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Mr. T. S. Duncombe was sentenced at the Hertford Assizes, on Saturday, to pay u fine of fifty pounds to the King, for the libel on Mr.
Pemberton, Mayor of Hertford, which we mentioned in our last paper. Mr. Duncombe was also found guilty. on the same day, of a libel on the Marquis of Salisbury, contained in the same letter in which the libel against Mr. Pemberton appeared. The libel charged the Marquis with using undue influence as a Peer during the last election at Hertford.
At the Assizes the other day, the Mayor and Corporation of Bos- ton prosecuted a Mr. Barber, a shopkeeper of that town, for placing in his window a placard in which they were accused of embezzlement, bribery, and subornation of perjury. The publication of the libel hav- ing been proved. Mr. Hill addressed the Jury for the defendant; and the Judge having summed up, the Jury retired. After being absent for an hour, the Foreman informed his Lordship that it was impossible for them to agree in their verdict, two of the Jurymen having declared
that they had prejudged the case; upon which his Lordship observed, that that was between God add their own consciences ; and directed
that they should be again locked up : but they were ultimately dis- charged three hours after, one of the Jury having been taken ill. It is said that ten were for a verdict of guilty ; the other two gentlemen were, however, determined to see them out, having provided themselves with food for that purpose, which they began eating in the Jury-room.
Giblett, who was, at the last Somerset Assizes sentenced to be trans- ported, for forgeries on Messrs. Reeves and Co., bankers, of Wells, died of a broken heart soon after his removal to the hulks.
A meeting of the Unions of Kent was held on Monday, at Wrotham, in a large field. Dr. Wade was in the chair, and there were about three thousand persons assembled. With one or two exceptions, few respectable persons took any part in the proceedings. Resolutions were adopted condemnatory of recent proceedings of Ministers ; and
an address to his Majesty, to be presented by Earl Radnor, was voted. The meeting passed off fortunately without any disturbance. The Members for the division, Messrs. Hodges and Rider, were in atten- dance, but took no part in the discussion.—Morning Chronicle. Rumours have been afloat for the last week, that our member Mr. Pryme, has vacated his seat by accepting a Commissionership of Bankruptcy.—Cambridge Chronicle.
Sir Thomas Winnington, it is reported, has been rewarded by Minis- ters for his exertions in procuring the return of his brother, Captain
Winnington, to Parliament, and thus bringing another silent voter to their ranks, with a valuable piece of preferment in the gift of the Crown, but usually left to the discrimination of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester. The place we allude to is that of beadsman.—Bath Herald.
The Miguelite depbt which was forming at Plymouth has been broken up in consequence'of the intelligence of the capture of the fleet. The shock of an earthquake was felt on Saturday week at Mans- field, Sutton in Asbfield, and other places in that neighbourhood.
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