The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-06-30 00:00:00

;Tfl E BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON. ' '
FRIDAY, .Juste 30.
The great great expedition is sow in a state of eery no-
sive preparation. We wish that this character had
displayed itself a fortnight ago. The fate of the
Contioeut, ye fear, will he decided before it caw
each any part of th , opposite coast. But, to use
as homely phrase-6, It as better late than never,"
,rind thoineee demonstration may have a good ef-
ilieet. I'l4 horse trild other transports, ut Graves-
Mad, amount to upwards' of seventy, suppotA
thrispefent to carry 15,000 infantry, and 2,000
'.41-alry. At Portsmouth they are taking the
~ittas out of the men of war, and cenverting them
into transportr. We fear, however, that this is oot
the commencement of a new system, which we have

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more than once recommended. The ships of ear,
we. believe, are not taken into this service from
preference, but f the difficulty of procuring or-
dinary transports.

Some further extracts from the foreign papers,
• received on ‘Vedpesday, arc steels iti our last page.
They do not contain any new event of importance,
but relate to points which we have already noticed.
The Emperor of Itussix, accompanied by the
Grand Duke CO?iSTANTINE,set out from St. Pete4r-
burgh on the isth last, to place himself at the head
of hi, forces. It would he emit:oaf, indeed, if this
soieleign, who so geihuntty courted' danger iii the
fields of Moravia, la the late war, against Boris-
PARTIi, should be seen 'fighting on, his side, ou
the same scene a4aitist his late friend and ally.
Among our numerous extracts from t7ie foreign
print% is a proclamation of BONAPARTE, uniting
the Papal territories with the Preach Eanpirei and
granting au itimisity of 2,000,000 francs to the Pope.
I.IIUO he, whose stirrups sovereigns couileseended to
hold, is become a peasiouer up oa a Corsican soldier
of fortune, and Rome, once the mistress of the
world, is sunk to the level of tiliirabaNh or IA-
Iwcit, under the mock title of a free and Imperial
rely.
• The Plower, which arrived on Tuesday nt Ply-
mouth, spoke several neutral vessels from France,
the masters of which informed her, that all the
French privateers had hero laid up, and their crime
• sent to pin the Fri:urbanities.
Private letters. from 110114 MI stale, that the Con-
Cu riatiina has met with great resistance. la several
of the provinces the ceaseripts have assembled. and
~ositivelv refused to march. Threats have been used
;net ihem, but as BONAPAILT4 has drained the
via • yr of regular troops, it is doubted whether the
Untels loveriitnent Iris the meads of forcing them
tllissarinier io Germany. The same Liters
• siri.zral Hagfish mini Ainericau ships Imre
; gutted at Riga.
suffered yesterday, at Exe-
le order of hia Ou
frinsiVhe Uid Dailey to the place
a ;prayer-Look in his hand,
-resod was so great aloig
ter stage cosiclicsi milady

to juju tt
etate, that
Welf bcra
, • Clot. Suthertn:,
eultoo-dock, for 0.11
itja arti,'itk a cart, .
Hof execution, he he'.4l
w;ajch'ht• rewt. The co

AVlotechArel, it obstructed
.4.4.1 hair to‘stirr.'
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771 f JIMMY DR STEM' D'ALTZAVY.

