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ALL IN ONE DAY. in CARROLL) .10pPS he shall have the plea ` X. sure of adding the FOUR Prizes of £20,000 in the present Scheme (to he Drawn in One Day,. sth OCTOBER) to the Four Priam of £20,00u, sold at his Offices in the short spiel of Foot. Months ; • and as he is now selling under the Last and Concluding Grant of Parliament for Lotteries, he trusts his Fritnds and Customers will not sutler the Lotteries to ex pire without taking a Farewell Chance at his fortunate Offices, IV, Cornhill ; 26, Oxford .street ; and 7, Charing Cross, in the present Scheme, which contains FOUR Prizes of £20,000, and other Capitals, as under; viz. 2 - - £20,050 4 2 . . - 20,000 1 1.0 - 2,050 14 - - 200 4 - - 1,000 20 - 100 the whole of which, together with the smaller Prizes, must be drawn on.the kb of October, when the fate of every Number will be decided. The greatest Novelty in' the Scheme is, that it does not contain a Single Blank, for every Number must receive Five Pounds at least ! ! ! - £5lO - - - - IWO 2 AFFAIRS OF THE WEST INDIES. This Day were published, in Avo. pric e Gs. R EMARKS on WEST INDIA. AFFAIRS. By T. IL GROSSET, Esq. M.P. s' Nesci, nit tilt, plain parilt cum sapientia regetur month's." - (Chancellor Oxerictierre.) Printed for J. M. Richardson, No. 4 4, Curilhill ; and E. Lloyd, Harley-street. • LONDON REPOSITORY for the CABINET MAKERS' SOCIETY, forsvery Description of CABINET FURNI TURE, FEATHER BED and MATTRESS .MANU FACTORY, No. 71, Corner of LEADENHALL STREET, London, opposite Aldgste Pump.-Ready Money. Only. PIIHE Society of Cabinet-Makers respectfully inform the Public that they still continue the above Establishment, for the Benefit of Industrious Mechanics who have large Pamilett, by offering them Manufactured Articles in the Cabinet Line, of the best Workmanship, and Ch e ap er than any Hou se can do in London by twenty-five per cent., there being no other profit required on the Goods but the bare house expences ; at the same time will be sufliciently satisfied with having constant Employment for themselves and families. This Society was Established in June, 1821, consisting of 21) Mechanics, adding the:number of their Wives and Pauli lies, amounted to 60; in June, 1819, five more were added to the Society ; in June, 18.0, 10; and , in. June 1821, 8. The total Number now receiving Support through the Means of this Establishment is 191. The'Society and their Families beg leave to return their sincere-thanks tn, those Ladies and Gentlemen who have hitherto honoured them with their Orders and Recommenda tions, and shallreliriya feel happy in their endeavours to give future satisfaction ; at the same time solicit a Continuance of their Benevolence; whereby they may be enabled to increase the Number of the Society. The following- Atticles are inserted as a Specimen of the very LOW Price!, all warranted-newly Money only. Full size Mahogany four-post Bedatead, lath bottom 31. Lls. ...Pull size tent Bedstead 11.65.-Bordered hair Mattress to fit 11. Is.-'Mahogany Drawer, solid ends 31.35.-Feath er Bed 10a.-Ditto, free from dust SW smell, full size 31. 10s.- Six . japanned Chairs of any descriptiOn in oil 11. 65.-Best do. ViVll:trintLittand .165.-Ditto, Dressing Table los. - --rf earth Ruse ft. ginehea Chest of Drawers 41. 45.-Three-foot me4.logerty Pembielte Table 11. 18s.-Three.foot ditto on pit lays and claws 31. 155.-51ahogany Dressing_Table 11.-Ditto Bidett, best 11. 4a.-Ditto Itedsteps 11.8e.--Ditto ditto 11. 128. -Ditto.ditto 21. 21.-Ditto Box Mass, 2 drawers, best British Plate 'lsa.-=Ditto ditto Is. N.-Ditto ditto 11. lots.-Dltto StVitik Glass, large size, commode :Is.-Ditto ditto N.-Ditto ditto Bs.-Ditto, ditto 12e.-Sea 134 and Pillow ss. Bo: -Ditto ditto 65,LDitto ditto 70.-Tray Stand 7;4-Long Mahogany Tray 145.-Japanned Book Shelf 75.-Tea Caddy IN.-Porta. tile Desk 215.-Desk covers in number 145.-Music Chairs any. pattern Bs. 6d.-Eight Mahogany Chairs, covered with horae hair, braes nailed - 61. 66,-8 ditto ditto 153.-8 ditto ditto 71. 75.-8 Trafalgar ditto 91. 98.-M ahogany Sofa to match 71. 10s--Ditto.Couch 71.105.-Ditto ditto 81.10x..-Ditto, w i t h Bedstead 71. 10s.-Setof Mahogany Card and Sofa Tables, on ;turned legs, banded in rose wood 111. lus.-Set.of Mahogany two Card and Sofa, on pillars and claws 121. Ditto, the best th4t can be made-to order or pattern 161.105. --Ilandsome 7 root 0 pedestal, Sideboard, with carved back, 171.-Ditto 7 toot 161.-Ditto 6 foot six 151.-Set of Dining Tables, of the last pattern, 4 foot by, 10 foot 61 11,- Ditto.-4 foot 2by 11 foot 6, 151.--Ditto 4 f00t . 6 by 12 foot 0, Spanish, an advance of 31.108.--Straw _Palliasse 1 1 ..15 -Tent Bedstead and furniture 31. 15.-Bamboo Bed -2104 and French clyptic top, with drapery and fringe, W. 108. --Five4oot mahogany four-post Bedstead and furniture, with French draperies, • lined all through, complete, 151. 10s.- Flye-foOt ditto, ditto pis. 10s.-Ditto ditto, with cornice; of a atiperior make, NI. IN.-Ditto ditto, with gold cornice, ele gant draoery .201.--Drawing-room Curtains, of the best 510- title and Chintz, fitted fur window, 61. lid „ -Dittn ditto 71. 7s. "...Ditto, of a superior anti elegant style of work, 101.- Drawing -room roso-wood-Drawing-room Trafalgar. Chairs Ditto, inlaid with bull'. 201.,-Table, 2 Covers, and Sofa 101.. las."--Ditto It. Is.- ... Drawin g Sola . ol. 61.- - -DittO, 7 i. 73. --Ditto al. 8 8.-Horse-hair Cushions , lea& bs. 6d.-.-Covered ditto 41. W. THURNELL, Agent. •COUIVIIIIY DEALERS SUPPLIED. . 000, packed free of expense, except the materials, and sent 10 all parts of Great Britain, and to the East and West In. ules.