Star.
London, England, 1817-12-30 00:00:00

steeds be throtipropgr, well knowing that it otherwise, he was entitled to die thanks and suppOet ti
quite hismaterial-tihich, atithee were all so obe- of the people of Englade, fetid§ spirited and success- 8
,t to the whip and Tel% and4eady to give the people ful endeavour to vindicate their rights against it most h
long trot whenever it should please their master - iniquitosit 'system. of prosecedoo. Hr thought. his
„destroy this system was my object, and I was trials the most glorious struggle that had ever been
,py totted the obedient steeds back to their stable, made hi behalf of the liberties of the petiple. ~He con- A
1 could effect what lam happy.to have accom- eluded wjth informing the Meeting that Sir Francis F
!shed, for I have not only turned the steeds out to Burdett had subscribed dlOb.—( Great applosose.) (1
ss, but have sot their list of the running horses A call being mode for Mr. HOWL, Mr. WAITH
their pedigrees 'nay, I have got the very stable sit said he had been prevaileJ on to leave the j
It to my peesession—(4lB/s/aem).—l trust, Gen. house, for he was sure he would not be able to stir- l
I ,cn, that our country will never again be exposed Monet his feelings, if compelled to present himself 1
the aisgracoof seeing its Juries paced at the will, before such a congregatioa of friends. ' .1
led by the direction of the Crown and its Officers. Thanks were voted to Lute Comaaos, en the mo- c
prevent this is the greatest object of my anibition, tion of Mr. Joan. Bunorrr, and his Lordship re-
. first wish of my heatt. Here I beg to offer a turned thanks; adding, that he would, before this '
1 ;site of thanks mod praises to many gendrmea day ntonth.. lay before the public a scene of cruelty 1
and me, and especially to your worthy Chairman, fraud, and treachery, not to be equ 'fled even by the c
I that zealous and hearty support of the eiroposi- enormities oliteynolds, Castle, and Oliver.
r whi4ll I had the honour of submitting to that Towards the conclusion of the meeting the crowd i
port, of which he and they are the brightest orna- .became so excessive, that the roam, which is tyre of
not;; I say, Gentlemen, that it was noble and the largest in London, would admit of the entrance I
only beyond ex,lectation. that a veteran in the ser- of no more. The consequence was, that several '
fcc of the people...a leader of the cause of freedom, hundreds were obliged to retire without being able to i
do has often bravely and skilfully fought, and as hear a syllable. The exact amount nt subscriptions ,
la conquered, should have submitted to follow the aeceived have not been. ascertained, but among others'
odravoers and fight under the banners of. a recruit, there were the following :
in could boast no etperience—who could plead no A I.ady, £3O iNo Masten, .es; No Parodbt, but an
oars in the public service, and who had only zeal and enemy irruP'",eicu tpt 1.4.213 Mir. Vilika:ma %Xi.° I Ur' *girth'
odbrMre std
,:urage to rencommend him. This was truly genet- Tb„,,p,' , Lao each; An Esti:l:man. .C 10; Jan. Perry, Esq.
Gs, and with such support, I trust that our victory (Morning Chronicle), cao; sir Rickard Phillips, £5 ;Jones Sor-
sa not be the subject of a mere momentary triumph, dart, Esq.aes; Sir Francis Burdett. AWN. Lord Cochrane, ARM.
i pt that we dtall cleanse the brightest jewel of our The trowd ibllowed Sir FRANCIS Buitorre and the
sir from the corruption with which it has been en- other :Gentlemen oho were present, at the conclusitm
sloped; and although die great luminary of our coo: of the Meeting, with the lundest-cheers.--Trie Meet-
glution has been this year torn by sacrilegious hands ing broke up about (nor o'clock.
torn its obit, we shall not be left in cheerless night, ELVEN 1. IL.
bgthat Trial by Jury shall stand, like the Avatiag War,
• 44 to glad the eartb, wben all is dim around!" COMPARISON or THE PIODOCt or Tut ILVSNUE (11XCLUSIVII
Mr. STeRCII moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Waith- or TUC ARRIARS or TIM WAR DOTY ON MALI AND PIN-
, nett, for his conduct in the Chair, and fur his cur- stare). rams OCT.IO TO DSC. 1111 1817, wire rue COR-
tOris up
r on all occasions to support the cause of li-
assrowanio moors ism.
barb The worthy Gentleman strongly reprobated,
(Produce Prodoce Produce Produce
week from in week from
r Mot he had no hesitation in describing, as-e-" the ending °CUB!) tot ending 0.12. If to
. cruel and unjust persecution of Mr. Hone." After Dee 26, Dee. Ile, i Dec. 38, Dec. 26,
1 a,,iadvertiug farther upon the character of the se- 1816. 1811. 1817. 1817.
....maw. ................ ..-..—..
vital trials, he declared if another parody were ad- '
Customs to Conseil- se. S. ie. se.-.....
a oissible, he thought from the situation in which such dated Fund WOW 1,164969 1106,589 1,3560e3
rims were placed, it was as easy for a carneljo pass Aanampatic....
though the eye of a needle, as for a Crown Lawyer to ••••••••• 411•••••••...... ,••••mMe —.
lean honest man, (Shows of approbolioa and lonsester.) TetaCustems 131,086 1,9111,348 208,093 1,915,088
Mr. WooLc seconded the motind. Having him. Excite to cosiolido
. RD experienced the effects of the law of libel as ex- ted Fund 2541,000 ,828,970 482,104 4,118,712
I pounded by lawyers, he could nut but feel happy in WerDutles continued 250,000 578,644 31,182 888,178
perceiving the ipdignaht reprobation with-which such "mai Dudes ****** 1104,757. • 38,441
.......—... -.---... —a r1=11••••Ill.
I a construction was fearived by an assembly, which, Total Excise.
, from their numbers- and unanimity most in all fair- • ---, --,-ar ....---. •••••=MIMMID
om be considered as representing the sense and feel- essmps...... ......
I jigs 0F the metropolis. The absurdity of supposing ._,___Post-Oille• -
45,710 111,088 140,560 475,887
I that the liberty of the press could -ever be preserved
''''"•;••• •
gi...... •••••••••=mme .m..... .....E.m•
D elder an arbitr iry interpretation of what was libel, Total Revenue 709,778 7,97708 1,015,915 1,5118,11611
bed been happily and ably exposed ; but such was
tk formidablenature of twigs and kotves, that-,those arrowiltaPPlabilito
A -L.. mr........ Own. wereinelinetti to believe that netbinv 'die Cosseslid.. Fend 404,771 11,1111,519 111,410 7,115951115

