The National Register.
London, England, 1819-06-07 00:00:00

ASSES AND DEAF 'DAVIS.

The fight between these brave little heroes, under 10 stone,
*nom on sound, but ac are precluded tiom gtAt it:to detail
r; nil it. (rota the leag:11 of the great combat. The .e num arc the
bea of their weights that ever stripped for a prize. The fight
listed nearly two hours, and it was all strong action. Ayres is
• Randal fighter, exquisite when in, and in going down in tEe
gib round, he per:cubed that great pugilist's art of hitting when
.in the act of falLng.
Like l'utrf.r, Davie setsto with right foot in advance. and Lis
kft is the punishing broth Ayes led sit starting, and out.fought
his adversary, by avoiding his heavy hitting hand. Davis,
however, was backed at 6 and 7 to 4 at setting to, and the odds
wariod in neatly every initial. Davis sail damaged h, the eyes
in the first round, wid Ayres had science cnovh to pink hem,
until at last lie shut out daylight. Torn Jones and Owen
-▪ onded Ayres, alio nun cleverly at Lea; and H. Lee and
a.antial Dusts.

THE hATiOS'AL REGISTER:

OLD .E."!."..510N S.

Before the COUXON SERGEANT. and a Linden Jury.
LlBllle •
THE KING r. JOHN lIATTHEW OUTCII.
John Matthew Gutch was indicted for having printed find pub-
lished in London on the lath of July. 18(8, a cermin filet and
Sc iselaious libel aertinst James Mills, in a paper culled " Felix
For?,..n's Brined Journal." of which the following is a copy:—
" Really. Mr. Mills. this reeved' all those barefaced perver-
sions of truth. which I hate so often heard you make. flow can
you know what account of your trial 1 have chosen to publish?
You have not seen it: only pert of the impression of nil journal
beiagprieted, and of course nu beam toe public eye. Much
as your insolent letter on the gaol business, whlressed to me in
the Ilebtol .dlerenry of September last. might have rite
in copying from any print that report of your trial which bore
the hurdest on your character, I dial. when you read the report
which I have 'subleased. that you will give me credit for my im-
part:l,l4y, and less 'utilise than you scent to allow me. I have
copied your trial in the tirst in ranee front the 11, hTlal Gburrver.
bemuse I *a.. I.;:vet, to und, emend that • legal relative of the
editor of dust paper was in Cum t, and took notes of the proceed-
ings; but with a charitable feeling towards you,which you really
do not deserve, I have =pied also from your bnititer'e paper
(the 110.14 Gazette) the reasons I eupro d both of you %m ad
wises the public to believe, were those which led to the unfortu-
nate tainstitt. You: affidavit fortnin„-r,o part of the trial. I was at
liberty to insert or reject, am I pleased, unless youpaid for it as an
advertisement. I consider the columns oisrwy Punta! too valu-
able to devote them to a vindication of your chatrecter, unless
receive a suitebie remuneration."
'Mr. Janie,' Mills. the protherutor, requested to be allowed to
address the Court and Jury ou behalf of the prosecution, on the
pponnd that he had (th a former indictment employed coun el.
and that he did not think proper to pay for the isesisbuice of a
professional et ntleman on the rresent occasion.
Mr. Itollasnd,on the part of the del ndant, objected, and cited
the opinions of lard Elletiborotiell, awl Lord Chief Juettee Ab-
bott, to prose that privet• intliviluale were not allowed in such a
case as the present to address the jury. The King was here the
proeecutur. and Mr. Aline could come into Court only in the
c'earacter of a Witness.
The Common• Sergeant valor opinion. that Mr. Mills had no
tight to address the jwy. It was tee invariable practice of every
May, in cause of felony, to buffer the prosceetor to act only in the
cltuacter of a witness.
Mr. Mills.—! claim it as a right, and if the Court will rot
allow me to speak. I will give up the prosieentiom
The Conine n•Sergeant.—l cannot. 1 dare net alter whet I:as
been decided by such high authority.
Mr. Mills aAS then called as a witness in the ordinary manner,
and of er a short pause lie took the cestomary oath. lle was ex-
aminee' by ttic Common-ticrgeare, and etates!. that he was an
engineer residing at Costann, 'leer Bristol. Turning in the gen-
:l(llms of the jut', he skid, " I aid slate the feels of thee:see to
iseritlemen.'
The Coma. m.etergeenr--" The CCUT: IS not to be trifled whh
in this muerer, you must usidress ears, 11 to me, and ar.swee the
rosters rut by me."
