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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY . Extracts from the Morning Pnpers, July 24. [itonsmo ewer.] ParieJournals to the 22d inst. and the Blade of Thursday arrived lust night by Express.— Their' contents are not without interest. Th e Rtoik convinced, no doubt, by the recanta tion of the Prpnkfort Gazette, or acting under the direc tion or its new Mini4terial Patron, 111. ele Villele, takes upon itself to " state positively that there is no longer any notion of sending a Hanoverian. corps to Lisbon." It does not say, : itowever,what prevented our Government from complying with the request of our ancient Ally, but Wishes to intimate that it was the opposition , which th e proposal encountered from the Members - of the hioly Alliance ; whilst the only ground of refusal was a determination not to act in contradiction to the principles which had led us, before the late war in the Peninsula, to condemn military inter ference in the internal concerns of other States. In order probably to make our denial appear con vected with- the decisions of the Allies, the .Edoile artfully follows up the statement that no }lunoverian troops aro to be sent to Portugal by an account of a conference of upwards ~of .an hour,' which is mentioned as having taken place the morning before at Mr. tie Villete's, between that Minister and the Russian, Austrian, and Prubaiali Ambassadors. [MORNING HEIttI.I.D.) Wednesday's Paris Papers arrived last night. The Journals under the inunediate direction of ttie French Government, have given a contradic tion to an article which they recently published, respecting the sending Hanoverian troops to Por tugal. The Moniteur pronounces the article false, and the Male, which gave it with still snore confidence and complacency, says it may now positively assert that the sending a Hano verian corps to Lisbon has been given up. What then becomes of the homage of this country, to the right of foreign interference, and other "con aervative principles" of the Holy Alliance!--- Prince Metternich too, who had donte himself immortal honour by concluding this negociation with Count Munster, is " shorn of his beams." — There appears, however, a remarkable and un usual activity in the Ministerial and Diplomatic circles at Paris. The Russian, Austrian, and Prussian Ambassadors had conferences of some length with M. de Villele. The President of the Chamber of Deputies is stated to have paid a visit to and passed an hour with the Russian Mi.. niSter—not, it is to be supposed, for the purpose of receiving inspirations from the Ambassador of his Imperial Majesty, or of giving him any lights upon the temper and disposition of the Chamber over which he presides. • [NEW TIMES.) Yesterday Consols Opened at. (ni t advanced to 9U, a nd closed-at Olii,for the Account. The • French Funds proving not so high its was gene rally believed!, together with some heavy sales made by leading Capitalists, produced the above alteration ; but in point of political intelligence the terrivals which took place were entirely de void of public interest. The South American and other Foreign Securities closed at rather int puked prices.. Colombian Scrip opened at 6 discount, and after being at ill,' closed at 5 dis count. Mexican Bonds improved one per cent French Scrip was 10.1 premium, and the Scrip of Buenos Ayres Loan was at par ; this . latter Stock, flour the smallness of its amount, is susceptible of much variation. In the other Securities there was no important alteration, althoughinuch inte rest prevailed in both Markets throughout the day, The. Rtoite of Thursday does not give quite so favourable it view of the French Funds as rumour had anticipated. The [tented on Wednesday left off at 4/S. 60. for motley, and OS. 85. for ac. count. We obtierve that the .Eloik rather osten tatiously states, that M. de Vilelle had been to pay his Court to Monsieur ; and also that the A ust daft, Russian, and Prussian Ambassadors NO held a conference with M. de Vilelle. This rooks as if they meant to give it to be understood that the Premier was engaged in soma very itn• portent negotiations ; but of what nature they may be there is nothing to lead rVell to a conjec ture, except that they mast certainly are not hos- LMORMING It has for some time !weft obvious to all who have taken the trouble of paying attention to passing occurrences in the Brazils, that this most extended territory must eventually divide itself into more than one independent nation for the immense extent of coast, and this difficulty which exists of communication by sea betwixt the Nor thern and Southern Provimces, render the equal governm ent of its inhabitapts by one authority in futpre impossible. By the following extract of a loiter, dated in Maranhao& on the Uth Jose , and rectsived this day by an eminent merchaet, it is manifest that his Imperial Majesty, Pedro the First, cannot exercise any authority in the Nor thern provinces , and that the itepublican party is predominant throughout a considerable portion of his present Imperial dominions. It is well Bi colisined already, that that part of his Empiie ' llll 6 borders on the River Plate is in the highest thitirte Republican, and that its speedy junction with the Federal Union of Buenos Ayres is al most certaiii, In the North the same desire of people to live Under a C Lepresentative v""ment' which Is alone suita ble to the wants and cu"" of Am"kith is s,fully a nifested by the p roceedings wh which baXeoectirr r e l :l at Merlin- Lam, as recorded lit the letter elludiAl to above, lied from which the following observatioes have been extracted Jfiir•arthirrn, f)th Jund, 18u........