The National Register.
London, England, 1819-08-15 00:00:00

PRIVILEGE (IF A JAVELIN MAN!!!

The daily papers, in thcir of the proceedings *t
the Sussex give tile following account of ~hat
occurred at I,c‘si,:

CoweEstire or Coultir.—.A respectable and wealthy farmer,
named Egglest, possessed of about 1.4901. per annum, having
presumed to offend the consequence of a javelin man, lido kept
the doors of the Court, by endeavouring to press his way to a
seat, the latter came forward and complained of the offender.
rep-esenting that he had pudica by his javelin, and attewpted to
force hie way into Court.
The offender, being callad upon to comer the complaint. mc-
destly and respectfully said, he had always understood that tho
doors of a Court of Justice were open to every Ludy. He was
aware that a Count of Justice ought nut to be inconveniently
crowded ; but seeing that there was room, he endeavoured to
gain admittance in the urdiaary way, and was not aware of
Oaring given any offence to the officer.
Mr. ouitire Park.—Sir, I commit you to the gaol of this
county. it is tit that all persons should know, that the order and
deco urn of a Court of Juiiiie must be preserve?. Tlte crowded
state of the Court rendered it nrassary that 1 shocld direct the
officers to admit nu more persons. The offievr was doing no
more than his duty. It is true that a Court of Justice is open to
every body; and I do not wish to abridge the right of iiihnuistion.
as I have no secrets to keep; but the due administration of
Justice is nut to be impeded by the gratification of mere idle
curiosity. I commit you to the gaol of this county.
The offender was immediately taken into custody, and placed
in the Duck with the prisoners fur
We has e uo neat ma tio,i eat declaring our that
the above is a gross him I on Mr. Justice Pei It. and Its
hoeing appeared iti all the flatly papers nn tile same
morning, at rengthtms this belief. '%Ve cannot supposn
that army Jur* whit trsw holds is S?.1l 1/11 the Bench
would hose ventured such a length in opposition to
Ti c pguiaed right and in positive privation of the liberty
of the sudi,:ct.
NVe loot ittelv had Flinch said of" the prIVILXO ES"
of the Ilimise of Com 1111 l its. We know awl rrrstaxt the
" prwitqrs" they are retitled to, thoualt sse %%irk, tor
public iwnefii, they were better dt fit d. We ate well
aware that Judges hare /heir " 1, IS I LEG ES." lon, hot
we net or expected to have read of those prieilepes ex-
tending so for as to justify the committal of a reap, viable
gentleman to the cituaty gaol for haviog civilly a.serterl
an Englishman's right In occupy a vacant seat in tit
open Conn of Justice. Mr. Jitmice Pork, it -is states!.
exclaimed, " I have no secrets to keep;"—those who
know ;Ile learned Judie will, perliays, think toot his
garrulity would ill accord with the perfurniatice of such
a ditty, were it imposed tzron
%Ve may he wronz, but we think it was this saute
Judge, wilt), 11assity seutenett Of six 'combs' imprison-
ment upon an utolortimate man at the last Assizes, and
being addressed in what be considered impeiliiieut
lon-
guaie liy the culprit, cotierstl the Cerk of the Coto t out
to record the sentence already pronounced, aid mune-
thawly chanerd the s.tit mom tis' imprisonment to used
years transportation !—" Can there be such, and have
they peace of 171104 r" I

RCCE NT MARTYRDOM•—The following partici.
lars of this event, which occutred iu Stnyrna lag
April, have been transmitted by an English gentle.
man in that quarter :
Atilanasitis, Christian, Q 4 years Of age, was
the son of a ho,inian, ntio carried a sits..ll trade in
the Archipel.r. lie of the father Isetpx uuabie
In aupporl the sin, or Cie business sufficiently great to
require his assistance, it,. was obliged id look out fur em.
ptuyinent in sonic outer %say. He enraged in the servicA
of a Turk, wild brio% pleased with Lis conduct,
considered him as a proper ntii...ct fur cxerrisiuK h II Ila
ten c e in etnivci un4, loin to the \lanolin...ail fo.th.--.
Afkr bolding out great oifas, tie ultimately prev ailed ota
him to renounce Christianity, in pres,nee of the ?tlecc.i-
inay, who is the "fint,isti Judge att.! Bishop. He coi..
tiluird in the service tnr about a year alter, %lien i.
Totted it, aml hactn¢ experienced Sc% eie reproofs t.,
conscience for his apostasy, he made a piiartm.ige to
Miatin Achas, where there are man). comtuts, flout
‘%M.:.1 lie returned some months alter.

On ;Its vitt al at Smyrna, iu the costume of a Cheek
otik , he proceeded instantly to the Meceamay. ex-
pres,ed his ri.;:!.:itance at rerotineing the Christian
and ht,rr,i 1 tit till to abjure the tenets of the Niahonietan.
Ott tins tie was cintlined in a dungeon, and endured the
waffle with the greatest fortitude, persisting in his
reso-
lution to die a Christian. A day was then appointed for
his titre-intern in the most public part of Smyrna, and
overt ite one of the principal troupes ; and tie was led
iiie scaffold bound, attended by ttie Tut kish 'nerds.
Herr he was uttered his life, nay, houses, money, to
short, riches, it he would still tl/1 ll lii lle in the Matto.
tnetan creed ; hut no temptatiou could induce Alliall3.
biNt i4i apobt,t,e.
lrn this ot C.1%1011 .i.,lrk:;l blacksmith was employed
to decapitate null. As a lei! attempt, howeser, to effect,
it pr,cocable, a change of ovurion, the execintotter was
ililiTted to emit part of the skin of kis reek, that lie
tempt feel the edge of the sword. Even this, host tier,
lancet or success. lie was then ordered to kneel be the
ground, whim he declared, with a calm and resiphril
countenance, that " he was born with Jesus, and ,venibt
die with Jesus !" At one blow the (sendwas struck net
Tor guard* then instantly threw buckets of it seer ens time
lurk and head ot the corpse, la present the !Mode
of airruuudn4A Greek spectatoes trim dipping their
hand...en:wets in his blood, to keep Mc a 111C,a01181 Dina
eitut All remaikalele. The body's.is piiClicly exposed
fur three days, the head placed between the leas, a. d
afterward, given tip In the Greeks, by whom it is as de-
cently interred in the principal rhorrh.yabl of Sliyroa.
•This is Me th.rd instance oft lie kind which has occurred
at soiyma during the last VOyratil.

Letters from Cohienta, towards the latter cot? t f
July, debt rib° the protect of the vintage In erterta
the abundance orany that ean be recollected bv tke
(video man, And ohNerve that eimilar hope. are tater.
talood %vith roNa et to Fruiter, hirain, I ortug t'
Iluttgary.