31ills then rroceedcd to read the facts of the case from the
resold ; bat 11:, was a; ain it tempts ii by the Court, and was cern-
relied to detail :he facts in the legal and oniinary manner. He
and that on Friday evening, nth July. 1818, be eslled at the
silice of Mr. Gutch. in Ilris,ohand found that he was from home.
Ile saw. however, Mr. Gutell'e agent. Denote ILI% and witness
•sked him whether Mr. Gate's had inserted ti c account of hit,
trial in his pare:.
In conscecterce of the answers 1:c received, he desired that an
Melt lie had made might be inserted in the paper, it
ha▪
ving an:eared in the other Bristol perces About two or three
hours utter Ire had left the alike, lie received a message, anti he
in consequence again went to tire office, and wrote a letter a:!-
dressed to Mr. Guteli requesting the insertion of the affidavit
which wits to be charged to him. Thenext 'staining Mr. Gutch 's
parer appeared in picot. containing the libel in question.
4:ro,s-extintinecl by lelr. 'fire pa2ei Win. not publish-
ed when he first went to the office; it was not the publishing
day. When he wrote the letter thstiesting the insertion of the
&Hides it. he had not hien the account or site trial. lie had made
a cherge against Mr. Gott'', at Bristol. Mr a libel, which he slid
not substantiate, bi:Catlae he was in London at the time it came
on. 3lr. Ludlow, his counsel. raid, lie would give bins notice,
but he never did, and 'dlr. Gutch was acquitted in consequence.
Mr. Churlee Keeling lived at No. 3, Budge-row. -nd was not
now in employ. lie applied to the Stsnip•office to know who
sues the proprietor oldie Br istcl Journal. The eeregeete was
produced and read, by which it appeared that Felix Farley was
the original proprietor, and (jr. (lute' was thepr_s,r,tproprietor.
Witness saw the instrument signesi by the Cemanissioner.
William Moore was next called, but dist not appear, aril
there being no pmof that the libel was published in London, as
charged in the indictment, the detendaet *us acquitted.
John Matthew Gulch was again theists:el lin having prinnel
and published the following libel against Jeatell Mills in London,
on tie rah Feb. 1819 t—
" To our reaches at home, Mr. Mills's character is too well
known to need description, but our slheant readers, ought to be
inlitimed that he is a modern Iselin. al tieruicgogue. and a great
advocate for the wide extension el the /iberty of tie ease But
e shall be indeed surprised, if alter such conduct Ise this, if
alter another proceeding of a similar description against otherl
respectable citizens of Bristol, in which he was disgracefully non-
suited. Ali. Mills should ever find himself at his ease in this city.
We aid forbear to particulazize a prusteation now pending by
the same patriot arid defender of the rights of man, aensinat
another respectable citizen, for perjury. 'low blessed would be
the effects of reigning motlernpattioie--how ceneistent in conduct
unusually philanthropic. May Heaven avert such a ca-
!badly from us, and may it please ,11r. Mills to visit the distant
shores of Anti:tire, tie de-rnier resort and asylum for refugee
pattiots, and no longer disturb tile peaceable and industrious
pettiots of Bristol in the enjoymett of their good fame, by
bringing actions against them which he cabnot support, and
ainaeal pnrsecuLosuillich he is unable to substuntiate."
Charles Reeling called end gave evidence to the same a:et
as on the last indictment.

William Moore was also examined, sad stated that he was
bean waiter at the Chapter t.:dfee-house. He proved that he
received the Bristol Jour*el of the f,th of February, but he
haw nothing of the prir.tcr and publi,her of the p.tper. He
produced a file of papt:s, among which was the hi ishd Journal
of t'w 6th. of February.

Mr. Ilollar.d observed. that there was yet no proof of the libel
being published in London.
Mr. Mills—l eso prove that a man has read it in London.

The Cottanon Seigeant—That will rat do; VwCmtesthave
legal evidence, or none at all. It would be load indeed if the
law allowed a man to be dragged up front Bristle/ to London, and
to be converted upon illegal testienury.
Dennis 'fill was then called. lle was agent to Mr. Gutch at
Brimil. Papers acre occasionally sent from the office to the
Chapter Coffee-house, but he could not tell whether the identicul
part produced was sent limn the office of Mr. Crutch at Bristol.
31r. Afills was asked, whether lie had any more witnesses to
call, turd he repli-el that lie lcul not.