„T he troops, instigated by a fifty Officers, have rebelled against the General at Arius, nnder this plea that he was too much attached to the European Par tuKuese ; but, even should they continue i f , a stain of insubordination, We do not apprehe n d any thing persot,ally dangerouo, or any risk of British property in'our warehouses. These con.' tinued disturbances are, however, a sad blow to commerce. The General at Arms, some days previous to the revolt, had called a meeting of 'the Camara, and, from the documents laid before them, it appeared that the President was in league with some officers to form a Republic. He was accordingly made a prisoner by the Imperial authorities, and on the point of being shipped to Rio, when the troops revolted, and reinstated him in the exercise of his former power. The officers, who had left this island to collect a party on the main land, having gained their point in as far as relates to the expulsion of the General at Arms, we are at a loss to account for the de tention of the cotton and cattle boats. Unless we have favourable accounts from Pernambuco and the South, we are afraid we shall have some serious disturbances here. One vessel of war from Rio would be sufficient to keep the Repub. tican spirit in check ; but fortunately the Southern district cannot afford even this small obstacle to the establishment of independ ence in these Provinces, and this part of the Brazils has been sadly neglected for the interests of the Emperor. It was a very impolitic step to send the General at Arms here, as he had once before, as you must remember, been obliged by the soldiers to decamp, and I really do not think that these disturbances would have'taken place, had a stranger, a man of good strong nerves, been sent here in lieu of him. He is now cruising outside the port in a small boat, in hopes of getting on board the George, and returning to Rio by the way of Liverpool, which is by the bye frequently the shortest passage. I hope he will effect his escape, but 1 have my fears, as they are keeping a sharp look out for him. In the midst of these disturbances, we are without an English man of war, and I wish that our friends in England would make a representation to Government on this subject," &e. &c. From the feeling now displayed at Pernam buco and Maranham, ft is obvious that the Go vernment at Rio has no hold over the allegiance of the Northern provinces, and not a doubt can be entertained of their eventually forming an in. dependent association. Throughout the whole of this immense district of America There is a great amount of British property, credit able to the British navy, and it ill not that in any part of the Brazils, British interests should be unprotected. [THE TIMEsd A report was current yesterday on 'Change, that some measure was about to be adopted by the British Cabinet, in relation to the new states of America, but it did not assume any definite shape. The belief, was, however, so general , that it was of a nature to lead to the speedy acknow ledgment of independence, that many very large purchases were effected 'in the securities of those countries, which in consequence uttderwent a ma terial improvement in value. English stock de clined in price, from an impression on the part of the stockholders that any decisive step taken by England will encounter Our opposition of the Continental Pawes By the letters received yesterday from Ports mouth and Plymouth, it appears that the reports in circulation of unusual bustle and preparation in the dock-yards of those places are without foundation. The vessels ordered to be put in commission ore merely for the relief of the dif ferent foreign stations, where the ships are changed every three years. A few additional marines have been dispatched to the Tagus, and a corps of marines has also beet► sent to Ber muda, to superintend the convicts employed there in the construction of the new docks. With respect to the contracts, of which Government has given notice, for hupplying beef and pork for the n avy, they have arisen principally from the late► regulations for provisioning the seamen, which direct that a double 'allowance of meat shall be issued to the seamen and marines of the fl ee t as substitutes for spirits, the use of which, at l ea st to the same extent as formerly, it is very much wished to discourage.