The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-24 00:00:00

STATE PRISONERS.

John Rolserts, f;iII, Fr«ncis Ward,
John Johnston, John K night, S ionise! Drummond,
John Bagley, Mud several other 'writ's'', recently
confined ins different pi i.ints throughout the coun-
try, under warrants front the Secretary of State,
appea►ed in Court, having kern liberated, on rn-
trr►ug into their own ►ecognizance for BM/. to ap-
pear in the Court of King's Bench, 11'rsi 00000 met,
on the first day of l'erni, and .o to continue, front
day to day, and not to drirtrt the Court without
leave, on pain of forfeiting tit.• stipulated stun.

John Roberts first tioldre.seol the Court. Ile said
he Irid beto confined no the enmity gaol of Gloott.
critter. under Ilse Act for the Saispenaion of the
habeas corpus, and was liberated ots essteriug into
his recoortozaloce- for 100/. to appear in the Court
of Kings Bruck this day, to answer Huy charge
against hon.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH I have no charge
against you."
Itoobers—" float has your Lordship to say to
me ?"

Lord EI.I.ENSOlt01:4:11-61 I IMP nothing to 'ay
to you. 11.liut have 3cm to pay to use?"
Itilberts—" Your Lordship will slate where I
call get rellrexx ?"
Lord Et.t.xxiirMaoVGll—" No; I Ain IS Judge.
not a Counsel. Proceed to tlw peremptory paper ?"
William Gill—" I appear in this Court pursuant
to an agreesurot I entered into on the 20th of No-
vember Init. I believe it ix called It tECO.•1111ZillIce•
It hound use in 100/. to attend here this) day."
Lind EI.I.ENSokOOGII—" full hate then at-
tended, and bat...tied the ivraix of the recognizinice."
Gill—" 1 won't detail' your Lordships long. I
suppoxe you are acquainted with my case, and
what lam charged with. I think it isecexxary to
state the circuttiosinces that have brought me here."
Lord ELLENBOROUGH—" We Irate tiothiug to
do with It. You were required to attend the Court,
and you hare attended. If we were to hear every
'mon who addrexxed irrelevant molter to the
the Term must be extruded to twice its
prtxusit
I was taken from my lied in the midst
of the slight, miitl hurried to a lonesome dungeon."
Air. Justice BAY LLY —"I !lave you an} allida•
vit ?"
Vex."
51r. Jubilee BAYLEY—" What does it xiate ?"
Lord ELLENIIOItOUGII—" What do you call
for ?"
Gill —" I call for a trial."

Lord ELLENBOROOGII—" You are bound by
your recognizance to sippe 41 iu Court, and your up.
per ranee will be recordeil."
Gill—" 1 have come 130 wiles, hawing borrowed
money from my friends fur that purpose. fam
now without a farthing in my pocket, and 1 beck for
redress." . . .

Lord Et.t.erisottocuti—'‘ Proceed with the
preemptory
Francis Ward—', I move for • rule that I be
discharged from my rrrognizance ions which 1 co-
terra on the 13111 of November. That reengiii-
Ranee evils on me to •pprnr Ott the first day of Term,
and afterwards lawn flay to Jay. I call on the
Court to discharge so."
Lord ELLEN nosouGH--*‘ You have 'located,
and fulfilled it."
Mr. SCA lILLTT—" I think there is a mistake in
this business. The NlagivtrAtes who took the re-
cognizance, I apprrlteud,►.ud to the pantie., that it
bound them to appear on the first clay of Term, if
required."
Lord ELI .EN BOROUGH—" They have nut been
called on to appear. It is a soluntary mil ovum—
and I will liKe uo Wort. Illsie t‘llll

