Star. — London, England, 1819-10-11 00:00:00

- . • .. • . . . ' 0 • •• I •.• • . 3 ' )1 • Xt l bll e l . . 41 ;:k : ;: i n ' ' t4 . . . • . ° ' ' •.- .A . :. "' A . ~~ l kiogtoAY, OC Y NIGIKI'S GAZETTE. e Prince .Regent's approval of the Ilascarenhaa as Portuguese Consul is the customary notification by the Yommons, of the death of Sir Law. ;Knurrs. cen-street, Leicester-square, broker, 26, at ten, and November 20, at Attorney, Mr, Vincent, Bedford- 'cap, chymist and druggist, October cmb.sr 20, at twelve, at Guildhall. berw(ll, merchant, October 23, 30, ven, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Broad-stt , .. _ _ _ street, Soho, stationer, October £9, mbcr 20, at (en, at Guildhall. At and Johnson, King's Bench-walks, ughton, Staffordshire, dealer, Octo )er at twelve, at, the White Bart toletar. Attomief, Messrs. Amt Ich-vraLis ; Temple; or Mr. Bediort, trietta-sueet, Cevent-gardsn,tallov , and November 20, at twclve, at It. Warrand, GI. upholsterer October 5,6, and the Geo:gels:l, Dale street, Lira Mose:nit and Fonler, I,ord-street, lam Brown, Liierpool, merchants, at twelve, at the George Inn, Dale, proles, Messrs. Griffith and }Linde, wcas:le-upon-Tyne, innkeeper and ovember 1 and :10, at eleven, at the upon-Tyne. Attornies; Messrs. Bell tureh-yard ; or Mr. Dawson, New- , :vicknds, Sce. tamorrovr.3 1 4 ER, OCTOBER 8. c4. - cEsT FROM OLDHAM. had hitherto been held at Old. John Lees, was this morning Inn, in this town. At a few _ _ 'clock, Mr. Ashworth entered liinself at the Coroner's table. • 'riling to Mr. Ross one of the J here from The Times), you ie Times Newspaper of Batur to have my opinion as to the :ins. Do you now wish that I Ml? asked your opinion as to the vn speech. )o you wish my opinion of what ben, Sir, I say that my name t Paper coupled with the most i—Ctlere the Coroner entered his seatj.--Mr. Ammoant—l is Paper contains the grostest ler how any man could invent pw Mr. Ross could have tbe as 'aper to me. I shall read a few ive it to you, Sir, to decide whe to be repeated? Mr. Ashworth nr , extract from The Times, of bile the Coroner was examining . . iworth, a Barrister, walked into y the Learned Note-taker, whom punity,charged on the preceding :es for the Magistrates"—(this, is also a gross falsehood, as Mr.° a alluded to, has no connection ragistrates).—" 'lley both took toner's table. It was now one lad met at nine ; and at a , full strates at the Star Inn yesterday, been instructed to appear this zees Court. We believe the Coto h having been at that Meeting, at to prove an alibi. CMr. Ross worth all this timea--Gracietis . Ashworth, is this to be endured? that any man could have the un• the atrocious malice, thus to iden n the public mind with the present it appear that they were afraid of. id had specially deputed me to act ' duty to see that such false impres [he Coroner, too, has not escaped. a shameful charge, to ray, that if barged with having attended the ;istrates, hi would Ind it &Seek This was done in order to preju ind. Rumours and reports were such a system of wilful misrepre be put a stop to. lam glad that -ohibition of notes at first. • They ted altogether, as their publication idice the public mind. It is easy at object they were taken; for the Ir. Entwistle gave evidence, there en by those who still have permis- I areal to those who bear me, if fins , / dare Mr. floss state it as a ployed by the Magistrates? Are trines thus to be slandered? Are emea to be thus defamed to the was to be the system of reporting, my reporting at all. The effects leats were calculated and inteoded hocking to reflect upon. I see the as sent forth these falsehoods ilow challenge him to prove the truth of itements. Ile has said I saw the that I acted with them. Ile has over attended a consultation of the I again challenge him to prove any . I repeat they are infamous false t see the