Star. — 1820-01-06 (London, England)

DECEMBER 31. " The unanimous acquittal of the Duke of Reavtoo, considered in itself, is merely a simple act of justice; bat, if viewed in a political light, it is most importa:-:t. The English Chancellor (THuitaow) in reply to the intercessions in favour of Dr. Dodd, said, if Dada be saved, the Perreaus were murdered !' and we may, with greater truth, exclaim, if SA VARY be ianocem, Nov was murdered !'—Manes of the PRINCE of MosKwa, of MOUTON DUVERNET, of the brothers FoUCIIER, of LABEDOYERE, your name and fame are avenged in the acquittal of the Duke of Rovroo ! Unfortunate PRINCESS of Mumma, widow of the. illustrious NEY, you arc happily arrived at the moment when the public voice dare pronounce your husband's name, and doubt the justice of his sentence ! What schoolmaster would now dare to turn out of his academy the sons of the bravest of the brave? Were there such an one, public indignation would do justice on him:—But to return to the victims of 1815. 1;1 France, where unjust judgments are not rare, the innocent have often suffered for the guilty. What can then be done? Life cannot be restored, it is true; but the honest fame of the victim, and his family, may : and it is a glorious feature in the French laws, that of solemnly restoring an unjustly ravished reputation. This is by a solemn inquiry into all the facts of the case, on suspicion of false judgment ; when, If the party be proved innocent, solemn letters of rehabilitation, or, as we should call it, a reversal of the attainder, takes place. The memory of the victim is solemnly cleared of all aspersians, and he is regarded as an honest and virtuous man, judicially sacrificed. VOLTAIRE obtained this result for colas, and why should not the widow of Marshal NEy obtain it for her husband ? Weee Le to be tried now, when the guilty passions have subsided, when your Boottatotirs, your CANUOLs, your DONNADIEus, and your DESPINOIS, are esteemed at their just value, there is no doubt that he would be acquitted. The reversal, then, of his sentence, follaws as a matter of right ; and we hope Madame NEC will arm her virtues with the courage necessary to demand it, and we are persuaded that few would be found to oppose it. " Your Ministers have succeeded in creating such aldrai in England, that not only many foreign ! alders, but many English capitalists have taken fright, and placed their funds here. It is calculated that aboat 5,000;000 sterling, of foreign capital, have been placed in the French Funds within the lost two months ! This, and the restoration of confi• Fdence, to which M. DE SERRES' illness helps to contri!mte, have raised the Funds, when their fall was r:nerwise inevitable"  Sotne letters from St. Petersburgit, by the last MO, mare no mention of the uew Russian 7:11;fi, ;,r.d hence son.e would infer that nothing has hitt) (!ecided, or, at least, that nothing has transpired —.;ccting it. This mode of reasoning is, however•  inconclusive. The silence of these letters on the sub ject, only proves, at most, that the writers of them had not learnt any thing respecting the measure.  A iiamburgh Mail arrived at a late hour this fornoon. We have only time to notice the following  extract:  t yet I the )the ig its are rela. wed her t she i the als of MOIL )usly ianic .ericr it is Drees )rps : tint