Star. — London, England, 1821-11-27 00:00:00

kir art rat by WI We Itol • utP, sas• E tbe 0.21. R. G. GREENS, Esq. Coroner, when a verdict of Murder was returned. • COUNTY OF KERRY. 1.6,123+125t, 169 bales of tobacco and seven chests of tea were safely lodge d in his MAJESTY'S stores in! i bi s town, by JAMES BUTLER, Esq. Coast Surveyor of viaterville, escorted by thirty men, composed of his ▪ jevenue boatmen, some of the water guard of ah tr ict, and five of the crew of the Diligence cm % They were attacked on the way, at a place cale j D rung hill. by about two hundred men, on the mieru ir of which they stationed themselves, being • roun d, well calculated for the annoyance of 7 epart y. Flom this eminence they rolled large or rather rocks, in the hope, no doubt, as well d d enting the cars front proceeding on their way, as o r ou , hing the e•coi t while passing the road im mediately tinder the mountain ; but Mr. BUTLER dis robed a few of his patty by a circuitous mete for i be pu rpose of coming in their rear, which being per ceived by the cowardly assailants, they made a preci ito retr eat, thus enabling Mr. BUTLER to proceed 'whoa f u rther interruption. This lias been the ag. e resulting from this active Officer's exertions the last month, by which, we should hope, that jesnue rive system of smuggling is put down in this Gentleman's district.—Tralee 'Voters, Herald. , la oflr Ivo. stior Pme l to at s 4 ate 1* ;fists' pinkO veto- tiut xt W 1 Ad d NAVAL lATELLIGENCE. Ike Rot India ships, Windsor and Minerva, arrived at An ▪ se the 4th of August. The Bombay and Ilythe on the itilsgriat day. Ilse ;:ftoerva proceeded on her voyage to China on the 6th, ar„Wiralsor on the 13th, and the Bombay on the 15th August. The Bridgewatt r parted company with the Ilythe on the Bth kly, in long. 56. 25. It.. fat. 35. 57. S. E s trid, Iltowa, front Bengal to London, was condemned St. Helena on the 28th of September. Lbe sap Skelton, arrived in the Dtwns, sailed from Port w o man the 10th of June; the next day spoke the Coroman gdosmsitip, with spars, from New Zr.tlatid, going to Fort Jack ao far **apply of provisions—two New Zealand Chiefs nu ; expected she would arrive at Port Jackson on the 12th, ado wind came easterly. The Shelton arrived at Rio Janeiro ■ the 12th of August. .ailed front thence on the 23d of Sep usher. The brig Nereu., SPARES, radar' the same day for the gook Seas. On the 26th, two su.picious vessels hove in sigh-, see 3 schooner ; bore down on the Skelton, and seemed pre fabs to attack her ; but, on seeing a number of peisous on lord, she sheered off.—An account was received at Rio that toe Insorgent privateers were cruizing near the Line. On the 116 ult. passed a large East India regular ship, in lat. 10. S. fn. 29. W. On the 17th instant, spoke the Lady Holland, for Junta, in lat. 46. 30. long. 17. 30. Fautouru, Nov. 25.—Wind W. S.W.—Arrived the Mars. &sod Salisbury packet, with Mails from the Islands: sailed hawk. Thomas's on the 17th of October; she experienced a wry nom hurricane soon afterwards, which carried away her sweat-masts, Su. Also arrived the Lady Louisa packet, awl a Nail from Jamaica : sailed on the 9th of October, and kin Crooked Island 6n the 23d ditto. PonswoCm, Nov. 26.-Wind S.W.-Arrived his Majesty's ship Tirjram Plymouth. It has blown hard all last night and today low tie S.W. but the outward.bound remain ail well, except a saloon, which has gone to the alutterbank, from St. Helens. DRAL, Nov. W.S.W.—Arrived send remain, the Lim Root:sof, front Miramichi; and Baltic Merchant, Loorms, frOnt Valparaiso, in ninety-nine days. Put back the hiew and Vibelia, for Jamaica, and several others. Came den from the River, the Henry, JAMRSON, for Trieste, is ith lee tt anchor and cable. It has blown hard all diy from the ILW. and several ships drove. The Ann, Goo:awn; and the Fame( Montrose, have cut front their at.chors ; the latter has d i r j u l l g e foss t o of it t a ir m o sP a anchors or A s anbrdig i' om eab the westwarde'ns for has j p a ssed Jamaica, owe, and pollo.h Rssisureran reported andgate, an anchor, o b t u h t efs bro a u ls g o ht dr up ote again. The LIPPGATt, Nov. 26.