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OREEk Ai.S'.. THE various inaccurate accounts that have gyp. eared respeaing the Greek Manuscripts brought by Mr. CLARICE, of Jesus College, Cambridge, from Patmos, Naxos, and other parts of Greece, and from Constantinople, has induced a Correspondent of that University to favour us with the following information. VROSt TATStOS. T. The Works of P zo, most beautifully written upon vel lum, in folio. The Scholia, in minute Capitals. The Colyphon proves that it was written by Joistri the Calli vaph, for AR/THAS, Deacon of Petrie, for 13. Byzan tine Nummi, in the 14th Year of the Indiction, and the 6 04th of the World (A. C. 896.) in the Reign of Lao, son of BAsn.ays, S. Lexicon of St. CYRIL, of Aletandria. 3. Greek Poetry, accompanied by ancient Creek Musical Notes. 4. Ditto, ditto. 3. The Works of Gstecoait of Nazianzum. FROM NAXOS. Copier of the Gospels, in Capitals, of very ancient date. /ROM 1101.114 T \AT uos. 2. The Oratiohsof DIMOMICNIS. Z• The Works of ten Athenian Orators, some of which not hitherto known. YAOM CONiTANTINOPLA. I. Theforks of DiottYSlUs the Areopagite, with a curious and learned Commentary, written on vellum, in folio. $. Complete Copy of the Gospels, written in the eth Cen tury.. 3. 4. VarioUs Copies of the Gospels, and of the Epistles, i• and Ails of the Apostles, of diirerent dates. t. The Works of P tr. r the Hermit. g• The Dialogues Of Tureocits the Syracusan. 9. A Work an the Greek Grammar. th. The Writings of Commentators on the Gospels; It• and the Works of the earliest Fathers or the 1%. Church. 1 .3. Very ancient Copy of the Evangelistarium of the Greek Church. 14. Ditto ditto. 3 1. A Work of PHILLS, oh Animals. 4,0 f the PLAT°, which Professor PORSOiI calls a plerrurtrent of Literature, it may be well to add, that it is the oldest Greek Manuscript in the World, with an express Date. Doßvto.t (on Chariton, • .41,0) had in his possession a Manuscript of octao, written in the preceding year ; and 'NlortiAtrcoN mentions (Yaleographia, p. 42) having seen a Greek MS. six years older; but these have now disappeared.—. The Professor has been long occupied in copying, with infinite labour, the teholia ; antt has discovered, by that means, pas. ektes from Greek Plays, and from Poets, that were lost. He is still employed in thiese researches, and it is hoped will allOw the world to profit by the fruits of his industry 4nd unequalled, erudition. tittAlitte.—Last night Capt. CAI) tylv. Lb repeated Hamlet for the third time at Covent. Gar. den Theatre, and we think with increased excel lente and efFed. To say merely that he is a pro thising young ailori is not saying enough : he pos. aesses qualifications that are calculated to place him at the %Pei) , Sumihit or the profession of the Stage, if 611 ° 1 be his future destination. There are many Points which he gives in a very superior manner, and Particularly that when he discovers from the effeds of the play the guilt of the King. In this he was thost loudly applauded. The erFeCt of Mr. CAU L_ lELD!S whale nianntr, however, would be very much improved if he were to hold his person more trea, fie stoops and walks too much with bended knees, bleMishes from which one would have ex_ Pied one of his focmer profession to be particularly eAernpted. We have observed, that. this Gentleman is per kily original, aging from his own coneeptionS of the Character, and the immediate impulse of his town feelings. In the delivery of the test, too, he deviates in some things from all 'his Predecessors that we have witnessed, but we.think not always for the better. When talking of the vicious aging of the Players, and describing the " robusteous jperrilvig.patedfellow," why omit the second de scriptive epithet, particularly as the Players, when they appear before the King, actually wear huge perriwigs ? When describing the Play, too, that he wished to be represented, which " pleased not the IVIillion," why omit " it was caviare to the multi. lude ?". 