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London, England, 1803-04-09 00:00:00

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given in charge to him. At all events, it was
taken from the Enemy; and therefore the only point
that can, admit of a question is, whether it was the
'very same standard which had been taken before,
or only one resembling it ? Captain WALsit, in his
excellent account of. the Egyptian Expedition, leaves
this question open : Sir RosERT W I LSON decides
saying, " The Standlid was lost hy SINCLAIR,
and retaken from the Enemy by Lurz." Thus
there is no difFerenee of opinion between these two
• accurate and intelligent narrators on the point which,
I repeat it, is the only one open to controversy ;
for the former gives no opinion; at all upon it.
Should it, however; happen that these two-Gentle.
men, or any others, should differ in a material
statement, lam sure they will afford an example of
a different love of truth to that which has been
exhibited; of the possibility of supporting an opi-
nion without reviling an opponent ; and of the ten-
dernesS which all men who have a charaeler of their
own feel for the reputation of another.
So much for the matter and_..the manner of this
Writer's controversy, on which I feel that I may
have said more than its importance deserves ; hut
I feel also, that there are incidental considerations
of more consequence still than the substantive ques-
tion ? and that there is a serious apprehension lest
Writers of this description, who make the Press a
vehicle to attack private as well as public charac-
ter, and is per hostesses ire domes • impune nthsax,"
should ultimately work-a public mischief; by bring-
ing into disrepute and. depreciation amongst Eng-
lishmen one. of our mast inestimable privileges, the
Liberty of the Press itself.

I am, Sir, &c. '
ONE OF THE PUBLIC

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Aram 7.

JOHN" KING.

IN the matter. of John King, a Bankrupt, the
Petition of a Creditor, named Hamilton, was read
before the LORD CHANCELLOR, praying that the
Certificate might, be stayed, on the grounds that at
a meeting, which had taken place in the Fleet, in
January iSo3, a sealed paper had been kept back,
which was supposed to contain very material in-
formation relative. to the true state of the Bank-
rupt's property.
it was also stated in the Petition of Mr. Hamil-
ton, who is an Attorney, that the latter was offered
money by King to sign his Certificate, and that
upon
,his refusal• to do so, he was told by "the Bank-
rupt, that if he did not immediately prove his debt,
he should be prevented.
The Counsel for the Petitioner contended that
the above tars had excited a considerable doubt in
the minds of the Creditors, reipeeting the true state
of King's, affairs, which could only he removed by
the interposition of his -:Lordship's authority, for,
the purpose of doing away the Certificate.
On the other side it was stated, that the conduE
of the Bankrupt with that of the ASsignees, had ap.
peaked' fait and honest, and. that no accusation of
fraud had been !made by the Petitioner against either
Of those personS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR, after expressing, some
diubt rcspeding the charges brought against the
Bankrupt, in the Petition, observed, 'that it was
his intention to an with strid juitice between all
parties, and ordered that the Petitioner,-Hamilton,
should state in an Affidavit the circumstances al_
!edged in his Petition. His Lordship accordingly
deterred his decision until The said order should be
complied with.