Star.
London, England, 1812-02-04 00:00:00

j 4 INTELLIGENCE.

SURREY SESSIONS.
SPECIAL COMMISSION-1110 H TREASON.
Tlse Court met yesterday, in pursuance of adj,
the purpose of arraigning the twelve nun who were taken
nest at the capture of the Isle of francs, and who, beteg
of this realm, were found aiding and assisting the Frew*
defence of that island. The prisoners, who were doti:ilisir bi
were put to the bar separately, and the iodicustent span,
was read by Ms. KNArr. Clerk of the Court, to which •L----
verally pleaded Not Guilty. they ie.
Having all pleaded, a Petition was presented front them % ot_
Court, praying that Counsel might he appointed fat their "`•
and setting forth their [mobility, from any Sumas skick the, possessed, to ray the expenses which would necessarily ba
red in rebutting the charges that were brought against dim.
Baron MACIJON•LO 011.4211e-1, that the prisoners were nom
to name such Counsel and Solicitors as they might this* beau"
culated for their intereits.
They all chose Messrs, BROuGii Aft and iulitt to be therm"
vocate,, and Mr. HAltitit it to be their Soyeitw, with die ea,„„
don of we, who chose Messrs. Cot and Co. to be his Selkirk
.lelw Sawitis, one of the prisoners, having observed tlin twos*
not have a lair trial, as two only of 13 witnesses Whom he L.
called open to appear in his behalf had come forward,
Mr. Isar's, one of the Counsel for the peostcutifin,
he thought it incumbent upon him to stateao the Cont .% "Z
to the Board of Admiraky, that die Prisoner bad given aka',
seven persons whom be wished to have stuismooed en his int
One of thev.: was a Lieutenant Fit:monis, who wails erns,*
Rio Janeiro, and could not, consequently, be procured img dime
others who had deserted from his Majesty'b navy, andel*
not be'found; and of the third,no information could be sitabed,
the remaining three would be forthconting. Ho ahu naaarkii.
that the Admiralty had giv.n directions that all the
prisoners should name, and who it was peons, ore.
iwurpenceb before their conductedtheirernatriciali,t,shaounplerbeay
a totakiaLenekt:
nest
wishes and to consult the interetts of the unfortunate was
Mr. BROUGHAM thought ft would be a OM Isarasup
put the prisoner Smith on his trial dunng the absence et ona..
nant Fitsmorrls who might be a very matend 'hewn
favour, and asked la in
whether the Court would grant such a del a
might enable ham to procure the tsenelit of his terinicey?
air SliioN Le Btase.—An affidavit must be ash., aaji at.
cording to the circumstances then stated, the Court nig of cane
be guided.

The prisoners were then informed that the trials wallies
on peremptorily on Monday, the 10th instants to whits eat
Court adjourned.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, ?Et &
TOLERA 110 N ACE
TNS KING u. TOR JUST ices OF GLOCCUTERSOIIIt.
Mr. Tor et no moved for a rule to skew cause why a
shoold not i•sue to the Magistrates, of the mtmq of
commanding them to tender the oaths to John Packer, of
in that comity, and permit him to subecribe the dedsestha,
quirt.'" in the Toicr.atlOP Act, of the 1 W. and 11. c. ILO
exempt him from the penalties .of the Acts again.' Protium
&enters. M. Topping did this sport an affidavit, which MOW
the applicant was a Proteitant Mom* Manster, and 1111
by trade a carrier; and that upon applying to the Owner
he was refused thus to exempt himself, in commune. of a is
termination of this Court, in the case of the King v. thaw*
Deobighsbire (14 East, 24.4), in which it was istki, thatthea.
tent Dissenter, merely stating himself as one who " practein
several congregations 'of Protestant Dissenters," within
that be has any separate coogregadon attached to hie, as
tescher or preacher, was Dot madded to be admitted 4 Oak*
eta to juslity. This decision the Megistrates of Glimesettlif
quoted as i determination against all persons 'likely t,
•r4,,,1* which capacity the present applicam Mimed : fads
words of the Strute expressly extended to " penal Mem%
from the Church of England, in holy. orders, or ponendediali
orders, or fermlifiaz S. Mfg infers..
Lord ELLIMIO soya% WC that the dcdsiap of the Cop hi
certainly been mistaken ; but from what source 40 die punt
applicant state hiubelf to have derived the holy wars is
he pretended f

Mr. 'I °ran wo, submitted, dela k ins not vassawy sit
statute to state that and the Maglatratos bail est rani%
on .hat bivouac.

Me. Justice BAY ttr.—Has be been ordaiaed by say be*
Mr. 'Eosin u hoped the Court vrttuld nut narrow tbs amp
Vona of the Tuleratisui Act, by asking for qualifwwww, yew
the Legislature slid not intend. The intention of tie Act sista
co-ble ally person who conce•vrti he had telt au far tbi Wow
to rxet cise thine talrnts without incurnng thy pcnsktrt of owed
Acts ut Parliament, and to enable him to discover whobi
%%v. quAlard to be elmtel thi pastor A a Separate COcgr.eaa
/.4)ld LLt miosopuou —A person, stating Dimwit taJit
temEnt to hay ~d,a, mutt dr=ive those older. ;Turn usgpsit
the Cuutt would nut cetera% what.
_ _

Mr. I u rst N o coatetard, the trtsrodiy k, mesa tart oat
I Aord Eit t h lohour; st— W !waver late; Frei ottkao yas, cm
tout our, tt lb very ht that Interpretation should be ranted 1.
must ar. ter, that freleadi.N.; esdiri, means Ivan .erwll
fdturr hair *rm , by wb.t.h cohortta,on, ,very wolbot rt
UtoVersky, who cuntemplatea the pr.oteta.on of the t-tafett I
included on yuur doctrine. Upon th. be suunccty however, Ii
anxious that there shaU be no opportunity of aaying, tips smith
not every bearings 'Like a rile to Mew cause.

lAIIIII V. SAML.
Mr. Baowc HAM obtained a similar ruk upon a Preciallll
lar motion, on behalf ut 1 banns Standfast w."O
state hir.uelt in his affidavit to follow any secular occ.piduNl
who, in point of fact, is a Student at a Disscoung Mahal.
Tut KING V. IMt joisrices or serrocs.
Mr. Gti its tit also obtained his rule to shew eau.. KOWA
an amended affidavit, in which it was sworn that the ritthal