The National Register.
London, England, 1821-07-30 00:00:00

THII KING •. MARY ANN CARLILE.

'lbis was an indictment by the Society for :he Stip-
pres,ion of Vice, a-anist Mary Ann Chile (die sis:.r
of loch. id Gartile)for a blasphemous heel on the Holy
Seripones.
The libel was put in and read, and the sale of it by
the defeaulant proved. It spoke of the Bible as a "book
so 101 l of wiekedoes and contradiction, that it could
not be the word of God."

rile defendant hail no counsel. but she put in a long
written defence, which was read by the oflicer of the
court. It jmnitied the pamphlet as a moderate and ar-
gumentative exatnimition of the Christian ref ig,on, from
which it could not be the intention of the law to shield
it.

Mr Justice Best interrupted the reading of part of the
deence, which stated the " common law was a com-
mon abuse," and said he could not allow that part to be
read but tiw defendant, though repeatedly requested to
expunge it by the judge and jury, (led' tied dollig, so.
Mr. Justice Best charged Inc jury, tli..t in his opinion
the publicati• n could not lw cimmitered as fair reasoning
in moderate and respectful language ; Lot, in the tennis
of the indictment, a scandalous and blasphemous libel.
The jury, without any hesitation, found the delentladt
guilty.
CONSTI'I UT It N A la" I.IIOqECUTiON.
TUN KING V. NIARY ANN CAUI.II.E.

This ear au indictment, at the suit at the Bridge-stiset
society, for a st .indalons and Neditiuus libel.

The Jury being in the box, the learned Judge requested
to know it any ot the 111 were members of the Constitu-
tional Association. he reply was in the negative.
Mr. Tindal then opened the pleadings.
Mr. Gurney said that the present indictment had been
found by a grand jury, at the instance of the Constitu-
tional Association, against the defendant, Mary Ann
Cathie, fur libel. The learned counsel then commented
upon the obstinate guiltiness of Mr. Carlile and his fa-
mily. The libel imported to have Inca written by K.
Cathie in Dorchester gaol, and it wa► entitled " A Nevi
Year's Address to the. Helot niers of Great Britain."

James Itigtiall said-1 purchased :he laid in question
on the 9th of Mare 1134, at Carlilt's sloop in Flt et-street.
I saw the &rend/it, Mary Ann Caritle, net-self. Several
other ps•uphLvs of the saute description were Ding upon
the eunniei at the tittle._

CIU3,-Cl.:/11 i i iiiiii by Mr. Cooper.—Who are you ?—I
ant an agent to the Society fur the Suppression of Vice.
lot you are also employed by these constitutional peo-
ple, as they rail theneadves i Only in this one inatauce•
%Vete you employed to purchase the pamphlet in pies-
lion ?-1 pm chased that and others.
Yon neat: employed by the Constitutioual Society to
purchase them ?—Yes, 1 was.
Who sent you ?—Mr. Alurtay.
The Mho iicy ?—Ves.
Aud lie directed von to purchase this pamphlet, eh ?
De did nut pelt tieulai lite any.
Did lie !jilt(' his object its the pu►chase ?—No.
It hat wages arc yo,ii to have ? 1 have tut wages.
Then you pet-fount this ave.:able duty gratuitously ?
No, t du nut say that.
Then how are you paid ?-1 made a charge for my
time.

perhaps you beloug to the Society iudoed, 1 du

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Well, I do not wonder that you should be anxious to se;
palate 'ourself bum the Nociel ; out what are you to gef
lor your job ?( collet )
Air. Josiii e ISt st disired dim order might lie kept.
lau tint teinemlicr ; I love done several jobs. (More
latighig:o
Mi. Gurney &elated that he stimuli request the Judge
to too ice thow tel who were disorderly.
Well, lot. o have you been paid ;—I do not remem-
ber ; 'woo ily 0.11i12 l do not.
Come, I I,IIIC, l ie round SUM think it is better than
71., and 'nigger .1. is.
t gum amity of diem. ell andi did you rim on ror your
71. Is. ? Is it tiergessaly fur me to answer that ?
thilik so.-1. will ,ale the opinion of the Court upon
it lit •t.

