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imptrial par rent. HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY. k number of bills were brought up from the Hot and through comtnitt )fficers sts were affected )ut the bill was ultimately read a second to several questions from Lord Londonderry, )URNE stated that he bad received no information rection which had taken place at Barce lly true, that her Majesty had been ad ,rder of the Bath ou General Espartero. promised to lay upon the table all the the payment of the British Auxiliary fired as to the truth of a rumour days been very prevalent, to the effect, fiomatic arrangements had been entered into :ry and certain great powers of the conti a settlement of the differences between 1 that France had not been a consenting FORD i that negotiations had been I into between this country, Austria, Russia, Prussia, view to the pacification of the Levant. s, had, moreover, been made in these never regarded such matters as settled d. Communications had been made to she was not a party to the DURNE ECCLESIASTICAL DUTIES AND REVENUES BILL Dmrnitti that the house resolve itself stical duties and revenues bill, wved, in the first place, that s of the clergy were so immediate) ied, they had had no opporiiinity of expressing their' is until after the ecclesiastical commissioners had however, the nad become gt,. and not one ~nted in favour of the bill until ehe ,ceived an interest in the patronage of the ject of the measure had been first brought tion of the bishops by the government of e suggestion a meeting of the bishops was meeting the question of the deans and Ily discussed. The Bishop of London rinciples upon which the present bill was opposed by the most rev. primate, and .if the bishops ; and a determination was ,very institution of the church was to be pre .,ll integrity. It was also generally understood, ,re to devise with the chapters the best means to .hat determination ; and yet the Most rev. primate .ed that he had long had such a measure in his mind. 1 was in many points inconsistent, and in reference to Hy, ma. that time neral canons rs. TI A Canterbury its provisions were le which he bad proposed - I had been so clearly ex the English law; could not be xi the eminent persons who had been nission to give it effect. na of CANTERBURY, in reply to the allusion e early part of the duet in a it there had been no inconsistency lways expressed on the subject of bishop of EXETER then read, as an extract from the f the Bishop of London in 1837, the following pas ''s the accession of Earl Grey to power, the Arch ' 'fired his views to Earl Grey, and dy concurrence which he had al from his predecessor in office." What, he (the mid ask, was the meaning of that sen- p of Canterbury d 3p of Exete Ele Archbishop of CANTERBURY : Concurrence to the nt that many abuses had crept into the church, and ought 5e corrected, on which point the right rev. prelate himself d stronger language, and proposed much more searching • us improvements, than any contained in the pre 'Hear, hear.) Bishop of EXETER :• I am bound to say, that I say it n, that after what has just passed, there must correspondence which then took we believe he said) his grace the tween 'he Duke of WELLINGTON could not inform their lord 's of the terms of the conference which had taken place weep himself and his grace the Archbishop of Canterbury ; )r, to say the truth," continued the noble duke, " I do recollect one word of it." (Loud laughter.) But this I know, that I never entertained but one opinion on this sect. That opinion was, that it was essentially necessary additional measures ought to be adopted in this country reaching the Word of God to the people thereof; and considering in what degree the church of this country 'owed, it was expedient that the first step, in order to nds for that purpose, should be made by the clergy ( Loud cheers.) I always entertained those , When any of the right rev. prelates i with me on this subject, I stated those —) I cannot recollect on what occasion or _nose opinions were delivered to the right rev. site (the Archbishop of Canterbury ;) but in pre petition to your lordships a few nights ago, from -say of Oxford, against this bill, I said that, in my ence with that university, I had stated the same Id that latterly I had gone still further, and said ersons must have derived but little advantage id recently occurred, who did not see that fresh sing every day for thinking that it was abso ry that the first step should be taken by the Ives ; and when a commission, consisting of he Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of eir other rev. colleagues, reported that there ivalent to this purpose, it was iidiculous to rliament would not insist that those means Al to before the public was called on to find for this most important and most necessary Hear, hear site convers ions. (Cheers hat word that p 'he Bishop of LONDON was anxious that the bill should go committee without anything further being said which ild exacerbate still more those feelings which the speech is right reverend friend was calculated to excite. He st say, however, that the proceedings of the commission , from the firSt.,.been assailed with the grossest misrepre- Ation ; and that, too, from clergymen who, at least, ht to have known better. The most extraordinary asser .s had been made, and the most extraordinary delusions 11 ; . 111 . 4 7- flailteen sig ne d' fiy persons who sr stopped to inquire into the merits of the measure nst which they were petitioning. Considering the arts :h had been used, therefore, he was not surprised at the tber of petitions which had been presented against the or the number of signatures which had been procured ng the clergy. It had been contended that such measure .d be justified only on the grounds of a failure in the per aance of duty, of misfeasance of duty, or of necessity. s latter ground was admitted on both sides of the house ; situated as he was, he could not avoid being constantly tness to the most lamentable destitution of spiritual in ction in the • ery centre of the metropolis, although there a cathedral in the immediate neighbourhood munificently awed, having a large establishment of clergy, and receiving 'An jinn- ense income. And yet these revenues were gar vriated to procure a spiritual food for 100,000 ile ! It had been said that the commission .:isced by fear ; and to that imputation he although he only feared to be found wanting bore to the church. The right rev. 1 an Imm ! concluded by expressing his belief that, if the bill flowed to pass, their lordships would receive the thanks great body of the Christian population, for having re d an evil which was the bane of the church, and which, ere not remedied, would be its destruction. Bishop of ROCHESTER re-asserted his opinion, that ,s could not be released from the oaths they had taken. bill was then committed pro forma' and the house - - ' RUSE OF COMMONS.—TIIURSDAY. Fl IN GTON asked whether the investigation respect in India had not been referred to a commission, r they might expect soon to have the result of the SE said the report was very voluminous, tges, but he expected to receive it printed iministration of justice bill was, on the motion of RUSSELL. postponed till next session. . SUGDEN, who was not opposed to its principle, that more comprehensive improvements were neces a were proposed by the present measure. e sulphur question, Lord PALMERSTON said he had the monopoly had been already abolished. He stat- L commission h a d b een appointed, two members by sit, and two by the Neapolitan government, to which ;as added by the French government, to act as arbi- of the British claims on Portugal, Lord that two propositions had been sent out at no answer had yet been received. otion of Lord J. RussiaLL, the regency bill was .1, and being reported without amendment, was or be read a third time on Friday. ast India shipping bill, and the metropolitan police- All, were respectively read a third time and passed. iilways' bill and some others were advanced a stage. '-- of the day for the church discipline bill, objected to the Speaker's leaving the -ommitment. It put the clergy, he said, too i the power of the bishop. The court to be consti r inquiring into the conduct of the clergyman was to ly a prelatical one. The defendant was to have no . and the inquiry was not to be made by persons of 'lass. He (Mr. Warburton) must therefore move bill should be committed on that day three months. )t much in communication with the clergy (at which rile members laughed and cried " hear," and for moments well nigh disconcerted the hon. mem had understood from some clergymen that the .nucn disapproved by the members of their profession. EL%wEs was astonished at the introduction of such a Phis was the grossest attempt on the part of the patty to obtain power since the time of Thomas a t. • What was wanted was a bill for the reform of the ashes' oourts. HODGES read a letter objecting to certain points of approving the general principle of the bill. He .never, for further information. lICHOLL said, that a bill of this kind was necessary any measure for the reform of the ecclesiastical courts e practicable. The su ggest i on of an inquiry into the ct of a clergyman by a triLunal consisting entirely of is of his own class was one to which he could not ac- He saw no reason why a clergyman should be tried r be clergymen, or a surgeon wholly by surgeons. This 11 been most properly framed to admit laym en as well ivided, and the bill went into committee, RTON renewed his objections. G. VERNON observed on the unfairness of they whose complaint so long had bee that aterfere to preserve . good moral s i n the clergy. His own i mpression Was, that of the bill consisted in its not giving to the bishop efficiently summary for the purpose of efficient e lives of t was a secret court for in_ a the religious opinions of clergymen. The public excluded from it. which they were not from the rts. And why were not the bishops themselves able to the same, or some analagous tribunal ? a measur re as the present had an immediate tendency to gnant feelings of the British people, and irritate ;ainst the church. ited to know why, if this class of legisla ,U to the clerical profession, it should not —for instance, to the legal and the medi- Tided it was one main object of the bill to scandal against clergymen. ICOLL replied, that at common law an examination taken by committing magistrates in exclusion of the The public were also excluded train the inquiries of jury, being intended not for the purpose of trying the it, but merely for the purpose of ascertaining whe •e were grounds to put him on his trial. • - lie app Y U I SaPPrOVed tills measure, whi c h h e thought is one, but declared his opinion that something ought ne to control the clergy, whom he was pleased to re m being by no means one of the best ordered classes -- Too many of them seemed to think that when xi, they had done all that delivered a drowsy ired of them ood deal of desultory conversation, and one or t .. division clauses, the further tortildira,; tiOMthe . b.iff was postponed to Friday afternoon. The other orders of the da-. J i having been disposed of, Mr. Fox 111.i.taac moved that the house should resolve itself into committee for the purpose of sanctioning an ad vance of money from the treasury to provide for the admi " tice in the bordrigh of Birmingham. Ind then listration of jus This passed without opposition TII obtained leave to bring in a bill for ena astical courts to discharge any prisoner in the predicament of the often-mentioned John Thorogood, with the consent of the party suing out the process. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL and Mr. GRANVILLE VER NON, however, said that but for the opinion of Dr. Lush ington they should have supposed the ecclesiastical courts to be already in possession of the proposed power. The bill was brought in, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday. The house adjourned at half-past ten. LordMoß ling ecclesia HOUSE OF LORDS. —FRIDAY. Lord BROUGHAM brought in a bill for the better admi nistration of justice in equity. His lordship spoke of the importance of passing some measure on the subject this session. The court houses (Ireland) bill went through committee, after some ineffectual opposition from Lord CHARLEVILLE. The municipal districts (Ireland) bill went through com mittee, as did the Poddle river (Dublin) bill, &c. Lord DUNCANNON having moved the second reading of the church temporalities (Ireland) bill. The Earl of RIPON inquired whether the ecclesiastical commissioners had expressed their approbation of such measure Lord DUNCANNON answered in the affirmative. It was, therefore, read the second time, and ordered to be considered in committee on Monday. On the motion of tile Marquis of LANSDOWNE, there were ordered to be laid before parliament certain correspon dence between the Governor of New South Wales and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, on the subject of the rate of sale, &c., of crown lands. On moving that their lordships go into committee on the bills of exchange act continuance bill, the Marquis of LANS DOWNE expressed his approbation of the measure, while Lord WHARNCLIFFE considered that there are weighty ob jections to continuing such an act, without the sanction of previous - The bill eventually went through committee, but with some amendments, limiting its duration, &c. The third reading of the municipal corporations (Ireland) bill, called forth much desultory conversation, and further amendments. Lord LYNDHURST proposed to omit the clause giving the lord-lieutenant power to fix the time for holding the sessioqs before the reco r de r o f D u bli n ; an d t h e re j ect i on o f the words objected to by his lordship was carried on a division. The bill was then passed. The rating of stock in trade bill was read the second time ; the chimney sweepers bill went through committee ; and the remaining bills having been disposed of, their lordships ad journed. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY Mr. IVA RBIIRTON presented a petitionll:;;;;liens, com plaining that they were not allowed to take up their freedom in the city of London, without being first naturalised. Mr. FurzßoY KELLY gave notice, that early next session he should renew his bill for limiting the punishment of death. On the question that the regency bill be read the third time, Mr. FRESHFIELD proposed two additional clauses; but they were opposed by Lord J. RUSSELL, and negatived without any division. The bill was then read the third time and passed. The railways bill was read the third time and passed. The militia ballot suspension bill, and the militia pay bill, severally went through committee. 0 The notice of elections bill, with amendments, was read the third time and passed. The population (census) Ireland bill was read the third time and passed ; and the Dublin police act amendment bill was, on the motion of Lord MORPETII, read the second time. On the motion of the CHA.NCEiLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the Bank of Ireland Bill was read the third time and passed. On the motion of Mr. P. SCROPE, the parochial assess ments bill was read the third time and passed. The population (census) bill was reported, on motion of Mr. Fox MAULE, and ordered to be further considered on Saturday. Mr. Fox MAULS brought up the report of the adminis tration of justice (Birmingham) bill. Mr. M. PHILIPS inquired whether there could not be in cluded in its operation the towns of Manchester and Bolton? Mr: Fox MAuLE answered in the negative. Mr. BARING WALL moved for the production of plans with reference to any proposed alterations in the Green Park, Mr. E. J. STANLEY repeated that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests did not intend, in any way, to encroach upon the Green Park, by garden, or enclosures, or other wise. The motion was thereupon withdrawn ; and the business having been disposed of, the house adjourned till twelve o'clock on Saturday. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—SATURDAY. The House of Commons met at noon, and forwarded several bills. The population (census) bill was read the third time, and passed, on motion of Mr. Fox MAULS; and the administra tion of justice (Birmingham) bill, was read the second time, as was the highways rates bill, a measure presented on Friday night. The report on the militia ballots suspension bill and on the militia pay bill were presented, agreed to, and the bills or dered to be read the third time to-day. The consolidated fund bill went through committee, after having had introduced into it the clause a " Appropriation," to enumerate the grants of the session, and which being the last official proposition'of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is always considered as giving note that the prorogation is really approaching. The eichequer - bills (£10,751,550) bill went through corn mittee. In the committee on the " postage" duties, &c. bill, there was desultory and interesting conversation on several of ita clauses. The committee on the ecclesiastical courts (No. 1) bill — a measure introduced by Lord J. Russell to facilitate the legal means of releasing John Thorogood—also called forth sornd discussion. The remaining orders of the day having been disposed of, the house adjourned. The Princess Sophia Matilda visited her Majestyyesterda) at Buckingham Palace. The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing yesterday af ternoon, in an open carriage and four. Prince Albert, attended by Col. Wemyss and Col. Bouverie, afterwards rode out on horseback in the parks. Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty yes terday. The royal dinner party at the palace last evening, included her royal highness the Duchess of Kent, the Countess of Errol, and Lady Ida Hay, Earl of Charlemont, Earl of Sur rey, Earl of Morley, Lord and Lady Lurgan, Lord and Lady Methuen, Lord de Freyner, Lady C. Dundas, Baron de Stockmar, and Col. Cowper. The Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princesses Augusta and Mary of Cambridge, and attended by Baron Knesebeck, left Cambridge House soon after eleven o'clock, yesterday morning, for Dover, where her royal highness slept. The royal duchess, it is expected, will leave Dover in a go vernment steam-packet to-day for Calais, on her route to Frankfort. The Princess Augusta received visits yesterday at Clarence House, St. James's, from their royal highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Sussex, and the Duke of Cam bridge._ The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House. SATURDAY. _ The Queen and Prince Albert - took an airing, yesterday afternoon, in an open carriage and four. Colonel Wemyss and Colonel Bouverie (the equerries in waiting) attending her Majesty and his Royal Highness on horseback. Viscount Melbourne had an audience, yesterday, of her Majesty. I s rince Albert rode out on horseback, yesterday, attended by Mr. G. E. Anson and Col. Bouverie. The royal dinner party at the palace, lastevening, included the Earl of Errol, the Earl of Surrey, and Mr. G. E. An son. The band of the 2d regiment of life guards was in at tendance at the palace during dinner. The Coldstream band attended at the palace on Thursday evening. Her Majesty honoured Sir William J. Newton with a sit. ting, yesterday, at Buckingham Palace, for his coronation His Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured Mr. A. E. Chalon, R.A., with a sitting, on Thursday, at Buckingham Palace, for a whole length portrait in water colours. The Duchess of Kent took a carriage airing yesterday. The Princess Augusta received visits, yesterday afternoon, from the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cambridge. The answer given, during the day, at Clarence House, St. James's, to all inquiries after the health of her Royal High ness, was—" The Princess Augusta has had another very good night." ECCLESIASTICAL AND UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE F the Oord The Rev. Geo ( rge rom Thomas xf Clare, B.D. Herald.) and Fellow of St. John's College, has been instituted by a commission from his Grace the Archbishop of York, to the rectory of Bainton, in the county of York, on the presentation of the President and Fellows of St. John's College. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has been pleased to appoint the Rev. George Fr e d er i c k G o dd ar d , B.A. Demy of Magdalen College, son of the Rev. Charles Goddard, D.D. late Student of Christ Church, Archdeacon and Prebendary of Lincoln, and Curate of Hugglescote, Leicestershire, to be one of his Royal Highness's Domestic Chaplains. On Wednesday se'nnight, the Rev. Fred. Joseph Foxton, B.A. of Pembroke College, was licensed by the Lord Bishop of Hereford to the Perpetual Curacies of Stoke Prior and Docklow, Herefordshire, void by the death of the Rev. Thos. Vaughan ; patron, the Rev. George Woodhouse, Vicar of Leominster. On Saturday last, the Rev. W. H. Ridley, B.A. Student of Christ Church, was instituted by the Lord Bishop of Lin coln, to the Rectory of Hanableden, Buckinghamshire, void by the resignation of the Rev. W. M. K. Bradford, on the presentation of the Right Hon. Lord Colborne. Same day, the Lord Bishop of Lincoln licensed the Rev. Frederick Menzies, M.A. Fellow of Brasenose College, to be Curate of Harableden, on the nomination of the Rev. W. H. Ridley. PROMOTIONS Rev. Jas. Hamilton, M.A. to the Vicarage of Great Badow, Essex, void by the cession of the Re*John Bramston ; pa_ troness, Mrs. Bullen. _ _ Rev. A. T. Corfe, M.A. Vice-Principal of Elizabeth Coll. Guernsey, has been elected Minister of Bethel Chapel, void by the resignation of the Rev. Charles Tayler. Rev. John B. Brodrick, .B.A. of Queen's College, Cam bridge, to be Domestic Chaplain to the Duchess of Gordon. (From the Cambride Chronle. The Rev. George Arthur Clarks g on, M.A. ic , )of Jesus Col lege, i n this university, has been collated by the Lord Bishop of Chichester to the vicarage of Amberley with Houghton Impel, void by the cession of the Rev. J. C. F. Tufnell, M.A. The Rev. W. M. Dudley, 8.A., formerly of Catharine Hall, in this university, Curate o f Poole, has b een li cense d by the Bishop of Winchester to the curacy of Broughton, the 17th inst., the Lord Bishop of Lin co l n i ns tit u ted 3, 1 Hants. s. the Rev. Lewis Deedes,l, of Emmanuel College, i n this 3 university, to the rectory o f • death of the Rev. Edward Bourrageld; Herts, vacant by the ier, on the presentation of Abel Smith, M.P., of Woodhall Park, in the said county, Esq. The Rev. Mark Cooper, M.A., late schola r of St. John's College, in this university , and lecturer of Westbury has been presented by the Dean and Chapter ofSals'bWprilyttso, the living of Brarnshaw, in the county of Wilts, and diocese of Salisbury. The Rev. Wm. Chas. Wollaston, M.A. of Leeds, on Saturday last instituted to the rectory ofi East Dewrelal Norfolk, on the presentation of his father, the Rev. Charles Hyde Wollaston, M.A., patron. The Duke of Sutherland has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Thom a s J ames Rowsell, 8.A., of St. John's College, in this university, and Assistant Minister of St. Mark's, Kennington, to be his grace's domestic chaplain. VHE QUEEN DOWAGER AT LANCASTER Notice having been received in Lancaster that it was the intention of her Majesty the Queen Dowager to pass the night of Tuesday last at that town, on her way southwards, from a visit to the Lakes, a petition, signed by a number of the inhabitants, was addressed to the Mayor, requesting him to call a meeting, to take into consideration the best method of showing their loyalty towards her Majesty. A meeting was accordingly held, when it was decided that a procession, led by the staff of the Lancashire Militia, preceded by a