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ought to know, that the extent of it was caused in a great
measure by the haterlion of extracts from the iollammatury
speeches of the Defeadasits--mail introduced for the fair
mad inertly purpose of steal the Defeo.lents as OppOt•
'unity of doing sway the effect of them, as tending to Ms.
raft-at their littera ion. throughout the white of their comfort.
At present be would entreat of the Jury, even fur the hearth
of the Defendants thenereleee, ierdischarge from their minds
the memory of all that had been said with respect to the
peeking gad improper selection of those who filled the
Jury box. The charges of this astute which hail been
heaped upon those who bad the furmation of the Jury
wets a libel on the admiuisirsiiue of jambe?. He (Mr.
Serjeant Venetia.) bad mot said that the Defendants coo.
travem d any statute law; but sure be was that they acted
in direct hostility to the COISIOSOII law. Was say MOO so ill.
experienced or so absurd, as uut to acknowledge the sects-
, say of every goversureot being from its very nature pos.
'eased of an Valserent power of seltdefewee, and of inflict-
lug Pollidleuent whilst prusecutisg the mesas of that de.
fine? What weld be ate welcome for saying, that to
excite disaffetikeis to the Government of a country was
not coestrery So any law? The Drferriants ringlet not
deny that the couduee with whirls they stood charged,
amounted to a pass viulatius of the law, sad therefore the
only (lutetium fur them to eoesider was, if the facts wire
made out wpm which tie charges were fraueded. If they
were made out the law must of coarse apply to them.
• In his spied, the conduct of the Defendants, so far from
• being endured by the law, approached the guilt of high
treason ; at least it appeared to bins the highest
misdemeanor of which a subject could be guilty. ?The
prosecution was cooductfe its the mildest possible way.—
Through the whole process the same forhearsoce bad bees'
maintaired ; and when it •as motivated that the names
of Harlan of the Gram/ Jury who found the true bill
against the Defeadartis were isscluded is the Special Jury
list, they were removed without hesitation. It was out
beesuee they wished to procure Reform that the Weed-
ants were subjected to this prosecutions; but it was on ac-
cusal of the mode which they adopted iu order to Wittig it
about—it was because they wished to inflame the public
noted, and recite what they celled a general seemlier.,
which the House could nut lung resist. Fur those measures
of severity which Parliament was compelled to easel, the
country had to thank the ltefurnsera. The Learned Counsel
them weal tutu a detailed examination of the evidence, com-
nieutiug opus it as he proceeded wish his usual ability.
The Louts ClitEr BARON. iu his address so the Jury, ex.
plainer' the nature of the offeuce charged in the iudictineui,
and recapitulated the whole of the evidence. His Lordship
concluded his summing up at 20 initiates past 9, where the
Jury retired, after stating, in answer to a question front
• the Judge, that they did not thiuk it necessary to* take for
their perusal ray of the papers produced is the course of
tliwwoa. fu 20 initiates afterwards, when the Jury were ie-
turniug, she following iihsereatruns look place :
Mr. Mader—Allow use, my Lord, to Leader my bill of
exceptions.
Lotto CHIRP Banos-1 cannot decide upon that now.
Mr. Wieder—Hues your Lordship decline receiving it?
Luau Cuter Beaux—l duo's say that I do at present.
I will couturier of it.
Tire Jury thee returned a verdict of Gnarly against all the
Defewlauta. We were afterwards told that three bills of ex-
ceptiou were teuiltred to the Judge; and that the poiuls un
which they were founded weie—lst, the manner in which
the Special Jury hail been struck: 2d, the failuirof sum.
• muniug cue of the 24 Special Jurors at a proper 3d,
the out allowing the four Special Jurynieu who attended to
answer the question put to them by Mr. Worrier, at the
coormencesartit of she trial, as to whether they bad ur bad
out expressed any opiate"' regarding the teems which bad
occasioned it.
We forgot to mention that the Defendants, on their retina
from Court ouTharailily evening, were loudly cheered by the
populace, which was cousiderable fur a small tows like War.
wick. We slid nut hear whether any such cheering accrue-
periled them uu their returu from Court after she trial bad
concluded, and a verdict given against them. The Corot
was filled to repletion whilst the Judge was addressing the
Jury. Major Cartwright left the Court before Mr. Serjeaut
Vaughan consineuced WS reply.
(We wire sold, that among other friends who attended
Major Cartwright were three awls of fortune. who had beers
bred to the bar, 0110 of whom advised the Major to call uo
witnesses to Noy small potato since be was cosiviuced that
he stood so perfectly clear of any maitre charged in the
ilidiClll6lelll, that mar enroll°. to such prolate might indicate
apprehensive whole awe, matkl be rationally eisiertaiuml. 'This
couusal being perfectly acrordaut to the Major's intuit, it was
followed by hies, although he bail two wirer...es to prove that
wises COUSillied sass a point Or dispute, respeesiuga proposa l
Ittsulatieu bring mitres-id to or omitted. the Major 'helium*
giver any oruitio, as he was not an iukabitast of ffiresing.
bans, arid. therefore, yogit out to iuteriere ; he had also one
so prove, that it wee set his iniesitiou oir the ' to be
um the hustings HO • ; p. too to ' air

, care.