So :ouch has been Auld of thi• Nobteanso in•
the public papery respecting 'his having heels
constrained to reties from the Ensksisto .domi-
nions, oeriog to his having incurred the po•Ouni
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impede, that the following account of a personage
so highly praiseworthy, and so eminently distill.
guislied for his virtues and altilitxs, may not be 1
unacceptable to British subjects of every denomi-
nation
Christian Frederick Ernest de Stein d'Alteo,'
stain, sod Baron of the Holy Roman Empire, is
a native of the Mergraviate of /torten:li ; he is
descended from an ancient awl noble rustily, and
may already have completed his tenth lustre.—'
When young, he obtained a constnissieu of Sub.
Lieutenant in the regiment of Royal Getman Ca.
vatry, one of the finest corps in the service of the
King of Sardinia. In this regiineut he gradually
advanced through the iiitennediate ranks to that
of Major, and served with great credit said dis-
tiaction throughout the war in Italy, until His ,
Sardinian Majesty retired to Rome, and lieeissed
his army. The Baron de Stein then returned to
etrmany, and resided at Alt:patch ; he was there
sten noticed by the Baron de Ilardenherg, the
Minister who presided over the Prussian States
)to Fraiwonia, rid for some years( was employed
in a civil eapa:•ity. Iu 1806, when the King of
Prussia became Chief Conservator of the Duchy
of Snxe-Hdilbourghassem the Baron was recom-
mended to the reigning Duke us a person every
way qualities' to Sec at the head of the Regency of
his States, end he remained in that capacity un-
til his merits, joined to his services, oecasioued
his being recalled by the King of Prussia in 1110 a.
when he was admitted a Member of that Mooareh'e
Privy Commit, and nominated his coofidential
Minister.
In this capacity, 'hilt superior talents, his rare
and incorruptible integrity—and the inflexible re.
..istauce lie, on every occasion, manifested, in oppo-
status to the intrigues and designs ol• the French
Government, rendered him obnoxious to Boats-
parte, who left no stone unturned, till he com-
pelled him, even upon principles of personal safety,
to retire to Vienna. His Imperial Majesty received
the Baron. with open arts% and he soon became
the life aid soul of his councils. At this jiinetuie,
he is the Directorial, if nut the Paiute intouter of
the Emperor; and has completely new-modelled
every department of the Austrian Goverment.
word, he has inspired the Cabinet of Vienna
energy of character, a decided unanimity
of icutirneat, and a persevering promptitude in its
sperutions, unknown since the reign of Charles V.
Ott line the 30th, 1797, the Chapteral Order of
St. Joachim elected the Baron de Stein a Knight-
immediate ; sud on the 83d of March, iwei, he
was advanced to the dignity of Commander, and
Directorial-Counsellor of the Order. Oat the :tad
sstialy, of the same year, his brother, the Baron.
Weederick William Ferdinand, an offi:et in the
service of His Prussian 11Iajesty, was, with the lull
indentire approbation of that Monarch, elected u
Knight-immediate of that Order.
This Order glorifies itself in having formerly
enumerated a Duke of Save-Cobourg, a Duke of
Wurtemberg, a PrinCe of Nessau-Saarbritek, a
.Prince Piecolonsini, Nelson, the Hero of the Nile,
and the Viscount Trafalgar, amongst its illus-
trious members; and, at the present period, it can
boast, with conscious pride, of its being empowered
to reclaim his Serene [helmets the Duke of
and the Karon Charles Augustus Imhoff,
us being at the head of the Knights, who a►e the
existing ornaments of this Equestrian Order.
LIONEL. BARON DE NORMANNSDODAT.

THE 44 TR 1, H. Y. 11.4 RK ET.

Last night, Mr. CoutAN's interesting play of
The Afrieuna, was performed, and attracted a most
brilliant audience. Every box was tilled htfore the
rising of the curtain. Mr. Young, iii the part of
Se/icy', received the loudest applaiise. Mr. JUNES
again performed the part of Madam', with the
runt brilliant success—No one possesses versatility
of talents in a more eminent degree. It is nut
merely iu the lightness of comedy and farce that
he excels. hut in every part, where sentiment and
feeling err to be expressed, he is equally happy.
His snug was very well received, mid continued
plauilibt attended him tiITIVIIKhOIIf., Mr. LlirON
dinplayt d all bus rhareeteristie humour iii repre-
arlitution of Mr. Meg, avid the play went Mt with
great spirit. The Farce of The t'iitie followed,
io which Mr. Juaas's PO: Mi. SlArritawe's
. Sir. Frtifsil Plagiary, and Mr. and Mrs. Li 610 N,
kept the house in einitinual bursts oflaughter.
The Eaglish Opera, lip all Night ! attracted on
elegant and crowded audience, last night, at the
LyceumTheatre, in the .Strand. Mri. Mot's.
?AIN, Wt.. MAIM'. Mr. hut:tarps, and Mr.
Downie. excited constant peals at applaii,e.
Mr. Time Doss Humes farce, Killing nu Al:rider,
is to be played to-morrow, at the Ilayttisrket.
The exceptionable part has been uttered ; it was
the character of a Methodist, which the Licemer
prohibited, because it •• tended to ridicule the sect."
"I he lest arrivals at Clifton soil the Hotwelts are,
The Feel sad Count's' of Mestairesigt., Lund and Lady
Puatitghbo, Lofty illakelh", COI kobiast-. 11ia.t
Meier, He.eldvn, Major Mt 41,1.16.'16d fainelli, Ice. Ike.
Tke Durkee, of houTin.nlint.sa D. gind
Ladies PtIBLY left mufti, ye,terdaj, fa? Clifton,
awl Earl Fumy fur Caiiihralge.
Her Koyul Highness the Vrinetssa Clialltt.Orta
of Wass whited her Royal Mother; yestsird.ty, at



