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GENERAL ELECTION.
Mr. Ga meow moved the Conn for a Rule to
show cause, why an inforniatioe, in the nature of a
cON warrnnto, should not be filed against Joseph
Heine, to know by what authority he exercised the
privileges of a Freeman of the borough of Portsea.
This borough was incorporated by charter of the
eth of Queers Mary, but it did not contain any
direlions relative to the manner of eletirg free-
men; however, from the earliest times, ens-
tom had vested that power in the Bailiff and
Burgesses, and when an elettion was to be
held, the Setjeant at Maca went round to the
house of every resident freeman, and gave him no-
tice of a meeting to be held upon a given day Dorn
that time. The learned Counsel observed, the affi-
davit stated, that in this case the Serjeant at Mace
was going his rounds to give the usual notice, when
he was met by Haine, who, understanding from
him that he was going to Mr. Harrison, a freeman,
t to give him notice of a mertir g for the next .
morn.
ing told him that was unnecessary, as he (Haine)
was Mr. Harrison's farming bailiff. and would take
care to let him know. The next morning a meet-
ing of the freemen took place, contrary to usual
• custom, and 1-laine 'was irregularly tinged a free-
man. The reason of this sort of oz-f...re proceed-
ing, the Learned Counsel continued, was because
the Bailtff vies in opposition to the election of Mr.
Leach, the then candidate to represent that borough
in Parliam.nt, and he wished to cleat* al IlLally
voters against him se he prissthly 'could.
The Coon gemmed a cosidltimtal rule.
Sir Y ICA a • Gnms and Mr. DA ur Ita made si-
milar applications against William A:worthy and
Thomas Chambers. of the same borough, and under
nearly similar circumstances ; these were also
granted.
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Tilt KING tt."ltrlttlell .14111140W,IICIFT. ATTnartelr.
'rite Defendant, in this case, was brought up
for ludgmesst, being ilidided for a libel on Henry
Yarberongh. Esq. and having suffered judgment to
g 3 by default. Some of the particulars of this case, we
have laid before our readers in a former Paper, when
the criminal information was originaliy applied foe,
end granted.
. The alfidatits on the panel the.prnsecutinn being
teal, it appeared that the parties h ith lived at
'Ycrk, and on the Ided'of Nneember, 1803, at a late
lantrc •ii Ow Rinsing, the Defendant came to the
'dire of Mr. &le:Ander Bartholoman, the proprietor
and printer of 7t4a Tad Herald, and desired that the
adveisi'ement, whiten constituted the libel. /nigh: be
insetted in'hispriper. The-paper being tine of great
rtle, was then at press, and in the hurry and con-
tagion of the mermen, the advertisement was in-
serted in ghost %0 copies, and consequently circus-
lilted through an-eatensive part of the cour.try. Mr.
Ilarthelognin, however, soon ofiseebetild' the Mis-
chievous and Ishellous tendency• of the advertises-
mast. and with that good sense anti propriety whici.
have uniffornly 'narked his enndult. relnsed in
insert it any more ; he also di dined the printit4
of two Min4red hand bills to the same effeft.
•hich hail been ordered by toe Defendant.--
This advertisement commenced with the cord '
Reward." and stated, that Mr. Yarberengh. whiel
bas a Magistrates 4tod threttenidflo take Edward
C.arthwright's (of fieslinytoo) licence Isom him,
that nit, the Defendant's, stitrnp feather hid aira
cat try some esii disposed persona, to put him as Ole
of lii We, That his life hid been threatened Ist
Seat person or p unlit; and concluded with c..l,ing
upon all Magistrates of the linerty of St. Peter, as
aid and assist him against the said Yarborough. And
all his tenants, &e. offering a reward of ten guineas
for the diseovesy of such evil minded persops.---
Thus imputing to Mr. Yarborough a design against
his life. The Affidavits Itirther stated. that the De-
fendant posted op similar notices, on the follewing
two Sundays, upon ih- grvat door of Hcslingtoo
Church, which were read by all the persons going
to, or coming from. Ifivi at S.l.vice. He elan posted
same Mince up in tic c-ffnonsrcei of she great
York Hotel.; at d some d., ys lifter, intense an ac.-
onsintance in the street, he shrweditim a horsewhip.
sad told him, he bud bddght it purpose,/ to h.ose-
whip teethes'', ugh; 'the allVantits also went to deny
lay of the changes stated in the ashrenisement or
notices.
... On No part of the Defendant. several affidavits
were pot tn. in mitigatinir of punishment ; among
which was the Defend/int% own affidavit, stating.
that having lately taken a part of the minor of Hes-.
hngton, within a mile and a hilif ofi Tnrk„in.l anfjetn:'
ing she Weds Id the -Prosecutor, he invited some
Lai ds tr. partake of an entertainment he meant to
1.i...re *arise house of Garthwright.s pubiieenat Heg-
rnet,m, fo- which purpose Ise sent a piece of beef o
be &need: but given coming there, he found the ,
meat had nee been pt "paved acct rthag tobis orders; j
and aptm asking tier
.art ;liwrigin mid him
be could not do kentfl4it. Yesborough, re that
event, would rat allow -his people to take ak from
him. On meentteg his galloway_to ge away, he
found his stirrup leathet'crit,&c.' This affidavit was
very vole winos', and embraced a variety of circurm
gams, too strintrous far,unr Unlit, to permit a de-
tail ; the chief tendency of it, however, west to
show, that the Defendant had been misled and mis-
taken through the misrepresentations of Garth wr ig ht--
I4e enwersed great contrition fir the error he had
commenitted, and adverted to some letters he had
button to the Prosecinor, making every concession
in his powsr, and ^ffuring not only to make every
reasonable apology, either in person or by writing,
but also to pay all the expencis which had incurred
in ct.nsequeoce of his nrf Ct On&
Mr. G. steno and Mr. Wood, for the Presecutiens
anunarnerred neon the corded of the Defendant,
sad the nature of his offence, and pressed the ne-
cessity 41 making ea eatirjne of such offenders.
Ms. R ice •11010/1 was then heard, at tome length,
on behalf of the Defenders: ; when
Lntd Et tenao s °UGH observed, that the apology
()ford was certainly humble and becoming ; but
Ise irritation was repeated ar.d unwarranted. The
Defendant was then eons...mitre.' to the custody of
Ibe Marshal of the Marshal:ea, and ordered to be
oentinht ue for find judgment on Wednesday next.
lie Kim° •. JUIIN IirWLY ran Ltda. at:/ Terry.,
and Tuomws C! V.
The Defendants to this case aiso came up for