The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-06-17 00:00:00

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1,411* INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENC/I.—(Tnis Dar.)

_ TES Cllfe r. se■ V. 1111111DLIT.
The Court was this morning crowded to excess by per"
carious to bear the proceedings in the above cause. A nut
had been greeted upon a former day, calling upon the At.
terne -General to show Cause why the verdict of (ice
should not be set ande, and a new trial granted.
Mr. Justice BAST first read the minutes of the trial OM is
own charge to the Jury. after which
The Al reassai-G showed arse, lie becks 4
obsers ing, that the point third) reeled upon by the defeelial
and his Counsel was, that the proofs of a publication in Les.
cestershire were insufficient, In order to consider this s 5.
jection in its proper light, it was onesocry to attend to ti
charge mentioned in the indictment. The defender, mg
there charged with " writing, composing. sad rblishien
false and malicious libel, Ac.;" and it was unnecessary
.him (the Attorney-General) here to contend, that if he ho
been found guilty ()rimy one of these acts. hs was. in piing!
law, guilty of alt, and the verdict, in conseepteate, ought le•
to be disturbed. to prove this. it was sellielent for Waco
refer to the rinmerous indictments which every day tout
pincer, in which persons were charged with pantie;
and publishing libels. and where the proof of uce of
those acts slat sufficient to procure a councilor!. lb
would therefore address himself to Hitt point, and his fire
proposition would be. that the act of writing with a medial
intent, though no publication had ta►en place, was in itse3
■n offence, and punishable at Common Law. It was ad.
milted, that Sir Francis Burdett had written the let.
ter in question—the evidence at the trial, sod Lis oar
letter to Lord ilidenotith, had proved that foct, lute
was also evidence to presume that it was urine° Li
Leicestershire; therefor:, if he socended in skewing n.t
fallacy of the argument, that publication alone constituted
the offence. if lie did this, et.* though there had beet.
no proof of pabtication in Leicestershire. (which bouever Le
contended there had)otill the verdict was correct, and tl.r
argumen's of the Learned Counsel opposite must fall to Le
ground. Tile first authority to which he would refer, yes
the ease of the King v. Payne. la that ease it Lad beta die.
fleetly laid down, t►at the writing alone eonstitated as
fence. This defendant had not eves composed the libel in
question ; it appeared that be had copied it sad cites it ICI
mistake for another paper to a person who made it
Yet under these cireurastanees a special verdict of tinioty

bulbous' estoordnd. After noticing the case drone som-
what similar its purport to that of Payne, the Leorsed (ou-
sel proceeded to notice the ease of the sing V. Beer. if
the opinion of Lord Holt. as given in this ease, was to to
considered as lair, and there was so ground that he knew
of upon which it could be impeached, then (he observed) tM
question was at an end. He understood !hut the references
lu Beer's ease had been lightly treated he Mr. Phillips. sa
a former day, and that the civet law had been aha beesot
forward by that patinas§ as faros rable to his ow ice olio
'object. The Loomed Headman assist certainly have air
taken the meaning of the passage. ft appeared to him to
down as a decisive rule, that any one of the acts—eoespee4
writing, or publishing, was s distinct offence. If, thee, tin
civil law was any authority (though he did not see watt
had to do with the neesties), It was unquestionably
his side. Much stress bad bees laid on a former y
upon the ease albs seven Bishop,. Yet it appeored M Ilia
that that ease went all along epee the assomptios, thst d
the writing of the letter by be Idelieps had bees remit*
have taken place iabilddisess. that weal/ have hem sulkiest
endow,. As it was, the mane 2
All bid in Midetunt.sed
so militleadoe or wridleg bias Ihnt fiemle, de
lailkheeet neeesserily Abet. Leareed Comes tin
proceeded to nodes die *nag watery which misted spa
this subject between the law of forgery and tint of /Mt
and illustrated his argument by lestaachig the ease of we
Crocker. who had been esseieted of terrier a pronlenty
mote, aiitioegit It had newer been pet is eiretdatise.-{lie
eentleeed speaking when we MR the Coed.)
COURT OP CLAIMS.
A petities was yesteniagpreieuted from Themes Mai
Esq., as Lord of a Manor to Gloucestershire, dais;
the honour to wait upon his Majesty at the Coronae
with a basil sad ewer of gold, oestainieg water, sad
tecei vier the maw as his reward for nigh service.
A petition was presented by Dillon, Esii.
lftr-
ristec at Law..froni a gentleman sod relative of the sent
name, who is in foreign service, praying to he allowed*
act as Lord Die, Chamberlain at the lorosation.
Sir Patrick Walker presented a petition, pestle,/ that
he might be allowed so perfoom the service of Veber d
the to Rod at the Carmatiota. sad have the Ruud ins
James Edward Dramas, of Carigavenen, in the cies
ty of Westin:4, Eel.% presented a petitics, evil's,
Weir to William Demean. the wwwad Rad or Sall*Vb
he might be received to performs the service of beerim
the (lollies Rol, on the sanimit of which is the fiddle
Dove erre*. &theme in seauttieste esiesiese
eirreeni--Deveden). berme our dread Sovereign ad
Lord the Kim. at his Conseatlins, is the owe ream
as the said thidea Kod was horse at the C
of Richard the First by the before-smined Ciro.
Devereut.
And be also prayed to be received to carry t& sake
canopy. supported.by four lances (Peeves sitieeplier
lemmas seperpesiire—Heveckti), over our decal Meer
reign and Lead the King, at his Coronation, as *taw
was borne seer Richard the First, at his sell Mo.
nation, by the said William Deverena (flie
day inane the sceptre, sermenated with adrete..."' h
his right Mimi, and the golden red, sermwaslid elt
the goitics done, in his left head).
And he also prayed to be pen/sided W rnsell°
those Wham by deputy.
Upon the Kerr el die petition being MIL Ut.t
was desired to say. generally, what INS
the proofs he had to produce. Ile aided, Ibt new
Lordships would see is his ?fetid's. that his Ai IS
founded upon historical evidence sad sadist*/ 410
meets; and that it was supported by provieg,
place, that there had hoes as Mabee on the 'pert et
ancestors, in claiming Woe lionews,-and, to them!.
that, if there had hens ;iv lashes, that was we bat°
his claim.
Upon the lathes'being aseationed, his Royal 01111'
acre the Duke of Clarence asked Me. D. whelheshenw
not a Catholic ? Upon his being answered ht:ast,
native, his Royal Highness ash', that peed* it
be upon this ground that the son-lathes was p
Mr. D. begged leave to observe to his Royal 1101.!
that it was also on other grounds.
The lords then sailthey would tab this- Ole
into consideration en Monday.
Ailiraed till Friday nest. the 1311 ieserst.
• This geetlemen was see of the de= :ha
noted the petition olds, Cathodes of I to
bis Majesty. at SoceJamesw
eseseissea the 13thheJreceianeandry. eihtt
piste. raise ems hundred galena; mod be M*
Wm when 'detained a primmer in France, here
Ceiba* delegate.

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