The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-07 00:00:00

THE ONLY DIRECT COACH TO CARLISLE.

The New Royal Patent Mail. Cambridge thro' Ware,
Ruckland, 4P Royston, Evening, at half-past
7 °Visa, Sunday, at a quarter before 7.
Kcisdal, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby, Lonsdale, Bolton,
Chorley, Orntskid and Garslang Light Post Coaches,
eves y Morning and Afternoon.
The " Royal Express," New Light Four-Inside Post
Coach, to Liverpool, in 2S flours only. thro' Warrington,
Prescat, Congleton, Lawton, Newcastle, Rudgly, Ennis-
' ford. Stone, Stafford and Litchfield. (only One Night on
the Road,) ercry Afternoon ; arrires at the Sas-area's
Head Inn, Dale-street, Liverpool, next Evening.
The advantages to Travellers who honour this coach with
their preftrencea refer sower for to any other on this Road,
'as the "Royal Express" is driren throughout with 4 coach-
men only (3 less than any other coach to Liverpool)—a sa-
ving to Passengers too evident to require comment ; besides
the additional advantage, especially to commercial inter-
ests, olpetforming the journey ix lest time than any raker
coach ; and, notwithstanding its cheapness and expedition,
the Proprietors pledye themselves that /or safety and ae.
commodation it is equalled by few and shall be surpassed
by none.

Staffordshire Potteries, a new Light ♦ery fist Coach, every
Afternoon, to Lvnend, Stoke, Shelton, Burgles), 'Mostall,
Lawtoa, llanly and Holmes Chapel. This is the only Coach
direct to the Potteries.

Wakefield 4-Inside Post Coaches, every Morning and
Afternoon, IT 1111DUCED 7.4 REY.

Chester, Newport, Whilechurch. Torporley, Nampi.
wick Northwieh and Misidiewich Light Coaches, every
Morning and Afternoon.

Stamford Light Post Coaches every Morning and Afternoon
through Baldoek, Bigglessrade, St. Neots, Buetden, Atcon
bury, Stilton, an I Wandsford.

Sunderland, Stockton and Yarm Light Poet Coach every
Morning, to the George Inn, Sunderland, AT ANDUCKD
74111.

Mountain's " Ezpress, Umpire an' Telly Ho," to Man-
chester, Window, Congleton, Newcastle, Waite, Wolrer-
hansplon Kxutsjord, New Four Inside Post Coaches,
Three Times a Day. Only One Night on the Road.

Sheffield and Rotherham sew Four Inside Post Coaches
every lilorsissy, called " The Express," and also " The
Rockingham," every Afternoon, AT REDUCZO P4llll.

The "Royal Express," new Birmingham Light Fast Night
Coach, in lb hours, sets out every afternoon, carrying 4 inside
only, passes through Warwick. Leamington. &mann.
Weedon, Darentry, Stoney-Mr atford. and Toweester, to
the Saracen's Head, Bull Street, Birmingham, early the
next morning.—Driven through with two coachmen only.
The " Express" a New Light Post Coach to Hull, Lin-
coln, Nortlicave, Howden and Doncaster, every morning.
at eight o'clock to the Cross Keys, Market Place, Hull, and
also the Rockingham" in the afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Her(ford, Ware, Hoddesdon and Cite:hunt Coach.
Tottenham and Edmonton Coaches daily at eleven, half-
' as t two, five, and eight o'clock.
•„,* At Reduced Fares, to Leeds, York, and Doncaster:
Loggage and Packages at only two-pence per lb.
S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. respectfully acquaint their
Friends and the Public, that they will not be accountable
for any Parcels, Passengers' Luggage, Writings, Plate, &c.
of more than FITS Pounds value, if lost, stolen., or damaged.
unless entered as suoh, and the Insurance paid for accord-
' ingly, at the Saracen's Read Inn, Skinner-street, Baty tilt
Londoa.

A case came on for trial on Monday, which seems un-
paralleled by the recent atrocity in Hertfordshire. The
accused, Thomas Hay, resided in a solitary m inner in a
house in King-street, Leith; no livinte creature inhabited
with him. Having fitted up his inner room as a human
slaughter-house, lie pet out one morning. in July last in
quest of his intended victim, whom lie decoyed to the
place of sacrifice, and against whom be aimed the mur-
derous ',low.

The prisoner was prosecuted under the Scotch law (that
of Lord Ellenborough not extending to Scotland), and
stood charged with assaulting., stabbing, and %%funding,
with a lethel weapon, Mr. IVillian► Moffat, to the ellosion
of his blood, and with intent to slay kin►, on the ISth of
July last, at the prisoner's own hoose in King-street,
Leith.

At a former diet, in consequence of a statement by the
panel's Counsel, that they considered him in an unfit state
of mind to be put upon his trial, the Court appointed a
Committee of 31ed;e.il Gentlemen to inquire into the state
of the prisoner's mind. Their report nas now• delivered
in, and it stated that they considered the panel to be of sane
mind.

The Indictment having been read, the panel pleaded, " I
am not guilty, my Lord ; but Mr. Wilson is guilty of tms-
me out of my bed this morning, and bringing we here
without my breakfast, a state, I presume, which no one
present is in besides myself."
The LORD JUSTICE CLERK told the panel that his man-
ner bore evident signs of being affected and prem.ediated ;
and he would just caution him to look more n irrowly
after his own interests, sod to remember the awful situation
in which he stood. His plea of " Not Guilty" should be
recorded.

