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The Birminulom Joupual states, that the Rev. J. Ellis, Vicar of Wootton Irarren, near Henley-on-A Men, lately obtained a warrant of distress against it parishioner for the aayment of Easter-dees to the amount of I. j anti that a table was aeized, and sold by auction, out of the proceeds of which 9a. :Id. was deducted for the original dues and expenses !
An action, brought by Professor Flenslow of Cannbridge, against Robert Canham, to recover the penalty of 300/ for bribery committed by the defendant at the last election, was tried at the Cambridge Assizes. on Friday. It was proved that Canham was clerk to Mr. Alderman Stevenson, a bookseller, and an active Tory ; and that he had given a promisory note, or an " I 0 U" to one William Thomp- son, a cabinet-maker, as a bribe to induce him to vote for Mr. Knight, the Tory candidate. Thompson, however, carried time I 0 U to Mr. Rice's Committee-room, and the next day voted for Rice and Pryme. The Jury, under the Direction of Lord Abinger, found a verdict for the plaintiff, with 5oot. damages. At the same Assizes, Professor Hensiow obtained another verdict for the same sum against a Mr. Fawcett, who had been guilty of bribery. A true bill has been found against Canham by the Grand Jury, for attempting to bribe eight other voters; and a bench warrant was granted for his apprehension.
At the Lancaster Assizes, on Saturday, Hugh Fawcett, a young gentleman, whose family are of the first respectability in Dublin, was indicted for the wilful murder of William Smith, at Liverpool, on the Oth of November last. The prisoner ran after the deceased, who was walking with a young woman ; and having told him to leave her, or it would be the worse for him, levelled u pistol at Smith, and shot him. The jury acquitted the prisoner on the ground of insanity; and it ap- peared he had escaped a few days before the melancholy event from his friends in Dublin.
On the same day, James Smith, a private in the Royal Artillery, was found guilty of manslaughter, for shooting his wife at Hahne Barracks, near Manchester, when in a state of great irritation occa- sioned by drink and the conduct of his wife. He was sentenced to be transported.
On Monday, the Reverend John Swinton was convicted of forging a deed, by which property belonging to a Mr. Pemberton, deceased, was made over to him : he was sentenced to transportation for life. St.ainton had been incumbent of Ramside, near Ulverston, in Lan- cashire, but was suspended about two years ago for misconduct.
On Tuesday, John Orrell was convicted of poisoning his daughter. This is the man whose apprehension and committal for trial at Man- chester were mentioned a short time since in the Spectator, when the particulars were fully given. He was sentenced to be hanged on Thursday morning. The Judge said, there was little doubt el his having poisoned auother of his children, and murdered his wife. On Monday, Norman Welch was hanged at Lancaster, having been convicted at the Assizes, for the murder of Mr. Southgate, the Liver- pool Customhouse-officer. The particulars of the murder were given fully at the time it was committed. At Derby Assizes, last week, a man was tried for stealing a tub; which was found in his possession, and which he said lie had picked up
on the road. The Jury when asked for their verdict, said they were in doubt whether he stole it or not : they were then directed to reconsider the queation, and decided that the prisoner was guilty, but recommended Lim to mercy. When asked on what ground their recommendation was founded, the Foreman said they left that to the Judge. His Lordship, however, said the ground of recommendation muat be stated by the Jury ; Avbereupon the twelve worthies reconsidered, and rime to the opinion that their recommendation was grounded on the want of evidence to convict the prisoner of theft. The Judge, however, was not satisfied to take a verdict of guilty with a qualification of want of proof, and desired the Jury again to lay their heads together ; and the result of their fine] deiiherations was that the prisoner wile " quit of the crime." Ile
accordingly discharged.
At the Shrewsbury Assizes, on Tuesday, Mr. George Wilton, a mercer in the town, obtained a verdict, with .5001. damages, against Dr. Webster, physician to the Salop Infirmary, for a criminal intercomee with his wife, whom Webster attended professionally. It appeared that Webster contrived to send the husband on a journey to Scotland for his health, and seduced his wife in his abaence. He afterwards pro:lived lodgings in the house of the plaintiff, where the intercourse with Aloe Wilton was carried on, until she made a voluntary confession of her ga t to her husband, being then on her deathbed : she died stun after, at the age of about thirty. Mrs. Wilton was of a very respect- able family. and had been a modest and well-conducted woman until I. es connexion with the defendant. The plaintiff was considerably Oiler thinhis wife.
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