Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-29
Il FEMALE ADTOCATEi
CORNWALL ASSlZES.
TUESDAY,, AUGUST l.. ..NIsI psIUs


er, wee Warden OF the Stanarv court i'm tile
county OF Devon. The cause was no sooner
Called than the lady appeared ia court as her
S"n advocate, and WAS accommodated at The
by Mr.. Wild
MIR. Serjeant neil then stated tie case. which.
ne observed, consisted chiefly i'm a charse
made against the pllntiff OF ,raIyersat;on in
u'scoar"e OF public Office. He could not
pr'ng Tue in' rats Ut tie question, which the in
nv was now abort 10 try, more shortly under
tnelr review, tha1 by reading the Iibe, itself
as II Appeared III pubic jouinal 1t was ad.
GreSscd IN the form oi a letter to the editor of
Inc Ftd triton and was in substance ms follows:
STA The Fact which a,u about TO com.
1nhhicaie may perhaps, appear more singular
."au important, although in times less calam.
tous 'hao te pfeSenI, the statement of any cir.
cumstance Illustrative of the Roroush mon
serins systeai, now universally eNecrated
NUT OF Itself excite an interest IL is some
tiing new an the history of this country tl,.t IL
sh1uid possess aG 0u,!awcd iudse Ii mi,ht
De called an instance unparalleled n ihe annals
o, Europe, II case had uotreceutly occurred AZ
vienna, OF 4 magistrat" and minister ~ iuyticp
oei"y sentenced To the punishment Of sweep.
L ~ III" streets gentleman of the name vt
lompk!n ras same time past removed fran the
once OF vice Warden OF the Sta;,ary court in
oruet To make room for hlr. r. tfnr,ipv son of
the Kew x. Quincy, OF electoneeriur uoto,c
~. MS last gentleman not pei gpclly satisfied
win two considerable beHeficcs the reward of
iormeF services, on procuring this Sitnatiou for
his son, obtained AZ the same time i promise
tuat The salary should be octuDIed a nrnmis,.
winch 10 the homer of The patron has not been
i9i'ii'ed. Soon after this promotion of nir
Tnrhey the Younger, il unfortunately haupeu-
60 .ddi he WAS Obliged to leave the country in
"nsvh ne hho been appointed To exercise judi.
ciai functions, aud this necessity arose from
pecunlary EMBELLISHMENTS In corseuuenre
9I mus absence peiitiOh vas presented To the
,pru warden, complaining of The neglect and
ueiay otJnSttce, occasiOncd by this coniuct,
th.a
Warden; Dnt no notice was taken Of this re.
presentation. After this .t,te.ne,t il m,y be
matter OF wonder that he shorlI still retain
ms piacc ana Tie tact can only ne traced 10
me lannon's Mountaineering system. aud 10
Prhhcai motives. Lord Yarmnuti, has lately
purchased Largely in the borough of ire.ony,
WIN view Of opposing the interest of the
Eatl OF Darlington. ondcr thi. protection,
.dr. ttur"ey found il COW euient Il 20 TO ,be
continent, an ,ciIs twice nutlayrel in tha mar
ket places OF Plymouth and Dock vncI, ou,
iaWry has rot been reversed instead If ar
tehung ms court he WAS therefore Obliged TO
Secfeie himself. row, sir, after this tnicmrlr
no one can he at a loss 10 conjecture vhnt ma
the motives which operate III retaining i,,S
man IN situation the duties of uni,.!l he Is
nnhole TO discharge. forbesr occupying too
farSe a portion of yOnr valaahig and ratr,otfr
paper, or could me.tion .naIy anecdotes
SHOWING how Mr. q. Quincy aud hi, son hlye
p0ife ~ the school Of cprrupIiou shall
onIy adl, 'h& he demanded varioua sum, of
.4p
fees OF c1nFi IN the only two cause, which h.
ever decided, viz. Lppe, v. DnubtTrsr and
Whitehair V. Webb. am sir.
