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3ErTII'G . Pr the RELIEF of the SP.INISII and ITALIAN REFUGEES. Veeenlay a Meeting of Merchants, Rankers, and others. was ottVitlej at the City of London Tavern, for tile purprose of con ,,,kri„,4 'iv propriety of raising a public subscription for the relief ru ;he Spanish and Italian refugees at present in this city. There veto nearly three hundred persons present, anti amongst them were novena and mercantile gentlemen of the highest respectability. The I.OIID MA VIM was unanimously called to the Chair. I.oansw re opened the business of the day by stating, that of applications ban been made to him in his magisterial set a number of unfortunate foreigners, fot relief, and he ' , mance% of severe distress brought before him, that his duty to consult some of his follow.citigens as I mode of obtaining speedy relief for the suffer_ had been advised, by a number of merchante 'Vette the present Meeting, for the nurpoiws of manner the unfortunate gentlemen, who were it tier streets in a state of destitutiem, could be they to enter at length Into any discussion as events which brought the objects of their eon , condition, it might amuse feelings which had and prove exceedingly injurious to their interests. iduals, however, who were in this condition, it unlit with our gallant army in Spain and For. that contest, which, had it terminated in our us might, like the unfortunate refugees., have renderer, in foreign lands. (How, hear.) They everywhere viewed with feelings of sympathy. various letters front different parts of the country, liog one thing, and some another, for their relief. been most strongly recommentid, was their emi lbia, but this plan, aster due investigation, was . 11'hatever might be done for their relief, it care should be taken not to encourage further tin country, or to hold out temptations to others treated with the same severity, or placed under to route over and subsist upon public charity. no doubt, think it proper to give relief to now in our mews in a state of starvation. funds raised law year for their relief had been o provision had been made for their further subs numbers had increased, and eases of extreme suf. ' tiring ..ly brought before him. Numbers had come hirward the relief of the unfortunates, without waiting for this meeting, et without knowing that one was to take place. It would now be fa those around him to decide what were the most eligible steps to .he taken. Mr. ItYNG, M.P. for Middlesex, then rose and said, that he (sear forward from every motive which could actuate a man mud an Englishman. As a man he felt for his fellow-creatures in distress ; as sn Englishman he was bound to hold out his hand is the stran ger who wan unfortunate, amt sought refuge on our shores. 'nett erre not to enter on this occasion into an examination of the pelitie cut motives of the strangers; it was sufficient that they came Kerr to save their lives, and that, be they what they might, they v,n sincere in their opinions, and hail manifested that sincerity by ft sacrifices they haul made for then,. On a former occasion, 2( sews ago, he felt the same sympathy foe the French emigrants. and thought them entitled to relief, though lie did not admire the ',bole of their conduct, and though lie did not think they did so much in defence of their principles as had been done by the present utiertuaate refugees, in behalf of those opinions which they main- I :lined with unshaken fortitude. Ile concluded by moving the first resolution, " That in consequence of there being in this country a great number of the naives of the Spanish and other nations in a Auto( Brett distress, it is expedient that they be offered to the eha- ' ruble consideration of the Itritialt public." W. IV'Lt.t ass, Esq. M.P. said, he felt great pleasure in se rending the motion which would do honour to those who framed it, at well as those who adopted it. if there was out thing which more Jun another distinguished this country from the continental na tions. it was, that political feeling did not separate us from each sifter; that although they differed in sentiments, they could meet nrecUal intercourse, and unite with warmth and sincerity in the pursuit of works of charity and benevolence. (Applause.) . They night give the unfortunate refugees credit for being conscientious sail sincere believers of the principles which they so firmly support. el. without inquiring what those principles were. Every person night properly extend to them relief, whatever were his principles et persuasion, and the ground on which he would rest their claim weld be that of Christian Charity. If ever there was an occasion fee the pure exercise of Christian Principles, it was the present. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. Thomas SUITII, 31. P. said, the resolution put into his laird was one diselahning all political feeling in the exertions which were to be made in behalf' of the unfortunate foreigners. It would be recollected. that last spring a number of gentlemen, who were by political sympathy with the spirit manifested in Spain, I test and recommended a subscription on political grourf it, and dist subscription, there could scarcely be a doubt, haul failed in con. uuence. Ile was quite confident, however, that when it was con. ed that there was an increased number of gentlenien—men of k and education who'nl lived abroad in a state of affluence and men. .'dor, who were not , ..andering through our streets in a state e destitution and miss: , that the hand of charity would be !pay stretched forth for theireffectual relief, lie concluded by swing a resolution to this effect :—" That, disclaiming all polio .alst party feeling, and totally abstaining from expressing any opt. nee the merits or demerits of the cause in which they had em_ laded. and in consequence of which they are now suffering, they we ..11ord to public commiseration wholly and solely upon i grinutio Christian C0111 7 .3•SiIIII and benevolence." _ _ _ Mr. Altirrman VEX Mil. ES, in a short speech, seconded the 1101joil. Mr. l'oarts here rose and said. be had an insuperable objet_ lon to the resolution in the form in which it had been put. Ile gain agreed that political feeling ought not to interfere in a quta. OM of charity, but he considered that as to that the public ought to be left to judge ii 3, themselves. Ile was himself too much an ad. Mar of the principles of political liberty, not to sympathise with tir refugees in the struggle which they had made. and in the prin ciples they had so nobly maintained. Though he might choose to isbscribe to their relief from an ntliniration of their political con. deo and principles, yet he did not call on others to think or sub title from the same motives as he did, but he left every one to act feat his own conviction, whether from political sentiment or the Libel feelings of common humanity and religious duty. Ile would En W open to all to act as they thought right. The whole of the htfth public ought to be appealed to, and none more strongly tban what was called the religious public, in behalf of the sufferers. The pulpit could not he more nobly employed than in such a cause of charity, and appeals ought to be made by Ministers of every de. emanation in behalf of the unfortunate. The religious body to which lie had the honour to belong, would, as one, readily come toward on the occasion. Mr. Alderman IVoon strongly opposed the motion, which, lie mid, had better be omitted altogether, lle detailed, at considerable hogth, the exertion made by the l'ommittee appointed to manage defamer subscription, oral said, that if the notice given of the meeting had not been so short, a number of his friends would have come forward on the present onassion. The Lown 31 Aron observed, that this resolution was framed for the very purpose of uniting all parties, of whatever religious or political creel, on one common ground of humanity and Christian thorny. It had been deemed advisable to disclaim all political keliags, Iterausc an appeal had already been made to the public on Pribtieal grounds, and it had partially failed, for though 7.090/. had ken suheeribed. 