accounts to Captain Conolly; I did not take any steps to investigate the accounts then, but I was one of the persons appointed to do it. That was at the election in 1832; a week before it took place I went to the George Inn and attended Captain Bayntun. Cross-examined. I was appointed an auditor in the summer of 1832, with six others; we were all seven of his committee, and went over the accounts. We were appointed by the old committee of 1830. I saw Mr. Bayntun on the subject, and used every exertion to get him there, but I could not. I went over the accounts myself. I became acquainted with the money that had been paid, and really did think that Cattle was as cautious as he could be. He always stood out to the last, and made the freemen take less than they wanted. I was never before engaged in a York election, but was as much in that election as any one. I talked with Mr. Bayntun about Cattle's standing out with the freemen. At the latter end of the election Bayntun said that Cattle was too cautious, he wished it to be done with more spirit, and said money was no object. He said frequently they were not to mind expense. On the morning of the close of the election, I told Bayntun that we were so safe that we might all go home and go to bed, for there were not votes enough left in all to pass him. He said Cattle was too niggardly, and he wished to be at the head of the poll cost what it would. This was at 11 o'clock in the forenoon. This election did not cost so much as many contested elections in York by thousands. Bayntun was at the head of the poll by about twenty votes, and between 200 and 300 above the third candidate. By the Judge.-He was well aware of the money having been I never paid for the freedoms. heard him mention the christmasboxes; but he knew well enough where the money went. He was often at the committee. I have not been present when he was there and said anything about it. Captain Bayntun knew that they had a man sitting in a back room of the committee to take up the freedoms of the men who came. All the Committee knew it. Captain Bayntun said once, why did they not come up faster? and they told him they were making freemen as fast as they could. Mr. Pollock, in opening the case of the defendant, commented with great severity upon the conduct of the plaintiff. He said, he was in possession of a number of the plaintiff's letters which exposed the whole case. The plaintiff had expressed the warmest gratitude to the defendant, and again and again acknowledged his great obligations to him, and, on the very day on which the remittance of 5001. was made, he acknowledged himself indebted to the defendant. Mr. Pollock proceeded to read the letters, one set of which was addressed to Mr. Graham, who had been the attorney of the plaintiff during the election, but who now acted for the defendant. The other set were from the plaintiff to the defendant. One of the former stated some doubts about his (Mr. Bayntun's) qualification being perfected, but begged Mr. Graham to keep that to himself, and that, at all events, he (Mr. Bayntun) would take the oaths and his seat. In another he said he had already received about thirty applications for places, and wished to know how they must be answered, stating, that he had not yet decided which side of politics it would be most convenient for him to take. Nearly or quite all of them were upon the subject of paying the expenses of the election, and for putting off the day of reckoning till a more convenient season. Those to Mr. Cattle expressed the warmest gratitude and thanks for his valuable assistance; spoke of remitting money, and the very last mentioned the debt still due to the defendant. The Jury retired for some time, and returned with a verdict for the defendant, adding-" We find that Mr. Cattle received and disbursed the money, and that the money was given for an illegal purpose, with the knowledge of Mr. Bayntun." 12. IRELAND. TITHES.-The following occurrence took place, near Bandon, county of Cork:Captain Vignolles, a stipendiary magistrate, proceeded, with a party of police to distrain for tithes. The distress was effected, and the party were proceeding towards Bandon, when they were attacked at a cross-road about a mile and a-half from town, by an immense multitude, who had rapidly collected and followed them. The progress of the party was completely intercepted by the mob, who seized one of the drivers, knocked him down, and assailed with showers of stones Captain Vignolles and the party under his command. The Captain rode up to the infatuated mob, entreated them to desist, did every thing to avoid the alternative of firing; but in return he was struck from his horse, and very much beaten; the stones flew around him and his party as thick as hail; and he was obliged to order his men to fire. One man named Quinlan, who was preparing to beat out the brains of the driver, fell, and many were wounded. The mob immediately dispersed. The coroner's jury, at the inquest held on the man who had been shot, returned a verdict, finding that the police had killed him in self-defence. 