TH! YOHQK POINT MURDIR.

Crnccir Couar, Mu 30.-—Bgforc His Honor Judge ilssot.—This morni at 10 o'clock Iirnotlsy O'Neill was placed in the Dock charged on the resentment of the Grand Jury, with the wi ful murder of Patrick Cotter. The Court was crowded to excess throughout the day and consider- t able anxiety was manifested to see the unfortunate prisoner and to hear the result of the trial. Pretty general astonishment. seemed to be expressed at the mild and somewhat stupid appearance of the accu- sed, and public opinion seemed to bear out fully our remark on his arraignment, that he seemed the last person in the world likely to stain his hands with the blood ofa fellow creature. More than ordinary sym- pathy was expressed for the miserable‘ being, who stood charged with the heinous crime, and the evidence throughout was listened to by the audience with the most

patient attention.

His Honor having taken his seat and the Jury being sworn, Mr. Peers who was

with Mr. \Vetmore for the prosecution, opened the case in concise terms. e drew the attention of the Jury to the strict legal deﬁnition of the crime of Murder and read several authorities conﬁrmatory of his statements. He then called the witnesses on whose testimony the Coroner's Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against the prisoner, a summary of whose evidence we gave in our report of the inquest and which it is unnecessary here to repeal. Their cross-examination by the prisoner's counsel did not materially shake their tes- timony; btit it elicited the facts, that the deceased and the prisoner had been on the most friendly terms since his (prisoner's) residence of some nine months in this cogntry; that on the night, of the murder they had all been drinking together more {liken once, that a quarrel arose in decea- sed’s shop between prisoner and deceased, in which the latter called prisoner some namep, that there was a scuﬁle and that deceﬁed andhis hrotli'er..put O’Neill out of the shop with some violence.

Mr. Campbell who was with Mr. Thom- son then uddressed the Jury for the pi-ison- er. " H'e"saldlt ‘was the duty of the Court,‘ the Jury 'a.nd"tbe Counselto believe that the unfortunate youth, who was scarcely twenty years 0 age, innocent, until he was proved beyond a doubt, guilty. The question they had to try wag not simply whether the prisoner was guilty of taking the life of the deceased, but whether he took'tha't life in such a way as to be le ally guilty of the high crime of_rnurder.' ow killing might be done in several ways; it might be in such a way as to be Murder, it might be in such a way as to be Man- slaughter, it mi ht be in such a way as to be justifiable omicide. In order to be Murder, however, the killing must be pro- ved to have been premeditated. Now in this case’ the testimony of the prosecution did not prove this essential to the crime of which the prisoner stood charged. No witness for the prosecution had ventured to swear that the prisoner at the bar had deliberately premeditated the awful crime of murder. On the contrary, it was satis- factorily shown, that the prisoner could have had no motive for such a deed. He and the unfortunate deceased had been constantly together, they spent their even- ings together, they had been drinking together that very evening, and up to but a short time previous to the fatal occur- rence they were on the best of terms. They had been drinking together! Here

entlemen of the Jury (said the learned gounselz-‘is the secret of this unfortunate alfsir. ere was-‘the maddening cause of this sudden atfray between {be two friends —Drink, the cause of near y all the crime

in this country.» They had been drinkin , then skylarking as it is called by the on y witness who could swear he was sober threughoattlie whole unfortunate aﬁ'slr; ﬁ'om skylerking they came to scuﬂling and in the scuflling that ensued the melancholy end of the deceased happened. The poor prisoner had no recollection whatever of the affair. Drink and e eitenient hed- bereft him of his reason. e could not be in his own mind.

iiA‘szA’it‘iys GAZETTE, JUNE ‘I4.

most important testimony the evidence of the brother and sister of the deceased. It must be clear to the minds of all who heardthesc two witnesses that their sym- pathies were strongly against the prisoner, that they were prejudiced against him. He by no means complained of this. it was perfectly natural, and he made all due allowance for it. But he (the learned counsel) would be able to call witnesses whose impartiality was not to be impeached, and who would distinctly swear that they saw the deceased follow the risoner out into the street and there knoc him down and strike him till the bystanders called out “fair play." He prayed them therefore to make allowances for human nature, in weighing the testimony of deceased’s bro- ther and sister; and to give the prisoner what he was by law entitled to—the beneﬁt of any doubt that might arise in their minds

wilful and premeditated murder.

laid it down that if the instrument, with which were inflicted the wounds which caused death, was on the spot at the time, and was not sought for, that might be evi- dence of want of premeditation of the crime. Prnneditation was the gist of the crime of murder; the killing if not wicked, malicious and premeditated, would be man- slaughter only. After reading another case of similar import the learned Counsel called:—