Justice riClll.-1t tecils to not ; lint it is a 5
tell Inaninel it. _ _ • -

thtl. Peat hoot...elicit' I parchwtetl d;trerent books.
I rettes.alll went t.O I►u% that a bids 1 istptell thought li-
bellous.

.....
And widiont hope of reward ?—No.
(►li, then it vs as 1101 aliogether out of OH ne amkpalriolie
fecriuy:—.llm.e were two of the swamis. (Genera
timetable.)
Anil that is your mode of gc; ling your livelihood ?—At
present I has, no other mode.
And how Irma have your been at it ?—About a year and
•a half with the Vice Society.
And what did yon do before yon suppressed vice and
libels?—l got niy living honourably, as an officer in his
Majesty's customs.
Alld arc you still an honourable officer, Ate.?—No; I
have left my simation.
Reined upon a pension?—No.
How old are yon?—Fitty-four.
No peusion, ?—Nuele.
Horatio Orton was !lien called. A general murmur ran
througn the court, hick ails crowded to excess: and ail
persons most delei fluidity gave the witness way.
Examined by Mr. Gurney.-1 purchased the work in
question on the 20th of Mai 01 last.
Cross-examined by Mr. Couper.—How came you to
make the purchase ?—I was directed by Mr. Alm ray, the
see relary of the Constitutional Association. I was sent
on purpo,e to purchase it.
IVlnit are you, pray?-1 am clerk to the association.
Not a clerk iu Mr. Murray's office?—No: separate
from the attorney's office.
And how did you employ yourself before yott tilled
your present honourable post ?-1. assisted my brother its
his business ? _ .

What is your brother?—He corresponds with country
newspapers. 1 copied for him. 1 was not paid any regu-
lar salary; 1 had money when 1 wanted it.
W hut IN your salary iu your 1--it is 110 t.
fixed.

Then Sou k at present h." the piee.• I—No.
Well s 133 ss Intl rule our you pinsi i—The committee hue
nut yet does mined. But Idu slut %dot money. If I %ant
Ll. or lOL I can 'nave is.

Olt, you can have it I—Not from the association.
No ?—No : from my Limner.
Mr. Gurney interfered. It NUS his duty to tootect the
witness.
Mr. Justice Best did plot see what end such a mode of ex-
amination was to answer.

Mr. Cooper knew that he %%as not strictly- regular.
Jthtice Best.—No, it any thing like lekular.
Mr. Coopertnbmitted that it was not usual in probt cui
like Coe pleseot to confine 4 counsel very strictly.
All. Justice Best ; Au; Uf I should have •topped you Krieg
ago.
Lamination continued.— And it this the first job you have
done for Murray 1-1 do not remember.
You know a mau of the name of King /-I'es ; but
1. down rementber in have done a job of tins kind with King.
/lave you not made an allidavit in King's easel—That
was Slilet 1111).

How long have you been employed by the sock() I—Since
thi tinh of January.
And how many jobs have you done Ido not know.
Do yon mean they are so lialliCriala that ou do not
nc-
member them ?-1. do.
And front winim have you had your instructions I—Gene-
rally from Mr. Sam pe, the I -ary assistant sea:let:ay.
Oh the honorary assistant srr retary.
[AI this lime the spectt ttttt s, Will were very nunierod,
wire entering so heartily into the lvding of the cioss-exieb
mivatiou, as in some degree to bre..k w Lyon the decorum
of the court.)
Mr. Justice Best could not understarn tt hat was meant ky
Mr. Cooper's cross-examination. It would answer HO pur-
pose but that of produjng the kind of ievolise which was
then distuating the proceedings. tllr. Cover could not
wish to produce such tif
Mr. Limper did not wish to ask a simie question which
was not to the hhel CA of his

