The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-12-26 00:00:00

if CONGRATULATION.

leger vile scslertsfacpurtis!--Iloilcr.

11•.........,

TO A GREAT LAWYER.
! thou, that ridest the fleet wings of fame.
- Of " stainless" character, and mighty usmiti
Wonder, and dread, of the Forensic throrK,
Thy talents, V ICA RI, demand my song.
;g.. 'Tis not that awful robe's judicial swell,
Nor yet that pompous wig, that curia so well;
'Tis not thy favour in the Royal eye,
Provokes a muse, of greatness ever shy; •
But, all divested of his tinsel rays,-
The man, tbe.Lawyer, wakes her feeble lay
Yet, hold, wilt thou thy merits bear to see
The theme of such atilimulde bard as i
. So great thou art, and ::11 without a" stair.,"
Thms'it scorn, I fear, this tributary saraiii;
But such say thirst, my ardour, to display
Virtues, like thine, it; the full hin7e 91' day,
Deserving VICAR Y, to make thee tomuu,
I'd brave the polar snows, or torrid zone.
Tin ice bail, thyu Champion of the Pres,: wiliest
From age to age his country shall proclaim, 44
Long as that dear Palladium of oar land,
Th.' Freedom of a gratefal Press, shall ttaad;
Skilled the nice perio‘ of the Law to roll,
And bete conviction on th' admiripß sol7i.
Thou hunt it tongue so pliant, and so free,
DEuorra EN ES himself might envy thee
Libels, or versus Litiellers, 'tis thine
The guardian of thy Client's cau-e to shine.
Go on, my Y ICA R Y ; this trairocendnat rut
Will grave thy mime on every British heart:
Patriots thy worth 01411 (tali; and, all the li;.,
Thy versatility in wordy oar:
I EONARD PHILOPA.rj•
London, December, MO.

CORN EXCII4AVE, Drc. 9.6.
•
From the late contrary winds coastwise, qua
are but few arrivals. of Grain in general to.dit;
nut muck Wheat on hand, and last prices (14
maintained. Rye is rtuneviliat cheaper.
dull sale at the !ale rednetion. Malt rather 10Q
%Vhite and Grey Peal, with Beans of thetwukisili
ile.trly 'Monday's (mutation. Oats are ilt 144
rabic: supply, and sales thereof at little lima •
Flour continues ut late prices. .
wile;(t, - tiO. t.. 58.. Tick Beans (01d)4{,,
Fine aitto -- - - 92.. Oat., •
'4Y.. 25,
It -- - ?founds - - . uvt,
Barley,
tits. 72.. Rape Seed - -- '.444
W. Pea. (Boilers) 525. .58s. Flue Flour -
tires
Beans (old), - - 504. 53,

13A sNivrt:a has returned to t...sti after son'
the country with his budget. He performed
nights with the military theatrical amateurs st Ge
terbury. He is engaged by Henna SIDDONI I
play, after the holidays, at the filinhurgh That
MUNDEN, when confined to his bed, and wish
to put his feet on the ground, b in told his hi
that his dignified indisposition was the laugh lath
Green Room, pleasantly replied, 44
6610 I is
to laugh, and make others laugh, yet I would lag
rather they should make a standing joke."
Bon Al or.--in an action tried last week hat,
Lord Nouriutey, in Dublin, after the Plaintiff ha
closed his evidence, Counsellor WALLACE, for itiv.
Defendant, argued that the Plaintiff had failed is
the necessary proofs, and must ht called. Lur
NOUBURY hesitated, rind Mr. liractscc serieusl
pressitrg his argument, added, (fiat he trusted hi
Lordship .mould slum• to the opposite Counsel, tha
he posseseed courage sufficient to asoncuit them
—44 Mr. VV A LIAO.: (said his Lordship, with snot
pressiun of intieito humour), there are two sow
courage; there is a courage to shoot and cuurtiet
"non-suit." The whole Bar became iustaatly
vulsed with laughter. ,
A Dire, or lIADGEE, as 'it
,is pronounces!, is
mostly spell, which .is the prenomew of the Ay
rinc Ambassador, signifies a descendant of the Pr
phet. The marks of distinction which belong to
personage of suds venerable descent arza green far
ben and green slippers, which no other periwigs
permitkil to wear in the countries where Wort
Eakin is the established religion, except !he docenJ
anus of the Prophet. Very few of them, however
► sti clearly make out their descent, and as lad
gees are to be found in considerable nimbus

in _all the countries n here Mahometaninp
tablisheil, it may be Kul:ol7lmi that the griller
part of them are spurious claimants of their hu
•uuur.

About a fortnight a go, as the Mall, on itc vs
from Preston fo Manchester, wits changing bowl
at Cliorley, at twelve at night, the fresh tose'
having been put to, Coarlice went to fetch soma
Straw to sit when the horses set of,
insight
of the coachtnaii, guard, and three passengers; the
coachman followed on foot., and the guard mill
passengers in a post-chaise. The horses steadily
pursued their course until they are ived at 11.0. ban.
Brow (one mile from Chorley ), where they slatrlw4
as is usual, while one of the wheels is lucked. 11'4
a countryman on the road called out to be tat
up, and thinking the coachman was inside, so"
bituself •in the guard's rostrum, and
.crying, se"
on !' off went the horses again down hill at fa
speed, never stopping before they arrived at '
Elephant and Castle, four miles farther, where
coach has coustalitly occasion to stay a short tie
the countryman then al.ighted and proceeded to in
rite the coachman to a glass, %ben all • lie Ginnie,
vide was the fourth. passenger, who had been ad
all the time. 'l'll6 animals had passed several
and waggons on the way.
ltumcnse rplantities of herrings continue to
eaught along Ike west coast, and among the islao
from Mail to Lewis, which must be of cousidera'
advantage to all. ranks of
people in that quarter
but the want of casks and salt is severely felt, I
whole of the vessels originally upon the stall'
leaving lung since made up their earzuev, so
the crane of herrings teas fallen to.tlicee and fu
shillings.
Saturday the werktr.‘n employed clearing out
Ih
loins of the late tire in Lisle.strcet, finished
task, but not a single vestio: of the body
of ~ln
Simeon has heel, f„utid. Amongst other *thing: ttl'•
covered were a silver watch, some silver, ali°,
• pocket.book, hat much burnt, containing
► rooda, fre, belonging to the late ;ill. Simon,