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who, it seems, was the son of an honest lady. at
Rome, and signalised himself at the precoetous
age of ten years, by pulling the devil head fore-
most out of a stone bottle. Moreover, he founded

the town of Naples, married a Sultan's daughter
(a slight . and edifying anachronism), and died,
like the late Charles James Fox, of an inveterate
dropsy ; on which the writer adds, " thus
Virgilius dyed, and then was the EMperour
eerie bevy for his death ; and thus God gyve us
grace, that we may be in the booke of
euer lastinge blysse. How the " deth of
Virgilius" is to accomplish the reader's
" everlastinge blysse," it is next to impossible to
conceive ; the remark, however, is one of those
singular non-sequiturs in- which the logicians of
the ninth, tenth, and eleventh centuries abound.
In perusing this pleasant piece of absurdity, a
very 'natural idea has been elicited by it. The
vicissitudes of nations are, we all know, as sur-
prising as they are unforeseen. The world has
been once enlightened,—it has again become ob-
scured,; the great men of one age have been the
sorcerers and demons of another; and, should
a similar change occur with respect to England,
would its present illuminati, we ask its Dawsons,
Lethbridges, and still more its Londonderrys,
men who adorn and precede the times in which

they flourish,—would such men, we repeat,
be, in the event of another dark era, considered,
like Virgilius, as conjurors ? Let our readers
answer for themselves.

CONSUMPTION.

AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.

We are happy to congratulate the public, and
particularly those who are afflicted with con-
sumption (the most fatal malady incident to our
climate), upon a simple means, of recovery,
which has been discovered by a gentleman resi-
dent at No. 17, Howland-street, Fitzroy-square.

However meritorious and miraculous this dis-
covery may appear, the public will more readily
believe its efficacy when informed that the mode
of treatment is wholly• unconnected with the
usual system of medical practice. How the
cures are, effected is unknown to us, but we are
assured it is not by the aid of medicine.—The
following is one, among many other cases,
which, for the satisfaction of our readers,' we
have selected from a recent testimonial-of a'Me-
dical Gentleman. The original, together with
references to the parties, may be seen on appli-
cation to J. L. Esq., No. 17, Howland-street,
Fitzroy-square.
To J. L. Esq., 17, Howland-street.

" Miss 8., of was visited by me on the 9th July,
1827, for Mr. J. L. I found her labouring under great
difficulty of breathing, with a short cough, of the hectic
character, and the expectoration to have all the appearance
of pus ; the pulse was 130 in a minute, and she seemed
evidently afflicted with phthisis. She says she was first at-
tacked in November last, and had a professional gentleman
to attend her, who bled and blistered her, accompanying it
with the usual modes of treatment for inflammation of the
chest. She had also the assistance of two other medical
gentlemen of the first eminence, but without effect, as I
found her expectorating very much, having all the usual
appearance of a diseased state of lungs. She says also that
she has a constant perspiration when she sleeps, and a pain
in the left side, affecting her extremely on every inspiration,
and that the before-mentioned professional gentlemen, aban-
doned her case as hopeless. It is my opinion that she is
advanced far into the last stage of confirmed consumption."
From the same Medical Authority, dated
Aug. 6, 1827
" I have this day visited Miss B. again for J. L. Esq.,
and am astonished to find her so greaoy improved; the
expectoration has ceased, and she has evidently a very dif-
ferent appearance of countenance from that which I ob-
served on my former visit ; she had then the pure hectic
character, and was expectorating in great abundance, • and
appeared to me to be in the last stage of consumption. I
certainly expected to see her still further advanced to that
dreadful malady, with all the symptoms aggravated, and
much thinner in countenance; but, to my amazement,• I
find the reverse to be the case, and must confess that Miss
B. appears to me to he nearly, if not quite well. "
" N.B. I am totally ignorant of the means pursued by
Mr. L. to effect his cures."

