The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-05-20 00:00:00

litr t AMERICAN PA pgas. —..... k -- • 'fie arrival from America yesterday, bronght nader 14 A' . date the 21trt, an account of the American Colonists on 4lbe West Coast of Afrira. which states them to be en joytng good health, hut that nearly all the tribes aroukd them were combined again-t theta—their principal ob ject being plunder. On the 11th Nov. at break of day, the Colonists were attacked by • body of 800, who killed three persons, wonosied, four, and took seven into capti . adit. 1 hey weld', however, subsequently compelled to • " .:retire with conafdrirghlp lose, hat they contrived to carry j olt their killed soct-founded. 111 " 8 papers bait bieught us a variety of details of ' 'piracies in . the Writ Indies; iitorChanges and rumour. se. changes io South America.. The most important in telligence, however, is the announcement they contain • 'if the measures taken by the Russian Government to . Tut in force its monstrous pretension to the possession of , i t t ro . ,north-western coast of America, and to the exclusive Igo ,. s , t p , *irrigation and property of four thousand miles of sea. . 4- 1 . , _ The foltostiug article from the Boston Online( announ- , !tt, :'' ~, ,,, .7 tea the rat, to which Britain is interested as much as • ' ." •' Americal= i, INCT,:, ' - " " Capt. Gardner, arrived alien. Medford , from the Sand i • with Wla ands, informs uslite r ?earl, Stearns, of B•uston. g . '• tirritea there floe days before be sailed, from the N. W. 4. f _e.e, • "Coast, baring been ordered o ff by the Russian officer CO M. - -*landing at Norfolk Sonnet After leaving the port, the 44 - Pearl was boa . rded by the Russian frigate Apollo, and d 0,.., ,.., • ~.: • cuitent.: were relented to Captain S. declaring the Russian . claim to eyelash e jurisdiction to extend to latitude 51 N. on the N. W. coast of Americo, northward of Sehring's . Straits, and thence to latitude 47 .3,0 N. on the coast of : v lapan ; and that ell vessels, of whatever •nstion. caught „within • WO Italian miles even of those extensive limits (ex ', . -.., k•-ipt-iti nests of actual distress), will be subject to confisca . ' - • • ' *••:•lion. NO foal Is not excepted. The Apollo was abou t . iI - despetcti 'vessids, and also to proceed down the coast for - - ..se perppse of titderiog all vessels of. Two other large • • dui frigates ate Oa their way to tile coast. The above P icle is intereptiag, ',affording proof of the inteotion of the Itnssisn Government to execute the famous Ukase which was the subjeet of so mach sharp discussion between ore Government and the late /fustian Minister at Washing. ton,:eit I wtiet, it was supposed had satisfied the Russian , , Government of the unjestness end unsoundness of its clai m . _ •• Aectitnits f: out Europe have often mentioned that Russian • OHO, bed sailed from the N. W. coast to carry into execti - 1 lion het srbitary edict, but we hstieve the above is the first ieformation rvcrived of its actual execution by a Russian force. '---(tioeton Centlitel.) . A passenger in the schooner Freemason, in nineteen • days from Campraelsy, informs as that the province of Yocatsti declared itself separate and independent of the : , .,Government of Mexico about the end of last month, itod that a Congress had been convened at Meridi , the • caphel of the Province. The Governor of Campeachy was AO out of the Province, being opposed to the . --.. i • . thenre;und ano•her was appointed by the ifthabitants.— ' (tialtiunire ime-ican.) Aeronnte from New Orleans state, that a British sloop of war, h,! captured a piratical vessel, with sixty men, commended by the notorious Cantu., who was killed in the action, The pirate hoisted the bloody flag and cried no miarters—and none were shown, most of them hay- 1 . log been killed: By letters from Jamaica, to the 2•2 d of March, we hare i - ) received a copy of a Royal Order from the Spanish Go; • • ".- vernternt to General 'Morales, directing the blockade of • • the meets of Colombia to he raised. •'-- ** • - Sir Thanes Hardy is reclaiming oftheChilian Goverla-• r • ~ • . ...t • -*sent all-British property condemned at Valparaiso. . . - . • : • A TRAOICAL Evercr.—(From the New York Even -1 • ing Poo.)--0n Wednesday, April 16, about twelve • , Oclock, Mr. Charles Steele, grocer, living at the corner • . •,- . . ' -*f Broome and Cannon-streete, deliberately took his un. loaded with slugs, and tired it at his wife , who was ' S assing along the street, which took off one of her alms . - ihove the elbow. He thee took a razor and cut his Iwo Ihrtet, which fie survived about two hones. Mr. Steel.) --. aed his wife had lived nnhalpily together for some time. , - • Lastweek she went ht re tIM grand jury, and mitered a „enroplaint against him for an assault upon her person, be ill-tr-aing her in other respects. He nawindicted ' . And tried at tile present sittings of the . CotsetailfSossions; , ' .. • . *het rerialred to enter into recognizanees td keep the+ race: fa r tithing appeared against his character untd the fotolinarrel with his wife, which has ended in the • . .