The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-11-26 00:00:00

which cannot essay be forgotten—A* was sent for 121 mouths to Newgate, and was obliged - to pay a consi• derail* fine besides. In the present ease we know the object these - persons have in traducing private character —in'serving a political object of tome sort or other ; they thorrghtthemsdianctifies the means.; hut the judp ' meat of this day will teach them otherwise. This I libel, however, was only introduced amongst a string of others; and I suppose they thought, if they were justified in attacking the most illustrious female in the kingdom, it was a more venial offence to attack and scandalise every other. But what a condition would mankind be reduced to if this system were any longer tolerated ? 'Suppose it was the object of any individuals to write downs particular character, and for that purpose to select (for scandalous notoriety) all the petunia who hewed him or her any respect ; and what they failed to produce by malice they might effect by slander:—Suppose also, another set of indi 'Woe's to take an opposite course—and equally malign all those opposed to the character they supported— what a capital employment would-it not be for the Biitish Press !! Then we should have the defendants on one side harrowlog up the dead—and A. B. and O. on the other perhaps doing the same thing. But, I sincerely hope, that the sentence of to-day will have the salutary effect of preventing so much evil. It is impossible that the author of this libel can have the feeling of a gentleman, though his edecaticia may be that of one. Suppose there were even colour fur such a charge, was there no respect to be shewn to the chil elrentathe illustrious mother, an example of virtue, and beyond all impeachment?—What—to publish mach a libel merely...because he did not know it was *false? No attempt could be more base, even•to gain the wickedest object by the wickedearmeans. There Was no personal malice on the part of the prosecutors in this case; but they felt it their duty to call for pu nishment on those persons who lent themselves to the commission of every species of crime—perhaps not !very species of crime hat every species of this nature ? To sbew the wickedness of the course the defendants so long pursued, suppose at the.other side a.paper said, we will attack every man who goes to Court; we will prevail on his servants to cheat him ; his tradesmen to plunder him; why, even here, the feeling could Dot be half so base, as that which your Lordships are called on to punish this day. The de fendants here said, we will go where malice takes re fuge and seeks its envenomed shafts; and then we will sally forth and speed them at the molt virtuous living, or the most worthy dead This is the eonfessed view of the defendants. Two of them enjoy the fruits of this trade in scandal, and the third is intimately con cerned with them. I know in this case your Lordships 31411 feel it a ditty to the public to take care that the aentence shall operate to prevent persons who lend their aid to such atrocities, from sheltering themselves under the plea of no malice—of not being the author of the libel, and therefore making an endeavour to avoid all punishment. The author, you may depend, is all this tithe behind the curtain, and will of course pay whatever fine your Lordships may inflict on those who served his interests and his passions. The pu nishment, however, would be incomplete, if another merely paid. No, the object of punishment on these defendants is, not only that the author should, for the future, find nobody to assist him, but that' those who did, should be made to suffer for it in their • own persons. I shall now say no more. But few occa sions have arisen to me in which I was called on to press for a severity of judgment ; nor should I do so sow, if I were not satisfied that the deepest malignity lay at the bottom of this disgraceful transaction." The Sottcmoa-OutanaL stated, that in Mrs. Fits lierbert's ease an apology had been made, which in creased the slander. Mr. SCARLET/ said, it was only owing to the Learned Solicitor's discretion that the defendants were not placed in a similar situation. Mr. Justice BATLEY, after the Court Lad delibe rated sonic time, delivered the judgment. Addressing the defendants, the Learned Judge said, they were to receive judgment for a libel. To make a, newspaper a vehicle for private or public slanders is most repre hensible ; but when it is so made on the character of one who is dead, and on that point so deeply affecting her honour, it is the bitterest pang that can be inflict ed on her surviving friends. Two of you state your ig norance of the nature of the paragraph at the time of its insertion ; and it would have been but prudent on the part of the other, if, when seeing it, he bad re monstrated with the Editor, or had held some commu nication respecting it with the Proprietors. It would have been wise if lie had preserved the manuscript, so that, in case of necessity, the real author might have been come at and punished, if he deserved it. 