Star.
London, England, 1817-06-06 00:00:00

TUE KING v. THE SAYE.

This was a second information against the same
defendant, charging him with prirti"g :it'd publish-
ing, on the 12th ut February hest, in a publication
called The Black Dwarf, a lib of and conce:-ring the
Commons House of Parliament ; of and cencerning
the People of England; of and concerning King John
and King Charles the First; and intending to Wing
into contempt the right of petitioning.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL read the libel, which
stated, u that notwithstanding the repeated proofs
which the People had received of the folly of Peti-
tioning the House of Commons, where their Peti-
tions had. been treated with neglect, yet they still
adhered to it with the • strongest affection, he
People contended for the right of Petitioning; they
had it ; so bad the slaves of the Dey of Algiers.",
—lt continued—v Do you not see that the right of
Petition, in the sense you enjoy 14 is osly shat you

cat' not be deprived of—no. not even if you were lashed •
to your work daily by a herd of slave-drivers? Da
you not perceive that the MAN must be destroyed,
before the power of complaining can be taken from
him ? And what is your right of Petitioning mo'e
than the power of complaining, and that limited too I
by those who tell you, that you have an undoubted
right to grumble. When youpresent such Petitions,
as your masters deem fit to be received, what do you
get by it ? A clerk, who ought to be sent to school .
to learn to read, is set to mutter over your Petition.
Then it is moved, as there is nothing disrespectful
stated, that it do lie or. the Table. It the Table will
hold it, welt and good, it may lie there; if not it will
lie under the Table, until the sweeper comes and
clears the floor, for the reception of more Petitions.
And what good do you get by all this? Literally none.
While you possess the right of petitioning, and your
omnipotent Representatives possess the right of ne.
glecting your petitions, it is just the sane thing as if
you had no right at all. This is the Best side of the
question. This is the view of the case when your
petitions are deemed to be lit to 'be received. For
you see that your right of petitioning is confined to
a peculiar mode of expression. It your pockets are
picked, you must not pray the House of Commons
to ball a Minister—you must civilly ask them to be
so kind as not to let him do it again. If your valu-
able Cons itution is injured, or totally destroyed, you
must only ask for its renovation in the most mild and
gentlemanly terms. The I louse must not be insul-
ted ! Oh, no! the House must not be insulted.—
Although every body knows that the House of
Commons, collectively taken, speaks neither the
voice of the People, nor attends to the wishes of
the People—although every boay knows that a ma-
jority of the How-, of Commons are
all this is to be veiled in silence. V 1 e may petition
the House for Reform, if in the same breath we will
admit that it wants no Reform ; we may entreat it
to restore us the blessiags of our Constitution, and
give us back our right; if we will confess that our
rights have not been inhinged upon, and that the
bhosings of the Constitutiou have never been im-
paired. Such is now the state of the Rigid ot peti-
tion.—But were our ancestors fools then, and slaves?
No, neither. They were men, hut not scholar:.—
They approached their Monarchs with Petition; it
is true; bet then they carried arms in their hands
to support them. They did not rata* to petitiorn
when they employed a term which custom had tami-
liarly applied to Addresses to the Throne. The bast
complaint was a petition, in its Modern Big:rifle'.
tion, the second, was the determination to enforce it.
Wowid petitioning have ever obtained the constitution?
How then can, petitioning be expected to preserve
it ? Was John petitioned to sign Magna Chains ?
I Was Charles petitioned to lay down his head upon
the block ? —vas James petitioned to abdicate his
Ithrone ? Or was William petitioned to accept the
Bill of Rights ? No I no I the right of petitioning
with our attestors meant the right of laying their
grievances before the highest authority, and deman-
ding, or enforcing an attention to their wrongs.—
With them then, you see that the right of petitioning
meant the power of obtaining redress: With you, it
means nothing—but that you may assemble, in your
paiishes, when you can get leave of the Rector and
Churchwardens ; in your towns, it the Mayor chooses
to call a Meeting ; in a tavern, if you choose to be
taunted with the rebuke, that you are not all the in-
habitants of the town ; in the fields; if you wish to
be called a mob, and to be surrounded with soldiers;
and when you have met, you may state your opi-
nions, and make speeches. and call yourselves free-
men, and say you untaxed by those whom you never
elected ; and yet that you are all free men;all free-
born Englishmen."
The Learned Counsel commented upon the alleged
libel at considerable length.
The Defendant, in an animated and ingenious ad-
dress to the Jury. contended that this second libel was
really beneath the dignity of a pres.ecution ; and ar
tall events, in whatever way it could be considered. it
was no more than a fair historical review of the
boasted right of Petition.
When the libel was read it excited a good deal of
laughter amongst the audience.
The ATTORNIV•GENER AL replied; after which
Mr. Justice AISIOTT summeritup, going minutely:over
nearly every paragraph of the publication, and de-
claring it as his decided opinion that it was libellous :
that, however, was a question, the decision of which
by law rested with the Jury only.
The Jury retired for an hoar, and then returned to
the box, from whence the Foreman delivered the
verdict of Not Guilty. As soon as the verdict was
declared, the Court rang with acclamations, which
continued during several minutes. The Sheriffs at
length interfered, and put an end to the disturbance.
The trials occupied the Court from half-past nine in
the morning until past six in the evening.
Soon after Mr. Wooller was taken back to the
King's Bench prison in a carriage, accompanied by
the Tipstaff of the Court, and several Peace Officers.
A crowd followed the carriage into Cheapside, cheer-
ing the whole way.

