Star. — London, England, 1829-12-24 00:00:00

COLUMBIA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. LETTER I. BOGOTA, Sara. '2O, 1829. Si a,—From the many false reports which have been lately circulated in Europe relative to Columbia, and the leader to whom we are so mainly indebted for our political existence, it has occurred to me that a concise review of our arduous struggle, and the difficulties with which we have had to contend, my not only romove the prejudices these rumours are so calculated to create, but enable the friends of impartiality and jnstice, to ap preciate the importance of this country, in the scale of civilized nations. Having heard that a considerable portion of your columns are devoted to the elucidation of South American affairs, I shall fad obliged by your giving insertion to the facts and arguments to which I would fain call the attention of the British public. From all that fable, tradition, or history, has handed down, it may be truly said, that no period was ever so fertile in memorable events than that in which we live. Let us turn our eves where we will—to the east, and, west , n orth or send . ), the %thole universe seems to be in a state of agitation which portend a totally new order of things. We have witnessed in our day, a revolution at once the most atrocious and beneficent, that ever markel the annals of any people. We have seen thrones totter, dynasties changed, and constitutions follow in their train with an extraordinary rapidity: we have been witnesses of the portentous convulsions which, in their feadul course, produced the wonderful man, who " found an island for his cradle, asylum, and sepulchre !" The progress of science, and the useful arts, have opened a new and vast field for promoting the happiness of man kind in their social condition ; and have we not witness ed a total eclipse in its political acceptation, of all the powers in the South of Europe, while a new star has risen with hourly increasing splendour in the north ! We have seen the banner of independence unfurled among the descendants of MILTIADES LEONIDAS, and EPA AIINONDAS, who have renewed and even rivalled the heroic acts of their great ancestors in the defence of that classic land. Finally, we have witnessed the lamp of liberty lighted up in the west, shedding its light over the shadows of oppression, and serving to guide a whole world in bursting the chains which corruption, tyranny, and superstition, had combined to impose. Never was the earth illuminated by a more brilliant scene : never did philosophy contemplate a spectacle more sublime. The rise of so many extensive and opulent States in the vast continent of Cour:P.:Bus, may well be said to have created a new moral and political horizon: while it has exalted the hopes of those who are anxious for the pro of knowledge and civilisation. The new States, so dif ferent from those which were formed after the destruction of the Roman Empire, and which subsequently led to an age of darkness, are destined to promote the great cause of human nature, by opening an unlimited field to com merce, in every age and clime, the prolific parent of social improvement. Closing my first letter with these preliminary remarks, I shall in my next; give you a rapid sketch of the system of oppression and misrule, which could not fail, sooner or later, to produce the important lesults now in operation. I have the honour to be, &c. GARCIA DEL RIO. STATE OF THE COUNTRY. At Huddersfield a meeting was held a few days ago, at which it was proved that a population of 13,226 in dividuals were subsisting (if such a term be not a misnomer) on an average of two-pence halfpenny a day. —At Honley, 1821 people, and at Bumberwortb and Shelly, 1740, make, by sixteen hours' labour, two pence and half a farthing a day; while the luckier population of Dalton, 892, Almonday and Clayton, 2191, and Skelmanthorp, 1244, are able to raise an additional half farthing without extra labour, and luxuriate on the immense sum of two-pence and a whole farthing punc tually paid every twenty-four hours. At Ripley, there are 594 epicures,who absolutely receive three-pence for a day's work. Is not this state of things unparalleled? Does not this distressed state of the manufacturing districts call loudly for the interference of Government ? And the state of the " Proud peasantry, old England's pride," is not much better —We will just give Lord Teynham's account of the state of the farmers in the Bower of England —the men of Kent.