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THE LONDON JOURNALS. EXTRACTS FROM TIIE DAILY MORNING PAPERS, October 22, 18'22. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] Lord Liverpool and the Chancellor of the Exchequer have determined to submit to Parlia ment, as one of their first measures of Finance, a plan for converting the old Four per Cent. An nuities into Three and a Half per Cent. The result of a similar operation with respect to the Fives last year, occasions this experiment. We hear with surprise and astonishment, that it is the present intention of - Ministers to defer the meeting of Parliament until February, unless some unexpected occurrence should in the mean time occasion a change in their determination.— (J'bid.) -- We have reason to think that the basis of a treaty between this country and Spain, highly to the ad-vantage of. both, are already agreed on. That the present Government of Spain would re joice to be on a friendly footing with England• car► hardly admit of doubt, and that it would . - willingly accede to any arrangements which we could reasonably desire can as little be doubted. Indeed it cannot be for the interest of Spain under any circumstances to throw any obstacles in the way of an intercourse with this great commercial• country, where her rich produce will always find its best market. We have no doubt that by this time the Cortes are become sensible of this, and thaf, besides rescinding their absurd restric tions, further favours in a quarter to which we have long been looking with an anxious eye will not be denied us. We need, say no more on this subject. England and Spain seem destined by nature to he intimately connected with each other. The intercourse is easy, and cannot be interrupted ;. and the natural productions of the one must always find a welcome reception in the other.—(lbid.) [BRITISH PRESS.] In our` Paper of yesterday we stated our reasons for discrediting the report in a French Paper, announcing the defeat of Nina by the army under the Baron D'Eroles, in an action near Olot, which commenced on the 3d inst.— If any doubt remained on the subject, it must be removed by the arrival of Bayonne Papers, which give an account of its position on the 3d, the day on which the action is stated to have taken place. The question of the repeal of the Union is ad vocated in Dublin with considerable ardour and perseverance. A series of Resolutions on the subject, and a Petition to Parliament founded thereon, were adopted by the Corporation of that City in their Quarterly Assembly on Friday last. —The experience of each suceeedin! , day must strengthen this feeling in the City of Dublin, which has suffered so severely by that measure. —(lbid.) [MORNING POST.] French Papers to the 20th instant reached us last night by express. They are all silent re specting the affairs of - Spain, with the exception. of the Quotidienne, which has collected from the. , Ultra Journals of the South a series of rumours . similar to those which events have already so frequently disproved, and which would no _doubt have been copied by the Ministerial Prints if they . had been deemed entitled to the least credit. AMongst these, the defeat .of Mina is always a. favourite and prominent object, and the multiplied assertions sent forth _by the Insurgents and their friends on this point clearly prove the importance which they attach to the movements of this Commander, and the dread with which his military force and personal abilities inspire them. If we are to believe the Quotidienne and the Journal du Midi, however, 44 . Mina has been arrested by his own officers and soldiers, after an affair which he had fought with 'the Royalists, and has been conducted to Pam peluna, under a charge of cowardice and inca pacity." His army is also represented as hav- JOg been completely " dislocated," and the insur rection is said to have extended to Galicia, and to have placed Corunna in the . possession of the Rebels. These would indeed be great advantages; but the Royalists are heroes, whose exploits, ac cording to their own accounts, transcend all that we have heard of ancient valour, and it -is not astonishing that men, three of whom, as we are gravely told /in what 'is called an authentic -.Bulletin, killed twenty-nine Constitutionalists, should be able. to. " dislocate" whole armies at one blow, and to conquer provinces as Don Quixote did windmills. - • [THE TIMES. • Eart O'Neill,—PostmaSter-General, be it re membered,—is said to have come up to Dublin last week, for the purpose of presiding at a Grand Orange Lodge, were the subject,of dis cussion was, whether the College-Green Statue should be dressed with Orange ribands and em blems on the approaching 4th of November.