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PEDdSTRIANISM.

Oa Titesday lam a pedestriao front tk astighboerimod of
Andover sodertook to ran eighteen miles in Iwo successive
boors as Twyford Demo, near Wisebester, round • circle
of a hundred sod tea yard.: be perforated his task in lye
missies within the stipulated time. His only reward wee a
voluntary subscription es. the ikkers-oin

Capals Filmore is appointed to the Ordiaary (es • Com-
maaderh at Plymouth.—Liesiteuant Hrgh Geoid is ap-
pointed to the signal station at Lynes Fort, near Ports-
mouth; Ilene. G. Williamson to t►e station oa Portscluen
Hill—Lieut. Charles Gill (nut Toole), and Mr. Simon Witte
and Mr. John Elliott, Parsers, are appointed to the Ordinary
al Portsmouth; Mr. Juba SPArthor (4) to be Purser of the
Gloucester, 74, guard-obip at anthems—Capt. Heitman, to
the Ordinary at She►rness ; Captain Knight, Lientesaist
Coated', and Mr. Whitehuni, Purser, to t►e Ordinary at
Chatham; Mr. Archdcacou, Puna., to the Nortlirosberlaad,
at Stiversess.

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IZOURT OP KING'S BENCH, GinLotiALL,
Savvimer, Aran. 13.

PRI DO PATR Err ASSOCIATION.
tin kIN a v. SIR .101111 SEWILL. C. MURRAY,

L. CLASS, •ND J. B. SHARPE.
08 the CIIIBI JUSTICO takies his mat the slave fount
was called tn. The indienseast was read by Mr. Ewen.,
chemist the Oefeadsnia with etnnosiary sad extursiou, a.tl
also wish administering rnlawtel oaths, ke.
Mr. lICAIUATT, fur thr Fount ation, rose, and noted Si
At Jury the pa►tkwlar facts as reseeded the cries slant-
moo and Wardell, which be raeani to prove in ev.d...re in
meastla the iodtennent. He dwell wish nansdershir f.•rre
es the dangerous tendency of societies of presets nokroea
saes irresouesible, usurping to themselves site funetwut r
°Veers know■ lu the law and foundation. aril remosnsilo •
foe all 'init. proreediess. Had ibis Pot it ernobsyttl its
funds in mucuriag information of °freers sad Ilan 1,01
ouch ',formation before hhs /Vl,..jestfa u.•
ear mold hats complaissed of their evader'. If the J,,, y
did OW by their verdict pal a stop to the Asturian... .t
wool.' sesgiblish an imprimufer of the worst suit
dangerous description. He then peuet.ded to toll minces s.
The rullowing evidence was called fur the proserudua :
hit. Geo.Gallatry, examined by Mr. DUMAN, deposed,
I res aeqnsinsed with Mr. J. B. Shape, sad the wenteure
to this paper (est handed so onsets) is in his htud.urniug.
The enrolee letter addressed 19 she Magistrates by the
coastitstioual ilmociation was Ikea put is sad rem, by the
Clerk °Ohs Cetera. It was that to which Mr. Sharpe 's rig.
bature was proved, which Mr. Starlets read in his speech,
miclusing the abstract of the law of libel, of Lord S.d.
mouth's cheater, Ste.
Mr. Water. produced attaaeits sworn by Mr. Sharpe and
asolher, which the last witeein shiu proved to he his hand.
writhe'. The ■Bdavit related to the purchase of the
Nip Year: Address to the Reformer, of Great Briley.
from Mr. Atkluton ; and npou which a morsel was te-
emed and executed splint the latter by the Constitutional
Associative.

