Star. — London, England, 1830-10-07 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE• IMPORTANT NES ROM FRANCE. At ten o'clock this morning, the Herald published a `S:•cond Edition, containing the following important news: From the Moniieur of Tuesday, Oct. 5. ROYAL ORDINANCES. " Louis Philip King of France. " Upon the report of our Minister, the Secretary of State for the De partment of War. •• Having seen the second article of the law of the 9th of June, 1824, and considering our Ordinance of the 18th of September, 1830, which called into activity 40,000 young soldiers of the class of 1829. " Seeing the Ordinance of the 26th of October, 1825, which sum moned a force of 32,000 young soldiers of the class of 1824. We have ordered, and do order, as follow : " Article 1. The 20,000 young soldiers of the class of 1820 are called into service. Their departure will take place on the 25th of December " Sixty thousand young troops of the class of 1828 are also called into activity, and their departure is fixed for the 25th of December next. " Twenty-eight thousand young soldiers, the remaining part of the disposable class of 1824, are also called into service. Their departure will take place on the 25th of December. " These young troops will be divided amongst the divisions of the naval and military force, according to the adjoining orders. " Our Minister Secretary of State of the War Department is charged with the execution of the present Ordinance. By the King. " LOUIS PHILIP. " The Minister Secretary of State for the Department of War, " Marecital Comte GERARD." Front the Quotidienne of Monday. Some disturbances have broken out at Hanover. On the 14th placards were posted up, demanding the abolition of duties and imposts, and claiming general freedom. Some fear was entertained that the corn market would have been plundered, but fortunately this was prevented. The troops c•..re under arms, but they did not find it necessary to make any hostile movement, and at 10 o'clock every thing was peaceable. The play of Schiller's, termed the Voleurs, was advertised for representation the following night, but it was thought prudent to withdraw it. The drawing up of the law for fixing the Civil List has been determined upon, and it will be presented to the Chamber of Deputies after to morrow. " It is believed that the Civil List will amount to 20 mil lions."We think that the latter part of this statement is more officious than official, considering the present state of the nation, under a go. vernment which is nothing than the phantom of a monarchy, and par. ticularly as the Icing adopted a system of the most ester/five economy. An order has been issued by the Government, directing that the crosses should be removed from all public places in the different cities through out the kingdom. Private letters from Gard convey an opinion that the tranquillity now existing at Nismes cannot last long. A spirit of dis content is apparent, and nothing but a strong body of troops will be able to secure the public peace. (From the National of Tuesday, Oct. O.) A letter from Toulon, dated the 29th Sept. gives the following ac count:—On the day of the shove date Admiral Disperse made bis public entry into this city. As early as 7 o'clock in the morning the avenues leading to the arsenal were thronged with a dense crowd, and a double line of soldiers was formed from thcHotel de Ville to the arsenal, at the interior of which the Admiral was to disembark. Detachments of the line and the artillery were also stationed near the spot. At eight o'clock it was announced by the discharge of the cannon from the Ad miral's ship and the ramparts, that Admiral Duperre had landed from the ship (the Algiers.) lie was received by M. Durenteau, (Prefect of Marine) and by a great number of officers of the navy and army. lien. Beurinan received him at the gate of the arsenal, and a nume rous deputation of the Prefecture of the Marine, where he was visited by the staff and the different authorities. The inhabitants of Toulon expressed great satisfaction at seeing an old officer, whose bravery du. ring the Algerine expedition, and the injustice he had suffered from the former Government, and, finally, his conduct upon the news of the events of July reaching Africa, have obtained for him universal appro bation. The naval force may rely on him for a just recompense of merit. From La RevolusioniFf Wednesday, Oct. 6. France has experienced a great disappointment; she thought to have given so strong an impulse to the)nechanism of her government, as to cause an entire revolution; but:the wheel-work was so much: out of order, and their motion kept up for so few seconds, that it would be saying too much to assert that she has made a quarter of a conversion, and we shall not be surprised at seeing her retrograding and failing back into her former position. Belgium more free, more complete in the march of revolution, is sufficient to rouse the courage of all the friends of European freedom. A single quit will often produce an extensive conflagration. and it is with pleasure that we see that patriots of that country understand that the liberty of one people cannot be secured with that of all. We have received a proclamation issued by M. Potter, and which will be found underneath. APPEAL TO MEN OF THE PRESENT AGE. The cause of liberty against a blind despotism is debating throughout Europe at the present day. France pronounced the first sentence, the appeal lies to Belgium. It is to that quarter that all sound ideas of modern philosophy ought to bend ; it is on that pure soil that all friends of reason and humanity will assemble to colonise common sense, which has been repulsed elsewhere. Frenchmen !