The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-02-09 00:00:00

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the ancient constituted authorities of the realm), bad
indn•triously endeavoured to show his zeal for the Con-
stitution, and his love of justice, by polluting the very
sources of justice, in the diseemioati .n of such libels
upon the character of the enfortunategefendant, as colld
not fail of prejudicing him on his trial. Anther topic
which Ite urged was the opisressive.operation of this
proceeding upon the defendant in a pecuniary point
view. The indictment had been foetid at Sessions, but
the prosecutors had removed it into the County of Lan-
caster, lost as if the object of conviction could not have
►een as well effected by a Manchester Jury as a Jary
Alf Lancashire, and a conviction having been obtained,
he was now dragged before the Court at a moat ruin-
ous expense to receive its judgment. If the Court,
seder these cirettaistanees, aboold think any farther
punishment necessary, he was Mite persuaded they
would take these facts into their serious consider-aims
before they awarded a eantetroe, wide% if severe, would
afford a sort of triumph to three paenisi tittpportets of
the Conatitntiee, which could not fail to be offensive
to the common feeling of the British natioa, as well as
injurious to the real objects of public jerk,.
Or. Serjeant Hcutora spoke in aggravation, and
Meementest on the enormous tendency of the allegesl
libel.
The Count ordered the defendant to he committed
to the custody of the Marshal of the Marshalsea, aid
be brought up on Monde), to receive the judgment of
the Court.
IN THE MATTER OF C. MURRAY, GENT. ONE. &C.
Mr. Rom, renewed his application tu•day against
Mr. Charles Murray, the Attorney for the Society
styling themselves " The Coostitational Association,"
calling upon him to slew cense why he uhoeld sot
pay over a large sans of money which he bad ceceited
to the nee of client, employed by him 1 years
since, and to render as account thereof, sod why he
should not deliver op certain deeds and writingsee-
longing to the parties interested.
Mr. Mt SCRAP. who wet 11.11SOSIfi. interrupted the
Learned Conrad, and complained that the motion
should be made in the absence of his Counsel, the
Solicitor (I 1, who had left the Court.
Mr Justice HATLEV repriManded Mr. Murray, and ,
told him not to interrupt the Learned Counsel, who
bad a right to make his motion without disturbance.:
Mr. Murray, as an attorney, roast know that it was
highly indecent and improper to interpose in this
Mr. Moan ST again interposed, and sohjected him-
self to the animadvanion of .he Learned Judge, who
Wintered to him that if he email nut conduct himself
with deteney and proprietyite elan ado,' other also-
, from towards Ma.
r—ler.lirerca site& bad originally Made this ints-
tion before Mr. Justice Barr, who desired that it
should he mentioned% full Court. Several days had
since then elapsed, and the Court being otherwise occu-
pied, he bad noopportonity until now of mentioning the
case. The Solititor-General had applied to him in the
morning, to let the case stand over until to-morrow,
bet he bad replied, that be could not, consistently
with his duty to his clients, postpone the matter lon-
,ger, however he might wish to accommodate the
Learned Solicitor as a matter of personal courtesy.
The Learned Solicitor then said, •` that he should
leave his brief in his bag, and that Mr. Murray might
deliver it to any other Counsel he thought proper."
Mr. Master again interrupted Mr. Retch, sad said
that this case bed been decided at Chamber* before s
Judge.
Mr. ROTCn denied the fact.
Mr. MUERGT said the fact was so.
Mr. Justice B —Upon my word, Mr. Murray,
this conduct is not to be borne. If you repeat such
Indecent conduct again. I shall be obliged to—
Mr. Miriam begged pardon.
Mr. 'hrrn then proceeded to state the circum-
stances of allegation 'pint Mr. Murray. Ten
years since, some Americans had employed Mr. Ibler-
ran to conduct an appeal in the Admiralty Court
of England, against the condemnation of a vessel of
theirs in the Vice Admiralty Court of Barbadoes.—
It was priced by the records of the Admiralty
Court, that the sentence of condemnation had been.re-
versed, and that Mr. Murray had received several
thousand pounds on account of his clients, but bad not
fully accounted fur the same, although itces•antly
applied to for that purpose. Mr. Murray. however,
slid not think proper to pay any attention to these
applications. The object of this nsnion was to re-
quire bins to give an account of lees and disburse-
ments in the suit, and also to deliver up certain
deeds in his po ion.
The Court (Mr. Justice Bayley and Mr. Justice
Holroyd present) immediately granted a rule to
thew cense.
inn WINO r. DOLBY.
'Mr. TTN frau, obtained a rule to spew cause why the
Corober for fsliddlesez should not strike a Special
Jury• for the trial of this prosecution, a former Spe-
cial Jury struck by the Sheriff baring been quashed.
indictment came on to be tried some time ago
when the array was challenged, on the groaed that
Sheriff liseratt, who struck the Jury, was one of
the prosecutors. The indictment was preferred by
the Corstitutional Association, of which Sheriff Oar-
ratt was said to be a Member.

REDFORD V. BIRLST
To the causes tvh.ch are pending for outrages
committed on individuals at the Manchester meedog.
Mr. Evans prayed the Court to 6x a day for the demot-
ion of the rules alai which have been granted ; ►et
Mr. Justice Bayley said he shoed be happy to ac-
cede to his request, but could not do so nit!, justice
to others. Mr. Scarlet:, who was engaged in t►e
rams. might bring them on early almost on say day
which be might ehnttse.

SClClDl.—Tbursilay afternoon a person of gentle-
manly appearance, about the middle ■ge. hailed •
Waterman at Bankside, and required to he rowed as
far as the Cu.tom•hoare-goay. When ah.mt half way .
between the Southwark and Loud )n Bridges, be sud-
denly plunged into the water sod tuak.