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I F~ . A t 3 . I ' i ti I • '1 VERSES TO THE MISSES L-. BY THOMAS CAMPBELL, ESQ. Adieu, Romance's heroines: Give me the nymphs, who this good hour Nay charm me, not in Fiction's scenes, But teach me Beauty's firing pow'r s Hy harp, that has been mute too long, Shall sleep at Beauty's name no more, _ So but your sr Iles reward my song, JEMIMA, Rost:, and EcraNcuz— In whose benign•snt eyes are bc4mit:g The rays of purity and truth; Such as we fancy woman's seemilig, In the Creatim's golden youth: The more I look upon thy grac Hosts". I could look the mon:, But for Jl3ll3f,l'S witching face, And the sweet voice of ELEANO3!.' Had I been LAIWRENCF., Kings had wanted Their portrait,s, till I'd painted your's ; And these had future hearts enchanted, When this poor verse no more endures : I would have left the Congress faces, A. dull.ey'd Diplomatic Corps, Ttll I had group'd `SOU as the Graces...-. , Rosa, and Ectasoac ! Th-t Cable bids fair Saints befriend him ; Your Poet's heart is Cath'lic too— ILs rosary shall be flow'rs ye send him; !Lis saint-days when he visits yes, And my sere laurels for my duty. Miraculous at your touch would rise, Co-ld I give verse one trait of beauty, Like that which glads me from your eyes! Unseal'd by you, these lips have spoken, Ihsus'd to song for many a day ; Yc've tun'd a harp whose strings were broken, And warm'd a heart of callous clay ! So, when my fancy next refuses To twine for you a garland more, Come back again and be my Muses, Juana, Ross, and ELEANORE! SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET THIRD OCTOBER OR HOUGHTON DIF.ETING, 1819. THURSDAY, NOTEUISER 4. SweepStAes of 10gs. each, for 3-yr-olds, 7st. 311 s. 4-yr-olds, stst. 21b. 5-yr-olds, Ast. 91b. 6-yr-olds, and aged, 9st.—A.F. Tvlr. Charlton's Strephon, 4-yrs-old - - - - Dir. 11'yndham's filly, by Soothsayer, 3-yrs-old - asks of Portland's Screw, 4-yr.-old - 5 to 4 on Strephon. Lord Suffield's Comical, 81t. 21b. beat Mr. Thornhill's Maa freda, est. 121 b. R.M. 100gs.-5 to 4 agst ComicaL Handicap Stakes of I Ogs. each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. D.M. Sir J. Sheney's Antar, 3-yrs-old, 7st. 131 b. - - - 1 Charlton's David, 5-yrs-old, Sit. bib. - - 2 Lord G. IL Cavendish's Baroua filly, 3-yrs-old, Sst. ilb. 3 }fr. Lake's Roger Bacon, 4-yrs-old. est. 31b. lkTr. Charlton's Shamrock, 3-yrs-old, 7st. 71b. }lr. Forth's Admiral, 3-yrs-old, 7st. 121 b. Even betting on Antar. Subscription Handicap Plate of £5O, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Mr. ThornhiU's brown mare Manfreda, 5-yn-old, 9st. 1 }tr. Ilouverie's Chesnut colt Zadig, 3-yrs-old, Rat. - 2 Mr. Morton's bay colt Beppo, 4-yrs-old, at. 71b. - - 3 6 to 4 on Zadig. A man having partaken too freely of a "et wee tass o'brandy," was accused of his neighbour of being in tocicated. " No," replied the humourist, "I am not drunk—but powerfilly refreshed !" A considerable reduction has taken place in the prices of Chocolate and Cocoa, in consequence of the Duty being lowered, agreeably to the late Act of Parliament. Tickets for Lon, 1174roa's DAY!—Those who have received a Ticket for the Civic festivities, are also in vited to select one for Fortune's feast. The Lottery draws on that day, and a £20,000 Prize in the morn iug must be allowed to be a famous sharpener of the appetite for the Guildhall dinner. The Scheme con tains Eight of £20,000, Two of which are sure to be drawn in the first Five Minutes.—Principal Caterer, Roil, who is Purveyor of Prizes extraordinary, at 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing-cross. HAZARD and Co.'s sales continue to increase daily, which proves the preference given to their Old Este b:F:Ament, and the popularity of the present 'united Schemes, containing Eight Twenty Thousands.— Neat Tuesday the two First-drawn Prizes will be entitled to ;£20,000 each (Money and Consols) ; ar.d it will be recollected, HAZARD and Co. Sold AU the First-drawn Capital Prizes in a former Lottery.