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duo after the grunting of the injunction, he had an -interview with
his Grace, when he promised that die sold plate and the ithmiontl
sword should be fortheoming in a few Days; but they had not since
come to view, except diamml sword and a tffironometer,
winch was presented by his present Majesty to the late 1-hike,
which a as found in the po,session of n et tslitor of the noble daft n•
dant, who had s...nted on thtut under an execution.; sod on the
noble plaintitfinakingAll application to the creditor, he delivered
then. up. ITlale-r these drelmstaticee, .ht. had no elota;:t but his
!tortonr would grant the girder as prayed liar.
After much further argument of the Loaned Counsel, which
our limits will not permit a to state,
The Vice•Ciianeellor mode the following order.," Let the
motion stand ty+er till next Seal, to give hi Grace en opportunity
of putting in his answer, or of filing an affidavit explanatory of
the whole transaction, and to state the circumstances (ally ; for
in whoever's custody the piste is, this Court can reach it ; .and it
will, if his Grace does not make the disclosure: he will find, if
be aura not replace it, that he menet touch one shilling of the rents
of the estates until be has dote so. it t his Grace deliver up the
keys of the library, fee. to a prover person wlnsie to in:pent-tient,
and to be appointed by tie truste,* on or before Monday
be'noight, and let the di iniond sword and chronometer that have
been move-real be fudge.; in Master Cox's of

curia (W KIN U'S wuN.ct . MoNnAY, JeTLy•Z.
TILE 11116 .V. JUIILLI)ENELEI.EM

This teas an intik-hurtst agaiu•t the 4101.0440, on the
proserntioo a Mr. Alexander lirnee, formerly en army
eleiltier,und recently a b7mkt opt, fur perjury.* The de-
fend:nu is a Commis.ioner of Illinkrottos, awl the perjury
ao%igne4l in the iodic? torn! was allrgetl to barn been runs.
misted in an arida% it ottirli he matte before liir Lord
Cltru-
eellur, in moppets t of a petition pi esented to hie Lordship
respecting the miseondnet of Mr: ti nee .diiting his ex-
amination at

%Viten Ike .Inrit \\*Vie Nworn,'Mr. Bence presented him-
self to the-Conti, and largqed to be heard on bawl( of the
pre4ernri9n.
. . .

The Lord Chief Josgice.r.tiel,.that no person was entitled
to repreaetee his Mee3esty by airoech, or address to the Jury,
except gentlemen called In the bur.. This hal been the
Ittw of the land fur several centese leg, and it wag u reit-
not wheels his Lordship was not nt liberty to elepat t.
Mr. Bruce said, he eta, pi espe.reti to eheew thae h etielet
to be !tested. He reglie,ltel, thereftwe, that Ilk I...ails:Up
would allow him to mite the aolleotities which he had col-
heeled.

The Lord Chief :Titmice said, he had olresdy preorrinced
his opistion, and lie inn.t nets impose Pikticr. There
sere many .points so clear iu the law that it wr• the duty
of it Judge not to allow them in be called in question.
His Lordship Shen desired the Clerk to read the indict-
ment. -After he hid ptoeeeded a short way, r. Bruce
intri witted 14111 by ..ayitsg, that he piolested against this
mode e 1 conducting the business; he would be no party
to it un!ess lie could be heard.

The Lord Chief ,Jimtice said, It depended entirely on
Mr. I:ruee whether he choee to proceed ; he might, if he
pleased, withdraw the rreord.
The Clerk remmed,.nud read • few more sentences,
whin Mr. Brnee.settin interfere tl, and desised to he heard,
He declared that Ate was entitled to address the• learnt d
Judge, to shuts, the reasons why he ottelr. to be allow ed to
address the Jury. In 1811, he said, it wilt decided by
Mr. Jostiee Chitenbre, that a itroseettter might state the
ease to a Jury.. Ide now held An his hand an argitinclit
which, he tie/slight, tens worthy a the at
Court, and he requestrti that his Lortl.bip would ham the
oilier, of the Coot t to read the attihttrit;es,

The Lord Chief .11t.tive desired that Ili, parer might be
handed to Ition, Asia he %scold took privately at it. When
hr had perused it, !tie !Antonin said, that re hatever might
have happened in one or iwo cage., the Judges were now
stem i i aaa finely of °linden that no private perron tart a t i4let
to appear as either rept crewing the .King or arty other
person. la a.private suit, an individual-night plead for
himself, either as plaintiff or defendant t and in a erinti-
lia I nso.eetation,lie.usight defend himself; hat its the tatter
case, he could not rent event Umo Crown. lt a. the law,
and to &hut law Mr. Bruce what yielalsv,r a itlaskew.his re-
cord.

The en:mid...inn anti Ike int riOitetory proceeding+ tinder
the Imola iiiitey Mere then poly inmud ttad.
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ale. Bence w.v, next ',worn. 1115 elliei‘Ce, and float of
the onirterynett4 witneene.4, w*., in all pant., 114.1111 y to elm
name elect it nit the 1'4.1 met prusteudinns again:4 Ilr.
C.,ttcr Alta Air. Billing, %Mich we reportril a short trate
back.

Wheel the ease on lite part of the proreentkn was closed,
Mr. Scar:elf, as yellow{ !or Ihas arks:darn, rose, mid -asked
:he Juicy whether, as hottest awl in:l.ll4.mi well, they
thnitzfit• dint the charge of perjury WIN to far proved ley t IT
.t isidenee:, that t ens stee.ssary for hitu to addles,. them on
fielialf of hit client ? The Jury raid, that w their sic* of
the question it oat ni.uUs noneria,sat y : it did not appear to
them that • he chat ge had heen sitar: testily established to call
fur any reply.
The. Lord Lhii•fJust ire than sumninaed sp the CARc to the
Joey, and state. , that he est irely eotautr d to the opinion
stLich the had.rtirently egpressed.
The Jorry,salt bout tut titer deliberation, returned a verdict
of—Nat (holly.