The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-19 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

Yesterday the capital indictment against Samuel Watid; pg.
ton, of radical notoriety, was tried.
Dr. Taunton proved that the offence imputed to the prisoner
had not been committed, as charged in the indictment, and
The Recorder stopped the case, directing an acquittal.
Mr. Wontner, the governor of Newgate, asked if the pesonee
could be removed back to the House of Correction, without 4
new writ of habeas Corpus.
The Remitter replied in the negative, and said the prisoner
was now in the custody of the Sheriff; and could not be re-
moved to a separate custody without a new writ.
The prosecutor was reminded that he was bound in a recop...
nizance to prosecute the prisoner for the. assault, as soon as ilt:4
cm of imprisonment in the House of Correction should expire.

SUPPRESSION OF FAlRS,—Yesterday, pursuant
to adjournment, a Petty Sessions was held at Lambetli.street
office' calling ml the proprietors of certain land in the parish
of Bow, to she w by what authority they hold Bow Fair annually.
—lt being admitted that ndither charter nor prescription could
be produced, sanctioning the holding of the Fair, the Magi.
strates declared it to be illegal, and expressed their tletermin.
ation of suppressing it for the future. Brook Green Fair is now
formally extinguished. The Magistrates. have had several rnec t.
rags on the subject at Kensinton and at Ilammerlimith, hear..
ing the cases and evidence on-both sides ; and when asseinbli it
in Petty Session for tote liamniersinith division, last week, the
Magistrates agreed to, and signed an order,tlechiring the ille.
guilty" of Brook Green Fair; that it Would thenceforth be
44 suppressed ;" and that any person or persons endeavouring;
to resist such order, or to act in violation of its comtnan&,
would be prosecuted according to

THE LONDON SOURNALS.

• . DAILY
Extracts from the Morning Papers, April 19.

[Mt rnuas.J
The French Papers which arrived yesterday
present no news of importance. The homely
proverb says," No news is best news ;" and cer-
tainly, in war, the want of any occurrence of
moment is a reproach to those who attack, rather
than to those who defend. A number of the
Moniteur contains a defence of the war ; but the
article is very dull, and not worth translating.--
Annexed to it is the copy of a Proclamation,
addressed to the French, in the behalf of Napo-
leon 11. The boy is stupifying in Germany, and
mill require much of his father's vivacity to over-
come the prejudices of his education : but it is
surely as competent to the Spaniards to say to
the French," You shalt not have institutions pro-
fessing to be derived from'the King," as it is to the
King of France to tell the Spaniards that " they
" shall have institutions derived from the King."
Who was first guilty of the insolence ? The
Moniteur avows that this proclamation was not
intended to be published till the commencement
of hostilities. The Austrian troops which had
commeliced their retreat from Naples are said
to have halted. If this be
.so, what a proof
" that things ill-begun, must be by ill main-
tained." If every people that claims the rights
of humanity against the, encroachments of arbi-
trary power must be put down by the sword,
and being thus put down, must be kept down
also by the same process, without allowing the
oppressors to find their work finished in one
quarter, and themselves able to remove their
force to another, the legitimates may find enough
to do.

[NEW TIMES.]
The illoniteur contains a long article on the
affairs of Spain. The first part of it consists of
general observations, presenting nothing novel
or remarkable. It is then observed, that ever
since the period when the French Government
found it necessary to establish the cordon sanitaire
to protect the country from contagion, the do-
minant faction in Spain has been engaged in
endeavouring to excite revolution in France.—
" Our troops," says the Monitear, " were
urged to revolt in the name of the Spanish Re-
volution. Agents of that Devolution came to
Paris to concert with factious individuals who
were closely watched by the Government.
Obliged to conceal their plots here, bur conspira-
tors revealed them in the French newspapers
printed at Madrid. 'These papers denounced to
Europe our laws, our institutions ; they pointed
out our Maitistrates as blood-thirsty; and as a
climax of audacity,our Royal Family was treated
by these libellers as Louis XVI. the Queen, and
Madame glizabeth, were by their criminal pre-
decessors in the same path."—Passages are here
cited, in which the French Government are
called " execrable tyrants" and other oppro-
brious names ; and it is stated that a plan had
been conceived in France for the formation of n
Regency on the- Spanish territory, to proclaim
" Napoleon the Second the legitimate Emperor
of the French, and the additional Act of 1815."