—Arrived the Charlotte, SSIITII, from fora for Havre, leaky, and with loss of sails ; Gypsey, Hoa r; Cambria, FOSTER • Prince of Wales, SHORT; and Edward , Isar, from Sunderland ; Fergus, &trona, from Archangel; tenth loss of anchors and cables. The Caroline, Two.er, front Lotion, struck on the west pier, and stove her bow ; site is in leaky. HARWICH, Nov. 26.—The Monarch, MRNSEL, from Peters. largh for Lornicm, hal been brought in here with loss of anchor, able, and windlass. Arrived the William Penn, Bacn, from with loss of anchor and cable. Several others have put hhere for shelter. An anchor weighing about 9cwt. has been tided up off the West Rocks; another weighing Bcwt. Ilqrs 1 llbs. narked a Friends, South Shields;' with 38 fathoms inch chain. ni another of Ilcwt. with 34 fathoms inch chain, have all been Might in here and reported. lanaosz, Nov. 23.—The Eliza, Caocarr, of Kincardine, ptitlore about half a mile North of Johnshaven' on Wednes hy eight last ; by the assistance of seven boats and 50 men she ms lightened, and got into the Creek of Johnshaven—cargo owed. The \baster reports the ship in a bad state. Lou, Sen. 28.—About 200 packages of goods as well as a loner of articles loose, but all more or less damaged, have been nod from the Duke of Wellington, on shore at lUu Real. Conost.Houn, Nov. 26. - Ships Entered Inwards t—TM Richard, from Stangate Creek ; Bonito, from Sr. John's ; Are- Out, from Petersburgh ; Siren, from Bilboa ; Britannia, from (91bec; Mentor, from Petersburg!; Barbara, from Lisbon ; liwry Clay, from Virginia ; Britannia, from St. John's; Orient,' Gam Petersburgh ; Speculation, from Faro; Tids, front Mar- 1 segos; and Bridport, from Waterford.—Entered Outwards: The Phoebus, for Bremen ; Mora, for Fayal ; and Duchess of Athol, for India.—Cleared Outwards: La Belle Alliance, lat Madras; Tiber, for liamburgh ; Tulloch Castle, for Jar. Mara; and Esther, for Dublin. tow me of icbael as we is de• he de s have C 1316 ,d near as wall Prince ESTERHAZY and the Duke of WELLINGTON' honoured the Marquis and Marchioness of Loistios num with their company to dinner, on Sunday, at North Cray. The Duke of WELLINGTON left yester day morning, to meet his MAJESTY at Brighton. A communication has recently been made from Idr.CAESlnsi to his friends in Liverpool, with the view of intimating to them the probability of an early Election. The conclusion of course is, that the Right Hon. Gentleman is about to return to office. The trade of Shepton Mallet is so much increased that all the Mills in the town and neighbourhood are now at work, and a Vestry was held on Thursday last to let the Workhouse fora Manufactory. A Committee of Gentlemen, appointed by a late County Meeting at Renfrew, have agreed. to Petition Parliament to substitute a protecting duty for the present prohibitory system as leg:ads the importation of main. 'Sir CHARLES WoLSELET, in passing homeward horn Abingdon Jail last week, addressed the popu lace at Birmingham, who surrounded the hotel where lie allghte.l : the Baronet declared " he was the same Than as before his iinprisonmenC—" If I desert you isaid he) in the hour of need—if I leave you during dle mighty struggle for England's liberty—if I com mit any acticm that shall make you dissatisfied with your Legislatorial Attorney, 4 take hint behind the scamp, and stone him to death:" At his desire, three cheers were given for HENRY HUNT. UNCRECEMINTED BENIaroI.RNCE.