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TO THE EDITOI? OF THE SUN.

"Those who quit their, proper charaaer, to assume what
does riot belong to them, are, for the greater part, ignorant
both of the characia they leave, and of the charader they
assume. Wholly unacquainted with the world, in which
they are so fond of meddling, and inexperienced in all its
alfairs on 'whien they pronounce with so much confi-
c:elic.:, they have 'nothing of Politics but the Posions they
excite,"—tsux

'MR. EDITOR,
IR..Were IlOt,COnVinCed that your ,Readers take a
stronginterest in the charafter of the late Mr. PITT,
I should be ashamed of engrossing so much of your
valuable Paper upon the remarks of such an arro-
gant trifler as Mr. Gopwria, whosb late attack upon
the memory of that great man has increased the
contempt with which the Public have long viewed a
Visionary in Politics and a Novellist in History.—
The Writer in question observes, that " PITT was
surrounded with all that can dazzle the eye of a vul-
gar spy iator.%.-Can there be a more impudent libel
upon the ganeral*sentiments of mankind, as well
as the opinions of this Country do our great de-
parted Minister ? Mr. PITr stood in. a "situation in
which he dazzled none, but poured the light of
truth upon all. He obtained the high situation
which he so long possessed by the force of his great
talents, and he retained .it by the influence of his
wisdom and the unimpeachable reftitude of
,his con-
du&. I am by no means inclined to irritate the ad-
mirers of Mr. Fox, as Mr. GODWIN -has done those
of Mr. PITT, but I should desire no other test of the
superior discernment of the latter than the declara-
tions of each on the bursting forth of that dreadful
Volcano, the French Revolution. Mr. Fox congratu-
lated mankind on an event that promised an in•
crease of liberty and happiness, not only to France,
but to every other peeple, and to all succeeding
ages.—Mr: PITT beheld it as the source .of the most
alarming evils. The events which have since 'oc-
curred too forcibly evince the superior penetration
and judgment of Mr. Pt:rrs Instead of that free-
dom. which Mr. Fox triumphantly prediaed, we see
the degraded people of France reduced to the most la-
inentable state of .tuilitaey oppression ; and wher-
ever the power of usurpation has yet extended, the
same disastronS events have followed, insomuch that
those Governments which formerly were conceived
'to be founded in despotism, now appear to be upheld
by those principles andT that degree of authority which '
are necessary to, preserve order in a State, and pre-
vent the people from destroying each other.
I will not recur to the common-place abuse
'which Mr. Gobwits- has heaped upon the chara6ter
of Mr. PITT, as it shewsi mean and 'splenetic mind,
and deserves contempt : rather than. netice. But let
Us see in what manner Mr. GODWIN attempts to
exalt the chara6ter of his favourite. He says that
" Mr. Fox, as an orator, appeared to come immes
_diately from the forming hand of Nature." If this
be not mere bombast; it implies that Mr. Fox want-
ed those attainments' and that experience which are
best calculated to enable an orator to speak with uti-
lity., What is a mere orator of Nature ? We are
told that " he spoke well bi.-rcause he felt strongly
and earnestly," not that he was fully possessed of ail
that related to the subjea in discussion, and was
able to deduce every proper inference from a due
consideration of that subject :—No,. Sir, we are told
that " though on all great occasions he was thorough-
ly energetic, yet it was by sudden flashes" and cmuna- '
lions that he elW,lrUied the heart and shot through the
blood of his hearers." Is this the description of a
sound teams, who, though animated, ought to be
wise, colleaed andlintelligent ? Observe, Mr: Edi-
tor, I am not attempting- to depreciate the charac.
ter of Mr. Fox as an orator, but examining into the
nature of that praise which Mr. GoDwIN has be-
stowed upon him. Does not this " elear'ifying the
heart and shooting thro' the blood" belong, as I before
hinted, to the Kovellist rather than the Historian, a
character Which Mr. Gonwrsr has presumptuously
undertaken by his animadyersions on the events
of the present awful period, and his daring attempt
to les,,en the character of one of the greatest and best
of men that the present age has produced, and whom
it would not be national vanity to places upon a level
with the most distinguished orators and Statesmen
of any age.
To shew how puzzled this poor man is, and how
inconsistent with himself, he in one passage- says,
that " the English seemed fast degenerating into
such a people as the Dutch ; but BURKE and Fox,
and other eminent characters, redeemed us froM the
imminent depravity ;" and in another, " what he
(Fox) did is the due result of the illumination of the
present age, and of the character of our ancestors
for ages past." Can there be more absurd contra-
diaion than this delvnce and attack upon the pre-
sent age ?, We find that the illumination of the
age Made Fox what lie was, and that his powers
contributed to illuminate the age, and kept off ap-.
proachiog darkness.
But now, Sir, let us turn to what. Mr. GODWIN
says of Mr. Psi T as an orator. He asserts tht " no
man was so skilful as Mr. PITT to answer the ques-
tions of
_his adversary without communicating the
smallest information." Is it then necessary, Sir, that
a Minister should be obliged to answer every question
that a weak, an interested, an artful, and a mischiev-
ous man may propose ,? A Minister would be unfit for
his situation, indeed, if he did not reserve what 'it
might be not only indiscreet but dangerous to dis•
close. But Mr. PITT, we are told, " was never taken
off his guard"—" he had a measured warmth; there
Were no starts and sallies, and sudden emanations of
Ihe 'soul." Here again we see the wild Romance
Miter usurp the place of, the sagacious Historian,
and acknowledging in effeet, that Mr. PITT was the
orator of reason, of knowledge, and of judicious self-
government: " He seemed to be as much under
the minutest reghletion in the most vehement swell-
ings, as in the Coldest calculations." It must be evident,
Sir, that notwithstanding all Mr. GODWIN'S spleen
towards Mi=. PITT, nor to Ilse a harsher word, he
in reality thinks more highly of him than he does. of
Mr. Fos, for hi,s praise of the latter in etfea conveys
ridicule, while' his accusations against Mr. PITT com-
prehend those qualities which becothe a man placed
in a situation of high trust and awful responsibility.
Will it be imagined, Mr. Editor, by those who
have not la ad Mr. GopwrN's charaEter of our great
Statesm , which has produced these remarks, that,
adverting asain to Mr. PITT, he should think it ne-
cessary to apol,gize, by saying, in,a parenthesis, " if
I may be excused for mentioning him again."—Can
there be any thing at once more offensive and more

