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tbe ancient regime, had, among his sttkl, a horse which
knack of devouring another horse's corn as well ;as his owl. •st
in order to put a stop to a practice*" injurious both to The
and the robbed, he ordered execution of death to be put
4non the offender, and the horse (a beautiful animal by stle
was shot. But, egad . the finmcier fnund that this execuiioa Ail
very little effect in the way of example, for other
chile(' horses :till roltly.d their neirhhonrs, and his frien,l‘
him he might shoot his whole stud beforelte*curid the e•il ; td
he ordered no more executions, (a loud laugh followed the rtta.
don of this anecdote).
Mr. Fitch said that a horse was to be intimitlsted by bectine;
and as a proof of it, the horse in question stood qui;.:-.ly ettslig
after the application of the whip.
Mr. MINSMILL said the words of the Act were " wctittrd7rvi
cruelly ;" and was Mr. Martin prepared to sly that this defetleant
bad acted " wantonly and cruelly ?"
Mr. Martinswith muchwarmth, said hewn's, most nOdott!,se,lli•
Mr. Mini/Ue t. said it was very dificult to defile the decree kl
chastisement which this Act contemplated in the terns" crialte."
Mr. Martin said, this was precisely the line of arpts;,:•,:f
adopted by the advocates of cruelty--the oorose-s isC. 1;.; h 4
meant —Mr. Brougham, among mitt rs;and'''s (Mr.
answer, and the answer of the Marquis of LonderuterTy
others too, was, thzt cruelty was to be delitt:l accerdin; n rt.;
ceived notions of it, and that the judgment of eve.ovitnesaes, tt,,;
dared upon oath, must, connected with the circumstances, atl
the guide of the Magistrates. •

Mr. Mtnur (NJ, said, if the wlrdc were men?ilrled "
or cruelly,'' he should have no difScul:y in decidilt tr.i. 4 -1,',11
might be done cruel!}, withc.,,t bring done sr:-rnonly. Titinr%
he no apparent watammeis, I think a man must be p rmi•!eti
exercise his own j'ulgrncnt as to the extent of ch.es.,isern...r.: ht,
may I.lrict upon his
:%lario—O, by G—n! if a nun is to Se !vdre in his ton
case, tir!re's an end of evcrything.
Sir Iticitann 'harm—Mr. Martin, I must fine you fitreslsti.
ling, for swearing.
Mr. Martin—l zm sworn already.

Mr. MlNsuut.t.—Yes, but yo., have lust sworn an o:netts.
mark, oath.
(taking nut his purse)—\\!dl. 1,l pay.
Sir Itil:14ARI1 111RINIE<SITIlling)-•NO, I will :It!'t l'llfOrte 1: tiik
time. I Wat iratillg or 1:.
Mr. Martin again very carnes!ly pr!'ssed tnr a convie:ol.
Mr. Ptch said a hnrse was snarial;s, understood whit
he was beaten for.

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Mr. Martin—Nonsense, man ! .41-well might you beat a
hone to-day for kicking you this day week. fll tcII yon w'te
now you should do to make a horse good :.,:a m -ei...: :,::,
whisper in his ear--'. You arc a good horse. a id I tun a AL
man," and "[engage he will be as quiet as a lamb.
Mr. MIN4HISLL again expressed his opinion that :. -mei nvi
be allowed to exercise his own pigment ; svhereuir.
Ilelr. Martin, withsan energy of manner which la- gears &
scription, exclaimed—" Tiny has been, that whet' 0- l'-air,
were out the man would die,' and at the same time sprang fat
his seat upon the bench, and throwing down a bar w!iich
placed to keep ratite crowd, seemed about to leave the lifs:-
but paused a moment, and returned in great agitation wti:.
,bench.
Mr. MixIMILT..—My brains may be out now, and T str.l 211,•,1
but I shall act upon my own judgment as far as it goes, aid I
cannot make up my mind to convict in this case.
Mr. Martin.—Then I tell you that it is high time you were
relieved from the labours of your office.
Mr. Mteurneta--That was a very kind and gentlemanly re-
mark, certainly, Mr. Marin; but I will keep my tempe , wag'.
ever you may do. I dismiss the case.
Mr. Martin, during the last two or three minutes that 11,. re.
maimd, moved to and from the bench and the body of the lace
with great rapidity ; and at length snatched up his hat and hue.
ried out, observing as he went, that he would apply for p.irdou
for all who bad ever been convicted under this Statute.
MARY-LA-BONNE OFFICR.

