The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-30 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

If it h:.trnP, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer in-
tends, at the ens:tine' Sessions of Parliament, to propose
the repeal of all the Assessed Taxes except the duty on
inhabited houses, we ski!' hail the annunciation of that

event as an auspicious omen of the increasing prosperity
of the country, its trade and commerce. When the satelites
of Ministers and the public Journalists in their pay, have
favored os with their quarterly accounts of duties on ca-
-1 ports and imports, of the excess of this quarter above
the excess of that, and have drawn their flattering
and fillacious pictures of the happiness that must pervade
the numbers of the community, in percei-ving how fast we
were emerging from the poverty &difficulties into which a
wide wasting war and the profligate expenditure of the
Government had plunged us, our langnage always was, to
these boasters of the country's wealth —" Shan us its legi-
" timate effects, in a relief of the people from your over-
" whcbaing taxation. Ttlk not to us of prosperity
" boast not to us of the millions that pour into the treasury
" from the hard earned industry of the people ; shew us the
" industrious artisan and labouring peasant, smiling
" through their tears. Do they begin to emerge from the
" difficulties, the miseries, the famine, into which they have
" been plunged by your heartless measures r This is
the language we have held, when the corruptioniste have
trumpeted forth their high sounding praises of the increase
and increasing prosperity of the country—and if now, that
the Trrasury of the State aur flourish, the Ministers shall
realty devote themselves to the removal of some of the bur-
thens which we have for so long a time borne with unex-
ampled patienc:,, then, and not till then, shall we
hail with the least applause the excess of the public
Revenue over its expenditure. And here we would fain
.

MAT., January 29.--Wind N.W. to N.N.W.---Paggell
through from the River the Prince Regent, Lamb, from Van
Dieman's Land.—The whole of the outward bound have sailed
in the course of the day.—Arrived and remain in the Downs
the Mariner, Douglas, from Dania ; George and Mary, Track,
from Leghorn; Ann, Harrison, from Demerara ; Como, Alder,
from Trieste ; Caledonia, Mearns, fro:n Aquilus ; and Ward,
Hare, frcm St. John's, New Brunswick.
PORTSMOUTH, January 2g.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Hon.
Company's ship Macqueen, from India.
PLYMOUTH. January 25.--Wind W.N.W.--Arrived the
Rota, Thursby, from Chiozi ; and Elizaneth, Reeves, fro:n
Lisbon.
FALMOUTH. January 29.—Wind W. to N.W.—Arrived H.
M. nickel Porteus, from Lisbon, in S days. and the Harmony,
Stevens, from to perform quarantine.
January 25.--Arrived the Broughton, Wil-
-1 son, from littenns Ayres; COsSACk. Topping, from Sierra
Leone; Unity. Thomas, from Para ; Eliza Grisdaln, from
Savannah, sailed ld January ; on the 17th in lat. 43. 31. long.
IZ. fell is with the wreck of the ship of ;lad for
Bris-
tol, from St. Andrews, New Brunswick, dismasted and water
logged—took the master and crew, 17 in 'mother, out of the
! vessel, one man was lost.—Also arrived the Blucher, Patter,
from Savannah ; Newbury Pert, Go `f
from Charleston;
Wilton, Herring, from New York ; Ilardware, Ehorak, front
I Lisbon; and Three Brothers, Dugdale,from Si. Michael's.

The Dorothea, from Savannah, for Li vcrpool. was driven on
shore near IVaterford, 25th instant.—Crew saved.
The Viscount Desina, Ree 4, from Lishon to London, was
driven on shore near Boscastle on IVednesday.
The Robert. Frazer, from St. John's, N.B. to Leith, has put
into the Clyde, with on of her cargo aid anchors and cables
thrown overboard, and leaky.

DUCHY OF LANCASTER COURT, WESTMIN-
STER HALL.--TIIIS Div.
Before Lord REX LET, lir Chancellor of that Duchy, and
Air. Justice BAYLav, and Air. Justice Houtoyu, as
Assessors.

