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the deride which may be legally imported or exported, shall act be subject to any ot h er or higher duties or charges whatever, than are or shall be levied on British vessels entering or diparting from such ports, or no similar articles, when Imported into or ex. ported from such ports in British vessels ; and also, that such ar_ tides, when exportal from the said ports in Meeklenburgh vessels, shall be entitled to the same bounties, drawbacks arid allowance t hat are granted on similar articles, when exported in Bridal; vessels. ArAl the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury are to give the necessary directions herein al cordingly. (4ignetl) JAMES DULLER. A True Copy. Council Office, Whitehall, / jAmEs Buisx a. June 2V, 1825. LITERARY GLEANINGS. Da. JOH sum—Alas ! lain not fit to paint his charac ter; nor is there nerd of it; taunt. morlurfs logmilur : every man who can buy a book has bought a Boswell; Johnson is known to all the reading world. I also knew him well, respected him highly., loved him sincerely: it was never my chance to see him in those moments of moroseness and ill humour which are imputed to him, per haps with truth, for who would slander him? Hut lam not warranted by any experience of- those humours, to speak of him otherwise than of a friend, who always met me with kindness, and from whoin I never separated with out regret. When I sought his company he had no ca pricious excuses for withholding it, but lent himself to every invitation with cordiality, and brought good humour him, that gave life to the circle he was in. He pre sental himself always in his fashion of apparel ; a brown coat with metal buttons, black waistcoat and worsted steekia, with a flowing bob wig, was the style of hi s wardrobe, but they were in perfectly good trim, and with the lade.., w hi c h he generally met, he had nothing of the! slovenly philosopher about him ; he fed heartily , but not veraciously, and was extremely courteous in his commen- ilations of any dish that pleased his palate ; he suffered Lis next neighbour to squeeze the China oranges into his wine glass after thinner, which else perchance had gone aside, and trickled into his shoes, for the good ican had neither straight sight nor steady nerves. At the tea table he had considerable demands on his favourite beverage, and I 1 remember when Sir Joshua Reynolds at my house rei minded him that he had drunk eieven_cups, he replied, " Sir, I did not count your glasses of wine, why should you number up my cups of tea ?" And then laughing in p.rfect good humour he added-.." Sir, I should have re leasetfthe lady from any further trouble, if it had not been for your remark ; but you have reminded me that I want one'of the &lien, and I must request Mrs. Cumberland to round me up my number." When he saw the readiness and complacency with which my wife obeyed his call, lie turned a kind and cheerful look upon her, and said-1 Madam, I must tell you for your comfort vou have escaped much better than a certain lady did awhile a^u, upon whose patience I intruded greatly, more than I I Wave done on yours; but the lady asked me for no other purpase than to make a zany of me, and set me gabbling to a pare.' of people I knew nothing of: so, Madam, I had my revenge of leer ; for I swallowed flvc-and-twenty cups of her tea, and did not treat her with as many words." I can only say my wife would have made tea for him as long as the New River could have supplied her with wa:er.—Mr. Cumberland's Memoirs of himself: GEORGE EDWARDS, rnr. NATI:AALIST.--.Tbill brated naturalist exhibited to the world an admirable ape &men of his labours, in the appearance of the first volume of die ilistory of Birds. It was published in quarto, on royal paper, and contains sixty-one birds, and two quadru peds, most of which had not either been delineated or de scribed before. They are engraved on fifty-two plates, from original drawings, exactly coloured, with full and accurate descriptions. This volume is dedicated to the President and Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians ; whose favours and assistance are acknowledged by the author with the utmost gratitude. The descriptions were published bkewise in the French language, for the use of foreigners, as is the ease in the succeeding volumes. Mr. Edwards's subscribers having exceeded his most sanguine expectations, a second volume of the 4 Birds ap peared in 1747 dedicated to Sir Hans Sloane, th e n phy sician to his kiajesty, and whose merit as a naturalist is too enlversally known, both at home and abroad, to re quire any distinct specification in this place. Sir Ilans's friendship to our author is mentioned in the dedication with all the warmth of a grateful and feeling heart. The volume contains sixty-one birds and two quadrupeds, en graved on fifty-two copper plates, with descriptions. In 1730, was published the third volume, containing the same number of plates, and tifty-nine birds. It was de dicated to the President, Comic], and Fellows of the Royal Society. Our author's fourt'h volume came from the press in 1751, comprehending thirty-seven plates, on which are engraved thirty-nine birds, and to which are' added s:xtecti plates of serpents, fishes, and insects. This was the last volume which Mr. Edwards at that time in tended to publish, end be seems to have considered it as the most perfect of his productions in Natural history; n rhich account he dedicated it to the Supreme Being. The dedication was, without doubt, very piously designed, but the wisdom of it cannot be commended. Such an sssurnption is too great for any human creature, and the few instances of the kind that have occurred in the history of literature have always been justly disapproved. Perhaps some of our readers may wish to see in what manner our naturalist expressed himself in this extraordinary dedica tion. It was as follows: "To Ural, the One Eternal ! the incomprehensible 1 the Om. ripretatit, the Ouiniseienr, and Almighty Creator of all things that exist ! from Orbs immeasurably great, to the minutest points of matter, this Mom is dedicated and devoted, with all possible ga. t' tude. humiliation, worship, and the highest adoration both of and mini', By " His most resigned, low, and hu►tble Creature. " CillolttrE ElllV ARDS." Blarraphia Britannica. lIAZLITT'S PARALLEL BETIEELN GODWIN AND COLE nintie.