3.oiiith was given by one individual. From the inelficion subscription which had arisen in consequence of the iwter meeting, until very recently, doubts were entertained whether the subscription should originate in a public meeting, and this was the reason why the present meeting Will convened, upon the emergency. at so short notice. Mr. Swum, the mover of the resolution, was of opinion that the smissioo of the words objected to would be a great improvement t) it, and he tbetefure agreed that the words objected to should be sty : lsk out. Mr. Alderman VENABLE/ concurred, and the resolution was then carried unanimously, with the omission of the words, " thinning all political or party feeling," and it then read " totally Abstaining from expressing any opinion of the merits or demerits of to Cattle," &c. 31r. Alderman Mimeses, M.P. said, be did not think that any sf the observations already made were wanting to recommend the ,sox of these unfortunate gentlemen to the sympathies of the tilitins of London and public at large. But he might observe that the English people were a travelling people, and that the respect in Jo instance shown to strangers, could not fail to ensure acknowledg ments whenever they went abro ad. l'rovidenee had placed in their hcluls great wealth, and they could not apply it better than for the relief of the stumpy who was driven by misfortune to seek pro tection from them. lie had too greet a dependence on the high and ;roo t s feelings of our nobility, not to rely that they would suf. Sciently relieve those who had been driven from rank and wealth 4bT9111. Ile concluded by moving this resolution—" That the gentry, and public in ;general, are respectfully invited contribute to a neiwctiption which shsil immediately be entered nto for the relief oil those unfortunate emigrants who are at pee wit ainonest us." - 1.17t0011;17:34 Fcconded by Joule CAPCL, Esq. and carried unasimously. Mr. DAVIT nAIICLAY, in moving the next resolution, observed. dm there unfortunate strangers were not only outcasts from their Istrii tailed country, hut from every other in Europe except this °i per land. Ile then moved—•• That in order to carry into effect the 4 hove resolutions, the following gentlemen be constituted a Corrionuee, with power to add to their numbers, should it be ; teemed neceisary to the furthering of thebcfore.inentioned benero era purposes." .1 list of highly respect:A.le merchants, bankers, sod members of parliament, was then read. Mr. lincear SFr CON .econitd the motion. f The /lon. IVEI i.ESI.EV eloquently expressed his crimp in Lonna of the objects of the meeting. Whatever mi g ht fr •re been the (nobs of the Refogees. they were gentlemen, and men of nice ieelirg on points of honour, and there were amongst tocn men. who, whatever were their distresses, could not be pr`". rodent upon to Come helix. the public and ask relief. They endured the Ilbnst excessive privations in miserable dwellings, and they who h ad Pallets in their own country were now to be sought for here, in law, dine bore,. ( Hear.) If the public came forward as he ex. Peet , ed • the, would obtain honour which neither a rms nor arts could , upon them. It was not a notion in distress abroad that they were "dint upon to relieve, Litt strap ors starving at their own Ile concluded by mos ing—" That the following gentle m e n b e appointed bankers to the soid su b scr iption —Messrs. Smith, Ptyne, 11,141 Smiths t Sir Richard 'Are Glyn ; Mills, lialifax, and t o• and /lerries, Fortiutiar, soul Co." T. IV' intim, Ml'. for this City of London, seconded the t " t 'iant and Said it gay: him great pleasure to join lit the proma:J. in gi; ha I mil ! to add, that he hoped these gentlemen weld have to receive an abundant harvest. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. llysti.su said, lee woold take leave to mention that his Learned Friend. Mr. would have attended, but that lie was prevented Ly his professional avocations. In truth, although they only read the aneumnerneent in the papers of that clay of the intention to hold a meeting. it was their design to have en.eie both together. Ile expressed his regret for the absence of his lasemeel Friend, who formed acquaintances among those who were maw outcasts from their own country and wanderers in this, when they were exercising at home a splendid munificence. and dispens ing bene fi ts around them by acts which did honour to rank anti no, bility. In contemplating the fate of the Italian refuges, in winch the toe of Italy was so intimately interwoven, without looking back to that spot to which we owed the revival of letters 500 years since, they might find a description by the "'teat Florentine poet, who, himself an exile, eloquently expresseed the miseries of his condition he said, " Now you will find what it is to leave every tender object with whiele you have been familiar from infancy—to serer yourself from all you love and esteem, and break every tie. These are your first pangs. Now yeu will taste how bitter is the bread held out to you by the hands of a stranger." (A pplanse.) The poet then eloquently expressed the pangs he tilt at ascending and descending the steps of those who pitied not his condition, and said, .` Now you shall see what it is to fail from splendor, luxury, and comfort. anti be comp.ll , ai to live in wretched poverty, and tee consort with those who are lease, ignorant, anti unworthy." Ile knew there were many of these retugeet, to whom the objects this j meeting could not extend, as t h e y preferred resorting to their own I exertions, and suffering almost terry privation rather than COMC forward or coasent to receive charitable aid. But there were many objects who hail imperative chines on all : there were the widows of husbands who had died in prison,—the aged and the very young, who would require their succour. The Learned Gentleman pro. ceded to observe, that if the objects who were compelled to as.: fur relief were the victims of the shipwreck en the storm, or nor of those calamities to which ail were subject, common charity would relieve thaw ; but It should not he imputed to these individuals as an of. fence that they were the victims of their patriotism, and their desire to cstalalish constitutions similar to our own. (Ap pl euse.) lie urged that the unfortunate wanderers were peculiarly worthy of our sympathies, as we should not, but for neen such as these, have gained what of liberty we mow enjoyed, with the benefits which had resulted from it. In considering this subject, it might not be improper to allude tip the commencing Christmas festivities, and to urge Mew very small would be that individual sacrifice of comfort, which wonted tend to pour joy into the hearts of thousands. (Applause.) They should also recollect the occasion of the festivity, which was tee celebrate the coining of Hien who caste to promote pure charity and gossl-will amongst all men; who hail said, that he would recognise hint who received the stranger ea having taken unto hin t Himself. (holed applause.) The learned gentleman concluded by moving, that the resolutions should be advertised in the public ',elects. Mr. flow at no seconded the motion, in a forcible speech, in which he stated, that every attempt to open the doors for the return of these unfurturate sufferers to their own country had failed. Some had been indue sl to return, upon the most sacred pledges that were made nut to molest them, but no sooner did they land titan they were thrown into prison, from whence they escaped by miracle, and lied back to this country. In a word, this was the only country in which shelter could he given them. The motion was carried. 