Star.
London, England, 1827-02-15 00:00:00

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BRIGHTON, Fits. 13. DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S FIRST LEVEE.
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We have much Season In stating that the malady of the Right
Hon. Mr. Secretary CAMINO is gradually'and satisfactorily leaving The Duke of WILLINGTON has been prevented from
him; bet—and there is no 'wish to deny it—be has been exceedingly, holding a Levee, since his appointment to the office of Commander-
and dangerously ill. The medics! report upon the subject, this day, In•Chlef, by indisposition. On Friday last, his Grace was so mach
is couched in the following words : " Mr. Cowen hat had a very recovered,both in health and strength, that be announced his hums.
quiet and good night—has no return of pain; and, decidedly, in all tion to bold a Levee yesterday, which took place si the Com-
respects, is much better to-day." mander-In-Chiers Office in the Horse Guard., and was very
Fen. 14.—11 e Kum has had, within these few days, an attack numerously attended. There were no less than thirty-four General
of gout, but of the slightest kind, it being confined to his hand, Officers present; the other Officers attending the Levee amounted
which vim swelkd in consequence. His M6311117T is now happily to upwards of slaty. They were introduced to the presence of the
recovering from the effects, and the answer to inquiries this day is Duke, not according to their rank, but agreeably to the numerical
that " be is better." order in which their names stood oil the list,hy his Grace's Aide•de-
.
Among those who left their names yesterday in the Palace-book Camp in Waiting. The company were received in undress. The
were Major-General Sir Z. Kmusiscie, the Dowager Lady Flory, Levee was conducted in every respect the same as that of the late
and Mr.. and the Misses SHaaioan. lamented Duke of Yeae, except that the Duke of Wittuncron and
Although Mr. Cataluna bad a good night, yet we regret to state his Aide-de-Camp appeared in regimentals, whilst the Duke a
the report of his health is less favourable ne-day.; the answer to in- You used only to appear in his morning dress.
quirks being that °she is warm." The following Generals, and about 70 other Officers, paid their
The town continues...l gay, endperdes are taking place every respects to his Grace, viz.
night. General Sir Alured Clarke, G.C.B. General Sir John Doyle,
K.O Maitlar.d

PORTSMOUTH,

G.C. B. and Y.G. Osiris' F.. Getarral Sir Charles
.1,01 General Bretat Rosalyn, G.C.Et. Lieut.-General Arm.
Arum;; Yeller; Lieut.. General Slade; LlsuG-
Genreral Sir Wags Monston. K.C.B. Lieut.-General Sir Miles
Nightingale, KGB. Lieut.-General Sir Butane Shaw Amid*.
K.C.B. and G.C.H. Lieut.-General Sir T. Bowser ; Lieut.-General
Sir T. Maclean, But. Lient.-General the Hon. Sir C. Colville,
G.C.B. and G.C.H. Lieut.-General Sir W. C. Grant; Lieut.-Gen.
T. Browne; Lleut.-General Lord Aylmer, K.C. B. Lieut.-General
Sir William Pringle; Lkut.-General Lloyd; Major-General rye;
Major-General Dalbrai; Major-General Sir J. Wilson; Major-
General Scott; Major-General Egerton; Major-General Nugent;
Major-General Lord Blantyre; Major-General Stuart; Major.
General J. Ramsay; Major-General Sir G. Wood; Major. General
Sir J. Idlaean; Major-General Hill; Majon.Gerseral Coped;
Major-General Murray; blajor.General Plant; Major.Gesseral
Graham; and Major-Genoral William Douglas.

The HARRIZR, 18, CAptaits Moiiu,M sailed down
Channel, with provisions for the homeward bound ships;
and on the change of the triad, will proceed on the
Lich station.

The NomLs cutter has sailed for the River, where
she will be paid off.

The CLIo arrived yesterday from Chatham, with
volunteers for the Experimental Squadron, and sailed
this morning for Plymouth. .
Sir THOMAS HARDY rehoisted his flag ystsMrsitria op
board the Systi.Lx, on his return from leah. • -4.

The WELLestay was paid off yesterday.
The VIPIIR and SCORPION cutters have returned
from a cruise, and came into harlsour.
Sans •T SPITHIADNOnt. IY Tat HAJLOOVlrlrittOrf, Royal
George, Wellesley, Sybille, Challenger, Sapphire, Mersey, Wolf,
Columbine,Redwing, Starling,Arrow,Cracker,Viper, and Scorpion.

"non COURT OF JUSTICIARY, EDINBURGH.
• swat TIM Oassavis, Tuntay, W. 13.

Yesterday at ten o'clock the Court met, pursuant to
an adjournment of last week, to hear the arguments
against the trial of Mrs. Smith proceeded in, the Jury
having been discharged, in consequence of the sudden
illness of one of their number.