—No two persons can be conceived more opposite in character or genius than the subject of the present and pre e,Y.ing sketch (Goelvrin and Coleridge). Mr. Godwin, with less natural capacity, and with fewer acquired advantages, by concentrating his mind to some given object, and doing what he had to do with all his might, has accomplished :ouch, and will leave more than one monument of a power- Jul inn:lkea behind him. Mr. Coleridge, by dissipating his, and dallying with every saiject by turns, has done little cr nothing to justify to the world or to posterity the high opinion which all who. have ever heard him converse, cr known him intimately, with one accord entertain of him. Mr. Goilwin's faculties have kept house, plied their task in the workshop of the brain diligently and effectually. Mr. Coleridge's have gossiped away their time, and gadded about from house to house as if life's business were to melt the hours in listkas talk. .Mr. Godwin is intent on a sub ject, only as it concerns himself and his reputation ; he works it out as a matter of duty, and discards from his mind whatever does not forward his main object, as iniper t:nent and vain. Mr. Coleridge, on the other hand, de lights in nothing but episodes and digressions, negleete whatever he undertakes to perform, and can act only on spontaneous impulse without object or method—" He can not be constrained !y mastery."—While he should be occu pied by a given pursuit he is thinking of a thousand °ens things—a thousand tastes, a thousand objects tempt him, and distract his mind, which keeps open house, and enter tains all earners ; and after being fatigued and amused with morning rs!ls from idle viaiters, finds the day cen sumed, and its business unconeluded. Mr. Godwin, on the contrary, is somewhat exclusive and unsocial in his habits of mind, entertoos no company but what lie gives his whole time and attention to, and wisely writes over the, doors of his understanding, his fancy, and his senses, "no admittance except on business." He has none of that fasti dious refinement and false delicacy which lead him to ba lance between die endless variety of modern attainments. ' • • Ile has the happiness to think an author the greatest character in the world, and himself the greatest author in it. Mr. Coleridge, in writing an harinonion stanza, would stop to consider whether there was not mots. grace or beauty in a pas de fruit, and. would not proceed until lie had resolved this question by a chain of metaphy sical reason without end. Not so Mr. Gadwin. That is best to him which he eau do best. Ile does not waste him s•l.' in vain aspirations and effeminate sympathies. He is Wind, eh a', and insensible to all but the trump of fame. P ays, rte as, painting, music, ball-rooms, wealth, fashion, titles, torch him not. All these are no more to him than t r the magician in his cell ; and he writes on to the end of the chat ter through good report and evil report—Pingo in eterni!a•ern in his motto, &c.—Spirit of tbe Age, or Con temp r, ry Portraits. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 11. A Court-Martial this morning assembled on board his Majesty's ship Victory. Sir George Martin, President, for the purpose of trying Lieutenant James Campbell, of his Majesty's ship Tyne, on the charge of imputed cowardice, in not boarding a pirate schooner. in March 1823, off Cuba, when ordered by his Captain. The irestigation had been demanded by Lieutenant Comply'', in order to vindicate his charact..T. It appears that Ciptsin Walent headed the enterprise in his gig, and that the boats were kept at bay, and 'exposed to a galling fire for three quarters of an hour, both from the schooner and the shore. When Captain Walcot saw a favourable opportunity to board, he sent orders for Lieutenant Campbell to push on, which orders were not understood by Lieutenant Campbell, who was taken up in firing the boit's carronade. When his ammunition was expended he gallantly led the party on, and was the first to board and haul down the black flag. Captain Wit!cot spoke highly of all concerned in his Gazette Letter. The prosecution closed this afternoon, and the prisoner enters on hie defence to-morrow. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET JULY MEETING. MONDAY. We have seldom had to report a better tlay's sport, or one which, for a Jule Meeting, has attracted so fashionable a company. Every thing went off well, and the beauty of the weather, and admirable condition of the Course, added not a little to the general enjoyment. His Royal Highness the 'Duke of York was on the I Course previous to the commencement of the race', and' seemed in exczlient health and spirits. The were also present— The Pak-% of Grafton. Rutland. and Portland:. Marquises of Exeter and Titchtield t Earls Darlington, Sefton (and Countess) Lowther, Jersey. Orford, Verulam ; Loots Kensington, Charles Fitzroy, John Fitzroy, Geo. Itentinek, E. Bentinek, G. Cavendish, Anson, Dunwich. &e ; Sir Jnhn Shelley; Honourable, De Roos. I Rens ; Edwards, E. Petre, 0. Pordett, O. Anson. and Russell: Culottes nifty, Aubrey, and Synge ; Meesni. Wortley. Douglas, Ramon, Milne', Newton, Duneoinhe Irby, Campbell, Scott, Robarts. Waddington, Wilson, Dr. DOwdeswell, &c. &c. Mr. Douglas had a dinner party at the Palace, at which were present— • llis Royal Highness the Duke of York, the Duke of Rutland, Lord Darlington, lion. Mr. roulett; Col. French. Col. t'dny, Mr. Prendergast, end a few other fashionables ; the whole of whom adjourned in the evening to the Rooms, to cards. Lord Sefton also foul a select dinnct party. lie Jockey Club dinner was very numerously at., tended by the Members, including— The Mike of Grafton, Duke of Portland, Marquis of Exeter, Lords cbarles Fitzroy, G. Cavendish, Lowther, Orford. Jersey, (l. Rent'nrk. Dunwicli, Kensington, linn. 31r. Irby, lion. Mr. Petit.. Hon. Mr. Edwanlo, Col. Synge, enL Russell, ('ol. AUhrey. Dr. Dowtieswell ; Messrs. Worthy, Nnrthey. ftlilnes , Newton, Campbell, Scott, Robarto , buncom be, Waddington, &c. ; most of whom adjourned after dinner to the spacious gardens and plea. sure grounds belonging to the Jockey Club, where the younger members enjoyed the different amusements provided. In our raper of yestelday the account of the Races was un. avoidably confined to a very small space, owing to the hurry in which our Ex pre,o was sent off; we therefore give a detailed state ment of the running:_ Sweepstakes of 10 sors. each for 3-yr old colts, fist. 61b.; fillies, fist. 31b.