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1P" 911 7 v77 W. "1" 1 ,1 1 ”P' IWw -- - • . " IMMORTAL SONG."—Por. It is grievous to say,,but the following Song will, it is feared, be never out tf data. 'lt is to be found in" MAGGOTS," a Col -1 lection of Poems by the father of the Re v. Jons Westev.-- These verses, be says jestingly of Banyan's expression el dribble down daintily." They were printed in lUDS. THE LTA IL For naked truth, let others write, And fairly prove that black's noc white, Quarrel and scold, then scratch and bite, _ nu they're with cuffing weary : Give me a lye, trick'd neat and gay, A fine as any hedge in May ! Most think so too, &kW' they'll soy, Perhaps, the clean contrary ! The Come:mops* is counted rude, If he's with lying unendu'd ; Nay, when he's in his attitude, He gives us oaths for chocking The brisk and young sowre truth despise, And kick her back to tle old and wise ; Weaching's the gallant's hfe—a lye's • The very lye of wenching ! Room for the man of parchment nett, Whose comments so confound the test, And truth's high road so much perpkst, One scarce can e'er get at it ; With his own practice not content, He'll either quote, or he'll Invent, Belk/fad or make a precedent. And gravely lie by Statute I Weil, since on all sides 'tis coolest,' 4 quiet life must needs be best; Who'd think it hard to purchase rest, By such a small complying ? Let him that wall speak truth for me. Truth's the worst incivilitie; I'd rather in the fashion be, Since all the world's for Luxe ! LONDON SESSIONS. Yesterday these Sessions commenced at Guildhall. A young man, named James Bright, was convicted of having assaulted a Gentleman in Smithfield, some evenings since, with intent to rob. The prisoner had, with some others, hustled the prosecutor, and had snatched at his watch, without success. The COMMON SERJEANT animadverted upon the offence, which was now so frequent as to r e n der it, unsafe for persons with any property about them to walk in the streets after dark.. The Court would feel it their duty to endeavour to repress this daring spirit by inflicting the most severe punishment in every cast. where the offence was proved. The sentence upon the prisoner was, that he should be imprisoned two years in Bridewell, and at the expiration of that time to be once publicly whipped. MARY-LA•BONNE Orrica.—Yesterday, a youth,' apparently about 15 years of age, named Henry Jen kins, was brought up in the custody of William Hewitt, the officer, before JOHN RAWLINSON, Esq. charged with stealing several articles of wearing ap parel, the property of Mrs. Martha Salter, residing in the Edgeware-road.—Remanded for a week. MARLBOROUGH -STREET.—A fellow of the name of Ca ley, was charged with two assaults, the one for throwing his son, a boy 13 years of age, from the window of his first floor lodging; and the other on Mr. Wall, a cowkeeper. The defence was, that the boy was viciously inclined, and that he had thrown himself from the window, but this was disproved.— Mr. MAINWARING held the defendant to bail for the two assaults. QUEEN-SQUARE. —Yesterday Henry Kerts, a young man of respectable appearance, was re-examined be fore Mr. WHITE, the. sitting Magistrate, on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. He was ordered to find bail for his appearance. Mustuza.—On the evening of the 18th of August, an atrocious murder was committed on a Mrs. Gre gory and a Mrs. Crump, in the lower end of Camp bell County, Virginia, by two negro miscreants, be longing to Colonel It. Jones.—Mrs. Gregory was killed on the spot, by repeated blows with an axe; and Mrs. Crump left for dead from similar wounds, although she did net expire till some days after. The Ladies were returning from a yisit in the neighbour-, hood, when they were assailed by the sable fiends, issuing from a wood. The husband of Mrs. Gregory was alarmed by the shrieks, and while taking steps for removing their mangled bodies, his house was fired and burnt to the ground. One of the villains came and pretended to assist to extinguish the flames. He was seized, the other escaped. No attempt was made on the virtue of the Ladies; and the slaves are supposed, from circumstances, to have been the mi nisters of another's vengeance. A murder, attended by some peculiar circumstances, and a most provi dential discovery, lately took place on the river Pas quotauk. A man, called Captain Yellowly, departed from Norfolk, Virginia, in a small boat, managed by himself and one other person, for Plymouth, North Carolina, taking a passenger whose name was un known, but who was reported to have a large sum of money. At Sawyer's-landing they took on board, some stones for ballast. A few days after their de parture a floating corpse was taken up in the river, sewed in a blanket, with the throat cut, and other marks of violence. A quantity of stones had been sewed up in the blanket, but by the ripping they had all fallen out save one, which, from some peculiarities, was identified as one of those taken by Yellow•ly at Sawyer's-landing. There were other circumstances which placed the foul murder on Yellowly, who fled, and for whom a warrant was issued. KILN-DRYING.