• Shove tragical scene. A New York paper of the 21st 1 stater. that Mrs. Steele died from her wounds a day or 'fro after. • Mee York Evening Post of the 21at of April jos a long correspondence between the American , e tort• r, and the Commandant of Porto Rico, eftitweihject of the death of Lient nant Cocke, com manding the American schooner, Fos, who, as was an oeuvre& soin'e time aeo, cases killed by a discharge of a cannon from•Furt Moro, in consequence of persisting to cuter the port niter a previous discharge with a blank cartridge to pr-vent him. The Commandant, who was absent, attributes the rigorous execution of a positive ' order by the second in command to the alarms excited by the previous .buccaneering expedition against the island from an American port, under the command of the ad venturer Oiroiray Holstein, as well as to rumours o ott•er intended designs against Porto Rico. Commo dore Porter is were •Trifty in his expostulation, and the Spanish Commander very deprecatory. It is satisfactory to read a letter of thanks front the Acmes of the Amen can to those oldie British Spedron,off the same islanJ, gratefully acknowledging their kindness and sympa thy in the occurrence of the foregoing melancholy nos -t .ke. ...: f , i • • 4;. : • .3J- • - :_~, . T • - - IVINCHESTIR, May 17.—0 n Wednesday some ibour inrking in a field belonging to H. &oyes. sq. o, , near Weyhill, discovered, about two-feet on. •onnd, a most beautiful tesselated pavement , ;A the flooring of a tent used by some Ho !rid. The land is cleared away, an 3, with hit ion, it presents a most perfect picture of anti pavement is composed of small dies abon square, of various colours. and, according to ifferrnt compartments, varying in size; the work ' beautifully shaded, and the figures, which are preserved perfect, show gri at art of delineation. -ntre is . placed the General, with the right arm , claiping a goblet—in the left a spear—over ider bangs a skin of a wild beast, and his feet - the hark of a leopiirit. The whole is de ,ornamented, and certainly offers to the curious ipecinien of early days. -The inscription, which .cfect as at kW, is on the upper margin e pavement, and is as follows :--QVINTVII VITNI.SVAIALINAS ET BODENt. At the upper side of ;;;;; linked just above ti e letter Q, is a piece of ;hoist two fret square. The labourers are still renaming the earth, and tracing . foundations cgs ivliich no doubt belonged totting remarkable its ancient curiosity, being in the immediate 'hood of Weyhjil, and close to the road side • Foothill, will no doubt attract numerous vi-, Mtupidire arms.) sing or lot FARTII.—On Tuesday, the 29th of , month, at six iu the morning, a concussion, of mei- , toleeee to disturb persons in their sleep-, an d cause were awake distinctly to feel a violent shaking of se and room is which they were-as also of the forni therein. °cowed in filmset, and in the neighhourhood itterent planes within the distorter of eighteen miles. By • persat.s it bas been described as similar in its effects -lent shaping of a very 11, , Avy door, or the falling . Meight, without. as it were, their being distinctly that WM was the case ; by others spin it has said to resemble the shock experienced by the explo of a powder ur,l4. People in the !olds, and, as we been 'Oven to understood, some workmen in the coal ' -reloollooll the eircumstanee.—(Brisiol Ales eary.) can to those u gratefully ad thy in the °cc -t.ke. NCH PSTI .ens, working i Thruxton, ne sler the grone StippOgett to of man General. tie exception, • quity. fh ep livir an inch a tile different I Ire ir.4llill la he ,ntostiy preser Jo the centre even , lo, cia • his shoulder .are rest;tir gl:tfully ere r choice spec is as perfec of lite paver ft - 'ol47neXis Ft: • se rinare t i .7 , 111 t. fbeestone ale . • employed re: of hating:l spot. This neighbonvh • ' lAading to I siturs.