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THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1820. THE FUND& PRICE Of STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONS O'CLOCK : Bank Stock 221 1 / 2 3 per Cent. Reduced 69 1 / 4 69 1 / 2 68% 3 per Cent. Consols 7069% 7069 1 / 2 fti per Cent. '79 773 —i. per Cent. 87 1 / 2 Vs lh 5 per Cent. Navy 105 1 / 4 1 / 2 Bank Long Annuities 18 1-16 18 Imperial 3 per Cent. Anns. 69 1 /s India Bonds 275. 245. pr. Synth-Sea Stock 77% Exchequer Bills (2d.) 4s. ss. pre. Consols for Acct. 70 1 / 2 69 7 8 70 1 / 8 69%78. We have already expressed our opiniort on the im policy, to say nothing else, which we think cha racterises the Declaration signed by the Master Ma nufacturers of Glasgow. The Scots Papers have, we are happy to see, taken a similar view of this mea sure. If it be true, as stated by Mr. FINLAY, that " almost the whole mass of the population were con cerned in these desperate designs," to overturn the Con stitution, how is it possible to carry the Resolution into effect, to employ none of those who were con.: cerned in the late treasonable proceedings ? Are the people to be starved to death ? Are all the /nano fictories to be shut up?—No, no. Self-interest will prevent this ! Passion must give way to reason. Threaten future offenders as much as you will, atid if they incur the penalty, inflict the punishment; but do not yourselves become offenders, by a combi r 3.10 n to prevent people from earning their bread, a:ld thus doing every thing in your power to drive them to acts of desperation. This is not the way that the UNIVERSAL PARENT acts towards you, in common with the rest of mankind ; and is not that in which you should conduct yourselves. How would you look, and what would you say, were the workmen to enter into a counter-combina tion not to work in any manufactory from which any person had been turned away for, what they call, political opinions? You may laugh at the idea, be cause you know they have not the means of sub sistence; but this is no answer to the question; nor will your own reason be satisfied with your own grin. It is true, as stated by ADAM SMITH, that in all I disputes betnen Masters and men, " the Masters can hold out much the longer of the two. A Land lord, a Farmer, a Master Manufacturer,.or Merchant, though they did not employ a single workman, could generally live a year or two upon their stocks which they have already acquired. Many workmen could, tot subsist a week, few could subsist a month, and scarce any a year, without employment." But what he adds, is equally true—" In the long run the work man may be as necessary to his master, as his master is to him; only the necessity is not so immediate."— This case is not altered by the fact, that, in the part of SMITH'S work which we have quoted, the author is speaking only of ..I.e combinations which take place among workmen to improve their wages, and among the employers to reduce them as low as possible ; for the present ferment and discontent has not arisen in dependently of the question of wages. " The masters being few in number, can combine much more easily than the men, " and the law, besides, authorizes, or at least does not prohibit their combinations, while it prohibits thase of the workmen. We have no Acts of Parliament against combining to lower the price of work ; but many against combining to rare The result has been What cupidity chose to dictate. In all the Manufacturing Districts the wages have been reduced so much, that even those workmen who are in full employment cannot maintain themselves and their fanailics upon their earnings. Has this had nothing to do with producing the present mischiefs? Every side of the question should be coolly and im partially examined before measures, such as have been proposed to be acted upon, be resorted to; for it is possible, bad as things are, that they may, by precipitation, be made worse; and it is equally true, that, bad as they are, they may be improved, if wise, prudent, and temperate measures be adopted. If the distressing situation in which the workmen have been long placed, be net duly considered in the pre sent crisis, it is much to be feared that passion and precipitancy will fill the place that. should be occu pied by wisdom and prudence. We consider it a happy circumstance, that the time for assembling the New Parliament is so near, as it may be expected that there the subject to which we have been alluding will undergo some investigation, free from local prejudices, somewhat. free from pas sion, and embracing, more or less, the widely ramified Circumstances that stand connected with the present crisis. Never did a Parliament assemble at a