Star.
London, England, 1828-01-04 00:00:00

The New York Albion makes the following
dons on the President's Message:
" We this day, in obedience to our annual
lay before our readers the Message-of the
the United States to Congress; and in doing
free to say, that we never complied with the t
cheerfully. The aspect of affairs which it presents
Great Britain, and the pacific—we may say; indeed,
friendly spirit which it breathes—is to us, and must be
to every'Englishman, most gratifying. The delicate'
and important discussions which had been going on
between the two Governments, and the conflicting in-
terests attending them, had, in some degree, been the
cause of eneasiness to many of the friends to both casei-
n-in. These- fears we knew welt groundless ; and we
have the President's' nthority for saying, that these dis-
cussions 4 have terminated in the adjustment of some of
the questions at issue upon satisfactory terms, and• the
postponement of others for future diicussion and agree-
ment: Of the various subjects which claimed the
attention of the two Cabinets lastyear, that inlrela
td the deported slaves is amicably settled, by the
sishi-goveSuenesst, -the 'award mar fee
under the Treaty of 'Ghent. The pm waclarge,,but
the demand was just ;and England has nobly supported
but character in proniptly answering it: The tribute of
applense spontaneously made *by tier President on this
point falls worthily from the liprof the Chief Magis-
trate of a free people.
" The renewal of .the Commercial Convention has
`Riven perpetuity, for an unlimited period, to the Com:
erercial intercourse now happily and profitably:subsisting
between the twd nations; it has, too, effected a tempura
compromise-of the differences in telation -to 'Colombia
River ; and further, this compromise has .for its basis
strict principles of reciprocity. The North-eastern
boundary is also put in a train for settlement—a special
Convention having been concluded at London, on the
29th of September, which has so shaped the question,
and so disentangled it of its .clifficulties, that it can be
laid before a third and friendly Power, for arbitration, in
-conformity to the provisions of the Treaty of Ghent.
So tar, then, this source of national irritation is removed,
and we trust the matter will be settled, if that be possi-
ble, to the satisfaction of those more immediately in-
tetested. The metier is now, We suppose, out of the
hands of Great Britain : she has confided it to _the
friendship and honour of her arbitrator. The never-
ending subject of the Colonial Trade has at last, we
hope, received its quietus. Great Britain adheres to het
,pnlicy, from various motives of national interest ; the
'United States does the same, for the same reasons, and
asserts that she suffers not from the British restrictions.
Both parties then agree to differ, and neither has any
right to complain ; and the two .onflicting interests,
'like two opposite currents, neutralise each other—they
create a temporary ruffle at the moment of collision,
but soon overcome each other, and sink down into the
tranquillity of the silent stream.'

WINTER ASSIZES.

• )11tIDSTONB.,
„ANIMAT 2.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN arrived here this afternoon
about five o'clock, and immediately proceeded to the
New Cotuts,where his Majesty's commission was opened.
Mr. Justice BATLICY has nut yet atrived, and is not
expected until the morning, when the business of the
Assize will commence.
This is the first Assize-since the completion of the new
Courts. They are built in a most substantial manner,
and form a very handsome structure. The building is
chiciiy,composed of stone raised within the county.—
From a cursory view, the architect appears to have
made convenience his great object; the whole of the
building is surrounded by iron railings—a grand area
being in front. -
The Criminal Court has two spacioua,galleries—the
one for the accommodation of the Grand Jury, and the
other for the Ladies, at the end of which there is a
massive marble pißai, from whish is suspended an ele-
gant lamp and five lights. • -
.The Grano. Jury Room is, a most superb apartment,
having two fire-places, with chimney-pieces of elegant
sonstraction of the finest marble. In the centre of the
room is a substantial table of English oak, inlaid with
Spanish mahogany; the chairs are also of oak,- with
circular board, and covered with light red morocco
leather. The floor of the apartment is covered through-
out with a rich Turkey carpet; and to protect the
Grand Jury from any ifstonvenience from a current of
air from the staircase, a screen is judiciously placed.—
From the windows the prospect is most delightfully
picturesque.
The calendar contains the names of 144 prisoners.—
The offences generally are not of a serious cast. There
is one charged with murder, two with 'manslaughter,
several with burglaries, and two with poaching.
THURSDAY. JAN. 8.
Before Mr, Beam Vacua/IL
Cornelies Brewer, aged 24, was capitally indicted for
busglariously breaking into the dwelling house of
Elizabeth Prest, at Lewisham, and stealing therein
various articles, her property.
Mr. Pora.oca stated the case for the prosecutiones.
The prosecutrix was an aged and infirm widow Lady,
residing at Lewisham. The prisoner, about two years
back, had been in her service as footman. On the night
lof the 11th of December, her house was broken open,
between the hours ot ten and seven o'clock; the entrance
,by the burglar was effected in such a manner as to
leave little doubt but the person entering the premises
was well acquainted with- them. At an early hour of
the day, after the committal of the burglary, the pri-
soner was stopped by a patrol, carrying an umbrella;
suspicion was awakened from circumstances, and the
prisoner was searched ; on his person was found a
valuable lace cap, and several other articles of wearing
apparel, which he should prove were the property of
the prosecutor. On questioning the prisoner after be
had been searched, he stated that he bad picked up the
articles of apparel
lh on the road, together with the um-
brella, but gh it was a very rainy night, there
were no marks on any of the articles that could lead
even to a supposition that they bad been laid or thrown
down un dirty road.
The. Learned Counsel called evidence whiih fully
supported the statement he bad made.
Mr. Cx.ennsoN appeared for the prisoner, and cross•
examined the witnesses at great length, but without
Maki!), their evidence in chief.
The prisoner, in ills defence, said that he went on that
night to Lowisbato,fot the purpose of laying eel hooks