The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-02 00:00:00

TEE OOHING TRIALS FOR CONSPIRACY AND

LIBEL.

The following letter has been addressed to the
Editor of the Daisy News :
Sir,—There is no mistake about the fact that the
liberty of the press in this country is at present threat.
ened by the measures of the Government. It behoves
every Englishman, possessing any knowledge of the
subject, to come forth with precedents that may throw
light on the question at issue. A most powerful prece-
dent is furnihed by the conduct of the Government in
the time of Pitt and B inaparte. Permit me to direct
Cie attention of your readers to the following paQsage
from William Cobbett's "Porcupine," Dec. 31, 13014
The P
‘.sage I take from the pamphlet just published,
entitled "The Two Napoleons and England; Two Pages
of Elistory," by the author of "State Policy of Modern
Europe, and has reference to the machine infernale.
"The situation of the Corsican with respect to French-
men is something like that of s, burglar with respect to the
master of the house ; and which of us would not blow up
the villain who should forcibly enter and take possession of
our dwelling ? Au usurper is always an outlaw. He is in
a state of warfare with every man in the community. We
applaud the conduct of Brutus, who dealt the godlike
stroke. Why, then, abuse the Frenchmen who were about
to free their country from an usurping tyrant, ten times
more oppressive and more cruel than Tarquin ? If Brutus
dealt a `godlike stroke,' why should we call the Parisian
cart an infernal machine ?"

" Ha would certainly be a generous Frenchman, a well.
wisher to his native country, who would rid the earth of a
tyrant who deluges it with blood. There is, no doubt, a
pardon in heaven for the man who destroys a monster—an
enemy to the human race."

It is a fact that Cobbett used similar language again
and again, and that it never occurred to the Government
of the day to summon him before any tribunal on that
account.—l am, &c., HISTORIOUS.
April 1.

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. —lt is generally reported
that the dinwiaal of th, secretary—Mr. Mowatt--will
be Billowed by the resignation of the chairman, Mr.
Denison.

The elections at Paris for supplying the places of the
late General Cavaignac, and of MM. Carnot and Goud-
chaux. are fixed to place on the 25th inst.
WANT OF SEAMEN FOB TIIE NAVY. —The Greenock
Advertiser says : ['he Admiralty have instructed Lieut..
Commander B tys to use increased exertions in raising
volunteers, particularly seamen, who are very scarce at
present. Artificers and stokers are coming in freely.
Capt Lord Frederick Kerr, her Majesty's ship Marl-
borough, has written expressing, his high satisfaction with
the draft of volunteers sent to that ship from this port.
Three writs of certiorari have been received by the
Clerk of Arraigns at the 0;(1 Bailey removing into the
Court of Queen's Bench the tr;als of Truelove, and of
Tehorzewski, for libel, and the indictment fur conspiracy
against Dr. Ber,,ard ; so that the trial of Dr. Bernard
on the capital charge will alone take place at the forth-
coming sessi,,ns at the Old Bailey. _ _

BRIGHT CHANTICLEER PROCLAIMS THE MORN.—Peo.
Flo have not yet ceased to write about the eclipse. A.
gentleman residing in the vicinity of Dumfries informs
ns that immediately upon the darkness produced by the
eclipse of the sun ou the 15th instant abating, the cocks
in his farm yard commenced crowing lustily, and were
answered by ail the birds of morn within hearing.
OUTRAGES BY AMERICAN SAILORS IN LIVERPOOL—.
ONE MAN KILLED AND ANOTHER SHOT.—At the Liver-
pool police court yesterday (Thursday) an American
sailor, named Micbaei Warey, was brought before Mr.
Mansfield, charged with having murdered a Dutchman,
named William Schomegan, a shoemaker. The parties
met in a casino on Wednesday night, and had a quarrel
about their different countries, when the prisoner drew
his knife and plunged it into the heart of deceased, kill-
ing him on the spot. He then ran at several other per-
sons, and wounded them, oae in four places. The pri-
soner was sent fur trial on two charges—one for murder,
the other for stabbing. His worship said he would com-
municate with the Home S,cretary, in order to have
the prisoner tried in London, as the next assizes
were several months off. Another American sea-
man, named George Waehington Dixon, was also
brought up, charged with shooting a coloured
mar,, named Jeffrey Jackson, during what he called a
"muss" in Banastre-street, on Wednesday night. Jack-
son was wounded in the arm, chest, and thigh ; a sur-
geon extracted a ball weighing 50 grains from the chest.
Mr. Mansfield, in committing the prisoner for trial, said
that the frequency of outrages by foreign seamen in
Liverpool must be stopped• He should also advise that
this case be t:ied at the Central Criminal Court in Lon-
don.
Is REGENT-STREET TO BE PAVED.—A. public meeting
of the ratepayers and tradesmen of Regent-street was
" moved,si r
held ye•terday, at thein Hthannonvheari-re.qumarer. Rjoaoyms
that a petition be presented to
that the metropolitan Local
Management Act be amended, and powers introduced
astponlivineaM l
enabledfro.Nritti Parliament,
hchxee I lcr'paorseitn'Pai seconded,eny. geer,:
necessary
Regent-streetfur
paving,
watering,to assess them
cleans-
ing, lighting, and the partial watching of the said
street ; and the administration of such fund or rate, and
the complete management (with powers for assessment
for the above purp ,8 es) be vested iu the members of the .
vestry returned by ~he ratepayers so assessed or rated.
Mr. Sangster moved, and Mr. Lewis seconded, that
steps be taken to file a bill in Chancery to restrain the
vestry from paving Regent,treet, which was passed
unanimously,