JUNE 7.

The Common Sergeant. —Then you have not prove d your case.
"iltre is no prod •'.• the libel was published in Lomloa.
Mr. will csil ro tr.re r itne.seu ; I coneeke myself to
have ken very hart 4 uml unjutitly treated. I came here not as
wimlas, but to ederess the Cwttt. _ _

The i:Olumon Sergesnt.—l advise yllt, for your own sake, Mr.
Mills, not to hold that languake, or the Court will be compelled
to deal harshly with you.
The proof not being sufEcient, the Indent was acquitted by
the Jury.
Mr. Mills during the trial was allowed to remain at thr Bar-
ri...ter's table. and notwithstanding the manner in which he
behaved M the Court. was treated with the utmost politeness.
Mr. Ilvnry Hunt was in Court during the whole time, and
arsi.ted Mr. Mills by his advice.

Vr'untrwsnaw, Jusrl 2.—The whole of the trials haring
been decided, the following 13 prisoners (among whom only one
had been convicted of forgery) were sentenced to death :
John Smith alias Canton, Sarah Blakeley. Jane Brown, Samuel
So!onions, 'natio Nluzzirati. Patrick 3le Court. Rubeit Rhodes,
John Ilurges, Hannah I lowley. Edward Slaribbs, Julia Bryan,
John Sheering, and John Green.
Cli.arles Bentsen was brought up among the other prisoners to
receive the sentence of the law. Ile was indeed the very paint,:
of wretchedness: his hollow eyes, and emaciated countenance,
evidently showed the dreadful mental sufllTings he had under-
gene aluring his continem...nt in Newgate, even tor the short space
of time which had elapsed daze his trial and cotaviction on
Friday last. When broug'rt into the dock, and while sentence
of 7 years' transportation was passing upon him, he held down
his head and was silent ; but es soon as the sentence was pro-
noutwed, he became dreadfully agitated and burst into a flood of
tears. In this state he was led out of Court 4 one of the turn.
keys. A sorit looking determined thief, who stood by the side of
Bennett. and who received a similar sentence, harmed a striking
contrast to the behaviour of Bennett; and to show how little ha
eared lin the punishment. addressing the Ili,order, voci}erated
with an oath, .• I hope you may remain there till I come back."

'Fbe whok number of prisoners who were brought up SoQ
sentetwo was 136.

The Match between Donnelly and Oliver was
made on Wednesday at Mr. Dignam's, Haughton.
street, and the whole of the 100 guineas a side,
was made good to fight on the 21st at July (Fri..
doy), a stand up fight, in a 24 feet ring, halt mi.
note time. The place to be named by Mr„Jack.
son, at the desire of the patrician backers. Betting
even the event.

1704 A E Coll RAGE —A few days ago sortie suspicions
pert,ons were rinserved itirkieg about the house of Mts.
Ann Wiggins, 41 lady residing in Finshory-square, and
the tt:tf r the retired to rotor, the
servant maid, who in the lower part 01 the house,
WaS ala:rned by a iii the r,ar of the itemises ;
she 2.0 t 1. p Old of the W. is to she
obse,‘Lti 01,111 e fellows in the act of hreJkintr into the
liatise. She immediately tctA down a musket, 'O.O
'tong oter the fire-place, and levelling it, tirol It cll.—
Tue robbers instantly retreated ()ter the garden w:IN,
the same way they entered, and esca;ird. Next
goat:City of blood WJi found upon the wall, and a I tack
0 it o tr. • to MID! distance.

A sing,alar circumstance lately occurred at D.r!ey
Abbcy.llc4r Dilby. 111)124d an
open caving ground, among oilier things, five yaols of
narrow Irmo uutylin, in tuo pieces. Iu a short time she
missed them, liccl fin them iu vain. Two ,f„ys
afterwards, along t% ith many other arth les, she out
fire yards of lace, in live separa:e p.eces, these also soon
disq year,d. and every possible emptily %vas made for
them, but they could not be notand. Foes days afi r this,
a !Ammer saw smatediiiiir white hanging out of a wag.
pie's:test, at the distance of eishty %arch- from die dry.
tog ground, and 11.1% irk heard of the loss of tile lace,
are. he took dmvii he• nest, And iitc leno and lace w, re
folital• within it, lteaittiftily toi, wo‘ett and twistud
among the trigs, so as its Curial a complete
tat man's eagerness to recover tile lust articles, the
nest, winch was a real einiasity, was, unfortunately
puilc•d to tin cos, and the whole ten yards were taken nut
tionnurLd and unsoiled.

