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when the man came. He paid a bill, and asked for a dip, 
but did not hear him ask for directions. He left when Mr. 
Davis went to put up the mixture. 
The advocate for the plaintiff addressed the jury, and told 
them it would be for them to decide whether they would 
believe Mr. Dew, corroborated by Mr. Parry, a man of the 
highest respectability, or Mr. Davies* testimony. Mr. Dew 
had been spoken of as a respectable man, and had undergone 
a searching cross-examination from the learned advocate for 
the defendant, without shaking his testimony. 
His Honour summed up and touched upon the different 
points of the conflicting statements, and told them they must 
decide between the evidence given by Dew, corroborated in a 
degree by Mr. Parry, and that given by Mr. Davies; and 
although the law did not require written directions, it was for 
them to consider whether proper verbal instructions had been 
given. 
The jury retired to consult, and on their return delivered 
a verdict for the Defendant . 
The trial lasted seven hours. 
MISCELLANEA. 
EFFECTS OF OPIUM. 
It would appear that opium, besides its narcotic influence, 
possesses the property of sustaining muscular strength, thus 
enabling those who moderately use it, to undergo such con- 
tinued exertion and fatigue as would cause others to sink. 
Thus the letter-carriers of India, and those who bear messages, 
when provided with a small piece of this drug, a bag of rice, 
and a vessel to draw water, will perform incredible journeys. 
The Rajpoots, and other Indian tribes, present opium at 
their feasts and visits, with the same familiarity that Europeans 
do their snuff-box. The Tartar couriers, who travel night 
and day, also make use of it. Travellers in the Ottoman 
dominions generally take opium in the form of lozenges. 
Even the horses in the East seem to be sustained by its in- 
fluence. The Cutchee horseman shares his opium with his 
flagging steed, by which he becomes invigorated, though 
apparently wearied out before. It is, therefore, the abuse not 
the use of a thing that renders it deleterious. 
Very variable are the effects of opium on different indi- 
