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which he drew from beneath a robe, intended 

 to give dignity to the assertor of innocence and 

 right, been even suffered to reach its destined 

 object with all the force that his arm could im- 

 part, it would have still struck harmless upon 

 the armour of honourable reputation, to the 



which I was sorry to hear, because it might wound the feel- 

 ings of a very honourable mind ; it was said that Dr. Stanger 

 had pledged his faith to observe the statutes." 



Lord Kenyan. " That was put an end to immediately as 

 it was mentioned." 



Mr. Christian. " It seemed to be pressed and relied upon 

 as a serious argument." 



Lord Kenyan. " Certainly not." 



I must, however, confess, that I see no mark of any such 

 interruption, in Mr. Gurney's report of Mr. Warren's speech. 

 I presume, therefore, that the Court's disapprobation of the 

 shameful attack upon Dr. Stanger's character must have 

 been expressed by some gesture or look from the Bench, 

 which, though sufficiently intelligible to Mr. Warren, might 

 easily pass unobserved by a writer intent upon his papers. 

 How far his Lordship himself thought the honour of that 

 physician affected by his application to the court, may be 

 known from the following passage in his speech at the close 

 of the trial. " It is fit that I should put the mind of Dr. 

 Stanger, in case it is in an uneasy situation, in a perfect 

 state of repose with regard to one thing. Undoubtedly his 

 moral character is not at all tainted by the application that 

 is now made. I have not the honour of knowing him ; I 

 have heard nothing but to his advantage when I have heard 

 him spoken of, and I dare say all the eulogy, which his 

 warmest friends could bestow upon him, his character both 

 as a moral and professional man deserves." 



