The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-12-25 00:00:00

l• THE _RIGHT HON. MR. GRANT. lo wer of the Right Hon. Charles Grant, his Ma y Chief Secretary of Ireland, to the Noblemen ';4oentlemen who presented to him the Address of I I t he Roman Catholics of Dublin :- 41T Loans AND 6ENTLESIIIN-it IS with feelings of losliar satisfaction, that rceive from the Catholics direland, this t es timony of e their regard and good -tosion. a I beg you will accept my thanks, for the assurance, ost, in your judgment, the general tenor of my public ;induct has not been at variance with my early decla loons. It is no small debt of gratitude which I owe to !of, that in quitting this country, I am enabled to carry ith me this gratifying recollection. Whatever way be my future lot in life, I shall never c op to look back at the period of my residence in this gentry with the deepest sense of the kindness, both r blic and personal, which I have experienced. The dissolution of my official connection with Ire land c annot impair my zeal in her service, and will not, 1 t oo. close my opportunities of p r omoting her we!. ism" TOLLS AND CUSTOMS TAKEN ore.—We are happy to we an opportunity of observing, that Lord Stan ype, though a resident in the sister country. is not anandful of the interests of his tenantry in this : his Lordship has purchased the tolls and customs of Bal. lynakill, in the Queen's county, from the person to whom they were leased, and has generously bestowed ;hem to the public. He has also got a patent for Carr sew fairs. This is the very kind of conduct which feu Is to keep any country quiet : if trifling sacrifices of this nat ure were to he made, generally, we have no doubt of the gt.od effects which must be the result. — We are not a little proud at seeing the fruits of our early efforts to do away the toll system : we struck the first blow, and rejoice that it has been followed up, sill) success, by several towns, and even country places is Ireland: bad customs should never be persisted in. —(Cartme Atorning Post.) Our accounts from different quarters of the country, regarding the injury done to the conntry, in conse quence of the incessant and heavy falls of rain, ate really deplorable. Every entrance to the city of Li merick is tlgoeleti to an unprecedented extent ; from the hills of Ne%reastle, adjoining Limerick, to the mountains of Clare, it may more properly be called a us than a flood. The driver of a chaise returning from Limerick to Nenagh, on Tuesday night, missed his way at Oroirly-hridge,twhen he, the horses, and chaise, were carried under the arch, and, melancholy to say, the driver and the horses perished ; the flood is so high, that the top of the chaise only is visible un der the arch. Owing to the great floods the Water ford Coach to Limerick did not arrive until several hours after it was due. The arches of the bridge of killaloe, have been carried away; O'Brien's-bridge is in great danger if the flood rises, from the vast num ber o f cocks of b.:, coining down the river.—(Dublin OF THE MARKETS. ri ppigwmwimigiremiw!r- THE STATESMAN: Eveni»g Poxt As,:s.ssen TAxes.—Fly the Act of let and 21 Geo. IV. Cap 113, persons who have entered into composi tion for their Assessed Taxes under former Acts, and whose Contracts expire on the sth April, 1622, may renew the same in respect of House and Window Du- Ces, for the term of 5 years, on payment of 4 per cent. additional on the latter duties only.—Persons who have not before compoundsd, are allowed to enter into composition for any of the above-mentioned duties on payment of five per cent. on the present year's assess ment (Articles in Trade or kept for Hire excepted.) Eoltantrauti, DEC. 21.—Monday the West end of Fountain -bridge was laid under water for a consider able space, in c onsequence of the Union Canal break ing onknear to the boat-building-yard behind Gilmour place. It was so far fortunate that the accident hap pened jtast upon the dinner hour, and befor the work men were gone. as all their efforts were requisite to stop th s deluge ; and, had they not been on the spot, there is every probability that seven miles of the lines (the d ist.,nce to the next stop-gate), would have emp tied itself at this place. This is the third accident of the kind in that neighbourhood ; on one occasion it happened during the night, and the people whose honses were flooded were called out of bed by the police watchmen. l'cliester liaol has a second time narrowly