The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-11 00:00:00

THE MARQUESS OF BUCKINGHAM AND THE
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CHRONICLE.

• (wawa THE BCCIEIN4IIIIAMSIMIL canonaci.e.)
• .ATLESIBURY. bec. B.—We wish to call the atten-
tion of our readers, end particularly to those amongst
them to whom the liberty of the press .is a subject of
interest, to,tee Protest against the resolution of the
Magistrates at the last Bucks. Quarter Session relative
to this paper, which is given below. in these days of
unconstitutional proceedings, it is a source of infinite
eonsolation that the spirit of our forefathers is living
still.- Personal and political freedom. are the glory of
an English. gentleman, and while ends a body of Eng-
lish Goodrum% is found to stand forth as. the cham-
pionsof set unfettered press, we shall never fear either
for the independence of a county or the liberties of
a people.

A Remlotion having been voted by the ipejority of.
Aitgistratet, assitabled

at the „fain Qemitee Seat
.loos for the moldy otßucks, prohibiting the inser-
tion of any, Pointy Advertisements in The Ducking'.
hasAshire,Begordshire, sad Hertfordaiiirs Chrosiele ;
We, the Magistrates and Gentry of that. County, •feel
it incumbent upon us to express our deep regret that
such a measure should have been thought necessary,
and to protest against :it, eels our opinion uncon-
stitutional, and injurious to the true interests of the
common ity..
We cannot divest ourselves of the convictlou, that
is, the choice of those Journals which ought' to eon-
coin the Advertisements relative to the public business
of the cquoty, one consideration alone should present
itself-..how beat to select those papers, the circulation
of which within the county is likely to afford the great-
est publicity.
We view with concern and alarm the endeavour to
visit urn an Editor the expression of his political
opinions, which has been made by the majority of a
Bench of Magistrates, assuming, in effect, the com-
bined functions of prosecutors, judges and jurors.
This proceeding appears to us adverse to the first .
principles of English justice, since (besides the ano-
maly of converting a Court
_of Quarter Sessions into
a body of Censors of the Public Press, aid thus in-
vesting it with functions unknown to the ancient Con-
stitution of the laud, and highly dangerous 11,,,
acknowiedged rights and privileges of thnliNgect)
these Gentleinet., if hereaf.er called upon to act as
Grand Jurors upon a Bi.l of Libel affecting twitter pre-
viously publiOted is that paper, will havealretidy pre-
judged the case.
To the Law o.licern of the Crown belongs the pr,t-
',cation of Lihels against the State.. The Tribunals
of the Country are open to all aggrieved individuals ;
and where legal redress has nut beeneought, or cannot
be obtained, in, our opinion, the only justifiable man-
gier of coirradicting statements, or answering argu-
ments, is by proving the falsehood of the one, or ex-
, posing the-weakness of the other.
We cannot refrain fem. believing that,. in paWic•
opinion all other courses will be considered rather as
s,vouring of persecution and of an inability to reply,
xhan as dictated by that dignified impartiality which
'ought on all occasions to mark the decisions of an
independent Magistracy.
We feel ourselves, moreover, called upon, not less
,by a sense of justiceolian by a concurrence in Vie
sound constitutional spirit which has generally rlLL-
racterised that Paper, to promote its circulation, so
long as, abstaining from all attack upon private cha-
racter. it upholds the same political principles.
George Lee Thos. Wm. Coke, M. P.
John Aubrey, M. P. John Kipling
IC G. Itio.sell, M. t). Nugent, At. P.
T. Digby Aubrey Win. Bickford, M. P.
liNlford J. S. Baron
Robert Smith, M. P. Wm. Morris
Edmund Morris John Poulett

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We understand that the Bills found at the instance of
the Society for the Suppression of Vice, against Susan-
nah Wright and George Clarke, are for the publication-
of blasphemous libels, anti not for a libel against the
King and Government (as stated in oar paper of Friday
last;) the constitution of that Society not permitting-
them to institute prosecutions for seditious libels.—
(Courier.)
Mr. Anthony Reis se, who was shot by some villain,
on bis way from Truro to Redruth, on the evening of
Wednesday se'nnight, as stated in oar last publica-
tion, died of the wound he then received, on Tuesilsv
last, leaving a widow and six children to lament his
untiinely fate. lie was a very worthy man, and is sin-
cerely lamented by all who knew his,. ;—a snhscrip-
lion has been set on foot for the benefit of his sillier.'
family. Rewards to the amount of 4091. have already
been offered for the apprehension of the murderer.—
An inquest was held on the body on Brednesslay
last, when the following particulars were stated
to the Comner and Jury.— Ile villain by who:n
he was shot parsed him on the road at a qnick
pare, and as he case close to him, Mr. ItitrAge
had an opportunity of remarking his dross,
which was a light-csilimredjaeket, made in the shape'
of ash Hating jacket, and small cl ithes. dA
soon as he had passed. he turned and fired. lint
meat have ;Intently perteieed the approach of Mr.
Williams who was miming inwards the phi' e Itb
a lantern and candle, and who was
snot 190 yards
from the spot when the shot was fired ; but whose
'approach was concealed from the observation of
the villain by a taming is the road
shad barrow, and on whose appearitea'
derer made off. Mr. Rowse's horse did 'irstlilet olf
when the shot was fired, and Mr. Williassi founrl
,bias near thn spot where he received the fatal wound.
These particulars were stated from Mr. Reales
drpM
sition. On Monday last there were souse favoutahle
symptoms, bet on Tuesday an abscissa fornied, and he
expired in the full assurance of etermil h'appiness, at
six o'clock that evening. After an investigation of
.several boars, the Jury remelted a reedits El Wilful
Murder against some person or persewealiknown.•
lithe time the attack was made, Mr. itowse bad 221. so
cash notes about him.