—Mr. EDMUND BLAIR, of Black Sikes, near Penrith, upon one of his 'Mutts paying him his annual rent of £BO, returned the whole sun' t and another, who farmed £4O of lam, had not only that sum remitted, but £2O more given him. Mr. BLAIR observed at the time, that he considered the depression in the bale of agricultu ral produce for the last six yeas, to t least 20 per ctut below former yea THE ARMY. The 5M Regiment will embark at Cote for Jamaica about the let of December. . - The transports, with the first dieiaton of the 91st Regiment. I on their way to Jamaica, under the maim and of Captain Aa- I entaas.n Cassese; were, as late as Saturdty evening (the 17th instate), detained by contrary winds in Lamlash Bay, Island of Arran. Thursday last, Sir lima' Toaamss, Adjutant-General to the Forces, accompanied by Colonel Mattes., Inspecting Field Of ficer, proceeded to Chatham, where he in pected the whole of the troops quartered in that garrison, consisting of the Regi- , ment of Guards, Royal Marines, Sappers and Miners, the 49th, . 55th, and 71st Regiments, and the troops of the But India Company. The last Regiments having been previously inspected; the whole paraded under arms in brigade, under the -com mand of Colonel Curnziow, of the 3d Guards, and having marched past in review order, performed several evolutions highly to the satisfaction of every one present. The 49th and 55th embark for the Cape about the Ist of December. The Provisional Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Camrseix, of the 72d Regilment, and now doing garrison duty at Portsmouth, is about 800 strong. It is formed from the Ge neral Depot ot the Army at the Isle of Wight, and consists of the 17th, 24th, 34th, 5.1 d, 58th, 61st, and 7116. The four first named Regiments, with the 65th, are in the East Indies; the 72d is at Ceylon ; the 53d and 58th are in the West Indies. The whole are under orders to return to Europe. The 334 and 91st are to relieve the 58th and 61st Regiments, which are expected to reach England in February or March, and to be stationed in Portsmouth garrison. The 16th lancers are to be quartered at Caber. The 19th Regiment ot Foot have arrived at blVtlinpr, to re place the 2d Battalion of Rifles, now in the county of Limerick. Saturday se'nuight, two companies of the 86th Regiment, under the command of Captain Cueowice, arrived at Kilkenny, from Waterford, to replace the divisions of the 22d and Rifles, which have marched from the county of Cork. Waterford is the head-quarters of the 86th Regiment, with two companies ; Clonmel two companies • Wexford two companies; Kilkenny, two companies. This gallant Regiment has lately returned from India, after more than twenty years service there. Monday sennight two companies of the 22d Regiment, un do the command Of Major Diann, marched into Waterford, from Weefoid and Duncannon Fort, on their route to join the head-quarters at Mallow. • Last week, the 23d Regiment of Royal Welsh Fusileers marched from Londonderry for Mullingar, and were succeeded by a party of the 88th, or Connaught Rangers. The march of the former has been countermanded, and they are to resume their station in Londonderry immediately. • Monday se'nnight, a strong division of the 37th Regiment marched from Cork for Tralee ; and the advance of the military , Irons every other direction to the disturbed districts, is equally • general and rapid, so that we hope soon to bear no more of these 1 nocturnal disturbances, and cowardly and unprincipled attacks t upon the houses of ludividuala. SPORTING IYIELLIGENCE. BETTING AT TATTER STATIC Or SHE ODDS, SALL'S, NOVEMBER N. WITH MUSE SETTING. 12 to 1 agst c. out of Landscape 12 to 1 apt Marcella. 12 to 1 apt e. out of Sycoraz 16 to 1 apt e. out of Bee 12 to 1 apt Frolic 20 to 1 apt c. out of Bantus. IMES. S to 1 apt Paiasol—(Taken) 19 tb 1 apt Meteora. 8 to 1 apt 1. out of Reserve Ittputcswoarrt-2 to 1 agst Frolic. HUNTING. The Sanderstead Harriers meet on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, at Kennel. The Chipperfield Harriers (Herts) meet on Friday, at Sareat Green; Monday, Dec 3, at Charteridge, near Chebham ; and on Friday, Dec. 7, at Nash Mill, near King's Langley. • The Buekinghambhire Harriers meet on Friday, at Blackgrove. Mr. CUAWORTH'S Hounds meet to-morrow, at Kelmarsh; Thursday, at ; Saturday, at Naseby ; Monday, Dee. 5, at liramptonWood ; Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Dubton; Thursday, Dec. 6, at Kennel. Brixworth ; and on Saturday, Dee. 8, at