The Trial of James Whiting, John Parsons, and William Congreve; For a Libel Against the Hon. G.C. Berkeley, Rear Admiral of the Red, and One of the Re

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1804 Excerpt: ... for which he was originally intended; he was some time at Trinity college; he afterwards attended his father upon the continent; and, from circumstances which it is unnecessary to state to you, he found it necessary to have recourse to a different employment in life; and he now stands before you, undoubtedly, as the only proprietor of this paper. Gentlemen, before I draw your attention to the particulars of the publication itself, I will beg leave to point out, what I consider as a material fact in this case; namely, the place in which this publication appeared. It appeared in a weekly paper, published under the title of the Royal Standard and Loyal Political Register; a paper undertaken by Mr. Congreve, without aid; without assistance from any person, of any sort; and undertaken, no doubt, upon the purest public principles. It was a paper, which, as its title imports, was set up avowedly in opposition to another paper, The Political Register--which was published by Mr. Cobbet; and as this gentleman, Mr. Congreve, in his conscience was convinced--whether right or wrong, I do not examine; for we have nothing' to do with political considerations in the place.--God forbid that they should admix with the administration of justice. I am not attempting to say, whether Mr. Cobbet's paper contains doctrine beneficial or injurious; or that Mr.» K totigreve's paper contains doctrine beneficial or injurious; these are matters of political consideration, with which 'we have nothing to do in this place: but I state the fact, merely to shew that this was a paper set up on public principles, in opposition to another paper, which he conceived injurious to the public administration of the country; and to the good of that country, by Mr. Congreve, whom, in effect you mu...