The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-04-28 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

Coral or KINGS BENCH, Wcscast se an, AraizL 27.
TIM XING V. ALEXANDER DAVISON. ESQ.
• Mr. Justice GROvE pronounced the judgment of
the Court on the defendant, fur a misdemeanour,
of Which be was eornicted at the sittings after last
Michaelmas term, for charging commission on the
sale of goods, as if he acted as agent for govern.
went in purchasing goods for the barrack depart-
meat. lie had been iu the King's Bench prison
since last tern), and had tritely retnitted to govern-
ment, es appeared by a certificate from the Exche-
quer,'l9,oool. end a fi action. being the amount of
the money he hurl recured in virtue of the commis.
aims. Ilut the Court considered this did not satisfy
the justice of the case ; upon the criminality of
which the teamed judge animadverted at consider-
able length. The sentence of thy Court was, that
1., should be imprisoned in his Majesty's gaol of
ewgate for it calendar months, and be then die-
tiArgeol.

LIBEL.
THE; IMO D. (IEO4IIE BEIMONT.

The Defendant was brought i.p to receive the
seirtence of the Court, as the Proprietor, Printer
and Patti her of u ‘.l.'eeli.ly Newspaper. celled
Vie British Guardian, for u libel published there-
to, en the 9t Is of Out otter last, on Hi, Mujiety,
tending to biing the general government into
disrepute.
Mr. Cr.trro;:u and Mr. AOOl.l'llEll were heard
to mitigation of pottishonent. Tie titter Gentle-
man compared the present time to that of the drys
of Wilkes and Jonius. He said the only diti!-r-
-race was, that they were then turbnlent, and the
present was the reverse ; even them the
Court only sentenced the one to pay a firma a few
marks, and the other to a trifling confinement, for
using the rime kind of languege ; he, therefore,
trusted the Court would act with u much knit)
on the present occasion.
The Avvoatter GINZRAL, on the part of the
Crown, complimented Vie Learned Gentleman who
last spoke for impunity and ability, which made
an for his want Qf experience and made him
competent to direct the Bench. Ile contended,
that the publication was a libel of that mature,
which culled for severe pvinisbment.
The Court ordered the defendant to be termini!.
ctl, sod to be brought up on the 6th of May, for
Judgment.
SEDITION.
Tat NINO e. JOHN JOT,IIIOK.

The threatlent was brought up to receive sen-
telicc, he being einvicted at the last Assizes in
Laticaster, for making use of seditious words to
Jobs Filler, is oweaver, ut Msneheeler dunnE;
the late distudiance there, to the foiowing ef-
fect I charge you to stick out—you have
nothing to fear while Col. Hansoa is at yoir
back. The price of grain will advance—the
porta of the Baltic and America are cawed
a,. nn*t you. 7.1 y lads, I advise you to stick out :
If we can get tile olf Mu throne, and the
crown en the. Pritre of Wales's hoed, we shall have
all these evils rumored—a e Moll have Peace sad
plenty within a month." The. Arroattie-Gesra-
sot contended, that there could not bezaore
dao-
serous or infamous expressions made uwe of; but
after lie lament an address, by Mr. 111.11.t.tastsi in
behalf of the Defendant, end an id:wen-atom ruin,
Mr. Serjeant CO4-PC LS, who was present at the trial,
that it appeereil that the wog had been made use
of under the effects of into tint,, heat, and pas-
sion, and that the Defendant, almost immediately
after, expressed his contrition tor having used them;
the Learned Scrj. also bore testimony to the general
good conduct of the Defendant, as a loyal and mo-
ral man;—the ATTOREST-GLASEAL said. under
those considerations he wished the Conn to extend
their cletnescy to the Derenfleult ; who was repri-
manded by the Court. 'mild allowed to go at lar.-e,
on Ins giving his own security for itool. for his ap-
pearance whenever called upon by that Court to
receive its sentence.
PERJURY.
THE RING E. WM. FIRTH.

The defendant was brought up to receive jittlg-
meet, he haring been convi,terl of milking un affi-
davit that lie „sow %Valiant Hawkins in VVestinirt-
aster-Hall, on the 17th of October lost, and that he
might have titteutked us avritneno in the Court of
Chancery, although Hr r.ins was at that tint? in
Swansea, 13 la istoriga nsh I re.
He was remanded by the Court, and ordered to
be brought up for sentence on the Gth of May.