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• h 4 4. - 4117 • • .1% IA-r / 5 4 • • f . ; es e, • • I . *t o .* • _ - MOAN: NOVEMBER 30, IS2I. U oft Z.:N• ' CHARTER-HOUSE. THE FOUNDER'S DAY will he celeb r ated, as usual, at tyt. CHARIER- Mum, on W Ennnosir, 1:1;:c.. 12,1821. MESSNIAN WANTED for the ROYAL MA RINE MESS, STATIONARY at Woolwich. No person need apply who is rot accustomed to the business, and who can. not produce certificates of good conduct. Letters addrt.ss.e, post-paid, to the President of the Royal Marine Mess, Wool wich, will be attended to. have it in my power to recompense their hopitality by more interesting services. " Of the Chief , , Oflicere, and Public Furtfon :tries, who have accompanied me from Europe, fear 111;lw me, the' most of them remain in this place. I night to acquaint you. Sir, that they are all persons elctcti by ro•p,elf, and• that they deserve my confi. dencc ; under thin impres,ion, those who do not march to-clay, en account of their health. are more particularly recommended to your Excellency, that a speedy march may be made by those in health, and by the sick as fast as they recover, paying every one their just tines; taking into consideration that this is my order—that it is my recommendation—and that they are remarkable for their good qualities, their excellent deserts, and in consideration of their want of means, occasioned by the expenses of the voyage, which should be attended to, and for which they shall be reimbursed. GOD preserve your Excellency many years. " .111AlS1 O'DONO.II.I, 0 August 19. " Governor And Civil Chie: of :h./ place; [---05171INSTER LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY OFFICE, STRAND AND CORNUILL, LONDON. E STABL I . SH (D ED t in 1792. t he For Insu d rance vantag on Lives tles, en same aeous terms e di public as !me hitherto secured to this Establishment :joirgeeided Patronage and Support. 4 wipion is allowed to Solicitors, Agents, Brokers, acc. DIRECTORS. TRUSTEES, AND AUDITOILS. Joins SOANE, F.sq. Chairman. The Hon. DOUGLAS KLMNAIRD, Deputy Chairman. l ie G. V, Harnrison, Bart. William Fitzhugh, Fs+ aka Cot HiPPisley, Bart. Ralph Leycester, jun. Esq. , OP Agnew, Esq. Neil 'Malcolm, EN+ ja m ON Esq. George G. Mills, Esq. agspßrsoksbank, Esq. G. H. Sumner, F.sq. M.P. ir, Equalisers, M.l). Swiney Toone, Esq. G eorg e Oniunhig, Ilsq. M.P. Rd. Williams, Esq. Solicitor. jags Henry Deacon, Esii ICIIARD BARNES, Secretary. inaroprietters are respectfully informed that the Dividend is in the course of payment. . Preacher—Rev. EDMUND SQUIRE. Orator—CHARLES LUSHINGTON. o A STILWA RDS. Sir JAII ES Coors,lsm, Bart. I GEORGE BARGES, Esq. Gwu. DUWDESWELL, Esq. Wm. THOMTSON, Esq. M.P. Rev. GRA/14CE PEARSCN, HORATIO VACHELL, /?.141. • AMERICAN PAPERS. Divine Szrvice will begin at Four o'Clock. Dinner will be on Table precisely at Six. NEW YORK, OCTOBER 25. PRIVATE TUITION. ACLERGYMAN, accustoitied for many years to the Tuition of a few private Pupils, would be glad to fill up a Vacancy with the son of a Gentleman, whose health or education requires more than usual attention. Terms 175 Guineas per Annum. The distance from London ten miles. Letters to be addressed to Rev. B. L. Mr. Reynolds, Bookseller, 137, Oxford-street, Loudon. DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS. This day was published, in 12mo. price 79. 6d. boards, A New Edition of % WHITAKER'S- HISTORY OF YORKSHIRE. This day was published, t o lls, on fine demy paper, ..e2 its. and on super.rcyal - ' daw i cs . pa per, with Indian paper proof impressions of the p ate s, price iC4 4s. of" A . GENERAL HISTORY of the COUNTY of YORK. By THOMAS DUNHAM WIIITAKER, LI..D. F.S.A. F.R.S. pa l led for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, Pa ; =ld Hurst, Rubinson, and Cheapside, Lun dell; sad Robinson and Hernaman, Leeds. A DICTIONARY of QUOTATIONS, in most LI- frequent use, taken chiefly from the Latin and French, but comprising many from the Greek, Spanish, and Italian Lan guages translated into English; with Illustrations Historical and Idiomatic. By 1). K MACRON NEL, of the Middle Temple. The Eighth Edition, revised and corrected. " He has been at a great feast of languages, and stolen all the scraps !"