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MAJOR LAING. The Gazette de France gives the following article, but without quoting the source from whence it is derived TRIPOLI IN BARB ARY . (EXTRACTS OF PRIVATE LETTERS RELATIVE TO 3IAJOR LAING, DATED JULY 17.) " We have been in a dreadful state of uneasiness and alarm' but I cannot prevail on myself to give credit to the report of the death of Major Laing; and every day furnishes fresh reasons for not believing it. At first'it was but a report, said to have come from Bambarrah, and repeated at Tombuctoo, then brought to Tourat, whence it passed to some Arabs, who (if they slid not invent it) brought it from Ghadames, and thence to Tripoli. The Pacha does not believe it to obtain information, he has sent persons in search of Laing. We have learnt that the courier had reached Tourat, and was going to proceed on his journey. " Mcekbar writes to announce that Laing is in good health, he assures the Pacha of his powerful protection : if any misfortune had occurred, it seems 16 me that he would infallibly have written. No letters have been received in Tombuctoo, and I have not heard that there has been any other communica tion; kit we are in expectation of the speedy ar rival of a caravan. There is reason to believe that Laing is with Clapperton. As we have no news of Clapperton, how should we have any of Laing? If he had gone from Tombnctoo to the western coast, I do not think that he could have reached it before the month of May; and if any thing had happened on that route, the news would have arrived there as well as at Tripoli, -and doubtless more quickly, the distance being much less. If Laing has taken the coast, no news can be expected from him in England. " I 'learn that Clapperton is' in safety at Karo. I3ello has shown him much kindness, and has had his effects conveyed free of expenie across the Sou dan, by men who carried them on their shoulders. It was reported that he arrived at Tibboo.. Two days after having .quitted the mountains, my drago man saw a man coming from Moursouk, who told him that two Englishmen had arrived there. " JULY 30.—The day before yesterday a caravan arrived from Ghadames ; all contradict the sad news. They say it was spread by a Tornick, who told a friend that the report was in circulation When he left Ghadames. The Tornick arrived at Ghadames in February, and came from Ghaat : it is almost impossible that the news should have come in that interval of time from Bambarrah to Ghadames. The report printed in the Paris journals is false, and it is a pity that the correspondent at Tripoli should have propagated a report so afflicting to the friends of Major Laing. " The caravan from Tombuctoo is certainly now at Ghadames." Colonel Denham writes from Sierra Leone, the 29th of May, that a son of Mungo Park had arrived in the Sybil frigate, going to Badagry, whence'he intended to follow Clapperton : he travels alone. No news has been received at Sierra Leone of Clap perton or Laing. (The Gazette de France does not put this last paragraph between inverted commas.) FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Journal des Debats.) PUYCERDA, OCT: 11.-01.11" town, which up to this day has been a prey 'to the most vivid alarm, in consequence of the presence of Bozom at Baga, is almost deserted ''Nearly the whole of the inhabi tants have fled, and carried off their moveables and property. As, soon as the insurgents had quitted Puycerda, a singular act of imprudence was com mitted by putting arms into the hands of the old miquelets of La Cerdagne, of whom the greatest part are violent Constitutionalists, and old soldiers, who have not been included in any amnesty. These bad subjects have caused us more mischief than the insurgents,—they have committed every species of disorder, and are now signalizing themselves by the greatest excesses. They first pillaged the Custom house,_ and then went to 'assassinate the curate of Villa-Loubent, whom they robbed of a large sum of money. His house was stripped, and that eccle siastic only procured his safety by jumping out of a window at the back of his house, and by flying with All speed to the French village of Palau. It was three of these miquelets who arrested and unrobed the old alcaide without any form of trial, and after wards robbed him of all his money. A brother-in-law of Bessieres, who had- been de clared chef-d'escadron by the insurgents, and who comet uded the cavalry of the detachment of Villela, being overtaken with wine and sleep, was captured by these • miquelets, who, after treating him with great inhumanity, consigned him to the prisons of this town. It is to be presumed that he will be shot on the arrival of the royal troops, if his throat is not previously cut by the miquelets. Such,is the fanaticism of the factious, that the language of truth fails to, strike them. The royal proclamation of the 24th of September, worthy as it is of the majesty of the throne, and filled as it is with indulgence for error, has been considered as an act of insult to the real defenders of the monarchy forced upon the King by the revolutionists who en slave him. Such is the substance of an address made to the Catalonians by General Bozom, dated the 4th inst., and entitled " Royal Army gifted with the execution of Sovereign Decrees." Accord ing to the language of its author, the King is, at Tarragona, as much the slave of the revolutionary and masonic party, as he was at Lorenzo. "To arms, Catalonians !" it says in the conclusion ; "you are not making war upon the King, but upon his unjust oppressors. War, then, interminable war to all sectaries. I will never sheath my sword in its scabbard until our monarch is free, until peace and tranquillitY are restored to the kingdom, until the masonic societies are destroyed, and until you can say with me, then, and, for ever, " Long live Reli . gion ! Long live the absolute. King, and our com mon country !"