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a, teener: Standing therefore in the fitoati.
on I do, it it imp ffihe I can proceed in my de
fence, becanfc, tho' I may defend feme parti
cular part, which to me may fecm oeceffary, I
may possibly negled another, which might press
to my canviaion. He was ordered to with
draw ; and it being the feofe of the Honfe that
Mr. Woodfall fh^ud give evidence for the
charge face to face, they were both called in,
and Mr. Horne pleaded not guilt, ; upon which
Mr. Woodfall said, that he received the manu-
Icript from Mr. Horne's own hands ; that he
returned the copy after it was printed off; that
he ms not at home when the proof came from
Mr. Horne, to whom he delivered it with the
Original , •that no person was present at any of
those tranfaaions ,• and that Penny, Strarordale,
and Davis, three of his compofi ors, were the
only perfoos employed by him io that branch
of bis bufioefs. The culprit and witness were
then ordered from thf bar ; gpd, it being the
general feofe of the House, tint if other evi
&nbe was not given to bring the charge home
Shealy to Mr Horne, he could not be conria :
od barely on that of Mr. Woodfall, he being
at present in a fixation, in which the credibility
®f his single testimony might be well doubted:
Whereupon the three compositors were order
cd to attend the Honfe next morning. Tbj
House broke op at teo.
^6,18. it half part three the orderof the dav
Was read, and Mr Hroe and Penny, one of
Woodfall's compofitori, ordered to the bar.
His evidence was (imply this ; that he,comnoG
cd the letter Mr; Horne was charged with be
ing the author of; that be composed it from a
manufeript, and that he did not know Mr.
Horoe's writing S>ravordalc,tb; next witness,
[aid that he had a flight view of the manuscript,
but neither knew the author, nor whose writing
it was, Davis, the laffwitoefs, profeffid ato
val ignorance of the matter he was to give evi
denceon He w:s ordered to withdraw & Mr.
Horne acquainted that the evidence against him
was cloied and that he might now, if he would
proceed in hii defence.
Mr. Horne. I hive nothing more to fay,
than to express my high feofe cf the tenderness
1 have been treated with during my attendance
at this bar ; and that it brings to my mind the
obferration of a wife mao, for whole authority
I retain thehigheft veneration “ That truth
seldom has the vote on her fi'e ;" but in this
assertion on the prefect occasion, I trust he will
be mistaken Mr Horne was then desired to
withdraw, and Mr Herbert moved that as no
fufficient proof had been given jo fopport of the
charge, " the Rev. John Horne be difeharged
out of the cuflodyof the Serjeant at Arms."
'Mr. Sawvridge moved this amendment, With
%? paying his fee: ; but his motion was over
ruled, audit puffed That Mr. Horne he dis
charged from the cuftod, of the Serjeant at Arms,
p a )' n g '" fas.
Feb 24 Tuesday about a quarter pafl two
the order of the bay was read in the House of
Peers when lord Camden rose and spoke meft
learnedly for near two hours agaioft the claim
of the Respondents, and in defence of the fta
tuts of Qaeeo Anne, which he laid took away
any right at Common Law for an author's ex
clufyely multiplying copies if any fu,h right ex
ißed.Th, Lord Chancellor spoke fer three quar-
Ursofan boor to the fame effect The young
Lord Lyttle'oo spoke next, and made a Short
Speech, but florid harangue in favour of literary
property. The Bifop of Carhfle and Lord Ef
fiogham Howard spoke agaioft it, and the qutf
tion being put by the Lord Chancellor, whe
ther it was their Lordships peafure that the
decree ihou d be reversed, it was carried with
out a dirfoi without colls.
The following is the ll^e cf the opinions cf
the eleven Judges, 00 the great esufe of Literary
Property. For the Common Law right of au
thors the Judices Nares Afhhorft Black done,
Willes and Afton, and Lord Chief Judice Baron
Smy he. Agaioft the Common Law right of
authors, or that it is taken away by fhtnte Mr.
Barco Eyre Perron, and Adams, Mr Judice
Gould, and Lord Chief Justice De Grey.
