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London, England, 1824-10-26 00:00:00

TRIAL OF LORD CLERMONT.

tin out Paper 'of Il'.-40cmlay ire ave the sentence of Lord Clet
mold. The fullovirg are the details Of at trial.]

111.N1).1LK SESSIONS, OCT. 14.
This morning the I ',tort !louse w.ut crowded to excess. in expec-
tation of the above trial coining no. The following MagiStraus
appeared on the !bitch with the Assistant Ilarf:ster (Frannie Ile•
notion, Estre.i..--Itigimi lion. Earl of Roden, Sir Edwaset Bellew,
Ban.. Wallop Brabartem, 'Fume Nlvcan, John 31.1.1intock, Esqrs.
I Air, Barran; Tittle', Rev. Wright, Thomas lot N SOS 3S.
George Fors r. lontior Itig;;er, Alexandct Rogers, &col Mat.
Olim illy, Esqrs.
Cho, Ire Wm. Lord rs.-onst Clermoal was given in charge fir
two assaults. one on NVimt. Monition (aged about 12 years), the
other on John Monition, jmni. (ag..l about 14 years).
31r. O'llANt.os 1:11eLell the ease for the prosecution. The sal.-
stance of this has already appeared in the public papers.
The etidecce having been gone earougli. Mr. St 1-.E1.1C made al
ingenious smelt for the noble traverser ; af.et. which—
The ASSISTANT BASSIST LS addressed the Jury; he said th.:7
hut at last strriv,d Ise the termination of time very pattnid Inscsri, a.
Ilion in which they hail been engaged—lire painful it must be r..s
every feeling mind, to see a Nobleman of claimed rank, ancient fas
'idly. and yeat possession*, brought to the bar of justice. He p.is
titularly regretted that he et.tild nor concur in the view of the :rt.:
doter which Mr. Steele, with the talent sad Ingenuity for which he
is, upon all occasions. conspieue" had endeavoured to submit to
their consideration. Ile felt satisScd that there was not a &sin.
terestal individual in Gout who would not feel rejoiced at the
complete exculpation of Ilse noble warmer; but under the impres-
sion of the evidence which he felt, he was hound to tell die „Jury
that if they imelitved the witnesses for the pmseeutiou—and he must
soy, he could not perceive a point to haog a doubt upon, it wait
their ditty to hind a verdict aecchlingly. 'flue Jury had licked the
rah:entre, Milli e was ail 111109 s ty aide ; there was no cbtdrectlng
testienotty for their consideration, and therefore, unless they disbe-
lieved the a itime.st v. they were holm' to give a verdict agatl.st the
traverser. Ile diet not think it necessary to recapitulate the cid-
Ident..., but it any iltle individual upon the Jury wished, I:c was
quite prep:mil to stele it correctly.
The Jury having intimated that they did not require it, reined.
and Mu. short 1:111.2 returned with u vn.tlict ef Grillo in each rise..

'While the Jury were eon/tittering on their rennet, the ‘l.O-
- ?retired from thc Bench to the Judges Chamber the At-
sistant Barrister irquired Bros the Conirtel for the Crown if it r as
the inteminn of the iln.ecutori. in the event of a verdict b• jug re-
turned against the traverser. to purtue the matte? 'unbar, or let it
terminate in Court 31r. trllanlon said he certainly tho,ght is
would terminate Lem and applied to the Agent. who sent he rat
nut ptepart .1 to sny rem ircly that it would, but hoped *mitt in-
terely it might, and would recommend it to the party. 1:e tl:ei
went out of Court for a few minutes. 0% his retura he ran a lord
time in close consultation wilt 31r. Anthony 31armion, who, to
all apparance. was ter per.on on ',those authority he weetnc.l to
rely t the result wan that he declared lie ruled nut let it r-st here.
Set. ral noir, pasted between Mr. tll anion (r ha oppugn! ;Les
that it should be dripped) and Mr.:Steele, while the Juiy were
our of('curt.

The Jury havirg returned tlicir verdict.
The ASSISTANT IsT tion proceeded to atillte-m lord
einmiont, mid said that this Ras the must painful nioniri,t hit 1•3:1
experiene d sines hit hut the honour of tilling the sitttah,n he heid
in the county ; ter although he was now called upon, ii. the heard .
of the very crowded Court !louse which be then beheld, to onts the
uninireinis (minion of the !knelt, that the assaults for whit h it.,
Noble Lord :hen aloud tons wind, were of the slightest description,
he might add, of the most frivolous natute, he still must sincerely
deplore that any conaltimit ion of circumstances should haw,: btouch;
a Nobleman of his JAeidship's station in society it to this untottu.
nate situation in which lie was then placed. It bad been tue: e
than insinuated by his lordship's talented advocate, that this pro.
secution did not emanate flout the injured feelings ut the poty,
neither was it carried un at their capence, but that it sees
motes by a body of intriguing individuals, associated together t,ir
the purpose of reducing to their own base level, every pt.roto
society conspicuous for rark, talens, or eminent virtue.
where he was, it wits tort for him to Ray whither such was r:e
fact or out ; but assuming it to he so, it was truly melancholy dist
his lordship shoold be the victim Many such rile &inspirit, y. t?
was now. however, his duty to pronounce the Pet icthy tie
Court, which was, that his Lordship should pay a bite, in cad.
cane. of 101. to the Crown.

On which Lord Clenuont lose_' relreetfory to the Court, nud
rcureJ.

e understand it is the in•so•ion of the Glenda ol the prast.
cutters forthwilh to m+ti•vte a ilea action (for damage,) szatist
Clem:out.

In (11C141,1 a Well this towlines, in one of the
the 11.11 tie. I,ollle want have been discovered, which :!re sup-
posed to he the remains of an old Owes v.itory of the cele-
brated astronomer, Syche-Ii

Ear LIMON.— 011 TIIMINLIV last, shout two o'e'....kk in
the :Mei-noon, one of the, workiricn eniphsyril in the manu-
factory of :lir. T. Pedh•y, Paddock, near Ilmbleisfel.!,
having incautiously taktn a light,J hoop into lb.. fias
house, the flame communicated to the gas- rav vapour.
which exploded with a tremendous report, and !d 'n up the
gasometer. l'he ponderous balance-stole is i 7 . -ict-t3
broke the chain by which it was suspended,
upon Benjamin Boothroyd, a stone-masan, who haypeneil
to be iu the place. killed him on the spot. The d. sed
was a sober Manta, ions man, and has left a wife aral flvc
children to lament his death. This inclatitli..!y occurrence
will, we trust. operate as a caution agait:st ilsnetous
prsa,lic.• by whis.i the a.cc!,!ent was occuionta.

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