The National Register.
London, England, 1820-11-27 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27.
Three oldock, p. m.
The Paris Papers of Thursday last have arrived.
The inteliigenc2 from Naples comes down to the 7th
instant, where the greatest tranquillity prevail::, as
t!lo in Sicily, but the hostile demonstrations of
Austria have excited general indignation. Offerings
of men, anus, and money, arc gaily made to the
Neapolitan Government, by patriotic individuals and
corporations. The Troppau Dictators are angry
that the Revolution in Naples have been cff.cted by
the military, which the diplomatic Doctors say ought
to be cured by a large dose of mcr:enarics poured
into the kingdom, contrary to the wishes or the '
interests of the people. This is prescribing for in-
dependent nations with a vengeance. Such is the
sort of Reform which it is intended to egect by these
Radical Sovereigns—the worthy and pacific Mem-
bers of the holy or unholy Alliance. The advises
from Madrid are to the 4th instant. Morales, who
had excited a counter-revolutionary movement in
-the vicinity of Avila, has been put to flight by Count
del Arisbal, who had adopted the most vigorous
measures for pursuing and setting the adherents of •

the rebellious Chief. Ferdinand the Seventh still
remained at thi. Escurial; his health was perfectly
Te•cstublished. There were lately some disturbances
at Valencia, in which the people loudly clamoured
for the head of Gen. Elio; nor was the Archbishop
less an object of popular displeasure. Troops were
sent to suppress the violence of the people. The
agitators in Spain, however, who are anxious to re-
establish the old and hateful regime, and the infernal
Inquisition, have not the most distant chance of
success. Every movement they make they only
prepare their own grave, and the sooner they are
overwhelmed in destruction, the better for the repose
of the people and the happiness of the country.

The following is an extract of a letter from Ad-
miral Brion to a merchant in London, dated head-
luarters, Baranquilla, Aug. S I :
" We are now in complete possession of the provinces of
Carthagena and Santa Martha, with the exception of the two
towns. which arc closely besieged and blockaded. That of Santa
Martha will be closely invested in a few days, and not a gun, I
expect, will be fired, our force being of that description which
nothing cin resist; besides this, the general disposition of the
inhabitants is favourable to the Columbian Government. Car-
thagens will fall of itsolf; the greatest anarchy exists within the
walls, and the people are daily passing to our lines. The Pre-
sident Bolivar was here in person on the 24th and 25th, directing
the motiois of the difilrent corps. The Commissioners from the
Spanish Government are at the President's heed quarters, Rosario
de Cucata, treating Mt peace. I expect the only difficulty in
.tendering Columbia independent is, that Spain wishes to retain
Panama and Portobello; but as they will be shortly in cur pus-
stssioa, that part of the treaty will be settled."

Jamaica Gazettes to the Bth of last month have
been received. They contain no local news of in-
terest. Intelligence received in Kingston from
Curthagena, conveys the correspondence of the go.
vernor of that city to the troops, on the failure of
his attempt to open negotiations for peace. It ap.
pears that Bolivar either was, or affected to be,
highly indignant at the proposal of the Spanish
governor, and his secretary penned a refusal to treat
with hum in a spirited style.
A Dublin paper of the 22d instant says—" Yes-
terday the Lord Chancellor had neither long cause,
short cause, motion, nor any court business what-
soever; of course he and the heads of the bar, who
frequent his court, and were, us himself; equally
disengaged, interchanged bows, and the court broke
up; some laughing, some endeavouring to laugh,
and some unaffectedly grave."
The Lord Mayor, with several Aldermen, and
other members of the Corporation, had an interview
with the Home Secretary on Saturday last, on the
subject of the Queen's visit to St. Paul's, The
Minister, it is said, insists that the gates shall be
thrown open, and the people admitted indiscrimi-
nately into the church-yard, which the Lord Mayor
is anxious to prevent, on account of the responsibility
he has incurred, and the.additional difficulty that
may thence arise of preserving order among the
spectators, and of preventing any injury to the Ca-
thedral itself.

