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p their iticlinetiona iu whatever nuiribers, and to pass whatever resolistiou• they might, is spite of the Geriteroment or any of Ite authorities. The writer, is observing " this may be abbot," air. proved that though he hail vieitlei iii haste, he was CUOlltiolls of leaving written that whit:hemsly to be . - rteem. d bb, (lung. It leas nu matter whet opiemerhe enter- . tamed of the law or present practice iii cameo( libel. The , • neat pasmage referred to a celebrated period of most hietiwy, , Ike whob Hoe Bishops had oppinsed adeclarstiou fur /medusa .-.•f conscience sod g I toleration. Hr wished Only 10 take • the ralf and natural conetractiou of the wools. He asked the Jury to consider the terms as plena men. But whist could be • a fns-red from the aunties I. the eadleololo of the flovero• sO , it by James 11. trot au inainisation that he looped fur the •annir coma-Teton if he should he tried fir libel like the . green Bishops. A. to the ismer, of the Wiwi esliseribeil by • tinise•teareed sad pious tueii,liad be (Me. Vaughins) !owe a soldier Ileum is those days, he weald hare been diet- I forted. smooch •tu shoot too. Ist what emsembluire wen diem •betweeu their ease mad the ? The seven -P•shops had retailed matell btf MO a iltelseatio• in the ✓ u reters' fur litany of awaeMasw..iablalli tbsdallatiosi was fouaded me • power armapilltif by the eristra, mid bellies rte e;wred to be illegal by the lffindia'snebt, of diapasons( on its won authority, with the paballties spirt (*migtolics nod Dia ' winters. They respectfollyeettealed the King to forbear tram preasiug it, mail humbly renwestreted against it. ()Ir. Isaias Bug said, their remonetrance was couched im a Petition.) 'I he Learned Serjesnt resumed.—ln the entwine for's eeektisge of the times, soul in opposition to the attempts, of their infatnated Monarch, they acted to the best of their ability. There was sot the slightest degree of pa rallel between their emus and the present, and yet she Jo", sushi perceive that the same consequoisces were asitici patod. The reference to the soldiers must have been Ascent for an iiitintatioes, that the soldiers of these times were image debased and creel than thine of James, " tearing the lvoing flesh from their banes." This was obviously tOmiled W bring the - Goveroopent tutu eoutempt aid dia the among the eoldles7. He had guise tbruagli the whole letter. It would be for the Jerry Weal, whether it was or. dimwit or not. In the small compass of a letter it would have beim difficult to introduce stronger matter. The Jury womid see how iitcessary it was to take the present moose, la uoler to put down the libels which had been spread, and were still spreading over the country. He hoped he felt as touch as any man fur the Itlserty of the press, which, accord. tug as it was used, became as engine of powerful utility or of t,emensloos evil. Perseus were at liberty to write what they phaed, bet they were liable to puishilinteut for ion prop. r writings. Juries were the best croons of the press. They were the (sardines of the law, end by them only • its justice be adinieistered purely. Of this justice it might be said, as was said of the divine law, " Her seat is the broom of Owl, her voice is the harmony of the world. All things do her homage; the weakest as enjoying her pro. tee (lon, and the strongest as mut exempt from her power." Mr Samuel Brooks of Westminster, beau' then sworn, depo•rd to ro rived the letter containing the al leged libel through the bands of Mr. Iliekeratalf. Hr believed it to be Sir Francis Borden's writing. He had mislaid the envelope, mid did not know where to fad it. Soppo.ing the letter intended fur publication, hr had gin. ii espies Of it to the London Newspapers, aisainig the reel to '1 n• Burnett Psis. The Editors inserted it on their own esinsii-ibilisy, as Bathing was paid for it. He did not so east., reeuguite She letter to laird Sidewalk to be the Hato. los is head-writing. He did nut believe the envelope to be wt,tlrn by Sir Francis at all. %Ir. Tiede, of Pedfordarew, Loadun, knew the bawl s., i.ing of Sir F. Burdett, nod believed the letters and este lope to have been writhes. by him. Sinspkie, keeper of the tull.giste ewer Kirby, saw Sir Francis Burdett about 100 yard. from Insdwelliagini the 'kid of August last ; saw him again en the 43d. Croes.exansined by Sir Francis Burdett—Did out Moue that kirby was un the bulelers of the county. Mr. Brookes called again—Tux 011rrISIS PRISM of the 25t1. of August, cootaisting the letter is question, being put into his hand, supposed that meet have brew about the time u b. n he received it, or a day sir two after. "I he letters were them put is and read. 'the Clerk aunorinted to hie Lordship, that there was a letter in as tervelope.mideamed Sta hard Itidestinth. Mr Deana, ..bailed that it was osty a letter, and as aereluiw. Mr. Denise* now rose, sad submitted that there was sit case for proarcatino. The M(0 , 8004211 alleged a libellous pnbl.catimi in the county of Leicester, of which there was ii. proof. It might be aseineed from the date that the letter 40 written in Kirby Park, mad there was evidence that Sir F hardest was in that meighbourhood at the date of the triter. Het there was slaking MOM proved than that he was seen there. The writing and composing of a paper, however unworthy the cositents, were mut criminal. There mast be an act of publication proved by direct evidence upon the ai•cused party. The charge was, that be bad published lettei in the comity of Leicester. But it might as well hate been published in say other county. It was quite as eonsitterit that be might have written the knee im his etody, taken. a ride out, met Stir. Birkerstalf in another von 'sly, end there delivered the