The Sun. — London, England, 1827-02-20 00:00:00

SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. There is no doubt, that the political life of the Earl of Liverpool is terminated, by the stroke which stretched him speechless on the floor in his private apartment on Saturday morning lase; and, should his natural life be still prolonged, the boon will bestow on its possessor the me lancholy privilege of observing how the world has cou dueled itself, in his regard, after his decease. It was bat lately our happiness to have cheered the gloom of the death-bed, by informing the sufferer how his character would be summed up when he could no longer add to, or detract from, the account; and it is remarkable, that oer sentence was repeated with expressions of approbation by him, who may now himself be sai'i to await the worll's award upon his own life and conduct. We shall, for the present, however, :urn rather to the exertions which flee making to supply the place of the Earl of Liverpool th:sn regret his abrupt departure from it. Mr. Canning's talents seem to point him out as the natural eitc cessor of his friend ; or at least some hardihood would be evinced by the man, be he who he may, of the present Ministry, that should say of himself that he was worthy to step in above that Right Honourable Gen tleman, and to command his allegiance as a subordi nate person, or punish his disobedience by dismissal. The' Duke of Wellington is said to evince a cha racteristic activity at the present crisis ; but it is ino..e peculiarly thought, from the general liberality of principal evinced by Mr. Canning, that an union with the Marquis of Lansdawn might be accomplished, that nobleman stipulating only for the ministerial support of the Catholic question, and not rendering the admission of many of his friends a si , ,e gn; eye. His fen is also, it is said—that is, the Whigs as a body,—are ready to make this sacrifice of personal aggrandizement to public principle. "Let but the cause succeed, and we are willing to place nureelves cat of the account." Mr. Peel likewise, it must have been observed, has recently shown himeelf most forward in applauding these sentiments which are esteemed exclusively, or par preferea: e, liberal; and Mr. Peel has been at Brighton with the King—Mr. Canning at Brighton, still indisposed, but near the fain. Tie adverse system of policy is thought to be supported by the Dee e of Wellington, for we have nes er heard the Chancellor mentioned since the attack of Lord Liverpool ; but the Duke of Wellington would have a powerful call made upon his talents for debate and • explanation, if he should be placed as leader in the House of I Lords.— Mr. Roberts,:n, a gentleman of high character and un impeachable integrity, might conscientiously and beneficially act either with the more liberal of the aristocrats, or the less demo cratic of the liberals, but could not assimulate himself to the ex travagant of either party. Upon the whole, it cannot be doubted but . that Lord Liverpool's' malady, though it may have deprived Mr. Canning of a warm personal friend, an admirer of his talents, and a partner of his cares, will yet tend greatly to promote the success of theism principles, towards which, as a statesman, Mr. Canning was gradually attaching himself. —Times. All sorts of conjectures are hazarded with regard to the important Ministerial changes to which the termination of the political life of Lord Liverpool must give rise. The general opinion seems to be, that Mr. Canning cannot, with any regard to his own reputation, form a part of any Administration in which he will not possess an ascendancy. We think we may safely say thus much—that a departure from the liberal system lately pursued by the Ministry would be attended with very serious consequences to the interests and reputation of the country at the present moment. We can hardly therefore conceive that an " old Tory" Administration welibs imposed on us. By acting with fairness and candour, the existing Adminietration have in a great measure disarmed Opposi tion, atul obtained credit for good intentions, even from their ad versaries. Even where their measures were blamed, allowance was made for the conditions on which alone a Government can be carr i e d on in England, under the existing system. They cannot complain of factious opposition. But, should they be succeeded by men less disposed to sympathize with public opinion, a bad spirit towards the public must necessarily beget in the public a hostile feeling towards them. Perhaps there never was a country se long in a distressed state, in which there wai at the same time so little political discontent. If this is creditable to Ministers, it is.aim not a little creditable to the good sense of the people. If a different spirit should be found to pervade the people, their past conduct will enable us to know to what cause we ought to impute the change.—Morning Chronicle. Various conjectures are' already afloat, as to the future posses; or of the First Lordship of the Treasury, in conse quence of the lamented illness of Lord Liverpool. Some persons have Already assigned the office to Lord Welles ley; others to Lord Lansdown ; while a third class con sider Mr. Peel as the person to whom his Majesty will confide the formation of a new Cabinet. Of course,whtle repeating these-reports, we rre conscious that they must he very farin advance of any thing like certainty ; and indeed it is quite clear that one at least of the persons thus named' can scarcely yet have heard of the public misfor tune which gives rise to any of these conjectures. Passing by these reports as the mere on dits of the day, we are anxious, to express a hope, that if a change in the Ministry unfoxtunately becomes necessary, our excellent Monarch will not be hurried into a decisiog by those immediately about him ; but that he will have recourse to the opinion .of some of the ancient Nobility, and that what may be teemed the none homines will not he permitted to take the Gsk e enment, as it were, by storm, without reference to those v.o, with less showy talents, perhaps, possess as raiieli real knowledge and more legitimate weight, than some whose q ualifications may