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DISDRESSI? DISCOVERY. A discovery has taken place which has disap pointed the fund wishes of two lovers in high life, and totally deranged the hopes and expecta tions of the family of one of the parties. A young Nobleman, heir apparent to a Marquis, was lately tlir eve of marriage with the interesting and ac ca?ophshed daughter of an English Earl. Every preparation was made, and the day fixed for the completion of their mutual happiness, when • fatal defect was discovered in the pedigree of the Noble suitor, which has cheated him of his fondest hopes. Upon the examination of the family papers, it was found that his mother, the Marchioness, was not horn in wedlock, and that, at the age of 18. she was married by license, and not by banns—and, consequently, that the marriage was illegal, and the issue of it illegitimate. By this fatal mistake the issue of the present marriage are removed front the place which they have so long filled, and the nephew of the Marquis is become the heir pre sumptive to his titles and estates. An action of Crint. t'on. in high life, in • for ward state, has recently fallen to the ground, to the great dis,ipiinintnient of the Gentlemen of the long robe. The Plaintiff is Major P--Y, and the Defendant Colonel The unfortunate Lady who was the subject of the action has paid the debt of nature. ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. The very entertaining comic opera of Up AU Plight, or The Smuggler's Cure, was performed 1411 iiight at this theatre to a crowded house. Mr. DowTuN, as Admiral Blunt, was irresistibly comic. and the Juliana of Miss KELLY had all the spirit, grace, and peculiarity of this charming actress. She is. *milted. " the life and light" of every piece to which she performs. Mr. O'CALLAGHAN played Harry Marit, and sang the few stings allotted to the part with taste and effect. He is an improving young matt, and if he cultivate his powers, we hose no doubt but that he will rise in public estimation. The musical farce of Amateurs and Actors fol lowed, in which Mr. HARLEY, as U. P. Bustle, kept the house in continued laughter. His imita tions were excellent, and in no place was he more successfed than in imitating the peculiarities of MATHEW , . Mr. WRENCH, as Wiag, Mr. Dow- Toy, as Eldtrberry, as well as the different other performers, sustained their respective parts with spirit and effect. Among the numerous distinguished visitors in the week we have observed—. The Dowager Countess of Liverpool, viseunntess Bathe le", Ladies Home, and El Lowther, the Mike of Mon trose, the French Ambassador, Viscount Bulkeley ; Lords Torrington, Vermouth, and Carrington; Mrs. Wyndham, Mrs. Rowley, 800. Mrs. Warn.ford, Admiral Southern, Mr. Arthur Stanhope, Hon. D. Kinnaird, Captain Sbuldbant, Csulain Armor., Lieut.-Colonel Webb, Major Frazer, Mrs. Mittlatt, Gt ueral Popham, Chcvalier Ruspini, &c. ARCHERY. On Tuesday, the 6ilt instant, eighteen gentlemen archer.' met MI the race-ground at Richmond, in Yorkshire, to shoot for the ancient silvrr arrow, the a 11111 l al ,iihscription silver cup, and other prizes. The targets were placed at the distance of 102 yank, The snow, together with the captaincy of the target, was won by Mr. Bowman ; the lieutenantcy of the target, by Mr. Leefe ; the cup, by Mr. Aletcatfe ; and the captaincy of numbers, by Mr. Christopher Croft—all members of the Society of The Centlemen Archers of Richmond." A numerous assemblage of ladies and gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood honoured the ground with their presence, and appeared to be highly gratified by time great skill displayed in this ancient and manly exercise, by the several can didates. At four o'clock the archers and their friends at down to a sumptuous dimmer at the Golden Fleece, stud the evening was spent with the greatest con. vivislity. Amongst many other distinguished persons in the archives of those Northern Bowmen, appears the Noble Percy," his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, then Sir Hugh Smithson, having won the lieutenancy against twenty-four archers in time year 1738, and also the arrow and captaincy against eleven archers, in the year 1745. DEATH BY BOXING. A day, in a field at the back of the Chequer. public-honse, at liarlam, near Coolubrook, when John Hatched, a sawyer, met his Math. The deceased had a quarrel with a coach man, named Nixon, respecting a female who lived servant