The National Register.
London, England, 1822-10-27 00:00:00

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FORIAGNWFICV,

The King has been pleased to appoint .1. K. Matthews. Esq. to
be his Ma4jesty's Consul licneral in the European dounniuns or
his most t aithful Nlikjesty, to reside ;it Lisbon.

UUI'TS.
J. Hewlett, Glourest r. cabinet anaker. Solicitor, Mr. King,
Sergeant's Inn, Elect Street.
J. Fox, Bath, grocer. sups. Messrs. Potts and Co. Sergeant's
Inn.
L. Evil!, Willem, Somerset, money scrivener. Solo. Messrs.
Potts and Co. Sergeant's Inn.
W.Gregson, Kingston upon Hull, linen draper. Sol. Mr.
Chester, Staple Inn.
R. Child, Little Stretton, Shropshire, blacksmith. Sol. Mr.
Thomas. Barniatl's Inn. Holborn.
E and P. Wilson, Met4l9,, Yorkshire, malt tors. Sol. Mr.
Walker, Exchequel Oliice, Lincoln's Inn.
G. Blackbanti,Gnosdll, Stafairdshire, grocer. Sol. Mr. Hicks,
Gray's Inn Square.
A. (liming, Whitadones, Worcestershire, draper. Sul. Mr.
Molt. Threadneedle St►eet.
J. Kewer, Little Windmill street, Gulden Square, carpenter.
Sol. Mr. 'lowan', Took% Court, Carey Street.
IL It i-kett, Liverpool, dealer. Sols. Messrs. Blackstock and
Co. Temple.
It. Leyland, Liverpool, soap boiler. Sols. Messrs. Illackstock
and Co. Temple.
DIVIDENDS.

Oct. 22. T. Turner, Stock Exchange, broker—Nov. 12. J. F.
Royle, Pall Mall, fancy paper menutacturer-25, J. H. Tucker,
Jennyn Street, St-Ittints't,, chytnitt-12, N. Vincett, North-
ampton Place, Old Kent Road, draper-12,J. Bromley. Circus
Street, New Road, Marylebone. ironnionger-12, A. G pertz,
Great Winchester Street, meichant-12, W. Wood, Wittipole
Street, Marylebone, wax chandler.
CERTI FICATEs to be granted Nov. 12.
J. Emery, Rosamond Street, Clerkenwell, victualler-W.
Veined, Bristol, baker-J. Porter, Swinford, Leicestershite.
butcher-T. Ellis, Crooked Lane, drysalter - G. Frost, Slmiteld,
cheesemongcr-J. G. Hodgson, Covent Garden, wine tnetchant
-W. Shannon, Whitt:harem draper-R. Felton, senior, Hit:it
Street, Southwark, hop merchant-J. Dent, lligh Street, South.
wark, chee.eiuonger-J. Easley, Bristol, master mariner-V.
Wortley, Henry street, liampstead Road, grocer-J. G. Young,
fsbiplcy, Onfor.i.birc, merchant.

LAW U.TELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH,
MONDAY, OCT. 21.

This day the Court sat is the Sessions House, Westminster,
for the trial of Srueisi Jnty Cases.

THE KING, ON TIIE PRosLCU fION OF TIIE CONSTITUTIONAL

suCIETY, P. DOLBY.

This was an intlicitnieut against the defendant, a bookseller,
in the Sinned, fur the publication of a seditious libel, contaiued
in aeork entitled, Toe Political bier ,try. Our reader* will
recollect that the prosecution was brought forwnd some time
ago, whets Me. Scarlett objected to the Special Jury returned
by the Sheriff, on the ground that one of the Sheriffs was a
member of the Constatutional Society. In consequence of that
objection the trial was postponed, and a rule .1f court was made
ithsolute, ctlling on the Coroner of the closely to return a
special Jury. The Coroner having compliA with the order,
the indictment came on again for trial. The Special Jury were
called over, and six appeared in the box.
Ms. Sourlett then rose to object to the Jury being sworn.—
He said his Lordship would recollect it appeared on record on
the pustea, that this indictment came be lure the court on a
former day, when three Jurors mieutled. Au objection was
then taken to the tat,. men. Three Special Jurists remained
unchallenged, and it was the duty of the Col osier to supply only
anew list of Special Jurors, in o:der that persoits alight be
taken to make the first Jury gout'
The ChielJustice over-ruled the objection. on the ground that
it did not appear on the posters, that the Special Jury iu the
former case remained uncuallenged.
A second objection was taken against the taiesmen sent by
the Coroner w supply the absence of Special Jurors.
Mr. Scarlett conteuded that lie tales ought to be taken from
the Jurors returned main the Sheriffs'. patmel.
The Chief Justice held that the tales were returned by the
Coroner in the best mole, and overruled the objection.
The Jurors were theta sworn, inc was excused on the plea
of deafness, another in consequence of his having beeu sum
moiled its a wrong Cliristiatt name.
Mr.Tyadal opened the pleadings. It was an indictment, lie
said, against Thomas Dolby, for the publication of libels on the
King, Lords, Commons, Judges, and constituted authorities.
Mr. Gurney stated the case. Ile soil the indictment had
been found by the Grand Jury of charging the de-
fendant with the publication of seditiouis libels, in a hook which
he then held in his hand, and he might sac, if it was not sedi-
tious he knew nut what sedition was. It was intitled The Po-
lifieal U 6 trotary. or Pocket Curoreaiun. This work would be
found lutist llONclolevoll4 in its e ifect. It wail written to degrade
the king, Lords, and eIIIIIIIIOLIS, the Clergy, the Law, stud all
the institutiens of the country. It was, in shot I, a libel upon
every chits of the eunimunity. except the lowest class of society,
who were fl ittered to answer the object 01 suet. writers. For
this purpose of supporting this indictment a few passages were
selected, and if Isis learned friend :tad all idea that the ingenuity
of writers of this description could he defended by going
through the whole of the hook, be should have no objection to
read every paragraph. Mr. Gurney then turned to one of the
alleged libels, under the head of " rhe Common Law:* This
the writer described to be any thing the Judges might wish ;
for example, the fining Davidson for defending himself, or
lining Mr. ('lenient for puhlishing Thisitlewood's trial, was com-
mon law. Lord Chief Justice Pemberton had suede his boast
that he had made more common law than all the Judges in the
reign of Charles the Second, and both Houses of Parliament.—
Many Jadges of the present day were disposed to follow his
example. These persons, said Mr. Gurney, know they are
conveying falsehoods to poison the public mind. The wrier
knows the common law is not any thing the Judge pleases.—lle
is not so ignorant as not to know that when Mr. Davidson wan
fined, he was lined by the common law, and if the learned
Judge had nut lined him, lie would have neglected his duty to
the public, which consisted in part in preserving decency in
Courts of justice; and not sutferiug such tribunals to become the
theatre of blasphemy. This is the truth--yet the defendant in
his publication, wishes it to be assumed, that persons taking
that indecent course in a court of justice ought nut to be res-
trained. Whet' lie says Mr. Clement was fined for the publi-
cation of Thistlewood's trial, it is false. It was not for pub-
that trial, but for paidistiing part of the trial whilst it
was going on. Some of the with, sties were out of court, whilst
(ober. were examined, and the object in prohibiting the publi-
cation was to prevent one set of IVIIIIeSSeII knowing what others
hal sworn. Mr. Gurney then commented MI the words--•
couch and clergy without religion—Parlameut an empty