The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-30 00:00:00

REDUCED FARES AND UN
QUALLIIO -r4k-
VELLING •


To Doves. Dust.. RAISSGA TB, MASS/LT' Ufa Cartifiliciit,l
Seer Wide Coaches. and krey good One. by. ' . •
b. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. • •
SARACEN'S HEAD INN, SKINNER--STRETP,
snow-mt.. icebox.
•
THE followityr LIGHT POST COACHES,
&e. set out from the above Inn
" Telegraph," Dover, Dent, Ranugale, Mitibluk
Broad Stare, Canterbury, Petersham. and
flew Post Coach; teeny morning at a quarter paet.7
—ln eonsequeaee of the decided preference given to thi
above Coach, the Proprietors are determined no expels*
shalt be spared to render it the first camerae. on this
Rest Road.
Chatham, Rochester, Gravesend, Strati,'
Rittingbovra, Raman 4- Ospringe, Morning, yogi!~
past ANDOC/01 PIAS.
The '` Royal Eclipse." Falmouth, Plynicdk, Eras')
Truro. Docfsitn. Peary*. Ashburton, Totneu, Weymouth,
Dorchester, Dartmends clad Satisitry, every =et
7. through Bonitos, Ateminsfer. Bridpirt,
mote bridge, Wan, Basingstoke liargford-bridge, Black-
miter 4. Raphot.
/tie may Dory Caste to Werniith. (Writes away&
Irak twee/oboes erly4) threstik Sageket, Bkookmeroi
lissinptoke, Overton, Whitchurch. Andover. Maggoty.
Caamore. Salisbury, Blandford & Dorchester. at a guar-
her past b ?eta* in the morning, at-t educed Fares.
The " Union." Southampton, Lguniagton, Lynditersil
Winchester. Basingstoke, Hartford-bridge. Blackwatm• I
and Bagskot new four inside Coach, every morning
past 7 ; arrives at the Coach and Horses, Southampton.
by Pipe. This is a most delightful conveyance to the Igo
of Wight, Jersey, Guernsey. St. Haloes, Barre de Grow
Cderburg, ¢c.—The Proprietors of the abore Coach hope,
le receive a continuance of that support &deli has hitherto
been experienced stare the eannteiseeniext of the " Union."
The Champion." a new Light Do Ca* to Dueller
ter ix lit hours only, through Bagshot, illackwaler. Ba-
singstoke, Overton, WAitchureli, Andover, Salisbury,
Woottyeats, Cashmere Beef Rlasciford, at a i part
o'clock a the mornieg.—The Proprietors of the above
Coach are determined no expenee shall be spared toreador
it the first conveyance on the Western Road.
Bath and Bristol Post Coaches, through Chippenkam.
Caine, Marlborough, Newbury and Headley, every After-
soon at One; arrive at the Uiwykomid Inn, Bath, l4e
Lando* Tavern. Maus Street, and Swan, Bristol, early
the next morning.
Coaches to Wells, Bridgewater, Taunton, and Plymouth,
at reduced Fares.

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The '• Umpire," a new Liverpool light Coach, only One
Night en the flood, carrying Four Inside, sets out Daily
at One ; arrives at Liverpool nest Afternoon at 5, thro'
Woburn, Latlibtery, Northampton, Weljord, Lutterworth,
Hintektey, Atherstene, Litchfield, Stone, Newcastle, Knots-
ford, Warrington and Present.
Shrewsbury, Wellington and *foal Light Post Coach,
every Afternoon. Guardtid.
The " Weymouth, tAre Doreheeter, Wood-
ford. Salisbury, Andover, Overton, Baslngsloke, Hort-
yerd-britlge, Blarkwater and Ragskot, nal Post Coach,
retry Afternoon.—At reduced Fares.
Packets front Ireymouti to Guernsey, Jersey, Cherbourg,
St. Malays, te. every Wednesday end Satarday 4ffer4
neon at It

