Star.
London, England, 1817-10-24 00:00:00

TREJTRIS,

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THILSTRI.—Last night Mr. KIM
appeared as Sir Edward Mortimer, in The Iron Chest.
In this character Mr. KLAN put forth those strong
and nervous powers. those great energies, which first
raised him to the very pinnacle of fame, from whose
giddy height some of our severer contemporaries. in
the chair of theatrical criticism, have foretold his fall.l
Never did we witness any acting of his which sur-
passed that of last night. Mr KEAN is a great origi-
nal—Nature is his tutor, and the Passions are his
slaves. Mr. WALLACK was very fine in the charac-
ter of WiYerd.—The ex:ellent Alterpiece Lf the Deuce
is in Him was revived at this Theatre last night, and
we wish it may long retain possession at the boards.
There, is nothing which contributes so much to no.
bend the mind, and to relieve it from the burdens of
impressions made by such an actor as Mr. KEAN, AS
a good farce. Mrs. Gwvart, as Lady Bell, was the
lively woman of fashion ; Mr. STANLEY, 10 Colonel
'reuniter, spirited and gay. Miss KELLY drew down
repeated and well deseived bursts of applause in the
part of Fosrival, and though accoutred as an officer,
looked as innocent and artless as it she wire in the
apparel suited to her sex. Mr. HARLEY, as Doctor
Prattle, succeeded to the utmost of our expectations.
His scene with the Ladies was universally and re-
peatedly applauded. On the whole we have seldom
seen a revival so successful t and although we tniuk
it has merits of its own, still we must ascribe much
of its success to the judicious and admirable cast of
the characters.

CORAV EXCILINCE, MARK t4NA oar 21.

We had a pretty good supply 1)1 Wheat from Suf-
folk this morning, for which M .nday's prices were
obtained. Fine Barley also surports Monday's
price, but the interior descriptions are almost uosale.
able. White Peas are 4s. per quarter cheapest.. In
Beans, Oats, and other 'articles, there is no alteration.

SHOCKING DL.IIII OF A SWLEP BOY.

