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1 upon insufficient evidence, in the hope that the m ysterious and miraculous development of future frets in the same cases may lead to the detection s ud punishment of the guilty ?—(Hear, hear What had been the facts which had traussored in that extraordinary Coroner'. lawman ? Why, we should be the vilest worms that creep, if we did not raise our loudest protest against such a bare. faced and deliberate system of Magisterial opines sion.—(Applause.)—One of the principal objects Lions to our course is, that we see prejudging the accused. In the name of heaven ! who are we pre. judging ? —not Mr. Haut and the people, fur they are already prejudged---(Great applause).—they ore prejudged by these measurable said jury*. , Nble letters of approbation, which Minister. 'dispatched from town, fresh upon the sad event. How .can we be said to prejudge the Ms. gistrstes, when what we ask is not coudemnation hut inquiry ? Why, then. ought we not wait fur the slow progress of judicial inquiry ? 1 answer, for two reasons: Ist. Because it would whew how 'basely we had degenerated from the spirit of our forefathers, to wait six months for an inquiry. when we know that the brightest and most inestimable of our rights has been most grossly invaded ; and 2illy, Because the trial of Mr. Hunt and the others.• be hev ever so guilty, cannot affect thiscase. Suppose, for instance, Mr. Hunt hail been convicted of the foulest conspiracy, what defence would that be fur the Magistrates?—the Meeting might have still heel, imiocent and legal. There are two cases and two drfendmits at issue. At Lancaster, it is the Kne; versus Hunt—here and elsewhere, it is the people of England against the Magistracy of Man. cliester, who, as Earl GruilveroOlt welt expressed it, • with breathless haste had violated the laws they were us much bound to obey as those over whom they were to administer them.'—(4pplasse.) Nuthing in short but the fullest couviction that the whale tale is an exaggeretiou, 'practised upon our Cfrii , ility, and for the delusion of mankind, ' a eta': invention of the enemy,' Call or ought to shirld the perpetrators of this foul act from the loud censure and just indignation of the nation.— (App/arse.)-1 have beard it said that there is uo fininilation for any apprehension that the real rights of time people will be invaded—that meetings such ss this, for instance. may always be held with perfect security. This was idle talk—as well may Ibe asked, whether the acorn of today will at once swell into the mighty oak—vegetation like despot ion, though slow, is progressive in its growth, and this violation of taw. if now peeved with impunity, may soon grow into a filed and permanent evil —(llear, beat!)-1f we do not now come forward and proclaim this outrage, it will at no dieteut period become too strong to grapple with. and slespotism sill at length usurp the seat of freedom. The answer put into the mouth of his Royal Highs- Hess the Prince Regent by his Ministers. in reply to the Address of the Common Council, 'hewed how far they were inclined to press power. No ex pression of regret for what bad occurred—no feeling of dissatisfaction at the event. Was that mow satisfactory ?—(Cries of No !")—lt said we knew little about the matter. That was the stroor est reason why there should be au inquiry to let the country irsto the whole particulars of the case.— This was the more necessary, as such a step would have the effect of tranquillizing the whole country. If the public have been irritated without came against the yeomanry and magistracy, is not that a reason, in justice to %iliac bodies. that inquiry should not be delayed ?—( Hear, hear.)—Why should they be held up to general execration upon a 'charge that was untenable. end which at io.re admitted of refutation? Why not wipe cff this foul stain from their character ? It did not follow, that because inquiry took place, guilt would be the result—on the contrary, be lieve that if the accusation were proved to be groundlees, there is not a good man in the country who would not most cordially rejoice to find the Magistracy really virtuous', and like yeomanry truly brave.—(Load applause.)