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arods apd"thou&ands of comatefaances with the possessors of i ^ kiefc humanifcTj ahudter * & too claim Ttin . PhilanthropatapOMyjasti ^ weU re ^ m * ery this--they all : came from Of iO ( mr 8 e . ¥ »^ H ( enfe ' . to Bicbardson ' s , and we are not 5 sure tha&t& ^ didinafc produce a new piece . It was difficult to critioiae , ma literary pouitj « £ vie ^\ aB the band , wthan ^ ey * to . the attraction ! -, of . a sttpplementary > f audience , performed vevy ^ nigsU yiduring almost fcaeentirft performance . Neither was it a great diaBiatULJaaccfisa ^ . at ^ ozie ti me , indeed , it seemed likely to excite popular dissatisf a ction , the populace doubting \^ etherJtrhfaahfS tuiee * pentt * 6 rth for its
threepence ; out tn % - fiatastropae . wag ' , promptly averted by two m « rtal comhatsr , and , abbut ! twenjy indelicate allusions . The j ftldietie * Ktire , t * o , - wererestBy respectable , composed appalW #$ r > a £ a # s * oVv <^] nSg ; i ^ i& £ 'fl ^ - ^^ theartii , aiid * uieir < Bttlgnittr » V » 1 PMF <* e"felt ^ TittelancH 61 y at tlw appreciation ; ^ rt ^ w * ionly record ; th * fact .: ~ " . * After * tJi ^ 'tfiere waVf Be dancing and' its concomitants ; btlfrtobtibaViiS ^ genelntp llie booth , perhaps ifr would be as ; iw 9 jifbr-d * mtt 0 go intoW « subject , ^ t but tftat it ' also xfifcy ^ bWJottewortby ^ of consideration . "Perhaps , in oohcIo .-sfiif ? cm * inJgit ^ siiyJbf ^ lljese Vast' animal fairs—sorrowftdlyj iNttr oBilSng'to tJie i ^ Fheaxt of the busiaess—tbat ttey-- " " . " - v" r f . ; > " Begin with gladness : Bpf th ^ eorbbine 2 S jfclie emd despondency andmaahess . "'
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" X ^ CtfMsTllirTIAI , EVTDEBTGE . ' Esmma ^ akaigrtat ^ risl ^ ni ¦ theHigh Court of Justiciary , Bttfttirgfa ^ last weekj ^ iif which circumstantial evidence * n »' sttetbiiet £ i » bitrutEB ^ 6 ^ 1 i 3 nit 3 t against- the allege *? ofiender * r fgtf nrf&vftvtitnv BttoWof ^ peoducin ^ conviction w theinindjf The facts may be briefhr stated as follows t ^ -At the farttf tfcSodl ^ e ,. v ] D % tf ~] i « s < a € 6 ^ t-twt > milesTOst"ofRirfcton'St . l ^ m ^^ th Mrey ^ ariaed ^ a- Scotch peasant ; family ; , byname Ht £ « i ^ d > co «^« ting ^ dF : tlie mother ^ twao sons ; and a daugb >' ^ . 4 o < On « of ^ beM « ona ^ WM 6 natned William : he ' . War aBotftf * f « aty > niwr'yeanp of-age , bad- been a widower ftfeigW yaiacBf !« Bdlw «^ t » poii the « ve of being : ntorie * again ?* Iw flicrLWK-irhota * he ^ w » - engaged * was Marf'Sles ^ r ^ -si * fa * 1 fliertmt , andi-irith her he-rtimained' oil the * ort-e * ee * feflt tMtas ?« tt 0 wt <^ -: the'' ^ l airtt * Tbik- yWifig ^ matt 3 --fchi « l 1 WiffififiT ji ^ Iioiim ^ tv ^^ is ^ c ^ aiitaat-cbniniTin ^ ti < in with ^ ifi-eSHrtate 1
; M Donald"sucb a , pistol as the one produced ; He said it was . his firm belief that the pistol fdrnidwas-theTeryione ^ he hadr sold to the deceased . With regard to the ammunition , nothing conclusive appeared beyond the fact tbat'ttie prisoner b a ^ l ' recently ptttchased some caps and « small quantity of powder , the pssession of which he accounted forin a manner that ^ might be true . Now as to the question of time . Upon , theuayof tbe nwtrder-the prisoner said that' he remained in his own house ' until six o ' clock ! * when he went-to-the Tnans& on a visit to joneof the ministerVservants . He left , the " ¦ manse '"" about sev ?» , or-a few minutes after and wentr homey remaining-in the fronse about -five or ten nmmtes . He then went into his
