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as the Norfolk Assizes. Sir Jacob wished ber to

with him, but she declined, as she would be nearer to
the children, who were it Worthing. 'On the P3th of
Julyche (witness) carne•to Grossencrr-street, and found
thkt Lady Astir/ and Miss Astley were driving in the
Regent's Park—that was about ten o'clock. Captain
Garth came into the drawiug.room with the two Ladies.
He expected that Lady Astley would have ►een at
Worthing. Sheercused herself by saying, that she had'
heard so satisfactory an account of the children, that

she had not gone. He believed they went that evening
to Vauxhall• He left town on Friday the List. He had
received a letter from the Dowager Lady Astley, and
that induced him to leave town for Sir Jacob's seat,
where he found that a duplicate copy of the letter had
fallen into Sir Jacob's bands. He believed thatbefore that

Sir Jacob bad net the slighte►t suspicion of Captain
Garth. lie was annoyed by the letter, but thought that
he ought to keep his engagements in Norfolk. That was
the reason he did not come to town himself to take

down Lady Ascii: lie was not aware of say reports
existing in Norfolk; he never heard their names asso-1
ciated together. His object in then returning to town,
was, to accompany the children from Worthing, it Mr.
Dashwood accompanied Lady Astley to the seat in Nory
folk; he saw Mr. Dasbwood, and found an engagement
was made for Lady A. to leave town nest morning ;
received an !SCOW from Lady Astley that she could net
see him ; he went to bed about twelve o'clock, Gilt
about one he was called by Miss Aisle'', and f
Lady Astley was gone; search was made for her, and
[he went to the defendant's hotel, and found that he also
was gone. He had seen Lady Astley once since by used.,
dent. He then went to Yarmouth to Sir Jacob; and
communicated what had happened to him; his state
at the communication was indescribable; they were
forty miles from home, and they never spoke Instil
they suited there.
Croweiandned—The time that Sir Jacob was absent from
Ashy was three days at Seaford, we days daring the N
and Bum the nth to Me sods ot July. Mr Jaealb
y Maly after the Stk et July.
"'!tier Boum a minims*, proved that be saw Bar.
tarriageols the night et the 14th of July; a Lady spike
Rim the balcony of Sir Jacob Aadey's home; he could we tie
beads of the hones. A before two o'clock be saw a Lady gm
into the carriage in a greet harry, and the cattiage was Arleen at
rapidly ; be amid not asy that it was Lady Astley, bat it was a
perms of her appearance.
*Sward Needham, butler to Sir Jacob, primed that he want Sit
atisteil-green, where he saw Captain Garth's servant ; Lair
Arley was there; he spoke to her Ladyship,and asked her if she
would return ? she said she could not; he replied that he boped she
wield, en account of bey children ; she again said that she could ant.
%rah Ellerway, chambertnaki at the Bear, at Reading, was cal.
led te prove that Lady Andel and Captain Garth were there.
Mr. Sergeant Vationan admitted it.
Nary Fleming, chambermaid at Butt'. Hotel, Dover, swore Cap-
tain Garth and Lady Miley came there en Saturday, the Mb of
August, and staid there till the folioed's Friday.
Lenard, waiter at the St. James's Hotel, in Jermyn.
street, stated that Captain Garth and Lady !Utley came there on
the Oa of August last. and bad remained there ever since as man
and wife. He bad carriages and saddle horses, and a suite of servants.
Mr. SCA aLarr here intimated that the plaintiff's case
was closed, upon which
Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN rose to address the Jury
for the detendant. " I cannot, said he, approach this
extraordinary case without painful and anxious feelings.
Indeed, every circumstance connected with it tends to
make my duty one of much pain and much anxiety.—
In cases of this nature, the Jury, with honest English
feelings, is biassed against the defendant. How much
more warmly then mast you, Gentlemen, feel excited as
Fou have . been by the eloquence of my Learned
riend. I entreat you, however, Gentlemen, to
adopt one suggestion of my Learned Friend
namely, to try the question by its own merits, and
aving out of your consideration the speeches of Counsel
on both sides, to bring your minds to a coolly dis-
passionate view of the circumstances, as they shall
appear before you. I ask of you no more than
this, and I feel confident, that when you contrast
the witnesses for the defendant, and the facts which
they shall disclose, with the meagre evidence and
florid statement which you have directly heard, that
you will come to a conclusion as satisfactory to may
client as it will be conformable to the justice of this case.
4f, GentlemenAthe only question were, whether this
dark deed was done? if you had merely to try whether
the defendant had committed an offence which I certainly
cannot justify? then, indeed, I would not add one word it
*his defence. But wheu my Learned Friend opens to you a
vase clinch fictitious importance, where my client is cha-
racterised as a cold-blooded, calculating, heartless se.
darer, it becomes me, his advocate, to shew you that
temptations were thrown in his way which it would be
impossible for him to resist, were he as chaste as a snow-
drop,an tl cold as an icicle. Indeed myLearned Friend told
you, as if that must not rather extenuate than heighten
my client's conduct,that this Lady possessed a fine person,
was highly accomplished, and was in•fact the idol of the
high circle in which she moved. He talked to you,
Gentlemen, of the happiness of the plaintiff and his
wife, and described that only bliss which remains of
Paradise since the Fall. Indeed, the picture which my
-Learned Friend drew, was so over painted, and so over
drawn, as to intoxicate the feet ngs of any ordinary
class of mortals. But, instead of taking the glowing
description of my Learned Friend as the ground work
of your verdict, let us, in GOD'S name, try this ques-
tion by the test of facts—let us judge of it by the sober
relations of life, and then you will see what the real
case is on which you are called to decide. The Learned
Sergeant (Mr. Vaughan) then proceeded to say, abet
in this case it was quite clear no confidence was
abused, sin friendship forfeited. The acquaintance