band, and followed by the Mayor and Corporation, the clergy, John o'Gaunt's bowmen, the gentry of the town, the clubs, and public schools, should go out on the Green Area to meet her. An express was immediately sent off to know at what time her Majesty might be expected, and an answer was returned that she would reach the town between six and seven o'clock. Every thing, therefore, about the appointed time was in a state of great forwardness, and the procession just ready to start, when, lo ! her Majesty disconcerted all their well laid plans, by driving up Market-street, through the midst of the procession, to the King's Arms, so quickly and so unexpect edly as scarcely to be recognised. As soon, however, as they had recovered from the consternation which the unexpected event had thrown them into, the procession moved up to the King's Arms, when the Mayor was permitted to congratulate her Majesty on her safe arrival at the county town. Soon after this, to the inexpressible gratification of the inhabitants, her Majesty expressed a wish to visit the Castle and Church, and shortly two open landaus drew up to the door of the King's Arms. Her Majesty, accompanied by her sister, the Duchess of Saxe Weimar, Earl Howe, and the Mayor of Lancaster, J. Dockray,-Esq., entered the first carriage, the Hon. Miss Eden, and the Earl and Countess of Denbigh following in the second, and proceeded up the Castle-hill, to the Parade in front of the Castle, greeted all the way by the enthusiastic cheers of the multitudes that had assembled. Her Majesty and suite alighted to observe the splendid views from the Parade Walk, and then leaning on the arms of the Mayor and the Rev. the Vicar of Lancaster, proceeded through the churchyard, and entered the church, and after wards passed through the Vicarage, where her Majesty re-entered her carriage and returned to the King's Arms. The Exhibition (of which her Majesty is the patroness) and several houses were illuminated during the evening. About ten o'clock on Wednesday morning, her Majesty, accompanied by the procession, in the order in which it was intended to have been arranged on the previous evening, and a great number of carriages of the neighbouring gentry, pro ceeded from the King's Arms to the railway station, where the royal railway carriage had arrived from Preston by a special train. Everything being in a short time got ready, the royal guest departed, cheered by the thousands of spec tators that had assembled to see her leave the town. Her Majesty expressed herself much pleased with her recep tion, to the Mayor, and left £5O for the Lancaster Dispen sary, and £25 each for St. Thomas's Church and the church building at Poulton-le-Sands.—Preston Pilot. THE QUEEN DOWAGER AT PRESTON. We have,endeavoured to furnish our readers with many interesting particulars relating to the Queen Dowager's re cent visit to the North, and it now only remains for us to continue the narrative so far as to bringing the illustrious stranger to " Proud Preston." The preceding account will inform the reader that her Majesty and suite left Lancaster at a little after ten o'clock, per railway, in a special train ; the carriage in which her Majesty was seated being lined with beautiful white silk, and in all other respects most handsomely fitted up. We understand that along the whole line from Lancaster to Preston, wherever anything like tole rable seeing accommodation could be obtained, great num bers of persons respectably attired were in waiting to have a peep at the Queen ; and as their feeling of curiosity was in every sense a very laudable one, and doubly commendable in not being an offering to the " rising sun," we exceedingly regret that the gentlemen in authority about her Majesty had not the considerate kindness .so to have directed the speed for travelling, as to have gratified the wishes of these countless admirers of the Queen, by enabling them to have afterwards enjoyed the innocent gratification of knowing that they had for once seen, and been seen by a Queen. Instead of this satisfaction, however, having been experi enced by the anxious crowds, the train shot past them at an arrow's speed, and the disappointed multitudes had to re trace their steps under feelings which are much easier con ceived than described. Of the preparations made at Preston for her Majesty's arrival, we may briefly say that they were such as did great honour to the feelings of the town • there was nothing formal about them, if w e e xce pt the delightful gatherings of the children instructed in several of the Na tional and Infant Schools connected with the Church, who, accompanied by their teachers, were collected in the field near to Mr. German's bridge, a situation where they were no doubt enabled to witness the passing of the train, but from whence they would have no chance of seeing the ho noured and beloved object, in respect to whom they were then assembled together. At the North Union Station a great number of handsome flags were displayed, and over the Fishergate tunnel we observed the beautiful union-jack which many of our readers have often seen floating proudly from the flag-staff on the Parish-church tower : various other flags were to be seen along the line of railway. The crowds collected at the station, and for a vast distance along the line, exceeded, we think, any former assemblage, both as to numbers and their very respectable appearance. The train containing the object of so much anxious ex pectation came up soon after eleven o'clock ; when a halt was made, for about a quarter of an hour, in order to take in a supply of water, but more particularly to allow an oppor tunity for gratifying the curiosity of the immense multitude that were congregated at the station. Charles Swainson, Esq., William Taylor, Esq., and John Winstanley, Esq., three of the. North Union directors, were in attendance to receive heii-Majesty, but the gentleman who appeared to enjoy by far the largest share of her Majesty's condescending kind ness and amiable affability of behaviour, was our highly es teemed chief magistrate, William Clayton, Esq., who, after being introduced to the Queen, took his stand at the carriage door, (which he had prevailed upon her Majesty to be kept open, to afford to the crowds of spectators a fuller opportu nity of seeing her Majesty,) and was in frequent conversation with her Majesty during the time occupied by the halt. We learn that the Queen expressed her warm admiration of the people of Preston, for their loyalty towards her, and more especially for the very respectable appearance which she be held in almost every individual assembled. And this is not to be wondered at, for the collection of ladies present was very great, and we have only to regret that some little pre cautionary plans were not adopted, in order that these per sons should have had the opportunity of personally offering their respect to one who has ever been not only the pride of her sex, but the. Admiration of the world at large. The brief period fur her lvta3ctY bovine expired, the train passed accompanied by the bleiogs or clic; wultltutlL. tut Dowager Queen Adelaide. We believe her Majesty would not make any other stay along the line until she got into Staffordshire, when it was understood she would visit Tren tham Hall, the seat of the Duke of Sutherland, and Alton Towers, the residence of the Earl of Shrewsbury ; not so much we believe for the purpose of making any stay with the noble owners, ass for that of examining the costly curiosities collected in those respective mansions. We must not omit to say that our parish bells rang merily in honour of her Majesty's visit, and that the royal standard was elevated-on the church tower. In conclusion, then, let us say in print, what we are sure was the feeling of many a heart on Wed nesday—May God bless Queen Adelaide !—Preston Pilot. ALTON TOWERS WEDNESDAY EVENING.—Her Majesty the Queen Dow ager and her Serene Highness the Duchess of Saxe Weimar, with Earl Howe, lord chamberlain ; Earl of Denbigh, master of the horse; and Countess of Sheffield, lady of the bed chamber in waiting, and accompanied by the Earl of Sheffield and Ladies Mary Fielding and Georgiana Curzon, arrived this evening, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury. Shortly after two the twin from Preston reached the Stafford station. A numerous concourse of respectably dressed persons crowded the station-yard; and, what with military, and the hurry and anxiety to catch a glimpse of the Queen Dowager, Stafford was a scene of indescribable bustle from shortly after 12 until after the royal passage through the town. The Stafford tro o p o f th e Q ueen ' s own Stafford shire cavalry formed an escort to the royal cortege. The houses were tastefully adorned with flowers, laurels, ribands. &c., and there were several attractive triumphal arches, with " Welcome Adelaide," " God bless the Queen Dowager," " Long live Queen Adelaide," and other inscriptions equally expressive of the admiration of a free awl generous people. All classes of persons have, throughout her Majesty's tour, appeared emulousto impress her Majesty with the cordiality, sincerity, and admiration of her conduct as a Queen and a wife, and we are much mistaken if the Queen. Dowager has not often sensibly felt the warm plaudits that have welcomed her through every town and village in her route. The yeomanry cavalry had escorted the royal cortege about four miles, when the Earl Howe informed the commanding officer that he was commanded to thank them for their attention to her Majesty ; but owing to the extreme heat of the weather, her Majesty would be pleased by their not troubling themselves by accompanying her any further. A change of horses was in attendance for the royal car riages at the White Hart, Uttoxeter; and, after a short delay, her Majesty and suite left by Castle-street and High street, for Alton Towers, escorted by the Uttoxeter troop of yeomanry cavalry, under the command of Captain Begot. Preparations on a scale of the greatest extent and splen dour had been in progress since Monday last, and by four o'clock this afternoon every arrangement was completed for the royal reception. The embattled terrace of the fine cas tellated mansion was hung with festoons of laurel, and in addition the royal standard on the keep, and in the castle gardens a great number of party-coloured and emblazoned pennants were suspended from the upper boughs of the trees, imparting to the scene a romantic and highly-varied appear ance. On the bridge which approaches the terrace of the castle, was erected a triumphal arch of six columns, with a canopy of festooned laurels, surmounted with a crown taste fully ornamented with flowers and coloured ribbons. Small shields,, displaying an heraldic emblazonment, were placed in those parts most attractive to the eye. Over a stone arch way which leads to the grand entrance were the words " Fi deliter et Constanter," the Queen Dowager's family motto, in illuminated capitals, supported on either side by two large emblazoned shields. The ground to the flight of steps was strewed with laurel leaves. Shortly before five the Earl of Shrewsbury, Prince Bor ghese, Prince Aldrobrardine, Mr. J. Talbot, M.P., and the noblemen and gentlemen staying at Alton Towers left for Quicksill Lodge, the principal entrance to the park, where above 400 of the noble earl's chief tenantry were in readiness to receive the Queen Dowager with all honours. Precisely at half-past five the Queen and suite arrived in the following order : Troop of yeomanry cavalry, under the command of Captain Bagot. Three grooms in their state liveries. First royal carriage, containing Earl Howe and Lady eorgiana Curzon. Yeomanry cavalry. _ _ Second royal carriage, containi ng her Majesty the Queen Dowager and her Serene Highness the Duchess of Saxe Weimar. Mr. J. Talbot, M.P., carrying a white silk banner, with the words "Fideliter et Constanter" inscribed thereon. Yeomanry