BARBA ROCS NI t: apt.R !—Fridar senniglo Were com-
mitted to Nlormaniiii•gatil, by the Ilev. Towel, 11 ni.
Owen, Edward Jones, and Richattl ('hag, charged
with the murder of John Gower, a prvir harmless shoe-
maker, woo lived on the su'e of the Skil.... hill, about
three miles flout Ai:ei_taseitity. It ay' eared, on
tiie confession of CitiLg and Jones, that Owen,
about two y eats a,m, had stolen a game cock from the
deceased, who c.oiscil hint to pay a guinea to inal.eait kip,
whets Owen observed " that he would be sure in retell
it out of hint, ..!vets if it were tvven'y veal!, ;ICteruards ;"
and on Monday se'ilitight he put hl. dreadful threat
into executioll, by noun: with the oilirr luso miloitunate
prisoners to Gunter's house, about 12 o'clock at lUL:hi,
first 'militia oft their clothes in a field adjoining tic
house, and blacking their faces. Immediately on break-
ing in, they dragged the deeeased out of bed, pot a rope
round his link, and endeavoured to bang hint ; 1,111 tile
room W. 13 ton low for that purpose ;'Owen then struck
hit,, on the head with an axe, and completed his bloody
11;teinion hv him across the head and temple,
limn he had killed t!iiii. Osseo hied in a cottage about
a mite from Anergavenny, and has been a bad a charac-
ter for sonic years; Cringe is about I. and nipears to
have been di:awn in entirely from givin,r. way :0 had
co:opt:iv ; and Jones is a travel:nig tioker, hut has
been acquainted with °nett for some toile illne past
Great credit is due to the Magistrates of A brrgavetitiy,
and particularly to Mr. Protlieroe, of Newport, by
whose exertions alone Jones and Giqg were taken.
iloP INTELLIGIINCIL—WORCFNTER, May 26.
On Saturday 36 pockets were weighed ; no mate.
rial variation in prices.—The fly has very partially
appeared in our plantation ; in Kent they are more
numerous, in consequence of which prices are
rather higher in the Borough.

