The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-15 00:00:00

ARmATA.

But instead of discussing any longer what ought
ta•be dune in London, I hasten to tell the Reader
of, this true history what is done in Swaloab. My
business is to narrate voyages, not to reach mo;
rality ; and ihrough the whole of my two volumes,
li(it the remotest parallel can be traced between
Amara and England. So caretnl have I been to
ovoid such an interence, that 1 have uniformly,
us the Header sees, Italicised their differences.—
Nobody can suspect this to be Irony ; a delicate
weapon, which 1 do not pretend ability to ma-,
Itage, as indeed is evinced by
[At this part of the Manuscript, the Chapter is unluckily
etbeed the Chapter Aceulec,ts," and not baring the
ter:tains of the Old Pauper's Chytuical Bottle at our elbow,
we were obliged to give up a few pages.]

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Courts of Judicature ; six Of which, be said,
were instituted in Swaloab, for the repression of
ifisorders and the apprehension of offenders. There
was little ceremony or show at this tribunal, where
the Magistrates were seated_at a plain table, in
their every-day wigs and pantaloons.. A crowd of
spectators surrounded them ; while-revenue offi-
cers, constables, clerks, and thief catchers—a
tribe of persons whom we hate happily no occasion
for in England—were moving in and out of toe
zoom. I looked round for the offenders whom
tese vigilant guardians of the law had appre-
btrided during the preceding night, when Morven
informed we that a question, far more interesting
than petty cases of street quarrels and robberies
was about to be heard. " Observe," said he, that
'4 sharp-looking middle-sized man, with a scratch
brown wig on his head, and.a broad green rib-
" Vitt across his shoulders, sitting near the Ma-
" gistrate." I bad indeed noticed hint ; but sup-
jposini.; hint to be one of the Judges, had paid Iris
wig or his ribbon very little attention. " A
"mph, continued Morven, "has been lodged
" against him for evading tire revenue law; and
it is now to be heard."
Different as every thing which I had seen in this
new world was from the habits and manners of
England, my astonishment- now was extreme. I
could scarcely believe that Morven was not sport-
ing with toy simplicity, when be described an
accused person sitting familiarly by his Judges,
and listening; to their counsels. ‘` He is a Lord,",
whispered my friend; and Lords in Artuata are
" entitled to a seat on the bench of judgment,-
" even when their own causes are under discus-

sian."
" You are indeed," replied•l, " a singular peo-
" plc.. Our Lords. in England have no such pri-
" vilege and at all events, we haee no such Lords
" as the specimen beforemeb"
" Perhaps not," rejoined Morven. " The No-
" bleman whom you see was a cadet of an ancient
4 family in the northern .part of Armata, called
6 fartony, the natives whereof Rock daily into
Sl,valoab, and become intelligible by degrees.
4" He was bred to the bar, and soon became a
4" popular advocate. How it may be in your
" world I know not but with us, a good deal of
444 eloquence, and a very little learning, carry al
" man on wonderfully, especially if he becomes a
" systematic opposer of the Government, and the
vindicator of all who endeavour to subvert it.
4" A few years ago," continued my friend, " when
••• the Sovereign was compelled to change his 1V i•
-4" nisters, this personage stepped into place, and
" occupied the highest post of the law. Aludge
•4 who, right or wrong, must decide ageless one'
•• party, can never please hoth : in his elevation,
'4 therefore, he managed as well as the wisest of
" his predecessors • and one party was always
Pleased with his decisions, wrong or right."
niin al possibilities„, 1 acknowledged, were the
saute in England as in Artnata and that our his-
tory presented no instance of a Chancellor pleas-
ing both plaintiff and defendant. 1 was about
snaking many other excellent observations-on this
sadical imperfection, and the necessity of it's ra-
dical reform, which would leave swelled my second
volume famously, when Morven proceeded to in-
form me, that this learned Judge had since lost
Isis office, but had retained his title : it being the
custom in Armata— very different from that in Eng-
land—that the title, which is conferred in conse-
quence of the office, shrill continue after the office
is withdrawn.
• The treating was O'W -commenced of his Lord-
ship's case, who, I found, had exchanged the
business of a Judge for that of a Pedlar, anti,
in the genuine spirit of Tattanian foresight, had
helped out a scanty pittance of six thousand
pounds a year by hawk.ng about the streets and
suburbs of SwAloab a species of tvtigs, artificially
boundnp for the purpose of sweeping rooms, not
unlike those familiar Lutist's which in England

