The Sun. — 1826-06-30 (London, England)

MURDER.  Peter Moffatt, junior, was next put to the bar, ,on a charge with the wilful murder of his father, Peter Moffat, late carter in Kilsyth, having, on the 2il day of April, 1822, assaulted and attacked the said Peter Moffat with a knife, or other lethal instrument, and inflicted several wounds in the belly of his father, whereof he died in four days thereafter. The fact having been proved by two witnesses, the LORD JUSTICE CLaRK summed up, and the Jury, after an absence of a very few minutes, returned a verdict " finding the paunch guilty as libelled." The LORD JUSTICE alum then read the sentence of the Court, ordaining the paunch to be executed at Stirling, on Friday the 28th July next, and his body thereafter to be given to Dr. Munro for dissection.  The pannel is a very dull looking young man,' about 21 or 22 years of age. He seemed to feel his situation most acutely, never lifting his *ices from the floor, and often shedding tears during the course of the day. We hear that before the trial he anticipated the worst, and was thereby prepared, in come measure; for the sentence of condemnation, which he heard with apparent composure. His mother and sister were in attendance as witnesses, but neither were called ; after the trial was over, the former had to be led from the Court-room, supported by two men, apparently sufferiog au indescribable agony of mind.  A considerable number of English workmen who had gone to France in search of work, have arrived at Boulogne— sur-bier lately, on their way home, in great distress. To pre►ent a recurrence of these unhappy emigrations, the treasurer of the fund raised at Boulogne for the relief of the distressed English, has given notice that in future assistance will be afforded only in cases of local distress. •  JOSEPII MACWILLIAM, TIIE MisEN.—Ourreadercare aware that a man of the name of Joseph MacwiMaui was lately (13th instant) burnt to death in Rose-street. He had been for many years a gentleman's servant, aria latterly occupied a low damp cellar in Ilose.strest. .This wretched being denied himself every comfort and convenience of life,—not a bed, chair, or table, was in his hovel. After the accident, the place was searched, when there were found bankers' receipts for the enormous sum of 14991. 13s. 10d., besides the title-deeds of household property exceeding 1100/. in value ! IVIr. Cowie, hair-dresser, who lives immediately above Macwilliam's holm, has observed that the miser wore thcsame outer garments' fin• upwards of 15 years.— How this wretched being had accumulated so much property (nearly 3000/0 his not yet been satisfactorily burgh Observer.)  The drought with which we have been visited for the last two moqlot still continues, without any prospect of a change. In the early part of list week, we had some cool brew* from the east, but on Saturday the wind veered to the west, in which quarter it still continues. The heat on Saturday and yes. terday was quite oppressive, the thermometer in the shed. en both days being so high as V 2. The effects of the drought are seriously felt in the country. Most of the rivulets are dried tip, and the rivers, wanting so many of their tributary streams, are so diminished, that the grain mills and other public work on their banks are either shut up, or working only a few hours a day, for want of water. The wells and ponds about country houses are in many places dried up, and the farmers are consequently under the necessity of either carting their water for their cattle from a distance, or driving their cattle to the stream. The grain mills driven by steam in town are at present extremely throng, in consequent., of the scarcity of water to drive the mills in the.country.—Edin-. burgh Observer. It is high time that Masters in Chancery were .. precluded from sitting in the House of Commons. Be, sides being employed as messengers by the LOrds, they are for the most part as much dependants ,of the Ministry as a,ny...other placemen whatever. Added to which, their Parliamentary duties must necessarily increase the delay and expellee which is already so loudly complained of; as occurring, in their own offices.-7--Herald.