The Sun.
London, England, 1805-11-27 00:00:00

wer,:: sent with a view of inciting the Prosecutior to
commit, a briach of the pea Ce. -
Messrs. EZAINEy DAUNCFN, and Wmaiit, for
the PrOsecution;:- Said, that it was much to be la-
mented when such ,Delr relations were engaged in
controversy, nzld especially when it
.called lor the
interf,rence,of, the. Court. It appeared, that before
the coininencement of the aalori gig unst the .sedueer
of the wife, the Defendant had Intintainedan inti
mite friendship with the, Ppsecutor, but that, when
knight declared his intention, 'was a little
strimge that on that account it, ithould make a
brpaeli:between them, when, instead 'of a brother,
being rejoiced at such' a ' `dis.;o\-ery lie should en-
deavour tq screen the aggressor from making a coin-
pensaton- indaimages to .the Prosectitorfor the i ojnry
he had sustained; both in his ptiVate feelings and in
his publicchargter. •
The SCLICITOII-GENERAL, and Mr. GAREQW, for
the Ddeudata, said, that the 'spirit and malig-
nity, of the ,Client 'seemed to be intitsed,.into the
minds of the Counsel on, the part.of the prosecu-
,tion, in, their address. to the Court. 'Their Lord-
'ships could not but believe that something-came to
they knowledge of Mr. Dormer, which induced him,
in the moment of irritation, to write. the letter
had subjeaed- hiin to the penal laWs of his
county', which he could not in the delicate situa-
,tion in, which he Stool with'respfe to, an injured
sister, di6close to. the Court. They himented ex-,
tretnely that the Counsel for the Crown 'should be
'led to suppose, that a brother had acted in'
with another in the seduction and" consequent
ruin of his sister. Under these circumstances,'
whatever might be the se hence,, to it the Defend-
alit I)oWea NVlth iliblilisSi9p,'but the 'fil,irtted Coun-
sel hoped it would -be a judgment tempered •
•
mercy.

LOrd ELLENDOROUGH."-", Let ,the Defendant
stand Conunitted, and be brotigbt'u.p to receive the
k;entence.Of the Court on the last day' of Term."

KING V. GORGES LOWTHER,
Mr. Justice G Host: delivered the Sentence of .the
Court.—" Yen, Gorges .Lowther, have been con-
vii.Sted, on the clearest evidence, of sending a letter
*to J. Batt, Esq. a , Magistrate 'of 'the County of
• Wilts, highly derogatory to
.his charader both as
a magistrate ,:and as a man:, 'lt imptites to ,that
, Gentleman, either want of ability in- his-public Ca-
pacity,-Ora desire, under the cloak Of magisterial dig-
nity, .to aft'er. you- a personld Ira mitigation
of your sentence, we have been told the:awful truth,
that' man ,is'subjeot to error,,, and that you are hut,a
:man. As to the Prosecutor issuing such numerous
summonses, we all.know that sometimes a delay,of
just-feels cq tuvalen. t, especially to a per Son in anin-
ferior situation, to a denial., God forbid that should
be the cage iii this country . But of what- infinite
importance is it to the very existence of this Nation,
that we should proted the Magistrates, who give up
their time and their pleasures for the- Publie benefit.
Otan.endeavOurinust be; to teach men the necessity ,
of oberie,, the 'law and to exad'rcsped-to. those
who areappointed to administer it. Impressed With
this gentiruent, and always taking into Or considera-
tion the Public benefit,:-this Court cloth order and
'adjudge, 'that you-pay a fine to the King .of
and be imprisoned till such fine be paid."
TIVE KING It. ttALPH SHELDON, ESQ.
be'recolleded that Mr. ERSKINE had ob
tanned a Rule to sliew cause why tt criminal intbrma-
tion- should tiabe tiled against this persOn, for send.-
ing a challenge to Mr. Dickens, a tiarrister of ther,
' Court of King's Bench.-
The Seta otTott-GENOAL this day
.shewed
cause against
.this 'Rule.. He said, the fads.wero
not wholly disclosed, in the case wbiell,Wafi pro-
duced ,the affidavits for the prosecution. It was
•menti*Oned Mr.. Dickens, that finding the gate,
leaahig, through the Defendant's park, locked, and
censideringit a public ,way, he forced it; but, upon
.the affidavits, on the part of the Defendant, it
would appear, .that Mr. Drekens 'observing the gate
locked, and not choosing to be interrupted, in his
progrca,S, he fixed two horses that happened. acci-
dentally to be passing along the road- to it, and fair-
ly pulled down -the gate; afterwards- he
.gave the
Inman, who owned the horses, sixpence for his trouble,
and happening to have no, half Pence about, hiM3' to
reward boy-who assisted, he -desired hint to take
the wood home, .and burn . it... Mr. Sheldon took
this-. as a gross insult, ..aad .did what the
,Lcarned
'Counsel could .not attempt to justify, viz. wrote the
letter, which subjeded hitn to a criminal prosecu-
tion. . •
Mr. tusx.me, on
,the contrary, said, that :the
offence of which Mr. Dickens was accused, -viz. of
:brealtibg, down Mr.-Sheidon's gate, had been grossly-
exaggerated : he ltd. merely, in his way to visit a
scar reintjon, foreed tholock, .and afterwards, in a
letter addressed to Mr.-Sheldon, had made every
itahlw qpelegy—an apology that, even it WS Lord
--
- and holding the hia'best
•
jtitdicitl
-office' in the kingdom,. had been injured, •
could net tail of giving satisiadion.--.llu/e absolute.