The National Register.
London, England, 1819-11-21 00:00:00

LAW REPORTS.

FATORDAT. Nov. 13.
THE MATO v. MME CARLILE.
Mr. Gurney.—My Lord. I wish to move, with the
lease °false Court. that the rule which I obtained a few
days back against Mrs. Carlile, should tie made absolute.
Mrs. Carle is personally in attendance, and it in a
attuation which might render it extremely ittconvement
dear her to attend on any future day ; she is eery bar
ad-
saneed in pregnan.
The Lord Chief-Justice.—Mrs. Cathie is here to show
cause.
Mts. Carlile now rase, and presented herself to the
notice of their.tirdships.
The Lord-Chief-Justice—Do you wish to show cause
Ito w against the rule which bat been obtained against
you , for I apprise you that our time is very short, or do
you ttish to do so on any future day? The I mat is
deiirotia of consulting your personal convenience as tar
as ca n be dome cciltutently with their other duties.
Mrs. Carlile ,expressed a wish in an under tune, that
she might he heard now.
Mr. Mills, latetif Bristol, who had attended as the
perannal friend of Mrs. Carlile, observed that that lady
did not distinctly understand the line of conduct she
was to puraue..ttihe had sonic paper ill her hand which
she probably wished to have read.
The LordtChief-Justice,-.-Let her speak to the officer.
Mrs. Caddis banded several sheets of paper, folded in
the form of a. brief, to Mr. Dealtry, the Clerk of the
Crown-Office.
The Lord-Chief-Justice.—Do you wish to have that
paper read ?
Mrs. Carlik nodded assent, and the Chief Justice said,
that she might sit down while the paper was, reading.
Mr. Dealtry then read the paper, which commenced.
. as if it hail been intended that site should read it herself,
being written in the first person. It stated, that a
rule had been put into her hands,. by Richard Carlile.
her husband, calling upon her to show cause why an
information should not be exhibited against her Hr r
name. howeyera was not mentioned specifically ; and
tber. fore she thought' khe rule, in point of legal strict.
DUB, ought mat to be made alai lute.
The Lord Chief Justice to Mr. Gurney.—llave you
an affidavit of service ?
Mr. Gurney—Yes, my Lord, of personal service upon
he defendant.
The Court intimated that this servace was au4iiciesit.
In the paper which contained this objection, there
. was a memorandum, dircctingMrs. Cathie, if this on-
iecti (((( should not avail, to turn over, and on the second
'„sheet further arguments were stated, as grsitools to the
Court for refusing to wake the ,rule absolute. The first
was, that the' trial which her hushand had 'published
was a fail. awl' :Oltenia' account of the poet:rilings
which had taken place uptin his trial, and that therelore
she way perfectly justified in sending it forth to the world
In siiiippit thi, proposition she cited the case of
" Currie v. Walter,' in which it was held that the pub-
lication of a feir.reporttif what .occurred in a court of
Justice was perfectly IrgaJ. Her husband's •tabject in
reading Paine's" Age of Reason on his trial' was to
show that lie had no immoral intention ; that in
point of fact he hail not cons mined any offence against
' the laws Of his country. The cases of the " King and
Willi:Mls," and of the " King and Daniel Isti,ac Eaton"
had been published, and to tlie)x no exceptiims bad
• been taken. She had always eist.ertaisoAl for tier hut-
hand the highest respect, and had every criiilidence that
be would not direct her to do that whlch had an hum°-
, rid tendency. She kid tow; this, as upon every other
occasion, uptir hii direction, and was unconscious
of hating infringed any law which had for its object the
well-being of society. Coon these grounds she ventured
humbly to submit to society..
Court, that the rule obtained
against her ought to be discharged
Mr. Justice Best.—W hat is the titlepf the publication?
Mr. Gurney.—" lriocerdiugs urn' tits Muck Trial of
Richard Cathie.
' The Lord Chief Juo.iee.—A ud the publication con-
tains the same matter wiliest formed the subject of the
indicunentP
Mr. Gurney.—lt does my Lord. The first three num-
bers contained the whole of the fiist part Id" The Age
of Reason." The defendant was indicted for selling thsi
fur half a guinea r and now, fruits the plan that has
been resuried to; the whole may be purchased for ts. 641.
E ich of the Judges delivered his npinion separately,
and concurred unanimously that the rule must be made
el.solute—J ostler Best intimating at the same time tt tas.
as the prosiciiiiiin originated solely on ',be part of Go-
vernment, hum a wash to prevent the general eircula-
. t•un of tt orks so abhorrent to the feelings of every good
ri.tittber of society, lie liad,no doubt un a proper 1110.1.
CJIIOII tieing made accompanied by au assurance that
the sale should not be persisted ip, the prosecution would
be immediately. dropped. Rule made rhenium. Mrs.
, Gable the') lett the Court, attended by her friends.
Mannar, Nov.
THE XING s. JAMES HOWDITCH AND JAMES SUTTON.
111. Ses vista Pall applied to the Court this morning,
fir a tole to show cause, why a criminal information should
hot be filed against the defendants. The grounds of his
motion 'night be shortly stated s—A rile had been granted
• by ti.ainosort, calling ors the prosecutris. Maria Glean,
to show cause VA) a new Irish should not be lead in a case
which had. lieu tried at Dm cloister, during the Si 1111 l tter
Assistsof this?. year prrtiedisig The circumstances were
el issamariorditiary statute, Nol.l bail created a verry gear-
rat interest. Ppun cause being shown, mote than 100
.211idasits were Atrottlaced in support of and against the
'rule. The remsit was, that the Coast refused to disturb
the verdict by which the &readmits in that cause load
been cousicted of a conspiracy, 1'01661y to carry off a
young lady (aits. Glenn,) in older to marry her, she being
no hears., to use of tin nisi s. This case had sulfur in-
nately produced a strong so soottion It Taunton. where •
hams Gleuit resoled, under the ptotectiva of her sack.
jt happened, however, that bills of isalielinsset were fooonsl
it the Old Bailey, ou the 20th Sept. last, against Mlsk: