The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-06 00:00:00

oF MR. THOMAS PAINE.

'the life of this unhappy Mall affords a striking ex-
rino!a of the egret of such principles as he professed upon
the mural conduct. He loom Isis career in life with de.
(Aodine s public of!ee in London, iu which lie had been
• .^ u'emeis. and from %Null lie was consequently obliged to
14 It is nu Iris a tact ilia' his mat employer was under
the e messily of dismissing him from his house, fur loose and
c.rodoct with his wife. After his eseare front
.re, where he plimed a tthicraceful sod wicked part,
14.41 110 it... residence to America, where be is thus described
I. Mex. Dean, with *bum be lodged : c He never failed to
.tet Crook daily, end even in his sober mon:eats constantly
bed the peace, and destroyed the comfort of the family
t. 1/111 brutal violence aod detestable Altlftriess.' On leaving
h.', hr neat engaged in • farm, hiring an old black woman
to shien-1 him, who lived with him however but three weeks.
I.,ue her muter she was every day &oak, and often would
trey he prostrate upon the setae door, swearing and threat.
ei.ing to tight, though incapable, from extreme intoxication,
ed sprireacitiog each other. His next servant, a pour .4d
rot:au, was obliged to prosecute him for lbw amount of her
wages.
" Haring the whole of the year pretesting his death, he
faiLed to get drunk twice a day. It appears likewise
Le a reproachful liner which was seat to lion from a brother
;statute and icfidel, who had loaded him with favours, which
cc repaid with the vilest ingratitude, sud who had lent hum
...rosey, which be would Dever repay et all, that lie bad
seduced a French worse nen., from her husband. and after-
ward, refused to soarer tt e debt be bad coutracted fur bee
burred and lodgiug, and emitted in baying been the ruin of
the oleo who vainly sued bin fur it. The letter then pro-
ceeds to describe the nauseous and disgusting situation from
which this friend had relieved him, iu doing which, severs of
suet, detestable filthiness are diodusec., as decency forbids our
.-iiibiting to public vice. How far Paine ruaintsioest his
10141 prispeoples to the close of his life, nerd she egret they
traduced upon him at the near approach of death, we shall
g•Ober from the following account Ora by Dr. lhlsaley, who
mt.:listed hum in his last illness

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'4 Durum the hitter part of his life he would not allow his
curtain in be closest at any time, aid When it unavoidably
rapinited that he was left 'lour by d•y of by night,be would
rcresion sod balks. lit' some person rune to him. There was
err ineillisig remarkable in his cooduct shout this period (which
.I,.i.prises ibs fortotyglat immesitaiely lwfore his dratlti,
atom we regret that 'Chums" Parte W4O author of several
books desiring war Lord Jesus (7.. ins, sod deriding every part
ul Ingested felighma. Ile would cell out doting his pa-
rue yams *folios cos, without i barrel:lesion, ' 0 Lord help our!
short hop me! Jesus Christ Ise/0 me!' &c. reneatittg the
rsnus • irpreniutis without the least variant's, and in a tone of
euirr that would alum the Wawa. Tomei three days before
Ire 'teeth, "lire he was moiatantly exclaiming the Words
•b•irruswadiorted, Dr. Araidry mid to bun, What most we
oriel of me pregrut conduct ? Why du you call upon Jesus
ci,,gtit Nis* you? Do yaw Lighter that he cab help you'
thi quo tretteoc in the diviaily or Jesus artist? Give me ail
101:1104, OS from the lops of a dying ace ? Paine made
se. reply; bat to a Lady who estisisstly visited slid
et4-vcdastsis we his death-bed, after slaking her if she had
r-al nor tit Isis rucks, and bring nomarered that site thought
it the moot oohed bask she bad rrer seen, slid had their-
air- ours' it, ha replied, That he wished all who bad resat
it bid been graft miss; adding, if raw Ms Dina bad
Or eigeet writ «ea, 1 MN MAT Usti r
Ui the Wigs( Jane. 1609, died Ibis miserable reprobate,
we.-4 7s gears, who, at the close of the 19th CCIPIWOy, 041-
41.11,1,10.01 it/ perrasole the orosineo people of &Waal le
ik.nk, OAS ayt was wee*. ha 'hal Umirrriasseat, sad that -
11,6,44 which their toistalbers bad leasaiwilted to flora.
V.,. at.. sake WV &g M. awd beassaili, it is to he wished
tb..t bissisipwatisits &Whim weary obey set tsiatior!!

IMAMS (muffs,: SZIAIONS.

The Sesainns for this County commenced at
Aylesbury, on the gist tilt. and wete attended by
a fall bench or Maitiotretre. Sir Edm 1 Carring-
ton, in the absence of the Marquis of Buckingham,
was elected Chairman. The worthy Chairman. in
his Addres‘ to the Grand Jury. congratulated them
that whilst various parts of the kingdom were agi-
tated by t It and di.order, and men's minds
had been poisoned by blasphemous pablications.
the (7otitity of Bucks preserved uninterrupted tran-
quillity. There were fewer appeals for trial than
11%11ttl, and only eight prisoners. The 5r5,11.11111
111,11 ed 011 the eV.

Owing to the salutary arrangements which have
finely been nit& to the poi at A) le-bory by the
smiting Magistrate., a complete of the
prisoners will its a Ostia nine be Car/ ird into effect.
The wheel for grinding cons, and, at she !acne time,
stooplying. the Inhabitants of the torn with water,
which was erected a few fears ago, his shswereil the
most sang mite expectetions, and has been the usenns
of ilie slumber of ',mutters to a great
extent. The Debtors' Gaol is IIOW completed. At
the conclusion of the Sessi the thank' of the
lielich were inssiiiinsiusly voted to Sir F.,tsuund
Csrringtoti, for his able conduct to the Choir.

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