The National Register. — London, England, 1822-01-06 00:00:00

paragraph'', alleged to be libels on her late Majesty, con tained in the papers called John Bull, of the tarals of Feb. the II Ith of alareli, the nth of April, the 11th of May, ate, the 27th of May, 1821. Mr. Tyndall opt ned the pleadings. Mi. Denman then stated, that this prosecution the law officers of tier late Majesty hail found it neessary to insti tute for the purpose of Iningiag to punishment those who had dated to publish some of the most atrocious libels that ever disgraced the Press of this country. If the necessity of this 'proceeding was felt during the life of the Quiecia it was not less necessary at the present day. Those who held the situation of her Majesty's law offiyers, were discour al at her death. Ile merely mentioned that circumstance to account for the absence of her late Alajesty's Attoiney-General, who otherwise would have addressed the Jtity. They had thought it their duty to select the five libels which he had to taloa forward, as publications, which he thought it impussible they could suffer to escape. Itolependo tot lot attachment to the Queen, their ditty to the public, and the general interest I' society, demanded that the delendaists should be pu nished. The test libel, in the John Buil of the Tub of Feloo 'troy, was !Walled by .he name of Mr. Wilberforre, hid the author. atm professed to have great zeal fur considered that lie was exercising that zeal by a furious nitwit upon the teligions feelings of that gentle- Mall. It Has 1101, however, for the libel on Mr. Wilber. force that they complained, but it was necessary lois naine should he noentioned, to convince the Jury that her late Majesty was the prison pointed nt in the libel. Before lie stated the libels, !ie was flesh onus of saying a kw words on the nature of the evidence they intended to lay before the Jury, in order to make the defendants liable. They hail groan aloe by experience, and they meant to prove beyond the possibility of doubt, the coon ,s ion of the panties, and that they were joint printers and publishers of the libels. The first question would be, whether any or all of the paragraphs were libels oil her Majesty.— With respect to the liability of the detbnolants, they in. tended to put in the original affidavit at the Stamp-office, which stated that Weaver was the Printer of the News paper called John Bull, and Sliackell and Arrowsmith sole proprietors: that the Paper was to he printed in Dyet's-bitiltlines, Holborn, and called John null. The Jura would tin% the host ten numbers were !minted is Dyeesbuildings ; the eleventh, contai ii ill g the libel, was printed no Johnsou's•court, Fleet-street, and it would ap pear all the libels were published by the defeudatits at the shop or office, where two of their names were over the the door. The defendants were persons jointly liable to the poor and watch rates in the parish of St. Dunstan.— Sliackell and Arrovvsmith paid rates for the house in Johissoies-cuoirt, Fleetadreet, and also for the shop in Fleetadicet, where the Paper was likewise published.— The Wee men welc. all active in promoting the pa:shea th-Ha It would be in evidence that a bill of exchange was given in payment for advertisements in the John Mal, which bill wits illltelscd by Weaver. With respect to Sklar-II and Artois:moult, the collector of rates would prove be these defendants paid rates for No. 1 1, Johnsmas court ; in shalt, the publication would appear as cleat as possible to be the joint act of the defendants. —The Learned Cultusel then drew the attention of the Juny to the libels. Teat of the 2atla of February, after mentioning Mr. Weibel tbrce iu deo espeetful terms, the author adits--" We cannot believe that the only place where immorilli'y is to be received with deeetoey, Call be the house of God, and that the only place while lit t Halite is to be keels ed without a bluish is at the table of the Lord." The oectoild libel, of the 2.1 of March, 4:alit:tined the following passage--" Witco' we see old Thames change his tee' se and flow back fr-tu IVestatinster to lienlay, we will believe the Queen is looming bark to the euaditet of a vii towns woman." The line' of the bdu of Api it slated, that the (literal haul teen deviated guilts of adultery by the highest tribunal of tile (milky ; hen name excluded fount the laturgy, amt that site atiuiu :ell it, and leak the voice GI lien shititte. She aus utakihe idiots to he rr craved into socitty. That CirCIIIIIStat;Ce did 110 t se.apnisetlir writer, but they did toot expert Laid Jersey ;aid Lord (sky would sanetwei the vi-it, of their Couuitssea to a woman convicted of aolidtery. Them Welt , aa) women equally pure and virtuous as Lady Jersv, who would toot visit prolligaca--• • •.