William
Atkinros reasoned—l am a bookseller, residing
is London-road, Surrey, and In the course of March the 23d
(last year), 1 was arrested and taken to Serjeast's Inn Coffee.
house, at fee o'clock iu the afternoon, sod then seat to •
lock-up bosse,st Heartier, fur that night. On the following
morning I was taken before the Lord Chief Justice. Mr.
Murray was inn at Seijeset's les. I had my bail with stir
before his Lordship on that morning. Mr. Gibbons was
there : be said be knew me and also my bail, sad that they
were respectable. His Lordship said be saw so objection
to their being taken. Mr. Bradshaw and Mr. Fumy were
the bail I had there; bat Mr. Murray, after his Lordship
was ready to take thews, said lie must have 48 hoses notice.
His Lordship said he thought 84 boors enough. Mr. Mur-
ray replied, No; he must have forty-eight hones, for the
prosecutors were determined to have it. His Lordship then
said I must be committed; mid upon Mr. Gibbose 'raying
had refused to pay the lockup horse expenses, 1 was sent in
a hackney coach (for which 1 paid) to Horsemoogeralmie
nines, where 1 renamed front Thursday to Monday evening
(five days). 1 went to Veins Hall on that viewing, where I
catered into my own recogaixsaces, aad was discharged
then, payiag 14a. 1 happened to be at • place the Thurarnty
after 1 came out of prison, where 1 saw Mr. /tradable*, as d
where Mr. Murray came; it was at • stationer's in Wood.
street. Pir.Clark (as 1 believe), the &readmit, was with
Mr. Murray. They said they had been to my house after
me, sod I west with them in a hickory coach to my house.
They said I must agree to give up the remainder of the stock
of political books I had, and agree in • recognisance or agree.
nest to eell no more of them. 1 said 1 hid none ; they said
1 bad, and they (veld drive the coach to the door where they
were. They then drove to a baker's shop; 1 said they were
sot there, but that I had • few at Mr. Furey's, where I was
shout to sell them as waste paper. They went there with
me, and we look the books from Mr. Fuasey's to my bout.
There was among them only one copy of the book ne which
the redactions. was Needed (the Address to the lieforwers;.
They were untied and overhauled ; aid they said they were
all very tioleatly seditious, and 001114 of them were searly ap-
proaching to high treats. They said if I did not give them
all up, they most go down and prefer a bill against me at
the Kingston Assizes next day, sod that most likely 1 would
be absented, sad the probable aenteace be Iwo years impi-
ngement, and a heavy lea. 1 gave ap the whole of the
papers in consequence of what they said ; they packed them
up, and carried then Gitlin ie the hackney coach. Oa
the Thursday (or some day) of the &Hornig week in the
owning, Mr. Murray, sent me a message by a man on
horseback, which isdueed me sod Mr. Bradshaw to go to
Mr. Murray. at the Chambers of his Lordship, at Serjeanes
les. Mr. hinny then shelved me a list of all the books he
look sway, sod 1111111 t me take an affidavit that they were
all 1 had. The message sent is the rooming demanded
18/. 111 s. Bd. for Mr. Murray. I them told bins, as we were
coming home from Serjeant's (as, that 1 thought his demand
wu very exorbitant. He replied he could net kelp it ; that
was the sum fur camases incurred, sad must be ;said. I told
him 1 could out afford to pay it. He said then he should
take off the odd shillings. 1 told him net was au use : I
could as little pay one as the other. He then !slid he'd take
151. and we parted. Mr. Bradshaw afterwards went with me to
the office in Bridge-street. Nothing bad been said, dories the
former isvestigatiou, abort coma. Weevil up to the Com-
mittee, where I saw Mr.Siarps. 1 did sot know the others. I
heard them address each other by namea—out by the name of
Sir John Sewell, the other by Mr. Clarke. We explained the
business we came epos, and were directed to wait in as ad-
joining room until Mr. Murray ease is, as they could do
nothing till then. We did se for better thaw as hour. Mr.
Sharpe then said Mr. Murray bad arrived, and we were
again introduced into the room, and the person called Sir
Jolts Sewell was siting in the chair. He said something,
which Ido sot recollect. Mr. Murray said they bed over-
looked the books and cariestares—a doses of the letter
they returned, saying they did not come within their reach.
Mr. Murray added, that the Committee, taking into tonal-
&ration my imprisessuat, my iota of time, sad my giving
up the books, had cessented to take five pounds i• part of
the expenses. I agreed to pay that sum, without naming
soy particuhar day, or to any particular penult, and Or.
Bradshaw and 1 then went away. I received a note frogs
Mr. Murray the same day. (Nut having the sole, hi Wall
sot allowed to speak to ile contents.) Os the following
day, Mr. Bradshaw sad 1 saw Mr. Murray, who said that
the mosey must be paid on the Monday following. The
Next day 1 received • message from Mr. Murray, iseisting
that the money mast be paid on that day. 1 accoedingly
tarried it to him to his house la Jobn.street, of the Friday,
and got a receipt for it. The reason he assigned fur insisting
epos receiviug the money earlier than the Monday first
agreed upon elm, that unless I paid it the proserution mist
oa. (The receipt was thee put in and read It mettle
specified that the money was gives to Mr. Wirer), nai t
paymest of costs, and that the prosecutors were to pv) abe
sue]

