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TH EA TR E S. badaY•LANg. The tragic play of Phar►* was last night repre sented to an overflowing house. Mr. You's°, as Rolla, was inimitable ; his address to the soldiery was given with great point and effect ; his perform.. mice of this character we think his chef d'entre. The character of Alonzo derived a principal share of its interest from the judicious acting of its representative, Mr. Course. tlis delivery of the passages which reprobated io bold and sarcastic terms the cruel and oppressive conduct of Pizarro And his followers, was spirited and energetic.— Mr. Tin M was impressive as O,ozemF,o, and re. ceived his meed of approbation. Mrs. W. Warr, as Core, faithfully depicted the love of an anxious mother and endearing wife : this Lady, in soft and pathetic tragedy, has no compeer on the stage. The vest of the performers acted with great spirit, and the certain fell amidst shouts of applause. CONANT-IA RDEN. Previous to the commencement of The Beggar's Opera.last evening. Mr. Cawnot came forward anitstated, that Miss PATON had been for several hours labouring under such ve►y severe indisposi tion. that her medical friends bad given it as their opinion that she ought not to attempt appearing before her kind patrons that evening ; but that Miss PATON, anxious to prevent any disappoint meet. and to NM what she conceived to be her defy, had determined to sustain her part in the opera, as she felt snored that the indulgence mid .liberality invariably displayed by the au dience in cases of a similar description could not be withheld from her. When she made her appearance as Polly she was greeted with loud applause; her vocal powers betrayed no evidence of indispoaitiow, though she looked pale, and seemed to move as if under the influence of languor and weakness. Her songs were encored by many of the audience, but a more considerate feeling pervaded the majority, and Miss PATON was saved from this unnecessary ezertion.—The new grand redo-drama of Ali Packs went off with brilliant effect, and was received with decided approbation. The scenery, which so essentially contributes to the success of productions of this description. is finished in a must beautiful and vivid style. The house was very well attended. DEATH OP EDWARD MILLER MUNDY, ESQ. M.P. FOR DiallYllllllll. [►ROM ♦ COURUPWIDENT.) It is with emelt concuss we have to nee the death of• the above individual, which took place at Shipley Hall on the 18th instant. Mr. Mundy has represented the comely of Derby is Parlianseat daring an nainterrupted period of Ml years. He was zealously attentive to the business of His musty, its which, durumg the recess of Parliament, be con stantly molded ; tad he was a liberal friend and eontribator to all Ho lomat miablishasents wad institutions. Mr. Mundy wu thelms.married—brat to Miss Meynell, by whom be hod lose ame dastgliter sad ire woes; secondly, to Baroness widows of Thomas Lord Midleton, by whom be Wew daughter the Duchess of Newcastle, recently de • essseill; and thirdly, to the widow of R. Harwell, Fag. by wbsm he bad owe me. He breathed his last on Ike evening of the day of his nativity, bating accomplished lifes brief pilgrimage at t h e precise age of 72. THE LATE /Rd. GARRICK. Garrick's beautiful chateau and grounds at Hampton will now be brought toiler hammer. The house is its a sad dila pidated end ruinose condition, and the offices and coscb. houses consigwees in comparative decay. This was once a place of hospitable splendour. Indeed, so ambitious was Garnet of she eitarscter of boapliality, that he not only en tertained Maisseirle aad learned guests, but he afforded sc. ennanselesien is sheer carriages end servants as well as theasselsea; lee attested to his he... nearly one dozen extra coaclelseeses, all of which reasons lo this day. The narrow ness of Mrs. Garnet's ireesant, and her exceedingly chseits. tale dispositioa, prevented her repairing the house; she ge. nosily resided sa the salmi; bet the greatest part of the vaned', especially tesrants the Theme, are more pic turesque sad beastifel these they were originally. Mrs. Garrick, when young, was extremely beautiful, but latterly @be boom* masculine, sad assumed masculine habits; .be was to the end of her life much attached to hoe hnsitere, and even to the pruning of her own fruit trees. The enter of t►ss remembers on one occasion, not many years hut, whilst rinsing her grounds at liamplow, per ceiving an old person clothed is ■ large sertout on a ladder, somas the trees and nailing them to the wall; the man who was his conductor desired he would sot approach that Rees, as it was Mrs. Garrick, who wished to escape ober,- The espeoses of Mr. Gerriek's