and
the region of the kidneys there was the mark of a slight contu-
sion, but not am h as would have produced death. The de-
ceased had been previously in good health.
The prisoner called two or three witnesses to givsan ascoiru t
of the transaction, but their evidence did not differ materially
from that of the witnesses for the Crown.
The Lord Chief Baron charged the Jury, that they must ac-
quit the Prisoner of wilful murder, there being se evidence of
any malice afotethought to sustain that part of the charge. If,
however, they were of opinion that the prisoner bad occasioned
the death of the deceased, they would be justified in finding
him guilty of manslaughter.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter only. end
the Learoed Judge, titer animadverting upon the cowardly
brutality of the prisoner in kicking the deceased whilst on Ilm
ground, the latter being confessedly no matoh for hint is sell-
defence, sentenced him to six months imprisoomeut an the
county gaol.
James Tilley and D. Bernell were indicted for berglaviously
breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Elizabeth M stsco,,
at Petworth, on the night of the pith of April, and stealing
therein three Chichester and two Arundel bank-notes for Ott
payment of 11. each, two caunit.ers, containing a quantity of
tea, and • gum. her property ; and Henry Leggett was indicted
fur receiving the g tail, knowing it to have been *mien.
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defence.rwoo d eitsbn,dru.ct ewder thee a
rperpont,escuuntiouen,;
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the
' atrocity is this e ve. The pr,tecutrix, and elderly cowls&
1 lady, and • rental servant of alai 1110f0 advanced rase.
scalded in a dela 'led house in the parish of Petwortb. flat
the night of the .fith of April, they bail rat:lad to hot

about tea o'clock. Between 11 and ►2 o'clock Miss Watson
was alarmed by the screams of her servant in as adjoining
room. She immediately got up, and was approaching the
room, when she was seined by a ruffian, wbo demanded her
moues, and on the instead stabbed her in the left arm with an
iustrumeut like a bayonet. Tht; greatly alarmed, she had self
possession enough to observe that in the maid's room there
were two other mew, one of whom was !yin upon the poor
creature, as if holding her down. The ins bad candles,
and she could see that her tit loss weltering in her blood.
Her own appearance attracted the observation of the other
men. Sonic sculling ensued, and the wines want out. In
the scuffle the 'proisecutrii received several blows can the bead
mid face. One of the ruffians went down stairs, and procuring
a light, they all proceeded to rifle the house, and carried off
the articles esc•ltooed in the indictment. The female servant
deposed, that, between H and 12 o'clock, she was awoke oat
of her sleep by three men, who 'lmbed into her room with can-
dles in their bands. They were timed with a abort sword and
a bayonet. She jumped up in bed, and *creamed as loud as
she could. One of them immediately struck her a violent
blow on the head with a sword, which inflicted a deep wound,
and then jumped upon her and pressed her down on the bed,
with so much weight, as to break one of her ribs. To prevent
her from screarnieg he thrust his hand into her mouth, pinched
her tongue, end knocked out cue of her teeth. Whilst she
was in this situation her mistress Cause to the door, and then
they left her without further molestation. Both herself and her
mistress was cuotiued to their beds for a fortnight alter. It ap.
peered that ibe assailants had entered the house by r hack win-
dew, which they led fenced. Some day a after, a man named G.
Turner, r disbauded soldier, was taken up on suspicion of being
• participator iu the outrage, and he confessed the fact, and
imp;irated the other prisoners, who were immediately taken
lap. The principal witness, therefore, to support the ease for
tlic prosecution was the approver, who deposed that he, Tilly,
and Bernell, bad agreed on the 16th of Apia, to go on the 16th
to Miss Watson's house, and commit the burglary. They ar-
rived at the house at 11 o'clock. He waited in front of the
house, whilst the others broke in the hack war, which having
done, they opened the front door and let him in. According to
his statement be took no part in the violence inflicted upon the
maid-servant, but swore that niter she had been wounded by
Barnett, be jumped upon the bed te'prevent further violence,
and besought the others not to hurt her any more.
In this respect he was flatly contradicted by the old woman
berself, who deposed, Butt there was hut one man on the bed,
sad that that man, whoever ►e was, had cut her, brake one at
her ribs, pinched her tongue, and forced out her teeth.
The accomplice denied all this, and said he had merely inter-
posed from motives of humanity. In collateral parts of the
statement, however, the accomplice was confirmed by several
witnesses. The burglars, previously to their entering the house,
hail disguised their features with some red and white powder,
to guard against detection. After they had effected the robbery
they met the other prisoner, Henry Leggatt, by previous con-
Len, at about half a mile from the house, with a cart and
horse, and to him they delivered the gun, which was part of
the plunder.
Tile prisoners strenuously denied their guilt, and insisted
that the accomplice was perjured.
The Lord Chief Justine summed op the whole of the case for
the Jury, pointing out to their eiteution the descripancy
the evidence of the female servant and the accomplice,
with respect to the violence committed upon the former, but left
it to them to say whether the rest of his story was entitled to
credit, conflated as it was in soy collateral points by the tes-
timony of many credible witneses.
The Jury found all the prisoners Guilty—Death.
CIVIL SIDE.
SPECIAL JURY.—THE KING IL DANIEL.

