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parties ;, and that she hsd not been commie atIV.
properly with any_other man than the defendant.
- Mr. Chambers, in his add.reiS to the jury, con-
! tended that the action was a trumpery one, and .
that the ought to have been settled before a
. magistrate by an order of affiliation, and not have
been made the -subject of an inquiry of this kiwi.
As to the charge of: seduction,
he sanituce ar"inearthl
to him that if the' u e had bee any
case it was the yawn g woman, and wit the defen-
dant, who was arrived at a time of life which
rendered him a very unlikely snhjeit for an attack
of this description. He admitted it was an tinfor-
tunat e , hing for a father to have a fro ward d lug! iter,
but he said the jury were blund, not only for their
own protection, but for that of everyone placed in •
a similar •situa:tion_ to, the defendant, to take care
not to give damag, s for seduction when no seduction
had in realty taken peace.
.Mr. Sustice eresswell having summed up, the
jury after _a short deliberation. returned a verdict
for the plaintiff----Dawges, 401. _

[P,Ji.-1.),. 40. STA.mptai 5v

the t-xtensiOn of the parliamentiry term-to seven
years necessary having ceased to exist, theextended
term ought again to be shortened.
By r dnc ng 'he duration of Parliamentsto three
yet re, the risk of the "abuse of Parliamentary power
would 1 e m.tterially diminishe-i. There are several
reason for fixing upon three years as the term to
4
be 'substi,u.ei for -se4en. The legal duration of
Parqament at the-time when it was extended. by a
'Coup d'etat seven , y ars was three years. Many
rood poc,p e are startled at the idea of a more
frequent recurrence of general elections would_otim-
p ,und fat three years. There is some weight in,
o.h of these-reasens, but there is far more weight
in a third which we aro nom about to state. The
clanger of annual Paitliaments is that so frt.quent a
recurrence of election struggles would- weary and
disgust the greater part of the public, and that
e'ections would consequently become mere matters
of form, or would be left to the management of a
few' interested busybodies.• Three years would,
give any body of men comparatively' few opportu-
nities of doing 'lasting, mischief, and would • suffi-
ciently reveal the character of dishonest membersto
insure their dismissal. .
-- The evil consequences_ of conferring upon mem-
bers of Parliament too long a lease of power must
be particularly obvious to the reflecting at the pre-
sent moment. 4 great proportion of the electors
seem bent upon giving'their votes for no other pur-
pose than to express t their predilection for an indi-
vidual. Men of the . most questionable character
and principles will be, allowed to slip in, on- the sole
condition of - pledging, theinselves to support Lord
Palmerstni. In seven years the collection of loose
fish that may be broiled together. by thin-means
may ruin the country,
The preSent duty of those who aro convinced of
the necessity of shortening the duration of Parlia-
ments-is obvioui. They owe it to themselves and
their country to refuse their votes to any and every
c indida,te who will not pledge himself to supporVa
bill for shortening the duration of the next and all
future Parliaments to three years. In every con-
stituency where there can be a contested election
Vie advocate; of short Parliaments are sufficiently
iinuaerou to turn the scale. If they will only reso-
lut -4y and dstinc,ly insist -upon this pledge, they
may rest assured that it will he taken.
We kn iw the clatter that will be raised about our
ears on the score of the immorality and inutility of
pledges. We are as little disposed as any of the
wranglers who will raise thi, cavil, to attribute any
magical power to a p;edge. We know that there are
tilutt-ins cif pleige4, who will swallow them by the
dozen, and
.yoi.l them with equal facility. What we
m -an by a pie 'gels a public, deliberate, unequivo-
cal promise by a man that he will do so and-so. If
the electors are careful to select trustworthy men
—men who have characters to lose—they may rest
assured that mere sham if no better Motive, will
make such- Men keep any explicit promises they
have made in puhlic.

sporting Intelligence.

