Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-07-07

dsrson foEmerly so fair, was covered with th'
hvid marks Of ortificstion. II was given il
evidence, that the defunct had an iDsuperabl'
aversion 70 Mr.. Canning as Preailcr, as h
suspected him Of AN intention OF smuggling TIA,
Popo into the country. On the day o! the rasl
act. he had been reading The Upholsterer, ant
The following parts were blistcred with tears
and underlined in pencil:
'Razor: say Mr.. Quidnunc, can't sleeI
in my bed, for thinking what will conc Of th'
Protestants il the Papists should 90. the bet
ter"
"Q,idnunc: I'll tell you--.he geographic
of our coffee-house was saying the other day
that there is an huge tract Of land about tie
pole, (Nofe, in the unhappy gentIenan' IS hane
writing We have scat Parry TO find it out.
where the Protcstants may retire, and that the
Plpists will never be able 10 beat them out, II
the northern powers hold together, and the
Grand Turk makes diversion in their favor"
"Rizor: That makes me easy. I'm glad
the Protestants will know where TO go il the
papists should get the better!"
The jury in order to prevent the forfeiture oi
tho dcfunct's high charl cter, were chartably
induced to return verdict Of Insanity.
The Duke of Wellington was next viewed.
The hero who had triumphcd in 20 many pitch
ed battles, hnd perished, It appeared, by break
ing his own head just by experiment Of his
powers. Witnesses were called, who proved
that his Grace had discovered great irritablity
on the appointment OF Mr.. Canning, and de-
c,ared that he saw no reason why he should
be content with being Caesar alone, and TINT
he would be also Cesar and First Lord of the
Treasury, Chancellor Of the Exchequer, and Of
the Duchy Of Lancaster, Lord High Chance.-
Tor Of England and his Vice too, Master Of
the Rolls and Of the Horse, and Master Extra
ordinary in Chancery, aut aulius. On receiv-
ing Mr. Cannings notes, and finding that it
was not probable that he could occupy all
tv'se stations, he resolved on falling, not Ike
a Roman on his sword, but on his head. The
melancholy catastrophe is known to all. An
attempt was made 10 show that this bravo SOL
der was terribly afraid OF the Pope, ard disor-
dered in intellect by this apprehension, but the
jury tre,iod ii with contempt, and returned a
verdict Of fcio de Sc.
The carcasses Of Lords Westmorcnnd, Ra-
thurst and Melville, were then viewed and the
jury we're for returning verdc ,fsuicide in fits
Of Temporary insanity, but were reminded b.
the Coroner, that there vas no evidence heforc
the world that the two former noble individu-
ais had ever been possessed Of reason, and that
probably the act under consideration, unnatu-
r,l as il was. was tho visest thing they ever
did in their liver. The Jury so directed,
brought in verdict Of suicide in n lucid inter-
va. Lord Melville's act they however with
out a moments hesitation, declared insanity,
SAYING that no Scotchman ever jumped out Of
a good thing, who was not in u condition to
jump into mad house.
A person begged to be recommended by
the Court to the Humane Society, for having
restored the seventh part Of this lovers leap,
namely Lord Bexley, to political existence
The Court, however, sharply rcprimanded him
for his oliiciousness, and desired him to be more
careful in future how he meddlcd with apper-
emily defunct Ministers, who cannot be buried
too speedily for the repose Of the country, or
forgotten too soon with view to the charac-
ter of their fame " Lie still if you're wise' be-
ing their best epitaph.