The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-17 00:00:00

FILIAL. PIETY.

In China, let a son become ever so rich, and a father I
ever so poor, there is no submission, no point of obedient
that the latter cannot command, or that the former can re.
fuse. The father is not only absolute muter of his Keg
estate, bat also of his children, who, whenever they dis-
please him, he may sell to strangers. `Shen a father le-
ruses his son before a mandarin, there needs. no proof of ,
his guilt, for they cannot believe that any father can be •
so unnatural as to bring a false accusation against his era
son. But should a son be so insolent as to mock his ft-
titer, or arrive at such a pitch of wickedness as to strike
him, all the province wh?re the shameful act of violeatra
committed is alarmed ; it even becomes the comer' of to
whole empire • the Emperor himself judges the egirniaz.
All the mandarins near the place are turned out of their
posts, especially those in the town where he lived, for has.
been so negligent in their instructions ; and all the
neighbours are reprimanded for neglecting, by former pu-
nishments, to put a stop to the wickedness of die erinnul,
before it arrived at such flagitiousness. With respect to
the unhappy wretch himself, they cut him to a &mai
pieces, burn his bows, raze the house in which be Urea.
as well as thosz hous!ii that stand near it, and saw the
ground with salt, as supposing that there must be sore
hopeless depravity of manners in a community to Istria'
such a monster belonged.
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The filial duty h the same with the prince and the pa-
sant in China; and the Emperor, every New Year's llsy.
pays a particular homage to his mother, in the palsy, st
which cc... snotty all the treat officers of ;lac state assist.
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The Persians, according to 110-odonts, held the critneai
dot.- zstic rebellion in neatly as much detestation as tiz
Chines-, bnt tlv.v treated it after a more ri.lined
nor. They looked on the striking or slaying of a father n
an impossible offence ; and when an accident of the kA
happened, adjudged that the offender could not be the
of tLc party injured cr slain, but must have been sqs
stitiously imposed on Elm es such. -
Cicero obit-ryes, that Noon, the wiselegislator of .Itll,l'.
had provilid no lair against panicide: and that being as a
' why he hail not, he answered, " That to make laws against
anti ordain punislitnctits for a crime that had heti' rehr
known er heard of, was the way to introduce it ra:hcrtiza
prevent it."
In Rome, no less, thap s',x hundred yearn from the
ing of the city had claps d, th.f,;r: so much as a name ft;
the crime of parricide n-as licowa •ontongst therm "I',
punishment ordained for the first who sta:ned his
with tins blood of the author- of his being, was, that u.
should be scourged till was flayed, thi a sewn up le I
I sack, tega:hcr with a dog, a col:, a vip.T. and an zie,
and as thrown headlong to the bottom of the sea.

Eramincneas, the Theban lltmral, being astol
was the most p!casant thing that had L.: pencil to la s ir,
the course of his whrle life, replied, "that he remeinbend
nothing more pleasant than that L? had achieve:l OieLey•
trian victory, while his father and mother %%CT 3:0 2
to be pleased with the glory of their son."
l'omi.ottius Atticus, in making the funeral erasure ovrt.
the remains of his ince.L..r, pro:eaetl, that tlwu'h he 11.•
lived with her sixty-seven y. ars, he had never lace r..:•c•
cite.' to Int." The audience a eu•mu stip;k ~.n
at such a declaration from one uLo was for '
tachinctit to Lis mothtr. " No,- cont:nm 1 Attictis. •

in all that time there never hapi?ened the bast ar bt
us. tlut ne( did r cotriliatiou."

The gal:ant Sertorit:s, thou Alt fold of a 11:::;LTY
and though in a situation as General in Spin
him a noble harvest of faun's, soiicitea
from th 2 Senate to return In7ine, that he tni.Llit

enjoy the Ft:elegy of his. toctlhr. 111, fore ,!!

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an atlsw.cr to lidstoes W 3, IS.rlltl-,',111 1.

ti at Ins n rtl:cr was no il;o1

m,is

with the tidinp, that he shot him— If t:it in I
seven ()lain,: all uhich tine he L t on th,
kmmting, and would no: sl:aT tNt 'a:, 1. 1,11.7.1
fIICIAS to break in upon hi. sorrow.
The Fast Ailded statue that cv.r tc.c t
Rout or anypar: of NV,S 1,1;,' by.
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of a fitaltr ; I. \I. Arilius
of the trir.toplu fal!•or lia,l ovct,.‘
clitt9. at the Szr.,its of It was 0r.:ct0.,!:

LAIT INTELLIGENCE.

enz:r.T OF CHANCERV-FRIDAy, Jrt.r 16.

THE MATTES Or VII ORE 30111 r FACE 1 VIINEr.•
riot Lt.; MORI: applied for an early day to be appointed to
„,, it ditirtmed, vibe:her the traverse in this rave should really go, ,
that without forth..? &flair. or whether the order giving liberty
I. inverse should be discharged altoo her.
LOR DSO I —Dr. Satherland has delivered to me his judg.
naot in writing, and stated. that from oterrvations made by him
cn different days, when he has been with S.r Gregory Page Tuna.
is coadJent that rile Gergary is dreidelly of an unsound Mind
oil be delivered that paper to me by expriv.n 'bat be had !
acre: known a person more It to be the sutijnt of t
aremmuisaion of
air. PHILLIIIOIILE—Then. my Lord, the simple application
make is, that rut Lordship's order may be drawn sap or die turned
altogether.
r. SrODrIC-4 should like my client's to have nixiee of such
„ao application.
Loansit tr —Then let your clients. Mr. Phillimme, give
vuiee to the other side, that you will make the application on
Marne! morning. I should likewise mention just now, that re. I
ccire from day to day applications from diferent persons
ytplrioß who are
Sir Gregory and his friends with considerable sums for
:;tag, with a view to know how they are to lie re-paid. Now.
I
Volk I hull:setter state, by way of preventing any such futuretp.
riiirationA., that those who give them orders to make such supplies.
;suit psi them.
Mr. PILL en IMOSE—Th do understand your ►lonlrhi
H p
that you will hear this in your Lordship's private room oil Mon.
iby morning?
Ills Loitosult—l. will heat it any where—l don't care

*N em.
Mr. Cr anew—Why should it be beard in the private room ?
1.1 ere is no secret about it; all toe world knows it.
tlr. PittLitsiwiss-1 only wished to know how it wan to be.
Ilia Lottnaata•—l shall kart that to the parties themselves to
decide.