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inasmuch as it setioesly affected the interests er a
private individeal. epee points ea which his very
'si•seen. in satiety deperled; whereas th• forme►
arose eel ifs tastier !anisette(' solely wish the poll•

cennery, Sir Samuel Komilly, Sir Feencis Borden,
Mr. Kionaird, and a Gestlessee named Hunt. This!
luster Gentlemen was censidered to he a popelar
Candidate, sad certainly les owe sessile might be so
considered, inasmuch as he (Mr. Barlett) ander- i
stead that be was a very great favourite emeept the
"Id women and children, who generally formed his I
ledience. It bad ler • considerable time before,
been she study of Mr. Cobbett, in his writings, lei
recommend this Goalless.. to the favour gad pod
' opining of the citi•ess of Westminster, as a St and
proper Repreeentatito a their sense is Parliament.
•In ghost, his object seemed to be, to write Mr. Heat
op es the only urea who could properly rep/nest
•• the fres and enlighteeodighabitants of Wettable-
stet." On the encashes is question, • M►. Cleary,
who interested himself in the success of Sir F. Bar-
tlett, being desirous of proving to t►e Electors of
Westminster, that the 'plena of Mr. Cebbett was
sot always the same with respect to Mr. Ilest's ch..
racier and conduct, produced • letter, critters by
Mr. Cabinet, I. the year 1608. addressed by that
Gentleman to Mr. Wright, is which were the fel-
espressions:--
?ben. Is we Hew. the 8e1.1.1 ewe t beware of lam s ►e
; lives wish a w-. the sire at snooker me. sill wh... be
.s riniai sheet the wreelry t a sad Have nimbi.% to 4.
• with ins.
•• WILLIAM COBBRETT."
This letter was read at the hustings, in order to
show that Mr. Hunt was not a person worthy of the
to which be aspired ; and it predated the
elect which might nal orally be expected. The tic-
cumstanee was afterwards communicated to Mr.
Cobbett, in America, end at a meeting which look
place at she Crown and Anchor tants upon the
subject, Mr. Hunt took scaliest publicly to declare
that else letter so produced was a forgery. The re-
melt with respect to Mr. Cobhett's prouradiegs
marked the temper of his sited, and showed a malig-
nity of heart namely credible of a man ponesslog
the powers and acquirements for obi** be bed ging
him credit. He retorted, in Ike extremity of the
siteation in a bids be was placed, to a arch., of
cruelty the meet bee barons and unnatural. Hie con•
dart was like that of a man who unable any longer
to meet hie antagonist in the fair field of argument,
had recourse to the concealed dagger et the poisoned
arrow. It was the artifice of a bese and sordid mind,
which whew enable to answer its adversary by the
powers of reasee, stepped all farther areement, sad
ch■rgad its opponent with the commissiae et an
atrocious crime. Who bat a man of the Wig bar•
heroes, onrelentiag, and malignant plank NOW
even in the fever of personal anger and •dnlealty,
beeped upon hie enemy en imputation of afoul crime,
which at the time be mast know to be (else ? And
yet such were the titcemstaaces ender which Mr.
Cobbett wrote his second libel, which was the sub.
ject of the action. The learned (;sansei thee pro
ceeded to read the libei, which was in a letter ad-
dressed to Major Outweigh', " on the Ramp Force
at the Crewe and Anchor, Nor. 17. 11118, sod par-
ticularly es the conduct of Sir F. Berdeet, end that
of Cleary, and his associate Wright, with regard to
the forgery," from which the followlog 'strict, were
read :

licit character and conslect inf a person mho eis an

iirtnt in some of thy enntinestel traiesartions of th•

last oar. This distinction was the more likely to
•.‘gage the attention of the Jury, considering the
ac.:eanted nature of the libel now presented to their
e. The Plaintiff was a person well known to
Ike literary pert of the city of London, as being the
conductor or manager of a register of the proceedine
in Parliament, 11011114 Pd easier the name of Mr.
enbhett. In testimony of the vele* mad importance
of that poblicatiow, in which Mr. Wright had die.
played so mach industry and talent, for his own
part, he confessed short was no brook which he had
roe. reed from which he had derived sn mach pref.,-
sinnsl knowletir upon the subject of election
The Defendant. Mr. Clement, was a geutleassa also
well known as the editor or proprietor of the Obser.
ver Newspaper. And he (Mr. Scarlet° would say of
Shit publication, that he believed it to be a most
repectible Journal, and eentlinted in such a way
as to mite very general satisfaction. The pobli•
cation in which the alleged libels which were the
subject of tl► present ectinn appeared, was not one
of the same CllBlOOl.l, Of of which the Defendant'
stoned himself to be the Proprietor, although it
would be proved that he was the agent of the pro-
Hein/. What share nr interest he had in the sale of
it was not polltlarly enn.oneeil, nor indeed, for the
pnipneas present 'mien. was that a matter of
importance. It would be seMcioat to prose that he
bad been the individual through whose hands the
libels boll been sent into the world. The Learned

