The National Register. — London, England, 1818-01-05 00:00:00

SIN, L. a jury from the Crown office, wail like presenting you with a sket of rotten oranges with a liberty to choose. [La ug ht er Sind applause.] Formerly the mode of nominating was quite just They were' net for the word select! Now that thou sands of honest men were returned, they claimed the right to pick out. He bad detained their attention too long. [Hear, bear, hear.] Had he the most irresistible powerof working up their feelings, he would add net another word to call upon Englishmen in such a cause, for their presence there proved their intentions and good wishes ; and he felt assured that their liberality would be corresponding. [Great applause.] 'He then read the followingeesolutions :- 1. That , the liberty of the press is one of the dearest rights And proudest distinctions of Englishmen; and is inseparably connected with, and wholly dependent on, the parity of the trial byJury. 2. That the inestimable importance of the sacred and con. stitutioual right of trial by jury has never been more dentin. stratively proved than by the recent prosecutions and honour able acquittals of Mr. William Hone. S. That parodies on Scripture having been wrrtten and vablished by Martin Luther, the Father of the reformation, by dignitaries of the church, and by other eminent and learn .ed personages, down to the present time, we are persuaded .that the except.ion taken to the parodies of Mr. Hone by the present Ministers of the Crown was to answer political pur poses against the liberty of the press. 4. That hypocritical prostitutiou of religion, and a pretend .ed s eal for its defence, when used by corrupt statesmen as a smirk for political prosecution, must ever be held by all sin. cere Christians as the worst pr of anation of its sacred name. 5. That it is evident Irom the manner in which those pro. secutions were commenced and conducted, that the real object of Alinigters was not to protect religion ; but to crush an apparently defenceless individual who had exposed their political delinoneocies, to stifle public discussion, to destroy the liberty of the press, and to uphold existing abuse. 6. That the extensive knowledge, the varied talents, the manly intrepidity, the energy of mind, and the unshaken perseverance which enabled Mr.W►lliatu Home so dauntlessly to resist thy• reiterated assaults of M inisteria! persecution, en• title bun to the gratitude and support of every friend to constitutional ft eedom. . . . . 7. Taal a subscription be now opened, and that the money which may be subscribed to be placed in the hands of a Committee, to be used in such wise as shall appear to them best calculated to promote the permanent welfare of Air. Hone and his family. 8. That the following clesttlemen be of the Committee : Robt. Waittnhan, Alderman Croodbehere, Joseph Hurcolula, Sameel Brooks, William Starch, William Alderman Thorpe, William Teesdale. 9. '1 hat Hobert Waithman, Eaq. be the Treasurer. Mr. Alderman 'flitsepe seconded the resolutions. Mr. Waitliman put the resolution; in succession from the ,chair, and they were all agreed to iittuitutinsly. He then elated that the subscription had already cumin treed, and read, from a list several names, and sums hoist 501. down to 6s. in may instances there were al. mid lot. subscriptions under the designautots of " An enemy to persecution"—t' No Politicia.."--' .% Hater of Hypos:, isy"—A Friend to Free. done'—" A Fiend to the Liberty of the Press," arc.,; and amestioseriptism was, " A Lid), t, one pouad notes and 6 dye pAs al notes." Mr. Waithissan having ronciode4l reading the list. observed, that it was most grattryiug to hue to have to observe, that at the very cointneue-ment of the business lie bad to 4111 , . te the recei,sc.tf a subscription of 1001. He :could ua , :ate who had given this NUM, though hr knew the frier) d I ;ti mi go whoseltamis It eillllC.4lllll the information lie could give t-a :modified in for uote which accompanied it, and t.s.is its the following etitet " A • &valuer of the House of Lords, an enemy to pease cation. anti especially to religious persecution employed fur politico) oat mires, 1001." (Great applause.) Mr. s' rty rose neat.