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gyre that Christianity w* noting bat
of those who advocate toleration.
:all Ca attention of the Jury to the Ingo-
great man, the immortal Locke, that
ail the absurdities that had been raised
and folly in the Christian World.—
then read several passages from Locke,
a striking contrast to the line of ar-
;anced by him in his defence After
le this, as emphatically as he could, he
there having been dropped yesterday

upon the subject of blasphemy, which
er an unpleasant feeling, it might not be.
ty something at that moment upon the
ie considered, that to think of speaking
b lftaihSt GOD was vain and idle. Bias-
said. to be nothing else than evil speaking
llasphemy might be applied between man
Ind was generally called libel t it meant
I of a man, and might be prosecuted in a
,aw ; but what need was there, in a Cour:
of attempting to protect the character of
It by no means accorded with his ideas
and irtue, to be guilty of such pre-

Blasphemy was then nothing more than
md, and had no effect upon the mind.

Ltts now commenced reading a pamphlet,
entitled " The Christian Reformer for the
," to prove that there could be no blas-
airst GOD, nor against the Scripture; and
'.,ccute religious enthusiasm, which was but
dream, wus as preposterous and as unjust
1 lunatics in Bedlam for treason or bias-
his, said he, was a work edited by the Rev.
,pla:td—Ca well-known Unitarian preacher,

the side of Mr. Hene on his trials3—who
ion preached five years before, contended
ie authority of the State in matters of reli-
nion—tnat as our LORD and the Apostles,
• propagated Christianity, did not place it
patronage of the State, hence worldly au-
ight not to interfere, or to place the con-
an individual against that of a community.
clue Chief-Justice retired for a few minutes,
had resumed his seat,

%RULE: proceeded—" I shall now quote
iu:hority, that of a Tract, written by the
stopher Wyvill, entitled, • Intolerance, the
cf Christianity.' The ears of the Court
;e at the words of this great man, who still
ornament to our age. This Tract was in
ion cf all persecution for religious opinions,
particularly to Sir Thomas More, who, al-
a herwise distinguished by virtue, purity,
riotism, and sincerely attached to Religion,
:ted with the guilt of torturing and de-
the Reformers, in contradiction to that pre.
CHRIST, which said, love one another ;
he that denieth Ms, shall be denied be.
Angels of (ion:

Tract next noticed the religious toleration in
a, which it contrasted with the persecutions
!t. countries; these, however, it attributed
to the professors of Christianity, for the Gos-
fif was pure, and breathed in every page,
:sr., candour, and liberality; the persecutions
icc, under Louis XV. called forth Voltaire,
ibe.tered his zeal against religion. Ilad the
been tolerant, or Voltaire not have judged of
i by that of France, he might have been a
pan. The Church of England had nothing to
:flier as to safety or power, from religions
ion, and the laws should not punish men
ming different opinions of religion from those
State.

:a Mr. CA RLIL E had finished reading this pant-
;wok up a volume of Tillotson's Sermons,
"Towering above all authorities rises the
truth in the person of Archbishop Tillot-
b:g,ary writhed beneath his power; he was the
.1;::a of the honest, and the glory of English
but he did not escape the charge of heresy
—fidelity, although he filled the high office of
)111,-,p of Canterbury."

.er re 7; ling a few passages from one of the Arch-
, S.-rrnons, asserting the right of religious tole-
th it, if Religion was too good to be ems-
:...tred it was too bad to be believed,
• r I. E continued:" I could have read nu-
. p.,:iges from these sermons, to spew the
L!.f.,..starlon of persecution; but, Gentlemen
1-:y, yua kilt;w his worth too well, and though
is too feeble for his praise, I may be ex-
:'t sii ag my humble admiration of his exalted
. (i,:ntic:nen, had more time elapsed since I
• )esterday, or my sleep been re.
I c mld in a foy hours have collected more

gal l rill this table in favour of a free
';')lt'ligious opinions, and against persecution
..!:;ic Works by the greatest and chiefest
to which this land has given birth;
;:ecessatily intrude on your patience.
:.; -• cloisters of ecclesiastical power

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per,,:cut ion are not now to be found,
• ''.r •
.vgh their domes in silence and
:: •• : 2i.ke Vampires, to be met with in our
1! ' L squinting through the parchment
' information.—Mr. Carlile next
•P., : ;t't by Dr. Squire, to the SAM! pur-

authorities ant a, letter written
Fuulcs% to Sir William Blackstone re-

tpeeting a passage on Religious Toleration k the
Learned Judge's Commentaries.