The Right Hon. WILLIAM, Earl of Northesk,
and Admiral of the Whte, and Rear-Admiral of Great
Britain, is to supersede S. r GEORGE MAJMN in the cols-
mand at Portsmouth. Mr. PINHO4/14 now First Clerk
to Sir GEORG; is appointed his Lordship's Secretary,
T. TRIPHOOI, Esq.'s, the present Secretary, health not
permitting him to retain the situatibn, to the great re-
gret of all the Officers at this port, his gentlemanly and
conciliating manners having endeared him to all the
classes in the Navy; and no Officer will feel otherwise

The LORD ADVOCATR, in the coarse of a very few

observations, stated, that in consequence of what took
place on Monday last, he held all the proceedings of
that day null, from the time the interlocutor of rele-
vancy was pronounced; that the case might be opened
for discussion, he moved the Court to proceed to ballet
for a new Jury:
Mr. Commas; then addressed the Court, in a speech
which occupied nearly two hours. The principal
grounds on which he rested his arguments were—first,
that the instance had been fallen froni, therefore no
trial could take place on the old libel ; and second, sup-
posing the instance to be kept ep, there was no power
to recall the witnesses or Jury into Court, they having
already obeyed the warrants of citation contained in
the criminal charge. Witnesses had appeared in Court,
and had been examined upon that citation; and the
Jury had been discharged, and mixed with the general
population, and could not be again called.
Mr. Mena. said, the first point to be settled was,
whether or not the pannel had .4 tholed an assize ?" He
contended she had not, because no verdict had been
returned in the case, and therefore she had not been
placed in that legal jeopardy which was equivalent to
the " tholing of an assize." He contended that the
libel was not exhausted, when stopped by accident in
the course of trial. The evidence was interrupted in
the course of the examination of Mr.Chrirtison, but that
did not exhaust the instance. The assize, he contended,
had not been discharged in the sense put open that ex-
pression by Mr. Cockburn. They were discharged for
the day, but the same interlocutor that set them at
liberty for the time ordered them to attend on future
diets, of which they will receive notice. The most
formidable objections, however, were to the wit-
nesses and jurors ; the witnesses were summoned to
give 44 kat and soothfast" evidence, and they were
not discharged of that obligation till the trial was com-
pleted. The Jurors were exactly in the same situation
after noticing the phraseology, used in one or two ana-
logous cases, which had occurred in England. He said
the principle of trial by Jury in both countries was the
same ; and as this was a new question, the Court ought
to follow out the opinion delivered by the Judges in the
ease of Ronald, which was to follow the English prac-
tice in similar cases.

than truly sorry at this Gentleman's ♦acating the situation.
We feel much pleasure in stating, that Mr. Two RN row
is appointed to fill the situation of First Clerk to his
LORDSHIP, an office to which, from his knowledge of
its duties, and his assiduity in discharging them, we
think him justly entitled.

The Somme GENIRAL considered the argument
so well stated by Mr. Dundas, as to make it quite unne-
cessary for him to address the Court.
Mr. Jorraav, for the puma, followed out at greater length the
argument of Mr. Cockburn.
THR COURT.—Each of the six Judges delivered dis-
tinct opinions unanimously, sustained the motion of the
public prosecutor as well founded, and therefore
ordered, that in consequence of the sudden illness of a
Juror, the whole proceedings of this trial should be null
and void from the time of passing the interlocutor of
relevancy. That the pannel was still subject to be tried
on the same criminal letters, and that a Jury should be
celled from the former list of 45 assizes, and the same
witnesses should again attend. The diet was then con-
tinued till Moetday next.

Mrs. Smith seemed to be in bad health, but did not
exhibit any symptoms of anxiety as to the result of the
proceedings of yesterday.—The Court adjourned at
five o'clock.

Lord Rosstym has been seriously indisposed in con-
ot cold, taken while attending the funeral of the late Duke
;Vonactt. : his Lordship is now convalescent.
Mr. Waal, the messenger of the American Govern-
ment, who came to England a fewireeks ago, in the packet-ship
James Cropper, arrived in Liverpool on Thursday night, and sailed
for Philadelphia on Friday Morning, in the packet-ship• Algonquin.
We understand that he was the bearer of dispatches to 'the Ame-
rican Government,. and also to the British Minister in America ;
' and it is surmised, that their contents are calculated to strengthen
the amicable relations at present happily subsisting between the two
cottouies.—Lirerinol 4fibion. • •
• januatay.—Many of nur Readers are. perhaps not
aware that Miss barroom of Leicester-square, is still In existence.
She is new actively employed with her needle on a work of moat
extensive magnitude. Her gallery, containing all the Original
Pictures with thoMof s more recent date, are valued at sE50,000;
and, it is said; a negociation is going on for their being purchased
for the country.. We had the pleasure of seeing her at Drury•litne
Theatre the first night of the new Pantomime, and we could euly
look with astonishment and admiration at the person wrio had lived
to complete, with her own hands, so rare and valuable a collection g.
and it only proves that, by assiduity, perseverance, and labour'
alone we are enabled to attain that which, at first sight, appears is
be an impossibility. We can only add, with regret, that this Lad/
was stopped, on Manslay last, in the middle of the day, in Drury:
lane, and hustled by seven well-dressed mat; strtia it was not until
sometime after, that she discovered they M robbed her of her
reticule, containing her purse, and a very valuable gold watch, given
' her by her mother' when on her death-bed.
Yestessi.,y a Court of Directors was held at kis* East
India House, when the following Captains were swocelftto the
ommand of tin* respective ships, viz. Captain WHITKHZAD, Duke'
of Seises, China direct; and Captain Grunion bLsson, Warren
Hauings, Madras and Bengal. •
Yesterdar.the Dispatches for Bengal and China by
theship Vansittart' Captain W. H. Csaaruca DaLevorto. were
closed at the Nast India Homo and delivered to the rinser of
• that ship.