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dressed the Recorder, and requested his trial might be
ttomponed, in consequence of the absence of a material
winless. The Recorder replied, that no motion for the
postponement of trial could me mode until the whole of
the indictment had been read. When the clerk of the
trraigns was reading over the names of the Jury, the
prisoner said lie wished to challenge some of them, as
he understood they came from Hammersmith, and be-
lieved that a person named Gregson was intimately ac-
qoainted with them. Several of the Jury observed, as
their names were called, in reply to questions from the
prisoner, that they certainly knew the person he had
named, but had no acquaintance with him of the nature
spoken of. This appeared satisfactory to the prisoner,
and she Jury were sworn. lie was then removed from
the bit..

Robert Crowe, a young man of genteel appearance,
was indicted for stealing a si:ver watch, the property of
T. Richards, from his person, on the I Ith of August.
The Jury found. him guilty. He was then called up
for judgment, and sentenced to be transported fur life.
Stephen Tool, aged lb, was capitally convicted on an
indictment charging him with burgiarionsly breaking
the shop window of Mr. John Scott, linen-draper, of
Parliament-street, and stealing thereout 18 silk hand-
kerchiefs, his property.
R. Railway, aged 19, and S. Greenwood, aged 25,
were capitally indicted for assaulting Richard Ives, on
the king's highway, and taking front his verso'', five
gold seals, his property.
It appeared that the prosecutor, who resides on Beth-
nal-green, was passing through Church-street on the
11th of Auguat, and when near the Flower Pot public-
house, observed the prisoner, Ramsay, coining towards
hint. At that moment he heard some one behind him
cough out. At that instant Ramsay snatched at his seals,
but the prosecutor having taken the precaution to secure
his watch, a second snatch, accompaniAd by a violent
blow in his side, was made before the seals were detach-
ed from the chain. Ramsay then ran up a court, fol-
lowed by Greenwood, who exclaimed, " I)—it him,
111 have him , but they both escap.al. The prosecutor
then, in company with two officers, went to several
flash-houses, and ultimately found the prisoners in com-
pany at the George, in George-yard, W hitecitapel.—
Ramsay, immediately on seeing the officers enter, en-
deavoured to get away, but was secured and identified by
the prosecutor.
Mr. Justice Best summed up at great length, when
the Jury returned a verdict of guilty against Ramsay,
and acquitted Greenwood.
The prisoner, on hearing the verdict, said he hoped
the prosecutor would recommend him to mercy. Mr.
Ives replied, that he should be doing an act of injustice
to his country if he ditl.
Tug CASE or BROOLES.—John Benjamin Brookes,
was again brought to the bar about one o'clock, and put
in an affidavit, swearing that he had not been able to pro-
cure the attendance of a witness material for his defence.
Upon thisaffidavit Mr. Platt, counsel for the prisoner,
moved the court fur the postponement of the trial until
next sessions.

