The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1841-02-19 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

TRIAL OF JAMES THPMAS EARL OF CARDIGAN.  HOUSEOF LORDS,-FEBRUARY 16,  The novelty of this trial naturally excited a great deal of interest, a period of more than 60 years having elapsed since the occurrence of any similar proceeding. At half-past nine o'clock a number of carriages of the nobility and gentry, chiefly occupied by ladies, formed a line from the door of the House of Peers nearly to the House of Commons. The arrangements for admission were excellent. Those who had tickets found not the slightest difficulty in arriving at the seats designated ; and during the day the utmost order and reaularity prevailed. The side galleries were occupied by ladies and foreigners of distinction, chiefly members of the diplomatic corps. The great gallery was almost exclusively filled by ladies. At half-past ten o'clock the Judges made their appearance. They were dressed in their state robes, and took their seats in front of the woolsack. At this time Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Brougham, Lord Wynford, Lord Abinger, and Lord Langdale were present. The Lord Chancellor were prevented from attending by indisposition. The body of the house was densely crowded ' • and their lordships being attired in their robes, and such of them as are knights, wearing the collars of their respective orders, the scene was one of great magnificence. The AttorneyGeneral and Mr. Waddington, who conducted the prosecution, appeared early, and were soon followed by Sir W. Follett, Mr. Serjeant Wrangham, and Mr. Adolphus, the counsel for the defence.  At a quarter to 11 o'clock Lord DENMAN entered the house as Lord High Steward.  The Lords having been called over, the clerks of the Crown delivered the commission to the Lord Speaker, who gave it to the clerk in the Queen's Bench to read, the Peers standing at the time. The commission authorized their lordships to proceed with the trial of James Thomas Earl of Cardigan, on an indictment found against him, which had been removed before-them by certiorari, and it appointed Lord DENMAN to preside as Lord High Steward on the occasion.  The commission ha;ing been read, Garter and Black Rod placed Lord Denman, as Lord High Steward, in the chair provided for his Grace on the uppermost step but one of the throne.  The LORD HIGH STEWARD then directed the Serjeant-atArms to make proclamation for the Yeoman Usher to bring the prisoner to the bar.  The Yeoman Usher immediately appeared at the bar, having the Earl of Cardigan in his custody. The noble prisoner having reached the bar, made three reverences, one to his Grace the Lord High Steward, and one to the Peers on each side. He then was conducted to a seat placed for him within the bar..  The LORD HIGH STEWARD informed the prisoner that he was indicted for feloniously shooting at Harvey Garnett Phipps Tuckett. The Cleric of the Crown in the Queen's Bench then read the indictment.  The Clerk of the Crown.—How say you, prisoner, are you guilty or not guilty ?  The Earl of Cardigan (in a very firm tone of voice).— Not guilty, my Lords. Clerk of the Crown.----How will you be tried ? The Earl of Cardigan.—By my peers. His Lordship, by leave, then sat down, uncovered. Proclamation was then made by the Serjeant-at-Arms, for ail persons to come forth and give evidence ; and the Lord High Steward having, with their lordships' leave, removed to his seat at the table, Mr. WADDINGTON opened the indictment.—My lords, the noble lord at the bar stands indicted for feloniously shooting at Harvey Garnett Phipps Tuckett. The first count charges, that he, on the 12th of September, in the 4th year of our Sovereign Lady the Queen, did, feloniously and unlawfully, with a certain pistol loaded with powder, with intent to kill and murder, shoot at Harvey Garnett Phipps Tuckett. The second count charges him with the intent to maim and disable Harvey Garnett Phipps Tuckett. And :he third, with intent to do him, the said Harvey Garnett Phipps Tuckett, some grievous bodily harm. To this indictment the noble lord has pleaded " Not guilty," and put himself on trial by his peers. The