-Captains fitted out, and merchants supplied with Ca binet Goods for Exportation. Apartments _Furnished at a f ew h ours ' not i ce, an d 404803 tw o or. four days. TWELFTH OF being'the anniver .sary of the battle of Aughrim, the morning was ushered in by a merry peal from the joy bells, which conti n u e d at i ntervals throughout the day. —The guns were fired, and the Royal standard hoisted upon Bedford Tower, according to an, chart Custont. College-green is quiet ; scarcely a gazer on th e statue. I t was stated in our paper of Friday, that the Orangemen of Armagh had determined on parading as usual on the 12th (this day.) We have since been informed by a gentleman well informed upon the subject, that the reverse is the fast.--( Dublin Journal.) FATAL COIIIIIA.T.—On Thursday evening, at SP veil o'clock, the InqUeitou the body of Thomas Smith, the Kentish.town stage-coachman, who was killed in a pitched battle with Henry Bostic, was resumed at the Half-moon tavern, Lower street, Islington. After hearing the evidence, the Jury retired at about ten o'clock to consult as to their verdict, and ats near one o'clock ,yes terday morning, they, after a very minute deli beration, (during which period they_had the CP" rover to consult upon legtrl points), returned a verdict of" Manslaughter against lienry 13931iC, ,Jamea; Donovan, ItiCha rd F ord, and another person unknown." T•he Coroner issued Itis warrants for the apprehension of the pitities. We ire informed that Bostic is at pre sertilli the hospital In a very dreadful condition, in consequence of the severe beating he received from the deceased. COURT OF. CHANCERY, JULY 16. IN THE MATTER OF sin GREGORY' PAGE TURNER. Mr. PitiLLlalOttE applied for an early day to be'appointed to have it discussed, whether the traverse in this case should really go, and that without further delay, or whether the order giving identity to traverse should be discharged altogether. His bgatnlitt.—Dr. Sutherland has delivered to me his judgment in writing, anti stated, that from observations made by him on diff e r ent lays, when he has been with Sir Gregory Page Turner, he is confident that Sir Gregory is decidedly of an unsound mind ; and he delivered that paper to me by ex pressing that he had nelfer known a person more fit to be the subject of a commission bf lunacy. Ir. PrtiLLIHORE—Then, my Lord, the simple application I make is, that your Lordship' s or d er ma y b e d rawn up or discharged altogether. Mr. Suonerr—l should like my clients to have notice of such an application. His LonDsim—Then let your clients, Mr. Phillimare, give notice to the other aide, that you will make the application on Monday morning. I should likewise mention just now, that I receive from day to day appliemio,ns from different persons *4 are snpplying Sir Gregory and . his Alen& with consider able sums for living, with a view to knOW' they are to be' re-paid. Now,. I think I had better state, by way of prevent. ing any such future applications, that those who give them or ders to make such supplies, must int) , them. Mr. Pin lAA MORE—Then do I understand your Lordship that you will hear this in your Lordship's private room on Monday morning ? his Leaven ir —I will hear it any where—l don't care where. Mr. SuallEx—Vrhy should it be heard in the . private room? There is no secret about it ; a ll th e w or ld k nows it . Mr. Pit; t.L.I3IOItE—T wily wished to know how it was to be. His LolunnirP—l shall leave that to the parties themselves t 6 decide. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 16. JOHN lIULI. NEWSPAPER. AIACAUT. IY v. SIiACKELL. Mr. PARK, before the Jury Wl3 sworn in the cause which stood for trial, made an application in this cause to put off the trial until the proceedings in the Court of Chancery should be carried to a termination. The defendants had pleaded a justi fication, and applied to the Court of Chancery for a Commis. sion to examine witnesses abroad. The application was'rcfus ed, because the Lord Chancellor thought that two bills were necessary for two Commissions, in the widely distant places where the examinations were to take place. Ills motion now was, therefore, to put off the trial till this Commission should. be granted and carried into effect: • • Mr. SCARLETT said he certainly meant to oppose the mo tion totis viribus, as Unprecedented, unjustifiable, and danger ous. He knew well that the defendants never meant to come to trial. It was the first time he ever heard of an - application to a Court of Law to lend itself to the defendants in a Court of Equity. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE wished thc application to be made to the. Lord Chief Justice. . • It was found that the Lord Chief Justice would not take it out of this Court ; that the cause, it' not postponed, would come on . to-morrow ; and that Mr. Al ttorneyAleneral and Mr. Brougham, who yt:re engaged in it, were to be engaged soon after ten, before the Privy Council. After some observ a ti ons on b ot h s ides, it was agr ee d t o men tion the subject at the end of the first cause. MENDICI'IIY SOCIETY. BODKIN v. CARDEX AND OTittiti. Mr. TYNDALL opened the declaration in this case. It was an action. boat& by the plaintiff to recover compensation in damages for:e•fellie and Malicioui libel, published in The Times newspapers.. affecting his character. The defendants pleaded the general - issue: The ATTOItSKY-GENtitAL stated the cue to the Jury. This was an action brought Lty a most respectable Gentleman, Mr. Bodkin, who had filled the office, first, of Honorary Secre tary, and subsequently, of Assistant Manager, to a most laudable and useful Charitable Institution, called the :Ilea sticky Society. • Mr. Bodkin now appeared beforee Jury of his country ro seek reparation for the injury which his character