The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-09-17 00:00:00

• ,` . -_, , - Vl 4 • ;...... • -•- 4 7 took it down, and the substance the same as I rec9l - him to have preached. (Here a minute examination as to expression took place ; and after some legal conversation, the first count charging the precise worth preached was aban- Boned.) Witness proceeded.—Withont doubt fhb 'words ap:' plied.to the Queen. 1 have not the least doubt of it. By Mr. Blacow.—l am not in the habit of attending St. Mark's church. My motives in attending that evening were, that I bad heard you intended to preach a sermon, the chief object of which was to animadvert pon the Queen. It was from curiosity I attended.— ' 410 not recollect any individual that communicated it to me. I believe it was generally talked of. I usually attended the liniterian chapel of which Mr.-Barris is minister. Mr. Justice Hotarrrn objected to the evidence. Mr. 111aeow.—Suppose I should show him to be an Atheist. Mr. Justice HOLROYD.—The time was before he was sworn. You cannot examine as to that, now he is upon his oath. Mr. Blacow.—l am far from insinuating that the witness is an Atheist; I only supposed a case. Ir. James Bunnell—l was at St. Mark's one even ing ; I don't know the date. I heard Mr. Blacow preach. [l'he printed sermon was handed to the wit ness, and he v. as directed to look at the whole passage set forth.] I cannot swear this to be the passage, vet -1 ;aim et litcratim, that 1 heard; but I believe this to to be the suns and substance. Looking over the whole passage, I certainly did understand the words to apply to the Queen. I could not, by possibility, suppose that they applied to any other woman. lam s:ill of that opinion. By Mr. lllacow.—l am not in the habit of attend. ing at St. Mack's. I heard you thrice, with that time. There was a procession. I think, before that day. I saw the procession pass down Castle-street. It princi );ally consisted of mechanics, labourers, and others, of the town. There were at the head twenty or thirty gentlemen whom I knew, and wham 1 would call re s”ectable. I cannot speak to the number, but I made the remark at the time that there were not above 30 whom I knew. I think, generally speaking, there were from 4,000 to 5,000. There were but 30 whom I knew ; there might be many whom I did not know, who still might be troy respectable ; I wish to throw co refleetien. Was it not your impression that they were generally , the lower orders ; I mean the very lowest, the scum' and rabble's--It certainly was a motley group, a very cuotley group, and there was not that portion of re- spectable persons that I saw at other processions. My Lord, I don't wish to be understood to adopt the words " scum and rabble." They were mechanics, and per sons of that class, that might be very decent persons for any thing I know. Mr. B ROUGII MII.—No, no ; we know the words are pct tour's. Ke-examined.—The, procession was very reason able and well behaved. Mr. Millar.—l purchased the printed sermon—that printed set mon, at the shop of Evans, Chegwypn, and It was exposed to sale there. Mr. Cross, the prothonotary, now read the pavaage set forth in the indictment, the defendant's Attorney comparing de indictment at the same time. Mr. Illacow.—My Lord, there is a variation in the titre. The variation was, that the whole title was not set ft: .h, at least that the words " and an appendix bear leg on the radical question" were not added to the res: of the title, after the word entitled. Ills Lord ship thought the objection. immaterial; but the third court having no title set forth in it, it was read and compared, and no variance found. Mr. itßoucliA3L—That is my case. Mr. Illacow.--Llt is my desire that the whole sermon should be read. I don't wish the notes, except per haps one note. Mr. BaovottAm.—lf the whole sermon be read, I shall insist upon the notes being read. Mr. Justice lioLativn.—Do you wish the whole dis course to be read, as bearing upon the charge against you, and material for your defence? Mr. Blacow.—Yes, that is my desire. Mr. Cross rose to his task, but it cannot be expect ed that we should report eves the substance of this sermon of 30 pages, without one idea of sober reason, or one sentence of honest language. But two notes io one page, and attached to the subject of libel, as read in continuation by Mr. Cross, made such an im pression on all who heard them, that they can never forget them. (Note to " guilty paramour."