—Belgians !--Germans ! inhabitants of all countries, whose intellects arc on a level with those of the age, the day has at last arrived to realize that brilliant Utopia of a wise economical Government, and particularly nne inde pendent of the weakness or folly of a single individual. May a noble ardour force you forward from all parts of the globe. It is not sufficient to say that the world is on the march, it is ab solutely necessary to march with it. These are opportunities which can only be once seised. Wo to him who does not know how to take advantage of these. The welfare of mankind is in our hands, and we should be criminal in the extreme if we,allowed it to escape." (Signed) L. DE POTTER. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES—OcT.S. The President took the chair at half-past twelve, but the Chamber, not being in sufficient number to deliberate, did not proceed to business until &quarter past one, when the President read a letter from ALVassel, Deputy of the Siene, informing the Chamber that unfortunate circum stances, against which he had contended in vain, did not allow him to sit any longer in the Chamber, and that he consequently sent in his re. aignation—(Sensation.) The discussion of the law on tubsistencea then commenced. Al. Laborde spoke against the former regulations concerning the importation of corn. " The revolution of 1789 (said he) removed all the obstacles to this trade • the Emperor felt the necessity of keeping it open, although he trade; placed a bar to it, and it was only in 1819, the proprietors began to complain of the importation of that article. The Government, in order to satisfy them, forbade it under certain restrictive conditions. Under N. de Vll hie a law of monopoly and privilege was formed, when corn could not be introduced into our ports of the Mediterranean, until the price of the hectolitre had reached 24 fr. This law, directed against our industry and trade, inflicted a death-blow to the exterior commerce of France, and sent all our capitals to foreign countries. At a moment when the want of corn is again felt, we should favour the importation of grain of foreign production. and regulate it by a good law. England, in the year 1815, had adopted a system of corn laws as destructive to her as our own was to France, because it favoured only the in terests of the territorial Aristocracy ; but since that epoch she tilt the impolicy of her legislation, and in 1828 she had recourse to wise measures. We should follow her example, and conse quently adopt Al. Cabanon's amendment to the first paragraph of the Government project—viz. On the land frontier as well as on the sea coast, the maximum of the variable duty on the importation of corn shall be one franclso centimes per hectolitre (instead of three,) and the minimum 25 centimes. The intermediate degrees of one and two franca is the rise of the legal price of corn, agreeably to the laws of the 16th of July, 1819, and 4th July 1821, shall determine for the future the reduction in the duty, in the relative proportions of 50 centimes and one franc. M. Anisson du Perron supported the project of the Government, and entered into long developements. M. Cabanon made some observations in support of his amend. meat. General Demargay said that the question of the Corn Laws being one of the highest importance, it should not be lightly discussed, and begged the Chambers' indulgence for the imper fret statement he was about to make. In 1821, a great number of Deputies, seated on the same benches with me, called for the unlimited liberty of the importation of corn. I disagreed with them ; yet I sin. cerely wish for the happiness and welfare of the population, the law should favour the people, not the consumers alone, and to obtain this end, severe restrictions must exist. If the trade were free, there are in the world, and even in Europe countries whose political and territorial situation admit of their sending their corn to our ports of the Illediterranam for one-third less than our agriculturists can bring it to market for. The corn from Odessa could be sold for less than five francs the hectolitre, whilst that of home produce stands ~er farmers in 12 francs 50 centimes' to 13 francs. The high price of corn. I repeat, is a blessing to any country ; the landbol&r should always find a suitable price for his produce. We must favour °lir trade as much as possible, without endeavouring to injure or tease ' , reign commerce. The laws of July, 1819, and 1821, whkh regulate the corn trade are so complicated and unintelligible that they are fatal to .mmuiercial speculations. The government should consult persons well acquainted with the matter, and thy are to be found in great numbers ; and instead of a provisional measure, he might have sub mitted to our deliberation a complete and permanent regulation of "!e corn trade. M. de St. Crieq opposed the reduction of the maxi. um of the variable duty producers by M. de Cabana, and insisted its being fixed at three francs. M. de la Horde supported the amendment, which was resisted by M. Rambuteau. The reduction was then rejected by the Chamber, and the maximum of three francs adopted. next. PROM THE CORRESPONDENT OF THE HERALD. PARIS, OCT. 5. From the demi.official report of the proceedings in the Chamber of Peers yesterday, which you will find in the Tempt of this day, you will perceive that the trial of the ex-Nlinisters