Cowen' then •nteteJ into a history of the party li•
being, and she party libelled. The pleadings had
stated that the libels *ere published is " Cebbstes
Political Register." The Jury were solicieally or
apprised of who Mr. (Ashen was. To asentioo the
mom of that man *uptrn's to cooties., them of the
influence and effect which a yolk coming from his

pea sent hat. epow the Wad. of those who were sus•
reptible of the strongest inquessinna which the Est.
libh languor was capable of waking. Mr. enbbett,
it was knees. pesaeswd great 'towers of argemewl,
and probably equalled any man that ever 'aides, in
the faculty of eliciting palmist. feeling. Seth goal.
ties tendered bias a enst formidable opponent to

soy ma wia• awed tb lists with him le amides
discossia ; but this became still more formidable,
when elected for the [torpor of ratifying per•
Wald tatientoseett.—Thete had WWI suited
cooraction between Mr. Colibett sad Mr. Wright.
This connection recommend soots after the former
retete•ea to his native cavalry from America, in the
year IWO. At that period. Mr. Cabbed opened a
booke.tlegia shop in Pallasall, soder the emblems.
licaliti.ignis of the Bible, the Crown, the Oilskin's,
and the Mitre. with the loyal device of " rear Gott
and honour the King." Ostler loch sospkitastiiM
sic,hations, Mr Cobbett recommended himself to lbw
poblic as the publisher of literary works of the highest
t hors: ar. la such a siltation, nothing was more
I kohl than that Mr. Weight should anticipate the
tittsgeoss results in point of character sod
v•-tecability from a conpection with this person.—
the-e circumstances Mr. Cobbett mot foods
air potticatia, which presented, perhaps, some of
the beat specimens of style that ever adorned English
Wetmore. Ilia sentiments moon natality, religion,
nod polities, than commanded the admiration of the
whole station. His sentiments with respect to Mr. T.
Psioe's political and irreligious works (if he might so
express himself) reflected Its highest honour spa
the remises which thee influenced hie conduct.—
Bs eloquent ad powerful enissadversioss upon
di. permit's etforts to subvert all gem/noon( and
religion in this country, ad the conseqoences which
mashed his
were the admiration of every rollecting sod well.
ordered mimi. The Learned Geolleran proceeded
to read an *idea from the works of Mr. Cobbett of
that day, to .how the horror ad contempt which he
(the meant) entertained of Paine. At this period Mr.
W. formed his constraints with Mr. C. which con-
tinued
mail the year 1810, during which interval the
Plaintiff had been his oust agel and active coadjutor
is all the lobate in whirh he ass engaged. In 1816,
Mr. UAW was tried and convicted of a libel, pub-
lished its his Register, open the Willed of military
punishoteuts. On that o:casion, a negotiation was
entered into by Mr. Cabbed with the Government,
for the purpose of arresting the judgment which
awaited him, on condition of his discontinoing the
publication of kis Register. Mr. Wright was his con-
fidential agent upon that occasion, but the negociation
having tailed, Mr. C. was sent to New :gate. In conse-
quence of Utle, the Register proceeded, bet in the
Wl* linte disputes arose between Mr. Cobbett sad
M r. Wright, upon setters of pecuniary claims on the
pad of the latter, which ended not lag after in
open hostility. The oegociation with Govern-
ment having failed, it was en object with Mr.
Gibbed, for the proservatiaa of his popularity,
to keep that matter oat of view. Mr. Wright
vas the only depository of this secret, Incept Mr.
liseves, a Gentleman of high character, through
whoa the application was made to Mr. Percent,
then Chancellor of the Eschequer. This circa.
stage, however, by some mans, was divulged, sod
Mr. Cobbett, attributing the comonsicatios of it to
Air. Wright, published the libel on the 4th of Janu-
ary, 1817, which was one of the subjects of this
action. The libel consisted of a letter published in
the Register, and was occasioned its consequence of
certain remarks published in the Pats Newspaper
of the day, concerning Mr. Cebbett's application to
Government, to depurate the sentence of the la ie..—
The( libel, without, naming Mr. Wright, 514(1,110y
espressed Mr. Cubbett's conviction that be was the
channel of the information,sod was cached in terms
the most injorioes to bit character; and any person
ergesinted with the parties and their connexion
must at ones have come to the conclusion that Mr.
Wright wee the object of the libel. That Gentle-
man, however, thought the subject then unworthy
of legal proceedings, from the obscure manner in
which it was ospresad, he bring then &shoos of
orilkdrOWlNg himself from public observation.—
In this state natters tested until the you MR,
when an election took place fur the city or Westmin-
ster, for which ttere woo. several Can•lidates.
amongst whets Om late Elottioat ornament of hit

