may be done both ways, lay oft the ground three fret each Iva:, and leave three OA, in a bill. Every farmer must per• reive that the great disideratutn is to transmute the nutriment nt the soil and atmosphere into corn instead of corn and weeds. If the corn is planted thick, and once gets a lair start, weeds will nut grow, and certainly . the growth. LI weeds is quite as injurious to corn as too great an abundance of corn itself. Corn should be planted very early, and the yield depends greatly on this. Mr. Wetter Young makes it a rule to plant on the 25th day of March. lie also plants very deep, he says from 4 to 6 inches deep. The corn planted deep is nut I tile to be destroyed by frosts, which will I bite the tops without materially injuring the plant. Another advantoge of deep planting may be that the corn is less lia ble to be eaten by mules or worms. Again, its roots are deeper down in the moist soil, and may thus also escape being torn by the plough. It is no doubt of very great importance to strik the cure before planting, and it is confidently asserted by those who have made the experiment, that saltpetre soak will prevent injury from the grub. We' soaked all our corn last year in this way,' and not a plant was touched by the grub ; certainly the soak makes it conic up very quick, and grow oft with greater 111,1136.. once; and corn soaked with saltpetre will more than overtake corn planted two weeks ahead. The saltpetre brine should not be very strong, or it may destroy the germinating power of the grain. Corn may lie in soak from 24 to 48 hours. - Some New York Farmers use salt with perfect success to prevent the attack of ►he grub. One bushel is sufficient for an acre. The salt is applied in the centre of the hill, just as the corn is coming up. It is very essential to drop an ample number of sued. Mr. Young, who loaves four stocks in a hill, drops a dozen grains. Ile never replants. II corn planted deep is bitten by the Irost, wait, it will be sure to come up %min. Never replant. AFTER CVLTURE,— On Ns head we will not at present say much. As soon as the corn is up run a large harrow over it, and give it a thorough harrowing; be not afraid of digging the corn up ; run right over it. The plough should not be used Inure than mice or twice; afterwards use the cultivator. Indeed the cultivator is the best instrument for the first. Mr., Chamberlin did not use nny thing but the' cultivator, and that only once in his great crop of last year. Work only when the ground is not wet enough to cake; and if the season is dry, ply the cultivator or plough, frequently. If the plough be used, plough shallow after the first time. sw g a ... draw. 1t... 11.0311;Uli. The nomination of James M. Porter by President Tyler as Secretary of War, has greatly alarmed the leaders of the lotto I loco party, it smacks strongly of a bar gain with Gov. Porter to throw lii .-friends tor Tyler as President; and the friends of Buchanan, Johnson and Van Buren, thu' they have been heretofore cajoling Tyler, are now bitterly denouncing him and the new Secretary of War. The locos were at first pleased with C,e. de.ection o f Tyler, and praised his independence in • discarding tl,e Whig party ; they looked upon him as an invaluable auxiliary, and, indeed, treated him with such civility, 1 that he very kindly proflerred to be tile loco foco candidate at the next Presidens tial election I To all this, the leading lo cos had little objection, thinking that as soon as they had used him to the extent they desired, they could easily kick him oft But the late appointment of J. M. Porter, is so novel that it has taken all sides by surprise. It indicates not only that Tyler has gone over to the enemy, but he is forming alliances which will en• able him to hold the balance of power in their ranks. We begin to think that the locus will find that they have hugged the treason of Tyler until it will inflict upon them a mortal sting. if the alliance be• t ween Gov. Porter and the President, be firm and in good faith, what can the party do without them in this State ? Porter, with all his patronage and trained office holders, has influence enough to break Clown the loco foco party, if he bend his energies to accomplish it. %Ye are not therefore surprised that the Republican and many of its political brethren, de nounce the new Secretary of War; it is a' firebrand in their camp which may be fa tal to them. If it should be, they will have learned a lesson—to beware of traitors! —Village Record. RELIEF No - rEs.—The State Treasuer, in obedience to a call made upon him by the Legislature, states that there was not 8100,000 in the Treasury of Relief notes, on the let inst., of the description requir ed to be cancelled, consequently !tone wet e destroyed. There was but $32,678 on hand, which were tendered to the Au ditor General for cancellation. 