cannot be commenced before the Ist of next month. The intermediate ume will be spent by the accused, no doubt, in preparations for their defence, and by their friends, in exertions to deprecate the public wrath. To prejudge the fate, or speculate upon the lives of men, may not be a matter of good taste, but in an affair of this nature, the public will look for the earliest authentic intelligence with impatience. That which I have ac. quired and am about to communicate, will, I have myself not the least doubt, prove correct. It is from a person peculiarly qualified to pronounce an opinion. Here are his words : The result of the trials will he in exact conformity with the views and the indirect recommendation of the Committee of the Chamber of Dr puttee, by whom the Act of Accusation was drawn up. Nothing that the human mind can suggest, except another act of clemency on the part of the people more glorious than even their generosity to the Garde Royale, can save Polignac. He will be condemned to death. A slight shade of distinction between his guilt and that of Peyronnet (favourable to the latter) has been drawn in the Report. That distinction will be recognised and adopted by the Peers. Peyronnet will be sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment and confiscation of his property ; Chantelause and Renville will be banished for life." Although lam convinced that this prediction will be verified, I have still hope that the sentence anticipated against the principal of the accused, will not be carried into effect. The King is decidedly against further capital punishments--and, hap pily, the feeling of the majority of the nation is in union with that of his Majesty. The discussion on the subject in the Chamber of Depu ties, this day, on the motion of M. de Tracy, will, it is expected, prove that the sense of that body is against the infliction of the pain of death ; but from that contemplated amelioration of the penal code, the ex-Ministers can hope for nothing, although M. de Polignac, when in conversation with M. (Edellan Banat, at St. boo, seemed to calculate upon it. I repeat that the only chance he has of escape from the sentence of the law, is in a new proof of the predominance of pity and generosity in the bosom of the French over thirst of blood and vengeance. Bourse, Three o'clock. The levy of troops ordered by the Ordonnance to be found in the Monikur of this day, has already produced on the Funds its natural consequence. At this moment the price of the Three per Cents have fallen tolgt. Spanish Stocks has equally tumbled—the Reines Perpe. tuella arettlown to 37. lam inclined to think, nevertheless, that this panic is premature, and that the measure in question is merely precau tionary, but the accidental absence of the Russian, Prussian, and Aus trian Ministers from the dinner given in London by the Duke of Wellington, at which Prince Talleyrand was present; and the absence of the Ministers of the same Powers from the soirees of Count Mole here, is one which causes considerable uneasiness. The failure of M. Vassal and Co. is for 15,000.000 francs. M. Vassal attempted suicide yesterday, but was fortunately prevented. He sent in his resignation this day as one of the Representatives of Paris in the Chamber of Deputies. You will read with interest the commencement of the debate on the corn laws in the Chamber of De puties this day, which I enclose. lam informed that the resolution of de Tracy for abolishing capital punishments, and which was to have come on this day in the Chamber of Deputies, has been rejected by the Committee to which it was referred ; but that another, drawn up by M. Beranger, founded on that of M. de Tracy (with qualification, however), is to be introduced this evening in its room. Foul' o'CLocx. The most gloomy reports respecting commercial houses, considered hitherto as independent of all casualty, are in circulation on the Bourse, and contribute still further to depress the funds. The 3 pe► Cents. have recovered to the extent of 10 centimes. PARIS STOCK EXCHAEOZ, TUESDAY, OCT. b. Five per Cents, 94f 160 c 65c bk 7be 80c Pe 80e 70c 80e 7be 80c 70c GOc 30c 60e 30e GOc 70c 60c 85c 50c 40c 20c 94f 94f be 04f 93f bk. Four per Cents, 90f. Three per Cents, 64f 10c 63f 90c 64f be 64f 64f be 63f 95e 63f 90e 64f of 90e 80c GOc 40e 30c 63f 63f 10c. Bank Stock, 1700 f. Rents de Naples, 63f 90e 60c 40c 63f. Rents d'Espagne, 18i. Rente Pupetuelle d'Espagne, 371 38 sit 37. Haytian Loan, 370 f. ZICNANOD OX _LONDON. One Month, paper, 25f 30c; Three Months, paper, 2M 1k; Money 25f 15e. THE NETHERLANDS. From the Dutch Papers of Monday and Tutsday, October 4 and 6. THE HAGUE, OCT. 3. SECOND CHAMBER OF THE STATES-GENERAL. SITTING OF OCT. 2. Seventy-two Members t. After some debate, and the rejection of the proposal of M. Sytxams, the Session was closed by the Minister of the Interior with the following HIGH AND MIGHTY Loans, The King has commissioned me to close the present Session of ,our High Alightinesses. The extraordinary assembly of the National Militia rendered this Session necessary. It is, besides, chiefly for the purpose of examining two questions of great extent and Importance. The King being informed of the wish expressed by your High Mighti. nesses on this occasion, and desiring to take the most suitable means to fulfil this wish in a speedy and regular manner, has appointed a State Commission to draw up those legal enactments which must be necessary to make those changes in;the fundamental law, and in the existing rela tions between the two great divisions