North Wales Gazette

GOOD FRIDAY "TIS done, 'tip finished and the glorious Sun Of Righteousness, whose native rise dispelled Our wintry ;night oi intellectual darkness, Goes down, eclipsed, into his crimson couch • While all t,h^ loud a>-tille>y bf Nature Fires, as he dips the spiritual horizon. Lo, the earth quakes behold, the rocks,are rentJ, And many bodies of the saints that slept Arise and go into the IIo,:v citv- Appearing utito many, ifet the" very Foundations, also, of the,hills, report "Ills passion — to'tlie traih of propliasy s Re-echoed; realising in thesRine> z The charnis, pr incjut^vti^s, uiider^hich''• ;'s- The ancients siU|)j9^itiQu^y iultgined His prototype^, in an ec,ljpse, to s.tffiiir. t • Forsaken Sonuof Main, Betrayed iijtp.tlfsj hands 6t' .s'mnersv.)t'l.'ls' To this (their) hour of eyil, and tlie powijr Of three liottrsr. rss., ve.r, -,tll the land! "Tis done, 'ti^'fiimWe.d1; this thescheme diviiiB lOf oui; atonement; B the sepulchn Made sure jun-tiithe third day sealed the stone- 4Aild ^et a watch'(they hail with them, or one for the purpose, But'wMchwss Mnituportant to be scriptured); Apparently secure enough to baffle The sacrilegious of the disciples, To verify the words of -,i th<r,t (Iccciver, While he was yet alire! 'Tis done, 'tis finished! 1 Seeing, then, pur Almighty Father had not Withheld his Son, only Son. from us,— Therefore, in blessing, let i s bL ss ium a i.i, In multiplying, let us multiply 1 Ais true i-eligloii-as the stars of heaven. In Ttyitbeautiful plant, the misletoe, may be pro. ,.P^»ated by simply taking one of the berries at Christinas and pressing it against a tree, to which it will adhere by its viscous juice and become a plant. -d_-

A T TH A -!1itt-- An account of the Prices of Whmt, Barley, and Odrs, i)l, tlle week closed Saturday last, in the under-mentioned couníics- IV gr, Winchester measure. Anglesey .47s to. 51s 34s to -39s IBs to 22 Carnarvon, 40s — 56s 80s — 89p 22» — 25 Uenbiyh. 57s — (><)s 30s — 33s 22s — 25 Flint53s — (kSs, 30s —'33s 20s — 22 Merioneth. 53s — GSs aOs — S3s 2<>s — 24 .Montgomery. ] 53s — G7s 3%: — SiSs 2us — 23

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, One o'Clock. -SECO-D, L:"j[TION. The has been very little business done in Wheat to-day, except in the prime qualities of English, of which considerable sales have been effected at last week's prices. -Oats barely support them- selves. Barley and Sialt 3d to 3d. lo weiv Beans Is, lower. VVhcrd, 70-th. s. D. R. D. I English Old, 10 0 a 11 3 New. 10 Gall G Oats 3 Sa 3 10 Barley. 4 (j a 5 0 Flour, 2-10lb.- s. D. S. D. Eit,(. 50 0 a 55 0 Irish. 45 57 a 58 0 American in Bohd, 27 0 a 30 0

LONDON, LOX DON, Corn Exchaxge, Monday, April 19. -The arrival both of Wheat and Flour last week wa^ on.the wlwile moderat e, aswas also the supply of "Wheat this morning, chiefly from Essex and Kent; the mealing-trade, nevertheless, was very dull, tht: sales being confined to the best parcels, which-barley supported our last quotation, whilst the middling ajul ordinary sorts could only begot off at a reduction of from Is. to 2s. per quarter.— Bailey meets a heavy sale, and is the turn chaper. Pease of both sorts also scarcely meet so good a sale as last noted.—The stupnly of Oats has not been particularly large of late the trade is however, in the same dull state as above noticed, and we consider it rather cheaper than otherwis.- At the close of the market, Fiour was reduced as. per sack, the top price beins settled at (iOs. Wheat (white) 58s a 71s Parley • ;i2s «, 41s -Is it s Pease -2s a 43s Oats fPotatoe) 2is u 32s —— Poland 21s a 29 ——^ Feed 20s.ja

PRICE OF FLOUR. Town made Flour, 55s a 60s per sack delivered. Ditto Seconds. 50s a 55s ditto. Essex and Suffolk Flour, 45s a 50s onboard ship. No) folk and Stoc/clon'ditlo -10s a 45s ditto. Bran. lis a 12s Quarter. Fine Pollard J fs a f 8s ditto 'New Rape Seed, £ 21 to Last.