--IR consequence of numerous ap. plications to the Board of Excise, the Commissioners have kindly ordered, by a general Circular to the Collectors in their respective districts, " That no ob jection be made by the officers of this revenue to corn, grain, and pulse of every description, which has received injury in the field, being dried on the kilns belonging to malt-houses, in which no barley is ac tually making into malt. But they at the same time strictly enjoin, that whilst any such corn, grain, or pulse, is so dry i ng, the respective malt-houses be vi sited by the proper officer every day in his residence, and as often as if the same were regularly worked in other places, to prevent any undue advantage being taken of this INTERESTING TRIAL. WATERFORD ASSIZES. TRIAL OF MICHAEL CRDSBIE FOR THE ALLEGED MURDER OF JAMES BLUETT. The prisoner, who had been arraigned on the pre ceding Saturday for the wilful murder of James Bluett, and had pleaded Not Guilty, was this day (Tuesday, September 18), put on his trial, before the Hon. Justice FLETCHER. Michael Troy, the first witness for the prosecution, sworn and examined by Mr. Hataturosi.—Witness lives at Clashmore. Recollects the evening of the day that the Sheriff, Army, and Gentlemen, were on the mountain of Slieve Grine ; knew James Blum, he is now dead. SAW two men turn out and fire op posite the place where Bluett was, and saw Bluett fall. Witness was sixty or s event y yards d ista nt; saw the prisoner at the bar the re. (Identified h im.) Prisoner was one of the men who so turned out, and who so fired. Saw Bluett when dead ;he did not see that he had any arms. It was about sun-set, up a little towards the mountain, near t o Monenacrine. Cross-eramined by Mr. M,Doonatt.—Witness was not one of the mountaineers. Did not hear a horn sounded, nor any person shouting ; nor did he see any person make an attack on any of the dragoons. Second witness for the prosecution, Wm. Ronayne, sworn by interpreter, and examined by Mr. SHIEL. —Witness lives at Coolebagh. Was on the road leading from Clashmore to Dungarvon in the even ing. Saw Bluett, both when alive and after he was dead. He died by a gun-shot. Witness saw the prisoner there.. (Identified him in the dock.) He is the man who so fired. Witness saw him present his gun towards where Bluett stood, and discharge it. Cross-examined by Mr. Moog.—Was not one of the mountaineers, or rioters. He had no gribbeen, or spade with him. Heard no horns sounding, nor shots fired, nor shouting. Saw no crowds, nor did he see any hats thrown up ; and did not see any attack on any of the dragoons. Third witness for the prosecution, Thomas Hayes, sworn and examined by Mr. Hassard.—Recollects prisoners being escorted from Clashmore to Dungar garvon, on the 19th of June last. Did nut see Bluett that day, but did the next morning ; he was then dead. Saw the prisoner fire a shot. Prisoner was a constable, and one of the party guarding the prisoners, and was in the ranks amongst them. Cross-esamined by Mr. M , Douoam..—The guard was greatly diminished before they left Clashmore ; they had then only a small party escorting the pri soners, S 6 in number. When they got into the moun tain, he saw a crowd coming from right and left ; heard horns sounding ; and heard and saw people shouting, throwing up their hats, and making sig nals. The crowd increased every moment ; they had gribbeens, slanes, and stones; if collected together, there would be upwards of 300. Witness expected nothing but death, or to liberate the prisoners. Heard a man call out, " Come on ; they have nothing but powder 1" Heard Mr. Maunsell, the Sub-Sheriff, re peatedly call to the mob to keep off. Saw men to the left of the road, with slanes; a dragoon went to wards them and shook his sword; saw one of the men make repeated blows with his slane at the dra goon, and heard- the Sub-Sheriff order the party to fire at him. No shot was fired previous to this or der. Witness expected that there would have been more people shot, as some of the mob were within six feet of the soldiers and prisoners. Saw a rifleman take aim and fire ; heard one of the riflemen say that he was sure he left a chicken on the mountain for them. Daniel Fraher, fourth witness for the prosecution, was next produced, sworn by the interpreter, and ex amined by Mr. HAMILTON.—Witness recollects the evening of the riot on the mountain. Knew Bluett personally ; saw him coming up where he was shot. Would not know the prisoner. This witness was not cross-examined.