Star.
London, England, 1818-07-21 00:00:00

Car. I. till not tate notice 14' the eisteee of this
power itt the Court of 'Chaucety ? . Hi% ats..vei wai,
and he thought it amply sufficient, that Lord Hole,
so well acquainted as he must have boon with this
Statute, would not have laid down this doctrine so
forcibly, if he had not thought the Statute Of no
effect, as far as regarded this question. His Lord,-
' ship, after having read at some length the opinion
I:of Lcrd Chief•Jusuce Wilmot, de'ivered on that fa-:
mobs .case of Jenks, proceeded to sti•te, that previous
to the Restoration, the instances were very rare in-'
deed of any writs of Habeas airtes bein4 issued by
the Judges of she King's lkach in vacation ' • and it
was quite clear drat, until Burchell's case, the Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas had no idea that they
had any power to issue Habeas Corpus in crimina.
matters in term time; arc: until the Stakii:e 3'4 Car.
11. had passed, they had no power 0/Issuing any
writ of that nature out of berm. If, therefore, he
found in these judicial writers not only the doctrine
laid down, but the method of proceeding pointed
out, he could have, he thought, little hesitation in
deciding in favour of the application: and he might
ask, (the answer to which %%fluid be a confirmation
of this opinion) what was to become of the liberty
of the subject between the passing of Magna Charta,
and the passing of the Act 32 Car. 11. if the Judges
of Westminster Hall thought that one Court only
had the power of issuing writs of Habeas Corpus in
term time ? The case of Jenks was certainly a posi-
tive authority that the then Lord Chancellor could
apt grant die writ in vacation ; but it did not appear
Co him,. that all the consideration which might have
been given to the subject had been given in a case
'Which was of so doubtful a nature. He did not think
that Jenlas case was one of suffizient strength to bear
him up against the current of doctrine which he had
found in so many able rakers, and particularly in a
case in which the liberty of tte subject was so mate-
rially concerned. It arpeared, therefore, to him to
be his duty to grant the application for the writ ;
but at the same time he could not help observing.,
that there was great inconvenience in applying ror
such an instrument to this Court: if the subject, how-
ever. thought proper to avail himself of this right,
as lie understood the law, he could not salvo jura-
',rent,' refuse it. He would hear any Gentleman ap-
pearing on behalf of the Commissioners, to-morrow
morning, as to the form of the commitment.

to•ti4 Mike ocf into A pidto.
mad if the Jury were of his opinion,
' &ft a verdict to the extent chart
Lleslactrely hopdi that naLhing
or this unpleasant business, and
*Would take (Axe. Mr. Justice
Jury, that, in his conception,
letter would rot bear the ;mes?
be put upoa it, as it wAs net
fendamt, might have so Virittinis
a letter would find him, after
they would, therefOre, retttivi
on the Ist and Yd counts, ivhif
WIHCIIVerrRr
Mr. Justice Btranocurt, ht
Calendar, proceeded to pass
death upon the following pet
the Assizes. for houseibreakinit
and horse stealing I
Wriliant Cooper, John Collicr, Al
'ter, Jdhu Iraddietottab, Jane, Pink,
Ayres, George Cover, Stephen rra.npron,
Robisson, *au*/ Aidditeh, wibten Raw)
Nathrdel Came, James WU/tat*,
Shdrwobd, Job Siaoley, and Grurze
reprieve 4, except J. 44
The former has, fur a seri
tare in the Nett Forest, was
who kept the whole vicinage
fanners have often put up
committed upon them,. rather
to personal danger, by an attempt
perado to? justice. Some time sin(
suspected that le had committed a
tinder very aggravated circumstances,
cen of justice were dispatched to ••-
eluded their vigilance, however,
turned ottt, took refttLYe in
where, in a very remote spot,
sleep in, and continued there
Eve months ! lie was tried
indictment fora burglary cone
September, ISI7, in the hour
at Highclerer and stealing therein
guineas, half-guineas, a geld
mg the house in question, the
he came in contact was the proem
of whom he demanded to knew
was? but on being told he posse
procured a large hay knife, 7-
cuter down, put it to ii throat,
precations, swore he would
body if he did hot aff,rd him
quired. Coder this threat,
pelled to yield to his mandete.
in passing sentence open him,
curnstances in a very impress;
jured him, if he regarded -
devote that space of life be
tence and prayer, in order,
giveness from that :ust GOD
offended. The unhappy deli
ened and unconcerned, and
said to one of his female ac,
crying, " Why do'st not cry
be stretched this day fortuigi.
