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London, England, 1818-10-27 00:00:00

FETE AT NE!/BY HALL.

We (York Herald) mentioned in our last ilia
the Right Hon. Lord Grinithern, on the preeediiii{
Thiariday, give ir 'grind -entertainment to the
officers of the Northern Regiment of %Vert Riding
Yeomanry Cevitry, and to a numerous and dis-
tinguished pally of Nobility Mist Gentry, at his
Lordship's-seat of Newby Hall, to the %Vest Rid-
iug. We hive tinte received the following pan-
'cotes of it* Pete : —The company, which was un-
usually brilliant cud fashionable, begonia arrive set
nine o'clocit, 'when they were tutroduceil thn ugh
the grand entrance, fined with berrimts of his
Lordship, and ushered through the state span-
irtents to the sadiron (noted for the exquisite ta-
pestry by which .it is decorated), where they were
received by Lord and Ltdy flrinishuin with the
most polite and affable attentions. 'rite rplrudid
finites of rooms, w`hich compose this magnificent
'Mansion, were entirely thrown open to the
diatiu-
guished visitors. The front of the house ace beau-
tifully illuminated with fest s, &c. of variegated
lamps, whiCh had • most striking 'RA brilliant
effect, as the Consisatiy entered the liark'gafes Suit
proceeded throligh thelernundi.
Dancing commenced in the ball-room, at ten
o'clock, by which time uhout two hundred visiton
had iirrived. The dancing was kept up with ass-
reminiug spirit till are o'clock, wheu 'supper was
innouuced. Tables were laid io the statue gallery,
fir one hundred and thirty. This gallery is re-
markable fir the fine collection of stituary,'collect-
ed by Mr. Weddell, which, adorimlny disposed,
and shewn to advantage by the histre of the Gre-
cian lamPa, lad • clinical effect, that can ()Ay be
conceived by those who have seen thee ahniost
matchless specimens of sculpture. The reMsiudrr
of the company supped iu three other splendid
apartments, on every delicacy of the 'season. vo-
tively served up en the family plate, with the most
delicious wines. After supper, dancing was re-
sumed, end contismed till pact live in the morning.
Rooms were, during this interval, opened for re-
freshment, where many of the party even took
breakfast before their departure.
It iirnotthe lent remarkable feature of this brit-
lisritilte,.that the whole of the antivenins company
'were secommodated within the ensiniou of Newliy
Hill itself, without the aid of temporary erection..
The whole neighbourhood were alive; sod the
palmistry were made happy, as well as their more
opulent neighbours; while even the servants awl
otherpersons employed'at thefete, had every com-
fortable refreshment, in suitable apartments.
Quadrilles were danced nearly the' who le of the
evening, there being arty five country dances.
The Music, which ;cave great mitisfaciion, was
from the York Asseniblies, under the direction of
Mr. W; Hardman, of this city.
Among the noble Mod distinguished families
Rho graced the entertaiornent with 'their presence,
were the following
ti.. Officers of the 'Northers Neglineut of West-Riding
Yeomanry Cavalry, Commis of blexborouFls, Hiss
Uw-
resor, Lord asd Lady Pollington, the Honn.srabie C.
Sir T. Slinfaby, Hart.;' Sir Julia Goodricke, Hart.; she
Rarosden family, Mr. and Mrs. Line Fox, the Stnorton
family, the Versos family, the Hariwund family, Colima
Cooke cud family, Mrr. Bland and family. the DAN of
Ripon, the Arrhdeseoa of Turk and family, Mr. sad Mr..
R. I.A;erlleo, Mr. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Dsoneonrho Sind
family, Mr. and Mrs. T. Danciiiiihe and family, Lade
Goodricke' Lady Beresford, Mrs. M. Wreak. Miss Peinir,
Miss F. lAsselles. Miss A. Lascrites. Honourable MI
M.P.;Dundee, Mr. Graham, M.P.; Mr. Rlai.d, Mr. mild
Siarkie, Sir Charles Des Toes; Miss Morrill, Sir
Philip Musgrave, Bart. lee.

The Barber of Seville; were the Income Tax re-
vived. would have to make very considerable ►e-
' turns to the Assessors. But why is he permitted
to open Ins shop: at such very late bows ? %Vete
it not for the irresistible drollery• of the tont on-
set:4k, and Mrs. DICLONS.II delightful " Old
Man." constantly encored, by acclamation, th•
Barber would be -totally deserted by his cust iiiii ers
at the close of the first act. If the opera c.oili,ot be
performed as 'first piece, why not, as an accom-
modation to those amateur* who dislike late hours.
introduce it as a second, where three ace minis ?
aleph= would then have, what she certainly is an-
doled to—afair hearing!
A