111 r. Freshtierd wax appointed Honorary secretary, and vas warmly complimented for his exertions in favour of the unfortunate Aldem= WOOD Moved, that the names of Mr. Brougham. Mr. Hume, and several others. should be added to those selected for the Committee, but the Lord Mayor declared the motion to be utit of order. Mr. Alderman Wont, said his object was to show that his lion. Friends had not withdrawn thenuaives front the cause of the re fugees. The Loa° Matron and Mr. iluan Et.rts declared that the Committee, who had been vested with powers to add to their num bers, would not have any objection to add the names proposed. Sir Jim m VovLE then moved the thanks of the meeting to the Lord Mayor. The motion was carried unanimously. His bon DS it r returned thanks, and announced, that already upwards of 1,1001. had been subscribed. variety of applicati ra pacity, by a numb bid s,, many instinct considered it him the mast cHertual mg strangers. lle I ad banker', to coat: *naming in what a ,ow wandering about s.eved. ll'vre P • the mane of the e Aeration into this co tree be allayed, and Zany of the intheitli right be stated, tom ihnillielitUt thi erthrow. mane of outcast.' and war ere, be believed, Cl le had received varit In: recommending 'hat which had been rite to l'ulumbia, .and impracticable. is considered that c migration to this ho bad not been tee same necessity to hey would, he had ere one who was }lean hear.) The apeodcd, whilst no once; their numbs fain( were daily brut COURT OF ASSIZE, PARIS. The Court was engages! on Tuisilay with a case of theft commit ted in the house of I toctor 'farts*, which 11.;‘ occupied a consider able portion of the public attention for sum:m,• months pest, as notch on account of the value of the things stolen, as of the penmerance of the thieves in abusing the confidence of a gond and worthy may. ter, Doctor Tarifa, who had successively taken ihto his service two young brothers named Peter Frederick and Isidore Ilumblot, hod frequently missed articles of value. Linen, money, plate, and even volumes from his library, were taken away, while he was unable to Hs upon the guilty. length, on the 17th June last, he was rubbish, by means of false keys, of all the valuable effects In his house, namely, Iti,llloo francs in hank notes, 3,000 franca in silver, an equal sum in gold, and a great quantity of jewels and plate. The theft altogether amounted in value to 25.1 Mar francs. There was to suspicion even as to the manner in which the crime could have been committed, but an unforeseen accident materially tended to thrown a light on the affair. The day after the theft, a messenger earned (7avalcrier, who said he was sent by persons unknown to hint, presented I' self tw Al. Tama, with his direction and it box covered with a cloth, in which was enclosed 5,1120 francs in gold, 2,555 francs in silver, and several articles of plate, poet of the stolen iiroperiy. This rtstitaition, and that kind of &homy so unusual among thieves, added to reflections that had arisen from many circum stances, left no longer a doubt that the guilty persons were the old and new servant of the doctor. In the possession of peter Ilumblot was found a sum of 740 francs in money, four lancets, and a silver-gilt cup, which M. Tarira recognised as part of his property ; also three empty money bags, and the remnants of a manuscript, written by the doctor. In the Itnitse of Isidore Ilurnblot were found, at the bottom of a foun tain tilled with water, a soap-dish and cover of silver, and the trencher of a large inkstand, also of silver, and he at once made a complete confession, which implicated his elder brother. After having stolen the valuable articles of which we have spoken front 31. Tartra, Frederick, whose share was t 1,54 0D francs, some in gold, some in silver, and some in bank-notes, changed the DOies, and took the money and the other articles to the house of the Sieur 1/3- don and the woman Cirartlin. Those persons soon discovered what the box cor.taincd, and the same night hastened to him to obtain information on the suhiect, and the next day caused the restitution to the Iroctor of the articles that bad been for a short time deposited with them. The brothers !lamblot were net the only persons indicted s tbe wife of Peter, the woman Roullliere, their sister, ands young ter. vent girl, named Virginia Coyn, were also put to the bar as re ceivers of the stolen goods. Isidore Iliimblot retracted the confession lie made on his exam!. nation, and pretended that he had declared himself guilty only that he might share the fate of his brother. The latter took upon himself the whole crime. !lc confessed that it was he who attached to the balcony of M. Tartri's apartment, a large rope full of knots, and left a dark lantern burning, in order to excite a belief that the thieves entered from without. After Counsel had been heard flw the prisoners, the Jury found Peter and Isidore liumblot guilty of having committed the rob bery in the dwelling-house, by means of false keys ; and the Court sentenced the former to fifteen years, and the latter to twelve years imprisonment to bard labour. The prosecution was aban doned, as it regarded the women, and they were consequently ac quitted. The recent proceedings b e fore the French Tribunab, respecting the publication of Touche'', Memoirs, have given an aililitional impulse to the curiosity which that extraordinary production had previously excited. What ever may be the issue of this affair, the final hearing of which is postponed, there is no doubt in the minds of the best-informed circles, both in Fiance and England, that the facts disclosed in the .Ilemoirs are authentic. The op portunities for observation which Fondle , as the impelling power of that great machine—tre li re s Vh Police under Bonaparte—give peculiar importance to these dis closures. The sale of the work lias been immense in France, and we are glad to see that an English translation is announced. ENGLISH GENTI.GMAN:-To.IIIOIIOW, the 19th instant, a new journal, under the style and title of the English Gentleman, will be first published, by Edward Dixon Puuchiy, at Nu. 7, Brydges-street, Covent-garden. To be had of every Newh-vender, Price Seven-pence. As Utica I.!—lli.sh sold the 20,000/. Prise drawn on Thursday last, Nu. 15,301. It was divided into Shares, and sold at his fortunate Offices, No. 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing-Croas ; where, in the late drawings, were also shared and sold 15,756, 30,000/.; No. 699, 20,000/.; 15,556, '?0,0001.: and Twenty-five other Capitals. The Holders of the Shares may receive the value of their re spective Prizes un demand. ]fish is now selling 'rickets and Shares for the grand and final drawing of the 31st December, when Two 30,0001. I'rizcs, all the other Capi yds, and every other Prize, ntubt be drawn, All in One Day, and not a single Blank, as every Ticket must receive at least Five Pounds, and Shares in proportion. . . THE LATE CHILD Me SIDER AT Borrox.