Star. — London, England, 1824-01-30 00:00:00

TUE ARMS'. • Tie(clay, the Offfeets of the 3d Foot Guards, in garrison, gave a dinner, at their Mess-room, in Marlborugh street Bar- Plymouth, to the Nobility and Gentry of the o neighbourhood. N.long the company present were— major-General VI Cameron, and Staff; Earl Grey, and non. Grey; Colonel Vinnicombe, It. M. Colonel Murshead, R. E. alone' Hawker, LA ; Colonel Barlow, 6lst Regiment ; Captain From R.N. and the Hon. Captain Stopford, U.N. ly e dinner was excellent, consisting of every delicacy of the ga . o n : the room was splendidly fitted up on th.: occasion, with I..:i...c,ated lamps, evergreens, &c. Iles achments heloing t the 89th and 54th Regiments of In- Yrry marched to-day ng fromt he Isle of Wight for Chatham, to cm bark fur India. Detachments belonging to the 46th, 41st, and 30th Regiments of r o e, will ma rch toanorrow from Portsmouth to Chatham, for the rtpose of embarking for Madras. NAVAL INI=;ENCE. -- _ The Dorothea, frqm Savannahiii Liverpool, was driven on shore rear Waterford, tke 25th inst.—crew saved. The 'raw Gesina, liars, from Lisbon to London, was driven on shore near Boscastle, on Wednesday. The Robert, Diana, from St. John's, New Brunswick to Leith, has put into ehe Clyde, with part of her cargo and anchors and cables thrown overboard, and leaky. Lieutenant G. L. SAUNDERS, of the OCF.AN, guard-ship at Ply r.lath, has been promoted to the rank of Commander ; and Mr. Cowes:ire (senior ;lidshipmau in that port), of the BRITANNIA, to t!te rank of Lieutenant. FALMOUTH, JANUARY 28.—Wind W. to N.W.—Arrived his Ma ion?* packet Nereus. from Lisbon in eight day:; and the Har mony, Sreeltes, from Leghorn—to perform quarantine. PIXIIIOUrit, JANUARY 28.--.. Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Rolla, Buraser, from Chiozzi ; and Elizabeth, Reaves, from Lisbon. Poarssioure, JANUARY 29.—Wind N.W.— Arrived the Hon. Company's ship Macqueen, for India. DEAL, JANUARY 29.—Wind N. W. to N.N.W.—Passed through from the River, the Prince Regent, LAME, for Van Diernatt's Land. The whole of the outward-bound have sailed in the course of the day. Arrived and remain in the Downs, the Mariner, DOUGLAS, from Denia; George and Mary, TRACK, from Leghorn; Ann, HA a xisoN, front Demerara; Como, OLDER, front !Trieste; Caledonia, 31c.aass, from Aquilas ; and Ward, Haas, from Sr. John's, N.B. Live:Ream., JANUARY 28.—Arrived the Broughton,WiLsoe, from Ell, Ayres; Cossack, Toreuta, from Sierra Leone; Unity, T :1031 0, from Para; Eliza, GRISDALE, front Savannah—sailed the cd January; on the 17th, in lat. 43. 51. long. 46. fell iu with the wreck of the ship Zodiac, of and for Bristol, from St. Andrew's, New Bruesteick, dismasted and waterlogged; took the Master and cr w, seveeteen in number, out of the vessel, one man was lost: al,o,4rrived the Blucher, PATTER, from Savannah ; Newbury Port, Go:entice, from Charleston • Wilton, HERRING, front New York ; Ilardware, ESORALL, from Lisbon; and Three Brothers, DUODALE, hom St. Michael's . ABERDEEN, JANUARY 24.—The brig Jean, Commute, which was abandoned•at sea the 13th ultimo, in consequence of losing her rud der, on her passage from Sunderland to this place, as formerly men tions:, was fallen in with or. the 20th, off the Jadder, about four Norse miles from Scavenger, in Norway. The British Vice-Con sul, on learning that a British vessel had been found at sea, without aay person an board, repaired to that part of the coast, not a fur lot g from which the vessel had been brought to anchor, and put a :Out master on board to assist the men by whom the Jean had been found, In bringing her into safety, which it was hoped would socn is accomplished—although up to the 26th of December, the ant weather had proved unfavourable for taking the vessel into a sale harbour. Pisa's.