The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-26 00:00:00

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flie-gtiv.:-:rili;P..,nt -Zoutri- not- berkirown, and it was. •
Most important thatrnanduct should be.latown
that it might be chec •Aburie -of a ruler must
thirsfore I:Wallowed to %awes:tent Let him prove
if he,can-that he is not gi,my of whitt he'is".:iihVi-Eiti
With; but let him do EO by.lain:Ur disoussiou;, , ,
mr: Jardine-Do you Meal!? to naaintain 'tha,i. A
is fair diseission 4o say-that -a 74194 is. an A.10404in
and ought therefore •to bs ass/us:haul ?, ,
• Mr. Leversou—lf he is a ruler,'l:ltnijustifierbiet 3
saying that-he is an assassin, if I can prove it: But -,
suffer me to establish a principle which Diffdlhat I
am stumbling against. It is said that disFulip is _
to be free, but to be decent. According to Et Olh
Ww, what the judges please to blame irs indecent.
hat is indecent ? Is it to blame the. ruler? Yon
will not venture to say that. But is it grey
.blame
that is indecent ? Why the greaterblaine is to spy.
that he is more unfit to govern. Then you will
allow the leSser evil to be discussed and not the
greater.' Mr. Leverson then proceeded to. contend.
th•it nowhere in the pamphlet was there a direct
incitement- to assassination ; and one of the passages
quoted, and, he presumed, relied upon: by the
Crown, was, "Friends, we salute you; if oar
means are different, our cause is the same." . That
was by no means a direct exhortation to assassinate-
anyone. It was not even abuse, unless they showed
that he had been guilty of the offences charged to
him, for his name was now-here mentioned, and the
only reason why anyone could suppose it meant the-
Emperor was, Lecause they knew that be had befit
guilty of those crimes.
Mr. Bodkin said there was a passage commencing_
"Did he not, as President of the Republic." -- ,
Mr. Jardine said it was reasonable to euppoit_
that it meant the Emperor. His course was clear;
he must send the case before a jury. He was not-
going to punish ; he had, no such,pQwer. • - . ,- -
Mr. Levimin said the onunittal wai . a 0141)41=
merit. But he would ask, was it f)Oisilge that any
jury--that any twelve men off the Treasury bend
would convict the prisoner, exceßt of the printing
and publishing only ? lic.:Levenstan,theu refer-red
to the writings of "Junius," 'of .Lord Denman,. *1 -
Mr. Disraeli, and of Mr. Gladstone, and to the
letters of "An Englishman" in the Times, which,
he said, advocated regicide, and inquired whether
prosecutions would be instituted against the pub-
lislitrs of Lord Denman's works against Mr. DU-
mall, Mr. Gladstone, and the limes? or had Mr.
WAter, the proprietor, of the Times, purchased- a
shameful impunity at the cost of a base sub-
serviency ? In every Greek and Roman history the
slayers of tyrants were extolled, and the niagietrates
o'vn children might at that moment be reciting,
with the glow of admiration ou their youthful
countenances, such lines as those of Lord Den-
man's, commencing, " I wszath my sword," Arc.
Mr. Leverson proceeded to recite several pieces of
this description. He next asked the magistrate if
be was prepared to risk the agitation which this
committal would give rise to, and the riots that
might follow I'

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Mr. Jardine—That argument is one which owl-
not be allowed at all. I have nothing to'do with
the question whether the prosecution is a profiler
one, and all those consequences to which you have
referred .ought. not to enter Into .my 'considera-
tion.

Mr. Leverson—They are part of the question
whether a jury will convict.

Mr. Jariine—Whether a jury will be ipfluenee—d
by popular opinion is a question with which Thai()
nothing to do. lam bJund to suppose 'that they
will do their duty, and give their verdict according -
to the facts proved in evidence, sud the law laid
down by the judge. _

Mr. Leverson continued at some length to re-
state his principal arguments, and concluded by •
reminding the magistrate that he was not only the
servant of the Crown, but also the guardian of the "
people's liberties, which could only be maintained
by the utmost freedom of the press.
Mr. Bodkin,—Sir, it is for those who instruct
Mr. Leverson to consider whether his course is
calculated to promote the interest of thedefendant ;
but if any justification were wanted for the course
taken by the Government in instituting this prose-
cution, it would be that a gentleman who is on the
roll of attorneys of this country should stand up
and defend the doctrines that are promulgated in
this infamous pamphlet. Mr; Leverson, who has
referred to some parts of the paniphlet, seems. to
haue wholly forgotten what he ought not, that in
some parts the writers refer to the late attempt AII
the life of the Erni eror, and express their regret
that they cannot claim a share in the honour. If
that is not a direct incitement to murder, I do not. ,
know what the English or any other language
means. There cannot be a dearer privilege than •
the lit erty of the press, and I believe it is enjoyed
in England to the utmost extent. No one
wishes to • interfere with it, but when I see
pamphlets directly inciting to murder, 1-kw that
they are abhorrent to the common teeth:woof every
civilised nation, and peculiar abhorrent to the
English. It cannot be the opinion of magistrates,
juries, or any one else, whose opinion is worthy
having, that such writers should be• allowed to
shelter themselves behind thepretence of the liberty
of the press. The learned counsel went on to say
that Mr. Leverson's argument amounted to this,
that the law was all wrong, and every decision that
had beeu made was erroneous. And that was the
sort of law on which it was attempted to convince
the magistrate that he oughtmot to commit ! The
law was not to be fritted or talked away in that
manner. The only duty of the magistrate was to
commit the prisoner, unless he could find Sureties
for his appearance to take his trial.

Mr. lieverson said he had not expressed any
opinion whatever, as to whether assassination or
tyrannicide was ju4ifiable.

Mr. Jardine—l am perfectly aware of my posi-
tion, and I know that my opinion on any of the
points raised by Mr. Leverson ought not to have,
and would not have, any weight whatevei.- The
only point I have to consider is, whether there is
enough to satisfy me that a prima facie case is made
out, and that there is reasonable ground toksuppOse
that the ewe will end in conviction. I think there
is, and I must order defendant to find half to
answer the charge.
Mr. Bodkin, referring to what had occurred at
the last examination, said that when he a'ked where
Mr. Mill was to be found, he did not intend toitt,
ply any disrespect for that gentlemen, but he felt*
doubt of the authority: The result showed that he •
was right, for Mr. Leverson had no authority to
use Mr. Mill's name.

Mr. Leverson said he believed now that he had
not the authority of Mr. Mill, but being carried
away by his indignation at the refusal of the Crown
to accept of the bail of the printer of the pamphlet,
in whose veins flowed the Royal blood of Poland,
and who was, moreover, a highly respectrkble
tradesman, he was thrown off his guard, and made
use of what he believed to be an authority from
Mr. Mill—given in the course of conversation on
:in occasion when he had derived great pleasure
from Mr. Mill's company. Sureties were now in.
attendance, the proper notice baving-been
The sureties having been accepted, the rvcogni-
sauces were entered into and the defendantset at
liberty.
The translation of the pamplikt mentioned by
Mr. Bodkin was afterwards attached to the depo-
sitions.

BUILDING FRAIIDS.—At the Sussex assizes, held at
Lewes on Wednesday, the case of a builder at Brighton,
charged with defrauding the Conservative Land Society,
was traversed to the next assizes owing to one of the
counsel being called up to town. The prisoner had bees
committed for trial by the Brighton magistrates oh Fri.
day last. The prisoner had agreed to complete four
houses in Ranelagh•teirace Brighten, for the society.
He wrote to say that two Of the houses were complete
except papering. He reeeived 301., the last of the
rfoe:
o hsuimrseeyxscerpetxslmo/i.netdo b paide
hotse and found
the
papering.
that there was no pipe connecting the water-oloset with
The money
society'sdu et
the cistern, from which the water should have been laid
on, and no soil pipe to either house. The deficiency was
not apparent, being hidden by paper and plaster. About 10
feet of piping was wanting between the cistern sad the
closet. There was. a piece of pipe visible from the
out-ide, giving the appearance of the pipe having been
fixed.

A SAD REVERSE OF FORTIINE.—Some twelve or thir-
teen years ago an eminent Russian artist, named M.
HalY netlel, arrived in this country, bringing with hies
(or exhibition a magnificent painting, representing St.
John the Baptist preaching in the Wilderness. This
work, the labour of many years of incessant toil, was
completed in Rome, where he resided for nearly a quarter
of a century, and met with the admiration of the most
ppily
patronage and atten.teiroeulj: failed for
to
eminent artists in
he
wasthat classic
stran (.1a
himger
fame and fortune. His picture was
have
eHm
eaanbnesdurzriettditaetl,
"I:l'4lV:dr:eh would
visited and applauded, but' that circumstance, though
highly satisf au; cry to the feelings of a poor artist, pro-
dliuttceledhneohthali acongmutnn d oresiautbestautial, and in a short time the
for years was exhausted; and
he sank into obscurity and poverty. After many axes*.
tit us to extricate himself from his painful position, be
ank under it at last, and died of a broken heart.- His
widow liver, and is reduced to the greatest cle_eitu
tion, for it is an extraordinary fact that poioup t
• Pal it remains unsold, and the wife poor
picture bolds a distingniFhed place In tobf oUastat
artist would have long since died of want baa it not
been for the charity of a few faithful friends. The
price of this celebrated picture is 1,8001., and this poor
lady, now in her 03cl year, would gratefully treat
with a purchaser, or accept au annuity (!or life in lien
of that AUP4 -