SMITIIFIELD, MONDAY, April 19. We are not so full to-day as on Monday )ast, either of Beef or Mutton but this being Easter week, and the fineness of the weather also operat- ing materially, We find the supply at Market quite .adequate to the demand and while we quote Beef at the terms of this day se'nnight, it should be un- tlerstood that none but the primest Norfolk Scotv fetoh 4s.—The general price of good Mutton is named at 4s. being a reduction there may be a reduction there may be a few Downs at Is. more but we cannot bring such a price in our figures. —The very best Calves, both as to weights and quality, and none others, find purchasers at 5s. Id.-Ilork remains the same both here and at Bar- net.—The Lamb tradeis not so brisk as on Ft iday nor can we boast much of the quality. The price is given below: To sink the offal—per stone of Sib. Beef.as Odtois Od J I'cal 4s 0 5s 4d glutton 3s Ad to is Od | Pork 3s 4 5S 4,4 Head of Cattle this day. Beasts, about. 2545 Calves ] po Sheep 16,560 Pigs 9±q Sheep. 24:0

KAW HIDES. Best Heifers wtul .Steeis, Ordinary, 2s Id lo 2s st. 3s 0d to 3s 2d I Market caff, each Ss 0d Middls. 2s Hdto-2s 10</ j Eng. Horse] 0s Od toOd -0:-

SHEEP SKINS. Downs 4s Od to 5?0d—Polled 5s Od to 5s9d

PRICE OF HOPS. Kent Pockets 91.\Os. ffo. lOi Ov to 121 Os. East Kent 4" Cclnlerb. 17Z 0s. to-loy. Sussex PoekctsSiQs iddlds to lOt 5s. Essex Pockets Sl Qs to Ml Oslo 111, 1 is. Faridiain, fine, lGQsto&llOs.—-Sec 1M Oslo 16t Us. Kent Bags, SlQto GPOsto 10;, Sussex Bags 71 iCte^o SI Ss to Os. Essex Bags-1 11,10s to ULDs to to Us.

PRICEi PF TALLOW. Town Tallow. 39^ qj Yellow Russia. ^5s Od White ditto 32s Od Sony, 32s 6d Melting Slvjf s Od Ditto Rougn lSs tiel Graves .v. 158 Oil 83s Od LKt-d. 82s Od Good Dregs G8 Oct Price of Cullies per doz. Ss. M — Molds 10s ad (ti- doz.- allowed j or ir.ady money,

PRICE OF POTATOES. C dmpioas 31 lis lo 01 0s her ton 21 iOs to 31 (isper ton 1 ork Kidneys 3/5 s to 3110s per ton ■"Scotch llcd. ill Os lv Sl 5s per ton

