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~d~:R. Z _~_ -~- ill L 7 1,6 N lio-N JOURNALS. [OMEN EXTRACTS rIttr.ITEIE MORNING PAPERS.] [Morning Chronicle.] The rumour, still continues of the desire ex pressed by`the Earls of Liverpool 'and Harr°Why to retire from the Cabinet- The Noble Lord at the heed of theTreasnry is said to have declared_ that he could not concur in.anygeneral declara tion against the Queen, of the nature saagested bji Lord Ellenborough ; and if his colleagues en tertain any stath purpose, lie will certainly re sign—though e'very meatisloree been resorted to, in the highest quarters, to *unlace him to change his resolution., .We stated, some days ago, that it, is contrary to all modern practice to prorogue , during an adjournment of the two [louses., Both Mi. Speaker and Mr. Cowper haVe declared that there is' no precedent for it in recent -times ; and we believe that the: two Houses will meet on the c2:l(l,'when the Prorogation will take place. Any. attempt made in the House of Lords to cast a reslexion on her Majesty, would - serve only to steep the Rump of the king's Ministers deeper in obloTty. But they will, scarcely attempt a measure so dangerou4. It would give the blouse of' Commons time for discussing a proposition that would certainly be made, and which they will strive to prevent ,by an immediate Message to attend the King's Comtnissiouers, at the Bar cf the Lords. A motion wits made yesterday in the Court of King's Bench, which involveS a queStion of the highest constitutional importance, Its -Objeet was'to obtain a new trial in a case of conviction ler a blasphemous libel,' upon the ground of the J:iige, Mr. Justice Best, several times inter posing and fining the defendant, in the course of his defeucu, for constructive contempts, which consisted of what the Judge deemed offensive observations. The Court granted a 'Rule nisi,. with a view to ascertain whether thedefendant, in point of fact, was intimidated by the repeated tinea iinposed upon him, bufat the same time gave it as their opinion, that a Judge at Nisi Prins has the power of thus, fining a defendant, and that no other Court - can take cognizance of the' act. It this be law, it is incumbent upon some independent Member of Parliament to bring in a Bill to deprive the Judges of this dangerous power. It does not appear, that any other instance is known 'of such power having been 'exerted ; and Mr. Justice Best will have the honour of setting the precedent. It is easy to conceive cases in which such a. power might-be applied to the most dreadful purposes, During the sittings of die infernal Revolutionary Tribunal in 1793, a similar practice was frequently adopted to sup ply victims for the guillotine. It, is contended, in support of Mr. Justice Best's conduct, that Courts of Nisi Prius being Courts of Record, all their incidents attach, among 'which is the power of fining and committing for contempts ; but surely this must be understood of such con tempts as proceed from actual obstructions, or the impertinent or disrespectful interruptions of persons not parties to pending suits ; and this doctrine cannot be held to apply to constructive con tempts arising from observations made by a defendant, which, to the presiding Judge, may be unpalatable. In all prosecutions, whether for blasphemy or offences against the State, unless a defendant suffers judgment to pass against him by nil (licit, topics, of necessity, must be intro duced, in,justification 'or extenuation of the im puted charges, which might subject the defen dant, in cases not punishable with death, to penalties severer than those with which the law would visit the crimes specified in the indict ment; if Judges are armed with this power. (arbid.)- [Morning Post.] Both Houses of Parliament will re-assemble on Thursday next, when an important communi cation;the nature of which it is unnecessary for us at present to state, will be made to them. A. prorogation will then take place. The first week in February is the time mentioned for the meet ing Of the Great Council of the Nation, for the dispatch of divers weighty and important affairs. We have received advises from St. Thomas's to a late date. The Orinoco Gazettes contain a I,4te.r from General Morillo to the COngress of Guayana, with the :answer from that Body, by which.it appears that it is tint likely that matters would be arranged between them, and the war had re-commenced with renewed vigour. The neighbourhood of St. Thomas's was infested by privateers, which were constantly committing de predations. Three vessels, part of a convoy from Tiayannah, had been captured by them, having on board 3500 boxes of sugars, and 30,000 dollars io doubloons. • A privateer was cruising on' La Guayra, and annoying the trade in that quarter. Bolivar had been preparing a flotilla on the Sa lina-River,,und had given the command to Gene ral Mona gas ; then left, but his destina tion was ,not known. The Republican troops have attacked the Royalists in Guapy, Taimbi qui, and Zaija ; and after taking their Com mandant, and many other Prisoners, put the whole to the rout.