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. • SONG. When the ittatk-letter'd list to the gods was presented, The list of what Este for each mortal intends, At the long string of ills a kind goiltleto relented. And slifp'd in three blessings—wife, children, and friends! In vain surly Pluto maintain'd he was cheated, For JUITICS DIVINa could not compass its ends; The scheme of man's penance he swore was defeated, For Earth becomes Heaven with wife, children, and friends! If the stock of our bliss is in stranger hapds vest ad, The fund, i!lserar'd, oft in bankruptcy ends; Bat the he;:rt issues bills viiiich are never protested, When drawn on the firm children, and friends! 'though valour . still glows in his U.'s dying embers, The death-wounded Tar, who his colours defends, Drops a tear of regret, as he dying remembers How blest was his home with—wife; children, and friends ! The soldier, whose deeds live immortal in story, Whom duty to far-distant latitude sends, With transport would barter whole ages of glory, For one happy day with—wife, children, and friends! Though spice-breathing gales nn his caravan hover, Though for him Itrahia's fragrance ascends, The merchant still thinks of the wol3hine: that covet The bower where he sate with—wife., children, and friends! The day-spring of youth still unclouded by sorrow, Alone on itself for enjoyment depends, But drear is the twilight of age, if it horrwv No warmth from the smile of—wile, children, and friends! Let the breath of renown ever freshen and nourish The laurel which o'er the dead favorite bends, O'ernie wave the willow, and long may it flourish, 'Weaved with the tears of—wife, children, and friends! Let us drink, for my snng, growing graver and graver, To subjects too solemn insensibly tends; 'Let us drink, pledge me high, love and virtue shall flavour The glass'which I fill to- r -wife, children, and friend. ! LAIV Ii*TELLIGENCE. •-- COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOVEMBER THE KING V. CRUTCHER AND ANOTHER. Mr. ANDREWS stated to the Court that these, de fendants, who wete convicted of a misdemeanour at the last Assizes for Kent, and who were now attend in,,ihe Court to receive its judgment, had just been' arrested. As they were in attendance on the Court, he submitted that they were protected from arrest' and entitled to their discharge. Oa inquiry it appea'ed that the defendants, not having entered into any recognizances, had been taken into custody on a camas upon the judgment. The prosecutor had, however, given them notice to ap pear, and they were in attendance pursuant to tbat notice when they were arrested. Mr. BRODERICK, for the prosecution, moved that they should stand commuted, and Mr. ANDREWS and Mr. ADOLPHUS contended that they were irnprokerly taken, and entitled to their discharge. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE agreed, that as they were attending pursuant to notice. they were impro perly arre-ted, and ordeted their) to be discharged on enter jog into their own recognizance , :. They were directed to attend on Thursday, when the report would be in Court, and the case would be heard. TILE KING v CLARKE. .Mr. GURNEY monied for the judgment on the de fendant, ssho was convicted at the last Si!tings for Middlesex, on the prosecution of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, for ptiblishing Shebey's poem of Queen Mab." The LORD CHIEF .JUSTIGE read his notes of the trial, and of the obnoxious passage set out in the in dictment, for which the defendant was convicted. He mentioned that the Jury recommended the defend ant to the merciful consideration of the Court in con sequence of his apparent distress. The defendant handed in an affidavit, which was read by the officer. It stated, that in March,lB2l, he commenced business as a bookseller in the Strand, understanding that the poem of " Queen Mab" was very scarce, and observing an advertisement offering twenty guineas for a copy, he resolved to publish it from a copy which he happened to possess. He published it merely as a literary and poetical curiosity, not from any desire to promulgate the sen timents of the work, nor with. any idea that they were likely to be diffused; as, whatever merit the work might possess as a poem, its religious and me taphysical arguments were too feeble to pi oduce any effect on the understanding. He was less apprehen sive of mischief from the sale, because he had fixed the price at 12s. Gd. a copy, which was beyond the reach of ordinary readers ; and he had heard from high authority, that this very circumstance created the distinction between works published in a cheap and popular form and the writingsnf Hume, Gibbon, and Lucretius, which no one ever attempted to pro secute. His sole-motive