garden , and brought in some flower-roots which had Bteen previously dug- ttp . When he had finished ie-walked inLhis garden for a lew minutes , and' then-went' oat on a ^ viBit-to ajMiss Anderson- It wa * r thea abomVtwenty * five minutes to eight . He remained thereabout eight minutes , and on gotng " ; aw » y he stayed near her door for a few minutes longer : He jthen went to-Pine's , the farrier ,-with whtem he remained Itiiro minutes ; and then proceeded to a-Mrs . ' Mamon ' s—tltere $ e-stayeoT ten minutes . Then again he- went" into' Pirie ' s ^ where he remained about bMf-an-houn This brings the time dbwtt until about'half-past eight . The important'point iis-aafto his" -presence at Miss Anderson's at twenty-five jaritrates before eight . It- is certain that hwwas wy , accord * to that
tih ^ thte ^ elorfcin * house . On coming in he had taken up the candle , and drawn Miss Anderson ' s attention to the . fa ^—but Misa- Anderson deposed that * the' clock yras a quarter t 6 o « 2 d >«*<—leaving that' period of time still unaccounted for , ' and showing that Smith cottid have been on jthie spot ; bat further than this the evidence does not reach . ; ' The Iiord Justice Clerk , in charging the jury , said if * this * ; were a case of murder , according to the indictment ; it was certainly the ? most' atrocioas one that was ever' brought before . that (?« ort . At auearrfr periodiof the Wai , however ^ h « Uad tafcen up the 4 napr « 8 i <)» * thati unleash-therewere-more e ^ en ^ e ^ bTMtght th * ff ap ^) ft « ed 3 lifeel yi ther ^^ was not enough tt y infer thfe guilt of'thetprisiJttet , or W'swtetantiate the fact tfeat' a ^ mtraer had b * eff > edmroittedf Sfece' hearing the # bMe ^<^ e tSat'impteBsi «^ h * dfb « nf 8 trerjgthe ^ titthefc He , hbwfever , could not-reKev © then * frotn the
! responsibility of judging of the case fbr tfcem » etf 6 s £ and ' itScy ^ ^( tittli ^ th'iiitiftrfe ' ,-fbirmf thefr- oW opnfion ¦• ¦ on 1 - th ©^ evid «» H ^^ ana ^ tu ^« ' 4 hfeb * Vel ^ Jct 6 accdra ^ r T % fejary tieifretirtdj tm&y after an Tafrs « aw ? of' aibottt ten ; Jninn ^ e 8 « Wtttrned into court with' o ^ vefdiet of iVoJ P ^ owjn , byaPrtajorlty ^ ; - The E 6 * dJftiaticd GlerK $ sMed whether ^ the difiEerenee of o $ lN ^ l wmr- » v < tb ' Ildt provftn' ? our * iSFot * goiH 3 r ?" to -which ' tfie ?^ oteman Teplied that it ' was between «• Ouilty aBd 4 t Nbt * ! rum i ' . rt-Ty * p ^ oveBi " I Otf'fteietnSrtPo * thWertlic ^ aP slight ! hiw 'frottrthe ^ sudieSf l » wa « heard , and on tfe « breafcing tfp * of the Court stoiilar edcpresfliwn ^ of feelingweregiwn ^ vent to ; While the xetire * nrfe ^ tit oP th e * risoner , Whoj for his own protectionj was kept ' infeidethe bieUding for sott * time ; was the signal for another bnrstof hissing , more lood" than before ; . Iiarge crowdb of people thronged the entrance to the Court Jdoring the whole day , and awaited the liberation of Smith "? to * he wins'sentMjff quietly by another door . > ^