—Smaxsreastr. Printed fur G. and W. B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-lane, London. the ac. THE LONDON MAGAZINE, No. XXIV. for December, 1823, price 2s. 6d. contains the following (hi- Articles: The lion's Head ; Letter from an English Opium Eater, &c. 1. The Early French Poets; Clement Marin —2. Traditional b ta sisee, No. X 11. Miles Colvine, the Cumber land Mariner— s, ly First Paty. By Elia-4. John Paul FreeleriA Richter -4 The Happy l.iie of a Parish Priest in Sw,den-6. The snd Testament; the House of We eping-7. Table Tat, No. XIII.—On the Spirit of Partisanship—S. Continua. Dr. Johnson's Lives of the Poets, No. 11. Sir William lair% Leisure Hours, No. IV. Bacchus or the Pirates, from delirmeric Hymns--10. A Boiled Pig-11. Sk aches on the SW, V.-12. Westminster Abbey-15. C. Van Vink brau, his Dogmas for Dilettanti, No. lii. The Amateur's &urlsr-14. Imitarbm of tke42d•and 43d Psalms-15. Sonnet —l6. Tile Drama-17. Report of Music-18. Popular Retro- Ira of the Progress of Philosophy and Science-10. Abstract Ftrrign and Domestic Occurrences-9.0. Agricultural and Cssrercial Report; List of Books; Tables, &c. • hinted for Taylor and Hessey, Fleet-street. ItICH WHEEL, WITH £5,000 FOR THE RISK OF FORTY SHILLINGS or iiTl4 UV DECEMBER , HAZARD and Co. Contractors, respectfully an 1j ranee, that all Purchasers between the _oth November ird 11th December, will be allowed to return their Tickets or Sara at a very small reduction of price, after taking the chance the Neit Day of Drawing, 11th December, by which the of kos is reduced to the following trilling sums, viz. Whole Ticket - aftt 0 0 Half 1 0 0 Quarter - 013 0 Eighth . - 0 7 6 . Sixteenth - 0 4 0 The Wheel is very rich, and contains 1 Prize of £30,000 5,000 2,000 1,000 500 300 4 200 Besides other Prizes .Cs o , &c. &c. and NOT TWO BLANKS 00 TO A PRIZE! All to be drawn in Two days, 11th and 20th December. Tickets and Shares are selling at HAZARD and Co.'s Fur tado Mous, Front Gate, Royal Exchange ' • 26, Combat ; and It 4, Oxford.street ; where Schemes, with full particulars, are livered gratis. 1 . ier I ;ea n. Oil 0 .......-• 10 01 I two .5 PORTM AN-SQUARE, Corner of Upper Berkeley-street. DESIRABLE RESIDENCE, With Offices, Coach•house, and Stable. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick-street, Golden-square), It Caraway's Coffee-house, `Change-alley, ('ornbill; on TllOll% ray, D ece mber 13, at Twelve o'Clock, A VERY Desirahle LEASEI - 101.1) ESTATE, cnmprising a spaciuus Family Residence, P situate in ort man-square, at the corner of Upper LierlvAcy- street ; planned fur de accommodation of a Gentleman's Family; cuntaiuing,onthe I.lpper Floor, four Servants'-rootns. On the Second Story , four Yeateiri B e d- c hambers, with Closets, Water-closet, &c. (hi the First Floor, two elegant Drawing-rooms, communicating by foiling-doon, handsomely fitted up windows to the floor, open lag to Balconies ; Bed-chamber, &c. Ground Fluor, a paved Eotrance-hall, with a fireplace and Porter's Sleeping-room, prin cipal stone and secondary Staircase, a commodious lkiiing-par loot, Breakfast-room, Water-closet, &c. an open Yard at the hack. The Basement contains a well-arranged suit of Domestic "Ices, Wine, Ale, Beer, and Coal-cellars, Areas, and numerous tarrenlences; a double Coach-house, Stable, &c. To be viewed by Tickets. Particulars may be had on the ._ Premises; of Messrs. Kaye, Freshfield , and Ka y e, Solicitors, "Ink-buildings; at Gamway's ; and of Mr. Robins, Warwick- Street, Golden-aquare, of whom Tickets for viewing may be had. BR OM PTON, 'Within a Mlle of Hyde Park-corner. DESIRABLE RESIDENCE, With Plante-ground, Coach-house, and Stable, enclosed by walls and folding-gates. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick-street, Golden-square,) At Garraway's Coffee-House, in 'Change-Alley, Corhhill, on Timasoav, the 13th of December, at Twelve o'Clock, A DESIRABLE LEASEHOLD ESTATE , corn - LA. prising a very eligible Family Residence, conveniently 'hinted, and adapted with every convenience for a Gentleman's 'amity, situate at Brompton, one mile from Hyde Park-corner, nclosed by a wall, with folding-gates, Pleasure-ground, laid out b Lawn, Gravel-walks, and planted with Fruit and Forest. Was, Shrubs and Flowers ; containing, on the Upper Floor, tar excellent Bed-chambers and Closet. On the First Floor, a findecnne bowed Drawing-room, Ladies' Morning-rouni, spa taus Bed-chamber, small Bed-chamber, and Store-closet. On be Ground Fiaor, a spacious Eau-ante-Ball, with a noble geo actrical Staircase, capital Diniug-parlour, Breakfast-room, Li hrY, Study, Water-closet, &c. The Apartments are lofty and idaiirably :itranged. In the Basement, an excellent set of con tnient Offices, with Cellar for Wine, Ale, Beer, &c. Out affices, Starting fur two Carriages, Stables for three Iluues, and -oft over; two large Wa:er-tanks. To be viewed by 'tickets. Particulars may be had on the ?remises ; ut Garraway's ; and of Mr. Rubin,, Wu wick-street, 4 ulden44luarv. of whom Tickets tot viewing may be hail. WALKER'S GAZETTEER, BY CAPPER. This day was published, in Bvo. price 151. bound, (with four teen Maps) a New Edition, of THE UNIVERSAL GAZETTEER; being a con else Description, alphabetically' arranged, of all the Na tions, Kingdoms, States, Towns, Empires, Provinces, Cities, Means, Sfas, Harbours Rivers, Lakes, Canals, Mounta ins; Capes, &c. &c. in the known World; the Government, Man ners, and Religion of the Inhabitants, with the Extent, Boun daries, and Natural Productions, Manufactures and Curiosities of the diff:rent Countries. Containing several Thousand Places not to be met with in any similar Gazetteer. By JOHN WALK E l i, M.D. Revised, conderably Enlarged, and Improved, By B. P. CAPPER. London: Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington; .7. Cuthell ; J. Nunn ; Scatcherd and Letterman; Longman, Hurst, Itces, Orme, and Brown ; Harvey and Darton; Lackington and Co. J. and A. Arch ; John Richardson ; J. Mawinan ; \V. Baynes and Son; A. K. Newin.,n and Co. Sherwood, Ne.ily, and Jones; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy ; J. Booker ; R. Scholey ; G. Cowie and Co. Ogle, Duncan, and Co. and W. B. Whit taker; R. Saunders ; G. Mackie; Wilson and Sons, York; and Stirling and Slade, Edinburgh. Of whom may be had, Walker's Universal Atlas; for the Use of Schools, containing Twenty-seven coloured Maps, price 12s. LIVES OF EMINENT SCOTSMEN. With 200 Portraits. This day was published, with Five Portrait% Part 111. price 26. 6d. of LIVES of EMINENT SCOTSMEN, by the So eiety of Ancient Scots, re-establishcd 1770; commencing with LIVES of SCOTTISH. POETS; being the First of the Series of Original Memoirs of Eminent Scotsmen, by the Society of Ancient Scots, now its course of publication. Part I , includes Lives of James the First, Thomas the Rhymer, John Barbour, Andrew Wyntoun, Gavin Douglas, Allan Ram say, William Meston, John home, James Beattie, and Robert Burns; and is embellished with Portraits of James the First, Ramsay, Home, Beattie, and Burns. Part V., includes Lives of James the Fifth, William Dunbar, Sir James Inglis, Henry the Minstrel, Sir David Lindsay, Alexander Barclay, Alexander Montgomery, Earl of Stirling, Williani Drummond. James Thomson, and John Oswald; with Portraits of Sir David Lindsay, James the Fifth, Drummond of Haw thornden, Earl of Stirling, and James Thomson. Part 3, includes Lives of James the Sixth, Sir Richard Mait land, Arthur Johnston, Hamilton of Bangour, Hamilton of Gilbertfield, Samuel Colvin. Alexander Ross, John Armstrong, John °gib ie, James Macpherson, and Charles Salmon; with Portraits of James the Sixth, John Armstrong, Hamilton of B.,ngour, James Macpherson, and Arthur Johnston. 411 the Portraits art• elegantly engraved on steel. Among a variety of other original and interesting matter inter spersed throughout, are the original words, never before pub, lished, to a favourite old Scottish Air, and a Song by Burns not in any of the editions 4.f his collected works. These Memoirs will be arranged into separate classes, making one class of the Po►rs, a second of the HISTORIAN 4, a third of the 1'1411.050mm, and so on with the various over denomins- tions of character. • The Leers of the Povrs will occupy the first Six Parts, and be furnished with appropriate Titles for binding, so as to form a complete work by themselves, as well as a part of the whole • simi lar titles w il l he given to eac h of the other classes, as published. This work will he of a pocket size, and published in a series of monthly parts, probably about 40, each part consisting of 180 pages, embellished with five portraits, executed in a new and beautiful style of engraving, by which every print will be equal to a first, or what is commonly called a proof impression. I'art 4 will be published on the Ist of November. CRITIQUES ON TOE ABOVE WORK. 01 A COLLECTION LICE THESE Lives, WAS A DEEM/I.:LATENT in our National Litarature.