The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-02-10 00:00:00

LIBEL.

Mr. A. Moons mused fur a rule to 'hew cause,
why • criminal informatiou should nut be filed
against Moses Hawker. fur a libel on Samuel -lel-
John Cooker and •uutbcr, Commissioners of
Aiveslied Taxes.

It appeared from the affidavits, that the pervon
against whom the iufurmation was sought. had
been fined by • Magistrate iu the inanity, to the
year 1815, in the mitigated penalty of 10/. fur shoot-
ing without • game license. fle appealed to the
Commissioners, alleging that he had been unable
to procure a license st the proper place in his dis-
trict ; sod that be had been assured there he might
continue so shoot in safety till a license were sob.
tinned. The Commissioners, however, saw reason
to conbrsn the imposition of the floe. In the year
1818, an information for II similar offence was
lodged against a Colonel Graves, hut on his repre-
senting that he had been for the last fifteen years
out of the kingdom, and therefote ignorant of its
customs, and that ssia lea g a license was neces-
sary, he charged himself, previous to the inform:s-
nail, with the price of one. in his return of his
assessed lazes, the Commissioners suffered the in-
formation to be withdrawu.

lii October last Mr. Hawker appeared before a
meeting of the three Cunnnissiouers, and produced
a pallet, purporting to be a statement of facts iu
Manors to their cooduct towards himself and to-
wards Colonel Graves, and required them to sign
it. One of them replied, that it was out a correct
stateuseist ; on which Mr. Hawker u►rd very vio-
lent language, and charged them with hiving act-
ed with gross partiality between himself and Col.
Graves. Ou the 30iii November following be also
erased • publi _cation am the Saglit
wads in a liaespanis newspaper. in 'Placa Irt affirm-

ril th.st juosicx Ise* Pee. drooped Iv leste.—.ltui
'mord. _ _ _

THU it,lo V. Loom RANCLACIN.

Mr, nftOuOUSIII stud lut wt•hrd to mention that
the Noble Defendant. who had been served with
summons to attend to receive the judwiseut of the
Court far sin swank, of winch he had h-en cowrie'.
vd, was furoisohod with a certllcate fro it Dr. Peen.
bertnio, tint since the conviction he had been attack-
ed with, and woes now suffering ter s very on v••te
paralysis of one side. awl that lie could not be
bronght up to the Court without ilunsineeit rook of
apoplexy. the coinorquence of which might he im-
mediate death. But niofortotostrly for Lord IL me-
lagh. Dr. Pemberton himself had been visited with
almost an equally dangerous illness since wrong g
the certificate, so that it was impossible he cou d
urvear to vouch for its correctness.
In answer to a question from Mr. Justice BAT-
LEY,
Mr. BROnctISSI said that Lord Ranthigh was at
Fulham; but if iniother medical man wis to at.
tend him to snake a report, he could not [windily
speak as to the state of his disorder from his own
observation, but would he oblige .I to take his opi-
nion from that of Dr. Pemberton.

Mr..lis•liee IiATLET an2gesteit. that a COMMIS.
Si tttt er might •ttcod Dr. Pemberton. to have the
certificate &worn.
Mr. SCARLETT, Counsel for the Prosecutor. on-
served, that having• the honour t• know Dr. Pent.
bartoo. lie placed perfect mill lane• in every thins
contained in any certificate by hint.
. .

Mr. Justice BATLEY—" Theu let it stand over
till the 4th day of next Term."

PROCLAIMING OF KING GEORGE IV.

CANTERBURY. IFFBRUARY 8.

Friday hut the cereinoily uFrroclaiemog his Ala-
jraty George the Flinnh . took place in this
city. The Mayor (George Freud, Esq.) and other
11emliers of the Corporation it.orieittletl et the
at eleven o'clock, roil at noon, !icing
joined by the Itepreereslllivel of the city 1,1 Parini-
meta, Lord Cliffnei and Stephen Iturnhold
~,,, the proce.sion commenced in the fol-
lowing order :
CondaWes to clear the way.

this troop of the 1111 h light dresses', with heed mounted.
East Kest

yeomanry.
The c. i.r and Sheriff'. Officer..
City mn.ic, colours, and constables sin foot.
The Blue coat Rsiye on a carriage.
City ►erjeants on lineselssick, carrying the Regalia.
The Sheriff and Turn Clerk in an arra landau.
The Mayor its a chariot. aceumpinied by his chaplain.
The Aldermen in chariot'.
The Common Conurilm•a in coaches,
The 6th veteraa battalion.
Four companies of the infantry depot.
East Kent yeomanry.

