The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-11-16 00:00:00

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difficulty in Indetetending another Ort or this int
fl•titxttuß widget*, in which we ate told that it
was the Anierimos Mho first restored to the op-
pressed .dfrisesse the rights of aura, and that it
wae their example which" led lihrope to el,olish
that shameful and cruel traffic in humau flesh !"

• Moo, Awn CARLILIL, the onfortunate yiseng
W 0.11.0 voltage case we noticed a day or two since,
appeared yesterday in the Court of King's Bench,
and received judgment for the publication of a
blasphemous libel. The sentence was very severe,
namely, that the Defendant should be imprisopted
twelve months in the poi of Dorchester, should
pay a fine of 50W. to the Kong, and at the condi).
slots of the term of her imprisammeapt shoold give
security foe her good behaviour fOr seven yeats—
herself in 1,0001. and two sureties of 100/. each,
and that she should continue its prison until the •
fine to the KIPIO he paid or remitted. A young
man, named Groaatt Bias, had appeared on the
floor of the Court a few inniutes previously, for the
purpose of receiving judgment upon a conviction
for a similar offence ; but in consequence of an in-
formality in the swearing of the affidavits necessary
to be used ow his behalf, the Court, on the sylph.
cation of his Counsel, coosented to !postpone his
case until this day week. This young man had
been shoptuaa to RICHARD Caume, of Fleet-
street, the brother of the former Defendant, and is
one of the victims whom this men has determined to
sacrifice in his vain opposition to the strong arm of
law and justice. The contest, however, cannot long
continue; there is too great au inequality of strength
between the opposing parties to salter the conflict
to be of much longer duration. The several parties
may possibly endure
.with patience any I:iigth of
imprisonment, but the additional infliction of • fine
must ut length become irresistible. The profits of
the shop in Fleet-street could not supply the
means of ',eying many such fines. and there is no
chance that the money will be raised by public
subscription; for in the conduct of the Defend-
ants there is nothing to excite our admiration, re-
spect, or sympathy, and we do not believe that
the sum of one thousand pounds, or one thousand
five hundred pounds, could be raised among all
the persons throughout the kingdom who may
be found to entertain such religious, or, we
should rather say, such anti-religious princi-
ples as it is the purpose of CARLILE and his
family to inculcate. The lies, unposed upon
RICHARD CARLILE was 1,0001. ; no fine, of course.
was imposed upon his wife—she ma married woman

not being supposed to possrsa any separate property
or means of liquidating a line, and consequently if
a fine were imposed upon Mrs. CA 11.1 LE, it would
be an indirect Mode of punishing her husband, who
was tint before the Court, and who, whatever may
be his mural participation in the guilt of his wjfe,
could not be legally supposed, wider the cucum-
sta►we•, to be cognisant of it. The fine now im-
posed upon the sister is five hundred prism's, and
it is not improbable that an equal sum will be
laid on the servant, GEORGE BEER. Whetlit,
so large a tine ought in strict justice to be im-
posed upon persons whose rank itt lire offers
abundant evidence that they have not five hundred
pence in the world, we shall not now inquire. Pt is
no doubt done in the presumption that RICKARD'
CA ELIE E will pay 1:1e penalty, but this presump-
tion militates *gimlet a prineiple of law which denies
that one persou thoukl suffer for the offence of
another, especially where the former is not brought
before the Court to afford him an opportunity of
defence.

!lopes were entertained that the energy and
activity of the magistrates ■nd geollenerit of the
neighbouring counties would have been able to
protect theta from the spirit of anarchy anti dis-
order that reigns in the county of Limerick. These
hope* have been disappointed ; and there is rea-
sen to fear that the state of society in the comity
of Cork will be soon es disturbed as that of its
neighbour. Several houses within its confines
have been attacked by ruffians in search of arms,
among which we find the house of Mr. Mutton, '
the father of the worthy Representative of the town
of Mallow.—lt is now become a practice with the
gentry to send away their arias to a place of
safety, thus leaving their houses and persons at
the mercy of the depredators. This practice we
deeply regret, as it was to the courage and ac-
tivity of the resideat gentry we looked fur the
aunt effectual means of restoring the country to
tranquillity.

On Monday the Carolinean Club, eittabfishelt
Hereford to commemorate the final abandonment
ci the Bill of Pains and Penalties against her late
Msitts'er, dined together at the Half Moon, in
that city. The attendance was numerous, and the
evening was spent in the utmost conviviality and
good humour.

The Herr,fird Anna, ounounees a public dinner
to be held next month in that city, fur the purpose
of presenting Mr. HUMS will' the silver tankard
aid Herefordshire cider, purchased by subscription,
as a testimonial of gratitude for the beneficial
effects of his public services.

The most distressing accounts hive been received
from alinobt every. port on the eisaterii side of the
kingdom, reopectinit the disastrous effects of the
late treincodous gale, which are said to have been
neatly as calamitous us thew ore:a...mm.ll by the
hurricane which so awfully swept the 'line coast
on the that of November in the year 17!4it.