The Sun.
London, England, 1834-03-13 00:00:00

WEXFORD.

On Friday Chief Baron Joy entered the Court at an
early hour, and on the panel being called over, very few of
the jurors answered to their names.
Mr. Dennehy, the sub-sheriff said, in excuse for the
non-attendance of several of the jurors, that " they were
too grand to attend." This conversation excited conside-
rable laughter in the court. . .

A quaker gentleman having been called as a juror, Mr.
Dennehy told his Lordship that he (Mr. D.) took upon
himself to say he would not be wanted, as he expected
there would be a better attendance of jurors.
The Judge said—Take care, Mr. Suu-shetiff; that you
do not take too much on yourself.—(Laughter.)
A BRILLIANT WITNESS.—The following also occurred
at these Assiz s

By 111 r. SCOTT, Barrister, to a witness—ls Patrick
Hanes hying or dead ? Witness—Be gor I can't say—
but I know he's buried anyhow.—(A laugh.)

TV.ATERFORD, MARCH 7.

CHARGE OP FEMALE VIOLATION.

Michael Lambert was indicted for a rape on Mary
Downing, on the 12th of January last, at Carrigadonogan,
near Tallow. It appeared from the evidence of the pro-
secutrix, a plain looking country girl, about twenty years
of age, that the prisoner lived next door to her fur seve-
ral yea's, and that on a Sunday, during the absence of
her family who had gone to divine service, the prisoner
went into her house, and by force and violence effected
his purpose. It also appeared from her statement, that
he had at a former period proposed for her in marriage,
but she declined to accept his offer, as his father had been
at one time imprisoned under a charge of horse-stealing,
and she said she would sooner marry a fellow without a
shirt than join a family under such a stigma. She also
said that the prisoner got married on the Tuesday suc-
ceeding the diy he committed the offence on her, and on
the following Friday she lodged informations against him
before Mr. Gumbleton, who lived considerably farther
from her house than Mr. Keily, another magistrate.
She underwent a long cross examination by Mr. Hat-
obeli, which had the effect of making her cry repeatedly ;
she at length swoonel away.
No other witness having been examined for the prose-
cution, the prisoner's counsel declined to call any witness.
The judge did not charge the jury, and they then retired.
In a few minutes after the foreman came out and informed
his lordship that there was one of the jurors " sticking
out " against the other eleven, and it was no-, likely they
would agree, as the "one" was determined to eat his boots
sooner than change his opinion.
Mr. HATCHELL here said if he had the slightest idea
that there would be a difference of opinion on the subject,
he would have called witnesses to show it was jealousy
and revenge which prompted the prosecutrix to lodge in-
formations in this case. Accordingly a man named Lam-
bert was examined, from whose evidence and a letter from
the priest who married the prisoner, it satisfactorily ap-
peared that the prosecutrix had acted in the prosecution
under a feeling of disappointed love.
The case having now finally closed, the " eleven obsti-
nate jurors" turned round in the box, consulted with the
" one," agreed with him, and ultimately returned a verdict
of Not Guilty. The above extraordinary trial excited
great interest in the Court.

HISTORY OF THE LANDED GENTRY.--
The fourth number of Mr. Burke's very inter esting His-
tory of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland we
observe is embellished with an admirable likeness of the
Right Hon. Sir Charles Manners Sutton, K. 8., Speaker
of the House of Commons ; and an ensuing number will
contain, we are informed, a portrait of the present Secre-
tary of Ireland, the Right Hon. Edward John Littleton of
Teddesley, M.P. for Staffordshire.

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acre watched him very narrowly. On Monday night, on
returning to his room, after a short absence, she found
him in the act of cutting his throat, having already made
three incisions, from which the blood was trickling. She
instantly rushed upon him, and seizing hold of both his
arms, threw him backwards on a sofa, where she held him
till her cries brought assistance. He was so injured that
it was thou.ht necessary to remove him to St. George's
hospital. Hia family is highly respectable, and he was in
good circumstances. No cause can as yet be assigned for
his conduct.

PETER SIMPLE ADD GIL BLAB.--There is
great similarity between the " Gil Blas" of Le Sage, and
the " Peter Simple" of Captain 1114rryat. They both
start in life raw unworldly youths, both are lads of
sense, without their suspecting it ; and as their characters
unfold, if " Gil Das" is foun 1 to possess more espieglerie
Peter has infinitely more humour, and there is a bon
hommie and gallantry about the latter that the ether suily
want,. That the gallant author has hit with natund wit
the national taste, the rapid sale of two editions fully t vinees.