The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-04 00:00:00

Thera sod to protect the poor, and certainly sot to violate the sham turned rotted end saw him in the et:dotty of fire officer, any thing should aerate in the emirs of their Otter, on
liberty Obis Majesty*" subjects. L who delivered him to his men; . abet, a Atereisseate mwwhich they had day doodos. they **Old sot sereriarie apply
W. Brows primed the •seretee.of a melee of selling on t another aistatilied, that sierly was tie. lime foe active inter- to him, and he would readily afford thews all the informatiou
the Itith December last upan. Air. Forster, for his coodoct Terence, mid Mr. Forster thee very properly iateefered. As which lay is his poser.
towards lbw Plaintiff. the Men *de coneeying Crosby to the Castle, they were riled -
• Charles Had, a einton.splaaer, of this city, Was nmsellit by the soh, and it wee With meek IHReolty they were
in the nisitet-place onebe tetheif May last, shoot haffspost enabled to isenicerate their Preseuer. The Riot Act bed been
mine o'clock, where he rem:allied moil the pull was taken is read twiceby Dr. Heysham. slier the pee* had assembied,
the ewehec. He saw the Plaintiff there ; saw • the soldiers j and before the assault was committed; it was nut then hawse
rear four in theafternoon; daring this lines be was whether Croy hstl beeithere-dtarieg the time, because, if
awaPClgaelpriek ; the edifices forialld into on I es, lie would have beta guilty of felony; hence, some time
kablak siphon hi the market-place ; *hoot V) 'Wades after was necessary le ingeire. The election lastedgsweekafter,sad
remirlilatilf step forward near to the plameehmes grilses the'preseoce of ii. Migisiestes was indispeigiatite. Dr. Hel-
ios& out gra to Dr. Heysham; did nut baseball passed. sham had, betides, bees chard away on professional ditties,
letosim lamed about as if going to leave the Dotter, and ad. marl did not return till the algid of she pith; in the interim,
destoki the populate, begging of them to keep quiet. By no evideuee bad 'bees °Seidl that Crosby was guilty of the
the leammarte pressure he was knocked against Dr. ileyshoen, flimsy, by being presser., hear after the Riot Ad had beer
oho tumid round and seised him by the collar, salami to the read. It was the ditty ot'the Magistrates, by eves y means in
soldiars Ittihad him, take him prisoner; Mr. Forster was their power, to prevent the people staying as hour after the
tsar, who likewise laid bold of Plaintiff by the collar, sail Riol Act had bees read, and they might lawfully imprison
kiss • little way to give him tithe theuifor that preppie. Here, however, an tussah had been
. tubules after he was marched off to the Casale. Reface committed; Crosby was sumo{ the rioters, and Dr. Heysham
this doe his tended had been perfectly quiet. If there had wished merely to aseertsio whether be war goilliof &holy or
Imes soy dolleser whores would have sees it. • met. The Doctor niedehis statement, nod Mr. Forster his ems.
. ()obis deal examinatigme, he said he Arm saw Crosby step- initment. Mr. Ellis offered bail, but net properly; no ball
ging up to Dc..Heyabane Crosby is a joiner; did sot know was ever properly offered in the: business. le,was thought
Ytti befeee. better to nurse up the cause for abetter business, and accord-
Jesepleitemissee—About four o'clock on the 24th May 'ugly tsubudyoffered bail. II wasDrAteeltallesialteetifeltoforo-
,Ws al she Tenel4•ll; the soldier" were thou marching into ceeil, hut when he fumed that the mail bad Lerma pauper, and
a brallevf*aret they had arms; there was • considerable imprisoned several weeks, he genereosly libersted king from
ended; observed Crosby speaking to the soldiers; loot sight his confinement. But by an extraordinary circumstance. he
of him fears minute for two, and then my him talking to was not liberated at the Quarter Sessions. Tla,Clerk olds
Dr. Heysham; heard him my it wits a shameful and video. Peace thought the minuet sista for more than a miedesorse
fad act to bring the soldiers there then. Crosby, homerlia- nor, and be therefore lierreuted the libecatais. Mr. Forster
rely after, was levier 'way, and exhorted the crowd to be I then did the only iremealar thing in the whole-business,
amid; their preseaire Arose, him against Dr. Heysham, who which was, to 'decide the man as be had done.. His object
isnesedistely seined him by the collar: as Dr. Heysham was was merely to terminate the imprisoninert Isidore the As-
Saki*, Mai t• the soldiers Defendant ease up, spoke to an sizes Is the middle of August. The question them simply
dim, and delivered Crosby up to him. Witness observed was, whether Mr. Forster was juutified in imprimethat the
teething further. Plaintiff. to all contested elections lifetimes'', had a most
W. Hall was in the market-place, belief* three and four painful duty to pth form, en keeping the peace us both sides;
o'clock, when the soldiers came on the 14th of May ; go- if they personally happen to espouse one, people imagine
Wag pomade, was doing dam; all were quiet. While he they must bes'' pataudieed, and View
_the Whole of their peo.