IMPUTED AUTHORSHIP—HORACE SMITH.
(c I met (said a gentleman to the writer, in a
literary conversation), a celebrated author, lately
one of the writers of Rejected Addresses,' with
whom I had a great, deal of chat : he told me,
amongst other things, that on looking over
Michael Kelly's ' Reminiscences,' he saw men-
tioned. a certain farce, with a statement that it
was written by Horace Smith (himself) and
damned on the first night of representation.
Not having the slightest recollection of being its
author, he called on Kelly and told him so.
You forget, Sir, you forget,' cried the veteran,
bluntly, you are the author of that Farce.'
Indeed, indeed,' replied Mr. Smith, lam not;
you labour under some mistake.' Mistake ?
mistake ? a mistake, indeed ! and in my book,
too ! a mistake when my memory is so unfailingly
clear : Sir, the mistake must be in your recollec-
tion, not mine. Mr. S. argued the point long
and vainly ; at length his opponent repeating
one verse of a song, asked if he did not re-
member that, and acnowledge it to be his own ?
Mr. Smith immediately recollected that he had
been requested to write that song for a Farce by
Miss —, which proved unsuccessful, and ex-
plained to Kelly how the imputation of author-
ship in this case, thus par hazard rested upon
him; at the same time entreating him to. correct
this mistake. I shan't,' said honest Mike,
you know very well that you are the author of
that Farce, and so it shall remain.' "—New Li-
terary Gazette.
DR. WOODVILL E.—The carpenter with whom
he lodged had not been always on the best terms
with him. Woodville said he should wish to
let the man see that he died in peace with him,
and as he never had much occasion to employ
him, desired he might be sent for to come and
measure him for his coffin. This was done ; the
carpenter came and took measure of the Doctor,
who begged him not to be more than two days
about it : For, said he, I shall not live beyond
that time and he did actually die just before the
end of the next day. He, got
,between one and
two thousand pounds by his Medical,. Botany,
and with the money bought a small estate, whiCh
he left to his natural daughter, being all the
property he possessed. A contemporary and
friend of his, Dr. George Fordyce, also expired
under similar circumstances. He desired his
youngest daughter, who was sitting by his bed-
side, to take up a book, and read to hun. She'
read for about twenty minutes, when the Doctor
said, Stop, go out of the room ; lam ocioing
to die. She put down the book, and went out
of the room to call the attendant, who imme-
diately went into the bed-roorn, and found For-
dyce had breathed his last."—ifradd's Memoirs.

SUMMER ASSIZES.

HOME CIRCUIT.-MAIDSTONE, AuG. 24.

Charles Linikie was indicted for assaulting_
Benjamin Cole on the King's highway, at Green-
wich, in the month of June last, and forcibly taking
from his person a gold watch, chain, and seals.
It appeared that Mr. Cole, who is an extremely
active constable in Deptford and its vicinity, was, on
the day in question, on duty at Greenwich Fair,
when he was suddenly accosted by the prisoner,
who asked him how he did; and at the same time
made a snatch at hiS watch chain. Cole secured
his watch chain with his hand, and believing he was
too well known to be the subject of a robbery, at
such a time and place, treated the matter as a joke,
and turned away, saying, " No, no, I shall want
this," meaning his watch, "by and bye." The mo-
ment he :had turned his head, however, he heard a
loud cry of " Stoll, Stoll," which means, help, help,
and he was immediately surrounded by between
thirty and forty men, all armed witli—sticks, who
commenced a most furious attack upon him. His
hat, which was new and strong, was quickly. beaten
to pieces, and knocked off his head, and be received
a number of severe blows both upon his head and
body, tinder which he at length sunk upon the
ground, almost in a state of insensibility. In the
course of this attack he felt his watch, &c., dragged
from his fob with great violence, and the prisoner
being the person nearest to him at that moment, and
having no stick, he suspected him to be the thief,
and had sufficient presence of mind to seize him by
the collar, and he fortunately succeeded in keeping
hold of him throughout the whole transaction.. Upon
searching the prisoner, Cole's watch was found
upon him much bruised and battered, and separated
from the chain and seals; and the chain was also
found upon kiln, but in a state which made it at
first difficult to be recognized, it being pounded
nearly into a solid mass of metal.
The prisoner"offered no defence, and the Jury
found him " Guilty."
The Learned JUDGE immediately proceeded to
pass upon the priSoner the awful sentence of death,
assuring him that* was utterly impossible that any
mercy could be extended to him, and solemnly ex-
horting him to lose no time in making his pease
with his offended Creator.