—" See Juvenal's ac count, in his fith satire, of Hippiall's journeyings in the ' self-same region of the world, by sea and land, with her paramour Sergins. But such part:Bele it should seem, however opposite or striking, are not to be adduced, while the advocates of "injured innocence" and " un sullied purity" feel no scruple whatever in holding up to public execration, as the very antitype of Nero him self, one, whose forbearance and generosity ofcharacter ; whose great, noble, and truly magnanimous qualities, place him in the very first rank of Princes, who have adorned and dignified their exalted stations ; and who, ever since the sceptre of power was lodged in his hands, has swayed it with so much honour to himself, such glory to his country, and such inestimable advantage to those who had the happiness to live under his mild and auspicious rule and governance. (Note to "Nock-Majesty astride upon an ass")— " Eater Jerusalem on an ass, " Then on the step act columbine; " Attend with Bergami at mass, " Then to St. Paul's—oh I Caroline! !!" • • lir. Cross got through the printed sermon in about an hour's time. • Mr. Blacow next read a sermon in manuscript, which occupied about two hours and a half. We offer only a few specimens. The Jury having beard the whole of that discourse, be would now proceed to state his motives, and then he would conclude with some . reflections. He entered on this subject with great reluctance, owing to au event-so awful and sud den as the Queen's death. That event ought to have hushed all angry feelings. [Here the defendant ar ',eared to weep.] But INr. B. was the first **disturb her. ashes. Alas, alas! On that partyd r eatis made whisper! Mon, The malignant feelings which were brooding in their hearts vegetated is their bands. evea Inineath the cy press. The hydra of faction had Jr - eared 14 tinkle head on the day of her funeral. That disclosed the sups railed malignity sad etrecity of the designs they bad en. untamed. Her ceased were detekiniaed to carry their visdledve feelings beyond the tomb. Her mantle was . a . ,,4111 . . ' pH on their headsOsnal. defy islortrendeavotitleg toiaisit it& phies on her tomb. This watia'posthuinons Ant of theft I malice ; nothing 'bat the lowest and most malignant feel [4ngs of revenge could ha‘e draWiVm into . this court. Blasphemy and sedition bad raised themselves beneath her banner; treason itself . bad been distilled from her pen. Previously to her trial he bad always felt the warmest interest in her favour, and supposed that it *as only leiities and indiscretions that were brought to the country with velocipede-celerity on the wings of the wind. Favoured as she bad been by the late King, and widowed as she had been front the tint years she was in this country, he had felt great interest in her. lie felt for her perhaps with greater sincerity than her vaunted professional champions. But when the foul, filth3t, and abominable charges against her were established— Mr. llmovnitam.-1 should not wish unnecessarily to interfere, and 1 have stayed long before I offered any in terruption : but surely this is not to be endured. r. J ustice HOLROYD.--NO evidence would he admitted of what yon assert, if you could produce it : and we must not, therefore, hear assertions resorted to. Mr. Blacow.—When the foul and filthy— Mr. BROUGH.I3I.--He is just repeating the veil terms. Mr. Justice llotatovn.—No, Sir, you must 'not . use such language. I am sorry to interrupt you on your defence, but 1 cannot in law bear such assertions. Mr. Blacow.—Surely I may show what my motives were. Mr. Justice Ilordtovn.—You cannot mate assertions of guilt, when proof would not be admitted. You mar state your own opinion and belief. • Mr. Illacow.—Then this is my opinion. Mr. Justice HoLnovo.--But yon may not prove your opinion from newspapers or other sources. The law will not allow it. Mr. BLACOW.—The highest court of law tried the question, and gave a verdict. Mr. Justice lioLnovo.—We don't legally know what was done there. Mr. Biacow.—lt appeared the highest verdict that could be given. Mr. linoccitast.