The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
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view or the ewe he woo clearly of opiiiion there 'was
lio 'pretence fur a lir+ trial in this cos..
. Th. Defesidont—" My Lord, I wish to reply
your 1-orcl.hip."

Ttw Cnter JUITICZ—." No; that is mot
alluord."
The Defentlatit My Lord, I can Tante att.
, . thori,ties to which teamed Gentleoea have replied
, to %Our Loritahip. Every thing does not occur to
out's mind at otter. 4 can put in affidavits to
tuove the olvyastal iiistiosetioility of Dukes rel.
armee hying true."
The CHILD JUSTICII—" People are not allowed

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to otter ull which may nettle to their muds at me-
.proyer teats.. You were asked rf you bad said all
you desired In say in. sup art of your implication.
and you sumered in the affirmative. The Bifida-
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tors you allude to.moukl as no alteration in your
, ease." .
• r3Ol Justice HiStillOTD and Mr. Justice BEST
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agreed with Mr. Justice Bayley that there were no
grounds fur a aria trial.
The CHIEF JUSTICE-14 Hare )oli any thing to
lime in mitiganon ?"
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flle Defeudant said, he now stood before their
biourdships' bar to receive their judgment; and to.
.:}tilled on them to recollect that the day would
-"aloe when they would stood for judgmei.t at the
• •ersal bar. the bar of the Architect of Nome.
'They were told its illnilhew, that on thot day a men.
• truce -.could be pronounced ou some. which would
command them, " Devitt from me, ye swot kers of
hoe everlosiing fire." It was slisu•said ut
• the book which he held in his hand, that justice
should be those to the poor as well as the rich.—
Now he knew that this course had 'been -de.
•_,•isarted .from, that there had been prtjory made
• - use of. He railed oh their Lordships to pro.
• teed t•isatiuusly for their own sakes, and for the sake
of the faith -they undertook to protect. .The pro-
secutions similar to which he Was now suffering hail
s -tri.e evil tendency, it excited curiosity, and increased
- the sale of the publications prosecuted. This erns
...proved H the revolt of his own prosecution; for so
greatly was the isle of the semk increased-by the
-.were-lei peed abesiust him, that in three days alter
JO*, tsirl, tlieo-e woe not n copy remui ii i g outsold.-
- He sincerely hoped that those who promoted these
:lailerentions would .re their evil tendency. and that
•Ms would he the last. Curiosity was a dangerous
. passion ; when excited it could not be allayed, and
tby keeping that passion alive, they would rause a
circulation of these works so great—they would so
opeoltiply theaumber of Deists In the country—that
. ssitat was called the Established Iteligion must ire-
. visibly sink beneath them.
The So•tAcTua-GEn goat. addressed the Court in
.ftargreiration. The Leaned Counsel said, the De-
fendant had not the slightest grounds to complain of
•-itijuoice ; fur, on the contrary, both at the time of
• • Ina trial, new, and in every stage of the proceeding.
be had expenruced the greatest iodulgence. The
Defeudaut bed denied being the publisher of the
.work in queetsoo. sad a most claim,. contrivance
Auld been adopted to touted who was the publisher ;
.hut could any cue doubt of the share the Defendant
.had in it? Besides, the Defendant had avowed its
u•placard io the window that what he was selling
wsa blasplierne,• end that he knew it.
N 0... Mr. Copley. there was
po such ;woof. 1 weds you would keep to the
until ; you and Mr. Gurney are its the complicit
habit of stating oloatitifetar."
The SOLICITOt 411stssaat..wi... I will state to the
court whet was proved. -A. piweeed was put in the
eitidow crrilionsioic the following announcement
. Samuel Weildisigtuis. do not sell blesplo.my,
Op 1 tortmely suspect these is some person under
chi. roof *bothers." The Defendant had said, pro-
oectstitig these publications only tended to promote
their circulation. He trusted, however, that re.
owned proarentions end convictions., aided by the
'Maser of the Court, would in the end, notwith-
amisehog what had been stated by the Defendant.
have the etlect of pulsing them down.
. Mr. Justice BATLEY then proceeded to pro-
. noustre the judgment of the Court. le) the Defeo.
qiiiCri present appbration there was one point which
tart wills the decided approbation of the Court.
Au Isifidrivie hod beets put led reed. in which
tioeflilidiresibisit did not attempt to deny his -kauw-
=of the publication, or share in the Octets it
ad. • This went to spew OW the Diffeisdont
.as not, from any intereated 'Defiers, pledge
kinsorif so a falsehood. The Court could 'mit fail
to take notice of sod improve of the conduct with
respect tea the publication now under ceesideration.
By law, every man in this country was allowed reli-
gious liberty. He might, wish decency, discuss
toe merits of his own or soy other faith ; but the
present publication was not such decent discussion;
w. was adeeleoustory coniposition, not fsir argument.
It had already heels declared • libel in the case of
Oarlile, of which the Defendant could not be
ignisiant. The Defendant had admonished the
Court that u general day of judgment would sr.
rive, at which they must appear before that bar
where all acts were open. He hoped and believed
the Court never lost sight of that doctrivie, and
thee acted as fee u the frailties of human noting
wield permit. The Defendant bud adverted to
the torspedtency Alf these precautions, as they only
tended to thereat., the circulation instead of restrain-
Nag these miseinevoas publicatioiss. The Court
bed molting to do with commencing theme or any
other pruseculious; but when brought before
them They were to deal yids them to the best of
their judgment. it was the duty of the Court
t, endeavour to suppress offences such as that
with which the Defendant was charged, and
tatting into cousideratiors that this publication had
a:reedy been declared a libel, that the Defendant
could out be ignoring of that decision, the judg.
aunt of the Court was, Altai for this offence he
'Mould be imprisoned its Coldbath.fields Prison for
one year, soil at the expiration of that term enter
toto recoguieaucea for two years, himself its 100/.
sad two sureties its 00/. each, end to be farther im-
prisoned till such security was found.
The Defendant —" My Lords. 1 hope your
Lordship' will make es eider that 1 may be allow-
ed she wee of pro, iult, and paper."
fir. Justice Dittmar —l4 We have no power to
Doke oaf Such order; the prima is um ruder our
cmitrol, it is a Magistrates' rime); we can't pledge
*imams to stay thing."
The Delensiont—" My Lords. though I on not
oily of the edema of which I have berm movie's
ed. eithesell there vas ne W0(1' of my selling the

