The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-06 00:00:00

THE QUEEN V. HART

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL in this case moved for a rule
to show cause why a writ of certiorari should not issue to
remove the depositions into this court, and to show cause
why the defendant should not be bailed in Liverpool. The
defendant had been committed to the gaol of Liverpool on a
charge of rape, alleged to have been committed on the per;
son of Elizabeth Gordon, on the night of the 21st of August
last, in her lodgings, 114, London-road, Liverpool. He
(the Attorney-General) held in his hand a number of affida-
vits as to the respectability and general good conduct of the
defendant, who for teu years had carried on the business of
a silversmith at Crescent-place, Liverpool, paying £l2O of
yearly rent, while hi&stock in trade was worth not less than
£5,000. The prosecutrix charged the defendant with hav-
ing violated her person on the night of the 21st of August,
while lying in her bed in 114, London-road. It appeared
that the parties became acquainted in the month of July,
when Mrs. Gordon wished the defendant to take lodgings in
the house where she herself resided. The defendant agreed
to do so, and an intimacy then took place between the par-
ties, with the full consent of the prosecutrix, as was stated
in the affidavits, which was carried on in the lodging in the
London-road, in the White Bear Hotel, and other places.
These facts were corroborated by the testimony of the ser-
vants. He would now come to what had occurred on the
night of the 21st of August, and he thought he should be
able to show that the charge was the result of conspiracy.
Lord DENMAN did not think it necessary to go into de-
tails. It would be sufficient to hand up the affidavits.

ABSENCE OF MIND.—The New York Sunday Atlas gives,
as the last case heard of, that of a journeyman printer
emptying his matter on the floor, and getting on the galley
himself. He did not discover his mistake until the foreman
commenced snaking up.
JERSEY, OCT. 30.—The warlike rumours, so long current,
seem to have had a prosperous effect on this island, as a great
number of English families have come over here from France.
Preparations are making for an examination of the veterans
living in this island, with a view to ascertain their fitness for
service, Should occasion require it. Three hundred and
forty aliens, resident in this island, have registered their
names and places of abode, pursuant to the recent order of
his excellency the lieut.-governor ; but it is supposed that a
great many more have not yet come forward.—Jersey paper.