escaped toe Aagration. On Thursday night, the 13th, the persons entrusted with the management of the laun dry itnprodently made a large fire under the boiler, which was Idled with linen belonging to the governor's family ; early on Irriday morning it was discovered that most of the water in the boiler bad either evapo rated in steam from the heat, or had escaped by leak age. The greater part of the contents of the boiler was entirely consumed, and the remainder nearly de stroyed, the copper being so extremely heated as to threaten a speedy ignition to the wood-work attached —a circumstance which (but for the timely discovery) would probably have spread the devastating element to such an extent as to cause the entire destruction of that portion of the building which comprises the washhouse, brewery, drying and ironing room, and the store-room fur manufactured goods, models, stores, &c. A Ilenairr.—Last week, two men at work in the grounds of St. Pierre, Col. lowis's, were surprised at the appearance of a column of smoke arising from the middle of some very thick coppice, almost impervious to human approach. Upon farther scrutiny, they were alarmed by the discovery of an aperture, which, upon examivation, conducted them into an excavation, %here they discovered a being scarcely of this world, in appearance at least. His body was scarcely covered with the remnant! of former habiliments, and a beard almost patriarchal. On being questioned, nothing satisfactory was gathered ; and, except stating that be had not been a resident of this cave more than three mouths, no answer could be obtained. His first discoverers made a penny of their hermit, as they termed him, by exhibiting him at two-pence a-piece at a pubtie-house in Chepstow for some days. until his commitment to Monmouth Ciao' for three months by Col. Lewis, as a rogue and a vagabond. Whether an escaped felon or fraudulent debtor. his beard bespoke his cause of retirement of no recent date. although it is conjectured that when shaved and humanized he will prove more juvenile than his present aspect bespeak*. No means of subsistence appeared, saving a few rem nants of potatoes, stolen from the neighbouring fields, and a quantity of bun shells.—(Brietolblevenry.) CITY ELECTIONS. LAST DAY. ALTIZRSOATE.—(Eight Mensterit.)—Mr. Rolls, 185— Mr. Matthews, 185—Mr. Fisher, 184—Mr. Diggeos, 6 183—Mr. Forest, 169—Mr. Paxton, 173—Mr. Larkin. I62—MrWalton, 151—Mr. Corboold,* 74.—The first -- - eight were returned. BREAD-STRERT.-4Tteeke Afembers.)—Mr. Hayward, Dep. 69—Mr. Mashie, 63—Mr. Coleman, 63—Mr. Dib din, 63—Mr. Gibson, 62 —Mr. Burrs, 62—Mr. Blake'. ley, 60—Mr. Crocker,s9—Mr. Bridge , 59— Mr. H allam, 59—Mr. Biden.• 53—Mr. De Grave.* 52—Mr. Webb,* 27—Mr. Bruckfiehl,' B—Mr. Thomas,* S—Mr. Hatch,' 7—Mr. Fulton,* 7—Mr. Wiwi,* 7—Mr. Corbett,* 7—. The first twelve were returned. BASSISHAW.----The Poll for this Ward closed on Satur day by agreement, there being only one vote unpolled, when the four first Candidates were duly elected. Mr. Weguelin relinguished. DOWGATE.—( Right Meinhere.)—Mr. James Saun ders, 63-51 r. Saunders, Deputy. 59—Mr. D. Price, 52 —Mr. Bennett,' 51--Mr. E. l'Anson,' 11--Mr. Mortimer,* 53—Ma. Nesbitt,* 49—Mr. Forster, 46 — Mr. W. C. Wryghte, 46—Mr. .1. H. Coombs,* 45 —Mr. W. Wright,* 42—Mr. Vandercona, 30.—The first eight were returned. FARRINGDON WlTHlN.—(Serexteen Members )—Mr. Crowder, Deputy, 28 4 - - Mr. Plumm er, 282—Mr. Dunnett, 277—Mr. Pritchard, Neweate-street; 277 Mr. Winter, 274—Mr. Westwood, 274—Mr. Hogard, 272—Mr. Howell. 271—Mr. Murcott, 271—Mr. Old ham, 271—Mr. Prichard, Blackfriars, 270—Mr. Daw, 270—Mr. Hayward, 267—Mr. Hartley, 267—Mr. Gil bertson, 262—Mr. Scatcherd, 261—Mr. Eagleton,' 167 —Mr. Woodward,' 139.—The first seventeen were re turned. LIME-STREET.—(Four Members.) —Mr. Price,* 52 Mr. Prince,* 46—Mr. Dvster, 45—Mr. Shearman, 40— Mr. Jones, 30.—The first four were returned. LANGBOURN.—(Tea Members.)—Mr. Elliott, 174 — Mr. Gibson, 174—Mr. Milroy, 173—Mr. Carter, 170 — Mr. Dixon, 166—Mr. Wiltsbtre,l64—Mr. Stubbing, 162 —Mr. Ayres, 160—Mr. Joyce, 134—Mr. R ice ,' 122 ,' Mr. r. Haswell,* 101—Mr. Wright,* 87—Mr. ddome,* 26—The first ten were returned. Po RTSOKEN.—( Pine Members.)—Mr. Colebach, 211 —Mr. Carter, 200—Mr. Perry, 190—Mr. Smith, 187 — Mr. Parker, I7B—Mr. Cundell,' 91.—The first five were returned. WA Lationx.-kEigAt Members.) —Mr. Williams, De puty, 72—Mr. Pearce, 7 0— Mr. Co p e, 70—Mr. Richard son, 70—Mr. Gibbs, 67—Mr. Woodward, 61—Mr. Hale, 58—Mr. Watkins,' 49—Mr. T. N. Williams, 41. —The first eight were returned.