The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-03-27 00:00:00

Pie) bitui when they were aggrieved, should thus be set aside? He bad a right ttr ask why the Urown had been advised to issue a warrant, which, had the effect of undoing a legal decision; and he wished to ask the question, not merely with reference to this particular case, but to ascertain on what principles the Royal Burghs were to be govern ed for the time to come. 'co show the conduct of the blieistrates of these Burghs, he would state one fact, which was not only known to himself and to the Learned Lord, bat which was even admitted by the Magistrates themselves. The Magistrates of Aberdeen had been in the habit of meeting once a year to read over the public , aceoents, and they had had the audacity, year after year, to state the debts of the town as amounting to 6,0001, while their actual amount was 130,000/.—(hear, hear,) — He mentioned this to introduce a couunentary which had Been furnished by the Magistrates themselves, on leaving office, after the truth had been discovered. They had stated, from feelings of repentance lie hoped, that the evil which he had mentioned, grew out of the system of concealment which had been acted upon, and no body of men could honestly administer the affairs of the Burgh 'll3 long as the present system continued. He would now stave a fact which had occurred at Edinburgh Some years ago a faulty election took place—a process was in stituted to set the election aside, as at Inverness. After three years of litigation, an expense of four or 5,0001. were incurred by the pastier prosecuting. A similar ex psnse was occurred on account of the opposite to-rties, which the inhabitants of the Burgh had also to pay. It had been provided that a summary decision should be come to on each questions? —But what was this summary proceeding ? Why, ef.er four years of litigation an appeal was made to the House of Lords, on a preliminary point, the prin cipal subject not having yet been got at. It was in the midst of these proceedings that the ease of Aberdeen oc curred. The legal success of the inhabitants of that place was punished by a Crown warrant, which reinsta ted those who had been ousted by a legal process. The people of Edinburgh upon this said, '• If we succeed, we , soon only get a Crown warrant to res t ore th ose who way I be turned out ;" and so, ac might be expseted, they gave up the case in despair. A compromise was effected, and the magistrates of FAliahurgh paid 1,1001. to the parties to forego other proceedings. If the Magistrates had been properly elected, by acting thus instead of bring ing the case to a trial, they squandered the public money. Bat the fact was, they knew they were wrong, but having the power of putting their magisterial hands into the public purse, they thus disposed of the funds ' at their command. A fortnight or three weeks ago, lie had presented a p e tition from two brothers, who had ' 'heed committed fOr a debt. They applied at the proper tine for the benefit of the Act of Owe, under which, if provision .Were not ma d e for their alim ent in prison by their creditors, they were entitled, on the principle of eeuio bonorum, to he released. On this occasion, they *ere improperly called upon for two papers of mai° bo norm, where but one should have been demanded, and required to pay for two stamps at 11. 7s. or U. Ws. each, though they ought to have been charged with no stamp at all. After this, 6/. had been demanded for fees, where not one shilling could be legally demanded. The Ma. gistrates said they would let them out if they paid the 61. and the price of the stamps. Now this was calling on the parties to commit perjury, as they bad sworn they tailed for a release because they were unable to aliment themselves in prison. The parties were detained fur five or six days afterwards, when they were liberated by tbe' Judge or Lord Billies. The superior Court directed that the expenses amounting to 321. should be paid by the Magistrates, which had in consequence been done out of the funds of the Burgh. lie strongly pressed on the House the importance of looking into this subject. He dill not call on the House to conitimn what had occurred as illegal, but he contended that it was nnconatittitional and oppressive, and he appealed to them, if the system ' of which he emnelained, was one under which they ought to stiffer their fellow-countrymen to live. Wishing to bring this settled folly wider the consideration of the Nouse, lie moved an humble address to his Majesty, praying that he would be graciously pleased to give di. tenons that there should be laid • before the House a copy of