This was an appeal made by Mr. Clement, the proprietor
of the Otterver, Sunday Newspaper, against a line of 500/.
Imposed on him for publishing in that paper the proceed-
ings against Thistlewood, lugs, ami the rest of the Cato
Street Conspirators, while the Trials were yet pending,
contrary to an express ordef, made by the Lord Chief
Justice. •
Mr. linounita It, Mr. DENM.tN, and Mr. PLATT, were
retained for the Appellant, and Mr. ATTORNEW-GICNERAI.,
and Mr. Ha.tl.o for the Crown.
Mr. DENMAN, on behalf of the appellant, memnrialize4
the Court for a postponement of the trial on an affidavit,
stating that Mr. Clement haul intended retaining Mr. Sear-
lett, but that that gentleman hal not till within the last
two days felt himself at liberty to accept a brief, expecting,
as he held the situation of Attorney-lipietal for that
Duchy, to he engaged on the other side. The consequence
was, that the short time be had h-141 the brief, was insudi-
cient for his making himself fully acquainted with its me-

tits.
AirroaNtrY-GENFRAy„ on the part of the Crown, de-
clared his anitistv that the question should nitderDi the
fullest investigation, and his consequent willingness to
consent to the motion.
After a short consultation, the Court agreed to the post-
ponement of the proceedings till the 13th of Cebruary.

Letters of the 15th from Madrid mention, that the Com-
missioners for the liquidation of British claims were about
to take their departure for London ; but they sly nothing
of an ambassador coming over. It woull seen that in
Cordova and other places, cries of •• Long live Charles
sth," meaning Ferdinand's Brother, had been openly
beard. There is, it is said, a strong party forming to
compel King Ferdinand to abdicate, and it is snpposeml the
Monks and Friars are at the heal of it. They have lust
their confidence in the latter since he dismissed their organ,
Canon Sam z. and they now prefer the Infante, Don Carlos,
on whom th.my know they can rely, as he is completely
pledged to their in!crests. Oor r-aders may• easily con-
ceive the dreadful situation in which Spain is placed.
',suers from Ca:liz, elated the 9th instant, and received
by the Post of yesterday, mention, that every thing was
prepared for the !ie. of a small naval force, so long
announced for the Pacific. Major Itmisto•c, who mesa with
Sir Robert Wilson in Sp sin, had arrives at Cadiz, in the
steam packet, and was iminmfiately ordered to leave the
town, by the Spanish Authoriii..s. lie applied to the
French Commander, hat he declined interfering.
The horticultural Society have voted Mr. Robert Back,
f the scientifik: gardener at berm! Bigot's, lilithileld„ Staf-
fordshire, the Great Silv,r Medal, for his production of
fruit from his Seedling l'iz:es.
Time Coat F.T.—At the meeting of the Royal Irish Aca-
demy, January ?ti, Dr. Brinkley Com,ounicated the Ely-
meets of the Orbit of the Comet, from observations made
at•the Observatory of Trinity College, Goldin.
Perihelion distance, 0,260, the Earth's mean distance from
the sun being in Unity.
Times of passage through Perihelion.
• December Stli-13h.7m. 4Ss. mean time at Observatory, T
C.

Inclination, 7.5 d. 47m. 110 s.
Ascending node, 302 d. Min. 40s.
Perihelion, 269 d. 30m. SOs.
Motion, retrograde.
It does not appear that this Comet has been recorded to
have been observed before. The Comet of 1677 nearly
agrees as to its perihelion distance, and the inclination of
its orbit, hut not as to its other elements. At this time
(January 26) the Comet is distant from us about forty-five
millions of miles, and is now somewhat nearer than it has
yet been, hat on account of its greater distance from the
sun, its light has become much weakened. Its distance
from the earth will now increase, and its distance from the
sun continuing to increase, both circumstances will soon
render the Comet difficult to be seen.
Assesses TANES.-•-(iREENWICII.—nn an appeal mule
on Thursday last to the Commissioners at the Green Man,
on Blackheath, all the landlords who were charged by
Mr. Thisseltan occupiers of houses let in rli•tinct tene-
ments, •were relieved from the but thens inten&d to be laid
upon them.