— Now, the last Orange disfigurement of this Statue t, t - It , -1 breach of th , eace, of ,gave rise to a tumultuous . _e• the King's peace, who had enjoined to his Irish 'subjects, and more emphatically to those holding office-under his Government, that they should abstain from all those manifestations of party spirit which ever had led, and unavoidably must lead, as well to a direct disturbance of the public tran quillity, as t; an indefinite prolongation of that evil temper and character with which a state of secure peace would be under ally circumstances inconsistent. At this meeting, then, Master Ellis, (Master Ellis!) had the discretion to de precate the periodical declaration of war against the Papists. Sir G. Hill (another sample of dis cretion!) did the same,. saying—what was suffi ciently wonderful—that he was no longer an Orangeman. If not an Orangeman, how came the Baronet there ? Yet, notwithstanding the -wisdoin of these two grandees—the Master, and' the Vice-Treasurer who chewed at least a decent sense of shame, if not . of public virtue—the King's Postmaster had influence enough to carry a resolution for dressing the statue in open defiance of the King's injunc. 11041.- 7 1 n. plain contempt for the` legal audio city, no Less than for the declared and well known feelings of the Viceroy, and in palpabl e hatred of more than 6,000,000 of his countrymen. The facts referred to are from the Dublin Evening Post: we should be happy to hear them con tradicted. Mr. Owen has repaired to Ireland on his ordinary mission of benevolence and charity. [MORNING HERALD.] There is abundance of speculation in the Foreign Papers upon the affairs of Europe, yet scarcely any that is worth notice. The two principal subject are the affairs of Spain, and the 'movements and designs of the Congress, which are closely connected, and the denoament of which must soon be known to the world. In looking at the accounts from Spain, it is necessary to consider the probability of the statements, and the sources through which they came ;—such is the indefatigable industry with which the same falsehOods are renewed after a few days' interval. For instance ; it is again repotted through some of the Paris Papers that Mina has been defeated by . the Royalists ;—though it is scarcely passible, from the respective forces and positions of the two parties, that such could be the fact. The date of the sup posed defeat too is such that other accounts of it must have reached this country through other channels. It comes also through one of the Journals of the South of France, devoted to the insurgents, and which admitted, but a few days before, that the insurgents were reduced to the most perilous and distressing state,—cut off from the means of retreat, and brought to the necessity of coming to action at last by the combinations of Mina. This victory may be an amende honorable by command. ]Nina—an Officer eminent for his skill, courage, and experience—has directed his own movements, and those of the Generals Com mandants of three Provinces, who are placed under him in such a manner, from his setting out from Lerida, as to encompass the chief strength of the insurgents, and force them to an action, which in all likelihood will decide this sangui nary and unnatural contest. [N w TIMES.] Yesterday the notorious 'Dolby was tried for publishing a seditious Libel. The prosecution was instituted by that most admirable and truly patriotic body, the Constitutional Association.— Every artifice had been resorted to on the part of the defendant to procrastinate the proceed ings, which have accordingly been depending for many months; but justice was not to be eluded : and notwithstanding all the talent of Mr. Scarlett in the defence, the Judge distinctly declared his opinion of the criminality of the publication; and the Jury brought in a verdict of Guilty.—The proceedings of yesterday, while they fully justify our observations, add another instance to the list of meritorious and successful exertions by which the Association has been distinguished. It is a very remarkable fact, that of all the prosecutions instituted by the Asso ciation, both in town and country, not a single verdict has been obtained of Not Guilty. This is really astonishing, when we consider the loads of calumny and abuse which have been heaped upon this excellent Association by all the profligate journals in the Metropolis, and the prejudice which so loud and persevering a clamour cannot but create in all but the strongest and clearest minds. That other equally admirable Institution, the Society for the Suppression of Vice, afforded a proof of its utility in the prosecution of Clarke, the publisher of the late Percy Bysshe Shelley's Atheistical Work. Clarke also was found Guilty. Our readers will rejoice the more, at the vigilance of these excellent Societies, when they learn, that the daring Atheist, Carlile, -has not only found means to open a shop in his own name for the sale of the most infamous publications, but 'an other for the same purpose in the name of Mrs. Wright. These places are furnished with the turning boxes and other machinery to prevent detection, and it may, therefore, require some ti.vie before the proper legal evidence can be ob tained to found prosecutions ; but we trust that both tine Constitutional Association and the So ciety for the Suppression of Vice will be upon the alert, and speedily bring these 'daring offenders to justice. Edward Miller Mundy, Esq. M.P. for Derby shire, died on the 18th instant