Carnarvon Spring Assizes Before Chief J ustice Rmne,and JudgeWuicK. High Sheriff, Sir Dai id Lrskine, Bart. The \ssizesfor tillsCounty commenced in the County HalU in 0*"narvon, ^Tuesday week.— Wp sh-iU now redeem tho pledge given in our St S to IZ^S- our readers *°ith the full particulars to this, week impression, and we trust to thejc geu^ral satisfaction. After attend- ing Divine Service,, and hearing au appropriate difcourse froffl the Rev. Mr. Trevor, the Judges Mied to Court, when the following Gentle- mTn after being duly sworn, formed the Grand JU £ h-'lRobt. Williams, M. P. for the county Sir Joseph H«ddar £ Knight; G. H, ]) pennant, -i f1. Colonel Edwards Capt. Parrv, R. N.; w Williams, ^c^ard Garnons, K Lloyd. R. T. Carreg Rice Thomas, G. T. imitb,- A. Burrowes L. M. Bennett, J. God- a!LI J. Greenfiuld, J. Wyatt, W. Turner, Thos. Churchill, R. Roberts, G.J ones, W.Humphreys, When Judge Kennck delivered the Charge, as pearly as we could collect, in the following- terms: A-fter expressins his regret that he was not en- abled on the present occasion to congratulate the country, as had invariably been the case, during- twelve years he had the honour of attending the Circuit, on the state of morals and little pre- ^tleiice °f crime within it, as etinjCed by "the 1I!ïtl1å.J\ nijmber ef, .offenders committed for Üíal. Judge adverted to the very great increase of • pevs°ns calendar, and principally for the » robbing of wrecks; and stated that during the whole of the above, period, he only recollected lle commitment for that cruel crime within the ¡" wbOle linii of the Circuiti until the present He then rsferred to a, letter, addressed by the tary of State,-to the Lords Lieutenant and ef the maritime counties \vithin the prio- JU' ,Uv calling their attention to that particular c,p }es of crime; andJrequiring the Judges to ex- S? 'n the law whenever they should see occasion. The Learned Judge then proceeded to do so, and st distinctly stated that property wrecked, at ^hatever distance from the wreck it might be drown up, still remained the property of the 01 i- 'nal owners, and that no person had any right to gl it and appropriate it to himself, and that it felony s0 do.And further that robbino- was J v o f wrecks is, under circumstances, a capital offence» punishable with Death; or larceny pun-J IShable with transportation for life, or imprison- ment with hard labour for «,ch period as the Court, before whom any offenders should be trough* a,1(1 convicted, should direct. And that It was competent to any Court of general Gaol Pfilivery?,^ the case should appear to them to re- quire it, to refuse to proceed on Bills preferred '• for larceny only, and to direct Bills for capital ^"jfenj&eS tqi be preferred; and on conviction, pass tg "1 iind carry into exectlton, ,the dreadful sentence of jjeathr—The Learned Judge further proceeded to stake that by recent Acts of Parliament', and tarticularlyby the 1st and ado fthepresent King, i /s -ipropeyty-'atid conveying » to.apace.p 8a t» 01 I Z Vipe-Admiral or his DeP«U« wou d en- ,• ritlo themsalr^ proportion of the value of t)|t- property-on giving notice to the Vice-Admi- ,øep r ral or his Deputies, where any such property was concealed, so as the Vice-Admiral or his Depu- ties A-bould be enabled to secure it, would entitle themselves to other proportions of its value, and to have such value paid or security given for the payment, to be settled in case of dispute by three °f ^le Peace and recommending the Justices of the Peace at the next Quarter Ses- sions to takeineasures to have Abstracts of such Darts as related to salvage and to the summary punishment of offenders in plundering wrecks, translated into the Welsh Language, and printed and stuck up in public places where it would be likely to be seen'and read, among tlie parishes in the County. The Learned Judge then proceeded io state, that as far as came within his or his Brother' Judge's observation, or from any information to be obtained from the depositions, returned to them or any other authentic source, tw blame in any degree whatsoever was imputed to the Magistrates of the neighbourhood, who on the contrary appear to them, as Tar as they could observe; to have acted with their usual activity, diligeftce, and perseverance., in endeavouring, as far as was in their power, to suppress this cruel and abominable system of plunder, and in bring- ing to justice those who had been guilty of it.—• Having stated this, he regretted exceedingly he could not state the names of jot her classes of the community, who bj 'heir example, and the means they might have afforded effectual as- si&Ancein the^^ preservation,of the property, for the uiifQrt'vinate sufferers or their then orphan fa- tailies, Who though not under the same obliga- q¡ ,;t ga- tion by law, yet he had hoped would, from motives of humanity and a proper sense ,'Jave hastened « with alacrity so to have done; on the Contrary Uwpver, he had too much reason td- fear, that to We if .'fflsgraee. some of th^mt if they bad not actually themselves participated \n the, plunder, had encouraged their families and serw 'Vifits, antl employed or connived at the«rtiploy- nt of their Horses, Carts, and other iheans, in' thi most jithtiman, cruel, and wicked robbery. The Judge then proceeded to state that it was the wish of liiniSelf and Brother Judge, on the Present occasion, by lenient and mil,d punishment any who might be found guilty, to awaken in Who might be inclined so to offend, ,a due sens. of the danger they would incur by such wicked purses, and thereby reclaim them from their Mcked habits and bring them hack to the figh, v ay. rather than to take full retribution of tbei, offences by intiiction of the greater punishmVn tlie law. would allow, expressly intimating that if Kuch leaity should not effect the true ends of jus- liCe and sourtil policy, for the prevention t ather than the pmiislimeat of crime., 4 more severe bourse must aad .wdiild undoubtedly he pursued,^ '•vsa to Mu- e-iteil of t.irrying iufo ucUlal execu" 'ionih* fl,' 1 sentence of Deajlirifa«y Altitre aill fo okti(I "fit) Ili!INv;lr,) I"r e \41 th. Lear.K-.l J u.lge. in ^artic :lar stated that should any of the latter classes of society be in future foariil so far departing from their duty as men and christians, as actually to participate in such guilt, instead of suppressing such wicked and cruel practices, as far as their example and the encouragemeniaof their servants and dependants and use every other means in their power to protect all wrecked property would ex- tend, they must expect, and It ws the determi- nation of himself and Brother udge, and would, he had no doubt, be the intention jof any future- Judge, to make in their persons the necessary example, by infliction of thlh highest punishnteut the law in such case woulf allow. í