Magistrates—l do not act their direction ; and if I have any sting them, it is to complain that erfered on the present occasion. But lions Jo not stop here. I shall read ing of , CORO) Mr./ be 4iffil Mr. — T - 7 a few more of those malicinus raggiseop; • Mr.' AA= worth proceeded to read as sts rash and unsuspecting spirit otchalt" (airily! ex . claimed Mr. AShWerththe wolici is proiiituted what charity could inhabit the breast of the writeit'of such a malicious lissue' of misrepresentations? " From the rash and unsuspecting spirit of cAarity, we detached what we conceived extraneous to the business oT the day. We were wrong—for alm - ost all that followed was if not extraneous, strangely in congruous. We are fully convinced, and perhaps others, when they read the sequel, will be of the same opinion, that the order of proceeding was not en tirely fortuitous. Mr. Coroner gets into aukward arguments respecting the publication of evidence, and the publicity of his Court. Mr. Ashworth makes himself acquainted with the arguments used before he came into Court, and replies to them while he seems to make a maiden harangue." Mr. ASHWORTH—Here is a statement, which the .. writer must know to be false. I was, previously to. my being 'employed on this occasion, so busy with my family, that I knew nothing of what had taken place at the Inquest. Does the Gentleman, whits he speaks about my maiden speech, suppose that I am anxious about public reputation, and that I take a mighty deal of pains to prepare my speeches, and then wish to have them considered impromptu? I have no such feeling. This, however, is said to im press on the public mind, hat there exists a collu sion between you (to the Coroner) and me, injurious to the ends of justice. It is endeavoured to lie shewn, that the Coroner gets into situations of difficulty, and that he gets out of them by help of my arguments. Is this to be permitted ? I hope, and I will take the responsibility of it upon myself, that the Coroner will prevent Mr. Ross from taking notes. A man who has acted as he has done is unfit to be the medium of any communication to the Public. If suoh are the men who are to inform the Public of what is passing on such occasions as the present, what will be the consequence ? Every thing which a man does or says will be misrepresented, as it has now become the fashion to misrepresent and expose every person who may differ in politics from the Paper in which ' the accounts appear. The effect of this will be, that any man who attempts to do his duty will be ex posed to danger, to the risk of his life, to assassina tion; yes,•l repeat it, to nothing less than assassina tion. Such would be the effect of those wilful false hoods and misrepreentations• of which I complain, if continued. Such will be the consequences of those vile attempts to degrade respectable individuals, for I am respectable ; I defy any one to prove the con trary. They will prejudice the public mind, and weaken public morals; they will dissolve that link which binds society together, and man will become .the enemy of man. I know not whether it was va nity, or that impudence which distinguishes Mr. Rims, which induced him to put this paper into my He proc.cntcd it tu tux with a smile on his' face, but with rancour in his heart, for the purpose of wounding my feelings. How, otherwise, cart I I account for his attempting to make me read my own degradation in the public mind, unless by supposing that be had rancour and malice in his heart? I am glad that this Paper has come into my hands, as it has given me an opportunity of thus publicly re futing the calumnies it contains. I am a Barrister ; and I defy any one to prove that I have ever, in any instance, degraded my profession. I have not 4onspired with any person on this occasion, and at tend herelhe representative of my clients, and I at tend to their