at Shipley Hall. Mr. Mundy had represented the county of Derby in Parliament, during an uninterrupted. period of thirty-nine years, He was orginally a friend and supporter of Mr. Fox ; but taking alarm at the principles and opinions professed by that great leader in poli tics during the early part of the French Revolution, he, with several others, rallied round the Throne and Constitution, and thenceforward became a firm, steady, and disinterested adhe rent to the King and Governin-at. Silent, however, in his political opinions, an enemy to corruption, and unbiassed by party prejudices, to his honour it may be averred, that no Member of the House of Commons ever quitted the high trust reposed in him with more unsullied hands. In private and domestic life, he was beloved and respected by all ranks of persons. To an exterior more than commonly prepossess ing,flie united the elegant manners and accomplishments of the perfect gentleman. His temper was placid and even, his disposition cheerful, affable, and courteous to all around him. He was zealously attentive to the business of the county, in which, during the recess of Parliament, he constantly resided, and he was a liberal friend and contributor to all its local establishments and institutions. Mr. Mundy was thrice mar ried, first. to Miss Meynell, by whom he had issue one daugh ter and five sons ; secondly, to Baroness Middleton, widow of Thomas Lord Middleton, by whom he had one daughter, the Duchess of Newcastle, recently deceased • and thirdly, to the widow of R. Barwell, Esq., by whom he had one son. He breathed his last on the evening of the day of his nativity, hav ing accomplished life's brief pilgrimage at the precise age of 72. Like the serene lamp of night, he has, at his setting, left a bright line of light behind, to thew the world what a British Country. .cr.ntleman ought to be. The Charitable ,Societ!. of Aliens, established for the purpose of apprenticeing the Children of Poor Parents.; held their annual Festival in Winchester on Thursday last.— The Trustees and Stewards assembled at the White Hart, at ten o'clock, from whence, accompanied by a band of music, and the children who are now serving apprenticeships, they proceeded to the Cathedral, where an excellent sermon was preached by the Reverend H. Washington, A.B. Fellow of New College.—An appropriate service and anthejn were performed by Dr. Chard, the gentlemen, and choristers. —At five o'clock the Trustees and Stewards, with a large party of friends, dined at St. John's House (an excellent dinner was served up by Staning, of the White Hart), where the choir was ably filled by the worthy County Member, Mr. Fleming, who is one of the senior Stewards of the Society.— The SUMS received by the, Stewards for the pUrposes of the Charity, amount to 146/. 4s. 6d. The new Stewards are—the Rev. C. Richards, jun., and Mr. James Eames Niraight.— The Gentlemen of the Alresford Bowling Club Society held their Annual Meeting at the Sun Inn, on Thursday, which was very respectably attended; an excellent dinner was served up in a superior style by Mrs. Smith, and the day was spent in the greatest mirth and hilarity. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, OCT. 21. SPECIAL JURIES. SEDITIOUS LIBELS. THE XING, ON THE PROSECUTION OF THE CONSTITU- TIONAL ASSOCIATION, V. DOLBY. When the Jury was called over, several were excused on their plea, of deafness, or other infirmity, and age. John Crow der, Esq. was excused on the ground of personal irritability. An objection was taken by Mr. SCARLET T and Mr. EVANS, Counsel for the defendant, as to the mode of filling up the de ficiency of numbers of the Jury. The question was—whether the Coroner or Sheriff, tinder an expectation that there might be a deficiency of number on the Jury, ought deliberately to summon individuals of his own choice to make up such antici pated deficiency, or whether a tales ought not to be returned in Court instanter de eircumstantibus, and trot from persons pre viously selected at his own discretion. Mr. GURNEY and Mr. TYNDALE replied to the objection, insisting that the return of the Coroner was strictly consistent with the rule of the Court. Lord Chief-Justice ABEOTT.—The defendant, when this cause was last before the Court, suggested that the Sheriff had a possible interest in returning the Jury—and upon the trial of that fact, the returning of a Jury devolved upon the Coroner. An objection is now taken against the tales : in ordinary cases, if there be not a sufficient number of Jurors, the tales are called in Court. The objection to the Sheriff's return has been al lowed, and the Coroner now makes the return: I am of opinion that there is nothing in the present objection. The Coroner is bound to have persons in attendance to make a Jury ; the tales is made up from such persons as are called viva voce, and it is open to the defendant to challenge any of the tales—on the va lidity of which challenge the Court will decide. I therefore over-rule the objection raised by the defendant's Counsel. The trial must proceed. The Jury were then sworn. Mr. TYNDALE opened the pleadings. Mr. GURNEY