Star.
London, England, 1825-03-21 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

PASSIENCIRRS PER THIC BIPLUISH, CAPT. COLE, FROM 131ENGAL.-..-F.
Macnaughton, Esq. lion. Company's Service; Major Gale, Ist
Native Infantry; Lieut. Gardner, his Majesty's 13th Regiment;
Leer. Fraser, his Majesty's 47th Regiment ; Lieut. Bracken,
45th Bengal Native Infantry ; S. Arnott, Esq. Lieut. Biscoe, Ma-
dras Establishment; died on the 25th November, Miss Gale and
Martin S. Read, children.
Sims srort sawn—The Bridget, Leslie, from Liverpool to Ben-
gal, as the Mellish was coasting the Bengal River —the Catherine,
Intosh, from Bengal and Madras to London, and sth December,
in tat. 22 uortb. long. 83 east, by the Mellish.
AasrvaLs AT BsaoaL.—The City of Edinburgh, Wiseman, from
Rangoon; the Adrian, Gordon, from New South Wales, and the
"Nan:y, Guizannee, from Bordeluz, the 31st October; the Aga.
Levy, from London, the 7th November ; the Hibernian, Gillies,
from Rangoon, and Susan, Hamilton, from ditto, the Bth Nevem.
ber; the Pyramus* Brodie, from .Madras, the 10th November;
and the Lotus, Field, from Liverpool, the 13th November; and
the Bridget, Leslie, from Liverpool, in the Bengal River, the
23d November.

&MVOS !LOX BsiscAt..—The Louisa, Wools, for the Cape, the
Sib of November; the Castle Forbes, Ord, for the Mauritius and
London, the 7th of November; the Catherine. Macintosh, for
London, the 19th of November, from the Sand Heads. _ _

ARRIVALS AT Boissay.—The Triumph, Green, from London, the
6th of October ' • the Simpson, Simpson, from London, the 3d (k-
-tuber; and the Katherine Stewart Forbes, Chapman, from Lon-
don, the 4th of October.
Auatvat. At MADRAS.—The Henry Porcher, Thompson, from
Bengal. the 3th of November, and was to sail for London, the Bth,
*with the following passengers : Commodore Schmyder, Governor
at his Danish Majesty's Settlements in India, Mrs. Perry, Miss
Rice, Lieutenant-Colonel Morley, Cape Battalion, Captain Barrett,
his Majesty's 13th Infantry, Lieut. Farling. do. Lieut. Buchanan,
his Majesty's 38th Regiment, Lieut. Tolfrey, his Majesty's 87th
Regiment, Lieutenant Rice, Honourable Company's Seth Native
Infantry, Mr. Main, Midshipman, Royal Navy, Mr. Blane,
Da-
nish Government's Secretary, Mr. M'Farlane, Hon. Company's
Assistant Surgeon.

Last night, about ten o'clock, a brilliant meteor ap-
peared in the south-east, taking a direction north-east.
It illuminated the whole heavens, and remained in
sight about two seconds, and then burst in all directions.

CORN EXCHANGR, MARK-LANE, MARCH 21.
The arrivals of all sorts of Corn last week were considerable, and
this morning there is only a moderate supply of Wheat from Essex, '
Kent, and Suffolk ; but there are a good many parcels of Barley for
sale. There are way a few fresh vessels up from the North with
'Oats. Wheat of prime quality is in demand, and rather exceeds
the terms of last Monday ; in other qualities there is very little
trade. Barley sells heavily, but it is not lower than of late. Beans
find buyers slowly, on much the same terms as last market-day.—
Peas are without •ariation. There is a good sale fir Oats to-day,
and the factors hold them with firmness, at rather higher prices
than on Friday. The Flour trade is unaltered.

'Wheat, Red (1824) 549. 725.
- old, 545. 709.
White, 1824, 58s. 781.
old 60 78s.
'Barley, 1824, 313. 489.
--- Old, 00 00*.
Peas, Grey, 1824,79. 38s.
Old, 00s. 00s.
Maple, 1824,.393 40s.
old, 00s. 00s.
White, new, 425. 455.
old, Os. 0..
Boilers, 1824, 503.149.
old, 00s. 00s.
Aye, new, 355. 40s.

