The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-28 00:00:00

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Mr. Hunt proceeded to eddies§ the Jury in his-de-
fence. He said that he stood there as an Englishman
--as one of their felloirscountrynvett, charged with
therbeinows offence of issaelting tine- of his Majesty's
liege 'Ojeda. Had 1. stood there charged with
committing a wanton and suptovoked -essault .upon
any men, he knew that both the Jury and the Court
would visit his offence in the manner hich justice
would demand.- lie would not insult the under.
standing of the Court or the Jury, by retaliating
bpon the Learned Counsel wfio opened the case, for
the manner in which he hod endeavoured to prejudice
the Court against him. The Learned Counsel must,
• Indeed, hoer bad a flimsy opinion of their ender-
stauditigs, Oen he thought such a statement as he
had made could influence their judgment. He (Mr.
How) knew they could not 'be iaLeasily imposed
bpou—he knew that be stood . before twelve honest
• inert, Ind be would with con6dence, is an Englith.
moo, call for their verdict of hot guilty when they
h-ad fairly considered all the circemitances of his
• - tale, because he could convince them that he bad
' attendant joitification for his treatment of Mr. Dow-
till. He was in a coodition to prove that Mr. pow.
PI came and assaulted bitp behind his beck, while
ine was acting in a public capacity. ou the hosting:, in
. sliovent.gerelesto- while he stood there-as a Candidate,
almally and duly qualified to represent the City of
•:.)Westroirister in Parliament, and as such recognised
;by the electors trho supported him. Standing in such
a situation, be ought to base had (for he wat legally
...entitled to it) the protection of the High Baitiffrand
,:.411f those persons whom he had designated as con.
'stables. instead of having this, he could prove that
Abe very High Constable himself— •
:1,1114r Hunt was now interrupted by Mr. Alley, and
the Chairman interfered to decide the point in des-
lute.)

Mr. Horst said, that after the very handsome man.
'ber its which the Chairman had addressed him, be
.e.ssekt enure him that his admonition @hash, not be
lost on him, and he sincerely thanked the Learned
, Counsel for the abrupt interruption which bad led to
the sobservarions jest made by the Chairmen. He was
certainly before the Court without the imposing ad-
vantage of a gnosis ao.d wig in msking his defence,
'sod he knew he might be considered as fair game for
ibe Gentlemen of the long robe, as they were called.
• indeed, it was a Part of their quirks and tricks to in.
• WNW each'otber, /or the purpose of disconcerting
the speaker wbile addressing a Jury, and throwing
bhp oil his guard ; and be, of course, was prepared to
come in for his share of interruption. He had, bow-
,siter, made op his mind upon the matter, and even had
the Chairman, instead of being so conciliatory towards
him, adopted a different lone of admonition, he had, a
• little in Mr. Dowling's style, when he contemplated
being assaulted, fully and coolly prepared himself
for the manner in which be would have received it,
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and, just as Mr. Dowling had done, made np his
-.Mind as to the line of conduct he would have por-
ed. He again thanked the Chairman for his po.
tenets, and wrested, that if, in the few observe-
(ions he had to moist., he should fall into any irregu.
Artily, es the *lightest irrelevant matter (neither of
' 4bich be intended), the Court would instantly inter.
• 'ept him, artd In an instant he would desist and ac-
,-Sitiesce in the correction of the Chairman. He then
. seamed his address to the Jury, and said, that they
-hall heard from the Prosecutor's- own oath, that be
bad gone to the hustings in Covent-garden, while he
,(11r. Hunt) stood therein a public capacity, and as-
asulted him, with the avowed and premeditated in.
.tention of provoking him to commit one of the worst
-species of assault—and yet such a man as that.nnw
asked them to find another guilty of a breach of the
peace ! It had often been said, that a Plaintiff
attoold come iotn,Court with clean hinds; would any
_mon say that Mr. Dowling, came ibto Court with
clean hands ? They heard .from ilia Chairman that
a natural allowance should be made for a short pe-
slot' of irritation and provocation. When Mr. Dow-
.ling mes before_ the Magistrate,' after the affair at
'Covent-garden, he unequivocally admitted that he
Antresitled to have given Lim more blows than he hsg
titoilicted en the hustings, and would have done so
'5, ere it not for the interposition that had occurred.
Mr. Dowling fully kites, that as he (Mr. Hoot)
was not bound over to keep the peace, the very nest
time be saw him out of the protection of coostables
he would give him an opportunity of finiiitiug the
horse-shipping he had begun at Covent-garden.—
This,,be admits, he was fully prepared to aspect;
sod the first time be met him happened to be when he
(Mr. Hunt) lied just finished looking at a Paper in
al.ltr. Clement's shop, full of infamous invective against
tint. On observing Mr. Dowling enter, what bad
lte done? He merely invited him to finish his horse.
wrhipping, and for the assault he -bad committed is
'Covent-garden he gave him a slight blow, which only
lied the effect of knocking off his 'spectacles. Mr. D.
then appealed 'tar his abort sight, end said he could
i
suet see to fight; he never attempted to follow the
blow up by further violence, or by any act which indi.
cited a disposition of strong hostility or resentment.
!Pm foamed Ceetosel had said that be hid a volume
of instructions, sod could prove his statement by a
:variety of witnesses. Where sate they all ? And
was it not fair to infer, that because they were not
called they had nothing to prove in support of the
Learned Counsel's assertions ? The Jury must at
*once perceive that he had received more liberality
from the Chairmen than he had from the Learned
Counsel. The Wier bad said, "We will pett you
At the Bar." The importance of the " we" remind-
ed him of the assumed air of consequence of the
organ-bellows blower, who said, 46 How beautifully
tee platted to-day at •thurch." So -much for the
[.earned Gentleman'* consequence. Now respecting
the present charge, they had heard from the Prose-,
cutur himself, Omit he had gone and committed upon
him a premeditated assault, at the hustings, in Co-
vent-garden ; they were as capable of exercising an
honest judgment upon right or wrong as Mr. Alley
bed flatlet'. and it was for them to look int.stheir own
breasts,' tail say if, under similar provocation, they
"'paid isotliave treated their assailant as he had done
. tilt
.hi' thi• first place where they happened to meet
flint.. Anti what would they have said if he stood
Xifitl4k them oft bit trial for shooting Mr. DoWling in
a'doiil WhaliTtitaltraii tray of a man Fuisucrg also*