The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-11-09 00:00:00

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..t- me•sive A MIA 1111YaGICRERA sliewid cattle against
C/btlit.64 by Mr. Serjeant Len's, against the i
melinlant, why he should, not shew by what right
iteeialised to be.a member of the Common
givltiord-West :—The election of the Do.
fondant; anel several other), took place under.*
(0/14,14ug circumstances —T he Mayor, t 6 be cor•
reel ,at the polloppked to a Bariiater (si Mr. Jones)
'for his'asiistance on the oceasioi. A Gentleman
put a inmtion to the Defendant
• v whether ha had
received the sacrament daring that year? lie re.
Pined to answer, on which the same Gentleman de-
elated• that the Defendant, or the other Candi-
istet,"ceulinot be elected without declaring whe
ther they had or had nut teceived the Sacrament
iiieirons to the election. ITe alto
.statet4. that
.he
bad 'a bit possession a-case which was confirmed' in
the Court of King's Bench, to Out effect ; the
. Mayer and Mr. Jones repeatedly called on him to
let them are the 'case, which he refused ; and Mr.
,Jones not being aware of such a one being in ex-
istetsce„advlsed the Mayor to adjourn the poll to
the fulloWing day. Between the adjournment and
the meeting next diy, the Defendant and some
other Candidates received the Sacrament privately at
I Lady Kenliniten'ik bottle. This was what the
Learned Serjeant's 'clients complained of. lie
(Mr. Attorney-GenerelYheld in his hand the afAila-
Ms of the Mayor:Vie Of Mi. Jones, wha positively
denied that they adjourned the poll with the inten-
tion of giving the Defendant an opportunity
of receiving the Saerameut ; but that they did it
to give themselves an opportunity of being
Made acquainted with the case mentioseed by the
Gentleman, and which he refused to shew them. Mr.
Jones, during the evening, searched for it, and found
it.—lt was rite King v. Hawkins, and did not bear
on the case ; and so he declared at the meeting on
the following day, when the poll was re-opened,
.and the Defendant elected. But suppose, said the
Learned coqnsel, the Defendant had not received
the Sacrament during the adjournment, his election
would remain good, for the .4e4 of Indemnity (the
WM of the King) -sets forth, that any porsun
elected, and who received the Sacrament before the
year 1811, should be munpetent to fill such slum.
tions to which they had been so chosen.
Lord ELLcsaoitoteion—" I think there is some,
thing intricate in this case, and that it Ought to
come before the Court in the fullest manner ; I
therefore think the rule ought to be made absolute,
which will enable us to have it argued at length."
Bulemade absolute.
711:1===SMISTRI117=11
OLD BdlLEX,',""lor. S.

LAW INTELLIURNCE.
cooeT OF KING it 0F.:4 , . .?\
et, nu It IVETT. 1,; iS4V
its "t• •oi
5EKJ.E4,417,4A7 t 1411111104:
4Ey.GENZRAL rosiiittl held that
Anon Court -71 ,
(,) apply ttr •to 'psi off the Trial
the alum -after: 410 argue'
gU.l.;;ere heard upon a. Elensuircr, fried; by the
if J 5 ,re-nithed, 'ln an action which he has
t' „ins; the Right Henntiriblo Chierttts Ab:
csker th • 'muse of C tampions. Hit silt:
• ,311 that its the action brought against the SO..
Pr tit viol the Declaration states, that Defeo.
unthi: 'Jed force and violence, Old broken open
of Plaintiff, and imprisoned him in the,
f molon contrary to law.. o s Do.'
T,tter .3 • ,
• Defendant pleaded, that Plaintiff was •a
the Balite of Commons •
, that he bad,
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plice, in that Rinse, avowed himeelf SE the
,d 4 letter published in Gobbeies IVeekly
goer, ; that the said letter was voted by that
a gross, scandalous, and wicked liber 'on
;it ik,sc, and that the said House came to re-
th it the said Sir Francis should be coat.
tbtt t,, the Tower of London 'for the- same ;
fiat the Speaker issued his Warrant for that pur.
.7111 gave it to the Defendant to execute ;
Ft;itic,itrthe.naifil
hDiscofendant,siernjpiatitieutsacAc thcoretn,
did
,rest the said Sir Francis? and, did imprison the
od Sir Francis in the said rower. of. London. To
t,j plea Sir Francis replied, that he, the said'.
did use more violence than was neces.
wt, Upon this replication and those pleadings,'
hose sad been joined its that action, and it was'
101 to be tried nu the 20th day of this month.
