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THE NATIONAL REGISTEII.

Gilbert, lately the wile of sir. Gilbert, a pa-
rishioner of the same parish.
The learned Judge said, that as the motion appeared to
he very important, it would be better to defer it till the
oth►r learned Judges cause into Conti. The motion was
accordingly deferred, and towards the close of the day it
was again brought forward. The learned counsel said,he
grounded his application on the affidavit of the husband,
who deposed that his wife had been smote, tissue dead, and
that the corpse still 'Attained above pound. Some months
ago, application was made to the Rev. Mr. Clare, Rector
of the parish, to loamy the body. but he refused, as it was
deposited sa an iron coffin. This objection being made,
the husband was advised to take theopinion of two learned
civilians, who declared, that there was no legal ground for
refusing to bury a corpse on aceouist of the materials of
which the coffin was composed. Recto► was then
riled into the Commons, and the ease stood for trial ; but
as she Rector stied before the hearing of the question, the
Mil abated.'lnc husband. Mr. Gilbert, then applied to
the ailing Minister of the parish to inter the corpse, the
vacancy occasoned by the death sit the ittctor not having
been fitted asp. The Ministers MO Churchwardens refused
to receive the body, and by lilt order of the latter, it was
deposited ise flue bone-house. The husband, therefore,
now applied to the COllll,lO issue a mandamus, to tarsier the
Ministers and Canis chow deus to busy the body with tin
accustomed cer. nsunies. .

Mr. Justice Bailey—Wily do you wool to bury Ike body
it iron ?

Mr. Chitty —Because, my Lord, the iron coffin is so
constructed that the body cannot be taken out of it.
Many bodies have been Mimed in these collise., stud the
parish would have rich sued the corpse of his. Gilbert, if
her husband had consented to pay the additional sum
which they dets.astded. They my, that an iron coffin is
nut so perishable as a coffin made of Mood ; but, then, au
iron coffin occupies much less room, as MI of the latter
will lie in the same space as 100 coffins made of wood.
The Lord Chief Justice.—la there any instance of a
nsouttamhts loan ecclesiastical person, to induce I • te per-
form an ecclesiastical act such as to bury
Mr. Chitty.—There is a case, my Lord, inter, ow's Re
ports, vul 3, p. 1267, in which Lord Mansfield is made to
say, that a niondomue is a pi eruptive writ, to the aid ot
which the subject is entitled upon a proper clop, previunely
shown to the eatisfaction attic Court. The original nature
of the writ, and the end fur which it was framed, direct
upon whet occasions it should be issued. It was intro-
duced, to prevent disorder from a failure of justice and
defect of police. 'fleet cf.irt, it ought to be used upcn all
occasions where the law has I sta6lighed no specific re-
medy, and where in justice and good ;permanent there
ought to bootie. Within the la ,t century, is. has been It-
baratly interposed for the benefit of the subject dud the
advancement of justice. This was the opinion of ',fled
Mansfield, with respect to the writ of mandamus. tut
there was another rear to which lie (the learned counsel)
begged to call the aitelition of the Court; it was the case
of John Andrews against Thomas Cowthorne rI3 George
II ) reported in %V litre, p. 538. In that case Mr... 1 manes
Abney said, that the burial-oldie dead is the deal duty of
every parochial priest and miniater ; and it lie neglect or
refuse to perform the other, be miry by the express words
of the 86th canon hr sus;:citiled by the ordinary for three
months. And it• any temporal inconvenience arise as a
nuisance feom the neglect of the interment of the dead
corpse, lie is punishable also by the temporal COWIN Ny
indictment on inforoiation, 11. 7,G. I, 11. K. 'fist Coal'
made a rule on Mr. Taylor, rector of Daveatry, in Nor-
thamptonshire, toehow cause why an iirforination should
not be tiled, because Ile neglected to bury a poor pa-
rishioner who died in iliak palish. Now, it was obvious,
that a 'sinister might be prinislind by the temporal Courts
for not heirs ing a body, and as the body in tilts ease was
in a state nf• corruption, from the minister's retiree' to bury
i', it 'Teetered to the learned counsel that a tacoulatuus
ought to be hunted.
The lord Oriel Justice said, lie thought there 'was
another. tribunal, namely, the Court of the Diocesinn,
before which this matter ought to be brought. Eat he
would not decide the question at present; and therefore,
he recommended that the• learned counsel should look fur-
ther in the books, and if lie could find rely thing to meet
this difficulty, then he would mention the t est. again. II
appeared to his Lordship, that different Courts had been
established by the• nouutry for chili-mid purposes ; and
that the jurisdictioisof one Court ought sot to be euutound-
ad with that of another.

