COPYRIGHT .ICT. At n meeting of the Syndics for the Public LP/Vary. held at the 11.Tuiversiv of Cambridge, on Aptil th e titli inst.. it was ordered. that various extract: should - be printed from rrofrasta Christian's publi. entitivd. %• A Vindication of the Rights of the Universities Great ltritain to a Copy of ^very nett Publication." and that. with certain oh,eruations thereurto annexed. they should be circo. LAO amongst the Slumbers of the Housed Lords and of the llouse of Commons. . . . From facts which have lately transpired in Pa.liament, It is certain that the obligation imposed upon an author to deliver to - the different t • niveriities, gratuitously, a certain number of copies of his work ,may amount, in some cases. to a tax so enormous as to deter him from attempting to publish it. The utost expensive and consequently the most elaborate works, will therefote be the most likely of all others to perish or lie dormant in the brain of him who conceives them ;,rod the chance of publication will be inversely as the value of the book. The question, then, is briefly this—:Whether would ttte 1, - -reatest mischief result from the slow, imperfect, and precsrious publication ; in other words, from the partial suppression of the higher class of literary pertimmuices, or from the possibility that cer tain learned con orations might not think proper to buy them ? It seems as if a choice must Le made between the voluntary ignorance of burin very richly endowed bodies, anti the nerevsury ignorance of the public at large. from the oppression and discouragement of men of genius. We arc not blind to the unquestionable merits of our na tional establishments for the promotion of learning; we are anxious only that they should not be instrumental in deleatig the ends of their creation. OLD BAILLY. MONDAY, APR!! 4. VonOm:hrs.—lames Duller, Mary Spaid, and Susan Wilson, were brotight up to the liar under a charge of forgery. 'Fle.ty all Pleaded guilty to the minor MR:Lee, sshieh subjects them to 11 years' eat.: portatioti. Matthias Maher, wlso was brought up last session in a state of de raLgenient, on a charge of forgery, and attempted to jump over the prisoner.' dock, was aga'n brought up this day, and appearing to be still insane, his trial want postponed. William Latimer Earnshaw was twice acquitted on charges of stecil.ng money out of Hters ; hut was detained to be tried for steal iLg some articles out of a dwelling-house. TUESDAY. Twenty-four prisoners were tried, one of whom were capitally convicted, viz.—T. Duggan, for stealing a piece of kerseymere, the property of T. Beck, in his dwelling-house. herenteen were convicted of felony, viz.—F. Alien and W. John sor, , for stealing two jackets and twd waistcoats , A. M•PhaiL for stealing a watch ; J. Evans, for stealing four shawls, and other articles, and a 11. bank note ; J. Scott, for stealing six pigs ; T. Bland and W. Green, for stealing four books, Linen Is. and dis charged; C. Hayford, for stealing a pair of Children's hoots; .1. 'Williams, for stealing two 11. bank -notes, and Its. 6d. in* silver; Clark, for stealing 61. in hank notes ; .1. Davis and .1. Brown, for stealing two pigs ; J. Green and J. Sumner, for stealing a quantity of sheet lead. WEDNESDAY. 17:i7a Moreton we indicted for stealing a quantity of wearing ap. pre: to a large a:::ount, the property of John BaAervilic. Tl;e prosecutrix was a laundress. and had employed the prisoner as a '4 Alierwoman. and placed great •onfidenee in her, as I•he had her for some time. On lOth March, she missed the articles e: . ..,rged in the indictment. The prisoner did not return, and winless i!. the course of the day called at her lodgings to inquire what de eained her. While she wa. , talking the prisoner eatne in, confessed taken the anieles, and having pawned them in W Intel:by:XL :She gave up the duplicate of the articles. The pawnbroker proved his having received the articles from the privirrr. Tile jury found a vmAiet—Guilty, and both the,iiiry and the prorceii tri t recommended her to mercy. l'he latter stated, that if the pri s..)::er was at liberty she would again employ her. The Recorder in feeling language, e iutioned the prisoner againrt the repetition of such col:dirt, ordered her to be tined a shilling, and then TIIIIIISD Y. Muir some trials of small impoi!anc_ , , the diffi•rent nrisoners, etounting to 191, were, at seven o k M the evening, biotight up for mpg rent. The following 2P4 prisoners were sentenced to death :—llene klorne, Henry Green, Joaepli Davis, Edward Benjamin, Joseph .