Yesterday an Auxilliary School Society for the
education of 300 Girls was formed at Islington,
under the patronage of their Royal Highnesses the
Dukes of KENT and SUSSEX. The Duke of BENI+, no
has agreed to be President.. The meeting was nume-
rous and highly respectable. A most convenient
school-room has already been provided by the friends
at the Institution, and there was a handsome collcc-
ticn at the conclusion of the business of the day, to
winch many Ladies most liberally contributed.
In favour of the general Education of the Poor, we
will state here a fact alluded to by Mr. Hunts at the
Islington meeting, and resting on Returns made to
Parliament—that on an average for nine years, the
commitments for crimes in proportion to the popu-
lation were as follow :—in Manchester, one in 140;
in London, one in 800; in Ireland, one in 1,600;
and in Scotland, one in 20,000!
'l'he Anniversary of the National School Society
was held yesterday at the Central School roam in Bald-
win's Gardens. At one o'clock the ARCH als Hoe of CA NTT a nu R r
took the Chair, supported by the Archbishop of York, the iii: hops
of Jyrttm, Laster,Carllsle, Chester, ILbusdatf, Oirord, Gloucester,
Ely, and St. Asaph's; as wdl u by Lord.enyon and Kat!turd,
Dr. Bell, Mr. Wilberforce. Mr. Dunconibe, Mr. Barton, and
the respectable Society of Beavtarles delegated on the occasion to
attend from the Wort:Idol Schools throughout the./Eingsksat.—
The address from his Grace thesArchbishop of Cauterbery was
succinct and animated, embradng the principal heads Loofah:ed
io the Report of the Committee. ki.oly the what to ths.

resperiable names we have ermuerced, alto adjteoel
ind ; and, whilst it VMS ptClAintil IgratifF:ng fur to 1,17
900 schools m' ht be reckoned as ;rt orlon r:ith the Sodt ;a,
that the blessingl of Edacst/on, under the admirable ty
Dr. Bats, was dispensed to reariy 1100,0c0 children, yet ate
pained to learn, tha• the disbursements or the Catto
a:chiding ale expense of training matters lot the
`chuoll, antour.-td last • ear tn. the sum of ‘lOOO hetet.;
rteripts;-•-Ho.vever we cos-tally concur with the C..e
Prelate in opinion Vat this defalcation will be no sooner ke,..e.t.
cu the Britith Pubbc than their liberality atilt again restet•aie
tut.ds of this mots exc.:Rent bistitutior, which wears
add, the Prit.cr ktae,rr, at a mark of hts Royal appr,.l‘..,
has new constituted a Corporate Noel.

THE EVENING STAR ,

LONDON.

r-r Ey sn error in the pry's, in our Paper of yet•ere-.7, *so,
specking of thr kprriEn Military etnployrd in Aur s•-•%..t ,it
stated to be gvr:ri...7 thtttad of intqer In point of :o the
Brits.ll Attain y. Indeed, the dteidca/ superiority trttidi
Artillery to that shy ntl CT PAM', it I:OW PO fot
and ackuutriethel, :tat ttr :rust this typoitapWcal 't aliscsold
mislead nobody.

FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1 s :7.
PRICE OF STOCKi THIS DAY A I TWE I.VF. O'CLOCKe
Reduced ;2tia--Cuuuds &hut-4:011.0s Coe Opg. :3;
4 per Cent. :...)11—Navy, th. IS& it„
Ludic Sundt ui e.e pre.

The Message of the Prime Reovrr, relative to
the continuation of the Suspension of the Habeas
Corpus Act, came under the consideration the
I louse of Commons last night, when, after an
nived discussion, the Papers transmitted with :he
Me3safe were remitted to a Committ e, cnnsist.ag
tlf the same Manbers as composed the fencer Corr.-
nui'tee, with the exception of the present
GENERAL, in place of Eir WILLIAM GAREOW, (icy
Baron of Exelte7.ller.
The Thanks or the Timm were vcted to the late
SrcAt:r.n, and also an Address to the Pr:xcr.l).:::u.N;)
expressive of the readiness of the Howe to concur in
any measore which his Royal highness might take
to remunerate hi: long ar.d important services.—Ao
objection was made to the Vote of Thinks by Lora
WILbIA't Russ:..c.t., on the ground of the Speech de-
livered by the See ace: at tl:e 134 r of the Pose
Lords, in 1:13; hot he rls not sopported by ary
other Member, and the Vote passed without a ei-..:sic•

The Paris Papers of Monday and T.:es,:fay aro
this nicrning.—The Doke of WELL!Nr.":"N arris
at Paris from Cambray on Sundry night.
A Toulouse Journal states, on :IT authn-!tv of r,
vate letters from Perni7nan, ct date tl.:e leth
that the Spanish Gems?' VILLA-CANT°, I
an attempt to rescue General LAcv trout thr pr:s,
in which he is confined at Barcelona, but had Lib
in his design, and was himself arrested.
The Princess of WaLvs is stated to have dr,.
from her villa_en the Lake of Conan, for Rome,
of the North of Germany, as was late:, r^,-1.•:L..
French Funds. 2d June, 664 r.

