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~'~ i i . . h : .', ' #i . I L J SONNET. ^-•• iVi.h joyous hum the curious thirsty Fly, Within the goblet's gilded rim displays His wings, transpirent, to the shining rays That here allure; though fearful yet, and shy, Tha juice nectarious longing still to try, Ile buzzes round and round, in giddy maze, And now the tempting beverage he essays— And now drinks deep, nor thinks oT danger nigh ! Too happy Fly ! of Pleasure's cup drink deep ! Since one short summer makes thy all of life, No moment , . waste on grief, or care, or strife; Leave thesito mortals, who are born to weep ! Do thou enjoy the moments as they run, Bast in the morning ray, or noontide sun ! S. C. 111'DROPHOBIA. TO TDF. EDITOR OF THE STAR. SlR—The melancholy and lamented death of the late Duke of RICHMOND, and the frequent occur rences of the like nature which present themselves to our notice, from the bite of a rabid animal, calls forth from me a feu observations as to the best me thod of proceeding in future cases : I am induced to do so from having had three persons under my care, within the past seven years, all of whom rcrovered, through the means which were adopted for that pur pose. There can be no doubt but the nervous sys tem is the faculty acted upon by this horrible poison e the quickened perception, the instinctive dread, the spasmodic action of the muscles, all shew it : hence it stands to reason, that whatever medical plan is pur sued, must have for its basis the counteraction of this super-irritative impulse. The three cases which I allude to, recovered from the administration of a solution of acetate of lead, in doses of from eight to twenty drops every hour, during the paroxysms; the best mode of exhibiting it is on a lump of augar. Every medical practitioner is thoroughly acquainted with the effects of this mineral solution on the ner vous system—nothin, in fact, acts with such promp titude: not only the whole nervous energy of the body is obedient to its sway, but the absorbent sys tem largely partakes - of its influence, as is observable in those who follow the occupations of painters and preparers of white lead. In two patients out of three the exhibition of this powerful remedy was instantly o'nervable, by the reduction of the spasms ; a con si Jerable nausea was excited, a copious flaw of saliva exuded, and a partial paralysis followed, the effects of the medical treatment. _ _ _ Should these cursory observations call forth from a:.y Member of the Faculty, further inquiry, I shall be ready to give to the Public, through the medium of your respectable Journal, the full particulars of the cases alluded to. In the mean time, 1 have the Honour to remain, Sir, .your most obedient servant, ARNALD THOMAS FAYERMAN, Surgeon. No. E 2, .tlderagatewstreet, November 11, 1819. Teternitc.—Two Galloway+, belonging to Mr. June, of Hack ney, and hlr.Soass, of Paddington, started on Friday morning on the Watford road, for 60 guineas, to trot for an hour, and anctber 25 guineas, that each performed fourteen miles within an hour, and to carry 11 st. each. The grey, belonging to Mr. JIM; was 14 hands 2 inches, and the bay, belonging to Mr. Swiss, 14 hands I inch. Betting ale to four on thrf latter. The hones were together at the seven miles, which was performed in la minutes and 10 seconds. The grey broke down in going the thirteenth mile, from a fetlock strain; the bay did 14 miles and 000 yards la the hour. Boxurc.—Barham Meadow was the seat of action between Ilsrt Corhead, the Hampshire navigator and famed wrestler, and Martin Weaver. the Huntingdon paviour, on Friday Plaguing, in a roped square of twenty feet, for a stake of forty guineas and a purse of twenty. Both the men had signalized themselves by knocking the conceit out of/aspiring country lads for millissifinne! The paviour was taken to Weyhill Fair, to fight a match with one Towers, who paid forfeit, and he was once disappointed of a tunt-up at Moulsey. Corthead is a fine moulded man, of much power. and at country fairs he had beat all opposition back again to its own counties. H. Owns seconded the paviour, and Hairy V.ers officiated for Cozhead. In consequence of some opposi tion, the ring was removed from Thorney Bucks, to the place where the battle took place, on the estate of Weaver's backer, eight miles from Biggleswade. The combat lasted an hour and ten minutes, in which thirty-nine rounds were fought, with much determination. The combatants turned to at each other too fast to last, or to place blows effeotuelly, and in closing Weaver had