-- The whole of the 5,000 Tickets now on Sale will be Drawn Next Tuesday, and from present appearances there will not be sufficient to meet the public de mand. HAZARD and Co. respectfully solicit a con. trimance of that patronage they have experienced for 100 years, at. their Office, Royal Exchange-gate : their other Offices, 26, Cornhill, and 324, Oxford street, corner of Swallow-street. COVENT-GARDEN Tuzarne.—Mr. C. KessaLE, af ter a short retirement, returned to the performance of his duties, last night, in llamkt. His reception was so favourable, as to afford flattering evidence of the public estimation of his talents. Ire sustained the arduous character throughout with great force and cii,crimination, and was frequently interrupted with the rapturous pla'idits of an admiring audience. The novelty of the evening, however, was Miss Tares litAdia, which proved completely successful: she not only sung the wild melancholy strains of the lovely maniac with enchanting sweetness, but acted remarkably well: she was highly and deservedly ap i.i.vtded. The other characters were well acted.— .., a House was respectably attended. WaaNixo.—Last week an Inquest was taken at Na;:ghton-Beauchamp, Worcestershire, on view of the body of Mr. CA:.Low :10111US, discovered early ter Monday se:might lying nudes a large pear tree, in cue of his own fields, his clothca nearly consumed by iire, and the body much burnt ; his hat torn, one shoe off, the nails of which were forced out, and the buttons of his remaining clothes all turn off. The bask of the tree, being stripped from top to bottom, left no doubt that the deceased, after being at church on Sunday, had gone into his field, and about half-past one, a severe thunder-storm coming on, he took shel ter under the tree, which was struck by the electric fluid, and his death was thereby caused. Verdict-- Killed by 141.tning.—Tbe above is another melan choly instance of the imprudence of taking shelter under a tree in a thunder-storm. LAW ISTELLIGENTE. COURT OF CHANCERY, NOVEMBER 4. VAN SANDIN V. BAINBRIDGE AND OTHERS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL this day moped his Lordship to dismiss an order for issuing an attach ment against the defendants. The Court had, previ- 1 ously to the long vacation, granted an order which directed that the plaintiff and other creditors of the late Mr. Goldsmidt should have access to the books, papers, &c. at seasonable hours. The plaintiff, how ever, not having that access which he wished, had filed an affidavit on which the attachment was issued. The LORD CHANCELLOR, after hearing Counsel at great length on bo:h sides, dismissed the order of attachment with costs. pAVIES V. THE DtKE OF btARLBOROUGII. Mr. 'Muir stated, that he had a motion to make in this case, but understanding that it would suit the convenience of Counsel on the other side if it were postponed, he had no objection to do so till Satur day, on which day, with the leave of the Court, he would bring it on. GOOLDTNG r. J CIC ES. Mr. HART said, that this was a motion to restrain the defendant from receiving any money on iccount of the plaintiff, or from interfering in any respect with the management of her business. The plaintiff is a wilow residing in Somersetsbire, and being left with the management of a very large brewery, she wished to get some person to act as agent fur her.— Her brother engaged the defendant for a certain term of years, at a salary of 12150' a-year, in conse- quence of the defendant alleging himself to be pecu.;' liarly skilful in the management of a brewery. The result, however, Chewed the contrary, as the business had nearly been ruined since he came into it, the beer being so very bad that no publicans would take it. He had also thrown away and caused to be de stroyed, a number of casks of beer. The LORD Crinsmetton refused to grant the in junction until notice had been served on the party on the other side. He considered himself obliged to do so from the circumstance of this beer having, in se veral instances, been destroyed nearly 18 months be fore the present application was made. SUPPOSITIOUS CHILD. REV. IV. SEROISON V. ELIZA ANN SERGISON AND °TITERS. This very interesting case, which was partly heard during the last Sittings of the Court, was again brought forward this day. Mr. HART was about to state the motion for the plaintiff, when Mr. WINGFIELD, Counsel for the defendant, beg