any warrant isseed by the Crown in the year 1522; authorising any person or persons to act as Magis trates in the Borough of I nverneesnn the room of those recently displaced by process of law. The LORD ADVOCATE said, that In rising to ob ject to the motion of the Noble Lord, he did not mean to oppose the production of any document, which could fur nish lam soh information on the subject which he had brought under discussion. The Noble Lord seemed to t• object to time right of the Crown,to issue a warrant,but lie t. ,(the Lord A.) maintained, that the Crown bad the right to accede to or refuse the petition of the Magistrates for a new election, and that the Crown, in the exercise of that right, had used a sound and wise discretion in issuing the warrant. The Learned Lord then adverted to the petition of the two Youngs, and contended, that the Ma- Ftstrates were perfectly justified by the law of Scotland, in the course they bad adopted towards these individuals, in support of which he read the opinion of. an eminent Scotch barrister. The very warrant, said the Learned Lord, the legality of which the Noble Lord now goes , tioned, was at this moment placed before a Court of Law in Scotland, and It would he there ascertained, whether it was legal or not, without the necessity of making it a subject of discussion in that House. The right of the Privy Council to issue this warrant was not novel. The same power was exercised by the Privy Council of Scot. land, between the Revolution and the Union. In the ap plication to the Privy Council for issuing these warrants, there nos no opposition but in two instances, that of Perth, in 174 b, and that of Aberdeen, in 1811; in both of which it was, however remarkable, that the applications were acceded to, thus clearly showing, that the right was vested in the Privy Council of Scotland. Lord A. HAMILTON denied .the fact. The. LORD ADVOCATE said, • that not expeeting the fact would be denbfd, he had not come prepared with the do cuments which would authenticate it, but he might appeal to the Hon. Member for Aberdeen for the accuracy of his state , neut. The practice then, on the whole, did not support the ease of the Noble Lord. The Law of Seetlaad, with some receptions, gave the Magistrates the .privilege of eleetiog their successors, and the King would, therefore, exercise a wrong discretion if he deprived them of that right ; sod why should there be a deviation from this principle La the pre 'encase? lie did not expect to hear the case of Aber deen mentioned on the present occasion, because he was given to understand thatthe facts of that case hsdbeen dis ported and contradicted. If any other course were adopted thanthe practice which now prevalied, the whole town , stolid bee state of constant commotion. Mr. G. COMYN said he represented the Borough in question ; aad he thought it necessary to hear testimony to what had been Mated by the Learned Lord. Mr. HOME maintained that the Leaned Lord was mis takes, sato the law and-as to the fact.--(blear, hese, and laigbter.)-11e was Informed that the oond ict of those Ma gistrates was censured at the Convention of Scotch Burghs; and therefore the Learned Lord was erroneous in his state ment. (Here the lion. Member read several documents, to she* that *hat had fallen from the Learned Lord was in correct.) Mr. GORDON defended the Mogistrated elTAberdeen from the charges mode-against them, and doctored Witt they Ind brought *boot a state of iniprovemourand . proeperity in that town. Mt:Secretory PEEL moneelyed• it highly improper to throm.out.impatationa.againat Mapiatreterk .whoseeeeduct cooltbnot .be connected with the qupstiondokatediately be fore the/louse.. Mr. FORRESidefended .the conduct of the Marivrales. lie wished the Noble Lord and . the lion. *alba , or, ithc. MAI THE STATESMAN him would find out some other hobby-horse than thet•of eternally driving at the Counties and Boroughs of Scotland. Sir R. FERGUSSON supported the motion. Mr. W. SMITH supported the motion. From the year 17St, down to the present moment he did not recollect single instance io which the Lord Advocate did not oppose the infusion of a popular principle into the elections in Scot land. _ . . . Mr. FORBF,S explained. Lord A. HAMILTON replied. Hecontended that there could not be a more gross cue than that of Aberdeen. — The Corporation had become baukrupt to the amount of 130,0091. yet for years they bad declared the debt to be only 6,0091. The gallery was then cleared for a. division—Ayes, 31 — Noes, 49—Majority IS. MONUMENT TO EARL ST. VINCENT AND LORD DUNCAN. On our re-admission to the gallery we found the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER on his legs, moving the Order of the Day for the House to resolve it self into a Committee for an Address to the Crown, to erect a Monument to the memory of Earl St. Vincent and Lord Duncan. The House having gone into the Committee, the Right Hon. Gentleman proceeded to observe, that addresses like the present had not been moved for of late years, in. consequence of the memorable events of the war, which left scarcely any thing to our naval heroes to ammo. plish. At the same time he thought that the principle ought never to be lost sight of, for the country was Wand ! to offer a marked tribute of respect to the memory those brave men who signalized themselves in her ser-' vice. The Right Hoe. Gentleman then entered into some details respecting the exploits of Earl St. Vincent, and dwelt particularly on his services in the Mediterranean' in the year 1795, when Bonaparte bad achieved such ex traordinary deeds in Italy, front which he had totally routed the Austrian Army. He next adverted to the sig nal victory which Earl St. Vincent. then Sir John Jer vis, had gained over the Spanish Fleet in 1797, when be bad but fifteen sail of the line, while the enemy had twenty-seven. The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded his observations respecting Earl Sr. Vincent, by pro nouncing a high eulogiuta on his merit as a naval officer and as a man. He then referred to the achievement of Lord Duncan, as peculiarly brilliaut—those in particular at the memorable battle of .Camperdown, where nine sail of the line bad surrendered to the British Admiral, after a most obstinate resistance. Lord Duncan, on that day, received the sword of the Dutch Admiral, who was one of the bravest men that ever went to sea. hi con clusion, the Right Honourable Gentleman urged the im portant services which both gallant Officers had rendered to their country, as entitling their memories to the tri bute now sought. Sir I. COFFIN bore testimony to the transcendent qu plities of Earl St. Vincent, whom he had known lung and intimately. Sir GEORGE COCKBURN spoke briefly to the same effect. It was then moved that an humble Address be present. ed to his Majesty, praying that he would be graciously pleased to order a monument to be erected in St. Paul's Cathedral, to the memory of John Earl St. Vincent, to commemorate his important services to the country, and particularly the signal victo ry be bad gained over the Spanish fleet o ff Cape St. Vincent. The motion was una nitnously agreed to, as was also a similar one with re spect to Lord Duncan; the House then resumed. The Navy and Military Pensions' Rill was read a se cowl time, and ordered to be committed on the 10th of April, and to be printed. 'l6e House having resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House to consider the Acts relative to the re gistration of vessels, Mr. HUSKISSON said, that it was hie intention to bring in a Bill for the benefit of the Shipping Interest. His object was to consolidate the law respecting the Re gistration of Vessels, and to introduce new regulations which would save expense. The Right Honourable Gentleman moved that the Chairman be instructed to move for leave to bring in a Bill for the better Registra tion of Vessels. Dr. LUSHINGTON approved of the Right Honour- Able Gentleman's intended measure, and only requested that time might be given to cider this important subjeSirct. G. COCKBURN took the opportunity of stating a fact, for tbe information of the House. The Admiralty had received intelligence that five pirates bad been taken in the West Indies and sent to Jamaica, where three had been sentenced to death. Two had been executed— one respited is consequence of good behaviour to a pas senger—one portioned, and one proved an alibi. Mr. HUAIE asked if they were recent depredators? Sir 0. COCKBURN said they were part of the depre dators spoken of in a late debate. Mr. HUSKISSON'S motion was then carried. The House resumed, and the CHAIRMAN of the Com mittee moved, according to his instructions, for leave to bring in the Bill. Leave was given. The other Orders of the Day were disposed of; and the House adjourned at one o'clock. POLICE. MA ' , MON House.