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4ANCERY, MONDAY, JAY. 31.
4 Chancellor did sot sit this day.
of the Vice-Chancellor was also closed.

BENCII. WESTEIN3TER.
IOIDAY, JAY. 31.
' sat in Court this morning, and after the
had been sworn in, the learned Judge
eb them on their several ditties. His
,0 happy at seeing so full an attendance of the
only, as it often happened that the public In_
assistance of the greatest talents, and the most
on the part of the grand inquisition to whom
; and at all times it was highly necessary
full attendance ; for though the questions
might be unimportant in a public point of
tn involved the most sacred rights and
respective parties themselves. He was
anything which required their peculiar
therefore, content -himself with °hon.
should ascertain to their own satisfaction
,e made against any party, and weigh dia.
.4timony that was given in support of that
determined upon sending the matter to be fur-
',other jury ; still at the same time they should
s incumbent on them not to dismiss any
appeared a sufficient ground for raising •
the party accused. There was one kind
Ily came before them, the nature of which
he thought it proper to make one or two
.efOre he concluded. The crime he meant
In all cases of this description it was der
testimony of more than one witness, either in
some other corrobtwative evidence L for
w the false sweating of the party charged.
, to support that charge beyond the oath
in that case be oath against oath; and
strong appeared before them to lead them to
son accused had sworn falsely, they could
venture to tiad a true bill. Be bad only one
which was, that if at any time a question
the officers who attended them should be able
their minds, the Nutt would always be
The Learned Judge then bowed to the
, In 1, urn, respectfully bowed, to the Learned
withdrew.
-,ards occupied in hearing Counsel on justi.
bail.
for the City of Loodoct, be,fore the Lord
AENOTT and a Special Jary.
LE V. LATAED, ESQ.
an assault and false imprisonment, com-
et the plaintiff; in the year 1819, at .Malta.
that the plaintiff', while Quartermaster..
,egiment of Foot, of which the defendant was
'een charged of being guilty of drawing •
from the Commissariat department than
't required, or was entitled to, of having
quantity of unwholesome pork, and of
said pork to the soldiers, by which their I3od
unwholesome, and considerable dissatisfaction was
That in consequence of these charges the
, and brought to a Court Martial, who
atenced him to be reduced to the ranks.
;replied, that lie did not complain of the
dy to the Court Martial, but to an assault
lbe.equent thereto—to which replication the
general issue.
Mr. Cnirr v conducted the plaintiff's..
7411LELEAL,R•ILIE, GUILYEE, PII*I4I
for the defendant..
. the case to the Jury. The plaintiff had
years, and had by his exemplary conduct
Quarter-master Serjeant in the 10th Regi.
vas at the titne, and for a considerable
offence being committed, for which this
at/aimed at Malta. The defendant was then
he same regiment. In the year 1819, bir
who., was then Gevernor of Malta, was absent i
1e defendant was appointed Governor pro
no complaints whatever had been Wide,
out who, on the contrary, sustained the.'
correctness of conduct in the discharge of all
- About the month of May, In that yam,
_ some very, serious complaints rcapectift.
supplied to them ; and alleged, that Instead
theretofore they were served out with very bad
should state to the Jury, that a Major
as Commissariat, or had at least the de..
o the regiment to which the plaintiff be.
whatever delinquency there had been in
by the troops, was solely imputable to
to be remarked, instead of being tried by
offence, had been permitted to sell out all
to avoid the jurisdiction of &military tri-
most extraordinary, to retire upon half.pey,
Brevet Colonel. The plaintiff; however, having
pastleiing in the Major's offence, was tried by a
foundt guilty of having neglected to examine
'- examination after he had received it front
was sentenced to be reduced to the ranks,
but after he had been thus tried and ten-

A thetrOtt proper to buillfthe *hied arrested,
WOst prison, and there confined from the tat of
October. for some days no person was allowed
luring the whole of the time his wife was not
or converse with hint, without the presence of
\eel himself between them. The cell was a
without window or opening for light or air.
of the nature of so long a confinement in
t climate. The consequence was a lever,
I fatal. The rigour with which he was
and could not he justified on any grounds.
s brought for him was most minutely ex-
leered to him. In one instance an orange
ascertain whether it contained any secret
plaintiff oftentimes applied for a duplicate
could never get it; he inquired what was
is ever mentioned to him. Ile was confined
were char:Ted with felony, and with two
tted an unnatural crime. This was indeed
most 1117i01251 damages. The pretence that
as a justification of that unparalleled pro.
