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H. THE FON-EURUS, OR POLITICAL EAST WIND.

This wind blows from the rising sun, cheering
and invigorating all nature. Its elle& upon the
Constitution is the reverse of the Anglo-Boreas, or
Pitt-wind. The State Physicians, however,think that,
excess of mildness, the body politic wou.J
danger of falling into a relaxed habit under its
Horace calls this wind, the " Niger
Black Bast Wind." Some translators
interpreted this epithet, as black with clouds
• but this is manifestly an error, as the
is of a very calm and pacific chataaer.
Phger," Reci," applies to the face of this
to use a seaman's phrase, to the wind's eye.
GREN VILLE AUSTER, OR POLITICAL.
SOUTH-WIND,
accompanied with coatinual drizzling showers,
teaze the traveller without giving him a
sousing, and just produce a damp upon
ground, without penetrating the soil, or adding
turiance. It blows sometimes in shrill and
tones,• and just about that degree of
rhich salool-boys wish, when they purpose
kites, or washerwomen, when they would
their wet linen. This wind is also stiled
leselrent duster, or s' Leaden SossiA-wind," as it

occasionally dull, heAvy, and oppressive to the

also called by the Poets, the " Frisidut
or the 44 Cold .Youth-wr,.d," As we find in

swing line :

tildes ut quondam sylvta immurmurat Au.te,,"

to Mr. E—t, or Earl T—ple, when, in
of debate, they are lost is a cuccd.
ADDINGTON ZEPHYRUS, OR POLITICAL.
WEST-WIND.
more gentle wind does not blow from aoy point
compass. It is a genial, prolific air, such
good food., man admires. Plautus, allud-
the wind, describes it as weans, mitit, dce.
&c. and says, " hie Tacit tranquillitatern."
the wind that makes pare." I The Ad-

Zephyrus, however, bas proved itself a
whiffing wind, likely to bring on a deceitful
while the Anglo-Boreas, although it metuces
destruition, fills the swelling sail, ploughs

ocean, and threatens destruaion to the shores
'ranee with British thunder waftel upon its

A are the nature, quality, and efied, of these
Cardinal winds, when they blow separately.
who' two or more of them blow at the same
then they produce a political tornado' or whirl-
in the cAse of the present Coalition against
moister. It is to this amalgamation of the
in the windy war, or war of words. Virgil
when he says,
:"Iwum; mulls cretierq prncellio

is sYnonirnotis with Amur, or the Grenville
tad; and by **rem:, is here cleatly understood

Mr. Windham.
kapott al Dr. Lawrance's last Speech.
•: V.4r the Huhn, of Mr. Adtagtiin'o AdsaLutstrmion.

the Wilberfoo dal.; rind, a sort whistling blast, in
which the Africans take great delight, and is liailkd
by them as the forerunner of that happy period when
they shall cease to be slaves, and avarice, cruelty,
and oppression, shall be obliged to release one half
of human nature from their merciless and ferocious
gripe.

There are, besides these, several inferior winds,
such as the "Trade Winds," in which Borough-
mongers, Placemen, and Pensioners, take great de-
light, and make many successful voyages ; the Si-
rocco, which brings on melting heat, and prevails in
the House of Commons on every Debate night from
Ist Jane to the last of August—and there is also
the ill wind, " that blows nobody good."
Were all these winds to break loose, and blow at
the same moment, universal ruin and confusion
must ensue. It has been, therefore, found neces-
sary to assign them a keeper, to watch their rising,
superintend their motions, and prevent more than
one from blowing at a time ; we say " blowing," as
all are agreed that " words are but wind." \ru-
e:lL, alluding to this regulation in his first iEneid,
says,

44 Hic vasto Rex .f.olus Intro

" Luetartte, t.mti.estatel ; sonoras
" Imperio remit ac •inclu h earcere fr.eaat.
" Illiindignantes magno cum murroure mnntis
" Cireum claustra fremunt. Celsa seder /1:0lus nee
" beepers o..nens : mnllaq ; anima; et temperat ims."

The .E9/us here mentioned by the Poet is clearly
the S—r of the ll—e of C—m—s, whose duty
it is to keep all these contending winds and sound-
ing tempests in due order. The ce4a arse is the
chair; clauttra literally means the bar; and, as to the
magno cum mourns:ire mon, it, it is well known that in
the French National Convention, there was a part
expressly called "the Mountain ;" with us, it proba-
bly means the OPPOSITION Bench.

GUILDH A LL, Jus.v 5.
Sittings before Lord Et.t.zmitokouou.

ABRAMS V. MILLS.