PRICX3 OX WARD SUM
• Rye, old, 00s. 00s.
Beans, Small, new, 435. 45..
old, 48s. 525.
Tick, new, 345. 375.
old, 455. 475.
Oats, Feed, new, 20$. 245.
----old, Os. Os.
Poland, new, 21s. 275.
---- old, Os. Os.
Potatoe, new, 231. 271.
old, Os. Os.
---- Scotch, 28s. 325.
Foreign Oats, 20s. 275.
Flour, per Sack, 525. 051.

ARRIVALS LAS? WILZIG
Wheat, English, (11111. - 11,677 Peas
Earley - - 11,962 Irish Wheat
Mak - 7,607 Irish Oats -
Oats - - 22.053 Foreign Oats -
Beans - 4,200 English Flour, sacks
SMITHFIELD MARKET, MARCH 21.
Beef is a shade lower, the best Beasts net fetching more than Ss.
2d. per stone, atul eoltrser being 4s. 2d. to 4s. Bd. per stone. Mutton
iq likewise more plentiful, and rather lower; but Veal maintains.
the lait quotation 3, the best young Celtics being 7s. per stone. Pork
is in fair request at. 6s. 2.d. to 6.. 4d. per stone for the best dairy.
fed.— Scans, 30.67 ; Sheep, 16,300 ; Pigs, 100 ; Calves, 112.
• Beef, 4s. to Ss. 2d. Mutton, 59, ed. to 6s. Veal, 6s. to 7s. Perl.
Als. ed. to 6s. 46.—Hay, per load, 4.3 Ss. to £5; Clover, 44 4s. to
45 lUs. Straw, 4i to 22 89.