—Case for the prosecution here closed. Mr. Maunsell was now called as a witness on the part of the prisoner. Witness is Sub. Sheriff of the County of Waterford. Recollects the 19th of June last ; was on the mountain that . day, and had thirty six prisoners coming from Clashmore to Dungarvon. Had fifteen of the rifle corps, commanded by Lieute nant Cochrane, about six dragoons, and some con stables, six or eight, as his guard. As witness was going out of Clashmore, saw two or three men, mounted on horseback, galloping furiously past wit ness's party, towards the mountain. When witness and his party got out of the enclosed land, he heard horns sounded on the left, and heard them answered by shouts from several parties on the right. At first he could not distinguish or see the persons who were shouting, but as he got farther on he saw them shout ing and throwing up their hats, as if to excite each other. There was a great number of persons assem bled in parties, and closing towards witness and his party on every side, particularly on the right. Wit ness repeatedly and loudly called out, and warned them to keep off from him and his party. The crowds intimidated some men that were in front of witness's party, and they came to have the benefit of escort across the mountain ; as they checked his progress be made them go to the rear, and then proceeded with the party. As they advanced farther on, ten or twelve men, armed with slanes, advanced on the road in the front of and approaching towards witness's party. There were upwards of 280 men more near him, and upwards of 500 in view of him, in different directions. —Witness rode at the head of his party, and ordered the people so advancing on him to quit the road; one of them answered, that he had as good a right to the road as witness; witness said he had not, for that he was the Sheriff, and had prisoners and a party of the army escorting them—and said if they did not quit the way, he should make them do so. On this they stept a few paces to the left on the road, but witness did not think it safe to pass so close to them, and therefote he ordered the dragoons on that side to remove them farther from the road. The dragdions went to perform this duty. Witness saw one of them shake his sword at the men to retire. One of the party took up his slane, and made a blow at the dragoon, which struck his horse on the head ; the horse shrunk back; the dragoon gave him the spurs and pressed him again towards the man, who then made a second stroke with his slane at the dragoon, which the dragoon parried with his sword, and the man had his slane lifted up to make a third blow at the dragoon, when witness, considering the life of the dragoon in danger, and that this attack was the commencement of a more general affray and at tempt to rescue the prisoners, and that the lives of his party and himself were in danger, therefore or dered that the said person should be fired at, which was immediately done, and witness saw him fall.— Has no doubt but the mob were determined to rescue the prisoners, and witness thought himself and his party in great danger. Cross-examixed.—Was examined at the inquest, and swore then as he does now ; could not distinguish which of the party fired, or which did not fire; could not say he saw any person attack his party. Here the case for the prisoner closed. The Learned JUDGR, in summing up, called the at tention of the Jury to the evidence given before them. He said, it was not denied that a person named Bluett had unfortunately lost his life by a gun-shot wound, but the point for the Jury to consider was, whether, under the circumstances detailed'to them in evidence, there appeared to a reasonable mind a necessity to fire on the party they heard described as being as sembled ? The material facts disclosed on the trial were, that Mr. Maunsell, the Sub-Sheriff, who ap peared to him (the Learned Judge) to have conducted himself with caution, moderation, and humanity, oh the occasion, was, with a small party of soldiers and constables, one of whom was the prisoner at the Bar, escorting a great number of prisoners, that had been that day taken in the act of committing the outrages the Jury had just heard of; that, on the Sheriff and his party leaving . the town of Clashmore, horsemen were seen galloping furiously past them, in the di rection of the mountain over which they had to go; that, as the Sheriff and his party got farther on, and out of the inclosed lands, horns were sounded, and answered by the shouting of several persons, throw ing up their hats, and making other concerted sig nals ; that a vast number of persons, of the descrip tion and armed, as the Jary had heard, had collected together in different bodies, and, though repeatedly warned to keep off, were closing on the Sheriff and his party; and that one of them actually attacked and made repeated blows with a sharp instrument at a dragoon of the Sheriff's party. Here the Learned 'Judge declared, that it was his duty to tell the Jury what the law was, and, in a most able and eloquent manner, repeated to the Jury the doctrine of the law, as expressed to the former Jury. Gentlemen, said his Lordship, where a large mass of people assem bles, and continues to assemble, contrary to the or ders of the Magistrates, and of every other civil au thority, and creates terror in his Majesty's subjects, undoubtedly such assembly is riotous.