R.r istaple sTaidkinithasolton Row Light Post Mask.
'every Monday, 'Wednesday, and ?Aida/ isOrnings, at 7
o'Cloek.
The "Rockingham," Leeds Light' Pose Cow", sets in.
awry Afternoon st Two ; and games Orrenigh Bekieskt
itigglesniade Eaton, Buekden, &Mass. Wars:ford, Stale-
ford, Greet/ ism, Gristlier*, Newark. Tsixford, Markham-
Retford, angry, %Doncaster, and Ferry-bridge, to
the Golden Lion Inn. Leeds, next Afternoon, at reduced
Fores.—Luggage and Packages only 9d. per lb.—Notmitk-
Senility , the suseommen expedition of skis coaci, a is
allowed to be the swat agreeable and complete public
tonreyanee on the North Road, being unequalled by any
• ether.
Harrosegate and Ripon New Light Post Coaches every
Afternoon, at 2, afir 8 in the Morning.
Glasgow, Lonytown, Gretna-Green, Annan, Dumfries.
Broamhtit, Thornhill, Sanquhar Kiln, Cammack. Kings-
evil, and all Parts of Scotland. a Light 4-inside Post-
Coach Daily.
• Tie "Express," to York, Searboronyk, Whitby, Shields.
Sunderland, Nemeaetk and Edinburgh a New Lightfrour-
.(iiside Post-Coach, With a Guard throughout ; sets out'
every Morning, by way of Newark. Reif ord, Doncaster,
Ferry-bridge, Tadeaster, Dartinglqn, Northallerton,
Durham, Morpeth. and Berwick, and arrives at Dwight
next Morning at 12 .'Clock, at reduced Fares.—Passeis-
9ers finding themselves fatigued on the journey, may
rest what time they please, and then proceed !without
any additional fare.
Marltrorongli and Swindon Four Inside Day area.
thro' Aldbourn, Reading, Lambosra, Purton, L,ydington,
Pewsey, Wootton Basset, Ramsbnry, Bunsen/11rd, New-
bury and Maidenhead.
Bridgenorth, Welted, Shrew:Miry, Salop, and, Holy-
head New Light Coach, every Afternoon, at reduced
Fares.
The New Royal Patent Mail, Boston and Louth. thro'
Royston, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Stillcut, Peterboro',
Deeping, Spalding Spilstry, Ilford. Grimsby 4. Hail,
Evening, at half-last 7 o'clock, Sunday, at a quarter
before 7.
The "Express," a New Light Four-Inside Post Coach
1. Carlisle. Peritli and Wkilehaven ; goes with Your
Arms and a Guard all the may ; passes through Appleby,
Bran* Bowes, Greta-Bridge, Richmond,' Catteriek, Bis-
vsoglibridge, Ferry-bridge, Dancaster, Newark, Bantry,
Grantham, Stamford, Greethani, Stilton, Biggkereade
and Baldoek. Sets out in the Morning, and performs the
&nese, with. the greatest Facility, AT 111100 CID PAW.
Passengers detained on the road, by business or plea-
ting", have the peculiar advantage of their seats being se-
Medi* the neat Coach.
THE ONLY DIRECT COACH TO CARLISLE.
The New Royal Patent Mail, Cambridge thro' Ware,
Auckland, le Royston, Evening, at half-past
7 Verick. Sunday, at a quarter before 7.'
Lancaster, Preston, Kirby, I.onsdale. Bolton.
_Thorley, Ormakirh and Gersten' Light Post Coaches,
every Afternoon.
• The " Royal Express," New Light Four-Inside Post
Coach, to Liverpool, in 29 Hours only, thro' Warrington.
Prestos, Congleton, Lawton, Newcastle, Rudgly. Karts-
ford. stone, Stafford and Litchfield. .(enty Owe Night on
the Road,) every Afternoon; arrives at the Saracen's
Read Inn. Dale-street, Liverpool, nest Evening, at 7,
AT allbl.*CiD PAndl.
Wakefield 4-Inside Post Coedit*, every Morning and
dflersoon, AT IIIDUCin PARKS.
Chester, ?import, Wkilechureli. Tarporley, Nampt-
wish, Northeieli ;! ad Middlen'lch Light Post Coach, every
Afternoon.
Sunderland, Stockton and Yarn tight Poet Coach erery
Awning' to the George inn, Sunderland, AT AZDUCKD
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•sass.
Mountain's " Express," to Manchester, Wikslots. Con-
gdon, Newcastle, Wolsal, Wolverhampton k Kingsford,
Mew Pour Inside Post Coach, every Afternoon. Only
One Night as the
•Road. AT SEDUM PARIS.
Sheffield awl Rotherham new Pour Inside Poet Coaches
every Morning, called " The Express." and also " The
Rockingham,' every Afternoon, •T 111[130CSD Pisa.
*** At Redueed Fares, to Leeds. York, and Doncaster:
Logo:age sad Packages at only two-pence per lb.
S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. respectfully acquaint their
Friends and the Public. that they will not be accountable
fa► Sap Panels, Passengers' Lepage, Writlags.. Plate, etc.
of more than Five Poo:gala value, if lost, stolen, or damaged.
waives entered as suet, and the Insure:les paid for accord-
NOT. at *e Sancta's Read Inn, Skinner-street, Snow-Lid,
beedos.

