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

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greater Familiarity was used ;n puhl:c.e.itG:.rtte.-
1.14 only quest;an for the ww.s, whether this was
a libel I Did it force ludicrous and absurd images
into the mind when the Creed was read I The Fa-
ther was Ohl Bags, the Son was Derry Dowa Tri.
Angles the He ly Ghost was the Doctor. The delen.'
J.int asLel whom the laugh excited by this was
against? But although the laugh rii:,;,ht be against
'the persons repte.eated under those term:, did n..t
'the Father, the eon, and the Holy Ghot,t loam a part
of the association in this laugh ? Li trey found that
there wei a mixed profanity of this kind in the sub.
jtct .of libel, they must find a verdict or guilty. If
both the Lultject and the object of the Parody were
made ridiculous in the conjunctioo, they must come
to Vas conclusion. He hoped tiorn their verdict,
'conscientiously and honestly found, a stop to the Cd.
recr of piofanity and impiety. Was the rising gene-
lration to be overwhelmed with an inundation Of kil-
mor.d and irreligious publications ? He had not a
doubt that the parudy before them was a profane and
impious libel.
At twenty minutes after eight the Jury retired to
consider their verdict.
The gentleman who wss taken into custody by the Marshal
was then brought into Court. Muhl his name was Mr.Georne
WetheralL Thc 1411161 ml stated, 'builds gentkinan insisted oo
his right to enter the Court, and misted the authority or the GM
cers who interposed to prevent hits. In consequence of the di►
turbante which he created, the Marshal thought it proper to
bring him before his Lordship. John liembeyond three other
constables, corroborated the Marshal's evidence ; and Stonbey
said, that tLe prisoner pushed him down, and, with some ether
persons, then walked ever Win.
1 Mr. Wetberar. denied that he had welted the constables. Hs '
said he was a gentleman, and not engaged in any profession eel
business. He Lad been educated five vests ago in Trinity Col.
lege, Cambridge, and was since in the West Indies, from which
be bad just returned. He admitted that he had asserted his
right to enter a Court of Justice, but denied that he bad accum-
panted this assertioo with any v:elence towards she Marshal or
the constables, except the amoral resistance which any man
would make at Wag roughly handled, and taken into custody
fur uo offence.
Mr. Marsh and another Gentleman deposed, that Mr. We-
therell used no violence, and that the Constable who stated be
was knocked down and assaulted, must have been pushed dtown
by the pressure of the mowd, and the eotiftsslnu which took
place when the Gentleman was taken into custody.
Time constables being again called, swore putatively that Mr.
Wetherell pushed down Burnbey.
Lord Ettessoitotioa lamented that a Gentleman of educa-
tion should have been guilty et so serious 4A 0f444t as that of
interrupting Officers in the discharge of their duty, and yawns
lady *of such &duty as preserving order acid decorum during the
proceedings of a Coors of Justice. 'Ho wee therdose under the
Ductility of senteurdus ban to pay alas of din.
At twelve minutes wince nine o'clock the Jury re•
turned into Court, and pronounced a verdict of—
Nee Guilty.
The moment the verdict was announced, a spon-
taneous burst at applause issued Irons the crotid in
the Court.
This soon extended to the crowd without, and for
sense minutes the Hall and adjoining avenues ransi
with the loudest shouts and acclamations. The crowd
waited fur some time for Mr. Hone, in I rder to greet
Lim as be passed. By an intended mai.seuvre, now.
ever, two groups passed out, in one of which it was
expected he was, and it was cheered accordingly.—
He afterwards, however, passed out alone and unno-
ticed. He dined with a party of friends at the Bap-
tist's Head.
Lord BeiJINSOROUGIis before the Coast brae sp.
informed the Attorney General, that the nature of
the publiz business, and also some consideration for
his own health, required that the other causes of a
general nature en the list, should be put in a cows,
of bearing. Mr. Justice Abbott, be said, would set
for that; purpose on blonlay next ; and he would re-
sume his sittings on Tuesday and Wednesday. Let
the other cases for libel stand over for the present,
and the defendants be at large upon their own re,
cognizance..