—(Here the Learned Judge read the following extract from a work on Crimes and Misdemeanours:)—" If any per son, seeing others actually engaged in a riot, joins himself to them, and assists them therein, be is as much a rioter as if he had at first assembled with them for the same purpose, inasmuch as he has no pretence that he came innocently into the company, but appears to have joined himself to them with an intention of seconding them in the execution of their unlawful enterpnze ; and it would be endless, as well as superfluous, to examine whether even particular person engaged in a riot was in truth one of the first assembly, or actually had a previous knowledge of the design ; and 'the law is, that if any person encourages or promotes, or takes part in riots, whether by words, signs, or gestures, or by wearing the badge or ensign of the rioters, he is himself to be considered a rioter, for in this case all are principals., The inciting persons to assemble in a riotous manner appears also to have been considered as an indictable Thce." His Lordship then. continued—" It is not only lawful for the Civil Authorities, but it is their bounden duty, and they only are authorized, to as semble a force, and even, if necessary, to call out the military, to disperse such illegal and dangerous meet ings. No person can accuse me of a wish to call for the assistance of the military, whenever it can be dis. peased with; but you have heard the evidence, and I have no hesitation in saying, that if, unfortunately, thirty or forty of the misguided persons who were so tumultuously assembled had been killed, it would not have amounted even to manslaughter. The law is thus laid down in the excellent work which I have already quoted,.vol. 1. p.785:—" Amongst the acts done by the permission of the law, for the advancement of public justice, may be reckoned those of the officer who, in the execution of his office, either in a civil or criminal case, kills a person who assaults and resists him. The resistance will justify the officer in pro• ceeding to the last extremity, so that in all cases, whether civil or criminal, where persons having au thority to arrest or imprison, and using the proper means for that purpose, are resisted in so doing, they may repel force with force, and need not gife back ; and if the person making resistance is unavoidably killed in the struggle, this homicide is justifiable."— A riot, Gentlemen, is a heinous crime, and one which is contemplated and punishable by law. Any per son present at a large and riotous meeting, although he may not be actively engaged in committing an outrage, is, in point of law, guilty of the crime ; and for this simple reason, obvious to sense, that by his presence he increases and forms part of that mass which creates terror in his Majesty's sub jects, and gives cozfidence and encouragement to the rioters. Gentlemen, I again impress upon your minds, that every person present was guilty of the riot, and any man standing by, even although he may have had his hands in his pockets, was, as an individual of that mass, in the eye of the law equally guilty.— He again commented on the savage, lawlesi, and barbarous atrocities committed in that part of the country, where scarcely one of the inhabitants can speak a word of English.. The Learned Judge, in addition, said, that when a riotous mob, of the de scription they heard of, collected together, hovering round and threatening to assail a public officer dis charging of his duty—can there be a doubt of their object ? Was the Sub-Sheriff then to have retreated from such a band of lawless savages? No, Gentle men, said his Lordship, it would have degraded the law and have brought it into contempt; and his at tempting to do so would most probably have increased the audacity of the mob, and have led to more serious cut down, the trium ph otcfoauni gerlT Thomas ht f uhoer yahmt have ev e brs eoenl been slHe prosecution, e eavbuye wouldbelieved thenwT htthhooe h esw yaa Learned evidences should been optr iolowhat-df consequences. And if the Sub-Sheriff had waited until the dragoon who was so attacked was actually t jtse Guilty, uegl c great, Ilie o te a then t the Juryeau unenqrat Maunsell, s l wri e d t a met c da i n e : l npe s eidrsefr w iss.d ni 4 t e ly wa r s et d u i r s n ch ed arb , ,ed. verdict of Not common ANCIENT CUSTOM of the CITY V LOXDOA: The wealthy citizens of London, for mangy a f , e , have been renowned for their benevolent consid4; don for the