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hoolc, iithough I did not -1.1 l it, yet 1 *al
most respectfully hog to the seittetice of te Com t.
whole*, the Bishop of Cloghei brought up for
jodigierol."-1A
The Pefeodeot thee stestoot of Court, iu cos-
teily of the tipeteff. •
INFORIIATMN. _ .

Mr. PROMS mowed (or a criminal information
against a Clergymen of ilw county of Carmarthen.
The Rev. Gentleman was ah.ot to the Commies
of the Peace ; owl the u...me was for eudeivour.
iog to provoke • Grin tenons, named Saunders, also
• Magistrate, to tizta a with a person sunned
Henderson. At a ineelipg smile words took place
between Henderson and Sasindvia. when the Cler-
gyman interfered, 11.1 in his proper character, us 11
peacemaker, hut using Inwards Mr. &louden the
most provoking mid moulting language. The
Learned Counsel said, he had •16,1avits that the
Clergymair and fiesidesson went to the meeting
with an latent to quarrel, mud the present applica.
lion was mode in the hope of bringing the parties to
then sernies.—Rule gniroe.J.

POLICE.
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BOW-STREET.

A moat distressing soil extraordinary investigation took
place yesterday brine S r K,ch.rd Boole, the presiding Ma-
globate. Williams Tacker, abort amulet:a or eighteen
years of age, to the employ of Mr. Tramper. of It'arren's
Finn, at Merino, Near Houseluw, seas chaiged with shoot-
ing William Bethel, • buy chive., yetis of age, on the 17th
July, with a gun, by whieh he lust the use of ins right rye,
ins fare sad head were severely wounded, and one of the
stones with which it was luaded bad penetrated his head, mid
.from the report or Mr. Slogley, a surgeon, who attended
him, he was not out of slimier till the latter rad of Sep-
tember. The puree boy to as tUcgotuiate •oes ; his mother's
name a Beckett; she put him so nurse in a woman of the
name of Preshill, who received 9t. a week till Mrs. Beckett
died ; being infuemed the father eras p man of cuosiderable
consequence, she applied to Mr. Dyne, so -attorney, in Lia-
colu's ban Gehl., ageoi to the Gewitensaa, who paid her ;
then Mr. Thuinton, of Graftenessreet, paid her; sod after-
wards • Laity called and paid, but now no payment could
be got, and the parish refused, because the mother's parish
was net koown, and the poor hoy was now hoosattely kept
by Mr. Presbilt, the esorse's husbaud, although be had gut
eight-thikkess of his own.
The Prisoner came to work fur Mr. Tromprr out of Berk-
shire ia summer, who it cos...queues 'of this affair was
easwerable for hie •ppearaner, nod kept him iir hie service.
The ease has been under iiireatigniun before a heath of
Magistrates in the country, and last Tuesday Colonel Clothe.
roe told Peesbili Nothing could he done in it, as no malice
was proved, and advised him to take the money for the Doe-
tor's ball. This did nut satisfy him, and he applied to the
Office; where • warrant was granted him, iii whirl, he was
moisied by Mr. Riley, as attorney, of Cie meet's lire, and
yesterday Use case came on.
The buy's face and bead appeared in a mangled state. gad
after being questitssed by Sir Sieben!, hr stated as follows:
About three mouths i•iere, ado es minding curs is • lace, ten
miles f. um Heston, ke met the Pi i.oucir with a gun, who asked
hint to throw up his cap to shout at ; lie reln-ed; be took it of
his head, threw it its the air, and shut two holes through It;
be reloaded the gra, and pot seer ral &loges in, some larger
than peas, and said he'd be d—d if he didn't have a shut at
