Smyrna times., 1858-04-29
OppOrtune.

In his charge to the jury, in the Hurley case,
on Tuesday evening, ChefJustice GIlpin made
some remarks which were very appropriate.
concerning drunkenness as being no excuse for
the commission of crime. He remarked in sub.
stance, that instead of an inebriated condition
being palllaton in any case of the kind, it
was an aggravation; it made the crime more
aggravatlng in its character These opportune
remarks we conceive, will not be without
good effect in this community, where there has
been prevalent impression that because a man
was inebriated at the time of the commission OF
any act against the laws of the State he was
not responsible.
| Such has been the conviction of many, who
have wished to make drunkenness serve as
cloak Tor their evil passions, and any crime per-
petrated while under the influence of those pas
sions. They have supposed heretofore, that the
simple fact ofa beastly ntoxication, was a suf-
fcient reason, why they should be suffered to
escape scot-tree; they have presumed they were
by no means amenable to the laws, when in
that degraded condition; when all their facul-
ties were debased, their tastes and sensibiities
blunted, and when there were more of the ele-
ments Of the brute than the man, in the person.
They have thought heretofore, that they were
tar from being responsible.
| We are pleased that through the we'll timed
remarks of our Chief Justice, these people to
whom we have alluded, are enabled to see
their error; these erroneous impressions are
removed by the judicious charge TO the Jury
This must have beneficial effect; the tenden-
cy must doubtless be good. There never was
a time in the history of our county when we
more needed some counteracting influences of
| the kind.
This may serve as q warning to those inebri-
ates. whose unhoy passions would lead them 10
commit any species of crime, thinking that they
were not responsible 10 the laws of the land.-
Although this view of the case as expressed by
his honor, on the occasion referred to- has been
nothing but the law, still we observe there are
multtudes here, who have believed otherwise
before -SuSSeT Messenger.
SUsPENDED-The publication of the paper
at Wilmington, called " The Daily Enterprise" !"
has been suspended, the proprietors finding it a
losing business.
OF William Bright, of Wilmington, has
deem authorized by Gov. Causey and H. B. Fid.
deman to solicit subscriptions TO the capital
stock ofthe Junction and Breakwater Railroad.
SOLD OUT.-Thos. L. Cahoon, the Landlord
of the Brick Hotel in Centrevill, Md, has sold
his lease to q gentleman of Hartford county
by the name of Goodwin.
4 OF Jacob Brown Of New Castle Hundred,
had two of his ribs brokee on Thursday last by
being caught between the Steamboat Pioneer
or Zephyr as he attempted to get on board when
she was about swinging round at the wharf al
the foot of King street.
OF 1t is stated that David Paul Brown has
been engaged to defend the IrIshman implca.
ted in the death of the negro man, Jesse Jones
1t is also stated that he has been engaged TO de.
fend Young Weaver, who is held for trial 70,
the stabbing of Roach at Newark College. II
is also said Henry Winter Davis is likewise en-
, gagged for Weaver.
, NOVEL CoNFINEMENT.-An incident rather
: unusual in Court, occurred here on Monday
last. The Court in order to prevent one wit
, ness from hearing the evidence of other wit
nesses in Hurley's case, ordered all of them
about thirty in number, to be sent to the Crane
; Jury room, and there remain until they should
| be called to testify. Some o. them remained
, incarcerated from about eleven o'clock in the
5 morning until the same hour at night, only
= suffered to go out of their confinement during
the recesses of Court,
We understand some of the witnesses in th
0 case. obtained liquor, and INDUCED in its use
very freely.-SaSSer Messenger.
ADMITTED re THE BAR.-At the adjourned
Court on Thursday last, in Media, Pa, Mr.
Samuel p. Simpson, of Camden, Del, was ad
mitted to the bar Mr.. s has been a studcn
under John NJ Broomall and has been studying
u large portion Of his time in that Borough
The same day of his admission he started 70
9 Peoria, ILL.,, thriving town, and our knowledg,
of his abilities, says the Advertiser, justify u
in predicting his success.