The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-02-22 00:00:00

Wm. Turner examined.-Was joarseysnan to Mr.
Seale.—[ibis witness corroborated much of Seale's eni•
deuce, u regarded the printing of the placards.]
Mr. Charles Pearson examined.—ls Attorney in this

cause; saw several of the other hand-hills given in evi-
dence t.) day distributed at several times ; in consequence
be watched the bottle of Mr. Seale on the Ist, 2d, 3d,
had 4t4 of October last; on the 4th, being Wednesday,
he found the paean named Fletcher, cording out with
a parcel in his hand ; he recognized him ; he went to
wards St. Martin's-1. e, and thence to 21, Craven-street,
the house of Mr. D. O'Brien ; had the parcel with
him in his band; saw him and Mr. O'Brien in conver-
sation in the parloar ; again watched Mr. Seale's house
on the sth of October, in company with Mr. Wilde ;
saw Fletcher come oat; he had a parcel abont the use
of fhat he hod on she preceding day ; traced him to Mr..
D. O'Brien's house to Craven-street; he had the parcel
with him in his hand; saw him come out between five
and six o'clock in the afternoon ; he had not then a par-
cel with him ; Mr. O'Brien came out before him, and
went into a coach.

PAw. Sprat( examined.—Was servant to Mr. O'Brien ;
Mr. Forbes sometimes wrote and his master at the sa,tor
time. His master frequently told him nut to let any
body into the rooni ; saw a bill in his master's dressing-
room, open on the table.—(This was one of the hand-
bills put in.)
James Prior was servant to Mr. O'Brien. and took
letters and parcels to Franklin's, at Maida-hill.
The case for the prosecution closed here.
Mr. Scattorrx rose, and made a powerful address to
the hwy. The Learned Gentleman rolled the following
witnesses to character only—the Duke of Bedford, Lord
Holland, Lord lilrskine, and Sir J. Mackintosh; all of
whom agreed in stating, that they knew Mr. O'Brien ap
to 1606, and believed hint incapable of romusitting the
crime with which he stood charged, but could not speak
orbits) to their knowledge since-ISM.
The Com JtSTICE, in charging the Jury. was of
opinion that the participation in the guilt of •Fletelirr
was not clearly established against the defendant ; but
if they were or a different opinion they would find hint
guilty.
The Jury deliberated for a few minutes, and returned
a verdict—Not Guilty.

The Doke of Richmond, we regret to oat'', experi-
enced a severe fall from his horse a few day% azo, near
his seat in Susses, which produced the hariting of a
blood vessel. The unwelcome tidings readied the
Duchess Dowager, his mother, on lliond..r. when hi%
Orate was considered letter; bat yesterda) 's advice
represent the state of histirace as rather tinfavourallie.
A new tragedy, named l'onseiener. Irk% brought
out last night at Drnry-Isne, and experienced a most
favourable reception.

'keenel and inteeestisg entertainment attracted a
brilliant assemblage to the New Argylo-Itooms last
night. M. Alexandre, the celebrated Ventriloquist,
appeared fur the first time in public. He went through
several scenes with great humour, in which a cirirty
of characters are supposed to hold dialotrue with each
other. The effect produced was most surprising.
Many foreigners of distinction were present.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
Nast India-House, when Captain .1. Mills WAS sworn
into the command of the ship Minerva, consigned to
China direct. The following ships ware taken np for
one voyage in the Company's service, iris. :—Barossa,
698 tons; Florentia, 452 tuns; Albion, 462 tons;
Kingston, 499 tons—fur Bengal direct.

It was Mr. John Hunt, and not Mr. Hunt, as
onr readers will find iu the report we this day presen
oldie trial, wbo was the defendant ve4tera;ly in the
case of libel published in The Examiner. The name
Of Mr. John Hunt alone, bas of late appeared as re.
sponsible for that publication.
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Genoa, and not Geneva, is the re.iilenee of the
Eaglish Lady, in whose family the sharking occur-
rence mentioned in our Paper of yesterday took place.
The death of the seducer Is stated in some private
letters to bare been effected by pokon, after a second
dose. and not by a pistol; but the flirt it.itement is
most generally considered to be correct. An elope-
ment had taken place with one of the voltti4 Ladies.
Her mother pursued the fugitive to Alessandria, and
prevailed upon her to return, on wliii It the seducer
pat an end to his existence. We are happy to be in-
farmed that only one of the young ladies oas sedated,
aad that not the slightest imputation rests ou the
character of sny of her sisters. The unhappy seducer
was H. li. Ast—n, Esq.

-LNI 41 SIXTY MILK/ -DAT M*rcu row 1)A1 .
og, the pedestrian, finished hi+ eighth ;lar's lier-
eilenn labour within three miles of Weatherny, in York-
sirfte,-"n Monday, at ten o'clock at night; lint he ex-
perienced much annoyance, in his day'+ journey, from
the pressure of the people who follosve.l liim. It is said,
that he could not last three days longer.

EittostaTtos.—ltetract of a Letter from Quebec,
dated 17th November, 1941:
“ I suppose the times 'revery dull in Dublin, and
believe me they have taken a turn fur the worse here;
the streets are crowded with poor wretched emigrants
and their families, (chiefly of Ireland) the greater
part of whom are depending on public charity, and
Ood knows what has become of such of them a• were
able to proceed to' Upper Canada and the United
States. The poor souls do well to start, before the ap-
proach of whiter, to a more favourable clime—l pity
them. This is the condition of such of them as were
sot possessed of some little means to enable them to
support themselves on the land even f.r one season;
and I think, from Ike jow rate of provisions, a small
suss *said support. a family for one summer, isflter
widek they would Itcyc, resources, from their owe In-
&wisp Wet; hauls from 144 to td. per pound. by
this fosesev—igspit pot sauee4l:. n. flour and • fish,
`Meat sh•OPlPittniSin nbes t $. per stone—buttes
s I pull-i dold. pot by ase. szfs,
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„ .16skussss 0(•y Meads possefsiss
link VIM Vet o espies mewl sa wiss4d

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ismisperdeat.