—(Th CONCUS3I( the last moo cient vololeoi mose who w tie house sr Yore therein. at different Some perast to the violet or great st s..iisible tht been said siun of a I have heels pits attxrpo • .e • {1 f F THE STATESMAN TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESiIAN. Ste, —Nearly two years have titsmosilaince I was indoqed to offer a few strictures, in yoga Salaams. upon the internal management of the Excise establishment; and I should re joice, for the credit of those persons by whom it is superin tended, if nothing had °centred since, to challenge animad version. But in public establishments, where prescribed rules are superseded by individual discretion, there is almost always room' for comment. Justice is then sacrificed to in terest, or favoritism, or to caprice or political influence ; end unfortunately for us, the history of all our public me pilartivnts; threughont'all their ramifications, illustrates the fact. Influence and intrigue, the twin sisters of national degeneracy, have filled up, in almost all instances, official anti public situations. The question has not been, when va cancies have occ ,rred in the public etn,loyments, " who is most qualified to fill the post with advantage to the country, or who, by real servitude. has the best cielin to the appoint ment r but, who has most influence ; who is most con nected with men in authority; with the powers that bet Until very lately. however, the promotions in the, Excise were disposed of by seniority and rotation, and this, after the first appointment. almost encluded influence and in trigue; but now, 31r. Editor, and I feel indignant while I record the fact, it is not long service nor years of laborious exertion, which procure promotion in the Excise, but con siderations which should find no place in , the appointment. Now, young men of only a few years, or a few months, standing, are placed over the heads of old men whose earlier and better days were devoted to the pnblic service. And thus, in a few yeses, perhaps in a few months, if the same system is continued, the Excise may become subservient, on all its vacancies and promotions . which are very numerous , to that system of intrigue, influence, and corruption, of which we have already too much 'reason to complain. I am, Sir, sour humble S. QUI/ IN THE CORNER. IRELAND. (PROM THE DUSLIN EVENING PO5/ OP 94TURDAT.) Since our last, accounts from Limerick state, that twen te-two head of cattle, on the firms of Shanath and Cas• tie-Mahon, were houghed and mutilated.—Four valuable farm-house's, three on the lands of Ballyrehan, and one in the Parish of Inniscana were consumed, together with farming implements, 1,0 aunts, &r. One house in the Parish of Brow°Beller was plundered. Thirty-two Convicts set out from Limerick for Cork on Thursday last. Front Cork we learn, that at Charleville ant Mallow three convictions under the Insurrection Act had taken place, and several acquittals. We are glad to mention, on the authority of a Carrespcnilent, that the Country betneen 3laDow and Millstre , t is comparatively tran quil; and that the judicious firmness of Serjeant Tor rent has hall the best effects.. It is too true, however, that the Outrages continue. At Casiletown, uear Durstuanway, a large dairy-house and nine cows were destroyed. At llacroom, in mid-! day, a large farm-house was burnt, with' all its furniture, &r. Three other houses were also set on tire and coo. sinned in ancrtlrer quarter, with the horrible details of which. we shall nut trouble the reader. As if this was! not enough, the Devil of Orangeisni has gotten into the South, or rather be has snide himself more manifest' than usual. One of the Cork papers contains a letter from Bandon, describing the funeral of a " Brother."— The Yeomanry and Orangemen 0 the place fhllowed the body through the town with Orange flags and all the insignia of the Order, precede , ' by the drum and fife of the corps—and accompanist', we are sorry to say, by a party of the Rifle Corps, DragOons, and Police, quar tered it that place. But, says the letter, " The conduct of those folks on their return from the church-yard, however, was still more offensive. As if to appease the spirit of the deceased, they continued to play, on their way back to an Orange Lodge, in which thee spent the. night, 6 The Protestant Boys , and Cronies- lie down; and,'indeed, this party of mock moment assumed, on the whom., an-air of insolence and superiority /nnasu_al on all similar °evasions ; so that to form an amiviqnsts idea of the irritating satire of the entire exhibition, a man should not only be a spectator, but a Catholic." One bowie has Imam burnt in Clare, and eighteen con victs had passed throng's Ennis on their way to Cork, from the Counties of tialway and hilly°. ADMINISTRATION OF JCSTICC IN I iIELAIND:W* have good authority for stating, that a Commission will be ap pointed to inquire into the Parking System in Ireland.— The Commissioners, we hope, will he Englishmen, not that we are of opinion that just indi►iduals might not be found on this side the Irish Channel, but for thepur pore solely of pseventing any charges of • p♦rts. or p n.iture bring brought against them.