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civil war, which would draw on our fine country the severest
disasters. If this should happen, I should not hesitate to fulfil
the most sacred of my duties, to maintain order and the in-
violability of persons and property. I reckon on the effect
of the fidelity of the CiVio Guard and the friendship of
ill Food eititens. If tha Congress should adopt the pre-
liminaries of theifreatrof peace, I regard it as an absolute
duty to remain at-My post, which the cnntdence of the
representative's of the tteon have confided in me, until
the arrival. of the king in this city, which cannot he but
4 &Set period, according to the promise he has made me.
• " SURLET DE CHOKIER, Regent.
" Brussels, July 5."
Extract of a private letter io one of the first com-
mercial houses iti thn city, tilted July 5 :--
" I thittk it important to forward 'you the Regent's
Proclamation. No doubt the eighteen articles will be ac-
cepted. M. Leheati, Minister for Foreign Affairs, spoke
in Congress two hours to-day, and his speech was of the
most tloquent description, even his enemies shed tears.
He offered his resignation When finished, but it was not
accepted. The majority last night in favour of the ac-
ceptance of the articles was upwards of forty. You may
rely on it, as this wa's ascertained at a meeting of the sup-
port:Ts of the measure."

The French Papers of Tuesday have been re-
ceived, but they contain no fo:eign news. The ge-
neral impression in Paiis was that the hereditary
Peerage would certainly be abrogated. The fol-
lowing arc extracts relative to the Duchess DE
BERRI'S plans :

(From the Messager des Chambres dated Tuesday.)
FORBACH, JUNE 30.—Travellers cOtnitig film Germany con-
firm the news, that artillery, anti ammunition from Creutanach
are expected at CbMehl/. At Sarrelouis there is a general report
of the Mare h tr tWo corps of the Prussian army, which are going
frm' the banks of the Rhine, and from Aix-la-Chapelle towards
ti* ftontiers of Belgium. It is also said that a division of ca-
valry in on its march from Posen to Treves.
"PARIS, JULY 4 —The Ami de la Charte, published at
Nantes, contains the following article A letter from Fonte-
nai, received. at Nantesby the post this morning, says—
'. I can tell you for, certain that two persons were yes-
terday (Friday) arrested at Lucon, viz., a M. Briqueviile,
formerly 'postmaster, and the first clerk of the same
eflite. The order for this arrest came from Bordeaux, where
seine letters were intercepted, which seriously implicated those
tw•ogentlemen. The affair seems to be of importance, and to be
connected with the South and with llolyrood. The greatest
celerity was employed in executing this measure, which is
deemed of the highest importance. These two gentlemen are
se n tto Bordeaux.'

" 31. Le non the Belgian minister, left Paris yesterday, after
having had conferences with MeSsrs. Sebastiani and Belliard..He
is probably gone to Brussels to vote, as a member of the Con-
gress, in the important debate of which we have already given
the commencement.

" The march of troops to the Alps and the frontiers of Bel-
gium, which was for a moment suspended by a telegraphic des-
patch, has recommenced. General Simmer, who was at Riom
on account of his election, has received orders to repair with all
haste to the army, to take command of a division."

FRF.NCTI FuNt;, PARTS, Juts 4.-Five per Cents., 85E 50c.
85f. 85f. 20c. 85f. 8:X. 20c. 85f. 85f. 20c. 40c. 10c. 20c. Plc. 15c. 10c.
15c. 50c. 85f. 60c. 50c. 4.'c. 50c. s;ic. 70c. 86E 85E 80c. 86f. 86f. 15c.
86f. ; Loan of 1831, 85f. 84f. 80c. 85f. 85f. 20c. 75c. 86E ; Four per
Cents., 73E ; Three per Cents., 56f. 50c. 30c. 56f. 55c. 55c. 56f. 55f.
SOc. 56E 25c. 20c. 56f. 55f. 90c. 80c. 90c. 56f. !..'6f. 20c. 50c. 80c. 65c.
80c. 57f. ; Bank Actions, 1,5.35 f. ; Rente de Naples. 65f. 64f.
75c. 65E 65f. SOc. 06f. 66E 30c. ; Rente d'Espagne, 121. ; Royal
Spanish Loan, 62; 62 6P4 62; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne,
45 45% 45 45% 14 45 45% 46 4614 4 ; Exchange on
London, one month, paper, 25f. 10e. ; money, 251. 10c. ; three
months, paper, 24f. 95c. ; money, 24f. 95c. -Cour: Authenlique.
FRF.NCI4 FUNDS, PARTS, JULY 5.-Five per Cents., 86f. 86f.
25c. 15c. 10c. Rif. 85f. 90c. 80c. 70c. 60c. 70e. B'sc. 70c. 65c. 70c. 80c.
90e. 86f. 85E 90e. 80c. 90c. 80c.; New Loan, 86f. 15c. 85f. fine. 75c.
tifif 10c. 85f. 90c. ; Three per Cents., 56f 80c. 95c. 57E 56f. 80c.
70c. 40c. 56f. 56f. 15c. 25c. 20c. 25c. 40c. s^c. ; Ba.k Actions,
1,5.3011 1,520 f. ; Rente de Naples, 661. 10c. 65f. 90c. 60c. ; Royal
Spanish Loan, 62 61% ; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 46
46 45%',6 1!, 451,2 sp. Exchange on London,
one month, paper, 25f. 10e. ; money, 2.5 f. i. e. ; three months,
paper, 24f. 95e. ; money, 24f. 95e.