213
4,066
5,240
9,936

LENT ASSIZES.
SHREWSBURY, MARCH
BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIACHL
CAPPER V. ORTON, ESQ.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS opened the pleadings.
Mr. TAUNTON stated that the plaintiff, Miss Margaret
Elizabeth Capper had brought this action for the breach
of an honourable engagement of the defendant to'make
her his wife. The father of the plaintiff was a Gentle.
man of good family, who occupied two large farms,
besides a considerable portion of land of his own. The
defendant was a person also of considerable property,
resident at Tatton Hall, in Cheshire. He was origi-
nally intended fcr the profession of the law, but that
intention had been abandond, and the defendant became
a Lieutenant in-the Cheshire Militia, and now held the
commission of a Cornet in one of the Yeomanry Corps,
of that County. The plaintiff was a young Lady of
great beauty and considerable accomplishments, and
had received her education at the first boarding-school
in Chester. The defendant lived in the neighbourhood
of the plaintiff's father's farms, and was in the habit of
attending the same Church on Sundays to which the
plaintiff's family went, and the parties were therefore
no strangers to each other; and in the month of De-
&tuber, 1822, the plaintiff's father invited the defend.'
ant to a shooting party, when an introduction took
place between the plaintiff and the defendant. The
Learned Counsel proceeded to state his case, which is
fully detailed in the evidence which follows. He stated
the defendant's property to be about 25,0001. and that
the defendant confessed the plaintiff to be amiable, and
proofs would be given that she was beautiful and ac-
complished. Looking at the circumstances, and con-
sidering that Mr. Orton was a man able to pay damages,
he was sure they would make out such a compensation
as would repair, as far as damages could go, the injury
done to the plaintiff, and they would, no doubt, give
such a sum as to heal that wound that the improper,
base, and dishonourable conduct of the defendant had
inflicted upon. her.
Mr.Geoige Capper examined by Mr.Serjeant PEAK—
said, I am the uncle of the plaintiff, she is about 19
years of age. I have known the defendant ever since I
went to school with him • his age is about 35. - He is a
tolerably good man of that age. I have lived in Lon-
don for some years. The defendant served a clerkship
to Mr. Richards, an attorney at Chester, and then held
a commission in the Chester Militia. He then travelled
abroad, and has latterly resided at Tatton Hall,• from
which place my brother's residence is about two miles
distant ; my brother has a farm of 200 acres at Hanley,
and another of about 400 acres, in the vale of Clwydd.
The plaintiff was educated at Chester, at a very excellent
school; when she left school' she resided at her father's
house at Hanley. I consider her good looking, and she
is agreeable in her mannal. In December, 1822, 1
saw the defendant at Tatton Hall, out coursing with
ether Gentlemen ; my brother being one. The sport
took place within two miles of my brother's house, and
on the Saturday following there was another party for
woodcock shooting, and we dined with a Gentleman
named Bi isco. The defendant returned in a cheese,
Pend on our way he said that my niece was a very chatin-
ing girl, and he wished me to introduCe him, and• he
went with me for that purpose ; I saw her, but the de-
fendant did not. He slept at my brother's, and left the
next evening, at nine a ten o'clock. I remained there
till the ensuing Tuesday. The defendant was introduced
to the plaintiff on the Sunday, by' my brother. I did.
not see defendant again till the month of June or July,
1823. I was then at my brother's house at Hanley.
The defendant gave me a most pressing invitation, and
he said my niece was a very fine 4itl, and spoke highly
of her. He dined at my brother son the Sunday fol-
lowing, by my invitation. He went away in the evening
and came the next day, and stayed till 11 or 12 o'clock,
at night, and he was in my niece's company every
day, and he was particularly attentive to her while
she was at the tea•table. On one occasion I saw him-
talking with her, there being no one else in the house,
and on the-same day he agreed to go out fishing with
us, and he, on our return from fishing said, that he sup-
posed 1 was aware that he had made proposals of mar-
riage to my niece, but that he had a great objection to
a long courtship, for it would make him singularly un-
happy, and he hoped that I would interfere, as they had
objected on the score of hurry; and he added, that I
must know that he was not cut out for a long courtship,
for she was a very amiable girl and would make an ex-
cellent wife, and he did not want any fortune ; but that
my brother had said that nothing could be done %kb.
out the consent of his wife, though the defendant thought
it perfectly ridiculous to protract the business. In con-
sequence of this I spoke to my brother and my niece.—
I know a place called Alderson Spa. There was a
party there, consisting of the defendant, my two nieces,
and my two brothers. The defendant walked with my
niece, and on that day it was fixed that my niece and
her ather should go to his other farm at Gwynen-ogg,
for that they had come into Mr. Orton's views, and that
Mr. Orton and myself should follo.w, to see Mrs. Capper
en the subject; and the plaintiff and her father
ac-
cordingly went. The day after that I recommended
the defendant to tell his brother of it, and he did so in
my presence. There were, I believe, preparations for
the wedding, and a few days alter, the defendant told
me that be had applied for a license to marry my niece,
but that he could not obtain it, because my niece had
not resided long enough at Gwynen-ogg to allow het to
be married there, and it was arranged that the defendant
should remain there also; he was very attentive to 'my
niece, 'and appeared desirous of being in her company.
Sometimes he left the table before the rest of the com-
pany. I remember a Mr. Ashley coming to Gwyned-
ogg upon some business with the defendant, and in a
day or two afterwards the defendant went away, as he
said, upon the business Mr. Ashley had come about,
and he promised to return on the next day, but he never
returned. The plaintiff's father had gone to Chester,
and he returned on the day after the defendant went.
He brought a letter; this is it ; it is in the defendant's
hand-writing. I saw my niece soon after my brother
came home. She and her mother were in tears, and in
the greatest distress ; it was impossible for any one to
be in greater distress, and this distress continued as long
As I stayed. She was not down stairs so much as usual,
And if there was the least allusion to the unfortunate
circumstance it immediately sent her op to her room.
Her father is worth about 10.0001. and he had4,oool,
or 5,0001. with his wife. I have head the defendant
say that he had sold an estate to his father for 19,000/.
and the estate on which he lives he said was his own,,
and worth 4 0001. or 5,0001.
Cross-examined by Mr. CAMPBELL..-1 don't know
:hat he has only a life interest in the estate on which he
dyes. When he told me that he had sold an estate foi
190001. he did not state the incumbrances on it.' Pre-

