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ribtication of Paine's Works, Lord {cod it necessary to check the defendant, who . Ir , li :ng a c ourse,similar to this. His Lordship el that Eaton was not justified in reading bias -0,, and that if he persisted, a very heavy punish. shoulabe visited upon him. The passage which , t °Truce spoke of numerous absurdities in the a nd Lord Ellenborough advised Eaton not to ~g a te his offence by reviling the Christian Reli— s hid the desired effect—not one offensive r i was spoken by the defendant afterwards. Your .dikip is called. upon to ink a period to the coolie ~; p ted by this defendant." c Alt ax—g 4 Lord Ellenborongh lost his tem-, od in a pet told Eaton to begin the book and lover." JUSTICE--" Every one in this Court knows is the bounden duty of a Judge not to suffer !.Justice to be made a theatre for reviling scoffing at the Christian Religion. Thq work • impugns the whole doctrine of Christianity, a dverse to all revealed religion." gt,Cartctr—i. Do you account as nothing the Is 1. in favour of the Unitarians ?" The CIIIEF JUSTICE—" That Act was merely to seine existing disabilities, but every thing re-, 7hritianity is left untouched." ,AKLILE— ., You say that Christianity is part lit - of the Land. Christianity is nothing, if rded on the doct rine of the Trinity. The Sta whi;:i I have just alluded makes ' Deism part ,211* of the Land." • Cn JUSTICE (with W211111th)--..." I say it no such thing:' r.CARLILE.= Well, my Lord, I shalt proceed , ink proper. lam thel* judge of what is - to, my own defence, and shall not apply to 'ship for advice on a subject on which you A drier so essentially from me." Ccri icsrmr--" I malt judge legally upon the or impropriety of admitting tits plan of If you cannot defend yourselfWithap‘ hp , Christianity, yon are not able to dialed lax all. You are called in question for pub=' ; a calumny upon the Christian' Rellsioo. It "A to attempt to defend 2 crime by the can. climber crimes. If you have top legitimate of defence, I shall most wNingly hear you." CARLILE turned to his book, and begged to be Lai to go on. What he had 'to read was upon L•bject of the Old Testarnint, which was, surely, ey quese.v3ble authority. 7:e CIIIEF :FUSTICE--" The Old Testament is a of the wickedness of manind, and the ven )f an offended Gov. You must not road an CARLII.:,—" Ido not believe word ofit:' Ault then proceeded to read. 117011NEY and Souctron-GSKERAL both rose time. Ec SOLICITOR-GENERAL You see, rq defendant pursues the same course." The CIULF JUSTICE—.." I cannot, and I ought not, guy person to revile the Christian Religion." 1. CARLILL—" I do net revile it. I only exa- My object is to drew amit Other's bold the I hold." -* * Ile Cuter Jusricv.--" This is bin 111 rePetiticn. 3 of tence." totitE— , . If any body is injured ky it. it is :It. 1 must pursue the course for whilib I have :p4 tc l myscli. I merely want to justify my con-. Thow Gentlemen who are in array against' •I'avec:Led precedents in my accusation, and why I do the same thing in my defence?" C:iIi.FJCSTICE-.-" There . is a point beyond which :ef , ;:bearance of a Judge cannot go." K:.CA4i.u.;— , ‘ 1 ask - for no forbcaranw...it is tze that I want." iliF JUSTICE--" You shall certainly have it:. )4. CA itIALE" I have pleaded Not Guilty, and cert.iinly not Lag your word. I shall sheer %Jar ! , to whom I look for justice, that the senti- Paine are all enlarged and liberal in a high 'rsix "—The defendant again began to read. CHO JUSTICE.- -" I tell you this is not a legitimate -of defence, and I must pat a stop to it:' 11% CA RLILE—" Am I not to be permitted to eiA- :he principles of the Christian Religion ?" Caict . 1 1:5..T1CE , —" Elanlipe for yonrsirlf: No man calumniate the Holy Scriptures in my presence, be an act of illegality in me to permit it in `lr. CARI ILE asked, what objection Os Lor4o 3 ip •c the passages he had read ? (;::Er JUSTICE--" I admit I have potheafd 17,0 %T. CAALILE—.