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State of Rhode Island, &c.

VhsRrSG7oy sc Clf,ks Office, Court /
Common Pleas, Jufy S, l82$.
nN application TO me this dag made by william
~ Champlin, Jun. of Exeter. 10 the Coonty Of
wash sion, iabofer. Q petitioner for the benefit o.
the ms went sc-the creditors o. said Champn are
hereby MOI fed 10 spresE before the Court OF Com.
mon Pleas next to be holden ~ souih. NngslowD,
within ard lor the county Of Washington, on the
second Msnday of August, A. d. 1924 and on The
,ecoad dsy Of the Term thereof to nominate an as.
signes u sssgnees TO receive an sssignmen, OF all
tne estate OF ,siJ Cbsn,iin. Tor the berslt OF bs
creditors, and TO distribute he same according TO
tie provisions Of the act VI Assembly, entaed An
act tor the relief Of nsos.nt cebOrs
SAMUEL hEtIr, CicTl.
foiv iS
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Commissioners Notice

Commissioners Nonce.
WE the Subscribers having been appointed by the
w Hon Court of Proba.e, for the town of New.
port, in the county Of Newport, Commissioners
TO receive and examine the claims Of the creditors
against the estate Of
JONATHAN and S.aR.7H W3LKER,
late OF said Newport, deceased, represented nsol.
vent, hereby give notice, that six months from
the date hereof is allowed 10 tho creditors Of said
estate to bring in and prove their respective claims,
and that we shall attend for that purpose 1t our
spectre dwellings 1t sny time during said period
GREEN BURROUGHS. }
NAThAN d hAMMETT. Comnusrs
JOHN TILLiNGHAST,Y
All persons indebted 10 said estate are requested
to make immediate payment to
MARTHA HATHAWAY, .adn'r.
July
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The British Figa,e Naisd, captured an Al
ge'ine f'igase My /, after a severe action Of
one hour.
Grea' ectiviy prevailed in the British dock
yards IN fitting out vessels Of war and bomb
ketches Tor Aig,ers.
The papers CO roborato the statement; tha,
the hacas OF Lisbon, had resulted in the re-.
stora'ion OF the King, and the banishmeo, oil
the Qieco, her hopeful oop, and her fa,he-
eoniessor, The Patriarch Of Portugal. Tho
Queen, it is said, goes into a convent, the
Prince to England, and the Patriarch to Bu.
saco. r
From cve'y quarter, tho intelligence 20.
eeived respecting Greece Is highly sa,islsc.
tory.
NJ. Harris, new candidate for aeronsu.
nc lame, sscended ~ u balloon, about the last
i May, from q tavern near London, accom-.
panied BY Miss Stocks, When about tyo
ia'lea from tho earth, he treps, eG 10 descend,
IN effecting which he was killed. He opened
the valve at the top, and the balloon descend.
ed with surprising rsp,dlty. The noise occa
stoned by the escape OF the gas was terrible.
a number OF persons ran TO tho Ger as IL de.
scended, end found Mr.. Harris a corpse, and
his female partner tctsily insensiblc. She
recovered from the shock in the course of the
next dsy--and IN ended TO ascend again.
The king and queen OF tho Sandwich Is.
lands bonoTea Convent GARDEN theatre with
,heir presence on the Isl May. Thsy were
hailed on their entfsnce (,sys the Couriet
with piaudi,s,'whch the king acknowledged
by bowlng repeatedly 10 tho sudisnce, anu the
cur'an being drawn up Immediately, -,
whole of the vocal corps cana fo,w.-, nd
sung the Anthem OF " God .sey~ N. x -
The play, selected Tor lb~ ,c,,,;nn' o.. =;
-srrc. ''' ''
~ .aird numoer Of the Greek Telegraph
'n,ed q, Mi,solonghi) had reached London.
Ine intelligence II contains was veiy fsvora.
ble 10 the Greek csuse. The Gscek,, II is
sad, now may count on an army Of l2o 600
men, Of which 10000 are ready 10 march
Their intestine jsslousies had ceased o. the
sppfoqeh Of common danger. The Cong es,
OF Sosef feigns which was 10 have been held
on tho affairs Of Greece, i, Is said, will ool
tske place. Tnc Grand S.ignof had press.
ingly temonsusted against their interi ie ing,
and The great csbineis have agreed TO await
The issue of the fourth campaign, which thty
have deflni'iveiy resolved shall be the last
UnIesslbe Turk, should be infinitely mo,c
successful than their most ssnguIne friends
venture to anticipate, tho great question which
10 TO determine the fate Of The most interest.
ing portion Of Europe, may be con,ide' ell o,
having been already decided ty he vslor Of
its inhabitants.
The body Of Lord Byron was on ils wsy 20
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THE creditors OF Edmund T. Wayng,
OF Newport in the county Of N, wport physician.
hereby notified 10 appear. IL they shalt see 6,, n the
General Assembly, 70 be holden at Providence ON the
last Monday Of October next, To sbew cause Why is
petition ior tho benefit Of the sct. entitled sn act
for the relief of in,ovent de5,ors, oughtt OF 10 90
granted HENRY BOWEN. Ssos!e'g
tuiy 3
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DIE u.

