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London, England, 1823-02-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Ftg, IQ.
JUDGMENTS.
THE Xl3O v. ISI(AE LANGLET.
This defendant having suffered judgment to go by default td
tut information for assaulting an Excise Officer in the4xtcution
of his duty, was now brought up on the Notion of the: Solicitor-,
General, and sentenced to threo. months imprisonment in the'
Illouse of Correction-at Cold Bath Fields, and at the end of that
'time to give security for his pad behaviour, fbr three years,
'himself in 401., and two sureties in 10/. each.

TME.XII4O v. WILLIAM Pox,
This defendant ht d suffered jtidgrnent to go. by defadif to an
information for assaulting n Custom-house Officer, in the en;
eution of his duty, on the coast of Devonshire., and, being now.
brought up, on the motion of the Solicitor,(ioneral, was sen-
tenced to two months it prismunent in tht, Exeter House of
Correction, and, at the end of that time,• to give security for hit
good behaviour for three years, himself in 401,, and two sureties.
in. lg. each.

THE RING V. JOHN 'itvre.
This defendant had Lean convicted of a libel upon 3.1 r. Geo.
Ellis, an attorney, of Abingdon-street, Westminster, and, on
the motion of Mx. Gurney, was now bfought up to receive the
judgment of the Court, 'and, after healing affidavits -and °beer.
yawns on both sides, .
The COURT sentenced the aefenclant to three months im-
prisonment in the King's Bench prison, and, at the end of that
time, to give security for his good behaviour, for five years,
himself in LUUI, and two sureties in 2&O1. each.

THE ElNti V. JOHN l'ltatlT,
This case, which was a conviction against the scl:fendant fur
a libel on Mr. Protheroe, an attorney, of NoturtJutb, was or.
derail to stand over until to.inotrow.

CIII3IINAL ISTOIMATION. •
• Mr. CHITTY tiroved to file 4 criminal information against 3
person named. Pottenoer, for 3 libel on the honour and cha-
racter of Capt. Benjamin Bond. The application was made
on the affidavits of Capttin Bond and others, by which it ap-
Feared that the libel had. been published in 4 letter written by
Votteoger. Capt. Bond was Trustee of property belonging to
infants and his refusal to advance part of the trust money oc-
casioned the ill will of the. person against whom ivlt. Claw
now moved.—The libel was read
.and the Court granted rub!
to slew cause.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Fu l.
WILLIAMSON SIR GEORGE DOLE.
This case was partly heard an SaturCity, when .9..erjewat LuNI3
appeared in belie] r of the defendant.
On this day Serjeent Cuess was beard oti the SUR* side. lfe
said he was there upon a Role to oblige the pleintiff to declare
how much bad been due, 4114 to ::Herr cause why the defendant
should not be discharged from prison, Henry Michael Ould,
brother of the defendant, horroWt.d of the plaintiff 4,0Q41. to be
paid by way of annuity, charged upon the estates cf the said
Henry /liichael tiold. Defendant became stirety, giving Plain-
tiff a warrant of attorney to enter up judgment for ?double the
amount. of rho turn, in case the annuity ahoelti not be paid. A
person of the name of -Cooke received the rents, but under
Howard, who was trustee for the plaintiff The pletnuff did
enter up judgment ; anti the defendant Ives in rust+ dy,
Learned Sorieant contended, for a debt not of his own con-
tracting. he burthen of proof to spew bow touch had been
due watt upon the plaintiff: The defendant wit!socu to for Au
undefinable amount, Ufa Learned ,priend, SeriCalit V auslAG,
hail made the flail ring with the assertion that no part oldie
annuity had been paid, fie had aflidsvite to pmye that NOL
had been paid. The case of Best and Conant, which had been
cited, was not applicable. The defendant had cited the pieta.
tiff to *hew bow much was due. The phiritlif was tats
toor
ciona, saylog, you shall remain Prison wild you arm Opal
106151.141 shall propose. Upon the fade shotto. an thus at
were not
.alown,"be contended that the Rule ouglit to be` mods
absolute, arid the defendant soniseptently disowesd„..,Jtoli
tirade absolute.'