Mr. Alley said he should offer no opposition, if the
court thought sufficient had been offered to induce it to
consent to a postponement. As a man (laying his hand
upon his heart) he wished most heartily the prisoner
should have every possible facility afforded him to enable
him, if lie could, to wipe off the stain which was at
present affixed to his character.
The affidavit was then handed to the prisoner, who
signed it, anti the trial was ordered to 'woo over until
the next sessions. The prisoner, meanwhile, will re-
main in custody pursuant to an order of the court.
W. Lester, a black seaman, was indicted for stealing
twelve sovereigns and Mile guineas, the property of Ded-
rick Sedenburg. The Jury found him not guilty.
J. Banjo-, aged 20, was capitally indicted for break-
ing
and entering the dwelling-house of Thos. Langford,
and stealing therein eight knots of silk, his property.
The prosecutor lives at Bethnal-green, and is a silk-
weaver. On the Bth of August, his house was broken
open, and plundered of a quantity ol• silk, and other
property, which was traced to the possession of the pri-
toller. He was f d guilty death.
Edmund Nlustoe, a young man 20 yerrs of age, in
the dress of a seaman, was indicted eapit ally, for steal-
ing a gold brooch, value 31. a gold watch value 201. a
snuffbox value 31. and other property to a considerable
anioutit, in the dwelling•house of F. Boyce.
Mr. B is a gentleman of fortune residing in Hayes-
place, St. blary•lo-botte. He had at the back of his
11131151011 a stable, over which there was att apartment
fitted up as a sleeping-room, in which Mr. Boyce himself
occasionally slept. lu the latter end of June he wen'
out of town lor a fortnight, leaving in a bureau in the
sleeping-room the property in question. Ott his return
to London, be Mond his bureau locked as he had left
it, but on opening it the whole of his property was mis-
sing. Mr. Boyce made immediate inquity about the
matter, and ascertained that the prisoner, who was ne-
phew to Mr. B's. housekeeper, bad, during the absence
of Mr. Boyce, slept several nights in the room, and sus-
picion naturally fell moot him, and Mr. Boyce on the
evening of the sth of July found him in Broad-street,
Golden-square, and pee him in charge to a watchman.
On time way to the watcli.house, the prisoner said to Mr.
Boyce, " My God, Sir, don't take me to the watch-
house. I shall return all your property to-morrow."—
M r. Boyce told hull not to say any thing to coos ict hint.
IViien the prisoner was searched, Three duplicates were
'num! upon I , one of wind' was for a pearl brooch,
belorigitig to Mr. Boyce, which hail been pledged at the
shop td Mr. Dry, a pawnbroker. in St. Martin's-lane,
by a boy a sew (lays before.
lit the course of the night the prisoner confessed to the
constable that he had stolen the articles in question, and
said lie had pawned tae watch at Mr. Dry's, and sold
the Duplicate to a Mr. Turner. )'his was lotind upon
inquiry to be the fact ; and it was found also, that Tur-
ner had given 31. to the prisoner for the duplicate, and
had redeemed the watch, which was pledged for 141.
Mr. Boyce in his examination said, the watch was

worth 40 guineas. The key of the part of the bureau
in which the property in question was deposited, was in
the top of the bureau, which could only be removed
by a seaman or a calrmet.waker• It was in fact a sea
Chest.

S:veral very respectable witnesses gave the prisoner a
good character, and stated hire to be reputably comirecred.
The jury round the prisoner guilty; but recommended
him to mercy, on account of his previous good character.
Mr.. Boyce begged to state the grounds upon which
he wished to join in the reco 11111 l eridarron. When he
discovered the robbery, the friends of the prisoner ex-
vetoed their earliest anxiety mat lie should be brought
to justice, and gave all the assistance in their power to
procure his arrest. He (NIL Boyce) had dilcovered also
that the prisoner was truly penitent before lie found Min,
and that he would have given himself op tile next morn-
ing, haJ he not been arrested on the night mentioned.
Mr. Justice Richardson said, the recommendation of
the jury and prosecutor, should most certainly be at-
tended to.

ROBBERY or MR. LAURIE'S House —Charles
lin-
bioson, a genteel-looking and well-dressed boy, about 16
years old, was indicted for skaling a bag containing 411
sovereiuns, and other property, belonging to Nlr. Laurie,
of Fleet-street.

Mr. Adolphus stated the case to the Jury.—(We have
already given the particulars of the robbery, and the hint-
ing of a bag, containing the sovereigns. by a chimney-
sweeper in a flue, in our Police Report—the facts proved
on the trial wire precis:Ay the same.)
The prisoner, when culled on for his defence, said, in
a clear and firm voice, that he would leave it all to Its
counsel.

Mr. John Gill, a chymist and apothecary, slated, that
the prisoner li.eil two years and a half with him, during
which time he conducted himself with the utmost pro.
priety; witness reposed the greatest coofidence in him,
and always found him extremely correct in his morals.
Mr. 11(.1114a te, a silk dyer, had known the prisoner
since his infancy. lie always !mire an excellent cha-
racter.

The Recorder summed up the evidence, and the Jury,
after consulting together for about six minutes, returned
a verdict of Guilty—Death.
The Foreman said, " We very strongly recommend
hint to mercy on account of his previous excellent cha-
racter and his youth."