had sustained, anti which be had hitherto «ought in vain. The vast circulation of that paper rendered an aspersion on a inan's character, contained in its columns, peculiarly injurious: It was read in every corner of the world in which the English language was understood. The present libel arose out of the connection which' the plaintiff had with the Mendicity So ciety. The fret office which he had held was that of Honorary Secretary, and he was afterwards appointed Assistant Manager for his services, in which situation the Society thought him amply entitled' to the salary of 3001. a year. In that capacity .he had acted for a year and eight months, in reward of which 'he received the sum of 5001.,, and lie was subsequently suc ceeded in his office by a Gentleman of the name of IValker. -The libel for-which the plaintiffnow sought to reilresi consisted of observations made Upon. the plaintiff for having received the salary which the society had, vo ted him, and which theythought him quite entitled to rec ei ve ; and yet for accepting this sum a letterliad been published in The Times, accusing him of being. a• mercenary in disguise, whilst he professedao act upon inde pendentfeelings. Some of the most distinguished individuals in the country . compoied thiS SoCiety : his R. the Duke 'of, York was the President, Lord Suffield was the founder, and• Mr. Bodkin hail filled thesituation of Secretary; for the mode in whi c h he had discheirgedthe ditties ofwinelt Office ho had uniformly re ceived the thanks of the Society'; ' and, in fact; they considered the annual sum they had voted of 300/4 a year as a very moderate compensation for hi, service! : these ser v i cee were o f a. nature Ifreatly to raise the Character of thelnstitution, and to diminish its expences. Mr., Bodkin, finding this lib e l appearing Ilya paper of such • extensive circulation, applied f or in, explamt-' then ; but none Whatever was given, and another article ap peared. The other' libel consisted of an imputation on the part of the plaintiff, thit he had intended to transfer to Red Lion square the funds of a Society for the relief of the etllouseless Poor," of which he had been a member, under the impression that he was to receive a high salary. In all these atatements. there was not one word of truth, and fiir the injury which th e Plaintiff' had sustained he now. appeared before the Jury to seek reparation,'' *lle was the last man to complain of the liberty of the press ; en the contrary, he Considered it as the security fbr all our liberties. The Zimer was Peculiarly to be dreaded for its' circulation. It was unquestionably conducted with great talent, and from that had derived a most extensive circulation. The object of tho plaintiff Was net money; 'his motive in origi nating the proceeding was to vindicate his cheracter, Which had' been most foully and unjustly assailed ~and he was sure the , Jury would give such damages a s wou ld man if est die sense they entertained of the injury he had suftinial. The Hon. Charles Shore was then called; and examined dsv Mr. 0151tritY : He said he had been a member of the " Men dicity Society" for three years. Mr. Bodkin had been hono rary secretary and assistant manager. An annual account had been published:, by the Society.--:-The • Report was then 14iit in, in evidence.--. Cross-examined by Mr. ScAULN . rx : I was not an original member I know•Verylittlenf Mr. Bodkin; I have been told that he acts in a variety of employments: My Men of the institution was, that it. as a Society of independent Gen tlemen, who were to devote their services gratuitously mu great - Public object. Mr. Tookifis• honorary solicitor, and receives no emolnineht whatsoever, „There were- twenty,threetitanagers present • when; the mishit:int manager warn appointed; it was not done at a Public meeting, nor was the proceeding made public ; there aa w rin ai lig n ut o rne p at a in t l il a i rl e s i g n q t r im . intimation that a th b a li t c . fu r. I w ki a n c l i tai ub l w hee til t l i e t z l i pa y el l n ei tei d, i; Pains Were taken to vindicate Mr . Bodkin's charac ter. ' I think their eifintii were successful, and that Mr. liod kin7o character ia.now;perfectly clear from an imputation.. Ile-riaminal— , The.appointment cif Mr. Bodkin has been at tended with great benefit ; without some such officer the So-, del? 'could not gumd against irripeisitions. , 11, 1 e.Zibellfats passages were t h en p ut in and read; . they con -818" of letter signed " *Friend to the Poor," and of leading article ecitinded on the letter' recommending the letter to the attention o f t h e Publid.. - .The paper Containing the libels • bore the date January . 17, 1824, • . • ' An objeCtion was then taken by Mr. ScanLET a., that, there hod been nOpriiof of any 'vote of 5061. having hien voted. The argument on this . ,point occupied some time; but the. Learned Jodge was of opinion that there was sufficient evi dence to go to the Jury; union which Mr. Statittrri. rose to a ddress the Jury on behalf of the 4e fettiants. Ile said it became his duty make such observe tions on the evidence, as suggested thernselveti on the evideage : which his Learned Ftiend;the Attorney-General, and his coad jutors had laid before fliers, 5: ileti on that eeldenee which his Learned Friend has stated he 'Should addu?c, bait which he had omitted ; and he should be - with the latter in the first instance. Hie lieu/led Friend h :Said that Mr. Bodkin , find ing it im topossible obtain red - .or contradiction, had found rt r it necessary to carte into Courcetnd chitilehp inquiry. He "d e l is? " his friend some PartlatkOterruption at the time, and call upon him either to retraeftahat he bad said, for that he defied him