—(lbid.) [The Times.] We cannot learn that any answer has been re turned to her Majesty's demand of a Palace; but public interest Will be gratified by the know ledge of the contents of her Majesty's letter, which was to the following effect He r Majesty's Vice-thanihi-riain informed Lard Liverpool t Lat " b had her Majesty's commands to require from his " Majesty's Government, that, without any !unifier deloy, a " Palace and Establishment should be provided, suitable to " tier Pilajcf.ty's rank In tliecountry m which she is now to " reside. this had been much ten long deferred, with a v i e w " either to the station uf her Majesty or the honour of the " Crown; nevertheles , i, that in the circumstances of the time " Majesty was overlook such delay. " lint that it muss he evident that no further time ought " to lapse without finally arranging this matter."t Another subject of no less interest follows Cannutes return is expected, we find, with some earnestness. There have been parts in the poli tical conduct of that Gentleman; of which the Nation certainly has not „highly approval ; butt, 1 we believe, he was never accused of having- given her Majesty the advice to go abroad with any sinister motives ; his intentions were benevolent, though the result has been unhappy ; and it is Certainly somewhat of a proof of the purity of his own heart, that he neither foresaw, nor could conceive s the hideous advantage which would be taken by others of her absence from - this her own country, tie spies by• whom she would be haunted, and the conspiracies which would be hatched up against her. TheSe, however, are now no longer matters of doubt • here, and here only, canlier Majesty be :Death, or worse than death, attends her elsewhere. Here she is Queen. Mr. Canning bas . declared his grates ful attachment and respect for the Queen, and the nation -has.•belieyed hint : he will not, there fore, counsel her to destruction. Her Ala jests, we 'Understand, means •to attend Divine service at liaminrrsmith Church on Sunday next ; but we trust also, that her Majesty will, ere long, take an opportunity of attending at the great metropolitan temple, in order to return thanks to Almighty God for her preservation, not only from the late clink, and yet un fathomed, con spirzcy,,bitt from all the plots which have, during a period of more than a quarter of a ceeLury, been aimed at her life, as well as her honour and royal dignity. • [Nero 'I limes.] W e may now remind our fleaders in general, and those who are friendly to the Queen in par, ticular, that her conduct 'nti been decided upon, not by a majority of 9, or by a majority of 28, but by at least nine-tenths Of the House of Lords agreeing that it was in many ways deserving of ' severe reprobation. We may remind them, that those who thtis judged her were the most exalted and venerable- characters in the kingdom; that Her most clamorous defenders were of the lowest and most infamous description ; that on ,the one side were ranged high talent, spotless integrity, and eminent piety; on the other vulgar ribaldry, open sedition, and.notorious irreligion. Look at the seditious Ansers to Addresses, look at the treasonable Letter to the King. Are not these The very language of desperate and detected . Look,'on_the other side, at the mildness and moderation of every speech that was deli veued, and every step that was taken, on the part. of theGovbrtiment. Was this the language or the conduct of persecutors ? The Bill has been withdrawn for any reason but the Queen's inno cence; and now we are told she demands a Pa lace. She demand! We shall not stoop to re mark on the folly of this expression. But the case may admit some illustration from what. would happen in private life. Suppose a. private gentleman's wife had been proved guilty of the same conduct as the Queen, would any Court in the world compel her husband either to take her home to his own house, or to keep a separate establishment for her on the same scale as if her , conduct had been blameless - ? - • Although, in general, the country at large has received, rather with surprise than with pleasure, the intelligence of the fate of the late Bill, yet we regret to say, that in one or two instances the rabble, have,proceeded to audacious extremities against those individuals, whom they considered as hostile to the Queen. The. Morning Chronicle of yesterday mentions a violent attack by the mob of Aylesbury on the carriage of the Mar quess of Buckingham ; .and we have heard with great sorrow that the excellent Bishop of Lan dau', a few hours after his arrival at Eweime, in Oxfordshire, was greeted with the outrageous assault of a furious mob, because he did not illu minate for the Queen's glorious acquittal. The worthy Prelate's houSe was assaulted, hit win dows demolished, hiniself pelted with stones, and his valuable life put in imminent jeopardy., Such is the treatment experienced by a Bishop whose efforts fur the good of his fleck have been earnest and ; unremitting ! Such are the feelings of at tachment to their spiritual Pastors which the populace have iaibihed front the Radical parti sans of the Queen.