THE GRAVEL AND STONE, LUMBAGO, de.
HICKMAN'S PILLS are allowed to be the most
successful Preparation for effectually removing.
and p tang the future recurrence of those Disorders
which arise from an imperfect action of the Urinary Organs.
as Gravel and Stone, Lamina o, Pains in the Back and
Loins, Suppression of Urine, &e Composed of tre most
Innocent ingredients, this truly valuable Medicine relieves
the sufkring patios:, from tie excruciating tortures of thOse
dioceses without any violence or Injury to the constitution,
and requires no confinement or restraint of diet during its
use. It is one of the oldest Public Medicines extant ; and
its peculiar virtues and areacy hate uniformly maintained
the highest reputation.
Sold in Boxes, at 2s. 941, and lie. by Butlers. Chemists.
4, Cheapside, St. Paul's, 990. Regent•street, (near the Ar-
gyle Rooms,) London t Waterloo Place, Edinburgh; Bach-
ville-street, Dublin t sad by the principal Medicine Venders
throughout the United Kingdom.

ItIEROGLYPHICS, OR THE IRISH PRECEPTOR.
Resorting In teaehieg to Carlotta specifics,
An Irish Preceptor thus sad hieroglyphics:—
" In Dublin you've been. and on Curragh of Kildare
Young Shaughnessy, Teak and high fashion when there t
Now, what was the prevalent charm at each place,
That gave to attraction superlative grace !
Examine these pictures, and ample suggestion
You'll And, bow cot reedy to answer the question."
Thefsrst represented. in desperate strife,
Fierce combatants struggling for victory and life.—
The second a double yew-tree on the wing,
Near. which seem'd some small feather'd minstrels to sing.
The third a chat-bird, whose tongue seldom is still, •
With scroll, French conjunction that bore, in its bill.
The fourth was an insect, industry not scant is ;
The last a gilt frame, but the picture was wanting.
" This painting that spreads desolation afar,
Young Shaughnessy said, " surely represents WAR."
The small birds are areas, but the double-yew reft,
Four-fifths, that is R,E,N,S. Is then left ;
These pictures uniting to form thus a name,
Proclaho'd o'er the world by the clarion of Fame
And J Is the name of this chatter-bred bird.
R, T, on the serer, the conjunctive French word;
And this hieroglyphic so aptly is set. '
That nose can mistake in pronouncing it JET.—
Next n serves the name of an Insect to show ;
And since to thisframe no instructs n we owe,
Its principal ornament plainly is LACKING,
And thus is illustrated WARREN's JET BLACKING.
This easy. shining; and brilliant Blacking, prepared by
ROBERT WARREN, 30, STRAND, London; and sold
In every town in the kingdom. Liquid, in bottles, 6d. 10d.
12d. and IS& each. A Shilling Pot of Pastels equal to four
Is. bottles of Liquid.
io,„!, Ask for WARREN'S Blacking.