'We see no good reason for these and some tither omissions : -- - Admiring SHAMPEARIC as we 'Jo, We wish not " To lose,one drop of that immortal hian." Mr. CApt.vietv throws all the young Mlors, and those now upon ,the stage who think themselves Firoer e t e Aoors, completely in the back ground. Iflte means to pursue the profession of the Stagg, he Will ceetainly reach the Summit of it, for with per. haps bet one exception, (and that exception is hot at present before the Public) he has comparatively 41ready reached it. The audience was not a ver y ';ruwdtd one, but very fashionable and genteel. 7 ,Hot.ertotT, requested th a t t h e Proprietors of " 1117 7. Lane Theatre, as his new Comedy was not fir! odbrary emsstositiest, would permit him to have ras third, ixth, and ninth night, according to the Ql d custom, an d not o bli ge hi nt to co n form to the new rule, and receive three hundred pounds for the three nights. The Proprietors, though reludant to L vic liite their r u l es , consente d, an d it is very pro °able that the Author was in the result to no knall amount. Mrs. Erten, who is engaged to perform at the Edinbu rg h T heatre for six nights, was to appear for the first time last night in the chaster of helsii. dm:, in- Tessier Preserved. Mr. Coops*, the bes t Anor on the American S tages has came to t hi s Country for the purpose, ho doubt, of getting a footing on the London Boards. It is reported that Mr. Lawns GOLDSMITtIi one of the Proprietors and Editors, in conjuntlion with Arrituß O'CoNwoa, of that infamous taper pub. 14110 in Paris, entitled The Argus, is now in this ()13 ntry. Should this be true we have no doubt but that the feulicr will keep a vigilant eye upois Stßih r G itSOZES. bk FORD. 3USTIdE LAWRANCE AND JUSTICE CHASIZRE. RICA n swn.—Monday, February ZS. Oicroß6.—Wednesday, March z. WoRCIISTLIt and ClTE.—Saturday. March 5. Gt.ouctarza and Ct vc.—Wednesday, March Mcitrmourtt.—Saturday, March tz. liattarcika.—Tuesday, March Is. Sitaawszutty.—Saturday, March T 9. STAPPOItD..+WCdIICSday, March 23. WESTERN. BARON THOMPSON AND JUSTICE LE lILANC. WINCIMSTER.—Tuesday, March I. SARUM.—Saturday, March S. DOECHESTER.—Tnursday, March To. EXETtrt and Ct Ty.—Monday, March 1 4. LAUNCESTon.—Saturday, March'ig. TAUNTol4.—Friday, Mao:h NORTHERN. LORD ELLENSOROUGH AND JUSTICE ROOKE. YORK and City,—Saturday, March 5. LANCASTER.—Saturday, March 19. , NORFOLK. LORD ALVANLEY AND JUSTICE GROSS. AY/AS/11/KY.—Saturday, March;. IhbroßD.—Thursaay, March 10. HUN r mcnoN.—Saturday, March rz. C aR lOC L.—Wednesday, March 16. THETTORD.—Saturday, March 19. BURY Sr. F;DMUNDS.—Thursday, March 24. HOME. BARON HOTHASI AND JUSTICE HEATH. HERTTORD.—Mont, March 7. CH ri ELmsyo ß .-0W nesday, March 9. MAIDSTONE.—Monday, March 14. Ktl. , :rlSTON.—Monday, March 21. VIORSIIAM.—Monday, March 28. General ANDRIOSSI gave his second grand Din. ner, on Saturday, at his house in Portland place. It was one of the most sumptuous and moat costly of this season. The dinner and desert were serve } l up in a most superb set' of Porcelain, richly gilt and ornamented. It was made for the service of the Ambassador at the New Porcelain ManufaAory, in France, and arrived at his Excellency's house on Friday last. It is, perhaps, the richest and most costly that evetappeared, the manufaaurer's charge amounting to ,. 27001. An article, which particu. larly engaged the attention of the visitors, was a most beautiful punch bowl, twenty inches in dia. meter ; opposite to each other, stood two figures in the attitude of supporting it, with elegant devices on the sides; It was elegantly gilt and ornament ed, and used for the first time on this occasion. Dr. Bunn, the late Bishop of Hereford, left to Dr. FORD, residuary Legatee, more that 20,0001. Mr. STRANG 20001. and Mr. GRIFFITHS, 10001. his two head servants, toool. each ; small legacies to his other se rvants ; to hi s two re l at i ons re siding at Hamburgh, 5.0001. each ; to the Rev. Mr. SZT/RE, Head Master of Hereford School, 9001. and to his Chaplain, the Rev. Mr. WALLOND, 9001. On Saturday last, the infant daughter of Mr. MooaE, eldest Son to the Archbishop of CANTER. BURY, expired at. his Lordship's Palace, in the arms of its mother, in the Chapel, shortly