This was an aetion brought by the Plaintiff, a
crimp, against the Defendant, a ship owner, for
work and labour, and for goods sold and delivered.
It appeared in evidence, that an agreement had
been entered into between the. parties, whereby the
Plaintiff WAS to provide seamen for the Defendant.
at the rate of two guineas per man. Five men were
said to have been procured, for which the sum of
ten guineas was demanded.
the Plaintiff had also furnished the Defendant
with potatoes to the amount of f.. 4. 13s. &c.
On the part of the Defendant it was contended,
that the persons procured by the Plaintiff tor the
Defendant, were bow, not men, and that only four
of them arrived safe at the ship at Gravesend, the
other being pressed.
A tender bad been made by the Defendant of 51.
1 tit.
Lord ELLEN Wart WM observed, that the Defend-
ant should have objeeted to the persons provided for
him in the first instance ; he ought to have rejeeted
them on their being first put on board his ship, and
it was now too late for him to set up that plea.
. The Jury found a verdict of 51. ss. for the
Plaintiff.

THE K 1•412 O. SAMUEL LAIPONZ ASO OTHERS.
this WAS an indiCtment for an assault and ob-
struftion of Jonathan Robson in the prosecution of
his duty as a searcher of leather.
The other Defendants, Hepborne, Mundy, and
three others, had suffered judgment to go by de-
fault, but the Defendant Lalone pleaded Na Guilty.
Mr. Glees stated the case on the part of the pro-
secution. The Prosecutor was a sworn tryer of
skins, and searcher of leather, under the statute of
James the First, and his duty was to examine such
skins or hides as came to the market for sale, dis-
tinguishing those which were merchantable from
those which were not, by stamping the one and
seizing the other.
The Defendant, Lafone, was a merchant of re-
speCt and eminence, residing at Liverpool.
The Prosecutor Robson, with some other search-
ers, was examining the leather offered for sale in
Leadenhall-market, and finding some belonging to
the Defendant Hepborne, which was not saleable,
they attempted to seize it, hut were prevented
by the Defendants, who had suffered judgment
by default, and who made such resistance, as to
throw down the Prosecutor, and carry off the
leather. The Defendant Lafone was present, and
advised them to resist the searchers—saying, I )—n
them, knock them down, take them by force—l
have often done it in my country—and will bear
you harmless."
The Learned Counsel observed, that this was the
advice of Mr. Lafone, which the others had t, o
closely followed—for which advice he was most cer-
tainly answerable.
The appointment of the Prosecutor to the office of
searcher of leather was then proved.
The Prosecutor, and two other similar Officers,
proved the circumstances, and the expr.:ssions made
use of by the Defendant, Lafones
Mr. ERSKINE, on the part of the Defendant, pro-
posed to offer the other Defendants in the cause, as
Witnesses for his Client. But
Lord ELLEN ROROLGH declared it as his opinion,
that they were not competent Witnesses, inasmuch
AS, in lessening the crime against the one, it would
lessen it against all ; and that the att of the one was
chargeable against the other,.
On the part of the Defendant, several respenal,le
Witnesses were examined, who ail deposed, that
they did not hear the Defendant use any such ex-
pressions as he had been charged with ; that there
had been some scuffle between the searchers and the
other Defendants, but that no blows were struck on
either side ; the interference of the Defendant, LA.
fone, arose from a representation of one of the other
Defendants, Hepborne, who said that these Officers
had examined his hides in the morning, and passed
them as saleable, but returned in the afternoon to
seize them. Upon which Lafone observed, that
Hepborne was perfatly in the right by doing what
he had done, and that he had often done the same
in his own country.
Meake deposed, that he was present in the
morning when the Officers examined the lot of hides
in question, and marked therm as saleable.
lie was contradiEted in his evidence by Robson.
Lord ELLENSOROCORI observed, that the Wit-
nesses on the part of the Prosecution had been uni-
form in their testimony—but the evidence on the
part of the Defendant was a sort of negative testi-
mony. It was observable, that all the Witnesses
for the Defendant, were persons in the trade. The
Jury, therefore. were to consider the credit and ve-
racity of the Witnesses on both sides, and to apply
the rules of probability to each.
The Jury found the Defendant, Groff".

OLD BAILEY, JULY 5.

Briar Mr. Juritre Route and Mr. jairtice LAw

REP.CE.
Charlotte Wright, a girl only eleven years .of age,
was indicted for stealing iu the dwelling house of
Thomas }High, a :01. Rank-note, and a piece of fo-
reign coin, his property.
The Prosecutor lived at Knightsbridge, and kept
the Prisoner as a servant. On Friday, the '27th of
June, he went out with his wife, And left the Pri•
soner in care of the house, during his absence. She
went up stairs to the bed-chamber, and, having
broke the lock of the bureau, took out the 51.
note, a morocco purse, the piece of coin, and other
articles, with which she was endeavouring to go
off ; but, fortunately, the next door neighbour, hay-
ing a suspicion of her conduct, detained her until
the return of the Prosecutor and his wife : the rob-
bery was then discovered; the Prisoner was searched,
and the property found in her possession. The
evidence brought the fad home; and the Jury
found her guilty of medlar ebo.e the raise of 40s.
.111 the ehoelsg haste—Death.
She was recommended to mercy by the Prosecu-
tor, and the Judge ordered her age and other re-
marks to be made in writing.

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