—From the Echo du Midi of the 16th of October. - • (From the Quotidienne.) RO74E, OCT. 9.—On the night of the 3d and 4th instant, M. l'Abbe Don Giovanni Almaras, formerly confessor to h er M a j esty t h e Q ueen of Spain, was taken into custody, and removed to the Castle of St. Argelo. His papers were seized at the same time, r:tid carried to the office of the general police. The panish Consul was present at this seizure, and it is asserted that a Spanish brig of war, now at Civita Vecchia, is to convey him to Spain. It is believed that a clandestine correspondence, which he maintained with the insurgents of Catalonia, led to this disagreeable catastrophe. (From the Gazette de France, dated Monday, Oct. 22.) (By EXPRESS.) CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 28.—The negociations of the three Ambassadors with the Divan still con tinue, and appear to promise a favourable result, since the Porte has become convinced, by what has passed at Navarino, that decisive measures will be seriously carried into effect. The English Ambas sador has this day despatched a courier to his Go vernment to acquaint it with this new turn that the affair has taken.—Augsburgh Gazette. TRIESTE, OCT. B.—The captain of a ship, which has arrived in eight days from Tchesme, confirms the new* of the taking of Anatolico and Vassiladi, and of the blockade of Missolonghi, by Lord Cochrane. He also affirms, that six Greek ships of war have appeared off Patras with the intention of destroying 15 Turkish vessels which are in that port, and that two Greek squadrons of 40 sail, supposed to be destined against Candia have been seen off Cerigo. OCT. 9.—The steamboat from Corfu has arrived here in three days.—Theletters which it has brought say that Admiral Codrington continues to blockade Navarino; that Lord Cochrane, after taking Anato lico and Vassiladi, is blockading Missolonghi ; that the Perseverance steam-boat has advanced into the LONDON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1827. Sir ANTHONY HART, the Vice-Chancellor, is to be the new LORD CHANCELLOR of IRELAND. The Paris Papers of Sunday, and the Gazette de France dated Monday morning, reached us last night. The latter copies from the Augsburgh Gazette a paragraph dated Constantinople, Sept. 28, which states that the negociations of the three Ambassadors with the Divan still continued, and appeared to promise a favourable result, since the Porte had become convinced, by what had passed at Navarino, that decisive measures will be seriously carried into effect. It adds that the English Ambassador had that day despatched a courier to his Government to acquaint it with this new turn which the affair had taken. If this be so the Courier ought to be here immediately. An article from Trieste, under date of the Bth inst., confirms the capture of Anatolico and Vassiladi, and the blockade of Missolonghi, by Lord COCHRANE, and a further article from thence dated the 9th, states, that the steam boat from Corfu had arrived in three days, bringing letters which mention that Rear Admiral Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON still blockaded Navarino, and that IBRAHIM remained inactive. The intelligence from Spain continues of the same character. FERDINAND has issued some additional Proclamations, requiring lists of the inhabitants of different districts who joined the Rebels, and of those who have withdrawn from the Insurgent Standard—prohibiting 'the mo lestation of those who have accepted the amnesty — and regulating the surrender and passing home of those still willing to return to their allegiance. Extracts of the Papers are given in another column. By the arrival of the Stanmer, with a mail from Lisbon,. Gazettes to . the 14th instant were received last night. They contain a Copy of the Decree of the Emperor DON PEDRO, appoint- ing DON MIGUEL Regent of Portugal, which he is to govern conformably with the Constitu tional Charter. It was expected at Lisbon that the new REGENT would return to Portugal by way of France and England. The following are extracts of the papers : LiszoN, OCT. 9.—By the ship Canoes, which entered the port of Lisbon on the Bth of this month, her Serene Highness the Infanta Regent received a letter from her august brother, Don Pedro IV., in which his Majesty transmits to her Highness a copy of the Decree by which he has thought fit to appoint his' Serene Highness the In fant Don Miguel his Lieutenant in the Regency of these Kingdoms in the following form : Gulf of Lepanto ; and that Ibrahim remains inactive, and is sometimes at Modon, and sometimes at Na varino. (From the Constitutiound. PERPIGNAN, OCT. 11.