Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-12-03


craven upon my heart.
81 shall be infinitely obliged, Sir, by your
Insertion of my letter in your next number"
Signed ANGELICA CATALAN.
From late London Papers, received at the 81.
fee of the Franklin Gazette.
= LAW lNrEkLIGENcE.
Court Of Kings Bench, Oct. Is.
London .qdjoxrned Sitt,nss before the Chief
Justice.
The court assembled this morning at the
usual hour, when Mr.. attorney general at
tended for the purpose of proceeding with
the criminal Information against Mr.. Carlisle,
for seditious libel published in Sherwin's
Register. Mr.. Carlisle was brought into
cour, in custody, apparently without any pre-
parations for his defence. Mr. Hunt was al.
so in attendance, with all the mote and pre-
palation for war;" in the prosecution against
DR.. Stoddart. which was expected to come
on to-day. He had several bundles ofpapers
with him. As soon as the chief justice took
his seat on the bench, the associate called on
" the King v. Carlile." when
Mr.. HuNr started up, and addressed the
court with his usual complacency OF manner
Ny lord, have attended here at three dit
ferent periods to 90 on with my case, and
now expec. it will be called on. II stood
first on The paper for Thursday it also stood
first on the paper for yesterday and l was
informed it would peremptorily come on
this morning. | therefore expect twill take
precedence Of all other cases.
The Chief Justice. The case now called
on stood before yours in the paper.
Mr.. Hunt. understand Mr.. Carlisle IS
not prepared 70 60 on, and therefore that
case must stand over He only received no.
tice of trial this morning, and is not prepared
to go on with his defence.
Chief justice. Mr.. Carlisle will speak for
himself, when his turn comes. At present
you are applying in your own behalf My
answer to your application is, that the case
in which you are concerned, stood in the pa
per after that ROW Called on, and you have
no right to have your case taken out OF ITS
turn.
Mr. Hunt beg to say, that my case
stood before thi. in the paper for Thursday,
tor which day my case was appointed. |
attended here in April, ] also attended in
June and have given three different notices
of trial. As my case stood first in the paper,
it ought to be called on first. My witnesses
are all here this morning, and if my case is
not now called on. have only to tell your
lord,hip, that consider this, not only de-
lay, but rank denial of justice.
Chief justice. Have you done, sir -!
Mr.. Hunt. As far as that goes.
Chief justice. If you have any thing to
say, say it, in order that may not be relied
upon:
Mr.. Hunt. only submit that | have my
witnesses attending here was here IN the
April si,lings; was here alse in the June
si,tings. and for these present sittrgS | had
notice oil trial on Thursday last, but your
lordship then said, thata there was another
case on, you wished lie 10 put of my case 10
a different period. accordingly waited, and
The case was again fixed for this day. Eve
~ arrangement has been made for the trial TO
take place this morning notice was given
me by the attorneys on the other side, that it
would come on percmplorily. 10 order that
might not be deceived in my expectations.
waited at Mr.. Carlisle's house till late
hour last night, and " hen found that no no.
tice nas given to him that his case would
come on to-day was extremely anxious TO
bring my witnesses here this morning.
have accordingly brought them, and as the
case is likely TO occupy but a short time,
put it 20 your lordshp's justice, whether |
am TO be put of again and again, after having
attended three different stlings time after
time. ] repeat, that if the case is not now
called on, have TO complain not only of 4
delay, blu, complete denial Of justice.
Chief justice. You have now done, pre-
sumo. This is the first instance that has oc-
cured TO my knowledge, during long at
tendance at the lar, and during the time |
have been on the bench Though tina, has been
shorty, in which any person has made SINH
lar application to the judge sitting in this
place. The usual course adopted in the APP