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pool, and there they would see_ honesty and inde- for robbing Wm. Hayward of two sovereigns.— inmates of the House of Correction, for they are pendenee! So long as bribery was. practicable it Both p r i soners got a good character. The Jury not in the condition of ordinary felons. would be practised, and when a man who wants a found them guilty. The Governor—My Lord, I am afraid that such loaf sees a good one held out t o him, he would not Mr. Justice J. PARKE ordered sentence of death a classific a tion is at present not practicable. long hesitate at taking it. The only way to give to be recorded. The boy was not, however, brought up for judg the death blow to bribery, was to take away the There was another indictment against Hibberd for ment in the course of the day. power of corrupti on b y mea ns of the secret vote. breaking threshing-machines, but it was not pressed. w in . Kibblewhile, 20, and David Beath, 23, were This would depri ve th e r i c h man's wealth of power, David Baker, George Derman, and John conv i c t e d o f having broken a th re shing-machine, the and he must use t h e p o wer of intellect; it would Vauckings, were charged with robbing Mr. Church pro p er ty o f W. Smith, and s e ntenced to be trans have the ef f ect of making the great man greater, the of ten shillings and four half-crowns ; but owing to ported for seven years. nobleman nobler. Another great evil of the open some informality in the indictment they were John Waldron, 35, was convicted of robbing voting was that a man's political sentiments were acquitted.—They were then given in charge for Moses Jesset of 195., his property.—Sentence of known; he was not afraid to let them becom e known destroying a threshing-machine, belonging to the at elections, when party spirit had worked him up same parties. death was recorded. Charles Bennett, aged 21, Barnabas Hutchinson, to a state of madness. He had been recently at The Jury found them Guilty, and Mr. Justice said_ PARKE sentenced each of them to transportation .18' and Charles Waters, 24 S re charged with hay- East Retford, and there were men there who in unlawfully and malicious) and destroyed a they wished to have had his society, but dare not for seven years• threshing-machine, th e p ro p er ty o f James Read, at be seen with him, on account of his politics; Aaron Stone and Henry Lane were given in was this the boasted honesty of John Bull, when charge for robbing H enr y N un , o f Whi te p at i s h, o f a Downton. R/ found them all Guilty. SON ordered them to be taken he was obliged to go into bye-holes and corners sovereign, on the 23d of Nov em b er .—Th e Jury Mr. Justice The Jury ALDERSON to express his sentiments, and was obliged to sacri- acquitted Lane, and f oun d St one gu il ty , from the bar. five his right of private judgment to sordid in- There was ano th er i n di c t men t aga i nst S tone f or Mr. Read informed the Court that Bennett , as lie terest and family welfare ? The vote by ballot a robbery, but it was not pressed, and the Court You vs somet aker 1 d fr y om on thebar, said to him. ". I'll shake your road home." would obviate this, a man could vote as he thought having ordered sentence of death to be recorded fit, and at the same time conceal it, and they should against him, Mr. Justice ALDERSON—In all probability he will not have an opportunity of doing so. not see men torn asunder by faction. ' Again, Mr. Baron VAUGHAN explained to him, and gave what was calculated more to destroy the love of him reason t o h o p e th a t hi s lif e wou ld b e s p a r e d, The Deputy-Governor of the prison assured the truth than the principles of open voting? The but he must not expect to b e a ll owe d to remain in Court that the prisoner had not said so. He was man man went up almost dragged to the hustings, and this co un t r y. nearer the prisoner than the prosecutor was, and he when asked for whom he voted (which he would Th omas G o dd ar d an d Willi am T ay l or were put to had not heard the words. The prosecutor must be remind them was derived from vow), from motives the b ar c h arge d w i t h ro bbi ng Ri c h ar d Ch urc h, on mistaken. of self interest, he went with a palpable lie on the 23d of November, of one sovereign, his pro- The prosecutor replied that he was not mistaken. his tongue, and vowed for th e man h e detested, perty. The Jury found both prisoners Guilty, but The prisoner had whispered them into his ear as he while secretly his wishes were with another. The recommen d e d t h em to mercy. —S entence d e f erre d . left the bar. bribery oath was frequently administered ; now if John Thorne, aged 22 ; Joseph Watts, 28; In the course of the day, the Crown declined ten a man said to himself, if Ido no t vote f or such a David Gee, 16; Worthy Geo. 18 ; and Jeremiah dering evidence against several persons, against man, I shall be turned out of my house, or I shall New, 16, were indicted for robbing Thomas Lang- whom true bills had been found, from a disinclination lose my trade, but if I do vote for him I shall re- ford on the 23d of November, at Wroughton, of to press cases which might end in capital convic fain them, was not this bribery ? Yes; however a one sovereign. The Jury found them all Guilty, tions against individuals who, up to these recent man might salve over his conscience, it constituted and recommended all of them, but Watts, to mercy, transactions, had borne unimpeachable characters. perjury. It was no small gratification to see a in consequence of their youth. The Court adjourned at a quarter before seven teacher of religion standing forward in the cause of There are other indictments against them for o'clock. Reform ; he wished to see more thus standing for- robbery and breaking machines.