'l'lle lat ter officer refusing this sum, it being less than $lOO,OOO, the Treasurer laid them and will retain them until the bal• once of $lOO,OOO is received when they will be destroyed. SHALL NOTEL—The Harrisburg Tele graph of the 45th nit. fayti--..4 vote in dicating the. sentiment of a majority of the House, in favor of the issue of small notes, was had yesterday afternoon, on the ques tion ut taking up the small note bill. The Ville stood 48 to SD; which will be in creased when the vote takes place on the t,!! THE HUNTINGDON JOURNAL, Mini ingdon i April 6, 1843. "One country, one eonstitution, one destiny.' V. B. PALMER, Esq. (No. 104 S. 3rd St. Ph:latiel phia,)is authorized to act as Agent for this paper, to procure Fubscrtptions and ant vertistnents. Huntingdon Academy. Other engagements prevented our at tendance at the Academy on Wednesday ,last. We have heard the Examination spoken of in terms of approbation by many who v ere present. Legislative. We are shamefully back in legislative intelligence this week. From Thursday last up to Tuesday night neither letter ,nor paper from Harrisburg has reached 'this place; consequently we know nothing ( certain about the fate of the Canal Cunt• missioners Bill, the State Apportionment 13111, nor of the election of State Printers in pursuance of the law of the present ,session. There must be something wrong some , where in the transmission of the Mails. Trial for Murder, To-day we give a part of the trial of Singleton Mercer, which will be found highly interesting. Yesterday morning we received the proceedings of two days more, but too late for this paper. We will ive the remainder, or as much of it as we can, in our next, 0:7" By a notice i i this paper it will be seen that a " Bible Temperance" meeting will be held in the Old Court house, on ruesday evening next. Able Temper.l ince, as its advocates choose to call it,' means that every one should be at liberty to temper himself according to his own liking. Mr Harper, from Shavers Creek, ime understand, will address the meeting. Navigation. atm' atte %i WU% Jet into the Eastern Division of the Pennsylr vania Canal on Thursday last. It was, let into this Division yesterday, and we' expect the whole line from Hollidaysburg to Columbia is now filled, though not clear of ire, and boating will commence imme -I.diately. Periodicals. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIAOGRAPHY.-.- Through the politeness of the publishers we have on our table this week the first number of a work entitled he Ency clopedia of Geography: comprising a complete Description of the Eat tb, Physi cal, Statistical, Civil and Political ; biting its relation to the Ileavenly Bodies, its Phy,ical structure, the Natimtal !try of Each Country, and the Industry, Commerce, Political Institutions, and Civil and Social state of All Nations." It is decidedly the most valuable work of the kind extant. It is to be issue d in semi-monthly numbers, and form, %Alien complete, three large volumes, embracing about 1900 pages. It is designed to be illustrated by eleven hundred engravings and over eighty maps, and revised and brought up to the present time by Thomas G. Bradford. Messrs. Lea & Blanchard, (Philadelphia) are the publishers. {'rice 166,00. Tim Moutaa's MaGazityz.—The num ber for April, of this valuable periodical, has been received. It is adorned with a neat steel engraving—" The Mother's Jewel," which, being interpreted, means a darling little girl ; and the literary con tributions, judging from a hasty, partial pe . ruse!, are of such a character as to sustain the excellent reputation which the work has attained THE LADY'S WORLD OF FASHION for the present month is before us. The lit erary caste of this number is of a high l arder, as have been those of its predeces sors. It is embellished with "The In dian Flower Seller"—a beautiful stipple and line engraving on steel; and a "View of Northumberland"--a fine steel engra ving; together with the usual plate of " Fashions for April," containing six fig ures of most lovely ladies, (a word which some saucy fellow once defined to be sign posts to hang dry goods on,") die- 1 playing opera, evening and walking dres- 1 1 ses, beautifully colored. THE LADY'S Boort.—The April corn , her of this excellent publication has 01.10. come to hand. The pictorial embellish ments are rich. The first plate is a scene I from the Vicar of Wakefield—" Preparing Moses for the Vair," admirably executed. [Die second is the " Dawning Beauty"—a pretty little girl, caressing her lap dog. The plate of Fashions is well executed and costly. The contributors are Mrs. jSigourney, Misses, Leslie, Sedgwick, Power, Cowles, and Coxe, Mr. George P. Morris, Profe+sor Frost, and others, Glad Tidings to all Men. Dear reader, it is with unfaigned pleas ure and iueflltble delight that we make the glorious announcement. Tell it in Oath. Publish it in the streets of Askelun. Print it in the mammoth newspapers and in the penny dailies. Carry it swiftly in balloons rind by steam. Write it upon 1 the walls of the universe and on the tail of the comet. Stick it up on the North 'and South poles, and on the market-house. Hang it upon the green horns or the new moon. Preach it from the pulpit, Parson Miller, in the East ; and you, Joe Smith, in the West. Dwell on it in the syna gogue and in the grog-shop. Proclaim it, ye rabble, in the highways, lanes and al leys. Shout it from the house-tops and in the damp cellars. Roar it on our high. hills and on our lofty mountains. Bellow it out till it reverberates through all our valleys in imitation of artificial thunder.