ing has arisen bet Ween 111,5,
Stern arm mid the Manager of the Cork Theatre.
Miss STisructio's salary there is 3.51. per for
her services. For this liberal sum, the %auger
considers that she is bound to sing iii afterpiecrs is
well as in full 'operas, when he shall require it, is
she did lit Dublin. The Lady- conceives her en-
gagement lobe different; as in Dublin, iu addition
to the tibove nightly sum, she received a census
share of the money taken at the doors. By monist
convent fifteen- pounds out of t e tiiirty-five ire
nightly lodged iu the lands of a trustee until a Iron
opinion can be taken upon her engagement, to
which both parties bane iigreed to submit.
The departure of the Allied troops from France
is likely to prove a prolific mace of &mastic en-
tertaisaneut to the folk of the ,4 Good City." ?i
less than six pieces of various descriptions lime al-
ready been received tit the several theatreirot POI*.
it appears from our Reinert of Mr. Hunt's
that it is an offence fur that Gentleinan to overhear
otleasive words spoken loud enough to tieliciud by
any man that has the.bse or his ears.
A strvaut of Mr. lioaLtAti, alientioteut druggist
in Dublin. having beets lately detected is steiduir
a large yummy of his master's wine, pleaded I,i
his defence, that lie did tint steel it fur sale. but
tended the whole fur hie urns private ate.
Mr. Bvesiarts•m, of kilreenock. author Of the
14 Wear •by Clyde." his traiimilined to Mr.
WeLTEIt 'broTT the branch of•itan Sloe's sot-.
the Scottish Minima Its circle split:airs to be si
silver, studded with what was once the Color.
bristetn. It is said that its authenticity cannot Lh
disputed.
. Hetet/eel !-:-liseasitt Mid Cc. mid both t.e
Thirty Thoweiols in the Lottety Jug ende4l.-i'Mfr
'INN bet twin, sad itezeit end -Co. Arm inth
Shares, et Own infirm, Stsysti Exclisoire Gale. !aid (
auw en pale sustains lour rageo of lb.";
Theesead, Two of Five Thousand, ;me.. Ate. Cuki" A."

oul.
In the town of .stnot v►, the c.lergyn sui th"
churchwarden, the elei It, nod the
each nine living children.' enthio wort ;
cw►tcidence.

LAW INTELLICENCE.
sEnniNrs INN, Orrosia WIL

This day Mr. JassliVe BAYLKY, Mr..tvatle* As.
sow, and Mr. Juslice HOLROTD. vet hive, fir the
purpose of hearing arguments on application...lhr
new inch, &c. which were tint decided in'the'hast
Term. Lord Et.Latisotsernatt, who 1. we are
concerned to state. in a very itl state of Ismlth, did
not make his appearance. There was not a mama•
rocs attendance of Counsel.
WI LSO II V. 11111011.

In this case, an intim, had been brought grind
the owners of a ship, which had been lost or cap.
Lured, to recover the value of the Gorge put en
hoed by the shippers. The cause had been re.
!erred to Mr. Gawky, who hail made an award,
subject to the judgment of the Court. au three
points.—The master of the ship, it appeared, was
one of the owners. and. by a specific Act of Par-
lisenent..the owners of a vessel were protected from
cup tepoissibility, with reference to the safe keep-
ing of the curse, unless they were privy to the
conduct which had occasioned its loss or deteritwa-
Won, leaving to the shippers the right of looking to
the master. for redress, sad silt to the posers oft
shore. The brit point was. whether the action
eigaient the master. its this instance. he beingooe of
the owners, was mot. is feet. an woos to iiedes.► the '
'whole of the joine-ownenrweve pearliest Second.
Whether the claim of the skippers was to be esti-
mated by the value of the carp, at the time the
contract was entered into, or as it stood at the
period wheel the vessel was lost hod third.
whether 40eaL which the shippers bad paid as freight
ier advance, osght not to be considered as pert of
the sum which they had a right to recover, in the
event of the loss of the ship
Mr. Itaectsuseir. for the Plaintiff, contended,
that the shippers. to whom the goods belonged. had
• right to *Gerrit against the master and owners, in
this case, which differed considerably from others,
as the master Was himself pan owner. With respect
to the second point, it appeared gene clear to hien,
that the ',tippets had a right to sue for the austioist
of the cargo. at the tide the contract was entered
into, and net, with a reference to the value, when
the ship was lost. in the first inetanee, the amount

was easily ascertained--abereas, in the bitter, it
would be most difficult to discover it. As to the
third point, he argued that the shippers had an un-
doubted right to claims back the lam of 1001. paid
by them for freight, as the owners had nut fulfilled
their cataract.
Mr. Scuicrry. nom. argued, that, by the
provisions of the Act of Parliament, no action could
lie sgiinst the *wings of the ship, &awry act dune
by the masters or satinets, of which they were not
rognizani. Neat, that the claim should its made,
not fur the value of the. goods at the time theater
tract was entered into, but at the periodirhen the
vessel was luet—hecaime, au essential alterastiou