— He said a part of the day's pro . ceediug , had been assigned to him, which lie felt the most llnfeits , ll pleasure in discharging. He intended to repose the thanks of the meeting to the worthy Baronet who had moved the resolutions t to which thanks he was /W well en titled, not only un account of what he had done on that oc sasion, but fur the whole tenour of his political life. He could nut expect in any thing he said to du justice to the character of the honourable Baronet. To succeed in such an attempt would,require all the eloquence of Mr. Hone, all his talent, and all Isis power, of ['teethe a point in that variety of Tights which belong to it. He should only say, that to the Hon. Baronet the meeting and the whole country were holm,' by the deepest obligations for the zeal and patriotism with which he fought the battle of the people io the House of Commons. (Applause). He was happy to perceive that the enthusiasm of ° the meeting corresponded with his own. It might with truth Inlaid, that uu man deserved more the ad miration of his countrymen than the Honourable Baronet to whom he alluded. Met as they were to defend the liberty of - the press—thr unless tlie prep were free co ;non could exist Tn s'ociety—it was the light of the mind, it was to the mind as sir was to the human body, without it they must expire. There yeas one observation which bad fallen from the Hououtable Baronet with which he could not agree. 'flit Houottrable Baronet had said , that there was cot a single lawyer, who had ever for med ts commonsense idea upon the question of a libel. Now' he should be most migrate! ul were Le to allow that sentiment to pass without pointing out one lawyer who did notmerit the Honourable Baronet's reproach and whets be should'isalne the person to whom be alluded, lie was persuaded the Honourable Baronet would become a convert to 'lliere was a lawyer who had been able to come to a just conclosion on this subject; he meant the real . parent of the libel-hill—the man who had success fully defended I snider prusecutious for libel—Lord Ers ' kines, what had grappled with greater Judges than any of the present slay, and nobly resisted them, at a time, too, when he had every thing to tear front the frowns of power, and every thing to hope for front subserviency. —(Loud cheers).—Before he proceeded to read the resolutions, to Move which was the object of his rising, he begged leave to suggest the expedi. Stacy, before they separated, of some steps being taken to have another meeting. He conceived it was of the highest importance that they should have an opportunity to express their feelifiga on the great cause of all Boor persecutions. That %hien lie wished was, that an expreSsion of public feel ing should go forth, amid that a meeting of toe freeholders of the cuutity of Aladiesex aborold he called fur the purpose of making a decimation tipou the susoeosion of the Habeas Corpus Act, and upon that A sbounnable circular which had been issued by the minister of the Home Department ; h, which lie had proliteited thy circulation of 'what lie aa pleased to call blesphemons libels, and empowered the nte gi.stuary to send to prison those by whom they were sold, it. Goliclu 7 led by moving that tbe thanks of 1.110 marling ore du. TA' g NATTONAt RIMMTP/1 . ; to Sir F. Burdett, Bart. for his spontaneous offers of co• operation with the gentlemen originating the subscription in sttict conformity with a life of pare patriotism and love of country. Mr. Walker seconded a motion to this effect ♦ which was carried unanimously. Sir F. Burdett returned thanks. Lord Cochrane said, he rejoiced einem.* at witnessing the strong and unanimous feeling which had called together, and had been testified by so numerous a meeting. It was a proud triumph gained fur the canse of •liberty over the sys tem of mock trials and packed jnries, which had been so long the bane and disgrace of the country. The thanks of the meeting having been then unanimously voted to Mr. Pearson and Mr. Wooler for their exertions in bringing to light the abuses attending the system of form ing special juries, the former gentleman expressed his ac knowledgments for the honour done him. He observed that he was hut a young soldier in the cause, and the notice taken of him was probably intended as a recruiting bounty, but the bringer on such an occasion was usually deemed to he entitled to the highest reward ; and as Mr. Hone was the bringer, he hoped the custom would not be forgotten. Here Mr. Wunler was loudly and generally called •for : but