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I,°tY to put the case in a course of enquiry before one of the
trued Judgcs of the land. All matter of excuse or pallia-
-11 must be discarded from their minds ; such only could be
Rd in defence, and must be for the consideration of the
`erin-TY, and not of the gentlemen he had then the honour
th:tvey weasing. Their duty was simply to inquire whether
of these two children had been sacrificed by the
tw of their parent. It was a case certainly entitled to
ag reatest compassion, for it appeared that when the
CPPY Woman committed the crime with which
ab 7 was charged, she was in a state of the most
eilettt misery and distress. Her agony of mind amount-
erthinister.action, and in this state she committed her
%qui)
These were topics which, however they might
sympathies as men, must not interfere with
;.a..ir duties as grand jurors--they would hereafter be care-
considered, and he was sure with that kindness which so
fsad a ease called for from every humane mind. The Learned
oeceeorder having complained of the delay which constantly
.fl'!lled in the transmission to the Court of the depositions
o_7l which prisoners were committed, and which every ses-
Zi'L debarred him from giving to the grand jury all the
01,Lce and assistance he desired to do, said he had no further
ations to make, and they could therefore retire to the
• °llllance of their important duties.
PAGET V. HOLT.
• 111,
,e defendant in this case, a prisoner in the Bench under
4 ent of the Court of Queen's Bench for a series of libels
br' a Duke of Brunswick and Mr. Valiance, a solicitor, was
!igitlnt, up in custody to plead to an indictment found
tii,Bl'llll24 two or three sessions ago, for a libel published
the ',Se newspaper upon Lord Wm. Paget. The matter
tr; out of the too celebrated case of " Paget v. Cardigan,"
• id lad week in the Court of Common Pleas ; and the libel
oliotiltilled of consisted in a statement to the effect that the
!!' affair from beginning to end was nothing but what, in
-14ng Phrase, is called "a plant," on the part of Lord Wm.
to4e2;to extort money from the Earl of Cardigan. The
nad tried, but ineffectually, to remove the ir.idietmei!t
ertiorari into the Court of Queen's Bench, for trial, and it
vivticaine on for adjudication in this Court.
tiefeil,,_CLAßKsort stated the case to the jury. He said the
tial "'lit appeared to answer an indictment which charged
04 with having wickedly and maliciously published a libel
Of 4,, rd William Paget. Whatever might be the result
tie !'nls inquiry, there was no doubt that the plain-
idle 115 the cause was a most unfortunate nobleman. It was
to
auk Ppose there was any one in Court who was not
bl•cB'nizant of the circumstances which had recently been
Earl ~di concerning the wife of the .noble plaintiff and the
th......°L-Cardigan, and that upon the trial which was to test
fot,",feith of those def statements, a verdict had been returned
• `oe endant. Neither he (Mr. Clarkson), nor his noble
Lord William Paget, desired to question the propriety
trillt verdict. They cast no reflection upon it, or upon the
Whn
eattgave it. They felt that the jury was not sufficiently
etZ",ed with the character of the testimony given on that
-"°l4 and that therefore they could not conscientiously
tell; any other verdict than that which they had done. The
clifect Matter, however, before them that day was altogether
tio erent
„," It was a libel of the most cold-blooded and etre-
Der43,,-,."oracter upon Lord William Paget, published by a
oc lion Who never cared for one moment whether it was true
Ot;,,„")" and who, having himself fabricated it, best knew its
we; and absolute falsehood. The charge of this fellow Holt
at' that Lord William Paget had wickedly and diabolically
E:jted to tarnish the fair fame of the wife of his
, a-rig', with the view of extorting money from the
Rifeof Cardigan. He was charged with putting his
into an equivocal situation, so that she might
trifiryy her own fair fame, and tarnish his own honour,
inn"%troy his own happiness for life—with sacrificing her
wriocenee and virtue, with the sole and horrible object of
reanllging money out of the pocket of that wealthy noble
thi,", -Now, ne one was more anxious to meet and to
I°lll charge, than Lord William Paget himself; andrebut for
bfb; Purpose he offered himself to be put into the witness-
and would be so put there, so that the defendant might
This e every chance of substantiating his calumnies, if he could.
to ;,,Elowever, e
che could not do ; and it would be for the jury
all thircumst ances, and the evidence that would
C-k ' "Iced andgive the only verdict which, in his (Mr.
