Star. — London, England, 1827-07-26 00:00:00

DAVID, THE LATE FRENCH PAINTER. The following interesting conversation (ear a foreigisl 'puma') between this artist and the Prat Consul, 800. D aparte, has not been noticed in any of their biogra phies, and may be considered as authentic. After his mt grn from the campaign in Italy, the First Consul wished to be painted by David, and appointed him an audience, in order to speak to him on the subject.— ii What are you doiag noon? (he addressed him when towing the loom.) "I am occupied in representing t he Battle of Thermopylae," was the artist's reply.— This is of no use; you do wrong to waste your l a bours in representations of the. conquered." " But citizen Consul (cried David), these conquered were s ot the less heroes who died for their country; and, „ te sithstancling their having been defeated, still the Persians were driven from Greece for more than a century." "It does not matter," replied the First Con eta; the name of Leonidas alone remained—all the rot are lost to history." All?—except the high. minded resistance offered against a very numerous eoemy all—except their resignation to die for the glory of their memory; all ?—except the regularity and strict habits of the Lacedemonians; to have a constant secollectian of which would be useful to our warriors," retorted the artist. David now promised to lay aside this picture, and to set about painting the portrait of the First Consul, requesting that he would favour him 'with a few sittings. " Why do you want me to sit for 'the picture? asked Buonaparte; "do you suppose that those great men of the ancients, whose pictures we base, ever sat to their paintets?" " Bot I have to is.tot you for our own time, for people that have seen and known you; and they will require a likeness r What does that signify ? the likeness is certainly not tobe looked for in the faithful representation of the features. or of some little spot on the nose of the per son represented; but only in the character. physiog- D osy, and in the manifestations of the mind." " The oke does not exclude the other," answeted the painter. Alexander certainly did not sit to Apelles; no one cues whether toe portraits of great men are good like nesses, if their minds be but alive in them," continued the First Consul. " You will teach, ate the art of painting," exclaimed David ; " indeed, I have not con sidered it in this point of view ; you are right: no yes need not sit, I will represent you on the field of battle, sword in hand." " No," said Buonaparte; now. ai•days, battles are not. won with the sword ; but paint me sitting calmly on a spirited horse." David having inithed the picture representing the First Consul on horseback, riding over the Sr. Bernard, presented it to him; who, basing looked at it attentively, for a con siderable time, turned himself to the artist, with et plosions of great approbation and praise; then again, looking at the troops that are represented in the pic ture muted up with the clouds passing over the moun tain, and placed by the painter in the back ground, according to the rules of perspective, and, therefore, appearing to be very small, he said, laughing. " But, citizen David, what are yonder little men as large as the shoe of my horse? It can crumble them to dust villa one tread."—Liferary Gaseik. DREADFUL FIRE. Mr. Mr. A fire broke out this morning, about one o'clock, at the Crown and Anchor public-house, corner of King's Head-court asi Little New -street, Shoe-lane. It burnt with considerable fury frx won an hour; hot there befog plenty of engines soon upon the rya, trii an abundant supply of water, it was got under. Some of the inhabitants jumped out of the windows into blankets held for tree, bid happily none received any injury.—The flames were Ott discovered by the watchman, Issuing from the direction of the Mr of the Crown and Anchor, and be gave an instant alarm and gyred the inmates, who rushed out just In time to save their lives : Sr. Worth, the landlord, bad not time to put on his coat. Scarcely loi they escaped, before the flames spread rapidly through the hew; which being situated In King's Head -court, an extremely mew place, and sat rounded by houses thickly inhabited with hdeers, the moat feat ful apprehensions were entertained, par- Warty as within • quarter of an hour after the first dis awry the flames burst from all the windows, and spread woos the court to the houses