Star. — London, England, 1828-08-26 00:00:00

DINNER AND BALL AT OBAN. A Grand Public Dinner was given on Friday, the 15th instant, at Oban. to General Citurissu., of LochseU, by the Freeholders and Gentlemen of the district of Lorn. The Chair was ably filled by Sir JOHN Castors& of Airds, Bart. Among the numerous and highly-respectable Company w►ich sat down t• a sumptuous dinner were--. Sir J. Riddell, Ban. Robert Downie of Appin, M.P. I). Campbell, Esti. of Barcaldine, Colonel Campbell of Ballinveolin, C. and D. Stewart, Esqrs. of Vlachclish, Donald Campbell younger of Dunstaffnage, Baq. Ciptain R. Stewart, Ardsheal, T. Stewart, Esq. of Fasnacloich, R. Campbell, Esq. of Ardchattao, Captain Campbell, Kilmaro paig, E. iU•Dougall, Esq. of Oallonaeh, D. Campbell, Esq. of Gientnore, Captain 11I'DougaU of M'Dougall, R. Campbell, Esq. cf Sonachan, Etc. Etc. _ _ In the evening a splendid Ball was given in honour of Mrs. General CAMPStLL t Lochnell. The halt-room was fitted up in a very tasteful and splendid man ner; and when the company had assembled, perhaps no room was veer graced with such a number of beautiful women, and where ( In hr f.r.tn.l such fine looked men as among the Gentry of the Szottish Highland Quadrilles, Country Dances, and s• Highland Reels," were danced alternately. The Ball went off in fine style. .intong the Ladies who graced the Ball with their presence were, Lady Riddell, Lady Bailie, Mrs. Campbell, Barcaldine, Mrs. yr. Dunstaffnage, Mrs. MiDougall of M'Dougall, Mrs. I.lhitigall of Gallonach, Mrs. Stewart, Fasnacloich, Mrs. Camp. kilmarenaig. the Misses Campbell, Downie, Murray, Riddell, &c. &c. Neat day (Saturday) was appointed for some bo..t races to take place in the Bay of Oban. A vast crowd of people had collected from all quarters to witness these aquatic contests. The Bay presented a fine estop droll, by reason of the immense number of pleasure boats, cutters, Bcc. which covered its surface, finely decorated with colours and lags waving in the breeze. The amusements of the day began with a rowing match, need the Maiden Island and back again to the place of starting ; It boats startesi--.this was a beautifully contested race, and excited a great deal of interest among the spectators. The first prize was won by a boat belonging to John Campbell, Esq. Arsatur. The second by a boat belonging to 1). brDougall, Esq. of Uallonach, and the third by a boat belonging to the Revenue Cutter, Chichester. A sailing match next took place, the distance to be run was shout 30 miles. The day was rather unfavourable for this match, in consequence of the wind blowing exceedingly fresh and the sea running very high; If boats started-.—each of which in its move ments displayed great nautical skilL This race was won in the night gallant style, by the yacht Caroline, which came dashing through the foaming spray with the fleetness of a race horse, be longing to Mr. Donald Campbell, yr. of Dunstaffnage. The boat which came second in belonged to Mr. Moths, Oban. No acci- Jens of any kind occurred during the day, except the circumstance sf a poor wherry being upset while labouring in the pie, but for tunately, in naval phrase, the " crew was saved." REPRESENTATION OF BIRMINGHAM. INVITATION TO TO CIIA RUM TENNYSON, ESQ. M.P. TO A PUBLIC SINNZIL It will he recollected that at a numerous and highly respectable Public Meeting of Rate-payers of the town df Birmingham, held on Friday, the 22d of Jane, last year, the Mort BAILIFF in the Chair, the following, Gentlemen were appointed a General Committee to forward the objects of the Meeting in obtaining a Par. liamentary Representation, and t 3 furnish to Members of Parliament such local information and aid as might be required : The High Bailiff(George Mowed, Esq.) the Low Bailiff (J. T. Lawtenee, Esq.) the Magistrates acting for the town of Birming ham—Messrs. Thomas Attwood, J. Y. Bedford. W. Blakeway, Wm. Beak, George Barker, John Cope, R. W. Gem, S. Tertius Gahm, Benjamin Guest, Rice Harris, Clement Instal, P. Al. James Charles Jones, arks Lloyd, Thomas B. Lee, J. F. Led um, Uauiel Ledsam, J. L. Mellikt. R. T. Moore, George Nicholls, Thomas Oiler, Joseph Parkes, James Pearson, Wm. Phipsan, Joshua Scholefield, Charles Shaw, Timothy Smith, W. H. Stewart, Thomas Small, ft. Smith, John Turner. T. Tyndall la& Taylor, J. W. Unett , John Vale, Joseph Walker , and J. W. iVhateley. Tile Committee having been recently informed that