The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-11-25 00:00:00

TO M. SEGUIER, FIRST PRESIULNT OF THE. ROYAL COURT AT PARIS. LETTER IV. s in ,— Difficult as it is to imagine that any Gentle man , whose station in life supposes him to be wel ow l in the laws and history of his country, and to possess a inisid at once inquisitive and profound, s hould be ignorant of the first principles of all civil institutions, and of those obligations which men liv ing in community, reciprocally owe to each other ; it is far more difficult to suppose, that in this en. lightened period, and in an enlightened country, like fiance, stiuggliiig against despotism, with all Eu rope iuterested in her success, a Magistrate, whose peculiar duty it is to most faithfully discharge his o opert lot functions with a manly, dignified ie. treeidity, should be found so lost to all sense of de cency—to all pride of character—and to all respect for the opi n ion of the world, as to publicly insult Justice in her very sanctuary, by proclaiming aloud that 4 ; Kings reign by the Cis .ti OF GOD, and stet by CONsTITUTIONS. " Sir. the loyalty you profess, injures and dishonours the Sovereign who receives' and rewards such ful some, I;etin!ious adulation, in a far greater degree than it affects and disgraces the servile instrument o f besotted Power. Your guilt and meatiness will blend theniseves with the ordinary occurrences of tbeeas, and perish from our rememioatire : It will be fereetiett that you have, in direct contradiction to yeur scholastic education, to your experience, to your duty as a public functiunaty aud, above all, to the internal cenvielion of your own conscience, Si. ciiiiced, as far as you were able, the liberties of y our country to your personal aggrandisement, by a vc bintary surrender at once of your honour and your oath, in a declaration as atrocious as it is evidently false. •Sir, public opinion has already fixed an iu ilelible stain of infamy on your no less iniquitous, Wei impotent, •attempt to debase the public mind, wherever despotism would erect her crimson and sable standard. You will spin out, embittered by self reproaches, a M. , erable existence, shunned and despised by every honest man, and with no other consolation lit your last moments, than that your in significance will consign your name to oblivion, whenever death rescues you from the contempt of your cotemporvies ! Not so the thoughtless beings whose criminal vanity you have flattered, and whose settaltee you would gratify, to the full extent of thetirdesires. Their names, recorded by historical justice, for the benefit of posterity, will blaze a perpetual memento to Regal authority denouncing the penalties that await its daring to trample under foot the lights of' mankind, equal in rights the Laws of Gen and Nature. Arid let me assert, that RIGHTS both common and ar titirial ate sacred, whether they belong to the Peasant or the Prince; they esist independent of authority, and are supetior to prerogatives which are only accorded conditionally to the Sovereign for political purposes and public convenience—any other definition of prerogative is delusive.—Your countrymen, however, Sir, have an obligation to your vices, which I sin persuaded they would rather have received from your virtues.—You base, in the eicefis of your loyalty, informed them what they hare to expect from the gratitude and generosity of the Boviteoxs, if they should ever have the power to carry into execution their numerous proscriptions. Yoe have haepily put your countrymen on their guard, without intending it, against designs which it becomes their honour and their safely to resist by a unanimous resolve to stand by that Constitution, which you have endeavoured to invalidate and des stroy. It is due to the manes of all those who have nobly fallen in the glorious cause of liberty in other nations,. as well as .in France ; for liberty is the birthright of all mankind. It is due to posterity, as well as to the present generation, to resist and ex po-e such a doctrine as you peach in favour of a combination of bigotted and worthless Nos leos, and Priests, whose conduct since their r. tutu to their native country, has been in di- rect opposition to good Policy, Reason, Justice, and Humanity - ! Your belief in the'' DIVINE RIGHT OF'KINGS," is esidently on a par with the pre tended faith or your Clergy in the doctrines of Cllltl.T, u hen they fire their torches to extermiunte anise ahodiffer with them