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'~^*':.. MEP ) , onien A PATRIC= SOWS ON TILL PILSEN? CMS'S: Come, fill the goStets t. the kim, In 'sine the sender' mt shall swim. Which all tree Britons cherish. The patrio., as the bumpers par, Will pledge his heart upon his glAss, And, ere he flinche,, wish. Now lot the peal of Bacchus ring, Our cause, vur country, and our king, In Wind& of triumph swelling ; May Britons still, while life remains, Defend the Land, where Freedom reigns, With peace, and otder dwelling. Now let the peal, kc. Look round the globe in ev'ry Tree hack the tr , uoled stream of time, From Adam as it 114 ms: And say ye Saps, east you find More real blip to man &Merit!, Then Albion's lsle homes ? Vented spot! that mid lifesdreary waste Seems like a emend Eden plied, 'ror p e eer, and Freedom plane'!. neer may fiend or serpent there, Duties the hely, happy pair, Or anvil them from the land. New let the peal, kv. raised, toleteutt, from repose, Apin so rtathv fret-float'. foes, Still rapt to d gr de os; retch the stiltr.d pridv of Frame, sirlia-hersderi see advance. W' mood no forte to aid ue. And should the fee, his fate allow, 'N touch ow cow with hostile prow, And matt his minions o'er; it bud tr , check timer, hart to pie an crfil hire, As sot or Egypt's slum. 'hea let the peal, sic. nosee, th." party may previa!, And each, at rictus invaded, rail, Thrm'every rank and station ; 'once the fue apptosch the cJor, eT. find nn faetimit in the State, Po party but the tiation. Witeseee his mord his cemenry cleitoy canoe the Britme's smut inflames, Each minor care suspending. • . • FIT? or feu. Ise tamer, rash With equal Ail will mouse the breach. Alk4 44 kV stights 4deuding. ilsett let the peal,..in. • thareetpoto 4are their dimes cen‘i. ~ni:,id the indseant Shiloh ?mai Be film,. w dsseinkte ‘: 104 en emery shore around, comb n's lotted mitt Vino 1 yalleil heat as 4 tremble. ~'. Nike oseetoes of his cause. sword. his pan, the Briton draws• Who neer abused (*sok then Alike forreatflom they contend, ♦nd exit **other shall ddend4e Wails ere lase{ raids so ho!d t zeta. /Ica its Libeled, &c. ihar we ta wait a tyrant's sway, hhe lispkes exile Isere betray. Ana from our shorts expel him There's not a heart with honour fraught, 34,i swells ind getant at the Cue ight, AM so bur swords shall tcll him. Whateer the stranger's praise, at blame, Ris sufferings ere sullicient claim, For lkitons to befriend him ; Who 'gainst ungen'rons paesion proof; Resret a foe beneath their roof, Aid wlige hebthere deknd him. Then let the peal, Ire. What the' 4-generate lEnvnpe groan, And crouching 'n-ash an upstart throat, Submit her plains t", plunder ; Glory"; pi shall Britain stand, And show the foe her shi:k haul, Can had th'aren ging thunder. Arlin let Nelson, Sydney, strike„ Or gallant Moira, graed alike For camp, or council, guide us y The Corsican on sea or shout Shall find his laurels crylxl once more, Arid grieve he e'er defied us. Theu let the year, &e. And since nn human vstems e'er Were plann'il wa perfect, or so fair, But rime %the heAli would `min3 them. Let's eszh Utopian wall repress, And prise the bles,ings we possess, Dleenitin'd In defend Chem farms are best we all agree, Where men's meat happy. and mat bee, No matter what we stile 'em liritain may boldly stand the teat, Snte -efugg of a weld o?presed ; And virtue's safe asylum. Then let the real, eke. WA LCER, of Berkeley-square, arrived in . Friday night from France. He wits one .aptives at tontainblrau, imprisoned by the the Thuilierics. He was liberated upon a of his birth sent from Scotland, by which . appeared he was 60 years of age in January last. According to Mr. WA 1. IC E It'S account, the rate of a French prison is not very extraragant. , ves at Fontainbleau ois/y pay Q.s shihings month fol. two rooms furnished. Dinner and a 4of wine three shillings. "Iliey have liberty to through the town during the day, but must %bat eclls at eleven at night. Seem For • sre Duca Or 4 ▪ r Alain Stir W:11 Ani s To to An. 74 li At TA no And Th If ors• jgrl! Fa Whe Hey < Foy 111141 A •• "y And Br Vo: jet wal Ns Alit And Sha ?hi A jut A Wt .41 An S in An At Or Th th An ve NV, Lel )rd An ht- vra If f • • WI ncr OW' left Mr. W town on i3ble r'f the cap blun Dey of the certificate Lica a appeart. fro According Vts iiviftg in The capni ^Jer month i) , ,ttle of so 1 • 4 Walk duo i$ pAtm t 9 t . • x~ • 7 - 777911F1R E rik.' r 4 .9F • • : , - , :+ F• • 1 . 