More cri tical period ; never did circumstances more loudly call for a deep investigation of all the causes that have operated to place the country in circumstances so new, so extraordinary, so foreign and contrary to the principles and feelings that formerly charac. tensed the British population. The Paris Papers of Sunday-arrived this forenoon The majority of the Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, charged with the examination of the new Etectibn Projet, have, it is said, deciketo propose its rejection, with the exception of four or five articles, which may be laded to the existing law. M. ROTZR COLLARD will make the report in a week, if the Projet is mot in the meantime withdrawn, which it is gene rally believed will be the case. The state of the public feeling at Paris, respecting the Censership,. was manifested in a marked manner on Thursday; at the Lectures on Modern Histay.-- At the moment when M. RAotn. Rocuarrt, the Professor (one of the Censors), ascended his chair, cries of " A bas le C,onseur resoinded from the up per part of the Saloon, and a considerable disturb ance took place, which was not appeased witlioUt some difficulty, although it was not thought expedi ent to call in the aid of force. l The LectUrei have been since suspended. The Conatitutionnel announces, that the Russian Ambassador at Madrid, has, at last, offered the feli citations of his Royal Master to FZRDINAND, OR his new Government. Fire per Cents. Saturday, 74 fr. 80e. CONTAGION. The Liverpool Paper, received this morning, con tains the letters subjoined s " Downing-street, March 25. " Sts.--4 am desired by the Earl Bathurst to transmit to you 11 copy of a Dispatch, which has this day been revived from Major-General Darling, respecting the appearance of a coats gions disease at the Mauritius, and its existence on board the merchant-ship Baistbridge, which brought that Dispatch to this country ; and I request you will submit this matter to the im mediate consideration of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, (Signed) " . HENRY GOULBUIIN. . " The Clerk of the Council in Waiting." (COPY.) eGovernusent Hattie, 111auritius, Dec. 21, 11119. Loan—l have written your Lordship very fully by this Oppo r t ni ty , the Bainbridge, which is proceeding directly to Liverpool, leporting, for your Lordship's 011'0m:talon, the par ticulars of a disease which blade its appearance here on the 9th of last month, and has ea.-ricd off a great number of the coloured population, and some of the white inhabitants.l I have now deemed it advisable to require of the Captain of the Bainbridge to enter into bond not to have any communinaticai with the shore, after the arrival of th► ship, further than May be indis pensably necessary to the delivery of a letter to the Collector of the Customs, which accompanies this (a copy of which It here with inclosed), until the Collector shall have signified his assent, and which May probably occasion this letter reaching your Lord ship before any other dispatches transmitted by the present op portunity. The crew of the Bainbridge has suffered veil much' and three of her men have unfortunately died; and though a voyage to Europe, at this season of the year, appears to afford the best means of re-establishing the health of the crew, and will, I trust, remove auy apprehension of the disorder being contagious, still I have thought it advisable to restrain the com munication of the Bainbridge with the shore, until the proper Authorities shall have had an opportunity of satisfying them selves that no danger can be apprehended. (Signed) ' To the Earl Bathurst. RALPH DARLING, blijor-General.' Parliament will asfemble on Friday nett—the Upper House merely to swear the Peers, and the Com mons to swear the Members and choose a Speaker— which will occupy their time until the Wednesday following. The KING will open the Seision in per son on the following day, Thursday, the 27th. Mr. 13uouctrANt and Mr. DENMAN waited, we un derstand, yesterday, or. the LORD CuaNcet.Loft, for tte purpose of being sworn in her MAJEsTY's Attor ney and Solicitor General. The Duke of Youx arrived in town from Brighton on Monday night. Yesterday his Royal Highness held a Leree at his Office in the Horse Guards as Commander in Chief, which was attended by. be tveen thirty and forty Gentlemen. Yesterday great part of the Royal domestics from the Pavilion at Brighton, atrived at the Palace of Carlton House. The circumstance makes it proba ble that his MAJESTY intends temaiuing in town a consider:lWe pericd. Lady Cnsrr.EitEnutt is returned to her house in St. Janies's-square, from North Cray. !kir. HEIDEMAN!), the Hanoverian Messinger; who arrived in London on