—Sentence de ward. He was not going to impugn the doctrines f erre d. THE REVENUE. or the preachings of the established church, but if Thomas Lawrence, aged 19; John Reeves, 20; No. I. in any place there was one enemy to Parliamentary and Henry Tombs, 21, were charged with having ABSTRACT of the NET PRODUCE of the RE%ENUE of GREAT Reform, he was sure to be a clergyman. It was feloniously robbed John Langford of half-a-crown. BRITAIN, in the YEARS ended Jan. 5, 1830 and 1831, dis. only within the last fortnight that he h a d been The prisoners were acquitted. tinguishing the Quarters. anathematised by two clergymen, but if they had The same prisoners were then given in charge for e• ei e- --i se gees ...r.., se -e. eese te ce any faith in the authority of the constitutions of breaking a threshing-machine; but it appearing in sss- e e.seg • 5 i." 7 : E,' ..', ;,, :,-' 5 F.:, , g g E God, they should know it was their duty to do evidence that the machine was broke before they `' ,;•• - .5..!.." F.,- g E' = ..:3 g'F'ciV i sss, justice, to love mercy, and to exert themselves for came up, they were acquitted of this charge also. s:este ee. ~ 2 ,_,. , -3,?., , E. 4 5 1 - ' .--- E,' E ; 1 ('',. ; ' - i g L' the general welfare of the human race. Earl Grey The Court then adjourned at half-past six till to- 75tt n '.. 3 5 . * ,' 3 , a- ~; ~,:.?, ,i :-.1 7 .1 was looked up to as the Hercules of the represen- morrow at nine. esS' e ee, ies es - e e_. es se - . e . e e. - s ., :A ', tative system, and if he meant to cleanse the filth of William Olden, 33; John Olden, 50 ; Henry .9.:' 4 .-.: .10 5 7 a, `,.-2 ::: the House of Commons, he must turn through it Thornton, 37; John Shepherd, 20; William Elton, ,_,, fr: ..., 7 " it 51 k r , ' - -t 1 . 52 , the tide of popular feeling, and that only could be the younger, 23 ; arid William Holmes, 27, were ~...', 5 ..--::!: g. ~,,,, .4. ~, ;..1---3 : ,..I expressed by the vote by ballot; if instead of so charged with having riotously and tumultuously '-'. `,% ',.'-: g: ,:.„ 'e t el ; 3 .- z 'e' ' 7 E3 doing, he applied some half measure, he could be assembled with other persons, armed with blvd- le .. e e- . e - .. e e ..-- f- ;4 g " ;2.. ~ EI 2, compared only to the puny whipster who throws a geons and an axe, and unlawfully destroyed a thresh- ,-... 2 c 2, , :,,, ;1r77 f res h lock of straw over the accumulated rubbish, ing-machine, the property of James Judd, at Newton ; g ;* -. F.: r s'-.: ;^, n_ e and in the morning, all would stink as bad as ever. Toney. The Jury found all the prisoners Guilty. :'. 1, . 'e=; - i ..-' ;I - If they found the country in such a state that the Mr. Justice ALDERSON—" Prisoners, the sen higher orders were constantly draining the coffers tence of the Court is, that you be transported for ese e , se se of the people, that the wealthy were every year the space of seven years beyond the seas. I am ex- Ki 's. - -;, 1 ?- I ,.'s' 5 :- - - ? ' '1 1, !? es,e , ~,eri'eUes - Fitie : - ci" . "' '' '. becoming more powerful, while the resources of the tremely sorry that it should be our duty to pass such -#.,. E "F.) --- 1... ' ,- 1.. ,- , :- &!:,---§,--, -;--,,,,, , , (cf . r .. .. ,' , J .. - :., t. 6 P • . Se, t t great mass of the population were circumscribed, a severe sentence upon you. You will be re and their means of subsistence reduced ;if instead moved from your families, friends, and connexions, .te --) -i -72 .1 :-- ~e -- e s to e, " ei _,,e p II ........1 1 . :2 . of labouring twelve hours they were compelled now owing to that spirit of insubordination which it is :: - .7 i'.4 01. ' Zi . 71 7-- iliS Y I.D , ,:Z r 4 . 4 8 :C - I. CI V ,-: a: to work sixteen or eighteen, and at th e same time necessary to put down, and which, if it be not put ;;.' :-,; F, 1 . :' ,. g - 14":,2 it Vet 1 . aSI -'' not get bread sufficient for their families, while the down by the strong arm of the law, will soon extend 1 country possessed every thing that could aggrandize itself to crimes of still greater magnitude." ees s e - s e Ss - s SE: ee..., ~., e - ss se'Q i ‘c;' 7 .`"» a nation, every blessing that Heaven has bestowed John Olden here said, with great levity, " Thank P. - L.- ..,.: ...§ ~...3 .:- ..,--:6 , .r. ...-4,* , m on man, every thing that human wishes could desire, you, my Lord." el ='' r'e I; 'el L' .s E. t7.:ii,E. Hi! ;-' if such was really the state of things, it proved that Thomas Porter, aged 18 ; Aaron Shepherd, 40; r. ,_, r, ,- t. ...... , there was a radical evil, which required a radical James Stevens, 25 ; George Burbage, 24 ; and i: 1,-; ti 's.,, -- i c., .. te , e - Se?` i k7'.4'.6 - I ' l ' -; .... x e Reform, and the man who felt its necessity, and Henry Dickens, 19, were charged with having riot- if. s►l 'if', ',..7,- -r-!i' , - ? *1- 3 - - -- i i 1,?; would not come forward to declare it, was a ously and tumultuously assembled and destroyed a ' 7: ' ' '' = ' - ' s ' "'"` .":" -:--2 worthless paltroon. The speaker then alluded to threshing-machine, the property of Charles Blake, see :'.7: ss '4 te S .:-.e- .?=- 1-7, ~, ~., the ravages of Mr. Swing, as he had himself been at Idmiston. 5.i s 4- ~- g es' i - : if. e E.'„.''i EgriTt V.--'E' called in Retford ; the burnings had not occurred The case was brought home to all the prisoners, "es - e' -- 1"' --4 1 "" i. '" 1--- " - § i- W .--- & al 2 2 ee V 2.3 ~.7. 52 z a . . in towns, where there were political institutions, and the Jury found them all Guilty. . or where the banner of Reform was raised, but Mr. Justice ALDERSON—The sentence of the ,:: - ....i I ,:- ,:,...- -c.,,,: in villages and by-places, where there was no - c ,,,,, ,-- Court is, that you, Thomas Porter ; you, Aaron S 72 . 1 ; 1 7 CZ , Fi 4::: ' , ' f- 3 '5' 2 .&..7 3r7 ;: t organ of political knowledge; the poor fellow who, e. e. ,I ri. ' C 7 G ca.] Shepherd ; and you, Henry Dicketts, be transported '"e2 7,.„- , , 'F; I - 6, 't - 5 - ,..: 1 t $ ' -,, ,..w . ',.. - z-.421F, , , 6 5 , after a day's hard labour, went home with a shil- beyond the teas to such places as his Majesty, by ' ' ' - '''''-' ''''' ling, the product of his toil, without the means of and with the advice of his Majesty's Privy Council, is: 0. ee se es " :.---!. `E' 2 -' providing his family bread from day to day, saw sls " shall think proper; and you will find that this sen- I'a ee e - 5 ,.. . 8;s - se p t iPs - -4'l his wife's reproachful glances, and his children's tence will shortly be carried into effect. The sen- -' A Z' 5-,, ''' s'i" § E - ,2 ~- - - 74- . . 