:was only of two months' duration; and, at the end
of that time, this Lady eloped from her ttrost fafthful,
affectionate, and unparalleled husband. There win not
one circalbstance which should induce the Jury to
believe that there had been anything like an stretur at
seduction. The case was unfairly goy up. The wit-
nesses were respectable, but who were they?' the
mother end sisters of the plaintiff, and the framny Chap-
lain. In other families there were trifling quarrels,
but here there was not even a ripple to ruffle the waters
of affection. Up to the moment that he dim:tiered
her elopement Sir Jacob was represented is .being the
most affectionate husband, never giving the sliOtest
provocation. He was represented as having a pnucely
fortune of 30,0004 a year, and as a most indulient
and unexceptionable husband ; now he put it to the
Jury, was there ever sect: a case as a wife throwing off
her allegiance to a rich, fond, amiable husband, without
provocation, and flinging herself into beggary, and into
the arms of another protector? He called spot the
Jury to disbelieve so improbable a ease; be *seared
them that there was something rotten in the tale which
had bean told. Captain carth had takes: away the
wife, that was the very head and frontal his offending,
but no mere. The adultery had been committed, but
there never was a cafe of adokery-so free from tiny
thing like seduction. Why was not Mr. Dasnwood,
Lady Astley's brother, produced ? He was is town at
the period of the elopement, but he was not• called for
fear a mine might explode. Them wese no /filters
produced either, although Sir Jacob was represented as
eatertaining the whole county of Norfolk ; nor werarthe
maidservants of Sr Jacob Astley called, though in such
cases they were usually produced, fur they had a hind
of pension curiosity in such transactions which rendered
them very useful as witnesses. Now, the case stands
thus : Mr. Garth calls, on the lath of May, on the

