The Sun.
London, England, 1810-11-27 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov: 26,

THE LUNG against J 04141 .GALE JONES.
The defendant was this day brought up to receiver
the judgment of the Court for a huel on Viscount
Castlereagh.
Mr. Ju,,tice GROSE addressed. the defendant.-
" John Gale Jones, you are to receive the sen-
tence of this Court, ciinviasld of having composed,
printed, and published of, and concerning, the
Right •Honourable Viscount Castlereagh (who had
beef.' one of his Majesty's Secretaries of State), one
of the most cruet, offensive,. and malignant libels
%,t hich could be devised by. one - man concerning

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anoth,r, in which you, have thought fit .to charge
his Lordship with acting in that high office from
wotives of pet;§onal ill willtowai'ds a private indivi-

dual, and with having made use of bis authority and
influence,,as Secretary (1,! Stale Co harass and oppress
such individual, in such a. way as, it toe, would nut
only render him unfit to fill that high station in
which he had been placed, but would prove him one

of the most base of individuals. It is not mylnien- •
tion to recite the libel ; it has been so frequently
and so latelyread, andso ably commented Upon both
trom'the Bench and .the Bar, that I think it un-
necessary to attempt to add any observations to
those already made. Sulfice it to .say, tilat, if it
were true, no honourable man would permit himself
to associate with the-NloJle person'' libelled ; and it
false, every person must 1101 d in honor and detes-
tation the person uttering it ; and the tune at winch
this was published forms a great aggravA.;on, prov-
ing most dearly the studious but ty of the author
of t his libel, which was calcui'ate.i to India pain .ncit
only on his Lordship, but on evety one of histriehd.
and relatives.

In the address to the Court formitigation, we
look in va:n for any thing whiettC:ati extenuate your
offence, or mitigate your sentence. 1.. on claim merit
as having done what you did, as a friend to the free-
dom of the press. The. best !fiend to the Ireedom of
the press distinguishes between tile freedom ard the,
licentiousness of the press; he kno s that the ewe: is
the greatest enemy to the other, and Cial'hothing is.
so likely to bring into abhorrence that treedoM,
the unrestrained and unpunished licentiousness of it.
Our law, which is studious to protest the one, is at-
tentive to punish theother ; and were it not so, it is
obvious that every good man's name and reputation
(which are as dear to him as existence) would
be at the mercy of those miscreants, who, having
no reputat;uo to lose, delight in the destruction of

that of others. Be assured that the most inveterate
enemy., to. the freedom of the press is he who, eager
for base lucre, or from malignant motives, thinks
to support and promote the licentiousness of it. It
is one thing coolly and temperately to discuss the
merits of a man and his conduct, and another to
prejudge them, and pronounce the one and the other
intinuou.,, without weighing en her candidly and con-
ideraiely. iii one, decently done, and upon
proper occasion, there may great benefit arise to so-
ciety ; whilst the other, • springing from some Of the
basest passions that deprave the huthan heart, rub a
man ot the. greatest- olessings he can enjoy,' that'i,f
a good name; for the loss of which there ian be no'
adequate compensatibn. • .
Conskitling,therefore the tendency of the libel ;
the peculiarly malignant and alarming mode of its
publication ; that ,there was not a colour of vindica-
tion, nor any thing like mitigation of your crime—'
to correct you, and by your example to. deter otneis
from committing the same otience, this Court cloth
order and adjudge that for',this odetice,yon be 'on,
prisoned iq ,the 'Howe of. gorrction, situate in. Cold
Bath-fields, for.twelve -calendar wombs; and the
Court doth 'further order and adjudge,' that for this
offence, at the'expiration of rite time,.you dO give
security 'for your good hehaviobr, for three years.,
yourself in 5001. with two sinficient sureties iu 2501.
'each, antf,that you be further imprisoned until-thoSe
sureties be given."

