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then been forced to sell children's books for a live..

lihood, but had not sold them as a blind for the sale
of indecent works. He had never sold such works
-to persons younger than himself. There were no
religious books in his bag. Ile could not be guilty
of such an act as mixing such wicked pnblications
with religious books. He then commented upon
the character of the informer. That individual, he
said,"was in the habit of intoxicating himself, 'and
singing songs infinitely more reprehensible than
any which had been sold by him (the defendlnt).
Was such a person "fit to be employed by a Society
for the Suppression of Vice—by a Society whO pro•
fessed to act from religious motives? The trade had
not been a gaining tract::: to him. In prison he had
expended more money than ever he had got by the
sale of the books and pictures. He had supported his
father, mother, and sister, in prison ; and they had
all been in a stare of the greatest distress. If they
had possess'ed either friends or money, would they
have remained in prison for a bailable offence ? Their
last articles of clothing had been parted with. In
time of war, he would not have remained on shore;
but in peace, it was intpossible, Without interest, to
get a ship.
• Mr. GVPNET, who had before him the bag which
had been found in tke house of the prisoner, Joseph
Clarke, said, that upon examining that bag he found
libels in it evull of a grosser description than those
named in the indictment.
Henry Clarke declared, that he had sold fewer

articles than any man who had ever been engaged in
the trade, and concluded by saying, that he had been
driven to that course by the want of a livelihood.
The LoaD CHIII Jorrica.—l am sorry for you;
but persons must not get their living by debauching
the minds of the King s subjects.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY, after commenting emphati-
cally upon the nature of the offence of which the de-
fenctants stood convicted, said, that their c6iduct,
since the commencement of the prosecution, would
induce the Court to diminish their punishment as,
much as possible. The sentence of the Court was T-
. Joseph Clarke should be imprisoned in the House
of Correction in Coldbath-fields for a term of eighteen
months; and that he should then enter into his own
recognizance in the sum of £SO, for his good beha-
viour during five years longer: and that Henry Clarke
should enter into similar recognizances, and be con-
fined in the same prison for a term of nine months.
When the sentence was pronounced, Clarke, the
father, clasping his hands, cried out with emotion—
" My Lord, you might as well pass sentence of death
upon us r"
Mr. Justice BAYLEY—Sir, you do not know upon
how many persons you tray have been the means of
passing sentence of death.

THE EVEgING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, MAY .5, 1820.
THE FUNDS.

tIITCY Of STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONS O'CLOCK:
Bank Stock 226'h
5 per Cent. Reduced 69 685
3 per Cent. Consols 69% 78 5/8 %
3 per Cent. 77% 1/2-4. per Cent. 86%
5 per Cent. 1035 3/4
Bank Long Annuities 17 15-1618
India Stock 220—Bonds 235.
Exchequer Bills ss. 3s. Is. pre.
Commercial, 3s. Is. dis.
Consols for Acct. 69 78 70 69% 4.