7 4 -, 8 . zi c; - tears, looking around him, the first object that met tence on you, George Burbage, is, that you be im- ),' his sight was the farmer's well filled yards, and prisoned and kept to hard labour for the space of Se to s- ..se ..; - . 5 1,7 -sae, c e without the knowledge of the cause of his cala- c...,..,-. - .-4--,,, , -r, two years, and on you, James Stevens, it is miti- ` i g• i t E 5 , 3 f ;!:± ..„ , ; .,-., 1 ,..2. E. 5 .,, 5 , : mity, lie went forth in a state of distraction, with gated on account of the good character which you t I's is'":,: , E: 4:75, ::,= §X§ij livi - 1 ,4.. :- .8 the fire brand in his hand, and increased the evil received, and which Burbage did not, to imprisons- -- 1 under which he suffered; but if he had possessed ment with hard labour for the space of one year." ..' IS" . 1- .- -1 1-I '' I ' 7 ' ,p ,-'-.? ~.. political knowledge, he would have learned the.ss F-' ...? 3 a,, ~..,--ii„ :.:.---., 7:-:- James Case, 47, and Abraham Morgan, 28, were ee -4 ep se .P -eel- e--ie 1 ...,- 1 ... 2 1- , S-r....,7•1' " , 1 folly and wickedness of thus acting as a spoliator. convicted of having unlawfully, riotously, and tu- : t ee . ' it F.-2 i F.,'f E.t It,-.1E 3 ggF.-7; r ) He congratulated the meeting on the formation of multuously assembled and broken to pieces a thresh- ~ - s „.; . e. a political union in Mansfield, and called on them to in machine and one chaff-cutting-machine, the pro- 7,- -:-. 1. . -., ,-:-.. .7? ~= - ,if; ~,-, , :; .- ,--. , , ---1 4. 0, c4 , :2 , r 4 ,I.• cir:= ~' r,' be vigilant in their conduct; and concluded by perty of Thomas Plandford, at Fifield. s e .0 ~ e e es e„. 4. 4. ,Go - z..D C.P. , A ~. • F speaking of the necessity of persevering in the de- Mr. Justice ALDERSON, in sentencing the pi- t el 1 ' ic2 --. g b ' ' q g re; Wl'. c: ::::.5 . " " .- 12: , 1 ;-'''' '-'•?' P ' ' mand for the ballot, and diligently watching the soners, commented on the heinousness of their con - conduct of the Ministers. duct. Their cases required the severest sentence of No. 11. The resolution on the vote by ballot was then the law. Under these circumstances he should sen- ABSTRACT of the NET PRODUCE of the REVENUE of GREAT carried unanimously, and with acclamation. tence them to transportation for seven years. BRITAIN, in the YEARS and QUARTERS ended sth .J 50., The following resolution was also unanimously irilli„„, Hayter, aged 28 ; Charle s C'hand thBo ler 21; 13 and 1831, sheaving the Increase or Decrease on each head ereof. carried : and William Collins, 30 ; were charged with having " That the petition be adopted by this meeting, and be riotously and tumultuously assembled and destroyed Years ended Jan. 5. 1 ~...........---- I presented to the House of Commons by our worthy Repre a threshing-machine, the property of Richard Webb, 18.10 1831 Increase. 'Decrease. sentative John Savile Lumley, Esq., Member for the Es , W• hat biteparis . CusOmns 16,023,860 16,:343,561 ' 319,701 county, which Sir Thomas Denman . (the Attorney-Gene- q. , fhe Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against all Excise - 853 , 94 0 rat), and Sir R. C. Fergusson, the Independent Members Stamps - 39,344 Post Ottice 1,376,000 1,358,011 - 17,989 for the town of Nottingham, are requested to support, and the jllisoners. Taxes 4,896,566 5,013,V5 116,839 that a similar petition be presented to the House of Pe, , rs Mr. Justice ALDERSON—The sentence of the Miscellaneous 449,091 2&3,380 - 165,711 by Lord Holland." Court on William Hayter, who embarked in this -- 47,139,873 1 46,499,423 436,540 1,076,990 The meeting then broke up, with three times offence without any apparent or pretended reason for Deduct Increase _ 436,540 three cheers for the vote by ballot, and three cheers it, is that he be transported beyond the seas for the for several of the speakers. space of seven years. On account of the good cha - Decrease on the Ye ar _ 640,450 Quarters ended Jan. 5. The room was extremely crowded , and great ratter which Chatles Chandler had received in open numbers were unable to obtain admission. Court, the sentence upon him is mitigated to one 1830 l 1831 Increase. Decrease. . year's imprisonment in the House of Correction. --- Customs - 82,181 SPECIAL COMMISSION. William Collins has only put in written testimonials Excise 4,869,02'2 4,831,220 - 37,802 of character; but they are most excellent. The Stamps 7 ) :442 SALISBURY, JAN. 4. sentence upon him is, that he be imprisoned in th e Taxes House of Correction for eighteen months. miscellaneous 71,968 81,401 9,433 The whole three Judges sat in thi s Co urt this morning, for the purpose of pa s s in g sen te nc e o n t h o se James Mouldin g , aged, 24; Win. Stlwood, 20 ; 12,689,514 12,660,034 90,503 119,983 - prisoners who have been already found gui l ty. Wm. Rodburne, 19 ;1 - I In. 3iidw i nter, 28; and Deduct Increase The following prisoners were then put up:— Thomas Smith, 30, were indicted for destroying a Decrease on the Quarter - 1 9.9,480 J. Blandford, J. Barrett, J. Moulds, of Hatch; threshing-machine, the property of Thomas Smith, No. 111. T 11,1,,n1/1, of Tishury : R. Pittman, J. Banstone, of Highworth. The whole three Judges sat in this Court this morning, for the purpose of passing sentence on those prisoners who have been already found guilty. The following prisoners were then put tip: — J. Blandford, J. Barrett, J. Moulds, of Hatch; J. Moulds, of Tisbury ; R. Pittman, J. Banstone, T. Vining, T. Topp, S. Eyres, T. Rixen, C. Jer rard, W. Snook, E. White, T. Birt, and J. Targett, Most of these had been convicted of the attack on Mr. Benett's machines at Pyt-house. White was acquitted of that charge, but had since been found guilty of a similar offence. Blandford has been twice convicted at this Commission of machine-breaking. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN, after expressing a hope that the fate which awaited the prisoners would be a warning to other persons in their condition of life, passed sentence on them, which was, that each of them be transported for the term of seven years, with the exception of Blandford, who was sentenced to seven years transportation for each offence, and J. Targett and S. Eyres, who were sentenced each to twelve months' imprisonment and herd labour in the House of Correction. Another set, comprising William Bartlett, Wrn. Moody, J. Beminster, Richard Whatley, James House, Samuel Harfoid, William Bevan, J. Hunt, Henry Potticary, William Farley, J. Wheeler, and William Smith, were put to the bar, all convicted of breaking machinery. After a suitable address from Mr. Justice PARKE they were all sentenced to seven years' transporta tion, except Whatley, Farley, and Bevan, who were condemned, the first to twelve, the second to six, and the third to three months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. Thomas Alree, Thomas Light, William Cook, W. Rogers, H. Herrington, Thomas Gauge, anti William Luffman, who were convicted last night before Mr. Justice Alderson of breaking a threshing machine, and afterwards of setting the fragments of it on fire, were next put to th© bar to receive sentence. Mr. Justice ALDERSON sentenced them each to seven years' transportation. All the prisoners were then removed, many of them sobbing aloud as they left the Court. ('harks Martin was put to the bar, charged with robbing Wm. Windsor of four sovereigns.—The prisoner was acquitted. John Burrough and Wm. Hibberd were indicted The Jury acquitted Moulding and Smith ; but found a verdict of Guilty against the other prisoners. They accompanied their verdict with a recommenda tion Jo mercy. No. 111. NCOME and CHARGE on the CONSOLIDATED FUND in the QUARTERS ended Jan. 5, 1830 and 1831. INCO3IE. His LORDSHIP then repeated the wish of the Court to be as lenient as possible to all persons who might be misled, and sentenced Rodburn and Mid winter to one year's imprisonment. Selwood, on account of his very excellent character, was let off with six months' imprisonment. Thomas Smith, 30, and James Moulding, 24., who had been acquitted on a former indictment, were convicted of breaking a threshing-m ichine, and sen tenced to be imprisoned for one year, and kept to hard labour. Customs Excise Stamps Post Office Taxes Miscellaneous To Cash brought from Civil List Tontine Money To Cash brought to this Account from the Ways and Means to replace the like sum issued out of the growing produce of the Consolidated Fund in Ireland, for Public Services Quarters ended Jan. 5. .£2,595,837 4,869,022 1,558,572 321,000 2,017,075 71,968 £2,68 , ,837 4,803,11 F: 1,585,683 277,000 2,062,030 81,401 11,433,475 1,025 11,570 11,490,069 Silas TVebb, 18, was convicted of having destroyed a threshing-machine, the property of James Shelley, at Downton. 776,579 11,688 38t),4'.2S This youth received an excellent character, and was recommended on account of it by the Jury to the favourable consideration of the Court. His master said, that if the Court would discharge him, he should be glad to take him again immediately into his service. Mr. Justice ALDERSON said that it was a matter of difficulty to know what to do with a young boy convicted of an offence like the present. To sen tence him to a long imprisonment would be almost to consign him to certain moral ruin. Ile would not pass sentence upon him immediately, but would order him to be brought up again in the course of the afternoon. ...- Shortly afterwards the Governor of the House of Correction came into Court. Mr. Justice ALDERsoN immediately asked him whether he could keep this boy apart from the other prisoner. The Governor said that, whilst the boy was at work, he had no means of preventing his communi cation with the other prisoners, but that he could keep the boy apart from them when he was not at work. Mr. Justice ALDERSON—It would be advisable o keep all these prisoners apart from the ordinary 12,2'.2•2,C49 Quarters el 11,5 , 82,185 dCd Jan 5. FRANCE. COUP D'ETAT !—DISSOLUTION of ARTILLERY o NATIONAL GUARDS, by ROYAL ORDINANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE- Paris, January 1, 1831. have a great deal to say to you, a great deal more than I can find time to do on the first of January. You know that with us the First of January is a national as well as family fete. To-day we must empty our purses, pay our bills, give bon-bone to all our mistresses, run about from house to house, and wish " a good year to all our acquaintances"—embrace in one day more ladies than per chance we have kissed during the whole year that has passed--some of us pay our respects to the King—dine with our families—drink champagne—laugh—sing—and be merry—and treat the New Year with the same cour tesy as a child manifests for a new plaything. You can scarcely then expect to-day a long letter—and yet you must have one ; fur events march much quicker than ever, and it is with difficulty I can keep pace with them in my correspondence. Let us to-day examine a coup d'etat which appears in the lifonitour of this morning, and then the most important debates which have have taken place in the Chamber of Deputies during the week, which is now drawing to a close. Yes, the New Year has brought us a coup d'etat ! Is this a good beginning? Is this likely to give satisfation to Paris, or the Departments ? Let us first see what it is, and then endeavour to understand the reasons for it. We must be frank with all parties, and fear none. Louis Philip is a good man, and an honest King—but after all he is as liable to err as the rest of his species—and there may be errors in judgment without affecting the heart. Well, than, the Artillery of the National Guards is dissolved by Royal Ordinance !!! You will read these words with astonishment. You will ask, " Did you expect this from your Lafitte Ministry ?" and you will be inclined to refer to the Charter! I have done this before you, and the following is the result of my investigation. The 66th Article of the Charter of August last con fides to the patriotism and courage of the " National Guards" the Charter itself—and they have all sworn on the Champ de Mars to respect it. In the " Dispositions Particulieres" of the Charter, the sth clause promises to France a law for " the organiza tion of the National Guards with the intervention of themselves ha the choice of their officers." This law is now under the consideration of the Chamber