Star. — London, England, 1816-04-29 00:00:00

; dnVene el der i de persons who are ;thinned:Midi 1 ial doctrines; that I4tm an enemy, from prin., j ar, of all order and governmenk:=an enemy, from' - A ll eiple of all kings, of . justice , and of humanity ; • A, ; f iend of the factious in all countries. 'these, kinast be confessed, are grave accusations ; but the Z onat i o n which I am going to give of my princi ' will be a conclusive answer to these calumnious ..ensgations. I shall not enter into metaphysical abstractions on the rights of men, nor into digressions on politics: I will confine myself to a description of the principles ,bW have always directed my political actions. I tots born en Englishman ; I love with enthusiasm t he constitution of my country—that is to say, the 1 c onstitution as established by our glorious revolution • o f 1688.. !tires then that was formed that beautiful of Government which excites so universal an Z.ration, which serves as a model to other nations, a• makes our country called, by distinction, the topic land of liberty, which earned for us the de -seed ulogium of the philosopher Montesquieu. viho i s * patrimony not only of France but of all the, „ R A and who, said of us—"" the English are the l ogy people in the world who know how to make use their religion, their laws, and their comm ce." .. ,I s om il.e revolution of 1688 may be dated the rim -1 - amity, the greatness, and the liberty of Englan . ....:r- -. . lam hound to say. thlt if these principles, which :;she mine, and which are those of the Constitution of ay country, are subversive of all idea of order and government. and make me.tbe enemy of kings, 0 justice, and of humanity, I am then the most rilty of men, and my accuser is in the right. • But if, on the contrary, these are the principles Which procured for us our protecting laws, which Se cure to us our persons, our properties, and our rei. Ilion, which have made of a people little favoured by mune or by fortune the most happy, the best go verned, and most flourishing nation of Europe, 1 have a right to conclude that the accusation is nothing but a revelling calumny. Yes, such are the principles of that Wilson and of that Bruce. of whom the Advocate General spoke in so indecorous a manner. I inherited them from my ancestors :—I • ihall carry them to my grave. As to the affair of M. de Lavalette, politics had nothing to do with it : I was moved only by the sen timents of humanity. You have seen, from my in terrpgatory, that I was hardly acquainted with him. It is true, that the goodness of his character, the hmiability of his dispbsitiun, and the sweetness f his Manners, had inspired me with a greater interest than Is usually felt for a personewhom one has seen so little. I was never at his house : be had never been • at mine: and it was here, where I appear as an ac cused person, that I had the honour of seeing, for the first time, that virtuous and interesting wife, and have been enabled to pay her the homage of my de. voted and respectful admiration. • It has been demonstrated to you, that there was • as connection between us and the other persons ac. cued. I respected the chains and gates of the house of justice. I did not go, like Don Quixote, in quest of adventures : but an unfortunate man comes and asks my protection ; he :hews a Confidence in my cha inter ; be puts his life in my hands ; he appeals to my humanity ! What would have been said of me if I had denoiinced him to the police ? I should then J , have. deserved ;bat-death with which I have since . bees threatened. What do I say ? What would have-been thought of me if I bad refused to protect him ? I should have been loolcie upon as a poltroon, ss a man without principle, without honour, without courage, without generosity-1 should have deserved the contempt of all good men. But, Gentlemen, there were other considerations which decided me. 