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London, England, 1827-11-12 00:00:00

own notes of the trial, but upon notes taken by
others, who did riot belong to his branch of the pro-
fession.

Lord TENTERDEI—Do you move on the ground
of misdirection, Mr. Brougham ?
Mr. BROUGHAM—Yes, my Lord ; and I have
affidavits denying a part of the charge on which the
defendant was convicted.

Lord TENTERDEN.—CouId not you• be heard on
that part of the subject in mitigation, when the de-
fendant is brought up for judgment.
Mr. BROUGHAM.—Certainly my Lord. Your
Lordship has been kind enough to say that it iE•
never too late to correct an error. In one word, my
Lords, my objection is to that particular charge of
which Mr. Taylor was convicted, for utterinc, lan-
guage tending to bring Christianity into contempt,
by stating that" Christianity was a wicked imposi-
tion, and that its Priests knew it to be so."
—Now the defendant (Mr. Taylor) made affidavit,
and two respectable tradesmen, who heard him
utter the discourse, swore to the same effect,
that his language was, " that priests should be de-
sirous that Christianity should be open to free dis-
cussion, for, by hearing' only one side, they would
admit that Christianity was an imposition, &c. &c."
This language made a striking alteration in the
meaning of the expression 'which the defendant Was
convicted of uttering. Had he (Mr. 'Brougham)
been engaged on the trial, he would have cross-exa-
mined the witness who proved the expression ; but
Mr. Taylor defended himself, and the omission was one
very likely for him to fall into. He admitted, however,
that the evidence of the tradesmen who, now joined
in the affidavit ought to have been produced on the
trial. _ _ _

Mr. Justice BAILEY—NO doubt that evidence
ought to have been given on the trial, and we can't
make a new rule for persons who think proper to
defend themselves. They are subject to the same
rules as those who have the benefit of Counsel.

Mr. BROUGHAM—Then, my Lords, perhaps you
will hear'my view of the case, with the affidavits in
mitigation, when the defendant is brought up for
judgment.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY—Your motion would leave
the verdict undisturbed, Mr. Brougham.
Mr. BROUGIIAM—I think there would still be
enough to support the verdict, my Lord; but it
would remove one of the most aggravated charges.
Lord TENTERDEN—WeII, we shall hear the affi-
davits in mitigation, and if there is any reasonable
ground to suppose that the defendant was convicted
through a mistake, we shall be bound to consider
his case. -

Mr. Taylor, who had been in attendance for some
days past, in expectation of the motion, then with-
drew.

The Duchess of KENT. accompanied by the
Princesses VICTORIA and FEODORE, visited the. Duke and
Duchess of CLARENCE, on Saturday.
The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE,- ac-
companied by the Princess CARLOTH, left town on Satur-
day evening, for their seat at Bushy Park. The Duchess
of GLOUCESTER accompanied their Royal Highnesses to
Bushy, where the Duchess is expected to remain a few days.

On Saturday, the Princess SOPHIA M'A-
TILDA came to town from Blackheath, and visited the
Princess Augusta. The Princess returned to Blackheath
in the evening.
The Duchess of GLOUCESTER also visited
the Princess AudusrA on Saturday. The Princess Au-
,GUSTA passed but an indifferent night on Saturday. Sir
HENRY HALFORD still attends her Royal Highness.
Yesterday evening Mr. HUSKISSON and Mr.
WILMOT HORTON arrived in town, from the seat of the
former Gentleman, Eartham, Sussex.

Lieutenant-Colonel HUNTER BLAIRi and
the Officers of the 87th Regiment, or Prince of Wales's own
Irish Fusileers, now stationed at Albany Barracks, gave a
splendid ball and supper on Monday last, which was nu-
merously and fashionably attended. Dancing commenced
at ten o'clock, and at one, the company sat down to supper,
which consisted of all that epicurean taste could fancy or
desire. After which, .dancing was resumed, and kept up
with unabated spirit till a late hour on the following morn-
ing.—Hants Telegraph.
THE LAnie MAYORESS'S HEALTII.—NR-
merous enquiries were made on Saturday morning at the
Mansion-house after the health of the LADY MAYORESS,
who, it was feared, had' sustained some injury in conse-
quence of the accident at the civic festival on Friday even-
ing. • We are happy to have to state that, with the excep-
tion of the fright, her Ladyship has sustained no injury of
consequences. Among the numerous cards left at the
Mansion-house in the course of the morning were those of
Earl DUDLEY, the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, the CHAN-
citttou, &c. We are, however,.sorry to hear that Miss
LUCAS is rather indisposed, from the agitation which the
accident occasioned.