ged to state a preliminary objection to the evidence on which the motion was founded. His Lordship would recollect, that on a former occasion he had objected to the Affidavits because they were sworn in Ireland, without any thing on the face of them to show that they were sworn in an English cause; and had declared that he would not look at Affidavits in such a cause as the present, unless the parties mak ing them were so pledged, as to be liable to an as signment of perjury, in case it should appear they had sworn falsely. They did not, however, at pre-1 sent come up to what his Lordship wished for, for there was not a word said as to the person before whom they were sworn. But, supposing him to be a Master in Chancery in Ireland, as he represented himself to be, still the Affidavits were not such as afforded grounds for maintaining an assignment of perjury. He admitted that for certain purposes, such as a proof of debt, an Affidavit sworn before a Mas ter in Chancery in Ireland had been admitted in for mer instances, although Lord Thurlow had great doubts on the subject, and in one case declined re ceiving such an . Affidavit till he had consulted the Judges on the subject. He proceeded to argue, that there must be evidence that the person described as a Master in Chancery in Ireland, actually filled that situation ; and since that evidence was wanting, he objected to the Affidavits as inadmissible. Besides, assuming them to have been taken before a Master in Ireland, they were not such as his Lordship had declared they ought to be, and did not subject the deponents to any liability, because they contained no declaration on the part of the deponents that they were liable to an assignment of perjury, if they had not spoken truth. Mr. HART said, that if this evidence was not to be received, he regretted that his learned friend had not risen earlier to illumine the Court. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that if an issue was wanted, which was all the plaintiff could obtain from that Court, it was clear these Affidavits were not, sufficient. The motion, however, might go on at' present, and he should have an opportunity of talking to the Judges on the subject on Saturday. Mr. HART then proceeded to give an outline of the case, and read the affidavits of the several per sons who stated themselves to have been accessory to the substitution of the child as the daughter of Co lonel and Mrs. Sergison, and the particulars of which will be found at length in the report to which we have already referred. In answer to these, there were the affidavits of Mrs. Sergison and of Mr, Sewell, the executor of the late Colonel Sergison The latter only said, that he had no doubt of the in.. Pant (defendant's) being the legitimate daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Sergison, and that he had never heard of any suspicion on the subject, till this suit was instituted. The affidavit of Mrs. Sergison stated, that she was married to Colonel Sergison in 1806, and delivered of this child in 1807; that Colonel Sergison was apprised of her pregnancy and her de livery; that on their arrival in England, the child was baptised, and that there was no suspicion of any imposition having been practised. She then pro ceeded to go through the affidavits of the other par ties, and denied the whole of their assertions relative to the substitution. There was, however, one pas sage which had reference to the annuity of El - paid to Eleanor Cunningham, which he thought it neces sary to read to the Court. She stated in her affida vit that that sum " was paid or given by her from motives of charity, and in compliance with the par ticular dying request of her first husband that that sum should be paid to her, if the deponent eve: had it in her power to pay it; and that it was paid with the consent of Colonel Sergison." This statement was not unimportant, as, by comparing it with other statements of the same Lady, it would bring her evi dence to the test, as far as related to this annuity. He should now toad several letters of Mrs. Sergi son's, addressed to Licater Cunningham, atd the Court would judge -from them whether tle stat ments in the affidavit, respecting the payment ( f the 1.:12, and the consent of Colonel Sergison to that payment, were true? The letters were then read. They contained strict injunctions as to secrecy and caution in the manner of receiving and conveying letters ; they complained ef the harsh conduct of Cc lonel Sergison; the difficulty she had in writing with-, out his knowledge; and that the moment she re-: ceived a letter, she was obliged to burn it for fear of him : several of them purported to contain quarterly remittances of the annuity, and in one of them she said, that in future her mother would pay the money quarterly, as it became du?. The Learned Counsel said, these were the affidavits and letters on which the motion was founded, and he hoped the Court .would see sufficient grounds in them for suspending the payment of the £3CO a year allowed to the in fant defendant; or, if that, which certainly would be a hard measure, could be avoided by a more com pendious proceeding, for directing an issue to be tried. Mr. FARREN followed on the same side. lie ad mined that the defendants were entitled to all the, benefit that could be derived from the suspicion with which the Court would receive the evidence of ac complices ; but, at the same time, if it could be shewn that the evidence was confirmed in some parts (for it was impossible to confirm the evidence of ac complices in every part), then the whole testimony was entitled to credit. But they were not all ac complices; for the person who appeared to be the, mother of the child was an exception; and she,' instead of deriving any benefit from the deception, had been a severe sufferer, in being fraudulently de prived of her child. Ile then proceeded to shew in what manner the evidence of the deponents for the plaintiff was confirmed; the depositions of the one agreeing in every circumstance of importance with those of the other. He also contended that the de positions brought forward by the plaintiff were cor roborated by the affidavit and the letters of :11r. Sergison ; and that her affidavit ar.d her letters con tradicted each other. The annuity paid to Melly Cunningham, it was impossible to view in aily other light than that of hush-money; for was it likely it could be given from charity, as she represented, and at the request of her husband, who died a bankrupt? In her affidavit she stated it to be given with the con sent of Colonel Sergison, but her letters shewed the difficulty she had in concealing it from him. He concluded by stating, that the Rev. Mr. Sergison, in the conduct which he was at present pursuing, was actuated by the most honourable motives. ' Mr. WINGFIELD said, that those letters which had been read had been engrossed since the matter was last bt.Core the Court ; and though they had been sworn to some time back, they had been filed only a few days ago, and consequently could not be an swered. Ile, therefore, wished that • Mrs. Sergison should have an opportunity of answering this new matter. The Lon, CH ANCELLOR — If Mrs. Sergison has any desire to file an Affidavit as to those letters, she must be allowed an opportunity of doing so. There is no doubt that Mr. Sergison is acting properly and ho nourably in this business, consistently with the re spectability of his own character, and with the duty he owes to his family ; but, at the same time, it is my duty to protect the child. The testimony brought forward is certainly liable to suspicion, yet there is no doubt that "pure evidence may be derived from very impute sources. The child has no testimony so material as that of her supposed mother, in the event of whose death this evidence would perhaps be left in a very imperfect state and therefore, if she wishes to have an opportunity of explaining respecting the letters, it is my duty to give it. The lady is in Eng land, and may in a short time give in her explana tion: and if that requires confirmation by application to persons in Ireland, farther time shall be allowed for that purpose. After some conversation on the subject, the motion was appointed to come on again on Saturday se'nnight. - pd - pd - pd OLD BAILEY SESsioNs. Yesterday William Moorhouse Stoney stood in dicted for obtaining, under false pretences, the sum of lA, from