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London, England, 1820-03-29 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

MAW VONT, MA nen lg.
A report is in circulation that as extraordinary calmer,
dispatched from St. Petri...burgh to Warsaw, has brooch:
orders to Count Zarconschrk, the Viceroy, to place the
Pn-
lisb army in a condition to lake the field (miibeliser, &r
It is affirmed that W. army will be divided into se...rat
corps, like the ancient French army.. The formation of se-
yr ral reziments of lancers is also spoken of.
The Register of the Government or Tepees, who was for-
mer!! Director of the Tourney (cywinastie) School, in Ova
city, has been lately obiiced to deliver ■p all kis palmy..
Among the persons now in arrest, or subjected to judicial
inquiry un account of revolutionary intrigues in Germany,
almost all the former teachers of gymnastics are
en thi sitting of Ilse 4th of March the Congress of Merl-
strrs hail to discwss the interests of the commerce of Ger-
many. The deliberation on tins important 'object will he.
conformed neat week. It may be atitrined that the Cosicrem
has laid the first finoadation of the future prosperity of the
Commerce and manufacturing industry of Germany. .

saussau, MANCII 23.
e hear that his Majesty is shortly expected le thti city.
It is indeed his Majesty's custom, when the Court siln.pt at
Riosiiels, to come and spend some days here during the

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LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29,

The important trial of Mr. Hunt and others.
at York, has at length terminated. Mr. Justice
BAY Ley concluded his charge at twenty minutes
pest twelve on Monday. Tile Jury then withdrew.
arid after • deliberation of five hours returned is
verdict of Guilty on the fourth count against tive
of the Defendants, viz. HRNRY HUNT, JOSETIC
JOHN•ON, JOSEPH HEALY, SAMUEL. BAMFORD.
and Joins KNIGHT. The words of the verdict On
this could, us delivered by the Ju►y, are—'• Guilty
of assembling toith unlawfitl banners as tinlatotn!
meeting, for the purpose of heeding hatred and con-
tempt in the sands of the liege stehjects of our toed
the King of the laws and eonstitution of this realm
as by low established, and of attending the santp.'•
The JUDGE, on receiving this verdict, said, You
do not then mean to charge the Defendants with
the conspiracy. nor with the inciting terror ?" The
Jury answered, " No." The remainder of the
conversation which passed between Mr. timer at..!
the COURT will be found in our report. From it
we presume that lie means to bring the verdict be-
fore the Court of King's Bench. On all the other
counts there was a verdict of Not Guilty. The five
other Defendants wereacquitted upon all the rooms.
Mr. HUNT. or. hearing the verdict of guilty against
him on the fourth count, did not betray the slightest
emotion and in the conversation that ensued, Ms-
pl.yed the same composure ■nd respectful de-
meanour that marked his conduct throughout the
whole of this arduous and protracted trial. The
set se of that demeanour is well expressed in the
language of the Judge. when expbeining to hint
the nature of the new recogroirence required of
in consequence of the Verdict until next Term.
when he will be brought up for judgment. It was
stated repeatedly and emphatically by the Learned
Judge, who displayed such exemplary patience.
temper, and firmness daring the trial, that the re-
sult does not at all affect the question of the con-
duct of the Manchester Magistracy and yet.
manry in forcibly dispersing that meeting.—
The Learned Judge took particular care through-
out to limit the inquiry to the conduct of the
people up to the precise moment of the inter-
ference of the military. Lord Mit.vort was, there-
fore, well justified when, in answer to an observa-
tion of Mr. STUART WORTLEY at the last
county election, his Lordship emphatically de-
clared, that be the Defendants then on trial
guilty or not guilty, still the integral case of the
Manchester Magistrates and yeoManry remained
altogether untouched. The trial excited a great
sensation at York, and has given to Mr. HUNT a
great degree of populatity. In that sporting dis-
trict the result was the subject of extensive
betting, in which the odds were in favour of
the Defendants to the last. From York it
was said Mr. HUNT was to proceed to Lan-
caster, to prefer fresh bill. iqrainst the Man-
, cheat er Magistrates and yeomanry, grounded, it is

Fi;d, upon additional facts which transpired ■t the
Oldham Inquest; bat we understand that the bills
preferred on the same sisMect to the Grand Jury of
Lancaster have treen,.rvicted. The punishment
for the offence of svbie:i the Defendants hire been
found guilty is by tine and imprisonment. The
trial la►ted ten days.

