New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-09
ENGLAND.
Tho Achilli Trial.

ceedincly voluminous, and we DO not propose to
copy 1t. The witnesses swore positively to the
facts alleged against Or. Achilli, but he as posi-
lively contradicted them. document intro
ducsd from the nqlsition at Rome was also con-
tradctod by the testimony of other witnesses.
The verdict, as has already been stated in our
columns. was that all the charges of immortality
were false. We give the comments of one or two
London papers on the trial and verdict:
IRON The Duy News
The Achllll case Is over. Inc huge
scsuo-l thai has crowded the newspapers, aud has
oeen the topic Of so many dscassiOns Is 80 Tar as
the Gu, ems Bench anu IL reports are CONCERNED, con-
Guided Never, ssnce this journal was established nave
the details Of such tal found record In Is columns
and Actrg upou the rule laid down Tor the exclusion
of such deais If the New lioel never would
sucn case have been reported by us had II not pre-
scented aspect very cren from tnOsr which cnarac
tenze trials revealing mere gross but Ordinary cnmi
naly. In The present csse however, no rule oil eX'
clusOn could br rmued 30 operate, since It WAS I'm
possible u separate the cnarges egGln Dr. Acnlll from
the aniuus OF those who promoted them Toe se mas
been In truth, priesty quarrel Fought cut Ia legal
court With debaucher 10 the charge, aud OATH against
oath 10 the investigation. Ii has not been toe mere
case OF q criminal up1h trial The wGmen WHO came
forward at the instance OF Dr. Ne~mln AS witnesses To
declare Il the eN Dominican prest had Ilut"d them,
were not In court ask Justice ttnst the alleged de-
bauchee. It was not an Investigation OF the damage
done 20 the CeyhaOnan by criminal conversation "tn
his vie; nor Wa It an inquiry ino thu htness or unht
ness OF DR.. Acbilh as member OF the Churcn under
the shadow OF which he is accused Of com hitting so
many sins.
variety of interests that rendered imperative upon
every journalistic give each fCt brought forward IN evil
depce sno every argument both tor and against the ac
cused In short the case was one between two rival
Churchtt-ihe Church OF ~. Peter and toe Cnurch
that had ts foundation at the Reformation. IL was
strife between the priesthood of Rome and the Evan
| gelica Aiance-between seceder from Popery aud
1 ~ Fha p..ft laR HanizT
dered the Protestant and this disgusting trial mas been
the result As the trial mas proceeded the Interest IN
the public mind has grown from day 70 day until It 80
spreadwiih the reports OF the nyesgAtl1d-to every
| corner of the land When the first opened,
tie statements of the witnesses decided 50 cir
curDstaD,al and go numerous, that the feeling ran
strongly against Acbilll-sny second thought upon the
the subject being Of atODishment at tue amount OF
systematic perjury committed if the various allegations
against him were untrue.
When tho OF Achil was opened, upon the cr0ss
examination of the several witnesses, snd iOs-qlsnty
by the examination OF the exDominician himself, that
establishment nor DIN inished, how yer much me
balance OF belief might ha re uelntd in his favor In
deed long before the several advocates had iu' led
their duty 1t perfectly clear that on me SIDE ~ tne
other there amount OF perjury positively terri
BILE % contemplate AID when the balance ot evidence
turned ag iust the ROnanists an addiu maj aod over
stadowing horror arose at the idea Of what ramihca
tons the perjury seemed 20 pass tnroughot what men
in high places in the Church OF Roms uisht bs tmpt
cate In the crme-aud with what deberate pertlnacl
~ the whole W. b of uutru h hid been woven, until u
seemed .trong enough 10 -ntanle aud dene it not de-
strOy, any reputation however pure, against which Il
| might be TUNED.
MaIv points of the trial and of the evidence provoke
esuec4 criticism. Sir a. COckburn warned the jury
10 be on their guard against the unconscious bias OF any
| Protestant preiudces This an aO Haoe enough
| orstofical hourish-s hint tlaG D.. Newman aud mis-
witnesses might meet with absolute ai' play at tue
hands Of professors OF an alien creed But, on the
hand il might be urgrd that the Italian witnesses
really liable 70 suspicion On account OF the man
ner la which they had been ierretsd out AID brought
together. Dr. Newman sent over ernis,ades % Italy.
| who applied TO dgnltaries OF the homsh Chu CD and
ip0ustOrs 10 aid them Ia collecting witnesses t. defend
their champion Dr.. Ne9man and disable thclr antg0'
pist, Dr. Achili--by blackeung he character. This
aid was Willingly lent. Many Italians were naturally
disposed help their priests against one whom they
deemed apostate in eddition refuse = bear evil
deDce againsI Ach might, az the momeat expose any
! Italian 10 charge Of iavOllng him.