13. ARSON.-DORCHESTER.— Silvester Wilkins was indicted for having unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously set fire to a certain combing-shop, the property of John Follett, on the 25th day of February last, at Bridport. John Follett. I know prisoner's father, who has a garden which runs along my shop; my back wall is against this garden; there is a hole in the wall about five feet from the ground, which is to let air into the shop. There was some flax under the hole. On the 8th of February, in the evening I was alarmed by the cry of fire; the fire was extinguished; the flax had been burnt which was under the hole. There had been no light in the shop. I afterwards saw the prisoner in his father's garden with John Middleton and David Curme. I saw them several times together. I was from home on the 25th of February, and was alarmed by the cry of fire. I returned home at half past 10. I left Robert Crabb, my watchman, in the shop. I found the back part of the combing-shop on fire; the door of the shop was closed. The fire burnt a quantity of flax and working tools. The shop was burnt down, and so was my dwelling-house; it also burned down seven other houses; one of the houses belonged to Jeremiah White; the shop was thatched. Daniel Curme.-I know the the window, and saw his father. prisoner, and David Gundry I saw prisoner a fortnight ago Odder. There is a spinning-walk last Friday, and his brother Walter. adjoining the garden of prisoner's father. I saw prisoner and Odder in the spinning-walk; the prisoner said Follett's combing-shop would make a good fire, and he asked Odder and me if we would help to set it on fire with him; we said we would not. This was six weeks before Christmas. Saw prisoner and his brother in their father's spinning-walk, about six weeks ago, on a Sunday morning. We could see Mr. Follett's shop. Prisoner asked us to set it on fire with him. We both said we would on the next evening, but we did not meet. I know the Antelope, and met the prisoner, Long, and the Woodwards there, between 8 and 9 o'clock on the Monday evening. Prisoner asked me if I would go with him, and I said "No." There was not anything said about Follett's shop. About a fortnight afterwards I saw prisoner at his father's shop. His brother was there. Prisoner asked if we would help to set it on fire that evening. We both said we would. It was between 1 and 2 o'clock. I saw prisoner in the evening at the Antelope. Middleton came in during the time we were there. Prisoner then asked me if I would go and set it on fire. I said I would not, unless he asked Middleton, which he did, and Middleton said he would. We then left the Antelope. When we got out, prisoner asked me for a halfpenny, as he wanted a pipe of tobacco. I gave him a halfwhich he gave to Middlepenny, ton. He then got a pipe lighted. We proceeded on towards prisoner's house, to see if his father was within. Prisoner looked in at VOL. LXXV. Prisoner asked us if we would set He then took a match out of his pocket and tried to light it with the pipe: he was unable to light one end, but lighted the other end. He then put it to the oily paper, which was in the hole, and it caught fire. We both left directly. Prisoner went down through the garden into his father's house. I went through Folly-mill-lane, down South-street, as far as Church-lane, where I heard the fire-bell. I then went down the street as far as the church. I had to go by the Greyhound public-house, where I saw the ostler, and asked him where the fire was. I went as far as the market-house with him. I then went down East- street to where the fire was. Follett's house was then on fire. I could not see the shop. I afterwards, in an hour, saw prisoner in a spinning-walk opposite the fire. There were three or four houses joining Follett's on fire then. I went with prisoner into his father's garden. The fire at this time had reached Jeremiah White's. We parted at the market-house. I went home, and did not see prisoner again that night. The next day I saw prisoner and Middleton together, in Folly-mill-lane. Middleton asked if we had set the place on fire. I said to prisoner, We may as well tell Middleton, for he was with us the first time; and if we are found out, he'll be as bad as us: and we told Middleton we set it on fire. Prisoner said he went out to see it burning, and heard the women calling out, "Oh, my dear Lord," and he could not help laughing.