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

'unity entreated the D•gfaaidaist to follow a monies-I
perste and warantable enure,. A lime argument
look place on the interpretation of the Act for the
'Aetna., of the Unitarians. 1
Mr. Corti'. returned, after regnatklost as the dill-
catty of ruweeding under such renegued interrup-
tions. lie mid titst N.lllOO sod Emilie "mold hare
fared like Galileo hid they lived in oho same corn.
try. f'..liflosing or opinion elfected no nijeet ; it
met d..ing nothing' en Act of Parliament could not
nnnitlitte siptdions. He should persist in proclaim-
lot his owe bleinione whatever might be the come.
walk*. tie Sent over G Geld of various argument,
dt.canting on the similarity between Unitarianism
sad Deism. the Attoreey-Getterst had beep brought
um in the tenets of the fret sect ; he (Mr. C 4 be-
lle:Wel to the litter; there was no difference be-
Woe.. Hole, sod the Attorney•Gantral eight to Ishii-
Anew tie Information en Ore ground of the Matadors
p(, He then read a trail, untitled " 4 Motor, of
A. flogiorA Bible." ceostencios with the tretniatittp
tit tbs. 0e0...4.1, Bede, and pursuing the various Ter.'
Arse throug4 is intoreslins and curious series of
limerleciders down to the proseat period. His object
InniMood la be to prove to the Jury, that as a great
'Mow) of the lastooces were cases of punishment in. 1
*hoed ate ratio .a persons fur publishing the Scrip.
4' 'tom, there could be no propriety in punishing
a
- Illies for descantinging on limit contents, now 'that the 1
ta ref kt•owl.tigo b/d ao materially sleeted the coo-
s
..r • hot Arms Wed. We loft him engaged in
the above tract. The Cunt was at that time
~A= *traded ' • but Irmo Om judicious arrange-
•:. preelesslyadopted, net the slightest disorder
• 011eelliervaable throashoet.
• 1-3/10 have not copied the estracts of the works
' *eased by Mr. Cathie: theAttorney-Gesersl, if we
:-Nedersteod him rightly, threatened to posecute any
' liiilben who should publish them even in the say of
seepiit. We do not believe thtt he would be very
:1141thinsfel in such a suit ; but we certainly bate no
•fl tabus le try the question with kits. I

COURT OP 41.DERMEN.

--oilmen.—
TM Lord Mayor held a Court of Aldermen yes.
ferday at the Guildhall, at which caste present Sir
Wm. Curtis, Sir Mellott, Carr Glyn, Sir J. Eimer,
Sir Wm. Leighton; Sir Charles Flower, Sir William
I)ontaille, Sir Matthew Blocs., and the Aldermen
Scholars-. Bird., Wood, Molnar, 'Bridges, titilate,
Cos, Toorp, Waiihmen, and linthaell.
' ACTION AGAINST Tilt. LORD MAYOR.
s ' The Lento MATOc staled lo the Coon, IMO an
soMOis hod bees brought against him by Mr. Carlile,
••rim let Lordship's having canard him to be appre•
• aand hold to bail, for publishing libellous and
: pamphlets, and trusted that Court would ro
i hie against the consequences of such a prose.
eitiao, for conduct In the due esetclse of his Mug's.
terial.rapacity as Lord Mayor.
Sir Was. Cuatis said, " Certainly, certainly; the
Court taisg+it to bear his Lordship !wink's."
Mr. Alderman WOOD thought the Court ought not
Intstily to commit themselves spun such a subject.—
If him Lordship bad doom thy act which rendered
Ilia Ssbl. to be proceeded against by law, it was his
duty to deiced bimetal', and apply to Ms Coon after.
words, when the question open the legrlity of his
• 'dsalloet wee 6616; that was the coats, he bad
• pursued wader similar circumstances In his own
Ilitioraliv, sod* appeared to him to be the proper
ammo to bo adapted ow all such occasion'.
. The conversation, Ms Lordship making no reply,
then passed off, sod the Minutes of iha last Court
aro road.

1110? IN GUILDHALL ON StICR.ae.I.M.VI-DAY.
On the easel ann.lon fur confirming the kilovolts,
Ur. Aldermen WAITIIIIAN rose to object to the
apairmetioo, eel indeed on his own accoont, or to
stop any proceedings against him; but be conceived
• Mr (inert Alight to proceed open facts sad evidence.
The MinuteK he contended, were not tree, inns-
• • mach ►a they stated that the resolution to refer the
errilaploiut respecting the soppoted Ninth In the
Common Mil on Michaelmay.day► to the Committee
• of Privileges, bad leen come to ■fter the Sheriffs had
- bete heard thapreeo. In sepport of Ibis opinion, the
worthy Alderman reve►ted to the proceedings of the
(inert en Friday last, and took a very- lengthened
levlew of the circomstancet whieh were then brought
maw dlscuasi on. Ile remarked porticularly on the as-
',llion of Sir Wm. Curtis, that he was not present at
. t►e previous Meeting at tht Mansion-hoes, lois he
(11r..Waithmen) declared is as a mere stabler fuse ; for
•Itbouih it use tree that the Worthy Baronet was
. Arnbiatieest at the Meeting on Ssterdey when this
AWNS* was first contrived, Aliere had been another
Illiennit on the subsequent Wednesday, to mature
• mmil arrange the machinery of ibis charge, end at that
the Worthy Baronet urn present. llow,
thee, mold hi acquit himself of being a party to se-
c►etly and poweionsly contrived 'cessation ? Even if
that Court bad a right to enquire into the privileges
end roceedhagf ift the lAve►y., whlth !Wools, con-
tended they- had not, their proceedings ought to be
. hero *pent had abedebeard. The persons who were
. Implicated ought to have notice; an opportunity
'boob! he afforded Hum of bearing the complaint
opine& ahem, and of brierging evidence in justifies-
lion of their conduct. Mock of the stateliest. made
. by Mc. birereff Horthwell said the Common Serjesnt
was ail founded in fact—them was no evidence in
sapper( of the averments. It was not hoe, es stated
en the Minute, " that the Sheriffs had been heard
thereon," for Mr.Shreilf Parkins had not been heard
at all on the business.

The Lotto MAYO* hers interrupted, and said,
at Certainly, Mr. Sheriff Parkins hid been heard."
•6 heard-!" replied Mr. W A Misr t 9, " he was
beard to 93y, that be was entirety taken by surprise;
that he was wholly enpreparevi to mike a correct
adteassot ; bet that h world he prepared, if tire
were allowed, to ley his account •f this occurrence,
whisk toots place before them. lie therefore pro-
tested against reels unfair and premature proceed.
ipso,
Mr. Alines, Wools strongly suppcnted the ob-
-- .1 Alderman Waithean : he declared, be hid
of proomoditt. so wholly ii...orreet sod
Ile viseld neer Courier to the proms.'
without any evidence but the
their accuse, and without gide; then
complaist against them, sod herded
W le ergs la easFE! Ile eliseted,

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