Orlhigbury SYold. The Duke of GnArrobr's Hounds meet to-morrow, at Wad don Common ; and on Friday , at Stoke (Bruerne) Park. The o.:kley I lonndb meet on Thuriday, at Hardmead. The Gtiorndon Hounds meet to.morrow, at Owthorpe, Lei cestershire ; Thursday, at Stanton Village; and on Saturday. at Zledbourne Guide Post. - - - PEDESTRIANISA Mr. NltNsuues great pedestrian undertaking to do 50 miles a day in 12 hours, for ten successive days, was persevered• in over his ground, at Copley, in Surrey, yeszerday'morning, the eighth day ; but he was I ,me and exhausted, and was far behind his time at nine o'clock, having done 12 miles only in four boars. It was impossible he could get up his time. Exhaustion over took him fist in sickness ufter finishing labour on Friday, in ten minutes under the twelve hours, which he partially recovered. On Sunday he was within a few minutes, and went to bed lame. The match Is for 200 guineat of bis own. The Duke of MONTROSE has arrived in town from Wetherby, where his (ii ace was detained for some time on his journey to London, by a severe attack' of the gout. The Marquis of HUNTLY and the Marquis of, TWEEDALE have taken a house at Grantham, during the hunting season. The remuneration voted to Mr. Wosrrnaa by. the Court of Aldermen, in consequence of his late acci dent, is four freedoms of the City of London : these are considered worth OS each. Mr. WONTNER is in a very favourable way. There is now living in the county of Culpepper Virginia) a man named Joseph Mor ress, who is up wards of one hundred and twelve years of age! Mr. Morress is active an d in good health, visits h is neigh bours, and is pleasing in conversation. His wife, who is also living, is in the hundred and fifth year of her age ! They have been married seventy-nine years, and have had five children. MARRIAGE IN HIGH Ltra.—Thursday next is the, day appointed for the nuptial cer emon y between the Earl of WILTON and Lady MARY STANLEY. The ce remony will be performed by the Archbishop of YORK, at-Knowsley, the seat of the Earl of DAY, in Lancashire, where the Earl of WILTON is at present. Earl and Countess GROSVENOR, and a large party of distinguished personages, invited on this occasion, are to arrive there this day. A grand entertainment will be given, and afterwards the happy pair will set out for Heaton, the seat of the Noble B: idegroom, pear Manchester. A LITERARY HUSBAND !---FREDERICK MORELL was translating Libanius, when some one came and told', him that his wife, v‘to had been languishing some time, was extremely 111, and wished to speak to him. " I have only;' said he, " ivro periods to translate,l and I will then come to see her. A secpnd messen ger informed him that she was on the point of death. " I have not more than two words to finish," said Monsa.t. ;. " return to her—l will be there as soon as you." A moment after another messenger brought an account of her death*: " I am very sorry," said he, " she was a very good woman , " and then coati nued his translation ! LORD BYRON.—By a private letter from, Italy, we learn that this Nobleman was recently at an Jin and n in Bologna, with an abu ndance of cats, peacocks, other animals, with which he proceeded to Florence. BERGAMI was in the same Inn at the same time, with a train of twelve horses / He Also proceeded in grand style to Florence. EXECUTIONS-THIS MORNING. Of the five persons who were ordered for wee- Lion this morning, three underwent the dreadful sen tence of the laVr. The Sheriffs had humanely occu- pied themselves for some days in minutely investi gating the cases of the unfortunate convicts, and the result of their inquiries enabled them to lay such evi dence before the Secretary for the Home Departdentl respecting Amy Steele and Jpha Jacobs, as induced. the Government to order a reprieve for these two prisoners. Ever since the condemnation •af these unhappy beings, and particularly since the , fatal warrant for their execution was received at Newgate, their con duct has been suitable to their unhappy situation. On