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lotion against Sir Robert Wright, Chief lustie of the Court of King's Bench ; Sir Richard Hol loway and Justice 'Powell, for having over-ruled the Earl of Devonshire's plea of privilege its the prevcflitig reign, on an action brought by Mr. Culpepper, atid imps isonecl his . person while Par iiemeot was sitting, or during the time of Twirl . lege, betides imposing a fitie of 30,0001. The fine loved - was excessive and exorbitant, contrary to Magna Charta., the eannuon rights of the people, and he I,ov of the land ; and the House of Lords resolved, that nariog the sitting of Parliament, and tinting the time at privilege, no Peer of Parlia meat could be imprisoned tor non-payment of a fine to file King, without a manifest breath of the privileges of Parliament. He read the answers of the Judges to certain interrtigatories put to them oo she subject of the fine they had seu ten, ed him to pay, as aho ott the imprisonment of his person. They severally expressed an opinion tkat a smaller fine niiglit have been sufficient and endeavoured to remove front themselves all re proach oilier than that of spocurringin it. They said they had consulted books they had con sidered as anthorities , and had ta u t been misled. Mr. Jos;ice Powell had said, he for himself had thought a fine of 30001. would have been sufficieut. Asked if theylool consulted on this suhject, two of them replies( that they had only done so in Court. Juatice Powell said, they had. conversed on it a week before at the Lord-Chancellor's. This they said they did not remember ; hut after they had withdrawn, Powell, stated the subject to have been brought tip at the time and place lie had mentioned; A efien a fine of 20,000/. was first named, but the Lord Chancellor afterwards said 30,0001. would he better, and then the King could remit 10,0001. of it. From the proceedings to which he had•referred, it would be seen that it was decided by the laws, that to imprison a Peer of Parliament for a mere misdemeanor, or for any cause, ex( ept " tt yawn, felony, or refusiog to give security for the peace," was contrary to law, and a breach of the privileges of Parlia ment. This was th e decisiotrof she Lords ; it would he seen Whethey thy Commons were equally tenacious of their pi ivileges. He took notice at the progress which the cause of Reform was melt ing, and read over a list of unrepresented places which had petitioned on the subject. A petition lied even heemi sent up front the rotten borough, of Wigan. The Weavers there had acted a great part. They had not tasted animal food for mouths, yet they had refused proffered aid by subscription, and demanded to be restored to their tights as Englishmen. In speaking of the contributions for the release ot Lord Cochrane, he stated 360 Renee. to have been seta op front Lewes: An Elec tor had wished that Is tiro they presented the copper subscribed to 14ord Cochrane, it could he carried up on a bundle of sti ;..s. In expectation of a Palace yard Meeting they had in preparation their fasces at oal. They bad to boast of baying in aid of their Andertaking the names of all the counties in Eitglatid, Scotland, and Ireland. 'lie Gentlemen who suggested the presenting the subscriptions on a bundle ot sticks, had it morestionably in con templation to give an idea that with onanimity tlicy could never be broken. He strongly telt this, and be felt that the whole legitimate power of the country could only be fairly exerted by the uni versal that spirit, which, lik• the sap of our native oak ascending front die root, should pervade and invigorate all the branches of the State. He concluded by reading 3 series of Re gulations declaratory of the innocence of Lord 'Cochrane of the Stock Exchange Fraud--of the illegality of the late proceedings against the breach of privilege of Parliament involved therein—of the consequent invasion of the righti of the Electors of Westmloster..