in the village, amid they agreed to fight it out, leaving their ale until they returned. After knocking each other about for an hoer and twenty minute., each round ending with a levelling blow or a fall, flateliett's see 44444 I was unable to get him off the ground ; lie had Olen heavily upon the left temple, and he was dead bettor he could be got into the Mune, from the emblem of . a Illuod.veuel, as it afterward. tented oat. G. Ca ftao t.t., the Contractor, has the honour of p:•oitiiirr out the following features in the Scheme of tlii• N e w LOTTRHY, which will be ALL drawn on the 22d ui Tots MONTH —Alty Ticket sway be drawn a Blank, and yet obtain one of the large Capitals.—Any Ticket may gain Three Prises!—Thee fullowing Numbers must be Capi tels.—The Lottery wily consists of 6,050 Ticket, —Tickets and Share.* are un Sale at Tile CONTRACTOR'S Offices, No. 19, Cu,Curnlull, and 26, Oxfordietrect. On S.ltirrilay night hot, or early on Sunday morning, the coach-house belonging to M . Coartit and Co. Surgeons, Blackfriars-road, was broken open, when the chariot was stripped of the lining, glasses, iStt. and several articles belonging to the stable were stolen.. This is the third time the premises have been robbed. There was a good supply of Wheat at Norwich market on Saturday, but price* of that and all other grain remained much as last week.--The ex hibition of Cattle on the Hill was tolerably large, and there was little variation in price. ROYAL rISIr. -......_ cANIBRInGT. JULY THE COMMENCEMENT. *re did not last week state, that on Saturday Menrs. C. J. Heatiscote and T. F. Ellis, Bachelors ot Arta, of T rinity College, recited the Members' Prise Dissertations in the Senate House, and re ceived the reward of their merits from the Vice- Chancellor.—Edward Lovell, of Jesus College, and Edward Polhill. of Trinity Hall, were ad mitted Bachelors in Civil Law; and W. Mitchell, A.B. of Exeter College, Oxford, woo incorporated of this University.—G. V. Cox, M.A. of New College, and H. Kempen!), M.A. of Christ Church, Oxford, were admitted ad tandem. On Monday Mr. Charles Hatch, Fellow of King's College, was admitted Bachelor of Arts ; Mr. Beale Post, of Trinity Hill, Bschelor in Civil Law; Mr. Allan Maclean, of Caius College, Ba chelor in Physic. The Earl of Dslawarr, M.A. of Braxennose College. Oxford, was admitted ad tandem ; also John Waits, M.A. of University College ; Edward J. Turnnur, M.A. of St. Ma►y Hall ; Thomas Snell, LL.B. of St. John'a College ; and John Madam, M.A. of Merton College. George Tho rold, of St. Mary Hall. was incorporated B.A. At the d• r given this day by the Master and Fellows of Trinity, iii the College-hall, there sat down to the tables no fewer than 300 persons, of whom nearly half were visitor., the remainder the Members of the College. Never since the time when Queen Aime dined there hail females shared a repast within those walls, and the novelty of this circumstance added not a little to its in terest. The htaltha of the Duke, his Consort, and his Sister, were successively drunk with loud ac clamation, and afterwards that of the upholder of civil liberty, Lord Erskine, which called forth from his Lordship a review of his past serviceable life— finely illustrating the valuable effects of perseve rance and principle. The Concert was the next ob ject, and here a room of such magnitude as the Senate House, crowded with a refined audience, all uniting in reiterated plaudits at the entrance of the Duke and his accustomed train, was a scene which might well have commanded the courteous acknow ledgments of a less affable personage than the Chancellor. On Tuesday morning, being Commencement Day, the Proctors held a Congregation at eight o'clock, to create the Ma•tets of Aim. At ten the Royal Chancellor, the Duchess, Princess, Noble men, &c. arrived in splendid procession, and were saluted at their entrance with " God sane the King." The Hegii Professors then preluded the creation of the Doctors in their faculties by Latin orations, congratulating the Chancellor, and commenting upon the respective provinces of the new graduates. The Public Orator presented the Right Hon. Chas. Grant, of Magdalen College, for admission to the Honorary Degree of Doctor in Civil Law, complimenting him both on his academical and po litical abilities. Mr. H. Waddington, Scholar of Trinity College, alien pronounced his Greek Ode and Translation, which had gained one of Sir W. Browne's Medals and the Poison