of the kingdom, which the interest of the whole, and each of the parts require. The time which will intervene between this and the approaching Ordinary Session of your High Might'. nesses will be employed in the labours of this Commission. It will also be employed in considering of means to improve the finances of the kingdom, and to support public credit. Supported by the sincerity of his intentions, and the justice of his cause, the King will leave no means untried to put an end to the disorders which affect a part of the kingdom, and, above all, vigorously to defend and protect the pro. winces which have hitherto remained free from them. Carry, Gentle men, those assurances to your homes, as well as the testimony of the satisfaction which, in the midst of so much sorrow, the King has felt at the evidences of your patriotism and loyalty, which have been manifested in this Assembly, as well as at the calmness which has prevailed du ring your deliberations. In the name of the King, I declare this extra ordinary Session of the States-General to be ended and dosed. ANTWIRP, Ocr. 2—Prince Frederick has arrived here this morn ing with his head-quarters: General Count Heilegers has joined the Prince's troops. Tat Hunts, Ocr. 2. ROYAL ORDINANCE. We, WILLIAM, &c. A.C. Seeing our Message of the 13th of September last, whereby we an nounced to the States-General our desire to know the opinions of the Representatives of the nation on the two following questions :_[The well known questions are here repeated.] Seeing the answer of the States-General to the same. Desiring to take the most suitable means to fulfil this wish in a speedy and regular manner : With the advice of the Chiefs of the several departments of the Administration, have ordained and ordain,—Article I. A state Commission shall be appointed to propose the legal measures which shall a be necessary to make on the fundamental law, and the existing relations between the two great divisions of the kingdom ; the changes required by the common interests, and those of each of the two divisions. 2. The said Commission shall be composed of the following members :—Messrs. Van Pabst tot Bergorden, Baron Van Keverberg Van Kepel, Bonet, D'Olialsger, Members of the Council of State; Baron Van Lynden Van Hemmen, Prim Van Chimay, De Jonge, Nicolai, Members of the First Chamber of the States.Genetal ; /busman d'Annecroix, De Gerlach, Van Crom brugghe, Le Hon, Clifford, Donker-Curtius, Van Tienhoven, Van Ascii. van Hyck, Sypkous, Members of the Second Chamber of the States- General. The highest in rank of the Councillors of State present at the deliberation shall act as President. The Commission shall be attended by Messrs. H. J. Pickers, Referendary of the Ist, and C. de Thysebaret, Referendary of the 2d Class to the Council of State, who shall keep the Journals of the Sittings. 3. It shall immediately assemble at the 'Hague to commence its labours. 4. It shall lay the result Wore us in the shortest time possible, that we may be able to lay before the States-General, at the beginning of their approaching session, the projects of law approved by us, and then to convoke as soon as possible the provisional assemblies, according to Art. 230 of the Fundamental Law. 5. The Commission in all its deliberations shall not for a moment forget, that we positively desire the object of the re visal of the Fundamental Law, reciprocally to guarantee the two great divisions of the kingdom from the influence which one might exercise Over the other. Copies of these presents shall be addressed to them, for their information and guidance, to our beloved sons, the Princes of Orange and Frederick, of the Netherlands ; to the Heads of the several Departments of the Administration, and to each of the Member of the Commission above appointed, as well as to the Iteferendaries there men. tioned.—Given at the Hague, Ist Oct. 1830, the 17th year of our reign. (Signed) " WILLIAM." A DISTZItDAY, OCT. 4.--Iru trim—Actual debt, 4 }} per cent. 374 a 40e ; Deferred debt, 13.16 a 1; Amon. Synd. four a half per cent. 621 a 681; ditto, three ands half per cent. 491 a 531. DUTCH PAPERS. Prom the Second Edition ea' the Rotterdam Courant, OA 6. PROCLAMATION ISSUED AT ROT/TODAY OX THE atm OT °CIMINO. The Burgomaster and authorities of Rotterdam hereby give notice, that under existing circumstances, it is of the greatest importance that the police should have proper knowledge and take good amuse of all fo. reigns= who are et present resident in the city, end wbo an daily ar riving ; the Burgomaster and Authorities a bove mentioned have, that fore, found it meet to direct as follow—Art. I. All persons who are not residents of this city are bound and obliged, immediately after their arrival, to make themselves knows at the office of the Polka, for the purpose of explaining the cause of their stay in the city, and to procure permission to continue there —Art. II Those who neglect to comply with the above provisions or can give no account of themselves, shall be placed under u r veil I ance. provisions, I 11. The regulation* mentioned in the Ist Article are applicable to all persons who are not natives of this city. Art. IV. Every person harbouring any one without giving due notice of it, will be liable to a penalty of five guilders for each individual ; and not withstanding this they will be liable to the other penalties. The direc tors and agents of the police are charged with the execution of the above articles. Done at the State House of the City of Rotterdam, on the 4th day of October, IB3U. (Signed) "M. C. BICHEN