Star.
London, England, 1818-12-02 00:00:00

ALEXANDER V. DAVIS.'

Action for calling the plaintiff a "liar, a false-
Swearing had
man," in consequence of some evi-
dence he had given on a trial.
Sarah IlarthoUett proved the wcrds, and swore that
she had not undertaken to pay the plaintiff's attorney
(on its being suggested that the plaintiff was insol-
vent.) The planuithad been a butcher, and was a
good surveyor : he had been a witness also for Mrs.
Barthollett, in an action for slander. Davis had also
been brought to town as a witness for her, but was not
called. This came out on cross-examination ; she
had paid Davis his expenses ; but the attornies fur
the plaintiff were also her attornies; and they had
not, to her knowledge, put off the trial of the present
came, because the plaintiff was insolvent, nor did
sl:e know who indemnified them. She had never
said that she would ruia Davis, and not leave a shirt
to his back—nor did she now give evidence, because
Alexander and Davis had quarrelled in consequence
of the former calling the latter a white-livered rascal.
Mr. Scam Arr, for the defendant, commented on
the circumstance of the plaintiff's being an insolvent,
on his having given evidence fur Mrs. Harthollett in
an action against Davis, and on his living with Mrs.
Barthollett as a friend. _

A witness was called, who proved that Alexander
' had said he would ruin Davis ; and another witness
proved that Mrs. Barthollett had said the same.
The Jury found a verdict for the defendant.

Lord ANSON'S fine seat of Shugborough, in Staf-
fordshire, is undergoing some tasteful improvements,
which will render it one of the handsomest residences
in that county.
The Corn-Exchange is closed this day, owing to
Ile funeral Of her lute MAJEsTy..

MIDDLESEX SESStONS, DEC. lc

TRIAL OF LORD RANELAGH AND HIS SERS/A- IiTS. I

The knowledge that this trial was fixed fcr thi first
or second this morning brought a considerable crowd
to the Court at an e.irly hour: At ten &Clock the
CHAIRMAN and other Magistrates took their seats on
the Bench, and aft..r one or two short cases of no iin.
portance were dispo.ed of,
• James Greggarcl John Byrne, two. of Lord Bane-
Ligh's servants, were rut to bar. His Lordship
wasallowed a seat at the table:mar his Counsel.

The indictment, which contained six counts, charged
Right Honourahle Thomas Lord Viscount ltaite-
la'gh, and his two servants just named, with as,aulting
James Richard Hall with a gun, a pilchfu, k. and
certain blirdgeom called 'lndian clubs, and v..ith an
' illegal detention of his person. Other count 4 con-
tained charges for similar assaults, and illegal de:en•
tion of John Degaul, Henry Waldo, and -- Wal-
lace. Another count charged his Lordship and his
servants with egortiag, by threats and menaces, on
the sante day and place, the sum of 7s. fi cm the same
parties, or one of them c and the last count was for.
a common assault.

