The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-10 00:00:00

'4 well, if Innust go, I must," and, came: along quietly.
I have fitted the nail and the wood to the fence, and
found that they both corresponded exactly. The piece
of wood was here introduced : it is a thiak helvy piece 'of
oak, with several nails attached to it.
David Foster.—l am a silk wearer living at Colchester,
near the Yorkshire Grey. On the 25th I heard a noise in
the street, and I got up and, saw several
persons fighting. I sax,/ Mr. Patrick, who asked
me to go to Mr. Cant's house, and I immediately
went there; on the road, I met the prisoner, he had no
hat on ; •he bad a pale in his hand, and his face was be-
smeared with blood.
Mr. Edward Lynn—l was called in to see the body of
the deceased ; the extremities were quite cold ; life had
been extinct about-ten minutes ; there was a severe contu-
sion on the left cheek-bone, and the nose was divided ; I
examined the head externally, and found'a great extravasa-
tion of blood.upon the brain, occasioned by the, blow. '
Cross-examined by Mr. livr.a-str--,You say that death
was occasioned by the rupture of a vessel in the head ;
could such a thing be occasioned by apoplexy ?—I should
conceive.not, the head and vessels were quite healthy.
This was the case for the prosecution.
The prisoner on being called-upon for Lis defence, said
mat he, knew nothing of it; he was quite innocent; he
had no- witnesses to call, or persons to speak-to his cha-
racter, as lie was a perfect stranger in thit part .of the
, .
country.
Mr. Baron VA vanA N then summed up - the evidence at
great length. Ilehoped That if any doubt should arise in
the minds of the Jury they would give the prisoner the
benefit of it. Ile should read over the evidence, which he
trusted.they would weigh diligently in Their minds, dispel
anything that they had either read or heard of the transaction,
confine themselves entirely to the evidence. If they sup.
posed that the deceased met his death in a drunken
scuffle, they would of course find the prisoner guilty of
Manslaughter, hut if otherwise, it was their duty to find
him guilty of Murder.
Prisoner—My Lord, as a proof that the other parties
were armed and the man was killed in a scuffle, the next
morning my head was cut dreadfully, and I had two black
eves. '

Mr. Baron VAUGHAN—Gentlemen of the Jury, you
hear what is said by the prisoner, if you have a doubt
upon your .minds you will give the prisoner the benefit of
that doubt. The law now, gentlemen, as regards man-
slaughter is much more severe than it was. I repeat that
it all rests with you.
The Jury, after retiring for twenty minutes, returned
with a verdict of " Wilful Murder." The prisoner, after
receiving the awful,sentence, was ordered for execution on
Monday next.
The prisoner during the whole of the trial stood un-
moved,. but there was a slight movement of the nether lip,
and a working of the eye, which indicated that he felt
more than was apparent to the public. He is a fine
looking man, about five feet seven inches high, rather in-
clined to be stout. There is nothing unpleasant in his
countenance, as has been stated, excepting a sort of scowl
in the eye, which gives him a forbidding look.
As the prisoner was being taken from the Court to the
gaol, he threw hiS hat into the street, exclaiming " Go
along---rwant no more with thee !"

TOM .MOORED LORD STRANGFORD, AND

LADY CAROLINE LAIIBE.—Mest of our readers may re-
member, that a few years ago it..was very currently re-
ported that Lady C. LanuE had, in a moment of passion,
struck down one of her pages with a stool. When Toat
MooRE was told of this by Lord STRANGFORD, he said

"Oh !nothing nothing is more natural for a literary lady than 'to
double down a page."--",I would rather (replied his
Lordship) advise Lady CAROLINE to turn over a new
leaf."—London Weekly Review.
A more fettered being than an Austrian author
surely never existed. A writer in Austria must not offend
against any Government ; nor against any Minister ; nor
against any Hierarchy, if its Members be influential ; nor
against the Aristocracy, He nrastnot be Mend—nor phi-
losophical—nor Numerous. In short, he must be nothing
aIT all. Under the catalogue of offences, are comprehended
not only satires, and witticism ; nay, be must not explain
things at all, because they might lead to serious thoughts.
' If he venture to say anything upon these subjects, it must
be done in that devout and reverential tone which befits
an Austrian subject who presumes to lift the veil from these
ticklish secrets ! What would have become of SITARS-

MAIM, had he been doomed to lire or to write in Austria?

Austria As It Is.

GAS VACUUM NAVIGATION.—Another ex-
hibition of Mr. BROWN'S Vacuum Engine for propelling
boats, was again made last week between Blackfriars and
Waterloo bridges. The progress of the boat was sufficient
to show the application, of this new, agent, though not
nearly equal to that of steam. While carburetted hydrogen
gas can be obtained at a very reasonable price, the scheme
may answer; but we have no:idea the parties will (as they
state) be able to produce hydrogen gas from water in suffi-
cient quantities to work an engine of this kind during a
long voyage ; and until that be done, the gas engine will
never supplant high pressure steam for propelling vessels.
—London Weekly Review.
THE REV.W. HOLMES,.OF NORMAN TON.—

The new inquisition will be opened in the county hall, Not-
tingham, before the same Commissioners, on Thursday, the
27th instant, the day but one after Christmas-day. On
this occasion, every effort will be made ou both sides, and
no expence spared, as is evident from the fact, that Mr.
BROUGHAM is retained, on the part of Mrs. STEVENSON,
in support of the commission, and the Attorney General
(Mr. SCARLETT) is retained .to oppose it: We believe
neither of these gentlemen have ever appeared in any of the
Nottingham Courts, and no doubt, Their well.known foren-
sic abilities, will excite uncommon interest.—Nottingham
Review.

Nothing is more delightful than an evening
party in a private German circle. You assemble for this
occasion immediately after tea, which is regularly taken at
six o'clock. Some refreshments, such as pine-apples, grapes,
&c. are handed round. The whist, quadrille, or ombre
tables, are arranged, and the company sit down to play.
During the play, a band performs tunes of MOZART'S
WEBER'S, and Rossm's operas ; and if there are daughters
in the family, whom their friends are coming to see, a
dance is arranged before you are aware. There is in every
house not only a music plaster, but at least two or three
servkaits who are excellent performers. Their rooms not
being carpeted, but parquetted and polished with wax, are
at any time ready for this occasion. It is in these evening
parties that the amiable and fascinating character of the
high classes of the Austrian empire shines out in all its
charms.—Austria As It