of Deputies, and is likely to form the subject of a yet lengthened dis cussion. Finally, the 13th Article of the Charter says, that " the King may make Rules and Ordinances necessary for the execution of the laws, without, however, the right of suspending the laws, or of dispensing with their execution." We perceive, then, that by virtue of the Charter, the National Guards exist—that the new law to organize them was not yet passed—that they, therefore, exist by virtue of the old law, which has never yet been repealed, and by virtue of the new Charter—and that the King has not the right of suspending laws, but only of carrying them into execution. Now let us hear what is said in reply to this state ment—since our maxim is not the less just for being old ; audi alteram partem. True, say the supporters of this coup d'etat, an Ordi nance has appeared in the Moniteur of to-day, dissolving the artillery of the National Guards ; but it is accom panied by a❑ order to re-organise it ; and even a Com mission has been named to carry that re-organization into effect. True, say they ; the King has no right to sus pend or repeal laws by Ordinance; but he has a right to make Ordinances for the carrying of laws into effect; and this Ordinance, of which you complain, does not dis solve the artillery of the National Guards, but only re organizes them. The reply to this defence is as follows :—Although the Ordinance directs the re-organization of the artillery of the National Guards ; yet it begins by dissolving them ; and although the National Guards only exist by virtue of the Revolution, and the Charter, and the old law, which has never yet been repealed : still to dissolve the artillery is to substitute an Ordinance for a law ; and is as much as to say the Crown has the power of effecting that by Ordinance which the Charter of August directed to be accomplished by the three Powers in the State. For nothing can be more clear than the following clauses from that Charter : " Le Chambre des Deputes declare, 3, qu'il est ne cessaire de pourvoir successixement par des lois, sepa rces, et dans le plus court delai possible, aux objets qui suivent: * • 4. 4. * • * 4 4 4 * * " 5. L' organisation de la Garde Nationale, avec in• tervention des Gardes Nationaux dans le choir de leuri Officiers." Thus, then, a Royal Ordinance is to dissolve the exist ing artillery of the National Guards, and then to direct that "organisation" which was to be effected by a law ! " But remember," rejoin the advocates of this Ordi nance, " that there are strong and urgent reasons for the proceeding, and that it is a measure which will prevent trouble and mischief." I say nothing in reply to this argument of expediency, because it is always used by bad men and had Ministers, as an excuse for bad measures.._ The defence of Charles X. and his Ex-Ministers amounted to no more than this. They said that it was expedient to make the Ordinances of July under the 14th Article of the old Charter; and the people followed up this system, and found out their 14th Article, and so made a Revo lution. Their 14th Article was the force of arms against the force of illegality; and the people triumphed. But, though I will not examine this hollow apology of expe diency, I will take the liberty of telling the truth as to the " strong and urgent reasons" alluded to by the Mi nister of the Interior in his Report to the King, which appears in this day's Moniteur, and also whi,pered about in private circles, but no where written or printed. The truth is as follows : The artillery of the National Guards just dissolved by Royal Ordinance consisted of young men. These young men are a'most all republicans. They have no sort of ob jection to the Citizen King, but, on the contrary, respect both himself and his family. But though they would de fend their King with courage and zeal, they think more of the Republican Institutions than they do of the Mo narchy, and they submit to the latter for the sake of the Increase. Decrease. former. Ever since the creation of the corps of artillery they have from time to time manifested their opinions, as well on the parade as at the banquets, to be those of that party which is " for marching with the revolution." They have been for aiding the Belgians ! for assisting the Poles ! for the party of Lafayette, Dupont de l'Eure, and Odillon Barrot, in the Government, and for the Ex. treme Gauche in the Chamber! Although the young Duke of Orleans is one of their number, they have not hesitated even before him to avow these opinions; and although they have appeared at reviews, and made great progress in their knowledge of the service, yet they have required a vast many alterations in the present order of things to satisfy their notions of what was meant by the revolution of July. They were much opposed to the Guizot Ministry—hate Dupin as much as they do Charles X., and avow that they would prefer the return of Po lignac to power, with the old Bourbon dynasty, rather than not follow up the revolution of July by the establish ment of republican institutions. M. Dupin, thouvh no longer a Minister, has still a great influence at the Palais Royal. He knows well the sentiments of the artillery ; and lie opposed, on a very recent occasion, their being supplied with cannon. M. Dupin thinks it dangerous to trust cannon to the guidance and direction " of young, hot-headed republicans," and has " prudently" asked, whether such a thing would not be possible, as one day to behold these cannon used against the upholders of a Con stitutional Monarchy ?