opposite. The poor people moiling those houses had delayed until the very last ma im to avoid losing their furOdere, in the hope that they mil escape the coafisgratien, but It too rapidly extended, and hmtesed to overwhelm the neighbourhood in general ruin, and My had barely time to rush out in a state of nudity. Those In tit tipper rooms shrieked piteously for help, and two women listed headlong Into the Unlit, but tumbling on the heads dthe people, escaped material injury. The flames spread over *roofs of all the adjoining houses for above a quarter of an hour, isi bad it not been for the powerful and well directed supply dealer they must have been destroyed. About two o'clock the Own aad Anchor fell, and formed a smouldering heap, and the Dice had time to examine the vicinity, and It is apposed that stwealtamliim have been ruined by the destruction of their tor ture is the confusion. Mr. WORTU Is only insured for £7OO, and arke• to him is immense. No cause has as yet been assigned for the dreolfel calamity. Monday forenoon, a little before 10 o'clock, a fire broke out in a abaci tenement, consisting of two stories and an attic, immediately if the rear of No. 16, Carnegie-street, Glasgow, and in about an her the whole building was in ruins. Yesterday an Inquest was held on Dawkins, the ftetunan, who was killed in Whitechapel, by a stone being thrown bil n the particulars of which appeared in yesterday's Paper.— Tse Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against John Deno an. the man wh o is supposed to have thrown the stone. Ac bluest was held at the Archway House, Highgate, on the isdy of a wAnoner, who was shook off the shafts, and the twheel W il o, er his body , killed him in an instant . Verdict—Acciden• Deub. lions 01r A STZAht CARRIAOR BOlLER .— Messrs. lunt. and HILL having brought their steam car. Vint() a state fit for the road, determined yesterday *rooting to ;tied' a trial. Having run it several times trlnd their oiclosure, opposite Ore New Bedlam, West liaster.road, at an eat ly hour in the morning the gates sere opened, and the carriage was making a short turn, I order to get into the public road, when one of the ibeels stuck in a piece of soft ground, the fore wheels in the lock at the time, and the steam being ge• ned faster than expended, the boiler burst with a explosion. It WAS drawn after the carriage, on two and burst at the bottom, which overthrew it. A 11 1, the brother of Mr. Hitt., who was on it at the time, kll mth his heti on a piece of timber, and received a *vete contusion, but no fracture. Ora the engineers l i, i'nrectsved a se vere cut on the thigls from a p.ece of 1 : 1 ; and another young m a n was mu c h s calded on t h e alt" but fo r t unate l y, no farther m i sch i ef was done, tt 'llb about twenty persons were pushing it, to ex- Tate the wheel which was confined. The accident is attributed to the ine ffi c i ency of t h e valve, which did not Il linv.iut 6 cient steam to escape while the wheels wer e 441 ,N still. The man and boy were taken to St. Tho- Hospital. An immense clowd had assembled to 'the first performance *1 the carriage; but beyond untied with the hot dirty water of the boiler, them were butt, which May be attretuted to fortunate circumstance of the . boiler btirsting un- Mess!s. Burstell and Hill are stilt sanguine :Lc cess. • SPORTING I).•ITELLIGENCte --...—_ ROYAL MID LOTHIAN YEOMANRY RACIS I • Over Musselburgb Course-•-Juts 21. Bunton Troop-Cup, 13.1. Mr. Seott's br. g. Dr. Faustus e • Mr. Humes gr. Wildrake • I . Mr. l'll' Lead's bl. Driver . . • Mr. Laing's br. Billy . . • The first heat was gained by a neebousA goodeitsbiss Dalkeith Troop Cup. Mr. King's b. It. Tontine • • I I I Mr. Ferse's br. b . Am , Amber, . . . I I I Mr. William Stewart's bL m. Martha . . - 2 3 3 Tcn horses started ; the others not placed. A goad race. Dalmahoy Troop Cup, 13st. two mile heats. Mr. Kippen's eh. g. Byron . . Mr. Angns's bi.g. Othello Mr. Somnterville's br. m. Jessie I I 2 2 3 5 diaL 1 1 2 2 3 dr A good race; second boat gained easy. Edinburgh Troop Cup, 12st. Heats once round and a distance. Mr. Melville's br. as. Jane 1 1 . Mr. Burn's ch. g. Perseverance . 2 2 . A good race, and won by about a length. Musselburgh Troop Cup. Mr. Young's Betty .. Mr. Brown's b.g. Mr. Scott's b. an. --. 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 A good race. Barnton Troop Cup, liat. Home's gr. g. Vll!drake . . Steventon's ch. m. Susan . . Au excellent race. Edinburgh Troop, Officers' Cup, I 31t. Once round. Paterson's br. g. Young Stamford . Tbomson's b. m. Eliza . • . . 