The National Register.
London, England, 1818-09-14 00:00:00

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111. HUNT AND THE NEW TIMES.

The Grand Jury of London and hliddleset having
foetid a true bill against John Stoddart, Edward Quits,
Proprietors, an-I Andrew NI it,shell, printer and publisher,
of the Nor Mutt', t'r a libel upoti Mr. Hunt, at the
Old Bailey, on Saturday,
About 8 o'clock in the eicning Mr. Hunt addressed
the Court, anti said, he had a motion to make to have ,
both* of bail.
The Commod Scrjeant said, he could not admit any
motion to be made in Coat!, unless it was done by
Counsel.
MT. aunt replied, that he was the prosecutor, and
appeared there to make the motion himself.
The Common Sergeant said, he would hot peratit
any inotioti to be made, except by Counsel ; and no
'notion upon Misdemeanour, until the criminal trials
were Over.
Mr. Hunt sat down till the Court was about to
rise: ; he then iiimetl that John Stoddart, Edward Quin,
and Andrew Nlitchell, proprietors and printers of the
\ Times, who had that day a true bill found against
them' for a libel, should give him, Henry Hunt, 48
• hours notice of bail ; and that the principals Should
themselves be bound in 4001. each; and their buil in
ttOul each.
The Common Sergeant said, the Corset would not
ttieke any such order ; that 801. themselves, and 401.
their bail, was the common sum in cases of libel : the
object was to get the Court to grant a warrant on
Saturday night, and so to hold the defendant in custody
till l'efunday moaning:
Mr. Hunt. —My object was no such thing ; I did
Mt intend to move for a warrant, till the Court in its
kindness has informed me that I am entitled to it ;
therefore I now move also for a warrant.
The. Common Sergeant.—Tlie Court will not
grant it.
Mr. Hunt. —Well, then, I demand I may have 48
tkfurs' notice of bail:
One of the Sheriffs (11,nuinvi) rose and said, to put
the mattti to rest he would be' one bf the bail.
Mr. Huut.—As 1 do not know that gentleman, I
should require 48 hours notice to inquire about him.
Common Sergeant—Let the detbrulants give Mr.
Hunt 48 houre notice elf their buil, but let the warrant
be suspended till the 48 hours are up.
Mr. Hunt.—What ! then the warrant is not to be
granted till the 0 hours are up, and of course is of no
use ?
The Comnion Sergeant —The Court has ordered it.
Mr. Hunt. —Be it so, I came here to do my duty. I
'trust I have dune it. Upon which Mr. Hunt left the
Court.
As he was going home, near the bottom of Ludgate
Hill, a cheek. of the Court ante running without his hat,
anti informed Mr. Hunt that the Common Sergeant
wished to speak another word with him.
Mr. H'unt.—Sir, tell the Common Sergelwit, that as
he did not behave with common civility to me in the
Court, I shall &Atte to gratify his wish.
During the above disetiasion, the utmost silence pre-
vailed. The Court was vet", crowded.

1r) Itt ADr (IL SUICIDE —On Tuesday MotningaGeorge
Teesdale, son of Mr. Teesdale, Clerk of Smithfield
Market, was sitting at breakfast at the horns of his
brother, Mr. Joseph Teesdale/ Stnitlifiad-bars, when
fie seized a knife, and cut his throat in a most horrible
tnanner. He was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospi-
talk where he died. The deceased was of gay habits
and disposition. During Bartholomew Fair, and fbr
some time previous, he took to excessive drinkin.. ; he
was not in bed the whole of Monday night slab Was
intoxiftgell when he committed the act. lin inquisition
tit on Friday upon the hotly, when the brother of the
demised stated, that ftir some days prior to the C artl-
tnissionof the net; the deceased was, in his opinion, de-
ranged. He described tl'ih inannet the deemed com-
mitted the fatal deed. The Jury returned a verdict,
that deceased cut his thrbat irt a state of ittganity,
Prince Blucher, according to the accounts front Egra,
was in a state of extreme exhaustion; but infottintion
of a more recent date, from Berlin, announces that he
had gone out in his carriage, and was fast recoveting.
The follawing curious specimen of logical deduction
was quoted by Mr. Poole, a MaOstrate of Kent, at a
Hailstone meeting last week :—A Mr. Mao boasted
that he lived in the best house in the world, and he
proved clic fact thus:—lie lived in England, which
Was the best country in the world; Kent was the best
c unty •in Etigland ; Maidstone wes the tewt town in
Kent ; Stone-street was the best street in Maidstone ;
and his house was the best house in Stone-street.

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Advices from Spain, itrtinits us that several thousand
troops are to lx: scut to the horidas and South America
with all possible expeditiosi a sufficient number of
Spanish vessels having at length' been procured fir that
1)1•11.00,:- The Russian men of War, it is now found,
an: not sea wort!:y for so long a voyiep ; anti this vex-
atious hal. is Anted to have produced such feelings of
restntinetit in the ',must of his Catholic Majesty, that
At i with much difficulty the HoSalmi Ambassador can
noiN oLtb.lo ,onlience at Court.