had been the support of his family by the extension of his trade. In the Rules of the Association by whom he was prosecuted, was a statement that they only proceeded to this extremity sc when friendly admonitions had failed of effect r— hut he had received no admonition whatever. As soon as he understood that an indictment was found against him, and before his arrest, he offered to give up all the remaining copies, to go in a coach and bring them, and Dever to sell another ; but his offer was rejected. He then wrote to Mt. Wilberforce, an individual member of the Association ; but Mr. Wil berforce returned an answer that, atter inquiry into this case, he found he could not interfere. He would rather have submitted that the Association should di rect what books he should sell, and what he should net sell, than have gone to a trial and been held forth as a blasphemer to the world. He made these cltements not from a wish unnecessarily to cast odium on the Society, but in the hope that if one of their Lordships should be one of its members, he might find that mercy from the individual which the body had denied him. He had a wife and two chil dren dependent on hini for support ; he had been en tirely ruined by the prosecution, and forced to take the benefit of• the Insolvent Act : so that he now ap peared-before the Court utterly destitute, and in the cet tainty that, if he should be imprisoned, his wife and family would be without maintenance or protection. Mr. GURNEY, in aggravation of punishment, put in the affidavit of George . Pritchard, the solicitor, and of Charles Jones, an officer of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, stating, that after the first bill of indictment was preferred, copies of the poem were exposed to sale in the shop of the defendant, one of which was purchased, and a second indictment found for the publication. The *defendant addressed the Court, urging those topics of mitigation which his affidavit presented. He had no intention to offend or shock the feelings of any one, when he published the .pnem, and would most. gladly have discontinued the sale. Had known that the proiecutors would have produced ail affidavit laying stress on a sobseqtrent sale, he could have produced an ;Ace:kin Answer, stating that be never personally served in the shop after the first in dictment, but went out of town, and was at a dis tance when the second publication took place. Mr. Justice Bayurv.—But you went out of town avithout taking any measures to prevent the conti nuance of the sale. The defendant said that he hoped he . had con ducted himself with propriety at the trial.. The Lotto CHIEF JUSTICE.—Yes, certainly. You were, I remember, reading something . from a printed book to the Jury, which. I thought might do harm, and I begged you to desist, upon which you imme diately desisted. There has ,been nothing in your depot tment which ought in any way to deprive you of your claim to the merciful consideration of the Court. The defendant said there was one favour which he wishei to entreat—that the Court would not, as part of his sentence, order him to find.sureties; for he was afraid he could not find two persons who would be bound for him. He would rather endure a longer imprisonment, or even be placed in solitary confine ment, than have this necessity thrown upon him ; for he had some hope of literary employment, which he could pursue in prison. Mr. Guastsr spoke in aggravation of punishment. He need only Using shortly the circumstances of the case under the consideration of the Court. - The work was the production of a very young man, who published only a small number of copies, and the de fendant himself confessed that he found it exceedingly scarce,• and republished it with a view to gain. He had done more—he had translated the mischievous notes, which before were in a foreign language. lie had alluded to his offers to the Society ; but it was hitting that persons of • his description should know that they were not to break the law, and then think they had a right to treat with their prosecutors upon equal terms, and to abuse them if their proposals were rejected. The defendant had himself stated that he only made the offer because the work bad not sold; if it had met with a rapid sale, it would have, been a differect affair. Mr. Justice BAYLEY.