The Sun.
London, England, 1820-05-23 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.

Though we lately have been prevented from
giving the outline of Public Opinion through the
Country, by Extracts from Provincial Journals,
we shall never lose sight of so useful a plan, as
well as of making daily selections from those of
the Metropolis. The following are the sen-
timents of The Leeds Intelrigencer of yesterday,
a loyal and judicious Journal :
" British Jurisprudence was certainly never
exhibited to greater advantage than in the trial of
Hunt and his assuciAtes, which has been at length
brought to a conclusion.--The malignity of fac-
tion has been lately directed against the judicial
institutions of our country ; and even the Trial
by Jury' has been impugned, by the men, who
have set themselves in array against every ancient
establishment; and who would, at one tell

1141. " anuilaite the witole of therm-.-sub.
stituting in their stead, some new-tangleo ioveu-
tions, founded on the crude and
theories of our modern politicians. What has been
the reply to these calumnies ? Why the most tot-
pudeut libeller of the Government and the Con-
stituted Authorities, the most unbloshiog traducer
of rank and virtue, veitlio;:t respect to party, the
most audacious defier of the laws, the most in-
sulting opponent of the magistracy—this man has
been tried for a crime scarcely short of treason ;
and tried in such a Way, as most convince the
world of the falsehood of the charges which have
been brought against the laws of England, or the
manner in which they ale administered. The
patience anti forbearance of the Jury, the Judges,
anti Counsel, engaged in this impoi taut case, arc
beyond all praise.
" It must be in the recollection of our readers,
that hunt, when he passed through Leeds ou his
way to Yolk, said he had no doubt of obtaining
a vetdict of acquittal, which would be a verdict
of guilty against the Manchester Magistrates and
Yeomanry. As, hoe. ever, he was found
instead of innocent, we %you'd ask, if his logic be
correct, if it be not a verdict of acquittal for those
geolemen, against all the infamous chat'ges
which have been trumped op against them ?' We
hope to hear no more of the illegality of their
conduct—we hope their traducers will now as-
sume a virtue, if they have it not ;" and cease to
asderse honourable men for hao ing done their

duty.
" One thing connected with the proceedings of
last week must be highly satisfactory, both to the
July who tried tl►e case, and to the cottony.
Hunt; in his speech in mi,igation of punishment,
insinuated that the verdict was not in accordance
with the feelii.gs of the Judge. Mr. Justice
I;.►YLEY, however, immediately said, be was
mistaken—for had he beet) nit the Jury, tie mutt
have found a verdict against Mr. Hunt, and some
other of the defendants.' This decimation will
also, we trust, put a stop to another fruitful source
of calumny.
" %Viten compared with the magniir,de of the
offence, the sentences of the different defendants
are lenient. Lruht, chief if: ,ration and in
crime, is visited with the heaviest penally, and
this is just.--He has been not only guilty himself,
butt the cause of guilt in others ; and eseir-
handed justice has now meted out his appropriate
reward."

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Mr. Kean; Edgar, Mr. Rae; Mi 3. Glovei.; Ragan,
Mrs. Egerton; C,rdelia, Mrs. W. West. After whir;;,
The Lady and the lit
THEATRE ROYAL, Covi:Nr-GAtinsrl.---(Fourth 'lime), Virgi-
nius Virr'inius, Mr. Macready ; Ictiius. Mr. C. Kewhl, ;
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THE SUN.

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LONDON,
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1820.

We received this mottling the Pans Papers of
Saturday last. In the Chamber of Deputies on
Friday, the discussion on the Election Projet was
again resumed, and again adjourned till Saturday ;
the Speakrs were M. M. de VILLELE, TERNAUX,
GUITTARD and BbUILDBAU. The following ate
Extracts

" Pauts, 20.—The King transacted busi-
ness yesrerday with the Minister for Foreign Af-
fairs, and the Duke the
" The Court of Peers yesterday heat d out the
official statement of M. Began, end after delibe-
rating A short time, they adjourned till this day.

" Letters from Besancon conirtn the arrest of
Julien Combes anti Plawseatt. Bourgeois has not
been conveyed to the Conciergeric ; he is in
prison at 13esancon ; another person charted,
namely, the Siettr has escaped.—(Ga-
zette de France)

" The Doke d'Angonlerne is expected at Nancy
the 22d instant, and to set out the
.26th for

Strasburg.

" Monday last, at 9 P. M. Awing the storm,
ibe Courier from Paris, when on the height of
Nangis, and proceeding to Troyes, saw fall k.t
some distance from the carriage two balls of fire,
which illuminated the whole plain, and left a
thick smoke, which could not be seen through.
He was almost suffocated by the snlphureous

vapour.

" it appears that h was in consequence of the
disclosures made by Gravier, and his accomplices,
that the conspiracy was discovered, which was to
have broken ont in Franche Comte'. Bourgeois,
who is still in the Conciergerie, has been subjected
to several interrogatories.—(Journal des Debuts.)

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.[There is no later news in these J0(1111419 from
Spain than what appealed in the preceding
Papers.]

[Extract of a Letter from St. Thomas's, April I.]

" Nothing positive is known front the contend-
ing armies on the Main it is, however, rrported,