Mr. Chitty said he wonldlonk forther into the books In
the eonne of the evening, and mennon the case-again at
a future period.

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY.

Monday came on the trial of P. Powers. journeyman
millwright in Maddiugtou, charged V, ifli the ninrder of
John Bandilands, farm- nt -to the Earl of Dallionise,
upon the 15th of April last, by striking hint on the head
-with an sae. . .

It appeared in evidence that some ',Annie men had been
amusing themselves by leaping an the high road, opposite
le Custibton toll-bar, when they were joined by the prisoner
and his master's son. who had been working in the neigh •
linnrhood, and after finishing-their jnb, hail regaled them-
selves with some gills of whisky.atditrerent public-houses.
'f ke•deceased was standing enjoying the amusement, when
the prisoner said he -would jump with any of them fur
twopence; and having lost his bet, refused to pay is, when
some haling altercation took place-among the parties, and
the deceased said, ohl as lie was 66. lie would either jump
with him, or fight him tar any thing lie liked. Sonic high
words then ensued between the prisoner and the deceased,
thetin port which was not distinctly recollected b.:, any
of the witnesses present, lint it ended in this—that the
prisoner struck him a blow on the head with an axe, which
ke had on his shoulder, and inflicted a severe wound on
his left temple, mit of whirls part of the brain protruded.
After the exanritiation of the w iinesses, the Counsel for
the proseeut• and p.innel addressed the Jerry ; and tile
Lord Justice Clerk having slimmed up the evidence, the
Jury retired and deliberated fur an hour and three quar-
ters, when they retnrnerl a written verdict, finding, by a
plurality of voices, the pannel Guilty of the crime of
murder libelled; but unanimously amid wawa earnestly re.
commended him to merry.

Tuesday se'nniilst two boys aacended a tree at Sturston,
near Eye, to obtain a bird's nest, when one of them fell,
chic iso terrified Wi companion, that io his haste to 4e-
scrod he tell upon the body of the former, and bruited
btu se anutb as to occasiou his death.

JUNE 20.

WISTPdINSTIIIR MBITING.—A meeting on Tuesday
was conceited at Willis's Rooms, the object of which
was to raise a sum of money by subscription, for the
purpose of building a new -and snore enlarged hospital
in West 11l ll ster than the one now established. At
o'clock the president of the institution, the Doke of
N ort I het faint, took the chair, and was aceonipattied
by Lord Gross etior. A long and interesting report was
read by Mr. Anthony Carlisle to the meeting, front
which it appeared that this most useful charity was
fouoiled so long ago as 1716, and possessed the merit itl.
has ing been the parent of all other subscription hospital,
for administering to the deceased poor, and for iinpros -
;leg the practical knowledge of physicians and surgeons.
This great .work of christian benevolence had applied its
resources to atom than 17(1,1)04) aftlcted fellow-creatures,
had materially preme led the spreading of infectious dis-
orders, and had supplied all the wants of its objects
with unceasing care. With respect to the various com
trilnitions which had been made to this valuable estab-
hidinient, the report stated that since 1776 a sum of
Jblve 30001. had been' raised by charitable contributions
.11 chili-elks, and a snot of .s!4ot)i. by -other means. Sir
Burdett, when tirst elected representative in parlia-
Olen( fur Westminster, mad, a 1411141 MM of 1,000/. The
permanent Muds and resources of the hospital had bow
• assiiiiied a state which promised a long continuance of
its services. At the period of founding this institution,
however, experience hatharit snagested the several requi_
sites for the stflaCtllre of such buildings, and therefore
the present eilifi?tt laboured under Ike disadvantage of
ill-adapted accommodations A subseliptiou was en-
tered into for rebuilding this hospital, which, according
to the statement of the Doke of N"rtisuitiberlanul,
would cost 12,0001. ; Ind if a grant of land were made,
it would cause a fiedoc • of COW/. The suLscriptions
already received were aunuuneed, and anima the nattie,.
were slime of the Duke of Northumberlaml for ;soot.,
a•lti Lord (:,,st emir for tont

