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interpolations. The pariliment was grout,' down with
pumice stone or a pen knife, so as 16 efface the *tightsl
writing, for the purpose of substituting the fraudulent
entries. Elisabeth Taylor, the alleged first wife of Mr.
Ewen Llord, was a bar-maid at the Thatched House
Tavern, St. James's-street, a house then frequented by
Mr. Lloyd; and the Learned Counsel would shew that
that female was buried in the churchyard of St. James,
Piccadilly. by the name of Elizabeth Taylor, is the
year 1741. This fact would go to shew that no marriage
had been contracted) or else she would not have been
buried in her maiden name. He would also shew that
what had been the fate of Elizabeth Taylor, and how
unlikely it was that she had ever been married to Mr.
Ewen Lloyd, or that her child Elizabeth was legitimate,
for that child was sent to a poor village school, kept by
n barber, or hits wife, at Teddington, in the neighbour-
hood of London, and there always known by the name
of IS Bet Taylor." Mr. Lleyd was a Gentleman of fa-
mily and fortune, and, therefore, it was highly impro-
bable that he should marry the bar maid of the Tnarch-
ed House Tavern, and moreover, if he had done so. it
was much more improbable that he should leave un-
provided and destitute the offspring of hts first m4rriage
when he had no issue by his subsequenCwile, Miss Hill.
This " Bet Taylor:* as she was called, afterwards mar-
ried the father of tie present defendant, And then went
to Bath, where s' e kert elod2,ing house, and aftetwards
became t!:e housekeeper of a Mr. Mitt, a surgeon, near
Sr. Thom rs's Hospitil, where the Learned 'Counsel
would prove, by Mr. mount, a surgeon, of great emi-
nence, who was a pupil of Mr. Burt's, in 1741, that the
mifcrtunate woman represented herielf to be the illegi-
timate daughter of a Welsh Gentleman, name) Lloyd,
and died broken hearted when she heard that he had
uat menti med her or her children in his will. The
Learned Counsel, after some other statements of the
substance ci facts, concluded by pressing his claim fer-
vently on the consciences of the Jury.
The records of the f ‘rmer trial and the notes of evi-
dence then taken, were tendered as evidence. They weft
partially received. The Chancery proceedings in the
cause were also produced, and -received. It further
appeared Irons documentary evidence, that the marriage
wit) El;Lahetli Taylor occurred under these circum-
stances :—She had been sent to a boarding school after
she left Teddingron, from which she eloped with the
father of the present plaintiff; and, ie consequence.
incurred Mr. Lloyd's severe displeasure, for he totally
abandoned her.
The Itiv. Rowland Hill. after bring called and sworn, stated,
that he knew en aunt of his nutria/. 31r. Ewen Lloyd, but be knew
nothing of their private affairs.
Mi. Mount, a vet y old Gentleman, stated, that be-
fare belied retired from business, he had been, in the
medical profession. In 1774 he was walking the hos-
pitals, and he was a student with a Mr. Burt. near St.
Thomas's Hosp tal, where he knew the late E.izabeth
Passingharn, who always described herself as the re-
puted child of a Welch Gentleman. She acknowledged
that she believed she was illegitimate. • She said she
had offended her father, but, for family seasons, she al-
ways expected.a legacy. A Geotleman, from the neigh-
hnnthood of Shrewsbury, called une morning at the
house of witness's master, in the Borough. ,and stated
that Mr. Lloyd was dead. When this- fact was Ma* •
tnunicated to him, he asked whether arty property was
left to Elizabeth Passingfiarn? He said. that nothing
whatever had been bequeathed to her. The cletransum-
cation of this fact to the uefortuu. to woman niaile her
-ins.antly delirious, and, its three days afteeseatds. she
aptatig out of hei own bed room wimiow, and was
killed on the spot.