Dos was also another action brought by• the
Plaintiff against the Right Honourable Charles
Aeon, Speaker of the House of Commons, and
arpkading in both actions were iu matter and
was pretty nearly alike. But there was a
gaieties in the conduct of the Plaintiff in
tit, action ; for instead. of issiniug issue therein,
astiputting himself upon his oottestry, and thereby
Ming the case go to a Jury, he thought fit to enter
D;tourrer. The consequence is, that he himself
puts the question ,of law at' issue. To ascertain,
therefore, the question Of law upon the subject,
was not only a desirable thing, but in justice was
that which should precede the trial of the fact ; and,
therefore, to avoid unnecessary trouble both to
the Court and the parties, he deemed it wiser and
Le for public advantage, that their Lordships
altld trst decide, and give judgment -on the De-
lete,
trusted that no person would imagine that
leiodesirous for delay. On the contrary, he
j&I tad every possible care and diligence from the
sit, to have those matters brought to a speedy
conclusion. The Court should understand that the
Plaintiff did not file his declarations till the litkof
Nay. On the 16th of the same month, he (the
Atturney-General) filed his pleas ; notwithstanding
that, by the practice of the Court, he was entitled,
by their usual indulgence, to much further time.
He did not, however, avail hiniself of any such
Indulgence, of sight, but pleaded forthwith. What„.
on the other hand, was the ostealuset of the other
side? Notwithstanding the early periods at which
the said pleas were filed, the Plaintiff does not file
his Demurrer till the 27th of June, six weeks after
le had filed his declaration ; nor hes he even yet
*might fit to join issue upon his own 13ensu rust.
The arguments upon the Demurrer may yet take
place, if Defendant pleases, ou 'foes:lay next, or.
in the Friday thee, following. If the Plaintiff be
therefore willing to join In Denturm ea as to give
ta opportunity of having the *olbl-rimed on either
if those Jays, he (the Attorn i-General). would
weeny advantage of the present motion, and go
foldsl on the day fixed. The Learned Gentleman
unmoved 44 for a rule to attest emote, why the
Mal at Bar between Sir Francis Burdett, Plaintiff,
lid E. G. Coleman, Esq. Serjeant at Arms of the
House of Commons, which stands for the 20th of
this month, should not be postponed until after
the arguments aro heard, and the Court shall de.
tidespun the Demurrer in the action brought by, the
same Plaintiff against the Right Hon. Charles Ab. ,
bill, Speaker of the House of Camutons."
Mr. Justice La BLANC and Lord ELLenno.
ince enquired, whether any notice of trial had
len given in any of the actions ?
The Arroasey-Gessaar, ateswered in the nega-
tive.
The Arroastry.Gcxenat. then acquainted their
Laltips, that another action was pending at the
salt of the same Plaintiff against the Earl of
Moira, Constable of the 'rower of London ; that
Ike declaration against hint was nearly the same in
tibstance as that against the other parties, but
that there was some difference in the language of
the pleadings ; that issue was joined, 'however, in
Na action, asin that against the Serjeant at Arms;
aid this also stood for Trial at B.er. That the
saint reasons prevailed why it should nut be tried any
WIC than that against the Serjeant at
,Arms, till
et law was ascertained upon,.the Demurrer; and
?an that ground he should also move that this
action should not be tried till the Court gave judg-
ment ors the aforesaid Demurrer. There was also
arl additional reason why this trial should be put
namely, Earl Ai oira's Solicitor wakadvised that
r. Culetnan the Serjeant at Arms, was a witness
must material to his client on the said trial ; but
lir. Coleman, was serving with the army in Portu.
.sal with considerable credit to himself, as was seen
by his demeanour at the battle of Busaco : that ap.
I:le:alien had been wildcat the War-0111m to mai
4'07 but that it wojild bo quite impossible to ex-
pect his arrival here in time. On these grounds.
at trusted their Lordships would grant biro the
rile in this cause.
, Lord ELLENeouotcn—" Take, three Rules
a distinct Rule in each action, ,and let copies
if the procedings as hitherto had be delivered to
the
,i t Court in time. The Court will find -.it requisite
' process of each action to be ita•posSeWnion of
then.,)
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL enswered-rthat care
should be taken to supply their Lordship. with
every requisite document.
The Rues Nia
03 were all granted.

JOURNEYMEN PRINTERS.
Eighteen Journeymen Printers named W. Coy,
Corbett Latham, John Simpson, Thomas Wooley,
James Macartney; John Mgcintosh, John Chap-
man, Wm. Willimnsi Geo. Westray, Malcolm
Craig, and Nathan Collins.; Compositors; Thos.
iCtsfteity .John Gee, Robert Howlett, Stephen
' Burk', Henry Ryriset Stephen Beckett, Edward
Kidd, and. Roderick Pasquina, PressraeWi were
indicted along with another person albs same ofi
Wentworth, fat conspiring together, to Obtain to
thesseellei ad additional rate of wages, sad to corn.-
pei 4WD. Walter, the Elder aitlijohn Walter, the
Younger, Proprietors and Printers of the News.
paper called The Times, to pay to them. higher
wagei ; also for conspiring and confederating Loge.
titer to intimidate, persuade, and decoy other
workmen in the 'employment of Airy Walter" to
adopt similar measures.
