The Sun. — London, England, 1819-09-08 00:00:00

'Olt Tfll SUN. THE 'CONSTITirrION.-,(LETTEIt IV.) Mr. Datirolt-Our happy and most admirable Constitution was not drawn from any theory, or built upon any political speculations. The theories and the 'speculations that have seduced so moty minds, have been drawn from it, but with a total misconception of its design and spirit. The Bri tish Constitution is essentially and fundamentally a Monarchy : the theories- lead generally to a Detnoetacy. If every man had an equal right to a vote or Suffrage, the Constitution would be essentially Republican. But that it never was, nor ever ought to be. The system of Represen tation grew out of the prudence of the Mona' ch, and proved at the same time most beneficial to the People : but beneficial in its actual form, not in that to which pretended Reformers would re (lace it. I argue not at present which is best, but I insist and urge, that the one has made 5 , 5 great and glorious and powerful ; what time other might make us is yet untried, but better than this it could not do ; nor did any other Constitution, in any part of the world, ever do so much. There fore, it is, that all sound Politicians adhere to the old motto, :Columns loges Aug mutari. We will not change what we know to be good, for that of which we have either no experience, or experience decisively against it. Still, as I Would not infringe a single right of the People, so neither would I refuse diem any thing that is really for their good. For the hour of discontent and tumult, indeed, nothing ran be conceded ; because every concession then obtain ed would be considered as a victory ; and would lead, not to contentment and sad:faction, - but to still further dernand4, and more inflamed &scow. tent. lilt when 'tranquillity was by legal means restored, and the authority of the Constitudonal Laws vindicated, then I should think it a duty to consider what were the ciicumstances on which a pretence for clamour had been fonoded, and hots those evil consequences could be in future pre- vented. First, however, let me say that I believe the pretence of corruption in the House of Commons to be perfectly unfounded. I will unequivocally assert, that since the Representation existed at all, there never was a Ilouse less corrupt than the resent. Perhaps none ever so little, from . causes that might he easily explained. But then I must also state what I mean by corrupt. I do not think a Member of Parliament more corrupt, or less to be trusted, as a man of honour, because he has been chosen by ten electors, than if he had been renrned by the majority of ten thousand. Nor do 1 think him so, even if he had purchased his seat ; for the fact is %yell known, that many such members have been the must independent , and inflexible Patriots (in the true sense of the word), that ever graced that honourable assem bly. Not to mention that popular favour and po pular applause are often a more corrupting spe cies of bribery titan any Minister is able to em- SOMERS. ploy. lint tl►e return of Members, in this apparently , irregular way, the real , opera ion of which it is impossible ever to explain for the multitude, gives occasion to misrepresentations, to calumnies, and discontents. Therefore it should be changed ; but changed in the true constitutional way, with as little infringement as possible of any man's sight or property. The Laws made for that pur pose should not take effect till the expiration of the regular period of a Parliament ; and they should go no further than this—to extinguish all that can properly be called Rotten Boroughs; and to appoint, with very CdtItIOUS regulations, an equal number, and no more, from places of consequence, at present not represented. That this, or any other change whatever, would really improve the Legislative Body, is what Uwould not assert ; but if it cut off the strongest holds of faction, it would render a valuable service. Among other outrages committed by the Re fotiners in the ocighbout hood of Manchester, was r. most nor ov(;kt. d :me upon a private of the 15th Light Dragoons, \VIM, \Olen stationed as a sen tinel at