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1 .7" - N - ^" CORON Ems INQUEST. LiMENTED DEATH OP SIR SAMUEL ROMILLY. Yesterday morning, at eleven eecllik, an In quest w.is held at the sign of the Frivol in Hand public-house, in the Colonnade, Bernard -street, Russell-sis ire, before 'Nuns, Svtut.ixo, Esq. Coroner tor the county of Milli...ex, 0.6 the body of the shove much-lamented Gentleman.— The oblong anxiety prevailed in the neighbourhood, and gloom pervaded every countenance. The names of the per•olla btlininalled On the Jury having been called over, and the Alembrre the Coroner sproceeded to call the evidence. Air. Chalks Nlaybrey, Surgeon Extraordinary to the Duke of Clarence, and resitting in Great Rua* sell-street. deposed, that on Monday, the 2d instant, at tan o'clock in the afternoon, he was swot fur to attend the deceased. whose complaint, he was g iv en to uuthastaidd by the messenger, Will an internal hemorrhage. On entering the bedchamber. lie found Dr. Wit:et leaning over the deceased, who was on the flan,; the servants were supporting him. The deceased held tit one hand a sheet of paper, and a pen in the other, and appeared making an attempt to write. The hemorrhage front the wound had tensed, and likewise pular hots ; but a slight vibration was perceptible in the region of the heart. The witness examined the its. • which was on the throat. and found it very deep —froin which, and the considerable flow of blood, witness was of opinion death ensued ; the valve of the threat was also cut through. A French Gentleman (Rev. Dr. Dumont) here begged leave to interrupt the deposition, and, ad drew.% himself to the Coroner, stated, that he had just received a note. which it was material should be instantly attended to. He handed it to the Coroner, alto reed it to the Jury. It was hastily written in French, by Mr. Groot:chew, dated St. James's-square, entree...lig Mr. Dumont instantly to come to hito, as lie (Mr. Brougham) war unable t.s lease Ins room ; but it was of the utmost and moat wedelns:: importance that he should cceninu ssiciste with :11r. D. before the ['oiliest should be proceeded in. The latter Gentleman stated him self to have been twang terms of the strictest inti macy with the deeemed, cml begged he might have tone allowed bias to attend to the solicitation of Mr. Brougham. The Coroner recommended Mr. D. to use all postdate expedition in visiting Mr. Brougham, and whitened, that its his absence, they could continue the t•ftallintilloll of the intermediate witnesses. The abuse witness (Surgems :Maytag). in conti nuation will, that there was a great quantity of Morel nit the flour, and a vartion of it iii the basin. 'Else wound appeared to have been inflicted with a sharp instrument. There was a bloody razor lying by his side. This wastres pulled from his pocket the sheet of paper, which he deposed as that held by the deceased. It was in different places smeared with blood. At the sight of it. a .tart of distress ing horror pervaded the Inquest chamber. The paper was blotted with ink ; the word* Sir. witness, ur wishes, might be traced ; but so illegibly, that much doubt prevailed as to the correct inshcation of the chorale 6666 et/ construed. The remaining tualls ii' the pen were feebly traced, and might be compared to those au infant child would produce fur its ainuaeinent. Julio Knox, surgeon. 65, Great Russell -street, deposed, that he wit rent for to the residence of the deceased at half-past two o'clock, p. la. air. May. prey. the farmer witness, had previously arrived.