letter to him. Such a thiug could be in MU Wily int-moistest seleb the facts just gives, in evidence. There was no proof that the letter was pub. hiked in the county of Leicester; sued airy would be per. jo!ed if they found a man guilty au abaft alleged to be committed in one county, without proof that it was coot soiled in such county. Mr. Girding objected to this mode of argument, as be ing an address to the Jury, and nut a point of law submitted to the Benda DESSSAII said there were many cases ie point, and ore of them was the very caws alluded to by Mr. Serjeant Vaughan—thin of the seven Bishops, where the Judges gs.e their opinion that there was nu woof of the peti tion to the King hawing bee* , published in the county of Middlesex, until Lord Susi/eland proved that he had presrated it to the King oa behalf of the Bi shops Now he submitted that there was ou proof as to what county the letter was written in. But even if the letter was put into a puset.oilfiee is the county of Leirreter at was no publication in that comely, because it was not ' , hewn to any one there ; our was it any publication at all 66,11 . .1 :t OftiOrd at the place of ill. destination. Mr. Demos° quoted some tuber cases is support of his ar gument. Ile admitted that Sir 'Presets Burdett might very properly have been brought before a Jury in MAdlorees; lost Fe maintained that the fact of publication oeght to be clearly sheen, *het the case might came withfo the pitlidirlicifl ef that Court, mad that it could not be tried so soy jurisdiction 'except where it was issoird: ., the simple . tart of writing the letter was iu libel; it was not a libel 811.111 it wee ttelovered. Sir Francis might have rude out as rat as Oalthsisi. in Rutlandshire, which was net far elf, at hie time whew he ass seen ridline oat on the 113.1 of August, and left the letter there: It was this is his °pignuts a use which couhl ant go to a Jury. The eaves Bishops wrote their petition in Surrey, yet they were out tried is that esiouty, bid in the comely in which it woe delivered 110 the K.ux Their was nu proof of this letter hiving been seri, • by soy human rye ice the comely of I.eicteter ' until it was .Lawn w this,, Cella that day. Therefore there dos tie prose' au . its I e•ing born written or published there. Me PwiLitts fotinwed un the spew side. The writing' of tee lei tee was nut a ion btu:shun by Sir Francis Bartlett ; it • 011,4' was published unlit it came to Midillevel; and there' was tot even any evidence to show that the letter was ever vsrotien in Leicestershire. Is Oversee of the terms Bishops, they admitted that they wrote the paper in Surrey, mild then it ear admitted vu behalf of the Crown, that there was nut say evidente of joistification in Surrey. The present waa a nun only iii petal, but even muck stronger; fur there ca. neither admission iior evidence to *hew that this letter written ice Leicestirshore; There was wit the shiftiest evidence to shew where Si.. Sickerstaff received the letter. The moue rested ou the Gown to shew how it came out of the Landis of Sir F. Burdett to Mr. klickeritaff. Nu such thins was dome; amid therefore there was a complete CIMINO ia the evidence. Mr. Jss.tice Ban said, he wag of opiuine that there was evoleoce suffitieist to go to the hays • and the 1111111.C11•11 new pat might hereafter be urged in aorither plear;in arrest of jeolgeneet, if a coonstelite• 'Weld fah, plate. l'iseismit of the "even Bishops was different, for the libel ties woe tried is the roomy in which at was alone circulated.' fa the ease of Jetties 'idioms, it was &Mika that be might bae Neat in • . . • a* . • fur the letter which he had oral in Mr. CoMien, sod which was published in his lidwieler I but that dec.sinii did nut sheer that he might set hr tried is irelau.l. ell••re Ohs {eller as. gyration. 061 the saute principle, It die tau 4,t -law, from the cases quilted, that Sir F. Ilardett might sot hearted in I.reeslrralure. 11 1.1.11011 ha GM the Jury lv say, whether they *Muslin there was satilcient evidence to sin w, that the letter was written in leicestershi;l. Mtge • lapse of about ten: toioutes. Rir Francis Horde.' ruse fur his defence. He acknow, hedged the handsente trestuninit which, ender all the tie-. enowstances, he had received at the bands of the Learned firejesat, his peasenstor. The usouvere in which the charge had bees. conducted, had looked. from she politeness which Mid been nougled with is. almost invatidated the ace's: moons; fur it would be diarist, to behrot the aocuests of the information when applied to ewe"- elm Sad been se highly complimented. He would commence with • few ob. Pervasions on iisfewinallous Mel es officio. in such remarks he Aid nut intend It. apply any thous pensonally in the Loom ed Serjeasit ; nor yet was he at all volloog wish re gard to the person sow holding the office of Attorney-Orme. rod, especially as that Gentleman was nut preen. Thus/as • • eireamsosace which he mock regretted, iss it was always au notch store pleamot to elate any goostoola complaiut ur dismot before the face, Mau behind the bock of the ob. j. etiouable party. He was is a very *homier situation be. fore the Jury. lie was called soma or dispute with the Getitiemen of the legal prof/mhos as to where what was torhoically termed tire *eau of a criminal process should be laid. The Soot greeters, however, was, ma Is. the grounds of the ioGoremation. Heeumplaiu.d of being deprived of the safest bolwark for this part of the Commitedion. He siesta the 'iodine or rejecting of • bill by &gravid jury before any steps 'skew in a enneitial prosecution. Had that beets dune, he might hove bersi tittered all the tremble and expense which had been brought too hint, snot the in conveuience both to the Coact and the Jury.' Thee were asked to