Altura few more iinimpoi tam aiiso‘ r, from the witness
01 ton, the libel was put In and read. The passuges charged
were pretty heart) us follow To talk of the British
constitution, I take to ben certain woof of dishonesty. B. i-
UM has no constilutton. lit the Spanish couslitittion theie
6 something tan:;ible ; but in Britain there is hing but
corruption ilitinigh the system of government. The laws
are t orrupt 411111 11.11 Ital, both in theimelves and in their ad-
ratiou. lu short, I:4HrUlli ilk', as autos ions as the sun
at noon day. Is the nil us it is said, wills whirls Me system
winks, 411111 a precious oil it is tor the nitei ems of the people."
to another pat t of the pamphlet, the writer said—" gamin
will be obtained when the existing authorities have no
Imager the power to withhold il. It w ill be obtained its soon
it tout petit lulling as will, it. But something more than a
pctiliiluiq{ allitwle will be necessary. At this moment I
would not say 11 word about limn icetion ; but we must be
ready anti shad), to meet concurient cuicunistances."
Ad r Cooper (who so much distingui.beit Maisel( sow tittle
iii the case or the King aaainst Davison, by his aigus
thrill that the 4 midurt of ,11 r. Justice lie I, ill adopting the
Indic:rid of practice of fining a defendant in the course uf big
detimee, nod thereby intimidating him, allitided just
Mound for a new trial,l then rose to ;..111ress the Jury Oil
in. half ill the deli:admit at great leilgth and is ill' equal abilllYs
iihstamllll; the very frequent interruptions of Mr.
Justice B. se, is Imo afterwards w cid into:: very close 1' ii
totontion of the contents of tile IsubliCailiun in question ; and
coneludril o) intimating, as his u; i i ii he jury. that the
pultlicatioo was a libel of the most dangerous description.
'roe Jury, after a few Momenta' cuorultation, left the
Cuuit at halo past four o'clock.
K lieu the July had been out au hour, a written comma.
ideation was delivered limn their fintinan tit Mu. Justice
beat, LI pm reading the rarer, his Lordship dimeted ilia:

that the Jury should he conducted into court; and on their
tassel:Mang in Ihe box, inquired If there was any thing in
which lie could assist them.
Foreman—My loid, we cannot agree ; there is no pro-
bability of our (loin;
Mr. Justice Best-1 am sorry for it gentlemen ; but I can •
sot assist 3041.
A Juryman—fly lord, I think the foreman vri,s prema-
ture in troubling your lordship : with a little more discussion
we might have agreed.
Another Juryman Said lord, there is obstinacy.
Second Jo yinon—This is .us idiom, 1 am not the only one
who stands out ; i lure are four of us.
The foreman e up,esseil Ms opinion that they should But
agree.
Mr. Justice Best—Gentlemen, yea mutt see the impro-
priety of thi-s pantie : you had better retire, and
endeavour to ii,ziee amo.r.; yourselves.
The Jury again re.irril, :mil at eight o'clock desired their
families might be iiirorined that it was out likely they
would return home hefore the morning.
WEUN 6+l) Y, JULY 25.
_ _

At the meeting of the Ciotti this morning we learnt,
that "lie Jury imp:snivelled in this ease still remained shut
lip in she CWIIIIIOII 00.11161 Chamber, not having been able
to agree in their verdict.
At It "'cluck Mr. Cooper, the defendant's Counsel,
came into Court, and a conversation of some minutes took
place between Mr. Justice Hob oyil (the Judge on the
Bench), Gurney, the Counsel for the prosecution, and
Mr. Cooper. Soon after. Mr. Cooper, having talkeit Isis
usual place at the Oar, addressed his Lordship nearly as
follows:
" My Lord,—Having nutlerstood that the Jury impana
netted in the case of the King u. Mai y Anti cannot
agree in their verdict, although They have now been shalt
tip together for nearly It boors, I think it would be cruel
to keep them confined any lit I wish now, therefore,
to state, that am ready, on die part of the de feudatit, to
consent to their being now discharged without giving a
verdict."
Mr. Gurney—" My Lord, on the part of the prosecution,
I have great pleasure in stating my readiness to take on
myself tile reliondbility of acceding to tile proposition of
my learned fliend."
Mr. Justice Halroyd—" Then let the Jury be sent fol."
The Jury accordingly came into Court, and his Loteiship
addressed them as follows
Gentlemen of the J tiry.—The defendant and the coun-
sel for the prosecutor having consented that no verdict should
he taken in the ease in which yon ale impaenelled,
am happy to relieve you fr your unpleasant situation. Be
their consent you are disehargt d witliont giving any verdict."
The Jury were then di,charged, atter having been shut up
from four o'clock in the afternoon of yesterday until a quatter
after 11 this morning --a period of 19 hours and a quarter.

iRIDAY, JULY 27.

