▁been ▁ins u fficient ly ▁co - oper ative ▁in ▁the ▁enqu iry . ▁Thor pe ▁made ▁no ▁application ▁for ▁costs . ▁In ▁a ▁brief ▁public ▁statement , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁considered ▁the ▁ver dict ▁as ▁" tot ally ▁fair , ▁just ▁and ▁a ▁complete ▁v ind ic ation ." ▁David ▁Ste el , ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁ver dict ▁as ▁" a ▁great ▁relief ", ▁and ▁hoped ▁that ▁Thor pe ▁would , ▁" after ▁a ▁suitable ▁period ▁of ▁rest ▁and ▁recuper ation   ... ▁find ▁many ▁a ven ues ▁where ▁his ▁great ▁tal ents ▁may ▁be ▁used ." ▁In ▁North ▁Dev on ▁Thor pe ' s ▁acqu itt al ▁was ▁celebrated ▁with ▁a ▁thanks g iving ▁service ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁pres iding ▁vic ar , ▁The ▁Rev . ▁John ▁Horn by , ▁gave ▁thanks ▁to ▁God ▁" for ▁the ▁min istry ▁of ▁His ▁servant ▁Jer emy   ... The ▁darkness ▁is ▁now ▁past ▁and ▁the ▁true ▁light ▁sh ines . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁day ▁the ▁Lord ▁hath ▁made ! ▁Now ▁is ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁our ▁salv ation !" ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁acqu itt al , ▁the ▁bro ader ▁public ▁per ception ▁was ▁strong ▁that ▁Thor pe ▁had ▁not ▁behav ed ▁well , ▁nor ▁had ▁he ▁ade qu ately ▁explained ▁himself . ▁Ron ald ▁Hern iman , ▁the ▁Arch de acon ▁of ▁Bar n st ap le , ▁who ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁Horn by ' s ▁mel od ram atic ▁thanks g iving ▁service