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John Johnston—" I keir e from Muncher-
ter, mid ant placed iu r ire .takes similar t.) those
of the tiers/111g who Is et pr. ceded we. Bid, 1e...1 it
should he land, as the Learned C 11111 l sel belio,ll
stir
liar done, that we have ilinitiikrn this, Mattel, I shall
read the iecognisinier I risleirol into :
" Exels r Gaol, January 5, IRIS.
" Tor are to make your urtecaranee in hiss Majesty's
Court of King's Bemis, Mist vier, VII the first. day sof
swat 'Term, to answer all stub niattrri mei things as, on his
Majesty's behalf, iony Ire objected against duo, and so, Cu sins
day to day, and oust depart ilw Cowl %%ilium( leave, under
pain of forfeiting your rerogeortote of 10/1/."
—" 1 mg lit 11 111110-411111 I oak whediti sly appearance
litre dna day atibwern this recognizance i"

1... rd ELLENCOROUGH—.." I+ there any !lemon
here moue. luau to attend further, on the pert of

the r ? You need not appear l.ere agaio, on-
less calbd on. But the recognizance has • conti-
nuing effect, if it be acted mi."
Johnston —" That is not satisfactory to me. Such
N MIOBI9IOII VICYIOII% in Ille. 601101 110 t tii
Loulsliin. I most, accorditig to this instruniviit,
attend from day to day, which neither iny pocket
for my busin,-ss will allow.
lota ELLENDOROUGII-1` Then you want to be
discharged from its operation ?"
Julli000n—" Yes—if 1 min discharged there's
• end of it. If I appear to-morrow with au
aAi-
davit will that be sufficient ?"
Lord ELLEIVBOROUGH—" I can gay nothing of
what will be sufficient, till I see what is proposed.
If you appear to-morrow we can decide on what
you propose."
Mr. Justice BAYLEIr••••" You have entered into
a recognizance, and we cannot change the effect
of it. If it continue for a year, you must come
whenever called on. You are not discharged when
you appear once."
Johnston—" But I may go hack, and be again
brought up '2OO miles. Is the recognizance to be
kept M terrorem over Inv head, as much us to say,
that, unless I am a good lad, I shall be visited by
the power of the Secretary of State ?"
Loud ELLENBOROUGH—" Let its have no foolish
or indiscreet language. If it be an illegal recogni-
zance, you may move that it be discharged. But,
if it be in the usual form, as 1 believe it is, your
application will be useless."
John K night —" 1 am also from Manchester, and
am similarly situated with those who have addressed
you. My recognizance is as follows.—[He here
read his recognizance, dated Worcester Gaol, Jan.
5, 1818.]—i have attended, in conformity with the
recognizance, and beg it may be put an end to as
speedily as possible."
Lord ELLENSOROUGH --" We have done with
you.—you nosy depart."
Kinglit—•• I want to know--.."
Lord ELEENnortoutiii—" We will not advise
you."
Knight—" I have attended on the first day of this
Term."
Lord EI.I.ENBOROUGH—" The Court will take
notice or it."

Knight-4s Daes it require me to attend every
day this Term ?"
Lord ELLEN BOROUGII—" If you are wanted, the
requisition will be made to you, and due notice will
be given."
Knight—" The recognizance obliges me to at-
tend this day, and every day this Term. Is it ne-
ces:sary that lal hl attend ?"
Lord ELLEissououcti—" Not unless you have
notice. I cannot sit here to repeat, a hundred
times, what, if you have ears and understanding,
you must now be sensible of. You have no reason
to appear, unless notice be given."
Knight—" Does this recognizance expire with
the Term ? You, or somebody else, says it will hold
fur a year."
Lord ELLENDOROUG When your non-at-
tendance conies under the observation of the Court,
they will decide on the point you mention. At
present they have nothing to do with it."

Samuel I)rinnitiond—" I come from Manche'.
ter ako, and illy hn•wtess is "..mils► to what you have
already heard. All I a.lt is, dors the recognizance
become will and void by iny attendance this day ?
If r.o. I .hall depart without giving the Court any
trouble."

Lord ELLENnoßourat—i's We ore not rolled ml
to give an opinion on auc recoginzance into which
you may have rowed, until Mille act i* llotie on it
which calls for our judgment. W lieu that happens
we will decide."

