Star.
London, England, 1830-03-08 00:00:00

THE MINISTRY AND THE PUBLIC PRESS

IN FRANCE.

The editor of the Paris journal called Figaro, having been con-
demned by the Court of Correctional Police to a fine of 1,000 francs
and an imprisonment of six months, for a libel: on the King. putt-
lished the 9tli of Augtist last (the day after the change of ministry),
appealed against the sentence to the Royal Court. The Court on
Thursday confirmed the original sentence, after an eloquent speech
in favour of the defendant from M. Dupin, repotted in the Figaro,
and from which the following is an extract :
" Gentlemen, that which men suffer with most impatience is the
censure of their opinions and of their actions. They are unwil
ling to recollect that Gob has delivered up the world to
their management, and they readily take contradiction for offence.
—Yet there is among them a class of persons, which, from its posi-
tion, it would seem, should be resigned to critichun ; it is that of
men who undertake the management of public saint. Placed upon
the political theatre, with all eyes upon them, and in contact with a
multitude of interests, they ought to expect the murmurs, as well as
the applause, of the people. But there; as upon the stage, the actors
are little disposed to enter into explanation with those who murmur
or find fault l Power, which ought to assuage their susceptibility,
only serves to incase it; and that which is in Set only a matter
of contrariety, becomes in their eyes revolt, crime, subject of legal
process: they must have convictions to cure the wounds inflicted
upon their self-love. Such is the human heart. Such is that of
a minister. The ministers of the Bth of August have been for six
months the butt of an energetic opposition.
So their first care has been to repress the explosions of public
sentiment by punishing the public press. The day after their ac-
cession to office they were attacked. In three days after citations
were served.

Under a constitutional government, that is to say, of free enquiry,
are not ministers amenable to be tried by public opinion ? Is not
censure of their actions permitted ? Is not the examination of their
principles right ? And if so, conceive a process which should have
for its object to try that M. the Prince de Posactwac has been al.
ways inflamed with an ardent love of the Charter; that M. de la
BOUNDONNAYI6 has been heard only in accents of mildness ; that
the banks of the Sambre have never witnessed a perjured warrior !
Yet the Ministry thought they had found a mode of extricating
themselves from embarrassment. It was to persuade Magistrates that
the attacks directed against the new Cabinet were levelled against the
person of the King ! Their well-known fidelity would take the alarm ;
the writer, reputed guilty of offence towards the Sovereign, would
be condemned. Two Journals were selected for this purpose: the
one devoted to political matter, grave in its discussions, severe in its
doctrines, and the more dangerous to ministers as it recruited in its
ranks those whom it was sought to restore to power; the other
armed more lightly, half political, half literary, dividing its cridcban
between the theatre and the public. TM. was to deaden at once
the um of reason and that of ridicule; to attack the right of en.
quiry and the right of epigram.

" The two Journals were condemned in the first instance.
" The Journal des Debalo already owes to your equity, to your
noble independence, the redress of the error of its first Judges."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HUNTING.

Hies Majesty's hounds meet on Friday, at Well= Heath.
Mr. Osbaldeaton's hounds, to-morrow, at Waterton ; Wednesday,
at Duston ; Thursday, at Sulby ; Friday, at Hardwick
Mr. Drake's hounds, to-morrow at Charndon Common ; Thurs-
day, at Bicestee Windmill; Saturday, at Horton Common.
The Duke of Grafton's hounds, Wednesday, at Stoke Plain ;
Friday, at Drayton Cross Roads.
Mr. Berkeley's hounds, to-morrow, at Knotting Fox ; Thursday,
at Ketnpston t Saturday, at Clapham Turnpike.
Earl Fitswilliam's hounds. Wednesday, at Old Weston Wind-
mill; Thursday, at Walcot Park.
Cambridgeshire hounds, Friday, at Potion Wood.
The Coegham hounds Wednesday, at Harpley Dam ; Friday at
Snettisham Red Barn.
Mr. Foljambe's fox hounds to.motrow, at Hamby Moor; Wed.
nesday at Finningley Park; Friday at Aston; Saturday at Sand.
beck Park.
Lord Yarborough's fox hounds Wednesday, at Kingsforth
House; Friday at Elkington Cow Pasture ; Saturday at Hundon.
Mr. Drake's hounds meet tomorrow at Charndon Common ;
Thursday at Binger Windmill; Saturday at Horton Common.
The White Cross harriers Thursday at the Brick.kiln, at Had.
denham Lowe.

---gbropshire 'hounds Wednesday at Fox, Albrighton ; Friday at
Cressage Village.
Mr. Boycott's hounds Thursday at Crackley Bank; Saturday at
Preatwood Lodge.
The Quorn hounds to-morrow, at Bandon Hill; Wednesday,
at Gutnley Hall; Thursday, at Quenby Hall; Friday, at Owthorpe
(Notts.)
Lord Anson's bounds, Wednesday, at Croft Hill; Thursday, at
Wharton Village; Friday, at Croft Hill: Saturday, at Newbold
Gate.