Some People remark " it never rains intt it pours." wile'l
may nut inappropriately be applied to the lute Iliac in 04e
Funds, for ever since Mr. SivEwnlnllT contracted (or this L
,'a•
tery (a Moiety of the Prizes in which are Srocn, the ot: tr
war:s of Nine per Cent.,
M .ney), the Priee has rapidly and progressively risen or
fetch more in the li..ritet than the same Nominal Sum of Mo-
ney, but even at the present Value there has accumulated
and many thick Stock wid, ere long,
about 10,0d:1. which will he gained by the Holders of Ticket'
and Shares, in addilon to the SEVE74 20.000 i., &c. of if
allotted for the Scheme,—no wonder, therefore, the Suit of tidi
Lottery is uncoirmonly brisk, especiaLy as the Drawing is so
near, and the Two iii.st Prizes will each have 20,00U1. SterlioS
Extra.

C oilier coublitiaLru .•...,.. ...... , ._ ._ ____r
asional meetings we can look as the means of iMerftaining After a short constthation, tile t ours assrrro IIF 1..7 ky..a• . -
Wier its tone or its existence. oratifiA as we have ',pen panement of rte proceedings till the 13:1-; of February. charities of the Whigs. But for those Is nig., sue op 4- -
.m.....................•••...... isis Cause would not have failed: the Whigs had hoer- II
vith many of the sentim-nts delivered at !.,,th these posed—had intrigued—had recommended two Chambers, g
neetings, and li retired as we are by the length of some of .Lettersef the 15th from Madrid mention, that the Com- jiad urged a House of Lords; and they so far succeeded, •
missioners for the liquidation of British claims were aboutai
he interesting caves which had previore.ly orenpiell onee
to take
their
departure for London; but they say nothing as to gain parties to listen to them, which led to the
different views subsequently entertained by various °file( rs h
!Alums, we have inserted as winch of the account of the of an ambassador coming over. It would seem that '
rolinhurgb dinner, without abridgement, as oir space Cordova and other places, cries of " Long live Charles
in and others. That state of things was truce occasioned,
sth," m,eaning Ferdinand's Brother, had been openly which induced those who called themselves " patriots," to a
noun admit ; and propose to wire the sequel of that, and
beard. l'here is, it is said, a strong party forming to Sy--they fled, and they left the brave Riego, the only one s
1
the whole report of the Glasgow proceedings, in our paper compel King F • - I hl'
eritinan( to a ( teat., and it is supposed the who stood out firmly, to suffer on the scalluld. The rib-
ciples that had been originally contended for by. the
of to-morrow. Monks and Friars are at the heal of it.
---•woo'— They have lost Spanish Constitutionalists were sterling principles
their confidence in the latter since he dismissed their organ, —not Birmingham counter feits ; but the intake-
Canon Sa, z. and they trey prefer the Infante, lam Carlos,
If it he Miro that the Chancellor of the Eichequer in- can rely, as be is completely mice of the Whigs bad caused the whole strug•
on whom tleiy know theyle to fail, and had led, not merely to the putting 1
tends, at the ensuing Sessions of Parliament, to propose pledged to their interests. Onr r-adrrs may. easily con-
et ism the dreadful situation in which Spain is placed.
the repeal of all the Assessed Taxes except the duty on Letters from Cadiz, elated the 9th instant, and received , even in a more grievous & oppressive slial e,of those abuses
down of the Spanish Constitution, but to the restoration,
which bad been overthrown 1 y the Constitution. The
inhabited houses, we shall hail the annunciation of that by the Post of yesterday, mention, that every tiling' WAS I
prepared for the s Ailing' of a small suawl 1 force, *o long .
event as an auspicious omen of the increasing prosperity intrigues, were related in a work entitl,' " The lad
history of those inelanolicily transactions and calamitoss
announced far the Pacific. Major Bristow, who was with Days of Sain." He wished some bookseller would prig I
of the country, its trade and commerce. When the satelites Sir Robert Wilson in Spin, hail arrived at Cadiz. in the 1
such workn a cheap !oral, so that it might be ex teficiely
of Ministers and the public Journalists in their pay, have steam packet, and was immediately ordered to leave the
the and
Pit gave an instructive account of the ninth-% I
town, by the Spanish Authorities. He applied to the
favored us with their quarterly accounts of duties on ex- and conduct of those who Lad taken a prowineet pad in 1
French commander, hot lie declined interfering. Spanish affairs, and of those i‘ho had but too succes•folly t
ports and imports, of the excess of this quarter above The Horticultnral Society have voted Mr. Robert Burk t
the excess of that, and have drawn their flattering the scientific gardener at berd Bigot's, Illitlifield, Staf- fie meant more especially those men who had a itinnerat.