'The Editor gave us no information, neither was lie given up, on the application of the plaintiffs, to ascertain the author of the libel. The affidavits 'alluded to the general system of managing the paper; but nothing was said in them, why no subsequent crotch was made for the manuscript, after the application of Mr. liar. suer. It was most incorrect that thi Seilutetiit should be destroyed, because it prevented further inquiry from throwing any light upon the subject. The affi davits proceeded to say. that a new editioawas pub lished, with the exceptionable paragraph expunged, but be should have been much more satisfied, if that were done without any application from *pother quar ter. No man who felt for the "interests of society could tolerate such Newspapers as dealt in private slan der ; it was even far worse in this case, for the at tack was made on oattwho was gone to answer for what she might have dime, and they might allowher ashes to have slept in peace. The sentence of the Court for the offence, is, that you, Robert Thomas Weaver, pay a fine of 1001., W. Shacks'', and T. Arrowomith, to pay 1001. each. and be imprisoned for the period of nine months in the King's Bench, and at the expiration give security for five jests, in 50W.. each. and two sureties of 2501. Tilt WINO V. JOHN wzr.Lralini.: This was an indictment arising ant of the late con. tested election for Chester. The defendant. who was Mayor of that city. was charged with acting corrupt ly in his office. It appeared that, at the late election for Chester. (the candidates being on owe side t Lord Beigrare and lien. Grosvenor. and on the other Sir (grey Egerton sad Mr. Towasheod.) the Mayor was applied• to 'by the Apnea party to snake 44 freemen. The usage . of Chester had bees se admit Moses daring polls; bat die Mq i s Aegis" that be sated by the advice r avoid importunity: be bad secreted - himself iei the house of a gentleman named Harrison; and time be bad used egressions tantamount to 4 Chltatillg at having " do4e" site Egerton interest. When the trial came on at Oxford before Mr. Baron Barrow, the question left to the Jury was—corrupt motive, or in adequate judgment. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty. [The maw:louvre, or mistake, of the sweatily Magi strate, in fact, secured the election to the (irosvenors.) Mr. slums moved the judgment of the Court. The defendant put in an affidavit, setting forth that he had been elected Mayor of Chester in the year 1819. Not being a man of professional knowledge. and being solely engaged in his own trade, he determined early to be guided by the advice of the tows-clerk, in all matters of s professional nature, while be remained in office. The election for members to serve in Parlia ment for Chester took place in March 1820,' mid at the opening the defendant did net expect a great seve rity of polling in the contest : this, however, did be cur, contrary to expectation., and the sheriffs'beingthe returning officers, and having no regular analog. employed the town-clerk in that office. During the beat of the election, an application was made to the defendant, as Mayor, to admit to their freedem,le4fral applicants: he consulted Mr. Finchett, the town,clark, who advised him at such a time not to grant their ad mission, and feeling that advice to be honestly given, he abided by it, and equally refused admitting the ap plicants of each of the contesting candidates. He most solemnly denied being actuated by any sinister motive in his refusal, and also solemnly deniedthat he had used the expressions imputed •to 'him, of baring said," we have done them(the Egerton party) nicely." Several other affidavits were pat in, giving the de fendant an excellent character; and also one from Mr. Harrison, denying that the defendant had user' the expression—" we have done them nicely." ' Mr. SCARLETT (in mitigation) snrgested th'ii. the mayor had at least acted bona fide, for he had refisirefun d,, .4f ?. equally, to admit freemen on either side. r ; Mr. Justice BAYLET.—.It appears that theree• none, or very few, to be admitted on the 9 nor side. ' . ' Mr. SCARLETT said that there bad been doubts en tertained as to the propriety of admitting freemen during elections : and (for his own opinion) he thouthf the practice impolitic and liable to abuse. The !earl-. ed gentleman also contended that Mr. Williams, Iteffir unacquainted with the duties of his sitnatioa, bid acted properly in adopting the advice of the tom clerk. I. Mr. PULLEN and Mr. PEARSON were on the same side. Mr. Jravis (in aggravation) maintained that the defendant had been guilty of a very high misdenlea- . nour. It appeared by the evidence that he had lac knowledged being guaranteed; but the Court l(Str. Jervis hoped) would inflict that sort of pitnishnierit against which guarantee could not avail. Mr. TAUNTON, Mr. WILLI AMI and. Mr. Camentt.t., s were on the same side. The Court sentenced the defiaani :to a . fine af 1,0001., and to six months imprisonment la the cut. tody of the Marshal of the Marshalsea. TKE KING V. IBLACOW. Mr. DENMAN prayed the judgment of the' Court on this defendant ; bat owing to the lateness of the hour, being near four o'clock, the case stood over till Monday. HIGH WATER AT LONDON.RRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning 28 in. after S.