The Sun. — London, England, 1822-02-11 00:00:00

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We received this morning the French Papers Thursday and Friday. The former contain t he debates- in the Chamber of Deputies on Wed -I,esday, on th e fi na l a d opt i on o f th e , L aw f or th e 4 'egulation of the Press, the result of which was 'anticipated by our private advises on Saturday. 4the,last day's papers give an account of Thurs. Ws proceedings in the same Chamber, at the ° Petting of the discussion on the proposed Law relative to the Journals. M. M. LAISNE de Vir,= i 4 ESQUE, and BASTERRECHE spoke eloquent against the Law, and were answered by v • M. COURTAVEL and de FRENILLY, who ° tett for it. The House adjourned at half P , a St five, and the discussion was to be resumed , ;.e next day. The only other news from Paris „ . stir importance, is the report in circulation of 4 Intention to nominate twelve ecclesiastical Peers. Accounts from Augsburg, of the Ist instant, ate, that the, Russian troops are augmenting co nsiderably in Bessarabia, and are prepared to Nlter Moldavia - and Walachia at a moment's n otice. On the other hand, it appears, by 44 , article from Aix-la-Chapelle, that the 4 urks continue to reinforce their armies °4 the banks of the Pruth and the Danube, the l atter of which is provided with a considerable r i ?rte of artillery. The courier from Constan lople of the 10th of January had not arrived at Vienna on the 26th of that month, and this cit• tornstanCe gave birth to various reports. It is a gain asserted that the Austrian Cabinet has held f requent c o mmunications with the different Mem bers of the Germanic Confederation, in order to determine the policy to be adopted by the Ger- I 'lan States, as soon as War breaks out between the Porte and Russia ; from which it is evident that the differences, between those two Powers Ore not so certain of adjustment as has been recently imagined. The intelligence from Spain brought by Ma- dud Papers ccmes down to the 28th ult. In the : fitting of the Cortes of the 27th, the opinion of t he Com m itt ee a ppointed to report on the state ° I Spanish America was discussed. The Re- Port recommended that Commissioners should be immediately sent out to treat with the Colonial Governments ; but Senor-GottiN con te.oded that it was useless to send Commis boners unless the independence of America were Previously recognized, and he therefore submit ted the heads of a Treaty, the first article of *hicit recognizes the independence of the two Spanish Americas, which, he said, would meet all the difficulties, and which, he thmight, the Corn. Nissioners should take with them. A very long debate ensued, which occupied the whole of the Sitting, and the further discussion was deferred to the next day. The advices from Spain in the , l'rench.Journals are dated the 29th ultimo, and give a lamentable description of the distracted state of that country. Old Castile is in insur rection, and Seville has deposed the lately in- S talled civil and military authorities. Her ,„ample, it was feared, would be followed by ‘-'lld z Alicant, Murcia, and Carthagena. FRENCH FUNDS. Feb. 7, Five per Cents. ' 87 1. sc. Bank Stock 150 f. c. Since writing the above, we have received this morning by express the Paris Papers . of Saturday last.—=On Friday a Deputation of the Chamber Of Deputies presented to the KING the law Passed by. the chamber on the sth for the re pression of the abuses of the Press. The Keeper 1 4. the Seals at one o'clock laid the projet of the 1 ,”- before the Chamber of Peers. The Chem 'e'r ordered the projet to be printed, and re 'erred tolhe Bureaux, as well as the expose of t he Keeper of the Seals. The Bureaux will tl leet . on Monday (this dap) to examine the i'Vet, immediately after which the Chamberwill. ,Proceed to the discussion in a general sitting, and \ till appoint a Committee. , I ,Pntscrt ideiCent. Consols, jouis de : 4 4 Sept. 1821: 881.90 c. 95f. 90c. 05c. 90c; 89f. 88f. 95c:—(Jcnir '41 de Patis:l tt will not be easy to point out any substantial (Ivantage resulting to the French Press from an d holition of the Censorship,if the proposed Libel Law should pass the House of Peers without ma terial alteration. The controlling power will Perhaps be less galling in its exercise, but its e xecution will be more deadly, and its operation kill be difected on similar