Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-04-10

The new "Code of Practice" has passed
the General Assembly of Kentucky.
This new code, among other reforms,
abolishes the distinction between claw" and
equality" so far as to allow legal and equit-
able rights, &c, to be enforced in the same
court in the same action. 1t abolishes all
common law forms Of action, and establishes
IN their stead two other forms of remedies
In all civil cases. The common law mode
OF pleading gives place to a brief statement
IA common language, Of the cause of action
and of the defence, which each party is re-
CURED 10 verify respectively by affidavit.
Each party may examine his adversary upon
oath.
JOHN Ronge, the German Catholic Re-
former, is iecturing at London in his native
language.
STUDENT SHOT BY A TUToR.-At the
Missouri University, in Columbia, Mo a
serious ARRAY took place, in which a student
and tutor were the principle actors, 1t ap-
pears that George P. Claekson, a student,
took offence at Robert A. Grant, a tutor,
for informing the faculty of some offence of
his. He accordingly chastised him ia the
street, and the faculty then expelled him.
On the afternoon of the 4th inst, ClarksOn
attacked Grant with a stick in one hand
and a pistol in the other, and Grant draw
ing a pistol, fred first, the BAH entered
Carkson's left side. Glarkson fred without
inflctlhg any injury, Grant surrendered
himself to the Authorities.
A PORTABLE gas apparatus has been in
vented by all ingenious mechanic, which is
admirably calculated for lighting dwelling
houses, factories, churches, &c. 1t is con
structed on a very small scale, consisting
of a furnace, retort, and a vessel for purify
ing-the whole ~aocuPying a space Of not
more than nine square feet. The material
used for making the gas is The mere refuse
of the kitchen, such as grease or fat Of any
description, and it produces a brilliant white
light. The cost is only onethisd Of a cent
per hour for each burner.
TAE SPIRITUAL KNocKINGs have taken
a new way of manliesting themselves. A
Mr.. T. J. Smith writes to the N. Y. Tri-
bune as follows
"'SpirituaI manifestations commenced
in my family on the 26th of December last.
and have continued to improve in frequen-
cy and clearness up to the present time
not, however, by 'RaPpings.' but by raising
the Matchmaking a deaf and dumb alpha
bet, and writing through the hand Of many
mediums in this vicinity. There are some
forty mediums in our neighborhood, many
of whom are in daily communication with
the Spirit World
My daughter MRS. L. has only been a
medium for two weeks past, and never of
herself wrote a line of poetry in her life.
On the evening OF the 10th inst the spirit
Of a poet being called upon, dictated through
her several poems. Yesterday several more
were given in the like manner; and this
morning the following was written for your
paper"
The Tribune, however declines publish
ing the verses, as being too poor to have
come from the spirit world.
TIE Fort Smith (Ark,) Herald says there
IS at present living in that place a lad, nine
years Of age, who speeks and writes the
Hebrew, Latin, French, Spanish and Itali-
an languages with as much ease and fuen-
cy as ne Toes the English. lie is of huh-
Bile parentage, butpossesses indomitable per-
severance. The Herald learns that an eff
fort is to be made to procure him further adj
vantages.