The Sun. — 1823-12-15 (London, England)

LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1/33.  By the latest accounts from St. Petersburgh, It '"n3 that the relations between that Court aid the Dutch Government are becoming more ~lncelyunited ; and that, from re-cent indications, there is every reason to believe, that early in the Spring, it will be unequivocally seen, that the two Governments are committed to each Other to aid and support FERDINAND the Seventh iii his endeavours to regain possession of Spanish South America. The Russians, it is said, will avail themselves of the advantages. they have derived 'under the secret articles of their last `Treaty with Holland, and that their ships of war will he entitled to enter, refit; and remain in the Dutch portswhenever they shall see oc ca ;ion.  There has been, since the postponement of the trial of pel:sons accused of the murder of Mr. WE'RE, a good deal of controversy in some of the Papers, on the comparative advantage or in' jury arising to the administration of justice from the publication" of evidence take') preparatory to trial,—one party contending that the utmost possible publicity ought to be given to ail the ex parte statements for or against per"ls doomed to undergo the ordeal of a% judicialinvestigation,—and the other deprecating everY thing which can in any way or in the test degree tend • to prepossess the minds of Juries, before the submission to them of evidence upon the trials. Both parties to this controversy, as is generally the case when men run into extremes, are probably in the wrong, and "idler of them seems to have very acca. 'a‘elY distinguished the real source of the prejudice which has so often, and with so much justice,been complained of. The mere publication of evidence, before a Magistrate or a Coroner, if given entire, and without remark of any kind, on the part of the Reporters, might, perhaps, be generally serviceable to the ultimate elucidation of truth, and therefore favourable to justice, )4prej whi • ludice could rarely result to the accused, and • that from the very circumstance that it is kn °‘lrn that all preliminary investigations are generally exparte, and that it is therefore neces•sary to hold the mind in suspense for the formation  of an ultimate judgment until the day of trial. But we are sorry to acknowledge that the daily practice of the Press is to go far beyond the publication of the evidence, and we hesitate not to say, that the mischief which is thus effected by it ought to be severely punished. Nothing is more common than for the Reporter to express the impression which has been produced upon himself, by the preliminary evidence, and even by the appearance and behaviour of the prisoner, and by the hearsay gossiping statements which are commonly in circulation in the scene of the examinations—and so to embody his representation of his own impressions and observations with the judicial substance of the case, as to succeed effectually in communicating his prejudiced feelings to his readers.  CITY, Twelve o'Clock.—Consols opened this morning at 85k, at which price they remain up to this hour with little or nothing doing, owing to there being. no information of importance from the Continent.—Several Expresses have arrived this morning from Paris with Friday's prices—Rentes, 91f. 45c.—Spanish Bonds, 29 to 292. Although the Spanish Bonds have fallen 3 per Cent. at Paris, that circumstance has not had much effect on our Spanish Market, as it is more attributed to private speculation in Paris than to any political news. It is reported that three New Lists are forming in the French capital for the New Spanish Loan.—Besides the departure of N. M. ROTHSCHILD, Esq.l.we understand two other monied parties have also set off for Paris. FOREIGN IVlAttitrr.—Spanish Bonds opened this morning at 28H, 27i, 28 to 28k, with some business, but to no great extent. In all other Foreign Securities little doing.  Philadelphia Papers are arrived to the 9.lst November, but do not contain an article worth  extracting.