Mr. "felatirsotr was at Leamington, held a General Meeting on the Bth instant, converted by circular, when was unanimously resolved to invite Mr. TENNYSON to a public dinner, in Birmingham, as a mark of respect far his disinterested Parliamentary exertions in the Nouse of Commons, in behalf of the town, nn the East Kettord Disfranchisement Bill. The invitation was' accordingly conveyed to Mr. TENNYSON, through - the' medium of the present High Bailiff, CnARLes Snaw, Esq. Chairman of the Committee, and the following answer was received, which the Committee has cons• municated to the public : " Laawswernx, Amager 11, MSS. _ _ _ • Mr Demi have received your most obliging letter of the 9th instant, communicating a resolution of the Committee at Birmingham, and proposing to me, conformably to that resole/the, the honour of a public dinner. " An invitation so flattering in its nature is most gratifying to my feelings. Although my bumble efforts on the subject to which you refer failed to accomplish their,object, it affords me great gads faction to perceive that disappointrnem has not influenced the town of Birmingham to measure the anxiety and sincerity of those efforts by . the result. We must recollect, bovrever, that I shall have to resume them in the next Session of Pardon:est, when, on every account, it wiN be most desirable that I should still be found stand. in, unequivocally and exclusively, upon public and independent ground. " To accept the compliment so kindly offered me could not, in deed, justify the charge already insinuated, that personal• views actuate my conduct; but yet k might give some advantage to those who would encourage such a .belief, and, at least. it might so identify sue with the town, as to afford a pretence for imputing to me, hereafter, the language of delegation er of local partiality, when. in the discharge of my Parliamentary duty, I would rest your claims upon the broad foundatioos of constitutional principle and national Utility. " It has, by other means, been effectually demonstrated that r r. seen of all parties and political feelings at Birmingham, earnestly desire representation in Parliament. The country is not only satielled oldie urgent necessity from which this desire *primps. buts general conviction prevails, that the peculiar and extensive interests con nected with your town, and now totally unrepresented, are so im portant to the kingdom at large as to require an early compliance with your wishes upon every consideration of justice and eape• dime. lam persuaded also, that if the Government should still, for a time, exert its Influence to oppose your fair pretensions, it mast, and will, very shortly yield to the paramount authority of public opinion. " With these impressions—swisiled that the present condition of things is such as to promise a favourable issue at no distant period —and alive to the danger that a misinterpretation of any sentiments uttered at the proposed entertainment might seriously aired our fume proceedings--it is impossible for me, by accepting thbinvita tisa, to allow such an exercise of !iodates towards tnyettif to em bine,* the cause in which we are engaged. Having thee explained the grounds upon which, for the of that cause, I am compelled to forego the high honour and gratification within my reach. I beg you will accept for yourself, and convey to the other Gentlemen from whom the idsitation has proceeded, my sincere assurance that I shall ever remain deeply sensible of a distinction. usually destined to celebrate the achievement of some great public benefit, but which, by a generous impulse, has, in this instance, been awarded to an attempt hitherto unsucceseful. " I have the honour to be, my dear Sir, " Your muck obliged and most obedient servant, " CHARLES TENNYSON. a To Charles Shaw, Esq. High Bailiff of Birmingisara." By an Act of last Session ung t a cheques may be drawn by persons residing fifteen mile:77 Bt on' the Disk where Payable. The number of slaves sold under execution for debt h the bland of Jamaica. from 1808 to 1827, wu 23,681 aad the price they brought wu £1,620,391. Dispatches were received at the Foreign Office from Lisbon, on Sunday morning, dated on the 9th instant. They state that a British subject of the name of Mr. HANGRAVZ Cosnam, concerning whose detention re. psesentations had been sent from our Minister for Foreign Affairs, had been tried and acquitted. Sir Jot a M. Dovt.z and Lieutenant Youxo were upon their trial ; but the result was nut known when the packet sailed..