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PUBLICATIONS. "CHITTY'S COMMERCIAL LAW. This Day wits published, A l n Royal Octavo, price Il• I Is. 6d. in hoards, t,ACTICAL TREATISE on the LAWS v°IIF.IG and INLAND COMMIICE. Mar‘lu te.tt . s C uinta N cts, with an 'Appendix of E Treatiet,lita- Preeeiltnts rebitine thereto. of 'l v jo sE m Esq. Pri med the N lidelle Temple. Barrister at Law. Ex cellent Strahan, Law Printer to the King's Most Fleet t -43(11 -Y, fur Henry Butterwort h, Law Booliseller, char Js„ s 7,,, ree t , i; tween the Temple-gates; and J. M. "nkilel, opposite the Royal Exchange• lti -1 :, , - ° ll k has been prepaied with the view not only to as- Particu'iprofession, Inn als o Statesmen and Merchants, and ltnt a i t ' 4ll Y (rentlemen studying those departments. 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The force of the I arthls a distill ' out. :11iig eautv.of the Grecian Laii k oloce, is well p ointed u for l h : he ( (Jun& beyond all compon, the best F. , i . , Nel ) i e 4 : l b ": r S i v B h i v 9 o . l a, at plesent estarit.—Antijacobiu Revleß, This i 5 perhaps, the most useful Edition fif the Misonian 4 first I. h d a e s i s .e . s e t , Ti ill e c i o t n s t a a t i i n p s e a a r j a u n d c i Accotli i ot e c , iou l s t is also well written iI , _ Irtiorna, togetaer wit s . • ~_ ...; erictr,t7'r metre, principally selected from the wr,itinio..r'e• ti 't of the - td a is n s d ei w ta c tion upon ;idly' Ponbar •and Mr. It. P. tinirlit. The Notes ada, , ttio, t. n g,,,'°44 :Ind Partly taken from HeYne, Clarke, heavy, triti 1) ell'e Author has judsciously enlivened the . 441:.1.11141t!,:;'1 his work by quotations from t'ope's :titan -I,P3in m i. ,. s 4 l ll-- (41, and adorne d it with a few parallel lias"ges ton..V°l4° Poets, aid fr ont our illustrious Countryman, rint„e'," Monthly Mag r 'ne October 1/19' c, t41 4 , . ,01171' A.. 1. Vi t ip' y . ':::1 ..,,q; F.'.,, snia r , and , ' ton ' ; Ba ldwin and Co.; Lachin. and ;old by G. and W.B. .. Whit /1141,,".', and J. ki, i °I. iMaeredie and Co. 4'144:6" ; eklianlin it x;4llg a t d u eL. - Ou r b ( lin r ; and all other Book- Ot the same may be bad, bound, Jiorate set h s.' Itoraea, ti !iish,.'"lghllb Notts' to tha Odes 4 Neat diti 1 lke sail), witl:T V .,i. r ,gil i ISnio. Third_ Edi tion Dolphin, no _ ~,, Itlterpretatio 4' i 1 h Notes, from yelp . O 7 b 1 b e , ("1,1334 With ne‘. . 'text, - an d Deli) 0 Inter h rt , t .,. Jrle s hi" Notes ' 0 10 6 ~.. r . 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It must, how ever, be acknowledged that the Ladies had some privileges which at present are denied them—even the command of armies ! That, however, is a right which I trust our fair dames are content to give up for the tight of commanding at home ; but I cannot find any trace of the dames of an- dent days claiming a right to join in political dis quisitions on heaths and moors, as some modern ones hoe lately done to the' great neglect of their soup kettles, scrubbing brushes, and their hus band's linen. Under the Romans, I believe, JOHNNY, there was no more liberty than HONeY would have al lowed us it Isis plan of conquest and desolation had succeeded. The Roman yoke was a military one. They gave no rights to the people of Bri tain, though, like our modern Reformers, Liberty was their watchword. But even if they bad, I suspect, JOHNNY, that you have very little claim to inheritance in blood from the Britons of that day, with the exception, perhaps, of a few of your little ones in the fastnesses of Cornwall and Wsles,—in the deepest recesses of Yorkshire, and on the Borders. If indeed you claim the rights of a Roman Citizen from your forefathers, you have perhaps more justice in your claim, as the great mixture of Latin words in our language seems to import ; nay, there is-even a more striking proof in what you are accultomed to laugh at as Cock ney pronunciaiiop ; a peculiarity of dialect derived from Roman ancestry in the real citizen of Lon don. I shall leave it to philologists, however, to pursue this subject in detail, and briefly hint that the Cockney change of u into w is more general even in our common pronunciation than some people imagine, the w having been but recently adopted to get rid of the incongruity. I allude to our words wine for the Roman r•inum, wall for vallum, &c. especially