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except that the present referred to an act, and not to the declarations of the witness. Lord REDESDALE said a few wards. Lord CARNARVON was averse to putting the question to the Judges, and said, that whether Sacchi was an agent or a witness, they could not refuse to hear testimony to prove that he had act ed corruptly. They could not do justice, if they excluded this evidence. He did not see why they should divide tins question into so many points, and trouble the Judges for their opinion. He would move,. by way of Amendment, that the question proposed be now put. . . . . Lord It Ea F!, D k LE protested against the amend ment moved by the Earl of Carnarvon. The .14otzn CHANcer.Lou then said--" Is it your. Lordships' pleasure the question proposed be ansAeredi”-- It was negatived without a division, and the House adopted the mOtioti for sending the ques tion. to the J ridges. The.. Lon 1) etwicr.t.Lon accordingly handed it to the Chief Justice. • AfAer the Learned Judges had deliberated a short time, the Loan CilAxcELLoit informed the Boole that the Judges wished to withdraw to comider the question, and as the usual hour of adjuurunient. was so near, perhaps their Lord !A) would adjourn.. . On dte motion of Lord Eas•KINF.,. the House accoi:dingly Adjourned at Half-pasahreeo'Clock. • PROCEEDINGS OF 'FIIIS`DAY-. r, usual prelim . mary forms having beer gone thron9.l there were excuses made for the. Earls of Pon-r.imouTri and BLESAINGMPN being absent. The Dukes of . Vaatt, CL. RENCE, and GLoueis- Ttlt were early in atte:ulance. The Marquess of LANS'DOWN then snggested. the propriety of the Order of the 21st of August last being read, which was agreed to ; th, der being read, The Noble Marquess proceeded, and at some 'length contended that by the-order of their Lord ship witnesses were expressly enjoined to be in attendance die in diem. Their Lordships must be aware of 'the inconvenience resulting from contrary line of conduct, from what they had already suffered. Yesterday, for example, Sac chi was called for, but was not to be found, even though the Noble Earl had agreed that he should ,be called up if Such was the wish of her Majesty's Counsel. Here Lord LIVERPOOL, as we understood, in- Jimated that Sacchi was in London. The Marquess of LANsnowN was very happy ,to .hear this, but of what avail was his. being in town, if he was not within the reach of their Lordships % To. his absence yesterday might be attributed all that delay and discussion which ensued, and even the necessity of putting ques, tions to the Learned Judges. The loss not only Of a single day, but even of the part of a day; was of great importance in the present state of the if;ti airy. The Earl of LIVERPOOL thought that- the course adopted yesterday by their Lordships was proper, and he still was convinced of the propriety of putting the questions to the. Learned Judges;' He sincerely wished that every witness who had been examined, should in future be in at.: tendance near the lliiuse. He had diligently inquired relative ; to Sacchi's residence-, and he found he was still in town, and unquestionably it would be more regular if the witnesses were near the House, in order to be ready if called upon. The Marquess of LANSDOWN said he would repeat what he had said, and he was happy to hear that Sacchi was'in town, but he did not see how the questions could have been put to the Judges, had SaCchi been in attendance. The .Lono CHANCELLOR said that either their Lordships or the Counsel had, as he'understood, objected to Sac Chi being again called up. But he la*, in'one of the public Journals, which pro fessed to detail the proceedings of the House, that there was yesterday an expression of " now, now," by the Learned Counsel for the Queen. — He must own that he was surprised to see that statementl but then, the person who gave the report must have been much nearer the Bar than himself and many other Noble Lords. The LORD CHANCELLOR and the Marquess of LANSDOWN severally explained. Lord REDESDALE considered it to be a con tempt of the House if witnesses who were elm mined at the Bar, who might be wanted again, were not within the immediate call of the House. The Earl of L tUDERDAVE said that if the meaning of the Counsel was " now," or at that moment, he certainly did not understand it ; but it was pretty clear from what had passed now, that the other•_ side I hOlight Sacchi was not in the Country, and that it was impossible to find him or bring him to the Bar. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE of the King's- Bench then rose to deliver the opinion of the Judges ou the two questions 'submitted to them by the House yesterday, and which negatived both the questions'then put. The Loan CuArtc•ct.Lon now inquired of the Counsel for the Queen- whether they had any objection to call in Sacchi now ? MI% BROUGHAM said, he should repeat the an swer he gave yesterday when a similar question was put to him. If Sacchi was in readiness to be pro duced at the Bar, he had no objection to call him iil, but if he was not there, he would rather defer it till to-morrow, He complained of the interruption he had met with in stating his rea sons to the House. Viscount SIIMOUTII stated that a person was sent yesterday to make inquiry after Sacchi at his lodgings, where he was immediately fouud. He understood that Sacchi was afterwards met coming down to the House, when several Members of the House accosted him, It told him, that the House had adjourned till this day. The LORD CUANCELLOK then asked if their Lordships agreed that the questions should be pat to the witness ? 11e himself concurred per fectly with the Lear ►ed Judges, and he would therefore say nothing at all. , Earl GREY declared his opinion to be that the Judges .had decide.l nothing more than merely the right of the Queen's Counsel to contradict - what Sacciii had stated in evidence to the House. lieltimseif did not intend to occupy their Lord ships' time in useless discnssion, or in the moot ing of questions which were unnecessary to be put. He begged to observe, that there were two grounds of another nature• --namely, th►e agency of the Milan Commission, and the discrediting of that witness for the corrupt practices attribut ed to him in suborning w►tnesses to come against the Queen, —and on these grounds no answer had been given by the 'Judges to the House. 11 is own opinion was this, that the latter ground • was sufficient to put the questions to him. There was also such a connection to be traced between the acts of Sacchi and the Milan Commission that the question should be put. The Earl of la, - kut.roor. contended, that there was no'appF•arance to him of any evidenCe What ever. I* support of a general agency to warrant the questions` being put. • Loan . - t;RSKINE strongly insisted that th e age►►cy of Sacchi. was manifest, and therefore he could not discharge his mind from the duty of putting the question►s. Their Lordships ought to receive the_ evidence still offered by the queen's Counsel,' and he apprehended that they were jus tified in asking the House to receive the evidence against .2angla, notwithstanding the opinion of the Learned Judges, for whom . he felt person: ally the greatest respect, but from whose opi nion. he conscientiously differed. It ought to be recollected that their•.. Lordships " were not' sitting as a'Court of Law, for even .the Noble „Earl opposite had admitted that adultery was in this instance no crime by law. Every liberty was taken in the case for the prosecution, but the Queen's Counsel were in her defence to be bound ,down by laW 4 'whereas they ought to be allowed to give legal evidence respecting the suborna tion of perjury. .It. was material to put the questions now from the length to which the' House had gone. He would, make no specific motion on the subject, hut would vote for put ting, the qnestions, if a division took place. Lord DAR,NLE - y requested that the two last questions put to.the witness yesterday might be read. This was done accordingly. Lord MANNERS said that the Judges had told their Lordships, that their opinion was equally applicable to one ,side or the other. Suppose now, that a conspiracy was alleged to