— The dispatches announce the sailing of the expedition against Madeira. It was going over the Bar on the 9th, when the packet left the Tagus. As the fine Brazilian frigate Isabel did not sail frosts Falmouth till the the expedition from the Tagus would reach Madeira, in all probability, berme her. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Mau Antrim Tan DAL...Dublin I—Waterford I—Franca 1— Hunburgb 1. - Extract from the Agent to Lloyd . ; at Gibraltar, dated Aortae 7. " A person has arrived here to-day, who reports that he left Mahon nine days ago, at which time that Wand, as well as Ma jam, were in the military possession of the French; that a consider. able naval force was lying at Mahon, and a division of French troops was expected from Cadiz." His Majesty's ship Ferret has arrived at Jamaica from Cuba. The Menai arrived at Lima sth April ; and sailed Stti for Val paraiso. The Rinaldo arrived at Ja e mel from Falmouth Sethi, ant at Jamaica 30th of June. The Forte arrived at Rio de Janeiro front Monte Video, 7th Julie, and the Ganges from St. Catherine., 11th June. The Redpole sailed from Rio de Janeiro for Monte Video, 11th June. The Euphernia, from Adra to Bristol, put into Cadiz on the Sth instant in a very leaky state, and was run on shore to prevent her sinking. Part of the cargo had been thrown overboard. The Dee, Lamour, of and for Newcastle, from Hamburgh, sunk to the westward of Heligoland. The Master drowned. Arrived in the River the Matilda, &um:, Aurea, Romox, Flora, Hama, and X L, Coss, from St. Peterburgh ; Hound, Mazneases, from Riga; Konigsberg, Rob Roy, and Devotion, from Dantzig ; John Gabe, Pdgraz, from Copenhagen; and Crosby, Pace, from Hamburgh. LtvaarooL, Ausurr 24.—Arrived the John and Thomas, Bait. rms. and William, SHZATOII, front Quebec; and Nester, Time, from Bay Chahar. DIAL, Augurs 25.—Wind N.R.—Arrived from London the Nestor, Lzsua, for JamaicaiPatience,..—., for the Cape; June, Lott, for Alicant ; James, Wat.r.za, for Quebec; and Protector, Wanig, for Bombay. PORTSMOUTH AUGUST 25.—Wind N.W.l—Arrived the Sr Walter Stott, Surroz;from Quebec. FALMOUTH, Amos? 24.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Bastelo, from Ferrol, with lon Portuguese refugees on board. Sailed the Myrtle packet, for Mexico; and Sheldrake packet, for the Lee ward Islands. PLYMOUTH, Attu. 23.—His Majesty's sloop Pylades, Commander P. D. Has, came in daring Thursday night from the squadron off the Lizard, having sprung her fore-top-mast. She left the squa dron about seven leagues to the westward of that headland, at seven o'clock on Thursday evening, the Prince Regent maintaining her lately acquired superiority over the Britannia, and the Pearl holding the advantage of the sloops Pylades and Orestes. His Majesty's sloop Jame (18) was this day coam►issioned by Lieute nant CHAIM SILICOOSI (1825), for foreign service. D. R. Um- LTAIII, late of the Albion (at the back of Navarin), is appointed to a division of the Kent Coast Blockade Service. Mr. S. H. Ussnaa, Midshipman of the Galatea, is promoted to the rank of Lieute nant. Lieut. Rzontass Ileums is appointed to the Meteor bomb vessel, in the room of Lieutenant C. Hassan, promoted. The squadron were all well off the Lizard yesterday. THE LAW SIR HENRY TORRENS. We mentioned the death of this most excellent Officer in our Paper of yesterday. The following are the cor rect particulars of his death: Whilst taking an airing on horseback, on Saturday morning,. bear Welwyn, Herm, accompanied by Lady Torrens and her two daugh►ers, and some Gentlemen, he was seized with apoplexy, and two houri after the attack, expired. He did not fall from his horse. As soon as it was discovered that he was in a fit, he was taken off his horse's back, carried into the house, and, every effort made to effect his recovery, but without success. He never spoke after he was seized with the fit, By the death of Major General Sir Henry Torrens, K.C.B. the office of Adju tant General of the Forces, and the Colonelcy of the 2d (Queen's Royals) Regiment of Foot, have become vacant. Sir Henry Torrens was a native of the city of Lon donderry, where he was born in the year 1779. He 'commenced his military career as an Ensign in the 52d Regiment, in November, 1793. In June, 1794, he was promoted to a Licutenantcy in the92d Regiment, and in December, 