CRIMINAL SIDEt ¡ ¡ OwenWilliams from dWn,Doibetamaen was con- victed for stealing part of a saQK of clover seed, at the last Bangor Fair.It Appeared that the' seed was regularly pitched fo/sale in the Market place, which during a tempo/ary absence of the owner, the prisoner bore it av/ay; however,unfor- tunately for him, but fortunate for the ends of justice, there was a small hole in the bottom of the sack, through which the seed issued as he moved along with his prize, by which means he wasev entually apprehended. Sentence—six months imprisonment and THE tread MILL. Jane Williams, from the same neighbourhood as the above was found guilty of stealing sundry articles of wearing apparel, from Mrs. Lloyd of Brynadda, who had kindly afforded her a shel- ter for the night, and provided her with suste- nance, thus adding ingratitude to theft. Sen- tence —serew years transportation. John F'oulkes, for aiding and assisting in the commitment of a Rape, was, as stated in otii- last acquitted.—It appeared on the trial, that the Pro- secutrix was married to the prisoner's brother, who has been for some time serving with his re- giment in Canada; she had a few mouths back been with the Overseer for money to enable her to join him, but the overseer refused, as she sup- posed, through the interference of her brother-iu- law, who had represented, that she would return with a greater burthen to the parish. She denied ever having threatened him on this account: how- ever, there came forward testimony which could not be disputed, that s.)ie, had been frequently heard to declare she would never rest satisfie.d until she had him hung and that if she had him in Ireland, of which kingdom she was a native, he should not live ten minutes. Under the im- pression that she had used these threats, the Jury acquitted the prisoner. However, from what came out, on the trial, there was not a pos- sibility of doubt, but that her person had been vio- latpd by somc two wretches, with the assistance of a third person. W. Dabies, all aged man, was convicted of plundering, rather upon an extended scale, from the wreck of the Hornby, lost last winter, off the Great Ornishead— the chief evidence was Board- man, who, as our readers may recollect, was com- mitted for maliciously shooting. The case was very clear-seitici ice twelve months imprisonment. J. Jones, W. Davies, J. Griffith, J. Jones; O. Owens, Robt..tones, Griffith. Griffiths, K.lw. Jones, and John Roberts, were severally found guilty for the same crime as the above W. Da vies, principally by the testimony ot the Staff of the County Militia, who met them returning from the. sea side each with a bundle containing property belonging to the owners of the vessel wrecked as above stated. However, as ,there were differ- ent shades 'ofg#ilt, all pointed out by B Yard- man, the first four were sentenced to nine tuonths imprisonment and hard labour, au.| the remainder, to six months and had labour. W. Williams, liobt. 'Williams, and Margaret Jones, were also arraigned, charged as the above, but upon pleading and entering into recogni- zances, they were discharged. Thomas Boardrnan was indicted under Lord Ellenborotio'h's Act, for maliciously shooting at Robert Hughes. It appeared that the Prosecutor lived in the Parish of Llandudno,.where the plun- der of the wreck was chiefly carried on. That the prisoner called at his house for something. relative to the wreck—that he also struck the pro- secutor with a stick—that he was on horseback- and that prosecutor retired into his house, follow- ed by the prisoner-that upon prosecutor, who is lame reaching down his stick forthe purpose of assisting him to walk to a neighbour's house, to ascertain what the prisoner wanted, (the pri- soner could not speak Welsh, nor the Prosecutor English)., the prisoner showed a pistol he had con- cealed in his breast,; that he, the Prosecutor then passed out of his house, followed by the prisoner who mounted his horse, and rode after him that upon overtaking him, Prosecutor laid his, hand gently on the horse's neck, when prisoner struck him,and he returned the blow, on which prisoner fired a pistol at him, which wounding him in the face, he fell on his face among some li*avet. (The Court here interfered, and after a short con- ference with the Counsel on both sides, and after- wards with the Solicitors and the Prosecutor, the affair was settled, and the prisoner discharged.