- , -There was no verdict. Mr. Itlacov. - read on—No ingenuity could pervert the evidence of her own witnesses; and then he felt indignation and disgust in place of pity and respect. Then there was a mock procession in the place he liVed in. The howling tempest desolated the land.— Then, and not till then. it was that he took up his pen. Every man who had a spark of loyalty, a grain of religion, a particle of affection for his country, was bound to arrest the progress of the desolating storm. He was.satisfied that it was his duty to bring all the energies of the pulpit to bear upon it. Party politics were far beneath their notice, but there were Christian politics which had a strict claim on their attention. (Ilere the defendant quoted the several passages of Scripture that arc usually applied to poli tics.) With all the systems of dissenters disloyalty and disaffection were interwoven; and-if thy were not checked, they would soon revisit al! Otiteerian dynasty. !laving made these remarks4lie would go on next to spew that the symptoms utich had pre. ceded the French revolution bad begun to appear In this country when lie preached Ms sermon. 4. Whin, bad men conspire good men must combine." In their ranks he took his stand against the raging wares, and the blood-hounds and 10,000 other figurative horrors. It was a cool and deliberate act he did. Ile had yet to learn the head and front of his offending. He had supported the sacred shield of protection, the banner of the Sovereign, against the standard of anarchy, tumult, and rebellion. It' the moral desola• tion had not been turned by the pen, where would the diadem, where the stars of nobility, where the mitres have been? The democratic mob, under the many headed monster, the Majesty of the people would have triumphed.—" Thank God, who gave me cou rage to do my duty in adliction, &c. (quoting the tine preroration of Burke to the electors of Bristol,) this will be my consolation." If they would lend an ear to the faction which brought him there, to the advocate who bad the audacityto threaten the Peers — Mr. Justice Boma D—That is quite irregular. Mr. Blacow—lt was so reported in the newspapers. Mr. BROVGIIA f it was, it was most falsely re ported; but it never was so reported. Mr. Blacow—lt was not contradicted; and it was on the lips of every radical. Mr. Justice IloLnovn—You cannot assume it as a fact. Mr. Buoccitaai—Read it. Mr. Blacuw—l brought none with me; but I have read that you said it. Mr. Justice Ho:Alwyn—lt is not evidence. Mr. Blacow—Suppose--as supposition, is it not strictly right s—such arrogant threats were addressed to the Peers. Mr. Justice HoLnovo—Assuming that they would allow it. Mr. Blacow—lf they did, they acted ,wrong, (a general burst of laughter.) Mr. Justice lloLnovo—You must not express your opinion here upon matters before the Peers. Mr. Blacow—What would be your feelings in this comparatively humble Court, if similar expressions were addressed to you ? (Here he entered into obser vations of the situation of the Queen, and said the Queen had been allowed to come into this Court in very indulgent circumstances, and without an affidavit.) Mr. Justice HOLTOTD—She did not stand on the same footing as other subjects. Mr. Blacow—She is a subject. Mr. Justice HoLnovn—l know it ; but on account of her peculiar connexion with the King. she is not bound to make affidavit. Mr. Ilitouonam—lt was tendered. Mr. talk to you by and by. [The Rev. gentleman next talked of what be called Mr. Detaman's filthy Greek.] Mr. Justice HOLROTD.—You have nothing to do with persons who are not here. Mr. Blacow.—As public men ? • ' Mr.. Justice HOLKOTD...-••NO, when they have 110- thing to do with this issue. ' • Mr. Blarow.—This is materiel, being- used •in the Queen's defence. '` Mr. Justlie florsinen.--But you must neemiosay it with no se* testae. • Mr. Blaeow.—Theu put out "filthy," though every L one who understands °reek knows . it to be so. He would much rather regard what Mr. Brougham did AN. thin What le said. He refused eheanouey to be voted by•Pitiiament to the Queen. Witild he get np and deny that ? This was noble. Not a penny of John 'Bull's money would she receive till her name was re stored to the Liturgy. This was worthy of the " brave 11runswicker," as The Times called her; bnt Mr. Brougham advised her to take what Parliament gave with far too generous a feeling. Mr. BteorclL%fl. He has no right, my Lord, to make such assertions,.moreespecially as they are notoriously false. Mr. Blacow..