fusers), one of the most syknilnl ewer seen in this country, were, we believe, never Pet The isadertaker was ruined by the job, and died a Seeps. The seism tor, Mr. Albany Wallace, wan al es). tardy in paying Garrick's debts. Mrs. Garrick has bliss been reproached for her want of reopen to the memory or her humbled, is not erecting a monument to bia fame is Westminter ADM y, which was afterwards dose by Mr.Wal late. The fact is, she had an the mean*, sad besides, she always thought Gariiek belonged to the public. The greatest part of Mr. Garrick's Library, except his old Ways, which, as we stated un Saturday, were given So the Museum, mad a certain portion retained by Mrs. Garrick, were be/seated by h.rn to his nephew, Carrington Garrick, sad we never beard what became of them. There see, how ever, libraries stored with good sod nodal books, bath i• the houses at Hampton and on the Adelphi Terrace; many of these books are enriched with nitographs and issauseripi N.,des, by the briniest wits and distinguished writers of the , Ito. Thew will prove . honer bourke fur the Hiblionsases or hosionlaes, when they shall be sold, which is intended, its they were given to Mrs. Garrick only during her life. Drury -lase Theatre taint:Ai, an unique appearance from having the fronts of two prinnini sit private butts. einsfd—une bebrigiag to Mos. Glatt., the other to Mrs. Garrick. Fur the 6 •1411, of the Drama, and highly to the credit of the Sub f oamittee of that Theatre when it was let to Mr. Ellistois, 5 ' especial clause was inserted in the lease, guaraoteeing to Mrs. Garrick for life, the uncontrossled puisseidnon of this without any consideration whatever. Sir FRAPCIE BURDETT on Saturday evening vi. .itiid Covent-garden Theatre, accompanied by his friend Mr. DOUGLAS KINNAIRD. The Proprietors of Covent-garden Theatre have ikOt vet concluded their treaty with Miss KELLY, bet we ere informed there is very little doubt that theatre will shortly have the advantage of this lady's brilliant talent'. HAZARD and Co. respectfully remind the Pub lie, that a Lottery on the good Old Plan, same as tLirty years hock, begins drawing next Wednesday Week, os skieli day all tbe followioe Capitals may be drawn (as t here are we Puled Prizes): Three of 20,0001., Two of IllbOffi, Two of 0,0001, Three of 2,0001., Ten of 1,0001., Illuadred more Pinta of 5001., 3001., and 2001. aunts and old established Offices, Royal Exchange 16, Cornball; and 344, Oxford-street, where was sold '°'" Prizes of 20,000/, to the last Lottery and preceding ussuaat, 1 • It r. e or rl 1. IS ss L. L. P. O. Sri aet ars hs hr ro re. rut br A. As led rf ter iM or Abe we- , le. icsa fir ady she , [we e 060 • . r er iic All It r e sk IRIt4NI). I.l* MrsiLIGENCIL Dust m, OCTO3III 19. [Prom the Armisares QUARTER ASSEIWELY. Yesterday being Quarter-day, the Corporation assembled at their house in %Villiam•street. The greater portion of their time was occupied by a babbling demagogue (it Mr. Sutter) heaving and working nut his wandering ideas and oratorical abortions in the promotion of discord sod dominion amongst his fellow-cititeno. This man and his fac tion opposed a vote of thinks to Sir William Smith, for the gentlemanly and proper di•charge of his functions so High Sheriff. Oa the question bring put from the Chair, it was carried by a great ma jurity of voices. A ballot was afterwards had and repeated three times, in consequence of some inse. curacy in counting the numbers in the House ; upon counting the last ballot, the numbers were 47 white, and 49 black—majority two. Mr. Sutter moved the thanks of the Howe to Sheriff Tho►pe, for having given the toast, which was unanimously agreed to. The Sheriff, with that grace and dignity for which he is so remarkable, returned thanks, lie made the same speech at at his official dinner ; a speech which has gained him such distinguished notoriety. it was " lauded to the very echo." COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Warms s*, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21. Deere ae LOAD CUM 'went and Special Juries. LIBELS. THE KING V. THOMAS DOLBY. On this case beiug called on, six special jurymen only appeared. Mr. SCARIATT and Mr. EVANS, for the Defend ant, objected, t h at when this e..u.e was befor called on fur trial et a former lilting, three spe cial jurymen appeared, and at was the to only that were challenged on the ground of minutia . - ferency in the Sheriff who returned the pannel : the Learned Counsel contended, therefore, that the three special jurymen then not objected to. ought now to form part of the jury to try the cause. and that the Coroner might only to have completed the requisite number from talesmen. The LORD CHM JUSTICE overruled