The National Register. — London, England, 1819-10-18 00:00:00

OCT. It. What did Deism present to them as expounded by the author of this work? . Cold, proud, and presomptuous, it reserved the blessings and honours Ma future state for a few, and condemned the great body of mankind to merciless 'hilation, saying that they were neither worthy of being damned nor saved. Such a system en abled all these who hail the vanity to conceive that they had done great good in their generation, to aspire after eternal blessings, while it set aside the great mass of mankind, those who by their situation in life could not distinguish themselves, however faithfully they discharg ed their duties, as too insigtrificatit fur the Creator of the world. It was remarkable, too, that the better part of the defence which turned upon the danger of r. straining free discussion was all taken front the works of those who where either Christian divines, or professed believ ers in Christianity; and who, according to this publica tion, were Infidels to Got!. With regard to the Mune condition of the defendant himself, whim' he had brought under their consideration in representing him self as about to be handed over to a merciless tribunal, it was a matter which he did not wish to withdraw from their consideration. It was for the Jury to say, whether in former cases of conviction fur itisdeissejuours, the Judges hail deserved a reproach of this nature. It had been argued, that Christiani,y did not require the aid of the Civil Government. He for one, fifthly relied on its divine character, and believed it would go on till it com prehended, in G.ttl's good time, the whole of the human race; but although it could not be extirpated, it might for a time be superseded. They had seen an example of this in a neighbouring country, where it had formerly been set aside. All the bo,ids of society were immedi ately loosened, and a dreadful anarchy took place. The whole que,tion turned on the character of the work, and that ttttt st now be collected from it as a whole. Was it a fair and candid inquiry ? Look at those epithets applied to the Scriptures—" a cook full of lies," " dangerous heresy," "an impious falsehood." These were a few specimens, and he hail found none other to soften their effect, or that indicated any other object than to riefailie die Bible, and bring it into universal disbelief and contempt. So, thitik tug it was nib duty, sitting where he did, to express his opinion to the Jury; and that opinion was, that this publication was a work of calumny and scoffing, and therefore so unlawful pub lication. He desired them, however, to think and judges for themselves. Other Juries hail thought with I • , hut. they were to form their owls verdict, without any reference to former decisions. Some witnesses had been called, the relevancy of whose evidence might well be doubted, because moral character had no gene ral conneximi with profane publications. He doubted not that their verdict would be such as their judgements dictated and their consciences approved. The Jury withdrew, but shortly after expressed a desire to see a copy of the statute of the 53d of the King, upon which the Chief-Justice desired their attendance in l'-curt, and after no ticing his own omission, explained to them tile whole tcnour of the Act of William, as altered and modified by two Acts ache present reign. The jury again retired. The jury, alter being closeted about half an hour, returned to Court, and pronounced a verdict of—G vita Y. (FOLlit'l It DAY.) FbR YUID HIDING " I'ALUER'S IPLES OF NATURE:' A con,i , lrrable crowd assembled tin, morning, to► the purpose of twaring Jr. Cmille's 3CCOIId aid, for the puLti ration of another dribtical work. The defendant. who 1149 taken into e. study last night, 31)011 after the verdict of guilty was recorded against him, entered the Coast, attended by rwo °dicers, at Y 0 minuttx after nine, Ile looked extremely ill. Ile was lICCIIIII. pauied by a fiiend, w Ito assisted him in arranging on the table a great nutnbtr of volumes. Mr. Milt joined him soon alter a a r.lv. Chief Justice Abbott took his seat on the Bench at half past nine. The Lord Mayor took his station near hint. The cause of" Time King e. Cm tile" having been called, Mr. Bell mtny in...weeded to read over ime 161,4 the Special Jury —of ss hum only the three fo.lovrinA geollenau au►wercd to their 1114111111:9. J. hauotlerwon, of Itro,id-street-buildings, merchant. J. Cisristiophes, or New liroad•st reel. merchant. W. Linwood, or Milker-square, merch Int. Mr Garti,y prayed a tales. and the follow iug individuals JAM sworn : J. MlbStoger, chandler, I Benjamin Dcuharn, C. Lettermen, bookseller, .lam .s Wuruich, bdker, Edward Procter, glazier, W. Bolden, boolshirider, C. Grosseum., vietuzlltr, IJ. itubitu, currier, W. Young, jeweller When the names were called river— Mr. Castile rube :uid said—Before the Jury are swore, I ester my protest against the legal petesicy of the Court to try thi. tore . I believe also I hare a right to reject Mat of the batsmen, if I think proper. The Chief Justice.