By the above decision of the important quef
tion refpeaiog copy right in books, near 200,
pool of what w s honcdly purcbafed at public
file, and which was yeflerday thought property,
is now reduced to combing The bookfellertof
London and Westminster, maoy-cf whom have
fold elates and heufes to purchase copy right,
are io a manner ruined, and those who after
many years industry thought they had acquired
a competency to provide for their families, now
find themselves without a Shilling to derife to
their fuccc ffjrs.
^'b. 26. A motion was made by Sir Edward
Aftley, far making perpetual Mr. Grenville's aft
refpe&ing tryng of controverted eleaions by
committee. Great debates arefc upon it, and
continued till 12 o'clock, when the House di-
fhortcoieg the duration of parliament.
Accounts from different parts cf the North
Riding of Yorkshire,' and South parts of the
County of Durham, mention, that many far
mers and artificers are preparing to go to North-
America.
" KINGSTON March 12.
The 28th uh. arrived at Rio Bueno the Wib
liam and Mary, Cagt. Morgan, in 36 day: from
theDowm, wfo bring the following intelligence :
That on the loth utt in lat 22 deg. long. 32,
he spoke the Mercury Packet, Cap. Sharp, from
Bengal and Madrafs, for England, difpatebed
home with the ver, important news of the city of
Tanjur being taken b, form b, the company's
troops, under the Command of Gen Spencer, who
made the king of Tanjour prisoner ; and that the
villa's bill against bribery and corruption ; every
man now fetes that as the committee of eleaicn,
is made perpetual, bribery and corruption in e
very shape. even that of a treat, mutt be abo
lifted : by tbefe means there is an end of th^
innholder, the winter And the brewer, and an c-
Ic&^n day will be carried on as quietly for the
future, as the debates in a certain house, about
vided ; for making the bill perpetual 250 a
gaioft it 122 ; so that Load North, who oppos
ed the bill, was left in a minority of near two
tOgOne. "Q
Sir William Meredith acquainted the House,
that on Monday fe'eonight he Should bring the
afEiirs of the clergy and the 39 articles before
them again.
This morning theßightHon. the Lord Mayne,
received a letter from John Roberts, Esq; &
timatiog that he fhoald give bis Lordfhifo no
further trouble with refect to the late election
for a member of the city of London.'
Mr. Alderman Harle,, prefeoted a petition
frdm the bockfe lers of London, &c. fetting'
forth tint many of tfem fall be ruined by
the late decifioo in the House of Lords, unleG.
feme relief was given them. '' 'I
Mr. Sawbridge seconded the motion, faying,
By 1 decifioo in the year 1769, in favour of
c£py right, many of th, booksellers bad laid
out their whole fortunes in that article, which,
right had been taken from them by the deter
mination of the Upper Houle ; and if some re
dress was not given them, many families would
be totally ruined
Extrafl of a Letter fam Worcefier, March £,
0 On Wednesday Feb. 23 the pdi finally
elofed by the confect of both candidates, when
the Sher ft declared the numbers to be, for Co
lonel Lechmore 796 Sir Watkin Lewes, 692 ;
majority for Colonel Lechmore 104 But a
fcrutioy being demanded by Sir Watkin Lewes,
the Sheriff acquiefeed io his demand, and to'd
him he fhoald have every opportunity of deing
himfelf justice, and accordingly adjourned the
C,urt to Tuesday the Gift day of March, nine
o'clock. Agreeable to the adjournment the
Sheriff went yesterday to the Town ball, io Or-
city with the king was agreed to be ran/orned.
That another province in India taken b, the En.
gliflo Bast India company previous to the capture
of Tanjour bid been difpofa offer I 400,000/.
600 003 of which was then on board the above
picket as a remittance so the company ; and that
cur affairs in In <ia are now in a mofl flouriO
ing condition.
der to attend the scrutiny granted to Sir Watkin.