subject of some horses; Lady Astley had never seen hiM
before. After this period Sir Jacob was frequently out
of town. He (Sergeant Vaughan) did not know what
persons moving in fashionable life might consider to be
**it duty, but it appeared that Lady A,tlery was -fre-
quently at public places without her husband, and• be
was then sure the Jury would agree with him, that in
each places whose danger lurks, a woman's fittest and
seemliest place is by the side rf her husband. Sir Jacob
was not at the side of his Lady, but was at Norfolk and
bedford, le.ving his wife open to the facilities and
im-
pnttunities of any man. Where, then, was the extraottli-*
nary affection and devotion which Sir.l. was represented
as feeling for his wife? Where was the proof of it in'his
visit to Vauxhall? Sir Jacob arrived from Norfolk;
be goes to Vauxhall ; Lady Miley is walking, leaning
on the arm of Captain, Garth. The husband does not
embrace her, and take her from under the pupilage of
Captain Garth; he goes home in a surly humour in hie
chariot, leaving Lady A. and Captain Garth to go
home in Captain G.'s carriage, which she had frequently
used before. The fact was, that Lady A. was convinced
that Sir Jacob's habits were the most profligate. abe
was assured he was cart ying on a most disgraceful in-
tercourse, and that his visits and his absence were con-
nected with that intercourse. This was the case which
the Jury had to consider, and which would reduce the
damages to Is. Sir J. Astley heard sone hints of hie
wife's dishonour; it was said it was ringing:l=s
the comity of Norfolk, and yet he went to Y
races to keep his engagements. What engage-
ments those were the Jury would learn. They would
be shocked to hear that they were connected with
the grossest and most abominable sensuality.—file
would prove that Sir Jacob frequented improper
houses at Yarmouth, and was actually guilty of adul-
tery. He should also prove that he continued the same
line of conduct at Leicerer, and that he even get out of
the carriage from Lady Astley to indulge in indecent
habits with unchaste women. He should prove that
Sir Jacob made appointments with such women, wad
pleaded those engagements to get away from his wife.
He should prove that this was not a solitary circum-
stance, occurring from drunkenness, but that it was the
- truant practice of Sir Jacob. On one occasion his want
• feeling and delicacy was so notorious, that be en-
tertained a number of loose women within three doors
of the hotel where his wife was lodging. These
women actually hooted at Lady Miley, and becaise
offensive to her. Was this to be borne? Could it be
wondered at that Lady Astley felt no attachment.to meth
a husband,and that she considered his arms as polled..?
Was it to be wondered that Mr. Garth fell, as mew
men had fallen, before, to a Lady of transeemanit
beauty and superior manners. There was no twiddles
as to Mr. Garth's fortune; they only heard that he was
an Officer on half-pay.. It was true, if be had com-
mitted any serious offence, be was bound to pay in per-
son if he could not pay in purse ; but he concluded
there was no such offence. Lady Astley could not be
supposed to possess any strong affection for a husband
who pursued the course of life which Sir Jacob' did.
That she did not possess any such affection as was
represented by the witnesses of Sir Jacob Astley, was
demonstrated by her elopement with Mr. Garth, with
whom she was acquainted only two months. Then
what loss bad Sir Jacob Astley sustained ? If the
instructions which be had received were true, and
that they were he had. no doubt, Sir Jacob could
not come into Court, and say be had sustained any
loss. It was true the defendant was guilty of an offline
against the laws of morality, an offence which amid
sot be /sensed, he was willing to admit, but he put it
to the Jury to say whether there ever was a case of the
'kind containing less of aggravation? He contended
that there never was a less aggravated case, and be
left it with confidence to the Jury, convinced that they
would not sanction by their verdict conduct such as that
Which he was prepared to prove Sir Jacob bad been
guilty of.
Upon the conclusion of the Learned Sergeant's
speech, the witnesses in support of the defendant's Case
were called upon.
Mary Richardson, being sworn, stated that its the
year 1846 she was living in Leicester, whese she
ried on the business of a dress.maker. Two yeses
Ladies, named Burbidge and Spatield, lived with bee,
and *stinted her in carrying on her business Ms
remembers the private races in that year betweda
horse of Sir Edward Mostyn and one of Sir Jacob
Astley. Sir Jacob Astley was present. Witness saw
and spoke to bins on the Race-course. She afterwards
saw him in a private room at the Bell Inn twice. Lady
Astley was lodging at the time close to the Bell lan.
Witness when she saw Sir Jacob on the Race.course, had
with her the Misses Burbidge and Sparfield. Sir Jacob
came to them from his carriage, in which Lady A. was
sitting, and told them that he would come and treat theta
Li the evening. He had a whip in his band, wi
booked end of which he lifted up Miss Burbidge
chats. This was on the public Race course, and
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ipt to his cartiage, got up into the dickey, and turning'
round to them, kissed his hand, and repeated his pro.,
miss of coming and treating them is the evening. Sir
Jacob did not come to her house that evening, but he
came the next, accompanied by several Gentlemen. They
sent out for wine—Sir Jacob gave her a sovereign to
pity for his share. After a little time Sir Jacob retired
up stairs into a bedroom with Miss Burbidge. They
Melted the door after them, and continued up there,
newly half an hour. When witness saw Sir Jacob at
OM Bell Inn he gave her mosey. He never came to her
house either before or after the time she had mentioned.