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1,4 W INTELLIOEVC'E.
LIBEL
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Warrealt «sera, Jose ag.
Siftings at Nisi Prins before Lord Chief Justice
M•NiFIEI.O.
•
• THE EARL OF LEttLISTER v. WALTERS
awl OTHERS.
This was an action brought by the Plaintiff, the
Earl of Leicester, uaiust the Defeudautit, Editors
of The Morning Herald. fur a Libel. The Da-
mages were laid at 20,0001.
Mr. Serjeaut BEST, on the part of the Plaintiff,
stated, that the Defendants rfere Proprietors of
respectable Morning Paper, called The sVorning
I ferehL They had published a moat bcandulous
libel against the Noble. Personage who WHY the
Plaintiff in this action ; and such was the incare of
ant libel, then if the Jury did not firing in a tier-
iet for the entire amount at whieli the &meager
were laid, he could not feel that joitier was dom.)
to his client. The libel was of. such a description,
to willing could counpentiate fur the injury it is-
flicted—it was false, and it wits acknoviletiged to be•
•false. Who the author of it was, he did not kilos,
bat he would now make an offer to the Defendant.'
Counsel, if they would gave np the author, the
&menu should 'tot be farther persevered in.
Here the Defendants' Counsel interfered ; and
the COURT decided, that unless they could pr duce
tunic remain for concluding that the Defelidients
Albin" the person, the withholding iliformatiao
simile,' not be used as MI accoaattun against (livens.
, Mr. Serjeint )tsar continued. lie :aid he was
about to Infer such kuuwltdge upon their parts, us
it was itnpowsilele to think that they coidd
such a production, without knowing- who the au-
thor was ; if they did kilow Lim, they should pro-
duct hint ; if they raid not know -tuna, they should
be prevented frown ever printing again, for hewing-
printed such an article at random. It was his pain-
ful teak to explitia what the libel Pre: rowdy,
however, he should acquaint them, that in the
reigia of Charles the Fite, tiers was 4 monster cf
the title of Lop! Andley, a dicrace to society-,
and to the name of mats, who was triad sad con-
victed for•fora base erica* with our of his servant-,
anti fur having assisted that servant to commit a
rape upon his wife. • The Editors of The Morning
tiered thought primer, iu the month of December
hat, after having berme (attended and apnlogibcd,
to insert a paragraph in their paps r to the ft Ili-m.lllg
sheet—" That distr.-a had been exhibited ogritst
a Noble )serd, by his Lady, similar to those tier
which Lord Andley was .prosecuted Ind reef
-vetted ; tliat thoresere eoicumatimets• in the latter
ease tar mureastrocious." -Weals:a stated. that such
charges vie:rat exhibited in Dortorti'-econnions.—
lit: thete was audi a libel areal the Res-olds of
Duct ors' - Coin inn its, t key
•could prose it. by
briasitig..ftawatil die proper ofiicer ; but they had
sigintiedruo such. intention in the Record. Still.
however, lie invited the' do so; he would not
fwd., permit, but dely thino.; the, charge_ was as false
ns it ens wicked; if they gave thetnaelyes the trouble
to inquire, they aisolst.etasily have meet-naiad the
truth, and therefore they were more culpable her
having tiolated it. lie wou:d chew, that it must
have originated from some private pique, entertain-
ed by some person connected with the office,
against the Noble Personage roacerned. Another
paragraph bad appeared in the same paper to this
effect— " The a retched son of en English Mar-
quis has absconded, iu consequence of a charge
brought against hint by his wife, similar to that for
whieh Lord Audley was tried; whose brutal atro-
city brought him to as ignominious deeds ; a spe-
cial warrant has been issued against his Lord-hip,
who has long been a disgrace to human nature."
If the charge which those Editors doted to insinu.
ate against hiin were true, he, (the Learned Conn-
ed), would agree that he was indeed a diagram to
human nature; be world own that he was a person
with whom no one should associate; but the *ar-
rant, as well as every' ther part of the ski:omit, ass
the invention of some one connected with the pa-
per, or to whose malicious purposes that „paper.