CIVIL SIDE. The following cause, the only one tried, ann which has been the theme of conversation and excited considerable interest for a length of time was heard on the last day of the Assizes, before a Special Jury, consisting of the following gen- tleirien: — Sir Joseph Huddart, Knt. Foreman W. Wil- liams; Richard G-arnoiis Robt Thomas Carreg; L. M. Bennett; J. Jones H. Rowlands, and T. Churchill, Esquires; W. Griffith O. Roberts H. Roberts and Robert Thomas, Gentlemen. EVAN THOMAS V. MORRIS HUGHES. The Attorney General, '(Mr. Wyatt) stated the case for the plaintiff. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, Evan Thomas, who is an under Agent for tj. H.B. Pennant, Esq. in his extensive slate Quarries, which is.about three miles from and in the.pansh of Llaridegai. The defendant, a.magistrate for .the county, is the officiating Clergyman of St. Anne s *Chapel, built and endowed by the late Ji; £ ?eni'hyn"' as a ChaP<Al of Ease, attached to ,.e. "U1'6h of Llandegai, affording a place for i\i e worship to the numerous workmen and 'r £ lriLaUr1 S ^ideht in and about the Quarries. e Jtev. Defendant stood charged with writing an anonymous and libellous letter, to G. H. D. pennant, Esq. in which it was stated, that Mr. vl 'P|WilS ,'0 ed weekly of an ^'U)U, and that if tlw las/ t!l(! Pontiff and his son, could, ■•ihK^fe-f?r^d' iUforth, Mr. P. wlierein the mnllSTSr*1-- butth?t they wt^re afraid to fMf 'ra", «?ay 111 Which way, on account Mmftli^t Mr P hea<l a"ent in the,Quarries f ^6"n;uU was in the constant hubit of slitwin0.. all communications relative to the Quarries to the said Mr. G:reell,rielfi.-Tiiis tne substance of the alledged libel which the Attorney General declared lie wtMild satisfactorily prove to the Jury was written by the defendant —The damages were laid at J400. aelendant- Mr, Temple, & gentleman well known in the Chester Circuit, was Waged by a special re- tainer for the Rev. Defendant. The first witness called and examined after be- ing first duly sworn. wasG, II. D. Pennant Esa Received an anonymous letter in London either in the morning or evening, of the 15th of March, 1823. [The letter handed to the witness.) This is the letter, kuovys the plaiftliff, Evan Thpnras lie is an under agent in the Quarries knows the hand-writing, and believes it to be that of the defendant—knows it to be So by comparison with other letters in his pocket. Cfyef Justice—That will not do. by comparison witlytbhelg^tters, it is incompetent in evidence. ijxftminatiori resumed.—Never saw defendant Wfile, but receive I letters from him on the 14-th Ami\ l')t!i of March, and the writing is so much alike- >. Chief Justiei^Th&t will not do.—Do you be- lieve this lettcAo be in the hand-writing of de- fendant? G. H.D.PetMmt, Esq.1 do. Cross-examinedbjf Mr. Tei\iple.—Defendant had been on received terms with his family, but cer- tainly not on intimate terms. Has nothing to do with this action, nor responsible for the expences. Defendant was once a tenant of his, he held some premises and a small allotment of land—he has now ceased to be so, by order of witness since last All Saints. Is the proprietor of the Quarries and has the. parties connected with their management under his control. Received the anonymous letterthe5th of March, 1823. Has bsen in the habit of receiving anonymous letters ever since his abode in this country, for about eight years some relative to the Quarries, perhaps one or two, but certainly not six; continued civilities towards defendant after receiving some anony- mous letters, put certainly not after the receipt of the one in this handwriting. James GreaijvM, Esq. sworn.—Is head agent for the Quayies under G. H. D. Pennant, Esq. knows the defendant with whom he has been in habits of imrfeacy—they are both Magistrates for the ec)tiiity.-liv a conversation with defend- ant on 1st March, 1S23, said, Mr. Pennant always shews me any letters ot; papers relative to'the Quarries, and never told, any person else so.—Is well acquainted with defendant's hand-writing Z, (letter shewn to witness) believes this to be the hand- writing of Mr. Morris Hughes, the defendant. Has frequently seen defendant writing forms of affidavits, and has no doubt of this beitig his hantl-writillg, [The letter was here handed to the Judge, who objected to its being submitted to the Jury, as it was not yet admi ttcd m evidence, when Mr. Temple stating that he thought they had laid a sufficient foundation to entitle them to' have it read, it was read accordingly, and was in substance what we stated in the commencs- uwnt. ] Cross examined by Mr. Williams.—The plain- tiff, Evan Thomas, is un:lt,f Agent in the Quarries, where, a number of men are employed.—Has Q.) knowledge that they are all acquainted with ";Ie fac.tLhat Mr. Pennant shéws witness all letters re- lative to tire -r employers gv- nerally shew their agents ail letters to [- such .■concerns.—After receiving the letter from Mr. Pennant, waited upon the defendant and told •.him lie had just got a letter from Mr. Pennant, and charged him with being the writer-f which he denied again said he believed he was the writer, and never said upon leaving the room that he thought he was not, but expressed surprise that one who had acted so kind a part during the late Mrs. Greenfield's illness, should have now acted so flagrantly to the contrary. Defendant then took up a book'—a Biblt—suppose to take his oath—witness begged he would desist, as nothing ha could do, would alter his opinion, and further observed, that upon comparing an examination taken iiv defendant's hand-writing, with that of the letter, had no tdpubt it was his — Migh t say that,'the 1st three lines appeared in a feigned han l-r Defefidant then made Oath on the Bible* that he knew nothing of it either directly orin- directly, A llowed to.defendant that could not charge hjm with having entered into any improper or league witii the Quarrymen.— Would not sweai- that J did not say the style and djction were.exactly like his—fold him that Mr. P(ml3.nt; on presenting tlie letter said, Here is pretty Ittt(,i-, ii it not defendant's writing?"— Did not tell clefendant that I endeavoured atPen- thyn to do away the impression that he was the ■writer.—Did not prevent defendant writing to Mr. P. nor was any thing-said about it. Was present in London, when a letter was received from de- fendant. Defendant also wrote to me, but I do I not know where the letter is—have not destroyed it. Has shewn the anonymous letter to several, perhaps to some of the Gentlemen of the Jury.- Threatened to bring an action for it, when de- fendant said he thought witness ought, lias not undertaken t(i pay the costs of this action nor is responsible. Never was applied to by defendant for a sight of the letter. Mr. Valentin', sworn-Knows defendant, and has seenhimwrlte-(lettashcIÚn)-believes it to be in defendant's writing. Cross-examined by Mr. Temple-Is Organist in the defendant's chapel—Is not aware of any disagreeiiient between their.—Befendan c"111" pia'ned about two years ago of some tuiui lias spoken to him since, but cannot say how often Has not been on very good terms since—when they disagreed about the tune-Did not say on parting You have been my enemy, and now I will be your's." They did not quarrel, as he knew of-he did not quarrel-he bore no mahce —Did not particularly recollect what passed-de- fendant did not approve of his. tuning, but they had no quarrel-told defendant he thonghthe had no right to interfere in his department-never -e threatened him—f^e Utter was here handed to seen it twice before, about nine "months tt,o --Does not recollect that Mr. Green- field told him before reading lt, that defendant was the writer. the defendant frequent- ly write, and though some parts appear disguised, had no doubt it was defendant s hand wnting.- (witness was called on to point out particular picirts)—The bottoming1 of the y, the c, the word 11 ii,hieft," the Superscription" and "th"-From all of which he firmly believed the letter to be the hand-writing of the defendant. Some of these similarities were pointed out to him, and others he discovered. Chief Justiee.—Whed was the tune complained of? Witness.—Does not recollect—it was a psalm tune, and he conceived defendant knew nothing about it. Chief Justice.interference, I presume, nettled you a little1? -• Witness.