Star.
London, England, 1824-06-10 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY-1 MS DAY.

CA RhlLE's BLASPHEMOUS PUBLICATIONS.
James Clark was put to the bar on an indictment charging him
with having published a blasphemous and scandalous libel of and
concerning our Holy Religion, in the 17th number of the Republican,
Vol. 9. The prisoner boldly defended the princip'es of the work,
and called on the witnesses on the part of the prosecution to explain
what blasphemy meant. In the course of the trial the Court was
repeatedly under the necessity of stepping the prisoner, who ad-
mitted that he had had the offer of assistance from several profes-
sional Gentlemen, but had declined the favour.—The Jury found
him Guilty.
Hassell, one of Carlile's shopmen, whose trial and conviction we
gave yesterday, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment, and
to enter into his own recognizance in £lOO, to be of good beha-
viour during his life.
The following prisoners received sentence of death :—Mary
Watson, J. Reading, Robert Hebber, John Morris, James Thomas,
and William Reynolds, for stealing in a dwelling-house.; Richard
Ilart, J. Williams, Thomas Davis, John Thomson, John Johnson,
and Donald AliCroy, for burglary ; T. J. Boyce, for cutting and
maiming ; Richard Cornwall and Ann Gates, for highway robbery ;
William Whalley, for secreting a letter containing 51. Thomas King,
for horse-stealing ; John Colclough, for personating a pensioner to
obtain prize-money ; and J. Clarke, for abetting Colclough.—Mary
Watson and Ann G•ites pleaded pregnancy in stay of execution.
Four prisoners were sentenced to transportation for life, and 46
for seven years ; three to whipping ; two to whipping and impri-
sonment ; and 7s to various terms of imprisonment and hard labour,
and minor punishments.

Intelligence from Washington, of an important na-
tare, has been received; the dates are early in May. So
great continued the interest respecting the Tariff Bill
that every Senator was at his post. The numbers were
24 for, and 21 against the Bill passing into a law ; but
Mr. EtrwA nos Living detached to Mexico, has left a ma-
jority of one in favour of the Bill, and several amend-
ments have been in consequence cart ied, 24 to 23. The
new Member for Illinois (in place of Mr. EowA tips) was
expected with the utmost anxiety at the seat of Govern-
merit, and it was understood he was unfavourable to the
Bill ; in which case the votes would again be equal.
The question of its passing would cf course rest with
the Vice-President, who sits ex officio in the Senate,with-
out voting, except in the ca•es when the numbers are
equal. The following is an extract from the Govern-
ment Paper the Aalional Intelligencer :
" WAsHowaryx. Arm, 30...

" The Bill for a revision of the Tariff, it is apprehended by its
friends,•has already received its death-blow in the Senate. The
vote for striking out the proposed increase of duty on iron seriously
menaced it; but the vote of yesterday striking at the duty on hemp
is considered fatal to it ; every Senator is in his seat (there is one
vacancy occasioned by rhy appointment of Mr. Edwards, of Illinois,
to Mexico). and both of the above votes have been determined by
one vote milt."
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