a specimen of wrestling science, by a fall almost heavy enough to smash his banes. in the second round, Weaver avoided closing as mush as possible; both fought desperately, and the round blows told very heavily. Weaver twice escaped from his adversary's clutches, and knocked his man cleanly' down by a full facer. Both bled profusely from the nose and ears at meeting in the third round, which lasted seven minutes at hard work, and the heads of each were so areltegusred that they fought at random; Cozhead gave his adversary another heavy fall. The battle was gamely contested until the thirtieth round, and with nearly. equal advantage*. Coahead bad a de cided advantage in throwing, and his right hand had left pa mitring marks upon the paviour's bilidy. Weaver fought with both hands, and had unmercifully spoiled his antagonist's head. Both were hit to a stand still in the 52d round; they went down with loss of wind, and neither could be brought to time. They were at length got up again, and the paviour had the best of the 34th and 55th rounds by off fighting. The fight was won by Cozhead, who threw his adversary a tremendous fall, which knockcdthe breath out of him in the ssth round. The Hamp shire people took their man off in triumph, but the paviour was carcied away senseless. pow-Svaara—Saturday, Fry, FAq. of Portman-square, was charged by Air. Johnson, a baker in the Strand, with as saulting him in his own house. Mr. J. made the following statement ; —On Tuesday evening last he was in his shop, read ing The Republican, when he heard some person at the window call out, " Put that book down." lie turned round, and saw the defendant :end a Clergyman, whem he knew, standing en t'ae otitside; and in a few moments the defendant came into the s'aop, aped asked for a penny biscuit, with which Dlr. J. served hint. The following dialogue then ensued :—Mr. Fry, " So, ST, Mrs. earlile was arrested to-day, do you know that?"-1 Mr. Johnson, " No, I dal not ; but it is no concern of mine whethsr she is arrested or not."—Mr. F. ". What are you read. Pin " What is it to you, Sir ? I plainly perceive that your intention in entering my shop was only to insult me, rte.! therefor e I beg you will walk out, or I shall take means to • yeti." 111 r. F. " I shall go when I please. Any body know what sort of a fellow you are by the boa): you are 1 . 34 4iug. Such fellows as you ought to hr jut down," na . ..1. ea,...e‘ted his desire that the defendant woui.l quiz his thop,,hpon which the defendant threw the biscuit he he e l purchased in his fieo. and hastened ittto the street. Mr. J. followed, and gave .11,;r. F. iin charge to a watchman, and he Wes conveyed to St. ary-le.Steand watch-house. The Bev. Mr. CuilLineham, ohs 'A sent for, beciitae aeswereble for his appearance, and Sir. I'. rt,rnart; on Soturetey e.. the complaint. The Magis-' trine t hought the assault of a trivial nature. Mr. J. odd, the &emelt it..eli was trivial; but he considered it an attack upon h . ; orinciples; and, moreover, was made in his own house, w i,acis ought to be sacred from intrusion. Dlr. F. earnestly COll - most of h'ir, J.'s statements, end said, when he went is he merely asked" Whavnewe is stirring r and was answered, • .Whet is that so you ?" upon which. he walked out of the shop, ft-at throwing slow.' the biscuit on the counter. Mr. J. " 1 au-. loor* declare that I have stated thertransactioe as it occurred, a. dearly as possible." The hlagietrate said, .fiat since coin pleasant pereieted in the ebarge(the defendant mast Hied bail io enterer at the Sessions, which was done. 111,421TH.:STER, NOVEMBER 12. EX AMINATIO Z AND DVICUARGE OF MEAGHER, THE TELthiVETER. The Court met at ith...ut a quarter before eleven, Mr. Armour presiding. Meagher appesred, and the first witness *as called. . . David Gill—l am servant to Miss flyrom. I was in Deansgatc on the • night in question ; I saw the prisoner nearly opposite the George Inn. Two com panions were with him ; I saw many persons about him; Meagher was going towards the Police-office, and the crowd followed him ; some of them were calling out, " That's the bloody rascal!" Be had a pistol in his hand. One of the crowd called out, " Take it from him ;" and Meagher said, " If you touch me, I'll blow your brains out:' Another of the crowd called out, " Donn with hint." The pri soner ran, and got to the back street, near the Police , Mee. I saw no more of hiai. David Gordon—l am a tailor by trade. I was coming along Deansgate the night in question; new the George Inn I saw a great many people tunning; I asked what they were