The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-08-02 00:00:00

MANCOCK D. MALIN AND OTHERS.

ISM►. ADAMS stated that this was on action of tress
pots, brought by Mr. Hancock, a farmer at Wit.
loughby, in IVarwit kshrre, against the Defendants,
who are Commissioners of the Roods, for • wanton
and maiir•ioas waste of his property.
Mr—Denham stated the case to the Jury. Ile
said, that by sir Act of Parliament the Commis-
Mainers were allowed to eater the fields of the Mbar-
bitants of the county to procure grovel to mend the
roads.—Damages IQ. and costs 40s.
There are eight political rooms to be tried at
three Assizes; they are all Special Jury rowel'.
The first is en iorliettneest rigainst a person named
Brandt,, who was a member of the Birmingham
Union Society, for publishing an ihflaninnstory
address to the Reformers, the language of which is
said to be exceedingly violent.
The second cause is the King v. Krlntemts. The
Defendant is charged in this case with onhhirliing a
seditious libel upon the Magistrates of Birminghatv.
The third cause is the King tr. Lewis tthe Editor
of the Coventry Recorder), fo► a seditious 464
published iii that work, which called upon the
people to arm against the tyrant boroughntongers,
the seat-buyers and yellers in the Howse of Commons.
The fou►th cause is the King e. Russell, a book-
aellor at Birmingham Pylon was tried twelve months
ago fur publishing Hunt's Political Litany), for
vending one of Cable's Repsibhcans, which libel-
led the King, &c.
The fifth-room is the King e. George Rugg. a
bookseller at. Birmingham, for publishing one of
the numbers Of The Republica•.
The sixth indictment is against Osborne, a book-
seller at- Birmingham, fur publishing a ',umber of
The Black Book.

The c.inse of the King tr. Cartwright, Edmonds,
Wooler, Lewis, and Maddocks, is expected to he
tried this day. The Defendants will all he tried
together. • Mr. Edmonds defends himself. The
Major is defended by Mr. Hill and Mr. Denman,
who also assist the other Defendants as to legal
points. Lewis and Maddot•ks also defend theta►.
selves in person. Besides the charge of conspiracy.
Edmonds and Maddocks are charged with using se-
ditious language at a public meeting at Birming-
ham. The following is the language alleged against
Edmonds in the indictment :.
it It was ached of what use one mos eoiehi be is the Heave
of Commons, 500 of the seats of which7ore articles of pur-
chase, and always go to ths best bidder; iu which it has berm
allowed that the sale of seats io the House of Cornmeal is
as notorious as the sou at notos-day ? Of what use would
one atom be in a House which treated with cossiempt the
prayers of a miaow of men, so doubt expressiog the genii-
merits of other millions, when they prayed for a Reform !
What would be the power of one man among a body of oli-
garchs, who, is spite of the prayers of so nadmaited ma-
jority, passed the Corn Bill? The effsei Ie be producer!, is
not in the Home but opon the curiosity, mod upou public
opiuiou. The claim of the people of Birmiughowe is founded
epos the mare principle as that of the people of
and it is, -therefore, one of the mesa. for advanerag the
`racial cause. It is very difficult for people to moos upon
abstract pussies. ; the 'arena proceeding supplies a jars.
We have been long talking shoal the right of the people to
representation ; we are now about to we that sight.
This is doing something, and something which, from as
novelty as well as jam iee, excite a very geucral seamy iota
tbroaehout the country.
Every oat must allow that 'wartlike( ought to be
done. What is that which ought to be dose? Look mho
the cause of those distresses whic► onivermilly prevail, mid
ore shall hod that it &rims truss the bad ails of the it.
greseusative organ of ilia Legislature. Who has drained
the solitary of its circulating medium, of gold to carry ors
expensive mad anareessary wars! The misrepresenta-
tive& of the people. Have they not made wee of the soiled-
hag Book to get all the mosey of the toontry iota their
hands, is exchange for their infamous promissory notes!
sad whom the people demanded payment of these said wins,
did mot that arch-traitor, William Pitt, by his corrupt io-
duesce, obtain au Act, by which the Bauk was authorised
to refuse to pay its Doles ? Did not that Howse of Cum.
two.. thereby sully t►e mural character of Parlimmist, said
set as example of the grossest iojustite to all the coma.
try? Have not these corrupt meal, to carry on a system
of war and taxation., to the cod that they alight enrich
decuiselves at the politic expense—have they out created a
debt of wiawy hundred of •illiom of pumas!"

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