Wight have taken 'place. with respect to their worth,
in the intermediate time. The Plaintiff. be ob-
served. had uo right whatever to see the owners st
the vessel. as they were not privy to any wralvees►.
tiou. The master, eri tsestioe. was respossuble to
them—and their action should lie orient him. in
hiss capacity of Capteith, not iu his chewier of
owner.
Mr. Justice BATIAT held. that the shippers had
a fair groom, ul action against the Captain. as
muster, but none in his capoeity of owner—that
the value of the cargo ought to be estimated et the
time the ves•e{ was lust, aml not at the peeled
when the rontract was entered into—iond,
that the Pinion/fa had- a right to cause the 400 i.
which they bad paid for freight to be refunded.
lu this decision the other Learned Judges con-
curred.

A covey of seven partridges on Saturday mein-
iog alighted an Butli.square, on Portsmouth Point.
rod from the direction they come. they must have
flown from the 1.4 e of Wight, the neorert point of
which is fire melee. without the possibility of their
reitilig in the wry : one of them died immodiotety
lions fatigue, the others were caught by various
Mersin'.
Several woodcocks have been killed this week in
the neighbourhood of Penryii. • At Esqs two were
shot on Wednesday list, and three more on the fol-
lowing dry.
Great quantities of pilchards are stilt obrereed in
tile Channel. mud at a shirt distroce from the shore.
The d • • ig boots iii Aluueit's Bay have been very
siicreaul during the present week. hoeing token
about 4200 hogsheads. Souse seams 'hot were taken
imp hive been put out again, and if the leenther
pitoold prove moderate some aim airy yet be speared.
On the Deromihire enlist also mime shoots hove
been seen between Bolt Head mind Torbay. mod
coinideridste quantities of pilchards, caught in
aluiving eirt9, isere last week brought to Exeter
nruket.—(Corosea Gazette./ _

The person who, we lament so state, had both
legs broken by the upsetting of the light Bath
ClOdell, it Langley Broom.a (ew evenings **nice,
proves to be a *errant in the Household of Prince
I.coros.o, at elareninitt, and had been nu a visit to
sumo friends at Bristol.

At the Sessions for the conat!.• held in Penrith.
on Tuestlry, only seven Niagisieates were in attend.
Major YATES. Chi/Annan. thallsaat
sot, ohms lock o/' the Forest, wait sentenced to
befell rears trasisportation. for striding a evil, and
oilier articles, front a person at Great Corby : he
living an old offender. it was determined to semi
loco oat of doe king.lorat. it bring the third time
lie wad commies' for similar offence's. A iwtitiosi
predeoltrol try Air. COURTIEN Alr. Counsellor. to
the Clidnall4s and Magistrates, signed by thirty.
•Ix darting, piei nig for adjourned nessions. in or-
der to prevent the seecessity of taking the insolvent
iltlitors to the general Sessions. The petition. we
understand, was favourably received, and left fur•
our eonsiderati of the 11iegistrirtes to decide.
s'Frost u (nrneapuirriessi.)-140r.e-rtritling shout
twenty yeafil UKO was sO Very common ill the north
Englasoll mod throughout Scotland, as to he
,'t• slimly regarded as au illegitimate metros of sub-
PlitenCe rather than a serious crime ; but, until
%Ilion the two last yew*. the nae►lsrr of onfencsra
of this description lord Kraduelly decreased. it is
tines, however. ru commute in the rhovesmentioned
that upon an average Owen via hionirs
sieltulini weekly, scarcely tone in twenty of which
'r roawtttr.d.

1111)DLIISEX SESSION'S,

llearsa v. OCTOBER 26.

'TRIAL OF MR. HUNT.

Thip ,morning. the Mithilesex &seisms cent-
monad at Hicki'S Hall, before 1/1411Cil Coo*.
Esq. (the Chairman). and a fell Bench of Ma-
gistrates.
The first came was the trial of Mr. Heat for .an
assault upon Mr. Vincent George Dowliog au the
s'h Septenthei,'ise.St. Clement's Church-yard.
Before the trial come iso Mr. Hunt, who ,sat at
the Barrister's table. toss and addressed the Court
in the following terusti:—r • .
Mr. ClAlaillalle lam here to day to stand my
itrial fur an emelt, and I have sn.upplicatiou to
mike to the Court foe my own protection. A per-
sow who sits opposite me his just made use of the
frilliwring expression: * tare the demagogue. Haut.
is first on the list, I hope he'll, be tretioported:
therefore apply to the Court. whether such leo.
gouge is to be tolerated. when applied to a man who
is here broeight befOre a jury of his canopy. un-
derstand the person is a barrister. Ido not know
whether he is or sot; but I appeal to the Court
whether I am not to be protected from 'itch lan-
guaw.,
Mr. Attire, who was of Counsel for Mr. noir-
ling, rose and said. that say expression which%
might have fallen from his Learned Friend, who
emit a Barrister, mold not hare been iateuded for
Mr.finnt's