1795, was removed, with the same rank, to the 63d Regiment. With this latter regiment he served is the West Indies, under Sir Ralph Abercrombie, when he was wounded in the thigh at the siege of Morne Fortune. Daring Isis • residence in the West Indies, be. was. appointed to a company in one of the West India corps then forming, and gained, in an eminent degree, the attachment and admira tion of the Officers and men under his command. In 1796 be returned to England, and at the close of that year went to Portugal as Aide-de-Camp to General Cuyler, who commanded . a body of auxiliary British troops in that country. While bolding that situation-he was removed from the West India corps to the 20th Regiment of Foot. He served with that regiment in Holland, under the Duke of York, and was desperately wounded at the battle which was fought between Eg mont and Haarlem. On his return from Holland he was promoted to a majority in a lencible regiment, with which he embarked for North America. In 1801 he exchanged into the 86th Regiment of Foot, then serving in Egypt. After taking the command of that corps, he marched with it across the Desert to India, where .he remained till 1805. He then re turned to England, obtained the raak of Lieutenant- Colonel, and was employed on the Staff as Assistant Adjutant General for the Kent district. In 1807. he joined the expedition against South America as Mili tary Secretary to the Commander of the Forces, and at the attack of Buenos Ayres received a contusion from a musket ball, which shattered a small writing appar at us slung to his side. On his return home, the Dute of Wel lington, then Sir Arthur Wellesley, saw his rising talents, and appointed him his Military Secrelarr. In that capa city he embarked with the expedition to Portugal in 1808, and was present at the -battles of Roleia and Vimiera. When the Duke of Wellington was super?. ceded in his command, lie returned with his Grace to England. The Duke of York immediately afterw.rds appointed him his Military Secretary. The manner in which he discharged the duties of that office are too well known to require notice here. In 1811 be obtained a Company in the Sd Guards; in 1812 he was made Aide-de-Camp to the Prince R egent, with the rank of Colonel; in 1814 he was made Major General, by bre vet; sod in 1815 he was appointed to a Regiment. About eight years ago he was appointed to the situation of Adjutant General, and as such revised the old mili tary regulations, and embodied into them more rapid and masterly arrangements. At the time of his death, he was Colonel of the 2d Regiment of Riot. It has been decided by the Police Magistrates at Lasabeth.dreet Odin, that conviction of a wife for bigamy does not relieve the husband from the charge of worming her, unless followed by procesdhip in the Ecclesiastical Court. All accoonts from the couatry agree that the harvest is not neatly so bad as was repotted. New wheat was trom fear to five shillings cheaper in the market than it was a week before. Saturday night. about half past ten o'clock, the fol lowing accident occurred at Astley's Amphitheatre. to one of the new Italian rope-dancers, named Signora BIANCHI CLAUDILA, the juvenile performer on the tight rope. During her evolutions on the elastic cord, in attempting one of her tourbillons. she unfortunately lest her equilibrium. and fell with considerable violence from a height of nearly ten feet, to the stage, where she lay for some seconds in a state of total insensibility. Thu audience were greatly alarmed, supposing that she was killed ;but no fatal result is at present apprehended. The lady was carried off the stage, and bled instantly. She was snbseqoently conveyed in a coach to her lodgings. DUBLIN, Atm 23. Austin, who is charged with embezzling a large sum of Money from Greenwich Hospital, was last night at ten o'clock brought in from 'Limerick, and lodged in the Bridewell.