Carter and Williams were
five sheep, and Mr. Justice /IL
the offence had become so general,
but in other counties, that it
of those to whose lot the adi
tell, to make public esaniples
scription. His Lordship entre:
to obtain forgiveness by coat
should most certainly leave
order that they should by at
others from the commission 4
On the•Niti Prins side thi
Jury cause tried this day, wl
sizes for this county : it was
terest only. Two Special Jk
to stand over until next Ass
there not being a su.ficient ru
to constitute a Special Jury,
ber of the first people in th
p.snaed.

• OXFORD, JULY so.
BUR RETT V. DIXON.
In this case. which wa. to ACIi0)11 lOr seduction (for
which see yesterday's STAR), Mr. PEAXE, to whom
the matter had been referred, after hearing the
witnesses on both sides, decided that a verdict shocld
be entered for the plaintiff—DArnages 101.• Costs ..os,

HAMPSHIRE ASSIZES, JULY le.
THE CISla n. CLA.hif,. •
This was a criminal prosecution against the de-
fendant, for a libel on Mr. Woodham, a golicitor, and
Deputy Clerk of the Peace for Hampshire, rending
to injure him in his professional and private charac-
ter, and provoking him to a breach of the peace. Mr.
Serjeant Peso opened the case on the part t f tint
prosecution. He greatly regretted that the case I:ad
been brought into Court ; however, it was not his
client's fault, who had no desire to press the proceed-
ings, provided a concession was made, by the defen-
dant's acknowledging the impropriety of his conduct.
ãp, the year 1817, Sir Henry Wright Wilson was in-
debted to the parish of Wouston, is the sum of £2B 9s.
%Ojai not being paid so soon as it ought to have been,
the Overseers applied to Mr. Woodham, who wrote
a letter, requiring the payment, to prevent the neces
say of having recourse to legal measures for its.re.-
covery. To this answer w.is returned, not written by
Sir Henry, but by the defendant, Fletcher Norton
Clarke, of which the following is alliteral copy :
...Mr. WO3DItAbI—I ant at a hiss as a Gentleman how to an.,
astir your very Disgraceful' Letter to Sir Henry W. Wilson,
Dated 23d of Fehy. last, received h:re yesterday When i pent ,ed
tt I vAis asttoniclid that such an apeligy for a Ma sett et a Gen-
tleman as you are could fur a moment sanely he had the pow ir to
silo:se:Mania Sir Henry Situation a moments alarm, I have not
and never can fort: t the Most grose Insult you odesed me sad
inycntr own house which my then ignorance of your Views and
huyittions, I cal never forgive, such petty togging tracks t
my 'advice do nut attempt again to par; at on an offices' and a 'YORK, JUI
Gentleman Yorr It.iicalepeetingt may be litter but las a Man of c !WWI; aDEo—OO7
honour have to tell you you hurt moue and ff as Apoli'y WAS William A.Ley and Joh"
worthy of sty receivaue front you. I would make you dee it
inn but I Look forward to Sir 11. wry hawing the opyortli its their trial for a conspiracy v
of most pt bllcly esposicg your petty fogging T. ick on me; and a corn-dealer, at Cleveland
your Imp:idiot and Ignorant Letter to Lint. What could nut you Askey, a very respectable
ge; a Joe bi John Huger* dir it my Late Game Keeper what a
92 wears superintended the
you could not make a good thing of it as to his ail Oaks. f • • •
la a 'mat. that you should app sir )_torec Magistrates in the gram delivered in Mr. Ilasell
Sit...taws you halt' so wozdeefully coatrivc.l to b.: placed iu acd I said Port. Martin was afi
not loam the Respect due to one la Sir Henrys Situa.loo in hood, of
q great credit and
Life--
.- Now Mr. Distils with all the Terrors a..d dreadsdreadsst me uently so sin to Mr. Hi
fa g
Law about you 1 have to tell you I would not tuffer For HenryQh •
r
to do ou the Honor to write Oust he is staves toady to pay . charges of frandillein
Morey Dust and Honest demand on Litt And as be cameos gu ug and measurements were reli
purpose to !he Ovcrsvers of Cruubool a If they will setui hits a were of this nature :—Askey
/cot ace,ips for the Ikmat.d you have made for them of to the weiAt was said to be Qt
hoar will you getglut ry‘thisilt nusv artiZlP:uitit ;a
jll97—Allir its. 1%4"; now I 31b. tte weight alleged 2!