10 th.s town. on the 7,h instant, Mrs Sarah Bur-
"es' wue OF Mr. John Burdick. aged ~ years
on tuesday last after lingering illness, Mr.. Ed
Friend.
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NcgQp0rt Insurance Company.
THE, StockhoIdcrs oc the Ne,y

Il Insurance Company are hereby notified that
dividend OF ''0eay fs dollars sriy foe cents on each
share VIII be paid on Monday The 10Th inst (and ON
each succeeding day until paid) to those per sons
whose names shall stand on the books of said Com
pany an Stockholders the I7th inst or 70 their L.
gal representatives NJ
NICHOLAS G BOSS. Secretary9
June IS "a .
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LroHl lIihraLfi.r

FROM GIBRALTAR.
We Rave G,b' alta flies To lhe las. OF My.
.-The sfi'ifs OF Po tcgsI continued quiet.
.lYe are glad to hnd, the. the American Min.
iIsr IN Lisbon wa, 0! he Corps DinI0manque
vairh took ar active PAT, in rus ,esoraIoa OF
Tranquility s5d ot4sr in the Portuguese cspi
ssii and, s,hst the King ha. gratefully sc.
know'Sc2ed it; Notwithstanding our Cons,i.
Elton prohibits the sce. PIE &C Of presents.
Boston Cenfinsl.
ft The present made 10 General Dsarbo,
eHa miniature Of the Eng, risa'y SO, il. ais.
mond
The lac; Paris accounts rencts.n'ed Louis
xvIII. ss bsipg We seriously iGdl.posed.-
!. plhsr seeoua,, have Indicated hi. being near
~ Teut of life. The Sn'aits Of Europe are
DO strong a iouodsuon 10 be much
rb.dy the death of any Of the monsrchs,
6xspdcr. fbld.
hsrif Of Worcesie, CO. (Ms. Thon,.
ard, ESQ has sent IN his resignation !;
IN WI.lsro, ESQ of Frehbutg, has
aioslsd by the Governor 10 hlI The
d Logan has communicated
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made his Submission aud spology ,ohis l.iher
On the 18th OF Msy-.ltriou,ing his conduct
10 bad eoonseis, who were his advisers His
mother was one perhsps.) He asked leave 10
tfsvel, and sailed for England 10 figne.
The King OF ofPoriugsrs bis,h day was eele.
sfa,ed on the i3ih Msy--on which occasion
he made valuable presents TO the Diplomatic
Cops. TO the American Ambassados he
gave bis portrait set round with diamonds
bu, ou' Constitution or laws will not permit
him 20 acceptiI
When Pfince Miguel was ,rcce,sfui, the
People OF Lisbon rejoiced, and illuminated
their houses. .,..
1t was reported at Lisbon, June 2, that Q
Chatter or Constitution was TO be given to the