LIBEL ON LADY THANKERYILL.-1148 LING B.

WEAVER, SUAKELL, AND ARROWSMITH.

In the early part of the morning it was understood that
the defendants, who are the persons responsible fur
the publications in the Julia Bull Sunday paper, intended
to let the verdict go against them without offering any
defence. The cause was called twice, but no special
juror could be found to go in the box, and as the statute
requires at least one of the special jury selected to try the
defendants, they could not proseed.
The Chief Justice, under these circumstances, ordered
another cause to be tried, at the conclu-ion of which, the
King v. Weaver, Stiakell, and Arrowsini,h were again
called.. One special juror, Geo. Lewis, Eq. merchant,
then answered, and with eleven talesmen, they mo-
ceeded to trial.
The Solicitor-General addressed the; jury as counsel
for the John Butt. Ile said, " Tee defendants are in-
dicted for a libel, and it would be quite idle for hint to
say it was not a libellous publication. The) admit they arc
guilty, and what they may have to Inge in extenuation,
will be matter for another time and place."
Mr. Scarlett, who appeared for the prosecution, ob-
served, " My learned friend mattes no defence, and if he
suffers a verdict of guilty to be recorded, I cannot object,
but it must be understood I make 110 admissions or coin-
prom ise on the occasion."
The Chief.fustice—" Gentlemen oldie ,Fury, it being
admitted that a verdict of guilty shall pass aganist them,
you will find the defendants guilty."
The jury found the defendants guilty. The facts con-
sequently were not stated.
na‘sxEs V. COSTER.
n this case, Mr. Hawk:2s, the plaintiff, who is a mer-
chant, carrying on business in the city of Norwich,
brought his action against the defendant, a silk-mercer,
• in Lad-lane, Cheapside, for sneaking certain 0ei..1111.11011/
words of and concerning the plamittl's trade. The
words were." Hawkes has stopped payinent."—lt ap-
peared that Mr. I lavv kcs had occasion SOIIIE time back to
enter into some transactions with Stunt and Sharp, of
whom he purchased goods to a considerable amount.—
They were to be paid tor in bills at three months.—Mr.
Ilawkes was applied to bef:oie the bills became tine fiir
payment. The circumstance led to enquiry respecting
the inducement on the part of Sturt and Sharp to claim
the motley bofore the bills were due, and it turned out
that a malignant report had Leven raised against the
plaintiff's stability. He paid the bills by anticipation,
and Mr. Stint told him be had received information from
Mr. J. Coster, the defendant, that :tie plaintiff had
snipped payment. Under those circumstances, tine
plaintiff found it necessary to bring this action, not so
much to recover damages as to vindicate his reputation.
Mr. Custer put no justification on the record.
M r. Henri/ Stun being called, stated, that Coster called
on hint, and said, a man of the name of Here had tiro,
to his warehouse and said he heard that Hawkes of Nor-
wich had stopped payment. The winless himself a;so
received a letter limn Norwich on the satire slay, which
contained the words, " Hawkes has stopped payment."
The Chief Justice here intimated that the words in
the declaration were not made out to entitle toe plaintiff
to a verdict.
The Solicitor General, who conducted the plaintiff's
case, admitied that he could carry the case no 111flher,
and the plaintiff was nonsiiited.
Mr. Scarlett said, it might be satisfaction to state, that
there was no foutula lll 11.11111 fur the assertion n hien
the plaintiff complained of.

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l'he Solicitor General observed, that it was the first
time they had heard of the name of Here : had they
litiown the facts stated by Saut, the action would not
hare been brought.

MATtIiEWS V OXFNFORD.