nil was a customs information against the defendant, for
assaulting a custom boose officer in the ekecutioo of his duty.
Tbedefendant pleaded guilty, and it was understood he would
not be called up for judgment.
JOHN 11131.1.eit, MI. V. RANDALL.
This was an action of trespass for breaking and entering the
plaintiff's preserves, and destroying his game after notice.
The plaintiff is a gentleman of some celebrity, ■aid formerly
bad the honour of representing this county in Parliament ; and
the defendant is a geotleman farmer, residing in the plaintiff's
neighbourhood, in the parish of Dallington. Notice had been
served opun the defendant in December, Ih2o, not to trespass
upon the plaintiff's preserves, in consequence of imputed acts
of aggression on peevious occasions. 'three distinct acts of
trespass were now proved to have taken place after the notice,
namely, in October, November, and December, last year. On
one occasiou he had pursued a bare from his own land to that
of the intiff, and there bagged bis game ;on another be sent
his duo into the plaintiff's p , and killed a rabbit on a
private road of big own, which traversed the plaintiff's soil ;
and on the third he was with his dogs on the plaintiff's land'
but no game was killed.
Mr. gurney, for the defeadast, contended. that the plaintiff
was entitled merely to uornitial damages. The defendant in the
kl CllOl9ll of sport had accideutally trespassed cattle plaintiff's
land, which adjoined his own, and certainly never meant to
insult the plaintiff by a wanton trespass, as was very frequently
the practice on such occasions. There was therefore no ground
fur soy thing more than nominal damages.
Mr. justice Park charged the Jury, that they most certainly
find their verdict for the plaintiff, bat told them that it was only
a case for nominal damages.
The Jury retired for about three quarters of an hour, and
returned their verdict for the plaiutiff.—Dainages SI, costs 40s.
DICLEMS AhD •AOTHHR v, ,HAW.

