The Sun.
London, England, 1819-10-18 00:00:00

CARLILE'S TIIIRD

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL, Oc•r. 16.

SEDITIOUS LIBEL.

THE KING V. RICHARD CARLILE.

[FURTHER PARTICULARS.]
This morning was .fixed for the trial of Mr.
Carlile, upon an •e:v officio information, filed
against him by the Attorney-General, for a sedi-
tious libel, contained in " Sher Win's -Political
Register," (now •etiliited " The Republican '),
of which lie was the prop' ietor anti publisher.—
Notwithstanding the public invitation of Mr.
Hunt, exhibited on Mr. Car widdrkr on Fri,
day night, that his 'trial, as be calls it, against
Dr. Slot Marc; stoodfirst, ThecrOWd was by no
theana great ; 'indeed the day was,ratlier unfortu-
nate foi a strong muster o soppoiters, 'who,
having wasted their time•in idleness' and dissipa-
lion-during the previous part of ille.week, were
under2the necessity devotidg this day to ob-
taining the means for to-morrow's dinner. -
• At nine o'clock Air. Carlile entered the Court,
in the citstody of one of the tipstaffs of the King's
Bench. He was followed by Orator. Hunt, .who
was accompanied by *yaw, his Prime Minister
and Solicitor.
At halt-past nine the Chief Justice' and the.
C6unsel for the Crown entered the Conn.
. On the Chief justice raking his seat, the.case of
" The-King v. Carlile," was called.
Mr. Hunt instantly rose and said—rbeg to say
'a few words, my Lord.
The 'Chief Justice—What's, the matter ?
Mr. Hunt—l beg -your LOrdsiiip's pardon. :I
received, for the third time, a,natice of this trial,
-The. Chief Justice This is not the time or place
'to-menifon
Mr, 1-lioit—lt stood first yesterday.
The Chief Justice—This stood before it upon
t 1 a list.
Mr. Hunt—l waited, in Court last night to as-
certain whether Mr. Carlile received any notice of
his trial coming on thisMOtning. :The nig,•ht,be-
tore, When the defendant was found guilty, he
bad notice given him, but be has had no notice
non'. and is not prepared. '
-The Chiel'Justice—Your cause stood upon the
paper after'that now called on, and therefore you
.have no rigia to desire it he called on first.
Mr. Hdot;L.l say, it On no occasion stood after ;•
it stood before ; and I have attended itOpril last,
in:June; and now upon notice. I„ltave attended
:three difir-renctimes ; my cause stood first on the
list for this day, and if it is not -I,ow taken, I not ,
only coMplpin -of a delay, but a rack denial of
lust ice. •

*The ChiefJi'isticellave you done ?, When yOu
have, I shall speak.
Mr. Hunt 7-1 haFe•my witnesses in attendance
here, and have had them at three different periods
. in the sittings—in April, in June, and at this time.
thad notice for Thursday last. I attended, and
-your Lordship said there was another cause- to
, come on firs-t. . The officer. hos -14,rd the cause tot
this dar—l submit that it•wiii•pecOpy but, a short
.time, and I repeat that if I am to be put off again-
.after having attended three different sittings in-the
way I have,. that-it will not only be a delay but a
denjai-of justice. .
•
• • The Chief Justice—You have repeated that ex-
pressititt twice. You have done now ?—Mr. Hunt
—Yes.

The Chief Jusiice.--This is the -first instance,
during' a' long attendance in this Court, iii
whiclr I ever heard any thing like' that which
you have now addressed to Me, addressed by
any person, to a Judge sitting in this place.
The usual eo..rse is not for the Judge to fix the
causes which are to be brought on. In this in-
stance, I was personally applied to, and told that
you wished your trial to be fixed for Thursday. I
was .asked whether I had any objection,.and I said
tint the least ; I •was anxious that your desires
Might be complied with. I certainly have expressed
a wish that •the Special Jut y causes should be taken
'B5 nearly as possible in their order, and as could
he done consistently with the clue administration
of justice. I never meant to lay• it down as
rule that in all cases, causes sliindd be taken pre.
•cisely in tlie order in which they were entered.,
In many cases a ,different course must of neces-
sity be taken. VV hen we were here-on 'Tuesday
I"st , 1 understood you to make au application re-
specting this trial, and that-at your own desire it
was fixed for Thursday.
Mr. Ilunt—l did not make any application ; it
was submitted to me,
The Chief Justice—Well, it
„wjss proposed
, and 37,,[1- acevded. The catt,e was appdthijeA for
Thur,day: Other causes were fixed lOctillliclej.
fore, and of course had precedence of Vunr,s,t;-+
When cent applied here the other day, 1 told yon
the same thing. These cases' against Mr. Car-
lile all stood before yours, and it is my duty to.
, take them in the order in which they wets they,
phlaced. That arrangcment" was made which I
ou,4lit fittest for, the administrationof jUstice,
and I am not to he induced to .alter or depart
ft-,m what I think to be my duty by any, man
will shall rise and -tell me that if I do ticg,.
shall not alone delay, but deny justice. Can-i!:e
Jury.

Mr. 1-hint now sat down, apparently discon
certed.
Carlile—Nly Lord, this morning I was.
taken by sutprise, and inforined that I was to be
brought into Cotirt to take toy trial-on thisinfor-
mation. I rtsrafle every possible inquiry of the
Officers in the King's Britch prison,.as' to whe-
ther it was to come, on or nor, but I did:ant
know till this inorninz ; when sitting at my-bask_
fo.t, I was told that I must he-ready•in a Inartet,
(t an hour to come to Court.. I came .withoura
single paper,' 'and am unttrparett;lor—my -de-
fence.
'I Ise Marshal.----You left the Court yesterdy
with a distinrt impresionthatthis trial would come
on, and said that Would take the ',whole Of the
day and Monthly.
Mr. Carlile —You said you believed it would
be.fixed ; but as the Attorney-General Was .not
Fretful.; you cruld not say certainly. I shall be
leads in.att hour, having tlispatcheit pet'Son fur
my bunks and papers. I submit -that theat