Friday, with letters from the Duke Of CAMBRIDGE, also brought letters from the Duke and DucheSs of CUMBERLAND, at Beilin, to the KING, the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the Princess SOPHIA, and others of the Royal Family. The Mes wager was eleven days on his journey, and when Ike left, the Royal Duke and Duchess, we are happy to say, were in the enjoyment of excellent health, as was the infant Prince, Who is nearly twelve months old. Last night, the Marchioness of LANSDOWN opened her noble mansion, Lansdown House, Berkeley square, to the fashionable world, with a grand mute. The Earl of We:miss and MA Reis, who is one of the original patrons of the Theatrical Fund at Edinburgh, has given fi fty guineas in aid of the Institution. The remains of the late Earl of HAREWOOD arrived on Sunday last at Harewood House, in Yorkshire, whet e they will lie in state previously to their being deposited in the family vault. Yesterday, the Earl and Countess of HARROWBY entertained the following personages with an elegant dinner, at their house in Grosvenor-square: Count and Countess Palmella, Madame de Suza, Count Ca raman, Baron Pfeffel, Baron Stienieldi, Count Funchal, Count and Countess Munster, Mr. Nieman, Mr. Rush, the American Minister, Mr. Montague, &c. Yesterday, Count and Countess LUMEN, gave a magnificent entertainment at their elegant residence in Harley.street. Among the distinguished person ages invited, the following were present: Duke of San Carlos, Prince and Princess Esterhazy, Prism Castelcicala Prince Sapieba, Earl of Aberdeen, Baron Pagel, Count Wrina, Baron* Balow Marquis of Angkssia, Giant Generallsreachoff, is.. In the evening. the Noble Counties received the visits of a numerous party of distinguished fashionable'. Lord GRANTHAM has arrived at his seat at Newby Hall, and resumed the command of the Yorkshire Hussars. _ _ His Excellency Baron Faiat entertained a large party of distinguished personages, yesterday, at his house in Scotland-yard. Most of the Foreign Am bassaders, and several of the Cabinet Ministers, were present. :mot• TRIAL OF ARTHUR THISTLEWOOD, FOR HIGH TREASON. (CONTINUATION or TIATADAVII stratisisit). in the tourie of the afternoon, the &lowing wit nesses were examined on the part of the prosecution: °masa ICsnocz, Racal. Musser, *Ad V. ti rrn WI 'BD inhOitaats of CatO4treet. Ittrzurnt, Bow-erect Oficer, Asairmits. 41 by Mr. Jests ELL A; Bow-street Officer; croes4sets.ined by Mr. Cuswoou. WILLIAM Weircort, Bow-street Mem Lica H Nixos, Joss WRIGHT, W. Cassras Basest, ail Offiren of the same Establishment. • Burin the examination of the last witness, logs called out,:-" Pray, my Lord, am I not to be allowed to ask any questions ?" LORD Cnar JIISTICE—a You are not now on your Gass MAT, Watchman. Cnarssax, Bow-street Officer. Ensign FITIOL RENCE, Coldstream Guards. Saunas. Tamely's, Bow•street Officer. DAN= BUBO?, Bow-street MCC'S', C 1114114 COZWOOII6 Lsevrnsa, senior. by Mr. Scrjeant Hammon,. of the Royal Artillery, described the Ira-. dons materials of which the grenades were composed, and for the purpose of conveying more accurate idea to the Jury, one of them wan opened in Court.' The instrument used by the Serjcant for this purpose was a knife, and , Mr. Guaxer having suggested the possibility of an explosion, it excited some trepi dation, particularly among the Ladies present. This apprehen don, however, ceased, on the assurance of the witness that there was no danger. The Arrow;Ey-GENERAL then said, that was the case for the prosecution. Mr. CURWOOD immediately rose, and, in an able speech, advocated the cause of the prisoner; against whom, he contended, neither the charge cf imagining the death of the king, or of cobspiring to levy war, or of having actually levied war, had been prayed. The following witnesses were then called on the part of the prisoners; Maur Rumen, the daughter of the prisoner Tidd. Enwsan laucesessons, an acquahnanee of the informer Dwyer, to whose character he spoke. Joss:en DOAN*, the Court Reporter. ANDREW 11frrenett, pruner. • • And JON* WIIITAZEIL The case for the prisoner being closed, Anournes said, that, considering the solemn duty he had to perform, he felt it necessary to make a request to the Court, which, he was confident, would be complied with, if, consist,- ently with the convenience of their proceedings, it were possible. lie requested that their Lordships would now adjourn the Court, in order to give him an opportunity of considering the multi farious points connected with this important case. Chief-Baron liscsains.—You wish, I suppose, to postpone your address to the Jury until to-morrow ? Mr. Asot.runs.