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He then proceeded to call evi- 
dence to substantiate the case. 
The evidence for the crown be- 
ing closed; Mr. Adam, counsel for 
the prisoner, said, he was afraid bis 
case would take up a great length 
of time; be therefore submitted to 
the court, whether they would 
adjourn, or whether they wished 
him then to proceed. 
After some consultation between 
the judges and the jury, the court 
adjourned at eleven o’clock at night 
to the next day. 
12th. The trial proceeded 5 when 
the prisoner’s counsel addres- 
sed the jury in his defence, They 
relied chiefly on the eyvivocations 
of the witnesses, on the prisoner’s 
characier; and that Upton in his 
information, was actuated by mo- 
tives of revenge, for having been 
disgraced in one of their clubs. 
The attorney general replied in 
a very able manner ; and the learned 
judge summed up with candour and 
accuracy. 
The jury, after retiring about 
two hours, brought in a verdict of 
Not Guilty. 
13th. Henry Weston, the un- 
ortunate young man who 
forged the name of general Tonyn, 
and tlareby got possession of 5000). 
stock,'’was tried at the Old Bailey, 
and Capitally convicted. He calmly 
addressed the court after conviction, 
acknowledging the justice of his 
Sentence, and hoping all young 
men would avail themselves of his 
‘example, and avoid the crime 
(gaming) which had brought him 
- nto such a miserable situation. 
14th The tria} of William Aus- 
* tin came on at the Old Bai- 
Jey this morning at eight o’clock, 
before Mr. Justice Giose, and lasied 
‘till balf past seven in the evening, 
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when he was found guilty of being 
concerned in the forgery of the late 
Mr. Lewis’s will. 
6th ‘An action was brought in 
16th. the court of King’s Bench, 
by lord Valentia against Mr. Gaw. 
ler, for crim. con. with lady Valen 
tia. The damages were laid at 
10,000]. Mr. Erskine, with his 
usual ability, stated the case, and 
the criminal Conversation was clear- 
ly proved from the evidence of a 
inaid servant, lady Lucy Maxwell 
(his lordship’s sister), and others. 
The defence set up was, that lord 
Valentia not only winked at, but 
in some measure promoted the in- 
continency of his wife. Lord 
Kenyon delivered an _ excellent 
charge to the jury, and they brought 
in a verdict of 20001. damages. 
On the morning of Friday the 
13th of this month, the Peak hills 
in Derbyshire were covered with 
snow near four inches deep, the 
contrast between which, and the 
green tbornfruit trees in full bloom, 
formed a spectacle novel and strik- 
ing. 
There has lately been discovered 
at Wallingford an old painting, on 
oak, of ~our Lord’s last entrance 
into Jerusalem, which has been 
used as a chimney-board, and was 
near being thrown into the fire; 
but turns out an original of the 
great Raphael’s. The drawing, 
expression, and arrangement, asto- 
nish a!l who have seen the picture. 
Connoisseurs far and near are going 
to its owner continually to behold 
this fine piece, rescued by accident 
from obscurity and the flames, and 
likely to produce no inconsiderable 
sum by its sale. Several hundred 
pounds have already been ofjered 
foritaud refused. 
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