The case having been opened by Mr. hints, •
Mr. Aornanius stated it to ti e Jury. He corn--
menced by observing, that this case, though rather
a singular one, was not one of entire novelty, for
hthere tuns nothing new wider the son. It was a
charge against a Nobleman of high rankin the sister:
kingdom, and of a similar rank in this, save the prix
viler of sitting and voting as a Peer of Parliament;
and the crimes Imputed to him were assault, falie
imprisonment, and extortion of a sum of money from'
four young gentlemen, under circumstances to which-
he should have to allude, of 'rte ordinary aggrava-
tion. The gentleman (Mr. Hall) who brought the•
prosecution, and the other young gentlemen who,
were concerned in it, had no vindictive motive in it.
Their principal object was, that impartial just:cef
should take its course, and that their names should
be rescued from the imputation of having tamely,
submitted to unmerited insult, and. he might add
outrage; and here he felt it due to the character of
those young Gentlemen to state, that had the mode-
rate but manly course which they had proposed been
pursued—had that manly and dignified feeling which
should characterise the conduct-of. a Nobleman been.
adopted, on the other side, the case might long since
have been settled, and never have met the public
eye. But that would not satisfy Lord RaneTagh ; hi
had made his selection, he had chosen to ,come into
Court, and as that was his wish he should take its
consequences upon himself. He must submit to
hear the whole truth of the matter come out—truth
which, if he (Mr. Adolphus) were rightly instructeit
would not be found very pleasant to his frelirigs-4
truth;-which, without forgetting the rank which hi.
Lordship held in society, would not be unmindful
of the highly respectable rank of the Gentlemen wk..
had been injured, and' of the character, equal at leao.
in honour, to that of his Lordship. • lie should be
taught by those laws and by that Jury to which he
appealed, that neither of them made any distinction
between the Peer and the Peasant, when the right,:
of eitherAverl infringed upon by the caprice or via..
lence of the other. The Issue of that appeal which
he now made would teach him, that in this ire
country, the Peer of highest rank dare not with in.-
punity violate the rights of any, not even of the,
equals in point of tide, but even of the very lowest ta
their inferiors in that respect. He would here leave
his Lordshin for a inomnnt, and state- to the Juin,
who the Gentleman was by whom on his own behaft,
and that of his friends, the present prosecution was
bron alit. He was a Gentleman. as 'respectable a.
Lorcrltanelagh, or any other man.. He was the son
of a most respectable Gentleman, the Rev. Mr. Hall,
of Herea.rdshire ; arid he was of the liberal profes-
sion—" cf our profession," continued Mr. Adolphus,
and Gen forbid that 1 should ever crouch so low
asto admit that it was inferior to in.y in society."—
The other Gentlemen concerned in the prosecution
wereall of them higEly respectable. What the de-
,fence which would be set up was; lie could not anti-
cipate. It was probable that, as no witnesses were
likely to he called for his Lordship, it would entire's)
test in the able and eloquent address which they, the
Jury, would hear from his lemma! friend Mr. Alle),
No "donin there would be in that every thing whici.
elo,anee or ingenuity could suggest—but still he
trusted that the verdict of the Jury would show, that
they were not in any way to be influenced by. thr
high rank and sounding titles of the Noble Lord, to
by the forcible declamations ef his advocate. Truth
strict and impartial justice, would, he was convinced
alone have an edict upon their minds. It woulu
pear to them in evidence, that Mr. Hall and his thin
young friends had, in the month of July last, takei
a boat, -and prOceeded up the 'Thames on a party of
pleasure. When they had reached near that pan
where Lord Ranelagh's residence was situated, which
was not far from Putney Bridge, they were overtaken
4y- a violent storm of thunder and rain, which oh.
liged them to•rint Their boat into the first convenient
spot they could find for - that purpose. This hap-
' re3ed to be part of the Noble Lord's land. Here they.
took shelter under a large tree fora while • and after
the inclemency of the weather had subsided, they sat
'down on the grass-plat, to partake of some slight re-
freshment which they had brought with thew--
During this very sh-ort repast. some of the tarty amu-
sed themselves by singing. -They had finished, and
were about to return to their boat, when they saw a
man with a double-barrell'd gun coming towards theme
whom they took to be a gamekeeper, but who turtle.:
out to be Lord Ranelagh 'him-self. He Was followed by
two of his servants armed with immense bludgeous,
such as were used by the natives of the Sandwich
Islands. Three others of his servants were seen
coming in another direction, one armed with a pitch-
fork, and d.a others with some other weapons of
ofence. When his Lordship approached, he de-
manded, in no very mild tone, what they did there?
and being answered. that they had taken shelter from a
th u nder-st.). in, and had no intent ion ot.com mining any
trespass, he asked who and what they were? To this
Mr. Hall replied, that they were gentlemen ; my re-
peated his declaration of no intended harm on their
part. His Lordship rental ked, that he had of late
been much annoyed by the rabble coming on his
grounds, but that he was more annoyed by the well-
dressed rabble than by any other. He followed tha
remark up by stating, that they were not gentlemen

that they should fallow his servants to Bow-street
answer for their conduct. After some ether ob-
. iations on both sides, which would appear in evi-
dence, Mr. hall and his party were about to proceed
their boat, when, by a signal from Lord Itanelagh,
of his servants, one armect with a pitchfork and
other with a club, stepped before them and op-
posed their departure. Some further conversation
- took place during the time they were detained,
icb was about twenty minutes, andit ended-in a
_ .laration from Lord Ranelagh, that he would let
them go about their business, but- that they should
give some compensation to his servants for their
trouble. This the gentlemen, seeing the very un-
pleasant situation in which they stiod, consented to
do, and they gave 7s. to one of the servants in bis
lordship's presence,:and were then suffered to depart.
:Mr. Adolphus) had said in the commencement,

