The Sun.
London, England, 1813-12-07 00:00:00

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linlit'un werty, be triinttoi air 1 into arm-
gitre.Of the .thost teentimilottS- and intolerhlt'e
1$ it neCt.:SSary, ill' 'the Oesenee of jin
enlig'tre to and :rei;pettable Ba'r, to:tob-
serve that A liCeatiOnS inquisition hay lieeis'es'tah-
lished -country, witch pais'es 'Vim:nary
sentence roam meet y stair,.whi'eli drives *hour it
lists.bef ve its own tiftby tribunal', where his re=
putation and feelings are conally sacrificed% No
-station; however' elevattel,—no dignity, hoWever
conspienotts,—no Orivnte ulorth or pnblic virtue,
how-eve* acknowledged and undiSintted-, Can afford
liproteetion -against its tlcsaults ! it has lately' been
said 14 nn ilinstriOnt Senator, who IS the father
cif his' country'4 freedo.o, and whose name can
neN:er pronounced without veneration; that a
I.,'reneh, faction exists in this centntry. how elsi
can We hevotint for the manner in which a portion
of our public press is conducted? What more et-
foutual course. could be pursued to aid the vieWs-
of the Ruler of France with regard to this coun-
try—iliperelitoice he shall still be permitted to
continue his iron domination--than to have his
16c:tuts here—and you know he has friends here—
use their utmost exertions, through the medium of
It delirious Journal, constantly pursuing a feverish
hostility towards 'thy: Government; to prevent the;
people of Ireland from taking a cordial part in the'
glorious efforts which are now making for the li-
berty of,i'mrope ! With respect to your defence—
if defence A can be called---we have heard that ex-
patiated upon with such siretigtn and, eloquence
. by nirLind Chief Justice, tint t it is unnecessary
•for me to Make many.observat ions upon it. No man
11101*e sincerely icsiiccts the privileges-of-Counsel
-.actingfor a person acciised than I do—no man has
less disposition to cireuniscrilk those-privileges;
but there are limits beyond which neither the client
orhis ad vocate should be alloWed to go;that has been
already ably argued, and your oa n- admission has
. made it unnecessary for .me to dwell • upon it—
for, as. Lord, Chiet Justice has stated, you have
claimed the whole of that defence, which a was 'nad
for you, and avowed yourself, its original author,
—declaring, that the topics Were 'such as your
Athfocate bad been precisely instructed to enlarge
upon. 'nil identification I take to be tuatterof
unexampled aggravation. Ilis Lordship has stated
that the law is clear and settled upon this, point,
and that it 'distinctly admits Of .the conduct of it
Criminal, subsequent'to conviction, being brought
into the consideration of the Court, either us
utatter- vggravatioti. or mitigation of 'punish -
menti.-IVhen 'they are about to pronounce sea.
tenet ; and must be. permitted to observe, that
this is a law to which any thing, in:the shape of
objection comas froM you with the very worst
-face ; for, but it few mouths hove rolled over our
heads since you came before this Conn to receive
jUdgment fur a libel, of which you had been con-
victed ; and a sentence of the !Mast mitigated na-'
tore was pronounced upon you, in consideration
Of the atonement you made subsequent to the trial !
Then, let us see of what species- is this defence
dims it not exhibit the most disgusting hardi;
hood—the .deepest • ertininality—the must hope
less infatuation ? Instead of saving, lam sorry
fur my past offenee-1 chuff enclea‘'our, by my
future colidnet,, to extenuate it—instead of enter-
ing any ot. topici which a prudent Dr pc.
nit Cut man would urge, you Contemptuously re.
ject every tiling of the hind, and give imitractioni
to your Counsel to abandon your defence altoge-
ther, and to substitute in its place the must vio-
lent invective ; and, it must be caufessed, -that he
did not disregard you' direetionc—The sluices of
slander were opened Wide, and tilt mountain tor-
rent rolled 'along, sweeping Viceroys, Judges, Ju-
ries, and, Law Officers, Church, State, and 'every
think -sacred, down its muddy course ! If the
Court were to overlook mint capitulate with such
conduct, adieu to the administration of justice
It will become ideal. A man purstiing it .may
call timseli the advocate of the professional pri-
vileges of the Bar, but the Bar will disclaim such,
advocacy. •

IVoula to God, that the punishment of this
day limy Tender the Offence, for which it is in-
flicted, less frequent, und the •offender more.atten-
tive to the duties' which. lie Owes to himself and his
country. Nis Lordship then pronounced the fol-
lowing sentence

That you, John Magee, do pay a tine of 501 N.
to the King, and be imprisoned for the space of
two years, to commence the 26th.day of July last,
the day of your trial, in Ilk' Mal esty's gaol of
Nawgate; and; further, until you give securities,
yourself in 10001, and two sureties it, 5001. each,
to be of the peace fur seven years.