—" He says he has made himself per sonally master of the subject. He had traversed whole parishes and districts, and entered the cottages of the labourer and artisan in every direction, in order personally to make himself master of the subject. He was truly sorry to say, that so deplorable was the stare of distress in which that class was plunged, that no language could adequately describe his feelings at beholding it. Their spirit was now humbled to the dust, by measures which gave them cause to hate their landlords, and all above them in rank. The labouring classes in this country were now reduced to so dreadful a state of misery, that he was convinced it was oly owing to the want of means of combination that we were spared the horrors of a servile war." This desperate posture of af fairs is proclaimed by Lord Teynham ; and although our situation, and the circumstance of our not being imme diately concerned with manufacture, guards us against the full experience of calamity and distress as depicted above, yet do we observe enough of suffering and ruin to see the imperative necessity of those who have the su perintendence of state affairs taking some active measures of relief.—Newark Times. - A poor blind man, named James Ward, having a wife and six children, is now undergoing a sentence of 20 days' confinement in Bath prison for a paltry debt of two shillings and threepence .EXTRAORDINARY SCENE--THE LEADER EXCDE QUIRED.—" A retort " anything than " courteous," was made in the Court of Exchequer on Saturday last. A Mr. Oldie was called as a witness in an action trying before Sir William Smith ; and the moment his name was announced, Mr. O'Connell, in his own peculiar manner, desired the Crier to call R. Radford Roe, Esquire. The latter person age, it will be recollected, is under a rule of transpor tation for subornation of perjury. When Mr. Oldis ascended the table be turned towards the Crier, to whom he deliberately gave the following directions :--" Crier, call the greatest coward, scoundrel, and rascal in Court with a big 0 to his name." The effect was prodigious. The Learned Judge smiled, but said not one word. Monday morning last, a young damsel of Hastings, named Strickland, who has long resided with her uncle, her guardian, left his house, on pretence of visiting a friend at Tenterden. Her uncle banded her into the chaise, with many good wishes for her welfare; and Miss proceeded, not to Tenterden, but to St. Clement's church, where she was speedily united to Mr. Nelson Williams; and that too, in such haste, that the attendance of the parish clerk; who was absent, was dispensed with. They' afterwards left the town in the same hurried manner.— Brighton Herald. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, (THIS DAY). FOURTH CASE OF THR MORNING JOURNAL FOR LIBEL!!! VHS LINO V. ISAACSON, 31ANADIN, ALBS AAAAA . AND OTUENS. Lord TIIITZSMIN spin took his seat oo the Bench this day, when the following Special Jurymen were chosen, via.— Edward Gregory, Esq. Jobb Kiplade, merchant. Thomas Smith, Esq. Joseph Hardman, merchant, John DeSahel& Esq. David Hardman Esq. Thomas Flood Cutbush, Esq. John Cooper, E.g. William Dunn, Esq. Robert King, Esq. Philip Phillpot, Esq. Thomas Fisher, kaq. Mr. Wrouvatas opened the case to the Jury ; and The AITORNET.GI24IIIIAL addressed them at great length. The defendants in this case were charged with printing and publishing a libel in the Morning Journal of the 30th July last. The libel in question appeared in the shape of a letter, purporting to come from the Rev. Mr. Crosbie, Chaplain to his Royal Ingham the Duke of Cumberland, and was addressed to leis Grace the Duke of Wel. lington. The Learned Gentleman bete read the alleged libel, and commented on it at great length ; and concluded, by expressing his confidence, that the Jury would find the charge against the defend• ants so clear, that they could come to no other result than that of finding them guilty. _ _ A gentleman from the Stamp Office proved that the defendants were the responsible parties concerned in the Morning Journal on the •,oth of July. The letters patent appointing the Duke of Wellington to his of fice were pot in and read by Mr. I3ellamy. Mr. Hussman's appeared for slr. Isascson, and submitted that though ha a legal point of view he might be, his unfortunate client was not, morally speaking, guilty of any participation in be alleged libel. It was true be was a proprietor of the paper in question ; but beyond that he bad not the least