be found to have more of pretence than of solidity. It cannot, however, be denied that _many of the class lo whom we are adverting—the an cient Nobility of the realm—have too much neglected the qualifications which would have enabled them to serve their king and country at &crisis like this. If, instead of being exempted at our public schools and universities from the studies and disci pline of both; if instead of carrying the indolence and frivolities of these places to the turf and to the gaming'tabl e. their time had been devoted to the interests and service e; their country, the dif -scuity we are now in would not occur, and the Crown would not - have to seek for the main elements of an Administration in I , l ow er sphere of life. T'uie observation, we are aware, may wry more of aristocracy of feeling about it than some of our reader m ay admire; but, looking at the mixed nature of our w e feel persuaded that every man of deliberate eh- ' se C " gt tio itt; n ti s : ll .i;i gr, o,lon . 4 with us in thinking that the just balance aflame Conetitotion can never be so well preserved, as by each braludr of it maintajoing that rank and ascendancy of tale n t i n th e State which can alone be the result of a due estimate of their own legitimate weight and importan-ce. We are well aware (and it is one of the striking advantages of the British Government), th a t men is every rank of life 'can rise by wealth, by talent, and by enterprise,, to the highest offices of the State. But we frankly own that we do not wish to see an Administration in this country formed exclusively of such persons. We have a hereditary mo merchy and a hereditary nobility. The one are the acknowledged natural councillors of the other; and we trust that the time will never come when the dearth of talent and of influence will be so lost emcee these natural Counalere ef, to reetitic :t necessary for the King to form a Cabinet exclusively from the next and lowest grade in the Government. A complete amalga oration ie what the Constitution looks to. A mere democracy of origin m;glit lea d to a mere democracy of a c ti on . —M orn i ng Herald. It is with no 11 iggardiy feeling towards the Royal Fa may, but as sincere and ardent friends to the Monarchy, that we ex ceedingly regret the course which Ministers lu'ora thought proper to adopt relative to the proposed ad ditional grant to the Duke of Clarence. The amount, it is true, is not a matter of vast consequence either way.— On the one hand, his Royal Highness would, we believe , be quite as happy, seal to the full as respectable in the eyes of the country without it; and, on the other, the sum of 9,0001. per annum can make but a very trilling dif ference indeed, in the total expenditure of the couritrea But to unit appears quite preposterous, that on one night t he Under Sectetary . of State shall stand forward and re commend the expatriation of no small part of the commie• n it! at the public expense, on the ground of the country bei ng no -longer able to maintain them ; while, in the next the Ministers propose an additional grant out of the re venues of a country so exhausted, for the " decent sup re" (as one of them , wi th sin g ula r bail taste, is pleased to term it) of a member of the Royal Family, whose in come is already splendid, and who is admitted on all hands to have expressed no kind of wish for this gratuitous ac cumulation of the public burdens. We agree, too, with those who think that while a begging letter, in the name 'Attie King, i s - going round the country soliciting alms on betadfoetlarge portion of the community, it is somewhat at OrineOivith the terms on which the public commiseration is thu.s soliei OA that his Majesty's name shoald be at the same time used to solicit - the Omit inciestiott.ou'hihalf of the Duke - 'of Clarence.. We do not, however, ourselves believe that either his Majesty or the Duke are the originators of the measure. but 'rather consider it as one of those gratuitous acts on the part of the Ministry, by which they think they are upholding the splendour and rexpectl bility of the Monarchy. It is too much the fashion now.a-dacs for men in all gradations of life to travestie a well known line of Pope, and persuade themselves that " Wealth makes the man, and want of it the fellow." The truth, however, is ' not to; wealth will always carry with it its due share of weight and-attraction, but we trust that there is virtue enough in the world to look to some other grounds of merit beyond that ; and, among others, self-denial and fnrbearau.•e among public men will, we trust, on many occasions, have much more influence among the well-judging part of mankind than any attractions or advantages that mere wealth can bestow. To the true rank and dignity of the Monarchy we are ardent friends, and as such, we would say to the Duke of Clarence, " Would you win and wear the love and affection of the country, reject a boon which is not unanimously bestowed." Betides, there was a great want of decency in making such a proposition so soon after the death of the late Duke of York. It ought to have been delayed at least till next. year. Had such delay taken place, we do not be lieve that there would have been gr,lrnbling on the part of any of the people.—Thid. Public attention was absorbed, during the whole of yes terday, by the calamitous situation of the Noble Earl at the head of his Majesty's Government. Expressions of deep concern, of unfeigned sympathy, fell from every tongue, indicative of what every one felt, that a na tional disaster had been experienced, by the virtual removal, at the present moment, of this upright, firm, and conscientious Statesman, from the Coun cils of tliesL p.