—John Lee was brought by Lead. better, the Marshalman, before the LORD MAYOR, charg• ed with having stolen a purse, containing • 121. in cash, a check for lOW. and several papers of consequence, the property of his master, Mr. Mann, a stationer in the City. The partner of Mr. Mann stated that Mr. Mann had, some time ago, taken the prisoner into his service, with out any other recommendation than that of distress, and that the young man acted with propriety for some time. Oae morning, however, Mr. Mann put a bag, containing the above mentioned property, into the till, and missed it intbe evening, the prisoner was missing also. Upon inqairy, Mr. Minn found that the boy, whom he had re lieved from a deplorable extremity, had gone to France, and that the only means the ungrateful fellow had of supporting himself arose from the robbers he had just committed. He reinJinei at Paris until his finances drooped very much, and then got back to Loudon with a few halfpence in his pocket. Lead better said the prisoner acknowledged that be bad stolen the money and check, that be had spent the for mer and destroyed the latter. The prisoner showed no symptoms of regret or fear, but wade the acknowledge meat voluntarily. The prisoner was remanded for farther. examination. Bow STRagT.—Mr. David Kirkland, a gentleman about the middle age, who stated himself to be on the half-pay of the 86th regiment, applied on Tuesday even ing to THOS. HALLS, Esq. fur a warrant to apprehend his brother; who resides in Baker-et reet; Portman-square; for anLassault in endeavouring to force a strait jacket iqmer him '(Mr. D. Kitkland,) and convey him to a pri vate road-Louse. The applicant, who was attended by a friend, stud that be tray in lodgings at No. 7, Northumberland Court, Strand, and. that morning his brother Caine to his apart , ieents,acoompanied by a keeper front& private mad-house, and,•onder the pretence that lie (Mr. D. Kirkland) wait insane, avowed his intention to convey him to a place of ' ctststinemeat. In pursuance of his intention, he proceed, led. with the assistance of the fellow be brooght with him, to force a strait jacket' Upon him. He refit-ted, and his cries brought his landlady. her daughters, and other persons in the !unmet* his assistance, and by their inter ference alonchis brother Was preerfafed from carryi4 his threat into execution. Mr. HALLS said this was a very . exteaortlinsry (frO cerdiug. and Ogle Oust It loot- be ,an arllegel tea , on fur it. Mr. Kirkland said he had a nephew who was an army agent, and through him he received his half-pay. He ap plied to his nephew on Monday for money; it was refused; they quarrelled: and he (Mr. D. Kirkland) threatened to disclose some circumstances relative to the family origin. Mr. Ilatts askei the gentleman who came with the ap plicant if the latter was at all deranged? The gentleman replied, that he was extremely nervous and debilitated, in consequence of long service in the East Indies, but he was not at all insane, Mr. limits said he would issue a warrant at all events, and give the brother an opportunity of being heard. The system acted upon in cases like that which had given rise to the present application, appeared to him to hal e reached an extraordinary pitch, and to require correction. A man had nothing to do but to declare that his brother or any other near relation was mad, and he might go and put a strait jacket upon him, convey him to a private mad-house, and'keep him immured for life, separated from his family and friends, and shut out from all the world. The warrant was issued, and yesterday morning Mr. Kirkland, of Baker-street, accompanied by his nephew, attended at the office, and the matter was heard in the private room. Mr. D. Kirkland baring related his charge, it was stated in answer to it, that his conduct was extremely violent, and that he had been ()Arvin a mad-house alrea dy. He called upon his nephew on Monday; desiring to 'phave his quarterly half-pay given to him. It was not quite dm', but his nephew o ffered to pay him if lie would allow some money which he had previously advanced to be deducted. This the complainant refused,, becarrie very violent, thrust his fist into his nephew's face, and threatened, among many other things, to expose his family affairs if he did not comply with his demand. Several persons were in the office at the time, and under the apprehensions excited by his extreme violence, he gave him 201. to get rid of him. All that they (the de fendant and nephew) wished was, that the complainant would go to Scotland and live with his mother in quiet. Mr. MiNsitut.t. (the sitting Magistrate of yesterday) said, the case had assumed a very - different complexion to what it bore at first. The complainant had been guilty of absolute extortion, and his conduct was such, that hr, and not the defendant, must find sureties to keep the peace. The complainant denied that lie bad been half so vio lent as was described. Ile certainly was in a passion. Mr. Minsuett, recommended hull to accede to the wishes of his brother, and retire to Scotland and reside with his mother. The complainant said he shmild not do so. He should reside where it best suited his inclination. The warrant, as against Mr. Kirkland, of Baker street, was discharged ; awl Mr. David Kirkland, was held to bail, himself in 1001. and one surety in 501. His landlady became his bail. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Yesterday the inquiry was resumed respecting the hackney-coachman charged by the servant of Sir It. Fergnsson with abusive language and extortion. Smith, the coach-master, who attendetL repeated his declaration that on the night in question he had no chariot out, of the number 104, and respecting the plates believed to have been stolen, of which he bad no doubt advantage was taken to commit depredations on the public. Since the last examination, he had read a report from Mary-la-bonne police office of the detec tioti of a man attempting to alter the numbers on his coach, whom, from inquiries lie made, he suspected to be the same who had imposed upon Gen. Fergusscth. The man, it appeared, whose name was Thomas Mathews, had altered his number from 1,144 to 1,141, and for this offence was sent to prison fur a month. The Magistrate, having asked General Fergusson's servant if he could identify the man, and the servant replying that he could, 111 r. Smith and the servant went to the prison, and on returning, the si rvant identified the man (['booms Mathews) as the man who had practised the imposition upon the General. The Magistrate having no power to remove the prisoner until his sentence had expired, remanded the case until then, giving orders that a de tainer should be lodged against him. Many complaints have been made of the depredations of this man, it is supposed, from the description, and there are expected I many charges against hint. I.I;!i'CROUS ADVENTURE IN THE KING'S BENCH PRISON.—At Union Hall, yesterday, considerable merri ment was excited by the examination of an Irish youth, earned Thomas Toomay, valet to a gentleman, a prison er in the King's Bench, who was brought from the Sur rey watch-house, attired in the dress oia female, in which garb he practised the folloiving adventure: MAGISTRATZ.—What have you to say for yourself for being dressed out as you are ? Tuomas.—l'll tell your Honour, if you plaice. Meself is valet to my Master, and a good crater he is to meself Last night, your Honour, my master's mistress wanted just to act in the chair all night ; but the gentleman, I mane the gaoler, would not give her parniission. So my master made me pull off my clothes, and my master's mistress pulled off - hers ; then my master dressed me up like a .ffireale, and mistress dressed herself in mine. Well, then, be made me lay hold of his arm, and when he got me to the gate, lie said, " Good night," and cal led me „ Mary," and mese(f, forgetting the intragne, was the manes of mese(/' being lockers, up in the watch house. The Magistrate told him he bad been the victim or his master's folly; which was very disgraceful, and after' admonishing him not to permit himself to be made such a dupe, for the future, discharged him, but ordered hint : to strip off the female dress, and desired that it might be kept till the owner should apply for it. On poor Thomas being dissected, every person present was convulsed with laughter; his breasts comprised a large potato cut in half—his head was decorated with a false front—he had on a blue cloth pelisse, beaver hat and feather, and a seal-skin muff. Fiaa.—About five o'clock yesterday morning a tremen dous tire broke out In the house of Mr. Jones, chemist, in Union-street, Borough. Mr. Jones was out till a late hour, and viten he went to bed all was perfectly safe, but in about an hour afterwards the boy who slept in the lower part of the house was awoke by the smoke, he went up into th 3 shop and saw it in a blaze ; he returned for his clothes and gave the alarm to his matter and mistress who slept on the first floor. He then rue to get out at the street door, which he no sooner opened than the flames burst forth with such fury that he was compelled to drop his bundle and rushed into the street naked, The watchman instantly sprung his rattle, but before assistance arrived the flames communicated with the stair case and floor above the shop. •Mr. and Mr's. Jones appeared at the window in a most distressing situation; and were heard calling to the watchman to procure a ladder, which he said he could not do, as he did not know where to get it, but the neighbours promptly cease to their assistance, gad got theta out safe. By this time the house was in one column of lire, and every attempt to save any part of the property proved fruittess. Several engineS arrived, cud