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coxsisTony COURT, 7) ',r, Commons 31::y 21

This Iveing the day appointed for the Rev. Mr.
Fraud. Stone to revoke certain doctrine* which
he had preacher! ;LA puhfi.hr,ki, contradictory to
the established re',,gion, au immense COUCOUrae of
people collected i., the CuOrt-nmsi and hall ad-
joining. At hit past 9 o'clock Sir WlLLtast
Scare took his scat, and 111 r. Stone placed. himself
at the bar. Ni. moor, on ly!isig called upon, pro-
. . .

;;;Taq., wii.ch wtisrcatl, which oif;red
as a revocation of the Doctciac which had given

offence.

Jo substance it was, that he was unaware of hav-
ing contravened ally Act of Pailiameut relative to
religion, but that he had always made the Holy
Scriptures the rule of his belief. He confessed that
at an early period of his life he had subscribed to
the 39 articles, and that he had uniformly since
supported their spirit.
Sir Joux then made a speech of con-
siderable length, wherein he animadverted, in very
severe terms on the unaccountable conduct of the
Reverend Gentleman, who, instead of apologizing
for his error, after the lenient indulgence that had
been granted him, still persisted in maintaining his
heretical doctrine, under the plausible pretext of a
revocation. Sir John begged leave to isbscrve, that
lie would not, by any means, wish to force opis
Lions upon a man which he could not conscientiously
believe ; but in conformity to his duty, he could nut
avoid pressing the present prosecatiou, which was
founded upon a very important Act of Parliamert.
That Act provided, that no person in holy orders
should be allowed to preach any doctrine subver-
sive of, or contrary to, the 39 Articles of Belief, and
as as °Hence against that Statute had been clearly
proved against , and admitted by, the Defendant,
it became his duty, in his official capacity, to pray
the Court for the seutence the Act prescribed.
_ _

The coatitution or the land had left every Juan
the lilierty of choosing his own religion, but it had
wisely provided against persons, professing dissent-
ing pnliciples. participating in the emoluments
appropriated to the Ministers of the Established
Burch.

D;. LxwitErrce followed on the same side. He
ohserveil, that the Probeentors were legally entitled
to claim judgment on the last oceabion the Rev.
Defendant appeared before them; but that the
Court, in its extraordinary lenity, was averse to
subject the Defendant to the penalty prescribed
by law to his unpardonable offence. The Court
could take no cognizeace of the propriety of his
tenets; all that was left for it was, te determine
whether he had committed the offence wherewith

he was charged P With regard to Mr. Stone's asser-
tion, that he was not aware of having preached

doctrines contrary to the Act of the 18th ;If Elisa-
Leth, all that could be said was, that. instead of

snaking suitable atonement for his error. he had
ea-tunny persevered in, and endeavoured to justify
it. The Learned Doctor then observed, that it was

not his intention to wound the personal feeling of
the Reverend Gentleman, but he would runtish
him with a piece of advice. The offence whereof
he was found guilty subjected him to a forfeiture
of his benefice ; uad should he repeat his offence,
the law of the land sesiteueeil bits to three years
confinement in any gaol His Majesty should
point, and that without the benefit of bail or main-
prize. The Learned Doctor concluded with pray-
ing the sentence of the Court, should the Reverend
Defendant not make the revocation suggested.
Mr. Stone—" I conceive the Holy Scriptures to
contain all the doctrine and instruction necessary
to salvation, through faith in Jesus Christ." The
doctrine of the Church of England appeared to
him to have no better authority than that of the
Church of Rome; they were both erroneous; only
the Romanist'd was the more absurd. They were
Pope against Pope, each asserting their respective
infallibility. The principle of intolerance Will
common to both. Vs hen he was originally ordained
a priest, he udmitted that the !holy Scriptures were
the only rule of his faith, and that he should always
apply to them in the conscientious discharge of his
duty. To swear a men to preach according to the
spirit of the Holy Scriptures, and to make him con-
form his preaching to the provisions of an Act of
Parliament, was a species of eccicsiastical chicanery,
to which he could sot find a parallel.
Sir Joists Nicuokk interrupted the Reverend
(lcntleman, and observed, that the Court did not
sit to examine the merits of his system of belief,
but to determine the question which he had been
called to answer. The law determined what he
had preached and published to be error, and it was
for hum, either to meant it, or submit to the sen-
tence which the law had provided for such an

offence.
Sir Wu. Scnrr said, he had heard the Defend-
ant with great impatience. intend of a formal re-
cantation, us had been rerw.ted of him, he maly
persisted its his former error. IVltat consola-
tion the Hev. Gentleman would derive froni hie
conduct, he w:ei utterly unable to
Mr. Stone said, he had fulfilled the tooth taken at
his ordination, sad, if he erred, he was answerable
to tod, and him alone. lie coninfived that he had
as good a right to preach' the wonihip of one God, as
the 'Trinitarians had to preach tha.tJuity of Three
DPitiel in One ; and as army other Sectaries who
presoited doctrines d i &rent from that acknowledged
by the Established church, At all events, ha

