The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-29 00:00:00

• Not time was master; hr was fansenilly in to-
▪ ; ahrn 01,1 ..t it Shrill was 1111 teener man at yea; he
Ithe a mad rib.* aller hr had hi• lipww, and on that
Nuud4y he •buck crowns, who got away front boo in the
boat.

Mr. El'stead ati•l Ire was a burg nn, residing in Dom.
00 Toe..lay el/mentor, the 16. h hisivemlarr, he was rent for
I.y the Mayor, who It-la ahle ~,,,, irr of Dower, 11. examure
tht body of John Viler lie hound him on th► cabin flow,
with a wound in hi% rorrheibll, about two ilirillera NM( Mill
a quarter of nu Melt deep, which exposed the bone. To-
wisi da the upper part of the head there was curmisler-
■ble contusion and fracture of the WPM. Such a fray•
tore as occasioned death, and must have been indicted,
cot from a fall, but by such an instrument as be bad beard
described.

uli Lein recalled, merely mid Ike man died
aI r••.

Iltr Pri...n.r, on Ir int called upon fur his arfewew, raid
he I/ 3% quite. in.t iu.ible at the time, and kurw nothing of
what hr dui. . _

Ile had no witnesses either as to his character, his health,
ur hAbi rs, rxv•pt what f,ll from those already emostined
Jw.tice PARR rusumetl up the evidetrce to the Jury,
and observed that voluntary intoxication furnished no ex-
cuse or eve. palliating far crime; habitual intemperance
often mule a man as completely deranged as if he were •
general lunatic.. 11 was fur the Jury to consider whether
the Pristontr vas in the latter w ill the foresee prediealwriss.
Ile raw nothing in she evidence to justify an ..n that
the Prisoner's state of wiled was generally that of a man ex-
posed to such an alwrratinit of impression,.
The Jury witlisltrw at fore o'clock, and rebutted in little
more thus half WI boor, with a veisliet of Guifiss
The Prisoner heaved a sleep sigh, sos hthitur this verdict.
Ou bring asked whether hr had ally thisal to say why sen-
tence of death should not be passed upon him, he made no
reply.
Sir W. SCOTT then proceeded in the most enrol manner to
pronounce gnalll.llCr of death upon the unhappy Prisoner.
He observed, that he had fallen the Orlin, of his own guilty
passions, nod 111.1 his 4 rime was aggravated by the dreadful
circumstance, that the individual whom he Mid so basely
murdered was a brother, whotu by the ties of nature he
ought to Ism protected hunt the violence of odors,
rather than berried into eternity himself. There WWI
now no hope fur him in this world; he had forfeited all
claim to protection front that society whose lams be had
so outraged, sod lie implores! him therefore to make Isis
peace wish that God, against whose law be had equally uffeoth
ed. Before the throne of God alone had he sow any hope
of merry, and to it the Itarotd Judge implored he would
address himself in repentance and humility. The law allow.
ed him hut • few hours more to remain in this wools! The
Learned 'edge then, in the most solemn manor', coticlnded,
by pronouncing spun him the awful sentence of the law,
which was, that he he executed on Mosiday rem.
As execution), sit these Seo.i.nos are ortiereol to
hike place in Execution Dock, Mid its the tide will
mot m 05...., at 104 »voter mark WI Monday morning.
the COURT ordered a respite in that case until
Torstissy ittoroisig, and on that account •Itrue„
The...trials occupied the Court frotu nine o'clock
in the monolog used 'oast six o'clock in the evening.

LENT ASSIZ LS.

CIRCUITS OF THE JUDGES.

Nerforh—Lord Chief/moire Abbott and Sir. Baron Graham,
Midland—Lord Osier J Bemire Dallas and Sir Justice. Urri.
How—Lord Chief Harms Richards aml Mr. Bamrs Gartvw.
IVestern—Mr. Baron Wutml mad Mr. Jimmie.. liserromrh.

Northrra —Mr. hole, Bayley and Mr. Justice Park.
Orford—Mr. sod Mr. Jo...ice Richardson.

Mr. Justice Batley moll Mr. Justice Park will proceed to
the whok or the Northers, Colleilee, ns is ea the Um-
wort Circuit, fur the dispatch of both crustall sod civil basti-
ons.