Med. be dl9llaft.roftfr• !bell knowing that it
, quite hounateri atithey were all so obe-'
st to the whip and rein, and4eady to give the people
olong trot whenever it should please their master ••
fr destroy this system was my object, and 1 w's
ppy to send the obedient steeds back to their stable,
I could effect what I am happy.to have aecom-
.,sheJ, for I have not only turned the steeds out to
ss, but have sot their list of the running horses
their pedigree, nay, I have got the very stable
t in my poesession—(4voleem).—l trust, Gen.
at, that our country will never again be exposed
the aisgracoof seeing its Juries packed at the will,
• led by thedirectionof. the Crown and its Officers.
prevent this ts the greatest object of my anibttion,
fir,t wish of my bean. Here I beg to offer a
ine of thanks and praises to many gentlemen
and me, and especially to your worthy Chairman,
that zealous and hearty support of the errtiposi-
Fp whi.:ll I had the honour of submitting to that
Wart, of which he and they are the brighten (una-
pt.; I say, Gentlemen. that it was noble and
only beyond ex,,eciation, that a veteran in the ser-
ge of the people—a leader of the cause of freedom,
40 has often bravely and skilfully fought, and as
feu conquered, should have submitted to follow the,
,Jeavoers and fight under the banners of. a recruit,'
410 could boast no etperience—who could plead no
sin in tile public service, and who had only zeal and
turage to reecommend him. This was truly gener-
oh and with such support, I trust that our victory
*a not be the subject of a mere momentary triumph,
et that we *ball cleanse the brighten jewel of our
aw from the cortuptiou with which it has been en.
/loped; and although die great luminary of our coo:
stution has been this year torn by sacrilegious builds
rum its orbit, we shall not be left in cheerless night,
trt that Trial by Jury shall stand, like the Avotio: Wes,
4, To glad the eartb, wben all le dim around!"
Mr. STeRCII moied a vote of thanks to Mr. Waldo.
out, for his conduct in the Chair, and fur hi. ever.
tons upon all occasions to support the cause of
li-
btty. The worthy Gentleman strongly reprobated,
%that he had no hesitation in describing, as-o-" the
cruel and unjust persecution of Mr. Hone." After
misaadverting farther upon the character of the se-
veral trials, he declared if another parody were ad-
sissible, he thought from the situation in which such
gems were placed, it was as easy for a carnerto pais
droves the eye of a needle, as for a Crown Lawyer to
lean honest man, (Shaw of approbalisa and km:ker.)
Mr. Woomin seconded the monad. Having him.
wit experienced the effects of the law of libel as ex-
pounded by lawyers, he could nut but feel happy in
preening the indignant reprobation with -which such
a construction was fearived by an assembly, which,
from their numbers and unanimity most in all (air-
men be considered as representing the sense and feel-
Jigs ay the metropolis. The absurdity of supposing
Ott the liberty of the press could -ever be preietved
older an arbitrary interpretation of what 'was libel,
Ind been happily and ably exposed ; but mach etas
de formidable nature of wigs and kowes, thaethose
who wore them were inclined to believe that nothing
odd be done pelvithltood without them. The whole
dookof the-people, as depending on the freedom
the press by the general communication of
i, -could only be maintained by maintaining the