CORONER'S INQUEST.
Last night, at eight o'clock, an Inquisition was
held at the sign of the Lord Somers Arms, corner
of Grenville-street and Union.street, Somers Town,
on view of the body of Robert Dowland, a poor
little orphan sweep, aged eleven years, apprentice
to Hall, chimney-sweeper, of St. Pancras, whose
death was caused from suffocation in a chimney, as
appears from the following evidence :
Mrs. Ann Bishop sworn, said, she is wife of Alm
ander Bishop, a biker, and lives at No. 10. Union-
street, Sonier's Town. She frequently saw ttie de-
ceas• d, he being in the habit of buying rolls at her
shop ; he was a sweep ; un last Wednesday moiling
the deceased and two other little sweeps, accompa-
nied by their master, came to her house for the put-
pose of sweeping the chimneys; the deceased's mas-
ter ordered him to go up, and sweep a chimney,
which was over a new oven, that had been 1 tidy
built ; the deceased went up accordingly : he went
up to the top, as she heard him beat his scraper
against the chimney pot, which is a usual thing with
sweeps; he came down again without teceiving
much injury, except a slight burn or graze on his
left arm; she supposed it proceeded from the bricks
being hot, or that something in the chimney scratch-
ed him ; he cried, and said that something bunted
his arm, and it pained him very much. He was
then sent up the flue of the old oven, but witneis
was not present ; he remained above an hour in the
flue after he went up, though he was only a Tinter
of an hour in the new flue. Witness not seeing the
deceased come down, she asked his maser if he
thought there was any fear ? he answered no, there
was no danger, he was only taking a nap ; the fire
had been out four hours before the deceased came
to sweep it. When the deceased was in the ci:irri-
ney crying, his master knew the part of it he w..s ny
AS he pointed out the place to them. Another boy
was then sent up after the deceased, Who he tounzt
in the slant of the chimney, dine there was a deal
of soot. She was not present, but her Journeyman
baker. The flue in the :shop was then opened, and
the deceased taken out, thickly covered oRi h scot, so
that they had much difficulty io taking it off with
their hands; the deceased was then carried alit into
the air, and a Surgeon sent for, who came and rub-
bed him with sonic sort of spirits, but what kind she
did not know, but the deceased never spoke or moved
of er. When the deceased first came down the fun-
nel of the new oven, his master told him he ought to
have a good thrashing for stopping there so long.—
He was Italy mush exhausted, and complained
greatly; one of her men gave him some water to
drink, and witness hearing his master speak so cross
to him, she said he used him very hardly; on which
the master replied, he knew better how to deal with
him. When the deceased was going up the flue of
the old oven, his master said he would make him go
quicker it he was near him. One sweep attempted
previously to go tip, but could not; he said it was
too small tor him. The flue had not been swept for
a considerable time; she dreaded danger to the boy,
and told his master to defer sending him up to ano-
ther day, as the batches were drawn so very late ;
his master asked her when the fire had been put out,
she told him about four o'clock ; he said the flue
would not be too hot. When the boy WAS crying in
the chimney, be said a nail stuck non ; she tapped at
die wall and told him to come down, and she would
give him some beer; there was some potatoes baking
in the oven at the time the deceased was up the Hue:
she went for her husband to the Lord Somers Arms,
and lie came and agreed with her that the boy was
dying from his cries of distress being so very low—
The remains of the late Mr. RAYMOND will be hi-
he was only four feet from the mouth of the oven
tarred on Sunday next, in the Church of St. Paul, Co. the master said he'would go for another boy, butthere was no danger, as he was only stopped by a!
vent Garden. It is arranged und r the direction of nail. Witness's husband seized the paler and broke
his friend Mr. MUSHY JOHNSTON, that the tu:ierar in the wall, and took the boy out. The master was'
shall be conducted with an equal and a due regard present the whole time, and told Mr. Bishop that he
of the circumstances of his family, add to the charec- was too hasty. In the morning deceased's master
ter he susiaineJ in hit professeas and private life.— asked witness when the oven would be ready to
The soendence of his Theatrical Brethren is expec. sweep? She told him the batch would be drawn
ted to be very numerous: The number of Mr Rae- about six o'clock, but the fire was out at four; the
MOND'S children, who survive him is six, and consists master said it would not be too hot. They came to
of four sons and two daughters. sweep it about eight o'clock ; the oven would bake
His Excellency Count Latour, accompanied by a joint of meat alter the fire was taken out; she
his Countess, arrived on Wednesday night at Dover, heard the boy cry a considerable time before he was
from Calais, on board the King George packet, Cap. taken out; the cry proceeded from one part ; she
tam KING, and set off for town yesterday morning. was in the shop, and was Much distressed at the
Borteck-.4cregilu made a very gallant unto with boy's cries, but thought no harm es the master did
Randall, at Belsisco's benefit on Tuesday, and he not go to assist him ; another of the boys hallooed
shewed the amateurs, that although defeated, it had up the flue of the chimney in the next house—
not lessened this opinion he had of himself; and to " Bobby, some down, and the lady will give you
his enemies, who vauntingly exclaimed after that some beer." Deceased made no answer. When
defeat that he never could fight, he gave a conejn. her husband took the boy out of the chimney, he
ciag proof of manhood and science. In the evening said he wished it was his master that was there...-
lie retired-to enjoy himself at a celebrated pugilist's She was of opinion his life might have been saved if
houses when a Navigator made many personal ob. there was timely assistance.
invasions to the little hero, calling his professional Thomas Smith deposed, he lives at No. 1, Bridge.
abilities in question, that he could lick half a room water-street, St. Pancras. When the accident hap-
full clinch impostors, Scc. The word impostor put pencil he was sent for :he built the old flue, but not
Scroggins upon hiemettle, and although the Navi- the new. The beat was so great that when he put
gator was a fine grown fellow, more than 13 stone in his hand on the deceased his flesh gave way, and
P weight, the little.boxer told him to be quiet ; but this the skin came off; he was literally baked. It was
'did not do.eethe Navigator would thrash him, and with the greatest difficulty he could get him out of
nothing elms " Well then," said Scroggins, "if it the flue. He saw the master there; he did not seem
must be so, the sooner we get at it the better." The uneasy; he might have taken him out himself.—
men retired to a neighbouring skittle ground, well There was a greal deal of inattention to be attributed
lighted ; they peeled, and at it they weut. From the to him, either through want of humanity, or through
length and attitude of the Navigator, Scroggins went ignorance. He did not see the master attempt to
to wort' with much caution, manoeuvring round him assist to release the body.
to place his hits. In a close in the first round both In answer to a question put by a Juryman, he said
were down, atter placing a blow. In the second round, that the flue could not be cleansed by the application
Scroggins gave him his favourite right-handed smash. of gunpowder.
ing hit In the lug, which floored him. In the third Jane Cater, of No. 2, Sidney-street, wife of John
round. Scroggins took all the fight out of him ; he Cater, wine cooper, deposed, that on Tuesday even-
kept his head in jeopardy, until the poor fellow, it is ing, about nine o'clock, she went tor a loaf to the'
fair to presume, had forgot where he was ; and after baker's; the deceased was then on the top of the
making a frightful picture of litm he floored torn chimney ; Mrs. Bishop said " Thank God 1" when
again, and emphatically told him, that for tis im, is- she heard him at the top; she thought the chimney
,deuce lie would so spoil him, that his relations should w •ta on fire; she enquired of Mrs. Bishop, who said
not know him. He realized what be promised in two No, be was sweeping the flue. Mrs. B. appeared as
other rounds,until the Navigator sung out" Enough.° if she thought it was dangerous ; the deceased came