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(;.FORt.IGN IN;rELLIGENCE.

SARIS, Fee. 'B.
A' grand.'
review of the battalions of the Royal
(Guard, about to march for the army, is expected
tie take place to-morrow, -in , the ,Court of the
We understand thatM;Devergier de Ilauranne
is more determined than. ever to ,propose and to
support his -amendment in favour of peace. We
hasten to correct one assertion of yesterday.which,
however, in no way '• inculpates the intentions. of
the honoureble:Deputy..--4Pilote.)
The Chamber of Deputies met to-day" in • a
secret committee, for the discussiou.of the draught
of the address. 'The sitting appears to: have
been very stormy. M. de Chateaubriand,-who
for the first time took his seat on theMinisteriel
bench, repaired to the Chamber before the busi-
nest commenced. MM. detViiiele and,,de Pee..
rennet were also present. It is saidthat an amend-
ment has been offered by M. ,Lain 6, tending to
introduce into the address some expressions
favourable to peace; and another by-M. Dover-
gier do 'lmmune, having for. its object todefeud
, the interests of commerce.
At the moment of pUtting our journal to press,
the Chamber -was Mill sitting, and we had not
learned either the fate,of the amendment, or the
names of the members who are to form the Grand
Deputation.—(Pitote.)
At one o'clock the Chamber of 'Deputies re-
solved intwa secret committee to discuss the pro-
ject for an address to the King :. at 'six o'clock
the sitting still continued.—(.LlElaile.)'
Marshal Oudinot will command the advanced
guard, and Marshal Moucey, the,'reserve-of,the
army.
Letters from Ilarnburghstate-lhat -M;Murat,
the son of the former King of Naples, has
been refused passports which he had asked
from a foreign Court, for the purpoie of proceed-
ing by the way of: liamburgh-to 4Englend, ' in
. order to embark for the United,States..
The Journal des Debuts contains the following :
—.44 The Duke of San Lorenzo has been treated
with too much respect and politeness, by. the
French Government to-authorize our giving the
least credit to the reports which are current in
.Paris on the use which he is supposed to have
made of the liberty granted to him of remaining
in-France as long as he should tidbit:lit. :lie
certainly would not compromise his private dia-
meter, and that 'With, which he was invested, .by
intrigues equally vain and easily detected:"
-A Royal Ordinance, dated 'the, 2d, directs 'the
creation of four new regiments of infantry of the
line, having three battalions. . Another
Ordi-
vanpe, of the same-date, directs the formation of
a third battalion for the last twenty regiments of
infantry of, the lbw, .which: base hitherto4had
only two.
The Seo d'Urgel' has been taken* by'Alina.---
' The brave, the heroic Romagosa has abandoned
a Place which was destitute of provisions : two
convoys which the Baron. d'Eiroles,tent to the Seo
Lever arrived.—(L'Etoile.)
There is no doubt that England has for a long
time seen, with a kind of envy:.,. France rising by
degrees from the long exhaustion in which her
misfortunes and her glory left her. We roust
uot reproach England for this. feeling, which is
national on her part, and even reflects "Tionour
upon us : we merely make a simple observation
which history has made before -us. -The rivalry
of the two countries has existed from their in.
fancy. The progress-of knoWledge has. not ex.
tinguished it, and although the materialism of
new doctrines has remarkably weakened patriot-
ism, enough of it still remains at the bottom of
the heart to perpetuate that generous emulation,
and that ardent desire of pre-eminence, which,
•-from time to time, places in a state Of defiance
~two natiaos, often enemies and always
(The Quolidienne)

Prom' At' Afoniteur of 'Sunday. 1
CHAMBER OF DEPUTTESi FEn.'B.

At half-past one o'clock this day, the Deputies assembled in
a Secret Committee to discuss the Address which, was to be
presented to his Majesty.
Their Excellencies the- Prsiderit of the Countil,•the Keeper
of the Seals, and the Ministers of the' Interior, of Foreign
Affairs,- and of the Marine, were present at the sitting.