Mr. Wm. Bradshaw examined by Mr. Evans-1 am a
stationer, and offered myself as bail for Mr. Atkinson.
am suiliciert bail fur that sum; Gibbons, t►e oMeer, raid
the same before she LordiChiel Janice, In chambers. M..
Murray and • tall man were with as at the time, and Mr.
Money said he must have 49 boom indite of ►ail. isiktb.ag
else was said as the lime, and Atkinson was sent to Horse-
visoope-lase. Afterwards I repeatedly called at the office in
Bridge-street, and conversed with Mr. Sharpe about making
up the matter of the indictment for the poor man. He told
me be would make my report to t►e Committee where story
oat, sad let roe know she rival. 1 received • nose from
Mr. Sharps to call at Bridge-street; 1 went there, mid was
introduced by Mr. Sharpe so the Committee. Mr. Sharpe,
Mr. Murray, Sir Julio Sewell, nod that geolleman (Ur. Pike),
with several others whom 1 did sot knew, were pretest.
►ad several calls on them before the Sul miltiessent, which
was, that all the things were to he given op, end Mr. Atkin.
man was to pay the etre''rs of the proseentios--thot was
the ides that was given. I saw Mr. Moony is Woodeteser.
after Atkinson got out of prison; he said the expoesso mind
be between 191. sod 191. and we west te Hie Gamines to
represent Mr. Atkisson'''s poverty, and they eventselltewer
seated to take W. thosgb Mr. M•rny weeld any take t~•
odd 'hilltop off. I west immediately (bet sot by Murree*
desire) to the Committee, and saw tame Sir John Sewell, Mr,