interests as far as my abilities enable me.. lam determined to procure every number of this Paper on this subject, and will let the Public know what are the misrepresentations which have been sent abroad by the Reporters of The Times. This Paper had been given to him to let him ex amine if his speech was correctly given. That speech was much abridged ; but it certainly was more cor rect than what appeared in The Cornier, who does not profess to take any notes of what passes. This Reporter also finds fault with the Comer and my self, for not having interfered when Mr. Battye turned his back, indecorously, as it is stated, on Mr. Harmer. Am I here to fight the battles of Mr. Battye or Mr. Harmer? The Paper, after describing the in sult, says—" The Coroner and Counsel were both silent." Is it to be thought that I have such a high deference and veneration for Mr. Harmer, that I should feel my blood boil when any real or supposed offence is offered him (Mr. Harmer smiled) —that I should immediately quarrel on his account ? But, be cause I have not done this, I am accused of a dere liction of duty. This is a part of the system pursued against men who arc fulfilling their public duties. I do not mix politics with my professional duties; at a proper time I shall have no hesitation in declaring what my politics are ; but they have nothing to do with the present question. I feel I have been de graded by the malice of an individual (Mr. Ross bowed). You may bow, Sir; but I ask you if the statements in this Paper (The Times) are not a tissue of falsehoods ? Mr. R.—No, Sir, they are all true. I had the statement of the Meeting of Magistrates from the most respectable authority. CORONER—State that authority. Mr. AbIIWORTH—Aye, tell your authority. Mr. R.—Certainly not. Mr. ASHWORTH—You stated it as a fact, that I was employed by the Magistrates. Mr. R.—l was so informed, and I ought to have mentioned it as a report. CORONER—Silence. I forbid your further appear ance. in this Court; your conduct has been infamous. Mr. AS,UWORTH—You are sight, Sir; I care not what the consequettces may be, you are right in turning him out ; he should not be allowed to be the medium of communicating falselivd and deception from the Court to the Public. (To Mr. R.) —You have given it as a fact, that I was instructed by the Magistrates to— you be obe' serv; MI you. not nued• shall Mi Col M 7 Coi you say , pros out mas inserted, it wr becoi also are i this Co impertil Mr. whom Mac' speech, ''.. , ...., re r t '4..0 . .. . , , . . IS , • . • , ' 2 4 tirg'• -' 2 " ' t., , i l /C EIV, •' =---. ...4. ---* I *N tf V • L--ij-....,, is , •,• , „, • • ,Av ;..., -. • -.1 i .-. - •.# ... , ---" , -...1-., i, 4 ••• ~, . 0 • ~ • ,/7 . - .-si---,i - 4 :44' ' 11 '. I , : • i r? .! .. ',! 47 ) to 7a.. , 4.,r . IV.; •i ot - .4.-1 ..1 so.-i: , s, i ........- -"" •'" ' l ' 4- . 1. , • .`• . . . ~ i Ys. it •,„ .., ... 7e ~ .:. : r.:•:n :: - ' ... 4 7 ,• I 4 iPt i, . • _ , 111 - 1 • li -. 0/ S."-$ ' " - 'N . . c . ' lit ) - ' .. ' • " ' ' • • • • i I ••• •P: • . '' -- ",..,... / • 011 is It•i 4, .. . . • . I ' ' i l• i • t •.. :1, 1 18194 ' .. ; :, • : 4. . ; • •A!'• . 1 " •• : ' ' .Pitic% b.SVEN wiligNe i• • . .:1 . i I i . . ; Ilitt, §ir; , i xisst ;Of find titit hi ei.esii ' - 2The _ Constableshaving touched Mr. Ross, be walked . the Coroner, . X said, rbelleve 7 —; tof dill room. . • - 1 16 tsaa Si o —Silence, r. ': • . ' Coamirett-IniaVe no observations to make on the li r ASII,VIORTH—Yos say, You believe ii *Mild publidation in-question. I did not see it until this morning.' There is no slander which that Paper, or 1 1 1 1 : Scat 'ler the Coroner to prove in eli6i? 1" ' R.