The persona who spoke were MM. de la pourdonnaye, do
Kergorlay (Florian), ljelalot, the President er the Council•of.
Ministers; Duvcrgier de Moraine, General :!!ebastiani, MM.
Cabanon, Lamm:, Leseigneur,Chauvelin, and General Foy.
The,Addreas was adopted in the form in which it w*s first
,presentedby the Committee, the different. amendments which
/sere proposed having been rejected.

A general but secret scrutiny was enforeht ; the result of
WEV4, that out of 295 votes, 202 were for the adoption of
the address, and 93 against ft. •

The. President of the Council . afterwards proceeded to draw
'by ballot 20 Members, who, together with the secretaries, will
.cornposc the grand deputation appointed to present the Address
'to his Majesty. The names of the itdividuals upon whom the
Stitt:ice fell are, M. A ndrd, Count Orghtudes, M. Louis de St.
.Aignan, M. Patty, Count tie Ploiselaireau, Count. de Kergorlay
(Manche). M. Chalvet do itochemontaix, Count de Marcel-
'us, M. Cornier notinigeray, M. nacelle de ‘LaponimoraYe,
M. Partlassus, M. Robert, Baron de Laitre, M. Salleron, M.
...,lobez, Baron d'Antlitis, M. Demiciale, liver, and the
Marquis de Courtarvol.
The President appointed a public-sitting to take place at one
4:•'clock on Monday, .to receive a communication from Govern-
ment.

The 1-eputie4 iieparata at half-past seven get:lna.
It was announced that his Majesty would receive the Dept-

tat ion to.niorrow ovening.

I The journal•vdes Di bats tleccrihes the proceedings of the
Cumtnlttee In ?tarty the same terms as the Maniteur.]
firm tha Journal du Commerce qf. Sunday,

The Chamber of Deputies met yesterday in Secret Commit-
tee, for the discussion of 'the Address in answer to the Speech
from the Throne. The sifting, which opened at half-past one
in the afternoon, was not over till past 0 o'clock. .
It was expected that from the extreme right a violent storm
Would burst forth on the Ministry. ,The fact is, that in the ge-
neral diseussion, three speakers voted for th rejection of the
address, as having a tendency to excuse the inexcusable con-
duct of the influential party in the Ministry. M. de Is Bout-
donnaye reproached the Piesident of the•CotMcil with having
opposed the war when there was a fit opportunity to make it,
when there was no preparation for defence in Spain, when in-

vasion would have been favoured by the bands in Catalonia and
Navarre,,who at that time had not experienced any reverse, and
by the generous conspirators of the 7th of .Inly, whose SUCCS3
would have been rendered certain by our co-operation. It is
added, that in his. vehement philippic, he accused the,Fresident
of the Council of having betrayed the patty whose creature he
-was; and the cruse of legitimacy, by allowing to exist in the
midst of France-the remains of the revolution, and by following
the-same errors, thou= system of hesitation and expedients,
as the preceding Administration. In the opinion of M. de
Is Bourtlonnaye there should be a simultaneous action in
Spain and France, to exterminate revtdationists and the hydra
of revolution.

It is said that :NI. tie Rergorlay , undertook to refute all the
publicists in the world, to justify the right of intervention,.
and to make it understood, that if France, in this pious
and sacred war, should accept the aid of die troops of her
allies, those friendly troppa ought not to excite any degree- of,
uneasiness.

