The Sun.
London, England, 1819-10-15 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE. OCT. 14.—0 n Sunday the 10th
instant, being the first day of term, the following
Gentlemen were elected University Officers for the
present year

PROCTORS.
TAtham, M.A. Fellow of St. John's College.
:Joseph Jee, M.A. Fellow of Queen'► College.
MoDEHATONS.
Henry Wilkinson, M.A. Fellow of St. John's College.
IVhewell, M.A. Fellow of Trinity College.
TAXORS.
James Cumming, M.A. Fallow of Trinity College.
William Procter, M.A. Fellow of Catherine Hall.

SCRUTATORS.
Edward Ilene Payne, M.A. Fellow of King's College.
John Wood, M A. FriROW Of Pembroke
The following Gentlemen were ou Tuevolay last
appointed the Caput :
Tire Vice-Chancell;ir. •
Rev. Wilktm Webb, D.D. Clare ULM —Divinity— lob
Rev. L. I). Clarke, LL.D. Jesus College—Law. 1.. •
Thomas Ingle, M.D. tit. Peter's College—Physic: •
Thos. C. Willats,'M.A. Downing, Coliege—Sen. Non Reg.
non. J. Foitescue, M.A. Alaediene•—•tien. Regent.
The Rev. Hastimgs Robinson, M.A. Fellow of
St. John's College, and the Rev. John C. White,
M.A.: Fellow of Pembroke Hall, were on Wed-
nesday last elected Pro-Proctors.
'The undermentioned Gentlemen were on the
same day admitted B4chelors of Arts ;
George William Craufurd, Fellow of King's College.
Thinnas Park Brymer, Fellow Commoner of Trinity
College
Thomas Yates Ridley, of St: Peter's College.
Samuel Godsell, of Jesus College.
Charlton Lane, of Jesus College.
Ilenry Owen [Amides, of Magdalene College.
Join Lafout, Fellow Commoner of Emmanuel College.
Messrs. Edward John Gambier, John George
Shaw Letevre, Thomas Flower Ellis, and Ben.
jamin Heath Malkin, Batchelor% of ;Arts, of 1)1-
' nitv College, were on Friday the Ist hut. elected
Fellows of that. Society.
Lord Henry Frauds Charles Tier, son of the
Marquess of Lothian, and the Hots, Henry Law,
son of the late Lord Ellen borough, are.admitted
of St. John's College.
The Rev. John Thomas Huntley, M. A. of
Trinity. College, has been appointed Domestic
Chaplain to the Right Islonuurable the Earl of
Sand with. .

THE THEATRB.—Tbere was a very,,oumerous
audience last night at Prury-lane Theatre, at the
representation of the Comedy of Wild Outs, which
in all, the characters was supported with as much
spirit as on the former occasion. It was followed
by the facetious Afterpiere of No Song no Supper,
in which Mr. PEARMAN, from the English Opera
House, nede his first appearance in the part of
Frederick,, and was very. well received. It appears
that some boys, in coming dotvii the Gallery
stairs, made a considerable noise, and durumd
the sentinel,. upon whose b4youet one of them
accidentally tell, and received a wolind, but not
of a dangeroos nature. We are sorry to see an
account of this unlucky event in a Morning Pa-
per, severely reflecting on the soldier, as no
doubt the matter will be properly examined.

Prince LEOPOLD has visited the town of Shef-
field, where he was received with every mark of
distinction, 14 d received a present of cutlery,
Value 50 guineas. The illustrious Visitor pro-
ceeded to view the tilt of Messrs. Withers, Ward,
and Co., the scissor and :razor manufactory of
Messrs. Rhodes and Champion, the Pond Forge
and other worki of Messrs. Kenyon and Co., and
the plated manufactory of Messrs. Roberts, Cad-
man, and Co., xvith all of which he expressed
himself much gratified. It was his Royal Eligh•
ness's intention to have visited several other
worlor, particularly the cutlery manufactory of
Messrs. J. Rodgers and Sons, and the extensive
works at Roscoe-place, but he was obliged to
leave Sheffield at twelve o'clock for Derby. His
Royal Highness passed through Chesterfield on
Wednesday, on his way to Derby, where he was
weleotued by the tinging of bells, and every de-
monstration of respect by the inhabitants, who
were highly gratified by his urbanity and gracious
condescension to all who approached him. Ott
his arrival at Allreton, the Rev. Henry Case
Morewood, in his carriage and four, with outriders
in splendid liveries, met his Royal Highness at
the entrance of the town, and invited biro to his
house, where an elegant cold collation had beet►
provided. After a vety short stay, the Prince and
suite lett tl►e noble mansion of their hospitable
Lost, and proceeded on their route to Del by.

ilult

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

CARLILE'S TRIAL.
THIRD DAY.-[F71,1, PAR ['ICULARS]

coma OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL, Ocr. 14.
Before Chief Justice AbBoTT, and a Special Jury.