The Grand Jury assembled yesterday at Hick's
Hall found the bills of indictment for HIGH
TRZASON as refereed against Arthur That!mood
and ten other ncrs.m., and ignored those that
.were preferred aKatnat flail and Ceorge. The in.
,eestigat 1111 l on the part of the Jory seems to have
been conducted with exemplary patience ;.e,(l assi-
duity. The bills against the same individuals fur
the murder of the brave unfortunate- SMITHERS,
were yesterday submitted to the Grand Jury, whose
decision upon this point will probably he formed
in the course of this day. ,

A charge of, high ireazca is the most serious
that can he prererred against any individual in a
State, and is one which in some degree interests
and concerns every member of the community.
From this circumstance it unfortunately happens
that with a trial for high treason are but too com-
monly associated political prejudice*. which by in-
fluencing the wishes distort the judgment. 'fire
very magnitude of the a-citsation, which from s
sense of justice ought to ensure impartiality for the
defendants, mid their enemies hurried away no
doubt by virtuous indignation, are ready to charge
as participes criminis all who venture even to post-
pone their judgment, until the result of an open
trial determines the guilt of the accused.
We desire neither to defend the persons now la-
bouring under this dreadful charge, nor to extenuate
their offence., but we hope that no further attempt
will be made by any pert of the public press to
excite sit undue 'prejudice against them. They
are now in the hands of justice, and all that the
country requires is, that they should have a fair
and impartial trial. This the Trea.ury writers
have hitherto endeavoured as much as possible
to prevent ; they have unif.irmly spoken of
these wretched men as if they had been Already
convicted, as if no trial were necessary, Yet we
really believe that those writers are even now as
little apprised of the nature and charaCter of the
high treason with which Thistlemood and his com-
panions are charged as we profess ourselves to be.
This is not consonant with our notions of justice,
and it ought never to be forgotten that the noblest
principle of English law commands us to esteem
every man innocent until by the judgment of bid
peers lie le pronounced guilty.

We b•te received Paris Papers of Saturday last.
The adjourned debate on the law relating to per-
aossal liberty was on the preceding day resumed
in the Chamber of Peers. The Minister of the
Interior was heard in support of the law, and his
speech i:as ordered to be printed. At the sousl
hour of adjournment the close of the discussion
was called for by various members, on which a
scrutiny took Owe, when its postponement to the
following day %as decided by ■ majority of 79
against 77.
In the Ch amber o' Deputies the discussion on
the law for subjectirg political granule to a pre-
vious censorship, was also resumed. In the course
of the discussion allusion was tirade to the *Mir*
of Spain, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs ex-
pressed his lively apprehension that liberty could
not be enjoyed in a country which owes the
establishment of a form of government to the
army. But in Spain the whole body of the iseople
concur with the army, and thence arises the in-
fluence of the troops. In such a case the troops
may prevent the violent ebullitions of popular
fury ; but the local circumstances of Spain, the
military character of the people, who ■re univer
sally armed, and the very nature of their country,
must neutralise the force of the army if opposed
to the general wishes of the nation. If liberty
be endangered in Spain, or the tranquillity of the
country be disturbed, the evil, we have iso hesitation
in saying, will flow front the democratical nature of
the constitution of the Cortes, which by depriving
the Crown of its most salutary prerogatives, sons
the seeds of future discontent, and reduces the
KING to the necessity of devising miserable expedi-
ents for his personal security, Instead of enabling
him to direct his influence and power to the general
welfare of the State.

The Chamber ordered that the discussion be
dosed, reserving as usual to the reporter front the
Committee the power of reply. The several arti-
cles of the project will then be severally discussed.
'Elie General Corte, of Spain will. it is thought,
assemble in Madrid about the 15th of May twat.
The French Five per Cents. are 74 f. 40 c.
Batik Actions, 1,467 f. 50 c.

A Flanders Mail ha. arrived, with Papers haws
Brum!, to the 25th instaut. A report was enema
at Frankfort, that the Viceroy of Ft
Warsaw, had received oaten to put the Puhabaierat
In a condition to take the field.

Yesterday the LORD MAToR held • QOM of
Aldereseu, at Guildhall, which weelpslly ettifisifed.
Several peruses were elleirisf mad Mkt* "ata
brokers, and cost-undertekeri fireweed. The'
Court ordered poymeut of seratioll_ bilk and'aeloiies.

•
BRIGHTON, MARCH Jo
His Majesty returned to the Marlborough-row
part of the Pavilion Palace yesterday, accompa-
nied by Sir B. Bloomfield, at three-quarters past
five o'clock iw the afteriloon. Tbere was no escort,

nor parade of military. His Majesty 'entered the
Loon in the same unostentatious and private mariner
as usual; and his arrival was presrosily 11111110111leed
to the public by a cheerful peal from the church-
hells, and the British flag was again hoisted upon
its venerable lower.
Divine service was performed this morning in the
presence of his fiajesty, at the Palace, by the Rev.
R. J. Carr, whom his Majesty has. been graciously
pleased to appo►nt a Deputy Cle►k of the Closet,
in the room of Dr. Cookson, deceased.
The Earl of Macclesfield, and SirJ. B. and Lady
Warren, are in our last arrival list. Sir G. Web-
ster, Bart. returned to the York Hotel last night.