THE GoLtenburgh Mail which arrived this morn-
ing contains the following intelligence respe&ing
the Battle which is said to have been fought be-,

tween the French and Russians in Poland

" GOTTENISURGIIA DE.C. Captain of a Ship
just arrived from Elsineur reports, that when he
left it, accounts were received that an A6tion

had taken place between the RusEians and French,
in he neighbow hood of Posen, in which the latter

were defeated with great slaughter.

"The Ausian Army consisted of 140,0,00 marl ;

the French .but of 60,000.

" A Ship had arrived at Elsineur in three days

from Stettin, the Captain of which saw 19 waggons

full of wounded Frenchmen enter Stettin."
GOTTENBURGH,NOV. 00.—A Russian Courier

has just arrived in 10 days from St. Petersburgh—he
reports, that in passing througb Stockholm, he was
told that there had been an Action between the

French and Russians, in which the latter were

completely vietorious; he could not learn any p.ar
ticulatsi".

The following intelligence was received this morn-
ing at LLOYDS :

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM YARMOUTH, DEC. 5.

I have just time to inform you of our arrival here
from Hamburgh, which we Were: obliged to leave
at a few minutes notice on the-25th, tilt. after a De-
cree making all the English here Prisoners of War,
" BONAPARTE'S last Proclamation is to this of
fed That British Property, of every description,
is to be Confiscated ; England is declared to be
in a State of Blockade ; and all British Subje&s
who may be found in the Countries occupied by the
French, are declared to be Prisoners of War.-

" We left Altona at half.-past 3 O'clock on the
26th ult. four or five thousand French left Haruburgh
the day before; they went through the Stein Gate
(the road to Lubeck), their destination was not
known. The British Fat Story had been arrested, but
was afterwards liberated on Parole, and it was to be
hoped would effect a compromise with the French ."

EVERY possible exel'tion is making for the equip-
ment of the Squadron with which Sir SA MVEL HOOD
is immediately to sail into the Baltic. In addition
to the Ships of .the Line and Frigates which' that
gallant Officer had under his command, he Will
have several Bomb Vessels. Orders have been sent
to Sheerness to fit out all the Vessels which are cal-
culated for Bombs without loss of time.