Prise. Mr. T. H. Hall, of King's College, then delivered his Latin Ode, and Mr. H. Okes, or the same foun dation, his Greek and Latin Epigrams, which had obtained the other two Medals. To all of these Gentlemen the Chancellor accompanied the presentation of their rewards by a complimentary notice of their merits. Having dissolved the Con gregation, the Duke proceeded to the Public Li brary, and thence to the splendid gift of Viscount Fitzwilliam, which latter museum peculiarly in terested the visitors by its tine paintings, volumes of collected engravings. and valuable authors. Their Royal Highnesses next repaired to the -Bo tanical Gardens, and viewed the rare exotics it abounds with. To the two last places the whole party went on foot. The University entertainment in Trinity cloisters had raised the general expectation to an extreme height. Tables, tastefully decorated, were prepared according to the number of tickets issued previously to the books being closed on Saturday; but the urgent importunities of company arriving after that time, obtained 200 more admissions. and the run► falling heavily from the hour of the gates opening, rendered useless the hasty arrangements for the superiouraeraries in the open Court. Consequently a considerable number were unable to procure seats, and were compelled to throng the cloisters till others had vacated their places. The repast was a cold collation, except at the table overhung by a crimson canopy, and elevated on a platform covered with cloth, in the centre beneath the Library, where the Duke presided, and was supported by the Vice-Chancellor and the Bishop of Bristol.— The Chancellor's party here coi.sisted of about 100 persons of distinction, and the other tables contain ed more than 800 ; but the whole number prevent has been stated at 1,500. A profusion of ices and a great variety of wines accompanied the dessert, and many appropriate toasts were given at the centre table, and drunk with enthusiasm. But when this was past, the unfavourable state of the weather still forbade the proposed amusements, of promenading in the walks, or dancing under the avenue, where a platform load in vain been constructed. The Li brary, therefore, and thellall, were thrown open.and after some interval, dancing eon - meowed in the latter room, but the crowd prevented its extending be yond a few couples, which were led by their Royal Highnesses, who very loon, after walking in pro cession round the hall, amidst the shouts of the company, which they returned with the most gra cious bows awl salutations, repaired to the cloisters, and found them ready for the dancers. After pro menading here for a considerable time. the diatom. guished party retired to the lodge about half-past tight. 1-luzzas announced their arrival soon after at the Concert, where the Installation Ode was performed in honour of the Duke—its original subject. The favourite old song of " My lodging is oa the cold grossed," was, at his Highness's desire, sung de lightfully by Mrs. Salmon, and a selection from Alexander's Feast concluded the amusement. A party of upwards of 100 were gratified by the presence of Royalty at Downing Lodge. where the Master and Mrs. (Pere entertained them with an elegant repast, and added to the graliticatitoi it afforded by an admirable amateur performance of music. On iVednesday the Duke and his Consort and Sister, hieing visited Clare Hill, and partaken of the choicest refreshments at the Master'. Lodge, at tended service at King's Chapel, where the state of the procession, the well-known grandeur of the sacred edifice, and the fine powers of !he organ combined, pr oduced the most lively feelings of awe and sublimity. The Provost of the College then entertained an assemblage of scarcely less than 100 persons at the Lodge with a sumptuous regale; shortly after which their Royal Highnesses set off; followed by many of the Nobility, to Audley End, on a visit to Lord Braybrooke. Sir English Do!ben, at a private introduction to the Royal visitors, was gratified by their acceptance of medals from the cabinet of the venerable coo noisseur. The Town Hall was decorated with lanrels and • flowers fur the Onninencernesit Ball on Wednesday . night, •ud • nuntrrous assemblage of beauty •ud fashion commenced the evening witl► country dances, which, however, give way to. the snore novel quo. , dnllr ; nor did the compw►y break up till the •nu . had mounted an hour's passage on his daily course. The