The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-24 00:00:00

THE IigATESMAN.

ibslignation. at tie acc.onnt of the hkal spilt at Man.
chi-Pelee! Now, what slid the defeuslunt meat) by these
words? • By shame cud indjgnation,:he (tile I.V.srm.sl
'Medi:int); understood,' that the write} meant to s,sy,
shame and indignation atrainst the authors, KA
grief for the siaerers. Now. if the authors should
turn put: to he the I invernment, he would ash,
had not those feelings in the writer a tendency to ex-
rite the same ferlitiv. its the reader? The next passage
itt,tfte letter was—•• This, then, is' the answer of the
bosou.ghniongers to the petitioning people! This is the
prsekial,Prossf of onr :4:sailing in no need of reform!
Scw the pra.Mirat Islviositign of our glorious
borsitsglimoi.gcr domination." I;y these expressious he
imputed to Nit Burdett that he wean: to slesiguate
the timoviment by the odious name of hurouglonougers.
lie said the blood split at 31mielirstel is the answer of
the borouglinsosigers to the petitioning people: in other
that

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trittod. the sanseabeista imagist follow, and the same-0,-
1164:064 hr the glowtitailen ? Why we, the trial of the
seven Wallops introduced ? It must he front a similarity
ataitstatioti, end front an expectation of the name re-
sult. It he (the Learned Serjeant) had lived at that
time, he should have shouted too. Bot it was import;
sit to consider the eireemstances of that case. The se-
ems Bishopt were ordered to read a declare:jou for liber-
ty of cense-Once, and they thought they could not do it,
a% it was Anatolia in a dower arrogated by the Crown,
of dispensing with all laws relating to Catholics aod•
leisst nters. They submitted that such a power was ills
and they entreated his Majesty to forbear from or-
dering this declaration to be read throughout their dio-
ceses. lint whet was the way in which they made this
protest It was lir a petition to the King, written by
the Archbishop of eamerintry himself (fur he would not
trust it *Tiro t., his secretary), an,' it was presented to
the W. •••• wide .st bciur :ted hr enyoth..i person.

words, that %risen the people trete quiitlY and legally as-
:scudded, this was the answer of the Ilimicrmitetit. The
defendaet said. " This is isracheal proof of our stand-
ing in no need of reform—these are the practical bless-
iugs," ilsc.; by %filch he ilitended to say, these are the
aecursed fruits. The next sentence was this—" This i.s the
use sof a standing. army in time of race. It secauS our
fathers Were not such Gels some would make its belieee,
insopposingthersiablislistsent
ing hint N illians's Item le lin:ask the cottntty.
Yet, would to Heaven that they had been ihsteltuteu, or
thritaers. or Ilessians, so: Hanoi erhurs, or :toy 'Meg ra-
ther than P.:ugh:Amens who have alone such deeds!
What, kill men unarmed: unresisting!—and; great:nit
Cud, women too--distignred, maimed, cut down, and
trampled upon by ilea tis!" This gas the strain in
et which the letter proceresi : an lit tansthe tilirious that by
thus sraking let a stanch so., army in a time of peace, Ise in-
tended to lon ngodi nue sus die invernossent Oldie:tenni
Serie:slit) hail no objes•tion to a jealsousc ac lit kel ping up
a standiag army; but Ile alai lialet it lair tee oulterte here,
that what was intend..l to lee imputed to the tioveitinlettt
was, " a standing army in the tittle of peace, and then
an ahtt'se of that standing army." By .3.1 i hog Dittchtuen,
ke., he meant thnt the fransactison at Manchester re-
deeted disgrace un II•11111• of au Englishman.
•• What! kW torn unarusell. What Colihl that mean
Why, that the at my who had fought so bravely .abroad,
hail waoot•ss.ly suit et aril; destroyed the people here.