3 ^ 1 # afiite ^ Sdn ^ b ; twlt » ' ^^ eMa % aid |^*»« 4 Di # iH *^ * t ^ 8 oa * Te ^^ ^ w | ytj ^ fjjppy | i | p ^ i 3 ' iiMii 3 ^ # WMig ^ ft «> . UWQFftXloBB ^ tu TIM ^ ftilliHtlip ^ Qs ^ SffiO ^ VpMPBPDenldd ^ liFe \ . It ^ wo ^ 3 b ^ tediotiiS ^ dS » eisua 4 f tts ^ toHcejnAWt ei ^ a * to the form s in w bich tbestf in--¦ MMiioMfewwV iJuBCTeo 5 > tlw - ttpshot , ttoweveTi oC ttfe ^ ntttttei % B ? sifliMt ^ lfeffe ^ rie 1 ^ wWlld * tfbtii ) e ylt iftted in i ^ e > efWit- < # * oi « Sde ^ 4 fitlA € t f % / aithiMip * r t 3 r for" valuable confeioeratibn .-Hr& Smithiin ^ hiv a coanamonJ W pront' by the * lapW of ttaae ^ ta&uaiMMi ^ Althortrgh this ^ -waip irot" directly stated ; w * ij « iBuineiiKt ^ be 3 tb » k ; aBe | rbe < sw ^ tiott , ibe s > mi * tbalt he die * n 6 b « Xpec % » to Profit' by thenrifthe point oli M * B < iAaia ^ SBicide ^ bei estiiblished . He states , monwvet ^ to ^ th ^ iMwra tec ^ a ^ o « t « in WaiMm Miuid ^ aO * th « t he v ^ as in nlmosfc absolate igpartmcen M . to » att d »»* tfenP concerniflg the' j > bltbi * B' in q « e * tf otoi ; ' £ i «^ <^ afteted ;^ and' it ^ * highlj" improbable th * t * ¦ pcx » r = Seotoh
whicii ^ tnightiiiMtt'tiiJa incpoBSesikni ^ ofi so ^ comsidetebleysiinf ai ^ tBafrvnamttcfKi Thet-Dewv of Facottf , moreover , whoap > peaawTsforifli * dfcfente v' dld : ' not atteaipt ; to deny the poin ^ a ^ ad 4 t » m ay ^ . # e presame , be" taken for granted ,- that the pecuniary . wHtidn * etatedi did realty eaust between the pmttie * . If ' WUlimn * Sl'Donald conld b © disposed oh , Drr WUlkutn Sniiauthen ) wotildibe by 200 O& the richer man . It wW'undeirtfcewhcircumstancee that on Saturday ; the 19 th ofiNoveihbet'J Wflliiin ; Jfi'Dohald left his' home for the last tiode . ! 'Ongoingoutlfe said he had ateyst with'Dr ^ Sinith fittfc SMPofelflcki that evening ; Heneve * returned . The ' imtiCeabUifact ( Which occurred in the course of the evening ww ; that William Fraaer , the bollmun of St . Fergus , left hi * owtnhpus » b > few minutes after half-past seven to go to the
flftyTardBoh ^ his way ke saw a flasliand heard a report in Hie direotioii oft Dr . Smith ' s field . The shot was fired be ^ tureen twenty-five and twenty minutes to eight p . wj , and w « bj no-doxtbt v the one which deprived William M « Don « ld of lift . The'next-morning ( Sunday ) his ihmily became anxious , ami his brother Robert went out to seek Turn . The nearest wmy tO ' Kirkton from Btirnside lay by a pathway leading through afloldiof Dr . Smith ' s . The field was traversed by a cross ^ ditchy along which the footpath ran , and led down tfc'amwdrat the back ; off the houses of Kirkton , towards Dr . SmithVatoble * Ih thir field , and in the ditch under tha
lledge , lay the body of William M'Donald , with a wound on the right chebk-, and < a * little blood on the face . A pistol lay nearthebod / . Toebrwther went instantly in search of Dr . Smithj . batr did not find him at home . In about five minutes , however ; hte'saw him coming down the road , accompanied by Jatne * Pirie , the farrier of the village . Dr . Smith did flot appear , bytris manner , to have betrayed any such emotion as is usually fband in connexion with guilt . Not only was this so at- ttirtt moment , but at all stages throughout the transaction . If it was , indeed , bis hand which did the deed , never were precautions more wisely taken to stave off a conviction .