A petiti( n hat been sent to her Majesty from the
.ca•.lkers, shipbuilders, and seamen of the port of
London, requesting permission to wait upon her
with a joint address of congratulation, accompanied
by a body of 20,000 men.
A young ....oruan named Hawke', while attending
Divine vile on Sundity, at a Dissenting Chapel
ut. I;..r;:c-, 1.; arson and instantly expired.

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COURT OF KING'S BENCH,
WESTMINSTZR, Nov. to.
THE KING V. THE EARL Or HE*TEIRATIG

The Lord Lads( Jostler sat at Nisi Pries for a short space
of time, and disi meta of several undefended causes. After-
wards the Court sat in Banco, when
Mr. Scarlett moved for a rule to skew cause why a cri-
minal infurinatioil should not he filed against the Eail of
Westmeath, for sending a message to Mr. Wood, with in-
tent to provoke a kcal It of the peach. From the affidavits
of Mr. Wood and Mr. Steuart, it appeared that about two
year, ago the former gt minium was applied to to become
trustee tar the Comae.. of Westmeath, rimier the deed uf se-
ll:n*4lnm then about to be executed by the Earl and his
Countess. Mr. wood became trustee; sad sonic time rem-
nants his Lordship instituted proceedings in the Court of
Chanel-11, for the purouse of setting aside that deed, is
which the trustees ii etc. merely nominal defendants, nod
their answers of moose ...mutely formal. But a report of
what was said iu the'Court in Chancery by Mr. Wetherell,
who was Counsel for Mr. Wood, when the matter came
before the Lord Chancellor, being published in an Evening
Newspaper, was excepted to by his Loidship, who inane.
'hotel) sent 0 mrsiage to Mr. Wood, desiring him publicly
lu comi toilet it. What Mr. Wetherell had stated was
grutiuded on Lady Westmeath's answer, and of course Mr.
Wired refused eumpliance with his Lordship's request. Ili,
Lindshq• then seat another masutge, in which he branded
Mr. Wood with the opprobrious epithets of liar and
dent, conditionalty depending on that gentleman refusing
to gratify his Lordship's desire. The Learned Counsel,
in addition stated, that Mr. Wood was a getttleMue
advanced in life, being upwards of 60 years of age, and that
the Earl of Westmeath had publicly boasted of having sent
him such a message.
The Lord Chief J estire.—" Take a rale."
THE NINO U. DAVISON.
111 this case it will be recollected the defendant was
convicted berme Mr. Justice Best, on an information for
publishing • number of the itspistrfierni, reflecting on the
clirissian religion.; and on a farmer day Mr. Cooper ob.
wined a role to skew cause why a new trial should not
be granted to the defendant, uti the ground that be had
been intimidated in making his defence, lby the lines
imposed on hint by the Learned Judge in the course of the
trial.
Mr. Gurney now addressed the Court in opposition to
the Rule, and repeated all those circumstances rrspecting
the trial which have already been more than once before
the pubic.
Mr. Cooper, in support of the Rule, contended that the
Jii,ige was but identified in imposiug those totes. It was
a power neser before exercised on a defendant, though
many defendants had gone far beyond what the preseisl
had done in observations on the Court before which they
were. He contended that he had made out, iri the present
instance, a case fully entitling the defendant to a new
trial.
The ChiefJostice said, of the power of the Judge to
fine, no doubt could exist. He would go further and say
if a defendant accused of blupliemy attempted to defend
Ii i iii selt by repeating the blasphemy, a Judge was in duly
ballad to stop mu the deferie.e.
Mr. Justice Bayley aud Mr. Justice Helroyd agreed
entirely in this opmion.
The rule for a uew trial was therefore discharged, and
the defendant was ordered up fur judgment on Moodily
next.