as there is sufficient reason to believe that the Romans pronounced marry of their words beginning with v as if it was , ui or oi; for observe that the Roman vinum was only an adoption of the Greek word.oinon, which has pre cisely the sound of our w. Thus, my worthy friend, have I briefly endea voured to prove your Roman ancestry; but, be yond that, and the share you have of Roman Ju risprudence in your Ecclesiastical and Doctors' Commons Law, 1 know of nothing you can claim from those masters of the world, for they them- selves voluntarily gave up all their claims when, at the early part of the sth century, the intestine divisions of the Empire, and the irruptions of the Goths and Vandals, obliged their veteran legions to retire from Britain, for the defence of Italy.— But though the troops retired, they no doubt left descendants behind them by British women. These, however, were not all by Roman fathers ; fur we know that some of their legions consisted of Thracian troops, some of Gauls, and some of various other nations; but the subject is too ob- scure fur satisfactory investigation. The fugitive Britons now returned to resume their lands ; but their rights and privileges could neither be very extensive nor very secure, when, so early as the year 450, they were forced to so licit SAXON protection from the incursions of the Picts and Scots. The Saxons came ; but the Britons were com pletely divested of all their lands except Wales and Cornwall, in the course of three secceeding Centuries, during which the Saxons peopled the Country ; much of their blood now flowing in your veins, JOHNNY, and even the strongest re semblance in person, manners, and customs is still preserved amongst your little ones, especially on the Eastern Coast. It must still be remembered, however, that !he Saxon ships only brought men, you have still therefore claims to British blood the female line, Bud it is front hence that yon still have so many British words mixed with Saxon in your multifarious language: The successful invasion of the Saxons instantly produced an appropriation of land, but there was nothing like equal di v i s i on . Th e Chi e f s di v id e d t h e conquered Country, apportioning it, partly to , [PRICE SEVENPENCE. themselves, and partly to their followers in proportion to their warlike services ; but no portion smaller than a carucate, or what would require one plough to cultivate. Many of the Britons, to conciliate them, were, indeed, al lowed to retain portions of their farms, but under Saxon Laws, some of which (though ti e greater part are lost) still remain in our Common Law. But the System of Regulations seems to have'heen just as bad as the Feudal System, which displaced it under the Nortnans ; for those who tilled the! ground, were all Vil/eyns or Stores, as in Poland and in Russia. The towns only were free ; and even they were dependent upon the nearest Throw or great Landholder for protection. Under such a system, the rights of the many, or of the People, in the confined sense in which modern Reformers use that word, could not he very numerous or extensive. As for Justice, it is sufficient to record that tire . Law did not oblige the accuse: to prove the guilt of the accused, but called upon the latter to prove his innocence hy the ordeals of Fire, Water, Battle, &c. As for Equality, it is sufficient to state that oaths were estimated by the rank of the swearer, which rank was estimated by P9unds, Shillings and Pence Thus, a Bishop, or an Earl was ranked at 6501. of our present money ; a Sheriff at 3251. ; a Thane at 1401. ; a Ceorle, or Churl, or Farmer, at 71. 10.. ; and the poor Villeyns at 01. Os. ! So you see, JOHNNY, that even the lads of Botley and Middleto'n 'Cottage, and the black Dumrf would have had a poor chance in those good old days. COBBRTT, to-day indeed tells you, that he is as good as .Sir Franky ; but in the fret Saxon times, it would have retiuired Churl COBBETT and Nineteen other Churls like himself, to outswear the Thane BURDETT ! So much for ancient Equality. In ray next we shall look a little at the Saxon Parliament and Right of Suffrage—Till then adieu. IGNOTCS. AI ARTM P : NT " S 01.111 E SO'C'EFIT OF ANTIQUARIES, • . . SO3IERSET-PLAUF, Jail. 25, I S-. 