. intrigued against particular psrts of the new Constitutio.
i
and hilarious pictures of the happiness that must pervade fordabire. the Great Silver Medal, for his production of the London Tavern, ire aid of the Spanish Patriote, e'''l
fruit from his Seedling Pities. who gave empty speeches when toe Mike of San Lorenzo i
the numbets of the community, in perceiving how fast wel
TOR Collar. —At the meeting of the Royal Wall A ca-
were emerging from the poverty Sc difficulties into which a demy, January 26. kk. Brinkley communicated the Ele- from their original simple principles ;cite Patriots
called for " iron and gold." The Spaniards had been se
duce) !
wide wasting war and the profligate expenditure of the meats of the Orbit of the Comet. from observations made bad fied, and bad left !Urge to suffer ;and never let it_ci
at•tbe Observatory of Trinity College, Dublin. forgotten that those fugitives, who had left !Geo to
rile
Government had plunged us, our language always was, to Perihelion distance, %OM, the Earth's saran distance from fate, were now living in England on the eh •rities uf
_hr
these boasters of the country's wealth -" Slim us its leg Whigs. He concluded with giving-6- The Catt.e fa, l
i_ the suu being in Unity. I
Time of passage through Perihelion. which Wallace bled, wit s
;
" timate effects, in a relief of the people from your over- December Stlt—lSh.7s. 465. mean time at Observatory, T. fought and conquered," with three times three.
hof Richard •
"whelmiam taxation. Talk not to us of prosperity C.D.
a Al r. CORBETT proposed " The !wait,.
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Inclination, 75d. 47m. 90s. Carlile." which, with other toasts. havisg been g'`‘'',
" boast not to us of the millions that pour into the treasury Ascending node, 302 d. 61m. 40s. the liompany departed. I
" from the hard earned industry of the people ; stew us the Perihelion, 269 d. 30m. SOs. in::.
It was exected that Mr. William Cohbelt, of liens
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and Washiogto
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Motion, retrograde. .
'industrious artisan and labouring peasant, smilings
It does not appear that this Comet has been recorded to
apology made for his absence. Many who had never s"'
through their tears. Do fleet begin to emerge from the have been observed before. The Comet of 1677 nearly ton, would be present—lint be was not there, en uses at;
t
r 16 difficulties, the miseries, the famine, into which they have agrees as to its perihelion distance, and the inclina.tion of c
its orbit, hut nut as to its other elements. At this time
" been plunged by your heartless measures r This is (January 26) the Comet is distant from us about forty-five ....,,i,„,„..........—,....-
tiat extraordinary political writer were much disappo, d
o
the language we have held, when the corruptioniste have millions of miles, and is now somewhat nearer than it has may nut inappropriately be applied ' dale Iti4c in rAe
to tae
Some People remark " it never rains bet it pours."
.wlie:l
I
yet been, hot on account of its greater distance from the • li
trumpeted forth their high sounding praises of the increase . ot, tf
sun, its light has become much weakened. Its distance tery (a aloitty of the Prizes lit which are Sroo:( •• e . s
i and increasing prosperity of the country—and if now, that from the earth will now increase, anti its distance from the I,I,NEv), the -Price has rapidly and progressively risen hP
Funds, for ever since Mr. sivawelGllT contracted fur
,ithis 1.,
I
the Treasury of the State a,,, flourish, the anniireee shall son continuing to increase, both circumstances will soon War:S Of Nine per Cent., and many thick Stock 'id, erel"' A
render the Comet difficult to be seen, fetch more in Ii
- really devote themselves to the removal of some of the bur- ney but even at the present Value there has accuinu.layt:
MUSSED TAN ES.-•-On—On an appeal madee
ah 'ut 10 Od 1. v. hich will he ' etl by the it of Ticket
i diens which we have for so lung a time borne with noes- on Thursday last to :he Commissioners at the Green Man; snort Shares,'
it addi'ion to the Saves 20.0001., &c. origiusll I
the alio•aet than the same Nominal Sum of M_J;
e ampler' patience, then, and not till then, shall we on Blackheath, all the landlords who were charged hY allotted for the Sciteme,—no wonder, therefore, tile Saiie of oaf p
Mr. Thisseltan as occupiers of houses let in rli•tinct tone- Lottery is necorrtmouly brink, especiaby as the Orate elt
r..ir.
tni
' hail with the least applause the excess of the public
e merits, were relieved from the but them intend-d to be laid Rear, and the Two taint MACS will each have 20,0041. Ste " 3
Revenue over its expenditure. And here we would fain upon them. Extra. it
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.EDINBURIIII FOX DINNER.