GREECE.

INTILLiarNCR- liecElclD ■Y Tilt• GREEK

COYIIITTYF.
Corfu, Aprll4s, 1823.
la Epirus no Turkish force whatever is assembled. Ali
the troops with the Pub; hardly amount to 1.800. The Vi-
zier, Bosdit Achmet Pasha. has been required to march from
Preseva. in order to take the command of Triceala. In Theo-
slily. But he Is much distressed for want of money. sad hound
Omer Pasba bate repeatedly sect messengers to Constanti-

odp_. later petonlartatipplos but their amid obtain nothing:
Oa the. eamtrarycita simared *eat the lasi MID of ec•
del4lM by GOON elfOltPobi for site Mitlbloooo of
rid
p lave Impet palette& 2lee Albanian
of ' littlitered to prevent his de
assents are paid. In his despair he dis-
h his jewels to Car& to negotiate a loan,
falign• seemed for the present, or any hems for the
Athemie. the MN war between Omer Pasha's ad-
lismatislhd Ms rivals still continues; aid its ravages ettend
MOW Mirkett, the eapitaL The Bey of Feral' has hasty
searched egalast Omer s eeptiew' and the teems of the tor-
ture bees reinforced by MO men beloagiag to limed.
HeY of Valois, Oho has for many months been in open eel
agalamOmet. The Turks hope that the Vizier of Seutliri
will it, the Add against Me Greeks ; bet this is vex doubt-
felfreafbeloeses *bleb he sustained in the former ease
palm Resides, he is coreselotts of haring lost the Sultan's
alli would not deli the abandonment of his few ed-
am/oft sal the -ODOM of his troops, lest the Moslem-
=Medd seleilhof ty for attoitting In
, width arte the of the Turkish fortes,
end iehereteititeltea Ptah., the strecenor
or the un hie army Is yet assembled.
Pelt *V • irldilfdloenelc repiteetre
miners in the imerlthell of Monet Pleads toward*
Thornily, it swam that a general revolt if on the point
of bursting forth throughout the whole chain of moan.
lain. which surround that province—it appears to be the
intention of the Greeks to occupy the Straits of Alassona
and Tem=voltich face Macedonia from Thessalr, and
those of vo, which separate Thelma!), from Epirus,
before the Turks are collected at Larissa. Should the
tireekaosccesd im this object, the few Ottoman troops
scattered at ',whoa and- Triccala would be cut off, and
there will be little probability that they can re-organize
themselves during the remainder of the campaign to
march against the Greeks. Thus the Greeks will have
ample time M combine their pleas and operations against
their enemies in Epirus and Macedonia. The Greeks are
now occupied with their elections, and It giving more
strength and consistency to their own Government.
The Greek fleet after having caused many diversions
and much mischief to the enemy by vigorous coupde-
maims on the coasts of Africa, Asia, and Micedenia, and
after having liberated the Island of Thum, sailed to
the Hellespont to encounter the Ottoman fleet when
it sails.
Besides the provinces of Kisses° and Selino, whiA
the Candiots have taken from the Turks, and which
alone remained in their possession, it is reported to-day
that the Greeks have occupied the strong fortress of
Cannea. But this requires confirmation. The occupa-
tion of Selino was the consequence of a victory obtained
by the Greek,' over the remnant of the Turkish forces in
that kingdom. ‘ The inhabitants have requested to have,
as Governor General of the whole island, &manse, Tom •
bail, of Hydra, who his, in -bedience to •the public
voice, and with the approbation of the National Govern.
went, already gone to take the appointment.
The citadel of Ceded is reduced to extremity.
MINISTRY OF THE MARINES AND COLONIES.
CITRAC? raos A 'APART Cl? BARON *LYNAM) Dr LA
FAROE, trAlt-ADWIRAL.
On board the vessel Jean Bart, at anchor in the road
of Fort Royal (Martinique). March 13, 1843.
lime* the hewer to larown-yenvHseelleney of the aret•