—Yesterday, at St. Co lumba, at four leagues from Girona, the troops that ;allied from that town, commanded by Colonel Basis, fought those of Ballester. Basas made one hundred prisoners, but lost thirteen grenadiers and three horsemen. _ -- Don Domingo de Carat, Governor of Vich, arrive d here this evening, at six o'clock, w ith his sons, man named Juerals, and a Monk ; they were con_ ducted to the Prefecture, and, according to the or ders of Government, will be sent into the interior. . FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. ' HAMBURGH OCT. 19,-36. `44.—Two months, SC 0. LEIPSIC, OCT. 15.—Three months, 6. 14k. BERLIN, Oct. 16.—Thee months, 6. 24%. STOCKHOLM, OcT. 12.—Ninety days, 12. 25. COURSE OF' EXcirA Amsterdam C.F. 12 31 Ditto, at sight l2 0 Rotterdam 2U. 12 41 Antwerp 'l2 4' Hamburgh 2% U. 36 10 A ltona 9 % U. 30 11 Paris, 3 days' sight Ditto - 2 U 25 60 Bordeaux 25 60 Berlin . Frankfort on Maine, Ex. 111.152 Petersburgh, rble... 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective IL 2M. 10 6 Trieste do. Madrid 35% Cadiz 35% Bilboa 15% Barcelona 34% Seville 35 Gibraltar 46 .NGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 4l Genoa 25 60 Venice 46 Malta. Naples 38% Palermo per oz. 115 Lisbon 47% Oporto 47% Rio Janeiro 40 Bahia 44 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight Cork BULLION, PER OZ X B. d. Portugal Gold, coin... 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 6 New Doubloons U 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 4.1 Silver. bars, standard 0 5 Ok p,= 4t Zit r e.r- - .;-- , DECREE. ' For many very weighty reasons which are worthy of my Royal consideration, and reflecting that the safety and security of the State is, and always ought to he, the supreme law for every Sovereign who desires only the hap piness of his subjects, and taking into my Royal considera tion the intelligence, activity, and frankness, and charac ter of the Infant Don Miguel, my much beloved and esteem ed brothel . , I think fit to appoint him my Lieutenant, giving him all the powers which belong to me as King of Portngal and the Algarves, and which are laid down in the Constitutional Charter, in order that he may govern these Kingdoms conformably with the said Charter. The same Infant Don Miguel, my beloved and esteemed brother, will see to the execution of this decree. (Signed by his Majesty) THE KING. Palace or Rio de Janeiro, July 3, 1827. DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. The Ambassador of Portugal at London, in a dispatch of the 26th of September last, announces that, by an Austrian courier who arrived two days before, he had re ceived a letter from Carlos Mathias Pereira, dated the 15th of the same month, in which he informed him that he had arrived at Vienna a few days before, and that after delivering is his Highness the Infant Don Miguel the letters of which he was the bearer from his august brother Don Pedro the Fourth, be bad, in consequence of an invitation from Prince Metternich, gone to Konigs worth, where that Prince was. It also appears that at the date of the above accounts from Vienna nothing had been yet definitively settled respecting the time of his Royal Highness's departure; but it was thought highly probable that this departure would be speedy, and that his High ness would return through France and England. It was supposed that as soon as Prince Metternich should arrive at Vienna (which it was expected would be on the 28d of September), and had seen the Emperor his Sovereign, and his )Highness the Infant Don Miguel, it would be decided what his Highness would do ; the news of which was ex pected in London on the 10th instant. LissoN, OCT. 12.—This being the birth-day of Don Pedro IV. our Sovereign, the happy event was solemnised in the usual manner with salutes of artillery. The Infanta Re gent was pleased to receive the Diplomatic Body, and to hold a Drawing Room, at which a vast number of persons of distinction had the honour of congratulating her on the occasion. There was also a grand parade of the troops, &c. The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 17th instant reached us this forenoon, from which we make the following extracts. The only interesting circumstance mentioned in them is that the Infant DON MIGUEL would set out for Lisbon, on his return to Vienna, after being present on Le 14th inst. at a grand hunting party at Prince ESTER HAZY'S :- COPENHAGEN, OCT. I. Mr. Jacob, who last year visited part of the Continent, in order to collect information relative to the Corn trade, arrived here last week: On the 9th of this month a Cir cular was issued, addressed to all the Bishops in Denmark, with a table, according to which the annual lists•of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, are henceforward to be kept. Similar lists must be delivered in annually from the Catholics, the Calvinists, and the Jews. The life of King Frederick IV., written by the Histo riographer of the Kingdom, M. P. A. Royer, and which the celebrated P. A. Bernstoff intended to publish, will shortly appear in 3 vols. Svc). without any change in the German language in which it is written. It has been ready for the press for '7O years. BERLIN, OCT. 16. Count Fleming, our Ambassador to the Court of Nat ples, died lately at Arensberg, the seat of his brother, where he was on a visit. He was previously Ambassador at Rio de Janeiro, and generally esteemed for his engaging manners. Dr. Bunsen, who since the'departure of Baron Niebuhr from Rome, has filled the post of Ambassador in that city, is come to Berlin, on leave of absence, and has brought with him a valuable 