Sunday morning they all attended Divine Service, and long before the hour for the commencement of the Chapel Service at Newgate, the front of the prison was crowded by persons anxious to gain admittance to hear the last Sermon that was ever to be addressed to the unhappy convicts; indeed, so great was the num ber who bad assembled, that even after as many as the chapel could contain were admitted, the muki tude appeared undiminished. The Rev. Mr. CorroN, who, as usual, officiated on the melancholy occasion, took his text from the 2d chapter of Proverbs, and the 18th verse, and enforced, with great earnestness and feeling, the dreadful consequences of yielding to the seduction of crime, whilst he encouraged the truly penitent to Lose for pardon from the infinite mercies of the ALmtontit. The unhappy criminals appeared deeply affected, and all but Jacobs (who is a Catholic) partook of the Sacrament. This morning, at an early hour, all the stems leading towards Newgate were crowded with persons hurrying to witness a scene which, though unhappily so frequent in this metropolis, it still the most awful and impressive that humanity can behold. Sheriffs GARRATT and VI44ABLES, with the Under-Shviffs, were in early attendance at Newgate, and displayed much feeling and humanity .to the wretched beings on whom they had to see executed the sentence of the law. They enquired of each of the convicts, if they had any dying request to make which they could gratify ? but they all answered in the negative, and acknowledged the justice of their sentence; the female exclaiming," Gon, indeed, has been very good tome!" The three criminals who suffered were Joseph South, for uttering a forged £lO Bank of England Note; Samuel Ilaymarcl, for a burglary ; and Ann Norris, for a robbery is a dwelling-house, under peculiarly aggravated circumstances. It appeared from the evidence on the trial, that a female of the name of Palmer, meeting a Gentleman of the name of THOM/N. SON, in Wentworth-street, Wbitechapel, in the after noon, prevailed on him to go into a house to render assistance to some person in distress ; but he had no sooner entered the room, than money was demanded of him. He gave a few shillings, and then attempted to leave the hou . se, when Norrislocked the door, and, with Palmer and five or six more women, knocked him down, tore his clothes from his back, and filled his pockets. He cried out " Murder I" but the women gagged him, and after beating him very severely, be Made his escape. The unhappy persons spent this morning, from an early hour, in acts of devotion. At a quarter past ' eight o'clock they were brought out. South was the first who ascended the fatal drop. He was very young, not more than 17 years of age; his behaviour was that of one perfectly resigned to his fate. Hay ward came neat; and lastly Norris. They were at tended is their last moments by the Rev. Mr. COTTON and Mr. BAKER. After ashort time spent in prayer, the fatal signal was given, add they were launched into eternity in the presence of a great concourse of persons. Doctor BARRETT% Will is as follows :—To his four nieces, an annuity of £25 each ; 42200 a-year for life to M.Ar.r.rsraa, the College head porter; £lOO a year fcr life to his female attendant in College; the remainder of his property, supposed to exceed L'70,000, he has bequeathed in trust to the Provost, and the Rev. BARTHOLOSIEW LLOYD, S F.T.C. for charitable purposes, and without any specification. . COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—Mr. MACREADT , made his first appearance for the season last night.l and was received with as much enthusiasm as on any similar occasion. The part in which he came for ward was that of Firginius, which he has so often and so recently performed that its beauties must be fresh in the recollection of the Public. His exertions' , from the very commencement were impressive, and the awful nature of the catastrophe enabled him to conclude with a striking specimen of his powers, which cast over the whole effort a more commanding character. In the absence of Mr. C. KIMBLE., the part of kilius was allotted to Mr. Assorr, who ac quitted himself in it with much credit. Miss FOoTE looked as interesting as ever in Virginia. The Opera of the Libertine followed, in which Miss M. TREE, with her wowed grace and vivacity, sustained the character of the sprightly and interesting Zerlina. ADELPHI THEATRIC.