The Statesman. — London, England, 1824-01-16 00:00:00

NO INTELLIGENCE. neat„ Joinery N.N.W.--Sailed the General Bork anifierwiekskire East Indlamen. with the rest of thel outward bonud.—urng a thick fog a brig got on the North sand head, apparently a coaster, wheru she continued at 6 p• tr. eon rssorrn, January 13.—Wind N. 8.- Arrived the Tore.. B r otherg.Kyger.from Dort.—Sailed the Louisn,Welk.r, for llenry orcher,Thomson, for Madras; andlered Wiline:m. for L P eghorn. PLYMOUTH; January 1 L--Wind varlable.—Arrlred 'thu Lord FAmmith, Barrett, from Memel. n amo wnt, January 14.—Wind N E --Sailed the Ellen p o u A ls., Rice, fur Sumatra; and Briton, Pederson, for Nupl,s. SHI !Ayr-Timm, January 14.—Arrived the Echo, Pomeroy, from Vogt ban.. Cots, January 12.--. Arrived the Dorothy, Forster, from Lonion. to take troop to Jamaica. 'foe Mersey, Gloves, f out Newcastle to Charente,foundered star the Galtopt r Saud the 13th ult.—Crew caved. Toe Co•neby, --- , a, from Sundt-eland to Plymouth, got on the Goodwin Sand last night, but is rxpreed to be got off. GIBRALTAR, Drcember 28.—Part of I.lrd Cochrane's aqua- Cron was to sail from Rio Janeiro for Monte Video, the latter sod of Oct. to blockade the latter Port. The fallowing is a ropy of letters received from :be Agent to L'oyds at Cux.taven, dated Jan. 3, I+l4: Sta.—Herewith I enclose you a letter this day, addressed to me hy Capttin Moon, Commander of his Majesty's Packet Lord Duncan, on the siihject of the two It-aeons hating been blown down at Sandy Wand, which have formerly been the guidance fur shipping at Iletegoland.-1 am, Sir, &c. Jabo Bennett, Esq.. Secretary J. DALTON. at Lloyd's, &c. Cuxhaven, January 5, 1824. nVitt SIR,--As it is highly nece ssary that it should be known to the different Commanders of Packets, and others who may make use of Iletegoland Roadstead this winter, I think t my duty to make known to you, fir their information, that t observed in going into that anchorage en the 2.1 of January. st the two wooden beacons, on Sandy Island, which are the leading marks to keep Is clear of the Stein Hock that lies n the fairway of the entrance, between the two Is'ands, have been blown down by the Into gales, as I was informed while laying there; and have not been replaced aii.ce. 1 am, Sir, die. To J. Dolthn, Esq. Jas. P. Monr, Agent to Lloyd's. Commander of 11. M. Packet I.grd Duncan. OLD BAlLEY.—rnis MonNtNo. DEVIATION FROM CIVIC JUDICIAL PRACTICE. Shortly a ...er the opening of the Court the Bench was oretepieel only by the presiding Judge, who cutnneenced lees duties at a quarter past nine. It leas always been &vied necessity that en Alderman should be present at 'very i .ve e late RECORDIiR (Sir John Syl v,sto!) considered it Co necessary, That on one occasion he vaitrd upwards of an hour until an Alderman arrived, oh s rving th,t he dare not proceed contrary to estsblideed tweeze. Whether any bye law has lately passed to dispense with the necessity of the Alderman's presence, tie know not; hot there was certainly a„deviation from the ordinary cistern this mnrninz. Hall Bryan was indicted for stealing in the house of John Cantelow. situates' in the parish of st. An , lrew, Holborn, a watch, a spoon, and a coat, vr!ne 40s. his property. Samuel Parkinson depose'', that on the 30th ay., he Leant the cry of " stop thief," and saw the prisoner ran pest his house with a coal bun lle in his land. Prisoner w isstoppril by a carman, and the witness soon after cause up, and collared him. Witness assisted in taking the pri soner to Mr. Cantelow's. Taylor came up as 'soon as the prisoner nas seized, and said he had been rubbing Mr. Csnletow's house. Samuel Love, the carman, swore positively that the prisoner is the %erne person he stopped, on beating the cry of " Stop Thief." Mr. Justice Iluanouca summed np, and the Jury found Lion guilty of stealing to the value of 395. &tied Smith, aged '29, was indicted for hone arionsly brooking and enteting the dwelling house of Ltdy Croft. Mr. I,stv stated the vase for the prosecution. Ilall is a watchman of the Parish of llary.la.lionne.—,'boot a quarter before seven of Ole evening of the 17th Dec.mher he was on duty in W,lhrek Street, and saw two men near La ly Croft's house, win, on observing him, crossed over towards liulstrode S;tert. Their conduct exciting his suspicion, be looked shoot and saw that the parlour nindow of Lady Croft's 1.1.•!