VAN YsSELMONDE. In the presence of "L. VAN OVEN." Frost the Journal De Belgique of Tuesday, Oct. 5. Battsszt.s, OCT. 4—An officer of the garrison of Charleroy. sent by the Commandant, has arrived here this morning, in order to obtain of the Provisional Government permission to go to Prince Frederick, to give him an account of the state of that fortress. A Deputation has arrived here from Courtray, to bring to the Provisional Government the Act of adherence of the Permanent Committee. Mr. Barthols is at this moment at Brussels, whither he has come to ask of the Provisional Go vernment money and arms to complete the corps of volunteers, which he has begun to Ann at Routers and the adjacent communes. Mr. Barthols set out to-day for Bruges, whence he will return with his corn. pany as soon as it shall be formed. M. Ducpetiaux is still in close confinement at Antwerp. It is not true that he has been sent on board the Eurydice frigate, as a Dutch Journal stated. A great number of young men of good families at Brussels have united to form a free company, under the command of the Marquess de Chastities. They equip themselves at their own expense, and will, i; is said, set out this morning, as it seems, for Tennonde. Eight hundred volunteers, and Colonel Mayard, with some cannon, went the day before yesterday to Vilvoored, which the troops had evacuated. The following night they attacked, a league beyond Vilvoord, the Dutch rear-guard, and took se venteen horses and three horsemen. The position of the troops was a large beyond Vilvoord, and does not seem to be changed to-day. There has been a sanguinary affair at Tennonde between the inhabitants and the troops. Several men were killed on both sides, and the town was on the point of being taken by the citizens, when the 15,000 Infancy who passed through Wellebrock, as we stated yesterday, arrived to reinforce the garrison, and restore for the present the ancient order of things. A letter from Cambray says, that several Dutch officers and quartet.ma.sters had been stopped there, who were going to carry away the military chest, which is said to contain a large sum. In the citadel of Tournay, which surrendered yesterday, there were 200 pieces of cannon, a great quantity of ammunition, and a mili tary chest, containing 300,000 florins. The inhabitants of Banillon have taken the citadel, and keep the whole garrison shut up in the bar racks. The garrison of Arlcm having arrived at Neuf Chateau, was lodged in the houses of the citizens, who tequired the soldiers to deliver up their arms, which was done without opposition. The tricoloured flag is flying in the town hall of Diekirch. The citizens have taken for their motto, Union ciForce. Atßenieckand a part of the line, the custom-house officers have quitted their posts. The fortress of blatienbourgli has hoisted the flag of Brabant—the Governor surrendered. The fortress contains a great quantity of powder. A capitulation has been concluded between the town and the citadel of Namur. Lieut.-pen. Van Geen has consented to evacuate the latter; the hour and the day are not yet fixed. The Magistrates of Namur have, in consequence of this capitulation, resolved to send Deputies to the Provisional Govern. ment, to concert the necessary measures for the execution of the capitu lation. The Provisional Government has published a Decree for the formation of the City Guard of Brussels, which is to be called " Garde Urbaine Bruxelloise ;" to wear the ancient colours of Brabant —red, yellow, and black; to be composed of all the citizens settled at Brussels, from 18 to 50 years of age. It is to consist of 8 battalions of 6 companies each, 14.1 men and officers to a company. From tkeJourn7l du Gond of Oct 3. _ . GHENT, OCT. 4.—A letter from the Hague, of Oct. 2, says—" This I morning, at 10 o'clock, all the Belgic Members of the two Chambers of the States-General, and M. Van Susse Van Ysselt, assembled, in conse quence of an invitation from the govcrament, in the Hall of the First Chamber. It is said that this Assembly debated on the choice of a Commission which should, under the Prince nf Orange, consider 'of means to effect the pacification of the provinces. At noon the Second Chamber mct and discussed the proposal of M. Sytsama, which was re jected by 47 to 10. The two Chambers afterwards joined, and the ex traordinary Session was closed by the Minister of the Interior, who said in his speech that the King had appointed a Commission to draw up a Project of Law for the separation of the two parts of the kingdom. I hear that Messrs. Van Crombrugghe, Domains, Thierry, and Ga lathe, make part of this Commission." COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Miss FANNY REMBLE appCared in Veniec Preserved for the first time this season last night. We have already expressed our opinion, that in Juliet as • whole she had not improved, and we are happy now to say that her Belridera, in nearly all the prominent passages, was at least as much better than last season as we es : v o:fht her 1 Julia as deteriorated. Often we hare seen Venice Pr within the last twenty years, we sat it out with undiminished Interest, and heartily joined in all the applausca it received. There were a completeness, a general perfectness, and harmony of parts in Miss F. KEssnxx's acting, which we have not before observed in any cha racter but in Mrs. Beverley, and this, too, without any diminution of the force of particular scenes, and even lines. We are glad to be able to praise her Belvidera in another respect; we observed little