111 ,e tiiratiaLlatt,* , . - .. • OMIT Or VMS'S Illrefelf, Tear ei. RAY? Load. ELLtallollotiOat. . letleirrt le. tams. .. .. Mr. Caaaow gated, that this was ase OkA 66 brought by the Plaintiff to recover the sum of fif teen guineas for painting the portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, and five guineas for the frame. The Plaintiff was a youn and ingenious artist, as the pic ture for which the a &inn was brought would prove; He was a pupil of Sir William Beecbey, and bad been applied'to to paint the portraits of the Dyftn dant (a linen-draper, in Conduit-street) and his wife. People's taste differed, and it was the Defendant's taste to have his portrait and that of his lady upon the same canvass, he looking affedionately upon her, and she contemplating him with eyes beaming with love. The painting was finished, and taken home. It was objefted tb. The collar of the ena moured husband stood ton high. and hid that part of his face which Mrs. Lewis liked to pat : the artist altered it, and again sent the pidure home. It was again found fault with : the ear was not prominent enough. Well, the hair was removed, to slew the ' gar a little more. The next ohjedion was, that Mr. Lewis's eyes wre wholly diretted towards the lady; he wished they .would no:: only contemplate her, but the company who were admiring the picture. Tae artist threw the eyes a little out to produce the effed desired The lett objetction r, ide wasttrit the Either inexpr •s-ibles were n'* well ptinte 1. It was an odd taste for a man, when he wished to be described in an affeetionate posture with h's v. :c, to be painted with leather breeches on ; hu se') i; was the Defen dant's fancy ; and the a.-tist, consrio . that he had endeavoured to fit him, refused to make any altera tion. Such was the nature of the aiction With re gard to the price, i, w..s the common price f: r such a pidure. Miss Kirkby 1 roved the terms upon which :he Plaintiff painted his piaires were hui.g up in Ilis room. Mr. Sharpe, a young artist, who painted for tie Royal Family, said the pidure was well painted, and was worth much more than was charged. Sir William Ileechey said the picture was well done. He had seen the Defendant and his I..dy. Mr. Lewis's portrait was like, hut Mrs. Lewis's w as not like ; yet, to an :mist, who examined the features one by one, there was a resemblaace, theugh the whole was not like. With re;ard t • the price, it was nothing, as the Plaintiff was a y.a.ing artist wi•o was painting for fame If he was tl paint such a piettire ' he should ch irge len guineas. Mr. G:sas addr-ssed the ?tire en the past ..d . the Defendant. The grimed of his jef.r.ce was, that the Plaintiff bad contracted with the litiendant, that if he or his frieu Is did not approve of the picture, he was to have no hing to do Seidl it. The Defendiot 's shop-Jan said he was in the shop, and overheard •;;consersatiau between the Plaint 1 and-Defendant to the effect stated by Nit-. Gibbs 1 , Mrs. Peareey declared the riScure was not in the least hike —,as to Mrs. Lewis, she was hideous. - .s:k. Barnard Pr.ucey, a young ('antab, son of the last witness, was .asked his opinion of the i:ieteire. Mr Garrow desired him to use the glass that was pendant from hi . neck. Ihe Ari VICS% said he could vet better without it. He was dressed in the style of a Bend-sum'', I ^•'"Ber of the O rst order. Mr. (Jar-, row asked horn whist prtression he was of ? He -4- plied that was best kmArn to himself. It turned out he was a student at Canibr;dge. Mr. Garrim ad vised him to go back to his University, and learn to deport himself with more decorum, and not to an swer civil questions in so rude.. manner. It was the opinion of