OMEN? GAnties.--The Opera of The Siege of Bel-
grade was last aight,revived, with splendid success,
at this Theatre. The fine music, original and wire-
ted, with which the late Mr. STORACE enriched this
drama, has rarely been, within Lur recollection, so de-
lightfully executed. Encore followed encore, to an
inconvenient, but, under such circumstances, an excu-
sable extent, and protracted the performance of the
Opera far beyond the time which it ordinarily con-
sumes. Mr. BRAHASI, whose engagement we hail
as the certain pledge of many exquisite musical bin-
quest, in the course .4 the season, made his first ap.
pearance, on these boards, as the Strariier. He was
received with all those cheering testimonies of re-
spect, with which a British audience never fail to
mark the high sense they entertain of undoubted ge-
nius, whatever branch of art or science it may hap-
pen to adorn. On no former occasion do we recollect
Mr. !ILI/IAM to have thrown forth so powerful a
body of voice, as on the present. His most difficult
air—" Love and honour now conspire"—was cer-
tainly, for great power of voice, joined with the most
consummate science, guided and directed by an un-
erring judgment, one of the boldest and most
inspi-
riting lyric efforts we ever heard His first an—
," The rose and the lily"—which, as a composi,ion,
is second to none in the Opera, for variety of transi,
tion, force, and melody, was sung with the most has.
cinating delicacy and taste ; and the introduced air—
," My heart with love is beating," was rapturously
encored. Miss STEPHENS was the Lila oh the even.
ing. She sang and acted admirably. The duet
a When thy bosom," which was repeated, was deli-
citsusly executed by her and Mr: Be/mast—the most
exquisite concord WAS preserved—and the general
effect was soothingly melodious. Miss STarnatts'S
second air-0 Blithe as the hours of May," was
fraught with all those light and jocund graces which
mark the hours of which she sang. This sweet corn
position was also encored. Mr. 11. _macs made his
first appearance here in the character of mud*. He
will be found a most valuable acquisition. His voice
is a fine mellow bass—be gave " The sapling oak,"
a very fine song, in a bold but wire style. ft was
deservkdly encored. Miss Marrusws and Mrs. Lis
TON, as Krakow and Ghita, sang prettily. The cha-
racters of Leopold and Yuri were supported with
no small comicality, by Mr. FAwcarr and Mr. Lis-
TON. The House was excessively crowded. The
boxes displayed as great a proportion of beauty, rank,
and fashion, as we ordinarily observed in the midst
of the season.