Last night Mr. WILSON, one of the Members for
the City, presented to the Commons a Petition from
the Merchants, Manufacturers, and Traders of Lon-
don, immediately connected with the Woollen Trade,
paying for a repeal of the Duty.imposed last Ses-.
siun on Foreign Wool, as being highly injurious to
the commerce and general interests of the Empire.
Mr. A. BARING, after some observations on the
importance of the Woollen Manufacture, and the
highly blameable manner in which the Doty on
Foreign Wool was imposed, without inquiry, and
without the necessary information, merely to con-
ciliate a class of Gentlemen whose interests were
affected by other Duties, gave notico, that on Monday
next heslumld present a Petition from the Merchants
of London, agaiast the general restrictions under
which the commerce of the country now laboured.
There has not, for a long period, been any sub-
ject of gratter importance under the consideration of
Parliament than the question now about to be agi-
tated respecting our commercial situation, as af-
fected by our Corn Laws and the general system of
restrictions, by which the industry of the country is
depressed, and our national resources and revenue
are crippled, to an extent not to be conceived by
merely superficial economists.
While on this subject we would recommend to
Members of Parliament, a pamphlet which has just
made its appearance, entitled, " Observations on the
Irjurions Consequences of the Re,trictiens upon Fo-
rcign Commerce, addressed to the l'resident of the
Board of Trade, by a Member of the late Parliament."
We know not who is the author, but the observations
which he presents this important question; are
cool deductions from facts not 6o be disputed, and
which cannot fail to produce strong convictions of
the intpolicy of our present system, in the mind of
every person not absolutely blinded by prejudice,s.
It is a curious enough coincidence that, at the very
moment in which the policy of raising a Duty on
Wool is about to undergo an investigation in the
British Parliament, the same question should occupy
the attention of the* French Chamber of Deputies :
On the-29th, Messrs. Drstastesy and I.nsmaurea proposed
the follow log increase of tax on the importation of .oreign wools,
viz.—fine wools, unwashed (en n.irt), 50f. per hundred kill,-
grams; fine wools, ciemed, 100 f.—M. Laussz DL Tozarrauta
was for laying a duty of tof. only on fine wools, and £3l. on those
of an inferior description. These Amendments gave rise to a
warm debate, in which the usual arguments were resorted to in
bzbalf of protecting duties on one side, and in favour of an open
field for manufacturing enterprise and ability on the other.—
It is worthy of remark, that in this discussion men of the highest
characur for titelligence, as well as those who were, by their
eituati.m, most familiar with the principks and workings of
international commerce, were they v.lso bore the strongest
evidence to the difficult nature of this very important ques-
tion, and who were the most anxious that the Chamber should
not decide until after the most serious consideration and inquiry.
M. de Vittzte regarded the question as one " extremely
complicated : beside* .exarnining whether the Duty on Foreign
Wools should be increased, it was necessary to determine. wise-
thee that on the Export of Native Wool should be diminished?
and, besides, whether it would be right to indemnify the Manu-
facturer for the T.ll payable on the introduction of Foreign
Wool, by an equivalent bounty on the export of Cloths manu-
factured out a the same raw material? M. Villele proposed,
therefore, that the business should be referred to a Committee,
charged with considering the proportions of the Tariff."
IL de Sr. Cauxtue, Director-General of the Customs, though
personally rather favourable to the demands of the Agricolto.
ralists, added—" But so many serious and contradictory canal.
derations present themselves, that it Is impossible to dispose of
the question lightly. Government intends to consult the Cows.
ens of Commerce and Manufactures--to weigh maturely the
suggestions of the great Cities throughout the Kingdom ; and it
is not wail lifter the collection of all such mews of infinnation I

that It will feel itself competent to reeoissousd to the Chamber
the adoption of a decided part."
The Chamber divided on the proposition of sending the vari-
ous Amendments to a Committee, which, after two doubtful
trials, was passed in the affirmative.
Were we of the somber of those who believe that
the prosperity or one country is promoted by the de-
Tresion of another, we would congratulate our
Readers on the fact, that the Legislators of some of
the-Continental States manifest as much ignorance
respecting the real sources of the wealth of nations,
as is exhibited by our own statutes and practice.
The French, we see, are in
,danger of committing
the same error that we have fallen into, respecting
Foreign Wool. The Chamber of Deputies is now
occupied with the Project of a Law on the Customs.
In the course of Tuesday's debate, M. PUYMARINS
informed the Chamber, that " in England, at a cer-
tain depth, they find nothing but coal"!—What
would the Counties of Kent, Sussex, Essex, Suf-
folk, Norfolk, &c.. &c. give to find this statement
verified! This information was given to support a
conclusion respecting the quantity of duty that
should be imposed on the importation of foreign
coal. "It is right, therefore," be says, "to prohibit,
in that country, the importation of foreign coal, but.;
it is not so in France, where everything is not coal
at a certain i'epth." He is incorrect in his facts and.
also in his reasoning.
Let us hope that the question about to be agitated
on the policy of restrictive duties will be met ss ith
coolness, and aided by the lights of dear-bought ex-
perience. We blame not men for looking to their in-
dividual interests, but we do blame them when they
allow their prejudices, founded on these interests, to
induce them to oppose enquiry, or make them care-
less to die acquisition of that knowledge which might
convince them that every endeavour to improve their
own circumstances at the expense of Other branches,
while it saves• them one penny, costs them three-
halfpence.