As to M. Delalot, hit exordium, which seemed to haveleen
of long preparation, was not, it is said, very appropriate to the,
occasion : but after this episode, the orator made ,a personal
attack on M. de Villile. 'He saw in the contradictions which
have for some months distinguished:. the . unfortunate Journal
des Debuts, a faithful Image of the conduct, the character, and
vacillation of the Minister. In accusing the Journal desill.
bats of being an accomplice, as was proved by the public remu-
neration received by one of its proprietors, M. Delalot sacrificed
to the interest of his party old friendships and affeetions,..And
• what he called secondary interests.
M. de Vill4le answered his defence may cagily be presum-
ed. At the time (he said) when 'it is pretended Spain was with-
out defence, nothing in:France was ready for the attack. IJy
acting imprudently and with precipitation, there would have
been a risk of exposing the life of King Ferdinand. Every
thing which could be done against the Constitutional system.
• was done. 'lt was difficult to supply the extravagantalemands,
-for men and .money made by the'Chicfs of bands ; but assist-
ance was given them, insurrection was stirred up Ivherevei it
was possible. Ilut, fnueh es he appeared to be' inclined to
peace when war -was not posiible, as much was he disposed for
war, now that a hundred thousand men wen:Assembled at 'the
foot of the Pyrenees, and now 'that it was necessary to attack the
'South in order to eicape from the North.

This ambiguous language; it is said, required some explana-
tion, the result of which was, that war was to be made on Spain
in order not to give a passage to the armies of the North,- who
have to take vengeance on the Peninsula. This reasoning al),
pears to us puerile and inadmissible. But the close of the ge.
neral discussion of the address appears to have been pronounc-
ed without any speaker of the left side having taken part,
in it.

It appears that in the detailed discussion, two amendments.
were set aside by the previous question ; one proposed by M.
Duvergier de Ilauranne. His speech, inspired by that pa.
triotism and moderation which belting to his character, tended
to prove that the war was unnecessary, that we were not pre.
pared to make it, and that its consequences would be disastrous,
not only to our commerce and industry, but also to our internal

tranquillity.
The other atnertdment, likewise rejected, was proposed by M.
Laing, with that timidity which belongs to the aspirant after ho.
?tours, and those regrets and-reserves which console the con-
science without satisfying it. •
The left side then took a part in the discussion, because it
was in effect a question involving 'the interest of the people, en-
tirely forgotten in the beginning of the debate, solely:devoted to
the ambition and enmities of party spirit.
MM. Cabanon and Leseignear, as is said, aimed at showing
wherein the war was injurious to our commercial and manu-
facturing" interests. M. de Sebastiani powerfttlly developed
how odious and imprudent the. 'desire was to conquer 'Spain
for'the establishment of absolute power; in order 40 transport
it into France, and overwhelm.her with•it.
deneral Foy; taking-up with that warmth acid talent which
characterize' him what had fallen from M. de Kergorlay re.
specting the possible co-Operation of Foreign. Powers, proposed'
an amendment; beseeching the King, whatever might be the
events of the war, if war is inevitable, to prevent the soil of our
country from being polluted by the presence of foreign armies.
It Is said he interrogated the 31inister for Foreign Affairs on the
nature of the new engagements that Might have Peen entered
into with other Powers.

•It is said, that that Minister, invited to tribune to
make his reply audible to all, after having excused his want,
of preparation to answer, such
,interrogatories, and probably
for the, interdictory reason that to the King alone belonged,
the Hulls of entering into treaties, and that his Minister could
not divulge the secrets of diplomacy, declared, nevertheless,
that in hisquality of Ambassador at Verona, he had not formed
any engag,ement.which could injure the country, or the dignity
of the throne.
It is added, that M. de Chauvelin, in supporting The argu.
ment of General Foy, proposed • a sub-amendment, which met
with no better fate than the others ; and it is said, finally, that.
the address as proposed by the Committee, which is more me-,
nacing arid warlike than even the speech from the throne, was
adopted by a majority of 2u2 against AI
[From the Courier Francais.]