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down, end she heard I.irrt cry in the Rue; del
then there was much danger. Mrs. Bishop 'caller!
'down to the master, and told him she t Elie
Was t!iinger. id Ni,i lit 1.111.111 dung Very well, and
talk. up to the bey to know what was Oa matter,
e i tiJ iiie snot w is coming down The
master desired him to go up the t • imriCy I Intl.
way, and shake it off him, to ensue dn•n quArly,
t.) 'Moo r • (-clung, and not to be al.rmed I
the deco bed kept cr., ,ng. The urstnets received her
and test the 6111. p, but retutmil s• me time
after, and asked was the b y out i Mts. bishop
edited down s airs to kn w it he was, and she, Waa
answered that be was comiag over Vie oven
Daniel Mend, servant to Mr. Bishop, deposed, that
they took the tire ont of the old oven shout half
past three o'Littek- The sweeps cam. ahout guar-
ter uetore t ig!•t o'dock ; the master s el SA, the
flues ve.le not .on lira; he !.ad ,rot boys tter
ones ; the boy .tent up the new fl',e first—v, en he
dame do: n be was very hot—s,nie water was givers
:.tru —he seemed taint and h—he
said the "yen was very hot, anti that be ha I burned
in glazed his at ns against thit• of the Mrs ; seemed
willing to 'go up the Kconsi the ; the m .star told
him to make what hastehe Lout]. The toaster told
tains when he came down the first due that he di.
selved a good beating for slam. so long. No
pervai attempttd to go up the old flue before the de;
ceased did—lie tl him about nine reel .Ck say he as
hung by a nail—he sobbed very mucti—the mister
said there was no danger. The witness went to bed,
and left the Oct:eases: up the chimney. The master
sent another boy up alter him, %slat) reached the feet
of the deceased. The master desired him to pull
him down ; the buy replied that he woul.t slot come
Jowl), Wistil the inas:er said, 44 Torn (1-... n halt let
him stop." He was about tweitty-five minutes up
the chimney beiore the stittiess west to bed. In about
a quarter tit an hour Mrs. bishop called him up—
they were then taking down the flue in the shop, to
get lice boy cut. It was vet y warm where the body
lay. There was one bushel and a half of soot about
the bay—he was not quite dead. Could discern hie
breath on the looking-glass, which %% as held bdore
his mouth. The body wan so hot it sniOaked. In
answer t.t a question twin a Juryman, he said, that
when the other boy touched the de:eased's toes, be
A as cry

Richard Darry, i sweep, aged 13, servant to John
}Litt, the mister sweep, deposed, that on Tuesday
14st he went to Mr. liistiop's with the deceased, who
stem up the new Hue and came down main; the
skin was elbow ; br did nut say how lie had done
it ; he said he would go up the secinti chimney %tith
pleasure; he went up ,he %minim), Attu- the &Leased,
he ICMCiled h.:: toes ; bitt the deceased millet: Ihrrrt
away and *Aid, he could not come dcwo. Told hie
master what he said ; did nut hear his master say
any thing; he seat hint for Another boy. His master
behaved very well to them. The deccessld v.as an
apprentice. 1).0 not hear his master s.), him
stop there And be d—d." The tine wa, too oarrorr
br the witness to go up. The master *Revs 'reliaved
ill to the deceased.

In answer to a question by a Juryman lie said, he
had peen up an oven flue several tittles, but there
were always Mu boys, ore to clear away the soot.—.
Coming down A chimney the soot goes down before
him, which ought to be cleated AtvAy. The witness
swept A chimney that day in St. Pancras Church, the
flue oh which was not,su wide as that where the dee
ceased lost his life.

