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tender 'Unite, *lnch, lie well knows. trial vibrate ott
every pattintie heart.
Still, Finland remained, np to the rivcr Kymeo,
covered by forqessees--llelsingkire and Louisa,
which seemed to guarantee it from Russian iura-
riots. After losing Cards, lugna, E.thonia, and
Livonia, conquered by PETER the GREAT, or by
his successors; this fertile province was inestimable
in every point of view ; Petersburgh shelf nun inst.
cure, while the Swedes might, in a few days, ad-
vance, as they did in 1789, to within twcuty•Cve
leagues of that capital. At.exss nen has nut oioly
annexed it, together with the city of Abu, to, his he-
reditary dominions; but has exteisdeol his conquests
North, almost to the Arctic Circle, and menaces
to descend by the Western shore of the Gulf of
Bothnia, to Stockholm.
Yet, in this desperate state of things, Guersvus
remained inflexible, " and refueed," rain the Re-
gent, " to conclude a Peace with the present Go-
vernment of France ; without which, however, no
reconciliation with Denmark and Russia could
take place." Can we wonder, then, that he has been
arrested If me, after losing India and Jamaica
after sacrificing our colonic, and our commerce ;
after exhausting our resources, and draining our
population ; when " universal ruin was spreading
wide and far," as the Duke of Suot:nMAxt♦ as-
serts to be the case iu Sweden ; if we had the mis-
fortune to be governed by a well-iuteutioned, but
impracticable and violent Monarch; no doubt,
Parliament would interpose to prevent the last ex-
tremities. Such, we fear, will be, and is the as-
pect, under which, "every honest, pato Sufic Swede"
views the lute acts; as to he deplored, yet as ne-
cessary, and leading to Peace. That the REGENT
must and will look to NAPOLEON for support, we
anticipate ; nor will Russia, though she should dis-
approve his elevation, consent, in all probability,
to restore Finland. Perhaps, however, /30N,V.
PARTE may give up Stralsund, now an open town,
together with its territory, to the new Govern-
ment, in order to ingratiate himself with the Swedes.
Our next advises from Gottenburgh, which, as
the winds now blow, may be hourly expected,
will enable us to form some conjectures on the per-
sonal fate of the unfortunate GIISTAVUo, tii well
as on the political consequences to Great Britain,
resulting from the late resolution.

We have given, in our preceding columns, some
further extracts from the New York papers, re-
ceived in the course of the usek. Among them
is au article which slis,ms the state of the American
Bar, and may be interesting to Eng Lawyers'.
The trials of Judges, and disputes ainwig Barri,-
ters, have, for some time, formed a prominent
feature iu the American Newspapers.

Dispatches have been received from New South
Wales, which bring inteHiptsce down to the middle
of September. Lieut.-Governor Fovaavz arrived
on the Seth July, and took the command of the
place. Mr. Bunn, who lyid been superseded by
the Officers of the Colony, was living in the State
Douse, under arrest. Lieut.-Governor Forum:lt
issued the following Proclamation :
aloof., Fevpaos.

".As the Gower/eel of this Wm" lees been upwards of
sin mormin oat of the hoods of Wilkes Ugh, Em. sad as
the eiresimmaeare attmedieg his sespossise have bees fully
submitted, to His Majesty's who ahem see comps.
tent to iieride, Liretesset-Gotrenter tdeassa emissiess It to
be liepeed his authority, to jetty listareee Ceptale Bligh
sad the Olken whom he band be the MGM essesesad or
the Gamy.
" Is seemede, the Admiwietrati,
HI Hie Mejarty's piessure man be knows, Licaio.—
renew Feweees is detsrmlued to adopt sorb museares es he
deems tb be most ellhetsal for the prcarrentita of tholablle
tranquillity, and the security of public and peiwelit lospeety,
and to follow, is the truirksrte of the arduous &Hee imposed
on him, a system tithe strictest ems-my, sad the meet im-
partial justice between persoes of Marry deseripdon.
" All reports, eeetmooleatiorm and ether eorreeprmdencr,
relative to public besiuma, are to- be temmeitted to James
Fiameant, Esq. who is appointed Secretary.
July do, one. " Goo CA is THE KING."
There is little news of any interest in The .S'idiery
Garages. Richard Mortoorthy and John Hopkins
were convicted in the Court of Criminal Jurisdic-
tion of an abominable crime, and received sen-
tence of death. They were afterwards reprieved.
seues-r 28.
Revere! persons, •ho have been prisourla in the
Colony, having obtruded theineelves into the Courts
ofJustice in the character of Counsellors end Ash
vomiter, orders have been hooted by Lieut.-Gover-
nor Foy sAtitt, forbidding any person from presum-
ing to interfere with canoes pending before the
Court., without a special license from him for that
!menus.. ; anal imprisieg those who have been con-
victs, thin a disobedience of this injunction will be
punished in the most exempliiry miket.
The Dundee, COMINGS. bulled from hence to
Prince of Wales's Island, was tort at the extreme
of Mister's River, on the 15th instant. Two Se-
po)s, who haul joined the *hip at Penang, were
drop lied. The rest of the crew were saved.