vious to my seeing the defendaht at my. brother's, I
don't think that the defendant had ever.spoken to my
niece since she was a child. The defendant often went
to the Continent. When I went to introduce the de-
fendant to my niece it was nearly eleven o'clock at night.
That was on a Saturday night, and the defendant did
not accompany Miss Capper to church—she went, but
he did not ; and I don't know that from that time till
the month of July he saw my niece again. It was on a
Monday, late at night, that the defendant spoke to my
brother on the subject of proposals; we had been- all
drinking pretty hard. The defendant was one of the
steadiest. Some of the party fell down, but I did not
see Mr. Orton fall; he was certainly under the in-
fluence of liquor, and he was thrown out of his gig
going home. I don't know that before he had made
proposals to my niece ; and it was on the following Sa-
turday that the arrangement was finally made.l spoke
to my niece on that day, and she, after saying there was
rather too much hurry, consented to his proposals. I
mentioned it to her. in the evening, and she consented
before she went to bed. The marriage was to take
place as soon as it conveniently could. I know of no
love-letters.—Before the defendant left Gwynen-ogg, he
appeared very anxious, bUt I did not observe that he
was dejected. My niece still lives with her father.
Mr. Thomas Capper, examined by Mr. C. PHILLIPS,
said, I am the father of the plaintiff ; I reside at Han-
ley ; I occupy two considerable farms, and hold a com-
mission in the Cheshire Yeomanry ; my dfughter will
be 19 on the 12th of next May ; she was educated
at Miss Dodd's, in Chester. I hav6 known the defen-
dant from a child, and _there has been, an intimacy,
between our families for nearly twenty years; his sisters
visit my daughters. In December, 1822, my daughter
was introduced to the defendant. On her return from
school, she had taken the whole management of the
household concerns. In July, 1823, the defendant
came to my house to dine several times, and he desired
leave from me to pay his addresses to my daughter.
I told him she was young, and he might think the for-
tune I could give her an infetior one; he replied, he
would take her without a sous, as he had enough. He
asked me to mention it to my daughter. He called the
next day, and we went to see a pig-race, when some
people were ranning for a soaped pig ; and as we came
back from the sport, he asked me if I had mentioned it
to my daughter, and I told him that she had no objec-
tion, and that I could have none to a Gentleman of his
respectability. He was at my house every day, and
took opportunities enough of paying his addresses. My
brother spoke to me, and pressed the matter very.much.
I remember the walk to Alderson Spa, and the defen-
dna proposed that the marriage should take place
immediately, but I would not consent, saying, that my
wife Was in Wales, and that she must be consulted in
the. business ; and it was arranged that my daughter
and. I should go to Wales, which we did, and the de-
fendant and my brother ollowed, which war done. I
went with the defendant to a jeweller in Denbigh, for
the purpose of buying the wedding ring. I asked for
a wedding ring, and the man of the shop recommended
me to take half a dozen--(A laugh). I did, and gave
them to the defendant, who, on another day, 'returned
five of them, and paid for the remaining one. I also
accompanied the defendant to try tQ get the license,
and when we could not do that, the-defendant desired
to stay in my house till a month had. expired, and I
permitted him to do so. He, however, left my house,
on Friday, and the marriage was to have taken place
on the following Tuesday. Miss Morris was asked to
act as bride's-maid ; and wedding clothes were procured.
I received the letter from him on Saturday after the
defendant left my house. I saw my daughter after
receiving the letter, and told her of its contents, and
she left the room in tears. .The effect of thatletter has
not yet left her mind ; since that she has not gone into
-society as before.