—A named Robert Msydwell was on Thursday, the 9th, taken before the Magistrates of Boston, and underwent a final examination on the various informations that have from time to time been brought against him ; when he was fully committed to Lincoln Castle for trial at the next assizes, on suspicion of the murders of Francis Smaller and Mary Ann Ilattenboreugh. The several witnesses against him were bound by recognizances to appear and give evidence on the trials. Benton and Parker arc both at liberty, although, as material witnesses, they have of course entered into recugnizances. hlaydwell was con veyed to Lincoln Castle on Saturday, when be appeared extremely cheerful.—termfurd Neu 4. TIM 13P.ITQI-T -'l4. • 11•111,•••• •Ve11.....111M0 UM. L .11;' !NIT E.VCR. 6OURT OF CHANCERY. FRIDAY, Dic 17. BILWIIt ;YORE v. TUE GLAMoIoANSHIRE CANAL COMPANY. LORD II• I: C , /It. utter rending and CMll , 11ent ng upon the. voluininoos pspas auid efridovits, postponed giving juoginent until to-inivrow. • ATTORNET.4IENERAL V. THREI.VAI.L. This was an car?, 'immersing no public interest whatever, but it was distinguidkal uy one ferture of vital importance to the partira, namely, thAt not 1001 than 71111111. have been already ex pended in contesting the right Of property to a spot of ground four het wide and six feet limg, situated at the gable-end of a cottage, built upon a 3loor in Lancashire. The qumtion has completed the circle of litigation : it has been the prolific parent of number lees motions. Alany issues have been directed to Juries, to ascer tain whether the material, of which the maxims spot conaista, is virgin earth, era less pure compound; whether it is a gentle de clivity, or a pertxt level ; whether its situation is due houth, &r. The geologist and the sorverirr hare. it appears, exhausted their abilities upon these important discussions. Mr. Au.as was heard at length in discu s sing the various and complicated equities of the matter, and Mr. 'TINDAL gave an historical sketch of the reception this terra saris nwt with mum its last discussion in a Court of Law. The Inuit Issue was tried in Lancashire; the invesagation occu. pied many hours; and, when the Judge, at the hear of two in the morning. was summing tip, the Jury expressed a with to here a view of the premises; this being awented to, the Jury repaired I the next dav to the spot, took th e ir t iew, and found a verdict for the plaipmf!: Th e ii!•jeet of the present proceedings was to get rid of this verdict. It appeared, from a reference to the notes of the' Learned Judge, berm,: whom the cause was tried, that upon his I journe. ; to hoodoo, stler the Assi...es • he had lihnself inspected this hindJeiwienair, had analyzed its material, &a.. and the result of his obranvations was, that he concurred with the Jury, and approved of their verdict. Ills Loansittr, in postimning the further discussion, could not refraM from making s u observation on tits taste for litigation et:Midge tby the, panics. The rent of the ground in question was six shdlimpt • si.ar, which, at tidy year: purchase, may, perhaps, amount to the tees of that menting's hcarittg. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, FRIDAY, Dsc. 17. xII[PTOR t'. •RCHER In this ease, which Caine before the Court on a petition, it ap. peared that a Commission of Itankniptcy had issued against a per son of the name of Archer, in the month of May 1821 ; and that two persons of the names of Ely anti Adams, were chosen as. aigneco • that in the month of August billowing, the bankrupt ob tained Was certificate; that n't it appeared that there would be some difficulty in collecting his outstanding debts, and as on his freehold property. consisting of eleven houses in the town of Hertford, there was already a mortgage amounting to 1,41101. and that the mort gagee had refused to purchase the equity of redemption, the as signees called a meeting of the creditors to consider of the best means of turning this prcperty to account ; that as none of the creditors attended on that occasion, the assignees took upon them selves to enter into an agreement with the banknipt to sell to him the equity of redemption of his mortgaged property, and hill debts, for the sum of 600/. to he secured by good acceptances at three, four, and six months that in the month of June Ift.'2, Ely re moved himself Irons the assigntieship, and two persons of the names of Kimpton and Walker, who were not creditors, were substituted fur him. Mr. Kimpton not thinking that a suffi cient consideration had been given by the bankrupt, refused to accede to the conditions of the agreement, and actually put up the estate at Hertford tier sale, notwithstanding that Archer had already paid upwards of 400/. of the purchase money. Archer, upon this, tiled a bill in Chan cery for a specific performance, and also moved for an injunction to restrain the sale. The injunction was refused, and the assig. Dees proceeded to sell, and obtained 1,90 W. for the property. The bankrupt now °tired to abandon his agreement, on condition that the assignees would reimburse him in all the expenses that he had been put to in entering into it, which of course included the ex penses of the Chancery suit • this they refused , but agreed tore. turn him the money that he had paid ; and also WI. as a remune ration for the trouble he had been at in collecting the debts. The bankrupt declined this ; but did not go on with his suit in titan eery ; and the only point in dispute now was, who was to pay the expenses of it. fhe Vitt E-C/TaiiCrLI.OR said that he could not tell what would hare been the effect of the auk hail the bankrupt chosen to perse vere in it, but as he hail do:rived his case, the Court timid only deal with it in accordance with its universal practice, which was to dismiss it with costs, thus leaving the expenses of it to be paid by the bankrupt. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FRIDAY, I)rc. 17. Before the 1.01113 CHIEF JUSTICE, and a Special Jury. LIBEL. DENT t. NEWCOZIB ♦KI) OTHERS, PROPRIETORS Or TIIE BOSTON GAZETTE Mr. Henry aunt appeared it, persuo, , sad conducted his own ease. lie began In stating, that junior (enamel usually stated the nature of the pleadings, but as he was unprovided with such learned aseietanee, lie must be excused if he dad not state them so accurately as might be expected. Ile was himself the plaintiff; and the delemlante were, Newcomb the elder, Newcomb junior, and Henry ltrooke, proprietors aril publishers of a newspaper called the Burros Gazelle, publitthed in the county of Lincoln; and the action was for a libel published agair.st him in that paper. The Jury might, perhaps, be surprised to tied that they were engaged in the investigation of this case, the libel having been published in Iducolnshire ; but the matter stood thus:—lie had attended at a lisuipshire meeting ; upon his conduct at that meeting the Bostus Gazette had made the most unwarranted strictures, and he there. fore met his opponents about the mid-way, and had the case tried in 3liddleses, where he was sure he would have a full, • fair, and an Impartial trial. The libel of which he now complained, and for which he sought a reparation in damages, was as acerubdous, gross, and false as ever found Its way into the columns of any paper, and if he did not prove it to be so, why then let the verdict of the Jury decide against him. It would