ANOTHER LAMENTABLE CASE OF HYDROPHOBIA.--
The following particulars of a most distressing and fatal case
of hydrophobia have been sent to us by a correspondent at
Douglas. This is, we lament to state, the fourth instance of
death from this frightful malady which has occurred from
the attacks of mad dogs, in this and the neighbouring county
of Renfrew, within the last four months. The cases we re-
fer to, in addition to the present one, are the death of a young
woman near Greenock, and the two children who were bit
near Airdrie, and died at Kirkaldy, about 10 days ago :
" Douglas, Oct. 31.—Intense interest has been excited here
during the last few days regarding the fate of a young man
who had been bit by a mad dog on the 2d of September last.
The dog by which he was bit was a large yellow-coloured
bitch of the setter kind, supposed to have come from the
middle or lower ward of the county, as it came in the direc-
tion of Lismahagow, where it had bit several dogs, which
were all destroyed at the time, with the exception of one be-
longing to Mr. Alexander Gall, Midtown, which has since
gone mad, as well as one of his cows. The strange dog was
shot upon Mr. Gall's farm, by one of Lord Douglas's game-
keepers, who at the same time requested leave to destroy his
dog, but he thought it could do little harm, being very old ;
besides, he thought it doubtful, whether the other dog was
in a rabid state. Previous to this, the young man, John
Inglis, who died yesterday, was standing in the street
of the village, at the time the dog was passing; and having
held out his hand to clap it, it suddenly darted forward,
seized him by the hand and tore it in a shocking manner. It
then seized a boy by the arm, but being through his clothes
and the boy still continuing healthy, it is supposed none of
the saliva may have entered the wound. Inglis went direct
to a surgeon and had his hand under medical treatment in
the course of ten minutes. Having got it properly dressed,
it soon was to all appearance quite well, and no bad symp-
toms appeared till Saturday week, when he felt an acute
pain in the hand that had been bitten, which gradually ex-
tended up his arm and across his breast. For about a day,
however, the pain abated, but on Tuesday his throat became
affected, and he was seized with convulsions which increased
in frequency and violence till he expired on Friday, about
four o'clock in the afternoon. He never could swallow
drink, although he had a great desire to do so, and when it
was presented to him it increased the spasms to a dreadful
height, so much so that two men could scarcely hold him.
He appeared to be quite unconscious when in the convul-
sions, and at times attempted to bite those about him, but
regretted it during the intervals between the spasms. Inglis
was a weaver by trade, but was a good deal employed by
Lord Douglas in leading dogs at all coursing matches."—
Glasgow Chronicle.
nu, OF FOYERS.—The late heavy rains have swollen the
river Foyers to a great extent, and the celebrated fall is at
present well worth travelling 100 miles to see. The spray is
seen far up the hills and on the road, completely filling the
enormous chasm or mountain-gorge into which the torrent
pours its foaming waters. The general moistness of the
season, and the absence of frost, have also tended to enrich
and preserve the vegetation of the rocks, which is unusually
luxuriant, and possess a wild and graceful beauty. Towards
the bottom of the fall the trees and verdure are as freshly
green and waving as in spring or summer, while in the higher
portions of the cavity, and on the upper rocks, the birch,
ash, and alder trees present the various hues of autumn.
This excess of foliage, and the numerous Alpine plants and
shrubs, nursed by the perpetual spray and showers, render
the spot a complete botanical collection, as interesting as it
is magnificent.—lnverness Courier.
ANECDOTE OF DR. ADAM CLARKE.--Dr. A. Clarke
himself is the narrator of the following anecdote :—I will tell
you a curious circumstance that happened to me some years
ago. A friend desired me to take charge of a young lady to
Dublin, to which I readily agreed, and she was sent to me at
the coach. I soon found from her conversation that she was
a Roman Catholic, and I also quickly perceived that she had
been led to entertain a very high opinion of me. After we
had travelled some distance, talking occasionally on various
subjects, the daylight began to sink firstly away, when she
took out of her reticule a small catholic book of prayers, and
commenced most seriously her evening devotions. While
she was reading such thoughts as these occurred to me :—I
believe this lady to be sincere in her religious creed, which I
think to be a very dangerous one ; she appears to he of an
ingenuous temper, and to feel much personal respect for me.
Is there not here, then, a good opportunity to exercise my
influence, and to deliver her, if possible, from her erroneous
creed ? But,' continued lin my thoughts, ` was she not
entrusted to my care ? Would her friends have so entrusted
her had they even suspected that an attempt at proselyteism
would be made? Would not the attempt be a breach of
trust ; and should I, even were ultimate good to accrue to
Miss —, be a morally honest man ?' I instantly felt that
my own honesty must be preserved, though the opportunity
of apparent good might be lost. In a short time Miss
closed her book with this observation, 'We catholics, Dr.
Clarke, think it much better to believe too much than too
little.' I replied, Bnt, madam, in our belief we should
recollect that we never should yield our assent to what is
contradictory in itself, or what contradicts other ascer-
tained truths.' This was the only observation I made that
looked at all towards Catholicism. In process of time we
arrived at our J.o}irney's end, and I deposited her safely in the
bands of her friends. From that time till about two years
ago I never heard of Miss till we met in the following
way :—I had been preaching at Chelsea Chapel, and, entering
the vestry after the service, a lady followed me,' shook hands,
spoke with much emotion, and said, ' Do you not recollect
me, Dr. Clarke ? lam Miss —, whom you kindly took
care of to Ireland. I was then a Catholic, now lam a Pro-
testant, and have suffered much in consequence of the
change.' I inquired how the alteration in her views was
effected, and she gave me in detail the account which I will
shortly sum up to you. When she heard to whom she was
about to be entrusted, she resolved closely to watch and
observe this eminent Protestant minister ; she was pleased
with the conversation and the friendliness shown to her, and
was so struck with thisobservation I had made in the coach,
that she said it absolutely haunted her, caused her to examine
and think for herself, and at last led her to freedom from her
thraldom. But,' said she, I should neve!. have been
induced to examine had it not been for the examination I had
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