Their character abroad abuuid have aff, spied them a
shield at hums.. Gallantry and humanity alit avi Went
together; whiie eowan'ic. and erunlty carte illil'proble
companions. Tlierefote a reflection of this kind on the
character of the soldiery was I dielliated to e•Arite the
worst milder.. ens 011 the people. Then rain. the pas-
sage "Is this England this a S haristian land: a land
frerolsclll IV this the eh:fetid:int meant to eav, this
is not tier laud or ,oar forefathers. this is Engiatni dege-
nerated: it is cwt England mules the 1 Kristian reli-
gion, hut Et.glastsl in barbarous and ons fed times ;
It is not the land yf fro ellsono, but the lathl in which
the Mill of British liberty has 3et her evrt. The let•
ter then asked, 11101 ail ela a he', and puss us
do like a slimmer cloud totalsrittleil: Forbid it every drop
of English blood it. every vein that sloes not iyuclaini its
owner bastard. ' These were• the expressiousths:y
were here upon the sperstiont whether molt la tigKege
eisiCtllAte.l tee excite *edition mod hatred in the breasts
Ike people. Had it not a natutal tendency to escitt
them to resistance? The defendant then asked, " Will
the Gentletm it of England support or wink at sm•lt pro-
cresliogs? They have a great Oak-, in their el .:tufty.
They. hold great emsates, acid thry ate heund in ditty
and in honour to consider them as retaining/I les? on the
part of their entintry for upholding its tiyleta and liber-
ties. Surely they will at length awake, and find they lore
other 'both.- to perfs,rm, besides fattetsille, hnlwcks baol'
!planting eahh,sges.•' Thin was intended as a ri-prita of
the English gentlemen for their supineness, bet be
conceived, moot ill-fonn4rd and unjust. let
employed its the cultivation of their estates, they were
Employed bens tidally her the loughs.; for he had always
beard, that a man who esossld mat. two voids:ices grow
where utslt t.nr grew before, MI, a t nwhi I mentlier of
societe. Boat what slid this tinter say = They never can
stand tainslv Ivy As loot,ers-on,ivlsi blswelyNeroes rip ern
their tisettlier,'
might he at first etiainwal ; but it was evident, by Hoe
subsequent passage, that the 'kleinlaut meats! the Go.
u•rtunent i.f the esosintry; hoe he. said, •• The:. (the gen-
tlemen) must joist the geheral voice, !madly its mantling
instice awl redness. mud head public meetings through-
mit the United Kingdom, to pm stop, at its roots-
nietscement, ill 3 reign of terror and of blood. ' Taking-
the whole of these passages together, was it not clear
that the Government iva • intended, :still that the writer
Meant to say that the reign of tenor and of blood
had eonntitneed it. this country?? It meant that
nothing resembled these transactions iu history,
that the writer could find nothing like them but tier
reign of Nero. whom historians depicted tee ha W. the
murderer of his mother. If the Jury believed that this
was the ronsuiencement of a reign of terror and of blood,
would any man doubt that it "could hare the effect uf es-
siting haired and contempt of the Government it was
ennipering the reign of ens to the reign ofterror which
was now said to exist. As 141 heading publics 'refines
tee express these feelinee, was their no law for the re-
dress of these cruelties and exocesses of the soldiery? A
ratan was nut to tun shown the character of persons ens-
played Icy the-Government, lont he might turn public
arceser, take the King's name, an:l proseente theme—
Meeting* had been holden in consequence of this eery
paper. Should it her eminent, that t• trots should. he
made agent trasesartions that might lw the subject oftejral
inquiry: This wa- tee every prim-title ok taw
and justice. but the letter went on %left, the
penalts of our meeting will be death by military Eifoom-
ti iiii , (!.now nut; but !Isis I know, that a :swat cats 'die
beet mire, and never hettre than in eipsficitpos fali• *am
am! iiisertis,s of his e"at"ery."laidstrind ft tip? tend
to excite sedition in the minds of .his Majes.e's tub;,
jerts ? It said we are living stitcher nal-teal : it
was an insinuation that io hen pm-sidle were la tv AIN