People that Lisbon was TO be declared es
port, and The export duties on Salt and Wine
taken off --BosI0n Parios.
FROM THB MERCANTILE ApvERTIsER.
Frcm France - rhs Isl Of Jun. Hlvre Pack
Q, Bayayd, Cspt. Robinson arrived yes,e day,
10 81 days passage.
Gen. LA FAVETTE was to have embarked
10 This vessel, Ou, could not get ready in time.
Capt, Robinson informs that he would take
passage for New. York or Boston, if suitable
vessel offered. s5oui he frst Of Jolly, with
his son, GEORGE WAsnISeroA La Fay.
ErrE.
Gen. James Miller is nomins,ed FOR Con.
gre's in New Hampshire.
The Catholics in Monlr cal are preparing 10
erect Church 10 hald 10 600 worshipets, TO
cost 400 600 doils's, and 20 have seven aitars.
The yellow Feye, is snid u prevail at la.
vana in an unusual degree. Gov Viye. is a.
yuoDg The sick.
The Mayor Of Philadelphia ha, lately fined
80 persons for setting ctacksfs--Good. BE-.
a duel he's been fought be,wsen two Of the
Cadets os Wess POM, in which one of them
was badly wounded, His name is said 10 have
been Maurice, ra,ive Of Virginia.
The Directors Of no Bank Of tho United
States, declared yesterday a dividend of2I2
per cent on the business Of the preceding
six months.
II Is SAID hat surplus is retained, of up.
wa d' $500 ooo-tbs div yldend might therefore
have been extended to 3 per CEN. leaving an
excess OF Oea 10000; ou; the anodeta,e and
cautious policy f he boa d viii, doubles be
approved by the gtea, body Of The S,ockhold.
efs.-The operation OF ,he late loan 10 tho
govefnment,sndo osher p ofi,abie dependencies
'""y 'a"y icau 10 encouraging expectations
among those who are Interested in the con.
dillon OF his In,,Iluion --.faf Gaz.
-
Casually "A mar Of the mans of jonathan
fvung Was killed al Kennebunk. on Monday
las, while assisting ~ firing ,autes in honor
OF the d'y. swivel burst and d eadfuIy
Eoangsd him, so hat he expired in sboet half
an hour.
Ih!aneho'y aecidens james Rousseau, ESQ
oi ms place, was unfortunately killed ON
fuesday last. Hs was on his ,e,u,r from
Columbia county, and wiihin tea miles of this
place IN he Northern Sage, when the horses
took f''gh, aod ran swsy with The s,age--in
attempting TO ieep from II, fell upon his head,
dis!oeatsd his neck and sxpjred instantly.
Southern RecoyLer
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Neno GOODS.
Purchasers Of DRl GOODS are bar.
ieutarty reqnsssed 20 eaH az
E. w. Lawton's
NEW STORE.