THE MAYOR OF QUEENBOROUGH V. SKEY.

This was an action of debt, brought by the Cor-
poration of Queeftborough against one of the inha-
bitants of that borough, to recover certain penalties
imposed
.by the bye-laws of the Corporation, and
alleged to have been incurred by the defendant,. by
means of taking oysters, from the- fisheries of the
Corporation, at illegal hourg, and in prohibited modes.
The case excited an intense local interest, but the
detail of the evidence would be wholly uninteresting
to, the 'public at large. The trial commenced on
Wednesday, morning at nine o'clock, and terminated
this evening (Friday), at eleven o'clock, when the
Jury returned a verdict ,for the defendant.

MIDLAND CIRCITIT.—WARWICK, Aua. 24.

William Miller, aged 35, was indicted for the
wilful murder of Mary
Ann Lane otherwise, Mary
Ann Greenway, on the 28th of May last, in the
parish of Harbury, in this , county. He was also
arraigned upon the Coroner's inquisition.
Mr. Sergeant ADAM briefly stated the outline of
the case to the Jury. The deceased was a married
woman, residing at Bishop's Itchingition, in this
county. The prisoner was a labourer, living at"
Harbury. On the evening of the 26th of May last,
Mr. Heath, a farmer, residing at Harbury-fields, gave
an entertainment to his servantS, in consequence of
the christening of his child. MAry Ann Lane, who
had been a wet-nurse in his family, was invited, and
the prisoner, who was' one of Mr. Heath's labourers,
was also there. After the entertainment was over,
Lane left the party, and went towards Itchington.
The prisoner went after her, and was seen to over-
take her. At eight o'clock the next morning, as
two men, of the name of 'Pratt, were going over.
Harbury-heath, they saw an umbrella in a small
pond that was there, and afterwards something
black, which turned out to be the body of the de-
ceased. It was diScovered under such circumstances;
and with such marks upon it ,as the Jury would hear
from the witnesses. The prisoner bade no attempt
to escape, but came to the spot and assisted in re-
moving the body. He having been the last person,
however, who had been seen with the deceased,l
suspicion fell upon him, and he was taken into cus-
tody. , There were footmarks and other indications
observed about the pond, which strengthened that
suspicion ; and conversations with the prisoner had
afterwards taken place which would be detailed to
the Jury. 'When they should hear the expressions
which he had used, and the other circumstances of
the case from the witnesses, it would then be their
painful duty to determine on the prisoner's life or
death, as justice would demand.
John Heatli—l live at Harbtiry-field. I had a
christening on the 22d of May, and gave au enter-
tainment to my servants on Saturday, the 26th. I
went to the pond in the Poor's-pleck the next morn-
ing, in consequence of what I heard. At that time
the body was on the bier. The prisoner was stand-
ing beside it. The body
.was taken to the New
Inn, at Harbury. The prisoner assisted in carrying
it. I followed the body. It was put in an out-
house at the New Inn. I got to the pond at about
half-past eleven in the forenoon. When the pri-
soner had set the body down in the out-house, I
called him out. I likewise called Sprawson, the
headborough, at the same time. I said, " Spraw-
son, you'll take this man into your custody."
said, " William, I feel justified in doing this; you
being the
.last person seen with this poor woman."
I said that to the prisoner. Upon that, Sprawson,
the prisoner, and I went into the house. I held out
no inducement or. threats to the. prisoner to induce
himE
xtoanslai 13'u:tat inoyn t
ihni ng.
resumed.—l said, " You
know, William, you met this woman last night at
the gate leading into my field at the top of the
Warwick road." He made no answer, and I added,
" through the bridle gate into the Wind-mill-hill."
He said, " Yes, I did." I said,
" Andkept the
hedge side down to the lodge-ground stile ?" He
said, " Yes, I did." I then asked him " How far
might you have walked with her ?" He said " to
Harbury-heath." I said, " The Poor's-pleck,where
the body was found ?" The Poor's-pleck is part
of Harbury-heath. He said, " No, the wheel-
wright's." I then said, " Which way might you
come home ?'! He answered, " Across the fields
.by the foot road." I was present at the inquest.
What the prisoner then said was taken down in
writing. Sprawson was present when the prisoner
and I had the conversation at the New Inn. Spraw-
son asked him if he met any one as he came home ?
Ho said, " No." Sprawson said, " Did you see
any one as you came into the village ?" The pri-
soner replied, " I did not see any one." I then left
the New Inn with Sprawson, and we went to the
prisoner's house; I there saw the prisoner's wife.
She, in consequence of what passed between her and
me, took a pair of small-clothes out of a tub. Spraw-
son took possession of them. • &returned to the pri-
soner. I had seen the prisoner on the Saturday in
my field. When I returned back to the prisoner I
said, " Where are the shoes you had on yesterday
when you came to me in the field?" He said,
" They are in the kiln mouth." I said, " Then
you changed your shoes before you came down to
my house." He said, Yes." I said, " The shoes
you have on are the shoes you had on yesterday

