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LI'I'ERATEIRE, Ire. ROBERT BURNS. w arrow ow OCCASION or TNT ANWITINSAILY or ins IIIITII•DAT NLISO COLILIZATID AT amnia.% &LAWN 8, 1820. What bird, in beauty, flight, or song, Can with the Bard compare, Who sang as swest and soar'd as strong, As ever child of air? His plume, his note, his form, could Bons, For whim or pleasure, change ; He was not one, but all by turns, With transmigration strange : The Blackbird, oracle of Spring, When flow'd his moral lay ; The Swallow, wheeling on the wing, Capriciously at play : The Humming-bird, from bloom to bloom Inhaling heav'nly balm ; The Riven in the tempest's gloom; The Halcyon in the calm; to " auld Kirk Alloway," the Owl, At witching time of night ; By " bonnie Doon," the earliest fowl, That carol'd to the light. Ile was the Wren amidst the grove, When in his homely vein; At Bannockburn, the Bird of Jove, With thunder in his train ! The Woodlark in his mournful hours; The Goldfinch, in his mirth; The Thrush, a spendthrift of his powers, Enrapturing Heaven and Ea! th ! The Swan, in majesty and grace. Contemplative and still; But rous'd—no Falcon in the chace Could like his satire kill ! The Linnet, in simplicity ; In tenderness, the Dove ; lint, more than all beside, was lie The Nightingale, in love ! Oh, had he never stoop'd to shame, Nor lent a charm to Vice, Ilow had Devotion lov!d to name That lard of Paradise ! Peace to the dead!—ln Scotia's choir Of Minstrels, great and small, He sprang from his spontaneous fire, The Phenix of them - all ! LESSONS OF THRIFT, MOSTGOMEILY. PWILISHED FOR GENERAL BENEFIT BY A MEMBER 01 TILE SAVE-ALL-CLUB. [rrem Review of this entertaining Work. in COlbsins's New 3tonibly Our author, to spew the evil effects of luxury and extravagance, even in a national point of view, gives the following narrative: " The Seven United Provinces were at the height of their power and prosperity about 1650, before England, recovering front a destructive civil war, b.:gan to reclaim the dominion of the ocean. " But in their successful periods, the private vir tues had also their share, and parsimony, as usual, produced wealth and industry. In a conversation at Rotterdam, this subject was discussed ; and as the parties mostly imputed the decline of their Republic to political causes, an opulent merchant said, that if the company would dine with him nn such a day, he would convince them that there were other causes more hi their power. • " The invitation was accepted, and it was hoped futtthe merchant would explain his sentiments, by which they might improve their speculations in com merce over a glass of wine, after an elegant repast, as he was accustomed to give. But what was their surprise to find nothing on the table but salted her rings and table beer ! They ate, however, a morsel in silence and dissatisfaction. which the master seem ed not to observe, praying them repeatedly to eat and posh the glass. At length, when they began to look at their watches, the master ordered in the din iser. At this word they brighteited up, when in Came a leg of-mutton boiled with turnips, and a pot pr two of strong beer. This dish was little more satisfactory than the other, as they expected very different lat-e is such a magnificent house. There was. however, a great sacrifice of conscience and ve racity in praising the mutton and the beer. llut some yawned, and half the gigot remained even among a numerous company, .when the master, seeing their distress, nodded unnoticed to an old hoary-headed domestic, who alone had appeared along with the mutton, and who stood respectfully at the sideboard to serve the bread or the beer. lie went out, and the company was left to a languid conversation; their eyes saying more than their tongues. " On a sudden the folding doors opened, and a train of twelve servants entered, bearing on massy plate the choicest fish, flesh, fowl—all the delicacies of the season. Two without livery took their places behiad the master: the others, in splendid uniform, behind the guests. The number of wines presented was computed at fifteen, and even the richest guests were astonished at the splendour and variety of the festival. When an equal dessert was served, and the wine began to circulate, a' prudent and wary guest thought it was time to request our opulent merchant to explain his sentiments, as he had promised. All were fixed in mute attention, when he made this me morable answer 6 Gentlemen, my sentiments are already explained; the lesson is