The Sun. — London, England, 1821-11-26 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, Nov. 22.—The King held yesterday a Colsncil of Ministers. The Journal de Toulouse of the IGth states, that letters from Barcelona of the 10th mention the deaths in that town at from 80 to 100 daily We have have received the Madrid Journals of the 14th. They contain no news of import- The Cortes were occupied in the discus sion of a project of law for preventing the circu lation of French money in Spain, several articles of which had been adopted.—(Gazette deFrance.) For a long time a report has been in circula- ance. tiou respecting certain transactions relating to the Peninsula between Austria and England.— It is now stated that the Convention was to be exchanged on Monday last.—(Constilutionnel.) The Court of Peers are trying Maziou, one of th , ., persons charged as implicated in, the conspi racy of the I.9th of August. A.cc . ounts from Barcelona, dated the 10th, state, that there had been no improvement in the health of that city since the 7th. The contagion continues 'its ravages. From SO to 100 persons perish daily, according- to the bulletin of the Junta, and you know what faith is to be placed. in its veracity. Thus the malady has been going on for three months, and..there is as, yet no ap pearance of its termination. In the'most critical days,. the number of the sick in the hospitals was only •600, and now that the city has lost half its inhalAtants, the number is nearly 500. I believe tha't as long as there shall be any population, the fVver will continue its ravages. The authorities hopethat they will at last succeed in producing the evacuation of the town ; for this reason they continue to build huts,' the number of which al. ready amounts to 600. A recent letter from Tortosa st a t e s tne deaths there to be from 60 to 70 a day. FRENCH FUNDS. Nov. 1, Five per Cents. B9 f. 85 c. Deferred Stock lOO f. = c.. Bank Stock 1595 f. c 4, VIENNA, Nov. 10.—According to what is stat _ ed to be the substance of the Circular Note of Petersburgh to the Great Powers of Europe, his Imperial Majesty is disposed to make"'for the preservation of peace the greatest sacrifices, pro vided the European Cabinets will, in their Wis.' dom, devise the mosteflicacious means of obtain. ing from the Ottoman Porte indispensable gua rantees for placing the Christians in. Turkey be yond the reach of a repetition of those revolting scenes, of which, uofortunately, they have been the victims. Such being the, disposition of his imperial Majesty, the Courts of Europe are prayed' to consult itntnediately as to the means proper'for the attainment--"of the desired object, and thus to do away the necessity of obtaining, b 7 means of an armed force, the accomplishment of conditions which the honour of•his Crown, the maiotertance of Treaties, the protection of the Christian Religion and humanity, render it a. duty to.exact from the Porte . . The Prince de Metternich went to Hanover, to concert with • the English Minister the mea sures to be adopted' to satisfy the wishes of the Emperor of Russia.. In this mission he perfectly succeeded. j All that was proposed by the Court of Vienna for the pacification of Europe, has re ceived the full assent of - the COurt of London, and the two Cabinets. will henceforth act in con cert, for the maintenance' of the general peace of Europe.. • A Note has in'consequence been presented at Constantinople, by the Austrian Minister, M. de Lutzow, and the English Minister, Lord Strang ford, promising their good offices. to induce Russia - to. abstain from hostility, but requiring minderation and circumspection on the part of the Porte ; the renunciation of all persecution against its Christian subjects; and the strict maintenance of its treaties with Russia. Thus it appears peace Will at least be main tained till spring,:and the winter will be passed in doubts and negociations. As-to ulterior events, . no human wisdom can anticipate them. There is reason to apprehend' the greatest dis orders in European Turkey, on the part of the Asiatic . troops, if the Government should be un able to pay them ; and if one of those Revolu tions so frequent under despotic Governments mere to lake place, it might lead to complete anarchy, and every Pacha might set up for him sett. These consideratiorfs render uncertain all siaa4tilations as 6-the maintenance of peace, as tires sutwisting 'treaties between the Christian Powers and-.,the:present Government of the Otto man Eropiii- Would expire '. l .f the latter were overthrown. - • • VIENNA, Nov. 11.