—When these opinions were first made known, the artillery declared, that if they were not worthy of being trusted with cannon, they were not worthy of being National Guards—and that they would prefer to resign in preference to being deprived of the weapons which it was their sole duty to direct. This point not being brought to issue, the artillery kept their cannon, and remained organized. Since that time the trial of the Ex-Ministers of Charles the Tenth has taken place. During that event, and before the judgment was pronounced, it is said " that a party of the artillery at the Louvre declared that in case the Ex-Ministers should be acquitted by the Chamber of Peers, they would march against the Chamber with their cannon, and blow the Luxembourg into the air." Al though the judgment was not satisfactory, yet it did not amount to an acquittal ; and although, therefore, the threat was not executed, still, nearly all the artillery pro tested against the " mild" punishment inflicted on Po lignac as unjust. You know my opinion on this point, and how I differ from the artillery of the National Guards. signed—others refused to mount guard —some expressed their desire of tendering their resignation—and a large majority asked, "Are we, or are we not, to stick to the programme of the French Constitution, as agreed to at the Hotel de Ville? " They petitioned and addressed the King —and they told their griefs and fears to Soult himself ; and the result has been, that the artillery of the National Guards has been dissolved by Royal Ordinance ! and the re organization entrusted to Lobau, Pernetty, Dumas, De Schonen, and others. Scarcely had the artillery become calm on the subject of this verdict, than tt ey learnt with the deepest regret the resignation of Lafayette, for whom they entertained the most profound and enthusiastic respect and affection. They were also much disconcerted by the retirement of Dupont de l'Eure, and Odillon Barrot, and they expressed in decided terms t o t h e Ki ng , t o L a f a yette, to Lo bel', to the Mini s t er o f th e I n t er i or , and to the Govern meat generally, their dissatisfaction and alarm. Some re- You have now the history of this coup (Fetal, and I merely ask you one question—Do you think that by this measure differences will be healed, opinions reconciled, en mities removed, and harmony established ? Your answer must be i❑ the negative, and such must be the answer of every moderate man. No, no'; our Revolution has not terminated. 0. P. Q. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. CHARGE. Exchequer Annuities South Sea Company Bank on their Capital Dividends National Debt Trustees for the payment of Naval and Military Pensions Civil List Pensions Other Charges Surplus Exchequer Bills issued for the Conso lidated Fund, at Oct. 10, 1830, and paid of out of the growing produce of the said Fund in the Quarter ended Jan. 5, 1831 Surplus at Jan. 5, 1831 Issued out of the Consolidated Fund, on account of the Supplies granted for the service of the year 1830 Total at sth of Jan., 1831, to be pro vided for by an issue of Exchequer Bills charged on the growing pro duce of the Consolidated Fund in the Quarter ending April 5, 1831.... 4E2,055 83,057 89,125 8,395,662 371,506 212,500 95,866 221,803 9,473,574 2,749,070 12,29:2,649 2,782,185 X 1,744 81,862 89,125 8,108,n3 80,000 191,665 3,647,311 9,100,000 2,782,165 11,882,185 3,489,550 865,126 4,:i54,706 KEAN is now in town, and apparently en joying a better state of health than when he was last in London. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Messager des Chambres, dated Jan. 4.) Extracts from the Semaphore:—" 'We are in formed by letters from Algiers, that the greater part of the army of occupation has been suddenly re called to France. General Clausel himself, and the Chief Intendant, are going to quit the colony, where there will remain only a garrison of 4,000 or 5,000 men, composed of the remains of the 15th, 20th, 28th, and 30th regiments of the line. These few troops are to be concentrated in Algiers, and to with drew, for the second time, the garrison sent to Oran, and that left at Medeah. " The order for the recall was brought by an Aide de-camp of the Minister of War, who came on board the Dassas brig. " This news has spread consternation in the co lony. Reasons of the greatest importance are as signed for a measure which is in a manner the pre sage of an entire evacuation. It is impossible, besides, to think without real sorrow of the immense advantages which France will lose, and which it would have obtained by the colonization of this vast and rich country. Commercial affairs will expe rience the most fatal consequences from it. The French merchants settled at Algiers, knowing the difficulties of approaching these coasts at this season of the year, have already laid in for the whole win ter supplies calculated for the consumption of 16,000 or 18,000 men. " The reduction of the garrison to 5,000 men will leave three-quarters of these supplies useless, and will cause a diminution in their value, which will be the greater, as these goods, having already paid the duties, upon which there is no drawback, can not well be re-exported to another place. " We learn that the Bey of Titery arrived at Marseilles on the 29th of December, on board the Armida. We are assured that this Ex-Sovereign intends to come to Paris. " PARIS, JAN. 3.—lt is affirmed that the King of Spain is going to, invoke the Cortes (estamentos,) which are composed of the chief personages of the church, the nobility, and tile municipal councils. This determination of Ferdinand VII. if it is really true, may have been caused by the news of the Polish insurrection, and especially by the liberal ten dency of the new policy of England." (From the Gazette de France, dated Tuesday.) "FRANKFORT, DEC. 27.—Some journals annonnce that disturbances having broken out in the environs of Nuremburg, and that the peasantry have driven away the country magistrates, but that the squadron of cavalry which was ordered to the spot had suc ceeded in restoring order. " The accounts from Vienna of the 22d of this month are extremely curious. Austria is arming on all sides. The troops which have long been in Italy, and those which have lately been sent thither, will remain as a corps of observation; but all the other forces of the empire, and those of Hungary which can be spared, are going to assemble in Gal licia and the other provinces on the frontiers of Poland. By this means it is intended, at the same time, to awe the Poles, and to repress the fermen tation which has manifested itself at Lemberg, and in other provinces formerly Polish. The Prince of Lobkowitz, Governor of Gallicia, has received from Prince Metternich unlimited powers. He will