IT has been stated that some difficulties have
occurred in the Negotiation pending between this
Country and America. We are inclined to believe
that there is some foundation for the statement, but
we trust that the impediments which have occurred
are not of an insurmountable nature,

Yesterday morning Hp; MAJESTY, the Princesses
AUGUSTA, SOrHIA, and AMELIA, attended by the
Hon. Miss EGERTON, in Her Majesty's .Phreton,
General FrTzuoY, Colonels TAYLOR and DF.sLitow,
rode in the•Gyeat Park, and returned at twelve.

The Lean for the ensuing year, according to re-
port, will .not exceed twelve millions. As tlie scale
of our expences probably will not be diminished, the
smallness of the, expected Loan is atiributed to.the
productive state of the Revenue, particularly the In-
come Tax. `t'hi's opinion may also have assisted'io
operate the favourafale change in the Funds.

THE LATE NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEA CE.

OUR attention has been attra6ted by a 'Work on
this interesting and important subje&, which seems to
wear a form of authority, and to speak with the con-
fidence of knowledge. The Work in queStion gives
a brief but explicit history of the origin and pro-
gress of the Negotiations, with an account of every
thing that is supposed to have advanced or retarded
the great obje& in discussion. It admits that France
made the first Overture ; but as it appears that
France, in
.the course of the Negotiation, made de-
mands with which it Was impossible for this Coun-
try to comply, and as the French Ministers indeed
praaised every artifice, no reliance can be placed
on their sincerity in making that Overture, and,
therefore, the merit is only ascribable to the British

Government for its readiness in attending to any pro-

position for restoring the Blessings of Peace.
The first part of the Negotiation, so far as France
was concerned, 'consisted of profe,sions of regard
for Peace, and declarations that it had attained
enough for its own glory. -The British Government
required an explicit declaration from France of the
basis upon which it was ready to treat, in order to con-
fine within certain preliminary limits the line of dis- •
cussion. The basi s then proposed is stated in the Work •
to which we ter to have been, ". The state of ad-
tual possession, the uti possideas, subject, however,
to the exchange of equivalents.'" Our -Govern-
ment, it is stated, unequivocally accepted this. pro--;
posed basis, excluding Hanover, however, from the
• principle of exchange upon equivalents, as. that Elec-
torate had been seized without any just foundation
of hostility, and that consequently it should be re-
stored on the conclusion of Peace without the de-
mand of any equivalent.

At this period the Capture Of the Cape of
Good Hope by His MAJESTY. Arms .became
known. This event ind,,iced France to propose a
variation from the basis of the Uti Possidetis, as. that
event was not before in the contemplation of either
Government, The British Government, on the
other hand, contended that an Expedition had been
previously sent out, and it .was as likely to end in
the capture of the Cape as any other place. The
French Government, in reply, began to adopt its
characteristic petulance and haughtiness, and pro•
posed to restore Hanover as ati equivalent for the
Cape. Findint; however, that the British Ministry
continued firm in its determination not to consider
Hanover any thing but " the spoil of Peace, and the
pillage of Neutrals," France repeated its offer of
Hanover, but suggested the cession of Malta as
another compensation fore the surrender of the Cape.
Things remained much in this state, and many te-
dious discussions took place, and at length, it is
said, the following Terms were proposed on the
part of Great Britain :

" t. France to confirm the Cape of Good Hope in perpetual
sovereignty to England.

2. France to procure the immediate restoration of Hanover.
.3, .France in the same manner to confirm the Island of
Malta in perpetual sovereignty to England. This Article to
be expressed simply.

4. France to Evacuate the Kii,gdoni of .Naples, and be-
come a party 'in a general guarantee of the integrity of the
Turkish Empire.

• S. That if, in return for a due valuable consideration, the
Sublime Porte,could be induced to the surrender or exchange
of the Distrid of Montenegro to His Russian Majesty,
France should not oppose, but should, on the other hand,
faithfully and strenuously concur to'give dna to such Ne-
gotiation.

