Several others swore to the ther statement of the circumsame fact. The prisoner said nothing for himself, and called no witnesses. -Guilty. Mr. Raine said, he should not have done his duty if he did not move that the prisoner's recognizances should be estreated, for he had found sureties for five years. Mr. Justice Park.-Let them be estreated. His lordship then described the riot proved against the prisoner as the most dangerous he had ever become acquainted with, either judicially or professionally. The prosecution had been most mild and merciful, for the circumstances might have warranted a different charge. "You appear, Sir, to be a person of the blackest possible heart and disposition. Your sentence is imprisonment for 30 months, and recognizances, yourself in 40%. and two suretics in 201. each, for five years longer. I hope you will never again set yourself up to be a leader, for which, if it were virtuous, you are not fit." Messrs. Raine and Littledale were counsel, and the crown solicitor attorney, for the prosecution. OXFORD ASSIZES.-Stevens v. Stavely. Mr. Taunton stated, that this action was brought by the plaintiff, for the breach of a promise of marriage, made to her by the defendant, and rather for the purpose of vindicating her character than of obtaining a pecuniary compensation; that an arrangement had been made equally honourable to both parties, and he was therefore happy to say, that it would be unnecessary to occupy the time of the Court and the Jury, by any fur stances of the case. Mr. Jervis said, that he thought it right to trouble the jury with a few observations on the part of the defendant: he stated, that the defendant was a student at University college, and that the plaintiff was a lady of great personal beauty and considerable accomplishments; that an attachment had been formed between them, and an engagement entered into by the defendant, which, on account of his youth, it would have been imprudent in him to fulfil; and that it had been broken off in consequence of his father objecting to his marrying at all until he had completed his education and become settled in life. The verdict (as entered by the consent of the parties) was for the plaintiff, damages 210l. without costs. Alarm at Dover.-For some days past placards have been posted in every part of Dover, calling a meeting of freemen and their sons (to be held on the Grand Parade on Wednesday last the 19th inst.), for the purpose of forming themselves into a volunteer corps for the protection of her majesty and that they were to assemble with bands of music and colours. Intimation of this intended meeting having reached the ears of government, a route was received on Tuesday night, late, by the commanding officer at Canterbury, and yesterday morning at eight o'clock a squadron of the 14th dragoons marched in, and were quartered upon the town, and it is stated that a regiment of infantry was to follow. During the morning every precaution was taken by the mayor to prevent the peace being brok en, and to resist any disposition to riot and tumult, by ordering the posse comitatus to be in readiness upon the least symptom of disturbance. The troops in gar rison, including the dragoons and artillery, were under arms all the morning, but when the appointed hour arrived, not a person as sembled. Whether this was intended as a mischievous hoax, or whether, as is more probable, the arrival of the cavalry, whose presence and purpose were soon known throughout the town, intimidated the parties from meeting, is not known; but every thing remained tranquil. A serious affray took place on Saturday evening last, at Chatham, between some Turks and soldiers quartered there, in consequence of a dispute respecting a woman, when one of the Turks with a knife mortally wounded a man belonging to the Marine Artillery. Another man of the same corps was also dangerously hurt. ATTACK BY BEES.-Some days ago the following singular narrative appeared in the Berlin Gazette. It was furnished to that paper by M. Eulert, a merchant of that city, who was himself the party principally concerned. "I was travelling, says M. Eulert, on the 20th of July, at 7 o'clock in the morning, in my carriage, accompanied by my wife, on my way from Wittenberg to Berlin, between Kroppstadt and the town of Schmogelosdorf, which is contiguous to the high road. I observed one of my horses rub himself with uneasiness against the other. I remarked to my wife that the animal no doubt was stung by a horse-fly. Whilst we were talking upon the subject, we were suddenly surrounded by a swarm of bees, so thick, that our carriage horses, coachman, my wife, and myself, were completely covered. The furious insects attached themselves immediately to the nose, mouth, eyes, and ears of each horse; the two animals seemed to be deprived of every sense, and as if overcome with stupor, they lay down, and stretched themselves out an unresisting prey to the bees. "As soon as we perceived this cloud of insects to lessen around us, my wife threw over her hat the hood of her night cloak, got