On Monday, a numerous and highly respectable:Meeting
of the Friends and Admirers of the Right line. Charles
1„„,..; Vox, assembled in the Waterloo Tavern. to eels-
rate this Anniversary of that illustrious Patriot and
etaresni:in.
Nt half-past five o'clock, Lord Archibald Hamilton took
the Chair, amidst immense cheering. His Lordship was
,11,,ported on his right hy his noble brother, the Duke of
and on his left .by Lord Loughborough. Mr.
Farquhar of Raith officiated as Croupier.
after the cloth removed, the use it toasts of " The
The Duke of York," and the rest of the Royal
Frlelv, were given, in succession, and drank with all the
honours.
Lord A. HAMILTON observed, in rising to propose the
mist appropriate to the occasion, in celebration of which
they bad met, no one could be more sensible than he was
of the exalted honour of being Jointed to preside over
'a respectable a meeting; at the same time, no one could
be more sensible of his slender qualifications for the office.
Ile strongly felt that it was the offi: e that did honour to
him, and not he who did honour to the (Ace. Coming
after Lord Erskine, whose resplendent talents shed a lustre
over his country, and Sir James Macintosh, whose talents
could scarcely be considered inferior, (both which illus-
trious men had occupied this Chair), he felt himself hum-
bled be the attempt to under take the task, which the par-
tiilitv of his friends had Imposed upon him. Gentlemen,
we ran add nothing to the honour of Charles James Fox ;
3.1,1 e'ere that alone the purpr vs of our assembling, better ,
world it be for use so say nothing. But we are assembled
here, no! for that vague purpose only, but fir the more, ef-
ktual purpose of giving currency to his principles. Gen-
t!emen, it is my peculiar pride to have known the man;
hart I feel that it is only in proportion as I can testify my
admiration of him by an hinlible imitetien of his public
that I must lie cons:dereil as capable of d meg justice
to his virtues. These have ever been the guide of my
conduct; and on the ground of steady adherence to the
principles of Charles Fox, I will yield to no man. When
I say the principles of Mr. Fox, I %list' not to be under-
stiiod to say, that such principles were never broached in
the world Itefore his time. No ! It was the excellence
of the man, and the energy and steady perseverance with
which he assented and defended those principles that have
stamped them with his name. They were only the prin-
ciples of right reason and co:nmon sense. (Immense
cheering.) Why does it happen that what I have said
obtains so ready an assert, but that the principles of Mr.
Fox at re also bottomed upon pul.lic honesty. (Continued
cheers) If we look to the points upon which those prin-
ciples were variously brought forward, ws shall find that
it was where the interests of large bodies wereimmediately
concerned. It would he an unreasonable encroachment
upon the indulgence of the meeting to run...erste all the
services which Mr. Fox has rendered to his country and
the human race; but let a few of them he treasured.up in
err memories. We all know the untvearied endeavours of
Fox to procure to the people a full, fair, and free re-
presentation in Parliament; without which the country
has, at the best, but an illusory and fleeting security for
its liberties, Nor will the splendid exertions he forgotten
which he made in defence of the Trial hy ,Jury—not to
give eff ct to it meal; in a general way, lint to give it, in
particular cases, a truly Constitutional direction—and these
exesoocs, Gentlemen, were so far successful, that, in cases
of libel, they give to Juries, if they choose to exercise
their right, the independence of the Judge. (Uheering..)
In these exertions were the principles of Mr. Fox em-
ployed. But, to his other services rendered to his country
and the human race, let me add, the Abolition of the Slave
Trade. Other great men made elt.tpient speeches and
splendid harangues in support of the measure; but it was
Mr. Fox's warm heart and intrepid virtue that gave effect
to them. (Jo to foreign politics, and let me ask if it be
possible to illustrate more forcibly the sterling value of Mr.
Fox's principles than by what is now going en upon the
continent of Europe? The opposite principles have led
to more mischief and more disgrace, to this country, than could
tare been wrought by any set of principles whatever.(Cneers.)
Is it possible to look at the conduct pursued by the continental
sovereigns., and trace their policy through all its windings,
and not be satisfied that the abject state of misery iuto which
Spain sod Italy are now reduced, must be ascribed to the oh-
settee, In the British Parliament, of Mr. Fox's principles But
it was not only in his public, but in his private capacity that
lite memory of Mr. Fox ought to be dear to them. It was his
IA to know him; and, whether as a friend, as the holder of a
pnry, or as a Statesman, he eid not know a man who had
rpm claims upon the esteem of his contemporaries and pos.
terily ; they might well apply to him the lines of the poet—
" A patriot's even course he steered,
By all who knew his worth, reseed."
However much his political enemies may condemn his peinei•
piss, no one will deny that he was reverenced by all in
sham he placed confidence, and reveled by all who knew him.
Put iris not on this ground only, but because, also, he was a
:rest practical Statesman, one who bled for the rights of man,
i. 3,1 opposed power, when hostile to those rights—one who
throw himself the first int.. the breach. when the liberties
of mankind were endangered—that he would propose to drink
his memory.—(Here the Noble Lord was much affected.) It
smx not possible for him to do justice to the memory oh so great
I man ; but so far as his public conetiet has gone, end so far
Si it will go, he has testified, and %bill continue' to testify his
veneration tor—