'acquisition for the new Museum, the celebrated "Madonna della Colonna" of Raphael. STOCKHOLM, OCT. 9• The Board of Trade has published a notice which it has received, that the light-hoxse to be erected on Arkona, the northernmost point of Rugen, will soon be completed, and probably lighted at the end of this month, and that it will be visible for seven or eight miles out at sea. (German miles are doubtless meant, which will give the distance from about 32 to 36 miles.) On the sth of this month appeared a public notice of the Director's of the General Fire Insurance company, which it is well known has insured property at Abe) to a very great extent, stating that the funds were so reduced " that it is not at present able to satisfy the claims upon it ;" in consequence of which the proprietors are invited to meet on the 3d December. On this the Argus observes—" In the actual insol vency and application of the Directors for support by a public loan, we find a very natural reason to inquire how far the advantageous opinion which is given in the adver tisement of the plan of the institution, and its superiority to foreign offices, is really well founded. We think for many reasons that the contrary is the case. COPENHAGEN, OCT. 16. The state has sustained a great loss by the death of the Minister of State, Count Christian Detlev Frederick Von Reventlow, owner of the counties of Reventlow and Christiansand : he died at the latter place on the 11th of this month. VIENNA, OCT. 12. The Marquis de Rezenda, Brazilian Minister Plenipo tentiary at this Court, gives to-day a grand dinner, in ho nour of the birth-day of his Sovereign, at which his Royal Highness the Infant Don Miguel will be present, and to which all the. Diplomatic Body are invited. , The day after to-morrow the Infant will go to Eisenstadt, to be present at the grand hunting party of Prince Esterhasy. On his return his Royal Highness will set out for Lisbon. Metalliques 91 11-16ths ; Bank Shares 1082. A Hamburgh Paper of the 19th inst., which we have received this morning, contains the following article under date of Messina, relative to the Russian fleet in the Mediterranean : MESSINA, SEPT. 26. We learn from Palermo that the Russian fleet arrived there three days ago, and immediately sailed for Malta, to proceed to the Archipelago. The crews, and all the offi cers of the fleet, appear to be very desirous to assist the Greeks. This squadron consists of 10 men of war, of which five are of the line. It is said that the' whole force of the Allied Powers, when it is assembled, will amount to above sixty men-of-war. It is reported that a division of iL will be employed to blockade the port of Alexandria. We received Montreal and Quebec Papers last night, to the 14th of September, but they convey no information of which the American Papers had not already put us in possession. A private letter from Calcutta, of the 26th April, states that 1480 huts in the neighbour hood of that city had been destroyed by fire, by which calamitous event from ten to eleven thousand native inhabitants had been rendered houseless. In another part of our Paper will be found a full report, as far as it has proceeded, of the trial of the notorious ROBERT TAYLOR for bl asphemy. The defendant pleads his own cause, and strongly denies the charges imputed to him, while at the same time he rather paradoxically avows himself to be a Deist—denying - the divinity of our Saviour, and styling his disciples as nothing better than impostors. For such a man the most chari table construction which we can put upon his conduct, is that he is labouring under insanity, or some strange perversion of reason, which merely serves to render him ridiculous in the sight of sober minded Christians. On this view of the case we almost question the propriety of dragging a man of such a reckless character so prominently before the public, and that too upon the strength of such evidence as was produced this morning. On the other hand, we admit the danger of allowing a person of such mischievous tendency to go not only at large, but to beguile the unwary to the temple of Infidelity, which he opened under the specious plea of benevolence for the human race. We all know that persecu tion defeats its purpose, and only tends to raise the persecuted into importance, the very object of TAYLOR, who seems to glory in his present infamous career. That he has talents of a very superior order cannot be doubted, and we are therefore the more disposed to lamen t the obliquity of his judgment. That man must surely have forgot his duty to society, respect for his own character, and reverence for his Maker, who could stand up in a Court of Jus tice to advocate such principles as he proclaimed this morning before his fellow-countrymen. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(r 111 SDAY) FROM LLOYD'A DEAL, OCT. 23.—Wind S. by W.—Arrived from London the Wallace, Wallace, for Nassau ; Do rothea, Craig, for Grenada ; Chieftain, Patterson, for St. Vincent's; Nancy, Scott, for Jamaica; Sal toun, Melville, for Dominica; Active, Pearson, for Antwerp. Arrived the Paul Pry, Forster, from_ Smyrna; Truelove, Watson, from Oporto. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 23.—Wind S. to S.S.W.— Arrived from London the. Wellesley, Ferriman, for Jamaica; British Union, Power, for Cadiz. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 20.—Wind E.