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done, aid to examine it in all its bearings, dr 1 think it a question of the first magnitude. lit d oin g this, I shall endeavour to convince .i yotf, Gentlemen, not alone of what were my nativite'fsar publishing Paine's Age of Reason, but what we the motives of Paine himself, in the original put,. Ination. I will chew you also, lam sure, that it ks no t that blasphemous work it is described to be; nor Sal 1 that impious and wicked individual de. scribed in the Attorney-General's information. That Learned Gentleman has said, that the eyee of the country, and of Europe, are upon you Oaks /tar. I say so too, for I have had communication from all qoarters, expressing the deepest anxiety upon the subject, and even letters of condolence t hat I should thus be persecuted, and of a sym pathy which is, I believe, is acceedince with the public feeling, under the influence of which :nave no doubt that you will this day pronounce me —Not Guilty. For. who are those gentlemen who seek a verdict against me on the filament occasion Are they not those who, as in times of old, lit up fires in Smithfield, and sanctioned hie massa c r es, and murders, and tortures of their fellow-creatures? It is not upon such a principle, surely, that the Attorney-General would this day defend the Christian religion."— The speech of the Attorney-General, lie continued, was a repetition of cant sod common-place espies tons, front one eud to the other it was but a pa. rode u pon the speeches of all the Attorney-Gene. gala ho had gone before him. He had talked as they (ha of the liberty of the press, and as they would have done, charged him with licentiousness, but lie denied it. The Attorney-General said, that the present prosecution as founded on the law of t h e l a nd, was but he had n shown it, nor could lie prove it. The thiamine articles of the Christian religious it was true, contained the doctrine of the Trinity, the very first article in particular. It was well known, however, that io order to relieve indi viduals from persecution, who did not believe in the Trinity, there was a Toleration Act—the Act of the 55th of the King, which repealed the statute of the 9th and 10th William and Mary. which was alone applicable to his case. This was as just as it was rational, for the article mentioned was altoge ther irreconcilable; one part describing the Deity as • Being without substance or matter, and the other 'hewing that there was an unity of three per sons, with substance and matter. The Act of Tole ration, he contended, went to the repeal of this very article, because men were allowed, by law, to wor ship God, without being called upon to believe in the Trinity. The Attorney-General, therefore, in saying that the Christian religion was the law of the land, might have added that Deism was also the law of the land, for the Act protected those who did not believe the Christian doctrines. There was no law he knew of, which defined or took cognizance of blasphemy ; and it was therefore he felt himself justified in publishing Pain's Age of Reason. It was, he said, difficult to define what was infant by the word blasphemy—and he reminded the Jury that the Jews considered the Christian religion a cheat ; the Christians thought the same of the Jews; both thought alike of the Wisdom ; and all thought the religion of the Mahonsetane a cheat. The only pert of the Act of William and Mary, which remained unrepnled, was that which ren dered any person who denied the divine origin of the Old and New Testament, incapable of bidding any employment, ecclesiastieal. civil, or military. The reason, he presumed, why . the Attorney-Ge neral did not frame his information on that moil. non, was. because, in case of conviction the p *sh. meat would not be what his disposition rimed at. Ile therefore grounded his information on what he called the common law. What that common law was, he did nut know. It restel, it appeared by his statement, in the breast of the Judge. The decision of former Judges constituted the common law of the land. He was Dot, however, satisfied that it should rest on the dictum of the Judge. It was right that all law should be understood. That it should be reduced ton written code, in order that the people should know what they had to expect.