312 ANNUAL REGISTER, 
Rev. Mr. Duffy.—My Lord, I 
have not been allowed to attend. 
Chief Justice,—All that is ne- 
cessary for us to knowis, that the 
gentleman did not attend. He 
says he was prevented * * * 
Mr. Duffy—(interrupting.)— 
By my superior, my Lord. 
Chief-Justice.—You may call 
him your superior, Sir, if you 
wish; and I am sure you think 
him so, but I know nothing about 
him. Had the gentleman been 
prevented by illness, or any legi- 
timate cause of absence, we should 
certainly extend to him the in- 
dulgence, which in such a case he 
would havearight toexpect. We 
must direct his dismissal, and de- 
sire the Grand Jury to proceed to 
the appointment of another. 
. Mr. Duffy—My Lord, I am 
appointed for life, and am to re- 
ceive the salary, whether in Eng- 
Jand, Ireland, France, or America. 
The Grand Jury have so deter- 
mined, 
Mr. French.—My Lord, I would 
beg leave to offer a few words on 
behalf of Mr. Duffy. 
Justice Osborne.— Do youmean 
to deny the fact of non-attend- 
ance ? 
Mr. French.—Certainly not, 
my Lord. 
Justice Osborne.—Then you 
can say nothing for the gentle- 
man. 
Mr French.—I declare, my 
Lord, ’tis very hard if a respect- 
able officer of the Court, who is 
threatened with dismissal, will 
not be allowed the benefit of 
counsel. 
Justice Daly.—Mr. French, if 
you mean to contend for the legal 
admissibility of the cause which 
prevented his attendance, I, for 
1815. 
one, most certainly, will not hear 
ou. ‘ 
Mr. French.—No, my Lord ; 
what I mean to shew, is, that the 
duty has been performed by some 
persons, and therefore, that it is 
not a case requiring the interfe- 
rence of the Court, as the object 
of the Legislature has been satis- 
fied. 
Justice Osborne.—The Statute 
does not permit that the duty 
should be done by proxy. 
Mr. French.—My Lord, Dr. 
Troy threatened to excommuni- 
cate him. 
Mr. Duffy.— Yes, my Lord, if I 
would even distribute the bread. 
Mr. French.—He would not 
even allow him to distribute the 
bread, my Lords. I have the let- 
ter of the Prelate in my hands, in 
which he threatens him. 
Chief Justice——We must dis- 
charge our duty, and therefore 
dismiss the gentleman. I cer- 
tainly lament his situation very 
much, but we have no discretion 
left tous. All I shall say in ad- 
dition to what I have already 
stated is, that if the power of the’ 
Legislature of this Court, and of 
the Grand Jury, to appoint a Ro- 
man Catholic Chaplain to New- 
gate is denied, I certainly will 
not admit the authority of any 
other superior. 
Trial of Mr. Joseph Blackburn, of 
Leeds, for Forgery. 
York Castle, March 18. 
It being generally known that 
the trial of this unfortunate gen- 
tleman was to come on this morn- 
ing, the Court was filled to excess 
at a very early hour. 
Sir Simon Le Blanc entered 