cavalry. Third royal carriage, containing Earl of Denbigh and Lady Mary Fi el ding, Fourth royal carriage, the Earl and Countess of Sheffield. The Earl of Shrewsbury and his distinguished friends fol lowed on horseback, and with the tenantry all wearing rosettes of crimson and amber satin. The cavalcade ex ceeded SOO horsemen. In the park the road was lined with the inhabitants of the towns and villages for many miles around ; and the terrace was thronged by a highly respectable assemblage. On her Majesty and the Duchess of Saxe Weimar alight ing from the carriage, six little girls, robed in virgin white, with rose-pink scarfs, scattered roses and the choicest flowers on the steps. The earl and countess received their illustrious guests ; and after her Majesty had affectionately saluted the countess, her Majesty, taking the noble earl's arm, was conducted through the hall, armoury, old gallery, and along the conservatory, to the cross-saloon. The brass band, stationed in the Octagonal-hall, played the national anthem until the Queen had passed into the saloon ; and at her Majesty's arrival, a royal salute was fired by the artillery in the park. The dinner' party this evening included he r Majesty the Queen Dowager, her Royal Highness the Duche ss of Saxe Weimar, Prince Borghese, Prince Ahlrobrardine, Earl Howe, Earl and Countess of Sheffield, the Rev. Mr. and Lady Louisa Bromley, Lord Waterpark, Sir Henry Hun locke, Mr. J. H. Talbot, M.P., Mr. Holford, Mr. Townley, Lady Mary Fielding, Mr. and Mrs. Hibbert, Captain and Mrs. Yowls, Sir W. and Miss Boothby, Miss Tichborne, Rev. Mr. Fairfax, &c. Her Majesty will leave on Friday next, for Matlock Baths in Derbyshire ; and on the following day goes to Gopsall Hall, on a visit several days. o Earl Howe, where her Majesty will stay The Eail of Shrewsbury gives a grand entertainment to his tenantry, at Farley, to-morrow. Everything passed off admirably, and although the park had many thousands of strangers, yet none of them abused the kindness of the noble earl by destroying the shrubs and plants. GREAT SALE BY MR. GEORGE ROBINS, AT THE AUCTION MART. There has not been so great a sensation created by any sale for several years as the present one ; nor can it be won dered at when we consider the value and importance of the estate, being no other than the famed Kilnwick Percy Estate, the most distinguished throughout the west-riding of York shire. All the members for both the ridings of Yorkshire, and all the influential gentlerrien of the county, were present. We understand it has fallen into the possession of Arthur Duncombe, Esq., M.P., son of Lord Faversham, and a famous conservative. It is beyond doubt one of the most influential estates in the county. , It is freehold, and includes, except 22 acres of glebe, the whole township of Kilnwick Percy, which contains pearly 1600 acres of exceeding good land, within a perfect ring fence. The whole of the land is convertible, and it is not a little refreshing at this moment to witness the effect which has been produced by extraordi nary good farming. The land has been drained throughout, and the mansion-house is every tl:ing that can be required. Attached to this property are manorial rights and privileges to a great extent; this lot contains 1359 A. IR. 30p. of the annual value of £2555. The rectorial tithes are commuted for £l6O per annum, but Robert Denison, Esq. has a 21 years' yease, which has been renewed usually every seven years, the reserved rent to the Dean of York, as rector, is £l5, and the fine on each renewal is about £lOO ; the vicarial tithes are commuted for an annual payment of £ll9 to the vicar ; a charitable bequest of £lO, called Wood's Dale, is paid annually out of the estate ; there is no village, and the poor-rates are unimportant, or next to nothing. Mr. Ro bins, by his correct delineation of the property, greatly en hanced its value. The biddiugs were spirited, and it was ultimately sold at SEVENTY TWO THOUSAND GUI NEAS. Part of \Vold farm, containing 181 A. 14r. of land ; annual value, £3Ol. This lot was sold separately, only because the proceeds of a settled estate have been invested upon this part of the estate. which must, therefore, be sold for a sepa rate price in order to its re-investment ; sold at 9020 guineas. A freehold estate, and one of great interest ; it compre hends the entire Island of Lundy, situate in the mouth of the Bristol Channel, and forming part of the Hundred of Brameton, in the county of Devon, lat. 50 N , long. 14 29 W.; it is in the neighbourhood of Ilfracombe and Clonely, and also of the flourishing town of Bideford, with steam vessels to Bristol and Tenby continually. The singular ad vantages appertaining to this property are many and highly important ; the possessor of it becomes on the instant " Sovereign lord of the island," with an independence, arising from total absence of restraint or control, far exceed ing-some of the. minor potentates, and not a little to be envied in England. It may be inferred, from • the circum stances that no claim has ever been raised, that there,are no taxes, tithes, nor poor-rates ; a desideratum in vain to be looked for elsewhere throughout England. This freehold island includes near 2000 acres of land ; it is defended by lofty and precipitous rocks, and nccupies a space nearly eight miles in circumference, three miles in length, and one in width towards the south, and thence diminishing in breadth towarth the north. To those persons who Were interested in the island of Lundy, Mr: Robins directed attention to a clever historical account from the pen of Steinman Steinman, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S. It also contains a mansion, with offices; the outbuildings are also complete and convenient, and consist of smith's shop and forge, enclosed poultry-yard, barn, stabling, large cattle-fold, piggery, with steaming.house attached, cathouses, walled garden, &c. There are also seven superior cottages, adapted for labourers. A great por tion of the island is let with this farm, for seven years, at an exceedingly low rent. From the landing place within the bay the means of access are by a carriage road, recently com pleted, leading to the mansion and the top of the island, but the great source of revenue is yet to be divulged. A natural harbour adjoins the landing-place, a trifling outlay would enable it to accommodate six or eight vessels, and the boats of fishermen, and this, alone is wanting to the establish ment of an extensive fishery-9,400 guineas. EARTHQUAKE AT TERN ATE The Avenbode gives the following particulars of the disas ter'which has befallen the island of Ternate : " On the morning of the 2d of Febraury, at half past eight o'clock, the air appeared dark and threatening, a strong north-west wind, accompanied by heavy rain, drove the clouds impetuously along, and everything seemed to indicate some extraordinary phenomenon, which in fact soon followed ; for a thick smoke soon arose from the crater, accompanied by a loud subterranean noise, like thunder, while boiling lava and hot ashes burned and destroyed everything around them. If the appearance of the phenomena was striking in the day time, it was still more so in the evening, when the stones pro jected from the crater could be distinguished among the flames which frequently rose to a great height. This destruc tive eruption continued 24 hours, and ended with a frightful subterraneous noise, which made the inhabitants fear that the ground would give way under their feet. The noise was so great that persons close together could not hear each other speak. Passing over some days we come to the 14th of Feb. which proved so disastrous. At half-past twelve at night a loud noise was heard, accompanied by a slight trembling of the ground, which grew every moment more violent, and waked the inhabitants from their sleep. As the shocks be came more violent most of the people left their habitations. At half-past three in the morning, while the rain fell in tor rents, a violent shock was felt, the people could hardly keep their feet, the houses were shaken, and most of the buildings fell. In many places the earth opened and immediately closed again. Nothing was left undamaged, and on the 15th Feb. nature seemed to have obtained the highest point of fury. An extreme violent shock was felt ; men and animals has tened in terror to the water side, filled all the boats without distinction of rank. The tears, especially of the women were so great, that some went a great distance through the water, in order to reach a boat, to escape being swallowed up by the earth, which opened from time to time. When the fury of the storm was past, and the poor inhabitants had in some measure recovered their fright, they perceived how complete their ruin was. Men's possessions were laid waste, the most costly spices, and numerous other productions, were spoiled and buried under the ruins, not a piece of furniture saved, and not one stone house in• all Ternate remains standing. Even Fort Orange, winch has withstood several earthquakes for these 200 years, has given way on this occasion, and truly the welfare and importance of Ternate to our government is lost. The private injury is estimated at 900,000 florins. The shocks were felt at Gildo and Tiden, but no damage was done —thanks to Heaven no lives were lost. Most of the people will leave the island and settle elsewhere. STATE OF TRADE LEEDS. — Notwithstanding the failures and rumours of failures with which the town has been rife during the week, the transactions at our markets havebeen more extensive than for some time past, the principal portion of the purchases being for foreign consumption. We can scarcely note any altera tion in prices, though the markets have assumed a somewhat firmer aspect. _ BRADFORD MARKET.—There was a better attendance of buyers at market, and rather more business was done here on Thursday, particularly in manufactured goods of the lower qualities. In the yarn market there was also a fair demand for yarns of inferior counts and quality. In the wool market there was an average business done, at former rates ; indeed, throughout the entire market there was an unusual firmness with regard to prices. From this we augur favourably as to the future. HECKMONDWIKE BLANKET HALL.—There has been more business done the last few market days than for some time past, but without any improvement in prices, and until an advance takes place, the manufacturers are not benefited by an increased demand.—Leeds Intelligences. LANCASHIRE.—The trade at Bolton may be said- to be rather better than it was a fortnight ago : the hands in the cotton mills certainly have more work, but wages are lower than they. were. Mechanics and machine-makers are much the same as we stated a few weeks since. The woollen and cotton trades at Bury arc in a moderately healthy state, and hands generally are fully employed. The calico block prin ters are slack. The flannel trade of Rochdale is in a depressed state ; indeed it has not been so dull for many years past : good flannel weavers, when fully employed, cannot earn more than from six to eight shillings per week ; but many are to tally without work, and manufacturers scarcely know how to act. The cotton trade, although rather flat, is much better than the woollen business. The hatting trade at Oldham, at present, is dull; hands, on an average, have not more than four or five days' work per week. At Roy ton, this week, at two mills hands have commenced working short time (five days per week.) At Ashton-under-Lyne, Hyde, Newton, &c., hands in cotton factories have full employment, but wages have lately undergone a reduction of 10 per cent. and upwards. There is great distress at Stockport. The silk trade in the neighbouring towns to Manchester. Is as good as can be expected, and, generally, weavers are moderately em ployed ; .but silk dyers at some few shops have not more than four days' work per week. THE NEW CORPORATIONS (Frona the Dublin Packet) For the purpose of enabling the reader to form some notion of the benefits intended for Ireland by the framers of the bill for transference of the Irish corporations to new hands, we submit the following account of the valuation of the metropolis and its environs, or rural districts : City.. Rural SOUTH SIDE. NORTH SIDE £434,165 115,520 £57g,685 £283,000 130,000 £413,000 Supposing the city to be subject to taxation by tb e new Corporation Bill, at the rate of Is. 6d. in the pound, the sum fixed by the bill brought in by Lord Morpeth and Mr. Pigot, and ordered to be printed on the 22d of July it istant, the case would stand thus : CITY—NET VALUE. £434,163.... South Union. 