— This was not the case here. There was, in fact, no certain law by which he could be brought into Court on this information. He defied the Attor ney-General to controvert what he now stated. The Learned Gentleman relied on the authority of the Court to mark out the law. He expected the Chief Justice to make out that case, which he was himself incapable of doing. Hs had made the usual ob servation which was regularly introduced by every Attorney-General. when he brought a charge of is blasphemous nature against any individual— namely, that the Jury were bound by their oaths to return a verdict of guilty. The Jury were, he said, under the sanction of their holy reti- Kiwi. having pledged themselves by their oath s ins iteratively called on to find the Defendant guilty. Ile denied this. They were merely bound to try the question at issue between him and the Attorney- General. They were to consider whether he pub lished this book with any malicious intention—aud if they thought he harboured um such intelatiou, they must acquit him. He could not answer for the tendency of any publication. He published under an impression that the work would be bene ficial, and he would prove that there was nothing immoral in it. He hoped he had satisfied the Jury that there was no law applicable to the offence with which he was charged. Prior to the Act of 1819, there was a statute in existence, but it had been repealed, which was of itself an admission that the former law was unjust. Blasphemy could iwt be defined—end what one man might consider bias vliemy, another might look upon an a contrary light. Thti tirat case cited by the Attorney-General wan that of Taylors who, he said, used blasphemous expreasions of so horrid a nature that be could not read them to the Joy. They were sot worse , however. be observed. than those contained in Th; Ago of Reason. But, notwitbetanding th is state. ment, tee read copious cations from the work.— What the 'sprains. were be meld not tell—hut it appeared that Sir Mathew Hale would sot let the man justify them Now, it was worthy of observation, that Sir Matthew Elate sat ou the Bench. and condemned two taxme nto be burned at the stake for witchcraf t . If he bad miffs ao ova. ration with respect to witch's' s*. Us be fallible on the subject of btoephoutp.- Atte& ney•Caeueral nest quoted the ease of Mistimes& At.thE tiMe of pis these thee' woo wry preislent strain', tonere free-thiabing. Wait. lista , . when apprehended for publishing his book, Insisted that there was no Judge capable of try 'lug hits, on Decimal of his opinion. He was a man , of most cottony, erudition and research—.well cc. quainted with the liebten tad other languages. He ,knew the objection was overruled, and he was con victed, and sent to the Kissi's Bench. But so con scioue was he of the rectitude of his conduct, that he sold his book iii the King's Bench, and Mil assisted .and supported by many divines. The Attorney. :Geaeriil likewise quoted the case of Williams. who originally published the first and second parts of The Age of Mason. He was a mail who did not venture to defend himself. He left his defence in the hands of Mr. Tyild. who came into Court ie ternsined to defend hum--but, being a barrister, he ! suffered himself to be put down by Lord Kenyans He wished to justify Paint's expressions by reading ,part of the Bible--but Lord Kenyon prevented him. The care of Eaton was also quoted. It was .on indictment for a blasphemous publication. Eaton attempted to defend himself—bid - tint on the same ;ground that had been taken by Williams. Ile wse et the time, a man far advanced in years—and did ;lot possess physical power sufficient to go into his defence. He was besides frequently interrupted by Lord Ellenborough. In the end he was con- Visted—but it sly .old be recollected that there wee then a law applicable to his caw. which, ilt:Cp that time, had been revealed; but now there was nu law under which any Court could takF,, cognizance of blasphemy. The Attorney. General had said, in the course of his observes that this publication could have no effect on the orrals of learned and intelligent men, but that it woe calculated to corrupt the principles of the 1 1 lower classes of society. He would ask the Learneces' Gentleman, whether, in the present state of the country. any of the lower orders could lay down their half-guinea fur the book' Three thousand copies,had been sold since December last, and let the Attorney-General shew • single instance in which the wink had been productive of aii evil tendtticy. It was circulated amongst that clap of society which was capable of spending half-a guinea—and lie did not believe a single solitary instance could be adduced