assembled, they were to have the military
moots them; or at meant,llris will resist the .sollien, n`ltieh
was a 111111'11 !drunter rtiores•ittu. It meant, we had
better die at once by resistance, dens stiffer such tyranny
he Is. Vie.reillell lever sis. The writer then said. " Esense
this hasty aildress; I can scarcely tell n•hat I have
written. •It may be a libel, or the Attorsory-lietteral
clay call it su—just as he pleases." Now let it be ob-
served, there was math:kilt of deliberation ;Ikn this to
inalure the writer to Isisevo•ll whether it might
might nut be a libel. There could, therefore, be ho es-
ense for the lo Isle in which it teas said to be Written.—
The Yositriliviilea passages of the letter art•re these—
.. u•Ne.„ du.s•lti•short were tried for a lihel, the
isratv of ;fames It, then eneampesl un
fur supportitig arhitrary power. rave' three cheers on
hearing of their as•spittaf. The' 'King startled at the
a‘kel. • What's that'' • Nothing, Mir,' was the
• but Ilse oldiers "hunting at the • •

ataiwer ; .fil. _ mob. 41,r as'ituittal Atigt, ao IP.tiiips, • the•Jitlarra
or the seven lii,borr." Ih* ye rail that nothing; : gave •4:eieripiaion that there wa, no proof of the yeti-
replied the mi,eiving tyrant, and shortly eller Ai- thin to the Kiirg liarin; been pithli,liett itt the county
dir,,t,4l lb,. ztiver Immo% :rig tent, Jame., eon] I not of 11h1.1113e-c, locil towel Siituierlan•l proved that be
inflict the tor; o resiol 1115 Milt 11114! rittail mi• tehe me fleets bad prem.:o(.l if to the King on behalf of the Bishops.
from their lit *mg Wises aRh a ea tit'. ninotail, t— Now, he mil 'Heil that there was no proof as to
what cionntT The letter wit% written in. Fat tiseu
,
could iiiit'llar them alive! • lle this A, may, our ditty to
to .nicrt...ami .'.Eitelantl.r‘perts rv.47 pia* t 410411, ir the letter. tas pnt into 4 poiii-os.fiee in the county
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mt,— Nur, wh.ft waa,the Lay. natural, aid Tidal' of Leicester. it wtia ISO ptihncatioll iii that count!, bi-
.,,,i i,.(1. ,TM et.* ivorio-Ife *A 'Lit Tree ,trAinesr. e,isoio tt taa% tint iltioteW to any owe three; nor arap it
tnrfitractithi,, Mo. to like the Mishits wirit of the werit: a !tr patilirAtion iit At, until it ,e,ivitfi .i, tin,
place
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the ,slug witinis;, ji: inspect ,y
This, however, front the character of thiMonartle, and l Mr. PHILIP* followed on ti's same side.
the spirit of those about him, was construed into a libel. I Mr. Baru.' es alms woks an to the •tititilicatiothal Tent
They were tried on that charge; and were acquitted.- 1, length, who asserted the rase of the seven ii,,,,.....
It was obvious, then, Abet there was not the slightest I to hr decisive in point of law, and titer' the ointii„,,:',4
analogy between that ease, rthilh the writer of this let-' the Judges upon Hut case, saying, that pre,mitatien ai
ter had introduCtol, and the present circumstances.' Ail the publication would not do, and en%v proof rout' .Ph.
that :he introiluctiun of that historical fart could illeilll stantiate the crime ; and he felt confident there es. is,,
was, that his actrittal might lead to ••imilar cutlass- proof of a imitlieatiiin in Leiceste;•shire., wit that
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guessers among the vilifiers. It was impossible that any publication °comet' in Middlesex.
reanonalde titan could read this letter, and say that it Mr. Justice KKNT.-I Ain of stpihion, that the defeat,.
was not ealeniated to inflame the soldiers. Ile • said ant may set aside the verdiet, if ma...setts! ; but the rase
that •• James 11. could not inflict the torture on his sol- ef the seven 'Bishops was, rather against the defenders.
sliera--...r0n1il not fear floe livingfleeh trout their bents with : sir Fu %Nei' Itt• utrritn.e-m!ttinitetlinsentiregnedotielliteveJititr:76witit
a cat-o=ninedalls•-conill not day theM alite--by whirls fore he rose to
address them, „ • , ,
he speantdhat the noldiers of the present day lived under . •• .