-A Your Lordship limil bar _2O OP. .tgLity of hearing more of it." Thu Defendant :f: read several passages without interruption. At . ...;;t: he arrived :it one which caused a general feel ': thsgast, .md with which we shall not conta- =mate Our page s , The CniEF it:S . IUL looked towards the JUrYt who Airily exhibited their feeling upon the subject. . 111 e Foreman stood up, and after having whispered fellow Jurymen, called upon the Chief Justice . * :i. tlfere, by authority, and represent to the defea t that he was not authorised to read a hook of -1 a chhcription. _ , e Ir C HIC? JUSTICE to Mr. Curiae- 44 You see the which the Jury consider the mode of your k '` r 'e• ( 1 0 the Jury :) Is it your opinion, Oentle- men, that•clte Defendant is not pursuing a course that is likely to serve him ?" FOREMAN--" It is decidedly our opinion that it cannot p( ssibly beuefit him." , Mr. CARLILE (after a pause) said, there were pas sages in the Bible, on which he had been reading comments, which disgusted him as well as the Jury, but the Chief Justice believed them all. He then declared that he would not read any more passages of an offensive nature, and seemed evidently shaken by the hint given to him by the Jury. " I should not," said he, " read a line of these works, but that I am compelled to do so." He now brought forward the Bible, and began reading the first chapter of Genesis. The account 'there given of the Creation, he said, was believed to be an allegory hy many of the early Fathers of the Christian Church, particularly Origen. If they, then, hesitated in their belief of its truth, why might not others differ in opinion respecting it? He thought it had been satisfactorily proved that Moses was not the author of the Books attributed to him ; the ac count given of the beginning of time in the Bible, could not be true ; no man could believe that time had, any beginning; it was infinite as space; to deny the eternity of time, was to deny the eternity of GOD: Here the CHIEF JUSTICE interrupted him, and stated that he felt much reluctance in stopping Mr. Carlile in his defence. It was most distressing for him to do so ; but, really, what he was statiaglvu irrelevau s t to his defence, and the Jury were not mct to try the truth of the Christian Religion. Mr. Cucuta—a The information charges, that the book j have published states the Old Testament to contain obscene stories, voluptuous debaucheries, and cruel executions; and that it is corrupt, and full of contradictions. Now, my Lord, I want to prove_ my good intentions in publishing this work." CHIEF JUSTICE--" I will not suffei an inquiry into the truth of the Christian Religion." Mr. CARLILEr-S" I do not believe the Bible to be the revelation of GOD, and T wish to state . my reasons. ' My Lord, I will promulgate whatever I think befit. Edit. to Society." %-• • : CHIP. I thalTlCl a It is my duty to take care that you do not iiiikgn the truth of Christianity." Mr. CARLIGY then i)roCteded—Galileo, who made some discovery in Astronomy, was compelled on ac count of it, either to suffer deatiot the stake, or to retract his opinions ; there was no other alternative to save his life, and he did retract them ;. but still propagating them less openly, he was condelinned to three years imprisonment ; before the expirattoq, of which those opinions were generally admitted !by his prosecntors, his persecutors. Who could fax limits to human improvement ? Who can say we go far enough ? To believe in the Bible , is blasphemy. --CHe,re a general murmur of disapprobation ran through the Court.} CMIEF Jusrica—" I cannot sit and hear such ex presiions." 