Mr. hleynell•e hounds, Thursday, at Catton ; Saturday, at Hcn.
hunt.

Sir Jacob Astley's hounds, Friday, at Duke's Bridge.
The Kempstone bounds, Thursday, at Newton George.
The Suffolk and Norfolk Union harriers, to-morrow, at St. An.
drew's ; Thursday, at Mendham Lion; Friday, at Thurhon Hart.
Mr. Coldwell's stag hounds to-morrow at Liteham ; Friday, at
Saham Mere.

Mr. Wicketead's hounds to-morrow at Cheekley Village; Thurs.
day at Stableford Bridge; Saturday at Chines.
Mr. Mure's bounds to-morrow at Hawetead Green.

Mr. Dansey's hounds tomorrow at Dilwyd ; Friday at Bridge
Soling.

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The Cheshire hounds on Thursday at Duddon Heath; Saturday
at the Fox and Barrel _

The Royston barrios Thursday at Ashwell ; Saturday at Kennel.
The Doddington harriers Wednesday at Nowood Farm; Thurs-
day at Orton's Thorns.
Mr. Mule's hounds Wednesday at l3oxford ; Thursday at Lind.
soy Church; Friday at Ardleigh Crown.
The North Surrey hounds meet to-morrow at the Kennel; Satur-
day at Coombe Wood.
The Forest harriers meet to-morrow at the Kennel, Woodford
Wells, Essex.
The Btighton harriers, Wednesday at the Race Course; Friday
at the Dyke.
The Pener Hunt, Thursday at Jevington Holt.
Mr. R. K. Sampson's hounds, Thursday at Bourne ; Saturday at
Mr. Ade's Duttles.

The Southern Hunt, Thursday at Sutton ; Saturday at AUristan
Race Course.

The Cottesmore hounds, Wednesday, at Parkhouse; Thursday,
at Gluten.

The Conoek harriers, Friday, at Chittern Meadows.
The Bb.ckmore Vale hounds, to-morrow, at Pennard House.
The Burton harriers, to-morrow, at Tollardown Turnpike-gate.
Mr. Lestcr's barriers, Wednesday, at the Briefs Plantation ; Sa-
turday, at the back of Alderney Cottage.
The Cadbury harriers, Thursday, at Galbampton ; Saturday, at
East Hill;

Sir John Co 's hounds, to-morrow, at the Three Crowns,
Bucklebury ; Thursday, at Southridge Farm, near College Wood;
Friday, at Engleileld.
The Hambledon bounds, Wednesday, at Preshaw House; Friday,
at Hoggs Lodge ; Saturday, at Bold Forester.
The V. H. to-morrow, at Beauworth ; Thursday, at Abbotsdon
Down; Saturday, at Tunworth Down.
The N. F. hounds, Wednesday, at Furze Lawn Gate; Thursday,
at Owr Bridge ; Saturday, at Leoitt's Gate.

Monday evening, Mr. Sergeant Blackburn received
a commission appointing him the going Judge of Assize,
on the Munster • Circuit, and, with Baron Pennefather,
the Learned Gentleman opened the Court at Ennis,
next day.
About one o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the
back premises of Mr. Rushton, a coffee-house. , at No. 3,
Jewin-street, Aldersgate-strcet, which from thieKeefeenrseners of the
buildings and the rapidity with it burnt, plaied the whole neigh-
bourhood in a state of great alarm and danger. *The speedy arrival
of the firemen with the assurance-office engines, and plentiful
supply of water, enabled them and the neighbours to confine the
destructive element to Mr Rushton's house, which is now con.
sumed, along with the ihrniture. It was with great difficulty that
Mr. Rushton and his family escaped with their lives in their night.
clothes. A servant-maid had a mariculous escape without any ma-
terial injury, after jumping from the top of the house into thestreet.
The house and furniture wets insured in the Sun Fire-office. We
did not hear of any serious accident being sustained by any person
on the occasion.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, MARCH 6.

V. MORRIS.
This wuan application toMORRIS dissolve an injunction obtained in
1828, restraining the defendant, John Morris, from interfering with
the rents and profits of a certain estate, which be had agreed to
settle upon the plaintiff, his wife, on the occasion of their separation
in 1808. It appeared that after this settlement the parties lived
apart till 1810, when the wife returned and lived with lee husband
for a few months, when she agsin left him, and her husband suffered
her to enjoy this estate till 1828, when he attempted to get the
rents, but was restrained by the injunction of the V Xhauellor.
The Loan Quarcrc.con inquired how the original deed of se-
paration was set up again after the wife returned and lived again
with her husband ?

