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London, England, 1822-10-31 00:00:00

OUTINIAN SOCIETY.

The Outinian Society have recorded the follow-
ing qualification of their objections to Germain
Philosophers, io favour of many respectable and
well-intentioned moralists espousing that phi-
losophy :
"The Society cannot forbear from avowing, nn this oc-
casion, its high respect, sot oisly fur the German nation,
but eve. for those German Philosophers who moat ably
sow advocate the opinioos which it opposes; and with whom
it agrees oo the most important subject., though it moot
bat differ from t►em on the mesas most eligible to attala
their common end. For though it dues not deeply lament
the uaduubted circonistaace that London has become almost
a German Heiropolialduring the last thirty years, when it
recollect, that that learned and Imaginative nation much en.
riehed us by its literature in the course of that period; yet
it cherishes a wish that the too great excitement of its pr.
cutter catbosiasin should give way to the calmer energy of,
reams, which bad just before distinguished Jobosoa's
school, whose old Eaglish character of morality it warmly
wished to see reform. Nor can it, at the same time, be is•
different to the credit of stepping forth, with the prejudices
inspired by the Notate qtrs., where their ionnence seems In
this respect on the erase, to guard the laurels of Locke and
Newtoa,aud keep alive la our miads the well-founded claims
of English Philosophy."

We understand that the Right Hon. Sir. CA"
Lotto has, by the command of the Kixo. intimat-
ed to F. L. CHAUTRItY, Esq. R.A. his MAJESTY'S
desire that he should undertake the execution of
the equestrian statue to be erected in commemora-
tion of the Royal Visit to Scotland.—( &dinbargk
Paper.)
The eagerness for place which is said to charac-
terise English lawyers, is, it appears, not without pa-
rallel. A French paper states, that the office of
Justice of the Peace (a salaried office in France)
having become vacua in two towns of Champagne,
five candidates started for the ►acant dignity in one
town, and more than nineteen in the other. The
former five travelled all in one diligence to Paris,
to present their respective claims to " the Great
Man."

THE LATE Mu. GARRICK.Mri. GARRICK
was in the habit of making a pilgrimage every year
to her husband's lamb in Westininster-abbey, on
the anniversary of his death. The manner in which
she lingered about the stone under which the ashes
of her husband rest attracted upon one occasion
the notice of the individuals to whose care the in-
terior of the Abbey was intrusted. They asked
her if she would like to be accommodated with a
chair ? She replied in the negative ; adding, that
her chief desire was to be left alone fur a few mi-
nutes. The vergers accordingly retired. On re-
joining them, she asked them whether the seventh
volume of some edition of SHAESPEARE (probably
Joittesou's) bad been placed upon her husband's
coffin at the time of his funeral ? They answered
that they did not know, or that they had not heard
of such a circumstance. On opening the vault for
the purpose of consigning Mrs. GaaaacK herself
to it, the volume of Suaitsreaau in question was
found upon GARRICK's coffin; the binding was
quite perfect, but the paper was much decayed, and
the letter-press entirely defaced, in consequence of
the damp.
Monday se'nnight, about half-past nine o'clock
in the evening, a beautiful meteor was seen to the
north of Edinburgh : it passed with great rapidity
in a horizontal line front east to west, throwing oat
sparks from behind. It was iu sppearance about
the size of a star of the first magnitude, and of
equal brilliaace. It disappeared without explosion.
Sasitart.—lt is not generally known that tlis
beverage, so often mentioned with praise in Arabic
poetry, is neither more nor less than a decoction of
oatmeal and sugar, seasoned, when cold, with rose
water.

M USICA COACHNEK.—The blowing of the horn
by the coachmen and guards of our mail-coaches,
which has usually been considered a sort of 111111S+111Ce,
is now, by the persevering labours of these ingenious
gentlemen, converted into an instrument of public
gratification. Most of the guards of the stage-
coaches now make their enhance and exit to the
melody of some old national ballad, which, though
it may not. perhaps, be played at present in such
exert time and tune as would satisfy the leader of
the opera hand, is yet ve►y soothing cud pleasant,
in comparison to the unmeaning and discordant
strains which formerly issued from the same roar-
ter; and many of these new performers me makiog
visible and rapid improvement. Foreigners can
ise longer reproach Os with bring an unmusical
nation, when the very drivers of our public vehicles
can exhibit themselves as solo performers en what
is considered a very difficult itotrumeut.

LAW mrszLICENCE.

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COURT OF RING'S BENCH, GOILORALL,
ITEDIMDAT, OCTOBER 30.

DIATII tho LORD CHM !IMMO and 0 Common Jury.
--.

WILSON V. TUCEER.

Mr. Scutuert for the Plaintiff. stated that this
was an ectioo against the Defendant. the widow and
Executrix of the late Mr. Tucker, an Attorney. to
recover the sum of 315/. which the Plaintiff had lost
he his negligence in the management of a security.
The Plaintiff. who resided at Norwich. had lent a
sum of 105/. to a person named Freehfield, and
being about to lend him • further sum of 10/. on
being secured by the assignment of his share of a
legacy of 4,0001. left by his uncle. to be received
by bins when he attained the age of 43. The'
Plaintiff applied to Tucker to examine the will
under which Freshfield claimed, and to prepare
the securities ; but he contented himself frith-look.
ing at the extract of the will which was brought to
him.withaut going to Dueto►►'Commons lemming'
the will itself. If he had taken that trouble, which.
it was his duty to have dime. he would have seen
there was a clause in the will which provided that
any of the legatees assigning the legacy, the same
should be forfeited; and, in fact, on the death of
the person having the life inte►est, a suit in Chan •
eery was commenced, and ultimately the Lord
Chancellor decreed the legacy to be forfeited ; and
in consequence the Plaintiff lost the money 'lnch
he had advanced to Freslifitlil.

