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London, England, 1819-10-14 00:00:00

eittolti not allow the &reu.kiant to take that course. By the
iv., of the lam!, no person waialliered fi dewy gisi Slide of
the Chriatian religion, or to goostiou the divioesuthority
of the Holy Scriptures.
Mr. earlde said he was sorry to observe that there was
bit!. of Christianity abuse those who Were around him. Mr.
P.oor himself said that Jesus Christ was sit amiable .sad
ticur..plciii man; he endeavoured to change the system of
his made innovation on the powers if
tbe lbgh Priests of the Jews; sod what were the come.
fr•lice:l—Why. he fells victim to their rancour and milk..
My I toil. the priests in this country are out mere usinrcifec;
it is front the priests of this country that this persecution
against me lia• originated.
The CIIIET Jt STICIr.—" It is unnecessary to read thaw
chapters Isms. Genesis, the Jury are anguaisted with thews."
Mr. Cartile—" My Laid, l read them fur the justilleatiue
of Paine."
The cuter Jvrrice—" This surely cannot he a defence."
Mr Carlile" My object is to strew that Pulse was justi-
foil iu shat hr assessed; my. object is to chew that Pause
was rot guilty of a falsehood...
The Cm cr Justice—“ I did not restrain you from read.
,„t.. the itself; though if what is contained in it
ir,re 11ftril by yourself, I certainly would out allow you to
pc
ti Carlilt•—" My Lord, in this country it is easy to ex.
rite religious prejadies. Paine said that no man slionld be
ronoteinnetl for differing with another is opinion; such con-
duct is surely 11411 consistent with the spirit of Christianity,
nor a ith any principle of morality or justice."
'I he Cuffs Jvcrica—“ I have already stated, and I sow
rpr-it it. 111:11 Silting here as an English Judge, I cannot st.
lon any man to deny that the Holy Bible is of divine audio.
rlc
Mr. Carlile—" My Lord, the Jury are the judges in my
'4I Iwe no law that •pplirs to my case—l appeal to the
ulgment of the Jury. My Lord, Mr. Kidd, in his defeece
iiliants, as, going into the same lime of defence that I
4,a‘r a ish to take, he was interrupted by Lord Kenyon. Mr.
said he stood there the advocate of the Prisoner.—that
in a Court of Justice every San Ind a right to a defence—
that he saw no course of defence but that which he was about
to take, and if he were nut allowed to pursue that, he might
:is ~dl lb3lllll/11 the defence altogether. Lord Kenyon de.
aro .1 him to go um"
Our, Juggler In that very Report you will Ind
that Mr. Aida was about to read certain passages of the
Ahle, and on an intimation of the Court, be desisted trout
du': e NI. I have allowed you !n this case much greater lati.
tole than was allowed to Mr. Kidd in that. You may cite
passage% hut do not read them."
Here the ArroattgY-Gewagat read a passage from the
R. putt of the trial of
Mr. Corti le—" My Lord, Mr. Paine said that so hook was
more read anti less examiaed lima the Bible. Wheel I am
prrsented front reading passages from the Bible, is it be.
CUM' the Bible is nut It to be read r

The Curer .11;sTICE—" Not to be read irreverently—not
to he read for she avowed purpose of proving or attempting
to p. ore that the Bible is not of divine origin."
dery the Foreman of the Jury interfered. He said that
Ste lure did not think it necessary for the Defendant to go
all% farther jail, the reading of the Bible.
Ills bordello,' again said, that as an English Judge, inde.
1.....1rnt of every other consideration, he would out suffer
ti.. . Defendant to question the Scriptures.
lir. csilite—" My Lurd, she Stripimme are here coml.
dh•rr d of divine origin. The Mahometams consider the
Koran as divine also. The Mshometnns would not per.
ni.t a man. however constientiour, to doubt the dogmas of
the liorau."

The Cute► Jusvice—" If you in the Blabometan entries
committed an offence aphid the religion of the Stale, in-
►tead of receiving an impartial and patient trial, as you
have here, you would be devoted to instant death."
Mr. Carlile—" Ye., my Lord, and this .hews how cool
men should lw, and how much consideration should be given
to matter of opinion."
The four JUSTICE—" I 11111110 i allow you to violate the
laws of the laud, and in affecting to defend yourself, to
commit a repetition of the offence."