20. TVOTICE I HEREBY GIVEN, Th.t, consequence of the deeply-lamented DEMISE of his late Royal Highness the DUKE of KEN I', the MEETINGS of THIS SOCIETY IRE POSTPONED until after the FU NETtAL of his Royal Highness. NICII. CARLISLE, Sec PRIVATE PUPIL. A VACANCY is NOW OI'ENT in the FA -1 M ILY of a MARRIED CLERGYMAN, whose number of Pupils-is limited to a few ; the distance front Loudon eleven TETINIS, ONE HUNDRED and FIFTY GUINEAS per ANN UM. Letters to be addressed to the Rev. A• 8., Mr•. HAttntsc's, BooLst Her, St. James's-stiert, Londun. ;OLD OR BANK NOTES ! For all the few remaining Tickets NEXT SATURDAY. TWO PRIZES of TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS Near 1,000 other Prizes, of varied Values. and All Must be Drawn NEXT SATURDAY, whew the Lottery finishes. end J. SIVEWRIGHT, thorn their best J • Thanks to the Public for the very liberal Patronage they have bestowed on the NEW SYSTEM of Lotteries, which they have had the honour to submit to public notice. .1. and J. SIVEWRIGHT, who Sold in Last Lottery, 1,65% a Prize 020,0001., hope to experience a continuance of prefer ence skearn to their Old Established and Fortunate Offices, 37, CORNHILL; I HOLBORN ; 38, HAYMARKET; I 141, OXFORD-STREET. Where Tickets and Shares are on Sale in great variety. OFFICE OF SHERIFF. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR—Observations having appeared in several Papers, under the above title, reflecting on my conduct in regard 1,, refreshments for the Grand Jury, at the Old Bailey, during the Sessions, but of ,which I should not have taken any notice, al. though in many respects incorrect, did not the unfounded and nniust calumny contained in the concluding paragraph cal! upon me to repel it with indignation, dolt without comment. 1 beg leave to s'lbjoin the wtiole of the correspondence which took place on the oc a d on . (0, 1 1 F.) " old 13ailey, Jan. 14. Air. Sheriff. Parkins has been applied to by an fficer. , f the Court, who attended on the Grand ty. tor font ho Iks of wine, for the use of the ('and Jury. The .Sheriff begs leave to send his compluneuts, and to say that ire will most readily comply with their wish, and will send it to them, if they will let him know the sort, either the Port or Shetry. l ' " &Ili en t lem en of the Grand Jury have bad the hol ,, our to receive horn Mr. Sheriff Parkins a note respecting four bottles of wine. They beg to state that no such application has been made by their order, but that they hate taken the liberty to address an application to the Sheriffs jointly for the usual allowance.—Grand Jury-room, Jan.! 4." _ _ " Mr. Sheriff Parkins presents his compli ments to the Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, begs to inform them, that on a verbal application for four bottles of wine for their use, he instantly sent the answer expressing his ready compliance. " Mr. Sheriff Parkins had not been applied to, nor has he been informed of any usual allow ance' to the Qrand Jury. fle will with much pleasure order whatever has been customary whenever they shall be pleased to inform him.— Sessions-house, Friday, halt -past 3 o'clock."' " The Gentlemen of the Grand Jury return thanks to Mr. Sheriff Parkias, for'his .polite and ready attention to their application ; and, in con sequence of the Sheriff's desire, they note at foot whit they are informed has been the usual allow ance to the Grand Jury at the Quarter Sessions. — Grand Jury Room, Jan. 14. " Six shillings and eight pence per day ; 31. 10s. dinner-money. It has also been usual to send 6 bottles of wine into the .Juty-room." " Mr. Sheriff Parkins, in reply, begs to inform the Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, that they must have been misinformed with respect to any usual allowance' having been made to them by the Sheriffs ; and he begs to add, that if such custom had at any periud existed, it is proper it should be abolished.—Sessions house., Friday, 4 o'clock." " N. B. The alleged custom as to the allow ance of 6s. Sd., and .31. 