A young man, dressed in the very evreme of fashion, riving
his name Thomas frilv-rt, was brourbt from the watrh-house
charred with a robbery in the dwelling house of Mr. Neilr,
Praed.street, Paddington.
Mr. Neile stcted, that cm Monday evening he was stl:r.41:•::
speaking to his brother in Praed-•,:reet, whoa he was sur,ms.,7ll
to see the prisoner walk cnt of the house vit.% a bundle untie
his arm. and walk quickly away : ~usrect:ng ail was in t right, tt
followed him, and the prisan..,r finding he was pursued. took 3
his heels vith great celerity, droppiag the hundic in his f1;;1!
An alum being however givea, he was sect:ted and Biv..r:
the custody of dicrrison, a constable; he male no resi:tare?.
and on being searched, a skeleton-key, which opened Mr.
house-door, was found, besides a quantity of duplicates, a:al
12s. in silver. The bundle, on being examintd, was fouls.: to
contain a new suit o 7 clothes belonging to Mr. Neile,which wen
in his bed-room.

The prisoner declined making any observation on the evideno
His manner, were those of a perfect gcntlern in. lie we. I.!!
committed on this charge, but remanded, on its being un,lrr
stood that there were several other charges a aim: his. 14

was dressed in an olive frock-coat, nankeen-trow,-rs, white hat
and white kid gloves, and, having refund to pay for a ..71:Z.
he was handcuffed between two sweeps, and thus formed valid
a curious contrast.

GUILDHALL.
Ax Azaoctous Case.—A powerful young TriAman, need
F4en, was fully committed, charged with feloniously attempt 4
to rob Mr. Arkroyd. The prisoner met the complainant nee
Wood-street, Cheapside, and professing to bean entire strange
in London, enquired his way to Sadler's Wells. Mr. Arkrovi
accompanied him as far as Paul's-alley, Barbican, when in as
instant the prisoner turned upon him. struck him a violent blot
on the face, of which he then bore evident marks, eaclaimisgs
the same time—" I) --n your eyes, your blunt this !unmet.
or have your life !" He seized the prisoner-directly by his
neekeloth, called out loudly for the watch, and though li'
contrived to throw him down, and they both rolled in the gent
together, and frequently begged him to let Mtn go, as be was
checking him, be never loosed his hands from the planer's
neckcloth till the watchmen arrived and secured him.
QUEEN-SQUARE.Rzeaacsaenraa• Szosvasewe.—The Overseers of the embed
Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster, appeare‘
before the Magistrates under the following circumstances
The Overseers stated, that a female pauper, only 17 yeast
age, bad lately disappeared from the Workhouse in rather a
mysterious way ; it was, however, conjectured that she man
have eloped in the night with a young Hibernian " Saltine'
the trowel," who has been working on a honer adjoining, art
they have often been seen talking together; in the morning)
was discovered that the fair damsel was missing, and a WO
was found clove to the window of her chamber, which she mei
have descended, as she could get out no other way, the dam
being all locked.
The Magistrate observed that he could not interfere, as tit
Workhouse was not a place of confinement, unless the Overseen
could prove that the young woman had taken away property bra
longing to the Workhouse ; if she had, he would grant a vault*
The Overseers not being prepared to say whether she bad or
not, they left the Office in order to make inquiry.

BIB'

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August el, at Midgham, Berks, the Lady of the Rev. Go3UB
Porcher, of a son.
Friday, at Longleaf, Lady Cawdor, of a still-born son.
August 21, at Castle Bromwich, Viscountess Newport. a
a son.

DIED.
Saturday, at his house in Upper Brook-street, Major Smell
August 21, at Chertsey, the infant son of Captain Jams A
'Murray, R.N.
April 30, at St. John's, Newfoundland, Mr. Donald Hansitne
M'Calman. merchant.
At Old Clochtow, parish of Stains, Aberdeenshire, as lit
11th instant, John Thoirs, in the 97th year of his age. DJ
this long period he enjoyed an excellent state of health, and WI
never been confined to bed but for three days rtrioss to
decease, retaining his mental faculties almost to thelssa

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