— On witsie...a entrance into the bed-chamber, lie found the deceased lying on his back on the floor. De examined the body, and found a large wound iu the upper pad of tile throat, which had coat* Oriel ) . severed the wand-pipe. The blood had then erased to flow, as 141/41 ettettlatiUlt 111 the wrist ; re. epinitites Coninttled Mats imperfect state until three o'clock. %Vanes% wits of oi 6I 66 1011 that deceased's death was occasioned lay loss of blood, and the obi arm( ul breathilig. from the separation of the • e. A considerable quantity of blood was On the 11.60 r and some in a basin ; a razor lay saran the iiecrawitl, stained with blood. Corteler--•1 laid he appear to lune been shav ing ?" W it iie.s.N.D" Judging from circumstances, I should conclude that he had left his bed to consurt the Bred." A notice Was here read by the Coroner, of which we gii e a Veil/Wain copy, as follows :•••• " I, the anilersieited Physician, verity, that, 'ism; teen Dr. Ituzet, utHersiers street, tooth last melt rod this morn we. 18111 ilieidedi s of ispilleuss, that hr is at this onsosent a slate of busty sad mind which would mike it nut only catreatels palatial, but really dangerous to attend the Coro. aria mops. ft* which is iu take ptice this day ois the OCCASION of ilia uncle's death ; and that if he were compelled 10 per. torus such a Vein cloy, it would be impossible to answer far the cuissequeaces. (‘corrl) " ALEX. M ARCET. Rasself.square, Nue. Z,IbIS." • rhe Ciquiscr and Jury then proceeded front the inform-Hann tu the resiikiice of the decocted, in Ilusvell-square, for the purpose of viewing the body. [Upon the Arrival of the Jury at the house of the ileceitNed, a cuimilerable anxiety 1.111 maisifested to ;,: 4 1i1:141‘111114111Ce to View the I . stalv. Sonic of the Reporter., of comet., "rre Iltomq the number, hut th e Coroner prevented the initusimi, by threatening i n t °mina arty periull who catered, r xcept the Jury.] Tin m•SS BiAtesi *411,1 he was footman to Sir Samuel Ile did not bee I inamer from the iiiidilie t f it ii4ust last until Sunday afternoon, ale-ii he arrived 111 town from the Ide of 11'iglit. I ir . "" ) ..“ 1 well, dud apyitered to good health at the Lair, boiler (him could have beea expected, irlllll tl,r atillle.lit• winch had taken plaer, and healing !hat lie had been unwell, Soon :trier " e V ' In hr 13 Y dinvii Ulll the FOCI in the library, touch was briwrvi four and live o'clock. ‘Vitae** heard that the dectaard was unwell from the lu.a of Lady Ilumilly, whit thed oil Thursday night last ; ' , chum heti' tinwvll for # lung time, Bull had a snit daughters ; the elileta, theituy, was about ly goat, of age, the y gest g girl he' right and uiot, Sur Sainutl appeared always , certhitgly happy it his Lindy, but the multi 'y or I mlaytwatiOliki preVtlited his bring much diem ; he lead bearer any tulle for enjuyinent. ;ness did in, attend him on Monday Slim g. torte lir t. a . I:llll,imard cusiliited to fits when wr~l, In. 4elier.al I of rising wag SIX •1 - -, and of to Ii ii , eleVell. liouttl• Ir, ?qr. %Vslli.uu Ru.iiilly, Dr. 'lngo, a;al Mrs. Davis (sister of Ludy were its the house on Nliinday morning, as were also some of the 'arr. vents (pert being to the country) ; he could not tell who it was t h at attended Kr Samuel in his bed rowu►, with 1,14 breakfast on that morning. IVituris about two o'clock heard u noise, like somebody Tallutg on the floor, up two pair of stars, and west up to excertain the cause. The bed-roam door of his master was open, total Dr. Roget was standing outside; witness was about to enter, and saw Sir Samuel (s 4 he though') corning towards the door, in the act of drivisig the Doctor out. It appeared, however, it was to keep his► out, for he raised both his hood* and fastened the door ; he was then bleed ing profusely; witness did not then observe any in teroutent iu his hand.. The door was instantly burst open, and Sir Samuel was found leashing over the wasli-hand stand, hi. throat being cut, mad the blood flowing from him profusely ; a shirt and blauket were about hiss ; he was quite speechless, but lie made several signs wills his hand; he was given a sheet of paper, and peat and ink. Previous to watering the room, Dr. Roger told willies' that the deceased had cut his throat. Miss Romilly, previous to the fatal act committed by the deceased, had been with him its the roots, hut lie sent her &Ivo to the drawing-room, desiring to see Dr. Ro grt. It was during this interval he cut his throat. He kept a case of razors, its the ordinary wry, in his room. There were two beds in his room, in one of which Dr. Roget slept. Witness asked the Doc tor if he-sew the deceased do the deed, and he re plied that he thought