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- - 1 . •..,. “Pr. ets. THE PA MP E R, No. XXXVIII. pulliThed Quarterly, contains the Dror Political, Lite tary, and Mi4ceUatfeotitarrmi.a” of the Day, on sow sides tAkirery_queotiae; Ifitina/, as well as scarce old Pam "' jihlen - intersyerieJ. • CONTENTS : I. Letters of Joseph 11. to some of the most celebrated Cha racters of his time. Now first tranaliped.for this Work. IT. Bishop of Llandaff 's PRIMARY Charge to his Clergy. 111. The celebrated Pamphlet, published in 1775, entitled, Anticipation of the King's Speech to both Houses, and of the Debate in the Lower House on the Address and Amendment. By Rd. Tlckell." IV. Expostulation to Lord Byron, on his present pursuits; with animadversions on his writings. tOriginal.] V. A Vindication of the People front Blasphemy, and De fence of the Press. VI. On Grammar Schools. By Vicesimus Knox, D. D. VIT. Interests of the Church of England. By B. V. VIII. Defence of the Vegetable Regimen. By J. F. Newton. IX. Police of the Metropolis. By G. 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Yesterday, a Special Court of Common Council was held at Guildhall, to take into consideration the Report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the circumstances attending the affray at Knights bridge Barracks, between the Life Guards and the populace, on the evening of the 2tith of August last (the day of the funeral of Honey and Francis), to in quire into the conduct of Sheriff WA ITHMAN on that' occasion, and to examine itnesses touching the whole of that affair, in wind) he ‘N 'a. present. Mr. OLDIIA m, after the minutes had been read, said, he had a Report to present on a question of privilege, to make a hich preceded all other business. lie left it to the discretion of the Court to determine whether the Report should be read and discussed with closed do:as, a.: formerly, or not ?—(Cries of " closed doors!" and of" Read, read!")---Mr. Oldham said, there was nothing in the Report to re quire the exclusion of strangers. Alderman Baows tru ,ted that this Report would not be discussed but with closed door s ; and strangers were consequently ordered to withdr tw. After the lapse of an hour, strangers were re-admitted, when the Court was found occupied with routine business. On the propos..l for the re-election of J. Prinsep, Esq. to be High Bailiff of Southwark, Mr. FAVELL said, the Heron of the Committee on the conduct of the High Bailiff; respecting his refusal to call a Public Meeting, had not been made. He should, therefore, not oppose his re-election now ; but he would tell him to his face, that if he found, by that Report, that his conduct deserved censure, he should feel it his duty to move such a vote against him. Mr. PRINSEP was then re-elected. On the motion for the re-election of Mr. Wontner to be Upper Marshal, Alderman Bitows said, he had yesterday called on Mr. Wontner, and found him in perfect health, and only waited for the completion of his artificial leg to resume the duties of his office. Alderman WOOD said, he hoped they would take the earliest opportunity of providing in some other way for Mr. Wontner, as he was sure he must be in competent to the active duties of attending to the ex tensive police of this large City. Mr. S. Dixos said, that if they refused to re-elect this Officer, who had broken his leg in the discharge of the duties of his office, it would break his heart. Alderman BROWN said, he was quite certain that Mr. Wontner would be found quite equal to the per formance of all his duties. Mr. WONTNER was then unanimously re-elected. Mr. W. K. CHILD was appointed a Governor of St. Thomas's Hospital._ The Loan MAYOR declared a vacancy of Deputy Sea Coal-Meter, and the Court referred it to the Coal and Corn Committee, to consider what regulations should be observed in the election of those Officers„ KNIGHTSBRIDGE AFFRAY. I, The Requisition fur calling the Court for the con sideration of the above subject having been read, as well as the Report of the Committee, Mr. FAVELL said, that often as he had occasion to trouble the Court upon special summons, he trusted he should be able to make out the propriety of his having proposed the calling this Special Court. He felt grateful to the Committee for its luminous Re port, borne out as it was by irresistible evidence. He thought it impossible that this Report should not be received and agreed to. The evidence was strangely coincident after a lapse of two months from the trans action, with the exception of one Gentleman, con nected with a Ministerial paper ; and who could not be expected to speak very favourably. He (Mr. Favell) could not believe that there would be any hesitation in applauding