— Make it ring above the howl of Boreas and the wave of Ocean. Let every man woman and child in creation, and all the girls along the Conedogwinit, known— that BUSTLES are no limiter worn in Ilun• tingdon. Is not this glad tidings to all MEN?— Alas, poor discarded bags of bran May ye rest in peace! Philoniallienis Society. As we were much pleased with the public exhibition of this Society, at the Ohl Court House, on \Vet! nesday we had intended to give a brief account of their various performances. Our cot• respondent " W." has, however, favored us with the following notice, which we insert, with no other remark than that, taking all things into the account, all pas. sod offs() well that it would perhaps have been better not to make any distinction between the members of the Society by way of particularizing. For the " Journal." Mu. EDITOR The exhibition of the Phi lomathean Society, connected with the! Hunting►lon Academy, came oil before a crowded house, on Wednesday evening' ' last; and, were we to judge from the up. plause given at the end of every perform. ance, the audience was highly pleased. The exercises were opened by the Pre., silent, Benjamin F. Miles, who made a short and appropriate speech to the per sons assembled and the members of the Society u—during the delivery of which, the young orators sat together on the stage, wearing the badges of their Society, and presented quite an imposing appear. Lice. Then followed selected dialogues and speeches, some serious—some comical. Unfortunately however, one or two speeches, really serious, were delivered in lather a comical way, which was in had taste, to say the least of it. This arises from the selection which lads make; they should never commit a piece, to perform 111 public, or before their Society, which they do not thoroughly understand, and, if they are too young to make a selection, their friends should make it for them. The parts were so well sustained, that it is almost unneceseary to particularize, We thought, however, that Allison Miller, %I'illiam Stitt, J. Blanchard Miles and Thomas Read acquitted themselves per. hops the hest. They appeared to under• stand perfectly, the parts assigned them , and to speak with more ease and freedom than must oh the others. There were two or three female per formers; but we did not learn their names. One of them had her name chan ged, in a very agreeable way, by the par. son, and should we find her out, we will pay our respects to her. There was an evident improvement in all the speakers since their last exhibition, with the exceptions that they did not in some instances, face the audiance, tior speak loud enough to be heard in the more distant parts of the hon6e. The music by the Jefferson Band added much to the exhibition. They have evi dently improved and play exceedingly well. We hope all the young perlormers will still persevere, in the exercises of their Society, and tl►at, by their next exhibition, we may find still greater improvement. Frcm the U. S. Gazette of the 29th March, Trial of Singlelon ',Mercer, Charged with the murder of Mahlon Hulehenson ffeberton, near Camd en, February the tenth. In the Court of Quarter Sessions of Woo teeter county, New Jersey, before Judge Elmer and the Associate Justi- ces w of the Circuit. Counsel for the State—The non. Geo. P. Mollison, Attorney General of New Jersey, and Thomas P. Carpenter, Esq., Illeputy Attorney General for Gloucester• county._ _ _ For - the Defendant—Peter A. Browne,l Esq., ExAilovernor Peter D. Vroom, the' Hun. Garret D. 'Wall, Jeremiah H. Sloan, E , q., Robert K. Matlack, Esq., William N. Jeffers, Esq., and A Browning, Esq, Yesterday, at two o'clock in the after noon, and during the tolling of the prison bell at the rear of the Court. House in Woodbury, the bench was taken by the ; Judges named above,and the court opened in due form. After the clerk had called the general panel of petit jurors, Mr. Carpenter asked that the prisoner be set at the bar, which having been 'ordered by the court, the Sheriff retired, and shortly alter returned, accompanied by the pris oner and Peter A. Browne, Esq. The demeanor of Mr. Mercer was calm, serious, and unembarrassed, receiving the ordinary attebtion of the officers and counsel with an easy and smiling polite ness. His face was somewhat thinner than before the occurence, but his gener al appearance is very little altered. Be ing seated, the clerk proceeded to call the names of rors, and in about