roily of the trial by jury, by a resistance of those
alto attesupteekoliverawe or underlain, its indepen-.
Ist function,: add by following the bright example
Witch • bestlleaript/:by Hone, who nob* to*
Jedgelkei eidd on a question of libel;
no 'MOW than vi his °pintos." (Aiipkara). •
optic sob be embed wbo bath We (Iwo rei just,
And be bit nuked, the' laded in steel, •
Wiese assacieoce with injustice is corrupted."
gr. Hone toter hies tried three times, as if it were,
to verify this moral principle so well expressed by
our great dramatic bard, and each time he had borne
sway the palm of victory. He desired not ts, be 'sp-
lnted as derOgetiotfrom the real weight and dig-
nitj of as InglislaJudge, a character which appeared
ankh% when peeperly sustained. to helemeagst the
lighest animas; venerable that he eaUd, conceive.
Dar cheikit waknot.the than, but-the Judge who was
ed quite thii,reverence s and whenever the Judge was
hit Of.superseded by the man, that reverence must
bs. di sod... Whatever false popularity Might
hoe attp4ed, one pi the early acts of
,the .presput
taiga, the pretended purpose of which was. to make
the. Jeslites quite independent of the Crown, it
juallarioes that it had entirely failed, tted that
tathiiAneetion of libel at, ekspo was pi,
cunetefit,bies..on their, part towardb the Crown.—
It to him a shocking degradation of the juju-
ol‘ee, to condescend to become the mean Wawa-
went a(a vindictive Administration. He could ad-
mire whilst he strenuously opposed an ambitious and
Prate' Goverament ; but disgust, as well As a spi-
rit of resistance, entered his mind, when he found
tyrants -eierchang tyranny,. from no other motive
than a love of the pecuniary advantages afforded by
the power which they abused —(ifpplitese.) It bed
been said from the bench, on the late proseentions,*
that it was not the intention with which an act was
Oat, but he tendency when done, for whicle eitau-
ther was properly responsible in a case of this kind ;
but Wench a doctrine were true, he would not 'ctn.
Pie trisay that Lord Ellenhorough, without charging
ant with treasonable intentions, bad done that which
bad a direct tendency to subvert the whole. principle
of a trial by Jury, and thus to stab the constitution in
its vital.. He believed, indeed. that the slanderers of
the people were "strong, because the people bad them.
othet.dreateed, or ratherelept over their rights a the
People of England were naturally slow in their Oen
ilotbcatitoe from domestic wrongs ; they had waited
bits before they obtained Magna Charts—long be-
halethey expellestthe Stuarts ; and though they had
new waited long, lasAitutted it would not be mulch
leaser, befoee.their ogee, like that of thunder, would
46144 aced 0040014-mstitteitin of their ancient end
thwarted righse(lawsiepplusge.)
Watussenw, in returning thanes, 'woe smile
of the seluetios of Mr. Hone as the firm victim for
Pseseionkloli ilia she impunity so long, so union.
1411 Y pained to ibilmakas of parodies. Yet George
• we himself a notorious mannfasteree
4Po memos those who sanctioned this se.-
Isction. Mr.. Waithenan concluded with expressing
his satisfaction that a course proceedinf. which
haling whams* slis ocedact,ut Ms. Hew ta Cont.
*feh Walesa IQ 'egret and support, was so
LkelY Who pe=ie to the worthy malailto. was
the 'object dm. far worthy meg Mr. i
vas in all the relatiess of Wes bat Were belle