greater Opreurty than in the reign aJaturs the Serous'. s Ins thahks to the Ledruesl Iteolentan fur the tharviet
Was this, ow not, • the language of excitement:. Was it .he lead given of him, which rattier traded tsi it:valid*,
not intruded to make the soldiers believe that they were the rharge against'him. Ile s'ositil4l not be persoud ; :
but, an to rt..qi •iu informations, he shins's' ratter 5.,..%k ...‘
cruelly treated, and their rendition ought to be asn,e-
liorated? This was this' libel. It .was• for the jury so , , l►•
say, under the eireniustaiires. whether the detreth" of the art, than the person 1.1111110.,:l agAil.it hilse. I.
was gstilty or not. lir hail nut read to them •or two I stood in a pexnliar sitratioe : awl, even in the mind et
passages Duly, niMOll whirl, a greater stress might he the .In Ige. it appeared rather a great thou'it whether Its
had a right tobe ' there at all. Ths Jury were calks'
laid; lie has read. the whole of the letter. %stow pa,-
sage% were exprenniol iii such termn, llial 110 one wonlil
to dtcitle twins a 14:1; and nothing, was pre.
has* instituted a prosecution against the writer ; lint "I
others were so violent, and taking the whirls: of it to- ""'r•ls in An English t.."'-trt of J11•4:•••' lad the
gethrr, it appeared to him to he :,a.•highly seditious, . innocence of a person hefore his trial. New, is
that if the great Law officers of the Crown. who bral in-. regard to the I. 'Ger, lis• toalsl nut revelled, ow
any of his servahls, whether it was putt into any posh
stiletto' this prset:Wien, hail failed to notice it.theyttould
hare been guilty of a great dereliction ofduty. ttideed, the
writer hail thrown out a challenge to the AL-lien. to pro- itqwc• If an Mrs nee hail heroeiiii.ni;loil. it was is
s'esnitor and it' he had nut prosecuted the defendant fur Westminster. This power of filing (•••al•io ittformari,,a;
. tlsiefitelilication, it might have been said, that, In tit age had always been ilinctitutetiatived by the al.lebt art.loo i.
; Eke this, when, unfortunately, so many persons were' 6,,, iit this kiitzti,„„. my Lord 'me hal
said
tiey
brought before the tribmials of their emintry fur libel- • o
rut hr • . ,
'holdi 1 • sustained; an.' it the tiii.e of the Itposls.
libel-
ling the Government, the hutnble and ig entrant were el-
sited with the pettaisies of the lawn, while the rich and tint), tits: House a cninsium%, limier Sir fieurgetelir.
ettli7litetted were 0111f.'reti to esaape n ith imptinii,-. It resolutions were titi.ile to take this honer awn, aiul it
appeared to bins, nposs the ennatrurtion sit this fetter. was taken away : but the name of the Attorney..leered 1
had not 'wen mentiotted. It was a 'slier; v.iiklt mart
whether they took the whole or the general spirit of the
writing, that thee :nest infer the *editions intention ,
"'trust
a ths• writer. in ratty fusion, he Would osii v -4y, to De "'" an!' man 'xii" was Leaking on: for es-
e
that •no man had a greater respect than iiiiiincif ittments, amt tst lochs his fortune, Ito;., a slipper? ,i•
for the Illserly Of :be press. It was a great blessing teation; and even in the Life of Lord Munn, ft (tad 11,11
in. itss•lf, as it tench sl to improve the human mind; asserted, that it was a rot•k on which non had side.
: Ina when ultimo', it became a great curse ; and tin- •
tturc.ey-lietseral wail net an offiver of tint Crow-
le.: the arm of the law was strong euettgli to pat down Time A
i nits•la libels. a 4 lie considered the present to he, the eon- be Was the creature ant! tool— • • a
I neirietsrea . lomat be most iwrnirions to the interest • Here the Jenne said, lie cotild not saffer*ay high
offiger a the Crew* tF he attatiteilL-A anil,..Sir Vtairsis • and. welfare of :swiety. A man might write what he '
; plea •NI, hut he wrote subject to iti•ing called before a• i. , . • • • • . •
, sturnett, you 1101 V that as well as any man"
Jii.y of his comm.,. who were the hest rennors of the
1 rre,„ hi)
worts
l'hecetiady the guardians a the law ; ! Sir FISANCIS RV 11114,TT.-i• ?Illy Carl I ile 4. if hewere • 1
nut suffered to tweeted. he trusted the :feta stesid bee hat
, aril lie hoped it would eret lie disposers! its it now was.