already given. When our ancestors were gradually rising to wealth under the yoke of Burgundy, Austria, Spain, their fruga lity was contented with our first dish, and they even' blessed the inventor. In their second period, when the noble House of Orange, when Maurice of Nas sau was establishing our power in the East and West Indies, and commercial wealth began to overflow all our ports and canals, still habits and prudence occa sioned economy, and our rich senators dined on plain mutton, and drank wholesome beer. The dinner I -have had the honour to give you is a very moderate specimen of our present existence. Add the luxury and pomp of houses, furniture, and equipages, and judge, as you well can, of the difference of expense. a difference which, I would venture to say, would have, even for one year, been regarded as a fortune by our bearded ancestors." But to a scheme of economy so vast as this s a w would recommend, objection),ll be urged. s oni sl well meaning veripOUS will a rga that a return OD' those frugal habits which formed the wealth of other times, would produce incalculable distress. The ministers a luxury roust be thrown out of employ— those branches of our commerce which are connected with their labours must suffer, and the public revenue would in consequence decline. These are certainly serious considerations ; but we think it would be no difficult task to prove, beyond all doubt, that the evil apprehended would be greatly compensated by the good produced. It is well remarked by Hume f that " there is no abuse so great in civil society as not to ,be attended with a variety of beneficial consequences." He supports this assertion by shewing that even the suppression of the Monasteries, in the time of the eighth Henry, was a subject of serious complaint, though that the measure was most desirable, will not now be denied. So in the present day, if men were suddenly to become wise and honest, what ex tensive calamity would be the consequence! A ge neral peace would be nothing to it! if we take into our consideration the immense crowd of judges, advo cates, students, attornies, conveyancers, clerks, jailers, turnkeys, bailiffs, deputy-bailiffs, police officers, exe cutioners, and assistants, that would at once become useless members of society, we must be-alarmed for the condition of the multitude, whose hopes would in a moment be blasted, whose prospects would be wholly closed by a change so unexpected. We might even go farther, and shew the ruin which must tall on many meritorious makers and powderers of wigs, dealers in gowns, and letters of lodgings in all the assize towns, as well as in London, while the dimi nished consumption of parchment, as it must make sheep skin a drug in the market, would undoubtedly fill the landed interest with dismay. And so if PRO VIDENCE should be pleased to relieve all the human, race from bodily infirmity, it requires no great stretch of mind to perceive how severely this merciful dis pensation wou!cl press on several numerous and in dustrious classes : how fatally it would oppose the progress of certain vehicles before-mentioned in this article, and consequently, how vast a sum of misery would arise from the total absence of affliction. But because such consequences must flow from the ex tinction of ' crime and infirmity, shall we reward a robber as a benefactor to society, instead of hanging him—and exult that we are menaced with no scarcity of disease? Surely this would not be rational! But it would not be more absurd than the arguments which we haze supposed, and which unfortunately we have beard, in favour of luxury. The Member of the Save-all Club. in his anoma- lous production, gives some very amusing lessons on this subject, which are introduced with much eccentricity. Annexed to the Preface, there is a string of approbations from a Committee of that Society, of which the author professes himself u member, and the several certificates, with the signatures annexed, constitute such an imprimatur as might be expected to issue from a set or humourists of the old school. Next appears a list of the names of all this hopeful' brotherhood, with the rules of the Club and here the singularity of the work begins. The rules are eight in number ; but by an ingenious mode of ar rangement, number viii stands first, and the series ends with number i. To justify this innovation on the practice of all legislative authorities, the writer cites a dictum of Justice Mansfield, wbo was ac customed to say, that in order to do well we should