. ,
the present case, though rather a singular one,
not entirely new. The Jury, no doubt, were
mare, that in the iron times of baronial power, it was
constant practice of the Lords of those days to.
forth from their castles, at the head of their re-
iners, and levy contributions upon those who had in
manner excited their hatred, or who had not
inns to resist their oppression. Happily for the
atry, moderh refinement had worn down those
-barons customs ; but it did not appear that every.
ige of them was obliterated ; for the. Noble Lord,
Imagining perhaps that he had all the right v well as
high and noble blood of those ancient Damns,
:ght fit to make a display of both on this occasion.
.e called his domestics rouncthim, and having armed
them and himself, and placed them in military array,
conceived that he possessed all the rights of for-
: Barons, and therefore it was quite natural that
should raise a subsidy from.those whom his forces
intended to subdue—(a laugh). A few days
this had passed, application was made by a
letter to his lordship, stating the. intention of the
parties to have recourse to the law, if he did not ac-
knowledge the ill-treatment he had given them, and
make some apology. This was sent by a special
messenger ; but the Noble Lord would not lessen his
high dignity by condescending to return any answer.
Another similar communication was made, and with

same success. At length, the affair was laid be-
: the Magistrates at Bow-street ; and this lordship
,e an undertaking, that he and his servants would
appear there to answer any charge. A day was ap-
inted for that purpose, and the parties attended ;
• though they and the Magistrates waited fdr a
considerable time in expectation of his arrival, neither
lordship nor any of his servants attended. The
consequence of this neglect was the present proceed-
ings. In the exertions of the gentlemen concerned to
the names of the servants who attended Lord

Lnelagh on the day in question, the name of one
given who turned out not to have been at all
concerned or present. From hence, no doubt, it
_Ad be argued on the other side, that the whole
matter was without foundation, that the charge was
made at random, and that the intention was to cri-
inate some persons, no matter who. To this he
could say, that the fault, if any, lay entirely at the
ler side. Lord Ranelagh might have given the
na,..ies of those present if he thought proper ; and he
;ht have done so with safety, if the matter was, as
dohbt would be stated by his advocate, 'wholly',
without foundation iii truth. Mr. Hall, arid. the other'
gentlemen, had dune all in their power to procure
correct inforroatim as to the names of the parties.
was therefore instructed by Mr. Hall to say, that
against one of the prisoners at the bar (James. Gregg)
there was not any imputation, and that therefore he,
might have a record of acquittal, if the other side
thought proper. kle would admit, that in point of
7, the young gentlemen had committed a trespass,
,wever innocent their intentions might have been;
he put' it to the Court, whether a trespass such at
sat, would be a justification of the conduct which he
lad mentioned? Ile appealed to the Jury, by whose
decision he was certain the question would be set at
rest, whether the liberty of the subject could be jus-
lably invaded, and his right of property violated
the. manner he had described, for such a trespass
that of taking shelter on a man's ground in a vio-
lent storm? The sun; taken from Mr. Hall and his
companions was, it was true, a small one, and their
forcible detention but of short duration : but it was
• the amount of that sum, nor the length of the im-
lsonment, of which they complained ; hut the prin.
,31e.which caused the extortion of the one, and the
enforcement of the other. He trusted the Jury, under
direction of the learned Chairman, would by their

verdict show to the public, that no man is this min-
y, however high iii rank or station, could u ith im-
punity make himself the arbiter of the liberty, or the
disposer of the property,, of any of his fellow-men for
one moment beyond that which the law authorized
him. When Mr. Adolphus bad concluded
The CHAIRMAN observed, that if nothing were in-
tended to be alleged against the prisoner Gregg, the
''iry might return his actuittal, and be be dismissed
i-om the bar.