of its, having corrupted the mind of any person. The Learned Gentleman said he was disgusted with the *ark, and that the duty of reading it was a most painful one. But, however painful it might be, the question was brought into Court by his predecessor in office, and lie hail himself thought fit to lay it before the Jury. The Learned Gentleman had made an appeal to the feelings of the Jury, whom he sought to influence by a refer ence to their duties as fathers of families. He did not, however. refer to the book itself, in which there was nut an immoral sentence. In the work it was said that the Bible contained " obscene stories, voluptuous .debaucheries, cruel and torturous executions, and unrelenting vindictiveness." If this were not the case, the assertion must fall to the ground—hut if it could be justified. then that which the Jury would avoid placing in the bands of their children, was the work which cosM taimd those voluptuous stories. The Attorney. General said, lie felt it to be his duty to investi gate this question thoroughly. He had nut, how ever, done so. But he (Mr. Carlile) would go through the book, paragraph by paragraph. and .hew that there was not a single immoral repression in it. "Gentlemen," said Mr. Carlile, "the Attorney. General's speech is full of repetitions. He said more than once that the Jury were bound to lied me guilty, upon their oaths; of course. if he were right, all inquiry and investigation were unneces sary, and the Jury. by the oath they had taken— and merely fur having taken such oath—were bound to bring in a verdict of guilty. Gentlemen. the Attorney-General read the Matter in the third arid fourth counts of the information, without making any observation whatever ; sometimes,, in deed, he made gestures. and at other times he fa voured you with snider, but he said nothing in the way of refutation. Gentlemen. the Attoriley-Ge neral said, that he could nut read the oleiervatimis on the New Testament, contained in this book, without the utmost pain. Ile first indeed mid, he could not bring himself to read them ut all. hut this you must see was mere declamation and so phistry ;be did read those observations. Gentle men, the Attorney-Getters% has next attacked Mr. Paine's, opinion of the miracle of the Concept' Ile calls the work au attack on the religious pro fession of the (votary. Gentlemen, I do not know what religious profession he means—l know not what particular profession lie is of. but if I have been rightly informed, be was educated a Unita rian; his whole family, his father, his brother'', and D earest relatives have beets, ansi still are I:in terjects—are of that very body, for whose protection the Act of Parliament I have cited had been passed—but whether the Learned Gentleman changed his religion since he hes been promoted in hie profession, it is not fur me to say, but I have been told that he was one of those who held up his hands for the protection of this statute • law. Gentlemen. the Attorney-General says, that he hoped for my reformation, as well as the author of this work—he said that in his calmer moments Mr. Paine himself must here felt the truths of the Christian religion. Gentlemen, for myself. I sow free to declare that I have strong doubts of the truth of that religion, and as to Mr. Paine. who lies gone to his accusals be expressed himself on this subject its terms sufficiently strong. The Attorney-General declared that this pfettell. 11011 was not 111Stitilted fur purposes of persecution ; but, Gentlemen. I hope to make it clear to you that it was fur persecuting pommies the prosecution was instituted. fur the purpose of persecution on a mere difference of opinion., Gentlemen ? the .Attorney.Geaseral has told you that Christianity did not stand in peed aif the assistance of the secs. lar arm. Gentlemen. if Christianity dem salt stand is, need of his intesfereuee; why did be pre sume to cosine into this Court to protect it 1 If he extremely .owl . pesed f ee person ; , los, e . aire, do they rot peastnit themselves every hoer to me eyes? • Triody is the first,. the most 'moil. , awl, the I)6 w did no *Ate model p'an'gto tee** Ni Ibis ' most: doetriss of Christians; yet rho** it"tut Iniar. blets."or gravid famished to war 'modish* ' ob. 46 tell* its that doctrine, ow.. who have I L as u l bs ° ll l , ll LeVi l e b e °° . lbeil ,tb s °P " e l di la openly disavowed it, those who have, its . the words, *solo" es oehressehe met old• slisoalosole sift of the Attontey.General, reviled this religion, sass sm. dos *est meldis OW Meow have not only not been punished. bet, are i's roloselisishhOW MO ere Si me . "he enehed protected by the statute law of the laud.