—A letter from Skuleny (a frontier .station of Russian Bessarabia), of the 536th October, states an event that is not very crtitlible. Captain Jordaki (who was stated to - Attire been either killed or conveyed prisoner to Oonstantinople) is said to have arrived, after a tboumn.d dangers, and after having passed 15 days iu the forests, and that the Russian Autho 'rities and troops had. received him with transports of joy. It is added, that was concealed in a varage, in the neighbourhood of the convent of Secira,.during the assault made by, the Turks. The exchange of Couriers between the Turkish Generals at Jassy and the Russian kiead-Quarters, is very frequent. • The friends of the Turks at Jassy, affirmed on the 2,6 th ult. that the Porte had consented m to all the.deandt of Russia, and that the Ottoman troops would evacuate the principalities ) leaving the Caimacans. But the ktughty carriage . of the Turkish Generals seems to announce the contrary. It is asserted from a good source, that the instructions which they have received from the Porte, presage war with Russia either this year or the next. The official Journal of the Greek Central Go vernment at Calamata, states, that authentic letters from Galaxidi, of the 10th September, confirm the complete defeat near Thermopylae, of the Turkish army, marching against Boetia and the Peloponneses . ; the Turks had upwards of 1200 killed, and the Greeks took 300 car riages with provisions, seven pieces of cannon, a quantity of ammunition, 17 standards; several horses, AUGSBURG, Nov. 12.—The last accounts from _ _ Macedonia, Thessaly and Epirus are satisfactory for the Greeks and their numerous friends. The battle of Cassandra is confirmed. Nov. 14.—The Russian troops arrive in force in Bessarabia, and are collecting a considerable stock of provisions. The Turks on their side do not remain idle. It is no longer doubted that they will pass the winter in Moldavia and Wal lachia. According to letters from the Turkish fron tiers of the 21th Oct., the massacres had recom menced at Constantinople. NUREMBERG, NOV. 13.-Commercial letters from Riga and Revel announce, that for some time past man y Russian troops have arrived from the interior in Estbonia, Livonia, and Courland. Many divisions who were at kiou have left that place for other destinations towards the frontiers of Turkey. Not. 14.—According to letters from Peters burgh, the Government appears to have strong reasons for not going to war with the Turks; one of the chief is, that the first Turkish pro vinces which the Russians would have to occupy, 'are entirely pillaged and exhausted ; they are, besides,' afraid of the plague. Nevertheless, seeing the continuation of the disturbances in Turkey, Russia will assume an imposing military attitude upon that frontier, to be ready to repel any attack. MADRID,' Nov. 9. %Ve. are assured (says The Expectador) that. the Permanent Deputation of the Cortes, arid-the Secretaries of the Ministerial Departments, have met last night and this morn ing, and that they have taken into consideration the critical and.afflicting situation of 'the country. -We are. also assured that .the War Minister has manifested sentiments conformable to the ideas of the sincere and true friends of the Con stitution, sliming the .real causes which have brought us to the situation in which we ;now are. .Nov. 10.-4-Last night,. it seems, some persons assembled in Pu'vrta del Sol, and burnt The Uni versal opposite.tothe office of that Paper. We cannot, but notice this violation of the liberty of the press, which, if it continues, may cause se rious evils.—rhe Unicerscd may be the imperti nent apologist of an odious 'Ministry, which is eading•us to ruin ; hut to say that that Journa is servile, and to compare its doctrines to those of Theimpartia and The Censor, appears to us the most atrocious injury. The three Sittings of the Cortes of the sth, 6th, and 7th, have been occupied in the discus sion of a project of law for a new organization of the Marine. • BAttCELONA, Nov. 4.--(Yellow Fever.)—The number of deaths of all kinds of disorders have been as follow : Oct. 27th, 110 ; 28th, 131 ; 29th, 99 ; 30th, 08 ; 31st, 97 ; Nov. Ist, 99; 2d, 88. There were no new cat:es in Barcelonetta on fie 31st,_ Ist, and 2d ; no deaths on the 31st and Ist; and only 1 on the 2d of November.—At Mequinenza, up to the 11th of October, the num ber of deaths was 180, and the remaining pa tients 38. From the 11th to the 19th the new cases were 18, cured 19, deaths 23, remaining 16. —At Tortosa, from the 17th to the 22d, the deaths were 42. On the 19th all the inhabi tants left the town, both the healthy and the sick, being encamped without the walls. CADIZ, Nov. 2.—The total number of deaths in this city on the 30th and 31st of October, and Ist of November, was 28. By the latest ac counts it appears that at Puerto de Santa Maria, on the 24th, sth, 6th, and 7th of October, there , were—new cases, 79 ; cured, 60 ; and deaths, 42. Those remaining oti the 28th, 163, includ ing the town and the hospital.—At Xeres on the same four days—new cases, 36 ; deaths, 15 ; cured, 4 ; remaining, 45.