—lt is reported. Mr. BROCGIIAM.—No, it is not. 1C was more than 200 miles from town when the money was accepted. Mr. Justice Hol,novil.—l hope, Sir, yon have good sense and feeling enough trot to go on in this way. Mr. Blacow.—Hone anti Carlile were allowed to go very far, and am I not to be allowed to go so far ? • Mr. Justice Houtoro.—The Chief Justice doubted since whether he was justified in letting him go so far. In the case of another person, we were all of opinion that it ought not to be done. Mr. Illacow.—l calculated on going en so ; if this be cut off, I.may as well sit down. Mr. Justice Hobnovn.—You are not to be suffered to go on because you calculated on it. Mr. Macaw next spoke of " such reptiles as Wood and Wait hman, who had talent only to weigh a drug or measure a yard of tape, regular traders is guile and deception." Justice Ileteovn—lf you go en so, I must stop COIC Mar leg; ey. was ter 111 se: others. Co►. beta) yon. Mr. Blacow—Then I cannot go on. Mr. Justice Ilimnovo—No slanders are to he re peated here. Mr. Blacow—%s public men: Mr. Justice HOLROVD—Not on another transaction. Mr. Blacow—lt was said that the Queen had been ready to make an affidavit, as it had been said, that she would not receive the money. Let them not be lieve it, as coming from Mr. Brougham. Ile bad been gtillty of a moral degradation which he hoped would never again be seen at the bar. But the good and great o;(1 Chancellor nobly replied to him just& tia rw:t : he was like a venerable oak in his native soil. Mr. Brougham had endeavoured to inti midate by his threats when he could not cajole by his sophistry. That was the practice of his ferocious school. Ile borrowed the word from Mr. Creevey, of Whig-radical notoriety—for Liverpool had the honour of giving that statesman birth. (The Reverend de fendant again plunged into the vortex of the French revolution, and the comparison to the ferocious monster Nero.) They crept into Parliament after all, through the crannies of rotten boroughs. Mr. Brougham and Sir Francis Burdett, and others of that pestilent faction, were members of the Concentric Club, that horde of ferocious persons. Ile (sir. Blacow) had not defamed the Queen ; and be was prcsecuted, not for defaming the Queen, but for the many editions of his sermon, against the Whigs and Radicals. When it went through two editions, a foil conclave of raging Liverpool radicals resolved to prosecute him. (Here quotations of proceedings in the Lords and Commons, were repeatedly checked in vain.) In the picture be tween the ferocious Nero and our generous King, was 1 . ) slot a direct call to rebellion ? Th is had been the intention of the radical faction in taking up the Queen's case. The well known journal of this faction was the Liverpool Mercury, the common receptacle of sedition and blasphemy. and attacks on private cha racter. He (Mr. Blaeow) knew the faction. They had fury on their lips, vengeance in their hearts, and blood on their hands. (The Rev. defendant next en tered into a long history of his efforts to deprive an atheist of parish offices, and of his failure, through the conduct of " the well-known colleague of a radical Counsel for the Queen, and member for Nottingham.") Mr. Justice Houtovn—No, Sir. Mr. Blacow—As public characters? Mr. Justice Houtovu—As a man of education, con ! ducting your own defence, and professing zeal fot sub- I mission to authority, I am surprised that you can go on so. Mr. Blacow again reverted to Nero, and the compa rison to him, alluded to blaaphemies against Ministers, and said the Queen's answers, to use a well known ex pression of Mr. Scarlett's, smelt of blood. Why was this prosecution brought against h im after the Queen's demise? Why was he selected? (He next landed the Judges of the land, and lamented the audacious slan ders even upon them, and concluded this part by ex claiming)—" Perish the arm that would not be raised at such a crisis—silent for ever be the tongue that would not speak." He defamed not the Queen. It was utterly impossible, if he bad had the eloquence of Sir Harcourt Lees in Ireland, or of that man of