sal at Martinique, on the I Ith. of March, &Vain. o'clock,
p. m. of the ship Jean Bart, after a passage of thirty-ibur
daysoritbeett liallaguperiesapit any eatoward circumstance,
sad without bevies any of the crew so ill as to require to
be sent to the hospital.
Os the Roth of February, I came in sight of the island of
Saint Mary, one of the Azores. I coothmed my course to
the west of these islands, when, on the 22d, at half-pest
two in the morning, I was informed that there was a ship
very near, which appeared as if it were watching us. I
immediately eame on deck, and, with the aid of my night
glass, I already thought it was a corsair, when a ball fell
close to the vessel. I had force enough to pulverise the
aggressor, bat, wishing to avoid all mistake, and to put this
madman entirely in the wrong, I only raised a lantern at the
poop, and manceured so as to observe him at day-light.—
At six o'clock it was light enough to distinguish the Bags.
I hoisted those of the Jean Bart, and made press of sail.—
At three quarters put six I saluted him with blank cartridge,
Ind from the side opposite to his vessel. hi a moment the
Teasel hoisted a large Spanish Bag, which she only kept up
a short tire, and having Breda shot at us, she made all post
sable sail to avoid me. I continued the pursuit, without
any mark of hostility, till a quarter past one, when I order-
ed a shot to be Bred. She only persisted more obstinately
in flying, and with the assistance of sweeps, succeeded
in getting out of the reach of shot. The pursuit con-
tinued with perseverance all night. We cleared for
itetion, and, by the aid of good night glasses, the vessel
was not lost sight of for a moment. We profited so
dexterously by all , the changes of the wind and
their bad manoeuvres, that turning against them several
feigned tacks they made we had the satisfaction, on the 211 d,
at wan-rise. to see the vessel under the quarter of the Jean
Bart, to windward. I ordered the French colours to be
hoisted at the sound of music and a volley of musquetry.
Their vessel then hoisted the flag of &Spanish corsair, at the
same time endeavouring to get off, and hoisting several
small sails which it had not yet spread. Another shot failed
in making them bring-to, as it had hopes that by means of
the breeze which sprung up. its swift sailing would secure
its escape. I then tried a fire from two 116-pounders on it,
the shots from which, though they went beyond it, did not
prevent it from continuing Its course. A third tired at it
went so near that the ship then allowed itself to be searched.
From an examination of the ship's papers we found that it
is called the Nueva Veloz Mariann, Sib tons; that it Is a
corsair, armed with twenty-four 12-pounders, having 06
men on hoard, and a cargo for Cadiz, from Vera Cruz and
Havanna, consisting nearly of three millions in specie; and'
as much in vanilla, indigo, cochineal, and other merchoss
Wee of small bulk.
The attack of this corsair during the night against a
ship whose flag it could not have known, is an infringe.
meat of theright of nations, if It is not even an act of pi-
racy; it is, to say the least of it, an act of hostility
against France; and, no doubt, hut if the Jean Bart
had been merely a merchant vessel, it would have become
the prize of this corsair! Its arrogance, whilst it thought
that it could reckon on its swift sailing, its hostile con-
duct till open day, when perceiving a French ship of
the line, it only sought to make its escape ; its obstinacy
in not allowingitsellto be searched as long as it thought
it might possibly abuse my moderatiod; its false conrse;
its effort to accelerate its I:iglit by disembarrassing itself
of any thing which might impede it; its armament and
its dispositions for"kttack and defence, which even ex-
gated when it had been boarded ; in fine, every thing has
persuaded me that the Captain of this corsair, aware of
• the hostilities against France,or at least presuming them
to exist, intended to take one of our ships.
I gave the necevary orders that the corsair might be
provisionally delaineti, and that it might be brought with
the Jean Bart to Martinique ; lid Frenchmen were put on
board, in exchange for lIS Spaniards which have been
taken from it. 'I he seals were strictly put on the bitch.
ways in presence of the pretended supercargo, who re-
mained in care of it, together wit. M. HERLIEnT• Mid-
shipman, to whom I bare given the cmmand of the yes•
tel. An officer of the marines and ten soldiers have also
been put on board as an additional security for the invio•
lability of all the propertf—aothing whatever has been
taken out of the vessel.

