The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-21 00:00:00

THE CASE OF RYE HARBOUR.

Mr. Hate stated, that in this ease his Lordship bad direct-
ed the' WINS te be tried at let. The Counsel on both side.
had • upon the inues, and the question now was, where
t to be tried. The improvements which had been
'sad were now making, in Rye Harbour, were con-
es likely to be very injurious to the adjacent low-
ode' though beeeticial tar the trade or that part of the
country. The mercantile and* agridelturel interests were.
very anxiety opposed with respect to these changes. Rye
bein situated en the confines of the two counties of /lessee
the trial could not take place in those counties
t of an impartial Jury. He had applied
s order of the Court to let it take place either
in ti nty of Middlesex or the City of London. By
choosi either of these places much expense might be
a es it would be necessary on the trial to call a great
many engineers and scientific. persons as witnesses. [The
Learned Counsel here read the amdavits of the Commis-
sioners under the Rye Harbour Act, and also of several re.
spectable gentlemen and tradesmen, stating, that such ■
tgree of prejudice and bias esisted generality in the two
unties regarding the harbour of Rye, that it was scarcely
to haves fair and impartial trial there.]
Mr. flueoms, oo the same side, said the be-
tweenquestion wabe-
tween laselowners and the mercantile interests, whether
the harbour of Rye should be deadeeed to the apprehensions
of landed proprietors in eke two adjoining counties. MI that
part of the population at all likely to be called on as jurymen
were so humanise wholly to preclude any hopes of a tem-
perate investigates. It had been said, that the distance of
the Anise tames would de away with this objection, but it
mast be sonsembered that the smmmonses to jurymen were
feet ioallseriesinately to all meets of the counties. Now this
harbour extends some nu Wilton the country, and is the com-
mon channel of conveyance for much valuable produce. Be-
sides, there could be no possible inconvenience to the other
aide in consenting to the places named by Mr. llart.
The Arronien-Glaw FILM opposed the application, and did
not helicic that an obscure corner town of the county of
Sussex could any how exercise so extensive an influence veer
the minds and consciences of two counties. The inhabitants
of tertinque Ports, moreover, were not obliged to servo ou
*Ms except within their own districts.
Mr. Ssnewzm. expressed his commiseration for bis Leers.
fisiMalr,e(Ve
rpses aad the other of notn, of
lso wwhomez:
to.=lllllll that the inhabitants of their own mousties were
nqt I. _lelsellta !Pith Ole &ciente of. so indinary
With reeposa to the allldavits which bad hose read, some of
them wilriollod'allital Teri 0.111r4.11014.11. Or the impend
feeling at the marthoodink mersogry, andelemeld as they were
made by persons engaged in the enlistees of vessels from
Shields.
The LemeCiamicsuaa—e Let tie issues be tried in the
county ofIllooiroy."
NEWTON V. STAIIVOETH.
Mr. Hemp gave antics • ...bold move nn Monday
next to disease Wei " his Lordship had greeted
upon the ge• " Plaintiff's allidavin. He
observed that 1"," d got into the public journals
which acre ext WM to tho interests of the De•
(rodents, and be n his notice came on to be
argued, that their. r' • • tbe made public by the
same medium. • t c.
[As far as these reoloiti La&rind Cannel ly to
our report, we beg toderatediromesein 1110“ 'b-
ed from the ailid at it on Noodles eat ]
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COURT OF KIND'S 'BENCH, WMIIIII3TCP,
FRIDAY, Docaisoca so.
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THE KING V. MEAD.
This was a prosecution for perjury, alleged to have been
committed by the Defendant, in the evidence which he had
given on the trial of • criminal information tiled by the Attor-
ney-General in the Court 01 Exchequer, against James Law,
fur smuggling.
It was the same Defendant who was found guilty on a simi-
lar charge yesterday, preferred by the same prosecutor.
On the Special Jury being called over, only live GeollemoO
appeared.
Mr. Miaow inquired of the Solicitor General if be would
pray s r ilea, and he replied in the negative.
Mr. Jones, for the prusecutor, said, as he had not the
warrant of the Attorney General, he was not in a condition to
pray a tales ; but lie trusted, in a case like the preseut, the
Court would interfere in that behalf.
The Cuter Jenne said be bad do authority to compel the
defendants to pray a take.
The ease thus weldor, and eighteen other indictments of
a similar nature against the present and other defendants,
arising nut of the same transaction, were disposed of in the
same manner.