The National Register.
London, England, 1823-05-11 00:00:00

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milord Clines Wits driviag his sister in a gig ihrottgh Pimlico,
the delved's' ease up oil horsebaek, pursued him towards the
park. struck him most violently with • horsewhip. and .then
rode furiously away. The esitibitant, in conclusion, deposed
Mat he did Not eithihlt the articles from any motives of hatred
or revenge, hot from um feat of his life or some gtivvous
bodily iejay.
Lord Clifton having beta sumo ta the trothwi the articles,
Mr. Geraey expressed his bore that, under the peculiar cir-
cumstances of this ease, the court, ptireceiving that the trans•
mit already imposed at the defeedent rim inefeetoal, would
. take etlai Mieereres es might afford aallicient protection to the
*oh* lord and nitafateily of which be was a member, from the
japatinoal ansoyanees to which they were subjected.
TIM Lbrd Chief Justice said, he Mould defet seeklaz say
Weiler ie the eaw.,,till Mr. Justice Bayley kwbe was 1h; he the
Bail Coen) should he present.
After Mr. Jumitta Bayley bad mitered the court.
The Lord Chief Justice ordered that no day rules 'hoe Id be
granted to the deft-Asa, without • specie/ applicatieu to the
court for the perveisssou ablate them.
Lord Basle, est on the bomb during the protteedisge.
TUESDAY, MAY ft.
TIIE KIM° v. JON AIImSOIL WILLIAMS.
The defendant, it will be recollected, is editor of the Barham
Chtvadde. and Wll Convicted of • libel on tie elegy Of D'l6lllU,
at the late assizes fur the county of Durham, when several
weighty elvjatiose to the verdict of the Jary were taken by his
Camel, Mr. Brougham, and the Court, during Michaelsom
Term teat, granted the role Nisi.
' Mr. Searlett. lo te speech of considerablet length, showed
easel SOLillel the wide.
Mr. Tyutiall fullowetloa the ease side.
Mr. Alderson referred to the case of Lewis mid Walters,
and contended, that if the descriptioa was Incomplete in that,
it was so in this mine.
The Cost sal‘pe this was a moo( imporome. the Jod.es
would Warier it.
. ,maneesomf, war 7.
.i7fitt CINO e. ILENWORTMT.
this will' wait of error from the criminal court at Chester.
The dekodest was bead guilty at the last seamier assizes of
perjury, and sontensed by the court to he transported for seven
yews to New hornis- Wales, or one of the adjacent Wands.—
The error alleged wee that the statutes empowering the court
to Meet transpostailoa, directed that it should be awarded in
rlO NOM Miter punisbutest, instead of. which it mu
inkhried is Ito of other rupiahs's**, ; aid that the piece
lid either is Stet botorlefinitimely filed lay the court, or
specifically left to tie [leg in Corral.
The court, went tioarly.of opinion that oe regular judgment
had yet been gives, sad thelreforo that seateree eight still be
passed by the °sort below. i•They.wonld therefore remit the
record to the °sort below is order that they. might give
taut.
Mr. Jones sebsehted 'bat the court below were sow difilltiod
of all powers to paes.mostesee. They had passed MOSaleas
already, eadesaidoun glee two jadgegoets os rise esovidillatt •
The court observed, that if theyhtiere wrong is isminitst
procedepdo, the Maiden' might briag his writ of error;
it was the only cootie they coald pursue.
• Mr. Janes said, that as the defendant was sow is eutody.
without any,jadipoest to wettest his detention, be mould move
fur a Habeas Carpets in order to his discharge.
The court said, he could only do this on eildwrit ; ad if he
chose to procure book affidavit and move, it would probably
produce little benefit to his client. At relent they would only
sty that a precasts& must issue.
THS SLIAG is..JOHN sTURGEsS.
This defendant, • man in a respectable situation of life,mas
convicted at the sittings after Michaelmas Term, in London, of
indecently eipowitrit .his person in Mourfielde. When ha was
brought up for jddilaent in Hilary Term, &Siderite were pot
in disclosing that he was subject to • determination of blood
to the bead, which sometimes produced a temporary suspen-
sion of his faculties; that immediately before the nielatutholy
otteurretwe in question, be had bolo on • journey several hun-
dred miles, and hadneeo five bights without rest ; and that, he
had borne an nabluaished character. The case then stood over
in order that the prosecutors might make inquiry into these
circumstances, and consider whether they woad pray fur
judgment.
The court, adverting to the infirm state of the defesdasti
health, and to thwut mitigating oircanateneas..which led hewn
to hope that some degree of alienation of mist bad prevailed.
sentenced him to be imprisoned in the House of Correotios in
giltstar.stritet for Me weeks.
COURT OP COMMON PLEAS.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7.

112-Pit UTZ ZOO- Setilta.
Mr. Sergeant having oksimill•rele to show mese why
the Wank* of Ilmateet primer ebtsold not refund the sum of
11, 10m. eWh 611111,41 illegally received from the ariplioent,
who stated up= sie&vit that he had been discharged from
twelve actioam and for each discharge the warden had taken
a fee of 2s. Od.
Mr. Sergeant Vaughan showed cease against the rule. lie
said the fees which bad been thee demanded were not received
by this warden, bit were part of the fees of ollice due to the
clerk of the papers, in the prison, for entering the discharges:.
Thu warden made en aflidavit, stating that the complaivant was
dischsrged front thirteen actions, by an order of the soul lot
the Relief at Inaelvuet Debtors, in eleven of which detainers
had been ledged,against hius4.and from a warrent for an as-
*melt, which bad beta left at the gate. The atlldrvit also
stated, that so far back as 4121, the fee 0f,18.0d. vtas deter-
mined by this court to he due .to the (dirk of the pews. •
The court interrupted the learned sergeant to miy,,dbal the
only question was to the auusber of the niveherflall from solk,"‘
on which detainers had been lodged *within the applicant.
Mr. Sergeant Vaughan said, he was discharged from 13
zivil actions, exclusive of the detainer for the assault. The
warden had therefore takes less than the order of 1147 anti-
lied him to.
Mr. Surgeent,rell, ori the other aide, said be did not mean'
to urge any tither against the warden persoeally, *homes us-
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&unitedly a, very respectable olloer. Theremight have.been
some mistake oa thiesubject. A table of fees was herig•ep
in the prises, sad ime4itein contained is that table wasjs.A4l:
for the discharge. of a prisoner ; avid the question sow was,
whether an additionl charge or 25.,6d. was to be doeseatiod
for the were perpoes. This fee was not meatiooadin the table.
sad the statute Gius.A. peremptorily regains' a table of all
the fees to be taker is the prison to be Meng up in a couples-
ous part of it, ne fee not inserted in suck table coed be legally
claimer).
The gout desimel the telge of fees.shoold be headed up.
Brown said he bad slot the table in court. There were

Mr. -.in a..
two, eye continuing tkis hos to be takes by the wardee, sod
the other those to be token by the clerk of the pipers.
Tits court then acid, they most see these tables before 11,
rir,nottnced their clecihnt. . .