No. 13. Critique on Mr. Sadler's Speech. Notice of the School of Free No. 14. Secret history of the revolt of Islam, one of Mr. Shelley's Works.- No. 15. No discussion in Bible Societies.-Muggletonian Communication and No. 16. Letter 5: To the Duke of Wellington. Mr. Cobbett's Letter to Lord No. 17. Letter to Mr. Peel, on the Case of Jonathan Martin.-Infidel Home City of London Auxiliary Bible Society Meeting, with a Sketch of Bad State of the Country.-Riots and Starvation at Manchester and Spitalfields-Description of New Lanark.-State of the Glasgow wea- vers.-What is the Bible?-Question answered, and addressed to those who subscribe for the Circulation of the Bible.-Lent, the Passion Week, and Easter.-Mania of Religion phrenologically indicated. Mr. Cob- bett's Proposal for the Abolition of the Law Established Church." The World" at fault.-Strictures on Thirty Religious Societies, showing how impotent is the Cause of Omnipotence, how potent is that of Infidelity, or which has the Truth ?-Ninth Discourse delivered before the Society of Universal Benevolence, On the Duties which a Man owes to his Ene- mies, by the Rev. Robert Taylor.-Notice of the Marquis of Anglesey. State of the Country -Remedies for its Evils; Co-operative Project a paltry Scheme; Infidelity the first Principle of permanent Relief and future Welfare and Happiness.-Pagan Christianism or Christian Pagan- ism.-Petition to the King on the Case of Jonathan Martin.-H. D. R. lecturing M. and other Hypocrites on a Sunday Morning. The Reve- rend Libel Plea, in the Case of Carlile v. Dunn and Shaw.-Notice of the School of Free Discussion.-Tenth Discourse delivered before the Society of Universal Benevolence, On the Duties which a Man owes to his Friends, by the Rev. Robert Taylor.-On the Prevalence of Meta- phor in the Eastern Languages, and its Influence on the first Religious System of which we have any Knowledge.-Fire in Fleet Street.-Sub- Infidel Rent and Mission.-Circular Challenge.-Copies of the Deacon's and Priest's Orders conferred on the Rev. Robert Taylor.- Origin, Rise, and Progress of Christianity, stated by the Rev. Dr. Stop- ford. The Errors of the Rev. Dr. Stopford explained by Richard Car- lile.-Politics, or Case of Mr. O'Connell.-Anatomical Subjects, or the Bishops proposed as the best.-The Beauties of Shaftsbury's Character- istics. Eleventh Discourse delivered before the Society of Universal Benevolence, On the Duties which a Man-owes to Strangers, by the Rev. Robert Taylor.-Part I. of a poetical Satire on Bristol. Infidel Mission.-First Bulletin.-Banner of Infidelity unfurled in the University of Cambridge. The University shrinks from the Con- test.-By Persecution, proclaims its Defects, and gives a glorious Triumph to Infidelity.-Twelfth Discourse delivered before the Society of Universal Benevolence, On the Duties which a Man owes to his Rela- tions, by the Rev. Robert Taylor.-Letter to the Editor.-The Beauties Infidel Mission, Second Bulletin, Head-quarters, Nottingham, con- Infidel Mission, Third Bulletin, continued Proceedings in Notting- Infidel Mission, Fourth Bulletin; General Observations on Infi- Infidel Mission, Fifth Bulletin; Proceedings in, State, and Charac- ter of Leeds; List of the Persons who have received our Circulars in Leeds.-Sixteenth Discourse delivered at Founders' Hall by the Rev. R. The Lion. No. 1. VOL. 3.] LONDON, Friday, January 2, 1829. [PRICE 6d. LETTER AND LESSON ON THE VICE OF OATH MAKING. HEALTH, wisdom, and happiness to you, my Lord Duke. Health. My Lord Duke, I have taken upon me the character of a school- B liberty of the subject, which means in other words, the liberty of a slave, about Greece or Turkey or Russia or France or Spain or Portugal or any of the American States, about game laws, about petitions of any kind, about their Lordships' privileges, about every thing that is there said and done, excepting the repeal of obnoxious laws. I should think it a waste of time to be in either house of Parliament, as now constituted, without a new lesson in my pocket by which I could profit. Even in spending a single evening in the gallery of the House of Commons, there is an intolerable dullness, which is only relieved occasionally by the order of "STRANGERS WITHDRAW;" an order that premises the speedy introduction of a new subject. The subject of this first lesson is stated at its head, to be on the evil of oath-making, and after giving a reason for thus addressing your Grace, I will show how oath-making is a vice, and the advantages to be nationally derived from its legislative removal. My reason for addressing your Grace is, that every man's knowledge is not complete, nor alike on every subject. This axiom may be applied to wise men. Supposing your Grace to be a wise man; supposing you to be the first of soldiers in relation to military skill; supposing you to be a master in the financial arrangements of a government; supposing you to be the best and wisest man that ever swayed the destinies of a nation, and I am sure that as far as you have exhibited character, I do not yet know one wiser or better, past or present; it yet remains, that you are not wiser than the aggregate of wisdom to be found. It is the nature of wisdom, rather to be particular than general. A man may become very wise on one particular subject, to which he has paid particular attention, and generally ignorant on all others. Wisdom being an artificial principle, a human property acquired by art, labour and industry, it follows, that it may be more readily perfected in particulars than in generals; and though I may be a schoolmaster equal to the teaching of the Duke of Wellington, on some points, I do not mean to present myself in the offensive light of offering to teach him on all subjects. The subject of oath-making, as growing out of human religions, has been my peculiar study; I have considered all its purposes and bearings, its want of moral purpose and bearing, and I feel competent to teach the Duke of Wellington and his administration on this particular head. This, then, is my reason for this address and all the peculiarity of its manner. To which I may add, that your Grace has not yet done a thing that is nationally offensive, you have not promised to do or not to do any thing that is nationally offensive, you have not pledged your attachment to any party in the state, you as yet stand in the dignified light of being a minister for all parties, as far as either projects any thing useful to all, and without that, I hope you will not attend to any one |