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remarkably fond of , so Avrought in her imagination , that she formed the horrible design of putting her to death , in order that , by surrendering herself into ihe hands of justice , she might be executed for the murder , and so be for ever re-united in Heaven to that babe AA'hom she had loved more than life : as soon therefore as her husband Avas gone out to his labour , she proceeded to put this diabolical design m execution ; she filled a large tub AA'ith Avater , and , taking the cffild in her arms , AA'as about to plunge it in the water . Avhen the babe , smiling in its mother ' s face , disarmed her for the momentand she found herself unable to commit the horrid

, fact ; she then lulled the babe to sleep at the breast , and Avrapping a cloth round it plunged it into the tub , ' and held it under water til ! life became extinct ; then took it out of the tub and laid it on the bed , and , taking her hat and cloak , locked her street-door , and left the key at a neighbour's for her husband when he should return from his labour ; she then proceeded to iralk eight online miles to a Magistrate , and requesting admission to him , told him the Avhole story , concluding tvith an earnest desire immediately to be executed . She AA'as tried ' this morning , and strong instances of

many insanity for some years past appearing , the Jury found her—Not Guilty . ' Birmingham , March 2 t . Binns and Jones ( the tAVO Delegates from the London Corresponding Society ) , and Barthurst , a jobbing smith , of Deretend , have been taken into custody , on charges of sedition , and are HOAV lodged in our dungeon . A private letter from Lisbon thus particularizes the late shocks of

an earthquake felt in Portugal and Spain : On the 17 th ult . it began about ten minutes after five in the morning , and i « « aia to have lasted about 70 seconds . According to advices from Spain , & c it was general . By the violence of the shaking backtvard and forward in my bed I was awoke aitct by the cries of the people who were in the house with me . ' The inhabitants affirm it to be the most severe felt here for thev

many years ; also fled from their houses to the squares , & c . Avhere they conceived ' themselves to be most secure ; our bells 01 the house rung , and such an unpleasant clamour of confusion ensued for some minutes after as I never heard before , but am happy to say no dama-e Avas done by it m this capital , as I have yet heard of . On the 23 d we felt another shock , about the same time in the morning as the 17 th ; it did not continue so long , but fully equalled it in severity ; the inhabitants again left their houses and Avere much alarmed than ' at first

, more bavin ? an idea that they Avere the forerunners of a similar affair to that of i 7 « . It aopears that some of the nobility and gentry , who possess quintas , or country houses , left theirtoivn residences on account of these earthquakes , which I assure you were dreadful , hearing the different fixtures fall against each other , and expecting every instant to be smothered in the ruins

David Dowme , who was sentenced to suffer death at Edinburgh for High TreaSon ) has been liberated from his confinement in the Castle , in consequent of the remission granted by his Majesty on the recommendation ' of the " jn ,-y — of CnTRrif r 7 ; ! » are ;' . at he shall depart from his Majesty's dominions of Gieat Biilain aud Ireland Avithin ten days afterbeing set at 1 berty , and never o be found there .,, curing all the days of his natural life , under certification of ; ? ii « T vf ? , , " " Pl \ t int ? exscuti 0 » against him , unless he shall obtain a licence lor that purpose under the Royal SiManual

gn . ^ fTfn " 6 ^ 11 ' 0 " 1 ^ ' sorr / , to lefr !?> ^ at a dispute has arisen between the Board of Admiralty and Rear-Admiral Cormvallis , which is likely to deprive the nation of the services of that noble Admiral . . On a matter of so delicate a nature , we shall speak Avith great caution We understand , that on Admiral Cornwall ' s return into port , the Board of Admiraln Zw ^ f , ° r " , ' f his fl ? on faoard the Astrea rri § a ' . and to proceed to the West Indies without loss of time . It is said that the Noble Admiral hesitated to comply with these orders , on the ground of not choosing to go on fo i reign service wuhout taking tvith him the suite of officers belonging to the Royal