'Mr. Citat.lLE—" I wish to state my reasons for disbelieving the Bible, which are not peFuliar, since Sir William Drummond, a man of great learning and extensive research, holds the same opinions as myself. What am Ito do, my Lqrd? I must de fend myself in the . best way I am able, unless the Attorney-General will withdraw the Information. I am not sensible that I have been guilty of any im propriety." CII/EF JUSTICE-i-a I will not permit the line of defence Tou have ahopted, whether you are sensible of its impropriety or not. The Christian Religion is part of the law of the land? Mr, CARLILII4.." My Lord, there was a time when Christianity was not the law of the land, but was considered an innovation." The SoListroft-GENzaat. appealed to the State te against the impugners of Christianity. CHIEF JusTice--" There is ari Act of Parliament in confirmatipn of the Common Law, which inflicts certain' pains and penalties on the impugners of Christianity." Mr. CARLILIi them produced a recent Act of Par liament, entitled, f , An Act to relieve certain per sons who impugn the Doctrines of the Holy Trinity, from certain pains and penalties." He contended that a Christian could not allow such an Act as this, without tolerating Deism. Christianity rested en tirely en the doctrine of the Trinity. His humble ofinion was, that a book written on matters of opi. nipn ought not to have been brpught into a Court of Justice to be decided upon. Ciller Jungles—" That is a proper line of de fence, if you choose to pursue it." Mr. CARLILE-" If we believe in the Derry, we must venerate him, and not make him subject to hu man passions. I hope the Gentlemen of the Jury are convinced that I entertain a more exalted idea of the DEM( than is to be found in the Bible. I cannot, Lo r d, proceed under continual interruptions. If the books I read are improper, I alone must suffer. If the Bible is true, it cannot be injured by my read ing part of it in Court ; but I do pot believe that it! is the revelation of Gen." CUM jusyici—" Here you are going against the Act of ParliaMent to which I have so often sdluded:' Mr. Cint.tta—o An Aot of Parliamest bind opinions." CHEW JWITICA.--" It CAD prevent their lord gation." Mr. CARLILA" My cue► my Lord, is like that • I 'of Galilee; if-Newton had, been on the Continent, he would have suffered for his opinions. This is the case with every man who oppose; bigotry and super stition. Locke was expelled the University' of Ox ford, I believe), for his religious opinions, and the Act of the 9th of William and Mary waF made to prevent the progress of his writings. Lecke says, that reason only can judge of revelation: L wish to know, my Lord, if I am to go into that defence which I conceive is my only means of answering the charges in the Information ; and,. which I conceive, the Court is bound. to hear ?" Cuter JUSTICE-" The Court is not bound to hear the truth of the Christian Religion questioned?" Mr. CARLILE—" The Unitarians, a very numerous sect, might have been prosecuted for denying the divinity of JESUS CHRIST; for, if you deny this, you make him a mere man. He must be either don or Man ; there can be no medium. I always feel a ve neration in contemplating the /MITT, but I never use his name irreverently. Ile resides in ray mind, but is seldom in my speech. Opinions respecting the DEITY are various iu different countries. In Eng-, land there are more than a hundred different sects, who are all jealous of each other, and among whom . there are perpetual bickerings and contio versies. The di f f iculty I labour under in bringing a question like this before a Court of Justice is, that the Rules of the Court wilt not permit it to be fairly discussed. It would by much to the credit of the Aitorney-Ge aeral if he Would withdraw the Information against me.— [Here Mr, Cmkt,lLE paused for some time, and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL smiled.]