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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1817. 



[April. 



worship being held In the Long 

 Room, on Tuesday the Ist of 

 April. 



The informer on this charge 

 was Recce Davies, of the Liverpool 

 Courier Ojfice ; \\\\o, being sworn, 

 gave evidence of the statement in 

 the information. 



The second information was 

 then read, which made a similar 

 charge for Sunday the (Jth of 

 April. 



The informer on this cliarge 

 also was Reece Davies ; who, be- 

 ing again swoin, gave evidence 

 of the statement in that informa- 

 tion. 



The third information was then 

 read, which made a similar charge 

 for Tuesday the 8th of Apiil 



The informer on this charge 

 ftlso was Reece Davies ; who, be- 

 ing again sworn, gave evidence 

 of the statement in that infoima- 

 tion. 



In answer to some questions 

 from the bench, and Mr. Statham, 

 town clerk, as to the nature of 

 the prayers, &c. Reece Davies 

 stated, that they were similar to 

 those usually made in other cha- 

 pels. 



Mr. Wright then being called 

 upon for his defence, stated, that 

 in a life of more than fifty years, 

 lie had never knowingtly violated 

 any of the laws of his coinitry. 

 He had reason to believe that the 

 room in \vhich his meetings were 

 held was didy registered, as it 

 had been used for worship about 

 twenty years: and indeed, he con- 

 ceived, that if the place were not 

 registered, yet, as he had always 

 been informed that it was, he could 

 not be supposed to have offended 

 against the statute, as its penalties 



were directed against those v^ho 

 knowingly hold meetings for wor- 

 ship in places not registered. He 

 then produced some written evi- 

 dence from a most respectable 

 quarter, stating at what lime, and 

 by whom, and for whom, the 

 place had been certified to the 

 Bishop's Registrar at Chester. 

 There had not been sufficient time 

 allowed to procuie a certificate 

 from Chester, but he doubted not 

 he could do so in a few days. The 

 bench then agreed to adjourn the 

 buiiiness to that day week, when 

 the official evidence was to be 

 produced. 



The penalty incurred in this 

 case would be, not exceeding 20^. 

 on each information, noi' lets than 

 20s. — one half to the informer. 



During the above examination, 

 Mr. ^^'right, alluding to some dis- 

 orderly conduct in the Long Room 

 during worship on Tuesday the 

 Sth, stated, that the individual 

 ivhom he meant to charge with 

 that disorder had refused at the 

 time to give his address. He had 

 since learnt, however, that his 

 name was Scott, and he would 

 now ask Reece Davies whether he 

 knew that person. Being an- 

 swered in the affirmative, he far- 

 ther demanded his full name and 

 address : when Scott himself be- 

 ing in the court, was required to 

 give it — which was, James Scott, 

 of Liverpool, merchant, No. 11, 

 Clayton-square. Mr. Wright then 

 declared his intention immediately 

 to prosecute him, under the 12th 

 clause of an Act 52 Geo. HI, for 

 disorderly conduct durinsj wor- 

 ship on the above evening. 



The business on which Mr. 

 Wright was summoned being now 



for 