This, after a short conversation between the Cont-
i on both sides, was done accordingly.
ADoLpitt::; then called
James Richard Hall, who gave his evidence to the
!lowing eitcct ;--" I am an articled clerk to Messrs.
dliston and Hundleby, of No. 2, Freeman; Court,
Cornhill. On Friday, the 24th of July last, I went
• a small boat up the Thames, in company with
Lr. Waldo, Mr. Degaul, and Mr. Wallace. We sailed
far as the tide would carry us ; we had proceeded
far as Fulham bridge, when we were overtaken by
violent storm of thunder, lightning, and rain ; tin-
:Ming to trust ourselves on the water during the
storm, and also anxious to avoid a wetting, we ran
'le boat on shore ; we landed on a bank, near to
risich was a beaten track, which led us to the shelter
a large tree, at a very little distance. Here, after
remaining for a short time, we brought from the
boat some bread and beef and some porter, which
we partook of. We were only a few yards from the
water. There was a pathway behind the tree, and
immediately behind that a ditch and hedge. Our
provisions were contained in a small bundle ; we
had nb Wine not spirits. After we had finished our
I repast, we were about to return to the boat, when
saw a man coming towards us, with a large blud-
geon in his hand, and accompanied by a dog. • He
addressed himself to us, and said that my Lord was
vim surprised at our conduct in coming to trespass
on his grounds. One of my ccmpanions asked who

was my Lord ? To which he replied, My Lord
Ranelagh, on whose ground you nosr are. At this
time I saw two other men coming down towards us,
armed in a similar manner. There were, besides,
three men coming intim same direction from another
part of the grounds., One of these had a double-
barrelled gun, and another was armed with a pitch-
fork.,- The bludgeons appeared to me to he' Indian
clubs. 'The man with the pitchfork came on one side,
those with the clubs °lithe other ; and he who held
the gun, whom I found to be Lord Ranelagh, ad-
vanced in front of us. When I saw him approach I
proceeded towards him, but he called out in a loud
voice, Halloo, what business have you there ? You
most know that you are committing a trespass: To
this I answered, that we had been driven to the place
for shelter from the storn. ; that we had not intend-
ed to do, nor had we done any harm, but that we
would then go away, and were very sorry for having
even unintentionally committed a trespass by coming
on his grounds. After this I stepped forward to go
towards the boat ; but Lord Ranelagh waved his
hand, and two men immediately ran between the
boat and me. One of them presented the pitchfork
at me, and refused to let me pass. This interference
on the part of the men appeared to me to be entirely
!pulsed by Lord Rinelagh's motion of the hand.—
Immediately on my being stopped, his Lordship said.
No, no, I won't let you off so easily ; you shall fol-
low my servants to Bow-street, to answer for your
'conduct ; for I took another set of fellows there the,
other day.' At this time, the men had so placed
;themselves, as to have us between them. I answemd,
that we were perfectly willing to go any where to
answer for what we had done ; for that we were not
conscious of having committed any act which was'
cognizable by law. Lord Ranelagh replied, You
must have known that these are my Premises, and
that you had no right to enter them without my
consent !' and he followed this, by asking Who are
you ?' I said, we were Gentlemen and as such, I
presented him my card, telling him at the same'time
that he would find from that address, what I said to
be correct. I also gave him the name and addiess
of the Gentlemen to whom I am serving my clerk-
ship. He then asked Mr. Waldo who he was F To
which Mr. Waldo made a similar answer, and refer-
red him for its truth to Mr. Scott, a Migistrate at
Hammersmith, who was his friend. About 20 mi-
nutes then elapsed, which were filled up with a long
conversation, in which he endeavoured to prove, and
Ito disprove, the impropriety of my conduct. At
length he put an end to it, by saying, Well, I shall
let you off on your making some compensation to
my servants for their trouble.' This I and my com-
panions did, and we gave 7s. to one of the servants
(Byrne, the prisoner at the bar). We felt ourselves in
a very awkward situation at the time, and but for
that we should not have paid the money. After we
had paid the money, we Were suffered to depart to
the boat. After that I attended at Bow-street, and
made every possible exertion to get the names of the
servants who had attended Lord Ranelagh on that
occasion.