the ob. jectiou, on the ground that it did not appear on the pos€ea that the special jurymen were nut object ed to. On the talesmen coming to the book to he sworn. it appeared that they had been summoned specially by the Coroner. THANKS TO THE BRITISH NATION. The Corporation in diet instance affected the pos session of at least one redeeming virtue. Mr. Fitzsimmons said they would give all they could, " their liberal thanks to a liberal people," for the noble generosity displayed in the relief and preservation of their countrymen. This retointion was received and passed with considerable applause; as also thanks to Mr. Wilton and Committee of the Landon Tavern, the late Lord Mayor of Dublin, nension House Committee, and Secretaries. Thanks were voted on the motion of SQ. Wm. Smith to the late Lord Mayo►, for his conduct while in office. Mr. SCARLIMT again objected that the Coroner had no right to anticipate a deficiency of special jurors, and prepare beforehand for that event by ■ututnooing any Niemen; but that be ought to complete the jury out of indifferent persons who might be in Court. The present proceeding was a novelty, and, as he apprehended. full of danger— and as such, he thought it his duty now to object to it. Mr. Ewalt* followed on the acme side. Mr. GURNEY and Mr. TINDALL were heard on the other side; and Thanks were also voted to Thomas Whelan. The freedom of the city, and a congratulatory address on his promotion, was voted to his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin, and ordered to be pre• seated by deputation ; and an address and freedom of the city to T. Spring Rice, Esq. M.P. for his exertions in Parliament for the benefit of the country, and particularly for his services in the Committee on the Local Taxation of Dublin. REPEAL OF THE UNION. On the motion of Mr. Poole, seconded by Mr. Joshua Kearney, some spirited resolutions of Mr. Willis's were agreed to, and it was resolved to peti tion Parliament for its repeal. This resolution was sent up to the Board of Aldermen for their concur rence, to which an answer was received about hall past seven o'clock, that the Board " had disposed of them." A motion was then agreed to, that the resolutions should he published, and stand as them of the Sheriffs and Commons of Dublin ; and ■ Committee was appointed to prepare a Petition to Parliament on the subject. About two o'clock a motion of adjournment to soup and satlilon was made, when Mr. Fitzsimmons, after complimenting the Press, and instancing such celebrated men as Sheridan, Erskine, &c. who had hero Reporters, mo►ed that the Gentlemen of the Press should be invited to partake of the re freshment, and Mr. Sheriff Thorpe politely ad vanced to the centre of the room, and requested of them to do ao ; the Gentleman who attended for this Paper, bowed to thank him, and declined the invitation. MR. OWEN—ORPHAN SOCIETY. Tuesdoy the annual dinner of the Orphan So. ciety was held at Dempsey's. City of Dublin Ta vern, &ekedle-short. About eighty Gentlemen sat down to dinner. Counsellor FINLAY took the Chair. On the cloth being removed, Non Nobis Domino was sung. " The King," and several other toasts, having been drank with every demonstration of respect aod attachment, The CHatalt4N rose and spoke as follows: Gentlemen, 1 am about to propose • toast, to which I request your particular attention; it is one which 1 feel assnred you will receive with pleasure. Any man who applies the energies of his talents, and the exertions of his life, to the advan tage of his fellow-creatures, sets forth a strong claim to the good opinion of mankind, and challenges the respect of every nation, whether civilized or savage. Gentlemen, I ptop•se to you " The health of Mr. Owen." Loud applau►e followed the announcement of this tout, which was drank with three times three. Mr. Owen then rose, and reword thanks as follows :—Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen—l return you my best thanks for the very kind manlier in which you have drank my health ; and I beg leave to assure you, which I do with the utmost sincerity, that 1 do not feel myself entitled to that claim on your consideration, which has been so strongly urged by your worthy, hat mistaken Chairman. In the direct course which I have taken, 1 have been actuated but by one motive—the simple and distinct one of contributing to the happiness of my fellow -creatures. Tins island, perhaps, more than any part of Europe, requires some amelioration of the condition of the people. lam well aware of the various principles which keel, alive a spirit of party feeling in this canary. It was my firm de termination, on my coming here, not to enter into any party feelings; 1 Ism never done so iu Eng land, 1 have never done es in Scotland, I have never done so in Wales, and 1 am aware how much greater injury might be done here by giving way to them ; but I look forward to the period when those feelings ■hall subside. Within the memory of many persons present a sew power has been created, far exceeding the united power of the whole world fifty years ago. My visit to this country has been for the purpose of endeavouring to indeed Govern ment to give that power a proper direction, •hich, ailed by wisdom, must insure prosperity to persons of the highest, as well as to those of the lowest de gree. I shall not detain you, Gentlemen, by enter. nag more fully into the subject at present, but shall conclude by giving, " An Union of all Parties fur the benefit of Ireland." This toast was drank with three times three. A great number of appropriate glees sad Kings enli vened the evening, and it was not until a late hour that the company separated. Mr. SCARLETT replied. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE was or opinion that the objection was not valid. His Lordship thought the Coroner bad not done wrong in desiring certain persons to be present to supply an anticipated defi. ciency of special jurors. The Jury being then sworn— Mr. TINDALL opened the pleadings. Mr. Guas air stated that this was an indictment against the Defendant. a bookseller io the Strand, for publishing a seditious libel, entitled the " Pub hied Dictionary," addressed, as the preface stated, to Members of Parliament, Magistrates, Half-pay Officers, &c., and it professed to furnish a com mentary and explanation of the vucabalary of cur. ruption, in the course of which King. Lords, Corn mons, Clergymen, Lawyers. in short, every class of the community but the very lowest, were abused and vilified. For the purpose of the present in dictment * few passages had been selected from the work, ■nd he did not think his Learned Friend, Mr. Scsrlett, would be able to extent*. ate the malice and wickedness of these passages by any reference to other parts of the work, for there was scarcely a page that did not contain a libel. The first he should select was 8. Comm on Law ;" that was said to be " any thing the Judge pleases ; for example, the fining Mr. Davison three times in the midst of his defence, and fining Mr. Clement for publishing Thistlewood's trial." The writer of this, continued Mr. Gurney, was not so ignorant as not to know that the common law was not what the Judge pleased ; he was not so ignorant us not to know the cir cumstances under which Davison was tined; and thst had the Learned Judge forborne to fine him on that occasion, he would have betrayed his duty to the public; ■nd it was not for publishing Thistlewood's trial that Mr. Clement w•s fined, but for publishing part of that trial whilst it was still pending. But it was not the object of the writer to inform, but to mislead. In • note it was stated that Chief Justice Pemberton had said, that he had made more law than the King and both Houses of Parliament, and that some of the peseta Judges seemed inclined to follow his example. The next passage he should advert to was, " Con stitution in Church and State."—" The Constitu tion under winch we live is a gross imposition ; it consists in this—religion without piety, law without reason, representative's without constituents, togs tocracy without talents, a King without authority, and people without subsistence." The Learned Counsel proceeded to cite other passages, amongst which were—" Parliament," said to be " a meeting of s thousand persons met together under pretence of the public good, but iu reality to procure for themselves and relatives a larger propor tion of the public spoil,"—t'" St. Stephen's Cho pel," said to be " a House of ill-fame, fre quented by night brawlers and other suspi cious characters." It surely would not be as serted that passages like these should come within the protect* due to tl►e liberty of the press, or that we should become slaves unless • writer was permitted to abuse the Government in all its parts. In the absence of all defence, his Learned Friend might resort to the topic that this was a prosecution by a society ; but it was not upon the pleasure of those individual., but upon the opinion of the Grand Jury who had found the bill, that the prose cution was founded. It was no part of the inquiry, by whom the charge was preferred ; the question was, whether the Defendant was guilty or not of hawing published the libel. and with what intentions hr had made that publication. The press existed only under the protection and restraint of the law, and if it were not under such restraint it would be come. instead of a blessini, a nuisance. How could the character of individuals and of the Government be respected unless the press were under the re straint of the law ? Mr. Gurney concluded by re peating the words of au eminent Judge, that if the press should gain a victory over the law, it would gain • victory over itself. Horatio Horton was then called and examined by Mr. TINDALL—He stated that lie purchased th e book (which was put into his band) of the Defend ant himself, at his house in the Strand. Cross-examined by Mr. Scsat.ere.