The National Register. — 1818-09-14 (London, England)

HUNT AND THE NEW TIMES.  The Grand Jury of London and hliddleset having foetid a true bill against John Stoddart, Edward Quits, Proprietors, an-I Andrew NI it,shell, printer and publisher, of the Nor Mutt', t'r a libel upoti Mr. Hunt, at the Old Bailey, on Saturday, About 8 o'clock in the eicning Mr. Hunt addressed the Court, anti said, he had a motion to make to have , both* of bail. The Commod Scrjeant said, he could not admit any motion to be made in Coat!, unless it was done by Counsel. MT. aunt replied, that he was the prosecutor, and appeared there to make the motion himself. The Common Sergeant said, he would hot peratit any inotioti to be made, except by Counsel ; and no 'notion upon Misdemeanour, until the criminal trials were Over. Mr. Hunt sat down till the Court was about to rise: ; he then iiimetl that John Stoddart, Edward Quin, and Andrew Nlitchell, proprietors and printers of the \ Times, who had that day a true bill found against them' for a libel, should give him, Henry Hunt, 48 • hours notice of bail ; and that the principals Should themselves be bound in 4001. each; and their buil in ttOul each. The Common Sergeant said, the Corset would not ttieke any such order ; that 801. themselves, and 401. their bail, was the common sum in cases of libel : the object was to get the Court to grant a warrant on Saturday night, and so to hold the defendant in custody till l'efunday moaning: Mr. Hunt. —My object was no such thing ; I did Mt intend to move for a warrant, till the Court in its kindness has informed me that I am entitled to it ; therefore I now move also for a warrant. The. Common Sergeant.—Tlie Court will not grant it. Mr. Hunt. —Well, then, I demand I may have 48 tkfurs' notice of bail: One of the Sheriffs (11,nuinvi) rose and said, to put the mattti to rest he would be' one bf the bail. Mr. Huut.—As 1 do not know that gentleman, I should require 48 hours notice to inquire about him. Common Sergeant—Let the detbrulants give Mr. Hunt 48 houre notice elf their buil, but let the warrant be suspended till the 48 hours are up. Mr. Hunt.—What ! then the warrant is not to be granted till the 0 hours are up, and of course is of no use ? The Comnion Sergeant —The Court has ordered it. Mr. Hunt. —Be it so, I came here to do my duty. I 'trust I have dune it. Upon which Mr. Hunt left the Court. As he was going home, near the bottom of Ludgate Hill, a cheek. of the Court ante running without his hat, anti informed Mr. Hunt that the Common Sergeant wished to speak another word with him. Mr. H'unt.—Sir, tell the Common Sergelwit, that as he did not behave with common civility to me in the Court, I shall &Atte to gratify his wish. During the above disetiasion, the utmost silence prevailed. The Court was vet", crowded.  1r) Itt ADr (IL SUICIDE —On Tuesday MotningaGeorge Teesdale, son of Mr. Teesdale, Clerk of Smithfield Market, was sitting at breakfast at the horns of his brother, Mr. Joseph Teesdale/ Stnitlifiad-bars, when fie seized a knife, and cut his throat in a most horrible tnanner. He was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospitalk where he died. The deceased was of gay habits and disposition. During Bartholomew Fair, and fbr some time previous, he took to excessive drinkin.. ; he was not in bed the whole of Monday night slab Was intoxiftgell when he committed the act. lin inquisition tit on Friday upon the hotly, when the brother of the demised stated, that ftir some days prior to the C artltnissionof the net; the deceased was, in his opinion, deranged. He described tl'ih inannet the deemed committed the fatal deed. The Jury returned a verdict, that deceased cut his thrbat irt a state of ittganity, Prince Blucher, according to the accounts front Egra, was in a state of extreme exhaustion; but infottintion of a more recent date, from Berlin, announces that he had gone out in his carriage, and was fast recoveting. The follawing curious specimen of logical deduction was quoted by Mr. Poole, a MaOstrate of Kent, at a Hailstone meeting last week :—A Mr. Mao boasted that he lived in the best house in the world, and he proved clic fact thus:—lie lived in England, which Was the best country in the world; Kent was the best c unty •in Etigland ; Maidstone wes the tewt town in Kent ; Stone-street was the best street in Maidstone ; and his house was the best house in Stone-street.  - Advices from Spain, itrtinits us that several thousand troops are to lx: scut to the horidas and South America with all possible expeditiosi a sufficient number of Spanish vessels having at length' been procured fir that 1)1•11.00,:- The Russian men of War, it is now found, an: not sea wort!:y for so long a voyiep ; anti this vexatious hal. is Anted to have produced such feelings of restntinetit in the ',must of his Catholic Majesty, that At i with much difficulty the HoSalmi Ambassador can noiN oLtb.lo ,onlience at Court.