participation in its publica tion, and he trusted that this fact would hot be lost sight of by his Lordship, in the event of a verdict cr! Guilty being rec .rded against him. The libel in question was written under circumstances which be would humbly submit, would go much in favour of the parties—namely, the agitated state of the country on the great que4tion of Catholic Emancipation. That question had now been set at rest; and when the defendants were charged with attempt ing to bring the Government into ridicule, he would reply by asking the Jury, as inen, whether any—even the slightest—particle of ill bad arisen from it? Why was not' the writer of the article brought forward? Ills name and address were signed, and it appeared as a letter from a Correspondent. Who was that individual? No other than the Chaplain of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cum berland; and whom, it was very natural to expect, would not have dared to publish such a letter without the sanction of his Royal Highness ! Under all the circumstances, be submitted that the Jury would be justified In returning a verdict of not guilty ; and thus show, by the issue they bad come to, that the Defendants is this case were not the persons who ought to be visited with nWsment. Mr. Gamma M one of the Defendants, who was the printer of the paper at the time the Libel appeared, was not de fended. Mr. AAAAA appeared in person, and at great length addressed the Jury. He called their attention to the fact, that this was one of a series of prosecutions that bad been commenced against himself, and the gentlemen who were joined with him, as partners in the Slanting Arwood. In the three previous cases he had avowed himself the author of the articles which hid been declared Libels. In this instance he was not the author. The letter complained of was sent to the once by the Rev. Mr. Crosby, of Sydenham, in Kent. That gentleman was the Chaplain to his Royal II ghness the Duke of Cumberland. Ile gave his name and address, and thus fearlessly showed that his feeling, as well as those of himself, (Mr. Alexander.) were so strongly wrought upon by the agitation of the country on the vital question before them, that he felt it his bounden duty to come forward aid defend those principles of the Church which bad been imbibed in him from infancy. Why was he, the individual who addressed them, his partner, and even Mr. Marsden, the humble printer of the Paper, now placed on their trial, while the author of the letter was not even Winded ? What, he would ask, was the cause of this? Was the high character of the Duke of Wellington injured in the least by the publication of the letter in question? Was it possible that that great man, who bad fought and conquered the enemies of his uountry, could in reality fear any thing froth such a letter? Would the Jury declare, by a verdict against him, that the press of this 'sentry was to be fettered, and that great and important privilege of lloglisMsten, the Liberty of the Press, for ever enchained? The real fact was, that this was a continuation of those scandalous proceedings (for he should call them by no other name) which had been commeuced,and thus continued for the sole purpose of restrain but the most importaut privilege that the people of this country enjoyed. The course pursued had but this object, and this alone ; and should the Jury, by their verdict, declare himself end his part ners, with the printer, guilty, they would at once cripple the press of the country, and thus put a stop to that restraint which it now I hod over the minds of the people ; and by which alone vicious peessis were prevented from crime, and immorality prevented by the fear of exposure. The Arrommv-Gassax replied at considerable length : In the course of which be defended himself from the charge of wantonly bringing forward the present prosecution. He was as strong an advocate for the liberty of the press as any man who now heard bim ; but he was not an advocate for an unlimited licence to abuse and scurrility. As regarded Mr. Isaacson, there could be no doubt that be was liable to the consequences that might arise from the publication of any matter that might appear in the newspaper. The Pittner stood in the same situation ; and as regarded the gentleman who had ad dressed them, he would only say that be, as the Editor, was equally responsible for any article that he thought fit to /mint and publish in the paper, and be should leave the case in the hands of the Jury--confident that they would come to no other conclusion than that the letter in question was a grow label en his Noble Client. The Lean Coax Junsca summed op the evidence to the Jury, who found all the defendants Guilty !!! The Newark Times has the following on dsts.