But no ferutioeers appearing, the Sheriff return
ed Mr. Lechmore a member for the city about
ten o'clock : he was chaired about 11 amidst
the joyous acclamations of the multitude, who
huzza'd, " Church and King, and Lechmore
for ever,"
March 3. ft is reported that all the boroughs
io the kingdom are io an uproarat the queftioc
being carried in favour of Mr. George Gren
NEW.YORK, April 2 fr
Extras of a Letter from London, dated Feb I<,
" Six Ships of War, and 7 Regiments ale
ordered for America with all Expedition ; for
what Porpofe Time moA difeover ; the Prefab
er is much perplexed on account of the Belli:
vioor of the Bofton^os ; and Great Britain Is
determined to enforce due Obedience to 'h^
Laws as the Mother Country ; the King of Prof
fia has made a fiefh Demand on Daotzick fer
160,000 Ducats, which the Burghers are de
termined not to comply with ; George Mercer
is appointed Governor of the new Cofoty of th@
Ohio ; Hsffao Pacha has obliged Gcneral'R^
maozow to raise the Siege of SiHftria aft *'6
Weeks hard Work, with great Left, his 'greft
army being obliged to rrpa s the Danube, which
was reduced to 97 000 Men in the whole ; the
Ruffian Admiral Spiritbff has been beat by the-
Turks of the Island of Scires ; two ofhis Sque
dzoo'bging blown oty io the Engagement,%>ne
ran 01 Shore, sod three others taken. The W
forreftijn in Roffo bar got to such a Head thitt
the Rebels arc typpofed to be not less than rod,
coo (IroDg and commanded by General Pdgff
bh'ew, who is hid to be of the Polish Confede
racy. The Letters sent to Boftoo by Doaor
Crank,lin have made much noise here, and tie
has been roughly handled by the 'Minify "
the fame ; but it is pretty well known with'afr
that the laid Letters were given by Mr. Whate
ly to the late Hod. George Grenville, at whofa
Death they fell into the Hands of Lord Tem=
pje, who gate them to the Hen. Mr Fitzher'.
hert, and was by, tbaLGenUsman given t§ Dj,
Franklio.
From the Massachusetts Spy.
Mr. Thoma,,
Be p'e^fed to present to year readers th fol,
losing short address of a prophetic Pennff^d,
ttiin, to Lord North, in conference of the hvgfy
di/miffion of Dr. Franklin from the miniflerief
Pf? Office in America, extrafled from a Londbk-
Paper of the sth of February lafl. 1 fartffj
congratulate m, countrymen an this auJpicidtt
event, and am persuaded they will now una*f
mousy join in verifying the prediflion of our ab~
Jent friend ; and I believe Imay fay, nvithfu?
any extraordinary gift $/ prophecy, that dcooftit
tutiooal A mericao Poll Office will be permanent.
I, eflabdfbed infix Weeks from this 21st day "Iff
^P r " t 1774 '' '^ °'
A NEW-ENGLAND MAN.
For the Berefit of the PUBLIC.
AS the time draws oigh when we expea the
Citerpillars on cur Apple Trees— Talfe
Shad brine and swab it on their nests when they
are yaung and it kids them almost as qnck "ft
the firc. Experience docit. ' ^ 4 ^
ASso American, give me fesve to agate your
Lord'4l , ihst I think the difmiffiag ba'&&
Franklin from the office of Port Matter Geri&ti
in North America, at this particular crisis, hdl
of the most fortunate events that could haft
happened for that country ! it was that gehtte
man that brought the Poss Office in America
td be cf some copfeqnence, and to yield fotf?-
thing of a revenue to the mother country. The
peop'c there never liked the io&tatioo. ^
only acquiesced in it out es their undoubted if.
feaion for the person that held the office, who
had taken infinite pains to render it £oaverii&
for the several colonies. But what will follow
now, my Lord ? I'll tell you : The Past froifi
Philadelphia to Boflop is that alone which 'p&
duces any profit worth mentioning ; the others
t^ken together,do not more than maintain thefr
selves : and between Pbil&de phia and Boft&
you may depend on it, the Americans will im
mediately set op a carrier of their own, 1 which
yen, with all your brethren io power, together
with Lord Hillftnroogh's abilities ! cannot pfd
vent, and thereby they will entirely three y'odr
Post between those capital cities ; and thus \v:ll
happily end your boafled Post Office fo' dffeb
given as a PRECEDENT for taking theAm&l
cans. A Pennsylvanian"
My Loan,
% Lord, N ORTH.