or none of the monotony and needless elaborate emphasis we had occasion to notice in her Juliet ; the delivery of the single line in act 4, scene 2, " Alas ! I know thy sorrows are most mighty," was nearly the only instance in which the error was not avoided. We rejoice that she has attempted the change so early, because the habit is of rapid growth and of difficult correction. It was said last year that her level speaking, as it is technically called, was not good—that it wanted ease and grace, and that degree of variety of which it is capable. This complaint could not be made by those who heard her in the first scene with Jailer last night, and especially in that beautiful speech be ginning— " Oh ! I will love thee, even in madness love thee ! " It was all affection and tenderness. The most striking improvement was, perhaps, the parting from Anfer, at the close of the second set, atter she has been confided to the conspirators: it was the moat pas.ion. ate agony of grief we ever remember. Her " Farewell : remember twelve,^ was given exactly as last season, and could not be im. proved. The only point she failed in making with her usual force, was the exclamation to her husband, " Shall I swear ?" It wanted a little of the sudden energy by which it was formerly marked, and it did not therefore electrify the audience by its novelty as well as its truth. Were we disposed to find fault there would be no room for it, and " Übi plura nitent, non ego paucia Offendor maculis." PREROGATIVE COURT—( rats DAT.) An extra caveat day was held this morning in order to facilitate the business preparatory to the commencement of next term, which is ex. pected to be an active one. There was no business of public interest done. An extra Conststory Court-day was subsequently held far the same Purpose, Dr. GOSSETT presided in the former, and Dr. LUSHINGTON in the latter. OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAT.) Opening of the Special Commission for the Trial of Capt. II et, utast, charged with the wilful murder of Lieut. CitowvitEe. This being the day appointed for opening the Special Commission, and swearing in the Grand Jury, to whom the bill of indictment was to to be preferred in the above case, there was a more than ordinary full attendance of the gentlemen summoned to attend on the jury by half. past nine o'clock. A few minutes afterwards Capt. Heisham. with 111 r. Alley, one of his counsel, entered the Court. Capt. Helsham took his seat at the council's table, and frequently consulted with his solicitor. The witneries in the case had previously assembled in a room prepared for them. At ten o'clock the Judges, Mr. Justice Bayley, Mr. Justice Bosanquet, the Recorder, Lord Mayor, Aldermen, &c. took their scats on the Bench ; Mr. Alley, Mr. C. Phillip, and Mr. Bodkin, appeared as Counsel for Capt. Helsham. The Commission having been read by the Clerk of the Arraigns, the following Gentlemen were sworn in to serve as the Grand Jury, the first mentioned Gentleman being chosen as Foreman :—T. Watkins, J. Gray's, B. Gibbons, F. Hay, W. Hyde, L. Howard, P. Johnson, W. Woodward, J. Scott, J. Stubbs, J. G. Simpson, T. Hall, J. Kay, T. L. W. Heaton, F. B. Herring, J. Smith, G. Hodirkin‘un. J. H. Tibbs, T. Fraser, R. Stelling, W. Smith, end W. Thoroughgoud , Esqrs. Proclamation being made, Mr. Justice BAY LEY addressed the Jury, and explained to them that they were now assembled under a Corn missioa issued by his Majesty under a modern Act of Parliament for the trial of a case in the event of a bill being preferred and found by them, the circumstances of which did not occur in this country, but in the kingdom of France. They were not assembled at the ordinary period, but no fault was attributable in any quarter,as the moment theCommis akin was presented it received the Royal signature. The Act of Pahanient which took cognizance of the present ease was the 9th of his late Ma. jesty, which provided that a subject of this country might be tried here although the offence were committed abroad. To bring the charge home to the accused, they must be satisfied that he was a subject of his Majesty's realms, a resident in them, or had admitted that he was a subject. His Lordship, referring to the evidence that might be call 4 suggested to the Jury the neassity of their not allowing any of the witnesses to commit themselves without caution, as the law stated that any_penon aiding or assisting were equally guilty with the prin. cipaL He then distinctly laid down the law as applicable to duelling, and having Intimated that in the event of any doubts arising in their minds on points of law, the Court would readily assist them. The Jury retired to their room, where the bill was presented, and the wit. names called in to give their evidence. The Judges consulted for • short time, and the trial was fixed to OEM en to. sorrow morning at ten o'clock. Contain Helsham, on barbs the vadiet of the Grand Jury, rut. rendered, and was removed into die gaol. MR. OW EN MEETIN!; al the FREEMASON'S HALL. In the STAR of yesterday, we brought down the proceedings of this Meeting to that pan which unannated Mr. OWEN'S dissection of the daily press. Having now laid down the Address, which he prcposed should be pre.4ented to the King, and the draft of the Petition to both Howes of Parliament. he should hear what any gentleman had to say upon the subject, and then put the question severally upon both. 31r. ROSSER said, that the Address having been, as it were, moved by the Chairrian, he should now second the adoption of it. It must be