The National Register.
London, England, 1820-11-05 00:00:00

BILL OF PAINS AHD PENALTIES.

MORAL CONVICTION.--NOOOP can reasonably object to
the doctrine, that " moral Conviction" should, in this ease.
prevail in the absence of "legal proof." But it is unfair to
clump and routine the etrrecliog, virtue of this doctrioe,
ho-e blessing ought in justice to he extended to the prose.
color, The Queen must out monopolize all the advontsi,e ;
she is generous, and wishes for the strictest impartiality,.
In this view of the case, let us see how the matter stands.

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That [(foment's opportune removal was by design, and for
the purpose of pre.ventan. the detection of falselabod, as well
its the expoosre of the baseness of several nameless iwrsons.
i. without " legal proof," but our " moral conviction" of it
is comph-te.
That itsron d'Unde, and other witnesses for the Queen,
were with one band invited by our Government, to come,
and with th.: other deteried, is w ithaut " legal proof," but
our" moral couvictive of it Is clear. _

'nut the petty ttchniesilities or the Courts below were
strenuously enforced for the suppression onrush, at a hun-
dred crises, when it was about to burst forth and cover the
prosecutors with 1 icgrice, is without" legal proof," but our
" moral conoiclioe is irr~wtslible.

Tlutt the prosecution is ulioget her bottomed in conspiracy.
bribery, and perjury, is without " kgal proof,' but our
" moral conviction" of it is pet feet.
That the degradation of the Queen is sought per fat awt
aefal is without " kgal proof," but the " moral eanriaka"
of it is universal.

That Ministers nod Counsel for the prosecution are con-
•ineed of the innocence of her Majesty, and only seek to
pass the Bill and degrade her, in the vain attempt to save
themselves from degradation, is without" legal proof," but
our" moral conviction" of it is equal to that of our existences
Be this then the doctrine, sod give it play. Put all the
moralconviction" of the Queen's guilt in one settle, arid cast
all the " moral conviction" of the baseness, cruelty and
infamy of the prosecution into the other, and even-handed
Justice declare which side kicks the beam.

LONDON NOVEMBER FASHIONS.
FRENCH.

PARMAN Evanino CUSTOM s.:-Ronnd dress of satin
of a beautiful pink, finished at the buttons with a broad
silver fringe, surmounted by two rows of large peals.
Snort sleeves a tAtaglatse. looped up with rich tassels of
pearls; the part that is looped discovering an under short
sleeve of white satin, finished round the arm with tine
broad lace. Sultana turban of pink crape, entwining with
pearls. Oriental pearl necklace, with a Maltese cross.
White satin shoes, white kid gloves, sad carved ivory fans.
ENGLISH.
WALKING Dews.—High round dress of Egyptian cloth
of the fallen leaf eolour, with lapelles of marabout down
plush. of a blight geranium colour, and the border trim-
med with two rows of double jabots of the same colour.
Mary Stuart bonnet, of black velvet lined with white,
trimmed at the edge with white blond, and crowned with
a plume of black feathers: a small lace (wattle is
tinder this bonnet. Half•boots of lapis blue kid, and
kid gloves, with lapis nine coffre ridicule. A cachemire
shawl is often carelessly thrown over this dress.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.

Youmg people wear the hair, at present, elegantly ar-
ranged tu tl a able of the beauties of Hampton Court, or
tattler according to those pictures we see painted by Vail-
dye's; the head ornaments, wisest they wear any, consist
of elegant bandeaux, or strings of pearls, butt w Bich do not
uppear among the profusion of the side ringlets; this is a
trolly becoming and elaarmiug style of dressing the hair,
though it is out every forehead that will bear being so
displayed.
Mal tied ladies wear turbans sad cape of all souls, wills
flowers, leatheis, or other ornaments, according to tile
style toll or half dress ; the Cleopatra turban, sills very
long ends, is still in very high estimation among the morn
immune bell• aof fashion. _ _ _

The favourite culosi;s are lapis blue, fallen leaf, Egyp-
tian blue, and genaihmt.

The Lord Bishop of Lincoln (late Bishop of
Exoter) p:•ol.elted his firewell sermon nt Exeter Ca-
thedral lady, front Cerinth. xv. last vease—" Bo
ye stetif:.:t,

E"F;:: ‘N!.
Nut wh:,t I do. Lot w•
hrrthrai.
" Be. yr i:novreable," I laity.
While I move till; pionvud.
But ood, my Lord. this version Wu
Like novel variation:
NAy, nuy, my fr4nds, shut up yr•isr books
a rood Truodutivu.

On the 7th ofNover.—iber, the finest and largest
frigate that ever was built in England, the South-
ampion, of 70 guns, will be launclrAl from his Ma-
jesty's dock-yard at Deptford. The tonnage of this
ship is 1476 tons, and the breadth of the beam is
only two inches less than that of a 74 gun flip.
' The prevailing opinion throughout Germany, 114
that the general peace will not be disturbed, notwith-
standing the military demonstrations of Austria upon
her Italian frontier.

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NORFOLK .ISSIZES.

