The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-07 00:00:00

COURT OF KM% BENCH, FUIDAT, V. &

MANDAMUS.
Mr. ill etrerreret moved fbr a rule to !thew cause why a writ
,r,....rib,..... should not rose to the Mayor and Aldermen of the
of Portsmouth, for the purpose of considering the conduct
trt oil sidemen, who werenon-resident, and if it should be found
that they were guilty of aon-maidence, then to proceed to a fresh
do hunt. The corporatloo had been created in the reign of Charles
I. and emoted of 'mayor, twelve aldermen, and en unlimited
sambn of Immgmess—deven 'sly were now alive. Seven of these
were out of the same family, and six non-resident; some of their
enelames were seventy rapes from the borough. Frequent incon-
vsnieoesa bed wises from this chremstance. Navel officers, de-
Amen of temmeting implied* business before their departure
&Om the asentay,
_wave disabled from so doing, on account of the
=of the sideman. On one occasion, there not being a
sedebst of aldermen to hold a court, they were obliged to
OWNS ha dis house of an alderman, who died the nest day.
.Voika Own dreutustances, he hoped that the Court would think
to moot • ruk caus
e.
The thew
411114tittlitwier JUST lc' said, he knew of no precedent by
'which the Court could grant a writ of ~,,, udanams, the effect of
which would be to remove sops of the members of a corporation
Prom the 'hoodoo they held IA that corporation. The rule could
novtlterefere be granola.
Risk refused.
ries mew t d 'ILL rows BULL NEW . •
The Console doted dale to be a ruk,calling upon
;Itaiendeste, as weeidieNse of Oa &bore journal, to show •
a abided amid not be filed against them for a
open is of UAW, which had appeared in their
E The libel tree dhoti to have been contested in a certain
t . _ t eir fat relative is the character and conduct of the
a. *bilis it was sworn were utterly false. It was
Dawasers duty sow to Ayr cause The objection.
. undo bad hem orb on the $.l of Nov. in the last pear,
szwe
:AO 00 alp had been tabs until the commencement of the
K
Temaire the punishment of the defendants, and no reason
"haidntbcoenut
: Clrernol7o:ta:letiniglndis4esemsaftw the
tdeldisilyry.
haßdutm2pudtet.ingTthehayt
qualities. no one could be mere sorry than were the present
' dweeivid t is feet, the mina who waste the alleged libel was not a
by them i• a smildential situation, but a mere
rdl:4lNedesevast, a camps use la making inquiries of him as
' to Law he teens to act is so impeopor a manner, he mewl that the
=who had dictated the libel was a clergyman. within the
1, of the Bishop, to whom allusion had bean also made
he libel. That compositor's name and address hod
; deem to ed up the complainant's attorney, but although in
tiemosase
of a lucrative situation of four guineas a-week, he
; aborralkit
his trA as the defe
uet. The ndant vtserily beheved
were i.orfettthdye
clay oannadietion to their former statement which the
might 444 necessary ; and as the aaly cob'eo of his bard-
.
mie to *Woad his fame, the Learned Conned loped that no
flaw wash' ha takes against his clients.
:11Catt.ritit lii that the worthy Prelate, for whom be ap.
of 'pawed, emweediiimt NM shot libels were written against aim
1,
..yrovided they was sot published. That was the act which h;d
Uwe committed by the defendants, or their agents. and therefore
'OM IMO aster lihe mewoquences. Resides, tile libel was of so
9 gemaimi abeasisthis a stature, that it was impossible it could be
praloned.
The Coe now Stoats sr stated that he wan confiding, not in
the Justice of his cause, but in the mercy and forbearance of the
Bishop of Exeter.
The Loan Cutter Jusvics.—Me. Millet, you must have
yam rule made 'boohoo; as to what the disposition of his Lord-
ship may hereafter he,t ar whether he will be inclined to cusne to
any arrangement wit the other parties, remains for him to de-
termine.—ltule made absolute.