ars
themt°n s) opinion, the justice of the case would permit
do
i'ti°4l William Paget was then called and sworn, and exl-
tf ed by Mr. Domm—l am the second son of the Marquis
ger~tigloses. I have been married to Lady Paget, my wife,
eilkteen years. I have had three sons, the eldest of whom
14Cee_ell on the 13th of this month. In the month of August
the !tom communications made te me, I had suspicions of
seoh'lrtrie of my wife. On the 7th of that month I, in con-
144,1'1c:et gave certain instructions to John Thomas, my
rlt,;', and to Frederick Winter. Until within three or four
14;' °I that time, I was living with Lady Paget. It might
Wi e been a week. On that I received a communication from
trj
rittlter and Thomas. When this communication was made
'Re' I was at the corner of Berkeley-square.
t• WORDSWORTH (counsel for the defendant)—The case
tot,l,lt be materially shortened if you would ask him if he did
llioh °certain things with certain persons in order to extort
vev ?
kr' T,
RI, °Aim (continued the examination)—l jumped out
Orb-'‘IY on that communication being made, and went
!hie. I had an interview with Lady Paget. I afterwards
lato, ,a tary friend, Major Close, to Lord Cardigan. This
641-;11:„Ilalf an hour. After a lapse of six or seven days, I
liit,;,l_lrections to have an action brought. There was no
mg between Lord Cardigan and myself. I did believe,
tatio„Y oath, and I do believe, every syllable of the represen-
ky. (78 made to me by those two persons. I never had, before
extort:di the slightest intention of making this a matter for
_ and money. I know the meaning of the word " plant,"
cent my oath before Almighty God, lam perfectly inno-
teettOl it--of every thought of extorting money. In a mo-
llere i°,f dreadful excitement I— (The Learned Counsel
• "ecked the witness whose examination in chief then
iib,n° Clerk of the Court then read the words considered
ite.lbkbY Lord Paget.
of oci."!-Kninsel for the plaintiff stated that he was not desirous
*itnugt, the witnesses, Messrs. Bebb and Winter, the last
°Laving been disbelieved at a late trial.
N•et ,T.tonversation then took-place whether Winter,who
I,l;a,"ed not to be in Court, should be called or not.
COURT stated that it had no means of interposing its
be w. "LY to compel that witness to enter the witness-box-
-5b as net subpoenaed, and was stated to be at some distance
evim the Court. The prosecutor was not obliged to call upon
rj witness for evidence whose name appeared on the back
tkiiile indictment. The Court should not require the pro-
ler,to call upon the witness Winter.
fend n'onDswonnt then addressed the jury for the de-
di and was left speaking.

lIOLIcE INTELLIGENCE.

ONION
HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
of th
~ALLEGED MURDER IN SOUTHWARK.—At the opening.
1514,.: this morning, in reference to the case agamst
later, h"rroll who was brought up before Mr. Cottingham
41 th-' Saturday afternoon, charged with being concerned
int the
of Elizabeth.liobbs, of Bird-cage-alley, in the
iiaba Sergeant Sturgeon, M division, said that the prisoner's
Ntqlnd had absconded, and although every effort had been
° trace him -as yet it was unattended with success. It
the ';,n`rever, believed that he was concealed somewhere in
41ediate vicinity of his residence, and that his object
I,'ll(l4;,r'ntain out of the way until the result of the Coroner's
`l4- was made known. The body of the deceased woman
the "O conveyed to the parish workhouse, and information
circumstances having been given to Mr. Payne, in
toiti, district the alleged offence was committed, he had ap-
tht 'd to hold an inquest on the body this evening, and in
t'k„ titell'ithe,a,ll:tinte, had given directions that a post mortem
;-r ai""n may take place. It appears that there are
,44 c.„-'"lllulther of lodgers in the house where the alleged act
per,-'n,lnitted and as "rows" were constantly occurring
when the' deceased's cries of " murder" were heard very
fill,li'tattention was paid to them, as they were of such fre-
141Y 01the °"turence, which accounts for the non-interference of
People in the house when the pnsoner, her bus-
,T and the deceased were quarrelling. The woman Car-
ec, taken to the county gaol, Uorsemonger-lane, after
4tuiPm, illation on Saturday, and was remanded till Wed-
NO:: It is expected that the Coroner's jury will have her
Ly Irtit, before them this evening, to hear her statement, if
lerbefore
to make any ; but although she was recommended
ttingham to be silent at present, she has declared
„ iil44eath r"ce officers who took her into custody, her entire
ce of having assaulted the deceased, and that her
a statefreted from falling down stairs while she was
-`4 can.