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
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SIDITIOUa
J. Griffin, a person of some celebrity, as having been
the Chairman and constant attendant at various Radical
Meetings, was tried on Friday at these Sessions, on an
indiettuent for a bedious
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Andrews and
by Mr. Holland. It was a prosecution instituted at the
instance of the Solicitor of the Treasury, against the
defendant, who keeps a shop in High Holborn for the
sale of political pamphle.s, for being the printer and
publisher of a seditious libel. The libel was contained
in a letter addressed lo Lord Costleteagh, and puporting
to be found in St. James's-square. It was addressed to
his Lordship as if from a friend giving hint advice for his
safety to get out of the way on up reaching revolution.
A considerable proportion of the libel was addressed to
the soldiers, whom it called upon to take upon them-
selves to be arbiters in the peseta state of affairs, and
set the nation free. For this purpose the ptililic.aiict
held out to them that they should have two shilling:, pc
day dining die remainder of their lives. The libel con-
cluded with the most violent and frothy declainotion.
Mr. Holland having commented with great force on
many passages, proceeded to call evidence of the pubr
licotiou of the libel.
The defendant pleaded his own cause, and in his de-
fence made a speech of considerable lettgth, in which
be attempted to justify tl.e tendency of the libel, and
the integrity of his motives in writing and publishing it.
The defence of the defendant displayed none of that
ability for which many individuals, who have recently
stood in the same situation, have been so conspicuous.
Mr. Const, the chairman, summed up in an able
and perspicuous manner, when die Jury. after having
consulted for a short time, found the defendant Guilty.
Oa Saturday afternoon the prisoner was brought up
to receive sentence. The Court, after a short consul-
tation, sentenced hint to tor imprisoned for 12 mouths
in the House of Correction, Coldbath-fields.
The defendant stated to the Court, that it had been
intimated to him, that he would nut be allowed during
the term of his imprisonment, the use of pen, ink, or
paper, fire or candle. lie wished to know Irons the
Court, whether lie might not have the use of these
articles, and appealed to them for their prutectiou in
this matter.
The Court said, that those were articles of which he
certainly would nut be deprived of the use, and that the
Goal Cot ttttt incr. of Magistrates who inspected the pri-
son, would take care that he bad every thing winch his
situation could require.
The libel upon which the defendant was found guilty
was the same upon which a poor man' was tried on the
same day with ‘Vaddington, at the last Quarter Sessions,
for having distributed, atol who was convicted and sen-
tenced to six mouths imprisonment. It had been most
industriously distributed amongst the people assembled
at the West end of the town during the psoceediugs
against the Queen.

IMPORTANT CASK TO PARISH OFFICER.
Edward Thompson was indicted under the 33rd
Henry VIII. c. I, for obtaining money under false pre-
tences from Mr. Edward Burton, one of the Overseers
of Ormedby.
The prosecutor carted, that on the 29th of Augus►
last, between seven and eight in the evening, the pri-
soner, accompanied by three women, one man, and
three childrett; applied to him for relief. He produced
a pan warrant to Beverley, in Yorkshire, granted under
the 38th George 111. c. 2'l (passed tia enabling wives
and families of soldiers to return to their homes), to his
mother and her family, consisting of three girls and
two boys, besides himself, whom he said were forward,
which was dated at Barliadoes, in the West Indies,
signed by the Lieutenant-Colonel of the sth regiment
of foot (C. Pratt), and by a maaistrate at Newport, of
the name of Richard Bassett. Mr. Burton paid him the
usual allowance, which was specified in the pass, being
three halfpence for his mother, td. for each child per
mile. Suspecting the warrant was a counterfeit, from
his having received no less than 2 similar ones within
a short period, from ditkrent persons, that seemed to
have been filled up (being blank printed forms) and
signed by the same person, although the signatures were
attempted to be disguised. he had the prisoner appre-
hended. Po tttttt ately for the ends of justice the fraud
was discovered and brought home to the culprit, from
an endorsement on the warrant, purporting to be signed
by Dr. Bateman, late Mayor of Yarmouth, signitybig
whets the prisoner's mother and her family lauded at
that port, which was proved to be a forgery, and as a
matter of inference the rest was so likewise.

The prisoner was sentenced to p.ty a fine of Is. and
to be uninisotted six months in Wyttiondbrin bride-
well.

Miry Bredford, Eliza Thompson, Margaret Bredford,
John Bredford, atid Jane Thallipson, the persons who
were in company with the last nienlioned prisoner
when he applied tOr relief, and who were also telieved
by Mr. Burton, were charged with the like offence, but
acquitted, in consequence of the evidence not being Mir.
&lent to support the care for the prosecution ; they hav-
ing decamped upon the first alarm, and it is 61Ipposed
destroyed their pass-warrants.

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Failure of Capt. Jacques is his Great Match for
300 Guineas.--The Captain having undertaken to
trot a horse, ►which he was bound to find ►within six
Weeks, Z 7 miles within an hour, and to ride himself,
and not to exceed 11 stone ; he made the attempt
on the I luntingdon mad yesterday, but after dug
iliac miles in 31 minutes and 10 seconds, the horm:
got off his speed, and the Captain pulled up in the
12th mile, determined not to di.iress the horse, us
he was behind his time.