A letter fonts Colombo, dated No.. saes,—" Up-
wards of sue men and more dints 30 ollieersTell victims
to the climate, during our late war with the Candians.
Many men lost their lives front the bites of leeches,
which swarm in the Jungles; 2.5 men of the tBth Ma-
dras Ileainient have ohm a leg each mum, the bite of this
disagreeable and troublesome little animal, which, in
spite of every precaution, will make its way into tour
boots, or under tour clothes, whilst marching during the
night. Four of the state prisoners (chiefs in die rebel-
him) were sentenced to die : but, Kappitapola and
Aladogable only have suffered. There heads •were struck
off by two blows : their behaviour was manly and cool.
The Governor (General Brownrigg) having-at lend h
restored peace to the island, has issued several proclama-
tions respecting the future government of the Centlia,n
territories: one of which contains the following clause:
" It is also directed, that 011 entering the hall of slob-
ence, every person shall make cleisassee to Me portrait of his
Majesty, there suspended: tail as well there as in any
other courts or justice to the presiding authority."
A series of Ceylon Gazettes to the loth of January has
arrivwl. At that period -nearly all the traces of the
rebellion had disappeared, and the principal leaders of
it had been brought to trial. There appeared 110 dispo-
sition to extreme severity, as the punishment of death
had not been inflicted in more than three or four in-
stances. Among these was the noted Kappitipola,
Prime Minister to the Pretender, who was beheaded
on the 20th November last. In every province of the
interior the inhabitants 'lase been called upon for the
surrender Maims, which have been deli.ered up in such
numbers that it is thought-very few can remain in the
possession of the Candians. • The prisoner who was
thought by many to resemble very nearly the description
of the Pretender, does no: own out, upon closer cx soli.
nation, to he that mock claimant to the crown. The
real personage was-said to heveremmted his primitly garb,
and to be linking in theforcin of Wallassee, not far from
Alipoot. Many -parties of Vedaks were sent in search
of him, and it was extremely probable that he would be
captured- in the very usuotry where he sr-.t began the
insurrection, and by the same Vedaks who then formed
his hotly guard.
INDIAN Coutrrsitir, or Wuotiso !--Ft om a"
American Paper.)
" An aged Indian, .now an inhabitant of Penn.ylvania,
lately observed that the Indians had not only a much easier
way ofgetting a wife than the Whites, hut were also more
certain of getting agood one.—. For,' said he, broken
English, • whkesours court—he covet —may be one sy hole
year I—anty be two years, before he marry ! Well—way he
shearst very good wife—may be not !—May be very cross!
Well ! now-suppose cross ! Scold so soon as get awake in
the morning l—sicold all day!—Scold until sleep! all ones
he must •keep bite people have law forbidding
throwing aw ry rife, be he over so cross—must keep hint
always !—W ell, how does Indian do? Indium—when lie
see iniustrious Squaw, which be like—,he go to him—place
his. two fore Singers Oise aside each other, make two
look like ooe—than look tiquaw in the face --iee him smile
—which is all one he say es..---tar he tally hiss home—no
danger he be cross! No no—Striaw know too *till what
tietianelo, if he cross! Threrwiehm many sad take auotaer
—squaw love to eat meat !—N 0 Isteibuod—oemeat !—Srmitw
do every thing to please husband—he get hint a picoaronni—.
he do every thing to please Squaw—live happy.'"
• The pernicious in the Wiwi' language have lin feminine
gender.
By letters from Trinidad to the I3th of May, we
learn, that the expedition under the command of
General lJrdaneta sailed from Margaretta in the
beginning of that month. The whole force consist-
• ed of 3000 men, including the Spaniards tinder Ur•
daneta, Col. Englislia regiment, and Col. Gilmore%
brigade of artillery : the two latter were almost en-
• tirely composed of Englishmen. Their destination
was understood to be the city of Caraccas, which it
, was believed, was incapable of making any effectual
resistance.
i The height of the thermometer, daring the last
fifteen days of May, was, upon an average, seven
' - than at the same period last year.

JUNE NO.