1 2 1 2 1 2 1.1 , 41• the shoe of Id One tree A fire brol the Crown sod tot Lade New b. moat an ha apt, lad an obi the inhabitants teem, bat ham Ott diworered her of the Croy gyred the into Mr. Wards, the the 7 recap law; which anew place. Wises, the rr eolorly a 3 wi awry the ea acne the co qcopying tho , ate! to 11110i1 tall escape erreroed to Ott had hard lie upper con !waled heads of lilt people, *toots of all aid had it tit al eater they ▪ Cana and At Police bad tin several tactile 8.„.„ in the c the be• to hirn the dreadful c; , Jonday for Shack Ter me. • is the rear or ▪ bar As who 1 Yesterdi P wawa, u they The Jury ran Itt era. the mos Ac loyueu itt of a wAi ort hit le 41 both. le 1114 aT 1 ll I°I rtILL I V into i telning tr heard them he kastet•io me, were (Ter order I PS- vitals iv king in t ao• teTateci 1 )vir rem expl lOC *heels, an all , 6 7, the b toe MI wi t h I iv ove lt con ,dy lip Mail ea- ji nn; and l 'ts; but tle-* 44 0Pagb cons tlic ate the tom attributed ion ai;ow cuff runt standin g s heed asd vit ntiith, I, die o n , rite ° :°e of 11 pro. g I die ernebtb. riwi 4 access Mr. Horne 's b. g. Cornet An excellent race. ' Sweepstakes, three quarters of a mile. Mr. Dick's b. g. Stingo, aged, list. . . . I Mr. Smith's br. g. Romulus, lOst. lOU'. . . - 2 Mr. Stein's b. m. Hurry, 4 yrs, lOst. nib. . The day being fine, an immense concourse of spectators were attracted to the race ground. The stand, where a band was stationed, which played a number of fine airs, was thronged with fashionable'. The course was admirably kept by a party of Yeomen. CRICKET.-ALL ENGLAND AGAINST SUSSEX . Baraserwr. JOLT 94.—The weather to-day has been similar to that of yesterday. The Royal Cricket Grosind, to witness the pro gross of the Brand Match, has been quite as numerouly visited as yesterday. The end of t►e First Innings, on each side, yesterday, left Sussex 50 runs a-bead. The dose of the diversion today, at the ringing of the dinner bell, left All England 55 a-head, with the loss of six wickets, and four to go down ; having, at that period, gained 105 rues, with Saunders any Beagky in;—the former ►ad counted 40 runs from his own bat. W. Ward, E. N. Budd, G. Knight, G. Oshaldeston, F.sqrs. and Mr. Marsden, are of the num ber out. The odds, upon the result of the contest, instead of four and five to one, have changed to even betting. The interest ex cited is again intense; Sussex begins to feel that they shall have plenty of work to do, and the spectators participate in their opinion. After dinner Saunders went out for about four runs, but some capital batting with the remaining wickets followed; the last was nut put down till after six o'cbck. The number of runs gained in this their last innings, ►y All England, was 169, which left them in advance of their opponents 119. Yet even betting. At seven o'clock, or thereabouts, Sussex commenced their final innings. Th•y have lost three wickets (R. Cheslies, Esq. and Messrs. Morley's and Slater's) for eleven ruas.—The odds have now changed sides—six to four on Ail England. The Sasses players will be put to their metal to-morrow; the contest will be re sumed about mid-day. About 1,500 persons were present at the display of fire-works In the Royal Brighton Gardens last night, adjoining the Cricket Ground. The exhibition was of a splendid complexion, and did much honour to the talents of Mr. Jones. THE TOLL OF AN ASS. When the late Lord KAIIIIS went, to Aberdeen, as a Judge upon the Circuit, he took up his quarters at a good tavern; and being fatigued and pensive after his dinner, he inquired of the landlord if there were any learned men in the neighbourhood, who wou)d favour him with their company over a glass of wine? The 1 indlord answered that the Professor of Mathematics lived just by, and the Lord of Session sent his compli ments. The. Professor was not only eminent in his science, but of various and lively conversation, though he had the defect of La Fontaine and Thomson—both great Poets—that of a stupid and dull appearance, before it became enlivened by wine or company.