as he did not immediately appear, Mr. Sturch came forward, after a few apologies for the obtrusion of his own opinions, which were in perfect unison with those already delivered, observed that he must beg an excuse for one further parody upon Holy Writ; and it was to express his belief. that a camel would sooner pass through the eye of a needle, than a Crown lawyer be an honest man. The object tur which he rose *vas, however, JIO other than to move a vote of thanks to their worthy chairman for his conduct in the chair, and the uniform patriotism and public spirit which his conduct had displayed. _ Mr. M Wooler now presented liimsett to the notice of the room. The kind interference of the Attorney• General had been the first means of introducing him personally to their acquaintance. Having himself experienced the effects of the law of libel as expounded by lawyers, he could not but feel happy in perceiving the indignant reprobation with which such a construction was received by an assembly which from their numbers and unanimity must Mall fairness be considered as representing the sense and feelings of the tisetiopolis.— Tbe absurdity of supposing that the liberty of the preys could ever be preserved under au arbitrary interpretation of what was libel, had been happily and ably exposed ; but .mcli was the to, midablv ware of wigs and gowns, that those who wore totem were inclined to believe that nothing could be dour or withstood without them. The whole freedom of the people, as depending on the frrdom of the press by the general coin. in 111 l ication of sentiment, could only be maintained by mai ii• (dining the purity of the trial by July, by a resistance of those who attempted to overawe or outlet its independent functions. and by following the bright example which had been set by Mr. Hone, who nobly told thejudge,.that what he said on a question of libel was no more than " his opinion." [Applausej Mr. Hone had been tried three times, as it were, to verify that moral principle so well expressed by our great dramatic bard, " Thrice is be arroed who hash his quarrel just." It had been said front the bench, on the late prosecution, that ' it was not the inteution with which an act was done, but its tendency when done for which its author was properly re. sponsible in a case of this kind ; but if such a doctrine were true, he would not scruple to say, that Lord Elleaborough had been guilty of high treason. Without eharging him with treasonable intentions, he would say lie had dour that which had a direct tendency to subvert the whole principle of a trial by jury, and thus to stab the constitution in its vitals. — He believed, indeed, that the slanderers of the people were strong, because the people had themselves dreamed, or rather slept over their rights ; the people of England were naturally slow in their own vindication front domestic wrongs ; they bad waited long before they maintained Magna Charm ; long before they expelled the Stuarts; and though they had now waited long, hr trusted it would net be much longer, before their voice, like that of thunder, would demand and recover a restitution of their ancieut and chartered rights. [Loud all. plaints]. Mr. Waithman theta returned thanks in a neat and ener getic speech, in which Le avowed his determination to act through life upon those principles which had hitherto been his guide, without expecting any other reward than that of the good opinion and approbation of his fellow-citizens. He hail great pleasure in announcing, as treasurer, he had just received Sir F. liiirdett's subscription of 1001. [Loud ap plause.] He concluded by an earnest exhortation to the meeting not to lose the present opportunity of contributing to the object in view. Thanks to Lord Cochrane were then voted ; and a general . subscrip!ion was immediately opened. From the LONDON GAZETTE, nada', Des. SO. -.10- BANKRUPTS. WILD. G. Bath, upholsterer, Jan. el, 24, Feb. 10, at Bath. AU. Mr. Young, Charfotte-row, Alansion -house. TOMLIN soy J. Frankley, Worcester, dealer, Jan. 0, 20, Feb. 10, at Birmingham. Mt. Mr. Platt, New Boswell Court, POOLE W. Leicester, hosier, Jan. 6,7, Feb.lo, at Leicester. Attu. Edmunds and Co. Chancery .bore. GI maw T. Stretford, Lancashire, pork-dealer, Jan. 21, 22, Feb.lo, at LiverpooL Atts. Avison and Co. Castle -street, Holborn. DIVIDENDS. J. Ballmer, Bishapsgate.street, merehant, Jan. 44. J. H. Jowsey, Sunderland, ship-owner, Jar,. 