—(lbiti.) [Morning Herald.] A Morning Paper of yesterday quoted several law authorities, to prove that the late Bill could not have passed upon the majority of nine—because " in trials before Peers of Great Britain, there must be a majority of at least twelve of the Peer triers."—The provision of the law, has, we be lieve, been understood to apply . only to cases strictly judicial,and not to cases where the pro ceeding is _legiOative,lt applies to iivpirchc mews, and not to Bills of Pains and Pen allies, which Blackstone, consistently with hiS ONT,.lltoc trllle relative to such Bills, could not have cdn templated iu the passage quoted. [British Press.] We have occasionally endeavoured by gentle means to recal certain writers for the Ministerial prints to a sense of what they owe to the charac ter of their country and to their own reputation, if they hope to maintain the rank and hearing of gentlemen; we have reminded them from time to time that their Patrons' cause could Aerivo but little . support from indecency and scurrility, and that they only insulted the taste of their readers in treating them With language such as would disgrace the precincts of Billingsgate. We vmre at the same time ready to make every allowance for the irritation necessarily consequent upon defeat, and to admit from the weakness of human nature, that these. poor fellows might have derived a momentary gratification from ad dressing a few hard. words towards those indivi duals to whom in their bitterness .of mind , they .might foolishly attribute their disgrace. UnhaP pily, however, our chiding has been in vain.— TO no purpose have we been telling - them that there are certain ranks and, degrees of society which ought to be sacred from their impure in decent ribaldry ; that to the Queen Consort of 'these realms it is not becoming to address fan page such as no man of delicacy or of honour would use towards the most Miserable being that crawls upon the earth ; or would indeed Condescend, to ittterat all ; that such language, when addressed to one raised so Tar above their level, evinced but an Idle hostility, and must fall innocuous from her ; that if such were true. while the Queen was exposed to the dangers and in dignities of a public: prosecution, conducted by enemies at once powerfUl and malignant, much more so. is it now that her Majesty has triumphed over the machinations that-Were framed against her dignity. and power: She is now clothed in all the honours of her rank— she• is the Queen• 'Consort of these realms, and as is entitled to many prerogatives and advan tages beyond other Nv o e ;• her character is under . the especial protection of the laws; but while as a Queen she &Mantis ' . certain im munities and privileges - from the loyalty of her people, as a female, an injured. unprotected female, she claims from the cliivalrou-s feelings of gentlernen and of men of honour, a still • prouder assurance of safety than the cold forma lity•pf the law can possibly offer,. These topics have we fruitlessly urged, to check -On unreeling and brutal malevolence of the writers we allude to ; for there are some minds so ill constituted by nature, that no generous sentiment can harbour within them ; so dull and so' obtuse that gentle reproof is loft upon them. They feel no sense of shame, and can be restrained from giving ex pression to their evil propensities by such means only as are ,used---to correct vice in animals, by courtesy, called irrational, or by the operation of other measures no less harsh and revolting. =;=%; POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ILLUMINATV.N' ROWS. 110W- , STI EET.-Yesterday -- Hugh Clarke, the patrol, who was so seriously wounded in the head, .and other parts of his - body, from the mob as sembled near the door of the Crown and Anchor Ta-vern, in.the Stran4 and opposite to the cari cature shOp,.on Monday night, being in .a state of delirium,. it was deemed prudent to remove him from the Brown Bear public-house to a pri vate residence. Very few disturbances took place on Tuesday night ; only one, man was brought to the office, and convicted for firing a pistol in Hart-street. • On Monday night John Richmond was convicted in the pe nalty of 20s. for letting, off tire worl.s in Covent-garden. Henry Kew was convicted of letting off a pistol in James . - street, Covent 7 garden. Charlus Levi was convicted of lotting off a pistol in Water loo place, opposire.t he United Service thili-honse. - Thomas Hopwood was convicted of letting. off squibs in St. Clement's 'Clinr;:h-yard, and twelve others were found in one of his pockets. Thomas ,Fatnes. _was convicted of letting off a il.in Stanhope.street, Clare-maiket. ‘Villiam Palmer was convicted of letting off a bltwderbuss in the Piazza,, Covent-garden. On Tuesday John Lloyd was convicted of letting off a rocket in St:James's.square. James Thomas was cons icted of letting off squibs, on Mon day night, from the box of a hackney-coach, and throwing them among the crowd. George Price was convicts (1 of- firing a pistol, on Monday night, in Civic-street, Lang-acre. Charles Bronen was convicted of firing a pistol-barrel in Charles-street, Middly*ex•lli:iiit;il. riiw, Taylor was cot)victeil of lirittgri gnu in Oxford-street. Joint IVel!s was convicted of filing a pistol its yder-strtet, St..lfitnes's.