' 6. That the Republic of Ragusa should be declared inde.
pentieht, but under the protee.tion of Russia.
7. England, on her pert, in return for the above cessions,
and the restoration of the, ordinary amicable intercourse be-
tween nations at peace, to acknowledge the Imperial and
loyal,Title, and the state of actual possession on the part of i
France and her Allies, subject to the above exemptions only;
8. The several Settlements and islands, conquered on the
part of His Britannic Majesty from France or her Allies, in
Asia, Africa, awl America, with the exception of the Cape
of Good Hope, and the Settlements of Surinam and Pondi-
cherry, to be restored to the several Powers from whom they
may have been conquered.

Here the artifice and subtlety of .the French Mi-
nisters began to display themselves. The project
was admitted into discussion, and the French Nego-
tiators argued with a vehemence that looked like
sincerity, but which was in fact nothing but a mere
theatrical trick to delude England. D'Ounatu. at
this time was worked upon to sign the preliminary
Treaty between Russia and France, and then de
French Negotiators assumed a more decisive tone, in
refusing to assent to the former basis. The British
Ministry, however, though much surprised at this
aa of D'OVnaIL, knew too well the sentiMents of
the Court of Russia to be deceived by this arti-
fice on the part of France. The Earl of LAUDER-
DALE was however sent over, in order to endea-
vour.to remove all difficulties, as our Ministers were
sincere in their efforts for Peace upon proper terms,
whatever might be the secret designs of France.—
The details of the Negotiation after his Lordship's
arrival in .Prance are not given in the Work to which
we havt-aluled. • The Court of Prussia then mani-
fested smile degree of spirit, which doubtless had an
influence ni):m the French Councils, and some change
in the fo,ln of the Negotiations with this Coun-

try was the result. It founds that Russia would.
enter into no Treaty but in conjunaion with
Great Britain. The Negotiations went on, and
our Ministers proposed the terms upon which
England and Russia would conclude a Treaty;
among -which was the cession of the Greek
Islands to the EMPEROR of RUSSIA. After mere
profeisions and studied delays, France declared, that
she would as soon surrender one of its own pro-
vinces to Russia as one of the Greek or Mediterra-
nean Islands.

Such is the succin& history of the Negotiations,
according, to the Work to which, on account of the
importance' of the subject, we have thought it our
duty to draw the attention of our Readers. It
seems, as we have observed, to be supported by

grounds of probability, but though we have thus
noticod its contents, we do not. presume to vouch
for its authority, and shall, of .course, suspend. our
opinions till more substantial proofs are brougli
forward:

Some
,letterS were yesterday received from Lis.
ban; which were landed. at Weymouth, but it is not
yet ascertained by what conveyance they were
brought to England. One of them, from an Eng-
liSh merchant, states, as the current rumour at Lis-
bon,..that B.ONAPAttTE had demanded from the Spa-
nish Government a categorical answer to three ques-
tions

1. The nature aulterm§ of their late Negotiations
with Russia ? .1 '

?. The reasons for net providing sufficiently for
the sqcurity of their Possessions in America ?
.. Why. Spain was at present arming ?
Demanding at the same time the payment of fifty
thousand dollars per day until such questions should
be satida&brily-answered.—The same letters state,,
that-two:Packets from England were off the Bar
of. Lisbon, and mentioned that several captures oi
English Vessels had been made by Spanish Row
boats of the Oporto Bar.
Viscount and Viscountess SIDMoUTU arrived at
Windsor onThursday, on a visietoTH cut MAJESTIES.
Yesterday the Right lion. the CfiANCELLOR of
the ExcHEQu ER, Lord Howtcs, Mr. TIER N EY, and
a few other friends, dined with Lord HOLLAND, at
his hOuse, Kensington.

