The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1805-09-11 (London, England)

CARDIFF ASSIZES. ' I 1.1 MR. JUSTICE HARDIN.:E'S CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY OF GI.OI.I4OKGANS:II3E. c The Commission of tlss.ize teas openel at Cardiff, 1 t on Saturday, August 31. at slonday, September 2,, Mr. Justice I-haply. ii delivered the following ft Charge to the Grand Jury : • " Getert.tm IN or sue GRAlqn Juist, • t . " The Calendar is a very li,.:ht one, except a 1 commitment, upon a Coioner's Inquest. of murder, as I thought; hut which, tile officer now i tells me, is a mistake of the Calendar, And should have keen manslaughter. But I hope, and I also believe. that your Coroner is very kli much upon his gust J. in &rations to his in, quests; especially upon subjects of this nature, it which they are naturally guided and swayed by hit f judgment It is no trivial thing, to rhures a man . , t with murder, if he be guilty of a subordinate ho. suicide, though a felony. Thereis an odium in, Bided on him by the verdift of that inquest, ant i. • there is jeopardy of liti i'lcurred ; because, upot that verdiet, he mast he arraigned before a Jury here I 1 and put upon hi- trial. These manslaughter' ar I disgraceful to the Welch. and. I must add wit] . concern, to this part of that whole Principality, th i . West. They arise either from the habit of tipplin; E to excess-- (a most presoalftnt custom s.f the Welsh )frern a false and I.M-calculated sense of honour an I 1 I spiri•-y-nr from the rage of what is called pugilisn i converted into an article of taste, and a science. I either of theseviews; the death of a man demands i ' peculiar guard against a repetition of it, by sue liberties with human life as these. it to Of a more general nattire, I have no topics 1 .. , . lay before You. The rumour of inv:,sion, or . . I combined fleets at sea, break no Slumbets her though you are the inhabitants of a coast. Yc !stye no fear, because you have a soldier and a sail, . to defend you, who listens to no compromise I public spirit, and spume every alternative but th ~ ;is • , cif conquest over tyrants--nr death at his post, upo the toed of honour, and with arms in his hands. ! i yinit look at the map of Europe, and see what a Asuluutive appearance our Wands make in that scat rut naturally ask yourselves, how it comes to pal that we ate the centre of union for all the Powers the Continent, against the despotism which h trampled them under its foot t What is the arms . , to that question? We ate no taller turn than o neighbours in the world, we are not more opulet we have not more strength, of any kind, we :I i not more valiant, we are not better politicians, at I fear, that we are not more virtuous. 1 " but we have a Coot/du/toy of (rlowernwent, i wisdom of ages, praCtically understood in all blessings, and the envy of the world. It is aCc stitution slime. which almost in‘pieer those who li under it, with a genius Worthy of the interest stake, and resembling its charafter. It unites t 1 i energy of power, and the bond of allegiance, to t I reanlous discipline of a populat check over it, if an inch to oppression. You have receiv this precious gift (you, the _Welch, hare pre-en nently received it) from ancestors half lost in an , . t I quity, but whose descendants have been signalir for their valour and public sprit; yea will feel it the most valuable and proudest hen-loom of yc  g . e very . . e circle of life should emulate, but most of all, • the inhabitants of Bich and populous towns. 0 There are two other subjeas of a local nature, upon which a few words may be at:elided with use ; 1 , la one of them.is, the list of those from whom juries are taken, who iit upon life and property here. I am told, it is a list extremely defeaive and partial. The reselt is, that men of inferior estimation, but who are exempted iiy law from.the burthen. receive 1 and bear it with force ; that ill the suitors of the ('nun arc at the mercy of those who are tint likely ) i tuisin them justice ; that abbr men are excused ; escape from a legged .Isorthen, and rob the parties here of their enlighteno assistance. -rho Magis.• . 1 Lates will sec how to martini and redress the sMscl-..iefs so desclibed. by their check over the petty constables who !nuke cut the list,. and are pussobi able, by • fine, at ;east, it it isincntrea• • . ° Another topic is, that of ,Rand4;-- I are 1 i much linpicveil in this country, but much remains to be clone will. If it he wawa, to make new roads by force, upon a failure of all other expedients, 1 c utt the same of a liorafti ; but I Ila 4 rather see • tills pnwei in .y..r . • . superfluous in mote. o The" a •:. , • :*cor !. n Which. though (f • -._ )40.,,,,ii.-. N . // . • . . ...,,.-,..,..; 1..4,  ....11110111•04..................... . . • . . . , • '., ' , .• . , • . • . .. . 4 • , . i ' of a political nature, I Irish to risk a few :words. r TO