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NAVAL ISTELLIGENCIL - Admiral Sir G. Martin, G.C.B. is expected to hoist his flag on board his filitiesty's ship Victory, Captain C. Inglis, on the Ifith ias:art. at Ponemouth. Thomas Triphook, Esq. ts to be the Ad e:leers ktletary, Admiral Sir J. Saunterer., Batt. f1.C.8. and Vice-Admiral of Great Britain, will hoist his fia. ' . in a few days on board the Itri. Dan i a , width ship is ordered to be paid off and reem_iteissio..ed. Caput in l'nilip Non i s appointed to he:; John lll',Artltur, Eaq. to he Secretary to Slt J Sawmarta. FALMOUTH, Arm!. I.—.lnived last evening his Majesty's .1 4 ,ur tiLewht•FreT, to colirct convoy to: tiibraltar ; when off Port land en Tutruay, at Line p.m. dark), ahe ran foul of the schooner industry, Peadwiih, la; n with slates. from Wales for Londem. The violence of the blow caused the Industry IMMCdt soly to sink; the crew were saved, except a boy, who was unfor tunately below. The Grasshopper sailed this day for Plymouth, to repair tier damage, having carried away her cutwater. His Ma jesty's brig Plover will make convoy signal the the Nleditermrean, and give instructions to vessels that may arise, until the Grass hopper returns, which is expected in s day or two. 01111tAt.TAR, MARCH 11.—We expect a good account to be shortly received of the Algerine squadron, which I sin informed by the American Commodore (now here) v , contemptible; it con sists of about five vessels, the largest guns, and not worthy of ee appellation of a frigate. Five of our line frigates. the Glasgow, Tribune, Phaeton, Attire. and Ra n ger. have, with the l'hantieleee sloop, dropped in here within 01W few days, end have nil pro ceeded on lit Algiers, where they will tr.ct several others. as well as the Dutch squadron, and intercept all Almine vessels; but 1 hope will not again venture an attack on the shore but: riot, which are said to be strung and well prepared. APPOINTMENTS. PrnsEns.—June+ Ilswkens, to the Algerine; Renj. chimino, Blanche; John Ward, Brisk: William Turner, Canieleon; Jas. Hake, Fury ; E. E. Vidal, Gloucester; 'I horn= Evans, (Myer; Wm. H. Hooper, Heels; Henry Tucker (net. ), Helicon; James White, Jasper; William Aug. - Davies. Jupiter; Sam. Bunn, Dledina; John bond (set.), Owen Glendower; Harry Sine Man, Persius ; Thomas Shears. Primmer, Jos. Williamson, Prince Regett; William Willie, John Nairne, and Win. Savory (sum% Ramillies; Henry B. H. Long, Samarang; Arthur Frame , Ter ror; T. N . J. Tilby, Valorous ; and John Richards, Victory. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, Aram 3. ENTERED INWARDS. Buren Verwagtheg, C. Piss (Bake; broker), from Rotterdam. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Turco, Arm Mevagiseey, of London, Bowden, front t:arnifj a erturaltar, has put in here leaky, and obliged to. discharge' er :argo. PLYMOU cll, APRIL I.—Anived the Lady Antbella, Renner, 1 . Eineersley Castle, and Tom Bowling, from London, outward bound. PORTSMOUTH. APRIL 2.—lt has blown a very heavy gale fio n the Y.W. until three p.m.; it is now more moderate, and 3.•ertal of the outward-bound an under weigh. The wind having chopped round to N.N.E. the following outward-bound have arriv,d here; viz. Charles and William. George, Fairy, Akbytuist, Albien, Diadem, Phenix, Tyne, and Maria. DEAL, Aram 2.—in the course of last night and early this morning it came on to blow eicessively hard front S.W. to S.S.W. during which the Ann, Binnie, front London to Quebec, drove so near to the Break Sand that she slip ped from her chain cable (having struck) brought u p . in the Downs. The Ogle Castle, Drown, from Madras, drove in the hawse of his Majesty's ship Ramillies, lost her boat, and sustained some trifling damage. The Demerara packet, from Demerara, alsa drove in the hawse of the Ramillies, cut her cal*, cleared her, and brought up again : the above ti ree ships have since been supplied with anchors and cables. A brig, name unknown, ran through the Gulls to leeward, tiring and exhilaitinalue lights ; reported to be from Jamaica. About three p.m. it gan to blow suddenly from N.N.E. to N.E. Two barks, supp osed bound to Quebec; one ship homeward bound; and several brigs, including the Bebe, fur St. Kitt's, appear to have hat anchors and cables—Five, p.m—Blows strong. The Ogle Castle, Demerara packet, Ann, Sidney packet, John, Lay ton, and Alexander, appear to ride well. Th.: Shepherd, from Laval - in Sr. Kitt's, slipped and proceeded. Dcwxa, Arun. 2.—lt has blown very hard from N.E. the whole tet noon, but has now r. tier modest d ; several vessels have come round the Foreland, and brought tip in Dover Roads, where they arc riding quite well. The Martha and Britannia will b: supplied with archers and chains in the coulee of the evening. vat/ art Steer.— It ra w blows a heavy gale, with hail and slce . Th.: sloop Fly, of Rochester, with a general cargo, was fallen in alll on u.c .Ist ult. by two Dover pilot bow, with her stem driven in, and abandoned by the crew ; she had carried away her • t.t, which was alongside, entangled with the wreck, the boats re it sining by her until night, when the gale increased; they fell in • tit bee again yesterday, and laid by her until last night's gol:, hen they were compelled again to leave her. MARGATE. Aralt. 2—The Ilope, of I.ondon, Deane, from Attica for Lnndon, was brought into this harbour this afternoon. having cut font an an:to and cable. Landed on the pier this • orning, an anchor, 2lewt. 21rs. 41b. marked " Crawley and Co." to the crown, wait Lb ut 4.5 fathoms of 154-inch cable, buoy, and I uoy-rope. The Steele, 31-Donald, temente, and is riding a-breast if this town with butte anchors and cables down. Since noon it has Woven a henry wile from the nort-east. Hausa:lL Aram 2.—The sloop Wake, Dunhill, from Selby to Londo.i, with same, was towed in by two smacks, having lust lier main boom and damaged her mainsail. Durini the night we x,” cied very heavy squalls front the south-west to the north-west, • tut rant. COPLNPACItN, MARCH 23.—The Berths, Anselleg, from PdiAu to lieu at, whuii ran aground seven miles south of Drag .c, h.e hem got off without much damage. he following is the Addreas of the Limerick Bridg , Canmiwiontra to his Excelksey the Lord Lieutenant : MAT IT TOUR EXCELLENCY, The eonnuissioners appointed under an Act of the last Session of Parliament, for the emetion of a Bridge across the River Shan tou, and Cls a dueling Dock at Limerick, beg have to convey to pot Excellency their grateful sense of the many and import set benefits conferred by your Excellency's wise and beneficent Administration upon Ireland in general, and this city in particular. Impressed with sentiments of respectful attachment, they are de to associate your Excellency's name with one of the most ins lant National Woika which have originated with your Excel- Joey's Administration, and are at once the ornaments of the coun try, and the source of prosperity to its inhabitants. They desire to posses within this city, noi only a lasting memorial of yi UT Exce - teney's temeticent Government, but to hand down to posterity the Came of " Wellesley" as the friend and patron of a grateful peoph. They, therefor:, very respectfully request that your Excellency city &dew to designate the Structure committed to their care by the Lathe of « VVELLESLEY BRIDGE ;" and they further hope. that if it sill suit your Excellency's eanvenience to visit this part of Ireland in the approaching summer, your Excellency may be graciously pleased to lay the first stone. Limerick, 4th March. Ilea. Here follows the nanses of the Cornmbialtineral Roche. Esq. having been in Dublin, and having waited, at the request of the Bridge Commissioners, on Mr. Gre gory, at the Castle, to inquire respecting his Excellency's answer to CM* Addles*, recei►ed the following : Dublin Castle, 21st Mardi. 