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209 V • SiRICE?

YCAI May Cm. 7....y1nr, a polder employed at the Gulden
Cross lan, Charing crovs, appeared to a sus ttttttttt s, chars:.
intr him a t•trence under the Porterage Act, in He-
els cling to deliver a parcel cositai tt tig gittne. Ise. w slue
lime Ace its arrival in London, to a hada the lieleiidaiit
ple ask 4 Not Guilty
Wielieu Magi a, F.sq. of Grattawstrett, Fitzroy-square.
stated, that on Sunday last, the frith silt. he received a
basket ut rlllll., lac. at his house, alien it ass paid fate
o'clock, which hail been brought to London by the Glances-
r mail. that arrived early the time 11141$ fling.
Tlw Drien.:aut adulated that the parcel was left by the
Chicest( r cosch set the 1,111 111.111110 1111 1/.1.11.1Ck 1111 Sunday
morssiti;; and his defence for lust having taken it maiiier to
directed was, that lie hail Ho right In deleiy at tin that day.
Leine: Sunday. llowevre, the Act making 1111 provi.ion for
the observance of the Sabbath, and hot ailasitill* of any ca•
cute, lite Deksolassi was convicted in the penalty, a ith C111n• .
For some time )wait the lands of Mr. It yin', in &locust y,
have been 1011111 d of timber and wood, will t helm: lble
detect Ilse plunderers. tha Wedsii -slay night Mr. 31yun's
laatlift and another man sat sip for iliat pia ulna they
detected thr.e sato can S,iing uhf three blisidtes of wood.
l'esiesslay theY acre hruugl.t to the ulfiu.e and convicted la
the peisully.

A111.111111411/G li• STREET.
SECRETS WORTH lK\Ot ING.

The greatest part of yeaterilay aas taken up in the re •
exast:itistims of 11c:a y Leach, reputed the runnel
in England, on the charge of haviog fraudulently convei tot
to his own use 51. wills which he as st
holder. The inquiry 11110thil'011 111/11.14i.111f alio !I
the 'Bobby at large sbutild be aciptuulti.4l atilt, to stud
against imposition.
Time former evidence being read over—
r. BaLtis, for the Defeo:lent, dust tainting any idea of
countenancing the conduct of the parties, stibmittisl that
his client hail nut committed the act of fried imputed to
him, althowzli lie was liable as cell as Crouch, to whom he
Iced given the y, to an action at !ow The Ilefeudeut
did nut seek lo be slakeliohlcr' and the Statute bad tit view
goods mod nrcrchandlse ouly. Mr. 11,1ing pauceediAl to call
a il.u.sses to prove a case for the IN I. whoa.
Wan. Paine stated, that lie was present when Coombe+ bet
ILe Defendaut's brother 51. and aft. ir much prevarication lie
stated, that Leach objected to place the money in the hands
of a casual by-stanilcr, hut would bt•kr iu the hands of but
brother only, and Counibts dentam.ed the 1114.1111 y before the
race acs

Coombe% to the Magii.trate--" If they Rend a hundred
such fellows as these to meat &hie, it will Not alter an
Why not the masters tome forward Jail face me ?"
The Magistrate asked this witness whit be was, and hi.
replied that he was a butcher.
A voice behind informed the Ma„ti.drate it was Jack As
Butcher, who knight a eras M the Ilan, Lipoid Ileurion,
last neck.

3lNgisirate—s' lu whose employ see you ?"
I have beets • yens I.lli tasiistoy, hut I some-
11111. A kill pigs for a day's wos k."
A Steal them, for many have been lost lately."
heinz fort her spoestioned by she sla4ssisate, tins ait •
Hess said he gut his [peas, by IllieSoli111; lights and fuut-eses s,
Suisse in tea. .

Mr. Nrllis to the Magifirate—" And which are enhlieries.-
A (Zenileninn—u No ; nut as naiads fields with u,.‘t
fighting repiltatsun ; but Inot•ratt aie
Hu h:vd Grindley, bout-clown, la no ettite.l I. prove ILA
C 04111141 s land givi II 1.01111.1:10 In Crows Is in weep.. lie 61. twin
from L.ach but he knew nut 131111: I.f that a tleg.titoo. Ile
twwnl Coombes demand the ntuary of the f:udnut, sthLw
Ott race WWI (leer.

gelly, au ettgraver, one of the Mtn uhu was wall:.
in when the bet was made, $4141, llo.t Mrir match wag
brought to 31 wrangle. this match ftgaitit litmay was, to Salk
au hour for 501. u-side.

Here the err:toile wa, explained.
II appeared that the backers of I were iiinpires un ttie
snatch, and the luau of strritc sho math: it wIS a enrre tool
uf the satJ mail stupor., and a
(lumped up shut Berry had woo afiLr Kelly wnw Iwo lir re
mere other thiuip came out, %%Lois tic ii:td out diyratc our
culunois with.

The Itinziorate contrived Oast a fraud had been et
It d ; taut the Pa ustetttur cunrenteri to nu atijourtaustatt for st
%elk.

DROW,VIAG.