—Mr. T. N. Williams has demanded a scrutiny, and the Wardmote adjourned till the 4th of January. Those marked thus ( 5 ) are new Candidates. Sunday night, soon after twelve o'clock, the whole of the gas lamps in St. James's-park and Constitution hill, amounting to upwards of 500. were lighted for the first time, to try the effect. The operation was performed by 30 lamplighters, who accomplished the lighting in less than five minutes. They only conti nued burning for about half an hour. The works were found to be complete, and they will be lighted, every evening. Last night they were completely lighted, the oil lamps baring been entirely withdrawn, and the exhibition was really beautiful, while it promises to be extremely useful. There is a double row of lamps all round the great Canal, including, of course, the Bird cage-walk, where there were none before, and an addi tional row on the side from Spring-garden to Bucking gate, which so brilliantly illuminates the whole of the space between the green plot and the boundaries of the Park, that there is no longer any refuge or rendez vous for the profligate women and skulking thieves who have lung rendered this every dangerous passage. Nothing now remains necessary to rout this abomina ble herd from that much-frequented part of the town but the erection of two gas-lights at the back of the Queen's Guard-house, and in front of the coach stand which leads into St. James's-street. MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK. — On Saturday week, a fisherman, residing at Portwilliam, in Galloway, de scried a boat at a considerable distance, which from the irregularity of its movements appeared to be wholly freed from the guidance of human agency. Suspecting, therefore, that all was not right, the honest fisherman, in company with his son, immediately put to sea, with the hope of rendering assistance, and by strength of pulling soon came up with the supposed wreck. And here, to use his own words, such a scene presented it self " he had never seen before, and hopes never to see again." In the boat there were four men, and two boys, one of whom was still alive, but so completely ex hausted by cold, hunger, and fatigue , as to be totall y unable to lift an oar, or even direct the tiny helm. The boat was half filled with water, and the bodies of the three men and two boys (the latter of whom looked most interesting even in death) were lashed to the spars ; from an apprehension that they would lean overboard. At this time the survivor was too weak to give a proper account of himself; hut on being brought ashore, he received the most humane attention from the family of Sir Wm. Maxwell, of Monreith, and afterwards el plained that he belonged to the brig Stanton, Banks, sit Whitehaven, burden 250 tons, whose loss is noticed in a preceding . column. This unfortunate vessel had struck on the point of Ayr, and of her crew consisting of nine men and two boys, five had been washed overboard be fore the boat could be entered. As it was totally ins. possible, from the direction of the wind, and fearful sloe', of the breakers, to effect a landing on the Isle of Mae, ', the boat drifted about from the sth to the Bth December, during all which time, the crew had been without oars, eater, or food of any kind. In this state the boat drifted into Glenlnce Bay, when the survivor was miraculous-I , ly preserved by the exertions of the individual already alluded to. SINGULAR OCCURRENCE...4G the COWS! of last AM. SON a lady of Liverpool, intending a visit to her friends In Manchester, sent a piece of very valuable lace to her dress-maker, to be prepared for her wear on that oces pion. The lace was clear starched, and put to bleach on a grass plat in the out-skirts of the town, at the back of a respectable dwelling-house, well fenced with high walls ; notwithstanding which, it disappeared in the course of the day. The only occupiers of the premises were a lady and a female servant. The most painful suspicions were excited, and all search and inquiry proved fruitless. The lady made her visit to Man chester without the ornamental appendage, and the other parties thought of nothing less than indemnifica tion for the loss, on the lady's return. It so happened, some time after, that the bed-room window bad become so bespattered, on account of a bird's nest over is, that the lady engaged a workman to remove it, when, to her