when you came to my house to dinner." He said,
" Yes. ' I then said, " Take them off." He took
them off, and Sprawson took them up. Sprawson
and I went together to the pond, and compared
these shoes with the foot-marks about it. They
exactly fitted the impressions in the ditch, which
were within a foot and half of the pond. The nails
in the heel of the right, and in the sole of the left,
exactly corresponded with the nail marks in the
ditch. The shoes were very wet when• we took
them from the prisoner, and his stocking feet were
wet also from the wetness of the shoes. The
small-clothes were in water in the tub when the pri-
soner's wife gave them to me. On Tuesday, the
29th of May, I went to the prisoner by his desire.
he was then in a room at ,the New Inn, in custody.
It was in the morning, between eleven and twelve
o'clock. I had some conversation with him about his
family; and I said, " William, bow came you to do
such a thing ?" I had used no threat or promise. He
replied, " I don't know how I did it." I said,
" Did she resist you ?" - Ile answered, " I don't re-
collect any thing about it." I. asked, " What might
become of the bonnet ?" He said, I don't recollect
her having one on." I asked," What might become
of the sun-dial," which was a small dial she had in
her pocket. He said, " I don't recollect such a
thing." 'When I •vas at the pond, the prisoner was
there, and did not go near the ditch. Sprawson
was there when I came.

Cross-examined.—When I came the prisoner was
at the Poor's-pleck, and not in custody. There was
nothing to prevent him from walking about where
he pleased. The first time I saw his shoes that day
they were apparently not wet on the outside ; but
when I took-them off they were wet within.
Thomas Sprawson.—l am headborouglt of Har-
bury. I remember on the morning of the 27th of
May, being sent for to a pond in the Poor's-pleck. I
ordered some men to come down after me with a bier;
the prisoner was one of them. They came after me.
I desired the prisoner to attend to help to convey
the corpse to Harbury. I got there first. It was
about half-past nine when I got there. The prisoner
came in about ten minutes after me. I did not re-
main all the time with the prisoner. I remember
Mr. Heath coming.. I think I left the pond before
Miller. From the time that Miller came to the pond,
until Heath came, he never went to the ditch that I
saw. I think he could not go near the ditch with-
out,my seeing it. Before the prisoner came, I had
observed the 'foot marks in the ditch. I observed
Mr. Heath compare the foot marks with the shoes.
Those were the foot-marks which I had seen in
the ditch before the prisoner came. I have no
doubt that those foot-marks had been made by those
shoes. I also.compared some breeches with an im-
pression on the clay. I had got those breeches from
a tub in the prisoner's house. They exactly corre-
sponded with the mark in the clay, in the ditch to-
wards the pond. I now produce the breeches and
the clay. The impression was about half a yard from
the foot-marks. The piece of clay is in the same
condition as when I compared it. It was damp
then, but is try now. (The breeches and clay were
here handed to the jury. The corded grain of the
breeches just fitted the impression on the clay.) The
shoes I now produce are in the same state as they
were when I got them, only they are now-dry, and
were then very damp.. I have had. them in my pos-
session ever since. (These were also shown to the
jury.) The clothes of the deceased were delivered
to me by Linnell the innkeeper.
.Cross-examined.—This sort of Jordnroy breeches
is very common wear in the country. It was about
half-past nine when I first observed the foot-marks.
It was about two o'clock in the day when the shoes
were compared with certain foot-marks.