evident to all who heard him, that the people could not be considered as otherwise than in a state of mental slavery, so long as they were de barred from communicating with each other on sullat4 conr,crt,vl with their common interest. The press, though nor complete)y shackled, was so to a very great extent, and the present, he thought, a most fa vourable moment tee the friends of freedom. They would be deeply culpable if they allowed the present excitement to subside without turning it to account in the advancement of that great cause which every lover of truth, justice, and humanity. cught to consider pa ramount to every other. It was only by union that they could succeed, and that union was only to be obtained by means of a renecily un shuttled Press. Mr. SAVAGE moved, as an amendment, that Parliament he rot pe titioned—that the Meeting merely confine itself to addressing the King. Obviously the most convenient course would be to put the Address to the King first, and consider the Petition to Parliament as a separate and distinct motion. As a conscientious man, he could not address the Commons House of Parliament, though he saw no ob. jection to addressing the King--nay, he thought it would he highly advantageous; and he fully concurred in ,he Address ahiclt had been moved. Mr. OWEN said he meant to put the two queaions separately. After a few words from Me. ARNDT. Mr. CARPENTER said that he differed materially from 51r. Met, in many of his opinions, yet the Address to the King should have his most cordial support. There was nothing in that Address which wet,t to inculpate the present conductors of the press. The conduct of ti e Government was no fault of theirs, and now, at a moment when every nation in Europe was asserting its rights, why should the English he backward ? (Applause.) After referring to several of the Statutes trenching upon the lilserty of the Press, he put it to the Meeting whetlice they would allow such a national disgrace to continue as tl:at which petted the spread of useful knowledge? It might be said that those Statutes had begome a dead letter; but he be his hearers to foment. bee that so long as they remained upon the Statute-book they might, by a corrupt Attorney-General, be used at a critical moment, and perhaps serve to turn the scale in favour of despotism. It was the grossest pos sible mistake to suppose that the taxes imposed upon the tree circulation of knowledge were for the purposes of revenue. Why. the whole amount of revenue raised in that way would not pay the 115 Privy Councillors. Things had now arrived at that pass, that if their Rulers determined to keep knowledge from the people, they must come forward and state why they did so. It was a question which be had resolved should be determined within the week. He was in possession of documents whish would compel the Government to confess that revenue was not the object which they cud in view. He was not weak enough to sup. pose that the King or the Parliament would put an end to that odious and destructive tax, from anything that could be said or done at that Meeting. His hope was. that that fleeting would be the parent of others ; and that the deeds done in the metropolis would be imitated throughout the country; that before long, public opinion would pro duce its natural and just effects ; and that the people would no longer submit to a system through which they lost, not alone in the form of a direct impost, but in the means of becoming acquainted with moral and political truth. dlr. G. EDMOND/ said, he rose to second the excellent an:endeetei, proposed. The time was come when the people of England should no longer disgrace themselves by petitioning the House of Conintutts.— (Much cheering.) Experienced diplomatists attached a vast deal of Im portance to recognitions. Even up to the present moment, the Govern. meats of Russia, of Prussia, and of Austria , bad refused to recognize the brave French people. Let the brave people of England thus refuse to recognize the English House of Commons.—(Cheering and laughter.) Let the people petition the King. (Bravo.) The gentlemen conduct. ing the London press were not more corrupt than their neighbour.. Literary men worked for their bread. The atrocious stamp.tax was the great cause of what was called the general corruption of the London press. If the press were free, the press must be honest. By political honesty, he meant the general promotion of the general interest. That great patron, the sovereign mob, would only purchase such journals as uniformly devoted their political columns to the public interests. Look at the French newspapers. The aristocratical French newspapers, the Qs:Adios/a and the/Milieus s were actually given away to the h rench Prefects and Mayors. ( Laugh ter.) The Thousand the Currier would be given away too next week if the stamp tax was repealed. (Renewed laughter.) If a popular journal deserted the popular cause in France. the remedy was easily applied. A new paper was established. (Hear.) The expense was hiding. Last year when Mr. Davenport complained of the suppression or perversion of his Parliamentary speeches in t h e Then, the Times very politely counselled the hon. gent. to set up a paper of his own. (Much laughter.) Suppose a man complained of a dishonest decision in an English Court of Law. Suppose the Judge to tell the injured man to set up a Court of Law of his own. (Chant.) The two tyrannies were equally mischievous to the public interests. Repeal the infamous stamp-tax, and the people would soon set up jour nal of their own. The 7'imes, for instance, was conducted with con siderable talent. But the Times was, for a ll that, a great Jesuit. Yes terday, the Times, finding that the King of Holland was beaten by the brave Belgians, said that they defied any man to show that that jour. nal had ever calumniated, or used any irritating expressions towards the people of Belgium. (Laughter.) A few days ago the Times said " the Belgian affair originated in a mob, and ended in massacre."