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rigorous cross examination, no Wavering, % shadow even of contradiction, could be oiici- ted. At length he mentioned cirehmslance which, the defendants counsel said, would put all doubt at rest. The testatOr, when he put his seal to the will, had placed upon the parchment silver six-penny piece, and CO., vered it with wax; and the counsel broke the wax and produced the coin. The judge was about to call upon the jury for an immediate verdict in iavor of the defendant, when the plalntln's Counsel, who had been closely scrutlnizlng the coin, started suddenly up, sand that the will was indeed a forgery-cal- led the judges attention to the date stamped upon 1t, which was of a year long subsequent to the date of the will. The old witness fell back, and was taken out of the court room, and died m the course of the next day. Miss Edgeworth has introduced this incident al. most verbatim in one of her novels.

 N Y. Com. Ado.

 MURDER.-We understand that Phillip Thompson, Esq. was killed in Owensboro' last week The circumstance were about as follows "A large fire having occurred, by which much valuable property was consum- ed, certain suspected individuals were put up- on trial, before Court of Inquiry, for the ar- son. A carpenter, by the name, we have learned, of Jefford, was called to the stand as witness, and his testimony having been dwelt upon with severity by MT. Thompson, he retired from the Court, and procured a Bowie knife, met Thompson as he came from the Court, and inflicted upon him many mor- tai wounds, of which he died immediately Mir. Thompson was man of fine genius, and had garnered up a considerable harvest of professional fame and individual wealth.

 Louisville Gasetse.

 While such an occurrence is to be deplor- ed, it affords an admonition to arrogant law yers, to be cautious how they. dragoon wit ness upon the stand, and otherwise maltreat his feelings and character, which is too often done in the most unwarrantable manner.

 s t9t .tt. ilssf W Baltimore Patriot.