Cross-examined by Mr. Attev....--Vile were on the
grounds about half an hour before the servants came.
Some of my companions were singing ; I had my
clothes, but some of the party were without thei,-
coats. A servant did not say to me on that occasion
that Lord Ranelagh was angry at our coming there,
but that if we behaved well, nothing would-be said
about it. Ido licit recollect having thanked Lord
Ranelagh for his very polite and courteous conduct
on that occasion—l did not thank him at all; nor
did. I say that his conduct was that of a Gentleman,
and thlit if I stood in his situation I would have act-
ed in the same manner.—(Here a letter, which had
been received by Lord Ranelagh,, was produced to
the witness, who admitted it to be his hand-writing.)
To another question, he answered, that he did not
recollect having gone from Lord Ranelagh's to a
public-house in the neigl.'iourhood.
In his re-examination, he said that Lon', Ranelagh
was within a few yards of him, when he gave the
money, at his desire, to the servant.
Mr. Waldo and Mr. Degaul were next'severally
examined, but their testimony was almost in every
respect a repetition of that given by the first witness.
In Mr. Degaul's direct examination there was this
additional circumstance, that when Waldo had re-
ferred Lord Ranelagh to Mr. Scott, a Magistrate at
Hammersmith,' his Lordship asked whether he was
Mr. Scott, the bricklayer?
In his crass examination, he admitted that the oars
had been removed on shore before the servants came
down ; but being re-examined he corrected himself,
and-said they had not been removed..
To some questions from the Court, he answered,
that neither he nor his companions had sauntered'
about the grounds, that he was quite positive as to
Lord Ranelagh's having insisted on the compensation
to his servants; that it was given to one of them, and
that he looked upon it as a necessary condition of
their being allowed to depart. In Mr. Waldo's eta-,
mination, he added to that of his friends, that Lord
Ranlagh had mentioned, that a set of fellows were in
the habit of coming on his grounds to break the
branches and steal the flowers; and that he charged
them with a similar intention.

Here the case for the prosecution close/.
Mr. ALLEY stated the case for the defendants. He
was sorry that the course pursued by his Learned
Friend for the prosecution was calculated to confound
the different orders of society, on keeping up the dis-
tinctions between which, the general peace and pro-
'sperity so eminently depended. He contended, that
Mr. Hall and his friends were four young trespassers,
who, Lecause they bad received a generous pardon
from Lord Ranelagh, and experienced nothing but
courtesy at his hands, thought proper to compose
and send to him an atrocious libel against his cha-
racter, which ought to have brought them into Court
as defendants instead of prosecutors. He then read
the first letter from Mr: Hall to Lord Ranelagh. It
stated the impropriety' of surrounding him and his
friends with armed men, merely for seeking shelter
from a storm ; that the fear of being turned adrift on
the tide alone prevented him refusing compliance
with the unjust demand for money, which the writer
had since the transaction been informed by his friends
could be considered in no other light but actual rob:
berg(; and concluded with a request that the money
would be returned, and a suitable apology made—
otherwise a warrant would be applied for at Bow-
street against himself and his servants. It was signed
James Hall." This, Mr. Alley contended, was a

