Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-05-25
PARIS, March 95.

PARIS, March IS.
The affair of Messrs. Bruce, Hu,chin-
son. and Wilson, viii be deiinitivcly tried
next month. Il is thought that the cause
will be brought before the Jury early i'll the
month.
Several questions OF law having been
proposed by NJ. Dupin. the defender Of Sir
Et. Wilson, and Messrs Bruce & Hutch
inson, they have been officially transmitted
to London. and answered by three English
LAWYERS in the following letter addressed to
Lord Castlereagh
" ny Lord--We have had the honor
of receiving the orders of your I.ordsh;p,
By letter from Mr.. Hamilton, dated the
7th, transmitting to us several papers from
Sir Chas. Stuart, his majesty's ambassador
at the Court OF France, relative to the
course proceeding which it is proposed
to adopt against Sir Robt. Wilson, and
Messrs. Bruce and Hutchinson, and to
which our attention is chiefly called with
relation to the questions which conclude
ship calls upon us to furnish the official
statement required in answer to these
questions. Eager to obey your Lortlship's
orders, we have the honor Of observing,
that when foreigner is accused OF crime
or offence against the law of England, he
Is tried according to the rules of that law !;
his guilt or innocence is established accor-
ding to the established maXims Of the Eng
lisn law.
With respect to the right of being tried
by 4 Jury. composed partly of English and
partly of foreigners, this right is secured to
the accused BY the statute, 2Oth Edward
III. chap. IS. and formally recognized by
the Statute Sth Henry VI. chap. 90.
When a foreigner uader accusation,
is called upon TO defend himself against The
charges brought against him, he has the
right of demanding that the larry by whom
he is to be tried, shall be composed half of
foreigners and half OF English subjects
1t is not necessary that the foreigners
should be of the same country with the
accused If, however, sufficient
number OF the same country are tn be
found within the Bailiwick, or officer
charged with returning the Jury PANEL.
they are always chosen in preference. IF
1t should happen that there are not a su fiji
cient number of foreigners of the same
country with the accused, the number may
be completed by means Of English sub
jects.
1t is the Sheriff. or the officer whose
| duty it is to return the Jury Pannels, who
also returns the list of foreign Jurors, and
| he ought to take care TO select twelve Of
every description, in order that SIX OF each
| twelve may be chosen b. ballot to serve on
f, Juries. 1t is not necessary that the foreign
Juryman should have the same qualifica-
ton with regard to property, as the Eng
l.sh Juryman. This is provided for by the
statute Of Henry VI to which we have al
| luded.
" If a foreigner and an Englshman are
| included i'll the same Indictment, and the
| foreigner demands Jury OF half aliens,
the persons accused may be tried sepa-
rately, IN order to secure to the foreigner
the advantage OF a Jury of half aliens, ard
| to the EDgiishman that CT an English Ju-
/ ry.
"Such is the general principle establish
ed by the Statutes Of which mention has
been made. The Statute, however, of
Ist Philip and Mary, chap. 10, which en-
acts that all proceedings in treason should
Law, has repealed the Statute Of 23th,
Edward III. and taken away this priv
| lege of a Jury half aliens, in cases of high
treason. It is SO stated in Lord Hale
Pleas ofthe Grown, Vol. 2, p. 271, and in
the cases there cited.
In all the proceedings which take
! place in England, whatever may be Their
nature, II letters or written papers in a
| foreign language are produced, they are
| translated by an Interpreter, who is
| sworn to interpret and translate fairly &
! truly.
awe believe we have answered all the
! questions which have been proposed to us
in the name of Sir Robt. Wilson u Messrs.
! Bruce and Hutchinson, and we have the
| honor, &c.
(Signed)
"CHRIST. ROBINSON,
"W. GARROW,
IS. SHEPHERD.
Lord Viscount CaSf!ereagh"
Extract Of a letter from Paris, dated
March 28.
Frequent conferences between the 70.
reign Ministers, presided by the Duke of
Wellington, have lately been held, upon
the subject IF the affairs Of this country
Ihe two royalist parties, consisting of the
French Ministry on the one hand. and
the leading men of the majority Of the
House of Deputies on the other, have been
actually Intriguing with this Representa-
tive council of Soyereigns, for the purpose
OF obtaining a resolution favorable to their
respective views. Ministers urge the viz
tue of the Constitutional Charter, OF VIII CHI
they tear page every day, while the ma
Jority urge their numerical force, as ex-
pressive OF the sense OF che nation, and as
enabling them to proceed in thwartiDg the
operations OF government, which have been
totally suspended for some time. They
set forth their declaration of Er1ncihieS,
! (which Nyac few e;nre liz,