—Yes; but did not bear malice. (}. H. D. Pennant, Esq. re-called by Chief, Justice. G. 11. Ð, Pennant,B:sq.Never saw the de- fendant write. Had received letters from defend- ant both before and subsequent to the one now, before the Court. [Was here desired to inspect, it,] Did firmly believe it to be the hand-writing of the defendant. Cross examined by 3fr. Temple.—Had received several letters from defendant. Received one in. May or June last when in London^ "but lie has not got it with him. Has one with him that he received in August last. It relates to the anony- iligi,is letter.—Was notcalled uponin his subpoena to bring-any letters or papers. Never saw de- fednant write, but judged merely from comparing his writing, and oould positively swear, from the similarity, that the one now before the Court was in the handwriting of the defendant, JI), Rd. Williams, Attorney, sworn.—Knows the defendant, and has seen him write often— (letter shewn to witness) he believed it to be de- fendant's writing. Was shewn it before at Ban- gor by. Mr. II. R. Williams, Solicitor, Did not immediately recognise it, but the writing was familiar, Cross examined by JIt-. Williams.—Was only subpoenaed litli morning in bed (witneas appeared as recovering from severe illness.) Defendant once callejif upon him, and then declared to hini he thought it was his handwriting. Never told defendant he thought it was not and never said he ought to bring an action for the slander. Never drank his health iu. company with Dr. Beaver and wished him success, further than as he might esteem him, without illusion to this action. Attorney General..—My Lords, we have more witnesses, but we here mean to close our case. Mr. Temple then rose and addressed the Jury for the defendant in a strain of eloquence and in- genuity, for nearly an hour and a half, which far exceed our powers to lay before our readers, even if our limits would admit of it. He. stated that he had the honour of addressing them for a man who had every thing at .stake—the paltry consideration of damages were out of the CIIles- tiofl.-Till" (I'feii laut stood there charged as a criminal,—for both as a man, as a as a magistrate, if thay believed evidence so loose, so vague, coining from parties more or less con- nected with the plaintiff, they would consign the defendant to the lowest depth" of infamy ;—ifthay believed Hughes, the man who could act so vile a part, Fie was deserving (lie greatest stigma that could fall upon a man. Tlie Learned Coun- sel then urged that the letter was not a libel; that the appeal to his Cod, made in the presence of his accuser—the solemn act of laying hold on that Book, the sanctity of which, no man could be sup- posed to be more impressed with than the de- fendant, from the very nature of his profession his taking his solemn oath, when his accuser per- sisted in his charge-that neither directly or in- directly was lie at all acquainted with the letter; this he said should have satisfied Mr. Greenfield that defendant was not the author. Mr. Temple then said that he should bring forward Gentle- men of the highest-character for piety and inte- grity, to declare -tipoft their oaths their belief as to whether the letter was or was not in the hand- writing of the defendant and if he had only a single witness of known integrity and worth, who would swear that the letter was not, in his beiief, in the defendant's hand-writing, this would constitute such conflicting testimony, that stand- ing charged, as cjefeadant did, in which every thing valuable, to man was at stake, while no such consequences wo it ,,[ attach to the opposite party, this'he said would throw a doubt upon the case, of which the defendant ought to have the advan- tage; but he would bring forward several such Gentlemen, who would swear he was, to the best of their belief, not the author: he would also produce a man, named Fvati Roberts, who would declare to them, that the letter was written for him by a friend, and was his own dictation. (We believe these were the principal topics urged by the learned Counsel for the defence)—who then called the following witnesses. Rev. Air.Phillips^ sworn—Is a Clergyman, Rec- tor of Llanycil, near Bala, and a Magistrate for the county of Merioneth—is particularly intimate with the defendant, and knows his hand-writing well (letter twre shewn)—[ After inspecting which witness proceededJ- From his intimacy and long correspondence with Mr. Hughes, (the defendant) does not hfcsitate to declare his firm conviction and belief, that th letter was not in the hand- writing of Nir. Iiugltes they had been in* the habit of composing sermons together, and- he again declared, that before his God, he did not believe the letter was in the defendant's hand- writing. Ree. P. B. Williams, sworn-Is a Clergyman, Rector, of Llanrug, and for 13years.a Magistrate of this co uitty—knows defendant,, and Jias seen, him write.Here the letter was shewn, which ufter inspection, witness declared he firmly, be- lieved was not in defendant's hand-writing, Mr. Suu-ndib'SOH, sworn—Is a Bookseller Itnd, Printer, residing at Bala; prints a periodical work, it, the Welsh language, to which the de- j fendant is a cont:ibulor--has seen him write, and knows his writing well—(the letter was here handed to witness)—he declared his belief that it was not in defendant's hand-writing. Rev. jjt, jjlimpjireijSj sworn—Is a Clergyman, ltector of Llansadwrn, in Anglesey, and of ano- ther living in Berkshire-knows defendant's hand- T',iti.nt5 (ifter inspecting the letter)—Certainly I t)iis is not his hand-writing—he firmly believed u was not—Was 2d husband to defendant's grand- mother—had brought defendant up from a child, at"i had received many hundred letters from him. t he Attorney Gemral replied—He said the de- endant had put his case upon the hazard, and niRst stand the east.-Tiie Gentlemen of the Jury were not to form their judgment upon the proba- Dility of his being the author, but by the facts many sensible persons did very improbable things, which we have been often surprised, and such, 'e contended, was this case in the present instance. I ha learned" Attorney General urged the circum- stance of Mr. Greenfield having only a day be- j°re the writing of the letter, stated to the de- fendant. that Mr. Pennant shewed him all letters relative to the Quarry, and that he, Mr. G. had never, upon his oath, disclosed this fact to any other person and that this fact, formed so strong a corroboration of the defendant's being the au- thor, that all the skill and sophistry used by his learned opponent, could not controvert, and and that he hoped would be considered as a con- clusive feet against the defendant. Many other points were very ably urged, particularly the style and diction, which, he contended, were just such as a person, who wished to write ano- nymously would adopt. He also dwelt with great force upon the circumstance of defendant's Coun- sel not bringing forward the man Evan Roberts, who was to prove himself the author. It was evident, he added, that they dared not do it. Un- der all the circumsatnnces, he said, he felt con- fident that the Gentlemen of the Jury would have no hesitation in finding their verdictfor the plain tiff with the full amount of the damages sought to be recovered by this action, Chivf Justice Raill,ealdressed the Jury at con- siderable length, going through the whole of the evidence, and particularly dwelling upon those poifits which chiefly made against the defendant; he cautioned the Jury 'against being impressed with the idea" that the defendant appeared. as a criminal, that this was a mere action for a libel; that as some doubts had been expressed by the Counsel for defendant, whether this letter was a libel, lie had no hesitation in saying, that it was a most shameful one. The plaintiff is charged with concealing from an indulgen t employer, that he is robbed by those under him of ^lt)0,>veekly, that he, the .plaintiff, if forced, could infprni' his. said employer h,>w he was thus robbed th'lS he had no hesitation in pronouncing a most gross libel. I The Jury retired taking the letter with thMfi,' and in about 20 minutes returned into Court, find- ing a'Verdictfor the Dejendant. Oa.the verdict being delivered some plaudits were manifested on, the right-hand side of the Court, which were ill stantly sul)p ressed.

