The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-02 00:00:00

warrant from Mr. Homfray. The wife said—" They
want to catch you because you made those things ; but
never mind, nobody saw you make them. We had
enough of trouble about the Chartists without this."
The prisoner said he was not guilty of being with the
Chartists.

passages of his career. But perhaps he was
there in a private capacity, as a personal con-
nexion of Mr. Baring, or as a gentleman of pro-
perty in Portsmouth. By no means. He was
there as an Admiral, and as the Admiral commanding
on the spot. He gave thanks on behalf of the naval
service, " to which," said he, " I have the honour to
belong, and which I have the honour to command at
this port." Now, there is some use to a party in such a
friend as this. He does not come to a general meeting,
' like Colonel Thomas, with the mere influence belonging
to the expenditure of a private gentlemen; but he comes
to a party of the Whig Member's constituents, with the
importance attaching to the Government expenditure at
its disposal. It is not a mere expression of feeling—it
is an indication of something a *(Treat deal more substan-
tial and valuable to a seeker of household suffrages in a
town of little tradesmen. What a floe thing it is to be
a Whig and to help the Whigs ! Had Admiral Fle-
ming been a Conservative soldier, attending an assembly
of gentlemen of the like opinions, he would have been
visited from the Horse Guards with a reprimand for
the past and a prohibition for the future. But, being a
Whig sailor, under an Admiralty regulated by Lord
Minto, he is not only unreproved for his political convi-
vialities, but placed and pensioned in the comfortable
berth of Greenwich Hospital.
(From the Morning Post.)
The extravagance of rancour and violence on the
part of the advocates of the present Government is
proportionate to their weakness as a political body.
They are obliged to content themselves with railing,
faute d'autre chose ; and, because so very few persons
of common sense and honesty can afford them a good
word, they resolve to compensate themselves by ut-
tering as many bad words as they can against their
opponents. But this is, after all, but very poor work ;
for, at the very best, it is no better than the party-
, writing described by Swift, which was put forth, he
said, " not with a view of convincing their adversaries,
but to raise the spirsts of their friends, recal their strag-
glers, and unite their numbers by sound and impu-
dence, as bees assemble and cling together by the noise
of brass." Now, suppose it should have that effect,
what would it be after all ? Suppose the Ministerial
party, by their " noise of brass," should bring to-
gether ail their friends and even all their stragglers ;
there they are with a bare numerical majo-
rity—just a turning of the scale in one of the Houses
of Parliament—while they know right well, and the
public are becoming day by day more alive to the
fact—that the very dross, refuse, sweepings of the
senatorial body—the meanest, most abject, most disre-
putable of the characterless crowd who get into the
House of Commons, must be counted in by Ministers,
in order to obtain this bare numerical majority. This
is the very utmost which her Majesty's Ministers
can hope for ; do they think it consistent with the
honour of their sovereign or with the safety of
the empire to attempt to go on under such
circumstances? We are very sure they Cannot
think any such thing. No one of even moderate
sense and information can think so. But we are not
left to conjecture. Ministers themselves declared last
May that it was no longer safe or honourable for them
to proceed with such Parliamentary support as they
were reduced to. It is true that notwithstanding that
confession they have still struggled on upon the strength
of an additional demonstration of personal favour at
Court ; but no such favour can supply the place of
Parliamentary confidence, unless the whole scheme of
British Government is to be changed. It is not pos-
sible to make such a change without either an alteration
of the fundamental laws which constitute the theory of
Government, or a process of impudent trick and delu-
sion, by which these fundamental laws may be virtually
set at naught, while they are still not only suffered to
exist upon the statute-book, but still live in the minds
of the British people—the objects of their familiar re-
cognition—the understood securities of their religious
and political rights and privileges. How, then, can the
Ministers be ignorant that, in standing upon Royal pre-
ference instead of upon the support of Parliament and
the public, they are acting with the blackest ingra-
titude towards the very person who favours them ? How
can they fail to perceive that they are repaying the kind-
ness of personal preference with an indulgence of them-
selves more dangerous to the Monarchy than any oppo-
sition could possibly be ? How can they suppose that
they do their duty to the Crown when they set it in
opposition to Parliamentary and public feeling, and
run the hazard of the conflict? Were it not better to
counsel the Sovereign to agree with Parliament and
the public, even at the sacrifice of their own places,
and her Majesty's personal predilections, than to
continue to make the influence and station of the
Crown their own shelter when Parliament distrusts
and the public scorns them ? If the Sovereign were a
King, of mature years and of large experience, the re-
sposibility of Ministers in such a case wou,d neither be
so deep nor so delicate. But as it is, the Sovereign,
aowever well-intentioned, and however amiable, cannot
know the danger which the Monarchy incurs by the
preference .of political advisers whom Parliament and
the public do not. prefer. It is, indeed, very possible
end most probable, from the way in which the Minis-
ters and their connections block up every avenue to her
Majesty's presence, that her Majesty is not al-
' lowed the means of knowing how much the public
' differ from her Majesty as to the merits of those

