The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-10-06 00:00:00

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"P. 5.14 is rather_ , _tut addle I• Ist auvaY 'incolar dream • sestinas than one-bail the Magistrittes of thecounty
ewer. teat have uttentwatue wheaUs boa-surr4, Atr.
Clo.tinite, the Chairoaao'S anuieutrohoi of.
in the wa!taat • nor is hesonanowed hit *cad the mum to. 14/. Nairrli here reiterated his opinion of the les-.
morraiv.•
flee and of the measure, and took acciSion.
Mr. Ewa now repeated, that he saw on just lii say that he had htien wholly uninfluenced by any
groonds for the detention of his Client, either in peison la the line of corsdikt he hid pursued.
point of law or equity. Mr. Bic:it seta., the Clerk of dm Peace, no* rose
Mr. WILLI/tins-1 see n 6 reason why I should to mite that he had received tiled letters from W-
aller my opinion upon this sithject ; the Magiatrates gistrates of the county,. which be was Tallaaated to
have thought proper to bring.this man before us, and read.
it is our determination to bind him over for his ap. Mr.,Witt.soitis objected to realist* tai 'bitters of
pearatice•at the Maidstone Assizes, whore the ergo. ibsent Magistrates.
intents now used may be urged in the Prisdner's h.l` Mr. CoNsysece contended they *ere- adfi cial do-
veor. 'Cements, and should be read. (; .
Mr. Silent concurred in this opinion. Mr. WI-LLIANS, after some perional obsrovations
Mr. KiNtiAtatt now came forward and, requested tovierds Mr. Constable, subMitted.
pet mission to speak:. Mi. Bicknell then read a letter from Mr. Good-
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• He was naked by Mr. WILL OR whet grossed, eiieogh, addressed to the Court through him,
or on what point? cluinting all knowledge of the proceedings against
Mr. KiNnitrto replied, upon that of being a Ma- 'Wilson on his part, hitt entire disapproval if the
IFtirate of the minty, and anxious to receive or dug. measure, and hio astonishment at being piblicly
gest soy inforlhation which might arise in the discos. 'p au nced as an accessary to the fact. The contents
iiorr of this uot only extraordinary but melancholy were, in effect, the same as these included in the
'transaction. letter to Mr.' Dyer, as above qioted. •
• SOme objection was here manifested by Mr. Wit. letter from Col. John joies, another of the
tams, and the right of Mr. Kinnaird to interfere-Magistrates, was read to the sinie dint.
lithe proceedings we/ questioned. - This, howeVer,.. Mr. CONSTABLE, then, on the part of himself and
wes. removed, and Kinnaird addressed the' Mr..Goodenciiigh)ssiityliat they viewed the sweeten.
' .• booihs on Blackheath, for the late of spiritoods
' 'Mr. KinstAvan.--I view the present proceedings' liquors, and the'breich of .the Sabbath there, as re-
'as irrelevant to the general counts, of 'magisterial as- prehensible, and sles#iing of abolition. These,'
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4hocil* • the offence which appears to be exhibited however, *eve pit down,. and after a, lapse or 15'
- agiinst the Prisoner, may 'be indictable at common days, • Warrant, containing the nameoef
law ; but I consider the warrant which has deprived neither signing nor -sanctioning, is put forth, and'hy
'hiM of his libeity illegal. If this is not so, 1, as a; -virtue of which au unfortunate man is arrested.'
-Magistrate, am open to conviction, and seek informs. ifs Well as Mr. Goodenough, looked upon as an
lion. I demand, respectfully, a definition of the of act,st *rice cruel end despotic.
fence---is it of common lam, or of the statute ? the! .. Me. ,Itt.cts• upon these principles now cintlinded,
'latter, I desire to know the authority ? . i tfielthe Prisoner was entitled to his discharge.
To this inteitilotory, the quorum refloat.* . Mr. KinNAten. coincided, inassauCh as theist was
'answer. • • .neither information upon oath of a breach of the
Mr. liiiisoirr.—l also am a Magid**, and peace, nor an averment upon view of the Migis-
• consign of Mr. Kianaird. I have had twee than itrates, nine having been stilted to hare takee thit
20 years experience In the duties of a Magistrate, , view, and four to commit, when it appeared
but am now, however, led for information to this :was denied by the very parsons whose untie were j
Court. I agree with Mr. Klnnaird, that there ap. simhodied.
pears something extraordinary in the present proceed- Mr: CONSTABLE, 'in addition, complained that the
ing. ; and I should also feet obliged by bearing a de. warrant had been altered.
finition of the offence imputable to this man. I came Mr. Wii.uses.—l deny that It.hat been altered;
here, it is true, not alone for naielty, but for edifi- • the assertion is highly improper, and If you dirette I
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Cation ; and as the exercise of my duties, as a Ma-lrepeat.t, I will commit you! You all kiwis' my!
"glitrate, is pretty considerable, I should like to , power in the situation-fi *Mehl stand (as Chair..!
-know whether persons engaged in thus affording man). . •
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' emosement to others, and profit to themselves; they } dare repeat that which I IVO*,
