NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Letter...
NEW YOR., Feb. 23.-Lettcts from the Sandswich Tslands state that a Russian frigate and two SOops of war were cruising on the north-west coast in July, in ques:of American ves- sels, btit had not fallen in with any. SINGULAR DEAT5I.-A young woman, a servant in Phil- leigh, on the evening of the 6th instant, whiIf engaged about her usual employment, suddenly, and apparently without any external force, burst a vein on the inside of the leg (teehnically called the saphine mnajor), bv which a copious effision of loodd was produced ; this almost immediately induced fainting; anl although the he- morrhage was ,hy no means excessive, she did not recover from the fainting, but expired before medical assijtance could arrive, which was promptly soaght on the occasion. The same vein had buTst spontaneously someweeks before, and dischargedprofusely. 'I'he 9ingularly fatal issue of this case should impiess oh the minds of1 those who have experienced the rupture of a veis in the leg, the ab- soalte necessity of always wearing a proper bandage, to give constant -spport to those vcins, which arm usunlly in a morbidly relaxetl state in those persons subject to such r n accident.- West Briton. CAVAN AssszFs.-A man of the name of Pre7ry Din7ery was put on his trial at the late Cavan assizes for an aleged rape con;- mlitted on the body of a voung girl, about 18 veari of age, nanecd Catherine Smith. After the evidence had been gmse through, and the lehrned Judge had delivered his charges the ju:y retired to con- sider their verdict. They, however, could rot agrets* and after hav- ing remained in the jurv-room from the friday on which the trial commenced, until the following Tuesday, they wee brought to the verge of the county and discharged. ENNisASSIZES, Nfarch 11.-ATTACK ON 3.t1 WILLI AMk READ.- Wrrr Ronghan and Woe. Bradi were arierned for firing atand wounding the Rev. Sir Win. Read. Sir Nlilliam deposed, that while riling along the (leer-park wall of Raheens,.on the 5th of Novermber last, he was fired at from a gap in tie wall. he was wouaded in the thigh anel shoulder, he immediaely rode up to the gap, and saw three men running off; identifiec the prisoncrs aS being among those whom he then saw witness waa one of the most active magistrates in the county in putting down the Ribandmen. A host of defence witnesses were btought forwatd to prove an alibi. One or two of them thought that Sir William fired the slhots himn- sclf! The learned Judge, in his address to the jury, expressed his horror at the outraie they had detailed. The best remedy his lord- ship could suggest for the terrible and demoralized state of society wnich disgraced their countrv, was the firm union and co-operation of the resident gentry and auihorities of the land. The present opit- rage was of a most foul and wanton description. That it had been perpetrated was beyond a doubt; the question was, as to the identity of the prisoners. The jury then retired, and-shortly after the fore- man informed the Court that there was no probability of their agsee- ing to a verdict; they were, however, again doseted, and in about two hours acquitted the prisoners. 'I{AaRGc OF Po;sONxNv..-A woman of the name of Ssunitalu 7'urpin71 is now a prisoner in our gaol, charged with the wilful murder of her mother.ii-law, Ann Turpin, under the follow- ing circu=stances :-The deceased, who was far kdvanced in vears, we believe 7f, lived in Cook's-buildings, BroatUfi-slreet,. and her daughter-in-law, who is about 34, in Carr-lane. All the parties are in humble circumstances. On1 Saturday afternoon, the prisoner sent her littlegirl,about six years old, with a spice cake asa present to the grandmnother, and eharged the child to return quickly, as she had a cake f.ir her at home. In the same house withi the deceased lived her husbantd, a superannuated tide-waiter, and another Vrand- (laughter about lt;. The cake wa toasted for tea,'butorly dtie two femnales partook of it. Immediately afeerards tliey were both taL-n volentlv ill, and on the young soman's expressing an opinion that their indlisposition was