—Evening 43 min. after 3. PRICE OF STOCKS TII' Rank Stock 239 liter Cent. Red 771 $ per Cent. Con 78k SI per Cent. 4 per Cents. 9611 6 per Ct. Navy 110aj :percept. Long Ann 19 9-161 I mp. 11 per Cent. Irleb i per Cent. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Ines Stook 242 Ditto Bonds 60i.701. pis South-Sea Stock South Sea Old Ann. Et surd; 10001.24sper.11ip. ----MC Is. 11. pm. --Small 55.25. Os. cos. India fo► ditto Con. for Lest Vti Lott. Ile cots %I. 194. . ~ : . . it . .. n..., .. •.. . . . • , AST N;. ... .. ._ - of Mr. Finebett, dse tewmeledt (wbo happeeed se howasnY tesibt , it attorney to the Grosvenor family), refused to. melte Iren e ." freemen oe either skde. It furtber speared that. to Thus &Deposit st LONDON: MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2 6 , I fl . . STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCL There is very little business doing this mernini, aid the Funds remain steady ; but much fluctuation le ex pected soon, as the settling day is on Wednesday next. Consols are 7S to for money, and 78i for the next Account. Paris paper.. of which so many bad been due, have come to hand to the !3d instant, but without bringing much intelligence of an important and deel44kohi• ratter. With respect to the great question oft 7Of war. the last accounts from Vienna, which - the place regarded as the focus of political intelligence on the points at issue. gives a copy of a Circular from the' Cabinet of St. Petersburg, of which the &flowing is • the substance :—Premising " that the Russian Cabinet was never in a more favourable situation than at present, fur obtaining, by means of a war with the Ottoman Porte, the conditions proposed to the 'Divan by the, Russian Ambassador," the Circular proceeds to *ate that " his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russia. hating at all times nothing so much at heart as tbe paciffeatios of Europe. is disposed, for the maintenance of peace, to make the greatest sacrifices, provided that the European Cabinets discover, in their wisdom, efficacious means to obtain from the Porte, iidispensable guaran tees for protecting the Christians in Turkey against a repetition of the revolting scenes of which they have unhappily been the victims: Such being the disposi tion of the Emperor, the Courts of Europe are in treated to consult immediately on the means adequate to the desired end. and thus obviate the. noosseity of procuring by an anneiforee the Wilmot of coalition, which the honour of his Crown, the maintenance of treaties, the protection of the Christian edition, sad 1 . 1 ditty la him ;o nut (roe thol of etrcuht Prise* Katteruich made- his visit-to Hanover, and concerted farther prom/400p in perfect unison with Lord Castlereagh ; and That Is farther punnanee of the great abject of maintaining the peace of Europe, Notes had been addressed by the English and Aus trian Ministers at Constantinople to the Porte, en gaging their good offices between that Power and Russia. The note particularly insists upon a sincere desire, on the part of Turkey, to abandon all perse cution of her Christian subjects, and preserve relations of peace and good-will with Christian nations. The ne .gociations, it is said, will be protracted through the ,irinter; but the utmost confiding is expressed of their ending in peace. Some further statements are given of the rumoured basal scoots between the Greeks and the Turks. Ir . is said to have' lasted three days, from the 17th to the 40th of October, and , that the defeat of the Ottoman was complete. According to setae of the roper% twenty-one turbid' vessels were taken and twelve burnt.; whilst ethers state, that a Turkish frigate was burnt and twelve transports taken, aed that the red _of the Turkish squadron fled to Zante, where they arrived. on the. 21st, pursued by the Greeks. The , Ordgki also claim a victory by land. The field of ay tio.usis is the celebrated Thernopyla. The action. it ;lidded, was decided by the bayonet. A Greek A ult killed u • Pacha with his owe hand. Three hue ilred carriages with provisions, seven pieces of cannon, seventeen colours, all the baggage, 32 superb Arabian horses, and a great number of cavalry horses besides, tomptated to have fallen into the hands of the