sheen yuardiseraetiuJet.t.duct to Sac, and yo..r ance and alleged frauds the only avid
lospuu.rcelu your denta..4 on Sir ll:nry ;--Pot your Lc.: into other servants ref Mr. iiaSell
your lawyer desk area nev..r take it teat ag Glut Izoak for-
tinneS looked on, and someti
wards to this Latter, bat 'lead un cane I:.e,t o:cation _ ;A:
andche 'Exposure of your Attempt to ...trap in: ; r.ssilso you ed useciatsover again, each
bsoaini I,tter just reccives.l mad for which tliis is your reply. acasiOn: A sailor was one
" Ikekirg,lo:h March,lBlB. "F. N. Cl.sums." beats out 'of his jacket into
" But shaft be at Chelsea Park tu-morrow or nest day." • iseery bushel struck by Asks
- The hand-writing of the defendant being proved, were titi ; the beaus. trapsfei
Mr: Serjeant Pct.!. observed, that Mr. Woodham was principal evidence was that
'as respectable a man as any in the county, and was measured the oats over agal
only exercising his professional duty in Isis letter to found a difference.
j Sir 11. Wilson, and this prosecution had been ins:iLuted :11r.Wit.t.titsts and Mr. Cs
in order to protect him from a repetition of similar in- the prosecution, pointed and
sults ; and he had acted wisely in the path he hal Mr. Caoss and. Mr. JOZil
chosen, instead of committing a breach of the peace, the Defendants. The former
by attending to the provocation contained in the let-appeal to the Jury on the
ter, he had availed himself of the laws of his country years he had been the tried
to protect his character and person from insult. In Mr. liaselton. The charges
answer to a question from Mr. Gaselee, the defen• no further back than last Decerm
dant', Counsel, Mr. Voodham admitted that, as no support but in the assertion
agent of the late Mr. Meyler, he had been applied charge. The principal 'Fa ;tens
to by Clarke f9r rent due to Sir Henry Wilson, for penesi to succeed Mr. Askey
watering a meadow then occupied by Mr. Meyler, This fact required no comp.-
between whom and Sir Henry Wilson a dispute suspicious and interested evident
existed respecting a proposed advance in the rent, and should be satisfied by posinj
Mr. Woodham had said he would not, on the part dense for 22 y era
of Mr. MeykT, pay mot e than a quit rent. The case for the defendants, same of \
for the prosecution having closed, -Mr. GAISLIS, contradiction to the statement
for the defendant, felt as much sorrow as his Learned I and other&lkeinielves
Friend' on theother side, that the case should strongest testunany of char.
come before the public, and regretted that a compro- I Mt. Justice BATLEY wan
mise-had not taken place between the parties, as the and with a manifest distrnsi
offence was seed iinly most unjustifiable. Ile, however, prim-so:ion. It ha.l hcen
did not agrr-: that du. yon: rips of the letter ought
lAskey had ati•Jessed the

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itotlitioti tO fight a 441..4; ' ii ,
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opinion, they Would ab F i ,
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:Urged in the inclieuuktie
.
iing more %voted bf heard , 1
and that a reconsiliatied 1
ice PARK Observed to tii4 , .
tn, the postscript to the
. •
:et er dation attempted to
;t impossible that the de-
ire in ofdee to sheet ereWir
er he had left BikEing;
i 1 i lei their verdict otsiliTtei . • .