do in his ease what no Joey kaol the power to do. They were called un to deride where a pasiffeolar act. had been epassaillted, in idioms of every vestige of . .preof for that loopiest. They were told of presumption es e that proof. Presioription is, an EiOslisla Court of Justice! Beery. thing in the case semi indeed presumption without proof. Suppuee the letter in genes... had been put it the porit-offire by bon or his woven, ; suppose that or say other Setter to have given •the id of the writer isiseasisera, he might, upon wore mature rcileethoo, End that its cosi• trots were contrary to reasons and COMMON snow, he might dose it to be withdrawn and delivered beck tor hiosiself—he might destroy il. %Ohm publication would there be or could be alleged is. sus is a case? According to the argument used fur his ease, pothloration did not take place at the spot where she letter might be sent, bet where it should have been written. And when this eatraurdiaary priaciple was e.tabli.he.l there was nu proof then offered of, the fact, host the Jury were required to. presume WI it. He would chew them how this oresumption was supported. The oreoreloope of the letter was lost, and Ito far from there being any proof of its Mario* been put Suss. the Perid•ollue in Inc. steeshire, he deelneed he did out know himself. mar did any of his servants Now know, where the letter Iliad b. eat put into the 10,4. He recurred to the power of iliac tar orificoo into, ; a poen? who+ had never beets slowly lotto a tool, hut had been entailed at dee lievolosioa, sad always iliseiroutrieaticed by she great law setkoritiee. Lord Chief Justice Hale soot only disapproved of it, but pros nosencell st to be is room of law, slot allowable in this oar free Consistootio. Mach a power was obviously contrary to Norm Vitoria. Its exercise woos hoetite to reason and toosiewon mese. At the itevoilioiou • Funtootittce had bees, appointed to secure too the people all the he arths of that important measure , toe Chairman of which was Sir John Treby. The power of Slim; cx ellbeiu infw satiurs was owe of the brat things they shacked. This pewee was withdrewn entirely from the master of the Crown Office with whom it them resided; and au it would have bees altogether wool probably. But it- had mover had bars presumed that a power thus expelled from law Conolito lion would ever be claimed or cx. retard by the other hotel servants of the Crowe. if it had lowa, that power would have been derived 611 their each by his official tide. This; power male the sitostiou of Astoreey-Ge wend full of dowser to die 'Masi sad fortitude's ; it ws. elect Me whale laramsie sad vietemeseeoalossist one *Sepia. The Alfill•••00011 1 r ral had twee tallest as effileve of the Crowe ; that was opt des ease. The Attorisey-Gesersel was iwwwhobla tier mere eves tures—the mere tont of the Coact—an halftime'st merely he the base& of that Court, to week the purples , " of political soaligiiilyooow Justice BIM raid he email not ail sad hear such language applied to • responsible Officer ssf the Crown. Sir F. 9111110eTT, with defereaco, would acitin dispute. The Attorney-Gametal was sot as Officer of the Crown, he was only the creature of the breath of the Minister; his official existence was limited by the sosecem of bin who gave it, and expired wish his power. Thom was a difference of °pillion between hum sod the Coosa Lawyers. And wises those Geollaines come forward to charge him with being of mole anisno, be certainly had a right to 'wasn't quo anima they made such • charge.— It the Attorney-General were really as Officer of the Crown, Whig on his owe diseretios, why was he soul made as /11411 , peadeut as the holies? AN, indeed, considering how mutts did really Armed ou the discorso)* of that officer, he (Sir Fraticis) was almost iodised to skint that be ought 14 be more iodeprosiestot least, thole he was. The unsupport ed charge them under deliberetioa, was • recessed id ealisms of the remade loos abase of the power* job morel to Nestling could he clearer than that the proareotion ought is have commemod by preferring • bill bduee the Grated Jury. Here was a sufficient example of the justice of cr. officio informations. He refereed thews to* the opinions of Justice Blackstone, Lord Hale, avid others upon dos *ob ject. The power had bee, added to the Royal function's fur the purpose of peoviding reused, fur sigressious libelous a Osomesit s delay of the prosily 'Period what was absolutely weeessitry might prove serioaaly dangerous to the public.— , it was declared to be necessary so pro mot iocuaveuieuce or suffering to the interests of she people toe oef4 stettenti) in cases where the 111..14 Intliog delsy et justice or punishment would operate iujunomsly. The olive of it was to wore shoe. How • sininge and Barash was its abate, when from the menace of exercosiug this power it so., frequently, mid in all cases where a ar m s mo od, peu d ota a suirdelay. Why did sot the Ado, wry.Gese. ral send him to a Grand Jury in Middlesex, mid toy him there? The reason wee, that be despaired of a cumoctios iu Moen, and expected he should bud seer in this totality who entertaised straw prejudiere against him for his sup. mooed political principles. In doing this, the Attorney-tie . weal Ithencil the Juries of broth places. He libelled the people of Middlesex, by dedpaliesog of obtaiiiieg a vet-' diet there • sad he libelled show a Leicester; by sup robing ihe alt pawned of political prejudices. Arid what must the Jury dhoti of prosecuting him its a Owe, which, In point of law, was • disturbed district They could ant mistake thamotivea of the Night Hon. Gen. derails in, so doing soy more than they could mistake his ii writing the ledge. He neat advert. dto the subject of libel. it had bees said by the Loomed