AR ENEMY 10 Corruption"
~ was impossible. EP unprecedented tkat a
nEore inntiHnS or scandalous libel cBrld be
pnNilSAed against The character OF any man
he Should nc able TO prove tie qualification.
not mereiyih The usual way, but nv means of a
subsequent letter addressed 10 Tie Editor IN
winch the ilb0liou' matter was distinctly ac
kaowledged. The brother of the defendant
had Den secretary 10 the Vice Harcn aud
upon MS Information she had Ve.tiurod to
charge hr Surrey with bribery and cOrrup
lion aui VIA tlie specific act NJ extoriiIi..
twenty gniAeiS from The parties in Il eau -.
which ne refused 10 decide ,ili the sum in
question was paid. The worst part ofthu H.
bel II Stil remained for him TO state IL was
Contained III a subsequent letter, aud must fiji
every wel regulated mind with a sensation of
DISGUST The defendant thou .:it proper to
ihstruci the Editor TINT Mr.. Quincy had been
ohtia"ed' mat tbs ou'lawry had not been re-
NsTseI, ana mat lie was incapable OF bringing
An acton. Ne was sorry 10 see a LADY OF an mn
dcr'tlndins and talents 30 cnuSpicuous in the
situation OF tie present defendant BAT he
ie't hiaiseIi bound 10 say, that no sianjererhad
ever aimed mere dreadful bio,Y At the.rruu.
tatI0u and character Of "A gentleman The dc.
feEdlnt lie understood would he her own adj
yoca'e, and was a w0aIan of no ordinary mn
derstan'lins. He bad to Iane.,t that she di
not make Il better use of the faculties with
which Providence had been pleased to eift her:
1t was nottoo late TO make dtonemcnt although
that atonement must follow verdict of gull.
~. lie could not dwell witII ANY peculiar EN-.
ph3sis upon the nature of IewsDaper ,ub,i
cation, because lie thought such a pub icaiiou
most importlBt and beneficial 10 society but
he would state, that ia bis opinion the snest
means OF preserving that invaluable bles,ug
was, thst the freedom which IL involved
should not be abused.
Mr.. f.. Budd. the editor of the Vest RrifDp
was then called aud dep0sed that the delen.
ddpt had III cObV acknowledged the
original statement TO be her own He receiy.
ed II by post, but had subsequently seen her
and IN taking upon the subject she had admit.
ted the former writing to be her OWN. II had
been submitted to him with discreiio
power OF iilernS or onitiinl, such passages as
be might dceu nuSti0r publication, aud he had
accordingly made considerable alterations
lie had certainly. rsgeiVeti Il pied - from can
tain Woodbridge, Of The navy, tiIe brOthcT.In-Iaw
or the dctcnIiuf, mat ~ pTOsecutiOA should
be instituted for her ieitcr. except that winch
Was printed IN the NEST BrifJR.
Ibc hdy Dow rose, observing she stood there
WitItsFcreuce, hat wthUut fear. Fear indeed
"dstne nseYdfdble cOUCoaijdntOf -.uili and Of
any cccHce 90 moral view her coHBcience en-
treiy acquitted her. Size did not dppPar there
personally fton any feeling Of pTesumptiun.
bnt from beF naDiitJ 10 procure csHisei.
That Inability vas caused Jy a dent due b. hcr
bfoiher, Vhich he plaintiti refused to pay,
and aer Ogn Installation 10 eIfcfD tcii 90 fbc
comfort Of widowed parent She might he
iudsrreet, but he was Got conscious If crml-
ndliiy II was lie first iimc that she had ever
entered court ~ justice, and no person coaid
entertain deeper sense than herself Of the
excellence on nal eplighteued system OF juris
prudence winch was estab4sAcd n this conn
trS. The prosecutor would, however, derive
his chicfadvanta2e fr0W her ignorance OF tne
las, for she could OILY take the ptaiuAuI sim
pie ground OF denying the fasChoOd lnd ma
lice cidI sed in tue indictment. :, itl uIp psr-
riS>isB Of tie Court, size would read p4s,age
from Lord EleubOrOugh's address iuttr iury
OF the triai OF william Cobbsit f'sre the
Of the CGiei Ja,tice. IurHu: Use Hceusc ct
3stu sUg the cHsrscieEapi Ganjnst Of iueU