—Yes, my Lord. There is almost &total want of preparation, on my part, in consequence of the shortness of titne since I was retained. I therefore labour under considerable difficulties. Lord Chief Justice Aaaovv.—lt must be the anxious wish of the Court that every Indulgence 'honk' be granted to the unfor tunate man at the bar ; and, if we even go on now, it is very , doubtful whether we can conclude the whole of the btuiness.— My wish, however, is to study the convenience of the Gentle men of the Jury as much as possible. At the same time, I do' not think that we ought to proceed hastily with a case which ' concerns the life of an individual. Mr. AtomismT, one of the„ Juror, observed, that it was the opinion of himself and the other Jurors, that their own coo• venience ought not for a moment to be puf in cos petitioa with the duty which they owed to the public and to the prisons' at the bar. Lord Chief Justice Aisorr.—That expression is exactly what I expected from you. We are not, however, come to that hoar when, under other circumstances, we ought to stop. I think, however, that the administration of justice will be better cox z.ulied by allowing Mr. Adolphus time till to-morrow. The FOR [MA N.-My Lord, as some doubt is thrown on the cvideuce of the witness Dwyer, I and my brother Jurors would be better satisfied if Major James, or some person from, the Secretary of State's Office, were called to corroborate the truth of the statement which the witness has made, relative to his communicating the designs of the parties. Lord Chief Justice Assorr.—lf this trial be adjourned, the Attorney-General will have an opportunity of considering that point; but I am not sure whether such a course can be taken. Mr. Goasev.—Certainly it cannot. The case fir the prose cution is closed, and it remains for the other side to contradict the testimony of Dwyer. The Juryman reiterated his suggestion. Lord Chief Justice ARlOTT.—Perhaps it would be biker for the present to forbear saying anything more on that subject.— An opportunity will be afforded to all the pagies, at a future time, to make their obtervatiins on it. The Court then adjourned, at a quarter past six o'clock, until Mae o'clock this morning. THIS DAY. ?ht public interest seemed somewhat more excited this day than usual, from the great probability of the Trial's being concluded. So early as seven o'clock a number of persons were assembled in the Old Bailey, and several had obtained admission into Court. At eight . o'clock, Mr. Sheriff RontraLL was in Court, superintending the arrangements necessary for the convenience of those Gentlemen, whose duties or curiosity had occasioned their attendance. Nothing din exceed the urbanity of this Gentleman, nor his attention to the numerous applications which are made to him. To the Gentlemen connected with the Press, he has shewn the most polite attention, and made every arrangement for their accommodation which the size of the Court, and the natural anxiety which a trial for High Treason excites, will permit. At ten minutes p a st nine o'clock, the Lot 4 Chief Justices of f the King's Bench and Common Pleas, Baron RICHARDS and Mr. Justice RICHARDSON, took their seats on the Bench, when the prisoner Thistle- ion& wood was brought in. He looked much paler ana • I I more dejected than on the two preceding days. I .The Clerk of the Arraigns read over the names Of thelorymen, to which they respectively answered. Thistletrood then addressed the Bench—" My Lordss I hope you will grant me the same indul gence I have hitherto been allowed, that of a.chair." ' LORD CHIRP JUSTICE.-- 4 4 0, yes, certainly." The ATToasicy 7 Gfecaaprose and sated, .that MajOrlis net,"*Niie attendance bneiihh'e Jurymen had last night expressed a' vr4l2 for t was now is otitt, but - hd (die AitOrnel.benecal) did not cos ceive that it would be regular for him to call on 1 1 Mr. ADOLPHUS said, that as he was not aware that the examination of Major James would he of any service to the prisoner, he declined calling on him. At twenty minutes past nine cy'clock Mr. A putts commenced his defence for the prisoner, iR which he was still engaged when our Reporter reit the Court at twelve o'clock. Amongst the Noblemen and Gentlemen whor; curiosity had attracted this day, we noticed t 1,7: Marquis of HVNTLY, Lord KENSINGTON, Mr. Aide: - man WAITHHAN I and Sir WALTER SCOTT, Bart. all of whom bad seats on the Bench. The latter Gen tleman, on being recognized, became an object of much attention. Seleral Ladies are in Court, Iliad the gailerris more crowded than it was yelitt:rday. HALF-PAST ONE. Mr. ADO . LPHUS concluded his 'speech at ten mi nutes before one. It appeared to leave on all pre sent a stvng impression of his ability and clognence. The CHIEF JUTICE then intimated to Thistle.. , . 