'There was something romantic in the story of LaVa. hue. His miraculous escape from prison, that cruel uncertainty between death and life in which be so lokt remained—the noble devotedness of his wife, that French Alcestis—her heroic action. which will bye in history—all struck my imagination. and ex• cited in my- heart an interest so lively. that I could not resist its impulse : besides; as your La Fontaine us, who in his simplicity has said every thing, Dans ce monde U se taut I'un !'antra mewls.; . Ilse taut entealder ; e'en la tai de nature." Gentlemen-1 am yet young, but I have travelled agresst deal: I have seen many countries, and have ixamioed, with all the attention of which I am ca. pable, the customs of the people. I have always observed, even among the most barbarous nations, among those who are almost in a state of primitive nature, that it is a sacred thing among them to suc mar those who have recourse to their protection : it is a duty enjoined by their religion, by their laws, by their customs. A Bedouin of the Desart, a Druze of Mount Lebanon, would rather sacrifice his life than betray the man who' had fled to him for an asylem : whatever be his country, whatever his crime, he sees only the duties of humanity and of hospitality : I, a civilized man, thought it my duty to imitate the virtues even of barbarians. And I cannot persuade' myself that, among a people celebrated for their gen &flit'', their humanity, and their chivalrous charac ter—which reckon among their Kings a Henry IV. that model of a Prince—and would to GOD all Kings were like him—which reckon among their heroes a Bayard, the completest of all, without fear, and Without reproach, whose device was always to succour her distressed fellow-creatures-1 cannot believe that, "aft such a people, an Englishman can be con-, dawned for having saved the life of a Frenorman. Gentlemta, I - have confessed to you, with all Embalms and honour, the whole truth with respect' to the part I took in the escape of M. Lavalette; and, notwithstanding the respect which I entertain for the majesty of the laws —notwithstanding the respect Winch I owe to this tribunal, I cannot be wanting in the respect which I owe to myself, by avowing that I feel th e least repentance forwhat I have done. Gentlemen, I have now said all : I leave you to "we upon my fate, and I implore nothing bat . juke. This discourse, pronounced with a strong foreign °Mee, and with a firm tone sustained' throughout, produced, like Wilson's, the liveliest impression: and ' lew heard several old advocates applaud equally the 1 1 , ce of the accused and of their defenders. The President having asked of each of the prier). !Ms whether he had any thing to add to his defence, wentedfately be gan to sum up the evidence. After a rapid exposition of the facts. M. de Sense *wad to the Jury. that he was fulfilling the (auctions 1 of a lga% Ant du= of Judge, and that it wash his • ... • .. • . • • • .. dot,' to preset to then with iqual Ms the chairs of the *nide& ma the Mutts ‘ldefetietie This Magistrate performed this difficult with all the talent which characterizes him; and if the im• partiality of his cherge throughout proved the purity of his intentions, fine bursts of eloquence repeated!) • betrayed the orator who made his debut at the bar under such brilliant auspices. • Oa closing his charge the President put the ques tion, and the Jury retired to deliberate. It was a quarter past four. About two hours afterviards they returned, and their Foreman, with his hind on his heart, read the declaration of the Jury.—tits sub stance, together with the nature of the sentence, ap peared in our Paper of Saturday. It may be right merely to add, that Eberle, the turnkey, was ac quitted of having facilitated the escape by connivance, but merely by negligence.] PRIVATE LETTER. PASO, Ana. 24. The Interrogatories of Sir Robert Wilson, Bruce, and Notchie sort, wenkseizeal yesterday by the police at the printer's, many of them have, however, already got Into circulation. Fifteen Spanish Liberalists were arrested here yesterday, In suspicion of being eolfneeted with the conspiracy at Madrid. Mina is one of the number. M. de Talleyrand sets nut for ltalencay to-morrow. This journey is variously accounted for. Some will have it that it takes place in obedience to orders of exile, which is by no means probable ; others say, that, foreseeing a crisis which. can be but little profitable to himself in any way, he deems It prOdent to re move front rho theatre of events. The 'rule of Wellington arrived In Paris en the