— A letter front Kingston, Jamaica, dated November te,says—'• While fishing off Principi, the sloop Eleanor (arrived at Norge Bay front the Turtling Keys), was boarded by three ca noe, full of met), apparently Spaniards, and robbed of provisions, terry, and seamen's clothing, to the value of £lOO. Capt. Rum reports that the sloop 'Pen Sisters, of the same port, and schooner Lucca,of Lucca, were also plundered by the same villains. The shop Maria, DALY, had likewise returned to Montego Bay from the Turtling Keys, having met with aimilar treatment. The schooner Sword Fish arrived at Montego Bay on Saturday ; when coming through the Passage, in sight of Cumberland Harbour, at seven A.X. on the preceding day, saw a schooner of very suspicious appearance which fired a musket into the Sword Fish, and hailed to know front. whence she came and where bound : six or seven men only ap peared on deck when they first bore down on the Sword Fish ; but immediately on firing of the musket, there appeared at once as many men as the deck could well hold. From the wind blowing fresh, and a heavy swell being on, she relinquished the attempt to board." CUSTONI-HOUSE, JANUARY 29. _ Slurs ENTERED INWA Ihe Helene, from Charleston; Edina, from Demerara; Six Sisters, from St. Michael ' s; Euphrates, from Bombay; and Olive Branch, from Waterford, Emma) Oursexans—The Prince of Saxe Coburg, for Rotter dam ; Fame, for Lisbon ; Happy Return, fur Dublin ; and True Due, for Limerick. CLEANING OurwAßns—The Antelope, for Lisbon; London packet, for Boston ; Henry Davidson, for Jamaica ; Topaze, for Antigua Kelly, fur Trieste; Glory, for Palermo; Pauliva, for Charleston. NAVY OF THE UNFIED STATES. VESSELS or WAR IN COMMERSION,KOVERIRER 18, 1823. Franklin, ship of the line - United States - Constitution - Congress - Pacific. - 44 Preparing to relieve the Franklin. - 44 Mediterranean. - 7.6 Carrying Ministers to Spain and South America. - 24 Mediterranean. - 24 West Indies. 18 Mediterranean. - 18 Mediterranean. - 18 West Indies. - 18 West Indies. - 24 West Indies. - 12 Mediterranean. - 12 Surveying Florida Coast. - 12 Pacific. - 12 West Indies. - 12 West Indies. Cyanne John Adams Ontario Erie - Peacock Hornet - Spatk , brig tiomuch - Porpoise Dolphin Grampus shark Recarietcavors.—One ship of the hoe, two 44 gun frigates, one ZE•gun frigate, two 24-gun ships, tour 18-gun sloops, one 14-gun brig, five 12-gun schooners.—Total 16. VESSELS IN ORDINARY. - ATLANTIC BOARD. Independence, ship of the line; Washington,aittO ; Columbus, ditto. The hulls of these ships are in good order, though it would Le proper to examine them before proceeding to sea. Their upper decks and works require some caulking. Delaware, ship of the line ; North Carolina, ditto ; Ohio, ditto ; have never been in commission; bulls in good order ; bottoms would require examination before they go to sea, and their upper works i'scl decks would probably require some caulking. Cuerriere, 44, requires repairs. Java, 44, very much decayed. sistvilation, 36, requires some repairs. 7M - -ctdonian, 36. ditto. ; sieJin.frigate, used as a receiving-vessel. A;ert, ditto, and in good order as such. ditto, much decayed. I;k: IET`I'LATION.-SiX ships of the line; two 44 gun frigates ; ditto; one steam frigate, used as a receiving vessel; one te te:lln ship, and the Asp, a small schooner, utterly useless. VESSELS OF WAR ON THE LAIRS. Lake Champlain.—Confiance, 32 guns ; Saratoga, 24; Eagle, 18 ; Ticonderoga, 141, very much decayed. Lake tee.—Lawrence, 18 guns; Detroit, 24, sunk, and much decayed; Porcupine, i gun, rotten ; Queen Charlotte, 20, sunk and decayed; Gbent, 4, in bad condition. Lake Ontario.—Chippewa, 74, New Orleans, 74, on the stocks, and ender cover, tound. Superior 44, Mohawk 36, Pike 26, Madison 18, Sylpb 14, Jeffer sqt 18,Jones 18— , stick and decayed. Oujda 14, useless. L.Jy cf the Lake 1, in tolerable condition. 14 gun boats in a state of decay. Ships on the Stocks—Of the Llne. 1 at Portsmouth, could be launched in GO days. 1 at Boston .. 30 do. I at Boston .. 90 do. lat Philadelphia .. 180 do. lat Gosport, Virginia .. 120 do. Frigates of the First Class. 1 at Washington, could be launched in 30 days. 1 at Do. ... .. 90 do. 1 at Philadelphia 30 do. 1 at New York .. 30 do. 1 at Portsmouth 30 do. R WAFIELLAVION.-.-5 ships of the line, 5 frigates. citt.