-The witness said, in answer to questions put by the Judge,-I was committed on this charge, and came here from jail to save myself from being hanged. I come to give evidence against the prisoner who was concerned with me, to save myself. If he is found guilty, I expect to be let off; if he is found not guilty, I do not expect to be tried. A promise has been made me that if I would come and give evidence against the prisoner, my life should be spared. Í am 17; prisoner is 16. John Middleton.-I am in custody for attempting to set fire to the shop about a fortnight before the fire took place. I have been promised to be let off, if I would give evidence against the prisoner. I do not expect to be tried whether prisoner is found guilty or acquitted; the promise was made by the attorney for the prosecucution. I recollect being at the Antelope on the 8th of February, when prisoner and Curme were there; it was on a Friday. As we were going away, prisoner called me back, and said he had a lark in view if I would join him. There was an old combing-shop behind his house, which he meant to burn down if I had a mind to join him. I said I did not mind, and asked him how it could be done. Curme said, it could be done with a pipe, and gave me a half-penny to buy one. We went into the Antelope and bought it. I lighted the pipe, and we went away. We saw Mr. Tucker that evening, about a quarter past 10 o'clock. Saw the prisoner the morning after the fire, about 9 o'clock, near his father's house. I said to him, "You had your fun out last night." He said, "What fun?" I said, "Set the place on fire." He said, "Get out with you; it was not me that did it." In two or three minutes afterwards we met Curme; and I said to him "You had your fun out last night." He said, "What fun?" I said, "Set the place on fire." He said he did not do it. I said, "If you did it, you might as well own it to me." Prisoner was present. Curme said, "Yes, it was we that did it." Curme said they did it with a pipe. Prisoner said the best fun of it was that when he got home the people were crying, "Oh! my blessed Lord." Curme said, he helped to take the things out with the people. I think the prisoner said he went for the key of the house to Mr. Turner's. Daniel Gundry Odder.-Saw prisoner about a month before Christmas, at Mr. Pring's. Middleton and Clapp were there. One of them said, he should like to see a good fire. One of them said, he had marked out some places that would make a good fire. Prisoner said, he had marked a place at the back of his garden, and asked me to join them. I said it was a thing I did not hold with. I then left. I told my master, Joseph Cox, of it. George Clapp.-I heard prisoner say it would be good fun to set fire to Follett's shop; he asked me and Odder if we were agreeable, and we said no. On a Sunday before this I was in Wilkins's garden with prisoner. I looked into the hole in the wall of Follett's shop. I said, "What a lot of flax Follett's got!" Prisoner said, "What a lark it would be to throw a bit of fire in it!" I said it was a bad lark, and I would not agree to it. He said, "Then, let us set fire to the wall." I said that would not do, for his father's shop would be burnt. He said, "We can go out in the lane and call fire, then come back and strip the thatch off just by my father's shop, which will prevent the fire from reaching my father's shop. - Various other witnesses brought the prisoner into near contact with the building about the time the fire broke out. The Jury found him Guilty, but recommended him to mercy on account of his youth. His 16. ACCIDENT AT EDINBURGH. The late John Clerk, Esq., Lord Eldin, one of the judges of the court of Session, had formed, during a long life, and at a large expense, a very select collection of pictures, engravings, hand-drawings, and articles of vertu. executor brought them to a public sale. The sale had continued for some days, at his Lordship's dwelling-house in Picardy-place, when, on Saturday the 16th, while Mr. Winstanley, who had come from London to act as Auctioneer, was disposing of a Teniers, one of Lord Eldin's principal favourites, and, just as 60 guineas had been bid for the picture, a crash was heard, which evidently announced some accident; but at the instant no one was aware whence it proceeded, or had the least idea of the extent of the calamity of which it was the forerunner. It was only when a dense cloud of dust arose, accompanied with the shrieks and screams of the sufferers, that the extent of the calamity was understood, and it became distinctly known that a portion of the floor had given way. The crash was not instantaneous, but prolonged for several seconds. In a few moments from 80 to 100 persons, ladies as well as gentlemen, were precipitated in one mass, amidst broken joists, bindings, lath, plaster, pictures, and furniture, into an apartment below, filled with |