The Recorder said, the recommendation should cer-
tainly be conveyed to his Majesty.
The trial lasted from s•x till nine o'clock, and the
Court was crowded in every part during its progress..—
The prisoner throughout appeared perfectly composed.
FE IDA Y, SEPT. 13 —This morning, at the opening of
the Court, John Morr►uu and Jones were ar-
raigned for the wilful murder of a new born child. Both
pleaded not guilty.
uxnett.--Thoinas Prior, who stood charged upon
the verdict of a coroner's jut y with the wilful murder of
Elizabeth Martin, was then placed at the lhar. The pri-
boiler, on advancing to the bar, waved his hands abate,
and in a loud tone uttered some intim. Iligible sounds.
The unfortunate 111211 is about 20 years of age, and his
countenance exhibits all the appearance of idioicy. He
had Irons his infancy been cousidered a person of weak
intellect, and the old tvoinan whom he is charged with
murderirig was employed as his keeper.
Mr. Justice Best informed the Jury that the duty they
were called upon to perform was not to try whether tire
prisoner was guilty of the crime laid to his clrirge, but
whether he was at the present moment in a souuu state
of mind.

Anti Shelton was then sworn, and examined by Mr.
Andrews.—She deposed that she knew Elizabeth Mar-
tin. She lodged in the same room with her from the
the '29th of May until the Bth of June, when the unfor-
tunate event occurred. he prisoner was usually out
all day, and came home at 1 I at night. She always
thought that the prisoner was not in his right seines.
He frequently danced about the room before the pictures,
and laughed without any Cause. From all his conduct
the witness thought that he was not capable of knowin.4
right from wrong. He went out to work, and returned
home again unattended. . . _ _

In answer to questunis front Judge Best, the witness
detailed several instances of extravagant conduct, w high
induced her to form the opinion that the prisoner IVAS
DM capable of distinguishing between right and wrong.
Dr. Cotton, the ordinary of Newgate, stated, that in
the performance of his July he had visited the prisoner
about three or lour times a week. Front what he had
observed of his conduct, lie conceived him to be au Wait,
and incapable of regulating his conduct.
John Pocock Holmes, the surgeon of Newgate, stated
that the prisoner was a complete idiot. He did not be-
lieve that he could answer to an indictment.
Messrs. Andrews and Adolphus declared that they
could produce further evidence, but they considered that
that winch had already been produced was EUtikig"
satisfy the Jury.
Mr. Jo3iice B-st summed up the evidence
Jury, who immediately found that the prisoner
in sane mind.

111 r. Justice Best directed that the prisoner si
main in custody untd his Majesty's pleasure
him shall be known.

I'he unfortunate prisoner was removed (win
without uttering a sound.
u RLER.—Nliclidel Coyne and Thomas Cl
indicted fur the wilful murder of James Mart'