The Pai is Pavers of Tuesday arrived this morning.
The Chamber of Deputies continues occupied with
the Project of Law on the Customs.
The first fOur Articles of the new Law of Elec-
tions are said to have becn approved by the *Com-
mittee appointed to report on it.
Accor.iing to letters from the frontiers of Spain, it
appears that General MINA wishes to
.preserve ge-
.eral and extraordinary powers in Navarre. His
pretensions are vigorously resisted by the Municipal
Authorities of Pampelura. The quarrel is serious,
and the Military Chief, as well as the Magistrates, have
separately dispatched couriers to Government to jus-
tify their conduct respectively. It is added that the
houses of the Magistrates are surrounded by the sol-
diers of MrNa.

French Five per Cer.ts. Monday, 73 fr. 3.5 c.

• Letters were yesterday received in town, dated
from her Mascsn's Villa, at Pesaro, 15th of April,
and announcing her departure for England on that
day, and her M AJESTY'S intention of travelling hither
without stopping. From the expedition made by the
QUEEN in her route, it is believed that her MAJESTY
will arrive at Calais by the end of this week, where
apartments are taken for her residence ; and Lady.
ANNE HAMILTON, with other persons of her establish.
ment, have received an intimation to proceed to Do
ver to wait her further instructions.

The Duchess of GLOUCESTER went early yesterday
morning to the Kiilg's Palace, at Kensington, on a
visit to the Duchess of KENT, from which place the
Duchess of KENT accompanied her Royal Highness,
with the infant Princess ALEXANDRINA, on a visit to
the KING, which is the first time his MAJESTY has
seen the infant Princess since the christening, when
his MAJESTY was pleased to stand godfather; they
arrived at the King's Palace about two o'clock. The
Royal Duchesses and the infant Princess were there
met by the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCM, and the
Princess SOPHIA MATILDA. The Royal party re-
mained with his MAJESTY during the afternoon.
Yesterday tl.••• Duke of YORK transacted military
business with his MAJESTY, at his Palace, Pall-Mall.

The Duchess of YORK was better on Wednesday,
we are happy to say, than her Royal Highness has been
for some time.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has stated, that,
his late MAJESTY has left a Will. We suppose it was
found by the present Kuro on his late visit to Wind-,
sor. It is said, that his late MAJESTY, but a few days,
before his mournful calamity, as if conscious of its,
approach, ordered a master-key to be made, with
,1
which he locked up a drawer containing all his other,
keys. This master-key he delivered to General TAY-
Loa, with an injunction to preserve it in his custody,
and deliver it to no one but himself, or in case of his
decease, to deliver it only to his successor. This key
General TAYLOR delivered to the Kw* on Saturday
se'nnight.

The leading Members of the Opposition were to
have had a meeting last night, at Burlington House.

Saturday last, the Privy Council of Ireland met,
for the purpose of hearing Counsel respecting the
I return of Aldermen KING and WIAT, to serve the
office of Lord Mayor of Dublin for the ensuing year,
the former having been elected by the Commons, the
latter by the Board of Aldermen. The Council, after
hearing Counsel at great length on both sides, de-
cided chat the Corporation should proceed to a new
election.
Almost all the Journals of Paris have lately related
a frightful story of a young person, in the environs
of Confolens, being sewed up in the belly of a horse,
after having been a victim of the most odious bru-
tality. The details of this clime appeared to us too
incredible to be repeated. In fact, the Sub-Prefect of
Confolens has formally denied the story, in a letter ad.
dressed to the rrefect of Charoate.—Journal de Paris.;

tPORTiNd.
~ •
BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S riterknimi-.
Dian.
6 t 0.2 apt Plogareir
11 to 2 apt Sailor
etc, 1 apt Kill Devil filly •
10 to 1 apt Brother to.
. _Blucher