the conduct of the late worthy Sheriff, in whose person the honour of the City of London, and the peace of the country, and the rights of their fellow-countrymen had been violated. This had been dune by a riotous soldiery, unrestrained by their Officers or the Magistrates, to an Officer whose au thority was greater than any Nobleman, or other, in the county. His authority existed before standing armies were known ; and was greater over that very soldiery than that of the Duke of Wellington him sAf. Had the Sheriff not been there, and hazarded his life to keep the peace, the King's Guards would have been in danger ; and he, himself, would have been calumniated, as wishing that the soldiery and populace should commit breaches of the peace. Go vei =rent left the Sheriff totally unsupported by a Magistrate, even to assist him in keeping down a disorderly soldiery ; at the same time he (Mr. Favell) did not nie.in to defend the conduct of the people.— Goveinnient had also resisted the generous British feeling being she..vir to the much•injured and Illus. smusQueen. If the disembodied spirit of our Queen could have seen the destruction of the lives of two of her subjects, on the day of her funeral, she would have said with the mighty Crsar, when he saw Brutus about to stab—" This was the unkindest cut of all.", Was not long years of peelecutioa enough—and a Bill of Pains and Penalties ? Mr.Caocaga rose to order. This had nothing to do with the business befo:e the Court. Mr. Favet.i. contended, that the irritated feelings of " the people, on the day of the Queen's funeral, gave rise to the disturbances at Knightsbridge, and might have cost the worthy Sheriff his life. After blood had been shed, and the worthy Sheriff of London en- dangered and insulted, what could be said of Govern ment, and Lord 13athurst above all, refusing to insti tute an inquiry into such transactions? He con cluded by moving—" That the COurt should agree with the Report of the Committee." He should then, he said, move—" That the Court could not but view with alarm, the growing use of the military, instead of the civil power ; and that a Petition, praying for inquiry into the affray at Knightsbridge, should be presented to the House of Commons." Mr. Elate seconded the motion. He should be deficient in the feelings of an Englishman, if he gave a silent vote on this subject. An inquiry had been asked, and refused by Government; and it was their duty to seek for it elsewhere. The Committee had made an impartial examination of those connected with the Public Press who were there ; and also the persons stationed by the worthy Sheriff to preserve" the public peace. Painful it was that they should so often have to complain that Ministers should on all' occasions use the military instead of the civil power. Government took no means to prevent an attack on the People by their own soldiery. The Sheriff alone had to protect the public peace of the county and the lives of the people from a mad and infuriated sol diery. He had.no doubt that {here was a desire to entrap the worthy Sheriff on that occasion. He main tained the necessity of petitioning the House of Com mons to prevent any such military interference or outrage in future. Mr. JUPP spoke to the important view which the Committee took of this subject, without reference to any party or persons whatever. He also declared, that the Reporter for the Ministerial Paper that had been alluded to, had given his evidence with much fairness, and in a gentlemanlike manner. That evi dence, as well as all the rest, slimed that the conduct of the Sheriff had been most courageous and conci liatory ; evincing an ardent desire to prevent the effusion of human blood. He allowed that our sol diers had the highest feelings of men, as well as citi- zens; and the Es-Sheriff exerted himself to prevent their feelings from being outraged. But how little did the Officer commanding the soldiers know of human nature! He would not assist the Sheriff; but let out his men, saving he would keep them no longer prisoners. He (Mfr. Jupp) would cautiously abstain from a hint at which party was the aggressor : but the worthy Sheriff deserved the thanks of his coun try, for, in his opinion, his conduct prevented much bloodshed.—The first motion was put and carried, OA the shew of hands. Mr. S. Dixox then rose, amid loud cries of "The Question has been carried !" Mr. FAVELL declared himself to be in his Lord ship's hands. The LORD MAYOR declared the question decided. Mr. FAVELL should not have been against hearing the dissent of the worthy Gentleman, it it had not been for the lateness of the hour. He had now to move his Resolution for a Petition to Parliament, founded on the Report. He had this duty to perform to the Citizens of London, and those of the country at large. If they did not follow up enquiry by some such measure, what would the People say, but that they made a parade, but cared nothing about the lives or privileges of their fellow-countrymen ?