— After a respectful bow, he took his seat, and looked at the fire, quite immersed in some problem he had left. Two glasses of wine were filled, and drank in complete silence. Lord Kaimes, to begin the conversation, said, " I have just passed your new bridge, wholly con structed of wh to granite. It is a very magnificent piece of archittcture. What may have been the cost r " Can't say," was the dry answer of our Mathemati cian, who still looked at the fire. My Lord surprised and piqued, said, " I saw a board put up of all the tolls to be paid by carriages and animals. Will you be so good as to inform me what is the toll of an ass P"- The Professor, as if awakening from a dream, quickly retorted, " I do cot pretend to know, but when your Lordship repasses. the toll gatherer cannot fail to inform you. Oar learned Judge started up, and. taking him by the hand, exclaimed, You are my maul" alai they began a long and animated converse tion.—NetaLondon Literal( Gazette. •An old woman, who lir( d in one of the midland counties, hearing the bells ring in 1814, inquired the cause. " It's rejoicing for the peace, mistress," said the old farmer. " Tit* peace ! 0 Loan, 0 Loan! what will this world come to? What ! have they bees fighting again?" ANOTHER MONIITIR.—S.Iturday evening as Miss Honeyman, daughter of Mr. Honeyman, the late pro prietor of the Surrey Theatre, was returning from her father's house, she observed a well•dressed man, of middle stature, following her. To avoid him Miss Honeyman stepped into a shop in the Waterloo read and made some trifling purchase, but on proceeding to the bridge she discovered the man was still be.' hind her, when jest as she had passed the last toll gate, in that pate of Waterloo-place where there ii a dead wall on one aide, the wretch, who was still fol lowing, darted forward, and with a sharp instrument' struck the young Lady with such violence as to cut through all her clothes: providentially the steel busk of her stays prevented the accomplishment of the mis creant's purpose. The instrument must have been very sharp, and at least two inches in breadth. The monster was aiming a second blow, when Miss Honeyman screamed. and brought one of the unfortunate girls who are so numerous in that neighbourhood to her assistance, anJ the villain effected his escape. The young Lady is confined to her bed nearly speechless. . • • A very Ingeniousi m p r ovement has recently been made by Mr. Hisingaeos, proprietor of the London Stove Grate Repository, 71, Gracechurch-street, on the present mode of con structing kitchen ranges. It is well known, that the ovens and boilers of the ranges now in use, are heated by fires lighted under them, the smoke being conveyed to them by means of flues, carried behind the grate, a process which, besides the use of dampers and other apparatus, is somewhat delicate in the operation, and inde pendently of the difficulty and expense of fitting it to the fire-place, must create an immense consumption of coals in those houses where the gastronomic art is held in high repute. Mr. Haroaasos, how ever, does away with those inconeenienc-s and expense, by placing at the oven corner of the grate a thick mass of iron, which, when completely heated (and that does not require much time), reduces the oven to a temperature quite sufficient for all culinary purposes. This not only prevents any additional consumption of coals, farther than what is necessary to supply the grate itself, but gets rid of flues , and dampers altogether. So simple, in fact, is the principle and operation of the new range, that it can he managed by the most in experienced servant. THE AttMt. The Id flotation of the Coklstreaut Guards, were erprited to arrive at Liverpool yesterday (Wednesday), from Dublid, and are to proceed by canal to London ; the same boats will return with the td Battalion of the Grenadier Guards; which corps is to re place the Coldstream In Dublin. The Depot of the 57th Regiment have arrited at LiVirpool, from Brantley and Clithero. The Depot of the 35th Regiment, stationed at Albany Barracks, commanded by Major Meaning/mu, C.B. were reviewed by Major- ; General Sir James Lrou, K.C.B. and G.C.M. on Saturday last, the !Ist Instant; when the Major. General was pleased to expecte his very high satisfaction at their soldier-like appearance, eteadinear and the rapidity and correctness with which they performed the different movements. It is but justice to Major Meant:mato and Officers of this line Depot to add, that, of the 310 Rank and File on Parade, 231 have joined within the last twelvemonth ; and that their conduct in quarters is fully equal to their appearance on Parade. i The 35th Regiment is now complete in numbers. NAVAL. INTELLIGENCE. The Pomona, RICHMOND, from London to Riga. was stranded on Mork-seen Reef on tee 49th ultimo, and. it was feared, would go to pieces. The Pomona, WNITWiLL, sailed from Riga on the 9th instant, for London, and Is lost on Demetness Reef. . _ The James. Whacintsc.. from Liverpool to Havannak, was car ried into Key West, about the 17th ultimo, by the Hornet Armed can ship of war, abandoned by the crew. Du L. JULY 43. Win 4 N. N. W.