,
When I willed to lien Spanish vaptilio my rasiatkati
to take the vend to Martinique, there la no ear; Alf or.;
ralagement that be did not propels to Me in coehlactioil
with the self-styled supercargo (who I have aims lensed
is merely an adroit passenger); as for hotelier, so de-
stroy his armament, to land apart of his crew, and only
to leave such a number of men as were absolutely neces-
sary /or the navigation of the'ship to Cadis. He was ex-
tending his propositions even,still furahr, when I put an
sad to them by positively informing him that I would
ebt receive lay of them, and that my decision was irre-
vocable.
PACKING 61ir JURIES.
To the Itopourable the Cousatonsof Great Britain sad Ire-
land, in Parliament assembled;—Tye humble Patties of
J. iii Trilst, of Bell. Bewails-street, in the City of Lon-
dee. bookseller—Se evertn,
-That your Petitioner hatriag been subjected to a.oroseets-
don, Sr-officio, by the Atterney-General, for having pub-
lished itrhafthat Law Officer of the Crown has thought pro-
per to consider a blasphemous libel; your Petitioner in the
4inalar
llagio_ .
W. Ain!( St siteli moms went before the Muter
of.ffiMee for es purpose of being Fremont at
the Kittle& of the Oswald Jury, prayed for on the part
of the Crown.
That on such nomination, your Petitioner found that the
Master of the Crown Office (who besides holding that office,
Which be calls his freehold, is also tenant at will of another
appointment in the gift of the Ministry) refusesl to nominate
the Jury in an evidently fair aid impartial manner, by taking
the names without individual preference, by some indifferent
model Ind, on the contrary did carefully pick or pack each
names only as he thought proper, taking a name from one
page, and a name from another, just as he happened to
light upon each names as it pleased him to prefer ; thus ex-
ercising a porter which enables such an officer to pack any
Jury according to his liking, or the direction of his em-
ployers; and also enables the Ministers of the Crown to
destroy by the forms of law, men whom they may have con-
ceived were moieties to themselves, whenever circumstances
may in their eyes seem to require such a sacrifice.
That against the exercise of such a dangerous power,
neither conferred nor recognized by any known law. and in
direct oppositioa to the fair inference, if not the absolute
letter of the Act regulating the formation of Special Juries.
your Petitioner attempted to address the Court of King's
Bench; but that tribunal, as your Petitioner believes, arbi-
trarily, unjustly, illegally, refused to hear hint, on the pre-
tence that the practice had continued for many years ; al.
though he was perfectly prepared to strew that it was a no-
vel coutrivanhe to supply the want of a packed Jury list,
and which had hot been in practice more than live years.
That your Petitioner is informed, and is prepared with
Creditable testimony to support the information at the
bar of your Honourable House, that in the year Itll7, on
the nomination of the Special Jnry in the ease of the
King versus Wooller, a packed and illegal list st'as found
in the hands of the Master of the Crown Office ; which
illegal list contained tire names of a few trailers in the art
and-mystery of Special Juryship, not amounting in the
whole to More than two hundred individuals ; bat of
which about one fourth of that number were the princi-
pal practfeers ; and some of them were annually clearing
some hondreds by such illegal traffic in one of the most
sacred institutions of the country.
That the Master of the Crown Office, with each pack-
ed, imperfect, and mutilated list in his hands, was then
accustomed to nominate the Jurors in an evidently impar-
tial manner, inserting his.pen at random amongst the
closed leaves, and taking the name on which the pen so
rested. Your Petitioner need not remark that this seeming
impartiality did not benefit defendants, became* the Mas-
ter could not choose wrong; but this circumstance goes
to show the original construction of the direction to no-
minate : and in this mode there is now an affidavit of the
Master of the Crown Otfiee, that lie was accustomed to
nominate from the period of his entrance into office, ;Intll
the period alluded toorhen the packed and illegal list
was forcibly struck out of his hands. That thus the
Master, as if to supply time loss of his old list, began to
pick and pack out of the new and more enlarged list,
seemingly to look for the names of his old servants. In •
this unfair and illegal method has he been accustomed t,i
pack Juries ever since that period :—and in this condnet
has he been supported by the Court of King's Bench,
which continually declares, when applications are Made
against the Master, that be pursues a method of many-
years standing; which declaration your Petitioner offers
to prove at the bar of your Hon/arable House, is as
directly opposed to the truth, and the facts of the case,,
as the method is contrary to law, and subversive of the
clearest principles of justice.
That your Petitioner ventures to suggest, no legislature
Could ever intend to pat such power into the hands of any
man, as that which is claimed by the Muter of the Crown
Office t and that although Faction has contrived to throw
such power into such hands, the Legislature will not tole-
rate a practice which sets the intention and spirit of thelaw
at defiance. A proof of the mischief to which such powi r
may lead, Is afforded by the recent events in Ireland : wheel%
a powerwf packing Juries, the usurpation of which was
winked at while used only in favour of the Ministers of the
Croern,is loudly eondemned,sinee the Faction possessing the
power have ventured to use it against the interests of. those
who ought never to have allowed it to exist.
Your Petitioner therefore humbly requests, that your lion.
House will take into its early and serious considers ti on
the monstrous abuses which prpvail in the packing of
Special Juries ;—abuses not less atrocious in their es-
tate, though• hitherto they have been less sanguinary
their results, than those by which Sydney and Russets
were murdered by the forms, in defiance of the spirit of
the laws :lend by which abuses any Minister may. at .
any time, ruin all those who:have courage and honesty
to exercise the inalienable right of freemen to express
their opinions on the nature of the ministerial measures,
or' on the system of Government under which they live.
—And your Petitioner further prays, that an inquiry
Mfly be instituted into the conduct of the Court of
King's Benrh,in declaring that to be law, whit'i is evi-
dently lejnstice, contrary to the acknowledged maxim of
the Constitution. that whatever statutes are contrary to
the liberties of,the subject, are not laws but corruptions.
std ought to be hoiden for nought.
And your Petitioner shall ever pra', fie.
J. %V. TRUST.