principles. Cdrrec tion, it is true, will be no longer administered Under the immediate influence of Covernment, and it will be entrusted (at least we have no rea son for presuming otherwise) to independent and la tisuspected hands. But one of the great and inevitable faults of a Censorship is, not that the Power is corruptly or tyrannically administered, for this is an accidental, rather than a necessary or inherent evil, but that the Magistrate per forms his discretionary functions according to a settled and inflexible system, baying lost the faculty of applying to iudividual cases that liberal and equitable consideration so peculiarly requi site in judging the irregularities of the Press. A single 'Magistrate, or a limited number, conti nually deciding on cases of the same class, ine• Vitably make to themselves certain fixed tures, of interpretation and criticism, and acquire settled habits and mo d es o f apply i ng the law to the sub jects which come before them. Now, it is not 1 1 _minds th us di sc i p li ne d t h a t t h e eff ect of literary compos i t i ons upon public feeling a 11 be most truly estimated. The Judge may be a better critic than an ordinary jtiryntan ; he. may be better qualified to penetrate the author's motives, and to perceive the'atlinity of his doctrines with others of a more or less dan gerous class ; but such considerations dO knot properly . come under review in a trial for libel, I and a t o o nice attention to these is more likely to pervert ,than to promote justice. When a literary work becomes the subject of accusation; the true object is to ascertain its operatiOn upon the common readers of the day, and this can never be unerringly effected but by chasing for judges individuals; honest and intelligent, but selected at the moment; and such as, by their station, pursuits, and habits of life; may appear best •fitted to represent the bulk of those in whose hands the offending publication was likely to be found. All. tribunals otherwise constituted, though composed of persons*tinble mished in character and of the purest intentions, are essentially arbitrary and censorial. The jurisdiction now establishing in France; with a power of fining and imprisoning; is not; indeed, a preventive, but it *ill be a punishing censor ship : it will not disfigure the paperk by the , quering theth with blank spaces, but its autho rity•over.the publishers will be apparent from time to time in the Vanishing Of their profits and the disappearance of their persons from society. It has indeed been said, and we believe with some truth, that Dairymen in France haVe occasionally abused their office by pronouncing verdicts that could only be iMptited to faction arid favour. It must, however, beconfessed, to the discredit of hu man institutions, that instances of this kind have almost always occurred, and, *e fear, will never be entirely unknown, during times of strong po pular excitement. In political trials of every description, taking place under such circurri stances, there will always be some danger that Jurymen may . permit zeal, arid passion to ccinftise their judgment or subdue their scruples, and may give verdicts not founded on the evidence, but on their own views of some subject connected with the cause. It is not only in trials for libel that such an evil is to be feared, but in every case that connects itself with ,strong party feel ings ; this is the concomitant, and perhaps inse parable, disadvantage of Trial by Jury ; but if that institution, notwithstanding any defects or inconveniences, has, in its general application, been found one of the strongest safeguards to liberty and justice, it certainly is not in political cases that we should be most ready to lay it aside. The power of summary punishment vested in the Legislative Chambers by this law is far more extensive than the similar authority enjoyed by our Ilouses of Parliament. The weightiest correction inflicted by the Lords and Commons of England for offences against their dignity, is an imprisonment terminating at the first prorogation or dissolution: But the French Chattibers, when assailed by the press, may sum mon O. ctilprit to their bar, and inflict upon him the same penalties as would follow a conviction in Court; fines, to the amount, perhaps, of 6000 francs ; imprisonment of two or three years.; a suspension or entire deprivation, in certain cases, of