— RUMP STEAK AND REEF STEAK.-Two French- men, 011 their return from London, compared notes. Oh," says Monsieur de la Chicordie, le bif -.rote is,ch-ai,iiiaitt (c Lo)ttlott." Oui,yes," replies Monsieur des Epinards, dat is vrai, but je pre- fere le rum teak." Le rum teak, vat is.de rum teak?" Voyez-voiis it is toujours de bif-teak, mais day call it rum-teak parceque dey putde rtau in de sjiwc e" ^Literary Chronicle, 7: V'-? •' •• «• Mr. Justice Bestis'SppoiiltM Lord Chief Jus- tice of the Common Pleas. On Wednesday morning, <1 ".MO. f/'RobirisbiT^ of London," (according to his card) in this city, on his way to Gretna (ireen, with a handsome young English lady, with whom he eloped, it is said, from Brussels^ wliei-e' she was residing. They were.married at Grotna, return' ed to the Bush Inn,, here, aiid,rpitiaiiied.till yes- terday morning, when they set off for London, having taken the whole of tM':]nide of the mail-, coach tq themselves {-^Carlisle 'Patriot. (From the Lancet.)—Sir Astlev-Cooper said, in one of his lectures last week:—■ B Pre-iii)iilj ion, the offspring of folly: and it cotnmdnly happens "that a ^young !• man who thinks himself an -exceeding e:tever fel- low, is a particularly, egregious blockhead.—(A lautjh.) tt was observed by one, of the greatest philosophers ot Stntiqtiity,' at the close of a life, <lcvpted -totthe,'acquisitioh (if knowledge, that all he knew was, that lie knew nothing; and if we consider, Gentlemen, theamunt of individual acquirement, as compared with the knowledge which is either unattainable, or which the human faculties have not yet reached, the observation of the philosopher is strictly, true. A man of real ability, instead of pluming himself on the extent of his Acquisitions, will, in proportion as he ad- vances in life, lament that there is still so much of which he knows nothing." '•