had made itself the willing instrument. That pa-
ragraph appeared in April, in the December pre-
ceding a paragraph appeared to this effect—
" That a separation had taken place between
Lord C. and his Lady, and that she appeared in
the Court of Chancery, to prove that she was
not pregnant." This, be could 141 y, was not the
case ; they lived together at the time. 111 a few
days after, it appeared. Lord Chartley (now
Earl of Leicester) seat . a persou to The 1 lerdd
Office, aud, in a few ear; after, they made all the
reparation they could; by insetting ass apology, and
declaring that there was no fouudetion for the re-
port.
The Defendants had pleaded not guilty to
the charge; they tied not put in a justification, lie-
disuse they knew, that, in tile attempt to prove its
truth, they would be defeated; they did it, also,
to ive greater effect to the label ; for, watliosil eti-
teling into the• question or its truth, the stigma
would be more firmly attached than if they had
investigated ; for, investigation must hive ended
in the proof of its falsehood. They had soma •eited
all the. Noble Lord's relations to hear the horrid
story. They also knew that lie was embarrassed in
hie circumstances himself, mind had done all they
could to find out his resideuce ;—for what pur-
pose ? That they might give notice of- it tit his cre-
dutors, aud thereby obstruct the forainderig of the
cause. it was a cause which any one ohm could
plead as well as another ; the circumstances were
strong, uteri spoke for thernselsrs. They all knew
the valve of character, and they must see bow
vitally the character of the Noble Lord was af-
fected .I,f the libel in question. The charge
brought ageinst biro viva one of so odious a
nature, that the very circumstance of its itn-
ptitalian was at blot upon it. Innocent as be
was, and dearly as he could thauwastrate that
innocence, it mould be iwpotsible to du away the
injury he had suffered; Never ayiaiu could he mix
iit society as heft:re—never could he cam..
maod t,he.reitpcet be had been Hecastoitit;d to re-
ceive ; aud, therefore... no (inmates, tin ,apology,
could compeuiste him ; tiers• icii:d not undo what
had been door. The rank wieu la the Plientiff held
in life, should- be taken into their cousideration. in
estirmding the amount of tie! cretatirlisatiou they
would grant bun ; and he bad • doubt Let be
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elsould have their
laid in the •
Herrisou, I
the names of the
read the proceed sit
lir.Ansurr, on t
an objection to the
some iwiecuracies
Lord Audley.
After some argiii
ted the oßiection,
one count only.
Mr. Mills sae
He said he was I
!ward the parsgrap
.let it applied to
es iinimition, he ar
.Rout four years ;
.her at (;lioseester..l
•ni there in the
they were tic
rii.t the how
• • . separatt,
. , mune; of •
i Lordshp had.
Uloteestor-pliiti
ttift,' 01,
as thee:aril atm
at that time pro&
Lordship has now
teal :.hrArd reports
which he was ord
dined bet three tin
latioas were in can
fatai:y ; they, were
of April.
AiiN her pisragn.
C. inn had seperat
i Noble Marquis,
title." .
Mr. Serjeant C
sent, that Le Tow r
fe..re for his client
or h.. h 4,1 to
ittitmlattoos txi
r,l Brother ; it wai
odious titficuzliio6:
hail impotent mak
the prior which I
the Parlor Lek:Esti
ti. see that dee a
!:teen ; his Lordah
it; Ise admitted the
cad privaded to s
st 'limed to take the
seeing thaw: who
gation of ir. He L.
duet of his Learner
give up the author
k.ioons dist he cot
clients wrie.hoorrit
to mike oath of the
lag think, that, if
O&M), give hi isF
er.trice!ed ? Rio of
rapt have been ate
lits.Learued Frier
the paper before
in atm else of ex
ttir very contra!
S..licitor called ul
cf their error, an
...way. His Lem
trey chi; Rot affors
re,i3,201. he would
hi-wird.. The jar}
e.,:te7tain such an is
~:ey could, he wo
no darther trouble
fDi was an enemy
frkad to liberty ; i
aii should not crus
-nefits teemed fra
bu madefoi them ;
mistakes they were
indeed, they leht tl
a sliffereut cue ; h
the burry of puhli
through ignorance
Cites as a crime.
weeobliged to pre
',wetted, no paper
the press was 2 gri
mime of the cosh!,
become thtin