DONCASTER -SPRING MEETING.—TUESDA.T.
The Trial Stakes of 5 SQVS. each) with 30 added, for 3
- yr olds and upwards. Certain penalties and allow-
ances. T.Y.C. ; 7-furlongs 214 yards. 15 subs.
PST.. T. Pair's Odd Trick, by Sleight-of-Hand, 3 yrs,
6 et 10 lb (Fordharo)
Mr. Gill's Bourgeois, aged, 9,tt (Gill)
Mr. Bennett's Peto, 3 yrs, Gst 101 b (Snowden)
Lord Ribblesdale's Centurion, 3yrs, Est 101 b (Hibberd) 4
The following also ran :—Lady. Emily, Countess of
Westmoreland, The Little Cob, Magnolia, lota, Remedy.
_ _ _ — .

Betting-5 to 4 agst Odd Trick, 3to 1 aget Centurion,
6 to 1 against any other (offered).
Won easily by a length ; three lengths between the
second and third ; Centurion was a very bad fourth ;
Remedy was fifth ; lota lost start, and was, from begin-
ning to end, a long-way in the rear.
The Hopeful Stakes of 5 says each, with 100 added for
2yr olds. Colts Bst 7ib ; fillies and geldings Bst 31b:
4. winner before sts,rting 4112 extra. The second- to
receive 20 soya out of the stakes. About five fur.
longs. 63 subs.
Mr. Barber's Polly Peachum, by Collingwood, Bst
71b (including 41b extra) (Dales)
Mr. T. Parr's Peregrine, Bst.3lb (Flatman) 2
Mr. Halford's f by Peppermint—Fisherman's dam,
Bst 31b (J. Kendall) 3
Mr. La Mert's Melita (late the Ranger's Daughter)
Ist 31b (Midgley)
Tile following also ran :—Prince of Denmark, Yellow
Gal, Terrific, Pultowa, Old Times, Daneany, Garnish,
Lady Alice, Fly-by Day, Read's Treatment, Gammoner,
Orchehill, Peliesier, Heroine, Swde, Calamity, and Ar-
canum.
Betting-4 to 1 agst Peregrine, sto 1 aget Heroine, 5
to 1 agst Lady Alice, 6 to 1 agst Polly Peachum, 7 to
1 agst Fly-by-Day, 20 to-1 each agst Orohehill, Swale,
and Terrific.
After several ineffectual attempts to get them off the
flags were lowered, Pultowa alone losing start. - The
Peppermint filly led, to the straight, where Polly
Peachuw, who had been lying second, bore her colours
in alvance, and thence galloped home an easy winner
by two lengths. Peregrine came out at the Stand and
beat the Peppermint filly for second ; lace by half a
length. Mesita was about the same distance behind the
third ; Old Times was a good fifth, Terrific sixth ; Lady
_ _ _

lice and Prince of Denmark next. The last lot con-
sisted of Yellow Gal, Calamity, and Pultowa.
The Doncaster Spring Handicap of 15 sous. each, 10
ft., and 5 only if declared, dr,c., with 100 added. Cer-
tain winners extra. The second to save his stake.
St. Leger C.,urse: 50 subs., 22.0 f whom declared.
Mr. Saxon's Mary, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Flattnan) 1
Mr. Lewis's Pantothinle, aged, Bst 41h (Kendali) 2
Mr. Andre w..'s The Martlet, 4 yrs, 6st 1310 (J. Forster) 3
The following ako ran-:—Artillery, Forbidden Fruit,
PoAle, Merlin. Volton, Conrtenay, Cossey, Greencastle,
Little Nell, Night Hawk, Odd Trick, and England's
Beauty.
Betting-7 to 2 agst Mary, 4to 1 agst Odd Trick, 8
to 1 agst The Mart!et, Bto 1 agst Artillery, 12 to 1 agst •
Pantomime, 7 to 1 agst Bolton and Cossey coupled
(taken).
Greencastle was • first off, but after going about a
hundred yards he was passed by England's Beauty,
Martlet going on third, and Odd Trick fourth. They •
ran without any material change in these. positions to
the Red House, where Martlet and Odd Trick came
across Greencastle and nearly knocked him down ; Pan-
tomime, who was lying in their wake, narrowly escaped
a collision. England's Beauty soon afterwards gave
way, and Martlet was left in possession of the lead. At
the distance Pantomime went up to him, with Mary in
close attendance. Half-way up Mary came out and won
cleverly by a length ; same distance between the second
and third. Poodle was a bad fourth, Night Hawk was
fifth, Cossey sixth, and Merlin seventh. Odd Trick
headed the niatlat.. Artie., Greencastle, and For-
bitiden Fruit brought up the rear.
Optional Edlia; &o. The second to save his
stake. o.;e mile. Four subs. Won by Mr. Dawson's
Polish, ib47 Faiugik-e-Bailagily 3 yrs (301.), bet 91b
lock), beetiog 'Mr. Pickering's Tom Perkins, 6 yrs (301.)
71b (Fordham) Recmarl. Mr. C. Reynard's The
Heiress, 4 yrs (301.) f t Glb, W. Marina, and Mr. C.
Win tricgbarn's Capuchin, 3 yrs (401.) 6st 41b. Morti-
mer also ran.

