The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-15 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS OCTollell 11.
The Duke of Berry had yesterday a very eisoknt attack of
fever. liludaine the Duchess, and Moduemdeelle, enjoy an
excellent state of health.
• Letters from Porl-ati-Prinee, of the ISM of July, an-
nounce that Piesident Boyer has published 'an tardiest's:E.,
authorising foreign merchants to proceed against their
Hays inn creditors before the trammel, of the country. It is
hoped that this law will encourage commerce in the colony
where merchants have hitherto been compelled to take on.
live produce at au rxorbilsui price.
1{ ithiu a few days I English of distinction landed
at Calais, on their way to Paris. Among thews are Lord
Bentieck, Lord Churchill, and the Duchess of Marlborough.

A Lady residing at Antwerp has addressed a letter to the
Count Decases, in which she reproaches his in severe terms
of having, during' the splice of three years, dragged her from
prisou to prison, at Lyons, Rennes, Poitiers, Limoges,
Grenoble, Strasburg, &c. This Lady's name is Amelia
Patierson. She was born at Baltimore is 17b7, and is the
sister of Maria Georgians Patterson, first wife of Joseph
Basaparie. lu the letter sbe congratulates herself on hay.
hog at length fussed so asylum from the persecutitios of the
French Police, and mecums the Miuister of having despoiled
her of all the property she had had in her possession.

We have received several letters from Grimm. There is
not a word of truth in the story of the embarkation of British
troops In that city, nor are say fueeigu troops expected
there.

The Duke of N6WCASTI.V., the Duke Or PORT-
LAND, and Earl MAN TIERS, have given 5001. each
to the subscruption of the county of Notjingltaut,
to enable auch persons as may change to proceed m
colonial to the Cape of Gvutlifope.

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LONDON.
FRIDAY, 04:roma 15, ISI9.

CARLILE'S trial was resumed yesterday morning
at the usual hour, and finally closed at half.past
four in the evening. The Jury then retired, and
were absent from Court about furry minutes, when
they returned • verdict of Guilty. For the pro-
ceedings of yesterday we refer our readers to • very
copious and accurate report in the preceding
columns of this Paper.

The result of this interesting and important trial
being now determined, some remarks upon its
general character and tendency will probably be
expected from the several members of the daily
press, from which. no doubt, are to be deduced
their religious and political tenets. For ourselves,
we are extremely happy to embrace the opportunity
of distinctly avowing the abhorrence with which we
ever regard all publications tending in any degree
to invalidate the evidences of tl►e Christian religion,
or to diminish in the public mind the veneration
which is due to their sacred character ; and
we further think that the Law Officers of the Crown
would have ill discharged their duty to the Govern.
meut and the country, had they suffered publica-
tions so malignant in their object ■nd dangerous
in their consequences to pass without censure.
The liberty of the press would be ill understood,
if, under the pretence of permitting a free iuquiry,
topics the most solemn were suffered to be rudely
divested of the sacred awe that in every well-con-
stituted mind is attached to their character, be
dragged before the untaught eye of the rabble. and
loaded in such ■ presence with indecent ribsldiy
and disgusting. impurity. CAtLILE and those
who affect to think with him, prate about the ad-
vantage to be derived to society from the dissension.
lion of doctrines impugning the evidences of our
religion. But do they conceive that any advantage
can result from rudely shocking the general opi-
nions of the mass of their fellow-subjects, from
convulsing the frame of society, and dissolving the
basis of those political institutions that afford secu-
rity to life and property ? Perhaps to their minds
no ray Call penetrate to direct their thoughts to that
future state, which, however comprehensible by
human reason when r led, was yet reserved for
Revelation to make it known to man, as if to con-
vince human reasou of its weakness. On this point,
therefore, no argument can be addressed to them ;
but we appeal even to their own notions of tem.
pond expediency, whether it would be wise to
dissolve political society by destroying the basis
(no matter what) on which it is established.
unless some very great and essential political and
temporal good be obviously derivable from the
convulsion. It would be absurd to say that society,
even in a generally moral state, may not exist with-
out being founded upon the Revelations with which
we are favoured, because we have historical exam-
ples to the contrary; but it is enough that our insti-
tutions are founded upon the moral principle which
emanates from theseßevelations, to warrant the legis.
lative and judicial power of the country in prevent.
ing the character of these Revelations, the very basis
of society, from being treated with derision and con-
tumely. It is idle in the extreme to talk about the
justice of suffering these mischievous doctrines to
he neutralised by force of argument. Society can-
not exist unless there be some general principle
universally recognised, as the foundation on which
it stands, and it is too much to expect of any society
that it should suffer itself to be unceasingly dragged
into • controversy fur the maintenance even of its
primary elements.

Far however be it from our desire to cramp the
operation of the mind, or to prevent a fair and free

examination even of these sublimest topics ; they
have been canvassed and discussed in all ages, and
the laws of this country would not visit severely
one who would engage in such subjects with de..
cency and propriety. In such a controversy, the
pure doctrines of our established religion could
incur no danger; bat s mob is not the fit auditory
or umpire of such a coldest; with them inde-
cency and levity would produce the strongest im-
pression, where arguments would be unintelligible
and neglected. It is only against those who use
such implements of battle unworthily, not for the
promotion of truth, but for the attainment of some
mercenary or political object, that the displeasure
of the law is directed.