rage accounts betweeit Mr. Wright and Mr. Cob.
beet. also proved Om maw fact. The letter had bees
put into his band by Mr. Wright, as one of a minis
end it was shown by the witness to Mr. Cobbett'
Neogate, In ICI, when Mr. Cobbett made no die.
pate about its being his kand.wrieing.
Mr. William Jackson (late pol•lisher of the Re-
gister) also proved it to be Mr. Gibbon's writing.
Mr. Thomas Cleary bore testimony to the same
feet, and proved that it was the same letter which he
had reed at the hustings, bevies received it from Mr.
Wright.
Mr. Hansard was again called, and, on his ems.
nomination, admitted, that he had formerly irritated
Mr. Cobbett's Resider, sod 150 that week mar
al ways in opposition to every existing Administrations.
Mr. W. Jackson was alas again celled, sad stated,
that the Defendant bed admitted to him some time
since, obit the Observer Newspaper, of which he
am proprietor. although ender some trifling Wens,.
brace's! would, i.e short time, yield a profit ol
per week.
Mr. A noteuus then addressed the Juy. in a very
able and posed's! speech. so behalf of the Defentlaut.
In reply to the topics addressed by the Plaintirs
Coons.' to the Jury, be said that they were is no
respect applicable to the pretest emotion, inaumatill
as they were merely strictures open tile political'
chancier and condom, of Mr. Cobbett' with which
the Wordiest bad nothing le do, he being a mere
vender of the first libel. With respect to the second,i
he proposed to offer 'eidetic, to show that the Deo
feedlot butt, long prior to that poblication,
ed him servants to discontinee the sale of Cobblitel
Register, and that if any sale bad taken place, it was
in client opposition to his order. With respect
to the question of damages, the meal Nandi.
dee in such emirs hail out been laid the Jury
baying born left wholly Igeosence as to who
Mr. Weigh was, .bat good fame Imbed lost, or bow,
I. any degree, he bad been injured by the publication.
It was lopeasible, be said, for Mr. Clement to jos-
tify the libel. nor did be elect to rest his defencel
upon any such ground; became he rested his into-
relics solely open the fact of his not basing published
the libel. But the Jury 'timid judge of Mr. Wright's
candour on this occasion, end of his title iodating's,
when it would be proved, that is two other adieus
against other publishers of the mew libel. who had
pleaded jestiications, he had withdraw. his records,
awl pet there into his pocket, without having courage
to face en see far trying the truth of those libels.
Mr. Jobe Sedbory, Mr. Charles Onion! (brother
of the IN'friodant). and Richard Mainwsting, were
then called, end 'Ley proved that the Defendant had
positively interdicted them from tolling Cobbett's
Register at his shop severs% weeks prior to the Gib of
March. •
blr. A noteuus neat proposed to prow. the dream.
stance ne the Plaintiff having oithdrson his teem&
its oho actions sews! Dolby aid Bay ; hot altholigh
the facts mewed not to be disputed, )et he declined
pursuing that cootie upon a saggoAtion from Mr.
Searlett that a sufficient tenon could be assigned for
that step.
Mr. Sc %inert basing replied at great length,
The Loao letter Justice stated the case to the
Jury. she retired for half an hoer and se Welk%
the Court, stated, that they found their recast, Ma
the first libel, for the Defendant ; aid, os the oressmis
for the Plaletiff.—Damages. 5001.
The Court did not break op till nearly eight
o'clock. Mr. Cobbett was is atteodeoc• during a
part of the day : he was sobiteneed as a witness on
the part of Mr. Unapt, bet was ass ',maimed.
le tba brat use Mimi, the Doke of Welliegtou wee
alio sobs mused, bet was not called : be eat on the
berth by lb. Lord Chief Justice.