Alexander Bishop, of No. 10, Union-street, Cla•
rendon-square, Shiners Town, baker, said, that on
Tuesday last he had the flues of his ovens swept. TIM
last tire was put out about four o'clock. He was
not at home when the sweeps Cattle; WAS called from
the Lord Somers Arms about ten o'clock—did not
know there WAS a sweep in the WOW, as he told them
in the morning he would not have the flues swept-
until Saturday, as they would be more cool ; but
Hall told his wife that he desired him to come at eio
o'clock. Hall, Mrs. Bishop, and the landlord of the
public house were in the shop when he went in.—.
They told him a boy was in the five—he asked the
master how long, tie said an hour—witness sai..,
•• My good Gad I why don't you break down the
flue, and run down to the bakehouse r, Got a p,,ke
Ball followed hitn, and said he was too hasty ; wtes
ness put his head up the chimney, and could hear
the buy tareatliing hard ; took the poker up stairs and
began breaking open the flue—in a moment he ha,/
room to put his hand in, and cleared away the soot
from his head—held it up, but seemed not to hays
lite in it; he went down stairs and broke the flue
below, and got at his feet ; when the master saw that
lie said, 14 Let me get at rim, and I will get him.
down, as he is only sulky, and is taking a nap." Mr•
Smith then came, and made a greater aperture above,
and he and witness lifted him out—there was some.
thing running from his mouth which he wiped away;
thought when he first got hold of his forehead that
there was life in him. The master did not expreet
any sorrow until he was told what the consequences
might be—he never attempted to assist in cutting
down the flue. The witness believed he told 11;111,
if he did not get out of the way he would throw hint
into the oven. Whether Hall acted from ignorance- -
or inhumanity he did mot know. 'Die medical urea
said he died from suffocation.

The COKONSIt then asked the Jury if they wished
for
ep aini further evidence ? and they answered in the
n
—The Jury :hen went and viewed the body.
vye
1: appeared very much swelled.

The CORONER, on their return, observed, it woo
melancholy that a fellow-creature should be deprived
of his lite in the way the deceased was. There cep.
tautly was great inattention on the part of the master
—and if the Jury thought it was wilful neglect, they
would bring in their verdict against him for murdet.
But if they thought it was inattention, caused by is.
riorance, they might return it manslaughter ; and if
they thought there was not inatteutiun, they would
return a Verdict that the deceased vied by suffocation.
The Jury, after a few minutes consideration, re-
turned their verdict—Died by suffocation, throwgh
the culpable neglect of Hall the master.
The Foreman of the Jury requested that the Co.
roper would certify to the Parish Officers, that it was
the opinion of the Jury R
they ou gi prreoisueeesutteshHottl.d.
The CORONE observedthe[ their
be attended to.

This Inquest occupied from eight o'ckiei list
evening till two o'clock ti.l6 /nw.

TUE TROUBADOUR.

IRAN al./11'7D 1110)A TUC VXCII aY wLiTza scorr,tl2.

Glossing whit Imre, nn 11,e for fame,
A Trouls:ohlit titat hag r.I • •rrow,
Bent ath his t sti>'. v'• I.t.t. came,
Anti thus h.- quit : Li. 14 path! mutw t
nri vv.:lcy% right,
My h,:u t u 31 my tear love's buwer
11)Jily fur I.A•s- t:2:3 :srou to light
rh:tit• •14.: :1,,t Trn.ift:ri,ur r

Ard tithe ho• n.a.c' A! w.t!, helm on head
A'il harp in I:►nd ;he Oe.caht rhos,
As faithful to g, s lavemi e maid,
m nivid.horricti still he Puns:
I. My arts. it la any country's right,
hly heart i. in my lady'. how. r;
Rtiole%l fur lye anti tame to Ilea,
I comb a g-lia:.t Troubadour r

ti, n ••ie I.loely field
Hr 6.3 be,,eah .b• toem.in's slave,
But still. reclining ms his shielll,
Expiring sung the exulting stave;
" My life It I. my country's right,
My b.3rt t.. in my lady's ower
Fot love ao.I lane to lull in fight
B:coines thy v..!..int i'rouhaduur!"

Fen whet' the battle-roar wasvitvp,
With ,!atettless heart he evt'sl Lis way,
Mid ti 'littering lance ;:td falctsion-awevp,
And iii.. was heard bis vssreor lay t
My ltie It is my eontitrt's I igb,.
My Iscat is in my lady's bowers
For love to die, for tame tp Oahe,
• • becomes the valiant Ttoubadour

COMMON COUNCIL.