running for ? They said they were going towards Queen-street ; I saw they were running in that direction ; I followed them ; I saw many people standing at Meagher's dbor ; they. were very riotous, and knocking at the door, and they cried out, " Bring the bloody rascal out;" and stones were thrown at his window. I saw him come to it, and heard him say, he wished they would dis perse; if they would not, they must abide by the consequences. They took no notice of that, and some Gentlemen called out for the watch. The peo ple did not go away till the. Police Officers came. It was about ten o'clock before they arrived. There might be 20 or SO people near the house. They were all crying out together against the trumpeter, and I really thought that Meagher was in danger. I only heard one pistol fired, and that was after the stones were thrown, and before the Police OCiicers arrived. Cross-examined by Mr. AT RANSON —lle only heard one shot tired ; but how many before he came, cannot tell. It was past twelve when he arrived on the spot. He had been seeing a friend of his, Mr. Dean, living in Hanover-street. Sarah Davis, wife of Mr. Davis, the druggist— She was at home that night, and w hen she got into her bed-room heard some glass fall, and she said to Mr. Davis---Eflere Mr. Atkinson objected that what Mrs. Davis might say could not be evidence; but the question vas persisted in, as it related to the fall ing of the . glass.j—She said to Mr. Davis, " There is something breaking, the girl has left the window open ;" and she ran up stairs into the front room, which faces the prisoner's lodgings. She saw him at his window, in his shirt sleeves. She heard him say something, but could not tell what. She did not put her head oat of the window, and therefore could not tell how many people .vere standing there. She heard a j great deal of talking and threatening, and cries of " Torn him out." She could not tell the particular words. Then she called Mr. Davis, and told him what she had heard, and requested him not to go out, as he might be hurt ; but she saw Meagher 's wife, with a child in her arms, walking backwards and forwards, in great distress. She believed Meagher and his family in great danger. James Platt, Police Officer—On the night in ques- . tion Meagher came to the Police-office for assistance. He saw a great many outside the office, as if they had been following him, the people appeared exas perated against him, for what reason he could not not say. Meagher said they had followed him. Mr. ATILINSON LO Mr. Bastftow—Do you mean to state that as evidence ?—f do; it will be corroborated. ' Mr. Platt—He saw Mr. Cantrell with him. He said to Mr. Cantrell, " For GOD'S sake go with him, or they will be doing him some harm." The people dispersed. He recollected at the Dog Tavern a lusty man there. There %visa little man that said, " p -n his eyes, I'll have his liver out." He imagined it was meaning Meagher. The little man mentioned no name. That man went down Deaasgate. They then went to prisoner's house; the door was opened, and Meagher went in. He imagined, that besides the little man, there were at least twenty following Meagher. Ile thought the people would strike him. They would have ill-used him, he was certain, if the Poli:e Officers had not been with him. Cross-examined—Recollected that then Meagher came to the Police Office, it was about twelve o'clock. Ile appealed to be much frightened. There were many people round about the Office. He said to Cantrell, ,‘ For Gon's sake go with him, or they will du him some harm." Thomas Jones was apprentice to Mr. Birch, tabi. % net-maker, in Bridge-street. He was in Deinsgate on the Saturday night in question. About twelve o'clock he heard a noise, such as shouting. Went towards the place. It was the bottom of Queen street. He knows the prisoner's house. About thirty persons were there. He did not recollect any thing said. He heard glass fall before he got there.._. He saw the prisoner at his own window up stairs. He did not hear him speak. He was there when prk soner fired. Heard a pistol fired three times. He was perfectly sure the glass fell before he heard Ws firing. The people continued in front of the house for some time. lie was within twenty yards of the house. He was perfectly sure the glass fell before the firing. He saw no stones. Cross-examined—Did not know what broke the windows. It was done before be got there. Mr. BA RROW here observed, that misrepresentations of this affair had been made in the Newspapers. •3t had been insinuated, that Meagher broke the windows., himself. He alluded to The (*.carver, of the mater' inserted in which he did not believe nine-tenths. James White lives in Gregson-street ; is a tailor by trade.