The National Register.
London, England, 1815-10-08 00:00:00

OCT. S.

the unfortunate man. He never could consent to lay the iron hand
of the law upon the poor fellow, after lie had toiled through 750
miles. It was a cruel and despotic act.
Mr. Williams—" I have no answer to make to such remarks."
Mr. Constable—" You cannot answer it."
Mr. Smith—" We can, but, in my mind, this is not the time for
doing so."
The second letter was then read, it was from John Jones, Esq.
also one of the Magistrates, whose names were included in the war-
rant. It acknowledged the receipt of the summons, calling upon
Mr. Jones to attend the return of the warrant, and declared that he
had left the room before the warrant was even prepared. It also
spoke in warm terms of the unhandsome conduct of those who had
affixed his name to an instrument which he had never sanctioned,
and which in his view was illegal.
Mr. Williams said, he had it in his power to prove that part of this
letter was false.
Mr. Ellis now submitted that be had supported the latter part of
his objection, namely, that the warrant on its face contained a direct
falsehood, having declared, that a view was taken in the presence of
two Gentlemen, who had, by their letters, distinctly disavowed that
fact. Its illegality being then substantiated, he again demanded the
liberation of his client.
Mr. Williams—" Suppose we can prove that those Gentlemen
agreed to the resolutions upon which the warrant was founded:"
Mr. Kinnaird—" That will be no answer to the objection. The
allegation is, that those Gentlemen were not on view, as the warrant
stated. Nine are stated to have been present, when four only
signed."
Mr. Williams—" I decline all further argument on the subject,
and again call on Wilson for his bail."
Mr. Kinisaird—" But Mr. Constable has stated, that there has
been an alteration on the face of the warrant"
Mr. Williams—" Mr. Constable dare not say so."
Mr. Constable—" Mr. Constable dare repeat any thing which he
Las once affirmed."
Mr. Williams—" You have said that the warrant was altered after
it was signed."

Mr. COnsteible—" It is false. Sir, I said no such thing.
was altered, and it is altered from its original form."
Mr. ‘Villiams---." I will commit you if you say one word more.
You all know my power in the situation in which I stand (as Chair--
tam)"
Mr. Constable—" Yon commit me! I defy you to do it! These
gentlemen (Mr. Kinuaird and Mr. Han jet) have come here to do
you honour by their presence, and what is your return? you throw
dirt in their laces !"

I said it

Mr. Williams--" Let them say so."
Mr. Smith--" It WAS on our own view we issued the warrant."
Mr. Ellis—" No inhabitant of the Heath has come forward to
complain of nuisance or breach of the peace. lam myself an inha-
bitant of the Heath, and cannot say I was ever disturbed, and I ap-
pear here at the entreaty of my neighbours, who were much pleased
with the peaceable and good deportment of Wilson."
Mr. Smith—" Placing yourself in a public situation, if you had
witnessed what we have witnessed, you would have acted as we have
done. It is not, however, correct to state, that no inhabitant of
Blackheath has come forward. Several have made complaints, and
are ready to repeat them, if called on."
Mr Williams--" I am ready to answer for my conduct either here
Of elsewhere, and to vindicate my character from aspersion."
Mr. Constable—" And so am I, at any time, under any circum-
stances, and in a saw pit if you choose."
Mr. Harriet—" I am sorry for the heat which has arisen, and as I
am in no respect desirous of participating in the warmth of feeling
which has been excited, I shall retire into my private capacity, and
no longer offend the delicacy of the Gentlemen by whom I have been
addressed. I rtill deel :re, however, that I am ready to give my
opinion, if called upon." Mr. Harriet then retired.
Mr. Kiiinaird-m I must now declare, that I appear in my charac-
ter as a Magistrate, and I beg to state, if there has been an alteration
in the warrant, it is illegal."
Mr. Constable now took up the warrant and pointed out the
erasure of the word 4" several." Upon this word hinged the consent
of all or only a part of the Magistrates who were stated to have
sanenooed the instrument, and whose names were included in the
preamble. With the word several inserted, it appeared that "one
the view of several of the Magistrates in Petty Sessions assembled, the
t‘a.(l Wilson was," &c. but that word being omitted, it appeared that
it was upon the view of the whole of the Magistrates so assembled,
that the apprehension of the man was ordered. What Mr. Constable
ccniptisiurd of Wi.l4 that this word several had formed part of tit