Star.
London, England, 1815-11-16 00:00:00

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 181

The missing Paris Papers, those of Sam slay, ce
taining the second diry's proceedings on the Trial
Marshal NEY, arrived at a late hour last night rig",
explain the general point on which the Cowl'
War declared its incompetence to try N&Y ; but I'
real feelings which dictated the decision has .not,
will ever be published, by any osie of the five iy,
formed the maiuity of five. We shall do it for the
when we have briefly stated the substance of the a

gument.
Nev's Advocate objected to the competency
Council, de!'
on the grounds that the Marshal was accused
of High Treason ; that he is a Peer of France, an
therefore that he ought to be tried by the Chamber
Peers : and further, that the Court was irreguar
constituted, as a Marshal of France could not I
legally tried by General Officers.
On the part of the prosecution it was argued th
Niy had forfeited the Peerage he derived from ti
KING by accepting a Poerage from Limiaraitis
that g tribunal similarly constituted to the prod

bid tried General 14liatutMes tali dowerstta art
was competent.
The Council of War, by * tnajcaity of its to two.
dcclared its incompetcom, without assigtdag its
reasons.
On the general argument—it is chit first principle
of military law throughout Europe that a rider, no
swuer what his rank or title, who attempts to desert
from his colours, may instantly be shot by his con.
pinion. If he actually joins the enemy and is after.
gods taken; he must be brought before a Court.
lonia', not for the purpose of having it decided
whether fighting against his Sovereign be treason, but
so identify the person of the man who thus deserted
Ind afterwards carried arms against his Sovereign—
twausis the public law has every where declared that
votary man are triable fur military offences by mili.
'sr, tribunals. The public law on this point is so
will known aver Europe, that in any country but
Tracts it would be a punishable military misdemea.
emir in lite members of any military tribunal to re.
fuse to try a military man for a military offence.—
The members of sash a Court having nothing to do
with any other character that may attach to the en-
banal than that of his being a soldier. lie may be
s Doctor, a Priest, a Peer; but if he holds a military
commission or receives a soldier's pay, he is a soldier.
Evidence that the Wriest 4. B. or the Peer A. B. has
been gui'ay of treason is not wanted to prove that the
',Adler A. B. deserted, betrayed, or fought against
his King.—The ;Aker A. must be shot ; let the
casuists dispose of !As Peer in what manner they may
think fit afterwards.

But the members of else C. °art had stronger mo-
tives for their decision than any that were stated by
Nat's Adeoeato.
One of them, JOUEDAII. actually received a Peer-
age, first from the KING and afterwards from BONA-
FART& MAssen4 and Mourn:a in this respect were
?recistly in the same predicament. We may easily
;onceive on what a bed of roses they found them-
xlves while the Lawyers were quibbling upon this
‘l,:p point as applicable to the case of NEY! MASSENA,
during the late usurpation of BONAP4RTE, published
it Marseiiles a most violent proclamation against the
dynasky rf the BOURSONS. bloarett accompanied
!le KING to Lisle, contrived to prevent Louts from
:tins received in that city, afterwards joined BONA.
waif and had a cordmand is the army which was
:e have despoyed the Allies

But, fee a memeot, we shall suppose that by the
ors of France e soldier who happens to be a pcer,
:lust be tried for the offence of the soldier in the
arson of the per, by Peers _what then are we to
pink of the Minister of Justice, Banes MARBOIS ?
Are we to ascribe to ignorance or treachery, his
,:adipg the culprit to an incompetent Court f We
:ecolleet nothing of him but what other men, in ti.
!aka s:reumstances, might have done. Hr is a close
enaction of tarps (the Duke of Pt.aceertA,)
ire* Bosaraitru'a colleague in the Consulate,
sad afterwerda Prince Arch:rreasurer. On the whole, I
aeweyer, we would rather ascribe the mistake, if
:here has been one, to ignorance then design ; but
.a feet we think that the blunder was not in select-
ing an improper tribunal, but ie aptoisstiaz trailers to
tit' triter: !

The recent letter of the French Minister of Police,
De Cum to the Prefecu, and which has given great
offence to many loyal and bopourable minds, in con,
$ risme of tie canape forbearance wisich it dictates
to tbe factious, is the cosmposition of M• Lemonthey,
A kind of Secretary to De Cates. Tliis Lemonthey
was President of the French Legislative Assembly in
1791, and as such was the first ruffian in office who
publicly insulted his 4overeigq, by appearing with
his bat on before him. He was afterwards the inti-
mate friend of cowbell, Collot d'Herbois, and other
revolutionary monsters. At the coronation of Bona-
parte be wrote a book, called le Agi farad & dig Jura,"
it which he proved, as he thought incontestibly, Bo-
uparteit rigt.t to the Throne of France. He has, of
'verse, held many lucrative situations under Dona-
van', chiefly in the Police Department. For several
'ears as " Imperial Censor" of the French stage, it
els Lis office to mutilate every pascagc in the dramas
ishich tended to bring tyranny and despotism into
asrepute,