THE ATT,,RNEY-GBDIERAL V. RICHARD CARLILK.
The Court was opened this morning at the
usual hour. The intensity of public c,iriosity,
except as to the result of the trial, having in a
great measure subsided, there were very few per-
sons present at the commencement of the pro-
ceedings, but the crowd gradually increased as the
day advanced. In the anticipation that Mr. Car-
lile would shorten his defence, and that the case
would in consequence be brought to an early con-
clusion, the Juries on the information for the se-
ditious libel, and on the three indictments for
bla•phemous libels, were summoned to attend.—
It is stated that the next trial will be upon the
first indictment instituted by the Society for the
Suppression of Vice, which, like that now in pro-
gress, is founded on Paine's Age of Reason. A
rumour was circulated in the course of the morn-
ing, arising, it is said, from an expression used
by some of the defendant's friends on the preced-
ing night, that he had gone off to Diver on his
way to France, and that in consequence he would
not appear, to await that fate which the expres-
sions of the Jury have pretty strongly indicated.
This rumour was, in some measure, supported by
the non-appearance of Mr. Carlile until after the
hour appointed for the sitting of the Court, and
until the Attorney-General and the Counsel for
the Crown had arrived, but at 35 minutes after
Hine, the supposed fugitive entered the Court, ac-
companied by Mr. Fry, and bringing with him
several hooks.
Mr. Sheriff Parkins immediately addressed Mr.
Carlile, and begged to ask him a question ; he
said he understood that he had been interrupted
in his entrance into the Court, and that lie had
been deprived of some books. He considered
such conduct very improper, after the pains that
had been taken to keep. order.
Mr. Carlile said, both himself and his friends

had found difficulty in pining admission to the
Court ; and some of his books hail got into :he
hands of strangers ; l.e a herwArds ascertained
that two of his parcels of hookehad been left in
the coach.
Mr. Sheriff Rothwell then addressed Mr. Car-
lile, and said—Yon will be pleased to recollect
that I expressed a desire you should receive every
accommod4- ion.

Mt. Carlile assented to this declaration.

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Hi:zh
Priest of the Jews were in attendance soon atter

nine, and were seated together in a *mall room
behind the justice seat:"
The names of the Joy 'having been called

over,

,;", •

Mr. Carlile proceeded to address them.—He
commenced by adverting to the pledge which he
had given at the rising ot the Court yesterday.
He then apologized 1.01" any detects which might
have been remarked in the course of his speech,
and said these were to be attributed to his want
ot practice in public speaking. He still thought
that it' he had not met with so many interrup-
tions, be should not bee (ailed to have satisfied

then; that his motives were of the purest and tnost
unexceptionable character. 'lle was convinced,
however, that he was the object of prejodice and
misrepresentation, and marked out for sacrifice
and persecution, In defiance of ibis, he could not
help hoping, that, from what he had read, the
July would give him credit for not being the not-
licious and infamous individual which the Attor-
ney-General Would insinuate, merely on the
ground of his having published the Theological
IYorks of Mr. Paioe. Although he could not ex-
press himself With eloquence, and although he
deeply deelored the want of Words to convey his
sentiments, yet he felt assured that the Jury
I would ~deliberate with due -solemnity on what
they' had heard, and that they would giVe bins
credit for the sincerity of hitt intentions:- They
would recollect that Jesus himself had been'called
the disturber of he people, and was persecuted in
his tittle for blasphemy, and thete being no trial
by JUry, was condemned to death, and finally ex-
ecuted as the founder of Christianity, in defiance
of the established religion of the country. For
himself (Mr. C.) he was but an humble man—
he was one 'of 'the humblest of his countrymen,
and, in all thing which he had done, he could
not have been influenced by the hope or expecta-
tion of revvVid.. As he said before, if he bad not
been interrupted in thaLcourseofargument which
he conceivedieSiential to his defence, be had not
a shadow oriblAt that he should have been able
to justify the'eniblication Wh.ch had exposed hits'
to tilt censure of the Attorney-General. But he
believed this Prosecution would be the last of this
kind witich;WOuld ever take:place in this country.
Attorney4iesserals, although" clever Lswyers, and
although° they might hereafter Make good Judges,
%vete vets incompetent judges of the progress of
the finnan mind : they might peifectly under-
stand tilt march of crime, but- they heeded.not the
march of intellect. A lawyer stood still, like a
milt-stone upon a deserted road, while human
improvesent advanced in an incalcolahle
Ile held is his hand one of a few books which lie
had hastily collected since the preceding evening,
which, it: a 'forcible and conclusive manner, ad
vacated the Policy of enquiry into the divine ori-
gin of the Christian religion. It was a small
tract, of wlich Thousands had been circu-
lated. It was intitleti, " A Sketch of the Denomi-
nations' of Lie Christian World,'' and was written
• by the Rev. John Evans ; and in substance urged
the folly of objecting to an investigation of the
Christian religion ; but for which, the writer
said, that Religion cre this would have become
universal---[,Mr. Carlile here. read trout the work
to which he had alluded.]
• He next read an essay, written by the Rev. Dr.
Enfield, an author well known for his efforts to
improve all ranks of a 'ciety, and which was pub-
lished in the Is: volume of The Monthly Maga-
zine. This writer also contended, that it was
highly inexpedient to restrict inquiry into the
Christian religion, and commenced his observa-
tions by quoting this passage lions Bishop Wet-
sou's Aiiology for the lith:e„ 1' God fothid that A