-of the couviction of the Meeting that,the vengeance with which Lord Cochrane had been pursued Was entirely Owing to Isis public %ditties, and of the propriety of express ing thesesentimenteto his Lordship in an Address, to be carried ep by the Committee. - Mr. J, W. PAILKINS seconded the Resolutions, and enforced the necessity of a Reform in Parlia ment. He had been absent from this country 20 years, but he had been taught to feel warmly on this subject before he left It, though tho)c who . were then its advocates did the cause more harm than it had ever sustained from its avowed ene mies. He enlarged on the corruption of the pre sent system, and described the public burdens to be d—d oppressive. He himself felt the effect of this d---d taxatiou immediately on his return. He eecounted 3 scene which nadpassed between him sod a tax-gatherer, ,in which he informed the latter that he would pay all he had a right to pay, but no more than he could help for the support of ainecurists and corruption. Ile concluded by ad monishing the Meeting to pursue their object in a constitutional way, cud to abstain horn rioting. The Resolutions were then severally read, a r id after a few remarks on some of them from Major Cartwright, they were agreed to unanimously. An' Address, embodying the sentiments of the Resolutions, was read, anti adopte.l by the M4pet log. The following Resolution, moved by Mr. Wm.- Kan, was also carried by acclamation : " That the warmest Thanks of this Meeting arc slue and hereby cordially given to those numerous public spirited individuals who so promptly came forward with their patriotic . mites 'of One Peony - each, to discharge the said fine of 1001." Thanks were about to be moved to Major Cart wright, when Mr. W. CLARK (the Chair;tnan of the Spa-fields Meeting) moved that the Thanks of the Meeting (in colytideration of Mr. Cobbetri admirable 'de fence of Lord Cochrane, Mr. C. Johnstone, &c.) should be given to Mr. Cobbett for hits efforts to enlighten his tel , Mr l'kutzes rose to address the Meeting, and }tart boom to speak; when— Mr. P4NDHILL jumped on the table, and 3C. conded the motion. Mr. PARKES rose again, but expetienced much opposition, and could nut proceed. The Resolution having been read by the Chair man — M.. GALE JONES offered to address the Meeting. K Mr. PARES again in:csel'ltedhituself.—(llibses.) He was 1111X101IS that nothiiiiisliould occur to dis turb OW brunitloy tinabinuty of the ineetin!, and therefore objected to mixing any new 611hiCei . . with that for the consideration Of wb!ch they had been called together. • • Mr. G. JONES spoke to the same effect. I lie reminded the Assent*. flat.. within the 'last. six weeks -or two Months, Mr. Cobbet had 'objected t o the return of Lorti Cochrane.; but why should he 'notice Cobtiert's 'change . . of opinion with re spect to him, when he might ask i .Who was there, front the arch imposter Pitt down, to Lord Coch rane (if it were not profanation to 03812 two such characters in the same sentence), whom he (Cob bett) had not oltertwcty eulogized and vilified ? lie-wished the proceedings of the day - to be con fined to what concerned Lord Cochrane, and hoped they %would not .be contaminated by being connected with a Resolution of the (Wore of that last proposed. Mr. V. CLARK spoke in reprobation of the con duct of Mr. Parkes. Called to order by the Clt:tir man after several violent but unsuccessful efforts to nitwit) a hearing, he at last was permitted to defend his Resolution. Ml'. 6.I:SKY proposed to amend the Resolution, and moved accordingly to add to the general rote of tbariks, an expression of admiration of, his de tepee of Lord Cochrane: . • Mt' PA Olt BE opposed, and ,Ir. Walker supported th e it e sidution OS amended.' Mr. G. JONES said, the" Resolution as amended was ten limes %vorse than it wasbefure. After much violent altercation, the motion ns amended was put, and negatived by a vast majority. Major CAUTwRIGHT said the Resolution was 'e jected as ill-timed and unnecessary. Mr. ‘VALKER observed, it was admittall these were the reasons under which it was lost.---(flisses and vehement cries of " No, no! ") Air. PARKINS Wall of opinion that many, if it were in their power, would do as meta in the cause as ever Mr. Cobbett had done, without be ing paid for it as he vast.