SHREWSSURY N0v.,21,--,-Yesterday week, the day
of the Marriage of Col. SHIPLEY with Miss C.l-444.*
LOTTE WILLIAMS WYNNE, exhibited a scene of
feStivitY and rejoicing in the town and neighbour-
hood of St. Asaph, perhaps, never before eqtialled.
The morning was ushered in by the discharge of
cannon, musquetry, &e. apd as the day closed, bun.
fires appeared in all direelions, from Denbigh to the
sea ; every house, even to the smallest cottage, 44
the several parishes of Cum, Diserth, Melidan
Rhuddlan, and St. Asaph, was lighted up ; so that
the whole atmosphere appeared illuminated,
At St. Asaph, a large company assembled at 019
White Lion, where many appropriate toasts wero•
drank, and quantities of ale given to the populace.
At Rhuddlan, the tenants of the &OILYIMAM
Family, and-every farmer in the parish, met at the.
ditierent•ions.. A large bonfire was.lighted on the
Castle-hill. The Rhuddlan Me corps-fired seve-
ral vollieS; •

A profusion of liquor Was distributed; and the huz.
zas of the populace; and the rattling of the cannon,
repeatedly the echo of the Old Castle Walls, 'were
beard for. miles around. Similar_-rejoicings took
place at Diserth, and all the adjoining parishes. In
short never were more gratifying marks of affeetion
and respe& shewn to any family than upon this oc-.
casion.

VOLUNTEER RESOLUTION,
This day being their first meeting since the Pal"
xogation of Parliament, the Dunnichen Corps of
Loyal Volunteer Infantry, consisting of five Com-
panies,_

Resolved unanhnously, That, as long as their
Country is threatened with Invasion, they will con-
tinue their Services on whatever footing it shall
please the Legislature, in its wisdom, to place the
Volunteer Force of the Kingdom.
Resoled unanimously, That this Resolution he
communicated to the Lord Lieutenant of the Coun-
ty, and inserted in the Newspapers.

Head-Quarters; Clocksbriggs, County of
Forfar, Noi th Britain, Oct. 24, 18.36.
(Sign:•d) DAVID DICKSON,
Major Commandant of D =lichen L. V. I

On the 28th of November a numerous body of
the Freeholders of Dumfries-shire assembled at the
county town for the eleEtion-of a- Representative in
Parliament. The Candidates were the late Member,
Capt. JOHNSTONE HOPE, of the Royal Navy, "son-
in-law of the Earl of HOPETOUN, and Sir JOHN
LOWTHER JOHNSTONE, of Westerhall, Bart. The last
of these Gentlemen has recently succeeded to the
estate of his ancestors, and though it is only a
few months since he offered himself as a Candi-
date, when 'it was not expelled that Parliament
would be soon dissolved, such was the zeal of the
Freeholders to maintain the independent princples
upon which he stood, that he was supported by a
large and highly respe&able number of that body.
The Ele&iou was carried by Captain HOPE, by. a
majority of- only eight votes. 'l'lle proceedings
were conduCled with perfect lj.berality on - both
sides. No division upon any, points, previouS
to the Eleation, took place, except with regard to
the claim for Dr. .LuioNT. The Loiter had pur-
chased a freehold qualificawn from the Earl of
HOPETOUN, a few years ago; but some of the Free-
holders in Captain Hores interest objeCteol. to the
'claim, on the ground that his Lordship had sold a
freehold to which he had no right. I'lle objec=tion
was keenly supported by the Earrs'lriends, but,
when the vote wai called, it was over-rule a ma-
jority of one, and Dr. LAmoKt's name waded to
the roll accordingly.

Mr. MALoNE is indefatigable in his researches for
his intended Life of SHAKtSrEARE. If any man,
by unwearied industry, cat► SUCCeSsfUlly explore the
recesses of antiquity on this interesting subjeal, we
may expeet that this Gentlemau'S labours will not
be tuarewarcted.

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FALMOUTH, DEC. 3.7-'-Sailed this day the Auck-
land Packet, PARSONS (Acling), With Mails of the
11th and 18th ulf..;, the lPalsingham _Packet, Ro-
BERTs, with Mails of 25th ult. for Lisbon ; and the
Princess Mary Packet, POCOCK, with Mails of 26th
ult. for the Leeward Islands.

The following Packets take the Mails of 3d instant:
Duke of Montrose for New York; Lad!! Arabella'
for Jamaica ; Carteret for Malta ; and which are
expeded to sail on Sunday.
The outward-bound West India Fleet, under Con-
voy of His Majesty's Ship Blonde, ate detained till
to-morrow, when they will sail to join the Fleet at
Cork.