JUNE

TIIE C.1111.151.E
The Weavers of Carlisle atei its neighbourhood have
been in a state of %cry natural excitement, though nut
the 'fishiest symptom e.f turbulence has moored ; het
the in igistrates hate deemed it necessary te keeep the
militery in readiness. Several hand-hills have been ele-
trihnte.l by the Poor distressed owl industrious, though
harshly ell ))))) mated ere-slimes, respecting their ease,
of wit cif we snake the followitie selection, us giving a
tolerably feint (and scarcely that) idea of the misery to
which man, in calling himself, can subunit :
AN APPEAE TO PUNLIC FEELING.
The Journeymen Weavers of Carlisle and neighbourhood
beg to call the attention of the public to the folloeieg siwple
truths :—.We are now arrived at a pitch of wretchedness and
misery. such, we sincerely believe, as never existed is any anis-
try in time of profound peace, except visited by • natural famine.
We are a powerful people, and yet we want strength. We ate
an industritris people and yet en want bread; whatever the cause
may be, we will not at dee moment pretend to determine, but the
aces are dreaefel to be contemplated, and still more horrible to
experience. Only for a nionieni let any rational and reasonable
b.dng ameneet yettelay it to his own heart, and there, at the tri-
banal of that priaciele that dictates between right and wrong,
imagine us, if he can, labouring in a place peculiarly unwhole.
boon from its closeness and damps, and where the air is impreg-
nated wit noxious matter, so that what we inhale is little better
than a fetid gas; which, though inseparable from the nature of
the wink itself, is lievertheleu a particular aggravation of our
misery, and all this for a reward of Is. a day, and fed chiefly on
potatees. the proper foal only for hogs; yet our miserable hart%
famished children wait with anxious desire for their Pcansy morsel
of those provisions; and tee fond mother, the last of all to coin-
plain, summoning all her resolution together to hide the poig-
nancy of her grief from her already dtserxrsd its partner; her
perhaps at bee breast, feebly sacking that nourishment
that nature almost refuse to bestow : if this be not the very
climax of human misery, tell us in what does human misery con-
sist e—Wives wed children heart .hroken and in rags. and plunged
altogether in helplese, almost hopeless, and to all appearance qu: ce
irremediable ruin, we have only one gleam of hope left us, which
is, that the Legislature will take our distress into consideration—
we having petitioned oar Prince and the Parliament to have us
conveyed to Canada, or some of the Northern colonies [the peti-
tions were rack signed by nearly a thousand persons], that our
families may yet hope to survive the wreck of misery that we are
now involved in, and is apparently still getting nearer the final
goal of destruction, fur we are fully convioced that trade is near
its consteinniation; that a severe winter, or a failing harvest
would introduce a fever that woull nut be easily eradicenel.• We
are likewise convinced that the pubic in general know that every
principle of plailoeophy, justice, and sound policy, imperiously
demands that the poor be proteeeed ; since the immutable and
inevereble of nature have so blereled the fate of all classes
of society together, that whatever makes sgainit the poor must in
the end, prove the destruction of the great. In our precut un-
paralleled clistre.eeei, it is not too muca to iienalnd, in a v.:ice of
thunder the adoption of a system of economy, and the stripping
the undeserving of their ill-nteeired pensions. We have no
peculiar affection for one deneminetion of public men more than
soother. Beth Whigs and Tories, have m theie turn, cajoled
the peoele, and profited by their credulity; but experience has
opened the eyes of the public mini! to principles ratner than to
men ; and we swear upon the altar of the Conuitution—by the
bravery of our forefathers, and by the blood shed by diem in
anerting the immutable rights of human nature, teat we are
their legitimate! sons, and that our conduct heal' not belie their
ancient tone !"
They had, on Friday, upon the Sands a geneeal meeting. inclu-
ding deputations from the town, of Wiseon, Brawn, on, Long-
town, Penrith, and all the intermediate villa:res. to the amount of
about I,7noin number; but we do not understand that any thing
definitive is settled up n. Their procession through the city re
regular files, their mournful silence, and the laurel boughs that
many of them carried is token of their peaceable intentions.
whilst it gave the lie practical to the professed object of the Pit
Club members,
.gave a melancholy interest to tne wear. that
could not be restated by hearts participating in the feelings of our
common nature.
We trust an amicable arrangement will take place; fey the
prineipal manufacturers are anxious to ameliorate the erudition
of their workmen; but this must be a work of co-operation.—
I litherto all mutual underetandings amongst the naasteronanu-
fActurent have been as ropes of sand but they nitut now be
convinced that, in this respect, the maxims of trade have other
foundations titan maxims of religion. rod the.:. as it regards
the foluer, a community of faith is necessary for she general
interest.
,en rec !ivitie the above, we hare been favoured with
a cesv of The coniniunication made by WC weal era to
the 'el is or : it is as follows:
•• As justice is the grand object we wish to obtain, it is necese
tory to s,'ew ups correct wale of price:, built on the unening
prieciples of justice and equity : they are also calculated on the
very lowest rate passible: sa its to enable those employee' in the
said work to exist by their lanour.
We therefore moat earnestly request. that you would use
your magioeriel interference on our behalf, in calling together
the principal tetetermanutlicturers. and requesting them to ac-
cede, to our moat just and humble claims. It, from the depressed
state of trade, they arc unable to give us all full work at the
annexed rate of rnels, we are quite willing to have the quantity
of our work liitmed to any given suns manufacturers may think
proper; we being fully convinced ti.at in a stele of low trade a
reduction of the quantity of work tends to remove the evil by re-
ducing the quantity of goods in the market, whereee the Impolitic
system of redecing the price of labour, to di, stares:hitt of the
warkinen, tenth: only to glut the markets with low-price; goods,
thereby prolonging the misery we complain of"
The Alayor slid many other gentlemen whuen he consetted.
consi .enee the sentiments and views expressed in this doe:motet
as rtetsmehle and just, are willing to sign a petition to the
I enielature. paying for legielative or any other relief that may
be thought cepedient, or to use their legislative influence in any
other es,:mble way. To ponnew this °eject, the M e'en will call
a public meeting, to be held at the Town-hall on Monday fleet.
wateii, we entertain no doubt will be numerouely attended,
aid some mode of mast likely agreed upon. levery
o me be a:lei:ate to do all in his power for the gelid of un-
merited distress.