SPRING ASSIZES.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—AYLESBURY, March 10.

ALLEGED MIIRDEIL.
Maria Isabella Becket, aged 66, was indicted for
the wilful murder of Jane Bowden, on the 30th of
e. la•t.

Mr. Wroth waQ-couwel for the prosecution ; Mr.
Power and Mr. Mil appeared for the prisoner.
The prisoner is a re,pect,,ble-looking, old raily,
who at the time of th.toccurrence out of which this
charge arose was lodging at Wing with her son-in-
law, Mr. Bowden. Near to their house lived Mrs.
Becket, the wife of the prisoner's son, and it ap-
peared shit on the 30th of Dec. the old lady paid
the latter a morning call. Mrs. Becket weicomed
her relative warmly, saying, "Oh, mother, you
have not been here since the alterations." To this

the prisoner, whose eyes glared wildly, replied with
a sad and solemn voice, "Yes, I am come, but not
°ma p'.easant errand, for I am come to kill you.
I must do it for I am mad," and muttered some-
thing about her having been sent by the devil, who
had given her a razor ; at the same time she pro-
duced a raz.,r from her pocket, and seized Mrs.
Becket's arm. A. scream and struggle ensued,
during which the old lady said, " Oh 1 I must do
it ;" but a second scream stimmoned to the aid. of
M_Ls..,Becaret. whotiya 0 fire advanced in: Drelnanev.
subdued and apparently pacified. After a while
she said she was better,,And wentoway, -saying she
could go alone. Altherigh Mre itgoket had ob-
served indications of a f4iliug- intellect in her
mother-in-him since her husband's death two years
ago, neither she nor her friend accompanied the
prisoner. On her return home she found the de-
ceased, a child only 10 weeks old, sleeping in a
cradle rocked by an elder sister five years old.
Mrs. Bowden was upstairs, and immediately after
the return of the prisoner she heard a shriek from
the girl, and on rushing down discovered to her
horror the o'd lady, with the babe on her lap, deli-
berately engaged in the act of cuttingits throat with a
knife. The injuries inflicted onthe child caused death
in a few minutes, as her distracted mother rushed
out of the house with it in her arms. When taxed
with the murder the old lady said, "I was forced to
kl.l the baby in order that it might go to heaven."
Both Ms. Becket and Mrs. Bowden agreed in at-
tributing this dreadful act to the impulses of in-
sanity, and described the conduct of the prisoner
for some time past as that of one labouring under
a delusion, struggling with invisible spirits as it
were, and whose intellect, was failing. The medical
min whl hid known her for several years spoke of
her as hypoch ird.ria,cal at times, and deposedthat,
in his opinion, the prisoner was of unsound mind
at the time in quest. on. She answered all his ques-
tions rationally enough, and had always taken to
the child more than to her other grandchildren.
On one occasion the prisoner said to Mrs. Bowcteu,
she wi-hed some one would kill her if he would not
be hangrd for it, and iegretted that it was a sin
to kill herself, and often expressed the fear that
she should die in a workhouse, though her cir-
cumstances were amply sufficient for one of her
class of life.
Mr. Power having addreissed the jury, urging
that his unfortunate client was eutit!ed to an ac-
quittal on the ground of insanity.
The Chief Baron left it to them to say whether
they were satisfied by the evidence that the pri-
soner at the time she took away the life of her
Igrandchild was in a state of insanity, so as not to
render her criminally responsible for that horrible

Betting-7 to 4on Polish, who won by three lengths;
bad third.

The Chesterfield Plate.—One mile
Mysterious Jack
Lord Nelson •
Cardsharper
Won by a head. 11 ran.