A Court seas yesterday convened for the purpose
of taking into consideration various public and pti-
vate Midten. .

Mr. Dane moved, that the Sheriffs lattly elected
be allowedseat in the Court, although they were
not Memlwr.. _ _

The Motion was armed, to, and the Sheriffs were
formally introduced, end took their seats.
LOND MAY..ft presented t.. the Court a letter
which he lad received from the Lord Mayor elect.
It was read to the Court, and sigiafied Mr. Christo-
pher Smith's intention to take open himself die of
ce of Lord Mayor for the year towing.
. The Loeo Micron also presented a Petition from
certain Oht:t men carrying on their business on the
Guest of le.s,cx.
The Petition, on its hying read, stated, that the
Petitioners were allowed to fish upon that coact for
Boating fish, and having accidentally taken up by
their nets a feed oysters, they had been prosec teed.
The Petitioners therelore prayed to be beard by Coun.
set. The Petition was referred to the Committee of
Navigation.
tiE4l.lnN PREACHED AT ST. PAUL'S.
Mr. BUNaTEAD moved, that the thanks of de? Cour.,
be given to the Rev. George Frame Bates, for the
Sermon preached by him at St. Paul's Cathedral, on
Trinity Sunday, the B.h June last, biore los M
*Ay's Judges, the Lord Mayor, and Common Coura
ed. He at the same time observed, that he himself,
did not Altogether approve or the conduct of that
gentleman, And confessed that there were passages in
the sermon which did not accord with his ideas of the
rights and privileges of the people.
Mr. WALTIMAN observed, that ho had a duty paln-
ful to perform, n tniely, to bring charges against a
respectable irdividual, who could not he er,s.ist in
person to answer them, even if they were capable of
being answered. His task Was, however, lees &Ili.
;44 by the declaration of a Gentkman opposite,
who on his (Mr. Weithruan's) expressing fears kit
any th ng w hich he might feel it his duty to state
should injure Mr. Bates, observed, that so far from
it,' he was convinced the discussion which was now
• alstut to take place would be of material service to
that Reverend Gentleman. He trusted lie should
ditcharge his duty boldly, anti not be deterred by any
• consideration of the observations which might he
made on his conduct. lie ruse to move an Amend-
ment to this Motion of Thanks, and in a long speech
maintained that the Sermon preached by this Reve.
rend Gentleman had a direct tendency to prejudice
the minds of the Judges and the nation agaiii.t those
unhappy individuals who were tie about to be tried
for high treason. 'Phis was a time, he said, when it
was the duty of all well-wishers of their country to
watch encrotennents of this nature; and he concei-
ved that the Coreoration of the City of London would
net ire acting consistently with tle.ir duty if they did
nut upon thi. occasion express their highest indigna-
tion. He was ready to admit, that on such occasions
the Judges might be admonished by the Minister of
the Gospel to enfurce the laws of the country ; but it
should be, to enforce them with moderation and le.
wily. They shoul.! he instructed to temper justice with
mercy ; and that great and universal truth, that the
lows were made solely for the purpose of promoting
tire happiness of the community, should be impressed
upon them. Mt. Weidman then referred to the
Sermon of the Reverend Gentleman, and read scve.

ral passages from it. Not a single sentiment was
contained in it incolcating either mercy or clemency;
but on the contrary, its direct abject seemed to be..
td Impress ei.on the minds of those who heard it a'
disregard to the people's rights. It endeavoured to
prove.that man h.id no rights—that the laws must be
enforced with the utmost severity, making no dis-
tinction between any particular religion or govern-
spent ; and declaring, that whether Heathens, Chris.
tians, or Jews, the People might be dealt with as the
Monarch pleased. It this Sermon had been preached,
be was persuaded, in the time of Judge Jefferies, it
would have been teprolialed. The text taken was
suited to a purpose, but the context was overlooked.
By the la:sgoage of the Sermon, it was contended
that the Judges hititthe lame power as the Prophets
of-ulsd had under Mb divine mission of Goy. Here
Mr. Weidman rAd extracts from the Sermon, and
coriteodA that the preacher endeavoured to eitablisl,i
the doctrine of nun-resistance and passive obedience
in its fullest extent; that the Judges, having received
their rwer front the King, were amenable to no one
eke for their cctions; that, according to Scripture,
cvu* the power of a litathcst Sureveign Cal parellel