to - prove his assert*. His Learned Friend had used some very vehement and effective declamation on the sub ject of Mr. Betikin having applied for a contradiction of the statement., but no such face heed been proved, and therefore he had a right to call on The duref to believe that the whole was a fiction. ' No application- of The first - intimation the „ defendants tv,'..th4.lt.nirlidorw: proceed was an inquiry as to 4,e w e re their solicitors; He had been now a long time aectiii4etel to Courts of Justice, and perhaps he felt as little tertWatstrient its any man as to any intention to the selection of topics to atitlreerne a Jury, but he confosed freely he did feel some difficulty Ns to the part of the question to which he should first address himself, so many and so pressing were. the considerations which presented themselves to his mind. Many of the assertiens of his Learned friend, the Attorney-Oeneral, were mere truttiame of a-eliarectee which no man could venture to cent-agat e sick," rev instettce, ILI this—chat when a - man is attraiel in hie character and prospects by the public press, it becomes a duty which he owes to the public to challenge nn investigation. Why, who could doubt this proposition in the abstract ?• but like most other genteel propositions, it must be received with certain qualifications. But here they found In the very same paper which contained the alleged libel, a foil and clear authority to the plaintiff to give any contradiction to the statements which was in his power. He had an opportunity of an appeal to the pnblic through the same widely circulated channel which Co9yeyed the accusation, and just as generally and as extensively could his vindication have been distributed. Was this then an action of which it could be said that the only ob ject of the plaintiff was to clear his reputation ? His Learned Friend (the Attorney.oleneral) would have been more correct, had he said that the object and the motive which hall originat ed the prosecution was to put money 14 the plaintiff's pocket, instead of which he has set him forth as a public man, whose character has been grievously injured; he did not care whether lie recovered sixpence by the • action—his sole object was to meet the charges; and challenge inquiry. ' But what says the first respectable witness, Mr. Shore? : He stated that no im putation rested on the character of Mr. Bodkin, and that what ever delusion might have previously existed was promptly and completely removed by the public meeting which had been held—a meeting at Which Mr. Bodkin had attended, in which a tiCfenee bad' been' made for bin, which was published throughout the world. Was his Learned Friend then right in saying that the citly object of the present action was to set the plaintiff's character right with the world ? Why the very evidence which had been called, contradicted the statement of his own Counsel. Ile would be very far indeed from wishing to cast censure upon the noble and respectable persons, who were the promoters and supporters of the eilendicity Societee— II e was himself a distant and humble follower in their footsteps, and therefore, if he accused, he would (to use a vulgar Minnie) be " bdoullinghls . own nest." But when he stated this, ho wits very fa t indeed front thinking that this Soeiety could ade quately discharge Us. duties to the public, unless it was vigi. 'Andy watched by the public press. Those Institutions, which come to us in the garb of charity, which invite our best affec tions; Arid awake our most generous feelings; were, of all others, the most likely to degenerate into the corrupt object of serving private purposes, and pmtuoting private advantages, the consequence of which must be, that what !tad been drawn from our generosity for the service of the poor, was devot. sal , to private gains and filthy emolument. Do not let It be supposed for A moment that he meant to level any insinuation of this kind at Mr Benin, farther than to state, that this action appeared to him the most litigious and unreasonable he had ever heard of. Farther than this he did not mean to apply any obeetvatiens which might, chance to. 'fill from him. In the lueubrations of th o s e w ho di rec t e d t h e i r genittr, to the improveepont as well as t h e etnusement of man. kind, it would be fiequently found that much that was true was' Wended with the prodneeions of the imagination ; and so it was, that . in it most popular novel. one of the Eret of that kind that ever was written, and which he was sure every man iti Court intist have read-4 le meant Gil War—lie mi t , l l :'ith ) a at 'en 'sesaieewhich admirably illuettaied his present ntean-1 • Sage Theefliry would no dourer remember when GO Mir met' his ancient friend l'abracius, dressed in a coarse habit, march.' ing in an austere gait, with a huge bunch of. keys sus-, pended before idni, and his eyes rivetted to the ground—his friend Gil hilts was unable to discern, in thiS extraordi nary dress, the friend of his youth, the gay, the sprightly, the agreeable,the poet Fabrichts. At, length h e i s remind ed of the former acquaintance by his friend, who bids. him to .be secret, anti tells him he is now in the service of Doit'. Munuel Donner, the director and overseer of the poor, and that all the charities passed through his hands— (a lau • 1 ) il' '-• i invites him to come and see hirrret his wastet'e bottle, and he would explain euehint the reason why he wore that pious suit, and why lie looked thus demure ; he h a d some intention of succeeding,tuhis - master, who was now grown old, and they managed matters so well that more tient!) , came into their pockets than into those of the poote—(A laugh . )..... Now this was the very tendency of all