[BRITISH PRESS.]
The Inclination of Government to act in the.
spirit of equity and conciliation towards the
Catholics of. Ireland, has already had the' effect
of creating .two vacancies at the Treasury Board.'
Mr. Barry resigned a short time. Once, and Alex.
M'Naghten, Esq. gave up his CcimmiSsionership
the very day before the motion was to come on
against Mr. PlUnkett. The former Gentleman
has, we know, long since predetermined to
abandon this next-to-sinecure office, and there-
fore did no more than profit by the opportunity
of doing that with a ,race, :which he otherwise
would have done without any grace at all. 'But
Mr. M'Naghten is a model of precipitate Patriot-
ism. lie was determined to show how prepared
lie was to prick, the sides of Ministers with the
spurs of his; resentment, if they supported the
Attorney-General. Mr. Brownlow was in a
blaze of admiration ; both personages calculated
on the effect which such a sublime specimen of
heroic self.devotion would produce on the coun-
try gentlemen ; but unfortunately the whole
affair ended in a cold but charitable compromise,
and all Mr.M‘Naghton's heroism went for nothing.
We fear her will find .this rather a costly exploit.
Good places, in these our days of retrenchment
and economy, lo not fall vacantevery day. Mr.
Hume has put the patronage of Ministers upon short
allowance, and sheulti.Mr. M'Naghten, which is
very likely,bring them his first frni is of repentance,
as 11 peace-offering, we doubt much if they will be
of avail. The high priests of the political temple
will insist upon the sacrifice.. In truth, there is
nothing so likely' to betray a weak politician into
difficulties,, as a presumptuous confidence in his
own importance. These tliglits. of Protest'ant
Ratriotism are very,tlangerens, because, having
one 46 set-to,"_ the ha.ro, under every possible'
punishment, must 44 stanil up, to the scratch."
After for, FalStati. is tole right—" The better
part of valour is discretion."

[mon-xi:No PosT.]
Tire Government of England had determined
to maintain neutrality in ease any war; should arise in Europe'
from whatever eaw>e, unless the interests or the honour of the
country were essentially compromised. Does this determin-
ation involve any proof.: that the Administration consisted of
imbeciles or dupes? The Government bad determined also in
ease ,any dispute Or irritation should arise likely to terminate
ifs war, to interpose its good offices AS far as possible, in order
VI avert that calainity, and to maintain such a position with re-
spect to elk parties as would afford the best chance that its inter-
position might be effectuaL Do these resolutions imply that
the Ministers who-formed them were dupes ? When it was'an.
flounced that the discussions pending between the Governinents
of France and Spiin were to be introduced as a leading Sub-
ject for the consideration of the Congress of Verona, amt when
afterwards France applied, to the other Powers to know
what would be the policy of each in case they should ter-
minate in war, England, true 'to her resolution of neutrality,
and to her wish to be if possible the 'confidential medium of
adjustment and conciliation, refrained from expressing fully
those feelings of suspicion. and displeasure which must have
disqualified her for the duty of mediation, and' which were not
cilled for by the intentions, so far as they were then avowed,
of any party; Does this abstinence aflbrd any proof that the
English negociaters were dupes ?-I.lrhateyer circumstances
of suspicion might exist at the commencement of the nego-
ciatien that it was the ultimate intention of' France, by di-
rect th'reats, and if threats should not avail, 'by open war,
to effect a change in .the Spanish Constitution, and how-
ever that suspicion might be strengthened At the different

periods of its
.progress, the gngiish Government had de-
termined -to give diplomatic credit to the representations
of France, conscious that by this means only the negociations-
could be kept open—conscious that during this period of con-
ventional deception, no interest that was dear to her could
really suffer—certain that as she had determined to waive any
direct interest in the questions at issue, her character could
sustain no injury by the procrastination—desirous that the
moment might be . delayed when the French Govern-
ment should be fully and finally committed to war—and
hoping something from the insecure ascendancy of the war-
party. in France, it would have been the very extremity. of
rashness and folly to precipitate the conclusion, by refusing
diplomatic belief to the repeated assurances of France that war
was not unavoidable. Duped indeed ! The Statesmen would
have duped themselves into a premature defeat of their own
objects—they would have duped themselves to tke destruction
of all their remaining chances of success, if they had declared
every word to be fraudulent of which they had reason to suspect
the sincerity. England, for her own wise and honest purposes,
-kept the negotiation alive, not by. receiving falsehood for truth,
but by abstaining merely from
_giving direct insult. This the
men in Opposition, who think themselves most qualified for
government, say is being duped.

