The National Register.
London, England, 1818-09-21 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

MONDAY, Sm. 14.

NR. HUNT AND nit IPRDPNIETONII AND PRINTS* OP TVS

MEW TIMES.

At the opening of the Court, Mr. Hunt appeared at the
table, and renewed his application of Saturday evening,
calling on the defendants to give -In hours notice of bail, the
Grand Jury having found a true bill against them fora libel
upon his character.
The Common Serjeant observed, the motion was granted in
the usual form.

Mr. Hunt expressed his hope that special bail would be '
required.
The Common Serjeant observed, the ease was a common
ease ; there was nothing extnsotdivary in it ; and the Court
saw no reason for departing from the usual course.
Mr. Hunt replied, a very gross offence had been committed
against him by the defendants, and he.cousidered himselfjus-
tided in demanding special bail. In the case of Hone and
Carlisle, special bail of 4001. had been required, though these
unfortunate individuals were not worth a shilling ; and he
hoped it would he required in the present case.

The Common Serjeant-1 cannot step out of my way to
try that case, but I presume the Court did its duty on that
occasion. 1 repeat thi,re is no reason, on your shewing, to
alter the usual ball in your individual case.
Mr. Hunt-1 am not litre as an individual—l stand here in
the name of the King, and my application is on the part of
the public, for the conservation of the public peace.
The Common Serjeant—Certainly, all prosecutions of this
' mature are conducted in the chute of the Kiug, as the
guardims of the•public interests.
Mr. linut-1 wish to state further, that the reason X came

in person this morning to make the present motion,was in cense-
quence of its having been intimated to me in Court onSaier•
day night, that such an application could only be made
' through the medium of Counsel. I cannot accede to such
as opinion.
The Common Serjeant said, the usual course is toinake
inch• a motion by Counsel.' Indeed there ought to be a mo-
tion. paper. But the Court not wishing that an individual
should suffer for an inforinality, sometimes indulges the party
applying, though the mode of application happen to be un-
duly made. It is a favour conceded. •
Mr. Hunt said, then I decline to accept as a favour, that
which I feel I am entitled to demand as a right.
The Common Serjerssit.---Sir, your motion is grouted ; the
= Court cannot converse for an hoar with • a sailor in this

intoner.
Mr. Htst-Very well, my Lord, I merely repeat, I want no
%' favour. How am Ito obtain the warrant against these
. people ; and when ?
The COIIIIIIOO Se rjeant--Mhat
office it shall be granted to you.
Mr. Hunt then made his bow to the Court, and withdrew
to the proper office, where he immediately took out a warrant
against Edward Quin and John Stoddart, .Esqrs. and A.
Mitchell, of The Nese Tioms Newspitper, for a " false, wilful,
sorlieinus, scandalous, and detamatory libel, against Henry
Hunt, Esq." The warrant was signed by the Common Ser.
jeant and Mr. Alderman Heygate, who was the only Alder.
snan oo the Bench at the time. Mr. Hunt then carried away
the warms*, which he said should be put into immediate ea-
teutioniand that be would keep the parties in custody until
e:ey gave him 4$ hours notice of bail..: He soon after de-
' livered the warrant to the City Marshal ; and about II o'clock,
Brand, one of the Marshalmen. called at the Office of the
New Times, iu cider to execute it ; this could not be accons-

you apply at the proper

piloted, as all the defendants were absent, and Dr. Stoddart
v nearly one hundred utiles from London, but is expsetA in
• town in a very short time. • Air. Haunt was informer that the
Doctor was from home ; buttlia said that would osake•no
ference, for he would dispatch a person to apprehend him, as
Le was determined to have hint taken in custody.
1111 r Wilson, attorney for the defendants. gout. notice to Mr.
• Hunt, 11131 Matthew Dutton, Nu. 148, Fleet-street, watch.
maker ; and Charles Augustus Savage, No. 111, Fetter•lane,
tliukeeper,would be bail the siefondants.
3. Flood was indicted for ntteringoon the 9th of May last,.
in the parish of St. James, Clcrkenwell, tv.o forged D. notes,
Kell knowing the same toalite forged, and with intent to de-
fi and the Governor and Oompany of the Bank of England.

J. King, a cheesemonger, in WellingtomAreet, Mrset.
• toreet, stated, that on the 9th of May the prisoner came to
witness's shop, and purchased hotter and cheese to the
amount of 4s. and tendered a 11. note in payment ; witness
asi-cd for his address, aud he gave it liitims,•No. z 4, Helmet-
row but about it 'tete:: afte:•-the note w-t returned Indite
wituasi as a tied one ; witness immediately went to Helmet-
vow, to enquire for the prisoner, but could hutl no auch num-
ber as 24, or any such person as Hain's.

• John Edmonds lives at No. 9, Hath•street, City-road, keeps
a sliuemaker's s!lop; saw the prisoner at his shop in the begin.
Wog of Mesv ; he then purchased a pair of shoes at Ts. 6d.
aad•dwiared a pair of dancing pinups, which were to be sent
• te2s, Seward-sit cet, in a week. He paid for the shoes with
11. note, and took the change. He gave his address, Pask,
Seward-street ; bat no such number as 25, was LI be found,
' tor was ally person oldie name of Pask known in that street.
The note was paid away by the prosecutor, but 60011 after re-
turned to him as a forgery..

The Constable of .tit. Like's apprebendc•l the prisoner on
the 29th of June. and searched bile, and found a forged note
• in his possession, ',latch he said lie Nand going along the
City-readt week before..
Prisoner put in a writtveriefence, in whielche stated that
be picked up the fulled note found on him in the street a
week before lie was warn into custody; but did net otter it
to any one, having beard there were a gi eatsmany bad notes
in circitlatiou, and at the time he WS) stopped by the officer
he was proceeding to att.-Bank-to ascertain whethei it was a
gond note ur not.
Mr. Be un Graham summed Up, and the July found the
isonet air.y —Death.

T. W. Santis was indicted for ntterfug e.forged oue pound
note, an.b.sii,g Ift: same 'to be forced. There was nothing
14), el is the evidence. The Jury round the prisener•Guat
—Ovuth.
W. Byrne, .egett 22,, was tt...t:.!ied fore Croider offence,
namely, An uottiug off a forged eve pound note, knowing 11
to be tut 6etl, t.r. tlie •UM ut lest, to W. Spuotey. a
Dutcher. It appmeeatelk..t Cu Ott da? mentioned the en isoner
went to Mr. spat geteyat anal put ebasesia in of a:ottani cur-
'which fir NM tti: a Jett p 0611160.1 A.:.
• taking 'ais Change and
ai% sna his addr,sc as Is-rupt. Ni. C. Green'a-court. •Ort the
.. tea, ~,44 unday :he F. t.soutio c4:..easato to .try-Ins Whet's.