a poor countryman, named John Camp bell. This prosecution was instituted by the Hon. Commissioners of his Majesty's Customs. Mr. REYNOLDS, on behalf of the prosecution, de tailed the circumstances, which were proved, as fol lows :—About the 23d of September, the prosecutor (Campbell), was introduced to the prisoner by a per son named ltichardson, and a bargain was entered into, by which the prisoner engaged to procure for Campell the situation of tide-waiter, for which he was to receive the sum of £SS. Prosecutor could not raise the whole sum ; and it was agreed that £5 per month should be paid, till the whole sum was liqui dated ; and that £5 should be paid down, as the first instalment. However, even this small sum the prosecutor could not raise ; for, it appeared, by pledging his watch, and making other sacrifices, he could only raise the sum of Et. This was given to the prisoner, who agreed to accompany the prosecu tor to the Custom House, where the appointment would be completed. On arriving there, the pri soner entered one of the Offices, and shortly after re turned with a paper, purporting to be signed, " C. Delavaud," and said they must go to the Admiralty before the thing would be complete. On an iving there, some other pretended obstacle was presented, when the prosecutor began to suspect it was a fabri cation the prisoner was palming on him ; in this he was confirmed by the prisoner absconding. He was taken up a few days after. The Jury immediately found him Guilty. The COUMON SERJEAXT, after a suitable admo nition, sentenced the prisoner to be transported for seven years. James Cashbold, a poor wretched-looking man, was convicted of stealing some lead, valued at ninepence halfpenny. As soon as the °Jury had returned their verdict, the unfortunate man stated that he had been efrven. years in bis Majesty's service, and twice badly ' wounded ; he was now, he said, entirely destitute ; and finding it utterly impossible to sustain life in this country, earnestly entreated the ItEcoltnaft to send him out of it. The ItECORDIR appeared surprised at the request, and again called up the witnesses, when it appeared that the poor fellow was really as much distressed as he had stated in his defence. The Court then intimated that his request should be taken into consideration.- POLICr. d h n e oi n f 4 o d u tdi r li et i p oa e r. r ba s ol o , n pe. v ird h oete re Matestote-nouse.—r.'rLl ),.7 1 at :train S arg e a with 4o l e h lne ut t was adduced. They were remanded, liow-sTßEET.—Yesterday, two acting ree k spectable connexious, were charged p, q ri poor Hibernian, with robbing him ofajten-le''. The prosecutor said, he had a ten reurala;jote pocket, and was passing through '.7yell. stat rt t Monday evening, as the Radical Ce-eraiate turning, when he was hustled, an.' - bL d ert TO '2 e f money. He was positive to ore of ' ..e mas on " , the person who took the note from his pockr handed it tea companion. —Mr. Cev • ene), • i 4 of the King of Prussia, and other witnesse s , that the complainant taxed two ethers a. it Sla t —Yesterdayxe aemn cn ndc, berg, before he accused the prisoners. Ses . 2.1 spectable tradesmen also spoke to the charier : the young men, wha were, consequently, discr . J. lioßowcy, a sturdy old man, was bree,..- by two officers of the Mendjcity Society, en it' of vagrancy. He had a long beard, teem: ments, and other emblems of distress, but tiles a ruddiness 'in his locks that sheaved he stranger to good cheer. The officers said, thee him in one cf the recesses on Westminster gnawing a raw cabbage with great voracity,,_ the same time, shaking violently, as if with crowd had collected around him, several of gave I:im money, which he pocketed, and ctn.'. hi s repast. The o!.icers recognized him as El impostor, who, some months ago, was 'rote:. Stonehouse, near Flymoath, but had made • e.cape from the poor-house there. They took that time, before Mr. Ma MIA ND, at Q who also knew him, and who, to the grretare ment of the spectators, cempelled him, much zg his will, to devour the whole rernaias oF the cab which was not a small one ! He was brought on account of having before been cernmitted this Office.