The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

On Wednesday came on for trial at Worcester, the action of Ebenezer Cutler, plaintiff, against Robert Pierpont and Caleb Davis, defendants, for a trespass committed in the non-importation times; John Adams and Josiah Quincy, Esqs. for the defendants. - The case was delivered to the jury about 2 o'clock on Thursday, who did not return with their verdict till Friday about 1 o'clock: They found the said Pierpont guilty, and gave damages fifteen pounds lawful money, and the said Davis not guilty. Upon which verdict judgment being forthwith rendered (for the said Cutler said damages and costs against Pierpont, and for the said Davis his cost against Cutler) Cutler claimed an appeal to the King in Council, his right to which is reserved to be hereafter argued and determined upon by the Court. The province will wait a determination on this point, with the solicitude a matter of much importance demands.

The Judges who alone sat in the above cause, were Oliver, Hutchinson and Ropes,-- One McClanathan of Rutland, brother-in-law and crony to Colonel Murray of Rutland, was the foreman of the late jury who found that Pierpont guilty of a trespass, who risked his life and limbs to save Cutler's neck. Tho' few good men thank Pierpont for his friendly interposition -yet none but worse men think he deserved this return.

McClanathan and Daniel Wheeler of Hardwick, being both objected to by the counsel for the defendant, they solemnly and repeatedly declared they had formed no opinion relative to the cause and were under no bias for or against either party; But when the world shall be favoured with a detail of their extraordinary management, a right opinion may be formed of their truth, their conscience and their honour. Mr. Jeduthen Baldwin was taken off the jury, because he owned that he told Cutler he would never get a jury to give him any damages, tho' at the same time he said he had formed no opinion of the merits of the cause.

It may be remembered that the public prints in July last, informed us of a certain great man from Rutland, after drinking Lord Hillsborough, North, Bute, and the Baronet of Nettleham, proposed as a toast--"Confusion to S. Adams and party :"

"What return can a man expect from a country, (say the same prints) who proposed to toast the confusion of its most jealous, disinterested and inflexible friends and patriots?" And what may we add must be the intimates and connexions.--the base tool of such a creature?

We hear that a certain C.....l........, in a late famous cause, publickly affirmed that "The non-importation agreement was against the laws of GOD and man".