Itch they sic cordiugie did. •
4 JULY is.
honing gone tbrdugh the
is the awful seneeperof
retsons, convicted during , t
ing, caul! stealing, sheep
Ateunser rabise,e,asias ear. .
at; Jaliell lloWw.r:•/, Ihart.:4 •
rafflpron, John Snia.ur SivrA .
Nun Rawlins, Itrory Reynardl • I 1 1 '
ail. William Rentaassi limey
.
i
.rte Carter, all ot w:wons wets )
I
A, Mitisanict Oak?, aud AMU
lisi:i..
lies of years, lived in a
as tte Captain of a'gang
re in teeloi ere i end rnaor - ' . 1 4
s with the depredations . • 1
ter than exposer themselvrs. ct 1 li
attempt to bring this des- • I ,
inc sincr_, it was strongly
Aced a highway robbery .
1 4
rumstances, end the offi.;
ti. let'.
red to apprehend him ; he et
t.ver, and, as it afterwardi t
a wood near Salisbury,
ot, he erected a place to'
e for no less a period than- Ale /
i and convicted upon an
3
°remitted in the -month Of
louse of Mr. John Bultors,
herein several Bank-notes,
ift 1
d ring, &c. Upcn enter-
le first person with whom l
prosecutor, an aged man,. r .401
kncw where his money
• • f
possesse.i none, the ruffian
.
, and throwing the prose-
roat, and i
with horrid irn- it
I sever his head front his a
im the informaeor, he red
the prosecutor was cern,
ate. The Learned Judee,
m, adverted to these err- I , i
1 •
,restive manner, and con- . i
1 an eternity hereafter, to • '
i had ¶cme re ruing to Fe-
if possible, to obtain fct-
D.,,.
whom he had so much ,
einquent appeared hard-
d on goirg :nee 0,-,e :a:1,
acquaintances, --see v.-as
y hearty, as my neck -..'.11
gilt."
'ere convicted of stealing.
r 1
BURROW:II observed, that rr
Fencral, not only in this,
it was the determinatiod
eiministration of the laws st
les of offenders of this de.. ;
reared them to endeavour
intuition and prayer, as he ,
c (
ii
re them for execution, its
an example, and to deter I, •
s of similar offences. ,
there was but one Special ;
vhicli terminated the As- :
. • •
s a question of private in- 1 ;e
Jury causes were order .1 ;
issixes in conseqrteeice of
• II
number of Jurors present
y, although a greet num- (` ;
the county had been r.ubs ' ... ;
ULY te. •
-CONSPIRACY, h. 1
:fakir: were put tipod .
.. .
to detraud Mr. li.wwd.woao 7 .
Port. • i
,le.lot,king man, had, for r
!weighing and measuring' 1 41
eltona granaries at Cleves. . . ,
farmer in the neighbour-. .
respectability, who fre-
elase.lton.
:tit statements of weipas
!lied on for proof. iLey
ey entered 2st. Slb. of eats,
2st. 61b. He entered ese :. ;,
2st. I Sib. kc. Of these i
lii i?
,dente was the assertion ef
awn, who said they some-
:times :times measured or weigh- 1
th alone and on a separate .
me of them, who threw a . -
o his waistcoat pocket for
key. The bushels errita ;
'erred were BS. But the .
I
at of George Eldon, who
gain in one instance, and
CotaNtAN, the Counsel for
id enforced this evidences V,
rasa were the Counsel foe
nee made a most powerful . ¶'
he part of Askey. Fore Jii
ed and faithful servant of
res against him could go
December, and could find t
tion of one witness to each
I
:nen was Eldon, who hap-
1
ere as meter and weights. .
rmment. Against all the I .
evidence eeainst him, he ).
osing Mr. Haselton's cone- .1
• s
oral witnesses were called
%
of whom save a complete
meats on cite other side; .
ghly respectable, gave des 71*
racer.
immed up at great length)
Ist of the evidence far the
w attempted to thew that
a crime., trsaaux after his