--(lbid.) [BRITISH PRESS. j A considerable sensation has beets excited by the trial and conviction of Mr. Robinson, and his case hes been taken up with more zeal than judg ment, by some of the Morning Papers. Among other mewls used to induce the world to believe that he was innocent of the crimes of which he WWI accused, was rather a handy gratuitous as sertion, that the Jury had repented them of the verdict they had given on their oaths, and that . they bud misconceived the evidence laid before them. ,The conclusion that is drawn from this assumed fact, too, is not quite what we should hove expected, from men advocating the cause of one of whose innocence they were fully convinced, " Because," say they, " the Jury were misled, therefore, Mr. Robinson ought to have a free pardon." Now we cannot see the force of this ut all—a free pardon presupposes guilt—the Royal mercy is extended to one whose life or liberty has become forfeit to the laws of his country. Should Mr.Robioson escape in this we v, the question of his guilt retrains just where it was—that is, the guilt is admitted. We should rather, therefore, ex pect to see the friends of Mr. Robinson demand. ing for hint a new trial, that his innocence may be established beyond doubt or cavil, in the face of his country, and the perjured witnesses brought to justice.—But the Jury have cut this argument short, by indignantly repelling the allegation, that they either regretted the verdict they had given, or thought that they had been misled by the witnesses ; so that the justification of Mr. Ro. Mason rests now, first, on the improbability o f a young gentleman in his circumstances cont mitting a theft ; and second, on th e p oss ibility of his personal identity being mistaken ; and these two po i n ts we Oka!) consider in their order. When evidence against a prisoner is presumptive, w hen circumstances seem to point him out US the purser: who has committed a crime ---when h e h as not, from various casualties, the means of proving an aiibi—then it becomes the Court to inquire into his; motives, the temptations which may he suppos. ed to have induced him to the commission of the delinquency with which'he is charged, and then, and then only) evidence of character becoines of 'the very last importance; because, as the evidence only amounts to a presumption against him, for. liner irreproachable character constitutes a much stronger presumption in his favour. But when di rect, testimony-is brought against a man, character cnn go for nothing. Thus suppose any man, Sir James Mackintosh for instance, were accused of a fraud, and the testimony against him only cir cumstantial, the known integrity and uprightness of his character would render him, what lawyers call auspicione major, and any Jury would throw out the bill with indignation ; but on the other hand, suppose that eight or ten honest men, with out malice or prejudice, positively swear that they saw him commit the alleged crime, all evi dence as to character must be totally useless, as it stands to reason, that it is much more probable temPtations, to the Jury unknown, may have in duced hitn to the commission of the alleged crime, than that ate senses of so many witnesses should have deceived them. As to the second part of the defence, viz. that Mr. Robinson is not the real Simon Pure, that requires a little more consideru. lion s as no doubt can exist that mistakes of personal identity as extraordinary have frequent. ly occurred, though to us it seems somewhat strange, that so vigilant a body as the police of London should let a man slip so easily through their fingers, whose crimes were committed so boldly, and with so little apparent precaution. GRIM. CON. SHERIFF'S COURT, RED LION-SQUARE, JULY 2 LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR JAMES ERSKINE, DART. V. LIEUT.. GENERAL SIR GEORGE MURRAY. Mr. PARK opened the pleadings. This was an action for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife. The damages were laid at 20,0001., to go by 'default. and the defendant had suffered judgment Mr. Buovattase mated the case to the Jury, and said one any thing of the injury sustained by the plaintiff , but leave tt more painful never fell to his lot : he would refrain from saying to the witnesses, who would state the happiness enjoyed once by Sir Jame* Erskine, a branch of one of the most distin guished families in Scotland, a member much signalised in the British army. In the year 1797, he became acquainted with Lady Louisa Peet—an acquaintance rather of a romantic description ; great difficulties were found to oppose their union; but, honoured with the acquaintance of their late Majesties, as ' the Uxbridge family was well known to possess, through their Majesties, they accomplished their wishes. But instead of their affections cooling, they enjoyed upwards of fourteen years with a warmth of romantic love among their friends; and of the romanee, evidence more strong cannot be given. In 1815, by the death of Sir J. Erskine, the plaintiff's late brother, he succeeded to his title anti estate, having served inr a long series of years in the Peninsular war. The pic ture of happiness was uninterrupted ; Lndy Louisa per formed all the ordinary offices of reading, writing, which Sir James was incapacitated from doing, through a de fect in his sight.; the circumstances p in their assing &c. &c. marriage life arc documents not to be read in Court. If you are shown, Gentlemen, that a fatal attachment ensued, you will then judge • of the result ; in 1815 they went to Paris shortly after the battle of Waterloo. Shortly after Ludy L.'s arrival at Paris, her whole conduct became changed, her temper varied, her de meanour, 'her attachment, formed a strange change; had Sir Janice known there that which he has known since, he would have ascribed it to that individual who had by distrust displaced her love, which made Sir James's