—New T.Y.C. Mr. Rogcrs's Muleteer . . . . 1 Lord Anson's 31inia.nre . . . . 2 31r. WiNon's e. by Sninlensko . - - 3 .Ir. Hunter's 1. by Orville . - - 4 3 and 4 to I on Muleteer. They all came eery close together, and kept so, 31111elecT hating a trifling lead til within 130 yards of home, when he came out, and non the race cleverly by a good length ; rode by Wheatfy ; 31iniature, by Armill ; Mr. Wilson's by the veteran Buckle tto the ngretable surprise of his sporting friends); and Mr. Hunter's by Cat. Match-100. T.Y.C. Mr. Arortley's Scandal, 7st. Iflib. - . - 1 Lord Exeter's Progress, list. 1:11b. - . . 0 Peeress would not start after a lapse of forty minutes, repvttedly kicking and plunging, and dropping on his knees to gnaw the ground, bht in the latter vagary was prevented by haring a muzec on. After this he was got to the post, and the mare started run. ning the groursipwitbout him, Progress still keeping there, and plunging for a ionsiderable time. However, at last his jockey (Green) got him to canter to the end of the Yearling Course, kick ing every few yards, and finding at last that he could not throw his rider, he actually dropped on his knees and side, and rolled hint off. Great apprt•hensiona were entertained for the rider's safety, who, I we are happy to odd, escaped unhurt. Robinson refused to ride this horse, who played the same trick at the late Stamford races. Second Year. Renewal of the July Stakes of 301. for each. 3012. Cola fist. fai., and fillies Pit. 41b. New T.Y.C. Mr. Worley's c. Crus..der, by Cervantes . . 1 Duke of Griißoh`tfcb. c. • - . . 2 Mr. Rogers liana° b. c. by Woful . The following also staved, but were not placed : Mr. %Piison's c. by Nlagistrate. out of PlUto's Dant. Lord Exeter's 1. by litmus. out of Omphale. General Orosvenor's b. ro. f. by Abjet, nut of 31ite. Alt. Grerille's hr. f. by Smolrti.ko, out of Jerboa. Lord Verulam's 1. by Phantom, out of Vapour's Dam. Mr. bee's be. f. by Sinolensko. Mr. Hunter's ch.l. by Comus, out of Sprightly. 7to 2 and 3tol on Crusader Bto 1 agst Jerboa (Octavisna) 0 and 8 to 1 apt Omphale 8 and fi to 4 agst Goshawk, 10, 11, and 12 to 1 agst the 5 and 6 to 4 on Oualtawk and Wnful cult lmphale 14 to 1 agst 31r.Lee's There were two false starts, • er which they came off' at PCOINN nearly all abreast, and ft et-wired to be a close run race between Crusader. Goshawk, and Woful, till they got to the starting poet of the Round Course, when it was evident that Crusader must win, lying wcil between Goshawk and ‘Vottil, and when they had passed the post, he shot afield. kept the lead, and won in the most clever tittle by a length. F. Royce, rode Crusader, J. Day, Goshawk, ‘Pheatlev, the Wilful, ('lift. Mr. {Wilson's, Robinson, omphale, Buckle, jun. the General's, Gooslison, Mt. Grrville's, Armin, Lord Verulam's, Buckle, Mr. Lee's, and Conolly Mr. Bunter's. .3 31atch —r.oe sec,. D.M. Lord Orford'a Orion, 7.. t. 121 b. - - 1 Lord G. Cavendish ' . Onnyniede. (Ist. 12:b. - - 2 5 and 5 to 4on Ganynictle. This was a true run race, until within 290 'ants of home. when Prim got in front, and wan cleverly by a length. Rode by Robinson, Ganyntede, by ArnulL Match.-100. First 11 al f of A b-31. • Lord An‘on'a Ina, fist. Clb. • • I Sir J. Shelley's Infelit. list. 5 and i; to 4 nn loftlix. This Rasa very good and closely con. ts'ted race. Infelix rnnning Ina in fn dole, that she won only by a bead. Rode by Arnull, Infeliz, by Robinson. !latch.-100. First Half of Ab. M. Mr. Pretulerer.ses Witch. Hat. glh. - 1 Iliq lineal Highness the Duke of York's f. by Soothsayer, 7st. tlb. - - - - - - _ 2 , 2to I on AViteh, who made all the running, and won easy. Rode by J. Day, the other, by Barnard. The a?pointincnts for to-morrow were determined this evering, es fa:3 , os : TiiiPourila, for 3 yr Olb. ; 4 yrs, Oa. ; $ yrs, Ost. Illb. ; 6 yrs, H.t. ; and aged, Ost. D. 1. Mr. Lambtnn's Sperrraeeti, 5 yrs Mr. Itegcrs's Alioe, 3 yrs Mr. Wyinlham's gr. c. by Whalebone, out of Scotina, 3 yrs Ur. Plait's Ca aline, 11.trft Colonel Wilson's Mack Daphne. 5 yrs. Second year ofa renewal of the Sweepstakes of 10/. for each, S yrs olds. Gst. Alb ; 4 yrs, Oat. 11b.: 5 yrs, Ost. 10Ih. yrs. 9st. ; and ngetl, 9st. 21b. T. 31.111. The winner to be sold for 300 Duke of 11-afton's (Lisette • Mr. (lciddann; Pretension Mr. Wyntllutm's eh. e. by Phantom, nut of Silvertail Mr. Noirtilli 11,r. f by Walton, out of Lisette Lord Exeter names Cataline _ Lord Caventliqes Backgammon Colonel Wileon's Mark 1 / a Plinc Mr. Mlleon's b. c. by Sowleorko. Match-10U if. A. D.M. Mr. Grevilla's Don Carlos, Itst. 91h. against Lord Orford's Plestnee 7st. tub. Trim:tar, Oxt o'Ci.ncx. All the young Derby horses were out on the Heath this morning taking their reenlist gallops. looked very well, and attracted a greut member of the Nobility and others to view them ; son:e Came from ! cards at the Rooms, others from the hazard-table, and many from a! natural desire to inspect the set:on and points of the younkerz.— candidates for the Derby and other great stakes of next year. The races will he very seamy. To-morrow, however, there will be six races, vin.--a plate, a sweepstakes, and four matches, which it is thought will conclude the meeting. The celebrated Phantom was put up for sale this morning at 2.000 noises., but no advance taking place, he was ordered sway. 31r. Tzttersall offered 1,000, which was refused. The lase Mr. Stonehewer's race horses were afterwards sold as ..dlows, with their engagements:—Ajax. by A maths, out of Pen. tagon, 1110/. : Bon. Mr. Roan's Conviction, by Captain Candid, 810/.; Mr. Newton's Itiemarole, 3rrs, by Soothsayer (engaged in a match for IGO noes. T.V.C. next October, against Mr. Nowell's e. by Aladdin, out of Doll Tearshect), 13.)