after the ceremony of baptism. On Sunday evening was se'nnight Mr. SHEARc, an Irish Gentleman, with his wife, arrived at the Bull Inn, Burford, from Cheltenham. About ten o'clock the Lady retired to her bed-room, when Mr. SHEARS immediately locked the door, and shot himself with a large pistol, lodging the contents, a quantity of grape shot, in the brain. He lan guished till the following afternoon, and then ex pired in great agony. Mr. SHEARS had considerable property in Ireland, but owing to some irregularity in his remittances from thence, was reduced to some temporary, pecuniary embarrassments, which produced a desponding state of mind, and drove him to the fatal ad. Colonel BLAQUIERN, who died on Monday se'n:, night, at Dublin, was, it is said, apparently well on the Saturday veceding. He was lately much cha_ griped at being rendered superannuated in some re cent regulations in the Revenue Department, *where he held an employment, though his salary was al_ lowed him during his life". The Colonel, if not seventy years of age, was not far from, it, yet seemed to enjoy good health, looked well,. and was alert. He, waited upon a certain exalted . Charader, in• consequence. of being removed, who, with his usual politeness and condescension, heard the Colo nel's objeftions against that circumstance.—Among other assertionsi he stated that he could ,prove he was yet fit for service, for he would walk or leap with any Gentleman in office, who was within ,thirty years of his age. The Colonel, however, retired, satisfied with the answer lie received from the distinguished Chargter he waited on, being told his. removal was conneCtedwith those arrangements which took place on the Union. This Veteran was a man of great personal courage, and when some time ago he was attacked in his house in the coun. try, by a banditti of robbers, he bravely defended himself, fought the whole, beat, them off, and conk some. afterwards, who were executed. In this conflict, he received eleven cuts in the head. yesterday a pitched Battle was fought on Wimble. clan Coalman, for twenty guineas a-side. The Corn. batants were Smith, the Boot.closer, who "was beat a short time ago by young O'Donncl, and Curry, a Pugilist of some note,' but who has not entered the lists for the last seven years. The opponents set-to it one o'clock, and continued the contest for twenty.two rounds. The first and second rounds were in favour of Smith, who was indisputably the strongest man. The third round was well con tended on both sides ; but Curry hitting Smith a vio lent bloc► on his temples, knocked him down, him self falling with the force of his own blow. Firms that to the tenth round was nearly even betting. The eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth rounds seemed in favotir of Curry, when he sprained his right hand, which entirely gave the turn of the battle against him ; and although he fought on with great spirit and resolution, it was evident, from the little use he could make of his crippled hand, that he must eventually give in. At the conclusion of the twentpstcond round, Smith was declared victor. A parcel containing bad shillings, to the nominal amount of 171. 17s. was found on the beach at Ar brdath, about ten days agd. A number of similar ones were passed the same day in different shops in Arbroath, by a woman in a red cloak, who is sup. posed to have escaped citifter to Duatlee or Mon. crotch tri REP:MT. COURT OF kING's BENCH, FEE t 4. SiTTINGS SIFORE LOUrt Et.i.annokClOCti IN Art:T.. 1111N3TER-HAI.L. COAL TRADE. PARISIIi QUI TANI, rU. BItt3WN. MR. GARRow opened the case on the part of the Plaintiff, which, he said, was an iiftion fur the penalty of tool., under the authority Of the Statute which was made for the proteClion of those who should purchase coals of the Merchants by Pool measure, against the frauds of those who sold that article. He observed that the chicle of Coals; at all times, and especially at the present inclement season, was fitly deemed a necessary of life, and of all the trades in ,this great Metropolis, in which there were any frauds, that of the Coal Trade