—A new Musical Comic Bur letta was last night brought out at this Theatre, under the tide of Tom and Jerry. It is a representation of the scenes of high and low life is London, founded on the popular work of that name. It is dramatized by Mr. Mot:calm . , and is brought out on a scale of great magnitude and splendour, which does credit to the Managers of this Establishment. The characters of Totn,Jerry, and Logic, were sustained by WRENCH, WATKINS BURROUGHS, and WILKINSON, in a very able and masterly manner. The other characters were ably sustained by the rest of the performers, who spared no exertions in keeping up the life and interest of this Piece. The scenery is new and excellent, and the whole performance received the unanimous ap probation and applause of a crowded audience. LAW iNrELLIGEzva. COURT OP KING'S BENCH, NOVEMBER 26. LIBEL UPON HER LATE MAJFSTY.'' THE KING D. RICHARD BLACOW, CLERK. (The following is a more detailed accoont of this case than that . which appeared in the Seas of yesterday]. Mr. DENMAN—I have to pray your Lordships' judgment upon the Rev. Richard filacow. The defendant having appeared on the floor of e Court, . Mr. Justice HOLROYD, before whom the infonna. Lion against the defendant was tried at the late Assizes at Lancaster, proceeded to read his notes of the case; from which it appeared, that the defendant, in his vocation of a Clergyman, and from the pulpit of St. Mark's Church, Liverpool, in the course of a Sermon which he was then preaching, delivered the following libel of and concerning her late Majesty : " The term ' cowardly, wbich they have now laid to say charge, I think you will do me the justice to say, dors not be.. long to me • that feeling was never an inmate of my bosom; neither when the Jacobins raged around us with all their fury; nor in the present day of Radical uproar and delusion. The lat. ter, indeed, it must be allowed, have one feature about them even more hideous and disgusting than the Jacobins themselves. They fell down and worshipped the Goddess of Reason, a most respectable and decent sort of bring, compared with that which the Radicals have set up as the idol of their worship. They have elevated the Goddess of Lust on the pedestal of shame, an ob ject of all others the most congenial to their taste, the most de serving of their homage, the most worthy of their adoration.— After exhibiting her claims to their favour in two distant quar ters of the globe, after compassing sea and land with her guilty paramour, to gratify to the full her impure desires, and even polluting the holy sepulchre itself , with her presence, to which she was carried in mock majesty astride upon an ass, she re turned to this hallowed soil so hardened in sin, solnonled with infamy, so callous to every feeling of decency or of shame, as to go on Sunday last, clothed in the mantle of adultery, to k neel down at the altar of that Goa, who is ' of purer eyes than to behold iniquity,' when she ought rather to have stood barefoot ' in the aisle, covered with a sheet as white at 4 unsunned snow,' doing penance for her sins ! Till this had been done, I would never have defiled my hands by placing the sacred symbols in her's: and this she would have been compelled to do in those good old days when church discipline was in its pristine vigour and activity." The publication of the libel having been proved, the defendant was found guilty. The Cuter JUSTICE, addressing himself to Mr. Blacow, asked him if he had any affidavits which he was desirous of submitting to the Court ? Mr. BLACOW—None, my Lord. The CHIEF Armee—Mr. Denman, have you any affidavits ? Mr. DENMAN—No, my Lord ; as