• The medical evidence , which at a subsequent period of the case was imported into the investigation , went to show the strong improbability tlrat the deccn 6 « d man had perished by his own hand , or by suffocation , from the smnll amount of water in the ditch . There was no appearance of a struggle . T- 'he medical evidence , however , appears to huvo been clumsily brought ourt , or the tnedical investigation was but imperfectly mado in tlie first instance . The ooly remaining point on \« iich we ahull touch before coming to the question of time i « tnat of the pistol and ammunition . On the one hnnd , a saopman trom Feteihe / ul swore that he had sold Dr . Smith snon a pistol as thoono found upon the ground in August last : upon the other , tlio brother of the ProrosL of Petorfc « id eworo that in ( ho year 1848 ho had » old William
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TH © BA ; Y ^ OE > HUMIEATION . HPkU ^ foHpwlhg are tUth speofal praters appointed [ By tHe Queen to be rend : in churches on tlie Day of 'laumjliatioii : — i ^ f Instead *)/? the Braver in time of . Wat and Tumults I ' the . following shall be need . : G' ABMr&HTr Gdd ; raakerof the universe , and sovereign ¦ disposer of the affairs of men , af whos » ' command nations ' anuentpirerrige and fall , flbmrish and decay' ; weTlrine-unworthy servants most-hnmbly implore Thy gracious aid and protection . We'flee unto Thee-for succour in - this time of peril and perplexity , whei » iin defence of the rights and independence of nations , now endangered through unprovoked aggression ,-vre are exposed to the calamities of war . Yonchsafe , we beseech Thee , - Thine especial protection to our most gracious Sovereign . Direct her counsels ^ prosper all her measures few the welfare of thia kingdom , and the
preservation of our Church and civil constitution . And lef no internal divisions , nor any other sins and provocations of tins nation obstrnot her designs for the public good , nor bring down Thy "judgments upoa ub . Bkss her councillors with wisdom . Inspire' her cornTnanders ^ both by sea an-d land , with valour and patience ; and teach them-, amidst all thei r perils and'hardships , to show forth in their lives and actions the united duties and graces of Christian soldiers . O prosper thetti in . all their doings with Thy gracious favour and protection . And whilst we pray Thee , O merciful Father , to defend us from them that rise up against us , inspire our hearts , and the hearts of our enemies , with the lore of peace . Let us do nothing through strife , or pride , or vain gl 6 ry ; . but teach -us to be meek and merciful , tender-hearted , and full of com - passion . -And in Thy good time vouchsafe us , we pray Thee , such b , secure and prosperous peace as may tend to the glory of Thy name , to the honour and safety of our Sovereign and her dominions , and to the common welfare of mankind . Hear us , O merciful Father , and hel p us in this our time of need , for the sake of Jesus Chriut Thy Son our Lord . Amen . % A Prayer for the Safety of our Fleets . O Eteenai . Lord God , whose voice , mighty in operation , the rugtng seas and tho stormy winds obey ; who in Thy rnercy guidest the mariner in safety through the trackless deop ; receive , we beseech Thee , into Thy jgracioua and almigjhty protection , tho Fleets of Thy ¦ servant our Sovereign , tho vessels of our merchants , an-1 tho persona of all those who seive in them . Pr < - aerve them from the perils of the seatf , from the efforts of tho ienemy , an < l from the danger of diseasein distunt climates ; that they may return in safety , nnd crowned , if jt bo Thy good ijlensui-c , with success int their enterprises , to enjoy the oleaisingtf of their nntive land -, and , with thankful
remembrance of Thy mercies , to unite with" -us in rendering praise and glory to Thy holy name , thorough Jesus Christy our IlordT Amen : We hirmbly beseech Thee , most'tnerciful God , that by Thy grace Thou wouldst keep alive in- us ; who have tins day presumed to implore such great blessings at Thy hands ; a constant sense of Thy presence ^ , and of our dependence upon Thee . Suffer us not to call down -Thine anger by sinfulness and disobedience ^ nor : to yield' toe those evu- passions and desires -which might justly incur TEr wrath- aad indignation : But save usj O God , save us not only from oor-worWly but also froin our spiritual enemies : forthe sake of Jeans Christ our Lord . Amen .
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HEAIiTH OFXOHDON . ( JFrom tih * Beg&tecw * Genera ?* Hetum ~ y Iir the -week ending Saturday , thte deaths Tegistfere ^ in London showed a decrease on tKe retttrBB of preceding : weeKs , Hie ntunbenpas 1087 '; in' the previous week it was lim Ifa tKe ten weeks corres ^ ponding , to last ; -week * of the xears 1844—53 the average number wa » : 1013 . - which , if raised iu proportion to increase , of population becomes 1114 . The actual Jesuit therefore diflfers little from the estimated amoamt ; ¦ There wrere 18 : death * from diarchoBa ani t ^ oflrotn ^ cholera .