such Societies i unless very narrowly and 7vigilantly watched by the public press. It was for the ',want of this superintendence that the Philanthropic Society had fallen to the ground, and the sentiments contained in the alledged libel were such, as that no Editor of a publi c jo ut eee -who wished' to discharge his duty to the public could h }mid ' ave tated to promulgate. It was true that Mr. Bodkin had hail the merit of being mainly instrumental in founding this Societi; and in reward for his services, his name had been widely cir culated in newspapers, speeches, pamphlets, and various other. ways; he had obtained greet tune; and the only effect 'of this publication was, that he lied been bespattered with praise, of which he was sure he would be the last man to complain; for, from all he could learn, no man was more anxious than Air. Bodkin that MA name.should appear, ifs tbe.Newipapers;' anti if lie was cumin!;, to the Bar, as had been said, notoriety Would be the very thing for him ;he therefore had - no reason to complain, for no name had appeared more frequently in print. The Learned Gentlemen then commented at 'great length on the,ceitlence which had b een a dd uce d, anti the facts rif the - Oadri'gerierally, and concluded' by stating that the pub. lie Min deep interest in questions of this kind, for it was their obvious Unmet that there should. exist in this country, Pro- teCtiel . 4 patine tribunals of which J ur i es were t h e b est o f a ll , a Free Trek, conducted ' by Editors who "were possessed of the courage.and magnanimity to denounce the proceedings of pub lic Societies, when they deserved censure, and who at all risks' were resolved to discharge their duty to it;honestly anti public a feaeleeelyiet ti • . Mr. Justice Isertt-epet.t: then summed u the evidence with great m ytoinueeneeee an d l e ft i t to t h e Jury in theirjithrtferit theeptiblication in queition had sprung front a „Ae o n" ritoti*e, or whether it was within the limits of .free end legitimste discussion.— The Jury then retired. CONTEMPT OF COURT. einli which b tin illaof justice..— I)urhig this absence of . the Jury, Mr.' Sc Attt . E 'r'r rose to oddress-t rn lie Court, anti said, that it becoe , hia dut/ just occur to call, the - i ti e t ii tet : i ii t n i Tu o i t i ' i t c liii i d C e o c k i, r i t y t a o irec a te ci d nx ii i i i e l s a ta d i n i e l Mr. Brock, one of the' witnesses who had been , examined in the cßulie l bittliPPMmitted P.ri , m alloault "P °ll Alt- Platt, the solicitor' for the .iiefelidants, an d ere were witnesses in attendance to *peal to' the fact. , Mr..litittice ti TT ttimr.t I Call in Air. B roc k . ' . Mr.. Brock wait then called in; and Mr. {leorge Ricks was sworn, and examined by Mr. ;sCAlLLXTT.—ife,t a t e d t h at m r , kwiehostbileidr,hie v. u . n O t t l i e l s t rs - u r ti ete d a y t ot t l he to have said; Brock had been walking in the hall,- at the outer door, and had ; Mr. Matt went up to used insulting language ' to Mr. Platt i h ir i t t -r se t a l . sts he k c e o d re lVin lang-uage be " I was a low Attorney, and no *Gentleman, and t h at / was a man of bad charticter.” Mr: Brock then turned round and trod upon Mr. Plat CS toes.. Mr. Platt raisod hi s hand to ,keeii hint off, Anil put his hand. upon Mr. Brock's breast. Mr.: Brock's tmtnncr *asinost insulting. . ~ Alr..l3rock i- I crisp to ask the witness wh et h er or not he i i smployed by The Times Y. 'Mr. Ilicks : I am a Proprietor of The Times. Mr. Robert Wilion watt next examined : He stated that he wn a Jurbr,. anti had been in attendance all• clay ; he had been standing outside the thaw Of the Court, and heard two persons couversation.yluitnlbesifiee knew t. be Mr. Platt and Mr. Brocic. Mr. Brock iittertipted to turn round, and he trod with hislivi on Mn Platt ; ha (witness) then put up hisband to pre vent Mr. Platt from falling; his first impression wiks that Ms. Brock was in some fit 31r. Platt initi..:diately said, " What do you mean, Sir ?" upon which, he (witness) interfered, and said. " Gentlemen, you e had better settle IL" Mr. Platt was then celled, and deposed as follows : , I 'teas standing in the peelings) outside thedoor, when Mr. Brock hap •pening to pass by, addressed me and asked " Why I loOked at him so particularly whenever I Saw him ?" I' questiontel his right to ask such a i l ne3tlola, but I added, `:'That it waLitri possible to erase certain recollections which were impremed un the latest of my memory ;" but at the same time I think it rig-ht to add,' that I was not looking at Mr. Brock :Ore parti. cularly than I should have - done at any. other epereau 4 . and J I did not feel myeelf bound to give hurt any fureitor explanation. His manner Was most insulting; he 'saki " . ..1 was no gontlenian, and that he had authority for saying: 3o7,l asked him for his authority; he refused to eve it. end Loki that what he stated was false and that he !Avid on his peitibnal • Strength. He hada large stick in his hand ratite tinne Feet. ing there might be some disturbance about theetnert, I them Ott it-wise to call in some friend with a view toon orre'egement. - elsewhere. Mr. Brock looked at me met conteniptuouely, anti I think he used the wonl " nonsensicel;" he then turned sound and his elbow came in contact with my breast. Ile could not have meant •to 'pass by, for that was inaptessible, tSy the first impulse of the moment I lifted up my hand to keep him off. • Croet.examined by Mr. Beotrx tee'Vou say, Mr e diet there were certain Impressions on youi memory which it *Hi imposeible to awe from your memory. task you, Sir, why you said so ? —Mr. PLATT : Because you asked me why 1 look ed at you so particularly. Mr. Baoce—But I wish to know what drew thatobserva. lion from you ?