The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-16 00:00:00

Indulgence
; and he agreed with the saying of one of the lat.
ter, that

" All the fictions we pursue
fthe truth is not
Do but insinuate the true."
, to be spoken of a deceased Monarch—if no-
llth will he tolerated but fulsome, flattery, the business of
history is over. In China, he begged to tell them, that two of
the principal Ministers are historians, who are bound to publish
all the sayings of their master after his death. The Pere Du-
'4'nel, in his History,. of China, says that one of the Emperors
was desirous to conceal a something, and applied to one of his
Historians to eirect his object. Ile complied ; but the other
not only gave what the Emperor wished to be concealed, hut
added his wish that he did so. Kings, after all, are answerable
to one tribunal—they are answerable to posterity ; and if they
were not, all restraint upon many of then: would be at an end.
if, concluded the Learned Gentleman, men are not allowed to
° eil the truth of Monarchs, all the lights of the tunes will be
extinguished, literature be enervated, history no lesson and no
`xamPle• Kings will become despots, looking upon their
!nople's riches only as subjects for taxation, and their glory as
of no value. • I hope in this country we shall see no such doc-
trines prevail as would lead to this state of things, and that we
f,411 have juries to prove they shall not. The case of the de-
fendant is now, Gentlemen, in your hands, and I have no doubt
non will fairly do your duty by him.

The LORD CHI EF etsT rex then commenced his charge to the
Jury by reeding extracts from the indictment, and observed that
though their was something of complication in the case, yet that
alittle consideration would enable them fully to comprehend it.
It was not to be disputed, that any publication which had a
tendency to wound the peace of the King was an offence de-
serving punishment; and it was now for the Jury to say, whether
the publication before them was or was not of that character. So
far, then, they would have nothing to do with any abstract ques-
!son ; for the practical one was fully and alone now for their con-
sideration. Was this publication to be viewed merely as a po-
litical sort of squib—was it what it professed to be, the compo-
eition of one Poet in attack against another—or was one defa-
matory of, the late King ; and if so, likely to wound the peace
of His present Majesty ? The solution of this question was in
their hands, and he hoped in forming an opinion they would
not surrender their judgment to any man ; but in their
verdict satisfy their sense and conscience, without any
regard to whatever consequences might follow. Some
obsvations have been made for the defendant, in which
it_was insisted that as the Attorney-General did not pro-
secute, the Crown felt no particular interest ; but by the
Bass of England it was competent to any one to become a pro-
%cistor ; and he thought it useful to the protection of our
liberties that the law should be so. If it were not, too much duty
Might devolve on the public functionaries, and therefore to a
certain degree cause injury to the community. Whether this
Prosecution were undertaken or counselled by His Majesty's
edvieers I know not, and shall say nothing upon the subject;
it was tbr the Jury to decide on the character of the matter
'l,lllediately before them, and by their verdict to chew whe-
ther they consider it innocent or offensive. This Poem has
been read through at the request of the Learned Counsel for
eae
e defendant, and I, continued his Lordship, must express
'1;.7 abhorrence of many parts of it. I cannot say it is
4(tt)gether unknown to me,—neither can I say I have
clot some knowledge of the other Poem to which so
much allusion has been made ; but I must say, that
having been brought up in a school of much severer taste, I
'hinit on taking them up, I should soon again lay them down
with disgust. This Poem contains many hitter invectives,
°f whose truth or falsehood I shall say nothing. True, it is
said, they are put into the mouth of the evil spirit ; but then
with what object, and containing whose sentiments, it is for you,
Gentlemen, to decide. It is for you to say, in fine, if this publi-
cation be defamatory of the late King ; and next, as such, if it be
calculated to disturb the peace of mind of Ilk present Majesty.
----Human society is so constituted, that if a father is charged
with criminal and guilty acts, some disgrace must attach to
his eon and successor. It you, however, Gentlemen think the
matter contained in this Poem can be considered as the right of
fair discussion ; as supply honest materials for History ; or, on
the other hand, libellous and defamatory, then you will say so
by your verdict. As I observed to you before, Gentlemen, sur-
render not your judgment to any
riian, and let your verdict be
such as will satisfy at once the conviction of your own minds
and consciences.

The Jury retired within ten minutes of four, and returned in
tNyauty-five minutes with a verdict of Guilty.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Fot the Article on the late Oxrottt) Exrur.stox, see our
Fourth Page.

RRATUM—In the 4th Line of the Victualling-Office Ad-
vertisement in esterday's SUN, for " Friday, the uth in.,
stant," read "Iriday, the 23d instant."

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EAI QUIS DICI.RE FA LSC7 if ALT DEAT ?

LONDON,
FRIDAY JANUARY 16, 1824

from he f°llowing are copies of letters received
Jai) ig"tit to Lloyd's at Cuxhaven, dated
pia—lF• „), g(24..
„ et
with I enclose you a letter this day addressed to
p
In-')e by
Cal:ri-at.ri 116", commander of his Majesty's packet Lord
"call'
e subject of the two beacons having been blown
"r 4hi
4:H7zl at sa bndy
Island, which have formerly been the guidance
Jo piling at neligoland.-1 am, Sir, &c.
111:14NETT
Esq., Secretary
at Lloyd's, &c.

J. DUTTON.

Cuxhaven, Jan. 5, 1824.
;, 1,3:44 snl---As it is highly necessary that it should be known
le As
Commanders of Packets, and others, who may
ake use of Heligoland
roadstead this winter, I think it my
;te"Y to make known to you, for their information, that I oh-
tied,in going into that anchorage on the 2d January, that
two woodm beacons on Sandy Island, which are the leading
4.4'3
to keeP vessels clear of the Stein Rock that lies in the