23. T. Middleton, Liverpool, cotton-inanutitcturer, Jan. 50. M. Jarvis, Parton, Statfirrd, miller, Jan. 24. A. M'Lacklaa and .1. 11. 6alt, Great St. Helens, factors, Jan. 240 G. Dwyer, Exchange-alley, Cornhill, broker, Jan. T.S. B. Thompson, Nun-green, Peckham, farmer, Jan. 13. D. Adams, Fleet-market, optician, Jan. 42. T. Nice, Bishopsi;ate-street, without, linen-draper, Jan. 26. J. Hay, Stanifonl-h ill, merchant, Jan. 22. B. Wallington, Stockport, Cheshire, muslin-manufacturer, Jan. 27, D. Anderson. Gray's-inn-lone, coal-merchant, Jan. 24. J. Lower, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, draper, Jan. 22. J. Cowie, Aldennanbury-poatern. jeweller, Jan. 47. J. Sparks, and A. Coles, Portland -street, ;11arylebonne, coach makers. Feb. I;. C. Love, Olti 11.)nd-street. jeweller, Feb. 10, J. L. Hill, Plymouth dock, grocer,lan. a. C IC AT ES—J AN. Vt. J. Sny well. ,ilk-manufacturer,Wood-street, rheiride.—T. Mim i:kid, Com inercial.mad. Ow II ber.--J. H iektitan. llirtningi lain, pliter. S. Fereday, Balton, St dionisliire. B.tnker, J. Carlisle, St. Anti'p MW, Neweastle-upon-Tyne, HuL A t. shire. farmer.—J. W. Woodstock. Brighteim rune, stationer.—T. .kshby, Gough-square. fancy testher--ciawiiiLLturer.-11 . Satit 50 . .31. Shields, sad-maker, THE AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKES. The Ilsolidienne contains the following amusing pa -s ragraph: s" The Archdukes John and Le w i s h ave given permission to a German journalist to publish some extracts from a journal which they kept duri ng th e i r stay i n E agland. These Princes examined with care the English manufactures and agricul ture: they ghttc also some details as to the style of living lu the upper classes, which are not within the reach of all tra vellers. The magnificent interior of the country seats, tha taste of the furniture, the: amiable and decorous freedom o their conversations, the interest which the women excite, as much by their cultivated minds as by their charms—these are the points which struck these illustrious travellers during the time of their abode, in the country. It is there, say they, that you should study the high society of England, and even the character of all its gentlemen. London is merely a large inn ; it.is at his country•house that the Englishman is hospitable and amiable. The Archdukes describe the man ner M dining at the Marquis of Anglesea's. It presents a no velty for our gourmands ; after soup • they took cold punch. A celebrated agriculturist, the Chevalier Sehri:tht, had the Princes for his guests, and showed them his numerous ma chines. Miss Sebright is a savants (a scientific lady); she made an experiment in galvanism before the Archdukes, with a little galvanic battery. The Chevalier Svbright grows such enormous turnips, that one day he sent to his sister 19 par. (ridges in the hollow of one of these roots." • However new this may be to foreign gourmands, it is a eery old custom iu England to take cold punch with turtle soup; that, we suppose, is the soup here spoken of. On Saturday se'nnight, a Quarterly Meeting of the Trns teesand Directors of the " Hertfordshire Saving Bank," was holden, and the !_ 4 ecretary, the Rev. T. Lloyd, laid before the Trnsiees rite., a statement of the progress and rapidly in. creasing success of the institution since their last quarterly Meeting, and gave a general as well as detailed account of the deposits received since the first opening of the Bank on the 30th of March, 1816, to the 20th of the present Decem ber The aggregate, amounting to £13,05G 2 2 Those of the first year to 3,994 3 3 Those of the current one to 10,061 18 11 Five benefit societies were reported to has. placed their funds in the Saving Bank, four of which had paid in the wholeof their money, and only Gilt a part;giving notice at the same time, that immediately as they received the balance from an individual to whom it had been intrusted, it would be deposited. The Secretary further stated, that sums to a very large amount had been paid in by labourers, the greater part from previous savings, the remainder by weekly or monthly payments. The institution of Saving Banks was strongly recommend ed ; the experience of several years in the town of Hertford and the neighbourhood having evinced the benefit of therm In All Saints' parish, in Hertford, during the present year, 3541. were stated to bare been paid in by labourers, in weekly sums from Gd. to 21.; anti that in St. A o.lrew's, Hertingford. bury, and Tewin, an equal success, allowance being made for the size of each parirh, had been manifested; also, that other neighbouring parishes were about to opens' 'kr Hanks ncxtyear. The above statements were received with the greatest satisfaction by the trustees and directors. CAISCL Panntat.