We have received Boston Pipers tic
May this morning, but they contain ne 0.
portance.
The British Tar, DAVIION. arrived at 8,4te1l
Liverpool in 24 days, and 21 from the Downs. *l-;
is considered one of the shone t passages ,-er kr
Mr. Conran• and his two Sons arrived at New
on the 6th of Miy, is the Importer, all well.

The East India Company's ships CAMBRIDGE.
LADY CAVTLEREAGM, arrived off the Isle of %VT,
yesterday—they left China 2lth January, and S.
Helena 15th April.
;ot.F.ltNess, JUNE s.—TheCatharine,Scßomboatul
to I.i:;bcn, arrived at the Nore the night betn..e lace:
she proves to be one of the vessels captured by t!..s
Tunisian corsairs, and recaptured by the Stork cutter.

cosoN,R,II:IIENL2Au
ENsTCH—OLli.:it
IC:eAt'aretkoS I.l.lllloloPoitH.
ionE
the White Hart, Duke.streer, Cre,ved.:.r-square, on view of de
body of Mrs. Nevinson, wife of Dr. C. Nevinson, of No. i 4
Somerset-street, Portman-square, who carne to her death as ri
appear by the following evidence:
Mrs. Sarah Berets, matron M e.r. George's Workhouse, Hare•
ver•square, said, that aired. Atte o'clock on Tuesday evcnitte
she was passing thruaeh Portman square, in company with a !'t-
male Iriend, who suddenly called oat," Oh, dear Mrs. Barer,
look at the Lel) !" Witness Irv:iced and saw a lady lying 1n the r. :1
bleeding pet:4%15.4k hlie intnteduttly flew to her ass.stances:.-i
found her apparently de...1; the ;tilled cif he: jew Is .and demi
her to be conveyed to Dr. Le N'ann's, in Orchard.-teed. A 6. t
yourg lady rushed out of the seutare, ar.4 szid—st OA! my c••t!
tnother—my dear mother!" The deceased Was conveyed
Mr. Le Mann's, where she bad not been long before the rt
fortucate Dr. Neeleson entered, and with the ;fewest rto
of mind began to administer remedies to the dea,tased;
soon a; he felt the skull, be tittered a I.lercirg crick, att it.•
the piteere of despair. Then, as i. tvite ret.,ll.ctien
his mind, be threw his arse; retund the rnaeimate cosest, :*1
• "Oh! my rare ttionate mks!" Ti!tt set2t t-o rn :it ter st
at-;;, 41t: turned away and raw r s me: e, nut tighlerttApes eV"
the heat e•broken husband and his children are as t,:f St fated
intitul derangement.
Valliant Fender, of No. 96, Little Corm-Wed, ftatetis
about he.: o'clock on Tuesday evening ke ters cutnitig thr.":tt
Portman-square, when his attention was et:dd.:sly affect!. t:
• ing a IliburY Fig, containing a L.edy and Genrier.tati, drivl
fertously frum Gloucester-place, and mend the Eoeth ride
the square; the deceased was at that moment coon- 't asst c,
the gate accnripanied by bee daughter, but heave she eta
avoid it she was knocked down, and :he chaise drive
Witnecs uttered an exclamation of horror, rod to his tee:
others, ran to the lady's assistance. The chaise •:reve on tesor:'
Baker-street, where it was overturned, and the gentleman
kitty thrown out ; the former was severely irjered and tak:en:'
neighbouring surzcor's. '
Croos.examtned.—Did not tee the chaise befere it came out'
Gloucester-place. Peheves the horse to he total's? ur-`ntlae‘d
3!
Did rut see the whip applied once. .1 he (..;entletrzn teem
pull with all his might. Witness is vent josige of hots "•
does rot know whether that was a restive
Mr. A. Le Mann, of Orchard-strtet, Portete-seeztre.:l'
Leon, said the deceased was brought to his ,hop quite C!'•
The left jaw was broke, as well as the side of the !wad, A"..
check hones ent;rely teat in. He .11d net knatw the o.,rr-
st., but a friend of his did, who knew tint 13 be well ae'r:
its bring a bolties horse, having often had similar ,mule''''
The The Beadle heeded in a paper with the liantieette:
which was " Mr. Gourd, Pleasant-rc,e, Pc ntonvire ;
Jury, after a long controversy respe.tting ;!.e. verdict, =
until Monday evening at seven o'clock.
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