THE KING against •;'ETEF. FINN ERTY,
Mr. CUItWOOD stated that He.,),VdS IHS:1110011
apply to the Court in this case, the defendant hay-
ing had notice to appear to teceive the judgment 'of'
the Court to-day. He observed, that he had an af-
fidavit which
_he had handed to the Attorney43e-
neral, stating that Mr. Finnerty, was confined to his
be by. illness, labouring under a fever, and that it
would. be attended with hazard to his life 'to eppear
here. The Learned Counsel therefore nurnuly ap-'
plied to their Lordships that the recognizance might
be respited till the next term.
• The affidavit of John Stanton, of the Strand,
Surgeon, was read, stating that he bed attended
Mr. Finnerty yesterday and, this morning, when he
laboured under a very severe lever, and that if he•
lett his chambers hislife would be endangered, .
Mr. ATTORNEY.GENEEAL—" My Lord, I leave
this entirely. to the'disc(c6oll of the, Court."
Lord ELLEN/301,.JUGH—" Then we must respite
the recognizance ; it is, sworn that he cannot be
brought up now without peril to his life."
Mr. CURWOOD—" Your Lordships respite the
recognizance till next term ?"
Lord ELLENBORoUGH—" If the Attorney-Gene-
ral wished it we would give you only a Rule to siieW
.ca'ise why it should not be respi!ed—if not, take your
Rule. Mr. Attorney-General, would you %kit that
they. should take only a Role to she cause ?"
Mr. ATTORNEY-( ENREAL—“ No, my Lord, I
think nut ; in short, I would not interpose any dif-
ficulty."
Lord ELLENEOROUGH—I
nizanoe be respittd."

." Then let ,the. recog-

THE KING V., LEMON AND OTHERS.

The Detendani3, Lembo; Nlolyneux,
ter:, Turner, and RoWlandsoo, Who stood convicted
of a riot at the Liverpool Theatre, were severally
sentenced as tialldws :—Lemon and Rowlandson to
one year's iniprisonment each, Molyneux and Tur-
ner to six inunthS each, and' Wilson and Carter to
two months each.
T. Protior, who stood convieled of aiding three'
French prisoners of War to escape from prison, was
brought up for judgment. The defendant put in an
affidavit, W Bich stated, that at the beginning of the
war tie was detained a prisoner in France, where he
remdined contined for seven years; that afterwards,
fusing maitied, he, by the kindness of a French..

man, 'iv:is aided in his escape from thence,'who
aaed from him a pro 'nisei that he would - render a
like service,to a relative of his benefactor, who was.
a prisoner of war in England; that in pursuance of
this promise, and in gratitude to his benefitaur, he
was induced to violate the laws of his country, and
give his assistance to the prisoners here.
Mr. BARRY, as Counsel for the defendant, en-
larged on these topics- in a feeling address. to, the
Court, and represented the unfortunate defendant
as an "object of mercy to the Court, who in what tie
had done was actuated not by sordid motives, but
by a principle of gratitude antt honour. lie 'bought.
himself bound in honour to return the favoor
had- himself received, and his honour he had loved
" not wisely, hut too well."

The• defendant was sentenced to six months im-
prisonment in clerkenwell, and to find sureties tut
his good behaviour.

A letter from Canton,
..dated March 30, says--
A deer of 80 junks of Lidrones, with a temaie
chief, surrendered abOut a week agi she is now in
this city, a lady of great consequence—the juliks
are given up to GOvernmeni. The plunder they
had in their poSse3sion was divided amongst them,
anti they disperSed, went to their several_ homes, and
are now good "subjeals; they amount in all to about
20,900. The great chieftain, Aputchai, wi?b
3u,000 `
men and 560 juuks, had, soinr. time siitos,
an rx,nistice. with i‘le Government; he came with

his fleet to the X.:tea Tigris, and repaired to the
Mandarin squadron.—The • S,c Took (alias John
Tuck) went down to sce him ; had a meeting, and
repeated itfetupts negotn but all in vain, a,
it wai s7,id here the Ladrones are too.sancy. I be-
lieve they will have to' make some atrir,getnent for
surrendering ; but Aputchsi, who is sa!d to be
pretty clever fellow, is titroid to trust bitnielf in their
poker,: he wishes to be employed by Governmont,
and keep afloat, proinising- to ad under. its mars,
and to keep the coast clear of all other Ladeonei.—
The Chinese ask an absolute surrender of the fiee7,
men, &c. offering a tree pardon, and •Mandlrinslips
tO the high officers. They could not agree!, and the
Ladrones,went off. It is now said :hey have COMO
into Macao, and will recommence the negoti,;tion,
offering to agree to more moderate terms than at
first"

The ship. Lady Carringion, the arrittai of IA hich
we stated yesterday, reathed Pottsliouth the :24th
inst. She Ifft Beibgal, Arne. 8 ; Madrai, July 15 ;
Cape, Sept. 18 ; St.-H(4413, Oct. 15.