Greeks. Tim letters from Constantinople enter into no details of the events occurring in that city, or in the European Provfnees of the empire. This will not appear sur prising when it is known, according to the Moniteur, that by a declaration issued by each of the European !insisters at Constantinople to the inerchants.and sub jects of his country, 44 that the letters which should contain podded: sews should not i.e sent to their destination." From Vienna, however, accounts state that the Russia* Demme of Bessarabia, Count Im hoff, is said to hive been obliged to give notice to Salilb Peels, who commands the Ottoman Army on the Danube, that he would order all Russian subjects to quit Moldavia, if the Janissaries did not abstain from dkilyOntrage and rapine. The most interesting intelligence contained io 1 the Paris papers, is that which relates to the agitation is Spain. For some days previously to the 9th, the streets of Madrid were constantly patrolled. At the same time. there were popular groups and procession& ehmiting the name and bearing the portrait of Riese. The King and Queen were at the Escurial, and it woo supposed they would not come into the capital until the effervescence should have subsided. At Cadiz, the agitation was more serious—chiefly caused by the ap pointment of General Vanegas u Captain General of Andalusia. After some alarming symptoms of an ap proaching popular commotion, a vast multitude pro ceeded with music, colours, and the portrait of Riego, to the house of the Political Chief. Some parleying took place which ended in a representation being agreed upon to be addressed to the King pried. , pally against the appointment of Vanegas. The ad', dress is couched In terms somewhat unceremonious, but not absolutely disrespectful to the King. It pro flounces the Ministers ill-intentioned and incapable, and adverts particularly to the impunity with which seditious Prelates and other Priests were permitted to preach against the Constitutional system. The Address opens with an expression of the King at the beginning of the Revolution, which is very signifi cant of the apprehensions and wishes of those from whom the do#nment emanated—" Lens march honestly —myself tile first—in the path of theConstis Anion." The Address demands with a unanimous voice that his Ma jesty revoke the nomination of General Vamps. as Commander of the troops of the province, and restore the place to the actual Commandant in the interim, who has given so many proofs of his patriotism ; or that one be chosen who may unite the same ulna- tapes and the same titles to consideration. The 6)1. 1 .I. ltektegaes dm words in which the Address conclodes :1 lwileit well iideraseta i , that a lionresolatioa is ma ny :ftmtml by the people and by ourselves, that ws will ro.l celite no one who shall not poness the necessary quell- ties, as prescribed ia the Decrees of the Cortes, and the oath of your Majesty."—The deaths by the 'obi fever, • fever, appear at last on the decrease at in the . other towns where the disorder file * 1 At Barcelonetta, for the first time during the last three months, two whole days had passed without .a single death. In Andalusia, however, the fever con tinued to gain ground. The permanent deputation Of the Corms aid the Secretaries of State had set several 'timer, to take into consideration the critical and allet ing situation of the country.—la the French Chambet of Deputies on Monday, a letter was received from the Minister of the interior, announcing that the King had appointed M. Raves to be President of the Cham ber. After two scrutinies, MM. Corbiere, de Doueld, and de Vaublanc were proclaimed Vice Presidents.— On Tuesday four Secretaries were to be eketml, but after two scrutinies only two could be obtained, name. ly, MM. de Dethisy and de Ketgolay. On Wednesday MM. Cornet diaeourt ant Castlelmjac haw* obt a i n ed. as absolute majority, wept i re9alain i e4 ii ssmsatie • s : M. Raves then took the Clears the Dep u ti es sioseaddla is the Bureau to nominate-a Oimmlitee to prepare es address to the King, and ablated. The Peers are occupied Masiau, another individual c? - reread in the conspiracy of the FRENCH Fvxos, Nov. 21.- 89f. 85 c.--Bank Stock, 1.595r" DIOXTIRAL, OCT. 20.