life as miserable us it had been beflare happy ; he took the only course a humane man would do, soon finding it must be some attachment, though lie could not tell the object, he carried her from Paris to Brussels, and to Spa, anti again returned to Paris, and from thence to London, bringing her to her venerable mother on a sick bed, thinking it would have restored that happiness which he had • enjoyed. , Suspicion here arose; the attachment had grown up. unread ; letters palmed.. between Sir •George and Lady Louisa. she rebutted the idea with indignation; avowed her innocence ; anti gave a denial of the fact. Still the pas. mien which had seized her was too strong; nothing could restore her former love. An incident now occurred while they were at Sorrey, at their seat in Scotland ; the postbag; was one morning brought in where they were; Lady Louisa seized the bag, opened it, and Sir James perceived a letter with the Quarter-Master-Oenerelle Staff print on it. Ile wanted to see it. She rushed out of the room, and was out long enough to have destroyed it. She returned and brought a small note. • Even here Sir James had no idea that any thing further had passed ; but it was soon made known to hint as strong as proof of Holy Writ ; he became an object of inferior concernment; she left the house ; he wrote her an agonizing letter, but she was relentless; rumour upon rumour wits busy, and not with out Sir James's heating. Sir George Murray was one of the first officers that Sir James had fl ung himself into the society of, and upon this rumour Sir :Imes demanded from his own lips „ n explanation, and received a denial the most peremp tory. In a letter he exclaims " that I might leave no open ing for surmises, I take this opportunity to declare that in any Intercourse which may have taken place, nothing has, occurred injurious to your' s or Lady Lomsa's honour." A friend of Sir James's waited on Sir George Murray on April 2, 1819, and received a message that eradicated every doubt ; Sir James was satisfied nothing criminal had passed with an officer the most gallant in our army. This unre served disavowal killed suspicion in the bosom of him whose only frailty had been too strong; love. But alas ! lie did not begin soon enough to suspect his wife—was too slow— and the laurel of happiness was sullied. lie was driven from hie home —an exile from his country—an object of all—the most unfortunate. French lacquiet (le place will "'rove they were together in private (Sir George Murray and Lady Louisa) and in public; they were careful not to allow the slightest room for suspicion, not even a flirt wits seen. They arrived in this errantry—the correspondence was continued. Sir Robert Wil son interceded—he was die honourable bearer of the dis avowal; and the Jury would be not less surprised than he was, when they heard that within two little months they were living together in disguise at it watering-place, under circumstances that could leave no doubt but that criminal intercourse had been completed. Front this they remov e d t o Matlock, Derbyshire, and lived there front the month of June to August. After this ithey were found at Matlock, and afterwards in Earl's -court, Brompton, where, as soon as any of Lady Louisa's friends ap proached, Sir 0. would decamp until the interruption ceased. In December. 1819, Lady L. went to her brother, Sir C. Paget, at the Isle of et'ight. Sir G. met her on the road ; he was then Governor of the Military College at Sandhurst. Ile left her before she reached her brother's ; she staid some time, and returned to Earl's-court. And next they were found living to nether at Finchley, under the name of Mr. end Mrs. Evans; here Lady Louisa gave birth to a daughter, and had it baptised in the name of Louisa Diane Augusta Ann, daughter of John and Jane Evalm rron. Finchley they went to Odiham, in Hampshire, and continued till August, 11122, then muddied) , left; and here was an ag gravat i on o f t hi s cause. Th e y ho- thought of a plan to live le t h e fa ce of the world at the expence of tats most injured husband,The concealment of Mrs. Evans could not be lung; a div orce was thought of, if it could be Sc. complished, and they wou ld b e adding unit other pang to the many before inflicted on t h e i n j ured h us b an d. By Scotch law a woutaa might sue her husband for a divorce if he had desert ed-her t'n - t r years; Sir James was stigmatised as having de- Sir .James threw ainrotiectitelphewfot b,u r t h t e ha s t u w it as w i a l : o i t c h o i l y n t w o n tpf d e ; alitinnice they had % t ined th ere t h ree wee k s , but the do ors were open his doors to receiv e h er, to frustrate th e expedi ent , and to show it her she fault this ceased the law, and she even went to his house; merely (Men to receive her ; an d nee e cam e the communication through tite medium of it gentleman, which' had the effect of opening Sir jamee's eyes: elle had ahendoned her honteir to the eduction of this defendant. The dreadful effects this produced en Sir James's mind can only be felt. You, Gentlemen, will judge of what Sir James lies lost; and when you are tai make your minds tip, you will ta k e w i t h you t h e f ac t s w hi c h my Friend the Attorney-fileneral will give you, and let them have their due - eight; but bear in mind the strict facts of the case. No youthful passion can palliate ; Sir George is now at the :neve age of fifty-three, anti is a person of high rank in the army. Sir James has experienced an injury in his charactor unsustainable, if he has not ample compensation by the verdict of a Jury. Elizabeth hates —I was housekeeper to Lord Galloway, and waiting maid to Lady Louisa Paget, in 1801 ; Lady ',cruise was married to Sir James Erskine ; they went front Lord Gal loway's house to be married they were very exemplary, and mutually attached mead! other ; the attachment took "place for two years previous to the m arr i age; I a lway s lived in England, never went to Scotland with them ; I continued with Sir James and Lady Louisa an til the battle of Waterloo ; I - saw no alteration in their manner when they went to France; there were more than an ordinary attachment between them during the time Sir James was in the 'Peninsular war ; Lady Louisa lived st the cottage•lostse, near Fatalisen ; Sir Jatnel WA3 . aIWSyS very attentive ; after thep went . to Prance, I did not reside with them. Cross-examined by the AT TORN EY•GE N E RAL—Theylived very retired, and never had any children.. I do not know Lady Louisa's age when married ; I should think her about twenty four years when married. Sir James was near sighted, but could read the direction of a letter, or write one. By a Juror—They went to France in lills, just after the battle of Waterloo. Colonel M‘Donald—l know Sir James Erskine; I was upon his staff in 1803 or 1804. Sir James is now Lieut.- General—the same rank as Sir George Murray, who is also Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance, second in rank under the Duke of Wellington. I was the only officer attached to his staff when he commanded at Mallow ; 1 used then to dine with him three or four times a week. I had constant opportunities of seeing Lady Louisa and him together ; they appeared re markably happy. Their attachment for each other appeared very strong; it was generally esteemed in society that it was very strong. I was afterwards attached to Sir James in Scot land in 1809, just before the Peninsular war commenced. I went to Spain with him, and.returned with him ? when we found Lady Louisa at Kingston. When I was Aide-de-Camp in Scotland 1 did not live in his house. Their attachment did not appear to me to diminish. I saw them in London before they went to Paris, in a hotal in Clifford-street or Bond-street. By a Juror—l considered there was a distance before they went to Paris; I might have been then impressed with the re ports I had heard. 11r. James Morey, brother-in-law to Sir James Erskine.— My family seat is at Abercarney; I was acquainted with Sir James at the time of his marriage, and more so afterwards. I was in the same regiment for many years, and had an opportu nity of' seeing them up to the time of their going to Paris and in Paris; the greatest affection existed on each side, and in. deed the attachment, to use Mr. Brougham's assertion, they carried to a perfect romance. The attachment did not seem so great after they arrived in France. Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENEUAL—Sir James Erskine's sister lived with them at Sorrey, and went thence to Spa, and then to Cambray. I cannot recollect the time of these circumstances; the Allied Army had quitted Paris before they left. Ido not know that they did not sleep together; I never heard from Sir James that he would not sleep with Lady L.—nor do I know that they had separate suites of apartments. I cannot recollect, but strictly I rather think they had. Miss Erskine was with Sir James and Lady Louisa at Paris, Spa, and Cambray. They were in the habit of visiting Sir George Murray at Paris. I have, I think, heard, but where I cannot tell, that upon their return from Spa to Paris they visited Sir 0. Mur ray. By Mr. PAftg—Miss Erskines's residence was principally with me at Abercarney. Sir Robert Wilson—l saw Sir James and Lady Louisa after their marriage in the house of Lord Harcourt ; they seemed remarkably attached to each other ; their attachment was the subject of general conversation. Adam Crawford—l was bred up in the Erskine family ; was in Sir W. W. Erskine's service before the plaintiff's. I was in the plaintiff's service from 1813 to 1816. I had opportuni ties of seeing them together. I went with Sir James and Lady Louisa to Paris. I stayed there about nine months. We went thence to Spa and Brussels; we stayed at Spa three months. I quitted Sir James's service at Brussels. I was afraid something would occur not very pleasant. I had seen things between Sir 0. Murray and Lady Louisa not very pro per at Paris ; they lived at the Hotel de Longe. There was a correspondence between Sir George and Lady Louisa at Paris. I recollect Lady Louisa being alone once, and sending, me out ; it was in the winter time ; I was the only person left in the house at the time. Sir James was out about pictures. Sir Cl. Murray called, and I let hiin in. I was then sent out for some asparagus; if that was not the reason for it, I could not find any. On my return to the house, I found Sir George there ; saw him go away ; on retiring he pulled about Lady Louisa out of my sight. By Mr. Pan x—Lady Louisa laughed at this conduct. I went to Spa with Sir James and Lady Louisa. We were