',search after troth shoold t,e discottrAgeol. for fear
of the consequences."
he essay concluded by advisini all lovers of
their ernintry to call for some universal law to
permit and sanction every impliry after truth.
Ile thought it might nut he improper here to
state, that the whole of the works of Mr. Paine
were admitted hoo the public libraries and pill the
colleges of Anieriea, and copies of them were
kept in the London Institution in this metropolis,
which were open to the inspection and perusal of
all the subscribers. He t ben quoted the begin-
' nil).*r" of a Treatise by Limburg, Professor or M-
trinity in Holland, in favour of the most impar-
tial inquiry into religious matters and the most
disinterested freedom of discussion on every sub-
ject connected with it. Inqiiiry, the same writer
contended, was peculiarly agreeable to the prin-
ciples of the Christian religion ; and he proceed-
ed to show this from the example of the Saviour
and his disciples, and col-masted their exemplary
condoct with the intolerant proceedings of those
who had followed them. and been looked up to
as the lathers of the Holy Religion w hick they
bad taught. These were described to have made
the names of Bishop and persecutor almost sy-
nonimuus ; for they had punished those who dif-
fered from them with an arm of flesh, instead of
being content to do what they were enjoined to
do—" Put on the armour of righteousness, and
combat opinion in the only proper way, by rea-
son, and admonition, and argument." The ob-
servations. he (Mr. Carlile) had read from this
work he had brought under their attention, be-
cause he conceived the present prosecution to have
been brought forward under some other influence
Oran bad at present appeared. From something that
had fallen from his Lordship himself on the pre-
ceding day, he thought he could perceive triat he
had some.objection to this question coming be-
fore that Court. From the known opinion of tint
Attorney-General he could not have been fao our-
able to its coming there, and he cold therenre
only regard him as the agent; the mere ince!
aui-
cal 111311.0111e11i, of some oilitr iefheoce„ If, as
hail h..ett said, Christianity vv.is that on whivu all
the ckil institutions of this entity were found-
ed--if Christianity formed a part of the law
of the land, then would he contend, that if Chris-
tianity did not authotize persention, ,scowl ig:
to the acknowledgtneurs of those who ‘, ere op-
posed to him, this punt:curio!' could not be au-
thorized by the law of Ei.elathl. The work of
Limburg, to which he had irferied, had been pub-
lished in 1731, and now was he (Mi. Carlil,), in
England, ninety years after that publicwion, oft
his ilia!, for contending that the Christian Reli-
gion did not anthorize a system of persecution for
opinions. But, it other proofs, it other au•hori-
ties, were wanting oo his behalf, he might fear-
lessly refer to the words of the immortal Locke;
he, the great luminary of the world, the enemy
false philosophy, the friend to universal lii)etty of
thought ; he was a Christian indeed, ,ind, to
that which be had advanced iu his " lasay on
Toleration," a work published iii the forte of
letter, in answer to certain questions that lesd
been put to him, he %vould now appeal. He Then
read certain passages from that Essay, condemn-
ing all persecution lot religious opinions, as be-
ing totally at variance with the spirit of Christia-
nity. It was from the enlightened mind ot Locke
that the Attorney-General had appealed to them,
to prove that he WaS actuated by a good mot ,rea
He pioceeded, to..re.ail other passages from the
same author to the like effect, in which it
teas maintained that tile care of souls tell 'tot
wilrin the province of the Magistrates, but lay
with men themselves. The opinions given agaiust
all religious persecution by, the distinguished
iu-
dividuals to whose writings he had called the at-
tention of the Jury, would, he trusted, become
more prevalent than • ever, if they did their
by the vet Wet they would pronounce that day.—
As to blasphemy, snore obserea; ions he had made
yesterday seemed • to create art unpleasant feeling
in the Court... Beariiig this lo mind, he tooognc
it would not be amiss here to offer some ohser-
various on the word itself, in order to show to
whom, and to what, it might he properly applied.
He was of opinion, that that which was called
blasphemy against GoD, was a vague and idle as-
sertion. Whatever differences of opinion might
exist among men about the Deity, the expression of
those differences of opinion could nut be blasphemy.
Blasphemy meant but evil-speaking. He had
wished to show that Paine's work.; did tot de-
serve the character that had been given of them,
by proving to the Jury that he did out speak evil
against GOD. Blasphemy might he spoken he-
Aween man and man ; but then it was called a
libel. Every man knew that in this coon-
try he had a remedy for that by its laws
If one man spoke ill of another, he might
bring his action to obtain redress, .and the of-
fender would be
,punished. 'lbis was neces-
sary for the protection of character ; but what
necessity could exist for coming into a Court
of Justice to attempt to protect the,character of
the Deity ? To him this appeared
.quite incon-
sistent and absurd, and it was totally at variance
with his ideas of morality and virtue., The charge
against hint was, that lie had published a blaspte-
moos w!)rit. He conceived there was nothior,
Wa,plieinous in the book lie had pia forth to the
world; and to prove this had been the object of
that line of flefence which he had, in the first in-
stance, adopted : he hail been prevented by the
decision of his Lordship from going into tha'
of his cond_uct, into which he had sup-
posed he had a right to enter; and all he could
now say on that subject was, that it appeared to
him, that it there had not been sortie doubt, some
apprehension in the mud of the Attorney-Gene-
rat, that he should succeed in tois attempt to
jusiity himself, the Learned Gentleman would
have been content to let him proceed in his own
way, and would have suffered the Bible to be open
to his remarks. Blaspheruy had a harsh sound ; but
the word in itself was haluilt.ss, and of no effect,
though in sortie instances it bad been made use of
to light the tiles of bigotry, and to sioictiou the
most dreadful persecutions. He -moond no,r pro-
ceed to rend a halter which he had stet with its
he " Christian Retoriner," which contained some
Idris 'which he thoueili might be very nr,portartc
to him, amt siroulti be brought tv•der the consi-
deration (if the Jury.

