The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-01 00:00:00

LA C4.s7'hle 4.SSIZES.

WEDNESDAY, ADGER} 28.
PRIME-STREET GANG V. RIDGWAY.

licfr. Tyndall applied to have this prosecution postponed till
to-morrow, on allidavit that a police offitier, named Batty, a
material witness, wan at Chester sessions, and would his here
this evening ur to-morrow morning.
Mr. liiougliani.—We object to this postponement. We
have a great number of witnesses at a very great expense.
Leery one knows that Ridgway is a very poor man ; indeed so
phor, that he hos not a shilling in the world, and is indebted to
the charity of his neighbours, who see an attempt made to
overpower and crush him, for the money which enables hint to
keep his witnesses hire. Owing to the scantiness of his
be delayed bringing his witnesses up till the latent moment,
and they ore now here.
Mr. Baton Wood.—When will yon be ready to go on ?
Mr. Tiudall.--We expect the witness early in the morning
by the coach.
Mr. Brougham denied that any Liverpool coach came in till
late.

Mr. Tindall said, that in that cue the witness would come
in a chaise. _ .

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Mr. Baron Wood.—You must pay the espensea of the de-
lay to the parties.
Mr. 'Tindall said, they were ready to pay whatever his Lord-
ship thought right.
Mr. Brungliani.-0 yes, my Lord, there appea•. to be no
ant of tummy on the other aide, quite the contrary.
Mr. Tindall said they would pay all their exp.:aces from this
time. . . . .

Mr. Brougham urged another olojcution. lie was alone for
the defence in a special case in the other court, and might not
be able to attend in the morning.
Mr. Tindall said they would not bring it on in leis learned
friend's absence.
Mr. Baron Wood said he would endeavour to accommodate
both parties as well as he could.
M.. Brougham wisheil to mention another inconvenience.
His learned friend Mr. Evans, who was with him, and whose
♦aluable assistance he should be rely sorry to lose, was en-
gaged in the second special cube in the other court to morrow.
Mr. Timbal expressed a willingness to put oir the care to
Friday.
Mr. Brougham said, that would perhaps be a convenience to
him, but it would be the reverse to the defendant. lie wished
it to be Ilsed for to-morrow morning, and that any further delay
would be on his application.
Mr. Tindall bad no doubt they would be ready to-morrow

mnrniug.
Mr. Evans submitted, that the personal convenience of conn-
ed ought to be cous:dered. lie should be kept here by this
postponement.
Mr. Brougham wished it to be peremptorily died for to-
morrow uturning.
Mr. Baron %\ ood.—Will you be ready t
Mr. Brougham hoped he should, as be might get the Lord
Chief Justice to make an arrangement respecting the other case.
But another objection might be made. How could they ascer-
tain that a witness, under recugnizances to give evidence in
Chester, would be here at a given time
liis Lordship said, if be uid not arrive they mast go on to-
mm row without bin,. _

Several insolvent debtors were discharged in the usual form.
31r. Fell afterwards voile into Court, Ind stated that he bad
been instructed to oppose the discharge of one of the insol-
vents, but had come into the other Court, believing that the
cause of Ridgway occupied this court.
Mr. Baron Wood.-11 can't help you. There can be uo great
harm in discharging a poor insolvent debtor.

THU.RSDAY, ACGUSt 29.
At nine o'clock the counsel on bath sides appeared.
Mr. Baron Woud.—l tun ready in that case of yours, Mr.
Brougham.
Mr. Hopkins (the Clerk.)--There is I mutiorari, my Lord,
removing it to the Court of King's Bench.
Mr. Baron Wood.—Then I can't try it.
Mr. Sergeant Ilullock.—No, my Lord, that is the object—
(muttering and looking at the table) ; we are not ready.
Mr. Tindall.—We are not ready.
Mr. Hopkins stated that there was another indictment against
Daniels in the Amur case, but be had tail: d to take the steps to
entitle him to try or traverse.
Mr. Baron Wood.—llis recognizance' are entreated then.
Mr. Tindall.-0 no, no.
Mr. S. r.,eatit Ilullock.—My Lord, we don't ask for that.
Mr. Brougham.—Nothing can be wore lair and candid than
the whole proceeding on the other side.
Mr. Sergeant Iluliock.—l am happy that my learned friend
entertains su just sense of our conduct.
Mr. Brougham.—Yes, indeed, the same sense, yon your-
selves imieitain of the proceeding. Out of re: peel to your
Lordship, out to the prosecutors, I call it nothing but this pro-
ceedingafter we came here with our 29 witnesses.
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Mr. -Baron w nod.—L'erliaps it is a defect in the law.
Mr. Brougham.—And these are persons who are extremely
anxious to avail themsi h es of defects in the law for oppressing
an individual. The effect would be, that when the period of
Rid4wa,'s imprisonment expired, he would not be bailed, but
dettined till the next assizes.
Mr. Baron W ood.—W hat can I do?

Mr. kiroto,,,hain.—My application in, that your Lordship may
order him to be bailed at Manchester. where he in known, M-
agee,' of requiring him to appear in the King's Bench.
Mr. Baron Wood.—You must make your application to the
King's Bench.
AI r. ftrougham—And there is the hardship of this proceeding.
Mr. Sergeant Hullock.-11 the application be proper, the
King's Bench will listen to it. At any rate, your Lordship
would not anticipate any future proceedin.:.
Mr. Baron ood.—l say nothing of that. All that I say is,
that I have no authority.
Here the proceeding ended. It is imposaible for those who
saw it not to form an idea of the expression in every face in
court. ►ave Murray's which was unchanged. 'lke expression
was not equivood in the learned Judge's, the Sergeant's, or
Mr. Tindall's,any more than in Mr. Brougham'' or Mr. En aids.
Mr. Brougham stated that the Tertian', i was attested on the
Mot June.
Mr. Bullock said that was the usual way.

On the subject of the above proceedings, The
Time: says--" To the admirers of law, US an instru-
ment of torture—of that torture which preys upon
the soul itself—we recommend the report of last
Thursday's proceedings at Lancaster, in the case of
the Bridge-Street Gang against poor Ridgway. lie
brought up 20 witnesses, at an expense to him over-
whelming, on the understanding that he was to be..