+er. , s, Thomas tinder, John rerkins, Henry Suiger, John Helmut., Jane C :rter. Thinoas Really. William Hutchins, James Hutchins,. a young lad, Henry Gee, William Phillips, 'Plionias Smith. William Jones, rmrali Overall. Archibald Winter, John Wilson, John Chap. !Lan, alias F. Carman, Thomas Smith, Thomas Pork, a boy, Wil liam Young, William Freeman, Thomas Doubell, Allen Gregory, land Charles Wsyi:e. John Harris, William Carr, William Bailey, John Bailey. and John Williams, were sentenced to be transported for thcir natural John Thompson, John Onwile. Mary Shawe, Susan Wilson, Ili el.ard Raiford, and Janie , : liutL r, whc had been indicted for thr gery, and who pleaded guilty to the minor offence, weri• >^atenced fo 1 year? transportation. Six other prisoners received the same sentence. Sixty prisoners wero sentenced t) seven years' tranil)ortsition, and the rest were ordure., to be imprisoned for various periods. The next examination of Davis, who is confined in Tothill fields prison, it is midi will take place on Monday. Davis's father was a military; officer. Ile was himself fur some time an officer in the West Middlesex Militia, in which he retained the rank of Lientenant, when htesolmitered to join the Indian corps which uttered its servit vs fur the army of Lord Welling• ton, in the year itst•t. In consequence ot• thus volnnte•erin}r, Davis %VAS appointed to a Lientenaney in the 62.1 regiment, with svhich lie served for same time in Canada. He WAS inlets placed apse balf pay, and Has nut long returned from Canada. Since hi• rettiro this unfertimate man has inflicted a wound even himself. The ue'.•riuus character Ilidlecolab, who has so long t i e d on his depredations to the ferret of the inhabitants of the New Forrest and its vicinity, and tar whom great rewards save been (slimed, is at length tak••n. This desperado hair long eluded the vigilance ot• the tankers, and has secreted himself in a wood near PlaittOrdi for a time time past ; tint the' Lostle•r Or the Shoe inn, having by St' atagein discovered his retreat. has succeeded in taking him. He is now safely 'edged in Fislterton gaol.--'L'att• , rs , a rouric.. Finty.six shillin . et. scarcely injurel ht• I;me, of the early part of the reign of Queen'Llisabeth. wore di. co.s..e!ial in a small silver buy, a few days ago, by a loan while 00'1;0011g in a piece of ground, at exeotubt near laanh. in Lincolnshire._ '.‘:on,..ay evening. as Mr. Buckley I)lSi:times, WWI returnicg home, r.-sr Bedfom, he was amated by three rofihn:. dressed ;44 sailors, drag,ged him from the road in a moat brutal manner a enti.ider able dianane • into n field, Miler , : the %Main; threw hin t down, and Laving met a knife, threatmed his lifs! if he pr..sumed to asy a wer. t two of them held him down while thy oth:T robbed him of a valuahle :diver watch bad a tol. country Bank note. after which one of them took off his own jacket and excaanged it for Mr. Nockley's CUat. - Cpl. ilaikt•s's bower, while following the r•Trlielev hoimtls, on Tntir , 4lay . toi , k fright, bvranie votive EA fell, by rliichaccitznt fay C019::c.%. leg was fractured. 'Mt NATtONAL IftGISTII,IV MIDDLEVX SESeIONS. qaMeld, a corpora! in the Life Guards, and N. Nixon, a private in the saint Itegiment, were . indicted for an assault on 41, I'vall, a constable olthe pari►i, Mary.le. bone, on the night of the V tio of December last; Pya stated, that he was on duty, when his attention was attracted by the springing of a Watchman's rattle at the top of Willianni's Mews, whic!r Mews was occupied by the soldier's stabling. He saw a large closed collected, and seve ral soldiers were engaged in the mob. Witness took hold of one of the soldier's arms, and was trying to persuade him to go home. He was soon Garr/moiled by 13 or 14 soldiers, ens' of whom struck Wm. He pulled out his stuff, and attempted to take the omit who struck him into custody, lint was imme• (timely knocked down blimelf. The can of one of the men who struck him fell off near him ; this the witness secured, and italterwards appeared that the name of Nixon was in it. Furled, a watchman, stated, that the riot emmnenced by 'three Life GiThrdsmen, one of whom was Salkeld, insulting hint, and Salkeld striking him with a cane. The Serjeant of the Mary-le-belle wktelt house was called to the spot by the riot ; saw flit:soldiers very active; some °relent were armed with sticks; he saw one with a shovel, and another with a pitchfork; be saw Pyall whilst on the ground, with his head bleeding.