of the Governmest •s-

Ti way. nn Thitriaisy,ortis intently nmerterl, that the
Austria'. I/eclurstion of 1%. ar head been received.
It is setrl to commence with en enumeration of the
rilitrerient enormities committer! by Doss e inert
oaitice the coriclesion of the Peace efl3rieliuncli; —it
,hest c.tllw on the different Princes of the Colifetlern-
Won of the Rhine to abandon their pernicious eon-
limners with the Tyrant of France. and make cyan-
Igtoa cause 'with the Honer of Aastriaolgotinat en
hiticiny who meditates alike the deetrllletsery of all "
istahhabed sod lavitimaaa - '


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SUMMARY JUSTICE.

Tut BRITIIIII.PaIiSS Newspaper was yesterday
turned out of Piewgme, and The ilfontins Pest
introduced in its stead. Cootiary to the usual
practice of the place, we understand that the
culprit did not receive a fair trial, nor was the
case even suffered to go lu a Jury.—The crone
imputed, was a paragraph tied appeared in the
paper, stating that a certain General had relieved
a brother Officer, who had been five weeks on
July, and had amounted guard iu his place.----Thir
lis t cut ent Ives considered an atrocious libel on the
face of it, and Tat: liarrisu Paters- was accord-
ingly ordered to be kicked oat of the Prison.—lt
bus. however, no right to complain of injustice--
It is fortunate, thrt it-ars not ordered to be burn-
ed by the hands of the common hangman. Tb is
notice, therefore, is merely tyrant as a caution to
the numerous visitors of that safe retreat. We
should be sorry that any Gentlemen, who might
hi tempted to spend their leirure hours there, by
the exp.er•tation of mousing themselves with THE
BErrivu Petits, rimuld experience a disajipoint-
went.

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Yesterday being Good Fviday, in the morning
ilis NIAJESTY, the Duke of CAMERILWE, Prin-
cesses AUGUSTA and MARY, accompanied by La-
dies ALBINIA CUMBERLAND cud TMEN EL, Gene-
rals Gwyn VI E. MANN RES, and Iv irzaor, rode to St.
George's Ch:tuel, cod heard a sermon, by the Rev.
Mr. COOksoN, from SI. PAL: L'.4 first Epistle to
the Corinthians, chap. ii. verse st 4 :
"This is toy Body which is Witham fir yo.: This du in ye-
iorinbrance ut me."
Afterwrii,:s they returned to the Palace.
The Quarts and Princesses SuPHIA and AMELIA
are in a fair way of recovery from the violent cold ,
with which they have beau afflicted, but are not
yet„able to pout.
Earl TALBOT has taken Lord MONSON'S house,
in Seymour-place, during his Lordship's stay at
Bath.
The Countess of Essex is expected iu town, this 11
day, from Cashiobury.
The Countess of CIIESTILILEIELD has returned to
town from Winthsor.
Mr. CooKsa, we stre assured, is very ai:xious
for an introduction to Mrs. CLARKE, but he L-au
get no Parson to do I • that favour.
• Colonel and Mn,. BEACMoNT gave a grand
dinner yesterday at their Noose in Portmaii-wpiatr;
to the Earl of Lfstimicit, Lord and Lady E414/14-,
TON, Lord MACDoNALD, Ludy MuNTuolie.lllll,
Lady MACQUEEN, SirJolll4 and Lady Jousbrosg,
Sir JOHN SINCLAia, and Mr. CHURCHILL.
Visconnt cud Viscountess DUDLEY and WAED
arrived iu town yesterday fro:n }flunky-hall, Staf-
fordshire.