—Yes; but Igoon to add, "1 am con- the other . London Papers can publish; that can af fect • , 1 I," &c.; yeas seethe distin7tion. me. "Evil speaking, lying, and slander," seem to be , i s . ASHWORTH (after having again read that pas- the general practice at present. I was not present ;1 I. , n The Timcs, where it was said that the order at any Meeting of the Magistrates, nor Piave I acted - :1; 1 . sk . ptoceeding was not entirely fortuitous)—Now with tfient. I have acted as Coroner in this County 1 1 t t 1 • i entirely. so; I was wit.' myfhinify until Mon- for twenty years, and no one, I believe, can impugn • .1• ' ,1 vening, and so occupied,, that , until I entered my conduct during that period. I defy the Editor Dun, I had n l ot the slightest' communication of The Times to do.so. I feel shielded by my cha- • 1 I 7. my man but Mr. Cooke. I had not even rime racter from any slander which may be published .1 id the depositions of the two previous days. against me. The office which I hold compels me to ' i 1 Ibservations I made, were from what Mr. Cooke sly thus much. As these slanders regard myself, I' - 1 i' / ,',1 • i , i ae on our way to Oldham. There was no con- 'clffy them. . . 11 t'' ice, no arrangement on my part, but what Mr. ASHWORTH said; that henceforth he would • 1 1 • 1 i later! from the falsehood of this Reporter, who make it his business to examine the accounts given in' 1 1, IS I knew; 'atnd came to, answer, the arguments ..the Papers, for the purpose of detecting their errors,' • ~ ri , ~ In my absence. These arc th : e - , statements of and in order to prevent the public mind from ileitis." [WI, whose fairness and candour, and regard to led astray on this subject. The Times was not, +tow.' • ~ ' ,' , place him.on so high a ground. These are ever, the only Paper which had published•mis-state- • 1 atements of that man, who, on being prevented meats. In the York Herald It was said, that the , taking notes, compares himself to an individual evidence of Mr. Basnett was corroborated by Dr. ' . , i : ~ i f lived long, since; but I'll give, you his own Cox, whereas the contrary was the fact. i ' . • s:— , Mr. HARMER observed, that the evidence given i i , : ' .. Ross—l did not corn are myself to that indi- was matter of consideration for the Jury , and ought . I p be . not to commented upon. He was- sorry to inter- , Ii I 1 ' , I •. Asitsecorrir read the following passage from rapt the learned Gentleman, but this was a matter ,t ' Times :—" From this time I sat an inactive of serious importance. ii . t ' • , 1 4 , 1 r, and excited among the crowded audience a The CORONER 'said, he would prevent all note- I: 1. 1 .. g respecting The Times similar to that which taking, as well for' the Country Papers as those in 1 4 romans of old entertained on missing the image London. This would prevent all misrepresentation. ! 1 issius on a funeral procession, from which it was , Mr. ASHWORTH said, the power of doing so was ,`t ribed by a stupid and lawless tyrant." certainly vested in the Coroner; but the innocent • i 4 me persons laughed at the conclusion of this ex- ought not to be punished for the guilty. It was, how- ever, for him to decide. . . i i • • r.Ross—Mr. —I am happy to perceive that you Ccilioetft—The Public are intentionally misled. , 4 • dr. Ashworth are for once of the same opinion. If no notes be taken, no statements can be published. ' ' i, . . ,f. : • IRONERSiIeRCE. (This threat was not carried into execution with re. . . r. AsnwonritL--Here is the famous patriot ; look spect to the Country Papers.) . .1 4 , m. Was there ever such intolerable vanity? I Mr. ASHWORTH said, there was another subject to . ure the friends of Cassius will esteem him less which Ire wished to call the attention of the Court. . • finding him represented in the person of Mr. It appeared from the London Courier (he made no :I , .—CMr. Ashworth next read an extract from difference of Papers), that the Gentlemen of the Jury . y ! Times, the substance of which was, that he the had privately received written rapers, containing the . 