Several stuci.ac4cstoo.4 tutu sitTioe upon gentlemen
re,l.!oi; u:ir plow, l'ur sending out labourers during
the to 4.3-st their keeper in prozoing gaine
agaiot liJachers, it was Lit week clecitleJ the Cont-
i-II !is irt,rs of T0i,•%,, that spelt tietutui 441 nut Mine
multi. toe denomination of came-keepers, unit the *m-
en IrZf's lA.Cre C111),1111V11
It is remarkable that gold and silver bullion are
falling in value, ind both very difficult of sale , the
nominal price of gold is 80s. and dollars only ss. 21
an ounce.

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
moan's r. 111.1 h f.

rile war an action. hiau4ht by the High Bailiff of IVc4-
mituter, to iecover of Mr. 11, 'try 'laud nee third of the
rain-ores incurred ut the lane general elect:ins. In the
wnuth ofJoine 1818, Cie defendant rtirod forward its can-
didate for the lily of Iticidninater, and h tying refrired to
!lay Ilia shire oft he rept ere %Web lire 11i4h Ruda %a. poit
to in the erection of the Ilualings and hire of Pull Choirs,
this action was rionmencel.— rh, ir,t,question the Jury
ta id to try raw, hither slr. Hunt war a enneidate at the
Electi tttt of 1% terinionter in Julie laud year ?—Secondly, how
'array candid:lt:li there %elle nit tam ucca-ion / —The third
gni atiau was, ra hether rhe cliarArii fur ere( tin; the Hurting,.
nod ilie wirier* of a rutlicieut number of Pull Clerks were
reitainah'e. _ _

tiot witness called was Mr. Smedley, Deputy Bleb
Bailiff. He stated. •hat it 'serving were espreted la be
candidates. hull tia• Hustings were erected by order or the
High mom Tnent).oile Poll Clerks Were emplased
E‘petwes were uldn incurred fur stationery. and printed
kris for the ndinis: of the friends of the e:uudi•'utes.--
air. Huot, Sir M. klax ell. and Sir S. Roinilly, w. • aind,r•
stoud to lie emendates.— Sir F. Burdett. IlAjar Cu.. aright,
an.tthe 1119 a. Daug.las Kinunuid did not stand.

t barge fur latildin,; the Huttiogs and other necessary
expellees, were proved:
The defendant, in a speech of considerable length, eon.
tend.al—lirst, that Cie money paid to the Bich Undid; ay the
agents of Sir M. alas well and Sir S. Hominy. was at mach
us the expense fairly incurred. Secondly, that there were
six candidates iiissead of three, and that he could not be
called upon to p ty more time one.iit th of the fair t haricot.
He objeteted to 1n log for ttutiimer), and eatleitiouled 1•!
cut dowlp the carpenteet hill for the II ustiaet, 1a toe admea-
au►ement'vsl tart.%) or, oho rrduceil the value of
thesatne mach helow the ettimated ••+lue.

The Jury midi r All the eitcuinstivic..s. found a verdict for
the plaintiff for 2741. IOJ. a Onto,: d.•ductu n was made
on liceuiliit of the chime for statimier. , which the Act did
not allow.

This c.iuse.contintied to ncox eight o'clock at night. —The
Court %gas much cruotiert by hie& WelitUlltsaler Liki
uthrrs.

Lii the mune of tb,proceeil,n-s. Mr. Hunt rharled
Scurlett with stating, in one of the County A►size
that W. Mr. Hunt, bud eudGlllouiiA to injure the inleta►t of
Sir S. Roiniliv.

Mr. scailett, in answer, admitted that he said Mr Ilunt
did ill ta Sir S. (inanity, w asserting t. it tw was on the same
side with him.

Mr. Hunt, in reply, observed, that the statement or the
Learned Counsel way eirontoos, because he became a &un-
did:de before Sir S. liomilly',ll,l,ll. ad, mentioned.
Mr. Scarlet thru said he hid do u. Mr. Hunt great honour
io coupling his name bill, Sir S. Roadlly. •

'INVROD%Y, Juu 3.
Before Mr. Justice BAYLE7 anal a Speci.al Jury.
LOUD CIIANLES OPkNCEK CHLRCHILL U. 111.104 T,.