—Lady Jersey w as led assay by her respect fur the IVllizs, to &spreads the isifeetion of Ittandenbureli /tense, .1:c."-- Ito the oral libel ul the I .th of May, the writer oleelaieol his intention to attack all females uiruliuned in the The Chronicle and Doe Tinto, as visittiis of the Qoieen. The paragraph of the 27th of Alay, Onto goal the (leech with skulking to the Opera, under the name of Mrs. James, in a state of isiebriety, and of there meeting with the coy of —Ord/ Off/ alteae/ aje —These insinuatioosis Mr. Denman &clan it to be false in every respect, tied coucluded by deprecatioig in the also:ingest terms the atoverai passages he load Nothing but floe Rifting arm of the law could deal with the system of ;melt a wt oleo. Mr. S)kes, Solicitor to the Stamp.odiee, produced the 01141:14 it 4.f the fltree def umlauts. Alr, 'fabbaril proved the hand is tail% of SliaAell, AEI ousiniali, old Weaver. The affidavit being read, proved the defendants were Pi notes:, and Propriety's of ilieJuhn 111'11. Tile affidavit 1::id nothing to du with another Paper called tilt: Real Mr. M4liison, the Registrar of Newspapers at the Stamp (Mice. ',induced No. Id of the John 8011, imblisln it of Ii•looloaly 111, 1:12I. It pullout led to be pointed by It. T. Dyer's•lmililings, Holborn, and puulished by him at No. 11, Johnson's-rum Fleet.stocet. The tut i.ebT iiouditced No. 11, (Feb. 25, IS21), published lo) Weaver, fu Jolinsoloo.tooro. Mr. March, coll. etur of tuxes for Flu:I-strut t and John son's-enni I, stated that the person rated t.. the house, No Joliwun's court, fur watch-rate at the begiaithig of 1621, was William Stoeckel'. The same itereett was rated lor No. 11, au ihe same euort. imp mail Mink Wirt Lady Day, lotl. It was made fur the 1:0.11 of Alai Ile did not know who paid the preceding tats (larisitehat 10 lady Day, Ira". The tale 1.. r the fulluw teg quarter was 01. to hihlstwhiner, mid Willsaut Shaelbeli Titunias Ariossuoith wile toted fur NON. tu and 11. The unties. leceived the rani. On the ;do of May I Ihe I nth ut (febrile 's - loom Ntr. Stoeckel' soul Mr. Ai towsiiiiim lie received for two gamins. He did out kilo% %hillier the names were user the dour. Printing business was (dotard on in the house. The Julio Lull was *Old iu Flet2t-sire et. He did not know the 'lumber of the Louse of sloop. 'the name John Bull Wil! , over the dour. The witness received rates fur that slop 'rum S'heke'l. taco, Mr. Sitacimil civic the witness &toilet: of hie , .4 111 THE NATIONAL REGISTER intention to appeal against Ilia rate., Thy no tic e was in wilting, and lie gave it to Mr. Till. Mr. Till produced it, being dated August 5,1819, signed Shaekell. It stated that lie meant to appeal against the whitlow and house tax, in consequence of his premises in Julia bon's-court being wholly used for warehouses. Cross-exau tt i tttttt by the Solicitor. General, he said he did not know that Mr. Shaelsell resided in Johnson's court. John Bailey, Collector of the Poor Rates of the parish of St. Dunstan, said the rates were made every six weeks. A rate was made on the I tip rebeil a in I t iA, f or t h e piensises Nos. 10 and I, ; Won. Shackell was rated in respect of built those houses. The rate of the kith of May was paid by Shackell and Arrowsmith. 'the witness received the rates from Mr. Shackell, at Nu. IL in Johnson's-court. It was a printing-office. 'Alt. Hill, a hookscller in Great Windmill-street, stated, that in the course of last year he inserted advertisement. in the John Bull. He s+lw the clerk of the paper, who called for the advt., tisements and payment. Ile gave a priiinis , ory note at two months. The willies, identified the note lie had so r•iven November I. i proved the idursement to le Sliackelf' , . Th e bill w as fi b , 11 1. stave' iisements which hail been insulted in the John Mr. Reoaley, printer, produced a letter written to him from Simekell, thud nemst 22, 1521, fr 01/1 j1)1111•011'S- C: amt. The IC Ile Is Mr. lieiedry if he emild work the John 801 l for them every Monday. The witnebv veld an anSWl.f. In another letter to blr. Bentley, the deffridaate said they would accede to his terms, and begin on Monday morning, at eleven o'clock. In consequence of this cor respondence the witness undertook the printing of the Julio Bull by machinery. they composed it, and the forms were sent from their printingdoffice. He wit often at the °Nice in Johnson's-court. He had seen Shackell and Weaver throe. He saw Arrowsmith there early in 1521. Shackell and Arrowstrlith paid him for his work.— Since Midsummer last lie had seen the names of Shackell and Arrowsinitla over the . door in Johnson's-court. Cross examined by the Sulicitur•General.—He said Shackell and Arrowsmith were printers in general. Ou the niachine dour the name of Weaver was put up. Mr. Win. Adams said lie purchased the John Bull of the 27th February on the 2d March, in Johnson's-court, at the office. The witness also purchased the paper of the Ith of March on the 12th of Match. Papers of the sth Apo il, 11th of May, Awl 27ili of May, he buaglut at different periods after the public:ohm. Mr. John Tulip, Clerk to Mess's. Sweet and Stokes, on the 15th of N.evrmbcr, went to serve a writ on the de fendants lie 1 I Weaver and rowsmitli at the point• nig-office, and shack ell its Gusi4h-square. lie served W cat. ci tit st, at the Cosisitine-ollice opposite, opposite the pointiii office. He round 11'eat er, Shackell, and togethr r at a table. 'the libels were then read, tile Judge being of 'Onion that the publication was so I'.ll lA:iiitt oat as to be suoject to the opinion of the ;Filly. This closed the case for the primer. orlon. 'flue Solicitor General then addressed the Jury. lie did not mean to juststy the polilleasioas. lie could uot call on the Jury to say upon thuir oath many of the ex • pressions were not Idols. tie should culiGne himself to the heat and party spit is which gave tine eXprch s.,oiis. tiliether all the dctend.uts tre . rt or not made out to be publishers would be for the limos, u , anion oldie Judges. It was moved the drfruJaots had acted together, and he cotil.l nut then trivet the ca•is agdiaivt hilt!, but the tpieStioll at a livery oppOrtilility would receive the col:si ne; ation to which It was entitled. The Lind Chief Justice said, ill/ person could doubt the passages were gross littek on her late Majesty ; and the t einaining rot:stern: was, whether it was made out to the satisfaction of the Jory, that tilt three ilertiiiilatits, ur two of them, were proved to be painters, and active in the publication . Tile Jury tonsi4ered a few sceendi, and found oil the dcfcudauts'j silty. CMUIICH ESTABLISHMENT IN I itELAND.—The clergy of the established church in Ireland consists of 4 archbishops, 18 bishops, 300 dignitaries, and about 1,200 parochial incumbents; and the tithe and church revenues, which in 1799 amounted to about 45,0001. are ut this time suppased to be of the value of 679,0001. per annum. Mr. Wakefield, from the estimate of well-inf4rmed persons, has given the value of stone of the bishoprics, as full w:— The primacy of Armagh, 14,0001.; Derry, 12,0001.; Kilmore, 10,0001.; Wateford, 7,0001.; Clogher, 10.0001. The livings in the gift of the Archbishop of Cashel arc worth 35,0001. per annum ; of the Bishop of Cloyne, 50,0001. ; of Cork, 30,0001. ; of Ferns, 30,0001. Killtdoe has 109 benefices, many worth 1,5001. per annum. In the bishoprick of Cloyne one living is worth 3,0001.; one 2,0001; and three 1,5001. each. The deanery of Down, which in 1720 was worth only 2,0001. per annum, now lets for 3,7001. The rectory of Middleton, in the county of Cork, in the year 1785, yielded scarcely 8001. per annum ; at present it produces upwards of 3,8001. As the Rev. Dr. Barrett, of Trinity College, Dub lin, was walking one day in the Provost's garden, two of the students, who were looking out of a window, perceived him, and having procured a looking-glass, on which, catching obliquely the rays of the sun, they directed them full in the face of his Reverence, who being offended at the indignity, procceded directly to the apartments of the young gentlemen, and said, " Well, Mr. B. and Mr. IV. line you each 10d. for eastinercjiections on one of the heads of Trinity College." The Earl of Lonsdale caused four fine fat cattle to be slaughtered and distributed, on St. Thomas's Day, amongst the poor in the neighbourhood of Lowther. Ilis Lordship has also iven e . ..ions to famish them with a quantity of warm clothing. ••• ' 6 4,0%. ' ~~. CONSECRATION 01- . TOE ROYAL CHAPEL BRIGHTON. BRIGHTON, JAN. 2. —This chapel, founded by his Majesty, has been consecr.ited this day by the Bishop of Chichester. At an early hour the prin cipal avenues leading to the chapel were occupied by carriages, and though the morning was very un favourable, the solicitors for admission were very numerous. The exterior of the chapel is a simple and eleg. gant structure, but the approach to it is not com pletely finished. The chapel is fitted up in a style of suitable magnificence. The pulpit and reading. desk were richly covered with crimson velvet; the communion-table richly decorated with similar cost liness, and enrompassed with a gilded railing. A gold chalic', &c. stood on the table. The gallery, projecting over one extremity of the chapel, is ehastefolly and beautifully painted. It was occu pied by the gentlemen and choristers of his Majesty's Chapel Royal, St. J ames's. At the opposite extremity, and separate from the aisle, is the space assigned to the Sovereign and his suite. A few minutes before 11 o'clock, the chapel was (Tened to those who hail previously obtained tickets to witness the ceremonial of its consecration, His Majesty entered the chapel at about half apt hour atter eleven o'clock. The curtains, placed be tween that portion of the chapel assigned to his Majesty and the aisles, were thrown aside, and in the centre discovered the King, dressed in a rich blue uniform. On the left, and separated from. his Majesty by a crimson curtain, we observed the Princess Ester hazy, Lady llarcourt, Lord and Lady Ci . mynghtun. On the right of his Majesty stood Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, and several other distinguished members of his Majesty'y suite. The Bishop, his Chaplains, the Preacher, the officiating Minister, and other clergy, .passed thru' the middle aisle to the communion table, repeating, alternately, the six first verses of the 24th psalm— the remaining verses by the choir. The Bishop and the Chaplains within the rails ; the officiating Minister to the desk, and the Preacher near to the pulpit. The Bishop, sitting in his chair, received the King's mandate for the consecration of the chapel, which he placed on the communion-table. The usual prlyers at the consecration of a chapel then followed, idler w hich— The Bishop, sitting, the act of consecration was read by the Chancellor, and signed by the Bishop. and ordered to be registered. The Bishop conclud ed with pronouncing the final blessing, after which —" God save the King" was finely given by the choir. The service concluded about half-past two o'clock. The chapel presented a coup (twit of imposing magnificence and effect. The communion-table and organ, as fwell as the royal seat, are splendidly atbrned with draperies of crimson velvet ornament. cd with gold. The communion plate is also of the richest and most valuable description. The strnc ture, from its size anti extent, affords room for a large congregation ; and from the simple expansion of its root; is peculiarly adapted for the perform. ance of sacred music. This, we remarked, was particularly exemplified while the choir was per. forming some sweet passagei in the Tc Delon, and also in the responses of the communion service (the beautiful composition of Jomelli). The natural harmony was here much increased by the peculiar and happy adaptation of the building to the pur. poses of sound. His Majesty appeared in excellent health, and seemed to derive considerable satistitetion from the beautiful performance of the choir. The organ was played by Mr. Attwood, organist of St. Paul's ca thedral. A beautiful bouquet, composed of the following flowers, was sent to some ladies resident in Here ford, by a friend in the immediate neighbourhood, on Christmas-day :—Dark and light coloured roses, violets, sweet peas, mignionettes, Indian pink, sca bius, pink valerian, stock, heart's ease, polyanthus (two kinds), sweet scented colt's foot, colutea, single sunflowers, luuristinus, arbatus, candy tuft, African marigold, American grounded, grape hyacinth, and everlasting. The flowers retained all their summer fragrance. His Majesty has now in his possession aline wolf dorb•, which tidlowed the royal carriage from Her renhansen to Wetxlar, a distance of more than 70 English miles. His Majesty observing the dog, ordered him to be taken care of, and he has since proved so sagacious an animal as -o become quite a favourite of his Majesty. Ile is called Wetalar, from the place where he was first taken up. Farms have been offered to solvent persons, for seven years, free of rent, on condition of thjr being kept in good order, and the tenant paying the poor rates, but the utters have been refused!! - ^