was, generally speaking, he believed, the worst, and as such had become the subjeft of very general, and as Just complaint. It was thus that we were to account for what we might often see—Dealers in Coals, in the large and wholesale way, lolling upon their sofas and lounging in their chariots, and that too often at the expence of the Public, and parti cularly the small retailer of the article in st , hich they dealt, on whom they committed many very scandalous frauds in delivering coals short of mea sure. Such practices were much too .common, and they were as scandalous. This evil was growing upon us much too fast, and therefore there were many aelions like the present brought forward to try, if possible, to beat down these frauds. The Plaintiff in this a6tion was a little Retailer of Coals, and he dealt in that article with the Defendant, who was a large Wholesale Dealer. The Plaintiff bought of the Defendant what is commonly called a Room of Coals, and which was to have been five chaldron Pool Measure, which included what was called the Ingrain, and that made it five chaldron and a quar ter, or 189 bushels, which the Defendant under took to deliver to the Plaintiff; instead of which, upon re.measuring the Coals, it appeared that they were eleven bushels short of the proper quantity the Defendant having taken the ingrain to himself; And delivered them only as if sold according to wharf measure, thereby depriving the Plaintiff of the fair profits of his trade as a retailer, by which he committed a fraud on him, and accordingly became subject to the penalty under the -Aft of Parliament. The Plaintiff was an industrious, but poor man, seeking a livelihood partly by selling coals, and he hoped to be able to have the profit which arose from the difference between the Pool and other Mea sure; he had his Coals of the Defendant, who, as he said already, was a great wholesale dealer. The Plaintiff accordingly went on with this business, but found that instead of having any surplus, he was unable to pay the coal-merchant, so that he suspected be must be served short of measure; at last he resolved on having the Coals re-measured,. alter they were delivered to him, for which purpose he sent for a sworn meter, and had the Coals re-measured by him, when it appeared, that instead of 189 bushels, they were only 178, being eleven bushels short, upon which he brought the present aetion for tool. the penalty under the Statute, and for which the Public, when the trial was over, would appear to be obliged to him, for beginning to call their attention to these meet frequent and most infamous frauds upon the greater part of all the consumers of coals,— a prac tice that was intolerable, and must not be endured. . It was then clearly proved that the contraCt was made between the parties, as stated by Mr. GAR ROW. That the Defendant undertook to deliver.to the Plaintiff five chaldrans of coals, Pool measure, which is five chaldron and a quarter wharf measure, and that upon re-measurement by a sworn coal meter, the quantity was short by eleven bushels. It was attempted on the part of the Defendant, . to chew by the evidence of some of his servants, that they delivered at the house of the Plaintiff all the coals that were in the room of the ship, and that it amounted to sixty-eight sacks, nut quite filled (nor could they be, lot in fair _ measure they could be only sixty-three full sacks), and therefore it was contended, that if the coals were short of measure, it was not the fault of the De fendant, but of. the coal-dealer of whom he bought the cargo of the ship, one room of which. be sold to the Plaintiff; but this defence slid not succeed. Mr. GARROW in reply contended, that this De. fence was as infamous as the fraud which occasioned the Ation, ,The Defendant, lie did not hesitate to say, had pillaged the Plaintiff; and had nearly ruined him, as many other wholesale coal dealers had ruined little retailers who dealt with them, That as to the morality of the matter, it was between Gov and the Defendant's conscience ; but he hoped that after he had repoied upon.his pillow tonight, if he