night before last. The Aid-de-Cenip of the Eniperor Alexander, whose arri val bete I mentioned in toy list, brings dispatches of whikh one of the objects is to withdraw from the Duke the command of the Russian army in France, which be holds as Generalissimo of the allied faucet. The peals; cause of the differences mist ing between the Union and British Celine% cannot long re moist a secret to. the public., It would appear, that they relate to tin settlement of new new order of Mots In cooternplatien in this country. Medulla' to the nest prevalent opinion, these M isnames Orise from pretensions sat up by Reads in favour of the young Prima of Orange, ,in the event of the reigning family of France being removed from the throne. The expediency of the latter eleasure, far the general 'sanguinity of France and that of Europe, is understood to be now sensibly felt by the Allies. An article which has lately appesred in the Belgian Moniteur, is awed to be remarkable under the preemie etrannstaaces. rue ankle, which is a most Battering eulogy of use young Prince of Orange, concludes with the remark, that the ,ravel Prices jint4ies areal the ilikh &disks Os whoa A, may Sr *Wed. These hie, destinies, in the opinion of nutty, are obviously the throne of France. The Government of the Low Countries, in cosicett with that of Russia, are certainly taking steps in that view. They lately made overtures to a character of great etl2l - in this country, who, suspecting M. de Richelieu 's feeling on that point, ventured to confide to him the coaimunicatioo he bad received. That Minister replied," such overtures do not sur prize me, for fou may he further consulted on the same subject." Whence It would appear, that M. de Richelieu is not a arrears to the Russian plan, in favour of the young Prince, and that he presides over the overnment of Prance, as it bat; always been thought, under the immediate kaluasee of Russian Caluocils. In the hypot beds of such a of dynasty, the late vote of credit for the six millions demanded by M. de Richelieu, might be sup. posed a provision der the reeking Princes. THE EV iNI t S LAIL LONDON. • MONDAY, APRIL .19, 1816. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS D*Y AT I WELVF. O'CLOCK: itedueed 60} e I --Cons. :no. 610 --for ace. 654 4 per ett1t.75.1 75-.4 per Cad. ihti—Bondi 511. hi. pr. Onu). 1811-410. pay. ....Each. Bab Se. 66. pr. The concluding details of the trial of our country men for aiding the escape of LAVALSTIT, will be read with Much interest. If we amid to the dry technicality of political jurisprudence, it must be ad mitted at once that the 'accused were guilty—they have themselves confessed it ; but among civilised men a broad and marked line will ever be drawn between offences originating in ♦ice, in malice, in a disregard of every moral obligation, and those which are indu ced by views of humanity, feelings of compassion. and chivalrous sentiment. Mr. latices address mast have made a strong impression on the Court ; and we are convinced that they have gained all that they were anxious to obtain —such a sentence—such a sympathy of sentiment as restores them to society without a de gradation of moral character. What would have been thought of our countrymen, if, when the life of an individual, connected with the previous interest excited by Madame LAVALITTZ'S conduct, was put into their hands, they had betrayed him to his pursuers, or even refused to assist him. Would they have unintained the awe degree in the scale of human character in which they now stand, notwithstanding their conviction ? No, no. There is something in human nature which will ever repro. bite indifference or apathy respecting the life of a fellow-creature. We have received the Ellis Papers of Friday. They contradict the report of the Duke of WALLING- I TON having returned to Paris from Belgium. Sir ROBERT WILSON and his two companions have been transferred to the prison of La Force, to un. , dergo their sentence of imprisonment. - The Law for making a Provision for the Clergy has passed the Chamber of Deputies: the numbers were,—For the law, 214 ; Against it, SO ; Majo rity, 214. The following are the beads of this law : M 1. All rent.cbarges assigned ea the public funds as annuities