Star.
London, England, 1819-06-03 00:00:00

NA rilL INTruicElya,

Th.t.Dulte of Marlborough and Duke of Kent puke's. have
strived at Falmouth, with Mails from Lisbon. The forint r
sailed the inch, and the latter tbe e3d ultimo.
Yir»ot cu, Jt3141. I.—Wiod S.W.--Came in the I.9rd Wel-.
Easton, Hitt, from London to Botany Bay, with female con-
victs. and remaits wind-bounde--Passed up flannel, the Nurth
American, —, from Baltiniore to Amsterdam.—Arrived the
Perseus; Ricusimavox, frum Trieste, with timber for the Dock-'
yard, 71 days passage—put wider quarantine.
Ponzason:zu, Juai: W.S.W.—Arrived his Majesty's
brig Casa:Lion, (runs a cruize. Caine into harbour the Isabella,
Lairsox, from Gibraltar, to discharge troops.
Doves, Jues 2.—Sailed this day the Princess Charlotte packet,
Captain lIALLUMS, for Ostend, with a Mail and jiassengen ;
also the Chichester packet, Captain Ruzzea; and Flora, Cap.
WaTsox, for Calais, with passengers. Arrived thii day.the
Lord Duncan packet, Captain IL% and le Desiiite,
French packet, frum Calais, with passengers.
DIAL, JUNE4.—WindS.W.—Arrived and sailed for the
River, the Ann, LAYDOWIN, from Leghorn ; and the Andrew
Savage, Calle, from Belfast. Came down from the River and
sailed, ie Hannah, IlzazuosN, fur Bombay; Juliana, °citric,
for Batavia and Penang; and the Cherub, CLINT, for Quebec.—
The Centurion, of Scarborough, was spoke with by the Ann,
arrived from Leghorn, on 28th May, in lat. 46. 30. N. long. 6.
40. W. bound to St. Ilelena ail well.
Coal, NIA'. 49.—SuitedChic Daphne, lifazsums, for New
South Wales, with convicts.
Custom-mouse, Jvaz 2.—Entered Inwards:—Man, Darnell,
from Ancona; Netherland prince Jeisma, from W,.rciun ;
Betsy, Lasigrin ; Dorchester, Suatridge, from Waterford ; Amity,
Anderson, from Jamaica ; Vriendschaft, Vessen, from Wu/cum ;
Matilda, Whiley, from Antwerp ; Sprightly, Baker, from Lit-
bon.—Entered Outwards :—Nancy, Bruck, for Philadelphia;
Jenne Laura, Aubert, for Itockfort; Telcmaque, llaynest, fur
Dunkirk; Eliza, Ireland, for Norway; Pro..perous, l'eck, for
Rotterdam; Jane, Nicole, for Quebec and Montreal; Levant,
hPliebbin, for üblir.