An inquicitiutt was takru un ‘Vetluec.h.-", htforC T Sri
OA Wier, at the Vol 'es., l'peer linkcr-s.tret,
Mary-Is -I tte, tat the body of Levi MITI cull, c out It, I? c eats
of age, Or sun of Mr. M. cook to the Ms; qua. of Hertha .1,
Manchester-stptare.
Mr..toloi Camp, water Cllllll.lll, Hell.streo y.lr.
butte, rlt. ii that, uu Tuoula) last, he said tau milt a...•
drawing irr from the Serpentine litter. itegettes P.. k, and
sits the dreessed slotting upon the Hum lie ass cau-
tioned grveral times not lo go far 1 the I WEI' cide, Is.-
cense Ihr Ire Wall get y thin, it leirtitg thawl.,l table
llw pirredint night.' Ile paid no regaid to the ealstiost,....)
frrutsectly given to hits., and the ire kirk.' Hod he souk lea-
der the water. He rose oiler Aimee the satifice, 0101 Ihrr
snook, end was 1801 set u until he wits tato at cot% a loch aa•
about two hours after, between iI. veil tool twt I. u'clugL ill
the morning. He was tukcn to II..• Vuluutr. r.
Verdict—Arch/cattily drowurel when ith Me
SerpeNtia• Bitcr.

I

THE 'LATE 131JHOP OF LANDAFF.

" K. LANDAFF."

I had mentioned to Mr. Pitt, • little time before,
when he called upon me at Cambridge, on acconist
of tho election, this rescinding of the resolutions of
the /louse or Comma.•, as the first lisines+ which
ought to be I ;{ht furwrrd in the new Parliament ;
.lolly to spree with me
• ; but he changed
site,, more inclined
the Crown,' than to

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ANECDOTES or Tor-LIFE 07 RICHARD WATSON,
*Moil, OF LANDAFF.
(Just published)

[FURTHER RETRSILTS.I
Mr. Fox's Bill was thrown out by the Lords. and
Mr. Pitt was soon after made First Lord of the
Treasury. The King's interference in throwing
out the 'Bill could hot be excused on comities tional
• principles, except by the attack which theCum-
mons bud made on the prerogative by passing the
Bill. If you will hot admit the true principle of
the constitution, which is the exercise of the King's
negative. you • in a manner compel him to the use
of his influence over • Parliament, when he con-
ceives tidier his prerogative to Ise attacked, or-the
safety of the country endangered, or even his ca-
prices restrained by their proceedings. This mode
of governing by influence, is a dangerous and dis-
graceful mode ; disgraceful to those over whom it
is exerted, and dangerous to the common weal ; in-
asmuch as it takes away rill responsibility. When a
minister can suoction every obnoxious measure by a
vote of the House of C 0000 mons, lie screens himself
from all Incur& crionsre, by snaking those also
ought to be his accuser* partakers of Iris misde-
meanors.
Soon after this 1 went to London, and on calling
ass the Duke of Illitlasid I thought there was an
unusual thalamic in his manner, nut great enough
to found a direct quarrel on, and yet mu great for
me to submit to, nit' nut assuming ass equal dis-
tance ass my part ; this soon In:night linn to a little
better temper. Lord Shelburne told me at the
time. that lie was afraid somebody had been endea-
vouring to make mischief between the Duke of
Rutland and myself, ms account of my not coining
to oppose the India Bill. He did not tell me who
the person was who had done me this injury, nor
did nit suspicion. till several years afterwards. fall
on Mr. Pitt ; our du I know whether it has fallen
rightly at last. I hope it has toot; for though I
must ever consider it as a bad trait in Mr. Pitt's
character that 1 never experienced from hint the
slightest retorts of gratitude for the services winch I
had reoffered him, whew lie stood most in need of
them at Cambridge, yet I am unwilling to think of
him as havisig possessed a little and revengeful
mind. stooping to injury those who would nut be-
come :the' blind instruments of his ambition.
per Coal Shelburne to uudevstaud, that the Duke
of Rutland might digest his displeasure as be could,
for I would sneer utter a syllable in explanation or
in excuse for my conduct ou the occasion ; that his
Grace had experienced from me many and import-
ant instances of my regard, and that I was ready to
give biro more with respect to his private concertos ;
but as to my public conduct, I would ever assert
to myself the right of private jnilgnsent, independ-
ent of all parties. This doctrine I could perceive
was quite new to Lord Shelburne, and, iu troth.
few great meu can relish it ; they want adherent.,
and they esteem sin man who will not be their in-
strument. This plant dealing with meta its power
made many prism's say that I knew not the world ;
they were mistaken ; I knew it, but I despised it ;
1 knew well enough that it was not the way to pro-
cure preferment; I remembered what I had learnt
as a hey, the different effects of obregrioassess sod
of truth ;