—This was the ease for the prosecution. Mr. Allty, for the delevdants, rolled Corporal Dailey, he saw a crowd of 2 or 300 persons at the top of the Mess , there • 'were at that tune eight or tell soldiers opposing them, and using their endeavours to prevent their going into the Mews. —The mob Were calling the soldievs " Piccadilly (Wickets:" and other opochbious names. Witness lesired the soldiers to go to their stables, whichlhey did, :milldams the doors. There were at this time scee, al n'stehmen among the orowd. Wit ness desired they would go and disperse the mob. otherwise he should not be able to keep his men in. 'hit men were at thii time many of them up at the Ility•hdri windows. The mob continued 'abasing the soldiers and pelting them with mad, and swearing they would have them out. Upon this, the soldiers could bear it no loner; they rushed out, and, arm ing themselves with sticks, drove the moo oet of the Mews ; but they did not go into the street. The soldiers conducted themselves quietly till they were pelted. Tate, a private, saw three men attaek Corporal Salk ^td, and knack bins down. Witness went to his assi-tante. Tire mob continued to abuse Immand struck at him whilst he was' gettiug up. The assault upon ttalkeld was the first act of disturbance, and thislook pla;:e at the top'of the Mews 6, Greening was going to see what tire row was, when, without saying a word to any one, he received *blow from a Ccortable's staff, erhieh knocked him down; and, when on the ground the watchman beat him. Pyall knocked him down. Gen. Barton had'known Salkctd for nine or ten years ; lie was a most orderly and *ell conducted-man. Yyall Caine to him the morning after the• dio.irbalice, and then .:aid he did not know who the soldier was '.eat assaulted•hiin. Mr. Andrews then called Pyall and re•examiued him. Wit ness nevier told Gen. Barton that he did not know who assault • ed bic,t ; he did not tc't him he was not a constable. Gen. Barton treated him witlugrcat indifference, and said, he sup. posed he (the wittiess)svat wrung. Mr. Alley then catled Corporal G. Gregg, who war present when Pyall called on Gen. Barton, who asked Pyall whether he knew the man who assaulted him. replied be did not ; but be polled a cap out of his pocket, and' said, this would give hint sufficient evidence. Lien. Bitten asked him whit he was ;• whether he was a constable. Pyall replied, he was not a constable, hot a remover of nuisances. ...... _..__.. The jury found .:91e defendants Guilty. 'l'he ( !.ourt deferred pahsing reutruce till the adjournment day. 'rlie defendant: are in the medal time committed to the House of Correction. INQITESTS. Last r...cek a gentleman took his possne in- the Searcher smack. which salt next day from Millet's-wharf, Lower East Smith field, to Aberdeen. After he went on board he went np the rigging and remained there for some time; he at last come down end pulled out several bibles and prayer hooks., and began to pray deveutedly... At night he AITIIt to bed in the cabin, and the next morning he was found lying on the bell with Ins -lothes on, his knees bent upwards, his teatures distorted, and qi-ite dead. The circumstance being made known. a gentleman came forward and recognized the body to be that of W. B. Tuve.lvan. Esq. Ile instantly gave directiens for the body /oho removed to the house of an undertaker, whom he di rected to put the body into a leaden roll'', and keep it at his house until further orders from him. On r. , murdity night an inquest was held on the body, at the Cock and Lim tavern, lint in consemtbnce or the vessel having sailed, there was ,os evidence except u watchman on Miller's wharf who stated the above facts. An empty phial.was tbund near the deceased, wilt a label indicating that one drop of the contents was equal to four dmps of laudanum. Mr. Evans and DL. llohoway were directed to open the body of the deceased 4 which they accordingly did, but could - not decide upon the contents of the sto mach. 'I he inquest was adjourned. to Monday, when Mr. Evans attended, and rtportial that the ecihtents of the stomach had been sent to Guy's Hospital to be analysed, but had not yet been returned, and he could not state the result: there was about half a tea-cup full of fluid found in the etomach, which he thought was opium. Viider these circumstances, die Coroner again adjourned the inquest until the surgeons gave in their report. The Coroner sat thr a third tune on Wednesday. T. Holloway, surgeon sworn.—.