Ttit deteudaut Elleir proceeded to read the Isiay

, •ii menrioneci, Tb;-. raper (.le‘crirlit'il iolasplic-,
At e'lle'tt' esf4P,'"liii its • ' - •
•.:s • . hg r• ,' rf pru ,
o shewaliat it meent I,„Erberoa
!gush alooted,lan'it 'had- been used by men in re-
ittiurs 'to describe the conduct pursued
•ty the parties•cogaged tin either side in a religions
'rontroversy.• In-mathematics, it remarkeii, there
eie tin disputes lilte those which arose in velie
eious clatters, because in mathematics no man
NVIIS so absertd as to attempt to compel another
to approve erf.a propositition which he could nor
itederstand. The ‘vriter could not ennreive how
any man --rould he guilty of blasphemy, ns, if he
•apoke of a'Reieg who could commit evil, if was
not of God that he spoke, but .of the Devil ; and
in the same way it was contended that God could
riot lie •blasphemed, by the names that ignorance
or folly -might bestow ne an idol. It therefore
interred that to commit blasphemy teas impossib!e.
[During the reading of this esaay, some fresh
papers,'and additional books to he referred to in
-the -course of the defence, were -bronght into
-court, and placed on the table ; whence it was
-iereired, that while the defendant was labouring
ithin the Court, somelciend was employed wit!i-
out in reputing matter for the proloegation of the
defein.,e.]
This svork, continued Mr. Cathie, teas edited
by a gentleman of high respectability and inte-
wiry in the Christian school ; • a gentleman at
the head of a respectable body of Dissenters ; he
meant 'the ties'. Robert Aspland. It- was •pub-
lished in IS) 7. The same author, is ith equal
strong, h, ‘iadicated the most extensive tight of
-curious liberty. Another Christian !klioister,
the Rev. Christopher Wyvill, had written a If's-
ourse, entitled " Intolerance a disgrace to Chris-
tiana," (which was published in IPS), hi which,
with the most animated nod glowing language,
be tittered sentiments io the sante spirit of
Christian liberality, acd with so much force
that there were ears of those in Court which
would tingle at his tvordS—he was a noble man,
sego still lived one of the worthies of the age.
[The defendant then read several extracts front
the discourse to which he referred.]--This
author generally contended for the propriety of
unshackled freedom of discussion iu religious
matters, anri urged that the Christian doctrines
would thereby he accepted throughout the •uni-
verse, rather than remain a subject of doubt and
dispute. Towering above all other authors, rose
in the solemn dignity of truth, the good, the wise,
and the virtuous Archbishop Tillotson, who sv a
the friend of all that was exalted, and the admira-
tion and the glory of English Prelaer. That
'great man had not escaped the shafts of malice
end the charge of Athitsm ; but he had invariably
advocated the tight of inquiry, -and the folly of
persecotion. Io support of this ploposition, the
afetendant read a short extract from this learned
roan's works, and added, that he 'could, had he
had time, have covered the table with authorities
on the same subject. He then proceeded to argue
against the impolicy and gross injustice of such a
prosecution as the present—a prosecution which,
he said, was at vatiance with eVety-,principle of
justice and good sense, as well as repugnant to
every principle of Christianity. There was one
other authority which he would read, on this
point---he meant a letter written by Dr. Furness
to Mr. Justice Blackstone, respecting a pas-
sage on the Act of-Toleratiou,••in that celebrated
Commentator's work on the Lte.tvs of England.---
This letter was pregnant with able and conclusive
argument, and contained many just animadver-
sions on the passage in question.—[While read-
lilt.; this letter, more books and papers sere
brought then contended that the At-
torney-General had endeavoured to excite preju-
dice against- him, by saying that he was nut to
address the Jury by arguments drawn from rea-
son. Ile did not publish the woiks of Paine with
a malicious intention. Ills trial was-a mockery,
and he expressed a hope that the•Jiiry, by their
vet diet of acquittal, world open the tloor to free-
' dam of discussion upon matters, of faith. With-
out it the liberty of the press world be a farce.—
The Attorney-General, who had scarcely a will
Of his own, ought not to judge how far the li-
berty of the press ought to,sgo.--1-1e had been
charged with publishing a book filled with bias-
. phemy : he should not' have•published it, had lie
not believed it was a tnoral good book. He ex=
pressed some doubt on ilia 'ability to make an inoer
pres,ion in hislavourupon the•iuty, " One of
you," said he, '' has 'declared that you should
like to give that rascal, Cartile, five years' impri-
• lonment on bread and water."
One of the Jury exclaimed, " Name, name ?
Who is it ?"

