Vrottiutial.
Some further reelections have taken place. Mr. Mowbray, the Judge
Advocate, has been returned for Durham; Lovaine, a Lord of the Admiralty, for North Northumberland ; ad Lord Newport, Vice-Cham- berlain of the Household, for South Shropshire.
The Northamptonshire Tories celebrated the return of their candidate, Colonel Cartsigight, by giving a dinner in his honour in Brackley Town- hall on Wednesday.
Sir Edward Kerrison, the Member for Eye, Suffolk, was presented on Monday with a portrait of himself and three recherche vases, by 465 of his friends and admirers in the neighbourhood, who raised a subscription for the purpose to the amount of about 6501. Sir Edward is considered a " good fellow" in his capacity as .a landlord, neighbour, and country gentleman. In thanking his friends for theii handsome presents, he dis- coursed on various social and local matters.
The neighbours of Sir Watkin Wynn have shown much sympathy with him under his late misfortune. At a public meeting in Wrexham, an address was unanimously-adopted, and presented in the Town-hall to Sir Watkin and Lady Wynn. A very hearty interchange of good feel- ing was the result. It was resolved that a casket of jewels should be purchased for Lady Wynn by a shilling eubscription.
At Exeter Assizes, Borgurat, Coleman, and Brown, were tried for the burglary at Blacklands. One count charged them with assaulting Mr. Braddon with intent to murder. Borgurst had been formerly in Mr. Braddon's service. It was proved that he and the other prisoners broke into Mr. Braddon's house at night, and one or more of them savagely beat Mr. Braddon on the head as he waslying asleep in bed—probably both a stick and a poker were used. The sufferer is an aged gentleman.; for some time his life was in danger ; he has lost the use of one-eye. The Jury con- victed the prisoners of burglary only. Sentence, penal servitude for life.
John Barwick was convicted of the murder of his sweetheart, Maria Blackmore, at Lynton. He had been drinking; in hia excited state he had some words with the girl.; he cut her throat mortally with a knife, and then ineffectually gashed his own. Mr. Coleridge made so eloquent and powerful an address to the Jury for the prisoner, endeavouring to make out that from the state of the prisoner's mind his act was less than murder, that Mr. Jus- tice Wilke found it necessary to point out very particularly what state of mind really rendered a man irresponsible for his acts. The Jury then re- turned a verdict of "Guilty," and the Judge sentenced Barwick to be hanged.
Mr. Howard, a draper of Portsmouth, has been assassinated in the pas- sage of a house where he lodged. On Saturday night, a suspicious-looking man paraded before the door for sometime, and about midnight he knock- ed ; he told the landlady that he wished-tosee Mr. Howard—she was to saY a gentleman from Fareham had called on urgent business. Mr. Howard was an bed ; he remarked that he knew of no one likely to call upon him at that unseasonable hour but he partially dressed, and descended the stairs. The man who was waiting exclaimed "Mr. Howard !" and raised what ap- peared to be a walking-stick to Mr. Howard's breast ; a hissing noise was heard, Mr. Howard fell back, and he expired in a few seconds—the as- sassin had discharged an air-gun. He has escaped for the present.
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