The following are extracts from Dutch Papers:—
BERLIN, JUNE 30.—Van Omphal, Colonel in the service of
of Majesty the King of the Netherlands, has arrived here with
despatches from the Hague..
We have no farther accounts from Poland, but a letter
from Lvck, on the Polish frontiers, says that the corps of
General Gielgud was completely surrounded, and that the Rus-
sians intended to drive ►t towards Prussia, or that important
events were expected shortly to take place in that quarter.

AMSTERDAM, JULY 4.
Actual Debt, 23 per cent 37. to :381£
A tnort Svndic, 4% per cent. 61% to 62
Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent.

LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

ROLLS COURT.
WELLESLEY v. LONG.

Mr. PEMBERTOVlitate;itri;t this suit came now before the
Court upon further directions by the defendant, the plaintiff not
appearing. The bill had been filed by Mr. Wellesley against the
Misses Long and Mr. Hutchinson, for the purpose of having de-
livered up to the plaintiff certain documents, trinkets, watches,
&c., belonging to his wife, and also for an injunction to restrain
them from obliterating or making away with any of the
articles or writings in question. Mr. Long Wellesley, as It
was well known, had married Miss Long, a lady of immense
fortune. In the year IS'25 a separation took place between
them, when the latter came over to England, and went
to reside with her sisters, the Misses Long. Unfortunately,
while residing with them, and before any reconciliation had
taken place between Mrs. W. and her. husband, she was seized
with an illness that terminated in her death. During that illness
every care and attention was paid to her by her sisters, into
whose possession, previous to her death, she delivered certain
letters and papers relative to her affairs, with directions to de.
stroy such as related to family concerns, and such as were imma-
terial to be preserved with reference to any future proceedings.
After the death of Mrs. Wellesley, the Misses Long became
possessed
er(lyinf
g n htehreivir•eiamrui ge. apparel
rvre
lc
ilesieytrinkets,tooconsequence
out
a ini of
stra-
ion to his wife, and thought fit to make a demand upon Misses
Long, requiring them to give up every thing they had belong-
ing to his wife. The Misses Lonx in consequence of the advice
they received, refused to deliver them up on account of
the circumstances of the family, and the litigation then
going on relative to the custody of Mr. Wellesley's chil-
dren. The letters which had passed between Mrs. Welles-
ley and part •of her family, relative to the conduct of Mr.
Wellesley were destroyed, and the other documents were sealed
up and placed in the custody of Mr. Hutchinson. Under these
circumstances Mr. Wellesley tiled the present bill, alleging that
the Misses Long. had improperly possessed themselves of the
wearing apparel, jewels, &c., of Mrs. Wellesley to a great amount,
and various documents of great value, all of which ought to be
delivered up to him. The Misses ing put in their answer,
oftbring to give up every thing that was not necessary for
the purpose of carrying on the unfortunate litigation, which
had been commenced, as also setting forth a list of the
trinkets that have come to their possession. This did not satisfy
Mr. Wellesley, who answered by bill, stating that there were
horse.clothes, harness, and such tnimpery, that had not been in-
cluded. On the matter coming before the Court, a reference was
made to the Master, to inquire what documents and trinkets be-
longing to Mrs. Wellesley at her death had been posseSsed by
the defendants, the Court declining to enter into the question of
jurisdiction, until after the Master's report. Remade his report
confirming the statements of the Misses Long, but the plaintiffdid
not think fit to prescribe toa decree, which the defendant did for the
purpose of getting these costs, and what therefore the Learned
Counsel had now to ask of the Court was either, that there
might be a decree upon delivering up the articles which the
Master had found were in possession of the defendants, belonging
Mrs. Wellesley, Mr. Wellesley paying the costs, or that the
bill might be dismissed with costs.
The MASTER of the ROLLS did not like to do any thing
that would appear to admit that the Court had jurisdiction.
He would dismiss the bill with costs.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
TRIAL OF MR. coßßErr.