The Sacret Committee of the Chamber of Deputies sat from
half-past,one till eight in the evening. It appears, according
to the best information we have been able to collect concerning
this important sitting, that after a first reading of the project of
the address, which was entirely conformable to the principles
and views manifested in the speech from the throne, M. de la
Bourtionnaye ascended the tribune. lie ittacked,•in general
terms, the conduct of that party in the Ministry who at one
titre were opposed to the war. He complained of articles on
this subject insertedin the journa l des Dibats, and at' the re
compense awarded to the writer of those articles, who has been,
made Counsellor of State. By postponing the war so long,
time has been allowed to the Spaniards to prepare themselves,
whilst, by deciding at an opportune period, M. de la Boer
donnaye thought they would have been taken by surprise, and
victory rendered easy. M. Delalot spoke „ill a sense not less
opposed to the President of the Council; but his speech prin_
cipally rested on a false supposition, that the Ministry were
opposed to the project of ,the address, whilst, on thetontrary,
they supported It. M. de Kergorlay spoke at great length to
demonstrate the justice and the necessity of the right of inter.,
vender). M. de Villtle, in reply to the attacks-directed against
hint, said that at the period when he was reproached with hav-
ing testified pacific intentions, the state of the finances and the
army did not-permit France to commence war; that the
Qo-
.vernment then did every thing that was in their power, by fa.
vowing the internal dissension); of Spain; and!that an ill.under.
stOod preparation would have exposed Ferdinand. This salter-
den caused a lively sensation in the assembly,, and the speaker
was reminded that the danger was the same at present.
After thisispeoch, the general discussion was closed; the
project of the address was read a second time, and two amend-
ments were proposed—one by M. Thivergier de Hauranne, de.
,elating that the Chamber eagerly embraced the last hopes.of

peace:; the second' by M. Lahti!, expressing neatly the same
sentiments, but in a manner less explicit. • These two ;mama-
ments •gave rise to an animated debate. 'The left side and
centre did not take part till after the discussion hadlurned on
general interests. 3EII. Cabanan and Leseigneur spoke on the
interests of commerce and industry. Gen. Sebestlani pointed
out the dangers of aria e.xpetlition planned; togiake conquests
for absohite power in Spain, in order to intraduce it into France.
General Foy proposed an amendment, the Object of which was
that in the event of war proving inevitable, at least the French
territory should be guaranteed trom the presence of foreign au xi-
harks; and he .requested the Minister for Foreign Affairs to
make known to the assembly the •state of dur relation With
those Powers whose co-operation Might be feared.
M.. de Chateawbriand commenced his reply from bis Seat,
but at the thluestof the Chamber ascended , the tribune, itnd
declared that he was not prepased to answer the questions put
to him ; that it belonged to the King to conclude whatever,
treaties he judged necessary, and that as the King's Minister
he could not divulge the secrets of which he was the depositary;
but that he could, however, affirm, that as plenipotentiary at
Verona, belted net concluded any treaty derogatory to the ho.•
nour of France. M. Chauvelin was also heard against the pro-
ject of the address. The Chamber set aside the amendments
proposed, by the previous question.
The project of the address, in reply to the Speech from the
Throne, was adopted.
The munher of voters was 295.; white balls, 202 black
balls, O.

There will be a public sitting on Monday, at one o'clock, to
receive a commgnication from the Government. .

jFrom the Coratitutiannel.]

The Secret Committee of the Chamber of Deputies lasted
till eight o'clock in the evening. It is confidently asserted that
Messrs. dela I3ourdonnaye and Delalot attacked the .Minister
of Finance for not having begun the war soon enough : that M.
Duvergier de Hauranne proposed in favour of peace an amend-
ment, which .was rejected by the previous question : that M.
Laine proposed a second, which was rejected : and that an
amendment of general Fay, tending to decline any occupation,
'or any co-operation by Foreign Powers, was likewise rejected
by the prevous question.
It. is added, that the 4rnendments were supported by Messrs.
Sebastiani, Cabanon, Leseigneur, and Chauvelin, and combated
by the Minister of Finance : that the Minister of War was
absent, and that the Minister of Foreign Affairs did not utter,
above one or two expressions on the great question under
discussion. •

It is generally said that the address is altogether in favour
of war.

