The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-22 00:00:00

COURT or RINO's BENCH.—TnTs DAT.

THC MVO H. SIR I. HVIIDETT, RART.
Mr. BLACIigLiaN resumed the line of argument in with+
he was proceeding, when the Court broke np on'Thers-
day last. Having concluded upon the subject of the
wrong place of trial, the Learned Counsel stated that
hon•evever ➢ainful it flint.: he to him, who should proba-
bly spend Les whole life in that Court, to say any thing►
which migl t possibility appea, offensive to a indg..,
vet the duty he owed to his client and to the politic at
iarge, compelled him to .hew that there was something
improper in the stitoruing up of the Learned Judge
upon the trial of the defendant in this c;:se. Ile
would read the charge to the Jury, and he believed
that which he should real to be a correct retort of
what the Learned Juke said. when ch•argir.g
upon the question of lil.el. If it were incorrect, he
hosted that he should not be considered as giving
offence, although, which was c.ottrary to his belief, I.e
should be reading an incorrect statement. He th-n
read the chatrire of Judee Best nom the trial at Lei-
cester, and commented upon its general spirit. Their
Lordships would see that nn:ust constructions had
been put upon many passages of the defendant's
letter. Constructions n Lich no Judge, having mercy
in his heart, wonld ever have put. Surely a Judge
ought not to put forced constructions upon evidence,
to the disparagement of the accused party.
Mr. Justice Besr.----Nothing which you have said
has given me the least offence.
Mr. EVANS followed on the same ride. Ile
contended, that an offence of this nature, part
of which had been committed iu one county ■nd
part in another, unless by special Act of Parliament,
could not be charged. The practice in cases of conspi-
racy supported his erg ument, and the analogy was at 5-
cient to establish that argutuent. Writing was not recog-
nised as crime, and he lead a mass ofc ases f:• •at the State
Trials and other sources which decisively proved that
I-publishing done eonetituted the critee of libel. Ife
next came to the Clue lion of publication ; and in every
rase which had been hitherto decided, and where pub-
lication was proved ty letter, the letter bad passed
through a third hand. There was no one case in which
a letter had been put into the Post-office. Taking it
for granted, for the purpose of argument, that wri-
ting was an offence, it was then absolutely necessary
I that a new trial should he granted; fur the indictment
charged writing and publishing. Therefore, if their
Lordships passed sentence upon the defendant fur
writing alone, they would be giving false
;judgment.
The Learned flentleman contended that if their Lord-
ships refused this application they would break the rule
laid down by the House of Lords, and stated that the
i Judge had in his charge to the Jury, put a wrong in-
terpretation on the laneuageof the defendant. Ile would
appeal' to their Lordships if it was proper that int:en-
dues should be thus interpreted at the discretion of the
Judge. He ((minded a very ingenious argument by
' stating, that.the facts were sufficiently notorious to jus-
tify the expression.
The judgment of the Court was deferred, the At-
! torney-Ueneral (as we understood it), claiming aright of
reply.

C03t310,4 HaLs.—The following requisition is in
the course of signature :
We, the undersigned Livery of London, request
your Lordship will convene a Commo Hall on an early
day, to take into consideration the propriety of congra-
tulating her Majesty on the defeat of her enemies, in the
expulsion of the bill of pains and penalties by the Howie
of Lords, and for other important matters connected
with the rights and privileges of that. Livery."
This Requisition is we understand, already nutoe-
ronsly signed, and will be presented in a day or two.
A report was in circulation yesterday in the city
that the Bank Directors had adopted the determina-
tion of discounting bills in future at 4, instead of 5
per cent.
Mr. Cullum, printer sail proprietor of the Alfred
newspaper, Exeter, has been appointed printer and
bookseller to her Majesty.
A Requisition, signed in a few hones by between
100 and 200 respectable inhabitant householders of
that small but independent parish of St. Ann's, West-
minster, has, we understand, been presented to the
Churchwardens, to convene a Meeting of the inha-
bitants to congratulate the Queen on the happy ter-
mination of the proceedings instituted against her by
the House of Peers.

A duel of a serious nature was foulest on Siturday.
in a field at Child's-hill, near Hampstead, between Mr..
bi—, a young gentleman studying anatomy, awl
Mr. C—g. The parties fired ithobt *Bet t, and
after re-loading, an adjustment of the affair was at-
tempted is vain. In the second fire Mr. C. was
wounded above the hip, and there are no hopes of
recovery, as the ball was not eittrasted yesterday
morning.
Coax-gicaamon, Nor.!!.—We ball but little Wheat
fresh is this morsin%, lad what rev samples there were,
of Iwo quality, sold on NM as good terms as on Monday
big the ismistior descriptions remained en hand for want
of baron. rim Bartok met ready ale,. and .elect
samples are Is. per quartile deafer ; bat inch as the
Mallows would set 'intim', were very heavy sale, 'at
Moody's prices. Is Oats, tear,' and Beans. there le
no alteration. •