Messrs. Grant and Bell have at length exhausted the term
of their imprisonment under the sentences of the Court of King's Bench. They were condemned to six months' imprisonment, under a prosecution by criminal information, for what the Court was pleased to consider a libel on Mr. Alderman Winchester ; and before that period had elapsed, they were sentenced to a second imprisonment for three months, under an ex officio prosecution by the Attorney. General, for having imitated the example of the Attorney-General's masters, the Whigs, and counselled the people, after the monstrous exhibition of the House of Commons on the subject of the Malt-tax, to offer passive resistance to the demand for payment of the Assessed Taxes. Messrs. Grant and Bell desire neither to exaggerate the ext.. at of the sacrifices which they have beets compelled to make, nor to treat as light the controlling power which the existing Government has been enabled, in their persons, to exercise over the freedom of the press. They trust, however, that they may, without a violation of modesty, state that they are prepared again to suffer in the same way whenever what they deem the cause of truth shall demand such a sacrifice.— True Sun.
The negotiations which were carried on between the assignees of Messrs. Chambers and Signor Severini, the director of the Italian
Opera at Paris, are, we are informed, broken off, and that gentleman left London on Wednesday, on his return to the Continent. The way to settle differences, will probably be most readily found, by accepting the offer made by Mr. Seguin for the theatre ; as the assignees, as well as M. Laporte, the performers, and the subscribers, appear to place great confidence in him.—Courier.
At a rezent meeting of butchers at R—, after discussing Reform and the Corn-laws, the subject of railroads was brought forward, when one of the orators spoke enthusiastically in praise of the improvement. " Among other advantages," said he, " look at that which affects the pigs brought to market ! They will be saved the fatigues of their journey, poor things ! They will not, as now, run down all their flesh, poor things ! They will not, as now, run down all their taste and flavour, poor things !" - Newspapers published in the Isle of Man, though without a stamp, now circulate through the British empire (the Colonies included) free of postage.—Leeds 111‘..rcury.
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