Star. — London, England, 1828-10-29 00:00:00

THE ARMY. tord ranee SOMEIVET. as Military Secretary to General Lord Commanding in Chief, went through his List yesterday, at A„ (ace itt the I hose Guards. A few Generals, and about thirty other Officer , transacted military business with his Lordship. A Dezacimicnt of Invalids belonging to the Newfoundland Ve teran Campanies. arrived yesterday at the Invalid Depot at Chat on board the Christopher brig, from Newfoundland. neon THE LINERIcir. CHRONICLE, OCT. 25. yesterday the Depot Companies of the 88th Regiment, with an ~ce l ie n t bra.. baud, under command of Major Hmenscont starched in h from Nlullingar on a route to Trake, where they will arrive on Wednesday neat. Three Officers and sixty men are ui be detached to Listowell. A Company of the Rifles is ordered to be stationed in our Artillery Eatracks, for the purpose of instructing them in the ;ion exercise. Two additional nitirspounders are daily expected trom Dublin. The Light Company of the 36th, commanded by Captain Batt, ruined head-quarters in garrison here yesterday. Some of the Detachments of the 69th Regiment, in our quarters, lave marched into Castlebar ! the entire will shortly follow. They are to be replaced by the 17th Fo3t, and the 69th will be encamped fur some time convenient to the town of Codeine. The DepOt of the 58th has moved from Naas to Wkkiow. The Depot of the 33d has arrived at Armagh from 3lullingar. A Com pany of the 32dis arrived to do duty at Achy. Wednesday the garrison of Cork, comprising Ist Royal Dragoons, 34th, and 70th Regiments, with two field pieces, had a sham fight before General Sir C. BINGHAM, at Carrigaline. The Horse Artillery, under Major Watcorr, leave Domini on Monday, for Dublin. His Excellency the Loan Linn xxxxx has been pleased to appoint Rosins. Boum, Esq. to the situation of Brigade Major of Yea. manry, in the Counties of Kilkenny, Queen's, and Wexford, vice Joint Button, Esq. deceased. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. VAtcs Amu's* This Dar.—Dublin i—Waterford I—Malta 1— Hambuisb 1. The Ontario, HALLS, from Bengal, has arrived off Liverpool. The Fortitude, Baosurro, arrived at Portsmouth from Batavia fell in with, on the 4th instant, in lat. 36. lon,. 58. an abandoned brig, of about 150 tons,,laden with square white stones and hoops, cn her stern a figure pginted, a blue coat, and white neckerchief. The 'fbalia, Captain those, from London to Madras and Cal. nine, was chased on the 26th of July, after passing the Cape de Verd Islands. by a privateer brig. At nine r. at. she was about half a mile astern, the weather cloudy, and could not make her out distinctly. She kept on the Thalia's weather quarter all night, hut in the morning sheered off to windward. The Thalia spoke, on the 22d 01 July, the London ' of Liverpool, out 25 days, boun d to Rio Janeiro ; ou the 16tb of August spoke the Britons, from Lon don to Bombay, all well. The 'nuke has since been spoken, on the 21st of August, in let. 27. S. lung. 51 W. all well, after a very Snick passage. Nine Yost, Sirs.. 29 —The Buenos Ayrean squadron, under Commodore rouassis, having obtained provisions, water, &c. ailed from Newport, Rhode I eland, about ten days since, on a cruise. pair., OCT. 28.—Wina B.S.E.—Arrived from London the Emerald, Nocsiu.t.s, and Stately, Emma, for Jamaica. Arrived 'he Venetia, Wai.minar, from Mauriuus. POKTSMOUTN, Onir. 28.—Wind S.F. by E.—Arrived the Dapper, from New York ; Fortitude. BROWNS, from Batavia ; Mans. held, Boum', Irons Jamaica; Prince of Orange. Holm. from Ma laga; Juno, Lore, 1101111 ditto; Romulus, Cos, from Honduras; , Baltic Merchant transport, from Rio Janeiro. Sailed the Joh n Brinkman transport, for urfu. Fa LMOU7II, Ocrosts 27.—Wind N.M. to K.N.E.—Arrived the Mary. Plates, from Smyrna. Sailed the Flashing, Kam, for ; and Badana. Rim, for bigots. Lavearoot, Oar. 27.—Arrived the Richard, Aeneas. from Demerara; Wilberforce, ---, from Marseilles; Aurora, Swar ms, from Oporto; Ontario, Warm, from Bengal; Oporto, Man. six, from Oporto. DOTRII, OCT. 28.-;-Arriived'tbe Lavalette,STUMMll i froot Malts; &others, PALMER. from Oporto. MILFORD, Oct. 27.