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YcfeSay mW Mr. WUlms came fro* hfe iwtUir^
RoV,^y9tt V < * e °lfrfZ* t ’ **•*■•. i* a chair to ifiK£
won Coftfo-houfe, in OM Palace-yard, being preceded by three Oea
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** According to tbe voluntary promise I made to the pgbllck. t now
ggy Us. *i. fc w^l ..<*
(mlpt lew* of mp country.- ■*
Ooejsfor the re-pnbll
atlM of the North- Bntoa, No. 45, the ochee lee pub.ication of aledi
OPOMpoeai. ,
r 4 * Am# the re-publication of th* number of the North- Bricoe. I can
*.'*?.*+*-* * degree of , IhavooftrtSl
iMsntmiosimnh caw that foment paper. I know Ant it is in every part
faWf *** I hitd'lt fall of dety aedins
f>fitheed yot feua pointed out ao thm preteaded libel, eat mat the
VN#i> *• iofcmmieohef.ee this coon. 1 am thereforeperfefll v
■patarioo mfpediog a paper ie which troth has grided
he war, to every fiagle Use; and it 11 this
ha* drawn oa me, as thofoppofed author, allthecru-
S!r w s? ,B ° r **-*’ wwci *“
rrrrriiijiasrs-rr
i*b-Knioa, bnbed ooe of my fcnrants to rob mt of the
fhera, and afterwards before
*k honorable mart.. The aatfonwas jaftly offended bat net m*
M|Uj# mrldem that I had not beta amity es the Icaft odbow to thJ
fphlHkj.* l prmr Gffdao forgive, a* I Jo, the Jmy, mftn Wfoaad me
a poem I Concealed with cam, aad whmhJowT
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•j eat, my Lord*, neither of the tore verdifts eoetd haoe haeo fa.i.j
Jf“* § me, if the records hadnot been outeria!!, alt-red without mycoa.
foat, aad, at lam informed, Contrary to I— . . *)a the eveni a<* ml. ? ■-
Stem trialy, ——— eauud thrwcorirf tiae^reref
N atria ft tbe c >afent of ny follcitor ant) without mv knowledge,
i dan germ* iltnefc, arlfing from'up affair honour, Attained am at
that date abiOaff. ‘ The nteiirtioa* one of the atmoft importance, and Ii
dw io'Omifajoeaee tried (he vety next day oft too aeo charge*, of which
I could keow nmhi g\ 1 will ventart to declare this proceeding on—>nal.
lam advised it it—l, aad that it readers both,the reroift* abrelntely
vOMU
ihaaa toad forth,-ory Lords, la fopport of the laws again* the ar>
Bd of Miaiftcea.- Thb coort of juftico, io a folema appeal re-
QmrnJUf'mfmas. flawed thaw (case of my coaduA. I fliatll ccm
immiinea the wife aad mild fyftexn of Englifhlnws, aad thisex
cfjfea rcou list ut too. f havalpaa mock mifrrprffentcd, bat under every fpe-*
esmof prevention, 1 mill remain firm aad friendly to the monarchy, du
tiful mid affc Aiooate to the iiluftrions prince who wears the crowa. aad
OMha WhofeStonfortch Hoe.
| ?ldh to alUica intricate point* of law, f am fenfihle how nXrrowtnd
circeadmhed my sdcaSnsc, hat (have experieeced the deep knowledge,’
aaAgram *Wia of my eoeacil. With them I rest tbe legal part of my
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A reply was made to tbe tircnmftance of tbe aberatida of the fecord,
at|thr owaftaa eaplained. Hie forreader waa aot accepted: The mat
mr was argued by council a coafidethble rime; aad We hear that the feafe
oi-tht coart wav that as he did aot appear chore by virtee of a Capias
Ullrntum at nap othnr procefe, nor by fommdar'to the foerHT, they
would decline taking cognisance of the matter as not coming before the*
io tha proper md legal aumarr. .•. >-•-
About two o’clock Mr. Willms left the court mid withdrew to the Cof
fm-hoofofor foaaarimet aud afterwards with bi brother aad two gen
tlemea, he went ta a hackney coach over Weftmiafter bridge into fftirrr.
aftcadadvby aMt multitude of people, who obi rwi good order.
NMwtthftaalftagthcrewm a great crowd of people in Weftmlaftar hall.
t%am*pm pot the lead diffurbance or interruption tb pobltck peace, the
kal! and entrtate tatocomt, being Hard by the coaftabTes under the im
ydmw duoAiaa and MpedHoa of Justice Welch, aad the other Magi,
ftsasm of Wxdmmiir. tthe judges, fee. were iadeed attended to Weft
miaftcrkhU ******** aomber at coaftables than afnal.and the eon
tables aad beadles ta the city of Weftmiafter, moooted gedrd at the
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TWO bftriaScaa affthu guards lay on their arms ie St. James*. I’srft, a
than were ia St. George’s Field*; sUo those at St. jameb’t, the Savor,
ao# tha Towrivo all kept io readinef* tb march at a minute*, ware
”** *• •** • fcv * l tmom of horie. m case of any difturbeace Pro.
per precaution* were ItkowiNuken ia the city by theeoaftehler, IC. he*
tag ordered to be ia jeadiaefef all of whoa* both ia Wbftminfter a id the
******** *• *“ littr r “** 4umd tobeia waiting till two
4palaa. It fefeid three writs of error Wtru tahea corky Ms. Witkeft 1
oa%oajhogeoarai proceedings, ooe on cho outlawry, aad 0a ‘aii she
afaial him for tit North IrfeoD, > . w.
iErili *ngg!g.
o, i.r zpth?