—At Lebrija, from 21st to 27th—new cases, 50 ; deaths, 11 ; cured, 28; remaining, 57.—At San Lucar 4 Barrameda, on 3d Oct. 2 deaths, 1 cured, none remaining. MALAGA, Nor. 4.----No cases of deaths stated, except from ordinary diseases : and only one of a fever of an injurious character. ESPARHAGUOEItP., (CATALONIA,) OCT. 30.—A squadron of the regiment of Murcia, which is at Berga, and the national militia of that town, were under arms all night on the 26th, because infor mation had been received that 400 ill-disposed persons, who had collected in The mountains, were going to attack the place. We do not know whether the information was well founded, but if they had made an attack, they would have been repulsed by the brave men who impatiently expected then. ALICANT, OCT. 31.—We are happy to state, that Capt. V. Maria de Haro, whom the Go vernment has charged to pursue the rebel Jaime and his band, has not only succeeded in checking the excesses daily committed by them, but has taken nine of. them prisoners, and killed one, besides other pilsoners not belonging to Jaime's band. GRANADA, Nov. q.—The contagious disorders at Malaga neither increase nor are they extin._ guished. The same is not the case in the minor Presidios of Africa,. where, according to the last accounts, the ravages of the disease are consider able, notwithstanding the small population. REDS, Nov. 3.—General Riego arrived - • liere." yesterday at one o'clock : two battatiOns *of militia-.and the Officers of the volunteer regiment of cavalry wentout• to meet him. F to-morrow he will review -, the. baitalions ;• or f: Monday ' ' the patriots will -give •an - enteriainthent 'and Tuesday and. Wednesday he will. remain'here and on Thursday go to lta - rragona, from "which city the officers of the garrisowand the GOvernOr, Peresia j hive come to invite him. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 24. CHESTER ELECTION. THE RING V. JOHN WILLIAMS. This was an indictment arising out of the late contested elec tion for Chester. The defendant, who was Mayor of that city, was charged with acting corruptly in his office. It appeared that, at the late election for Chester, the (Candi dates being on one side, Lord Belgrave and Gen. Grosvenor, and on the other Sir Gray Egerton and Mr. Townsliend,) the Mayor was applied to by the Egerton party . to make 41 free men. The usage of Chester had been to admit freemen during polls. but the Mayor, alleging that he acted by the advice of Mr. Finchett, the town-clerk (who happened to be Attorney to the Grosvenor family), refused to make freemen on either side. It further appeared, that to avoid importunity, he had secreted himself in the house of a gentleman named Harrison ; and that he had used expressions tantamount to a chuckling at having " done" the Egerton interest. When the trial came on at Ox ford before Mr. Baron Garrow, the question left to the Jury was —corrupt motive, or inadequate judgment. The Jury re turnesl a verdict of guilty. Mr. JERVIS moved the judgment of the Court. The defendant put in an affidavit, setting forth that he had been elected Mayor of Chester in the year 1819. Not being a man of professional knowledge, and being solely engaged in his own trade, he determined early to be guided by the advice of the town clerk, in all matters of a professional nature, while lie remained in office. The election for M embers to serve in Parliament for Chester took place in March 1820, and at the opening the defendant did not expect a great severity of polling in the contest : this, however, diet occur, contrary to expectations, and the sheriffs being the returning officers, and having no regular assessor, employed the town-clerk in that office. During the heat of the election, an application was made to the defendant, as Mayor, to admit to their freedom several applicants : he consulted Mr. Finchett, the town-clerk, who adVised him at such a time not to grant their admission, and feeling that advice to be honestly given, lie abided by it, and equally refused admitting the applicants of each of the contesting candidates. Ile most solemnly denied being actuated by any sinister motive in his refusal, and also solemnly denied that he had used the, expressions imputed to him, of having said, " W e h a ve done them (the Egerton party) nicely." Several other affidavits were put in, giving the defendant an excellent character ; and also one from Mr. Harrison, denying that the defendant had used the expression—" We have done them nicely." Mr. SCARLETT (in mitigation) suggested that the Mayor had at least acted bona fide, for he had refused, equally, to admit freemen on either side. Mr. Justice BAY LEY—It appears that there were none, or very few, to he admitted on. the Grosvenor side. Mr. SCARLETT said that there had been doubts entertained as to the propriety . of admitting freemen during elections : and (for his own opinion) he thought the practice impolitic and liable to abuse. The Learned Gentleman also contended that Mr. Williams, being unacquainted with the duties of his situ ation, had acted properly in adopting the advice of the town clerk. Mr. PULT.ER and Mr. Pgaitsox were on the same side. Mr.j - Eitvis rose in reply, and urged that the violation of duty on the part of the Mayor was clear and indisputable. Instead of taking the advice of the Recorder (Mr. 