This was an action against the publisher of a Sunday
Newspaper, to 'reuse( damages fur libels injuring the
character cf the noble plain:ill. The libels appeared in
the K.enntimer of May and Jame last year.
The first stated, that Lord C. S. Churchill drove fit-
tiously and dangerously in his gig, sod that his immode-
rate driving occasiotted the death of a young lady in the
King's Aped. Chelsea.
The second charge was, that having se done, he was NO
abandoned to all want ui feeling, that he the same even-
leg attended a public ball.
Clue third libel eliarged him with improper motives iu
bringing this action.
• In answer to the first of these charges the defendant
pm upon the record a justification, via. he undertook to
make um, to the satisfaction of the Juts-, that it was by
the furious driving of the noble plaiotii that the young
lady rains by tate death.
With respect to the other two, namely, the imputation
of going to 4 bail, and unworthy' motives, there was Do
justification.
Mr. Scarlet stated the case. The object of the noble
plaintiff was not to obtain taro damages, bur to vindicate
his chaiacter against the aspersions cast upon It by the
libels. He related the melancholy accident which heir-
petted to Mis. Tooke in the Krug's.ruitcl, which most he
in the recollection of all our readers, and undertook to
prove, by the clearest evidence, the falsehood of the
Matements which were the subject of action. He allowed
the Liberty taint Press to extend to the inmost limit, but
observed, if there was no restraint upon the Press, it
would be ty minions. The Press should be at liberty to
say what the conductors thought right, but if they in•
serted that which was wrong, they should pay far it. The
learned Consistl proved the I,ublication of the Ebel.. Ire
then caikd the plaintiff 's setsesvent,whowasiii the gig when
the accident happened. lie released his m wee 11010
blame, and attributed the aret..l ut lo the unskilful driving
of Mr. Tooke, who was iu the cuaise with the young lady
o lien it was epos t.
Fist ther eviilerice proved moat clearly and distinctly
that Lord C. S. Churchill was not at a public ball uu the
night of the accident. He remained vii the allot, soil
lima the first to the last of the accident acted as a men of
I'rt•:.ug should act. Oat the main goe•tion, namely, furious
.ut•l eai e:ess di iv mg, there is as much eontra.lirlwy is.
deuce, and pat lieut.'s ly with respect to the width of the
road.. The solvent deposed that Isis roaster was not di iv.
in; at a thrions pace. He was driving moderately, and
mei have tirell no accident if Mr. Tooke heti nut
struck Ilia horse. Another stated, that he %vela
(Jiving at the tate of yearn or eight miles as hour.
Mr. Willi.: In behalf of the defendant, addressed /be
Jury at considerable leiNtli,and einitended, that proof of
negtigent driving would niiitle the detimilain to a *Crawl.
. . . .

- To; wilts% sows 10f she dt fetodaut .It..wribed the aecideaos
to have been occasioned he the Clitelf141)(101 of Lord C.
The tit positions Latin before the Caroler Isere Lilts read,
and it aiipeared, by the e vitience of ow of sloe a, stise..s.ea.
that Lola Churchill, in tire uptown of that %t Stones, was
drit hog Ina 11111.111* way.
Mr. Sesrlet
The learned Judge then slimmed olio tile evidence,
pointing oat to the July she main gooe,i ha. thew c..n.
stdoatios, tamely, the furiuu.dtiviug. For ILotwu Tc-

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hurls Ilse., was no joss; itication. 'Eliey had to
ilonniges'aele due r.a ail plaY64.llli doe
Jtio considcied the lame proved.
'llse duty retired two house, and on their return refund
a verdict fur the plaintiff on two I'llllllll4 toittri ii i. .g the
1.1141ga Of gOilld to a li4ll, and the inik.utaiivo of insist over
nudists. fLonia4cs 30/.
On the charge of furious driving, wide!' the defendant
jtistirieJ, they f.l 1111 l I a verdict hit the defendant.
The learned Judge eta it'd, that it was, ist lus 0/11"1411, •
salutary verdict.

net,4v, Jup4s 4.

IFORAIFTH r. MIME.

'nig WAS an action for the istvAmoo of patent rhelot. The
',Wind). is o• the inventor of n new moo, of iiiveilarging
fire-nrno. by perculision with iutB.uuotal,lr olirt44lll
der. • Titiv WWI the I
lAA/. motion nu the ct. The-
Jury foiled 4 verdict tut the itleastia.-I.Limaga, oneshil-
liuE.
_ .