was stardiag is (root of the soldiers, Crosby came tip aod (ceilings with a jaundiced eye. Should they observe a
spoke to him; while the soldiers were cuagiillg the people, brother Magistrate assaulted, a circumstance which, of all
were exclaiming, "they are going to nassmege us the same others, called for their immediate interfercacetand which,
as they did at Minch/der." Crosby told them.to keep Ilms• without stick litterference, would give not town
selves quiet, it was not the soldiene fault. He then asked to the multitude in I heir riotous conduct, theiNZl;7l-
whom if the Riot Act had been read, by whom. and when;' trate was more thus justifiable its correcting it, by spree
just after a Gewthenan behind touched Plaintiff, and said bending nay person who might cause it. This was, of all
something about the Riot Act and Dr. Heysham; Plaintiff others, a ease ins which be ought Cu act from hie own view.
said to witness, keep yourself quiet," and proceeded to He required no deposition or farther evansinatinsi ; the thing
Dr. Heysham. Sew Lint in conversatims with the Doctor, was apparent---Hre assault lie hinted(' saw sisd be was amis.
bet did net bear what was said; nothing however passed hit tied. Wad the Magistrate asked him •(Me. Scaelett) what
mere talk between them. Just whew they finished theerowd he ought to have done, he would have advised him to take
1011161 round and pressed Crosby, mid almost immediately the deposition, but it was a thing of no coosequesee—his
Miterwords he saw him put into the ranks. might do it ur not, just as he pleased. In the heat of eke-
On his croas.examinatioa said, be knew Cosby, and he. lien Dr. Heysham did not know what be should do, but
Egged hive hot to be a freeman ; witness was • 'wider. lodine he could not prove that the Riot Act affected the pre-
Ilidoeging to Mr. Joilie, of the Corllsls Journal; was out sent Plaintiff, the second warrant was drawn out. If Crosby
al • message, which he had delivered, sad was relativist was lawfully imprisoned at first there was au egad of the
that way home; it .as the direct road, ease, sod that he was there was so doubt. Any of the Ma.
Richard Jackson, gaoler at Carlisle, recollected reedy.. gteleeteel 1011 they pleased, might have accepted Mil after
hag Crosby into his custody on the tarh May. Received him the 11th, as the warrant was merely for a misdemeanor;
by a warrant for further examination; Crosby remained In bet Mr. Steel wished him to remain• longer. ht wile;
his custody until the 24 July;k he had received • *remit/ Is swell the triumph of his party. It was net nsimey
warred on the '27th May; during this time Plaintiff was they sought, but victory, triumph was their object and
nut brought before any Magistrate for Neither exaratirsatiois; their ambitious. The Joey, however, would banish all party
it elle usual to m Ike a calendar.—(Here a demos suk feeling, and simply inquire whether Mr. Forster, as a Ma-
rket ow the admissibility of evidence resperaisig the inner- SisSesles was jusaibed in eroollettiolf the man for the
tine of Plaintiff's name in the ealeudar as a films, which sank. If lie was sot liberated at the proper time it was the
the Judge drat in 'tumid not be dieeived.j—Get a war. faith of the Chak of the Peace, not of the Defendant. What
rant to Isberate Crorby sin the 14. h July; the Assign were earthly motive could Mr. Forster have ii demists( the man
held us tie 3.1 August following. and sending I to prison limn merely the execution of his
The several warrants were then pat in. duty. Had lie nut dime so be would have been responsible
0e his cm...examination be said, Dr. Heysham had pre. for the consequence to his country. Upon the whole, the
(erred so bill against Plaiutiff. Mr. Steel, the Under•Shetiff, gentian was pimply this, whether the Plaintiff should at-
applied to him afterwards to re take Plaiatiff. tempt by puffy feeling to gain a verdice-she trusted, how.
The Rev. Edward Stinky was at the last Carlisle election. ever, the decision of the Jory would prove the contrary.
Or she *kb of May Mr. Ellis and himself west to Mr. Dr. Hs yshans, the Police Officers, and several other wit-
Forster's, ie. order to offer bail for Crosby ; they met Mr. messes gave es ideftee in favour of the Defended.
Forster in the street—Mr. Ellis said, " fife. Forager, I have Mr. Be•uonites replied.
his. wishing to see you to insider my bail for Crosby." [Mr. Verdict Cur the Plaiutiff—Damages, 10 guineas, and
Seirktt here objected 40 any evidence respecting the ball, wars dtto.
becalms its refusal was of itself a substantive ground of
adios sad nut of trespass .--The Judge decided on its ad-
missibility.) Mr. Ellis trudered his bail ; Mr. Forster made
no answer, but, having a bludgeon, said to witness and
Ellis, " I'll knock you duwu if you interrupt one ;" Mr.
Forster then wed on ; Mr. Ellis said, 4 we have been long
acquainted, but our acquaintance is 110 W over." As witness
found Cruelty was committed fur further examivatiests, he
did not thinly it right to iutei fere ; promised Crosby to re-
turn in three days, thinking he would be folly committed ur
liberated by that liner. Evidruee was not allowed as to the
parties the individuals espoused; our of what Crosby said
when witness saw bins.