—The Culloden, of Newport, is seised here by the Customs, for having whiskey and soap concealed. The Cakdooia, Ten, of Kirkaldy, passed through Aberdeen Bay on Tuesday last, from Davis' Straits, with 15 1/36, about 180 tuns of oil. The Caledonia left the fishing-ground on the 50th ultimo, aid reports the improved success of two of the Aberdeen ships, ris. the Dee, with nine fish, and the Neptune five Ssh. Saw int inediattly before sailing the Norfolk, Hisassom, of Berwick, with fourteen fish, nearly full, and, as he thought, about to sail homeward. Oa Thursday last, the Eclipse Pinner, arrived at Peterhead, from Davis' Straits, with four fish , 50 taus of oil. The Thomas. Timms, of Dundee, passed through Aberdeen Bay on Thursday last, from Davis' Straits, a full ship, with about 225 tuna of oil, from 19 fish, the last of which he killed so late as the 4th instant.— Aberdeen Chronicle. By a letter from Naples of the 11th instant, we learn that the quarantine on vessels Irom the neighbourhood of Gibraltar had been reduced to fourteen days. The pilchard fishery may now be considered as closed: it has been, on the whole, tolerably successful. The driving boats in Mount's Bay have taken a consi derable qiiantity of macka•el; one boat took about 4,000 fish on Saturday.--Xho burne Mercury. There are two very distinct spots visible on the Sun's disc at present. The one is of a roundish form, and near the kwer part of the eastern edge; the other is near the centre, and presents the appearance of a long bent line, with a broader part at one end, and is in truth like a rough scratch on the surface of the luminary.— Both may be seen with a pocket telescope, or even an opera-glass, if a bit of coloured or smoked glass be placed before the eye ; and one or both will continue visible for some days to come. The Piedtrandese Gazelle states, that there is now living at Lausanne a v omen aged 114 years, having been born in the year 1714. She has had two husbands, has passed a considerable part of her life disguised in men's clothes, and was seven years employed as courier in the service of a Milanese Prince. It is remarkable that, having become completely bald at fifty, she sub sequently recovered a fine bead of hair. Her chief nourishment is coffee, with a large admisture of sugar : it is said that she drinks forty cups per day. She is in excellent health, and does not appear more than sixty yens old. The beautiful cottage ortsee at Halnaker, near Good wood, late the summer residence of his Grace the Duke of ARGYLL, is refitted for the Earl of UxaniDon, whose arrival is daily expected, to hunt the season with the Drove hounds. His MAJESTY bas kindly given a . donation of 2001. towards completing the repairs of the German Lutheran Church, in the Savoy, near Waterloo Bridge. The Duke of• CLARBNCE has also presented SOL for the same object. WALLACK WAS hailed with enthusiasm on his first appearance at the Park Theatre, in New York, in the character of Rolla.—He has subsequently performed Hamlet, Beuedsci. and Romeo. The average nightly receipts, when he acted, have been nearly one thou- sand dollars. Yesterday afternoon, about half-past two o'clock, as Mr. Henry Holmes, a commercial traveller, belonging to die establishment of Messrs. Francis and Carruthers, woollen-drapers, of Huddersfield, Yorkshire, was pro ceeding in his gig, accompanied by a friend, on his way to St. Alban's, the horse, when near Highate Archway, soddenly took fright and bolted with great velocity onwards, and coming at length in contact with a chaise, which was also going at great speed in an opposite direction, Mr. Holmes and his companion were thrown out, and we regret to add that the former falling head foremost, injured his skull in so serious a manner that fears are entertained for his recovery. The other Gen tleman, Mho we understand is a draper at St. Alban's, named Taylor, escaped. with immaterial bruises. Mr. Holmes was carried to the house of Mr. Rhodes, surgeon, of Highgate, when he now lies in a daa germs bide. SIR %VM. FORBES, OF PITSLIGO, BART. It is with sincere regret we announce the death of this truly amiable and excellent person. That melancholy event took place at his house in George-street, Edin burgh, on Friday last, having, as we understand, been immediately occasioned by an ossification of the heart; but the death of his eldest son, a youth of great pro mise, is thought to have preyed on the spirits of the affectionate parent, and to have accelerated his end. Sir William Forbes was a man of the most sterling rectitude of principle, of the gieatebt moral worth, and of the most benignant and generous dispositions. He was a liberal supporter of all public institutions which had it for their object to promote either the comfort or the instruction of the