The National Register.
London, England, 1822-07-14 00:00:00

LAO INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
MONDAY, AMY
RING O. SUSANNAH WRIGIIT.
This was an indictment against Susannah Weight, the
wife of Win. Weight, for publishing certain blasphemous
'libels contained in the works R. Carlile, composed since
leis imp' isonment in Dorchester gaol. The prosecution
was instituted by the Society for the Suppression of Vice.
Mr. Gaselee, in the absence of td r. Gurney, who is con-
fined by indisposition, stated the case for the prosecution.
II seemed that the prosecution and pienishinetit of Mr.
Carlile hail not had the effect of attaining that which was
the object of all pa osecuttuns of this natter. —namely, the
refoinmeion of the offender, and a warning to others.
Even the menehers of his emu family bad taken no %awn-
ing 110111 his fate; and, by his pernicious example, the
defendant, who appeared to be connected with him, now
appeared on the 11,or, daring the vengeance of the law.• -
The defendant had no excuse fur her conduct on the score
of poverty, or inability to maintain herself by law feel
awaits. Site was a married woman, her husband was em-
ployed in a hies alive business, and üble In suppoet tier in
lost sod rimy. The libels bole the signature of
K. Caul le, and were contained its a correspondence Os he-
lium real or fictitious he knew not) with a itev. W. Wake,
and were couched in the moat Mit mire and disgusting
terms, tending to bring into contempt the established re-
ligion of the country. The learned counsel puree:tied to
read the offensive passages, which we forbear repeating—
they contain an irreverant and allusive upon the
Christian religion.
J. Ripest!, an agent of the Society for the Snppres•ion
of 'Vice, proved, thee he petrclase•d the pamphlets in spies-
tiou of the defendant at Carlile's shop, 53, Flee► sleet,
on the tali and 3011 i of May last.—On leis cross-examina-
tion by the defeeidai t, who conducted her own defence,
the witness Said he had been for '4u years he the sees ice of
the Customs, am. had a pension from Government. She
iiiin several questions as to his religions faith, Will
los knowledge of certain commandments, which Wiwi:see
were over-ruled by the learned Judge.
The libels having bttu read, the defendant refit,. ited

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

other parts of the publications to be read, which was com-
plied with.
The defendant, who was very smartly dressed, sur-
rounded by Mitt or five females, and attended by one of
her bail. proceeded to read a 1011'4 smitten address to the
Jail. Site proclaimed her titter disbelief or CM ediaility,
declared that site entet Mined Ito religious principles, and
professed her willingness to sear in the cause of Mr.
Cathie, whose principles she inhibited ; and declared that
site wos 0 volmilirry and wilini„o propsgatoi of his doe-
lanes, without hope of reward. Indeed like hail berm
brought op to a genteel business, and was able to main-
tain lies self as a lace-maker and embroiderer, and her
husband was in good eii commences. She said, It is
tidos ions that Mr. Garble is no Christian, 4411,1 I wish it to
I be as notorious that I am no Cioiaiatt."—'llie wtiter of
the address then proceeded to exa 11l iii e the allegations ut
the indictment, mid denied, Ott the part of the defendant,
I that she was influenced by the motives therein impaled to
I her. A lung expivation dud defrocc ot cite principles
ul
Mr. Cathie then followed.
'lke Lord Chief dustier. then sent the case to the Jury,
and with went impartiality eollllllellied upon the vas WWI
paßsagcs cUnlaillyd 111 the libel.
Jnry, at tin ee fetlock, retired, and, after a short
eonsultatiou, rt•till with a verdict al o,illtv.—Sllo was
immediately I:skim into custody by Site
TUEsDAY, .11:1.1f U.