Musical Festival deserves far more notice than we can bestow : of such oratorios as ✓udas Illetecubeus, he Creation. and TA. Messiah* it would be needless to point out the beauties. The rich tones, the melodious powers of Mrs. Salvation; the sweetness of Miss Goodall ; the mellowness of Mr. Knyvett's counter-tenor, and his delicate taste; the fine tenor of Mr. Vaughan ; the higher Mowers of Mr. Woburn; the deep bass of Mi. Bellamy ; and the full swell of the chornsses, by turns afforded a delicious treat. That some times Brahesu wandered too far from the air— Bellamy (in recitative particularly) failed iu intone. lion—Vaughan wanted greater compass of voice— Knyvett wanted nasal clearness—and Miss Goodall's timidity was a check upon her talents, and irerhaps tended towards an indistinct articulation—all this was occasionally remarked; but on the whole, per haps, an assemblage of the first rack and complus- Sallee in the kingdom wirer gave more unequivocal proofs of rapturous approbation. The highly cor rect and judicious ability of the leader of the band (Dr. Hague); such performers as Lindley, Mori, and Nicholls; and an organ like that of Great St. Mary's Church ; did full justice to the grandeur of Haudel or of Haydn. - • In the second Concert Madame Bellochi sang the soft or the thrilling measures of Italy with a degree of excellence which left the audience little satisfied by the short glance at her talents which two songs could afford. For the whole series of entertain ments it is on all sides pronounced, that Professor Hague has fully merited, by his spirited conduct and liberal preparations, the rich harvest he is said to have gained. On Thursday the Mayor, Aldermen. and Bur gesses of the Curporattuu of Saffron Walden, pre sented a congratulatory Address to their Royal Highnesses. On Friday evening the Royal party ar rived at Wimp°lr, the seat of the Earl of Hsrdwicke. Oil Saturday they attended au entertainment given by the Earl De la Warr, •t his seat at Bourne, in this county, and thence returned to Wimpole. Sunday their Royal Highnesses attended divine service at his Lordship's private chapel, after which they dined and spent the evening with a select party from this and other places. This morning the Royal Party passed through this town and New market, on their visit to Holkliam Hall. _ A notorious pickpocket from London had just arrived in the inn-yard, when Lavender (who, with oilier Bow-street officers, was very properly en gaged for the season of crowds) accosted I ' as an old acquaintance, and conducting hint to the pre sence of the Vice-Chancellor, he was speedily se cured in the gaol. EMIGRATION. RXTRACT OF • LETTER FROM AROTLESHIRR. a The emigration from t►is country is immense. When I passed Cringe a few days ago, a vessel named the flormany had 275 passengers on hoard, and one called the Hope ►ad ■bout 250. The Speculation sailed also this week (June 25) from Fort William, with between 200 and 300. They are destined, I understand, for Quebec. From so many poor people being crammed together in one small vessel, their situation must be miserably uncomfortable. Though the great bulk of these poor Highlanders are ite the must abject poverty, you will be surprised to learn that a good many of those who are going out werein fair circumstances, 41141 it is supposed that the /faraway will carry in specie about 12,0001. One man exchanged 1,5001. fur gold and silver, fur which I heard he paid five per cent. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM FLORENCE, JUNE 20. The Princess of %Vales resides at resent at Pesaro. a small town not far from Ancona. Her suite and establishment are not on the grandest scale. Young Austin, the boy whom the Princess adopted, is grown a fine young man. The Prin cess has now taken a fancy to another child, the son of a peasant, of whom she is raid to be equally fond. Ile goes with her every where. Her chief amusement is the opera, which she almost entirely supports. The custom of Italy is generally to hire your box for one opera, which is played successively for a number or nights; and when a new one is per formed, you pay again for it. The Princess hat had the operas frequently changed, an d - they say,that it costs her from five to eight thousand pounds a year. —The residence of the Prisicers is not far from the sea, but there is no view of it, owing to a hill or small mountain which rises between. She has been visited by several of the German and Italian Princes, and one of the Archdukes paid her a visit lately. The volunteers destined for South America, who had arrived at this port from Ireland, satltyl on Sunday morning. General DEIFEREUX iutesids to visit Ireland before he takes his final departure to assume the cumulated of the uriny.