The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-03-22 00:00:00

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BRITISH PRESS.

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• -LONDON.
WEDNESDAY, Minim es, Hsi°.
The trial of Mr. HUNT and the other Defend-
ants still continues at York. The defences of all
the Defendants, except Mr. HUNT, closed at seven
o'clock on Monday evening. Mr. HUNT was to he
beard at ten o'clock oil Tuesibiy morning. Nothing
can be a clearer proof of Ilse necessity of submitting
the momentous question of the melancholy affair
of the 16th of August, at Manchester, to the calm
and deliberate investigation of ■ judicial tribunal,
than the sensation now produced at York during
the trial. All those angry feelings, those bickering.
sod heart-buntings which have unfortunately so
long inshittered the different el f society in
the adjoining counties of this part of the
country, appear to subside into steady and con-
fident expects:ion of the result. "The high charac-
ter of the Judge sidle is trying Iltieuuse, the known
integrity of the gentlemen who cuinpuse the jury
who are to decide upon it, ■nd the patient and de-
liberate inve►tigation of all the circumstances of
the case, which is now so obvious, seem to be appre-
ciated by all parties; and we are persuaded that
the re•olt, whatever it shall lie, will give the
fullest satisfaction to the unbiassed portion of the
community. If any thing cau exceed the digni-
fied deportment of the Judge; it is the persuasive
outdoes. of foamier. which characterise his temper,
and conciliate those who never met together in con-
fidence before any other umpire. The prosecutors
say they could yot wish • better Judge. Mr.
HUNT says, if he had his choice, lie would not
have selected another. If Mr. HUNT object* to a
.legal question, the observation of the Judge, with
iiiiinuatiog mildness of tone, is, " I think, Mr.
111;NT. we roust admit it." If a question is
piratic.' more in the shape of argumentative
observation than interrogatory, the expression
Irma the Bench is, " I fear, Mr. HUNT, we

can't get at the fact in that rummer;" and this
i. generally accompanied a hint to the Defendant
how Ire can 011111111 kilo aim in II more regular Mill-
uer. To the credit of Mr. HUNT, it mart be
observed, that no indecorous 'replications to the
Judge escape from I' . The interruptions which

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he receives are
.few, and in every instance he
pays proper slid implicit &lettuce to the correc-
tion of the Judge. Mr. Hum who seems, to use
the common phrase, to have an old grudge against
Mr. Serjeant Caoss, who was off Counsel for the
former prisoners at D-rby, lust no opportunity
white that Learned Gentleman rigs in Court of oc-
casionally chopping a taunting sarcasm, which in no
instance did the Learned Serjeant. seem disposed to
hear. He also seemed disposed to grapple with
Mr. Sc Rt.rrr, but that Gentleman, like the Judge,
appears to wish to calm the Defendant by the
urbanity of his manner; and Mr. Serjeant Hut.-
Loci' and Mr. HUNT appear almost to move on pass-
ing terms of familiarity. We are induced to make
these observations to counteract the utifsir attacks in
the Treasury Journals upon the conduct of Mr.
HUNT MI his trial. Mr. Hu NT has aliewn himself
public-spirited man. He may prove to have been a
seditious 111/111; but iii the name of justice. and in •
country which prides itself upon its love of liberty,
let him have a fair trial.

The Westminster Election proceeded yesterday
•s slowly as usual, but Mr. L•wa had the advan.
tare on the d'aj's poll. Mr. flusnuuse, however,
has still • majority over Mr. LANs of 558 ; but if
his friends exert themselves as they ought, this
majority may be beaten down io a few hours.
At the Middlesex Election, Mr. BYNG and
Mr. WIIITBREAD precede Mr. MELLISH ; but the
difference between the numbers respectively polled
by the two latter Gentlemen is too inconsiderable

to milord to either party subject of congratulation
or disappointment.

The Paris Papers of Saeurd4y last add some fur-
ther particulars to our previous information respect-
ing the revolution in Snail,. Nothing could have
been more opportune than the determinatiod avow.
ed by the t No, that he would adopt the Constitu-
tion of the Corte', for his troops in every part of
the kingdom were rapidly deserting the Royal
standard, for the purpose of uniting with the Revo-
lutiouary party, and in all the important towns the
inhabitauts united with the troops were emulously
ennouncing their adherence to the Constitution.
Even General FAZYRE, who commanded the army
in Andalusia, either actuated by a feeling of the
_ duty lie owed to his country, or unable to oppose
himself successfully to the wivlies of his soldiers,
openly declared for the Constitution, and caused it
to be proclaimed in Seville and every other town in
Andalusia. The towns of La Mancha followed
this trample. An unfortunate Ecclesiastic in Se.
ville, of more zeal than prudence, ventured to tear
down the proclamation. hut he paid with his life the
instant forfeit of his temerity.
In Madrid there was no popular commotion, but
such an agitaties prevailed amoug the people as
seemed .to khreilbh dingerous consequences. The
goards,:isier:eietrUere deserting from the barracks
islashiesine. fogy equipped, to join the revolted