stated the case for•the prosecution. The libel is entitled " A Political Dictionary," in publishing which the defendant must know that the imputations they con tained were false and libellous on the nobility and the House of Commons. Such libellers might utter still greater libels, even Courts of Justice would be abused. To say that Mr. Clement was fined because he published Thistlewood's trial was false - ; it was not for publishing that Clement was fined, but for dis obeying the order of the Court—not to publish before the trial was finished. " The Constitution of this country was our boast." The Learned Counsel then commented upon the words A church and clergy, without religion, &c. ; Parliament an empty sound, a hoax ; fhe sanctuary of venality, &c. &c." Could such passages as these be considered a true definition of the blessings of our Government ? Would his Learned Friend contend we were slaves sinless the wess was at liberty to vilify' every thing sacred—the King, the - Church, the Parliament, &c. It was true the conduct of our Representatives might be can vassed, but not by every libeller.' A bill must first be found by, a Grand Jury—a bill had been found against this defendant, and it was not under the shelter of the liberty of the press that the libeller was to attack every body and every thing sacred. — The liberty of the press could not exist bdt for the protection of the law. He should conclude with an observation lie recol lected to have heard, that, if the liberty of the press could ob tain a victory over the law, it could no longer exist, but would be extinguished. Horatio Orton examined by Mr. TYNDALE.—Purchased thisbook of Dolby, 299, Strand. It is a shop that sells carica tures, and all sorts of pamphlets. Cross-examined by Mr. SC ARLET T.—He also sells stationery. It was not. to finish his reading that he purchased ; it was out of curiosity, and being directed by Mr. Murray, the Honorary Assistant Secretary, and attorney conducting the prosecution; witness is now in their service; receives pay not by the job, but by the year. Received his salary about a month ago; no new subscription that witness knows; witness refused to say what salary, but being pressed by the Court, he said eighty pounds a year. Before this assisted his brother in his correspondence—was introduced to the Society by Mr. Sharp, May 16, 1821—knew Dolby personally—he asked if witness did not belong to the Bridge-street Gang—witness said he might have seen him in Cheapside. Did not buy the book for the purpose of prosecution only, and because he was desired by the Committee to purchase it. Mr. GURNEY desired to have read the passages in which are mentioned—" Law, any thing the Judge pleases ;" ending " King without authority, and people without government. " King's speech, a few unmeaning sentences." " Meeting of Parliament to augment public miseries, and obtain for their families a Larger share of the spoils." 44 Parliament, &c., 1888. House of ill fame in Parliament-street." The evidence for the prosecution being concluded— Mr. SCARLETT, for the defendant, said, he hoped to remove any prejudices from the minds of the Jury against the defend ant. In the observations he had to address to his Lordship about Special Juries, he meant nothing disrespectful to any Gentleman in the box. What his Friend had addressed to them was mere common-plate ; he had introduced certain pas sages, but nothing to show the character or motives of the de fendant in publishing this book. It was not fit to bring for ward prosecutions at the instance of interested individuals such as Murray, Sharp, Orton, &c. No book was ever pub lished without some libelous passage ; and did it follow that the author intended to bring the Government of the nation into. contempt ? Dean Swift was the author of several satirical works, and published Gulliver's Travels ; did it follow, although it was a cutting satire upon the Government of this country, that Swift meant to bring that Government into contempt ? No such thing. Then the Earl of Chesterfield, for instance, would any body say, he meant to write down Government? He says Governments differ, but Monarchs are all the same, a composition of passion and weakness, &c. Suppose a man were to take up the Prayer Book or Psalms, would the Con stitutional Society take up the libellous matter upon Kings therein to be found ? May not a man take a particular set of words from this book, and say it was meant to apply to the whole of the Government, because it applied to the worst part of its members to expose abuses. The Satires of Juvenal, were they libellous ? He would maintain that no history was ever written without a libel, if-ift•• asserted that Kings or Mini sters did wrong. Under these circumstances a Jury are not to infer libel from a particular passage. Would any man suppose Dr. Swift meant to libel Parliament, where he designated them the " Legion Club ?" Then a satire upon the Parliament, " What think you Parliament contains ? Many a head, but without brains," &c. &c. Again, as applied to the Court of Chancery. He says, " I was myself ruined by an equitable decision