The plaintiff sought to recover 11l the defendant part of
it large sum of money, which lie advanced to him and
others for the purpose of carrying on speculations in the
public funds. It appeared that the business did not go
on prosperou-lv, and the defendant did not pay his share
°film fund. The defence way, that it wiis a gambling
transaction, but the jury under all the circumstances,
found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 5001.

COUEIT OF COMMON PLEAS.
NONOAY, JULY 23.
DAVIS V. THE HANK OP ENGLAND.
This was a case of great public importance. The
M r.lorazia Davis, is brother to C twain John
Henry Davis, who escaped troth G Ispor-street Coin tier,
in April, last year, where he was confined on a charge
of having forged the names of Messrs. Drummond, the
hankers; and the present action was brought to recover
the price of 10,0001. 3 per cent. consols, tool 751. long
annuities, the property of the plaintiff, which had stood
in his name, add was transferred by a forged power of
attorney.
Sergeant Lens shortly stated the plaintiff's case.
It was admitted, on the part of the hank, that the
Stock in question had stood in the plaintiff's name, and
h: ti been tiansferred tinder a powcr of attorney, which
wag produced. laftly Davis, the plaintiff's mother,
pioved that the plaintiff's name to the power of attorney
was a gingery ; and that her name, whi..h 311)CcIVCd to tt
as a witness, was also a 16.2.e1y ; and that the name of
John Henry Davis, the other witness, was genuine.
The plaintiffs case closed here.
Sergeant Bus:millet adtlressed the Jury for the Bank.
The Learned Sergeant said the Batik Directors would
ne%er depart from the honourable hoe of conduct they
had hitherto adopted of making good to the holders of
Stock any property that might by forgery have been taken
out of the Bank, unless the party should by his own
conduct disentit le himself to any redress. In the pie-
sent case it would be pawed that 50001. of the plaintiff's
3 per cents. had been transferred on the I.2th of October,
and 50001. on the 16th of Notemher, 1819, under a
Oozed power of attorney, and the amount paid to John
Henry I)avis's baukc s, a\ less's. Drummond, and placed
Ite them to his credit. Ott the 1 ill) of January, the clay
the dip idend on lilts stock was payabte, the plaintiff re-
( eived from J. 11. Davis 1501. the exact amount of his
dividend, and lie received l!oiu the Bank 201. dividend
tot eight huotived pounds, 5 per cents. without de-
manding payment of the dividend upon his 3 per cents.
from winch it must be inferred he men knew his bro-
ther had the stock. But his brother was pot
in prison on the 3d of March out a cha.ge of foi•giiety ;
and the plaintiff has adlni“eti %tut on the sth of the
same month he told him non be had made away a•4]
his 10,0001. 3 per cents. and 761. long annul ics ; yet the
plaintiff gate no inihrmation to the Bank, who, oetine
ois brother's escape on the 7th of April, mint have
taken steps to obtain justice. In September following,
when his brother was sale in a foteisn country, the
plairriff sent to the Bank orl his dividends on stock,
Wilit:ll at least he knew in Matt h last had been fraudu-
lently transferred.
The fait for toe Bank, as stated Ity Mr. Sergeant Bois
s.:l,cti-t, was fully proved
Tile Chief Jus.ice, iti mite Jitiy, said, that
vvitateser might he the residi of this new and singular
case, in his opinion the Batik Diteetois had me.cised a
sotthd discretion in b.itoitt7, it be o:e a Jury. The case
of the plaintiff was to be lamented, as, if lie do not re-
Cocci', he was ruined by the act of atwitter, of is hich lie
had no privity, and must sodar the loss of his fortune
by his fl'J'e dal OICCCIOn. Sill the law makes no
anotratt,c 'Or his heeling', a tit if at ter he ban knows
latige of toe iiatidulent transfer he coot:rated it from
tile batik, it was sufficient, in toe view of the law,
to deprive or any remedy that the bank might have
suffeted injury. It was clear, from Ids answer in Chan-
cc: v, that he knew of the fraud in March, but concealed
Loin the Lank till :Osier his brother had been long out
of the woolly, by which media he devolved them of
any possioility of obotintng either Civil or criminal jos.