The Judge—lt is not true, Gentlemen. It can-
not be true.
Mr. Car hope it is not true. Gentlemen,
the allusion I have made is perhaps imprudent,
but it gave me pain. 1 heard of it this morning
wince I have been in Court, and I can only say;
*honkd it be necessary, I will avail myself of- it in
moving for a new trial. He then complained of
persecution : three informations had been filed
against him for libels -(l-!one's rndies); he was
eighteen weeks imprisoned in the King's Bench,
Ild then liberated, the record being withdrawn.
Ile had no redress ; but he was told that the
hing was his prosecutor, and there was no ap-
tit:al, Ile had been charged with publishing the
1111 twopenny pamphlet for which Mr. Hone
I,siai tried and acquitted. Another information
bad been filed for a deistical publication, and one
for a political libel. The motives of the prosecu-
tors were vindictive. It had been said, that the
(,-;billtian Religion was established by law; if so,
Bust could the doctrine of the Trinity be impugned ?
Take away the Trinity, and the Christian Itch-
gion•was no more. The Dcfei.dant entered into
the history of the Act of the stll of the King in
favour of Unitarians, and read the correspondence
on the subject between Air. Wm. Smith and Mr.
J. Bentham. His object in reading those letters
was to explain the intention of the parties who
were concerned in bringing it forward. He found
;ire first bill on the subject introduced tvith the
action of the Archbishop of Canterbury. it
opposed by the Lord Chancellor and an-
her Noble Lord, end was thrown out in the
bolds, A second bill was allowed to pass botb
l/ou“:s. The Act under the intention of those
....hi) brought it in, was a Statute to take away
e pains awl peuiskies attendant upou (hose sittio

;ii„scurtal from tic dovvioe of Cue tf'
,allow f, „,fm,v) of op in can upon religion. It did
not establish the porit3vof the Christian
bad taken away the polity, by
allon big persons to impugn the doctrine of the
Tiittiry. 1 was the opittion of some persons.
that the Common Lsw could not 'supersede the
ictistnte Lacy; he could not yield to that opinion.
Under the above statute, he had ventured to pub-
lish the work in question. it was mockery to
hrin,z him to trial, if he was not allowed to jos-
evely part of the libel. The refusal to allow
him to justify the rosertions made against Bible,
had done that book more injury than the work
which was the subject of prosecution. As a Book-
seller, he could not read and know the contents of
every book published ; but he did not mean to
deity that he had read the Age of Reason before he
published it. His conviction was, that it was a
hook strictly moral. Never did man do more to
refute Atheism than Paine. He appealed to the
jury as commercial men, as husbands and fathers,
as good members of Society, to do their dory to
the community, by tiudiog a verdict of not guilty,
which could not tail to ameliorate the condition
of society, by putting a stop to prosecutions for re-
Iteious opinions. They would give by such a verdict,
dignity to the mind of man, and encourage honest
feeliug, and sentiments, corning from minds well
stored with knowledge. By a verdict again,' him
he should be for ever ruined. A verdict for him
would perhaps rub) the Attorney-General, who
was expected to obtain a coavicion on this his
first information againt,t religious opinions. He
concluded by returning thanks to the Jury for the
kind attention they had paid to him.
Hir defence ended at half-past two o'clock,
when the Judge and several' of the Jury retired
from the box.

On ihe return of the Chief Justice, the defer'
slant was allowed to explain the effect of the evi.
deuce he had to offer —lle said his intention ori.
ginally %vas to bring before the Jury several etni,
neat persons, the leading members of diffetenl
sects, who would state the opinions they held o
the Christian Religion.

Chief Justice—ls that your object %—I-1e an
swered in the atEtmative.

The Chief Justice—Then I am clearly of opi-
nion they cannot be examined. The truth of the
Christian Religion is not• a matter in question.
We all know there are many denominations of
religious persoto ; awl it would be irrelevant and
most indecorous to call upon persons in this Court
to give au account, of their modes of faith and
their opinions. , •
I\lr. Carlile, for the satisfaction of the persons
he had called, declared that he had been led to
believe that the, question would turn upon matter
of opinion.

Tim Chief J►►stice observed, that declaration
might do as an apology to the witnesses, but it
eouid be receive►! in no other shape.

Mr. Carlile—lf matter GI opinion be objection
able, I can say no more.