of this Court in my favour." Satirical writers in all ages were allowed to point out abuses. The Learned Counsel was one who considered the common law of this country the mildest, best, and wisest, but it was liable to this defect—the common law was unwritten law, which enabled a Judge to in troduce his opinion by way of interpreting it. As to the passage respecting Chief Justice Pemberton, where lie is made to say he had made more law than either House of Parliament, it was common to say, when a Judge differed In opinion with his predecessor, that lie was making new law. This was no libel. Next, with respect to Mr. Justice Best fining Davidson ; his doing so was founded upon his knowledge of the common law. Then this writer says, it was by the com mon law the Judges fined Mr. Clement,—so it was. Then he says, some of the Judges are inclined to follow his example, &c. Lire Learned Counsel did not approve of Murray's stepping forward as the champion for vindicating the character of the Judges. It meant to apply to such persons as Murray, Sharp, &c. who abused the laws. That when such men as these had the words " Constitution or State" in their mouths, they abused the words for the sake of putting money into their own pockets. Next, with respect to the King's Speech, every body knows in modern times that it is merely a speech of the Ministers, and that which is considered the best speech for the occasion .is—that which says the least. Parliament—an empty sound. Meeting of Parliament,—it was-competent to speak freely of past Parliaments, but not pre sent :—I will say, said the Learned Counsel, that that person who could say a 11. note and ls. was equal to a guinea, was endeavouring to impose on that Parliament. The very cala mities we now sustained were owing to the ignorance and cor truptions of Parliament—that was not a libel upon this Parlia ment. He might allude to the Irish Parliament, which had been put down for their abuses. Suppose he put, that it was voted by a great majority to go to war with the Em peror of Russia, and the next Parliament voted that war to be unnecessary, would not that imply a gross error in one or other of these Parliaments? It is not that the defend ant meant to abuse all Parliaments. This indictment stated defendant had no other object than to pull down the institu tions of the country. With respect to calling the House of Commons a house of ill fame, that referred to persons who went there for sinister purposes. 1 trust, whatever this defendant may have said, • that the constitution of this country does not require Mr. Murray's support. The whole meant nothing but satire and ridicule, no libel. Would it be said he meant to pull down churches or the House of Commons, by imputing to them irreligion or corruption ? He (Mr. Scarlett) once heard a Methodist Preacher, at Airorcester, observing on lawyers and law-givers, in such a way that Mr. Gurney might have trembled for such a judgment pronounced on him by one of his own ministers.—(Laughter.) —.Pope said, " And Judges hang that Jurymen may dine." Did it follow that Mr. Pope meant a libel on all Jurymen ? This Mr. Orton was a decent looking young man, with very much the appearance of a Reviewer ; it was therefore this book, instead of being written against, was s e l ec ted for prose cutidn. What evidence was there th at a Bookseller meant to libel Church and State, by selling a sati r i ca l wor k ? Did the Jury think this book was calculated to produce any mis chievous effect on the mind of Orton ? Suppose every one bought Johnson's Dictionary, and showed it to Mr. Murray ; here is a libel upon the people. of Scotland s—" Oats, food for, men in Scotland—for horses in England." Mr. Scarlett concluded, unless the Jury Were satisfied the defendant meant to bring both Church and State into undeserved contempt, they would not convict him ; unless he meant to corrupt the mind of all that read it, they could not convict. Lord Mansfield said to a Jury—" I am of opinion this is a libel, and you have only to find the defendant guilty of publishing." That was very in correct, for they were the Judges of the fact. For instance, a man leaving this book at defendant's shop, desiring him to sell it, and then sends Mr. Orton to purchase it, would the Jury say he was guilty with the intention of publishing a libel ? A gentleman from Scotland • went to another to borrow " Paine's Rights of Man ;" he said, you will find it in my great-coat pocket. This man gave evidence of the publication. Now the Judge himself had borrowed this book to read, and was himself accessary to the very publication, as well as this de fendant. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, in addressing the Jury observ ed, he hardly recollected evidence on a trial of this sort, where somebody was not sent to buy the book for the purpose of prosecution - that, therefore, could be no objection to the tes timony of Orton. The Jury would decide whether the article under the head of • Common Law' was not meant to bring the religion of the country into contempt. Next, those under the heads of—Established Church—The Bible—Parliament—The King's Speech—Meeting of Parliament—St. Stephen's Chapel. —These are the passages set out in the libel. The question was, if they were not intended to bring the Government, &c. into contempt. Then as to the question whether the person publishing had the intention imputed, that could only be inferred from the act. It was a subject of explanation how the defendant exempted himself from libellous intention.