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COUrf OP kINGS SEISTS, Westratastast, JULY 4.
PRIVIIAGES OF PARLIAMENT.
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Mr. Scrjeatit &ileums stated, that he addremed
the Court, its colon...pence of a motion that had
been made by Mr. Atm:tier-General. tar a rule to
shew caner why those caves should not be tried at
par. The affidavit. on which the etotitm was
grounded, stated, Lust they iiivoleed a eitte,tiou of
the 4reat-st Mwortunce to the people at huge ; so
far it was correct ; for it was a questiou that the at-
teation of the whole population of the country had
been drawn to. It was a subject that even foreign
countare a t,t governments wished to see defined.
I; was ;01.i inteatiou to enter then into the sub-
ject, hat chitty to say a few words as to the slate of
the procetetit,s. Mr. Attorney-General lied said
he did lint to hurry the Plaintiff to a trial. He
beliei...l I.; but the mole he had taken went to de-
bt, it ; even this he wonl.l not object to, for the
bee and nro.esoleron manner it could be tried, the
better oasi,fici fits wet would be. The declara-
tion was oily filed last term, the Defendants
Isle tiled, but lent it only in the power of the Plain-
tiff to reply on the last day of term. lie load nut
the tt,wer then of bringing the question to an issue,
sod if he had. he, the Learned Serjeant, would
have advised Lim to the contrary, if no other reason
intervened thou the short sittings after Easter
term. Nothing had been done WI either side which
could, for a moment. bedt the name of oppression.
Ile understood that it hail been suggested by Mr.
Attorney-General, that the Plaintiff dal not sittuud
to'reply to the plea of the Speaker; this was not
the ease, for the Plaintiff had demurred. lo one
instance, he would acknowledge. that the Plaintiff
bad bee.' ruled to reply, which, in the time al-
lowed by the rules of the Court. he had acquiesced
in.
Lord Et t•Nnottoeon..." I do not recollect that
Mr. A.nrisey-General expressed himself to be
dissatisfied at arts delay which had taken place."
Mr. kermatitY-GettaaaL—.. My Lord, all
expressed on the subject was, that I was obliged to
rule time Plaintiff; to bring him to issue in oue of the
ceases."
Air. Serjesnt Sulenelen, in continuation, said,
that it was of the greatest consequence. not only as
a case between the parties, but to the community
ailing.. lie would humbly submit to the Court,
whether it was their intention to grant a trial at
bar. that they would lit on a certain day ; for he
noel Informed that it was necessary to give the De-
fervisusts lielsys' optic,.
Mr. Arioawat-GswmtaL objected to the day
lieu. r appoidted; and said, he node it then, in
ca .dour to rise Lamed Set:leant, for the argument
on tit:demurrer would involve the principle of the
actions, for which retivon, he wished the demurrer
to be rise argued. it was not in his power to tiring
it for a'attiskatt areat,t-rm, although .the Plaintiff
might ; but be tray certainly of opinion. that the
ritiettion hail Getter be argued its that shape,
than before a .fury ; and. in his joilginent, it
vrouid be better for all parties, as it night be after-
ward ,• tried by • jury. and even au dw elvelahsu on
the demurrer, a writ of error Might be taken. Id
the ease of the Speaker and the Serjenot of the
Howe of Commons, he was directed by the !louse
of COIIIOIOIIS to defend them ; in that of the Earl
of Moira. he was merely employed as a Counsel.—
The Plaintiff had managed so, that he mined mat-
tote of Jaw arid f act together ; he thought, there-
fore, that it would be right. mad hoped their Lord-
ships would be of the same oinniou, that the
ar-
guments on the demurrer should precede the trials
of the actions. which would give au opportuuity to
the parties, on both sides, to have the beutdit of the
law of the ease, by its being decided on, which
would correct that judgments, before ilit y proceed-
ed to investigate the facts of the several cations.
Mr. Serjeaut %IMMO -. My Lord, I JO nut
feel thyself in • situation to comply with the pro-
ps:petal' of the Learned Attorney-General. My
client may think proper to withdraw his demurrer,
and ht jurizme•it go against him by default; but
your Lordships must see, that the action in which
a demurrer has taken phee, has nothing to do with
the rpie.itien before yon. In your wisdom, ton
thi..k there onglicto he a trial at bar ; my client
wilt boo, to your decision. My Lord.% he asks for
nothing bat what the roles and regulations of the
Cerut eon allow Into."
Mr. Arronat.Y.Gawitatte—.. It is not in my
pattet• to bring no the argument on the dttnnrrer ;
but 1 think it tint fair to tornrin the Learned Ser.
knot, the,t l will apply to the Court on a bowie
day, that the trials at bar shall nut take place be-
fore the arguments on the demurrer."
Lord lict.assoaotion--." As far as I am con-
cerned, sitting in my judicial situation, I should
feel a great relief that there should be a trial at
bar; for, should I he assisted by my brethren
(ivionsing the other three Judges). I think it would
be snore to the convenience of the contending
parties. if the arguntint "od the demurrer should
precede the trial St bar."
Mr. Serjeant listeeteao—" I ant not authorised
to give my assent to any proposition of the kind.--
With the greatest deference to your
,Lordships,
enentinoed before, that my client asked for nothing
morellian to be guided by the regulation, of the
Court."
Lord Etutenottouen" The Court will not
interfere with the demurrer ; it is not at present be-
fore us; we will take the straight course, sod appoint
a day for the trial at bar, which is the only quer.
turn before us. My brothers, and myself, are of
opinioa, that trials lit bar should take place in the
two actions upon winch issue has been pined, and
that we will hear them an Tuesday, the 20th of
Novernlef."