The prisoner, in his defence, made the following state-
ment :—" I am perfectly free from the charge, for
which I thank God. I had drank a great deal of beer
on that day, and one and the other kept questioning
me, and I might have said some thing to put them on
their guard as well as myself. It was on Saturday that
I first heard the Chartists intended to rise. On the
Sunday I went to my brother's house to learn whether
it was true or not, and I asked him if he and my other
brothers would go with me to Llang)inthan to prevent
the Chartists from forcing us along with them. I and
my brothers, and three other men, went off at three
o'clock on the Sunday evening, and I knew nothing at
all about it till last night. I never have been in any
lodge, and was never asked to make arms for them.
The prisoner was fully committed to take his trial on
the capital charge.
The Court then adjourned till to-morrow.

FURTHER EXAMINATION OF PRISONERS.
SATURDAY.—The Magistrates commenced their sit-
tings at half-past one o'clock.
The prosecutions were conducted by Mr. Phelps.
Griffith Evans, John Williams, and John Fisher, were
placed at the bar on the charge of high treason.
Some immaterial evidence having been brought for-
ward,
Mr. Phelps said he did not think the evidence suffi-
ciently strong against the prisoner John Williams ; he
should therefore withdraw the charge against him, but
before he did so he would state that he was Secretary
of one of the Chartist lodges.
The Magistrates, after advising him to withdraw him-
self from the secretaryship, discharged him.
Mr. Phelps stated that the charge of treason could
not be sustained against the prisoner John Fisher, there
being but one witness who could prove his being with
the mob armed. He should therefore make a fresh
charge against him for conspiracy.
The prisoner was then bound over in the sum of
501. to answer any charge that may be brought against
him at the next gaol delivery.
The prisoner Griffith Evans was then remanded for
two hours for further examination.
John Batton was charged with being armed for an
illegal purpose, being with persons armed for an illegal
purpose, and creating a riot.
The evidence was uninteresting. Being unprovided
with bail he was committed to prison for trial.
The following prisoners were then severally brought
up, and there being no evidence against them they were
discharged :—Edward Davies, John Hemming, Abra-
ham Lewis, William Smith, David Edwards, George
Cooper, Samu el Beecher, James Williams, William
\Williams, John Williams.
Griffith Evans, who was this day remanded, was
again remanded in consequence of the absence of wit-
nesses until Wednesday next.
The Court then adjourned until Wednesday next.

THE ARMY.

STATIONS.
Service Journal.)
med the last named is that at
Regiment is stationed.]
141st—Madras ; Chatham
42d—Limerick
43d—Canada ; Naas
44th—Bengal; Chatham
45th—Winchester
46th—Gibraltar ; Jersey
47th—Malta ; Dublin
48th—Gibraltar; Temple..
more
49th—Bengal ; Chatham
bOth—N. S. Wales; Chatham
51st—Van Diemen's Land;
Chatham
52d—West Indies; Armagh
53d—IonianIsles; Plymouth
54th—Madras; Chatham
55th—Madras; Chatham
56th—Jamaica ; ordered to
America ; Kinsale ,
57th—Madras; Chatham
58th—Portsmouth
59th—Malta; Nenagh
60th, Ist bat.—lonian Isles;
Birr