CA KU Ls's punishment of course rests in thjs dis-
cretion of the King's Bench, but the great object of
the prosecution has been obtained by the verdict of
' Galli", we therefore hope that his punishment will
not be vindictive. It can afford no gratification to
any generous mind to witness the ruin of au unto!.
Innate man with that of his family; a long
itu-
pri.oumeot will improve neither his morals nor
his loyalty, if either be suspected. This man, in
his appeal to the Jury yesterday, paid a high,
perhaps an unwilling tribute to the religion
which he retard, fur be implored mercy fresh'
them in shelr character as Christi a As ! The.
essence of Christianity, distinguishing it from
every oil►e► code of morality extant; end which
elate waskt prove the divinity of its origin, is the
maciful,*furgiving ptiuciide• that it guiteraily is.

calcites. We would wish to see this spirit mani.
Tested iu the degree of punishment which it may
be thought necessary to inflict. and the triumph.
of Christianity will be complete.
The information filed against CARLILI for
publishing Palmer's Priacipks of Nitture," will
be tried this morning.

A Flanders Mail arrived at a late hour last night.
The fol!owing are extracts :

SEPTINBER 25.
The Baron de Lebzeltern, our A mbisikalor to the
Court of St. Prteraburgh, sets out in a few days
fur Warsaw, where the Emperor of Russia is ez.
pected to-morrow, if nothing checks the rapidity of
this Sovereign's journey, who was still in Finland
in the first week of this month. There is no doubt
but that he will accede to the resolutions of the
Congress of Carlsbad, respecting which M. de Leh-
inherit seems commissioned to communicate to him
.1411 the necessary details.

Since the horrible assassination of M. Von
'Kotzebue, who was sent to Germany by the Rm.
peror, with the generous design of moderating the
impetuosity of the Revolutionists, nobody at the
Court of Russia could avoid remarking the pro.
found affliction with which this Monarch is pene-
trated at the siteit of the excesses committed by the
pretended friends of liberty. All the measures
since taken by the Russian Government bear the
stamp of great solicitude for the maintenance of re-
ligious and social order.

There does not exist the smallest ground of mis-
understanding between the Powers of the North,
hut it is believed there will be a highly important
change of territo►y, and even of thrones, and that
the successive jouriiies of the Margrave Leopold of
Baden and of the King of Wirtemberg are relative
to it. It is also certain that the King of Prussia
will have an interview with the Emperor of Russia.
The accounts received yesterday from Moldavia
state, that the town or Jassy has been again pil-
laged by armed brigands, the guard of the late
Hospodar Prince Callimachi.

BTOTGARD, OCTOBER 5.
The official Gazette contains an Ordinance for
confirming the decision of the Diet relative to the
Liberty of the Press, ■nd rendering all periodical
publication,' liable to the ceasare.

FRANKFORT, OCTOBER S.
The rigorous measures taken by the Diet against
the Liberty of the Press have already caused several
journals to be suspended.
Since the Congress at Carlsbad the Court of
Hesse Cassel is observed to have adopted much
more energetic measures, and it is said it is firmly
resolved to make no further concessions.

We have received Paris Papers of Monday
last. They notice the serious illness of the
Duke of BERRY. M. GOILLERWIN DE MONTH.
NAT, Lieut.. Colonel in the Royal corps d'Etai-
major attached to the historic section of the Minis..
try of War, has presented to the Ministry of Marine
a project for the conquest of St. Domingo. He
conceives that if, in the moment of the greatest
effervescence among the blacks, a General, endowed
with genius and of great influence, like TOUSSAINT-
LOUVIRTURE. having 50 mullions of francs iu his
treasury, end 35,000 fanatical soldiers at his devo-
tion, was not able to resist, for three months, an
army of 25,000 French soldiers, a similar expedi-
tion would, under the present circumstance,, be
more than sufficient to reduce that important colony
under the power of the mother country. The Colonel
states, a powerful society has already offered to ad-
vance all the expenses of the expedition, sod he
requires fur the completion of his object only 6' a
few of the ships that are now rotting in port, and a
few of the troops now languishing in the idleness of
European peace." M. de Gumutamto regards,
as a preliminary and easy condition, the obtaining
from the Court of Madrid the cession of the Spanish
part of St. Domingo. He points out the peninsula
of Samna as the most proper point for establishing
the place d'arsees of the expeditionary army; and
then he proceeds to describe the form of Govern.
ment which ought to be established in the island on
the overthrow of the three existing authorities.
What effect this representation may. have opon
the French Government it is hot easy to imagine,
'nor can we pretend to say with how much military
diicretion the project is formed. France has ships,
motley, and mesa in abundance fur such an un-
dertaking, and the Cabinet are, we believe, very
well disposed to acquire " colonies and commerce."
The possession of Saint Domingo has always been
earnestly desired by the people of France; but the
inhabitants of that island Ore now far more en.
lightened and more powerfOl than they were dur.
ing the time of T010;84911'. A moral revolution
has, taken place, the effect of which no physical
power whitever could now control ; and although
the French armies may prove victorious over their
sable adversaries, vain would be the hope of again
• reducing the people to thecoudition of slaves.

...Yipterdey the pIUNCII. ARGENT, liccompanigt
h 1 Sir Usu./fins OLOGNITiLN, Isft Carlton
Hone', at halflniat four o'clock, for
.srightsio.•
Our letter lions Rorer, dated.gcteber. iS (W*
sl'isday), says—" The Marchioness of Uswiratitss
etitherireel thka
.dos ger. Calais, in the
Lord Discos pecker, Captain flatervrelt.
" MeNeliirni chip4;o4 idispocheit, have bees
passing very. fieepieutly to and hop reut parts
Of the Cestinent.
"Their Royiit *bitumens. of CLAIMER dill
sojouru in the Castle, sad live is * very retired
ssausier."

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