Mr. /use*. who was the Gentleman alluded to,
and who sat at the table, but was not dressed in his
wig sod gowns, said. that he did not mean to be
overheard by Mr. Haut in any thing he might have
said; whatever had been his coaversation, it was not,
he assured theCoart, intended for Mr. Hunt's ear.
Mr. Hunt—" I think you did address your lan-
gasp to me. It certainly was uttered loud enough
to he beard by all around here."
Mr. Ai.Lay interposed, and desired that Mr.
Hunt should not interrupt the proceedings of the
Court by complaints of this kind.
Mr. Hunt—" I sin addressing the Chairman,
and not you. Sir; and it is to his instructions, not
to yours, that I shall pay deference."
The CIRAIRMAII—" Mr. Rant, you most be
aware that nothing can arise is year particular case
which could justify the slightest indecorum towards
you, standing as you do. The Court is always
most anxious to accommodate every Defendant, as
fee es it can be done with propriety ; but, on the
other bend, it cannot well take notice of private
conversations, whatever they may happen to be;
and I am sorry that the seat in which you sit had
placed you near enough to overhear any this,
which might have been said by the Gentleman op-
posite to you. It is true, that the Court generally
allows a Defendant to sit at the table, either fir
the purpose of being neer his Counsel, or any par-
ticular friend whose salaams be may want. I
thigh. ou mintiest. you must be of that
such expressions as those yes ham alltsdeg is could
not, by possibility. have been Riess* fee the public
ear. The Gentleman Is whom yea ascribe deem
cull not possibly lase publicly bearded them on
the eve of a delessileat's trial. I can give you no
essistaace under the circumstances that you say
lame *enured."
Mr. dimity 1 Mr. Hunt, as you have thought
proper to overhear a private emsversation, and dun
make it the ground of a public complaint. you
mast now gait your scat and stood et the bar, as an
other defendants usually d 0.."
The CINIAIIINIAI-4 am very tarry that any
thing should have occurred to have made Mr.
Hunt's application, or yours. Mr. Alley, necessary."
Mr. ALLsw—" Mr. Ilea. you must go to the
bor."

Mr. Hent-4 k *pin tell yse, that I shall at-
tend to the Chairman'
s and not i• you."
Mr. ALLatir—" Then, if you chooee to be inso-
lent, must move the dourt that you be placed at
the bar. The Court will exercise its jurisdictiou
towards you as it would to any other defendant."
Mr. Itunt-44 I neither give nor take insoieocet
I sin addressing the Court."
Mr. Sub:Tomtit (one of the Magistrates on the
Beucli)—“ I think .Mr. Hunt ought to be pet to
the bar. It is au indulgence to allow a defendant
to sit where he does--end, after what has just passed,
I think he had better change his place."
Mr. Hunt--" I shall bow with great submir.
sion to the decision of the Chairman; and u Mr.
Alley has made this application, 1, in toy turn, ask
olthe Court to be permitted to moats where I am,
so en iodalgence, sad not to be put to the bar.
where I could have no convenience of taking notes
of the evidence."
The CHAlltall•II interposed, suill directed the
Clerk of Arraigns to read over the indictuseut, and
proceed with the trial. •
The indictment was accordingly read. which
charged Mr. Hunt with assaulting Mr. Dowling on
the eth September. Mr. Hem pleaded Net Guilty.
• Mr. At.t.av then rue, and io form repeated his
motion, that Mr. Heist he pat to the bar.
The CRAIIANIAIN-•-.4 Then as the motion has
beat made. Mr. Haat mud quit his seat, but I do
nut think it • right he Aioslil be put to the bar. as
Ise says he wishes to 'bike notes—let mot therefore
remove to the end of the tiMe."

Mr. Nom bowed to the Court, sold took his seat
at the real oi the table adjotaiug the jury-box.
Mr. CUSWOOLIP then opened the pleadings.
Mr. A Lii.stv stated tile Plaintiff's case to the Joey.
lit ullesiou to whet bad justeccurred in Court. he
ebetterril that he aeeer should have thought of refw
sing to Mr. Haut.that courtesy which was some-
times emended to deleadants, had it not been foe
the ape which was iss the perste% inetance made of it.
l'ltte offence with which the Defendant stood charged
was for coaseetting an assault of a very egg?".
sated character. The. kerisedVimusel said► that
althoegh he had a volume of iostructions in Iris
brief, shewilig the utter falsehood of Mr. fleut's
impetations epee Mr. Dowltug's character, and
explaining very fully, end he thought very satis-
factorily, a timelier of transoctioos net of very recent
date. yet be oho ht it awn proper and decorous
to ab.tein altogether fry matter which was not
direttly connected with the lime and cocunistance
of the assault. Tie. Learned Counsel then detailed
!firm, precisely to the Monett they have Liceu
already stated to the public.
Mr. V. G. Dowling was coiled to prove the as-