the privilege of reporting; and, upon a viola tion of this interdict, double fines, and double imprisonment. • Another very long paper has been published, on the conversion of Mr. LOYEDAY'S daughter and niece. It is an elaborate defence of the Governess, Mademoiselle REDOUL, drawn up by two French Advocates. The lady exhibits great zeal for the Catholic Religion, and throws con siderable blame on Mr. and Mrs. LOVEDAY, but doeS not; think, justify herself in any mate rial point: She avows the letter written by her sister to Mr. LOVEDAY, Protesting that his con fidence would not be abused on the head of religion ; but she thinks this pledge was amply redeemed, because the one daughter never for mally embraced the Catholic faith, and the other did not make her abjuration till after she had left Mademoiselle REBOUL. No light is thrown upon the long concealment of Miss LOVEDAY, from the time when she fled to the Enfans Trouves till she was found at Mr. JERNiSGHAWS, although there appears every reason to supp ose that Mademoiselle REDOUL could assist in clear ing up this mystery. With regard to the niece, / who, according to Mr. LovuDAY'S statement, became a convert at fourteen, the Governess un dauntedly declares, that, as her uncle left her at the school, he had removed his own daughters ; as the child had herself manifested a wonderful leaning to the Catholic faith ; as, moreover, her mother had beed an Irish Lady, and therefore might have beeti a Catholic 'Mademoiselle REDOUL considered it a pious duty to withdraw this young devotee from the "Anglican Church," in defiance of the 'known and vehemently de clared wishes of her uncle and guardian. Dig nified and illustrious Prelates were consulted, who " recognised in the conduct of Mr. LOVE.. DA Y a mysterious decree of Providence, which he was not permitted to elude ;" and the Go verness, no longer feeling herself called upon 4C to resist indefinitely the will of GOD himself," caused the work of conversion to be completed by the abjuration of her pupil, and her imme diate admission to three Ittnnish sacraments.— stateniOt will not,, We think, do very ex tensive service either to the cause of Made moiselle REBOUL, of to the interests of religion in France. One thing at least is certain, that no English. parent, after reading such an avowal, will entrust his children to thi fidelity of French preceptors, without full Warning of the danger to be apprehended,, where a system' (if i4e may use the phrase) of spiritual kidnapping is encouraged by the highest religious authorities, and vindi cated as the express interposition of Divine Pro. Vidence. Extract of a Letter from ati annah, .bran. 1. 4C The cruizers are again phindering the Ame rican vessels as soon as the latter leave the coast. There are now three vessels out from Regla fun of men, who hoard every vessel they full, in with, and have this week ransacked several vesse:i and maltreated the crews. The Cabeldo of Gtiatattala has 'invited the Cabeldo of th:d city to follow their example and become inde pendent, to which the latter has given an angry reply ; and liar published the letter and answer. The Captain-General has added an Addr,ess to the loyal and constitutional people of Havannah and the Island. A new election has taken place; the Deputies illegally elected to the Cortes a're left out f and new ones chosen in their stead. Our Tinkflet is bad, and offers no encouragement to ship any thing to thistplace." IRELAND. The accounts received this morning are upon the whole unfavourable. The Western parts of the COutity of Cork continue in a state 'of tran quillity and, in the, Macroom district the pea santry are busily engaged ,in peaceful 'occupa , tien4. EVen the parish of treleary, hitherto the most ,refractory, has manifested a disposition to submission, and has offered to make a surrender of arms. Though a few arms are daily olitained, how ever, kis obvious, from the small amount delivered upon the whole, that the insurgents are far from beirlg sincere in their professions and promises,-- The intelligence from the other parts of the coun ty, and even from the immediate neighbourhood of the city of Cork itself, are very, alarming. Outrages are perpetrated in great numbers, and With unabated violence.