could repose upon. it, . the Defendant would to. morrow send to the Plaintiff . a bank.note of an amount equal to what he had defrauded the Plaintiff of in the course of the transtraions which had passed between them. As to' this verdict he regarded it as a case too clear to say thing upon it. Lord ELLEN 130ROPG); observed to 'the Jury, that this action was brought against the Defendant, Mr. Brown, (or a penally . .of. tool. upon the statute of the 3d of Geo. 11, c. a 6: s. to, and the clause of the AO. on which this action was founded, prOided, that if any person .sold Coals by Pool Measure (and the Coals in this case were proved to have been sold by Pool Measure), he .should justly deliver, without fraud, the - full quantity of Coals so sold by Pool Measure; and that if they be . de. livered short of that measure, such person so selling and so delivering, shall forfeit a penalty of tool. So, his Lordship said, that the question in this case would be, 11 Whether the Defendant did justly de. liver to the Buyer, the 011 quan,tity so sold That quantity sold was five chaldron Pool Measure, which made five chaldron and a quarter of other measure, and the question in this case would turn on the credit which the Jury, would give to the testimony of the Witnesses. It was sworn by the Witnesses for the Defendant, that they delivered at the Plaintiff's house 68 sacks, which, by the way, implied that they were not filled, since, if full, 63 would have been sufficient ; but the question did not turn on the number of Sacks, but the quantity of Coals which were delivered to the Plaintiff. The Sworn Meter had measured them, and by his evi dence it appeared, that the quantity was short by t hostels. It was contended, that whet - , the Plain. • riff deteitiiitied on having the Coals re-rreaSure':7l he shoUld have sent notice to die Defetitlant, !n der that he might send some body on hiS *half to see them measured : perhaps, it might have hero as well if he had done so, and there would have beerit force in the objection, if the Plaintiff had measure(! these Coals by himself and a friend of his own with mit the, knowledge of any body eke: but here rite Plaintiff had caused the Sworn Officer to measure these Coals, in which he had done all which the Law required of him, and by that measurement, it a)Teai.: ed, that the Coals delivered to the Plaintiff; see It bushels short of the real quantity which the I . "Airt-: tiff' purchased, and which the Defendant, by contrad, undertook to deliver.--Here his Lordship recited the remainder of the Evidence, and then proceeded to observe, that the question was a very simple one in this Case--- ,, Whetheio. the man wh bought these Coals, had what he purchased ? If he had not; but the Coals were delivered to hint short of what he bought, (whether fraudulently or other... wise), the Plaintiff had a right to corriplain, for nut having what he contraEted for, and what the De fendant undertook to deliver to him; and his Lord. ship said, there was no hardship in this, for if these Coals were delivered short of the proper quantity the Defendant, who employed Men to deliver his Coals, should take care that they were trust-worthy. It was the same thing to the Buyer,- whether he was cheated by the aClual fraud of the person of whom he bought the article, or by any of' his Agents." Mr. EItsKINE said, that if this was the case, and this the opinion of his Lordship upon the point of Law, a verdk must pass against his Client, the Defendant, for he could not prove that the quantity delivered was aftually 189 bushels. He only under.: stood that the Plaintiff had all the Coals in the' room, as the Defendant bought them of the Owner on board the vessel, and having done so, he 'lima submit that he did ndt come under the penalties of this Aft of Pailiament. The ground on which the Defendant went was, that he sold and delivered tith quantity of Coals as they had been delivered td him, and this, he submitted, satisfied the provision of the At of Parliament. Mr. GARROW said, that this CoUrse would not be of Ultimate benefit to the Dele,ndant, if the mat.. ter was