—By the Cousti. ninon the Ministers were the responsible advisers of of the King ; and, therefore, the Royal replies must be considered as the acts of the King's ad. viler,. There was sit air of coldness and harshness ter the whole reply to the Address of the Common Council which I did not expect, even from the present Ministers; and I cannot help saying, that the reference to the legal tribunals of the laud for tam wretched sufferers in this affair. might Lace been spared. What means had these poor sufferers to obtain legal redress, in places the very expenses of which terrify the opulent. and shake the pockets sets the rich, so as almost to bar their gates against them ? What means had these poor people to overcome these obstacles ? It was harsh enough to muit even cite single word of pity or regret for the blood that had been shed : remember the orris. do - lIT - not of the 1.1011 to - so was the act of ainistert. . Prince Regent, who had nothing harsh or cruel in his disposition. They (the Ministers) it now seemed had nut the words • regret or pity' in their whole tucabulary. They did right therefore iu not at temptiug to insert them its it now, hoe in their case to have pitied others, would have been to condemn t brawl ver.—(iipplosae.)—A n Hon. Friend of mitre (Mr. Western) bad expressed his disapprobation of large public meetings, on the ground that they had 44 tendency to throw additional power into the bands of Ministers, and orge them to acts of greater seer tity. 01 greater severity ! What can they be urged to greater seventy than was 'Aviv! at Manchester on the 16th of August?—(Cries of Ao. P')—What then was memnt by rush ua allusion by his Honourable Fritter! Are we to ire told that we are 'to understand Ministers treat as tenderly, if they do not sharpers swords to cut es down when we meet to consider of grieva :ions if this is to be the noon of the right to meet, it was, indeed. miserably and fatally pre carious. If the temple of liberty, that sacred edi• tice reared by our ancestors to triad •us from the attacks of oppression on the one Ado. and sloe storms of anarchy un the other, is no looter to afford tl►e firm shelter fur which it was erected, I should rather see it crumble into dust that► lre.cournated into barracks, to exist but es a aonumrut•uf oar degradation and oppenvioss..--(Appletree"--- I can have no desire bust to live among u►y rt+6iaw count►ymen quietly and honestly, but if 1 hoe must live a freeman. I scorn bondage. mid .+ du you.....(Shoors of oppiarse.)--lo wheteveraitsostion 1 oil destined to Ill, , pub is or private. cord or j 441 xver exhib►t au astket and au- • •• •r 0 %If! • t tilt eilisiodia, «N • plod .t' Lan, awl Awases g I shell always hold. at the great he a our (slovens• meat ram or as pect batiooda glimetrim and the Rommel, hat uo pone 11:141t4 Istaal be betoken teilibmillib Isiah remedy, and hobs Nit passe opus elbsie lit can call to repair or sumer for the iriolstion.—(Great applasate.)—lt was too mach the practice to brand with disloyalty any man who expressed an abhor.. rakee to arbitrary power. To such an insinuation he would reply in the finely expressive language of the religions, the moral, the amiable, and tender Cowper : M We too we friends to Royalty. We love The King who Wes the law.—erbe keeps his bounds, And lives content within thew. Hi. we We Freely, and with delight, who keen us free; Bet reeolketiag still that he is wan, We hest hies not *so far. king Oho' bit be, And Kiss in &Wood Isle, he way be vain And weak enough to be ambitious still— May exercise amiss hie proper posers, And meet awe than fracases choose to great. Beyond that work is meson. He is ours, ashislaister, to gouda adore the State, Hat soot so warp or change its we are his, To wire hint splay in Ilse common cause, Even lu the death—bat not to be his slaves.