— ~by al i t,_imisiossol l lo o ., _____„ llo 's wetra r Gentlemen, the Atiorney.General has told 'you,' " fit 'l'lremittit Mr. 11 tting f v n , laa. '"" - : _ ___:.,. ._ , the lan. that my trial has been delayed, and he has put the g"ge of Paint "' '''''' '' "" seed a° cue. men', My object in remain tie work to you is causes of this delay on my back; but he was not justifiable in doing so . W hy was not tint Intl to convince you, by year owe ran, that it does not contain • single immoral poseige. nor a brought on after the Easter Sittings ? It might have bre.' brought on then with as little inconvenience ' passage which caw be e°°°ll....ed °f e° ism "' as now; it is true that other causes were fittest for . rah tendency, when be 'peaks his own *run menus, and does soot quote those of other writers." trial before it, bet it is equally true that it is now Ile then proceeded reading the work as before. put out of its order, and takes precedence of one After that part which forms the first coun t in the hundred previous causes; it might here been itsfernsatino, he said, '• Now, Gentlemen. I ask you, brought before you, Gentlemen, at all events. in the in making up this information, was it fair of Mr. beg ' gof last June. But the Attorney-General Attorney-General to state the first port o f . • sets. has said, that I took advatitege of the forms of law, w, tr... trace without slim stating the concluding member and that I traversed. I did , of it ? Had lie done .o it would appear, as 1 have verse for one short T er m, by which the hearing already asserted. that the book dill not coulees us of the case was postponed from January to immoral April, but the Crown has ever since NM by. oral expedient'', mikes it he taken from other writisige—ssot a seutirneut or idea of an impeopet or -a-Gentlemen of the Jury, the Attorney-Gesseral injurious character which is delivered as his owe. has confidently called fur your verdict of Guiteet Observe, Gentlemen, what the omitted words are, because, he saes, it is manifest I have offeuded God. • and, for my own part, I sincerely detest it, as I• I Gentletnen, if this were the mere charge aguinst defeat every thing that as cruel'." sue—if he could only snatch a verdict of guilty by Immediately previous to this. another copy of proving to impartial men that in the publication of The A g e 11. Reuswswas handed to one of the Jury. this work I have offended my God. I would have Remarking on the extract constituting the second nothing to fear—l coald not doubt of the protecting count, fife. Cathie said, " Mr. Attorney-General, verdict of honest mess. How can he prove—why Gentlemen, has laid great stress on this passage, ohonld he say that in this act I have offended my insinuating pretty strongly that thereby Mr. Paine Poll ? why should he thus presumptuously come intended to reject altogether the morality of the Niwwe me and my Creator? lie cannot. in this which is not at all the fact.—Hr merely ittstatters . 'Anelte,a guilt .apparesst—for here guilt Bible ' meant to declare that lie would not believe the exists its the Abut - stoke, and that Intuit tells books to he the word of God. which are collected me that I have not Oven offence to God, together under that dello 11l ioo anon, hut not by any by giving publicity to what I consider a moral and M a useful work, by extending the field of fair in- eans to reject the pure moral precepts which may be included its them." quiry, into which every mail might easter. Gentle. At this time the CHIEF JUSTICE, observing that men, the Attorney-General again told you, that by one of the Jury had a copy of the publication with the obligation of your oath you were bound to find me guilty. What is this but to shut up the aye- leaves uncut, wrote u note to Mr. Bellamy. the Clerk of nisi Prima, sitting immediately below slurs of justice, and to confound my defesicr ? Tidy. kim—on which he took it down, and had the sheets Gentlemen, is not candid. Ile also said that he divided. At the cud of the paragraph iu the origi. did not mean to excite prejudice against me; but what was his address but an endeavour from be- °° , l iLthealLee,..as—,..,.,. his power, see ginning to end to stir latent prejudices, which must on ' -- ua , i 7 y e t i i i - , -- eua r - D o ---- we rant arLerr,, we it in the el necessarily, if excited, militate against