Mr. Justice ABBOTT—" You need lint attend
till you are required."
Drumniond—“ The terms are definitive.
must, according to them, c 2OO miles, without
being specifically called on."
Lord ELLENBOROVGII --" If you will not desist,
we must direct mai the Court be cleared of you."
Drut iiiii I hold in my hand an affidavit,
and desire that it may 1w read."
Lord ELLY.NonaouGn —.4 What do you move r
Dri ttttttttt I move that my recognizance be
done away—ur that a trial be granted we forth-
with."

Lord EI.LENROROOGII dcsiresl that the peremp-
tory paper Phone'd be proceed, d with. When it was
gone through. their Lordships rose, and Chief Jun.
tive ELLENDOROUGH, Mr. Justice zlnnorr, and
Mr. Justice lIoI.ROYU lefi the Cowl. Mr. Justice
BAYLEY was riso 'lng away, when—
Francis Ward put in au affidavit, and desired it
to he read, staiiiig that he would found a Motion
011 it.
Justice I;Asfi.E.l-, having read the affidavit,
said —" 1 have read your affidavit through—and
the wisest thing you can do is to go lupine."
Ward—.. Alll I to understand that you refuse
my affidavit ?"
Mr. Justice BAYI.LY.--" No; 1 do not refuse
it-1 read it."
Wurtl—.‘ Tilsit I move that I be discharged
from my recogilizance, or else that I be 'nought to
trial."
Mr. Justice BATLEY—" The Conti has no
power to tto tither of those things."
Ward--,, I mitt in Loudon without the means of
going home or of staying here."
Mr. Ju•tice BAYLEY-1' If you take my advice
you will go home. You are not likely to be called
on by those who caused you in enter into this recog-
nizance. I can, do no
Mini—.. I am bound to appear in this Court,
plot when called for, but this day. Ain I to sm.
demand I may Ku home discharged from the recog-
'az ince ? What ant lin do?"

. •
John Ibigley—.,l WWI discharged, on the sth
or January, front Laneaater Castle, oit a reeogni-
zasice similar to shove that have been re... 1. 1 Came
nun Court to lullil my engagement. I have sin
ofi.lnvir—but I will get one by to-morrow, and
e for the dibeltarge or my recognizance."
Jobs. Juhortoo—•' My Lind, do we leave the
Court by ,our pr wool) *:"
,Ir. Justice BA V LEY—" Yes."

Juhurhni %%ien we come up to-morrow we
will he Iwlter prepared. There i• no use in tayitig
any thing farther lam."
All the paints thew retired. They are heart•.
uthlrise ill general, tespect.ibly &timed.
(Fo► remaiade► of Lary Intellig►nre sec third rime.;

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,

SATURDAY. JANUARY
23. 1818.

The Paris Papers or Tuesday arrived last night.
The following are extracts

PARIS, JAN. 20.

Solemn prayers will he offered up to-morrow, on
occasion of the funeral celebration of the '.•?. Ist of
January. They will be followed by the reading of
the Will of Louis XVI.

The charge preferred by the Countess of St.
Maurice, relative to the unfortunate atbtir in which
her husband fell, oil the 9.lst of July •.*st, has been
referred to the Court of Peers, the late Count
being a Peer of France.
Letters front Calais state, that three English ves-
sels have been recently wrecked on the roast, but
no lives were lost.

M. Daigrefeuille. the intimate friend and com-
panion of Cambaceres, died lately of want, at IS n
advanced age.
_ _ _

flit Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
who had been ou a visit to Camel, under the kale
of Count De Diepholl, left that city on the I. Ith,
on his return to Hanover,

Five per Cent. Consols, 65 fr. 95 c.—.• Book
Actions, 1,550 fr.

CHAMBER OF PEERS.
SITTING OF THE 19TH JANUARY.

The President communicated a letter from the
Grand Master of the Ceremonies of Frain*, stating
that his Majesty will see with pleasure the grand
Deputation of the Chamber of Peers te• attend the
A univermiry Service of the 2lst inst. at t'iaitit Denis,
for the late King Louis XVI. The Deputation,
consisting of twenty Peers, was then el lose') by lot.
The Chamber then proceeded to the discussion
of the projet of the law upon the Liberty of the
Pres+. Several Members were heard. The debate
was then adjourned till to-morrow.