-t -sonal regard, and of public anxiety, there was, as might be expected, no deficiency of conjectures as to the Mi::i sterial changes which would necessarily result from an event which all sincerely deplored. Where nothing either was, or could be, positively known, ample room presented for the wildest and most ridiculous speculations. Even the :d -leged appearance of his Crace the Duke of Vii..:.'ngton ut I . ;e Opera, on Saturday, was construed into a manoeuvre of profound intrigue ; and Mr. Canning, by one stroke of the pen, was cast back into private life, or assigned the ignoble post of a subser vient instrument of his aspiring colleagues. In a prophetic mood, these keen-sighted politicians already beheld, in the formatiur. cf a " Tory Cabinent" (the Secretary for Foreign Affairs being a staunch Whig, we suppose), England an effective member of the Holy Alliance, and Portugal a degraded province of France. The meaning of all this lies upon the surface, gross and palpable enough; and we are much mistaken if there be one man in the country Jess likely to understand the sinister adulation than Mr. Canning himself.—New Times. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH-FEB. 19. AITLD.3O, ESQ., V. THE JtARQUIS OF CLANRICARDE--AULDJO, ESQ., V. EARL HOWTH---AULDJO, ESQ., V. B. WALROND, ESQ. At the sitting of the Court, however, they were withdrawn by the plaintiff's attorney. There are still indictments, however, against the parties accused, of defrauding the plaintiff at play, which have been removed into this Court by certiorari, and having been made Special Jury cases, they will not be tried until after the circuits. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—FEE. 19. CON.-ASTLEV V. GARTH. (Concluded from our of yesterday.) Mary Richardson, examined by WlLni—l lived at Leicester in the winter of 1826, I know Sir Jacob Astley; I saw him in my own house, and in the Bell Inn, in company with three females, named Spawfoot, Webster, and Burbitch ; in a private room in the Bell Inn, and in a public room in my own house, along with more gentlemen ; the two latter females are bonnet and cap-makers, and lived in my house. Sir Jacob aid the other gentlemen came to my house a larking, Sir Jacob gave me a sovereign to fetch wine, and he himself went into a bed-room with Mies Burbitch ; I went to the bed-room where they were in and the door was fast. These females and I were at the races, where we saw Sir 'Jacob in an open carriage with 'Lady Astley; he kissed his hand to us, and said he would see us that night. Cross-examined by Mr. SCARIETT.—I never told any person about Sir Jacob till I was fetched to London. No person ever asked me a question about him. I don't know where I live in Lon don, or the name of the gentle:llan who brc.- ..,ht me here. The three females came along with me to tow-n. I did not know what I was coming to town for. Sir Jacob and the two othrr gentlemen came to my house at balf-past nine, and rema;ned until twelve. Sir Jacob always gave eve a sovereign to fetch wine whenever he came. I was myself at the Bell Inn with Sir Jacob twice between five and six o'clock. Some person examined me about these things before I left home, but not since I came to London. If I had known what he wanted me about I would not have answered him. Mary Ann Webster, examined by Mr. Baoccualr—l Eve in Leicester ; I was along with last witness and two other females at the races in March, where I saw Sir Jacob, Lady Astley, and two other gentlemen in an open carriage ; Sir Jacob kissed his hand to us, and said he would be with us in the evening and treat us ; we met him on foot afterwards, when he hooked our petti coats up with the end of his whip:and said, we were gallows-ones and something else beginning with a b—; I saw him again in the evening against the Bell gate, I also saw two other women fol lowing him and another gentleman into the Bell parlour. Cross-examined by Mr. SCA RLETT—I don't know Capt. Garth ; it was between 10 and 11, at night, when I saw Sir Jacob at the Bell gate. I talked of the circumstance often since to several persons. A gentleman, named Howard, came to me, at Leicester, last week, when I told him the story, which I have here related ; he gave me a shilling and a paper ; he might take down what I said on paper ; I told him what last witness knew, and sent for the other two females, who gave him information ; last witness told Mr. Howard, in my presence, that she had been in the bed room with Sir Jacob, at the Bell Inn ; I went with him to Derby, to fetch last witness; I cannot swear that he slept in the same house where Mrs. Richardson slept ; in fact, Mrs. Richard son did not go to bed at all, she remained up all night, and sat up with her; I did nut see Mr. Howard in the course of that night; I do not knaw where he spent the evening. Charlotte Walker, examined by Mr. CHITTY. —I have been in company with gentlemen and ladies at Mrs. Richardson's, in Lei rester ; I saw Sir Jacob Astley those ; they drank wine ; Sir Jacob went with Miee Btu-bitch to her bed-room ; I saw Sir Jacob at the races iu his carriage with Lady Astley and tWo gentlemen ; he kisszal his hand to us, and said be would treat us at night; before we saw him in the carriage, he met us on foot, when he hooked up the petticoats of Miss Burbitch with the end of his whip ; I never had any conversation with him, but I saw him talk to other ladies; I never was at the Bell. Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant TA DO saw Mr. Howard for the first ti►ue last Sunday week, when he gave me a paper and a shilling ; I believe the same gentleman travelled with us front Leicester ; we did not stop at all to dine on the way from Leices ter to London. Ido not know in what part of the town we are at present. .. • By the COUUT-When Sir Jacob pulled the girls' petticoat up with his whp, at the Races, I did not hear him say, you gallows r ,es or any thing Plae. Lucy Butbitch, examined by Serjeant VA.UIZITAW—I know Sir Jacob Astley, I met him, for the first time, in March last,. at MN. Bit:berth - 011's, at Leicester. There were two other gen tlemen present. Sir Jacob went to a sleeping room with me ; we remained there about half an hour ; he gave me nailing ; / was ne ver with him but once ; he said he would see me that Friday week, and make me a present, but he left Leicester . kfare that time ; I saw him at the races, when he pulled one of the girl's petticoats up, and said, " Girls, I shall be with you to-night ;" I saw him afterwards in the carriage, when he put up his hand and threw a kiss at us ; I don't know which of the ladies it was whose petticoats he drew up ; I am sure it was not mine. Sir Edward Moetyn, examined by Sergeant WILDX.