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Duties for the last week, Soo receipt wee obese balms, of
Remorse oat liming been peal lose the findreopor, en amount of
she Whim, the au losok week Montero from the above
imam should be dedeetsd doe sem of about MIDAS% lee.,
lop doe iocressefidl9o,669. •

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

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TOtspAy. DECEMBER SO, 1817.
• THE 'MINCE.
_Ptice of somas this day at Twelve &Clock:
Raided atifous. shut—For °rabic nil
4 per COWL 11111H•N-5 per Coat. Wavy shot ,
Bank, Smog Roos. 110 t i.ilh—ladia Bowls 91190 yr.
Rirkirria:gla 11 tie pee
This monis there masa ameiderable bads ia the. Stock
Eashane, hem as appeeSsaina that the Commissioners world
be ear* la the hasp by two. Ember.. At twelve o'clock the
Exams* was oroardal, and again the Cc madesiouers appeared
in their boa 10 elective the Idellegs, there seemed to be a madden
rdowence amoog the ittioNO to come forward. At length an I
offer was nude to wipe/ then. with 055,000 Reduced at Mi.
which was latinetilately accepted i• het a scarcity of Spek was
soon diaconal., and' they wait compelled to give sit for the
remainder, and were served porta* by the Jobbers.—The
Market looks uncommonly well, and the Ise antacid sales have
reidengy not had dm desired silkt.—Mob for the Ac. saw
A large portion of our coIIIMM is this day devoted
to the proceedings of the Meeting' of the Friends et.
the Liberty of the Press sad of the trial by Jaye+
held yesterday in the City of Loidon Tavern. The
Meeting was numerous and highly respectable; and:
the expression of attachment to these invaluable pri-
vileges, and of gratitude to the individual who so
manfully fought the battle of free men in defending
them, was expressed in a manner neither to be mis-
taken nor resisted. • Ever die friends of genuine n-
-1 tional liberty, we cannot but rejoice. at the failure if
any project calculated to put its' best bulwarks in
danger.
That the Parodies Nonpleised of were highly ex-
ceptionable we have no hesitation in asserting as our
km conviction I. bat . a man most sever in a free
country:be 'tried for ore offence and tinvieted be.
cause another of a different character can be proved
.against hiai. . , . . .
It has ever been e favourite dogma witistidgeeiai
cases of libel that the Any hit 000141.1141 dearitistl‘
inteition of die peny:6Tlsep WWI IOW?* do* 34fre
that portion if Fitwikoo449oo,l/ 1 c.roma*
41,401.
1
a
i:stb ialtresiOrt *ix
the, tfithni&i.:es ;;;;7. esiiigns blue sot

to ail mte the prerogative of OstinPorritcrin deter-
mining the motives of action befoce they have even
heard any evidence at all. , .
Notwithstanding Mr. Fort's Bill: if. 'Jurymen ne-
glee the powers with which they are entrtwed, all
pow* of. judging of the whole fait is' etinstantly in
danger of reverting to the Bench which had unlaw- '
fislly assured it before. some of our Readers will
best undentaad the danger of this practice by puting
a case as the law wair formerly held by: the 'Bench.
A. B. is charged with printing and publiihing a se-
ditious book called the Bible, containing many doc-
trines tending to bring the Kingly power into con-
tempt, Ike. Now, as the law was formerly laid
down, it was held, that it was no part of the province
of the Jury to inquire whether the allegation, was true
that the book
:complained of was seditious, nr con-
tained any such doctrines? They had only to find a
verdict on the evidence, as to priming and.publish-
ing, and if this fact was proved, the Jury were
charged by the Judge to bring in a verdict of guilty.
.The right of judging whether the other facts were
tile, a deserved any, or what punishment, resting
entirely with the Court!!! Was ever such a libel on
common sense, on law and justice, emitted in this
country) Yes-1 We are old enough to have often
witnessed it p—but we never knew one of these li-
bellers tried for this enormous offence.
-War hows:isaid that we disapprove of the ParOdies.
which served as a handle for these prosecutions...-
We disapprove of every species of writing which may.
.urnish such a handle; for had thie Jury List not
been previously purged, what might have been the
result ?—Fresh fetters on the Press-s-a farther dilapi-
dation of this invaluable bulwark 0 our Rights and
Liberties as Britons ! And what compensation could
the laugh at apolitical squib have yielded for such
an invasion of our Political privileges?

SOUTH AMERICA .