com bine in his person the civil and the military autho rities.' (From the Times.) We have just received by express from Paris all the journals, morning and evening, of Tuesday, and the Gazette de France, and the Massager de: Chantbres, of Wednesday, with important commu nications from our private correspondent. General Diebitsch had given orders for the ad_ vance of the Russian corps stationed at Wilna. They were forthwith to commence offensive opera tions on the line of march upon Warsaw. On the 17th of December the whole of the Rus sian Royal Guards were ordered to prepare for active service forthwith; all their camp equipage was put in marching order during the same day. The Emperor Nicholas has announced that he would leave his capital to join the army on the 14th of January at latest ; his own field-equipage was to be conveyed with that of the guards. Private letters received on Tuesday morning in Paris also state, that the Emperor means on the pre sent occasion to strip his brother Constantine alto gether of the Crown of Poland, as a punishment, not for any sins against Polish freedom, but for his refusal during the late Turkish war, to assist in the campaign with the required contingent of his troops. The following proclamation of the Emperor of Russia, which has not the slightest reference to a redress of grievances, or a compromise with the in surgents, is thought by the writers of these private letters to put an end to any hope of mediation, to prevent the clash of arms between the belligerents. Meanwhile Poland is everywhere calling her patriots into the field : PROCLAMATION OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. The official Gazette of Berlin has the following Proclamation, dated St. Petersburgh, Dec. 17:— Poles,—The guilty events of which the capital of Po. land presents the example, has troubled the public tran quillity of the country ; I have been informed of them with the most just indignation, and with a sentiment of the most profound grief. " Some individuals unworthy of the Polish name, have formed a conspiracy against the life of the brother of your Ki n g, have inveigled the army to forget their oaths, and have deceived the people upon their dearest interest. " There is yet time to make reparation, and to prevent infinite misfortunes. lam not about to confound those who abjure the errors of a moment with those who per severe in crime. Poles, listen to the counsels of a father —obey the order of your Sovereign. "In publishing our immutable intentions, we have or dered,— I. The Russians who are detained prisoners shall be set at liberty. " 2. The Council of Administration shall resume its Functions, as instituted in 1826. " 3. The authorities, civil and military, shall obey its orders, and not acknowledge any illegitimate authority. " 4. The Chiefs of Corps of the Army shall assemble the troops, and shall direct their course with them to the rendezvous at Plozn. " 5. At the same time they will inform us of the state of the troops. " 6. All who shall not conform to this mili ary order, shall cease their functions, and be declared dismissed. " The local authorities shall deprive of their arms all those who are opposed to public order. The arms shall be confided to the care of veterans, and of the communal gensdarmes. " Soldiers of the Polish army ! your motto has always been fidelity and honour. The regiment of Cavalry Chas- seurs of the Royal Guard have given a remarkable proof of it. Soldiers, follow their example, justify the confidence of your Sovereign, who has received your oaths ! " Poles ! you have remained faithful, I count upon your devotion and courage. I will not spurn from me those who regret the error of a moment, and who will re turn to their duty. But never shall I address men with out honour and faith, who have conspired against the tranquillity of their country. What concession c a n th e y imagine they will receive without arms in their hands? They deceive themselves. Traitors of their country, tl' misfortunes which they have drawn down will fall age' Bank upon their own heads. ;1 per 3 " St. Petetsburgh, D ec . 5 (17tk.) Ditto (Signed) " NICHOLAS. " Count ETIENNE GRABOUSKI Minister Secretary of State." New 3 per 4 per ank A publication of the Commandant-General of t 6 J o a c n, President in Chief of the Gra n d D uc h y o f Post Jan (a Polish province of Prussia), recalls the inhl bitants who may have repaired to Poland, to retut Jan within fifteen days, under pain of seizure of all the Pk ig goods, and mentions that there have been sect meetings, and:concealed armaments detected. The private letters dated St. Petersburgh, on 16th and 17th of December, state that Genet Diebitsch had already given orders to the Russis corps at Wilna to advance upon the line of Waisal The Hamburg Correspondent gives the followir intelligence from Silesia, dated Dec. 20:—" Althoug no large stream er high mountain separated us fro Poland, the revolution which has broken out the; has found a natural barrier in the fidelity and cal' fidence of the Silesians in their King. On of frontiers Kalish was the point were the insurrectie was organized. The first meetings in our neighboa hood took place at the house of Count in the Polish town of Proschke, who called togethi all the nobles in the neighbourhood, and pl an ne the disarming of the Cossacks. The latter, howeve did not wait for the attack, but on the 6th December took refuge with their horses in tb Prussian village of Janisnow. On the follovvie day, the commanding Major of the Cossacks ova persuaded by a Polish nobleman, who had been set to him, to return to the territory of Poland, but tl4 Cossacks had no sooner taken possession of the barracks, than they were attacked by the count( people, who disarmed and plundered them. Tb Major, with about seventy men, made his ese by passing the river Prosna on horseback. Thy arrived safely on the Prussian territory, and maroae , off for Breslow. These Cossacks formed an es tended line of revenue officers, but were easily b r ibe by the smugglers. At present, Poles armed witl scythes, and wearing large white co c k a d es , su pPl their place on the frontiers. The