The Sun. — London, England, 1820-01-14 00:00:00

PROVIDENTIAL _U.SCAPIt. The following occurrence of the miraculous preservation of a fellow-creature from death, com pletely proves the saying, that ". a sweet little cherub sits up aloft to take care of the life of Poor sack." About two months since his Majesty's ibip Leven, Captain BsarnoLostew, C. B, was laying at Terceira, one of the Western islands, When a tempest arose, which, from i's violence, compelled them to put to sea. Every precaution' Was adopted without loss of !late to prevent the ship being filled with water; the waves breaking over the masts and plods, and threatening instant destruction, when unfortunately one of the port holes was stove in by the anchor gettiog loose, which circumstance_ greatly increased their peril ous situation. During the time tal making it se cure a seamen, named EASTERBY, was washed overboard, when, front the ;aging of the sea, but little hopes appeared of saving hint from a watery grave. To lower a boat was impossible, hod pre sented instant destruction to all who should ven ture therein, and therefore as the_ only chance of saving the man, ropes were thrown towards him In expectation that he might fortunately reach one. lie did so, told his mess-mates were in the act of hauling him to the ship, vvhen'lle by some accident let go. Still anxious to save him, the ropes were thrown a second time, when the un fortunate man again caught l►old of the►u. Joy gladdened the hearts of all, the pleasure of saving fellow•creature from destruction was conspi cuous in their countenances, and animated by one feeling, theysseemed regardless of their own dan ger. This feeling, the characteristic of a British Tar, was but of short duration, for the man being mach exhausted, a second time quitted his hold, and was carried further from the ship ! The sell faints, this fresh accident excited will be mole readily conceived than described, and the poor fellow was reluctantly left by his companions to that fate Which was totally beyond their power to avert. The interposition of Divine Providence Was in this instance, as in all otlieis, most con spicuously displayed, for soon after the poor man seen coming on the summit of a wave to ward► the ship, as if the sea was tired of tossing hint about, and determined to restore him to the situation from whence he had been driren. The wave on which he was borne in en instaUt broke over the ship, when the man, almost dead, was eirt*ght by some of his mess -mates, and thus saved from certain destruclon. Every care and kitten !ion was of course sl►ewn to him, and in a short tune he was again enabled to resume bis forme' "tie*. Perhaps there i 3 uo instance on record which, affords a more striking lesson to the Atheist of the existence of a Divine Being, or cute than can so decidedly prove the delusion mi ller which he so unfortunately I thoUts for himself. HEATas.—Wv feel much pleasure in con 6, wing the favourable report ot the talents of Ali.s WENst,Er, the new Rosalind of Covent. Gdrueta Theatre. She resumed this ployfrl, arch, spirited, humorous, and tender character last bight, and presented all its qualities with more de terulined success. We know nothing of her but Lir talent., but tve understand that si.e is induced to come before the Public, troni the most amiable f'dtlings of domestic affection. Such au Mt puke gives her a double claim to public pa- I rcthage, and it must be gratifying to People in Keneral to know that, in this inbtance, whtle they ere encouraging genius, they arc also r ewarding moral worth. Her experience of the tnatotitude of the Theatre en the former occasion enabled her to adapt her powers to its extent ‘villi greater success. She was received with the Most liberal warmth, and will doubtless become one of the chief tavonrites of the Public. We must repe a t our hi g h Sense o f t h e mer i t o t M r. C. lietuat.a in Orlando, a performance manly, tender, and interesting. Mr. MACRBADY gave increased effect to Jacqmes, and FAWCETT eolltribilted not Mile to the general entertainment by his promi meat and etlective humour in Touchstone, THE LATE COUNTESS TALsoi. LIVERPOOL, J. 1-I.—The Uxbridge (Holy head Packet), C 8 pram pram _TSPHENs, arrived here lath, (lay from Duhl u , wi.h the remains of the A INCh-lamented CoonLOS TALBOT. MI the r eestls in the harbour immediately hoisted !heir colours half -toast high, and the bells tolled a solemn dirge, The body will he landed to-Ili/m. o w, and will proceed itnniedidtely to Siaffurdshire. Every respect has been paid which Was due to the ami able character of the late Countess. MIAL, JAN. 13.—Sailed for the River tl►r Ann, Leyhourn, trom Cepl►aionia. Cattle down tram the River, and sailed, the Henry, Loves, for Fiume ; Etiends, Lewis, for Barcelona ; Hutchinson, for St. Vincent's ; Cast;e tiuntly, Du:a:mond, Merl Astell, Creswell, for Calcutta : the two latter ships iernaio it: the bovvus. LIVRRPOOL, JAN. 12.