—Arrived the Diligence, Kirk, from Cadiz ; Francis, Greening, from St. Th om as's; and Victor, Way, from Cadiz. Off port the Eyton, La Friere, from Labradore. FALMOUTH, OCT. 22.—Wind S. to S.S.E.—Off port the Ceylon, Davis, from Ceylon ; Stanmer Packet, S u tton, rom Lisbon in eight days. Arrived from London the Francis Freeling, Madge, for St. Michael's; Sprightly, Newton, for ditto. Sailed the Duke of Kent Packet, Lawrence, for Lisbon ; Duke of York Packet, Snell, for St. Domingo,.Ja maim, and Vera Cruz; Sphynx Packet, • Passing ham, for Buenos Ayres. The following letter was posted at Lloyd's this morning, dated General Steam Navigation Com pany's Office, 24, Crutched z friars, Oct. 24: SlR—The Hylton Jolliffe steam-packet arrived from Hamburgh at 1 A.M. She left Cuxhaven on Sunday afternoon. Saw the Sir Edward Banks off the Texel on Monday morning. Yesterday at 1 P.M. she fell in with a new brig totally dismasted, in tow of a cod smack, making for Colne, near Har wich. The brig was from Hamburgh, bound to London, with a general cargo, and had been ashore on the Middle.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, CHARLES BESSEL, Secretary. To John Bennett, Esq. Lloyd's. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY. TWBEVE CLOCX. There has been a complete lack of business all the morning in the English Funds, nor has any variation taken place since the opening of the market; Consols closed yesterday at 871 for account, which was the first price this morning, and 87 for money, since which there has not been the most trifling fluctuation. India Bonds are 97 8, and Ex chequer Bills a shade 'lower than yesterday, being 61 2 pm. _ _ The same inactivity which attends the English Funds may be reported to pervade the Foreign market, and the only quotations that can be given are in Mexican 6 per Cent. Bonds, 551 ; Colom bian, 27i 4 ; Brazilian, 59 -; and Buenos Ayres, 49 51; dreek made a trifling advance to 15 16 yesterday, .and maintain to-day the same price ; Russian are 934 I; and Portuguese, 75 I. There is nothing new to report on the state of the Share market, and the prices of the various specula tions remain the same. Three per Cent. Consols, 87-1 ditto for the Ac count, 87i ; India Bonds, 97 8 pin. ; Exchequer Bills, 61 2 pm. . FOREIGN.-Brazilian, 59 1; Buenos Ayres, 49 51; Chilian, 23 5 ; Colombian, 1824, 271 i; Danish, 61 k ; Greek, 15 16 ; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 431 41 ; Ditto, 6 per Cent., 55i ; Peruvian, 23 4 ; Portuguese, 75 1; Russian, 931- ; Spanish, si 10k. Mixes.—Anglo Mexican, 671 24 dis. ; Brazilian, 24 6 pm. ; Bolivar, .44 dis. ; Colombian, 4 6 per share ; Real del Monte, par ; Tlalpuxahua, 80 60 dis. ; United Mexi can, 23. 2 dis. _ . TWO 0' CLOCK. Consols for the last couple of hours have become more animated, and an improvement has taken place from 87i, at which the Commissioners were sup plied, to 88i, for the moment after this 88 was the price, when they got up to 88i I, with a steady appearance. This rise has had a corresponding effect on Russian and Danish Bonds, the former being 931 buyers, the . latter 61-i. Consols 88/ t. 1141 F-PAST Two 0' CLOCK. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for Account have been done at SB., hey are now 881 f. FOUR O'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 88i Danish Bonds 62 Do. for Ac. 88i k Greek Do. 1825, 16+ Brazilian Bonds 59i Mexican Do. 1825, 55 Buenos Ayres Do. -- Peruvian Do. 24 Chilian Do. Russian Do. 94 Columbian, 1824, 27i Spanish Do. 10 THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The supplies this week up to the present time are not emisitlerable, and there being a thin attendance at market this morning, there is not much trade for any kind of Grain. Good ciry Wheat is held for rather higher prices, but for other parcels the factors would be willing to take the terms last quoted. There is hardly any Malting Bar ley for sale to-day, and Monday's rates arc fully supported. No variation in either Beans or Pease. Oats remain at the prices last quoted. English Irish Foreign ' ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. 1,950 qrs. 2,100 qrs. Oats. I Flour. 500 qrs. s,ososacks. 6,700 LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF KING'S BENCH. (Before Lord TENTERDEN and a Special July.) BLASPHEMY. VIE KING V. TAYLOR. It was known that this cause was to be first called on today, and consequently the crowd which began to assemble at Guildhall, before eight o'clock, was immense. In less than five minutes after the opening of the doors the gal lery was crowded to suffocation. It is a long time since any cause has been known to excite equal interest. At a quarter-past nine o'clock Mr. Taylor presented himself in Court, and took his seat on the Bench appropriated for Attor nies, between the King's Counsel and the Judge. E-Je was full dressed in his clerical robes, and had much the appearance of a highly respectable and learned clergyman. He was accompanied by two boys, apparently fourteen or fifteen years old, who seemed to be his sons ;- and also one or two individuals of his persuasion. The Counsel for the prosecution were, the AT-. TORNEY-GgNERAL, 'SOLICITOR-GENERAL, RECORDER, COMMON SERGEANT, and Messrs. BOLLAND and PARKE. The defendant had no Counsel, intending to conduct his own cause. The Jury was special, but there not being a sufficient number a tales, was prayed. They consisted of the following gentlemen :--James Vine, Thomas Creed, Edward Whitmore, Joseph Skilbeek, John Mallow, John Stowe, John SI. Ellis, Robert Richard, Solomon Harris, John Gunn, John Phillips, Barney Wood, William Rowbotham, Robert Bayes. Mr. PARKE opened the pleadings, by stating that this was an indictment against Robert Taylor, for having delivered a blasphemous dis course, before a great number of persons, on the 16th of February last. The defendant had pleaded " Not Guilty." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then rose and expressed himself as follows :—May it please your Lordship, Gentlemen of the Jury : you have heard from my Learned Friend that this is a prosecution against the defendant, Robert Taylor, charging him with uttering blasphemous discourses, irreverent towards the religion we pro fess, and calculated to excite aversion and dis- "respect, as well as to hold up to ridicule and con tempt, that which we consider most sacred. Gen tlemen, I shall not attempt to show that which would be superfluous, as that any public attack combined on and founded in ridicule and mockery of those things, which, in the opinion of mankind, are worthy the deepest reverence and profoundest seriousness, must be an offence against public decency, and rank it self under a public nuisance. Such a doctrine is . so well understood by every man in England, every man who knows the law, and I might almost say every individual who forms the greatest portion of this audience, that it would be a waste of time to enter into a discussion to prove it. Gen tlemen, it i 3 the law of every country, of every civilized nation, that religion, which binds man to his Creator, must in all countries be a sub ject of seriousness—a subject of sacred re verence, and of a feeling wholly uncon nected from every thing that borders on contempt, levity, or derision. It is not necessary, neither is it exacted, nor can it be ex acted by the forms of any civilized government, that all mankind should agree and assent to a particular doctrine or form of worship—far from it ; but what is exacted, is this, that the doctrine and forms of worship that constitute the religion of the majority should be treated by those who dissent from them with due reverence. Surely we may exact, on behalf of those who feet a deep impression of the high importance and of the solemn sanctification of the Christian faith—l say on behalf of those under that religion, we may exact the same observance, tile same respect, as we should consent to bestow upon the religion of other countries, to which we do not subscribe. We may surely exact on behalf of that religion, of its established forms and doctrines, the same decent respect which, in all civilized societies, is exacted by way of conformity to the received re.. ligion of those societies. There are other coun tries where men may do things with impunity and propriety, which Yet could not be tolerated in this country, because they would offend against de cency and public morals. It has been said by an illustrious writer—and most happily so— " we cannot compare the nakedness of the In dian with that of the prostitute of this country." If the Indian ranges naked in his own wilds, which pleases him, will you therefore permit the prostitute to wander naked through this metro polis ? Would not that offend against moral decency ? Or would you permit the India n , if he came here, to continue his native habits, and parade naked along the streets ? W. 113, Gentle men, there are some habits—you may call them, if you please, ; prejudices—wh ...ea grow up and are interwoven with civilized society, which become a part of its constitution ; an of fence against which would be considered a pub lic nuisance. Gentlemen, I state this case in the simplest form, without even adverting to the su perior solemnities and formalities of religion. 1 do not know that I can do better to impress upon your mind the feeling which I have ever entertained, and ever shall, upon such sub jects, than by referring you to the words of One of the greatest literary ornaments of this country.—l mean Dr. Paley ; a man who united to the profoundest erudition, acute un derstanding, laborious investigation, and candid mind, a liberality of opinion and freedom from prejudice, as to all matters that could be ranged under the head of prejudice, which few have shown, and which give to his opinion a force and decision that belong but to few other men. Let me show you then what his opinions are. I shall take them from a chapter of his " Moral Philosophy ;" for eloquence of composition, high tone of feeling, thoughts that are pure, and words that are beauti ful, I would compare them with any work in o ur language. In many persons a seriousness, and sense of awe, over spread the imagination, whenever the idea of the Supreme Being is presented to their thoughts. This effect, which THE ARMY. A Detachment of the First Regiment of Foot Guards, consisting of 19 men, are to leave London on Friday, to embark for Lisbon, in order to fill up the vacancy in the above Regiment, occasioned by the deaths during their resi dence in Portugal. (From the Carlow Morning Post.) The Ist division of the Ist Royal Dragoons passed through this town, on Friday morning on their way to Cork. The 2d division passed on Saturday, for Bandon. The destination of the 3d division is Fermoy. On the 20th, the last division will pass through for Cork. DOVER, OCT. 23, 1827.