—The above vessels could, if required for service, be I, ':r.ched in the time respectively stated; but their equipment take a considerable time. TL, se vessels are building under the law for the gradual increase of the Navy; and the following were also built under that law— C4ll7l bas, Delaware, North Carolina, and Ohio, ships of the line. Making the number built and building as follows--9 sl.ipsof the l cep old f. frigates of the first slam DUCHY or LANCASTER coußr—turs DAY. . -11A1.1.. Blare Lord BEILET (as Chancellor of that Du:ti), Mr. Justice BAY- LET, and Mr. Justice a, as Asscssars. This was an appeal made by Mr. Clement, the Pro prietor of Thc Observer Sunday Newspaper, against a fine of £5OO, imposed on him for having published in that Paper the proceedings against Thistlewood and Ings, and the rest of the Cato•street conspirators, while the trials were yet pending, contrary to an order made I3y the Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT, who visited the offence as a contempt of Court, by imposing the above named sum as a fine. Mr. DENMAN rose, and, on behalf of the appellant, memorialized the Court for a postponement of the pro ceedings, on an affidavit, stating that Mr. Clement had intended to have retained Mr. Scarlett as one of his Counsel ; but that that Learned Gentleman had declined accepting a brief, expecting, as be was Attorney-Gene ral for the Duchy, that he should have been retained on the part of the Crown. This not having been the case, he was now willing to lhold a brief for Mr. Cle ment, and the delay was prayed to afford him time to make himself acquainted with the merits of the case The affidavit went on to say, that Mr. Clement regarded the professional asiistance of Mr. Scarlett as being of the most essential importance to his case. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL declared himself, on be half of the Crown, anxious for the fullest investigation of the case, and his consequent willingness to accede to the postponement prayed tor. After a short consultation, the Court agreed to post pone the case till the 13th of February. COURT OF CHANCERY, JANUARY 29. IN THE MATTER OF SIR GREGORY PAGE TURNER. Mr. HART said, that a petition in this matter was to have been discussed to-day, but, on account of a family calamity, Mr. Horne was prevented from attending to day, therefore, that petition could not come on ; but he (Mr. Hat t) held a petition of Captain Turnet's in his hand, praying that he might be appointed the interim Committee, which pressed very much in consequence of proceedings at law. His LORDSHIP thought the best thing to be done would be to order the petition of traverse to come on on Saturday morning, for he considered that anything to be done beyond this petition would depend on the result of it ; and he considered it a matter of course that the prayer of that petition would have to be granted. Mr. HART was aware of that, but he considered that a very different consequence might attend the Court's direct order to traverse the commission, from the pai ty's own demand of right to do so under the Act. Mr. SUGDEN said, a question would arise as to whe ther this was really the petition of Sir Gregory himself, or the petition of some other person, in consequence of a change of Solicitors ? His LORDSHIP said, another thing to be observed was, that a gardener who had been taken down to Sir Gre gory's residence had written a letter to him, stating that he had put the garden into excellent order, and desired to know whether he might be authorised to purchase all the necessary seeds, trees, &c. ? The letter concluded by requesting his Lordship to convey the necessary in formation to him immediately. Therefore, as this point called for the Court's instantaneous attention, he thought this, with all other matters, might be considered till Sa- turday morning, and then to Have the whole discussed. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JANUARY 29. The Judges appeared in Court in their Crown Robes, scarlet and ermine, in compliment to his Majesty's Ac cession to the Throne, this being the first day of the fifth year of his reign. LIABILITY OF COACH PROPRIETORS.—MARSH V. HORNE. This had been an action by a silk-mercer, in Bath, against a coach-proprietor in London, for compensa tion for damage done to silk in its carriage from Lon don to Bath. Mr. SCARLETT moved for a new trial, on the grounds that the damage arose from no neglect, and that the value was above 51. without paying carriage in propor tion.