—I saw. Sir Jacob Astley at Leicester, in 1826, when there was a private race, between him and me ; I saw Sir Jacob on one occasion at Mrs. Richardson's, one of the witnesses examined here. I was standing one night at the gate of the Bell Inn, along with Sir Jacob, when two women came up and spoke to us ; Sir Jacob and I went into the inn, and the two women followed us in and drank some wine with us. Thee women created a great deal of noise ; we put them out end they : . eturned again ; this was not far from the plate where Lady Astley lodged. 1 was a long with him on another occasion on the race course, and saw him hooking up a girl's petticoats with his whip, and cautioned him, least Lady Astley should see him. Examined by Mr. SCARLETT-The wine which the girls drank at the Bell Inn, was what we left after dinner; seven or eight gentlemen of us dined together at the Bell Inn ; I do not think that Sir Jacob had any improper intercourse with any female there; I knew Captain Garth ; I cannot say that he was at Leicester at that time, we had music at the Bell Inn one night, and Lady Astley was there, but I cannot swear that that was the night of the race. By a Juryman...ou the night sr had been at Mn. Ricuard_ sea's, Sir Jaeob paid for the wine ; Sir Jacob erns out of my eight in a private room with a girl, whilst 3 witi . there: when I said, that I thought that Sir Jacob had nothing to do with a female there; I meant that I never heard so, and thought hie go • ing cut with a girl was to kick up a row. Captain Bulkely corroborated the evidence of the last witness, as to the transaction at the house of the woman Richardson. On his cross-examination by Mr. SCAILLITT, the witness said that he had not communicated to Captain Garth the face of Sir Jacob Astley being at the house in question; the first cause of their going to Ricbardson's was, that a row took place in the streets; all the gentlemen went out of the Hotel, and being then near her house they. entered, they were all shewn into the same room, in fact hunted together"—(A laugh)—The witness most certainly did not retire with a lady whilst at the house—indeed his going there was quite accidental.—When Sir Jacob Aetley went up stairs with the woman, there was much tittering and laughing. The witness saw no other gentleman but Sir Jacob retire. Captain Rich, examined by Mr. CHITTY.—The witness knows the plaintiff, and he remembers having seen him at Nlre. Richard son's, perhaps more than. once ; certainly once ; he believes it was on the evening of the day that the race took place between Sir Jacob and Sir Edward Rfostyn ; there were several women in the house at the time, and Sir Jacob retired with one of them ; they went up stain' together. In answer to a question from the JUDGE—The witness said that Sir Jacob was perfectly sober upon that evening. Elisabeth Raven, examined by Mr Sergeant Vauouaw— The witness lives at Yarmouth, and saw Sir Jacob Astley at the Yarmouth race, in July last ; the witness had not known him before ; on fe .1 race-course he spoke to her, and asked her for her earl, which the witness refused to give; sheafterwardssawhimatthe market-place; he then said nothing to her; she positively swears that she never saw him in a private room, either in her own or in any other hoarse; ell Ae LOW rerwaribers of him is, that he is a small gentleman.—(A laugh.) Mr. SCARLETT—And eo is captain Garth. Susan Paul, examined by Mr. Sergeant WILDE—This witness also lives at Yarmouth ; El a saw Sir Jacob at the Jetty, and at the Vauxhall Gardens, at Yarmouth; be gave her some money to pay for her admission to the play-house, but did not follow Vale up by any appointment with her; he never con • versed with her but twice ; therawas no exchange of cards be tween them ; he only gave her five shillings, aid these he gave without being asked. This witness was cross-examined by Mr. &Alum, and the flippant and sturdy manner in which she gave her answers excited much merriment in the Court. Mr. Baker, examined by Mr. Baounitasz—l ern not acquainted with Sir Jacob Astley ; I merely know him by sight ; I saw hint at the lut Yarmouth races ; I remember hay wen him at the Vauxhall Gardens. He was walking with a Captain Mahon, and repeatedly , addressed women as they passed them. The women had not the appearance of being respectable ; indeed, I am disposed to say that the women were not modest. —(A laugh.) Mrs. Rose Constable, examined by Mr. Sergeant Vaunnaw.— She resides at St. Stephen's, in Norwich. She dou not know Sir Jacob Maley. The witness was proceeding to detail some circumstances that occurred at her house, but, as she could not connect the plaintiff with them, she was not allowed to mention them. The Hon. Mr. Jerningham examined by Mr. Sergeant WILn a— The witness knows that there is such a house as Mrs. Constable's at Norwich, but he never saw Sir Jacob Astley there. Mr. George Jernirigham examined by Mr. Sergeant VAUG 'IAN. —This witness also denied having seen Sir Ja cob Astley at Mrs. Constable's house ; the witness remetn hers having dined with Sir Jacob at Norwich, on the 12th of February, 1825 ; after dinner the party went to the theatre, and returned to sup at the . hotel; there was no female in company with them on that evening. Cross-examined by Mr. Scantsl-T.—He is unable to state whether Sir Jacob and Lady Astley liied on affectionate terms. The last witnell'iiies'called for the purpose of being examined as to the latter het; and in answer to . a question from the learned Judge, he said that when he met them about three years back, they went on pretty much in the same manner that married people generally did.—(A laugh.)—This was the last witness called on the part ofthe defendant. The Rev. Mr. EhVyn recalled by Mr. SCARLETT.