. SCOTLAND.
A monster calledDoffy was tried at Glasgow last week, for the mur- der of his wife by throwing her on the fire. The miserable woman lingered from ;he 14th May to the 9th of June, when she expired. The brutal conduct of the husband was testified by a person who lived "but and ben" with him and his murdered wife.
"Dolly was very violent in his temper, especially to her. He had seen him thrash her, and was twice obliged to interfere to save her (she was seldom with- out marks of violence on her body). Dot, was seldom sober. Mrs. Dolly took a dram sometimes : saw her only once tipsy. Her temper was easy ; she did not provoke her husband. On one occasion the husband Was sober for whole three days ; but even then he used his wife harshly; saw him on two occasions knock her down—he felled her to the floor. One day she had gone out with another person, and on her return Doffey took her to account, and said" he would burn her., She was industrious, and wrought for herself, and did every thing for her husband beside. He drank all his earnings commonly—she washed, cleaned houses, and any thing for industry, and shared it with her hus- band. She was a neat little woman, about five feet high. Court—' Do you recollect any thing particular happening on the 14th May?' Witness—. 'Another .woman came to ask for some money from Deify ; his wife and this 'woman went to seek him. I came home about nine o'clock. As he came through the kitchen, Mrs. Dolly was in bed. Heard her husband say to her — you come out of that; or I'll haril you to Thought my pre- sence might stop him from worse, as it had done before; and went into the kitchen to light my pipe and draw him into conversation. Deceased moaned much, as in. distress, and said, in all probability she would not see another day. Dolly said, I wish to God I had you to bury to-morrow.' She con- tinued to moan the whole night; I perceived an uncommon smell through the night, for which I could not account; it was a burnt-like smell. I went to work next morning at five, gave deceased a drink of water at her request, as I passed out, saw her in bed when I returned at nine for breakfast, and at two saw her on a seat by the fire with her shift on, and petticoat loose on her shoul- ders. She 'called me, and.said, 'Saunders, will you be so good as to go and make application to get me into the Infirmary?' I asked her 'What's wrong now ?' She said 'My pain is so sore' and she showed me her body, which was in a shocking state. I asked her how it had happened ? She said George had given her a beating, awl put her on the fire. George was in bed. I went and pushed him to wake him; anil said, What's this you have done ? you have settled her now—she's terribly burnt—she's roasted.' He said, swearing, She's not half roasted: she has taken half-a-crown from my pocket, and this is the -rent day.' She said,' Now God will reward you, George. I asked him to get a doctor, and have her wounds dressed. Be said he had no money. I asked him to get some ointment and -dress it himself; but he did not. 'He never denied roasting her. I went to work; and told him that if he did not have her dressed before an hour, I would report her to the Infirmary, and him to the police. I applied to have her taken. into the Infirmary, and was successful. Helped her. She took half an hour; she might have gone7iu two minutes, but from her weak- ness."
The :July instantly found the wretch guilty of murder, and the .Court condemned him to be executed on the 7th of November.
A parcel of 20/. notes stolen from the Paisley Bank about twelve years since,-were recovered only a few weeks ago. Five of them, which had beenput into circulation iz August last, led to the discovery of the remainder.
On the 16th, a small hmit,beloning to the village of Boddom' near Peterhead, with thirteen peiafiantaiard, while sailing across the bay to the latter place, was upset by a sudden gust of wind, and seven of them were drowned;.
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The manner in :which the operation of fumigatine-° is carried on at JiirkaIdy, is by. means of an iron wheel-barrow, filled with burning tar, with which a than daily goes through the various parts of the town.— ' Scotsman. [And what better is the town ?]
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