is sometimes (as in tbli itiwitOeti istsatfliiVetia4re.
sent its devtlopentrut..llt is alitnast. i,eidrr'ss to
argue on a subject whiikiiitil.'so Rally cutsseoverlap
in both Houses of ParlieasS6t. Mr. V...Reletteet
proved at the time, that every other anode all deter-
mining the average propofed by the tativocittr. et
prohibition would have the effect of bar tearing It,
and bringing the standard so 1110C11
importation price. Here then was an ,
that nothing further could be dune to eidrai.i e
price or curse The very curupleiut of hot; efa
among the grower. proved shot prices must i.e
bitually low, valets compared with the expense taf
wowing. and the ports were, of course. usliolcti..
ally abut. The price. upon a long uvehoge, conit
not be forced above 78s.—the impertinent at:reside,
was and is 80a.—cusi.equeutly, a prutectlll duty
of 100.. instead of 40.. winch was asked. c0u..1
have
_produced nu inure ailvautege to agriceitive. •
The isiquirits of the Committee were, therein r,
very properly limited to the abuses of time plait e,.
tablielied by law for aseerteiniser the average. T. e
members of that Committee 41 their duty OA.
degree °Lend reel fidelity orlduti!
surpassed. Had the subject been one of time tot “.
bidden, deformed, arid mysteriiitiy; ;
stead of bring, as it is, one of the efitineekriiee:,
of civil and social econostiy—utie, its *lB6O, tut,
cumbrous in its form and mime fur the pragtiei of
much retuning and deceit, and, least of 0[4,044.
jects relating to the wauts of lure hampered vijiti
them, the Committee could nut have rieurchetl
, wills more eager sod persevering tlfotta ler it.-
detection of the supposed abuert. The " It' rpm 1,"
however, proves that the frauds and trims has.:
beta about of an equal balance et their effect. as
to the establishment of the average. Nothing re.
mains for the case which they had to inaititsisi, ex-
cept the suspicious of the Members, mid some rOg•
.gt.tiotet, which they are quite as utiftartenate iii Fun..
firming, as they were In poOVlng fact'. Fur exam-
ple, they propose an inaproveuieut in computing
the average. At preseut the teems ale made from
each of the 139 towus of the Laicise districts to IL.
Receiver of Cora Returns in Lutidose The e.t.a
gunwales of coral and money are cast up, aster
equalling); the weights and ; the Monty ;.4
divided by the qustanies of grebe which give. t;.e
average of the town. The average pricer of tl,e
towns, in each district, are added together, and Us-
ing divided by the number of town., `gives the
average of lite districts. The averages of the dis-
tricts thus found, divided by twelve, tile abole
her of district., gives the aggregate average oriel
the districts; and the combined aggregate rietrege
of the four quarterly retutus, determines the opt-h-
-ies or shuitiug al the ports at these periods. Tile
Committee, unfortunately Stir their case, though
reasonably enough its 'mint of taste, object to this
complicated mode of et/Input:onm. nit!! pro-
pose, instead of it, that the total qurtittiy of curs
sold its all the 139 towns, and tile tutol money punt
14 it shall be cast up. the letter to be divided oy the
former, mid time simple pruduct to be the aggregate
atesage. They have, among ..xty-tivo
three pages of tables, funning toe appendix, I lt.i
Out One um cutnputing the average its this absuurt.
It appears that the aggregate. average price thus
taken for the ale weeks previous to toe
fB2O, would have been 70e; where.is toe aggre-
gate average, as taken accurate); to law, of the ea:me
six weeks, was 695. 10:I.—beteg sC I. loser, tioat ,is
2J. to levourof time growers towaid• itieveatteg Ma-
purtattun, more than they would have had it tn. y
had been allowed to compute the average to ties
way. And lest any credit shoold he titeeir fife.'
this their own stisteseetst sn favour cf, thr.r eetatieu•.
be it ietnembeite, that their claws has out tact.'
that of a Mole equitable ataudoril, hut t:.:11.
higher average puce. -no. 0.. e
cm is producing. is so much r thdd etNa, y

fur proving that it is tusteueeible kir uie
let beeure the agriCilltUllotS d litgi.tl iu.ce her Alai
theu li at pieseut bated uul ul I.lr p
other claims; etwept I..tleeti it Le tiatife fclutLy
either to buy ur .ell curet oi.dcr goy it g:ier Reece,
which the ititiaiut 4,r hualdiwy of ,tie co.o git.wei2
may tisetatr.
Now for the other side ilie ,ugnottut. The
author ul .g Uel.i.s ,1 t, a C4mbiastium," ay. pt.-
pubes to etteustue ah..t are the •thele y
the twitting reguldtluut fur .etc iitteui,J.lloll LI
grain; ohd if wcn t thelf a.e a Juru.o , Nio.ti pi, •
teueeous con be tatted by the t.N.,
,g,ci...•1 • ti.r it.
tattling theui, to the autfuiveri•Let.i.it IA
tit/out the Weer god tite 4-lArl.l cli.itroil. .
and delentaistiug the cherdc:tr ri.J pue•e t.. 0
mutate) t l'arein4 over Ire tuhul..d iuor aAJ I e
al7 14 .a
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