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to the King's Arms, at Celia and the pattels From it,'
where it was impountlecV'Osi bearing of this outrage,
the plaintiff came flows. elersginv to Carlisle, and told'
him the coaictiviat his, and the'eOnsequinces him of
the ncin=Arrival of the coackhad been serious, by which
Means the passengers had been disappOinted of their
places; when the defendant said, " I was not at the
head of my forces last night, but we will pull down the
Bell Inn." • He had not only stopped the coach, but
had actually taken the money for the parcels, and he
(Mr. Scarlett) could not conceive a more serious out-
rage than this, and one which more amounted to a
felony than a trespass. It was impossible for the defen-
dants not to have been awate that it was the plaintiff's
coach. The public were benefited by oppositions of
this nature, and he could not conceive what possible
defence there could be to this action. The Learned
Counsel having stated the case, proceeded to call
John Caddis, examined by Mr. SOWIRNY. On the 26th of
March last he was the guard of the plaintiff's coach, which ran
from Glasgow to Carlisle, the name of which was " the Robert
Burns."—it belonged to Mr. Clarke, of Dumfries. The coach came
from Edinburgh—it was his first coming. It was on a Saturday
night when the coach was stopped, at a place called Gosling Dyke,
about a mile from Carlisle. It was about ten o'clock.
(Here the examination was stopped by Mr. BROUGHAM saying
that he would consent to a verdict passing against his client for the
amount of the damages laid in the declaration. Mr. Fairbairn had
paid £3O to the guard, and £2O to the coachman).
Mr. SCA ILLM—Aye, that is for the assaults.
Mr. Baron Hou.ocx—There should be a verdict for the plaintiff
against all the defendants.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages £l,OOO, costs 40s. subject to
a reference.

BRIDGEWATER.
KIPPER V. SNAPS.
This was an ac ion of replevin, on occasion of a distress taken by
the defendant, Mr. Snape, on a farm occupied by the plaintiff, Mr.
Ni; per, as tenant.
The question turned upon the terms of the tenancy, whether the
rent was payable yearly or half-yearly ? which was proved by the
defendant's daughter, Miss Elizabeth Snape.
Mr. Serjeaut Wilms examined this witness at considerable
length, who pave her evidence under some embarrassment, but
apparently with truth, and was corroborated by other witnesses;
and the Learned Serjeant commented largely upon her evidence
and manner of giving her testimony, in his address to the Jury.
Me. Serjeant PELL, in reply, urged the credibility of her evi-
dence. " Gentlemen, the witness has conducted herself with great
propriety. You saw her manner. She stood at the bar, heisting
her handkerchief round her thumb, whilst she was twisted by my
Learned Friend. My Brother Wilde complains of her entbarrou
nient. Gentlemen, can this be wondered at in a simple country
girl, who comes into a Court of Justice for the first time? Even I,
who am an old sneer—l had almost said an old broken-down post-
korse, find it often very difficult to throw off my Learned Friend :
he frequently drives sharp roods into my sides—and can it be mat-
ter of wonder that he is an overmatch for Betsy Snaps? Gentle-
men, this is the true and particular account and adventures of Mr.
Serjeaut Wilde and Elizabeth Snipe!"—Verdict for the defendant.
This dosed the Bridgewater Assizes. Monday the Commission
was opened, and on Tuesday business commences at Bristol.
CLONMEL, AUGUST Ss .
John Kelly was put to the bar. The indictment ran,
that he did murder one W. Hackett, at Kilmolash,
on the 23J of April, by giving him one mortal wound,
of which he died.

Margaret Hackett, widow of the deceased, was
placed in the witness-chair with difficulty, and the
poor woman seemed far advancedin pregnancy. She
was examined. Are you widow of the late William '
Hackett? Witness, sighing deeply, said, "Oh I I am."
She lived, she said, at Derrygrath, about five miles from
Clonmel, on the Caher road ; Mr. William Riall was
her landlord, and lived there about twelve months; her
husband was employed by Mr. Riall as-driver. Da
Tots know the prisoner? Answer,--,g Ohl I ought' to
know him," which expression she accompanied with a
scream. - Her husband was employed as a keeper over
Kelly last harvest ; saw the prisoner at her houie the
Sunday morning after her husband was killed, between
seven and eight o'clock ; herhusband had left home the
morning before for Clonmel, to go to Mr. Riall, and
had not returned; the prisoner asked witness if it was
late when Billy came home last night? to which wit-
ness replied, that he bad not returned at all, and clues-
' tioned him if he had seen him; the prisoner said be had,
about one or two o'clock, in the streets of Clonmel,
with his brother Jack, who was selling a load of cab-
baget; the prisoner added, that he asked the deceased to
come home, and was answered by him that he would
not, as the night was too cold ; the witness was induced
to believe that her husband had gone to Mr. Riall's seat,
at Annerville, and was joined in that opinion by the
prisoner, who asked for a needle to mend his small-
clothes, which was all torn, as well as his suspenders.
Witness charged him with having been in a fight on
Saturday, which he denied, observing that he had come
home very early from Clonmel. Prisoner lived but a
quarter of a mile from witness; he had been in the
habit of coming to witness's house until her husband
had served him with an ejectment ; was, however,
friendly for six weeks previous to her husband's death,
at which time he was employed as keeper on Blair:
lands. Prisoner said be had come to witness's house
to look far one Mara, a country carpenter, to return
him a coat which he had borrowed. The prisoner had,
on the Monday preceding, come to witness to borrow
some clothes of her husband's, which she refused, but
referred him to her husband, outside the house. The
prisoner did go out, and returned, when the witness
gave him her husband's cravat, which he had taken off
the evening before. A short time previous to the pri-
soner's visit that morning, he had sent horlusband's
cravat home by a boy named Murphy, who lived in
the same yard with him. Witness did not get the
cushion of it. This she remarked to Kelly, who asked
' if it bad not come home? and, if not, that he must have
it at his house, stud would
_send it over on his return.

Witness was present when the body of her husband was
taken out of the ground ; searched his pocket in pre-
sence of every person there, and found the cushion—in
fact, it was the first thing she did on making the search.
While 'fitness had the conversation with Kelly, at her
house, her father-in-law and brother-in law were in the
house; the old man was in the room. and his son about
the house and both were therefore within bearing of what
passed between herself and Keily. The hat produced
was her husband's hat ; was sure it was; was looking at
it since she came on the table.
(A weakness here overcame the witness, and It being suspected
by the Bench that labour was approaching, Dr. Fitsprald was re-
quested to confer with her, which he did, and announced that no
was then entertained of such an event).
leyrkeusi°n . I
the Couas.—When she gave Kelly the handkerchief, witness
Noe see the cushion, but fek it is the handkerchief.
Icon Hackett, father to the deceased, proved that he had been
la the room when Kelly came to his house, the doorbf which was
not data. He overheard the conversation which passed between
prisoner and the last witness. relative to the deceased, and fully
corroborated her testimony. witness was at Ryan's the day on
which Mara was there making the coffin for deceased. Looked at
Mares coat, and saw blood on the skirts of it, covered; as it ap-
peared to be, with dust. Shelved it la that state to Pat Ryan. Wit-
ness examined it next morning, and-saw that the coat appeared to
have been washed, the marks of Wood not being vi.ible.
Cross-examined —Got out of bed when he mod that Kelly had
been at his borate. /Chew him by' his voice; his daughter-billaw
Ind himself often spoke Wrath other shout what Keil), had said at
his house. Heins pressed en this point he said to Counsellor Smyth