Cross-examined by Mr. Russet.—The night on which
the defendant made his proposals, there was a ovial
party at my house. One of the party fell off hit horse,
and the defendant was throWn out of his gig. I don't
think they were more than half drunk. The pig race
was a public one; the pig's tail was soaped, and the
men ran after him, and the one that could hold him by
the Mil had him. I believe My daughter has been
much admired; 'among others, by Mr. Aldersey Mere-
dith; he paid his addresses to her.
Miss Hodson examined by Mr. Serjeant Pease—Said lam a
dressmaker et Denbigh. • I was employed to make Miss Capper's
wedding clothes.
Miss Maria Morris examinea, by Mr. C. Pnaurs—Said I ant
a ceusis to Miss Capper. I wax engaged to be bride's maid at her
marriage with Mr. Orton.
Mrs: Capper examined by. Mr. TAUNTON—Said the
plitintiff is my eldest daughter. I have six children in
all ; two of them are daughters. The defendant asked
my consent to marry the plaintiff; I consented..l could
make no objection. From his manner I supposed that
the defendant had a great regard for my daughter, and
I think that regard was reciprocal.
The letter was read ; it was in the following terms :
• (No date.)
" Dean &a—My spirits for the last few days have been worked
up to such a pitch, from an idea of the fear of being miserable
when I ant married, that I have been forced to quit Owyneo.ou
Waist my inclination in a most shameful manner ; it would never
do for me-to go to Church, loaded as lam with blue devils, there.
fore I have resolved to leave the country, but in justice to myself,
and more still to Miss Capper, I am bound to say, that no fickleness
induces my determination, for I think as I always have done, that
Miss Capper is one of the most amiable of women, and every way
calculated to make an'exceUent wife, but I could not go to Church
in the state-of fear in which I now am. The more I think of my
fears the stronger they are. I know that lam bound to perform
my promise or pay for it, but I am revolved to make a sacrifice
rather than Make myself miserable. But, at present, troubled as I
am with Wicked thoughts, all the world should not induce me to
marry.—l will not attempt to apologise for my conduct, for I feel
that no apology can be made; but I trust you will still believe me
your very sincere but very unhappy friend,
" C. D. ORTON." .

Mr. CAMMLL addressed the Jury for the defendant,
and said; that his (silent deeply lamented the pain that
had beEti inflicted on the plaintiff and her friends by the
notoriety that this case had acquired, but it. was neces-
sary that a-verdict should be pronounced. His client in-
structed him to say, that he felt the most perfect respect
for the plaintiff, and that he felt she was a most beauti-
ful and accomplished young woman, possessed also of
unblemished: virtue and modesty. He was instructed
to pay that just tribute to her merits ; but he could not
give such unqualified praise for her friends. He thought
if they had had proper feelings, they would not have
thought of repairing such an injury by damages—they
would not have sued out a process of law—they would
not have had a public trial at Shsewsbury, and have
had their daughter's name. posted on the columns or
every Newspaper, to be read within the Walls of every
alehouse in the kingdom. There was no do7bt that the
Cappers Us/night the defendant was likely to be a good
match for Their daughter, and they wished him to conic
to their house for that purpose; and then finding that
his love was lather of the coldest, they favoured him

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with a jolly party; and so far Intended in warming his
passion, that he at once put the question to Mr. Capper,
and he no doubt said, "This ale works pureh, I thought
it would have cost six dinners to get to so happy a con-
clusion ;but,insteAd of that,we have arrived at it after one."
However, notwithstanding the-proposal was made by a
drunken man, Mr. Capper communicated it to his
daughter, who consents immediately, never having been
spoken to by this Gentleman but once, and never having
been courted by him at all ; and besides, he had made
her no presents, not even a pair of garters--(A laugh)_.
and so respectful was he, that he never touched even
the tip of her little finger, though 'Squire Western, as
they might remember, thought that Tom Jones could
not be in love with his daughter, because, as the 'Squire
said, I never zee'd him kiss her in all my life—
(A laNgh). The lover, instead of going early to Mr.
Capper to know his fate, did not go near the hou-i till
three o'clock in the afternoon; and then, instead of
seeing, or even asking for the idol of his soul, went
straight on to the pig race; and, instead of at all con-
sidering anything about Miss Capper, he employed his
whole attention in the superintendence of the_ soaping a
pig's tail. The fact was, that the defendant, who never
intended to trifle with the happiness of any young wo-
man, being, when warmed by intoxication, hurried into
a proposal, and feeling convinced that the marriage
could not be a happy one, he resolved to break it off.
Mr. Justice Lrrnansate left it to the Jury to say what damages
the plaintiff was entitled to recover.
IVerdict for the plaintiff—Damages, .el,OOO.