'So soinitahly and so lionseneehly was the law administered in mind. If Ca. *Borne's-General vies that Awl eI des
in this s c entry, that Ise might apply to it generally that Frown mentioned by the LearnertJedke. he linked Why!
beatitifol'lta"ags• in which the peat reciesisotiral writer been made iudependLut of the ('roe-' Lke his Cortlikilp.
Pktildeserilwri 0 as • system of justice of which no less „dire, was invesaea• to be used ielirevera '01), sad
' could he said, than that " her seat is the bosons of Uod, • ,„,,.s be brought ddh n to"' Ake, *Cie he was aM War
her voice the harmony of the world, all thirws in heaven
and earth slo bet 'nonage, the meant. I enjoy her pro-
q si
to 5 ,% 2
bet merely to terse a evity-fogginittir; indite. If )
tertian, the Isiv..ise.4 err fiGt exempted front her power.- tech ntrans• Auhtelidelf from his sluddt'• Vh.l. II 140 -11-
31r. Samuel litsinks was now calls-oh-Ile said he torney-Oi•neral bring his charge is this county. likAili a I
lived iit the gran-1, in London. He kisew the defendant; disturbed district, and ender ro restriction of the Ida II id
br was as sittaiitsol rids his hand-nviting ; he believes Forn- other renlon but ferjealtius end politiealeirtatilielalikh
the letter. • shown Isi•li to he his hand-writing ;
came ts. his hands in Angtist last, throngli the hands cis; ;m, i!lit be enti•rteiried against him. It 'ass a NSW spas thee
a 'mtge. s , him 14111011 he hind been suleratied on this Malted
n professional gentleman, 31r. Bickerstalf. The letter
ft
came in an envehipe; I have ,No! got the envelope, and ila was a libel on the present Jury to obtain a verdict hyoid
not know whether it came i.o• time poet. I bed „„pc of a pretence. Its- did tint care for any twelve men of Wet,
it sent ti) the paper-. I waited 041 Lord !Adis:ours' on a halevt.r their political opinions might bi: ; and he felt sit
the nahjert of the h th•r ; I cannot recollect the day. shred, that he should has ean opportunity of eto arirg split
tl, Whose hand-writing was tile envelope?-A. It character beftirt• the triad vas finished. 'rite isetiseief is
was Ni r Prans•is•.. Allem-% -General were well known ; and it !needle shmil
(. What was it ?- A. A desire to publish the !Me: in rose his e Ins motives to be good : mad however harsh it NOW
the papers. The slate of the latter is August did. I. re- i r
eeivell it a• she sir tal, after. Witness being shown e, ea:Waite and commons ense could nut be iinereostapsak
swirlier letter. *was asked if it was the band-writing pr. the &Induct of the Attonsey-General. Bat with the lasted
Sir Francis ?he said hr did nos know, lie wa,, 410,..11 Gentleman who conducted the promvution he could aeligftlk t
an envelope, i.thl asked if it was the writing 41 Sir P. when he said any person might understand What a
said Is CI
Burgett; he said slid nos believe At mum. The letter *as. Now, in fact. it ens nue an English tens tlt MOO.