Yesterday the Earl of Fl.slitaoWßY transacted busi.
itIS at the Fi.reigt. Claim
The Duke and Duchess of ChILPANS entertained a
'any of fashionable, to dinner yesterday, at their
teat at Twickenham.
RCIM44I AItIIASI AMOR bad ',arty to dinner
rail him yesterday, at his bowie in Marley-urea.
Two Packets ate waiting at Calais—One to bring
'ver Lord CAlSTLEatitall and spite, the other Mr.
Len t.
The PAIN= itialplei Hussars and the 13th Dra-
'eon:, it is UK *to retM n to England. after giving
guirhorses asa remount mother regiments in prance,
Detachments belonging to the 23d and 29th are to
clink stperesmeuth toroin their regiments France.
Tue4daY, Lord Asntensit and the East India Di-
tty's hor.oured M. Ross, of riishopsgate-strect, by
`'feting his elegaht assortment of Perfumery, in•
qkird as a present to the Emperor of CHINA and
.1 Court, of which they highly approved.
Favourable accounts have been teceivecl from Ota•
'"ites the Supreme Government at which bad, ac-
; prdlng to national usage. devolved on the daughter
(jCanaree • notwithstanding hi; being alive sad'
'Mi. The labours of the Missionaries, in the aura-
' '" of the inhabitants, were eminently successful ;
•.'.l! above 200 persons attended school daily, and
f`f• able to read Engliab telerabl7

PEDESTRIANISM;,

MC EATON, THE SLACK-HEM AN•

The fine weather of yesterday attracted a greater
crowd than usual to inhale the breezes of Blackheath
and witness the continuance of EATON'S exertions.—
He went through his task with great Cheat Nines;
and perseverance ; and, to the numerous friends who
visited him, repeatedly expressed his m'st perfect
conficknce in being able to accomplish this ardJous
task which he has undertaken.

He is attended by four respectable persons, who
act alternately as watchmen to him, to call him up
whets he goes to rest, and to mark the time and dis-
tance. He generally awakes of himself, however,
before his attendant thinks it necessary to remind
him of the time. He is extremely healthful, takes
his meals regularly at his usual hours, and generallT
eats heartily : he drinks but sparingly.
So far from his constitution being in the least af-
fected by his arduntis and unremitting labour, he
says he is now more at his ease than he has been for
the last thirty years of his life. He is a native of
Northamptonshire, but for the above long period he
has followed the laborious business of a baker, in the
metropolis, and has been uniformly distinguished by
his employers for punctuality, sobriety, and atten-
tion. His brother tradesmen, who are of course
best acquainted with the peculiar habits of those who
follow their occupation, will bet almost any odds in
favour of his gaining the match. On the othwhand,
sporting men and gymnastic amateurs are is 4 e.. i
cidedly of opinion that human nature is not capable
of sopporting so much fatigue.—The latter chiefly i
ground their unfavourable anticipation on the ex-1
?w hausted state in which • ptain Ilaapt.av found him-
self at the conclusion e is match.
The engraving on w 1 which we have given at
the head of this article, is a striking likeness of Mr.
EATON. He is below the middle sir" hut ;loom-
oonly hardy in his appearance. ON the right is. the
Hare and Billet public house, where he has fixed his
head.quarters, and on the left is a sketch of the
Heath. Mr. EATON experiences great attention from
the landlord of the Hare and Billet, who spares no
trouble or expense to make him perfectly comfortable.
EATors always performs two miles without halting.
He sets out, for instance, from the Hare and Billet
precisely at a quarter before one o'clock daily, and
finishes his two miles about a quarter atter that hour.
His nest appearance is a quarter before three o'clock,
and so on at every second hour during the Whole of
the twenty-four. He is very punctual to time, and
in this respect seems perfectly aware of the saying of
Dr. Joitt.sox, that 4. the man who makes a match
against time has an adversary to contend with who
is not liable to any of the casualties of human rife:"

TEIE 11,OCIIESTER Iy.DESTRIAN.
Thterday mottling BALE% at ten minutes before'
four o'clock, in excellent spirits, entered.oa his six-
teenth day's perfoimance, and at breakfast, at eight
o'clock, accomplished 13 miles and three quarters;
started again at nine, and by 20Ininutes before eleven
o'clock made goad 1p miles ; at dinner, at one
o'clock, 20 miles ; when he wok tea, at 4ve, had gone
30, and I.4bt night, at a quarter before ten o'clock,
finished with 5I miles and 168 ro.ls, having then
completed in the whole 770 miles one quarter nod
Sat rods.

The woodcocks are, this year, remarkably qtly in
their visits. Two brace were shot, a few days sines,
at lleathlield Park, Sussex. by sr. Nagel/Atm and
a Gentleman or two of his party. The arrival of
these emigrant birds, at so early a period of tike sea-
son, may posaibly portend a severe winter.
Coustixo.-rThe sport qn the l'orkshireWolds has
commence!! successfully, where Major TOPIIAM'S old
Snowball blood still maintains its soperiority.-4t
Newmarket, liord Rims has traiqsl high for the
ensuing meeting ; the hares on Wis4en Hill and
Chippenlosm Field run so stoutly as to promote firm
diversion ntxt week.—The Swaffham Club corn-
', ;Irma their week's sport on Mondarlast. .
. cittaxo SgututEt. flut4T.,7.l:ointsctirhe about the
latter part of September, a patty of Q'entlemen in
Martin County, North Carolina, twenty in number,
ten on a side, killed, for a bet of a f ball:same and
trimmings," in two days, upwards of 1570 squirrels;
and one Gentleman of the party, in particular, killed
in one day 7+; a number far surpassing any we ever
Irecellect to have beard of before in the space of time.
Very great improvements are making in and about
Chepstosv Castle. The parapet is cleared, and an
easy access thereto afforded from the Keep Tower,
in which the celebrated HARRY MARTIN was Walled
upwards of twerity years. The walk commands a
view of the ditTerent courts, to the extremity of the
ruins, which terminates with a tower, the interior of
which it is in contemplation Lp fit up for the reception
of the visitors.

TWENTY TUQUSA NO Pouups. —The Ticket No. 600,
drawn Trits DAY a Prize of ,f 120,600, being the only
Ca, ital drawn, whet our Paper went to Press, was
Sold at Waimea most Fortunate 016cp, 17, Ludgate-
street, near St. 114141's:

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