The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-27 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION.

COMpassing the death of the King? Ali this difficulty
cr mistake springs from an innocent overt act,
which must be made guilty by everything on earth
that can be produced ; I am sure all the conduct I
have received from your Lordship, and the prose-
cutor, has been such as has changed the temper of
my mind with which I came into Court ; and I
never shall be able to express my thanks suffi-
ciently. My Lord, I think lam entitled to pro-
duce this original act of association in 1780, signed
I by Mr. Pitt, Mr. Fox, Mr. Sheridan, and other
persons of distinction, and in high situations. They
go to the same overt acts, with expressions stronger
than those used by any society. I have heard of
omissions which have been charged as crimes—if
the word Parliament is omitted, the omission is a
crime—if inserted it is a pretext, so that whether
the relief was to come from Parliament, or if
Parliament is not mentioned, in the same case the
r Attorney-General has loaded me with it over and
over again. 'lf I am guilty, everybody with me
must be guilty—the Minister himself, for I have
his letter, which every mortal respected and talked
of in this country, and I can prove them to be equal
traitors with myself."
Gentlemen, in this masterly manner did Mr.
Tooke go into the nature of overt acts that go to
prove a guilty treasonable mind. I will not weaken
his argument by anything I can say, but confidently
demand your verdict of Not Guilty for my friend and
client Thomas Attwood, avowing myself, as I do,

A DISCIPLE OF JOHN HORNE TOOKE.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—The following visitors took
their departure from the Castle th's morning--The
Marquis of Normanby, Lord and Lady Kinnaird, Mr.
and Mrs. Berkeley Paget, and the Hon. Miss Anson.
The Hon. Miss Pitt is expected on a visit to her Ma
jesty this evening.
The unfavou Table weather has prevented the Queen
leaving the Castle to-day.
The Band of the Rifles attended at the Castle last
night and played the following pieces :—Grand March
of Carl shad Volunteers (Labitzky) ; Overture, Fiorella,
(Auber); Cavatina, Chiara de Rosenberg (Ricci);
Quivirille, Les Rendezvous de Chasse (Mustard) ; Galop,
Le Carnival de Paris (Strauss) ; Valse, Les Dentelles
de Bruxelles (Strauss) ; Pas Redouble du Postilion de
Longuinaeau (Strauss); Walzer, Mein Schonster Tag
in Baden (Strauss).

Prince George of Cambridge visited her Majesty the
Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House.
His Royal Highness also paid a visit to the Princess
Augusta, at Clarence House, St. James.
The Duke of Cambridge and Prince George visited
the Duchess of Gloucester, yesterday. Their Royal
Highnesses, attended by Baron Knesebeck and Colonel
Cornwall, returned to their residence, at Kew, in the
afte-rnoon.

The Princess Augusta visited the Duchess of
Gloucester on Wednesday evening.
The Marquis of Normanby returned to town yester-
day, from a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle.
Despatches from the Right Hon. C. Poulett Thom-
son, Governor of the Canadas, and from Sir George
Arthur, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, were
received at the Colonial Office, on Wednesday evening.
Lord and Lady Rivera and family left Farrance's
Hotel, Belgrave-street, yesterday, for their seat in Dor-
setsh ire.

The Right Hon. H. Goulburn left his residence a
Betchworth, yesterday, for Cambridge.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
The Two New Dramas, and the Grand Christmas Panto
mime, with splendid Scenery, and a magnificent Diorama.
THIS EVENING, DEC. 27,
Will be acted, second time, a New Romantic Drama, called

MICHAEL EARLE, THE MANIAC LOVER.
Characters by Messrs. Saville, H. Hughes, Neville, John•
son, and Smith ; Mrs. Vining, Mrs. Daly, and Miss Martin,
After' which, 2d time, a Comedietta, from the French, entitled
FAMILY JA KS MENDED.
Banhomme, Mr. Smith ; Chapinet, Mr. Saville ; Madame
Bonhemme, Mrs. Daly ; Theresia, Miss Martin.
To conclude with the New Grand Christmas Pantomime, called
THE QUEEN BEE, OR HARLEQUIN AND GOODY
TWO SHOES.
The splendid Scenery by Mr. Brunning—The magnificent
Diorama by Mr. P. Phillips.
Columbine,:Miss Sharpe ; Harlequin, Clown, Pantaloon, and
Sprite, by the Bolero Family.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
We are compelled to allow several communications to
lie over.
" THE SOUTHERN STAR."--We have received a long
corr.muuication from Mr. Carpenter and Mr. Bronterre
O'Brien, addressed to the subscribers to the Southern
Star, stating, as the reason wby they will be unable to
publish that projected journal on the 29th inst., that the
Stamp-office has refused to accept (they say vexatiously)
the securities they tendered, and which are required by
the Stamp Act. We cannot, however, publish their ad-
dress, which is an advertisement.