should conform himself to God's word, cud not to
any Act of Parliament. 11., however, requested
the Learned Judge would be kind enough to in-
struct any person, properly qualified, to draw out
the born of a recantation, cud give him a week to
consider of it, he a ould be happy to sign it, if not
contradictory to the dictates oe. his conscience. Ile
was the more solicitous to retain his living. as he
had a witC must seven children unprovided for, and
entirely dependant on his support. lie felt it a
severe trial to throw them on the protection of the
Alunglity, hut he should sooner submit to that,
than sacrifice his duty to his Creator.
Fir Wit lAA% SCOT? said, he dial not require
any formal revocation, in a rititeg, of the doctrines
he had preached, htit to acknowledge them ver-

1.;illy and openly in Court, and toderlure hie belief
iu the 39 Article, of the Church of Toglaud,
c,tabliuhed by Law.
Air. Stone ouid, be would not by to. tro•ans
Li duty to Gad, nor could he suet to the

to-ens reserilsed to hint 11F. 54 Willlant rs:ott,
ni.less with, a taro of c.uxiercr.
Sir 1‘")t. SCOTT observed, the iA permitted no
sale-) of conscience.

1/r. LANTIIIiNCE bel4;•ll kart. to rerttsrk, that
neither he or his Learned Friend w!io ((inducted
the prosecution meant or wished to ar,iie the
doctrine themselves. This he wished particularly to
olaervc, lest some of the auditors slits:. lit depart un-
clier an impression that they lea.l Leen treario; a thew
lwrsical argument.
Mr. Stone said, th it he believed God to be the
principal Saviour of the world, :toil Jesus Christ
to be his Agent ; God condemned us all to ever-
lasting punishment, but had reversed this judg-
ment through the medium of Jesus Christ.
Sir WILLIAM SCOTT interrupted him, and said,
the eialy question which lie hail to determine was,
whether Mr. Stone had revhkuil the errors which
he was proved to hare preached and published ?
The statements made by 111 r. Stone were unsatis-
factory ; the justness of his tirgOTACtitS in sup-
port of his opinions was nut a competent subject
for him to
,judge upon. He thought the audul-
gence of another week would he productive of no
good. If lie dwl not avail hirasdf of the present
opi.ortunity of revoking the error, nn alternative
was left lino, but to certify his case to the Dio-
cesan Bishop, to whom he belonged, who would
pronounce the sentence of the law.
The Bishop of London, attended by his Dean
and Chapter, and several Prebeuda, was then in-
Undated, and the case being reported by Sir WIL-
LIAM. SCOTT, the Bey. Prelate .pronounced his
sentence it degradation against Mr. Stone, accord-
ing to the forms prescribed by the Law, depriviug
him of the benefice of his living of Cold Norton, in
Essex.

Immediately after sentence was pronounced, Mr.
Stone lifted up his eyes towards Heaven, and ex-
claitued—" God's mill be done," and retired.

SPORTIAG INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MELTING, Dm.

rWr 1111111111, MAT 19.

Mr. Andrew's Thorn, set. alb. beat Mr. C. rtrowites
sit. ilb. 11. C. ions.
Mr. tirtwell's Clinker, ust. 3111. beat Mr. Shakespeare's Dis-
count, hu. Ab. 61.
Mc. Vansittart's Muusentilla, beat Id Grosrenues Botrusb,
est.:Jib. each. Ab. M. ;wogs ►. R.
I.d Darlington's Master Goodall, sst. sib. hest Sir C.
TUTORS'S Mr. Gandy, fist. tilb. 'lngle. old Course, gouge.
b. ft.