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)tunny, ST . Sharpe, 'dr Clark, and Mr. Prce, whrre the
U. was agieed to be taken, under all the coo trustanres. I
mw illurray afterwards about the payment of the SI.; he
o. guessed for the money, or said he would go oil with the fro-
feeding,.
MOH 8110011, examined by Mr. SCARLITT-I..ffik•epitig
• terms is Gray's Inn. I know Mr. Robert Ward-1, and re-
• member accompanying hint, a little b f .re last Easter, to
Mr. Murray's office, in John sir: et, B .dford. row. 1 yelled
• first on the part able. Wardell. to request an accommodation
respecting the hail, and not to enforce the ware test, as Mr.
Wardell was a gentleman, and not lade to abscond. Mr.
Moi ray said he was aware of that, and Dot enforce the
warrant agtinst him. Bail was afterwards given, and I
again requested the proceedings would go no further; that
Mr. Wardell should suffer judgment to go by drif(teli; and
that he should only be called up if any thing 'really objec-
tionable afterwards appeared in The State:sena. I made
Chia request to Mr. Murray, and an agreement was oltie
stately made, that he should suffer judgment to go by de-
fault, enter into recogaissnees for his good behaviour fur a
certain term, and that be should also pay the coats. I al-
ways inferred that the CCU!! were to be paid, although not dis-
tiutily mentioned by Mr. Mortal, until the last. I thought so,
becante I knew Mr. Wardell was averse to appearing h. fore
the public, and because I felt that I was a-king a favour.
Nlr. Murray afterwards said the costs were between 551.
arid Fin. I think either myself or Mr. Wardeff tidied for a bill
of roars. He said he had not been able to copy the bills.
1 ant not aware that • bill was i • .r given, or a receipt asked
far; the money was paid. Mr. Wardell was, from his par-
similar situation, glad to pay the amount. He thanked Mr.
Murray for bis politeness iu the matter, and tboujht himself
very civilly treated.
Thomas Dolby examined by Mr. DENMAN-1 ale a book-
s, Iler in the Sttand, and went wtfir Mr. Neritemd, my at-
-I,siney, to Mr. Murray severartimes. Mr. N. at the first
time stated that the work had been discontinued before the
proareution began. IJo no recrillect that Mr. Money said
arty !Kay, except a dr sire to get at the author of that pub-
'italics'. I stated at that time that 1 could nod would give
sip the author. Mr. Moray appeared at that time disposed
to stay the proceedioga if the name was given up, and said
he would consult the Committee; he thew appointed another
tueet.n,e. At that other meeting the negotiation was resum-
ed. 1 'loin hid him that 1 could not give up the actual
writer, hot I wi ul.l 'tie editor and proprietor of the publics.
11401, which was a fortnightly publication, called Th• Pat/.
ort.'n I tens 3be publisher; he did not appear to think say
but the actual writer would ilir fur his purpose, and in reply I
Mr. Neideroid quoted the ease of Wright and Cubbett, is
whir h the Chief Justice held it was not arhtally necessary
to gel at the actual writer, for the editor and proprietor
r' eittralty be prosecuted. Mr. Murray said he would '
eonsuit the Committee, and be appointed another meeting.
Upou altcndiug that, the same subject was resumed. Mr.
,el7urray's manner seemed queer hod mysterious, and be
drew out a paper from a smell drawer, which be said con-
tallied his terms; he read it, and the terms were, that
*horrid express my contrition in such terms ill writing as they
should dictate, end lo be published or made use of in whatever
way they thought proper. I was also to enter into an engage-
went for two yr ars to come, nut to sell any publications
which the Swirly might deem seditious. That condition 1
ti.marked was extremely oppressive, and one whir b required
consideration b,fore I could comply with it. 1 asked what
they might deem offensive, and asked if Cobetfs Register
was? Ile said he could not niidert•ke to say what 1 might
or might not sell, but that I must undertake not to sell any
sling which was seditious. and to pay all the expenses. I
objected to the two years, as placing me in a very painful
situation. He said that...4l the Society were ealiseed with
my conduct at the end of about six months, he could almost