—(Applause and hisses.) Mr. ADAMS moved the following Resolution. Resolved—That we cannot better express our gratitude to our venerable Chairman and Cham pion of our Rights, Major Cartwr;ght, than by taking this opportunity to congratulate him most heartily on the near and morally certain prospect of that measure of radical Pailiatnentaty Returns which he has so long and so ably advocated. The motion was carried unanimously. Major CARTWKIGHT, its returning thanks, as sured them that the cause of Reform was now cording on, like the tides of the ocean, .with force which he was confident would prove irre sistible. Within the last fortnight he had issued out 200 forms of Petitions to different Gentlemen who Were active in promoting the object in viv'w. lie was informed these would soon receive 60,000 signatures ; and fit:Hoer that three times as many Petitions would tools be wanted. It was resolved that Lord Cochrane should be immediately waited upon with the Address, and the Mettinng was adjourned. GERMAN PAPERS; BRUSSELS, DEC. 12.—A public-house in this city is now entirely lighted up with gas. It lb impossible to see a more pure and brilliant light. The place is every evening crowded with persona attracted by this novelty. Some of our Papers contain refutations of the allegations of various memorials concerning the retrospective effects which they pretend it is in- ended to give to the laws on the indirect taxes. BaussEt.s, Dac. I Majesty has just de cided, by a resolution of the 9th of this 'nowt), that there is no reason to abstain from any of the measures prescribed by the decree of '24th No vember, and that all the replations contained in it shall be enforced. BUJUKDERB, OCT. 25.—The happy resolts o f Ile expedition against Algiers has made a tleiT hnpression on the Ministers of the Sublime Porte. 'l'l►e Dey has sent hither the captain of Ida port ; and the account which this Officer has given of that terrible event, has at once divelle , l all the illusions which had been till now indulged in. It is believed that Hussy hey, besides the com• mission of taking possession of the property of the . late Kiatib °gin (at Smyrna), is likewise charged with another most important commission, which would give an entirely different form to the future administration of these provinces ; for it is sail that" a plan is in contemplation, to replace, by Paellas of known fidelity, the families who have been for some centuries in the possession of the government of them. At the same time, the events that have taken place at Bag-4 1 141 arc the object of general attend°. at Constan- tinople. Above six months ago the Porte arm thither a certain Starlets Effendi with a commission, the ostensible and chief ob ject of which was to discuss and deer up cer tainpoints of contention with the Persians ; at the same time he had. private orders to displace the Packs and put another in his room. But as Salmis Etlemli did not execute this part of his mission happily, the Sultan confided the execu tion of it to•the Paella, of Massul, who seems to have succeeded in it ; for it is affirmed that he bas lately sent word, that he had surrounded the tie posed Pacha, and executed lois commission by en tering Bagdad. As for the relations with - the Persians in those parts, it appears-that difficulties have arisen, and tl►at there are ilispiltes upon this part of tue frontiers of the two Empires. The occupatio►l of Trebesoull by the reb e ls oh: liges the Porte to combine its measure 3 to subdue them, a reinforcement of four mortar; and two cannon, to the troops acting against the rebels, . . Al the latter has h,!ea supported in their attack upon Tiebesond by the tribes of tl►e Lazes, yrl►o inhabit- the mountains about !1011, the Porte seems resolved to cl►tttsiise these tribes ; but as they are obstinate and Vvatlike, it is expected they will make great raistauce.—Fhe Coverament is daily expectation of news of the first operations of the Paella of Trehesond, and has much at heart to obtain speedy and decisive advantages over the rebels of those parts. PRIVATE LETTER F non PARIS, PARIS, SATURDAY MORN! NG.—An Officer of high rank in the Duke or WELL! NGTON'S Stall is arrived trout the head -quarters, and the occasion of his visit is said to be some delay in the pay ment Of the contributions.. A considerable de gree of indulgence had been already granted to the French Government, but even this is not found snfficient. The Police of Paris consume a vast portion of the public resources, and it is with great difficulty that the direct nuposts can b.e collected. The markets at present are abundant ly supplied, and the populace appear perfectly tranquil. Provisions, particularly bread, are not allowFd to be carried out of Paris ; every vehicle is examined at the barrier. It was found that a great quantity of bread haul been carried out of the metropolis and sold at some clistal!ce in the country, where.the prices am: much higher ; and this, was a principal CALM. 01 - the temporary scar city, which excited so moch•;ilal'11/. LELTER FitONI NAPLES. NAPLES, Nov. 20.