-11 e then moved his Resolution.—Mr. EICKR seconded it. Mr. S. DIXON wished to know whether it was not the Mover and Seconder that had been the cause of, throwing this discussion late in the day ? He was, most anxious that this business should go before the British House of Commons, because then both sides of the question would be heard. The Committee had heard all on one side— Cries of " No, no !" J. —lle had no doubt that the Ex-Sheriff, at Knightsbridge, meant well; but he wished to know whether he had had any communication with the persons managing those funerals? He wished to know why those two ill-conducted funerals were carried to Hammersmith, where neither of the persons were resident ; and on a Sunday, of all days in the week, when the people were sure to assemble in great numbers ? Referring to Alderman Waithman in the Minutes, there was a note to the printed evidence," See Riots"—(Laughter). So that under the head Riots, they even find the wor thy Ex-Sheriff. He repeated his anxiety that this matter should undergo the investigation of Parliament. Mr. JUPP could not, from every examination, draw the conclusion that there was an attempt to assassi nate Alderman Waithman. Mr. FAVELL proposed to alter the Resolution, an attempt to assassinate. Mr: CROCKER agreed with Mr. Jupp, that no one could come to the conclusion that there was any at tempt to assassinate the . worthy Sheriff. He would go every levh to bring the man to justice, who was said by the Sheriff to have pointed his carbine to wards him ; but the witnesses proved that though they saw the carbine loaded it was not directed to wards the worthy Sheriff. One of them said that he saw a soldier load his carbine, as he believed, but some persons intervened, and in his opinion he would have fired at the Sheriff if he had not been afraid of shooting one of his own comrades, who was between them. Levy, the Sheriff's officer, said, the soldier was waving his carbine and not pointing it to any one in particular. If he had been on his oath he could not swear that the soldier aimed at Sheriff Waithman. From the evidence, therefore, no man, could say that a charge of attempt at a ssass i nat i on h a d been borne out. He had no reason to assume that Government had not instituted any inquiry. He was anxious for an investigation before the House of Commons, be cause that would, he believed, satisfy the Public. Mr. HURCOMBE said, one of the witnesses whom the worthy Member had not read through, did prove that the soldier was moving about his carbine in the direction of the Sheriff; and could any one then doubt that his intention was to murder that merito. rious public Officer, whose firm, manly, and digni fied manner and tune, had, in his opinion, prevented this from becoming a second Manchester massacre. Mr. GALLOWAY was persuaded, that if any other man had done half so much for the Public, every citi zen would come forward to do him honour for it. The worthy Sheriff had displayed as much prudence, and LONDON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1522. STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. The market continues in statu quo: not the slightest fluctuation has taken place this morning. The chief sales have been in the heavy Stocks, particularly the Five per Cents. and the orders from the country still continue for selling out. A portion of the proceeds have been invested in foreign securities, which have generally improved in price, particularly Spanish Bonds.—Current Pi ices : Bk. St. 238% 239% Ya —3 per Ct. Red. 76 3 / 4 Ys 3 per Cent. Conc. 76 1 / 3 76 1 / 8 :Pi : per Cent. $7 A 7 / 8 -1. per Cent. 96% 34 1 / 2 3 rer Cent. N.lvy Aims. 107 1 / 4 3 / 8 1 / 4 Bank Lr'ng Annuities 19 7-16 V 2 Imperial 3 per Cents. 76 India Stock 235% 239—India Bonds 775. 7-k. South Sea Stock 84% Exchequer Bills of £3,000, ss. 6s. Ditto small ss. 7s.