COMPENDIOUS NOTICES. His Majestv- returned to Windsor CastleWed- nesday-T-Saturday had a dinner party—Sunday attended divine-service at private chapel.—Duke of York gone to Newmarket Craven Meeting.— Duke of Wellington has left town for CIIIltenham; —the Duke we regret to learn, is in ill health.— Lady Esther Stanhope continues to reside in the Deserts of Syria, as Chief of a tribe of Arabs- she will not suffer an Englishman to approach her.—The powers of the-new Commissioners ap- pointed to investigate practices of Chahcery, have been d the y are to inquire also whether any and what part of the business now Subject to the Chancery Jurisdiction can usefiilly"' alfd bene- ficially be withtlrawii, and committed tp the juris- diction of anyand what other (Courts or Tribunals. —The Weil known fJoimselW'O'Cqnnell violently'' 1. it Se condemns the .new Irish Butial Act, and labours hard to convince the lower orders it is an insult and an outrage, rather than a measure ofconcilia- tion'.—A Bill was brought into Commons Thurs- day. to amend the Act of 53 George III. which relates to assize of bread sold beyond bills of mortality.— gjr Gregory Page Turner before the Lord Chancellor, Saturday, when he expressed his determination to traverse the inquisition of lu- nacy against him—the Lord Chancellor admitted Sir Gregory's right to do 96.-R ussifi and Prussia keep agents, in each other's capital, whose busi- ness it is to communicate any discoveries either t' Power may make in inilitary science.—French police have recently shut up all private theatres at summer theatres in Metropolis and suburbs opentheit ca f, tNs in great AsStfey^, a gr^iy|; e.qivjEjstriaflj.spec taele pregare^j called, the -ifatifa of Wattfloo, which, soldie^stselw fought that battle witlper-- fonu the • iH^it^ lnovenieiifs-lhe cavalry!, by Messrs. Bavis'dnd' Bucrj^w;,s;uijited.studs.Ma- darne Pasta, opera siwg-er frbrii Paris makes her debut Saturday, at the King's Theatre -liliss Tree presentedwith a hundred pound note lately at Manchester, on the nigljtf, q{ her benefit. —Mr. Blaquiere sailed last, week, with 49,,60&. to aid the Greeks.—>Tbe following rire'sdme, of the new plans lately brought* in the, City for the investment, of, cjipit^l, >fit]a • t-li6. nominal amount of e^clj,:—Alliance:- Insutance Company, 5 millions; Palladium ditto, 2 in (lions Etjuita- ble Loan Bank, 2 millio.n's' trist},dHto" I million British Annuity Office, 3 millions Metropolitan Investment Bank> I million; Thames and Isis Navigation Company, ^120,000 ,Ale Brewery, ^•200,000; total; ^14,320,OOOUs'everalnew loans expected this week—the scrip of the new Colom- biari to be is^ne^ Wedaesday.—A Society of com. merce establishing .in Belgium.—The turnpike people and Mr. C.Qbbe £ t's,j«on. (in the absence of the father), had.a hearing Tuesday, at Battle*, be- fore Bench of Magistrates, relative tb the •forfner taking illegal tolls.^tlretdli conèétor w:,d —A young man named Johnson,, 19 years of age, son of'a tr^ti^s'ijian at Islington, shotj'MmseIf 'fln i Sunday se'niiight, in consequence of being rejected by a young lady, on whom he had placed his .af- fections—Verdict 1-tiscticity -Fifty millions of oysters have been removed receutly from the new beds discovered olf Worthing.—-Mackerej sold at Brighton last week at 7s. per hundred—in 0 -in London they fetch from 6d. to Sd. each.—At Warwickshire Assizes, 203 prisoners were tried, of whom 56 had sentence of death recorded against them, and 24 were sentenced to transportation.

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