Mr• ALacir having stated the cU on the part of
the Psiebecution,
Mr4Willterohe younger, was examined,
,who
proved that the whole of the Prisoners at the Bar,
along with Guy Warwick, whose name had hien
omitted to be •called, and his trial postponed till
next Sessions, had been in his employment in the
mouth of -May last. All his workmen, to the
number-of twenty-nine; gave warning to quit about
}he 13th and I4th days of May, amd did accord-
ingly quit, some on 'the 266, and 'others on the 29th
of the sone month. They had applied for an ad.
intim of wages sometime before giving warning ;
he had acceded to part of their demand, but part
of it be had refuted to coniply with. The warn-
ing by the pressmen was given to the publiSher,
by whom it was comakunicated to the Witness ;
and on the 14th of May, the Defendant Westray,
a compositor, applied to the Witness himself, and
told him that he was commissioned by the companion:
ship to which he belonged, to inquire whether he,
Mr. Walter, intended to raise their wages. Simp.
son and Wentworth are the only persons of that.
companionship who have been indicted.'
Walter told Westray, he could give him no *Wm
at that time. lie afterwards offered him and >his
"poinpanionship an advance of is. 6d. a week.
Westray said he would communicate this to the reit
of the companionship, and on the following morn..
lag told Mr. Walter that they were pet satisfied,
and that he warauthorised to give wasaing for all
his companionship. Mr. Walter thought at first
that Westray was not disposed to go, but two days
afterwards he said he must go along with the other
men, sad went accordingly. The quitting of his men
pet Mr. Walter to a great inconvenience, as he
could get no, other men, and was obliged to other
masters fur the loan of their apprentices to carry
on • hir concern.
On his cross.examination, he said there was no.
thing illegal in a companionship giving warning,
and warnings to quit were given through the me.
dine% of theforeman, which Westray was. The
otherjourneyinen gave warning through Mr. Crow,
who was the overseer. The Master Printers bad
meetings on the subject of the advance, and had a
Committee of their number. Wcstray behaved re.
spectfully, and disclaimed all Idea of threat or coin.
pulsion. lie told them he did not wish them to
stay, and that they might go about their businete.
Wears,/ afterwards offered to return, and procure.
Mr. Walter hands, if he would dismiss the ap.
prenticus.
Philip ,Street, the publisher, proved that all the
Defendants, who are pressmen, gave warning on
llttneday, 14th May, because they had hem§ ro.
(used- an advance of wages, and that they did quit
seeordiagiy on the 2gth.
-Mr. Crow) overseer at The rims Office, proved

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the warning to have been gifts by the cemspositdrs,
of whom he was' the foramen, on the I%th May.
John Ehree, the fly-boy's evidence, was exactlt
similar to what he swore on the trial of the preced•
ing day, with this addition, that, on the Monde)
morning when the Preismeg's Wareing was expired,
Beckett aaid to the bOy, 64 I hope yen will mix it
µ foe Mc coal-heaversr them wehmo areas
focroaintiiinegr,
men.
.th
you will not do it fur
hope yeti will. bishop the bells :" that is, filling
them with water, so as to prevent their working.
Benjamin Beveridge, a pressman, then in the cm.
ployment of Mr. Baldwin, stated, that Howlett and
Hurley came to him to Mr. 11.11t1 win's, and said they
had received information that he had applied to Mr.
Walter fur work. The Witness said he had not.
They then said, that a new resolution had passed,
that no matt must takea newsman'asituatien on any
paper whatever for six months to coin". This re.-
solution, they said, had been passed at a meeting at
the Coach and Horses, in Water-lanr,•. where the
Society was held. This resolution had been passed
on account of the advance .demauded.having been
acceded to by some masters and resisted by others;
.among whom was Mr. Walter. Howlett re.
„quested the witueis to attend a meeting of the
' socicty,at the Coach.and.horses, no Whit-Monday,
which he did. • Howlett, Scott, Ge_„n Clifton, War.
wick, wad Byrnes were there. • Howlett said fie
*wished to have two men in the employment of Mr.