* (Great app/urn). —The King is hound by law to administer justice with mercy. Our gracious Prince must, from duty, as well as from natural feeling, be imbued with this sentiment : he may be mo mentarily misled ; the eye of the basilisk msy be upon him, or foe the moment he may be under the spell of the serpent; but I shall never believe that cruelty could find a place in his humane and gracious breast. In the words of in eminent, but now neglected writer, I am convinced that the inoMent he shall have he ard the language of what he believes to be truth, lie will at once redress the Brie educes of Ins people, and give them 6 indemnity for the past, and security fur the future.' Thrre are those who surround me of illustrious birth, but vrho yet sympathize with the sufferings of their countrymen. who will never consent to bear* With a disdainful smile, " The abort sod shank annals of the poor," and who, like the Barons of old, will exclaim for the people, We will not that the laws of England be changed !' lu the loud winds of heaven let us echo this patriotic exclamation.—(At this appeal the Meeting rent the air with their shouts.)—The clouds are now heavy and obscuring—(the day at this period became cloudy)—let us hope they are nut so iu our moral atmosphere. Como again mud raise your loud voice, and let the winds of truth scatter and dispel them, if they shall have collect ed.—(another shout.)—lf our sou will not shine in a meridian blaze, let us hope it shall set in un clouded majesty, and unfold that prospect which it shall have cleared and removed ."—f Load meta- mationsl Mr. FAWKES wu about to move the Address to the Prince Regent, when it was intimated to him that the Resolutions had not been yet put. The Sheriff was proceeding to pat the Resole. tines, when— A person named !Mumma., who is known as an itinerant orator, stood forward. He would not have obtruded himself on the Meeting, were it not that be had been au eye-witness of the atrocities which had taken place at Manchester. He then proceeded to detail what he had seen, and described the ceo- duct of the yeomanry cavalry in strong terms of reprobation. Men, women, and children were knocked down, and wounded by them without mercy. The constables also, he observed, acted iu the meet violent manner. Mr. Mitchell was proceeding to point oat the inutility of petition ing Parliament on the subject of the Manches ter outrages, when he was interrupted by loud cries of Question I—You, said the orator, are about to petition his Royal Highness, praying that Par liament may be speedily convened, for the pur pose of instituting an inquiry. Let me ask you if you have a full and implicit confidence in Parlia ment as it is now constituted ? and if not, what were they to do ?—(Question.)—He heard cries of question; he mould ask if the question was not, what were the measures to be adopted to secure a full investigation into what had takeu place, and to prevent similar innovations in future. The Ho nourable Gentleman (Mr. Fawkes,) who had so eloquently that day enforced the necessity of con vening Parliament, had on former occaaions loudly declaimed "=Must the corruption of that Parliament. Ile— Mr. F.iwzits rose to order. The gentleman was I wandering from the question. The object of the meeting was to consider the propriety of petition. iiig the Prince Regent, praying his Royal High ness to convene Parliament for the purpose of in stituting a solemn iuvestigatioss of shot bad Ilsz• curred at Manchester on the 16th August. For himself, he had on various occasions had the honour of advocating the cause of Reform, and he hoped he would again. But then, it must soot he upon an occasion like the present, with which Reform had no connexion, mud where its introduction would only create disunion.—(Ciseers.) Mitchell was again about to speak, but he wu iuterrupted by Mr. DICKLIIION, who observed, that though a zealous friend of Refocus, he deprecated the intro duction of that where it could only tend to injure instead of serving the cause which brought them to gether. He hoped that nothing would take place which would tend to separate from the people those noble and respectable Gentlemen who had so praiseworthily come forward to advocate the people' r ghts. lie recommended unanimity. He knew there were permits among thesis whose objects were division and disunion ; but he hoped they would fail is their attempts to do so. Mr. OrrEweLL WOOD (of Liverpool) said he was a friend to the cause of freedom. and would advocate reform if the terms of the reqeisitiou ad mitted of its introduction, but the object of that meeting were of a different Nature. They were assembled to deplore one of the greatest grievances which had ever afflicted the halos of Sagliobaseu. Ou such ass occasion the classifies of retorts was ir relevant. That. indeed, was a question of each vital importance its itself, that it ought oat to be snized tip with any other. He hoped the Meeting would be unaninsouv, es by such a litre of condeet only could they obtAiss what they might foe. — (Applause.) Mr. Mtvoter.t. again stood forward to address the Meeting, but was interrupted by loud cries of 7. , . 