The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-03-09 00:00:00

iniuster Hall would -in any case give the
smallest obliquity, ur exercise in any shape the
least influence upon the consciences of twelve
honest men, sworn to examine iutu a fact, and
to return the sere dictum, or truth of that fact,
on pant of perjury !—Such a supposition, Sir;
ought nut to be entertained—it would not only be
a personal imputation and slander, but an injury
to the Government itself—an attack of the most
dangerous nature, such as nu man but a down-
right Jacobin could entertain fur one moment
in his bosom. The case of Mr. HUNT, I have
no doubt, Mr. Editor, hinges upon a very different
point—on the posts or charges incurred in the
Court of Kitties Bench. Surely, Mr. Editor,
that Court has a right to make such rules and regu-
lations as it pleases, respecting those charges ;
nor is to be imagined by any man, that it will
ever make any repugnant to the sacred principles
of reaton and justice; or that it n ill carry this
authority so far, as to infringe upon the independ-
ence of Juries ;—indeed, such an idea is, in itself,
absurd ; for our Judges are not Legislators, they
are, as an ancient statute calls them, Executors of
the LaZDS of the Land, and not the makers or
moulders thereof. Mr. PLTYT, in his Jus Par.
liumentarium, even tells us, that when any diffi-
' culty occurred to the Judges of Westntinstq
in their execntiol of the law, the old pi ac.ite was
to have retwarse to the next Parliament., who,
being the makers of the law, were, at that time,
held to he the properest persons to (around and
interpeet the same. Let it not, therefore, be sup-
posed, that our Courts of Westminster Hall either
possesi de power, or harbour the desire of legis-
lating fur the people, who live by laws of their
own making : much less Olt such novel 'things as
the rules, and practiceVllll precedents of those
Courts can over-rule the franchise of the land, the
omnipotent authority reposing in the Trial by
Jury ! The jealousy which some entertain on
this head, is vain and groundless. The Court of
King's Bench can, and doubtless will, finds means
of enforcing its regulations respecting costs in this
and other cases, without infringing on the rights,
of Juries, which ought to be sacred at all times,
and which none but madmen, or Jacobins, who
are equally inimical to both Prince and People,
would invade under such circumstances as the
present. I am, Sir,
AN OLD FREQUENTER OF
Chelsea, Feb. 20, 1810. WEST.IIIINSTER-HALL.

LTV INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF OF KING'S BENCH, MAACK 6.