in the interpretation of (holy Writ. Your loyalty,like their piety, is a fraud deserving of the chastisement due to crime, and the more espe cially as the principle you would establish is calculated In give a fatal increase to the atrocities your lay and eclesiastictsl destroyers are impatient to commit for the honour of the Thome and glory of GOD! Surely, Sir, your historical reading mud have informed you, that when Louts XI V. enquired of your Prelates " whcther it were lawful to force the heretics to be they all answered in the AFPI R M ATI VE. I will pass ever the horrible blasphemy of selectiug the anniversary of Saint Bartholomew for the murder of ONEIICNOItEDTIIOtJAND ettoffending hu man creatures to glut the vengeance of a prostitute (been (CATHERINE DE MEDICIq end her profligate gsllants). I will make no comment on the Sicilian "ipers, nor on the atrocious, sanguinary fury of a Priest in the Cevennes, who on being told that a Catholic had been thrown bit accident into the middle of the jt,iming pile, illumined for the destruction 11 the Pintaetants, answered, " no matter—Goo will know Iris caw . I" nut Moog!' it Is foreign to my pus.- PP Vs,. .' ~S~ , r ?" ESA' ;Sr. THE S'FAT 4 pose to recur to these and other similar eieuta which *DRURY-LANE TIIEJTR E. haverained the history of all nations, it may not be ---esease— improper to enquire what answer would probably be Thirstier everting, t new COnetty. tined Where given in the present temper of your Church to his to find a Friend, was performed on tide rage. MOS I' CHRISTIAN Mljesfy Louis XViii., DRAMATIS PERiOS .E. Sir Ilarrst !%for r de o were lie in obedience to Ilse imperative solicitations . Mr. WAM.ACIL. Getivral turrneit on mm . . Mr. liev. of the Duke d'Aeooubtme, and of that e n tereriss Itenreey . . Mt. Dawfini. Jack Bestir . : . Mr. litiroire jag Lady, the wife of his fanatic nephew, to pro- lo am y ir Nlublsinage . . Mr. JousorosE.. motb.. origin . oia pose such a question to the Preletes of the present Ti . Mr. xrene. Lady hi . : . Mrs. Daystisi. day ?—A %ar e of the . Inordinate thirst of power and Maria . Mies Kau.v. Mrs. Bustle • • of the fanaticism of their Clergy, I cin well suppose • T S l u ie la r n ollevt . iu g is the st . nry : --: 11 / 4 1Mtir.: Lr°ll."7; • that they would be as complaisant as their predeces- I sots. Happily, Sir, a measure of this magnitude ' I Sir H. ‘torden havieemanet• embarrass e d his affairs by o real and impel to :ice to the State, cannot at pendent be . atlarhm ' nt t ° the Xamiliz table, which h e h a s concea l e d f r m a 1 the /Mint leffro of his lady, a .nod amiable WO "an. hitt 1.01) mach the fiat of your King ; yet, arcolding to your doe- . nthheled 1, ) raiiii l Z. St WO i.h.• is fond of ind..l , .iiig at big es : r it l e le t i;; Hu hlT ic i/ r illeSfo irMated unti her that he detitynines to 'PTA. trine, and to the iniquitous and absu r d law lately hilt eerie and gi ‘ lnri fi l h ia t in h . is u vi ha ew b l a w g . a pplies isslrti t i i r P i t ie ; (l ll f eral T a l etZli n fi passed, any Member of either of your tw• Chace le the %,1 e-t Indies. (4. be present at the Si. i.ilit ion Sir Harry •, bers also should express; hie disapprobation o f a disappointed in his htillosi Sif receiving i l lsokl:11 .r . " ' lee .g.):11.0. me project so little in union- with, the mild precepts e in v e e r , ° y " th r n r g ie , "„ d 7 . et Ihreo ho i t i e i n e h i s i i whrt7iresoetr•ri7rui'iii had ; , r-,, II of Christianity, and no fess mischievous than 14iu t n . icair s tn to e i d hl ) (i i i i eneral his determinati )) nto iez.ve en e tai d ‘ dishonourable to your • Govertinient, would its- s e adeee n Friend y x bo n , s li ch „ sv a i s i t t e :.!;; t i n s d n i7, g 7cri:e`adrYeie`c"li4hien ca n t i n ' ii others, still a s tir a t: .tutio3litirini:rassrlideanftlei 1 r7l.asi.on. truly s Willett :.'s stands subject himself to the very comprehensive edict of Louis XV. in 1757, which, that I may than she determined to erifice an independent forthi . ie of filer own to his relief, Shur. proving her atil tenon for hi m unditni. refired] your memory as well as the memory of my ni:•bnd. Gene i ral TorringtorF,' nn his slaty to 'garden 11:.11. h:el stopped Headers, I :item as follows- 14 all authors,printers.' and hawkers of books, tending to attach religion, to : e t t 1 l' ' tfl I l l at 4 ! ileiiluariav,i village inn, aaig keptt i-rr •& i i" ii ‘ t i •t r i ‘ rl I l e t ‘ i!" I n ' . t i c s t h in stir up