1824. had the honour of receiving your letter, transmitting an Address from the Limerick Bridge Commissioners to the Lord Lieutenant, which I lost no time in laying before his Excellency ; sod I now beg leave to ►end yon his Excellency's answer. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble *errant, WILLIAM GREGORY. To the Secretary of the Limerick Bridge Commissioners. it is a most grateful exercise of my duly to facilitate th.. import- I sat public work, of which the structure is committed to your ease. By anxious wish aid term expectation are, that in its progress this great undertaking may prove beneficial to the industry of the people of Limerick, and by its sucersaful completion, t• ay serve to augment the commercial and agricultural prospeity of Ireland. With such objects, it is a just ambition that my name should be associated ; and I accept with gratitude, and with a high sense of lot valie, the distivoished honour which you are pleased to confer on me. It will afford me sincere pleastire to perform the honour. able task which you have assigned to me in this useful and orna mental work, and I entertain a confident hope that I may be m id 1 d to attend :he interesting menial to which yO2 have so kindly Invited me. IVELLEst.cr. Reraaseseartost or DVBLIN. We have to CJM sounicate piece of intelligence, wlaich will be received Kith uninittel pleasure by every class of our fellow-citi zens, and, inched. by the people of Ireland genetally. It is r salved that Nil.. F. Robinson, ('ltattceltor of the Each"- quer, shall be put in nomination for the repmentation of this city on the nest general cicction. 'Ms we have are smently recommended oursvlves. But it is only justice to tine of our contemporaries, the 3fr,caotik Advertiser, a journal which is g' nerally considered es one of the organs of the commercial int:rest, to say, that it strenuously ad vecateti this measure in its number of yesterday. 11'c now state Irvin authority, and from personal knowledge of the fall, that several thonsantl pounds are subscribed for the purpose of bringieg Mr. Rol:mann in free of expense. It is quite impassibb: that any at - an, not a citizen of Dublin, esu appreciate the importance of this arrangement. This has Fern, since the death of Mr. Grattan, one of the worst r -sewed cities in the empire ; it will, we hope, be soon '"': of the brat. Th oe is not the most distant doubt of tuevss, as far as Mr. Robinson is concerned, and succccs without a centest.—Daldie Evehing Post. Jass PH I/At.r.— The unsuccessful result of the petition khalf of this un.Ortunate young tr.an, coesiced at she last l'heNt.r Assizes in the murder of Mr. Wood, of Eyam, near in Cheshire. has been no hied to hint by the Rev. Mr. artt_wn, and be re,,ivrd the bitter news with eatraordinsry foul ''"it lie appears quite ' , raced to his tate. It is 1 robsble he ‘.ll Le brought up fur judo 'h . :et on Friday the 16th, and his etc place on 3lontlay the Itlith of ApriL There appeared :iteamtances strung!) , favourable to the case of this young ' ; bet Mr. feel intimated to the respectable pethoncrs , oat hz stot4d net consider himself justified in laying their ap for his n. ric c before his Alagaity...—Liwarirce/Afrretrry. GLOUCESTER ASSIZES, APRIL 1. these which were cut down, and upend* of 100 people were pre sent ; among them 1 saw Jenkinson : 1 e was a schoolmaster in the town of Stafford; I remonstrated a WI the people in very strong language, and cautioned Jenkinson in desist; he said he was em ployed by James Stamp Sutton ('Duke to tut down the trees, and produced a written paper, which he ?aid was his authority; he per sisted in going on, and said he world take all the consequences ; these lioccedis.gs were Minnie(' daily for tome time in the present:v. 'of an increased mob; the injunction I hold in my hand OW ob. Lined on the 20th January, a:ol transmitted to me; 711 or 110 trees had been cut down; Jcnkirson had lived in Stafford four or live years; the trees when cut down were part of them carried to the canal, part taken into the roads and left there. The cutting dawn li was continued until the injunction an :val. Sir ficorge's rent day was the 16th January ; the Swan Inn was always used on that oc casion ; previous to that day I had received another printed notice,l which was also generally circulated in the neighbourhood ; ow the Itith of January 1 attended at the Swan Inn ; Jenkinson was standing near the entrance; hot few of the tenants attended to pay their rent ; not so many as usually had done to; on the 17th of 1 January 1 attended at the Quarter Semitone professionally a constable brought three persons into the hall, who lie said had broken into my house; Crank was one of them; Jenkinson attended them, but was not in custody ; they were detained some time, and were then set at liberty by my desire; on my return home, I found the notice of distress not produced in the house; my wife was greatly alarmed; and for Revere! daysl whilst I was absent front my family, the house doors were kept locked ; I replevied; towards the close of the month Cooke had been apprehended upon a charge of obtaining money under false pretences of one of the tenants; oil that occasion he should never theleas make me pay the 1,0001. which he distrained for at the assizes; during the assizes, a hand-bill was handed to me which was ilk) stuck on the Court Ilall (put in and marked); another ward, ornamented with starlet red blce libbands---then forty people, on betrothed:, and a great crowd on foot--after them a car riage, in which were Rfehara and James Cooke, drawn by a pair of horses—a carriage tin.lowed, with llr. Miles, Mr. Champneys, and 3lr•Condv • as tneprecemsion drew near the town the Cookes gut into the dic key; the plinth were ornamented with a coronet, and the arms hf the Stafford family ; the mob took the horses from the carriage, and drew it into the town ; it stopped at Richard Staf ford Cooke's lodgings in Eastgate-street ; we had removed from the °come inn ; Richard and James Cooke and Mr. Cundy made speeches from :he dickey of :he carriage ; we had dinner at James Cooke's • about fi fty people were at the dinner. Jame% Cooke was in the chair, and after dinner proposed the heal:h of Sir 0. Jerninghani. as he bore no animosity to him ; on this It. S. Cooke jumped up. and said he would never drink the health of a man who kept him cut of his property, and ordered his brother to come out wf the chair ; there was music outside the Mouse ; R. Cooke went to the window, and told the mob that the injunction would soots.bedixoolred, and that then the money the timber sold for should be dim:Me:tett among the toot ; heard IL S. Cooke •17, that evening, " fir George has dilated me Mel. a year to forego my claim ;he f ur t her maid, Lady J. had expremed a desire to have his portrait, which hail been sent to Comsey !tall, the Rest of Sirtieorge ; he said, however, teat he never would rob his family by taking that auto in lieu of his rights ; was at the Court Left, b. .t left it on the warning of • Magistrate. Miles borrowed a book of an attorney at Stafford, to are how the forms of court-keeping were to