people, and his hand was open as the day to melting charity. But there was no ostentation in his benevolence, for he seemed to act on the principle so simply yet emphatically laid down in Scripture, of not letting the right hand know what his left was doing, Constitutionally of a modest, retiring, unobtrusive dis position, he shrunk from every species of notoriety, and even from taking that share in public business which was pruperly due to a man of his rank, character, and fortune ; nay, he has been known to absent himself from public meetings - assembled to promote objects to which he had largely contributed, lest he should be called to the chair, or otherwise signalised by the notice of his fellow citizens. To him, therefore, might with propriety be applied those exquisite lines in which Pope has im mortalised his amiable and benevolent friend— Let modest Forbes, with ingenuous shame, Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame. In a word, as he lived respected and esteemed, so his death has been sincerely . regretted; and as the sphere of his usefulness was-ragas, his loss will be the more sincerely felt by those who in him have lost a freind or a benelactm.—Gakdonian Mercury. 'TIS HOME WHERE'ER THE HEART I& 'MI Home where'er the heart ls, Wbere'er its loved ones dwell, In cities or in cottages, Thronged haunts or messy dell: The heart's a rover ever, And thus on wave and wild. The maiden with her lover walks, The mother with her child. me bright where'er the heart is; Its fairy spells can bring Fresh fountains to the wilderness, And to the desert—spring. There are green ides in each ocean, O'er which affection glides ; And a haven on each shore, When Love's tbe star that guides. 'Tie free where'er the heart is; Nor chains, nor dungeon dim, May check the mind's aspirings, The spirit's pealing hymn! The heart gOres life its beauty, Its glory end its power; 'Tie sunlight to its rippling stream, And soft dew to its flower. The Magistrates of Dumfries have conferred the free dom of the Burgh on Mr. DAVID Duiia*a, sculptor, Carlisle, in proof of their admiration of a rising artist, whose talents reflect honour on his native town. The Bailiff of Bewdley, one of the principal manu facturing towns in Worcestershire, and in the immediate vicinity of Kidderminster, has, in pursuance of a requi sition very numerously and re.pectably signed, convened a Public Meeting of the inhabitants of that town and its vicinity for this day, to be held in the Guildhall, to take into consideration the propriety of petitioning Parliament against further concessions to the Roman Catholic Claims. Every arrival from Ireland brings us additional gra tifying accounts of the formation of Brunswick Clubs in that country. The Warder (Dublin Paper) which arrived yesterday, contains the following observations upon this subject: "The Brunswick Clubs are multiplying upon us; and fervently we thank the Divine source of civil and religious liberty—of all that elevates the creature in moral excellence, that they are I In our first supple ment will be found detailed the Brunswick Meetings of Lisburn, Letterkenny, Tinahely, Ballintra, Killashee, county and city of Limerick, Ardstraw, Warreopoint, Drnmquin, and Cork; and our original sheet contains reports of the interesting Brunswick Meeting of Balli na►loe ; and those ot Clare, Nenagh, and L-itrim. 4 ‘ The spirit cf Protestantism and Constitutional de fence is making glorious progress. It would be dif ficult, as well as invidious to point out or select pas. sages,of pre-eminent merit, either as to eloquence or to principle, in the numerous spirit-stirring speeches hich we present to our readers this day. Two or three features of a general character tie have great pleasure in noticing. The identity of feeling and action, at the present portentous crisis, of all Protestant Dissenters, with the members of the Established Church—the undisguised views of Popery have done this. The Catholic Asso ciation has dune it—while separating with all the dis tinctions of illiberality and enmity, the Roman Catholics trom the Protestants, the tenantry from their landlords, this nefarious .and wicked combination, unconsciously (for consciously it would do nothing good) effected the complete, happy, and saving union of all classes and sects of Bible Christians. The Protestant Clergy have been aroused from the torpor which the superior feeling of the duties of their Christian ministry, their confidence in Government, or