This was an action biOuiOtbyti;;LOrdri...cof the Manor of
Brighthelmitone against the defendant, for trespassing on the
Mt shore between the high and low water marl, and diaging
and carrying away the sand and soil therefrom. The object of
the *mien was to try the plaintiff's right, as Lords of the
Manor, to the soil of the beach between high and low eater
mark, along the coast, in the pariah of Brightlielinsionc.
The plaintilli rested their case upon evidence to chew that
the Lords of the Manor of Brighton bad, time out of 'Mad, ex-
ercised dominion over the boil between high and low water
mark, and had lb' eselosive ownership thereof, in C • tatrwlic
lion to the anksowledged rule of law that the manorial rights of
e the Lord doaot eat-ad beyond the high water mark,—the
right to the inter Being soil and the low water mark being ge-
nerally in the King. The right of wreck,—of contriving the
removal of sand and.gravei, —ihn fixing of musing capstans un
the 'nub, and other incideots of dominion, were insisted upon
as routirmin; the plaintiff's fight. • Dvicutuentaty evidence, on
the eaters ut ancient grants, was was also adduced Ita the smite
purpose.
For tie defence it was contended, that the plaintiff's claim
was not made out, by uny adequate evidence of enjoyment,
autticient to coatroul the common los right in all the lking's
subjects, to the snit between hie and low water nook, more
particularly as there was ao distinct eri tri any interrop-
-1103 of this right, from woe be: oud the ust.:.:Aor; of I..sa.

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The cam went to the Jury, seder the diremioes of the learned
Jude, who was inclined to think that the evilesee of enjoy-
ment was as strong as could be given in such a case.
The Jury retired for about three smarten of an boar, Ina
&and their verdict for the defendant.

CORONER'S INQUEST.--On 'non Salty night at seven o'clock,
an inqu:sition was taken on the body of John highs, Esq. East
India Director, of the firm of Messrs. Inglis, Witco, and Co.
in the drawing-room of his late re►idence, No. 27, Ma►k-lane.
before Thomas Shelton, Esq. Coroner fur the city of London,
to inquire into the cause of his death. The Jury consisted ot•
lb gentlemen, citizens of London, and most of them personal
friends of the deceased. Having viewed the body, the follow-
ing evidence was adduced.
Edward Kendall, footman in the family.sworn.—Wednesdey
morning, about n,ne o'clock, Miss Inglis, my master's (the de-
ceased) sister, enquired of me, if my master had come down
front his bed-room I I replied, I did not knew, for I bad not
wen his bed room-door wetted ; in consequence of what she
said, I proceeded up to my master's chamber, and, not finding
hire there, I went into the water-closet, near his bed-room, the
door of which was open, and I saw my master sitting on the
seat, his head leaning -forward ;—I observed Wood on the
closet seat ; he appeared dead or dying. I saw a pistol in the
davit, which appeared to have been recently discharged. The
privy was filled with smoke, and smelt st..aig of powder. I
immediately gave the alarm, and I was instantly dispatehe I for
Mr. Draper, the surgeon. During my absence the deceased
was moved to his bed-room, and laid upon the bed.
Cross-examined.—There is no fastening to the water-closet.
I did not hear the report of the pistol. My master b..d on his
morning gown.
Juror.—There is at present no evidence to thew that the de-
ceased, or any one else, committed the act.
Coroner. —There can be little doobt about it, as it was evi-
dent the deceased destroyed himself.
Mr. William Draper, Surgeon, of St. Mary Axe, sworn.—l
wits called in to attend the deceased on Wednesday morning
about nine o'clock, and fuuod Win quite dead, though warn ;
I found that he had received a pistol allot wound ; the bullet
had entered the pit of the stomach, and the firing had burnt the
deceased's shirt considerably ; the external flesh of the wound
was very black. The ball passed io a slanting direction up-
wards, towards the left side of the body, and passed out be-
tween the seventh and eighth ribs. It perforated his morning
gown, and sod entered the privy seat, of course it passed
entirely through his body. The ball in its passage injured the
left lobe of the lungs, the liver, and probably the heart. • I
found the bullet myself in lb) closet seat. I did not see the
pistol. I have no hesitation in saying tee pistol wouud occa-
sioned the dissolution of the deceased.

Mr. Lewis, Surgeon, of Mark lane, sworn.—l was called to
attend the deceased, and foutul him in the water-closet, sup-
portt.d by his nephew. His shirt and morning gown were
burnt, and the lower part of his stomach. The ball had entered
the pit of his belly, and passed through the body on the left
side. He was quite dead. The contents of the pistol moot
have divided some artery, as I law arterial blood on the closet
seat.