'Jones), who had ar rived 'at Chester during the election, he preferred attending to the suggestions of th e Town Clerk, who was directly identified with one of the parties ; he had then secreted himself to avoid the imp4rtunities of persons pressing upon him to discharge his duty, and thereby adopted a course which directly changed the result of the election. For such misconduct, in a station of high responsibility, he trusted that the defendant would be made responsible. It was true, that he denied having received any indemnity: but he (Mr. Jervis) hoped the Court would take care to inflict upon him a punishment against which he could not obtain any indemnity, and in a place where he would be deprived of the indulgences he might receive at Chester. ' Mr. TAUNTON, Mr. WILLIAMS, 'and Mr. CAMPBELL, severally said they were of the same side with 'Mr. Jervis, but they declined troubling the Court with any additional observa tions; Mr. Justice BAYLEY, in. pronouncing the judgment of the Court upon the defendant; said that though he might not have been generally versed in the principles of law, yet he must have been versed in the usage of the town, which, he knew, was to ad = such an application as .he had, for an undue purpose, re jected. It was important that the Court should punish officers tilling reponsible duties at elections, and prevent an infringe ment of popular rights. The sentence of the Court, therefore, was, that lie, John Williams, should pay to the King a fine of One Thousand Pounds, and that he be imprisoned in the King's Bench prison for the space of six calendar months ; and further until the said fine be paid. • THE KING V. ULACOW. Mr. DENMAN prayed the judgment of the Court on this de fendant; but owing to the lateness of the hour, being near four o'clock, the case stood over until Monday. BAIL.—In the Bail'Court this morning, Mr. Justice BEST committed a man to Newgate fora month, who, in coming up to justify as bail, was guilty of gross prevarication. LIBEL ON THE TANKERVILLE FAMILY. . [FURTHER DETAILS.] THE XING V. WEAVER, ARROWSbIITII, AND SHACKELL. This was a criminal information filed against the defendants, the printer anti the two proprietors of the " John Bull," weekly Newspaper, for a libel on the memory of the late Caro line Lady Wrottesly. The cause came on to be tried before the Lord Chief Justice, at the Sittings after last Term, at Guild hall, when the Solicitor General, on the part of the defendants, consented to a verdict of Guilty being recorded against them. Mr. DEALTRY was about to read the information setting forth the libel, when Mr. Scarlett interposed, and said this would not be neceesary, as the libel was fully disclosed in the affidavits upon which the criminal information had been ob tained, and which would be again submitted to their Lordships. The affidavits in question were then put in. The first from Sir John Wrottesly, stated that in 1793 he had married Caroline, daughter of the Earl and Countess Tankerville, that she had died in 1818, six weeks after childbirth ; that he had followed her remains to the grave, and thatshe was a Lady of the strictest honour, fidelity, And hastity, and that there was not the slightest foundation for the statement that a criminal intimacy had subsisted between her and her menial servants, or for auy imputation of that natu r e u p on h er c h aracter . The second was from the Right Honourable Emma Coun tess of Tankerville, mother of Lady Wrottesly, which stated, that her daughter had married Sir John Wrottesly rn 1795 ; that she had had by him 14 children-10 of whom were living at the time of her death iinlBlB ; and that, up to the time of her death, her chastity, fid e li ty, and honour, had been unimpeach able. The affidavit then expressly negatived that she had been detected in a criminal intrigue with her menial servant. The third affidavit was from Lord Tankerville and the Hon. H. Grey Bennet, brothers to the deceased Lady Wrottesly, con firming, in the strongest manner, the declarations of their mo ther and Sir J. Wrottesly. This affidavit further stated, that copies of the libel had been sent to die different members of the Tankerville family, and to the neighbourhood of their respective residences. This was followed by the affidavit of Mr.llarnier, solicitor