Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-12-09
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The LcudNn papers of October are partly
Flied with sketches of an inquest ant eNam,n-
alton OF testimony held hy coroner FERRAND
at Oldham in rolstio'. to the death of John
Lees, who died ct wounds received from the
yenmaurS cavalry at iIe celebrated Manches-
&c meeting IN August. Counsel volunteered
on both sides and such Na- The inter est which
the proceedings excited, that several stem
ograpbers Went down rom LOEdou 10 report
ihem The coroner 10 appears TO have been
an Ignorant Instrument OF the gUyennPnt
made several efforts TO compel the reporters
10 desist from Ia king notes, and ordered some
OF them out of CONF. They nevertheless per-
severed; and when prevented from using pen,
INK and paper, they relied upon their memo
Iles, aud sent up daily sketches TO the London
Times, the Star, and the Morning Chronicle.
Upon tlit arbitrary and capricions conduct of
The coroner en- this subject. these presses ami
madveTted with great intelligence and severi-
~. They commended that the court he, I'd by
tie coroner was an open court, into which the
law of England gave admission to every per-
sou; thar The taking OF testimony in open
court was OF itself an actual publication, all
England being considered in law DIS p, eseut to
hear the evidence that therefore any man
date to newspapers rot TO publish the pro-
ceedngs, till the Investigation terminated was
illegal and absurd Thai they tCere ia fact put.
hshed M open court before any note-taker could
commit them to writing; that The Editor OF a
newspaper is not The publisher of such pro-
ceeIilgs but only by d republication extends
the circulation Of whata POI tion of the public
nave already been made aCquaihted with and
that traveller nght well be- restrained
from taking notes Of what he sees Oh his Jour
ney. as Re pOlter ~ ohiblttd from taking and
publishing notes Ofthe Proceedings OF a public
court OF justice. This enlightened support of
an indubitab'e right and the manly Teuroba-
zion OF an unconstitutional and iDiquitons
doctrine. sometimes advanced rom The seat of
judgment III III. her COu'ts emttied the London
press to the respect Of H.. friends of correct
principles all ever he world.
The coroner, brd!ng that the Investigation
Wa likely to term ate against The MaIchs ter
Inii'iarN AGd tn pOir' t7Gt be shIuptiy 4i,-
JoufDcd the court ill December, without as
sisnirg a reason. Ii vas supposed that his
Object was to obtain parliamentary iudemni-
~ TOT The magistrates and cavalry, and Thus
smother the sang nIuary affair. IL, mad preVi-
Ousi> had The body OF John Lees dIsinterred
aVIwediy to examine il, Dnt the public sus-
pe"'th mat u was tor the purpose of making
way with ~, and the circumstance excited a
considerable commotiOn. franklin Gdz.
The late trial OF CaTle tie bOOkSeller in
'he court of kings bench. England, Tor the
publication OF PdIue's Age of Reason and Pal
mer's Principles OF Nature terminated IN his
conviction. A ske'ch of the trial we have
read in the London Morning Chronicle. Its
really curiosity, aud that Of most lamenta-
b!e nature. The crime was the publication Of
an impions, a preiane and bIasphemons libel
upon religion, with an intention 10 bring it
ana Tie Scriptures into discrPdit and CON-
tempt. Garlic defended himself; read 10 The
reason. X
tracts from other similar Orks and auinIad-
NtIted upon them, JuStiiSing and eulogiZing
lheiT principles repeatedly declared his be-
lcf that the Bible was an imposition upon the
cTedulity OF mankind, an obscene, immoI al and
peiblcI0uS hook; AID was abUuI 10 read in
through, TO convince the jury OF the irnth of
avs opinions but Cbief justice Amor stop
pea nm several times, aud told him llat as
Shiis'Ianliy "aS part OF the law Of the land
he could not permit him 10 examine or To- re vile
IN That court the Holy ScIiptnfes Carliie.
however, persisted so far as 10 read and repro
Dale several passages. in thc progress of the
ifIal' tie treated the court with a huldness and
Independence equsI 60 those which his tti,,ud
mum displayed 90 ihe ckIet Justice at the same
S'uings, denying The law land doWn by The
DenChi aud telling the cont that he had 10
c0hddence ~ II. The chief jusiice bore his
,eRlaGtS wi'h exemplary patience, aud allowed
MN latitude rild freedom OF defence, WHICH
perhaps wOuii hardly br permitted In this
c"lhifs. JirUJt frequently cXhlWtCd symp.
Ions ut horror a. tic inliious lansuage al the
defendant jhsy q mud a verdict dgahst bim
most sHsta1fa eUAsit
tlsu the ot Il, are Of opinion, on read
ing iPN Biri. Il i.tCcnilOus of tlG kind are
extremely urw ,e that the cause Of christi.
anltg oOes u..t need their aid; that they tend
10 stNe couniei4Nce 20 fire cry OF persecution
I9f opinions respecting feiIgiOn, aud thereby
70 spread lbn yerS birphCnues which they are
y sE"od 10 dnisA and suppress. Al the same
tht, We c2DuOt avoid the expression 81 on
oeieSiaiion ~ hc irreiIgiOus and wicked opin-
loOS, 50 Vsnlpnly aud fOOlisbly avOwpd by
CAME 10 OFeu court, and so fatal ia theiF ten
cencl e. subyeft morality and social order in
thi' i't, aud 70 destroy the best hopes Of man
besea 'er no
FRCM 1HE LONDoS MORNIEG CHRONGCLR.
FeceDfd at ne e1Ice OfthF fTuHEiiH Gazetfe.
ibe Observation-Disclosures, besides develop
ing some further details respecting the exist
ing relations betw cen SPAN and The United
states, not only sbews what, Ia all pIObdbili-
", VIII be the early policy of the latter re-
spect1g The Florida business, bot renders il
VeTy evident that there are certain secret
engagements between the Prince Regents
ministers aud kIUg Ferdinand Of SPAN, which