Several other ‘ltnesses were eared for the plaintiff, whose reef.
mony tended to the establishment of hVelalm, but the parti,adan'
of their evidence are tedious and uninteresting.
The.Arrouttxx-GaNtftat, this morning, in a speech
of great length, detailed and remarked upon the whole
of the legal and equity proceedings in this case, since
lin -and co• as sound law and good authority,
the doctrines and obseromions leird Erskine, during
the former tall, respecting the just claims of the PAS.
singham family. The present de•endant, Colonel
singham, was a military man. He Ined.served his coon.
try, and bled profusely in the American star. Lord
Erskine, in his early life, had been a soldier himself,
and on the former occasion he paid er gallant tribute to
the activity and energy of a brother soldier. Bat to re-
vert to thts.sut,ject of this mmt extraordinary case. The
Passingham family, now, after thirty years' peaceable
possession, which was the best indication of lawful
sight, were assailed by the present action, and were
charged as bei• g spurious offspring of a Gentleman who
bore high reputatiars. and good feeling as the charac.
teriaics of h's c induct. The family of the Pissing.
hams had establisted Veir legitimacy by tie fest cri
tee ion that hum in judgm-nt could afford; namely, by
the verdict of twelve honest *Englishmen.. They had
pronounced the tepudiation of imputed bastirdy, and
the solid establishment of legit;macy. This judgment
was rya procured by the eloquence of tele Passinghams`
'advocate, renowned and celebrated as he was, in hii'
day, for his unbounded ;sowers; but the dieratesof
honest cnnscience, and the exertion of ore English
judgment, had fixed a vs edict upon a basis that ought not
to be shaken. Tim Learned Counsel then went through
a. train of reasonua, and a statement. of facts formcily
adduced, fur which w c have not room, and tested u, cal
a positive conviction that no new Jury would disturb
the solemn sanction of a verdict, pronounced by twelve,
Loaest Englishmen, assembled in the same box which
the present Jury now.occuvied.
Several witnesses were then called. The widow of Colonel
Vivian of the Guards, and others, deposed that the Misses Lloyd,
who hid been left alone in thy possession of the property in ques-
tion, always spore of Colonel Passitigham, and his brother, as their ,
nephews ,since the year 17as.
The will of Mary Uoyd was put la as evidence, &hewing that
that degree of relationship really existed.
Other evidence was also adduced, which was produced on the
former occasion.
blr. nevem replied at considerable length; but it is impossible
to give his oliervations.
air. Justice rantaostalls from his infirmities, had the Jury re.
inovedTrom theist,: to the bench; and there he summed up to them.
Mr. Justice BortaotiOts remained on the Bench until
near II o'clock on Saturday night, when he adjourned
the Court, and left the Associate to receive the verdict.
At half past five o'clock on Sunday morning the Jury
retcrned into Court, and found a verdict for the plaintiff.
. This trial only affects a entail part of property.
An action was brought by Mr. Spilsbury, the pro.
prietor of the Swan Inn, Bridgenorth, against Mr. lien-
Orb, a Member of Parliament, for the recovery of the
amount of his flag men's eating and drinking, when that
Begentleman unsuccessfully canvassed the electors for
idgeoorth, in the year 1820. 'This canvass lasted
• tome days; and highly to the credit of Mr. Spilsbury,
the Proprietor of the Swan Inn, Bridgenorth, his bill for
feasting these standard bearers only • amounted to 251.
an era in the expellees of an election candidate. Mr.
Benson, it seemed, left Bridgenorth after a few days,

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quit•-•tarp pf the electicia, wbesartoalition of the Maws.
VVhitetroArit 1401eIrdif acid-fir: Olsson was 6111%0;4
retfri;:iilirilfttitsa 4,"stritt the timaltad not then at.
r iffia for, 0100ifing the independence of the'
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borough. .. ;-•,‘
The first witness, Johe• Priee. proved the arrival of
Mr. Benson as a candidate; and his " holding forth"
from the Pig and Castle Inn _window, out of which he
told the people he had come down with a sum of twenty
thousand pounds to spend among them for the good of
the country. • On the first day. Mr. Benson had eight
flag men for his canvass,_ and a larger number after;
and, when the fatigues of that day were over, " Go,"
said Mr. B. u to the Swan, where a dinner is provided
fur you all." Witness, being one of the favoured flag
men, went and dined as Mr. Benson had ordered. The
candidate and his committee 'dined at the Pig and
Castle. but the flag men_were sent to the Swan.
. R. Gore assisted Mr. Spilsbury, the landlord of the
Swan, in c irrying. on business:of this Islectioir;•atiti
proved that the items of the present claim; amounting
to 4.51: were fairly supplied in " bit and sop" to the
standard bearers of the candidate; and that Mr. Benson
hid promised to pay all the outstanding bills togeilier.i
Mr. Itessrax, who was for the defendant, said he had mercly to
chew that there were some items in the bill which were. load.
miassible.
Mr. Baron Caattow.knew Mr. Benson lrng enough to Wiese
that he would wish what was fair to be dim- in this matter. -- -
Mr. Russact then declined to ttoulsle the Court :sty furtiscr,,
and a verdict was given for the plaintiff's demand. .