—lt is well-known that the Old, Testament contains many things ex tremely objeetionable, and which cannot be recon ciled to decency or moralip,.." CHIEF JIISTICE—" I will not suffer the truth of the Christian Religion to be denied. You *say that the belief in it is a blasphemy to Goo." Mr. GURNEY quoted the precise words of the de fendant, which were to the offect his Lordship had stated. Mr. CARLILE-" The Bible contains many things contrary to morality. Were I to detach several parts of it, and publish them separately, it would sub ject me to a prosecution by the Attorney-General, at leait if he did his duty. An Unitarian is a Deist. The Jews never put the Old Testament into the hands of cLildren ; they would not suffer it to be read but by those of mature age. The Roman Catho lics, in all countries, had always prevented the gene ral reading of the Bible." t t Here Mr. CARLILE produced a small Tract, pub lishedby the Religious Tract Society, entitled, " The History of the English Bible," which he presumed the Court would'not object to his reading. He read it accordingly. When Mr. CARFALE had finished reading this Tract, he returned to the question of his right to go into evidence in refutation of the Divine authority of the Scriptures. If the Bible teas that sacred book which his antagonists contended, it could receive.no injury from the strictest examination to which it could be subjected ; if it was the work of GOD, it could receive no injury from the hand of man:s The CHIEF JUSTICE reiterated what his Lordship declared to be the law on the subject. Mr. CARLILE observed, that they had got into a strange dilemma. The lalv spoke of the Scripttuei of the Old and New Testament—but there Fere many versions of these Scriptures. Ely which ver sion were they to be guided ? The CHIEF JUSTICE remarked, that there might be variations as to particular passages and phrases, but that, as to the sum and substance, he believed all the translations agreed. Mr. CARLILE said, the question as to the divine authority of these Scriptures was an abstruse and difficult one. It was a question which ought never to have been submitted to a Court of Justice. It was one of mere opinion. There was no law—he defied the Attorney-General to bring forward any law 1,3 y which it could possibly be determined.— If he was not permitted to. Prove the truth of the opinions contained in the work for which he was prosecuted, by shewing that they were founded on a just interpretation of that book called the Bible, he would be suffering a persecution as wicled as that which had in former times consigned so many un fortunate victims to the stake and to the scaffold, —His object in wishing to read from the Bible was to chew that it abounded with inconsistencies—with obscenities---with descriptions of the most voluptuous and sensual nature---that it could not in shore be what his prosecutors contended-7-the work of GOD. He again appealed to the Chief Justice for liberty to proceed. The CHIEF JUSTICE repeated, that it was not for him to dispense with the law. It was declared by the Statute which he had read, that the divine autho rity of the Scriptures must not be impeached, and the Court could riot, with this Statute before it, allow any attempt of the kind to be made. Mr. CARLILE again urged the argument he had before used, that the Unitarian Relief Bill had vir tually repealed the Act referred to by the Chief Justice. • A pause of some duration now ensued. *Mr. Carlile teemed much embarrassed. Mr. CARLILE resumed, by saying that it must cer- ----..1••••••••••Mli !Lain!) , be. necessary for the Attostity4t . astat to Rra ! , ,duce and verify a. copy of the Bible he founded hii inf rmation on. CIIIEt JUST/C111.—." No, nor"• Anpther pause. ' . . . Mr. CARLILE,--(.1 Since his Lordship refuse to: CHIEF JUTICE—q Lolly refuse• you permission tq: Pdpithat which is contrary tathe law of the land." The Archbishop of CANTERBURY arrived abou.