no. l72, S l7s, THAMEs sTREEY, a
WHERE they will find almost every article the.
~ they may want. either for ornament or use ,,
Cheap ss can be found at any place where goods of
the same quality are sold, and probably many art.
c'es much cheaper, The assortment is too gres,
parlicularise the whole but includes the followins
among many others
Blue. black, brown, mixed and otLc 4
DO. plain and ribbed Cassimeres.
Drab and white Drillings, and striped Linens fJr
pantaoons. - t''s
Fine and common valencia and Msrseilles vest.
ings. -
very extensive assortment Of printed Calicoes
nd Mnsi;n
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sing sloty TO Tia Editor OF . Warrington
pspsr--in the following words ;--' In psssing
through the Washington Slsshss this NON.
log, / observed q black spider crossing o
smell ron, and in so doing Came IN contact
win frog (ooih parties ss / supposed seek.
ing for their piey) the spide' seized his al.
tsgonist ty the meek, snG refusing 10 quit his
ho'd. desperate battle ensued. had the
Gu iosi;y 10 wait and SEQ the tesuli--the en-
counter lasted shout 90 minutes, when tho
spider came of victorious having reached
the shore he wound onr Of his hind s gs ound
lwig, While tho resi- Of his members were
10 active service. When the oe was com.
pletsiy killed he dragged the BODY (sI,hough
Tour times the siEs Of bimseif) up pfecipies
hve inches high, almost perpendicular. l
left him tess,ing on the booiy. This may be
added TO tie spider his.o,y as q stubborn
fact"
.fmerican Irdians.--I, is ascerteined that
47l,4l7 Indians are connected with the Uni
ted Sts,esi 10000 Of whom are scattered
through tho S,ates from the Atlantic to the
Mississippi: so 900 between the Missis.ip.
pIand the Rocky Mountains F; l7o. 600 between
the Rocky Mountains and The Psclic. Of
hose who reside within the limits OF the u.
piied States, 5000 are supposed 10 be IN the
State ci New-York Consisting chic Ay Of Onei.
dss, Senecss, Onondsgoes sod Iusearo,As,
being tho re mnsnts ot the formet confedesrcy
OF tho SIX Nstions; $500 OF various tribe.
are in New England 24oo in Ohio aud
IS 1000 in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Sc. A
remnsn, Of the Cs,swbs nations, amounting TO
about so reside in two villages on the Cata-
hswba river, in this State, On what is called
the Indian Lands, Is miles square. They
occasionally visit Charleston ID, unkenness,
that scoutge Of the human race, is their pre-
vailing vice, and has emscisted their PEI sons
and benumbed their fsculties.---S. c. Paher.
We copy with pleasure the following intel.
bgence from the National In,sligencer of Ju.
ly Cd. 30" Having heretofore had occasion to
mention tho state Of NJ. Secretary CRAw.
roRD's health, it may be proper to say, ina,
he 'smoved, with his ismily, yesterday, 20 a
country residence, three miles from the ci,y;
that he !, rapidly recovering, end expects TO
set out in day or two on journey, from
which the complete re establishment OF his
health is confidently anticipated.
We understand that the Gres. Rsccoon
Ky, one Of the Islands OF Capo Roman, Is
infested by msrauders. We had hoped (soys
southern papet) ths, this wretched spot
would have been left in the quiet occupation
OF tho only nhsbi'ants we would discover
,hcre-yaceoonS and rafflesnakes.
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Pirates Captured.

We learn by the a-r,,s OF the Mary. Ann,
from Asarado, that d Ffench brig OF W., was
capture by pirates off A!yasado Bar, and was
secaptured by the Mexican schooner AnahAc
s--l4 pirates were on boa d The big when
capiu'ed The Unned S'ates'ship Jnhn Adj
ans, and . F'ench figa,e, wetc cruisiog OF
Sl7Irado Ba for pirates, The United a,cs'
schooner JIcsail, had been off lhc Bar, but
bad 'eit wnnout falling IN with any prs,Ical
vessel
The rapor, Of ltuibide's intended return 70
1iexten' bad cansed considerable agitation a.
toosss tho iBhabl,an, ~ (. Com .4GO.
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s'e Nstoshtos
Norwich grapes
3engals
Plain silk shawIs
Sheer linen lawn
Long do. do
DO. drsb and olive beA.
yer dressed kid gloves
Book muslin hdkfs.
Brown linen cambric
Imitation do do ~
Hott's & Clsrke's supc-
rior spool cotton thread
and floss
DO. do in skeins
Darning cotton N
Rich figured silk and
= gsuSe hsndkfs.
Zelias from 20 to 50 cts.
zephyrs
Very elegant merino
shawls and hdkfs.
Cotton and linen cambric
do. a~
Plaid and striped silks.
Elegant English &French
thread and bobbinett
laces, edgings q trim.
mings
~ 4 81 plain and fg'd
bobbineu ditto
Black and white thule do
Common cotton do. -"
Fine Ga long cloths very
superior
Super horse.skin and kid
gloves
Common ditto ."
Beaver and dog, ekin 10
Superior bsndanno and
flag hdkfs.
Olive bombazctts
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SHIPPING LIST.
PORT OF NEWPORT.