b /

fault. ke was esan * Mr. Cvawoon. *let'
stated. that•ow the Sth.Septeinher be isMit .to the
shop of Mr. Clement, Strand. for .the
Pow of letetniug a Newspaper. when he saw Mr.
Hoot and wend other persons in the place. Mr.
Hunt immediately addressed witness, and said,
" Well, Mr. Spectacle, Spy, are you disposed to
finish the horsewhipping .yeacommenced ii. Covent
Garden?" Witness easwered. " I wish to have
no altercation with ram," end then turned round
to leave the shop. Olen Mr. Hunt repeated his
offensive expression s..idinked him if he was dis-
posed to shew himself `st man and go oat to fight
him in the street; witness replied that he was
cuelonsed to such exhibitions, and certainly would
not ; he also mid that 'be was not deserving the
false Unpin/s,lnm which
.1111 r. Hunt had applied to
him. Mr. B. then charged, him with publishing
some false statements rispeciing a public transac-
tion in which he had been engaged—witness de-
nied this charge, and Mr.'flont resorted upon him.
that if he had not done it, himself he employed
@Me other pekoe to do ii. .Witness denied
this also, and was withdneving irons the shoe.
when Pr. Hunt said. he would Sind an opportunity
of thrashing him. Witnesesaid he w••,there then.
bat would not settle the dikter in the, manner
pointed quit by Mr. Hunt. The latter then follow.
ed him cut to the door. and struck witness • blow
in the (see, and said, " Will yon resent that P'--
Witness replied. " Certainly wet in the way you
seem to wish.; for I should feel myself disgraced
by noticing any thin* said wr done by a. MAUI who
has disgraced himeelf as. you have." Several per-
sons were outside the shop-door at dine time, and
Mr. Runt introduced him to them es " Puolkag.
the Government Spy." Witness gave no provo-
cation whatever to Mr. Hunt
Frew this treatment.
He only received one blow. le had defied Mr.
Hunt to prove in 'any degree the imputations he
had cast upon him.

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Mr. Hunt then proceeded to crass-exasaias Mr.
Dowling.
Hunt--,1 Did I not invite you out to prove
yourself a man. •nd when you said you were unac-
customed to this mode of proceeding. did I not
observe that that was extraordinary. for you were
active enough at Covent• Garden whew you were
*unleaded by your coostables, cud what wade yoit
so cool then r

Mr. Dowling-44 I recollect your saying some-
ding about coastables, but what were the precise
expressions I cannot now recollect. I bad heard
that you and your brother meant to assault one i■
the street."

Mr. Hunt—" Was that the** twee; did wit
your conseieoce tell you that you deserved it ?"
Mr. Dowling—" When 1 say I repotted to bear
from you, I mean thit I thought I shiuld hear
from you in • different nastier. I expected to
have been called upon as one Gentleman would
caM oa soother."
Mr. Hunt—" Huw do you meats ?"
Mr. Dowling—" Does not your -coascience tell
you
Mr. Hunt appealed to the Court whether a dig
rect answer ought not to be given to his creation.
The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative.
Mr. Dowling then said, that after the public in-
sult he offered to Mr. Rant at Covent-garden, he
certainly expected to have heard from in the only
course that a gentleman ought is have resorted to.
Mr. Hunt—" You mean to light • duel ?"
Mr. Dowling—" Most certainly."
Mr. Hunt—" Then the provocation you gave me
at Covent-garden was with the view of gent% me
to fight • Joel ?"—A. Certaialy."
Mr. Hunt—" Then when I called you out, you
say, to fight in 'Mr. Clement's shop, did you hear
me say I wanted to box you ?"-
Mr. Dowhug—" I inferred so certainly, for when
you invited MN out to light. 1 could not imagine
you meant to fight • duel in the middle of the day,
in St. Clement's Church-yard."
Mr. Dowling then admitted, that be bad said he
should feel himself disgraced by taking notice or •
man so degraded as Mr. Hunt, and that the blow
he received was • very slight nue. which merely
knocked off his spectacles—it did not give him the
slightest injury. He did not recollect that Mr.
Hunt after he struck him had said, that if he was
so abominable a coward as not to resent a blow,
it would be cruel to repeat it—no such eXpres-
lion was used in his hearing. He repeated his ad-
mission, that be went to the hustings to give Mr.
Hunt that sort of provocation which he thotight
would induce him to resent it by resorting to • duel.
Mr. Dowling, its his re-examination, sold, that
he went to the busting* after receiving gross provo-
cation from Mr. Hunt.