00/ This disturbance loskd s few moments. which M. Baum (of The Leeds Mercer') requested to mike • few observations. lie was sorry to see web • perseverance in attempting to throw the torch of discord among the meeting. Ile had a fact to coninewnicate. which was of great import. ance—a fact which would make the blood thrill in the veins of those who heard it : it wa., that there was among them an agent of Govrr cut, rm. ployed to do injury to the cause of thr people. He did not make this assertion lightly. It was iii • greet measure through his (Mr. B.'s) press that the spy Oliver had been exposed to the public in his trite character. Now. when this Mr. Mitchell was in Coldbatis.fields prison. it was notorious that no one, save Oliver, was allowed to visit him. After this, were they at 4 loss to know why thi s G en . demean was so anxious to address them ? Ile felt extreme reluctance at making this statement ; but to prove its ainhenticity, he could assure dteni that it had been stated by Mr. Bennett to is Gemlonian - . then on the hustings. After tLis also, it was known that Ol.ver was accompanied by Mitchell through different parts of the conntry.—(Cries of " Doses wish hi,s C')—Were they. then, to attend to a man who had so acted ? lie hoped not. Mitchell, who stood in front of the hustings. looked dreadfully confused by this sta , einent. Ile several times attempted to address the 3leeting. but was as often interrupted. Mr. S. WoaTLEY—(to Mr. Baines)—You have said that the man is a 'py, and surely he ought to be allowed to speak in his own defence. Mr. aux xs said he Int ! no objection or wish to prevent the matt from speaking. Mr. %VOGLER came forward. and requested the meeting to suspend its opinion until the charge made, and which he thought ought to be better supported, was 'nosed to be the fact. At a time like the present, they ought to lie cautious how they received assertions as facts. Mr. W. then re;s4 (Ite Mitchell's desire) a letter from Hunt to Mitchell, but we could not tee what connexion it had with Mr. Oliver. Mitchell having retired— The HIGH SHERIFF then .put the first and se cond Resolutions, which were carried unit ll i ll sourly. The other Resolutions were then put awl carried, with the exception of the hunds of Alessi*. S. Wort. ley and F. Wilson. who voted against them. Mr. FAWILEs then read the following Address : " To NIS ROYAL Htoonges GeOltGe Palace or WALES, ReGENT Off TIM UNITS*, KINGDOM Or GSSAT Bat- TAM AID lasLaso. We, kis Majesty's moat dutiful and loyal Likeeie, the Nubility. Clergy, and Freeholders of the County of York, humbly entreat permission to approach the Throne of our gracious govereign,with that reverence sad affection which it becomes us as • loyal and tree people to cotertaiu towards our lawful and alllicted King. " We deeply lameut the malady which has so Wig and au avoidably withdraws. his Majesty from that public inter course with his faithful subjects which tended so muds to atreitgtbea their attachment to his sacred person, and to in crease his Royal cooldeore in their loyalty and affectioa. " At the same time we lousibly beg to swore your Royal Highness, as the Representative of our Sovereign, that our fidelity to your Royal Highness's Illustrious Family, and oar demoiso to the laws of this nobs, are onalterable. " We feel most strongly that the prerogatives attached to tbedigaity of the Kiog,that politically be mud* sit wrong. that be la the distributor of justice. sued the foautahs of mercy ; are as undoubted and as beueficial to his people as that the laws of bodged are their birthright; ardweastrest post Royal Higlosessto believe, that we, and the great balk of his Majesty's sobjects, seek only oar euentitutimial rights , that the laws may rule in peace and quietness, sad be ad missioeved with equal justice and mercy to all ranks of the King's people. " We beg to assure your Royal Highness. fiat we beard wjth gratitude your Royal Highness's declaration from the Throne, at the dote of the last Session of Parliament, 'that no object um be starer your heart thou to promote the wel fare sod prosperity of all climes of his Meiesty's subjects.' which canoe, be effected wiihiut the nstioteamece of pub lic order and tratiquillity; and your Royal 'drat determissation to employ. for that purpose, the powers in trusted.