Edward Lenigham (examined by Mr. Campbell.) knew the nature of an oath. Had known deceased some time. Prisoner is a stranger to him.—Resides with and is apprenticed. to John Cotter, deceased’s brother. Remembers this occurrence. It was on Wednesday night. Was in decea- sed’s shop before the stabbing, between 8 and nine 9 o'clock and after. Know deceased’s brother. Saw him on the _wit- ness stand to-day. Saw him in the shop, and Patrick Murphy and the rest of them. Witness heard a disturbance in deceased’s shop, and his inaster,serit him out to put up.the shutters. Did so,"and saw deceased and prisoner in the next shop (deceased’s,) and deceased turning prisoner out into, the street. Deceased said O’Neill wanted to 'b'rii'ak his’ windows. "IJé’ce'ti‘s‘éd stood on the step of the 3door and "O'Neill struck at lii.in.—Decehsed kic ed at O'Neill, cannot say if he struck at ire. Deceased went back to the shop, closing the door and leaving the prisoner outside. \’Vitness then went back to his shop. He next saw de- ceased and his brother holding prisoner, who was resisting, and trying to put him out. hey all went out and deceased went in ega'io.—While deceased was uli the step, prisoner made another blow at him, and deceased made a kick at prisoner. When be next saw them, they were ed‘ the ate and struggling on the side-walk. They jostlod towards his master’s door and prisoner fell. Deceased had held of pri- soner with one hand and was striking him with the other. The prisoner was on the step in a sitting posture, and leaning against the house. Deceased had held of ' .- Prisoner’s head was against the house vtitli his ."ace presse own. itness was alongside of thom.—Prisoner had his coat on, deceased’s coat was oil‘ and e wore a leather apron. Witness could um be mis- taken in the two men. Witness sang out " fair play.” A crowd was gathering then. Deceased’s nephew lifted him oil‘ prisoner. Prisoner was shoving deceased and tryin to get up. Deceased still had hold of him. Could not say if O’Neill got on his feet. They were in the act .of getting up toge- ther. He saw no more of them. The next he heard was that Cotter was dead.

This testimony was not shaken by the cross-examination.

John Cotter is nephew of deceased; knew prisoner; came out and lifted Cotter oti‘ prisoner, and he walked into the house. enrd some one cry fair play. Saw O'Neill strike Cottar, as he then ht, with his fist. Cottar fell immediate y back. Witness lifted a his head and soirie one said he was Heard Cottar call O'Neill “ a blackgltlrd scamp.” Then saw the scuﬂle to get O'Neill out. Did not see anything between this and his

The prosecution had called for their

dragging Cottar of the prisoner.

of his guilt of the crime charged to him, of

Mr. Campbell then quoted the case of Re: or Lynch in which Lord Deniiian had

John Leary and Daniel Loman corrobo- rated the main part of this statement.

Mr. Thomson, in an effective address, implored the Jury to dismiss from their minds all prejudice, to look upon the pri- soner, and not to cut short the life upon which he was just entering, without the strongest and iuost_dumning evidence of‘ guilt.

Mr. VVetmore having replied with care- ful and merciful impartiality, His honor summed up.

The Judge having summed up the evi- denceclenrly and distinctly, told the Jury that the whole case turned on the prisoner's last ejection from the deceased’s house. Did he go there intending if the assault on him by the deceased were repeated, to take revenge? Did he go to provoke such as- sault? If he did go there with that intent, and with the deterrninatioii to use ti deadly weapon, then he was guilty of the crime of murder, if, on the contrary, he went back merely to handy, words, and on being turn- ed out, in the heat of the contest and passion, killed the deceased, then it would be rnnnsliiuglitcr only.

The Jury liiiring retired, returned into Court after nearly three hours deliberation, with aVerdict of GUll.1‘\’, but with 1). re- commendation to mt-rt-y, on account of the prisoner's youth.

His honor then passed sentence. naiiiiii ‘the ltith of July for the tiny of execution.