Cintaill GOLDIE'S quarters, at Oldham, a few nighis ago, :vas knocked down by so violent a blow, that the blood gushed from his nose anti mon th. It is nut justice to the regiment to . say, that the conduct of Captain GoLoze, and the whole of his squadron, without a single exccp titm, has been such as to have secured them the esteem of every well disposed person in the town. The plincipal inhabitants, upon heating of the outrage, Ivith the most laudable promptitude, came to an unanimous resolution to offer a re- Ward of ;iO/ to any person who %et - mid give such iniotmotion as should lead to the conviction of t h e o ffender, a n d weuuderstand there are strong hopes of his being detected.. Maior-General Sir JAMBS KEMP?, K. C. B. is expected to assume the command of the South west District, and of the Lieutenant -Government Tuesday next, '''~, • • - (4., ire yO4t .LotaLdiisip take 4iS from - Yorkshire ?" Baron Wond.--40 he.sure; any hail. Mr, Healey e-;-1 henibly thank your Lordship. 'The ApptarAnce of these men was decent. A Wire cleanly dressed ;- Jones. Healey, end Sax ton, rather respectably. • .They stood in the order in which their names were called, but Saxton Will evidently considered by himself anti his associates as the must important person tithotig them. His manner was extremely keen. Mr. Baron Wood showed the most exemplary coolness, patience, attli Attention. At 5 .o'clock five " no bills" were found for cutting and maimiog : 2 against Tehbutt„ and I against each ot the other 3—Shelmerdine, Charl• ton, and Meagher (a trumpeter), all of the Yeo maory Cavalle. Considerable anxiety appeared to prevail for knowing the precise introit of proceedings of this .kind ; but no expression ot feeling could be heard, or even perceived, in any part of the Court. From what we have stated, it seems certain that no tital connected with the affair ot the 16th of August islikely to take. place during the pre- Sent 'Assizes. But when we say so, we must mention that Owen has hitherto given no intima tion whether he will traverse or be tried at the present Assizes ; and that Adamson does not ap pear to have conic under.the consideration of the Grand Jury. We could not observe Messrs. 11unt, Moor house, Knight, and Johnson, about the Court, alei the bilk were found. LANCAgtilitt ASSIZIO, p:tl.. 4. TRUE BILLS FOR CONSPIRACY ` AT bIANCHESTE [FURTHER PARTICULARS.] At belt-past two Lard STANLEY brought intol Court a true bill for misdemeanoutagainst Henry Hunt, James Moorhouse, Joseph Johnson, John Knight, Robert Jones, Joseph Henley, George Swift, John Thacker Saxton, Samuel Bamford, Emit Robert Wilde. A true bill was at the same time brought in against James Wroe for a seditious libel ; and a Bench warrant was immediately obtained for apprehension,. Mr. Littledale, as soon as the trial then going on was finished, moved that the prisoners against whom true bills" for a conspiracy had been found *honkd he brought to the bar to plead. Mr. Baron Wood ordered accordingly, and the six last mentioned above soon' arranged themselves at the bar. It was stated to his Lordship that tour of the persons against whom bills had been found were nut on hail, and not now at the. bar. His Lordship ordered them all to plead at once: Mr. Ilaroter.—The four alluded to had not ex pected that bills would be so woo found against them, and they are not ready with their bail. — They would not be ready till Tuesday. Mr. Baron Wood.—Then let them all plead on Tuesday. Mr. Saxton said, they were particularly desirous of pleading now, in older that !hey might know the amount of bail that would be required of EATRICAL REGISTE Performed Leal- Sig/a. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.—Pigeons and Crows: Prin 7 cilia' Characters by Mr. Terry ,:ind Miss E. Blairchard. After which, The Green Man. To which was added, Dig,h Life Below Stairs. Tit ENlttr. RoYaI.,ENGLISH OrERA-TiousE.—The Blind Boy: Edaiotol, Miss Kelly ; Elvina, Mrs. W. S.Chatterley. After which, The Death of CaptiLin To which was added, Bellis Without Beaux. them. Mr. Baron Wood—Take their pleas now. Mr Litiledalc.--.lt w wild be more convenient that they should ell plead at once. Mr. Baron W(iesd.