usrlertake to *ay that the Society would sot go on opined
me further. At this stage of the business a gentleman called
Mr. Murray out for tin minute., and on his return there
•ppeated to be a great deal of indecision io his manner; be
pot his hand two or three times to his bead, and said he ass
sorry the negotiation could not be carried further after what
occurred.
Mr. Nettlefold examioed—The negoeistion broke off on
the 14tb May. lam • solicitor, suit went with Mr. Dolby
to Mr. Murray, to speak about a poem published in a book
caltrd The Peurgeta. Mr. Murray then refused to see
Dolby. I told him I was directed by Dolby to inform hiss
• he was desirous of tusking known to him the editor and
proprietor of the work. Mr. Mummy then said, that be
wised any proposal I had to make should be it writing.
I accordingly wrote a note to Mr. Murray, and he, by a note
in reply, sleeked me to meet him the follualsor moruiug with
my theta. We seat in cutisequence, sort )Ir. Murray was
stele anxious to know the full extent of the editorship and
peopAeltri ship of the person whose name was to be given mpg
end Mr. Dolby informed him, that the editor was HI the come
Hasa! habit of coming to the printer's room, with several
pers. on. That Tattersall was his (Dolby'e) overseer is print.
tug ke Pitman, and superimended it. That Dolby was
• t at yr (toted with the hand-writiug of the manuscript of the
p•was. Mr. Murray then expressed a wish we should put on
paper, lu the shape of an affidavit, all that could be proved;
and stqarmed I would see Tante-gall, and look up all the
rt. rou•tripts. We were then to meet again. It was at the
outset stated, that The Paequfn bad ceased to be published.
coast quence of another note from Mr. Murray we met
agate I saw Tattersall, and prepared the Corm of an sada-
v•t, witch he •tirl Dolby were to have sworn. It was shewn
to Mr. Murray, aid he afterwards stated the terms of settle-
meet, which were these—That Dolby was to plead guilty ;
that he was to enter into a recognizance not to sell or pub.
lush any seditious pamphlet for a period of two yea's; that
II! wag to pay the costs ; that be ass to sign a paper which
Mr. Murray was to prepare, expressive of his contrition dee
having hero the means of sending forth the paper in quiets
time, p'erlging himself not to publish or vend any thing of the
• Iritekind ; mud the Society were to make whatever use they
p'essed of this cost festoon. 1 considered, aft, r some convey.
lotion about the lei ors of the recoetrizairee, that the Society
would eat peen the time, if he kept the couddron for six
month,; cud 1 had thought Mr. Dolby was satisfied, and
that we were puttii rt an trod to the thing ; hut, unfortunate.
afire nil this information had beta obtaiueul, Mr. Jones,
of the Crowu.office, put his head into the duor. Mr Mur-
ray m tin J with him for a few moments; and, on his return,
after pacing up and down a few moments, said," Now every
ding must go on;" and in a few days afterwards Dolby was
oaken tutu custody. Mr. Murray assigned not the least rea.
sea for terminating the business.
John Lindsay Turner examined by Mr. SearahtTroacl
am a printer, sad remember seeing Mr. Murray last April
oboist a prosecution be had against me. I went to him in
corm-Treace of being told to (to so by the Treasurer of the
Cusistitutioual Acsuciatioo, the late Alderman Rothwell, to
snout I went at the recommendation of a friend who kites
him. on h. wring that a bill of iudictment was found against
me. When I saw Mr. Mulvey I did nut tell him what the
Alderman said, bat Mr. Mowry said that if 1 wished the
prosecution quashed, I must agree to pay the costs; 1 must
give up a'l er pica of the publication ur publications which
might be dtenrad of a 'editions uature, and ester into recur
o zaneer to preform the stipulattous. 1 bad slut then been
arrested or called us to plead; 1 asked hoar what were the
coat.? He said fie or sizrandasseoty pounds. I said 1 must
correlate,. about that, sod call Bettis the met day, which I
did, aid said I could nut comply with the conditions; that
they were very had, as I was ouly the sender, and the publi-
cation out my our. He *rid if it WAS not, I had myself
Dearly published as bad. I ',marked that it was strange