To-day having been fixed for the trial of Mr. Cobbett for having
in one of his Registers published a libel, the tendency of which
was charged to be to excite the labouring population of the
country to acts of incendiarism, the Court was much crowded.
Mr. Cobbett arrived about half-past nine o'clock, accompanied
by h's two song, and a number of persons who had been drawn
together by hand-bills stating the day of trial. On " his arrival
he was cheered, and upon coming into Court, which became in-
stantly much crowded, he turnedround to the people and ex-
claimed, Ah !if truth prevails, we shall beat them."
Lord TENTERDEN shortly afterwards came into Court, and
a Special Jury were sworn. Lord Radnor and several other gen-
tlemen were seated oo the Bench.

Mr. WI G HTM A N opened the pleadings. He said this was an
indictment charging the defendant William Cobbett with having
published a seditious libel, tending to excite the peasantry to re.
sort to acts of vtolenee. The defendant head pleaded not guilty.
The ATI ORNEY-GENERA L before he addressed the Jury
upon the merits of the indictment begged to allude to the cir.
cumstance of the defendant having by public notice attracted a
crowd of persons to the Court, and that before his Lordship
came into Court the defendant had addressed the persons, by
sasing, " if truth prevails, we shall beat them." The Learned
Attorney-General complained that such conduct was untie-
coming, and tending to divert the purposes of justice from their
proper objects. He then alluded to the distressing situation of
many parts of the country in December last, when outrages were
constantly occurring, occasioned by the violence of the peasantry,
who had doubtless been misled by other persons who had induced
them to believe that such acts of outrage would obtain for them a
mitigation of their distresses, and higher wages. The Attorney_
General descanted at some length on the tendency of writings
such as the one now selected as the object of prosecution,
particularly at such a period of outrage and violence a-4 unfor-
tunately prevailed when the present libel appeared, He then read
the libel in question which appeared in the Register of the 11th
of December, and left it for the Jury to determine whether the
tendency of it was not such as was described in the indictment.
A person was called who proved the purchase of the Register
of the 11th of December last.
The paragraphs were read ; they were preceded by a motto
stating that the country people should not lie down and die by
the way side, and was headed, " Rural War." They said the out-
rages that had been then committed had had the e&ct of reducing
the tithes, which reduction came from the parsons like drops of
blood ; they declared that England would never be at peace un-
less the reductions were still further continued ; that great good
had been the result of the late violenees, that though the people
might be told that breaking thrashing machines was an illegal
act, they must bear in mind that one such machine deprived
ten men of their bread • that they would never partake of the
bread which these machines produced, for that instead of that
they would be compelled to live on potatoes and salt; that the
people would perceive they were getting bread by their acts, and
that while they proceeded in them, and found the result to' be
productive to them, it was ridiculous to desire the people to de-
sist ; the article stated that the peasantry had not committed any
violent act against life or limb, nor had persons been burnt in
their beds, which, if the people had been wickedly inclined,
might have occurred.
Mr. Cobbett then began his address to the Jury He descanted
at considerable length on the bad taste which had prompted a
prosecution of this description, selecting from among the nu-
merous libels which daily issued from the Press this, the mildest
of thenvall. He was, he was convinced, a man marked for pro.
secution by the "Whig Ministry. He read extracts from the
Times, Chronicle, and Courier, to show that gross libels were per-
witted to pass unnoticed because they puffed the Governtnent,
and so would hispassithe ere to iitithe Ministry also. He next
referredlie h
et o
sakihe
there attacks
werem a e
654 licensed
him in the House of Commons,
posed libel was brought forward by M libeller*, where this sup-
it was finally agreed that the matter should Rice
of the Attorney-General. The learnerAltiYe";
wherele iii ttie hand
read certain paragraphs. partial extracts, where' if
.ceded to read on, he would have perceived t,h7tfyke

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