my defence ? wisdom, "we see it in the creation . nachanneable order c by which the Gentlemen, I shall I trust be able to 'hew you, incomprehensible whole is governed. Do we want to me that there is not one intmoral expression in the entire 111 "Idate his Illsailicellee , we "e it it the abundance with which he GM the earth. Do we won to contemplate his of this publication, utiles' expression* which ate taken out of that book which it labours to terms.. ev W.l:fro' we the see m i t t im is uk h fis i t li t y fi e r °ld , do ili t r e tha we t al abluida to ka lece ow Here, Gentlenieu, are twelve collie'. of the politica- Gout is, search out the book called the Scripture, lion, which, if it he your wish, I shall send up to whirl, _ .----, bat the Scripture your box. You will read it with candour, mad I called the ('session." have not a doubt that, when every word it contents Why," said the Defendant, " did not the Attorney is freely and fairly considered, ample justice will General select this as the subject for an informs be done."—Here Mr. Cathie was about to hand up tion ?" why did he not fix upon this fine moral ef to the Jury twelve copies of the publication, when fusion, or on many others in the same straits, to lie was interrupted by ground his information on ? But he did not perhaps Chief Justice Aston', who said that he could expect that I would adopt the line of defence I not permit these copies to go to the Jury ; but they am now taking. He did on perhaps imagine that I might, and would have before them for their give n would read the whole of the book, and that the sal and examination. the book that had been give Jury would hove such means of judging of its true nature and object. He hoped he should be able to in evidence. Mr. Carlile--" My Lord, I can gain nothing effect a conviction by selecting detached passages by acting improperly on this occission. I wish tu calculated to mislead and deceive."—On Addison's. Jury up these copies. that each Gentleman uu the Paraphrase of the 19th Psalm. " The spacious Jury mil have a copy to reed." firmasisetst on high," &c. which is inserted in . The CHIEF JUSTICE—" t h e se not be done--how The Age of Keaton, being read, the Defendant Cats the Court know that te copies are genuine stated. " These, Gentlemen, are the sentiments of copies of the book ?" Mr. Paine' he certainly has not written them. but Mr. Carlile—" My Lord, they certainly a„ he avows them as his own--and such are the ideas nuine." you are called upon to suppre s s." ge The CHIEF JUSTICE ...A' questio n-- JusticeAbout ten minutes past two o'clock the Chief That is the cannot ray." retired for a few minutes. Mr. Carlile I One of the Jury..." These are copies of the pub- desired to know whether he should suspend his de. lication." fence in his Lordship's absence, but a wish having The CHIEF JtiTICE—" Gentlemen, we do not been intimated to the contrary (we understood by know that. I sin indeed 'imbued to believe that the Jury), he continued. The succeeding sentence, they are genuine, but that fact it nut proved, and, viz. "Had Newton or Descartes lived three or four ' fur the mere sake of precedent, I cannot permit the hundred years ago. and pursued their studies as party to hand up to u Jury, at his own desire, that they did. it is most probable they would not have which has not been given in evidence." livid to finish them; and had Franklin drawn light. Mr. Carlile--o My Lord, there really can be Ding from heaven at the some time, it would have no doubt but that these are genuine copies of the been at the hazard of expiring for it in flames," publication, and I-only wish that the Jury may suggested this observation to the Defendstut--" or have the entire woo k bersne teem." at least. Gentlemen, I think, had he lived in the CHIEF Justice—•' 1 what so too, but these time of Sir Alathew lisle, he would have been books have not been proved in evidence—let the burned for a witch." • book that hos been proved, be given to the Jury, Mr. Carlile then went regularly through the re and let them have one or two of these copies to ossinder of the first part of the publication. On compare with the hook that has been given in eel- arriving at the conclusion he thus appealed to the deuce ; if the Jury wish fur more copier they can Jury—" This, Gentlemen ' ends the first part of have them." The Age of Reason ; and I now call upon you. or Here Mr. Cathie sent up some copies, and seem- rather leave you to judge, whether there is to be ed about to supply the