* your Royal Highness by law. la accordance with year Rapid Highness's gracious wish to preserve public order and troaquillityourd to prevent the subversion of our happy Cammituties, and with reciter of ardent vateration for the laws sad privileges of our native land, and an anxious desire to band diem down unimpaired to our children and their latest posterity; we humbly entreat permissive to monad row Royal Highness," site. be. (',he remainder of the Address was an echo of the Rau bairns.) Mr. RAIIISDEN seconded the motion, and ex pressed, in a forcible manner, his abhorrence of what took place at Manchester. He conscienti ously believed that there never was a greater ma nge on the lives and liberties of his fellwk-coutstry men. In seeking for redress, however, he cau tioned them to adhere strictly to the laws of their country—to those laws which were made equally for the protection of the rich and the poor. which were an ornament to this coun try, and the envy and admiration of every nation in Europe (cheers). He hoped, from what passed, that the authors and actors in this melancholy scene would receive a lesson which they would not get rid of to their dying day, and that weak and wicked Miuis ters would also he taught, that they were nut to trample on the laws with impunity (cheers). Lord blit:row. on coming forward, was received with loud and repeated cheers. His Lordship said, that as it was almost unanimously agreed to, that a Petition should be presented to his R. H. the Prince Regetot, praying an investigation into what had recently occurred in Manchester, be felt it his ditty to state his opinions on the subject. He could assure them, that if there was one man more auxime for such inquiry than another. it was the individual who then addressed them.—lCiseers.)—His Hon. Friend and colleague (Mr. S. Wortle)). for whose opinions he had always a great respect. and whose moalitiess its avowing those opiuions entitled him to the respect of the meeting. had argued that there was no necessity for the interference of Path. amens • that this inquiry ought to be left to our Law Courts. For his Lordship's part, be would not presume to my what, on a more mature cowidera. ton, be might conceive the beet mode of inquiry. • Cent of Law might be the best ; but even there he contended that it was Parliament who ought to agitate the question. It was also the duty of the people to call on Parliament to inter. fete. That Parlianteut woad do its duty—that it would reverberate. the opinions' of the people, there could be no doubt, if they rented themselves with finessing and determination. It was not by a Meet. ing of the County of York only that this was to be data. lie hoped that the counties of Wedmore. loud, Cumberliand. Kent. and all the other teessuties. would follow iu their wake. If that were to be the Oars if this was to be the day.spring of action no doubt thitittatiewerThts (4',dtipetitle would 1* heard, and %hat the litresentittires would cbey the call of their Cesetitesusta--((.reot appfause.)— Was it to be left te Gene if Law to eater into this investigation without the interference 4.1 . Parha m-at ? Were they to hove it to A. I!. and C. to decide what welt to be dam as salted weir personal intermit nr reprice f Were they. because the juireil. were not inclined. or-bad not she swam or the patience to enter into this i nveshgat ion. therefore to give it up altogether Fur 1' self, he felt coolie dent dist there was no security that this question would be fairly tried. unless it was agitated by Pare lisment. lie would go further. Even if those persons succeeded in obtaining justice. mill that would not be sufficient. Law Courts were Courts 01 nem. anti many trials were loot upon plaid., without ever comm.: to it considtratioei of the substantial part of the ea-e. This, however, would decide the iassie between the People and Minister , . This was a pant which ought