—Cons. for Acct. 76 y, . At a late hour this forenoon we receives the Paris Papers of Tuesday. The only articles of foreign in telligence they contain of the slightest importance is an extract from the Austrian Observer, stating that the Greeks have been put in possession of Athens, which they are converting into a strong position ; a report that the Persians are retreating from Turkey ; and an article from Madrid, dated the 17th ultimo, containing some speculations on the formation of the New Ministry. The moderate Liberals aie said to have designated M. CALATRAVA for the Ministry of Justice, Count TORRENO for the Finances, and MAR• TINEZ de la ROSA for the Interior. They are all Members of the Cortes. Another long debate took place in the Chamber of Deputies on Monday, on M. de SERRE'S Lass' Project relating to the Press. The discussion was upon the fourth Article of the Law, proposing to punish the exciting to hatred or contempt of the King's Govern ment with an imprisonment of from one month to four years, and a fine from 1.50 to 5,000 francs. M. DA RRIEU proposed as an amendment, that for the words " King's Government" there should be sub stituted " Representative Government;" and that an addition proposed by the Committee, that the Law " should not affect the right of discussion, and the cencuting of the acts of the Ministers," should be struck out. M. DOVERGIER proposed that the Law should not affect the right of discussing and censuring the acts of Constituted Bodies, Ministers, and other Agents of Authority. M. Da R RI eu spoke strongly against the law, which, he contended, was destructive of the Liberty of the Press in its principal points, that of discussing all the acts of Ministers. " I would," said he, " defend the Government; but that Government only which is founded upon the Charter: it is with this object that I have proposed an amendment, in which I persist." Count DLIIIANIEL defended the Article as amended; in the Committee. A means of attack the most dan gerous in France, he said, " was that of contempt not the contempt of things unworthy or unestimable, but that which turned into ridicule persons and things the most respectable." General For said, the amendment of the Com mittee was contrary to the Charter ; and accused the Ministers of having scandalously and traitorously su?pressed the word " constitutional," after those ef " Royal authority." This assertion created consider able tumult, during which several Members spoke to order. General FOY resumed.—There was no other Royal Authority but the Royal Constitutional Authority— to suppress the word Constitutional, was treason to the State and public scandal (cries of.' Order, order"). The PRESIDENT, after ringing his bell for some minutes, at length obtained leave to be heard. Ile said, to speak of a preceding decision of the Chamber as an act of treason, was an insult to the Chamber, and he, therefore, must call the speaker to order. General Fov said, if the word " Constitutional" offended the Chamber, there was a very simple and easy means of making reparation, by adopting the amendment of his friend, M. Darrieu—( Cries of 'Bravo!' to the !eft ; aa,d to thc right. ll'hat insoknce ) The General said, he knew how much the words "the King's Government" had buen abused in cei tain gal and unconstitutional circulars, whi c h h ad , written by the Prefects. He held in hi s hand .4 lert written by the Prefect of the Seine, in the Ki k name, to all the Electors of the first Electoral ' in Paris, which called on them to express their titude to the King in nominating the President Electoral College." The reading of this letter excited considerable nishment and emotion in the Chamber. M. B. CONSTANT spoke to order. The Minister of the Interior, M. Conattar,wi to explain. The letter alluded to was printed, ought to have been sent to all the Electors ; 1, 4 1 it had been so sent or not he did not know ; the ject of the letter was not to obtain suffrages b , honourable means, and was t 3 be sent to every i tor without any distinction as to their poli t i ca l nions. This explanation did not appear to v 4 A Chamber, and a desultory and tumultuou s d e b, ensued, which continued some time. M. DUDON, amidst numerous interruption, posed the Amendment. M. MisnuEt. supported the amendment of M. RIEU. He went into a retrospective examina: the claims of the French Monarchs on the n. love and gratitude, and said, their memories were cherished in proportion to the benefits t!:( conferred on France. We do not, said he, Louis XIV. for the revocation of the Edict of I\ A voice to the right said—" Do you esteem XVI.?"—" Yes," replied M. Manuel, " for s i g ned and accepted the Constitution of 17(,)1 Ak.9—only we regret that the acceptance on 1, was so soon forgotten." A voice to the right—By the conspirator; 20th of June and 10th of Atigu-t—(Mack agi After a very tumultuous debate, the PUE' put the ameadment of M. DAURIEU, which jected by a large nnijority. M. CASIMER PERI ER proposed an amendment the present law " should not extend to the r discussing and censuring the acts of the Mi nor the acts of the Royal Authority previous Charter." M. de SERRE begged leave to oppose Amendments, as not calculated to ensure the sought for even by those who proposed them. AIM. PA RDESSUS, CHAUVELIN, de CORCELL several other Members, spoke, when the new .1 ments were put to the vote, and rejected ; the Article, as amended in the Committee, was tip ried, and the Chamber adjourned at seven to Tuesday. FRRNCH FUNDS.