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London, England, 1822-11-02 00:00:00

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POETRY.

We extract the fanwing beautiful and enema& oa from
die Bat. G. esowe's ll!nitrations of Gensfit,

PINDAR.
In the grave his head was laid,
AU its atoms in the sue
For a thousand years have play'd,
Through a thousand shapes have gone;
Quick with life, or cold with death,
Still but withering dust and breath!
It has hlossotn'd in the Bower,
It has Do aed in the wave,
It has la the star-light hour,
'etas Whisper'd through the cave !"
Has the spirit perishl all? • ' -
This was but it's mouklering wan!
Fame, the prize of life, was won, •
PRID/Lel mistily task was done ;
Then en the air his wing was tact ! .
TAke i*Rime, the soul has pait,
•
While the ashes rest Ifelow ;
Like a trumpet's sudden blast.. •
Gone!—what strength shalt check it nor?
When the lightning wears a chain,
IPnrosit's soul shall stoop agaip!
Yet the world has neei of thee,
Man of Immortality ! • •
Greece, the name is lost in tears, ,
Land of laurels, lyres, and spears!
Visions on that spot have birth,
Brighter than are horn of earth;
In that soil of glorious
strife,
Not an atom but had life,
Glow'd and triumph'd, fought and died,
As the patriot battle's tide,
Faced of arrow, lance, and sword.
O'er the whelm'd invader roar'd.
Hear us!, from thy golden Sphere!
Shall the eternal Sepulchre .
Hide the spirit of the land ? •
Shan no great, redeeming band—
(Oh, for such as dyed her seas
In thy days, MrtTraues!)
Issuing from her parent ranks,' I
Smite the turban'd robber horde,
TiU the chain no longer clanks—
Till the Turkish battle, gored,
Over Heir's purple banks
In returnless flight is pour'd ;
Till the phalanx, laurel-brow'd •
Like a rolling thunder-cloud;
Like a conflagtition sweeping,
Of its plague-spots clear the soil;
And Sin more the voice of weeping,
'Woman's shame, or manhood's spoil,
Grieves the list'ning Midnight sky T
Topa a ! shall her glory die?
like thine, no godlike strain
Teach her to be great again?
Hear us, from thy starry throne
hear!-1 nose in Afarullon

LAW INTELLIGFATE.

COURT OF KIN&S nEsoi, NOVEMBER 1.

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XING AND ANOTHER b. WILLIAMSON' AND ANOTHER.
' This action, was brought to recover damages sus-
tained by the negligence of.the defindani;, Mt.
Wil-
:a 4rnson and Mr. Clapton his.lniilder, in not duly sup-
potting 'an arch of the plaintiff's cellar, while they
. pulled down an. adjoining wall, in consequence of,
which the at ch fell in and destroyed a large quan-
tify of wine.
• It'amseared that the:plaintiffs were wine-merchants,
in Pudding-lane, whose premiks adloined those of
tie _defendant Williamson. In the 'coolie of some
'irrikovernentsperformed for Mr. Williamson by Mr.
• Clapton, the wall in question, whic,lifotmed part of
the support' of Messrs. King's cellar, was removed
• 'without any means being taken to prevent. mischief,
or any notice to the plaintiffs. At the same time, a
heap of bricks was laid in the yard above; and the
ressute being chili increased, while the support was
diminished, the arch, which seemed nearly coeval
with the fire of London, gave way, and entirely
;soiled 51 dozen cf wine in its fall. For this injury
tie plaintiffs now sought Compensation, contending
• that it was the duty of the defendants, especially in
s' populous a neighbourhood, to have bored the earth
or each side, so as to ascertain that they would not.l
i ijure the property of others by their proceedings.
Oa the part of ihe defendants it was contended,
that they ought not to be supposed cognizant of all
the vaults in the' neighbourhood, and that Messrs.
King must have known the danger, betause there
'vas a window in their counting-house commanding
a view of -the yard where the work was chiefly
conducted. ,
To this it was replied, that in a situation like that
of Pudding-lane, Where, as stated by one of the wit-
nesses, there was scarcely 20 feet of solid earth, but
nearly the whole space was occupied beneath the
ground by vaults, the defendants had reasonable
ground to surmise that they were near some cavity
which their works might injure; and if Messrs. King
were aware of the alterations in progress, they also
mien fairly confide in the defendants for taking pro-
per measures to avert mischief from others.
- The LORDCILIEF JUSTICE left it to the Jury to
. say whether the defendants had not sufficient reason
*from the circumstances to place them on their guard,
as to their proceedings; because, if so, they were
clearly liable for the damage which had arisen from'
their want of care.
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiffs—the
damages to be settled out of Court.
MANSE AND ANOTHER V. SIR GREGORY PAGE
• TURNER, BART.
Mr. GEORGE stated, that this action was brought
to recover a compensation for hoard, lodging, and
other necessaties, provided by the plaintiffs, for the
wife, child, and servants of the defendant.,.
Mr. MA RRYA T detailed the circumstances_ of the
came to the Jury. The action was brought by the
executers of the late Mr. Crean, who kept the Star
and Garter, at Richmond, to recover the amount of
a bill due 3.0 them in consequ&ce of the residence of
Lady Turner, her mother, child, and servants, from
Jene ti}l November, in lait year, at that Inn. The
, plaintiffs did not sue in the character of executors,
because they were directed by the will of the testa.'
. for to carry on the business for the benefit of his
family, and the demand arose entirely after his de-
_
cease, Mrs. Crean, the veidow, acting as their agent
in the management °Eche concern. After Lady Tur.."
ner had been nine weeks at the house, a bill was pre-
sented so her, and forwarded by her desire to her
husband, who made no objection to its amount, bat
' °wished to examine its items before discharging
• Another bill had been sent to him at the departure
eftsit.Lady, and he still made no question respecting
—.iris-liability, though he had not paid.it. He Mr.
itiarryat) was really at a loss to know what defence
would be attempted by Sir Gregory.
Mt. COMMON SZEIZA.NT, WhO appeared for the