This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Seem-Err submitted whether a case bad been made
out to go to 41 Jury
The JUDGE believed there had.
Mr. Senator ruse for the defence. it was the wish of
every Counsel to save the time of the Jury sod the Beach, by
bringing the case to a speedy ternsiaatios, hence he bad made
several attempts to get rid of it altogether, not that be was
apprehensive of the result, as he was certain when the Jury
were acquainted aid, the whole case they would determine
fur his client. Nothing was more inconsistent than to bring
party publics into a Court of Justice. By the Cunstiluliuu
of the Comstry it was impossible to do without party, because
party kept time whole body politic in a stale of health, and
although political efferveseences might occasionally run
into extreme's, still it was uo objection to the existence of
party Wing. The political muchiue of the country went
better by it. It was impossible to have a popular go•
vernoteut without is popular feeling; and no Magistrate,
if he did his duty, should condemn or keep too rigorous
a hand over the excesses oecasiotially resulting from the
existence of such feelings—liut when they operate at elec-
tions they to all they ought to do—never should they be
brought within a Court of Justice. This case rose from two
causes-Ist, party feting; and Idly, because Dr. Heysham,
through humanity, forbore to press his_ caniplaiut against
Crosby. Had the Doctor considered the two months impel-
alaillient Mit Piiihrivilt punishment, and tried tie present Plaiu-
lif fur an 'station at the Assizmr, the Jury would never have
been entertamid w ith this cause. He would state the case,
mil till up those chasms his liked, Mr. Brougham, hail
kft in it. The iiiirudisetion of the military at Carlisle, to
which Mr. itrouzilaiu had alluded, had nothing to Ju with
it : it should, tool it hat: hi en broualit before antit her Court,
4W if it were to be brought before that, it ought to bare
been brought specifically. He (Mr. ) knew the object
of it; lie miticipated a Swig and learned dim eriation after-
wards, hut lie protested against it. This Plaintiff was suit
a freeman. Mr. Brougham had said, Mr. Rester tail( an
active part as a politician—if he acted so as a Magistrate
he ought to be eutolesaineil, severely condemned—but
where was the proof? The ham hail milting to do coley
with Mr. Forster or the electims. The qiiertiou simply
was, whether there was a w.ougfial imprisosimi ut He hail
expected to heir fiom the /Tonna that Crosby was a voter,
and that the Doi:admit had rionsmited a voter to prison
fur the purpuic ef pieventitig his exercise of los elective
franchise, hut not ally such thing had occurred. 'flue Jury hail
heard that the militaly castle in at a certain I ; but the
fie was, the coo rat' of the day there had Nero a viiiletit
(mansion mid tumult. This Imaile produced danger, and the
!toot Act iind brim read. A shower of rain came MI, Sad the
people dispersed; when it was over, the soldiers nod
the mob castle ins at die same ti When the oiiliwry
were assembled, saatty pasting, sail, mmHg others, the
Plaintiff, fearing the Coastitiviiiii would be viol it ed, threat-
coed to attack teem, and their nalicrr aremdingly ordered
them, fur self-di Care, to form ll...forefeet, into a hollow squat e.
The restore of the military Was intruded to 11414a4.144, slot
provoke, ally tumult. Crosby had been very active in the
business; he challenged do In to tire wpm' the nib it, the
most tantelialag and exasperating stay—Mil ,114:11 a way
11.040441114 ea 1440 14041[6.4,4rW1. It was Sala he Weal tote Irate
rub W.ttleytlras-~tlsis was INS true; iseither skit the Dr.
wised him by the collarta-on the einiteary, Crosby ruse up
mod tout the Dodge by the skirts of the cued, in order to pull
him among the mob. An officer of the name of Hewitt saw
it, nod was proceeding to tuke hint, aloe* Crosby seised his
sword sad tudeatuered to aged It ftum *lieu Dr. Hey.

SOMERSET ASSIZES.

ME TURF.
--...-

The Assizes for this county consaseured at Bridgewater on •
Monday last befyire,Sir R. Graham mid Sir fl. D. Beet.
There were 93 prisoners fur trill; and un the Nisi Peter
side there were 52 cantos entered, of which No only were
set down for special jellies.
The L, anted Judge, Sir K. GRAMt ~ in his charge to the
Jury, esprcs.eil Nit regret at so numerous a caleedar ufprisee-
era, though considering the population of the county, pus-
/Ming one large city and contignou. to another, it was not
heavier that, might have beer reasonably expected. It was
a subject on which he eougratulated the Coed, that through.
nut the Western Circuit, there was a total absence of t Olat.
mitments for seditious practices, tumultitary meeting., or
the publieatiou of blassilimemis works; the mischievous na-
ture to society of the last-named offence, the Learned Judge
enforced by a variety of appropiiate observations. The
Learned Judge these remarked on seveial of the eases, and
alluded to the %ember of eomtnitments from Bath to IL
chewer, instead of the more contiguous gaol of Sheptoti
Mullett. Ilarieg concluded an able charge, the trials soma
after commenced.