too great sense of security, had pro doted ; the Protestant yeomanry and aristocracy are drawn closer together by their common interests and common peril, and we trust to see this bond of union surviving the dangers which have created it, and ope rating prospectively and enduringly to their mutual advantage." The publication of Mr.Gorrivires Fourth and con cluding Volume of his History of the Cemmessweolth is looked for with much interest by all parties. The object of the Third Vo lame was to describe the unavailing efforts of virtuous and magna nimous men in the visionary attempt to establish a Republic in England. The besineu ot this is to delineate the reign of an usurper, who seems also to base bad the idea of becoming a public benefactor, but who was not less unsuccessful in the issue of his design than they were. Readers in general are better disposed to interest themselves in the attempts of a daring individual to achieve heroic exploits, than in those of a baud of Senators engaged in a similar dcua The Chinese mind, octets sceptical. does not readily fall into the idea that a future state of retribution will make all equitable. It admits this occasionally, but does not revert to it as the most easy solution for the prosperity of the wicked. CORN-EXCHANGE ~ MARK-LANE, Ger. 29. The principal business transacted this morning was M bonded Wheat, which article was es. per quarter dearer than on Monday, as it is now pretty well koown that in the coarse of a few weeks the duty will be reduced to a mere nothing. In Corn of our own growth. Monday's prices were obtained for Wheat, Barley, and Oats, although the sales effected were few. DU'OSTATIOMiII UMICZ MONDAT• English qrs. — lrish I -- Foreign Flour Wheat 1,900 2,450 12,600 Barley 3,650 Eaumme e3OO sack& Oats 1,900 14,300 I IIAIO LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Werrninaras, Om ft. Before Lord TENTELDII3I and Common Juries. AUSTIN V. WATSON. _ . This was an action for defamatory words spoken by the defendant concerning the plaintiff. A witness, who was called for the plaintiff, stated that the parties, one of whom was a livery stable keeper, and the other an officer of the Court of Requests, Leicester-square, were at the Rising Sun public-house, Windmill-street, Hay market, in September, 1826, and that the defendant and some of his friends began boasting of their having been drinking wine; in consequence of which words arose between them, and the defendant then called the plaintiff a " horse-stealing thief," and said that be bought nothing but stolen horses. This was the slander complained of. Mr. Guam addressed the Jury for the defendant, and contended that the words were those of mere vulgar abuse, and were not intended to impute to the plaintiff the commission of felony. The Learned Counsel then called a person of the name of Wilkinson, who was in company with the parties on the day in question, and who represented the conduct of the plaintiff to have been worse than that of the defendant. At the suggestion of Lord TiNTRADEN, a verdict with nomin4l damages (Is.) was taken, by which each party pays his own costs. THE ICING V. JEPIERIES AND OTHERS. This was an indictment against the defendants, Joseph Jefferies, Henry Jefferies, arid John Millet, for a conspiracy to defeat the recovery of a judgment debt of 5241. against the first named defendant Joseph Jefferies, by removing and secreting his property. Mr. GURNEY (with whom was Mr. CHITTY) stated the case for the prosecution. The prosecutor, Diniel Carter, and the defendant., Joseph Jefferies and John Millet. had married three sisters, and carried on the bosiness of market gardeners at Fulham. The prose cutor, Mr. Carter, bad at different times prior to the year 1825 made advances of money to Joseph Jefferies, amounting in the whole to 5001. Having occasion to call in the money in the year 1324, notice was given to Jefferies to pay it; but it not being forthcoming, Mr. Carter was compelled to bring an action for its recovery. No defence was made to the action, and on the execution of a writ of inquiry, a verdict for 5001. was obtained. This was on the 20th of January, 1825. Mr. Carter being entitled to tax his costs and sign final judgment on the 27th of the same month, the three defendants, in order to defeat him in the execution which he then intended to issue against Joseph Jeffe ries's property, set about removing his goods and stock. Judgment was signed and execution issued on the 28th