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been trivial. ilia Lordship, under all the bearings of the ease,
allowed Mr. Chitty to takes rule to sheW cense ; bat recom-
mended, for the benefit of the parties,* stet procusas.
THE CIAO T. HALL.
This was a proceeding ow a writ of quo aarrenlo, calling upon
the defendant to chew by what authority he claims to be Regis-
trar and Clerk of the Court of Requests at Bristol. The
question was tried at the assizes, and it cane before the
Court in the form of a special case.
. . . .

The Judges bad to decide whether several commissioners of
the Court of Requests at Bristol were resident inhabitants,
and qualified to elect the defendant to the office.
Alter the case bad been ably argued by Mr. Selwyn and Mr.
Adams, the Court took time to deliver their judgmeat.
TN'Astral'. NOV. 14.
At half.past nine, Mr. Justice Bayley came into Court, and
immediately after Mrs. Sestumah Wright entered, with a Add
in her arms, and another in the arms of the nurse, supported by
two male friends, and three females in her train, and imme-
diately following entered Waddington, with a quimitiog glass
sobpended from his neck by a bright purple riband, and Black-
stone's Commentaries in his band. At ten, two more female

friends of Mrs. Wright, young ladies of genteel appearance,
whose father, we understand, presented her with live guineas
on her trial, joined the party, nod took their seats facing the
King's Counsel.

THEXING, ON THE PROSECUTION OF THE SOCIETY ►OR THE
SUPPRESSION OF VICE, V. SUSANNAH %RICH!.
Mr. Gurney mused the judgment on Seasonal' Wright, who
then stood op ; she seemed rather delicate in her health—
ge•teely dressed.
The Lord Chief Justice read the libel and record of con-
•iction, being a letter addressed to the Rev. Mr. Wade, of
Bristol.
The defendant being asked if had any affidavit, answered
in the negative.
The Lord Chief Justice—Have you say thing to say in your
defeuce t—A great deal, my Lord.
The Lord Chief Justice—Then proceed.
The defendaut then proceeded to read her defence in • clear
and audible voice, from a mattuacript.—l am charged with pub-
lishing a blasphemous libel on the Christian religion—what is
that religion t—it is an anomaly.
Mr. Justice Bayley—Whist is it ?
Defendant—A non-entity—an anomaly--
Court—W e cannot pfnuit you to revile the Christian religion
in this Court.
Defendant—lles accused of disturbing the peace of our So-
vereign Lord the King—now •e libel on religion can disturb his
peace, whose conduct is itself—
The Isord Chief Justice—We cannot permit you to go on in
this course of abuse. Mrs. Wright, attend to me—a great
deal of what you have attempted to read the Court cannot allow.
That Christianity is • non-entity, as what we cannot, as Judges
and as Christians, sit here to hear. If you choose to go home
and reform what you have written, you may come op another,
day, and address the Court as to that which you think may
avail you in mitigation of punisLinent.
Mr. Gurney—That is written by some wicked adviser of her's.
who sits behind her.

Defendant proceeded—The thirty-nine articles of the esta-
blished church—

Mr. Gurney—As that which the defendant is reading has no
more to do with the subject before the Court than the Ilistory
of England, she ought not to be peraiitted thus to waste the time
of the Court.

Defendant (raising ber voice)—But I will proceed.
Lord Chief Justice—We cannot hear you.
Defendant—My Lord, you refuse to hear me.
The Lord Chief Justice—Let the defendant stand committed
to Newgate fur tune to reform her address in mitigation of
punishment ; and for the purpose of bein4 again beard, let her
be brought up the fourth day of next Term.