straw John Bull, against which he understood Sir John Copley set his face. (The interruptions were incessant here and un availing.) His arm bad dropt from the shoulder-blade before be had suffered the finger of pollution to touch the sacred symbols of Christ's body. (He next proposed to read passages much stronger than he had used, from a volume called " Gunaikocracy,” but be was prevented from that course as irrelevant. He pleaded the example of Hone and Carlile, and complained that the whole of his defence would be cut up.) Mr. Bitolloll.ol explained, that Hone bad quoted pa rodies, not to shew that others bad not been persecuted, but to show that be was not guilty of profane or blas phemous parody, inasmuch as parodies as liable to that charge had been written by persons of undoubted piety, and ornament; of the church. Mr. Blacow.—lf ricks, tortures, even the gibbet were his reward, be would not abate one word of what be had said. The image of the " Pedestal of Shame" he bor. sowed from a letter in a London paper—not the leading journal; no, it was not from The Times, the most false, mant pestilential, most licentious, most Inflammatory ppm. that ever disgraced any country ; nor from John NH, the rays of whose honest troth dispelled the mists of delusion which anarchy had raised. Bat honest john was sometimes beside himself, for he attacked eves Mr. Brougham, whose malignity now rankled in the gloomy recesses of his vengeful heart; but they would deliver him (Mr. Blacow) from his merciless grasp, and let him and John Bull fight it out. John Ball by interroga. torlei pot t row t gralßedrous. Of the purity of Mr. Brougham's family be , ew nothing; bat the Duke of Wellington said IDA*, mob, " May all your wives be like the Queen." if the cap fitted Mr. Brougham he might take it. Mr. Justice ifillaßOlD.---It is quite irregular. seal attempered dignatiot Lot Rai WI stoi -," • ' - . rimer— _ 1 t i - r. • . - :elcholdroed.usand g . en ' tle• 1 .'. . •,, 14%.1.k r.4 li ji s 7 "."..."..."11.1". 0 11 8, 1 r r i . er 8 , 1 a w c h o i w cii — p E ri n d t e the e i t l s e e t i t f e r o f: aan I y language, and which gseailtnhiroln.etli Ministers. H one low ii no hisir to was to t h e 1.... candalous. Ile hail been happy to borrow f tl ro 'n its well la ttempered page. He mentioned this to show that there : yg e e r a e llv iiii s ea o nr o p t i e oleo n o b t ai h dn e rh praisedi 11, reasons lieth le f l o a r dic ti r n x r i go n b, at h p ra n s t i p o r n o t p .o e r r l u y ,b acqu i tted w abecause prosecuted, e ( l i i , ad s 0 n o o u t g l h i in.a t d b t e h ( e u r.. ti w n Slacow) to be now acquitted. Mr. Ilaot:Gnam.-1t is quite untrue tint von alone are elected. Bills are found by the tirand jury again s t to ithers, and it is well known. 01 Mr. Blacow•••••Before that he solemnly swore hewn 111 lot guilty of the charge. (In the argument to shn s e hat he had not defamed her late Majesty, he used such of cross of rihaldrous obscenity as brought down the iii. P lignation of the Judge.) The Common Council of II London was a viperous brood, a nest of pestilential tc Itadicals, and mountebank dealers in disloyalty......' t . When they talked of " her eminent virtues," the very is itones of this house would start from their beds and SI peak. (Again he struggled to go into the evidence 4 .f. • 1 before the Lords, but after much petulant resistance to el he authority of the Court, he was restrained.) Who oi Instigated this trial? Was it Alderman Wood—Dilly Or ii ct Austin, or that paragon of wit and wisdom.and floe ~... tut writing, Lady Hood ?—the Escort Coutasittee?--ee o h u a n d ci i i . ? con N fld it ed l t v l a le s ir th p e ol W iti bi esL ß d a fra di st ca ra ls : .F:C i scli. because Common h C ounci l ted their knavish tricks." If a London jury acquit te dto ~1 tl Hone, surely a Lancaster jury would acquit 'him (Ma. cow.) The Queen left nothing in her will to Alder: tit man Wood ; and it was said that Mr. Brougham had li, said of him, that except the identical animal who eats thistle, there was not a more stupid animal; al which he suppose-1 he called him absolute wisdom. ti Mr. BROUG llA3l.—There is not a syllable of truth in II that. . 