the defendant offers no affidavit, neither shall I. The CHIEF JUSTICE—Has the defendant anything to offer ia mitigation of punishment? Mr. BLACOW (bowing respectfully)—No, my Lordi nothing whatever. Mr. DENMAN—Under the circumstances in which this case stands, my Lord, I certainly shall not tres pass on the time of the Court. Mr. BROUGHAM—I really feel it unnecessary to address many words to your Lordships. You have heard the libel read of which the defendant has been convicted—but your Lordships have not heard the defence which he made fur himself upon his trial, and I will venture to say, that there never was in this country exhibited a scene so indecorous—so der grading to the character of a man, and more espe cially to the character of a Clergyman—a scene distinguished by the utterance of such base and foul calumnies. Mr. Justice Barr—This is not specified in the notes which have been read to the Court. ' Mr. BROUGHAM—For that very reason I wish to inform your Lordships of what did actually occu4 and I appeal to the Learned Judge by whom the case was tried, with great effect, whether he ever wit nessed a more disgraceful exhibition in a Court of Justice ? As to the libel itself, it is sufficient for me, in praying the judgment of the Court, to request your Lordships attention to the slanders—the vile, gross, and indecent slanders, of which that libel is composed ; and which were delivered by a Clergy. man of the Church of England from the pulpit, in his vocation of Minister of the Gospel—as well as to the fact that it is not the first time of this man having been convicted of a similar offence. Mr. Justice BEST—Have you any affidavit of this, Mr. BROUGHAM—I have, my Lord. The sentence of the Court will be found upon its files, and I have an affidavit to prove that the defendant is the person who was convicted and received that sentence. If the Court shall think fit, I will put it in., An affidavit was handed in. Mr. Justice BEST—This affidavit should have been read before, in order to afford the defendant an op. portunity to reply. Mr. BROUGHAM—I have not the smallest objec tion that the defendant should be permitted to reply. The CHIEF JUSTICE—In point of regularity, this affidavit ought to have been read before the defend ant was called upon. The affidavits on both sides should be read in the first instance. Perhaps it is hardly worth while reading this affidavit. The affidavit was withdrawn. Mr. BROUGHAM—My Lords, I feel it quite unne cessary to trouble the Court by going back to the former case. Your Lordships see the tenour of the libel itself. You know the character which the party, I cannot say does, but .which he ought to support — the occasion upon which 'this libel was published, and the person to whom it applied ; that this defen dant is one of those individuals who are engaged in a conspiracy, for the purpose of propagating, openly as well as in secret, the vilest slanders which it is possible for the human imagination to invent, and to heap upon public and private character every abuse which may appear calculated to serve their profli gate purposes, as well as of those who are determined to listen to and give countenance to such calumnies. The latter are rot less chai.acterized than the form( r by malignity or base time-serving, although the for mer may have less prudence in their designs—as I think has been made to appear from the whole cow e of this case. The defendant has come fcrward &iron this occasion, not to apologize for the publican( a with which he stands charged, but to aggravate it by an exhibition of additional malignity ; and he now appears, in the last stage of the i roceeding, courting, as he did on his trial, the ignominy attached to his conduct, and braving the punishment due to his of fence. I now leave him to the judgment and to the justice of your I f ordships, satisfied that you will feel yourselves bound, regarding the situalon in which he stands, to pass that sentence which, under all the --minces, his crime shall appear to cieserve N . J