81 RN7ERRD. t,4
schooaer Jane Maria. swaine. North Carolina,
Ship George Chsmplin, winslow, New.orleans
CLEARRD,
SIoop Narrsgsoselt. Fish, Norfolk
Almira, Rose, Philadelphia.
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%Plsin levantine silks =
o Drab. white and black
o sattins $50
0 Drab & white silk gloves
Y souchong Pongees
y Canton grapes
y Nankin ditto
X Colored canbrics =
\ Fancy colored lustrings
\ DO do sattins
\ Black lustrings 4 sa,ins
B A very complete assort.
0 ment Of ribbons. Of tho
0 newest fashions
. Plain and pearl edged
Y common ditto
Y Black do. cheaper than
Y ever before offered
X Elegant plain and 6g'd-
X Swiss muslins
X DO do. null ditto
o DO do jaconet do y
D do. do. book do. some OF
0 fine quality for IS cts,
0 silk and linen cords and
Y braids A
Y Plain and figured gros.
Y dc Naples silks
x Bonnet vice and reeds
X Plain white cambrics and
X jsconets = great varie-
b ty and very low
D Handsome steel.spring
d pressed reticules for
0 81
q Furniture dimiticy
Y Common ditto
Y Cambria ditto ~
< Horn Combs. q great va
x rie,y.
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We learn ~ passengers lom hlb,ny, tha,
sh, lock al The enuateo OF The Z ie Canal at
that place, sustained a serious ioia.y on Wed.
bosdly night, and II was fc, ed tne naviga,,on
W ID m CONSEQUENCE, DC interrupted for
soms time.
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LosDoN, MAY 29
Thursday last ano,her sxpsrimsn, was
rasde by Mr. Perkins. the Aaerican. TO show
The powerful eiTse,s Of steam. Ills new ma
chine has the propeInng power Of d,schs' eiog
from 'obe zoo musket balls in one minute.
a bail discharged 4 ON il o, o gIvsp distance,
vas hi''ehed as thin as u shilling. snd Nj.
re KOS has 10 doubt, he could by the same
means p oduce sullieieo, force TO discharge Gf.
~ we"'y pound balls 10 tho same period VI
tIme.
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ASSESSORS NOTICE.

The subscribers having been appointed
in 'egs, Town Meeting held June l. 1924, to assesu
TAI OF 5000 on the rsteable estates of the inhsb-
nans OF this town. and others owning rateabc prop.
erty ncrein. for the purpose of supporting the poor,
sd Incidental expences of the town. for the year en-
suing and also to assess this towns proportion Of
the state tax ordeie by the General Assembly. at
their last sessions, which is S9io IL ctswe here
by give public notice thereof. and request all per-
having taxable property in this town. to give in
20 either Of US, Est thereof, within ten days from
the date hereof. ANTHONY DIXON.
THOMAS Bush.
STEPHEN GOULD.
ISAAC BURDlCK.
Newport, July 6. 1924. GS
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sHfwaas' Jaiy i0-Arrived ship Geo Champln,
Winslow, from New Orleans, ~ days.
Tuesday, Jng i3--Arrived ship Robinson Potter,
waite. Il d'ys from Campeaehy for Antwerp.
5fEJfoR4.vDA ,,''.
Arrived al Boston, Juiy IA brig Pedlar. pevrns
from Afrea, with csmwood. ivory, &c. aud has on
board live ostrich ="
Sailed from Elizabeth City, June 26. Fanny. for
this port.
Arrived st Havana, June 2ist, Kenncbec Trader,
of this port,
Spoken, June 10, lat 4S, 90 Ion %. shin Newpor,
Burroughs, OF this port. from Campeachy
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DOMESTIC COTTONS.

1 Dale brown SREE7LwCS. IS inches
wide for 121 cents
I do do do 81 do Is cents
/ do do do 81 do. IL do
1 do Lancaster do 81 do % do
2 do stripes from is to 20 cts.
2 do gipghams 16 to 20 do B
do bro Sn sheetings Q TO IL cents =
3 do blcached do l6 to SO do.
Ma,tewan clouded stripes
Corded light and dark ditto
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State of Rhode Island, &c. ,
WAsuIsoTon, SC -C1eyk's Office. Court cf
Common PTas, June 26, 1924.
IN application to me this day made
" by Mir. Horace Bsbcoek, Of North Kipgstown,
in the county of Washington, trader. petitioner for
the benefit Of the insolvent act Of this state Notice
is hereby given 10 The creditors OF the said Bsbeoek
Pleas Of said state next to be holden at south Kings
town, within and for thC county Of Washington, ON
the second Monday OF August next, ON the second
day the term thereof, then and there to pomna,c
one or more sssgnees, to receive an assignment of
all the estate of said Bsbcock 10 be distributed
mong bis creditors, sgreeaby TO the provisions Of
the insolvent act. So,
SAMUEL IIELNE, Clerk.
July g.
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FRESH TEAS.