Arojeario, that there was outhisig more easy thou to define libel. H. coiffeseesi be had nut 'bet *art of capacity which made it clear to him. The term 1(614 was bortowed fount the Civil Law. The.word was derived foam lituffite, a little book, and sf itself had no disgraceful swamies. The signifier tiger was criminal only when accompanied by erainivalitig evideuee. Had lie berm accused of bestiary, or any other crime of • specific nature, virtu suture outrageous, he could Mee grappled with the eliarge ; but as to libel, uobody brew what it 'maid; It was i thiog u t onooltfoioahle wagon lord qualities; it was one a the casoliteal vices of the Mar Chain 'Ler. Is was never definitively oindi mood. As was well known, writings were declared libellous is. our Cumally, whirl. so &anther were declared to he nut ; mud lreoloo roily use Jury acquitted • charge of libel leff chug the same publics torn, which had beets aouvicied by 'itiotther. The triode system of the law of lihel bad tooth borrowed iron) Stir slavish code of the Imperial Romans: Libel and sr./oleo acre lbe great instrionents vomited by that afesputic government to swat lorste eminent men. It was realty riotous to °buoy* the wretched artifices by with the ordinary pr.sciter of die law of libel was furthered ill the Cools rat Ymgs Bruck. • libel could out be said to break the peace; it was little. fore said that it tool a fattener to break the peace. Just so a mon epos the soothers road might be charge of with a telideary tagsMokasdior. Theta law of Englaud reopirad 7r!!'"T"W 4P • .. • cruel Or a torpor &lien, • galubtailal ant& of note kin lerfwe osisviction. .The. Kiinee Beach, however. gut punirmed of • jilargictivik maid ',binned ettatahattee of the SSW caws and issimediatelt the doreasetion pf tents or fine hood or cases, libel Insane au object of - positive Ingaill non. He coped neer be bovtairlog.to the belief that the Immorality of • libel could better mew engine true or false. The troth tent always weigh, and he did rot see how the • peddle coold be *linen Ina beinfteit by Its divulge. mast. In the cow of the were Bishops whish had ben so roue% alluded to, he fined esennin erniartalny apphea ble to his present ergeonot. _Joke Powell said um that envision, that the libel mast 6e proved to be wicked, voli tion, or militants mud false.- Nye , this was befell'. lbe Revolution, a‘eveni r whiek "pa coasidered enstnierr to re. discs She disput es= Whin iststintioes se. the ressamitre. Animism/ the 'noose canon of that Revolution, pas imps, there was None which uperated with treater effect thee the abominable demeanor of the Judge. eh the time, Accord. log to the spitting of Chill Jestice Weight. it was always Ott tesseiry that as ill Islington 'hissed be anearsied by proof. He entrusted this will; the pineal nitrating law of the sub. j. ci, ebieb he averred Views giro airmen men owe, than as military law, it ati dint asthma or writers, to aevere.• teasing peril, even whets thee mercies* conscious of 168 •INIC ISCWITtiI it. ifllallilt eel sueof(sie 14,N -ilk* Peones. Stich was the &eller of that lougsX 'realer See ad.•o l . cot. which observation as agaittomond _silt. apparselly. 49 mach tensor of Its enrentong ,`y lige, doilies Illaelastourg— .lbentatk log still tortherrop lit ktolegiiii• Naive of libel, he observed, there wereinakincos of pe.wees Aherne end in IM pillory for hawk hie Shia they hod afterwards been honored said reviewed.. It was wonderful to observe the nature of some bookirethich bad hreu prossimared libellous. Ass extesordsoary intone of Ibis kind wee the book of Mr. Somers. poblirilsed as ea appeal in favorer of the Church of &In land, soil smart proneeced le be • libel by the thee Mier. on-lineeral. la appeored.ha bin that the Lesracd Serpent have mole • snot irligjtile Attorsep.Geiteral so Nero. He bad boasted so he pen that had lie laved, leg days of James 11. br scald lisberlbsest neon the most disaffected of his followers. He was irony that the patriotism of the Learned Gentherne bed here lon to the .cosuitiy by the no linen of ita date.- He breVel leave to tensed the Lassoed Gest lents of Ohm Mee la the Roman poem, " Nulls graves est necroses Achilles. " He complimented the Whig Administratiou under Mr. Fox ea the moderate use they had made of the power utilities et officio informations. The nsly ease in which they bad exercis ed it was lite most exenable that could well be onagised. A writer in the Mersin, Plea hail desnibed the Attire' sin transports of • departing eepnlition as being ISA sea worthy. Is any thine could be deemed um ouivocally mischievous su the way of hien, it most be such a libel us. • large Innis's. merit of tires directed to act is. tie offensive in time of par. Mr. Fox's Is senile, however, wain out; those of the libellous author went in. He withdrew ISIS plea •f nut guilty, and wee out °sly not punished, hot well paid sod re gloried amuse his superiors. Do thee other 'hand, there was Mr. Inky. busk on Goviessissent, usie of the piii fossedest treatises aver *raved, . was is great danger from time to time of hung modernised , as libelkoas sad would have here su condemned isievitably, had it bent wrote« sod poldieheri • few years before it actually •praireel. He addressed himself again to the unsure of Grand Juries, their emestissitinal sad protecting purposes,' dill regretted that his charge bad sin bore preferred before inks. leper teat sad proper as it ;end he fur it to undergo such a de *ion. ilir did sad in easels regret neon In caves sub mitted so a Specs' harpies it was in theuedgell proof that the acrusatin against him was eve of a very henna nature.— Speei•l Jewess were funnel" instituted to rein cases of rows. pleated and litigated segnots. This wee don with theca. seat of both the (winging parties, and Shin there was lit. the to complain of, °' If dealt son fig iajarke Bat power from its might was always 44 the idedossit.