—Lord Huntingtower, from his well-known regard to morality, has been elected preeiJent of the society for the suppres sion of vice and immorality.—Richard Thorold, Esq. the High Sheriff of Lincoln, and supposed author of the Dunce-iad, is to be made a barren-knight at the next batch of independent public servants —Lord Winchelsea intends next session to bring in a bill for protecting a man's honor without duelling.—Colonel Sibthorpe has received notice that he is appointed Judge in his own cause in the Ecclesiastical Court.—Alderman Waithman, since his exposition of the badness of the roads, has been appointed surveyor-general to the House of Commons, with strict instructions to mend the members ways, most of their means being short. NEW FARRINODON MARKET—THIS DAT. This Wog market-day previous to Christmas, there was a plen tiful supply of finely.fed meat at market, which was respectably attended by purchasers : takiag the demand, into consideration, the prices ate much lower than usual at the _present time of year. rr ' Bur—Finest Roasting, Sid. to 7d. B olling, 4.. d. to Sd. Equal lquantity of each, Sjd. and lid. Rump Steaks, 9.1. and 10d. Beef 'Beet, 9sl. aid 10d. Manon.—Wetherlag, 614. and 74. Haunch, Shoalder, Sid. Loin, Sd. Breast, 4d. VEAL—Very fine, lid. to 7id. NEE—Country fed, 61d. to 74. per lb. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Dna. 114. cuss AT MARKST. Beasts.. beSi? Calves .........• 111 eep sad Lambs 2,110 , I Pip ... .. ". .. Beet 4s Od to 4s Sisal 41 441 to ... IN Od 130 Mottos 4e Od 45 114 Perk .... ...... Ss Sd 45 ed Lamb Hay per load, .23 Os. to .24 101. Oases .13 10s. to ES Ss. Straw stl 10s. to 1/1 Ille. DISTRESS OF THE COUNTRY. Fro►n the Maidstone Journal. The following letter to the Duke of Wellington on the distress of the country, was unanimously agreed to, and signed by all the Grand Jury, and forwarded to his Grace on the 16th instant : " Grand Jury Ream, Mason, Dec. 16. " My lord—We, the Grand Jury of the County of Kent, assembled from all parts of the county in discharge of our public duties, feel that, in justice to out respective neighbours, we ought not to separate without communicating to your Grace, for the in formation of his Majesty's Ministers, the deep and unprecedented distress which, from our personal and local knowledge, we are enabled to state prevails among all classes throughout this county , to a degree that mtr.t not only be ruinous to the Interests of indi viduals, but must also, at no distant period, be attended with mins consequences to the national prosperity. " In making this communication to your Grace, it is our only object to call the attention of his Majesty's Ministers to the real state of the country, in the hope that speedy and effectual measures may be taken to alleviate those di.tre,aes which press so severely mi the several classes of society. $' blasuesu (Foreman) o nos. J. W. Seaaseoan. " Sir E. Kvascustree, Sir 11. W. liaison, lit. " Sir W. COOVAT, Knt. J. Deans, Esq 4 W. llama, Esq. *I J. K. &taw, EN. " Row DARILL, Its q. ▪ T. L. Doman, Esq. a N. It. T.es, Esq. $$ W. A. 3lostaso, Esq. " G. Girrs, Esq. Is J. D. Wicostass, Esq. ISAAC Mum. Esq. " C. Moutits. " W. G. D. Timm. Re* " IL W. Fenger, Esq. " Essw. Rua. Esq. " T. FAIRFAX Dot. Esq. " M D. D. 1111.160 N, Esq. " T. A. Doves, Esq. " J. P. PLUXTRE, Eq." tin Y ELECTIONS. The City Elections for nated yesterday. PORTSOK Mr. Co%thirds Mr. Carter ....... 199 ___ Mr. Smith Mr. Presied The six first named Gentlemen 'man Councilmen termi :N WARD. Mr. Scales .. . .. 131 Mr. Perry • 133 Mr. Negus 129 were then declared duly elected. NO DON WITHIN. Mr. Mureott.. ...... 2011 Mr. Dunstett .. MI Mr. Deputy Oldham ...... 202 Mr. Ftlby .... 2os Mr. Ridley Mr. Southgate Mr. Th0mp505.......... f Mr. G. Pritchard ... t Mr. Hartley 1 returns 17. .RET WARD. __ Mr Davison 37 Mr. Bridge Mr. De Grave .. .. . 57 Air. Hooper .. ....... 371 t Mr. Craeklow • 37 t Hr. Shoobridge urns twelve. fARD WARD. 111r.Apiley Matt lO3 Mr. William Pritchard.. lO3 Mr. James Hcppe . 97 t Mr. Richard Hicks t Mr. Williani Crookes s4 - . (Mills ten. W WARD. t Mr. Smith Mr. Richards t Mr. Hodson 7 returns four. TE WITIIIN. Mr. Wiltshire f Mr. Ireland ll9 t Mr. Richardson Mr. Brass lO4 right Members. WARD OF FARRI. f Mr. Robert.. . .. 