half un hour, the following jury was empannelled : James Lennet, Lawrance Ackerman, . . _ Thomas M'Crerdy, Robert K. Kelly, Stephen D. Kelly, John W. Key, Josiah Budd, Jonathan, Packer, Charles B. Rub bins, Mile Fowler, John Albertson, Jacob Evaul. After Judge Elmer had informed the members of the jury, that they would not be allowed to separate until the close of the trial, Mr. Carpenter opened on the part of the State. The learned gentlemae began by say• ing to the court and jury that they would believe him when he said that he shrank from the solemn duty imposed upon him. But if my outy is a solemn one, said he, how much more so is yours, gentlemen of the jury--yours, in whose hands is the life or death of the prisoner. Painful though our duty be, let us proceed to its discharge candidly, honestly, and consci entiously. 1 will not dwell upon subj..cts so painful as the nature and consequences of the event in all its details, nor touch upon them, indeed, at this time; but pro ceed at once to inform you of the law of the case, and, first, US to the bill of indi?2-1 went. Mr. C. read the bill. The gentle. men of the jury would observe that the MB contained three counts. The first charges the accused with the killing of the deceased in the township of Camden, tiloucester county, New Jersey, with a pistol. The second describes the weapon and the mode of discharge. The third distinctly points out the locality of the oc eurrence. The learned gentleman then defined the crime of murder, and cited Sir Edward Coke and Chief Justices Kil patrick and Drake, of New Jersey, to sustain his definition. This was in brief, the act of one person of sound memory and discretion unlawfully killing another with malice. Malice, said the learned gentleman, is the grand criterion of the offence, whether it is express or implied. The crime of murder, continued he has been divided into two degrees by the s;at• ute of• New Jersey of the 7th of March, 1839. The degrees were defined. They are identical with the law of Pennsylvania. Mr. C., in further explanation of the law of the case, cited Ist Russell on Cranes. He then detailed at seine length the lacts that would appear in evidence; and con eluded by informing the jury that should these facts be proved, it would unques tionably be their duty to render a verdict of guilty of Murder in the First Degree. He then called James C. Vandyke, Esq. sworn—ln the alterniolo of Friday iOdi February, about dusk, Mr. Ileberton and myself inside a close carriage, and a colored man on the outside, went on board a ferry boat at Market street ferry, for the purpose of crossing into this State ; about the time the boat left Philadelphia wharf, or a short time after, 1 gut out and left Mr. Ileb. erton on the back seat; the carriage stood on down river side and Philadelphia end of the boat; two or three feet train the 'carriage on the upper side of the boat there was a coal wagon parallel with the carriage; the horses' heads of both velii• Iles towards Camden ; there was a great deal of ice in the canal through the Island which frightened the horses, and I went to the head of the up line horses; the ser vant stood at the head of the other horse ; as we reached Jersey shore, the part where I stood had passed the piers; 1 heard the report of a pistol, and saw the flash; a second report followed, 1 at once thought what it was ; I went to the car riage door; while I was there I heard the third and fourth report--I opened the door--Mr. lleberton was t t 1 his seat, ut tering faint groans—moaning— I called to him twice or thrice and shut the door —when I called he merely groaned—l left the carriage and came round the head of the horses to the coal wagon--some where near the front wheel of the coal' wagon, I met Mr. Mercer— -I said to him, catching hold of his arm, " this is a pretty , ' piece of business, sir"—he said " here I am, I give myself up to justice"-1 told him he mat get into the carriage, and go back to Philadelphia—he refused, and said don't take me where they'll hurt me." I said " come with me, my young friend, no One shall hurt you." I called to some gentlemen standing by to assist the in de.' raining Mr. Mercer —the individual to' witim - 1 spoke refused at first. I left Mr. M. in charge of some persons on the boat —and went to the carriage—got up on the step, and raised up Mr. Ileberton's head, which was hanging down--found that he was either dead or just dyin g— l went back to Mr. Mercer—and asked for his pistol—he said "I have none." I said " give me the pistol, sir, you shot him with. Ile replied " Oh" affirmative. ly, and put his hand in a side pocket ; I put my hand in after his and took out a six barralled pistol ; I told the servant he must take Mr. M. on the 501 of the car• riage ; he placed Mr. M. there—he got up himself—the carriage was driven to the hotel--the officers soon came up, and I went to sonic office with Mr. M. When I returned I found the body of Mr. Heber , ton in the hotel; he