upon gou►g into the room, when sent for, he was just throwing away the razor after inflicting the wound. Witness assisted his master, together with Dr. Roget, until Mr. May. brry. the Ammo, arrived. Upon the Nev. Mr. Dumont being called upon to give Lis evidence, he said lie thought it war of the lageligrportatice to hear the testimony of some of the niedical gentlemen who attended Sir Samuel Mustily previous to his death. The Coroner and Jury were of the same opiition; the former stating. that to learn as accurately as possible, every circumstance which could throw light ou the cause thatmnhappily lead to the death of such a mats as Sir S. Rowilly, was indeed matter of the last importance. The Rev. Stephen Dumont, of Geneva, then said, that he was one of the Representatives of the Council there, but had been a long time in Eng lund, previous to the late restoration. He went home and again returned to this country, to *prod some time with his friends, among whom Sir S. Ro. milly was the most intimate. He here proceeded to read a letter which he received so far hack os the 27th September, from the house of M►. Nash, at Cowes, which at once spewed the anxiety of' mind under which Sir S. Rowilly was then labouring. This began with an iisvitatiou fur him to join them at Cowes, but expressed the deepest apprehen sion for the safety of Lady Rowilly, whose phy sicians thought in much danger. There was torsi deralde grief and anxiety also insuifest upon his mind for the fate of his children, and a declaration that he was pliable to communicate to her the feel ing he endured in consequeuce. After thus, wit -nese received notes almost daily, which announced that Lady Hominy was better, and apologising for any uneasiness the first note might have oc casioned. Ile writ iu consequence to Cowes, and strived there ou the 4th of October. where he found, as lie thought, her better; but Sir Sa muel had no coutdesice in recovery, but ina.. nifested the same uneasiness of mind and anxiety. Lady Romilly shortly after had a relapse, and was 11 fur some days its a state of great sufrertng. Duriug that time nothing could equal the excruciating pain sf Sir Samuel, but pia fortitude and resig. nation. He was almost entirely deprived of sleeper witness saw it, and had the greatest appreheusions for him. Two or Wore times he expressed to witness. his fears of menial derangement. Once the de. ceased wilt for him in the middle of the night, it was shout two o'clock, sod told him of a dream full ' of horror, and said that the impression of it had reniumed unto' his mind after he awoke as if the dreamt had been a reality. lie asked witness if he did not consider that as a proof of illuesr ; however, some coliverss.:-.1, about Isis children generally restored hi' .f mind. _ _An to a certaus degree of peace of , and 1111 l etimes he *puke to wittier* about the future establishment of his children. Witness said Lady Komilly died on the 29th October, at Cowes, about I u't lock at night ; the deceased was made ac quainted with the loss of Iris Lady by his nephew, ltoget, on the following morning ; he had always 'hewn sa great an attachtnent towards him (Doctor Itoget) as to any one of the family.— The deceased left Cowes the 114111 e day ; he heard the melancholy tidings very reluctantly, but lie de clued to the williess lie would be governed entirely by Dr. ltsiget and his friend*. Witness and Sir Samuel, with other friends, slept at Winchester that night. Witine•s rode in the chaise with iiitu ; when they stopped, Sir Samuel appeared to be ex tremely exhausted. Dr. Itoget slept in the same rums) with litin, and the deceased was extremely restless during the night. The next morning wituc•s observed the in4rks of an agitation, which he tried to subdue. lie, the deceased, was con tinually tearing his gloves, or the palms of his Wads, scratchtng his lingers and his nose ; some blond also came from his nose. The witness stated, whew we IlltrlVril at Murell's-greeis, on the road to Lonrho', Sar Samuel became ►u weak lie could pro ceed tin farther ; they slept there, and Dr. Kugel slept in the same room with him. IVittiess