11 to I apt Mier
11 to 1 apt Arbottal
16 to 1 apt Tooe colt
20 to I apt any other:

• .
5 to 2 agst the Sorcery
3 to 1 agst Prudence
NEWMARKET SECOND -SPRING MEETING, 1220.
7MUILIDAIN MAY 4.
The Jockey Club Plate of 50gs. to be run for by horses the pro-
perty of Members of the Jockey Club ; 4-yr-olds, 71t. 21b.
5-yr-olds, est. 51b. 6-yr-olds, Bst. 91b. sod aged, fists 11lb: If. C.
Duke of Portland's brown colt Tirestas, 4-yrs-old - • 1
Lord Grosvenor's bay colt Aldford, 47yrs.old - - 2
5 to 2 on Tirestas.

$ to 1 apt Brida.

The Dt.ke of Grafton's Miracle, Sat. beat Mr. Vansittart's
Financier, 9st. 101 b, T.Y.C. tongs. h. ft.-7 to 4 apt Miracle.
Fifty Pounds for 3-yr-olds, 6st. 21b. 4-yr-olds, Set. 5-yr-olds,
Ilst. 71S. 6-yr-olds, and aged, Sat. 121 b. T.M.M.
Mr. Wyndham's brown colt, by Whalebone, 3 yrs-old -
Mr. Neale's black colt, by Pericles, 3-yrs-old -
Thirteen started—The Judge placed but two.
.5 to 2 agst Mr. Wyndham's colt.
Lr.rd Jersey's Master Henry, Sat. 91b. beat Mr. Fox's Pacha
Sat. Ilb. T. M. M. I('gs. h. ft.-6 to 4on Master Henry.
Lord SOfield's Glow-worm, Sat. 101 b. beat Mr. Udny s Bar-
mecide, sst. T.Y.C. 100 gs. h. ft.-5 to 4on Glow-ivomu
Mr. Crockford's Sultan, Sat. 71b. beat the Duke of Grafton 's
Miracle, Itst. 51b. T.Y. C. 50gs.— 6 to 4 on Sultan.
handicap Sweepstakes of logs. each, T.Y.C.
Lord Suffield's Glow-worm, aged, 9st. - - - -
Mr. Charlton's Phanix, 4-yrs-old, sst. 11b1. - - - 2
Lord G. 11. Cavendish's Little Dick, 6-yrs-old, Sst. 41b.
Mr. Bouvcrie's Andrew, 4-yrs-old, 7st. 121 b.
.Lord Grosvenor's filly, by Thunderbolt, 3-yes-old, Est. ebbs
The Judge placed but two.
to 1 agst Glow-worm—S to 2 agst Little Dick.
BOXING.

1
- 2

A renewed and courageous combat took place at t ight o'clock
yesterday morning, nn liackfteld Common, on the Forest, eight
miles from Oakinghant, between Ruben Bodkin, a navigator,
front: Warminster, and Cforge Gee, a coachman, for 100 guineas
a-side, in a square of ts feet. This was a reLl bun-dog combat.
The ring Wail numeroush uttended, and the second, were, 11.111
for Bodkin, and for Get, hi. brother the cricketer. Its the bth
round, Bodkin placed a bit on the temple, which won him the
battle, as his ativetsary's second called out the welcome word,
4' Enough."

A CHALLENGE.
“ ERIN CO 111.10111.-•-TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCrItW.

" I, Robert Hanlon, of the First Royals, and a native of the
County Wicklow, do hereby challenge any man so lizht me for
One Hundred Pounds sterling—or, in honour of my Country ! ! !"
" ERIN CO BRAO“.