—. The system of special juries, like the fox, whew nor hang Astrodoceil, was said to bitable to threat hat head and shoal dna is after, grew epos. the business of the Court, tad blended with is, so as at last to have worked itself antes the mash Mins tent parts ill the -jurist/eths of the country. . Wpr Frames thee entered hato a derelict of the letter and his apmeral coodurt sod opinipos as far as they regained popular rights sad the gegenl safety of the comm.', which he lo u sed timid eetiel Is preiressd hi s corite, Geot o lenson Amain ale ioreilitg aaraelkiek . _ ....kr Oriiketing those right.. Ste nein the allagatioit of linking, to excite the people to waist sou or violence. se maionept of the Govensusset. Gas the coutrary, it was from • win to unite the people and the rinser classes I. stronger ties of syropalby, net bend been directed thsueghout the whole period of his political life. Adverting to the motive of the Attorney General, In laying the rear iii Leicesicsibire, be had DO dread of the par. Scalar political wagoning of the Jury. Honest non afters entertained prejudices, and especially on Mich points; Dot he did sot believe that he siswild suffer from soy awn .1 difference of opinion whichessight happen to exist belittles ' them. He rather experts's& that his Jury would treat the charge of the dituroey-General t aa Elbow. She constable, was treated by the Unieseant, when be brought what he calhd . a makfaelor." before Islas. Elbow en being able to make say specific charge against big Pei. ismer, the Wei • *denied that he should be set at liberty, mod suffered to go wrote his lawful occasions estil some charge phoold be discovered, to which the wiar con stable cheriefilly assented. The How. Bums! entered at considerable lunch jot', the subject ori a Reform is Paoli.. wear, sod gamed • loog list of •stborities favourable to the doctrine of s. sine extensile/ represenbitiou of the people. Aritougst.tbese nor lard Clarendon, Lard Bolluglooke, Swift, Locke, Lord Canino. ~Lard Chatham, Ilik.".lassice Brnekstone the Duke of Richmond, Ur. Pitt, and Ur. Fox. He graisaalLiesed to weary them wish so many spostatioes, best it was of the (semen importance that be should nut be suspected or treated as if be used reform as • sank see rover for hostility asid misichierougeows. It was toe much to talk of reform as wild arid visionary, when it kid beets sup. purled by such mare en with so nior.h ability. His object in laying those stateamsts before them was loans, that there was no culpability is login frereihres, and in iro- . . deavourlng to °lnnis. that Parlierneotary Reform which was sweatiel to the welfare and liberty of the people. Fee biro. self this bad been his object from Ilse cummenengient of hit hie. He would read to time estrous of speeches made by hies in Parliament on two erveral untious. The subject of the heat two was respecting dm *sage of while's. They had beard what Chief Justice.** thought of soldiers iaterferine with the tin of thr . litips, sod they could judge whe ther he tboeght them a putotfibe Government. Bat Sleek otone's language, be ono. *aid, tended to facile disallow. lion far beyond**, than iiltir letter. Here Sib' Hue. &IMP , read BlorksteriseNi ilhouktrititys as pay dm ogev.og *din email's between, Arnsenimo el* deo ogmeneenglirnjpesoin of+ , having • body of mew radio:ll kid nate ut oeirlis4e.is the; amidst of • free watum. ' ••'' ".- . . . . Mr. stripes.' v Arnim.' ollirmiontithe Jury at coosiderniki length, enforcing all he hadisateil in his opening speech, an at the same time breoplin to the legal objections which . had been take., by Mr..ogernse. Ur. Justice Ben, juin charge to the Jury, declared ho had no twenties is prommeeng the letter of Sir Frani*, Burdett to he a erasion libel; and with respect to the comity in which it ou:Salklisherkebere was strong memoir sive evidence to shes,-.4tbst it was written in Leicester-, shire. That writing was • poldicatiois, Mid the ones lay 1.41 ' his. to peeve that it was apt %Primula that comity. It wad • for Sir Enacts Bonk* to 'hew bow that letter Rot' into the roomy of. Widdlasmi. He was is. Leicester.:' attire at the time. th. letter was orates, and the Jury, were warranted he Imilieeter that it had brut petition-. rut there. I.e that hunt he spoke of brood lining bens' spilled by the sold try. • Was it St for a (knilesnan of Ile. eduratwo and boostledge of the laws of his cultsW., ' try to wake suds nu aseersion on the mere autherily" of so wspapera. Thew the Defewitaat spoke a the ste- - eonstitut 00000 al owner, er • standing army • bet Wok was h nu sorb thing, for the way existed wary I:llfire Ina= of Parliaisseet from yew 14 year. The Verdian* that in bus defeece his nicer was to Coll on iffiii`irontr, giall. ' I tinsels of England to• sonnet the just rights of tide twootry. He .lielicual in wen is Retrain were anon Wigs we OMB the two Mei gestic/aro. ' Wish to. Ibis whim dapressioss io Ike Inter, it was ire . for any maw to jasdfp !biro. ' The Deferidait knew ' wall 111111 .1 11191 t ,W4a. as ad* ilia, in ir -reign of trite; dale(' frowslakieyseesi ! hi An easoritry, .In the allik ' Mao woks - , Milli uriftbei theAcood s ' „... - . . . • • . . . 