The National Register.
London, England, 1819-06-06 00:00:00

NORRIS ♦. 1117*.T.

This was an action, brought by the High Hainfrof West.
niinster, to recover of Mr. Henry Hunt one tuird of the
expellees incurred at the late general election. In the
month of June, ROB, defeinlaut stood forward can-
didate for the City of IVestminster, anti hiving refused to
pay his share oftbe expellee w bleb the II igh was put
to in the erection of tie Ilustitigs.and hire of Poll Clerks,
this action was commenced.—Thz first question the Jury
had to try was, w Nether Mr. Haut was a candidate at the
Llection of West Initiate'. in June last year t—Secundki,, how
many candidates there were on that occasion ?—The third
qui mina was, whether *lw charges for erecting the Hustings
and the services of a sufficient number of Pull Clerks were
reasonable.

The tiot witness calicd was Hr. Smedley, Deputy High
Ratliff. lie stated. that six persons were expected to be
candidates, and the Hustings wire erected by ruder of the
High Radii!:'Trent:-one Poll Clerks were employed
Expellees were also incurred for stationery, and printed
tickets for the admission of the ft iends rif the candidates.—
Mr. Hunt, Sir M. Maxwell, and Sir S. !timidly. were under-
stood to be candidates.— Sir F. Burdett, Major Cartwright,
and the Hon. Dauglas Kismaird did not stand.
The charge fur builtliim the Hustings sod other necessary
eepences, were proved.
The defendant, in a speech of considerable length, con•
tend,al—first. that the money paid to the High Bailiff. b, the
agents of Sir M. Nlas well and Sir S. Romilly, was as much
as the elpeare fairly incurred. Secondly, that there stem
sit candidates instead of three, amid that he could not be
culled upon to pay more than one•sixth of the fair charges.
lie ohjectert to pai use for sionmery, and endeavoured to
cat "sten the carpenter's hill for the Hustings, by the admeu-
suremeN of Mr. Mill., a surveyor, whir reduced the value of
the tame much below the estimated v.,lue.
The ist:y under all flat circumstances, found a verdict for
the plaintiff for V 744. Ss. 10d. r t. thing deduction was made
on account of t.►e charge for statitmery, which the Act did
not allow.

This cause continued In near eight o'clock at night.—The
Court nits much crowded by Electors of Westminster and
others.

lu the roar' of the proceedin to, Mr. limit charged Mr.
Sraili tt ssith slating. in one of the County As►iz Cola, U.
that lie. Mr. Hunt, bud eudensoured to injure lite interest of
Sir S, Horridly.
Mr. Seat lilt, in nnswer, admitted thnt he s iid Mr Hunt
did ill to Sir S. Itomdls, in asserting that he was en • he same
side in it It h4n.

Mr. Huns. in reply. observed. that the statement of the
Learned Counsel 14 its erroneous, berawe he bee..tne n can•
&time berate Sir S. domilly's name tins mentivueil.

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Mr. Scarlet thee mid he had done Mr. Hunt great homier
le tempting his name a ilh tsir S.
THURSDAY, Jess S.
Bdore Mr. dead= DAT r Er and a Special Ali'.
1.01111 ciestit.Es bPliht:Elt CIat.IICHIIL V. ficreg.
Thu seas als aciimeagainst the publisher of a Sunday
Newspaper, to recover damages Mr libels injuring the
character of the noble plaintiff. The libels 'appetite& in
the 'Catmint,. of May and jUlle last year.
The filet stated, that Lord C. S. Churchill drove fn.
simisly and dangerinisly in his gig, and that his immode-
rate disking occasioned the death of a yams' lady its this •
Kiiierekload„ Chelsea. •
The second 4:barge aas, that having so done, be was so
abandoned to :A want of fueling, that lit the Satllle even•
ins attended a public ball.
The third dial charged bile with Improper motives in
! bringing this action.
lii answer to the first of these cheeses the defendant
put upon the recot d a jiestificiiiion, via. he neidertook to
make out, to the satisfaction tat the Jars, that it Naa Icy
the furious driving of the amble plaintiff that the young
lady eagle by her di ask.
With respect to the either I wo.. namely, the imputation
of going to a ball, and unworthy motive., Writ uses lsu
jeslitiCeltee.
Alf. Scarlet stated the me. The object of this noble
plaintiff was not to obteislarge damages, but to vindicate
his character against the -aspersions east epee It lay the-
libel*. He relatoel the melancholy accident which hap- -
petted to !dig. Tooke LI the King's.road, which toast be
in thy; recollection of all orir readers, and unilti suede in
prove, by the clearest evidence, the falsehood of the
statenieuts WhiCil Vivre the subject ut action. He iillueseel
the Lioerty of the l's ass to esker! to the ultimo limit, but
observed, if tles•ie ads no restraint upon the Him. it
would by tyraiinotts. The Press should be at liberty to •
say what the conductors thought eight, lint if they in-
setted that which was mons, they should pay fur it. The •
learned Counsel peeved the publication of the libels. 11e
then called the plaintitt'N servant, who was in the gig when ' •
the accident happened. He released his master lions
blame, and attributed the accident to the unskilful driving
of Mr. Tooke, also was in thy chaise with tee young lady•
when it sins upset.
Further evidence proved moat clearly and distiuctly
that Lord C. S. Churchill was nut at a pniilic ball on the
night of the accident. He remained en Use nisei, and
from the first to the last of the accident acted as a HIND of •
feeliug should art. Oa the mails ipiestiun, , furtuns
and careless di wins, there was much contradictory esi.
desire, and pat ticialarly with respect to the mills of the
road. '1 he servant deposed that his master was not driv-
ing at a furious pace. He was (hiving moderately, and
there wools' have bees no in•cielent .1 Mr. Tooke had nut
sired: his noise. Another es iteess staled, that he was -
driving at the rate of seven or eight mites an hunt.
Mr. 11 Widens. in behalf of the delesJant, addressed the
Jury at ecru:idyl aLle length, and contended, that proof of
negligent diving would entitle the defesident to a verdict.