always begin at the end ;" and the reader, it seems, may comply with this precept either by taking the numbers in their inverse order, and ascending to the head of the code, or by perusing the rules as they stand, and finishing with number one—ever bearing in mind the author's memento, that the true begin ning is PRUDENCE, and the end ECONOMY. PRICY OF A BIBLIt IN 1274. In the year 1274, the price of a small Bible neatly written was £SO-a sum equal to £2OO of our money. A good Bible may now be had for two or three shil lings ! It is said that the building of two arches 01 London Bridge cost only £25, which is £5 less than a copy of the Bible many years afterwards. Of what incalculable value is the art of printing ! OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, MAY 19. John Com aged thirty, was indicted for stealing nine sheep, the property of William Spencer, at, Hampton, on the 4th instant. The circumstances of the case «ere clearly demonstrative of the guilt of the prisoner.—Guilty—Death. The Jury strongly recommended the ptisoner to mercy, in consideration of his good character. The prosecutor warmly seconded the recommendation, and stated that the prisoner, while his servant, had conducted himself with the gteAtest propriety. Mr. Baron GARROW assured the Jury that the re commendation should be attended to in the proper quarter. George Palmer, aged fifteen, was indicted for as saulting John Sanderson on the highway, putting him in fear, and taking from his person ;k watch, a seal, two watch-keys, one ring, and a ribbon, on Sun day evening, the 7th instant, in High -street, Mary la-bonne. The prosecutor was going home about nine o'clock on the evening in question, when he was met by the prisoner and three others, and after having been beaten, was robbed of the articles mentioned in the indictment. The watch was found lying in an area near where the prisoner was apprehended.— Guilty—Death. Mr. Justice BAYLEY then said, that the verdict was very proper, as the prisoner was well known in the City. Mr. Alderman WooD, who was on the Bench, stated, that the-prisoner had been repeatedly brought before Shim on many charges. Mr. Baron GARROW observed, that that was pro bably the reason why the prisoner had left the City, and gone to the West end of the town to carry on his depredations. John Atkins, aged seventeen, was indicted for steal ing a quantity of annatto, value £l2, the property of Matthew Fulwood. The prisoner received a most excellent character from his mkster, the prosecutor, and from a great number of witnesses. The prisoner shed tears during the whole of the trial.—Guilty— Death. The Jury and the prosecutor strongly re -1 commended the prisoner to mercy, which the Court premised to attend to. Joseph Bell, aged sixteen, was convicted of steal ing a valuable gold watch, two gold seals, a gold chain, a pocket-book, with £7 in notes, and £ 1 s s. in silver; kc. The prisoner was servant to Mrs. Tug& of Duke-staet, Weltminstets and availed him self of the opportunity of robbing her drawers on the' 28th of April, at the time when she was at the Thea tre. The case was further aggravated by the circum stance of his mistress having taken him into her em ploy at a time when he was in the deepest poverty, and had not even a shoe to his foot. He this day confessed the robbery, and verbally expressed some regret for it,. but he did not in the least appe'.r af fected by the situation in which he was placed.—Death. The 'Grand Jury of the City of London having finished their business at the Sessions, entered the Court, and, after presenting their last bills, gave in the following presentment : " We, the undersigned Grand Jurymen of our Sovereign Lord the King, assembled at the Justice Hall, Old Dailey, this 19th day of May, 1820, are desirous of obtaining the direction of the Learned Judges now present in what the grand Jury have hitherto considered a' part oftig duty devolving on them —namely, the right of visiting his Majesty 3 Jail of Newgate, it having-been stated by the Common Serjeant, at a recent Ses sions, that the Grand Jury had no other right than that of courtesy to visit the jail: The present Jurymen who have subscribed their names, anxious conscientiously to discharge the important duties intrusted to them, neither omitting a right they may be in the possession of, nor claiming that to which they have no title, are therefore desirous that your Lordships would now be pleased to declare your judgment thereon ; at the same time they beg leave with