The National Register.
London, England, 1814-05-29 00:00:00

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do away 11. e libel, in point of law, he (Mr. M. Burgoyne)
would consent to the acquittal of the Defendant Farces at
the theatre are sometimes condemned as being too extrava-
g.►nt ; but where is there a farce that contains any thing
60 preposterous as this ? Seljeant Best performed it
well, but the audience felt it was too ridiculoul. Did
%1r Burgoyne expect to get credit for this Lifer, when he
had every reaso n to believe the defendant'F, mitnesseF, to
any facts he might wish to establish, were net at hand, and
where if they had been forthcoming, their testimon}• could not
have been received. This was something like knorking a
man d, wn and then calling upon him to stand. It gives us
the idea of a benevolent prosecutor attending a man to the
fatal ape., proffering h:v pardon to the su►tl'erer if he wil! now
prove his innocence, haying first a'certained that the law must
taKe iti,course, and the hangman's noose stop) his utterance be-
fote he can perform such a task. If Mr. 13. had any meaning
when he made this t tier, he must have supposed that when the
Almighty created him he ordained laws. judges and juries to
exist solely for his use, and to be turned about in any way for
his pleasure

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Mr. Kelham was found guilts' on the indictment. There
was anoliec opportunity fur fancy to amuse herself with an•
tici ati•ins of what would he the conduct of a patriot. A
s•tauger to Ref-rmeis would hive said—" Oh nuw his pur
p-se is answered—now that a verdict is given in. !::.
favour, of cow se lie will feel anxious to prove that he
is actuwed by no vindictive motive.'' This might have
been supposed, but it never occurred to Mr. Burgoyne
that the verdict was enough for his honour ; that the sen-
tence was not wanting to establi,b big character. He called
fur i', and it was given. The defendant was sentenced to be
impriso::ed for Ivo month, in Inqlord Jail. The pa
triot, the let...ruler, the advocate for the liberty of ihe
the twice tried, honourably acquitted, twice reprimand:4
Colonel, may now exult if he can.—
" Great Alexander midst conqnests mourn'd."
And so.perhaps will Mr. Burgoyne, when he reflects that he
might have appeared the possessor of something like magna-
nimity had he not called tip the defendant for judgment. It
might have been supposed that lie had it in his power to.
crush Mr. Kelhatn. lie has now done his worst, • anti it is
known that the Judges of the land have such a high respect
for his many virtues, that they could do no less than punish
a libel representing his conduct to have been such as to
doom him

" For ever to (li,vace aotl scorn,"

by sending the printer of it to reside for two months on the
left hand s-ide of the street, where his hot he stands on the

ASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND ST.

PATRICK'S.

The Arniversary Dinner of th,..ie charities was held on Monday ?act,
at the rfeemason's Tavern—!...rd Cliff ,rd in the chair. 'l' In- company,
which consisted ttf tibtnit 300, wai extremely ; and anion..st uttict•
tp,to c and distinguished peimntages, we nuticed the Earl (It. Kentoare,
Lords Petre,, Arundel, and Kt. teen ; Sirs G. Jerningltaat, J. Eu'plefield,
and ntlrers.

After the health of the King, which watt drank with great applause,
t` God save the king; was sung by Messrs. Ditplurn and oth.rs, the
compaiky joining in eliprua. The litalth of the pi lose ikegont was hest
given, amidst e4risiderable plaudits.
Time Noble Chairman, in rising to propose the lieal.li of di. Duke of
Sussex, prised a high euloidunt ou the aplits of his Royal nighties..
/I- stated thy services ard support the Ciinrity had derived from his
couuter.auce, and expatiated on his exertions,ist favour of this and
tither charitable and of his endeavours to promote the ge-
laral diff4tinn: iinvwledgt au:ungst the poorer claims ust Or cornrow