be ob served ; heard Cookesay he had been appointed agent by the House of Lords to his Lrotlits he said that Lord Liverpool and the Lord Chancellor were his friends, on account of Sir George Jerning. ham's being a Catholic, but that they did not like to disclose them selves. Atter Richard S. Cooke came down, we were mote restrict ed in the use of wine than formerly, as he was more parsimonious than hi, brother ; used to have plenty of wine before then. Cooke Special Jary. TUN ltrvat T. COOST AND OTNTRA. Mr. TALFORD opened the pleadings, detailing the diffivent counts et* the indictment, seven in number. dlr. TALI( TON stated the ease. He thought it one in which the defent:anta would not have called witnesses ; but understanding, from what had pawed, that it was their intention to do so, be should be conipelled to pursue a course very different from that hich he had miNinally proposed. The charge against the defend ants was, in f -et, that of having put their beads together and de viled means of obtaining money under false pretences. air (I. Jer binghatn was the party agates , whom these malpractices had been de Died, and to whose injury they had been braoght into anion. The defendant Cooke was a solicitor, and therefore might be sup posed to know that the law was SUfliriClit to establish a legal right. The merest schoolboy knew that an undisputed possession of more than tit', y years of property, no matter how ongtnally acquired, gave a good and legal cluon to such proper in the absence of title dada on the part of those cob:mirk; the rightful possession. Not upon this point, however, did his client mean to found his claim to the valuable possessions -which the defendants had so wtempted to get in their hands. Sir George was a gentleman of most ancient family, of lineage the most direct, and of con nexions the most respectable and honourable. Such were the tides of the plaintiff; and it would ere long be seen, of what nature those intended to be opposed to them really were. In order, however, to meet the misrepresontatiorat which had been most industriously made, he should enter into Rome description of the lineal descent of of Sir O. Jerninglsain, as a mew historical statement, as recorded in Acts of Pardiament, and enrolled in the archives of the High Court of Chancery. Sir George is lineally descended from the Duke . . of Buckieghann who was attaintedand beheaded in the reign of handbill toe courts , and ;a notice not t 3 pay" 'the rents bespoke a play , the bill wits heisdech, •• By desire of the lion. Henry VIII. On his death, and after the attainder, die blood of were shortly afterwards distributed (put in and marked); the James Stamp Sutton Cooke." We generally draek Madeira, and the Barons Stafford was restored to Henry, one of the sons of the latter was delivered to me in the street by a person named Bar- frequently claret. attainted Duke. In the reign of Charles IL, a great great grand- low. on the 22d March ;he had a large roll of similar papers in his Witness then proved several papers which had been previously daughter of this limey married a Sir William Howard, who was hands; Sir George has two manors on the Staffard estate; one of rut in. They were now read : their purport was as stated by Mr. then crested Baron Stafford ; this nobleman was convicted of tree- Foubridge and the other of Stafford ; attended the Court ; saw J. Talfonl, in his Peening. son on the perjury of Titus Oates, and was beheatled. Iwo. He Russell Mills then, who acted as steward, and the two defendants ; Croonexammed by Mr. Cooke.--The paper handed tome is In however could not make his heirs forfeit rights which they idle. I warned them all against the illegality of their conduct ; I my hand-writine, with tin exception of the signature of Mary Steel from hie mother s as Baroness Stafford, in whom, and in 'showed Miles a printed hand-bill, and asked him it' it was issued by Stone copied it from a paper given to me by yru. This paper whew heirs, the fee - simple of the estate and title were un-1 his authority ? he said it was. Put in and read; it announced a (anot her) is like tl original; cannot recollect any particular time when deniably vested. From this Baroness, and from one of her Court Leet to be held on 11th March, lecture Miles, as steward, you told me Lord Liverpool and she bard Chancellor were friendly i heirs who was created Earl of S t afford, the present Sir George; in consequence of the arrival of Richard Cooke, Baron Stafford. towards you ; it was not upon the occasion of your refusing to *I- I Jerningham was lineally deseeeded. The Learned Counsel then lt was dated Stafford Castle.) Jenkinson had a large book, and low me to play at cards , that I challenged you ; you went to church mated the nature of an application made by Mr. James Cooke to ; appeared to be acting as secretory ; both he and James Cooke in- every Sunday ; I saw nothing immoral in your &Induce I Sir George, in Nov. 1822 ; this application however was of course suited on their right to hold the Coos Leer , and had very argry Mr. Cooke wished to move to put oft the trial on the ground of, unsuccessfl, and the conspiracy to defraud was then first embodied.l words with one of the freeholders, by whom 1 was accompanied ; the inability of bold Liverpool to attend from indisposition : his J. 11. S. Cooke forthwith gave a dinner at his lodgings or house, there was a person there in a scarlet robe, his name was Ward. Lordship was a notarial w o rms, and he now held in his hand a at Somers Teem ; one of his guests, named Crank, lie appointed his His LoRDISHI r -Nut one of the Judges, I hope. certificate from a medical emaleman of his Lordship's illness. Secretary, receiving a premium of 5411. foe such appointment. Witness-He had a white rod or wand, in his hand, and the His LOBDSIIIP.-It is now too late; if you had nieved this On the 30th of December, they met at Stafford, and associating Stafford knot embroidered on his sleeve. morning before she commencement of the trial, I certainly should themselves with one Smith, a Sheriff's officer, went on the same His bon Deli z r -Aye, like a mayor, I suppose. have been very glad to hive put it off. day to Stafihrel Castle, which was not then completed. This Castle Witness-" lord t , ,tatrold's Office" was painted conspicuously Cross-examination resumed-I can swear that more than thirty was shown to strangers, and when the party sunned, Smith toll en the door of Jenkinson's house. trees w' - e cut down; you gave directions that no tree should be ' the old woman who lived in, and exhibited the Castle, that the ibis LOILIMIIitp asked 3lr. Campbell if he had any questions to cut, but such as were on the StatOrd estate ; should not know the two strangers with him wanted to see the Castle •, they were ad- put to witness. hand-writing of Sir Charles Wolseley ; I know you once dined and matted, and then it was that the defendant Cooke declared his Mr. CAMPBELL rather wished Mr. Cooke to do so before him, slept at his house. brother the heir of the estate, and took possession ;he then en- as he was most affected by the evidence of witness. Cross-examined by Mr. CAMPBELL.