Hyson, young byson. hyson skin, souchong and
csper souchong Teas. of;he very fret Qualities,
Newport, June TO- 1B2A
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! Logan has communicated .
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Casually "A mar ot the naue of jonathan
feung Was killed al Kennebunk. on Monday
las, while assisting ~ firing .slutes in honor
OF The d'y. A swivel burst and d eadfully
Eoanged him, 80 that he expired in sboet half
an hour.
Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-08-04
GUOcgegtgr:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1924.

We this day publish notices calling two
meetings of the citizens of the two Worcester
Congressional districts, on the subject Of the
presidential election. One, it will be seen, is
addressed to those friendly to the election Of
John Quincy Adams, and the other, to those
opposed to the general ticket system. Ofthe
latter, we deem it our duty to state. that it is
published at the request of an indird1.al, acho
IS MOI himself UoteT, and,w believe in pursu-
ance OF a plan matured by the handful of
Crawfordites in Boston, to get up such meet
lngs throughout the State, in order to produce
all impression abroad, which the state of pub
lie feeling here, certainly will not justify. An
emmissary from the camp passed through town,
two or three days since, and, after making ar
engagements for having meeting called here,
passed on to the westward in order to adopt
similar measures in other counties.
The great mass Of the people, we repeat.
are decidedly and unequivocally in favour of
the election of John Quincy Adams; and we
believe that whatever may be the opinions of
any portion of them, in regard to the expedi-
cncyof any of the measures which have been
pursued to effect that object, that they will be
exceedingly cautious how they 60 any thing
which will in any degree identify them with
the adherents of the caucus candidate, or give
to the few there are amongst us, a shew of re-
specta5ility which they do not intrinsically
possess.
The lateness Of the hour at which these no.
tees were received, prevents our making fur
Their comments at this time, but we cannot
help observing, that those who are so sensitive
about the general ticket system here, because
1t depriFes the minority of voice in the cleo
tion, are the most strenuous defenders of the
proceedings Of the New York Legislature, by
which it is intended to defraud, mot small mi
nority, but the whole people, of any voice in
the presidential election, and to give their
votes in opposition to the wishes of four fiths
of the electors of the state
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FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
LAW AND LAWYERS.

My public engagements being finished, and
The nations Holy-tay gone by, shall now
resume the subject that has heretofore been
under consideration. As no one is allowed to
be witness or a judge in his own cause,
shall not rely on my ipse dixit, but, as far as
practicable, introduce ancient and modern au-
thorites, most unquestionablc and distinguish
cd, to shew the true nature of law and the rep.
utation of lawyers.
That there has been, and now is, vulgar
and deep-rooted prejudice against legal Sci
ence and the professors OF if, none will denv .
and when Archbishop Usher expressed such
feelings, Sir Matthew Hale assured him, that
by his acquaintance with them, he believed
there were as many honest men among the
lawyers proportonably, as among any profes.
sion Of men in England" The late Francis
Stonghton Sullivan, l.. l.. d. Royal Professor
Of common Law in the University of Dublin,
in his frst lecture on the laws OF England, page
eight, asserts, "that the character Of an up-
right and skillul lawyer is one Of the most glo-
rious, because one Of the most useful to man
kind; that ne is support and defence of the
weak, the protector of the injured, the guar
dian of the lives and properties of his fellow.
citizens, the Vindicator Of public wrongs, the
common servant both Of prince and people,
aud, in these countries, the faithful guardian
of those liberties in which we pride ourselves,
and which the bounteous Creator bestowed
originally. on all the sons of Adam, and would
have continued 10 them, had they continued
worthy Of the blessing"
lord Mansfield save sc That part of the