• Charles Warrad was convicted of firing a pistol in St. datnes's square. Renry . ' ~‘ n was convicted of firing a pistol in Wtst street, Srven-dials, George Mason was convicteda P 4lOl in Yorli street, St. James's-square. William Puttingal was convicted of firing a pistol in Charles street, Grosvenor- square. -.James Olant wasconvicted of firing a pistol in Brook-street, Jiro :rir-square. Thomas Edwards was convicted of firing a pistol in Con duit-street. • Alcxander Anderson was convicted of firing a pistol in T u ne.. ham -cottrl-t oad. MaNsION-Ho6sr.—A young man, from whom a pistol had been• taken by an officer on one of the illumination nights, begged yesterday that the, Lord Mayor would order it to be restored to him, a's he had been influenced by the very gene ral feeling that prevailed to let off a little powder, as a testimony that he participated in the public joy. The Loan Mavba having ascertained that the conduct of the applicant had not been improper - on - the occasion, except inasmuch as he had fired otf the pistol in the air, and by the explosion invited a similar show of congratulation upon the part olothers, said he should not detain the pis tol. His Lordship observed, that it was with great pleasure he perceived that the City of Lon don had fully answered the expectations gene rally entertained, by preserving the peace during the rejoicings. He had calculated upon his fel low-citizens, and, conscious that the most power ful security for maintaining good order would be the determination to accompany the will of the people by hi,s own practice, he had given the notice which had been in almost every in stance adopted.. Great allowances were to he made for the generous ebullitions of the `Public heart, but this observation ought not to be construed into a sentiment which was at all times in the mouth of those who had an Inte rest in acting to the prejudice of the public good, that he meant to justify the conduct of a set of desperate ruffians, who had, no doubt, from the very worst motives, proceeded to acts Of violence, not consistent either with, law or justice. His Lordship regretted that there were some parts of the Metropolis 'which had not enjoyed the most complete tranquillity, notwithstanding the ex traordinary care that had been taken to assist the civil power, by means of another power, to which he hoped the city would for some time longer be a stranger.' He did not mean to corn.: Aliment the city police, but he could not help thinking that they were perfectly qualified, to keep under any disposition - to acts of fury amongst the turbulent, without dangerous consequences to themselves or requiring aid from those, the very appearance of whom within the walls of the city was considered in the light of au attack upon the privileges of its inhabitants. Some fellows who had undergone an examina tion on Tuesday; upon charges of having at tempted to rob Gentlemen on Cornhill, were again brought up. No persons appeared against them; but their fathers proiniSed a great deal, and the Lord Mayor said . he . should speculate upon their repentance, and dismisSed them. On the night on which those melt Were taken into custody, Mr. Brown, the Marshal, received . . . , in the performanee EA Ids duty very severe treats ment from the gangs of -pickpotkets that infested Fleet-street;in the neighbourhood - of Alderman IVaithannt's house, and Ludgate-hill, opposite to Mr. ,clone's. He observed a desperate fellow dragging the property out of peOpys pockets in the crowd, and made over-to hint-for the purpose of taking hint into custody. The -thief, with the view of-carrying on his ..plan, in which he mra s assisted by several others, with the better effe ct, Cried. out, ." the Queen, for ever," at every bawl he made ;..and, upon. seeing Mr. Brown, he roar ed aloud to his companions," Here's the. b—y Man.: cheser•k over again, downboySfi The t .thi wor . eves on each side of their leader, openea a passage, and as soon as be.had entered amongst them, followed by Mr. Brown, . they closed; hemming in upon all sides the Marshal, .vv o however seized his object. Then commenced au attack upon Mr. Brown, froth . . whom the lead' . ing thief disengaged himself by slipping most dextrously out of his coat and waistcoat, and lighting hard like a cat, upon his back• The Marshal was overwhelmed by the g ang and -dashed upon the ground, but he . us-'d his weapon with such vigour, that in about a quarter of ti.n. hour, after having given &good many bloody