—The following is an account of the pilgrim recently arrived from St. Petersburgh :—He is a native of the kingdom of Cabal, and a merchant of the tons of Gurnee, and in the habit oftaking merchandise to Bsielimira. Upon one of these excursions ' in company who eight oili e r merchants, near the town of Balkh, they were attackvd by 80 Tartars, who inhabit the monntains of the ilazarclis, in the neighbourhood of Balkh, and plundered ; ou which oeca. snit), this man having lost an arm, and -eceived a cut on the head, was left nearly lifeless ou the spot ; four of his rout.. panions were killed, and four made their escape. Ile was, however able to reach his home, where he lay 50 clays fietere he recovered, and, during his illness, made a vow that he would undertake a pilgrimage thrungli Russia and by way of England to Mecca, should the Al:nighty restore him to health. He has three a ives and two children alive : ten are dead. It is his intention to stay 30 days in Mecca, whence, alter offering his thanks to the Almighty and fasting, lie returns to his wives and children. He is tin years oldand, states Inns. self to he in good circumstances ; he seems very intelligent and perfectly acquainted with the geography of Cabal, and the empire of Russia ; speaks only his ovs a provincial dialect, and very hale Russ and Persian, and is perfectiv satisfied with his nndertaking, with the only exception that he dreads the sea, suffering extremely by sea sickness. His name is Minim Maclioniet. He also says he has been very kindly received by the Aletropolite, and diffeient grit w t• o f the Greek church, in St. Petershilrgh, and has a reconniter dation from the Asiatic Society, who kindly paid his passage to this country. Sin GEaRARD NOEL'S ERTATE.—TIit. agents of the Duke of Wellington, pn vious to their application to Lord Rivers, were in treaty for the purchase of the magstificent seat belong ing to the Noel family; and it was only the night pi evious to the day Villich had lieen fixed upon for the filial arrangement, that Sir Gerrard broke off the correspondence. Thi.styltlers resolve arose in consequence of a spontitnenti: and liraJai overture from Mr. Coutts, the banker, who sdiered the vet:" large sum required, at 5 per cent, interest. pi os i(ls.d allowed to appoint a receiver fur the vsldlc. S i Gerrard lost not is risotnent in accepting this munificent teitilei, .11111 :lie property was redeemed. The vessels for exploring the northern regions hive Leciiii to he equipped. Two arc to endeavour to penetrate ilirm!gli David's Straits, and two to reach the North Pole, ii roe.' u.o ; by whi• h means it is expected to ~.certain hether cellist:ld is all or part of the continents of Asia or America...— The vessels are to be stored with every isvii•iie ra plus 'slims, nautical instruments, evc. The es eve, it is said, "ill consist of SU men, including officers, in caeli vessel. Th.•y w ill also be provided with eve!) , appendage 11.1(1 by the tirvenlcia ships; and some experienced men in that service ate to go in the vessels. On Sunday afternoon M. !first, about 14, the son of Mr. flint, 0.. the Three II At... klington-grecii, came to his death i,i the forweirg manner. Hr liad returned borne from Mouthing-:oho ol to spend tlei hol i days. an d % , ;s playing with his brother, and sisters, all youni s er than 1k said to them, " 1 will slirw tau how they hang men at the gallows t" and procured a rope. which he tied to a L o ok. and having gilt upon a ' , tool, he fastened the other end round hi's acct. Ft.: either kicked the stool, or it fill nee,idently bon' uth.:er him. Tile children seeing his face blaii and distorted, w, t o t o t h e b ar t o their mothtr. an.. said** Mat is hanging littusell to frighten us.' The mother thinking, the rm...ren were inertly at play. took no mules:. until the porter w.ilt into I e klub. n. Na! fimnd F m fus. lie wa, cut down , but too late to Lc: resurwit.tetl.