to the prosecution, stating, that lie had purchased at the office of the defendant s j on t h e 15 t h o f January last, the number of the " John Bull" Newspaper, containing the libel which the pre vious affidavits had, negatived. The affidavits of the defendants in mitigation were then put in. The first was from Robert-Thomas Wearer, stating that, at theihne of the publicatioti of the libel in question, he was merely corrector of the press ; and that all communications for the " John Bull" Newspaper were made to Henry Fox Cooper, the Editor, with whom the whole power of selecting such mat ter as was intended for publication rested, deponent having no power or authority to reject any thing which lie might direct to be printed. The deponent then went on to say, that he was very story that the libel had been inserted iu the said News paper ; red that if he had knoln it to be false he would not have permitted it to be printed, but would have remonstrated with the Editor. Ile finally added, that he was never engaged in publishing or supplying the " John Bull" Newspaper, and that he did not sanction or know of its having been sent.to any member of the Tankerville family, of whose residence he was perfectly ignorant. The next affidavit read was that of Thomas . Arrowsmith. He stated that he never saw the paragraph complained of till the 16th of January, after it had been actually. printed and published. He denied sending the " John Bull" 1\ cwsparr, containing this paragraph, either to the members of the 2 an kerville family, or to the neighbourhood of their residences ; and further stated, that as soon as he had discovered the libel ; he had carefully selected suck copies as remained unsold, and locked them up so as to prevent •their further circulation, be lieving, as he did, that, the imputation therein contained was without foundation. The tliir as third affidavit v o i f t • Shickell ; it was to th e siiine effect -A second affidavit fr o m M r : Harmer, in' aggravation; was A was rro fr wtith W ' i s ll . i ."ni Pow, read,' in which he stated, that on the 15th of January he bad also purchased at the " John. Bull" office, Np. I, of the 'itinio'paw.r,,in-which, under the head of " The Queen's Visi lors," allusion wea Made to the 'visit of the Countess of Tanker villeAnd Lady Mary Bennet to her Majesty ; and observations introduced respecting the late Lady Wrottesly of the same tend ency as those contained its. the libel,. which formed the ground of the present proceedings. We further stated, that lie was an xious, if possible, to ascertain the author of the libel ; anti offered, if he were iseti up, to forego pro*eaktion• against the defendants ; but they had declined giving any information on the subject. The whole case.being thus before the Court, The Soucyroft-GENERAL, who was for the defendants, said, that if his Learned Friend had shewn hum the last affida vit, his clients would have been prepar.2d to answer it. Alr. ScmurTT—lf my Learned Friend had shewn me his affidavits,. I should have had an opportunity of shewing what had been done since. The CHU, r J UST ICE—Do you desire to have an opportunity of making further affidavits ? The SOLICITOR-GENE UAL do not know what course it may be proper to adopt. SCARLETT--My Learned Friend must know that, as, the prosecutor, my affidavit will come last. 1 have no objection to the case standing over to Tuesday ; but then it will be recol lected I shall have the privilege of sliewing what has occurred since. The CHIEF JUSTICE—If we allow one party to make further affidavits, I am disposed to think we must allow both. The SoLICITOR-GENEHAL—In that case there will be no termination to this business ; for if I introduce new facts, my Learned Friend will apply fur further indulgence. The CHIEF JUSTICE-1 take the usual course to be, when the affidavits for the defendants shall have been read, if ie pro secutors' Counsel thinks he can give an answer to any facts which may have been stated, to allow him time to do so. The SOLICITOII-GENERAL—Then I think we had better dispose of the case at once—(laughter.)—The Learned Gentle man then proceeded to address the Court in mitigation. He said he had very few observations to make in addition to the statement which was contained in the affidavits of the defend ants. Certainly, as their Counsel, he did not stand there for the purpose of justifying, or, in , ..the 'slightest degree excusing the libel which had been selected as the subject of the pre sent charge. Such a course would be inconsistent with his own feelings—inconsistent with the habits of his life, as well as inconsistent with the instructions he had received—not now for the first time, but through the whole course of these proceedings, front the first moment the_ motion for the cri minal information had been made. c ` After that motion had