peeple to impeach the authority of etc King, tout/man. Akind knurled but testy old man, Wle• - lia. dLenro ed this daughter from HT. house, had its he peror a ates himself and to trouble the tranquillity of the State, shall he from hi. heart al,o, on lierootit of her empposed) settncti•in by t z ratan oo i ni of high co elections. General Torriuginii, witty C.OfidcoMed to die." ltif.a iic Let your countrymen compare d ihe iltuney to sie Ile-riley wit in bossiness ' uses the law lately pased respectiin seilitien and disaffLc- his i n fl uence i n he r behalf, and lenses liearttey nea r ly . no nuse a i n nt i f ,: l a rte b l i t m ess , b vh, h 3 :sadv i iee. At this time Maria galas ad tion,* with the above Edict, the murders committed h e • ii•mver• a nodding isogon her finger, in the South of France, owl the impious principle a nd retie. to Ins ii,toio.lioo.nt, th a t by hi s o bs t i nate vi o l : nee au refusing , to see her, or open a letter from her. he had kept you have advanced, that " Kings are only responsi- blood in ignorance n her 11,.ein g from the fir,t been married. bk to God," and they' will perceive the fate t e e med 12teor,etliesra. lip7r ll l; l :. rl i t Al u i t :ls ti ls m i e na i g ft 7 4 %l l f r iv; frrseiptillEl7ltaleCeati:d hest trinssitiv begets over by the Morin:lou° of her kiting pos i semeg taa for them, should the BOUItiWNS be allowed to esta• ii Wish their authosity on the basis that '• KINGS sums, , oflo3'l. • This Comedy, it may be perceived from the story, Ity DIVINE RIGHT." They will also peiceire the is of the sentimental cast, and the plot consists ra. criminal views of this family In the recent attempt to , ther in the development of disposition, than the pro violate the rights of the Peerage, iis the person of greets of action. This species of drama encroaches Marshal NEI', by consigning him to a Military Com- en the province of tragedy, and it is only by the ca mission for trial. It cannot have escaped your memory, tastrophe that we distinguish it from the domestic trogedy, of which we have some good examples on that JAQUES d'AKMAGNAC, a Duke of Nemours, a the stage. Indeed we have seldom seen soy thing Peer of France, and Cousin Ceramist to Louts XI toore.affecting than the scene in which Doweow met after having been long confined in an iron cage in the nod was reconciled to his daughter (Miss KELLY).— Bastile was tried by the Pat liament (au assemblage DOWTOM is uudoebtedly the most affecting performer, of lawyers who BOUGHT their places), and net by not ' , melding Miss O'Netbe, now on the stage.— T his Peers. That he was sentenced to death, and that he scene was excellently contrived •to develops' his his children, by the express order of his more than peculiar excellency. He was ably supported by Miss KELLY, and if it were the province of comedy infamous Sovereign, reigning as you assert, 6 ' BY to move the heart, this scene was the perfection THE GRACE OF GOD," were placed under the o f comedy. But under whatever species of drama scaffold of their hapless father, that they miet be it may be classed, it drew forth the sympathy spiinkled %Oh his blood. Are you told that this and applause of the. whole house.---Joileseoste monster Lot: is XI. censured the Judges for per. siso s in thelrish Ostler, gave that support which milling this victim of his rage to come out of his iron he titter faits to afford—in a song introduced he was eficored. •I — he piece was altogether favourably re cage to answer interregatcries, and that he com- t•• th e warmest reused, and given. out for rep etiti on wi I mended the Duke lobe put to the terture, dictating applause. , The defect of it is, that the threads of himself, in royal stat e and royal inhumeeity, thermos the plot are not sufficiently interwoven, and the ac of the interrogatnries ? I refer you not ter his enemies, tints is scarcely enough to keep up the interest. The but to his eulbgist, the historian of -14 'ice, 14„, reconcilement of the husbandand wife has nothing • es.li *4 - , '-'fr .., IS : &Calif!' the tecontileintnt of the father and bect.os, who, in speaking of the fnt's-tit Alt daughter, and neither of three 'has any thing to dpi MAGINc, nditiowir3e4 they were dragged oat of theie with the loves of Mrs. Bustle and Horny. There dungeon twice a week to be scourged, under the in- are also scarcely ever more then two performers on, spection of Pentair Luteblett, Governor of the she stage at a time. Like the figures of a bas tee Basins, and to bare a tooth extracted every three lief, you never see More than two together, they are months ! But for 'lie fortunate release of the young never grot'ped. flowerer, from the many admire. est, ble and affecting pictures which it presents, it is by the death of the Tyrant, these enormities would FL .1 - e y to bevome a Coro I Orite with the Public. have been unknown. I refer you for the truth of these . It w as performed for the second time last night to deplorable facts to the Letters of M. Boubstsvit.