deference to submit, that although there may be no written law authorizing or empowering the Jury so to do, yet has it been the custom and long usage for the Grand Juries of the City of London, in full costume, and attended by a Serjeant at Mace, to visit the said prison, and report thereon to this Court. The Court have been pleased on many occasions to approve of the suggestions made by them ; and the Corpo. ration of London, as well as the Legislature, have acted upon such remarks so made : they have therefore been led to believe that the custom had grown into law, and been confirmed by the sanction and approbation of this Court : a different opinion 'having been declared by the Learned Common Serjeant, leads the undersigned to apply to your I)urdships, to whose decision they bow, and in whose judgment they have the highest con fidence." Signed, &c. Mr. Justice BAYLEY, after conferring with Mr Baron Garrow, said, it had undoubtedly been usual for Grand Juries to visit the several prisons, and to make such reports and observations to the Judges on the Assizes, and on the rota in that. Court, as the cases might require, or they should think fit. There were Acts of Parliament giving Magistrates the power of visiting the prisons froth' time to time; but they did not speak of Grand Juries, at least as far as he had seen. This was his opinion, confirmed by that of his Learned Brother ; but he would call the attention of the Judges to it as soon as he could meet them ; and, most likely, the presiding Judge at the next Session would deliver their opinion as to the right claimed. It was highly desirable that Grand Juries should deliver their opinions as to the state of the jails; and he had no doubt, if they applied to the Sheriff, he would give directions that they should be admitted into the prison. Mr. Corbould, one of the Grand Jury, said that this was not a party question ; the object of their ap plication ma; to have the right established by the decision of the Judge;. They would not take that as a matter of courtesy which they conceived to be a right. He begged not to be misunderstood ; the question was one of the greatest importance, and he was glad to see their Lordships attached the same importance to it which they did. Mr. Justice BAYLEY repeated, that he would call the attention of the Judges to the subject ; and he had, in the meantime, no doubt but that proper directions would be given for their admission into the prison. Mr. Baron GA RROW said, it was only necessary for him to declare, that he entirely agreed with all that had fallen from his Learned Brother. The Grand Jury then bowed, and retired. MAY 20. R. Ireland, a respectable-looking young man, who had pleaded Not Guilty to the charge of having ut tered forged notes, was put to the Bar, and presented a petition, in which he stated, that by the advice of one of the best and kindest of fathers, and other re spectable friends, he - Was desirous of withdrawing his plea of Not Guilty, and pleading Guilty to the minor offence. He did this from sincere contrition, for he now saw his guilt ; nor was it long after he had left his paternal roof before he became a prey to those who are constantly prowling about for their victims, and by whom he had been plunged into the depth of misery and wretchedness. Mr. Justice BAYLEY asked him if he was aware that this pleading to the minor offence, as he called it in his paper, would subject him to fourteen years transportation? The prisoner answered that he was. Mr. Justice BAYLEY. — " Another question I would ask is, whether the language contained in this paper is your own ?" The prisoner again answered in the affirmative. Mr. Justice BAYLEY.—" Then it very properly ex piesses the feelings of contrition which you ought to possess, and I trust you will profit by them." The Bank offered so evidence against him, and his plea of Guilty to the minor offence was consequently suffered to he recorded. George Seymour was suffered to plead Guilty to the minor offence of having forged notes in his pos session, knowing them to be so; and to withdraw his plea of Not Guilty to the capital offence of utter ing them. Peter Miter was indicted for forging and uttering a counterfeit £lO note. The note in question, and a forged £5 note, were uttered in payment for a colt, which he purchased of a person in Shoreditch, at which time he gave a false name and address. When taken, which was some time after, he had several forged notes on his person.