Tim Hon. Tiio.lllll Knox left town last Thurs-
day, for Ireland.
Ouc of the provincial prints received yesterday
classes its list of siewilis, births, and 'marriages, with
that of arrests, executioes, and escapes from prison.
A new Farce is in preparation at the l'riv de
Theatricals at Westboorne-glare, intitled, Mrs,.
Clarke outwitted; or, The Intriguing Bookseller.
Sir WILLIAM slid Lady SMITH left Wan, oti
Thursday, for th-ir seat, Essex.
Mr. Ho-.raw WA, to perform Rolla. and his
daughter Cora, on noolair last, at the Edinburgh
Theatre, for the benefit of Nlr. 11011.11111.
The Newcastle Theanr • re-opens on Monday
Lied, with the Tragedy of All for Love; Mr. Cott-
WAY and Miss Macsutev, will be the principal
performers.
Birmin,Aam Theatre opens, on Monday next,
with the Opera of Love in a Village. Mrs. Cus ts-
wet!. makes her first appearance there in the part
Rusetta.—Mr. INCLEDON is also engaged for a
week; and Mr. Coast's pupils, who delighted
the public so itinCli in The Siege of St. Quintus's,
form part of the company.

It appears from the New York Papers, that one
of the most important of Mr. CAI MING's ktters was
fora long time considered a forgery. The reason
was this : the diplomatic epistle was so extrera-
gnat& long, the licoaic people of America could
not he persuaded that an English Secretary of
State could affoid time to write it.
Several Ladies, ceder protect in theneighbour-
hood of Beker-street, have called Meeting r
take Mrs. CLanas's cit,e into consideration, as
measure likely to affect their bread.
The Drury-Lane Company having found t
their Taylor suited them welt at his house, t
have a great desire to share his cabbage.
Among the Spring Fashions, we firtret to enn..l
aerate the CLARKE trimming of the PRIMEVAL
Spesicer...-It is quite the eat.
It appears that only the Body of the Parlianieot
remains in town, as all the Members are said to have
gone to the country; for the holidays.
A monument iv about to be erected, by the ()S-
-eers of the 9th regitneut of foot, iu the cathedral of
Canterbury, to perpetuate the memory of the much-
' esteemed Hod ever-to-beduinented Lieut.-Colonel
STuA„.T, who fell at the head of his regiment, at
the battle of Holeis, in Portugal, on the 17th of
Attwust, 1808.
TOOMAA SMITH. Esq. died • few days ago, at
his house at Talekhroek, Warwickshire, in the
101st year of his age. Ilia benevolence todhe poor
canietl him to be sincerely regretted .41 those
who knew Mon. lie retained his
bee itionsent, awl
to superintend hi. farms, an.,
ous task iu the week preceding ,
Sett tus.—A Mr. 11weroaD,
in the service of Lord FOLEY