— Arrived the Demerara, Va nities, from Demerara; and the Broute, H•aius, from Jamaica. Arrived from London the West India paeket, Naos for Her mu& • Courier, GMAT& M. for Sc. Domingo ; and Tyne, bOYORLSY• for 11,mbay. The whole of the outward-bound are under weigh. Porrsmouvm, JULY 25 —Wind W. by —Arrived the South worth, Ka' 'Barron, from Quebec, in twenty.siz days. PLYMOUTH. JULY 24.—Wind W.—Arrived the Collins, Wm- H /4, from Memel. Sailed the Fame, limas, for St. John's, Newfoundland ; and the Hebe, Iliconosa, fur St. John's, New Brunswick. The following notice was posted yesterday, at Lloyd's, among , the arrivals at Bahia: Vessels. Slaves. Died. May 25—Tiberio from Malembo, in 25 days,with 520 134 Nova Virgent ditto 21 5.,!:0 April 11—Unia Fells Ambris 43 189 13—Zefaina Malembo 30 246 — ls—Cacadora ditto 29 303 7 21— lkisedito FeUs ditto 25 105 -- 23—litsperuMa ditto 26 111 .-- /MIPS INTtlib A! THE CUSTOM-ROUSE. Inward—The Sir Edward Banks, Howlett, from Hamhurgh ; Rosetta, Ridley; and Mercator, Bell, from Archangel; Mariner, Bird ; and Jobn and James, Storm, from Memel ; Hive, Stafford ; and Nautilus, Hall, from Jamaica; Ellice, Whitmore, from To- Dago; Nautilus, Gross, from Palau; Wilhelmine, Dahn, from Co penhagen ; Henry, ainland, from Memel ; Bralisford, !damn ; 1 and Kamaskda, Paterson, from Quebec ; Caroline, (Niers, from Tenerife •' Mangroie Bay, Ritchie , from Demerara ; Mathias and Cecilia, L arsen, from Dram ; Agar:oda, Fairbaira, from St. Peters. burgh ; Rucker., Soper, from Grenada ; Quebec packet, Atkinson from Quebec ; Amethyst, Thompson, from Montreal ; Romania , Thompson, from Archangel ; Shamrock, Garth, from Faro • Na val., Baker, from Jamaica ; Betsey, Kearsiey, from Riga ; Brack, Williamson, from Archangel; Malta, Brewia, from Tenerife and Fuerto Ventura. Cleared Outwards—The Letitia, Bromley, for Hamburg's ; the Flora, Klok, for Rotterdam; Commercial packet, Jeffery, for St. Lucar and Seville ; Lady Flora, Fayrer, for Calcutta ; Wansbeck, Garbutt, for the Baltic ; Ann, Walker, for Pernambuco ; and the Princess Mary, Butterwick, fat the South Seas. THE NEW LONDON BRIDGE. Monday afternoo - n the Corporation Committee for superintending the building of the New London Bridge s attended Mr. R. L. Joess, their Chairman, to the spot, for the purpose of putting in the keystone of the land archon the Southwark side, which is the first arch turned. Mr. JOHN RENNIE, the architect, Mr. KNIGHT, and Mr. HOLLINGWORTH, directed the operations. The key-stone was formed of a block of red Peterhead gra nite, four feet six inches deep by two feet three inches wide, 18 inches thick, and in weight about two tons. The Chairman, aided by other members of the Com mittee, gave the first blows ; the wot kmen were permit ted to conclude the operation, which they did in about an hoar. The span of this first arch is 130 feet, with a rise of 25 feet front the high-water line. The span of each of the arches in Waterloo-to idge is 120 feet, with a rise of 28 feet from the high water line. The centre arch will be of 140 feet, with a rise of 30 feet from the same line. The largest arch in England is the Pont.y- Prydd, the glory of Glamorganshire, of 140 feet span. The Pont de Neoilly, near Paris, is considered the eke ifteuvre of French bridge building. The chief pride of Lb, continent is the celebrated Ponte del Tr innita, at Florence, which consists of three arches of very nearly the same proportions. The two arches on each side of the centre arch of the new London Bridge will be each of 140 feet span. The construction of the key-stone of the new arch was much discussed, and it is considered to excel in science all which have preceded it. The foundations of the piers are deeper than those of any known bridge in burope. The Corporation Committee expressed much satisfaction at the forward state of the works. All the foundations are accomplished, except the foundation for the abutment on the City side of the river. The con• tractors