be idle—it would be a silly affectation in him to reectid that Henry Hunt was not known to the Jury. All the ',mid knew, fur all the world had heard, through the medium o: .i: newspapers, that he had been obliged to defend himself against .arious attacks, not only in this Court, but, unfortunately, in many others. Tietley, however, lie changed places; fur to-day lie appeared before them in the character of an accuser—forced into the office of an accuser, bound to bring others to an account far their conduct against him. As a political charac ter, he was tolerably well known ; bat he did not to-dee•aPPeta as a political character. The question was not one of such a nature, and he trusted he need not a s k the Jury not to see it with a political eye lie was asked if he wished this question to be tried by a Special Jury, and he answered, " No ;" for he was satisfied that any twelve men in this country were not only competent to judge, but would give a fair and impartial judgment between !dm and the panics whom be now brought betitre them. The defendants, lie was given to understand, were wealthy men, living in a fine house or mansion at Stamford ; and so much the worse fur him, as their opinions had a currency proportions' to their wealth and their respectability, and exactly in the same proportion was their libel calculated to do him mischief. Had this attack appeared in one of the twopenny publications of this metropolis, he would not have noticed it ; but appearing as it did, in a country paper, having men of wealth and respectability for its proptieters, he was compelled to have the matter sifted to the bottom, in order to the defence of his own character. The libel in question was published in the Buslus Gazelle of the eetli of April last ; it was headed " Hampshire Meeting." It then proceeded to state, " that a meeting had been held at the Castle of Winchester, for the purpose of petitioning Parliament fur the repeal of the Assessed but as the requisition confined the meeting to those who were house holders only, the rabble mob was n o t so grea t as if i t had been held in the neighbourhood of Landon. About five hundred most reepee table housekeepers, however, atteuded—Walter Ling, Esq. High Sheriff; in the ellaisi Resolutions were proposed by Mt. Carter, Mayor of l'ortsmouth, approved of by the Earl of Camarvon, and others highly respectable, and ultimately adopted, but that the proceedings of the meeting might lack nothing in the shape sir patriotism, Mr. Orator Hunt attended for the avowed pur pose of vilifying and abusing every gentleman present." That the bumble individual now addressing the Court and the Jury was the person alluded to, could not be doubted fur a nennent. Ile did not attempt to deny that at the Hampshire Meeting there was conslstrable difference of opinion ; but he plainly and solemnly denied that he ever went there with a view of vilifyingaay one present, or of thwarting what he considered to be the duty of any man ou such an oczasion. la hat county contained men who all thought alike? And was it because persons dilfreed in opinion that they were therefore to be abused or vilified ? rutinly nut. Ile expressed his opinions ; he said he thought the Meeting use less ; and why ? because he said the timuicial measures for the year had been already arranged ; because the Chancellor of the Exchequer had arranged his plans. lie further said that there were many taxes which might be repealed, and render the public a greater service. Such were the taxes on coals, malt, &c. He cer tainly did my that the assessed taxes principatiy aflixtel the gentry, and that their repeal could work no great or general good, because it was in the power of such persons to put down their carriages and horses, and thereby relieve themselves. To this effect lie moved an sunendment, when he was called to order by the High Sheriff . ; but that was all that occurred. To prove what he said wee correct, Le would call one of the reporters of a London Newspaper, the only one who was present at the Meeting, and in Mr. Conway the Jury would find a gendeman, a scholar, are' an unique reporter. How. ever, the teal went on he state—" That this man, after what has transpired during the last two or three years, should have had the impudence to thrust himself forward upon such an occasion, we are surprised ; but, whatever tnay be the width of his forehead, we are surprised that such a Man is allowed to hold up hie head, or appear in any company of gentlemen." Mr. hunt continued : the man who causes forward and openly attacks me I care not one far thing fur, because I here the means of refuting what he says ; but here was an attack in the dark. The author of this calumny says, " after what has transpired," e.a but be did nut tell us what it was he meant that had transpired ; therefore the libel implied that something which the public were not as= of had transpired against his character and honour ; but lie (Mr. Hutu) would ap. peal to the world, when did he ever hide his head under a bushel when had lie ever been ashamed to shoe his face ? when hail tic ever shrunk from inquiry ? lie was certain that lie had never done either. The libel, therefore, contained something that no one but the foul authors of it understood. But what answer did they mean to set up to it to-day ? Did they mean to justify it ? No...they haul merely ',leaded the gelle-al issue, thereby, in flint, admitting that it was false; but he 'multi even at that moment allow them to withdraw the pleA of not guilty, ael place* justification on the record. 'I he I.olw entar Jusr icy —That cannot now be done, Mr. Hunt. Mr. hunt—At this moment, my Lord, lam natisfitel to let them give evidence of justification without any plea on the record, and I further say, and I hope the Jury wdl take it into fireman, in otitis gallon of damages-11 will, my bard, even go further, and say, that if the detendantit call any one credible witness to prove that a single line of this libellous matter be true, I shall consent to the verdict bring had against nit. ere Mr. Hunt procenled to teed extracts from the libel ; but betore he proceeded many staitences he was obliged to use his spectacles. Mr. Scarlett appeured to smile, and Mr. hunt per ceiving it, remarked, that although four years younger than the Lemke! Gentleman, still he could not boast as sleek an appearance or us quick an eye without his spectacles. Mr. S. had never tasted the meeeim of prison discipline, nor the damp of a dreary cell. Mr. Scarlet: answered this appeal by a nod of the head, and a cominutd slit I. Mr. Hunt resumed—The libel impute:l to hint that he wished to have the coal tax taken ofd; because It would be individually beneficial to hint, as he used Ira) clialdrens a year in the menu fscture of his toasted grain ; and it went on to state, that his con duct at the Hampshire Meeting was an excellent species of political cant and hypocrisy. The libel, for so he charged it, prover led in this strain Fite man who cants in such a strain in behalf of the poor, is the same who has made a fortune by selling roasted tarn at one shilling per pound to the poor, which he was afterward, glad to dispose of at ed. per pound, and which corn, by the by, is said to be poison." The libel then gave *a long aceountof this 1 1 roasted corn, which it purported to copy from the Cortogr rhasiciow, in which the corn MO treated as a vexatious production ; and that any person, who, after tasting it, felt within three days any me of a long list of pains which it named, might be certain that it arose from tasting the graM in question. Tins was much in the style of Moorr's Alin".nck—they Itad better twee said, about three di p tif ter, or three days before. But to she* the malignnv of the ee. fersdants, they were not satisfied with asserting the tersontnis qua lities of the ennead grain themselves, Bid they quoted this two penny hoot, this Co. 