LAW INTELLIGENcr.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 2.
ARTHUR MORRIS, ESQ. V. HENRY HUNT, ESQ.
This was an action brought by the High Bailiff of
Westminster against Mr. Henry Hunt, one of the Can-
didates at the last General Election for the Repreen-
nation in Parliament of the city of Westminster, to
recover a third shareof the expense of erectieg a hus-
tings, paying poll clerks, &c. in Covent-Garden, du-
ring that Election contest, the action being founded
on the Statute 53 Geo. HI. c. 1.52.
Mr. SCA KLETT (with whom was Mr. MA lIRVATT,
Mr. GURNEY, and Mr. SMEDLEY) stated the plaintiff's
case, and observed, that the action was brought by
the High Bailiff of Westminster, against a gentleman
whom the Jury might probably have heard of before,
as a person who professed himself to be a great advo-
cate for public independence, and a candidate for
popular approbation. The claim which the plaintiff
now preferred was one recognized by Act of Parlia-
ment, and which could not be resisted upon any
grounds of reason or justice that he (Mr. S.) could pos-
sibly anticipate. Probably, however, the defendant,
whose popularity had now arrived at its height,
might suggest, as a defence on the present occasion,
that his extraordinary anxiety for the public welfare,
and his devotion to the public cause, both in mind as
well as in person, had deprived him of the power of
attending to his own private concerns, and of per.;
forming those obligations which his individual ca-
pacity required him to discharge. The Jury, how-
ever, might think that this plea would not serve the
defendant on the present occasion. According to the
Act of Parliament, upon which this action was found-
ed, the High Bailiff of Westminster was entitled to
recover from all persons who stood as candidates for
representation in Parliament, a proportionate share
from each, of the necessary expense incurred in the
erection of hustings, paying poll clerks, and other
charges incidental to a contested Election. The ques-
tions which the Jury had to determine on the present
occasion were, first, whether Mr. Hunt had offered
himself as a candidate for Westminster; secondly,
whether he was one of the three candidates only,
who were called upon to contribute toward; the ex-
penses in question ; and thirdly, whether the charges
and expenses of which he was recitiir.:d to bear a
share, were reasonable and just? It was true, that
by the construction which the late Lotcl Ellenbo-
rough had put upon the Statute, 5:1 Geo. 111. c. I 52,
in an action against Sir Francis Burdett, a person
who did not actually present himself as a candidate
upon the hustings, was not liable to contribute to the
expense of the Election ; but the defendant could not
avail himself of any thing in that decision, as a ground
of exemption. At the late General Election there
were undoubtedly six candidates put in nomination;
three of whom, namely, Sir Francis Burdett, Major
Cartwright, and the Honourable D. Einnaird, were
exempted from liability, on the authority of the de-
cision referred to, ivasmuch as on being applied to by
the high Bailiff, before the election, they had dis-
claimed the character of candidates, notwithstand-
ing their political ft iends had put them in nomination.
The avowed Candidates therefore were only Sir Sa-
muel Romilly, Sir Murray Maxwell, and the defen-
dant. The contributions due from the first two thus
mentioned, had been most cheerfully paid, without
any difficulty or objection,_ and the backwardness of
the defendant in following their example could only
be ascribed to the reason already assigned—sanely,
that his devotion to the public interests bad corn-
pktely put it out of his power to attend to his private
concerns. It ftequedtly happened that men like Mr.
Hunt, who dedicated the wlv of their lives to the
public, and who felt pi ardent patriotic 'zeal, wete
disposed to forget the ceremony of attending to their
private affairs and paying their debts. The instance
no* before the Court was but too strong a ratifica-
tion of this position. At the same time,-however, it
was to be hoped that a Gentleman of Mr. Hunt's pa.
tiiotic dispositiou would not be disposed to Niggle
about sixpence., after the distinguished mark of pub-
lic approbation which he had experienced at the late
General Election, in the flattering testimonial which
the poll-book disclosed ! •
The witnesses examined in snpport of the plaintiff's
case,' were Mr. Francis Smedley, the Deputy High
Bailiff, and Mr. Imwcod, a surveyor, v‘ Ix had made
an estimate of the expenses incurred by the-plaintiff
at the late General Election.' From the testimony of
the former Gentleman, it appeared, that the only
avowed Candidates for the Election were, Sir Samuel
Romilly, Sir :slurs:ly Maxwell, and Mr. Huht t and
that the plaintiff had incurred a very considerable
expense in the erection of hustings, paying poll clerks,
stationary, constables rates, printing, &c. and he
stated that Sir Samuel Romilly and Sir Murray Max-
well had, without hesitation, paid their respective
shares. The testimony of the latter witness went to
sliew,.that the estimate of expense for the erection of
the hustings Has reasonable and just. own charge,