227 f Mr. Fisher 220 Mr. Deputy Davi. 219 Mr. Mushy Mr. Kelly . .. 217 Mr. Westwood . . 216 Mr. Hayward . . 215 Mr. H. Prftehard ..... 213 Mr. William. This Ward BREAD.STRI Mr. Legg . ... 4O Mr. Deputy Maisie .... •.. 39 Mr. Coleman 39 I►lr. Hallam .. Mr. Shuttlewonb.. dlr. Cope Mr. Barra 3 ll This Ward tel CASTLE BAYI Mr. Deputy Farrance Mr. Samuel Lovegrove.. 10S Mr. Robert Slade lO4 Mr. John Evans Mr. Perrot Fenton, jun Mr. James Toplis This Ward BASSISHA_ Mr. Fribby Mr. Shirley f Mr. Davies This Wad CRIPPLEGA' Mr. Deputy Berl .. • ISO Mr. Becton Mr. •Palmer Mr. Jaques 157 f Sir. Orchard _ 136 This Ward THE GOVERNMENT LIBELS. At four o'clock yesterday we gave an abridged report of the proceedings at the instance of the Duke of WiLuwaros and of Mr Pam. against the Prupnetors of the Morning Journal; and in a se cond edition the preceding day, we published a similar report of the case of Lord lANPUURIT against the same individuals—three ver- diets, affecting the freedom of opli.ion and the liberty of the press, In the brief space of thirty-six hours! To -day, we d , em it et to go into some further details of these Court proc.edings, on a sub ject of such vital importance to the country at large; and proceed at once to repeat, that yesterday Lord Temvxaoan came into Court at half-past nine o'clock. when the following Special Jury was sworn . J. W. Satherlaid, F.q. IJ. 1. Sherwood. ditto J. P. Andrey, F.sq. W. M. Drown. Lq. Alfred Baton, Fag. R. J. Chambers. Magistrate. Geo. Goodwin, Esq. Geo. Smith, Esq. J. Brown, E.sq. Thos. Watson, Faq. Richard Hilhouse, Esq. I Henry Smith. Esq. The Attorney- General, the Sslicitor- General, Mr. Gurney, Mr. Brougham, Mr. Alderson, and Mr. Wightman, appeared for the prosecution. Mr. F. Pollock and Mr. Iltli conducted the de fence of Gutch ; Mr. Barstow appeared for Fisher ; and Alexander conducted his own defence. Mr. WIGIETKAIN stated that this was a CflMitl information bled by the Attorney-General in his official situ tion, for a libel pub fished in a paper called the Morning Journal, of which the defend. ants John Fisher, John Matthew Gutch, and Robert Al-sander, were the printers, publishers, and proprietore, on the Duke of Wellington, one of his Majesty's Ministers, charging him with bringinghis Majesty into contempt by stating that he could no show himself to his people, thereby meaning that his Majesty wa unpopular. The Atnoartts-Genxaat. rose and said—As the nature of this pfcrowt9i had been stated by his Learned Friend who had just at down, he jrould not trouble them with further observations on that subject. The defendants were the proprietors. and one of them, he understood, was the editor of the Morning Journal, a news paper which had lately eaceeded all other journals in the violence of its principles. The publication in question took place on the 14th of May, in the present year. It charged the Duke of Wel lington with bringing his Majesty into contempt. 'The object of it was, to make the readers believe that his Majesty was under the restraint of the Duke of Wellington, and that he bad actually sub mitted to an indignity of the kind. Whatever might be the ten dency of this libel, whatever may be the ignorance displayed by the writer of it, and whatever might be the credit attached to such a paragraph as the one in question, and even if the libel was pre pisstereus, it was the duty of the Jury to find a verdict for him, if they were of opinion that it was the intention of the writer to in. donate that the Sovereign of this country was in the contempslbb eindition of being under the restraint 4 his chief adviser. The Gentlemen of the Jury would recollect, that in the early part of this year most important discussi•tns arose, in consequence of his Majesty advising Parliament to take into its consideration the peep priety of admitting a certain class of subjects who had been excluded front sitting in the Houses of the Legislature, into Parliament. He drew their attention to this, because it gave rise to the libel. He was perfectly indifferent to the sentiments of the Jury on that gwetboo—•whether it ought to have been settled as it had been, or whether it oughtaot, was not now for them to decide ; bet to him it appeared policy, as it terminated much of that public discord which existed. In compliance with his Majesty's speech, the Par liament came to the decision that they ought to be admitted, and when that was decided, it was time that angry discussion should cease. It we: the duty of the defendant who had Written tit pa ragraph to inculcate obedience tit tits laws of hit 01111 try, to ab rain from personal attacks on ind victuals, and not to ebdeavour to bring the Legislature into contempt. It was also his duty to avoid giving off lice to the Sovereign power by mating that which was tan• founded and untrue. It appeared that the defendant Alexander. who was the individual he had above alluded to as the author of the libels was convinced that the measure could nut pass, and that to make his readers believe that he knew more than he really did know. he wrote the libel to make it appear that the Duke of Wellington had actually compelled the Sovereign to recommend the measure to Parliantent. Instead of observing a respectable line of conduct, he (Mr. Alexander) thought fit to persist in his hostile attacks on the individvals forming his Majesty's government, and the Sove reign himself; and even after Parliament had acquiesced in the policy of admitting that portion of his Majesty's subjects to seats in the legislature, who had been before ezcluded, he wrote the most deliberate, most infamous attacks on the members of the govern ment, and thought fit to represent that his Majesty had submitted to personal restraint—to be influenced in a mangler unworthy of any sovereign. It became the Sovereign of this country to be free ; and that freedom, he believed he might say, w.s never pos teased, by any monarch who had been seated on the throne of this country, in a greater degree than by his present M tjesty ; and he was sore there never was a monarch who would not resent mote soy restraint that might be attempted to be imposed upon him. He would now tura to the libel; it was written in a style of pity. which was the greater insult, as it was directed from such a quar tet to such a quarter ; it stated that his Majesty dared net to show himself in public, that be was eta placed by his minister that he could not enjoy the pleasure of exhibiting himself to his people. Was that a ht expression to apply to a king, especially a king of a free country ? was it a proper expression to apply to any monarch ? One of the defendants had said that there were other publicatiuos of a worse description than those for which he was proceeded against, and he had asked, why, therefore, select him as the object of these prowutions? This was no defence for a libel of this de scription—was it a defence that because one thing had escaped prosecution another should? Ile (the Attorney General) was cs-n -vinced the Jury would see that it was ridiculous to maintain fur a single moment such an argument. It was his duty to select which paper should be proceeded against when libels were contained iu them, and it washis duty to select for which libel the party 14301.1 be prosecuted; and be thought he could not find • more proper one than that which contained a personal attack on the Sovereign. The Jury would say whether they were of opinion that this publ - cation placed the Sovereign in the light in which a Sovereign of this realm should be placed. He (the Attorney-General) did not comprehend the whole of the publication, but it would not be al lowed for a man to state that his Sovereign was an object of pity.— The libel stated that the King had once been popular. and that he now was an object of pity, but that he might again become popu lar; thereby stating that be was now unpopular, and that he could not act from his own discretion, and without restraint. Wherever the writer obtained this intelligence he knew not, but it was false. His object la stating that the Sovereign was under restraint was an attack upon the ministry of the most poignant description—it was an attack upon them at the expense of the feelings of his Majesty. How did this writer know that the King was enthralled, and dared not show himself to his subjects on account of his unpopularity ? How did this writer know the feelings of the people towards their Sovereign? They had had a specimen of the means by which be became acquainted with that feeling. A procession had beets at tempted to be got up to go to Windsor, and be believed that it dwindled into one paltry hackney-coach, with four horses. His Majesty did not appear and receive this patty. What crime, there fore, had be door, that he dared not show himself? Was this a proof of his not being popular? This writer had indulged in the most severe invectives against his Monarch, and persons holding the highest station, with the intention of