alcititY V. GuiltsTv:tn.
This was an action on two bills of eschsii;:e, the first of
which was dated Jan.:l, I S•2l,lll4Wis by 3.1111,1
the firm of Hew mil and Oaths, on Cie defenitidit, 101
7,5004, payable U caps after date to his own tinier, av-
er:pled try the deft sidant, clid,itseit by the ray et. to
the plaintiff; the second bole date on iiie saute clay, was
drawn, accepted, and estdoi:ied by die smite patties ri s-
pertiveiy, able at the same tune, for ~,iftnit.
Oa the lash of the defendant, an attempt was made to
"thew that the bills were cuilotsed for a usurious consider-
atrial. It appeared that they were substituted for litre
other bills, one of 5,14101. one of .45001., and one of
0.1. having been paid oil account oi the last; and the
clerk of Howard and Gibbs was called to get through the
items of the acconnt on which (lie original bills were
given, to prove usury. It did uot appear, however, that
there was any usurious interest calculated as such ; and
the only doubt arising from one or two very trilling items
of charge,
The Lord Chief Justice said that it would be too much,
because some little tit en barge had been made, probably
arising front mere mistake, to regard the transaction as
illegal. AY to (be original considelation for which the
defendant acrepted,he 11111$1 seek his ri dress fi ma others.
The Jury accendingly found a verdict Ire the plau+uti'
Danlages I 4,60.11., being the amount of pi lacteal and
inteivst till final judgment.
Tits: KING V. antATEN.
This was an indletinent against tie defendant for a
nuisance, in opening and keeping a house for slanglitel tog
beasts In Warwick-lime. Tice prosecution was cat m ied
Jo
at the instance of the city.
Mr. Shirley, a distiller, and Mr. Logan, a smith, re-
siding in Warwick lane, described the inconvenience
which they sustained front the deleuilatit's blanghter-liouse
in very auinsated language. On their cross-examination,
they admitted that there were other slaughter-houses in
Warwick-lace before the defendant changed a book-
bilidel's shop into a butcher's, but vehemently declared
that Smitten MO greatly increased die disagreeable cir-
cumstances of their !Militarist.
111 r. Adolphus, for lime defendant, urged that it was
absolutely necessary that slaughter-housed should exist ;
that their coticesittothni was a public benefit ; that War-
wick-lane, placed between Smithfield and Newirate-inar•
ket, was the fittest place tut thrill; mid that the defendant,
though he had increased lice number of houses fur the
purpose of slaughter, had only divided the actual evil.
There were eleven other elatighteishouses near, mid the
defendant had adopted every means to prevent his trade
front bee 1111 l ciensive.
tie. Solicitor-Genet-al lose to reply, but was stopped by
The Lord Chief Justice, ilia oh.et veil that no one could
doubt the establishutem of* siangliter.itouse iu the heart
of a great city to be it Illthialltsri All the Caller eleven
might also be Illti?.alleret but this did not aiding ize the
defendant to add to the mi-chief.
The Jury found the detendant
GALSAY ti. LLOYD.
This was an action on a policy of insurance against an
underwater, to recovrt his proportion of Itsol., the value
of three horses insured with a cargo front London to Jii-
maica. The insurance was made " fine of mortality and
_jettison," and the horses died by reason of the agitation of
the ship breaking their fastenings, in consequence of
which they kicked and mortally w led each other.
l'he detendants now called several gentlenteu,lll3llV y ems
conversant se ills the pt entice of Lloyd's Coffee-house, w
hu
stated that the word " modality" had been
treated as applying to every species of death ; that where
the wart anly was ii :rodueed,a much lower tit entium was
paid ; and that the ink was to pay tor tilt All it' the
ship was entiiely Met, but uot if she am rived in safety after
their death.
The. Lodi Chief Justice, for the purpose of bringing
the question again home the Court, proposed that the
Jury should find a vet diet fur the plaintill, expressly un-
der lii. direction, and that a bill of exceptions should be
tendered fur the defendant against that directiou ; but
they expressed so strong Rh oploiuu hr favour of the con-
struction contended fur by the defendant, and against the
decision of tine Court, that it was finally Agr, ell that they
should find a special verdict, dating all the facts poured
before liletrl•