— The Counsel for the defendant contended it was not meant to apply generally but to particular Parliaments. It was his Lord shies duty to tell the Jury they were to exercise their plain un prejudiced judgment and discretion on the subject. In former tunes it had been said, the only question left to the Jury was the publication, this was not so ; they would find the fact under an Act of Parliament, which permitted the Judge to deliver his opinion ; he would do so, but they would decide according to theirs ; and concluded by observing, he thought it a seditious libel, which they, however, would determine according to their own discretion. At ten minutes past one o'clock the Jury retired, and at five minutes after four o'clock returned with a Verdict,—Guilty. QUEEN MAB. THE KING v. W. CLARKE. This was an indictment against William Clarke, charging him with the publication of a blasphemous libel on the Holy Scriptures. The offensive matter was contained in a work in titled Queen 111 ab. Mr. GtnNEY stated that ,the prosecution was instituted by the Society for the Suppression of Vice against the defendant, for the publication of a book which blasphemously denied there is a God. Having described the impiety of the work, and the mischief it might produce, he observed, that after he should read the blasphemous passages, and prove the publication, it would be impossible for the Jury to avoid finding the defen dant guilty. The defendant could not say in this case 'that he was the mere vender of the opinions of others. This work was written many years ago by a young man. It had passed into oblivion, and would have remained forgotten, had not the de fendant chosen to reprint the work with notes, and make it his own. The notes he had written would attest the part he had taken with respect to this nefarious work. The Learned Coun sel read passages from the book, on which the defendant asked the Learned Judge whether Counsel was at liberty to advert to passages in the work which were not the subject of prose cution. • The Lord CHIEF-JUSTICE said, Counsel might read any passage, and the defendant was at liberty to do the same. Charles Jones deposed, that he went on the 4th May, 1821, to the shop of defendant, and purchased a book (produced).— The defendant took it from several others on the counter. He paid 12s. Four other copies of the work lay on the counter with the works just published. Cross-examined by the defendant.—He was sure he did not buy the book on the lOth of May. The book was then put in, and the offensive passages read. James Bignold said, he purchased a copy of the work at the defendant's shop on the 10th of May. Cress-examined by the defendant.—lie was employed by. the Society for the Suppression of Vice. He was discharged from the Customs three years ago. It was usual to take an oath on going into the Customs. He took the oath of allegiance and supremacy. He was discharged, with several others, under an order from the Board of Excise. He was not then employ ed by the Constitutional Association, but on one occasion had been employed by them. He had seen the rules for the r2gu laden of the Society for the Suppression of Vice. When he purchased the book of the defendant, he saw another pamphlet, entitled " Killing no Murder," and asked whether that was the book, which, in the time of the Usurpation, was condemned to be burnt by the common hangman. The defendant said it was. He asked whether the defendant was not afraid to sell it ;he said no—it was a spirited work, and the times required it. The book was written by Col. Titus. The witness never said it was a good work. Re-examined by Mr. GURNEY.—He said he had a pension from the Customs of 751. from the time of his dismissal. The defendant then addressed the Jury. He was induced to republish the work in consequence of the scarcity of it. He endeavoured to keep it from common readers, by putting a price on the work unexampled in printing : he charged 12s. for it. When he was prosecuted he went to the Society, and proposed, if they did not prosecute him, not only to give up the publication, but deliver all the copies into the hands of the Society, to be disposed of at their pleasure. He wrote a letter, stating that his only object in publishing the work, was to get custom. He wafted on Mr. Pritchard, one of the Society, who told him the Society would do nothing in it, as he had been concerned in Carlile's shop. He declared that he had never sold a work of blasphemous tendency. The defendant was desirous of reading a letter he'had receiv ed from Mr. Wilberforce, acting as one of the Society for the Suppression of Vice ; but Mr. Gurney objected to wading the letter, and the defendant was not allowed to read it. He