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London, England, 1820-10-20 00:00:00

But they were all equally M the country for the con-
sequences of this proceeding, which be meld not elsaraeterkie
as otherwise than most daring and extraordinary. In bringing it
forward, Ministers bad shewn firmer nerves•than any Ministry
eince the time of the infamous Cabal; they bad engaged In an un-
dertaking, more criminal, he eerily believed, than any that had
ever been attempted by the worst of Governments: Ttie-Noble
Earl had said that he bad no personal feelings In the business.
He (Lord King) wished for sets, not pxotessions. If they were
seeking substantial justice, there meld be no objection to the
production of the letters called foe. If the House Moot agree to
the Motion, the Public would modude,that Ministers had Mo-
tives (Dr concealment in this transaction, best •known to them-
selves (Hear, hear).
Lord ELLEN BOROUGH said, that alit was admitted that
the party for the Bill did not staid Ittelse situation of an ordi-
nary prosecutor, it followed.of neceiskyi that the agents must
also stand in a different situation. It was impossible that agents
could possess a right which principals had not. In ordinary cases,
concealment on the agent's part might be lsecessary for the pro-
tec riots of a principal. But GOD forbid drat concealment should
be necessary in a case like this--(olbeere) 1k could not consent
to proceed in any way, which should makeit appear that conceal-
silent was desired, hear, hear.) The objection to the produc-
tion of the letters, ought to have been made earlier if made
at all ; it ought to have been made when Mr. Powell was
examined as to the contents of these lettere. If the House had
a right to ask Mr. Powell the substance of these letters, they
had now unquestionably a right to see the letters themselves.
All that the Noble Lards who supported the motion, wished to
know was, whether Mr. Powell bacrspoken the truth?—whe-
ther the reasons be had assigned for sending away Bastelli were
the true ones? If it appeared that the written communica-
tions of Mr. Powell differed from those he had given at their
Lordships' Bar, then all the evidence which had been heard on
the subject of conspiracy was mere drivelling, to the important
fact which that contradiction would establish—(Hear, hear!).
The Earl of ROSSLY N said, the protection that was af-
forded in questions of confidential agency, was for the benefit
of the client, and not for the agent. Ile wished to know
who was the client in this cause? and if, on his being called,
he ei.her waives his privilege, or if he does pot appear when
called, then may the agent be called. If truth was the only
object sought by their Lordships in a measure of this sort,
every opportunity should be afforded for eliciting it. Some
of their Lordships had said an agent could not be called, but it
was a standing Order of that House, that a principal might be
called before their Lordships and examined. Their Lordships,
therefore, need not go to the Courts below for a precedent,
when their own standing Orders were sufficient.

The Paris Papers of Saturday, Sunday,
day, have arrived.
The Duchess de BERRI, and the infant Prince,
continue to enjoy the most favourable state of health.
The KING,. in order that every deserter from the
army may participate in the Royal clemency, on the
occasion of the birth of the Duke of BOURDEAUX,
has, by an Ordinance of the 7th instant, granted to
all the Sub-Officers and privates, who are in a state
of desertion, an entire, absolute, and unconditional
amnesty. The individuals so situated have the op-
tion of enlisting anew, or retiring to their homes,
kith their discharge and a route in their pockets.—
They are, however, required to deliver up the arms,
&c. which they took with them at the period of their
desertion, or to pay an equivalent ; or, finally, to
assign some satisfactory reason for their inability to
comply with either of these conditions.
An article, dated Berlin, says—
" On the 30th September, a feast was given to the
Dragoons of the Queen's' regiment. This attention
of his Majesty towards the above corps is an addi-
tional proof of the affectionate remembrance which
our King cherishes for a wife who was so dear to his
heart, and so much adoi .1 by his subjects. What an
interesting example also is thus presented to his people
by a Sovereign who unites the characters of a good
husband and a good father ! What a contrast is there
between this picture and the scandalous prosecution
under which England groans, and which disgusts all
upright minds by the insult which it offers to the
Majesty of the Sovereign Power !"
The intelligence fronioNaples states, that the Par-
liament of that Kingdom assembled on the 23d, and
was the same day addressed by the Minister of the
Interior, in a speech declaratory of the patriotic in-
tentions of the King and the Prince ; to which a
suitable reply was made, in the name of the Repre-
sentatives of the Nation, by Chevalier Galdi. The
Parliament.having verified the powers of the Depu-
ties, and appointed various Standing Committees,
held an extraordinary Session on the Ist instant, in a
sacred edifice. The King and the Prince Royal were
present, and his Majesty, after renewing his oath,
caused a speech, addressed to the Deputies, is be
read, in which he declared his wish that the Prince
should continue to hold the reins of Government.
The Prince is said to.have made a reply so pathetic
as to have drawn tears of joy from, all the auditors.
His Majesty and the Prince, on their way to and
from the Parliament, and in the midst of that Body,
were hailed with heartfelt acclamations.
An official Notice, dated Palermo, Sept. ii, ap-
prises the Public, that, to avoid the effusion of blood,
an armistice had been effected with the Neapolitan
army under General Florestan Pepe; and that a
Neapolitan fleet was to enter the harbour of Palermo.
The citizens are advised to continue tranquil, which
must contribute to the happy result of the negocia-
tions. An article, twelve days later than the above,
gives the contents of a Manifesto alleged to have
been published in Palermo, announcing that the King
will consent to recognize the independence of Sicily,
when the majority of the Sicilians shall have ad-
dressed the Throne to that effect in a regular man-
ner. His Majesty, however, declares, that the order
of succession shall not be affected, and that he shall
adopt such measures as may be deemed expedient to
cause himself to be represented in Sicily. It would
seem that the King of Sardinia has ventured upon
playing off a little Royal indignation at the recent
events in Naples, for he has actually recalled his Am-
bassador. The poor man, indeed, can only be con-
sidered as a puppet in the hands of Austria; but the
event shews the determined hostility of the great
despotism to depress every semblance of popular
freedom in places subject to its influence. A Military
Commission, charged with the trial of the galley-
slaves who had attempted to break out of the prison
at Civita Vecchia, has condemned 30 to death, and
14 to hard labour for life.
A Flanders Mail arrived at a late hour last night,
with Brussels Papers to the 17th inst. The Session
of the States-General of the Netherlands was opened
on the 11th inst. by a Speech from the Throne, in
which the King informed them that a Macy had
been concluded with the British Government, pro-
longing for five years the liberty granted by a former
Convention to Dutch subjects, of trading to Berbice,
Demerara, and Essequibo ; and that the Turkish
Government had recognized the ancient rights of the
Dutch to navigate the Black Sea. They also contain
a confirmation of the report of Ali Paella's capital
*raving fallen into the hands of the Turks, and of his
r.vittg retired into the citadel with onli 400 followers.