-Ile re members the day of the - race at Leicester ; Sir Jacob came in the evening to his house, and took Lady Astley to the Bell Inn ; the witness accompanied her, and all three returned home together—the witness was in Sir Jacob's carriage on the race course, and he positively swears, that Sir Jacob never addressed a woman on the race course. The witness distinctly swears, that he did not hear Sir Jacob say to any woman—" I'll give you a treat this evening." In answer to questions from Mr. Sergeant Vaughan, the witness admitted that n tither he nor Lady Astley could have seen Sir Jacob kiss hands to a woman, if he had happened to do so ; Sir Jacob was sitting in the box behind the carriage, and the witness and Lady Astley were sitting in the inside of it. Mr. SCAELETT then rose to reply. The Jury would recollect that the Learned Serjeant (Vaughan) had commenced his address by offering to prove that acts of a most unjustifiable nature—that acts of absolute violence had been committed by Sir Jacob Astley against his wife. If he had so proved, the case of the plaintiff would haVe been immediately destroyed ; for if a man dared to raise his hand against a woman, he could not come before a Jury to ask for damages for her loss. Such, however, had not been proved. The Jury would also bear in mind, that the unhappy Lady was at thii moment living with her seducer; and that she was undoubtedly willing to give all the information which it was in her power to give that could in the leant sanction the Learned Serjeant's statements; yet, were the Learned Sergeant's statements unsup ported by a single proof, or even a single attempt to maintain them by evidence; while a number of Credible witnesses had proved the long affection, and the continued kindness, which Lad subsisted between the parties, who were the unhappy subjects of the trial. The Jury would judge whether this evidence had been in the least degree contradicted by his Learned Friend.— If the Learned Sergeant could have produced a single witness to controvert their evidence, he would no doubt have done so; for the exertions of Captain Garth and his Solicitor would not have relaxed while there Was a chance of making any diseovery. —The case then stood upon these grounds—that an early mar riage had led to a life of uninterrupted happiness fo: nine years —a happiness enjoyed equally by both parties. It seemed, then, that the Learned Seageant had taken another course of de fence, and of all courses that one was the most likely to take a Jury by surprise. The whole of the plaintiff's life had therefore been made the subject of investigation—and what man was there who could lay his hand upon his heart and de clare that there was no circumstance connected with his his tory, which he would not wish to have withheld, or which he would not blush to have made .public. But what had been proved against the plaintiff even on this ground.—(The Learned Couniel then adverted to 'the evidence of Sir Edward . Mostyn, Captain Bulkely, and Captain Bich, - sad argued, that circum stances comparatively innocent, or at all events but indiscreet, had been greatly magnified to make out a case of defence for Captain Garth.) But, he continued, suppose the Jury were of opinion that Sir Jacob Aatley had been guilty of a great indiscre tion, would it break dofrn all the barriers of duty and honour— would it do away with the evidence which such witnesses as the mother and sisters of the plaintiff had given—would it justify a Jury in saying, that an individual was warranted in taking from hito_his wife ? With respect to. the-evidence of the women, who had been brought forward, he felt - convinced, that on such testimony the Jury would not only not be satisfied to wound the honour, to destroy the character, and to blast the hopes of the plaintiff, but upon such evidence they would not take away the life of a sparrow. He would now call the attention of the Jury to one most importart view of the case. It was not likely that Sir Jacob Astley, a man possessing a splendid fortune, had come into Court seeking for a pecuniary atonement or 'a -1 compense for the loss be had sustained. No; his object was of a Inature very different. The Jury must know well, that when men, in the hey-day of their passion, sought to seduce the wife of another, they would naturally promise that which they could not perform, except in the contemplation of a divorce. If, then, the Jury were, by their verdict, to prevent the plaintiff from procur ing such an event, Mr. Garth would be saved from the necessity of keeping those pledges, which, like all men BC/circumstanced, he had no doubt repeatedly given. This, therefore, must be the mo tive by which - the seducer had been led to take the line of defence which lie had 'Adopted,- an d no t w ith a view to save a few paltry pounds ; a line of def e n ce w hich, even if he believed Sir Jacob guilty, no other motive could have induced him to pursue. He (Mr. Scarlett) therefore submitted, that with such motives for a defence, the Jury could not for a moment listen to it; and he confidently looked for a verdict, which would prove that the statements of the plaintiff's misconduct, if not founded on false hood, were at least found e d on exaggeration. The LORD CHIEF J USTICE recalled Mr. Bulkely, and asked if it were on the night of the race at Leicester that he and Sir Jacob Astley were together at Mrs. Richardson's. Mr. Bulkely replied—Certainly not. The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE charged the Jury. The Learned Counsel for the plaintiff had said, if the Jury gave small or no minal damages to his client, he could not obtain a divorce. With that they had nothing to do. It had been also said , that the ob- Captain Garth, in his defence to this action ; was to prevent ject of the possibility of a divorce, and Out his motive was tneseape from any' pro:ilea of:marriage; which be -might have' given the unhappy woman -he had seduced. • If so, a baser wretch than thu defendant did not crawl upon the earth. Such conduct would be most scan dalous and disgraceful. Passing the tonics urged by the Learn ed Gentlemen for the plaintiff, and for the defence, there were two points material for the consideration ~of the Jury, —First, was Lady Astley the wife of the plaintiff? That had been proved ; secondly, had the adultery been committed ? That was admitted. Under those circumstances, the verdict of the Jury must pass for the plaintiff; the amount of damages it was their province to determine; but he was ready to assist them in com ing to a con_qesion upon that subject. They were not to regard the consequences of their verdict, whatever they might