<e was open. alarmed lime servants by ringing at tie hell, and then went in pursuit of the two men, hut not king able to overt ace them, he returned to the !loose. and 01 eoing into the par!oor, stw the prisoner standing be• Lind the door. On his being asked whst he was doing tige, he replied, " What can I do? I base no means of resenting the necessaries to sust.tin life." Ile was then mitred and taken to the 'Patch house. Tyler, a footman to Lady Croft, stated, that on iqag alarmed by the watchmen, he went into the parlour, val me part of a great coat ender a small bed.lle immedi• arty drtw back and locked the door, and on the return of nieytatchinan. accompanied him to the room, when the prmoarr was found behind the door. Mr. BARON HULLOCR summed up the evidence, an I the Jury almost immediately returned a verdict of—Uuilty— Dlatb. QUEEN SQUARE.-(CRIMPING.) Clr TION TO RECRUITING SERGEANTS.—A man named Clarion, who stated himself to be a shoemaker,at Kensington, I.llti red the office with a Recruiting Sergeant, who said he had twisted him, hut Dow he was willing to pay the smart. The MAcIsTRATE asked the man when h. enlisted. " Your l er'hil)." said the man." I got tipsey on last Christmas de y. 3141 kept up the spree till the following Saturday, when I met this Sergeant at a public house. Ile was then in coloured clothes. I told him I was out of work, and he said the best 'hinZ 1 could do would be to become a soldier; that a shoemaker could snake a fortune iu the army—and if I lilts d he would get me a good reels., W" 1 agreed, and he gave me a shiliiag ; but I spent it upon the company, and now he says, he will take me up fora deserter. The 31AcIsTRATE told the Sergeant this conduct was deret Ivory to the principles of the Mutiny Act. He bad no righ la coloured clothes to enlist a man, without rendering himsel f !Able toe heavy punishment, and moreover, when in a state o a . ,tosicstion, ev en if h e was legally enl i sted. he should have ousht him before a Magistrate to be attested in 24 huurs afterwards. yheSergesnt answered, that the man knew him to be a sol• die that he was aware of bis beteg enlisted next da y' and Paasised to join at any time. • The MAGisTRATS observed it was the drst time he had such vase buought before him, therefore he would now overlook but if such a Oleg happen again, he would treat it differ ritlY•—•Now he wo u ld express h i s i nd i gnat i on b y di sc h arg i ng Qle run, without makine him pay the smart money. W s & T here was an error i n the paragraph in our P aper . of -- may relative t o t h e I n di a B oar d. m e . Wittwer (not who has retired from office, was not Se- TT'''. Acconntnnt to the Board. The Secretary is " ( miss P. loartenay, Esq. M. P. hit Totners.—(Moroteg Piper) ,JooSEETNEN SIMR-WCATIRS.—Thet proceedings which IZ., re tled T us STATESMAN Of yesterday, as having place on Tuesday evening, had reference only to the Rler or narrow wensere s &bati no concern with the goes toe broad sills weavers, whieb point remai las just the close of the last session of Parliament. ~!t jatarloo.pla ee i s sow 1111se.Mamising. .The great ~.te through this street, will give the experiment a much rte trial than can be *tweeted from the aristocratic `hittleta of St. James's Square THE.STATESMAN IRELAND. Lumina, JAN. la.—Tbe lollowik are the particulars of the attempt to assassluate Air. Neagle, as stated in our last. Mr. Neaele lives at 13211ir.acar, barony of Coshma He had gone to his estate hell'. Petiorq to re eive his rents, and os his return to his house, lie was attacked at his Hall-dour by Sullivan and Alec:flan, for the porpoise of robbery and murder. A angst deserting resolute woman (Anne Atblerly)leaped out of a two story high window, and called assistance, one of whom ran for three police from the town, who captured the two culprits on being pointed out to them. It was under providence, by the girls exertions, the diabolical murder was prevented, and Eyre Evans, Esq. was erabled to commit to the county gao l these two wretches. Every praise is due to the poli. e for their exertions on the UCCAlllo.l. " —(Linierick (Aro• nick). ATTEMPT TO INTERRUPT A ROMAN CATVOLIC CIARGr MAN IN PRAYING OVER The DEAD.