One troop of the 14th light dragoons closed the procession,
which extended nearly the whole length of the euty.
The pr• ceasom u•oved from the Guildhall through
Westgate to Smoot Donation's Cm.% fs.r the court»
nience of turning. and nn it. retorts halted at the
Guildhall, where the Town Clerk, in an audible
voice, read the Proclamation (which is the stone as
that published in the Gazelle Extraordinary).
The procession then proceeded through Guild.
hall-street to the Rutter-market, where the procla-
mation was again read : from thence it pawed up
Burgate-street to the Cattle-market, where Ilse
proclamation was read • third time : the procession
then moved down St. George'a-street to the Sham-
bles, where the proclamation was again read, and
then proceeded through Si. Mlargaret'r-street, halt-
ing at the Fish-market, where the proclamation
was read the fifth and last time. The procession
then moved outwards by Welling-street through
Riclingate to the Cattle Market, where the 1411
light dragoons, the E I Kent yeomanry, and the
infantry tiled off, leaving the civil part of the pro.
cession to proceed again down St. George's-street
to the

After the reading of the proclamation at each
station, the bands played the favourite national
anthem of God sore the King. amidst three hearty
cheer. from ass immense crowd of spectator', many
of whom sit the conclusion of the proclamation, when
the Town Clerk said .‘ Gust pave the King," added,
" And long live the Queen."
In the often:von several of she Members of the
Corporation, East Nelson. Sir Edward Bisetclibull,
Bart. the MtIIIIICTO fur the city, several Officers of
the East Kent yeomanry, and many of the prit.cia
pal inhabitants, to the number of nearly seventy,
dsned together ut the Fountain Tayern, in eelebns.
firm of the event. The Mal or in the Chair.

On the 11.1110,m1 Of the cloth /Vow IVoltis Donk,
was song by Messrs. Follow, C. Lepine, Goodbar,
llakey. and other gentlemen, and then the com-
pany dank " The health of his Majesty King
George IV." followed by three times three hearty
cheery, au l the singing of the national anthem,
" God save the King." Other loyal toasts and sen-
timents followed, interspersed with songs. &c.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL, upon the health of the
County Members being given from the Chair, ob-
served, that as this was the first time be had met
the Mayor and citizens of Canterbury since lie
had bad the honour to be OW of the Representa-
t►ves of the Giant). in Parriument, it might be
expected that he should make some dechiratiou as
to his political conduct ; he abstained, however,
from doing so uu account of the particular purpose
of the meeting being to eelebuMe tbe Proclamation
of his Majesty.
The address of Sir Edward wee received by the
company with rapturous applause; we were happy
to see the same course adopted by the Represents-
tives of the City, thereby wholly confining the pro.
ceedings of the convi►ial party to the purpose of
their assembling.
In order that every resident freeman of the City
should have an opportunity of drinking his Kies.
ty's health ou Friday. the Mayor issued • mono,
that those who would call at the Guildhall that
afte►noou should have a shilling given them for that
purpme, and we understand that steady five lieu-
dred availed themselves of the. Mayor's kindness
towards them.

Some surprise seemed to bare been felt yesterday
11111114 g the Bar. is the Court of Cheacery.
at ►Jr. Serjeaut Puss's *turnip' to preseut his
" humble dirty" to the Quilts. as well as to the
KiNG.uu pieerutiug the tinge fur their lU/
which are mime! uu such occasioue. The uutiesiun
war pruluebly out ititeettiousl, particularly as tha
LeariatJ Sesjaaut lareseutirel the nags.

Ur THI $1

iltrmad, Febrosey $, 1890.
Ilts-1 read in your Paper of bratty sears remarks re-
specting the Church service if leery last ; the Issas cir.
cuinatasce teak place ■t the parish church at anises (whets
1 happened accidentally to be); the rector, Dr, Wellesley,
Irby read is the afterooon, did set Wit* the queen, hot
passed over that pa►t uf the prayer, sad well prayed fee
the Royal Family.
A CONSTANT PURCHASER.