, • The Chief Justice—The Jury are to form their
otTn opinion, .fro, hearing the Attorney-General
and your defence. ,e ne—fe
The defendant then called—
William Cummins to prove his moral charae-
, ter. The, witness had known the Defendant more
titan seven years ; the Defendant had been his
apprentice ; his moral character had been good.
James Venn had known the defendant six years;
had always considered him a moral man; the wit-
ness was a tradesman retired. ,
Thomas Walker,. a messenger to the Navy-Of-
fice, with whom the detendant had be9,e:iodger,
deposed that he had known hint five years. ~.He
always considered him an industrious, honest
, men.—This closed the defendant's cue,
The ATTORZ;EY7GEt;ERAL then rose.—He-,said
it eves unnecessary to detain the Jury long, If
any proot of time defendant's guilt had been want-
ing. at the commencement. of the trial,he had since
removed all doubt by avowing that he,knee., the
quality of the work he'published.. But for a, few
points of law which,the defendant had oputed,
he shpuld no ha-ye found it necessary• to•address
the .Jury in re4,ly. ~First, with respect ;to the law
to which the, defendant adverted reading the
letterfaaf Mr. Bentbasn,to Mr. Wol,,,.*ith, it was
clear from that correspondence, 4hat rite Bill had
been sanctioned as a jpittei• of toleration ;
was never the intention of the Legislature to maki
strike at time very root and fountlation,ofChristian-
ity. Could any reasonlble man suppose it would
sanction the wild publications of Atheists and Deists,
sent iu:o the world to destroy all that was good and
holy ? Thank God ! the time had not yet come
for sweeping religion away, and taking. from it
the law of the land.. The law inteifred with no
opinion, but it could not allow men, by wicked
and abominable publications,
,to.produce chaos
and contusion, throwing down the, most sacred
institutions. The, defendant had objected to the
common law. • Ignprant he must be, or, be would
know that the punishment of crimes, and the
rights of persons„Aepended on tise,common jaw.
We had hithertoenioyed a Constitution ccsM,tin-
ing happiness with,eeligious freedom, and God
forbid its laws should. be
,done away. The law
protected religion, and happily denied men the
power of reviling it by the publicatith of wild
delusions. Whets the learned and reverend per-
sons were consulted respecting time. Lill for site
case of scruples entertained by the Unitarians,
they said to the promoters of :time bill, take
care you don't repeal those parts of the ninth
and tenth of William, which go to estabi sb
not only your own religion, but every other
branch of Christianity. Every man might wor-
ship the Deity in his own way, but it could
not be presumed that a ennui:lsel on, publica-
tion should revile Christianity. Mr. Justice
Blackstone held, that contumely and contempt of
the Holy Scrptures was punishalle. Attar the
strongest forbearance on the part of the Learned
Judge, the Defendant had venturec', to controvert
the law laid down by that Learned Judge ; but
the Jury well knew where a. lu9t CXpObitioll of
the law was to he found. The Attorney-General
denied the assertion, that he was an unwilling in-
strument in the prosecution, lie had beets con-
sulted by his esteemed friend, the late Attorney-
General, and had considered it his duty to advise
bringing the publisher of 4 work to justice. He
denied the charges made against hint with respect
to his religioto pentstasion. Tl3e pitgadant had,

no Lnnwlecige of Lis 'contl-uct to the as-
He felt no other intereNt in the pro-
,eptition than- that felt by all who supported mo-
ral and religious establishments. The Defend-
ant should not be arrogant enough to suppose
the holy Christian Religion could he affected by
such a publication as this. It might excite a painful
feeling in those whose faith was not confirmed ;
but all the writings of Gibbon, Hume, Paine, and
other infidel writers, had fallen harmless, Opposed
to Christianity. If the Jury gave a verdict of
acquittal they would hear soon that the Command-
ments were nil a fable ; that theft and murder
were not crimes. Was our sacred religion to be
the subject of fable ? It was a proposition revolt-
ing to common sense, and which the Law and
Constitution would • not allow. The question,
therefore, was, whether the defendant bad publish-
ed the libel alleged or not. lie had avowed the
fact, and added that he considered it a benefit to
society. The Attorney-General read several parts
in the work, which he considered worse than the
passages in the loforow ;on. He concluded a
most animated speech, by observing that the
,Jury, no doubt, instructed their children to
lisp the Lord's Prayer. if they gave a verdict of
Not, Gniity, they most tell their children not to
',ay that beautiful prayer any more. It was all
false. Paine had discovered the Bible to be a
book of lies, and both the Old and New Testa-
went' were ho'inore to be :real vith interesr.and
devotion. Vain assertion ! 'Vain delusion I. What
had they to expect front the Age of ;13.eas'on and
the Light of Nature. Look to Socrates, look 'to
Cicero, look to Plato. They were men wander-
ing
in the dark. They had no notion of futurity.
Nothing was known of futurity until the Gopei
was propagated. Then, men had a notion of a
future state of rewards anti punishments. If a
man took away the hopes of his fellow-creatures,
he did that which he never could redress. The
Jury had a solemn but an easy (ash to perform.
They were not to mind the scoffing of any per-
sons, but discharge their duty, looking neither to
tip. right nor to the left.
The CurEF JUSTICE then proceeded to sum up
the evidence to the Jury. His Lordship- Megan
by stating, that this was an information, n,,t
charging the defendant with any loose or indefi-
nite bla,phemy, but with publishing a certain
wicked hhophetnous printed hook. In the infor-
mation, • there were Counts relating to both the
Old and New Testament, settinl out that the in-
tention of the defendant was to revile, scandalise,
and defame the Christian religion. In the course
of the proceedings in this prosecution, much had
beets said, which he was convinced must have pain-
ed the- mindS of every moral man who heard it,
He trusted, however, the Jury would not sutler
their minds to be inflamed by those feelings ; but
that they would decide epolly,calmly,and conscien-
tiously,opon the charge. Made against the defendant.
In the course of his defence, the defentrant had