then read the passages in the work, and endeavoured to justify. the pnblication, quoting strong passages from various public writers. He particularly adverted to the translation,ot Lu cretius by Dr. Busby, under royal patronage, and contended that parts of that and other works were reprehensible, yet they had escaped a prosecution. He produced a work written by. Tom Paine on the Continent which had never been published in England, and stated that he had been offered a large gratifi cation to publish it, but he had resisted all offers, because he was desirous of avoiding trouble. He considered it hard to be prosecuted for the publication in question, and to be stigma tized by the Learned Counsel as the worst of men, when that Learned Gentleman himself had once advocated similar prin ciples and received ,a medal of encouragement from a So ciety. The defendant called Mr. Pritchard, Solicitor to the Society for the Suppression of Vice. The witness said, he had' been 13 years Solicitor and Secretary to the Society. He remem bered the defendant calling upon him previous to his arrest.— He offered to withdraw the copies and discontinue the sale, if the prosecution was given up. Cross-examined by Mr. GURNEY.—He said the Committee ordered him not to stop the prosecution, because they found the defendant was selling copies of the work after he made the pro posal. John Jones, clerk to Mr. Pritchard, recollected the defend ant making an offer to give up the work, if he was not prose cuted. Cross-examined by Mr. GURNEY.--He stated, that the de fendant said he was ready to give up the work, because it would not sell. _ _ _ The title of the rules and regulations of the Society for the Suppression of Vice was read. It purported to be a determi nation on the part of the Society to prosebute for the purposes of supporting religion and morality, after friendly admonition had failed. The defendant asked Mr. Pritchard, whether any admonition had been bestowed on him before the prosecution ? . Mr. PRITCHARD answered in the negative. Mr. GURNEY, in reply, then address'Cd the Jury. The De fendant had thought proper to speak of him who once support ed the obnoxious principles of the libel in question. He con sidered the assertion a falsehood. He h: d examined the Chris tiameligion.whe firmly believed it—and never had there fallen from his lips a single sentence in support of blasphemy. It was useless to make any further comment on the blasphemy : It was before the Jury, and they would no doubt deal with it as jus tice and religion must dictate. The LORD CufEr JusTfcE read the passages which were the subject of prosecution, and having declared them to be blas phemous, left the Jury to d aw their own conclusion. The ury, after some d2liberation, found the defendant Guilty, but recommended him to mercy on account of his poverty. The London Sessions were held yesterday be fore the LORD ,MAYon, RECORDER, Aldermen Sir C. FLOWER, ATKINS, SCHOLEY, and WAITHMAN, at Guild hall.—The usual routine of business having been gone through, the RECORDER, in a neat speech in his charge to the Grand Jury, lamented the number of cases which would come under their consideration, particularly from the short period since the last Sessions. Two cases of perjury would claim much at tention.—The Old Bailey Sessions commence to-morrow. The Calendar at present does not contain more than 100 prisoners, committed for trial for London and Middlesex. LONDON - MARKETS. PRICE OF 'BREAD. price a The price of the 4th. Loaf is stated at lid. by t he , uU- bakers. There are others of the trade who sell at tsd' and 7d - • •ri, IMPORTATIONS OF GRAIN LAST - urgEg yore, English. Irish. Wheat Barley - ---- Malt - ......- Oats - ......, Rye 55 __-- ....,.. Beans . 3,018 f...- , Peas - .--- Tares - ........0 Rapeseed 144 ---- „.., ---- Mustard ...--- Seeds 224 -- .., Flo - ~...- Bran . G ..---- , Linseed — 1"—.....- Red Clore„,r col' Ditto Englis lilt.. . 243 32s—fine, 44$ 52s -- - s r - go 0s v White ditto 18s 33s—fin e new, 4 , 0 Trefoil 28s 44s—une, c wt. Per cwt.— Fs Its—fine 14s 40$ per Ribgrass ... 2Bs 345-6ne, 40$ 445_5 Carraway Seeds • s4s to 56s—hne, 60s b g Coriander do Spring Tares ... Cinque Foin B — s s to 3o lo s 26s od to 30s fine 4, er q r , Rye-Grass ... :(ForeSigEnE).D.B, Oct. 2! . 32s to 345— —.5 P r 4f' 14s to 21s—new, 26s 30s Pe Canary per qr Write 'Mustard Seed Brown ditto Winter TaresBs to 9s od Rape Seed .. 27s to 35s Od per qr. Turnip Seeds. 2Ol to 211 lOs per Last. Linseed - —s od 6s to 73 pr.hilsh• —s-6ne, --s .--", P er '_........>!‘ stood3,iS Od per ( I r ' --------- . ~.... t. i l ' 4 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS, —c .td By the Carcase. is 8 ,1 to ,- o ,l' Beef is 4(1 to 2s 6d I Veal Is s t i to S' Mutton ....... is 4d to Rs 4d 1 Pork ..• —.••••" Lamb, 2s od to 2s Rd, ------"--- 01 ST. JAMES'S HAY MARKET, Oct. I-9. jls .., N. Hay 31 5s 041 to 41 Ss Oil I Clover, .. 31 la s I° i iss U. Old Hay 01 Os Od to 01 Os Od 1 . Stlaw 117$ Od to Oi SMITHFIELD. 