283,000.... North Union. £717,165 One-thirteenth, equal to Is. 6d. in the pound, we uld give taxes amounting to £55,166 yearly. What a blessing the new corporation of Dublin would be with a power to add such an amount to our burdens ! In many places the new corpora tions would prove a curse. The country should, with one acclaim, demand a total abolition in preference to a►ry change. " Better to bear the ills we have than to fly to others that we know not of." If the bill shall not pass this session—and we pray sincerely that it may not—petitions should be got up everywhere praying for abolition. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. — The weather on Sa turday last was very showery and cold, and on Sund-w rain fell at intervals. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the weather was very fine and warm, and a considerable quan tity of hay was housed. Early on Thufsday morning there was a smart shower of rain, but the day turned out warm and. droughty. Yesterday also was a very fine day. This con tinuance of fine we a th er h as muc h i m proved th e p rospects o f the farmers, and sangui ne hopes are again entertained of a plentiful harvest. The crops of grain are looking remarkably well, in all puts of Yorkshire, and a fortnight or three weeks of fine weather only is requisite to gather it into the garner. In ten or twelve days, much will be ready for the sickle, es pecially on the high dry grounds.—Leeds Intelgigencer. POTATOES RAISED FROM CUTTINGS. — Mr- Cortselt, of Stapleton, near Bristol, has succeded in raising this valuable root from cuttings. Mr. Cortselt says—" Rt msoning upon the analagy of the potato to the dahlia, I was it idueed, in the spring, to try an experiment on cuttings, and b ave succeeded admirably, having from white apple and foxes seedlings, (an early potato) produmd a good crop of full -si zed potatoes, many of which weighed half-a-pound. The met hod was this; when the potatoes were about nine inches high, .1 cut off the tops about six inches long, planted them in a lei te about eight inches apart, with a flat dibble, pressing the e srth carefully against them, gave than water, and afterwards hoed them as an ordinary crop. I produced this way at the rate of 1401b1 per rod. THE TRIAL OF DR. LARDNER CRIM CON. HEAVISIDE V. LARDNER. LEWES, SATURDAY. —This case, which has occupied the public attention for some time past, in consequence of the station of the parties, and all the circumstances connected with it, was fixed to come on first this morning. The excite ment produced was very great. Every room in every hotel in the town was inconveniently crowded with occupants, and beds were not to b e h a d f or any money. At an early hour the doors of the court were besieged by parties anxious to procure places, and long before the cause was called on every seat was occupied. Among those present were the Dowager Countess of Carhampton, Lady Murray, Colonel Spicer, the Hon. Mrs. Greville, Mrs. Wigney, Mr. Divett, M.P., Mr. Darby, M.P., and a number Of distinguished ladies and gentlemen. At nine o'clock Mr. Baron GURNEY took his seat upon the bench, when the names of the jury (which was a special one) were called over. Mr. THESIGER, Mr. PLATT, and Mr. PETTERSDORFF, were retained for the plaintiff; Mr. Sergeant CHANNELL and Mr. CLARKSON, for the defendant. Mr. PxTERSDORFF opened the pleadings, and the damages were laid at £lO,OOO. Mr. THESIGER then spoke as follows :—Gentlemen of the jury, I rise to discharge the painful and arduous duty of de tailing to you the circumstances under which the plaintiff has been compelled to seek in a public court that poor and unsa tisfactory reparation which the laws of our country afford for the severest injury which one man can do to another. I cannot enter into this case without being at once overcome by strong and almost uncontrollable feelings of indignation against the author of all the misery which the plaintiff has endured, and which must tend to embitter his life for the remainder of his days. The defendant is a per son who has arrived at a period of life when the passions are ordinarily subservient to the judgment, and whose experience of the world is matured. He possesses scientific knowledge which has acquired for him a literary reputation •, he has converted all these advantages to the unworthy and unprincipled object of tampering with a weak and unguarded woman, of seducing her from affections which ought to have been her pride—from her duty, to which she was bound by every sacred and enduring obligation—and from the home which she was calculated to adorn, and which threw around her everything that could conspire to her happiness. The plaintiff, who was now compelled by the misconduct of the defendant to publish his dishonour before the world in a public court of justice, and submit to the degrading necessity of seeking for compensation in damages for that which no da mages can repair, is probably known to most whom I have the honour to address. The plaintiff is a member of an honourable family, and is the only son of a gentleman who was a magistrate of the county of Middlesex, and lived for many years at Peterborough House, near Fulham. The plaintiff himself received a liberal education. He was sent to Eton, and in due time went to the university of Cambridge. At the death of his father, in 1814, he entered the army, having purchased a cornetcy in the Ist Dra g oo n ;: G uar d s . The unhappy lady, into whose conduct you are about to in quire, is a daughter of Colonel Spicer. formerly of the 12th Lancers ; she was his only child. The mother of the plaintiff was sister to Colonel Spicer, and consequently the plaintiff and this lady are first-cousins. The plaintiff did not meet his cousin for many years, Colonel Spicer having resided abroad at Chateau Capitole, at Boulogne, till, in 1823, Mr. Heaviside went to pay Colonel Spicer a visit. He then be came acquainted with his cousin. This intimacy produced an attachment, and such was the feeling that sprung up in both their hearts that they looked forward to a happy union, a feeling , that was cherished and sanctioned by the approval of their relatives and the blessing of her parents. It was re solved that they should be married, and accordingly that took place on the lith of July, 1824, at St. Michael's, Bath, in the presence of their relations. It was a marriage of entire affec tion. There was no sordid motive to sully their affection. The means of Mr. Heaviside were sufficient to render him careless of fortune ; and I am sure that you, gentlemen, will agree with me that interest rarely becomes the substitute of affection in a woman's heart. There was a settlement by which £20,000 was secured by Mr. Heaviside in the usual way to himself for life, afterwards to his wife, and then to their children. Mrs:Heaviside had no fortune; but she was entitled, by the settlement of her father and mother, to £15,000 after the death of the survivor of them. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Heaviside resided for about three years upon the continent. They then returned, and lived for some time at Saunders Court, near Oakingham, in Berkshire. They then came to Brighton, and resided in Brunswick square, where they lived at the time the unhappy event took place which is now the subject of inquiry. Gentlemen, the establishment of Mr. and Mrs. Heaviside was replete with all the comforts which refinement could desire. They moved in the first circles •, their company was courted by all; and it appeared that they were sincerely devoted to each other, and this devotion being increased by that strong cement of affec tion, the birth of several children, there was nothing to be wished for in this world by them. They had now three sur viving children ; the eldest was a girl of 14 years old, the next a boy of 13, and the youngest was a girl 6 years of age. The plaintiff was a kind, affectionate, and indulgent husband. There was no indifference or neglect on his part, which a wo man's heart could ill bear, to chill her affections. There was no anger—no exhibition of hasty temper, to estrange these affections. He lived in the circle of his family, as if it to-him was all the world ; and during the whole nine years which they resided at Brighton, he was absent from his home only on one occasion. She was a person of quiet, gentle, and re tired habits ; she never exhibited the slightest appearance of levity, and was always, apparently, strongly attached to her husband and. family. If it were possible to expect any permanent happiness in this life, one might imagine that it would have been secured in such a home. It is difficult, when we are basking in the sunshine of happiness, to think of the coming shade, but every day reminds us of the precarious tenures by which the enjoyments of this life are held. Thus in an evil hour the defendant made his ap pearance at Brighton ' • he came there, I believe, on some literary pursuit,. and his reputation was a passport for him to the best society. The plaintiff, unfortunately, courted his acquaintance ; he obtained an introduction to him, and in vited him to his house. There was nothing in the age, the appearance, or the manner of the defendant which could lead him to expect that he could be a dangerous visiter, or that when he entered the doors of peace and of affection, that it was to destroy, to annihilate, all the happiness the plaintiff enjoyed. Gentlemen, he was invited to the house of Mr. Heaviside from time to time ; two or three times he dined with the plaintiff, the friends of the family being present ; he was also at one or two evening parties there, and they ,also met occasionally at the houses of their mutual friends ; but I hPlieve that during the day, when Mr. Heaviside was absent in the performance of his' magisterial duties,.ll)raa7d7r; was in the habit of calling at Brunswick-place, and visiting Mrs. Heaviside ; but so careful and so guarded was his con duct towards her, that no one perceived anything extraordi nary in their intercourse, or an ythi ng b eyon d what the courtesy of society demanded. Gentlemen, in consequence of this care, and of the guarded conduct adopted by the de fendant, I shall be unable to point out where was the begin ning of the fatal influence which he ultimately exercised over the mind of this unfortunate lady. In consequence of this I cannot show the gradual advances he made in criminality, or trace his steps in making that advance; but. gentlemen, our knowledge of human nature may serve to guide us to the truth; and it is not to be supposed the defendant was an individual likely to be hurried away by the in fluence of strong passions, or that he would permit those passions to master his judgment. I cannot suppose that such an excuse will be pleaded for him to-day: It cannot be said that the defendant was urged to the commission of the conduct which I have here to complain of, by the impulse of headlong passion, and that under its influence his judgment erred. I hardly think, therefore, that such an excuse as this will be offered for the defendant. I can under stand how a woman of talent might be flattered by the atten tions of a person of superior age and knowledge, and I can imagine that under the