-1 have got safe here, thanks to the Austrian posts. established the Whole way to _Naples. After entering. the.Nettpolitan territory, we were challenged .by their piquets, which were at such short distances as to . be within ight'ot each other; yet even this is not sufficient to part down robbery. The Austrian Commander at Fondi told me, that the brigands hovers every disy about the roads, and when pursued by Austrians (who do not ktiow the country) easily effect their escape. Even the day before 1 came up, they attacked the post of the hates douniers, on the confines, near Terracina, and drove them in with the loss of se veral killed and wialuded. (eneral CHURCH was robbed by them a few days ago, but fortunately two of the gang wet e caught and guillotined.-- The two Oovernments, however (of Rome and Naples), are at last beginning to take very energetic measures. The number of lisp here is as yet but small only from the danger in travelling, but front the extravagantly high price of lodgings ; the Neapolitan nobility have taken Op the notion of letting their palaces to the English, and retir ing themselves into Ike country or the garret. I have been informed, that one encount ers more knavery and meauness.in a transactu'm with them, thaw even with a common it ade , tnan. The Matchioness of BoTx, who recently ar rived here with her family from Leghorn, remains at the hotel Miele I an, ; it very indifferent One, thoogli the best in Naples. She has been asked one thousand piastres a month (about 2700/. a .year). for lodgings, scarcely sufficient for a small English tan►ily. Lord and Lady ItautuoßC have just arrived in tl►cir beautiful yacht, sad purpose, I believe, remaining the winter —The Marquis of DouuLas is also arrived tram Rome, together with Lord and Lady ME:Tit, and Lady PowuttscOutt . r ; and these, with some half dozen English Generals and Colonels, who waltz with as many English young Ladies, are, I believe, the principal English society at Naples. Sir HARRY, IMILDMAy is here with Lady ItosE 11811iY. They live extremely retired ; her Lady ship's uccouchement is hourly expected. The same letter states the Neapolitan Ministry to be entirely devoted to Austria. SINE' NE%VS, DIAL, DEC. 17.--- Arrived the Union from In a, and sailed with the Thomas Grenvilie fur the River. Came, down nom the River the Merlin, r Jamaic►i. The Chapman, DR A K }o► and New Smith Wales, wag blown out of the Downs on Sunday during the gale, and is just re- aim!, wiili loss of Roaor and cable.-11 - tiool IV SCILLY, DP.C..ll.—TheNlary, nuasTALL,whicli arrived here on the llth inst. ►vas totally lost, with all her cargo, in a tretneodou3 gale, u►► 12th, while riding at anchor in St. Mary's Pool ; crew saved. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 16.—Came in the Lapwing and Drake cutters from a cruise. The Rovcr, of is port, was *hiVeil on shore itt Mount Batter Bay ul) Saturday night, and is lunch (I.:imaged.— Sailed the EIiZA; KIND, fur Londou.—Wind IV. RAIHSGATE, DEC. 17.—The Harriet, Leeds Packet, Scipio, Nestvr, Hower, Dolphin, Liebe, Lad Francis, Albion, and Friendship, have put into this harhonr for shelter ; also the limy', SALISBURY; from Bilboa for London, with loss of sails, and two of her crew overboard ; the Mi nerva, Witrromt.s, with loss of sails; and the Haifa Patna with damage. PoaTsmotru, DEC. 1 7.--Nut back the...slm. merry, SUTHERLAND, bound to Spain.—Wind W. S. W. ' FALNOUTI4, DEC. 14.—Sailed !►is Majesty's ship Eridanus on a cruise, and the Bulldog, Dv. SART, for Liverpool.!---Wind from S.W. to S, , Nuu•r►t SHILDS, DEC. 17*---TIIC ISRbdia, LAW. ; sou, of Neil/castle, is on shore on the Low Light Shore ; at high water yesterday, in a gale of wind, she upset and sunk. The Peggy tender, that was on shore under Tynemouth Castle, has gone to pieces. A sloop, in approaching this harbour to-day, got 00 shore on the Herd Saud, but sc►on gut off and stood to sea again. The liarleynin, Ross, from New York to Li verpool, was on 4lnre near Hobo on Monday, hot was expecied to be got off. The Company's ship Union arrived off Dover yesterday. Yesterday a Cowl of Directors was Feld at the East India klothe, when Captain C. Alowtt.ocK, of the shin Lowther Castle, tonic leave, previous tu dipaiting for Bombay at:tl THEATRICAL REGISTER. 