—Sailed the Sientor, Harris, and Julio, Pearson, with settlers tor the cape of Good Hope; and the Perseverance, tiouristv, for Bengal. Hutt., JAN. 12.—The vessel which was wreck ed yesterday proves to be the John, Allen, from Shield s for London. Some parts of the wreck have been picked up by fishing boats. PoitTsmouTu, JAN. 11—Come into harbour to refit his Majesty's schooner Pioneer. Sailed 1114. Hawk cutter ou a cruise. , I' 0 E T 11 y. BRITISH BENEVOLENCE. WRITTEN BY JOHN TAYLOR, ES Q. The long historic track of Time survey, Far as Tradition sheds a dubious ray, Still Britain has beheld, with patriot pridi, In her loved Isle the CuAntrtEs reside. Let but Distress ) whate'er the cause, appeari . Lo! Pity yields the sympathizing tear) And at her side Beneeoleact is Mind, To raise the helpless Mourner from the ground, Still, as of old, the Sr►ns of Britain feel, And her fair Daughters share the generous zeal; One only contest in their breasts Can glow, .The foible rivalry to succour woe. Tho' 'GREECE and Rome their antient worth prOefaim, And God-like Heroes of immortal fame, The deeds of valour which our annals grace, Attest that BRITAIN: boasts an equal race; An equal race in each heroic part, With gentler virtues that refine the heart, Virtues that tower above their proudest plan, - That cheer, embellish, and ennoble Man. Does Envy doubt ?—behold the smiling land, On every side the Domes of Feeling stand ; 'Where Sickness 6nds a balm to sooth its pain, And Age-and Want a ready sheltet gain. Nur less the bounteous aim to spreadrelief Where Merit lingers in sequestered grief,— Enough they hear Affliction's faintest sigh, All VoLuxreetia where SORROW'S Ensigns dy. S A N D T. The following is a copy. of a Letter addressed by M. IVirTa, late Proleslor of Theology in Berlin, to the Mother of SANDT, the Murderer of KurzEnnE : " You have been struck as a Mother by a blow so severe, that I find myself compelled, by the friendship that you tes tified for rue, to write you a word of consolation. If you had to 'want the simple loss of your excellent son I should hold mrpeace, and leave it to your own pious heart, and to the operation of time, to calm your sorrow; but the opinion of the multitude will, witiran appearance of justice, brand your son as a criminal. This is what engages use to be his advocate with you, and to save his memory fro►u dishonour, at least in his own family. The action be has committed is, in truth, not only illegal and punishable in the presence of temporal justice, but, considered abstractedly, is immoral, and contrary to social laws. Fraud and violence can never constitute a right, and the goodness of an object cannot jus tify thu injustice of the means. As a muralist, I cannot al►. prove of such actions, it is by good, and not by evil, that we must return evil. But when we undertake to judge of au act already committed, we must take for the basis of our judgment, Dot the general last, but the conviction and mo tives of him who has committed it. It is acco►ding to his own faith that every one is to be judged. I admit that your sun's resolution may have been founded in error, and not have been exempt from passion ; but ►what man can flatter himself that be is exempt from passion and from error ?. There never has been but one only. Error, however, is excused, and in some degree overcome, by the firmness and purity of conviction ; and passion is sanctified by the source from which it flows. lam per s uaded that it has been so with your pious and virtuous son. He regarded his resolution as just, and it was therefore that he has acted well. Let every man act ac cording to his, conviction, and he will act well. " If I do not absolve his resolution from all passion, I do not thereby mean a gloomy intoxication, a boiling agitation; fur Sandt was, as I well know, of a,calm and reflecting cha racter. It was the purest enthusiasm that inspired him—that enthusiasm proceeded from the best source, but it received from Sandtl youth a violence which impelled bins beyond the bounds of life.. Without this species of passion, it is scarcely possible to perform a great action. The fire of enthusiasm must necessarily burst forth. I assure you that your son, instead 4 , f diminishing the love I entertained fOr bins from the first =went, has only augmented it. " Such an action as this, committed by a young man, pure and pious, actuated by faith and a firm conviction, is a beau tiful phenomenon in our age. Whatever may be the fate that awaits your - son, he has lived big enough, since he has resolved to die for the noblest passion of his heart. Whoever can thus risk his life, proves that he knows its full value, and that he does not esteem it in proportion to its duration, but by its intrinsic. beauty. Unhappily it has become the habit among us to peter