—You m .,ved that the per sons hi custody should plead now, and how cast you now pr o poseao r pti.ipone their pleadiug Mr. Hopkins, the clerk of arraigns, then read the indictment. It stated, that the jurors, ow* their oath, presented that Henry Hunt, yeoman Joseph JOllO,lOll, tousli•miker ; James Moor house, coach• Maker ; Job kifight, Robert Jones, Joseph Healey, George Swift, John fhiseker Saxton, Samuel Batu:ord, and Robert Wilde, labourers, being persona of a wicked and turbulent disposition, did on the Ist day, of July combine, conspire, confederate, and +Agree toge• titer to excite tumult and diatorbancr ; did on !he 1616 day of August last, unlawfully. maliciously, and seditiously assemble together, and cause whets to assemble, to the nutOer of 60,000, in a formid able and menacing manner, with sticks, clubs, and other offensive weapons, with banners, flags, colours, and placards having diverse seditio.is and inflammatory inscriptions, and in martial array ; and did on the said 1611 i of August make great tumult, riot, and disturbance, and tor half au hour unlawfully, riotously, and routously, continue assembled, making great tumult, noise, and dis turbance. Mr. Hopkins, addressing each of them by name successively, asked whether he would be tried now, or traverse till next Assizes. All seemed to believe that they were to plead 1 W e have received this morning Boston Papars, Not Guilty, as in a criminal charge. They thus • ' one day later than our last arrivals. replied : (Front the Bos!ou Paper of the 9th of August.) Robert Jones.—Not Guilty. !traverse till next NEWS CONFIRMED.—By The Rising Sun, a t Assizes. Joseph Healey.—(With loud e mphasiss,)—Not Norfolk, from St. Batts, St. Kitt's Papers to the Guilty ; and -my enemies know it. I traverse till 6th tilt. have been received. An article in one of next Assizes. George Swift.—Not Guilty. 1 t ra verse till the the latter date confirms the account received at next Assizes. Baltimoie, respecting the V ictor y obtained by the John Thacker Saxton. -1 am not Guilt y , and I Patriot Army in the Province of Barcelona. The traverse till the next Assizes. Samuel Batutord.—Not Guilty. I traverse till battle took place on the 10th June, at Chipparo, the next Assizes. in Barcelooa. After the battle, General MARINO Robert Wilde.—Not Guilty. I traverse till took up a position, promising ulterior advantages. the next Assizes. The Legislature of Upper Canada have thrown Mr. Saxton.—l consider that your Lordship is acquainted with the exorbi tant bail that was de- open a free commerce with the United States. - - mewled by the Magistrates. All now before yon On Monday the 4th inst. the keel of one of the are persons dependent on their own exertions for largest class of frigates was commenced laying at their livelihood. They have most of them fami lies to support. Their friends are at a distance. the Navy-yard, IVashington. collected tAt into consideration, and if, besides requiring oto- the Navy-yard, Charlestown, are the frames, we Berate bail, .your Lordship would extend the bail beyond this county, it would be a great favour to believe, of tsiPo 74-gun ships, besides the one now TO CORRESPOOENTS. PIIILADELNIUS on Church Letter IV. To-morrow. PRICE 0 STOCKh THIS DAY AT TV 3 per Cent. Cons 71 70- 1 6 - 71 I si per ['cut • • 80 1 . 1 i 5 pry Cent. Navy A nn..10-1i Imp. 3 per Cent. Ann..... 70 WELVE o'CLoCIC• Exch. 2d,. .. ....2s. Ss. dii. Ditto Corninercial....l6s. (Us. Uwnium...... ... Pr. Cons. for Account...—. .7 i4i MAILS. AltutvED-2 Waterford. DUE--I Gottenbitrgh, 2 Hamburgl). ----ixo--- 111611 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-%IORROW. Morning, 36 minutes atter 5. I Evening, 2 mn►ntes atter G THE SUN. GOLENI Quis vicEitE FALsum Atiot:AT LONDON , WEDNESILIY, SEPTEzIIBER 8, 1819. The Paris Papers of Smithy last, which were due this morning, have not arrived. us. Mr. Baton Wood.-I'll consider of it till Mon day morning. Mi. Slxton.—lf your Lordship could let us know this evening ate amount of bail, it would be a great favour to us. Mr. Bat on ‘Vood.