—Witneis had known the work before, though he bed not read it through; he was directed to purchase it by the Committee of the Constitutional Association, but by whom the o r d er was given he did n u t recollect. Mr. Murray is one of the Committee, and also the Solicitor and Secretory of the Aisociatiou. He is employed in this prosecution. Moses' is ie the service of the Society, and receives a yearly salary of 801. He received some salary about three weeks * tr *go, but does not know if there has liertriPX new who lent Oeine ' S W ritings to supposed friend subscription lately. Before he was employea*V his. who informed against him, and the mats the Society he assisted his brother in his correspon.• j bat seansported for seven years. He (Mr. Scut dence, and was introduced to the Society by Mr. lett) wou ld got mention names, but the fact Sharp. It was on the 1611 r May who tried him had ' himself chaired the book. He knows !Uri. that he per- w b o ll e s ;o w li e ul d t th t a fi t e ga j o u l d e g e S uo i (Kea one of the Counsel. sonally; he a.ked witness if he had nut seen He mentioned this asau illustration - kfthe ro cessity him in Bridge-street ; witness answered that he there ass Out the Jury should b e *toured'ethitt tile might have seen him in Cliespride. lie a nswered bookseller intended all the evil consequences that to for the purpo.e of cutting the matter as short us Mr. Gurney had stated. In conclusion, he trusted possible. Witness had un knowledge at the time the Jury would give an example by their verdict. he bought the book that it was fur the p u rp o se of that when a Society bent to buy a bank (which, as prosecution. libel, the Goverument think too contemptible to The libel was then put in and teed by Mr. Ab- notice), without giving the bookseller warning of bolt. their intention, the Jury would not find that the Mr. SC A RLETT then rose, and addressed the Jury I bookseller intended all those consequences stated in on the behalf of the Defendant. He said that the the indictment, but would find him nut guilty. observations of his friend, Mr. Gurney. oere most The Loan Cam Jusirick, after reading end of them common-place, which belonged to every commenting on the alleged libellous passage!, said. prosecution. lie had selected two or three passages that tap one could doubt that the tendency of them for the purpose of declamation, but he had not in- was to bring the Government and Coostitutiou into traduced airy topic which respected the intlividoal. contempt. The intention must be judged of by Mr. Dolby, or his character. On this subject he the effect of the acts of the person, and when a (Mr. Scarlet!) wished to make a few observations, wen k was put forth whose tendency was so manifest, without wishing, even if he had the power, to move I the Jury must infer the intention from the effect. their passions, but only that they might distinguish I lie thought it • matter of perfect indifference who those prosecutions where the public interests were I the Prosecutor was, as it was not affected to be de concerned, front those officious and iirtemperate I nied that the witness had spoken the truth. By proceedings put in motion from other reasons. If ; law he was bound to give the Jury his opiiiion, and the book merited the character which his Learned in his opinion thi, was a libel, but the Jury would friend, Mt. Gurney, had given it, eurrly it would exercise their own reason and judgment, and find not have been left to Mr. Murray, the Solicitor and accordingly. Secretary to the Association, or to Mr. Sharp and The Jury retired to deliberate at half.past one Horton, his assistants, to discover it; but the At. o'clock, and at four they returned into Court with torney.Gerieral knew that from any book that ever • verdict of Guilty. was published passages might be selected that THE KING E. CLARKE. would be deemed libellous, but it did not follow This was au indictment at the instance of the that the general tenour of the work was of that Society for the Suppression of Vice against the Or character. Did the Gentlemen of the Jury think pendant, for the publication of a protium and blab that when Dean Swift published those works which phemous libel, called " Queen Malt." were