'age Physician, as a proof of their assertion, precisely the sione,am their Learned e;ownieJ would, when arguing a point of law, quote Coke, or Lyttleton, or Mack:atone, bet cause I he would know that his own assertion would not he received by the Court. It had ben` his misfortune to have offended some gentlemen of the public press. In his early days it was his good eetime to hare pi/sat:and a handsome patrimony, and for a length of time he employed himself in cultivating his paternal estate, and in Jo=king atter his own private Interests. He, however, left that employ ment, and had embarked in the 164 th more dangerous field of public life. Upon his embarking in politic the gentlemen of the press asked, forsooth, what business he had to meddle with po. Inks? Why did he not content himself with remaining in private life, as his encestors had done before him ? Perhaps, indeed, it might have betel Letter for him if he had never so interfered, and after two years and six months' solitary confinement in a dungeon, lie had been brought rather to inellna to that opinion ; lie, therefore determined to enter upon business, and dig n tile eewspatters turned round upon hint, and asked what right he had to interfere in husi. nem So he was exactly placed in the situation of the old man and his ass, who, after trying to plense all, pleased none.— Many persons seemed to think that the roasted corn was a mere chance discovery, as a substitute for coffee; even same learned Per sons had been of that opinion ; hut he could with truth and honesty tell the Jury, that it was on his part the fruit of much tesearch. Upon an analysis, he found it to be a nutritive and delicious beve rage; and it tad another great retrommendation—!t was cheap, and could be purchased by the poor, and he, upon that account, chiefly determined to embark in the speculation of its manufacture. Hut just at this time, the proceedings at York, occupied his attention ; and about the same time an execution issucd against him, from the Court of Exchequer, fur selling this roasted grain, it being alleged that he had violated an Act of Parliament theta recently mimed for the protection of the West bight trade. He had to pay a tine of e 001.; but previously to this he had sent two pounds weight of his roasted grain to his Majesty, one pound to each member of the Royal Family. one pound to each of the Bishops, one pound to each of the lA•arned Judges, one pound to each Peer, and one pound teach Member of the House of Commons. Many of these persons he knew had tried it, and from several lie had received letters of acknowledgment for the services he hail rendered his country. The7tioventment, shortly after this, passed a bill to legalise the sale of the roasted grain, and a circumstance occurred which perhaps had never been hear d since the days of Sir Itobt. IValpole, which was, that, by an order from the Treasury, the Board of Excise returned him the 200 e penalty which had been originally indicted on hint for selling the roasted grain. Notwith standing this, however, it was not even now generally known that the sale of this grain was legal, for many persons who had heard of his conviction tor selling the grain, had never heard of the Act legalising the sale of it. ‘Vith respect to the profits that P. was said he gained by manufacturing the grain, he could tell the Jury that he had ten shops in this metropolis, the rent and 13%e% of which cost hint 1,2001. annually, and the Jury must be aware that such a payment must materially diminish any profit derived by the grain. I'he immortal Shakspeare had very properly sial -IVho steals my puree, .teals treat, "Fwas mine— to his, and has been slave to thousands : But he that filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not enriches hint, And makes me poor indeed. Notwithstanding this, however, Shakspoare never could have ima gined such characters as the defendants, for they endeavoured to rob him not only of his purse, but of his good name. But the libel in the lioaton Guartle assumed another character; it dealt more generally and extensively, for it not only traduced him as an iadtvidual, but it attacked the whole Legislatere ; and why the King's Attorney-General had not yet brought them to task, was a question which was yet to be decided. lie (Mr. Hunt) was glad I to see the playful smile on the countenance of his learned opponent. the Counsel for the defendants ; he was glad to see Min in good health; and he thought, notwithstandiag what the defendants had said, that the Learned Gentleman had u sort of longing for a trial of the roasted grain. (Laughter.) Again the smile played on the Learned lientleman's sleek face, and he was glad to see it. Nay, he would say this to Mr. Scarlett, that if lie (Mr. Hunt) had a bad case, a case where he had not a leg to stand upon, that after all whiLh had passed, and he had soma cause for remembering it, there was no lawyer whom he would so readily employ as his Learned Friend. With respect to the quality of the roasted corn, it had been analyzed, and was nut found to contain a single particle of deleterious matter. Mr. Seaar.vre said, that if Mr. Hunt's object was to advertitta his groin, he thought that he had now succeeded. It'll)t respect to what had been said about the poisonous totalities. he (Mr. Scarlett), on the part of his clients. was ready to admit it was fake, and in their name to offer an apology, provided Mr. hunt had no objec tion to withdraw a Juror. _ . Mr. Hunt asked what Mr. Searlett would say to the forum put of the libel ? Mr. SCAILLETT replied, that he could say nothing to that. Mr. Hunt then said he tuust proceed in the cause. Ile had already been put to lOW. costs, and would not, therefore, now withdraw a Juror. In the county of Lincoln, where the defendant's paper circu lated, he (Mr. Hunt) had no less than fifteen agents fer the sale of the roasted grain: the Jury would therefore judge the injury the cha racter of the roasted grain was likely to sustain from the publication in question. Even iu the town of StanitOrd, where the defendants' mansion was situated, he had agents for the SAC Of the roasted grain • it was sold even at the office of a rival newspaper. pub ' Basted immediately opposite the defendants' house, in Stamford, and this he (Mr. Hunt) believed was one reason to be assigned for the malicious motives of the defendants. Mr. (lent was about to argue against there being any poisonous matter in his roasted grain. when The Loan CmEr JUSTICE said, that was quite unnecessary, as the defendants admitted that it did not Contain any poisonous matter. Mr. Hunt proceeded in his address to the Jury. Ile would ask them if the article in question was not calculates! to ruin any titan in trade ? Ile would wish the Jury toiplate themAelycs for A mu mem in his situation, and he would ask them what would their feelings be, if an imputation like the present was cast upon sty of them; what tisanes would they think themselves entitled to, were they placed in his situation ? Ile called upon them to dis charge their duty as men, as Englishmen, and as tradesmen. Mr. Mawe, of the Stamp-office, proved that the defendants were printers and proprietors of the iitation Gazette. The Boston Gazette of the 27th April 11124, containing the libel, was then produced by Mr. Mallinson. Edward Carter was at the Hampshire meeting in April last. The meeting was called to petition Parliament aptnst the Assessed Tartet. The plaintiff wu present at the meeting. Witness has no doubt but that the plaintiff is the person alluded to as Orator hunt. ..... A Reporter of the Timr, r.easpaper attended the meetinL7 in question, to report the proceedings : .Ir. Ilunt was present ; has no doubt but that Mr. Hunt is the persun referrtil to in fist libel as Orator Hunt. Cross-examined.