/:; dlr. Newton's ch. c. by Aladdin, out of llantipole (engaged in the 2,ooosovs. and Scrub Stalvs, 111^1;), 1101.: Lord An.ton'a Btillame, sister to Jock, MN • 31r. Newton a yearling e. by Blacklork, out of Brillante, til l. (said to be for Lord Abingdon.) Some other lots, the property of a Nobleman, were bought in. IlEsav• unforiiiiiate convict has been recently conveyed from Bristol, and placed on board the Justitia hulk, at Woolwich, preparatory to his immediate t ransportation for life. to Isie* South Wale'. 0I1 , 01?D CIRCUIT. BERKSHIRE ASSIZES. Astatohort,,Jrtme 11. These Aufzea commenced this day, before Mr. D a mn O A a. nnw, as the Crown side; and Mr. Justice Dunkouctt at Nisi hies. There were seven civil causes entered for trial, and'the Calender contained the names of twenty-one prisoners. CROWN SIDE. I Effore 11;r0; TiAR . It 01.' JUSTICE 11AVLiirS SILVE R Jo/An Ilson was Indicted for stealing a silver imp, the property of the lion. Mr. Justice Bayley. Mr. Caoss stated the case. Mr. James Bayley (son of the Learned Judge) said, I was sit the last Ascot Races in a phaeton, and in that I had !ton* refresh. menu, and a silver cup. After the great race, the silver cup and the refreshments were on the back seat. and while I was standing on the front scat with my beck towards the cup, my coachman, who was standing close to the carriage, was addressed by another man, who called out, "Joseph, have you lost anything?" and' my coachman replied, ".No, I am all right." My coachman afterwards asked me if I had got the silver cup ? and I replied, " No," anti he, on searching the phaeton, discovered the lONS. John Bunt said—l was on the course, and PAW Mr. Barley's carriage. I saw a person who was standing tinse to the near side of it ; he put the end of a yellow handkerchief in Ilia niout,h, as if to hold it, and he then put his hand over the back of the dickey, and snatched from there a cup. I had seen the cup there; the person then pet the cup am: handkerchief into the left aide of his coat, and I saw hint go away under the carriages. I suspected the person because I saw him open another carriage. I_ gave* description of this person to Warren, a B ow . s t rec t o ffi cer . The man at the bar is the man I am sure. William Ayles hid—l am the coachman of Mr. Tattersall. was at Ascot races on the day In question, and saw :lir. Rayley's carriage. There was a person loitering about the carriage fur three or four minutes. anti then I saw him take something from the hind port of the carnage. I cried out—" Joseph, have you lost any thing ?" and he said "No ;" I then asked if he had not lost some thirg out of the carriage. and he said he had lust a cup. This was on the Thursday of the races; and on the Saturday I saw the pri soner at Rom.street, and recognized him as the person whom I had seen take the cup. 1 Mr. Justice 'Bayley's coachman confirmed the' evidence of the preceding witnesses as far as their testimony regarded him. James Warren, a Tiew.strcet officer, said, in consequence of information I received, I took the prisoner into custody, and searched him; I found on him a yellow silk handkerchief; the prisoner then fanned ; on his Jectreery- I teal hisis4 took him about a silver cup which was stolen from a gentleman's car. riage, and he immediately said, a I was not on the course tn.daye s I had not then told him that the cup had been stolen the day before. Examined be the Learned nattow.-4 had nn other reason for apprehending the p risoner, except horn what Hunt and Mr. Bays ley's coachman told me. Mr. Tattersall's coachman. on being recalled. said that he was sure the prisoner was on the course on the Thursday. as he had seen him some time before the robbery piayirg at the thimble. The prisoner on heitrg called upon for iris defence, raid that he left his case to his Counsel. The Learned Ilniux—Who is your Counsel? The prisoner —I do not know, my Lord. but I employed Mr. Humphries of London to take care of my defence, but he is not here. Mr. Cr uwoon—ln justice to the prisoner I might io state that before I left London Mr. Humphreys consulted mein the case, but I have received no brief. The prisoner on being asked if he had any witnesses to speak to his character, said that lie could not farind to bring them from Lon don ; however several g.ntlemen had signed their names to his cha racter, but Mr. Humphries had got the paper. Mr. Baron CiAtiROW summed up the evidence, and left it to the Jury to say whether they were satisfied of the guilt of the prisoner. The Jury, after a short deliberation, found the pOsoner The prisoner again asserted his innocence of the Offence imputed to him. Mr. Baron ( L enanw, addressing the prisoner, said, that not withstanding the strong professions you make of your innocence nod your good character, tt is quite impessible that any person in this Court, who has understanding enough to comprehend the proceedings, can have the smallest doubt of your guilt, or of your being one of those who go in large gargs to plac.-3 of public amueement, where, if a countryman unfortunately falls in 'nor way, he gets plundered of his property by pricking in the lucky garter, or betting upon the thimbl e r ig; and if a gentleman crimes to a race-course, and is attending on the Wins of his family, von plunder his carriage of any property that may he contained in tt. If I were to discharge you. you would be soon, very won, among your associates is guilt, and you would get, from one step to another in crime, till you world b r in g y our I career of guilt to a close by commixing some atrocious capital offence. His Lordship then sentenced him to be transp ted for seven years. The Learned BARON, turning towards the Jury, observed, that it might be sonic satisfaction to them to know that, notwithstand ing the prisoner so strongly persisted in asserting his innocence, he had, only a few days hefiwe committing this offence, been discharged from a prison, in which lie had been confined on a charge of felony. Mr. Cr nwoon—Bitt, my Lord, I had the honour of being his Counsel in that erase, and defended him successfully. The prisoner appeared quite indifferent to the sentence passed upon him. 71 , muir if was charged with stealing fire turkeys, the pro pert" of Mr. Henry Newell. Mr. RIGIBY stated the cese. Sarah Cooper said—l am au/vent of the prosecutor; he had ten turkeys ; I locked them tip safe over night, and in the morning I missed live, and found one dead; the five Inst