" We, Prenry Sefton and John Carter, having seen, yesterday,
a Challenge from a Mr. Hanlon, to fight any man in the world,
we beg to state, that he may have his choice of us, for One Hun-
dred Guineas, at one tnonth's notice; and hope, that he or hi 3
friends will visit Kit=%ham, deposit some money, and have a
friendly glass. With respect to Country, which he so strongly
alludes to, permit us to add, we are fighting men—all rountrics
to us being the Wilt ; and we have too much confidence in the
hearts and hospitality of Erin's sons, to think colour or country
makes any dillerer.ce. " HRNYT CUITON.
" New Kllmainham, April 80, 1820. 0 JOIIX CARTER:"

To-morrow Prince LEOPOLD is to honour that an-
cient and useful Institution, the Scottish Hospital,
by his presence at dinner, in the Freemasons' Tavern,
Great Queen-street, his Royal Highness the Duke of
CLARENCE, the President, in the Chair, supported
by the Dukes of YORK and Sussex. This will be the
first time the Royal widower has attended any public
meeting; and we therefore hope, for the honour of
Scotland and the Scottish Corporation in London,
that there will be a numerous company of Nobility
and Gentry to receive him and the other Illustrious,

personages.
The Duke de SAN CARLOS entertained a large
party of distinguished personages yesterday, at his
house in Portland-place.
Last night Lady CASTLEREACH entertained a large
party of distinguished personages with an elegant
banquet, &c. at her house in St. James's-square.
Viscount CASTLERRAGH has been confined to his
house for several days by indisposition.
ALmAcK'ss.--These elegant and fashionable Rooms
were more numerously attended on Wednesday than
any preceding evening this season ; there were pre-
sent upwards of 400 persons of the first rank, dis-
tinction, and fashion. _

KING'S Tagaraz.—Last night, 11 Tancredi, one of
Rosstufs most popular Operas, was performed for
Madame BELLoctit's benefit. The gem of the Opera
is the well-known Recitative " 014 "atria !—‘lGlc.,"
followed by the Air "Di tanti palptti." It was per-
formed
by Madame BRLLOCHI, with more than her
usual delicacy and taste. The contrast between each 'I
part was marked and preserved with that fine per-
ception of harmony, and that ready application of
science, which render all that BELLocal sings so pe-
culiarly delightful. It was encored. The Opera
was well cast, and the whole performance was much
applauded.
ENGLISH OPERA Houss.—Mr.•MArMttws re-ap-
peared last night, after several days' indisposition,
occasioned by his very arduous exertion. He was
in excellent spirits, and went through the whole en-
tertainment with abundance of applause and laugh-
ter. The house was full of fashionable company.
—A box is preparing for a Royal visitor to Mr.
MATHEWS'S At Howie I

Ws.xesna.--blonday, the noble Terrace surrounding Windsor
Castle, formerly the favourite promenade of his late MAJESTY,
was, by the kind condescension of the Knee, permitted to be
re-opened to the Public. A great number of work-people have
been employed in repairing that part of the Castle, and the whole
of the Temee has been relaid with fins gravel, which presents a
beautiful polished surface.. This Terrace measures IA7O feet in
length, and may, with justice be said to be the noblest walk in
Europe, both stitli regard to the strength and grandeur of the
building, and the int and extensive prospect over the River
Thames, and a most beautiful and rich country ; and it must be
confessed that this charming MU seems by Nature designed for
Rovat Ilisnarrv, and, with an august state, to overlook all the
adjacent Country.
FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Robert Steek, in town, yesterday, from
Portsmouth.
At Mivart's Hotel :—Lord Ranclife, from Bunny Park, Not-
tingham ; John Campbell, Es+ from Mekon Mowbray; the
Rev. W. Cator, A. Calvin., Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Ainsworth
and family.
At the British Hotel, Jermyn.street :—lknjamin Lester,
Esq. M.P. from Poole; Robert Shaw, Esq. M.P. Richard
Power, Esq. M.P. from Ireland; Wentworth Ray, Esq, from
his seat, Wokelield House, Berk. • Major Fogerty, from ditto ;
T. Mourn, Req. from Worcestershire ; Mr. and Miss Saunders,
from theirseat in Surrey.
At Brunet's Hotel, Leleester-square :—The Countess Anne.-
ley, from Ireland; Colonel .Wilson,from Paris • Charles Parish,
Esq. from ditto; Captain Berne, from ditto; Mr. Hades',
from ditto.