to be provided again.t, hut which could Ice only provided against by rafliimrnt. He thought it inieleceseary, on that occasion. to mite r into a discus; as to the legality or illegality of the Meeting of the IGth of A ogie.t. and for this reason—letcruse, on no one of tie Revolutions was judgment given in the awe. Thry only stud that a prima fhcie case was made out, which made it incumbent on them to require so investigation ; whet the result 'multi be no oe e presumed to decide. They slid i.ot wish to imitate the conduct of the persona who had scarcely heard what reached them of the proceedings, ere they dared to prejudge the case. ere they dared to pollute the lips of their Sovereign, by inducing him to express his satisfactiou at conduct which may hereafter turn out to be criminal.—(Share ) —lle meant no insiouation. They (the Minister.) it was who had pre judged the question. Let the meetin g demand inquiry—let them quietly. but tinily, demand it. This term, DEMAND. perhaps bo u l ide,l harshly, awl seemed uncourteous to cer. coin rats; but our ancestors. in their Petition of Rights to Charles I. not ouly demanded but hr sited on their rights. The Noble Lod, after s r. r e d , o ther observations. which the lateness o f th e hour presents us hoax insetting, remarked, iu con. elusion, that lie would he at his post in Pailiainent when this question came to he discussed. cud that hr would be ogle of the foremost to DEMAND in+ quiry.—/Cowl cheering.) Mr. WiLLAX. of Dewsbury. made some obser vations on the necessity of a Reform in Parliament. 'Die Address was then put and carried—the only opposition being from Mr. Wortley and the other Gentleman—(theering.) Mr. J. STNICILLAND (son of Sir William S.), moved that the Requisitionists be appointed as a Committee to devise the most effectual means of laying the Adders , ' before his Royal Highness the Prince Regent. The Hon. Gentleman then com mented its a fineable manner on the late Manchester riots. No mats had hitherto the hardihood to de. fend the Magistrates. No attempt at it had been made ; uu the contrary, the Loyalists contented themselves with a side wind; but he would put it to themselves to say. whether they honestly did this, or whether they were driven to it, in order to get oat of the difficulty in which they were placed ? (t steers.) Mr. S. WORTIAT stood forward, to request a hearing.—(ilisses.)—At length he was allowed to go on. He did not wish to sit and hear himself taunted with having octet, unfairly. Alter some conversation between Mr. STRICIE• LAND and Mr. WORTLEY. the former expleined— he meant nothing to Mr. W. personally. Mr. BAIN'S read a note from Mitchell. stating that hr (M.) was reedy to disprove the charge brought agaii.st him. Mr. B. concluded by mov ing a vote of thanks to the Requisitionists who called the Meeting.—Carried unanimously. Mr. TODD supported the Resolutions. In the course of his speech he expresweel his opinion that the inquest on Lees had heen postponed to the lit of December. in order to give Ministers an opiate. tuuity of protecting certain individuals by a Bill of Indemnity. On the motion of Thanks to the Requisitionist., Earl FITZWILLIAM return-d thanks Icor himself and the other Noblemen and Gentlemen who bad signed the Requisition. Ou the motion of the Duke of NORFOLK, Thanks were voted to the High Sheriff, for his *We and efficient conduct in the Chair. The HIGH SNERIPP, in returning thanks. mid that 'his calling the present meeting was in unison with every act of hie life. He should ever be found the friend of popular assemblies when conducted as this had been, with temperance acid (Applause). Earl FITZWILLIAM then recommended the itn messne multitude assembled to depart quietly to their homer. Mr. WILLAI repeated the recommendation. and said they had door their dirty. The banjoes* of the day bring ended. the High Sheriff. at balf-past four o'clock. dimoired the toretiug. The people then separated with loud cheers, and the roads to the vicinity of York were throughout the evening flocked by persons who attended the meeting peaceably returning to their homes. Massy of them had come a dostauce of forty wiles to attend the meeting. The election for the comity of Longford corn. menced on the Bth instant. The numbers on the clime of dw poll on Saturday the 9th, were Sir George Fetberstoa 51 Lake White,jun. .ll There has not wen • contested election in this county for 47 years. On the present occasion a vei spirited Me is anticipated. Sir G. Virruestsrus, who is ssu of the late Member, stands 1111 the Ronan interest. which had hitherto sent his father to Par liament. Mr. WHITE elands uu the independent interest. • We learn that Lord SOMERVILLI died ow the Sth instant. at Verity. Switzerland : his Lordship. et is said. will be buried in Gluucridershire.