The Sun.
London, England, 1819-12-17 00:00:00

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TO at L'DITOR Ob"filE SUN.

sin-1 have so repeotedly, and so fruitlessly,
denounced in your Journal the open infringements
and the covert evasions of the Lacy, .whi.h are
rractised by the BadicAls, that I have little hope
of excitingits due Thiration upon them. My duty,
however, shall he done; others may -neglect
theirs, if ii so seems gond.
An assemblage of persons,. calling :.:themselvea
" The It and -Central Committee," are
advertized, in The Manehester Observer, as -calling
for imblic subscriptions—,not merely to relieve the
sufferers in the illegal Meeting at Manc'hester,
but to defray the prosecution of the Magistrates
and Soldiers who defended the king's law and
pram Ott that occasion.

The former object ma.y be clouted under ;hi
shatiarnf charity, ►+s is the eo►rspiraor sgaiftst
Revenue, under tlee sham of sobriety. I under-
stand the malignity of its motive, and the solemn
mocke►y of its• pretence. 13ut toy immediate bu-
siness is With its latter object; which I unhesi-
tatingly declare to be an offence at cozumon law.
That offence is-known by the name of ." MAIN-
" TENANCR."

Yet avelide, I do not impute it to the Persons
whose names are advertized (or taking in Sub-
scribers. lam bound to presume that they did
not authoriZe the announcement. But the crimi-
nality must rest somewhere. It rests, at present,
on Mr. 3Amas Wane, the Printer and Publisher
of the Journal wherein the advertizement appears.
I nee, indeed, the references of many names,
which figure notoriously enough in the Ra-
dical Calendar : herding among the ob-
scurer champions, and mouthing the same bone
wish the Black Dwarf ; I see the Jaffa Knight
and the venerable Major placarded fort, as Trea-
surers of this illegal subscription. Bot, until
these illustrious Personages take the illegality on
themselves, I atiach it to the Printer, antf de-
nounce him alone.

Were the outsetting Lie tine, that snore than
four buodred persons were wounded in or by the
charge of the Soldiery, I should admit the lawful-
ness of advertising for radical subscriptions in
their behalf. But, if it he not an equal lie, that
the balance between 7501. and 2,1011. 4s. 6d, has
been expended in the " maintenance " of prose-
cutions,—l insist th4t inch expenditure 'has been
illegal; and that all the persons concerned therein
are criminally answerable to the law. It seems
also—taking the advertisewent for truth—ONE
" another seven hundred pounds" have been ex-
pended in the same illegality : that " experienced
"-Solicitors" Have been employed, and " able
" Counsel" retained, by this illegal Association.
For what ? To ‘: maintain" prosecutions, in the
name of the King, at the suit of otl►er persons
Will any Lawyer contend, that this is not the of-
fence of " MANTENANCE I" Or, because the Sta..
tote of HENRY VII Ith speaks only of Civil Ac-
tions, that it is not a Common Law offence is
stir np or assist Ct in►inal Prosecutions ?
It will be urged, perhaps, that upon the ground
of charity, money may be given to a poor dim
to enable bins to carry on Isis suit." I quote
the position- from h A.'YKINs, and concede to these
" maintait►ors," ifs full benefit. It will not jus-
tify them in retaining Solicitors and Counsel, of
themselves, while the poor prosecutor receives no
part of she money; still less, will it bear them
out in Creating and comnzencing prosecutions.

I have indeed little doubt, that the 'notice of
this " maintenance," which is easily to be•prov-
ed, from the language and conduCt of the
maintainors, " would convict then of an
high offence against the King's peace ; were
it even for giving money to the poorest Itadi-
cal who got a broken head at 11lanehester.—
I say nothing against Juries : I am not very fond
of talking about them : and so long as they de-
cide on the Law as well as the Fact, I ant not
very sanguine upon the interpretation of the Law
Nevertheless, I would still venture to put this
question to any twelve men who are intelligent
and loyal.
The mystery which this Committee—or rather,
which this advertisement—assumes, is very cu-
rious. They cannot derelope the state and progress '
of the proceedings which they have adopted, w ithottl
injury to- the cause in which they ate engaged. I,
entreat the Attorney-General to mark this.—
" Tfig CALISR."—Not the several causes of the
five hundro and forty individuals who thrust their

EPRIeII SEvtNiaPrtic.p.

noses into the Radical Meeting sod got scratched
for their pains ; lynt, singly -end emphatically,
Ttqc, CAUSE.—What Cause l'.....it,f7.Cause of P.a•
dicalis'n;--for ivhich uptrards.ist 1 has al-
',U4:" •
reAtly been expended :in Law, awl , more is
• demanded.

Petitvs, this is not maintenance." It is
not the 'taking in hand of any particular stiit. It
is ak•general instigation of prosecutions, tor the
mutt dangerons purposes.—lt is Am HIGH-Mts.
DENIy.AgOOR :—the perpetrators •whereof, I leave
to be ascertained between Mr. lAMES WROB and
the Pato iota of the Committee.