so much admired. and now formed part of the The Defendant, who appeared in his own cense, literary character of the nation—his Garlfieer's Tee. asked if the Jul were any of them Members of the eels—that he had any i n t en t ion o f putting down , Society for the Suppression of Vice? and bring the institutions of the country? In the Voyage to answered in the negative, they were sworn. Brobdignag might he found whole chapters on the Mr. Maaavarr opened the pleadings. abuse of existing limitations; but did he therefore Mr. GURNEY stated the case for the prosecution. mean to pat them down ? There was no writer The libel in this case was the work of a very young but what pointed the ridicule of his argument man, • few copies of which had been circulated against the abuses of institution.. For example, some years ago, but it had sunk into deserved obli- Lord Chesterfield, a courtier. and employed in vion, where it would probably have remained, if high offices of State: did any man suppose that he the Defendant, who happened to be possessed meant to polite down the Monarch, when he said of a copy, had not republished and adopted in his Letters to his Son—" Monarchies differ it as his own, knowing that the author could much; Monarchs differ not at all ; those who have no protection from the law for a work like are absolute desire to continue so. and those that. When the Jury heard the passages read, that are not endeavour to become so.*—Then they would see it was impossible to mistake the again, no doubt, the Jury had all reed the character of the work, or the intention of the author. Psalms, he would not quote the passages. but there It might be said that an author did not adopt all were many strong ones against Kings; the Society the sentiments what he puts into the mouths of had not found them out, became he believed they the characters of his work ; but here there were had more business at their writing desks than at notes, which, if the text left any unceitaiuty, church. All the institutions of mankind were is. excluded all doubt on the subject. The Learned ble to shim. The satirist takes hold of those Counsel briefly touched on the passages, which abuses, and exposes for the purpose of reforming were of a most profane and irreligious tendency. them. There was not a chapter in Horace. that The work was, he said, consistent in wickedness, did not satirise Kings and Governors; and Juvenal, and so religion and morality were inseparable. under the supposed name of • Roman Senator, and when you destroyed the one you also destroy had whole pages in abuse of Kings. What ed the other. It was not surprising, therefore, then ? Were all satires to be exploded ? But he that the author bad gone on. to abuse the in would go farther, and would say, that not even' stitution of marriage—an institutiou which had the history of any country of the world could be contributed more than any other to the happiness pointed out that was not libellous. It might be it and virtue of mankind. He would not enlarge on libel to write on the dead, if thereby you hurt the the blasphemotis passages, as the Jury would have feelings of the living. What man then could the misfortune to hear them read by the officer of write the history even of a King that was dead ? (for the Court. all Monarch. were not perfect) The history of Clunks Jones was then sworn and examined.— Henry VIII, fur instance, since our present He stated that he purchased the book frum the Sovereign was descended from him. Sir Na. Defendant on the 4th of May, 1821, at his shop, thaniel Written was prosecuted for • libel on No. 201, in the Strand. There were four other the memory of a Russian Sovereign. There was copier in the window of the shop. hardly any species of work which might not be pro- The passages of the libel having been read— secuted. therefore the Jury were not to infer mien- James Regnali was called, and proved having lion from particular passages. but to take the whole bought a copy of the libel on the 10th of work together. The Learned Counsel proceeded to 1821, from the Defendant. quote • peerage from Dean Swift's political works. The witness underwent a long cross-examina. in which the Irish House of Commons was charm:. tioo.