10s. dinner money, had not been complied with by my-predecessors, nor even 'by Mr, Sheriff Itothwell himself, who only sent (which I was willing to do) six bottles of Wile." take for granted the anonymous author of the paragraph in question is one of the Grand Jury, and, therefore, ought candidly to have stated what actually occurred. The insinuation in the para graph that I acted under the influence of sordid views, is as completely beneath an honourable man to express, as it is for me seriously to notice. But I beg to assure the author and the public, that it is not my intention, directly or indirectly, to appropriate one shilling of the money that shall he seceived by me as one of the Sheriffs of Lon don and Middiesex, for my own personal ad vantage; but, on the contrary, as I have been induced to undertake such an auluons and impor tant duty, to rectify (so far as practicable) the abuses of the office, totally unbiassed by political or party views, 1 pledge myself to apply to charitable or benevolent purposes all fees, fines, or dues that., may come into my hands, after discharging the ab solutenecessary expellees that I may he liable to, in part ot,tyhich I have already paid to the amount of upwards of 10001., whilst not one farthing of the fees, &c. has yet been touched by me; and, it the line of conduct which I have adopted under a conscientious construction of the chartered rights of the City of London is not satisfactory, I request that my Fellow-citizens and Livery of London +will exercise their undoubted right, and discharge me from the office, which, I airs sorry to say, rather than retain for ten years, as ab surdly remarked in the pat agraph, I should be most happy to yield up in ten days. York [Ltd, Jan. 31. J. W. PARKINS, Sheriff, SHIP NEWS. BRIXHANT, JAN. 23.—Arrived the Waterloo (late Blackler), from Seville. The Master was lost overboard in a gale of wind, about a week since, in which she suffered much in her sails. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 23.—Arrived the French East Indiaman Gorilly, Devil, from llavre for Calcutta, with loss of sails. FALMOUTH, JAN. 22.—Arrived the Active, Thompson, from St. Mary's, Gambia, in 47 days, for Lon'lon, a ith her sails split, and very leaky. NORTH SHIELDS, JAN. 23.—1 t was the sloop Bell and Mary, Anderson, that sunk in this harbour, and not the Helen and Bell. Last night she was weighed and brought into shore well, and this morning she was got on the shore to be examined. NaWHAVEN, JAN. 24.—The brig Brothers, from Barcelona, got on shore this morning near Beachy Head ; crew and st ores save d. DARTMOUTH, JAN. 23.—The Shannon, of this port, from Newport, was driven on shore at St. Mary's, and wrecked ; crew and cargo saved. PIRACY. The following Letter from the Admiralty hat been received at LLOYD'S : " Admiralty-Olrice, 22d Jatriary, 1820. " Sift—Having laid before my LGrds Commis sioners of the Admirall)' your Leiter of the 20,11 instant, transmitting, by directions of the Com mittee for managing the affairs of LLOYD'S, an extract of a letter received from Jamaica, rela tive to the depredations committed on the north side of that Island by a Vemezulean brig, named the Libertador, I stn commanded by my Lords to acquaint you, for the information of the Com mittee, that their Lordships observe, by a Report from Rear-Admiral Sir Horas Polqi AM, of the dit. position of his force, that on the 2d of November he had dispatched a sloop with orders to proceed to the North side of Jamaica, in search of an in surgent brig which had been off the different har bours, smuggling, and intercepting vessels on the coast, and with further orders to bring her into Port Royal. This, my Lords presume, is the same vessel ; and, at all events, the Admiral appears to have taken the necessary precautions for the pro tection of the trade. I am, &c. (Signet) " Mr. John Bennett, Jun. Lloyd's." JOHN BARROW. A letter from Madeira, dated the 10th of De °ember, Contains the following intelligence : " His Majesty's ship Tartar arrived here yes terday, having suffered very considerably In co , — t inued advese gales from the day after her sailing from Plymouth. Her head-rails and head were carried away, her stern-posts beaten in, and the ship nearly 'twigged. She. presented a complete • picture of misery on her arrival, but she is now recovering her appearance, repairing the injury she has suffered, and securing her rigging. She sails to-morrow for the coast of Africa. The wea ther here has been worse than remembered by the oldest man, and every tree is stripped of its fo liage. Au epidemic, and the small-pox, have car ried off upwards of 2500 of the inhabitants i but it is hoped the late severe gales will bring wore health to the Wand."