influence of such attentions she would become irretrievably lost. It was in this manner, no doubt, the defendant drew a circle round the unfortunate lady in question, and, by attending to all the peculiar circumstances of such a line of action, you may at once see the traces of every thread of that web in which Mrs. Heaviside was so cruelly involved. It appeared that on the 11th of March, in - this year, the plaintiff left Brighton for town, and, on the morning of the 13th of the same month, Mrs. Heaviside in formed her servants that she was going from home to pay a visit to a lady named Greville, and that she would not return to dinner. Of course the servants thought nothing more of the matter, but one of them, on going into Mrs. Heaviside's room in the course of the day, missed some trifling articles, such as combs and the like, and this circumstance gave rise to suspicions relative to Mrs. Heaviside. The butler imme diately proceeded to Mrs. Greville's, and found that Mrs. Heaviside had not been there that morning. He then pro ceeded to town to communicate the fact to the plaintiff. The latter, however, crossed his servant on the road, and he arrived in Brighton on the same day. On proceeding to his home he then learned the sad tale, under the frightful influ ence of which he became insensible, but he subsequently awoke to the painful situation in which he was placed. It appeared that the guilty party went, in the first instance, to the Adelaide Hotel, London-bridge, where they arrived on the 12th, and on the following morn ing they proceeded to Ostend, and from thence to _Dunkirk, and then all traces of them were lost. Shortly afterwards it was ascertained that the parties were living together in the rue de Trochet as man and wife, and it would not have been difficult to have produced evidence from Paris 'to prove the adultery of the defendant with Mrs. Heaviside. It seems, however, that an arrangement has been made be tween the solicitors in this case—an arrangement which I very much regret, and with which Mr. Heaviside had nothing whatever to do—by which Mrs. Heaviside and Dr. Lardner were to go before the chambermaid at the Adelaide Hotel, in order to their being recognised. Consequent upon this ar rangement was another, by which it was agreed that the hastier of the plaintiff should be produced as a witness'. I will tell you the reason why this was done. A letter was received by the father of Mrs. Heaviside, dated the 14th of March, by which the residencb of Dr. Lardner and Mr. Heaviside's wife in Paris was ascertained. The defendant instantly started for Paris, and went to the rue de Trochet. He opened the door, and there he saw his wife - and the de fendant at breakfast. She immediately uttered a scream. The plaintiff overcome with his feelings, and impelled by in dignation, rushed upon the d es t ro y er of his happine ss an d bestowed upon him a severe and well-merited chastisement. The butler was present when this circumstance took place; and this, gentlemen, is the reason why the butler is to be called before you this day. I cannot from my heart regret the treatment which the defendant experienced at the hands of the plaintiff. There are moments when the feelings of our nature will assert their supremacy and act in defiance of the slow progress of the law ; but if this circumstance is put forward in mitigation of damages, I will aslc you this ques tion—lf Dr. Lardner brought an action for this assault, what would be the amount of damages you would give him ? Ascertain what those damages would be, and then I will ask you to deduct them from the damages which you will this day give in the present instance. I will now mention to you a most extraordinary circumstance, to which my attention has been called. Upon the writing desk of Mrs. Heaviside being broken open in Paris, the copies of two letters which Mrs. Heaviside had addressed to her father Colonel Spicer, and to her husband, were discovered. The copy of that ad dressed to Mr. Heaviside was partly written by the defen dant. The first twelve or fourteen lines were in the hand writing of the defendant, and the drafts of both letters were corrected in marry places by the defendant ; and it was evident that these letters were in every part the concoction of the defendant, for in them was exhibited no contrition of the heart for the gross offence committed against the peace and happiness of the plaintiff, but in every line was displayed the cold expressions of a mechanical philosopher. The first letter which I shall read is dated. " Sunday, March 15, 1840. " I sit down to the painful duty of fulfilling the promise made in my note of Friday." This note, gentlemen of the jury, I am not at liberty to read, but my learned brothers will permit me to say that the note referred to was a note promising explanation. " I will do it as briefly as the circumstances to be told and the feelings to be expressed will permit. You have observed the continual indisposition from which I have suffered for many weeks past, and which I have allowed you to suppase proceeded from bodily illness. My Sufferings, however, were of a different nature, and arose from a different cause. They originated in the mind and in the heart. Among the persons introduced to your acquaintance within the last few months was one, who, unfortunately for me, produced such ' an impression upon my heart, as I felt could never be effaced. In the first period of our acquaintance I flattered myself that the sentiments he inspired were those of friendship merely, and I indulged in his society with unguarded, and, as the event proved, most imprudent freedom; as this, however, I was no more than was done by other ladies by whom his acquaintance and conversation were eagerly sought, and i as I never before had .reason to distrust myself, I pro ceeded, unapprehensive of consequences." [All this, gen tlemen, as I before observed to you, was found in draft in the defendant's own handwriting.] "He departed from Brighton, and the effects of his absence convinced me, for the first time, of the real state of my heart, and I soon felt that my peace of mind was irretrievably lost. He had never presumed to tell me that I was to him an object of affection. His manner and language were, on the contrary, most deferential and respectful. I had seen, however, indications of his feelings towards me, more convincing and unequivocal than any which mere words could convey. In short, without any express communi,...a tion on the subject, our feelings became mutually known. We felt that every dictate of duty .suggeSted immediate sepa ration and absence ; separation and absence, were accordingly tried, and continued until I was driven very nigh to madness. I shall not attempt, because the attempt would be unavailing, to describe to you what I suffered. Had you been more constantly with me than your avocations usually permitted you to be, the state of my feelings could not have been con cealed from you ; and it was only by heartrending efforts that I assumed an apparent cheerfulness during the brief and dis tant intervals you passed with me. You know me too well to doubt my truth, when I assure you that on more than one occasion I was on the point of attempting to rescue all parties from the evil which menaced them by removing myself to another world by opium. I struggled—God only knows how I struggled !—to subdue this criminal attachment, and to re cover sufficient tranquillity of mind to enable me to perform my duties as your wife. I wrote to him declaring my reso lution to conquer my affection for him ; his good feeling and real regard for me prompted him to acquiesce in this course, and he expressed his entire approbation of it. I tried it ; I failed ; the struggle almost lost me my life. I now became fully convinced that I was for ever incapable of discharging towards you the duties and offices of a wife, save by the adoption of a course of systematic dissimulation and unre mitting hypocrisy from which all my better feelings revolted with loathing and disgust. I felt that the attempt would render my life one continued lie.. No course then remained for me by which I could . be rescued from the horrors of my position except either self-destruction or to withdraw myself openly from you, and resign myself to him who engrossed all my affections. To have adopted the only intermediate measure, by indulging in his society and secretly committing infidelity to you, while I continued to profess the feelings and perform the obligations of a wife, was one of which I was al together incapable. I, therefore, after viewing my situation and examining my heart, determined to abandon a position which I could not conscientiously maintain ; and I did ac cordingly on Friday last; deliberately and advisedly, and not in a moment of excitement, or under any sudden impulse of feeling, leave my home, and'place myself in the hands of him to whom my affectioni had been surrendered. _ _ " Need I assure yoU that 'up to the hour I quitted your door I never was gnilty of any act injurious to your honour, or incompatible with the vows I had made you • what I have done I have dune openly, and have not added the meanness of falsehood and deception to the sin of infidelity. While by this formal confession I place in your hands the power of releasing yourself from the tie which binds me to you, and of preserving the rights of our children from the possible consequences of my act, I am prompted, as much by my feelings as my duty, to declare, most unequivocally, that, what I•liave done has not been caused by any absence of kindness and affection on your part ; that on the contrary, from the day of our marriage to the day of my departure from you, you have been most kind, most tender, most affectionate, and I am deeply sensible that you have deserved a very dif ferent return from any that it has been in my power to make. " As I believe and trust that my own conduct, as well as that of the person to whom I am now united, has been, up to the hour of my separation from you, such as to afford no grounds for objection and suspicion, you cannot, I presume, have any means of knowing. who that person is ; it is neces sary, therefore, that I should inform you that it is Dr. Lard ner. Neither he nor myself desire to offer any extenuation, much less defence, of our conduct. We feel it, however, to be only justice to ourselves to say, that we are prepared to suffer all the evils attendant upon a total change of pecuni ary circumstances, as the inevitable consequences of the step we have taken. I have come to him destitute of any means of support, and bringing nothing with me but the few articles of dress I have upon my person. He has surrendered a large income which he has for many years enjoyed, arising from his professional labour. Banished as he must he, to a foreign country, damaged in character by the very measure which gives me to him, removed from all those connections on which the profitable occupation of his time has hitherto depended. he is at this moment uncertain where or how he may obtain even that very small income which will suffice to supply our most moderate wants and wisher. Not foresee ing an exigency like the present, he has not realised any con siderable amount of property : nothing, in fact, which can materially aid us in our present position. We were both fully aware of these formidable difficulties and sacrifices, but he felt, that any sacrifice, however great, would be most willingly made by him to soften the evils attendant upon the position which I must assume. Now, in conclusion, allow me to express a hope that the first anguish attending the misfortune has been arranged: You will see that your peace and comfort will be more promoted by losing me altogether, than by ,retaining me without retaining my affection. That would be irksome to you, and you would have the pain of seeing me daily consumed by a hopeless attachment to another, which would eat into my heart, until I should be reduced to the mere shadow of myself, and which must, after a brief period, have brought me to the grave. It is not likely that you will feel any'disposition to communicate further with me, but, as we still have some common interests. I feel that it is my duty to.supply you with the means of such communication, should it be necessary. Anything which is addressed to Airs. Williams,' No. 17, Old Burling ton-street, will be forwarded to me.