_ .
A boy was lately amusing himself about the buildings
of one of Loril Gage's farms, at Firle, when pte,
through a hole in the door of the farmyard, lie spiel
amongst the cattle what he first believed to be an Iwo/tilts.
ing number of very active birds, apparently intent on the
amusement of staling a post, which stood in the tarin-
yard. On a clover inspection, the birds were tranvforeted
to rats, and a countless multitude appeared to be gam-
boling around the Marpole, in imitation of the hem :n
bipeds, at a festive village holyday. The sports of the
active throng were, however, soon inteeruptel, by the
boy's lustily calling for the Shepherd, who war i t the
neighbourhood, to share in the rural sight. Ti.. asq.inlily
of the rats not relishing the human voice divine." fled
to their lurking places, to consult probably on the hest
means of holding a future revel, when they shattlit he f:e
,from the intension of curious eyes, and anappalled by the
ominous arclamaions of unbidden guests. But, a'av !
how short-sighted the councils, and uncertain the fell. ity
of the raffish multitude! Ere many days hail explre e
happy colony, which had been exoltiog in their safety,
I ant lice the thoughtless race of mortals, joving in the
prospect of ect•it'otie I bliss. were doomed to destruction.
e:•etny appeared, a. d 372 breath's s b0.5:4 covered
the theatre of their preyi gam b ,Is.