Ineitirv, without hesitation, pronounced a verdict
int the actidank.

SECONDARIES' OFFICE, JULY V.
SuuTAL AS% EPIIENS V. BROGDEN•
This was emptily to assess the damages to which the
plaintiff wits emitted, in all ae;inoi for an assault, in which
the defendant had suffered judgment by default. The
damages were laid Pt 10001.
I. C. ed the ease. De said the
action was ti, ought for suds compensalion as damages
could make for a grievons iesaidt, ohm had !Weil cum
wilted uy the dereadant on toe plairoilr. The di I. 'Maul,
by allowing judgment against Min uv sletaiili, hail ad
ted tint he could not deny or jot:oily the assault of which
the plaintiff complained. The 'nought the sub-
ject before a jury with pain; Mit lie telt it his bounden
dirty, both as a matt and a citizen 01 Loudon, who had
been cruelly injured in ;,is nelson tilt his feelings, to ap-
peal to a tribunal of his fellow-rill/ens tor such fedress
as their vet diet could afro' d. The plrini to.. Stephen,.
is a jeweller, living in Casileau reel , Outman; Mr. Drug-
den, is also a jeweller, living in Ili-idgewater-square,
Haruican. It happened :mat some time since
was gives is the rudder girl droniilis that the jewel-
lers were in the habil of selling ',loutish% I ings wilhuut
the Hall stamp, by which meths Liev avoided the pay-
ment of a lea that is changed on affixing the stamp at tile
11411. The 'toaster gold:4'l4.lls, in consequence or
this in-
h t ion, called a Court o Wardens, to take the sub-
ject into cousidei a auto. 'Fhe jewt Ileis were alarmed, as
flies had vest numbers of those iinslainperi Clogs on
hands, and they call, .1 a inettitig on the grist of May, to
roue:oily' how they should act. Tills wteni ng was ICt•pact-
i.hly attended, and %l r. Mel-hens was poc:.ein. A Mr.
At'liregur *asked who gave the iurtiriliatiuu to the 'haslet

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goldsmiths ? A person who stood near Mr. Stephens re-
plied " Brogden." The next day Mr. Stephens received
a note from Mr. Be ogden—they were acitaintetl, and
were both et editors of a person who was then insolvent.
The note WAS as follows:

" Bridgewaier-square, June Ist.
" J. Brogdee's compliments to Mr. seepliens, will feel
obliged by his calling on him at Bridgewater-square on
business equally important to both, before fem. o'clock to
day, or to-morrow mousing."
Mr. Stephens immediately went toM rilrogelen's house,
where he found him in his counting-house, a clerk and the
porter who bad !brought the note being present. On Mr.
Stephens's entrance, Mr. Brogden sent the porter out,
and after shutting the door, went into an inner room,
from which he iustanily returned with a large whip in his
hand. He addressed Mr. Stephens, saying—" And so
Mr. Stephens, von called me an informer before eighteen
persons last night ;" and without waiting for any reply,
he struck Mr. Stephens over the eyes with the handle et
the whip, in a manner that caused his blood to gosh out,
and stain the silver articles that lay on the comelier in the
room—lie continued beating Mr. Stephens about the head
with the whip till he broke it; and even thee, not con.
tent, he seized the larger part of the handle, and con.
tinned to beat Mr. S. sill the clerk, who was present,
interfered to save his life. Mr. Stephens offered no re.
sistance—he had a complaint in his eyes, and the first
blow he received rendered him incapable of nuking any
defence. Soon after the desk had succeeded in saving
111 r. Stephens's life, Mr. Taylor came into the counting.
house, and on expressing his amazement at what he saw,
Air. rogden said, "Ifl am deceived I can uever make
hint amends," but should not a man of mature age and of
sound mind have made an enquiry before he would make
such an attack upon his fellow-man. Mr. Stephens was
taken home in a coach ; his life was for some time thought
by his surgeon in the most imminent danger, and even yet
his recovery is doubtful. If the defendant sought for
compensation for his personal sufferings and his peened-
ary loss, which, from being unable to attend his business
must be considerable—the jury would feel—he had an
irresistible claim—but Sir. Stephens had much higher
claims; he was a most respectable citizen, deservedly
esteemed by all to whom he was known—he possessed
honour and feeling and sensibility—these had all been
deeply wounded—he was a husband and a father—and
had seen the dearest übjecis of his affection weeping
round his bed in all the agony of anticipated widowhood
and orphanage:—tor these wounds of the heart the jury
were teasel called on to make him the very inadequate
satisfaction that damages could give.
Air. Taylor stated, that he knows plaintiffand defendant ;
stela to defendant's counting.house on Ist of June; soon
as be entered, Mr. Stephens exclaimed " Oh I Mr Taylor I"
and pointing to a whip t ant lay broke on the door, proceeded
to tell him, drat the defendant had violeuelv beat inm, at the
same time putting the defendant's note, inviting him Is) call
on Min, into tile witness's band. Air. Stephee'sace was cut
and there was blood on plate that lay on the counter. Mr.
It' %den put a letter into the witness's hand, and desiied hien
to [nos lit that, and be would judge of his feelings.. Wieness
Admit ed Mr. ltiogden up stabs, and on coining demo. wid
to Mr. Seephen's, that if Mr. Brogden was deceived he would
make reparation. Mr. B. had authorised him to say so.—
Mr. Stephens denied having used any expression against Mr.
Brogden, and mentioued several persons a ho could prove it.
Mr. S.'s head appeared to have been washed, and he went
assay in a coach.
Air. Beveridge stated, that he is a surgeon, and attended
Mr. Stephens on the lst of tune, and about a month after.
Ile had indainieni ion in the eyes, a violent contusion on the
temple, and tat elation of the scalp; his life was in imaisluent
dauber. Intlateneation still continues, and he would not be
surprised if fatal 'smiling'', shindd even yet take place; he
bud seen death ensue from less siolle uee. The plaiutitf's case
here clewed.