" lii, the fate of feeble astarals. when the, get into the mire,
In bury ikeinrelves by their efforts to emerge, a fOlOrleir Its.
,sauce sf vor luck we bare so the co dart 4 them mousgotes ila Psi'
17111 of Ill.rember hut. Mr. Hunt. upon this OaCCO.OOI, OWN
*Pea Oa kilter. Use Fluor .4 the Near r.elt Eyeshot Pea,
declaim( the lesser to 4 by Clear, at she llostsags ta he a for-
ger., dome by himself, Sr rot foam a era who had la mousy He
statues bees guilty of a similar °fence."
ors Ton, my deaf Ste, lc.w the history of this Wright—you
loom all be meek., all he au. use's. The palish, do eel 8 sad
I will mat Sew Insulate she public with the detail. oluels, If
pot in a *imitable tone, would make u noisome. in the words et
truth, far sorpawilw a.., thine that ever isim imariied of mond
souping.. IW.I I • s ere 4 t I NI. sash war 41.1 or other. If she
e7iliff should put forth any in.. 4 bt ma) of polliatioo, to she
MPS while their nMr. Walker—ltem is Mr. Mammy—
there is as atiorroey—elsere is Mr. Aresse—there tithe Frauri,
Illurtett biooself—dhere is my ton Jois—mhos thamils he u.. 1111
111111 a child. will meter foist, tbe hic 'mod dray, 4 sweat POLICE.
Owl Sr a cold w weir 467 rafted days the eaitirs forebeild.
Wham he was OStaresa in fahneat.ne sicemofis sad whew I _`e
awsh he hand (who lobwas by thot hegira odue Srf
rism air. Wright) "ma.. Lush as has ma atc meemy sear I._ ESTRAORDINART CASE OF UTTERING FORGED
NOTES.
Thine dropper...as are the effect ..filemeted &Amway : 'Mat
lofthit on dew child, and wso will storeys be as Min& man l' Naassol.nonse —Friday. me smog woo. wowed Garewl
Mr. Pete. WAlker nod Mr. Swann acre present at this Mem, 11"4 ll'eP• "le 'II "Keel with ettethit "Led was, I. the
which took spasm
my roo Is Newt:ate, its NIL" shop of mesto Float sad Cor. Imbelearbeir, of Fish-street-
o Oh ! Oh ! New se have rt
/met! flow we have Wares, bill, kosaitsc the mese •or be form im.
the third ecru-splice IA Oar rit Ironware. That Wright was Henry ye. • shorans in the Ms, *fisted, that to Wadies•
their neenwpike is all I wooled to tax prated, nod cow it is 4.7 foregoer, Mimi .it o'clock. a arm in the drew of or. water-
roved." mm, cause into the *hap aid pmehreed a silt Inadkerchiet
" Sourly the hemacolore helms. preceded by tbe millweshite and a woir of .socbasy, I. pnyortan toe which be tendered a 11.
chivvy,* ill ant attempt to Isnin•ain AM the so Wm 'mown- mote (•bire he swot twos a roll of min) he planet. nod re-
late pelotas who tote that charger had a twat right la use erived rimage. A, anus Mt the wofietasan was vow. a Weems
against Mr. Ham and a lady, and its farmer of Sir F. Iliseteslos imam fir him, and Molss root shatilott of the MOO desctipliou,
kites—and wok a letter gellef. rfromanon who stood charged for which she aim paid a 11. mote, and received she vesture—
sigh defraud toe Du pretended author of she lesser, owl who At she time she left Me shop the mimeo oloserred the Primmer
stu.4 *a charged upon 'hearth of Sir F. Borden Ifineelf." fintrat, who had emir In ikt the same liMe Is the watermaey
'll4 Learned Cosset thee went on to read ether up.okeiv7ssricnts es tel .18110:111•rtm rgt 'l‘el itee ear: 7:OC aver I.ry 4.
hilt nballal The
parts of the libel, which charged Mr. Wright with 1ii....., c. 0.. sod tisoetswed a pair of Ambling% of the same
borrowing mosey In the new of the either, without de" Film.* .1 the "wen"a h'ett•
his aellsetity, Itc. The pleura streutioned heist all of dra wee class in life. hey-
t snick., node...tug is tannic, etched the we
Mt • limn, who came into Court when dm Intl ii,7„.1„,„1;"„7,1„.we .dielders: wb,, formed lbw 0.,i, emssirly, and
was called on, real at this time with coosidemble suspecting the note to be a 1. tiers. he plaredm guard at the
warmth, and eapromed a hope that the Learned Jodie asit:is,` tit turesstrla
.4 attetheillltre sr
't
euttrsisopls.c..43oNdbarniumWiteara;