a life passed in luxury and idleness to the noblest death. The conduct of Saudt is the sign of a noble mind, which .might rouse west from their le thargy. A young man exposes his life to exterminate an individual whom so many others revered as an idol. Can such an act be attended by no effect? But. it is not re quisite to know the consequences, to enable.us to judge of an action. We do nut estimate the life of a man by the splendour that it sheds—that which is most obscure is often the most beautiful. Respected friend, may you find these reflections true, and preserve this manner of viewing the transaction against all objections ! It is yen who have given life to, and have brought up this extraordinary son; you should be capable of owlet standing and of appreciating him , you too should support with courage and resignation the fate that he has chosen for himself. " I am, with respect," &c. This Letter appears evidently to have been writ ten with the intention of causing it to be circulated among the friends and partisans of Sandt, It has in effect obtained this sort of clandestine publicity. The following is the King's React ipt on this sub ject to the Minister of Public instruction " Professor Wette has ackauwledged as autheatic the copy presented to him of a letter which he addressed on the 31st of March last, to Madame Smith, wife of the Counsellor of Justice, and he has st rore to justify the murder committed by young Sandi. The important charge of a Professor of Theology and Morality is incompatible with this conduct. t should wound we conscience if 1 continued to confide the in struction of youth to a man who regards assassination as justihed under certain conditions and piesumptions, and I charge you by these pi esents to remove Professor de Wette Irvin his function of an Instructor. (Signed) " FREDEILCK WILLIAM.. Sept. au, 1819." WINDSOR, JAN. 13.—0 n Nlouttay her Royal Highness the Princess AUGUSTA, attended by her Lady in whiting, took an airi►►g in her carriage. to 13Agshot Park, on a visit to the Duke mud Duchess of GcoucssTatt. Her Royal Highness returned here in the evetths4. The Princess Sopnta is slightly indisposed With a cold. Her Royal Highness has not left the Palace but above a week. TRIAL OF JAMES TUCKER. (FURTEii3R PanTtcoearts—Front The Exeter Hying Post of Yesterday.) At our City Sessions, held on Worley last, be fore the Mayor, Wtetassa COURTRNAT, ESC!: Recorder, and the Justices for the City, James Tucker was tried for poblishing a Blasphemous Libel, in time form of a Parody on the Catechism ; and it is with feelings of deep gratitude for the pure and effec'ive Administration of our Laws, we have to state, was convicted lie was immediately afterwards tiled and convicted for publishing a Seditions Libel, and two further indictments of a similar nature are still pending against him.-- When respect for religion ceases, respect for civil instituti o n s will not last long-.-altd when once the sentiments of reverence, attached to the wor ship of God anti the service of the Church, is turned to ridicule, there is little or no gradation to the depths of impiety and blasphemy—and if ' this be generally true, it peculiarly applies to the turning into ridicule a part of the service which comprises the most , beautiful summary of the Christian Religion, which early impressions have rendered most dear, and which, as we teach to our children, we hope we are imparting to them the rules of their future life, and know that we are teaching . to them the only sure grounds of happiness and eternal salvation.—How base must be the mind that could -wantonly or wickedly in terfere with such a brisiog. We shall forbear detailing to our readers the language of this libel. It is sufficient to say, that it followed in the closest manner all the questions of the Catechism; and that the answers, instead of declaring time first truths of Christianity, and the duties of a Chris tian, set forth, in language vulgar, gross, and im pious, the conduct of a fawning sycophant to a Minister of the Crown. That it included the form, style, and language 'of the Creed, the Ten Com mandments, and the Lord's Prayer, adapted to the saute scandalous purpose—and that neither upon the minds of the Jury, or of any individual, could auy doubt remain of the intention of the ap plication—nor that its tendency and effect was to bring the service of the Church and Religion it self into ridicule and contempt. Mr. Tancred and Mr. Coleridge conducted the prosecution. The prisoner defended himself Mr. Tancred stated the case to the Jury in a Very clear and impressive speech—he pointed out the character and necessary effect of the libel, and stated that it was from the character of the act done, the publishing of that libel, the Jury were to judge of the intent of the Publisher', and that with what he might choose to state were his own private motives the Jury had nothing ris do. He adverted to Mr. Fox's Libel Bill, of 1792, which, be explained, bad not, as was erroneously sup posed, given to the Jury Roy' other duty, titan in all criminal cases, that of judging of all the cir cumstances, nod•saying whether the libel was of the character imputed to it, and the defendant was guilty of publishing it. The libel was then proved to have been pur chased at the defeedant's shop, of the defendant himself :—ard the Prayer Book, in the custody of the Dean and Chapter, tinder the Act of Unitor miry, with the Great Seal appendant, was pro• duvet).