astonishment as well as joy, the lace, which was of con siderable length, was found 'neatly rolled round the in side of the nest, and, although a little soiled, was not in the least injured. Prime Beef in London last week sold for 4id. per lb. Mottos for 4d.; inferior joints, 244. to 3d. Best Kent, Essex, and Norfolk Wheats scarcely averaged 445. the quarter, or ss. 6d. per bushel. At Hereford market, one of the great markets from which the ex tensive Mining districts of Monmouthshire and South Wales draw their supplies, an immense quantity of Grain was offered for sale, but there were no buyers on any terms. Cattle of all sorts experienced a further depression ; fat beasts, which would a year or fifteen months back have fetched twenty pounds, now not being worth twelve pounds. Several thousand bushels of excellent barley were offered by one farmer to a great dealer at any price, with ao earnest request that he would name some price, as be must sell to pay taxes and rent, but he could obtain no bidding. Several intelligent dealers declared it to be their belief that any person who Lad been in the market with a consi derable sum of money, might have laid it all out at the rate of ten shillings for the potted, even a present prices. Thus are things rapidly getting worse for the farmer; and however those landlords may hug themselves in fancied security who yet receive their rents (who, however, we believe to be very few in to aber, particularly in the eastern counties), they may rest assured their turn is coming. It is utterly impossible that rents can be paid at the present prices of farm produce whilst the present charges of taxes, tithes, he. remain on production.--(Bristolllereerg . ) Onr fair, on Monday last, usually considered the hest throughout the year, afforded another deplorable instance of the distress which at present unfortunately prevails in the agricultural class of the community. — The show of every description of cattle was unpre cedently great, and prime fat beasts scarcely averaged 44d. per lb. whilst inferior beasts were almost unsale able, although offered at • considerable reduction. — In stores and milkers, notwithstanding the low prices, and the abundance of feed, but little business was done. In fact, farmers have at present so many urgent claims upon their funds, that instead of purchasing stuck, they are endeavouring to convert what they already have into money, and thus almost every fair is crowded to an excess scarcely ever known before. The supply of fat sod store sheep was also very large, and the greatest proportion was driven away unsold. — Prices may be quoted at from 4d. to 44d. for prime qualities ; and for inferior 3d. to 34d. — { f Advertiser) Extract of a letter from Warwick, 24th of Nov. I 821.—" Farmers are agoing to ruin in tl.is neigh bourhood very fast ; no less than three sales (for rent) took place within six miles of here last week, and the market on Saturday, for best new Wheat, engaged to weigh 60Ibs. per bushel, 455.; inferior 56Ibs. 335.; old Wheat (fine) 80s. Mutton and Beef, 34d. to 44d. Wool, 58s. per tod of 281bs. and no trade; bat the Millers will scarcely buy new Wheat at all. Old Barley was as high as 485.; best new Ditto, 325.; inferior, 245. 225. 205., lac. &c. CHEAP Ttuas.—The diary of a deceased gentleman, in a village about eight miles from this town presents the following items, incurred by his journey to Lewes, is lyros,-- Dinner Half pint of Wine • Three pots of beer Shoeing the Horse Horse and Ostler Oates - - 6J. 2 Se The dinner consisted of boiled beef and the necessary vegetables, a plain, and an apple pudding. Four fat sheep fatted by Wi!.iain Watson, Esq. of Rye, and killed by Mr. James Holland, of that town, butcher, weighed as under : No. I - list. 41b. Loose fat 171 b. 2 - - 16 6 20i 3 barren 16 2 2SI 4 ditto 19 5 24f EASTBOURNB.