—But this prosecution has brought him to utter ruin. Mr. GURNEY replied, that he did not see how this could be, the prosecution cost him scarcely anything. The Loup CHIEF JUSTICE inquired if he had taken office-copies of the indictment, but was informed in the negative? Mr. GURNEY proceeded. The defendant had really been put to no expense at all; nor had he suffeied any punishment up to this time, when he appeared to receive judgment. Of the work itself he would say nothing, except that a more shocking publication never issued from the press. It was of high import ance that such publications should be abated, but he feared that, unless the Court visited the publisher with serious penalties, instead of disappearing they would increase. The defendant begged to explain, that thaugh it was perfectly true that the prose: ution had not cost him anything, it had nevertheless occasioned his total ruin. It had caused the entire destruction of his bu siness, and- id this way had as effecoially ruined him as if he had been forced to pay the heaviest costs. The Judges consulted together for a few minutes, after which The LORD CIIIEF JUSTICE, addressing himself to the defendant, said—" Are you prepared to deliver up all the remaining copies of the book, and toanake affidavit that you have done so, if the Court should now discharge you on your own recognizances to appear and receive judgment when you shall be called on ?" . The defendant said he wished to state to the Court' the situation its which he stood. While he was in the King's Bench Prison, the books were in the hands of: his printer, to whom he had given a bill of exchange, and who threatened to detain them, unless the debt should be paid in full. As he felt that it would be dishonest to his other creditors to give this preference, lie rejected the proposal, and the books remained in the printer's hands. He had not himself two copies; one copy he had which he used at that trial ; that he would give up, and he could conscientiously make oath that he had no other. Mr. GURNEY begged to call the attention of the Court to the fact that the book purported to be printed by the defendant. This was one of the contrivances re sorted to by the venders of blasphemy to evade the law. Mr. Justice BATLEY.—WiII the defendant give up the name of the printer? The Defendant —I should be sorry to do that, my Lord. There was an understanding between us that I should not mention his name ; and • I would rather, if your Lordship pleases, suffer the punishment my self than that he should be prosecuted. Mr. Justice BAYLET.—We do not ask for the pur pose of prosecution, but in order that, if possible, the further circulation of the work may be prevented. The Defendant.—lf the-printer is not to be prose cuted, I have no objection to name him. The Loop CHIEF JUSTICE.—We have no power to promise that. Is the work now sold ? The Defendant.—l believe it is sold by means of a machine; but not for my profit, I assure your Lordship. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.—If we give you a week to try what may be done, can you see the printer, and try if the work may not be stopped ? The Defendant.—My Lord, lam afraid not. The printer is quite hostile to me. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.—WeiI, we will order you to come up on this day week, and in the mean time you can see the prosecutors Solicitor, and make , some arrangement with him on the subject. e You will be at least in no worse condition. Defendant.—Am I to be committed, my Lord?"' The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.—NO , Mr. Gurney will not now pray your commitment. Mr. Guasky replied that he would not apply for commitment. • The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.—You will then remain at large; and we wish you to do so, that you slay have an opportunity of seeing what arrangement can be effected.—The defendant bowed and withdrew. NISI PRIUS, &C. At one o'clock the Judges left the Court, that the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE might hold a sitting of Nisi Poles. When his Lordship returned and took his seat, he addressed the Bar, and said that the Judges ef • - - 09•,•r o , " • .•. . • had determined to take the old new trials to-morrow and Wednesday, instead of. the special 'papa,` and Crown paper. Mr. SCARLETT said, that there Was a case o the King v.-Williams, for a libel; which he was anxious to bring before the Court, as it would be.very Intern venient to the defendant, who i.esided in Durham, and was now in town; if the case s. ould stand over till another Term. His Learned Friend Mr. Brougham and himself had arranged that it should be brought on on Wednesday. The LORD Croft JUSTICE replied, that he could not say what the other Judges would think on an , application to take the case on that day. What, at preset*, they had decided was, that the Crown, paper should not be taken, but that the argumeuts on the old new trials shOuld be heard. etxoe t'. OA !MATT AND YEATILIS. Mr. PLATT stated that this was an action of tres pass for taking the plaintiff's goods. Mr. SCARLETT derailed the circumstances under which the plaintiff sought to recover. The action was brought nominally against the late Sheriff of Middlesex, for trespass committed in taking a print ing press and types of the plaintiff, under an execu tion against a person named Scott. Mr. Scott and Mr. 