No other witness being cafied—
Mr. Hunt proceeded to Wakes' the Jury in hie
defence. He said tbst he stood there as au Lug-
harnisn—es one of their fellow-ceuntrytoen, charg:

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ed with the heinous offence of assaulting one of
his Majesty's liege subjects. Had he stood there
charged with committing a wantoa mid unprovoked
assault upon soy man. be knew that both the Jury
and the Court would visit his offence in the manner
which justice would demand. He would not insult
the underatiuding of the Court or the Jury, by re-
taliating upon the Learned Counsel who opened
the case, fur the manner iu which he had endea-
wound to prejudice the Court against him. The
Learned Counsel must, indeed, have had a flimsy
opinion of their understandings, when he thought
such a abasement as he had made could luau-
mice their judgment, He (Mr. Hung kttm tkey
could not be so easily imposed upon--be Imees,filek
he stood before twelve honest me., mod he wield
with confidence. as au Englishmen, call for their
verdict or not guilty when they had fairly consider.
ed all the circumstance, of his case because he
could contrioce them that he had abLdautjurtid-.
anion fur his treatment of Mr. * use
iu a condition to prove titet Mr. Dowling came and
assaulted him behind his beck, while he was act.
tog in • public capacity entice hustings. in Ceeenta
gairJett-.while he stood there as a Caedidste. le•
gally mod duly qualified to represent the (icy of
Westminster in Parliament. end us such recognised
by the electors who supported him. Standing is
such a situation' he .ought to have had (for he was
legally entitled to is) the protection of the High
Bailiff, and of flame persons whom he had designat.
ed as constables. fostrod of hieing this, he could
prove that the very High Constable hinsself-.--.
Mr. ALLEY here irsterliau d, mid said he could.
not really conceive what emanation there was be.

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tween what any cconstable.hanidone at Coreaat-gir-
deu duriogthe late election egad the present case
of assault. He hoped, therefore, the Court would
interpose and prevent the introduction of matter so
wholly distinct sod irreirehint.
The CitAlelloli—" I certaiiily cannot see the
propriety in' this case of introducing the conduct of
others for particilsr epecific charges of misbeha-
viour which have no reference to the matter now et
issue. You are entitled ,to make any comments
which apply to the riatenient of. Counsel, or the
evidence which has breicgiveis in the case. If Mr.
'Dueling has, with others, -by any let combined to
keep your mind in a stake of efferve'icence hens any
Period anterior to the doe,of the piesent charge,
ie may perhaps be a cirCionstance within the limit
obsenrstiou to which, you err entitled. But .1
really do not think you
,will serve your, else by
stating matter which hes reference to pr 091111
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before the Court, or by overloading it with other
facet that are 'tot directly connected with the
matter immediately at issue.. You may certainly
in yeoe comments go so rot es to touch upon soy
previous matter
.which may haveglven you that
sort of strung provocation that may. More, up to the
time of the present charge of assault, according to
the inirroity of human nature, kept alive a Spirit
of auger and resentment. Being a layman, and
enameled by Counsel in your defence, it is the
custom to allow a greater latitude of observation to
■ Defeadent ; it is perhaps as well to refrain as
much as possible from interrupting pod, and to
leave you to the exercise of your own discretion
in the selection of observatious which you may think
of use to your defence." ~.
Mr. Hunt said. that after the very hindsome
manner in which the Chairman had sciilrersed hint,
he could: assure him that his admonition should out
be lost on him, Nod he 'nicer* thanked the
Leaenedtptinsel for the abrupt interruption whiCh
had led to the observations just made by the Chairs
ma. He was certainly before the Court without
the' imposing advantage of a gown sad wig in woks
tug his defence, and. he knew he might be consi-
dered as fair game for the gentlemen of the long
robe, as they were called. Indeed, it wis a part of
their quirks and trick's to interrupt each other, fur
the purpose of disconcerting the speaker while ad-
dressing a 3ory, and throwing him off his guard;
and he. of course, was prepared to come in for his
share of interruption. He had, however, made up
Ms mind upon the matter, and even had the Chair-
man, instead of being so conciliatory towards him,
adopted a different tune of admonition. he had, a
little in Mr. Dowling's style, when lie coutemplated
being assaulted. fully and coolly prepared himself
for the maimer in which be would have received it.
and, just as Mr. Dowling had done, made up huW
mind as to the line of conduct he would have pur-
sued. He spin thanked the Chuiranan fur hiS
politeness, and entreated, that it, is the few ohne.
rations lie had to make, he should fall into any ir-
regulsrity, or the slighteit irrelevant matter (neither
of which he intended), the Court would instantly
interrupt him, and in an instant he would desist and
acquiesce in the correction of the Chairman. He
then resumed his address to the Jury. awl mid,
that they had ketifil from the Prosecutor's own
oath. that he had goer to the hosting* in Covent.
garden. while he (Mr. Heat) stood there in a put
tic capacity, and assaulted him, with the avowed
cud premeditated nitration of provultiog him to
commit one of the worst species of assault
-And yet such a man as that now asked theta
to find another guilty of a breach et the
peace ! It had often beets Mid, that a 'Plaintiff
should cease into Court with clean hands; would
any man my that Mr. Dowliag tame into
Court with clean hands ;They heard from the
Chair Man that a natural allowance should he made
for a short period of irritation and provocatiou.
When Mr. Dowling was before the Alegistrate,
thee the affair at Covent-garden, he unequivrocally
admitted that he intended to have given him more
bliwe thou he bad ioilicted on the hustings, and
multi have dour so were it not for the interpusitiou
that had occurred. Mr. Dowliag folly knew, that
as he (Mr. Heat) was not bound over to keep the
pence, the very
sent time he taw him out of the
protection of constables he would give him en op-
portunity of Inishiag the horsewhipping he had
begun at Covent•gardee. This. he 'deltas be wee
flatly prepared to expect; and the first time he mat
him happened to be when he (Mr. limit) hail jest
finished looking at a Paper is Mr. Cleumeut's shop,
full of infamous invective against him. Oat ob-
serving Mr. Dowling eater, what had he done ?—fie
merely invited hint to finish his horsewhipping, and
for the assault he had committed in Covent-garden
he gave him • slight blow. which only had the effect
of knocking off his spectacles. Mr. Rookie% then
appealed to hie short sights and said he emaid.wit
see to fight : he never attempted to follow the blow
up by farther violence, or by any act which indi-
cated a disposition of strong hostility sir resentment.
The Lenrued Counsel had said that he had a volume
of instructions, and could prove his statement by
variety of witnesses.. Where were they all! And
was it not fair to infer, that became they were not
called they had nothing to prove in support of the '
Learned Counsel's assertious ? The Jury must at
once perceive that he had received more liberality
from the Chairman than he had from the Leonard
Counsel. The latter had said, .6 We will put you
at the Bar." The importance of the we" re-
minded him of the assumed air of emasequence of
the organ-bellows Mower, who mid, a How beauti-
fully we played to-day at Church." Su Tech fur
the Learned GelatleinsiN consequence. Now re-
specting the laereet charge, they lied !weld from
the Prosecutor himself, that he had goue and cow-.