earning, at his •
'rLit. Grasse
therms
le tossoisot is

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, i ISE' ZINO. re tintitirr. • •
O• This was an mdietnienitaigaiket the Defoodoots -
"'in thlaicer•hi the, Lender kfkiital, reading INekeels•
ich, for a libel uprise a Mreitest, as 1 reasuser of
e GovernuAi'LlittstPoerodd Greenwich.
• The !Mel was miaowed in • paper printed and
stributed by a Mr. Martin, a sibertenillis in the
. eau of Greenwich, previous to au election of Gro-
omes of the Pour, upon the resigliaAms of Dr.
nig and Mr. Eriderby. This paper stated, shot
e election was about to be held, sad recomiessod-
' the penehioners to vote for a list of names, most
them of the must respectable perfume in Urneu-
ich, but warning the parishioners tent to vote far
c bat supported by the parish officers.
To this list was melded a note Garr, that the per.
' us supported by the parish-officers had permitted
e Treasurer to keep his uceuursta unsettled fur
yea& : that the perilous recounneuded ity them
the hand-bill bud been iiistrumeutal 111d1.1•111101.
- ? the Poor Hates, but that the other list had per-
tted the Treasurer to receive au annuity of 161.
' year, payable to a Mrs. Items or liobeou, and or
arge the parish with it, although no part of the
' • nt7 had been paid over, and to receive the anis
ity even for three years after the annuitant was
ad. The paper also stated, that the Treasurer
• been allowed to keep large balance* is ins
ids.
Mr. GARHOW stated the-care to the Jury, and
• , . aced evidence to prove the publicatidu bribe
bel, and ahm evidence to elphisa the nature of
payment of Mrs. Itorra's annuity, sod why it was
t peel to her, although the 'Gooey resaansedie the
reasurees hands, which was owtag to this cirvum.
stance : The parish wished to burrow tummy, a bill • .
they could only du by the Treasurer giving his Dena
bond for the payment of the auouity; and altftessigh
she was entitled to the money, she beiug a Winne,
could give him no discharge foe the retzipt uf.it.
The putiliention of tier libel was proved by the Ye-
readmit deliveriug nue of the papers to a pariehionet,
who was reading a copy pleated up in a "shop-Ain-
dow, and telling hies not to waste his time by
reading, but to take it home sad read it at hu
leisure.
The Learned Counsel in his speech admitted
that the Defeudaot was not a loivislwred men, for, to
take his own accomit, he had thrillet pedigree of
.any one in England, except those 4ISS befogged to
the Ilimstri?sis limos If Brweemialb.446o,4ll !NI $
descendant of the Rope! Haase if Siteart I bet le
moo as of libels, thy more lemourable the per-
sona who were the Whetters, the worse be and would,
be the -effikt of thelibel.
,Mr. SerjenttreDdit, for the Defendant. ~end.
Ow this being election, she Delltailoat hod
light to pubtoWthiAtiiitieb he really bilialredle
true, and proceetledito state evidences 141! t h
should eliew`that Ifit balances in the ef .
Treasurer bad increllid from Wirt. a gamer
' 1.7 ill. during the *0 years alleated to; hot is
'e year leuti, by the patriotic. ateflases ref the
'•fendinit and his friends, these hakreica had been
-rikliiced-to al. There age an avermeot in dps indict-
ment; That Mr. Best had truly and daily osrounted
for ail sumo of money in his prom wins, and be
should ucgative that averment, et at hut allele
such
au aas to snake it error asl. fair fair far the ea PaiDefosteart ."
published the paper in question, eitko belief Aid
it was true. Upon the subject of a gratuitous of-
&wont+ as the Treasnrership was repenunted to
beolheitearned Serjeaat compared it el: shop
'of* Banker, such as Messrs. Childs, •• were
very happy gratuitoisaly to held the Mimeos* of
their costumers ru thilithusik. and ti, make large
fortunes by doing sos.:4lli lamented, thals, in that
, hood of belbhip, It should appear that
neighbour :
diets amte.ii tive as to become the oh- '
sigoariti4MlNlA iminissi mg, like ass at foe a
ogio iir rnmpas.
:13pos prin le tall evidesee, the Lose
tar BAROXIIII•011100 bear testimony is pleat of
truth of a lid. 'god said it 'could sely go in
'ligation ofpauidaseet.
Upon which Mr. Serpent Bur stated, that be
uld reserve it till the term, whim be should have
stated upon affidavits, in the Court of King's
inch, end should have the books of amount so.,
bed by the 31uster.
',. Verdict—Gritty.
THE $l5O v. IMARTIII.
in this case, for the same libel, there was also a
ict of Grihy.
Although there were so many prisoners in the
lender, yet Mr. Justice HEATS finished it in tfe
roe of this day. There is no case of any import-
ance ; scarcely one worth reporting.
Benjamin Lod:awed, a Captain in the Sorry Mi.
litia, was cupitully indicted for maliciously wound-
mg John Curtis with Iris sword.
It appoured, by the evidence, that the Prisoner
had the charge of the baggage of the regiment,
which was pacing is the Queenborough ferry-boat,
and he got into a contest with the ferryman, about
their washing to take some -other store! in prefer-
trice to the baggage, and the Prosecutor sweratkat
the Prisoner drew his *weed on the &films* ; but
several soldiers of die regiment deposed. that the
conduct of the be:dines had been exessilot
violent, and that they assaulted the Prism*, se
struck at them with his sword, having the, Rabbets! -
on it.
The LEARNED JI:DOt said, this was not a case •
within the statute ; here was clearly is apiabble,
and a scuttle among all the parties.
The Jury found the Psisoner at GaAs.
The business being finished, the Judge premed
the senteireep.
Ilubert iLiarke, dr deserter, conekted of stabling
John Ashdown, receives! scuts:net. Af eras& mad it

rely regretted by, all those is expected will be left for execution.
slued hii Acuities to the The Home Circuit liuirh. r hvre.
o walk twenty miles arise All the Siiranire. are no the point of
and performed that arda- openiutz—so is that of Cooper's Hill is the.eity.
:ceding his death. Its first performance, stykt " Tun A net mi tvkaws." - 1111/011D. late a coachman
will e,,,ame,,e, at wedbeiday aaaisitlot west ;
Otte, cut his throat, hut when many will hail it as the oseelmitittento Übe/
in Adam's Mews, Charles-
. On the Prieteließ ewe' cementation maisnenests. it oil Pliegee 4.10011 et"
Ler e r heard; since, in a fere swhaptit Why the re.
1Y good health. •He *elm a gift sif•Ode4llmannd Lineup 71110110itlirdsbary I"
"Olormakted s mot • ~NT •: *olio% with arisy lisitessiatir of
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