—(Dublin Even ing Post.) Nloa - re PRIEST. —We are informed by The West meath Journal, that, on Saturday last, the Sheriff receiv ed an order, by the direction of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, to discharge the following persons who were tried soil convicted at the last Sessions of Skate, viz . The Rev. Edward Houlton, Peter Connor, James Ho ran, John Horan, Edward Horan, Martin Cuddy, Peter M'Cormick, and Owen Daffy. Agreeably to the above mentioned instructions, the prisoners were liberated. Thus has terminated an affair whose example would have proved most pernicious, and the illegality of whic h there is now found none hardy enough to question.— s (lbid) On Wednesday last, at the sale of the late Mr. Stead' effects at Obelisli Grove, near Mirfield, the chamber floor gave way, and precipitated the company into the room below. Several persons were bruised, but we are happy to state, that with the excep ion of one person who had his shoulder dislocated, no material injury was done.— (Leeds Mercury.) As the Times Nottingham coach was leaving the George Inn, Leicester, on Saturday week, for London, a ferocious dog, belonging to a travelling potter, suddenly seized one of the horses by the throat, which it lacerated in so severe a manner, that the animal was prevented from proceeding on its journey. lVbao the (141 could be forced to let go its hold, it was taken possession of by a constable, and immediately shot. The owner of it also paid two pounds for the injury done to the horse, be sides the constable's expenses. The poor animal, we un derstand, will not be able to resume its labours for some weeks to conic, so much was it injured about the legs and throat, by its assailant. We trust this circumstance tdill act as a caution to persons permitting their dogs to go about uninuzzled.—(sVoltiogham Review.) We understand that on Saturday last, a husband con veved his wife into the market-place, at Halifax, for sale ; and though the sum of ss. has hitherto been the average price of a wife thus exposed, yet so highly did the husband recommend his rib to the multitude, that she was ultimately disposed of for a sovereign.—What the COnstables and Magistrates of that place were about, whilst this sale was going forward, we know not; but certainly it was an outrage on common decency worthy of special notice.—( York Paper.) A cat, in the possession of Joseph White, of the Saltis ford, in this borough, on Wednesday last, produced two kittens, one of which had eight legs, and two tails: it died soon after it was kittened, but has since been stuffed, and may now be seen at the White Lion public-house, in the Saltisford. The other kitten, which is living, is of the natural shape.—(rerrwick Adv.) • On Monday last, a poor man of the name of James Clements, was attending a bone-mill belonging to Mr. ltudyaril, of Lincoln; his arm was unfortunately caught by . the inischinery,which completely cut °tibia band at die wrist, and Mamma between the elbow and shoulder. He was taken to the County 11,:spital, where be had immedi ate attendance, and is doing well. lit .- tt * jrauxUatt..—Last night Vauxhall Garden opened for the seeson.The new proprietors, anxious for %continuance of that public petslonage*ldeh they received last season, appear to have availed theindelves Of the reihs to Improve and ex tend the attrationa of the place. The varieties are now so numerous, and follow with such rapid succession, that they cannot fallito awaken and occupy the attention of the most careless lottaker who finds his way to Vauxhall. There is a mixture of continental, but still amusing frivolities, with the original, natural, and ornamental beauties of the place r ; there ere new revolving fountains—a high Moorish caste - laird tower, with cannon upon the battlements, fireworks ex ploding from Its screen, and enough of war.ike thunder be fore its gates, to teeth a young sapper and miner his profes sion, were it not that amidst all this smoke and uproar a Mr. Blackmer° 'nukes whet is called his aerial ascent, according to the bills, " 20 feet higher titan it was done before," and seems io neutralize all these angry ingredients, by the self possession and safety with which he skips through the fiery ordeal. There are small theatres of all kinds erected to entertain those whose nerves are unable to endure the inces sant flashing of the fireworks. In one a Mr. Brown rivals Mathews in his style of imitations—ln another n full corps de ballet perform ; then there is the. French mechanical the atre; and for the children of optical students, there are plenty of new coswirarnas. The concert is well sustained ; the old names are gone, and new ones supply their place with considerable merit. The