had pro posed to Sir Samuel not to come to Russell-square, hut to take some other house for the present. Thy deceased ansivired. that lie was likely to be laid up with a severe illness. %Vstoiess observed more 11055 uf • violent agitation still, more tearing of his hands and of his nose. In a moment he was shutinig his eyes and wringing In. !iambs. IVituess took his (deceased's) daughter, and put he► humid in his io place of his a •Vil, upon which, on opening los eyes arid perceiving what the witisestliad do,:r, he cast upon him (witness) an iiirxpressible look of tenderneNs and gratitude, rod embraced his 'laugh tee. IVtien ilwy arrived at Russell-square, the de ceased made great elEsrt to compose nunsrlf, wear 11110 his library and threw himself upon u sofa. It was frightful for the witness so to behold a mars whom he Sind known so well. The deceased plunged as if in a stupor, then in a few multwotts begat, wringing his hoods again. The dee, abed immediately got up, took uitutss's arm, an►d walk- .1 ed round two rooms. Ile appeeitd In the wittiest to he in it state as If he hail been wounded. Ls the course of twit hours idler, he desired to see 1)r. Nlarcer, telling the witness that his nephew suf fered too much, and that hr would give hiin tote comfort of some medical fiteild's assistance. Ile (deceased) said lie waisted ;milie u :Da d ). to co „, o i t Doctor \Luca about a shower bath, that would relieve the hest of his twat!, uud at the same time told witness lie Issd no herd-ache. After Doctor 51areet had visited he followed him to Isis horse; lie saw 9 1! WAS tench alarmed with a state of itsdaminetion. Dr. Itisget would hot quit him ; he staid the whole slight and slept in his room. Witness slept in a room shove his. About seven o'clock, on .Monday tuoriiiiig, Dr. Hoge Came to stingless's, apertmeot in it state of extreme anxiety, told him that his uncle was much worse with a utrlesit fever, uttering some expressions uo a state of perturbet rod c - - plesisieg that he was distracted. Dr. Roget called immediately upon Dr. Nlarcet, who instantly emote, and they then sent for Dr. flehistruit to join no a consultatiou. iVitisess asked Dr. Mart et if lie could go and see his revered friend ; they requested him (wastes-) ant to tin it; saying the greatest quiet was necessary about him, and that only one per-on was to remain m the room with I . Winless then went to Holland House, at keitsiugton, to see his (deceased) three youngest daughters, whom Lord Hollowd had taro from school to his house, and to make some arratigeineut with respect to them. When the witness returned to Russell squire, between the hours of three end four, he found the iits in tears, and Dr. Rivet in state approaching to despair. Witness's first feel ing was astonishinet.t. Dot lint the whole month that the wittiest; had p iusett with Sir S.i mo d, h e rlsvidril almost entirely with his sou the Curs of Sir Samuel. Witness had the maul not s'e conver sations with the deceesed, and never had any ap prehension of Isis cunsinittine the set lit %%Inch his life has wimp:tied. I lee isitisuste k dge that he bait of his high precepts of duty, uf is moral and religious fortitude, of ids love to n., country, and of his parrots( etre, lions, tottell% exclu.ted the ides of such a melancholy este-amino. [During the whole oh this getitleinatt's ev , dence he was deeply effected, and several times tears gushed from Ins esesi Dr. Alexander Marco, of Russell-square, being sworn, deposed—On Sondes las', about nice o'clock in the evening, lie was celled upon ut the request of Dr. Hugel. On his arrival, he copilot toe deceased sitting in the drawing-room. oil the first flour, with his family. Ile immediately held a conversation with him respectiug Ins hest th. The deceased com plained to him (witness) of I a:Etude and restlessiies), especially in the lower extre suites, with which lie felt frequent end severe muscular pains. No atti tude seemed to afford him either re-t or comfort, as he sat on his chair in a state of most painful agitation, and lie refrained in conversation from describing the agitation of his mind, or