The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-01 00:00:00

CONSISTORIAL COURT, Nem lia,

TEE OFFICE 07 TUE Amos PROMOTED lIT WOOLGSTEPX.
D. D. ARCMDEACON OP ESSEX, V. GEORGE somaas
CLARICE, D. D.

Mr. Jusxsa, Proctor, renewed his application to
the Court this day, to pronounce the Rev. Defendant, -
who is Vicar of Waltham, in Essex, in eoateapt, furl
not giving is an appearance to a citatiow served upon,
him in the comae of the last Term; and two several
letters having bean addressed to the defendant containl
lag notice, that articles having beea exhibited against
him, charging bin with obstructiag the Archdeacon
at the Spring Visitation, the admission of these arti-
cles would come on to be heard on a particular day ;,
which was the by-day after last Term. The defendant
having failed in such attendance, and not giving in
an appearance, it was prayed
..to pronounce' him in
eontenspk :
At this moment, Dr. Clarke being .is Court, moo
to expinia that he now attended foe the purpose of
giving in arisppeiseasca. The Rev. Defendant de.
Dial the reisipt of an such notice as the fetters in.
question. '
Sir C. ROBINSON observed to the &repro,
the antrOf toenail; or leitutisecr, .armice&
s , aittached. sot taviair H-* vriedingteir
pending in ;his Court, bet in Courts of Meier sntfie
city. Baffin the Court indicted the penalty sr cob;
leapt, it permitted the application to stand °err for
mow different periods; andit was not in the polver of,
the Court to postpone the matter any longer. The
Court. Was now given to understand that the defendant
came there to give in his npFearance to the citation,
with a view to soften XIII displeasure of the Court,
and to avert the penalty.
Dr. Cvsnits.--Sir

', I am come here be-

iristopher
cause] dish to angler the charge of ohstructing the
'Archdeacon, and to explain that I failed to attend
that day on which I was appointed, from an impres-
sion that Lord Stowell would not &Mad the day after
the Coronation. •
Mr. JgtINICR, the Proctor, said, he had addressed
two letters- to him subsequently.
Dr. CLAVlc.—There were two letters came by the
post, but which I refused to take ia, because I consi-
dered them share letters. One was directed, " The
Rev. Geo. Clarke, Esq.," the other, the " The Rev.
Dr. Clarke, iPattera,"instead of Waltham.
The JUDOS wished to know if the defendant de-
sired to lave another day be heard on, as a, matter
of convenience.
Dr. CLassa.—Sir Christopher, .I wish yen would
settle every thing with me now. I have not been able
to rest in my bed, having been.so harassed.
The Junca—if an appearance .is not
_given in, the
.Court must pronounce von in Contempt. You move for
.another day in order that you may have the assistance
of Counsel, the Court recommended you to take legal
advice.
'Dr. CLAILKB..•-I have not-the means of taking legal ad-
vice, having impoverished myself by the estpense of pals-
Hating various works, dedicated to Lord Sidwouth, who
• has done me the honour to return me a letter of thanks.
bet has left me to struggke with poverty for these 18
years. lam advanced te yeitts,lnth_a considerablo fa-
mily, and if any of my co-academics, of Otani] am the
senior, all but Lord Stowell, will assist me, ibsfit etre-
pense, I shall feel obliged, I shallzbe-hatairtelatt With'
life if they chaise to take it from ise,o, suairo-loofeent'
have done aught to deserve beingeaatatitay..4.eima'
not ;et the Archdeacon in at the great door.of the viper
and did .not like to shew him in at the back door for
of conceived disrespect; but When he comes attain
let him in any way you chase to sat hi 'ought I
received: ;
The Rev. defendant was adseeeiehed by the Court-to
attend next Friday,: in :00,4 .being pronouuccalie
contempt. Ili . ti
The defendant, lo the repentaadvice of the Court to
employ Caribsel, again replied' that he could not afford
the eapeaie of doming repeatedly b4kroards and for-
wards to town, and thereforeitlests•wholty out Olds
power. . , • .alf
There being so other business beimedireslit It ad-
journed at an lady hour. • I,`ll
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COURT• OF E Xt.; II EQUE,II.-,-418i1Ies
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BENNINGVIELD V. THE
The plaintiff,atobaceo -
Goodman's-fields, brongt
under the following. circumstances.
three hogsheads of tobacco,
customary duty of one
ant insisteskon receiving 6P.
Provisio4 pf an Act passed
but this the plajoljg refused.
Its holing Atnoteraford '
made in 4* Act,
' afterwards pay the NO
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