we term besonts. They are applied also in Armata
to the scarification of the posterior parts of idle
children. I told Morven 'that I had some recol-
lection of this stintulant process haring been ex-
perimented upon myself, though not with suffi-
cient success toworant its repetition
The sale, however, of these domestic And disci-
plinariao articles is prohibited' by the Armatan
law, unless a Licence is taken out by she itinerant
vendor, Which bounce, totally contrary to the cus-
loin of England, must be paid 'for by a stipulated
sum. But his Lordship, fancying himself to be
still learned in the law, had interpreted it in his
oWn favour, and inasmuch as the materials grew
on his own estate, and were mannfactured by his
own 'servants, be assumed the right of carrying
thew about fur sale. The Magisirates, neVerthe-
. less, thought otherwise, and convicted his Lord-
ship in the usual penalties. This decision he
took in high dudgeon ; and I verily believe it
would have gone
:hard with hint, if lie had not
consoled himself with a pun, and declared that
their judgment was pronounced under a sweeping
clause. The Magistrates smiled—the Constables
laughed--the Peer chuckled-and so the business
ended in nerfect.gooil humour.
As we were retiring, Morven asked me how
such a case would bare been managed in Eng
land,—" My dear Sir,'' said 1, rather pettishly,
" I must put an extinguisher on this reference,
ef which you so eternally make to the customs of
my beloved .rountry.,--4n—ti4,l-and, it were
easier to find a noble pedlar -than .a peddling
" noble. Our Peers neither make nor sell be-
" soars ; and if one could be found among us
" with such a .Ol

Here Om manuscript becomes completely illegible.]

TRIALS FOR HIGH TREASON.

DERBY, TUESDAY MORNING.---The State Trials
Which come on this week, arra .vhich were ex-
pected to begin on Wednesday, will not coin-
mence till Thursday. The former day will be
occupied in calling over the Grand Jurors, whom
it is necessary to assemble on the occasion of a
Sessions of Oyer and T,rtniner, and in going over
the names of the. Petty Jurors summoned im the
same way. In adtlitioii to the overt acts set forth
in the indictment we uoderstand murder is charged
to have been committed. Toe_person against
whom this accusation is principally directed
is Jeternialt Bran'Oreth. The list of witnesses
for the Clown comprehends no fewer than 240
names. Ot (nese several are accomplices, and
from this circuntstac,ce it is inferred that the cross-
examimeions will extend to a considerable length.
Some dijculty has arisen as to the course fittest
to be pursued in a case like the present. On
former Occasions
,the prisoners have been tried
singly. or collectively. To take the latter course—
to put between 40 and 50 persOns on their trial at
once, would be attended with much inconve-
nience ; and to give every individual a separate
trial may be (mind equally open to objections,
though of an opposite character. In this situa-
tion of things. the Law Officers 'are understood to
have determined or making a selection of those
against whom the evidence is most conclusive.
To this legal novelty, howeVer,' it is probable
that considerable opposition will be given by the
Counsel for the accused, as they are stated to be
of opinion the acts of the individuals- thus distin-
gktished, will be likely to receive se- colouring,
which would not attach to them-, viewed in connec-
tion with all the proceedings of those with whom
they have been concerned; Many of the prisoners
are very young, and in the lowest situations of
lite. The whole of them, or nearly the whole
of them, are spoken of as being extremely il-
literate. Brandreth, the person accused of the
murder, has latterly deported himself in a
strange way. Among other. eccentricities, he
has for a considerable time suffeted his beard
to grow, and persists in refusing to be shaved.
The trials will take place in the County Hall,
which has been fitted up for the occasion. •
All the Barristers of rank and talent on this
Circuit have been retained for the Clown, with
the exception only of Mr.•DENMAN. The Crown
have no less than ten Counsel, namely, the AT-
TOILNEY and SOLICITOR-,GENERAL, Serjeants
VAU•ITAN and COPLEY, Messrs. GURISSY, CLARKE,
IitcHARDSON, READER, RaYNot.lss, and BALGUAY.
Serjeant COPLEY was, it is understOod,.reained
for the Crown immediately atter, the termination
of Dr. WATSON'S trial. Mr. LOCKITT,- Solicitor
for the Crown. Agaitist this formidable' phalanx
Mr. DENMAN and Mr. Causs, of MaocheSter, are
assigned for the Prisoners.. They may claim two
Counsels for each prison accused, and should they
exert this right, they would have tourscore and
eight opposed to the ten Crown Lawyers.
The list of the Petty Jury comprehends about
500 names, among whom, it is said, are several
individuals respectable from rank and property.
None of the 4/edges have yet arrived. Four are
expected, namely, the CHIEF BARON, Judges
DALLAS, ABBOTT, and HoLaos-D.