Miss Susannah Inglis sworn.—l am sister to the deceased.;
I have no liesitatiou in ss.)ing, that for the last seven mouths
my brother laboured under a great depression of spirits. On
Tuesday afternoon I went to sec the King go to prorogue Par-
liament, and on my return the deceased enquired where 1 had
been ; I tnld him, but he made me no answer. He paced
about with s. very hurried step across the apartment with both
his bands behind him, and looked with a vacant stare at me ;
he appeared greatly diatressed. He took up a book, opened it,
and then flung it from him and left the room. The opening
and shutting of the doors seemed always to agitate him, and
he had been much worse since he received an accident at Nor-
wood. At dinner, on Tuesday, he did not converse with any
one, and was very reserve, and subsequently, whenever he
heard a knocking at time door of the yard, or the ringing cf the
bell, he would exclaim, " These people have no compassion
on me ; they have no regard for my feelings, and if this ringing
mud constaut applications continue, I must have it nailed up. '
About ibree weeks ago the deceased came into the parlour
whilst some of the family were at breakfast, and enquired if
all were well? I replied, " Yes, we are, 1 believe." He
answered, " 1 am not ; 1 feel as if I was poisoned ; I don't
know whether it was in the soup I ate for my dinner, or the
gruel for supper." Be looked wildly round the room. 1 feel
confident the deceased was deranged at the time, for he had
no 'adeptl grounds for his suspicion.
The Jury being now perfectly satisfied, the Coroner summed
up, and was of opinion the deceased front bin groundless sus-
picion, and his alarm at circumstances of a very trifling nature,
clearly denoted that he laboured under a diseased mind.
The Jury retnrned a verdict " That the deceased shot him-
self at a time when be was in a state of mental derangement."
A GOOD AIM AND A STEADY MARK.—A few days ago, in
consequence of a trifling wager, the following circumstance
took place at Liverpool, which certainly rivals the celeurated
feat of William TLII. A professional L,entleman of this town
stood with a tumbler glass on his bare head, amid with his face
to another individaal, a tradesman, who, at the distance of 12
yards discharged a bullet from a cross-bow at the glass, and
broke it to atoms, without injuring in the least degree, the
mortal target which bore it. Oar readers may depend on the
truth of this statement ; but we know not which they will de-
clare to be the greatest—the skill of one of the parties, the
of the other, or the folly of both.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—The premises of a baker, named
Woodhouse, residing at the corner of Vincyard-garduis,
Clerkenwell, being infested with rats, a loaded gun was always
kept for their destruction. About seven o'clock on Saturday
morning some of the vermin made their appearance in the bake-
house, and the journeyman took up the loaded pure, end fired
at them ; the contents (small shot) passed through the bake-
house door, leading into Chapel-row, and entered the parlour
of a house oppome, in which was a pour WOlll9ll, ironed
Wright, repining her husband's breakfast. Some of the shot
perforated her back. The report of the gun and screams of
the woman brought the neighbours to her stnistan-e. Mr.
W Litmore, a neighbouring surgeon, was sent for, and on va•
amination upwards of SO shut were found buried in the skin of
the poor woinan's back and shoulders. She was placed in °ed.
and seven al of the abet have b..en since exit toed.

The rot:nein eingular cireumstatie.e occurred a short time
ago. As Mr. John Bailey, of Runhm.•re Pond, wan %Jilting
in Bak:ar's Wood, he saw a snake laying in the path, and on
melting the reptile Kith thit muzzle of a iowling•pie..,e he was
earrying, it ran into the barrel, and in that situation was car-
ried home by him.
SUDDEN DLATll.—Salardsy ta'nnight, at Ttunipin4tnn, near
Cani:nidgc, a Lie Joisag woman, named Mary Ji.iitison, sged
20, on getting up, cent ia•hcr sick tuntlor in the pe‘t
and with a grateful eletsted roi a czelnitned •' Mother, er!sht
a float end; aiornia; aaal than retiring, aaail