out of the carriage, went back a little way on the road, and instinctively fled into the ditch, where she lay down with her face to the earth. I exerted myself in the mean time in endeavouring to get over this disaster; I went also out of the carriage, and, covering my face and neck with my handkerchief, I reascended the carriage, and with all my strength cried out for help. Three peasants a short distance off, had all the while calmly observed my situation; but neither by the offer of reward, nor by the most urgent entreaty, could I prevail upon them to render us any assistance; they turned their backs upon us, and pursued their way to the village. In this unhappy plight I walked on for half an hour, when I met the road-keeper, named Daniel Arndt, and a carrier, named David Henry, accompanied by some labourers, and driving a cart with three horses. Still tormented by the bees, and pursued by them with inconceivable bitterness, I breathed at last, and was relieved by this rencontre, as these good people had lighted tobacco-pipes, and the smoke dispersed my disagreeable guests. "The carrier being informed of the danger, in order not to expose himself to it, would not stir one pace further; and as the bees began to surround us on all sides, he unharnessed his team, left his cart laden with goods on the road, and took a by-way in order to place his horses under shelter in the village. Soon after the other people accompanied me to where my horses were, and they brought with them an abundance of hay and straw. There we found my unfortunate coachman stretched in the ditch, his head and hands all covered with bees, so that the roadkeeper was obliged to use a brush to get them off his face! his hair was matted with blood, and as the insects could not be extricated they were crushed to death. Whilst this operation was going on, we set fire to the straw, and succeeded in driving away the bees. "As soon as the carrier had placed his horses in safety, he came back to us, having fortified himself in every way against the bees, and showed himself anxious to give all the assistance in his power to my horses. But one of them was so severely injured that he died the same day. The other was conducted to Schmogelsdorf; but though the veterinary surgeon exhausted all his skill, the animal perished in twenty-four hours after. "My coachman had brought his misfortunes on himself, because, in endeavouring to succour the horses, he had lost his hat. The bees fastened on his naked head, and deprived him of his senses, and for forty-eight hours he remained in a state of suffering that threatened to terminate in his death. We were supplied with horses, and had him conveyed to Treuenbrietzen, where he recovered. He had at first cried out so vehemently for assistance, that the bees got into his mouth and throat. I myself passed twenty-four hours in extreme pain at the same place, and was compelled to apply several poultices to my head, neck, and ears, to appease the inflammation. "My wife, who, as if by inspiration, threw herself down into the ditch, came out again perfectly safe, and in a few days after the coachman and I were at length entirely recovered. "I attribute this accident to two causes. In the first place, I now believe it was not a horsefly that stung the horse as I first supposed; but rather the Queenbee, which must have been killed when the animal_rubbed against his companion. I conjecture this to have been the case, from the natural history of these insects. It is very common to see a swarm of bees when deprived of their leading Queen, unite with other swarms, and fall with a species of madness upon the first objects they encounter, In the next place I attribute the circumstance to the fact, that, contrary to the express prohibition of the magistrates, the commune of Schmogelsdorf, besides its proper number of 900 hives, takes in an equal number from the neighbouring communes to tend during the time of swarming, because the flowers, fields, and gardens which it contains, presents a singularly rich pasturage for such insects. Hence it happens, that in a small space nearly two thou caped from the wound. All the bruises, save that on the right side, might have been occasioned by falls. The wound could not have been occasioned without falling on a stick or post. The same fall could not have occasioned all. I opened the head; I found a bruise wound on the left side; a small bruise on the front, but no wound. On the right side, lying immediately on the brain, I found a large quantity of extravasated blood escaped from the vessels, and pressing on the brain. In my opinion it occasioned death; I have no doubt at all of it. The bruise had been on the opposite side: it might have occasioned the extravasation. The scull was not fractured. I believe a person after that extravasation could not have moved from the bed-room to the kitchen. It must have been a very hard substance, indeed, that could have produced the injury; the fist I should think could not do it. The traces of blood had exactly the appearance of falling from one walking; they might have fallen from the particular wound mentioned. The cause of death undoubtedly was an induced apoplexy, to which persons addicted to liquor are more disposed than others. Re-examined.