ladies are Misses Toasts'', Noel, Melville, and Williams; then follow Messrs. Collyer, Ooulden, Clark. and Master Longhurst. The illuminations are very splendid, and in addition to the arrangements for a constant succession of amusements in the gsadens, mnstly novel, and all of them very spiritedly conducted, there are some more substantial improvements for the good folks who wish to see what is passing while they are partaking of re freshments; the supper boxes are considerably enlarged and improved, end two new temples ere erected, which com mend a bird's eye view of the entertainments of the gardens, and are intended for select company who engage places at the sapper-tables. On the whole, we repeat, the improve , mitts are in every respect suitable to the enlarged scale anon which the new proprietors have established this de lightfulplsce of amusement. The Gardens were crowded, and the attendance fashionacle. OLYMPIC THEATRS.—Last evening M. ALILI4NDRE re commenced his very amusing performances at this Theatre in a new piece entitled Nick and the Devil, or Amadeu, in London. The piece is written expressly for the purpose of displaying his extraordinary powers of Ventriloquism, and no less extraordinary rapidity of Transformation into the numerous characters introduced. The quickness of his transitions is such that the eye of the spectator is fre quently as much imposed upon as the ear. To have an ade quate notion of the scenes. it is necessary to witness them ; but some idea may he Ginned of theastonishing versatility of the powers displayed in them, when it is understood that the different characters personated are not less than thirty nine. No man can achieve more in his peculiar art than 'M. ALIZILNDRE, and on many occasions last night he gave the amt decisive proofs of superiority. His imitation of the crying of an infant, of the mewing of a cat, and of the bark ing of a dog, were specimels not to be surpassed, and scarcely to be equalled. The incidents of the piece, as might be expected, differ very materially from those of Le fispe's Diable Doitenz, and the Author has done much to bring M. ALMINDRICS very versatile powers into action Many of the characters and situations are exceedingly whim sical and amusing, and the performance met with great and deserved applause. The house was well fillet, and at the conclusion the audience manifested their decided approba tion at Its announcement for repetition. Srertrze FAIR.—The abolition of many of the Fairs around the metropolis, and the fineness of the day, yes terday, attracted a greater number of persons to the lair of Stepney, titan bas been known before for some years; the caterers for the entertainment of the public, having not omitted any thing that might attract to please the sight or gratify the taste of the animal visitants. To please the sight and ears, there are some good Theatri cal booths, and well &tend performers; Richardson has, as vowel, the preferents4 The veteran Saunders has also his Equestrian Tfoep. • Fire-eaters. rope-dancers, Mao, large party, as do .many uncommon produc tions of Nature. The umiak peaking of swings, ups sad downs, neighing atbeds, studs of Jeettta. , lest' ponies, ice. were in a state of rcq'sisition the *hdlle•day—Many ladiamtda scenes took place, from the wailful riding of the tidies to whose use the Jeronimo Nags were appropriated. The Booths for toys are nu merous and well arranged as well as those far the pur pose of refreshment of which there are many ; from the Crown and Anchorraveru and Free Masons' Hall, to the Cat and Magpye Ontrae-shop. The two former are fitted up is a most elegant manner: One part being laid out as a Ball-room with a regular hand of music. The whole interior was in the evening lighted up with some hundred of variegated lamps, beautifully arranged. To keep order, a great number of Constables with long staves patroled the fair the whole of the day and evening. A mill, belonging to the Corporation of Helron, in Cornhill, was let at Michaelmas 1819 for 130!. a-year.