endeavoured to read passages tram other deistical
and atheistical works. He had; previous to this
trial: coming. on, given this subject . his fullest
consideration,.anti upon that consideration lie had
• determined, that sitting as an English Judge, he
could not admit such a course to be pursued, and
he had rejected such books.-and prevented the de-
fendant from proceeding• io his course, satisfied
That he had discharged his (Intro his God-acrd his
country in .adopting-this'determinatiUn. The de-
fendant hid also said much on the subject of. rc-
sii-aining free discussion.- It Would indeed be
much to be- regretted, that such a restraint should
ever be imposed. •God forbid it ever 'should.--.
But was,
.tie publication now under conSitlera-
tionsihi-ork of fair discussion on the merits of
ovir raigioil? The defendant had one part of
his' address spoken of his (tile .Chief justice's)
Teligion'as:donbtful, He must .again, -therefore,
dielare'himself a true•and zealous. Christian.- The

Christian religion was one holding out' peculiar
advantages to -its professors'. -He never read the
Cornihandinents; which the defendant had held up
as'Arikbles, without a peculiar feeling! of 'gratitude
to the Almighty. Man had never been sO kind to
man,,•es God had been ill giving him! the'Sab-
talliAtty • for a day of rest. The Christian
religion was also a.religion of hope., It -afforded
a hope of the highest kind to afflicted man in the
depth of his misery; by the bleiiings of religion',
by'patienie and comfort liere,l'ilutl. by tke hope
of eternal 'joy hereafter i and this 'hope .svailield
ou't 'to' ill' classeit 6 t he' higti 'and the low The
rich 'and 'the poor,-the'leartied'and the unlearn-
ed. In seemed to him, that' no one who wished
well to mankind Would approach to enquire
into the truth of Christianity - without a 'feel-
ing nt, awe and reverence; What, accord-
ing to the•arguMent of the defendant, wat'to -be
put In the place of the Christian Faith ?' Why,
the Creed of 'the Deist` which had been sits en.'
logised.- The Christian religion was addressed
Co all'; but particularlylo the poor, whilst Deilm
wail cold, 'proud, and 'presumptuous. According
to the system of the' defendant, the very' good
it erc to enjoy a portion of happiness hereafter ;
whilst the very bad'were to stiffer some degree of
puni.3hment ; but the great mass of human beings,
who Went to no extreme or 'were 'altogether too
insignificant for the notice 'of the'Deity, were to
perish entirely, and'be annihilated for ever. Thus
the vain and presumptuous• mall alone, who
thought,himself better than his fellow;could hope
foijtit'UtO happiness ; while the more modest anti
inia',iiitpbg' had only to look forward at leav-
ing this 'sublunary scene to annihilation, This was
the Creed which the defendant had eulogiked, as
worthy to overturn Christianity. Nluch had been
said, in the Course of the defence, us to free-
dom of discussion, and long extracts, in support
of that object, had been read .by the Defendant ;
but it' was worthy of remark, that most of those
extracts had been read from the works' of Chris- '

tiao writers, who by the author of the Age of
Reason, were described as Infidels to God. The
Defendant had also said ranch on-the effects which
a v'er'dict of conviction would have on his (wore
life. The Jury were told, that in so doingilrey
would hand him over to the linplisition. The
Jury had saicient knowledge of the world, and
passing events, to say whether in their''oph,ions,
the handing' a man over to. the Judges of the
land, was handing him over to tie Faquisition.
As a Judge, it was his duty to give an opinion of
the character of the publication now under +heir
consideration. As ails tradipg of the Detenchmt