30th of July, by striking hint on the head wit
of iron; another count charged theses with al
assisting in the murder of the said James Mitrt
It appeared, front the evidence, th .t about "
on the night of the 30th July the deceased waf
beer its a public-house, called the Coopers'
West-street, Smithfield. In the same room, I
company with the deceased, wese the two pris
another mail, named Gaudy, who had quarrel
the deceased some days before. Al tiny rose to
room, when Gantley also rose and got into ti
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passage, he (Gawky) struck him downwards upon the
head with some sharp instrument which he held clinched
in his hand. Gamley then seized Murty by the right
arm, and continued to strike him in the manlier before-
mentioned, the blood gushing out upon the infliction of
every blow. The prisoner Cline came into the passage
while this scene of barbarity was acting, and assisted in
it by holding up Murty to receive the blows of his brutal
antagonist. Coyne, the other prisoner, was seen among
the persons who surrounded Gamley and Marty ; but
only one witness, a child, and niece of Murty, connected
him with the attack, by stating that she saw him assist.
iug to hold her uncle up. The landlord of the honse not
only would not interfere when called upon, but even
seemed to exalt at the brutal treatment which Murty
received. After the all'air was ended, Gawky made Isis
escape, hut the prisoners were apprehended. Murty was
taken to St. Bartholomew's hospital, where he died on
lie gth of August. Two surgeons from the hospital
wee of opinion that the injuries which Murty received
were the cause of his death, he having been at the time,
and previously to receiving then, in a very bad state of
health.
The prisoners said nothing in their defence, hut called
several witnesses, who deposed that they believed them
to be humane men.
Mr. Baron Graham minutely summed up the evidence,
and the Jury, slier consulting together a few moments,
returned a verdict of Not Guilty of murder, and also
Not Guilty of manslaughter, as to both prisoners.
Mr. Baron Graham asked whether the Gnat was to
understand that the Jury acquitted the prisoners of man-
slaughter as well as of murder. The Jury replied in the
affirmative.
The prisoners bowed, and were taken from the bar.—
Tne trial lasted eight hours.
Thomas NVilliants was indicted for stealing four silver
table-spoons, valise 3.55., the property of Mrs. Fergastm,
of 26, Holies-street, Cavendish-square.
Francis; Butcher, the head servant of Nits. Ferguson,
saw the prisoner, who is a chistutey-sweep, walking :roan
the area of his mistress's house on the 6th of August.
Be immediately missed the spoons, and suspectmg the
prisoner, he pursued him, and found them in Isis posses-
con. Prisoner in Isis defence said he found the spoons
lying on the step of the door.
The Jury found him Fuilty.
IVilhain Smith and 1 homaa Mansfield were convicted
of stealing five pigs, value 51., the property of William
Rhodes. Th:y were each sentenced to be publicly
whipped, and confined for two years to hard labour its
the House of Corrsetion.
George Ball was pot to the bar, charged with having
stolen 14 pounds of pork, the property of John King.
Toe prisoner begged that his trial might he postponed
till to-morrow morning, in consequence of his basing
been described by a wrong name its the paper stuck on
the gate, purporting to he the names of the prisoners fur
tri ii. His name is Hayles, hut was entered as Ball.
The Recorder said he had pleaded by the latter name,
and his friends ought to have been prepared to attend.
The prisoner said Isis ft Sends went away, not expecting
his trial to come on.
The Recorder said this was au idle pretence, and the
trial must proceed.
The trial went on, and it appeared from the evidence
of King, that the prisoner was employed as a bricklayer's
labourer in his cellar. On his way out in the eventog,
he was detected with the pork, concealed in an apron
round his waist.

Prisoner in his defence said, that he had been promised
something for his supper if his work was finished in
tune, and finding the pork rolled up in the apron, he
thought it was intended liar him. He was a poor man,
with a wife and six children depending entirely on him
for support, and he threw himself on the mercy of the
Court. Ile had, he said, scores of friends to character.
Tory were called, but none appeared.
The Jury found him guilty, but recommended him to
micy on tile ground that he might have had a good cha-
racter, had he au (worming of calling his friends.
The Recorder said the recommendation should be at-
tended to. He had been already in custody two months.
The Court would consider this; and as it was very pro-
bable that this was his first (induce, would order him to
be fined a shilling, and discharged at the end of the ses-
-810116.

This sentence produced a slight burst of applause
from stone pare of the Court, which the Recorder very
strongly reptehended.

Remarkable Circumstance and Providential Escape.—On
Frioay evening (ti ti inst.), as some of me hoppers in the
employ of Jaunts Ellis, Esq. at Barmiug, Ketit, were
thawing water from the well belonging to that gentle-
man, a boy and a girl happening to be carelessly tulaying
near the spot just as the bucckct was tieing letting down'
the girl, to avoid the winch hitting her, stepped back
and fell on the bucket as it was d. wending, and was
taken with it to the bottom of the well, a di pth of 42
feet, but holding fast by the rope she was miraculously
preserved, and drawn up again without experiencing
any other injury than a few flight bruises. Time poor
Loy, we regret to state, did not escape so fortunately;
the winch, in the velocity of its course, !mirk him a
stolen' blow on the head, which levelled hint to the
earth, and fractured his skull in so dreadful a matmer
that he was taken up in almost a lifeless state. A eni-
gma from Maidstone was immediately procured, and on
his examining the head, a portion of the brain was
found exuding from the wound ; he, in a most skilful
manner, operated on the fracture, and extracted all the
parts of the bone from the brain, and the boy who bore
the operation with much composure, retains all his la-
collies, and hopes arc entertained of his recovery.
Out Tuesday evening last a lady, named Ilarrls, of
Nlatieltester-street, wasproceeding through Oxford-greet,
and when near Oxford-buildings, site was attacked by
two men, who rushed against her and robbed her of a
gold watch ; she gave an alarm, but the fellows succeeded
In making their escape, although proitiptly pursued.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER'

CORONXKS INQUEST.