have been in existence to remove an, important witness, still, if it could not be connected with either of the illustrious personages who might be the objects of it, it was evident that no injury could be prov ed or substantiated. Their Lordships never could do justice if they adhered to the rules of evidence on one side, and abandoned them on the other side. • After a few words from the Marquess of T. ANSDOWN, the House divided on Lord Er skirie's motion for putting the questions— Col.tents ,Ntin-C:otitetits Majority against the ,Motion -108 We left the LORD CHANCELLOR Oil his legs, addressing the House. PR(CR 0 TIM DAY AT STOCKS ONT 0-CLOCK. Bank Stock 4 per Cent, lied. Goli India Stock 0 2(i 3 pri ( ent.Cons..... 67i i $ Isrtlia Bonds .... - 255. 3Us. pr. :if per Cent. 7511* South Sea Stock 74i 4 per Cents , oet,Ct. Navy Ann. iO3l 104 ()tumult] 2l dis. I Bank Long Ann... 17a 7-IGtbs Cont. for Account HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 99 itiintitts after 1..1 Evening, s(i minutts after 1 THE SUN. BOLEN QUIS ICERE FALSELY AUDEAT? LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 , 18,20. We have had no arrival of Paris Papers this ►morning. We learn with deep regret that the moral cha racter of this Country has sunk very low in the estimation of all the Continental States, but par ticularly in Italy, on account of the favourable reception which attended THE QUEEN, under the heavy charges which were brought against her, before any trial had taken place, and since evidence so apparently strong and irrefutable has been heard during that trial. but tine inhuman outrage committed on the witnesses against her, on their arrival at Dover, and the infamous attacks on them by the factious Press, because they were foreigners, has still more contributed to degrade the national character in the eyes of other Na tions. They were in , some measure inclined to consider the favourable reception of THE QUEEN as a tribute of respect to her sex and high rank, the natural result of a humane and liberal spirit. But the outrage on the witnesses, 'and the perse vering and shameless abuse of them, they could not but view as the effects of the most rancorous and b ruta l pre j u di ce. B es id es t h ese causes o f the contempt and indignation felt towards us on the Continent, the daring libels upon his MA JEsT Y, and the, infamous caricatures on his per son, which would most deservedly draw on their flagitious autlnirs the heaviest punishments in every other State in the civilized world, has increased and confirmed their sense of our national degrada ti.;n. We really know not how to repel or palliate These attacks upon out national character, parti cularly as the daily libels of the Rebellious Press, and the infamous caricatures i►► question are ex posed in shop-windows, -in various parts of the metropolis, undermining the moral and religious as well as the loyal principles of• innumerable spectators every day, and yet are Suffered not only to pass with impunity, but apparently with dis regard and indifference. FLANDEtt' MAIL. BRUSS'ELS, OCT. 11.-MS Majesty opened, this morning; the Session of the States General in person, by a speech from the Throne. The fol lowing are the passages relating to Foreign Powers :- " foreign- re tat ;ow continue to be maintained with re ciprocal good will, and I hare the satisfactimi of being able to assure you, thati continue to hope that peace which is so necessary to ns, will be preserved. " By amicable negociations with the British GorernMent, I s have succeeded making an arrangement modifying the first article of the Convention, which regulates the commerce of landowners and mortgagees, subjects of the kingdom of the Netherlands, in the Colonies of Demerara, Essequibo, and Berhice. By this arrangement, sanctioned by my high Ally, the King of Great Britain, the liberty of navigating with the vessels mentioned in the first article, iS prolonged for a period ,of fire years. " The exertion of my Minister at Constantinople, seconded by the Ministers of my august ally the Emperor of Russia, has succeeded in inducing the Ottoman Porte to recognise our ancient ligiqs to the navigation of the Black Sea."