—Arrived the steam packet, Britannia, Captain Bushell, from Calais, with his Grace the Duke of Hamilton and family. The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer is expected here from France daily. A respectable inhabitant informs us, that on Monday last, he saw a sprig of May which had been pluck ed at Malton on the same day, and which possessed all the bloom and odiferous richness which peculiarly characterize this harbinger of spring in his natural season. This is a very strong proof of the mildness of the weather.— York Herald. FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. There was an extreme scarcity of fish in the market this morning, the stock chiefly consisting of Codfish and Soles, which were bought up by"the fishmongers at an early hour, at very high prices. The fluctuation in the prices of Codfish was very great ; those which on Mon day brought from 3s. to Se. each, this morning produced from 9s. to 18s. each. The following were the prices Prime Turbot, each 6s. Od. to 12s. Oct. Fine Dories, each... 5 0 10 0 Fine Codfish, each Ditto small, per do. Codlings, per dozen Fine Whitings, per 15 2 6 7 0 Fine Soles, per three pairs I 9 6 0 Dutch Plaice, per basket Live Eels, pet Mb. Live Flounders, per quartern - 3 0 Fine Lobsters, per score 3O 0 40 0 Inferior ditto l5 0 20 0 Fine Prawns, per lb. Shrimps,- per gallon '2 0 3 6 Best Common Oysters, per bushel Natives 0 0 28 0 Fine Yarmouth Red Herrings, per hundred 8 0 0 0 Scotch ditto 5 0 6 0 Yarmouth Bloaters are getting plentiful ; there was an immense quantity in the market this morning, selling at B s . per hundred (six score .) The Duke of CLARENCE arrived at his resi dence in the Admiralty yesterday, from his seat in Bushy Park. His Royal Highness remained till near five o'clock in the afternoon, when the Duke left town on his return to Bushy. The Princess SOPHIA MATILDA came to town yesterday morning from her residence on Black heath. Her Royal Highness visited the Princess Au- GUSTA, and afterwards proceeded to the apartments of the Princess SOPHIA in the King's Palace, at Kensington. The LORD CHANCELLOR visited Viscount GonEatcx yreterday at his residence in Downing-street. Prince LutvEN, the Russian Ambassador, had an interview with the Earl of DUDLEY, yesterday, at the Secretary of State's Office for Foreign Affairs. Prince ESTERHAZY, the Austrian 'Ambassador, also transacted business at the Foreign Office. The LORD CHANCELLOR and Mr. TIERNEY visited the Earl of DUDLEY yesterday, at the Foreign Office, Downing -street. Mr. HUSKISSON left town yesterday morning for Sudbourn-hall, Suffolk, the seat of the Marquis of fisaTronn, on a visit to the noble Marquis for a few days. The inhabitants of Dundee and neighbour hood have, for these few weeks past, been suffering under attacks of diarrheas, bilious vomitingi, and dysentery.— The number of cases is probably as great as during the epidemic of last autumn ; but the symptoms are much more mild, and we have as yet heard of no deaths in cod sequence.pfe Herald. forms i considerable security against vice, is the con se : quence not so much of reflection , as of habit; w hich lobo being generated by the external expressions of reveres o which we use ourselves, or observe in o th e rs, may bed*. stroyed by causes opposite to these." Again— " Mockery and ridicule, when exercised upon the SCt tures, or even upon the places, persons, and forms 8014 for the ministration of religion, fall within the miss, the law which forbids the profanation of God's name; or dolly as that- law is extended by Christ's interpretatiell'i They are; moreover, - inconsistent with A religious fro', ew mind ; for, as no one ever either feels himself dispose a pleasantry, or capable of being diverted with the ple ase: of of ethers, upon matters in which he is deeply interestetk7 a mind intent upon the acquisition of heaven, rejects 01 indignation every attempt to entertain it with jests, c jieu t ; lated to degrade or deride subjects which it never recollec but with seriousness and anxiety. Nothing but stul'idilel; or the most frivolous dissipation of thought, can ma ke e- nr the inconsiderate forget the supreme importance o f eve ' thing which relates to the expectation of a future existence' Whilst the infidel mocks at the superstitions of the vte r insults over their credulous fears, their childish errcrib ebo fantastic rites, it does not occur to hint to observer , e , the most preposterous device by which the weakest dor!, ever believed he was securing the happiness of a future l lt is more rational than unconcern about it. Upon this sA nothing. is so absurd as indifference—no folly 60 nn - - - • - . temptible as thoughtlessness and levity. e and d m in q 0:0 ce 4a,ib,olvlnnifielf:deifteic.toat, ‘ tetio ; hjsirilsotrnolu.l l l:htetsoee ' s, ~ltdirtly atse he ligion l sr.eo b eegicphteac e tsa:(ifite:iicitelti,iyieltite,ficteiyieo3.l,t,s rhi): a) kn ow ledge hostjeinlileienbs,ideipi,ia.teehsitiroyireiteioaffiomn.iooirntungieteusli q .ad(atnsin f idlei,uoici,cy l lefe v ,uaeli fttlta h seriii(etdrgtne: a voolynhldi t e:ffibe: iniri i ielirsae.eulsetes,ilaoblat d E,tiekirnryvg i tilci i oasikiaerii,r eesio,srtindmesi t ttafooe o .usdra,nflianva b sitcipdni,isßi e s,e f,u,iiiyaq, s uoorritu o baaft:ai: l i,inus e rsoteeod : ciib etraoe siilvetilvoteh i o3l. d ration uld ose of of i mmo rt a lity, that