-I do not think the signs. devoured to bribe the old woman, who, however, instead of His Lon Dente said that the bar should take precedence of de- tore to the paper now handed to me to be the hand.writing of Mr. obeying the mandate of her new Lord Richard Baron Stafford, ap- feredant to an indictment. Cooke ; I was in the room when Jenkirson was introduced to plied instanter to Mr. Sevkcrson, the steward of Sir George, and Mr. CAMPIEtt. urged his right to waive a privilege, and his`etooke; he was recommended by ,Rogers the printer, as a person who, on his arrival at the Castle, finding 31r. Crank, the Secre- Lordship eventually consented. that wrote a good hand; Cooke, when he engaged him, showed ter of the new Baron, left in possession, forthwith ejected him. Cross-examined by Mr. James Stamp Sutton Cooke (who had him a pedigree and some Acts ef Parliament ;he told him his The party immediately set to work . They first enlisted a Stafford previously obtained his Lordship's permission to retire for a few brother had a just claim to the title and estates; Miles first came schoolmaster of the name of Jenkinson, who was the other defend- minutes.)-1 received letters from you when you were at Stafford; to Stafford with Richard S. Cooke ; I quarrelled with James ant to this indictment. The next step was to publish notices ad- I have them with me, but have not received any notice so produce Cooke about the 15th April ; I think there were 3,010 or 4,000 dressed to the tenants of Sir George, Mr. James Cooke having them. people attended the procession into Stafford. taken up his abode in the town. here, in all due pomp and Ilia liOIDCIIIP observed, that they could not be received in Mr. CAMPBELL.-Aare, my Lord, than attend the entrance of apparently oppressed with business, he received such of the tenants evidence. the Judgox of pie George, as his notices had induced to pay him a visit. Cross examination resumed-I preferred certain bills of indict- His liolDblllP.-At Newcastle, Mr. Campbell, I have seen a The first notice served was dated on the 30th of December, 18 . 22, meet against you at the January Sessions of last year ; one of them crowd of at least 10,000 people. front StalfenlCaetle, and cautioned the tenants not to pay any rents was for • conspiracy ;it was ignored ; Sir George and his father John Rogers examined by Mr. TAENTDW.-My father held a to SirG. Jerninghant or his agents, or to any other person titan to have been in receipt of the rents of the Stafford estate for upwards farm under Sir George Jerningham ; recollect being sent by my Richard Sutton Cooke, as legal Baron of Stafford, or to his bailiff: of thirty years ; the rents were received in 1806 by Sir William tither to the George Inn ; met a Mr. Dudley and his son ' who steward, or agent. On the Ist of Jan. thesecond notice wasdated. Jerninginon, as wont to Lady Anastasia Stafford Howard ; I he- were a/so tenants to Sir George ; we all went to the George Inn to It was in effect a caution to the tenants, that if they did not forthwith lieve the Stafford estate is not Crown land • I have heard that there see James Cooke. In the room we saw a quantity of papers and pay their rents and arrears to Baron Richard, they would be di- was such a person as Lady Anastasia Stafford Howard ; have seen Acta of Parliament. I told Cook we came according to his request 'strained OIL It offered a reduction of one halt the rents for the a pedigree of that lady, in which she is represented as descended to pay hint the rent. Ile said, " You must recollect we only take ensuing seven years, and pledged the new Baron not to eject any from the Lords Viscount Dowsed ; have attended frequently at the one-half ; he told us the estate belonged to his brother, Lord Star one or his tenants trout his occupancy. The first thing the de. Forebridge Courts ; have not the Court rolls in my custody ; my ford, and produced Counsel's opinion which he gave us to read ; lendant did to get the money, was resorting to acts of trespass and appointment as steward took place about two years since; never it related to the barony of Stafford ; he then shewed us the pedi violence, of a - description such as had never been seen since the held a Court for the manor of Forebridge ; part of the property has gyre of his family, which we looked at ; Cooke produced a letter lays of the civil wars. Men were employed to cut down the timber been sold, but not on indemnity bonds. which he real aloud ; he said he had received it (tom Sir George vu the estate. To quiet the scruples of these men, an axe wan His LottnittlP observed, that he could not, nor would not, go Jetningham ;he said he was going to dine with h :m a t Si r C. drawn round the bottom of the trunk of such trees as were to be cut into the question of title ; as, if the title was not legally in Sir Wolseley's as friends and relations, and that then everything would down, under the persuasion that this ceremony gave a legal title to George, there was a legal m ode of proceeding. be amicably arranged. I paid him 171. 10s. for my father, he the cutting down. Many were time trees that fell in pursuance of Cross-examined by Mr. Ca st Part L (fur Mr. Jenkinson) -Mr. having previously threatened to distrain ; I took a receipt signed by this sysmin of devastation, and even sold to those who had no ob- Jenkinson put a paper into my hands, when the trees were being cut Cooke ; Dudley paid 81. for his tither. j..ction to advancing money upon such senility. Sir George, how- down ;it was like the paper row put into my hands ;do not know Crusnexaminal by Mr. Cooke. -1 am sure the letter had a seal ever, obtaining an Injunction against the further cutting down of that he gave up his relation's consequence of bis appointment under to it with Sir GeorgeJermingham's coat of arms ; the letter handed trees, this plan was fur the time abandoned. James Sutton Cooke Richard Stafford Cooke. to me has a similar seal ; I cannot say that it is the same letter. also app-inted gente-keeper to the manorsof Sir G. Jerningham. Re-examined by Mr. Rusagt.t.-Went before the grand jury at Maly Pcake examined by 3lr. R tome t..-In Jannary, 1027, 1 "or these acts of trespass and fraud the present indictment was pre- the Stafford Sessions to prefer a bill of indictment against the de- lived at a farm Gilled Lamberscot, near Stanind ; am 43 years of tarred. On the 13th of Jan Baron Richard visited his barony ; not, tendant Cooke; saw in the bands of one of the jurors a paper pro- age, and know that the Jerningham family were the landlords of however, wish all his baronial honours, not in his baronial splen- timing to be the opinion of Mr. Harrison upon the claim of 111 r. my grandfx , her, father, and myself; in January I kept all my doe, but under the appellation of simple Mr. Brown ; and as a Cooke to the barony of Stafford ; the bill was ignored ; I do not doors locked and bolted in the slay time, because. Mr. Cooke had means of further disguise, he put up at a humble public - house , know that James Cooke acted under a power of attorney. threatened to dismain for rent ; one Sunday in that month he called drunk ale aid smoked tob acco at night, and drank runt and milk in Wm. Henry Crank examined by Mr. Taamoart-1 am 22 years upon me after the Morning Service; he introduced himself as the the morning. 