4imon4ting to sap'
made to prove the'
with We wiry; LAI
that purpose war
knew Enthiteg at ,
dined`witii them b
latirw wee milled
/landaus* of th
live or fnind
. tiont ; he must
t ilat they were hap
tin sit. statti mossy
slcephor nights w
in her hosbead'st
ble-with wretched+
restore. A wretch
Cia.whole time of.
lai• coin pany
L.sdyship WAS
t• 14ifsaimiciassmir
: old to Podding
t le ; not a tingte
e Airary, but the
..toe be knew m
1 .cmiship lied trey
..etary Neri, akin
lire ; and ha victul.;
was supported by I
rew.i)llar 01
wtthnut a *haling.
Cut hint, at the raw
Here Hr. Series
at sMt,if much a hi
mart amiable choir
rale ; he was not F
of him ►but a
ith ttw meter at
Mr. t4Prjetnt Co
ie duty watilin hit
..Gll.OO to ilia stater
Is 4 a enrjous circa
aline Lardshil

!NT ELLICE VC'E.
LIBEL.
IN PLEAS, V 4 MY I msTra,
Pries before Lord C hid Ju.xlict
MANiFIELD.

F LEICLIBTER WAITERS
nd OTHERS.

brnagbt by the Plaintiff, the
Igaitist the Defendant'', Editor 4
lierahl, fur a Libel. The Da-
-20,0001.

ST, on the part of the Plaintiff,
lefeudanto ifrre Proprittory or
ig paper, called The Morning
l pulilislied a most b i'amialou*
Nubia Peromwge who was the
ion ; and web was the lOC are of
the Jury did not being in a vrr.
amount at wilie!l the damages,
I not feel that jii;tiee was dono
libel was of. such a description,
compensate fur the injury it is.
and it was acknowledged to bt•
it:itir of it war, he dill slot know,,
make an offer tome Defendant.'
'wild give lip the author, the
le farther persevered in.
&Nide Counsel interfered ; and
, that unless they could pr duce
including that the Drfeitdinite
ie withholding s,!JI informatiou
ae au accusation againet tlietric
it coiktinued. lie said he was
kuowlcdge upon their parts, us
think that they caul:;
without knowing who the so-
lid know him, they should pro-
eiid not know tutu, they should
ever plintlng again, for having,-
cleat raiiiiotn. It was bis pain.
what the libel
d acquaint them, that in the
e Fast, then seas g monster et
kydley, a dicracr to rociet,
if midi, who went tett(' mad con-
joint with oue of his serrent ,
turd that servant to commit
The Editors of Tier Jlurhiub
per. iu the ainnth of December
crore oqrialtil and lepgle;iseil,
h iu their hal,rr to this ti Itonieg
gra had tatti exhifited r %air
his Lady, similar to tinier fur
try was proaccated lad ow-
-1 ere et; cumataticta •in the latter

-Itodso stated, that such
nuts! in Doctors:'-Corrintons.—
a 'Owl upon the Remsdr of
~ they
,could prose it. by
proper (dicer; Let they had
it ennuis in the Record. Still,
them' to do im,-Ite 'mold out
fl them; thicluirge was as
hey gave themselves the trouble
ittlil.tarsily hove mecrtainect the
they were more railyroble fhr
Ile wou:d ehrw, tl.at it Must
s some private pique, entertain-
ss connected with the office,
ersonage concerned. Another
hired in the same paper to this
died son of an English Star-
, in eonsequence of a charge
by his wife, similar to that for
was tried, whose bruntl atro-
uu Ignominious death • a ape-
:n issued against his Lt:rd,litp,
a disgrace to human nature."
those Editors dared to Mauna.
true, he, (the Learned Cons-
ist he was indeed a disgrace to
.oi• id oven that he was a person
should associate; but' the war-
Other part of the arcunnt, ass
tie one connected with the pa.-
aalkious purposes the rear
tilling instrument. That pa-
April, in the December pti.-
It appeared to this effect—
') had taken place between
Jy, and that she appeared in
It:cry, to prove that rhe was
is, he could .ay, was not the
;ether at the time. lii a few
eared. Lord Chartley (now
cut . a person to The Herald
(!ays after, they made all the
l; by insetting ais apology, and
was no foundation for the re-
tots bad pleaded not guilty to
I not put in a justification, bar
it, in the attempt to prove its,
a defeated; they did it, also,
:In the libel ; for. vsitholft eu-
stion or its truth, the stigma
sly attached than if they hid
investigatioo must hive ended
Isehood. They had sown -med
relations to hear the horrid
aw that he war embarrassed In
irmielf, and had dime all they
Ilia resideure ;--for alit; pur-
;ht give notice of- it to his cre-
sbstruct the forwaisling of the
ire which any one mun could
Ater ; the circumstances were
r themselser. They all knew
ter, and they must see how
of the Noble Lord was aft
in question. The charge
n was one of re odious a
ry circumrtance of Its nu-
t upon it. liniment as he
he could deuswistrate that
be inaptay.ibk to iln away the
I; pryer again could he mix
-never again could be cow-
had been aceertoined to te-
e,. no dainaget, tto *WANT,
t ; they (mild not undo what
rank whit lithe Plaintiff held
en into their cntisideration. in
at of thu cora,riemiiini they
d he bad tittle 'doubt bat be