The National Register.
London, England, 1817-12-22 00:00:00

LON DON :

MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1817.

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From the LONDON GAZETTE, Uurday, Dec. O.

BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
NT tItSPIALI. J. Braml4, Surrey, collar maker.
h .t.nut W. and J. Lees lodge, Dalton. York, woollen manuf.tz-

litstvEu J. Wilmslow. Chester. cotton spinner.
BANKRUPTS.
f.,/tRIL J. late of Montreal, merchant, Da. 27, Jan. 3, 31, at Guild-
hall. Att. Mr..lanies, Bucklersbury.
HARDY H. Caorlton-row, Manchester, stone mason, Jan. 6,7, 31.
at Manchester. Ans. Hurd and Co. Temple.
M Ansi' AL t.. 1. Claklicaton, York. clothier, Jan. 8, 10, Zl, Gomer-
Sal. Att. Mr. Evans, Hatton Garden.
RawEwsu.sw Liverpool, grocer, Jan. 7,8, 31, at Liverpool. Atts.
Dade and Co. Temple.
Jiussow J. B. Liverpool, cooper. Jan. 7,8, 31, at Liverpool. Atts.
Leigh and Co. New Bridge-street.
IIV cs I'. Spratts Slade, Stallard, innkeeper, Jan. 20, 21,331, at
Newcastle under Lvne. Att. Mr. Leigh, Wood-sued.
ROT3r RA J. Newland, Gloucester. tanner, Dec. 30, 51, Jan. 31, at
Hereford. Att. Mr. Platt, Lincoln's Inn.
DIVIDENDS.
Its Maltby, late of Mortimer-street, money scrivener, Jan. 10.
1. R Curtado, South-street. Finsbury-square, inerehtuit, Jam 20.
Mackeoull, late of Worthing, stationer, Jan. 10.
Itamlell, Coleman-street. Blackwell-hall-factor, Jan. 10.
H. Ilarrk, Bishop-street, Coventry, ribbon maker, Jan. 10.
W. !intik, Byars!), Kent, farmer. Jan. 10.
Berriman, St. Ives, Corasindl, milliner, Jan. 10.
W. S. Tamer, Bromley St. Leo.tartl, runuta vitriol manufacturer,

Dm 23.
W. Galion and A. D. Gria:on, Langbourn Chambers, Fenchurch-
street, merchanu, Jan. 10.
W. Janet, Chester, innkeeper, Feb. 10.
-a A. Wheelwrlght, late of Cullum-Arca. merchant. Jan. 17.
t. Giiodisr.Queen-street, Cheatwide, merchant. Jan. 24,
J. White. J. G. Cc.hrane, and W. Blunt, Flees-street, booksellers,
Jan. rt.
Croa,ley, Halifax, York, merchant, Jan. 17.
C. Knowlton, Bristol, liah.irdasher, lan. 17.
31. Dealtry. Lite of Haweliffe. York, filmier, Jan. 13.
J. K. and Walton, Bread-street, factors, Jan. to.
3. Raven. Eitcharn, Norfolk. corn dealer, Jan. 10.
A. and C. Shenli, J. Steel, J. Wray, Lincoln, bankers, Jan. e 2.
O. W. verdolliani, White's-yard, Rosemary-lane, saga refiner,
Jan. 17.
T. Lewis, Tower-street, merchant. Jan. 17.
B. Boys, Tokenhouse-yard, merchant. Jan. 10.
R. Bennett, Platt, Kent, lime burner, Jan. in.
11. Wood, Workington, Cumberland, grocer, Jan. 20.
.1. Lueliman, Wigan, Lancaster, linen draper, Jaii. 14.
C. John,on, Lever Bank, Lancaster. calico printer, Jan. 1!.
K. It. Philips and B. P. Riding, Liverpool, brokers, Jan. 14.
W. Cozens, Kensington, draper. Jan. 20.
A. J. Makerizie and 11. Roper, Crths-street, Finsbury-square, mer-
chants, Jan. 10.
J. and T. Poynton, Brook .street, Holborn, bardwaremen, Feb. 3.
J. Dickinson, wareliotheniati..lan. 22.
R. Mecson, Aldermanbury, linen draper, Jan. to.
G. Pagett. late of York •street. Westminster, plumber and glazier,
Jan. 10.
CERTIFICATES.Jaw. in.
J. R. Hall, Aldennanbury,raerehrint—J. I hekencon. Dewsbury,
York, litiendraper—W. S. I Audi. late of Ilythe, Kent, dealer—G.
Cooper. sen. Old Ford, dealer—W. Bacilli; jun. IVetherley, War.
wick, farmer—W. Jutson. Warmin,tcr, Wilts, linendraper—G.
Avcd.iie, of North Shields. timber merchant.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Mr. Hone was tried on Saturday upon a third indict-
*Mut for having published a profane and seditious libel,
♦being a parody on the Athanatian Creed. In another
part of our paper, will be found a brief summary of
the proceedings on the three days. Mr. Ilone's de-
fence, although ingenious enough, and occupying an
immense portion of the time of the court, is wholly
unfit for abridgment. His defence was simply, that
the practice of writing parodies on the scriptures, was
at least as old as the time of Luther, and that it had
been practised by the most virtuous and godly men.
In proof of this he read, or attempted to read, portions
of various works, some of which were tolerably applica-
ble to his case, and others totally irrelevant.
We have no wish to disturb the verdicts of Juries, and
we doubt not that in the present instances they were
dictated by the most concientious feelings. That the
Parodies are not libelous. the Juries have determined :
with respect to their blasphemy, we think there is room
for doubt, and we trust the verdicts of acquittal were
the result of a conviction in the minds of the ju-
rors, that the defendant had not blasphemous inert,
The conduct of the auditory, however, was such
as must give sensible pain to every man who holds
the sacred truths, of our religion in any esteem:
As the offensive passages were read, bursts of laughter
frequently interrupted the business of the Court ;
whence did this levity arise, if nor from that irreligious
spirit which is unhappily found to be always coupled
with systems of political innovation.? This conduct, as
the Attorney-General justly observed, was the best
proof that could be given of the way in which these
Parodies were estimated by the unthinking, anti skewed
low well they were calculated to raise in the mind,
ludicrous and irreverent notions.

It will be •e2n b}• 3 reference to our head of Foreign
Intelligence, that we have giv,•n the discussions, in the
Chamber of Deputies, on the lit:arty of the Press, at
considerable length. We consider theta by far the