The Sun.
London, England, 1812-11-17 00:00:00

MURDERER OF AIR. MARR'S FAMILY.

-EDINBURGH, Nov. I2.—We learn from a Gen-
tleman who left Kirkwall, in Orkney, on Wednes-
day se'nuight, that, immediately before his depar,
ture, information was lodged with Robert Ni-
colson, Esq. Sheriff-substitute of the County,
that a sailor on board a ship of war, at Stronmess,
had betrayed great diSquietude of mind, and was
overheard speaking to himself of Mr. Marr and
his family, and, upon being questioned, had ac-
knowledged accession to the Murder.
Mr. Nico'son instantly caused the man to be
carried to Kirkwall for examination before him.—
At first he refused to give any information, but
the Sheriff-substitute at last got him to confess
that he was -one of the actual mnrderersi- 'and that
there were three 'others. He also said, that, ever
since the horrid deed, he had been haunted by
the deepest -remorse and horror of conscience,
and that he frequently imagined he heard Mr.
Marr's ghost commauding him to give himself up
to justice: He is now secured in Kirkwall Jail.
It is stated in another account, received yester-
day morning, that the name of the per Son who
confesSed himself- an accomplice in the murder.
of Mr. Marr's family. is Bell, and that he was on
board the Rosamond sloop of- war, lying at Ler-
wick..

About 25 sick prisoners of war were landed on
Friday morning at Lcith from the Latona trans-

port, and conveyed in carts to the Infirmary. They
appeared to be in a Very languid and debilitated
state, which excited commiseration from the by-
standers. SOME of them had no other covering than
a blanket to defend them from the cold. Every at-
tention was paid to them, of which their unfortunate
situation would admit ; and one instance of ten-
derness of heart, in a seaman belonging to a pas-
sage-boat, deserves to be noticed—on observing
a prisoner who had little or no el:oaths, and who
was in a very feeble state, and shivering with
-cold, he most generously and humanely pulled off
his waistcoat, and gave it, to the unfortunate
stranger.

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF KING'', BENCH, Nov. 16.

Mr.. Justice Ckpan till-. only Judge of this
C6urt that attended this day, and he was occupied
from soon after n'ne o'clock in the morning till
near four in the afternoon, in hearing the justifka-
tions of hail. The nuMlier of bail to justify this
term is almost unprecedented ; it is s;lid justifica-
tion is to take phde, as of this Tenn, in more
than ohe thousand actions

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Nov. IG.

ROBINSON V. BIRCH AND lILYGATE.

. .
This was toaction brought against the late
Sheriffs of Middlesex, nominally, bilt really against
One of their officers, for an escape, under the
fol-
lowing eircumstances.:—A person of the name of
A...ppleyard, who a
kept shop in Queen Anne7street,
Wimpole.:street and was represented as exercising
the different employments of stationer,'publican,
and bt.ilder, became indebted to Stothart,
in the Sum of 561.45. for business done by the latter,
as a surveyor, for which .sum Appleyard accepted
a bill, which was discounted by the plaintiff, who
is an attorney, and who', upon non-payment of
the bill) arrested Appleyard on an action of inesne
process ; but the Sheriff's officer who executed the
writ, having delivered over hiS prisoner to his bro-
ther officer, and taken a receipt from- him, ne-
glectedprocuring a bail-bond,orputting in above,
from !'-'v'hich neglect an •escape ensued, and 'the
present action was brought against the Sheriff's
officer to recover the' amount ~of the bill, which
was lost by his neglect.
Lord Chief Justice MANSFIELD, in his charge,
animadverted on the culpable' conduct of Sheriff's.
officers in this and similar cases, by which credi-
tors were deprived of the benefit of tho'se legal re-
medies by
,which they sop.ght to recover their just
debts, and the Jury immediately returned a verdict'
for the plaintiff---Dainages 561. 14?.
There were but three other causes tried, which
were wholly devoid Of interest.