MILANCNOLT BUICIDIC AND SINGULAR OCCORRINCI.
—On Saturday last ass Inquest was held at the Globe, the
corner of Baker-street, in the New-road, before T. Stirl-
ing, Esq. Coroner, on view of the body of Mr. William
Thornton,. aged 7.1, • respectable gentlausa.s, possessing
great property in the neighbourhood of Maryleuone, who
had committed suicide.

It appeared from the evidence of the wife of a person
named Strong, that deceased had fur some time been la•
bouring under mental derangement, but had of late been
much better. On Friday morning last she came down
from deceased's room, at his reques►, to get him some
barley water, which she br3nglit hint in half an hour,
and deceased at that time expressed himself much better;
she returned into the room abont 9 o'clock, and on going
in she observed the blood flowing front a wound in the
throat; deceased had at the time a knife in his right band,
and the wound was inflicted on the tight side of the
throat.

Isaac Strong being sworn, deposed he is a builder, and
lives in deceased's house. Witness usually goes out in
the morning at six o'clock ; but previous to his .o going
he generally called on deceased to see the state of his
health ; he so called on Friday morning, when der eased
appeared perfectly calm, and much better than he had
been for some time before. He then left him, and about
I t o'clock was sent for by hie (witness's) wife. When
he arrived he found deceased weltering in his blood, and
a knife clinched fast inkis right band. A surgeon was sent
for, who used such means as he thought ;nutter. Wit-
ness remained with deceased from that time until he died.
To the hest of witness's knowledge, deceased has uo fa-
mily whatever.
Itlr. Norton, of Glocester-place, New-road, sturgeon,
deposed he has attended deceased for many years, and
for three years past he has been suffering under mental
derangement, very frequently making use of many inco-
herent expressions. Witness was sent for to attend de-
ceased oil Friday morning last, when he found him in the
state as described by the former witness. Deceased had
a wound in the right side of his throat, apparently in-
flicted wills a sharp instrument, and which occasioned his
death.
The jury having viewed the body, the Coroner sumtned
up the cave, and tinder his direction brought in their ver-
dict of" Died in a state of temporary derangement."
Soon alter the verdict was given the Cormier departed,
when the witness Strong requested to have the knife
given him, with which the deceased had committed the
rash act, and which he stated belonged to I : his re-
quest was accordingly complied with; it was one of those
knives that contain eight or ten different instruments , the
blade was so very blunt, that it surprised every one how
the deceased could commit the deed with it. . . .

The witness had no sooner, however, received the
knife' than he said," Gentlemen, it is now all settled, I
thank you for the verdict you have given, but 1 am his
Natural son." This created a great sensation through the
jury loom, and every one was eager to know why he slid
not say so before : but as the case had been fully inquired
into, a verdict given, and the Coroner gone, She matter
was obliged to rest tor the present : however, seven of
the jurymen, then in the room, drew up a resolution and
presented it to their foreman, giving it as their
that a fresh isupiest ought to be taken. A letter to that
effect was transmitted on Monday morning: to the Co-
rosier, who in the eveimig returned Ins an,wer, that as
there was nothing in the statement of Strong to warrant
a fresh inquest, he could not comply with their request.
The matter therefore rests opou the verdict first pro-
nounces!.