—0 a hia Excellency the Governor ' chine Canal :—he arrived at three o'clock, on horseback, gentlonin of his suite; having dismottstat joined the . Canal Commissioners, who had priteeih i Mm to the spat, he proceeded doin the he $f t h i Canal. The labourers on this public work; li v i s ' e weceived intelligence of his intended visit, he per , 'pared a singular anti novel fey-dc.foie, i r iti wh i ch to greet him as he passed, u Rearlyls ei sli as artillery as their means would allow thusi t 0 0 ; mire ; this new method' of aalpto was tb e lii, sing at intervals of blasts from,..3lse rsdf . io t i forms the bed Of the canal. This. r es s i G sk we understand, was, highly nemPtabk to gacellency; the salute, it snOdee lated,eseeek tag ibl e i a*Pask of artillery titan the feeble efforts of ii fintst sappers One miners must certainly have .ipa. s pleasing effect. After minutely investigating the ,irate of the soil and rock, .remarking 011.46e : system of et. cannon, and the various other arriegemeats sjihni on the line, as well as the celerity Witt whiatits works are proceeding, be declared that the Pink merited and received his entire approbation: • A letter from Port-au-Prince of the 241 . Oita*, states, that the supply of rice at market is hamar, but the greater part of it is infested.with ,pall lures., which reduce it to a mere poWder in!au earned' s*, meager. By accounts from Vienna, It appears that the meeting of Prince Merrastxten and the Pianism of LONDONDERRT originated in the Russian Chula, expressing the anxious desire a the Emperor km ANDIR to avoid a war with the Porte. The pristirl conditions on which peace was to be maintained on, that protection should be given to the interests of the Greek Church, and the people professing the Cbristin religion, against the tyranny. and oppression of tit Turks. The Russian Emperor says, he is ready to re. flounce war, if the Cabinets of Europe found means of procuring from the Turks a sufficient guarsetee for protecting the Christians within the Turkish demi• nions from a renewal of those revolting scenes of which they have been victims. This, be considers, as a debt due to humanity and religion, and must be enquire. cally granted on the part of the Grand Seigoor. the Russians, in this respect, we fully agree. We bed tong contended, that war was inevitable ; we are hr• user strengthened in our n i s i * imoreinNlitt of such guarantee belig wet in the power of the Mu. enigmas. The cession of Wallachia and Moldavia tease. tie would not be sufficient to stem the fury of the Ts& one hear ; and to look for any other security wadi be actual nonsense. Although commercial affairs my be conducted with honour and confidence, religios, that bane and balm of human nature, rouses the re. sinus to frenzy, and levels every barrier to forbearasn and justice. Should, therefore, Russia patch ups tete or peace, it will be of short duration. Peace can never exist between the Turks and Greeks as long as the gi cerement of the former remains in Europe. If tk European powers were to coalesce to support the is*. pexclenee of Greece, the old hatreds, prejudices, aid I desire of revenge would never be obliterated from the minds of the Turks. It therefore appears certain that war is the only alternative, and that a peace, seder any guarantee, would be nothing more than i tear racy truce, giving an opportunity to prepare for a to newel of hostilities. If the Greeks be forced to a truce by feel!' powers, they may submit, but not without Beefier They have already conquered their enemies at sea; they are eocreasing in numbers and improving is die airline; and we hope that while the spirit of their castors stimulates them to deeds of heroism, no foreign power will interfere to prevent their ultimate sneak. A respectable Journal of yesterday, with its West spirit and discrimination, endearoored to 00° the 4 scapriety of forming a club or associati on to htitr _, the public presiagainst the machination' el II e II P who become daring as danger thickest wend The punishment to which a coadjutor o f the Step reb has bees sentenced, is looked upon as joke, it lobe too el/toeless that the parties are not wo rth a shi p isg, tsoat likely to remain an hour longer in prise, ethew. account. With our Stodgy cotemporaty rn ttr gas fat at regards as association to repel the at' tile a cao s immirew it to g t o ls t e ,iss a e ter s i t: i d i y t t e to o pw f re s o lih r rh i7T os Tr:possibility attached to them, would be doing very little. It is the Wen del every lover of that grand and salutary bulwark ges t oitir:ourbgolintterat:otepabiicpeffereartiffia..wwihoth 10111100 e despotism, the PRESS, to support it as the sheet Ascher of their hopes as Britons and as men. Ample ow sores therefore should not be wanting 10 0 0 ° 11 1 the daring inroads on the constitutional privilege' • the people. As a cominancement, we sholid Cella" recommend a meeting of the gentlemen connected tr.° id the public journals, in order to disc uss the Vow and set on foot some project which sod fir. tier the public interest, and give fresh (verge to the .1 0 . coasti7 at this awful period. Somethiag his • might tend &JOS to put an god to perseatdoNlPlP A I 40 11 the public eittiag err . lreel :espied with the Wm charged with being tot . I.e 19th wt Aegis'. P Bl # —Five pee cum i 95 7; le &anti* the 'CIA jir, lei in Chief, visited Lachine betweea t, attA U m accompanied 4 . 414 ti e • 44 having __ viol *Pi: •e± .. COt &tatiOntatt. " THE DRITISR STATESMAN' . IS INCORPORATED " THI STATESMAN." •