—llis Ma jesty then drew a favOurable picture ,ot the internal. 'state of the Kingdom. VIENNA, ticT. Diplomatic Agents accredited to our Court have received the invitation not to leave this AnGsnnau, Oct. G.—Letters from Italy speak of an Italian Congress to he held at Florence, where Plenipoten tiariet from all the Sovereigns of Upper and Middle Italy wil Meet to.concert measures relative to the present political situ ation of Italy. It is said that an Austrian Plenipotentiary will preside in the conferences that are to he held at •F ; but the terns of the opening of he Congress is not mentioned. The Austrian Observer says, that according to authentic intelligence from Turkey, the rebellion of Ali Paella is wholly suppressed, after having lost all his provinces by defeat, or by desertion among' his troops. He resolved to give battle tai the Turkish army four miles from Jannina, but met with Such ill success, that his capital fell into the binds. of the enemy, he retiring with 400 men (as has been already reported) into the citadel. A Meeting of some of the Inhabitants of the Parish of St. George, Hanover-square, for the purpose of voting an Address to HER MAJEST Y, toole-place yesterday. ,The Meeting was held at the Haunch of Venison Yard, the Heads of the Parish having most laudably refused to suffer the Church to be profaned on such an occasion.— Mr. HonnousE took the Chair, and entertained the company with all that rancorous ribaldry hich he has often vented -against Government before he was imprisoned for sedition, and of course with increased fury since he suffered that well-merited punishment. He declaimed upon the innocence of QUEEN, which innocence, he declared, was fully manifest, and that now the trial was oh His MAJ tsT Y's Minis ters for a Conspiracy against her. After this copious tide of hacknied declamation, he, was followed by Mr. PETER Moo u, who is such a rival in " absolute wisdom" with Mr. Alderman Noon, that we spare our loyal Readers the pain of seeing our columns disgraced by such vulgar trash as bade defiance to common sense and decency. After a string of Resolu tions,' compounded of folly and faction, had been read, and of course carried unanimously in such. a Meeting, and a Vote of Thanks to the Chairman / had passed, an Address founded on the Resolutions was adopted.—The Parish of St. George, Hanover-square, contains many of the most distinguished characters for opulence, rank and respectability, and, to the honour of that Parish, not one of them disgraced themselves in being present at this Radical Association. Intelligence, we understand, has been received in town that the Spanish Cortes have given up the Floridas to the United States.---(Timcs.) Yesterday Lord CASTI.ERE4GH had an audience of his MAJESTY at his. Palace, in Pall-mall. The Duchess of GLOUCESTER visited the KING yesterday. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE has returned to Vienna from llting - ary: THE THEATnE.--After the performance of She Stoops to Conquer, at Covent Garden Theatre, last night, a Comedy that was well performed in all its parts, a beautiful and interesting Bal let was brought forward, under the title of PNgmation. The story is so well known that it is hardly necessary to say more than that it has been well expanded into dramatic effect, and that it was admirably supported by those dancers who are no longer the victims of vulgar hostility, but are now received every night with the ap plause which their extraordinary talents deserve. The scenery is appropriate and beautiful. JUSTICES 04' TILE PEACE.—From the many al terations which have taken place in the laws that are within the immediate jurisdiction of the Magistrates of Counties, an eminent Sessions Lawyer has it in contemplation, after the next Session of Parliament, to offer to the Public an ENTIRE NEW Work on this important branch of English Jurisprudence. TUE COLON! t is in contemplation to establish a periodical Work, relating t o T HE COLONIES, t o be published six numbers an nually, and considerable progress has been made for the appearance of it in January next. The Rev. Wm. CURWEN, who has perhaps the finest dogs in Northumberland, or Cumberland, has offered to meet the sportsmen of Whitehaven with them whenever they may feel inclined for the sports of the field. The Louth Coursing Meeting commences this season on the last day of the present month. SHIP NEWS. PostrsisfaUrri, Ocrs i9.