—Yes, if you have any legal cause to assign. _ . Mr. Carlde—this is a question of opinion —and, if I know that there is • mon on the Jury opposed to my opiniult that is sutli lent rou-e. 1 he C flier J sostice.—lt is not a sufficient came in law, in a ease of t.lis ►ind. The Jury were then sworn. Mr. .1 rriott uprucd the ph adin.,m. By the indictment the defendant, Richard Carlile, was charged with unlawfully and st is edl, publishing a scandalous, blasphemous., w kited, and prof ne libel, of and concernin.: the Dilly Scripture.; to li indictment he had pleaded Not (Witty. Mr. Come, addressed the Jury, and called Thos. Fair, ti lin proved that he h.id purchased Pabarr's incipiev of A . 'dare, at the slaw of the Defendant, No. 43, Fleet Street, 4111 the 194 h of March last. The Deli admit handed him the book, t ar wi.i. he paid Ts. The ml6'lllll'lll Was read—uhich rinsed the case for thy proseeu Mr. Carl& then ruse and addre,,ed the Jul , . Ile ex pressed los lulrntroo of Uppviiillig to the Court Or K1114 . 1r botch,on the nest d,y til he'd tern', agning the verdict of the preced.n., eve ttttt g, tne trial bring irregular a n d the verdict thereby rota sated. Ile deelar. d 11. re Polut 101 l to go through thr a hole of Ili. defence, to day, wlich he bad been prey , slid f throw, in the cothrsr ui Inc former trial. He would nut bow so Use int rruptions of Any Ju.4e, and, if the J ury stated that they would not hear h.s defence, woad appeal what the whole proccediog va irrciular. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. He then proceeded to adduce the arguments in favour of a freediseu+•inn, which he had before advanced, and read copious eatiacts, a ithout comineut, from the body of (be amt.. Mr. Carlile then proceeded with what be termed his defence, but t was in bet an extreme aggravation of hi, guilt, by attempting to prove the Holy Scriptures what lie tweeted them to be during his first trial. The Lord Chief Justice at length interfered when Mr. Carlile, addressing himself to the Jury said, you, Gen tlemen, are judges of law us well as of fict t if you dee,de against me, I a ill sit don is, but nothing but your decision will pievmt me from ginir, into that der , fice• The Furenhiu,—We think that it is au improper mode of defence. Mr. Carlile.—Then I have done. The Chief Justice instantly commenced his charge, ahirh was very similar to that of the day before. The Jur, , in about live minutes, um! without retiring, from the box, returned a verdict of Guilty. Mr. Gurney then said—My Lard there are two other indictments on the paper against the defendant by the Society which institut.-al the last prostcution, for distantt offences, id selling Major's Age of 11,ason subsequently to the cuinanissiou of that for which he we, tried and con victed yesterday; but ID the UcG•udant has 'Outwit' avowed that he has sold 3,000 copies of the work since Christmas, and as that fact is ploprr to be taken int., considerat ,ns e , m+lttuting matter of Intgravation in the Court of King's Bern h when he shill be twou.dit up to receive judgment—it seems to me to Ste unnecessary that l should proceed in the ra rimming indictments.-11nwever I think it my duty, way Lord, two to move tbat the Dclendueit be committed forth wath. The Cl.ief Justice—fie is now in custody. Mr. Carlite—Cannot f give bail my Lord to appear to the delivec,, of judgment I The Chia .1 ti , tice MIS% eled in the ufficmotive. !Sic CA hi..-- what amount. 'say Lord . , Mr. Carne Itiat is .pecitied un the first bond. The Chief J usi ire.— e Hill not require so much on the present m ctiston. h.tlf the former amount n ill be sufficient. The Court na then adjourned. S %TUMMY. Ocw. in. THI% KING, on the prooeculion . of HENRY HUNT, v. STOD- HART, QUIN. ad another. This was an indictment against the defendants for a libel on Henry Haut. After the publication 114 d been proved. Mr. Hunt ruse to address the Jury. The Lord Chief Justice interposed, by obsessing to him that this W 44 an indictment at the suit of the King, and the unva. tied rule of the Court was, that where that was the case, none but a King's Counsel should address the Jury. Hunt persisted. The ChiefJustlee threatened to commit him. Hunt still persisted. Mr. Scarlett argued on the subject. Hunt yet persisted. The CbielJustiee nodded to Mr. Searlett not to notice him, and immediately called on the next cause. Mr. Heat collected hls papers together, and left the Court !!! Volice. MANSION-HOUSE. DEIPBRATE ATTIMPT Ti) ROB A 11001 E.