—He was in the street at eleven o'clock. It was the top of Bridge -street, and corner-of Deans gate where he was. lie saw the prisoner. He saw a man take hold of his arm. and bring him out of the crowd. There was a crowd of about two dozen. The man laid hold of prisoner's arm to take him out of the crowd. He heard nothing said until prisoner was brought, to his own door. Therehe heard several persons calling out, " Hunt and Liberty i" The crowd war. top of Bridge-street. Witness went to . Peter's -street, top of Deansgate. He went to his master's to supper. His master's name is Healey, and lives there. He came out again, and returned down Deansgate, about twelve o'clock. He saw se veral persons throwing scenes at prisoner's house. lie heard nothing said at that time, let went away, afraid of being hit with-a stone himself. 'The C rowd were thrtroeug stones in every ditxtion. He could hear the stones fall again. He went back to the Fox, and heard several persons say, they would have his life before they quitted him. It was the prisoner's life be believed they meant. He thought Meagher was very much in danger, from what he saw and heard. He did not hear any firing. William Walters is a shopkeeper, and lines at 65, 1 Deansgate.—The prisoner lodges with him, and has' a room up stairs. He went to bed about ten o'clock, and was awakened about half past twelve by a loud threatening noise. It was outside of the house, in the street. He heard the people call prisoner a bloody rascal, the Irish trumpeter, and many abusive names. These cries were frequently made. The prisoner often called for the watch. He heard him tell there if they did not disperse lie would fire upon them. His words were, " You bloody rascals, lay down your stones, or I'll blow you to hell." After that, he kept calling the watch, desiring the guard might be fetched, for the house was in danger. I did not stir out from my bed-room at that time. I heard stones thrown against the walls, but cannot tell what hap pened at the Upper pate of the house. The windows of the second floor were broken. That was his own room. Meagher's room is above his. He thought the house materially in danger. The noise which awoke him was considerably before the firing. When his window was broken, he and his wife jumped out of bed, and went out 'of the room naked. They were afraid. The stones bounced in and struck the walls, and broke the furniture. He considered the prisoner to be in as much danger as himself. He heard no windows broken before the firing; but he heard stones bouncing against the walls. It was after the firing the windows were broken. He heardepistols fired three times. After which, the windows were broken in all directions. The defence terminated with this witness. _ A short conversation took place between the Soli citors, respecting his evidence, that he heard no win dows broken before the firing. Mr. Atkinson was reminded, that he had previously said, thathe could not tell what had happened in the upper part of the house. Mr. Four.xes then adduced the case of " the King against Rideout," in which the prisoner's house had been assailed by a number of persons throwing squibs, crackers, and other fire-works. The prisoner was alarmed, and fired upon the crowd, 'by which he killed a boy. The Judge, in this case, laid down, that " if a person finds himself in a situation in which a man of firmness. and courage would consider him self in danger, and by firing in consequence, he kills some person, the law will not consider him guilty of either murder or manslaughter. The verdict, in such case, must be justifiable homicide." Mr. Arstibisos denied that they had made any de fence, even upon their own shewing. So great a con trariety appeared in the evidence on behalf of the prisoner, that he considered it the Magistrate's duty to put this man on his trial. Mr. WRIGHT then observed—lt is indispensably necessary that charges of so serious a aature as the present should be thoroughly sifted to the bottom. 'We have long laboriously and patiently been engaged in this investigation, and heard all that can be of fered on either side. I have to observe, that the wit nesses for the prosecution brought their testimony of the proceedings no farther back than when the firing took place, which it appears was between twelve and one o'clock. But the tumult began at half-past eleven, and the prisoner and his men were in great danger. As we are not before a Jury, Ido not think it requisite to go minutely into the case, and shall therefore briefly notice the evidence.