haying premed It plentiful supply of Mater, they prevented the fire from extending any further titan the house in which it first commenced, and which wits the whole of the property was destroyed. Bacon Pigs are still gradually advancing ; Os. to ItSs. per cwt. may be considered now the general rate for lots, and 3d. to tfd. higher is reported to have been paid in a few instances within the last two days, Scalded Park is elsd rising, prime heavy Pigs baying brought 265. to Otis. 61.; the lighter deseription from Os. upwards. Pigs' beads gad pork offal are also on the advance. At Rosa fair, on Thursday, tbere was a middling s ply of good cattle ; bat such was the number an eager ness of the buyers, that they were quickly sold, at g considerable advance of price. Tie sheep fair was very thialy stocked; and on this acc sent the ,prices expe riesced a material rise. There were more good buries of di ask laid, than have bin seen for some years, • garb Ip.egesi •df lirtsmck. hore ioureiled pricus and bmi the naMbiii bin greater, they lical ail have faint! purebentri. --. fallfLIBM In a field contiguous to 1411cledham Common, Middlesex. 12 miles froth Lonlon. between COOPSII the GyErsey, and CABBAGE from Bristol. The teary ones were divided le opinion on this subject; and the event excited considerable interest in the Sporting World. The Gypsey was the favourite at sto 4. At ono o'clock yesterday. Cooper, attended by Spring and Shelton, threw up his hat in the ring, and in a few minutes after wards, Cabbage, waited upon by Belcher. and Harry }far mer, repeated the above token of courage. Round I. Both of the men on stripping appeared in fine condition, and, generally speakieg, it was considered an equal match. Some little sparring occurred before any hits' passed. Cabbage hit short with his right baud. Cooper' got away from, another well aimed blow ; but some eit changes took place, and the Gypsey received a severe bit in the throat cleft went down.—" Well done, Cabbage, that's the way to win it." 2. A short pause. Some sharp work between them t the Gypsey napt pepper, and in a close received a tremendous cross-buttqcker. Cabbage also went down. 3. The Gypsey came up to the scratch bleeding at the nose; milling on both sides till Cooper went down from another cross-buttock. 4. Cabbage had also the best of this round, and fibbed the Gypsey dowli. •• It's poundable," was the c...y ; and several persons offered 9 and 3 to 1 against Cooper. 5 to 10. Considerable pu&shment took place on both sides, and In the last round the Gypsey was cleat' knocked down. `• It is as right as'the day, the hackers of Cabbage observed, " the Bristol boy will win it in a canter." td 20. The Gypsey had certainly the worst of the fight up to thip period. Ile was terribly distressed, but he got the throw; and fell on Cabbage with all his weight. "Go it, Cooper, you belie spoilt his wind." 21 to 2 Sharp but not floe fighting, although considera ble miicitief was meant on both sides. 'rite Gypsey hit down by a blow on the temple. 29 to 37. The Gypsey ha.. not recovered his weakness ; and the general observations were, " any body's battle." Cabbage received a tremendous blow just ahnve the temple, and he went down ; the claret profusely followed the blow. 3S. This hit put the friends of Gypsey rather iu spirits; and he began to take the lead. Both doe n. 39 to 44. The Gypsey was fast recovering his wind, and did considerable execution in all of these rounds. Cahhage was hit down from a severe hit on his Warr ; and the odds had changed on him 7 to 4—even 2 to I were offered. 45. The game of Cabbage was as good as when he eon ' mowed the battle ; but his right hand was goee. He also betrayed symptoms of distress. 40. In this round the Gypsey was applauded from all parts of the ring, on account of his manly conduct. After some sharp fighting on both sides, Cabbage staggered, and beiag on the ropes in a defenceless state, Cooper walked to his seconds without administering a hit. 47 to 49. Cabbage came milling up to the icratch ; end his confidence never left him. Tue Gypsey bit him dowa again by a blow near his ear. Three to 1. 50. This was a gay fought round, and some terrible hits passed between them; till Cabbage went down. 51. and last. Cabbage again fought like a man ; but when in close quarters, he received a sort of choaking hit across his throat from the Inner part of the Gypsey's right arm ; from which he went down quite stultified. When time was called, he got upon his legs ; but id so distressed a state, that Belcher said he should not hlu t any more. 7 1 4- Gypsey, with melt generosity, went up to him, and tail hold of his hand, saying—" You are a brave man, Cab bage, and I will give you 101. out of my own money."