—ft is now ascertained that of the Police at Cluirchtown four were kill ed and eight wounded. Another party of the Police, who were stationed at . Millford; seven miles from 'Charleville, *have narrowly, escaped a similar attack.: Information having been received that an assault by the'lnsurgents was reselved on, the Police were removed to head-quarters._ On the same night a large party of the White boys visited the post which the Police had . occupied sounding horns and firing shots. In re. venge for their disappointment at not finding the, intended victims, they burned the house, which was two stories high, with a slated roof, and distroyed .the out offices. The indications of disturbance in the county of Dublin increase. In Limerick and Kilkenny the pestilence rages with undiminished ftiry.--erjeant CHARLES BATEAI.IN; of .the Clonakilty Yeomanry, is,- in cutody; charged with shootit.g Buckley. One of the emissaries of General Rock has been appre hended, in the act of conveying orders through the disturbed - districts to the insurgents; A Meeting of the Owners and Occupiers of Land in the County of Worcester, was held ,in Worcester, on Friday last, E. Is aac, Esq. in the Chair. The. Resolutions, which attributed the Agricultural Distress to excessive Taxation, and to the fraud and injustice committed by the change in the value of money, and which assign ed these assumed evils - to the corrupt state of the representation, were moved by J. !licit laps, Esq. and seconded by Mr. SPOON ER, M. P. The Resolutions, and a Petition founded upon them, were adopted by the Meeting, though the Mover, Mr. RicuAans, in the course of his speech, bad stated, that " 1 t was clear that the prices were low, not only in this country, but all over the world, and particularly in the United States of America !" We have not heard that the people of the rest of the world, and particularly of America, attribute the depression of their Agriculture to the corrupt state of their Representation,—to excessive Tax ation,—or to the commission of any Legislative Fraud in changing the value of Money ! It is really surprising to see such prOas of the coact sion of ideas upon - this important subject, as are exhibited by men who presume themselves qua= lifiad to direct the Public Mind, and to dictate to the Government of the Empire ! MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. HULL, FEB. 10.—The James, Bell, from Shields to Mar gate, has put in here leaky, having been on the Trinity near the Spurn. STD 0 MNESS, JAN. 20.—The schooner Christiana, Groat, of Wick ; Lady Perth, Congalton, of Leith ; and the Lively, Collie, of Aberdeen, were driven on shore in a gale of wind in Long Hope on the 15th inst., but were got off, and will be ob liged to discharge their cargoes (herrings) to repair. The Swift, Daw, of Fraserbtirgh; was driven on shore at Widewall about 10th ult., where she received considerable damage, and is now repairing. PLi Tl 4, FEB. 9.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the H arr i e t, Cuming, from St. Michael's ; Margaret, Bulaus, from Viers; Delight, Gray, from Seville for London ; -and Perseverance. Brown, from the coast of Africa for London; the latter has been out 11 weeks, lost her boats, gaff, bulwarks, water casks and mainsail, and is very leaky. FAL MOUT /i, FEB. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived yesterday the Albion, Butcher, from Yarmouth for Naples; Fortitude, Butcher, from London for Barbadoes ; Blais, Blues, from ditto for Rio Janeiro, with loss of bulwarks and staneheons ; and Magdalen, Amey, from Gibraltar. Arrived to-day the John, Squires, from Lisbon ; Elizabeth, Soper, from Malta ; Pamona, Wilkie, from London for Para; Marley, Thompson, from ditto for Madras, with loss of bulwarks, sails, rigging, boat, live stock, &c., haVing been struck by two heavy seas on sth inst. ; and the Messenger, from Tarragona. A transport, No. 42, is now going up the roads ;—a heavy sea is running, but none of the ships appear to drive. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 10.--Wind S.--Arrived yesterday the Fly, Brown, from Cephalonia. Sailed the Anne, Williams, for Rotterdam. _ PADSTOW FED. 8.--I'he Enzaheth Johanna, Lucas, from Boston for Rotterdam, with cofFee and camphor, arrived off' here this niorning in a sinking state ; in attempting to enter the harbour she sunk in deep water ; the crew were quite exhausted with fatigue at the pumps, and it is feared ' that three have periShed. For the last three days they have been obliged to bail constantly at both hatchways. DEAL, FEB. 10.