•

A Philadelpha Paper of the 28th November. says
that a vessel had reached that port from Litia. aid
two others from the Havannah. The first brought
no news of importance f tom Peril, but the other gives
intelligence that the Corps of MINA, surrounded by
the Royalists, had been nearly till destroyed: sn has
scarcely fifty awls escaped, and the General himself
was dreadfully wounded in the action.

A letter from a Gentleman in Trinidad, to bit fa-
ther, in Belfast, dated the 27th October, lhl7. says 1
The Independent party has the upper•hand un
the Spanish Main ; aid, by a Jechere, which ar-
rived here yesterday, with one of the Patriotic
MAjors, we have the news of two or three victories
gained over the Royalists. Indeed I have little doubt
that tl:e Independents will ultimately prove con-
querors, as European soldiers cannot long bear the
incessant fatiguing marches through the swampy
grounds of that country."

The Antigua Gazette, of the sth ult. received this
morning, contains intelligence from St. Pierre's, Mar-
tinicine, that the herricane of the Slat of October bad
visited that island and left nothing but desolation and
misery. All the vessels in that harbour had been
driven out to sea, and n•t one of them had been heard
of on the 26th.—At Port Royal all the ships (among
them a man of war), And property afloat, were driven
on gore, and involved in ruin. Many lives were lost.

These statements "confirm the•accounts before re-
ceived, of the effects of the hurricane at St. Lucia,
where the Governor, Gen. Stvatorn, wr.s killed 4y the
blowing down of the Government-house, with many
Of►cers of rank and a considerable number of men•
The Admiral waist anchor near Pigeon Island when
he paw sea, and fears exist also for his safety.
- At TZLOPZ man of war, Admiral HARVEY,
which was reported to be lost during the hurricane in
the West Indies, on the 21st October, had arrived at
St. Kitt's previous to the 12th ultimo.

r ;the Paris of Satuidity arriired at A late
bout to.dty. following are extracts :
CHAMBER OF PEERS.
SITTING or 62TR oremsie.
The Mrninta of FtiAnces presented to the Chant-
be a project of law adopted by the Chamber of De
petits, authorising, the proviaonary collection of the
echitribadons for 1818, upon the Rolls for 1817, and
opening to the Minister of Finances a conditional
credit for two hundred millions (francs.)
The project was not opposed by any of the Mem.
bets, and on being pot to the vote, passed unanimously.
• CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, DEC. 16.
`The Commission on the project of law for the re.
auitment of the Army met this morning. • The
Minister of War assisted at the deliberations.'
The Bureaus also assembled to day for the exami.
nation of the Finance Project. This examination
will,occupy the Members exclusively until. the Com.
notation is named.
Nothing, as yet, has occurred; to indicate when the
neat public sitting wiU take place.
PARIS, DECEMBER 16.

His Majesty, on his return froth mass to-day, gave
a' private audience to his Excellency the English
Ambassador, and afterwards transactabitsiness with
the Duke of Richelieu.
The Marquis .de Lally Tollendal will be the Re-
porter of the COMMISSiOII of the Chamber of Peers
on the Project of Law respecting the Press.
Me Jourdan has been superseded in his sititatkin
idle Royal Treasury, by M. FAguan, Fwst Commis-
signer of the Sinking Fund.
. French 5 per cents, Ler. 26.64 f. 15 c.

We sincerely regret to announeethe death of the
Rev. Doctor crinnLes Dvasev, ReCior of Deptford.
Ste. which event took place on Sunday. morning,
after rather a short illness. a kw days before bis at-
taining the age of sixty yars. Hehasiting been
known and eminently dibtinguishecl its one of the first
Greek scholars of his, time; add wat of a family re-
markable for literary and scientific eminence.
We are extremely concerned to state that his Se.
rene Highness Prince LEoroik continues in but in-
different health. His Serene Highness, its order to
show, very possibknsatk of re:pea to the memory
of his depaityd Palimbs, has determined od retaining
id his evince all the attendants and domestics Frie
l
cip..lly attacked to the parson Of the Putnam.
TUN Primus ,CunitLciere.--We have vouch plea-
ure in acquainting the Public that. exclusive of a
bertintilplly earaviA ,Poavantt of her Royal'High.
gen) ihe Neiber o the New 'MONTHLY MAOMIOIII,
_
published thnfirst Januaty, prate 2s. will cod-
lain etneeigKodier ince:eating Papers. the 810$1 COM-
OKI rayilit tie the Lori of her ROTA& HIGIINZSI
M'4f. yet appetiredt illuseated .pith numercinsH
tial Anecdotes, Una of Chairider, titc.