It is understood that the...
The Times, 1824-11-25T00:00:00

It is understood that the Judges were perfectly unani- mous in their opinions with reference tothie point argued before them in the case of .r. Fauntleroy. It has been also said, that Mr. Gurney dill not sign the certificate ne- cessary to obtain the fiat of the Attorney-General for the purpose of a writ of error being granted. In consequence of some important commuiications made yesterday to the Secretary of State, respecting the case of Edtvard Harris, capitally convicted last sessions of highway robbery, it was deemed expedient that the, report of his case to the King in Council should be postponed. In reference to a paragraph in our paper of yester(lay, in regard to the Canada Company, we are authorized by the Secretary to state, that from tli6 progress madc in the nego- tiation betwixt the Directors and the Colonial office, there is no probability that the untdertaking will be abandoned. EOur information on this subject was derivetl from a mem- ber of the ulirection of the Canadla Comnpany ; we couldl not, indeed, have inserted such a paragraph on loss decisive authority 3 Yesterday a Court of Directors was heldl at the East Inidia-house, when the following Captains were sworn into the cor.- mand of their respective ships, viz.-Captain John Rlennie l\lan. lerson, RridAegwtcr,1Bengal anI China; and Captain George Alason, iVarrct lHastings, Aladtax and Bengal. CA.THAGENA Dr COs.oain3A, Sept. 26.-The American ship 0Ais, 'romas, from Cadiz for Havannal, was brought in here yesterday, by the Columbia n privateer I?ndependncia, on suspicion of the cargo being Spanish property. Sir liarcourt Lees has published a letter declaring the paper pacporting to be a string of Orarnge resolutions lately rcad to thie Catholic Association, to be a fabrication from beginning to end. BIBLE ,MEErItING AT CARLOow.-The Dublin Morning Post of Alonday says--" It was very generally reported in town yesterday, that an attack of ae most outrageous description was made by a mnob at Carlow, on Saturday last, upon the gentlemen who attended the Bible meeting in that town. tW'e should hope, for the honour at orrcountrymen, that these reports are not true * or at least that they are greatly exaggerated. Violence oftlrert to indi- viduals an the grounrl of religious difterences is as contrary to the precepts of Christianity. as it is abhorrent to tthe morality and well- being of society." Some faint hope had been etitertaiined by the friends of the unfbrtuliate youth Joseph Harwood, who is appointed to be exe- cutedl this day, that mercy might be extended tO him but at a late hour last nignt no resnite oad arrived. 'Lhis lad, WlO had not at- tained his 19thl year, is the oly prisoner out of the 28 who re- ceived senEenceof death at the September sessions that is doom- ed to suffer tite extreme punishment of the lew. His crine con. sisted in being one of a party who robbedi anct illtreated a man on Hounslow.-hcath on the day of a review. lie most solemnly (leniell being the nerson who perpetrated the act, although he acknowledged himsielf to have been in company witb those who did it. His con- stantly persisting in this denial, coupled witi his very serious aln becoming conluct siRce his conviction, iii(lucel the Sheriffs to on- dertale the investigation ot Iiis case-, vhich they (lid withl activity atid perseverance honourable to thieir hlimanity, althouighl their ex- ertions nstay liave been rentdered unsuccessful. The family of llar- wood has been remarkable for calamity ; his fattier having a few years sInce bcenx sudde,ley cut off by an accident, \while at worl; in the employ of Air. Ijett, an eminent timber-merchant, at Lambeth; anti his younger brother,while playing near the banks of the Thames, tell into the water, antl was dlrowned. ATrrmPIrT AT SuIclD.-On Mondiay evening, a younig man, named 'Villiam Beam, attempted to pu. a period to his exist- ence at the bouse of his father.in-law Air. (XX Carlisle, of No. fi, Coranm-street, Brunswick-square, under the following distrc5sing circumstances :-lt appears, that about four years ago, tir. Benn, who is very respectably connected in Statfordshire, had married Mliss Carlisle, quite against the inclination ol her fataiily, and the consequence was, that a separation was ultimately effected, and Mr. Benn soon aifter left London fbr Leicester, where he remained, often in dn miserable stateof mind, produlced by the separation fromn his tvife until Aklltd.ay, when he arrived in towim by one of theLiver6 pool stages, and went iani ediately tohis father-in.law's, An interView took place between the young couple, anti lie proposed taking fur- nished apartmcen(s if she would consent to leave her father's house - this s.e was willing to do, provided it met the sanction of her fathler ant mother, and begged leave to conlsult them on the subject, to which lie agreed; but they wvere as averse at ever to any re-union taking place, anti the wife then said, that without their consent slIc would not gtO. At this direct refusal tie husband expressed consi- derable uneasners, and was ieard to say twice or thirice, '" No matter, say clear, I have had a last sight of you: no matter." lie then complaincl of having an occasional ague, and said thet lie was advised by ao medical gentlenian at Leicester, on the approach of cvery ht, to swallow a certain powdter, and begged tbr a teacup of warmn water, with whici lie was accordiigly provided. In evident agitation of minti hc mnixed the fatal drtuglut, which was no sooner swalloaed, tbian the unhappy young man was seized with strong convulsions. atnd the most racking torture of the intestines. Tile melancholy truth now flashed on the mind of his witfc who5 on ex- anitiing the remnant left in the teacup, perceived that it was a red powder, aud the paper in which it was fobled was marked " strong poison." Surgeon W'inter of Tavistcck-place, and another medi- cal gentleman,were then callct in) and various lantidotes were admi. nis.ered for a considerable time without the desired effect, and very faint hopes were entertained for the sufferer'slife. However, by re- eated emetes of the moest powerfixl description, the drtig was at lengt dislodged, and anatyzation proved it to be corrosive subli. iatc,inqutariuy rather more than an ounce. Restoratives were then introduced; but from the debility produced by the rapid action of the poison on the intestines, a peruect recovery is still extremely doubtful. The young man still remains under the protection of his wife's ^amily; and it is presumed, if his life can be savedt, that this unhappy affair may be instrumental to a reconciliation. He main- tains that the thing was entirely accidental but the paper being mE?arked " poison," placed the inte.tion of self-destruction beyond all doubt. DRvADFUL AcCIDENT-O. n Tuesday, at four o'clock, an inquest was held at the AMonster Tavern, Ghelsea, oti the belies of John S9mith and Joseph Knowles, two of the men employed in the dlstillery of lessrs. Knowles and Co., of llillbank, who on Mlon- day evening were drowned in a large vat of spirits, in process of fer- mentation, it appeared that the men had beeti about four minutes etmpoyed near the vat, when the air becoming foil, thou h, they haTlbeen'directed not to go near the vats without a light, fell into a quantity of wash in a high state of fermentation. One of the men endetavoured to assistthiem out by mcans of a ladder and Smith who was clinging to the side, exclaimed, " OhI l Iod help me I'l said then fell into the wash. Smith was imnaediatcly ta1en out, and every lmeans used for Ihis restoration, but withiout eff:tct. 'I'd flinl KnowIes's bodythe whole of the wash wasletout, and liewascdiscover- ea lying at thebo toni,qquite dead. All thewitne.sseswiho wereexani- inecl agreed that it was an accident, and a vertict to that effect was returned, with a deodand of Is. 'rhe Dover Enail coach, on its jouri'ey from Lonrioi, w4s spsct near Greenstrect, owisg to the darknes4 of the night,`on Su- lay night, the horses hlavitig missed the road, andl draggea thic coadh Xtrtly on the footpath. There were three passengers, besides the wiachman and guard, wFhe al1 escaped unhurt.-Kcnteish Gazette.