giving vent to his feelings. It was obvious from his manner, as well as from every expression that dropped from him, that he despaired of his recovery. Various steps were recommended, with a view to relieve his extreme state of irritation ; the de ceased objected to all of them in succession, alter nately insisting upon being permitted to gu to lied, without waking any attempt, or even allowing re lief to be administered to him, use the ground that he felt he must have a wretched night, and that if he were to use any medicine, it would only have the effect of taking away all his confidence of his medical friend* by the power of medicine. The next morning the witness saw him ; Dr. Bab ington and Dr. Roget were in attendance on bun. Ile (witness) found his situation considerably al tered; his skin, which the night before was quite dry, was now bedewed with moisture; He appeared much more quiet as to his bodily agitation, but was extremely concise in his answers, cud said nu thing which would have justified a more favourable opinion in regard to the state of his mind; on the contrary, all that was related to the witness, respect ing his state during the night, evinced an increased degree of an listen'sl agitation from his apparent tranquillity in the Isomer part of the night. Dr. Itoget, who slept its the same room wills him, sup posed that Sir Samuel had enjoyed several hours sleep; the patient, however, on the inquiry being made, declared that he had had tin *lei). This was the last interview the witness had with the de ceased. The Coroner here put several questions to the witness, a hick were immediately answered iu a most satisfactory wanner. liabingtoo, a physician, residing in Alder matibury, being sworn, said he visited Sir Samuel about ten o'clock on Monday morning last, iu con sequence of au urgent letter lie had received front his friend, Dr. Marcel, to that effect. Previous to his going up stairs to Sir Samuel's room he (wit ness) laid an opportunity of learilitig front his friends, Drs. Marcrt and Roget, ull that had occurred.— On his visit to the deceased, he found him in a ►ituation corresponding exactly with the account winch his friends had given him. fie put a few qiirbtiotis to the deceased ; but his answers were perfectly senseless. AVitness expressed to the de ceased his hopes, that from the change which bad taken place in his situation, more especially the iwripiration which he laboured under, that lie +iititild have the satisfaction of finding further improvement when he should have the pleasure of smug hits again iu the evening. This was the substance of all that passed during wititess's interview. The Coroner here put a question to the witness : —Do you suppose from all the circumstances that has taken place, the loss of his wife, the distress of his family, and the hest of his bend, would pro duce mental distraction ?—This was answered in the affirmative. The Coroner then addressed the Jury in a f•w words, when they returned a verdict—" We are wramianowsly of opinion that the deceased cut his throat while in as state of mental temporary derange ment." As the II inipstesd !stage condi was proceeding ou .11onitry night io Hnosilisteuti, it come in con tact with IA corr, evasion ttttt g Mrs. Alectionshl and liar son, u boy 14 yeurs of age, which wits oterturnett by the shock. Two outside incowngers were thrown from the coach sod much hurt. The boy MISS severely injured and shell yesterday. 51r•. Jnuald ws• 41E/ much hurt, but is out of Jartger. CI7,IIi4CTEI: (f the LITERARY .11,14 V. if IT MOULD ME, Olt, AS THE rttExcit Al', COIIIIE u.V LA A PL1.1." The Literary .lon, or writer for public 2ood, and gelier,l iolormutitni, is al wAys obetl,rot to the laws end revectful to the ii.tirriuturs d his native laird, or of the country which rtceivro prilirVisi 11101. Ile is essripthilly rrpubliedo, n cutzru of the world, sold or subject of the most dricient of all rei.o)lll:* she Republic of I..etter,. fi e slo es n ot wield th e ..00pt re of sovereigni c. or the Irmo hem) 11:01111111111t1 ; hut lie irticlici mid Rulers of the E irth to govern wisely, to blemish mercy