—The Macc:lesfied, for Van Dieman's Land, broke another anchor yesterday, and has been again supplied. Cam: down from the River and remain, the Hassaren, Gibson, for Honduras ; Princess Charlotte, Lamb, for Lima ; peveron, Wilson, for Van Dieman's Land ; Herald, Young, for Sierra • Leone ; Amy, Bloomfield, for Genoa; and Betsey, Duncan, for New York. The Wind being easterly, several of the out, ward bound got away, but it became calm and they have since put back. Szvrx CLOCK.—Moderate breeze. Some of the outward. bound have got under weigh, and the remainder wait until day light to-morrow. The Fame, Gilmore, from Bristol to Cork, was wrecked on the Island of Landy. Crew and part of the cargo saved. • Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Cduncit was held at the Foreign Office, which was at tended by all the Cabinet Ministers, Who conti nued in deliberation till half-past four. On Saturday, at five minutes past one o'clock, the KING. left his Palace in Pall-mall for his Palace at Brighton. Yesterday Divine Service was performed id. the King's household, at his Palace in Pall4nall, by the Rev.F.B.BLoNtiuttc. On Saturday, the Duke and Duchess Of Ct..l:- Ituicu left town for Bushy Park. , It is asserted that a trial respecting the and Testament of BUWiAPARTE will come on be fore the Tribunal of First Instance, at Paris, on Saturday. A Treasury Order has been issued, permitting the use of wheat in malting and distilling. ? . "74 4 44 -A /I I. I A ! f j : V_ ,Le ) ' .' V 4 k k 0 1 ;1% •( - , 14 ....*0' -- i .: , 4 . ' - '; , - - :•t 5dt ,,,, , ,.. i f - 1, ,. , ; -- - -..-- v: ':,j , '''' -,,,,,,,,&-; _ ; . /iOIF i; 4 0 403, • ‘.., c ,.‹, -, i-,:.„_--,..‘ m • .... ..,....;;.6. - • 5.. .5... , t .:1:,,,,1- 1 4, 47 . ,r,.. , 4- ,i,‘, - ,.=,: , •--,-..„--_,,-4r-w' cN, 0 ~ , j, v . 5 ..0 fig ( 0v , , ,, ~,,:: FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS ; Countess 110-ragar of Normanton and Miss Benion t in Mon tagiie-square ; Sir Thomas and Lady Stepney, in Heniietta street ; Colonel and Mrs. Norman, in South Audley-street Lady Williams W ynn and M iss Wynn, in Upper Brook-Street; Sir Thomas. Pechell, Bruton-street, Ber4eley-square 4 the Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock, from Bedfordshire; the Earl and Countess of Lonsdale, from . Rutlandshire ; Earl Bower, from a tour ; Lord Eardley, from Brighton; Lord and Lady Say and Sele, from ditto ; the Lord ,Chief Baron of Scot land and LadY Shepherd, at the Royal Hotel; from Scotland. Friday, the Duke and Duchess of Clarence dined with the Duchess of Kent, at the King's Palace., Kensington. Saturday, the Duke and Duchess of Clarence left town for Bushy Park. The Earl of Albemarle will lead to the hymeneal.altar this day the accomplished Miss Hunloke, daughter ,of the Ladyllun loke. The eeremOny, will be performed by the Bishop of Norwich, at his house, in Grosvenor-street-4 Morning Paper.) The display of beatity and fashion in the Parks yesterday was, for the early period of.the season, quite unprecedented., The Earl of Liverpool gave a grand dinner, yesterday, at Fife House. The Speaker gave another grand,l4anquet yesterday. The Earl of Blesiuton gave sumptuous dinner yesterday, at hia house in St. James's-square:' _The Countess of Olengali had her first party, in Lowei . Grosvenor.streef, last night. The. Marchioness of Salisbury wijl have a card party. this evening, at Saliibury House.' . , POETRY. On the intended Sale of Pictures, Drawings, Printt, &c., collected by the late RICHARD COSWA I - , Esq. R.A. • What ! COswAY's treasures doom'd fitir sale, Collected with such skill refin'd, That Chance may I,prtad them, mournful Tale ! As seatteed by the roving wind. . Forbid it WEALTH, and prove thy taste, For such a store no price regard, Secure the whole with eager haste, And FAME thy spirit shall reward. For if dispers'd, we ne'er again Can hope to see a pr4e so rare, Which patriot pride may well retain; . And worthy of a Nation's care. ' • As well might we expect to find • Another CoswAY,start to view, With all his various pow'rs combin'tl, By Cicalus fir'd, to Nature true. rr. A e THE THEATRES. THEATRE.—The (*era nf Tureo in Italia was represented on Saturday, as The Baron de Dolsheim is necessarily deferred ? on account of the continued indisposition of CuaioNt. The whole was well received. An apology was made for Madame RONZ 1, but we did not see the ne cessity for it, as she sung with great sWeetness and acted with great spirit.