Oct Monday and last night it blew a very strong
gale of wind from the westward to north-west.
Although much shipping were in Carrick Roads,
they rode out the gale without the smallest injury.:
the Blonde's cable was cut by a West Indiaman,
which had drifted, and which occasioned the Blonde
getting on a sand bank, from which she soon got off
without damage. One small Sloop parted her cable
in the Harbour, drove on shore and bilged.
His Majesty's Ship Lively, of 38 guns, Captain
NPKINLEY, sails to-morrow with Earl WESTMOR-
LAND for Lisbon.

PoRTSNOUTH, DEC. L.—Arrived the Regulus, of
44 guns, from the Downs ; Phcebe Frigate, Meteor
Prospero, and Lucifer Bombs, from a Cruiz and
Pluto Sloop of War from the Channel fleet. Also
the Marquis of Huntley, ALLENA; from the Coast
of Guinea; La Fidelaide Spanish Lugger, from Co-
runn;, bound'to Bilboa, laden with oil, raptured by
the It/kiting Schooner ; Rose in June, WOODWARD,
'and the Diana, SELELDRAKE, from North Yarthouth.
Sailed the Deijasta lion Bomb for the Downs.
Put black the illustrious, of 74 guns, which sailed

yesterday.
Came into the Harbour the Miltrook Schooner
and the ZebTd'Bomb.

The St. George, of 98 guns, is appointed to pro
tea the Convoy for the West Indies.

PLYMOUTH; DEC. 4. --Soiled the Gibryltar; of $0
guns; and Namur, of 74 guns, to join the Channel
Meet; and L' Aigle Frigate, cf
.40 guns, Captain
WOLFS., with Dispatches, under sealedorders ; also
ibe cockatrice Sloop of War, with a Convoy to the
Westward.

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SHEERNESS,DEC. 4,--Passed by for the_River the
Charger Gun-brig, a Packet in. the East India Com-

pany's Service.
• DEC. s.—Every Ship of Vessel, more particular-
ihos,z calculated for Bombs, that are judged at all
Et fai Service; are to be fitted out immediately, and,
it is supposed, will be put under .the command of
Sir SAMUEL HooD, who, it is said, is to proceed
with d late Force to protect the Sound and the
Belt from the encroachments Of the, French.

The Ruby; of 64 guns, is ordered to begot ready
for fbreign service with all possible expedition.
The Boats of the Redwing Sloop of War, supPOs-
ed to be lost, got Safe to Harwith, and have since
joined theii Ship.
the Forr'estrt^ Sloop of 'War convoys the Trade to
the Baltic.

Arrived the'.Resolution, of 74 guns.
liis Majesty's Ship Falcon, Captain SAIINDEFO,
i 3 arrived from
,the Baltic with 13 Sail under con-
acid have brought up
.in Hosely Bay, as the
wind blows strong against them.

DEAL, Dze. s.—,Artived His Majesty's Ship Na.
int& from Plymouth; and remains in the DOwns
'with the Ships as perdest.

GREENOCK, DE a. 3.-Th e' Jizdependen&,, NVALgr,R,
from CharlestoU, arrived here on Monday night, af-
ter a passage of days. The Mary Ann, INGALs,
was to follow in three days. Left loading, also ,for
this Port, the Olive Branch, BEN ET. The Bir-
mingham Packet arrived 'front hence the day before
Capt. WALKER sailed. Sailed same day with the
incirpendence, the Ship 'Marq Jane, fir Liverpooi.
Capt. WALKER reports, that he experienced the
severest gales upon the Coast that het wag tier in ;
it was in fa& a hurricane.

His. Majesty's, Sloops Alorons, Combatant, gnd
Dauntless (the Prams) are removed froin the
French Coast for the winter, at the end of which, it
is supposed, they will return to,their old stations.
The Ether, FR AMPTON, from Liverpool to New-
foundland, was lost on the Banks ; • the Master and
Crew were taken "out by a Vessel belonging to
Teignmouth, from Newfoundland to Lisbon.

A capital hunt took place yesterday with Lord
DERBY'S bounds, in the neighbourhood of the Oaks,
in Kent. About seventy horsemen started, but six
only were in at the death. The Hon. G. COVENTRY
took the lead of the latter. The deer was killed in
a paddock belonging to Mr. GOLDSMID, Merton.
The course lasted one hour and ten minutes. The
day was uncommonly tine. Several accidents hap-
pened, but none which were attended by serious
lo.:sequeuce.;. _