—The Court granted the rule, and directed Mr. Scarlett to come prepared to argue that the defendant's knowledge that the goods were of greater value than 51. did not deprive him of the benefit of his notice. IDENTITY OF A SHIP. This case, which had been lately tried in Guildhall, involved a question, whether a ship s'ld at Cape Coast Castle, on the coast of Africa, was from necessity so snld, or was capable of being repaired? The action was against the Underwriter, and the verdict had been for the de fendant, upon evidence that the same ship was seen a few weeks after the sale at a considerable distance, taking in a cargo of slaves. Mr. GURNEY obtained a rule to set aside the verdict, on the ground that the witness to the identity was wrong. HORSE CAUSE. V. BENNET._ MI. COMMON SERJEANT moved to set aside the ver dict for the defendant. The Lord Chief Justice had thought there was no warranty, that was now not dis puted. But the rule was moved, upon the defects which were not visible to every observer:—they were a bog spavin and a thorough-pin. A Learned Person had at the trial asked, whether the bog-spavitt was in the fbre leg or hinder leg ? Loan CiiiEr Jusnca—The question implies ignorance, I suppose? Mr. COMMON SERJEANT laughed assent. LORD CutEr JusTtcx—l asked the question of course. Mr. COMMON Stataaasa—lt only shews that the most learned in the land may be ignorant of horses. Mr. Justice BAYLEY—What is thorough-pin ? Mr. COMMON SIRJYANTI have an affidavit which will answer that question.—( It was read.)—The bog-spavin was a visible swell ing : the thorough-pin an invisible affection of the joint. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE read his notes. The ptice was 591.—Rule refused. APPLICATION AGAINST THE MARSHAL OF THE KINGS BENCH PRISON. Mr. CAMPBELL shewed cause on behalf of Mr. Jones, the Marshal of the King's Bench Prison, against a rule' calling on him to answer the matters conta►ned in the petition of Mr. Duffield, a prisoner in his custoJy. The Learned Counsel said he felt it due to the character of the Marshal to read first the petition of the complainant, and then the affidavits which gave a full answer to his charges. The petition stated, that on the Bth of October, in the last year, a person named John Jacobs, was com mitted by the Marshal for riotous and disorderly con duct, to Hoi semonger-lane-jail. Before he went, he requested Mr. Duffield to take charge of his property, consisting of wearing-apparel and furniture, for which pm pose the petitioner went to the room occupied by his friend. While there, he was joined by two other persons, and afterwards two officers came to the door, and clamorously demanded admission. Think ing they had no right to intrude, he declined to open it, on which they went away, hut soon returned, burst open the door, and desired him to quit the place. He requested permission to take an inventory of th *cods, but WAS refused, Ind the of cert took posseSsion. A message was afterwards delivered to him, requiring him to attend the Marshal; but he declined, believing the message was a mere trick, especially as the Marshal was scarcely ever in the prison at that hour. He was after wards brought forcibly before Mr. Jones,sent to the strong room for the night, and next day comnitted for a month to Horsemonger-lane jail. There he was placed in a soli tary cell, damp, dark, and without fire, and contracted pains in his limbs from cold, till he was sent to the infirmary by the direction of the surgeon. Such was the charge: to which •the Marshal answered, first by referring to the orders made for the regulation of the prison in 1739, under the sanction of the Judges of the Court, which empowered the Marshal to commit for riotous and disorderly conduct, or for possessing spiri tuous liquors within the prison. His affidavit, the affi davit of the two persons who were in the room, that of a person who was near it, and that of the two officers, set forth that Mr. Jones directed the officers to go and take an inventory of Jacobs' goods ; that they found the door shot, and demanded admittance; that they re turned to the Marshal, who ordered them to force the door; that Mr. Duffield and the others were playing at cards, and that a quantity of gin was in the room; that he refused to go to the Marshal, and was taken by force; and that he conducted himself in so violent a manner, and with such insolence, that the peace of the prison required that he should be removed from its walls. With respect to his treatment in the jail, the Marshal stated that he knew nothing respecting it, having