—Three young men, all ut a Mon are kuuo it to the police to a particular wad, %%etc brought up tou ampicion of having compired and attempted to rob the home of Mr. lux, demist, of Bride• buret, Blackfriars. At the hitter rod of September, Mr. Wuntiter, the City Marshal, ordered throw men to watch in the house of Mr. Fox, in the night, it being expected that robbers would attack and attempt to plunder it. Drink w ater, Forrester the younger, and Dare, went to the house on Ike slight up pooi oo tool, hut all was quiet. They were SIAM assured that the lousiness was postponed to the next night, and that four able fellows, who would teel nu hesitation in comindiong murder, were then to consuls nee opera o i 0000 s. The officers procured the assistance of another officer, named Doian, who is expert in the use of weapons of defence, and tie' l / 4 thew stations in a room at the back part of the house, to which there was a larrw window of about 14 feet front the gi wind. They reinuitied in their places a tea hours before u footstep was heard. At eleven o'clock it creeping nurse w ax heard by them, and a man was seen descending fount the .cads over the stables into the yuld, and unbolting the stable-door. Ile did not remain long in Ilie stable, and on his return was seen to place a ladder against the a all. 'Three others fol lowed over the leads, and upon dropping into the yard, advanced towards the kitchen *indoor, which was bulled, and which they tried to open with considelable violence, but inedectually. 'They then plated the ladder to the %Willi* of the mum in which tile officers a ere statimwd, and, after a short deliberation, one of them ascended, and gently raised the window. the officers suppressed their breath, and the robber put one foot a ithin the and bent his body.— Ile Dieu drew back a little, and the office.. observed a tea sparks arise from something in his hand. lie again obtruded his body half way into the room, and soiddeolly darted the gleams of a dark Wilton round al.—Three of the offi en were at some distance from the window, and Blown stood close t•. it wails u cutlass in his hand. The rubber glanced round upon then ltd, wool exclaiming, Olt Lord !" dropped into the yard. Brows, made it desperatte cut at the intruder, but he missed him, and struc► the ladolt r. The companions in the enterprise all rushed through the stable dour and teenped thorough the yard I the coach-loutise into the street. The officers could nut recognize ant of them, fur the night was dark, stud the escape was cted in the twinkling of 3U eye. It was in the power of Brown to Inure put to death the robber who climbed the ladder, but lie thought proper to hotel back, in expectation' that all thn robbers would enter. A pet bail, also gaUll he aas ae accomplice in the poojeeted robbery, gave information which involves the COLICII111:111 of Mr. Fox, and two desperate characters. From the account given of the transaction it appestos, that three mouths before the tri..e the attack was made, it had b. rudeteritiiiied this formidable gang to rob Itr. Foes. house ' file trek lino ....4;ed act puke ads the pen sun *clotted to admit the rest, and a .o fur that purpose placed 1.1) the I:Oat:6111011 01 the 11:1 10f1, under 11 (111.$11111 111 11), with direct ((((( . uot to move mail he he.a .1 the dimiesti , butting the doors. TH.. gang hal felt saint hesitai mu at making the entrance a it huut the asurtance of a It a as 1111 . 1(e., ; but the su4ges • of postpone eta as u. runt. 11. A 4 501111 115 1.11: 5111111 e 11 had been f..siesi. the slipped 1101411 (roll, the 11.1) 111(1,. and 114.111., 5111,1111e.1 Nan a ke) which oa- made from au impress lll hut 111 conirad.V. It had been, he rant, previous.) agreed upon, that if there appeared any chance of di:Welton the servant maids should he •merdered. There was an iron cited. which contained a great deal of property, in a roam near that in is loch the officers were stationed, and tools had been procured fur that its the event of the failure in the ex periment to unlock it. The moment the officers were °towered by the climber of the ladder, the %hole sang ran sill in the greatest cousternatiom The Lord Mayor mustered that all the witnesses should appear early in the week to give erid,oce. The primmer, - were resounded. Duets.—On Monday afternoon, at four o'clock,• a meeting took place within a mile of Cheltenham, on the Winchcomb-road, between Charles Phillips, Esq. of the Irish bar, attended by Colonel O'Neil,- and Henriques, Esq. attended by Major Pen. rice, when, after an exchange of shuts, the aff.iir terminated, and lx:fore leaving► the ground, the parties shook hands.