—(Tieses.) Miss O'Nett.t., after a mast successful e . t.a to Liverpool, is now playing at Mauchester,froui whence she premeds to Kilkenny. The Inqnest upon Jolla Lau, at Mazebeeter• was en Wednesday edjoonsod by the Oteenire till thy Ist day a December, to bit Illps . beliest et Om • +.. +: ;.E i'.~o~~~ CARLILL'S !NHL *roa PUBLISHING " PALMS OP NATURE: COURT OF ILINWS BENCH, Gviumut.t, FILIDaT. OcTeen. IS. A minsidershle mood saansibisl this nonewitig, f w tNit proper of hearts; Mr. Carlite's staimil trial, &or the rei fication of ant they &Wind emit. The Defmadmit, who, we liesileratawd, was taken into cos. god, last sight wpm after the soviet d gnat, was recsra,4 against him, catered the Ginn. amended try two °Meer., t.t nsiontes dler nine. Hs leohed 'steins'', all. He was seetiosiosied by a Mead, who soloed hint to arrow:ins, an the tads a great mamba. of vadmses Mr Hoot joined tuna sawn afteerranto. (lief hulk* Abbott took his seat ow the Brach at hcif past aim. The Lewd Mayor mirk his monism near hurt The ewer of a The King r GAS" Wrist be►a Mr. Behar, procerded is mid over the list of the Siwrial Jitry--of whom ugly die three followimi grmtiemtes arevw.,l to theft names:— merchant, metre, usevehatit, re, mberchasi, the fullowitig indiv.!u ‘'s J. ganadersta, of J.Cltristopher, of NPIN ST. Linwood, of Billior Mr. Growl prayed a Vales, Were /WWII :.•••• J. Messiroger, elutiveller, I Meityarnin Denham, Chas. Letterman, bookseller, James Worttieh, Laker. Edward Praetor, glazier, I W SOWS, henhAti,3 r, Chas. firitavrovir, victualler, J. araiss, carrier. W. Your% jtrelkr, When the wanes were called over... Mr. Caddo rose sod said—Before the Jury are /MOM. I enter toy protest against the brood consprtineey of the Cowl to try this gerstios. I believe also I have a right to raj t stone of the &abstain, if I think proper. The Chief Jaatite—Yes, if you have say legal cause :n assign. - Mr. Carlite--This is a qatodimi of opinion --and, if I boos that there is a was us the Joey owned to my ori oles, that is suißcient cause. The Chief Jestice—lt is out a solicitut cease in law, '.ti a case of this kind. The Joey were then swot.. Mr. Marriott *peed the pleadings. Hy the indictor. :it the Defeatism Richard Cartile, was charged with uulsofit:ly sad wickedly publish's.' • wawialoss e btasphemonv, wick. ,J, sad protease libel, of awl etioreraiug the Holy Scripte..• ; to which hadietoieut be bad ph West Art Guilty. Mr.Gurary--" flay it plea.e your Lordskip- G. will nit n of the Airy—the abort description at this Witten*. it le.ch ties bee. gives you by soy Learned Fs iesd,le sufaciess to sprie•ze you of the peat, the importaut, the sowiestoos g0e5t....1 which you arc ralkil se to try. The prooreutios has b..cii I.stituled by Ws Society fur the !armlike* of V.ca— A Society which has very mach Iseaelited the public, on row y eceasiow,lay preseroling, sod,'" prosecuting, petting doe-, those licentious publications which bijore the sterols of t .e commosit y, and, particularly, the morale of oar pooh . It, y have thought that the religion of the wantry, ow a Islet. s'l morals are (waded, was ow less emitted to protection ili:' .1 those studs which ransom from it—sad, whew they four..., is she must crowded sweat of this great meatropolsa, Om p, to limiest, attacking sod reviling the Christie. religion a. .l the Holy Scriptures, were publicly offered to view, ai I establishes's', mkt, in the shop of the Defewlast, debut,. i• sated " The Temple of Roues, amid the Illfre of t's Repablfeete.