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London, England, 1814-06-26 00:00:00

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"Crowning gobtets with roses ;" at another time is seen
hrindidling " the torch of revelation.," and sometimes is
fund "sitting like Marius amidst the ruins of Carthage !"

Now tins ig filhomue, :Ind off lido; us more
Than slo only neglect and conseneis Nouid.

Morality is professedly the chief concern with this de-
set iption of preachers. It may be questioned, nevertheless,
whether the interests of morality are likely to be ultimately
advanced by " sermonets" of this sort ? Attention may be
interested, sympathy awakened, rectitude commended, he-
neticerce extolled, imagination gratified, without amendin,
either the dkposition or the character : in a word, without
a!IY permanent and salutary effect whatever being once pro
&Iced. Gilead yields thus no balm, and here is no phy-
sician !

There is an appearance of pedantry, which Mr. Pitman in
future will be careful to shun, when we hear any preacher
tilkinp-, of the " analysis of his discourse," although in pulpits
devoted to fashion, and where even an excessive refinement
is not considered to be ine:igible on his part. By what ele-
tz int licence, notwithitantling, does the present preacher feel
I►imsclf at hbeity to conclude • his sermonic performance
with a " Now to the lloly Trinity," rather than abide by
the ancient folin of " Now to God the Father, Son," &c. ?
a form alike adwirable for its sublimity, its conciseness, and
its imptcssion. When will such pulpit follies be utterly
banished from our laud ?

ONE‘I M U

AGAINST MR. SIIEIII3_IRD.

Opposition went so far, resPecting the Rev. T. ShcppaTd,
fis to enter a Caveat against his being finally Returned for
t'!eilicnwell. It \Y.ulil not do. Being of course summoned
to subitantiate their objection to him, by evidence, his an
at once declined the task ; and withdrew their
eayea,, after no very enviable reprimand from the Bishop of
Londun!

LAW ENTELLIGEACE.

COURT OF KING's itENC.II, JUNE 20.

TITE CONSPIRACY. , .
THE KING V;LORDCOCHRANF A-ND OTHERS.

415

Mr. Gurneymoved fur the judgment of thtsCaurt upon the &fen.
dints.—Lord Cochrane, Mr. Bet, Messrs; Light, Sutans, and
!follow:1y appeared. Mr. Cochrane Johnstone and.M'Crea did not ap-
pear. they beinu understood to have fled to France..
Mr. Serjeont Best, fur Mr. Butt alone, moved for an arrest of judg-
ment, upon three objections to the indictmept; of a technical nature,
t Y.fter touch argnment the whole were over-ruled.
Lori Cochran' then addressed the Cont.!, and lamented-that his
rminet with others slystild have phred him in this lamentable si-
ro,!;i,,o. Of Lieu t, Holloway, am! Sandont, he solemnly declared ha
knew nothing. Borenger he had seen but once or twice, and with C.
Lir stone he lived on those terms as might naturally be expected.froot
their near affinity in Wood. He said he bad been accused of making
an affidavit without incurring the dangrr of legnl responsibility for per-
jury. Tie now had made that affidavit afresh., He then commented
upon the evidence., and argued, it was not conclusive tJ support the
conviction against ; and after solemnly protesting his intmoenee,
and declaring he could not live under the disgrace even of an errone-
ous verdict of guilty, lie hoped the Court would grant a new trial, an
far us he was concerned. His Lurdship then put in a repetition of
his former affidavit, and tendered the affidavits of his servants
to support that part of his testimony which described Borer
as being' dressed in a green coat.—The Court said they could not re-
ceive the testimony of persons who might have been examined as wit-
nesses.

Mr. Butt said a few words, in which he declared his innocence.
De Berenger pin in an affidavit, stating, that his father was an
A►uerican loyalist, who had lost a fortune of 30,00.01. by his adherence
to the Government of this country, and that he had served this country
as an officer of volunteers ti►r' several years, and that he had received
no reward, but had, on the contrary, spear considerable sums of his
own money. They were ordered to be committed to the King's Bench,
except Berenger, who was remanded t 3 Neugate, and to be brought
up again to-morrow for judgmen'..