- a crowded audience, and again received with warm Liens"' Sur les Anciens Parlentens de France," , approbation. folio Ed 'ions, page ISG. This is noz, however, the only i —lance in n 'licit those Gentlenlen who have On Tuesday last John Dale, one of the riotous seamen who boarded the ship Joseph, Mr. Wm. Cop pin, owner, in Shields harbour, on the 2tl ult. and prevented her from sailing, was brought up from North Shields to Newcastle, in a chaise sod four, escorted by a party of the sth Dragoon Guards, pre. ceded by several constables belonging to Shields.— Not being able to find bail, Dile was committed to Newgate. It is not to be wondered that the projected im provenzent, as it is falsely called, goes ott so tardily. The difficulties are innumerable. In the two recent Pall-mall cases, the utmost offer made, under the ad vice of the surveyor, including all espences, was in one tase, 45001. and iu another 35001. when a Jury gave •1`l,(XX)I. In the sante proportion have all the , other cases submitted to•■ Jury, .beep deckled. So that the expence will be etiormus,s-,-eisil for all this, we are to have a narrow serpent/Ns street from the. Carlton Guingctte to the new Park ! A gentleman, of the name of Ward, has under token, for a considerable wager, to go from Fins bury-sqoare. over the three bridges, ,and back again, to the same place, in the course of oue hour and five minutes. pretended lo reign by the GRACE OF GOD hare emulated the ferocity and crimes of Nemo. In my next, I will enter more fully into this pretended right divine, a right, which, when it is claimed, should be answered at the whipping post—the best specific for such blasphemy and nonsense. 1 am, Sir, Your humble servant, THE GHOST OF WASHINGTON. London, Nov. 43. . . . • 16. MELANCHOLY FIRE AT MUM!! ntry. At half pa , t one o'zlock )esterdav morning a fire broke (Id at Grovo-hoos‘,4li4tk Town, the resi dence of John Slack, Esq. which, before the arrival of any engines, was almost totally ileoroyed, frith i'c sa'uuble furniture; and, l►mentable to relate, the worthy and reap-rtahie nwn~ r, Mr, Mack himself; in en eir.irt of ;itre nal solicitude to preserve one of hit aiidien, victim to the destructive tie- Mem. The family hail retired to ro=t on Thursday night at the lom, hour; hut an iiinds rears (bet too common.), a (peewits of linen and calico cloeliog re• turned from the laiiirdry, , ens left by the sersanta hinging before a large tire hi the kitchen Pe air:— These, it iv presumed, must In:ye caught 14 flame; which speedily extended to. every thing,inond, and sone communicated to the parlour et.iry ; woes the whale sTage wrapt hi sleep at that hour, the fami. I:es of that and the adjoining Loose might have been de.tmtPd in tkeir bells, but fur tee - efci r l ee t of g gen.lemee's coachman, *lin, passing at that beet, sae the (lames bursting from the perkier-window% though some Ernsiderahlr distance frees the high. road, and pie the alarm to . Lea-watcluben. These, instead of ringing the : - ...'ertir bells at the top of. the villa ; ;. ; or we e nie( the beach. to ring. the church hells, or even knorkirig at the dente Ache surromsd. hag houses,. te• ablate the sistance, contented themselepe . wit? springing tinge rattles mud screami n g o u t a. *OA to etch whet.. which gave to the wakeful few .Mho heard them no idea but that of a drunken tlenrrel ; consequently, !, no assistance appeared u n til tun late to impede 11se erogret-s of the flames. The pari•li engines arrived before three, hut the fire-plug being some DX) foe( distant from the house, water could not he procured in tufficietit quantity ; and some engines from town did not arrive till five— too late to be of any use. When the family received the first alarm, and per. ceived the flames bursting every where round them, all was confusion, except in the mind of Mr. Sleek, who, with calm promptitude, desired that his wife and children Might be assenibled in one room, thg emit remote from the