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London, England, 1829-06-11 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 11, 1829.

graph, intend to give a bona fide statement of what
had occurred, without any pique or resentment
against the plaintiff, and without any design to ex-
pose him to public contempt and ignominy ? jf
the Jury were of opinion that it was only a fair
statement made, without any intention to vilify or
degrade the plaintiff, their verdict would be for the
defendants. And the next question to determine
would be the amount of damages which they should
think the plaintiff entitled to receive. That was a
question entirely for their consideration, and he,
therefore, should make no observation upon it fur-
ther than that, in his opinion, the publication could
not in any sense be looked upon as a very aggra.
vated libel.

The Jury remained in consultation for upwards
of half an hour in the box, at the end of which
time they informed the officer that they were under
the necessity of retiring, in consequence of the de-
termination of one among them who entertained an
opinion contrary to all the rest.
An officer was accordingly sworn, and the Jury
retired for upwards of another half hoer, when they
returned with a verdict for the • plaintiff-,,Dii-
mages, 101. •
The LORD - CHIEF -JUSTICE rose at two o'clock,
for the purpose, we understood, of attending to be
sworn in a member of the Privy Council. His
Lordship, before he withdrew, intimated, after
having first consulted the bar on the subject, that
during the present sittings he would continue to sit
at ten o'clock in the morning.; but thst in future he
would take his seat at half-past nine.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

THE LATE MISUNDERSTANDING.

When the secret history of the present Session
of Parliament comes to be made public (and
that it must be one day or other), there will be
much to amuse, and more to surprise the un-
learned reader. We are in possession of many
anecdotes, whose " hour is not yet come ;" but
we cannot withhold one connected with the
cushioning of Lord Lyndhurst's Equity Bill in
the Lower House.

From certain symptoms, easily discoverable
by experienced practitioners, it was apprehended
that an opposition to the Bill had been prepared
and organised in the House of Cominons. Di-
rections were, in consequence, given to a scien-
tific tactician to " sound r his report was, that
a determined stand against the measure was de-
cided upon, and that it would certainly be a
troublesome, and possibly a hazardous experi-
Ment to persevere. Under these circumstances
'ffie Bill was withdrawn, much to the surprise of
`The Noble and Learned Father of the Bill,
in the hurry of the moment, had not been
consulted, felt aggrieved and slighted by this un•-
ceremonious abandonment of his progeny ; and
an estrangement and cessation of intercourse with
the personages directly concerned (notwithstand-
ing the semi-official assertions to the contrary)
did actually take place; and it was not until
after an interval of many days, and a satisfac-
tory explanation of the motives of the step com-
plained of, that any thing like cordiality was re-
established. The very intelligent person who
had so adroitly ascertained the feeling of the
Lower House on the subject, was selected to
manage the gdaircissement, and he conducted
this intricate negociation to a happy consumma-
tion ; but not without considerable difficulty,
and a great deal of personal exertion.
In this state matters remain. Peace is, at
least for the present, the order of the day ; but
we must venture to hint our opinion, that as the
apparent harmony rests only on the insecure
basis of mutual convenience, it is not hazarding
a very rash conjecture when we say that there is
but little probability of its proving lasting ; and
such, we are pretty sure, is the feeling on one at
least of the late belligerents.—Morning Chron.

PRICE 71).

gratitude for one whom they deservedly look
upon as a great benefactor to the arts, and pro-
moter of the sciences, by the application of which
they earn their livelihood.

LENGTH of PARLIAMENTARY SESSIONS.

As much has been said about the shortness of the pre-
sent Session, a Gentleman has been at the pains of pre-
paring the following Table of the Duration of each Ses-
sion since the Union :