The Sun.
London, England, 1819-10-13 00:00:00

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(SECOND DAY.)
This morning the Defendant appeared in Court
soon after nine o'clock. At half-past nine die
CHIEF JUSTICE took his seat, and the Jury lovi'4
been called over, Cara.me addressed the Court'
observing, that " be hoped, in the former Parts "(
Mr. Paine's Age of Reason, he had satisfac-
torily proved to the Gentlemen of the Jur/
that free discussion was the object of the Author
of the Work, and that it was the propaganoo of
truth, and not a desire to vilify or bring into die'
repute any Religious Establishment that had in'
duced the Author to write the Work in question:.
lie should now proceed to account for the Nell'
gious Opinions of the Author.--[(Here a long ex'
tract from PAINE'S Theological Works were read,
giving an account ufa Sect called the Tbeopbilathrod
pists, a Sect of which PAINE was a disciple in Paris at
the period of the French Revolution.)—Cant.ul
resumed, and said, that he should now proceed 10
read certain passages of the Book called " Tbs
Bible," of which the work complained of W$
said to be an investigation. Mr. ATTOENE"
GENERAL objected to its being read, as it won't'
be the means of disseminating other libels, wilich
was a course that could not be tolerated in that
Court, and referred to the opinion expressed in (be
case of WILLIAMS, in the year 1797. in this the
CHIEF JUSTICE concurred, observing, that ig€
could not, as a Judge and a Christian, permit the
Christian Religion to be vil;fied, scoffed at, 04
ridiculed, through the medium of a defence
vered to an information in that Court ; he 101
most anxious that the present defendant should
have every latitude, but he must keep within bourols'
CARLILE then stated he would pass over the
Bible for the present, and proceeded to read 1011%
extracts from the Koran, without any particular
fact occurring, except its shewing there was
difference of opinion between the professors 01
that Creed and Christianity. Having finished, be
produced a book, which he stated to be writtf°
by Sir William Drummond, and which coincidei

with the opinions of Paine, he proceeded
read at considerable length, until be can°
to some passages of the Book so outrageousif
offensive, that the ATTORNEY-GENERAL 41'
jected to their being read.—.CARLILE said, " If
lam not allowed to proceed in defending myo'
in my own way, I had better not proceed ; it if
to me that the issue of the Trial is of conic:
quence, as the Learned Attorney-General OP
seemed to have left Lim out of the qaestioo.''''
Cu lEFJUSTICE, " YOU may proceed,and I am:ol4
to interrupt you, but it appears to me I 61104114 bi
guilty of a great misdemeanour, if I sat in this Coe/
as Judge, and suffered the Established Religion
the Country to be traduced and vilified, thro4ll
the medium of a defence; conduct yourself, S'f'
with moderation ; I have no objection to hear
opinion of the Gentlemen of the Jory.'• The 10/1
here expressed that the defendant was not clui°4
himself any service by reading the passages °Sr
jected to. CAltLlLU,after some further perseveranc°
to read the passages, consented to pass them 111;
After continuing to read some further extract
from this work, be had again recourse to the
Bible, which CARLILE began reading, but wbiP.
was again objected to by the ATTortNey-Gcatceilfd
supported by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL.-
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a long controversy took place, in which CAS,:
Lug contended that there was no law 1
England to prevent Blasphemy; and si
contended that the Act of Parliament, Of°
monly.. called the " Unitarian Act," repealedthe
Acts of the 9th and 10th of William and gird
ItO
and made Deisni pert of the Law of t
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Land—[l-lere the defendant entered int°
loud philipic against the Bible, describing, g
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* * * Mr. GURNEY stated, that the
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ject of the defendant was to get publicity t°
defence, which was worse than the libel itself'
CaaLme proceeded to quote the cane of Gallilco,
,
and stated his determination to prontutgli,-
(CARLILB'a) opinions, believing them to be-ro
in defiance of any attempt to prevent hitu.-40
line of defence he appeared to be pursuing, n's.l,l*
estimated, front the frequent necessity of re° /
ing him to keep the proper line of defence'
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It may be proper here to observe, ale- .1
ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated, he should Cs ar
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the Work of Sir V. Daustmostn, above altdoi#
to, as proper for a prosecution, should a Ptitios
cation of it be attempted. —At the or',
OM" Retorter left the Court, CARLILE WBl
siting his defence. Ilis Grace the Archhisl“illitte
CANTERBURY was in attendance the whole 0 obi
morning, but did not take his seat on the De
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a OUP,
MILFORD HAVEN, OCT. .—Lly --ccores
which have reached us front Ireland. we reg'ooo
state the loss of the Albion, WiLsor4,e,
Antigua, for Liverpool, some little time sinrceotil
which melancholy accident the Captain anti !;1,
part of the crew suffered, together wit viere
NtcHot,t,s, Esq., and two daughters, rib')
passengers by her.