Star.
London, England, 1817-12-22 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIUMCIS.

COURT Ofr KING'S BENCH, DECEMBER SO.
MR% HONE'S THIRD TRIAL.
This day, the same interest which manifested 'twit'
open the former trials of Mr. HONE appeared in :he
City. The Court was erowdect at an early hour. For
Seine time it was supposed that the third information
would not be proceeded upon; and the appearance
at the bar of Mr. CauLtsf,e, of Fleet•street, against
whom, we understand, several informations have been
filed to the same effect,' rendered the opinion general
for some time.

At hall-past nine Lord ELLZNBOROUGII came into
Court ; and, the Clerk having stated that the prose:
cation was the King v. Hone, proceeded to empanel
a Jury.
The Arroawmthottam. challenged Wm. Green,
merchant, (one of those who served upon the Jury
the day before). Mr. Hone immediately rose, and
begged that he should be allowed time to rec.dlect
himself.- A moment afier, he said be objected to that
peremptory challenge, and required the cause of it. .
The A.TTOBIMIIf GIeNZIAL observed, that the Crown
had a right to challengiarithout assigning any cause,.'
aotil the panel was gime through. if then there did
not appear to bi a sufficient number to form a hay,
be should proceed to state his reasons for challenging
any individuals.
Mi. HON' was at this time sitting down, and ap-
?Jared extremely agitated.
Lord gu.saaoanvolb—l believe, Mr. Hone, you

have not head the observations of the Attorney-

Mr. /Wm replied that he did not distinctly hear it.
Hit" Lordship repeated the words, and assured the
&fondest that he should have the benefit of any legal

objecting that appeared materi.l to his defence. -
brit. Hora..-1 am thankful to your Lordship.
The ATVORSZY-GiNIMAL challenged J. blatthews,
merchant.
Mr. Hem]: again rose to object to the challenge.
Lord ELLIIIIIIOIIOIIOU repeated the assurance he had
made; and the defendant sat down, evideuily in•

disposed. .
A Gentleman of the bar, who sat near the Attor-
ney-General, having made Lime remarks upOn the
appearance of Mr. Hone,
1 ~.The Arroanay.Gansana addressed his. Lordship.
• Wlint he was about to observe arose from no desire
Imisis own part that the trial of the present indict-
ing' elloold be postponed ; bat if the defendant, as
he Itad been given to understand, was so much indis-
pored as not to possess the full command of his '
bo-
dily strength and of those energies of mind which he
possessed in A very considerable degree; and if at
the same time he was dislotiined to ask or accept of
a postponement as matter Of favour, he (the Actor-
eey-Geoeral) was ready to consent to it without con-
' ibis at view, or it all 'plaaiag it upon-that
-Mtn& It was undoubtedly necessary that the de-
fendant should enjoy every advantage arising from
the full exescise of his .perwers, on such an occasion
as the present.
Mr. kioxe said he was thankful for the offer of in-
dulgence. lie certalulr telt much agitation, but it
;61apoir
was not agitation of mind.. He was merely exhausted
from the effort of the day before ;• but in a little time
he hoped to be so for' recovered as to be able to enter
upon his defence.
Lord EI.I.EIBoROUGII. —Mr. Hone, you will now
make a prudent and discreet election, for if the trial
begin I sball.not be able to put a stop to it. • n
Mr. Hoag signified that he wished to proceed.
The Jeri being farmed, Lord ELLatianiumou
I
asked whether Mr. Hone had any objection to make?
Probably it would be better not. to make any.
Mr. Hogs said tie had none to make. He did not
know illi.oi the Gentlemen who set in the box.
The following were the names of the Jury sworn r
sumac it/40as. TALCIIIIEN. •
, Gawp Masvood, I Rickard Lewis,
Merge Ehvall, : Alfred Cele..
f4.4ret Edgar, I Jame Pearce,
•.f - inlet Zakentaln, Henry Sampson, .
Imes • Ant. Slug Newman
Ames llrzany
eekbank,
Wpm Clark.
• The Arroarimr-GieNsam, then commenced his ad.
Idress to the Jury, observing, that the information
which be had thought it a part of his official duty to
file against the defendant, charged him with the pub-
licatton-of a profane libel on that part of the service
of the . Church of England which was called the
Creed of St. Atbanasiuss The tendency, if not the
object, of such a libel appeared to him to be to excite
impiety
,and irreligion in the minds of those who
might read it. and to bring into ridicule and con-1
tempt the mode of celebrating Divine worship in this 1
country. That Christianity was a part of the law of ,
England was a proposition which no man could deny.
for it had been so held from the earliest periods of 1
our 'history. At the Reformation, and by several
subsequent Acts,in the reigns of Edward VI. and of
Elisabeth, the form of the national religion was esta-
Wished._ but miter the restoration of Charles 11. the
Act of Uniformity, as it was called, was passed, and
provided that form of .pubhc prayer which was in-
, sorted in the Common Prayer-book, and ordained to
Ibe kept in all parts of the country, as a record to be
Iroduced if, taiessary in Courts cf Justice. What-
Legeryekxuttlanlrbm penalties imposed by this statute
oth-hell-rive taken place since that time, the Act in
061 j eapec. ts remained untouched, the established
fps . prayer was left sacred, and was to be defend-
edisseinst,all who sought to bring it into contempt.
Vlieteyeedifferences of opinion might prev...il on the
dogltielaf points of the Athanassian Creed, atnoogst
diffetelit religions sects, it was a part of the Church 1
service .as established by law in England; and al-
though the- law did not forbid the decent discussion
of the. theological subjects to which it referred, it
ought no: to allow it to be scoffed at, or treated with
general ridicule. It was for the Jury to decide why,
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