The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-09-17 00:00:00

FREEDOM OF AL6CTION.

A most tinkulitr and clarions trial took ;dace a't
the leer Amite, for Duwimatrick. At the live elec-
tion for 014 piece. when Mr. Cruker, the S,cre-
bat• to the Admiralty, was a eauilidate, a common
low-bred fella'''. a journeyman skier, turned •I'lio-
mas West, had been appointed Seneschal of that
BOratlol a few dads betoie tine dicta 0000 , and in vir-
tue of that appoints:seat became the returning Offi-
cer at the election. Being the active p .rtizan cif
Mr. Cruiser, he refused the assistance of Coun-el,
which was of erect him by the oilier candidate. Mr.
Ruthven :—he appointed a carman of the ninny of
Nerve.' to r his deputy; and rejected a great
number of votes tendered by Mr. Buthirein winch
had hero reerived by the forinerSenesch.il. Atnneg
them was Henry Zigulie, the Plaintiff in this ac-
tion. who sought a compensation for the 10 s if file
franchise, through the refusal of the Uebitidant
(West) to accept his vote. The Plaintiff's CAAe was
clearly proved, mid the only defence made was that
of prodneillt the opium,, of Mr. Gam'. the Costs-
sel, who tinniest the I),faulast Arid decided com-
seintlioutiy !
Mr. Judge Fox, in his charge to the Jury, maid it
was not steers. iry to prove malice cia the part os the
Defendant, it was sufficient for theJll ry to know that
his conduct was marked by an improper feeling. Se-
neschals of the Borough, he said, had hi! lies to been'
perfatis of high repectalislity, yet they aloes s cork..
tiered it necessary to hevethe assiiitinice of eniii.sel.
Yet here was a common mechanic stepping into
the place. and iv...noting the eniniquense of a
judge, who trampled uod.r hi. feet the very ap-
pearance of justice. Ungualitied. untoitori rt, and
debased as lie was, hr hail been rewarded with a
sevauue eruphyisient !—This ignorant and illiterate
malt tool: on him to deride on the most sacred
rights of man. and made himself a low tricky in-
strument of the basest corruption in the bands 01
his employers; by which he disgraced the justice
of the country, while he violated the rights of in-
dividuals.-411., Jury retired a short time, and re..
tin ;lei a verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages 3591.
and sal. costs.

. .
The 91st Regiment retbarktd on Friday in the
Down%, on hoard the Sea El and Alelpossoesee.
add s stied for Lisbon. The Zintli b..Mka to en: bark
on Saturday, at Pertaatoutli, ou board the Mace.
dariaa.

An repress reached town on Friday from !lam-
b's:l.:h. Amin, ,st ether things it was itmted that
ticiieral ItAmGovernor, of Dantsic, hail been ap-
point, di by BUSAPARTS Cousul.General of the
B'lac.

_
I.lril STUART is appointed to the command or
the Hirai' fNate. eke Capt. Scot.'', who is ap.
pointed to a 74.
The .letters from Lord Wit.t.tusteort lunar re-
daineil the triton and olijsct mf 11i AsSL,WiI late
ImeittrittP. Ilu distrrss fur provisions has 'whited
hint to send 35,000 of his trumps hack. to cpisrter
ow". in Tea, of the country. oust! to Gate Ills own
urtttrtiury would Mg have %mounted his whole
army, st enrrhug to report, mom Owe a fortnight.
[API WrIi.LiNUTOIIi, therefore, has advanced to-
ward. Almeida ; not to relieve that place otstegoi
hie occa.ion should occur, but to force M
55,1% to r,1•11 hie troops. and etrwpel hint to Coe.
cu Autoplioo of bis oou stoics,