stop ped on the road by a lacquey, with a letter to Lady Louisa. I know of letters addressed to Sir 0. Murray, by Lady I.ouisa, put in the post-office r• that has been done at Brussels and Spa. The maid generally took the letters, and I have frequently seen her bring back letters written by Sir G. Murray, and directed to Lady Louisa. I did not inform Sir James. for I knew his temper too well; I was afraid he would have taken a pistol and shot me. Examined by the ATTORNEY•GENEUAL- 1 . stood at my pantry-door in Paris and saw them, when Sir G. pulled about La ma i i l d y . L i al t i o d th ?m e t ). kn saw ow me tit l t w tt a i s e o l n al g v o . o s d a rt i d n s w w a i s tl w t her c l l a i ty; that was not the cause of my quitting Sir James's service, or do I know that the' brat" was to be affixed on me. Miss Erskine went to Spa; on our road thither • Sir James was sitting be side me on the dickey, and I said to him I thought he would have been better home than there. I was afraid to have said any thing farther lest he should have shot me, from the violent love he had for that woman ; there were pistols on the dickey, and a blunderbuss. By Mr. BRou o A3t --I found Sir James did not take up what I said on the dickey, and, consequently, I did not carry it further. By a Juror—There was no carriage waiting on my return from going to fetch the asparagus. Sir George could not have been handing her out to a carriage. John George Shirie sworn by an interpreter. The witness deposed—l was lacquey de place to Sit James Erskine. I always went with the carriage when Lady Louisa drove out. There was a certain house where she used to go every day. He did' not see her meet any one, but knows a person she did meet (General Murray). Lady Louisa generally went at one, and stayed till dinner time, between four and five o'clock. I recollect once Sir James Erskine calling when Lady L. was visting,there, and was, obliged to wait a quarter of an hour in an anti-chamber. On that day when Sir James came, a noise was heard as it' different doors were opening with violence to allow some one to decamp, then Sir James was allowed to entei. Upon that occasion he saw no one leave the house. Lady L. was generally alone, except when General Erskine's sister was with hoe. I have seen Sir George Murray there some times, but did not see him come out, because he (witness) was at the front door. I have frequently seen Sir George Murray's servant at the house in question ; the same servant-has frequently brought letters to Sir J. Erskine's hotel, sometimes in the morning and sometimes in the evening; he usually gave the lette t s to M a d ame E rs ki ne ' s c h amber. maid; the lady herself generally returned him the answer._. Ogus the servant generally brought letters every morning, gave them to the chambermaid, and waited in the hotel for the answers. Jean Baptiste Cologne—l was servant at the house above. mentioned ; 1 have seen Sir George Murray' and Lady Louisa there frequently in 1815, after the battle of Waterloo ; they came separately, and sometimes they would go in the bed-room —sometimes in the saloon. I recollect Sir James came once when General Murray was there; a great confu s i on commenced directly by the throwing of doors open and fast vi o l ent l y , as if' some one was escaping. I do not know what became of Lady L. that day. I saw Sir G. and Lady L. go through the ante. chamber, but not return that .way ; I did not see Si r J ames and General 'Murray together that dlr. There was a way t h ey could have been let out, throng a garden, without coming back through the antechamber; recollects 811.13. breaking his leg ; be came to the house after this circumstance; was carried there, and Lady L. visited hint o ft en ; s h e generally came in by the usual way. By a Juror—The bedroom of which I have spoken was vested as a saloon by other persons than .Sir George and Lady 1,. Miss Erskine—l am sister to Sir James Erskine. I had frequent opportunities of seeing the terms on w hi c h t h ey lived. I accom anted them to Paris in 1815. I always thought them extremely attached to each other, until at Paris, when I per. ceived they were not so comfortable together as I had seen' than ; I Raw occasional instances of irritation, which continued more or less while abroad. On their return I did not go with them. My brother, Mr. John Erskine, lived with them a great deal after their return from abroad. ,_ Cross-examin e d b y M r. AT TORNEYGENERAL.—Before I left Paris, the head-quarters were removed to Cambray; we Stayed at Cambray a day. and dined there with Sir George Murray, as we sometimes had• done at Paris. Sir James and Lady Louisa had different apartments at Spa ; we stop. bed there a mont h or two, and went thence to Brussels, .and back to Cambray, and afterwards to Paris ; we dined some times at Sir George's hotel. At Catnbray I do not know whether Sir Jaines and Lady Louisa slept together ; they al ways occupied the same apartments, except at Spa, where the bed-room was too small. I remember their going to Sorrey they occupied different apartments at Sorr e y. Af ter they l e f t Sorrey, Sir James went to Edinburgh, and front that to Lon don, in; November 1818. Lady Louisa left Sorrey for some time, and, on her return I v i s i te d h er . Mrs. 