• LANCASTER, MARCH 18.
MURDER.
Joseph Wilkin was indicted for the wilful murder of
his wife, Alison Wilkin, at Liverpool, on the 26.14 Nur.
last, by giving her divers blows and kicks of which
she died.

The Court was crowded almost to suffocation to
witness this trial, the prisoner having formerly resided
here, and was engaged in business in which he •was
unfortunate. He had since been obliged, in order to earn
a livelihood for his family, to descend to the humble
situation of a bailiff's follower in Liverpool.
Mr. CLAREE opened- the indictment and said, the
prisoner at the bar had latterly been living in Liverpool
with his wife in rather humble circumstances, gaining
a livelihood by acting in some inferior capacity in the
County Court there—that of serving processes ; his wife,
he was instructed to state, was a woman of industrious
habits, giving to the maintenance of her family all that
assi-tance she was capable of as a sempstress. They
resided in a cellar in Blake-street, part ofa laduse owned
by Mr. Stevenson. Though that cellar was detached
from all other parts of Mr. Stevenson's house, yet he.
was enabled too often to hear and know that the pri-
soner treated his wife in the most barbarous manner.
On one occasion he heard her cry out (and that only a
shint time previous to this), * Oh ! my back ! my back !
don't beat me in this manner;' with other exclamations
of a similar nature. On the night in question, be
certainly heard nothing ; but the Jury would hear
from other evidence, that the prisoner having,. on the
night stated in the indictment, come to his house when
his wife and children were in bed, he there commenced
a furious knocking at the door ; it was opened by one
of his children, and on his entrance into it, he com-
menced a furious and horrid attack on the unfortunate
being. It would seem, that after the attack he went to
bed, at fonr or five o'clock in the morning ; he then
called up ote of his children, and sent her to some of
his qeighbours, deiiring her to say that his wife was
dead: a Mrs. Williams accordingly went to his house,
who, upon seeing the deceased, said to him," for God's
sake, Wilkin, what have you been doing ?" He replied,
apparently in great agitation, 64 cast no reflections on
me, I have enough to reflect on without that." He then
asked Mrs. Williams, did she really think his wife
was dead ?dead she was at the time, and under circum-
stances
that could leave no doubt that her death was
occasioned by the hand of the prisoner alone ; a stir—
germ' was called in, and on examining the body, he
found a wound on lie forehead which penetrated the
skull—eight ribs on one side and three on another bro.
ken, some of them in two,places; the fractures of the
ribs were with so much violence, that the broken parts
penetrated into the lungs which they lacerated so se-
verely as alone to be sufficient to cause her death. The
Learned Counsel concluded by referring to Lord. Chief
Justice Holt's definition of murder and calling his wit-
nesses in support of his statement, amongst whom were
three surgeons, who described the injuries inflicted on
the deceased as numerous and severe.
Mi. CLAM then said, though he felt considerably
distressed at being obliged to- do so, yet he felt it ne-
cessary to call the prisoner's daughter.
Margaret Wilkin; she was neatly dressed in mourn-
ing, and when sworn cried so bitterly that her evidence
was almost inaudible. She stated, as well as could be
collected—l am eleven years of age, and was athonte the
night when my father came; I was then in bed ; my
mother went to bed about nine o'clock ; my father came
about ten, and knocked at the door; I opened it, and
when he came in he told my mother to get up ; she did
not • he struck her with his hand whilst she was in bed
—o'esitatien)—he struck hetmore than once; I heard
my father ask her where she haJ got the drink? she said
I would tell him ; my father pulled her out of bed ; she
sat upon a chair ; he then struck her with his hand ;
she did not fall on the floor nor against anything; she
fell against the children's crib; she did not hear the
Watchman cry twelve; there *as a jug lying ,on the
table which was kicked over and went on to her mo-
' they ; I saw my father wipe my mother's face ; I believe
it was then bleedittg ; I saw her walk over to the bed as
far as she could, and then-my father helped her in; I
slept at the bottom of the bed; he went in afterwards,
and avloke me in the morning between five and six
o'clock ; my Mother was then dead.
Cross-examined—My brother is older than I am: he