Mrs. Thornton k a very old and Whim lady, nearly as
old UP her sintorkinate husband : she appeared to be so
very infirm as not to be able to rake any part in her
household ur family concerns. The deceased has been
for many years resident in Marylebooe, and ai his death
was owner of between SO and fir houses in the same
parish. Thortun-place derives it► name from him as the

An inquisition was taken on Wednesday last, at the
house of Mr. Moody, the sign of the Three-Tuns, corner
of Belton-street, on view of the body of Donny Linty, a
child, seven year of age, who came to his death by the
following accident:—About one o'clock on Tuesday
afternoon a boy went into the yard for a pitcher of water,
and there found the deceased lying on the ground, with
a large coping stone upwards of five feet lung on his
head. The boy gave an alarm, and some persons came
and took the stone off his head ; he appeared quite iiisen-
aud was carried ' distely to St. Giles•s work-
house to the parish surgeon, but he expired in five minutes
after. On investigation, it appeared that the stone had
bean previously standing on an end in the yard against
the wall, and it is supposed that the deceased was in the
act of climbing on it, or otherwise playin.; so as to cause
it to fall on him. The Jury returned a verdict of " Ac•
cideutal Death, from a stone falling on him."

There has been a very Wenn ul crop of cranberries this
season in many parts 01 Cumberland; several thousand
quarts have been sold from a half penny to a farthing per
quart, which were carried to the south and disposed of
to great advantage Moor-game shooting began on Mon-
day last; and we are told, notwithstanding the reports
to the contrary, that the htrils are very plentiful, although
by some sportsmen difficult to be killed, even with a
great expenditure of powder and shot.
A few days ago, a young lady in the neighbourMiod
of Carlow, trying an experiment on her neck, with a
silk handkerchief, to ascertain the lialtire of hatigiii.,
stopped the circulation of hind, so that she fell sense-
less; and had it not been for the timely assistance of a
gentleman who was present, might have paid dearly fur
her extraordinary curiosity.
GAMESTERS.--11 will perhaps he recollected that a
gang of gamesters were apprehended last week at No
Ku.g-street, St. James's. It now appears that their ap.
prehension, imprisonment for the night. and public
exposure in tha morning, were not the only toorlifica-
tions they were fated to undergo; fur, miseiable to
relate! the tank—though it was secured before the offi-
cers got into the house—tne tank has bah d, and nobody
knows where! Tile CatiSeil a erVal
sensation amongst the western hells ; and there arc riot
wanting those who insinuate, taut whatever honour there
usay there is little of It among gatnestelf.

US

REFORMATION PRODUCED IT Till BRIZTOW MILL
—On Finlay last, the Town Hall, Southwark, presented
the rare novelty of a maiden session, there being no
charge either of felony, misdemeanour,or assault,within
the whole extensive district of the five parishes, from the
aught before ; and in consequence the strong roosts or
gaol was thrown open, Tots worthy Aldermen (J. J.
Smith) took his seat on the bench at eleven o'cluck,and
disposed of alt affair of no interest whatever, and about
a quarter before twelve he went away altogether. That a
wonderful diminution has taken place in the bushiest of
this office, and of Canon Hall, too, within the last year,
cannot be denied, especially in the bee of felons
committed ; and it is equally certain that this decrease is
entirely owing to the heavy and tedious labour imposed
In prisoners at the Mill. When an offender is scow-
ble that the sure punishment attendant upon the cum*
mission of crime is very hard labour, it will require very
little exertion of his philosophy to convince him that it
woold be as well to work for himself as for others, from
whom he gets no remuneration. We hear with plea-
sure that a mill is about to be introdoced into Tuthill-
, fields Bridewell, Coldbath.fields House of Correction,
and, in fact, that the measure will be generally adopted.
An unfortunate occurrence took place at Castlecoot
on Monday Mein last. The firm. Mr. Strangeways.
brother to Lora Ilche,ter, at present oti a visit at the
Castle, rose up in his sleep, and opening the window,
leaped Jowl', a height of nearly 30 feet Irom the g ))))) std.
—We are happy to add, that though the gentlem in is
severely contused, there is no apprehensions for his life.
Mr. T. Harris, jun. of Plymouth, is about to make
trial on the Louisa tender, winch is breaking up in the
Dock-yard of that port, of a lightning conductor, which
he purposes fixing in the masts of vessels, to convey the
electric fluid through the bottom. It is said, that should
a body of gunpowder surround the proposed conductor
(a copper bolt), it would not inguite; indeed, this wi:l
form a part of the experiment.
Out Sunday moroing last Mr. Brockelsby, of the hail
of Lincoln, gamekeeper to the Dean and Chapter, lost
a brace of valuable pointers in a singular manlier.—
About eight o'clock they were locked up in a stable at
the White Hart, coupled, to be in readiness for the sport
of the following morning: on the ostler going in soon
after, lie found them dead—the clog having jumped over
the stall, and the bitch being left suspended on the other
side, by which they were both hanged.
Ott Thursday afternoon last, as a party of nms;cians
were upon an aquatic excursion down the Thames, the
boat was upset by a strong current at Londombridge,
and the whole party being thrown into the water, were
carried with the tide a great distance. Happily, Cowing-
ton, an expert waterman, happened to see the accident,
and succeeded in picking them up, before they stink, or
gut into the dead water. lie cart led them to a public-
house on shore, where they dried themselves, and from
thence proceeded home,