•
with that of the ?..fo.sT lima Gan' Ind the preacher
asked, how was this positive doctrute of Scripture to
he reconciled wit!. t`.e doctrine of the self-conziituted
Reformers of the present day ? The Sermon' was
preact.ed heiore the Cetrporation, at the very mornerit
when that Ct.rparation were petitioning for a red, as
att criivat.ces, end against the suspension of the 1-1.
be.lll Cerpu; Act. Were LIT. Corporation with the
Lot (1 May 'r at ti‘eir head A oelt-constitittrd body
of Re:ouncts, whose object was to (Merlons the con-
ga:ll6on aokt to introduce confusion? In April last,
the same Reverend Getulernau preached a Sermon
erraily improper. He ( 41r. ‘Vaitlimaii) let th.t
pass wit:tout any animadversion. But he was at a
10.. s to coney:re the Reverend Gentleman, a!:er
the severe rypriinand ii td received on that occa•
sion fr:m the Lord Mayor, had dared in June fol.
ittg to fall into the sante emu. He was nut pre
sent at the time the Sawn was preached, bet could
easily c,,ocrive the surprise and hidignation expressed
in sus Lords• ip's calintroance at this second insult.
He woof.) -time every ooe to compare the doctrine
01 non-restsi ante in his Set man, with extracts Irom
the. swot ks of the gyeAt Lord Somers, which he read.
Lord Somer. said, 11 tie was cursed who only
sought to remove ti. 3 neigbboiu% land-snai*, what
tf:J that nran deserve w':o preached non-resistance
and pasiive obt!dience, which at once removed every
boot.dary to prom', between man an Mao, and
desttoyed a;1 me rights of the peaple I" He then
read passages from the Holy Scriptures to prove that
the laws of GOD Were the laws of mercy ; that the
conclusioos drawn in the Sermon were erroneous,
and (tweedy- contradicted by the very work from
whence hid been made so many quotations. And
here lie must congratulate the Cana upon one evil
beleg done away—he meant the mode of seiectisg
Grand Juries in Ltatdon. The Cann would be sur-
prised, when this IC:port was presented irons the
Comnottee, to see the evil ol the system which had
60 long prevailed. It would be seen, that in a pet iod
of twenty-one days some persons had been on the
Jury upwards of sixty times, W— hi lit others in the list
wer • tent called once.

Mr. WAITHMAN. alter other observ.itione. mimed
an amendsueist, whic:, was to the toll,sv.mg effects

" That it the npicioa of the Court. tbat .he pulpit ought
solely to be &voted to the service of GOD, anti urver to be made
the voltmle of poll. sictuncistien.

“ That vu builday, the Bth of June, 1817, being the First Sun-
day in 1 unity, the Rev. George Fearne Bates iireachesi a sermon
berme kw htsfesty's Jus:g the laird hlayor, and Common
Cssonrit, wokh appears to chi. Cour highly reprehen►ible, as
being repugnant to tne established principles ut be British C” n.
by winch the away of Brun.w•ck was called to the
I'Lrerte, add etl:.ircl Lid NC nminate imputations upon this Cnurts
and tit rest of the subjects of the realm, who had been seek ng a
redress of the it gei sances, b 1 petitioning aga+tt►t the suspension
of the Holwas Corpus Act.