—The Divertiiement, at the end of the first act; Was ,supported by BARRE', DE V A RLNNES, RdT,AND, A ItiA TO LE, and NI EIiCA D OTTI. The Carnival de Penile was the concluding Ballet.—The honse was fully and respectably atteaded. DRURY•LANE.--A very interesting new melo drame was brought forward at this Theatre, on Saturday last, under the title of Adeline. The story is very simple and very affecting. Adeline, the daughter of an old blind Officer, contrary to the cautious given by her father, is seduced from hic house by a young Nobleman, who assumes the name of Fabian, and appears in the ca pacity of a poor artist. He is niiirrled,' and deceives Adeline by a pretended marriage, with the assistance of a profligate Baren;— .Adeline discovers the plot, and returns to her father, who receives her with affection, but exacts a promise that she will never see Fa• bian any more, still, however, ignorant who he really is. At length, after scenes of distressful interest, tortured by remorse for neglecting her father's admonitions, and by her hopeless attach ment to Fabian, she throws hersel - i into the river in sight of the audience, but is rescued from the waves, and' again brought forward, 3 et, exhaust ed by grief and the effect of the water, dies in the arms of her father. Why she should die when she has recovered without the assistance of the Humane Society we cannot conceive.— Some change should be made in the catas trophe, as the feelings revolt at seeing the .heroine thus committing suicide.—The piece was through Out well supported.—Miss CAPE LAND was the heroine, and she gave her part with all the truth and energy of nettle. COOPER was affecting in the blind old Officer. PENLEY was very respectable in Fabian, and KNIGHT diverting and interesting in a faithful domestic. We join with a Morning Paper in condemning the absurd custom of not mentioning on the play-bills the names of the Characters in new pieces, as a knowledge of their names would facilitate the operation of the fable. The piece was very well receiaed acid evert;, by rot of the audience, demanded for repetition this evening. The house was badly attended at first, but the audience gradually increased, and Mad 6 a respectable appearance during the representa tion of the second piece, Three Weeks after Nan: riage, in Which Er.w•ros performed Sir Charles Racket with . true comic spirit, and Mrs. EDWIN sustained the, part of Lady Racket with corre sponding vivacity and humour, THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, FEB. 11. We have not had any fresh Arrivals this tno ring from the unfairourable state of the wind, and nar supply- cJoiusts chiefly of Janet samples; the demand not v ry 'Jrisk for the best which maintained last week's prices both f.. Barley and Wheat, but the inferior sorts not saleable at a reduction of 2s. or 3s. per qr. Oats, Peas, and tans as last week.—No alteration in the pr: e,e of Flour. AVERAGE PRICE OF conN ENGLAND AND WALES. Wheat, Os. 9d.: Barley, 19s. MI.; Oats, liis; 114 Rye, 225.,2d..; .Beans, 225. 5d.; Peas, 24. 4d. The Average Price of Brown or MescovadO SuFar, comptited from the Returns made in the Week ending the 6th day of Fe nuary, 1822, is 325. 4:ld. per cwt. SMITHFIELD 'MARKET, FEn. 11. There was a great number of Cattle at market this morning of all descriptions, in consequence of which the sales were dull, and last week's prices were obtained with difficulty. The price of Hay remains the same. 2s ad to 3s 104 I Veal Mutton Is ed to 3§ IN Pork 2s 4d to Os a LAW INTELT.IGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH (THIS DAY.) THE KING- V. HECTOR.