14:7Am .Lest Night. DRURY-LAM—A New Way its Pay Old Deists , : Sir Gilts Over-reach, Mr. Kean; Lady Allworth, Mrs. Knight. If ter which, The Bridal of Flora, and The Watch-Ward• COVE." r-CiARDEN.—The Wheel of Fortune : Peuruddock, Mr. , Keinisle ; Nlrt. Woodville, Mrs. Egertun. Atter which, The Seraglio, and John of Paria. MAILS. ARnivtto-1 Flandets, 1 Dublin, 1 Waterford. Iluz— , 2 llul -14nd, Gotlenhorgh, 4 liamburgb, I Guernsey and Jerseys Dublin, I Waterford. PRICE OP STOCKS. THIS 'DAY AT rViIItINK O'CLOCK. Bank Stock, ....219 1 Bank L. A 1111... d.. IGj 3-10113 . per (Aai. Stet. ... 6211 I India !Smuts, .... ISs. 16s. pr. t p.-i t CHI. Cons . shift EXCII. BIN, ........4%. 71. pr., I per Cents 71 Cutts. for Jattuary,......... 1 i51 S per Cent. N. Attn..-- shut COURSE OF EXCHANGE, Tuitsumt, DSCE?.lBtit 17.. Amsterdam Ditto, at Sight' 39 6 Amsterdam Ditto, at Sight l2 2 Itottel clam Antwerp l2 5 Ez.Money liattiburgh 36 10 25 Us. Altoita I'aris, 3 Day's sight Ditto Buordeaux, ditto Frankfort ou the Niaiu Madrid Cadiz Seville Bilima 35 Gibraltar LeghOrit Genoa. . 4:if-Venice Malta 46.. -Naples 32 Palermo Lisboa Oporto 555 . diu J;tueiru II 104 per Cent. Atiu of the Batik ou Puitngal Gold, in Cull ... 1.8 Is 6 ptr Or! Foreign Gold, in Batt 3 18 - 6 N e w Donlituuris 3 15 0 Nov Dullati WATER AT LONDON BRIDGF, To-moiumw. 51m - fling, 52 winutes after Y. Evening, 16 minutes after S. THE SUN. 80bg.si Qt;JS DICEFtg AULJKATI LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1816• • • There are no Paris Arrivals to-day ; and the German Nev,s which will be fowll in our pre-, ceding columns, is not of mulch interest to the Blitisk Public. The Belgians seem deeply en gaged in canvassing the late Tariff, By recent accounts from Stottgard we kw, that it is not the intention of the Dowager Quicen of ‘VIRTOMBERG, onr , lor Paisecss itoyAL, to , revisit this countryfor tome time. The long agitltions of the Continent, the convulsed state of iti several Governmentl, and the intermit dif.- ferences in the kingdom of Wirteiniterg, naturally produced a strong imprtssion in . the mind of her MAntsrv, and induces her to pant for reposer 'and even to render her hardly capable, at present', of supporting the endearing solieitodes of a newel intercourse with her august Relatives in this ,country. The pros isions made for her MAJESTY ,at Wirtewberg, are upon a scale calculated to support her dignity and to affovil her ell domestic comforts. The Duke of CAMBEIDGE teas W ith her MAJESTY When these accounts came awsy. We are assured that the. exemplary mildness, be nevolence, and affability of her Majesty's citarug ter, and her mrekutes and fortitude under a;fcott flicting events, have endeared her to all 'ranks of people, who would witness her departure with , heart-felt regret. The accounts of insurrection in La Venae rest so entirely on the authority of private letters, wil , ich are not oilly guilty of .palpable exaggera , lion, hot eadently written with violent ptarEy spirit, that we do not place much reliance oat their veracity, Kinuours of disturbances in ille s c loyal and interesting provinces do certainly Omit round the Ctlit'S of P 363, but . here :IS distinctly•aseettained even in that opluil r el r ct : ing the actual state of afftirs, It 13 a culi"s circumstance too, that some of the Proclamations said to be issued by the Leaders of the Vendetta were not printed in France, but in London I !"*" Have we not factious work enough of OM' OWnt • hut we must engage in that of a Foreign Country? \Yr copied, with some omis%ionl, on Satartlalt rrorn a ,Al(qiiing P.lper, %%hose natheitticky on matters in which it is possible to mix party t►t"' tires we have from expetience been taught f° douht, a paragraph relating to the Settlement "f Port Farquhar, Madagascar, wherein it was st,►red that our expedition had altogether failed in its , object, and that the Native Chiefs not only re': fused to deliver up the Agents in the late Ma" cre, hut even to negotjate. Cautious as " were in repeating this Mor*tiny► Chronicle s tory, tv ° . find we were misled, anda contemporary Evening Print, which to?b the entire statement upon was last night authorized to contradict it in NO'