—Mr. PUTT cannot answer that question without going into the historrof some transactions connected with one of the parties in the cause, which I - flare say his Lordship will think is not necessary on the present occasion.: Mr. Ilttoex —My only object is to ascertain *hat was meant by the insinuation you threw out, as if you knew something discreditable in my private life ; 'and I feel satisfied that all he can say is with respect to something that had occurred in this affair of Mr. Bodkin's, in which it is known I took a warm part; and w i t h respect to t his assault, 1 no ' more conic al:Act:Lit than you did yourself, my Lord. There are sonic gentlemen . whom levisli to call. • The Rev. Mr. Pottinger. was then sworn, and said : The Manner of Mr. Platt was even inure provoking than his words. He said he was superior to Mr. Brock in every respect. Mr. B. merely answered, " I think not." Platt then pagsed on, and returned again, and made similar observations. lam not sure whether Mr. Brock said, " you are no . (Jentlenten."—• Platt asked him to repeat the words he had used, but .Mr. Brock gave no answer; on which Mr. Platt said, " you are an idiot." Then Mr. Brock turned round, and I cannot 'say whe. ther he trod on Platt's toes, but .Mr. Platt struck him. Mr. Brock said, " a blow from me would crushyou, and I wouldn't strike you for the world."—ln answer to a question . 11 - oril Mr. Brock, he said, he had observed nothing ,on his part un becoming either a Gentleman or a Christian. The Rev. Gentleman stated, In answer to a question front Mr. Sean. LET T,tliat he rather thought Mreldrock had stood on Mr. Platt's toes. Mr. M. A. Robinson deposed that he had heard Mr. Brock say, he thought himself as good a gentleman as MT. Platt ; Platt answered," That is very different from what I think."— Brock said, " some part of your character is bad." Mr. P. then asked hint to repeat his words, but Mr. Brock said he did not understand him ; upon which Mr. Platt said, " Why, you I are performing an idiot." (;rose-examined by Mr. SCARLETT.—Upon my oath I did not see Mr. Brock tread upon Mr. Plater: toes. lam acquaint. ed with both pareies. I was walking with Mr.. Broele is: the passage, and Utast knows Mr. Platt for forty yearn. This was all the evidence. SCAIILETT then said he should make NO comment, but called upon his Lordthip to say what should be done. • Mr. Justice LITT t. MULE said, that having heard the evi dence on both sides, he was not disposed to say any thing on the subject.—Here the inquiry ended, and we are happy to add • that before the parties lett the Court the matter was amicably arranged. Shortly after this an application was made to the Court on behalf at the Jtiry for perrnitisioo to have some food convey. ecl to them, as there was little prospect of their coining to a speedy conclusion of their deliberations. • His Lonnsit re felt no disposition to depart.from the firth. eteree mica in those cases, and refused to comply with the re quest, hut said site should remain some time in his private room, lest the Jury mi g h t requ i re to ask any tipestion. At a little b e f o r e se v en o ' c l ock, seven of the Jury returned to Court, and his hord e hi p, h aving been 'tent for, resumed his Court, said then his L or d s hi p seat on the ]Tench, and said t h at a ll t h e J ury must come i nto Court. The remaind er o f t h e Jury accordingly did come into and intima tioll t o li n a e t , ot f h o e f m t h u e nOwee ell, a n i i ) e d n : o e i ci t f t i l t i e l o t s eLJ L a i u d r t y rc h a c w t e e i l a v y e a r n n y ) allowedight be, whether I s t e ° t t i I h e o ufrh d. t h e was ia in 4 rdtlasnligipertlotefnhia.sslkiedfe, if }re dlfitatintount get something to eat !—.Mr. Halton :„Why, no, my Lord, I am upwards of seventy ; 1 can't say I am in danger of my life, but should like something to eat. Another of the Gentlemen said he was under medical advice, and he was apprehensive of ser i ous consequences if he did not get some food e for lie had b een f ast i ng since eight o'clock in the' morning. There were two of the Jury who would not agree with the other. ten. Mr. Justice LITTLNDALE Ott f I can't hear that. Mr. Sean LETT; Gentlemen, perhaps, are not aware that they arspeivileged not to serve aft er 'event y yeara of age. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALX: Certainly ma. . • Another of the Jury wished to know whether, if he found for the plaintiff, he must theretbre say that the defendants were actuated by malice. y r matter The forau Jury must Mr. Justice 141 T TLEDALE Said It was not necessary to prove any special personal malice. Mr. ScontecTT : With great submiasion, my Lord, the 3lr. Justice 1 . s tr t y. consider whe ther they can draw the inference, from the general character of Liss publication, that its tendency was to scandalise the plaintiff in the eyes of society. A man might publish what the law question of maii--cieTtLaLtfrAel.l Culls a malicious libel on. a man he had never seen, but might not be actuated by what was termed per sona l malice. The Point then for the consideration of the Jury was, whether the . publication in question was calculated to bringthe plain tiff i nto, disgrace, anti whether. in publishing it rice defend. ants had or had not exceeded the fair limits of bonaildt dive cussion. The Jury again retired, and many of them sent home for their great coats, and communicated at the same time to their families the probability of their being kept in all night. At II o'clock one of the Jury sent to Mr. Bellamy to request as a great favour that he might be allowed the luxury of a glass of cold water. The gentleman was near 80 years of age. The re quest was complied