—Mr. litextE asked him how he fs the cabbage agree with his stomach? to whichbt plied, with great indifference—" Sometimes'. and sometimes worse, Master, just as it harp The Magistrate observed, that this was a ca:eal. called for the utmost rigour of the law, and the Mendicity Society would prosecute bond.—He was remanded. Manusostonoss-serteET.—The confeaion c:' T Inns Wocds, that he had murdered a woman, bete Edinburgh and Leith, ten weeks ago, turn: ca be a gross imposition, as the fellow was only . leased from Horsemonger-lane on Monday, :a t place he had been committed as a vagabond, be: the time of the .alleged murder. He had acc- : himself, at Union Hall, with the murder of a f't at Leicester. This, epoii enquiry, turned °inn a fabrication. Tic fellow had also im?osed u;a Clergyman in like manner, in the country.—Kr.. Staples, on seeing the report yesterday, prodeeel books from Union Hall, by which this gross inrr tion was detected. T-.e prisoner was remanded. WESTMINSTER HALL.—Tie northern Croat or' venerable and capacious structure, that which it, upon New Palace-yard, is undergoing a dicer% and extensive repair. That part of the buildirg to be restored to its pristine magnificence, wtich in.a high, though not very florid style kf Gothic coration. • The great window, which, bcian is a decayed state, but imperfectly illumined entirely removed, arid is to be replaced by one in' same general style of architecture ; but on a r improved principle; the apex of that part of front is to be surmounted by a new and more ing pinnacle, and the statues of our Nieman K . in the lateral projections, ate to be restored. A most melancholy accident occurred on 51nri se'nnight :—S. and J. Dowdy (brothers), T. • (their uncle) and W. Parker, all poor fishermen, Israncaster, put to sea, about two fn the if “, for the purpose of recovering an anchor, which lying at a short distance above the bar in Fran • Harbour ; when a squall corning cm, and the .- running high, their little coble became unrnanageab and, in one fatal moment, was ingulfed in the d in sight of S. Dowdy, sen. (the tatherl, who, air. • hensive .of their danger, was anxiously wetchi them with a telescope from the beach ! The n. • of the boat was driven aOlo:-e soon after the am dent, but none of the bodies had been found, as I as Friday morning last. Just published, by T. Ha nyrr, road, a Pocket M: , nual, being A Jew I vire from the Medical Board, in a Lecture on Lues Venerea and Se':ual Debilities, as deli ed at Woodstock-House, and Charlotte-Feast. • March- last, a Publication highly interesting . young Practitioners, and of impor:ancc to the interests of Snciety.—For the acternm odatten . . Patients at the West end of the Town, a Re;l:r. Board is established in Woodstock-street, Ott.;:,. street, under the patronage of Dr. CoorEn, of Lb.- lotte House, Great Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-rot The Board is composed of Gentlemen of the CI I talent, of nearly forty years' experience, all Merehrs of the Royal Colleges of London and Edinbu r g who who are • consulted daily by all ranks of lids with the greatest confidence. Patients atEictei with a certain complaint, strictures, erratc pare eruptions. of the skin, ulcerated threat, glanbi l swellings in the.neck, nodes on the shin bones, &: are diseases which arise from improper treatment: theafiticted are immediately relieved, and snetil, cured, without confinement.—l Iessrs.COOPER anaCa are consulted at Woodstock House, from Fight in tl.e Morning until Eight at Night ; and at Charlotte. House, Great Charlotte-street, opposite the rer . • Rowland Hill's Chapel, from 'I welve till Eig!:; , and no where else in London.—Mccharics have vice Gratis- every evening, from Six till Eitht, both Houses; and on Sunday Mornings until Twelte, o'Clock.—N.B. It tiptures of ;.10 years standingo. o4 , of 24 inches in circumference, radically cured,'" out surgical operation.— Privatetinr.motaga Private Rooms, for Consultation. • DL&a Yesterday, Mr. Joseph Purer, of Finch-lane, Corshill• HIGII-NATER at LONDON BRIDGEIO-140ItE01 • Molting m i m o sa a fter 4 Afternoon . - 51 --••••• 4 1. --_-- _ MRIPON ; rimted a■si published by I g svigjigrt, Dace, Teme.r- I I 'tt7►il I bel th W 1 J. a ouhle AL's. Frol