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Witness was cross•examined at great length by Mr.
-Scarlet*, who failed, however, in shaking her testimony.
Mary Ann Webster confirmed: great part of the account
given by the last witaess,as also did Charlotte Spawforth.
Miss Surbidge also gave evidence to the same effect,
and admitted having retired to a bed-reons with Sir
Jacob; but on being asked whether an adulterous in-
tercourse had taken place there, she declined answering
that question.
Sir Edward Mostyn stated, that he was one of the
party who went with Sir Jacob to Mrs. Richardson's
The girls were introduced to them, and
treated with wine. After they had drank a few glasses
of wine, Sir Jacob left the room and went up stairs
with one of the girls. He was absent about 20 minutes.
Witness's opinion is, that he did not retire in order
to commit adultery; but he is not able to give any
reason for that opinion. He caa only say that such
was the impression en his mini. Witness was in com-
pany with Sir Jacob on the race course when he hooked
op the girl's petticoats, and witness cautioned him that
if be did not mind his wife would see biui. On the
evening of the races, Sir Jacob and witness were stand.
ing at the door of the Bell Inn, when four loose females
tame up and accosted them. They appeared to be
drunk. Witness retired into the room where they had
dined, and was followed by Sir Jacob, together with the
girls, who had several glasses of wine before they left.
They at last became so noisy, that the landlord was
obliged to eject them forcibly. Sir Jacob was not
tipsy when he went to Mrs. Richardson's house.

Captain &Akeley admitted having been of the party
at Mrs. Richardson's ; and that Sir Jacob was also there,
and that be had acted as described by the last witness.

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Captain Rich gave evidence to the same effect. Both
-time witnesses stated, that Sir Jacob was perfectly sober.

Miss Susan Paul stated, that she had been accosted
by Sir Jacob Astley in the streets of Yarmouth, and
eked for her card ; that she ietlined giving it him, or
telling him where she lived. He afterwards met her at
a place in that tfmn, called 'Vauxhall Gardens, where
he spoke to her, and gave her Ss. to pay for admis•
lion to the Theatre.

Mr. SCARLETT, in reply, stated that he was the last
man in the world who would attempt to justify, or even
to apologize, for a course of immoral conduct, but. in,
this case he contended that, even admitting that the
plaintiff had been guilty of the conduct imputed to him,
still it did not go to prove a cnurse and habit of im-
morality, but rather that he had in the heat of the
moment, and perhaps when flushed with wine, and the
exciting circumstances of the day, been betrayed into
an act certainly of impropriety, but not of pre
meditated guilt. It had of late become the custom
for defendants in actions of this kind, to make them the
vehicles for exhibiting every frailty and fault into-which
the plaintiff might, at any time in the course of his life,
have been betrayed. In the present instance, the defend-
ant had raked up his defence from the most filthy and
polluted channels. It might be that his object in
charging the plaintiff with adultery, was to save him-
self from a promise he might have made to the Lady
when labouring to effect her seduction, that he would
marry her as soon as she obtained a divorce. He well
knowing that if the plaintiff was proved to be himself
an adulterer, the Ecclesiastical Court would not grant
him a d voice. It was not every indiscretion that would
take from the seducer the guilt of seduction. (here
were few men, perhaps none, that coold lay their hands
on their hearts, and declare that they knew no act of
theirs, which they would not willingly avow. As re
girded the plaintiff's being seen to be stopped and
spoken to by loose women, it was a circumstance that
might have occurred to any of them, as it was well known
that Ladies of that kind, were neither very delicate, nor
very :airing in their manners. The Learned Counsel
proceeded at great length, and with his usual poi. erful
talent, to comment on the case, endeavouring to parry
the force of the defence set up, and to recall and im-
press on the minds of the Jury the strong nature of the
evidence he had laid before them, as to the dom. :tic
happiness and harmony of this couple ; evidence which,
he said, had not been, nor could be, contradicted. In
conclusion, he called upon them to mark their repro.
bation of Captain Garth's conduct, and to afford to the
'info, innate plaintiff the only reparation in their power,
by visiting the outrage of his peace and happiness with
exemplary damages.