110*,
"-eir. AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
, There CITY, QUARTER TO T.HREEI.on
-tit hi e was a steady market for Cotton at Liverpoo
iatil•:,,,eY, but only 2,500 bales were sold.—Shares were mu•ch
;4,a(1%:e• South Western, Great Western, and North Mid-
i," i '-d`;`eg best supported. Birmingham and Gloucester were
'realt.....,'"lll3urgh and Glasgow, 58• Grand Junction, 227 ;
hi ;" slrestern Half 68* ; Birmingham, 234 ; South Western,
5 t; 34•1.nchester and Birmingham, 401; South Eastern,
The 1,. .
tiler.r.nnadian accounts last received state that a very
t(111-,eMPloyinent had been found for the emigrants who
'i),,
that
out in the course of the past.sfason. It s not
to C" That any very considerable addition would bweamad_e
Prsllie grant for public works next year, beyond that aready.
ttittitiSe't It is therefore rather important to intended erpi
144 Abe
informed that no very extensive additional de-
b
Th./l exist for labourers.
at fij:Peeulations in Cotton at New York were still kept up,
.. tl -JrcelY with as much vigour as they were. This is a
"ste o'4g.; as it will tend to give an additional tf...k to the
so Perations in staple at Liverpool.
lette,als a later accounts have come from Mexico. Theo
r0,,,k, before us are to the 28th of January. . Two
Niv 144 was about to start for Vera Cruz, sd
oue.V, at least a million of dollars, principally merchants'pn
he „lij*, The slight differences that have existed between
latisVll,olie and this country, it was expected,. would. be
Theei, IY arranged. The trade of Mexico was improvtingt. Cgrii %Elwin-
t gis a translation of the Government order ha,
IN • la") operation in the Island of Cuba on the Ist January
, 's_--•
l',illT,„ • 1. Every box of sugar exported in a Spanish vessel
"gr five rials in a foreign vessel six rials.
1e,c1.;•• 2. Every quintal of coffee exported in a Spanish
"sel t° a SPanish port will pay three rials; in a Span_istoh
' forei,° a foreign port, four rials; and in a foreign vessel
. " ijil Port, four rials and a half.
`kN, ri'd•u3iitelasses and Spanish brandy are declared free of
' Art 4 -a•
'111i) . • Lvery vessel departing fully loaded with molasses,
to Aerte.l;.e°T from paying tonnage dues.
tOes of very vessel carrying away more 'than 1
kir sugar will be charged tonnage dues according.
2i tteaanr • foreign, rials per ton ;if Spanish,
tsis. etnent—if 6
Art. 6
'e
enjov • The same advantage regarding tonnage dues will
441(1 ov ' ed by vessels carrying away 2,000 sacks of coffee,
ThCr 300 Pipes of brandy."
'lO. errQhwas not much business transacted in the Funds to-
"4"asol.--e C'ennnissioner bought their usual amount of
Plied. a at si,
IT i and 97sfi, but they were readily sup-
tiation for to noon there was not a single quo-
iseaiorio-wr
thesols for the Account. For the transfer
14_
.1t is 2, money price was 9.7 i early in the morn-
a.qatisf 69,i., iiiia7rin 937/le. The re m upon Exchequer
.ft P7lmitao 725. The Three-and-
,,,hare,l'er Cents.g(Neen rn)cek)t havea remained at 102 A to i.
ge°v,..." has been lone in Consols for the Account since the
I„,bitl.,,"Dwvitten, at 97g
`-`evail 4' °reign. Bonds .considerable degree of activity has
it 2. e. to-da
Dsr °, but bn2'. Spanish Actives for the Account opened
esntseentc. .i.`r;n° sir receded to
The2i 1. and the Three
I.French Five per
'lt 10ii are at 125 t '43c . 34k. Dutch Five per Cents.
Volt aew; laollad Ilelgian ;as las'equoted at 104. The prospect
iirr I', thOUrrli
46 to convert the per Cents. to a
etroy. ~..,allalf per Cent Stock, has Fendered the market
fine L. k,olornbi.,.. , •
cbiii gave r 4. ponds, ex-Venezuelan, are in demand,
lir_ ittzlh baveealled 15k. The value now is rather lower.
Qfii Stack Ten te 1.03 i, but Mexican are flat at 341 ,
e Ito 0 1829 and 1839 have been just sold at 78..
to til4ll SharequZe3:l market. has afirm aspect this morning.
Count °.reat \'‘', ght rise in the York and North Midland,
boles, in thestarn, in the South-Western, in the Midland
Ver. The .ise French lines and in the South-Eastern and
zleal del Monte,Mining Shares have risen fi i.