--No, 1 cannot, I must con. sitter of it. Mr. Saxton —lf your Lordship could this evening let us know the hail, we could cattier provide sureties before the end of the Assizes. Mr. Bamford.—lf we could be now informed of the bail to be required, it would afford great faci lity in communicating with our friends, for two posts would be gained— Mr. Baron kVood.—Well, you must be bound yourselves each in 2001., and your sureties in 1001. on the stocks. . . Extract of a Letter from Valparaiso, May 5. " We have news from, the squadron at Callao to the 26th March, at which time they had made about half a dozen prizes of small value, which had been converted into a bomb vessel, two ex plosion ships, and two fire vessels. Another attack was soon to be made, and Lord COCHRANE had taken possession of the Island of San. Lorenzo Captain Ithractc and crew of the Cossac were still detained as prisoners at the Gulf of Califor nia. The Macedonian sailed front this put for the Gulf, and we m,y entertain the hope of the speedy release of our countrymen now in captivity, a nd that a restitution of property most shamefully pltmdet ed will be made, and a stop pot to the atrocities which have been committed in that each. Mr. Saxton. —fly Lord, there are some of us mere Lihourers, and their friends are labouring inen like themselves, and if less could be taken fur then►--- Mr. Baron Wood.—No, I cannot vary that. Mr. Saxton.—There is no objection, my Lord, to augmenting the bail for others-- Mr. Baron Wood.—No, I cannot do that. Mr. Saxton. —My Lord, it is a long winter we bare before us. I hope your Lordship will take that into consideration. Here I hope we shall have more mercy than we experienced troth our merciless persecutors, for dreadful — Mr. Baron Wood.—Dreadful is the offence laid to your charge. Mr. Saxton.—Yes, my Lord ; but we are in nocent. Mr. Baron Wood.—) know nothing of it but front the indictment now read. Mr. Saxtori.—We arc innocent of all the evil lai►l to our charge. Mr. Baron Woud.—That is to be proved.. I know nothing of it. They then regularly retired. Joseph Elealy soon returned again, and said, " My Lord, I come from York, *Ltd all ray friew.:* • flu. r as to , write andlaublisb so liffarnorts a, pt a with his Startle anstexed. - - But iOlic'e v4ll4%vds e th e thor, we earnestly hope that itmay nntlergo . r i : i :i t s e i , o l nonottiteALuatslvio, Author, so that it may be ri g idlY jil t; ‘1 to merit legal punislitne s n o t. far AaVshlaiet may l b :n al:111 : i : difficult to suppose that Mr. PBARSOtto t he 56 rpeldo citor, can be the Author o f ibis stisa, libel is, that lie has been held forth ° l wo keen, judicious, and intelligent ma th t Of having taken up the cause of Htitur wag n° po at ' that he adopts the principles of :that me t alfdr"y . Reformer, as he might be sppposed to act ls in his profession, but the Author of the L' ett-er r i evidently deeply imbued with all the infla nial6t o est Doctrines of his supposed Client, and w e rel tle our hopes, that he trill be made equally resitol to the law for so daring a libel °Poll th e - f t el Jury of Lineaster, consisting of Gent leniell „ o tti s most respectable Characters, most likely t° l i ' le oe , gate facts with dispassionate judgment, at° to ce chic on them with conselent ions purity. W re . b led not thought it neressaty to insert the letters 6igiedi CHARLES Pestasna, in pursuanc e of our rc oo ts thereby to expose the conduct o f the iNlisci:Cers' (I' l uvito are attempting to overturn tile . ` -1 60 0' meta and throw the whole Empire int ,: ' l ll6 ' -fusion, because it consists o f nothing 'Cost same stories, with all the same exaggerati°'"'tthe have already been published by IlusiT , ex cer i, infamous slanders upon the Grand JOY ni ilt° 11 After venomous comments irrife conduct of the Gentlemen in quests Out ° lel oill' says, " it was cl e ar that the rejection of Ilig sif ' t, (against the Yeomanry Cavalry) did 'lO dlltol from what appeared un the testi mo ny of - i- CO messes, nor from a belief of their evidence% °el there be a more daring calumny upon any b ge l / men titan is contained in this infamous ° tir o " te l l The Grand Jury have acted with wi'll-1°Itol.