—[The Magis trate here. recapitulated the evidence.]—After sitting here and bearing with great patience all the evidence in this case. I am of opinion that the wounding these young men has not been done maliciously; but on the . contrary, they have been accidentally shot by Mea ' gher, in the act of defendiug his house, himself, and his family, when assaulted by a tumultuous assem blage of the people; at the dead - hour of the night; and therefore I dismiss this complaint. Here a little hissing was heard among the crowd collected below the bar. Mr. Xi GNE.—Let any one who disturbs the Court be immediately taken iuto custody. Let any one do it at his peril. Mr. NVn,roktr.—lf any one insults this Court, he shall be immediately taken into custody. .111 r. Muasz.—Meagher, you are now discharged. Meagher soon after left the box, and quitted the prison in company with a soldier, we believe, un• armed. There was a little crow4l.round the prison door as he came out, but not a single hiss was, distinguished among them. Meagher, with his compa ation, went into a public-house close by the prison.— He appeared to be in high spirits. Just published, by T. HARVEY, of Bled:friar s road, a Pocket Manual, being A Jew Mutates Ad vice from the Medical 13;ard, in a Lecture on the Lues Veneren and Sexual Debilities, as deliver ed at Woodstock-House, and Charlatte-Souse, in March last, a Publication highly interesting to young Practitioners, and of importance to the vital interests of Society.—For the accommodation of Patients at the West end of the Town s a Medical Board is established in Woodstock -street, Oxford street, under the patronage of Dr. Comma, of Chat lotte House, Great Charlotte -street, Blackfriars-road. The Board is composed of Gentlemen of the first talent, of nearly forty years' experience, all Members of the Royal Colleges of London and Edinburgh, who are consulted daily by all ranks of inva lids with the greatest confidence. patients afflicted. with a certain complaint, strictures, erratic pains, eruptions of the skin, ulcerated throat, glandular swellings in the neck, nodes on the shin bones, &c are diseases which arise from improper treatment— the afflicted are immediately relieved, and speedily gored, without con futement.—Messrs. Coo PAR and Co., are consulted at Woodstock Ilouse, from Eight in the Murithig until Eight at Night*; and at Charlotte- House, Great Charlotte -street, opposite the Rev. Rowland Hill's Chapel, front Twelve till Eight, end a* where else is Laadon.—Meciumics have ad vice Gratis every evening, from Six till Eight, at both Houses; and on Sunday Mornings until Twelve o'Clock.—N.B. Ruptures of 30 years standing, and of 514 inches in circuatfereoce, radically cured, with out surgical operation..--0. Private Entrance, and private Rooms, for Consultation. RIGIJT .OF PARISH. CLERGV.I77.II. To B 1 PRESENT AT VESTRY COURT OF ARCHES, NOVItMEER TUE REV. DR. WILSON ) RECTOR OP bT . MARY, W04m,.. NOVI ) V. ALEXANDER WhfATII, Est . Sir Joitt; Mom. this day gave judgment on t h e above question, promoted by Dr.Wilm, against Mr. rvf‘Math, in the form of citation served and articles exhibited, which charged the defendant with inde cently interrupting and preventing the raid Rector from presiding as Chairman at a Meeting of th e vestry ; the defendant claiming to presi,le as of vie ; haviog bee:. chosen to be Chairman b. a ma;o-i:y of the Parishioners there a.sen:blcd, to the exclas'ea, ef the said Lector ; Dr. Irtioon claimi ng , by niers cf his official character, the right to preside at Ch.ti...l man at all %resole,. The :admissibility of these articles was ei nr .... ti4 upon two grounds :—/st. That tae Minister lad right to preside, opFesed to the general election of the parishioners in favour of Mr. Ailktath conseauertt4 there could be no interruption. 12dly..That the Cour: bad no jurisdiction or authority to suppress such i n . terruntion, on the ground that the parishioners had a right to elect a Chairman from among themselre,, by a majority of votes. The suit was promoted without personal anim t vi rr, and merely for the purrose of trying the question, Is it applied generally over the whole kingdom. 'n it Lir:lrked Judge observed, that this Court, with th e same spirit, would not withhold its opinion on thi question, as it was one of considerable importance a highly respectable class of society, namely, E sh . blished Ministers ; and likewise with respect to Perish Meetings, where similar disputes might frts quently arise. There was no express Statute or Canon one way other.