diretrior I should be punish( d fur my own publicatioos under
the shop.- of selling smother's. Our curivarratioo was then
brans or; and 1 was afterwards arrested by one of the
tipsters of the Court of K..% Bench, who carried Ole for
cue night to Mr. Hemp's lurk up house, and the next mu:D-
ist .to the Court, where 1 entered into recogaisances at
M'esintisister, anti was liberated. I was in the September
followrog wrested twist upon the same prosecution.
Mr iirchard William Hayward examined by Mr. DWI.
•.• (Literacy for Mr.Thelsiall In the Assize of last
year. sod isi that capacity 1 addreesed the 'cure now is
Court to Mr. Moray.—(Thu letter sorely uutdied Mr. Hay-
seruh'e offer of putting so bail forthwith fur Mr. Theisen,
to protect him from helot; wouteessarily harassed to this
bersioeee.l-1 received no soarer to this letter. Mr. Geb•
tip•toff, acting far Mr. Murray, c lied at any
. 'loose ow the neat evening (Saturday). 1 saw hiss soot/
after ou 01.4" subject et the bail. I seat to Mr. Murray
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hail 1 did not see Mr. 'Murray owil Tuesday. T was
Mejdolite Ho'royd`• on Tuesday morning with the hail.
Mr. Mei ray did nut tweed. As five o'clock that aftrrooost I
met Mr. Murray at Mr. holier H. kW's, with Mr. Thal-
sval!'. bait, who were Sir Richard Psaillipa and Mr. Adams,
according to the Donee G bbone, the iipstaff, was elm
there. ice m t •reandiag to Mr. Jestice Holroyd's ap.
poinimesit, and tendered the bail. %1.. Murray, who then
appeared, %Alerted So their secep.ation, &vans• forty-eight
hours had not.lapsed eject he 'wowed notice. 1 stated, In
the presence of Murray, so Jade what had occurred,
wamely. 11;61 I l.ad ...it a litter 11,11 the preceding Friday
oft. rug tool, to which I had revived no answer, and that
on the Saturday night I had told Gibbons Ilia names of the
hail (Sir R. Phillips and Mr. Adams). I also added the
notate I had sent on Monday to Murray himself, Mr.
Murray did not state at what hour he bad received the
notice, bet that fortraright boo's bad not elapsed. Whim
Mr. lustier Huleord said lie thuutht he "aught nut to object
to She tone, if the hail were sufficient, then, for the first
time. he "'Neond to the bail. The non was, the Defendant
iii 1041. and the bail 581. each. Mr. Munav examined them
as to their sulfinencies, and they were ultimately admitted
by the Judge.
Thomas Henderson, clerk to NTr Hayward, roved the
novice of the easier of bail at Mr. Murray's house about
00 iii on Monday.
Mr. Tlselwall, examined by Mr. SC•RLITTI said, I live
at Bristol., Surrey, and firat heard of an indictment against
me in • paragraph, about Friday, in the New Times news.
paper. 1 applied immediately to Mr Hayward, and was in
town the whole of Friday and Saturday. I was afterwards
taken into custody so the Monday evening, the Ist of May.
1 was arrested by a person from Mr. Gibbons, while at die.
see with my family and pupils. The person who had the
sanest !okayed to me with great civility. 1 walked to
town to nay office, where I was noon informed that I could
not be take., to a /edge's chambers that night, and they
took me to a lack-op liaise in Serle's.place, and the next
day I was lakes :rum it before • Judge. My bail accom-
panied me. We wailed at the Judges that morning, ex-
pecting the arrival of Mr. Murray, who did not rum, mild
the second appointment, at 5 o'clock the same treeing.
1 complained to Mr. Murray of his arresting roe, after having
had notice of my hail, 10,1 Mr. Merry certailly did not con-
tradict me on that fart, or deny having received the notice.
Mr. Justice 1101royd overruled hie (Murray's) objection
about the bail. and said that they were suffic.eut. I was then
liberated. Mr. Gibbing appear. d its the morning as if acting
fur Mr. Murray.
The Chief Justice remarked, that it might appear to Mr.
'Meisel' Gibbons was amine on the part of Mr. Murray;
but be was the iipstaff, an.l could not, in point of fact, have
been so acting, whatever his appearance might be at the
time to • bystander.
Examiner! e Tier of the indictments preferred exalted Al-
bion's, Terser, •ori Wardell, were then produced. Doe
of these emelained 88 folios, soother 18 folios, anal the last
19 ((dins and a word. 'they were banded in to the officer of
the Court.