" Marquises:Mit" yentas odium parit ;"
mail I preferred, as a man, the hitter. My friend
the Bishop of Peterborough once said to me, " Von
are the most straight-forward man I ever met with."
was not displeased at his remark, for the ride of
rectitude is but one, whilst the devietions from it
may be infinite.
The Parliament was dissolved on the 25th of
March, 1784. Mr. Pitt had, fur several weeks pre-
vious to its dissoletiou, continued in office iu direct
opposition to the majority of the House of Coin-
mono. I looked np:ois this proceeding as establish-
ill( a dangerous precedent ; for though the House
could not be justified in censuring a Minister who
bad done no act that was censurable, vet it is to be
decided that the precedent thus set, of continuing
• Minister in his place in opposition to a majority
of the House of Commons, only hereafter he re-
sorted to by the Crown on occasions less justifiable.
The numberless addresses, however, which were
presented to the Kirrg against the Coalition Mi-
n officiently shoved the setae of the nation to
be with Nlr. Pitt.
Now I consider the clear and decided voice of the
people to he superior, nut only to the House of
Comuunsr, but to the whole Legislature ; I hope,
therefore, that no mischief will conic to the con-
stitution from this example. It was not so much
the Oserogative of the Crown which kept. Mr. I'itt
in his place, and set the House of Commonest de-
fiance, as it was the sense of the nation,. winch, on
this occasion, was in direct contradietiiin to the
sense of the House of Commons. Ilia, at that
tune very well acquainted with Mr. Pitt, and took
the liberty to make known to him my sentiments in
the following letter :

" Cambridge, 121% May, 17114.
" DEAR SCR—Will you allow nee to say, that I think you
CIEMOt Collilliee minister with that high tense of hoeuesr
which I wish you to du, whilst dm resolutiows of the 1,14
/lunar of Commons respecting you stand uablotted from the
Jourisalt. You have now nu opportunity .of healing the
wound which many think you inliicied on the eienstieestion
by remaining in purer in opposition to the seine of the
Commons, if 'um profess your readiness to retire, provided
the new House of Reprearestatives, which (from its being as
recently elected) must he supposed to speak the voice ut the
people, should he of the same opinion relative to you that
she last was. Fur it is a part of my Wilma, creed, that
thr voice of the people, whenever it can hr clearly known,
and I think it is clearly bowie to he with you, is suet tought
to he supreme in the state. I bag your paiilun fur the
freedom with which I deliver my sentiments ; you are in•
dibted to the regard I have fur your diaiisteerotednear and
integrity, said to .tlee hope I have that Yon may du teal
service to the country, that I trouble you with anuopittioa
at all, " 1 awl.

listen to the voice of the people, for nothing of the
kind was ever roentioned in the House of Commons.
In a letter which I wrote to Mr. Pitt, in July,
1784, amongst other political considerations was
the following otnlei'Vation :—" I tremble Fur Ire-
land ; it will he lost to this country, unless, you
give way to the licontlar disposition ; it was what is
callealfirownets which despoiled us of America : it
would inimortalise your name, and the name of our
friend, the Mike of Millard, V you could ac-
complish on nu void and liberal liaising, an union
of Me two kingdows. Theis would Britain and
Ireland have but one interest ; and it is rank lib-
surtlity in politics to expect any cordiality between
them, whilst their interests are separate." Sixteen
years after this, Mr. Pitt accomplished the union
here recommended to his ottention ; but it was not
attempted till a rebellion in Ireland. supported by
a Freuch invasion, had well nigh realised the fears
I lard entertained, of its being lost to this country :
nor was is at last accomplished in the liberal Way it
oaght to hare been done.
Much about the same time I wrote to the Duke
of Rutland, who was then Lord Lieutenant of Ire-
land ; the following extract from the letter I then
, sent him will shew how strongly the necessity of an
union had occupied my mind, and how much I
wished to see it e&cteil Ireland, and every
other distant part of our empire, has for many
years been impoliticly considered, and oppressively
teeated.merely as r sourceof wealth to this country.
My very heart is grieved at the idea of one nation
being oppressed that another may be rendered rich
' and luxurious. The governmesit ought to tidy an
equal attention to the interests of all its component
parts. and whether the lands and manufactures of
Great Britain or Ireland are likely to be in the
ino.t flourishing condition, should never be a ques-
tion. but how we may render them in both coun-
tries as flourishing as possible. I told Mr. Pitt,
some time ago, that both your name and his would
be immortalised, if an union between the two
kingdoms on an equal and liberal footing could be
established. Scotland has felt the advantages of
on union ; Ireland would feel the sante in her turn,
and instead of grinding the faces of the poor Asi-
atics, to make them pay the debts of Great Bri-
tain, we should become the most powerful nation
in Europe, by relying on nothing but the FREY.
COMMERCE and the full cultivation of the lands of
the two islands."

Had the measure, recommended in my above
letter to the Duke of Rutland, been at that time
adopted, the state of the continent of Europe would
either nut hare been what it now is, ur we should
have been better able to resist the storm which
threateuia us. than we are now. In twenty-two years
Great Britain and Ireland would have become er.
Idly united, and been so mutually strengthened
by their cordiul coalescence. that France, and all
her tributary kings, might have excited our surprise,
but not our apprehension.

11:4
awl he armed at that tune salad
lit the proproly of the meareire
lot tniori, or was over-ruled by
ta exalt the vrerogative of tit
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