Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1869-11-05 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

APOLOGY FOR ASSASSINATION.  The Dublin Irishman has an article on " Hanging Bad Landlords, in which it is said :—" If any one is capable of giving us a eorrect interpretation of British law it is a British Minister. A very divinguisbed British Minister (Lord earei,don). then. has said that the landlord who plurders his tenants of their improvements is guilty of felony. Now, this being accepted. the following syllogism, we take it. is unimpeachable in point of law :—lt is lawful to rt sist a felidi : A plundering landlord is a felon : Therefore, it is lawful to resist a plundering landlord This is clearly pure logic. But the case may be explored still further. The bad landlord, when he comes a-plun&ring, no more than another felon, will be put off by remonstrances. It is lawful, then, to oppose force to force, to repel the plunderer by force of arms, to protect one's property from the felonious attack, even at the risk of the felon's life? So holds the law. A late instance was decided at Cork. A man entered a getilleman's house at Blaekroek and rr quested his gun. The gentleman shot him, believing his life was in danger, in protecting his property. The jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide, the judge having carefully explained that this verdict was authorised by law. Here, then, the syllogism may run thus :—lt is lawful to shoot a term, if the victim in protecting his property believes his life imminently endangered by the felott's attack. The plundering landlord is a felon. Therefitre, it is lawtul to slu ot a plundering landlord, if the victim in protecting his improvements—his property—believes his life imminently endangered by the felon landlord's attack."  A BAPTIST MINISTER AS A NEWSPAPER CORRESPoNDENT.  There has recently been "a tragedy" at Bottisham. The Baptist minister sought to get it mentioned in the newspapers, and the Echo rectived the following letter: —`• Sir,—With due deference beg to hand over to your notice a short summary of events as having passed at Bottisham a village seven miles from Cambridge in the last week. Wednesday Cow and Hare Inn opened after being Rebuilt. Brewers gratuity Dinner to the better class, a Barrel of Beer for general S,ramble Thursday. Tea Meeting at the Congregational Chapel I 300 persons present. Friday evening, Penny Readings at the National School room n Programme mirth and I'merriment. Saturday at about two o'Ciock in the day a man named Osborn, a Coprolite digger left the Cow, and Hare Inn went to his home found his Wife on her knees cleansing the floor. making a demand for money ! to which she did not comply, he went to a closet took nut a gun put on a Ctn tobk aim and blew tier Braila Out they are about 24 years of age had two small Children. Monday afternoon a Coroner's Inquest was held and a Verdict of Wilful Murder was returned  " This is perrectly authentic as verified by " Your lIUMWC NelVt, ".Tmess Baptist Minister. " Bottisham Lode Nr Cambridge." Bottisham seems to have been in x state of' much excitement lately. Another carioiity of the correspondence of the same paper is the following : sir, i should be thankful if )0u would pot this in your next paper I the said Frederick 1101dAtip wid challenge anny taylor in the world at coat mikeintt for one bonder pounds a side "FR