The Learned JUDGE then summed up, leaving the
question of damages entirely to the Jury.
The Jury retired at seven o'clock to consider of their
verdict, which it was agreed should be taken by the
officer of the Court in the absence of the Learned Judge.
At a quarter before nine o'clock the Jury came into
Court, and returned a verdict fa the plaintiff—Da-
mages, One Shilling!
In announcing the verdict, the Foreman said I
am desired by my brother Juryasen to express our deep
regret that we cannot mark our detestation of Captain
Garth's conduct by giving heavy damages, it having
been proved that the plaintiff does not come into Court
with clean hands. We therefore award him Is. damages!"

BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,
TWO 16,&Y. • .

NOT/11113 or Meesono—M;.inasse--.. Homer; dill to enable t►e
14ao to authorise the alienation of a part of the Clergy Reserves
in Upper Canada..—Mr. BaowsLow ; Copies of Correspoodeoct
which passed between the Irish Girteratest and the Magistrates
of Lisburn. and its vicinity, relating to Orange Parades on t►e
ion► of July, lass; ass, Copies of the Opinions of the Law
Officers of the Crown in Ireland, which were laid before the Ma-
gistrates respecting Processions.--The Mama of the Recta ; Bill
ter the Regulation of the Court of Chancery.
Urines or ens Dar.—Kilkenoy Qty Election Petition; ballot
for Committee at three.—Coventry Election Petition; ►ailee for
Committee at half after three.

It appears, from an official statement laid before Par-
lament by the Treasury, that the amount of Bank of England notes
■ eirculationtunder the value of 51. bad diminished,between the lath
of last November and the 13th January, from 892,0941. to 150,4941.
at which amount they stood on the Litter day ; the account bears
date the 15th of January, and since that period we suppose
that the dialioutivn may have been equally progressive. No notes
of the above small value have been issued since the 13th of Nov.
and It is a subject of equal certainty and felicitation, that the defect
mimeos has been adequately supplied by sovereigns.

L MIGH- WATER at LONDON-BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
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LONDON.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 90, 1227.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There Is a great 'hasp this morning ht the Craig market s yes-
terday the market looked very gloomy, bet this morning it has a
bright appearance. amok, which left elf yesterday at On for
the Account, opened at Ili, and awe after rose to di f ; but
afterwards receded again to ale, and at present may be gusted at
el/ 1. This ductsatke is Rot the muse of intelligence or political
information.

It Is understood that Govetnatent received, oa &Way last, dis-
patches from Madrid, which are stated to be of a very favourable
nature, and that Fannenaan haa faithfully prendand that all the
Portuguese rebels, en their re-entering Brain, should be imme-
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endeavouring to settle the differences between the Russians and
Persians, and with great hopes of succeeding.
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Oirrent prices s Old Spanish IS Meilen en 66, Celan.
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CITY. TWO O'CLOCK.

A great deal of bushiest has been done in the Gomel Placket
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Camila, *kith were Malang up, and rose to MI for the Ac-
count, have sines declined to si*, in eensequesm .1 a report
that ten thousand Haneverians were to proceed to .Ftemtgal, to re-
inforce our troops. We need not say that at present the above
report is destitute of troth ; and we understand from good autho-
rity, that it is not the Intention of Plinieten at present to send any
more. The fait of the Market is more attributed to parties realis-
ing and a scarcity of money Stock.
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Up to the present time Consols may be quoted at Still for the
Account, with a steady market. The public are ♦ery aasSous to
ascertain who will succeed Lord Lassa not.

In the Foreign Market, all South American lesurities maintain
their prices, and have rather Improved. It is assorted that Foam-
sans has made offers, to give far every three hundred Cortes Baud,
a new Bond of one hundred and one t►ird interest : this proposi-
tion Is only set forth to feel the pulse of the Bondholders.

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