East week thebirtha of 795 bt > y «« a ! id 778 girte , inalf loTSchildtea , were registered in London ; In the nine correspondirjg'weekB of " tlie' years 1845—53 theaverage numb ' er wasr 1393 ; At the Kbyal Observatory , Greenwich ; the' mean heJght-ofrthVborome ^ er . in the week was . 30 : 060 in . The rnean-daily reading . wa » , above 30 in- oa the . first five daysj The highest mean' occurred on "W-ednesday , andwa ^ s 30-2 il 9 in-. Thebsucometerrotertoi . 30-24-in ; at 9 h . A . M . on ^ Paxirsdayi The mean tenajterature-!
< &-& £ & week ? w «» ' 48 ^ 0 «^ . whieKs i » 2 * 7 degi above tKe « v « rage of the aam&week in thirty-eigiat year * . The mean ^ dSBry temperature was" above the averageon e * eryr day of ' thV week ; except Mdndicy :. The Ktgfost * temperature . of : the week waff 68-8 deg ; , andl occurred ' onSatttrday ; . the : fotces * . wa 8 33 ^ 1 deg ., and ! occurred on Friday . Tfie mean dew-point tempera-: ture . wa » 40 ^ 3 < ieg ^ the . difference * between- that and the amean ai * x temperature ^ heiBg . 7-7 < deg . The wind blew * generally-from : thenorth-east ^ No raiti fell ex-; cept ^ on Thursday , when th « aurotmt wae only 0-03 in ;
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XLxa'OTExcAxrK . oirs . TAKGonrt ; remains at Windsoc AtaiErivy Council ,, held on Saturday , Mr . H . U . Addington wbb sworn , ! and took his seat at the -board ; and' proclamationsappointing the 26 th aa- a ; day of humiliation , and prayier-were ordfet « d . Her Mfajesty gave audience to the Earl of Aberdeen , Eord John Russell , Sir Jame » Graliam , and Earl Granville . " The Queen has ridden out this week in company with the . Prince and their-children . The Duke of Newcastle and Xord . Aberdeen have been guests s ^ t the . Castle ^
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The Hydaspes , from the Cape of Good Hope , wit h ; papers down to the 25 th ' of February , arrived at Ply-Iraotlth on THursday : The chief news is that gold ' has been dlseoveredat a place called Smithfleld , in < thle Orange sovereignty , andjuuch' excitement had of coarse , followed the announcement . The worth of the discovery had still to be tested . There were 4000 ! troops in the colony ; The elections of tlie Lower vHonse had been completed .. Mr .. Bryer , chief officer of the Hydaspe&y wa » killed at the Cape , on the 20 th I of February , by the falling of- " the shears . " He saw the danger , generously pushed all the men in peril out of the way , and was himself the only victim . He was an excellent officer , and is much regretted .
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We are glad to see that the merits of Colonel Hose have not been overlooked , and that he lias been appointed British Military Commissioner to the French Expeditionary army in the East . He went to Syria in 1840 with the British officers employed there , and was attached' to the Staff of Omar Pasha , with the rank of Deputy Adjutant-General . He was wounded in an affair of cavalry , January 15 , 1841 . He was afterwards appointed to the command of the detachments . " When Consul-General in Syria , he rescued the Prince of Lebanon and others from tho Prases . He is thoroug hly conversant with the waifare and politics of the East .
Mr . Henry Unwin Addington has resigned his office of Un dor-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs , which he has held since March 4 , 1842 . Mr . Addington entered the service of the Foreign-office so far back as 1807 : and was for many years in the diplomatic sorvice . He has ucen elevated hy the Queen to the rank of a privy councillor . Mr . Addin ^ ton is succeeded as Permanent Under-Secreta ry of State in the Foreign Department h y Mr . Edrnond Hamond , whir ontered the Foreign-office in 1824 , and who has been a clerk of the first class aince 1811 , at the head of ona of the departments .
The Horso Guards have made a tardy step in the way of justice , hy placing the author of the " Com LawCutechi . W ( Colonel rbompson ) on tho list of Colonels , from which ho ha < l been excluded in 1846 hy an official inunocuYro . But do they not mean to restore him to liis proper place in the list , which is at tho hoad of all tho Coloni ' la of tho 9 th of November , 1840 ; or it ia to remain on record thut an officer w . is put at tho bottom of the liat ami lost eight yearn' rank and Htsudinpj , for having in and out of Parliament asbiated in
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$ m » THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
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Leader (1850-1860), April 22, 1854, page 370, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2035/page/10/
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