'Andenton—l was housekeeper at Sorrey; 1 went there in July 1817; Sir . James quitted Sorrey in November or December 1818 suddenly. I carried is letter-bag in one morn. ring when Sir James was with her; Sir James asked me to give it to him; begot it; Sir Jameepiked for the key, which I,ady Louisa went to fetch ; I went *way. Mrs. Cutler, Lady Louisa 's maid is dead. Cross-examined by Mr. SCARLETT—I know Sir J. and 'Lady L. had separate apartuients in the house. I lived with .them a year and a half. By a Jurot—Sir James and Lady L. oiseupied separate bed rooms. I was housekeeper. Sir Robert Wilson again examined by. Mr. BnoudttApc.—, A letter produced is Sir G. Murray's hand.writiuk In con sequence of * communication, I had an interview *,th Sir Georg, Murray, Of a private nature. The subject of nay in. terview was a correspondence which Sir James Erskine itna gined was kept up between Sir George Murray and Lady Louisa, which Sir James suspected Lady Louisa had concealed from him. Sir G. denied having had any clandestine corres pondence with Lady L. Sir G. denied strictly any clandestine intercourse, and said he saw no reason to suupress or conceal any letters that had passed. Sir George wised the answer to be frank. candid, and unreserved.—Sir Robert here read the letter, which was a mere disavowal by Sir George that any clandestine correspondence had gone on. The UNDER SHERIFF read also a letter from Sir George Murray to Sir James Erskine, expressing contrition for any uneasy feeling that might have been occasioned by him upon s subject wholly unfounded. Sir Robert ‘Vilson—When I wrote the first letter I was in London, and Sir James upon that letter seemed perfectly satis• fied—and quite so, that no intercourse of any serious nature had taken place. By Mr. Bncruanam—Sir James Erskine is indisputably & man of strict honour, as is Sir George Murray. By the ATTORNEY-GENERAL—At that time there was not a doubt on my mind of any thing of this sort. By a Juror-1 was the guardian of Sir George's --- honour, and I felt myself bound to convey it frank and unre served. Jane Rob—My mother kept a lodging-house at Dumblane ; it is a watering-place ; Lady Louisa came there in June, 1819,. and a friend came about a month afterw ar d s; they lived to gether about ten days or a fortnight; they were always to gether walking out, dining and living together. By a Juror—They had separate bed rooms ; they ate, drank, and walked, but nothing further diet I knew of. By Mr. PARK—While Sir George was there, they lived en tirely alone. By a Juror—We are very particular about whom we take into our house. Isabella Eady—l remember Lady Louisa coming to Aloe Rob's house; about A month after a gentleman came, break fasted, dined, and was altogether with Lady Louisa ; he slept on the same floor with Lady L. Lady L.'s maid was with her (Mrs. Cutler), who is since dead. Mrs. Cuttler generally made the beds ; I assisted; I was to wait at table, and when she wanted me she called me; this gentleman generally had the name of Lady L.'s friend, but I never could find out who he was; I have since seen him, and I know him by his walk. Peter Sterling-1 was servant to Mrs. Rob. I recollect see ing them pass where I was at work, and they went and sat down on the side of a quarry, the most convenient they could find if they intended to go into the quarry ; the quarry is place where a person might see for a considerable distance and not be seen. I never saw any third person with them ; I saw them for eight or ten days walking out together. Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL. The quarry is well known, but not visited so particularly by th e present generation. I was not ne ar enoug h to see if the l a dys clothes had been discomposed. J. Duncan, clerk to the plaintiff's attorney—l went to house, No. 11', in Old Burlington-street; I saw a gentleman come out ; I pointed him out to, the witnesses, who recognised him as Sir George Murray. Mare Brailsford—l was at Matlock in 1820 ; recollect Lad/ . Louisa Erskine comi ng t h ere, as also Sir George Murray; they dined in a private apartment. I stayed two weeks after she left, and then Caine to London to her in Aladdox-street , and from that to Earl's Court, Brotnpton. I stayed at BromPtall fourteen months ' • Sir G. Mu rry li ved with Lady L. part of the time Sir (Land Lady L. slept on t h e same door. When company ' was invited, Sir O. seldom made his appearance ; when any of the Paget family ca me , Si r George did not appear. had seen him in the ho use j ust before, and at the time they were there Sir George's bed room door has been locked. Recollec t Lady L. leaving Earl's C ourt for the Isle of Wight, and Sir George meeting her at Sandhurst. Susan Creswell—l lived servant in Earl's -court; Sit George Murray and Lady Louisa Erskine came to live there; wh ile Sir George was there some of the Paget -family have called; Sir George would hide himself when they came; they left in March 1822. I did not observe any thing particular at 0 0 time in Lady Louisa's figure. Charlotte Hastings --I was at Finchley in 1822; I was in . the service o f Si r G eorge and Lady L. She was confine d there, and had a d aug h ter; they went under the name of Mr• and Mrs. Ev a n s . I ant the daughter of t h e nurse , w h o n ursed Mrs. Evans's child. mu b li l i r c . Murray called by