—Arrived the Providence, Malt from Ceylon ; she sailed fro :1 St. Helena the i-lth Augus t spoke on the Itith inst. the Brothers, from Rio Janeiro ft London, with loss of all her, boats, &c.—the Captain jull l P c overboard . .off the Canaries. DOVER, Om 19.—Arrived the Nimble, Margton, froni verpool fur London, with loss of sails, cable, boat , bulwar l having been struck a heavy sea off Portland, wkll4'. washed one of the crew overboard. ' WirMouni, OCT. 17.—Arrived the Aurora, Lewis, f ten Bridgewater for Jersey', with the loss of boom and SWAN SEA, OCT. IF,.—The brig Fatuilian, uf Christiansand and a galliot, name. unknown; both laden with salt, ate Airier:sin here, with loss of sails, &c. • noner PENZANCE, Ocr. 17.—Last . night the Norwegian sGo- Unga Johannes, Sorenson, frOm Alicant for Drolitheira, g' am the Prayer Sands, the eastern part of this bay, ha rin g PT. viously lost all her sails in a squall. She is not expected he gut off—Crew saved. F.ApNrouTti,•Ocr . . 17.—Arrived the Dick, Harrison, fr°r London for New south Wales. fut PLYsiourii, •14.—Sailed Harlingen Regiser, Piilan ; and Neptuort s, Jfie Ne ptunns, N7rics: throut, - for Bourdcaux. .Yaft.nourn, 19.—The Star, Walten, from 1 31• I fi l a „ f q Hull, struck on Haisbro' Sand last night. in a gale win", „ drove ashore at \Viuterton, where she now lies sunk: THE ARMY'. Front: a. Correspondent.—ln consequen ce . ; 014 -Reports, which have.becn circulated and copied in to .7 1 , ge." Newspapers, tending - to injure' the character of the 6 , v ore gistitut, at Chester, we have authority to state that entirely without foundation; and from a minute inve ,t4 o ol : -Which has taken place, into the circumstances, the 11 * ' 11 . has, treci,Vo the most unqualified approbation of 1 05 (10, Highness the Connuander•in-Chief, as well as tha t Government of the Country. The 9Oth Foot.--.A great deal of erroro t o , , nonsense has been. spread through certain Newspape' s iv the 9011 Regimentortsich lately marched down throurost, country to Plymouth. We can state on good authoriT,k the Cotat of Inquire which classed its latronrs last " e i t et. that place, was conftned in its objecti to regimental r!',J.,(4 The first division of this Ite;;iment embarked last ' l 'o l Malta, in perfect - ., g00d • spirfts and temper, cheer ing , cheered by the inhabitants—Transports are expeelet, from Portsmouth, to receite the remainder . of the itelo it, two More.— Paper,) P 0 E It Y. " Dlts MA:silLusi" Hem ! When Mr. Hume doth fret and fume • For justice to the manes Of those knoeLed (loon by bold riragoon,. Ful/ti cry " Where arc his Brains ?" G. • ' , -IMPROMPTU. neah When FLUME in the House spoke of MUTT CS of t , e He prev'tl that his knowledge :is scauty ; But as he's Quixottic, perhaps hjs bead Then thought of renown') SP[. • COURT OF, COMMON COUNCIL' Yesterday the LORD MAvoit held a Co uri l °o Common Council, which was numerously a ttend , d , olle Lord Mayor laid before them a copy of his Letter to r, t i It' f jetty, with the Resolution of the last Court accepl'lTl,tp"d Portrait. It being the first Court otter the S'Near ili g • VII new Sheriffs, a motion was made th..t, Jai I,S W lit ' one of the sheriffs, and a Member 4 .f the Court, be 1)( 11 70! to tali, his seat on the bench with toe Aldermen, "I'''. $ unanimously agreed to, and Mi. Wil li ams took his .sci II cordingly.—lhe Lord Mayor deliver, d in a fetter fr"l,! lUd Alderman Thorp, accepting the odice of Lord Mayo r year ensuing.