the defendant, namely, that as Mama
tried on the same charges, and the plaintiff 4
sa against him, it was necessary to take preemo.,'
plaintiff from being tampered with--thie pretend.
being unlawfully arrested and imprisbued,
\ t to common sense, and even to the M-
inas!, for tile plaintiff was imprisoned
cur 'friekey was summoned, and come-
apprehensions of the plaintiff being likely to be
could - reasonably entertained. But was such
' by a Jury of Englishmen ? Were the
. innocent persons to be sacrificed to the
suspicion thus entertained against them by
their authority, have it still in their power
ate whom they pleme ? Besides, the
that a person against whom no charge
into a- Cat of Justice, and
perjury, unless debarred from all conimurica.
\ person againn whom he might have to appear,
own friends, even from his wife. It was rather
ddfendant's cense was in the hands of the first law
the Treasury shoald espouse his de.
could not tell, but he supposed that
defence were equally ready to pay the
should give, and that Instead of the detend.
verdict tie coat would be paid out of
The Learned Gentleman then made a
fury, amply to redeem the plaintiff for
sufferiog he had endured.
examined by Mr. Cauxxv—ln mitt I was
regiment of foot, then quartered at Malta. I
pension. I knew Mlintyre in that regiment
lie aas a quartermasterserjeant ; he had a
children. General Layard was the Governor in the
Maitland. Fir Thomas returned a few
released. I was present when he was
eerjeaut-major, after the court-martial ; that was the
He w. 'aken to the Provost prison. I never saw
ask to see him. When I brought the
,At far him. I saw him again when he was
When I brought his food g. area always ex-
were any notes in It. Snmetinies the
. there, end I hod to wait Ibrhim. His
him. I remember a lemon being brought ;
Ile was quite ill when released. He
had his head abased, and was blistered.
sultry weather when he was in confine.
consists of cells underneath a bomb-proof

am going on fr IS. I was at Malta wh
I reiLember his being brought away by
I wert to carry victuals to him. The
go down with him to the Provost. Isere
't several times with his victuals. MI
The Provost-Serjeaut was rawer' ppr[et►►
,ed to ace hint. tic came oat in October,
released. My mother was confined three o►
',her went to the provost. My father was a
the Sth of October. He went th-n to We
• several doses. He spoke as it he was
or me or ml• mother. He was about a
a serjeart in the rgitnent. I was there.
&mai once foe two hours as sentinel owes
sentence of the court-martial. Two
the titne fur unratural crimes, in pep.:
/as about fourteen or sixteen feet loug by
‘vpose. There is a small loop-hole. The
1 was there, from ten to twelve o'ciock at
' to visit M•lutyre without the Provost-
te was confined from the lot of July to
was a general court-martial about that

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• sworesse--see-• LAW 1.11
COURT OP CHAT
Tih Lard Chancellor did
i 'The Court of the Vice-Ch
COURT OF KING'
I Moe
t
Mr. Justine BAYLEY sat
• f • Grand Jury for Middlesex 1
• brute iielivered his Marge I
it Lottlibip said, ha was Kapp
4 geottlemen of the county, as
tome required the assistance
• eirvennee information, on thi
tat imerest was confided ; i
that there should be a full
which came before them mil
e.t.a, yet they very often ;
dearest interests of the ret
Lot aware that there was al
consideration ; he ohmic', f
, .
the. that in all cases they al
the nature of the charge ms
passionately the testimony
charge, before they detennin
.her ittptired of by another j
bear in mind, that it was in,
stonplaint where there apps
ratitmal supicioo against the
nfuelerge which occasionally
being somewhat peculiar, hi
o \ observations upon It before
•-• vas that of perjury. In all
,1
i l
CROWE to have the testirnom
• the imps of documents or a
RA was grounded an
if there not anything t
of cad pawn, there would it
nabs. something very siren
mespeet that the person at
hardly in such a case venture
M remark to make, whit
l. .'
ore should arise on which the of
! to advise satiefaceorily to tho
moot madyc to 'mist them.
Umbel Jury, who, to rem,
• Jui4s, and then withdrew.
-The Court was afterwards
1 cations and exceptions to b.