'this disguise was certainly effectual, for the host of of age; became acquainted with James Cooke in 1822. having ad- Hon. J. S. S. Cooke. brotner and agent of Lord Stafford; he the inn never, for a single instant, dreamt that he had been honour- vertised in the Time, for a situation; saw him in consequence; offered me the lease of the farm for 21 years at half rent; I told ed by the patronage and support of so noble a guest as Baron he said he wanted a secretary and amanuensis ;he showed me some' him I was tenant to Sir George, and that he did not know what Richard Stafford. He shortly after repeated this visit ; again paper and part of a petition to the Howse of Leeds claiming the the rent was; he said I was a tenant on trespass, and he would smoked tobacco, and again drank ale; but still his Lordship barony of Stafford ; he proposed a salary of from 70. to 751. and to make me produce my last receipt; he told me Sir George had given thought proper to ;Tara into On the 13th of January a third pay all travelling expenses; engaged with him and gave 501. for up all title to the estate, that he could prove it by a letter he had notice was served upon the tenantry, fixing the 16th of January for the situation; in December dined at Mr. Cooke's lodgings at received from Sir George; he said that Mr. Fteekerson knew it long the payment of rents, at the George inn. for which receipts were Somers Town : the party consisted of two men, one of them an ago, but that he kept die tenantry in the dark, for whom he was to be given by James Stamp Sutton Cooke. Jenkinson was sta- articled clerk so an attorney, the other of the name of Lane, and sorry from his heart ; he said he had not called on the other boned at the room-door in which the steward of Sir George was sit- a Mr. and Mrs. Browne ; a person called Mrs. Cooke was also pre- tenantry, and did so as I was a female, and therefore entitled to re- ting to receive the rents, at the Swan Inn, for the purpose of using sent; after dinner both Mr Cooke and Mr. Lane spoke about the spect,as front his grandmother Dorothea rime all their honours and such misrepresentations as should induce the tenants to repair to claim to the barony of Stafford ; the latter said he had risked halt estates ; he said his bruther was acknowledged to be Lord Stafford the George Inn to pay their rents to the agent of Baron Richard. his fortune, and would not object to risking the oilier half' in sup- by the King, the Judges, Lords and Commons; he said a great The result was, this J. Stamp Sutton Cooke, as the solicitor, and poet of the claim ; he was a law-stationer, living at the corner of deal more; that he saw Sir George in London, who knew of his young Crank as the secretary, received from some few intimidated Finch-lane, Cornhill ; appointed to meet Mr. Cooke at Stafford ah coining dawn ; lie threatened to detrain, but gave me till next day tenants the amount of 101. fee rent, and he believed a whole hatfull the 30th Dec. 1022; he said he was rather short cf money, and that to think of his offer; he said he was diersed to give me longer of halfpence. %{ - hat was the next step ? A distress for rent was as he was going to Stafford to receive some rents, he would them' time, but his brother was a peremptory man and would not ; re_ put into the house of' Mr. Seckerson, sir George's agent, whilst he repay me t oy tr a vellin g expenses. I was at Stafford on the 30th rive d a letter front him afterwards-( Put in and read, dated 29th WWI attending his professional duties at the Stafford Quarter Ser.- December accordingly. On my arrival I met Mr. Cooke ; it was January, 132: 1 , and threatened to detrain if the rent was not imme 'ions • constables were called in, and the agents of Cooke expelled , a b ou t h a lf-p a s three i n the afternoon, at the George Inn. Smith, diately paid. I . A sec ond distress was put in the house in the afternoon, by four men a Sheriff's officer, was with Cooke, and the latter said they were Crossmeationed by Mr. Cooke.-Von did not say the King was faring themselves up stairs, and intruding upon the privacy ot 31rs. going to take possession of Sta ff ord Castle, but thut it was, to be bound to acknowledge your brotber's title. Lady Anastasia Ho- S. and some female visitors of that lady, in a manner beelsould not kept secret; set out accordingly, in a post.chaise, to Stafford ward was not the landlady of the estate in 11106. then describe. James Stamp Sutton Cooke next applied to an old Castle; an old unman, of the name of Perry and hcr daughter William Rogers. examined by 31r. TALroan .-Went with his maiden lady, named 3lary eeake, for the purpose of endeavouring were there ; Smith said to the former that he had brought her brother to Mr. Cooke, at the George Inn. (Corroborated his testi to induce her to acknowledge his brother as her landlord. For this some gentlemen to see the Castle ; obtained admission, and after monya Ile said he was to dine with Sir George at Sir Charles purpose he told her that Mr George bad given up possession to his seeing two or three rooms, Cooke, in one of them, wrote the paper Wolseley's the nett day, which was Sunday. Saw him on the Mother, who only was kept out of his rich t% by Me Seckerson. Ile produced (put in and read), and gave it to me: he told the old wo- Monday following. Asked him if he dined with Sir George and further said, that the House of Lords, the House of Commons, and man he came to take possession of the Castle for his brother Lord Sir Charles. He said, No, but that Sir George had sent him a the Ring himself. had acknowledged the rights and tides of his Stafford ; he told me I was to remain in die Castle until he sent handsome note of apology. My father is too old and infirm to sable brother. With this noideo hasty, however, he was unsuc- somebody else; the old woman must have heard him, travel here without danger. artful in every particular. tinder pretences, equally helm, however, pew paper was dated the 311th Dec:miler, and was a declaration James Dudley examined by Mr. Tetierros.-I paid 81. to Jas. he obtained the stint of 01. front a man named Rogers, and 171.105 . of having taken possession muter a power of attorney . It was wit- Cooke for rent ;he gave me a receipt. (Receipt produced and Ifiem another named Dudley. To these men he prod uced a letter, untied by Smith.) read.) IVitneas confirmed the testimony of the other tenants. which he said lie had received from Sir George, although he had Cooke made the old woman an offer to hold the Castle for him, Craw-examined by Mr. CooaE.-I heard you read the opinion never received any letter of any description whatever trots that which she refused to do. Cooke and Smith went away. In about of a counsel. Cannot say the paper handed to me is the same. Baronet. 'the time having arrived when the Noble Lord was to a quarter of an hour the old woman went out, and before long re- Mr. John Seallerose examined by Mr. RtssEt.i.