be, but should say what damages they were of opinion the circumstances of the case might require. In adverting to the case for the de fence, the Learned Judge said, if the Jury were of opinion the plaintiff was an habitual adulterer, they must come to the con clusion that he was disentitled to large damages. Sir Jacob Astley's indecent conduct at the Lieester Races, if true, was such as would only entitle him to the smallest possible damages in an action like the present. The plaintifrs conduct at Yarmouth, subsequent to the elopement, was not that becoming a prudent or honourable married man. —The question for the Jury was, to what damage* was a person capable of so conducting himself entitled. If the jury believed the whole of the defendant's ease, no damages could be too small. If they believed half of that case (and, casting away the testimony of the prostitutes, and regarding chiefly the evidence of the respectable witnesses for- the defence, perhaps they should believe a portion of that defence) then it was fir them to say, to what amount of damages they considered the plaintiff entitled. - The Jury retired at seven o'clock to consider of their verdict, which it was agreed should be taken by the officer of the Court in the absence c,f the Learned Judge. At a quarter before nine o'clock the Jury came into Court, and returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, One Shilling. In announcing the verdict the Foreman said—" I am desired by my Brother Jurymen to express our deep regret that we cannot mark our detestation of Captain Garth's conduct by giving heavy damages, it having been proved that the plaintiff does not conic into Court with clean hands. We therefore award him Is. damages." [E RRATum .—In our accountyesterday we inserted, by mistake, the name of the Rev. Mr. Elwell, instead of that of the Rev. Mr. Elwyn.] POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE..--Yesterday Robert Taylor, of whose attempts to found a sect for the promulgation of his doctrines the public have heard much, was brought befoie the. LORD Maxon, in the custody of Mr. Cope, the City Marshal, on two warrants. The first charged the prisoner, that he, on the 6th of Feb. inst. at the parish of St. Swithin, London Stone, in the Ward of Wal brook, and city of London, did unlawfully, wickedly, maliciously, scandalously, and blasphemously, in the presence and hearing of divers liege subjects of our Lord the King to wit, fifty, as well youth of both sexes as others, in a loud voice, unlawfully publish false, scandalous, malicious, and horrid blasphemy of and concerning the " Lord and Saviour of the world Jesus Christ, and of and concerning the Christian religion," in con tempt, against the peace, &c. The second warrant was to the same tenour, only laying the day to have been on the 13th inst. Both these warrants were executed on Saturday evening ley Mr. Cope, and the prisoner remained at the Compter until yesterday morning. When the prisoner, who was dressed in an embroi dered blue cloak, was at first placed at the table before his Lordship, The City Solicitor intimated to the officers that the prisoner should be placed at the bar. Mr. Taylor protested against being placed at the bar as a felon. The Loan Maxon could make no distinction of persons. He was then placed at the bar. The Loan Miroa—ls your mule Robert Taylor? Mr. Taylor—l am, my Lord, the Rev. Robert Taylor, of the Hall, Cambridge, Bachelor of Divinity, and Clergyman of the Church of England. City Solicitor—The Irrevereud. Mr. Taylor—Thank you, Sir ; that observation is indicative of the spirit of this prosecution. The CITY SOLICITOR stated, that the charge against the pri soner was that of blasphemy against the Christian religion. He then cited Ilawhins's Pleas of the Crown, and Lord Hale, who had declared that Christianity was part and parcel of the law of the land, and that therefore to do any thing which tended to bring it into contempt was a high offence against the law, zs it tended to loosen the moral bonds of society, and every safeguard for good conduct. The CITY SOLICITOR then called Thomas Collins, the beadle of Walbrook-ward, who was sworn. On Saturday, the 3d of February, he was coming along Can non-street, and observed the paper produced stuck on the door of the Areopagus ; there was a number of persons stopping and read ing. It was about 12 o'clock in the day. The bill being wet, he tools it down, and acquainted the Alderman of the Ward. The prisoner at the bar called on.witness in the afternoon, and asked him if he had taken the manifesto off his door. Witness, know ing him, said he had. Prisoner then asked witness to come and hear him, and said he should have every accommodation. Wit ness went on Tuesday, the 6th of February, to Salters'-hall Meet ing, and took notes at the time of what passed ; and when he came home he copied them afresh. There was a person there who sat as the Chairman. The prisoner mounted an elevated platform, was dressed as a priest, with a surplice, excepting that he had not the band. There were at the time upwards of 100 persons present: The City Solicitor.—What proportion of the auditory were young persons?—Witness stated more than one-fourth of them were young. A portion of Dr. Chalmers' Essay on Christianity was read. The witness then went on to state the nature of the discussion, some portion of which it will be requisite to give, us exemplifying its general character. The prisoner role - and said— Shall God lay perjury to his soul, and that for Jesus ? He (the prisoner) said no. He declared there was no authority for the title-page of the work under discussion. The translators had ren dered the New Testament falsely, and he asserted that the original would not justify it. The name was not, he asserted, known in the year 220. St. Paul, he said, had denied the truth of the Gospels, and was to be taken as a witness. He then read the 6th verse of the 24 chapter of the 24 Epistle of the Corinthians— " Wixo also bath male us able Ministers of the New Testament, not of the letter, but of the spirit; for the letter killetk, but the spirit giveth life." The authority of St. Paul, he said, was fatal te the Gospel ; and the authority of the