—Believe me still, your most sincere and grateful friend, _ “ MARY UHAVISIDE.” " It is my wish, if you have no objection, that this letter, or a copy of it, should be sent to my father." —Now; gentlemen, I must call your attention to a letter written by Mrs. Heaviside to her father under the same cir cumstances as relates to the controul of Dr. Lardner as the last. [The learned gentleman then proceeded to read the letter of Mrs. Heaviside to her father. It resembled the preceding in its tone and sentiments. -After acknowledging the kindness and considerate tenderneSs evinced in -her father's letter, she proceeds to say that " neither he, nor her other relations understood her feelings," and deprecates the idea that what she had done had beendone " in a fi t of insanity." With reference to the advice she had received from her father, she says—" Were I now to adopt that suggestion which your love for me, rather than your better judgment, has induced you to make, I should be signing my own con demnation, as well with the present generation as with pos terity." With reference to Dr. Lardner, she remarks— " Whatever difference of opinion individuals may entertain respecting his merits, Dr. Lardner has held so conspicuous a position in public 'if; and is so well known in every part of the world, that one connected with him as I am must ex pect to be subject to more than ordinary scrutiny." (Mr. Thesiger here observed that this part of the letter had been corrected in the handwriting of Dr. Lardner.) after declaring her " profound and unalterable attachment " to Dr. Lardner, sho declares that she had been influenced by " those licentious motives which too often influence women." She then proceeds.—" You say that a special clause will be introduced into the act of divorce to prevent my marriage. You must, in common with every well-informed person, be aware, that such a prohibition is not customary, and if it were introduced in this case, it must be done on special grounds, or through the exercise of some special influence. No special grounds exist for such a prohibition, and if any sinister in fluence should be exerted to deprive me of the means of rec tifying my position, and receiving at the altar the vows of him for whose sake I have made so terrible a sacrifice, I have no refuge except in the consolation arising from the reflection that the state in which he and I will be compelled to live is one which we should use every means in our power to avoid. We feel that we are already as strongly bound to each other by every tie for which we entertain respect as marriage could make us, anti if we look forward to that ceremony hereafter, it is not for the sake of ourselves, but with a view. to the opi nion of the world, and to the interests of those to whom we may give birth."—The remainder of the letter chiefly, related to pecuniary matters.—The learned counsel then proceeded-- Gentlemen, I have already explained to you that those letters bear the marks of having been controlled and dictated by the defendant ; and I will now call your attention to this extra ordinary circumstance, which accompanies them all, and which also accompanies another letter. which I shall pre sently produce to you, and which was written by Dr. Lard ner' himself. You observe that both in the letters to the hus band and to the father, there is a strong and earnest desire expressed that there may be no intervention on the part of the family to prevent a divorce. I think I am en titled to say that circumstances give me some clue to the motives by which the conduct of the defendant has been actuated. Mrs. Hetiviside is entitled under her settlement, in the event of her surviving her husband, to an income of £3OOO per annum; and in the event of her survivin g h er father and mother, she is absolutely entitled to a further sum of £13,000. The interest of the large sum settled by Mr. Heaviside at his marriage, and the other sum to which Mrs. Heaviside is entitled by another settlement, never could be come the property of the defendant unless a divorce took place ; and the earnest anxiety which he betrays on his part that a divorce should be obtained, betrays also, and conclu sively to my mind, the mercenary and sordid motives which actuate his whole conchict. He writes to Mr. Divett, the member for Exeter, in these terms. His letter is dated the 14th March, the very day after the elopement " Great Queen-street, Westminster, March 14, 1840. " My dear Sir—Before this letter will reach your hands you will have learned the circumstance which has produced it; it is, therefore, unnecessary for me to inflict on you and myself the pain of its recital. Your old and attached friend, Mrs. Heaviside, supplicates you, by all the sentiments of regard you have entertained towards her, to exert your in fluence to urge her husband to pursue with all possible ex pedition the steps necessary for the dissolution of their mar riage. This course he ought to take for the sake of the rights and interests of their children, which her present situation endangers ; but what she implores you as her for ever-valued friend to consider is, that such a proceeding on his part is the only chance she has of recovering, as far as it can be recovered, her right position, by having it-in her power to unite herself in marriage with him for the love of whom she has made so terrible a- sacrifice. It is, I hope, needless for me to say that 1 impute no part of her conduct . to impurity of mind, or to any quality which renders a union with her less desirable to me than it would be were she an unmarried woman with a reputation the most unsullied. Whenever she shall be capable of contracting marriage, I shall be most proud and happy to make her my wife, and un til then she shall be cherished by me with as much tender ness, and treated with as scrupulous respect as if the word w hich unites us had all the sanction and force of marriage. You will not suppose that I should of myself take the liberty of addressing this letter to you. It is done altogether by the desire of Mrs. Heaviside, who wishes me to say to you, that if you should have any communication to make to her, it will reach by being addressed under cover to me. She has writ ten a full disclosure of her feelings and conduct to her hus band, which she hope'S his long friendship and intimacy with you will induce him to show you. (Signed) " D. LARDNER." Now, gentlemen, am I not justified in the observations 1 have made ? Is it not perfectly apparent that the £20,000., in case Mrs. Heaviside survived her husband and children, the £l,OOO. per year in the .event of her surviving him, and the £13,000. absolutely in the event of her surviving her father and mother, who are both advanced in life—that these formed the motives which operated on the' mind of the de fendant, and induced him to proceed in a course so ruinous to Mrs: Heaviside, and so fatal to the happiness and peace of mind of the plaintiff? It is unnecessary for me to press upon your attention the deep, the lasting, misery inflicted on the plaintiff by the means of the defendant. If the grave had closed between him and the unhappy partner of his life when she was in a state of purity and innocence, heavy; indeed, must the calamity, have been, but he might have borne it with pa tience and resignation. If, in those trials which must happen to us all in this chequered scene of existence, it pleases pro vidence to visit us with the heaviest of all afflictions, the death of a wife, the cherished partner of our bosom, though the tears must fall, and the heart must bleed, yet the sorrow which we feel is not without its consolation and its dignity. We are stricken and afflicted by the hand of God, and we must bow to his mysterious dispensations ; and when time, at last, arrives with healing on its wings, the heart will close on its cherished object, and it will b e embalmed for ever in our most sacred and endearing recollections. But when our joys are nipped in the blossom by the withering hand of an adulterer, no such feeling of consolation remains—every thought has a scorpion's sting, and every memory is mad ness. There are th e outraged feelings of a husband—his wounded heart—his deceived affections—there is the pity of the world, so like its scorn ; there are the constantly irri tating recollections of the disgrace brought upon his home by an adultress ; all these recollections fester and rankle in the heart, and no time can cure them. This, and more, has the, plaintiff endured at the hands of the defendant, and he. now is compelled to appear before you, to seek for the piti ful recompense which the laws of his country afford him for an injury for which it is almost degrading to ask for pecu niary compensation. But as this is the only redress which the law affords, I do, on the present occasion, earnestly, most earnestly, hope that you will not be niggard in dealing out the amount of damages against the defendant. On occasions of this kind the estimate which a jury makes of the damages which a plaintiff is entitled to, is generally com pounded of the estimation in which they consider the plain tiff has maintained the dcmestic relation invaded, the loss sustained, and the nature of the misconduct of the defendant. In addition to all this, it is usual to consider, amongst other circumstances, the pecuniary circumstances of the defendant himself. I have never been able to understand on what prin ciple any such consideration should be involved in an inquiry like this. If a trespasser invade my property and spoil my goods, I am entitled to recover from him a full indemnity for my loss, whatever may be his condition in life, or whatever may be his pecuniary circumstances ; and shall it be said, when a man has committed a much higher trespass—when he has inflicted on me a far greater injury—when he has invaded and destroyed the peace of my home—that the consideration of the amount of his property is to enter into the estimate of a jury in awarding damages for the injury sustained ? If Mr. Heaviside had been called upon, and asked whether he would barter his domestic peace, sell his honour, consent to make his wife and the mother of his children an outcast of society, and a disgrace to his family, for £lo,ooo—at which amount, since it is necessary to limit the claim, the damages have been laid in his declaration—if he had been asked such a question as this, what would have been his answer ? He would have rejected it with scorn and indignation. And is there any thing to induce you to take a different view of the damages ? And if you do take circumstances into consideration, just see in what a situation the defendant proposes to place himself. He has taken from the plaintiff the sum of £13,000 which would have been his if the marriage continued. He has ac tually placed himself in the position of securing to himself all the benefits arising to Mrs. Heaviside f rom the settle ment made upon herby her unhappy and deceived husband. I am almost ashamed to descend to this sort of calculation, but it is unfortunately necessary in cases of this kind, and whether you look to the amount of injury, or whether you look to the circumstances in which the defendant has placed himself, there is no reason why you should abate one far thing of the claim to which the plaintiff has been advised to limit himself. Who are the parties beore you ? On the one hand you have a husband and a father, unexceptionable in both these tender relations. You have seen him living