The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-05-28

persuaded me, and on an unlucky day ! let
him have il, snd have never (weeping and
wiping bis lito ego with his whils apron)
seen 1t since.
The com miss sioner--And so you hsve sum.
moned him Tor tho price Of this wig
MIR. Wil'isms-You have Just bi, the nail
on The head.
The Commissioaer-WeIl, Mr.. Lawrence
what have you TO say 10 This,
Mr.. Lawrence with greet pomposi'y)--
Why, Sir, have gres, deal to say.
The Commissioner-Weli,i then, Sir, de.
sire you will say as little as you can for there
arc great many persons waiting hero whose
time Is ve'y precious.
MIR. Lawrence-Not more preciou. than
mine, / presume, Sir. subm, tha, this case
is in the nature Of an action Of trover, 10 re.
cover tho possession Of this wig : snJ, his ed.
mited, Sir, have humbIy 10 contend, tba,
tho plaintiff mus, he non-suited ; io,, you will
no, find one word of or concerning vii IN his
declaration. The plsn,iT mus, not uaysl out
Of his record.
ommissionef--What reeotdl
Mr.. Law enre--The record in court.
Com have no record.
Mt. Lawrence-You have 9 summons on
which attend to deteod myself; and that is,
10 all inen,s aod purposes, de (aeto, as we'll as
de jure, a record similar TO, and Of the essence
oi record In tho cou't above.
Com Sir, we are no, guided by
the precedents of courts above here. Our
ju'i.dic,on and our powers ar { de fined by par
Ilcuiar scts Of parliament.
Mr.. Lawrence-Si', contend, according
10 the com mon law OF these realms, that sm
right.
Commissioned say, according 10 th.
rules OF common sense you are wrong.
Mr.. Lawfence--Sir, l have cases.
Commnsioner--Si', desire you will con-
fce yourself ia This case.
Mr.. Lawtence--Wha, says Kitty upon The
ns'pte ofthese pieed!ogs.
Con onmissonet-And pray Who is Kttyi
Mr.. Lawrence-Tho most cmipeut plead.
er Of the presen, doy.
Commis.ioncr-f never heard Of O woman
beng specisl pleader.
Mr.. Jawtence-iIe is not o woman, Sir
he is man, Sir, end great man, Si'--and
man, Sit
Commi'sioner~-Do you mean Mr.. Chiuv.
M. Lawrence--l meao the gen,iemon you
cali Chitry, ard mos, eUoneous'y 40 call h'm
Tor you ough, 10 know ,hs, the ca in Itali,n
| sounds like en- EOglish X and Mr.. Kiity, BY
lineal descent, 10 an Italian. Il is a vulgar
error TO spell his name with any fna'; it ous bt
20 be I, and then it would properly sound
| kiuce.
Commssioher--.I sboud rather take Mr..
Ch,uy'o au hosny for ttis than yours.
Mf. Lawrence lin anger )--Su, do you con.
uadIct me
! The Com missioner.--Sir, | will bring the
case to short issue. Did you borrow this
maD's wig
| NJ. Lawrence--'l did.
The Com rnissionct-Do you choose 10 re.
tuEuu?
| NJ. Lawience--Ii is destroyed.
! The Commissione,--IIov destroyed
| NJ. Luwrsncr--It was burnt by accident.
The Commissionct--Wh burnt i,
| NJ. Law7ence--I DID, IN performing the
pat OF fhe Judge in Shsk-spca,', inimitabc
psy Of the Merchant Of Vrniee, While too in.
tent on the prsdings Of Poriia, the candle
caught the curis eod with d. d.fiicury escaped
hasIng my eyes bum, oa,.
! The ploirtf here uttered en- jsculstion o!
! mental suffering, some hing between groan
| and . curse.
The Comraissioner--.Weli then, si', hrve
only to tell you, you are 'e.ponsible for 'he
! property thus in'fus'ed to your care and,
without farther comDen,, order and sdludre
that you pay to the plaintiff tho sun S9s. II
! 3 Id, which is tho sup he IS prepared TO swear
! It is wurh.
| Mr.. WiliOns-Swea Lord love you, Ia
swear 1t vas worth Jews eye. Indeed, no
, money can compensate me for i,s loss.
( Com souei--l csnnot o. de, you Jews
eye, NJ. Williams, unless Mr.. Lawrence can
persuade hts f'iend Shyock to part with one
OF his; but will order you such SUN 10
nop'es numbered, as you win swear this wig
WAS ial'iy and honestly wotth.
A luog dispute followed, as TO the value Of
the wig, when NJ. Williams agreed to take
| 2o, and costs; end the parties we disnis.
sed, mutually gtumb!lng at each other.
From the Nantucket Inquirer.
During The late war, II will be emv ,nbe' ID,
. bloody combat took place of the southern
ps.t ot Nantucket, between the American p'i.