Re-exaMined.—The foot-marks were in the ditch
before the prisoner came that morning.
Richard Smith.—l am one of the turnkeys of this
gaol ; I bad known the prisoner very well before he
came to prison; I did- not then know that I knew
Mary Ann Lane but afterwards found out that I
had known her. I had some conversation with the
prisoner on the day he came to prison ; I held out
neither threats nor promises to him : I said " Mil-
ler, these are bad things that are charged against
you; what could induce you to do them ?" He
said, " The drink was the instigation of it." I said,
" Miller, you never could throw her into the pit,
you must have lain together on the bank, and rolled
in." He said, " No, I don't think we did; I think
I threw her in." I again asked him if he had net,
lain on the bank ? He answered, " I think I threw
her in ; lam almost sure I threw her in."- I asked
him if he had taken-her round the middle, and car-
ried her backwards into the pit ? He said, " I don't
think I did; I am almost certain I threw`her in."
I said, " How deep were you in the pit ?" He
said, " Up to here" (pointing nearly to his arm-
pits). I said, " I understand she was robbed. Do
you know any thing at all about her money ?" He
said, " NO, I know nothing about her money." I
asked him what time he got to Harbury ? He said
he could not tell the time; he thought it was be-
tween nine and ten o'clock. I said Miller, you
could not be so drunk as you say you were, else
you could not remember nil these things."
Cross-examined.—The prisoner did not say how
the poor woman came by her death, more than that
he thought he threw her-in. I did not ask him
how throwing a woman into a shallow pit could pro-
duce her death. .

Richard Bullock.—l am a prisoner in Warwick
gaol, on a charge of felony. I bad a conversation
with the prisoner the day after he was brought in.—
After all the men were left in the hall, I and James
Mucklow were left in it to clean it; anti Miller was
also left in. Miller was crying. After we had done
cleaning the hall, I went and sat by him. I asked
bim, " How did you come to do it ?" He said,
my master had a christening , and gave us some
drink. 'After we broke up, the young woman went
out of the house, and soon after I followed her. I
overtook her in the lane, 'and -as we were going
across the fields I wanted to have concerns with
her ; but she said no, .1 should not. With that I
caught hold on her, and threw her down. When 1
threw her down, she began to hoot and make a noise.
I put my hand upon her neck, to prevent her from
hooting, and scratched it, and she fainted away. I
was frightened, and took her up, carried her down
to the pit, and threw her into it. I tumbled down
on 'my knees, and went upon my side. She came
to herself, and came to the edge of the pit, and tried
to get out. 1 threw her in again. When I was
throwing her in, she catched hold of me and pulled
me in. I was up to about my middle in the water.
I held her under the water until she was dead. I
came out of the pit, and was very much frightened.
That was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. HILL then submitted that the evidence did
not support the averments in the declaration ; the
first of which was, that the prisoner had caused the
death of tile deceased by throwing her into the pond,
whereas the ' evidence was, that he had kept he,
under water until she was dead.
Mr. Justice HOLROyn said it was sufficient to
state the mode of death, which was here alleged to
be by drowning.
Mr. 114. A. next objected to the name of the parish.
It was proved to be either Herberbury or Harbury,
only one
,Justiceof whicho
Lmßuosyt ewatsh e
oftrueo
pni
opinion
n that the
.
Mr.
name of the parish was sufficiently described.