poor; a record of their chariti es wo i dj make a ponderous folio; but many salutary cust oms that did honour to our metropolitan forefather; al tending to lessen the calamities of thei r dist ress neighbours, have been long discontinued, an d a l most forgotten, although their revival would w or k the same benefit as heretofore. Before the Fire of L on . don, that the needy might be constantly supplied with coals in the inclement season of sc arcity, when t h e petty dealer makes his market of the ne ct „i t i es 'the poor, and to defeat the combination of spe ti g a . tors in that indispensable article, certain of th e G I , Companies providently purchased and laid in ; ore annually, between Lady-day and NlichaelmaF, the following quantities, which, in cLar times, tett vended to the poor retail at the wholesale cost: Chatdrons. 488 ' - 675 . £62 • 11 - 465 - 525 ii - 315 - 115 578 560 . 255 375 412 105 104 210 52 75 45 19 97 19 105 22 Mercers Grocers Drapers - Fishmonrrs Masons Plurnaers Curriers I:ml)o:tiers Founders Poulterers Cooks Coopers - . ..... Tiler; and Bricklayers 3 Bowyers - Fletchers - Blacksmiths - Apothecaries - Joiners . . Weavers . Wonburn - Woodmonsers Scriveners Fruits rers Plasterers - Brown Bakers Stationers - Embroiderers Upho!ders - Musicians . Turners - Babket-makers 1,2 Glaziers - Goldsmiths - Skinners - Merchant Tailors Ilaberdashers Salters - Ironmongers • 1 Vintners - Cloth-workers Dyers - Brewers - Leatherselters - Pcwterers Cutlers White Bakers Wax Chandlers Tallow Chandlers Armourers Girdlers Butchers Saddlers - Carpenter 90 3$ 60 60 Cor . dwaintn Barber Surgeons By the same wise and munificent act of the Co, which regulated this measure, all retail dealers is coal. were prohibited from meeting the vessels, rby their agents contracting for coals, before the ship, arrived in the port of London, on the penalty of& for every clialdron so forestalled or bought by pre. contract. The destruction of so many of the putt buildings. by the great conflagration cf 1666, my account for the suspension of this custom, as the !I.li of many of the Companies were wanted for rebuildig of their Halls, and the private funds of the Member for the re-erection of their own warehouses and ha ings. But time saw London rise again a Phcsnit ci splendour and wealth, and yet this merciful and* cessary custom has not been revived! The intended new bridge over the Thames, Ina Windsor to Eton, is, by the contract, to be &like by November, 1822. Among the groups that decorate the grand sttir case at Kensington, painted by the ingenious Km, who laid out the beautiful gardens for Queen Cep LINE, is a portrait of MAstomET, the Tusk, who was valet de chambre to his Majesty GEORGE 1. This worthy man, whom the Sovereign brought Cue Hanover, was justly esteemed for his amiable ire ners and general deportment. Although so o- Royal favourite, his benevolence -- his many vi-zues, having in the si discharger' from the Gate-house ii Borough Clink, Ludgate, and other prisons, disgraceful to that age, mr debtors confined for small sums Turk died in 1726. GARRICK.—NO actor on recor• feelings more than GARRICK, and bly suffered more from their exertion. making the above remark to KING, received this reply : " Pooh—he sr ings ! Why, Sir, I was playing in Lear—when in the midst of a most affecting part, and when the drowned in tears, he turned his and, putting his tongue in his • I 4 D—n lie, Tom, it'll do BON MOT OF A QUAKERDLITiII) riot at Birmingham, some years PRIESTLEY'S dwelling and several worship were burnt down, the Kii active exertions, saved several otht struction ; among these was the Meeting House. Impressed by a s vice, the principal of that sect waited manding Officer, to return thanks gallant corps for their protection, dress with saying, " that he shows. the military the Pillars of the Nation." Soon Alt this, the Officer met his broad-brimmed friend, nil saluted him with a " how d'ye do F. To whittle other coldly replied, 46 I know thee not, Mail.", 44 No!" rejoined the Colonel, " Why, Ism °le °I ., those whom you so honourably d eno minated . the Po. lars of the Nation." " So said I truly, f riend ,3ll ., surely thou must know I meant the Cte/Piiiin the Nation!" BIRTHS. At Bramley, near Rotherham, on lllichaelmwilio Rowland Pennington, of a daughter. July 13, at Karats, the Rev. Mn.s John liet, of a July 20, at Malta, the Lady of Gt.oorge Ward, F ll l ll7l Paymaster-General to the For es, of a V TZRIE D. July tIO, at f:irg•ton, Uprr Canada, Mr. John ion'S lll Merchant, to Charotte, youngest daughter of 31:iiir Witt DIED. At Glasgow, the 20th inst. Captain Andrew Fraser, late dai 92d Regiment. April 24, at Roseau, in the Island of Dominica, MA* Esq. a native of Ddimellington. July 4, at Carve of Gowrie estate, in the said bland,* George Baird, a native of Girvan MAILS 71115 DAY.-ARIL DCG. 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