Th.; witnessesfor the defendant described the accident
to have been oceesioned by the carelessness of Lord C.
The deposition...liken beiure the Coroner mere also rvird,
and it appeared, by the evidence of our of the %itilesbe..
that Lord Church.ll, in the opiuiun of tiiat waists., was
driving to a furious way.
Mr. tiesilet replied.

The learned 'Judge then slimmed up the evidence,
pointing on( to the Jury the main question fur their eon.
sideration,namely,the flake, driving. Fur the tv u re.
attaining litlels there was no justification. They had to
say what damages were due en all the libels, pi uvided the
Jury consideied the same proved.
The Jury rethed two hours, and oil their return found
a verdict for the plaiiititi tra two cuaut%, coutAiniag the
charge of going to a ball, and the iisiliutatioe of hope over
motives. Damages 5Ui.
On the charge of fusions driving. %Welt the defendant
justified, they found a verdict defendant.
'the trained Judge stated, that it was, in his opinion,
salutary verdict.

FRIDAY, JI:NE 4.

yolislfTU. V. RIVEIRE.

This was an action for the invasion of patent right. The
plaintiff %VAS the inventor of a new mode of 6%r-Isarging
fire-arms by percussion with inasitoriable inetailic pow-
der.• 'lbis was the third action on the object. Thai
Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.--Dstrungcs one shil-
ling.

A proof of the great ease with which this powder it-Lites,
was exhilotoi in court this morning. A gentleman 01 the name
of Hume. a chymist in Long am, who was examined us a wit-
ness on behalf of the defendant, hail a small quantity of it in a
box.in his pocket. Ile was seated in the back row of the students'
box, and wale gentlemen crushing past him to obtain a seat iu
the front row ;;tie his pocket a slight file.tion. This friction
caut.ed the powder to explode with a slight report, and infuledi-
ately tilled the whole court with a cloud of -woke. As !eon as
this had cleated away, all eysai wete directed to the quart...: Crow
which it came; and it was men discovered that the uhhaluoste
chymist was all on fire. We are happy to say. tart he suilatal
no injury except in the upper part of las dress. and that he es-
caped without any further nano than that of a burnt tri!l, and a.
singed waistcoat. '1 he firtuntstance caused conNitleratbk InuAhter
to a crowdeiLeourt.

The principle of the alteration in the assessed
taxes we understand to be this—that by paying a
composition of 5 per cent. in addition to their pre-
sent assessed taxes for houses and windows, and of
10 per cent. for horses and carriages, persons may
increase their existing establishment to any amount ;
but they may not add fresh arti des : fur example, a
man by paying 10• per cent. upon his present stud
of horses, suppose three, may, if he like, add ether
three to the numbers ; bet not keeping any car-.
riuge, he may net now set up oue for the compo-
sition.

A number of agricultural fatnilieg arrivel in Car-
lisle during the week on their way to the coast, to,
embark for America. They all of them carry with,
theca a considciable capital.