been made, the defendants did him the honour of consulting him as to the course it would be proper for them to pursue. He stated to them what was the nature of the proceed ings in such cases; and the different . courses which might be adopted, when they, witliegt„,,,hesitation, desired him not to attempt to shew. cause itgabst . the rule. Afterwards, when the case came on to be tried—for they had not suffered judgment t;) go by default, preferring to put a plea of " Not Guilty" on the record, in order to afford an opportunity of publicly confessing their error, and that they were only the in struments in the hands of others—he had, by their instructions, expressly stated their contrition and regret for a publication in the falsehood of which they had every reason to concur. It was quite impossible that the Court should not feel, that the situa tion of the proprietor of a newspaper was one of great anxiety. It very seldom happened that a person standing in the situation of proprietor was himself the conductor of a newspaper. He must, therefore trust to the care, the vigilance, and the judg ment of the'individual whom he employs to conduct his paper for him. The individuals chosen for these offices were gene rally men of literary habits ; and the name of the person en raged in the present instance had been disclosed in the affidavits. !'heir Lordships would not fail to recollect also, that there was something of indulgence due to the .Proprietor and Publisher of a newspaper for an accidental slip, when the rapidity with which the matter for publication was collected and sent to press was taken into consideration. A newspaper was composed of a great variety of articles ; got together in haste, and often at so Late an hour as to prevent that cool and careful examination which, under other circumstances, would naturally be afforded. These were some of the general observations which occurred to him as connected with this case, but it was material also to look to the particular situations in which 'the defendants stood. Two of them were proprietors of this newspaper, and had stated in 'their affidavits, that although the libel had been . published on the Saturday, yet they had neither of them seen it, or had any knowledge of it till three or four days afterwards, when their attention was directed to it by another per Son, and when they expressed their regret at its insertion k . He. stated this fact, for the purpose of sheaving that there was no malicious motive ex isting in their minds. The third defendant stood in a different situation. He was in . . fact, but a servant, and- had no authority or power either to ad mit or expunge an article, which was given to him to be printed. His office was, in fact, merely of a mechanical description, and , it was therefore equally clear that he could not be influenced by personal malignity. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to ; urge the other topics contained inkhe affidavits of the defendants in palliation of their offence, which,latrusted, would have their proper weight in the judgment they were about to receive. Mr. PuLI.ER followed on the same side. Mr. SCAIILETi', in support of the information, said, if he could satisfy himself that either of the present defendants, or the author of this libel, felt any portion of that contrition expressed for them by their Counsel, he should be buttoo happy to relinquish the duty imposed upon him; but feeling a perfect conviction that no one step was taken by the defendants to conciliate the wounded feelings of the prosecutors, he should proceed to the necessary discharge of his duty. One of the affidavits dis closed a singular mode of conducting a newspaper, namely, by burning all the manuscripts, and thereby contributing to the concealment of a guilty author. And, on this point, all he should say was, that the sooner such a system is put an end to the better. The Learned Solicitor-General seemed to think that 111r—Harmer's last affidavit might have been met with some circumstances„in mitigation, but he (Mr. S.) needed only to call the attention of the Court to the terms in which the rule was obtained, and to the affidavit of Lord Ossulston,which says, that the first number of the paper, containing offensive remarks on his sister, was left by the guard of a coach near the house of Sir J. Wrottesly. The defendants' affidavits al hedged that they had no previous intention of injuring the family of Lord Tankerville; but what excuse' was that for the admission and publication of such a libel as that on which the Court was now to pronounce its judgment ? His beamed Friend hiid attributed some merit to his clients, as to the mode in which they met the information and appearance at the trial ; and he (Mr:Scarlett) could sincerely wish he were able to shew, that by, any one paragraph, since the insertion of the libel, they had expressed any one symptom of regret —any one particle of contrition for having so inserted it.