• Hr. HAnaistiN renewed his application for criminal information in this case; which the Court • had given him leave• to mention again with fur=, th.er affidavits. From these itappeared, that. it, had been Mr. Hector's practiCe,.as well as the, late Steward's, to remain with. the Jury ; but th 4 Learned CounSel,observed, that he conceived a continued laxity of pra n ce could not justify an illegal act. it also appeared, that Mr. tor's selection of Jurors had been . confined to about twenty persons, who were either the tenants.Of liimsellOr i fr. Jolliffe, or their 'de fendants and .av3wed partizans, and that since it had become important -4o the Borough to have the Mayor impartially. elected,:he had invariably - . excluded. all, the, other. inhabitants:---lie was pr,oceeding to detail the contents of the affidavit; - when he was stopped by , • TheLcian CHIEF JUSTICE; who, said that he . hat.l ; stated 7 01ough to entitle him, to a rule to skew cause, which was accordingly granted.. PERJURY; . Tilt 41{ 4 1G V. DUNN. • This was an information,filed by. his Majesty's Attarney-General, against the defendant,. for. wilful and corrupt perjury, committed by Lim; in his evidence given before a .Committee of Oil notise of Commons, appointed to try the mezits of the Election , for the Borough of Sr.• Ives, on the. Petition, of Sir Walter Stirling, Bart. The defendant :was tried and convicted the sittings after last. Term, before the,Chief Justice. . Alr:,J.ustice pronounced the follow ing sentence, which ..was, that the defendant le imprisoned in the Kitties Bench prison.for two months, and at the expiratiop of that period to be transported for seven years. . THE ENGLISH BAR. THE BENCHERS OF THE INNER TEMPLE AND DANIEL WHITTLE HAIIVEY,, ESQ. ' A discussion has recently t a ken pl tee between the Benclicto of the Inner Temp'e and Mr. DANIEL WHITTLE Hastvilei which, as it affects he rights and interests of both . paities, as' well as the character V the ; bar itself,. is not a little negertant. . Our readers will •, probably recollect, that Mie tiatvey hid ineide . himself somewhat conspicuous by his spirited contest for t Borough of Colchester, as well by the political lead.which' hetook in the• Common. Cquncil, and elsewhere.. Previous to Lis engagements in these busy scehes, he was admitted as an at torney, and his name was to be found on the Rolls of the Court of King's Bench in that character. His practice was princie - Dally confined to the - county of Essex, where his father aotl brother had long resided.. having resolved - to abandon the hurnble profession I walk of an attorney for the more elevated station of a barrister, to which he. imagined his talents v... e more peculiarly su ted, he entered himself a Member of the Inner:Temple, and pursued the necessary studies with becom ing at ior. As a preliminary step, too, he took the usual course of having his name taken off the Roll of Attornies..Hay ieg completed his Terms in Trinity Term last, lie appliAd to. one of the Masters , of the Inner Temple to propose, at the ge neral meeting of the Benehers„ that he should be called ; and we believe his name was put up,• with others, in the Hall with that view. It is customary, before a gentleman is called to the bar, for the Ben.:hers, in the first instance, to make inquiries us to his eligibility; and if any thing shall arise to: exate doubts of his character. to tipcn, him - fciexplanation. I f this ex planation s` Mild not proVe siv.isfactor,.., 0 en they feel it their. duty, in the ischarte of the high re,, , toolibitity vested in then ; to relectbis . Claim In the instance of Mr, Harvey we have rt.i..- sen to think that this was precisely the course put-stied, Th 3 3laster, to whom he apphed, intimated to hint that theta were objections to his admission ; but that he would,, peverthe-, less, propose his bring called, if he chose, withOtt, however, pledging himself.. to.. support that proposition. Mr. Harvey, upon .epresentation, for thattermat least,. begged to wits:- eraw his claim, kin.' anxious to ascertain the grounds oe which os‘seerition' was likely to take place. In the NI ichaelneas Term folieWing he renewed his application ; and, the subject having been brought before the Benchers,. they refused to sanc tion his call. AIL Harvey naturally demanded the greunds upon which this refusal took place ; and these were candidly Stated; and opportunities offered him for entering upon his jus. tificati ea. Mee. - having heard what he had to urge, however, the original resolution of ale Benchers remained unshaken, and thus the. prospects, which :dr. Harvey had been induced to. entertain from his profcsional pursuits at the bar, were site- . ;ether fr :stratcd. He still had an appeal ; and. ac c ordi ng ly, in Jenuire last,. sent a petitioh to the Twelve Judges, .con). plaining of the conduct of the Bench; rs in refusing to call him to the bar ; praying, that they might be ,ordered to certify to their Lordships their objection to his demand; and, further,' that he might be