its credit be assailed by no other %vette . " than those of sober discussion and le g itimate reasoning,` that the truth or falsehood of Christianity he n e ver nor a topic of raillery, a theme for the exercise of wit o r er' gnome, or a subject of contention for literary fame anav'' tory—that the cause be tried upon its merits—that all sl': plications to the fancy, passions, or prejudices of the regir a m ll u a it t , te t n ja ts u to a p rt r , e- in o fi cc u u en py ce , , e o n r sn i a rn re p , re o u r io p n eT v l b e a x tso b e t er r e;t i trinsic to the proper grounds and evidence upon whi assent ou g ht to proceed, be rejected from a q uestion Wh h ` involves in its determination the hopes, the virtue, tina t-e repose of millions." Gentlemen, I forbear to pursue any fur the , t topic of the same • nature, discussed whsle" same eloquence, abilities, and justice. ta , it us a sample of my own sentiments, in lang uw f better-than I could express, for the purpose of tiliowing that the rule of law which forbids the sort Of discussion and attack that this }te e ' rend' Author cultivates, is founded on ress °° ' on morals, and of universal application to all re ; ligion ; and therefore to be valued, cherishe; and upheld, as it regards our own religion,wh ic in our judgment, is that calculated for out the highest hopes of salvation to manki n d Those gentlemen who employ their intellects e this respected writer did, to persuade manit iP b ; in the voice of reason and morality, to ob e y t oie will of God, are benefactors to their race :. th who attempt to destroy such principles sci foundations, .on which the best morality i s c° l ,; strueted, would do well to consider ' sr ' 'Orvsysteni they • have ,to introduce ins what authority, and what satisfaction tb ° can 131 give, for the purpose of restoring • tranquillity and repose to millions, of which', 0 , their attempts, they are sapping the founcla t ' ° o Gentlemen, I shall not condescend you myself the language this defendant ha: principle c i dared to use, the mockery he has introduces for the purpose of assailin. , - the forms, and personages most considered the most sacred by will be sufficient that you our religion. officer whose at i ci ' d sbouic ;; l :e a r r en t c h e a d t j a a : : guage once read over by the you find that the &O ber has a right to ilse' e it will be to do so. If ant (Taylor) has- employed those means of s° if discussion . every ! van you find he has made use of none of dio s for weapons insufferable in all countries, to God's sake acquit him. Ido not stand li e bo on . behalf of the law of England, or of those ` l 3l , cherish: e t :3 l , ll l ew h it r ai i ti s t t a i t a cik i st faith , to ask that any 1110 should have his conscience forced to give er e i‘ to that which he does believe.. ts p ho o eb t efraitsil r ioofu ; snn t b i ( e ) i u si isstitoatitl state you that saibi: us abuse, propriety, not w ith l ey ' j --not with ridicule —not with mocker,' ° lt do it with whi fr proves that the man who makes the 3-3 hi is conscious of what he is about, and t t he it is far from his intention wantonly (i ° fro i language of that beautiful writer) «to the - the tranquillity and repose of millions." ss It seems, Gentlemen, that Mr. Taylor j once a Member of the Church of England, 3.114 I understand, by a singular perversity of that he still boasts of that privilege ! If I am before me no mistaken I see that very gentlemanthe Attorner Mr. Taylor, standing ne ar CO-- General—Yes, Sir. g pAL continued, taki' l The ATTORNEY-GE N ds disgraces. He h a s hire a pride in the . robes he place.once dedicated to public worship,--has gd t s e vertised the discussion of opinions there, an d . 0 i n canonical orders. The mode', himself up th is which be conducts the proceeding there, i$ ho —he receives money at the door from those are deluded in, and there delivers a leet ll ti by the hour, which will be read to i a l s : You will consider whether it is, or is not, 150 cussion of the evidence of Christianity. fl e be ll pretends, in mockery, to have a fellow with 5 le after him, who calls out when the lecture is c : 00 eluded, " If there be any Church Minister 'let who wishes to answer our reverend orit° r ' him speak and he shall be' heard." am sitig it will occur to you, as it has to me, o n he 3r o j , this, to ask, " Can this be a man whose unde° t ' l igo ing makes him a subject of moral discipline ? : Or , such defence is to be made on the part Taylor : he has acuteness, intelligence, 9"` 0 1 1,g will hear him to-day ; (for I see him - Tr' s It preparations to vindicate his own conduct.)ool, his defence, Gentlemen, were put on that g f° , 0 i intelle:t I should think it rational, but no such Pc of attempted. Now I will give you a sp eeit ! ello e jt the mode in 'which the congregat ion is infiL tom hear him : I shall bring this home to hiO l _ fi i s e' for I will show its recognition , as the ads'eose went issued under his authority ,for the po r of inviting a congregation. res t, (The following advertisement was her e fell' from the Examiner Newspaper, of Sunday' 11th) tidy " CHRISTIAN EVIDYNCE SOCIETY.—The Ninety Discussion will be held in the Areopagus, on The' 4 o , 13th instant, at Seven precisely. Subject--` The of Christ,' as Christian Know Philippic in ea characterise the.] Van ire Pire ? 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