the witness that the picture was odious. The next witness wasa taylor, and he declared that the picture was totally unlike the originals. He ad mitted the coat and leather breeches were alik t , Mr. Carberry, one of the Jury, WAS sworn, and said the pi Lure WAS ;tot like. t Mr. GA it Row replied--He observed, i had been admitted that the portrait of Mr Lewis was like, but that Mrs. Lewis': was not a perfed resembhisice. Perhaps those who had adopted this opinion were only accustomed to see Mrs. Lewis in her ordinap domestic habit. In the pidure she was arrayed an her bridal dress, and seemed to smile upon her hus band with an affedion which in-heated she had just come from the altar of Hymen--she appeared all loveliness. Perhaps het looks were different now. Those who judged of the pidure might have seen her when she was contemplating her lord with an aspeft which denoted impatience of the matrimonial yoke. lie was far from insinuating that this w as 1 the case, he merely wished to infer that the wit nesses judgment might have been so deceived. ' Lord Et tcenosoucis said, that if the Jury be lieved the young man who had given evidence for the Defendant, this 'became a question of contra& and the verdid must be in his favour ; but it was possible their conversation might have been imper fectly heard. It was net very likely that a young man, wishing to rise in his profession, would enter into a contract by which he was to expend his time and labour, and his remuneration to depend upon the caprice of the Defendant and his friends. The Jury were of the same opinion, and returned a verdid for the Plaintiff —Damages '2ll. I MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Yesterday the Middlesex Sessions commenced at Hicks's Hall, before %ViMara Mainwaring, Esq. and the Bench of Justices. TILE KING V. THOMAS. yaws Monet was indiaed for a misdemeanour, in executing a certain deed annuity, with isitent to defraud Jos.'lua, Collier. It appeartd that the Prosecltor, for a considera ble time back, had been in the habits of intimacy with the Defendant, who is an attorney, residing in the neighbourhood of Hanover-square. During the practice in which the latter had been engaged, he had frequently purchased annuities from persons desirous of procuring money ; and about March last the Prosecutor made application to the Defen dant, stating his readiness to make any purchases of annuities which the other might have to offer. I)efenilant, at that time, happened to ba ac quainted with a gentleman named Rooke, who was ready to grant an annuity of t 2.51. for 15C1. To that person the Prosecutor was hatroduced ; he accepted the terns on which the annuity was granted, and the money W 2.1 paid into the hands of the Defendant / woo ailed as Rooker agent. Sonic time after this vainzdion, the detention of &Walt soh wok eau:hp/m=4 by order of r 7"; • allot)* 4144.1- leo*tats Aal MmeivilaiMile Int Pailhomi =oft was withjight, •VW the Prostate& a tort. The latter, lament., linwasdiatel y weft i 0 the pelhadant. and Averred they had net with Id tapfortUnare *fair respeeting the annuity. The theihadang would not agree that he was im. plicate's, in the inks, at he had abed only as an agent In the business. The Prosecutor contended thic the died of the annuity had been executed ,1112: Written them ; it turned out however to haw a separate one executed by the Defendant, the Pro. secutor was the sole purchaser. On finding such to be the state of the case, the Prosecutor complained that a fraud had been praised upon him, and in tided the Defendant for the offence at the quarter sessions. The books relative to the transa&ions which had passed between the parties in the way of business, were produced, but nothing could be traced to prove el fraud. The l: It A Inv ma, after a long investigation, ob served there had appeared no evidence to prove the charge against the traverser ; be therefore directed the Jury to acquit him. They accordingly found the Defend mr—Not Guilty. Several trials for assaults took place, but none were in the least degree interesting. Mr. Tirv.sev