—Cork Chronicle. Aug. /2. ALLEDGED HIGH TREASON. THIC HOIMOURABLII AVOUSTUS lIILYZEITOif. • This day Counselor MURPHY, accompanied by Mr. Baowne, the Solicitor, attended on behalf of the Ca tholic Association, • and handed to Mr. BOURNE, the Clerk of the Crown, two bills of indictment to be pre ferred to the Grand Jury; the one against the Hon. Augustus Ydvertom and the other against James M.Kinea, the publican. The indictments contain fifteen counts, charging the prisoners in various ways with having incited the witnesses, who are Catholic Renters, to commit High Treason. ' When the Learned Counsel presented the bills of in dictment to Mr. Bourne, he was told by that officer that the Crown Solicitor had instructed him not to receive them. Mr. MURPHY said, do you feel yourself bound to act upon his instruction ? Mr. Bourne... Most certainly. As soon as the trial, then in progress, bad concluded, Mr. MURPHY addressed the Bench, and said, my Lord, I appear here on behalf of the prosecution against the Hon. Augustus Yelverton. I have presented to the Clerk of the Crown a bill of indictment, and that officer informed me that he had received instructions from the Crown Solicitor not to receive it. I call upon )ou, my Lord, to order that the bill be sent forward. Mr. GRaRNE, on behalf of the Attorney General, said that it was not competent for aoy individual to send op a bill of indictment alter the Attorney General had entered a nolli yrosegui. Mr. Justice Varronstrft—Upon whose behalf. Mi. Murphy, do you appear? Mr. MURPHY—On behalf of the Crown. Mr. Justice Vannama—With what crime do you charge the prisoner? Mr. MURPHY—There are various counts in the indict ment; but there is one in particular, charging the Pri boner with enciting others to commit high treason, with a view to give information against them ; and I submit that even though the Crown refuse to prosecute, I have a right, on behalf of thote men, to send up a bill of 1 indictment. After some further discussion, Led Pumices* re. quested Mr. Murphy to make application no Monday. Mr. GRIENE—That will be the best course, as the Solicitor General will be in attendance. Lord PLUNKETT—In the mean time, let yOur Soli citor, Mr. Murphy, furnish myself and Mr. Justice Van deka with copies of your indictment. Mr. Murphy then withdrew. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, Au lmre 2.5. ST. Lam. illto 4 apt Velocipede (taken) 30 a 1 apt ltlerchint (taken) 9to 2 agst lkuy Bedlam (tak) 30 to 1 agst Belinda sto 1 asst The Colonel Oak)) 50 to 1 apt Murphy 13 to 2 apt Beggar Girl (taken) 100 to 1 apt Delphine • 17 to 1 apt Jour de Noees 100 to 1 apt Breustelims is to 1 apt Economist (talon) TRURO RACES—nue Div. The Borough Members' Plate 42250. Heats, two DAM. Captain Carthew's eh g Moses, 6 yrs . ••• . 1 1 t - Mi. 1.. Darbues b m Candidate, 4 714 ... 2 2 • • Woo easy. The UMW Note of F5O. Hosts, two miles. Mr. R. Peter's elt a leraodolo. 5 yrs ••• ... 1 0 1 Nottle' ... 1 ... 2 ... 2 Mr. g Treoier, aged Mr. Taunton's br Eglastioes aged .. 5 5 2 The second was a dead beet--tbe last won by a neck only. A Sweepstakes of 5 sou. each, and 30 added by the Coeperatice Heats, two Ughlb Mr. Pascoe's b m Sandkopper, 4 yrs Mr. Tretawney's b t Elfrida, 3 yrs Mr. Park's b m Flora,s yrs .... 1 1 ... I 2 . . 3 3 MOND A Sweepstakes of 5 sows. each. Heats, twice round. Capt. Carthew's Moses received from Mr. Dautisiz's Candidate. A Gold Cup, given by the Inhabitants. Heats, two nano. Capt. Carthew's Moses, / sat 71b 1 X Mr. Daubus's Candidate, 9st 12Ib . . —. 2 2 Mr. Taunton's br In Eglantine ... 3 5 A Silver Cap, for beaten bones. Heats, two miles. Mr. Nottle's Trooper Mr. Trelawney's Elfrlda ... 1 1 ... 2dr SHUTS HILL RACES, Amen 11. The Gentlemen's Subseripdon Cup -was won in three heats by Mr. Powell's Young Sanebo, 4 yrs, list 71b. beating Mr. Symes's Cherry Ripe, 5 yrs, fht. Mr. Burden's Kimwoorikikee, 4 yrs, let 71b. Mr. Cbick's Rachange, aged, 10st. Mr. Bradley's Small Hopes. aged, Wit. and Mr. Green hill'. Turcoman, aged, lost. The Tradesmen's Cup was won by Mr. Sladit's Pepper Pot, aged, lea. beating Mt. Stephen's Splinter Bar (lots Jack Sutton). S yes, gst. who bolted in the second heat. The Ladies' Plate for Galloway', was won by Mr. Seliwood's Butterfly, S yts, let 41b. beating Mr. Carey's Cock Robin, aged, 7st 10th. The Stakes for beaten horses was won by Small Hopes, beating Cameron, Embange, and Cherry Ripe. TOTNESS RACES—Ftssr DAT. Match 50 son. Mr. Swerei Torn Wore ... ... .. ... 1 Mr. Carlisle's Vioknte ... ... ... ... 