—We have heard Mill, some concern, tuat an att.mpt was made on yesterday to interrupt the Clergyman who made the ususl prayer at the funeral of Mr. J. 1). Murphy at Carrigroloan Church Yard. We can scarcely credit the report—we are convinced that such an outrage rout& Dever have emanated from the liberal aril enlightened Prelate who presides over this diacese—he has been a long time amongst us, and his conduct has been uilforinly governed by those mild and tolerant principles which have secured him the respect and veneration of all classes of his fellow citizens.-- We know not to whom it can justly be attri• buted ; but if there wet. a fiend upon earth, pos sessing the semblance of our nature. and v es ted with a little brief authority, it was just the occasion to show the infernal malignity of his spirit. At the moment when an afflicted faintly was plunged in the oleeptst anguish —when ev ry feeling was agonised by the pi mature death of a b. loved child—at the moment when affliction was severest, and public sympathy highest —to have aggravated calamity by such an outrage, r quired a spirit which ee can scarcely believe to reside in the bosom of man. Fei• tile as this uofortuuate country has been, in all that is monstrous and inhuman. we ili•l not conceive it could have generated such a wind as that which exhibited itself on yesterday. We wait to ascertain the certainty of this report, and to trace the author of the outrage, that if lie be worth public scorn and abhorrence, we may exalt him to the highest poit of infamy which baseness and cruelty can deserve. We beer heard with pleasure, that this vile outrage was treat al with the contempt which ft deserved.— (Cork Curynie(e.) DuiLs.—Last week a meeting took place at the rear of the New Barracks, Cork, between Mrs. Walshe and Mons. both oldie Permit Office, of the Excise Revennel)..part- Meta, 'slid the former brother to Mr. liolorell Walshe, the Barrister. ney were attended by Messrs. N. Scot lard and M•Carthy. The parties havin4 taken their ground heed by signal, sithout effect. An ineffectual attempt at a reconciliation was then ; mule, and a second dtscltarge of pistols took place, when Mr. Walshe had a narrow escape, the ball Iron, his adversary's pistul having grazed hie side, the mark of W hick was visible on his clothes. The snoods then waiked their respective friends off the ground without further couituunication. A surgeon was in attendance. An affair of honour took place on Icriday at Kilcrea, between .11r. ll—r—y and Ale. llb —n. The parties ex changed shuts ; that of the latter lodged in the collar of the coat of the former, without injury, when the affair termi nated to the satisfaction of all parties. On Thursday morning, a meeting► took place about two miles from this City, between W. W— aid The former hot returning the fire of his adversary (which di.l nut take effect) the affair, we understand, ttas auneably settle d.—(l7nterjOrd . On Wednesday last a meeting took place at Einlyfail, near Ballyinqte, between John Thompson, Es4l- and Win. Soorlock, Ksii. of Alount Irwin.—lt was agreed that the parties should fire by signal; however, Mr. hlierlock's pistol burned priming, and we have heard that that lien tleman's side was gras•d by his 11, Iversary'q hall. The friend, of both parties intriferred, and happily terminated the I a•iness.—(Cork Mercury.) We understand that it is in the contemplation of the Board of Adm;relty to Issue a circular letter to the Lieu tenants of his Abjesty's Navy, calling opoo them to make a return of their shility and desire to verve, should it be necessary to order then. afloat. The onject of this return will be to separate the effective hoot the non effectite list, so that when the services of the former tuay be it will at once be known how to obtain them,— Courier. We learn from one of the papers of the day, • that a lofty at d magnificent column is to be raised on the Windmil' Hill, in Drvonpurt, to celebrate her change of name; and to be surmounted by a statue of the King, in remembrance of the. Royal grant. This place stems as vain of its altered app. Itatian as any one of the nymphs of its Windmill Row, when by a change of nine she thinks she Is made am honest woman. By what association of ideas was it, that the inhabitants resolved to plate the statue of " our Religions and Gracious King," at the top of this Windmill Row? The Professor of Hebrew at Oxford in rommenling lately on the original language of the text from which he preached, frequently made mention of "Radical 'cords." After the sermon two bed wilier); were walking together out of the church, when one was heard to observe—" I say. Jack, how he touched up the radicals, did'nt be ?" There was an error in the paragraph in our Paper of Wednesday, relative to the In :Li Hoard. Mr. Wittwer (not Whitwer), who has retired from office, was nut Secretary, but Accountant to the Beard. The Secretary is Thomas P. Courts nay, Esq. 111. P. fur Totem.