• ? 'eleven o'clock, and is waiting in an anti-room ad- joining the Court. The door that separates them Is left partially open, and his Grace is very attentively' • listening to the proceedings. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE" PtSpAIPICZ, OCT9/11 10.—The Elizabeth, - Csnm, which was. on shore at Portleaven, was got off and taken isito that harbour . on Tuesday last. PLYMOUTH, °crop's, 11.--Arrived his Majesty's ship Lim,. .from Portsinouth. Poarsatoerst, OCTOBER 12.—Sailed the Harmony, Woonexx, for London. Came into harbour 'the Kinnersley Guile troy-' S.S.E. DIAL, Ocrosza 19.—Wind B.E.—Came flown from the River , and sailed with the rest of the outward-boned the John, San:if,. ;for Berhice • Simeon, &Turf, for Dominica; Chnrebel, Muer, for St. Michael's; and Albion, Wert, fur the Isiskef Frantic—, the latter remains. Haauucu, OcTOBEI 12.—Wind E.—Arrived the Beanfoy packet, with a mail front'Cuxhageti. LIVERPOOL, OCTOBER 11.—The Hower* Cuanza, from hence , for Philadelphia, put into Fayal the 9th September, having ex perienced a heavy gale on the 22d and 23d August, in lat. 45. long. 37. 30. She was struck by a sea, which carried away the bowsprit, fore -mast, main and mizentop-masts, &c. She was repairing, and expected to proceed in a fortnight. The Mary. and Bell, Mazeeix, which sailed from hence for Bahia on the '9th instant, sprung a leak in- the River, and proceeded to sea contrary to the opinion of the Pilot. Captain Matcotat intended to put into Holyhead. Ornme ' Or-abase 9.—lt blew a complete gale on Wednesday night. A three-masted vessel, under Danish colours, struck upon the Dunkirk Banks, and cerne ashore near Nieuport, but could not be secured, on account kif the weather. She floated off the next night—crew reported to be saved by Dunkirk Pilots. Cuanza-House, Oetosza 12.—Entered Inwards—The Ajax, Clark, from Madras and the Cape of Good Hope; Chriitina, Selck, from Rotterdam ; Emanuel, Belterer, from Messina; Scandinavian, Sehevian, from Gefle • the Rachel, Sutton, from. Onega ; Dart, Cope, from St. Domi ngo ; Narcissus, Bert, from, Wexford; Commercial Packet; Collins, from Ant werp; Be,- hive, Foot, from Galloway; Wilbelmina, Molts, from Har lingen ; and the Glpry, Pounder, from Calcutta.—Entered Outwards—The Albion, Hunt, for Antwerp ; Nancy, Main, for Trieste; Hoffnung, Strehnberg, for Stettin; Thetis, Morri son, for Sligo ' • Victoria, Ferrier and Lady Holland, Powe ll , for Jamaica; Reynolds, Burstale, for Lisbon; and Lushingten, Sughree,for St. Kitt's.—Cleared Outwards—The Brisett, Rostre, or Dominica; Alexandrie, Rougie, for Rouen; Hester, Gibbons, for Oporto; Tenterden, Russel, for Lisbon; Telma (thus Topping for Cork ; Brilliant, Clark, for St. Lucie; Eliza, Jenkins, for St. Michael's ; Sovereign, Nixon, for Jungles; the' Venus, Candler, for New York ; Active, Hutchings; for Dub lin ; R esolution , Diamond, for Cork ; Eeanor, driver, for St. Petersburgh ; Isabella, Cresson, fur Leghorn; and the Cum.: berland, brand, for the South Seas. DISTRIBUTION OF-PRIZE-MONEY. The Providence, for the seizure of 602 gallons of spirits, on the 15th inst. at No. 2, Kerr-street, Plymouth-clack, and re called there. l'aesday, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Ducheis Of CLARENCE visited Walderihare House, the beautiful resideueeof the Earl of GUILDFORD. The Duke and Duchess of KENT intend spending 2 pait of the autumn at Sidrnouth, for which par= pose a house is selecting there for the reception of their Royal Highnesses. •A new Yacht is now building for the . PRINCE RE- Gail., at rortsmouth, which for elegance will pro, bably surpass every thing of the kind. The first ar tists are employed in the embellishments ; and it is understood that the gilding