with. At a quarter past eleven, the 'officer who had charge of the Jury, informed mr.. Bellamy, the Judge's aseoci a t e , that oncof the Jurors (a Gentlemen aged 76) requested a glass of wateie as he was nearly exhausted: it was ordered to be given to. im. At et quarter to twelve o'clock the Jury knocked, and on the door bong opened, a Juryman said, " We are not likely to agree—look there," pointing to a Juror who WAS lying down; and who was, it was understood, the:only obstacle to their coming to a decision. It was said that some .of the Jurors at this moment appeared almost in a state of despair. It is alneast unnecessary to ray that the officer could eitTordettern no relief.. At a quitrter peat one o'clock the officer , who had the Jury in charge informed Mr. Bellamy, •that a Juror (the same chi gene • 'lemur who had. before applied) was ill, and requestetta glees of water.—Mr. Bellamy said, that ifehe Gentleman was really ill, .and required it, he must have it. lii :view minutes filter , this, a note was handed to Mr. Bel; tinny f r oi n one of the Jurors; it oontained a request elielothie might he furnishettwith a pack of rants and a cribbageeboae t L Mender that they night amuse themselves until theyetiald agree.. Mr. Bellamy told. the officer to say that thereleas no answer. • 4.4-twenq minutes 3(4 two,, a note came from the Jury.rootOt tegitesting Mr. Bellamy to aeral some person to inform the , wife of onieof theeJ e 1 40145-thee he was likely to he absent from home air night. looked as if this was not the only in mo o of the in d neciessavy. • , 4 ' ' • At .duct time the Nit kiation of the Jury was must pitiable; find been '04141;e4 Nino: Alpe o'clock .en Friday morning (seventeen Mint newly.), without any refreshmente save the glass of weateritotette " eielegenilentan ,' and the request Cur a le ' e•t cards and cribbage.beerd" rendered it likely thatetevet) hours more at least were likely to ellipse before, they could taste sty of the " things" of this lifo, good, bad, or indifferent- 11..eLy.easT Teintre,—.At this hour the MA* Phrt : °' the Jury were asleep : at hew they were snoring very /teed , • Vie plaintiff's case w.i condueted by the A ttorbey-Litneral, Ti :=7. • . MT. ti' urnei; inci.,3li.VAill.l- - Tit at m t. , ,s dtlentlatitlity 4r. Scaricte, Xhi ffAttilii I iiitf .gr. Platt.=-Tor 04 s p y sea unoibez:pait riflour ihttier.). , .- , • : ..... :: ; ta !iii„,... , ii Tl! - TI: COURT'COURT' ' OF CT/If:VON' PLEA?, Jui.v' lg. i ' , ,„ • , ,-- ' ar.nitto v. pirErt.- This was art act!on to ret±teret.tiee %idol! of aresses,&c..sip- , plied to: the defendant's daughter, and' Others of his fistrai4 4.: .M.r. Sergeant Pur.L. stated,, ;La; the ViAiutitr . wa& wiper and' dress.maker, in the toWn of Ry egate , in theneigliboti 04 of which •lived • the defenidint, w farmer, 3 feli.tnoiige!t t ; ei srrd gleve-sellar. . %he , defence which. be -understood. would. up was, that tilts article3,supplied were Dot, necessatifil i qt° Should have *Ale diffittiltits to proi;e his case, as he slip . 1 T Urularthe;neeeesity of Estill* the defendant's datighterf Lot tig be hetk..no bt.se.h e4 l ia case, as hzoidd prove that the the woreNitp with . the knowletigeof die fsth e r. 'Tit& dli ' rtlir tif 'the ttlet'end at . taboo t , i 7) stat e d, that i?er father, in addition to his business aS' 'a fariner. Set up allitipl4l the town of RyNate, hi . the glove. trade. !t e r b rot h er was placed in'Atu.voi6p; -anti. she i4visultll)irri.: The - articles,sfere all likened. US her.- . Anioni , ,st'-trtiver . artielei 3 Of 'dress whiiii , allo received W2s :t white satin spencer.,, and .sool4' kw gi.,,,,, ew , t im," used to change her areas morning antic ding... Part of the 'bin had been paid. -ay the.l4nlo emu?. 41 titITICr-- , ..titi . InttliOr Might . 'saint.- tilnes**her in the things, lAtt, beer Vito not , always in 1 440:0pt sile.did not go to the same church tia,kler f.ither and mother ; she dined with• them tin Stindays, but'not in the Sallt Er dr6st:' ' Airs. Johnson, it dress.triaker in , •ityegate, drpoaea - ishite , iial made a dress for -the last. witness, .and,s ti3On spencer. :adze. Piper sent the Materials to the Whness, and paid 'her for tlie work. The maorials • ratite' froth* the plaifitiir s: The articlei mentioned in the bill, in witness's opinion, .were •neeessaries for such a family. . , , ..... . .. - _ _ Mr. Sergeant; 01.64, in his address to the Jury Tor the de - Pendant, represented: the plaintiff its 'a pczioif holding out a pernicious encouragement to ex.travaOnce. in youth, iurd tuts as ought to meet with no encouragement in a Court of 'Justice. The Jury were bound, as well in law as in morality, to save children as well as parents from the; ruin whichwas the amain consequence of math extravagance.. Of all extravtwance4 how - ever, ilOllO was more fatal to female modesty, and vaute o than out extravagant tiaalt4ess -tin-dress. Here (continued Mr. Cress) was an unfortunate girl seduced into an expense of uo less than 201. in six .muntbs, and a father, with a large family,. 44epriVad of the fair emolument which he expected from the shop he had set up in the town of 'Hydrate. The Learned Sergeant con vluded by citing cases to theta tluit such actions as this bad beon uniformly discouraged. Mrs. Simmons, the occupant of the house 1n 'which the de fendant rented a shop, . proved that the defendant's daughter always changed her dies . and .enthiayoured to conceal it,from her father. When the plaintiff brought tlfe bill, she said " Don't tell my father and moth er o f i t ," an d she acid, " Very well." She promised to pity the money." Cross-examined.