Mr. Hot, for plaintiff, replied, it depended upon the fact
that the husband had permitted the wife to enjoy the estate till
1828.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said the original deed was void by the
wife's returning to her husband. If they had agreed to live apart
the second time, on the same terms, the wife could have sworn to
that fact ; but she had not done so, and therefore the injunction must
be dissolved.

COURT OF ICING'S BENCH, MARCH I.
There was nothing of public interest in this Court. It was the
last day of sitting till after the Assizes.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

ORFORD ClRCUlT.—lllancll 5.
GOODITALL V. ROGICIS.-111DVCTIOV.
This was an action by the father, to recover compensation in
damages for the seduction of his daughter. The plaintiff is a timber
dealer, and the defendant a butcher. Both reside at Nettlebed.
Mary Ann Goodall, a female of_po great personal charms stated
that she was twenty years old. The year before last, during the
temporary absence of the defendant's housekeeper, she kept house
far hhn but returned at night to her father's house. While there,
the defendant addressed her in the way of marriage. He continued
his attentions afterwards, and frequently walked with her when out
on an errand. On the 9d of March last year, she met him when
going to heraunt's, and was prevailed upon to walk with him. They
walked along the turnpike road, near to a coppice. She wanted to
return, but he begged she would not, and pulled her down, and ef-
fected his purpose She upbraided him, and he promised to make
her his wife. After that, she saw him frequently. In June, she
discovered she was pregnant, and told him of it, and he then :e-
-1 newed his promises. He afterwards said that she was not the first
that had been in the family way, and that words were but wind.
She told him be wanted to get rid of her and the child too, and that
he had better have done as Corder did. She was delivered in No.
vember. He had never seen the child, are had he contributed to its
support.
Mr. TAITNTON addressed the Jury for the defendant, and called
several witnesses, for the purpose of showing that the witness was
of loose character. In this, however, he failed ; and, in answer,
Mr. Toovey, a county magistrate, and the Nev. Mr. Bennett, the
clergyman of Nettlebed, were examined, who both spoke to her ap.
parent propriety of conduct.
Mr. ./Elvis having replied, the Jury found a verdict for the
plaintiff—Damages, 3501

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—AYLEIIitinT, Marten 4.
Williams Warren and Janes Oast stood indicted for breaking
open the shop of Thomas Fountain, at the parish of Newport Pag-
neU, on the 12th of November last, and stealing therein 10s. his mo.
ides. The prisoners were apprentices of the prosecutor, who, having
lost considerable sums of money from his till, resolved on watching
his shop. Accordingly, on the night in question, he told his appren.
tics that he was going into the town, and should not return for some
time; but in point of fact he secreted himself in the cellar. In
about half an hour he beard the two prisoners come down stairs from
the workshop, and one said to the other, " It's all right," and im-
mediately die prosecutor heard the door of his shop unlocked and
some one at the till. He consequently left his hiding-place, aitiOt
hold of the person at the till, and lockid him in the shop. He then
fetched a light, and found that the person at the till was the
Close, and that 10s. had been taken from the till, of whiPcfrisfirni:
were lying scattered on the floor.
On his cross-examination by Mr. Braga, for Warren, prosecutor
said he did not see him in the shop, and he might have been saying
that the fire or the house was all safe, when he said " all's right."
Being aess•examined by Mr. Ormwrwo, for Close, prosecutor
said helmocked him (Close) down in the shop several times, and
beat him soundly with a stick, leaving considerable marks of vio-
lence on his person. It was about the usual time for the prisoners
to leave the
Several witnessesnis gave Warren a good character; and after the
summing up of the learned Judge, who pointed the attention of the
Jury to the difference in the eases of the two prisoners, they ac-
quitted Warren, and found Close Guilty.
A petition in Close's favour, nearly three feet in length, engrossed
on parchment, and signed by about 150 respectable inhabitants of
Ms nodes town, Stony Stratford, was then -handed to the learned
Baron.

His Lordship said that he lamented extremely to see a person in
whose behalf so numerous a body of his fellow-townsmen took so
strong an interest, standing in the situation of a convicted felon. In
the course of his experience, he bad never seen a written testimonial
to character so numerously and apparentlye so respectably signed, on
behalf of a prisoner, and although he perhaps ought hardly to look
into the contents of an unauthenticat document, he could not but
feel that prisoners have not in general the means to compel the
attendance of witnesses at the Assizes, and he for one was even
tempted to receive such instruments with every indulgence. Giving
credit to the present petition, and looking at the age of the prisoner,
and the circumstances of this being his first offence, he would pass a
lenient sentence upon him, in the sincere and earnest hope of his re.
trieving in society the good character which he had formerly bonne,
but which was now for a time lost. His Lordship then sentenced
him to be kept to hard labour for six months.