14 Grosvenor's %klub, 7e. lalb. beat 1•1 G. H. Caren-
dish's Dreaduought, sot. 4 lb. Ab. M. sop-
s to 4 att.t Thorn-5 to 1 on Clinker—s to I nat. Mo-
matins'-0 tot on Master Gw,lil .to a apt Bulrush.
fifty Tombs for 3yr °lda, 64. Ob.—• yr oi.ls sat.—s yr
olds oat. 7lb —6 yr olds, and aged, art talb. B.C.
Ld Rous's b. c. Woad-deraos, a yrs old
Mr. Golburne's ch. c. Romeo 2 yrs aid
Mr. Goildarifs cla I Achilles, 3 yn old 3
tiro. Greivenor's ch. t John-o'-Gasut, a yes old ....s •
Mr. Prince.' b t brother to Woodrow% 3 yrs old.
Mr. thoddisust • br. c Posherry, • In old
Mr. Pastore'. b. c. Ernest, a yrs o/d.
L.I G. H. Careadith's b. c. Boll; by Trompator, :3 yrs old.
Mich wlds asit Woutirkaues--; tot agst Rt.mtu--s to
agot Achilles--S tot age Futiberry.
1). ul (indite's Mirsuiao, idb brat Mr Sit .kespesres
%Varese's), tot. islb. Two-yr old C. tests.
Gra•vesur's Lorton, oat. best Lord Lowther's Trafalgar,
Oat. Annie the f lal. leap.
1). of Grottos's blasiman 7st. tilb. beat 14 Sarkville's
Bustard, eat. ;alb. Acres Ate Flat. loop.
I.d Darlington's Moshe Guodall (late (ides Stroggios).
oat. 71b. rec lugs. from Sir C. Turn. is Mr. Goody, sot.
To yr old Course, loos.. b. ft.
Mr. Lake's bruthrr to Rumba, agst Mr. Shakespeare's Div-
erne, sot. 9lb. each. Too yr old Course, sour. li.
Off by consent.
oto4 un Mosician--tor to i opt Eaton—ti to son 31usicisa.

NERTINGS OF CREDITORS, AT GUILDHALL,
1/116 DAY. X. X

James Barclay, OIJ Brawl-firer', Landon, 'merchant zu
Ithedes, Fridaystreet, I.undua, %ambrosia-

sss
Heur Mould, Winchester, Hampshire, cabinetaasker 3 1
William Henderson, Paternoster-row, Luudoa, deeper 3 is
Richard Lost, Long acre, ironmonger - • 14
Edward Tier Axford, Totkill-street, Westminster,
habentashcr - - 2 11
James shynn, Row, Middlesex, obitessiith - s to
Mark Malign, Parry's-row, North-place, Highgate,
dealer mad Ammar'
henry Hart, l.reet Corso-street, Bronswick-sqnato,
Middlesex, beaker -
Joke Layton Ireland, Higlo-street, Shoredite% cheese-
monger - 3 is
Tiosess Cotton, Coinhill, London, stock-broker 0 1
Fiske Champion, Berch-street, Barbi, au, London,
bout-maker - J 10
Dixon Holmes, Piccadilly, warehow,man - 2 l I
Jobe Trutt Mills, now or late of the Maze, South-
wark, Surrey, c(1-mertliant - 4 la
Sleplitu Underhill, Sheerness, Kent, slopeeller - lt t
Joke Clic!, ney, Oxford-street, lineti-druper - 1 1
John Henriones, late of Aldgate High-street, London,
but new of New-square, merchant - - 110
Thomas Botanson, Great Sr. Helm's, London, and of
Arm:ld-pine, Newington, factor - 2 12
Thomas Lvium, Coventry-street, linen-draper - 4 1
klielsaelJarobe, Cullidge-atreet, Porter*, slop-seller 4 12
Jobs 'Jones, Old Gravel-lane, %Yapping, corn-factor a to
John Clarle,Danal-102.01.1, Mauchester-squarr, jewel-
ler - - 1 14
Francis Oakley, Hereford, woolstapler - 1 t
David Eaton, Chatham, Kent, draper - - t 12
Samuel Battens ood, now or late of Deal-street, Mile
end New New Torii, Middlesex, deoles eel (hap-
Maa
JOlllll Holland, Newman-street, coal-raerchant -
% eletield Hug, late of New Rose! Wexford. Le-
land, since of Closwell-street, Loudon nancliant
Samuel lensing Parke, East Smithichl, Middlesex,
Isepsur-merchant
DI VI DEN DS.
Willies Horn and Richard Jarksua, Rederom-street,
Southwark, Smell, rectify tug-distillers
Smith, late of RUPCIM:I4)-11111C CheefaCiponger
William Ley kaull, 1-sale-street, Llicester-square,
engraver
Charles Nelson, stow ur halo of Belaton, Sarrey, toe!.
men:bang
John Ayres, Auterslias, otherwise Agtrunidesitain,
Buckinghamshire, hatterusan
Timothy Snrr, Cleariug-eroor, Middle x, a sue. act-
c ban t
Richard Wilson, West Suntlifiel I, Loudon, tuber--
tough
Joseph %Vey bran and James Gerrard, Sean-street, %Ji-
mmies, Loudon, (Awn-factors
George Smith, Swerting's-alley, London, and of Fins
bury-place, Middlesex, insurance broker -
John IVikon and %Vilsoa, Dean's-count, St
NI art Tifia le -Grand, l% est millet er, watch.' ,efueo
Samuel Fleteher, lett of Great Itexsel->tectt, 'boom.
bun, animus:to
Johe inae Jun, Plymeotli Draper-
John Gamma, kingsian'tl-tuati, Aliddlt•ex, {lax

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