2 The Town Plate of C5O was woo easy by Mr. Taunton's Crain pet, beating Mr. Trelawney's Waist and Mr. Scott's Anacreon. A Sweepstakes of 10 sows. each, was won in three beats . by Tom Moore beating Vielante. lIECOIND DAT. The Gold Cup. value 100 go. Mr. Taunton's Prosody Mr. John's Premier Mr. Trelawney's Waist CONG LUTON RACES, Amon. 20. The Tradesmen's Purse of 50 sops. and 15 addled, was wen in two beats by Mr. Pickford's cb g Hero, bead* Mr. Peeve?. Stewardess, Mr. Adams's Isabella, Mr. Proctor's Peg, and Mr. Dean's Masada. The Coogtem Cup, valve Shp. was west ha two heats, by Stewudess beating leshells. SZCOND EAT. A Silver Cup, value 50 sees. fee bones belonging to Captain Antrobus's troop of Cheshire Yeomanry. Three started, viz. Mr. Bullock's Lord Wellington, Mr.Protitor's Peg, and Mr. Sineathon's Kate. The first beat was wen by Lord Weillogton, bat in or a misundentanding as to wither match having betu al = "l is ce e was net at the pest when the ether twis were ready tee the seeond heat, upon Which the Stewards having waked the time aprtinted, directed the race to lie resumed, which wit dose, and the beat won by Peg. It was then agreed that Mr. Proctor, after gallopping three times round the course, shonid start for the third heat, which he won.—The case is referred to the Jockey Calor decision. The number of convicts litho anived at New South Wales last year was--Males, 2,801; Females, 502. Yesterday morning, the body of a poot fellow was found on one of the brick kilns, in !tinkles's Fields, l l Islington, burnt in a dreadful manner. It is supposed that be repaired to the above, place to rest himself, being' without a bed. His appearance indicated great poverty. We doubt whether any of our abesiteei, wlss to the Contineut from a motive of economy ilaltM,sin find cheaper plaCis of residence than sonic parts of Secithiiid. At the Isle of man, at this time, a coal fish, weighing 161bs. sells for only Is. large flounders are at Bd., per doseu; aid of coarser kinds of fills a large basketfiil may be bad for Is. eggs are 2d. per dozen ; the bait fowl's arc Is. to Is: 2d.* per pair, and chickens at 6d. to 9d. per 'pair. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. GLOUCESTER, August N. - MOWS ; es barbs. This celebrated cause, which has been already several times before the public, came on again at the Gloucester Assizes on Thursday, and the plaintiff's case, which was led by Mr. Sergeant Rusatte., was not closed till twelve o'clock on F►iday. Mr. TAUDITON then addressed the Jury for the defendant, and the rest of the day was oc cupied in the examination of evitlentir on that side. An immense number of witnesses were produced by both parties. Saturday morning Mr.'Sergeant Russzt.t. com menced his reply, which, with the sumusing.up, occupied the attention of the Court till the afternoon. The facts of the case are doubtless in the recollection of our readers. They are briefly these:—A Mr. and' Mrs. Morris sepa rated, but afterwards lived within fifteen miles of each other. During their separation the wifecohabited with a former footman of the family, and the husband used to visit her. The present plaintiff was born during the intercourse, and the que►tion is, to try whose •issue the plaintiff is? It being a Welch cause, it was twice tried at Shrewsbury, in the next adjoining English county, when conuadictot y ye diets were giveni, bet this time it was deemed prudent by the. Lord Chancellor to try it in another place, acd the record was entered for Gloucester.. At igall-past two o'click age Jay retired to consider their verdict. The Jury, in abent two hours afterwards, came into Calla again, and the fo eman state) that they had con sidered what verdict ou i tbt to be returned. and eleven of them bad come to the conclusion that nn verdict ought to be given but one for the plaintiff. One Gen tleman, however,(of the name of Morris, who formerly was a banker of this tril). dissented from the opittioa of the other Jurors, but could assign no reason what• ever for his dilsension. -Mr. Morris immediately avowed himself, and• stated that he was the person of whom his brother Juror (the foremai) complained. He stated, that though he • be., lieved personal intercourse had been proved, actual sexual. intercourse, is his judgment, .bad not beau established. t Mr. Justice GAIRLEZ said, that the Jury' must agree in their verdict, and be unanimous in their decision. • The Jury then again retired. At half past eight they sent a message to the Learned Judge, stating that they wished t i speak. to him. Mr. Justice GAOLER sent for them, and dae foreman then informed. his • Lordship that Mr: Morris still held - our, but would not assign any rational reason. Mr. Justice Gissaute told the Jury that they must unanimously agree. The Foreman said, that if he sat for a month longer he should