conflagration, and best Wee. fated to secure their escape. This was done, and Mrs. Slack, with aa infant at her breast only three weeks old, and surrounded by the other objects of her tender anxiety, ...were happily extricated from danger, with the exception Of one child, who, in its fright, had strayed from the rest, and still remained in Hie house. Mr. Slack, with .all the alarm and Eagerness of a father's feeling, rushed through the Limes and ascended the staircase, half-suffocated, to exidore the dormitory on the upper story, i mag i n i ng his child wis there. Hp had probably passed it on the.stairs unperceived, for the pour ,infant found its ithy te, Use first landing-place, where its cries were disTirictly heard; when Mr. Witter, stage-coach master, Kentish, Town, who with other neighbours C ',Hilo assist the sufferers, rushed intrepidly through the scorching blaze, regnrdless of his own danger, and though nearly suffocated, hid the good fortune it, sestet' the little innocent up in bit arms, just be fore the floor fell in. ' On hie retreat down stairs, his foot slipped through the binning-boards, sad weerly prevented hie escape; but he fortinately recovered the slip, and ran with the child to its distramed mo ther, et the moment sbe concluded it was lust for ever. The staircase 'craibed and fe-I in ulnisist tnediately. ' • Mr. She k Was not 86 frirtunste. Ile it as still ex ploring the upper fOliMS'ili vain; and the volume of flames and smoke which now approached h•m from below, effectually debarred his retreat, and all .as sistance or chance of extrication. lie was seen by the light of the Mese through the staircase windows, dinging by the balestrede of the second story; but in a minute or filler,lllls support gave way, and he fell with it Wes' tfre devouring flames, to vise no more. A female servant also shared his Unhappy fate. • Every tiviailtweektlithltb le on Ai , premises was de stroyed but rdit:iiiiiery a strong party wall vented the flernoeifrorn.extending to the next hoist,. Mr. 'fate's, which -being of . wood, must have been also reduced to ashes. Lamentable as is the sad fate of Mr. Slack to his in. consolable family and sorrowing friends, his death Is no common loss to the circle in which he moved ; for he was not only an honour and an ornament re so ciety in .racy relative concern of domestic life, 'bet a truly-Firms, charitable, zealous, and manificent friend to the poor, and refuge to the widow and the orphan; as he not only devoted a considerable pert of, his time, attention, and fortune, to•the 'relief of the wretched, and the establishment of means fur pro. ductive industry to the poor of the village, bet also toward that of a public school for the education and moral instruction of their children, to which•be and his amiable wife constantly devoted their personal attention; and even conducted them on Sundays to public worship, and watched over their deportment `, , _ A striking instance of the variation of the climate there. of Great Britain has occurred this year ; the Oth of Such a man, as he lived respected and esteemed by- June was three degrees colder than the 10th of No. all who knew him, for his exemplary virtues, so has vember—FAnmenerr's thermometer being at 5'2 on hit lamentable fate impressed with the deepest sorrow the former, sod :55 on the latter date. the whole circle of his acquaintance. A poor man, a religioue character and a punster,: in the neighbourhood of Holywell, having four suns, called them by the following singular .names : —De A dreadful fire broke out last eight in the pre. well! Say Well! Live wea! Die Well! 1 uses of a gold-beater, it, Red Lion•street, Hot. if one description of carelessness-is more unpar.:* born; he had but lately settled in that neighbour. donable than another, .it is that of persons leaving hood, and we could not learn his name. The five loaded guns in the way of children (-4 melancholy was first discovered a little before twelve o'clock, instance of this happened at Foston, near Grauthstn, from whh:lo time it raged with great violence for MI Saturday morning last.