f on, ire bat: maeie acew tio'.es from his hon,
I In varioi.s parts the Bible was celled the I.4inK
Book—the Book of Frauds—the Rook of Isle'
and Fables, too contemptible for criticism--a
Book as false as God was true. &c. He would ask.
4 was this the language of fair discussion, or was ic
the intention of the writer to vilify, tlefime, and
scoff the Christian Religion, and to deny the truth
of the Holy Sci iptures ? In his opinion, it was the
latter : it was an unlawful work, and deserved the
appellations given to it in the information. That
was his opinion, and had been the opinion of
other Judges and former Juries, but the present
Jury would recollect that they were to judge for
themselves, and give a verdict according to their
oath and their consciences. Some witnesses bail
been called by the defendant to speak to his morel
character ;' but thete was no act of immorality
charged against him, independent of publishing
the work now under consideration. He was now
charged with an intention of vilifying and defame
ing the Christian religion. The Jury were to say
whether the charge was made out or not. They
would now retire and consider their verdict. He
trusted they svotild not be deterred fiorn giving
sech a one as their consciences dictated, by fear
of any cry that Might be raised against them as
intertering.svith toleration and free discussion, or
any charge which interested persons might bring
forward of bigotry or fanaticism, but that they
would, by their verdict, discharge their cots..
sciences ; and whether that verdict should be
one of Guilty or Not Guilty their consciences
would decide.
The Jury then retired ; and after being out five
-minutes sent for the neiv Statute which had beets
so frequently alluded to.
The Cut et' Juslnos desired that they would
again come into Court ; and being again in the
box, his. Lordship said, the Statute of the 9th Rod,
h of William and Mary was passed for'the pro-
tection of the Christian religion. It Provided,
-that if any person should deny the persona of 'he
Trinity, or .allege that there were more Gods than
_one, or deny the truth of the Christian religion,
or the Divine origin of the Sciipturea; he ,hould
be liable to certain pains and penalties. The !tit
of the 53d of
.the King repealed that pate which
related to the denial of the doctrine of the Trinity,
but left all the rest remaining as in the original
Statute. It gave no protection to -persons revil-
ing and denying the Christian religion altogether.
The Jury again .retired, and were out better
than half an hour. In the interval Mr. Carlile
lett the Court, and was not present when the
Jury delivered their verdict. A little after five
the -Jury returned, and delivered iu their verdict—is

!Then the verdict was announced a voluntary
expression of triumph was evinced in various parts
of the Court by the clapping of hands, but was
soon silenced by a sense of the decorum due in
'tourt of Justice. • •

1-• During.. the absence of the Juiy, Mr. Hurt
',rose, and asked the Chief Justice whether be

was ready to call on the case ot.the King v. Stud'
dart.

The Chief Justice—l thought, Sir, the case
stood over to a future day, nith your owu cow.

sew.
Mr. Hunt—l have had no means of rommuni.
caring with the other side. .The case was fixeil
tor to-day, and I expected it would come on.
'l•he Chiet Justice—lt will not he takcir to-day;
Mr. Hunt—Very well, my Lord, I only meant
to say that 1 was ready to go on.
When.the verdict was announced to the crowd
in the area before Guildhall, some expressions of
dissatisfaction were manifested. Mr. Hunt wal
cheered as usual.

111ANCE-lE'rE'R, OCT. 12.

The Meeting which was to have been held
at Bolton to-morrow has been postponed
Messrs. FreTElier ti.vb of the M4ll'
'Chester, Magistrates, together with Messrs-.. %Vat'
kins and Ridgway, all as Magistrates for the
distriet, of BtAton, state the meeting to Italie bee"
'collet!'" in direct opposition to the Opinion Of 11)4
boioughreeves and constables ;" warn heads of f=t'
naes, ~Ste;, that all attending " riotous and town!'
tuous assemblies are legally as liable as the rind'
pals, eiiid Fidnihe the vigorous' application of 'all
.
the torte' at their. disposal,' to preserve the peace.'
Mr. BOWker, 'boroughreeve of Great Bolton, seoLl
Mr. Stanton., constable, publish a flit denial of the
assertion, that the meeting was called cow rary tO
their opinion. Another handbill' advertises thoC
the meeting is postponed in consequence of all
informolity in the calling of it, but gives positito
promise of a' meeting in the course of the oast
week. The three hand-bills are dated the 11th-cg
October:

Lord SOMBIivILLB died, on the sth inst. at two
:o'clock; b) the morning, -at Nay, Switzerland
:his Lordship's remains will be interred in.Glou'
cestershire.
A letter from Portsmouth, dated October OP
flays It ii a;melancholy task to announce th.
death of Captain JOHN WAINWRIGHT, C•
Lientenant-Governor of the Royal Naval Co!leg°
of this (fort; he died on the Ilth instant, having
entered upon the office for which lie was so peo"
liarly qualified,,only on the Ist of this month."
Mr. JOHN GREEN, of Bramvaid, in Herefora•
shire, and ELIZABETH, his %kite, died a few daYI
ago, withina few hours of each other. The",
united ages amount to one hundred and sixty
years. They had been, married fitty.nine year;
and had 22 children in little more than Dine
teen years.

' NIARHIED.
On the 15th ult. at Ponipiznan, near Toulouse, Fraricoei
the hardness de C:hesnel, Lieutenant-Colonel of the
Light Infantry of the Pyrehees Orientalrq, to Mary LOU,
Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Bentl)o4
11-S,( . of Berry-lodge, tI ants.

- DI
At Aslitend, in the County ofED: Surrey, o the 14th initantt
George Nlustyn, Esc. aged 51. loba
On the 12th inst. at Langhorne, in Carinurtlienshire, - of
Lailqiiarne, Esq. trice-Admiral of the White Squatirou
his Alaj.siy's Fleet.

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