prohibition, uncle pain of death, of passing the Prussian frontiers issued by the Provisional Government, has hitheit been observed very strictly." The Moniteur of Tuesday contains a report aci dressed to the King by the Minister of the Interici which, after setting forth the necessity of suppress ing the Direction of Public Works, upon the grotto ( of its giving rise to abuses, delay, and great expend proposes an ordinance for signature, calculated tc remedy these evils. The report is followed by the ordinance, by which the Direction of Public Wori l ;s suppressed from January 1. All works at the charge of the Government are henceforth to be us' der the direction of the Minister of the Interior, and those at the charge of the City of Paris, un cle that of the Prefect of the department. A se cond ordinance convokes the electoral colleg 4 of the first arrondissement of the departmefil of the Loire at Montbrison, and that of the d e part' ment of the Maine and Loire at Angers, for the 80 of February next, to elect deputies in the room 01 M. de Chantelauze and M. Guernon de Ranville A third ordinance appoints M. Guibega to be sub' prefect of Sartene, in Corsica, in the room of M Peraldi, who retires, and M. Froment to be Secre' tary-General of the Prefecture of the same depart' ment, in the room of M. Guibega. A fourth ordi' nance appoints M. Laurent de Jussieu, Secretor)" General of the Prefecture of the Seine, in the rood of M. Taschereau. A fifth ordinance creates a neo Commissariat of Police at Ham, in the department of the Somme, and M. Dysse is appointed the Co►O' raissary. The Journal du Commerce has the following :-d " The intention of the Spanish Government to Re' knowledge the Cortes loan is again repeated. Thi l is not to be a pure and simple acknowledgment but if credit is to be given to those who pretend to be fully informed, the following is to be the plan —At first twenty or twenty-five per cent. of nominal capital will be admitted as a new debt, at three per cent.; the remaining seventy-five of eighty per cent., with the amount of the interest BC trued since 1823, will also be allowed as a debt, 10 1 without interest from the time of its liquidation' This amount will be divided into fifty series, to b e annually converted by lot into a fund bearing thre e per cent. interest, with a sinking fund, the nature or amount of which is not stated. This is what Spain calls fulfilling her engagements, and sh e hopes, no doubt, by this proof of fidelity, to o pen the purses of the Parisians afresh. We believe' however, they will think twice before they make • any further advances." In the month of February a new forced loan wil l be levied in Portugal, for the purpose of providing for the support of the troops which are to be raise i by that time. The confiscation of the property °, emigrants continues. It is said that Dc . Miguel is secretly preparing a pretended great conspiracy, in which will be implicated all the rich inhabitant s whose opinions give him umbrage. They will b e some morning arrested, condemned, and transport& and their property will serve to gratify the ino,", tiableness of Don Miguel. The Pacha of Tripoli a French officer, and two Turkish servants, have been driven into the Tagus by bad weather.—Gets' stitutionnel. Brazi Dii Proti F jusi Re' liar con and Bu nef The Revolution says—" It is stated that Captain Lacombe, commanding the first squadrons of the hussars of Chartres, has been arrested under the following circumstances :—His too liberal opinion° had induced the Minister of War to send him to n distance from his regiment, and on Saturday he re' ceived orders to set off within two hours for Too' lon, where he would find despatches for the More* and a ship ready to convey him. Captain LacomVo surprised at this unexpected mission, and being still a sufferer from a wound received in the days of Jull' endeavoured to obtain a revocation of the order; but not having succeeded, he determined to set on on Sunday, and the post horses were at his door when lie was arrested." " We can assert upon good authority," says Constitulionnel, " that the events which had We° nigh disturbed the tranquillity of the Roman State ° will contribute to accelerate the labours of the Con' slave, and that France will probably have cause to be satisfied with the election that will be made Two French Cardinals have entered the Conclave' —namely, M. tie Rohan and M. d'lsoard. M. d e Croi, it is believed, is also at Rome at this Ino" men t." FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, JAN. 3.-Five per 93f. 60c. '7sc. 65c. 70e. 75e. 80e. 95e.. th Q" 94• 1 25c. , 30c. 94f. 94f. 10c. 94f. ; Four per Cen - 5.1. 50c. , Three per Cents., 62f. 30e. 45c. 50c. '7sc. 80c. 90c. 63f. 62f. 90c. 62f. 85c. 95c. 90c. ; Bank Stock, 1,520 Rente de Naples, 641. 631. 80c. ; Rente d'Espagne, 14; -Royal Spanish Loan, 62 621 62 621; Rente Pert d'Espagne, 48 4.7 i 48 46 I 49; Haytian LOT 320f.-Exchange on London, on e mo n th, p a p er , 0 1 ' 20c. ; three months, paper, 251. 10c.-Cours Autheg' tique. FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, JAN. 4.-Five per Cents.: 94f. 40c. 20c. 25c. 10c. 94f. 93f. 80c. 90e. 80c. 95'' 65c. 60c. 70c. 60c. 50e. 20c. 10c. 20c. 92f. 90c. 80c , 90c. ; Four per Cents., 77f. 50c. ; Three per Cents'' 631. 621. 75c. 90c. 75c. 30c. 15c. ; Bank Stock, 1,5251; 1,530 f. ; Rente de Naples, 6Sf. 80c. 75c. 80c. 641. 6 36 90c. 641. ; Rente d'Espagne, 14 151 144 15 151 ly 151 ; Royal Spanish Loan, 621 1; Rente Perpetuel l f d'Espagoe, 48 1 _ a 148 471 ; Haytian Loan, 32 0 '' Exchange on London, one month, money, 25f. 15e.0 three months, money, 25f. Sc.- Cours Audientique. BEAUTIES OF INTEMPERANCE.—A chil ti about 13 years of age, the son of a drunken brute Rochester, while at work in a cotton manufactory, caugb ° his leg in the gearing, and was obliged to have it take ° off. While the child was lying at the point of death, th e unnatural father took the amputated limb, and sold it t° a surgeon for 371 cents, with which he kept biao e3 beautifully drunk for several days,.—New York Gazttio tivc feat Re Ex pre tax reci sen imp Wit is I cei ag of Be nee ne: del mil rep ha, tit