—On Saturday last, some paupers employed in lowering a rise, or small hill, on the road leading to Eastbourne Irons Killingdon, dug up some human bones. When the skull appeared, the men were induced to proceed with caution ; they soon discovered more, and from care succeeded in uncover ing a perfect skeleton, with the arms folded across the breast, lying from east to west. There were teeth in the jaw; two of them were taken out, which were sound, and as white as snow. Many of the inhabitants of Eastbourne went to see it. Since writing the above we have bees informed that another skeleton was found on Monday morning. On Saturday evening last, a corn stack, the pro perty of Mr. Ben. Pery, of Rothbury, Northumber land, was set on fire by incendiaries, and totally con sumed, and it required the utmost exertions of the as sembled neighbours to preserve a hay stack closely adjoining. Two persons were apprehended on suspi cion, but have been proved innocent by the subsequent confession of one of the actual perpetrators of this nefarious crime, who is committed to Morpeth gaol fur trial. His name is Win. Leighton, alias Huge° ; and be accuses Wm. Peerage, jun. as inciting him and assisting in the act. Peerage has absconded; bat the police officers are after him. On Wednesday last, James Richardson, James Las ted, Jonathan Lusted, Jesse Pattenden, Reuben Gold smith, John Lavender, John Stephens, Samuel Stephens. and Win. King Lambert, labourers, and all paupers of Helliugly, within a few miles of this town, were com mitted by the Bench of Magistrates at Hailsham, to our House of Correction, to take their trial at the ensuing General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, for having, in consequence of a preconcerted conspiracy, violently and tumultuously rushed into the parish vestry in the even ing of the 10th inst. some of them armed with cudgels, and making a great riot and disturbance there, with the intention of intimidating the vestry into greater allow ances for relief. One of the party aimed a blow with his cudgel at the head of Mr. Oorringe, a farmer pre sent, the effect of which was fortunately prevented by pushing aside the arm of the assailant.—(Lewes paper). CARLIsLaPoucz-ovrzcz.--Itax v. MaxwaLL—The defendant bad gone about the country selling tea in quarters of a pound, and was seised at Daimon by the exciseman, and brought before the Rev. Mr. Fletcher, who condemned the tea and committed the man. It appears that be travelled for a Mr. Brown, of New castle, without a permit, which, by the way, under the Act, would have been of no use to him. Not being able to find bail, as be was a stranger in Carlisle, be was committed. It was a bard case union fellow was Oidently unconscious that be was using illegally. '• - * SPORTING INTRI,I4IGENCR. BETTING AT TATTERSALL' S. 11ite.,31. Daaar.-16 to 2 gni Marcellus—l I to I agst e. nut of 4georaT.-13 to I art c. out of Rees.—ls to I ago c. out of Opal--200 to II agst e. out of Sister to Castanea.-1(0 to ♦ apt Vertigo. OAKS.-6 to 1 ago 1. nut of Parasol-4 to 1 asst t. ont of ' Res .—I Ito 2 agst f. out of Meteors-9 to I *gat f. out of Cat. DONCASTER ST. LEGER.-17 to 2 apt Marion—l Ito apt Swap. Neat had had a benefit at the Assembly-Rooms. on Satc : day, which was numerously and respectably attenden. The citizens. on. the entre of their hero, received him with a thundering burst of applause, which must have been highly gratifying to him. The . first set-to was 'between Broad and Duffett, which gave general satit, tion. The second was a raffianing set-to between Cab bage and Hall, all give and take. The next was b. - tween Reynolds and Stephenson the black; and the quick eye, the humourous and rapid evolutions of th: latter, excited general mirth, whilst the goo.l.n.itur.• with which he received, and the force and rapidity of his returns, kept the room in continued good humour. Neat and Parsons then set-to, the former apologizi:::c . for the state of his hand, which had not recovered from the effects of the blows it had inflicted on th'e iron frame of Gas. With this exception, his hod v did not exhibit the slightest symptoms of his late en gagement. and he was in as fine condition as avhen be threw up his hat on Hungerford Conamon.—(BriA4 Mercury.) MATCH IN HARNESS.—On Saturday a Mr. Parker, from th e country, was spending his evening, in company with several others, at Mr. Pledge's, the Castle Tavern, 51oorgate, when be offered for a considerable sum to drive a horse in harness fifty miles in four hours. Or. Paige, of Chiswell-street, the eminent farrier of Bello Alliance. South-gate, took the het, and the money was immediately deposited in the hands of a rct-peetable gentleman. The match is to take place this week.— [Sets to a considerable amount are dependant upon the result. The match to ride 100 miles in eight hours, as under taken by Captain Smith, of Colesley, on ten horses, was fitted to take place yesterday morning. It is fir 200 guineas, over a piece of ground on the Winchester 1 road. Betting sto 4 against time. EXTRAORDINARY eIIASE.