were brought back from Maidenhead ; I knew they were the some. Cress-examined by Mr. Cunwoon—The turkeys when they came back had their wings and tails picked; they were white turkeys; there are a great many white turkeys, but I am sure these were ours ; I know it, because I opened their crops, and found I food that cortespondol with ours. Henry Nes ell said—l went to Maidenhead and found a basket on a coach, containing the turkeys ; the prisoner was afterwards found hidden in a tub ; he had been a servant of mine seven years Jigs. Croat-examined by Mr. Ctrawoob—l did not see the basket put upoh the teach. and my only reason for charging the prisoner I was, that I found him asleep in a sugar hogshead. Thomas Hamerton, a very queer-looking countryman . said, that I he saw the prisoner put the basket containing the turkeys on the top of the coach. (The evidence of this witness was given with a volubility quite astonishing, and the quantity of irrelevant matter he brought in was beyond all cheek.) Mr. Cuuwoon was proceeding to crows-examine him, but when the Learned lientleman had pinta few questions, the witness said, " My lord, I am only telling the truth. and I hope I may tell my own story straight forward, without Oda Counsellor's bothering me." Mr. Baron GAAllow—Witness, the thing that you mistake for what voce call bothering you, is the exercise of great learning and a very sound discretion. Thomas Willoughby Humphries said, the hnsket taken by Mr. Newell was the same put on the coach by the prisoner. I drove the coach. The basket was to be left at Strialsbuey.green. Croits.examined by Mr. Cu nwoon—lt was a dark morning, rid I did not see the witness Hamilton, and I don't think, from the state of the morning, that he could see a man's face to know It. Mr. Baron GARD ow said, that he considered it most improper for coachmen to take up parcels in the night from persons they did not know; it allirded the greatevt opportunity to thieves, as the parcel might contain the High Sheriffs plate, cr any thing else. anti if the coachmen did oot act With more caution, they might be transported as accessories. Mr. CI7TIWOOD stated, that the prisoner had been out on bail. Mr. Baron GAR now summed up the evidence. After the Learned Ireton bed concluded his address to the Jury, the pniinner said he was in the habit of travelling to buy poultry at Maidenhead market ; and being there a little auo early, he got Into a sugar liosrshead and fell asleep. The Jury having consulted together for near five minutes, the Foreman said tha: they found the prisoner .Vot Guilty; but on his 'toying this, two of throe of the Jury rose and aaid.—" No ! no !" The Learned rtAstrity told them their duty was to consult toge ther till they were all :greed, anti then the Foreman 'Mould an nounce the opinion of the whole, by saying guilty or Oct guilty, as their opinion might be. ~,The Jury haying again consulted together for n ear a quarter of an hour, Raid that they were now all agreed, and that they found the prisoner C.itifty; and that the difficulty before was, that one of the Jury was deaf, and lied made a mistake. The Juror who was deaf was then discharged from further at tendance. The Learned BARON observed, that the practice of the thieves now was, not to accompany the stolen property, but taisend it by nee of the quick travelling coaches, to be left a little way out of London. and there to he found some hours after by a confederate, and be by him sent by some other coach in a ditlerent direction to be disposed of. Ilis Lordship sentenced the prisoner to be trans. ported for scv^n years. CIVIL SIDE. (Before Mr. Justice Bt7a ROUGH.) LOCK V. VIGGOT. This was an action for the negligent driving of a post-chaise by the l:crendant% servant, whereby the plaintiff's gig was damaged. , It possessed no public interest, and alter an abundance of con flicting evidence, the Jury found a verdict for the pluintlll, with 41. damages. Mr. Citivry appeared as Counsel in an ejoctment case, having been any- "•• retained for that purpose. specially CITY BUSINE,vs. A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at Guildhall, et which John Crowder. Aklerman and Stationer and Thomas Ega , Citisen and PlAsterer. the Sheritii4 Elect, executed bonds to take upon them the saki office on the 2fitla September next. • The Court wan occupied at ennaiderable length in hertrirg a complaint against a broker, and an appeal agaihm the assessment for the ►Catch Hive for Bread-street Want. - . . _ Several persons were allowed brokers, and others discharged on petition. Commilsioners of the Court of Requests for the months of Au gust and September next were appointed. Licenses were granted to Coal Undertakers. The Court directed the payment of sundry bills aril accounts. PUBLIC EDUCATION. PI.AWiI •OR TEE GOVERNMENT AND LIBERAL IMSTRUCTION OF DOTS IN LARUE MEMBERS, AS PRACTISED AT HAZEL• WOOD SCHOOL. Second Edition—Knight. Of all the important subjects which have a claim on the public attention, taut of PUBLIC EDUCATION is the most important: Its dali" operation, as well as its permanent influence on the conifstion of the society in which we live— the vast extent of the interests which it embraces--the gradual change which every improvement introduced into it, produces in the popular mind, and the consequent re volution which it silently effects throughout the whole circle of civil and social life—make every practical ad-j vancement in the system upon which it can be usefully oonducted, and every new truth which can be effectively applied to it, a matter of intereating information which can not be too widely spread, that its value may be brought as extensively to the test. It is under the fulness of this conviction, that we feel it our duty to call the attention of the public to the plan of instruction, as practised at Hazel wood School, the detail of which is given With ao much interesting minuteness in the volume before Us. • We had heard much and often of the excellence of this Plan, but we had never until the appearance of the present—which is the second edition of this work, gone into afull and reflective investigation of it. The first feature which strikes us in it is,its total freedom from every thing utopian: it does not aim to ex; tract more from