----We ootall' follow these Memoirs one by one, and dwell upon the names and works of some of them until we had perhaps exhausted the reader's patience and our own powers.---We are persuaded that the public will appreciate this eleaant little work at its due rate; for our own parts, we have been much delighted with the Mtertainment it has afforded us."—Nesu Monthly Magazine. " The Lavas of EMINENT Scovssir3t, by the Society of Ancient Scots, is a little work which might subdue even the national anti pathies of Dr. Johnson. It consists of short notices of the bio graphy and works of the most distinguished men of letters of that nation, written in a very pleasing style; and its moderate price and convenient size, bid fair to render it a familiar pocket companion. Amongst the articles of most interest In this part of the work (Part 1) which is devoted to the Poets are the Lives of James the First (of Scotland), Ramsay, ikattie, and Burns. To the general English reader, such names as Barbour and Wyn tom are comparatively unknown ; but he cannot fail to be pleased with the manner in which they are here introduced tio his fa vourabi notice."—Monthly Meg. " Although the first part contains biographies only of persona who are so well known t hat it might be supposed everything te.spectii&g them had ai:eady been published, yet we here meet with minty new facts, sane new productions of the authors and an original estimate of the tal ents and character of each indivi dual. We are not led into the track of former biographers, but each is an original memoir, as much so in style and diction as if no other had existed."—Litreary Citron. " it may be fairly stated, that the first part is a very agree able sample. We shall not go further into the subject than to signify our general approbation of its plan and execution." Literary Gazette. London: Printed for Turmas Boys, 7, Ludgate-hill (from Paternoster-row) ; and sold by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh; and all other Booksellers. FROM MEXICO. The following intelligence is copied from Ha vaanah Paps to the 17th ult. received at St. Au gustine by Ve schooner Stamper, Lines : " VISA CRUX, AUGUST 27. ' " Letters from Alvarez, the Secretary of State of General O'Donoju, from Don Lorenzo Murphy, and from the Treasurer of Valladolid, Don Miguel Bo lide), dated at Cordova, the 24th inst. are received. • 04 It appears by them, that upon the 22d, General O'Donoju entered into Cordova, and on the 23d, at night, General Iturbide, between two rows of wax torches, the inhabitants forming a street; and several illuminated triumphal arches, firing of cannon, music, and everything that could manifest rejoicing.—He proceeded to the church, and thence to his house, where General O'Donoju was waiting for him, and where they held a cow teous and satisfactory irate: view. " General O'Donoju had returned but a short time to his house, when hut bide went to call on him With all his suite, which was btilliant and numerous. " On the 24th, General Inn bide repeated his visit, and they entered upon thy conference, which was no sooner over than Bttllido entered to see General O'Donoju, who said to him, full of delight—' Every thing is concluded, and I am transported with a feeling of joy which the testimony of the most glo rious actions alone can produce. I have proposed nothing which has not been acceded to, and nothing has beer. requested of me which is not founded in reason. Our treaties will be published to-morrow, and the whole kingdom will witness the union of the reciprocal interests of twn great nations. " General Iturbide dined at the house of General O'Donoju, who gave the first toast to the former Chief, and he returned the second to him, and the third was drank to the whole company by them both. The dinner lasted till six in the evening. " Murphy writes word, that on the same evening of the 24th, or at day-break on the 25th, Iturbide set off for Puebla, and that General O'Donoju will depart immediately. 