--This closed the case on the part of the prosecution ;--the defendant expressed his wish not to trouble the Court with reading the libel, and it was handed to the Jury, but not read. The defendant then addressed the Court in a tone and manner which deserved a better cause.— He professed his warm attachment to time Chris tian Religion, and said, had he been permitted, lie should :rave published an excellent work, its a Cheap form, in defence of it. He did 'tot say a word in defence of the lib, I itself—but merely contended, that Hone having been acquitted, the original publisher, it was bard to select him, the mere vender. That it was the author who ought to be made responsible—and that this was the intent of Mr. Fox's Libel Bill, on which is he chiefly relied —that this Bill'expressly said, that, in future, the Jury should not be required to find the deteudaet guilty merely on proof of the tact of the pieblitestion and of the sense ascribed to it in the indic!ment— 1 that the July were to take into their considera tion all the circumstances, and particularly the in tent of the defendant, and that they were expressly authorized by this Act to give a special verdict, which they ought to do, finding the Book itself to be a libel, hut him, the prisoner, not guilty ; and in support of this, be referred to (and read) a long extract front a wotk of Sir Ricliard Phillips's (a bookseller, formerly Sheriff of London,)—and lie referred to the opiuiou of the Recorder him self, as expressed in the House of Commons a 'few weeks since, in the case of Mr. Hohhouse, when Stoddart, the publisher, was let go tree ; he dwelt also on his having suffered five !Ito :mills imprisonment, and his being a cripple, unable to get his livelihood in any other way. The RECORDER, in a clear and impartial state ment, explained to the Jury, 'that the whole question for them to try was, whether the publi• cation was in itself a libel, and the defendant published it—that the sale was proof of the pub lication—and that of the character of the libel , they were to judge—that the effect of Mr. Fox's Bill was, merely to leave it to the Jury to give a general verdict as iu all other criminal cases, anti they were not to floc, a verdict of guilty merely on the het of publication and the proof of the sense attributed to the book by the indictment, but were to judge of the whole character and ten dency of the book, and say whether it was a libel or not. He said, that with the defendant's prim. fessions of his intent, and of his zeal for Chris. ' tiauity, the Jury had nothing to do ; that they were to judge of his intent, by his acts; that it the Jury thought he had circulated to the world that which was calcelated to ,wing religion and time service of the Church into contempt, he Wng guilty of the offence charged in the indictment.-,-, The Recorder pointed at; the fatal effects of ri diculing and vilifying Religion and its forms, and expressed his clear conviction that the, hook in question was en impious and blasphemous libel. The Jury trailed for an hOur, and teturned with, the verdict of G u ilty —The _ prisoner was then tried on so indictment for a Seditious Libel, entl also found guilty.--There were two other indict ments pending agai n st him, 'upon Whi c h be was nut tried; suit yesterday morning, the Recorder, in an impressive manner, sentenced the D ten. dant to an imprisonment of nine wont 5, in (he City G4ol, for the BlAsphemons Libel, and six months more for the Seditious4Libel ; and at the expiration of that time, to gi've sureties for his good behaviour, himself in 1501., and two other persons in 251. each ; and to be further imprisoned until such security shall be given. Thus is this part of the, Country rescued from the foul imptita , ion, with which a former acquittal was calculated to sully the character of mike N - lion—and this City treed, by the exertions of our Magistrates and : the impartial Administration ot the Law, from what was itt , t approaching to prove the most dangerous pest that ever disgraced our walls: WARWICK SESSIONS. On Tuesday morning, the General Quarter Scs• slims of the Peace for this County, commenced At the Comity Hall, in Warwick. In the course of the day, we noticed upon _the Bench the following Magistrates W. Digby, Et=q. Chairman ; the Right Hon. the Earl of Aylesford; D. S. Dugdale, Esq. M.P.; C. G. Wade, Esq. ; Rev. Mr. Barnard; Rev. Mr. Curtis ; W. Holbech, Esq . ; C. Adams, Esq.; Re►. Mr. Adams ; W. Bedford, Esq. ; Rev. ,Mr. Bromfield; W. Harding, Esq.; Theodore Price, Esq.; Rev. Elias Webb, &c. As soars Hs the presentments had been delivers d in to the Clerk of the Pe, , ce, the Learned Chair man addressed the Grand Jury to the following effeCt !