The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-04-01 00:00:00

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1111 timeless*, now Were the Cofiri.eitesea mit to
be nettretiely underitonel. - The. CorporatiOu lead
• Clen ordinates, dinwtiug vertane bona...a to be
ieliphed.• His e(imils, the occupiers of those
Louses (who claimed aige. as Isropeteeuni of thing;
subject toe quit remilkftittel a bill, asel•elstai ued no
injuiection to prevent thei,Corpostition.froin earrys
iog that ordinance jute effeeds. ; The •Plaintiffs con-
teuded, that whether they were the owners of the
property, as they claimed to be, or only tenants of
the Corporation, as the Corporation preteseiled,
the iojuuctioii must be confirmed amid etnitinued.
They maintained, thst whatever might he the
rights of the Corporation, those rights must be ex-
ercised, not in a summery or violent manner, but
according to law. 'fhe i uterferenve of the District-
attorney, in the present stage of the proceedings,
Would only serve to embarrass them, without being
productive of any advantage for the shim which
he sets tip. Certainly the Corporation should not
Ire permitted to use any other method than judi-
cial process to dispossess the Petitioners, if the Pe-
• citioners should evil] appear to lie their tenants, as
the Counsel for the city alleged.
Mr. Gamuts said, that this Court had jnrisdie-
tion concerning rights, bat not cmicerning those
powers which the sovmeigaity conferred on bodies
potitic. The Corporetion of New Orleans derived
their powers from the sovereignty, mid if they ex-
ceed them. the Legislature alone were competent to
correct the abuse. The Gentleinain had made out
observation relative to the taking po,sessisti of the
&wore, which observation he felt himself bound to
notice, as similar remarks had been too often made
in this Court and in other places. That Gentle-
man pretended to entertain u great reverence rot
the law, when iii fact he disregarded the law, end
did not wish to live 111 any country iu winch the
laws prevailed.—From such a man, a vindication
of the law came with a very ill grace. It had long
been fiishionalde here to tibiae the Government,.
to cemenre its measures, and to ridicule its officers.
For his own part, he would out suffer this to he
done in his presence.
Mr. WORKMAN said, that in no other place
would the District-Attoraey dare to make use of
such language towards him.
Judge Lewis declared, that Mr. Workman had
not made use of any disrespectful or improper ex-
pressions concerimi u 4 the Goversiment or its officers.
Ehe remarks of Mr. Gryeues were unprovoked and.
u.ij is Ai fiable. -
.Ir. Grtirstui said, lie deemed it proper to notice
wing had fallen from Mr. 11'Orkisiall. its to the
force made OA of on the part of the Culled Slates,
is bikini.; possession of the ?velem, because he
thought it one of that class of observation's which
were so frequent, toth in and out of Court. and
which, in his °peewee scenes-idles pmettsled 7fru:n a
meted toothy to the Goeeeiteaut„
Mr. LS'oexass—" My *Bush* to the taking
Elneessisu of the bemire. by the orders of the
elleetilse, was in cousequenceof Mr. Grynees him-
self !twist first called the attention of the Court
to that eol4ect. I did not expels any opinion
whatever of the measenre: I merely stated a fact,,
which is notorious to the public, that a possessor of
property in this territoey had been dispewoeiwed of. it
by ftwete—These,Sihieed them fully. were my ream-
sons-for noticing the trunseetiou ; and Ido further
senora the Court, that ?Petty person charges me
with entertaining a rooted enmity to this Govern-
vomit, that person mesons a falselmod."
Hereupon Mr. Chyme* tone up a pewter ink-
. OWL sad threw it with greitt violence at Mr.
Workman's head ; bet it flertustately missed him.
The ink which it contained was scattered over se-
veral
of the attorneys einU eystiowlera. The Crier•
sf the Court took Mr. Gryiseee into custody.
When the tennult oreasiostel by this emit hod
subsided. Jedge Lewis gammen(' his regret and
indignation at the occurtellete,
Mr. Di acAw, us reptsienelmg the Attorney-Ge-
neral of the territory, susegeetsfe4 the propriety of
ruling both she gentlemen to ogwear iii open Court,
st 10 o'clock next morning, to emitter for what had;
•happened, and of binding theettobt,reseogeizahte
to keep the peace in the mean tinge.. "
This suggestion was adopted by the Court; and
both parties were arrorilingly bound over in the
sum of 300 dollars each.
On Saturday morning, Mr.Wontotile appeared,
sail mls!reaseci this Court, as follows :—.. As the
whole of the trasaction, concerning wineli I num
I now caitiff upon, passed in the presence of the
Court, it will not be requisite fur me to say
iniii,v wools on the subject ; more espemiallv, mis
the Court has already declared its opinion. There
porwere, however, one or two ex;sressions, used by one,
which, I sin told, require explanation. I stated, I
believe, that in no other place would *Mr. Gryines
have dared to insult me. The Court may have,
imnagimd, th it I spoke trirtieolsrly of this very
Count. I assure them that was nit my meaning; and
I sin *lnmost equally confident that nu such infereece
could be fairly cl-aca from my language. The iiii-
port of what I said I think *elec./idea. My iuten-
tint' was to state, that a Court of Justice was chosen
by Mr. Cremes as the safest place iii which to in-
sult me, ossaccount of the protection which a Court
ofJostice was generally supposed to afford. With
t eepect to toy usser:ion, disclaiming enmity to the,
Government, I beg the Court to consider the ag-,
gravatrel primvoemitio.i. which that assertion was
lereleeedi The solace atom me seemed to hart
burn premeditated by Mr. Gryines fiaus the
• c mencrinerit of his 'h....nurse ; and fur what
real eause, I pouted' could 11.4 then, nor call I yet,
t mijertiire. But iu whatever I have asserted or in- '
sionated, I assort. the Court that notion:, was fnr-
Aber from my mime dials to fel'er it the slit:eldest di,-
Mr114.4.t. 1 appeal to my uniform COTI4.II.ICt while
a Member of this 13:11', a: the best criteriate he
which to judge of my iiitent;ouse ; I appeal to every
one ..f my colleigues whether I hove ever infringed
oil the sh.e•nrusii of the profeo.ion ? whether I have
ever worn dad any of their feelitess—whether at all
times and ou all or celione I have net etelleavntred
to empeott the dignity of the Court, and the reign
of the law r
JOllte h,awie said, that, oo the first point, ex-
, plighted by Mr. Workmate, the Court were per-
ifettly eatis6erf. • As to the other point, they were
of opinion, that he hint nerd me intemperate ex-
peeseeton. the less joeitifiable. seethe Court had be-
fore interfered used wououneed. shah. diid robo-
tism of the offensive need uppitsooked %menage of
Lt. 0. train: The. I measure they wen sheet id

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