A worthy' Baronet in the neighbourhood of
Aylesbury, delighting and active in the sports of the field,
notwithstandinc, the approach of age, remarked .a few
weeks ago that he had had such a day's work as not many
sportsmen could boast of ; for that he and his two pointers
had worked hard and successfully, on the day to which he
alluded, though their joint ages amounted to more than
100 years. The Baronet has entered his sixty-fourth year,
and one of his pointers is about twenty years old, and the
other nearly eighteen.—Bucks Chronicle.

'Yesterday morning, between ten and eleven
o'clock, as several boys were playing upon the barges, near
the stairs of Hung,erford-market, they imprudently began
to wind up an instrument termed a " monkey," upwards
of eight cwt., which is fixed there for driving in some
piles. Unfortunately, one of them incautiously let go the
windlass, when the handle struck a fine lad, aged 14, of
the name of BRATHWAITE, and his head falling directly tin-
der the monkey, which fell with such tremendous force,
that it was actually crushed to atoms. Beath, of course,
was instantaneous.
A human skeleton, apparently that of a full
grown man, was found at Hayston Hill, near Houghton-
le-Spring, about three weeks ago. Two men employed at
the Lime Quarry at that place, having been ordered to re-
move the soil from a part of . the hill opposite the quarry,
found this emblem of mortality at a depth of about two
feet from the surface. It was doubled up together in a
manner which leaves no. doubt that murder had been com-
mitted. The teeth and a part of the hair still remained
attached to the skull, and the marl around the skeleton
was much discoloured, and as appeared, recently, by the
decomposition of the body.—Durliam Advertiser.

MEMORABLE DAY.—This day is memorable
as the Anniversary of the massacre of a number of
Danes, by order of ETHELRED the Srcoi.n, in 1003 ;
.Battle of Preston Pans, 1'715 ; of Ricaut hi Oxford-
shire, being destroyed by fire, in the year 1745 ; of
the Tower of East Grinstead ChM.* Sussex, suddenly
falling, 1785 ; of an inundation of the Liffey, and Dublin
and its environs receiving considerable damage, 1.787 ; and
of the death of Dr. ROBERT HOLMES, Dean of Winchester,
Editor of the Pentateuch, 1805. Yesterday was the
Anniversary of his MaiEsm- first taking his seat as Prince
of Wales in the House of Peers, in 1788. On this day
of the month, in 1904, the Gilt Lion of BUTTON'S Coffee-
house, which had been the letter-box of tbe Guardian,
was sold by auction for 171. 10s.
A grand match of pigeon shooting took placß
on Wednesday, at the Bustard inn, on Salisbury Plain, be-
tween a select party of gentlemen, supposed to consist of
some of the best shots in the county, invited by Mr. W.
CAMBRIDGE, for a superb silver cup, very elegantly chased,
a handsome musical snuff-box; and a pair of silver table
spoons. The shooting was excellent on all sides, as very
few birds were missed.—The cup was ultimately won after
a long contest of tyes, double and treble, by Mr. W.
CAMBRIDGE, of Orcheston, by killing eleven birds follow-
ing ; the snuff-box was won by Mr. H. Pococv, of Thole-
stone Farm, and -the spoons by Mr. Was. TAYLOR, of
Baldham. One hundred and ninety-six birds were shot
at, and nearly all killed. —Hants Advertiser.
• FATAL ACCIDENT.--A fatal accident oc-
curred on Thursday to a labouring man of the name of
CoorEa, who'with others was employed in excavating for
a collation sewer, at Anglessa-place, in Southampton. The
men had been repeatedly desired by the foreman to shore up
the work as they proceeded, to prevent accidents, but bad
neglected to do so, when a mass of gravel fell and buried
two of the men. One was however rescued without any
serious damage, but to the other, CoorErt, it proved fatal,
three quarters of an hour having elapsed before he could be
released, during which time he bore the pressure of about
two tons weight of gravel. While in this situation every
assistance was afforded him, and when at length released,
though life was extinct, every effort was made to restore
animation. An inquest was held in the evening by G. R.
CORFE, Esq. and a verdict of "Accidental Death" returned.
COOPF:a has left two children, and his wife is far advanced
in pregnancy....... Rants Advertiser.