the constituent qualities of the human Mind than they are capable of: it does not attempt to gather grapes from thcrns or figs from thistles ; its aim is, to I bend the moral and intellectual springs of the human dia -1 racter to all the prompt and act i ve purposes f or w hi c h t h ey are fitted ; to train the tendencies of youth in the manner best calculated Co make them, in after-life, intelligent, up , right, and honourable men ; in short, to send th em i nto the community w e ll in s t rnete d in all that will render them most useful to it—with all the best attributes of a firm and manly character—with minds well disciplined to the de mands of justice and the rules of moral duty, and with those reflective and enlarged views of life which will save them from being d u ped by tre knaves into whose path thay may chance to be thrown in their intercourse with it. " Every person," says Gibbon, " has two educations— one which lie receives from others, and one, more import ant, which he gives to himself." The Hazelwood system appears to us to combine hail ; its public instruction is so contrived as to induce each pupil,—iiiideed we may almost say, to constrain him,—to cure* his own power of self government ; to bring his interets and passions under the control of his reason—and, in the pursuit of all his ordinary avocations, whetter in or out of school, to act under an abiding sense of what is essential to his self-estimation as well as to the estimation of his sehOol-fellows and teachers, who make up the world in which he moves, and in whose good t pinion he roust stand. well, in order to stand well in his own. We wtluld anxiously refer all public instructors to the outlines of a system of education which has not only been found practicable in all its detail, but to be attended with the most successful and gratifying results. Our limits will not permit us to enter into its particulars at any length ; we can do little more than refer to it ; what space we can spare, must be given to the few concise remarks which we cannot abstain from making on one or two topics of very general interest, among which is the following " We do nut in any way encourage our English pupils to make use of the French language in common conversation with each other, knowing that without superintendence it would be idle to exaeet i that careful attention so necessary to prevent them from falling into had habits, both with respect to pronunciation and idiom. We have often been astonished that any teachers should expect favourable results from a plan so vicious. They seem to suppose, that if the pupil does not speak English be must of ne. eessity talk' French. The truth i s , h e speaks neither language, but a miserable jargon compounded of both—the words French, the idiom and pronunciation English. Like the youth in the Dunciad, lie "• Spoils his own language, and acquires no more.' " We have often been forcibly affected by the absurdity of the practice so very general, of using the French language in schools, and inflicting fines on all who shall be heard to speak English. By thus barring out, by all possible pre- , ventives, the use of their mother tongue, the pupils, when the period arrives that they are to enter the world, find to their mortification that they are unable to write 's common letter in their own language in any style be'ontl that of of the most ordinary common place; and—which is still worse—that their reasoning faculties never having been properly exerted, in consequence of the difficulty of ex pressing themselves in the foreign language to which their conversation has been exclusively confined, they are unable to acquit themselves in argument with credit sufficient to exempt them from the appearance of ignorance or of inca pacity. In the infancy of their establishment, Messrs. Hill were unfriendly to the practice of requiring exercises in orizrioal czimpuition, concurring fully in opinion with Miss Edge- I worth, that " no person should be expected to write unless he has somethingto say ;" six years of additional experience has, it seems, induced them to alter their sentiments on this head, and they adduce, in a note (p. 202), some excellent observations contained in the review of the first edition of their " Plan of Public Education," in the London Magazine, which confirm this change of opinion. The writer of the article just adverted to makes the following very just re marks-- " The act of composition cannot, it is true, create thoughts in a boy's head :mess they exist previously. On thi s consideratim let all questions of general speculation be dismissed from school exercises: especially questions of moral speculation, which usually furnish the thesis of a school-boy's essay : let us have no more themes on Justice—on Ambition—on Itenerolence--on the Love of Fame, &c. for all theses such as these, which treat moral qua- Utica as pure atriuctions, are stripped of their human interest; and few edit... ven could write endurable upon Ruch subjects in such a shape.. though many might have Written very pleasingly and judiciously upon a moral eare-4.e. on a moral question in runcrelo. Grant that a school-boy has no independent thoughts of any value, yet every boy has thoughts dependent upon what he has read— thoughts involved kit—thoughts derived from it; but these he will tortmir parilatWiee more or less able to express, a, he ha, been more or leu accustomed to express them. The unevolved thoughts, which pass through the youngest, the rudest, the most inexperienced brain, are innumerable not detached, voluntary thoughts, but thoughts inherent in what is seen. talked of, expe rienced, or read of. To evolve these, to make them apprehensible by others, and often even to bring them within their own coascious nes., is very difficult to most people, and at times to all people ; and the power, by which this difficulty is conquered, admits of endless culture; and, nmengst the modes of culture, is that of , written composition. The true value of this exercise lies in the necessity which it impose of forming distinct ideas—of connecting them—of dispoving them into such an arrangement as that they, can be connected—of clothing then: in words--and many more acts of the mind, both nnalytic and synthetic. All that is