adhere to the opinion which he held con scientiously, namely, that the plAintiff ought to have the verdict. . . Mr. Mort is stated that he should remain twelve =Ow, and would not alter his opinion. Captain Lloyd:who was tie Foreman. stated to the Learned Judge that they had told Mr. Mortis over and aver again.that it he would state his reasons why he &s -peared from the majority, they were perfectly open to conviction, and would willingly join with him upon any rational groom'. The Juty weir then locked up in the Civil Court. where they remained in high and noisy discussion until after two o'clock. • The night was exceedingly cold s ,and some of them then betook theniselves to their great coats. and lay down upon the table' of the Court. 'At *bout 4 o'clock this morning they resumed their discus. sioo, but in a loud and angry tone; one side insisting that the plaintiff uught.to have the verdict, and. Mr. Morris boldhig out in favour of the defendant. .At nine o'clock, however, the Jury again sent a message to the Learned Judge, and immediately had an interview with him. Captain Lloyd stated that it was utterly-inn possible they could agree; and the. Learned Judge then ticharged the Jury without receiving, any verdict.— Thus, therefore. dm case remains exactly the same as it triaLwas LANCASTICR, Avavvr . • 43. Ctitc arsa.— Be fore Mr. Dania liscurcz.. • ILI v. NORIO& .• • ' .• Mr. ARMSTRONG opened the indictment. It 'charged the defendant with writing a defamatory letter with intent to injure the character of one James Clegg:. Mr. BROUGH4M stated the case. The prosecatiost was instituted at the suit of Mr. James Clegg, jun. who, the Jury might know, was One of the firm of Clegg and Co. extensive cotton spintieri at Manchester.. The de fendant was a person who had been in: thcemploy of the prosecutor, and during a time of distress bad , beta supported by him, and they would see how he bad requited that kindness., It, Would appear thit 'on the 26th of December the defendant had bratOglit two pieces of warp to the warehouse of the prosecutor, which upon being measured were found to contain 48 yards ani a ball, and for that measure the defendant had been paid. No objection. had at the time been made by the defendant, who had, upon getting an order for payment, gone away apparently contented. About a fortnight afterwards another piece of warp had been sent to Messrs. Clegg and Co. by the defendant. It had been brought by the defendant's mother, an old woman, and upon opening the outer cover a letter was disco vered which formed the ground of the present proceed ing. The letter was addressed to a person of the name of Ashton, but the subject of it was Mt. Clegg, jun. and it would only be necessary to read a few lines of the let ter in order to convince the Jury that it was as false as it was gross and libellous. (Mr. Brougham here read part of the letter, commenting upon it as be proceeded). The Jury woul d see that the pretence for writing the letter was ea assumption on the part of the defendant that. his pieces had been underrated is measure. Now aotbing could be more false than such an imputation, and he would satisfy them of its falsehood .by the evidence of the individual who bad measured the pieces. They would find that the defendant had not contented hith selfwith sending the letter in the manner already alluded to, but be bad publicly' read it over at a Mooting of the men, and avowed himself to.be the author. Such were the facts of the case; and he (Mr. Brougham) felt that. it would only be necessary to prove what he had stated, in order to secure an immediate verdict against the defendant. John Ashton examined—l am in the ,employ of Messrs. Clegg and Co.; lam the putter mat of work ; the defendant hid been employed by the arm fdr about two years. On the 26th December defendant brought home two pieces; I measured them ; they measured 48 yards and a half ; Irold the defendant so, and gave him an order for payment; be made no complaint. and went away; defendant took oat some more work; he returned one piece on the 2d of January, and the other on the 20th of January; the last piece was brought by defeedant:s anther ; on opening it I found a letter ;Ibis is the letter; I afterwards saw the defendant, and asked bin why he had written such a scandalous letter 1 1 e said it was because his work bad been short nsmasci I am quite certain that the meastire was correct ; I 1' I