The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-14 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF TJ7E SUN.

send you an account of Roman coins found at Exe.
ter lately, and elucidated by Captain Short, of Elea vitree.
A curious medal of ,Nero, ploughed up at Tde—rev. the god-,
dess Ceres, the Darnater of rnankrnd, dispensing corn to the
poopIe—ANNONA. AVGVST. CERES., and with the
torch of Eleusis—her feet on a weasel or fitch.
A coin of Nerva, found under the glacis of Northernhay—
rev. Libertas Publica S.C.—A ditto of Faustina, the younger,
imbedded in the cement of old Roman walls in the Mint.
Several of Constantine, Soli Invicto COmiti ; also of Valed4l-
nia.n, Vetranio, Carausius, &c. Greek imperial coin of .Am..
struck in honour of Lucius Verus. Phcenician im-
perial coin of Severus and Caracalla, struck at Berut--C OL.
BE R.

A quantity of Samian ware, with gladiators, oval mould-
ings and garlands, sepulchral vessels, &c.
The Greek coins found frequently here have excited much
attention lately ; they are of Syrian and Egyptian colonies ge-
nerally, and a medallion fount! in Sou'At-street, which has
puzzled most of the connoisserrs here, bast been made out by
the well known antiquary abc,vo mentioned to ba a Dioelesian,
probably struck at Aloxande.a. ft has the figure of Fortune
on reverse, and was coined. 'in honour of the Secular Games in
the third year of his reign,
The potter's marks on t he Samian ware are eurlons, and one
f them records the name of Marcellus and the atii Legion,
two of which are also eNztcent besides here.
Another bears the mrs.of Nicephorns, and others iNfasee-
nus, Sennius, F. Dioebtvq„ and AquiliuQ.
A CONSTANT READER.
Exeter, March 7,

The following is an abstract of Mr. O'Connell's " Bill to
secure the Liberty of the Press :"
The preamble sets forth that " Whereas the freedom of the
press is the chief promoter and best safeguard of the liberties
of the people, and ought to be effectually protected against all
vexatious prosecutions and frivolous suits; and the law of
libel ought to be made as clear and distinct as possible ; be
it therefore enacted, &c.
" 1. Ex officio informations cot to be filed on acccunt of
libels.
" 2. Indictments for libel not to be prosecuted upon the
mere allegation of the criminal intentions of the 'publisher.
" 3. -In cases of public libel, not necessary to prove commis-
sion of crime to which libel is accessorial.
" 4. Indictments for personal libels to be prosecuted by the
person aggrieved alone.
" 5. No action maintainable for words written or printed,
unless such words would be actionable if spoken.
" 6. Defendant in actions for libel may prove the truth of
his allegations.
" 7. At the trial of any indictment for a personal libel, it
shall be necessary for the prosecutor to prove the service on
the publisher thereof, either personally or at his place of abode
(one week at least before the indictment found), of a notice
in writing, calling on him to retract and contradict the libel-
lous matter.

" 8. If publisher shall, within one week from the serving
of such notice as aforesaid, disclose the name of the author,
and furnish the prosecutor with sufficient evidence to sustain
the prosecution against the author, it shall not be competent for
the prosecutor to sustain an indictment against the publisher.
" 9. If action against author fails, publisher toTay the costs
of proceedings to the prosecutor.
" 10. No special jury without consent of defendant.
" l I. Counsel for prosecution not entitTed to reply, except
in certain cases.

" 12. Attachment not to issue for constructive contempt o
court.

" 13. Relates to the recovery of costs. Where damages
do not exceed 403., defendant be entitled to costs as if a ver-
dict for him ; if exceeding 40s. and not exceeding 201., nei-
ther party to be entitled to costs from the other; and if ex-
ceeding 20/. and not exceeding 00/., the plaintiff not to be
entitled to more costs than damages ; and if exceeding 501.,
the plaintiff to b• entitled to full costs, as between attorney
and client.

" 14. Act not to extend to prosecutions fur blasphemous
libels, or libels on his Majesty.
" 15. Not to affect privileges of Houses of Parliament.
" 16. Limiting duration of imprisonment and amount of fine.
No convicted libeller, whether public or personal, to be sen-
tenced to any greater length of imprisonment than six months,
nor to a greater fine than 100/., nor to any other punishment
than to imprisonment or to the payment of a fine.
" 17. Not to extend to' limit the punishment of accessories
before the fact.

" IS. Not to prosecutions for a misdemeanor in ' certain

cases.'

" 19. Not to extend to Scotland.
" 20. Repeal former Acts respecting libels.
" 21. Defendant may prove that libel was published without
his consent.
" 22. Construction of terms. Public libel shall be construed
to include any matter, written or printed, reflecting upon his
Majesty's Government or his Majesty's Ministers, or upon either
or both Houses of Parliament, or upon any constituted autho-
rity in the state, or upOn the conduct and management of public
affairs in any department of the state, wheth,r foreign cr do-
mestic, or upon the administration of-A justice; and shall also
include any matter, whether written or printed, that may be
accessorial to the commission of any felony whatsoever ; and
that the words `personal libel' shall be construed to include any
matter reflecting on or injurious to any individual whatsoever,
whether in a public or private station, or rank, or office, or em-
ployment or trade, or profession, or business, or occupation.
" 23. Act may be altered."