',are theteby subject, in point of taw, to the unpre- ;to be true, and you dare' not commit mil. 12
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. indented steps that have been eterrised on the pre. ' gentlemeri(hlr.Kinnaird and Mr.Harrlott)have ,
Sent occasion? Ile alluded particularly to boat. here to do yen homier hy their piesence, and **kb
rico% &c. your returns yen Orel dlrtlii their faces! • .
Mr. Sniru.—l eta, it h tree, bat a young Magh. Mr. VVlLLlMaaraafhtia iiy so.
.trate of this county. lam not inclined to smoker I Mr. Sairrw.:--It Sias on oar own view We Immo
these interrogatories is. this stage of the loftiness. IS. • I
v.lll(everthelecs ldo not h..iisre en rose my eroblid , Mr. Itits." No inhibitant of the Heath Tug
! itpirtionl that myself and brother Magistrates • have 'come forward to complain of nuisance or brei. at of
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Anted legally. and from the best of motives. The the piece. - lam myself an inhabitant of the Heath,
lia'ses pit by the list Leertied Magistrate are not-re- and cannot say I was ever disturbed, and *I appear
levant, particularly those of boat-races. The Hui- bete at the entreaty of My neighbouri, whe• With
41aufter Oh" I, as a Mafia rate, complained, was much Wised with the peaceable and' good thipOt::
vice itself, cli.sitickl land odhltsitid, in all its dreadful meat of Wilson." I
rea!ocorp on Blackheath. Of this innovation upon Mr. Saitvii,—" Placing yourielf in a public al.
the peace Or Hid Weighbourhood, and morals of the tuition, if you hid witnessed what ,we hash' Wk.
• comniuriity,- the Prisoner had been the cause. I nessed, you would have acted as we have done. It
• will net .ay designedly. i is not, however, correct to maim, that no inhabitant
Mr. Virtioiodrozot agree wifely with: what has of Blackheath hai come forward. Several have made
• -blien film my brollter-hfagiStrate;: this is not the complaints, and are beady to meta them, if called
;piece Id give an Opinion, or to receive or be infiu- on."
sliced big One. in so unprecedented a sort of way Mr. Wictians.—. I Iltmieady to *Answer foirhy
bids iteo Magistrates; dlui have not before acted in, conduct, either here or lid to vindiatte,
this Court. The defence of our conduct, as well as Imy chiraceer froth aspersion"
• Our opinions, shill be reserved for a Court of Juo.l Mr. Cosmat.Z.—" And to am I, at any time,
tics; libel our motives will become better known,
,under any Circumstances) and is a saw-pit, if you
and our proceedings, I trust, justifiable. To that choose."
decision we look. We have been threatened with . litre some personalities ensued between these
ulterior proceedings, and I, particidarly, have been , Gentlemen, respecting the eftertiden of
•the original
Selected asthe object of gross Misrepresentations and warrant upon which Wilson wis apprehended, when
Weeder Is the public Papers. The most paltry it was produced by Mr. Constable' and iinong, other
ihreits'ind Insinuations have been keg out be letter, alterations, that of several for the slid Magistrates
eimi MY life has been the subject of avosied-pre- were found to be inserted therein.
ot editetid'ittick. All these, however, I ,despise, Mr. Kintraitin..--Tltis diseosrerl at 'Wit proves
".?irfeiiiined to persevere II What I coricerve to be the fetal in point of law. In cities of deflections, •a. Mime
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• Aria line of my duty. surreptitiously used affects the baits If the cause. No
Mr. flzatirovr nelvreso to repel the obserkitions information his here teen laid; the averment has
which Teemed persortilly directed to his interference, proved to be false, but if there is a ground of statute
*Van, in tact, belted already stated, thit he came to or common law for the proceeding in question, I de.
the Court, in a private copeck's!, iu which situation 'sire to be acquainted with it. I ask the' information
he would have remained, but -bei•ng named as the is a boon.
friend of Mr..Kinnard,. and as a Magistrate seeking No reply witthade to the question.
information, he had stepped forward to speak, not Mr.CdtirrAttl.E.—l contend that parties are
to give an opinion. An opinion he certainly had agreed that no view was taken by the Magistrate',
upon the question, but this he would not dither, but I rest even more strongly upon the fact, that the
unless asked so to do. averment is not true, and-the alterations upon therm
Mr. Siang disclaimed, on his own and the part of of the warrant prove it.
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the °theft wo .Magistrates, any disrespectful mitten. Mr. Santo'.—Having now 'perceived that. se&
tiros towards 'Mr. Herriottor his colleague, hut wish- an alteration has taken • place, Ido net. feel inch°•
ed the iditioand Opinions they new gave, had been ed to lend my assistance in farther 'prosecuting thlej
given previously and privately. business.' The alteration, of which I was,,eot before.,
Mr. Oriatio.-1 do not see the necessity
.0 aware, certainly renders the instrument invalid and
'uld be illegal.