Gospel was fatal to St. Paul. The duty of the preacher was to preach, and the duty of the' hearer was to hear. (The witness described that at this passage there was hissing and some cheers.) Th e prisoner then said he should like to know who were the eye witnesses between the D-1 and Christ, when he spent his holy days in the wilderness. (This ribaldry, the witntas said, excited much laughter.) The prisoner then proceeded to comment on what he called the miracle of the pigs, and said the first martyrs to Christianity were pigs. He then asked to h ave it proved whe ther the devils drowned the pigs, or the pigs the devils. This also excited greater laughter and cheering; and he went on to say, that whenever they worshipped the Lamb that took away the sins of the world, they ought also to worship the pigs. He said, that Mother Soutlicote gained more followers in three years than Christianity had in 300. The witness went on to describe other parts of the discourse, which was of the same character. The prisoner said, that his reason for abjuring Christianity was be cause it was a religion that could not stand alone, or the clergymen would no t have come forward in its defence. lie declared that it was a wicked and mischievous fable, and they knew it to he. so. He then sat down, and the chairman rang . his bell, and asked if there were any persons there who were willing or able to answer the Reverend Orator. The Loan MAYOR—Is that person now present ? Mr. Taylor looked round and said, that he did not perceive him. The witness continued and said, that as no person came 114- ward, Mr. Taylor rose, and particularly requested any person who might be there to come forward and answer him, and he should have every accommodation, and the use of the rostrum. He called upon the Rev. Alexander Fletcher. Witness did not know whether he was present or not. The witness proceeded to describe the second meeting on the 13th instant, which was announced by a characteristic advertise ment, in a Sunday Paper. There were, on this occasion, upwards of 300 persons present. The City Solicitor—What proportion of them were youth? The witness said, that there were about 20 young females there, and many boys, who appeared to be under eae care of elder per sons. The prisoner was received with cheers. The Chairman stated, that the subject of that evening would be the character of Christ, as published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. The Reverend Orator would, it was stated in the advertisement, deliver a philippic in exposure of the atrocious villainies that characterised the Jewish religion. When he concluded there was great cheering and clapping of hands. One Gentleman present got up and answered him. At the conclusion, a show of hands was taken on the question; there were about 20 hands held up in favour of the character of our Saviour. One man declared that a person had held up both hoods; wither show of hoods was la,eoaassittesee takes, On IN-. mho* of h an d s b e i ng ta k en on •the opposite aide,' opwardi of 80, , were held up, and it was declared that the Rev Orator's proPe• sition was established, Loud clapping of hands A cheering toOk, place when the decision was declared. In tba course of the evening the prisoner declared himself to be the author of the Afsw. nifesto which vvitnees. had torn down from the door of. the. " Areopagus." Witness produced the document, which - Was headed " the Christian Evidence Society," and commenced by invitation, addressed to all ministers of religion. The LORD Mayon told the prisoner, that if he had any thing to urge in answer to this evidence, he might do it then. The prisoner then, in an emphatic manner, besought his Lord ship to consider the circumstances of apparent spite under which the prosecution was commenced. lie then went on tovindicate his discourse, when The LORD MAYOR said, that be could not permit a defence of this nature. The prisoner then contended, that such a prosecution as this was most intolerant. It was founded on the evidence of a dunce, who had mistaken that which had been said hypothetically es having been said dogmatically, and that in either case he was' in capable of distinguishing. Such efforts to put down investigation by the arm of the law tended to the great disgrace of Christianity. He concluded by appealing to the Almighty as a witness, that he had like him sought nothing but good. The LORD MI:YOR could have no question what was his duty in this case on both charges preferred against the prisoner. —The prisoner must find sureties, himself in 2001. for each offence, and also two sureties of 1001. each, to answer for his appearance on each offence. Mr. Saul offered himself, and others, to give the required se curity instantly. He appealed to his Lordship's humanity not to send Mr. Taylor to prison in his presznt state of health. The Loan Mayoa said, there must be 48 hours' notice of bail. in - ,lat t;:1.. care that Niiiat might be humanity to the prisoner was not inhumanity to the public. The prisoner.—My Lod, I am sorry for you. The LORD MAYOR—Take him away. Mr. Cope, take care that you have sufficient force. He was then taken away. The prisoner's followers attended in considerable numbers. GUILDHALL—Edward James Plowman and Chas. Smith, two decent-looking men, were charged with burglariously enter ing Mr. Bowyer's general commission -warehouse, in the Old 'Change, on Saturday night. The Alderman committed them for trial. LONDON MARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis is 9jrd. for die 41b. Loaf—There are others who sell from a halfpenny to two pence halfpenny below that price. PRICE OF SEEDS.—Feb. 14-.- New English Red ClOveigeed(;e;: • EwL)-.. Old Ditto Ditto New Foreign Ditto Old Ditto Ditto New White Clover 72z. 32.5. 40s. 28s. 525. 742. fine 755. 82s. 14e. fine 50s. Os. 601. fine Ms. MA. 40s. fine 425. 450. 565. line 655. 955. Old Ditto - 301. 435. fine 465. 50s. New Trefoil -...........--_-_-___.---------....-. 288. 35.5. fine 363. 50s. Old Ditto-.......... .. is. 225. fine 108. 265. Rib Grass -.- English Carraway Seed - - -5. 375. 395. fine.--s. Foreign Ditto Coriander .---------.------------ -s. 288. 30s. new 335. 