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PORTUGAL.
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AN ODE.
are happy to extract the following Ode from the Second Edi-
tion of Miss M. R. Mitford's Poems, just published, which
we presume will gratify many of our Readers, as it is particu-
larly adapted to the prcent period. We sincerely hope Miss
M.'s predictions will be verified ;

England weeps for thee, Portugal!
0 thou wert once the loveliest land
Of southern Europe's blooming band,
Most beautiful of all!
And many an eye thy beauty an recal;
Thy silver shore, thy golden river,
Thy citron grows where sun-beams quiver,
On the drk leaves and snowy flowers,
Fragrant as Arabia's blest bowers,
When evening breez-s fall ;
The vine-clad 6111; the olive shade,
Where at the merry vintage feast
Danc'd lightsome youth, and black-ey'd maid,
From pleasant toil releas'd;
Such scenes will many a heart recal,
And weep thy ruin, Portugal!

The sick man sought thy lovely shore,
When Art was foil'd and Hope was o'er,

When in each gasping, labouring breath,
Life seem'd to fly the victor Death ;
Yet even then tby breeze could fling
Life, health, and heaing, from his wing:
Oh! bid that healing gale dLipense,
On thy sick sons its influence;
Thou bidd'st in vain ; the very air
Is heavy with thy soul's despair.
Thy teeming earth still reeks with blood;
Tby full- gorg'd ravens loathe their fuod ;
And corses of th' unburied slain
Taint thy pure breeze, and load thy plain.
0 wretched land! th' invading fee
Has laid thy smoking hamlets low!
'Tis terrible to hear the strife!
He came like the dread earthquake's shock,
Palace and Church, and Cot, to rock;
Or like the dire volcano's flame,
The devastating ruin came,
And swept away thy life.
• The roofless barns, the untllrd fields,
Mark the fell speller's way ;
The fruitful vale no harvest yields,
Nor promise for a future day ;
The villages, the soldier's prey,
In hopeless desolation frown,
And many a wide and populous town,
Seat of calm peace, of fair renown,
Beneath their direful sway,
Unpeopied now and overthrown,
Breathes such a sad and dreary stillness,
Filling the awe-struck heart with chillness,
As if pale Pestilence, with brooding wing,
O'er the lone walls was hovering!
0 see along the silent street,
Full many a corse is lying !
Such sight is horrible to meet—.
'Tis worse to see the dying.
0! not the red plague slew them here;
War, War, thou wert the murderer !

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The yawning wound, the mangled limb,
The death-62'd face, with gashes grim ;
The babe duli'd from its mother's arms,
The virgin's violated charms;
The graves torn wide for bidden gold,
The convent ruins scarcely cold;
Where still one sainted sister straying,
Her white hands cross'd upon her breast,
Poor sufferer ! soon to be at rest,
For each departed soul is praying !
both not each cone, each wound proclaim,
War, fiend-like War ! the murderer's name I
Tb' invader flies I—and peace once more
May heal thy devastated shore:
But famine dwells on vale and bill;
The iron hoofs indent the plain •
No harvest blooms; all, all,is
Still as Despair's cold sullen reign.
Oh bitter are the scalding tears that steal
From the fond dying mother's half-clad eyes,
Who stills with her last bit her infant's cries,
Nor knows if it may taste another meal!
0 dreadful are the husband's groans, who sees
His bride's fair form with hunger shrinking,
To the k.w tomb each moment sinking,
Yet smiling in her pangs, his grief to ease.
StUl Famine sits within thy gate,
And thou art sad and desolate,
Queen of the golden shore!
Can aught uprear thy fallen state,
Thy vauish'd bliss restore ?
Yes—England : from the Oallic band,
'fern English valour clear'd thy land!
And English bounty shall recall
Thy people to their ruin'd wall ;
Shall bid the golden harvest wave,
The hungry feed, the dying MC ;
For England weeps thy woes, 0 Portugal!


