On Monday, a true bill for conspiracy was found against
William Kensett, George Glacier, Henry Stewart, Christopher Flood, James Williamson Robinson, and William Davy. The indictment, which is very voluminous, charges the defendants with conspiracy to insert in the list of persons published by the Overseers of the perish of St. Alarylebone, as entitled to vote in the election of Members to serve for the county of Middlesex, the names of Sir Samuel Whalley and forty-one other persons who were not entitled to vote. The Globe supplies the following particulars of the subsequent pro- ceedings; from which it would seem that party spite has had more to do with this affair than the desire for mere justice.
" As soon as the bill was found on Monday, three persons proceeded with a bench warrant to serve it on Mr. Kensett (one of the Vestrymen). They fuoud this gentleman at home, but would not wait while he changed his apparel or dressed ; the party insisted on his accompanying them to the Police- "thee on. the instant. He 'had only time to send for smile of his neighbours, many of whom hastened to the office on learning what bad occurred. The prosecutor appeared in the person of Mr. Scalding's (the attorney's) clerk ; the flower gentleman being the Secretary of the Marylebone Conservative Associatioa. The clerk demanded forty-eight hours' notice of bail; which Mr. Kensett's friends protested against ; and nearly twenty of the oldest and most respectable householders of his neighbourhood tendered themselves as bail to any amount. The Magistrate, Mr. Rawlinson, said that it was evidently the object of the prosecutors to harass Mr. Kensett; that it was not usual to serve a warrant of that kind immediately, without giving the party time to consult his friends; and that the demand ef notice of bail was merely for the purpose of placing him in confinement; which he would not accede to. lie therefore accepted two sureties in 501. each. At ten o'clock, the Tories sent a person to Mr. Davy, printer, of Gilbert Street (who is included in the bill, but whose only offence was haring printed the lists), to attend at the Office. On his way thither, the Police constables met him in Oxford Street, and took him to the Station- house; where they kept him until ten o'clock next day, actually locked up among felons ! Mr. Davy is a most respectable man, greatly advanced in years, and who has resided for many years within a stone's throw of the place where he has been so ignominiously and so harshly treated at the instigation of the MaryMame Tories. His fa wh. and fr:tnds have t eta in the greatest distress ; and it is imprasible to dt scri5e t::e indignation of the whole neighbourhood uptri the subject."
This kind of proceeding will not help the gallant Captain Burton at the next Marylebone election.
There was a meeting last night of a number of householders of Marylebone on the subject' of the prosecution of the Vestrymen, by the " Loyal and Constitutional Association." Great indignation was expressed at the manner in which the defendants had been treated. It was resolved to raise a subscription to conduct their defence ; and 601. were paid at once,—the Members for the borough contributing 5/. each. One of the speakers, Mr. Robertshaw, described himself as a " Tory, a rank Tory ;" and he therefore could not agree in the poli- tical sentiments of the meeting ; but he considered the conduct of the " Loyal and Constitutional Association" as oppressive; and as he was an enemy to persecution, he would subscribe 61.
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