—On the 7th inst. Mr. Yellow, nephew of Lord Exmouth, a captain in the Life Guards, was killed in a duel at Paris, by Mr. Walsh, late a lieutenant in the same regiment. The cause which produced this event was the elopement of Mrs. Walsh some time ago with Captain Pcllew, and who was with him at Paris, to which place the injured husband followed them. The first shot of the latter gentleman took effect by hitting his ad versary in the head. Captain Pcllew was killed on the spot without having fired. The body, for a considerable time, was refused admission at the ho tel where he lodged. We should be less violent in our denunciations of this murderous custom, if hi even• instance the justice of the case guided the event as nearly as in this. A destructive fire broke nut at the house of Capt. Turvit, of Stoken Hundred, six miles from Coln brookc, on Saturday night, which was occasioned I,y a servant-maid setting tire to the furniture of her mistress's- bed, in which she slept during the absence of the Captain and his lady in France. la a few minutes the house, which has been lately built and most elegantly furnished, was on fire in all parts, and at this time a young man named Humberstone, a servant, leaped on the roof of the stabling and broke both his legs, and was besides so much hurt that he cannot survive. The south-westerly wind' drove the flames to the coach-house and stabling, the whole of which was built of wood, and in less, than two hours the whole was one mass of rains.— It is said that no part was insured. We learn that Lord Somerville died on the stlz instant at Vevay, Switzerland : his Lordship, it is said, win be buried in Glocestershire. It is with painful feelings that we record the follow ing tragical story, the scene of which was in the neigh bourhood of Wortley :--Early on Sunday morning, as two of the gamekeepers belonging to J. A. S. 11 - Driley, Esq., were going their usual rounds, they perceived four men ap p roaching on the high road, who they im mediately suspected were bent on unlawful sport..cher would have concealed themselves in a contiguous quarry to watch their motions, but, believing themselves al ready seen, they proceeded on till they met, when one of them familiarly accosted the first of the company (whom he knew) by saying, " Well , my lad, thou has' gut thy g s tin With thee this morning, and (stoilitott him on his waistcriat,) plenty of snicles too!" The fellow, immediately replyitig," What, do you want to rob tae 1" presented his piece anti fired, the contents-Ro.sing com pletely through the body of the keeper. Ile had no sootier Wien, than they all instantly attacked his compa nion, and knocked him down with the butt-end of the guts; while they were beating him with sticks, a cry o f " Stick him, stick him," was overheard by the maw... innate man who was already wounded ; the sound sud denly rousing him to a viaorous eftin, he managed to nis gun, and to level it at the group as they were en t taged in the barbarous attack upon his comrade. The shot took effect upon out of them, and brought hint down, when the other • three immediately fled. The gamek-eper, being released, though dreadful!y bruised, crawled to a cottage not far distant, and spread an alarms IVarrants were immediately procured, and search made. The man who had been shot by the first keeper was in bed at his own house, stud is likely to recover ; an. other (the man. who shot the keeper) was apprehended.. and brought yesterday to Sheffit4ld gaol ; and the re wanting, two. have absconded. They all resided in the neighbouring village of Grenuside. The keeper, who fell under the attack of the whole gang was not danger ously hurt, but his wounded colleague, we are grieved to add, died yesterday.-.544Ve/d Iris , Od. One evening last week an owl flew in• at the buck window of the Brewer's Arms, Milbank Street, Westminster, during the time the company were regaling themselves, supposed to have come from the Abbey, and on Sunday evening a partridge flew in at the same window. An affecting anecdote is related in the French Papers young. man took a dog into a boat, rowed to the centre of the Seine, and threw the animal over with intent to drown him—the poor dog often. tried to•climb up the side of the boat, but his master as often pushed him back, tin overba lancing. himself, he fell overheard. As soon as the iltithful dog saw his master in dr., stream, he left the bout, and held hint above the water till help arrived from the shore, and his life was saved. Applications tin- the benefit of the Insolvent Acts of New York seem to increase daily ; the last .11b any Argots contains about 450 notices, from which it Is presumed the ycarly aprlicatious amount to nearly 3,000!