was at home that night; he is in Lancaster; my mother
used to go out to get drink. and to come home very often
Ifar gone; I recollect my father being very angry with
her for pawning the children's clothes to get liquor. I
recollect her being away three days before this hap-
pened ; my father was in great trouble at the time,
;and many a,time threatened to kill himself; he tried to
bang himself by tying a black handkerchief to a ro, e
that was across the room. and he then tumbled down.
About a fortnight before this happened, she was away
for live days, and had on coming home a black eye and
a cut face. My mother was tipsy on the Saturday be-
Tote this happened, and on the Sunday was drinking
with Mrs. Reed ; on Monday also she wai tivsy ; she
remained at home all the Tuesday ; Wednezday she
was tipsy again, and as she was coming down the cel-
lar steps the tumbled down; my father saw her tum-
ble' and scolded her again
had got any liquor, and '
On Thursday she was out,

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o'clock and scolded me, telling-me to mind -the house,
whilst she went to a neighbour's. She came home
tipsy, and went to bed about nine o'clock ; she tumbled
on the top of the crib. I saw my mother sit upon his
knee after he had struck her. My father was sorry for
what he bad done. She then asked him for something
to drink ; I brought her some whiskey, which they both
drank of, and he put it into the cupboard. My mother
went to bed first, and asked me to give her some wa-
ter; I gave her some treacle beer. My father smoked
his pipe after this, and then went to bed I went after
them, and he awoke me up to call Mr. Reed,who would
not come, and then I went to fetch Mrs. Williams, who
sent for the Doctor : he was in great trouble. -
Re•exAmined---1 have been living at my aunt's since
this happened (my father's sister); my mother was not
sober when she came on the Thursday night; he was
in liquor; I don't know why my mother went away.
James Porteus Wilkin, the prisoner's son, a fine boy,
fourteen years of age, was next called—He said he had
gone to bed before his mother, and was not awake dur-
ing the transaction ; he cried bitterly; he firmly denied
any knowledge of the facts that implicatedhis father.
This was the case for the prosecution.
The prisoner addressed the Jury in a tone scarcely
audible, and said that his wife had been constantly ad-
dicted to drinking„and to such an excess that she fre-
quently pawned all his children's wearing apparel. On
the night in question he found her very drunk, and
was irritated so much that he lost all command of hint-
self ; but he solemnly protested he had no intention .or
idea that there would be a fatal result. He called on
the Jury to give him credit for saying so, when they re-
flected that he had full opportunity to make his escape,
if he chose to do so; he did not ; but as soon as he dis-
covered the dangerous state his wife was in, be sent for
medical assistance. The Jury, he trusted, would make
some allowance for the feelings he must have had in
seeing his wife acting as she had done, and to give
him the benefit of anything favourable that appeared
in the evidence.
Several witnesses then spoke to the prisoner's character.
Mr. Justice BATLEY summed up the evidence, and
told the Jury, the great question for their consideration
was, what were the motives that induced the prisoner to
act as he did ? whether he had a malignant intention
against the deceased ; and they should consider if
the blows he struck weie for the purpose of pro-
curing his wife's death, or not? If•they had any doubt
at all th*t he had a malignant and wicked intention,
%hough he might be convicted. of the lesser crime of
manslaughter,he ought not to be found guilty of murder.
The Jury consulted a short time, and gave. in their vesdkt—
cagly V Moessfaughter.
fib.. Justice BATLILY immediately sentenced the prisoner to be
triniported for life.