—Witness took the speeches of the other orators u well ws those of Mr. Ilant, wntt also the resolutions. William Hunt knows the plaintiff to have been a housekeeper in Hampshire fur the last twelve years; ha resided at Illidillettm Cot tage, lILW Andover. . . . 111 r. SCARLET T eross-extoninerl the witness as to the quantity olgrain necessary to make the prepared grain. It appeared that in prepuring it lost more than one.thinl weight. The alleged libel was now read. Mr. Hunt proposed to call medical gentlemen who had analysed the prepared gram, to show that there was nut any poisonous mat ter euntaincd in it. The LORD COIL/. JI , mT ICE said that was not IteeeSSET, as the defendants' Counsel admitted that the part of the libel which charged the grain to be poison, was false, and nojustitiearior. bad been 'put on the retard. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. SCAM, ETT then addressed the Jury for the defendants. lie commenced by saying, that as Hunt had taken it for granted that his name was so generally known, the less it would become him to occupy the time of the Court and the Jury, in making any more direct reference to him. Mr. Hunt, as every body who read the newspapers knew, had ovule a very prominent figure in politics some few years ago, and Mr. Hunt himself did not seem in clines! to forget it. Mr. Hunt sought the reputation of a public character and had acquired it ; sonic of its sweets, and some of is sours, were his portion. Nor was he singular in this situation, when all public men ate equally liable to censure as to praise. Mr. hunt, however, had brought all the censure on himself; for Pc was restless is his vocation, and had rather have notoriety, however acquirtd. than a safe reputation in retirement. lle could not lire oet of storms. He could raise and he coed subdue throve, and no wonder then, that with such a power, be meet swede be promi nent on every possible occasion. Mr. Hunt, however, ought to know, flat those who solicited and at the 16110142 time ;vaned great public attention, might be prepared to hear re marks of a different cut and nature to their own peculiar senti ments. Those who att bent must not aspect mildness in the return below; and those who live only for poptilat;ty meet expect one day mother to have the populace tam their linger at them. Beentually the people of this country might possibly be divided into two parties—the Iluntites and the Anthlluntitee ; awl in such case, it would be n.est ridiculous in a member of (Micro( these parties to bring into a teiurt of Jestice every expression of dissent front, or disapprobation of, the public and prinked conduct of the opposite party. As to the allusive of alr. If. to the cirennotance of his (the Learned Couneel) having bee., once upon a thrincroccivelen the per sonel opponent of that gentleman, Pe beggetl to state, that from any thing which had transpired then, he was not justiti id in sup paging that lie enteretined try personal hostility, which he meat directly disowned. The alleged libel was divided into two parts ; to the first he should petered to call the altelltioo of the Jney. It could mot be generally known that the provincial newspapers glen. ed their most interesting intelligence from the enluoma of the Lon don preps. The plaintiff; leedt of any man, would have been div ?med to have fiwgieen any provincial paper that ehoold either nominally Or designedly have twnitted leveed the era-ceding% of any public meeting st which he hod cut a unieltimines figure.— The defendants then had copied the account complained tiffiem pane 0.12 Or the many neaspapeva of the nueniemis. toot this report, the !editor afterwards proueded to offer Isis °rennin. Mr. Hunt appears, by such report, tc have opposed the object of those by whom th e meet i ng had been convened, endeavouring, it would seem, to personde the people that the motives of these gentlemen were every thing but patrintie 'flee plaintiff had not, that the le arncd Counsel was aware, assent:4l offence at the term Orator, for the expression, '• unblushing independence," lust! rot even eli cited that gentleman's disapprobation. Indeed, the than who could stay the tumult of a multitude, by merely waving Li i hand. could not be °trended at the supposition of his possessing considerable strength of feint—sufficiently so, at l etest, to Prevent the ill effect of which modesty could not but be productive in a public character. As such, the first part of 'lds alleged libel treated the plaireill; and to that lie ilitultl not therefore thick it ne cessary further to draw the attention of the jury. He geenlll there. tore row proceed to that part of the publication, which was said to be a libel upon the . private character of the plaintiff. '/'hose pro. reeding', however, it might be observed, 'timid constitute a more effectual and Inn expensive advertisement than any that could be deviard. Mr. It. crane into (mutt this day to explain the character and %trine' of hie roasted colfre; ail, indeed, if his own rood looks were consequent tiptm its nutritious qualities, it teas strong evidence of the justice of his claim upon the public support. lie should. conic now to the subject platter of this day's splendid advertise ment. Mr. Hunt had told the Jury, that lie now sold his fueled corn at 4d. for which remedy he had charged Is.; des reduction was the effect of competition. Mr. Hunt hove interrupted the Learned Gentlemen, and said that his observation had been mistaken. The Luau JIM I TICE—fIue plahitifi . said that he can tinued the original charge upon corn roasted according to the ori ginal plan ; but that in consequence of the increased demand, a cheaper process was resorted to, and a cheaper attiele manufactured, so as to enable Pim to reduce the price to 40. the lie Mr. S —That perhaps was so. But what did the al leged libel go on to say ? why, that Mr. Hunt wished " to thwart and vilify the gendetnen assembled at the meeting." And did he not thwart them ? led he not vilify the gentry attending it, when he said, that they look to their own interest in the repeal of the assessed taxes affertieg thins when they forgot the merit of those taxes more directly affecting the poor? Looking to 111 r. Hunt's principles and conduct, was there a libel in these defendants sating what they had ? Mr. Hunt inveighed against the gentry to win. the populace; and whether in so doing he was guided by patriot. isin or sanity, he left to others to determine. Mr. Hunt quarrelled with the allusiun " to the disclosure of the last two or three years;" hut surely there souk! be no secret where there was disclosure, and disclosure could only allude to facts end transactions of what every man had heard through the channel of the re/taperer*. Some per. sums might think Mr. Hunt's transactions deserving punishment ; other persons formed a different opinion; but Mr. Hunt had nu more right to quarrel with the one than the other. The libel Cure ther said, that