Mr. Carlilc—" My Lord, the entire is a matter of opi-
nion. I $1.211 NOW proceed to read some passages from the
writings of Doctor Geddes, the translator of the Hebrew
Ttsianitut. That celebrated won was educated a Catholic
print, and was sine of the moat keened and able WWII of
kis day. Here be read a nausbev of passages free Doctor
l:etl kw. he was proceeding to read further. ..bell
The Arrow's er.Gettgam. said, drat if the Herndon were
thus allowed to proceed, he saw *eternisation to the trial;
if permitted, the Dereodant weight nation to read every
work published oa the Gospel. What the Defeedaat was
rea,iug lead no relation whotever to the charge, sod be
*Withd sot be allowed to occupy the time of the Court.
The Ouse Jurrict-4 The work the Dereedaot is sow
rending, is very different from the poblicatioa of Pane.—
Dr. Geddes observes oa the five books of Moses, aad en-
pirsses his doubts as lo some Of ACM.

Mr.Cuble—" My Lord, Dr. Geddes doubts sore parts
4•f the Bible, wed Mr. Paiiseo publicatioa doubled some part
of is."

The Cm, Justice-14 No; the publicatios of Poise
Dues not go to express doubts, bat it iaspegna the Bible; it
that She entire of the Bible is a tissue of falsehood sad
icor Null

Here the Foreman of the Jury said, that the Joey felt
great reluctasce in iiiterferiag with the Defendant—bet they
frit it necessary to say, that the course he was taking, did
not semi to them to bear on his case."
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Mr. Carlile—u Then I cannot are what will bear as my
rase ; prejudice has been excited apinst me, and I am to be

The Cusco JUSTICE—J° If you will be crushed, it must be
h, the weight of your publication. If you love dome true.
thing that cannot be firfevided without istpoguieg the law of
England, theta yon tenant be allowed to go into that lied
of clerence."

Mr. eartile—" My Lord, I doo't see that the law Is against
air."

The CHIC, Juivics-04 Sir, I have already gives ay
opining yrs _ _

Mr. Curiae-1; My Lord, you paid that by the rectal eta-
tole Ina one of the provisions of the Aet of William and
Mary was repealed. I say that the three ImmerWitrus were
repealed."

The CHIIT JUSTICE—" Well, Sir, that is your opiwisso ;
it is for the J wry to say whether they will lake the law toms
you or (runs me."

Mr. enrlite—N My Lord, the law is n very dubious thing."
The roar, 'eerier —" Your course is very smug. Ilr
oo urge mestter irrekvaut, it is a lout odium—if you urge
what la profine,__it2s still wont."

Mr. earlile—" My Lord, obit was written by Mr. Palos
WI% Mk, urines by other 'Woad lieu, who were out prow-
ruted.~

The Cater Jurttea—• It does 160 l follow that if the
offences of those men were mot ponished, that others are to
follow the same room with impunity."
Mr. CArlile—m My lAnd, Mr. Gibbon his attacked the
religooss in the most insidious umuser. lam at
liberty to me into its examinatioa."

The Ville, JUSTICZ—" I toy you are not ; you areaot at
to do say shim, to question the aivioe treigie ut
Christianity"
_ _ _

Mr. Car by Lard, I am • man of bumble life, amid
ilseirfure I ant prosecuted. Mr. Gibbuts far front being
I.lo,reuted, bold ea neve seder the Crow.. Mr. Hew,
who far exceeded Hire in his attacks ow religio&—Hunse,
nhu was an Atheist, vise seat as Secretary to as F.mbany to
Paris, and had afterwards • pennies of COOL a-year. He
4ras error prowecnted, and name inestioased, bet by the
phis of the country. My Lord, if lam in error, let me be
r,.ssinced by argument; bre let me not he throws into a
danesun by those whu are fonned in concert to musk me."
The Cults Juainca—" If you attribute say thins of con-
•cert to me, you attribute that which I am altogether free
Crum. I am here discharging my duty as a Judge silk ltiodl
and the first dictate of that ditty is not to allow the elieree.
ter of the Christian suligime to he &smiled."
Mr. Garble—" My Lord, if yes deny mire pert of the
Christian religious you destroy the shut.. The first prieel.
plc of the Christian ealigiost is des belief is the tenuity of
Christ--the natations sla set bedews so, yet they are pro-
tected by the law ; they believe that Milt was the messes.
per sf Cod, aad that be performed sums ntireelesw-that he
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