Mr. Addington then informed the Court that le Understoods
that it had been laid down by the Judgs who tried the Caiyd
"That a Justice of Peace was not warranted by Law to commit
"for forther Examination but that a Pson charged before
"a Justice of Peace must outher her fully committed on
"discharge" and represented the Hardship of his Case
in the Present Verdictand the dangerous Situation of
Magistrates acting in this County and likewise the
difficulty of bringing Offenders to Justice if the Doctrine
said to be laid down by the Chief Justice of the Court of
Commen Pleas was established

Mr. Chairman informed the Court That he had had
some Conversation with Lord Longh boroughs on the
Subject of Mr. Adding tons Case Who assured him that
Mr. Addington's Casewho aford him that Mr
Addingtons Casewas determined on tirely upon its
own Merits and not upon any General Doctrine
That he had never entertained a Douts but"Ret
"a Justice of Peace night commit in many Cases for
"forther Examination and that such Commitmts. were frequently made
"but that a Justice of the Peace eight never to commit
"for a longer time then the necessity of the Case required" &
That his Lordship wished his Opinion to be communicated
to the Majestrats if any Misapprehension had taken
Place upon the Subjects.