The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-08-27 00:00:00

.....,... szargsmAN. Ito direr* the Act of Fartlemfmt or.l44ttligt shit
—iinais lat same time hati.evatied its fgt.& Mott, satisfied
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Cm -.Sevin read in the.. nowt
,Nevapaperi .of the law, without complying wad.** *whims
-Tuesday,. the 28tiLef Julypiat report of a triat at but ". eat nerbusa," tic. omen. "rho Reader will
Winchester, in which:l basllaintiff, which reports ibe pleased to make his owls rellectileis. •
whether. from design or accident, is manifestly cat. It may be asked, whatviewhodi
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iensgthaeseDeisrcettiend;
ec fated to excite a popular prejudice against we, Li ant could have to serve, in wwh
ram bound in duty to. myself to stale the matter to ! nomination of the Plaintiff to the Illialuip, In order
the public suit really was. I mistake much if there ito his being licensed to the curacy I The answer is,
ii. not a little of the Maven of malice wrought up !he might wish to retold in his own hands the power
kW the atutemetit. of.,the Newspaper 'scribe; or ;of removing his co rate at !dedicate, should he aspire
id the scribe feel aggrieved by the imputation, .a ', to any new privileges, tor Attempt to to-,oleste, in
alw puny typographer*, .at least, will scarcely I any respect, which, whew a curate is licensed, be.
im,tche intention of aiming a side-blow at me ; longs to the Bishop ; fPr then lia.erold his lineation,
hiajtalics; ,whose connections at Headley ; " /Meanie bene placing' *grata/i." It may then be
(*intim aside his individual feelings) may eel{ be : asked, can it be shown that such was We 1)40,km%
.oppoped to have had other wishes to gratify, byt,this ' view 1 To this f must emitent myself with replying
paragiaph, than that of informing the public mind (not hosing space lel EP to enter Nile lino the *Nu-.
—" Mama ulta.tn aerate repostum judicians ;molder . ment, and adduce ail the proofs), that I Mu act
sprotstque injuritarnice."
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, . a doubt of it. , , c - ~. -• •
The report says,'the action was brought by 4104. - --The new Act of Parllementifer e melts.
Plaintiff to recover a penalty for non-residence on., !tenance, &c. -a Atlbendirery curate,.) owed that
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der the 43 Geo. 111. c. 84. and 53 Geo. 111. c. 14911 Bishops of the J.Kocesea reepectivele, `stireat that
Act, is a misrepresentation. The should be given up to curates.s. Alt hft *adag
I Now this, as far as regards the 43 Geo. 111., or the *parsonage Minims; ondet certain c rest
Clergy Residence
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action was brought uer the 53 Geo. lit. c. 149 d 4041 stances existed at lleadly. I (tad • illreetnilsi
only, and was to recover penalties from the Defend- that plate' my .1 applyipit ,t :Os Biaimp
ant, for neglecting to nominate a Curate to the to be allowed this privilege. Iftvery.bodi :had.sold
t Bishop, to be licensed to serve his church, within a ' me that the .Rector never would **sent tie let end at
period limited by the said Act, and for six months the same time :every body had irindlYr eticlaimed
„afterwards. It is true this peaalties imposed by the ' against the manner in a hich thai parianageohostea
l latter Act, are preportioned to the non-residence of , there was cccupied, by a large faMily.pf lehoorione
' the party offending against it, and the-for-leer Act Is.: people, of whom-they did • not scruple to speak ire
therefore referred to, to ascertain the quaiitutn of : very frot.tersas.i• 041111. 27th or. Dl-cember, 1813
penalty incurred, which increases with the time of.' (nearly a month before 4.1. e p-riodilmited by Ace of
his ponOteidenoe, so long as be. continues to with. i Parliament for the oonsitiation:tot- curates expired),
i hold therequisite nomination. But an action hrooght i Ittepresentedthe matter, and Moto- known my wishes
lunder the latter Act, is no more an action tp recover Ito the Bishop of WINCHESTER,. who declined rob,.
a penalty for non-residence, than it is,•for killing I terferel Dr..Bserru not having she(y nominated -mo to
I. game without a qualification ; for the Defendant's Ibe licensed.
non-residence would have made him liable to no pe- 1 I had pltidged myself to brim *out to change it
I nalties had not the 53 Geo. 111. been passed; as he the matter so. loudly complained. of. ell, had Aid,
ibis a legal exemption from residence, and the offence " when it comes regularly before the BishOp, it will.
against that Adis, negkaing tooominetee Curate to be altered ; and Dr., SMITH will not fait to bring :
! the Bishop, to be licenscd.tp serve his church.