— Ile could make every allowance for party feelings, for an gry resentments, which often madu men forget their better reason, and then commit themselves ; but what allowance could be made for the malignant slanderer, who invented facts to wound the feelings of others, or so stated circumstances (which might be easily explained) as to provoke and wanuanly insult his fellow-creatures ? What would his Lordship say to the individuals who were ever busy in raking up the ashes ofl the dead, for the purpose of venting their malice against the living ? Here, unfortunately, they had not the real author. The defendants, however, represented him ;---upon their own confession they admitted him to be gudty, and they must be punished as such. He asked, has it ever yet been discovered in the whole history of the licentiousness of the press, if effere we:. a Paper whose trade was that of attacking the private charac ters of women ? In all the Learned Counsel's experience, he had been able to find but one—one which his Lordship might remember. In 1789, a person of the name of Withers thought fit to publish a libel on Mrs. Fitzherbei t ; he probably did so through some party feeling ; he was indicted for it, and he received a punishment in that very Court, which could not easily be forgotten—he was sent for twelve months to Newgate, and was obliged to pay a considerable fine besides. In the pre sent case we knew the object these persons have in traduc ing private character—in serving a political object of some sort or other ; they thought the end sanctified the means ; but the judgment of this day would teach them otherwise. It was impossible that the author of this libel could have the feelings of a gentleman, though his education might be that of one. Suppose there were even colour for such a charge, was there no respect, to be sliewn to the children—to the illustrious mother, an example of virtue, and beyond all impeachment ? What—to publish such a libel merely because lie did not know it was false ? No attempt could be snore base, even to gain the wickedest object by the wickedest means. There was no per. sonal malice on the part ot'the,prosecutors in this case ; but they felt it their duty to call forliunishment on those persons who lent themselves to the commission of every species of crime— perhaps not every species of crime, but every species of this .nature. lie knew in this case their Lordships would feel it a duty to the public to take care that the sentence should operate to prevent persons who lend their aid to such atrocities, from sheltering themselves under the plea of no malice—of not being the author of the libel, and therefore making. an endeavour to avoid all punishment. The author, no doubt, was all this time behind the curtain, and' would of course pay whatever fine their Lordships might inflict on thoseMio served his interests and his passions. The punisbment,however, would be incomplete, if another merely paid. The COURT deliberated for sometime, when Mr. Justice BAY LEY pronounced the judgment of the Court as follows:—R.'l'. Weaver, T. Arrowsmith, and W. Shackell, you are now called, up to receive judgment, after being found guilty of a libel, and that on the character of a deceased lady. — In any case, to make a Newspaper the vehicle of private attack is most reprehensible ; but when it is so made on the character of one who is dead, and on that point so deeply affecting her honour, it is the bitterest pang that can be inflicted on her sur viving friends. Two of you state your ignorance of the nature of the paragraph at the time of its insertion; and it would have been but prudent on the part of the other if, when seeing it, he had remonstrated with the Editor, or had held some commit -aication respecting it with the Proprietors. It would have been wise if he had preserved thE manuscript, so that, In case of ne- ! tensity, the real.author might have been come at and punished, if he deserved 2l4 E ditor gave us no information, neither was he given up, on the application atilt plaintiffs, to ascertain the author of the libel. The affidavits alluded to the general syS' tem of managing the paper ; but nothing was said irrthetn, wbl no subsequent search was made for the manuscript, after the ap 'plication of 31r. Harmer. It was most incorrect that the ma nuscript should be destroyed, because it prevented further in quiry from throwing an light upon the subject. The affidavit/ proceeded to say, that a new edition was published, with the el- • ceptionable paragraph expunged, but he should have been much more satisfied if that were done without any application from another quarter. No man who felt for the interests of societY_ could tolerate such