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... A Natchez paper relates the particulars of the shocking death of a young man of respeclable relations named John Morfat, who kept a grocery store in that city. He was much addicted to hard drinking, and for the last two or three weeks of his life he had not a sober hour. Under the maddening influence of intoxication, he sold his esta- blishment, and started on horseback fur North Carolina. ...
... AUDI ALTERAM PAHTOI.—A juryman applied to be excused from serving at the Monmouth Assizes. Mr. Baron Bolland On what ground Sir ■»—Juryman I am deaf, my Lord. Mr. Baron Botland: Can you hear what I say?—Juryman Yes, my Lord, but I can only hear with one ear. Mr. Baron Bol- land Then you may go, Sir. A juryman ought to have two ears it is bis duty to hear both sides. BLUNT WrTNUSES._H Mr. Hill. ...
... MR. PARRY'S FAREWELL CONCERT.—Mr. Parry having an- nounced his intention of giving a Farewell Concert at the Ha- nover Square Rooms on Saturday morning, June 17, 1837,— the following resolutions were past by the Cambrian Societies That Mr. Parry having devoted much of his time to promote the interest of the Welsh Charity School, and having given his professional services for thirty years, at ...
... L'ST OF GUARDIANS OF THE NEWPORT UNIOH.—At a nMtiur of the Board of this Union. IJeJd on the 1st inst., liaut. Colonel Mackworth was unanimously elected chairman, «jM Sir Charles Morgan, Bart., resigned, and the fie*. K. iClfeberts vice-chairman, vice R,J. BlewiH, Esq., resigned. TL fellowine are the guardians, elected for the ensuing year:— mil J. Fro»tand L. Edwards. Uangattock F. Wortley. ...
... Monmouth, Saturday, April 8.—Wheat, per quarter Imce. tial measure, 58s Od to 00s Od; Barley, 32s Id to 00s Od • Oats. 28> Od to Os Od. » Bristol, April II.—Wheat, per quarter, 66s 8d • Barlov 34s Id Oats, 21s 4d Rye, 00s Od Beans, 00s Od Pew' •16s Od. Brecon, Tuesday, April 4— Wheat, per bushel, Imperial measure, 6s lOd to 7;. Od Bailey, 4s 2d to 4s 4d • Oats 6d to 2s 9d Malt, 00* Od to 43s ...
... HOUSE OF COMMONS. FRIDAY, APRIL 21.—PRIVILEGE.— Lord John Russell rose to make his promised motion on this subject, in consequence of the publication in the True Sun newspaper of evidence taken before a committee previously to its being reported to the house. if this were an ordinary case he would move that the party offending should be taken into custody but here the act com- plained of was ...
... THE KING v. C. II. L LIGH, ESY., AND OTHERS.—(Special Jury).— This was a presentment framed at the instance of the Commissioners of Sewers for this county, against Capel Han- bury Leigh, Esq., the Lord Lieutenant, and eight other gen- ttemen, as owners of lands in the level of Porton, in the hun- dred ofCaldicot, for the non-repair of a sea-Wall upon the Se- vera, called Ireland Wall. There ...
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... HATTON-GARDEN'Information having been received that a most notorious and desperate gang of coiners were in the habit of manufacturing and disposing of counterfeit coin, at a hous. situate No. 3, St. Anderw's-lane, Westminster, Monday morning. Duke and Hale, officers of this establishment, accom- panied by Sergeant Ashton of G division, and Reynolds a constable, of Clerkenwell, proceeded ...
... on^ihe 26tir«ilt>f Ponui-rs I'€i:y was made known nil A i || wt,en the Castle of St. George and Fori B.I.O. fired ,he customary salu,es on theoSbu ...
... Fifty-two gentlemen of the bar were present at the Wiltshire assizes while the amount of business in the Nisi Prius Court, was comprised in three cases, one of which was undefended SAGACITY OF A JURY.—At the late Durham assizes, a prisoner was indicted under Lord Ellenborough's act, for cut- ting and maiming a person with a shovel. The indictment also contained a count for a common assault. ...
... THE WEATHEK.—The Wiuter continues to linger on the lap of Soring, and the country in every direction has been covered with snow, which came down thick and fast on V\ednesdav Thursday and Friday, and the night frosts weie particularly self. registering Farenheit's thermometer in rather a sheltered situation, stood five degiees below n Veezing point on Friday night, and in places MORE P^I ...