The National Register.
London, England, 1814-03-13 00:00:00

TIiC NATION'AL ftr.nisTEß.

MARCIT 13.

2V THE EDITOR.

SlR—The conductor of the Newspaper called TIE
TinEs, baring thought proper to indulge his character-'
istic malignity, by reprinting, in one of his late Papers,
his false and malicious account of a trial, in which I was
UNTI Fl ABLY and HONOURABLY a Defendant, in 1810, 1
fuel it due, equally
.to the abused Truth and the abused
Public, to state the following explanatory facts :
That on the day following that on which the pretended
Law Report appeared in the Times, in 1810, I published
a distinct and circumstantial Refutation of its mis-state-
men! s ; which refutation the Editor has, of course, with-
held on the present occasiott •

That afterwards, having reason to suspect that the
Plaintiffs themselves were the real Anthors of what the
Times, with an utter disregard, oU all shame, has so re-
cently called " a faithful and impartial report, which it
was its duty to publish for the information of its readers."
I directed my Attorney, Mr. GEORGE WATKINS) of Lin-
eidlr's Inn, to commence legal proceedings against the
opr:etor, for the purpose of exposing his dishonest
and corrupt practice of printing, as reports of course, the
et parte statements of disappointed- and exasperated par-
ties in suits at law.

That, on the Proprietor of the Times proposing to give
tip the author, if the proceedings were dropt against him,
1 discncered, by his own confession, the scandalous and
shaniefle fact, that this report, now flagitiously said to
have been given " in the usual course of the Law Pro-
ceedings of tile Times," was in truth furnished by the
VERY PLAINTIFri IN THE CAUSE); I.

That, on this evidence so furnished by the Proprietor
of the Times. I brought an action in Trinity Term, 1810,
against the llaintiffs, as the Authors of 64 this faithful and
impariial apart (y* the Law Proceedings of the Times ;"
but, before Michaelmas Tenn was deprived, by circum-
stances well known to tire public, of the power of ob-
taining satisfaction, through the means of an expensive
law suit.

Persons who have seen or read Shakespeare's Play of
the Merchant of Venice, may be at no loss to assign their
appropriate characters to the parties concerned in the
drama in question; and may thence derive correct no-
tions of the Whole trapsaction ; Venice, however, with
all its erimes, pollutions, and corruptions, was without
any-engine of malice like the Times ; or, notwithstanding
the protection afforded to Antonio by the Law, Shy lock
might have had the power to destroy the unhappy Mer-
chant !

After all, this social monster, like the crocodile, whines
over its supposed victim, and pathetically complains of
the calumnies of which, it says, I make it the object. I
put it, however, to the common sense, and common ho-
nesty of mankind, whether too much can be said too
strongly against a publication which feeds the animosities
of individuals, and perverts the wholesome current ofjus-
lice, by giving place to ex-parte statements of Trials in
Courts of Law ; and, I may add, with equal truth, which
extends the same demonaical spirit from Individuals to
Nations, and labours unceasingly, and without remorse,
in exciting such public ALARMS) and JEALOUSTES, that one
half of mankind are made to believe, that it is necessary
for their Own safety, THAT THEY SHOULD CUT THE THROATS
OF THE OTHER HALF.

Tavistock Sq. March 112 1814.

R.Piimors.

NATIVITY OF BUONAPAR7E.

170

TO THE F.DITOR OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

SIR —At this critical and momentous time, when the fate of king.
thorns hang upon that of one individual, I was led to investigate
the nativity of Buowparte. as to his fitture fate, so fai as it depend-
ed on the toflnence of the stars (as they are posited at the tioie of
his birth.) Having seen three publications prirportieg to be
'there, lint varying in time and causes of ettec?s, I was tel to slip
pope irrither could be the tree time of his birth (which I really
believe to be the ease); therefore have chosen a time myself, which,
in my cpinion, accords with past accidents, and gives me confidence.
as to the future. In my opinion he was born on the 15th August,
4 hours 34 minutes P. 51. 1769. The positions at that time are midi
as to form a great though nut a good nom. The moon, in partieulart
assumes a powerful prerogative, and when meeting with the baneful
aspects of malifie sun, will have very powerfUl effects. For bre-
vity's sake I will only quote two. At 43 and 3 months, the moon
came to the square of 111,irs in Mood° : witness the destruction of
his army, and narrowly escaping himself (and why? he completely
committed himself, for the stars in their courses fought against him).
About the completion of his 45th year, the moor) agaiu meets with
a baneful aspect of the same planet, Ent more powerful in its effects,
',viz. his iisnmaane parallel ; which nut only threatens him with
the loss and overthrow of his armies, but dcafh itself; awl will, I_
really think, take place in the course of next summer.
Fulham, 3d March 1814. CASSANDRA.
As the drawing of the ignitions of the stars given by our Corres•
pondent could add nothing to his statement, Imo would not be gene-
rally understood, and as we are extremely pressed for room we
have omitted it uail a future opportunity of inserting it shall offer.