°: firmness in their conduct through the f c , se the unfortunate business at ;Itruelie9te i iire' l I we trust that they will e quallY 111 . 0 4 0 1111 •' those qualities in - legally . proceeding ag h l p oa ri l Author of this infamous libel upon tb eir i :O ri' d justice, and conseidutions regard t° i ' l s t ilj duty imposed Upon them, awful illti ed' otr e : u eltare of the State depends upon a s'ig or- . o gi'' P ' secution against those are attemptiog br.l,ol'l4l destruction: 'file CHARLES PEARSON 01.1°51:ec°1 Letter affects to be witty amidst his atalefti I r. • He sarcastically speaks of the `A tlebrate ;? 1 ,.1 Naotri; the " renowned" Mr. D101ot'; a l "' Mi. Harm, " a decayed BArti.e.T fla re these witnesses hatl appeared On 1 09 611 ,,,1d would doubtless have been held fort).! °, i i id s i of respectability and purity, however (lestlittif/Ir might be of both. Such are the reevist'lr,PPs of disappointed spleen and baffled rahc°lcgefloi pointed and baffled by Gentleitteo Of ch!rsii6egsis have sense enough to see through tile t : 9 ; ' lll ' l ll l o g Faction, and firmness to discharge t-e o il"' te , spite of all the clamours . . ,_, i• • n i '" •lit'' of aeOltlO i 1 ,I I Se' I I prejudices •whielt Jacobin Orators an of isanitrii t may urge agai n s t them._ The coutlhc.t; is° fi'. the Opposition Prints on t his .oc‘!- L e ii l as it is stbstird, but they are actuated hYlleilltil4l,.' temporizing policy, conceiving th at 6 10 ° ,i 1 the pulse of the People, and have , f °lll o ) r i C a' ,i disapprove of the acts of the 1 1. e ht°1! ; ~ . 1 ,,' and the decisioa of the Magi s"-6 , l‘ c- :' as of the tbeastires . -of Guvernote"s'i'le o'7 ingly The Titles of this day seys' . , io iog'j mepred.(gettu-; - _: souls)-front the beg ° i iir4 , nil'a ite the Nation now joins us in reprehe to e i i impolicy with which the King's Ig i°lll i e il'' ted themselves on this important isglied. 1 0 01 0', but taken a little time to reflect,the,jiegoiro'l been satis fi ed, that the Locii Atohdri ,iiis I li chester, if acting lawfully, w °hid re i, 4 ,10 191 ‘ 114 ; higher support front the Law itsel f I t Pill, the Cabinet could give them ; soi l th 4 ' ( ;)‘, 0 ,0 against the Law, tire 'Ministers We ir h file,' eil them must inevitably share iv Butt did The Times, or any oth er f' 0 41 ,0 Journals, think proper to wait till s he it , 0 1 1 ;, / be fairly developed ?--No, it jol i ' d r ' i Or de ill eobin cry against the Friends if ; it i sal, remittent. ' The dariug impodeuee' . it , ' t f " the Nation joins" whit l'he lir s . t ' i ' s f o lli 'lending" Ministers,befsre the Ca p ; 0 is a gross libel upit1112:(;:1212!11. . IV ,i, 10 4" „, re!f Major CITAIGIR arrived a t -- e t i,a r ' tu t/ on Sunday Hight, ellar;eul ‘vi'dootieflvl' patches from the Supreme Gil"`:-, has which have - beet) transmitted I') _,O , ere" .ll ship Phaeton. i 0 4' at t at The Pampa ReGer 47, v". 4 1'Ii°' r ta4 visit to the "Al arqueis of 0 F.," 1 . 0 4 4 will, it is expected, bottom. ‘v 61 lielel his presettee. stre Iniitoi, No ILTH aRN E%PEDITION ''',:ateao"ilig It lowing piragraph, trot" The u .l iate cs ep of the 4ih iustant, tube the fi r ‘ i be g e .tis 4 / Its.; yet been received re,pectiog t a il 1 ditiou to the Nort h Pole , a t 4.,(,' Griper :--,‘ Mille Keh', arrice'l ro 0,,211 . vis' Straits, passed t he 114, 14 . ' 1 p r. ! very ships, ou the 14th July , 19 caster. quarter. INDIhN PURCHASE. --A Knoxville Pnper of the 20111 tilt. tnentiohs, that the Country lately pur •chased from the Cherokee Indians, South of Ten nessee River and Tellico Mountains, c►►ntains about sixteen hundred sq►tare miles, or upwards of one tnillion acres at land, fit for cultivation." There is a Letter in sonic of the Morning Pa pers of this day, signed CHARLES PEARSON, and apparently from that signature, written by Mr. PEARSOI4, %%110 has acted as the Solicitor to ULINT Since he was taktli into CHSiOdy at MAnchester. This Letter,-which appeared in a .I,lcobin Print last night, is of so libellous a natnre, that it must he considered as a forgery, for no profes sional Juan would have acted so ituvudetnly P`' ~\ ~~ t