-My father make his formal entry into Stafiiird, the 6th of March, it took place turned with Mr. Seckersor, who desired me to leave the castle, keeps the Dolphin, at Stafford. On the Mid of January, 11123, a with all due display of ribbamin First appeared a hired London which 1 slid, after having shown him the paper. I then went to stranger came to the house at about 7 o'clock in :he evening, with carriage; on one of the panels were painted the antis of the Stafford the Inn, and told Cooke what had happened. Ile said, "Never a portmanteau, and asked if he cinild have a bed ; I told him he family; on the dickey how sat Baron Richard and the lion. James mind, my boy, it is a good possession, and we'll love them yet." could. I now know it is the person who calls himself lord Staf. Stamp Sutton Cooke; inside sat ale, Miles , the defendant who Rogers, a printer, came to us the next morning, when Cooke told font Afterwards saw hint on the dickey of the chariot in the pm had not yet appeared ; tag-rat. - and-bobtail followed the carriage ; him he wanted him to . print some notices to the tenants to stop cession. He supped in the parlour ; after supper he came into the the horses were unyoked, and ° that which is usually done on such their rents. Rogers, declined, but said lie would recommend some kitchen; he there drank ale and smoked his pipe. At seven o'clock occasions was done by the mob of the day. Speeches were one to Resist in writing them. On the 31st Deceniber, Jenkinson the next morning he drank two glasses of rum and intik. Ile went also made, and as stafford is famous for its ale, that potent came to the inn. Cooke told hint he wanted some notices written, away shortly afterwards, and said he would let them know inner beverage was plentifully distributed. A dinner was also given, at as Rogers would not print them. lie agreed to copy them. I about who he was when he came again. About a fortnight after which speeches were again made, and the false pretensionaprevious- assisted by the direction of Cooke. Two of the papers put in are wards he arrived by die night coach ;he slept there; heard no name made by the Honourable James Cooke, were repeated by Baron copies those written by us; they are signed by Mr. Cooke. that he went by. Richard. The next act of this farce, or amedy, was the bidding Read.-•• Cautions to the tenant* of Sir li. J. not to pay rents to Cterssmitarnined by Mr. Cooke.-He paid for all he had. of Courts Lett and Courts Baron, preceded of course by formal any person but the representatives of Richard Bacon Stafford." William Lathbury, examined by Mr. TA Leon n.-I am a tenant notices in the usual technical NMI or word*. These were signed A great number of topics were made; pentane named Tingley anti to Sir George Jernitighani ; have been so to hint and his father for " John Russell Miles, Chief Steward." On the day fixed the Barlow distributed them about die place; a few were stuck on the twenty-seven years.-Mhis witness confirmed the testimony of Courts were duly held, a Mr. Ward acting as bailiff ' with a wand walls. Mr. Lane came down to Stafford about the 2d of January, those previously examined. in Isis hand, duly painted and emblazoned, and John Russell Miles when two other clerks were engaged to resist in writing the Doti' es. atilt-on Gutnam, examined by Mr. TAENTO sr.-I am • tenant officiating as chief steward. Mr. Seckerson nenonsinued and A man named Goodwin came down with lane. Cooke said he to Sir George Jeminglism. As . 1 was going to the George Inn, to warned the defendants of the illegality of their proceedings ; but would cut down the timber and sell it ; he engaged several men pay my rent to 11r. Seckerson, Jenkinson stood at the door, and his remonstrances and warning s were unheeded, and the Courts for that work ; the men objected to cutting until smile one drew told me he was placed there be Mr. Cooke, to tell me not to pay re we held with much form andeeremony. The Learned Counsel, the axe round the tree, and cut a piece out, as an assertion of my rent in anybody but hiinseff. I told him Mr. Cooke might be after stating the nature of his evidence, observed that the conduct right. Cooke gave me a slip of paper, authorising me to do so. d--d. Ile then went iota the road, and, shaking his stick, told me of the defendants was unemunpled in the annals of imposture. He (1 am sure I have burnt it.) 1 dffi so, and the cutting of timber Mr. ('ooke would make me repent. Was afterwards diatrained concluded by informing the Jury that they could not lied, on the immediately commenced. Mr. Jenkinson and Mr. Goal win super- upon by Mr. Cooke. prment occasion, a verdict against either Mr. Richard Cooke or Mr. inten . ded the work generally : I have seen them dose; saw the order W. 11. Crank, recalled ; examined by Mr. Caefeweei..-.A book Miles; that it was not necessary he should rove Mr. Janie , of i njunction served on Mr. Cooke: he told me it was an injurc:ion, entitled the Slapvd Peerage wan shown me by Mr. Cooke. Cooke to have conspired with Mr. Jetikinson to defraud Sir George and that it' it had not been so he would have cut down all the trees William Sidney-/11y mother is a tenant to Sir George Jerning. Jerningham, as Ina .Lordship would inform them that, if the former on the Barony ; he gave it me to read; in the room where he re- ham. (Corroborated the testimony of the preceding witnesses.) Was proved to hare fraudulently conspired with either his brother ceived people he had norm papers on the table tied with red tape, John Hawkins examined by Mr. TALVORD.--1 have been a te- Mod, or with Miles, to would be equally liable to their verdict and copies of Acts of Parliament, particularly those of the 14th and nant to Sir Jerningham 13 or 14 years. (Corroborated pre aeairst him, as if he had been proved to have compared with Jen- Mel of Henry VIII; several persons called to take land by paying ceding witnesses testimony.) Cooke told him he had been pre_ kineon, although r.either of the other two defendants appeared to I a m1)&111.11111; they were to hive it for G. an acre; some paid 101., sented at the King's levee ; that he had had a conference with hi s this indientent. four 1001., one vOl., Goodwin paid 20111., ('ndereeed paid 1001., Majesty just before he came clown to Stafihrd, when his Majesty (It was suited that Mr. Richard Cooke haul pleaded his peerage , Plant 701 ; I sew Root of the 11101. e)• paid to Cooke ; 1 wrote out s hook him heartily by the hard, and wished him luck of the barony. in abatement ; and that the King's Bench had allowed the plea. several receipts, I have seen Cooke receive about tiOff.; Maniere Sir George Jeriatighani, Bart. examined by Mr. Tat•NTO N ._ 31iles, one of the dam:dents, was out of the country.) paid 1001; several stuns of 101., 31., ar el 21. were paid ; recollect I have been II years in possession of the estates of the Barony of Mr. James Stamp Sutton Cooke stated to the COW; that as one the rent day in January ; was at the George Inn with Mr. Cooke; Stafford. I succeeded my father, who had been in possession of the defendants of this indictment, it was his intention to avail he took half rents; one paid 2s. Oil . and ale•-her less than 2s. ; re- from 17113 ; he succeeded my grandmother, through whom the ea_ himself of ids richt as an Englishmen. to conduct his own cause_ c o ll ec t Ro ge r. pa) ing h is rent ;it WAS 171. 10s. Ilefem the tenants tates came into my ; she was of the Plowden family, and H e 5150 suggested th e propriety of the witnesses on each aide Wog paid their rents Cooke read a letter as from Sir George Jerningham, her mother of the Stafliml family ; my grandmother was th e n i ec e ordered to withdraw. in which he said, if the estates belonged to Cooke he did not wish to of the Earl of Medford, whose son and heir dying without male His Lonersote-You are entitled to the claim you have made, keep them from him; went With two eo'nololl informers to therein issue, the title became extinct. There is a building on my estate on Mr. Seekerson's; Cooke emit us ; we were to take an inventory; called Stafford Castle, erec.ed at to y expellee; it was built on the Mr. Phillip Seamen, examined by 31r. Russrt.u.-I am an the two met, were to be left in poeseseion ; we dietrained for 10001., s i te o f t h e o ld castle. In Nov. 11t22 I received a visit from James attorney sad agent to Sir George Jeri:lngham have been so eon- as rent due to Imel Stafford ; I obleeted, to Cooke, that 1 had never Cooke, whom l had never seen before ; he brought Mr. Lane, also creme 'lhr hint anti his father for more than thirty years. For that been so concerned before; he told me no hams should come tome; a stranger, with hint ; air.