The National Register.
London, England, 1819-10-18 00:00:00

THE NATIONIAT. REGISTER.

with the populace, who received Carlfle, accompanied by Hunt
and How, who left the Court at .lie same time the defendant
did, with loud cheers and acclamations.
(mut:own HAY.)
Wellnt nday mor :: i:: g, he les 1 his defence, justifying
the " Age aJ Reason," and Its blasphemously drelaiing
the Bible to be nothing more thin a collection of falsities.
We cannot pollute oar page., by giving his defence, which
was wi.ree than the woi k, for whit li lie seas in
dieted, I. no/ called forth not only the frequent interruptions
of the Judge and the Attorney-General. nut it last a de-
eliflation front the Jul) tit their opinion of en
inc of defence.
After much farther observation of this kind, Mr Carlile said
he had a great deal of important matte.: to introduce in his de-
fiance, but that the interruption he had experienced haul derang-
ed him. He wail also quite exhausted, having tasted nothing
but water all day.
The Lord Chief Justice said, he could not adjourn unless the
defendant showed that the matter he wished to introduce was
relevant to his defence. Ile was played in a very painful situa-
tion between his wish to grant indulgencv to the defehdant, and
tile consideration that, as an English .budge, he could not suffer
the truth of the Christian religion to be impugned. The defend-
ant had. unfortunately, consumed his strength in a struggle to
introduce into his defence matter uhich was inadmissible.
After some further conversation. the Lord Chief-Justice in-
quired whether the Jury wished to adjourn. The Jury intinia-
ted that they did. An adjournment was then consented to,
upon a pledge being given by Jlr. Carlile, that lie would not
seek to introvittee into the conclusion of his defence any matter
which had been decided by the Court to be admissible.

nay.)
The Court was opened this morning at the usual hour, there
were very fcw person.
.present at the commencement of the
proceedings, but tile crowd(; .a In theanticipation
that Mr. Carlile would shorten Ins defence, and that the case
would in consequence be brought to an catty conclusion, the
Juries on the infommtions for the seditious libels, and on the
three indictments for blasphemous libels, were sunamontsl to
attend. A tumour was circulated in the course of the morning,
arising, it is said, front an expression use.l by some of the de
fendant's friends on the preceding night, that he had gone elr
to Dover on his way to Fiance. 3.ltis rumour was in some
meamre supported by the non-appearance of Mr. Carlile, until
utter the hour appointed tbr the sitting of the Court. and until
the Attorney General and the Counsel for the Crown had arri-
ved; but at 33 minutes after y lie entered the Court, accompa-
nied by Mr. Fry, and bringing with hint several books.
Mr. Sheriff l'arl.ins immediately addressed Mr. Carlile, and
begged to ask him a question: he said he undmstural that he
had been interrupted in his entrance into the Court, and that he
had been deprived of some books. lie considered such conduct
to be very improper, after the pains that had hem taken to keep
order.

:Mr. Cathie said. both himself and his friends had found dlfi-
culty in gaining admission to the Court; and sonic of the books
had gut into the hands of strangers; he afterwards ascertained
that two of his parcels of books had been left in the coach.
Mr. Sheriff ltothwell then addressed Mr. Carbk, and said—
You will b• pleased to recollect that I expressed s desire you
should receive every acconnuodation.
.\lr. Caddy assented to this declaration.

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the High Priest of the
Jews, were in attendance boon after 9, and were seated together
in a small room behind the Justices seat...

'lnc names of the Jury having beer, called over.
Mr. Cathie then proceeded on his defence, in which he went
over the same ground as on the preceding day, only with less
indecencies; and addressing himself to the Jury said, " Though
he had scarcely any hope that lie had made such en inipreesion o
his case on all their minds as lie wished to produce, yet he hoped
he had made such an impression as would, in the event, entitle
him to their verdict of acquittal. All lie could nut hope to im-
press ; fur he had heard, and he was sorry to say it, that one of
them had said publicly on the eirecening night, that he should
like to give that Culile five years' imprisonment, and bread
and water for all that time. (There now anise a tumultuous cry
of " Name, name," from all pals of the Court. A strong feel-
ing of indignation appeared to be excited, and " Shaine" was
reiterated among the spectators. So far as our situation under
the box allowed us to judge, we believe the gentlemen of the
Jury themselves joined in the exclamation of " Name, name."
The accusation appeared to cause the utmost astonishment and
disgust to every juror.)
The laird Chief-Justice (interposing.)-ob, no, I hope you
will not allow any think so indecorous, gentlemen.
(It mope' to remark, that the debiniant once or twice
expressed his concern that he had been 'immaturely betrayed
into the declaration of the intelligence he haul mentioned, and
appealed solicitous that the circumstance should not prejudice
bun with the Jury.) It was a maxim of English law, that
where twelve men were formed into one body its IS Jury, and it
should happen that while a portion 01 that body were willing to
return a verdict of guilty, there yet remained a doubt of the
guilt charged on the accused in the mind of Only one individual
of that Jury, the doubt shot.:1:1 entitle such accused party to a
vertle, of acquittal : and it wits, lie believed, admitted also,
that it was better that ten guilty men should escape, than that
one innocent luau should he contleinned. Applying these obser •
vations to his own case, he argued that if only one of them
should entertain a doubt whether or no, he (Cathie) was to be
brought in guilty, then that doubt, it was to be remembered, wits
the doubt of the whole Jury, and was to be construed to his be-
nefit. The sum and substance of his argument was, that the
charge had no foundation in the comnion law, and that the only
statute which made it en offence, had been superseded by a sub-
sequent and recent one: and under this last statute he trusted
that through their means he should find pnitection.
[lt Nas ab 3 o'clock when lhu tieleithe closed.)
Previous to calling wit , Mr. Canals rose again,
and wished to explain what lie understood to have passed
oil ihis subject the night before.
The Lord me tor what purpose and
to utast points you wish witnesses to he examined.
Mr. Carlile said, lie had intended to call several of the
leading persons of dittrreut Gbri.tian sects, in order to
show the wide diversity of opinion which prevailed among
them ; that souse of them appiwtelied limy nearly in erred
to himself; and as they weir all tolerated, 60 ought lie to