--- Were these no irritating expressions ? (Much cheering.) The Times said in one paragraph a few days ago, that the Belguan people were " amusing themselves," eye, these were the inhuman expressions, amusing themseloes,in sounding the tocsin, while in the next paragraph. a leading article paragraph, the Thera described the streets of liras ads as deluged in blood 1 (Cheers.—He pronounced the phrase to br inhuman. (Renewed cheering.) Again, the Belgians, we were cor ruptly told, had no practical grievances. Englishmen were told that the atrocious abolition of trial by jury for political offences, was no practical grievance. (Cries of shame ! shame !) Aloreover, the ex. King had done all that he could do. He denied this assertion. If the shuffling King had merely said " men of Brussels, I am determined to he an honest man," no Brussels massacre would have taken place. The King merely promised that lie would hereafter make some promises. Nobody believed the ferocious wretch as the King of Holland has now proved himself to be in thought and in action. book at the Alf °ruin . ° Chronicle. The moment the infamous French ordonnances were pub. lished, the Chronicle recommended the brave Parisians to tight the matter out with the Bourbons immediately. (Bravo.) %When the Times was hinting at regal interference in the affairs of Belgium, the Chronicle bravely said, and let the %hole &assembly repeat the brave expression, that " the first European King that drew the sword against Belgium should be hurled from his throne." (Enthusiastic chtenng.) This was plain speaking. Let the people always speak out. Let the people not rest till the base monkish corrupting tax on English views papers was repealed. (Much cheering.) Mr. NEWLAND was clearly of opinion that the great monopoly would be broken up, if the people were only unanimous. and unanimous they would be, if it could only be made known to them that this paltry insignificant tax was the greatest bar to public improvement that had ever been devised, being, as it was, the means by which all human knowledge was confined. and darkness spread through every class of society. Happily, however, Parliament was every day becoming moro and more enlightened on the various matters of national concernment. and one advantage of petitioning Parliament would be to secure a dis. motion upon the interesting subject on whicti they all felt as strong an interest. True, the people had no one but themselves to blame; but what would make the people honest I (A voice in the crowd, " Vote by Ballot.") What was first required to make them honest was, to give them knowledge. (Applause.) He then contended. that Chris. tianity did not tend to enslave the minds of the people, and proemial to observe, that though there were tome exceptions, the Clergy. as u body. were well entitled to the respect of the community. (Hisses and applause.) Mr. CAPE asked, what did the Resolution require of them? Their assent to a few self-evident propositions. First. it enuociated that con siderable ignorance prevailed. it, secondly. :Armed that the ucqui anion of knowledge was a very desirable thing. But, it in the third place declared, that there were many impediments to this acquisition. It. fourthly, ascribed those impediments to the operations of Goveromeot ; and in the last Flute proposed. that the people should address themselves to thut Government for the re. moral of those impr.liments, by the institution of an entirely free and unrestricted Press. (Hear, hear.) Was there any difficulty in yielding a ready assent to those truisms, or of crocurrirg in the mode pointed out to attaining the objeit they all so desired ? What. then had theological disquisitions to do with the question ? (Cheers.) He would leave every man for as air to mink :oil tletetroine feu hint self on matters of opinion. (Cheers.) All that he asked in return was. not to have those opinions. nor the systems tortoni tram oat of them. foisted upon hint. (Cheers.) This, in fac:, was all that Mr. Owen himself required. Was it to be conceived that the amiable philan thropist woo now appeared before thein was capable of so great an ab. surditi, as at the very moment of time that he avowed himself the friend and advocate of the best interests of mankind, he should arbitra rily deny to man the right and prerogative of individual judgment upon those matters which concerned, or war deemed to concern, his highest happiness? (Applause). Now, was it rot notorious that Fovea did seek to retain the auxiliary aid of ignorance; conscious as it was that wherever the rays of intelligence penetrated, dale must HI- ten and ill.directed power give way. Adopting the lariguve of Mr. he would say that means must be used to do go. : and he, thesetiore, consented to use the 'sly legal means that existed, via. the House of Commons, even as now constituted. The people might talk aid talk, but unless they condescended to act by these instruments which alone were available, no good whatever osald result from the* deliberations. Let themothen, adders the Hot es of Osinnions, sad, netwithstandiag . ?- 1 i ~~: