The Sun.
London, England, 1820-05-09 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

couirroF KING'S BENCEI, TUESDAY, MAYS.

VENDING SEDITIOUS AND BLASPHEMOUS PUB.
LICATIONS.

This morning the following persons appeared
in Court, which was exceedingly crowded :
John Ca'mac, Win. Watling Thomas Wnitehorn, Robert
Christopher Harris, G. Sainsbury, and Phillip
Francis.

The above persons had been convicted, at the
Sittings after last Term, of having .sold various
numbers of a Periodical Pamphlet, containing
false, scandalous, and malicious Libels, of and
concerning bis present MAJtiSTY (then Regent),
and also of his Majesty's Government, respect-
ing certain transactions at Manchester on the 16th
of August last. Francis was convicted of a libel
on the Holy Scripture ; all the libels were con,,
tamped in Nos. 11. and 111. of Tire Republican,
printed and published by Carlile.
The CHIEF. JUtiTICE read the notes of the seve..
ral trials, and some of the pa►ties l►ad put in
affidavits, declaring their innocence of the cot►.
tents of the work.

:one of the defendants .►ad Counsel except
Cabnac, for wiont Mr. liour appeared and ad-
dressed the Cow( at considerable length, with

great ability and iogrouit y,
'fire SOLiCITOR-GaNBRAL addressed tire Court

in aggravation of punishment ; he said, lie woull
not piess the case beyond what it requ►red, but
persons in the situation of the defendants must be:
taught to know that no work tvonld be allotted
to be published that had a tendency,. to sal► the
Loyalty, or destroy the Established Religion of this
Country ; public security, the security of the
Laws, the Religion, and the Government, dc-

ntsudetl the prosecution of these" Works And
the CouJIT would thick his Lf!eirned Frieocl thhe

ATTORNL;Y-GEINERAL WOuld not have doite his
duty if he (hid not brought these de.tendotos
before the Court. It bad been stated they were:
not the Authors; it was true, nor Oid be

wish to press for that punishment as he wnti►ld
do, if it was the Author that was before
the Court, for he was certain that no reflect-

log man could consider hardly any punish-
ment roo severe for such an individual. lie
believed - his Learned Friend knew who cvae
the Author, but trot a single materiA could
be obtained whereon to institute n prosecution ;
in order, diet dare, for their suppression, the
Vendors must be made answerable. With th:se
observations he should leave the defendants
lin the hands of the Court. After cousider.
able deliberation, Mr. Justice BAILEY addressed
!"the defendants ; he impressed on them the awful
responsibiity '114( must attach to each iif them
that'sold one of those infamous books, if the per-
suns that read it should become (and there was no
doubt but they would) either had subjects, or irrelim
Aions men. The Court had taken all their cases into
consitieration, and as it was an early period of the
reign wherein the Court had to dclverjudgment
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such cases, it was not disposed to be harsli
persons must nut, however, suppose that it
would be so lir„htly treated in future. The
sentence of the Court was, that Robert
Shorter be imprisoned six weeks ; WO*
liam Wallin, one month; Thomas Whitehoros•
one month ; Christopher Harris, seven weeks
p. Francis, one month, each in the Huse of
Correction for the County of Middlesex, and
to give security, each in the sum of
pounds, and to fiod two others for twenty-five"
pounds for three years ; and John Cabuac to be
imprisoned one month in the gaol for the Count f
of Surrey, and to give the like lecusiiy.
Sainshury entered into his own recognizant
for 1001., to appear for judgment when called
upon, and was taken out of Court by his father.

WINDRoa, MAY 8.--The Terrace was yester'
day opened for the 60,4 time on a Sunday since
the lamented long affliction of our late venerable
Sovereign, when a numerous, rissetublage of till
ranks attended. The Band of the Royal House
fallnrllS Was there, and playtd from one o'cloGX
till three.

Lrrd CAFTLRREAGH recovering from'
The h, rl of COVENTRY had a dinner party yeS'
erday, at his house in Piccadilly.
Loid CALIRIYGTON entertained party c 0 dive
tinctien to dinner yesteid.iy, at Isis house, Wbite
hall.
Lord MELBOURNE had a select party to diongt
yesterday, Hi his house,
The Eat i and Countess of gaF,ADACBANg enter'
tallied the Ear and Countess TEMPLE, and a die;
tint;trished party to dinner yesterday, at tbc-
lioilse in Polk-lane.
'fhe flshionabie world, last' night, was (liv-t
by the 1114rehintiess of ShLISBURY, the Coont..elf
of Ji.R.EY and ABEAN, 14,t(ty P n
oLE, ad Lif“,,
Low,A MANNERS, ail of wiluin give splendid g
tertainments.

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LONDON: Priwcd by 3. B. CARS'CAIRS, II f No. e 9, w, i+'
Ovniund-street, Lltu:en-sinare; a:!1 published 1.01 - so:1
SCRIPPS,. of No. 7, South Multon-street, at 'l.l4n6erit
l) lice, No. 119, ~Iraild ; where Adveltisemen,it '''.
• Letters, t4c. (pust-paiti) must be es:bites:rd.