— (Morales' Paper.) St. ANDREWS.—The abolition of the Scottish Commis. airy Courts took place on New Year's Day. In a few instances will this arrangement be the more telt than here. The commissariat of St. Andrews was very extensive : it included almost the whole county of Fife, a considerable part of Forfar and Perth shires, besides several parishes in other parts in Scotland. The Court was pea; its proceedings consequently were but little known. It was. however, a relic of past greatness, and that was .enough to endear it to our citizens. The measure, it will be recollect ed, was rung from the Lord Advocate (who seemed to have a kindred feeling) by . the perseverance of Lord Archibald Hamilton. The business now comes within the jurisdic. Lion of the Sheriff Courts. The change of the place of execution ' Edinburgh, is not yet determined on, but we understand a model of an apparatus had been directed to be made for the approval of the 'Town Council. It is not intended to erect it on the roof of the entrance to the Calton Hill Jail. but to project half circular platform, connected with the tower on each side of the gate, which would be seen a great distance on the road east and west, without crowding the bill.—Scots• mae. Coal has been found at %Mate. about twelve miles from Jedburgb. The seam Is about two feet thick, and the quality good . . The first cartload raised was brought to Jeliburgb, and burned on the street as a bonfire, the bells all the while ringing a merry peal. The town has hitherto been supplied a ith coal from a place at nearly double the distaoce.—(Caleefortion Meroury.) LOSS or a Liv•RPooL TR•Dia.—We regret to have to state the loss of the Liverpool Trader, Beano°, Captain 'Owen, Prnthebe Island, on Friday, the 9th instant, on her paas f ge from Liverpool to Dublin. —Crew saved.—Dublin Mercantile eldnertieer. t SPORTIpG INTELLIGENCE. • BETTING AT TATTERS iLLII—JAN. 13. RIDDLESMOIRTH.-3 to I agst ' Reformer-9 to 2 apt Pra denee—b to 1 apt Quadrille-7 to I apt Don Carlos. DER or.—l Ito 2 agstSwiss-15 to 2 apt Reformer-11 to 1 agat Agnes-14 to 1 apt Banshee-15 to I agst Ridicule-17 to 1 agst Cressida-17 to 1 mgst Dnn Carlos-27 to 1 sgst Hurly Burly-32 to 1 sgst Sir Gray-33 to 1 apt Cydnur.. OAKS.-9 to 2 apt Prudence —7 to 1 agst Lyrnessa-7 to 1 agst sr to Sailor-9 to 1 agst Barrosa. NT. I,lloell.—No alteration.— Takers of 4 to 1 about Swiss, with a pror.so that he wins the Derby. PIiDESTRIANUM-G. IVEST'S MATCH, 224 MfLEI IN 76 Hourts.—This pedestrian, who stvr•ed at 12 o'clock on Wednesday to perform the above task for 200 sovereigns, reached Wheatley (48 miles) at 11 at night, and halted an hour. lie proceeded on to Chipping Norton, 74 miles, having made temporary halts, and he arrived there at 10 o'clock yesterday. He was in bed when our informa tion left him. Much money was betted on the match yesterday at even. ROIIPERY OF THE HOUSE OF MR. HOLMES, ALP Yeterday, W. Holmes, M.P. attended at Marlborough Street Office, to relate the ci•eam.tances attending the robbery of his house in Grafton Street, on Sunday morn- With respect to Ida own servants, Mr. linestea said, 11^ had rot the slightest suspicion of any. The butler had under his tare at the very time, upwards of two thousand ounces of plate, which, hail he hero concerned, would, no doubt, not have escaped, as it had done; and besides, he had the night before told the servants to call him at six o'clock, nearly. the very time at which the house was broken into, and of course, if they knew any thing of s telt an intention, they would not have selected that hour. If be had any suspicion of the watchmen, it arose chiefly from the diffrulty and length of time the thieves irtuq have taken to break in, as the window which they attempt ed to force, was secured inside by three strong iron hart crossing each other, and which all their exertions failed to force off; am' they at length only gained admittance by picking oat one of the pannels of the shutter with• a centre bit, the whole of which orration must have occupiiil a great length of time indems ; Jr. Holmes said, that although his I ss as it was, had been very consid •ra ble, having 1/el.ll plundered of a valuable