— At Lady-day, 1822, the rent was reduced one-half. Last Lady-day, the tenant sent the keys to the Town Clerk, leaving on the premises sufficient to pay the rent. The mill has since been let for 401. a year- Last week, a tine sturgeon was found upon Bowness sande,where it bad been recently thrown up by the ride. It weighed eighteen stone, measured eight fret four inches in length and three feet four inches to girt. This fish, it seems Lennie the property of the Lord of the Manor. —((Carlisle Journal.) Bernard Finnigan, a notorious smuggler, was severely wounded by a pistol-lrillet, on Wednesday morning, at Milbeck, near Griusdale, his place of residende. An Excheqtterand Bench Warrant having been issued against him, her. Barnes, the constable, aided by Messrs. Law son and Forster, his Majesty's officers of Custotis, went to execute it. Mr. Forster went round to the back door of the premises, while the others stood in front. On approaching the house, he was met by Finnigan, armed with a pair of tongs, who attempted to escape, but after a short pursuit, was seized, and a struggle ensued. Fin nigan's wife came up to her husband's assistance Be sides actively employing her hands, she encouraged a large mastiff dog to assail the officer. Thus situated, he drew a pistol from his pocket with one hand, while he held his prisoner with the other. Bow opponents in stantly watched at the pistol ; it unfortunately went off, and the ball lodged in Fiunigan's groin ; but at this moment the clothing by which he was detained gave way, and he escaped to giro), after crossing the river Eden, where he was eventually taken. Surgical aid having been procured as soon as possible, the prisoner is expected to recover, as the pistol had no wadding in it. —(Carlisle Patriot.) 13saroan.—On Friday the 9th instant, an inquisition was taken at Beeston Cross, in the parish of Sandy, before T: Times, coroner for this cobnty, on view of the body of Tho mas Beard, aged El years. It appeared in evidence, that on the Wednesday evening preceding, the deceased being trem bled with pain in his stomach, his mother sent to a shop in the neighbourhood for some tincture of rhubarb. The mo ther administered a table-spoon full of the liquid to deceas ed, and being rather unwell herself, took a table-spoon :'2ll and a half at , the same time. The mother soon became op pressed with a stupor, and continued in a state of insensibi• lity until the following day, from which she recovered only to be informed of the melancholy circumstance of the deat;i of her child. In the mean time a surgeon had been sent for, who, on hearing the circumstances, suspected that the partial had taken poison, and ow iocialry being incituted, it was eventually discovered, that they had been furnished by m's tffke with laudanum instead of tincture of rhubarb. The mis take originated in the wholesale druggist's shop in London, who, it appeared, had labelled the bottle containing tincture of rhubarb with the word •! Ltudanum" and that containing laudanum with the words "'Tincture of Turkey Rhubarb," both of width *ere sent into the country at the same tilde. For the purpose of obtaining the evidence of a materiikwit ness who was absent, the Coroner adjourned the Cotumbintll the following Tuesday, when the jury expressed themselves perfectly satisfied, that the melancholy event was solely ow ing to an uniutentional mistake, but severely censured the fatal inadvertence by which it was occasioned.—Vcrdict ac cordlngly,—(Berfferd Gazette.) ***: ~. A ' • 2 MAILS. ARR. DVS. ARR. DV.; I Dalin (I I .ffollend 0 We terfortl... • • I a intne.. • & Jersey... .0 1. ... Frenaeuv.•.* 0 O.— Lisbon I 0.... Pleader*. ).....0 0 Gottenburg I J 0. . Malta 0 Warr-Tarshi r.—lfontlay al the Public Offices. r Motateotnatt. TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 20, 1823. Among the subjects introduced to the notice of Par iament,in the course of the last tntoight, (awl rot touched upon in onr paper of yesterday) was one of con siderable importance, in a Constilutiohal point of view. 'i, It was brought forward, in point of form, opon ttirti l :i . tion of Carlile, who, as our r • tders aregenerallyaidsre., 7 is now in the fourth year of his imprisonment for pub- : Balling what, in legal language, are termed blasphemoa s libels. . . i ttra k So much has been written and said* , the fells% 4 . : the wise, respeCting the liberty of-stle press, tliar,At „. be considered a vain, if not a prestinaptuaus a ' ''' 1 to solicit ate attention of a newspaper rimier tipanOtT : topic connected with it. It wanld, however, argue weakness as weill - thi nest to forbear discussing an importentiOject; _, from an apprehension that an injittlielous diacubtri;nl ati' 11 it by others has destroyed its public. interest. '' . - We are not the apolozis's of Carli/e. His conduct - • anal his motives have created much cliversitymf opiniow,, whie the steadiness and the patience bra h as shee ran tier his sufferings, have unquestionably gained Mut much ! public sympathy. For the purpose of our argument, is .. is sufficient to show that even those 'who cOndemta hit .): 1 ' conduct, may agree with us upon the gest* irritation all. , to the intpolicy, —the intolerance,—aid the cgoeltt of prosecutions, for what see aka . pulalie ilibels, 1 and especially those upon religi , SUe sttliect..-;•; ”, We of course speak not of private libels ; for uttoti tire' t . i libeller of private character, we shall always hatike)lusle 7 severest legal punishment. M -. 