" The MFAIORY OF NT R. FOX."
(The toast was drank in solemn silence.)
lii—" Charlie is my darling."
CHAIR MAN then gave
Tke People, and their Rights as estal)lished at the Re*
Air—" A mates a man for a' that."
The CHAIRMAN said, iu rising to propose—
" The Duke uf Sussex, and the Principles that scald his Fie
rail} on the Throne,"
--Leonid not refrain from bearing testimony to the firm
attiehntrut which his it oval Highness has shown to IVltig
PrificiPirs; and he must add, that he has heard his Royal
1110iness expressing his unalterable devotion to those
PubviOes. litlowini: this, lie was sure that he would meet
the approbation of the company, in proposing to drink the
toast, aid' three times three.
Air—" Ap Shenkin."
Mr. BIONCIICIF rose, amidst immense cheering. There
,11• flaw', beubserved, (Istria; the many years which lie
kid attended these useatlngm had always been pronounced
tttli applause and exultation. If, at the request of the
"viols. I rise tiles early to pronounce his name, it is
!"''''ms" we have nothing hut the name. The spirit is Iled.
I memion Lord Mrskine, (great elieering,) I name a
ins, in the services which be has rendered to
liberty, has left the impre=s of his name upon unborn
,aerations. I propose, lir u:leismo, to think
Lird Erskine, the Filen(' of Fox, the undaunted Sup-
veer of his principles, and who was connected to him
by ales scarcely less sacred than those of relationship."
It is nut for me to do justice to the character of Lord Ers-
kine; hut I hope the company will indulge me in a brief
*loteli of it. Thomas Ersl.ine was, beyond all question,
tort extraordinary man of our age, aboondlng in men
of 1" talent. Retaixt Fox, and Pitt, and Burke,
Nirinlon and Wyndham, he placed himself in the centre
si that sphere to which he had destined himself. It WAS
!4)! /17 his commanding eloquence and the brilliancy of Isis'n!arication, that he raised himself from comparative oh-
li
setitY ; but it was the foundation that he acted npon, to
Which he owed his future eminence and fame. From the
rSt time that he addressed the Court of King's Bench,
ironthe hack rows, in defence of a man whose imputiql
!line was that he had exposed abuse and corruption. he,
"in at that time, in the opinion of the oldest practitioners,
!fared himself at the summit of that reputation which
for deserted him. It was not his intention to go
lligl+ the particulars of his laborious life. But all
"°ll4l remember his unwearied endeavour for the liberty of