10 ik• .... Twirmr 3 • 4.3 • J • • 'VP', • • - • N. • C there mrso mutiny particularly bleared' hut lOW was • great deal imieusted. The Govilleinewi of this airoptry did not depend fur its support on a madding army, be es the affections of the people; yet soldiers were wasted la. tho cneulry, anal it was a most taischievess !Wog to paral)** their duly by such a publications as this. A Bri tish army was never employed for any other pupate, ex .cept that aims , preservation. He would pat it to the Jury to my, whether that letter was t eaten appeal ti the &m -ilkmen of 'Zeeland, ur whether It was not ittesded •be addressed to the passions of the people. It was eel. deed it was riot Written is • hurry. in in as lalisolloso las- Meal because the letter which Sir Francis Beredett aftst. wards addremerl to laird Sidasouth, and in which he main. lained eterY•stutinterit hr uttered in him first letter. Clearly shrived that is was ant a berried %lag which he had dew. Het having deliherati ly avowed It, he must have Orbital it its • aroinesit of deliloratiou. The Learned Jodie added, that he dine' declare it to he a paper to be most calculated to do mischief of any he would receive, sad be Newer saw inure possunune ingredients coadessed in any Ind paper than were to be ("owl in that letter. c The Jury, without appearing to deliberate withal& altior,. immediately pronounced a verdict of GUILTY. • The trial Psi not emioluiled till Half-past Firs e psslredap es - ening. After the verdict was pronounced, amid the people bream to depart from the Court, Sir Francis Beams went out, ac companied by his friend. The populace ostaide the doors load y cheered him, as be passed slam. He walked through several streets accompanied by his friend, sod Outlawed by a great crowd, until he more to the Three Crowns. Here the crowd increased and shouted out for Sir Francis to make his appearance et the window. A Gentle min came to Hie window and addressed the populace. He hoped they would excuse Sir Francis for not addressing them on this uranium, because he was so Wiggled with the how d. he had made that he was quite exhausted. This an irouuresmart was received with lend applaese. Sir F. Burcietp afterwards appeared at the wisdaw„ and . begged that she people would go quietly to their howies...— This regimes was immediately staroded• to, and the maid lade, after 11viag three cheers, dispersed. MR. HUNT'S TRIAL. - • -7" YORK ASSIZES, THURSDAY, Mama 23. SEVENTH DAP. (BY OUR EXPRESS.) • THE SIND V. HUNT AND OTHSIIOI. The moment the Court was opened this morniag„ bads the galleries and the body of she Court were crowded ter excess. Al oine o'clock Mr. Justice Bayley entered the Court.— Mr. Hunt hating, with the other Defendants, 'ahem his seat at the sable, proceeded to call witnesses. The led per. sou called was, John Eare•haw a member of the Society of Friends. Mr. Haat submitted that he bed a right to 4111111111ilit Hue witness epos his affirmation, as to what he lied seek ou the 11th of August.. Mr. Justice B•et.eir said, that Quakers were , by the 7th sad fib if William lit. chap. 74, precluded rom giving evidence is criminal prosecutions, otherwise thou epos oath. The Learned Judge cited several coats where the 'widows of Quakers had bees refined. He ineutiowed sloe an issmaties where a rule fur a criesioakiefoosiation haid bees diseitarged, on the ground of its hawse( been obtained epos the afar nlalinn a Quaker. Mr. Hunt said, that be would not press tie point spinet his Lordship's opinion, particularly as be bad other wit. News to ;wove the same facts. He then proceeded to call oilier witnesses. Jobe Bratsargh examined by Ur. Hunt.—l am • wheelie. ger, sad reside at Pendleton, near Manchester. Oa the 11th of August I was in conspasy with Mr.lisresiaw and Mr. Bancroft (two members of the Society of Friends), in a roam overlooltiag kis ensetiog. I west la Mismelteellorms 'bet day to 'collect mussy; business was genie ea as easel. 1 'went up to Chit New Cross, where a great crowd apnoea *was assembled. There were no shops dull op then; boot iess was goitre on as usual at New Cross. This was shout tea o'clock. There were great crowds there; they were tortoise into liar. I eunversed with several premiss oft the subject of the meeting, but no one expreseed say alarm fur the safety of the towel. I felt so alarm myself; if I had I should have slopped my teams. I had two teams et work ow that day, and they carted as great a masality of coals as on any other day. I suppose the people formed into line fur the purpose of getting through the streets with more ease. I saw several parties curse inter lows; there were many *omen and children *lib them The wouses !ere tidily dressed ; appareutly in their holiday clothes. I saw one party headed by several females, walking in peO cession. Al Maude-hill I Saw the. Bury party; they alas kaa numbers of women suit children wish thews. I saw the black lag horse by she Lees sad Saddlewoeth party; they hail nut large bliolgi sills or cwrigels in their heads; They had some common walking Nicks; if they lad staves four or five feet limit, sod as thick as my wrist, shouldered like muskets, I most assuredly must have secs them; but I did not see any each thing. The Bury party were welkin quietly slime vrben I saw them. I saw so ill esoduct or acts of violence cumnsilsrd by any of the.,. I went to the meeting about twelve o'clock, in eras r to witness the pro ceedings. L wila us the second dour of a house about 30 yards from, the hustings. 1 had, a complete view of the hustings, sad of the whole field. I wrist so the room by the invitation of Mr. Bancroft, wlsu had takes it in order to I pored it arr. e H l34lllll" ent tl l S 'it .1 / 4 a Inf Prfst ore a l t ielt l g ll av a e sehaster a " Th t i e s t ira l s a i r h j e s only sisbecrlyitios I. which I jailed. Ra-etandoed by Mr. Husta—l toner saw you before yea arrived is the sarriage. Hese, Audrey. canalised by Mr. Hoot—l have been vier 'mead sates yeses. I have bolo at many public arching,. acconmodad pots nth, them amino at Senbelds, in Lou den; to the public innings at Bristol sod Bath ; the nasty sseetinp in Wells, Wiltshire. msd Salisbury; said the public mostinp at Westminster. I have heard that you are a free mess in Bristol. i h..w that you have property at Bath ; yin have bosses, a largo yard, sad out.pression there. You are Lord of the Mean of Gliamoshory, in lisoneset shire, and have a farm there. I perambulated the hounds there ler you. Yin also have farm* is Wiltshire a s u Hampshire. 