[Tbe following bas been sent to us for inserting by the Soli-
citor for the Plaintiff in this case]
MAJOR PLUNKETT V. TUE PIOPRISTIRS OF Tilt.
MORNING POST, MORNING CURONICLE, ANN
MORNING ADVERTISER.
This was an action brought against the Pro-
prietors of the above Papers, for a libel, which ap.
neared its their newspapers of the 19th of October
last, stating, that Major Plunkett had beets charg-
ed by Mr. Northwood, of Molincanx.street, with
having forged a bill of exchange for 651.
Mr. TOPPING, the leading Couosel for the
Plaintiff, stated to the Court, that those actions
were brought for the purpose .of vindicating the
character of Major Plunkett from the above false
statement ; and as money was not his object, he
had colv.ented to accept nominal damages, the De-
fendants, by their Counsel; having apologized for
their misconduct.
Mr. PARK, on behalf of the Proprietors of
The Morning Advertiser, said, that his Clients
were truly sorry for having inadvertently suffered
the paragraph in question to get tutu their paper.
That they, in the most public manner,' stated by
hlm, as their Counsel, that theee was no founda.
tion fur what had appeared in their newspaper,
and offered their apology for the same, and consi-
dered the conduct of the Plaintiff in accepting no-
minal damages only as a favour couferied upon
them.
In this statement Mr. Gititaow, for the Pro.
prietors of The 1110,-:,iag Chronicle, and Mr.
Cuttwooe, for those of The Morning Post, con.
earring, a verdict for One Shilling Damages was
recorded by the Plaintiff's consent.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, 11Ltacn S.
Silting: before Sir JastEs MANSFIELD and a
Special Jury.
RICK V. BUHDEIN. •
This was an action brought by Messrs. Rice
Wand Savage, merchants, against the.house of Bur.
dein and Co. to recover back part of the premium
given for the iusut ance of a ship called the Austria,
from Boston, to Leghorn. The question at issue
was, whether a sum remained due from the Plain.
tiffs to the Defendants, on a settlement, of ac.
counts, auffiefent to'diseltarga I,ha protein demand.
It appeared that the Plaintiffs had' dealings with
an Italian house at Leghorn ; the Defendants were
condected with the same house; and it was con.
tended, that a transfer of 1116 I: due from Messrs.
Rice and Savage to the Italian house, had been
made to the Defendants ; -in consequence of whisch
the present demand for return of premium had
been fairly set of.
The Jury found a verdict teethe Plaintiffs.
The following distressing accident occurred at
Walsall, on histulajt the 18th ult. :—Joseph
Eades, of Tipton, and his wife, having come over
to spend the day with her brother, Joseph Smith,
who is a gun.barrel borer at Walsall, the tatter,
in the course of the afternoon, whilst they and se.
veral neighbours were sitting together very so..
ciably, gave Eades a gun, desiring him to take it
home with him as a present to one of his sons.
None of the parties knew of the gun being loaded,
and Eades himself having examined the pan, and
awing no priming, formed the same conclusion:
but on trying the cock, to tie horror of all pre.
, sent, the piece, which protedno be loaded with
shot, and must have primed itself by turning about,
'went off, and the contents were lodged in the body
'est his own wife, who was sitting itansedildelf tap
intake to him. The agonized state of the husband
and brother may be better cotteeirea *than de-•
scribed. The'nnfortunate woman lived only two
hours, leaving tight children to deplore her Gila.

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The weather here, though mad, Continnes.damp
and auctuatiog; the rides and walks occasionally,
' therefore, during the day, have gay appearanCes,
and occasionally they ere entirely deserted. They
were respectably decorated with company this
morning. Private entertainments are happily
again becoming the ton. Lady Suarrsaugx, Lady
B. 41. Cooke, Lady NEWBOOlecti, and other
gems de condition, partook of a friendly fete at
Rnssel.House, on Saturday. On Monday Mrs.
FITIIIIERBeaT, and others of the first distinction
here, dined with Mrs. LAMBERT, and eujoyed
the festivities, which were there continued in the
evening, an elegant supper being iteclutlent in the
attractions. Admiral Goimo had a select dinner
party also, at his house on the New Steyne, on
Monday. Last night Miss MoLEMORTit, on the
New Steyne, had a fashionable supper and card!
party ; and Mr. aitow isE a dinner party, at his
-
residence on the Marine Parade. Major MoN-
TALastitERT took his departure from hence yes-
terday, for London. Mr. anti Mrs. liattien,
and family, kit us this morning for Bath.
Mont Hoaxigc.--.The banns of marriage of
tau costtple were published by the Minister in
the Parish Church on Sunday, which have since
been forbade, the parties therein mentioned be-
ing
.scarcely known to each other. The soil
of a respectable tradesman, who was announced
as soliciting permission to unite his. fate with thtt
*aid-of-all-work of a butcher, feels himself
not .11 little ?fettled on'the pecasion, • and has of-
fermi a considerable reward fur •the discovery. uf
the hoaxer. It seems that the Parish Clerk had re.
ceived the written documents for the Minister only
the night preceding their publication,-each accom.
pitied with a shilling, from a little girl, who re-
ceived them from a woman, a stranger, who gave
her a sixpenee to dispose of them as she did. This
hoax therefore at present stands as little chance of
involving the author of it in merited difficulties, as
does that practised in the assioned name of Julio
Huntekv.as stated in a former letter.
Another division pf the 85th Infantry, and de.
tachments of other regiments, are expected shortly
In pass through this place, on their route fur
Portsmouth, there to embark for Portugal.

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