-Apoplexy without an external wound would probably show a fulness of all the vessels. In this case there was so much blood extravasated that the vessels must have been emptied. Wheatley was recalled, and stated that the head had been on the frame of the chair, the temple on the frame. It was lying rather to the left side, with the knees bending up. There was nothing on the floor to cause a tumble. Cross-examined.-I think the head would have been on the seat of the chair as if she had fallen. There was blood between the body and the door of the kitchen. By the Court-She was fully dressed, excepting her shoes and cap. I did not see the cap at all. Mr. Sharp again examinedThe mark on the head was in the form of a star, not longitudinally. If it had been a fall, she must have been running violently. By the Court.-There were many bloody foot-marks in the kitchen; according to appearances, they were a woman's. The prisoner, who was decently dressed in black, said he had found the back-door of his house open when he came home. I found her lying on the bed with her clothes on, and her face red. I saw the sort of state she was in, and took her by the shoulders to make her rise; she fell between the drawers and the wall, neck foremost. She did not offer to rise. I lifted her up, and then she made another tumble, with her head against the wall; she got up and went down stairs. I took my coat off, and made the bed. I went to bed, and put the door to, expecting that she would come back. I slept and knew nothing more. Witnesses for the defence→→→→ John Ingram, a bailiff, was at the Horse and Groom on the evening of the 27th June. Mrs. Oldfield was very much intoxicated. Alice Broughton was in the habit of nursing Mrs. Oldfield. On the 28th saw her foot-marks in the kitchen. Her stockings were bloody inside. Cross-examined by Mr. Jones blood." He says, "How can I help that? a dd infernal bitch!" He did not open the door. I went to Benjamin's room and alarmed him. It appeared to me as if the prisoner had spoken in bed I traced blood from the prisoner's bed-room door down to the kitchen. I traced the footmark of blood in Benjamin's room; the impression of a heel ard toe. It was a foot going into the room. It was about a yard into the room. It might be a yard from Benjamin's bed, near enough to have put any thing into the bed while standing there. The child, Anne, was found in Richard's bed, which was in that room as well as Benjamin's. The step of blood was near enough to throw the child into the bed. All the doors of the house were fast. The prisoner came down in five minutes, dressed all but his coat. He came to the body, his hands clasped behind him, and looked at it for a moment. He then walked up and down the kitchen as if nothing was the matter. He ordered two tables to have the body laid on. Cross-examined.-I left the wife at the fire-side. She was rather freshish, but not past her guard. John Stainesby was called on his recognizances (40.); and not appearing, his recognizances were estreated. Second witness, John Gibson, deputy constable of Bradford. I was called on between five and six in the morning of the 28th. I found the body of the deceased with her head to the chair. She had been lifted up. There was a considerable quantity of blood. The prisoner was walking about. He told me that he had been at Halifax fair, and came back about 1 o'clock in the morning: when he came into the house, he got some beef and beer; he then went up stairs. I went up with him to the bed-room. He said he found his wife on the bed with her clothes on. I traced drops of blood from the foot of the staircase to the chamber. At the bed-foot there was blood, and in another part of the chamber. At the bed-foot it appeared mopped up. He told me that when he had got into the room his wife was lying on her back with her clothes on, with the young child beside her; her eyes were open; he began to shake her to get up; she rose herself up, got to the bed-foot, and then tumbled down on the floor. She then strove to get up again, but could not. He took her by the shoulders, to assist her; she fell again, either against the wall or the drawers (I do not know which he said); she went down stairs, and he saw no more of her. Cross-examined. He did not say she was drunk; I believe he led me to think she had been in liquor. By the Court.-I saw no blood near the wall or the drawers. Third witness, Mr. W. Sharp, a surgeon at Bradford. I was called in, by the coroner to examine the body of Mary Oldfield, on the 29th of June. On the body I observed a variety of bruises: one on the outside of the right thigh; one on the left breast, small; one on the left cheek; one on the left arm, small, below the elbow; one external and an internal wound on another part. None of these could have accounted for death. Considerable quantities of blood had es |