MEXICO.
INSTALLATION OF THE FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL
CONGRESS.
The Deputies having assembled in the Hall of their
Sittings, the Act of the last preparatory Junta was read
and approved of. The Senators having entered and
taken their seats among the Deputies, a list was read of
the Committee which was to conduct the President of
the Republic on his entry and departure, conformably
to the regulations, composed of six individuals of each
Chamber? named by their respective Presidents.
The Session was suspended till the President of the
Republic arrived. His Excellency presented himself,
and having taken his seat, made a long speech, from
which we extract the following p issages:
" It is not necessary, Gentlemen, for the confusion of
the enemies of the people, to lead them to the ruins of
Carthage, to call up`the remembrance of free Rome, of
to open the annals of that Greece whose literature,
noble arts, and sublime philosophy, gave a beginning
. to institutions which have been admired through all
ages. No ! America, our adored country, raising her
head above ancient days, has resolved the problem
which most interests the human race, and has torn aside
the veils which tottered the origin, the end, and the ob-
ject of power.
" The profOund Legislator of Carolina, and William
Penn, the friend of man, planted in the virgin soil of
America the precious seeds of cilia liberty, which cul-
tivated with care by Washington and Franklin, are now
deposited with the fruits which they produced, in this
capital, which deiived its wisdom from the banks of the
Potomac; from thence shoot desolating beams upon
despotism—and from thence arises the generation of
sovereign nations. How great is the epry of the New
World l How elevated the grandeur of irs destinies !"
His Excellency thus concluded—On all free coun-
tries of the Universe, wishes areforrned for the conso-
lidation of Mexican independence-01nd since foreigners
are in a condition to calculate the immense value
which the union has•giVen to *our collective and indi-
vidual prosperity, I am persuaded,Gentlemen, that they
will admit us to the rank of independent and sove-
reign nations.
" Citizens of the two Chambas of the General Con-
gress of the heroic Mexican Nation—May the conquest
of the Revolution not be lost for us ! May the followers
of tyrannic power bear tribute to the ideas of the age,
and to the advances of civilization in America, by their
forced and tardy repentance 1 May pout ardent zeal
for the Constitution, your constant love for the count*,
and for liberty, may your foresight and enerFf procure
you the pleasure of raising the United Mexican States
to the highest point of pioTerity and greatness which
the SUPREMS ARBITER OS DESTINIES has decreed."
The President of the first Chamber of Deputies re-
plied to his Excellency in a strain of congratuLtion.
We have received .the Sol of the 3d and 4th January,
along mith the anteiror numbers,. from which we have
given extracts. The Assemblies of the General Con-
gress, those of Senators and Deputies, were on the 2d
and Sd pi incipally employed in routine business, in
administering the paper oaths to new Members, or ap-
pointing Committee*
It is mentioned in %he Paper of January 4, that offi-
cial dispatches bad reached the Supreme Government
of the resolution of the Commander of his Britannic
Majesty's frigate the Isis to respect the blockade of St.
Joan de Ullost.. The Journal contains the letter of
Captain Forest to .General Rincon, of which the fol-
lowing is a copy:— . .
"I have the honour of asknowledaing your letter, enclosing the
supreme order of the President of the United States of Mexico,
relative to the blockade of the Castle of St. Juan de Wee sad
fiscriSciei, which I shall forward to my Chief on the Jamaica
station to be forwarded to lamps. If you have any more espies
of the same order, you will oblige me by sanding me some, to hand
to ether slaps of my nation which may arrive here in my absence,
1 assure yea that so long as I am here in moustand, the moditions
at this supreme order shall be punctually absolved. I the
UAW: is IP foot mat beams savant. Id. FOREST."
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