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London, England, 1825-11-25 00:00:00

itICHARDBO'N v. MELLI.9I3.

In this case a rule was granted, calling on the defendant to
shew cause why the postea should not be amended, by permit-
ting the plaintiff to take his verdict on one count of his decla-
ration, the other counts being informal..
The COURT, after hearing Mr. Sergeant Lawes and Mr.
Sergeant Wilde at great length, ordered the rule to be made
absolute, and the postea to be amended.

HIGH COURT OF DELEGATES, Nov. 24.
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
SIR WASTELL BRISCOE V. LADY BRISCOE.
The Judges present were, Drs. STODART, DAUBENY, DOD-
SON, GOSTLING, ADDAMS, and LEE.
Upon thl sitting of the Court, the Register stated_ that he had
received a letter from Sir Wastell Briscoe, in reference to what
had passed on the last Court-dny, which he desired permissiOn
to read.
The Court having granted its permission, the Register read
a letter to the following effect:—
" Sir—l beg you will state that I had no intention of offering
the slightest insult to the High Court of Delegates in what
escaped 'from me on the last Court-day. I now beg to apolo-
gise for those expressions, and, in obedience to the commands
of that Honourable Court, retract those expressions in the most
unequivocal manner.
" I consider the above submission to the High Court of Dele-
gates most full and complete on my part, and I appeal to the justice
of this Honourable Court to deal out a measure of equal justice
towards one of its own officers, who had been knowingly and
Wilfully guilty of thi sate offence against the dignity of the
Court under more aggravated circumstances ; and I pray the

1111"-s. he re'
Court that he maybe pronounced in contempt, ,;af otell
tracts the expressions he then used, and makes 3 Sa, ,3„s,
apology. •
"To the Register of the High Court of Delegates. .0,
Dr. STODART said, that he and his LearneclColleaPlttion.
sidered this a matter of great importance, requiring delihe`"
The Court would therefore retire for a short time. and re'
The COURT then retired to an adjoining apartment, rod,
mained iiiiileiberation for a few minutes. When they Tettcacr one
Dr. STDDART said, that the Court thought this -ape'
As tot
which ought to have every possible publicity. hat tee
logy of Sir W. Briscoe, the Court was of opinion ,t, tiisfaa.
tdoornyeihnimitssetlefrcnrlest.lit
jbyndtehratthairsrolionglpyr,easnsitol
ntlitahteyit sian °not, in
,cold .0 be
courtesy, refuse to accept the submission ; and on this POli,o,
had authority to declare that the Court was_yerfeetiPgcorld
lAetstetro,tthheemcaotutertr,
wofaswolifatopni-iyonbethcaatlliehtVoiffilr.ainirui,3leec'dec'a,etiatiotlid
make an apology for the expressions he had used, anaer
unequivocally what had fallen from him. Unless'thl''Sent,
did apologise for his expressions, by retracting them, allot be
ing that he had no intention to insult the Court, Ile hate
considered in contempt. As this matter, however, 11.1.3„Jdtde.
come suddenly on the officer alluded to, the Court da heon
sire him on the moment to advance any' thing, toll
The
prepared to make the apology which the Court demari.F
Court was willing to allow him full time for consideratoprAti
Mr. Townsend (the Procter alluded to) said he would
the Court would do him the favour to hear him at ence'ed
W. Briscoe havir:-* retracted the expressions he addres,..arti
Dr. Jenner, and having satisfactorily apologised.
he (Mr. Townsend) was prepared unequivocally to tetrad ui
words he had used ; and whilst he disclaimed all intenrl„"„4 be
c the uo- • to
ofFering the slightest
acceptoffenc to 1d• • t ignity „sto
hoped the Court would
papo ot,y or to the
then used. 00
Dr. STODART said, the Court considered the apo,o, bsopii
by its officer sufficient, and that they were bound te
t
him, as they had already done Sir W. Briscoe, troll .11
tempt of the Court. The matter havino. terminated to
manner, it was the desire of the Court that no allusieeLatte
be made to it in future, and that the particular indisl odd,
whom the offensive expressions were at first addresseu; and
consider that the matter had been taken out of his 10°'
was altogether a question for the Court.
Dr. JENNEII (to whom the offensive epithets were a.Are-- s-s
was about to speak, when he was interrupted by r tllg
Dr. STODART, who observed that it -did not aPPelepoiel
Court that Dr. Jenner had any claim to be heard ell `."
betbre it. oagil
Dr. ;TENSER said he thought, in justice to himself, a coulP
to say, that unless the apology offered by Sir W. 136°e° pe,
be considered to contain an unqualified apology for the „010 F
brious epithets used towards him, independent of thi.carthit•
to the C..,Totorrpt,AhßeTc—ouslidr not nor nnorriswcooeulsdanyso.t,hbeeusantgistro.;il,iy
Dr. ‘z
tracts the expressions he then 0011//
Dr. JENNER—Arn I to consider that addressed Pers
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to me, as well as to the Court ?
Dr. STODART—That is a question which the Courtnlll)
not be asked, and ought not to *.nswer. old
The Court then inquired writ...her Sir W. Prisc°e: rot'
pared to proceed with his petition, and Mr. Glennie, 11'6
saying that he had no directions to proceed, A, ea t 01111;
Dr. STODART observed, that the oart had --eid„r -
consider Sir W. Briscoe's case as a matter of, fav°"
should therefore have been prepared to proceed with 4%4104
Unless
shSsi
cTicio
hlnsaA7s.
Mr. GI.ENNIE said he had only to pray the Court to
the matter to stand over until the next Court to-dai• et de'
alreadyr—isclo
nteoeP
before the next Court-day, he must be considered In
The business of the Court terminated here. aroeenuTgo.
bated it) da)l
Dr. LEE was proceeding to address it, upon some three
which he considered 4L contrary to the principles eve?'
Charta ;" but before the Leared Doctor had dislllpti,hlig
STODART—This
,issbeweon petitionusl so much
nolnstillicyahnprreboled,
ruo produce the e ffe is co
plained the object he had in view, the Court heoreepreSingt-
was left without auditors, and Dr. STonAnT 0,1;g0eP"
there was no question before them, his Learned C°"
and the Court adjourned.