was dead; 1 forgot to mention that simultaneous with the first report, there was an exclamation of dis tress proceeded from the carriage; I saw the wound, it was under the the i left shoul der; it was a round wound; such a wound as would be made by a pistol bullet ; examined the carriage ; the top of the carriage was fastened by a brass upright .bar behind in the centre-no corner othol • pieces : leather curtains with silk quilted lining: curtains behind at oae corner were a little open ; on the side curtain at that coiner, a semi-circular piece had been 'taken out: and the cloth of the inside padding at the back was a little torn : there was a hole through a side curtain about a foot forward of that place arid rather lower down. The carriage had a window in the door, which was broken; marks of two balls in the dour below the window, which I took to be made by balls: the roller on which the strap for drawing up the window works was broken oft. Cross examined—About six o'clock, a little before or after, when we entered the boat; just before dusk; dark enough to see the flash; I put my hand in Mr. M's pocket while his hand was in also; the servant man found the roller in the car riage ; there was a rifle in the carriage land a double barrelled gun, both unload • ed ; the servant placed them there under my direction or Mr. Ileberton's ; in my presence there was a small brass pistol found on the person of Mr. Heberton ; a long knife, about 12 or 16 inches long; it had a spring to it to fasten it back; did not look to see if the pistol was loaded; we were going to a country house about eis,ht or nine miles from Camden—Thus. Wright's—to leave Mr. Heberton. The house is on Rensanquin creek. Ile was going to spend two weeks there: I did not get out of the carriage until the horses became restive ; when I gut out I took a survey of the persons on the boat; diately on entering the boat, Mr. 11. as•' ked tine to get out and see if Mr. M. or any of his friends were there, watching the direction we should take ; 1 told him I thought it ut.”ecessary, that no one could have suspected we were on board the boat; he gave me no directions in case I did find any person on board as he suspected; he did nut say what he would do in such a case; I left the small pistol of Mr. Heb erton at Camden in the hands of the offi• cers; I believe the rifle belonged to Mr. Heberton ; the gun was a double barralled one; my servant brought it from Mr. Heb ei•toi's house: I had no arms; I never carry any; was acquainted with Mr. Heberton 10, 12, or 15 years; went to school with him; not intimate with him for the last 3 or 4 years ; since I entered toy profession, have know him but pro. lessionally; showed me his knife some months since in my office; I told hint considered the carrying such a weapon in considerate and needless. From the U. S. Gazette of the 30th March Tuesday Evening, March 28 There were three witnesses examined after we left Woodbury on Tuesday evening—lsaac S. Mulford, M. D., James Cann and Phillip Daniels—two of whom were persons on board the Steamboat John Fitch at the time of the occurrence, and the substance of whose testimony of Mr. Vandyke in yesterday's Gazette, can be more readily learned by referring to the examination in chief of the witnesses na med below who were in a similar position., The testimony of the third witness, the phisician named above, in all interesting or material points, is similar to that of the medical gentleman reported below. Wednesday !horning, March 29. Mr. Vandyke, recalled—That is the pistol I took from the pocket of Mr. , Mercer. Cross examined—l know That neither the rifle nor double barrel gun of Mi. Heberton's were loaded by personal ex amination. Frederick Roth, affirmed-1 am cap. tain of the John Fitch; was not on board on the 10th of February ; was standing on the slip at Jersey shore ; heard the report of the pistol; it was 'a minutes past 6 when the boat was entering the dock ; the boat was within 10 or 15 feet of the slip; no ice in the dock , she came immediately up to the slip; I stepped on board; went aft ; heard said there was a man shot ; I said who shot him; they pointed to Mr. Mercer; I saw Mr. lieberton alive ; he was in the carriage; I saw Mr. Mercer then; he asked me to "dance a little for him." Cross examined--Mr. lieberton was alive when he left the boat. Henry 5, Bender, affirmed—l nu on ioaril the boat at the time of the occur- Ins rence; while the boat was lying at Market street, I saw Mr. Mercer step on hoard ; he 'Piked James Cann it he motif get a carriage and a horse for him in Camden; . Cann said he could direct him where he could get them; that was the last I saw of Ihim until we gut to Camden Clock; as we entered Camden clock, I was standing by , the heads of the horses in the carriage ; I saw Mr. M's hand proceed front behind a coal box and fire a pistol ; after he had fired he waked slowly round the coal box; Ise was then met by Mr. Vankyke ; this was at the