" nat it ha. an evident tendency is excite prejudiczs in the
m nds of he lodges and people against the persons then in cus-
tody, and about to be ,rfed for hug's treason up.iti the evidence, as
it row appear., of a kw abandoned waste et, who, acvng as spies
and it. oi Mt 1%, lad been endeavouring to incite others to acts ot
tre4bon and 1. hellion."

t!-. V‘' ILLI ANIS seconded this amendment. He said
he had the highest respect for Mr. Bites, but he
could out help Imnenting that on a serious 'ind so-
lemn Occasion, be should have descanted with irre-
levant and irregular matter on topics entirely out of
his way. He lamented that the pulpit, instead of
dissemin 'nog good-will, should cuttivate ill-will to
Irani and should slander a whole people, and with-
out a slia.:inv rA ground for adopting such a course.
The worthy Gentleman repeated the allusions made
by the preceding speaker to the Sermon, and added
some further extracts from it, whoch he c.ontended
were in the highest degree censurable. l'he Re-
verend Gentleman had described the complaints
of the people (for the complaints were no other than
those of the people) AS leading to confusion, and
that " they must be met by a corresponding degree
of vigilance by spiritual and temporal persons."—
The Gentleman's recemmendation had had us
effect; and so extensive was the vigilance adopted,
that hundreds were now immured in dungeons with-
out having any chance of a trial by their peers.—
When he was Foreman of the late Middlesex Grand
Jury, in tore discharge of their duty they had visited
the Coldbath• fields Prison, at the same time deter-
mined to abstain from all political allusion or conver-
sation with any of the prisoners, merely confioing
themselves to an inquity into their'treatment. One
prisoner (Mitchell) said he had no mason to complain
uf the gaole:-, who was kind to film. He regretted,
h.ewevur, that none of his friends were permitted to
see him, except, indeed, a Mr. ()hoer, who had the
kindness to call upon him once or twice—(lhor, hear,
and load laughter.)—Mr. Williams strongly censured
the sermon.

Mr. Dixon expressed his surprise that the mover of
this amendment, whose general good conduct and
whose abilities were so well known, slould have lent
himself on this ..ccasion to be the handle of a party.
He confessed, that never iii his political career had he
seen that gentleman fail so much in his arguments;
and recommended him, the next time he attempted
a similar task, to look a little more into that sacred
book he had now s 4 frequently quoted. With respect
to the conduct of the gentleman, which had been so
mach objected to, he was ready to admit that, al-
though there were occasions in which politics might
be introduced in a sermon, yet, speaking generally.
it was objectionable. The Reverend Gentleman had
availed himself of this public occasion, he conceived,
most fitly—and he defied any gentleman to point out
a single expression in the sermon, which went be.
yond recommending due attetttion to the 1 iws of the
country. With resieect to what had been s rid by the
worthy mover of the amendment as to special Juries,
he begged to odd, that not a single verdict had been
given by these Jurors that could be called in ques-
tion, either for its mercy, Inv, or justice. He would
most cordially give his vote for the original motion,
':sod would as cordially oppose the amendment.

. .
Mr. HAnvLY objected to the vote of thanks, upon
the single ground that this was a political Sermon.
The talents of the Rev. Gentleman might be great,
and the Sef4liUTl might be written ..ith great face of
expression ; but he was an eiseiny to the pulpit being
tranatornied into a political rostrum. Lie condemned
the whole cast of political sentiments contained in the
Sermon ; but even it the Rev. Gentleman hal taken
diff•rent hide of the question, it he had extolled the
merits of thoe whom he thought as well calculated
to recto, .ts those now in power were ill calculated

still he should have been of the same opinion as he
now was, and should have voted for the amendment.
Mr. DAvis thought that just;ce was not done to
the Rev. Gentleman whose conduct had thus been
reprobated. He confessed that the Sermon was one
Nhich ..ught not to have been preached, and that it
c•natriro some sentinitnts which might not to Im;
b.en introduced. He would seal vote for neither
the amendment nor the original question, undyr the
conception that, it the Reverend Gentleman had n.l
given satisfaction, he should be treated with silent
reset ve. _

Mr. GRIFFITIIS was in favonT of the amenJrnent.
Tne question being put, bolt the original-motion
and the.amendment were negatived.
The Rep ott of theaoamiiitee respecting the Pro-
stitutes in the City, was ordered to be pliutel