expeas to save the country a mil li year by hie reforms in his office. A! a time when the service of men is so necessary fir the proteßion of the country, why are not some means devised for taking our men-milliners, haber dashers, and stay-makers, and supplying their places with females, wlvise tight it is to talk of baby-linen, tuckers, and under-petticoats The French scliohner Les DVIX Margaret:, cap toned by the Regulus privateer of Landi , n, and ar rive d at Falmouth, brings intelligence from St. 1)o mi+lgo, of as late date as the 15th MAN; at which time :t convoy of forty sail, richly laden with the ii!o.fiecc of that colony, were preparing to leave the !shod, ao,l espeFted to sail about the 23d, for En 'l' here is every probability that great part of this Vet will find their way to England. The French troops in St. Domingo, arc in possession of a ft:w towns only, where they arc daily dimini.:h:ng ',y tiok!tess ; while the blacks and mulattoes seem +o keep quiet possession of the opea country. 'rile Hon. Mr. WARD, son of Lord rscount DtinsEv ai•al WARD, is at present the only date for the vacancy in th: Represe.itation fur ceitershire, occasioned by the death of the Hor. E. FOLLY ; and the Leading Interests having unite 1 ii his favour, he will doubtless experience no oppositien.—The Hon. JOHN Susirßs Cox had trnidered his services, but in conszquence of Mr. 'am) coming forward, he very hand,ornely de clined. On Vioni ty se'nnight a Gene: al Court Martial assembled in .he Castle of Edinburgh, on the trial of o-veral deserters from malitia regiments, and is still At a meetir held on the e7th instant, or the East Stirliegsh ...e.omanry Cavalry,under the command of JA M Cr, Esq. of Kinnaird, whose services extent! to the military distrid, they unanimously re solved to Pifer their services, in case of invasion, to anv part of Great Britain. 'fbe Liverpool Theatre it at present a ga'axy of theatrical stars of the first magnitude, including , senior and junior, Esi LI Yg MURRAY * and ‘lra. The Hicthland Society of Scotlani held a General Meeting on Monday se'nnight at their Hall in 7din burgh, L Mt; r tit:EN in the ch dr, when the Mow ing members were admitted : Right Hon the Vis• count of ATIZUTIINoT, Hon. DoUGL.tS GoauoN iI,n.veURTONo Hon. Lord Cul-Lea, Colonel ream Ns Gk Alf A Nt, of Balgowan, M. P. A dicaereeable circumstance concluded the late Races of Newcastle. Early on Sunday morning one of the public tents on the Vowa-aloor was eiSCOVer. ed in flames, which quickly communicated to two others ; nor could the tine be extinguished till all the three were destroyed.—Property to a considerable amount was lost on this occasion, and some of the sufferers narrowly escaped with their lives.—Strong suspicions are entertained that some villain or vil lain>, yet undiscovered, were the wilful cause of this calamity. In consequence of a dictute on Sundey evening, in the city of Winches er, a meeting tools place on Monday night between Cal t. L. an 1 W. G. Esq when, after each pa: ty had fired two pistols without effed, the affair ended. And in consequence of the same dispute, another meeting took place. near Southampt, n, between Capt. G. and Capt. L. At the third shot Capt. L. received a ball, which that toted the knee-bone of the right leg, and lodged in the Beer/ part of the left thigh. Ihe ball has been since extradesl, but it is apprehended that the wound is of a very serious nature. Yesterday evening about seven o'clock, as a brewer's servant was riling on the shaft of a dray I 'rough King•streez, Carnaby-market, in the ad of stooping, he urfortunately fell, and the wheel went over his hip, thigh, and one of his feet. He was taken to a neighbouring surgeon, and from there ti• .siiddlrsex Hospital, with very little hopes of re cce, ty. Oa Sunday evening a coachman rode his horses into the Thames on the 'tope- side of Westminster bridge on the Lambeth shore, and venturing to. far into the current, the hcrses w , -re taken ofr their legs and they were unfortunatAy drowned ; th._ man was saved by the timely assistance of