—Monday, Five per Cents. A Flanders Mail, bringing Brussels Papers 29th of January, reached us this forenoon. Th. lowing are extracts : ODESSA, JANUARY 1. As the wind continues to be favourable, w( received for some days past news of a very date from Constantinople. Some vessels have here which sailed from that city on the 29th cembcr, and they have brought private letter. 28th. At that time the city was tolerably t: The Porte had publicly announced that ho, with the Persians had finally ceased ; and ii consequence withdrawn its declaration of wa; Persians who were imprisoned are stated been set at liberty. The termination of this which is of such great importance to Tu; ascribed to the prompt intervention of Englan, yet there are some people who do not beliel this affair is entirely settled. The French Ambassador has been receive,l Government with much respect. The Porte ‘‘b the most profound silence respecting the It u.! timatum ; there is nothing surprising in this : U ments do not usually acquaint the Public ‘% progress of negotiations of this kind, and the T. Government is still less communicative than an At all events it must wait for the answer of the net of St. Petersburgh, which may make somt fication in the actual state of the negeciations. exertiois are making to equip the fleet for expedition. HAMM:RCM JANUARY 03: We learn that the Academic Senate of the Univer sity of Upsal has been under the necessity of taking serious measures to repress some disorders n•hich have taken place among the students. Baron Dulberg, who is at Aschaffenberz, a: it ten to one of his f, iends at Copenhagen, that , t l ).'la 500 brave combatants, who are going to off Oleir services to the Greeks to defend their liberty, are 4: this moment assembled at Leghorn, where (...0 them receives, up to the moment of emi , a:kati..r. two paoli and a half daily, from Mr. Watrea, Agent in that city. These generous men, wh'se e:) , Y wish is to combat for the sacred cause of the Greek', have a great benefactor in the person of Mr. weber, at the Hague. who has contributed to this rcEe purpose the sum of 2,500,000 Dtttch florins. BRUSSELS, JANUA RY cs. Letters from Odessa, of the 2d January, coo6rnt the news of the tragical death of the Persian PriGc'' Mahoinet Ali Mirza, who was found dead in his ten'. This extraordinary event has given birth to nunierces conjectures, which time alone can clear up ; mean time the Cheeks in Odessa are in consternation, for they had built great hopes on a Prince whom 01,1 justly considered as a formidable enemy to Tin key. His Majesty, by a Decree of the..l4„ has appoiomd .t Special Committee of tn dye Men-oms, of whirls J tee l a lett., Kin ?. Secto.r, eir gr 2. It of the ble a stem , wished ed, an d %Ledo" the by d', l . ,• ry Elec. ,% cal c o, • isfy the debg e . ans, 1;6(4 c,l natir.7, l l ries on:y hey j , este-, 7a . is liavi. 4 tras re. 'ent, t right !f as to the all the le objects n. (Ars, and fnith then c ,r- -u'ic;ck ts. r fr. ers tn Th we Lave rry recent 'e arrived th of De- ers of the tranquil. hostilities it has in 'ar. The to hare iis 'in key. is and; but icve that by the cbserved Gwen:- with the e Turkith iny ce:er. the Cabi- ne is. :cat ani:C...et • L'!iiver- d taking ich have • writ- itbmit Eer their r, arc AC c.tch a: •04,e .## • judgment, and firmness, as humanity. The evidenee clearly shewed an aytempt to murder the Sheriff had been made. They had to rejoice that the attempt did not succeed, for it would have been a woeful day for England—.a day replete with blood. If the Court did not mark its detestation of the employment of the military, they would have to lament, in common with all the people of England, the loss of their deal - est liberties. The Committee deserved their warmest gratitude for the able and impartial way in which they had performed their task ; but still he had no objection to further inquiry. He had a right to infer that no inquiry had been set on foot by the Govern ment, because they had heard nothing of it. It was to the example and advice of Sheriff Waithman that they were indebted for the prevention of much blood shed and loss of life. He had great pleasure in sup porting the Resolution. Mr. ParrEm applauded the extraordinary firmness of the worthy Sheriff on that trying day; and ex pressed his astonishment at the want of support af forded to him by the Government. To his mind the charge of an attempt at assassination had been made our by the evidence. The Resolution was then carried. THE EVENING STAR.