Mr. HILL, had felt it his duty to urge every objet

The Jury 'returned a verdict of" Guilty."
His LORDSHIP then pronounced the dreadful sen-
tence of the law upon him, which was, that he be
hanged on Monday, and his body be anatomised.
The prisoner is a very decent and rather a mild-
looking man. He wept at hearing the verdict and
sentence, but did not display violent feelings.
Richard Bullock, the witness in the above case,
whose trial had been postponed to allow him to give
his testimony against Miller, was then put to the
bar, charged with having feloniously stolen some
female wearing apparel and other articles, value 51.,
the property of Joseph Mathews.
• -The Jury returned a
.verdict of " Not Guilty."
This terminated the business of this circuit, which
was unusually heavy..

OXFORD CIRCUIT.--HEREFORD, Aua. 23.
NEWPORT V. ROLLIN&

This was an action .of tro` overt brought by the
plaintiff; a coachmalcer at Worcester, to recover from
the defendant, an ironmonger at Ledbury, in this
county, a post-chaise, value 10/., which he had
wrongfully converted to his use.

Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 101.
We are happy to observe that Mr. Baron Vaughan,
who in the early part of the week seemed to suffer
from the fatigues of his arduous duties at Shrews-
bury, and the effects of his accident, appears now
much better.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—BRIDGEWATER, Ana. 24.
BAKER. AND MARY ANN, HIS WIFE V. SPURINO.
This action was to recover the sum of 201. as Money
lent and advanced, and a further sum for work and
labour. Baker was a lime-burner, and the defendant
a butcher. It was stated that the female plaintiff
had been a servant of the defendant, who, using the
influence and advantage given him by their relative
situations, had succeeded in seducing her; but as he
had done this under repeated' promises of marriage,
which he had never performed, she at last quitted
his service, and claimed from him wages at the rate
of 101. per annum, and a sum of 204 as the balance
of an advance she had made to him just about the
time she entered into his service. Witnesses were
called to prove this case on admissions made by the
defendant in the course of conversations with them.
The Jury at once found a verdict for the plaintiff
—Damages Twenty Pounds.
• DICKINSON V. A. J. VALPY.
Mr.'Sergeant WILDE (with whom were Mr. C.
F. WILLIAMS and Mr. CARTER) stated that this
was an action on a bill of exchange for 3001. given
by one of those numerous partnerships that had
sprung up in the course of the year 1825.—Verdict
for the plaintiff—Damages, Three Hundred Pounds.
Abraham Whittaker. and Isaac Jenkins were in-.
dieted for a burglary in the house of. a v:ctualler, of
Bath, from whose evidence it appeared, that they
had not only stolen a till full of halfpence, but had.
also gone off with the sample bottles, containing
spirits, which were in the shop window. The pri-
soners' were found drinking the contents of. these
bottles, one of which they had thrown into a gentle-
man's garden.—The Jury found them " Guilty."
William Miles was indicted for a burglary in the
house of a widow lady, residing at Bath. The'
prosecutrix lodged in the house of a person who was
the uncle of the prisoner, and who sometimes em-
ployed him to work in the garden. On the night
of the burglary the maid-servant heard a noise in
the house, and on coming out of her room saw the
prisoner, and the prosecutrix herself also thought she
overheard his voice on the stairs.—The Jury in-
stantly acquitted the prisoner.
Moses Gay, an elderly man, was indicted for
having stolen several spoons from the house of Col.
Giegory Jackson, at Bath Wick. The prisoner was
married and had a family. The Jury found him
Guilty."
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE observed, that he had
the greatest difficulty in determining in what man-
ner:he should dispose of the prisoner. On the one
hand, he was determined to put a stop to this system
of burglaries, which prevailed to so great an extent
in Bath; while, on the other hand, he was anxious
to attain that object at as little expence as possible
of human life. He wished only to afford a strong
warning to deliberate offenders. It did not appear
in this case that the prisoner had gone so far as to
corrupt the mind of the female servant, and to induce
her to betray the interests entrusted to her' and he.
might therefore hope to be recommended to his Ka-
jesty's mercy; but he must beyond all doubt prepare .
