The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-19 00:00:00

TIIE KING V. 43120HGE VEER.

The defendant was found guilty nt the London sittings
after Hilary Term, last, under an information tiled by the
Amine, General, for putifshiog a scandalous and seditious
libel un the King. The libel was published in The Repub-
lican. The defendant was shoptnan to Richard Carlin: of
Fleet...street.
thi the application of Mr. Cooper, the Court postponed
giving judgineui till this day we, k, no the gi ound that throe
were two affidavits to he read in mitigation of punishment,
which had been sworn before the magistrate instead of before
a commissioner of this court, which according to the rule of
they ought to he.

'l;liE SING U. MART ANN CASLIILE.
Mr. Gurney moved the jadgment of the Court on this de-
festiLtit, t unvicted at the SI ti iiigs after last Term, at Guild-
hall, for publishing a blasphemous libel against the chrittimi
NIL Justice Best having read the notes of the trial—
Mr. Henry Cooper then addressed the Court. Ha said he
had a few observations to offer in mitigation of punishment.
N .st one word should drop from him which might have even-
dency to revile the holy scriptures. No man bad more res-
pect for the established religion* than himself. 4 Ile was
anxious first to 'mind the Court, that the family to which
the defendant belonged, laboured under much odious. übd it
Was almost impossible to separate prejudice from the case of
the de eittlant. lie never could condemn the religious opi-
nion of any one. Ile was only the adversary of that moral
monster, Hypocrisy. A tolerant religion could never jus-
tify severe punitibinents in cases of irreligion. The difficulty
era. to oppie.se superstition. Iteli,;ion. he was persuaded,
wi ht be ably defended by its professers, without legal wee-
lit). He could tell the Court, in mitigation of punisl •tit.
Obit some of the greatest divines had deprecated these pru-
•ecutiuits. Dr. Porteus was one ; Dr. Watson and Dr.
Lordlier had also expressed disapprobation of severe pro.
ceetliogs in cases of this sort. lie had no affidavit* to one',
and he trusted he bud said nothing to injure his client. She
tits a female, unable to bear punishment, and the Court
must consider that she was under the controul of her brother.
Mr. Gurney ill:It the defendant was acting upon Sill*
I'll II) of fecluo4 ho dud not believe—sordid interest, and con-
tempt of the established religion of the country, were mixed
together. Not only the defendant, but her brother and
family had gone on setting the law at defiance, and the.
Conti had to deride, by the punishment they were called
upon to millet, whether such contempt of the law wits to go
oil to the disgrace of this great metropolit ?
Mr. Marriott followed Mr. Gurney in support of the pro-
secution, and
Mr. Justice Bayley, delivering thejadgment of the Court
on the defend:tot, said—.` Mary Anti Caddy, you are w re-
ceive the sesitenee of this Court, after having been found
guilty by it jure of your country of publishing a libel which
impeaches the Old and New Testament. In this country
every' persona imitit d to loran for himself any religious
Iu the rows. of a very dim reel and able adder-es,
simile by the gentleman who Cill..llll'is your cause, he I am
happy to hear considers your ()Onions as erroneous, and I
believe every 'levant A lIU gives the subject a ettieful ex:mi-
n ditto will come to the same conclusion. I say this because
it has happened to myself to investigate and examine, and
the result is a toavictiun on my mind of the authenticity of
holy scriptures. 'I lie Court does lint think a libel of this
kin•l calculated to ovei tom y believe retie.'
to he so firmly rooted in the heart of man that nothisig cams
shake it. Person., who ure able to cx:•mile will not have
their Salta shaken i but how titan) peis•ms are Omie who
may have their prineiph s destro)eil :11111 i lu•ir Mind, poisoned?
The Omit acts on the pi Mewls. of pito, ctiog these persons
ss ho at e incapable of pi meeting, themselves, I t appears yllll
are of a family oh *smelt, untortunately, the judgment of
this Court has hero passed, y et soothing seems to deter the
on 11. e contrary punishment seem. an encouragement. The
Court, taking into coosiderntiou all the citcusitsboires,
order and adjudge, that you psi), to the Crown a fine 111 51411.
be imprisoned in I) stele stir gaol one year, tool I Ile expi-
ration stt Seat time give sun-ties for teen )4.ltA, yourself uu
10011. owl two sureties in 1001 itch; and that you be ms-
prisoned uuni the fine is paid unit security given.
lie alt fentialit was *bell taken out of COW t in custody,
Cailditti AL INVONIIATION.

Mr. F. Pollock rii•plied on behalf of the Mayor, Alder-
men and Burr( sscs of Berwick-upon Tweed, or file a critni •
ii,il imorination i.even perwni., who had riotously dis-
bolted the proceetlinns of the Guild of that ton 11, and
nssatilted the town Cit IK. 'llse Coot t grouted a talc to elicit
THE l[l%o U. DAVID OkAVES UA V Y AND S. A. 'HOWLER.
'file dr t'etulunte, aim cart led un busiliebs at Pl)ntoutil
Duck as, merchants, and become lottikrupis, were twilight
up to receive judgmeol, Isavlng ritlfertsd juilgonont lry!tlefatilt
iu a prosecution for perjury. They a cue charged nuts
ideating fal6tfiy. in miler U. sue taut a wait nut utteA our.
Davey, to %slum) they weir. iiirt, toed to a large amount
upon a bond. Alter the prirevedinu had been read, which
Ott upied the Court a yr...sitter:dale lime, the defesidaut put
in Itiailav,ts, and were. oidr.reil as oe bioaglit up again
Illtg COW.