Jury with the full number found its it one seuteuce hostile to the cause of of . twelve, when— virtue and morals, or of a tendency to demoralise The CHIEF Justice interrupted him, who said, the mind of man—or whether it does not, on the that this was irregular. let stricture., nothing contrary, contain a fitter system of ethics, and more should be allowed to go to the Jary but the book calculated to enlighten, improve, and exalt the 'that had been proved. human faculties, than any which cau be formed out Mr. Carlile again said, he only wished to su pp l y , of that hook on which it is now charged with being !like Jury with the mewls of perusing the publics. • degrading and malignant misrepresentation."—. lion. upon the merits of which they were to decide. He then entered on the second part ..f The Age of The CHIEF JosTICt commanded him to be 4- Xmas, also entitled 4* Ass investigation of true •lent. If the Jury wished fur mote copies of the and fabulous Theology," reading •it without any publications, they could have Otero, but the Dc- eariasioe as he had the first. He shortly idler fendant should flirt be permitted to proceed kid intimated a wash that any Gentleman of the Jury. gularly. who thought proper, would procure a Bible to Ms. Carlile res u m e d..-" Gentlemen," .osid be. compare Mr. Paine's scriptural quotations from "the book which lore bold in my band,a.ndlibich the original, but none of them, we believe, acted is the subject .1 this , presecetien. is entitled The on the. suggesting). In detailing Paine's abler. .Theologieal WorksV.Tharsoas raise. In the pidece, _ va tious ou chopter esti. of Numbers, the teat of .to the work the mamas. for pnblirbiug it Om staled. which ran tho.--a it appears front the 35th verse My sole reason for publishirig.the worksof Themes of this chapter, that the number of •womess.. P a ine w a s th e d e sire to promote as ingeig Maker children consigned to. debauchery by the write truth. The conviction soder,. which 1.4.0144 of Mores was thirty-roe thousand"—the De.. them woe, that the publicotios would goomiellatho . ftedant added, 44 Mr. Paine forgot- twstate that interest and welfare Al. the Pets* •Of t .lbis the priests took to themselves oat of the 'pail tottotrYs :. As to- . the Authors Mr., 1 3. 411/ 4 teas thirty mid WI. . Zfolo• lailelleolow.. if l had over sixty .jeep iof age when ho 'FOUL AM. book .; amid, _or pobliebed,,eny thieg ilis equal .ibis pi modes tie was then iis Freon, it. mos. she OM of. the re- mosey and . aL wickedoess. could 1 expect - arif r rour volution, when th e astbst,cespid, oot .4, 'grim( . hie or ' indulg e nce from your hands?" He - girds aingledstros*Wiriting,nudeellitia rebutted the assertion that Paine bad retracted the mid at ttds PP* Of )des."0• 1 1 detit!. opinions paid dowa is the first part of his book; gag • of: ON Chotte..S.Atitb.:Ms• ;tea falsehood of , which ha ;inferred. was apparent mod • tire! ts litlolttleviC. ,frpoo ;his .extract issit..the peeler , t. . she .earreed wheals •rwilmo , if the "dm* , .1.0 RIP' pm ,rite; Idetieedees,edet, bed, 'glowered hi* , t elloge.43 l ". ll set sett. of the.wprk. wily hose dud that I have foruithed royoelf wish * 1 SO (MA hr./male .1. beliprosill.bte Ilibk and Talism ° ans • and I. ran my also, Abet e 6.466 awes soil 1 hope for happi- skate foetid. there Si be much oats* b..-L - 4 410.411.",. v.. :. .. ~..,„ 3 .,...,.... Aid* emmi.eitity i taw mmelesims of that follawiarg possagpm e , ~.. Slip kieser4giatiane ~, ' der fit palisade meladmirstioa are Nit is• by speaking better of some sbe tu cyas. - • believe it of divine origin, was it not extremely Indianan, wnso n arannionous in him to defend it Z. This conduct, eaistaWes.foe a i Gentlemen, fwraishes a strong prnof thtti tilt Pre-. tirtaatetahcess a Aleut Anowiley t General. lilu easy of. the I,ir Wye. 'Ad date 011 Leers of the Croons 'wrote Po, feelOiNteesOerf I'IM 4 idle PM to hold ais the terrors of proseentiou sganettfree-iw. 4. to the retie piny on this mot isnportept o.,att ttOjacitihr - ! Peetsed tu•tba p Gentlernea. the Aptiroey.,o9;viesst ,Inei;owite4 si Limy aseisaple yes that it is4o *Gowen egriset,the cetswats , ..law.er Gtsd. the Wadi, erviht Chrispowdr....rialttloPt% ,lief .1 "I; e4 be/. 1 4 ? . tne,dtrikt#l l pf tbs.:P.4h Aube conch Chetat eareeeely 'suite dist the Cittliusu is e g e cit ebkv, t I i• 4 wf deierwed.