Mr. CARLILk begged that the Jury would calmly
and deliberately consider, whether he appeared to
have any bad view in publishing sentiments which he
had done every thing in his power to prove he che-
rished and adopted tiom principle. He had heard
that an impression to his prejudice had been already
received by the Jury, and that there was little doubt
of a conviction; in which case, it was his.intention to
move for a new trial. But before any determination
was come to, he trusted those before wham he stood
would reflect, that if a verdict of Guilty were found
against him, the utmost punishment the vengeance
of his persecutors could inflict would await him.—
They were to consider that a mass of prosecutions
still awaited him from the same vindictive source,
and that on a former occasion the Crown had thought
proper to let go by an opportunity upon which it
would have been defeated, as it had been under the
hands of Mr. Hone. The Jury were to consider that
ruin would be the inevitable consequence of conviction;
for pecuniary penalties, as well as a long imprison-
ment, would most certainly be visited upon him.
They were to consider that the liberty of the press,
with which nothing should be allowed to interfere, was
at stake, and that the verdict must either support it
, against the enemies of all freedom of thought, or
, deliver it into the custody of those who would keep
it safe, and never let it wander again."
It was the general opinion that Mr. CARLILE was
here about to conclude; but it was a mistake. He
again proceeded in the old track, and told the Jury
he should, he still hoped, be able to convince them
that he was entitled to a verdict of acquittal. He
' sp:,ke of other authorities in favour of his opinions,
and declared that he was himself an Unitarian,
though not an Unitarian of the Christian kind. He
commended the bold spirit that animated Paine
in his public attack upon Christianity, which
attack had so effectually removed the veil of error
which had been placed before the eyes of the world
by a crafty and designing priesthood. Mr. Cathie
entered into a general praise of those who risked
' their own safety from their love of truth, which could
not be more accurately ascertained than by an exa-
mination of all religious disputations. He then took
bold of several books and began to read one which
did not appear to have a tendency to serve his cause,
and in this situation we left him.

According to letters from Madrid, Lieutenant-
General Don NEMECIO SALCEDO had been appointed
Minister to the United States of America. The ra-

wages of the yellow fever at Cadiz and San Fernando
are unhappily increasing. At the former place up-
wards of 3,000 were sick on the 20th ult. aid the
deaths were, on the 17th, 37; the 18th, 44; the 19th,
45 ; and the 20th, 56. At San Fernando the deaths
were, on the 15th, 48; the 16th, 43; the 17th, 50; and
18th, 62 ; and the number of sick upwards of 4,000.
The following i-; an extract of a private letter from
Liverpool, dated October 9:—" The Betty, Captain
WEDGEWOOD, arrived here this day from Philadel-
phia, with upwards of 160 men, women, and chil-
dren, returnesii emigrants. The tide of emigration has
turned, and those poor creatures who have been in-
duced to leave their country, their homes, and friends,
from the flattering prospects held out to them of that
land of plenty and freedom (the United States), are
now happy if they can find the means of paying their
passage to return to Old England."
An Englishman who lately ascended Vesuvius, and
approached too near the crater, had his arm broken
by a stone thrown up by the mountain, and suffered
amputation.
Monday se'nnight the remains of the late Lady
Essex Kaa arrived at Kelso, and were deposited in
an apartment in the Cross Keys Inn, where they lay
in state till the following day. They were then con-
veyed, with much funereal pomp, to the family vault
of the House of Roxburgh.
The workmen in the King's Printing-office, Edin-
burgh, from their contributions of a penny per week,
have purchased forty large New Testaments, and
presented them to the Committee of the Edinburgh
Middle District Bible Socicty, for distribution among
poor and aged women.
The Magistrates of Glasgow, in conjunction with
the County Gentlemen of Lanark, have resolved to
erect a new Bridewell, the expense of which is esti-
mated at £36,000. The present Bridewell was erected
so late as 1799; but so rapid has been the progress
of delinquency, that this Establishment, though suf-
ficiently extensive then, has now become insufficient.
The average number of prisoners was '2lO for last
year; and the whole expense of maintaining them
was only £96, or 9s. 3d. per annum for each per-
son. It appears from the Magistrates' Report, drawn
up by Mr. EWING, of Glasgow, not only that there
has been an increase of crime, but that this in•
crease, since 1809, has been constantly progressive
and exceedingly rapid ; in short, . that it has all the
character of an evil deeply seated, and threatening
the most appalling consequences. In ten years, end-
ing with 1818, the number of annual commitments
has increased from 387 to 1443, and the average num-
ber in the house from 86 to 210. This goes vastly
beyond what could be accounted for by any sup-
posable increase of the population.
THE UNICOEN.—Mr. BOWDICII, when on his mis-
sion to Ashantee, inquired of the people of that
country, and of Dag% .urnha, whether they had ever
heard of an unicorn : " Yes,"• replied they, "in the
white wan 's count rj
Wednesday se'nnight a parcel, containing Notes
of various Banks, to the value of £2527.45. sent from
the Bank of Scotland's Branch at Kelso, to Edin-
burgh, was stolen fi oni the Oifice of the Twied.ide
ooach, at Kelso. The theft was not discovered till
after the coach reached Edinburgh, the depredators
having had the address to substitute, in the place of
the one stolen, a parcel directed in the same manner,'
and nearly resembling it, which, when opened, was
found to contain bundles of grey-paper, cut in the
shape of Bank-note:.