The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-13 00:00:00

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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 issivity dark, When the Judge !arm'
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 rendieg a Visage where Mr. Paine alludes to
his owe mild esieviag preestles 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 asked.
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 tvei.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.