—Henry Hall, the father above an hour before . nay assistance could be pro. of a family of small children, brought a le..ded piece cured. The engines were at length attracted, and into his house on the above morning, which was every exertion win made, bat they came only in time shortly afterwards takes np by one of his . children, to pllevent the spreading of the conflagration. The a boy of about ten or eleven jeers of age, and dis• house in whirl, it titst sppenred wns reduced to a charged by him at his sister, a little younger than mere shell. The engines had collected in anch nom. himself, which literally tore her head to atoms,- and bers at about half-pest two, ns to get the fire envier consequently killed her on the spot. completely, anti by that means to quiet the apple,. A male child, apparently about six weeks old. was hensions of the whole neighboarbood, which were discovered at the 'door of Mr. Hobert Beyer, in till Oren alarming. In the contort] and lamentable Queen-square, Bloomsbury. on Matador ev,otiag ;it scene that prPtenteti itself oft this occasion, the most was wrapped op its a blanket, andaa dark•coleulA distressing object was a woman, who ran through the silk pilbsw laid ender it ; it sees nearly dead from croad in a state of distraction, lamenting the ion the elects of tbeeold, when discoeeted, but is now Per child, ibich'slie sopposed to lase perished Rif. well, and iu 's.inn•lane wet kkuuse. . 1 flames. - - " . - ... , • 6 • • 6 • • . . li••?•••••• • •406..„.„...g=fillip liar LANCIIOLY FIRE AT MUM!! TO 11 - N. • —4,....- .. I f pat one o'clock t esterday morning a fire t at Grove-houss, Kentish Town, the real- 1 . r Johti Slack, Esq. which, before the arrival • ltiaa:ll i el l :f P u :4 d i e n s i p v ; la:r . s t e ,i a t tl l l in a , ll: o ; situ, I:1 ► al totally F i:llll:,l.lPes‘titract:YkreellPllt himself; e:: l fr ls 1 ... . '.i r e of paternal soticitutie to preserve one of 1 VII, tell it victim to the destructive tie. amity had retired to rot on Thursday night ,isnat hour; but an itted6...ienc e (brft too ), a ounntits if linen and calico clo•tilog re• from the lanirdry, , oils tr-fi by the servinte before a largo fire in the kitchen 'PO air;..... t it presumed, must 11;:ve caught ll'e flame; tidily extended to evPry thincinand, awl - 1 ornunicnted to the parlour story ; triadthe 'rage wrapt hi sleep at (ht.- hour, the fami- I. .at and the adjoining house might have been 4 41 in their laid,, but for tteesitei r f ee t of 0. tit's; e.oachmorr, *lto, passing at that hoof, (lames bursting from the parlour-wiridows, . some I olssiders 1)6. distance from the high. Irl pie the alarm 10.i:us-watchmen. These, i of ringing the :..orriii 'bells at the top rd. INS or 14.6 rel the headte to ring. the church- • even knorkiirg at the doors Athos surround. sus,. to• ats eke the. feasiiiiiitAiid primereAti. , contented themselie, wit p springing then[ ' owl screaming out as tfr iff+ !" to etch other. ;nee to the wakeful few ?oho heard them no t that of a drunken 4enrrel ; consequently, sauce •pprired Loon too late to Impede the s of the flames. pari•lr engines arrived before three, but the e being some tOO foot distant from the house, Quid not he procuted in tufficietit quantity ; ne engiues from town did not arrive till five— r to be of any use. n the family received the first alarm, and per. the flames bursting every where r oun d th e m, 1 confusion, except in the mind of Mr. Sleek, 3 ith calm promptitude, desired that his wife Idreo Might be assembled in one room, the mote from the conflagration, and best cater. ; a secure their escape. T .. his was done, and i lack, with am infant at her breast only three old, and surrounded by the other objects of brier anxiety, ...were happily extricated from. with the exception Of one child, who, in its had strayed from the rest, and still remakes( house. Mr. Slack, with All the alarm and ess of a father's feeling, rushed through the and ascended the staircase, half.suff•eated, to s.the dormitory on the upper story, imagining ld wis there. Hp had probably passed it on irs unperceived, for the poor .infartt found its Lite first landing-place, where its cries were - ily heard; when Mr. Wiber, stage-coach- , Kentish, Town, who with other n eighbou r s it II assist the sufferers, rushed intrepidly through telling blaze, regardless of his own danger, ',ugh nearly suffocated, hid the good fortune eh the little innocent up in his arms, just be. , I e floor fell in. ' On hit retreat down stairs, his ipped through the horning- board*, and-nearly IP' fed hit PhC11110; hut he fortunately recovered p, and ran with the child to its distramed mu- it the moment sbe concluded it was lost for The staircase 'craihed and fe.l in ulni , .;st iel. sly. ' , • . ... Ste, k Was not s6 fnrtunste. Ile vas still et- the upper tOfirllseiti vain; and the volume of aed smoke which now approached hem front effectually debarred his retreat, and all as- , eor chance of extrication. He was seen by lit of the Mete through the staircase windows, ie by the baiestrade of the second story; but inure or tisier,llls support gave way, and he ith it into's' tiro devouring flames, to rise no i A female servant also shared his unhappy • t • , ry thiajustrydithillble on the premises was de. • d;" bus rtirt:iiiiiery a strong party wall Olt.? . • the fleautasfroM.extendittg to the nett house, .