giving private advice to Magistrates who shoal
toinpetiat to act ; stud I again, as a Magistrate, de-
- kr - what - ids, either lf

legal.
Mr. MASON (who till now rensa(nod pilent)—l
'signed the instrument it'is true, but was pot aware of

stand to know upon .._ _ groupers, rof com-
mon law or of the statute, the offence is defined,
for which this man is in custody, and upon what au--
thority two or three Magistrates have thus ventured
to.proceed ?
Mr. WILLI Aut.—Aron should have asked these'
questions before.
Mr. Cortsrast.e.—The person who addresses Yoe
is a Magistrate. He asks you, in that capacity, to
produce your authority, for the present proceeding;
sod 'suety he entitled not only to an official bat a
Gentletaaa-like satisfaction.
Mr. Ktitotou.-1 ask for information.
Wiit,tasm.—You may, Sir, ask questions if
ref,

• you please, and me may As to answer. We de .which is good, give us also yeurge- steal reasons *pen
refuse to answer them. . • • .1
• • •.. . the case, which appear extrentetybad.
Mr. gutur.—l think it rattier eetreerdinultAeb,i Mr. YILLINMS made do reply, -
these questions should now heisted by tie Maie A Gentleman connected with the newspapers (ti
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" .crates not connected with this•COurt. stepped forward, to rebut the .genersi wick made
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•`Mr. KINNAIRD.-4 ask because I'deCtu the pro. upon them
.by Mr. Williams, whose opposition.
• cs;eategt of the Court most extraniiiiiiitarcat sad, in arose principally from the .46' unit4wst inference,
sty mind, illegal. I ask these quietens use the which he said had'been drawn by theopublic with re.
cam 4 btypnli my experience, and only to 'be found gard to his conduct. -'rhoGentlaman took occasion
.:in 'the knotrietige of the presiding Magistrate of this •to observe, 'that The circumstance-which seemed mist
Court. I ask them.telieese myself and my mileage to wound the' feelings of .Mr. Williams (namely,
iudicial si.s the statement that he had been at home, end denied

nerform, perhaps, snore business in oar j

the alteration now exhibited. There were other cir. hike. A 'gferit Pitt of -the establistiment'of
cumstances also, of which until now I was unic.t/tetraite has been 'devastated by this Column ; one
guainted. lam of opinion, therefore, that the pro. Inibitition was utterly 'destroyed ; *everai cotteges
ceeding must,.for the preient, cetise,ind the Prisoner s.ind bibeeThdittes Were diertarord: A *body' house,
be discharged. ' AO feet Idng 'and 28. broad, was moved:five feet (howl
Mr. WILLirSI3.—I cannot now certainly, under ifs 'ground ; a magailne, 30 "feet leng, war
all (he circumstances, persevere in thicisusluess. The - also thrived 'ls'fiet ; the fratne:work was 'brOken to
allegation discarered in the warrant is neither an im. contedts of the magazine, trlthitsgh
peachment of the justice of the proceedings nor of *try bee", avers scittered about over the neighbour:
my s • motives and I feel that the Prisoner must be dia. big Wood. This Whirfaind of finmeeverterried'se;.-
charged. • • • Viral heath. ten yeits'Of age, was lifted'
Mr. KiNNAIRD.—You hese still your remedy left, up, and ihfown to the distance of 100:paces. After
as an Indictable Offence, if you are thereby disposed. ' breaking and footlngnifidrthe trees thitwere in its
You ought now, however,
after giving your decision, eodise,tfiii ciilumri of lit and Ere burst upon a
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mountain, beyond which it could not go. What is
remaritabli it, that 'notiiing which • was touched by
this whiitwind of 'fame Was set On *fire; Only the
thatch `of Ilse Cottage!, whith was made of straw,
was scorchect-Oi.ltaps' this may be attributed ts.
the great (limpness- Which•prViaiked at that moment,
and which was occsittioned by the heriviest showers of
rain ever remetsibered in the colony. These .raini
had continued for netsrly *month without interrup
the appepranee of this phenomenon, the,
heats husebeth Wife/ref !.auck hits ettedosbed many
sodden' deaths.