heard before their Lordships, either in person or by his eptinsel, in anneal against such Objection., , In consequence of this petition, the Learned Judges did ac ed dingly issue their order to the &tellers, calling upon then' for their certificate in the case of Mr. Harvey, and also direct-. i ig that they should appear before their Lordships at Serjeuat's Inn Hall on Friday the Ist instant., when the petition was to be heard. On the Ist Feb., at six o'clock in the evening, the ol of the Twelve Judges teok thar seats in Serjcant's lan Hail, and wet. iron ?diateiy afterwards follewed lry a. crowd of persons, who felt an interest in the result of, the ,proceedin e s, and Who were anxious to 'Le present at the discussiorn The Lord .Chief Justice ABBOTT then; announced, that the Benchers (f the Inner Temple, together with the petitioner, la e, counsel; and solicit, r, could alone be permitted to be pre sent : all others must retire, as it was net a public Court. the Court having been cleared accordingly, Mr. Litchfield, the Treasurer of the Inner Temple, 31r. Harrison, the Ring's Counsel ; and a few of the other Benchers, took their seats.— Chairs were like Wise ordered for Mr. Harvey and his Counsel, - Messrs. Brougham.and Denman.., . The petition of Mr. Harvey was then read, and this was f6l - by the - certificate'of the Benchers, Signed by their Trea. surer; and - prepared in pursuanee Of the 0/der of their Lordship. • This certificate was at considerable length, and referred to certain documents, by which it was accompanied, as illustrative of the reasons by which the Benchers were actuated in refusing Mr. Harvey's 'demand.,.. Wheie reasons were principally to be found in conduct attribtited to him—in causes in - which he was a' p the first entitled " Harvey v. Andrew," wilich vas tried before the late Mr: Justice Heath, at the Lent Assizes for Essex in 11110; ; and the second entitled " Frost v. Harvey,'" ' tried before the present Chief Baron at the Lent Assiz.ei in 1814. In that ofT" Harvey v. Andrew," he brought an action for defamationethe defendant having accused him of purloini a paper from his office, and a verdict was found for the defend ant ; and in that of " Frost v. Harvey"' an action was broug'it` against him for a fraud, and a verdict wis found for the plain tiff. There was a third cause meeemed, in which Mr. He e: e , had acted as a solicitor for . his father, to his conduct in which exception was also taken. To enter into the detail of these causes,,,. unaccompanied by the explanations V Mr: Xlar, vey, would be naafi% We shall ordy ; observe, fectefore, that the certificate in conclusion stated, that the Benchers, " after the fttlleit consideration, subMitted to their .LordshiPe, that, consistent with their duty to the profession and to-the public,. they could not call a person placed as Mr. Harvey was to the bar." Messrs. Denman and Brottghain were then heard at great length by their Lordships in support of the Petition of their client. When they had concluded, all parties quitted the Hall with the exception of the Judges, whO remained in deliberation for some rime. The Benchers and Mr. Harvey were then re called. The tonne* had retired, but the latter went Irfcrr! their Lordships, when he was informed that their Lordships, aft.r having wily weighed cor the one hand, the reasons urged by the Benchers for the course pursued by them ; and on the other, the explanation given by hirti 2 were unanimously of opinion that the Benchers had acted : with a due regard to the Honour of the Bar and the interests of society in refusing his application to ba admitted a Member of. that Society. Thus the affair at present stands, but we have heard that Mr. Harvey intends priblishing his own vindication. We trust that the. same vigilance may be observed towartla ALL oi;rit;ri persons who may in future seek to be called to the bsr. By such means only can the parity of a most honourable profession be preserved. It should not be flNotten and this may operate : a an useful hint to the numerous body of Students who are now in the Metropolis, what is vulgarly Galled " eat ing their way to the Bar," that any departure from that fair and correct course which ought invariably to characterize the conduct of a gentleman, may become the subject of exapina, tion, and of ultimate rejection from a path on which thiir tieat hopes may have been fixed.