. ... .tiittiags its Hilary Term fli
• Chief Junin Al
WIXTVRE
. ,
This was an Action for an
... 'Mitred by the defendant on i
The defendant pleaded th
&d'art in the 10th Regime
.MajonGeneral, had been e
wooer quantity of beef foot
' ' fbe rations of the regiment
. exelmrged that beef for a
; having given out the said pc
I ' - ars rendered unwholesome,
stetted among the men. TI
I %Wel plaintiff was confiner]. a
. n foe d him guilty, and cents
i To this plea the pleintlll'rep
lesprieonment preciously to
I•' : and impitsonenent subrequt
dnendant pleaded the men
Mr. 11301:GH•NI and 31
nevi Messrs. ATTOR X ET .1
nod SHEPHERD appeared I
Afr: BROUOILIit stated t
been la the army several yet
0 attained to the rank of flu:
anent of Font, which was
•o• period previous to the off
. raion was brought, ruder
oldajoe-General of the Sall
Thomas Maithad, who„ w
' . 4
lir from the Island, and the
:copse. At that time no
against the plaintiff, but
highest character for route
the duties of his station. 4
the troops began to make s
the rations that were suppl
of receiving beef, tut theretol
pork. It was proper he a
Trickey was then acting at
levering out of the meat to
'longed, and that therefore,v
• the matter complained f '
him, who, it was worthy to
a Court Martial for the offc
his Commissions, thus to I
banal and what was most
• with the rank of Brevet Co
. , been charged as participatin
• Court Martial, and found
the pork, er submit it to ex
-.- ' - she Commissary, Ile wa
and he was so reduced ; bu
" - ''''' - '.--e tenced,GeneralLeyard thou
' drown into the Prevost pn
July to the Ith of October.
to Pee him, and during tl
sufiteed to see him or coot
' the gaoler, who placed hi
o • ' "regrow, low, dark bole, will
. The Jury,Trould judge of
. I 1 each a plare, and in smelt at
which had nearly proved
md very fi e was ex
nod which
tas
vejen
d
seamed before it was delive
was out into quaatert to an
communication. The plait
t of his committal, bat cod(
1 his offence, but none was eve
with twe person who wet
• others who had committed
a ease that demanded not
was attempted to be set up at
ceeure on the part of th
Teickey was about to be trio
• toeing principal witness agnir
Cotes to prevent the plaintiff f
. ed muse of the plaintiff 's bei
was absurd end repugnant I
dance that would be addu
• f
several days before Maier
t -querotly before any apprehen:
. • tampered with could be rat
-; defehce to be sanctioned t
1.! • tiher::i, and even lives of
• , . groundless and illiberal sus;
men who, in abuse of them
0: • to arrest and incarcerate
• , very suspicion implies th
;
I c is made, will come
deliberately commit perjury
tint not only with the person
but oho front his own frieno.
•.. singo:ar that the defendant's
witcer of the crown. Why
. •
. t
litt
lance he (Mr. Brougham)
those who undertook his d
damages that the Jury shoe;
ant being a sufferer by their
tee pockets of the people. '
powerful appeal to the Ju
theseievous oppression and
Thome, Allem, examine
planter
e: in
on a r egi
pe mis eon:
sixteen yeas ; in 11:19 he a
wife and four children. tip
absence of ..•.;:r Thomas A 1
days before 31'Intyre was n
taken by the serjeant.major,
l
Ist of July. He was take'
Wm there. 1 Alia not so,
victuals for him I asked for
released in October. When
► • *mined as see if there WI
WO reWII-WWJCIIO i was not the
wife was showed to see him.
-it was cut and examined. .
1 l. was taken to the hospital, be
fl
It was very warm, close,e, at
went. The provost.priaoa ce ',
..b.:16i„,,
William M'lntyre—l am
my father, the plaintiff I I
eitejeant-Major Johnson. I
entjeant told him lie must go
•
il::"'. I.
'him in she provost. I went
mother went once or twice.
sent when she was allowed to
lie was very ill when release,
four days before my father s
day or two at home afire the
hospital. I U., him there a
derarged. lie did not knot
-fortnight in the hospital.
John Thompson-4 am a
prints in Juice, 1519. las
him. It eex after the at
I were eorEned there at the
rate cells. Eneb eel' was at
eight or nine feet, I suppose
siloor was shut when I was
night. No one wee allowed
&leant being present, He
Ai Mb at October. Thew
i
, .