COURT OF KING'S BENt'N, Oota.osALt, JULY 4.
Sitliwgsat Mat !NKr, &Pre Lord EL LSI Ibu Ro U.

wallows v. rum:mtg.
This was asrasitioa lot goads wild and delivered.
Air. PAM 01184, diet the Plaintiff was is respect-
*hie milliner spa diseaseasaker. seeidiug in Pice4-
dilly ; the Defendant he could noj. d-scribe, Ira;
!rola hii iu•trnctionr, shield sisiiissse she was an
wnfnrtnnate f.'kpride. She• came tn•the
sistsiesuse with au air of isiodetity that led the

tilt' ler Wiest she Was a young lady of reapteralii.•
tilt it was not necessary far him to say, that peo-
ple in bailie:6a wished to increase their cost ttttt erb.
The Deftndant purchased to tlr amount of 191. in
less than one mouth, tl. of whir.' she had paid. He '
would prove • the delivery of the articled. which
would -entitle his client to it verdict. He could also.
prove that The Defearlatit had acknowledged the
debt, after Elm wts striated.
Elisabeth Diry provra the delivery of the goods,
and that ,she took the Defendant's measure fur a

satiate.
On her cruse-examination, by Mr. GAaaow. the
said, that aitiougat other goods the Plaintiff had ee-
ceived, were a Menno mantle, price 91. 19.. lid; a
Grecian cap, YI. I ; and a Marino bonnet,
11. lits. 64. She took measure or the Defenditut for
the Mantle I she did not think the charge extrava-
gant. The cap was cheap;, there was as much Me.
non cloth iii it as would male a turban fur the
Persian Atulms.ador. Site never knew the Plaintiff
to furnish the Defeidatat with lanuel petticoats,
atoekiugs, or even a chermise. She could tea ray
whether the articles furnirhed were necoaries or
not.

