An inquiry by order of Lord hill is going on
at Wigan. Lancashire. into the conduct of the Honourable Mr. Plunkett, the Bo:low-able Mr. Frazer, and several other officers of the regiment stationed in that town, relating to certain outrages alleged to have been co.ninitted by them in resisting the execution of a civil process for the arrest of Mr. Frazer for debt. [The particulars of this affair were given last week.] The inquiry is strictly private. The parties implicated are committed for trial at the present Liverpool Assizes, but it is understood that they will traverse. 31r. Frazer is now on the debtor's side of Lancaster Castle. It is expected that all the officers engaged in the affair will have to go into other regiments and one of them, Lieutenant Everard, has been cashiered.—Lancaster Guardian. The inquiry is strictly private. The parties implicated are committed for trial at the present Liverpool Assizes, but it is understood that they will traverse. 31r. Frazer is now on the debtor's side of Lancaster Castle. It is expected that all the officers engaged in the affair will have to go into other regiments and one of them, Lieutenant Everard, has been cashiered.—Lancaster Guardian.
At the Warwick Assizes, on Wednesday, Edward Brown, a well- known leader of the Birmingham Chartists, was convicted of sedition, and sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment. Against Julian Harney and Henry. Wilkes no evidence was produced, as since the last Assizes, when their trials were postponed, they had conducted them- selves peaceably.
Mr. Lewis, Coroner for Essex, held an inquest on Thursday week, at the village of Grays, on the body of one passenger and three seamen who were drowned on the night of the 12th of February in the Tyrian, which was run down when at anchor off Gravesend, by the Manchester steam-ship, commanded by Captain Joseph Polwart. The Jury were satisfied, after a long inquiry, that there had been culpable negligence on board of the Manchester; and they returned a verdict of " Man- slaughter" against Captain Polwart, and a deodand on the ship of 8001. in each case.
Vincent and Edwards were convicted at Monmouth, on Monday, of a conspiracy to effect changes in the Government by illegal means, and with " unlawful assembiine." The Special Jury recommended them to mercy, on account of their long imprisonment. Mr. Baron Gurney sentenced Vincent to be imprisoned for twelve months, and Edwards fourteen ; to give sureties for five years, themselves in 500/., and two in loot each. Both defendants are in custody under a sentence at last Assizes: this sentence wiil detain Vincent eight months, and Edwards thirteen, after the,expiration of the former sentence.—Glube.
At Bodutin, on Monday, James Lightfoot and William Lightfoot were sentenced to death, for the nuttier of Mr. ISTorway, near Wade- bridge.
On Sunday, a man employed in the Zoological Gardens, Manchester, put his arm within the tiger's cage ; when the animal seized and mangled it ; and it ens with great difficulty he was extricated from the tiger s jaws by two of the keepers.
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