of January, and then it was discovered that the whole of the property had been removed. Joseph Jefferies subsequently rendered in discharge of his bail to the King's Bench prison, and ultimately applied to the In solvent Debtors' Court for his discharge under the Act. On the hearing of his petition, however. the Court na prob.ted his conduct, and ordered him to be remanded for two years, on the ground of his having fraudulently made away with his property. Inquiries were subse quently made with a view to discover the property; and after some time it was found secreted in different places. The Learned Counsel then described the mode in which the goods and stock were removed, and said that he bad no doubt of being able, by the evidence which he should lay before the Jury, to bring home the offence to all the defendants. The judgment against Joseph Jefferies, at the suit of the prosecutor. Carter, was proved; and several wit nesses were called to prove the removal and disposition of the goods and stock. It appeared then they were re moved in the night time, and that a quantity of cole worts, onions, and some implements of husbandry, were removed to the premises of the defendant Millet, and that a large quantity of cabbages (seven cart loads), household furniture, and other articles, were removed to the house of the defendant Henry Jefferies. The principal packing up and removal (in which all the de fendants assisted) took place a few days before the judg ment at the suit of the prosecutor was obtained, and on the 2d of Feb. Joseph Jefferies went to prison. After the present indictment was preferred, the defendant, Henry Jefferies(a nephew of Joseph Jefferies),absconded. Daniel Carter, the prosecutor, examined—l had lent money to Joseph Jefft ries. I brought an action against him to recover the amount. Joseph Jefferies's premises at Fulham consisted of a house, yard, a garden ground of five acres, another of nine acres, another of four acre., and another of between three and four acres, which he held jointly with me. On this ground he carried un the business of a market gardener. His ground was well stocked and cultivated ; he had a pfantation of cabbages of rather more than two acres. The cabbages would have been worth 801. in May ; they were of the very best sort ; they were all pulled up in January or February, which rendered their value less by at least one-fourth. Joseph Jefferies had a good house, and it was well furnished. I was appointed assignee by the Insolvent Debtors Court. When I took. possession of Joseph Jefferies's grounds, it was entirely stripped of stock, and there were little or no goods in the house; every thing was entirely deranged; all the stock had been removed. In February, after Joseph Jefferies had gone to prison, I saw him several times at Fulham, drinking at a public house opposite my door. He used to obtain a day rule. Sir Jams SCARLETT (with whom was Mr. MOODY) iddieved. the Jury for the defendant Millet, and con tended, that there was no evidence to show that Millet, at the time of the transaction in question, was cogni sant of the intention of Joseph Jefferies to take the benefit of the Insolvent Act. It was not an illegal act for a debtor to dispose of his goods prior to an execu tion coming into his house, provided he did so boos jfde, and not io contemplation of taking the benefit of the Insolvent Debtors' Act; and where was the evidence in this case to prove that the defendant Millet knew that Joseph Jefferies contemplated a surrender to pri. son and an application under the Insolvent Act? His selling his goods before au execution came into his house was not an act calculated to excite in the mind of Mr. Millet a reasonable suspicion of any improper design being in contemplation, and he (Sir James Scar lett) would show by the evidence of several respectable witnesses, that Millet had bought and paid for the articles which had been taken to his house, and that as soon as he discovered that Joseph Jefferies was in diffi culties, he returned the implements of husbandry. for which he had previously paid and taken the receipt of Joseph Jefferies's wife. He should also prove that Mr. Millet, who had served several offices in the parish in which he resided, was a respectable man, and had always borne a good character. Mr. THastoza, who was engaged for the two other defendants, submitted to the Jury that whatever they might think of the conduct of Joseph Jefferies, there was no evidence to