aas plibli ht•li in the British Pens'. Witness sent it to . frdm Libiffes (a littlebook).aad came forth from AM Mins 1
that paper for itisertiots. -It was nut paid for as an ad- soiree, Me Rtar Chamber. No Evglish lawyer etallielhi '
s•ertisentent : lint was left to tlw discretion of the Editors
from the worst authorities. Its"
of the paper*, whether they chose to insert it or not. it ; and it mai borrowed
I lere the letter was remits,/ the Clerk a the Court, and curious how it had crept into the Court of king's Bess
themes: containing the letter was produce.i. Thu en. IT he had committed keturder, his crime would bedshset
relight *as nett read. It way direeted to Lord VC.- but nos, this mods ofprOcreding could only bedermatimet
count Milltsiontli, slated Angnst Irni and signed " Fran- slats, protean. Tag real offeace ought, therefore. °IS
eis• Harlielt." This letter has been already before the shown : and even before the Resolution. Judge PotreP.l4
piddle;' it Was that in which he acknowledges' Isis britig.. the libel (eight to be proved falke and asalfeiees: sail s
the aniline of the letter addressed to the Electors 01
occurred in bait days. rag Ciller Justice Wright Await
'Weatnanster. *
1
Mr. IhAllsuf flow S'lNlll:teil to the Court, that. '
uilu a 43 not SO (M bl OUrae, that al call latereloa
Awns eras tin close proved which required an ens- Pr""';'• tit Oh, respect to the libel law which he
liver. or which could r hefore the Jnry. There doe it to be's? plain, but wide!' he contended a
1 1
. a
-eras ins proof of this letter having herr, wine* at Lei- arid merh.lermirred-the military law a.' rertai . •
cater. It wan morel-t• protest that Sir Frtnela was seen the libel law. Nu man, acceding to the doctrine of I"'
en heriefiacit near liirlor Park en the day of the data of could tell whether he wad writing a Ilbel. Asa preskitiPi.
sl,e•teilter; and UP misfit have noir' iniu ...outlier bourfN iiliiiri
.. beim so undefined. persons hail been pilloried ii
and leive'dropplol the letter in souse putt-ollire there. and afterwards ptersionel, this was Dr. tfirebbrioror • 11140.
The bare it riti lig Of a letter seas 110 tillenee; fur there
must' be a publication proved by direct evidence: 'Fite man nuts collard tonmisnnicate with hist friends
vilorZe was, that he hail enblinhell this letter in the' werthnnt great danger of ceasaniding a libel. Mr. flinnorkihoi i
county of Leireeter, lint It might as well have been who ninn•wrnic in rivesecif the chard', and that irsi_awbai
refill:air' in am other enmity,. •It was quite as dentist- a libel. The patriudsin of the Learned tiestiershoso
cut, that he might lien. written the letter in hie study,dr •
taken a ride tint, islet fir. Bickerstalf in another county* IK...soils!
ihuse
iof
.shouldim 11;saitsesusbp.o.ahteed..wei,thsottir;solrederbse;neeredijo 1
so
and there delivered the letter to hire. Such a thing
-al those persons erne all dead and guar.-4A
multi he in no war ineunshitent with the facts just given
in evidence. There wan no proof that the letter was
.I.OlLete wi-
A crime had also been charged against a Per".
lst.
pnlili.liesl in the county of Leh:totters and a Jury would! written that the .!sips in which the tr°42l4_,were._t.
he perjured if 'they found a nuns guilty of an offence al. were in a dangerosts state. It was true. OW ,meld •0/
li•gliti to he c milted its one rumor,: without proof that hon. bat the Administration heal declared it se MAIM
in s 06
hyingi t
3"isr‘.
alr:lsistilatistaitisialrirti e:n:ht jiorne:ht ell such
jiitzu i
thisuit
awe sot
zit, aofian rt got; tioraeuut,:uts. orio_orlillixtithftteihiltre!"-and 67-
...
milted to the Bench.
as-d; mei. biros-
forte. rl It aromas was to be attrwr--- „,„ mop
Mr. Dentstah said there were many cases in point, and.
om• of them was Ilse very eaaeallnilool to hg Nir. st•ri,..„l had luttsttesuPt to justify. s' he suds dePrt"rd" 7-.4free
V - -1":1-48•it of the Seven ll' ' ' where '' • • -- of a Grand Jt•ry. impartiality wad not

h.
"eh *Prorre'littir ; bat Isere tits ktteraayt°-6tisSZlll/
Istol trills:n:11011e lip w(
414tirastkoin7ttbNealairoaritis. 111141.111PollaildriNgt411414'
lions only operated on owe side, sod ha sbal0111116411:
WabiC .11atil.:aspetif id %Tidal a letter. let,oll
how IL may. He hardly knew-bow to deal OW tiff Fwv—
"llaPo of me r.r.o.frio. In the Nwliesnionl,l4,Alwi°.
General be lett us' t r word fz!ce—ns ff *WIN
114.)'1 w• rc 1..:p0rt14r4: :.:so Iddrirknoi
n•-! etiast. To Ativrne,-tOter-i'lli:'