• I dissected the body; the fluid in the stomach has been analysed ; it is a mixture of broth, with opium ; cannot vellure to say whether the opium occasioned the death or tot; the quantity thund on the stomach would not liaise been fatal to a person in the habit of taking opium ; I think it proba ble he died a natural death." Mr. E. Roberts, a surgeon. in Mark-lane. was present at the ; ALIW no symptom of disease. euepting the turgidity of the vessels of the head ; is inclined to attribute the death to the pres,ure on the brain. H. Cartwright Esq., of Vauxhall, had known the &retool for aome yearc; knew he was in the habit of taking opium a ;t nu-Mettle ; saw the Ac: rased, for the Last time on 'Tuesday week ; lie was then so weak, that witnesb remarked that it was impossible the deceased could contin tie long. A number of other gentlemen deposed to the declining health of the ticerased. The• Jnary, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of—hate , ral death. An inquest was held last week at Shathedl, Wire Mr. Vnwin, nn the body of a poor eild woman, who died on Thursday last. It aps that the deceased, who had lardy lost her son, in a fit of desprindency flung heratlf into ths river. A watchman took her nit% and with the itssistrince of another watchman carried her to Shadwell watch hon. The beadle had gone Ironic ill, and had taken the keys with him. The watchmen not knowing„ or not caring what was to be done, threw the your woman. who waa completely drenched and in a state ofstopor, into a dark hole, where three women were in confinement. She died in the comae of the night, her eompwr i l ons , who w ere itt tn'ocaterd, not kamng able to be of any as,isianee to her. A surgeon who was called in after her death, and who was‘examined on the in quest, gave an opinion that her life might prnlntlity have been sumd rid timely care bet n taken of her.—l Vied from cold and gross ntglect Tae merseers undertoJk to investigate the case. ArRIL IL. COUNTY ASSIZES. KINGATOti. SATußinAvOrntr +i David Owen aged so, ;stout. mild, imi:lolking man, was tri t i t i - under lord Ellenborough's Act, for stabbing and cutting Jo!in - Jones. his brother-in-law, at St. George's. in Southwark, on the ;lids of September last. It was distinctly proved by many witne sses , th at the prisoner had - gone to Mr.Jones's house between one and two • o'clock, put his foot on the step at the door, and cut and seriously wounded Jones and sayeral other persons with a clasp knife as they came to the door. 14e never spoke one word while he was acting so outrageously. lie had previously said he would murder the whole family. The prisoner !ft hi, defence said he imew nothing of what he had done. Several respectitle witnesses gave it as their decided opinion, that the prisoner had not been in his senses. 1.4 used to walk, to 3hove his arms backwards and forwards, and to speak to himself like a madman. His eye* had a wildness in them. lie laughed, sang, and danced the night li was committed to gaol. The loss of his wife and property deranged laid mind. Ile frequently exclaimed " Lord. Lord !' lie coplriaiil;d of pain in his stomach. Ile had always been remarkably mild-teMpered, humane, and civil.' It was proved, that the pristine .'had a law-suit with John Joncs,wbe was his brother in-law. ThO jury, after some delihrtation, found a verdict of—Guilty,—. - After'a pause, their foreman recommended him to mercy, in consi. deration of the respectable testimony borne to his character. • The Judge immediately pronounced sentence of death, and assured the prisoner that lie voted not teasonabij - expect that the recommends tion of the jury have any effect. George Mills Nlagaeon was charged with having feloniously stabbed Jane itusliferth, ar Itio.hmord, on the 2.d of September, with intent to kill her. • The prisoner is a midshipman, aged 17. Jane Ittshforthi, an interes'ing young lady, said she lived at Riciimond in :icy:ember last. On the 23d, about half-past. six, the pris , oter came to leer lodging. In the course of ...onversation lie asked her whether a murdered person went to heaven. She said it was a • curious question, • but she though.? it more likely that the murdered perseti should go to heaven than the murderer. To divert his atten tion fre...4 such a Mule, she said she felt unwell ; she had had a bad night's rest. Ile aid he would ensure her a good ht's rest. He - afterwards supped , with her. After supper he asked on which side her heart lay. She ot•plied, nutting her hand on her left side, " H ere you little fool"." She looked at the watch which hung over the mantlepiece, and observing it was ten minutes after nine, sane, " Come George, my dew, arc vou not going?" lit rose, and placing his left hand over herleft shoulder, stabbed• her with a dirk - or dagger,. and sk ith a laugh said, " I have done it." She rose, and pulled the dagger from her side, then sat down, mid fainted away. !'robs examined.