2d bat.—lonian Isles ;
Clonmel
,61st—Ceylon ; Clonmel (or-
dered borne)
62d—Madras ; Chatham
63d—Madras ; Chatham
64th—Jamaica ; Boyle
65th—Canada; Clare Castle
66th—Canada; Cork
67th—West Indies ; ordered
to America ; Cork
68th—Jamaica ; Cork
69th—America ; Youghal
70th—West Indies; Temple-
more
71st—Canada; Sti
Hope 72d—Cape
of Good
Dundee
7:3d— Canada; Chatham
74th—West Indies; Fermoy
75th—Cape of Good Hop ;
Plymouth
76th—W. Ind. ; Enniskillen
77th— Malta; Hull
78th—Edinburgh
79th—M .nchester
80th--N. S. Wales; Chatham
blst- .Gibraltar; ord. to West
Indies ; Hull
82d—Gibraltar; ord. to Jam.;
Portsmouth
83,1—Canada; Belfast
84th—Kilkenny
85th—Canada ; Plymouth
86th—Manchester
87th—Mauritius; Drogheda
88th—Dublin
89th—West Indies ; Gosport
90th—Ceylon ; Dover
91st—Cape and St. Helena;
Aberdeen
92d—Malta; Birr
93d—America; Fort George
94th—Bombay ; Chatham
95th—Ceylon ; Carlisle
96th—Bolton; ord. to N. S. W.
97th—New bridge
98th—Newcastle- on- Tyne
99th —Athlone
Rifle Brigade, Ist bat.—
Weedon
Rifle Brigade, 2d bat.—
Windsor
Royal Staff Corps—Hythe
Ist Vest India Regiment—
Demerara, Szc.
2d Do.—New Providence
and Honduras
Ceylon Rifle Regt.—Ceylon
Cape Mounted Riflemen—
Cape of Good Hope
Royal African Colonial
Corps—Sierra Leone
Royal Newfoundland Veteran
Corps—Newfoundland
Royal MaltaFencibles-- Malta

political advisers who are honoured with her
jesty's confidence. We very much question th:it
her Majesty knows at this moment how her Prime
Minister was assailed with the unequivocal expression of
public detestation and scorn, when he ventured to rise

in the Guildhall of London on a late occasion.

Thus

the Ministers undertake to brave everything on the part
of the Monarchy, They are the Sovereign, and they
venture to go on with such support as, even at the best,
can be no better than that which they have themselves
declared to be such as Ministers ought not to deem
sufficient upon which to conduct the Government. May
it not be considered at least probable that some " strag-
glers" will see enough of this state of things to resolve
upon keeping away from the Ministerial group, notwith-
standing the " sound of brass" by which they are now
invited to assemble and cling together ?

RIOTS AT NEWPORT.

NEWPORT, SATURDAY NIGIIT.—I send you the ex-
aminations of yesterday up to the close of to-night.
There were several prisoners discharged to-day, and w'•
may begin to hope that this long investigation is drawing
to a close. The Magistrates were, however, this more-
ing engaged before the Court opened in taking deposi-
tions against persons not now in custody, so that sonve
fresh arrests may be expected.
In some of the papers yesterday there is a statement
that. fresh outbreaks are expected in the country. I
have it from the very best authority that there is not the
least appearance of anything of the kind. The only thing
that keeps up the least excitement amor.gst the men
is the fear of being apprehended.
The following bill has just been issued :
NEWPORT RIOTS.

" TWENTY POUNDS REWARD.—Absconded, charged
with high treason, William Jexell, a stonemason, about
five feet nine inches high, rather stout, from twenty-five
to thirty years of age, dark hair and whiskers, and dark
complexion ; usually wore a fustian jacket and trousers.
Jonathan Palmer, a stonemason, about five feet eight
inches in height, rather slightly made, thirty to forty
years old, rather dark hair and whiskers, grey eyes, and
sallow complexion ; has a wart on one of his cheeks ;
usually wore a flannel jacket, but had also a fustian coat.
Ten pounds reward will be paid, one half on the appre-
hension, and the other half on the conviction of either
of the above-named, to any person or persons who will
secure either of them.

" By order of the Magistrates.
" Newport, Monmouthshire, Nov. 29, 1839."

THE EXAMINATIONS.

FIIDAT.—The Court sat at eleven o'clock this morn-
ing, when the following Magistrates were present :
The Mayor (J. Hawkins, Esq.), the Rev. James Coles,
G. Hall, 0. Morgan, W. Brewer, and T. Fothergill,
Esqrs._ _ _

Professional gentlemen present :—Messrs. Phelps, T.
J. Phillips, and W. F. Geach.
Mr. Phelps conducted the prosecutions, and Mr.
Geach defended the prisoners.
The first prisoner charged was Edward Tippins, but
as there was only one witness present to prove his
treason, and the law requires the evidence of two wit-
nesses to the same :;.overt act, the
,Magistrates dis-
charged him.
Henry Harris was then placed at the bar, charged
with high treason and sedition, but the evidence not
being sufficiently strong, he was discharged with an ad-
monition from the bench.
John Owen was next placed at the bar, charged with
high treason and sedition.
John Thomas, sworn—l am a miner at the Beaufort
works. I remember the Sunday before the riots. I
know the prisoner. I know David Jones, the shoe-
maker. I went with him to Llanfynder. We were in-
formed the Chartists were going to rise, and we ran
away from them on that night. We went to chapel
before we went to Llanfynder. We went to a beer-
house called the Lion. I saw the prisoner there. He
is a blacksmith. He had before him a table, on
which were drawn three formsrof Chartist pikes. David
Jones asked him what that was. The prisoner said it
was the form of the Chartist pikes, and that he had
made three of them, which he had taken up to the
Rasal_lodge, and had a shilling each for them. David
Jones asked him how he could have the conscience to
make such things. The prisoner said he was forced to
do it, and he should do very well if the Chartists
gained the victory at Brecon, as he could run his pike
into a sheep, and get some blood on it, and show that
he had been with them. I did not get home till the
Monday morning.