show that Henry Jefferies, his nephew, knew of his design to surrender in discharge of his bail in the action at the suit of the prosecutor, and subsequently to take the benefit of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. Several witnesses were then called on the pan of the COFFIN V. MORRIS. defendant Millet; end by their evidence it was proved that Millet had paid for the toleworts which had been removed from the premises of Joseph Jefferies, and that when he discovered that Jefferies's affairs were ember rased, he refused to keep a plough and some harrows, and other implements of husbandry which he had pur chased, and insisted on his rizfit to return them; that he was threatened to be sued for the amount which he had agreed to give for them; but that acting under the advice of a professional man, a friend of his, he re torned them, and they were afterwards seized for taxes owing by Joseph Jefferies. Several witnesses gave the defendants Millet and the younger Jefferies a good character. Lord TENTIRMIN, after going through the evidence, told the Jury that the law, as staled by Sir J. Scarlett, was correct—namely, that a debtor mtght, prior to a judgment and execution against him, dispose of his property ; but then there must be a real sale and pur chase; for if the transaction was merely colourable, ot; if there was a clandestine removal of property, the transaction was illegal. It would be for the Jury to say, under all the circumstances, whether in this case there had been a clandestine removal of property? and if they thought that there had, then they would con r sider further whether the defendants Henry Jefferies and Millet had performed their part in the transaction without a knowledge of the motives and intentions of the other defendant, Joseph Jefferies. The Jury, without hesitation, pronounced all the de• , fendants Guilty. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Gottoneu., Oen 28. Before the Lona CUM Jostles and Common Jerks. PARTON V. HICKMAN. In this action the plaintiff sought to recover a sum of upwards of 601. the balance of his bill for work and labour done as an attorney for the defendant. The de fence was, that the plaintiff had betrayed so much igno rance, and had been guilty of so much neglect in the proceedings which he had been employed to conduct, and which bad terminated unfavourably to the defen dant, that he was not entitled to recover any thing in compensation ; but the evidence upon this point not being sufficiently strong to satisfy the Jury, they returned a verdict for the plaintiff.' The LORD CHIRP Justus, in his charge. took an opportunity of observing upon the admirable form and nature of the law which regulated this land, and at the same time of expressing his regret that so many evils should have crept into the practice of it. No persons, he observed, lamented those evils more than those at the bar; and he hoped that the Gentlemen who bad lately been appointed by his Majesty to in quire into and correct the present state of the law, would not fail, now that they had the opportunity. to introduce such a reform in the practice of the law, as would effectually prevent a continuance of the mal practices which at present disgraced it. This was an action to recover 841 s 1.55.6 d. the amount of the plaintiff's bill for lodgings, necessaries, and cash furnished to the defendant% wife, who had been de serted by him. The case was undefended, and wit nesses on the part of the plaintiff proved that all the different items of the bill had been supplied.. The LORD CHM Jusnca, however, told the Jury, that although a man who had turned his wife out of doors was liable to pay any debt she might contract for the necessaries of her existence, yet he was not respon sible for loans of money. They would, therefore, de duct the advances of call which made a part of the present claim, and tett): ir a verdict for the remainder, the whole of which appeared to have been contracted for mere necessaries. The Jury, under this direction, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 201. 