to Clergymen who may have died, ars condnued foe the main. tenance of the C.hurch Establishments. M 5. The propent of the Churl, of whatever kind, unsold, shall be restored, in its present state, with the exarpdoa of each religious houses as may be occupied as Goverment ulcers until a new place for transacting business is found. " S. The int receipts from these new arrangentems arc to go in support of the resident Mg Clergy, and old sad Loins Prints." Previous to the discussion on the above law, a warm skirmish took place between the Ultra Royalists and the Constitutionalists of the Chamberr, in which the former were victorious. M. CoLoms took occa sion to assert, that General Tuatror was put upon his trial in defiance of the Act of Ansoesty.o. M. PARDERVE replied, that thii was a caluinninus • declamation, anal great agitation prevailei for a few 1 minutes; by several Mambas attempting to force. th 4 i f t hoosimoso.lx.Cojosnes voice vs , by-this uailtiedidieh bf ikely obasideced as laird that his sentlitehts were disagtseable to the fiajority Oen*. - k ~, S . . - • Y The Paris - Papeit and telieral private letters. iho confirm the report which we gave on Saturday re specting the arrest of several of the Spanish Patriots in Paris. . totiataa maaoftbutsar.os /MOAT MORNING. • The Duchess de Besti will be received during her journey in Pranee with the same honours which were paid to the Countess of Provence and Artois. . A small detachment of Belgian soldiers (toove lescents) left Paris this Morning by the Panda Bar rier, fot the frontiers. The Abbe de Pradt has set off for Auvergne, his native place. Four men, and four women, have beta arrested at Trevous, as part of a band of ten or twelve bri gands., which bad been formed near that city. PARIS, APRIL 26. General Cambrope, one of the chiefs of Bonaparte's guard in the Island of Elba, will be tried to-morrow by the first Council of War. The Chef de Battalion Delon will fill the office of Reporter. Carnbrone will be defended by M. Berryer, jun. Count Torreno, a Spaniard of an ancient fatrbilii in the Asturias, and who was member of the Cortes, was arrested on Sunday last, at Paris. He is brother in-law to General Porlier, condemned to death for rebellion against his Sovereign, Wednesday evening Sir Robert Wilson. Captain Hutchinson, and Mr. Bruce, were re-conducted frem the Conciergerie to La Force. Mails from Hamburg!: and Flanders arrived last night; and this morning a Dutch Mail. The latest accounts from Petersburgh are as gloomy as those before received respecting the de pressed state of Commerce. There have been more failures, and those houses which have !seen able to maintain their credit are afraid to send any new or ders owing to the low prices et all articles occasioned by the general scarcity of money. In fact commer cial distress is very general throughout Europe s it seems to be the necessary result of the lowered price of cart:age, insurance, &c. ice. which of course causes a depreciation on the old stock of goods, equal to the difference of the expenses. It will require some time to bring things again to their level, but the re sult, though injurious to individuals, will be benefi cial to the great family of Europe. The new Russian Tarif, though signed by the Em peror on the 20th ult. has not yet been made public. It permits, we are assured, the importation of most articles of British manufacture. Calicoes are prohi bited : rum is also prohibited: On the I Ith iustant seventeen waggons, loaded, with money from France, arrived at V:sona. A million of francs had arrived some days before. Our late visitors, the Austrian Archdukes, arrived at Vienna on the 14th instant. The Saxon troops which were mooned in and about Lisle, are to remove farther into Picardy, and to be replaced by British regiments. It appears that every kind of ingenuity is exercised to introduce the prohibited Journals into France by the Flemish frontier. In consequence, the French Minister of Police has again written to the Prefects in that quarter to be vigilant in putting an end to a practice which he says " threatens France with the machinations of a party which desires again to plunge her into an abyss of misfortunes." It would be more sound policy to write down the offensive articles and teach the people to reason, than to prohibit their cir culation. While a contrary system is pursued, the people will exert themselves to obtain the forbidden fruit, in the belief that it must make thein wise. Many Swiss families continue to emigrate for North America ! What can this mean ? EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Company's ship Rovm. Guinan arrived off the Start the 25th instant; and the Hors between the Start and Portland the same day. The &morn, outward bound, parted company from the Sumter in blowing weather, in lat. 45. 