Mr. Harmer, the solicitor, was then called. He deposed
that he had been much engulfed in prosecutions is the eel.
missal courts, sod was acquainted with she expenses attend.
ing such proceedings. In she ease of an indictment of 58
folios, preferred at the Sessions, and removed by certiorari
Solite superior court, lie thought the expenses might be
twenty pounds. In an inthetnieut under similar enema-
stance., of from 17 to 18 folios, the expense would be sieven
or eight pounds lees; and in an indictment of 19 folios, he-
twe• n the two. The charges were ace ording to the .ember
of folio., and his estimate included all the usual charge, fee
the profit of the attorney, die. Supposing no indictment bad
been biought, has au affidavit had been filed, a warrant is-
sued, and an arrest made, the expense would depend os the
length of AK/ad/int. The 'epees", calcolatiog upon the
affidavit which was now banded to him, would be about five
pounds.
In crews examinstion by Mr. ADOLPHUS, he admitted that
the costs might be luarased by eircunintances ; be spoke ge-
nerally of what his osu claige would be, and be thought
the allovratice he bad made would be liberal.
The case for the prosecutiou was hers closed.
Mr. GURNEY thee addressed the Jury on the part of the
four Defendues, who were charged with usurping she a.-
thority of the King, and with conspiring to sriug from no.
fortunate individuals nut only their money but their goals,
and that by mesas of a perversion of the law. He should
not occupy the Court or Jury au hour in discussing the
right of iedividnals to institute public prosecutions, since
such was the kw; mid if these G,allemeil had, to their
judgment, felt it right to institute these prosecutions, they
had ■ right to do it. As to the eases selected, there was
not one of them ■ hich dial mot present • picture of the moat
roils and wicked sedition and blasphemy. if one of an.
whir descriptiou could have been found, if a case in which
an innocent man bail been prosecuted could have beeu dis-
covered, no our could doubt but his Learned Friends and
those who instituted this prosecution would have selected
that case; and let him here sloe observe, ibit this very
prosecution was matituted and carried on by a party of nn.
knowu individgals, associated for this very •purpose. He
then proceeded to contend that these associations bad ex. !
isted from the Revolting. down to the present time, and in•
stinted that of she reign of William and Mary for the sap.
port of religion soil morality, iu e hie!' the greater part of
the sobilisy of the kingdom were members. The Society fur
the Suppression of Vier, is our day, had been productive
of the greatest good to society at large. The Leaned
Counsel then proceeded to comment oar the several cares
now brought (inward, and t►e evidence by which they were
supported. Asks sou was prosecuted for selling a most
wicked and strove)" libel, and then himself applied for n
compromise, which, in mercy, was granted him by the
prosecutors ; sad even as to costs, instead of having ex-
torted fiom him HU. the expenses incurred, Si. only were
taken. So also in the case of Mr. Wardell, that gentle-
man, It appeared, so far from complaining of any extor-
tion, 'acknowledged the kindness, raudoter, and hendsome
conduct of the Society. So of Turner'. ease, here nothing
bad been eiken; and as to Mr. Thelwall`a case, be was at
a loss to know what it had to do with the present question.
All he could discover in that case was, that Mr. Thelosll's
attorney wrote a litter which was sot answered, sad after-
wards Mr. T. was arrested, and kept Is confiuement till bail
in a regular way was pot is. As to Mr. Dolby, the same res.
nosing would apply. Mr. Dolby applied to have a prose-
cutios pending against him suspended, and Mr. Illunay
proposed Series is hors. Suppose Mr. Murray bad shut
his door, and refused to hear any proposition, what
would then have been said of his conduct ? Would it
not base been described as harsh mod cruel is the extreme ?
As to breaking off the ■egociatlon with Mr. Dolby,
he would only suppose, for s moment, Mr. Murray
had berg) told by Mr. JINN'S, why heir is an indivi-
dual publishing a new seditious work at the very
moment he is pretendieg rootritios for having done
so on a former occasion. As to the excessive charges
alleged to have been made, bow had they been proved?
Why, by calling Mr. Hermes., s very respectable solicitor, be
was ready to allow, to say what the charges, In his opinion,
should have bees. Me. Harneev being ignorant of the bun.
nest doer, and having never limns the bill, when, if there
had bets any exorbitaat charge, they might leave had she
bill taxed is the regular way, and Mr. Murray have bee.
punished, if he had acted wrong. Mr. Curery tben pro-
ceeded to argue os the charge of contpiracy-, which he coin
leaded had not be►n made out to have t►e engine"( founda-
tion, as regarded any oar of she Defendanis, and observed,
he sat &see fatly coufident of haring a verdict in favour of
ell the parties.
The Cute? Jessie( proceeded to sum up the evidence
and to romineet or the case, and observed in the outset,
that as to Mr. Clark, there was ea the slightest evidence to
affect hiss, it appearing that the person lakes f,r lugs was
Mr. Price, n gratlentaa at the bar. As to the Association,
he was bowed to say that an associatios for the prosecution
of libellous and sedition* works was set is itself an eata►-
ful association; but if, that being their reamed object,
they made their assecietion s means of extorting base lucre,
or foe other illegal purposes, whatever its professed object
might be, such as aseeciatiou would he illegal ; sod if the
motives of the reseed D. fendants shield appear to be a
dreier to extort from individuals their motley and their
goody instead of a prosecution for libel, they hail bee■
guilty of an unlawful art. His Lordship then read the eyil
deuce which related to the different ass s, and observed, that