“ they felt theasselveecalled ea to do their ye: t . towards pantile dose such Wiese productioas—whict., if they succeeded in their t. b , wadi dimly, she bonds eat civil society, sad destroy I e ormeat by which society iii held together. They therefore oblehied evidence of the publitation of this ad take works — sad, whew ibiy had ewe ao„ they submitted • bill of iodielsonit to the Grand Jury of this City, which has boos hood • it.. bill, and you are this day to declare whether the Defender' be or be oat guilty of the charge reamed @galas* him. Th,s iedictmest imputes to the Defendant, QM he, peofeaely, and snewsiag se beteg the Holy _Sieiglores Wt. disbei.ec contempt, sad discredit, p. 04811111 • smodalow, impious, sad pretest libel, .f sod cameral.; the Maly Sertptiu.s, sod the Christian religion. I hare view to Worm you what the beak is, which is so charged—owed yes will wry spee dily have the means of deciding whether that week dose out well warrant the epithets bestowed ea it. Gewlrearn, the Defeadent has to day entered his protest agalost die autho rity of the Coon to try this cauee. I know Rot is Coiii-P, what offesider may sot, no matter the eaters or 'N..... oksioa of his crime, utibloidingly defy the authority of t.ie Court to recognise it. Whether his offence be theft, or wader, or any thiag else, be may, shut standing at the bar if a Court of Justice, display his hardihood by questioning its authority. We shall be asked, I 'nip pow, toolay, by what law is That, of which the 1), - readmit is accused, recognised as a. offence? I answer. by the socket i the well.koown, the usivevaally.recogaised taw of Eitglasel—that which was law before say statute ass s a greed oa on books—that law, by which our civil rights vie repilated--that low by which our property is wotecied (rota the Wads of the thief--err houses from the iwoodo ot toe midnight robber--oar lives from the machiastiowe to oar desperate aseasitio—our promos from the pellet iou of YU AA& O ral lest. That law by which sodomy, weeder, OP ft, sod ottor mimeo, are paaidied--soate by death, others by isittetwise of a &Retest descriptioa. AU these, geminate, we errs es sty Col■lllloll law which, we are Mid, 'gaols+. This is the thot - trine of those, sod of those wily, who let all law at di b 00... The book which is the sullied of this didelle. which a...., t printed by the Defrodasi, wee origleallypiliabed by too.— (the original publisher bring saint to soother charged— , . intritted ' The Petwelpies of Nefore ; or, A Derelopeseeht of the Mewl Celine of Happiases mai Mao" newrot the ffuesept Aporier,' suit is wad to be written by &.i.) Palmer, of New York, sad to have geese through seve.al edifies,. Whether this is tree or false, whether the.* is such a perms as Elites Palmer—oe whether he wroie this work—l bees not, sad I cam wt. I hoe the Us readmit poldishieg it with his two head, sod poblothieg it for ao other purpose, bet that which is MOW lii We todiet. mem. It has been my painful duty w ezesonwe 0e....1 books of this nature—but I can decidedly may, that with the exception of she infamous week which has bee. 0n0... the coosideratimi of the Court for some days peal. 1 wee sever seen any shims so abominable es the vetoing *birth .0.4 gives rise to this indictment—sod I do ma know bet Oa , in MEW pumps, it goes beyond the production so who II I have alluded. The first passage I shall read to yots se we• .d from the 4th chapter, eatitied ' The &Ude ; or. The sec.., Writhtge of the Jew .tad Cheletiere—ead I trod shot foe,. sage to chew ye. that there ie oothiag, is the somma.soi is which it steads, that ca. expiate sway its meta,' purport. The Wiesege to as allow t- 4 Armee sit motions that have pesesolled to amy WWI of literary isisonwew at, three haw away. belo /seed sashitious, theoposig. sod fanatic eiss, who are impelled by we or the mew of thew emisideratisiaa to become Mew or iadoesitial chains. is among the beings who suressiedsd them. thipreisisty of ta loa@ or iseprowaseals, amesitsted • 1111111611 of hop. .4,1 sereteg belief, that they should swewd is se attempt et tee• kind. Ailwatage WIC taboo of beams . Jimorasies, salt the mese dessnictiee sad plops were issiroilocro owl establethed by ewgt► . itlirawthe twee of aostiwor. to IBM lOW wet at all, we very RUM impowil, twists.. hoe *up plied the plate of sacred weitiaga. soul they how t 0,.. .q..... 17 We illopest thane waprisicipted chieflaiss villle Woe armour d 'wheels), wee theas.`o—The book thoaePoorsdo I. 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