'Nixon had entered into partnership in the publi cation of a Newspaper called the Military Register, in Pall.mall-court ; but Mr. Nixon ordered and pad for the printing press and types in question, and they were deposited in Pall mall-court. Afterwards a person named Hathway set up a Paper called The Observer of the Times, of which Mr. Scott became the Editor and Punter.. The Jury were aware that , the da;ly newspaper called The Times had a very extensive circulation ; and therefore the proprietors of several other papers had imitated its title in the hope of sharing in its success. This was the case of the paper in question, which Mr. Scott engaged to print and edit, and to enable him to perform the, printing, he removed the types of Mr. Nixon from Pall-malkourt to Catherine-street, where the Ob server of tke Times was conducted. This, however, , was not all; for he caused an execution against him self to belevied on theseeffects ; and then, when they were put up to sale by auction, offered to become their purchaser. Notice was given to the Sheaf, not to sell ; but they r persevered, and sold the pro perty ; and had thus made themselves liable to the present attion. To support this case on behalf of the plaintiff, evi dence was given to shew that the types and printing press were. ordered and paid for by Mr. Nixon. Mr. Hathway stated that he engaged Mr. Scott to print and edit the Observer of the Times at a salary of 161. a week, but never heard the name of Nixon till after wards. The Officer who took the property in execu tion obtained admittance in consequence of a servant of Scott coming and asking some question, which gave him the opportunity to enter. The seizure, and the oers of Mr. Scott to purchase of the auc tioneer, were also proved. Mr. GURNEY, for the defendant, expressed his con fidence that he sh,e-ld be able to strew that the pro perty was partnership property, and therefore rightly taken by the Sheriff; and that, even giving credit for Mt. Nixon's share in it, he was indebted to Mr. Scott in upwards of 1991. To establish this he called 311.. Scott. It was objected to the competency of Mr. Scott, that by establishing the validity of the execution he would discharge himself from the debt due to the original plaintiffs; but a release from them was pro duced, which rendered him a competent witness. He stated that the property was part of the premium of . 5151. to be advanced by Mr. Nixon, and belonged to the partnership. The original debt was due to the 4andlord of the premises where the business was ear-' tied on in Pall-mall-court, which he possessed before the commencement of the partnership, and continues to possess now. He never sent any one to point out the goods to the Sheriff, nor was there any collusion between 'himself and the plaintiff in the action. Mr. Nixon was now indebted to hith more than 1991. he' had a share in the profit of printing, though not of editing the Observer of the Times. On cross-examination, he denied that he ever said to Mr. Miller that the press and types were Nixon's separate property. Henry Reynolds, the articled Clerk of the last witness, stated the types were intermingled with the partnership property. On cross-eeamination, he admitted that he went, with the consent of his master, with the Shetiff's Officer to Mr. Hathway's, on the occasion of the levy. Mr. Miller, the Attorney for the plaintiff, was then called to contradict Mr. Scott, and positively swore that Mr. Scott had told him the press and types were the property of Mr. Nixon, and that they were always treated as such at meetings of the parties. Mr. GURNEY observed on this evidence, and Mr. SCARLETT replied on the whole case. The LORD CIIIEF JUSTICE left the Jury to say whe ther they believed Mr. Scott's statement, or that of the other witnesses, under which direction they found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 2501. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, NOVEMBER is. ST. JOHN V. SIR T. CI!AMPNEYS. The arguments of Counsel on both sides were con cluded on Friday.—Judgment deferred. • CRVENTRY V. SIR T. CIIAMPNETS. In this case, which was nearly the same in the points at issue as in the preceding, the Rule was en larged until next Term, with the understanding, that in the interim an arrangement would be made be tween the parties. GORTON V. SIR I'. CPIAMPNEYS. This was also an application on the part of the de fendant, to set aside an annuity deed. The grounds were two : the first, informality, the same as in the case of " St. John v. Champneys" (and is to abide the decision in that case)—the second, the illegal reten tion of part of the consideration. Mess►s. StriealaS VAUGHAN and PE LL were this dr ) , both heard for the plaintiff; and again , t the Role. The hearing of Counsel in support of the Rule was deferred.