occasionetd by eaing the cake, lhe husband of the deceaced took a part of it to .r. Fielding's surgery, and that gentleman Was called -in. He administered strong emetics, which succeeded in relieving the girl, but failed in affording any assistance to the old wonman, who expired about halfipass eleven the- same evening. On analvzing the cake, and the contents' of her stemach, they were found to be strongly impregnated with arsenic. On Maon- dgy, an inquest was held at the Mansion-house, before C. Bolt6n, Esq., Coroner. The jury -met ateleven iuthe forenoon, and con- tinued receiving evidence till half-past fouK, when they ad'ourned till the following evening. On Tuesday, they re-assembles about six o'clock, asd after-sitting till nine, returned, as we have already intimated, a verdict of Wilfall-rlnder against Sosannab Turpin, who, on being called in and informed of the result, strongly protest- ed her innocence, and evinced the utmost unconcern. It appeared in evidence that she hadt purchased some arsenic at a druggist's Shon in the .Market-place, nearly two months ago; and -hat heforeit was tgaken away the wordl " poison" was w ritten upon the wrapper. f The princfpal witness against the unhappy prisoner wva$ her own daughter, the girl that conveyed the cake, whoo cgave her testimony -with uncommon clearess on the -irst day of the inquiry-; and, on being called upon for re-examisation on the second day, repeated it without-the least variation.._Ejijf Chi'on$c.'*' Tlhe D1uhlin Mornin,- Post sajs-" It .is. with feelings of great disguct and horrori, tat-ve have tb refei to another murder of 4uite a lifferent chiracter. The party tnurdered-was-Mr.larum, brother of the Catholic .Bishop or Ossory. The following are the only plarticulars that hare reaclied us:-' On Taesday. night.ahor- i rible murder was coYbmitted at- Golmoy, situated witbin 12 miles of the cirtyof Kilkenny, on the person of an opulent farmer named Matum, and brother of the Roman Catholib Bishop of that diocess.- The particulars of this dreadful traniactioli did not arrive at the imio the dary coachi left that place; but, that it is connected witi the melancholy system which too manv of the peasantry of the counitry are pursuing, there is rnot a doubt, as the dnfortunate victim was considered to be' obnoxious to the bad characters whom he opposed in their iniquitous career.'" I On Saturday noon1ast, a midale-aged maan, who refuses to disclose his name, entered tb'e shiop of 'Nlr. Tooth, linerl drpe Hlastinga,,and inade a purchase dfswevraIaftictes for the payment of wlhich he tendered a 101. note of the Portsin6iitlI ink-. Doubt,. ing its being gerdine, Atf-Toothr applied- at -the Hastings5 Bank, bnle a few doors distant, add lemrnt-it was - one. of- the Portsmouth stolen notes; on thisM.Wr.Tooth steppingto thedoor,beckoned the man in, who was waitingon the-pavement, and who no sooner -enteredthe biank than the i-ey wis turned upotii Yiiii,'aiH pis person searched; when:others -of. the ame bank, to a ionsidetable' am6unt, were found;. some in a pocket-book, and others wrapped round his 1egs beneath the stockinga. -Information' of, the .ctrcum`stance was re-. ceived in town yestcrday mornings and the parties interested whll im:. mediatelyTlave totr for 1Iastibn aol), where he is commIitted. . T The parish of Bram1ey7 betweeft Basirnptlk* nd Reat- ing, has been lately infested by horse-stealera, About-ten days sirlce an elderly man stole a-useful four-year-old cart horsc from a farmer residing there, and offlred him for sale - i -the neighbourhood of Reading for one pountT. On beinF sked whyhesold-him so c]eap? he retlied- " that he *as'old, and:coild not eAi" - On the pe*on' to -wbnm he- *as ofered Iooking Into his mouth -and Sfnding what 'are alled " co1t' ieetb'2 Lin he li. instintly -seizW-- the - pletendbd oWner of- him, and lodged: hiam in eading gaObjw :khieni.teis the farnnireeofetedl h'is horxe,-andthe fellow will'bc-brought-to.justice. In. the course of. laiweek:ian0her. h'borge*s stolR frorof the same plnice, but oin immediate pursuit being rhbe; pawas 4 *tttramd up on a common, the thief Ilaing aba0 6neO hi.Cotwty Thr6m .