a water man, Several rendezvous of great infamy have lately been suppressed by the Magistrates of the Police Office Hatton Garden, at the instance of the SO ciety Orrice, the Suppression of Vice. These were house; , at which dances were held, and plays ward, in the neighbourhood of Clerkenwell, Bedford-low, To these dances, which were frequented principally by servants, apprentices, and tradesmen's sons a. d daughters, the young people were seduced fiom their families and friends, and plunged into ruin. It was a contrivance of the wretches who kept their to detain the thoughtless parties by a supply of liquor till so late an hour that they did not dare to return to their homes, but were easily prevailed upon to stay thenlght. It is more easy to conceive than dee scribe the hits! effeEtt of such diabolical prad.ces. Another place of similar resort, in Blue,: Boy Alley, Chid Lane, Where kar an d 144 , baiting had been exhibited every night in the Week , / meet Saturday, for many years, with efts of the most savage cruelty, haslikewise been emppeteseti through the vteilance of the Society, sag lbst lositiobie err anions of Use above eblisfaan. • _ 'AL, • .r. ftifi....___- -..-- p0r.7.7 4 —.; ."*. • '4llV 9 lir " ,44• igilikiblleirtS 'OP iglikinbit to ~i I di t If. ;.1' 1 arlernei .end and Travers, t •' nr SeVell • but K 1 these carries' • X 4 Plre. sta!)lishL :‘; fix cm i) de, And • !, called indsome and be+ en,' and nt erre: are not 41 lately IF them nd Fen- hy the • he other •ta, who pounds! to dine befor* s proper oiler* of traent it ancient one of nue hit ▪ con.. luently as they r; and, se in the d 0,1 It ; r into an informs y within near SO e streets • ked haty the tr•r- rsons and Ncruitrio • dais at ay, July alv Nth. ;44;4er, Bachelor i Arthur .> rhomas helots of An l Nlr4 litted Ba- rsity CcLa Wad arn I Mai!ers nd John s Diane, Send, of Arts. tehelor o Istizet of - Lutes Ve. . • m re admit. Price. r of Arta. 'ale, and ;coin 4014 ricer, and • i Wadliani Jervoisey i I • Stretton- iv • is dioctsey igford. • Admhali I . most in- 'al annals- •. on rne • tbserveB a a cab?e's Me imfts were pee, under' the bolts, is cireuma roseeding ',gig, they an. 'l - he must U.ll :onteq on e enethy's Vinietsx ; • long 1 d- ; Lad on ed by M. two sea- kers, and he boats La Loire' which i javy pr iVentlia tum • esta! pleased t' . spot _ _ on North side, rtntrly adjoining the foot-way into the Castle, the hundred steps, where a very neat and handsome brick building, consisting of seven houses, and hind them a large dining.romp, with a kitchen,' the necessary appiartenanees_ thereto, has been ed ; the garden-walk and other conveniences yet compleated ; but cis of the Knights have come to inhabit their new houses. Among are, Lieutenants Hogarth, and ton. The office or Governor, appointed Bill, is ailed at present by Mr. Hoga-th ; the Knight is tot yet appointed. These Knights, arc to live single, teceive an annuity of sixty pounds nod, according to the *ill of the donor, are together daily in the common dining-room mentioned. The nomination of Lieutenants I. for this institution is vested in the Comrni....ioner, the Navy and AdMiralty, and their- appointment in His Majesty, Notwithstanding the thaftet of the Knights forbid their marriage, Sir Jorrn Di Ban. of an ancient htit Milked family, , their present number, continues to distribute •Istrge hand bills ade.res,ed to the Ladies, raining matrimonial proposals ; these he frecv gives hirn.elf to Ladies and Gentlemen as pass in the castle and streets of Nv*:odsor what is Inure curious, the front of his house castle has at present several of them pasted and as an inducetnent to the Ladies to enter hvmenial negotiation with him, a new Bent them, that tea and coffee are instantly ready for their refreshment. Sir John. who is near years of age, is constantly to be seen in the of Windsor, in his curious white wig, cocke4 and other wili!•sicalitics of dress, and on race in the evening, where group* of persons continually forming round him to he.tr his ecceatria remarks. OXFORD, JLLT g. The Bishop of Oxford w!ll ha•.