the " strength of Mr. Hunt's forehead transcends all power of calcelation." But would Ht. Hem deny or he ashamed of that? On the contrary, he boasted of it. He (Mr. Sicartettt was now done with that part of the alleged libel which regarded Mr. Hunt's political character, and he should advert to that part of it which affected him as a tradennen. If Mr. Hunt wished to ad vertise his roasted corn, there was no mote effectusd method of doing it than by this trial, for guineas could not peichase half the space in any newspaper Which would be appropriated to the proceedings of this day. Mr. Hunt said, that his roasted cons was approved by the King, the Nobility, the Bishops, and the JUdgeS, and he (Mr. Searlett) was glad of it. But lie must say, that he owed none of the good looks for which Mr. Hunt gave hire credit, to the use of his roasted corn. For although Mr. Hunt had pnimised hie tame of that corn, lie bad hitherto failed in his promise. (A lavish). It was an old mode of political warfare for men to say that persons advocated in public what their private interests Mellen' them to. and the defendants merely said the emo te Mr. Hunt. They said he had an interest in lessening the tax an coals, bemuse he cons u med len ehaldrons a-week, sue there fore they said, that his advocacy of the repeal of this tax, was not said so much in favour of the poor, as in favour of his own interest. Now wan there any thing unfair in that ? alr. Hunt, by his own admission, stated. that he had at least filet to itIO per cent. tin his roasted corn, and was it to be made a matter or surprise that interested motives should be imputed to him e Is was said iu the article charged as Lbellous that Mr. Hunt " sold roasted rye (which, by.the-by, was said to be poisonous)." These latter maids were in &parenthesis, and were not given as the con viction of the writer. In further proof of this, the statement of a medical titan was adjoined, as note, in which it was distinctly asserted, that rye, in certain portions, was poisoneus ; be it ob served, however, that it was not alleged that the plaintiff in this action used rye in such portions as would bring his commodity within the charge of being poisonous. Further the Jury should observe, that the alleged libel neither asserts nor innnuates that Mr. Hunt suspects, knows, or believes the fact deposed to relative to the unwholesome character of rye. The plaintiff, indeed. :tad not laid any claim to special damages. Ile (Mr. Scarlet!) there fore submitted to the Jury that they were bound to give their verdict for the defendants, who had merely given notonety to a circumstance admitted on all hands as correctly stated in the note attached to the alleged libel, and which did not impute to the plaintitlany ill intention or evil design. As to the disailvaninge accruing to Mr. tient, as a consequence of the publication com plained of, it was beyond all comparison overbalanced by tee ad vantage and benefit which doubtless would result front the pnbli cation of the proceedings of this day. The Learned Counsel there fore hoped that the Jury would be satisfied of the harmle s s n a t ure of the ulleged libel, and arrive without difficulty at the amelatioe that the plaintiff was not entitled to their verdict. Mr. Hunt well knew that the article complained of was merely a copy from the London papers. Mr. Hine disclaimed any melt knowledge or belief. elr. Settees:TT—lf .Mr. hunt could maintain this action, so might the gin -distillers throughout the empire, because rye was used in the preparation of gin ; so might the makers of fish-sauce, if, in consequence of the opinion of any medical man, that rye was used in its manufacture, it would therefore be deleterious. So again with the bakers of French rolls ; and if any man said, as a medical man, I that they used improper materials, without deeiguating any parti. cuter Luther, cold it be said that any baker could maintain an action for a libel ? How could the Jury so decide ? Besides the Rockies Gazette only copied the article now complained of. Mr. Ilunt.—l never saw it in anyother paper. Mr. SCAKLETT.—I do not blame Mr. Hunt for not knowing the nuttiest properties of the articles he sells. But the Jury could not help remembering the book entitleJ Dealt in the A.:- Besides, the Jury could not fall to recollect, that !Ir. Hunt had not shown that he had lost a single customer in coneequrr.ce of the publication of the article in question ; he thought, there. fore, that lie might safely calculate upon their verdict being for his clients, with which they would be perfectly satisfied, as suffice. ently exonerating theist limn the charge of having maliciously ac cused die pleintitf of knowingly telling to the public an article of a poisonous character. llis Lounsuie then proceeded to charge the Jury, drawing au outline of the grounds of action, and d e t a ilin g t h e ev id ence given. in rupport of the plaintiff's ease. Whatever might be the public conduct of a man, it cnuid never justify an attack upon his private character, and however frequently this course may have been pur sued, there could nut be a questioa, but that the party attacked had a just claim upon a jury fur their verdict. The language of the article in question was of such a nature as did not preclude an action, though the plaintiff might not succeed in proving special danuiges. Its tendency could not be doubted. The individual thus pointed uut had just ground of complaint against dm author. With such opinion, he thought the Jury must of necessity find fur the plaintiff, and in that case they would then have to consider what amount of damages, under till the eiretunstatic.*, they teat called upon to give. It was scarcely necessary for him to add, that if they were of a dill:sent opinion from that bit had evil:, they would find a verdict foe he defendants. The Jury, arks a thuataltation of (ore or Ave minutes, named a verdict the the plaintiff—Damages WM On the announcement of the verdict, a hunt of approbation tan tl.nnigh the Coma, which was succeeded by a general burst of laughter, when Mr. H A Hunt, advancing most good- Sly -y towards Ins learned opponent, prcsonted that gentleman with a one-pound parcel of the prepared corn, which Mr. Scarkat as pleasantly nec:ptcd. THE APOTHECARIES' CONTABY V. BENTLEY. Mr. CAMPIELL opened the pleauiugs. Alr. SCA* LETT stated the Cale. it Wu at action brought by the Corporation of Apothecaries against the defendant, for exercising the business of an apothecary without being duly qualified. It was extr.mcly neceuary to the public Nitwit., that persons should be skilled in this trade and mystery, and accordingly an Act of Pat h:anent was passed, rendering a certificate necessarv, and attaching a penalty to all persons practismg without surh licence. Before passing the Act, the lagislature provided for existing f-- - allowed all practitioatrs an exemption from the op statute. This Act passed in 18I:i :—tint it prohibiters not duly licensed or not before practising, and then Mu salty of 20/. for every art of practice,. it not so qualiti e fendant, lie understood, had n u n act ing u a surgeon cary in the Ilstupstead-road, and the nature of such as to call fur the attention of the. Apothecaries L 1811 the d,fetitlant was a whitrunith, and be could following handicraft trades, until he set up as a sure thecary. But. as the Jury would hear this from the ft I~ ti .~ laterite. and j p*ration of the al all renews, J. pe. the a. 'lite de- n and apoate. is practice was Company. In trace luns uy gcon nail ap.•. le witnesses...a