—. She did nut consider her marriage legal ; she went through what the believed to be a marriage ceremony. It vas with a Mr. Prevost; in a house at Essex, seven years ago; She ,believed he might be a clergyman who acted on the occasion. She. signed rte ntaidei...ranie on this occasion, because she did not corn rider the - marriage legal. Mr. Prevost, she understood, to be deal. three years last February. Ile was abroad. 'flicy lived tooether as man and wife. She haul passed as his widow since his death. Philip I ogar, a surgeon, observed the w Fund on the left sale. She was ill more from th, ..hork than the wound. The wound healed in five days. The hemorrhage was bto . tritliog. The prosecutris drew out the instrument; she thought i t like a file. The prisoner in his defence said, " My herd arid Gentlemen of the Jury, it was not mit intention to kill Mrs..finie Prevost, I meant only to frighten her: - I loved her CO that I would lay down rnv•life for her; it was nutmyintention to - Murder her; no, tar from it." Mr. Baron Wood in sotioning.up, suid it was material for their consideration. whether the tirisoner really meant to frighten her. If is was not malicionsly dune ,-he was not guilty.—Not lle wastliseharged instuAly.- Ile bowed respectfully and retired. AION BAY'. T'n SAL OF Coln sErt:NcEit's GAME KEEPER?. Ceorge Allen was indicted tor having discharged at Win. grown, on the 17th of Ftbruary last, aluaded gin, w•itlt in tent him to kill and murder. Mr. Cum ood 'stated the case flw the proseentitut, The evidence fur' the prusecution has been fully deluded in• our Police Report. James Reeves, the clerk of Union Hull, said, that the pri sutler was hi ought to the office by , warrant tinder the capital charge, but the Magistrate afterwards admitted him to bail fin• a misdemeanour. • Mr. Ithron Wood.—Then the Magistrate, be he who he may, acted extremely wrung. • The prisoner, in his defence, said, that he saw the three men on the night of the 17th, evidently on the watch for poaching. He taxed tlitun•with the intention, and wanted to stop them, but they resisted and• he was compelled to arrest the course of Brown. When he had done se, another of the party wielded over him a bludgeon. He did not know Brown, fur he was concealed :to a brewer's rap ; had he known him, he would not have tired, for he had been out with•him at nights before; (hot the party intended poaching was evi dent, front sticks being placed for setting nets and wires at' SUMP distance. Witnesses were esamined to prove that the sticks and nets were such as are used in entrapping game. Several witnesses were also called to speak to the character of the prisoner; and they concurred in stating that lie was•ar man of god temper and humanity. Mr. Baron %Vona charged the Jury.—His Lordship was clearly of opinion, that the act which had been committed, was wholly unjustifiable ; and the only question t i n• the Jerry to try was, whether the act had been dont; with a uicked•and malic►ous intent. The Jure havinz coreulted for about half an hour, returned a verdict of Net Mr. Baron Wood then warned the prisoner against suelt rash and desperate conduct as lie had pursued, and he was discharged. Fn IDAY. This morning John Farm!, baker, was brought into court, and arraiumal, for the murder of his son, John "tweet, by shooting at him with a pistol, on the t3th ot• Nlarch last, in St. Nave's, South wark. The prisoner is an uncommonly grave and thoughtful look ing man. Ile was respectably dressed m black, and wore long lank black hair. As soon as he took his seat in court. he applied his hat to his forehead, and seemed to be occupied for a few minutes in deep devotion. !le pleaded '• not guilty" witit firmness. There ass no counsel for the prosecution. Mr. Adolphus was counsel our the pi:- toner. Mary Ann Bush, a girl about 11 years of age Faid. her mother was deal, and Mrs. Wade kept house for her father. Mts. Faweet was not aiong with than at present. She lived in the house on the 13th of March, and also her rim, John Fawcet. She knew the prisoner, remembesed hi,: coining to their house on the 13th, a little before g at night. The shop was opened, and he came in. Ile asked if her fa ther was at home. She made no answer, but Went towards the stairs and called " Father." twice. The prisoner then asked who was at home. She called " Father" again. lie asked whether John was at home. meaning his son. She said, " No." f.lie knew he was at home, but he had threatened to minder him. Ile said, " Never mind, I'll go up stairs to him." Ile got to the third step of the I stairs, s John was coming down. He then drew back step by step. till he got on the bit of board that wan hailed to the stairs. lie ad vanced to the first step again, whik.lohn was on the third step. The risoner then aired with a pistol Joi n t was close to Lim. John and il - S