neces,ary is— to determine for tke young composer his choice of matter: require him therefore to narrate at: interesting story which he has formerly read—to rehearse the most Interesting particulars of a day's excur sion ; in the case of more advanced students, let them read one of the English state trials, where the evidence is Of a complex cha racter (as the trials on Titus Oates's plot), of a critical dissertation on some interesting question, et any thing, in short, which admits of analysis—of abstractian--of expansion—or exhibition in an altered shape. Subjects for all this re innumerable; and, ac cording to the selection made, more or less opportunity is given for collecting valuable knowledge: but this purpose is collateral to the one we are speaking of: the direct purpose is, to exercise the mind In unravelling its own thoughts, which else lie huddled and tangled together In a state unfit for use, end but dimly developed to the possessor's own consciousness."—Lundon Mug., April and May. 1924. The importance of the subject to the general interests of the country will be readily acknowledged, our wish to ex tend as widely as possible the great practical benefits to be derived from the system of education which is here laid in detail before the public, trould induce us to make many extracts from it ; did our columns permit. Happily, how ever, it has become so generally known as to make it little ' necessary for us to go into further illustration, either of its excellence or its efficacy. We ought not to conclude with out adverting to the debt of gratitude ^ hich the science of public education owes to the Chrestomathia of Mr. Bentham. INlAttyst.t.ocs.—"L'uvier, the celebrated French natu ralist is said to have dissected an insect, which, thong): but an inch long, contained 494 pair of muscles, connected with as many nerves, and 40.1 1 09 antennse."Nere We understand there is a mistake in this statement, which should be amended thus: 4,19 L pair of muscles, and 400,000 antenntc. Our informant, a gentlernnn of extraordinary microscopic powers of vision, almost t qua! to those of Curter himself, speaks from an actual knowledge of the fact. Priv ttrox Pex.—Two Oxonians dining together, one of them noticing a spot of grease on the neckcloth of his companion, said, " I see you are a Grecian."—" Pooh!" said the other, " that's.thrlilched."—" No, iruiced," sa) s the punster, " I made it on the spot." THE FIRST 4N1111,41, REF : ORP' • or Tile BISIIOPSOATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE SO CIETY FOR PROMOTINU CHRISTIAN KNOW LEDGE. ISSTABLISittO JANUARY 1621.1 If we felt inclined to repel theinvidious charge which Edinbtires Revi: iv urged against ?the Bishop of Cites ' ter, cf receiving tithes for a very sienier rnd inadequate ' return of labour, we should quote the full, tletisil as con ' Wised iti the present, which is the first of the Hishopsgate4 street Committee of the Society for promoting Christian knowledge, which owes its formation to his Lordship's active philanthropy, and to the interests of which, as Pre sident and Treasurer, his attention ;end aid is unremitting, and we would then ask the RevieWer to reconcile his slan der to some prjneiplts of consistency. At the Fint Anniversary Meetin g of the Subscribers andiFriends of the Bishopegate Uistrict Committee ofithe Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, holden at the School-house, Peter -street, Sun-street, on Wednesday, the ff.tit of March, 182.5, the Lord Bishop of Chester, Rectot of St. Botolph'a, /110topsgat in the chair, the following Resolutions Were ututrtimauslj• passed On the motion of Sir William Blitard, seconded, by John Ban natyne, Esq. That it appears b_y the Report just presented to thii Meeting, that the labours of the BishopsoteD;vtrict Committee of the Society for promoting Christian Knowled g e tier the past year have been eminently useful, in circulating among the poorer classes of tint neighbourhood the Holy Scriptures, and other booki contatning sound religious and fhoral instruction." • the motion ofJ. D. Powles.i sq. seetinded by EI Salkeld, Esq. " That the establishment of District Committees, or branches of • the tf,octsty for promoting Christian Knowledge, appears to be Si powerflll means of furthering and extending the imprittent tibject‘ of the Parent Society, by making those objects mope generally known, by rooting an intercourse between th e p aroc hi a l c l ergy and the liiq, and by presenting n point of union for the ftiettda of sound retgion, and especially the memb ers o f t h e E shiblithed Church." t.' • On the trot:on of Robert Cmesworth, Esq. kconded by Jobrt Richards, " That amorit other important advantages arisin g hoiti thr arta bllstnnent of &Strict committees, the communicatinti to filial it leads with the poorer kjasses, on the subjl::l of their Aptiitusi wants. deserves to be apeciallv•intorterated; and that on tittle and otLet grounds the Bishoftsgate bit!arict Ctnntnittee of the Society for pr(.... 'noting Christian Knowledge is entitled to the warm and continund support of this meeting." On the motion of John Bannatyne, Esq. seconded by Anhui Clarke, Esq. " That the thanks el this meeting be respectfully en:sewed tc the Lord Bishop ofiChester, Rector of St. Botolph's, Bisliopsgate. President and Treasurer of this Institution, fbr his continual atten tion to its interests." I On the motion of John Richard's, Esq. seconded by J. D. Powles, Esq. That the thanks of this messing he preented to the Rev. Richard Harvey, 111. A. Secretary of the Instattition, for his constant and unwearied exertions in discharging the duties of that office." We learn from the present Report that " The Society for promoting Christian KnoWledge was first formed in 11i99. It was Shortly afterwards divided into twc branches, one of which, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, having been Incorporated by Royal Charter, undertook to provide for the spiritual instruction of the British Colosies in North America; while the other .continued. under its original name, to promote the cause of the Gospel, and the growth of Christian knowledge, in everyway which gave reasons able promise of success. " The three departments of Christian charity, in which it hal laboured for more