Mr. B nonottaat- 1 made a cm' t i o p n e t r s o o Sir i Jam e s,r whon la d and thei l only communication regret it had hwaads suchtt ie un fortunate air effect on his mind. Sir James at this occasion knew of the adultery. The ATTORNEY.GENERAL now addressed the Jury in mi tigation of damages. He felt as much as his Learned Friend did for the distress felt by all the connections of the parties, and he could not help thinkirg a little more caution was requisite on the part of Sir James Erskine. When I come to direct your attention to the more particular part of this case, I shall satisfy you in the defence I row urge. Sir George Murray began life with a small proper y, notwithstanding the high rank to which he has risen. Four hun:lred pounds a-year alone en titles him to sit in Parliament, and beyond this he has merely his income from military promotions ; Sir J. Erskine is a branch of the noblest families in Scotland. In UV. the parties now litigating were merely companio ns in arms . ; if We e Learned Friend had stated that o ld friends In, arms had broken i n ras hl y on t h e i r friendship,. he ha d stated that which was not a taut in the case. Upon their arrival in Paris, a new scene opened to their view. You may, gentlemen, easily imagine that a Noble Alarquis who had distinguished himself under the Duke of Wellington , being their chief visitant, the defendant could not have been the original agirressor; it might have been possible to sirs that the fascinations of his client, Sir George Murray, migh t have had effect on the charms of Lady Louisa, which were by no means of a little degree, and quite capable of making impressions on Sir George Murray; that a correspondence Was, carried on, he wo u ld not dispute ; but he would say, are a defy that the Jury could for a moment, upon this evidence, s saric::onelivagniiiitidillien:lnlinatterciillorez:eienufltrioattpteieliotirritielnlcliolosieuOntrwtcreftlaifs:olelirar therefore elp.rOialdtreliiiansetd;el ye r nador w ie h dsau o rnc i h i totc h tirit e z r ai t e n p thcd r o e ens s asl e dii n da t n e ie d v e witty v taken place ; and even when Sir James Erskine after thi4 re inference • (Sir wra George b t e n d p r oaisswis Murray.) braie upon yt.r s o Tjv v ury ague could t ui t e t e v w e r i As d u e a s n i f o f the house in Paris his Learned Friend had candidly withheld, b ut the Jury cou ld draw nothing from the lady who kept it; s ire was a lady of high respectability visited by all the foreigners of distinction, and knglishmen of rank, and to infer Sir otus O rkwbrilitenpai : M urray o tac(:eonatinwili r tits g isoeist e tetievilinaciiirfittete(airttßsesiiiiAniopaoloilicln: a visited nd in et itL Lady Louisamon with Murray other e there, ntl becauseee a criminal intercourse existed ; the Jury could not act upon t s oo at And he (the Attorney- General) w l e e, f u vl:o t l htrrs ! r e at ie l a aGo ejt jyt v i o. e u k oseor t ryyf l agg t e r o de e enwi cvo b ole J uwa u ub u rha i lat r l de d a y M urray, n; declaration. nah i l ei no. t u, e h n ra ly t t occasioned Wdsr h onour believedft b ri 3 ‘ . sa a i r l Erskine h a d t i b S• i t i lnko e. i:t y a ,doC va gue , Geo rge e:tni Murray.iYdar gdl l ue the comm i ssion n e had not the slihtest doubt the transaction at Spa, but that they occupied separate a p a rt " t the irritation that existed in Sir J. Erskine there could not have place, Lous aTantEddras clearly li e en t are w ly,s i . i c e pr r ero e wvf:eusr that t e lees p ip a ri rti nog e eo s inrge S se i that Sir George Murray did not return to England ti rec ll ° 10 11 1 e8c :: and between that time and 1815 no correspondence meet ingtoo'- only together at dinner in the presence of a third Pe r ; SOIL could n o t have been the person who had thus alienated the afliTtla n c 9 l of Lady Louisa, who was even after this left at SorreY• a L a i Sir James went to reside at Edinburgh, and Lady I .°L n-- when found so described. If ever there was a case was brought to London by Mr. B. Paget, her brother , separate r l j u aa r nt tele Jam e s and ds . L a tl) led with a ggravat i on, he never saw it. He would wegittsi taint ed observations leave the case in the hands of the Jury ; 3 n` l f , more competent persons t:e should not have found, to act IV, the wh o l e berirings of it fo r j ust i ce. You cannot suppose James Erskine wants to put money in his pocket? No; this rs T . , a proceedin g to l et a divorce take place in the House of hon A li • and fur thi s p urpose is the present inquiry. It cannot be to _ tire pock e t s o f a b ranch of so noble a f am clq i. This is not t r • to enhance the damages, but to give the Ju ry of investigati on . The room, was c l eare d , and after half an Ireur the Jury fona d. their verdi ct f or t h e plaintiff—Damagea 2,5001. a fai r opportunl 1 Pt:Brae PItESS OF ITALIC. —One newSP3Per published at each of the following placrs Venice, Milan, Genoa, Bologna, Rome, Nal) 1 "; less ext ens i ve papers at Foligno, Modena, and 1 s° lll4 * other places. A newspaper, itt !ratio', is printed at Lugano, in the Italiait bailiwicks o f Switzerland, an d circulates in different parts o f Italy. We understand that tbe stupendous bridg e across the Menai is in a state of great for ward ness. 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