—He said he had been in the service of the tensed as a den of thieves, and the debates corn- Suciety for three years. He had been io the Cur. pared to the noises which arise when butchers take tom House, but was discharged. mid had since had the air ; but no man could infer that Swift de- a pension granted him of 751. a year, commeucing signed to overturn the Government because he horn the time of his discharge. pointed his satire against the worst part of the Irish The Defendant then addressed the Jury, and House of Commons. The Learned Counsel then contended, that the price (12s. 6d.) at which he had commented upon the different passages of the alleged published the work, precluded it from circulating, libel, and contended that they were that general except smungat well-informed people. He had, sort of satire which had been allowed in all ages. immediately that be heard the work was complained Rut, supposing the book were vicious, was Mr. of, waited ou Mr. Pritchard, the Society's Solicitor, Dolby, it bookseller, to be made a victim because and offered not only to stop the sale of the work. Mr. Horton had gone and expressly asked for a but to give up all the copies, provided the prosecu work addressed to aldermen, magistrates, half-pay holt was stopped ; but his offer was ultimately reject officers, &c. To the last hour of his (Mr. Sear let t'.) ed. [The Defendant here attempted to read a letter life he should contend that the intention of the from Mr. Wilberforce, but was stopped by the seller was not to Ise inferred from one or two pas- Chief Justice, as that gentleman was not in Court sages of the work sold ; and how could Mr. Dolby to prove it. The Defendant afterwards wished to conceive that there was any thing wrong in selling read a petition to the House of Commons, but in this work, addressed to Magistrates, &c. to a decent that also lie was stopped.]—He then said that hav looking person like Mr. Horton, from the very fo. ing been prevented front pursuing the course lie cue of loyalty in Bridge-street ? Supposing, instead intended, he should only now briefly advert to the of the Political Dictionary, a person weset ogo work for which he was prosecuted. lie hail a to the bookseller's and ask for Johnson's Die- wife and two children, and it could not tie armory, and carry it forthwith to Mr. Murray, and supposed that lie would have published it if desire him to look •t the word " Oats—food of he had thought it would bring Inns into prison. man in Scotland, and of horses in England," would lie then referred to the works of Shaltspeare, Dry. he not run directly to Lord Melville and point out den, and Milton, for parallel passages to those cum the obnoxious article, as tending to ridicule the plained of in Queen Mab. He declared that tie whole Scottish nation ? This book was a profea.ed had not published the work with a view solely 441 general satire, and set forth the distorted seine io profit, for if that had been his only motive, he which certain persons use particular words. It was could have cleared ten times as much by a oak the mode the writer had adopted to lash the vices of Paine's, which he held so his hand, for which la and ammo of all existing institutions. The book. might have had twenty-five pounds a sheet, but ha seller had not said, " This is • good book, put it refused it, because he knew that he should thereby in your pocket;' but he sold it to Mr. Horatio have offended the law. lie thought it extremely Horton, a decent-looking person, who came front hard he should be prosecuted for a work, the opi the Bridge -street Association to ask for it. He moos of which even Mr. Gurney had once advu (Mr. Scarlett) admitted the work was full of satire; opted. and had received a media froil • Suciety uu but it was sot to be supposed that the author in. that account. tended, ss the indictment sets forth, to pall down The Defendant having concluded his address— and destrciy all the institutions of the country; and Mr. Pritchard, the solicitor, and hiisciiilt were if the Jury del not believe that, they could not examined, and deposed to the offer diode lee find the author guilty, much less could they find Defendant to disco n tin ue th e work; Ift.atit if the bookseller gu ilty who mere ly sold th e work. cross-examination, they stated that the Drffrndaht That the Jury should forrn their juAgntent of the still continued the sale. and said he would del hate Intranet+, of the seller from other circutnetances I made the offer if tha book had not been dull of'slife. than isolated pillars of the work sold, was apps- The Loan CHIRP JUSTICE, after reading a'44l rent from th e case of a bookseller wh o wa s found . commenting on the passages in the indictm e nt, de guilty, though he was from home it the time, and dared his opinion that •the tendency of die work had not the book in his possession; but his showmen was, to promote Deism and destroy Christis;ity. seta So procure it fot the person who afterwards The Jury, after a short deliberation, fouled the iiifornied against him, lu s iseighbOutitig coup. t Defendant Guilty, but recommended him to mercy try (Scott-mil) there was an instance of a man in consideration of his family and his poverty,