with justice, and temperunce with poor'. It is he who marks out the path of glory ; not that false meteor of low ambition itierelr. lout the true star of that bright honour, which slither, mint to horn, destroy, .and consume mankind, but to multiply their enjoyments with their numbers, it is lie who sets up the tables of broi.ze in the Temple of Mt inorj , and engraves s ou them the incurs which de serve to he tronsinittmd for example, amid for made tion, to the admiration and the itrautulle of ell suc ceeding generatiolis. Its the 1 / 1 1•111te %which lie holds are weighed all those who have strutted their I too the stlge of human !reboil, in iiirsceues of public mid high station. It is he who dispenses crawl's of honour fur the benefactors of inchki I the no., or _le stamp of contempt and oppiobrimim on tyrants end hypo critics, the selfish, and the slave. Whatever time rank in society, or the condition, of the true Man of Letters, does not de tertnnie nor affect his dignity : l'o-day he eats his bread dry and black, drinks the water of bitterness, or is con demned to swallow, mu a silent disiigesM, the oblivi ous cup of aim illegal death, email usideserved ; to morrow, the incense of praise, or even of elicitation, rases up to Heaven from ten thousend altars, to appease his immortal spirit : Close. to the Pinion statue of tile master at' the world. its Isis own temple, erected for his pride, moods the nobler bust of the sometime slave, the freedman, TERENct, of the kom:iii age The Literary M.ni, who is a philosopher, and the friend of the human race, his brethren, is us simple in his actiuus and his writings, as lie is great in his aim and purpose, aid haply too iii their effect. His soul, looking too high to stoop to the pursuits of avarice or of ambition, lie cannot em ploy his wind, amid use his pen, for filthy lucre ; he does not swell the stream of the worshippris of power or of fin tune, nor fill higher the poison cup of flattery. Praise is the coin in which lie dis charges the debt due to ell true merit ; or the morel stimulus, which he uses, to excite to higher end to better deeds. It is his task soil his pleasure to dissipate the clouds of prejudice ; to uproot the derp-lixed amid far-spreading er rors of vulgar opinion ; to airiest coil (temple on the whirlwinds of the pessions ; and to regard, and spew to an admiring world, the truth wily ; with the clear evidences of human reesoii, or of the revelations, which the Divinity is believed td hive made to his creatures. Ills compels is Right Rea son ; his desire, passion, and affection, is Truth linowledge and Wisdom are with him etches cod honour : On what spot soever of this ()vomits globe, the chance of birth, or the accidents of life, have pieced him, lie finds a brother where he meets his fellow ; his philanthropy embraces every hunein creature. The labour of love—to do good to his neighbour, is ull the luxury he knows how to e n joy, —is all the pleasure he desires, to sweete n exist ence, or to assuage its prim , . Such men are every where wanted, still let us hope they ate still in souse places to he suet with. St. l'elersbutgh, AtAgaise tt, ISIS. .1 mid it I I wren tkerti. .11 us but l.i 14 LrJ ; U'5.14.01 FIRE IN RATCLIFFE•IIIOIIIVA r. Monday morning, about three o'clock, a dread ful tire broke out in the home of Mr. BUN NOR, tailor and salesman, in Itatchtfe-highway, which in u very short time was totally consumed, together with the adjoitiiiig preniises of Mr. PICRETT, a liege tea-dealer; the next house, occupied by Dr. 110 Rs. FORD, is touch druid:zed. By the timely arrival of the engines and a plentiful supply of water, the lire was got under by seven o'clock. A %maims drop ped a child from a window on the sreoud Boor, the tacit was happily caught by the patrole arid saved. The mother then leaped out oldie window, and had her thigh broken and was otherwise severely hurt ; she was wrapped its blankets, cud conveyed on a shutter to the Incision Hospital in a very dangerous state. Mr. BONNOR, and Ilia son, a tine boy, about four years old, perished in the Hamer. Mr. Doti- Noll was club-footed, which, it