This closed the Plaintiff's case.
Mr. GARROW--.." My Lotd and Gentlemen of
the Jury, in defending this action I feel touch erw-
b .d , not that I have not a good defence, but
that I shall he obl,ged to enter into a description
that must be disagiera'sle to you. IVlien I make
use of the word .I:,agremble, I mean an erpo.i;
for if uny of yon, Gentlemen of the dory, are fathers,
you must feel an abhorrence that perhaps even •
night's sleep wilt not lie able to remove. My.
Learned Friend has toll yisii that the Defendant is
a (Wrist.. The charge is not denied; the nnfor.
tamale girl is in that situation. But did he also
give yen a true accouut of the Plaintiff? Call she
lia as respectable as he represents? I know nothing
of her, and can only state my °Onion from what
has been developed in this trial. I will ask you,
would a virtuous person, or any permit that wished
to preserve the appesiance of virtue, lend
as-
sistance to 'mother to carry on the trade of prosti-
tution? This may be carted herds language by my
Learned Friend; but do not the facts bear m.• oui
iii my assertions? PersOns in the situation of the
Defendant would be leas known, if there were not
such persons es the Plaintiff; hos by stipplying
them with finery. assisted them to lute the male
sex. iVotild it be said that thee Plaintiff did not
know the situation of the unfortunate young wo-
man ? My Learned Friend bud more wisdom than
to plead such ignorauce. But the young wo:nan
who had been in the box declared her want of
knowledge. The person who went to take
measure for the Merino mantle, save she did si t.
know her situation. Could this bc.beliered, when
she was living in a home most notorious? As to
the inhabitants it contained, it is not my wish to
say any thing to give pain to that witness; hat
it must occur to ever, thmking man, dust she
could not have been ignorant of tie charac-
ter of the person she waited an. Ido hot defend
this action on the character* of ether party ; but on
that which the law has so amply !provided for. that
minors should not be allowed to run tato flora's-
garter ; nee...unifies they were answerabte for : so
guarded was the.law, that it would Dot allow an In-
dividual to be itmilistry to the waste Jar extrava-
gance of a person under age. Those articles
might lie of service to an impure, but could not
to the daughter of industry. (hi the 24th 4 No.
scone the Defendant made her first purchase
from the Plaint ff, and in December the un-
(intonate Defeudaut was arrested, shhough she
had paid 71. in payments of 11. at a time. But it
was the case with those harpies that kit their aid
to the vices of the age, that they would not al-
low those who had felled into their fangs to be in-
debted in a less suss than lob This girl was ar-
rested, and pot in a lockup-horse. I uuderatand
it is intended to be proved that there she ac-
knowledged the debt ; but Lordship soda tell
you, that sin h so acknowledgment, under duress,
es nut binding ; but even at that time she was under
age. After I prove her minority, his Lordship, I
am confident, will direct the Plaintiff to be called."

James hleilley prat aced the certificate of the be.
fettilarit's birth, and proved she wits under age.
This was curruborated by two other
our of them, the steer of the Defendant, a ho had
followed her utifoitunate course. It appeared they
were daughters of is labourer of the Heine of Ab-
bott, living at P.ist Harley, Cstuliroltteshiic.
Lord ELIANUOROUtiII. directed a ilvaaait ; the
I'luurtif• was acturilengly

Toemlay. at a quarter before twelve, the Bore
was launched, from the Duck-yard at Portsmouth ;
but. owing to the very heavy rain. the ininiense
coucourre of person, who essembltil to view this
growl sight were co•npletely wet through. Sne
went off the slips in a Very tine style, and not a
single accident of any kind happened. The C -
ini-sioners of the Navy, who arrived at Portsmouth
on Monthly night, were present at the launch; as
were General Bstentax, and all the people of fa-
shion em Ilse The Boys. %ma dockad 1.11.
luediatcly after the launch, for copperiag.

Tba Simi Number of The AVanthis Compeaditto
of Medicine, poiblisheil the I,t inst. contains— rite
outlines of a new system of 51edicitie sad Medical
Snrgery, by Dr. ft. Itccca—A ease of retrocession
of acute rheumatism to the viscera, with appearance
on dissectiou-JsCases of apoplexy from venous ple-
thora—Queries respecting ulcers of the extremities,
by Surgeon MurcALF—The causes col disease of the
freth, with directioos for their prevention, by Ser.
geon extraordinary case in midwifery,
by Surgeon llot.ex—A case of the whoa at the
symphysts pubis—An extra-uter.ne rce, by Ilk.
Oscionst-.-Oltp.clious to the college formula, for
the blue pill, by Surgeon JActsos—The drug mer-
chant's price current of drugs—The price curreat of
drugs and chemicals, to surgeons and •pothecari. •
—Au account of the emu medicinale—Quenes to Dr.

JON'S. respecting the ewu InedsciaaHZ by J. isit-
all% kik'. —An **petition of the practice! of some
clusck surgeons in Lusulan—Mr. Pssoconoasis
boner of • minion on the bye Asa• of the College of
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