The National Register.
London, England, 1819-11-22 00:00:00

TI-It NATIONAL REGISTER.

Mr. Justice Bayley proceeded to pronounce the sentence of the
Court, which was, t At the defendant be imprisoned six month.
in Warwick wed, and t. at at the end of that time he give
security, himself in the sum of 24)01. and two others in the sum
of 101. each, that he keep the peace for three years ; and that he
be further imprisoned until such :,ectirity was given.
The Clerk was then about to taka the recogntz once of the de-
fendant to appear to the other indictment, and had read the
usual torn, " You acknowletlga to he indebted—"when,
The Defendant, interrupting him in rather a dissatisfied
tone, I acknowledge nothing: I am imprisoned for life."
Ile was then removed from Coat t in the custody of the pro-
per otlic.:r.
CRIMINAL INFORMATION. . . .

Mr. Searlett moved for a rule to show cause why a criminal
information should not be filed against the Rev. Geo. King. Tne
ground of this application was the affidavit of a Mr. Gardner.
The affidavit set forth, that the dLynnent and his wife kept a
respectable boarding school in the neighbourl,ood of Ashby. in
Lincolnshire, close to which the 11ev. Mr. King had a farm and
some glebe larid. The farm had been let to a tenant, with whom
Mr. King becoming dissatisfied, wished to let it to another, and
mentioned the circumstance to Mr. Gardner, with whom he was
at that time on terms of intimate acquaintance. Mr. Gardner
proposed a friend of his, and several interviews took place oa the
subi...tet. Some disagreement however occurred, and the negoei-
ation was brokea oft Soon after this, Mr. King wrote to Mr.
Gardner a very insulting letter, in ishieli he taxed him with
swindling, threatening to accuse and expose hint whemver and
wherever they met, and used other language calculated to incite
Mr. Gardner to a breach of the peace. epon this the present
application was made.
The Lord Chief-Justice raid, that Mr. Scarlet had urged
enough to induce the Cuutt to call upon Mr. King for his
answer. . . .

Mr. Scoriae rematked. that probably the granting the rule to
show cause might be sufficient to answer every purpose.—Rule
to show cause glutted.
THURSDAY, Nov. IS.
THE KIN() V. IHOUPSON. - .

Mr. Sergeant VAe•GIIAN prayed the judgment of the Court
against Thomas Thompson, printer of t.,e i.riee.der t iampitte,
who had been convicted at the last summer assizes of a libel on
the Rev. John l'iddock, a tuagistrate of the said county, inserted
in that paper.
The detendant put in an affidwit, stating that the letter was
not written by himself; that the prosecution had originated in
political motives; that he had a family of tour children, and was
in contracted circumstances.

The Court, after consulting for some time, inquired of Mr.
Denman whether it would be satisfactory that the defendant
should give his owls recognizance to appear again for judgmera
it called upon.
The defendant then entered into his own recognizance of sofa.
to-appear for judgment when called upon; and before he left the
Court, the Lord Chief JuAice intimr.ted to him the propriety of
discontinuing the publication of the libel. The defendant bowed
sod withdrew.