bringing them into con tempt. and he was certain no person, not even one who was an ad vocate for the liberty of the Press, would permit a person to write a personal insult to his King. If be was addressing a Jury whose sentiments corresponded with his, he was convinced that when the writer was brought before them they would feel as he did. A Gentleman from the Stamp-office produced a certificate front the office. He also produced a copy of the Monsing Jostreql of the 4th May, 1829. The certificate was then put in and read. . The paper was then put in, and the officer read the libel :—" We have the best reasons for stating that his Majesty has lately evinced more than marked coolness towards his Grace the Duke of Wel lington ; the cause of this is known, but as stones have ear., we shall, to a certain extent, be silent fur s the present : hi. Majesty, it is said, complains bitterly that his Ministers have placed him in such a position that be cannot enjoy the pleasure of exhibiting him sell to his people. George the Fourth was, till m sot, a populw Monarch, but he has been rendered otherwise by the act of Id . imperious Minister. We deeply lament the occurrence, but public feeling is an ever moving tide, it is affeced I , y causes which, ai de u t ,h invisible, often lead to dia.; roue re,u:ts. We pity our aged and revered Sovereign, but there are morrows wands are too poignant to be relieved by the secret tear—they mu-t be rendered torpid by other appliances. It is sufficiently obvious that there never was a more ambitious or more d.ingerous Minister in Eng land that the Duke of WcUington. But it s ascend .ucy over the Monarch tee such a. it is represented—sir lather such as it is repre sented to have been, then we are sure that tiatianal sympathy muse .pen:t.ne wily flow towards the King. The people mu.t feel in t, n•ely the restraint imposed upon the Sovereign, and regret that, ore' .wing with goodness, as be is kind to caress, loudly attacked. to his subject', and paternally auaiuus to see then all prospereu , and happy, he cannot mingle with their public eatertait.menes, or receive those congratubtlons which must be gratifylog to hi. Ma jesty in the wane of his existence. But his Majesty may set have strength and intrepidity to burst his fetter., dismiss from before his throne evil counsellors, and assume that situation in public °pink iii which befits a popular Monarch." Mr. Gs eville,ex smined by Mr. Cuellar—Am clerk to his Ma jesty's Privy Council &tore and on she lath of May bit Grace the Duke of Wellington was one of the members of the Council. Lord Tincraaose said that there was no evidence of the Duke of Wellington's being one of his Majesty's Minister'. Mr. Grevilk said that his knowledge extended to the fact that the Duke of Wellington was a member of the Pavy Council and First Lord of the Treasury. Sir J. Semmes: remarked, that as First Lord of the Tr. asury be must necessarily be one of the Ministers. Mr. F. Peewee then addressed the Jury in belt ,U the de fendant Gutcb. He commenced with stating that he appeared for Gutch only, if he did yesterday. But after the atteotion with which he had yesterday been Immured, both by his Lordship and the Jury, on that neca-lon be should only occupy a few misstate f their time. He had only to state that the line of defence which he had thought it expedient to proceed in yesterday would be the course which be should pursue to-day. Whether the publication in question was a libel or not, Mr. Cinch professed to know soiling. And again he declared (as be did yesterday) that he had nothing to do with the publication of it. Ile should leave untouched the question with respect to the nature of the paragraph; be pro• (eased neither to admit nor to deny that it was hbellous ; Mr. butch declared that he was not prepared to state anything on the subject, either one way or the other—he would not prejudice the cases of others by doing so. At the same time be felt him self justibed in separating his cliesit's case from that of the other defendants, because the circumstanees of them were essentially different. Mr. Glitch was merely one of the pro prietors of the newspaper in question, and had bad nothing whatever to do with the edited,* department, and never inter fered in any respect In that department of the paper. No doubt be had supplied funds for the management of the paper; but he (Mr. F. Pou.ocs) contended itow—.4ll he did yesterday—that Mr. Gately neither swell, nor personally, had anything to Jo with it.