1 Mr. Blacow was very gl.td to hear it. The Whigs 1 in office were always tyrants; out of office always traitors. They were as ready to cast off the Queen ' 11 ! when she should have answered their purposes as that! I old crazy headed goat, .Lord Erskine, to cast off hi, f concubine. a Mr. BROUGH AM.-0 !0! There's a minister of the ' ( gospel. a Mr. Blacow then eulogized the Constitutional Ass- ociation, the joyous acclamations of the Irish, and !. e poured forth a fervent prayer for every earthly tali ~., I eternal blessing to Heorge IV. t [When he concluded his fervid harangue there Wu 1 a very general stir throughout thecourt, we believed c applause.) t Mr. Justice lIOLROYD, in the most guarded and tap; .. perate language, gave his opinion that it was a libel. \ 1 The epithets were most abusive and derogatory. Could • lie be ignorant that he was traducing and villifying the Queen ? By a particular statute they w er e to J ud g e I whether the defendant was guilty. As a clergralael t the church of England, holding himself out as very • s loyal and very desirous of the preservation of the state. 1 he gave his opinion of the Queen's guilt, left not the .1 people to their own reflections, and thus he disturbed : the peace. But it was for them to judg e whether it t was a libel or not. They were to lay ostof ibeirmiods .' I all other considerations, totally their owe opiates, re- specting the qiiestion of the Queen's guilt or immense. , 4 d The only question was, whether the publication teedid c to degrade the Queeen, to traduce her, and Was jai' 9 . lished with intent to vilify her, and to break the - . peace. Lillis opinion it was a libel. l The Jury retired for a quarter of an boar, and .- I found a verdict of Guilty. 4 The Reverend Convict was gone before the verdict i was returned. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCL. I Bank Stock India Stock S per Cent. Red Dittoßo nde ..1.444 ..s. rig 4 S per Cent. Con. 75121 South-Sea Stook 831 34 per Cent. South Sea Old Aan. 4 per Cents. shut Ex Bills 3d. Os. 2s. 3s. P. 6 per Ct. Navy 1091 Small Os. 3 per Cent. Bank for Account Long Ann India for ditto Imp. 3 per Cent. Con. for Awn 761 0 Irish 6 per Cent. Lott. Tickets IN. 19'. et), e ttatuitnatt. " THE BRITIAN STATISNAN" IS INCORPOSATED W ills SW . STATESMAN." —.----- . LONDON: I . t [ MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1821. , —...... . : 1,0 4 8 . tTotifethhliestdroapyo:lssoonfceEmnogrleancdo,n'ta' says t7te .Voris" ins her Mositch." Pace p i n e s t p u a o l a l - s o 3voyageofarom t o ug h Dab I i b e e . r. -I H h a i s s re f a s c j l e i s e t r Lis era l a te k less findsfitranquillity occasion, 0 0 1: account c restored cou n t a o t f home, ie o 1 • • wo ods Ids 1 mosities that prevailed in his absence, to exercise the 1 same gracious and concilating disposition 1 1 i l l e so wi o ll oto do o nb o t i : ec o t g s, h w is h f ic r h ish be fr e f a L l o sl u e d e o fl n ic s t il a b mo j mairanaisf7Attiwbliteeh such all o w` is understood, are expected to b is toass: then o attendant. assemble i t -d ooayo , :aaoos. T sad all his Mme' Mistr tees es. I' happy results of the ill•advised measures respecting the 1 be on the deaths which ensued , wi l l then of Comas Qt: acr e s funeral, and the inquests which have ben bad I I laid before his MAJESTY. All circumstances coo vill ec be t' e ed with the resigeatiox of Sir Rosen" &L P, ' d brought under review; and though i t has been saint ( mote '- edam ythoaptimpiorisevitipoousalythheisedleacjte,sthyishasidatseriatve:•lt e exprescd I .s upon that extraordinary occenerenc emit then be fulls Y ascertained. It is remarkable that . The Nee 's ae. nit• Allt day, has this morning thrown no lig ht up • I which kept that subject in so notch obee-..-.lty aSaw s Sir itell ZIT Bia s r . the t r h es e pe u e l t z g lo i y t al u Or tag acle t, it:: er ba d t eseen ded to anknais it did on Wednesday resign his Ace, and that u l r. a SRIPUOUTB on the following day eousaianicata thelEo ll l'" Brawn . hls intendant's( rceontstendieg Mm to . 11 ". Ammo of l'ile Nee r ' as Sir 11161111MT I S soccessor. .... ... rf twill fiv esil ' noes intiny osthe points involved in oboe , te • II reason to hope . that the sew •arrantrement whist 11114 been sasetiosed by the Ministers was lag "W WI* meet the approbation of their Rtkesi Mut at ' • i . 1 •. - -.. _ .. 4L-