milted upon Inns a. prenseshiated assault, at the
hustings. in Covent-gulden; they wens as capable
of exercising in honest judgment upon right or
wrung as Mr. Alley had done, and it was for thins
to look into their own breasts, and soy if, under
similar provocation, they would not have treated
their assailant as he had done Iris in the grist place
where they happened to inert biro. And whet wools'
they have said if he stood before Own' an hiss trial
for shooting Mr. Dowling iu a duel ? what scold
they soy of a wan poirsaing another to Ins death
who was so ahort.sighteol as to say lie could soot see
■ wan well enough to Mess hint! Woould they nut
eoesceive he deserved the severest pionislinieut
indeed. the person who had insulted isms before the
trial ccn sitienced. and who was Su the gaols of* gess-
lima'', should souse out 14 Court and repeat his
detersoluation to offend, he (Air. Hunt) would 110(41

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let bin tee, that he was in ready as any man &Pre
could be to piston, the 'course mien to al gentleman,
when any person resonated to t.rer him arctic lie
knew where he stotst, and was airfare tlin a Court
IT Justice Wall not the place its alit 1, he should
state what in Mich a tine he would do., he would
therefore drop the iouhject. lielipecting Mr. pow--
ling, he would only posy, that hr bore no hostility
or animosity towards him ; indeed. he thought,
that if Mr. Dowling had consulted his owls feel.
ingot, and not listeurd to evil inlisi•eos. he wool.'
not have come ssuO, event this day. Ile we.. the
original agg'srosor, and hid come oft with * slap its
the face, in return 'for his woman with a horsewhip,.
Ir, ithder such circiapastences., the itily ;cotoailil re-
tort? • Verdict of guilty. agaitit a man who load
been to treated, he should Certainly limy to their
decision; though Ile was coomiosced when they after.
wairds reflected upou what they laid don.., the recol-. •
lectiust of it would not be pivahisik to them. lie an,
ticipated f the impurtielity of the Chairman,
than they Would hear hods 111#1 a recouttesen_
dation to dismiss altogether front their anions to
the atresent comanderation, whatever had beettlais
public awl— rskaiticitl 'conduct; be that right or
wrong iii their 'view of such Matters, was a noes.
lion wholly irtelevant to the itimuity with which
they Were, their oaths intrusted. If a marl
conk, bp ed is he had been, sold then
futausl.giiilty a Court of Justice fur retorting
upon ipis assailant. theie Would be WI end to the
exercise of the boasted feelings fund spirit of an
'Estglaidintlin. the Chairman would, doubtless h.s
down to them the lay.he llr.lt.) would not there
fore'retev them to the books of tiny great legal 1111thu-
any further than to say, thiit from the rime of
Lord 'Coke downwards, It had been lido: that a mats
was not only justified its 'repelling ((wee by force,
bin that be was further entitled to bring an sctinia
fur an stisinalt against the party Apo had 'first mi.
sailed hint, tress thciiigh lie 'should have retorted
blow for blow on ihe aggressor. lie would call no
witnesses, but 'cheerfully left his 'case in the hands
'of the Jury. and NOteirt bow to their verdict.