gold snuffbox. gun, and gun-case, together with a large a-sortinent of wearing apparel, the whole marked with his name, and which 11411 tire night before been packed u,, to take with him that morning to Brighton • yet he considered himself peculiarly fortunate from the folios ing circumstance :—A friend of his in the Temple, who was going into the c iiintry, had a few dais before, requested him to take charge of a quantity of gold, to the amount of 2,709/. until his return, 3n#l the xlitile of his money, contained in a hoe, was ilepo4l!ed in the very roam that had been plundered, until the lay previous to the rolibery,'when lie had it sect to a friend „at the Tower, for the better security, as be • himself was leaving Marva for some days, an that this rich booty very narrowly escaped being carried off; and strange Ito say, the box in which the money had been, and which still lay empty in the room, was the only one which they hail nut opened or examined. The watchman being now called upon, sail, that at 1'..! o'clock on Siturilav night, lie came front Loid Stowell's . house, near which his box stands, and passed Mr. liolines's house to proreed upon his rounds, and at that time all was site. At three o'clock all 14 1 411 safe—and at five o'clock • all was safe also ; lint at half past live, lie observed that I the lamp over lar. floli7•es's door had suddenly gone out. and soon after saw two men come out of ..he house, who approached and passed bin, but he supposed them to be- Lung- to the house, ani the window of Mr. Holines's house beirg a large bow one, and the burglary having teen committed on the off side, from where lie stood, he could not at first observe it, although he sew the street door o;ten, but by this dull the two men had got completely away. The moment he sate the situation of the window l i e sprung his rattle, and another watchman, named M'Norton erne up, who told him that two men walking , at a very quick pace, had just passed him in Bond meet, hut they did not appear to hate any thing with them.-.- Both watchmen then entered the house anti a rung their rattles in the ball to alarm the family. On examining the premises it was discovered that the door of the room in which the butler slept had been locked on the outside by the thieves to prevent his interruoting them; so that it would appear the robbers knew something of the interior arrangements of the house. The other watchman corroborated the s'atement of Craft as far as lie was concerned, and under all the cirolim- VARCed Mr. Holmes said that be felt satisfied by the state ment of the watchman that he hail no knowledge of the robbery, and therefore no longer suspected hini, althatigh he felt •h at a loss oh whom his suspicion should fall. Mr. Uyaa, the Magistrate, said that every ext•rtioa should be made by the officers to trace the property, and as it was all marked with the initials of Mr. Holmes, it was not unlikely but they might he successful. The purveyors of ice have been on the alert, end began to „ gather" their slippery commodity so early as Tues. day, is hen t h e films were little more than a quarter of an inch thick. Yesterday they worked with encreased activity, from an apprehension that the frost was giving way. This morning, however, dispelled their fears, as the pools were encrusted afresh. Our thermomete► which, at nine o'clock, yesterday morning, was one degree above the freezing point, was at the same hour to day on• degree below it. Yester• day the ice, carrying in fur store, was more than an inch thick. DISSECTION OF THZ Bony Or THURTELL —The erotv.l in front of the Hospital, in which the dissection is going on continue so great, that the Magistrates have hero ...palled to for an additional number of constables to protect the pub' 1k against outrage and robbery. Jo.grit Ilusr.—We understand that it has been deter• mine by his Majesty's Government to commute the sen. truce of Hunt for the murder of Mr. Weare from death to transportation for life. No intimation of this merci:u I intention has, as yet, been given to Hunt, wits, to use d i words of the Chaplain of the Gaol, is •' deplorablj lox spi t rited."—(bforning Chronicle.) Tug Paciagam.—The report of the apprehension of Mr. and Mrs. Prohert, appears to have been groundless.