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PLACE.

Mr. SCARLET? stated that this case was similar
to those winch hod previously been tried. The
Noble Lord who was the Plaintiff in this case, had
supported M►. Lamb—a circumstance which he
was ready to avow and justify. Oii this account,
his Lordship's house in Arlington-street was vi-
sited by the mob, on the 9d of March, at the mo-
went when he and his family were at dinner. The
rioters proceeded in their usual course of devasta-
tion, and broke his windows. He understood that his
Learned Friend intended to defend this case, al-
though it puzzled him not a little to conceive what
solid defence would be set up. When be saw the
Noble Plaintiff oil the Bench, he b■d supposed that
it was intended to call him as a witness on some of
the preceding cases. He had not, however. beelfasked
to give evidence, and pe►haps he was only smbprtia-
ed, that lie might bear the attack which would pre.
aridly be made on hie►, with just as little rhyme or
reason us that which had been made on his house by
the mob. A notice had been put in by Mr. Hayward.
the Defendant's attorney, requiring the Plaintiff to
produce a certaiu letter and account. dated the
gth of March, and addressed by Mr. Bond to
Mr. James Macdonald. How his Learned Friend's
client had contrived to get a copy of this document
into his possession, it was not easy to explain—und
it was a little extraordinary that Lord Sefton should
be called on to produce a letter addressed to Mr.
Macdonald. He, however, would give his Learned
Friend •the full advantage of all the documents
that might have been taken from Mr. Lamb's

Commit-tee-room—but, even with the assistance of
those documents, and of the defence which he had
set up in the second cause, lie believed his Learned
Friend would be unable to persuade the Jury to
give him • verdict.
It appeared in evidence, that, between seven and
eight o'clock on the 3d of March, a large body of
people proceeded to the Noble Plaintiff's house
in Arlington-street, forced open the iron gates
which led into the court-yard, broke the windows
and lamps, and did other damage.
Mr. ISLACICOURNE addressed the Jury on behalf
of the Defendants. The Learned Gentleman said,
be meant to offer the same defence in this ease as
be had already done in that in which Mr. Million
was the Plaintiff—with this only exception, that be
entertained confident hopes of being able to cno-
nect the Noble Plaintiff with the hiring of a nicb,
which he would clearly prove was hired by Mr.
Lamb's Committee. Ile denied aittigetlier the
right of any individual to pay • party for hit de-
fence in passing through the streets. If au indivi-
dual were in dread of assault, he might exhibit
articles of the peace against those front whom he
feared violence, or he might apply fur the a.si.tance
of the civil power—but be was not authorised to
hire persons for lair protschou. This doctrine Was
laid down in Hawkins's Heys of the rowN, a wink
always held in the highest esteem by the Court.
Persons might be employed to defend a
house, but son to protect bias as he pared through
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the stretts. Noisithslatiding what bud been said
.by his Learned Frier‘lel, he 1.14/1 llou4t atlnstsoe.
veer that the present trend:4os were tinkled out
fur the purls oft ooneriting them with those 'Oros,
rod thus casting an odium on the conduct of nob.
virtual, who e-poused the cause of Reforas. The
(loss. Baronet was well known to have reptoiseated
the city of %Vests ii ill ',ter fur many dears. Ile lock
ru acilve part as (atoms of listillotise, at d
Mr. Place, obeying she thoute, ilia widesstaml-
i"g. halt liken the same sid , mid acted us the
Ch:' an of Mr. I-liiblionse's Committee. lint
should they, on this Uceirte,t, he arlrtNeil 11.1 De•
rellthlill* ill actions of such H 4./41 ? Could it lie
doubted, that it was done in a spirit of
? Ile was aware Ilist this mob was w 1 gored
to brink the wiiithas of 1 lieo employers. not it
Was not monaural to %oppose. Out as, Oil the
l'uesdav, they were refired y, they would, on
the IViditettl.iy, proceed to acts of violence ag.soitst
those who hail deceived them.

G. W. Waller was !ben called, and the Counsel
for the Defendants prf,cretieti to examine linn as
to certain tratiwsctions between Bond, the pairole,
NMI Captain Prescott, to ahich course sir. SCAR-
LETT objected, as not proving any connexion be-
tiscen Lord Sefton atul Mr. Lamb'. Committee.

The Ciiixr Jtiartcu held the objection to be
good.
Mr. 11. Uumbe was next examined.—lle eluted
that he WAS on acti►e friend of Mr. Lamb, at the
Tate election. Lord was also o supporter iif
that Gentleman. There was a subscription to de.
fray the expensea—to %loch. lie believed, Lord
Selton ►ubscsibed, but he ciiuld sot speak positively
to the fact. He saw Lord Sefton at different times
in Henrietta-street--but he did not know thdt lie
woo • Member of any Committee. Indeed, pr,i-
perly speaking, he did not know of the existence
of any regular Committee.
Mr. Ilt.ACKauaflti intimated, that he could not
carry Lord Sefiiiii's connexion with the CO 11111 l
or rather the iio.Cominittee, for it appeared to have
vanished, further than this.

Mr. SCA MATT said a few words in reply.
The CiIIEF JUSTICE said. a case was clearly
made out. and tau answer was given to it—the Jury
must therefore find fur the Plaintiff.

Verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages. 241. CV. 21.
[Lord Sefton sat on the Bench all day. Mr.
Macdonald took his station with the King's
Counsel.]