1 i before him soon, for fear of the penal consequences
Still more unfounded (not to say false and ma- ,of the Act, to which he will tender himself Ms.
liclous), is the next assertion in the Newspaper „re.. : noxious by default." The period limited by. Act of
port, "that the Plaintiff- came into . Courtta copee Parliament expired on the 20th o(ianuary, 1814.--..
j plain of the neglect of duties which he himself did." Be pleased to bear in mind, that the .Defendanthaf
Who date not perceive the; drift of ttlits to be to fix been admonished priorly to the 4th of .lauttary, jit
lupon the Plaintiff the odium of laying astrissforinii. dee necessity of complying uilh'thf Act: .4.
Ilion, where, so far from hang himself the injured j Things remained in the same state a mosth after
party, the trangressien, if any,; was Wrenn 1 Ma. the expiration of the limited period, when. tooled-
lignant and slanderous lesineaften l .44 It aPpeered," a writ to be taken out against the I)efendant, iikla
' says the Times oracle, "OW ,thougb Dr, Salta he the view of commencing an action, against la %If he
no regular.,LicenseriCarate,,awhe ought to do, under did not eventually comply, and. of prevettring, its
the latter*et, set the Plaintiff' himself had Waal; . the mean time, ans,other person from doing it.
resided litre, and did the digits, which he now came i A copy of the weikwas not served till the ntiddlt
foto Como to complain werenegiected." And where: of May, at which Buie the receisge nomination was
gained you this piece of information, Mr. WISEACRE, I still withheld; seta iiii to so recent a date as the
let me ask ? Not from the declaration which sets" 13th of July, !Dr: Sista had not sent in such
forth no such comp .laint ; but stales (in the first , nomination is the Bishop could proceed to license
count)as the ground of action, that tbeDefendaut for : upou,.as appears from a letter, iii my possession,
the period of six months next after passing of the . from Mr. Goa., the Bishop's Secretary. Asti it .
said Act, viz. the 53 Gius.iii. e. 149, did neglect to strange,. indeed, if he did not knew befons that time,
Iper Curate, or any Curate to he II- what was a sufficient cOroplianee with the Act, and
lof.thedlocese to serve his church; at which time •the Defeisdamt had moreoneo recant.,
It time :se 'Curate- was licensed; mended to mai to look out fer.amother,sitnakimul
licensed,./oaerve the.suld church, ! The most serious part 111 the report still reoppias
rot of thedtetute, whereby and by ; to he discussed. .t ..=
Statutei s clear,beian ilea, to such. and trade
1 " Much animadversion wasby the Detellilw
It ...
then, that the Plain- : ant's Counsel on the Plaintiff's 'Cmaduct in bringing
into Coart.to complain, that the duties i this action." Very well. The Defeedapt4 „Coco.
__ ff did had .been neglected (for these ', sal was bound in dotty to his Client ;to make she most
ked.been duly performed,, although, ao Cecate had rot a bad matter. At the band,,.ofln Videttdant's
been licensed to serve theiaid church), but. that the Counsel, a Plaintiff must alswage, spike 01). hie 'Dila
Defendant had neglected tp nominate, itc. as Ale Act ! to endure a little hardosaae4Jso44,ons his mouth,
required. . ~ ~,. „ , ! hard words_never receive a hard emnstrection ; bat
"And the Rector (continues the teporteni, though are understood with as mach Iditiode as they are
he had not so licensed -ibis Plaintiff as his Curate, : spoken. I commend his zeal, as much as I discern-
bad Actuaily nominated him as ;whits the Bishop; : mend the ,tulle-varinnesief his opponent; who he-
but such nomination' appeftat.,o.llaV- batin,infor- : ing provided .with a host of arguments (in his brief)
mal.m.-Now, the Defentlia 4 athavilgt never nts!. ;to anticipate, „and blunt thou edge .of attioniuiver..
plaited the Plaintiff at 014`4t letwiti-till mouths sloe, frons‘the-opposite aides. nevertheless; said not
Alker the expiration of the. pitied, limited by the Act ! one word,—made not one single . effort to shelter hie
14 Parliament; and ',elk' tiren,..qhceornination which Client from the torrent of *bitten.), that ads to be
*1 sent in to the Bishoisf',wisajpithate'his4.oo4lahip : expected, and to place his conshact tan proper light ;
1-mmld not prbceed to limos* apax...o-vilt appears frees Ibut left eptirely at . the. meroy .of the . Defendant',
r. Gen.'s Letter,_ datedAsoilit ct(Jannary, 1813, I Counsel, and the Times Newspaper. Base desertion
goat Dr. SniTH had a kg Owebiewspat in. an.in- , of thacoloors under which use was 'enlisted 1! . And
formal nomination, loitittk,flowskplbeing . admissi- ! what shall I say to his .stopping short in the.eastael
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