Dlr. Di lINZIES, for the panel, delivered in a written dr-
fence, which stated that the panel pleaded not guilty, be-
cause at the time the crime was alleged to have been com-
mitted, his mind was so distempered as to render him irre-
sponsible for any of his actions.
The evidence of Mr. Wm. Moffat, a Wright, at Leith (his
intended victim) chewed, however, mach premeditation and
contrivance. Having met Mr. Moffat, on the morning of
the 28th of July, he inveigled him to his house, and said
that he had bought some property in Edinburgh, and want-
ed some partitions to be pat up in it, as it was tol large for
him to occupy himself; but that his leg was so painful
that lie could rot go to settle with the person wh. m he
had bought the property of. Lie repeated this so often that
witness th.onght he wistied him to propose to do it for him,
and at last offered his services. They sit down ; the panel
said, if he would write out a receipt for the money, he
would intrust it to him. Witness, before writing it out,
said he should like to know the amount, and panel said
two hundred and twenty pounds, and gave him twelve WI.
notes. Witness said that was more than was required.—
The panel replied that interest was due on the money,whii h
only left i balance of seventeen pounds ; and if lie (wi :nos.)
would write, he (the panel) would dictate the receipt to
him. The panel turned his back to him, and appeared
to be lookiug oat of the window, and repeated whet lie wished
witness to write in the receipt. Witness objected to the terms,
aad said he could write a better one himself; the panel desired
him to write one. and they eoald then compare the two. Wit-
ness wrote a receipt, which the panel said would do very well,
If witness would add, after the amount received, the words
Ge from Mr Thos. Kay, .King-street, Leith." Witness did so.

The LORD JUST:CE Cucei summed •up the evidence in al
very compendious And distinct manner. and deduced from the
law and evidence of the case, that the plea of insanity had to-
tally failed, and that the crimes charged had been fully proved
ageinst the pine!.

The Jury. after about R minute's deliberation. without re-
tiring, returned a verdict, by the mouth of their Chancellor,
J. W. Broutthaci. 1.11. unanimously tintlini; the panel Guilty
of tue crimes

Lord llcnlt 1N D. after remarking Volt it wool I he necessary
to apply to tie Legislatore for an rxtensinn of the capital pu-
nishment in the case of maiming in Scotland, if this crime
should continue to make any progress here, cropos rd tae same
punishment which had recently been awarded in a somewhat
similercase—natuely, public whipping, and transportation for
It years.

The fiono Jesvter CLERK inttrmel the panel. that if his
crime had heen committed in England. it'd followed by a si-
milar conviction there, nothing cluid have relieved the Judges
from the duty of pronouncing upon Win the last sentence of
thelaw ; and he fully concurred in /Altai had fallen from Lord
Hermetic]. as to the expediency of applying to Parliament fur
the extension of Lord Eildlitierou,cli'a Act to Scotland, if this
crime should not be arrested by the present example. Ilia
Lordship pronounced the senL.lice of the Court. that on Wed-
nesday the 18th instant, the prisoner he publicly whipped on
his naked back through the streets of Leith, which he had ilia-
graced by his crimes; and that he he Rfttrwards transported
beyoad the seas for 14 years from this date.

Wegronn.—New Ross, Jan. 24.--A very singular occ'r
rence took place hereon Monday Isr.t. An EnKii.h sailor was
married in Church to a Roman Ca.holie kirl of this town, anil
while the ceremony was performin v, a crowd assembled about
the church, and made so much noise, that Mr. Doyle, tho
Parish Priest, a most respectable Clergyman, who lives in the
neighbourhood, came out and disperse4l them ; but as the bride
was returning home by the most private way, she was met by
the mob, and forced to take shelter in a house not far from the
Church, from which she was pursued by the mob, to the amount
of at least five hundred, as I am informed,and pelted by them
with cabbage stalks and other missiles,the whole length of two
streets. without a door bring opened, or hand stretched out to
protect her, uutil she arrive: at her master's house on the quay.
What renders the thing stiil more disgraceful, the t ri legroom
fearing that his being in her company, never supposing that the
most furious and brutal mob could attack an unprotected

The moment Mr. O'Brien, the Magistrate, was apprised of
it. he seized two of the party, and committed them, end issued
warrants for the apprehension of all against whom he obtained
information. The only apology ogered for this singular out-
rage, it seems, is, that it is an old practice here A practice
not very creditable to the mob heroes of Ross.

A Roanea SHOT —Many robberies baring latel'
been committed in the neighbourhood of Upper Easton.
1 near this city (Bristol), some of the inhabitants anaeloy•vl
a man occasionally to keep watch. On Monday morning.
last, about five (o'clock, this person hearing an ttansmil
tinkling of sheep bells, stepped from his retreat with* gun
in his hand, and observe(' twe men in the set of breaking
through a hedge on the opposite aide of an mljoinlrg lane.
The man on the watch fired, and lodged the whole of 4e
draw, which was small shot, in the right breast .f oRe ;
he fell, and immediately expired. An alarm being given,
the person who fired instantly surrendered himself, and Ike
body was taken to Mr. Sweet's, at the (acme's And
where a Coroner's Inquest was held; when, et tai resgye
deliberation, the Jury returned a verdict of MArathitillteer
against J. Scully: A powerful crow bar and a hag of
poultry jn st killed were fond near the spot.—Afrirfal
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