% was at an hotel in Hover-street ; he said period the family has been in the possession of the Stafford estate. while in the house constables arrived, and took us into custody ; 1 he came to claim the Stafford estate for his brother, and that if I Went to the castle me the 30th December, 1822. at about four was afterwards se t a t liberty ; left a notice in the house by direction would give it up quietly his towhee would return him the back o'clock in the afternoon, having been sent for. Found William of Cooke; h e was called o u t of the room one evening ; when lie rents, as he wished to have nothing to do with lawyers, who Henry Crank there. Anna Perrin had fetched me. Crank was returned he told sue he had been to see his brother, who was at ran away with th e p ro fi ts of every thing ; he read me the matted its tl:e kitchen. The daughter of Anna Perrin and another Stafford, under the name of Brown : have seen a letter in the poems- opinion of a Mr. Perkins, a Counsel, in favour of his brother's ming woman were present. sion of Cooke purporting to have come from Richard Stafford claim. I told hint I never acted without legal advice, and that lie Mr. CAMPBELL objected to the conversational evidence, as none Cooke, most address himself to my Counsel, Mr. Butler. I afterwards of the mercies were present--Overruled. The defendant was called upon to produce it. It no: being pro- received a letter from him, which I think I have lost. I may Examinatim resumed.-Crank said he was ordered to remain ducal, the notice for production was proved, but being deemed in- have it at home. I wrote him an answer. 1 never wrote to there be ale James Cooke. and exhibitell a paper. 1 ordered hun sufficient, it was not pressed. hint that I was willing to rive up the came to his brother, out. He went. Oa the let January, 11112, 1 received this notice. Witness resumed-Heard Mr. Richard Cooke frequently asked nor that I did not wish to keep it front him as he had a clear title, (Put in, and oinked.) OD the 4th January I received another. I for in the presence of James Cooke, and about two months after- nor any thing to that effect ; I never told him any thing of the (Put in and marked.) Saw similar notices snick up about the I wards he arrived ; Cooke left Stafford for London ; during hi s ab- ki n d; when I tot' bins Mr. Butler was my Counsel, he turned town and in the hoods of several of Sir Georges tenants. lam one ac n e , received a newspaper (objected to) ; received a letter from round to Mr. L ane , and ra id, th a t h e th oug ht 31 r . B ut l er and Mr. of Sir George's tenants. 3ly house is on the estate. On the 11th I hi m , or d er in g me t o p ro vide ribbands, and prepare the procession Perkins had better talk it over torther. I hare of the portrait of January received information which induced Tile to go to a part of J really fur the arr , val on Richard Stafford Cooke ; he directed me to Mr. Richard Cooke at Cooley Ilan ; my sister has seen him, but the estate. Saw sa ash tree which had been cut down, and another I meet hint at the Barley Mow, four miles from Stafford ; arranged it is thirteen yeses ago. before he had set up this claim. In JR. partly cut. They were not cat by my orders. No person was . the procession along with Sir. Cuinly, Cooke's brioche? sin-law ; meaty 1823, I was at (tosser Hall. i never received any invitatioe there. About four days afterwards I found another tree cut down ; left Stafford with th e proceuion Roo; them . ; met them before we ;to dine with Sir C. eVolseler. I have not had the slightest inti that was the 15th January ;on the 17th I saw several persons en- ' got to the Barley Mow ; the procession was au the following order: mare with him for the last thirty years. I was not in Staffordshire gaged in cutting down trees, others in lopping off the branches of -A trumpeter, on horsebaek-1 Whirred, en horseback, with a in either Jaenary, kanniary, or March, nor did I think of going there in that time. Never wrote Mr. Cooler i note of apology fur baring neglected to be at Sir C. Welattley's to dine with him and lir. Cooke. Cross-examined by Mr. Cooke..—l never told you the Lord afar: cellar told me that I most reverse the attainder before I could Le heir to the Barony of Stafford. Lady Anastasia Howard died in Paris in 1807. no not know that the litathrd eatate is crown land I will swear this property is mine. Mr. CooEe—Then I will proven" the contrary. Ilia Loattfintr—l shall not allow you to do so before me, 1 assure you ; and therefore you need not attempt it. Currie-1 hare s^.irched the Jounials of the House of Lords during the year 1813, and cannot And that in that year any agent was appointed to Ifiebard Stafford Choke, Moron Stafford. Cross-examined by Ale Cooke—l found in the Journals that you appeared for your brother. His LOthEtlll I e—Tbat is not an appointment. 3lr. Cooke r -No, but it is a revagnoton, my Lori. His 1 oafiaittr — Indeed it is nor. • Th s was the ease thr the prumeution. Mr. James Cooke rose in his defence.—After reading a long r nealogy of the fi , afrord family. he proceeded to state to the Jury, that uhen he should hare finished his catmint froth the attainder of Earl Stafford, be should have proved; geortalo,^y of upwards of 800 years. His 14.**suir—Which hes nothing it an to do *ith the ques tion. Mrs Cooke sidled to show that he had been acenk legal* ender an Act of Parliament. He proceeded in his own course for some time, and then contended, that he had actial as the tenant of kis brother. and that all others were acting under him. Mr. CAN rut Lt. suggested the propriety of Mr. Cooke finish ing his evidence before he addressed the Court. Lord Chief Justice Abbott had allowed a similar prOctedare * the last Assizes. Mr. Taunton not otecctirit, Mr. Cooke called Edward Smith, who objected to giving his eidence, as h i s erre penes from Bath had not been paid him. Ilia hissurautp, after consulting Mr. Baron harrow, dtclo.ol that the witness mitt give his evidence. IVitnwis--.1 WWI clerk to Mr. O. Waits, en attereney at Bath, in 1021; thin paper handed to nic is not a perfect power of attorney : the back sheet i 4 torn ca; I believe it ta the instrument to which I was an attesting witness. His LORDSHIP tetad not take the liittooltolt oft &falba on the record as evidence ; besides, it vita a cancelled document. Richard 'dtafford Cooke them the back of the Court)—l tote it off, my Lord. Ilia LORDSIIIr. 7 M'ho is this . . _ Mr. Cooke—Lord Stafford ; and I call him as a ditnelk His LOODSITI r—Oh ! the defendant on the record, I suppose ,4 of counie he cannot appear as a witness. Sampson Tellers. examined by 31r. C,ocike.—l was piesent . when Richard Cooke t o re off and borne the bade 0!a power of at theory, which he had granted to James evoke, his brother ; it WU at. m house; I do not know when it took place; it was 00 114 time in Slay. You left Stafford a few days titer the power wad torn. George Wqrta, examined by :qr. Cooke.-1 yun a golicltor at Bath. this instrument was prepared in trtY office; your breaker executed it. (It was then put in and read.) It was a poirer of mtnrney et Richard Stafford Cooke, as thO lawful proprietor of the barony of Stafford, authorising James Stamp Sutton Cooke to ant as his true and lawful agent, in whatever act or deed he shall deem necessary to aid and assist in the recovery of the said estate attached w the barony of Stafford. Examination resumed.