are bound to have the bridge completed by March, 1830. On Monday a plan for grand approaches on the London side was laid before the Bridge Com mittee, by Mr. John Rennie. It is to form an open square on the present site of Cr. oked lane, in the line of. Monument-yard. The object of this square, in point of utility, is to relieve Gracechurch-street of the im mense crowd of waggons and carriages by which the road is obstructed and rendered dangerous during the hoar:of-business. It is intended to throw open the Mo aument, and make the architecture of the house of a corresponding magnificedce. The Committee entered heartily into the plan. The Fishmongers' Company, which is as liberal as it is wealthy, has begun to act with spirit. They have relinquished a plot of ground, twenty feet deep, to the City, for 20,000/. to enable them to form the necessaty approaches .to the new bridge in a better manner. This ground they considered to be worth, at the full value, about 30,0001. Their Hall is already dismantled in conse quence, and in another month it is expected it will have disappeared. On the part of the City, arrangements have been made for the Southwark side, to throw open St. Saviour's church for the public view, as an edifice worthy of the bridge and of the metropolis. But no corresponding exertions seem likely to be made by the parish of St. Saviour, which yet allows their church (acknowledged by competent judges to be the next sa cred edifice in rank after Westminster Abbey and St. Peel's) to remain partly rest red, and partly in ruins. The sum requisite for the complete restoration of the church is estimated to be about 20,0001. The re building of such a work would probably cost upwards of 150,0001. The parish have productive estates and other funds to complete the work. but a patty there contend that it ought to be considered as a national . work, And that the charge ought not to fall an the parish. SUYINIER ASSIZEt BUC e glgoliAbi s JULY Kr. Suva Gitasow. Gni! N. HARDING. 'Nis was an action of 'Pander, brought by the plains tiff, who Is a surgeon and apothecary, residing at Penny Stratford, against the defendant, a dre,s mAker. The declaration stated that the defendant said of the plain. tiff " He bad gone a courting to Mrs. Neile (his present wife) before his former wife was dead—.that it was the death of her—and that her son had come from Winslow to mix up the medicines. because she would not take any of Mr. Gent's mixing." Plea—a justificatipn. Mr. Rostrisom (with whom was Mr. Minato) stated the case for the plaintiff. • • A witness proved the marriage of the plaintiff with Mrs. Neile. He was present, and had given the bride away, who is sister to his own wife, Jambs Rogers deposed thAt he knew the • plaintiff twenty-five years. He carries on the business of sutgeon Ind man•miiwife. He attended his own wife nine times—(A laugh). Martha Ingram-i-Knows both plaintiff and defendant. Was present at a conversation between Miss Harding and a Mrs. Bliek, in January last. Heard Miss Hard ing say that Mr. Gent went a courting to Mrs. Neile betiire his former wife was dead—that it was the• death of her—and that her son came from Winslow to mix op the medicines for her. Said her son came io mix up the medicines,. because she would not tiske Mr. Gent mixing. Told witness she was not to mention any thing she said, because it might create a disturbance. Cross-examined—Has been acquainted with Miss Harding for some years. The conversation took place in the nursery, where some of the children of Mrs. Buick were. Miss Harding is about 30 years of age. Her father is not alive. Witness did not put down the con •ersation in writing. Does not recollect whether Mrs. Mick began the conversation by saying, " So the old Doctor is going to be married again." ales rgeolle t t now th4l she did. Has known Mrs: Neile four or So, years. She is her grandpapa's wife's sister. Did not know the late Mrs. Gent. Never saw her great aunt before her marriage. Never visited Mrs. Neile until she married Mr. Gent. Has seen Mr. Gent ofen since the marriage. Believes he married her aunt about a twelvemonth since. Does not know when his second wife died. Sarah Munday was servant to the late Mrs. Gent. Was with her at the time of her death. is dead about ten months. Was attending her a great deal. She took medicines all the time. Mr. Gent made up the best medicine. she took. and her son, Mr. John Gent, made up the last. Mr. Gent