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Evidence of an Unbeliever rejected . — On a late occasion , when an information was laid before the magistrates at Bow Street against a bookseller for literary piracy , JVm . Dug dale , formerly known as the € i Radical Quaker , " appeared as a witness in support of the information , when the following examination took place :
" Mr . Cooper ( the Counsel for the Defendant ) begged to put a few questions to this witness , previous to his being sworn ; and he did so as follows : —As you are about to be sworn on the holy Evangelists , I wish to ask whether you
believe in them ? - —Witness hesitated , and at last said , he did not think it a fanquestion . The Magistrate decided that it was a very proper one ; and the witness said , if it was put again , he wonki endeavour to answer it . —Mr .
Cooper-Do you believe in the revelation promulgated in the Evangelists ?—Certainly not —altogether . —Mr . Cooper . Do you believe , by your having kissed that book , you incur a greater punishment for speaking falsely , than you otherwise would have done ? Witness . I should have no
fear of any punishment but such as the law provides for perjury . My kissing that book would not influence me in either way , as to whether I should speak truly or falsely ; but I will speak the
truth for my character ' s sake . — -Mr , Cooper submitted that the evidence of this witness c 6 uld npt be received after the declaration he had made ; and the Magistrate coinciding , Mr . Clarkb ( Attorney for the Prpeeeution ) said he did
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484 Intelligence . —Miscellaneous . Evidence of an Unbeliever rejected .
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was preceded by divine service , which waa introduced by the Rev , Joseph Hut * ton , one of the ministers of Eustace Street , Dublin , and a sermon suitable t 6 the occasion , was preached by the Rev . James Armstrong , one of the ministers of Strand Street , Dublin , from these
words : — " I exhort you that you ^ should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints . " Jude 3 . After which , the Rev . William J . Hort , of Cork , was elected Moderator for the ensuing year , and the ministers and elders proceeded to give a detailed account of the state of their respective
congregations . The Synod , together with a number of the members of the Cork and Bandon congregation , dined together at Williaras ' s Inn . In the course of the evening much social enjoyment , mingled with enlarged Christian feeling and liberality of sentiment was evinced .
The following were among the toasts given from the chair : — " The King . " < € The Duke of York and the Royal Family . " ** The Lord Lieutenant and prosperity to Ireland . " " The Presbyterian Church of Ireland /*
" Our Brethren of the Established Church /' € < Our Fellow-Christians of every Denomination . " * ' May all our fellow-subjects , how much soever they may differ in their sentiments and modes of worship , find at length , * How good and pleasant a thing it is to dwell together in unity and love / "
" Religious zeal , without sectarian bigotry /' •* The Archbishop of Cashel . May his truly Christian principles be universally adopted /' " Civil Liberty without popular licentiousness . "
' < The 12 th of August ; the birth-day of our beloved and patriotic Sovereign ; the day also memorable for his arrival among his people of Ireland . " " Civil and Religious Liberty , declared by His Majesty to be the birth-right of his people /*
The next meeting was appointed to be held in Dublin , the first Wednesday in July , 1824 . . [ Cork Southern Reporter . ] ' ? See his Graced reply to the address of the Presbyterians of Cork . [ Moo . Repoa . XVIII . 228 . ]
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The cc National" ( an it is strangely called ) " Society for Edbcation" have obtained the King ' s Letter to the Arch - bishop of Canterbury , authorizing a collection throughout England and Wales in behalf of their funds . The letter has been read in the churches , and application made in consequence from house to house
throughout the parishes . The measure is too sectarian to be fully successful . What Dissenter can consistently contribute to a system of education which though falsely called National , excludes the children of Dissenters , a very large part of the population ? On a note being sent by the churchwardens to the present writer , he returned his compliments with an answer , that he subscribed only to " Schools for all . "
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The injudicious prosecution of Mr , John Ambrose TVilliams > editor of the Durham Chronicle , for an alleged libel on the Durham clergy , has at last been adjourned sine die . —Monthly Mag *
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1823, page 484, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1787/page/52/
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