16s. r evidence it was proved hleworts which had been Joseph Jeferies, and that iies's affairs were ember- 'ugh and some harrows, amity which he had pups :ht to return them; that For the amount which he but that acting under the a friend of his, he re- ierwards seized for lazes f. lefendants Millet and the tcter. ng through the evidence, staled by Sir J. Scarlett, debtor might, prior to a nst him, dispose of his t be a red sale and per- ras merely colourable, or emoval of property, the 'old be for the Jury éo es, whether in this case emoval of , property ? and 1, then they would con r 'ardent: Henry Jefferies tir part in the transaction • : motives and intentions of defies. n, pronounced all the de. , LAS, Gon.onau., Orr. ea. ica and Common Jades. • I ICEMAN. ought to recover a sum of of his bill for work and r the defendant. The de- d betrayed so much igno- f so much neglect in the ten employed to conduct, nfavourably to the delft- I to recover any thing in !nee upon this point not sfy the Jury, they returned t 6 in his charge, took an upon the admirable form I regulated this land, and ig his regret that so many the practice et it. No al those evils more than oped that the Gentlemen ted by his Mojesty to in- present state of the law, hey had the opportunity. in the practice of the law, a continuance of the mal- lisgraced it. MORRIS. Per Mi. Ms. 6d. the amount :jogs, necessaries, and cash • wife, who had been de ti - was undefended, and wit- lima proved that all the cl been supplied.. e, however, told the Jury, id turned his wife out of debt she might contract foie ce, yet he was not respon- rhey would, therefore, de. ressAis • rse•P nF IVII• OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, OCT. 28. The following is a more particular account of the trial of Joseph lisentois for forgery,' which the lateness of the hour when the trial closed, prevented us from giving yesterday. At a quarter before twelve o'clock, Hunton was again placed at the bar. The Sheriff having returned a fresh Jury, they en tered the box, and not being challenged, were sworn. At this stage of the proceedings the prisoner handed up a written paper to the Judge, which he requested his Lordship to read. It was an application to postpone his trial till the next Sessions. Mr. Justice PARK—Tim applicat!on is made too late; • the Jury have been sworn ; but have you anything fur ther to state more than on Friday last, when a similar application was made? because, if not, we do not think there is any reason for postponement. A long cnosultation here ensued between the Bench and Counsel, after which Mr. Justice PARK said, his Learned Brother and himself were decidedly of opinion that the trial must proceed, and he could assure the prisoner every attention should be paid to what might be stated in his favour ; but they must proceed in his case as in all others, as the Court could make no dis tinction of persons. ' Prisoner—l beg, my Lord, the paper may be read. Mr. Justice PARK—That cannot be allowed; let the Jury be charged. Mr. BRODRICK stated the facts of the case to the Jury. The Learned Counsel, after making some observations on the prisoner's respectability, and the unusual cir cumstance of a person of his religions persuasion being under so serious a charge, called the following *itnesses William Curtis, Esq. examined by Mr. LAW—I am a partner in the house of Sir William Curtis and Co. I knew the house of John Dixon and Co. The prisoner is a partner io that house; they carried on business in Ironmonger lane; they kept an account at our house; I was in the habit of discounting bills of exchange for the prisoner. On the Ist of August he came to our house with several bills, and requested them to be discounted ; the bill now produced is one of them ; I hesitated, and had a conversation with him on the subject, and re _ quested him to explain the nature of the various bills, as they were drawn on persons of whom I had no knowledge; he replied, they were drawn on persons with whom they did business. I remember asking him who Mountain, the acceptoe of the bill named in the indictment, was? he said he was a person with whom his house had extensive dealings. The witness here described the manner in which.the banking house ualli• acted business respecting discounting bills. Tbe prisoner asked no questions, and at his desire, when the trial was not allowed to stand over, his Counsel threw op their briefs. Mr. Blackett, a clerk in the house of Sir William Curtis and Company, examined by Mr. BRODRICK.— On the Ist of August there is an entry in our dia. count-book of a bill for 1621. 10:. cashed for the house of John Dixon and Company, of which the prisoner Si a partner. 1 presented that bill yesterday at the bankers' where it was made payable; they refused payment, and infortnedme it was a forgery. Alexander Chuney, another clerk in the bank:ng• I