•.:.,. 'ate's, which -being of• wood, must have been Queer' to ashes. rentable as is the sad fate of Mr. Slack to his in. -' !able family and sorrowing friends, his death it . nmon loss to the circle in which he moved ; for ." $ not only an honour and an ornament re so- lo every relative concern of domestic life, 'but . • I} -pious, charitable, zealous, and munificent to the poor, and refuge to the widow and the . a; as he not only devoted a considerable pert of, • , se, attention, and fortune, to•the relief of the lied, and the establishment of means for pro.; . " , e industry to the poor of the village, bet also' •";:', d that of a public school for the education and instruction of their children, to which•he slut , I liable wife constantly devoted their persorral ion; and even conducted them on Sundays to worship, and watched over their deportment . . • .. h a man, as he lived respected and esteemed by- lo knew him, for his exemplary virtues, so has - 1 nentable fate impressed with the deepest sorrow hole circle of his acquaintance. ... • ----............-= ~. •• ! ireadful fi re broke out last 'tight in the pry. t a of a Old-heater, in Red Lion street, Hol. _ he hail taut lately settled in that neighbour. and we could not lea•rt his name. The lite rst discovered a little before twelve o'clock, • i which time it raged with great violence for 6 I an hour before any assistance could be pro. Th e engines were at length attracted, and "1 • exertion win made, bat they came only in time vent the spreading of the conflagration. The f in whirl, it first appeared was reduced to a 1 'hell. The engines had collected in arch nom- about V half-past two, as to get the fi re under istely, and by that Means to quiet the appre. its of the whole neighbourhood, which were 1 en alarming. In the confused and lamentable that pre.entevi itsel f oft this occasion, the most r ' 'sing object wag a woman, who ran through the . . its a state of distraction, lamenting the leas e* ild, ihich'she sopposed to have perished hi We. • . . - • '. ~ . • .1* A : . • Ill.allection is the natural, unavoidable, and neeesvtey result or uppres.sion. 11 here !here is no abuse, no wanton ty ramiical exercise of authority, there is no disaffection, and this truth, tar more sublime than the pretended divine right of Kings, a ould be taught ;the baby sons of Kings with their A. Ii C'., if their preceptors were not more anxious to make their fortunes, that, to qualify their pupils fur the duties of their high station, told to fashion their heuts to virtue. The documents presented by Noy are said to have produced the most advatitigeous effect& on the minds of several of the Peers in his favour. Not's Memorial has been replied to by Count Merrenercu, who declares that Louts XVIII. never ratified the Capitulation of Paris. We have received advices that three brigs, laden with military and naval stores, destined to aid and equip the ships and expedition of Gen. Moittl.t.o, now acting against Carthagena, were loaded and sent to Santa Martha under a Buiti.h convoy, from Ja maica, at the latter end of August lest, by a British merchant, who took its psyment bills on the Spanish Treasury, at a considerable discaunt. The Deputies from the Government of Cartlingenn, then in .Ja maica, made strong remonstrances both against the armament and the convoy granted, but'without fect.—Can this be the neutrality lately so much boasted of A Correspondent requests us to remark an in stance of the inconsistency of the present age, evinced at Stokesley on Wednesday last : when,. and where boar servant girls hired a post-chaise to,con• vey them to Stockton, where they were going to the statute fair, for the purpose of being hired by those very farmers, who, from the pressure of the times ► were some of them obliged to proceed on foot. . • . ' 1 ; ' COM. MARKET, Nov.. 24. .), Ships oi Market. Ships Sold. 91.1 Nevicibde Od. to I Sundcrlotsd .••• ••• • . . ki• gti• "wr tel." 'b .; r_ I I C • •r