RAILWAY 'ro INDlA.—-A workjust issued by Mr. W. P. Andrew, the chairman of the Sinde railway, with the view of demon- strating the probable effect of that enter- prise in developing the resources of the Punjab, also furnishes details of the project, which seem now nearly ripe for execution, to connect the Mediterranean and the Euphrates by railway, and thus establish a route, via the Persian Gulf. to all parts of India, which, it is estimated, will in the ﬁrst instance shorten the corn- munication by nearly one-half, and may ultimately etlbct a further great reduction. The desirableness of the undertaking has been recognized from the date of the surveys by General Chesney, and there appears little doubt that with the assistance of the Turkish Government it may speedily, be accomplished. The length of the line, which would run from the port of Selucia, in the Mediterranean, to Ja'ber Castle, on the Euphrates, where the" river becomes navigable for seven hundred and fifteen miles down to Buesorab, at the head of the Persian Gulf, is only about eighty miles, half of which distance is a perfect level, .. the remainder being also of a favourable character. From the head of the Persian Gulf it is nearly a straight course by steamer to the terminus of the Scinde railway, at the port of Kurracliee, and, communication being thus established with the Indus, the connexion with all the most important points of our Indian possessions

Huiuoiusirs.——'I‘here were several char- acters about college, not of it, which every student of that time will remember not unpleasently, as having afforded some amusement. uch a character was a famous iinderwit by the name of Sam M——x. Nothing in the way of conversation could be more ludicrous than an attempt by Sam to talk gravely on that his reasoning powers were greatly above those of animals. And his com- mand of language correspondent; for though thought is not limited by speech being useless except to convey thought is not apt to be more copious than ideas. But the duallest wit is sharpened by exercise. Hence, as every one was fond of quizzing Sam for the sake of his re- plies, which were sure to be such as no one would anticipate, he became remark- able quick at retorts. I give a sin le instance out ofmany :—As he was tru g- iiig across the yard, always in a hurry, a student called to him from his window, Sam! what became of the other half of your brains?” “ Y—-your father never had ’ cm, or he would’nt ha’ sent you

iere," was his instant reply. He always

spoke from impulse, stammering out his thought on tlieinstaiit with quick- ness ofa ﬂash, seeming incapable of re- taining it long enough in his mind to utter it deliberately.—Clraracter in C01- age.

ON Cooiri.Vc.—'I‘|ie best possible food is more frequently rendered unwhole- some by unskilful or untidy preparations for the table than by any previous adul- tcration. There is no science or art which so closely concerns our temporal well-being or so contributes to good health, good spirits, and good temper, as the culinary science. Savages will de- vour meat raw; wlicre civilized nations not only cook their food, but the intel- lcctual advancement of a people is found to be in a ratio, equivalent to the sense and delicacy with which they practise their culinary operations. To spoil good food by dirty, or careless, or_i norant messi'ng, is a sad and shamcfu waste of the gifts of providcnce—a positive sin which could not exist to the extent we find it in this country, if it were not most uiiaccountably tolerated bythe ignorance or indilferance of the“ consumer.” Taste in cookery is by no means identical-with glutton ; rather the reverse.—Ho1ne Thong (.9. '

A gipsy woman promised to show two young ladies their husband’s faces in apail of water. They looked and

exclaimed, “ why, we onely see our own

faces!” “ well,” said the psy, “ those

will be increased to a degree calculated to create another revolution in our ideas equal to that originally produced by the_ organisation of the existing transit as com-I pared with that by the Cape. A glance at_ the map, taking the Austrian railways to: Trieste, thence by railway eia Aleppo to to Euphrates, and thence by river and ocean steamers to Kurrachee, exhibits a directness which, looking at the distance traversed, is almost iinexamplcd, and be- gets, when the evidecce respecting the absence of natural obstacles is also consid- ered, a conviction that on account of its political no less than its financial and com- mercial importance it will be regarded as one of the most prominent among the seve- ral objects to which the conclusion of peace enables attention to be turned.

Prints as rr is re ss.—The Emperor‘ Napoleon is said to have under cosider- ation a igantic plan for extending the city of arts from its present limits to its fortiﬁcations. It seems that what he has hitherto done is nothing to what he proposes to do. He is often to be seen pencil and note book in hand, and ac- companied only by an aid-dc-camp or General Roguet, busily at work in some of the tilthiest and most uufreqiicnted

suburbs of the city.

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is at Troy. N. Y one thousand horses. It drives machincﬁ which works up annually 90,000 tons of iron into horse-shoes, spikes, nails, &.c.

i faceswillbeyour husband;s when you

are married.

Amongst the gifts which have been sent to the Empress Eugenie was a pi- geoii, which was taken in its cage by a

Ivoltigeru-, on the occasion of the assault

ic Malakhotf, and upon the very The authenticity of these ante- ts of the bird having been ascer- tained, the present has been accepted, and the donor rewarded.

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Om; or run Missiuss or HUMAN Lira.

—Being a compositor on a newspaper, and having to insert the marriage of the girl you love with a man old enough to be your father—he is rich and you are

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The Decimal S stem.——Sweden has

adopted the decima system, the denomi- nations of the old coins being at the sam time maintained.

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