The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-25

MIR. Finnerty had sailed and reached Wal.
cheren. On lord Cas,lereagh's, going to
Deal, he heard of the order" for the first
time. and then sent repetition of the order
to lord Chatham, tohave Mr.. Finnerty sent
home. He was however suffered to re m ain
Tor a considerable time. in the island. In lie
publication in the Morning Chronicle, he inn
puted his arrest to lord Castlereagh, as the
sole work of that noble person, on the two
motives, OF hiding the details of the expedi-
tion from the public, and wishing to disgrace
and stain an Innocent individual. He was
70 use his own words, convinced that lord
Castlereash hated him, and he was thank.
tul tor It. because nothing bnt u most extra
ordinary rank OF virtue could be a balance
against the good opinion of such man as
lord Castlercagh. He farther imputed this
hatred to the injuries which his lort,ship was
conscious OF having done To him, as printer
of tho paper called. The Press in ireland.
And to What was this hatred originally ON.
insi To the exposure MIR. Finneray had
made OF the conduct of the government in
Ireland IN the matter of Orr who was re
commended to mercy by the jury and the
Judge, lord Yelvertun, and yer put to
death, or in other words. murdered, by the
councils of lord Castlereagh and tho other
members OF the government. The fact was,
hat Orr was executed for attempting to SCI
duce, or actually seducng. two soldiers from
their allegiance, and administering the Uni
ted lrishman's oath to them.
For this vindication of innocence. Mr..
Flnnerty alledged that he was thrown into
prison, saddled with bath to the amount of
sO00l. before he could get out again and all
TINS done by his ancient enemy lord Castle
reaghs Yet 1t would surprize the Jury to
hear that the condemnation of Orr took place
When his lordship did not hold the office of
secretary of state in Ireland lord Pelham
was secretary at the time, and the case of
Orr was not determined on till after the most
serious and solemn deliberations in the pri-
Wy Council Let then the jury see the power
which Mr.. Gale Jones and his mock tribu
nal assume they actually put lord Castle
reagh upon his trial. TO answer every vague
and wanton charge that may be brought
up from any period, and pereinptorily order
hin TO appear before them, Here the at.
torney general read some extracts from the
placard on the Sentle Lord Castl.reaeh to
attend, 1.-The dare, TO face independent En-
gishmen. plead his cause. or submit TO infa-
my.] Gentlemen, said the attorney general,
the indictment for his trial is found in the
pages of the Morning Chronicle. d. The trial
is held at Nisi Prius at the British Forum.
and with MIR. Gale Jones on the bench and
ajury composed OF every man who is salts
fed togiye shilling for his seat, lord Cas-.
tlereagh is summoned by the bill sticker, tic
take his trial for high crimes and misdemea
nors.
The next placard announced continue
ton OF the debate, and among oiher insoient
statements, asserted to the public that the
conduct which lord Castlereagh was proved
to have used in the case OF Orr, was only de-.
serving of universal abhorrence thu mark.
ing him as the destroyer OF an innocent man
"a murderer
A third placard was then published, pro.
claiming TO the public that, on the preceding
Monday, Lord Castlereagh was found guilty
OF gross and malicious attack on the free
dom of a British subject in the detention of
Mr. tinnerty, and mountaineering on the ma
iignant efforts of those who tore down the
placards, and disturbed their Meeting at the
Forum,
Those papers were posted up wherever
they might meet the public eye the name
and character of lord Castiereagh were de-.
famed, and it rested with the jury to pro-
nOunce whether the defendant was not gull
~ OF The libel, as it rested with the court to
pronounce the punishment 10 which that
guilt might subject him. The defendant had
intlmated to the solicitor for the prosecution
an intention pf calling lord Castlereagh he
(the attorney generaD could not conCe We
tor what purpose that was intended, but his
lordship was in waiting, and ready to attend
the call. ap
Mr. Jones. counsel for the defendant, sub
mitted that nothing but the letter of Mr.. Fin
nerty alluded to oughtto have been set forth
in he indictment.
Lord Peterborough said, this objection was
premature. 1t could not be urged at Met
PriuS. If 1t was an objection at all, it was
on the record
Mr.. Leonard, from the prvy council.
proved, that on the Goth OF January, 1905.
and previous thereto, Lord Castlereagh
had been one of the principal secretaries of
state
John Dean, printer, stated, that ne had
been employed ia the line of his business by
Mr.. Gale jones' for nearly twelve months.
Mr.. Jones sent to the witness the COPY. from
winch he was TO print. The three hand
bills m question being shewn to him. and
also. TIE manuscripts from whence they
were printed. ne stated that thew were
piintsd by the witness for the defendant. that
The manuscript of each was in the defen
dane's hand writing, all except the words
% British Forum" and the date, which were
allowed to stand from the former advertise
ment, subject 20 theinecesaary alterations.
There were printed Of TIE first and last of
these placards 400. aud of>ths intermediate
one 500. :.
The publication of Mr. Finnerty's istter in
the Chronicle Of the 23d of January last. vas
proved.
John Jones. bill-sticker, proved that he
had stuck up, and otherwise distrihufed ihe