44 The Itiquelmc is ready, and only waiting for the two Commissioners who are to carry to Spain the Treaties of Cordova: they are expected every moment. " Don Juan O'Donoju offers to employ his au thority that the troops of the garrison of Mexico shall take their departure under an honourable capi tulation, in concurrence with the wishes of the first Chief, to avoid the spilling of blood and making use of force." " MANIFESTO " ADDRESSED BY HIS EXCELVENCY THE CAPTAIN GENERAL TO THE INHABITANTS' THROUGH TIIE MEDIUM OF TIIE GOVERNOR OF THIS PRoVINCE. " On the evening of this day I began my march towards the city of Cordova, st ith a view of having therein an interview with Signor Augustin Iturbide, principal Chief of the Imperial army, upon the three guarantees. Let us treat therein of the reciprocal interests of both Spins. My attachment to the Americans, the love of my country, and the desire which animates me for the public good, and the rec titude of my intentions, 1 fl itter myself, are already well known ; and that the People will rest persuaded, on the preceding suppositions, that my voyage is in dispensable, as the only means of ensuring the public tranquillity and cementing the felicity of these realms. Before I go, I consider it a debt that is now de manded by the affections I owe to the well-deserving citizens of this place, to take leave of them, for which purpose I address myself to your Excellency, as suring them, that for my own part it shall always appear that in no negotiation into which I may enter can the legitimate interests of Spain be compromised —that is to say, such as can be claimed without in terfering with those which Nature has pointed out to every man, and granting the rights of man to united societies; that a secure guarantee of the persons and fortunes of the Europeans established in New Spain is one of the most- sacred objects which I have intended to sustain, which, according to the correspondence with the said Chief, he ap pears disposed to coincide with my opinion, as far as they are natural and just ; that I want guaranteed by American honour, that there is nothing to fear for their persons or my own, and as little for their inte rests ; or that there should be done the slightest act against my character and reputation : that I warn them as one in authority, and entreat them as a friend, to dismiss ill-grounded fear, and reports scat tered by restless spirits and movers of evil; that they make every effort to preserve the public tranquillity, and respect the Authorities ; that they repose confi dence in their Chiefs—and if any of them should doubt, from some irremediable fatality, I take upon myself to convince them, that I have had much ex perience, and do not yield to them in sincere good wishes, under which idea the alterations which have not been made need not be discussed , because they are not in question. It is not given to every one to have an intimate knowledge of public affairs. If it were possible that an evening party could investigate matters like a council, the measures of Government 1 1 would seldom be found to met it distrust or criticism. " To you, Signor Governor, I now particularly concede to make known to the Pablic the contents of this letter, contributing on your part that what is therein expressed may have a proper effect. The want of time does not allow me to address myself I directly to the inhabitants, not officiate with the Cor porate Bodies or Authorities. Be pleased, Sir, to communicate this to such as may be proper, assuring them all of my gratitude for the kind reception 1 have met with among them, and that I trust I shall NEW YORK, OCTOBER no. A letter of the sth instant, received at Baltimore from St. Bartholomew's, in noticing the capture of the piratical vessel formerly the United States brig Prometheus, lately taken at the Five Islands, says— " From confessions of the crew, ai;'l papers found .imong the effects of one of the officers who died here a few days ago, this vessel has committed de predations to a considerable extent on various nations, but especially on the Americans, in the I;st of which are two vessels belonging to New Yof k; t.:e cargo of one captured and carried to Crah Hand, and three sloop loads of her