--iWitness' is a 'untried woman, . and the mother of a family. She knew the plaintiff was furnishing the things, and never told' the defendant of it. The Cli EE JUSTIC X severely. reprehended heir for this conduct. , . .. . . . - . Some other evidence was gi ven to the_mine effect,,t6nding to show that the plaiutitrintratted the defendant's daughter for the money, and received payment privately. The brother of the voting girl sword that he never saw his sister wearing the clothes. 3lr. Sergeant PELL agreed in the general observations made 'in this'ease, but h e contended that the delenilant's'conduet was such as not to entitle him towny tirotection. The young girl was recalled by the Lout) CH - 11' J usTmE ; 'she said her father thil not know of the payment of 'the instal. meats. She. got pert or the money by selling things in the shop, and two pounds she borrowed from a young carpenter. Her father had not ordered her to send the things back. Thee HIEr JLsTloElaid,thatnithough . thisaction wai for a sem small in amount, Tet., it was important in its wow:iguana. Certainly there' conld be no more dangerous enemy to youth than the woman who held out inducements to them to dress in a, ;vie above the station which they belonged to. The certain consequences as they had seen in this cute were, that they were driven either to apply the property of their parents, or to resort to sources which were highly, mischievous, in order to satisfy this dangerous vanity. 14e was afraid that th e pl a intiff ;mast recover fur the spencer, the dreSs knOwn or by the mother, and fur the dress supplied to the servant: It was certainly' true. that the defendant 'ought. to have made his daughter return every rag immediately he learned what had taken place. , The . Jury returned wverdict fur the plahitifr—lhmages 81. She therefore only recovers, for the articles sold with the know ledge of the defendant's funtily,• HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY, JuzY 16. Soon after Lord STOWELL had taken his seat, the R o IS 'r Halt informed the Court that he had received en ()Ater in Council respecting Algerine vessols. Lord STOWELL desired that it might he read forthwith. TheIII7OIBTILAII then read an Order by hi's' Majesty is Council, dated the 25th May, 1024, authorising the Judgeof thii High Court of A dmirality of England to proceed. to thersd. juditation of all Algerine prize.property that should have 'bvon captured at any perhid subseqttently to the 80th .January last, or that might be hereafter captured pending the Present state Of our relations with Algiers. • • Lord SToWrt.r. inquired whether there were triy cases of Algerineprizes forthcoming in that Court ? ' • The lipid's' PROCTOR replied, that he knew, of but one such case, in which application had been matle,to him respe;:t ing head-money, the vessel captured in that invance having. been destroyed. Sir CHRISTOPHER Rouratsosi . stated, that some 'applies. time had bten 'intuit: so him for the establishment Of a prise commission at Malta; but he had advised the partieS to insti. me further inquiries, and obtain more inibrmation,'befare they proceeded in the matter. • , TIRE TRITON'. This was an action on a bottornry bond for 2701. on money lent by a British Consul in• America, and of which *mount 2001. were charged for his own fees anti commissions. The cause was openeti,.but not conipleted, and stands assigned tbr sentence' upon the Registrar's and Mertitents' .report on the bond, the validity of which bond was, however pronounced fur. HIGH COURT OF I.).I3LEGA TES, JULY 16. .• DRIiCOE ilargeor', • • ' • - Refore the .CPll4)odNittes Rou t ers ' eutritrums this Morn this caus e was called. . .ctu . The 'Pror for Ludy Ilriscae havinr been assipsti to .bring in his witnesses. ta•AsY,' the counsel ibr Sir Waite') Stiseee prayed that some early day might be nauned •Por tlliakcing f3l* assignation on the other sitie and proposed that the wifnessesin qUestion -should he produtetf this day tnonth: The Counsel for Lady Briscoe opposed , tbe iribtifitti 911 the ground that the campulsotiestu compel the attenthtwitlf wit• neitsee were not returnable until the first day of neSt A fterwlettrm disettitsion between the Counsel depending suit, the Con-Deligates fixed the.ilest 1 1. 0" 0 1 . 'next Term for the assignation. r . _ . „ t. , nitowEit!s NQUESTS.---YeSte rani' an inquPst west - held tGeforer . P, LE* PtriarLi Boat.; the Kinieeiteniti prison, -, tei the hotly of Winieitn lrvans. lifray Mtittett posedohat she had known the prkoner tor Nothottrotcantrthat, he always aTipeare.4 to be la 4 bed state or lieldfh, h a vi nk ii ierk afflicted' with tvas st*o luttnairinit trader toottorrip. don, entl.chat during hisilhiess he was attentiel iry I)rcilietith and i)r. 'awni ng , w ho prescribed noottrdinylyiAtittingsliblit es were regOtiFly soot, wioch Je.ttneip generAuy tonigititere4. The Jury tr.turnett. a vtraietL" . Ilted the visitatkni of o n a.n Anothvg Ittlitesc wait hithl the oaths' dity befott, t h e son nel , on i n ths atiletkef 4w 2 fthovegntriCtstettinikgm,o4 o o f3lr.. * Thenias,,ltlash. Aunts, the wife orj n in p ' I4 Y dila. she hail b e ery aiNfititirdett with the deeeas 11"d s ' opt' chat he *lnt tilwitYlv tottkiritt to violent attaka •a t -' tton on the limp, which it appeared tern i i ii IR,..4ltoroa teritienee was 1)r. Welattv of Kensin t tral Ontlatian in ra tion, and of that tlisortler he cited the ined . ace In A Co niutrip. the P - isitation , cf.Gode .." . g ° n• Ver4L—..lnej DEATII 111010 PASSION e-011 ?I'lmrstiny, 0 36 *ife of Mr..Woitaittiw, shoettinkt , r, of sk:o4.lFl.s -piace, Walent, Somerset, having tittarrelieti with 140 to - of her - teighbtrtirs about her 4ettilah i tacied her- fitissioh 6C01114‘ iris PietAti . 4 414 died fro m the effect of it in i t eery short time. 1 (1- 't , ;: 44t. e, it to at