my a— ; then 'lauding on the opposite side of the read, he
levelled his glen in hint, on which hr put his baud. before
his (Nee, sad directly stir r raw the flash of the gilts, and
✓eceived the contents in his Imelda, face, and one of his eyes.
Mr. Frogley, the suegeow, was wended from attending,
beim( io attendance we trio females, but wuold attired on •
future day.
Sir Richard Dinar said. he had no wish to interfere with
airy other Magistrate, but if any thing, it was a capital
offence, mad hr should recriest Woad Clitherue to attend
the seat esonnisatios.
Poets was convicted to the penalty of 40s. for not
enterilig a load of hey, as requited by Act of Parliament.
The driver of • hackney e...r0 was fined 10a. sod Costs
Iter 'Windt% to lake a fare from the Adelphi Theatre,

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QUEEN SQUARE.
GANG Of HOUSEBREAKERS APPREHENDED.

Several information.. have been given at this Office lately,
of asawrotts robberies and burglaries being committed In
Cloche-a, Hammersmith, and other ports of Middlesex, anti
consequently the officers were cio the alert to discover the
thieve te, but we re 00000 crested until yesterday neuritis!, when
Pace and Coop. t. In Collllll4loeller.ol. 114.11/Mil I 101% tbry receives',
repaired to a house in Castle-street, Long Acre, and how d
their way into the garret, where they fumed Mari Herd and
Charlotte Boatilleld, a ()odate with whom he cohabited, in
bed, Witham Watts Jaws Hrowni, awd Thomas Peter,
sitting rowed the Is; with their %hoes, stockings, and hats
wet ; there was a wet bat and coat tee the room, hanging up
to dry, which indicated they bad been out damn the pre-
ceding Web*.
The offerers .enured and handcuff el them all, sod thew
proceeded to search the morn, and tonne' between the chain
upon which Faller and 'cut I. tine iortaim.shell smar-
tens, and underneath a beard in the tl,eor a bunch of skeleton
keys, reuiree.bit, ginebless, dark lament, aced other imple-
ments of housebreaking, all of MIIICIe were now produced.
They wearchee the indigene of ['oiler, at a booker's shop it.
White Lieu street, Seven Dials, and found ilocre a quantity
eel housebreaking implements, skeleton keys, phosphorus
bottle, and ma•clies.
The Prisoners now gave •31'11/11, accounts of themselves,
hat neither of them lead been lately in any .empluytactet
whatever.

The °dicers itolintaied that they would bring numerous
ehorices Blatant the Prisoners or a future day, and conse-
quently they mere committed f,.st re.exanssaatton.

TOWN•HALL.
CHARGE OF FELONY.

Yesterday Joint Ctitell7B; wwis char zed with entering flee
realises of Ur. WAIN*. N Frtar.street, Black(riare-
road, tan the Dame morning, and committing a robbery
iberrin.

Mr. Walton stated, Ibal the Primmer had übtaised lodg-
ings it his house, he believing that I.e was a respectable maw.
Oa that moratag be wells out on +urns! bunions., soul did sot
retard till between twelve sod um, o'clock ; he went so she
front room, fir's Bum, sad found the door *unlocked to his
great surprise, having larked it before be went out. On bus
.staring the loom, to s•w the Prisoner rsdung she •pai t-
meat of his property, to entry it tiff 1 his shoes were off.—
Ott (sari:Ming the lurk of the door he fumed that the Pri.
stoner had mitered it by sterna of false keys, sod although ha
had removed considerable property, he had out carried any
of it away.
The Msgistrate stated that she removal of the prep.',
was a felonious taksug, iu bow, and ordered the Primus/ ta
be COMM