The Sun. — 1824-05-13 (London, England)

PARKIXII.  [We yesterday gave a brief account of this cause; the fol. lowing are further particulars.] Mr. PARICINS,on this cause being called on, took his station. on the floor, and proceeded to address the Court. He had now . to apply to their Lordships for a rule to chew cause why there should not be a new trial in the cause in which he was defen dant, and Byrne plaintiff, and never had any individual presented himself to the Court under circumstances more painful to a man of honour than he now did. He trusted the Court would make allowance for any errors .in which he might inadvertently fall, owing to his ignorance of the forms of the Court. He now held in his hand several affidavits on which he had to move the Court. The LORD CitrEr JUSTICE —You move on affidavits.. You had better hand them in, and have them read by the Officer. Indeed, it would be more regular that I should read my notes taken at the trial, for the information of the Court.— His Lordship accordingly proceeded to read his notes. The affidavits of the defendant and of two persons, nulled Taylor and Herbert, were then put in and read. The defend ant, in his affidavit, swore that the account he had given of the appropriation of the subscription monies received for Byrne was correct; and that the account entered in a certain book kept for that purpose was a true account. Taylor and Herbert also' swore to their belief, that the account entered in the book in question was a correct account. . The affidavits of. William Jackson and William Buckley Clark were also put in and read, and were similar in substance. The affidavit of the defendant, stating that he had been taken by surprise, was also tendered ; but it appearing that this was not sworn until yesterday, the first four days of the Term having expired, the Court held that it could not be received. The defendant then proceeded to address the Cant, and to. complain of the attacks which had been made upon his character. lie had been charged almost with murder—positively with robbery. A poor man, driven by strong necessity, would have been commiserated. Not such was his case—he was a rich man—he was not a man who had the excuse of necessity for robbery, and therefore he was condemned without a hearing. It was known that he was rich—rich in property, and rich in a good conscience ; the first was proved by his having within these few weeks ofthred to embark upwards of 50,0001. in a certain speculation, but by the reports of malignant libellers he was rendered poor—he was stripped of reputation— he could not support it.—(Here the worthy Ex-Sheriff shed tears.) The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE reminded the defendant that nothing he was now urging had any thing to do with the present question. The defendant resumed—His character had been attacked,. traduced, and vilified, by the falsehoods of Scott, Cobbett, and others.  Mr. Justice BAT LE y—Mr. Parkins, hear me :—you are now throwing abuse out upon persons who are not before the Court;' pray avoid such epithets—the Court cannot hear them. The Defendant—Yes, my Lord, I was obliged to sit on' thorns in this place for an hour and a half to hear a person, who was protected by his gown and wig, heap the grossest abuse on me. The LORD CHlsr