Litchfield enquirer., 1831-10-27

rast; but it appeared inst his unhappy con-
 dition was the effect of intempeFane0. The Judge informed the Jury that if the prisoner
 attempted the murder under the immediate effect Ofintempcrance, he must be found gnil- ty; but if iDtemperance was the remote cause.
 of his insanity, he must be acquitted. Tbs' jury is said % have been much divided, but
 finally returned verdict of Not Guilty. Here
 is another instance of the fatal and FuinOus ef- fects Of the unrestricted use of ardpnt spirits -a man once respectable, and useful to his
 family and to society, has by a suicidal d.
 buse of his bOdy and his mlnd. degraded him-
 self below the brute creation, and become a
 foe to his fricuds.-N. H. Reg.
 Free BlGcks-PetitiOns are in circulation in various portions of Virginia. praying the Leg islature of that State to devise some means ] for the removal of the free blacks. The
 Richmond Whig,in giving place to one of these
 memorials, says-"We most earnestly call
 public attention to the subject, and trust that
 the call will be responded to by every sec-
 ton Ofthe State. A simultaneous movement
 wiII speedily effect, and at a small expense comparatively, the removal of canker O0
 the body polite, which now threatens to eat 1 to the core. We consider it of such vital con-
 sequences that in comparison. all political questions sink into utter iosigni6cance.'' We learn from the New Orleans Bee. that Q petition IS circulating among the citizens.
 praying the Government 10 take proper meas 1 ures to prevent the introduction of Slaves in ! the State. Melancholy Deafh ofthree Children by Fire. On Saturday week. the 9th inst. three l children, the oldest of whom was about seven years. perlshed by fire, in the stable of man named J. B. Paul, who resided contiguous to
 the village of Sorel. Four children, having oota'ned some eggs, resolved on roasting
 them in the stable, for which purpose they
 brought in fire. and applying it to dry com
 bnssibIes in the house, were quickly envelop-
 ed 'n the flames. One of them effected his escape, but in his haste tO Go so, ahut thu
 door, and left the other three to perish by most miserable death. An alarm was given
 immediately, but the flames had gained so
 great an ascendency. that it was impossible Co of'ng succor. The mother of two of the sui. ierers rushed to the aid of her children, but De'ng unable to rescue them, while their piercing cries were heard above tho racking ofthe flames, become instantly delrio,,s, and l continues in that state. The three bodies.
 after the fire had sobsided, were taken out. 1 nearly reduced to cinders.-Vindicator. cmg0t0r Crcumst0nce.-Seyeral months
 since a MT. Eldridge. of this place, lost a good
 breast pin, which he found in the following singular manner. He was dining from the head of pig, which had been fatted bv inc
 family, aud in eating a piece of the tongue
 which had been placed upon his plate he dis covered the long lost pin,. completely imbed-
 ded in the flesh. with the exception ofthe or-
 namental part. which was probably swallowed by the sa0inish devourer of fine things.
 BarnstabLe Journal. IncompGtibiIity.-The Address of the peopls
 of the United States, by the Anti- Masonic Convention. commences by saying" Fe.loIs
 citizens, large and growing political party,
 through us, respectfully addresses yOu.'' MT. Wirt. in his reply to the Conv ention. accepting their nomination says-..I do not address them as party, because l understand
 the principle of their union to be to assert ehe
 supremacy cf the Aa,es."
 Remarkable Preservation. correspondent in Grafton informs us of most remarkable
 and Providential instance of preservation of
 life in that town, on Saturday last. Roland Hapsood of Shrewsbury, workman on the
 steepe Of the new meeting house, now erect,
 ing in Grafton. in attempting to get from staging seventy feet from the ground to one u'~' iS ucdus sOSS HIS UasaDCe ana Ieu. He
 first struck uponthe roof ofthe meeting house. ] thirty feet from the place where he had been ! standing. from thence to the caves of inc
 house was fourteen feet. from which he was
 precipitated to the ground. a further distance
 of thlrty-seven feet. Wonderful as if may
 seem, he escaped without any serious injury
 except dislocatiOn of the right shoultlsr.-
 on Monday he was able to walk his room
 free from pain. and was intending on that day. to ride home to his fathers in Shrewsbury. Worcester SPy.
 S"aH Por.-We learn with regret that young la-
 dy of very respectable family in this city, who had
 bee" on visit to some friends tn New. York, was talk c" I on her return with disease which deveopsd
 as the genuine Small POx. Another instance of the necessity of early vaccisa,ion.-N. IF. Reg. A young gentleman, a merchant from Illinois. was
 robbed in Philadelphia of his pocke, book, containing
 7o0 Q" Monday evening" in ofshe auction s.orss.
 His coat and pantaloons were cut with some very
 sharp instrument. D. f3A - In England recently, two shoemakers had regular
 set.to, or fight, for stake oi soysreigns ANer
 thiryons rounds both fell nsensible to the ground
 One of them expired in about half an hour and the
 other in the evening. This an instructive iessos to ] the admirers of the " noble art of fsef.deleDce"