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away; but as he was writing he heard him say, " Von know
Bramwell, you have taken a false oath." )(colluded, as he
believed, to the assault. The whiess raked his head indig-
nant at the accusation, and that 1110111011 t he received a blunt
in the free. He instinctively put his hands, to his head, and
felt the Mood pouring out very fast; his head dropped upon
his rent book, and he remained in a sort of stupor for about a
minute, as well as he could judge. He recovered his senses,
and heard Boniface say, " that is • fur taking a false oath,"
and shortly afterwards, " that be had tlotic his business."
Lk was carried out of the room, and put to bed.
The statement having been proved, an attempt was made
to set op the plea of insalety.
John Wag corn, who saki he had known the prisoner for
several years ; and about IS months since he observed a ma-
nifest alteration in his behaviour, to such a degree, that he
thought he was deranged. He then stated several installers
of his strange conduct.

Thice persona, who had lived vvith him as fellow-cervanta
in Mi.,s Aslitinenliam's fatitil, 'rated, that they belie% ed he
W;l3 OCCasi1111:111‘ deranged.

The High Meritf of-the County said, he knew him formerly
as a servant in Major Woodgate's fatuity, and that.. le: bon a
inn%t excellolit character.

The ease being finished, Mr. Serzeant Bommmet, in sum•
mine up, directed the Jury first to consider vfiether. if the
prosecutor hail died, they would have considered the pri-
soner as guilty of murder t fur unless they .would, they must
acquit him. He adverted to the defenae of insanity; and
stated, that it was not any aberration of the mind from right
reason, but the culprit moist not kwe.v the good or es il of the
action at the time he cointeitteti it. He then detailed the
evidence minutely, and applied it to these principles; and
told the Jury that it yeas their peculiar province to draw
the resnit, and pronounce their verdict accordingly.
The Jury, ;Meets blurt deliberation, pronounced the pri-
soner—Guilty.

MAR MEL

Mr. W. Giblett. of New Rond-streei.to Mary

Tan:, dait. of Mr. Stansfeld, of Hickniabswortli.—At Kew, 31ajor-
Gen. Sir Win. Parker Carroll. to Emma Sophia. only surviog dart.
of M. E. Sherwin, Esq. of Kew, Surry.—Mr. .1. Leachnistr, of Al-
dermanbory,.solieitor, to Mary. data. of J. Warren. Esq. of Comp-
ton Terrace, lslington.—A. A. Goldsmid, of Finsbury-square, to
Sophia. dan. of •1.. Solomons, Esq.—At Witaplinle, I.ineolnshire.
SMilal, to :Miss Forel, of that place. Nlr. S. had just before
come-into possession of a oiassiderable sum of money. which induced
miss F. to matey him, and on the billowing Sunday night she de-
camped with a journeyman baker, takipg with her 1551. by way of
support.

At Ockley, Curry, Bev. T. Wondrofre. Rector of that pari It.
and Vicar of thing, Susstx, and late Fellow of Clare Hull, Cam.
bridge..--At Bath, Sir R. Ilnokty, formerly of Fenchurch-strect.—
At earslialton, Sorry, S. Vtillacc, Esq.—At ('lielsfield, Kent, Rev.
P. Cory ton, Ili)). late Fenny,. of All Souls. Prehendary of Peter.
btirough, and ittetor of ChelsOield, end St. Dtinstan's in-the East.—
At l'heinisforil, Louisa Jernatta, dau. °lilt-v. J. Morgan.—At Wet.
lington lark, E. B. F. Langford. on in law to J. H. Tilson,
convulaions, brought on by excess of grief, having survived
her husban.l but four days, Alrs.sitilizAiuntier. of Swan-place, Kent-
•smil..—B. !lowan'. of*Lawrence Building
Park. 'Yorkshire, the .flight 'Hon. Katherine, Dowager I'utintess of
Aberdeen, in the tild year of her age.