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Greek Slave in Liverpool.—Copt. Dobson, of the
Arab, recently arrived in Liverpool from Smyrna,
has brought with him a Greek boy, about ten years
of age, whom he actually purchausA for 7.1, The
youth was sold at the common bazar, together wits
his mother, brothers, aocl sisters ; his father been
previously killed.
By the new Commercial Trcatv between the
United States and France, which permits the ships
of both nations to enter the ports of each other on
reciprocal terms, after the Ist of Octob:r American
ships will be released from the necessity of coming
to Portsmouth and Cowes, to re-ship their cargoes for
Havre-de-Grace into French bottoms. Above 11)
vessels did this at Cowes, pending the negociations.
EICTRAO:IDINARY FEAT IN SWIMMING—On Saturday after-
noon last, about live o'clock, add about the time of high water.
Mr. Claude. of Liverpool, swain soot the Mersey, frogs
George's Pier to Woodside a distance of nearly a mile in 7t)
minutes, he immediately returned across the river, and reached
the Old Quay Pier (a minnow distance) in 4U minutes, being tbe
lint instance known of any person aocomplishing such a task.
He swain again from the shore with the intention of stressing
himself in a boat, in. flue iniddlo of the river, but, finding
himself suflicieutly vigorous, lis proceeded a third time across
the river, and actually landed at Seacombe Point, :.•listance
of considerably more than a mile, in 40 minutes, after having
been immersed in the water nearly two hours. On returning
to Liverpool iu a boat, he assisted in rowing.
Ho USEBIteAKI SiG.—..Tlte perfection to which invro-
mews of housebreaking are brought, is real y astonishing-
nacre are center bits, we understand, on a new conqi tic.
non, and so sharp that a circular piece of any s sa cis
be cut out of the psiniel ail a dour or window shutter in
less than three minutes. Scarcely any house is rale
without wakeful or vigilant persans sue. p .is the basement
story, unless doors or shutters are lined with iron. lit
every parish thieves at all hours (uul particularly Sun-
days, when the inhabitants are supposed to be 0111), are
prowling about, attempting to picl. the locks of s:reet
Juon, in which they always succeeded, it not interrupted.
—When persons see suspicions looking fellows lure mg
about doors, they should apprise their neighbours. As the
picking of lucks is now a common practice, and the car-
rying off every thing portable in the hall is the conse-
quence. At night persons should keep fire anus in the
house, and nothing deters burglars more from attempting
a house ill in keeping a lamp or candle burniite, and a
terrier dog to pive an alarm. It is said that it is tire
ititenfon next year to amend the pohce ac!, to increase
the punishment of persons on whom instruments for
house-b.eating are found, and to punish those with Mo.
prisooment and lord labour by whom they are I/1411U.
f_c•ured.
FIRES.-011 Thursday night lost the neighbottrhond
of George-street, St. Giles e, was thrown into confusion
by a fire breaking out in the house of Mr. Fitzgerald, of
the above slier', in consequence of the bud-turnittre
catching fire. The fire continued sonic time, sod Site
poor people in that neighbourhoo I were its the greatest
alarm, bringing their toraitture from the houses.
the engines soon arrived, and the firemen succeeded or
extinguishing the flames, but• the properly was much
injured,—The sine night a fire broke out .st the hut.,e
u: Airs Ryan, of Shirt-lane, Temple-bar, in the first
floor, in consiq•irnce of a spars: Hying on the lied clothe, ,
but fultunattly the timely arrival of the engines prevented
much damage being dour except to the furn.ture.
On Monday last a very determined suicide was committed at
Greenwich. A sailor hung himself in Ins lodgings with a bed
cord, attached to a large noil, which he drove into a wall. Ho
pulled his coat, tucked op his sleeves, and took off his
*hues, previous to the rash act.