— A cotemporary alleges that Probert has certainly since his liberation from Hertford gaol, been lodging at the Rose and Crown public house, in Saville Row, Lambeth walk, the landlord of which (Mr. Hobbs) was one of the bail for Mrs. Probers; and a Morning paper is that he has had tbe impudence to appear on the Royal Exchange, and to address a Wisq Merchant, whom he bad known before his late exposure. It is scarcely necessary to say, adds the writer, that his salute was received with contempt. Coate Excu &NOE, J AN. 16.—The arrivals this week, are moderate. %neat, 2800; Barley, 4530; Oats, 9700 qrs. Flour, 3230 sacks.—There is not much good W beat for Sale, and the prices of Monday are fully supported for this artirie. Barley for Malting, sells freely, and readily com• mends last quotations. Beans and Peas are rather dearer. The weather being sharp, occasions a good demand for Oats, and they sell freely at Monday's prices. _ - SMITHFIELD MARKET, JAN. 16.—There was a godd sop. ply this morning, particularly of oxen, and owing to the weather setting in cold, last market days prices were ob• rained for cattle of good Tidily, but the Inferior sorts were not much sought attest Every part of the Conrt was exceedingly crowded at its early hour this morning. A considerable proportion of Ladies were in the back seats for Counsel and in the Stu dents' i3ox. Every pes.a4e was (rite full. THE VISION OF JUDGMENT. THE KING V. JOHN HUNT. The following Jury were sworn :—Robert Rogers, Mat: thew Lloyd, Robert Cook,. Richard Horsrpool, and Char. Constahlr, Esnrs. Mr. Ailaiphas prayed a tales, ant the following Gentl..mrn an=merr.l t., thrir names : James Chanib•is, John Ir. -.on, Wi:liain flussey, Thomas Jones. l'homas Hpattire. George Edward ailton, William Trougla and William t. Alt. PATTISOit opened the pleadings!, and the indictment having been read, Mr. Adolphus rose to state the case for the prosecution. Mr. ADOLPHUS, on commencing to address the Jail'. observed, that the law protected the good fame of the dead. as well as of the living ; and by protecting the good fame of the dead, it gave security to the living, Without which they could hot pass through the world, and discharge their high and.arduotos duties with confidence. That this libel was scatidaloue, disloyal, and impious, no man could dii; pate. Nothing could he said in defence of the libel. whatever might be said of the responsibility of the de fendant. Thi libel was one affecting the King and his family. lie was aware that it would he attempted to censure the prosecutors, and it was much easier to censure the one party than to vindicate the other. It might be said that the Attorney lieneral ought to have prosecuted if the libel really affected the Royal Family. But there might hr many' things affecting the Royal Family wnich the Attorney tireer..l might not find it fit to prosecute, but which public spirited individuals would not stiffer to pass. The wily question for them and for hi m was, whether 66 was a mole of prosecution by which the defendant 'wise more likely to sustain injustice than auy other. Now it was quite the contrary. A (hand Jury had found the bill. It CAMP before them too this day, not with the authority, the power, or the ability of the Attorney lieneral. There was a very high advocate Counsel for the defendant. If (continued the L-arned C011114(.1) the Crown prosecuted, it would have the 'right to reply without evidence being called on the other sid•: ha: in this case, as no witnesses ' would probably be call e d, Vie eminent Counsel on the other side would tiara the advantage of addressing theist last. This to:!ic, he knew, would be pressed upon them. hut lie tritstod they would then bear in mind the ohsetva lions he li!ol m id , . and they *odd find that in reality the defendant had no cause to complain, If it could be shown that his instrut tors were mistaken—that the slew he rock of thi s s ,:liect was a mistaken one—if it could he shown that it was not scandalous, if not disloyal, if not iinpions, none would r• joice more than he, or re:ire with more satis faction to find that the memory of his late 3la:,esty ur is not affected. It wor known to the Jury that 0 .orge the Third died in Ind, ,ft,rr a reivi of GO years. For a long period before his decease he was ::flirted by the hand of Heaven —he the deprivation of his understanding. At the end of his fifti-th year, his reig r was celebrated by pnlilic rejoie legs. Such was Vie suiject selected by his libeller for the exercise of his talents. Was there a man in any ordinary case alto would not express sympathy with the sufferings of another so afilicteit ? Yet throe suff•rings were the top i cs a st ee t. a i a s the ground work of the Ares , of worth b y thi s libeller. Fir a long- time is was thought fit to mike personal attacks upon his present Majesty, but this plan of operation nos changed. and in pursuance of the new system, a publication, entitled .