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• him to adopt that course. He would, therefore, wait
-unfit he heard tiJ. .videnee part
b,fore he would call any witee.4cs in support et Dr.
Achilli's caan, pledging himielf to produce, among
otherr Dr. and to submit hue to the most
searching examination of his Learned Friend on
the other tide. Dr. Achilli wt.a perfectly aware
of the clifii2utties which surrounded him, but he
would calmly and fearlessly await the result, being as-
sured that, though d foretner, he would receive that im-
partial justice which invariably distinguiAed British
junior. He knew ho must stand or fall by the result of
the trial.
Jolla Waltman, clerk to the prosecutor's attorney,
produced the rule of the court of 17th November, 1851.
• Mr. Sergeant Witaims requested that the witnesses-
should he ordered cut of court.
Sir F. TEESIGER hoped Dr. Achilli would be allowed
to remain, as it was of the greatest consequence be
should hear the evidence.
Mr. Sergeant WILKINS said he feltit necessary to re-
quest his absence.
Lord CAMPBELL—Then the prosecutor must leave the
court..

S:r J. E. Cacknunar then addressed the jury on
the pert of the defence, and observed that, though
the flame of religious controversy had been raised
in this case, ho trusted the jury would divest
their minds of all prejudices end partialities,
and do justice between these two parties, who
were the great champions of two antagonistic Churches.
Ci~hFn a Roman Catholic became a convert to the Pro-
tesiaut faith, they were generally disposed to consider
he had yielded to the force of reason, truth, and light,
and if his motives were called into question they would
become his advocates and supporters; but take a man
who had seceded from the Protestant Church and gone
over to Rome, and they would look upon him as a de-
serter and an impostor, and if his conduct were
questioned, they would ascribe it to baser and more
sordid motives. Both Dr. Achilli and Dr. Newman
were converts, apostates, who had abandoned 'the
faith in which they were originally brought up, and
become converts to the opposite church. He (the
Learned Counsel) admitted that if the charges made
against Dr. Achilli could not be substantiated
the defendant would be guilty of a very grave and
serious offence. He should, however, show that they
wore not made without good grounds, and that in
making them Dr. Newman was not gratifying any spite
or vindictive feeling against Dr. Achilli. It would be
asked, then, why he thus attacked the character of that
gentleman? Dc. Achiili presented himself before the
public as a person who could reveal the secrets of the
dungeons of the Inquisition; be held up to odium the
practises of the Roman Catholic faith, and said, " Be-
hold a monk and priest who has become a convert to
Protestantism, and who is now no longer under the con-
trol or subject to the abominations of the Church of
Rome." His language against the church he had left