in encl. ease lbe only eoneerned Vat
Mr. Murray. he connect of Mr. Merray, as regarded
Mr. Thelvrell, was not en eonrteiter se ti might hue been,
and as his lordthip could hare *tolled It to have been :
still he had only done whet the lass allowed. Hie t.ord■hip
concluded with leaving it to the Jury to say whether the
chafes in the indictment were at all wade out by the
evident*. _

'Phe Jury at half-post Ave retired, and, after being out
twenty usitiutes, returned with a verdict of—Not Guilty,
in favunr of all the Defendant,.

The Foreman observed be wished to slate Ong it was the
onsininotia opinion of the Jury, that Mr. Murray's enorlliet
bad been anneersaarily harsh and severe, as regarded Mr.
Theteal!.

Tis cane excited very general public interest, and ne•
espied the whole of the day. Some time before the Chit(
took kis seat rite Cwart was crowded is every pit.

OLD BAILEY SESSIOAS.

The above Sessions COODWOCC OD Wertomtit! next. The
following 14 a summary statement of the prisoners for trial,
with the nature of their offenc.s:—
Middlesex. Lowdon.
Harder •• .

Burglary
11 leeway Rubbery

Houltbreakill(
Sieslinz in w DivelhugAgele 9 1
Embezzlement ..

Receiving Stolen 3 0
Bigamy•. .
Larcenies
Uttering Counterfel Money 2 0
Siesta,' from the Tenon
Fraud
Publishing Blasphemous Works• 0 1
Forgery
Rape
2 0
Maliciously S•abbiug .. 2 .... 0
Uttering Forged Bauk 501e5..... 1 .... 0

217

_
Total ......

The Calendar, on the whole, it will be sera is rather
heavy. The alarming nurse., of strett robberies will he
viewed with much concern.

• This is 4 the man uuknows," who refused to plead at
the last Session% and was by t►e Court committed to New-
is te.

A L.4IIMIAG FIRE?.

On Thursday night, about eight o'clock, an alarming fire
suddeuly broke out io the range of stabling, the property of
Mr Knight, near the Infantry Barracks,• St,ret•street,
Windaor. The progren of the fire was as rapid, in conve-
ct of the high wind which pre-veiled, that in less than
half an hour the whole building was iu Bases, consisting of
eleven stables, !arid by different occupiers. The whole of
the horses and carriages were safely removed, except •
valuable horse and two carts belonging to the proprietors of
thw paper. The pour •oirwal was forgotten by the neigh-
bours, and, the groom having left•n hour before, perished
in the flames. TM fire rapidly communicated to the small
tmensents which ignited the stabling. Several regimes had
arrived before nine o'clock, and • plentiful supply of water
was obtained, bat the fire was not efectr•tly subdued natal
all the stabbing was Amtsoyed, sod eight tenermats burned,
either comp!etely or in part. The misery of the inmates of
these cottages may be better conceived than described. A
eabetription has been eonaiderately °petted for their relief.
TM conduct of the inhabitants, and particularly of the
tory, was beyond all praise.—(lVindsor Ezpremj