—Guilty—Death. James Gardner, aged '33, and Jane Harrison, aged 21, a most interesting and respectable young woman, with a young chili in her arms, were capitally in dicted, the former with hiving disposed of thirty-two forged notes, and the latter for putting away seven forged notes. The female prisoner was indulged with a chair during the trial, which lasted Tour hours. The principal witness against the prisoners was a man who had had repeated dealings with them, and at various times had purchased a large quantity of notes of Gardner, at the rate of five shillings each for inferior notes, and seven shillings for those well executed. Oa some occasions the witness had pur chased a score at a time. The above facts coming to the knowledge of the Bank, they employed the witness to buy some more notes of the prisoners, and immediately on so doing, the Officers, who were close by, apprehended the prisoners. The main points of the evidence , were corroborated by a wit ness named Liberty, and others. The Jury acquitted thefemale prisoner, but against Gardner returned a verdict of—Guilty—Duda. CLERICAL INDELLICENCE. CAMBRIDGE, MAY 19. In addition tb the donation of his Royal Ilighaoss the ('hzn cellor, to the Observatory, Pubscriptions to the amount of .(1.5110 have been announced to the Syndicate. Wednesday, the following Degrees were conferred : necivrt ravrcirr. The Rev. Thomas Causton, of Sr. John's College, Pr:•berdrry of Westminster. MASTER. Or ART*. The Rev. Owtn Davy., of St. John's Ceikge. BACHELOR IN CIVIL LAW. • The Rev. Fortescue TWO, of Jesu% College. BACHELORS OF ABM Robert Beefing Radcliffe, Thomas Derry Han, and Robert Abercrombie Denton, Fellows of King's College. Henry Thomas Burne, of Trinity College. Gostwkk Prideaux, of Sydney College. The Grace for authorising the erection of .the Museum on the site of the preient Botanic Garden, pr , :cosed ct the Congregadun on Wednesdvy, did rot pis the Caput. OXFORD, 20. Wednesday, the Priee Conpo:idor=.• t re adjudgd as follows CHANCECLOICS PVIZES. Latin Essay—" Quaanam merit Cont:iiii Ainillicrimici con.. stitutio, et quam vim in tuendis Grxclz libel t.:t . cats, et in Pe pulorum moribus forpandis habucrit."—Jvnles S! - ,t r 60141 Boone, Student of Christ Church. English Essay—" On the influence of the Dranta."—Alea ander Macdonnell, M. A. Student of Christ Cilurch. Lath Verse—" Newtooi Sl.steina."—Willigfl Ralph Chur ton, some time of I.inceln College, and now of Queen's Cbliegr, on Mr. Mitchell's foundation. SIR ROGER NEWDICATZ ' S riliZZ._ English Verse—" The Temple of Diana at Epbesta."—Wit• Ham Ewart, Commoner .f Christ Church. Thursday, Mr. Francis Chambre Steele, Convnoner of Jesus College, was elect k d a Szholar of that Society. ECCLESIASTICAL PROMWeIONS. The King has been pleased to appeiat the Hey. Robert .Serge, :ALA. to be Chaplain to the Eritish Merchants resident at R:i.'ll.x. The Rev. Edward Northcy is presented to the valuable Living of Great Ilsley, Berks. The Rev. H. Pottiager, to the Vicarage of Compton, Berks. The Rev. B. V. Layard, to hold, by di.pensation, the age of Tallington with the Rectory of UCiugtori, , Lineolnsl:i7 , ... The Rev. William Verelst, M.A. Fellow of et:tilt:tier 11. i!, Cambridge, to tLe Rectory of Grayingliarn, Linctdarbire. The Rev. G. Glover, Rector of Sujihrepps, Norfolk, to be Domestic Chaplain to the Duke of Sus.ex. The Rev. W. Harrison is collated to thi Prebendary of Win chester Cathedral, vacant by the death of the Rev. Frederic :. Iremonger. The Rev. Dr. Gabell, Head Master of Winchester Schen!, has been presented by the Lord -Chancellor to the valuable Living of Binfied, Berks. . _ __..___ - BIRTHS. At Rotne, on the 20th ult.titl ady of John-Thomas Mayne, Esq. of Teffont Manor, Wilts, of a son and heir. At the Rectory-House, Chevening, ie Kent, on the Bth ins-. the Lady of the Rev. John Austen, of a daughter, MARRIED. The Rev. William Forge, Fellow of Jesus College, Cl-:• bridge, and Rector of Kieb's Stanfey, Gloucestershire, to M..; i, eldest daughter of the late Rev.