49, N. long. 12, 40. W. on the 22d November, and on the 29th January put into Table Bay. The chartered ship LADY FLORA arrived at the Cape from China the 20th February, Saturday the Wausztze, 74, which was launched last year at Bombay, arrived at Portsmouth, from Madras, Trincomalee, Pointe de Galle, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena. Captain BAYLEY, who was Flag-Captain to the late Sir Gamma BURLTON, came home in the command of her. She left Com modore Ross. O'Batzm at Trincomalee, having his broad pendant in the CORNWALLIS, 74, Capt. SAYER not having returned from China in the LEDA.—The ALPHEUS, RzvoLvrionztas, ELK, and VOLACig, also continued in the China seas.. The OWEN GLSNDOUR, Captain lionceon, is on her passage home from China; she had arrived at the Cape. The naval depot of stores having been removed from Madras to Trin comalee. and Commissioner Puma having arrived there, that place had becotne the permanent port of naval rendezvous. The WELLES/SY left St. Helena on the Sd ult. ; the NORTMVAIBIALADID, Sir G. COCK BURN, and HAVANNAH, were lying there. BoNA. PARTS was well, and very quiet, but does not relish his close' confinement, • and limited domains. Sir GEORGE Comities is very strict in guarding against any attempt to effect his escape ; and vessels are not allowed to anchor there, except Indiamen, without obtaining leave from Sir Glasse. Capt. CARPENTER, in the /LAUDON; has relieved the IcAnus, Capt. T. B. Dzvoir, at Ascension Island, and has established a battery of two or three guns on shore ; -and had dis covered some small springs of water on the S. - E. side of the island, *hid* produced about two puncheons 4.-iray, and was endeavouring to cultivate some small spots for garden vegetables. The WELLEILLY fell in with the Lady Forbes. from UM, bound to ji tt ualoa, le• op N. l&q. )36 W. •i -. .~ . i g r • or, we • rift 0411. THE Saturday warning the Ocean transport sailed front Portimouth for Quebec. with 300 recruits for &Is f rent regiments stationed there. ' ' Yesterday the fdllowing passage vearls sailed from Dover for Calais with troops, viz : —The Countess of Elgin with about 100 of the Ist ( Royal Scots, 3d battalion) Regiment; . Prineass Augusta 115 of the 6th Regiment; Favourite 100 ; 7th Royal Fnsileers; Wensleydale& 80 9th Regiment; King George 100 21st and 39th Regiments ; Lady Jme James 90 40th; Lark 50 of' the same regiment; Cumberland 50 57th ; and the Catherine 40 of the 7th.regiment. The first division the West Norfolk M:htia landed' on Saturday morning at Portsmouth,"from Irelancl, and marched toward Norwich, to be dis. embodied. Wednesday the , King's Owe Regiment of Stafford ihire Militia, was disembodied is Stafford. On the same day the arms• and-accoutrements of the C.entrAt Stafford Local Militia were sent off to the depot at Derby. • Wednesday last the 2d battalion 89th Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel CLIFF‘)RD, C. B. was reviewed at Sou thsea Common by Major. General Sir K. A. HOWAI4I), whoexpressed much satisfaction with their military appearance, and msucouvres in the field. When it is recollected that this regiment lately furnished a large draft of Officers, non.com missioned officers, and picked men, to their Ist batta lion in India, and that they recently received a con siderable,number of recruits, the greatest credit is certainly due to this small but e ffi cient corps. In the evening, the Major-General, with his Staff and most of the principal Officers of the Garrison, were enter. tained at dinner at their regimental mess. The Duke of WIU.LINOTON is now at the Hague. lie dined 9n Wednesday last with the Princess Dowager, and in the evening attended a Ball, at which the King and many of the first personages were present. During the grand parade at Breslaw, on Easter Monday, the veteran BLOOM unexpectedly appeated among his former companions in arms. We are glid that the hero was well. SOULT, who has received per mission from the King of Petunia to reside at Dos seldorf, lives there in a style somewhat becoming his situation : he keeps no carriage. • er •). ' NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DA?. all. nue. I Dublin - 2 1 , Lisboa . - 1 1 Waterford - - 4 1 Cadiz • - - - 0 o Guernsey and Jersey l 0 I Malta . 