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ho jidges should depart: It was, 
that the onus should be with those 
who asserted the insanity, and that 
it was not sufficient to show that the 
party had been suspected of a mor- 
bid imagination at particular periods 
of his life ; but it must be proved 
that he was actually deranged at the 
time of doing the acf, the validity of 
which was questioned. His lordship 
concluded, by refusing to granta new 
trial, and hoped that the matter of 
costs would be the only thing here- 
after to be discussed. 
Sth. This evening, on finishing a 
housein Brick-lance, Spitalfields, the ~ 
bricklayers went on the most ele- 
vated part of the building to drink a 
gallon of beer, with three huzzas. In 
their hilarity, four persons fell to 
the ground; one was killed on the 
spot, and the others were taken to 
the London hospital ; one of whom 
is since dead, and the other two not 
likely to recover. 
9th. A wooden house in Lambeth 
Marsh took fire, owing to the boil- 
ing over of some varnish, ‘The ad- 
joining houscs were pulled down ; 
and the flames prevented extending, 
On Bushy Heath, near Rickmans- 
_worth, several men and women were 
employed in the making of bricks. 
When the storm came on, one of the 
women, to appease the crying of her 
infant child, placed it on her breast, 
and ran towards her cottage, which 
she had nearly reached, when the 
lightning struck her in a terrible 
manner; it burnt her body to a 
cinder, and tore her limbs from their 
places : one of her legs was found 
20 yards from her body; but the 
child remained unhurt. The light- 
ning next set fire to her thatched 
cottage, in which were her four 
other children, one of whom was 
killed, and another so dreadfully 
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scorched that its life was despaired 
of, though hopes are now enter- 
tained of its recovery. The cottage, 
and the whole of the poor man’s 
furniture, were entirely consumed. 
—The storm at Newcastle was ex- 
tremely awful. A violent squall of 
wind arose from the S. W. which 
sunk a pleasure boat belonging to a 
gentleman in South Queensferry, 
then near the island of Inchcolm. 
The owner of the boat, his servant, 
a skipper, and two tradesmen, all 
residing in Queensferry, tnfortu- 
nately perished. 
CaArxisre.—This afternoon’ came 
on a most dreadful storm. It com- 
menced about 4 in the afternoon, 
and continued till near 8, at which 
time it was as dark as it used to be 
at9. Thelightning was amazingly 
vivid, and appeared one continued 
flash; the thunder, teo, was tre- 
mendous. A large barn at Linstock 
(farmed by John Lennox), two 
miles from this city, was struck by 
a fire-ball. ‘The barn contained SO 
cart-loads of hay, valued at 250/. 
—As 5 or 6 people were employed 
in the cellar of the new brewery 
here, athunder-bolt penetrated into 
it, and struck all to the ground. 
The eldest son of Mr. Ross was se- 
verely injured, but there are hopes 
of his recovery. At Coldbeck, the 
storm was equally severe. A cow, 
the property of the high sheriff, was 
killed by the electric fluid. 
10th. This morning as several 
young men and boys were bathing in 
the Serpentine river, a young man 
named Smith, a good swimmer, was 
seized with the cramp, and sunk. 
‘The spectators ran to the receiving- 
house to give the alarm. ‘The body 
was found in about 20 minutes, and 
taken to the receiving-house; and 
in half an hour life was restored. 
Ff 14th, 