simply committed him, and left the mode of his confinement to the jailer and the visiting Magistrates. Mr. Duffield addressed the Court in a long speech, in which he accused the Marshal of partiality and oppres sion, and charged the persons who had made affidavits' against him with being his tools. He was repeated interrupted, on the ground that his statements were not founded on his petition, and that therefore the Marshal had no means of repelling them ; but he persevered in representing the conduct of Mr. Jones as needlessly cruel and unjust. The COURT declared their conviction that Mr. Jones would have been guilty of a breach of duty had he ab stained from committing Mr. Duffield. If he had sus tained any injury from the mode of his confinement in Horsemonger-lane jail, they regretted it; but could not visit it on the Marshal. They dismissed the charge. SHERIFFS' COURT, JANUARY 29. LAING V. DELAMARE. This was an action brought for a criminal connec tion with the plaintiff's wife. The damages were laid at 10,0001. The plaintiff, who is Captain of a South Sea trader, in 1810 married the eldest daughter of a Dr. Steel, by whom he had seven children, and resided in Charles street, Northampton-square; in 1821, he commenced ' his last voyage, and took leave of her in the most affec tionate manner, and in the letter she wrote to him, she professed the greatest gratitude to PROVIDENCE for as signing such a tender and affectionate husband to her ; but unfortunately for her, she got acquainted with the defendant, an Attorney, a married man with four chil- , dren, to whose mother she had been a pupil; and a Mr. Manning, the intimate friend of Captain Laing, finding the intimacy appeared to be more than that of common friendship, admonished Mrs. Laing, and also Dela mare, who promised to discontinue his visits, he how ever took her to Epsom Races, and slept in her house, yet nothing dishonourable was suspected; some time after Mr. Delamare again slept there, and in the night the servant heard what she designated a scuffle in her mistress's bed-room, and heard Mrs. Laing say, "0, my GOD, I will not go down !" The next morn ing Mr. Delamare told the girl not to enter his bed room, and took away the sheets, &c. this excited the servant's curiosity, and she entered contrary to the in junction, when it appeared two people had slept in the bed. A quarrel afterwards ensued between some of the fi iends of Captain Laing and Delamare, a public exhi bition of which was made before the Lord Mayor, where Delamare had so complete an influence over her as to urge her to go as a witness in his behalf ; on her return from the Mansion House, she heard her hus band had arrived from Lisbon; but not being in a situation to meet him, she eloped with Delamare, under fictitious names; and left her children, with an agree ment entered into by Delamare with the servant, that they should be handed over to the first chance friend that came in, as they expected her sister to call shortly atter. To shew the Jury in what little regard the de fendant held all the relations of life, he would refer them to one of his own letters. After the unhappy lady had left her home, her mother thought it right to at tempt to reclaim her, and she wrote to her the letter which he would now read : " TO MRS. LAING. " Charles-street, August 5, 1823. " How shall I address you, my unhappy daughter, and be able to convey to your mind a sense of my affliction, without breaking my resolution not to reproach you for that which must, at any in terval of reflection, weigh heavily an your heart. Consent, then, to listen to the dictates of your conscience, and fly from the presence of him who has sought your ruin, and rest assured you will, in the bosoms of members of your own family, find a refuge, where no thing shall ever be said or done to add to your sorrows, but all will contribute to your comfort. Harry (one of the lady's brothers) will receive you. Let me again earnestly entreat you to avail your self of this only hope. Fly to some spot where I can see you alone, and acquaint me with it ; and thus prove you still retain a degree of regard fur the peace of mind of your too heavily afflicted mother." To this letter the defendant sent this heartless answer: " Madam—l have this day received a letter from you directed to Mrs. Laing, which, having her authority so to do, I have opened. In reply to it, I beg to inform you that it is her fixed determination not to do that which you request. I assure you, that in returning so positive an answer, I am only conveying to you Mrs. Laing's sentiments, and were I to give you any 'hopes of an alteration in her sentiments. it would only be deceiving you. I am, Madam, your most obedient servant."