To prove this case, Mr. --grARLSTT called s fe-
male, who was housekeeper to the Plaintiff's bro-
ther, and she stated that •in May 1819 she accom.
ponied the Plaintiff to Mr. Tucker's, and heard him
desire Mr. Tucker to be very particular in the sem-
rily, and to go to Doctors: Commons to examine
the will. Afterwards, in the month of December,
Mr. Tucker came to the house of her wavier, and
said he was afraid Mr. %V. Wilson would lose his
money, owing to the stupidity or negligence of his
clerk.
Mr. PULLER, for the Defendant, then addressed
the Jury. He admitted that in general an attorney
wns bound to exercise such a degree of caution as
had been stated by his Learned Friend (Mr. Sear-.
lett). unless where his vigilance was lulled asleep
by the act of the party, and that, he contended, was
the case here. Mr. Tucker was employed merely
to prepare the security, but not to examine into its
validity by looking into the titles.
The Learned Counsel then called Mr. Webb,
who was managing clerk to Mr. Tucker, and he
stated that the Plaintiff did not give any instruc-
tions to look at the will, but merely left the extract
from it, from which the deed was to be prepared
immediately, as the parties were waiting in town.
A letter from Mr. Tucker to the Plaintiff was
put in and read. It was written after the discovery
of the clause in the will respecting those legacies
which should be assigned. The letter stated that
Mr. Tucker had read the will. and there was a
clause that those who should sell or dispose of their
legacies, so as to give trouble to the trustees, should
forfeit them ; but it added, that in the opinion of
the writer this could trot invalidate the Plaintiff's
security. as it had given no trouble to the trustees.
The Loan CHM JUSTICE. in summing up the
evidence, said that he was of opinion. in point of
law. an attorney ought not to have contented him-
self with looking at the extract of the will, but
should have gone to Doctor.' Commons and exa-
mined the will itself, unless something took place
by the employer, which he might reasonably unfelt
would render such a step unnecessary. His Lord-
ship left the case to the Jury on the evidence, but
thought if they should find for the Plaintiff. they
should limit their verdict to the sum advanced after
Mr. Tucker had been consulted.
The Jury found a verdict for the Plaioliff—Da-
mages 3101.

In the Report of the Archbishop of Duestu's
Charge, deltwered at his primary Visitation, held in
Dublin on Thursday twit, which we pee on Tues-
day, the following striking passage, which we copy
from the Freeman's Journal, was omitted :

.4 We, my Reverend Brethren, are placed is a mistime in
which we are hemmed in by two opposite descriptions of
profeirsing Cb r sans The one possessing a Church, With.
oat what we ran roll a Religion; and the other possessing
• Religion, without what we can roll a Church : the one so
blindly (unloved to supposed infallible ercksiastical natlw-
nty, as not to seek is t►e Word of God • maims fur the faith
they profess; the other so confident in the infallibility of
their individual judgment, as to the reasons of their faith.
that they deem it their duty to resist all authority in
matters of religion. We, my Brethren, are to keep
clear of both extremes; and, holding the Scriptures as our
great charter, whilst we maintain the liberty wit► w►ich
Christ has made es frre, we are to submit ourselves to the
authority to which be has made us subject. From this spirit
of tempered freedom and qualified submission sprung the glo.
noes work of the Refurmation, by which the Church of these
countries, having thrown off ffirt Anvil nf Aerials srpnerali-
lino, bunt forth in the purified forme( Christian renovation;
and having dung aside the novelties of human invention, pre-
sented to the world the fair picture of the true, and genuirre,
and 'Relent Csihnlie Church, retailing all that authority,
and entitled to all that ollegianee which belonged to the early
Chords, of which it was the disencumbered sail legitimate
coutinnatitra. Now, by the same spirit by w►ich our Church
was thus restored, can it uoly be preserved; and from the
decay of that spirit it is that schism a•d cosfusio■ have
•noen to disturb it■ tranquillity, and impair its benefit a
Net only have disputes sail divisions (to t►e great triumph
of infidelity and irreligion) broken from as and multiplied
various sects, which profess that for (*oscine., sake they re.
ject oar error,, as we did those of the Church of Rome; bat
also amongst ourselves, and within our own pale, • sects-
non spirit has been eogendered, in the indulgence of an un-
qualified exercise of individual judgment, which, from want
of due knowledge sod full comprehension of the retaliates
and consequences of things, is sure to issue either in an sea.
authorised assumption of rights, to which there is so jest
title, or in as iuconsiderate abandonment of duties, to which
■ mire enlightened conscience utast feel itself bound to sub-
mit."

Yesterday the Lottery began, when no Prize
higher than 1,000/. was drawn.-HAZARD and Co,
Sold le Shares No. 577, drawn yesterday. The seat day's
Dressing will be TUESDAY WEEK, when all the follow-
ing Capitals way be drawn, as time are no deed Prize', viz.
Three of 20,0001, Two of 10,0001., Two of 501001, Three
of 2,0001., and 104 other Capitals.—HAZAßD wad Co.'s
(lid and Fortunate Otßeea, Royal Eaeltaeae-gale ; 26, Cora-
hill; and 324, Osrued.•treet, sad .f Regesw.street.
Extract from the Kentish Gazelle, October 2s.
"On Friday night last • boat belonging to the
ship Bererford, stationed off Feversham Break, stud
in which were six men of the Preventive Service,
was upset by a sudden gust of wind, when four
men out of tie six were unfortunately drowntd."