than a century, are the education of the poor, the maintenance of Christian missions abroad, and the distribution of religious books, especially of the Holy ;seriptures, and the Liturgy of the English Church. The establishment. of Parochial Charity Schools in this kingdom is chiefly to be attribUted to the efforts of this Society, before whom the Annual Meeting or the Clirrity Children to the Metropolis i s still h o ld en i n St. Paul a—one of thC most affecting and not* spectacles which the Christian world can present I This department of its Mohr, It has npw gladly trans:. (erred to the National Society ; but still manifests its tender regard for the cause of religious education, by furnishing at very reduced prices, nod in some cases gratuitously, elementary booties of instruc tion to the various National Schools. These two excellent Socie ties are thus at the present moment imparting the blessings of a religious education to more titan 300,000 children of the poor, in of e titmice to that affectionate command of the Redeemer, ' Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not.' May the sphere of their usefulness, and their capacity of doing good be still further enlarged, under the divine blessing, by the liberality of the Christian public! In the Intl:on empire of Great Britain the Society has not only for many years supported active and laborious missionaries, but has . bf late contributed 11,0001. towards the erection and endowment of a College at Calcutta, where students may be regularly educated for the work of preaching the gospel to the Hcathen. District (bar. rnittees have been established, churches have been built, and schools endowed in many parts of India, and the Scriptures and various re ligious books translated into the native languages. Under the MC and siTerinientlenceof a Bishop and a regular ministry, the pork et christianizing India has assumed a prom:sing aspect. " The present numl,cr of subScrihere to the Society for prottcdul Clwittian Knowledge is abort 15,000--S number sufficiently tarp: to excite our gratitude and joy, yer not so great as to leave no room for surprise or regret, when we consider how very small a portico it is of those, whose sincere attachment to the cause or pure religion cannot he doubted, and who are blessed by Providence *ith the mains of doing good. But we are confident that, as this Society is better known, it will be more liberrily supported. It has net hitherto sought for notoriety lay forcing itself upon public atten4 ticrn ; but has trusted to the broadness of its cause, and to that sound i sense and genuine piety, whi c h sooner or l ater ore smite to diem-in:is nate, and to love, that which is useful and good. An indisputaW4 Proof ot this position is, the liberality and zeal with which the inhas bitants of thr Ward of Bishops,me stepped forward to pfomire the objects of this Society, and to contribute to its s u pp or t, w h en it was tor the tint time fairly and fully introduced to their notice. Within a very limited, though populous district, no less a sum was contr'L bitted than 230/.„ and our list of annual subscHbers amounts in nearly one hundred and fifty. That the some, and et-en more striking results would follow the institution of similar Committees in the more extensive and populous districts of the metropolis, is a , position which we would gladly see put to the test of expe r i me nt.- —Rep. p. 11. The measure of misery produced in society by that guilt which is owing to the absence of religious knowktlge, and consequently of religious habits, is not a scene over which the attention of the wealthier classes in this country is art to sleep. It is scarcely necessary to do more than to lead the way, and to sltow to what purposes of great practical 'utility a Society may be instituted, and ;to exertions dim rec.ed with effect, to insure a sufficient number of persons, whose nctitt Co-operation may be relied upon. Anil w 8 feel assured, that when the public benefit arising from the valuable labours of the EisAopegcte District Committer shall become more extensively known in the metropolis. it example - will not want followers. . OTA EITAN CORON.4TI ON. t This ceremony was performed In Otaheite on the 21st of April, DM., on which occasion a great multitude di persons' assembled froth all the surrounding islands. A large stone platferin was built for the purpose, 63 feet by .57, on the top of which the Royal platform was erected. The members of the Royal Family, the Chiefs, the JuNes: snit Magistrates, tegether with . the Deputation and the Missionaries, juined in the procession, which was conducted with great order. During the ceremony the Assembly were tented eicOr& ing to a prescribed arrangement, and presented a solemn and interesting spectacle. The young King was seated on his throne, in the centre of the platform, with a cartopf over his head. On a table, immediately before him, wag placed the crown, on the right side of which *as the Bible, and the Code of Laws on the left; also the vessel which contained the anointing cil. When the young Kiiig was asked, Do you promise to govern . yobt• people in justice and in mercy, agreeable to the Word ,of God and these laws ?" he replied, ".I do, God j being my helper." After the anointing, the eerier* was placed upon his head by Mr. Non," saying, "Pe: mare, I crown thee King, of OtAheite, Eimeo," &c. he then pronounced a benediction to the following eitect:—: May G.AI grant you prosperity, h.alth, and length of days. and „race to rule in righteousness, and i n the f ear o f thit Lord ; after which Mr. Darling addressed his Majesty follows:—" King Pomare, we present to your Majesty thie. book, the most valuable thing in tile world. Here is wis-: dom. This is royal law. Ilere are the lively oracles of j God. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the book, end keep, and do the things contained in it , for these are the words of eternal life, able to make yon wise and happy in this world, nay, Wise unto salva j tion, and so, happy for evermore, throegh faith in Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever. Amen." After the coronation, the assembly proceeded to the Royal Chapel, to attend divine worship. 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