horses heads of the coal wagon', as soon as Mr. V. met him he said " here f l I ant; 1 give myself up; I did it I don't let them hurt me; take me where I won't be hurt ;" Mr. V. said "come with my young friend, you shan't be hurt;' I e was standing close by; Mr. V. asked me to take charge of Mr. M.; I refused at first; Mr. V. said to him " come you must get into the carriage and go back to the city ; at that time Mr. V. hail the carriage door open; Mr. M. said he could not get in, nor go back ; at that time I had hold of Mr. M's arras; it was at the door on the !left hand or up river side or the carriage which was open ; before Mr. V. had said 1 " Mahlon, are you hurt;" there was no i answer; Mr. V. walked round to the Idown river side ; opened the door; told ' d his black man to lift him out ; he was lying on the floor of the carriage with Isis head on the seat; as I took hold of Mr. Mer cer's hand he said " come get a fiddle arnl ,let's dance ;" I then led Mr: Mercer laround the back of the carriage and was Inset by Mr. Vandyke; Mr. V. asked Mr. M. for his pistol ; he said he had none ; Mr. V. asked him again ; Mr. M. said " oh, it's the pistol you want?" (corroborates Mr. Vandyke's statement.) Captain gods then said Mr. M. must be taken care of; Mr. M. was put on the box; driven to Cake's Hotel ; taken in charge by an offi cer, to Mr. Grays office; last I saw of him was in a room in the hotel. Cross examined—When he said " don't hurt me," no one offered to molest him. Caleb Roberts, affirmed— I am one of the Coroners of Gloucester county ; nn the evening of the 10th of February I was called upon to go to Cake'. lintel to bold an inquest ; I have seen that pistol before; I have examined it; there were four bar. rely empty and two loaded, which two had caps on the nipples; I did not see this. knife • I saw the (lead body of Mr. Heber ton; I held an inquest. Cross examined—No questions. Mr. Mollison offered the pistol in evi dence. No o b jection. John Carter, sworn— I was on the wharf at Camden when the occurrence. took place; heard four reports, saw four flashes; %vent on board. [Coroborates previous statements of occurrences on board the J. F.] I heard a n►an jump on the coal on the wharf; don't know that he jumped ,Irom the boat; heard his foot steps on the coal; that man run off from • the wharf as if he was going to a store house, we met near the gate of it; he was about eight feet ahead of me; he went up the street; I went aboard the boat. Cross examined—l went out on the end of the wharl when I heard the man jump on the coal ; the tide had risen to within a foot and a halt of the wharf ; the man was running; the wheel house was about opposite where the man alighted; where I went out to the end of wharf there was no person on the coal heap; don't know the man who run ; a person could have jumped on the coal from either the top of the wheel house or the cabin ; there are ways of getting upon the wheel house. Lorenzo F. Fisher, M. D. sworn—as the evening of the 10th of February about dark I was called upon to visit a man who had been shot; I went to Cake's Hotel ; the man was lying on the floor, surroun• ded by a crowd; 1 made my way through; he had breathed a few minutes before, it was said, and the question was asked, is he dead I felt his pulse, and remarked he will not breathe again, he is dead ; I examined the body partially at the time ; at a subsequent examination, I found that the ball had penetrated below the left shoulder, through the left lung, into the heart, and lodged there; such a wound is a fatal wound. Gross examined —The bail struck in that part of the shoulder called the scap ula, above the lower extremity; its course was inwards and downwards ; fracturing sixth rib; through the substance of ono lung; penetrating nearly through the heart, awl lodging in the fleshy and tour cuter part of the heart; the orifice in the scapula inclined downwards, if it hill have inclined as much upward as it did downward, the wound must still have been fatal; 1 found the ball: I should suppose II 1 had never heard any thing about this particular case, that the pistol must have been fired from above the orifice : this. however depends upon the location of the body, Proscution closed. Peter A. Browne, Esq., opened the case on the part of the defence. We are as sembled here to perform a solemn and arduous duty. My part is an humble one. Yours, gentlemen of the jury, is of the highest and most dignified character. Courts upon earth occupy the position of the Deity in heaven. They are arbiters of justice. And they are emphatically so when the dictum is life or death. It be hooves us, then, to pay as great attention to a .lelence as to en accusation. With divine aid, then, do this accused justice ; but, as of all the attributes of Deity, his , infinite justice is the most paramount, I pray you to administer justice with mercy. Shall we deliberately take the life ot
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