to be sent out of the country for life. He was a mars
vied man, and his attempt to insinuate himself into
the affections of a silly young woman, characterised
him as a profligate criminal, who would probably
have accomplished her seduction if another base pas-
sion—that of, the desire of plunder—had not ob-
tained a greater influence in his mind. If the lenity
which was thus shewn to thii prisoner should be
found to operate as an encouragement to this sort of
offences, he (the Chief Justice) should most deeply
regret his having extended it; and he wished it to
be publicly known, that if it did appear to be pro-
ductive of such a consequence, he would, most as-
suredly, at the next Assizes, leave for execution all
those criminals convicted of effecting these robberies
through the agency of servants. The prisoner,whose
life would be spared, must at once prepare to leave
the country.
The prisoner here declared that he had never
stolen this property, but that it was given to him
by the young woman.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said, if he could
bring his mind to believe that the prisoner's decla-
ration was true, he would most assuredly leave the
prisoner for execution; for it would then be mani-
fest that he had succeeded in corrupting the young
woman's mind, and in inducing her to commit a
robbery on her mistress for the purpose of his ad-
vantage.
The prisoner was then removed from the dock.
William Bradford was indicted for an assault
committed by him upon J. Neva, one of the barge-
men plying on the River Parrett, which runs through
this town. The assault complained of was that of
throwing him out of a barge into the river, by which
he caught cold, and was confined at home several
days.--.-The Jury found the defendant Guilty.
Two boys were convicted of a burglary, and
amongst the witnesses produced against them was
an old woman, who stated that she had soldthens
some small matches, bat suspected at the time that
these matches were not intended for any good pur-
pose. The Lows CHIEF JUSTICE asked her, if such
was her opinion, why had she sold the matches 2
To which she answered, because she thought it was
to be. After this question and answer had been re-
peated, she was asked whether she meant that she
conceived that destiny had ordained that these boys
should rob the 110002 To which she replied in the
affirmative,
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE could not refrain from
This was
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bered in onesparticular 'instance at Exeter, to have
led a man, who believed in it, to the commission of
a crime, to which he had been persuadefl lie was or-
dained, and for which the offended laWs of his coun-
s:;blesasepthweriochus.he remem-
deserved to be publicly. denounced, and he should do
what he could to put it down, by inflicting on this,
old woman the only punishment to which he could.
site had incurred in attending to give evidence.
SATURDAY, AUG. 25.
William Amesbury was indicted for' feloniously
nt coun-
try hadlnibifoecrftehiteeld.litshJia:eo.f
killing and slaying Celia Amesbury, on the .21st of
May, by throwing her on the ground, and kicking
her while there. The prisoner pleaded " Not
Guilty."
The facts of this case were these : the prisoner
and his wife lived in the Tillage of in this
sounty,.and the inhabitants of that village were in
the habit of making peat or turf upon the common,

and on the day in question they had been engaged
in that labour, and on their return in the evening he
began to clear out a well, in doing-which he required
the assistance of his wife. The wife refused at first
to assist him in that labour, but afterwards did come
and work with him at the well: When that work
was over, the prisoner renewed his quarrel with his
wife, and some altercation ensuing, he knocked•her
down and kicked her on the body. The conduct of
the prisoner after he had done this was very re-
markable. Instead of giving his wife any assist-
ance, he sat down in a sullen and dogged manner to
smoke his pipe. In that manner he remained for a
long time, but at length he went, at the earnest
entreaties of his wife, to fetch some of her friends
and relations ; they arrived about twelve o'clock,
and found her in a very bad state, and after suffering
terrible agony, about two o'clock in the morning
she died.
Mr. Justice BURROUGH was of opinion, that the
Jury, in the absence of proof, must . acquit the
prisoner.
The Jury instantly found him " Not Guilty."