for
making the shitty teas fIC ) el.:.
was, made in respect of his atterdaree,*
erection of the hustings, redairs dur:
and the final removal of the liusriegs."
At the suggestive of the le.:then
tiffs Counsel waieed elle demand age;i:s; th
dant, in respect of the chafge for ecneeele
Iris Lordship thought was tot sesteinal,:ey
Act, and alsol the items in the ec,:neet ler
and feinting. It appeared that alactieh
tiff had received the ccer.rilenines fro-., e';
Itomilly and Sir Murray Mee veil. lie lnr.
the carpenter's and had onle pe:e
26 in number,lielf a gsinea eacit per
tieief,...e
fee being one geiren, het with an et'e.:
they were to be paid the ;ern:tinder -ec
his recovering his demand against the ;tar.
Mr. thee, who was his C,
close of the plaintiff's case, took three ei,i,
the plaintiff's right of netion: first, tliat t,,,
dance had not been adduced of his 'nevi:n:4h,
didate, inasmuch as the poll-hcoks had not
duced ; secondly, that the Act of Verb irnee.
the plaintiff sued, being a private one, h
proved ; and, thirdly, that it nas neceseire•
the original writ to the High Shenftesf ter
instead of the precept to the fi
pose of proving the right to hold the E,
All these objections, however, were oven-,
Octet...des-ries holding, as to the first point
best evidence of the defend:rues being a
Was his own declaration in writing to that
to the second, that the Act of Parlianient
was in fact the renewal of a public Act ;
the third, that the production of the re
quite suffir ient for the purposes of this aati
Mr.IIUVI then addressed the Jery, and
:is the principal ground of his defence to ill
that at all events, he was only liable to (-7
the elpentes in question, urging, on the at
the action tried in I teoll, agairee Sir Eranci
that it was not necessary, according to Lot
borough's ruling, that a candidate should be
present on the hustings, to render him li
contributor to theexpense of the Elec.ien, et:
from thence that Sir Francis Burdett, Mr.Carteet
and Mr. Kinnaird, being represented during the
Election by thtirAgents and Cemmittees, weir ce,ne
liable to contribute towards the plaintiff's dem.
Ile complained that the Learned Unreel for t.
plaintiff had resorted to unwatrartable insinuati,
in suggesting that he had attained t'ne hcieht of
popularity in the City of Westmineter. these ins
-nuaticns, he said, were the more unjustifiable,
it was considered, that probably other Candidates
a seat in Parliament, had been as backward aili:
self in paying their Election debts. He was net
posed to follow the Learned Counsel through
'peregrinations at Lewes and Petersfield, but it
not unlikely that the Learned Counsel might be 7
jetted to the same species of complaint.
M. SCA RL trr.—a In all events, Mr. Hunt,:'.
paid my bibs at Petersfield."
Mr. Huse. resumed, and complained of the to
which had been thrown out against him by the:
ed Counsel, and alluded to the injury he had
tamed from the improper mention of his name'
Learned Counsel, at a late trial at York, in a 5
ting it with that of Sir Samuel Itomilly.
Mr. SCA R IsTe--..-" I don't knew what yon
but if you wish to report 'cutetely what I said
hundred and fifty miles off, I beg you will do so.
have no wish to conceal what I then said. I thi
then said, that yell did Sir Samuel ltomilly all
harm you could, by saying that you were of the
side with him:*
Mr. HUNT proceeded in his address, and insieel
that there was no foundation for this assertion. if
to the other part of the case, he contended, that de
charges made by the plaintiff for the hustings one
most exorbitant and unjustifiable, as compared
the expense of the last Election ; and said, he
call witnesses to prove this part of the dr'
Accordingly he called—Mr..lames Mills, a .
surveyor and engineer; Thomas rhunming, a
penier ; Mr. Jenkins, a poll-clerk, employed at
Election : Mr. Butt, a linen-draper, one of Mt
Cartwright's Committee at the last Election;
Mr. It. tiarrell, a constable, who was employed
the I lustings on the (ieneral Election.
Mr. SCARLET'- made a very ingenious and elt
reply on behalf of the plaintiff.
The CHIEF JUSTICE summed up the case wits

strictest impartiality, and
The Jury, who were chiefly composed cf
men, found a verdict for the Plaintiff—D.:
C 274. 10s. Bsl. being one-third of the plkintiff's
mand, exclusive of the items above-mentioned.'
Court sat until half-past eight o'clock in the eveniz'
OLD BAILEY.

Yesterday the Sessions ended, when sentence
Death was pronounced on the following prisoners:
John Smith, for highway robbery ; Sarah illakeney acd
Brown, for privately stealing in a shop ; Sionuel Solomon,
highway robbery ; Mitten Muzietti, for stealing prlvatti.; 1.
shop ; Patrick Court and Hobert Rbodes, for stealing in a
ling-house • John Burgess, for louse-breaking the dby-tirt
Hannah Dowling, for privately stealing in a shop ; John Grte
and John Shearing, for horse-stealing ; Fdwud Shribbs, for vs
wring a forged £1 Banknote; and Judith Brown, for stew:::;
in a dwelling-house.
Three were sentenced to be Transported for Life, vit. 111
Sam Brown, Edward Macey, and Willizm Bauch;
Nine for Fourteen Years, viz. Thomas Potter, George To=4
John Moore, John Martin, Lydia Hogan, John Shaw, Michel
Mullins, Hamilton Ross, and David Sharp ; and
Fifty-eight were ordered for Transpertation Aar Seven Teti
Marks Rennet, for stealing Mr. Horsley's chit....
was brought up to receive the sentence of the lac
He was indeed the very picture wretchedness—Ns
hollow eyes and emaciated countenance, evident,'
strewed the dreadful mental sufferings he had under•
gone during his confinement in Newgate, even for the
short space of time which had elapsed since his tris
and conviction on Friday last. Vlrlsen brought into
the bock, and while sentence of transportation
passing upon him, he held down his head and was
silent ; but as soon as the sentence was pronounces.
he became dreadfully agitated, and barst into a flood
of tears. In this state he %vas led out of Court by
of the turnkeys. A stout determined-locking
who stood by the side at Rennet, and who rev:ice:. a
similar sentence, formed a striking contrast to his be-
haviour; and to shew how little he cv.red (iv t"
punishment, addressing the lircomoza. voci!er.ttri
an oath, « And I hope you may sit there t i i
come back !" • - _

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