of the ornaments alone will cost nearly 4:1,000. Ile burden of the vessel is 281 tons, and the uppnr deck is 103 feet in length. She is to be Called the Regent, and her head will be an immense bust of that illustrious personage, sup: ported by full-length figures of Britannia and NO. tune. The vessel will be launched in the spring of [ next year. Lady BLOOMFIELD, who is at present at the Pavi lion at Brighton, is about to proceed to the Conti.. nett in the Admiralty yacht, which is now lying in Shoreham harbour. • The Duke of WELLINGTON is gone down to Mares. field, in Sussex, the sear of Sir JohN SUELLEY, to join a shooting party on a visit there, The Duke of NEWCAkTLE, the Duke of FORTLANgt and Earl MANVERS, have liberally given P. 500 each to the Subscription of the County of Nottingham, td enable such persons as may' choose to proceed as Co lonists to the Cape of Good Hope. . Mr. BLAKE is returned for Arundel, At the Anal* close of the poll, on Friday, the numbers were— • For Mr. Blake 195—Mr. Atherly 48. • BARCLAY MATCH-1000 MILES IN 1000 HOURS. An independent Yeoman, of the name of Swami, has beets labouring at this herculean task for the last three weeks, for a stake of 800 guiness, an 4 hitherto be has continued well, an 4 free from lameness. His ground is half. a mile on Tkernheath; Somerset, where he hal a tent pitched. armies' is a strong young man, 25 years of age; 'he is backed at odds to win. RICHMOND (YORKSHIRE) RACES, OCTOBER 7. The Members' Plate of £250, No race. Sweepstakes of 20 guineas each, for two-year-old colts, Rst. 21b, fillies, Bst. Two.year-old Course. Four Subscribers. Mr. Lsmbton's ch. e. Dunsinane - - I Mr. LllMbtOtel b. C. SlllolerSko - - V Mr. Michaelren's b. f. Lucinda . - . S Six to four on the winner. A fine race. The Silver Cup given by the Corporation, value sixty guineas, added to a Sweepstakes of five guineas each. Two-mile heats: Twelve Subscribers. Mr. Lambton's ch. f. Ladq Heron, 3 yrs old 3 1 i Mr: Cradock's b. f. Shadow, 3 yrs old I 3 E /dr. Pierse's ch. f. Rosary, 3 yrs old / 4 2 3 Duke of Queensberry's b. c. Archibald, 5 yrs old 4 dr. Four to one against the winner. Archibald the favourite. A most excellent race. The Cocktail stakes of lugs each, for horses, &c. not thorough. bred. Gentlemen riders. Twice round the Courts. (Five Sub.) Mr. Laws?n's ch. c. by Octavian, 4 yrs old . - 1 Mr. Hartley's bl. f. Lady Heron, 4 .yrs old . - Mr. Dynely's h. by Corrector, 5 yn old - Mr. Mills:sok', br. m. 4porindstress, aged - 4 Mr. liutton's br. h. Hard Bargain, aged . • A The winner the favourite. A good race. • CORN-EXCHANGE. MARK-LANE, OCTOBER Our market was abundantly supplied with all grain this morning, which consisted of hat remained over from Monday ' s arrivals ; but having - very few hams of Wheat aild Barley, both these, articles were di ve.v . % heavy in sale, brit what littl e of each.was spo,a 'of' obtained Monday ' s prices ; the• inferior qualities wqre totally unaaleable. • White Peas • are rather cheaper. In Beans, Oats, and uther articles, there is • no *elation. a ll owl for JUST it is the b ors of Jus d s coffing us imps is adverse CARII.I pc CIIIEF settle 1 „ij ug ehris' CARLII Lase of founded 0 to *Law of Tbe Cr vat . no such CARLII Isink pro to, n , Lordihi; to differ Css:tr Jus . . 7ie:y or L e. Ifs • ~;Dg Chri :fat all a cola to OfOLI .cis of si( In CAREL ied to gc .: . ...bject 01 ty quest'. CIIIEI OF thi —ce of an upon i CARL Ee defn, The ATIO same SoLti :71, the de The Cult ±ow any Mr. CARL it. aims I h The Cuts xr tiffenct (.4 tt- !AI. 1 1 •,•:p4ted nt Tho have c;s Js ▪ f.: , :bear, C A4 tze CEAt )Ir. CA , • ..-411 ter J ur!, p J tie of CAI tzt the Caul ; talcr h vs:Ad I I r. CA tc th, %r. •:tgLity (7. read he • dls :Lat e o f Tl,e CI • • I d[ II ~} s ~i ~ I~~~i 4 F ' 11 i li t 1 '4I wll •• ' 1 . 1) h !11 II .1 1 h, ,~ t~~