* The Liberal, or Verse and Prose from the South," appeared in the beginning of the year 15.22. The word Liberal had a specious sound, and was used to imiciliate favour. One hundred and fifty years ago , it was used as signifying irreligion, and indeed the same principles which characterise the present publica tion. It was a production sent forth by those whom die. tance maws valiant, and indifference to character tegardlets of consequences ; and who, from a spirit of malice, were capable of ootraging all feeling and ransacking even the very grave. In the first number of the Liberal, there is a poem, called " The Vision of Judgment." In this poem the author preserver to lay the scene in Heaven, and with a degree of levity 4n.1 wantonness—a depth of impiety teat would disgrace a pot house, showed an utter disregard of that reverence which was due to the Supreme Being, and a total nee{ al oldie awe which his idea should create. When he (4r. Adolphue) began his address, be was ad monished in 3 whisper not to go beyond the chsige in the indivniptit ; hut if kr found that the libel had had another character besides that ascribed to it in that document, and one that lie could only regard with horror, be did nut know why he sliaald not advert to it. lie would not have expected from any English writer a production ofsuch a charact-r as this, in which the scene WAS the very floor of litavon, and in which the author's profligate muse afforded a striking example, that •' pools rush in where Angels fear lo tread." The Vision of Judgment began " Saint Peter sat by the celestial gate, Ilia keys were rusty, and the lock was dull, So little trouble had wen given of late; Not that the place by any means was full. But since CI I Gallic era " eighty-eight," The devils had tu'en a longer, stronger pull, And • a pull a,torether.' as they say At sea—whin drew most souls another way." And so it goes on. The recording angers wings are plucked to malce pen., and he has six cherubim. ap p..innqi to he his clerk., with a dozen under clerks; and in this way doe. this libeller proceed. It then goes on to state that a general noise and rustling is heard, and on inpairy being made, the answer is, that George the Third Is d ad. One of the parties then gives this account oli t hint— In the first year of freedom's second dawn ed George the Third ; although no t• rant, one Who shielded tyrants, till each sense withdrawn Left Mai nor menial nor external sun : A better farmer ne'er brtish'd dew from lawn, A worse King neegr left a real undone ! Ile died—but let his suhjPets still behind. One half as mad—and /'other uo less behind: He died !—his death made no greet stir on earth ; His burial made some pansp ; there was profusion Of velvet, gilding, brass, and no errs , dearth Of aught pat tears—save those shed by collusion: For theimthblgs may he bought at their true worth: Of elegy Shad wee the due infusion— Bought also ; and the torches, cloaks, and banners, Heralds, and relics of old Gothic manners. Forto'd a sepulchral melo-drtree. Of all The fools who llock'd to swell or see the show, Who eared about the corpse/ The fatten! Made the attraction, and the black the woe, There throbb'd not therea thoaght which pierced the pall And when the gorgeous collie was laid It seem'd the mockery of hell to fold, The rottenness of eighty years in gold. This was a handsome board—at least for heaven; And yet they had even then enough to do, So many conqueror's ears were dell/ driven, So many kingdoms fitted up anew ; Each day too sl , w its thousands six or seven, Till at the crowning carnage, Waterloo. They threw their pens down in divine disgust— The page was co bes.ueared with blood and dint. This by the way; 'tis not mine to record What angels shrink from : even the very devil On thik occasion his own work abhisred, So surfeited with toe infernal revel; Though he hi nseif had sharpen'd every sword, It almost quencti'd his innate thirst of evil. (Here Satan's sole good work deserves insertion that he has both generals iu reversion.) - RT 4)F K1N011• BENCH, JAN. 15. ' I . -11 ;~ 11