—His Lordship laid before the Court a ' fer of his Proceedings on a Requisition p. - esented to hi''!er' l Common Hall, for the 'purpose of appointing a Cow'"' O i r the Lirery to inspect the City's Revenues, now the,' plied and expended, and whether any alteration fl , `, 4 „ made, with the opinion of Counsel b e h a d t a ken and a Copy of his Lettei declining to grant the Halt , ; 0 0 , 1 being about to lie read, and se.Veral phject ions Urged, 3 ,,ct`„ impropriety of the Court jute; tering ra auk- matter ct",,„iit% with toe Livery, his Lordship wit bdiew of motions were given for a sutisequent Court t'i e rit? Resolution respecting the assemblance militaty t ot ilv; the meeting of a Common Hall, to be fixed up t' l t f $ 1 , 4 ) hall ; and recommending Magistr.ites to ( .t ier a res 010001; take measures for apprehending persons- ssiiitig 1110 0' 1 , 40 V placards, and on the expences uti account of toe 1"' col; office. The Court proceeded to consider the Report of mittee respecting the conduct of Mr. Sheriff P a rkins' ,J' was introduced by Mr. S. Dixon ; and, abet a very t tC cussiorr, the Court agreed with the Claumpittve to t 4e :, Ow; port, that the charges of the late Lord Mayor had be . c o - fcc l ' iy stantiated against him.-- , M r..laniesi hen moved a vott. D , sure on Mr. Sheriff Parkins to the effect `• that be lo d ' conduct in the performance of the duties of the e dict' (t of il o riff for London and Middlesex, excited the displeasu re Court, and their regret at his apptnutment to the otb‘-''o,olo, had in his hands suffered in its dignity, and that by lo s ced sistent and unbecoming behaviour he had exposed the jt ,iio l3 ,; ration to aniniadversion."—M r. Clark second, d t which was put, and carried by • a considerable inajur i i t ti t :l 4 ` ) ,, unanimous Vote of Thanks was passed to Mr. A' h , Ct Rothweli, for his honourable and upright. conduct ' cutiun of his duties as Sheriff, ti Ce role if CORN-EXCHANGE OCT. 20.-1 n conse - x of the late adverse gales of wiud, our Mari et was ced,,4 le f supplied with all (wain this mornin, and what of tints Wheat remained over from Wednesday, sohAl 1 quarter higher than our Monday's quotation. We ti : i - 01 1 % 1 4 Barley at Market, consequently our prices arc 1 1 " - '' ' 1,11 1 ,,, on Wednesday; tine Oats are Is. per q u arter eaearrrl ltt I't dinary Corn met heavy sale at Mottday's t Beans, and other articles, there is nu alteration. , v i a rl‘ e j SMITHFIELD MARKET, OCT. 20.—ThiS ior ll v had a good supply of all sorts of Cattle, inure p•AstlcU. " 11l a the Iran description, and the prides were rather 10w'',,...;1104"tf ton, Veal, and Park, as per above.—The Marke t . ; clo l the same in price as per last Market-day; tr a w a" no alteration. 166/1r.M.V4.16111.911111.1 On Sunday last, a boat tram Topsham/ g o t had been drifting f o r Herrings over the o ioe Exmouth, on making for the harbour, alOr t h o'clock at night, a hea v y sea runn ing 0 1 ' wind at S. E. suddeply tilled and went s ii ,:fo r ' two out of three . men on board wer e ,iflef tunately drowned, the other w a s saved 'i t 00 1 ' 6 ing on shore on two o a rs, a ft er h av ing be et ' than an hour in the most perilous situation'oof, A novel charge was lnought to St• ne rs ° ,l watch-house, on night, i n the h roite, of a most respectabl e li nen -d ra p er 's wif e9 ,;lo /1 0 i as a spruce male dandy, with his mile. t , it seems, took a whim which was nothing /1 0e$,,i seeking the company of her own sex inf o tire ; and having_ made advances towaT s c sovj the loose order in. Long-acre, who, at i te nt ify r conversation, attacked her dandy ga b toi st t li volleys of abuse, and others of the it OP'fe hood joined in the attack the watcbmiin toc b to the watch-house. The charge did not eon O p the Magistrate,. as the -husband aPP eare enl eil stated his wife to be subject to tits Of dcrang 17,, J 1.51 •On the 19th inst. at Cheshont • tio. Lady of T. 11 ,1 13:r. Walton, Esq. of the Foreign Post Office, of a sti r ommonamt ' 4 4 1 LONDON: Printed B. CAI:STAIRS, of . 7 ','?or Ormond-street , Lloi!en- square ; an d publishro ,rof ,011 SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Ni o lton-stree t, 0 ' "tet No. 112. Strand where Adre/tisemen9, Lettersi Zse. (post-paid) must be addressed. . ie rild I XVI AfT t ,; ' td `' (+n 41 1 , t0 to. H t 1,„11,1t, s Cr t, *itti !Lt. % ..414 tkj: t ut tu t tr„ j r,