AQUATICS.

SCULLERS' RICE BETWEEN PALMER AND
ADCOCK.

A. most capital boat-race was rowed yesterday after-
noon between two scullars of whom much has been said
of late, named Palmer and Adcock. The distance was
frern Putney to Mi,r,lake, for a stake of 20/., to which
was added a tolerably large amount in bets, the money
having been laid out mainly at evens, from the known
equality of the men. Prchminaries having been satis-
factorily arranged the men took their stations at Putney-
bridge, at about an hour before high water. The start
was very rapid and gnod, Adcock exhibiting a trifle the
beet of it, and then succeeded a most animated and gal-
lant struggle. The men were soon scull and scull, and
almost in this position they continued until nearing
Craven, where Palmer showed a slight advantage, but
his opponent rowed with such thorough game, th it it
took a great deal of labour to shake him off. Palmer,
however, succeeded in effecting this, gradually increas-
ing his trifling lead to half a dozen lengths, by which he
ultimately won, after a severe pull all the way.

MARKET NEW - (1..u16 y ay.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Only a limited supply of English wheat was on sale in
to-day's market. For most kinds we had a slow inquiry,
yet Monday's prices were supported. The general quality
of the samples was inferior.
The imports of foreign wheat this week are only 3,090
quarters. The transactions were wholly confined to im-
mediate wants, but without leading to any change in value.
Floating cargoes of grain were held at full currencies.
There was a good demand for barley, and the finest malt,
at previous quotations.

act.
The jury at once returned a verdict of Not
Guilty on the ground of insanity.
THE ALLEGED MURDER AT CHESHAM.
The grand jury threw out the bill in this case,
which was expected to have occupied the entire
day to-morrow.

Oats-were in full average supply, and heavy request, at
barely last week's currency.
Both beans and pease were firm.
Flour, however, met a dull inquiry.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. I Malt.
I 1,210 560 1,120

HOME CIRCITIT.—MAIDSTONE, MARCH 10.
CIVIL SIDE.
(Before Mr. Justice Cresswell.)
HADLOW V. MARSH.

English..
Irish .....

Oats.
830
3,470
7,780

Flour.
49

Foreign I 3,090 I 8,360

This was an action brought by the plaintiff to
recover dim Ages from the defendant for the seduc-
tion of his daughter.
Mr. E. James, Q.C., and Mr. Rodwell were for
the plaintiff, and Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and
Mr. Horne for the defendant.

BOROUGH HOP.
The demand for most kinds of hops is steady, at full
prices.

The plaintiff in this action, it appeared, was a
grocer at Herne-hill, near Canterbury, .and the de-
fendant was stated to be a person of property re-
siding with his mother in the same neighbourhood
at a short di,tante from the plaintiff. The young
woman who was the unfortunate subject of the in-
quiry was about 28 years old, and the defendant
was stated to be considerably on the wrong side of
40. It appeared that the intimacy first commenced
between them about three years back, and that it
continued unt 1 the beginning of the last year,
when the plaintiff's daughter proved in the family-
way, and she gave birth to a child that was still
surviving, iu the following month of June. The,
defendant, it appeared, was then applied to, but he
denied that there had been any improper intimacy
between him and the plaintiff's daughter, and as-
serted that the child was not his, and the present
action was the result.
'Die daughter of the plaintiff, a very gcod-looking
young woman, was examined, and she dei ailed th•
cireumil ai•ces under which the intimacy arose be
tween her and the defendant. She was s b. t d
u _lee .-,
to a very severe cross-examination by Mr. Clhban_
hers, and shy stated in answer to questions put t
her by the learned counsel that the defendant firm
a-costed her as she was re .uruing from church' anc
that she conversed with him for some time, an(
that an awignation was made between them'
the defendant told her that when he " anyte
her" he would wave hispocket-haudictrchiefwrfor'
tier window. She said that upon the fist occLioi
when 'his was done she did not intend to meet the
defendant, but she happened accidentally to walk
past a plantation that belonged to his mother, and
he carne out to meet her, and their walked together
in the meadows. The same thing occurred onsome
other ocoasims, and on the third time
she said that the defendant succeeded il, overcom-
ing her virtue. After this their interctet"s Were
continued at intervals,
and always took place in
ehe methire