40e. St. Foin -----(per Quartor) -s. -s. -s. flue -e. Rye Grass -- - - _ Macey Ditto 365. 428. new 40s. 450. Linseed, for feeding -...........------.--.- -s. 38s. 40s. fine 455. Ditto, for crushing--,-...*...--.... - .-s. 344: 388. fine 30s. Canary Seed, New 96x. 100 s. fine 110 s. ,s.-Old --s. -s. -s. fine -s. White Mustard Seed .----(per Bushel)..--.... --. 12s. 14s. fine -e. Brown Ditto - . - --s. 1665. 20s. fine 225. Turnip Seeds, Rounds -s. 365. 42.5. fine -a. Green and Red Ditto... . -s. 445. 465. fine--a. Tares, Old---is. Od. Os. 6d. fine Os. Od. ---New --s. Os. fine 12s. 13.. Rate Seed, English, fine (per Last) 201. to 231...,.,. Foreign 201. to 224 PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown - 301. 62. •••••••••••• Refined 0 Linseed Oil Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand Rape Cake, per ton 6 6 WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET. —Feb. FT. Hay 755. Od. to 105 e. Od. 1 I Straw.--............ 306. Od. to 36a. Od. Clover ---... 906. Od. to 1264. Od. PRICES Pockets. (per Cwt)—Feb. 19. 1 Bags. Kent 31. Itls. 41. 10§. to 51. Os. Sussex W. tos. 41. Os. to 41. 10s. Essex..., 31. 1244 41. 4s. to 4/. 13s.' 9/ N.—Seconds, '7l. Os to 9/. Os OF HOPS Kent 4/. 10s. 5/. ss. to 61. Os. Sussex 41. 64. 41. 146. to b/. 0.. 41. 10s. 51. ss. to 51. 15s. Farnham. fine (Pockets) Si. Os. to PRICE OF POTATOES.—Feb. 19. Yorkshire Kidneys -- M. Os. to 01. Os. per Too. Scotch Reds ..--........ 41. 15s. to 5/. Os. ditto. Oxnobles and Shaws March Champions.. 4l. Os. to 41. los. ditto. PRICES OF LEATHER. d. d. Per lb. d. d 20 to 21 Tanned Horse Hides—. IV to Is 22 to 23 Spanish 13 to 90 13 to 15 Per dozen. 15 to Calf 36 to 401 b. 16 to 2i 14 to 15 ; Ditto 50 to 701 b. 22 to 27 15 to 17 Ditto 70 to SOlb. 21 to 22 17 to 11) Small Seals, Greenland—. 15 to 90 Per lb, Putts to :X;1b....-. Ditto -00 to 661 b...... Dressing Fine Cciach Hides —.— Crop Hides, 35 to 401 b..,. Ditt0,.,.,..--.,.45 to 501 b... Ditt0....,., RAW HIDES. - Per Stone. e. d. s. d. Per Stone. s. d. I. d. Best Heifers and Steers 210 to 3 2 I Ordinary ------- 2 0 to 2 4 Middlings 2 6to 2 8 Market Calf ............. 7 0. sash. SKINS. Dovrns 23. 6d. to 3s. 6d. I Larabs...ns. NI. to Os. Od. I Felled-. 45. Od. to rm. FA IAL MARKET.—Feb: 19. e. d. 33 6 Larsdon 33 3 ii11at011........ww.re 37 • Hebburn Main— 36 0 Killingworth 36 6 Liddell's Main—. 2S 6 Ord's Redhugh 29 0 Percy 31 0 Pontop Windsor., 29 0 Tuntield Moor-- 32 0 Ships at Market, 33 0 WallsEndßewicks36 0 W. E 8r0vm•r.......• 3S .0 W. E. Carr St Co. 33 6 W. E. Hilda 34 W. E. Newmarch 37 6 Vi. E. No: thinnb. 36 6 W. E. iliddell's 38 0 W. E. Walker.... 37 d. Pelaw and Bean s. mixed --... 90 0 Tanfleld Trader.. 32 U Lanibtou 19 0 Lonadale's White haven 9O 0 Neeham Main—. 93 0 Walls End Hatton SP 0 W. E. Larabton W . End Lyons 3; 35N. 1 693, i i-Vhips sold, 3 [RISH MARK [ARKET NOTE ETS. DUBLIN —r acnir, From -e1 20 stone 128 0 16 stone 17 0 Fad. 16. 992 Wheat, per 405 Bere ---.. To 23 0 18 0 21 0 18 0 20 0 la 0 Y. p. $O IC 17 4% 19 714 i 15 9 0 0 17 0 :395 Barley 16 atone • 3,540 Oats 12,758 Cwt. 9 stone 297 Oatmeal 11 stone Sold to Bakers only. 10,029 Cwt. Flour lO 0 Average price of Wheat and Flour 48s. Receipts of Flour, 9 - it,2 from cles of Do. 12,758 Thi rds, ' from fromfroSeconds PRICK OF BREAD. Quartern Loaf, 41b. Sos. I Half-quarter IA 0 lb 0 6 0 lb 0 las 0 17 sd. per sack. Oct. to —6. Od-. 158. Od. to 20s. Od. 70. Od. to 1,11. 04. Loaf, illb. 2oz. ....1;i d Wheat, Barley. Oats. Flour, per cwt. per barrel per barrel per barrel e 20 stone. 115 stone. 14 stone. Ist. 1 2d. 3d. s. d. as. d. s. d. as. d. e. d. as. d. s. d. as. d. s. d. as. d. i 1 .8 0 : :. a : 1 . 0 : 00 . 26 6-299 18 9-193 14 6-16 4 17 6-200 160.-41- es 80 _ 15 0 .. 30: 1 0_0: 8 1 11 60 4 5 11 1 18 7 85 6_ 9: 0_ 1 69 : 0 400 1 1 1 1 5 0E 91 575 8 030 5 22 7 67 0-0_6_ 0 , - 1 6 70 8 606 0 20 1 :3 5 4 6...0.....0_ 0- 11 1 05 6 51 6 01110....02t ye J 256-27 6 174-- 0 14 0-15 2 200-- 00 180.— 00 12(1 09 128 0-30 0 16 0-18 0 14 0-16 6 00— 0 0170— 00 1 () 0..... 0 0 . 00___ —____oo OO-0 0 0_ 0— 00 0 0—.00 00-- 001 06-00 __ _ ' Beef, Mutton, Veal, Pork, Butter. - per lb. per lb. per lb. p er cwt. ht. 2d. 811-4IETStTI: -- --- —____ d. a d. d , a d. d. a d. s. d. ac. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. ..0 —0 0 —.O 0 —0 230-270880300605801489 3• 1-44 —5 0-0 2S 0-28 084 076 036 050 0146 0 110 —0 0 —0 0 —0 2e 0-30 0 1 91 0 1 — 0— o. o , 0 - 3 1- 6 i 0 —5 0 —5 —o 00— CO— 0— 0— 0— 0 -3 — 4 * 3 —4 0 —0 330 0 0178 076 n7l fh— 0— q .3 --ke 4 —5 9 —0 22 0-23 (,r4, 9 ib 112 (it 040 0 .4 —5 1 —5 0 —O , -0 00900760600-0-0 .. 0 --0 0 —0 0 —0 0— 0 0 0 0-- 0— 0— 0 s. d. a a. d. Cork 6-29 9 Limerick 26 4 Waterford 26 0-213 6 Belfast 28 I-60 0 Clonmel —,30 0-30 5 Tralee.,--125 6-27 6 Carlow ...-128 0 0-30 0 Galway o—o 0, ' Beef, per lb. d. a d. Cork 0 —0 Limerick.,, 3i Wat.nford'O —0 Belfast —l3l 6,1 Clonmel 3 —44 —• 3 -4 Carlow— . —5 Galway—.o On the 14th James 111‘Dowell, of a son. On the 17th i place, of a son. BIRTHS. inst., at his house in Harley-street, the lady of Esq., Hon. Company's Bengal Medical Service. inst. the lady of J. H. Merivale, Esq. Woburn- MAItRIED. On the 19th inst. at St—George's, Hanover-square, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle, Captain Johnstone, of Upper Wim pole-street, to Laura, eldest daughter of Henry Rowles, Esq. of Stratton-street. On the 17th inst. at Christ Church, Surrey, by the Rev. S. C. Lord, Mr. George Rich, of Nelson -square, to Mary, daughter of Mr. Lord, of Tooting. DIED. On the 18th inst. after a short illness, at the house of her brother-in-law, in Connaught-terrace, in the 18th year of her age, Miss Elizabeth Jearrad Gale: she was highly accomplished, and was beloved as she is lamented greatly... On the 17th inst. at her house in Lower Berkeley-street, Mrs. Hibhert, relict of Thomas Hibbert, Esq. late of Chalfont-house, Bucks. On the 13th inst. at his house, No. 44, - Bedford-square, Joseph Ward, Esq. in the 76th year of his age : the most unim peachable integrity marked his professional career, and his numer ous virtues in private life endeared him to his friends and to the family left to deplore his irreparable loss. Printed and published by M. YOUNG, at the Sen-OlrKag, N. lie, SIM A ND.