• A proof of the great ease with which this powder ignites.
we., exhibited in court this inorain.4. A gentleman of thy 'alum
of Marne. a cliymi,t m Long acre, who was examined a lit'.
lir.; on behalf of the uefeniLint, had a small quaatiiy of it in a
box in his pocket. tic: was stainxl in the back row of the ,itudents'
box, and Wine gcndligozn clushing past him to uptitin 6eat in
the front raw gave his pocket a Atirht friction. This friction
caused the powder to explode witn a alight report. and immedi-
ately filled the whole court with a cloud of smelt:. As soon as
this hail clewed away, all eso.3 were directed to the quarter froia
which it came; and it was then disouvortil that the unfit tunate
cliymia was el! (..1 fic.t. We are happy to say, that he surfer:4
nu injury except the upper part of its dress. allj that he es-
cape without any further harm than that of a burnt trill, and e
binged waistcoat. The eiNanxitairce aimed considerable laughter
to a crowded court.

The principle of the &thermion in the assessed
taxes we understund to be this—that by paying a
composition of 5 per cent. in uddition to their pre-
sent assessed taxes for houses and windows, and of
• 10 per cent. for hor,es and carriages, persons tray
increase their existing establishment to any umouht ;
but they may not add fresh articles : fur example, :►
man by paying 10 per cent. upon his present :tud
of horses, suppose three, may, if he likes, adti other
three to the uumbs!rs; but not keeping any c.,r-
riage, he may nut now set up one fur the cum o-
sition.

A number of agriculturil Gi nilics arrived in Car-
lisle during the week on their wuy to tlic coast, to
embark tur America. They all of theta carry with
I.thein a considerable capital.

On Sunday evening, about half past nine o'clock, as
two gentlemen were col 4 ul. 13r3contla!e Hut to-
wards Norwich, with a horse and gig. they wire suddenly
upset, but whether it was from the darkness (.1 tit••
evening or from any other cause, we are unable to at, e,
We are happy to say, that neither of them rereiew
much injury, and wills the assistance of beet tal pi .5 .1)5
who were standing near when the accident nevus teel,,
the gentlemen were able to pureed on their jou n y.
Their names are not yet knowu, but one of them
peered to be an officer in the henry •r Navy, as he laud
they had brou,ilss hies (tucaniug hue itur►ej to au abchur
at Lust.

0:1 Saturday senniglit a poor woman named naler.
wood of St. Ur-urges l'ombland Norter‘ii, afar
putting her daughter to bed, lucked the door and went
oat ; shortly after the chid, who watt about six years
old, opened the window, and precipitated herself ftc.irt a
four story chamber to the ground ; in consequence or
which her thigh was broken, and she was ()there ise
so much injured, that it became uecessary intake her to
the Hospital, where, however, she is doing well.
EXTRAORDINARY SPlLD.—Y...stirday 'a voting !slink
named Johnston, for the trifling wager of: YI.,
took to run five miles in half an
.hostr, wnich he
completed in twenty-six minutes and half, ins the
&upland-road, at six o'clock in the mottling, going
one mile out and one in.

Row-sTnEET.—On Wednesday the 5 soldiers in
the guards toiderweat a final examitattioo be:*
Mr. 1-licks, being charged on suspi,ion of rehtit g
the house of Mrs. Ferguson, in Dover.street, at
the time of a fire; when, after a very full invetti.
gation, they were all discharged*, except a man of
the name of Roberts, on whom a white pool et
handkerchief was found, which was proved to
have been stolen at the time. The Bank-notes
found upon bins were not identified.
The Catholic Claims are to be brought fhrwurd in-
another shape the pr seat Session. A reduct.on in
the Ordnance Department is to be proposed by the
Opposition, and also retrenchments in the Admiral.
ty, by having only two Lords in that Departtutnt.
and one Secretary. It is necessary that %Hist. rs
should retrench to the utmost l•efort they r quire
additional taxes, or ley new hartheai on the public.
F.iday senni;lit an inquest was taken aelltorpe-nrxt-
Ni,ewicii, before John I'm gnat, gent. One of the Caro.
ii:rs for the county cf Norfolk. on view of the body of
Peter Platten, a )(oath about la years of ale. It ap-
peared in evidence that the de..eascil vets iu the emph.t.
of Sir Robzre Harvey, Kull. and had I)..en for a 1.+4,1
grass but a slum distance froto the residence of Sr. R '-
bent. and in returning home the horse took fright, ai.tl
the deceased in en.leirvottrioa rrol, h m dell ti,At 11.a,1
the wheels passim; ovtr his body, -1....:- o.t lt.o
si 04. erd p-i—Accidental Drat It._ - - _

At _ner.ll Meeting of the Regiment of Liett
Horse Volonteers, held at their o:t.
Wednesday, Lieut. Colonel Bos:ainquet w.ts
muusly eketua Culoncl, vita rierrits, deceased.

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