to.be reserved 'on the Law as it arose out or . the Ad of Parliament in this Case ; it was, hovi:. ever, very Well put by Mr. ERSKINE. Lord ELL Ell BOROUGH observed, that the An of Parliament required the Coals, so purchased, should be delivered without fraud, in the full quantity ac. cording to the Pool Measure, it would be for the Jury to say, whether they were of opinion these Coals were delivered justly • and without fraud, fur they must be both, cr the penalty of the Aet of Parliament would attach. Here his Lord Ship went again over a material pair of the Evidence to bring the matter still more clearly before the jury, and Observed, again, that the first question W , as; " wht. ther the Delendanedelivered this quantity of Conk to the Plaintiff or 'not •? If they thought he did not, then, to obviate any doubt that might remain, whether the penalty attached or not, if the Defendant aatially delivered the full measure as it was deli vered to him ; the Jury would say whether the measure was fr:ludtiletaly short or not ; for, if fraudulently short, there would be an end of every thing like a doubt upon the whole Case." The Jury found that the Coals were delivered not according to Pool measure, but fraudulently, aria therefore a verdict} was entered up fur the Plaintiff. —Damages tool. Lord ELL ENfil OROUGII-." Gentlemen, 1 did not make any observations of at') infl...imaratory sort, which the Case presents, because it might give a different complexion to the fans of it trunt that which the Witnesses might have Conveyed ; but now the, Cause is over, 1 will say I am very glad you have found the verdict you have dcine, and irt the terms you have done, for I do hoile it may he the means of affordirig some relief to the starving poor of this metropolis, "whose hardships are much. aggravated by frauds of this nature." COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FLn. BARING V. CHRISTIE. This case, which has been several times before the • Court, and on whielFmany ot h er atitons depend; is an Anion on a Policy of .Insurance, On the Mount Vernon, froni London to Philaielphia,, which was captured in the year 1796. No authentic doctt. ments having been sent , to this country tespeding the capture or condemnation, the 'Plaintiffs, Sir F. .Baring and ,others, applied to the Court of Exchequer for a . conunission to examine Wit. nesses abroad ; and it appeared that Mr. King, who was a material ,witness, came to England, in the meanwhile, and was, examined by the Plain tiff at . the London CoiFce.house, Luagate.hill. When the cause came on to be tried at Guildhall s the Sittings after last. Term, -the. Defendants oh.. jetted to this evidence being read, because they had, no opportunity of cross-examinittg the deponent. They proposed that the testimony of this =person, who was examined viva vore, in one of the former trials (Baring anti Clagget), should be taken from the judge's notes ; but as , the Plaintiffs did not ae. retie to the proposal, a special verdid 'was entered for. them, subjed to the opinion of the Court. The Court was of opinion, that the deposition of King being taken in London,, pending a commission for examining WitlieStiCS , abiOAd i must be quasshed, as irregular ; that it, was expedient there should be a new trial, and that the evidence of King should be extra4led from-the Judge's notes at the trial of the cause betweto Baring and Clagget. A Seaman has been apprehended at Cork, on sm. picion of being one of the Crew of the ibrmiopre, concerned in the murder of Cap!. P/GoT, and tak ing the ship into a Spanish port in the We,t The body of Finlay, wrfo was executed on Wed nesday morning, was cut down after it had hung the usual time, and carried to Ne,vgate Priso;i. At one o'clock a hearse atter,ded to convey it away, ; but upon being iropeCted by the Sheriffs, it was found to be still warm, though it had been cut down three hour 3 before. The Sheriffs thought it their duty to keep it for some time longer, bn account of this extraordinaty circumstance, and ordered that it should be called for at four . „ o'clock, which was accordingly don:. i h ~ C, Q