—A stag was SOME years ago turned out from Wingfield-park, in Westmoreland, be fore Lord Thanet's fox hounds; at length, by fatigue or accident, the whole pack was thrown out with the ex ception of two dogs, who continued the chase, and they were seen near Annan, in Scotland. The stag returned to the park whence it bad been started, leaped the wall, and died as soon as he had accomplished it ; one of the bounds run to the wall, but being unable to cet over it, laid down and died ; the other hound was found dead about a mile from the park. The distance from Wing field-park to Annan is forty-six miles, and by the cir cuitous route the stag teok, the distance run could not be less than 120 miles. A curious circumstance occurred a few days since in the parish of Brantford, Suffolk. A husbandman, in the act of ploughing, disturbed a hare on her seat. Poor puss. in the fright, attempted to bolt through the wheel of the plough; in doing which, she met her death by one of the spokes taking her in contact with the other part of the implement. • POACIIIIRIL—We have already stated that on Sun day night the 9th instant, between twelve and one o'clock, Henry Judd, game-keeper to Thomas Asheton Smith, Esq., accompanied by six aesietants, were at tacked in Ashdown Coppice, at Tedworth, in Hamp shire, by a desperate gang of poachers, consisting of fire or six men, armed with guns and other weapons, one of whom shot at and kith d Robert Baker, one of the assistant game-keepers—Mr. Asheton Smith made every possible exertion to pursue the murderers, but not being able to trace them in the country, he sent an ex press to Sir Richard Birnie, at the Police-office, Bow street, for the assistance of an active and intelligent officer. Taunton was dispatched, who has at length succeeded in apprehending two of the gang, who prove to be Edmund Steele and James Turner, two well known men as labourers in that part of the country. They have undergone several examinations bef.,re the Magistrates at Andover, and were finally committed list Wednesday to Winchester prison, on a charge of the wilful murder of Robert Baker. The prisoner, Steele, has turned King's evidence, and, from his con fession, it appears that the gang of poachers consisted of five. The other three, not in custody, were all la bourers, who worked in and about Andover. A singular robbery was committed at Maryport one day last week. Mr. Pollet, a traveller, staying at Wm. Porter's, Golden Lion Inn, having ordered the servant to call him early in the morning, retired to rest, after, as he supposed, locking his chamber dao:-. The bolt however missed, and it remained nt.fastened. Ho was awoke before day-break by a noise of foot- . steps ; expecting it was the servant coming to rail him, he took no particular notice, but finding th.st was not the case, after a few minutes had elapsed, he jumped up, asked who was there, received no answer, groped for the door, and called up his landlord. On returning to his chamber, he found his pocket-book on the stairs, and on examination discovered that six pounds had been taken from it, but 2001. in &C. were untouched. His suspicions fell upon a man who on the preceding evening had been in the tra vellers' room without the appearance of a regular • ra veller. The supposed culprit's chamber was entered, but as he appeared to be asleep no search took place. In the morning he asked for his bill, and said, he had a little business to do in the town, after which he would settle it. Three or four hours having elapsed, and he not returning, the landlord made enquiries, and found he bad gone to Workington—thither he pursued him, but on his arrival foand that the thief bad just embarked in a ship which was then under sail, and the surf-beating so high that, although he offered five guineas, none would take a boat and follow bins. SUlClDL—Yesterday morning, Mr. Thomas Bar rett, cow-keeper, of Mortimer-market, Fitaroy-square, put an end to his existence in his own house. The deceased had been noticed for some time past to be in a low desponding condition, and was frequently he to complain of his embarrassments. He bad formerly been a fishmonger. The deceased left home &val. - nine o'clock in the morning, and on his retur ceeded to the kitchen, where he fastened hip by a rope, one end of which was tied to a' the other round his neck ; in this situation found him. She immediately cut hint down, for a surgeon, bat be was quite deid. e at •aboitt .tars pro• I Await' 1•2 hook, at!; 3 s his wit.% s, and srnt. 4 . < I • ..':7 I