• GUILDFORD.
Arthur Thompson, alias Joseph Pennell, alias Josiah
was indicted for knowingly uttering, a forged
cheque for SW. at St. Mary's, Lambqli, on the 22d. of
December, 1824, with intent to defraud William Simp-
son. —lt appeared, that on the day mentioned, the pri•
toner employed a young man, named John Williams,
to take a letter for him to the counting-horse of .01r.
Simpson, of the Union Brewery, Lambeth \Valk, and
wait for an answer. The letter was dated ,0 Three Stags,
Lambeth, 22d December, 1824," and purported to be
written by Mrs. Sheen, who keeps the Three Stags
public-house, and in her name requesting Mr. Simpson
to let her have cash for the enclosed cheque upon
Messrs. Masterman and Co. for 321. purporting to he
drawn by Edward Mason, payable to Mrs. Sheen or
bearer. The young man Williams deliiered this letter ,
to Mr. Gadsby, a clerk to Mr. Simpson, and withdut
hesitation he gave the cash to Williams, who delivered
it to the prisoner, whom he found waiting for him near
the Three Stag's, in Walcott Place. The prisoner gave
him a shilling for his trouble. It turned out that then
WAS no such rerson as Edward Mason, the suppoopd
drawer of the cheque, who kept cash at Master man's,
and that Mrs. Sheen had not written the note which•the
prisoner had. sent in her name. Tae only person to
prove the prisoner's identity seas Wi:liarns, who, bowel
ever, upon his cross-ex imination dii not speak with.
absolute certainty upon the subject. Uncler all the
circumstances of the case, the Jury round the prisoner
Not Guilty.
William Lock and Joseph Daniels. for burglary In the dwelling.
house of G. Simpson. Esq. at Camberwell, in tile night of the loth
June; Themes Aria, in the dwelligg.house of Sarah'Glllitigham;
at Lambeth, on the Stith ; Wm. Wright, in the'srlitelling,
house of James &gm, in the Borough ; James Eggletow, for mid;
ing four coach glasses, &c. at St. Mary's, Latubtth ; Charles stance,
in the house of Caroline Vldler,la the Dorough.l
and Wm. Itiiiei;in the house of Toonsas.itodnuo,A,___
aey,- were all severally found Guilty, and sentanee of ..1014(4,t9
recorded.
John Wightmen, fur highway robbery in the Borough, wh seti.
tencrdp seven years'. transportation. ••,. • .•

T H E4ll FV EN 1 NG' STA 4,p,

LONDON.

TUESPAL JULY 25, 1626.

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• .3.t. LUass—llomar.
CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK.

This being a Holiday both at the !Lank, Stock Exchange, and
Foreign Market, a ireat number of Brokers and others have as-
seinbled on the:Royal Exchange, and Consols have done at rt to
11„ but no lousiness of any importance bas taken place. Mikan
may be quoted at 4$ to e, Colombian at 321 33 ; but the chief
attraction is in Brazilian Shares, which early yesterday morning
were done at 4 prem. and have just this moment been dune at
15 prent.
ONF. O'CLOCK.
Consols are not so good as in the earlier part of the morning,
and may he quoted at present at 761 77.
The Prazilian Shares have also lowered 4 per Cent. and are now
at 11 to 12 premium.

DREADFUL AFFRAY %VIM HIS MAJESTY'S
FRIGATE SYBILI.K, M.O via GREEK PIRATES.

The following eitract rat a letter from Malta, dated
June 26, was yesterday afternoon posted ..t Ltann's
" The Seetta.z frigate arrived here on Saturday,
with about fifty men killed and wounded; two Lieu-
tenants among the latter, in attacki ig a band of pirates
near Candia. 'Business is nearly at a stand,• and the
constant piracies committed by the Greeks will wore
rut an (Aid to all trade with the Levant." , - • •
The following est-act of a letter from Malta, time
date, was this morning received at Lcovris. •
"Tim &BELLI; frigate arrived here on Saturday, atter
having had 1 serious affair With two Greek pirates, off,
Candia, the crews pf s!llich got on shore and attacked
the SY/STUD% boats, with such impetuosity, that twelve
officers and men were killed, and twenty .nine wounded ;
of the latter, an officer, Lieutenant TUPPER, and three
men, have died since their arrival here. The first Lieut.
GORDON, had three balls lodged in him ; and a Mid-
shipm3n, Mr. Beissisron, had his chin shot away, ;
another Midshipman, and I believe the Assistant•SJr-
germ, were killed in the engagement.
" The Pirate vessels were destroyed,• and a gran num-
ber of the Pirates killed.
" The Piracies in the Levant have become most alarm.
ing, for the Grwks attack all v,s,els, and frequently
maltreat the crews."

MALTA, Jima 16.—. Business Is nearly at dstancl. The constant
piracies committed by the Greeks will sonn put a stop to all trade
with the Levant. The Symt.aa frigate arrived on Saturday, with
the loss of about SO men killed and wounded (among the late: two
Lieutenants), in attacking a band of pirates near Candle.
Coissrainuuorse„ Jima 1111.—The Cyclops, Mary Ana, Lyra
Helton. Diadem, and Helen, are arrived the three former booed
to Odessa. The Mary Aso, like the two lattei, has been plea.
dered by the Greeks is the Straits of &lota ; sad k is reported that
the Harriett, Moo, has shared the same fate.
German rapers, from which we have given ample
extracts, hart been received this morning. These