—( Liverpool Saturday Advertiser.) The Constellation. from Ireland for New Bruns wick, with 140 passenger'. was lost on the coast of Nova Scotia—passengers raved. DROWNING.—Two youth* of the names of JACKS and HENDERSON. the former a school-boy, and the latter an apprentice tau draper iu Portland-. street. fell out of a boat and were drowned in Chelsea-reach, on the evening of the sham naval engagement on Monday last. There were six of them in compauy, and when they left Chelsea for London, some of them were observed to have drank very freely. S .7r LAP? INTELLICEN&R; COURT OF; CHANCERY.' Lascogaes.lax, Wicoussoav, JULY 14. • , IK 'Ma NATTRR or LORD CADOGAN. A LUNATIC. Mr. HART moved that the Master's report 'sight he confirmed, dirrrtisig the grant of a !rase of certain premises belonging to the Nordic, in the parish of Christie. and that the Committee of the lunatic should he directed to execute the lease. The LORD CHANCELLOR-64 Be it so." TILE LIABILITY OF LUNATICS' ESTATES FOR Dears. The LORD CitaNcELLoa—" As we are on the subject of luttatics, I take dots opportunity of in forming the bar, that the Legt.liture has 'hissed an Act making the copyhold estates of luustics liable fur their debts." IN THE MATT= OF THU LATE DUCHESS OF CHANDOS, A LUNATIC. Mr. SPHANCHFR moved that the root• of the parties should he referred to the Master to be tatted, mud that the costs of Lord Grenville and Lord Teini.le should be paid to them. the Master haring reported that her Grace was dead. Motion granted. THE BURLINGTON ARCADE. ODELL AND OTHERS V. LORD GEORGE CAVENDISH AND OTHERS. The SoLtctroa:Gmsaaa 1„ Counsel for the Plaintiffs, stated, that his clients had waited to see whether the Defendants would abate the nuisance complained of. He was sorry to say that instead of having done so, that they had opened a larger pas sage from the Western Exchange into the Arcade, by taking down the partition. ft was not his in tention to go over the grounds for the application *Oa, but he had to a►k for his Lordship's judg meat. s-i'.; • .1110r,Loss iadarilittee" Mn 4VhMerell is Ceesiti for the Defendants ; w.iss4"better wait omit he comes into Court. to Iseerirket he has to sey.7 There being no other business - before the Court ready to go ou with, his Lordship rose at two o'clock. VICE.CHANCCLLOWS COURT, I.tmeoLE's-tan, WitnnitsmaT, JULY 14. DEIPRZY V. MITCHELL. • Mr. stated,. this was a bill filed by the Plaintiff against the Defendant, the surviving part. tier of the bauking-house of The'lnstant and Co: under the following .c.iscontstancea :—lts the year 1804, the Plaintiff, who is a native of France, and then resided at Parisi, employed Messrs. Thellusson and Co. to dispose of a quantity of dollars for him, fur whielt they were to receive a commission of one-half per cent. The Plaintiff accordingly transmitted 1,010,000 dollars to the Defendant.. which they disposed of, and at the end of the year they furnished him with an account which he did not object to, believing that he was dealing with honourable men, and in the beginning of the year 1805, the Plaintiff wrote to them that he had a quantity of dollars, and could procure more to any amount, if the Defendants could find a market for them iu this country ; they answered in the affirmative, and that they had actually on his repre sentation coutraLted with the Government or this country to furnish them with three millions of dollars at sixty-five pence per ounce. The Plain tiff accordingly tranianiued the dollars. and the Defendants performed their contract with thee Go vernment. The Plaintiff also passed this account of the Defendants', for the same reason that he (the Learned Counsel) had before stated. Since the peace circumstances had come to the knowledge of the Plaintiff, that caused I • to believe thatjthe Defendants had uot acted fairly in these transactions. The Defendants were to pay the Plaintiff interest for the dollars while they remained its their bank ing -house. The Defendants, however. in the first account furnished to the Plaintiff, charged their receipt of the dollars at a much later period than they actually received them ; and in another in. stance they sold the