The Sun.
London, England, 1812-09-19 00:00:00

BOSTON,' SEPTEMBER 14.

A fatal occurrence took phlce in the afternoon
of Thursday last, in. Swineshead North Feu, t►eta
particulars of wilich, -as appear from the inquest
taken on Friday, by J. W. "1)AI:is, Gent.'of this
place, Coroner, at the Barge public-house,
Swineshead High Bridge, are as follow:

About four o'clock in the afternoon of Thurs-
day, as. George Daybell; farmer in Swicreshead .
North Fen, and Charles Roberts, a labourer,
who lives near lung, were shearing wheat in.Day-_
bell's field, four Irishmen Caine • up to •-thews and
asked for work as reapers. The road :was to '
the field where Daybell and Roberts were reaping,
and one oithe Irishmen, wild was in liquor; got
over the ditch and was inclined to be very quarrel-.
some. Being told by-Daybell that he had no
work for him, be began-to cut off the ears of ,the
wheat with his sickle, and throw them about the
fie!d. Daybell expostulated with him ow his eon,
turnacious conduct, and requested him to desist
and seek for work elsewhere, which at-length he
consented to do, and with his companions went
away. In passing Roberts's house, however,
which is bard by, the quarrelsome4rishuran wan-
tonly plunged his sickle into a pig which belonged
to Roberts„ and which was upon the road at the
time. The point of the sickle -penetrated quite .
through the haunches of the poor animal, and was
there left by the cruel wretch who inflicted-the
wound. The children of Roberts, on seeing this,
called out for assistance, when their father and
Daybell, who had also been witnesses of this nn-
provoked outrage, ran immediately towards the
spot, having first called to their aid John Carnal,
a neighbouring farmer, who went into his house
and took down his gun, which had been previous-
ly loaded to shoot the birds among his corn.—
These three pursued the Irishmen-Who were mak-
ing off as fist as they could, and coming up with
two of. them, one of whom was the fellow who
stuck the pig, Roberts demanded satisfaction for
the injury, which after, some altercation was
agreed to he given, and a piecC of dirty paper was
tendered-as a guinea note: but it appearing to be
only a partof 'an old newspaper, Roberts refused
to accept it. In the mean.time.the two Irishmen
Who had gone away, returned with five or six
more, of their- companions, armed with ..sticks,
sickles, &c. Alarmed at their appearance,
Roberts requested of Carnal to let hire have his
gun, which was complied with. Roberts, .how-
ever, did not think proper at that time to use it,
and he, with Daybell and Carnal, retreated preci,
pitately, and were in their turn closely pursued by
the Irishmen, brandishing their sticks and
and exclaiming ." We'll give you satisfaction fin.
the pig !" Roberts, who was the hindmost, find,
ing himself almost exhausted, and perceiving that
his pursuers were nearly up with him, turned
suddenly round and discharged the gun at the man
nearest him, who was only a few yards distant-7
The contents of the piece entered the stomach of
the unfortunate person, and he expired..:on the.
spot. This put an end to the pursuit; and fortu,
nately no farther bloodshed ensued. Roberts, who
was greatly affected at this dreadful catastrophe,
made no attempt to elude justice, but readily
yielded himself up to the constable sent to appre-
hend hits, anxiously Awaiting the verdict of the
Coroner'S Jury.—lt appeared in evidente,--that
the gun was loaded with al-auf half the fill of a
tobacco pipe head of powder, and the same quan-
tity of shot,. number 3 ; and upon 'opening the
body of the deceased, whOse name was Terence
Feagan, aged 20 years, it was found that seven
shot corns had passed through the heart.
The Jury, after seine deliberation, returned a
verdict of Justifiable. Himieide ; the witnesses Day-
hell and Carnal having sworn that they. considered
their. 'own lites, and that of Roberts, to be in
danger.
•

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBITRGH.--On Saturday the
Sena Pus Academicus of the University of Edin-
burgh conferred the degree of Doctor h Medicine
on the following Gentlemen, after having gone
through the appbinted examinations, and pub-
licly defended their inaugural dissertations

OF SCOTLAND.
Robert Renwick, • De Hydrothorate.
Richard Sinnot, De Chorea.
William Bow/e, De Asthmate.
Alexander Aitken, De Typho Graviore.
George Waddell, De Fehre Intermittente.

FROM ENGLAND.
Jelin Pickering
John Wardell
De Scarlativa.

FROIII IRELAND.
William Touig, De Phthisi Puhnonali.
John 'Morrison, T)e Ty'pho leterode.
Richard Grattan, De Htpate et Bilis Seeretioue.
Hubert Pendergast, De Apoplexia Sanguinea.

tOsitcYST, JULT 2©a

GRAND CONVENTR3?iii

VOICE OP VIE " FBIENDS Ot• THE uzziox
DEPENDENCE; AND LIBERTY OF' THE UNITED

'STATES."

All the citizens of Boston and its vicinity were
edited upon tci assemble in the 'United States
Court Room, in the Exchange Coffee-house,
on the 13th inst. M half-past seven o'clock, for
the purposes set forth in the notification.
The Chairman opened the Meeting, by briefly
stating the manner in which it was called ; the
reason of the adjoutninent ; 'and the subjects for
discussion ; after which, ,Benjantin Weld, Esq.
Ni7ith a short, but pertinent speech, introduced
the resolutions, which, at the request of the Seer&
titry, were distinctli, read by Mr. Pollard.
The debate was opened by Mr. Adams, in oppo-
sitiofi to the Resolutions, the scope of whose oh-'
nervations, as far as they could. be understood,
seemed to he intended to skew, that it was crimi-
nal to oppose the measures of Government, and
that war being declared, its justice and -expedi-
ency could not he lawfully inquired into. He was
succeeded by Benjamin A:.Whitman, Esq. who
took an affecting view of the miseries of the
country, advocated the right, of free discussion;
and pointed out the only remedy for the
,evils
already felt, and: securiiy against those yet to
come, viz. a thorough change. in our itulers..
The lion. DANIEL SAKGN'T than /rose, and in
his usual style of sound sense and rilly
described the effects of the war upufl the com-
merce 'of the country ;. gave' his reasons for , be-
lie.ving it to be the result of French influence hi
our National Councils and asserted the right of
wiliholding any support to it, beyond the requisi-
tions of the. constitution, and of the laws made
pursuant to it. / -* . •
• • The Iron. Mr. QUINCY, who then' rose, was
hailed with affectionate acclamations by his con-
stituents,, who evinced their admiration of his
steclfast and able, though:unsuccessful, vindication
of their rights arid interest% in Congress, by long
continued watulations. Ile made a most solemn.
and striking appeal to the judgments and feelings
of the audience, pourtrayed the calamitieS of war,
and the fatal alliance with which it must be ac- •
compa n ied
. The question !was taken upon the Resolutions,
and they were unanimously adopted.' Mr:Adams,
haying been 'convinced by the reasoning whiCh •
he' heard, or silenced by arguments' which could
not be answered, did not vote iu the negative, nor
did any other person.