The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-17 00:00:00

matter. A correct report call stiduus du ally
;reit may occasionally put one rogue upon his gnani,
iiduee another to steal away fur the moment : —bat it a4o
puts the whole public upon the guard ,and quickens punua
into tenfold diligence and effect. It is said that Judges
have in times past exercised this prohilitory power ; acd
that even reports were once made with the permiseioa
of the Judges. May be- so. We have bad Judges in
England who would do anything, but serve Lion, and let
their neighbours live in quiet. Bat this men no merle
the present right of the Judges, than the fact of that
books were once licensed in England; proves that they
might to be so now. We are next told that the Judge.
may punish' those who disobey their prohibition ; and
the case of Clements is noticed, who was ordered to)
pay 5001. for publishing the trial of Tbistlewood Noir*
the Judge's order. But it should have been added, that
the line was never paid! and that while Mr. Clenterae::,
was wise enough to keep personally out of Coen,
no penalty could altach to the . non-payment.
Bat why does the Morning Post, when speaking of the
Judges, call the Courts of Eaw their courts!" They
I are no mare their Courts, than they are the Courts of the
hangman or the crier. They are the PrOLIC courts; in
which the Judge presides to maintain order in the Kings
name, and to administer the law. And they would have just
as much right to forbid as to see, or hear, as to take notes,or
say afterwards what we bad heard. If ever the plea of mischief
to the accused, or injury to the course of justice, could
have been pleaded by the publication of ex parte statementy;
it would have been In the case of the late Queen ; but then
"authority" was against her, and the press teemed with
them; no judge censuring the practice. After this, It
absolutely sickens one to beat of " a regard for the ime.
rests of the accused." The prevention of the puhlicatiou of
the earlier part of Thitilewooti's trial, enabled the scoot-
drel Edwards to escape from the gallows. Will the Judges
deny this, or contend that it was 6t and proper ? Wbes
cases of discretion arise, we think the reporters are cptite as
fit Judges of them as my other parties ; and a civil request
would no doubt be always attended to, even when the Re-
porter did not happen to see any reason to fear the caution.
But for a Magistrate to order a constable to rob a Reporter
of his notes, is monstrous. lie might as justly order his
tongue to be cut out, and his bands to be chopped off, to
secure his 'merely.

Satordaya foreign broker came upon the market, for the
purpose of introducing to the House the New Swinish
geney Loin, of which he offered to become a buyer of
20,0001. at 59 A considerable number of the most respect-
able Members of the House carne to au instant resolution
of refusing to lend ear even for a momant to any proposi-
tion connected with sunk a loan. This was followed by a
notice from one of the Committee, that if any Member of
the House should either directly or indirectly, buy or sell
any part of the security, so offered, a motion would be male
(I To
Pei ab eis
dannunciation
timeT li hpopireo I)l4house
repliedf n r s ebxypittolusi4o na
n.
of the determination thus announced was general—all
agreed in reprobating the transcendent impudence of this'
attempt to make the holders of Spanish securities itistrn
mental to the robbery of themselves. •
The Aloniteur of Tbnrsday last contains a royal turd'.
imace,-ntieraissiorr the eacerilies of all fareige Gaeern.
oven'ltto be bought and sold publicly on she Eacheop
of Paris.
Sir 11. Wilson arrived at Falmouth, no Saturday last, is
the WalNingliam packet, from Gibraltar, and immediately
set off for London :—He was accompauied by a Spaiish
officer of rank.—(lbid.)
WINDSOR, Sunday, Nov. 16.—This day his Majesty st
tended divine service in ti.e rrivate chapel in the Castle.--
Yesterday (Saturday) the King took his usual airing oa
horseback in Windsor Great Park.
On Friday night a King's Messenger left town with da
spatches for Spain.
Mr. Secretary Canning teas expected in town yesterday,
from the Earl of Morley's seat, in I)econshire.
Sir William Curtis, Bart., went en totrd his beautiful
yacht on Friday. and sailed thence with a fair wind for the
Mediterranean, in excellent health and spirits.
A letter from Cefalonia, received on Friday, dated Oct
10, sayee—'• Lord Byron, who came here in August last'
with the intention of joining the Greeks, has found thew
in such a rtate, that his Lordship has deferred his Olin fee
the present, and sent over two Gentlemen to examine more
closely into their circumstances before be goes amongst th.a.
His Lordship professes his willingness to give his personal
aid to the cause, with a donation of 5,000/. and to spare
3,0001. per annum out of his income, for the same noble
purpose. He lives retired, and it is nnderatood occupies
himself in the continuation of his Don Juan, which be
means to carry through a great many cantos. . . • •
The 'forks have renewed the siege oOlessalungi with MOM
men."
One,aayeg arrived at Portsmouth, the Phaetos
frigat Captain Henry E. P. Sturt, from Vera Cruz, •ase
!Jeremiah, having left the last named place on the Nth of
September, with Or. Mackay, a gentleman who had bees
deputed by his NI ejesty's Government to eklisute an in,
portant mission with the existing Government of Mexico
which, we understand, he has most satisfactorily effected
Dr. Mackay landed at 7 p.m., and set off for the Foreign
Office. We learn by her that a French Jett of five sail of
the line, two large raaees and eight large frigates, nadir
the command of Admiral hergier, was lying at Margining
and Guadeloupe. What object they hive in view ballet
appeared ; it is cot asserted that they have any Karma OS
Isla
but It is knowd that the garrison of tbe e tee
islands are very numerous. The Thracian was a. the
Barannah.
In addition to the troops which have been ordered *
proceed to the West Indies, as stated some dot
since, the 77th regiment of foot, now in Ireland, Woolen
for the wee destination. It is supposed that three ad&
' tional regiments (not yet named) are also to be mot to tie
West Indies.
Authentic advice, received on Saturday from Parisi*
firm what we Have already stated, respecting the health O
the Xing of France. He is said to be io a state of graded
decay, with great loss of strength.
Acconnts from Italy respecting the inuodatiom sit
various parts, are more inflicting than those previesdf
received. The dikes of most of the rivers were WA
their Waters thrown back by the amazing tide• oft
prevented them from flowing into the Sea, snd
cities which were not covered by the floods, stood hoist!
in the midst of immense lakes, the treaties of to
to
day..
It is a curious fact, very Ilttle known, that riurteHrlbe *4
tention of lionapai pane at the island of St. Hew. all
eels, letters, papers, books. Sec. the envelopes of y_
bore the signatures of Lord or Lady Holland, OM
orders from Lord Bathurst, communicated to Bongs!:
once, instead of being sent under the impede.*
auspices of Sir Hodson Lowe.—(Costrier.)