-e public Culdesdon on Tuesday, July ME ; 'hue-day, I ; Tuesday, July I;,th ; and Friday, JssF Saturday lust the hey. John Wlt illey MA. of Brasenose College, r.-as admire. Bael in Divinity. The Right Honourable I. ' Somerset, of Oriel College; and the Rev. T. Coxwell, of Pembroke College, Eachelots Arts, were admitted Masters of Arts. A__ Henry Mears, of Merton College, was admitted chelor of Arts. Thursday Mr. Robert Allen, of University lege, and the Rev. James W. BurEtd, of Wa, College, Bachelors of Arts, were admitted M of Arts. Messrs. Edward Nicholson, and Starkie Jackson, of Queen's College ; J Imes of Worcester College ; and Aluandet Seott; Christ, t'harehos•ere admitted Bachelors of Art, Yesterday Ithe Rev. Robert Dyneley, kittehelor Arts, of Lincoln College, was admitte.l Mai:el - Grand Campoundee. The Rev. James " naties, of Corpus Christi Coll g ; and John' - of Wadha n College, Bachel. 13 of Arts, were ted Masters of Arts. And )4 Willi oit Pembroke College, was admitted Bachelor Wednesday se'nnight Mr. fearisnel Elsdale, Mr. John Wilson, Bachelors of Arts, of Lincoln lege, lege, were elected Fellows of that dociety. Yesterday Messrs. Fox, Bright, Spencer, Price, were eleded Fellows and Messrs. Symons, Prower, and Gibson, Scholars of Wadhani College. The Rev. Jervoise Jervoise Purefoy Clerk, 11.1. L. is instituted to the ReElory of on the Foss, with itchfotd annexed, in this. void by the death of the Re‘ , . William Longford. NAVAL ENG AGE3IENt Sunday a dispatch Was rece:ved from CoLeovs. giving an accolnt of one of the trepid aSions recorded , :ven in our wr, ~,, Cart. Mxt..tAxo, of La Loire frigat • 27th ult. cruising otE the Isle of 114,, observed large French gun-brig, moored within- a length of two heavy batteries, within the 194 L An attack being resolved upon, three berets dispatched the same night fur the purpose, the command of Lieut. Tie pit.. One of the rowing heavy, could not come up: belt thi: stance did not deter the other two from pro., to execute their projed. On reaching the brig, found all her crew read• to receive them, British sailors irnme2intely hoarded, in the - iauated manner; and Alter a desperate contest eck, which lasted ten minutes, carried the vessel. She proves to be the rattional gttn-hrig ter length is seventy-four feet, tan les four ~,ounders, and six :Itipotind carror.adcs ; loard ei ; ,lity-two men, and Was commanded 4o per roan, liAtterrant-tie-v aisseau. he V.-wriot 1. her sec , nd capt tin and men lard : the captain, all the other talc( ;iglu sea.nen were wouaded. Nine o the people were kiliett ; but the boatswain of La four seamen, :tad one marine, were wousied. This enterprize, .which, in the spirit with . was undertaker:, the courage with whichit WAS ese. cited, and the satcess which rewarded it, equals, (and what more can be said of it i) die most daring exploit; of the last war; When, therefor",we :diet% on what British sailors can do, and. are willing to unit rtake, when opportunity °Mit fiir their eXer-. tions, cannot but feel the met animating hopes, both as to our present.securitv -mid future gTory. les, rd y, about ohe n'etotac, the. biLtbitauts OI f'orant a.' cal, i:ussell•sgtiar., were alarmed by the reamsA . wom4n, area at interval by the tail mu. der I tit cries were trace/ to the apastraents shoeng.her, ie.Little Comm greet; he room be in g wit enured, the wife of the raaa was. _itsenstered her throat cut in a most shockiag 11.1341* the trim is sui p ned to have been terpe• trced by her hu..band while they were sainVie limier, la eetistemitee of a tilling &Om Th ',unit Was imaktliaugy .siren. . • , • 7 .l. V _~.. • W...e.•••••raia •ar WA' IT ag/74.0•1111 i 1111 f decayed G indK 4;114 a itl'ldgethe Cti to itt. 'index . le. Mr. Sstnucl fly WS iimilar provision sopirettaV t Lietitcsotnis of tho Rhyal N: the ie.gol ions of his relations proven benevolent intentions from think till tor into effea. The Royal Castle not prdscnti tier scite for the necessary buildings and mint, Hit Majesty was graciously pleased a spot below the Castle-hill, on the North iiel TrA,