Star.
London, England, 1823-06-19 00:00:00

THE BEACON NEWSPAPER.

Yesterday there was an appeal before the House of
Lords that excited a good deal of curio.ity. connected
with the Beacon, Scotch newspaper, and the bond
given by Sir W. RAE, the Lord Advocate, Mr.HopE,
sir W. SCOTT, &c. to support such Journal on certain
terms and with specified subscriptions. It will be
recollected that a Gentleman named Gibson brought
an action against Sanderson and Craig, the printers
of the Beacon, to recover compensation in damages
for a libel on him that had appeared in such news-
paper. Mr. Gibson afterwards split his action on ac-
count of some formalities, and went into the Scotch
Jury Court against Sanderson, the printer, and ob-
tained a verdict—Damages, 5001. Mr. Gibson then
commenced his action against the bondsmen, Sir W.
RAE, &c. as publishers and proprietors of the Beacon,
and that action is the ground of this appeal. Sir W.
RAE and the other defendants resisted the proceed-
ing before the Lords of Session ; but such resistance
was ineffectual, and the Lords of Session sent the case
to the Scotch Jury Court, where the defendants were
called upon to put in their answers. In this stage of
1 the business, Sir W. RAE appealed to the House of
Lords to stay further proceedings, Mr. Gibson having
already obtained a verdict of 5001. and having thus
procured redress for his wrong.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL supported the appeal,
quoting the 55th and 59th of George 111. Acts for
creating and regulating the Scotch Jury Court, to
shew that there was the power of appeal. In this
case Mr. Gibson had obtained redress ; he had ap-
pealed to a Jury ; he had obtained a verdict for five
hundred pounds; and he now sought to proceed
against other parties to receive redress for that wrong
which a Jury had already remedied.
Mr. Baouou&M spoke strongly against the appeal.
He did not deny that the Acts which had been quoted
gave the power of ultimately appealing against the
decisions of the Scotch Jury Court to the House of
Lords ; but denied that the Acts gave the power of
appealing on a case in its progress to the Jury, after
the Lords of Session too had warranted the proceed-
ing. Here the case was in its progress to the Jury.
Objections of form had been over-ruled by the Lords
of Session. There had been no verdict, and it was on
a verdict only that there could at last be an appeal.
,The case was of vast importance. It was entirely
novel in its nature; and if it succeeded, a most dan-
gerous power would be given to those who desired
to delay or intercept justice.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the case was of
so much importance that he would take time to con-
sider it; but he should be prepared to give his judg-
ment on Friday next.—Lords' judgment postponed
till Friday accordingly.

The Duke of ATHOL, on behalf of himself and the
Bishop .and Clergy of the Lie of Man, has offered to
' commute the entire tithes of tliaidartit49 six thousand
pounds annually.
:2 Jyot,
Besides the ruins of It elso Abhey, pose of ihe Aug-
nificeni one Of Jedburgh•are'bOw lindLirtoing a le-
pair, whichv it is hoped,- will long'presirve•the re-
mains of that splendid edifice from destruction.. •
Mr. TBLIORD'S Repertan .the IHlNeCk;A:the
building London Bridge h;% heeit;priatedtandit ap-
pears to be the result of a very.iirettil survey: Ac-
cording to the Report, ihelwesint ikm-
nects the river above bridge into-a cam!, I/AA pre-
vents the high water frourrssing 'objets andithe low
water from sinking so lovf-asit.otheryfise.wouyl do;
and that thus it tenders the boat and baize haviga-
tion more general and safe. Futklier,"thaf '63% the 're-
moval of the present bridge, the foindatiOns eiglack-
friats and Westminster Bridges, and even Waterloo
Bridge, would be endangered, and that the fortifying
these, together with the raising of the banks, so as to
prevent the low grounds from. being,i;looiled'at high
water, would test upwarakorioo,attici. • There are
alsa'in the Report some 'omens sfacti respecting the
'velocity of the impulsive *eve of the tide in rivers.
VAUXHALL GArtassu—Attractive! as•_these :par-
Gar-
dens have been during the season, the 'floe which
they preseated last night was peculiarlygrala The
proprietors; With a feeling worthy onto tuemorable
occasion, determined tO celebrate the Anniversary of
the Battle of Waterloo with a .grated' Military Fete,
tutshiaaffeist was spared wonkier the:whPie di5PbT
as impusing as posiblst.s The. company began to
'assemble at ant. earlitir;ltatir,thsia Usual, arid. 'tea
1-O'cictct eite'Oattletis were ameded bitofeti part.

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