in comfort and luxury, devoted to his wife, deserving her at tachment, living within his domestic circle, and finding in that endearing home (that .word which strikes upon every heart with a thousand tender associations) everything which he could desire in this world. You find him in the midst of all this happiness suddenly broken in upon by rash intrusion of an adulterer, and he now appears before you heart-broken. Every joy, every comfort, every hope shattered and annihi lated. You have his children, at a time of life when they most require the watchful care and protection of a mother, not only deprived of that protection, but compelled almost to forget her very existence. Imagine the miserable situation to which these poor childrtin are reduced. Their young affections to be instructed to forget that being whose smile first welcomed them into the world, who poured into their infant veins the simple nourishment of existence, and who led them through the path of infancy with that tender care, with that anxiety, that labour, that anxious watchfulness, that absence of self, which a mother's heart can alone exhibit—which a mother's heart can alone enjoy. On the other hand you have a man advanced in life, of mature reason and judgment, with power to control his passions, and, under the imperative obligation which every man has upon him, to resist temptation. You find that man pursuing a cold, calculating, systematic course of seduction, and, as is apparent from his conduct, from the most paltry and sordid motives. If ever there was a case of this description presented itself to a jury in which every man's feelings would agree that the law should be carried to its fullest extent—if ever there was a case in which you should take the full benefit of the privilege conferred upon you to render justice as far as it is in your power, and to the full extent of your power. this is emphatically the case. I earn estly supplicate you, for the sake of justice, not in the small est degree to reduce the amount of damages which the plain tiff claims. There is not one single palliating circumstance —there is nothing in the case to extenuate in the slightest degree the conduct of the defendant. On the other hand the plaintiff stands out clear and irreproachable, without spot, mark, or stain on his character. All that you have heard of the transaction appeals to you for the fullest compensation, and I earnestly implore you, for the sake of public justice, that the appeal will not be made in vain. The learned gentleman, at different periods of his speech, wes much affected : and many ladies in the court expressed by tears their sympathy with his eloquence. The certificate of marriage of the plaintiff and Mrs. Heaviside was then put in and read. Anne Smith, examined by Mr. PLATT.-1 was the servant of Mr. Heaviside in March lest, and had been so for eight years. It was my duty to attend on Mrs. Heaviside, who then lived in Brunswick-square, Brighton. I remember the defendant visiting there. He first came there about Christ. mas last, and he came there often after that time. He came about lunch-time every day. Mr. Heaviside was sometimes at home in these visits, and sometimes he was not. When he was not at home, the defendant was introduced into the drawiug-room. Mr. Heaviside was then sometimes at the Town-hall, and sometimes at the railway, of which he was a director. I was housekeeper and lady's maid in the family. Mrs. Heaviside was a very reserved person, and I never remember her mentioning defendant's name. Defendant dined two or three times at family dinners at the house, when Mr. Heaviside and other friends were present. I recollect Mr. Heaviside going to London on the 11th of March. He was expected to return on the 13th. I re member on the morning of the 13th, at half-past ten o'clock, Mrs. Heaviside going out, when she said she was about going to visit Mrs. Greville, at whose house she said it was likely she would dine. At six o'clock I went to her room to put out Mrs. Heaviside's things for dinner in case she returned, and saw the combs and brushes and the toilet things were gone away. That excited my suspicions, and I communicated that circumstance to the butler, and he went to see if she was there. He returned ; and, in consequence of what he heard, he went to Lewis and Allonby's to inquire about a box of Mrs. Heaviside's, which was stated to be gone away, and the butler went in a chaise to Mr. Heaviside, who returned at half-past nine o'clock that night. I saw him first, and told him of Mrs. Heaviside's absence. I said to him what I have told the court, and on hearing it he became in sensible, and continued so for two hours. He then went to bed and had a fit of ague, which continued all night. His sufferings appeared to be very great. I found a note in the basket in the drawing-room, which I gave to Mr. Heaviside. It was a note from my mistress ; he could not read it. I read a part of it to him. I gave it to him, and I did not see it afterwards. Mr. and Mrs. Heaviside lived on most com fortable terms, and he was very affectionate to her. One of the children was born after I went there. They had three children altogether. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant CITANNELL.—Dr. Lard ner .dined at the house about six times, and the occasion I mentioned was the first on which I saw him. I mean at Christmas. Mary Sandford, examined by Mr. PETERSDORPF.---I am chambermaid at the Adelaide Hotel, London-bridge. I re member Mrs. Heaviside and defendant coming there on the 12th March last. Apartments had been prepared for them befcire they came. They dined there. There was a bed room and a sitting-room taken by them, and they occupied one sleeping apartment, and they left early next morning. Tbey left in a small boat, to go in the Ostend packet. Richard Pegler,. butler to the plaintiff for eight years. de posed to the amicable terms upon which Mr. and Mrs. Heaviside lived together. Col. William Spicer gave evidence to the same effect. Mr. Edward Divett, the Countess Dowager of Carhamp ton, the Hon. Mrs. Greville, Mr. J. N. Wigney, Lady Campbell, and Mrs. Wigney, gave similar evidence. The settlement upon the marriage of Col. Spicer and Miss Riddle was then put in, showing that £13,000 was settled on Mrs. Heaviside. _ _ _ _ The settlement of Mr. Heaviside and Miss Spicer on their marriage was also put in, showing that £20,000 was settled by him on himself for life, and on Mrs. Heaviside after his death, and then on their children. The letters read by Mr. THEsIGER were then put in, and also the drafts of the letters read by him in the course of his opening address. Mr. Sergeant CHANNELL then rose to address the jury for the defendant, but he spoke in so low a tone that much of his speech was inaudible in the seat were the reporters were placed. He said that he felt considerable anxiety as counsel for the defendant. The advocate for the defendant in such . a case was always conscious that .he did not receive the willing attention of a jury, or their willing inquiry into his arguments. The plaintiff complained that the defendant eloped with his wife; he admitted this. He admitted also that they had taken the route which had been described, and that she was now under the defendant's protection. Upon these facts the plaintiff was entitled to their verdict, and to damages which must be a compensation for the feelings which he admitted had been injured and wounded. His instructions were not to disparage in the slightest degree the honour of Mr. Heaviside, or to reflect upon his conduct as a husband or a father. Their verdict must be for damages for .the loss upon their estimate of the injured feelings of Mr. Heaviside, according to the evidence produced before them. But his learned friend asked for damages of a very different description—he asked for damages of the most extensive cha racter. This had been the great object of his impassioned address. He would, however, direct the attention of the jury to the principle by which they should estimate their damages so as to meet the justice of the case. The plaintiff and his wife had made a happy marriage, and he enjoyed the full and confiding affection of his wife. They were blessed with affluence.. This state of happiness had been lost ; it had been broken in upon by the act of the defendant ; but it was not upon the fact of the elopement, or that the lady was now under the protection of the defendant, that they were to measure the damages. They must take into con sideration the whole facts in connection with the evidence. • How, then, did the case stand ? Here was a lady neither young nor inexperienced, a lady who had been married for sixteen years, the mother of a family, constantly abroad in society; in the frequent habit of seeing company of the first respectability and intelligence at her own home, and merit ing the eulogium which had been, no doubt justly, paid her by• his learned •friend ; • that her society was courted by all who had her acquaintance. Such being the facts of the case, was he not justified in saying that she could not he considered as a victim caught in the toils of a deli berate seducer, a character which his learned friend im puted to his (Mr: Sergeant Channell's) client. When, therefore, he looked at the age of Mrs. Heaviside—when he considered the way in which she went into society—when he found that, after an acquaintance of three months with the defendant, she left borne with him—and when he re fleeted that the visits of Dr. Lardner to the plaintiff's house, by invitation, were only live in number—that the evidence of the servants only proved that the defendant was at the house of the plaintiff two or three times to dinner, and had paid some five or six morning calls—was he not warranted in saying, th a t if they dismissed • from their minds all the prejudice which, no doubt, had been created there by the powerful and able address of his learned friend —and that if they could be induced to look at all the circum stances of the case in their fair and natural position-1111.s. Heaviside was not the unsuspecting victim of, the arts of a deliberate seducer, as his client was designated; and that while Dr. Lardner might be justly assailed as the cause of the plaintiff's present distressed position, yet he ought not to have the imputation of a deliberate seducer thrown upon him ; and further, that there was not that state of bliss existing between the plaintiff and his wife tip to the period of the visits of Dr: Lardner, which was stated to them by his learned friend, and which he admitted had been borne testi mony to by 'so many highly respectable witnesses. He Called on them to look at all the circumstances of the case before they came to the conclusion that the defendant ought to be called upon in this case to pay heavy damages. He used these observations, not with a view of desiring that they should not look with proper sympathy at the situation in which Mr. Heaviside was placed, but that they would b e careful that while on the one hand they a id justice, they would not on the other allow unfair prejudices to operate upon their minds so as to induce them to deal in an unnecessary harsh manner towards Dr. L. The learned counsel then proceeded to sum up his previous argument, and after alluding to the length of time the lady had been married, the shortness of her acquaintance with the defendant, the painful position in which the defend ant was placed, and the blighted nature of his pecuniary prospects, he contended that the degree of guilt imputed to Dr. Lardner was by no means of that atrocious character which his learned brother had described, and that the heavy damages called for were not only unsuitable to the offence, but quite inconsistent with the defendant's circumstances. Upon the protection and support of the defendant the wife of the plaintiff must in future depend ; and would the jury, un der all the circumstances, consent to return such a verdict