cargo taken out aad sent to St. Thomas's. What became of the remainder and the vessel afterwards is not known. The other, they say, they only robbed ; the Captain, however, was kept three days a prisoner in theforepeak of the pirate, and it is not known what became of him. Some of this plunder was found on board when taken posses sion of. This piratical vessel was as heretofore stated, a Gliineaman, formerly out of the Havannah, cap tured some five or six months since by the privateer brig Bolivar, Capt. Wilson, and brought into Five Islands, where the slaves were disposed of. She then came into this harbour and fitted out, from whence she sailed, and committed all the atrocWies stated." The Mayor of Alexandria, by the advice and con sent of the Board of Physicians, has given notice that the town is restored to good health. Havannah Papers state that the, atmosphere was pure and the weather become cool. The cases of fever had consequently diminished; the number of cases was 32. The Fredericka: Examiner of the 24th inst. says, " It is supposed, by a Gentleman having good op portunities to form a correct judgment, that at least 4,000 persons are at present sick in Frederickton County. We have ascertained that Dr. M. Tyler has had upwards of SOO patients at one time within these few weeks past." FROM TILE PHILADELPHIA DENI^CRATIC PRESS. A Gentle Man from Vol ida gives us the following as a principal cause of the arrests and seizares of papers in that territory. lie says the Seaniards had no office of record for title-deeds; hut -when A sold land to LI, he transferred the original deeds, which were deposited vs ith the Governor. In this way Go vernors Callava and Coppinger had possession of nearly all the title-deeds of the Province. After the surrender of the Floridas to the United Sta:cs, many of those deeds were sold for various sums of money, without the consent or knowledge of the owner of the property ; dims the title to every tract of land in the country was jeopardized. On demand, the above Officers refused to deliver up the deeds, and the sales of them became more rapid than ever. Under such circumstances, Governors Jackson and Worthington thought it their duty to seize, and they did seize and take possession of the official papers which were thus fraudulently in the mat ket. If they had done other wise, and winked at the fraud, they ought to be dis gracefully dismissed the service. NEW ORLEANS, OCTOBER 1. The schooner Deux Amis, atrived yesterday in the Basin, was off Cat Island three days preceding, but no appearances were to be seen that any vessels had lately been wrecked there. Deaths at New Orleans Dar three days preceding the 28th ultimo, seven. Mr. COWELL, from Drury-Lane Theatre, has made a successful debut on the New York Stage, in the cha racters of L'Eclair and crack, in tEe Foundling of the Forest and the nrupike Gate. "He is," says a New York Paper, " the best Ilurletta singer we ever had." The city of Metz, it appears, has been some time afflicted by one of the plagues of Egypt—viz. frogs. Several streets were found covered with these animals, and no one could imagine from whence they came, until a Marchande de Grenouilles (frog-merchant) ex plained the mystery by applying to the Tribunals and claiming his property. Ile had shut up 6000 frogs in the troughs and buckets of the &I-market, and seve ral children, who discovered his depot, put eve: y one at liberty. The frogs, delighted with freedom, spread 1 themselves in every direction. They entered the houses, and the inhabitaws could not relieve them -1 selves from their visitors without considerable trouble I and difficulty. PRECEDENT.—.SAMUEL LOVELL, a Welch Judge, and maternalgrandfather to the late Mr. EDGEWORTH, was travelling over the sands near Beanmaris, as he was going his Circuit, and was overtaken by the night and by the tide; his coach was yet last in a quick sand ; the water soon rose into the catch, and his re gistrar and some other attendants crei,t out Of the windows, and mounted on the roof and on the coach box. The Judge let the water rise to his very lips, and with becoming gravity replied, to all the earnest entreaties of his attendants, " I will follow your mum. sel, if you can quote any precedent for a. Judge's 'mounting a coach-box!"