guineas, and Alexander Berry gave ten guineas. All of theni were in turn reviled. Icely and Berry were driven to obtain redress at law.-*** An address to the Governor was signed by inflnential persons, and was presented in due course. It reminded Brisbane tbat be bad granted aid to the Koinan Catholi(*e in the erection of tbeir cbapel, and prayed bim to extend countenance and support" to the Presbyterians. Major Goul})urn» deemed able, and known as the impenetrable
- Major/' was accused of framini^ Brisbane's reply. Who-
ever framed it, unwisely worded it as though Lang were tbe only petitioner, and the Executive Government were called upon to discuss the morality of petitioners. Brisbane read liis reply to the astounded deputation, and it was pubhshed in the GazetUt:
- Wbeii the Presliyteriatia of tht: colony sbaU have iidv'aneed by the
means of private tlonations in the erection of a temple worthy of religion j when, ill the choice of their teachers, they shall have discovered a juilg- ment equal to that which haa preaided at the aelection of tw Koman Catholic clergytnen ; uhen they shall have practised what they propose, 'to instruct the people to fear <iod and honour the king;- wheo. by entieavouring ' to keep the unity of spirit in the bond of peace ' in a colony requiring it more than aU others, they shall have ^hown through their lives the infiufjuce of ihe holy religion they profeaa — then assuredly will the Colonial Executive step forward to extend its countenance and support to those w^ho are following the Presibyterian creed."
- 0f the Church of England one of the glories m her
toleration ■ — was a phrase in the earlier part of this strange document, which Lang ^gorou8ly denounced in a letter to the Governor, of which no notice was taken, unleBB the withdrawal of ftubBcriptions for the Seot-s' church to the amount of £65 (by Brisbane and his houseliold) was intended to aerve as a notice. Dr, Lang's mother arrived in Sydney early in 18*24, and busied Jierself in rallying the '" When on Icely 's prosecution Lang was sentenced (1831) to four months' impHaonment and to a fine of £10U, a friend sakl to Icely —
- ' Well, you have put that old rascal in prison, but I would not have
gone through what you muat have endured for anything." ** Why ?"
- Because you must have had Uj read all the vile slanders in his news-
paper." ** Not at aU (aaid leely). I heanl he was liisBiiiling nie, and told my solicitor to take the paper and iisk me for instructions on anything he deemed actionable. He eventually sent me a copy, and 1 told bim to proceed. That h all. I never took nor read the nian^K pa|}er." It waa in collecting a sum to pay the tine on Icely's prosecution that a youthful acolyte learned how hia proptit CQiiduc.td Vvvmatli ViUen he was young.