Mr. Wilkes addressed the Jury fur the defendant. He de.
precattd the etre.. is of the eloquent speech they had heard
for the plaintiff, and conjured the Jury to judge by what had
been pursed, and nut by what had been stated. The de-
fendant's clerk had been present from the beginning, and lie
was not called. VI, hen Mr. Taylor saw the defendant he was
after receiving the rights of hospitality. (This expression
excited a strong sensation in the auditory.) His face had
be. n washed, and he was sent home in a coach procured by
Mr. Brogden's courtesy.
Some of the Jury enquired whether Mr. Wilkes could pro.
duce any evidence to disprove the evidence they had beard ?
Mr. Wilkes said, us the plaintiff had not produced the clerk
woo was present, he would nut give Mr. Phillips another
oppoctenity of electrify the Jury by his eloquence.
The Secondary summed up the evidence, telling the Jury
that if the defendant's clerk, who was present at the begin•
ning of the assault, could state any thing in initijution, it
lay MI him (the defendant) to produce him*
The Jury, ether a short consultation, returned a verdict—
Damages 8001.

ANLCDOTE.—ilenty the Fourth of France read
every thing that was published concerning his ope-
rations. Under his reign every one enjoyed free
liberty of speaking, writing. and publishing ; and
/milt, which he sought Mier every where, came
in her turn to the throne to seek him. Being desired
to punish an author who had written some free
satires on the Court—" No," said this good Prince,
" it would he against my conFeienee to trouble an
honest man for having told the
WaintwlYn.—A giri, daughter of a gardener
near Edinburgh, was Ludy cm;doyed in bleaching
a quantity of clothes, and, while in the act of pinning
some of them to the ground, a sudden whirlwind
arose, and lifted them to u great height in the air.
The terrified girl ins, an' ly alarmed the fluidly by
frantic cries af" murder," &e. and the attention of
many persons wag directed to the circumstance, who
beheld the cl9thes, as they describe it, twirled about
in the air like shavings of wood, and at length car-
ried to the eastward out of their sight. Some other
persons observed them at a gleat height flying over
Leith Walk, but they have not been heard of 11u-
ther, except a small pocket handkerchief, which was
picked up about a quarter of a mile from the spot,
The clothes tire altogether valued at about 51.