—Signed John Delantare, and addressed to Mrs. Steele, No. 21, Upper Charles-street, Northampton-square. This was the letter of a married maa, the father of a family of children, to the mother of the woman whom he had betrayed to infamy and ruin. After some fur ther observations, Mr. Scarlett concluded, ex presing l'is satisfaction to leave this case in the hands of the Jury ; and, though well aware of the powerful effects cf the in genuity and arguments of which his Learned Fi lend was so great a master, yet he had no doubt that the feelings of nature and honour (all which were inlisted on his side) would repel the effects of Mr.l3:oughain's zeal and eloquence. Mr. Dodd, of Aldersgate-street, knew the plaintiff and his wife were mutually happy till this affair. Miss Isabel Steel, sister to Mrs. Laing, was next sup ported into the Court, bathed in tears. Having sur mounted her horrors, she deposed, that she visited them frequently, and they lived happy, and have now living five fine children; Mrs. Laing was much attacked to her children, and educated them upon strict principles. Mr. Laing was frequently absent on voyages; during that time she displayed the same pains in instructing them, and always expressed great pleasure at receivieg a letter from her husband. Witness's brother became candidate for the Stewardship of I lertford College. and it was there Mr. Delaware got acquainted with Laing; witness's mother is 63 years old ; three of - the children are with her, and two at school. • Miss Ann Steel was next supported into Court, but her affliction was so great she fainted, and was taken out. Mr. Robert Steel, brother to Mrs. Laing, deposed, he was the means of introducing Delamare; his sister married in 11312; the day after they came to the house of witness's father; Captain Laing is about 33 years of age; there appeared one uniform affection existing between them, he went several voyages, and she con ducted herself with the most strict propriety ; Mrs. Laing's conduct as a wife and mother was always cor rect until this affair. The letters produced are of the hand-writing of witness's sister. Cross-examined by Mr. COOPER—Neither his father nor mother knew of her marriage with Captain Laing, until after it took place ;they had never seen Mr. Laing before the union. Mr. Manning knew Mr. and Mrs. Laing, and had for seven years ; has been in the habit of seeing them daily almost; always saw mutual happiness ; Mrs. Laing, up to the time she saw Delamare, was a tender mother and affectionate wife ; he generally acted as her husband's agent ; she grossly abused witness's con flience about going to Epsom Races; she first promised to go, and then rejected, bat afterwards went with Delamare; witness remonstrated with them both after. but the intimacy continued notwithstanding Delamare had promised to discontinue his visits. S +rah Petty lived , :ervant with Mrs. Lting till she (pitted her house ; on witness first going she appeared to pay the most strict attention to her children, two of them slept in her room, and one in witness's: she fre quently received letters from Mr. Laing, and was vi sited by people of fashion; she has often heard her mistress express anxiety about her husband ; Delamare slept there the night of Epsom Races, once soon after ; on which night witness heard him come up stairs from his own bed-room, and enter her mistress's; about half an hour after they both came out ; they appeared to scuffie, and witness thotT,ht her mistress had hold of the bannisters of the stairs, for she said, 66 Oh, my GOD ! I will not go down." They then both went over the stairs, and entered ,Ir. Delaware's bed-room, where she remained all night. The next morning, about eight o'clock, when witness went up to dress her, she appeared to have been crying. Mr. Delaware came to the top of the stairs, and asked witness if she wanted to make his bed befoie breakfast ? Upon her answering No! he said, 1 6 For I feared you would dust my cloatlis." This excited witness's curio sity, and she entered the room in the interim. Thete appeared to have been two persons sleeping itt the bed. After breakfast Mrs. Laing went up and removed the sheets. After this a carelessness took place with regard to her children ; her former nurturing had vanished. When she went before the Lord Mayor, Mr. Delaware seemed to controtil her ; he said she must go as his witness ; he used to open her letters, and had the general power ; he gave me directions when they left the house, to give the children to the next friend who came, and let them take their chance: on leaving, she exclaimed to her youngest daughter, " My dear little girl, I shall never see you more." Delaware would not let her see the children after. Several other witnesses were called, who spoke to the exalted situation of the defendant, and that he had a marriage portion of '2301. per year with his wife; and that, soon after, a sister died and kit him 2501. per ann. more, besides much other property; he kept a regular retinue of servants, a carriage, and stud of horses. Mr. Jenkins, the Gentleman who was taken before the Lord Mayor, spoke to the origin of the quarrel, and that he then used his greatest influence to keep it from the public eye, in which he partly succeeded, that she might not be exposed. Mr. BROUGHAM here made a very ingenious speech to the Jury, in mitigation of damages; he contended the law never intended a Jury to deliver out punishment and cruelty, when the action called upon them for ade quate compensation only ; the Jury could not take this upon themselves he was sure ; no man would hold up that commercial men ought to be protected more than him, and no man lamented his fate more than his client; for by it he had been ruined, and banished from his country ; he was no longer a Solicitor, and had left a wife and four children, who would be punished by whatever damages might be given by the Jury, for it would fall on them; the wife had the property; it was her's, and not her husband's; therefore he trusted the Jury would not send them to distress and disgrace by visiting them with excessive damages that they were unable to pay; the law did not give that province; that something was due he admitted, and with these obser vations he left it to them to decide. After an asldre-,s from the Sheriff, the Jury were locked up for nearly an hour; on our return they had found a verdict.—Damages 2,0001. During the time of Hunt being placed on board the Justitia hulk, at Woolwich, on Wednesday, two con victs contrived to make their escape from the ship ; one of them has been retaken, and strict search is making after the other. LOOKING-GLASSES AT REDUCED PnicEs.—The No bility and Gentry are respeclally informed they may be supplied with the best Cast Plate Glass, of the largest dimensions, at Gnonos COOPER and Co.'s Plate Glass Warehouse (established fifty years), No. 36, Piccadilly, opposite St. James's Church. A large assortment of Chimney, Pier, Console, and Dressing Glasses on view. Plate Glass for Sashes, Carriages, Conservatories, Li braries, Book-cases, Lamps, &c. comparatively cheaper than Crown Glass. The Glass at this Warehouse is allowed to be of the finest colour and brilliancy, far exceeding the French manufteture, and considerably cheaper. Glasses conveyed to any part of the . king dom, on spring machines, without the expense of pack ing-cases. CORN EXCHANGE, I.IARK-LANE, JAN.3O. Tne arrivals are only moderate for this time of the year. Wheal 5200, Barley 5650, Oats 6140, Irish Oats 1800 quarters. Elvin, 7100 sacks. As the country markets all continue advancing, more money was demanded to-day for every article in the Corn trade. The prices of \Vheat exceed those of Monday by 2s. to 3s. per qr. with very little left unsold. Barley is Is. per quarter higher. Beans are further advanced 2s. per quarter. Oats likewise 2s. per quarter dearer than on Monday. 31ARKFN, JANUARY 30. There was a sufficient shal y morning fora Friday's market; and in consequence of the weather having chang e d to cold, higher prices were demanded for vied Cattle. Btel . , per stone of ;-:!".); :;?. 2d. to CA. ed. Tklutton,3s. 4d. to 4S. 4d. V_.d, t,. id. to 55. 5.1. Fork, 4% ad. to ss. 4d. r' -~A~