noses, he disengaged himself. r.IV, gang disappeared almost with the .rapidity ot lightning, notwithstanding the extent of the riWk - . titude, for-the depredators have lately mancea` vred with great effect. :Their troops are mar' shalled in such a 'manner; that at the word of Command they throw- themselves into posiConi favourable to the. escape of any of their puriued, comrades. COUNTRY NEWS. KENT. It appears by a register which has been found ' on the shore at Reculver, 4nd from various stores and articles which have been taken up at sea, and on various parts of the coast between Mar gate and Whitstable,. that the ship lost at• the hack of Margate Sands, 3n the night-of Wednes day , last, was the Oaks, of London, Alderson , masjer, an outward-bound West Ind iamoL—No thing has been heard of the crew, and it is but too truly conjectured that the whole have perish' One - ded body, that of an elderly gentle man; haS been picked up and carried to Mare gate.—(Kentish Gazette.) IRELAND To those who, in the excess of their ecstacp sneer at seeing our Bishops divide upon a propo sition submitted to the Legislature, we cannot help saying a word at present, though it should abate their vivacity a ,little. The Sages of the Church of England are free men. — Their un derstandings are not bent to any yoke—they' are, every, way considered, independent, and. civil liberty never yet could boast of more intrepid or more -faithful champions. "The his tory of those pious and learned men, and the history .of the Liturgy, 'which the piety and learning of their predecessors have so happily established, is the history of intellectual liberty's., and of civil liberty,. in England—and nut mill in England, but in every nation in which the day. star of freedom has risen and ascended. The question before the Lords was of a mist nature, principally. civil,• in some sort religioto —that is, so far religiouF, as the sacredness of religion is . requisite, to consecrate a contract. commanded by God, and vitally essential to, the-very being of civil society. Divines_of all Churches have differed, do differ, and will continue to differ, among themselves, upon subordinate. points. The most eminent will differ concerning -the science of law, and the profession of the law , --- - th(7, science of physic - and the practice of it—and uponsYhat is politically good, and %vhat is not, the practice of wise and ingenions men attests the. eternal diNrence that prevails. Ifir ith this natural - license- to exercise their reasons which all Oleo, enjoy, it is not reproachful to Ecclesiastics to . differ upon what-may be politic, or what may be, expedient, regardkig a specific case turning upon its own circumstance's ;—and can any difference, which may arise out of the scrupulosity of some being opposed to the ar4ornents of o - thers,_ .zny brocess of legislation, be a just or reasonable" or proper subject, ht any sense, for the sneers of prejudice, or for the jibes of liberality, hoWever irresistible the temptatien may be to those who indulge tlicrn Gorrespondent.) SCOT LAND. THE ARMY.—On Satnrday; the 4th inst., ht Excellency Major-t7 , en. Sir Thomas Bradford, the Commander-in-Chief,i ,ccompatiied ))y his Staff; reviewed the 7th lb-agoo . :'A Guards, coriunauded bf Colonel Dunne, in afield n.:ar Bati'ack s ' This very tine reginwit exliieuted - all its ma' nceuvres, charges, &c. ‘V.:th a u . 7uirable precision? and much to the satisfactin. n of his Excellency/ who expressed himself plcAsed with its appearance and discipline.—( ciinburgh•P (Ter.) On the afternoon of Mottdv,y seinnight, whilst some of the convicts were employed iii Chathans Dock-yard, stacking some thaber, a Piece fe ll upon the head of one of them,. and killed him 0 3 the spot. On the 12th instant, ir. Ensti-w-place, tf lady of Jame s Renshaw, Esq. of On Sunslay last, Nies. Thomas jun.ol a chughter• NIAIIIIIEII. On Wednesday, the Ist instant, Canford Church, th e Ittv. GrOrge Tito Wrice, Jo!. lielcraft, Iv the Isla of Vs'ight, to Nl;iry an itnrfdl, only dtsugleter of WilM° l Mitjor, Esq. of tmntiort,,Porset. On Monday, the 13th inst. in her foutl.l)Rr, Margaret. the youngest daughter of Hnghe3; .N,/1 t h - street. Fitr. toy-square. _ On Tuesday everting, ,at Jeans CanOiridgC. ;6th year, the Very Rev. William Pry. ree., .1) . F.R..)." 4 Deal of the Cathedral Church of Ely. sod Nlaster of J e a.us "' leer: the. Dean was formerly Pul:'ic Orator of Cambridg e ' and Master of the Temple. At Mack &tie, near Sanquhar, Scotland, William Ja.tal4 eon, Esq. late Provost of Sanqnhar. LONDON: Printed hv 3. B. CARSTAIRS. of l'qn.2!;,Gr e A a-S Ormond-street, Queen-square; and publi , Iled by ‘ l ° . • SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South olton-street, at Tug ' M Office, No. i 12, Strand ; where Afivettis, , , ants, Orde' 2 rot, &c. (cost-paid) must he addressed.. /~ --_.___ ..... / ''re/J 7 7,o ay 4 'everai l'ic Coti-tt. L~, j ~ t .3.ii Ti i gli %id es , 1,4 t ;,14 I, r) x , C "or N' pro i and ii "tx F i t 4 11 Y Itt„ r t tt i ti