—lt was over in an hour, all but a few sec nuts. Rem angs.—The youth and strength of the Gvpsey brought him through the piece. It was a truly brave ii4la and tne Gypsey did not win it without receiving so ne severe punishment. Ile is a round but a dangerous hit er ; but after the great success he has met with in the Prize-tiling. few of his weight would like to tackle with him. Neither is Cabbage a play-thing for any boxer. The latter arrived at the Castle Tavern last night; and although defeated, met with great encouragement for his bravery. A DICNOVEMENT.- - -.1 very awkward expl 'nation hls taken place, which at the present moment divides the a; tention of the gay and fashionable at the west end of th town, with the affair of lladlle. Merrandotti. A young Gentleman, who was plundered by the Greeks in Paris, last Autumn, of at least .10,(H04):.,"(va5, the other evening, the loser, in one hour, of 5,009. t. " l will rend you s cheek to-marrow morning," said he "but, in the interim, you must allow me to put these dice in my pocket." The tone and manner intimidated his adversary. The unsuc cessful gamester sent ininirdiatelv to the residence of a Noble Lord. The dice were broken, and found not loaded ; but, on anicer inspection, they were discovered to be not square, that is, longer one way than the other, and so contrived as always to throw sites.— " Don't pay," exclaimed the Noble Lord. " Don't pay," reechoed another Nobleman. This advice has been to!- lowed. But the consequences resulting are fatal to all other money transactions in this house. A Country Banker, and a young Merchant of great eminence a•sn refuse to pay the sums they have lately lost at this Subscription House. It may be necessary to add, that th a rencontre alluded to did not happen at one of those places called H-11s. Domes et platens usor.--tioa. Thy house, and (in the cup of life, That honey-drop) thy pleasing wife. SOCRATES, by his Discourse on Marriage, so en raptored his auditors with the subject, that the mar rind men flew to their wives, and the bachelors hastened r. be wedied ; and " The Spectator" has affirmed, that t!. word " wife" is the most agreeable and delightful name in nature. The sacred institution, then, of Marriage, compssses the desideratum of our ensoyinent; teeming not only with happi ness on earth, but disposing the soul itself to lisrmoulz with bliss hereafter. Previous, however, to entering Into this hallowed obli gation, it becomes an imperative duty, not only to regu late the passions, but to cleanse the grosser nature from those impurities which the freedom of unrest& ted pleasure may base entailed upon it. To the neglect of such attentio n are attributable many of those hapless in daneis, which while they excite the Commiseration of the beholder, should also impress him with the fear of self-reproach. Luxurious habits will efferninize the body—a residence id the tropics will relax the elastic fibre—but more espe cially does the ,premature infatuation of youth toe) fre quently compromise the natural dignity into a state of in anition, from whence the agonized stiff rat more Mini doubts the chance of relief. To all such, then, we address ourselves, effering hopeenergy-- muscular straneth—fe licity : nor will our advances appear qUestion ible, sanc tioned as they are by the multiplied proofs of twenty years successful experience. The easy cares of married life are sometimes disturbed by the suspension of 'those blessings Which concentrate the nuptial vireath—for the female . habit is often c sast:tutiotia I. y weak—yet it can be strengthened, and deficient energy im proved iota funCtional power. In every case of syphilitic intrusion, as well as in every relaxatiolt Or the gilhetatifte ecoittttrny, we pledge out' . abi lity to Cure speedily, and With effect. Earuesor solicitous to expel the unfeeling, empiric from the position so pre suMptuouldy 'taken up, 'we deviate from general principles with lbws heAm>isn ; and confident in our own honeurable integrity es Nembers' of the College of Surgeons, we refer the suffering c immunitymf either hex (especially those en tering lath msfrimonialtre) 'at once to'our house, whete daily attendance is given for personal consultation : and ,ette s from the country Are imoudiately answered ; these must coltain a remittance for Advice and Me:diclise, which • can be forwarded to shy part dr Uie'llitod. hogiever die- taut. GOSS and Co. M. R.C. Sargitopit; No. Soave- . rie.street, Fleet-street, I f ondoa. * l ,l* Private Dodr roads the Corner. 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