0 0 Holland - 1 0 liamt , nrgh • 1 0 France - 1 0 Gotterburzb -- 0 1 Flanders - - 1 0 11-ataz - - 0 0 ♦IL 71171. FALMOUTH, APRIL 25. Arrived msterday, the Fairy, Howe, from Vire. nia, anti - sailed for Amsterdam ; the Henry, HAY. MAN, from St. Uhes. The following Pockets are now in the Roads—Doke of MArlboroligh, Hinchin brooke, and Sand v:ieh. • Since writing this evening, the Prince Ernest Packet is arrived off the Manacles, 'from Lisbon, in cloven days—het Mail is this mo ment landed from a boat, and no doubt will be in time to go off to-night. 'PLYMOUTH, APRIL 27. Came in the TRAAVE, WE4Eit, Dolma frigates, from Madras for Portsmouth, bound to the Vest In dies, with troops, and will sail again this evening, if the wind shifts to the eastward. Passing up the Channel, the OWEN GLENDRUR frigate, iiirau.sat.ex men of war, and Royal George Indianan, from China, Batavia, Cape of Good Hope, and St. lie- Ima—lett the latter place the 9th of March. Sailed the TRAWLS frigate, for Portsmouth; CYRUS sloop • of war for Cork; and FINROM sloop on a cruise. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 9s. Arrived yesterday the William Pitt and Trent transports, from the Mediterranean ; hii Aajesty's ship WELLESLEY, from Madras: Sailed yesterday the Ocean transport, for Quebec ; Eurydice, Dutch frigate, for the Texel. Arrived to day, the Diaha, H*io, from the Downs for Quebec ; his Majesty's ship TuAmm, from Plymouth. Sailed today the Rapid, JOHNWIN,' for Jamaica. The Dutch frigate Eurydice, having on board Vice•Atimiral VAN BRAAM, from Surinam, bound to Holland, put in here on Thursday, on account of the easterly wind. Her Commander, Capt. Gutissam, died en the passage. • • DEAL, APRILS& • Came down from the River and remains, his Ma. jesty's ship Aural. RAMSGATE, APRIL 21. Sailed this snoring for Ostend, the Prince of Wa terloo packet, with a very fair sample of passengers at this early season. The Eclipse, Captain Magna, a fine niw vessel, enters upon her first voyage to Ostend, in tge passage line, on Thursday next. She is handsomely fitted up, and the master, from long experience, is allowed to be well acquainted with the oasts of France and Holland. The Duke de la Ca Arran, I tte Ambassador from the French Court, embarked at Dover yesterday on, his return to France. Saturday last, the Royal Academy gave their Annual Entertainment, at Somerset Houses there were present their Royal Islighnesses the Dukes of KENT, CLIZABBRLAND, and Sussex, and a long list of Noblemen and Gentlemen. • CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, APRIL Although we had a good supply of Wheat this morning, that of fine quality met ready sale at Mon. day's prices.—Barley is Is. per quarter cheaper, and not brisk sales at that reduction, several of the maltstera having left off for the season.—Beans and Peas are Qs. per quarter dearer, and Oats fully main: rain last week's prices. Current price as under ; INGLIIIII. Tick Ditto, 21.. 1124. Wheat, Kent and Essiz i Oats, Potatee 265. SOs. 565. 82* . Ditto, Poland , 225. Ws. Suffolk, 565. 711 s. Ditto, Feed, las 254. Norfolk, 564. 745. Rapeseed, £56..18. per lot aye, 325. Hour, 65.. 70d. per sank. Barley, 240. sus. fOIItIIGS. Malt, 54.. 645. Wheat, Dantsic, cos. 711 s. White Peas, 284 Us. boilers, Ditto, Balds Red, Ms. SO& 9 6 * . • Hambreor Brews, 4si Grey Peas, 501.3151. Brabant Rd, 40s. SO& Snail Beans, 324.365. Rye, sal. Stb. SMITHFIELD MARKET, APRIL • . Beef 4i Od co Se oej Veal SA lid se Ili tt Muon 4s Od 5s Oil Pork 4 . 11. ell Lamb 64 Tio 04. . Beasts 2i6S—hbisse and Lambs .41,0711-445da551104,".11. - '---.. '. _ ~ •. • -