NIORT EXTRAORDINARY CARI.A singular marriage
is likely to be regularly atinotni.eit in a few days. Una
prejsbliced towards the parties, sae shall give a detail of
the alfair with as much brevity as possible. A short time
since a summons was oiraintal at the Head Office of the
Police, coins' two individuals, who answer to the names
of C. and M.P., to appear before the magistrates, there
to hear the accus moil of W. N. fro aiding and abetting
in procuring the intermarriage of Mr. P., aged 58. with
a Miss NIG. about l 3 sears old, contrary to the form a
the statute provided in such case, &c. The individuals
who had procured this summons were accompanied bT
the voting lady, her mother, and by their 12C111. M r.. 1 .
Downing, and their legal adviser, Counsellor H ottani,.
It was stated to the Magistrates, that on Sunday the 1 Ith
of August, Miss M'G., who had been induced to lease
the boarding-school by what she conceived to be tire
mandate of her mother, but which that mother now de.
dares to be a false document, was brottalit to town and
met by Mr. C , who, it seems, had been le t one of the
executor to the will of the young I tly's father, and by
M. P. the bridegroom ; the juvenile bride, it seems,
next signed a document, termed an assignment of the
property to Mr. C. and as now stated, imagined that her
mother had approved of the union, she accompanied her
admirer Mr. P. his frieial Mr. C. and a clergyman, its
Bridge-street, and thence to a mansion in the vicinity of
Lucan, where, in the presence of a select few, the cler-
gyman prunotinced the nuptial benediction. The young
bride, on her return to town, having, as it is stated, beets
itiformed, that her mother disapproved of the 0111011, tart.
mediately burst into tears, declared what had occurred,
awl enumerated a variety of circtunstaticts connected
with this singular case; site was immediately separated
from admirer, and all the parties who protested
against the marriage sought redress front the Magistrates.
They, however, were not certain, that it came within
their Jurisdiction, aid declined to proceed forward in the
matter until the op niun of the Judges of the Court of
Knog's Bench was 'firs obtained. Meantime affidavits
were filed by the parties who defended the furegoina ap-
peal, and Mr. M. P. and Mr. C. obtained a writ of
!lanes Corpns, and by virtue of such document the
young wife was brought before Judge &from, bre. a
a few days back, and there regularly claimed by \lr. P.
as his bride, The whole case was heard by the Judges
with great patience and attention. Mr. O'Driscoll at-
tended on behalf of M saes. M. P. and C.; Mr. Holland
on the mher side. 'rite Ilobests having been dismissed,
the little gal was handed over to her mother's care, and
Mr. Huband informed Mr. Downing that he was at
liberty to proceed against Mr. N/. P. and Mr. C. forth-
with : accordingly a summons was oil Friday obtained at
the Head office, before the magistrates of which this
most singular can will be again discossed--(Dubtts
Morning Post )
On IVraluesday arternonn last, three large stacks of
hay standing at the loot of Caniingate-street, A low ek,
and belonaitig to his Grace the Duke of Northumber-
land, took fire, and notwithstaisding the precatition had
been taken to build a chimney or Itomel through the
stacks, they were so greatly heated and the coinhustion
was so general and trio/ent, that every ellutt io save :twat
was uitavailing,