[AIORNING CHRONICLE.)
It will be seen from the account of what took
place last night in the House of Lords, that Lord Liverpool
has agreed to produce some additional Papers on Monday. In
answer to one of the questions put by Lord Holland on the pre-
ceding night, relating to communications in dispatches from
Spain to England, or to her Ambassador at Madrid, charging
France with having- fomented discord and divisions in Spain,
by money or otherwise, lie said that no communication on the
subject, of any importance, had been made by Spain_ ; -but Lord
Holland having stated that he had been led to infer the existence
of such communications from the allusion in the dispatch from
111 r. Canning to Sir Charles; Stuart, dated Feb. 3d, alluding to
the complaints of the Spanish Goverment in this respect,—
and that he was most anxious to- ascertain whether Govern-
ment were in possession of communications official or un-
official of what was known to many merchants and other in-
dividuals,—Lord Liverpool said he did not mean to deny that
money had been employed by France in the manner stated, and
that Government were in possession of information respecting it.
This frank confession is so far creditable to his Lordship ; but
what are we to think of the conduct of the Noble Representative
of this country at Verona, who, knowing that the dissensions in
Spain had been created and fed by French gold, could yet make
the following ,admission (Answer to the Questions of the French
Plenipotentiary, Oct. 30, 1822, Paper No. 4) :—" Considering
that a civil war exists in the whole extent of the frontier which
separates the two kingdoms ; that hostile armies are in move-
ment and in operation in every part of it ; and that there
is not a town or village on the French frontier which is
not liable to insult and injury—there is no person who must
not approve of the precaution which his Most Christian
Majesty has taken in forming a Corps of Observation for the
protection of his frontier, and for the tranquillity of his people."
Wasbis Grace, a Cabinet Minister, seized at Verona, with an
opportune forgetfulness of the information respecting the cause
of the civil war existing along the frontier, as he so op.
portunely forgot at Paris, that he was sent to protest
against interference in the affairs of Spain ? He did not
forget, however, to dwell on " the unfortunately false posi-
tion in which the King of Spain is placed, 'and that the spirit
of party . . . . is in a great measure the
cause of the unfortunate irritation in Spain against France."—
No wonder that Mr. Secretary Canning should dwell with such
exultation on the claims of the'Noble Duke, "who had en-
deavoured to preserve inviolate, by his diplomatic labours at
Verona, the independence which he established by his sword"
to the everlasting gratitude of all Spaniards ! Never before was
the cause of national independence so defended. It is not sur-
prising that dispatches so seaioned should have given satisfac-
tion to the Pavillon Menem, and been quoted with applause by
the redoubtable Chateaubriand. Of a great man with whom
he has sometimes been compared, it was
From Marlborough's eyes the streams of dotage flow.

[MORNING lIERALD.I
Various of our cotemporaries abuse the Duke
of Wellington for not having been able to avert the war. Some
of them almost accuse him of want of courage ; him who proved
himself so brave and so persevering as to beat Buonapartel who
certainly was one of the most skilful Generals that ever existed.
Now, this part of our cotemporaries must have forgotten,
that Plenipotentiaries are guided by the instructions they
may receive from the Government deputing them. Dur-
ing the Duke's military campaigns, he never was the man
who said much, until he had beaten the enemy ; and even
then his dipatcheti bore the character of modesty. In his di-
pLimatic character, he seems to have proceeded on much the
same principle, of writing nothing but what, under the cir-
cumstances, he could not help writing. That in the diploma.
tic conferences,' there has been much finesse, especially on the
part of the French, cannot be 'denied, and that John Bull's
Government have not had at the Verona meeting the weight
John could have desired, is too apparent. But the Duke of
Wellington could not help this. 'Why, therefore, blame him,
and endeavour to lessen him in the eyes of ie people
Of what use would blivitering and a high tone have been on
' the part of the Duke ? He is accused of not remonstrating.—
Of what use would it have been to have remonstrated or to have
threatened, except John Bull's Government could have second'.
ed these threats and remonstrances with a large Army and
Navy ? It is probable that England stood unsupported by any
Power at this late Congress, in oppolition to the two Emperors,
the King of Pnissia, and the king of France. It is more
than probable that these Potentates totally disregarded any
verbal threats which the Duke might have thought it expedient
to make use of on the part of bngland ; and that if lie had
been so unwise as to put down on paper written remon-
strances or threats, that these Emperors and Kings would
have disregarded them as much as it islikely they did his
remonstrances by speech, if he made any. Ambition pos-
sesses these men, just as it possesses men in common life.
We believe it more than probable that the Holy Alliance,
as they term themselves, have parcelled out in their own
imagination, and among themselves, certain States, which
might suit their views to become masters of—for instance,
Austria • may have said to Russia, " If you will let me
"quietly enjoy Italy, you shall take Turkey, as a prelude
to a good slice of England's East India possessions.—
France has probably stepped in just here, and has said to
both of them, " Well, if we sit quietly by looking on, and
will not join England, you must let me have Spain, and,
in due time, it is at unlikely but that the King of Prussia may
think himself entitled to simething for also quietly looking en;
and the three crowned beads might by possibility say to the
King of Prussia, " Well, if you will only be a looker-on, and
have nothing to do with England, there is Hanover, go and
take it; it would round off your territories.