SHOCKING CIRCUMSTANCE.-011 Saturday last
a most shocking circumstance occurred in the
village of Wentfield„ in Somersetshire:—A young
man, the son of a farmer, wnose name we for-
bear to mention, had professed an ardent affection
lor.the daughter.of a neighbour,
.Whose dream-
stances were too low to gain .the sanction of the
_youth's parents to an union. The poor girl was
posiressed of a greater slinre of discretion than her
lover, and refused to consent to a private mar-
riage, convinced that it would only be a source of
unhappiness ultimately to both. It was in vain
that he used every persuasion his passion could de-
vise, shereinained resolute, and he came to the
horrid determination of putting an end to the ex-
istence of the girl and himself. He succeeded but
too well. He possessed himself of a double-bar-
relled pistol, and after more fruitless endeavours
to make her swerve from her sense of thity, he
hastily took from his pocket the pistol and filed,
but from what cause is not known., it burst, and
dreadfully wounded the girl, as wellfuts shattering
his right baud all to pieces. She fell, and as be
thought, probably lifeless; he then took from his
pocket a knife, which he constantly wore about
him, and stabbed himself in many ,parts of his
neck and body. The bodies were found very
shortly after the horrible catastrophe, boa, neither
was dead. The girl is expected to. recover, but
no bones are cherished of his recovery.---(Morn-
ing Chronicle.)

POETRY.

EPIGRAM ON A PRINTING OFFICE.*

The t'ottl.ris a Printing House; our words, our thoughts,
Our deeds, are characters of sev'ral sizes ; •
Each soul is a Composer, of whose faults

The LavyrEs are Correctors; Heav'n reti4eli
DEATii is the common Prep, front whence being.driven,
We're gathered Sheer by Skeet, and bound for Heil!en.

41. This Jeu d' Esprit was written 165 years ago.

E TH EATR ES.

DRURY-LANE.—+MiSS BYRNE, from the Irish'
Stage, was introduced at this Theatre last night
as Adela, in The flaunted Tower. She is one of
the most promising candidates for public favour
that has appeared for a long time. Her voice is
recommended by strength, sweetness; and -exten:
sive compass, and she sings with great taste and
expression. She seems to be very young. • Her fi-
gureis about the middle size, and her face pleasing,
and capable of varied expression. At first she was
almost overcome by her terrors, but the warm en-
couragen►eut of the audience animated her into
self-possession, and then she displayed much spirit
and unaffected humour. The pleasure and a.p'
probation of the audience were manifested by
abuimdance of encores to her songs. Altogether
she folity deserved the very fervid recaption'sithich
she experienced. It is enough to say that DowtriN
was the Baron, to imply a high degree' of comic
humour. HARLEY'S Edward was supported by,
whim mint spirit, and the Opera was throughout
well received by a numerous audience.

