The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-06-07 00:00:00

TUR MOCK CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION.

Mr. EDWARD KIII.O, one of the perteins agaii at
whom an indictment was preferred by the entitle
" Conatitutional Arsoctit ." but which sirs thio•••
out by the County of Middlesex Grand Jury ..t
Westminster, has add d a letter to a Itloriarg
l'airer, in which he gives the folloa jug recount of
the nirau4 !practised to lay a foundation fur. a pro--
seems ion

'• On the slob of May last s respectable-looking youth
called iu at my shop in Chanccry.lane, said asked apse for a
copy of the "Political Dictionary." I laid him that 1 had
nut got it ; on which he particularly requested 'bat 1 wield
prarure one, and he would call again for it in the rostra.•
of Ike .lay; which I cou.arnted to do, being at that time ut-
terly ignorant of the esisteoce of such a work. eb.orptio;
from the advertisement in the public papers. He trolled a
second time the same morning, and I !Nonrated loge( his
copy in the evening. I accordingly purelissad a copy, anal
at tire. o'clock Ire called a third lime and paid for it. M y
wife triturated use that 1.111 the following morning hie repeated
his visit in my absence, sod asked fur a wood ropy, •lorq
she told hint ill! could not give him, as age had out our iu
the shop.
" On Sunday last, I received the first intimation of the k-
ilts-twat Irons the columns of the John Mal nrwepap.•r.aal
that illeGrand Jury had rejected et. I weld immediately no
Monday to the Crown Office wish my solicitor, Mr. Hayward,
of Touke's court, where, us. inspecting the indteletent, I di.-
covered it was for the Sale of the" Political Dielionaei,".wiin
the name of HoratioOrtoneado.ll•ll WI Ihr hark of the pearl,.
meat as the only witness. Being satisfied that this linsatio
Oritort was the kind customer who purchased of me the °July
copy of that work which I had lurid, I yestearl ay wetat to
office of the shuck !‘ Constitutional Society" in Bridge-Atter.,
am...minuted by Mr. Hayward; mad, after I lulls, Cur-
-1
• credeal iu ideutifylng a clerk iu the office as the person wios
bad bought the work of me, and who, on my charging
with it, admitted that lie dial so, and that be was the Mawr,
Orion whose name was endorsed on the back of the aloha i -
nient. Ma. Hayward ached Mr. flaratie Orton, whietberoas
his name was the only one ao the indictment, hr was the /ire- •
aerator I to which be answered, "Certainly not." Sir. Hay-
ward sloes, inquired who was the prosecutor; which be re-
fused to answer, toying we might find that out as we could,
boreafter."

CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION.
roa OPPOSING THE PROGRESS OF DISLOYAL
AND SRDITIOUS PKINCIPLEs.

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At a Menthog of the Committee, held at the Office,
in Bridge-street, Jane 6, 1811 :
The Committee having seen, amongst Other usfountled
and eirusteous statements lately laid before the Pithlie. a let-
ter signed " Edward King," iuserted in the " Time, sii.i
" Morning Chronicle" newspaper■ of this day, relatinz t,.
the purchase of the reae►al party of a publication on tE •
16th of Alsp, but thrifts, part of which had been oublielv
exposed for s■le at his shup, and bought of him on the pr..
ceding day :
Resotwed—That the following Copy of an A ffidae.t
made by Horatio Orton, a Clerk of the Association, 0pt..1
the subject of Edward King's statement, be advertised
the Papers.
By order of the Committee.
J. B. SHARP,
Honorary Assimnot fteeretate.
COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT.
Horatio Orton, of New Itridge-street, Bhurkftiars, •in
the City of London, clerk to the Constitutional Assoriatwo
for opposing the Progress of Disloyal and Seditious Prior.-
plea, maketh oath, and milli, that on Tuesday, the fifteenta
day of May last, be, this .depturent,. went to the shop of
Edward King, seller of pamphlets and caricatures in Chair
eery-lane, in order to purchase a caricature called ' 7/c
Free-born linyliehosene,' which was publicly exhibited in lii
shop window ; and this deponent with, that he there observ-
ed & mall pamphlet lying upon the sunnier, entitled ' Cot-
rupticoes Glossary, a Political Dictionary, 'art std
on taking it no, Mr. King obzestred. Hug it was a work
which contained very correct observations;' and this d•pa..
neat thereupon porrhased the said pamphlet. And this u,-
powent.nith, that the said work being considered to be of
most improper chazaeter, he was on that evening directed to
purchase a complete set of the saw. That, in reliformi'v
trill) such direction, ilepouent went the next morning to Mr.
King's shop, and was iuforined by him that he Mad out soy
more copies. That this deponent th-n inquired who was lb:
publisher, that he might procure them from him ; but
the said Edward King, unsolicited by this deponent, prey i v
offered to obtain fur him a complete set in oars hour; sod • .
ponent further saith,that be went at the appoia tett time, a hr is
Mr. King apologized for nut having them ready, btai ing that his
boy would return immediately with them, and 'request Mg this
deporiest to watt Iris return : that deponent, however, nerve.'
to call is the evening, •ben be accordingly found them
ready, and received them fr. in the said Edward King.

" HORATIO ORION.
'1 Sworn before me, at Queen-square, Weitmlaster,
the 6111 day of June, 1621,
" ROBERT RATNSFORD."

The ship Windsor, Captain HAVISIDE. bound to
China, was off Tenerife 00 the 7th May (alit.
On Tierday morninc Wooler, Edmunds, and
MtuMocks, who were seateuced on Feisisy last to
different periods of imprisnianesit in Warwick au-ls
were remised from the King's Bench prison, iss toe
custody of Mr. Clifton, 14 LORD CH M, JOS.
fielleff lipstaff, and assistant•, to the Bole
vage. Ludgate-hill, rind it live o'clock thsy set al
for their destination in the Crown Prince., which
arrived at Warwick ut six o'clock the saute nu .t.