--The Cutlet rose at half-past two o'clock. Sunday evening,. an old man who has been mans years sweeping the crossing facing the Mother Red Cap, at Camden•town, was run over by a post-cha;se which was driving furiously to town, the polis which *struck him in the head, and fractured !us skull so dreadfully, that he espited shortly COAL-MARKET, NOVE3IBER IS. Bunion 42s 6d—llean's Primrose 42s—liebt.ttrn ;Lin 43. 'to 43s sd—Killingworth 43s to 43s 6d—Percy East 59s Gd— Wallsend Bewicke 44s 6d—Wallsend Riddelis 44s to 44s .itl— Wallsend Russell 45s 6d— llartley 39s—Eden 42s t;d— Wallsend Liddell: 59s 6d—Wallsend Stewart 45: 9J. 22 Ships at Market; 18 Ships sold; 4 Unsold. Bonus et platens tuer.--Iloa. Thy house, and (in the cup of life, That honey-drop, thy pleasing wife. SOCRATES, by his discourse on Marriage, so en raptured his auditors with the subject, that the married men flew to theirwives, and the bachelors hastened to be wedeleie and " The Spectator" has affirmed, that the word " wile is the most agreeable and delightful name in nature. The ucred institution, then, of marriage, compassN die de sideratum of our enjoyment; teeming not only with happiness on earth, but disposing the soul itself to harmonize with bliss hereafter. Previous, however, to entering into this hallowed olikatior e it becomes an imperative duty, not only to regulate the r zcag,t, hut to cleanse the grosser nature frost those impurities whits the freedom of unrestricted pleasure may have entailed upon its To the neglect of such attentiou are attributable many of those hapless instances, which, while they excite the commiseratitot of the beholder, should also impress hilts with the fear of seL reproach. Luxurious habits will effeeninize the body--a residence in 'lie trcpies will relax the elastic fibre—but mere especially slacs the premature infatuation of youth too frequently compromise the natural dignity into a state of inanition, frost whence the tr;e nized sufferer more than doubts the chance of relief. To all such, then, we address ourselves, offering hope—energy—m-:• cular strength—felicity ; nor will our advances appear qeestiar able, sanctioned as they are by the multiplied proof. ut twenty years successful experience. The easy cares of married life are sometimes disturbed by :he suspension of those blessings which soncentrate the wreath—for the female habit is often constitutio • 117 , weA— yet it can be strengthened, and deficient energy iv.prost-.1 4610 functional power. In every case of syphilitic intrusion, as well as in every rt.. laxatioit of the generative economy, we pledge oui: ahiiuy :o cure speedily, and with effect. Earnestiy solicaous to expel : unfeeling empyric from the position so presumptuously taken up, we deviate from general principles wish Liss hesitation; and confident in our own honourable integrity as Members of ti e College of Surgeons, we refer the sufferine community of eiihre sex (especially those entering into matrimonial life) at clew u our house, where daily attendance is given for prseoted con sultation; and letters Irons the country are inuned:a:e: ,s -swered ; these must contain a remitt ince for Advice and tine, which can be forwarded to any part of the world, I:.;sr. ever distent. GO.SS awl Co. g. R. C. Surgeons, No. 7. Jerniyn-street, St. James's ; and No. ::, Bouvere-street. Flee.-street, I.Jt!.; Cll. Just published (Tenth Edition), The .+2. !it of Lit'e, liar commentary on the above D.seases. By G ass and Co. Ad• dressed to the Youth and Maturity of both Sexes. M. ybe bad at 20, Paternoster row ; 59, Pall-Mall; l ti, Prince.. re Soho ; 174, fleet-street ; 40, West Smithfield t'ansi of all rsossi sellers. Price :Is. 31A 11. S. AIM PII a. Duhlin 1 0 Waterford 1 0 Gurrtt,ey and Jersey 0 0 1.1.h0n 0 0 Roland 1 0 y Leeward Islands 0 0 France lUntburgb I.l4titlers Ail. Pt , - 0 1 0 2 31.11ta Gottenburgh 0 0 u 0 u S Br.tz il 0 0 ATKIi at LO. DUN i (41).i1i lk,- at/UR:VA. Mt .. - 34 mtit,utes attar Afterttoun • 54 minutes after 5 I. ()N DON ; Filmed atid published by I..sitsi, Kimip Oar. plac‘, • At Aitehmkard, Mt the Wth instaint, the Lsay'st *or Ai. still, Of a daughte. • Sunday sennight, et Chichester, the Lady of the Rei. Nett Phipps, Ardor of Se'sea, of a son. Saturday, in Wimp°le-sireet, file Lady of Captain Patterson, of the Hon. Company's ship ranting, of a son. . • At the Cape of Good Hope, the Lady of Lieutmiant-Caionti Sketrett, of the 55th Regiment, of a d-iaglucr. 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