1 Walter impressed, and knowing . the witness had a
relation who was an impress master, he applied to
the witness for that purpose. The names of the
• men were Fitzgerald and Miller. Howlett assigned
as his reason, that ho wes•fully convinced Fitzge.
rald'and Miller had not the advance the men hid
• formerly made the demand for. The witness went
to Shad well, to the press.master ; Howlett, Gee,
Warwick, 'and Clifton went with him, Warwick
was put on shore, but the others went with the
witness. From the information they gaie, that Fits.
gerald and Miller were deserters from the navy,
the press-master agreed to take them up, bta being
`told that they
.were in the City of. London, sea- •
they could not be impressed without having the
warrant backed by, the Lord Mayor. 'Pherthen
returned to the ptiblie.house, where Howlett said,
if they could get the warrant from the Lord Mayor
the gang could carry the men away iti.the night
time, and that would answer all the purpose, as it
'would stop Mr. Walter's publication. He heard
from Howlett, that those who quitted Mr. Walter's
'employment had an allowance matte them. They re-
ceived a pound one week, and when the witness
,was present he jaw then Landlord pay to the six men
he had mentioned, Byrne, Clifton, Scott, Howlett,
•Gee, and Warwick, 41.
William Rived, Overseer of Pressmen in Mr.
Walter's employment, stated some conversations he
'bad with several of the Defendants, who are Press-
men, for the purpose of 'showing that they did aot
act individually; but in concert.
Edward Brockett and William Mitchell, compo.
'Hors, said they had been present it meetings of the
compositors at the Swan, in Swan-yard, opposite
Somerset House, at which it, was agreed to give
.warning to their employers if they did not receive
Ilteekkaace demanded by than. They had nothing
to sto,however, with wry needing at the Coach-and.
Horses, Watur-lane.
. Mr. Kisars, addressed the jury for the pressmen,
And Mr. G ta am for the compositors.
. The CoMSONSSRJEANT thought that the etsttlyis
racy was clearly made out, though there 'MIS a great.
difference in the degrees of guilt of the parries.
The Jury found them all Guilty, but recommend-
ed the whole of the Defendants to mercy, except
Hurley, Howlett, Gee, Clifton, Beckett, Byrne,
and Westray. - . ,
The Common SCasSANT ordered AO whole of
the Defendants to stand committed till the first
orthe next Sessions, then to be 'brought up fur
judgment.
James Tacker was charged with stealing a golf;
seal, the property of Sir Edward O'Brien Price, on
the %tl of August last. It appeared . from the evi.:
deuce of Wood, the officer, that on searching a.'drawer in the house where the Priioner lodged he
eould not 4nd the seal in question, nod according.
shut the drawer in question. Sic Ed ward 0. B.
Price was standing by at the time (pile near to the
drawer. He desired 4 parish constable whom he
brought along with him, aOin 'to search the drawer,
when thescal was found. There appearing in the
whole of the case malice and private resentment,
the CoMMON SEILYVANT declared the charge .to be
scaudaluus'and disgraceful, and ordered the recogni.
zance of the son of the Prosecutor, who 'did mot
attend, to be estrated. . •
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The Jury impressed with similar feelings, follasl.l
the Prisoner Not Guilty. . .
Same day the Sessions ended, when sentence of
death was passed on the following Prisoners, viz.—
Charles Oakley, for a highway robbery; Joseph,
Miller, fur burglary; John Whitmore, for a rapes
Luke. Citleerweli and Henry Crosswell, alias
Chat, for horse-stealing ;. Lawrence f lannegan, for
stealing goods in a dwelling-house; Sam: Clemente,
for horse-stealing; Catharine McCarthy, for titter.
ing a counterfeit.shilling ; .Mailaret Chittlebo.
rsomuigthhlafnodr g
William oods in
faudr
house-breaking;
b.hr:atikg seinrni.
Newman, for a like offence; Andrew Dent and
Philip Street, for burglary ; James Miller, for a
like offence ; John Fruin, for horseestealing ;
Robert Butt, for having in his possession a
cutting engine without lawful excuse fur • the
purpose of coining ; Sarah Fussell, for stealing
goods in a dwellitig-howee Bolort Francis .and
Thomas Taivey, fur house-breaking; John White,
fur house.breakitig; Walkup, Truman, for a high.
way tobhery ; Jinni Forster, for f6rgery ; Wm.
Stepson, for secreting a letter containing fire 1414.
maw Uank.notes, valte 1001. ; Wet. Lawrence-
stood, fur steeling guilds in a dwelling.housu ; and
Joseph Cope, for petting away and disposialitif
certain ounterfelt:inoney at %lower nate and .value,
than the same kr Mac Aenomination'tditintsip#l4.
(iod were co'duterfeity, for and havinglhefueekeiu
convicted Of a like offence, in which • eltok‘ets,,cirt...'44:
Clergy bed bean prayed and allowed:
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Twenty-fire were ordered to 6e traneported for
the tern ammo years.:
Swim adjourned to the 6th Dec. next.

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