1 limns yes are a Liveryman of LANad...l. When gee sHesded the Westminster .eeti.g you resift. there. I accompanied yin to the M amender meet nag, as well as to .11 the others whit* yes have gained. I steer saw say rim or breach of the peace coassinted by aisle the per. son consposiog than 1•481 lays. The waning us Bendel'. hill, Bristol, was sorrossided.by horse moldier'. The peo ple sad you yourself cheered - them. both is gong to and coning front the weedsp. This did not appear to gin any offence to the endives. I recollect meeting WNW of ilte Horse Guards es our retorts from ease of the Spa Gelds meetings; they were cheered. There was also mon bisstug. Yoe did ant hiss. Tow rose in the g, wad told the people not to has the solesrs, bat to cheer the.; this was dose, sad the soldiers paned quietly mi. We met a snood puny of soldiers, and the same thisg itocarrod. There were au lives 10•1. I was with you at the @caved tips-irlds meeting. There had bees a riot before we arrived. We arrived at Bps-Gelds about twelve o'clock. The rioters were goes then. 1 aceompasied you to Halloak. Sasithey in August last. Whoa you heard that the wanting was put of, you said yes would refers. You west to Stockport, sad the nen moron( you west to Manchester. I walked before the gig. In Mosebester you slides** the people. You said you most Muni, sad the people said, *ln, so; wait to the Mk.* 1 recidlett.this, es I wanted to go beck may. self. I a wife sad family behind toe , besides I had lo s t my lines Is the way down. We reform-alto Mr. Juliann's. *lett day you came into the stable, sad said you would re. pi• till the 16th. I remember your speakiue abo u t y our itical hawse, Bob. Bob is mow dead, and buried at Pres ton. I saw his grave. It was said that he was poisoned at Lancaster Anises. I know ;uu have had large farms at Elford, where you were bars. You were always called the poor man's Mr. Heat—My Lord, I call this witness to character. Ur. Soaatairo.—This is reversing the thing. It was usual to call the waster to the charseter of the sernat. I never heard you urge any tondo' to acts of videsee. Tie were called the pan ness's lined, as you said, that if a poor man washed hard all the week, he ought to haws enough to tappet a fatuity. You were ge nerally visited by 'Squire Wigwams .4 Mr. Machias, the Clergyman of • the Parish. I sever tow you or say of year company istexicated in my life. My fellow -servant (a female) has lived inwards of six years with you. Cross-examined by Mr. Serkaat Hutt.orte.—My fellow servant Is ..t here to give my master a character; he can say as mooch for ,se as I haws said foe him. Ido sot know say master has bay property at Manchester. I remember bruin that Mr. Beckwith's shop was broken apes, and some guns stolen on the day of use of the Spstlietris meet. inn: I heard • mast war Abut in the shop. This was before we went to the aseetiog. Mr. Haut was chairman at that mortise; I did out see Wannest there; 1 canna sty that I knew his at the tier. 1 sever sew Thistlowood sad Dr. trines is compasy with Mr. Haat. 1 'mew so other person at the aseetiag hot Mr. Haat. 1 did sot meow pasty Mr. Hest to Liners after his liberation from Lancaster gaol. 1 wee sot at the dialler given after his entry ion tows. We came to Mr. Moorboase's house from Bullock's Smithey. My master remained all sight. I cannot say that Knight was there when we went. I first saw Knight at Smedley Carnage. Ido mut know Mr. Caen*. I can't say whether be was at Smedley Cottage or not. I was sot with Mr. Heat when his art Wu maim* Dr. Skidded was expected to rem* ow at Guildhall, Loathe. I was is the country, at Middens, Cottage. I was sever at Blackheath with my manre. • I stases beard of his hang bats 4 bonne at Bristol. I believe Mr. Hunt is a edger sines is Linen. Whew he lodged he Norfolit.street. knead, he had three rooms sad a hitches. 1 have net been is lowa with him lately. Whilst we remaised at Illascbester we were at Jolissoe's Moose. I knew that Mr. Grainy called on Mr. Heat, because I held his horse. 1 saw Mr. Hunt sod Mr. Johan. go in a carriage to the meeting on the Iltb of August. I-believe Knight oleo was in the carriage. There was a fourth perms, hut Ido not linen who ha was. I sever saw him before or sine. My mann breakfasted with Mr. Anson that messing. Ido sot know whose carriage it was. Mr. Johann dun sot keep a barsoche. Re-examined by Mr. Host-1 never in my life sat down with yes is diner. I sever professed to meddk with poli tics. I hare ~ugh to do is usiadiog sty hosinne. Mr. Hart—Liu, it is trite enough that the Easter should be a politician. By the Junin—Wed say master said that a poor man who worked from Moody enorning to Saturday sight ought to get moue' to support his family, 1 did not andentaad him to iodinate that people so waging did sot get (sough. Mond Baines, ion. examined by Mr. Hont.