3 1 I" 0 Old Hay 3l 3s Od to 41 5s od-Arcragey iv 11 1 Straw Clover 3l lOs Od to 41 103 oa --Average4 ''' 04 ,W li IT EC H A PEL. 31 16 o d Hay 3l IA Oti to 41 Os Od--Average , , 4 1 0 4 of j New ditto Ol Os Od to 01 Os od-Average, " 1 64 ;I ad Straw II lOs oil -- to 11 16s O dAverage , 41 5 ' Clover 31 10s Od to 4! 8s Od-Aver a • • FRICK OF HOPS, per Cwt., Oct. 12. Pockets. i nags' 0 1 0' A 01 I Kent .. 21 lOs a3lss a 41 14s Kent .. 21 5s a4 l -, 3 a 01 ~, Sussex.. 21 Os a2l 10s a2l IBs Sussex 21 Os ael 3 , 1 3 „ s . 3 0i w Essex .. 21 'ss a3lOs a 31 12s Essex.. 21 es a 3 l '7 )l cis Farnham, fine, 01 Os to 01 Os—Srcond, 01 Os t ° ~,, Old Duty lai at 205.0001 KA W HIDES. 10 gd t° lll 0 4 Ordinary . Best Heifers & Steers, per st. ... 94 - h . 4 a 3s .4(1 to 3s 6d Market Calf .. et i e 7o Os " Middlings 3s od to 3s 2d Eng. Horse 04 7 - 0 4 SHEEP SKINS. . $ • 2a l° ,6i Fells Downs PRICE OF LEATHER. Butts, 50 to 561hs each Ditto, 56 to 661bs each Dressing Hides Coach Hides Crop Hides, 35 to 401bs for cuttin P g e . r ... i.b . '''''''''''''''''' g3 1 T9 : 8 1 itt:::: 9, 9g9:6°.99 1 /3 • 2O t o Ed Ditto .... 45 to 501bs „ I d to ~d Calf Skins..3o to 401bs ' A to 5 ',4 Ditto st! to 701bs 2 7,, 42,7. Ditto 7O to 801bs 2sa to od I sa to 194 Small Seals (Greenland) Large ditto '' 1 I" to 190 7d t° od to Tanned Horse Hides ,1 o Spanish Horse Hides AP, &c. per 11216. --Oct. Jo, Yellow Soap ....... 9° Mottled ........... •.• 9 4° , Curd ....... ' ... .1 Ou ..... 3 Graves ....••• . ' •• • .61 03 Good Dregs ....... • ••• PRICES OF TALLOW, s, Town Tallow 46s 6d —s od Yellow Russia 47s Od —s Od White ditto .. —s Od —s Soap ditto.... 42s od —s Od Melting Stuff 34s Od —s Od I Ditto Rough.. 22s Od —s Od lOW PRICE OF CANDLES, rtIONI TALLOW CHANDLER 6d. Price of Candles, per dozen, 9s Od—Moulds' , v 6d per dozen allowed for ready money. PRICE OF RAW FAT, per Stone of Slb.-00. 2 1 , 8. eid Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow I_ COUNTRY GUILDFORD M. Wheat per I. 61 5s to 111 Os New Wheat .. 910 s to 121 10s Oats, per qr... 01 18s to 11 5s New ditto.... 01 Os to 01 Os Ai A 1: T. t to I A RK ET, Oct. 19 . .t j o Barley, new, 1165 B e ans, per qr. 11 55 to 1: ;9, p Pease, per qr. II 99 I s to :p Rye, per qr. Ships at Market. 29i Newcastle 16 Sunderland COAL MARKET, Oct. 21. Ships sold. 25i......... Prie 46 , 6. 1 4 4j ° d s 9 38, i 4ti 7.....00,2f) IMENI:•:=1:::::. - ........m.........Immummommor• ms The depression of the Agricultural eSt its inter s' on 0 this Count y may be judged of by the fact, that Roble Dor , average, have been lowered 60 per cent. On e N Iv, I lti. whose income, six years ago, was 12,000/. per a , nn ifil lisf' finds his rent-roll reduced to little more than 5,00° " " shire Telegraph.) . intro ° A system of industry has lately been bled duced into the gaol at Carlisle. The prisoners are erni, p aiLl in breaking stones for the public roads, for which the}' ,'",;erse° ls. each per cubic yard; and, upon an average, eac'udjeo earns Si. weekly ; so that this employment not only P r maintenance, but insures to industrious habits. net lli ° Bridport Harbour has been visited by a lit for O l d vent engineer, preparatory to application to l'arliarnf dar es .1t Act to enlarge and improve it. Various are the c°nJesos bails to what will be really effected. The present harbour,flooeo exactly a century ago; for which purpose an Act wasin'et.., bovii was passed, Bth Geo. Ist, 1722 ; the undertaking a pene e ,:t ever, fully completed until 1740 ; towards sherd p e erho o f which the then Representatives of the Borougl? , i naY b e is and George Richards, Esq. occasion. 35001. This hin t . 0 00/. i' e also given by Richard Broadrepp, some service on the 'present The sum of I , , ,nd O a whole expence, including 16 guineas for plans, afro earPre. 5,0001. although the receipts for harbour duties for theY,tted ceding amounted to only 18/. ls. 11d.—( Dorchester matuori, On Saturday morning last, a person of the f l u rive . residing at Rampton, near East Retford, le't o,, tie jog . four o'clock in the morning, accompanied by 3 1 :„, c , WO! for the purpose of fetching up his horses, and about Lil l i s OP' from e a a? afterwards he was found dead, a short distance dire b , residence. lie had laid down his halter 2 andi l i n g 3 A el o i a tree, it is supposed, for the purpose 0 ca w o f the - which had attracted his attention, in consequence barking, when he fell, and dislocated his neck. Esq. then Recortier,lo,o t , • o [. BIRTHS. - n A' On the 19th inst., at the Rectory, Little slass v , iv folk, the Lady of the Rev. C. D. Brenton, of a s ° n ; t he l''' On the 19th inst., at T:lgate Forest Lodg e, S usse- ' of Edward 13; Sugden, Esq., of a son , •,. 1 0 ' MARRIED. ~ „„ pm, ? Too Lately; at Tavistock, the Rev. Edward ATYLbtet of 0 (0 1 F.A.S. Vicar of Tavistock to Anna Eliza/ " I "bsrles 4lll Ketnpe, Es. New Kent-road, and Widow of I ' fi ter. 113er Stothard, the celebrated Antigua T A. t.r o, At Berwick, on the 15th instant, 'Mr. 'Thonvlis ..lai.Gbar chant, Glasgow, to Jane, eldest daughter of T l °' Esq. merchant, Berwick. ac , the O 9 n od tli t Mrs. Caroline Manners, wife of 'William I‘l3nne..llo,;sq, e ye l a 9 r th of in h s is t.., ag a e t . 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