did not continue to make up the medicines for her long. Witness tired to assist him in mixing the medicines. Some pills which Mr. Gent made did not agree with Mrs. Gent. She did not like to take any more, because she thought . she" was being salivated." Mr. John Gent came sometimes to attend her. It might be once a week or a fortnight. Mr. Gent behaved as a very kind husband to her. Never heard Mrs. Gent say anything against .him. Has a sister at Fenny Stratford. She came to ice to see bet. A Mrs. Bristow came several time* to see her. NJ other acquaintance came. Cross-examined Lived in the house as a servant, and never went out a.l the time that Mrs. Gent was ill. Mr. Gent used to be very much ab cut on his business. He was at home at meal times and night. Catherine Gent is a daughter of the plaintiff by his first wife. Was at home daring the illness of the late Mrs. Gent. Her father mixed up the medicines in ge neral, except now and then, when her brother mixed them up. Dr. Robertson also attended Mts. Gent, by the request of her father. The medicines were always mixed up according to a pre.cription. When her father was busy her brother used to mix up the medicines. He lived about ten miles off, and assisted her father generally. Her father was very kind to Mn. Gent, ind she was very kind to him. Cross-examined—Her brother used to clime over frogs Fenny Stratford to visit her father. Dr. 'Robertson came in about three weeks before Mrs. Gent's death. Witness and the maid assisted to mix up the drugs, as her father keeps no other assistant. Knew Mrs. Neils for some time. She lived in a yard in fligh-street, Fenny Stratford. Has seen Mrs. Nctle come for medi cines to her father's for one Abel.ho pe. She and her sister left her father's house, and sere absent three or four months after the marriage, and on that accuur.t. They went first to a friend's nouse, and then left tt e town. She never heard of any repotts et her linker having courted the present Mrs. Gent before the death of his former wife. Re-examined—Hrs. Neile took in lodgers Witness e s father attended some of them who were itl at her house. Witness mixed up medicines for some of them. By theJUDOIC —Mts. Gent died of water on the chest. James Rogers recalled—Said his daughter had been attended by plaintiff, but in her last illness she declined being attended by him. His daughter had heard of reports similar to the charge under consideration.-... Witness had no other reason lot declining Mr. Gent's service than that which his daughter gave him. Cross-examined—His daughter's husband had been in America seven years. She was at the time in question living with the witness as a part of hh family. Mr. Rosresow submitted that he might give in evi• deuce reports subsequent to the slander, for which the action was brought, and which had come to the ears of the daughter, without proving the origin of these reports. Mr. Baron GARROW ruled that such reports werenoa evidence, as in the first place such reports might have originated from other sources; and, secondly, that they were mere hearsay. . Mr. Sergeant STORKS (with whom was Mr. Bunn), for the defence, applied for a nonsuit, on the ground that the words which had been proved were not action able in themselves, and no special damage had been proved. Mr. Baron Gsaaow decided that although the words were not actionable in themselves, yet as the objection was on the record, be ought not to nonsuit, but to leave the matter to the consideration of the Court above. Mr. Sergeant STORKS tbeo addressed the Jury for the defendant, and called the following witnesses : Thomas Abelthorpe knew Mrs. Neile. She lived in a little yard opposite witness's house; was ill, and Mr. Goat attended him. Mrs. Neile came and brought him tyiee and physic. Afterwards she often came. Gent at♦et her at his house. He came two or three times a day. Met at those times Mrs. Neile. When she was not at witness's house Gent used to ask for her, and has gone to her house. Gent has asked ss it ness to go through his house to Mrs. Neile's. At the first part of the time Mrs. Neile was living alone. Mrs. Taylor came after— wards to live with her. Mrs. Gent war but was very ill, and Gent said she would . it. .They would stop together.half an hour i i .; I 1 f' 1 i 4 • , ~. , , , , 1 , . ) 1, '". 1 •., i , : 4 : , . ~. , , 1 ,1, 1 i i,. I . 1 , 1 i 'i 1. 11 1 . a $ 1 ; • 1 i IS then living, neVer . get over. )or, sometimes 1