Police.
The Times, 1824-05-13T00:00:00

GvILDDHALL.-After a lapse of 18 months, during which Car- lile's obnoxious publications, not excepting those upon which con- victions have repeatedly taken place, have been openly and without molestation constantly selling at the shop No. 8S, in Fleet-street, prosecutions against the vendors of them have been re-commenced. We noticed last week the apprehension of a man of the name of Canpioa, who was subsequentlv held to bail for selling Paine's Age of Reason and Panlmr's Principles of Natnrc. No sooner was this publicly known, than no less than three applications were received from individuals offering to talce his situation in the shop; and against the successful candidate, Tiwinas JeJiises, a warrant was granted yetsterday morning by tbe sitting myristrate, r.Aldern,an AwsI.xY, upon application on the behalf of the Solictor to the Tressusy, for a snmilar offecnce, viz-the having sold a copy of each of the above-named work>. The warrant was immediately given to Fogg, the marshalman, to execute, and he shorty aftcr re- turned with his prisoner in custody. Campion, who has had the management of the shop for the last18 months, exhibited a very respectable appearance, and his address and manners were above the ordinary csst; but Tlhomas Jeffries exhibited a tou t ensemble quite deplorable. Weiloiam Cousins, one of the Bow-street patrol, proved the sale of the two works by the prisoner; and 31r. Elijah L,tchtield, a gen- tleman in the officeof theSolicitor for the Treacury, deposed to the profauc and blasphemous tendency of the works, passages of which, Set out in the depositions, were read. Mr. Alderman ANSLEY inquired of the prisoner if he wisfied to ask any questions of the witnesses, or had any observations to make. Prisoner.-All that is in those books I have read, and I believe all the observations made in them about the Bible to be true. Mr. Alderman ANSLEY.-And you think you have a right to pub- lish such blasphemous works ? Prisoner (smiling).-1 don't consider tbem blasphemous. MWr. Alderman AtrstLE..-TThen you mean to persist in the sale of them ? Prisoner.-Yes, I do. Nr. Alderman ANsLEY.-These works have already been de- clared blasphemous libels; and the law says they are not to be sold. You will therefore be required to give bail, to answer the offence at the sessions. The gentleman who attended on the part of the prosecition, ob- served, that sufficient notice of bail miust be riven; as in the last instance the names of several petsons were given in who could not be found. The prisoner, who seemed perfectly careless of the issue, was then removed from the bar, and was immeliately joined by the once- famed Dr. Vatson, who, after some conversation with him in a low tone, supplied him with a shillng or two, and then took his leave to go in search of bail. [Advertisement.1-STAxsrEAuIAN READIxGs.-The Last night. -TbisEvening, May83,. at his town residence. 60, west side of Iei-. cedser-qusut, Air. SMART will conclude a season of morc than four months with a dramatic Reading of Hamlet; and the comic scene of Slender'it Courtship. To begin punctually at 8. Single ticket, 5*.; ticket for three, lOs. 6d. ; to be bad as above; at Hookhim'l, Old Bond-street; and Richardson's, Royal Exchange; where mxy likewiselbe bad, the Theory and Practice of Elocution, price 12s. The Readings are given privatilyy; and a. series of public Readings would be undertaken in any of the neighbourhoods of London, where an adequate number of wbscribers could be assured. POLICE.