dollars at sixty-live pence an ounce, and only gave the Plaintiff credit for sixty. four pence an ounce. Its the second transaction there was clearly a fraud ; for the Defendants sold the three millions of dollar* to Government at sixty-five pence an ounce, and received one per cent. premium from Government for negocialing the business. which they had not mentioned in the second account furnished by them to the Plaintiff. The bill therefore prayed that the Defendants might be decreed by the Court to account. Mr. Bard., Counsel fur the Defendant's. con tended that this suit could not be sustained, inas much as the original transaction between the par ties was illegal. The Plaintiff, when it took place, was an alien enemy residing in France. and this country and that was at actual war. The dollars were transmitted from France to this country, with. out this Government having granted a license fur that purpose; he, therefore, had no doubt his Ho nour mould dismiss the bull. The Vtce•CHANCELLOR observed, that it was the national policy of this Government not to allow the subjects of this country to enter into commerce with the subjects of an enemy, for by mutual coat meter the subjects of both countries were benefited. In the easel , of a scarcity of corn in the country, or specie, Government was in the habit of granting licenses, fur the purpose of obtaining them from the enemy's country. Hut iu the transactions specified in the first account the Government did not grant any license, or hail any knowledge of what was going forward. Then if a subject. at the time of war could nut trade with an alien enemy direct, his doing so indirectly would not make it a legal - Ile therefore was of opinion, that he must charge so much of the hill as related to the I account, it not being a legal transaction, and, course, not cognizable by a Court of Equity. In his opinion, however, the circumstances of the second account stood quite on a ditbreot basis.— There the dollars were brought to this country fob the uses of Government, and it was to be supposed they had full knowledge from whence they came and how they were obtained, which made a license unnecessary ; although it was an unlawful act for a subject, it was the reverse when Government was concerned. - This objection then being removed,ine I had no hesitation in declaring, that the Phuoldr- •• •• • : • 4 '7; 4 ire , `..111 44 .";L: .14 , 11 4 ' 1114 1) '1 4 ,4 • entitieirtethiOne per Ishfc ilie'Defend.sids recti.ed 31 it comoosisiion 114io GulieriihveA in the thre'e mill of dolleri. Thal prittiipiil was clear 411.1 e the Defendants 'received s' cOnsosionina . of • hitlf per cent. tip' use their hist endeisvoiri 'to dis pose of !lir ilitllari.lhat their printipal wai'entitled to whatever suns they might bring, ind ill`r Dr. frosalittsis Ilia nu right to apply the our per rent. to their own use. He would ; theirfure. refer it to the Master to take Nil account between the purists 'eh.- live to the transactions of 1805 ; and this, lie thought, was the justice of the case. Prayer of the bill granted in parts COURT OP KING'S BENCH, WINTRIIINSTER, WEDmrstmic, hum 14. Sittings after Hilary Term, before Chief Justice Aeaorr, and Special Juries. CONSPIRACY.—GRAMPOUND AND TREGONY ELEtaloNs. TIIII WING V. WATTS and °THAR,. Mr. AN11416 Ales opened the pleadings. nit w • utt indictment doing Isaac Waits, John em.l.•, Joh* Luke, Samuel Crnggua, Hod Nickolas by which they were charged, ni eeier.l vomits, that they, at a time when sit election of Members to serve in Parliament for the bi. Tregoity was expected, with intent to loterroto tar free course of that election, did conspire to induce certain persons, electors of that borough, to give their votes to two particular individual.. Other counts charged that they, the said Defendants, dot come to London, and there conspired to procure two individuals, who, in consideration of a eerbiu stun of money, which was to be paid by them to the said Defendants, were to be elected llembetai to serve in Pathanient for the said borough. There were other counts, which imputed to the Defendants a similar conspiracy with respect to the butough of Grampound. Mr. Serjeant_ NW. stated the cue. The Jury were, by the opening of his Learned Friend, ac quainted with the natoreofthechurge brought against the Defendants. It was. he observed. one of the most serious character..