The two new School Books of the Rev. DAVID
BLAIR, appear to claim the attention and introduction
of all Masters and Governesses of Schools. The for-
mer Books of the same Author prove his ability in
this species of writing, and these new works will
doubtless confirm his reputation, and honourably rank
him among the benefactors and mentors of the rising
generation.
Recent letters from India give reason to expect
more expeditious arrivals from that part of our empire
than we have hitherto been accustomed to. The se-
curity derived from the capture of the Isle of France,
will admit the dispatch of the ships from the several
Presidencies in divisions, without losing time to form
a junction at Point de Galle, or any other place of ren-
dezvous, and without await's% the protection of re-
gular convoys.
Extract of a letter from Gottenbergh, dated June
28, 1811 The American ship Lion, stopped at
Nyborg on the 18th inst. paid the Sound duties, and
proceeded on her voyage to Petersburgh, without
experiencing any molestation from the Danes. The
last mail from Elsineur brought a list of 55 Ameri-
can vessels which stopped at that place, paid their
dues, and passed up without detention or interrup-
tion. In fact, since the arrival of Mr. lawn, the
*American Minister, at Copenhagen, the Danes have
ceased to commit any depredations upon the American
commerce."
Lieutenant T. H. MARSHALL, of his Majesty's ship
Gorgon, had a very narrow escape from drowning,
in the Baltic, a week or two ago :—A marine, named
Tucker, fell overboard: there was a heavy sea run-
ning, and a very strong current. Lieutenant M.
hyarmg the man's cries, and seeing his perilous situa-
tion, leaped overboard after him, but in. vain I—the
man sunk ; and Lieutenant M. after drifting more
than a mile from the ship, being an excellent swim-
trier, was picked up senseless, but afterwards reco-
vered. This is the third man this brave Officer has
jumped Overboard after, two of whom, he saved, but
this susformaately perished..


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LAW IM2LLIGBNCI.
COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY 20.
In the case of' Morris v. Colman, Proprietor of
the Haymarket Theatre, Sir Samuel Rernilly moved
for an injunction to prevent the defendant from en-
gaging performers without the consent of the plaintiff.'
He stated, that the Defendant had engaged Mr. El-,
liston, of the Surrey Theatre, at the enormous sun"
of 401. per week, two tree benefits, and to be al!._
lowed to perform for three weeks at his own theatre;
that he had also engaged M. Munden ani Mr. Jones,
of Covent-garden Theatre, for one month, for which
they were to receive £lOO each.
Mr. Haat opposed the injunction, and moved the
Court for an order, that the plaintiff, as Treasurer,
should be obliged to pay the performers engaged.
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that if the liti-
gation on the East and West side of the Haymarket
continued, in justice to the other suitors, a branch of
the Court of Chancery ought to be placed in the Hay-
market. He then took a review of the case (which is
already before the public) and said, it was not to be
borne that he should be made the Manager of Opera-
houses, Theatres, Circuses, and Puppet-shows. He
had not a knowledge of the merit of the different per-
formers, but, if such salaries were given to them, it
was a better profession than the bar. He had once
said that he would not give five shillings to hear Ca-
talani sing all the year round ; and suppose he was
' to decide, he might think that a singer ought to have
.ss. instead of 6,0001. a year ; he would, however,
never make use of that expression again, for from the
first time lie did he never dare venture into a place of
fashionable amusement. He would not grant either
motions, they ought to go by their agreement. Mr.
Morris ought to be consulted on the engagements,
and where he was not, he ought to give notice to the
performers that he was not legally engaged, in which
'case an action would not lay against him ; but if Con-
,
' sulted, and Mr. Colman and the other proprietor
iagreed, be must acquiesce, and pay the salary of the
person so engaged.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 18.
DAVIS D. RIGHT HON. GEORGE ROSE.
Mr. GARROW stated, that this was an action of mo-
ver, to recover certain papers belonging to the plaintiff,
Major Seymour Davis, who was an Assistant Barrack
Master-General for the county of' Hants, from the
possession of the defendant, who had pleaded non de-*
tines as to all the papers but five. The papers consist-
ed of letters respecting the general elections for the
county of Hants, and also respecting the administra-
tion of Scotland. As to the value of these papers,
and consequently the amount of damages, no man
could say how much they were not worth to the plain.
tiff ; the value of a thing was as much as it would
bring, and they were of very material importance
to the gentleman who now sought to recover them.
Notice was read to produce the papers in question,
and letters were read from the plaintiff's attorney,
Mr. Warren, to the defendant, applying for the same,
and the defendant's answer, that of such of the papers
as he had had, and as had been produced in the
House of Commons, he did net know what had be-
come: he had searched every where both in town
and in the country, and could not find them : he
supposed he had given them to Sir Henry Mildmay.
As to a paper, concerning which the attorney applied,.
under the description of a list of the freeholders, with
the Duke of Cumberland's directions as to • the can-
vass, the defendant never had any such.
Mr. WARREN authenticated these letters, and upon
his cross-examination, said that he had never advised
his client the plaintiff, to propose to drop the present
action, upon being restored to the situation of Bar-
rack Master.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland
said, that he was present at an interview between the
parties at Cuffnells, five years ago, in September or
October, 1806. His Rdyal Highness remembered
that some papers were delivered to the defendant
then, which the plaintiff had previously brought to
the Duke, knowing his Royal Highness was a friend
of Sir Harry Mildmay. His Royal Highness told
the plaintiff that it was utterly impossible for him,
as a Peer of Parliament, to interfere in any election ;
but if the papers would be of any use to Sir H. Mild-
may, the plaintiff might give them to the defendant.
He did so, and told the defendant that he was at li-
berty to make what use of them he pleased. His
Royal Highness was then the General commanding
that- district;. and told the plaintiff he was going
to call at the defendant's, and the plaintiff might
meet his Royal Highness there.
His Royal Highness being asked as to the 1
sup-
posed paper of instructions to Major Davis, in what!
towns and places to canvass, said, upon cross-exami-
nation,
that his directions to the Major were to attend
to his duty, and not to interfere in the election. His
1 Royal Highness had been two or three times applied
Ito from the plaintiff to get him half pay, but not im-
mediately from him since the action. Upon inquiry
into the circumstances of his application, it was not
found practicable to grant it. This was twelve
months ago. There was no farther application to his
1 Royal Highness, except for papers at the same time
, that the plaintiff applied to the defendant. His Royal
Highness had not one of the papers. All that he had
were given to Sir Henry Mildmay, lately deceased.
The Right Honourable Spencer Perceval did not
know whether it was the original papers in question
or copies of them he had seen before the House.
Upon his cross-examination, he said, he did not
personally know the plaintiff, but applications had
been made on his behalf, to restore him to his situa-
tion or to give him half pay. They were not corn-
' plied with.
The Amutory GENIRAL, oh behalf of the defen-
dant, stated, that this was a cause which called only
for nominal damages, for it was evidently an attempt
to intimidate his Royal Highness the Duke of Cum-
berland, by holding out the existence of a paper which
never existed, for the purpose of inducing him to re-
appoint the plaintiff to his former situation, from
which he was deservedly removed.
Lord ELL 1.22011011011 directed the Jury, that the
only question for them arose upon the form of the
pleadings, in which the defendant did not justify as
to all the letters. The Royal Duke had testified that
the letters were given to the defendant to make what
me he pleased of them, and under this permission he
have destroyed them.
Jury assessed the damages at One Shilling.
Shillings. .