4 ..... We think, we mar now advance as a t; • Mitt .../ " the Christian Religion has sufferer}. : frOsp the -,;•.• • " conduct of its pretended fricndp.than Row ilott of i " its open enemies." Wheni fat . Instance, a stupid Parson attempts to answer a seeptilol work, and . fails, : not so lunch for want of argumentative materials. ,as of the inability to make use of them, he pr 43 s Pal& MP a le ` - versary, because he cannot answer 'him ; end this injareb a cause which would have been better without his impels tinent, unsolicited assistance. We are fatly- I*m l gnat this argument has been advanced s tbonsanititsen hefone s . but we apprehend that the practical mischief, to rink from it is even yet to be commenced; suppose, again for instance, a concealed enemy of the Christian ftelb gion should publish " Paine's Age of Ressosi," and Wat son's answer to it, bound together, with a tilosky prefaces stating that he; the publisher, vise courincel of the Rope. riority of the Bishop's argonionts; of the closeness et his reasoning, of that perfect freedom • front : Auk leek hypocrisy which runs all throubbis work; of ifilFm. perate and gentlemanly style+ -and, 'hive 44 of the truly meek and Christionlike' Spirit which Is had di.- played towards his Rival ; that lei . * said publisher, for the purpose of exposing the faliktrol Wit, end of defending the Christian Religion 'ltgitoprittiilitick upon it, had determined to poblislitPainestr ovitriorl the Answer to it together, so that the infidel tollowbro of Paine should leave no to complain of sinOltie play. Ibis being done, the question would be," Waktbe At. " torney-General venture to punish thisman for publish ,' ing Palue's Age of Reason?"—Will he be so bold as to bring him before a Court of Justice, and say, " This man's real object ii t 3 publish the blasphemous " work under pretence of publishing the Antidote with " it. The Bishop's Wok is no Answer to Paine; and " we are afraid to suffer his wort to be circulated, even " in company with the Bishop's. In short, we will bare " the Bishop's Answer ,circulated ; but we will not have " that work circulated to which it professes to Le as " Answer."—Would the Attorney-General say this? We rather think, and we think wi'h some con fidence, that he would not ; and that any man would be perfectly safe in pursuing the coarse we have m .ntioned. If we are correct, Nine's Age of Reason may be published, legally published, in a • • disguised form, notwithstanding all the prosecutions which have taken place in respect of its publication. And this remark, if it holds good, will apply to every objectionable publication to which any idle fool hu written or professed to write an answer. Nay mare; if it be desired to publish am objectiottable work ii 4 safety, the person so desiring to publish has only* I . trump up an answer, or a pretanded unmet to the work, written as foolishly and ritlictulonily as any ignorant pluralist could write it; and then publish the work sai the answtr together. The case we have lag pot, wadi undoubtedly not be so safe as the f wmer one ; iud we have put it is an eXtretne case. But where en . saver or a 7rofessed Answer to an objectionable has been actually published. by a p , 3.sots auspwetate collusion with the author of the work, the person AP should prosecute the publisher of /mob, boned up pa Book, would certainly be met with vie difficdlty. we I have mentioned. • Suppose, however this case to he tried the othersey. And suppose, if it be really possible to suppose it, that the Attosnev.tieneral or any other pup:now, were to brave the difictulty in question, and declare, by a per` cation, that certain Works shall not he published; ao, ' not even for the purpose oj' publishing AIIVOCIS to them. 'l'o what a situation will those prosecutions hare re (lured the real Friends of Christianity, and what a Tri nmph will they have afforded to its Enemies! They eurrence of such a case, must necessarily put down all Controversial Discussion; because the next step most be, to prevent the publication, even of an Answer to Work, if, for the purpose of ancweriatv, it shall ant quote the strongly offensive passages about to be an: rwered. 'Fite question will become as refined 10 pow' hie ; and the impolicy of such prosecutions will then be obvious, front the circumstance of our Coats of Justice being turned into Cuurts of Criticism. of Thus much we have advanced for the purpose chewing . the (repo:icy of these prosecutions. At a fr ntore period we may • probably address oursel ves to t i 0 question of their cruelty and intolerance, which We eat shier as eqnally as demonstrable as their impolicy. i I r . o' -