base libel ; and he would recommend a young gentle- I
man, in.the language of Horace, " sax styluer ver-
iere"—to consider well before he sat down and pro-.
duced such a composition again—a composition,
which betrayed an otter ignorance of his profession,
and only entitled him to the character of a vain and '
foolish libeller. He should call witnesses to prove
that there was no rain whatever at the time—that
the prisoner at the bar was not the man who received '
the moeeiL. and that whatever money had been re-
ceived was a perfectly free gift, in acknowlek:ement
of the polite behaviour of Lord Ranelagh ; and he
,trusted that it would then be seen, and that the ver. '
dict of the Jury would spew, that Lord Itarielagh
was not the man he had been represented, who could '
violate the rights of hospitality so flagrantly—who '
could rush upon and insult the way-worntraveiler—
and practise a species of extortion, whiali would dis-
grace the most unprincipled.,
Anthony Mecquet was then called and sworn.—ls
servant to Lord Ranelagh. Remembered the 24th of 1
July last—it was a fine day. Did not remember a
storm of thunder ; was present when Lord Ranelagh
came down to where the prosecutor and his comps-
pions were. Saw the four persons together. There
was a green cushion on the ground, knd the appear- '
ance of some persons having beeneating. Lord Ha-
nelagh asked what they wanted there? On which '
Hall came up, with his bands in his pockets, and
said that they had been sailing up the -river, and
,caecie there to refresh themselves. Lord Ranelagh
remarked that their conduct was improper, and that
they should have known better. One of
_them ex-
pressed his sorrow, and said he did not know of any
harm in what was done. Edict Ranelagh told him
.that he had been robbed frequeltly by persons cora-
iag there ; and idler some conversation told them they
might go away. His Lordship then returned towards
his house.
_They then priiceeded, to the boat ; but one
of them tutned; and gave him (witness) some silver
for himself and the Riker servants who were present
Lord Raiielagh was on his way to his honse at that
*re, and could not see what was done. He never
told any of them to give the money, nor did he offer
to detain them from the boat. He ordered witness
to remain and see them off, which he did. The man
(Greig) who was put on his trial, was not present at
any part of the transaction.
Cross-examined.—ls a Dutchman; had a.cluh in
his hand; another of the servants also had a club ;
and the groom had a pitchfork.
Two or three other servants of Lord Ranelagh gave
nearly the same evidenCe as Mecquet.
After which, the defence being closed,
Mr. ADOLPHUS rose to reply. He denied having
used any one word in the course.. of.,his Opening
speech which was unbecoming him as an advocate,
or which was not called tot by the cireditistances of
the case. He then defended the conduct of Mr. Hall,
which, he maintained, was the very reverse of that
which it was described, and said he threw back the
charges which had been made against that respect-
able young gentleman with contempt, let that word
light where it may. With respect to the defiance
which had been thrown out, of intended prosecution
against his client, be treated it with indignation.
That defiance might, if the party pleased, be put in
execution; but he should treat it at any time within-
digeation and contempt, as the effort of imperious
pride and impudent audacity. Let those terms be
taken where they might.
Mr. ALLEY.—Do you mean that as a personal in-
sult to me, Sir? If you do it shall not be unnoticed! •
.Mr. ADOLPHUS.—Gentlemen of the Jury, I have
always made it a rule, which I am determined to ad-
here to, during my professional life, never to give
any personal explanation in a Court of Justice of
what passes there. ICI have said any thing requiring
such, or have been understood to have said so, I am
known out of doors, and may he found at all times.
Mr. ALLEY made no reply ; but Mr. ADOLPHUSiII
the course of his speech said, that he had not meant
the words to apply Co Mr. Alley, and that he could
not have so meant it : but if, under the cover of what
he felt it his duty* to state, any imp' esjon of that na-
ture .were taken, he was.to be seen in another place.
He then proceeded to defend the ,Anai I.s which he
had made in his opening speech, and ol)ei ved, that
his allusion to the feudal, times was rather meant as
humourous than severeiit•ut, at the same time, he
now felt it right to, expr(zss his.regret that the Noble
Lord had not shewn. a little more of that hospitality
for which the feudal Banns had been so remarkable
—that a stranger requiring shelter or relief was never
turned away from their doors. As to his language,
it was what the subject deserved ;.he spoke what he
felt, and what the nature of the case was calculated
to dictate. With respect to the threat of intended pro-
secution, he should again. say" that he despised it.
The Noble Lord might take the advice which had
been given to him ; he might institute proceedings
against his client, might bring all his retainers into
Court, and when he had done that, he would laugh
at him then as he did at present. With respect to the
allusion that his client was not a Gentleman, as was
hinted, he repelled it. Mr. Hall was as respectable
as Lord Ranelagh ; and here he could not avoid using'
the old adage—that the King could' make a Lord,
but he could not make a Gentleamn! and he now
said, in the healing of any who pleased to take it,
that, as far as the affair at issue was concerned, there
was not a person in it more males{ -to the appellation
of a Gentleman than Mr. Hall and his three young
friends ! Mr. Adolphus then compared the evidence
on both sides, and concluded by expressing his full
conviction that the verdict would be in favour of his
client.