[Prom the Quotidienne.l

The following is the report of the particulars of the Secret
'Committee whi-di is current in almost all the salooni of the
etropolis ,
It is said thatafter the first reading of the address by the
President, several Deputies called for a second reading, which
was immediately complied with.
M. de Is ourdonnaye then spoke, .and attacked, not the
respectful expressions of the address, but the conduct of the
Ministry, orrather of the most influential Minister. It was
added that this Hon. Member concluded, though with regret,
that he shodd vote for the rejection of the address, inasmuch
as its adoptbn.would in some measure imply an approbation
of his condtct:

Al. de Lalot spoke in the same sense as M. de la Bourdon
naye, anti concluded in the same manner.
M. de Villne instantly answered thisdeuble attack. M. de
Lalot
i'l. Duvergier de liauranne imade several observations at
length against the. principal part of the address, and proposed
an amendment in the passage. relative to Spain.
M. de Villele combated the arguments,and the proposition
of M. de Ifauranne.
The general discussion continued till half-past five ; the
amenehneats provoked a fresh one.
The amendment of N. Duvergier de Ilauranne was sup.
ported by Generals Foy and Sebastiani. M. de Clutuvelin pro-
posed a sub-amendment ; but all were rejected.
Leine attempted to introduce a slight modification, with
regard to those hopes of peace which the King's speech allow-
ed to be entertained, It was remarked that M. Maine's ha-
rangue though he usually, speaks ex tenipore, was written. The
Chamber saw no•ute in the distinctions of the speaker.
It is asserted that, at a quarter past seven, the whole address
was voted by a great majority. It is even said there was for
it a majority of 206 white balls, aginst 03- black ; and that a
deputation to present it was immediately chosen by lot. •
If the King of Spain desires (and he is daily accused of doing
so) the overthrow of . the institutions which he has sworn to
maintain, the. Chiefs of the Army of the Faith might hold their
authority from him. Secretly, but formally authorized by
him, they .would be recognized by those Powers which offer
Ito restore to Spain that kind of repose which she enjoyed for
four years. But If these chiefs mutually disavow and dispute
the authority of each other, is not this an acknowledgment that
they have no commission ? The greater part of thew: faithfhl
men either refuse to obey him who commands in the name of
the Kings.or, pure as they are, swayed by personal interest,
take up arms only for the triumph of a faction ; they under.
take to:deceive Spain, and are persuadedsto hope that they can
deceive France.—( Conditutionnel.) •
We are astonished to perceive, that the Journal der Diluns,
which usually has sufficient regard for its own character,
to refrain from those personalities which are more prejudi-
cial to those who employ them than to those against whom
they are directed, has to-day indulged in the most bate insi.
nuations against a man of Such honourable character as the
Duke de San Lorenzo. We are entirely ignorant of the pre-
tended reports which, . according to the Journal des Debate,
are circulated in Paris. We believe that such reports, if they,
ever existed, were heard for the first and the last time in
the same coterie. IVe know well that dhring his short mission
here, the Duke de San Lorenzo exhibited a frankness, a loyalty,
and a firmness, which would accord ill with dark and underhand
dealings. The Duke de San Lorenzo felt that theperiod was
past when diplomacy was only the art of tricking and deceiving.
Representing a lofty and generous nation, possessing himself a
sincere love for the institutions which have regenerated his
country, and have alloWed Spaniards to display that powerful
intellectuality which distinguished them before the reign of
Ferdinand and Isabella, and before the Inquisition, he felt
that he owed it to strangers, to his nation, and to himself, to
act at once with frankness and firinness.—( Constitstionnelo
By a circular of the ad of this month, the Minister of War
has instructed the Generals of division immediately to apprise
all the officers, sub-officers, and soldiers, who have .obtained
furloughs for six months, or other periods, that they must inn.
mediately rejoin their corps to which they belong. No demands
for absence will be-allowed until a new order shall be issued.—
( Journal du Comnzerce.)
M. de Villele has accepted the office of Honorary Prior of
the Gray Penitents of Toulouse.—(Thidts
A subscription in favour of the refogee Spaniards has been
opened at Toulouse. 'Huts produced 75 francs.—(Mitt