Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-24

mediatcly go to the proper tribunals and get
redress from the Judge. The skipper cursed
him as an impudent miiord, and desired him to
do his worst, swapping his tarry finger posts
in his lordship's face.-Lord Alberough
paid the demand, and on landing, went to The
legal officer to know when the court OF justice
would sit. He was answered al nine next
morning. Having no doubt.of ample redress,
he did not choose TO put the skipper on his
guard by mentioning his intentions. Next
morning he went 10 the court and began 10 tell
his story to the judge, who sat with his broad
5rimmed hat on, in great state, 10 hear causes
of that nature. His lordship :ancled he mad
seen The man before, nor was he long IN douo'!
for ere he bad half finished, the Judge IN a
voice of thunder, (but which his lordshlp I'M
media,ely recognized, for i. was shat OF the
identical skipper) decided against him with
fuH COSTS, and ordered him ont oil court Ills
I Lordship, however, said he would appeal, and
away he went to an advocate Tor that purpose
He did accordingly appeal, and the next day
his appeal cause came regularly OH. But ell
his lordship's stoicism forsook him, when he
| again fonnd that the very same skipper and
Judge was 10 decide the appeal who had decided
The cause; so thatthe learned skipper hrst cheat
ed and chen laughed at him." Vol. |. PIP. 3o6,
| SOP.
The lord chancellor complained in the House
| of this pamphlet, as breach of privilege, and
holding the book in his hand demanded of Lord
| Aldborough if he admitted it TO be his writing,
to which his lordship replied h. would admit,
nothing as written by him until ii bad been
read. Lord Clare began to read it, but not be-
ing near enough to the light, his opponent selz-
ed an enormous pair Of candlesticks from the
table, walked deliberately TO The throne, and re-
ouested permission to hold The candles Tor him
Wills, he was reading the book. The unforiu-
natc chancellor feeling himself ou.done, duly
read the comparison Of himself to the Dutch
skipper and the rest Of the libel, TO the House,
while Lord Aldborough assiduomsly presented
the lights, and did not omit 10 SET the reader
RIGHT when he mis,ook word oil misplaced an
emphasis This may well be supposed the
sweetest enjoyment 10 an angry and llugious
conlroversalist and gave no lit;c amusement
to crowded assembly, containing large mum
Der Of secret haters Of the complainant. Tho
imprisonment was the result to Lord AlGbo
rough, we can scarcely pity him.
We have thus made most copious selection
of good things from Sir Jonah's slorehouse
while, on looking al the work and al the notes
we made in the perusal of it, We find an almos,
undiminished treasure left behind We were
anxious 10 have made many quotations and
drawn many illustrations, which want OF space
but more particularly fiji Of modest shame al
The extent Of our robbery, compel US 10 relln-
Guish One whole volume has been lett nearl!
untouched by us, and many interesting point:
Of the other left unnoliced. We have said e.
uough Of Sir Jonah's tendency to color facts
r L.,
the early part of this article; we will add now
that while this vivacity certainly renders Sill
Jonah's Sketches particularly amusing, it does
not diminish to any great extent their his,ori-
cahys.ae 7, is eaeyrtD strip SIS ssnsies 'oHise
II essentials; and the more important divisions OF
h--i-.--X.a4sa- SoheIl In
Il pennrd
The PARTS Of the Sketches" which especial
~ relate to The rebellion in Ireland are very in
trresting; anu as Sir Jonah was intimately &C
quainted With the principle heroes oft, hi, tes
ttmony is valuable. We particularly recon-
mend 10 the notice OF the reader his account oil
the dinner to which he is aparty, on The eve Of
the rebellion, given by several of the chic IS
whose heads shortly afler adorned the bridge OF
Wexford.-Vol. p 26z.
mere Is also very interesting chapter on
| Mrs Jordan, subject which the author treats
fHut " WINE dl lnt same Time ne
records several instructive anecdotes and re-.
fiSaTks.
The wIsole ofthe authors residence in France
we must dismiss with a bare acknowledgement
of its importance and curiosily.-Sir Jonah IL
we'd intimately, amonssahe spies Of the police
during the hundred dayssswithonl knowing it,
as he associated wilhthe chief insurgent of ire
land without suspectiDg treason. In Sir Jo-
nah's account of the scene in Paris, the admin
Iisterng the oath to The peers, the inspec ton Of
| the army under Davoast, and various other Cir
eumstsnces, are told, not only in a way 10 at
tract by Tie interest Of the narration,, bu, by
the CHARACTERISTIC touches which show off the
narrator along with his subject We very
much wish that our limits PERMITTED US to imi.
ta'e Lord Afdporouga, and hold thecandlc 10
Sir Jonah reading his ownbook, O.
From the National h'teikgentsf. =
THE EAST ROOM-No. 4.
The more reflection an homes, man bestows
The ia HE mn Hi in Rir e,nnd