1 1 / A N mei.) did not voluntarily alarm the Coroner by statements of a 'man, who had been called as an tel.. • , ouncing the monosyllable " Times," but that dence, but who, from conscientious motives had re- having mentioned it, some altercation then going fused to be sworn. If any such papers had been received • j 1 ' ' msed.j It appears that there is something dread- by the Jury, they ought to have been given up with ven in the name of this Paper. True, there is; feelings of indignation against the person who sent . i • I is from its being made the medium of misre- ,them. Was it to be borne that he, who, from what . , rotation and falsehood ; because it employs men he called a conscientious feeling, refused to be sworn, I i i'. • .i' . I care not what they do, provided they attain the should state behind backs what there was no oppor- il. -‘ • 1 ' for which they are emplciyed. In this Paper tunity of his being cross-examined upon. The Gen- , 1 i •; 1, hoods are asserted as truths. 'V Wis it not asto- tleman who. was said to have so given his opinion pri. ing that any man should give to the Public as vately, was a medical man too. He called upon - the .' ' t 1 what he had heard as reports? Who, reading jd ry to state, if any, and what paper, had been sent ~ .‘, , would imagine it to be a report? Any one to them? . • -i,. ing it would take it for granted that it was a fact The Foreman of the Jury—(to Mr. Asnwonee)— .' :h had come to the knowledge of the writer, I will not answer any question of your's ;it it the I I ' . ' t t comes an observation on what was said by Mr. Coroner who ought to put any such question. .1 1 : mer. I respect Mr. Harmer very much ;he has CORONER—I do ask it; what paper have you re- -*ll l . •• ‘A/ i, , a good deal, and with great ability. But he is , • ceived ? le to ask me "if my blood curdled on the 16th The Foreman—l received a written paper, but I ) , • ;int ?'"fhe Reporter adds, " This was said with have not read it. • t , , lendous emphasis, and produced a strong expres- The names of the other Jurors were called over, . of feeling.' and they all, save one or two, said they had received ' • '1 . i • i Ir. Ross—ls the word " tremendous" inserted? written papers. ;DRONER—If you do not keep silence I shall order One Juror—l received a paper on my way to Old- out of Court, and I'll take care that my order - ham, but hearing that it was from Mr. Earnshaw, I )beyed too. threw it over the wall unread. .1 i i . Ir. ASHWORTH—Yes, the word " tremendous" is Another Juror—l read the paper sent to me. `l' ! . : , 1 ' , :rted. I was to be cut down—crushed. I wonder CORONER—You must give up those papers. -1 I vas not communicated to The Times that I had Mr. Ammons's' was glad he had -given the Juryl , ; i • ome a mummy from that moment. There are an opportunity of vindicating themselves from an im- • l' i insinuations against you [to the Coroner.—You potation o f h av i ng ac ted improperly. He was pleased .. •;, indirectly accused of being a corrupt party on to find that the majority of them had prudently ab- occasion. stained from reading these papers. He pledged him- ~. 1 1: ' _, li , , : , : RON ER— I have not seen the Paper. self that the author of these papers should be pu- gr. ASH wonrst— You are accused of having asked " . nished : he was guilty of a misdemeanour, and should I • . i pertinent questions. certainly bb proceeded against. The Jury also had . I ' e • Ar. ltoss—l do not think there are any such ob- acted improperly, but doubtless it arose from igno- . vations in The Times.- ranee. They ought to recollect the solemn duty ': . . c . • . 11 . Mr. ASHWORTH—There are; I'll shew them to which devolved upon t h e m ; the y were also to re- 1 . 