The CHAIRMAN summed up the evidence with
great clearness and accuracy ; and the Jury, without
much hesitation, found his Lordship and the servant
Byrne--Guilig.
The sentence of the Court was, that Lord !Zane-
lagh should pay a fine of £5O to the King, and that
tile servant should pay a fine of ls.—The trial lasted
nearly the whole of the day.
SENTENCE ON CHARLES ELLIOTT AND LEONORA HIS
WIFE, FOR CRUELTY TO THEIR OWN CHILD.
_ _ _

These persons, whose trial appeared in the STAR
of yesterday, were put to the bar to receive sentence.
The CHAIRMAN, after addressing the woman on
the enormity of her offence, and the total want of all
motherly feeling which she had evinced towards her
helpless infant, sentenced her to be imprisoned for
twelve Months in the !Souse of Correction, The man,
in consideration of his not having al any opportunities
of seeing how the child was treated, and of some

kelings of compassion which
towards it, was only sentence
one month.

There was lately taken up.
of Sir ROBERT LAURIE, Bart.
mon turnip, which measured
five inches, and in cireumfere,
and weighed no less than 94
at present to be seen in Mat
pee and bed of strawberries it

Saturday se'nnight there w
a field belonging to Mr. Jon!
Jedburgh, which was the ex
43 lbs. English, and measu
45 inches. •

At a dinner given on Wedr
Joan HUNTER, Esq. of the Hi
fruits from his garden were p
—Ripe Alpine strawberries, rr
pears, Alexandrian grapes ;
abundance of roses, double vi

and primroses in the hedges,
Kenten Lodge have produced 1
There is at present in the tra
SON, Esq. of Cousland, a tul
which is the second time it w
that state. The history of it is

It stands in the situation of
Priory of Cousland ; and is s
O.:eV-red the famous MA es
l'arross, from the persecutior.
rassed in the earlier part of F.
destroyed during the Ref=
this tree was in blossom was i
98 years ago. The tree is the ;
country, and not inferior to th
As a proof of the mildness
mention, that in a garden n(
November, ripe raspberries
young wood ; that several of
in bloom, and roses in bud ;
quantity of grass in the field:,
that are put upon straw were
Thursday, a man went
1341 ley, and in the act of eat
of it stuck in his throat. .\li
ately sent for, but he died bef
Wednesday'evening, a car
ma: Finnieson. found lying i
in the New. Wynd, Glasgow,
Office, where a Surgeon imn
next morning, after being t
chair, the man expired.'
. _Thursday night, an. neon
•pened in Taylor's Close, Gree
man was shot dead. The
into custody, and itn
A swindler, who is pleased
—, exercised his calling wit
city in Glasgow of late, althot
been in PUrsnit of him. He
called at a lodging-house in
day evening, when, pretendin
of the inmates, he decamped
tea-spoons and a pair of Longs,
among sshich were a few toss
24. years of age, about 5 fee
small appearance and militat
plesioned, the hair on the e
sepatated'at the ridge of the
furies a blue great coat, and
suits his purpose. lle sa co
young man he made a For!
nership. lie proposed •h-t Pt
of the fraud. They were to
Sir Gregor 11,Gregor ; to live
and when the roguery shoal d
off to another place. Dandy c
footmen were to be employee
The Captain promised himsel
taming money from officers I
tri't-ts, by receising money' fr
and pas,age. '1 he A-ill:tin, wl
very illiterate, and was form
private in the Dumfriessldie
,c6nß:.ernent in Bridev:ell.

Friday sennight, about elo
discovered in the house of fel
ner, Peterhead, which contini
most violence till two o'cloel
by the exertions of the inhabi
and- prevented from spreadi
house in which it began was
Monday sennight, three I
Elphingstone, and parish of
three poor families, and one
consumed by fire. The how
ginated was inhabited by a d
of Douglas, who with his wif
On their return home they fc
a house to shelter them, a be
of clothing, except what wa,
renders their case still more
about to be confined, and the
of four young children, wit]
the funds of the parish, bell
The most of the furniture be
families was saved by theexer
About three weeks ago a
neighbourhood of Nelson-sq
On Thursday, the 26th ultia
(secretly taking with him thi
saying that he should renv
hour; but he has not since
after his departure, it was c
son had entered a. private ro
draws.; three 101. country b
whole, of which metes when
Messrs. Barclay and Co. th 4

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