Lastly II was naturally enough stated By Eleanor
Gus,ri or Vaenu that when dst iuterrogated by her
curste az to whether she could tell anything lst Or
Act she Incurred whether il would be- tor her own
good - and assured il was for the honor oil toe
| holy Church. for the honor % Cod Undue inhu-
ence clear could be brought 10 bear on the laan
Witnesses; influence, II Valenu can o. believed,
was brought 10 bear aC least ono OF them. Inese
proceedrc % cannot exactly be called Unprecedented In
/ an English court Of justice. The charges brought
! against Dr. AchUi and the means resored 10 Tor 90
tanning Witnesses IN support OF hem, remind Oie OF the
tral OF Queen Caroline, and tue en0ag commission
! of Mian The charges were spread over twenty SIX
year, Of Dr. Acbils life; he was called upon 70 reout
charges Of Ia CntiDence with persons not named, IN
places and times act specht d IL was tcrrloe or
! deal 10 UNDERGO which man unsupported ny con
scious innocence and in tina, case, no man NOT
possessed Of more than average courage could nave
| braved.
The psIalel with the case 20 which we have compared
Dr. Achilis is The stronger from the eLhre breaking
down Of the evidence un5c,upulOusy brought Tor
ward We have space u examine the whole OF that
evidence in detail but taking in groups classes It's
weakness IT, rreeyRnce easily be Indicated mere
was Catholic priest acduced u prove the general pad
character of Achilli and some DOCUMENTARY evidence
was offered in support Of Bis testimony there were
witnesses brought forward TO prove specinc offences Ia
Italy, Malta and the onian lslanosi there we're w
nesses produced 10 prove oiienses III ElgItho WIN
regard 10 the first the priest slated that az tho ne 70
which he referred be boy OF from ten 10 tnfeeh
wears of age Among al the priests ano monAs Vi
Viterbo was there none who then q mature years
~ sDeak from actual oDtervs~n 70 wnat the younger
70 of from bearsayf He declared th4t Achili had
BAD character at Vterbo, but admitted ths' ne ola not
know vby. ~
Ofthe eI parte memorandum Of policeman on'reo
AZ A subatUte tor recOr3s alleged b have been de'
roved In the revolution Is unnecessary % speak, or
II was not received But hr Herring solicitor, pro
duced sn official copy Of the Judgment O tna couf
Ithe In ouisitlf nd on DR.. AChi.' Ins "ju0gfn-ni,
,ben I'd turns be merely the drci4ratloh
Of notary that he hac examined he acts In toe case
NJ Achli and tins, /, appears fcom them mat ne nao
csptessed himself guilty OF ncouu1ence WIN various
women; and that for these Otenses ana o,hsIs re-
cotded In the act.' he had submitted himself % the
cersre and punishment of the court aad na1 oeen su'-
n4nded from th exercise OF all priesdy iuncuOns Inc
tocslIed Judgment IT, in fact at best CARRIED ex,
tract fs the wr ugs IN the case OF Achh preserved
ia the archives ofthe luquisi1On Wnen u Is fshenl
bered that In u proceedings OF that cour me prisoner
|. MOI confronted with the Witnesses sgaln't minis
examined in priyste-s tortured with in.en9gatop's
and lis answers recorded by the inqui'ltSrs Ia nv
! 80, a.. even a full and certified copy Of the whole
w'tep proceedings and the udgms NJ pronounced e,
would be very equyoca testimony but sS.r nisS
i ,'Oa'. , = diairent Ught on then intersPerssso
,t the reerks Of the extractor are utefy ~ ,Ss
less. They may be perverted S5 RE re, be- made them
Sxce. ptor. even the assumption 'u'' 10
in perfect gocd faith ,vo,a 70 Achiilrs mlsconduc.
viii m them Nine vaIlsn 70. Similarly iSd with the ed
life, show Dtss.ou1I To one coniessor che mercy
queue o. va ,nned with an ecclesasfic, without men,
fald sue pa ko.suse TIA customary 20 anOtner