The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-11-18 00:00:00

LAW INTRLLIGENCS.

COURT Or CHANCERY. It•v. U.
The Lots Cniincu.s.on. on CValliief eosin Cneirt.
49. • very Inns indictment in A. r•w of Mpreyrnor.
M•rcrrnr. The caw Ins nn podia, int•re+rr bring
sornls r•4tivr to the een.tr•e'i, n of • will.

Mr. HART. is Whet( de the Rochester Cherity,
vepie4.4t his Lordehip t• sem* dey for banditti(
the Minutes to lb. parties se much aosiety ass felt
by the p.n. pviteris et prettent.
The Lone CIIMICILLOs acid, be rnald del Ile vs
In senteed. but he would pleder himself to dolt ow
F.Way morning.
COURT Or 'Mire nl:Nctt. Nev. li.
Tilt 11110 V. RV.IIIILL
Mr. CLARK preyed the jetinoteett of the Cow/ ew
Jootph Itemell, who hod been convicted at the Wen.
etinn.hito Amines fee the repoblication of unmleopret
blasphemous parody es the Liturgy of the Chureh ot
Ennland.
The Prisoner ass then Fisted before the Court,
after Whirls _ _ - .

The LORD CUM Justice read Isla antra ref this
trial, and added, slat when she Jerry oeforkied a
senile( of (silty against she Defestilant. they 'titan let- •
commendid him to army. Whew called span by
the Coact, the Defendant then pet in several %Ads.
vim, in ealenarien. Some of sheers iet forth. that
he was led into the repehlicarion by when. and that
he was not aware at she time of basing acted eon.
teary so law.
There was also an effillavit pat in on the port of
the potteries, in which it was stated, that aeon
after his trial the Defendant had reportaliat ed the pa-
rmly.and refitted Its ir,ordier she title of. dedication
le the Skede 4 Freedom." a grim libel on this
Magistracy and Goverment of the coestry. Whew
this affidavit was reed.
t he Defendant collet! the attention of the Coati ta
a paragraph is she publication Paelf, and regoested
that is might be road. Is was read secordiogly, and
contained she mention of ilh. Defendant, .s so the
ayseetssitv of a strict inculcation of Ch ri qq isn pried.
vies in the minds of the people; and added, that is
Lonsequesset of his %inviability...se on prhirah and'
thing tending In being rei4inet into rnntentpt. be had
only republished the pnlitte•l past of •Itto parntlisa.
lle then proceeded in address the re WWI ha
did at some length, accasi-ttelly reierring to soma
written &cement% which he held in hand. Da
began by amerting, that he had no evil intentinn in
ding the set Int which he had been cnntectsni. and
r'rled. that he sal lel into it by the •gency of alb.
nth. r iers..l., and by ran- peruniary embarrass-
mews. Ile did not seen to complain the verdict
of the Jirty in his cote, hat he thought it rather sitt.a
solar that he •hnald be sill viva, proarcored far
what had already bee, declared ivy flea werdiet of a
J•ry to be innerent. It was singular 'hi• ts e acres.
airy 'lmola he declared guilty, anti the p.inc.pal me-
gained. Mr. Hone bad hers acquitted for she pub.
'kenos of the same ark for which be had beers
found guilty. Ile neat adverted to sheerest triable
sod pecuniary loss to which It. had been already pet
by the delays which had sakes place in brines* ea
his trial. He had been obliged so come to London
from Warwickshire three ur foam times. and was
also at considerable repent@ and trouble in making
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enquiries into the charaerer awl opinion.; of the
Gentlemen ir len were returned as Special Jaws for
the trial of his case, as be understood that kw
If Ise chose, strike ul certain ussaea--
loloreation on Ibis subject be was obliged to
wit, for them Lard.hipa knew, that in polirital
matters, opinion wsa *ivy Whir. When, as he had
Men lest to belirre, his trial was about to be br. errhc

en. he wes infetised that he nsigll go sway, es it wet
not in-ended to p on with it et dist time. He was
ef onwards led to otadeastand that it world be dropped,
and tumid not 1 4 sore of it till the last Sommor
Aft set. as bin he wet onampecteall, brought to trial.
A. that time . 111 y one of the *4,064 Jets Ogg in at.
to idiom end though he might have *voided it if be
pinged, he pra)ed a taloa. Ile nes cosmic-fed. bet be
trusted that hi, Lordship (the Lord Chief Jetties)
had a teen lection of the imprennion which the whole
of this westerns.' to bevy triode upon the Jury ; foe
they strongly reterevemidell him In mercy. Their's:roma
...notation he had no iloo')! their Lord.hipo world
consider on the present occasion. IP elio con.
plained of the eitromiVat.e• of bail having been re-
!famed for Lilo in Were ickakire. a short tine, herb,
when be was charged with the pett:icafinn of tn.
• o her libel, and of the IA claws' having berm
mount into that Court, it a tint+ when it area known
be was 4balli to /Vet it. sentence for 'wither Orrery.
Th.,. however, he wag quip their Ladakh), welted
not take into cnn•illaratinn when pasaiog upon hien
the sent...ice of il.e Giart. H. farther added, (hut ho
was bet a very poor man ; that upon meeting certain
lows in his trade. he hail delivered oft the whole of
his property to satisfy his creditors. and that be had
• sire and children to sapped. Tbw whnp of his
adiltess, of which the above I. only a shod. 10.4 dra
livered in tech a mild, unastiaminc, and' minnissive
I matinee, as evidently produced a favourable inapt's. •
1 slim on the Court.
Mt. CLAIM ',plea in aggravation of punishment,
and contended, the the Defendant nos not etitielel
to any limienry, having republished the Parody er n
time when he moat h.*e known. front the opininn
of the Learned Judge 111,n hail presided at the Grit
trial. that it ws• a grog, 14)+1. He lied also repuh-
i !kited a part of it, after his own Irish, with a preface
j eqi.al y libellous.
1 Ti,,,, 1,..,,10.;114 then consulted together for a shed
1
jrime. after who-h,I
Mr. Jeglice lit visit prroreetlerl to pronnunre rho
sentence of the Cowl. lie began by observing, that
the Defendant was thee fa 10C•iir lie iP11!••••••• of