TENAX,

THE S•PANISH AMBASSADOR'S FETE.

[VURVHBII TARTI•CULARS.]

It was .estimated dint 'between three and four
thousand perso"liiWci'e collected round tlie blithe
of the SPANISH AMBASSAtDOR for several hours,

and it is with extreme regret we have to state,
that more outrageous or disorderly conduct
scarcely -ever disgraced any civilized counfry ;
their acts and language towards females went
most disgusting ; some ladies were afraid to get
out of -their carriages, apprehensive of being
robbed of their jewels, &c. Yellings, howlings,
showings, and language of the most abomina-
ble rendered the assemblage veto
Alarming. Some of the mob actually endeavoured
to break into the premises, by getting over a tem-
proary room erected over the area, tor- the Band
of the 2d Regiment of Life Giifir.ds to play in 4
man, in endeavouring to get over, fell through
the covering ; others were following his ex-
ample., but were prevented by Julia Lavender,
the Polif e Officer, who is a very tall power-
ful' man, and who was obliged to use a con-
siderable degree of force before he cot,ld over-
power them ; the assemblage treated Laven-
der' and his assistants with contempt, although
he had a party of towftstrett !wrote, the pa-
rish constables, &c. and no doubt they would
have been overpowered, and the greatest confu-
sion followed, bad it not been for the Firemen,
who were in attendance, and who assis'ed them.
Lavender, finding the civil power incompetent,
wrote to the Commanding Officer of the King-
street Barracki, to request the assistance orthe
Sir Nathaniel Conant, who resides nearly oppo-
site in Portland place, on learning the scene !bat
was taking place. sent to Lavender to know if ha
wanted any more assistance, who returned for
answer, that he bad been obliged fo apply fort)
military. The Magistrate approved of what the
officer had done. The Spanish Ambassa for
also wrote to the nuke of Wellington, to
apply for assistance; none, however, came,
between II and 12 o'cloclt, when a detachment
of the Life Guards Came, awl even they had
great difficulty to keep the people off. If
any person was leaving, the house, a cunstahle
was obliged to protect them through the mob.
A number of respectable persons were admitted
into the -balls by tickets, to see the company
pass. The reception of, the comirany was truly
splendid and in,ignifieent.. There were no -le ,s
than 40 livery servants in new state and other li-
veries. The Porter with a large sash, aril a
splendid stiff. There were four running footmen,
in the lull ancient costume of their country ; their
bats of black velvet and silver, with plumes of
white, black, yellow, and red feathers ; black vel-
vet jackets, fringed with gold. They held in their
hands splendid silver sticks. The principal Gen-
tlemen of the Household appeared in new and
splendid uniforms of purple richly embroidered
with gold lace.

The. Prince Regent was received in due fortis
by his Excellency and full suite, preceded by four
gentlemen, carrying large wax flambeaux. His
Royal Highness appeared in excellent health, and
conversed for some time with the Ambassador.—
His Royal Highness, in honour of the festival,
wore the Spanish Order on a military
with which he had been invested by command of
the King of Spain. The band of .the 2d Regiment
of Life Guards, who were stationed in the second
hall, with a kettle drum, received the Regent
" God save the King." as they did the Duke
of Yotk, the Duke and•Dtichess 'of Clarence, the
Duke and Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Glou-
cester, and Prince Leopold. The Duke of Wel-
lii.gton came dressed as a Grandee of Spain. II is
t4tace r.-as received by the band playing "'See the
co,luerint: lleto comes."
The company sat down to supper soon after one
o'clock, at which every delicacy that could be pro-
cured was provided, including peas, strawberries.
&c. The wines and liqueurs were the most
choice. The Regent sat in the centre of the
principal table, • and in compliment to his
Roy4l Highness, an., elegant figure of Britan-
nia was.piaetd be'ore him. There wss an shun-
dance of pine apples, and the must choice fruits,
he conketionaty was my superior, and the
ornamental pieces the most •tanciful aid elegant,
consisting of temples, mills, rocks, viksges, wa-
ter falls, and ca.e.cailes of sugar, most exquisitely
tine in workmanship. After supper dancing was
resumed, which continued till!rive o'clock.

The Pi iiice Regent iris cheered by the assem-
bled multitude on his e»lte. and at the five of his
'deptirttire (obout a yntrier before four), %Theo his
Royal Highness waved his bandkerchiet, 'Lis the
most ticgdat and condescending wanner,

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PARLI MEN T.

HOUSE OF LoItDS, DEC. 16.

The Earl of BUCKINGHANISHLgE took the oaths
and his seat.

The Cotton Mapufacrories Regulation Bill was
brought up from the Commons by Sir ROBERT
PEEL and o►liers, and read the first ►ime.
The Malt and -Pension Duties Bill was read
the thir►i time and passed.