The National Register. — London, England, 1811-02-10 00:00:00

82 self, not justifiable in the manner oy how could h.? pretend to think that it 'would mitigate his offence ? Such a doctine, did it once gain ground among us, would tend to prove that a murder can be justified, or its punishment evaded by the mere confession of the act. But he will say, g , I think there is no crime in telling the truth."—Why then did you acknowledge your self guilty ?-4 8 Because I was told that telling the truth was an offence punishable by law."—Then :how came you to urge an ?fence in mitigation of an offence 1' Was there any reason, any sense in this ? To this plain and decisive question no answer can be given, but that the Defendant's conduct was void of sense, or else that he was impelled by some secret consideration which caused him to set con sistency at defiance. What such a consideration might . be, may be easily inferred from the nature of the affidavits which he brought forward. It was, as we have already re marked, exposed by Mr. Garrow, and led the Court to set limits to its indulgence, though not to its lenity, and to advise the defendant, in the mild est manner possible, that his affidavits were irre levant to the object which he ought to have in view, and that as truth, even were it real, was no justification of a libel, it could be no mitigation of the offence committed by such - a publication. Further directions were then given to him by the Judges, who in the true spirit of British clemency and law, became his counsel, to enable him to frame.proper affidavits. Every facility, and even an additional, week were granted him for that pur ppse. How did he avail himself of the indulgence of the Court. Did he obey the wise directions which the wish of treating him with mercy had induced the . Judges to give ? No : he followed the dictates. of his . own mind, and persevered in the line olconduct which he had been informed was wrong and unavailing. He expunged, it is true, some parts of his affidavit, but brought others to supply the place of, the virulent and libellous matter omittelkin his own. Armed, with such weapons, he 4104 set the-Court at defiance, and when reminded coßrse was exactly the same which bad been declared on a former occasion both improper api4• ; ill4lting, he insisted on attempting to, prove the truth of every assertion he had previously made.. *illipg to let. mercy outweigh severity,. the Court sa* . him,wth Onexhausted patience, endeavouring to fortelibv.affidavits on their. notice. Every one w,hichhepresented was tried, and only rejected when exceed the original libel in tl irrelevant, to the case, as 'e what had been decided the offence, and yet A. 'ER. with such obstinate disrespeet, orders disregarded, its dignity contemned anger awakened by every means in the power man, it did not utter a single word which be , human possibility to insults and injuries, bt. ceeded with unexhausted patience and unalte impartiality in the distribution of justice. after having undergone so much from the Def ant, when the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in his gave one single hint which reflected on his conduct in Ireland, the Court took his part degree of indulgence which will be reeorded tory as the most magnanim , us display partiality and forgetfulness of injuries whic graced the judicial records of Great Britain. Wednesday was decided a cause of some interest to fill mercial world, and its result useful to all subject to the rupt Laws, to be acquainted with. It was the petiti Mr. Wood, who is detained at Manchester Castle u arrest for debt, being arrested at the suit of one of _ ditors while he was on his way home, after his first examina and surrender under the Commission of Bankruptcy au( against him by his creditors at large.—After Counsel h; heard on both sides, the Lord Chancellor said, the Ik must be put into the state he was in when the arrest took and the Officer must suffer by payment of costs, for the of privilege.—Judgment for the Bankrupt. In the cause lately pending in the Ecclesiastical Coui Doctors' Commons, between one Hannah Cox and Mr. Goodday, the Vicar of Terling, in Essex ; the Vicar a view to prevent further party-spirit throughout hi• and to stop further proceedings in such Court, admits, having rebuked Hannah Cox during divine service; William Scott, the Judge (after very ably stating the old , of Edward the Sixth), from the very peculiar eircumstan, the case, suspended him for one fortnight only, and larly directed that such suspension should not he read church. The Learned Judge, however, was clearly of that no personal or unworthy motive actuated the Vii that his having so rebuked Hannah Cox originated solely excess of zeal I and with a view to the Vicar's future pointed out that it was the duty of the Churchwardens . vent the Clergyman from being disturbed while dischargii sacred office. Sir J. Branscomb and Co. I. Sivewrirht, Sole Surviving. nor, are happy to announce the New Flan of the State to be drawn 15th February, 1811, will remove every that has hitherto been stated. There are more Capital and each will now be of different Numbers, and there ' less than 201. They trust their uncommon good forte ever attend their Friends the Public, having sold in this year ALONE, six prizes of 20,0001.; forty of 5001. up to the first 30.0001.; the last 25,0001. ; the only 40,0001.; ant. ral Prizes of 100, 500, and 1,000 Tickets, which last prods 24,7651.; and others too great to enumerate, at their Oki Cornhill, 38, Haymarket, 11, Holborn. The Lisbon Gazettes contain a Dispensation from Pll to allow the Portuguese army, during the preseut year, flesh on fast days. The following melancholy accident happened afew dr at Cam, near Dursley :—A man, having a sharp clasp his hand, whilst in the act of pf eventing . one of his from taking hold of it, incautiously threW it from him, penetrated the temple of an infant, lying in its mother's caused its death in a few hours. PRICE OF STOCKS. Bank Stock , 250 3 per Cent. Reduced 661 3 per Cent. Consols 664 .66 osi 4 per Cent. Consols BM 5 per Cent. Navy Annuities—. NH Bank Long Annuities ,...1741746 India Bonds d "7s. ,pin._ Exchequer Bills, 3d. 34. 6s.prtls Consols for February 661 The above are th4only Funds that are arm. its nature was found to e] virulence. The/ were all Alto prow 11 _ •.-7.• •of f ":- ° ‘ • . ;;•\ 1r W. 4, 4 ••r y ).rir THE NATIONAL REGIST - . rr it was niacte by hint, 11 though treated v t, all its and its ower of ,etrayed nit pro- ialtered Even Defend. s reply, former : with a 1 in his- inl- of ever the com• he Bank- tion of a under an f the cte- amination sued out had been Bankrupt )ok place, he breach Court of the Rev. car, with is parish, aitted his and Sir ld Statute stances of particu- in the , f opinion, ricar, hut lely from conduct, s to pre- arging his ring Part- Lottery, Oion al Prizes, are none rtune will is and last 10,0001. ; and seve- produced id Offices, Pius VII., ar, to eat days since ) knife in ; children I, when it 's lap, and • r..; 6 5 1 5/ . '- • 1 CA: 1.1,;.$