0c,.. that if he wished to address anything iron% himself z. the Jury, now was the time. Thistleinood, reading from *a paper in his hand, said that 'there was a persowin Conn* who prove that the witness Dwyer(l-lure he was pre ceeding to state something to the Rrejuoice of this witness's credibility, when he was stopped). The CHIMP` JOSTICE.—You cannot be allowed to go into that now. The time for strewing anything in evidence is *past. But if you have anything by way of observation to say totheJury, you have now an opportunity. Thistlewood intimated that he-had nothing to say, and sat down, yielding with respectful deference to . the decision of the Court. Mr. SOLICITOR-GENERAL then rose to reply._ (Left speaking.) • It is a singular, and indeed an extraordinary fact, that the Right Hon. Joint FOSTER is the only Com moner now alive who sat in Parliament in the first year of GEORGE 111. and is now returned to the first Parliament of GEORGE IV. A private letter from Paris states, that M. LAFITTE has been removed from his station at the head of the Bank, in consequence of his ultra-liberal opposition to the Government ; and that this strong rot-anise has produced a very great s sensation. The PERSIAN AMBASSADOR lives in a retired man ner at Paris: he has parted with his jOir Circassian. Yesterday, Mr. and Mrs. WATSON TAYLOR gave a grand dinner at their elegant new residence, at the I corner of Harley -street, Cavendish-square. Among the distinguished personages invited, the following were present: The ‘Earl and Countess Bathurst, Lord and Lady Castlereagh, the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Melville, Mr. Robert Perk, 31r. Huskissoo, Mr. Maarten Suttee, ate. A public Meeting, to celebrate the Anniversary of the Bloomsbury and Pancras Aux illiary Bible Society, was yesterday held at Freemason's Hall, which was numerously attend. .The Report stated that 921 Bibles and Testaments had been distributed during the last year, making in the whole a total of 6046 • copies; and that the subscriptions amounted in the whole to nearly 1:6000. J. BUTTERWORTH, Esq. M. P. and other Gentlemen, advocated the claims of. the Society in able speeches, and the Meeting adjourned. ThftSubscription for the Performers whose dresses or musical instruments were destroyed by the late fire at the Exeter Theatre, amounted at its close to 1871. Some of them, we believe, bave.gained by their loss. Among the bills rejected by the promoters o f the sub scription, was one for wigs, amounting, repo t ! lay s , to above.lool. Du t..—Wednesday, the 12th instant, an afair of honour was adjusted in the Bois de Boulogne , Paris, berween two English Gentlemen, M r . B— and Mr. D—; the former seconded by Captain H. S. S— pa; the latter by Mr. C. D—w—N. Fortunately, nothing fatal occurred ; and as it arose from some' insinua tions prejudicial to Mr. B—, propagated by his anta gonist, the latter ultimately gave up his author.. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS: The Dowager Duchess of llucclvagh, at her kolas in Privy Gardens, from her sat, Richmond, Surrey. The Marquis and Marchioness of Cornwallis, at their hong, in Old Burlingten-street, from 'their seat, Clifford, Bury R Rdinunds, Suffolk. The Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock, on Monday, at their house n Arlington-street, from their seat, Oakley House, Bedfordshire. Sir W. Clayton, Bart. at his house In Gioueester—place, from his seat, Morden Park, Surrey. Hon. General Fitzroy, at his house In Gloucester-place, Pram , man-square, from his seat in Northamptonshire. Dowager Countess of 'Kingston, at the Brunswick House Hotel, Hanover-square, from a tour. W. Clifford, Esq. at Blake's Hotel, Jerrnyn-street, from his mu in Herefordshire. - • • Mrs. Thomas Ludby, at ditto, from her seat, Gerrard's Cross. Sir Thomas and Lady Lethbridge and family, yesterday, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from their seat, Sealer setshire. Viscount and Viscountess Hanipden, at their house in Green street, Grosvenor-square, from their seat in Sums. Sir J. C. Hippisley, Bart. M. P. at his house in Lower Gros- Senor-street, from his scat, Easton House, Somersetshite. Richard Howard, Esq. at his house in Grosvenor-square, from his seat, Ashtead Park, Surrey. DEPARTURES. Lord P. Lennox, and Lord Sullies Lennox, from Reddish's Hotel, Jermyn-street, to Portsmouth. camel and Mrs. Atchison, from ditto. Mr. and Mrs. Castile, from ditto. Mrs. and Miss George, from ditto Sir Hew Dalrymple Minao t), ditto, from Balm's" .1, Isrommitrest, to Paris. - _ / SA 17. the ka' fte 27t Lie e9r Lie . Cal r.r: I Lie CbL , Ass rap EAS En! 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