The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-26 00:00:00

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nut itruseetiled. Tiiiv was nut ill iiii ISOII wills the generous
feeling of mankind. There taus a noble seal intent and spirit
in this ronrtry, w tholdined to sulk- ll,c servile Ofer.u.
mem, n lulst the head and thaitagil of tile nliroce was Tot
nerahle. Iu a ruse like this the Com ens obliged, by it
!Willie of slyly, to pus a knit nt jailyitimit. Ile made this as-
sertion span the it Ise ntaxiin lan-Sound in tbe comment n-
ries of Mr. Justice fl soomite. NII. Cooper then cited she
following passage :—" Nett to doing right, the i.reut objet t
in the nand ii itt ration of justice is w give public satisfoc.
," There email 1* no sastisfuttion in • •"ere Poni"1"
Meld upon a servant Owed in the situation of the cletearlishi,
It was iinisosidsle the clown could sanction such a pi 41beell-
!init. " I wish," said Mr. Cooper, ".K.sigs had that super.
uinuuhtnte of intisrmatiun they a e su,,po,ed to possess
wish the King of England could sit alt Ili it passes in his dm.
ssoultisatf'say Kings are more than amen, neither
would I allow Mena to he The K tog a I.IIOM n to be a
man of feeling nod n gentleman, and hail he Loon u a ser-
vant erns piiisccuied for the crime of his master he *mild
have slopped it. I liaise a rOst to presume she defendant
had no hiiistrb of this publication ; as proof of knows.
ledge of the etelleills of thy public:Amu nas uttered fit the
trial."—Mr. Gospel then cuuieinl ii that these never bad
been such si its 11,1, before the Court. If it wife
oat excused in the iyie of lan its being under Ilse (minion' of
lie' 1111611:11111, surd), a bel Vaal, a Ito ri..s under stron4er con-
(rood, was also eticu,alile. The di femlaill wits prostiate
before the Court, but sir had 611,111 x hie ins so a lila Nil sen-
tence. Greta and enlightened nations had mode Mos to ea•
cuse crimes urged by the sosirviiit (mutation of the perpetra.
tors, stud in Ilias case it Was &Jai 1011 marls to ask the Court
to consider this young man us it Itel'etBll depending solely on
his employment for Mead. Tue %%00.1 w.s watuug fur the
the severe jUdgiatilf of t lie Court le t ouaigil the di ft itilaat to
infamy said ruin. The teamed counsel laid one other point
to bring before the Court. It mould peon'''. he urged Mat
the defendant, by pleading Not Guilty, hod aAgrionted
_tarot. °fence, but he tainted she Court would put a lieure I i
Must rue lion fill Ilia( CireUllillailee. It load been said on
many uerasiuus, that a plea of guilty list not lessen •ii
fence, and persons unlit r accusation had been frrimmiiil) re-
commended to withdraw their admission of guilt, and depend
upon a fair trial. lie concluded by deprecating ally heavy
punishment upon Isis i tieut, iu consequence of his age, his
necessities, and character.

The Sohcitor-Gencral spoke at eonsidelable length in
aggravnii ~,, „ ron,idering it is case deserving of exemplary
punishment, and that he ehuuld have been gui;ty of a gross
dereliction of his daily if lie had not called the defendant for
judgment ; and it was for the purpose of putting down the
intolerable nuitunt e of Carlile's 'publications that had Auided
-him in the ',error ttttt nee of his duty.
Tao Court, after some consideration, pronounced by Mr,
Justice Hityle)—Phut the defendant be imprisoned in the
gaol of Winchester for six month., and give ►ecurity for good"
behaviour. himself iii 5001. and twit others in 1001. each, for
Mellen years.
TUC LUNG U. 1111.11AEL MARNE..
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The defendant had pleaded guilt; to nn inforenntien
charring him with offering a bribe of 121. to a perwto named
Fredivii, that he aught tiedegard 4is dut ,and enable the de.
feadant to land goods. The defendant, in Isis afli-
das it, alleged Ilidt he was induced to otter the money at the
idiv.e,tion of n permit) named I) is idson. lle as sentenced to
he iinprboned Caw suoutlit ui Hor>luun gaol, and to pay ts
of /11.