The CsaixtltilAN then summed up to tie Jury.
Be litissetited that a mistake hadoaturreil early in the
bisiness of the day, by eXprt-tsunt which had
beessuver-heard by die Defendant. lie was sure
the expression could never hive been seriously in-
tended—h 'War, however. 'cretaiiily not a palatable
one. end he hoped would never iii any case be re-
peated; whether it wale or was riot worth mittens*.
Wes another matter. trot the Jury had strictly us
canine their attention to the real question of as-
sault. It was. he knew. quite impossible for them
not to have head au hornier occa‘ioiss of the partivi
in this cause; bat be trusted they wool,' follow Iris
example, in butitlnog f their pr.-seta reiuollUs
tiou, all previous Matters th it . truglii have crept
into their 'nimbi. The Defendant. to Iris Able att.'
dress, had endeavoured to impress upon 'heir at:.
teution that the affair nit the IttiNbeigi at Covent-
garden. and the mu/la with which the Defeudant
stood 'charged, were one mid the same transaction—
that 114 that they were so mullet:tea, though.
strictly speaking, occurring A darer. in times, us
to present a continued transaction; the latter part of
which Was jUstified by the event of the former. The
Jury could not look upon the nastier in tails tight__
they must separate the two uccerrences if they be-
lieved the evidence fur the protects tilos, and he could
trot see what possible reason they could have to doubt
or to impeach the evidence of Air. Dowling—his
matinee Was becoming, and his statement 'candid
Mid sirtiple. It was true, tither wittienes might be
caller, to speak in the taint fart, hut Cootie, gene-
rally eltrrctse their own discretiniN mid do not un-
necessarily exhaust their time and that of the pub..
tic, where they think they have estabhshed their
ease—it *is different with penults who pleaded
their own cause—except when Hwy were governed
by the discretion shewis by the present . Deleudint.
they generally milled a mitaber of unnecessary wit-
nesses.
The 3ury esStwiriered their verdict for 'boat See
atinules, Nati thee 'rotting Air. Rout guilty of the
assault.

The Ca Ai KM Alt then pronounced the sentence
of the Court in the following manner:—
" Me. Ifunt—You stand convicted of Commit.
iing an assault upon Mr. Vincent George Dowling.
iu estimating the astute of your offence, it would
be affectation for the Court to drily e knowledge Of
previous trainectiosta, wlikh most gutturally have
caused some irritation in your mud. But the tiers
that lied elapsed between the attack made upon
pro in Covent-genie:a and the litth September,
ought, in the mind of i Moderate mail, to have
cooled that feeling which might at first have been
engendered, and been at the time very natural, and
preveuted your committing thst violation of the
law • for which you now stand couiricted..-a re-
sentment accouipsnied with such a breach of
decorum at a distant period cannot be justi-
fied. It was ion so much in the blow, fur that
does not appear to have been severe, that your of-
fence consisted—the blow was accoMpuiiid by se-
vere expressions, which no man of delicacy and
honour could bear, 'without appealing to the lay"
of his errantry for redress. Therefore. in the rye
of the Court, you are guilty of a very aggravattit
offence. But as it 'immune that Mr. Dowling had
lei/erected towards you throughout, in contempla-
tion of being able successfully to provoke you to is
meeting of a different tort from that which after-
wards occurred. the Court deem it right to give you
the benefit which you are entitled to from his con-
duct towards you, mud will init. therefore. *entente
you to oily punishment which Call degrade you as 44
gewirm,ll. The offence, however, cannot be over-
looked, and the sentence is. that you pay a fine of
live in. 4.1 be then discharged."
Dlr. limit bowed ro diet:hansom. paid the fins
at the tilde, and withdrew trona Court.

May was indicted few assaulting Thomas
Sudbury, osa the Wilt Anglia,
The l'resectstor was a carpenter, in the shop I.l'
Mew,. Menslield, of which the Defeentsnat
fsweman. The Prossecutor mistaking a Jurca,s,a
given by the Defendant, made two dam., instead a
war. The Defendant c.:11•41 hint a fool—ha retort.
led the apiiettalion, on which the farmer orstick tura
with a bawd on the tired. ‘'erdict—Gritiii.
tentleal to lily, r line of one 'shelling to the K ~.g.
.frames lied, a very yisang gtri, w:as tat 51.4.1.4
fur au amatsit au Jaya a child of 1,%..1s

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