1 u. (Mr. Ashworth looked over the 1 Paper, but did member that the Trial by Jury was the great but- i t point out the wswd "impertinent:') fle cOnti- wank of English liberty, and that it was necessary to, • t - ''• ed—As I have now got possession of this Paper, I justice to keep their m in d s free from p re j udice. - • I t' i! . i all keep it, (he put it in his pocket). Mr. HARMER begged to fay a word or two on this i . 1,. t l. Mr. Ross—Am I allowed to say any thing ? occasion. It was insinuated against him, a few days i I t {. CORONER—What do you wish to say ? since, that he would be proved to have made too tree Mr. Ross—l have several observations to make, if with th Ie Jury. 1 , , sin allowed to address thb Court. Mr 'ASHWORTH asked by whom that insinuation CORONER—Can you contradict the charges against was thrown out ?It certainly was not by him. I ~ r , , , , iu ?—Mr. Ross—Will you allow me to speak ? Mr. HARMER said, the insinuation came from the '0 .. l i . se C ORON ER—WiII you give up the authority from Coroner and Mr. Barrow. He did not knos whe- : . r, • 4 • . horn you received the account of the Meeting of the *tiler the circumstance now mentioned had given rise .;i 'r , , i agistt kites ? to that insinuation. He had been ,told that Mr. '$ 1 1 ) ; Mr. Ross—l wish to address the Court. I did not Earnshaw was anxious to vindicate himself, and ex- I'. l ,' 1 .. y that I would undergo an examination. plain the disorder under Which his patitnt laboured. Ni !.i .- il i CORONER—You are a dangerous man; it is im - He (Mr. H.) told Mr . E. t ha t he ought not to do any 1 ' µ t roper to let you remain in the room. I ordered you thing of the kind, while the Jury were Sitting', as it 11 s ,i': at of Court at Oldham, and I now forbid you to re- might tend to bias their minds. This Vis all that he r lain here. You are a very dangerous man. knew , and he thought t ha t his advi c e would hay, 1:'..: -. ' 1 I Mr. Ross—Am I not to say any thing in reply to been attended to and acted u p on. He had been in- ' 'l r i ' re charges made against me? formed that two or three columns of the London • 1 CORONER—No ; yon cannot contradict them. Courier were occupied with comments on the p ro- - I . ' , Mr. As:mon - kir—Allow him to proceed, Sir, I ceedings at Oldham ; he hoped the Coroner would ''i could wish to hear what he haste say. express his disapprobation of this conduzi. I : 4' CORONER—WeII, then, I will listen to you, though Mr. A snwoern—The Cor,..ner is not the repre•ero ii • I r 4, i ; 'f is wasting the time of the Court. tative of the Cou r ie r. i 1 I . 1 I Mr. Ross—l shall oat attempt to make a formal . CoRDN ER..4 hays something else to do, besides at- 't. 1 t peech, as lam unequal to it. I tending tothese matters. ~ CORONER—You are unable to make a correct one. Mr. Haisitra—(to r•lr. ASHWORTH)-...-I hope you, V i . . ; it t Mr. Ross—l will plainly state the truth. Sir, will not allow this to pass unnoticed. '• i : l ; i CORONER•••• -•I will not hear you ; you must go out Mr. ASHWORTH...4 have not'seen the Comments tti I Idle rooms Constable, take Mr. Ross out of the room. which y ou allude. 1 , 11 A Constable put his hand on Mr. Ross. Mr. HARMER, in referring to the subject of which Mr. AgHWORTII—Use no more force than is neces- be had or igivall.- spoken, observed, that his friend, : i . 1. ary.—Constable—He will not go nut. : Mr. Denison, had received a letter, which he (Mr. ' i, , ,i Other Constables—We'll take him out. Denison) believed to be on the subject of Mr. *Earn- I :. Conoraat and Mr. A sirwonril—(together to the shaw's communication ; but he-(Mr. Harmer) had apt f :.: onstisbics)-1..4c us. , Niulciice. t ccig it, M h a did he know its contents. /le ad, ho {v-'I i , .. . i i t t , i I t c 1 :‘ 1:‘ • . 4 ' . • Mr. sage in of the it was day evl the Cot with an' to reac:. The obserr told me trivance, otigiva• said, used„ln thi;Man, truth, the sta, from tai who i; words Mr. vidual. Mr. The 7' hearer ; feeling . the Roma of'Cassiu proscril. Some tract.