-David Jones,-a
shoemaker, having been sworn, con-
firmed the statements of the last witness.
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house. I took him into custody. The prisoner's wife
asked me who ordered me to do so. I said I had a

THE SUN, LONDON. MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1839.

60th—The draft of the first battalion, consisting of one I
captain, two second lieutenants, two sergeants, and 125
rank and file, now on route rrom the head-quarters of the
depot at Birr for Fermoy, is ordered not to be embarked
for some time. As the first battalion has been ordered
home, the detachment which was directed to be held in
readiness for the service companies is not to be sent out.
61st—The service companies, according to the last ad-
vices, were at Colombo, and had sold their regimental
library to the 18th.
69th—A company is ordered to march from head-
quarters (Youghal) to Dung arvan, and occupy barracks.
The depot will shortly proceed from Youghal to Cork.
A recruiting party is ordered to march from the head-
quarters of the depot at Youghal to the recruiting depot
at Cork, to be provided with a passage, per steamer, to
Glasgow on route to Aberdeen.
70th—A draft, consisting of one captain, four lieute-
nants, three ensigns, three sergeants, and 100 rank and
file, marched from the head-quarters of the depot, under
the command of Major Reed, at Templemore, on Wed-
nesday, to arrive this day, until required at Cork, to
await conveyance to join the service companies in the
West Indies.

73d—Accounts from the regiment at London, Upper
Canada, have been received to the 25th of October. Col.
Love, C. 8., who commands a long extent of the fron-
tier, had gone on a tour of inspection, attended by Lieut.
Baker, as acting aid-de-camp.
82d—A detachment embarked from Portsmouth dockyard
in the Messenger steamer on Sunday last, and were then
put on board the Barretto Junior, transport, for passage
to the Mediterranean.

90th—The latest letters left this corps at Kandy, to
which place the Governor had changed his residence from
Colombo,

97th—In consequence of ophthalmia prevailing in this
corps at Newbridge it is in a non-effective state, and can-
not be removed, as intended, to Athlone.
99th—A company at Longford, and another at Mullin-
gar, are ordered to be withdrawn, and join head-quarters
at Athlone, Nov. 29 and 30.

Royal Artillery—The barrack sergeants have been or-
dered to provide themselves with an uniform at their own
expense, to be worn after the Ist of January, 1840. The
dress is to be the same as that worn by the sergeants of
the Royal Artillery, with the exception of the shoulder-
straps and the stripes down the side of the trousers.
Royal Marines—The detachment lately belonging to
the Medea have marched for head-quarters, the vessel
having been paid off. The detachments of Marines
from the ships of the squadron had been twice landed
at Vourla previous to the 10th instant, for the purpose
of drill, consisting of 1,280 rank and file, and, includ-
ing officers, non-commissioned officers, drummers, Sce.,
amounted in all to upwards of 1,400 men, divided into
two battalions of 10 companies, 32 files in each company,
and formed into a brigade under the command of the senior
officer of Marines, Captain Marler, the two next Captains
in seniority commanding the two battalions. On this sub-
ject the Mediterraneo says :—" Will it he believed, when
wa state that there is not a single field-officer embarked to
conduct this large body of men when landed, and that only
six companies out the 20 had Captains, the remaining 14
having subalterns in lieu attached to them ? Now the
same brigade of troops of the line would in all probability
have been attended by a Brigadier-General, two Lieute-
nant-Colonels, four Majors, twenty Captains, and a pro-
portionate number of Subalterns. We have no hesitation
in affirming that it is not only neglectful, but meat unjust
to so valuable a corps as the Marines in keeping there so
deplorably short of officers, particularly field-officers ; and
as we are not entirely ignorant of military affairs, we are
decidedly of opinion that the most effective way to remedy
this glaring evil is to form them into battalions, as is the
case with the Royal Artillery."