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MEETING IF LLortn.
Friday at twelve o'clock a General. Meeting of the
Subscribers to this House was held, for the purpose
of receiving the report of their Committee, appointed
some time ago to enquirewhat NEW REGULATIONS were
necessary for the better management of the affairs of
this establishment.
Mr. JASPER VAUX having taken the Chair, Mr.
MARRYAT, the Chairman of the Committee, presented
the Report, which was read. Among other regula-
tions, it recommends, that a Committee of twelve be
appointed to manage the affairs of the house, with a
salary of se2oo a year each; and that being so elected
(by ballot, on the 15th of December, in each year,)
they shall be accountable for the due performance of
the trust reposed in them ; and that three of the said
Committee go out in rotation every year : that two
of the Committee shall daily attend at Lloyd's, for
the purpose of managing the correspondence between
the establishment and its agents, with the Govern-
ment Offices, or to answer such other communica-
tions as may appear for the benefit of all connected.
The report also recommends, that instead of two,
there be three Masters to the house ; abd that Mr.
JOHN BENNETT, jun. in consideration of his long and
meritorious services, be the third Master. They far-
ther recommend a new arrangement with regard to
the admission of Members : that the fee, upon ad-
mission, be increased from £l5 to £25 ; and that
each Subscriber (old as well as new) shall pay the
sum annually for his substitute that he does for him-
self. It was farther proposed, that. Mr. JOHN BEN.
Nerr, jun. should be Secretary to the new Committee,
as well as one of the Masters ; that gentleman having
filled a similar office during several years to the ex-
isting Committee.
The Report was ordered to he printed ; and a Ge-
neral Meeting will be held on the SOth instant, to
take the same into consideration. In the mean time
we shall have an opportunity of reading the Report,
and perhaps may offer some remarks on it.


BIRTH.
Wednesday, at his seat, Brampton.plare, the Lady of Captail.
V. Edmeades, In the Honourable East India Company . Service,
a von.

MARRILD.
Thursday, Joseph Browse Wilks, Esq. of Dartford, to Mrs.
Croft, widow of the late Captain Joho Cleft, of the Royal Navy.
Res. Robert Hare, of Herts Monceau:, Sussex, to Anne, third
daughter of the late Admiral Sir Thomas Frankland, Bart. and
widow of John Lewis, Esq. of Harptuo Court, Radnorshire.
Rey. P. Edmunds, l'. C. L rector of Theildlethorpe, Lincoln-
shire, to Louisa, daughter of the late John Richardson, Esq• of
Cartmel, Lincolnshire.
Rev. Thomas Hancorne, to Mrs. Welford, both of Newcastleb
Glarnorganshire.

DIED.
Sunday se'rmight, near Danford, is Kent, in the 64th Tear of
his age, the Rev. Thomas lirathcote. He was 39 years rector
of Stone, mai brother of Sir William Heatbcote, Dart. of Horsley
Lodge, is Hampshire.

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