- Such a right claimed on the part of the Rec. tor nevertheless existed as a part of the Comma Law, which was binding on the practice of the clesiastitalyourts) as the Ecclesiastical Law rested (as did the Common Law) upon !e.l.ei-,•ed torn and usage. Jr. the absence of Canon, or Statta Law, these was still the existence soffits non script This might be taken from adjudged cases, or irca custom and usage, established by public notoriety. This right might never have been questioned or . doubted; the parish Minister presiding by wage asi custom throughout the whole reahn. The obi:masa of this general usage was sufficiently notorious, ant unless it could be usage improper, it was to be take as having a foundation in Common Law right. At. cording to Blackstone, " General custom formed the law." Again, " The first foundation of the law d England was immemorial custom." The question as referable to custom and usage watthis—if such seats reasonable usage. The Common Law was the perfec. tion of reason ; for what was not reason was not law. If this right of the Minister to preside was not admi:• ted, the consequence would be,tbat animosities, whet they existed in Parishes, would be under no check d authclity or controul whatever. The interests of tie Poor would not be properly attended to ; and this might be excited all the angry passions of men. It was to benefit those individuals (the Poor of a Parislj that the Minister and Churchwardens were appoint• ed to look to their support; and this seemed to be immemorial usage. In almost all Acts of the Le. gislature relating to Parishes, the Minister was rry properly described as the first individual, and as as integral part of the Parish—flair:fly, " The Farb Minister, Church wardens, Inhabitants, or Pail hionea, in Vestry assembled." These Meetings were strictly Ecclesiastical, from their relating to the Church, heir. held in a part of the consecrated building; and meet• ing there for an Ecclesiastical purpose—that of pre tecting the Poor. Although the Clergyman was ar pointed by Temporal authority, it was originally his spiritual duty, that of being Guardian of the Poor. — According to Prideaux, it became the Minister ati Churchwardens to take care cliche poor, and to et that the Parishioners granted them :chef. d'ilso, Er the Statute of Elizabeth, Vestry Meetings were Ca dared to be for Ecclesiastical purposes ; that, there fore, the Minister should not preside, would be congruous. This would be to place him in a degrai• ing situation, in which he is not placed by the con. stitutional law of the country. The Learned Judge was of opinion, that, upon solid pri:sciples, he was to be considered the head of the Parish. After citing various cases, reportel is Strange and, Fortescue, arid reasoning by analczy thereon, ett COURT was inclined to support the ri lst of the Ma nister to preside as Chairman at all Vestry Neeir:gs: and that the Court had jurisdiction here, as i:, case of restraining parishioners from cornmitti:lii Lances at the instance of the Minister maim:arr..; such ecclesiastical suits ; as for pulling down or erca• ing tomb-stones against his will, neglecting to repair the church, playing upon the organ without leave, S: Upon these grounds, the Court was of opini3n,t::. these articles should be admitted; but, in order to corrected in his judgment, the Judge said, he shou..,i wish his .decision to be appealed from, for the of" nion of the twelve Judges, to whose authority ht should yield with all deference and respect ; and only so far in this case the Court decided on its authority and jurisdiction. In the mean time, he ditecud tba* , the question should:be left open to an appeal, by sus' pending she operation of these articles.—ProceediV stayed accordingly. it! A RR! ED. tid Friday, et Woolwich Church, R. Byhant, Esq. of the nonce, to Mrs. Symons, Widow of the late Lieutenant SystAo Thursday, at St. Margaret's, Westminster, Lien coast su Adjutant Fusion, &Ist Regiment, to Jane, youngest e.iuLnict the late Matthew Harpley, Esq. of Forest-L.34e, Essex. DIED. Monday, in her 61st year, Jane, wife of the 13;v. Sandilantis, LL.B. Thursday, Mr. Henry Scartibler, formerly the proprirta the livery-noble in • Bishopsgate-street, nearly PO year' ofdr' at the Bank, where he had gone to receive his divid:nil. sighing the book, he gave the warrant to his niece , who haa ' companied him to the Bank, to go to the adjoin in g o Eice 3 . 16 : receive the money. 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