—and, more especially at the . . present moment, called loudly for the visitation of the law, if it were made out in evidence. The iii dictment contained a great many count.—but. • •I they came to the 16th count, none of them related :o the borough of Gratnpomitl, but to that of Tregony. He thought the Jury might, how. ever, leave out of their consideration altoge ther, the transactions that had taken place at Tregony, since the evidence, he feared, was not sufficiently strong to bring them home to the De. fendants. Of the five individuals now indicted, four Were connected with the borough of Gram. pound, and one with that of Tregony. Those places were not far distant from each other—and the Jury would find, that, with regard to the dis. graceful act into which they were about to inquire. they acted in perfect concert, as if there were s de cided community of interest between them. In May last year, when a dissolution of Parliament was ex pected, all the boroughs in Cornwall were,. as might easily he supposed, very actively employed, but none of theM more so than the borough of Grampound. He was unwilling to mention the mimes of those who were particularly conspicuous on that occasion. especially as the matters connected with the election had been so much talked of through. out the country. One Gentleman weal down to Grampound, at an early period, and made himself extremely active—but his efforts failed. From some cause or other the people did not like him. and they rejected him. There being then no avowed candidate for Grampound or Tregony, these five Defendants came to London to look out for Members to sit in Parliament fur those places. He hoped he would be able to prove, be.. your, the possibility of contradiction, that such was the object of their visit to London. A charge of this nature required little front him, in the way of comment, because the atteution of the whole king dom had fortunately been turned to those trans actions, in consequence of the proceedings in Par liament. No greater offence could be imagined. than that imputed to the Defendauts. It was no thing less thou *II attempt to corrupt the very foun tain of legislation—and, if it were allowed to pass with impunity, the consequences must he fatal to the constitution of the country. It was a design, formed by avaricious men, to put an end to the due representation of the people in Parliament. Ile did not wish to enter into idle declamation on this subject. but he hoped he would be allowed to say a word or two connected with the question of Reform. Various were the opinions which different individuals espoused with respect to that very im portant question. Some had adopted wise, and others had adhered to wild and extravagant theories —but, he believed it was the opinion of every cool and dispassionate man, no matter what party he belonged to, that a stop ought to be put to bribery and corruption—and, in his judgment, the most effectual mode of attaining that object, was to bring cases of this description before a Court of Justice, whereever they were discovered. In the month of May, theme individuals came up to Lon don, and took up their residence at the Bell and Crown public-house, in Holborn, with a view to carry into execution the object of their journey. namely. thatof procuring persons who would advance them money for a seat in Parliament. He would cell witnesses to prove that this was the object of their journey—and that they all directly assented to what was proposed to them, for the furtherance of their views, by the Defendant, Moddlecote. That nub vidual stated, that they came up to London to sell those • Parliament; that they 11 I his those ' , retain Parliament; that they were to receive I act. a certain sum of money, part of which was to be dis- distributed amongst the electors—and lie spoke i first with the utmost confidence of the effect winch the d, of doceur would have on the return. As far as the laity. Learned Serjeant understood, no defence would be f the set up on this occasion, except an attempt to im- is.— peach the credit of the witnesses whom he otetendr4 • ry for toad!. But the Jury would bear in mind that in all posed cases of conspiracy et was almost impossible to bring came the facts home to the conspirators, except by the cense evidence of those who had brew in some degree cosi- for a meted with them. In conclusiou. she Lesioed td, fie readouts to be peeisbed, if the charge were week that though he wished Ow Dn. • w ir e: o Se ut rje :a t i nottmtletrlv:to: still be was desirous that the