would net allow him to be libelled by fsitelorsood..— riww..,(. be astempied to ga,lh ass of Mr door and wybeba,
The Learned Gunnel had stated (hit he (Mr. lieet) "ear's hut* awe • de'Verate aruidte• tte wl• 2reedadrd. mul
bad declared et a public eteetieg that eke letter anti. se"H„'"*
iid lb): await:y. water
1614 i hi.' 13.. lid,
a"
apprentice,f and had". 44 in ~is
si"Sellii.li.
ooroir•• fiasco the
bused to Mr. Cobbett ease forgery. mat loom a Galitlemesi In payment tar hi- Are. TM resells be
The Lean Cuter Junta' said, he had sot heard did nod par for the art‘e...e.... silver ma, Iterau-as be wooled
wore change. Mi. wastes 1 same tins 5 ibbincuo, end be lived
the Imbrued Coasted make say each obeervalieei he se el. Conaorts r'..
had early mid the libelloes publication as he hod a , Mr. liktegt Flint, juts. c^"°bornifit the 'Heteaeu tithe WI
right to do, and if it libelled toy other twreett tbs. ell e"'
A,, inrpcciar Owl...gine so the Bork •.f &gland prated the
the Pleisetill, he was eery sorry for it. wale ta OW a 11..riesy ia eve, • rmpect.
Mr. SC AIILSTT mooed, and contemned open the Tie Prisoner wrote Ilte same d. genre:se In the thoomeo.
timeless character of the libel ; Ind la alluding to TT.1.... ntrl.;.• Nor-e.t.a:We!
II :71 elv:rmte:ld.tripint,leult:.mt
half
an
hoer
Mr. Gobbet** abate of the powers with which by na. i after the Primer illAttat was taken to whoa, he s.w the Peg.
taro had he bees endowed, said it MO tree he might 17...hr,1....1.0et'pe.""ry.ir thet 41*. Pi hailid.
~ ris,iroel..elit!:tatnawbe..Led
hese the intellect, of an spud ; bat they were thine ~,so, suit so,;:w.i the Pria err g wbru ern.: him seeder • 11.
of a fallen gage. lie theft dwelt open the qsestion of . woe. hr were *to to bin,, and look it out .d bit hand. Seeing
eilLfrarr SS the usher &Hes, be had the
&tenger, sad cooteaded that Ibis ass the only tribunal 11 tit'ir7,,th:a.k..l:''im'ill..
to which the Pleirvitl could seek for redress ; which, - T.... areon 7 shirts he Ore of rim's-If an.. that he w," a
if hecoald art had at their hands, it were better to blot i ',""eY'd..;! e.g.°, *WI. 11"41 :1114 his merore. al ha. It.
the power of writing oat of the catalogue of ha ot e n , ;‘,,",.","„..,t;..,1..;: "jig., ;11.,"1,„,./7,4 . b.:
.or.erheeivrhad
dellucemorribroeedianclitarlame
talents. No doubt could elliSt of the I espovisibillty i he: a.atas a week .ewe.
: he was a Aajte roa
Fl" 1 i
of Mr. Clement for the consequence of this portico.
~,,itti'sl.."4l., rt I..w.fitr." •..:.•„:( itm. I"Viuul"....ssit.':..m tearrlm, .
%t.',.. Zt,. he
„
lion, became he was the agent of a person, wits, n. dunned. sp.. did ~,,, ioo.Jleet has.. g tote.. her .anos.ft'tgule
from a disteut cliee,•sent forth to the world au at. .i.itioa,•a• 1",...1.• .he hod ...toe sine Ware (.ern owes on
: that r.r Hon t sic att.! h.* .:aa taro, ged mon, and emit out ie•
flick characterised by so much malignity. . side a fib h.',.
J. Stentior {reseed that he purchased the Register
The In perm, of sir Honk pr3r.4 the Mae In he a farier•
contehring the libel et Mr. Clement's shop. iIC rtery r.-pert. ..• our,' 1:,.... pig...„,.d by 55,‘ w„,yra.s, mad,
wets.,,,. lift, M. re all nlInt,11.021• a eel
Us'.. Granger gate like evidence with respect to ~„ tins it eft -921. p.tail Ilia sou: bat It east 14.4;1•5; tool/
the Register cautsiulag the second libel, on the tisk
Tie ti-tect of
Potm.
a CI, 'vele ream-Het 'tor `outer PINNY' a i.e,
March, 1810. ;
Mr. Thollfill Hansard, the printer, being shown : - ----
the letter read by Mr. Cleary at the Westminster The Edintitr•la Corn nni tics—" A person of the
Election, swore positively that it ass of the I.antl• nine of :ate!. was on Frtil.s Oppttlitetrintl, end
smiting of Mn. Gobbet,. , .„....! to the Sl:efilT Getk's tirt.'e, on af
charge I+
Mr. Jtdin Nal, an accountant eatialed to ar. 1,..18•4 911.11,,a. psm;:tsic,s,',