-al have not made any deriding'. lam unoreted with The Leeds Ifereing. have not read say newspaper conerning the 'videotex gives on this trial. I have cautiously abstataed from doisg so. 1 attended the meeting on the 16th of au gust for the purpose of giving • report of the business. I was apes the hosting. that day. I arrived is the Geld 11112 o'clock. I saw the different parties cease up is reeks, arm is arm ; they were received in they adva•ced to the harstiap, each with three dem three cheers. They did sot she up ere the sieetioy. I saw several of the pasties arrive. I saw their statioas io a very regular seasser. They all got as isittlaiug in their app eeratire different from those I have al. close to the hustings se they could. Nothiag particular ready meut limed. They had sags sod hands of music. I heard struck me, but that they came is bodies. Some attended wilb "God save the King," and " Risk Britanisia," played. They music and boasrers. Ido sot recollect slay of the team were received with loud approh3tion. it did cot strike me se played. I took particular notice "Attack sticks. My alma * disloyal meeting. I saw no symptoms of dialoyalty amongst lion wee, from previous isfurmation, particularly draws to them. Ido sot belosic to asiy of the Uuiuus fur Reform this point. I saw notliag in their 1004 but common walk ! observed, when they were all assearlikk that it was lag-sticks; nosey hod them, bet I came* trey the proper. the grandest sight I ever saw in my life, and so I think yet. lima. I did sot notice a greater proportion of sticks Mae is I row a double line of constables directly trader me. Many usual omen emistry people at races, or as other such acco rd' them were persons whom I knew to 15e special coustables. sloes. I saw se long staves elosollierod like muskets, ski I saw no acts of violence or any Maids offered to them. I any thing resembling them. I looked at all the partite as saw Nadia come doom the hose, and go up again towards they MIDI ON Ilse graved, bur I saw ao each thing. If such Baretinia, before you came. There was so insult or violence a circonastasee as this occurred, I, misile% as a reporter, offered to him. I saw you active; you were received with must, I think have noticed it, I sdvswced to the hosting, cheers. The people took off their bats when they cheered. or cart oboist heaps( twelve, mei remained in that sites. When " Gelleaffe the Rise was played, all tirepeople Mal IS. tip see o'clock, when another cart arrived with I, supposed belonged to the We int took of their Late; bet. boards. When the beatings were formed, I mounted them. the constables did out take of their hats. There woo so removal after the fist evection of the host. Mr. Hunt—That is a curious fact, say Lord. Jogs. Omt or two ysueg mes from the hustings fireeestly I heard part of what you said whys you got epos the recumnseeled peer, as the parties arrival, sad the order hustings, but not distinctly. I was between' the bootlegs was obeerood as perfectly as, under suck eiscometneces, sisal Me Magistrates' house. After you addressed the people, it could be. About epee o'cloek • subscriptiou was raised there was some disturbance behind the bustiop. You tors. to get these who came from • distance some ale, but they ed roved, sod emending your hand, said, "If any mot afterwards resolved to harm setae( but water, and a can creates say disturbalice, put him down and keep him down." of water was seat for. About use yon arrived, followed by This appeared to be addressed to some one beloogieg to the a very large procession. Os mounting the hustings you bustinp. I did not bear you 'say, pointing to the military, appeared out of temper at the sitiiatibe hr's/loch they "There are your enemies, if they mules' you, pet them were placed. Anton these who crime apes the hotelier's down, and keep them down." It was onsposisibis, as were a number of girls, leemed saiiformly in white. They the soldiers had not arrived at the time. I Dec the NI al' appeared,.. a.averages be abaut . 1.16 fears of age i tory come up to the canter of Dirkismaidreet. This caused think there were twelve or feeuriesu in isensber. I think the some confusion and the people in the outskirts begat' le erase. of dew being us the hastier was to ovoid the pies. ruts. You chee red in order to keep them together ' sad sure of the crowd, which was very greet at the time ; one the effect of it was, that the people stood still again. Theo or Sc. wows bed labeled from the pressure. An attempt the cavalry came in, sod feinted opposite the haute where, was sow made by those merest the blessings to pock ohs n.. as I store understood. the Ilagistrates were. They put them. selves beck, is order to avoid Freesia( egoism. these y Olves in tine and cheered. 1 saw nothing dome by any of I partially suceeeded.• To the best of my keowkdge, shoe the crowd to resist them. I never took my eyes off Ike ca. t Mr. Haat was speaking, the crowd ems close to the has, vestry till they gut round the bastiop. They advanced at lags.' After • few enienks you began your speech. I suck either • caster or • gallop; they came as fast as they could. soles of that speech I. shooridosaii • I load some difficulty There were sot say stones or bricks thrown at Nam, nee I. doing llo.-01•111 witew produ ced hoe Poles, sod OW soy sticks thrown at or lifted up against them .1 could see a copy of what he bad writs. from thirech-The speech all that passed as well as I can see this Coast sow. • commeoced Mee i—" Friends awl felluw.esseirymes. I Crossexaseiled by Mr.lesaiterr.—l bare lived in Pee. must beg your isolsolgtece fee a short time, and beg that dittos SS ;kin. I lived its Loodini about aims years sifter, you will keep Mimes. I bops you will exercise the all. I have men to go with soy carts 1 shook a haudkrrehref powerful eight of the people is to orderly wiseaer.".oeis oat of the window oh' Mr. Hind affltell. 1 jollied is the redeem said Mot the wwrele"sedmitessoper" tutees* in his shout. I cannot say voliether these was say differeues be. stries). I wrote it • les boors after hap lianaser •aa tomes the shout given wires Mr. Mimi arrived tad that gives p nasal WM' repoelem—Me to read-.-e And any as the arrival of tic cavalry. I bars beard people my there saga dad weals he W ' eed let 4t fie hastautly A J. .ee If IC r. t- il T. • r• r, V Is r, It It Ir - et It I. It If It w rr Id ty rr 11. rr lu It It Id Ye re ae re al If re re r. It s r i A A It C~