-Joseph Athinson. The Rev. James Sugden, late of Brasennose College, Oxford, to Maria, daughter of. the late Mr. Charles Rates, Ihrtningh.tin. The Rev. John. Tennant, of Wells, to Miss Elizabeth Vmst:t Ashby, daughter of Mr. Thomas Ashby, of Hammersmith. The Rev. J. Van Hemert; to Caroline, third daughter of T, Richardson, Esq. of Norwood, Surrey. The Rev. Henry Austin, of lieynston, Dorset, to Mrs. C. Dickens, widow of Captain Dickens, R.N. The Rev. Thomas Reeve, Rector of R.tydon, Suffolk, -.a Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late J. Brett, lily. of Wake's Cable. The Rev. J. C. Driffield, Vicar of Tolleshunt D'Arcey, to .hiss Mary White, of the Fryars,ldon. The Rev. John Fernery, jun. of Betiolie, to Miss Margaret Moriarty, of Okehampton, second dkuehtt•r of the late Captain J. Moriarty, R.N. The Rev. William Marvin, of Withkrbrook, to Fanny, youngest daughter of William Gipson, Esq. of Ulesthorpe, Leicestershire. • The Rev. W. Gilby, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambrieze, to Harriet t fourth daughter of W. Gilby, of Clifton, M.D. The Rev. Richard Pilewood Snelsoa, Vicar of Reigate, 14) Eliza, second daughter of S. Davis, Esq. Tuesday se'nnight, at Bodmin, Lieutenant Dunstan, R.N. 'Glee, eldest daughter of Mr. Veecce, of that place. At York, the Rev. N. Rector of Fi-gal. Vicar of Elloaghton, and formerly Fellow of St. John's CO.ier , Cambridge. The Rev. T. Cookson, formerly Rector of Colmer and Fr'cr . > Dean, Hants. The Rev. Isaac Denton, Vicar of Crossthwaite, Aged 82, the Rev. John Myers, of Edenham, Rector of 0:- - wton, near Boston. The Rev. David Evans, Rector of Lanvignan, Brecon. The Rev. F. Irenionger, prebendary of Winchester Catht dral, Vicar of Whet well, Rector of St. John's, Secretary to the National Schools, &c. The Rev. Mr. Harvey, Rector of Walburton, Sussex : Yk went out fishing, and, it is supposed, being seized with a iit, fell into a ditch, as he was found neat day drowned. Lately, at the King's School, Rochester, Henry, third son of the Rev. Charles Philpot, of Ripple, in Kent. Snavitir in snoilo,fortitir is re. The treatment mild—the cure effectual. A - Candid Examination of Professional Pretensions is only to be feared by those who are conscious of incapacity. lnipressed at an early period of our professional career with the importance of a more minute attention to a class of dis eases peculiarly affecting the grander operations of Nature, we boldly deviated from what was held to be medical orthodoxy ; attacked the vauntings of empyricisin, and, by defeating its vile purposes, consider ourselves justly entitled to that approbation and patronage which, for twenty years, have rewarded our sac cessful and devoted studies. The estimation of our enlightened brethren, who frequently appeal to our opinion, is an additi al ,gratification to our pride, while our authority from the Cullzre itself, strengthened as it is by the most enthusiastic testimonials of almost every Professor in the British 512tropolis, must ee:r protect the sanctity of our fame from envy or mierepreiestadre. The impetuosity.of youth, or the momentary wail of cation lin the matnrer man, often lead to the effects of a contagious di-- ease; happy therefore may the early applicant be called, whose anxiety can be alleviated by a few days' care; and evert in the more advanced stages, characterized by numerous symptom', we can illustrate our assertion, by rendering the treatment ni4-11 the cure epctual. Every organic change, or functional disturbance, incidents' :a the generative economy, falls equally within our province, wt.! will yield to our attention. Among these are diseases of ;:.:r urethra, weakness, And constitutional derangements, of howet , r long duration. The child of inanition may be restored to appetence, and, stead of being exhausted by Nervous Debility, he will circulate the manlier proof of vigorous impulse. The limits of an Adver tisement do not allow the classification of our subjects, but thel are amply detailed in a Work we lately published, called thi' 4Egis of Life, the rapid sale of which, accompanied with an i:•- creasing practice, are undeniable proofs of our g e n era l utast , . The Book can be hadat 20, Paternoster-row ; 66, Pall-M. l 41, Piccadilly ; 16, Prince's-street, Soho; 174, and 32, Fleet. street ;or at any Booksellers. No diseases are felt with greater poignancy by the sufferev than those occasioned by his own imprudence • and in no of consultation is liberality of education in t he Professor nwie desirable, than where the most unbounded confidence is ?LW, and the most inviolable secrecy is expected: thus the terms er,- plainly stated at the first interview, or in answer to Let N-t minutely detailing the symptoms, and inclosing a remittance's: medicine and advice, which can be forwarded to any part of the world. DOSS and CO. M.R.C. Surgeons, 11, 13ouverle-street, street.—A privae door round the corms.. Rio H-WATZiat LONDON BRIDGETTO-Mott it if w . lekrniag 116 tnlcites Ars 10 Afters of - • .52 10 LO )ON Piinted ky kiiii,jrickaft , nice, Temple-LW.