-- " Gentlemen of the Grand Jury,--1 see, as usual, at this time of the year, a long Calendar, and a great number of prisoners ; but I do not see among them any case that will ft quire your very particular attention, although they must take up a great deal of time. " it is satisfactory, certainly, that such a large and pop u lous- county as this should have remained in a state of such general tranquillity, while other parts of the country unfortunately have beets thrown into temporary contusion. In the hope. loos town of Birmingham, it is true, there had been some attempts to excite disturbance ; t t ,,E there, he was happy to state, they failed.- Thu re is only the name of one person in the C4lendar from that place, for a seditious offence. But I understand, other cases will he brought before you of the same tendency. In these, you will first consider whether the pohlicatiou upon which Hsu accusation is founded, is .of a seditious nature. '' The people, 1 ant much gratified to.observe, are now more peaceably disposed, and more rub. missive to the laws of the country. Yet, the Le, gislature has. thought it expedient, in order to meet the critical exigence ortke times, to pass se veral Acts of Parliament, and 1 trust that these Acts will have their due effect. " Gent / lemen, with these observations, I refer you to your duty, not doubting but you will dis charge that duty with fidelity and impartiality." R. Spooner, Esq. ; the Rev. sir. Spry ; the Rev. Mr. Fenwick; the Rev. Mr. Lane Fteer, and. Hyla Holden, Eq. qualified, and were sworn into the Commission of tire Peace for (hi. County. THE KING V. WELLS.—The deteodant Tiunuas was indicted for a misdemeanour, :u speak ing seditious words. Jo this the defendant plead!. et! Want of time compels us to be very brief in this case. On the Ist of January last, the defendant, with 7 or 8 other persons, of whom 3 or 4 were soldiers, was drinking at the Star public house, in Birmingham, and was much intoxicated.— Th e offensive words were," Contusion to the King and the Government ; it I had a number of men of my own disposition, I .would lay him as low as a vagrant that waks . the streets.". On one of the saving to Weils that he must oat use suds language while he was present, the defendant ad4ed, " D—n you and the King too ; I cannot curse him, but I hope God may.!' Mr. ADAMS made a very able speech for the defendant ; and Mr. Reader eloquently stated to the Jury the leading facts of the case, on this part of the prosecution. The Learned Chairman animadverted at some length on the evil tendency of such expressions, and on the danger tiny was likely to arise fron► using them in public-houses, when the minds of people were not upon their t!uard. The Court senrenced Wells to three months' imprisonment in the county gaol. The Court expressed their al►probation of the conduct of the soldiers ; who, they said, had act ed very properly, and had done their duty. OLD BAILEY. BANK PROSECUTIONS. This morning, on Mr. Justice liot.Rovn and . Mr. Justice 13URROUGHS entering the Court, the following risoners were pot to the Bar, charged ‘eith ►►ttering forged notes' of the Bank of Eng. land, sir : Edward Welsh, 11. Bucknell, William Wood, J. Melvin, J. Carry, J. Williams, J. Conley. H. Johnson, Wm. Brown, J. Bryant, J. Wright, Anne Hall, Mary Kelly, Sarah Wicks, Catherine Martin. severally pleaded guilty to the minor offence of having notes in their possession, which subject' th e m to transportation for fourteen years. Mr. RaYNOLDS, as Counsel for the Bank, de clined -calling evidence on the capital charge, upon which they were Acquitted. The following %%ere then pot to the bar, and pleaded Not Guilty generally to both charges, and remain for trial accordingly. viz.— .lances Wu]. Paley, Sarah . Paley, Ann Mit. Hare wood, Win. Saul, John Parsons, Ann Pitcher, John Storey, and George Parry. CORN EXCHANGE?, JAN. 14 —The confirmation of severe frost having stopped the navigation of the river, prevents any Corn being %yolked from on board the Ireigele, and the consumers not hav ing as yet any occasion to resort to that in Gra nary, scarcely any business is doing, and the pm ices ore nominal. StuITHFIELD —This morning's Marko was well supplied with all kind of Citttle, except i►► Beef, of which there was but a amall supply, coo sequence, the pi ice of Had is higher ill4r l Ease Metk:t ►fay ; but Mutton, Veal, and Pork, retrrain* iu price ua per hot, INQaday's market.