oer had tha Council, for bauer,afo,ior
fovdar of a man who appeared rrmtts before them: He ad Jed. that had
Mr. Wilky. b* braaght thithtf by a Wriy of tbe Vli
tioa might thea have been made win propriety, and. the Court miirht
e*e r M. had they pteafed, thejr diferetfonarv pop er in accept
in* rnfo(n,Uibul.. dS,
pj i k*ing 1, epfOftomty ol
forefo largtan apdier.ee, with regaH so thb Charge bropght r*inft him
by lir, wnket,. of granting an order for the amendment u> the informs
t&a again ft him, ftirtlfuting the word
daring; repeatedly, that he thauijhtjiirafelf bou.U ii duty toVnim it
thai be conceived It to be the uniform prafticeof all the Judges*to grant
fech amendmcnu s that he had himfelf frequenUy repeated th*fame f rac.
nee ia other f, without the least objedion being offered anainff it
The rest of the judges agrend with the Chief
Mr. Wilkes was net legally before the Conrt, no proceeding* could be
J l T iCuI * rljr the
of cm*
of committing Mr. Wilkes upon hi gram appearance, out-ofthecomrion
©onrfo oflaw. when they might have brought him before it legally by a
Wnt of UiUgoium, which it would have heen veryeafy toeaccmc*
fincehehad notonoufly appeared in pabNck for f veral weeks paftt and
10 that case the Attorney-General might have his Motion with propriety.*
4M/ iff. It ••/•id that there will be fome material changes in his Ma
j*ftv*s Governors in America and the Well-Indies. * “
* *** * UAkMI “ lbt hu ft one oftlik
from J * L**? 1 * 00 * orders are given for tbe immediate
embarkation of a body Os troop*, fnppofcd to he dhfttred for Corftca.
*th ul^ilil^nT ,, iJ2 retvrncd for Cumberland, i
mm* 30,c001, was offered for 30
“ tnd o , * p so offered for the like
Vl2ltd-Ll^s , ri?i e ? jr k "r •**** Thomw Shirley, Sfq. to be
“ Ane,fc *' ia ,te * o#— “O**-
JUSSiI Mr. Wilto WM bwugl. to
T aMWiwWaIV nC did ndt gMnl Lriro pn
aWy fbftr minutes before three in the afiernoen: a writ of error rias allow*
ed| after which U was argued, whether the find gentleman could be ad.’
mitted to bail, when after formal learned arguments and debates, which
aftc£tiU half pat fia o’clock, it was the opinion of the conrt that keuMld
rot § ia conference whereof he was committed to tbe King*s Bench pry.
to which place as Mr Wilkes was going, from Wcftmtnfier.Jmlfc
in n hackney-coach, attended by Melts. Stitchall and Hollawfcy, Tip.*
ftaffs to the Right Honourable Lord Manifold, the mob flopped the coadr
at the foot of Weftmiafter bridge, outlie Middfefcx sides took out An
horfes, and diew the epoch along the Strand, Fleet-ftruet, fee. tb Spiral*’
fields. When they came 10 Spital-fquare they obliged the two Tipftnffs
•• wd let them go quietly away; they then drew Mr. Wilkes to
the Three Tun# tavern in Spitalfielda, where, from a one pair of fairs
window, he tmraeftly entreated them to retire 1 but they refufed, laying
they would watch him till thu morning. Mr. Wilkes allured the Tip
ftafft, that as soon as the populace was dispersed. he would forreader to
the Kind’s Bench. >A r
Vefterday moft of the justices for the city and liberty of Weftmiafter,
and a great number for M>ddUfea, with an incredible number of con
tables, attended in aad near Weftmiafter-hall, in order to keep the peace*
but not the least aoife nr riot was made. , , . \
Aw/3U. On Therfday aod ye Her day .great number of gentlemen ru
■led lAr. Wilkes m the King's Bench pnlon, aad a large concoorfo of
peopte have each day gathered about that place. On Thorfday night *
mib iUemilcd about the above prison, and pulled up the rails that enclos -
ed the footway, with which they made a bonfire. They nUb obliged tbe
inhabitants in the Borough to illuminate their houses, and such as did not
htd their window* broken | about to o f ciock A Ctpuift , i guard of tco*
men came, upon which the mob dispersed. >
Another account soys that the mob came with pickaxes and attempted
to level the pufoa walls, bat defiled on Mr. Wilkes entreating them horn
a window to difperfo. *
?• Saturday at ten o’clock came on at Weffmioller-hall. before
all the Judgsi of the Court of King’s Bench, a hearing refpeding (hell
jegality of Mr. Wilkes’s Outlawry. The case was opened by Mr.'Ser**
jeant Glynn, in favour of Mr. Wilkes, who was answered by Mr. Thor.’
•®® and rep-y msde by Mr. Glvnn } on which tbe Judges were pleased
tnobferve, that both t*e Gentlemen had made nfe ofvc?y learned argu.
•yfo; ®ahy p rcedents and cases w>hich had at various timea!
altered their opinion*, and us they were defiroos of maturely con fide ring
tho fevcral arguments made use of by the two learned Council, their
Lordfrips thought proper to appoint a further hearing the begii*ift£ of
next term- • •
f ** B * a °‘® d “ ! y mftkmblein Wapping and Rotherhiche,
•mA forcibly go on board outward-bound (hips that are ready for failing,
inhere they unbend their feilr, cut their rigging, tad commit many o-i*
ther outrages, declaring that no flripa frail foil, ualcfa the Merchants
consent to raifr their wages. , *
SMfe-qft. ‘We’ire assured, that there Is nothing done Vet ia a certain
pop alar gentlenuWtriKrirr, and it is uncertain when there will. •