The Cotat of, King's Bench was again occupied thb whole
of this day in the trial of tbe libel case, at the instance of Lord DE Roo against Cummileo, adjourned from yesterday. Thirteen other witnesses were examined ; the Attorney-General made a long apeech in reply; arid the Chief Justir e summed up. The verdict of the Jury jailor 14■3 dcfendant, Mr. C The most curious part of the evidence to•dav was that of Sir WIL- LIAM INOILEY ; the greater part of which we subjoin.
Sir WILLIAM Istotbnv—" I am nit obi member of Graham's Club. I bare been 'nearly thirty years a member of it. I have known Lord De lion as a member, and Bare frequently seen him play. whist OIPTO. I was in the club in March. April. and part of May. I know the trick called tauter In orgy, and I know the legerdemain by which the ace can be got to the bottom of the pack." Witness explained what be believed acts called the trick of muter in coupe. A pack of cards was handed him ; and he sl e41, after the cards were eat, that by a transpo- sition of the two divisions alive cards. the 'moor king was again broaaht to the bottom. The performance of the Rick coated much laughter.
Witness proceeded—" I have played is good deal at Graham's Club: end I bate re. rnarloal the extraordinary manner in which Lord De lion played ; and recollecting the trick of nty early days. and like., ise observing that he almost invariably turned up an ace or a king. I resolved to amyl.; and the first time 1.11.1, I saw the trick clone. I will not swear to a hundred times. but I have seen Lord De Ron do the trick of &neer la coupe fifty times at least. I never played with Loot De lion lad at Graham's Club. observed, with respect to dealing, that his Lordship handled the cards in a very extra. ordinary manner : he arts n. the habit od' patting the kings and queens on their legs,
and feeling them : and that first at my ;mention. lie used to deal very slowly, and when the cords were cut there was a sort QI ' king c‘agit, as Rio distrect Ale atten- tion. I am speaking nom of the ' pass; or saute r .'d coupe. I never played milli him willingly after I it ml ()Welt ell this. That was about tine or six y cats ago. and I was fully certain that an ace or king was sure to he batted up." Cross-examined by the ATTOIV.VY.OENER‘L—" I have seen his Lordship do the trick twice of a day, and then en ace or king u.n invariably turned up. I don't think that he e‘er timed up at y tiling chats, hen 1 was looking at him. 1 never ;dayccl u il- lingly playedu ith Lord De nos afterw aids. but I sometimes a tt, obliged to (luso. 1 consi- dered I haul a good chance of u hating the rubber when 1 ha.' hint for a partner. 1 re- ceived the money when I on and ;mid 1111,11 I lent. I had tat ' compauct leas isit tugs ' except those of playing a itic Lord Ile Ron. 1 cannot state nay partieular clay. or time. cc persons, who were present. The last time 1 saw him do it was in March or April last year. 1 did not meet in the matter pabliely, because 1 thoucht if an obscure individual like myself attempted to say. • My Lord you are elteating.'—if 1 had de- nounced a Peer of the realm, and a popular mau.-1 would have bad a host of masons upou me ; and I take it is is natter of course, that I uould not have had a choice of door or window, but would havel.ern pitched out of the latter. I saw on one oceasion • particular ace at bottom, which. after • the eat,' should bare been in the middle, and that are w36 afterwards turned up. I mentioned the matter alter! had first observed Lord Do lion to Colonel Bailey and Major Rainey."
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