The ships Alfred, Iticioqord, Hugh Inglis, Tigris,
Huddart, acid _Northumberland, arrived Madras,
July
The Harriet cartel, finer) the itste of • FranOe, had-
arrived at Madras, witti-I he ladies taken in the'lJ'ind.
hum, together with Captain .0 wEN, of the Royal
Navy, and 137 prisoners.

theAtexancir and Sir Stephen Lushington, had

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arrived. at Bombay ; and it is statrd that another ship
was standing into that port, suppbsed to be the Al-
phinstone.
. The Gebrgiana packet arrived in Bengal, !May i &.
The Rrret whaler arrived at St:Helena, Sept.3o,

The Baring, Hope, Fairie, and Sir Edwas d Yellen",
Country ships, are expected trotn Bengal, loaded on
private account, ' •

Passengers arrived in the ship Lady Carrial,lon,
from Bengal C. YATES, Mrs. YA-res, acid
Master DALY, Ensign LEEDS, and Mr. WM. COOK.

It 'isisa:d that a body of Metchints have waited
upon Government, to represent the great diqres,es
the commercial and Manufacturing, interest at pre-
sent labour under ; and that an is.ne of Exchequer
Bills, by way of loan, will be granted, on the s,.!co-
rify of Colonial produce and other m,2rchandize,
according' to the principle upon which relief wa.
so powerfully affordQd by a similar measure Ia
1793.

Never, we believe, was a more just and liberal
plan, for the exchange of prisoners e►-er proposal by
one . Government to another, than that whidt wr.-1
yeterclay had the pleasure of submitting to the pub-
lic, in answer to the infamous- falsehoods contained
in the Moniteur on this subject, which attempted to
throw the blame on us, because the negooiatiun ter-
minated without effecting the deliverance of our
unfortunate countrymen..—BUONAPAßTS charges us
with refusing to let our Allies share in the release
of their captive countrymen, but the proposals,
which we inserted yesterday, shew that we were
properly attentive td their interests, though it is but
natural that we should first endeavoUr.to liberate our
own countrymen. -But what must all Frenchmen
here, and in the dominions of the tisuper, think 0-f
the man who resolves to let so many 'French
soners as Are in this country continue in captivity,
because he is more solicitouiabout the deliverance
,of people from'any other.part of the Continent, who
have become our prisoners; than Frenchmen.---hy
this affectation of enlarged feeling's of-philanthrep
he has made an aCknowledgnient which must excite
,the indignation of ad Frenchmen, while hesat tempt,'
to disgrace us by. accusing us of justice and huma-
nity towards our own .countrymen, whom be so
cruelly. detains. .

The Lord', Mayor yesterday fined a newspaper
carrier for vending, on Sunday labt, the second edi-
tion of one of the Sunday newspa;-ers. The- Laid
Mayor, to convi&ing the .party offending, expressed
his determinaiion to take every means in his porl*
to-put an end to the custom of ha.w.king paperiaboat
the streets on the Sunday. His Lordship obiel vtd
further, that it was evident in this,4s.in formerca‘es,
that no news whatever had arrived, and that the-pub-
lication ot• the paper itself was therefore a grim
fraud upon fire public.

Last week, an inquest was taken in the garish of
Minchinattioton, on:the body of Jos."Peglar,* flue
youth, about I 8 year of age, whose death , (x:7
casioned by rather a singular accident. He wa,
attempting to fire a pistol, which, •as it would ,not
remain upon the cock, he discharged by the appli.
cation of a: tire-stick to the priming; when,
,thts
charge being rammed down with great force, the
piece rebounded with such violence, as to cut
eye out, separate his jaw=bone, and frodure hilt
skull; in consequence of which he died in a tew
minutes, a horrible speetacle. Vcrclid 4ccideutidi
Death.