Star.
London, England, 1819-10-15 00:00:00

Mit OMAR'S SECOND TRIAL.

At a quarter past rine Ccloc.k this Morning, Mr.
CARLILE came it t 0 Court, in the custody of two
Tipstaifs. He was follow2d by several friends, who
brought with them a large quantity of books. They
appeared to us to be the same as those which Mr.
CARLTLE had made use of, or rather attempted to
Make use of, in his last trial; from which we are led
to presume, that he intends pursuing a similar line
of defence on the present occasion.
The CHIEF JusTicn took his seat on the Bench
exactly at half-past nine.

The cause of « the king against Carlile" was im-
mediately. culled.
- Mr. BELL MY proceeded to call over the Special
Jury. Only three of them answered to their names.
These were;
George Sanderson, Merchant, Broad-street.
John Christopher, Merchant, Broad-street-buildings.
William Linwood, Merchant, Billiter-square.
• The Counsel for the Prosecution prayed a tales.—
The following common Jurymen were then called,
and answered to their names:.
James Messenger.-, Porisoken-Ward.
Charles Letterman, Bookseller.
Benjamin Denbolm, Smith, Farringdon Within.
Edward Proctor, Glazier, Ditto.
Charles Grosvenor, Victualler, Portsoken-Ward.
William Young, Jeweller, Farringdon
William Holden, Farringdon Within. •
Joseph Wannedge, Portsoken Ward.
John Robins; currier, Ditto.
The proper Officer was proceeding to swear in the
Jury, when Mr: Citaittat rose.
Mr. CAELILE—My Lord. I beg to enter my pro-
test against the competency oPthis Court' m try the
question on which I Am brought here as a defendant.
The CHIEF JVSTICE made no observation.
Mr. CA RLILE again rose—My Lord, I am entitled,.
I presume, to object to any of the talesmen ?
CHIEF A:silos—Yes, for cause shown, but not
without.

Mr. CARLILE—If I know that any of the Gentle-
men are opposed to me in opinion ?

CluE: itTSTICE—That can be no cause. • • '

Mr. CARLILE remained silent:

• Mr. MARnYA-rr cher rose, and stated to the Jury,
that the present was an Indictment against the de•
fendantfor having published a- certain scandalous.
impious, blasphemous, and profane Libel of and con-
cerning the Holy Scriptures and the Christian Reli-
gion, to which Indictment the defendant had pleaded
—Not Guilty.-

Mr. GURNEY then rose.—" Gentlemen of the Jury,
the short description which has been given of the
present Indictment by my Learned Friend behind me,
must have been sufficient to apprise you of the grave,
important, and momentous nature of the question
which you are now called upon to try. The prosecu-
tion has been instituted by the Society for the Suppres-
sion of Vice-tea Society which has been of very much'
benefit to the Public on many occasions, by prose-
cuting, and, by prosecuting, putting down wicked and
licentious publications, calculated, like the one now
complained of, to injure the morals of the commu-
nity, and particularly the morals of• the young. The
Society conceive that the Religion of the-Country, on
which all morality is founded, is not less entitled
to the. protection of the laws, than any other part
of. our invaluable institutions ; and 'when they saw
.one of the most public streets of the Metropolis,
,works exhibited for sale; which attacked and reviled
the Christian Religion, and the Holy Scriptures in
which it is contained—when they saw such works
daringly and ostentatiously sold at the shop of this
defendant, which he has been pleased; in the effron-
tery of his impiety, to style the Temple of Reason:l
The Office of ihe Republican and Deist—when they
saw all this, Gentlemen, they thought themselves
called upon to do their part to put down a class of
publications, which, were they to succeed in their
object, would dissolve all the bonds' by which civil
society is held together. They obtained, Gentlemen,
evidence of the publication of the book which is the
'subject of the present prosecution, and they submit-
ted a Bill of Indictment against thedefendant, for

that publication, to the Grand Jury. Gentlemen, the
Grand Jury found the Bill a true one, and it remains
new with you to decide whether the defendant is
guilty or not guilty ?
The Indictment imputes to-the defendant, that
with the profane design of bringing the Holy Scrip-
turesinto disbelief,' he has published a certainiscan-
dalous, impious, and blasphemous Libel of and con-
cerning the Holy Scriptures and the C 1161,6.111 Reli-
gion: It will now, Gentlemen, be my painful duty
to read to you a variety of passages out of the book
in which this Libel is contained; and it will be for
You to judge whether they do not well wan ant the
descriprion which the Indictment gives of them ?
" The deli ndant has been pleased to entes ifis pro-
test against the compttency of this Cons t_td try the
question. If such rrotests as this, Gentlemen; are to
be tolerated, I know• not what offender may rot in
figure unblushingly defy the 'authority of the COurts
of. hit country-to take cognizance of any offence im-
-puted to him. As-well may the thief or the min,
dower dispute the authmity-of the laws to prosecute
and to punish him for his crime, as the defendant
dispute their authority to take cognizance• of an
offeeby which -is alike pio scribed by- these laws
and. Which, in enormity and dangerous example,
yields to none. I. -suppose, Gentlemen, we shall
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