—The document wn duel in Octeher, 1821. — W. H. Cratfk, examined by 31r. Cl(o94.—The paper handed to me is in my hana-wrilfng ; it is a copy of the powa of attorney: made by me when it was redact. The conclusion to the poser was then read, and made at cat= plete document as far as evidence goes. The Duke of Norfolk was Coen called. Mr. CA M PIE L L said it has been intimatethohlm that hie Omit would not attend. The subpoena was then rut in, and etc Duke was called b'n kif recognizance. V. Ho} ph examined by Mr. Cooke—T am iteitatd of the manor of Thoroberry ; I have the otrrt•rolls With me, bat I ab ject to producing them. His Lordship Called upon defendant to rho* why they should hi produced. Mr. Cooke—To thew that my brother is the rightful heir to thi Stafford estate. His Lordship refused to enter into the question of right. property was in the bands of a third party, who mold nut be com pelled to produce them. Henry ‘Velahman--I know Sir Geogre inning/11am.; he told mi he wished to buy you over ; it was in Roltori-row, Piocadaly, in July last ; 1 am a draper; I want to Sir George; I introdiked the subject of the claims to the Stafford barony, and suggested chelmi promise ; I thought it was better fo t a ll theyarties; l it wished me to call upon his solicitor the text mornin g; I i Bit George I thought he had some attaint upon bits--(A genetal ensued in the court.) Witness—l presume I May enjoj my own opinion. His Lordship--I think if Sir George had treated yMtzuntinardf he would have had but little attaint upon him far misdoing. Sir George said he knew he laboured under an attaint, but Otat he was petitioning Parliament for a reversal ; I .said shoiagM compromise might be effected ; Sir George asked, if I thotiOt. James Cooke could be depended upon I told him I did t hriaid could he if something were given him : I afterwards went lb hit , solicitor ; 1 was referred there by Sir George; I wit Canis, there. 31r. Tarssox objected. His Lordship observed, that what pascal certainly leas tot Cr: , dence. CIOIIIS.CIIITirIed by Mr. TAUIPTON.-4 was formerly a Jilin. draper in bong Acre, and now reside with sr linen-draper fit Bristol: I carry on the business fee my brother; 1 was at Stafford for al fortnight at the beginning of January last year to assist Mr. COOkit ; I was only a spectator. 111 r. TAUNT ow—To grace the sent, as an ;filament, suppolow Witness—l sometimes gave him advice ; I was sent for by letter ; I lived with Mr. Cooke r. I considered be was not u`fla~ correctly ; I was present on one of the rent days. Re.ex.mined by Mr. Cooke.—l went with yon to Sir Choir, %Volseley's, and dined and slept there. By his Lordship—Mr. Richard Cooke was not them erlsaist I was. Mr. Cooke railed upon some gentlemen at the bar to prove the' signature of Mr. Hammon, to an opinion he held in his hands: His Lordship.-1 have nothing to do with it. A pause ensued. Mr. T AUNT UN —I do not know the signature, or *ma adage the document, although I do not think it would be evidence ; on" tainly not, unless the case itself be appet.ded. His Lordship--Certainly it is not et klence. Edward Lemon.-1 am Deputy Keeper of his Majesty's Skid Papers ; I have brought down some papers by . desire of Mr. Secre tary Peel ; I have brought down several pentenr.s tat the House a horde on the question as to the vaality of Sir George Jerningbatres claim to the Barony of staffo: d. (The petition of Sir G.. 1. was then read, praying the ecti of the attainder upon Lord Viscount Stafford. his ancestor. appeared to have been referred to his Majesty's Attorney.Generak oti the 19th of June, 1821. Mr. Cooke suggested the reading of the petition of Hieaid Cooke, in answer to the one just read. Mr. TAUNTON objected. Hi. Lonusuty decided that it could not be received in evidenee. A similar fate awaited the petitions of the Duke of Norfolk, and the I.:arls of Suirdlk and Caaisle, praying for the reversal of OW att;irder. The Ist Edward Vl. was then put in, and part read. ft went W the reversal of the attainder, with exceptions. His Loa um' r interrupted the reading, by stating that it tad* not be evidence in this case. Mr. CAMPBELL for dlr. Jenkinson„ trusted that the Jury would return a verdict in favour of both the defendants, and beNvethet Mr. Cooke, who had just concluded his cue, had acted, although erroneously, yet not with wilful and corrupt motives, but epee as honest principle, and the ern, belief of right to the property he sought to recover, although improperly, because by means of a violent nature. The awes of the two defendants were, however. very different ; against his client no overt act was set out la the record, and the evidence had fully proved that he acted as the again and servant of the other defendant. The charge was one earl' gravest nature ; the punishment wet ignominious, and that ig nnminy would brand the convicted conspirator for the rest of his life. The conviction of his client with the Cooke., hail brought ruin upon his client and his family ; but he did not think the Jury would pursue him by their verdict. Most undoubtedly the fine of Sir George Jerningtiam was attained through the Duke of Ruch ingliani, and as certainly, and beyond all question, Richard Suttee Cooke was the lineal descendant of the untainted line. That hew. ever was not the question for the present dec:sion of the Jary. Tw return to his client, he was shown Acts of Parßounent, Clurts of Peerages—and every argument was urged to prove to hini the right of the Cookes to the Milford Barney. Here (Raid the Learned Caws-' sel), is a genealogical tree, tracing the ancestry of Mr. Cooke sad Sir George Jerningbani much further tack than any Welsh ge nealogical ere- he had ever seen. Ili; Loausuir—Du. it begin •ith Adam or Noah, air Campbell ? . _ CAI 4 E L.—No, Adam is in about the middle, my Loyd. The lord Conned proceeded in a moat ingenious mannerly rune that this client cofld not ' have been concerned in the conspiracy, it any such had existed, because he was not introduced to Cooke. until long after the power of attorney had been obtained, and thy principal blow struck. lle referred to the case of Ilayanß a. Creasy, in *Web the plaintiff sought to recover a sum of mono front the defendant, for falsely representing that a Mir Robinada was worthy of credit. Mist Robinson turned out to be ea im postor, and the Jury found a verdict for the defendant ON the belief that he had been himself deceived by the representations a the party, who, through his representations, hid been misted to • certain amount by the plaintiff* who was a tradesman. • /Hs dirt was similarly situated, and if a civil action could not be supported under such circumstances, much less could a criminal procreate, The Learned Counsel then referred to the written appointment of James Cooke, under which his client had acted. fi e was sot ilier only one who bad believed the story of the Cooker; many of Sir CL. Jerningham's tenants had paid large sums of monereet at As to his having it written on his floor, " Office of Lord he could not see any offence in it. tie had advised the tenants inlay their rentsto Mr. Cooke, and believing, as he did, that this sls the Cokes was road, his conduct was that *fan honest max A. to his baying joined in the procession, if that was an oiresse s ae might be preferred against almost all the inhabitants of who hailed the arrival of Richard Baron Staffed. His elliet . 77a been guilty of etteaditig a Court Lees ; obi% In, we. a goof of ~i wl 'M~ b'