“ respret to. the .0 tr smell Ass Jog would .hear theill the stleosaerfamseel, had not made.. eurgO. _eliso• 44 Lee rie the .boaaela of it. • Wks* Mlles It. mark. oath* of the hook of JO. as a Heir ew habeas Ilaished. Mr.Corlile stated, that si little &obi did them mat of its being a drama arittstisiginally is tie Pirsieri lan guage. and iu PerAs rep et die day. that there now weisettaally a cop` s( it in that shape in the India Mg*. , . • Mr. Colds. posemled in the reading the book until it wia issivi t y dark, When the Judge !ar m ' lights ; -the Deist4ant took the opportunity If observiokt. p that be was 11110C41 fir tired , tad dream his Lordship would be p ease sifts sajitsis the Court, or to permit some other pie” to reed. The Curie An ,asid, that he could mot ad journ the Coin at that early hoar, nor mold he allow any other puma to read, but if the Defen dant felt exhadettid he might retire for some mi nutes and refresh hisser. Mr. Collie, ikeesapesied by Mr. Hunt. retired. He returned in a *set time and resumed. Fie confirmed residing said ten o'clock precisely at that hoar be get tlessagh the entire of the work ; during the while time he mode bet very few obser vations • whet he eaidibewever; we give as follows : After r endieg a Visage where Mr. Paine alludes to his owe mild esieviag pree s tles of religion, he said ho weld not feebler flew ling an anecdote of the maim. Oki Paine, owe day t• &collet...house, in Peek, diseased with mach frembrin the religura. and Gswataissis or &Ansi tisstnes, particularly. the Govenreastit Faglesg. M Boglirb officer was premed, *be lot himself ow ouch as to strike Mr. Pahre• Poise was a Member of the National Convention, and this act of the easier would have been the came of Ids Soma death. The people had already embed him. sad were leading biro off to mantissa, Miss by Mr. Poise'e meertioas he was. rescind : by bit lammee Lis got him passports.. and actually supplied him with issary to eu.e able him to leave the comatry. After the Do fendant went throbgh the second part of the work, he asked the Jury did they conceive that there was sue immoral sentiment contained ; it ? Let him have the Age V lissome. and he , would leave the Bible to the Au/Rosy-General. If, then, it contained no immoral sentiment, was it not cruel to drag him before the Court—to oppress. him with the prosecution, and to load him ss . ..t't heavy expense—to put him into the hands of those who would confine him (if found guilty) is a lonely dungeon, and deprive him, perhaps, of all assiststie and consolatiou ? He would repeat it, let him !lase The Age of Reason, be would leave the Bible tw the Attoruey.General, and then they would see who would pin the most Converts. On reading the passage which Blinded to the works of Mr. Whistoii. he said, that that geutlessan was a great &you: iie of Caroline, Queen to George the First. Whilst walking one day with the Queen. whilst • pro.. seetitiou was pending over lam, her Majesty said. " Mr. Whist**, whatever may be your reli gious opinions, I think it were better you had kept your mind to yourself." Whiten smiled, and said, " If Luther, and Calvin, and the ether Reformer.. had done so, where would your Majesty be now ?" The force of this reply was felt by the Queen, and the prosecution was dropt. After Mr. Carlile went through the book, he again repeated, that it did not contain one iminorsl expression—that the author felt strongly and sin-. eerily what he bad written—that he took up the subject as a polemic writer, and if free diet:intims were permitted in the country, the publisher of the work could not be plumbed. Mr. Cerlile now expressed • hope bits Lordship would sdjuit..i the Court, u he was exhausted, and unable to proceed. - The CRIS? JUSTICI said, that at the Defendant's request be would adjourn the Court. He as ked. whether he iotended to urge any further matter to the Jury ? The Defendant said he did. His Lordship observed. that whatever the De fendant might conceive to be useful, or material to his case, he had a right to urge, and would be per mined to do so. The Defendant said that he bad matter to lay before the Jury, which, be conceived, was 1.60 y to occupy the time of the Court till Saturday t vei.i;•g. The Court adjoonsed shortly after ten o'Llokic to half-past nine eimoomow (this) morning. Mr. Cathie sad Mr. Hoot left the Court tog.- ther, sad rmired for a few miasmas to the Guildhall Coffee-beam Tbey were lewdly cheered by the populace. • • • a *- • The ♦rcibisbop of Cootorhowy sod several other eminent persona were imittemdeimor. FORiiGN PARIS PAPERS. . • .PAILIs, OCTOBiII 9. 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