was of the strongest character; he denounced not only
its doctrines, but also the corruptions of the clergy, the
dissoluteness of their lives, and the abominations
of their practices. He said Pope Gregory de-
ceived the people with a belief not for the
benefit of their souls, but his own private gains. Of
course it could not be expected that he would speak more
considerately of less distinguished members of the
Church. From the Pope on his throne to the very lowest
priest, the general rule, according to his description, was
wickedness and licentiousness, and purity and virtue the
solitary and rare exception. If these statements were
true, it was no doubt important to mankind and the
Christian world that they should be made known to the
public; but, on the other hand, if they were wholly
false and scandalous, it became the duty of every Roman
Catholic to vindicate his Church from the aspersions cast
upon it, provided he had it in his power to do so.
It naturally occurred to Dr. Newman to inquire who this
Dr. Achilli was who held up to odium the church to
which he formerly belonged—whether he was a
person worthy of belief, and whose testimony
might be sately relied upon. Both good sense
and experience of mankind suggested to Dr. Newman
the propriety of ascertaining what really were the ante-
cedents and motives of the man who thus apostatised
from the Roman Catholic faith. This led to inquiry,
and the result was that Dr. Newman gave publicly an
account of Lthe practices and conduct of Dr. Achilli,
with full detail as to time, place, and circumstance; and
he was now prepared to vindicate the truth of every
statement he had advanced. There could be no ques-
tion that from his youth Dr. Achilli was eminently dis-
tinguished for his great abilities, learning, and eloquence,
but still that was notirreconcileable with the immorality
of his private life. The Learned Counsel then adverted
to the libels, and assorting that he should be in a
postion to prove the truth of every one of them,
he gave a detailed history of Dr. Achilli's
antecedents, commencing from the period when
he entered the priesthood until he first avowed himself
a Protestant, mentioning, among other acts of mis-
conduct, that he had seduced three young ladies,
two of whom he should call into the box, and also de-
bauched several married women, and the notoriety of his
incontinence led to proceedings being taken. But these
charges were not confined to the time he was resident
in Italy, for after he arrived in England and, indeed,
since he had Income a married man, he attempted
to violate the pffson of a servant girl in the house in
which he lodged; he did not succeed in that attempt,
but, ho regretted to say, that in two other instances two
persons in the same position of life bad been seduced by
him. Under all these circumstances, Dr. Newman was
justified in asking, who and what Dr. Achilli was,
and whether he had been guilty of such serious out-
rages against religion, morality, and propriety.
Eleanor Guistini was then called. She was 40 years
of age,- and was now married. She was married two
years ago. She now lived in Viterbo, where she had
been since her birth. She knew the Dominican Convent
there, and was acquainted with Dr. Achilli, who was a
monk of that convent. She went to that convent when
he called her; that was about twenty-three years ago,
when she was about 17 or 18 years old. She saw Dr.'
Achilli at the convent; he "deflowered" her at that
time. She was a virgin. The occurrence took place in
the saeristry. She bad been alone in his company in
other places. She was then in the service of Signora
Gentilli, who was acquainted with Dr. Achilli, who had
been resident in her master's house about a month. He
had used liberties with her before the occurrence in the
sacristy. She had walked with him alone, and at his
invitation. It was a custom for servants in Italy to
confess, and he requested her to go to the sacristy for
that purpose. Being there alone, she was obliged to
consent to what took place. He commenced assaulting her
when she was at SignoraGentilli's country house. The same
circumstance that took place in the sacristy took place
some time afterwards, and was renewed, once in the
convent, and twice in a house. She asked him if there
was no sin in it, and he replied there was not.—
(Laughter.) She told him there was bell in it, and he
said " not at all," or otherwise it would be quite full.
Cross-examined by Sir F. THESIGEII-1 arrived in
this country on Thursday last. I left Viterbo six
months ago. I have been residing since at Paris, Dover,
and some other places between Dover and London. A
lady accompanied me from Viterbo, named Madame
Rosins di Berne. My husband also came with me. I
lived three months at Paris, and arrived at Dover in
May. It was at the request of a lawyer that I came
from Viterbo to London, but I cannot recollect his
name. Before leaving I saw my priest, the cure, and he
said I might come. Signor lamaggi is his name. I
have seen a priest in London, but I did
not say anything to him of , this matter.
Dr. Achilli went to Signora Gentilli'a villa to pass a
month in the country; there was no other servant in the
house. Tho family consisted of two men besides Sig-
nora Gentilli; it was a very retired house. He solicited
my chastity the first time I walked out with him; he
took me to a place for shooting birds, to show me two
members of the family shooting. I did not see the shoot-
ing, but Dr. Achilli took me into a shepherd's hut, end
solicited my chastity, but I positively denied him. I then
considered that to do so would be a sin. I afterwards
walked home with him, butltold what had taken place to
my confessor, the curate of the parish.l neverwallscoedliowitietdh
him °gain in the country. On another occasion he
my chastity. This was in the lady's house. He told
in s
me not to go to bed as he would come to me,
he wished tee to get by heart a panegyric praisete
of
days.—
—(Laughter.) which was to be delivered in a.
few
—( L au gh t er. )
camel went
and k
to bed,
no
olce knocked
havingat
til previouslydoor lockedy
the door:
Ho gently,
but I did not answer him. I said next morning I would
leave the place, but I did nut tell Signora Genii s servicetiliihiw
I bad been disturbed. I left Signora Gentel '
after Dr. Achilli had returned to the convent.
[The trial was proceeding when our reporter left.]

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST
RAIL WAY.
Traffic—Week ending June 19, 1852 ... £10,752 9 6
Traffic—Week ending June 21, 1851 12,537 15 0
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1852 ... 225,889 19 4
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 231,248 15 1
Total number of Passengers—Week ending
June 19, 1852 67,699
... £8,577 6 3
2,175 3 3

Passtngers
Goods ... ••.. ••4

Total... £10,752 9 6
Total miles open. 1852, 17314; ditto, 1851, 173%.
London Terminus, June 21, 1852.

PROBABLE ARRIVAL OF THR COURT AT OSBORNE.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—It is
the
considered probable that
her Majesty, Prince Albert, an
re royal yachts Courtare will remove to
-
Osborne about the 4th of July next.
all ready for service. We have already alluded to their
add that the
superb and beautiful order, and we may
two state barges and other boats attached now
d to the royal yachts
are equally as well fitted, painted, The
yachts and boats have always been most superioted.
r 1 311
have never seen them so brilliant and tastefully broughtt out
as they are at present. The crew of the Victoria and Albertt
rr
and deco
have been turned over to her, and Captain Johnson, the
superintendent, swung her compasses on Friday, and on Sa-
turday he swung the compasses of the Fairy. The latter
vessel, with alaster-Commander Welsh, went rouud to Spit-
head on Friday to test the screw and machinery.
LITERARY' MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.—The
number of literary men in the House of C,ritmons has al-
ways been comparatively small. and the pressure of business
there has increased so much in modern times, that it would
interfere greatly with the leisure required by authors. Lord
Mahon, Mr. Disraeli. and Mr. Gladstone are the only promi-
nent authors now in the House of Commons. By the retirement
of Mr. Grote front Parliament, the literary interest lost one
of its greatest ornaments. Sir Bulwer Lytton, it•is said, is
likely to gain his election for Herts. The death of Mr. Sheil,
and the promotion to the Bench of Sir T. N. Talfourd,
have been further losses to the 4it.erary M.P.'s, who certainly
need some additions in an age when education is so promi-
nent a topic of discussion.— Athceneum.
THE DISSOLUTION.—ParIiament will be prorogued,
iJeustly 1, and dissolved on
the
ea tat
followingpres t
day.arranged,
It on
is nToht uhresrd ay,
y's intention to pro-
rogue Parliament in person. The Queen's Speech and the
Royal Assent to the remaining Bills will be communicated by
Lords Comimissioners.—Sunday Paper.
Mrs. Disraeli wlll bave a large assembly on Wed-
nesday next.