is supposed, was the cruse of his not escaping. Yesterday.the firemen were busily employed in digging after the unfortunate child who perished in the conflagration. About half-past tess in the mottling une of the firemen suc ceeded in discovering the child, a most frightful corpse, lii burned Gather bed ; it was couveyed to the undertaker's, where the remains of Mr. Bonner, the father, were takew Nothing else of any consequence has been room!. There is no other person missing, as was ettnuensisly Boomer and the infant, whom she precipissled from she window, are still at the London Hospital. We are halspy to say that the former is in et fair way of recovery, although much injured; but is in a distracted state at the loss of her unfortunate husband sod child It is reported, that the fire commenced through the gas. Mr. Bonner coming home late, forgot to turn Mr she gas after blowing it out, and leaving a lighted candle iu the cellar caused the unfortuu.stc calamity. ExIGRATION.--The representation, that have lately come forth in favour of enmigtutilig to Ame rico, seem to make trnriaportrition to Botany Bay far preferable: as ur the cnurrtrv, in the remoter palt,, the inceasunit lii rof clearing the couiltrY, and the total want of all !society, render the com pari.nn Inuclt i• 1 favour of Botany lily. In addi tion to which may fir added, that in one rase Go vernment are at the expense of the removal, and the removed cannot starve, from the proViSion% lila& fur them, as they smutty du mu the wild, of A Wettest. Au imistelow bank, covered twilit cod-ft.h. has been th•covrrrd Ga . the west color of Shet The /)a/./in Ercnisstr Past piaya—• , It is deter mined that air. Seriemit J twn us to be the Judge in the room of tuir. Jwitiee v. who rrtirea; and if the tire.ent Administration mraii to lift any think f or the. Catholics, \Jr. Be ItRU WEs SUIII.I hove the best chance of siseeerdisig to the Serjessitry.---The mem , . Of Mr. l.i.Fitogr, ski) th, Loss ) (W I N UM'S rat( i:1•30 Wl'olll,llo'lo di it g. ~!leutd 11 v Ur' ••r:!:0 COURT OF CII.4NCIMF, L •utotk's.iax, Nov. The Loco ruANGLi.i.on came into C"iort this itinr.in g at iWell'y mtout;a past t. op. The Cl)11111 , 0 Mid SoilC.tairs were «tow s , spas ohshricg - sirr,eiar. ont or artin.ct to the memory of Sac SAMUt.t. ItuttlLLY, vdPnit (10 y 10o0.0iest 04 d repincird lor I.is inolcorion.Ll alchtits, nod toted for his kiwi and ()u the Loup :eollog the Court, permni 111141rt444ril him, 11.1Ve 1144: honour 1411/rebel), Ile your 1'r11444444, C41411* 1414111411;! ut the 1:41/14111C1. ILA . eft,..ffi Offic e rs u f punt Court." 'l•he LORD CHANCELLOR—"I %11 rend it 1.1 thy cottrpe °I the tidy, mitt answer it to-morro‘v mothitig." 110. Lutd..hi l t lira to•e much ulfecierl. the tears rolled duty., his cht oat he left the Court. 1116 Ilutiuur the VrcE-('H4XVF r. Loa dtil riot bit. LAIV INTELLIGENC!.:. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NovLmcilt 1. Slitingt «I Serjeanes- Hal, before ,'Gr. JoAtire ii,tve.tv, ilk. Justice Ausur. r. and Mr. Just.re lloLauVo. MANTON t. ME1.1.131i. This action Wee brought by the a C 11... firmed guti-mskrr, to recover ri ti a I).ftualuoi, an officer in the army, the value or a fooling-pit -4e. The circumatances were !hese : —C s :opium Mrdiah :rave all order to the PlJitototE Ito no tke I ts luvbia sii2-piece, which unb to he vent to him, in York. shirr, where lie resided when the outer uas S time after hr was obli,ged to join hit. regietirut iii Poring tl , awl, iu ooua tluruce . h e mote t f j Al l . Thomas Alellibh, rrtlnrsnuK Il:In to inform the tittliff, that the foaling-piece sootaid be trot to Ina (I)elendmit'!.) agent, Mr. Liodegien, at Port*. month, who would ship it for Portlig4l. %Volt tln4 mandate the Plaintiff eosatt ,i ted, and die fowling. piece wit+ regularly 'stoat Ittil Wheat it arrived at Purt%mnuth, however, the Co-to u t-house Office'. arited it, as it was uulawCul hr export Urfial without a licenbe, and no licrube Math been oh:anted. Chide 3lenivh, oterer Ita%ing received Lire Hutch-, rtfooKed to pay for it, and !tie Pltentldi bontigtit his eterttun, in which he succeeded. It was now sought to set aside tl,e verdict and to procure a Hew trial, on the gromol that the being the u rlrr of the at tan,, ought to have procured a licen.w, and ty.ty thhi; ntLessaly to the effecting the rsportatitto It Ott the other side, tt w.,a argued, th it the Plain tiff had manufactured the Ina Inte-pit. ce, without au)• circa WildleVer 10 exportation. lir Was di;vord to send it to Yolk.lutr , hy the Defendind, who afterwards countettnitole,l that order, and wodie.l It to he pilaw] in the Vl4l'e of AI•. alone—the Pki.itiff obeyed los directions—and w s no further arCoU citable. The Count held that the Plaintiff having done nll that he wit 4 required to du, was no further re sponsible-s-and th.d, therefore, there *us uo ground fur disttithing the verdict. LLB th BRIDGER. 111 thin case, the Plaintiff, r gentleman farmer, brought an action far fulbe imprisonment alpinist the I)efenilint, a Justice of the Prtscr, which waa tried at flushuiii„ when a verdict was given for the latter. It appeared that the Plaintiff' had been ordered, on some °minor., the nature of which did not appear, to r hint securities to keep the peace, himself in .5001. end two suret4s in 450 t. each. lie et.tereo into his own security, and lie alma procured one of the 4.501. suretier, hut, at the moment, lie was Ulithlr to get the second. The I)eleiulnnt , consequence, made out a warrant, committing hint In the nearest house of correction, for two }V.114—(.11141 nut until lie could procure the additional buret)) —on the ground that lie had refused to enter into the se curity required. _ . The CoStStoN SEILJEAXT this day contended that the verdict could suit be maiishainrsi. as the Defesidaut had itiflietetl a punishment a hieli exceeded hi. authority. By the Act of the 3d of Fleury VII. the recognizance. were returnable at the next ensuing Session, which clearly ',roved that, in default of entering into security, the imprison ment could not be for a longer time. The Alagiv trate could only procure security of the peace, by recoguitance—and, if the person called on could not ur would not enter into recognizauce, the secu rity mutt then be some place of imprisonment. But the warrant of commitment, and the recogni zance, must be co-extensive and commensurate aith each other—and that warrant which went be )oliel the extent of the recognizance niust be ille gal. The Magistrate certainly could riot bind a man longer by imprisoomenr, than he had a right to do by recognizance. It was monstrous to sup pose that a nisn, refusing to enter into recogiii zances to keep the peace for six months, that being all the necessity of the case required, could legally be imprisoned oue or two years, as a puidshitient for this default. If the Magistrate could not take recognirsiice for two years, and, by the Act of !teeny All. he was debarred from doing so, neither could he imprison fur that peiicol. If the contrary were the fact, he might imprison for is r. The Act of Ileury VII. was nut a mere directory statute, but a compulsory one, having a great legal object in view, namely, the giving persons, com mitted for %ant of sureties, all oppuittiiiiiy of ap pealing iu Court, at the next Sessions, and giving a statement of their case. Ile should be extremely sorry if a contrary principle of law were now to be which was stianifestly op posed to the Bill of Rights, one of the prOVISImi4 Ur a hltil was, that no man should he held to exces sive bad. If tins verdict were suffered to blood, a viogle Justice, hiving asked bail which it was no pus-able to procure, !night, by his wit lent, c oirrnii e all individual fur life—a proceediug which voila nor be justified tinder nuy circumstances. Tilts present, he contended, was the proper farm of ac trim. If the Magi.traze had exceeded his eutlii•- rity in committing, air injury was the cutivegurlict, and she complaining party had a right to ilia acii..ii for false iniprisoinnent. The Learned Geisileioi,is fortified himself by quoting the authority e,f *L-1,1 !Lie and other elislttriii 1;!, TMIDY nrgui ttruit wrifrrs. ircl, contra, first, that Ole ,% .r. 1 . trCO , ti, tildl tvr:, It s a • I