Newspapers as dealt in private slander; it was even far worse in this case, for the attack was made on one who was gone to answer for what she might have done; and they might allow her ashes to have slept in peace. The Court doth therefore order and adjudge, that you, R. T. Weaver, do pay to the King a tine of one hundred pounds ; that you, T. Arrowsmith and W. Shackell, pay each a fine of five hundred pounds ; that each and all of you he kept in the custody of the Marshal of the Marshalsea, for the space of nine months s that you then find two securities each in the sum of two hun dred and fifty pounds; that vou enter into your own persona recognizances in the sum of five hundred pounds, to keep the peace for five years; and that you be further imprisoned until the same fines be paid, and recognizances entered into. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Red, 771 I India Stock 3 per Cent. Cons. 73 784 1 India Bonds 665. 69; 4 per Cent • 961 k Excheq. Bills, 3. Ipr 5 per Cent. Navy Ann.... 110 f,i. Cons. fur Account 7 11 1 Bank Long Ann.... 19 9-I6ths HIGH WATEA AT LONDO Morning, 28 minutes after 3. , , N BRIDGE TO-MORROW. 1 Evening, 45 minutes after 3. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS -DICERE FALSUM •AUDEAT LONDON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1821. We received' this morning four day's French Papers, to Thursday last inclusive, and Madrid Papers to the 12th, from which we give extracts under. the usual head of Foreign Intelligence.— .In the French Chamber of Deputies, on Mon day, a letter was read, announcing that the KING had appointed M. ItAvEz to be President of the Chamber. After two scrutinies, MM. COR.• BIERES, DE BONALD, and DE VAUBLiNC, were proclaimed Vice-Presidents. On Tuesday MM. DE Bluutsy and DE KERGOLAy, and on Wednes day MM. CARNOT &INTO URT and CASTLEBAJAC were elected Secretaries. M. RAVEL then took the Chair, the Deputies assembled in the Bureaus to nominate a Committee to prepare an Address to the KING, and the public sitting - terminated. Flanders Mail has also arrived, bringing Brus sels Papers to the 20th inst. They contain fur ther accounts from Trieste of the naval action between the Greeks and Turks, which it is said took place on the 16th or 17th ult. off Cape Na varino. According to some of the reports, 21 Turkish vessels were taken, and 12 burnt, whilst others state that a Turkish frigate was burnt, and 12 transports taken, and that the remainder of the Turkish squadron fled to Zante, where they arrived on the `?lst, pursued by the Greeks. The rumour is repeated of the people of Zante having taken part with the latter, and it is added, that, in a conflict with the English gar rison, they had 17 killed. It is reported that Ali Pacha is advancing towards Thessaly. The greatest discontent, we are assured, from good authority, pervades the Sardinian domi- ['ions, and the spirit of the People is only kept down by the Austrian forces. The country is in a critical state ; and, instead of withdrawing the AuStrian troops, it is feared by the Government that it may be absolutely necessary to augment MoNTaw., OCT. 20.—0 n Saturday, the 4th instant, his Excellency the Governor in Chief visited the Lachine Canal; he arrived on horse back, accompanied only by one Gentleman. Having dismounted and joined the Canal Com missioners, who had preceded him to the spot, tie proceeded down the line of the canal. The labourers on this work having received intelli gence of his intended visit, had prepared a sin-. gular feu de joie to greet him as he passed, as nearly resembling artillery. This new method of salute was the explosion, at intervals, of large pieces from the rock which forms the bed of the canal. This reception was highly gratifying to his Excellency, and the salute was declared more to resemble a park of artillery than the feeble efforts of a party of sappers and miners. His Excellency, after minutely investigating .the-na ture of the soil and rock, declared that the whole merited his entire approbation. A letter from Port-au-Prince, of the 2d Octo ber, states, that the supply of rice at -market is immense ; but the greater part of which is in fested with small insects, which reduces it to a Mere powder, iu an extraordinary manner. The Cork Advertiser received this morning, speaking of the atrocious disturbances which nor agitate Ireland, says, " the system is strengthen ing and spreading itself, in all directions, and to an extent of which few, perhaps, can as , yet have any idea." The. cioninel Advertiser, of the .21st contains a shocking account . of .the, destructicti of a farmer's house by fire, himself, his wife, 5 dal' dren, five labouring men, and three servant maids, —all perishing in the flames! • , The - Gork Advertiser positively asserts that this awful event ‘S as the work of the agitators/