COVENT-GARDEN.—The very entertaining Co
medy of to conquer, if a composition
so broad can be entitled to the name-of Comedy,
which certainly abounds with incidents more suit-
able to a Farce, was properly brought forward
last night at this Theatre, chiefly to
_,introduce
Miss BRUNTON in the character of the heroine, Miss
Hardcastle. This very interesting young Actress
deservedly increases in public favour every night
she appears. Her personal ionof Miss Hardcastle,
so tar as the character extends, maybe classed with
her best efforts. The whole of her performance was
marked by unaffected vivacity, and it was the
error of the author if the expression was not at
one time. proper. For instance, 'having proved
Yormg Marlow to be gifted with a generous, ho-
hourable, and feeling nature, and more particular-
ly as he had dentonstrated the 'warmest and- the
purest affection for her, while she assumed the dis-
guise of a Bar-maid, she should not have joined
in the taunts against him, and retorted his
former speeches, when her real situation became
knoWn. But this, as we said, is not her fault, but
the author's, as, according to Hamlet's precept,
she must " speak what is set down." IVe must
congratulate the public on the acquisition of
so pleasing, so unaffected, amid so interesting
an actress, who being but yet in the bloom
of lite, may be -expected to reach the topmost
height of• her art in characters property adapted
to her-talents. Mr. CHARLUS KiameLn, for the
first time, we understand, though not so announc-
ed in the appeared in the character of
Young- Nfav,letv. orniasion state this cit-
eumstaticts, we think reprehensible, because 'a first
effort is' always, likely to soften the decisions of
the public, and though, this Performer possesses
merit which may safely be trusted on any occa-
sion, yet he should not have been deprived of
the Ordinary plea for candour in such cases.—
His performance, however, well justified the
omission, which, -after all, might be intended
as a compliment to his well-known talents and
well-merited reputEtiion. His• performance was
throughout spirited and appropriate, but it may
well be doubted whether such tt character exists as
a Man of sense and knowledge, who can be suffi-
ciently easy and confident in male society, and
with
,women of a certain description, could possibly
be so ridiculously timid, as not even to have
courage to look at a modest female. But this is
another error s)t the author, for which the actor is
not accountable. It must be observed, however,
that the first interview between Miss Hardcastle
and Young Marlow was much too long, as it• con-
sisted of a prolongation of the same'shame-faced,
and improbable timidity to an extent that Was al.
most tedious. It was impossible for the part
of Tony Lantpkin to be rendered more ludicrous,
diverting,.and natural, than it appeared last night
in the bands of LISTON •and FAWCETT acquitted
himself very ably in the whimsical part of old
HardcaStle.. It is seldom that such a part as
Hastings is rendered so prominent as it was by
ABBOTT. Indeed, the whole play was so well
supported,
_amid possesses so much intrinsic hu-
mour, that we doubt not the numerous audience
which attended last night is the precursor of in-
creasing popularity.

Tux ARTS.—The admirable Picture by the
venerable President of .the Royal,Academy,which
we lately noticed as in an ativanced-statei is now
finished, and does honour to the Art as well as to
the Artist, whose gertkus, at a time of life when
the faculties generally► decay in age, seems to
burst forth with meridian splendour, antk.imparts
such grandeur and sublimity to his compositions
as manifest a Vigour of mind, and a fertility of
imagination, only to be expected in the zenith of
manhood. The subject, as we stated, is taken
from The Revelations of ST. JOHN, exhibiting the
destruction of mankind by all _the terrific, means
that DEATH, can employ for the accomplishment
of his awful purpose. The Author, however,
has recently made an addition to. his
,stupendous
work, by introducing the SAVIOUR OF :MANKIND
looking towards the representation of rt Vision,
intended to excite the bope of a happy hereafter,
as a reward for FAITH,
.VIITUE,, and ItAtaqioft.

We shotifir #bnder that so.promising an Actress
as Mrs. Mt. i.dttAMBERS is nwt brought: more-tor.
ward at 'Drury-Lane Theatre, if the death of her
father Alid'not account for her absence, from her
public station.
•
The Hon. 'Cotonel. WINGFIELD STRATFORD AS
about to raise a Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry, and
the Gentlemen who are intended to compose the
same are invited to Addington-place on Monday
next.