The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-04-17 00:00:00

CAcSA N n. IRELAND.

(DEFAMATION(DEFAMATION—The sane .%perial Jury by Consent.)
The patties are the same as in the tart action, and the r;r•
enns,taucea are briefly as Mow : The addressee of bit.
Dundee, M.P. for Berkehire, had beru accepted by the
sister of the Defendant. Mr. Casco was also her admirer.
isi October last, Mr. Denting received a letter from Hereford,
with the same of H. 1... Eyelet* (Everett being the maiden
came of Mrs. Ireland, the mother), suggesting to Mr. Dun-
das that he had a rival in Mr. Caosen, but that as Mr. Cameo,
was very obnoxious to the Dissenters in Frome, and had
quarrelled with his Reeler, Mr. C. might be willing to leave
Ilie place if cots Id do so without being thought to be beaten.
It stated that Mr. C waste titan of talents and fro tune, so that
preferment was no ()Nett, but that I fhe were removal,the field
would be clear f..r Mr. Dundee. A few days after, Mr.Daudas
received another letter in the same bawl trim Rath, nearly to
the seine effect, bat siiggesiing as the only means of obtaining
the hand of Mies Ireland, the speedy removal of Mr •Casson,
A few days after a third letter was addressed to Mr. D. with
ugly the words "try again," in Roman characters. Three
lettere being brought to light, Mr. Ireland, the Defendeut,
charged the Plaintiff with having forged them: which led
to the present action. It was proved that Mr. Cassou Was at
H. reford at the time Ilse letter was put tutu that pust.offiee,
although be said he was going to Minify its Gloucestershire.
It was proved that tic knit which Mr. D. sent ite reply to
Hereford, was in consequence of dirertions sent to Tet-
bury. It was likewise provi d that Mr. Cassan wa■ at
Bath at the date of the Huh letter, and at Ermine at the
date of the Prime letter. In addition to this, Mr. Phil.
lout, Vicar of Frome, su•t two other clergymen, expressed
their belief that the writing, although disguised, was Mr.
Caseate's. Two desks attic. Poet-office declared the letters
to he written in a feigned hand. It was also proved that no
person of the IL L. Everett ass rounected with the family
of the Dafeudasit. The case of the Plaintiff rested chiefly
wpm the improbability and omit of sufficient proof; that
Mr. C.'s circumstances put hint above ►eeking fur prefer-
ment, which was Ilse appment object of the writer. {Vit.
were also called, who expreseeil a belief that the let-
ters weer not iu the baud writing of Mr. Cassels.
Mr. lierjeant PILL afro called upon the Counsel fur the
Defeudau•, to assign any possible motive that Mr. C 3111114
could have.

To this Mr. ADAM replied, after going through the awe
that the unwires wrie evil]. sit ; t iai, to get p►efrnurut out
of Mr. Dundee, and thee to gel the holy.
Alter • Bind suip,rtial dotage flout Mr. !woke BUR-
ROUGH, the J•ty returned a verdict fur the Defeuelieut.

A singular wager to a considerable amount has
been woo, within n lew days, by au officer of the
guarrh stalioned iti this garrison, who undertook to
go from door to door for u fortnight, as a seller of
match's, without being apprehended as a vagrant.
Although his drys, and appertrance, bran having
an umbrella, wearing gloves, and carrying his
matches, &c. iii a laily'a basket, were unlike those
of ti common beggar, yet Iris address was exactly
that of a person supposed to have seen better dues,
but who had been reduced by misfortunes, and by
ste.iilily keeping to this character. little or uo ►us-
piciun was exeited of his brin4 other than lie re-
pre-elated.—(Plymouth Paper.)
THE HERIIIiT IN LONDON.—It has been juutly
obserie.l that since the aucearnoce of our obi
friends, the Spectator, Taller, See. a very gnat change has
taken place iu our stational minim rs; a new harvest of (vi-
lies has sprout sip, exceeding in luxuriance by many degrees
the more ►obi r fopperies of our ancestors, and calling loudly
for the aiiimsdres,iiins of a Public Ceiwur. This office it
must he acknowledged has been executed in a masterly WM'
tier by The Hermit is /cordon, who still very properly
maint‘ina his character of an Wortito. He has drawn
aside 'lie veil which fa.hiun and custom throw over oar eyes;
he ha. subjected to the ordeal of common sense the rxtravo.
glories of high ■nd the absurdities of low life; he loss ex-
posed ail sorts of pretension., all those petty deceits and
contrivances by *lnch people endeavour to impose upon the
world mid themselves and to appear what they are nut; and
has judiciously tskcii cognisance of all those minor offences
against the comfort sod well being of society, for %bleb
the laws provide no remedy.