The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-03-18

LIBEL Surf. On Monday last the editor
OF the Anti Unlversalist, a paper recently
removed from Providence to this city, was
tried for an alleged libei on the character
of George B. Beals, decreased. The libel
lous matter charged was contradic ton OF
on obituary in the Trumpet, Unversallst
paper, and stated that the deceased was
" Infatuated to profanity" but died penitent.
After pEotracted investigation, occupying
two Gays, the jury returned on Wednesday
morning a verdict of not guilty Objections
were taken to the witnesses for the prose-
cution, because they were Universalists,
hut the objections were over-rnled, the
Court deciding that a man bttieved IN
the existence of God tcho tcO,std REGARD the
good and punish the tcicked," he had all the
qualifications required by law for admission
as witness or juror, though proof might
be brought, concerning his religious opin-
ions, as matter to discredit his testimony.
Boston Patriot.
! The account of the destructive fire mt
! Demarara, on the goth of Deremher last,
| has been fully confirmed. 1t originated,
not from rum taking fire while being drawn
( from cask, hut during scene of domes-
tic irregularity in grocer's house, can
die having fallen against the curtains OF
he'd. The loss is estimated at 100000
sterling, [equal to $l,O00,000.] Many re-
spectacle and Industrious individuals are
entirely ruined, hOuseless, and pennyless.
The progress of the flames was so rapid,
and the confusion necessarily so great, that
little could be saved, and that little of
course greatly damaged. DR.. Stewart, of
the 25th regiment of foot, was accidentally
killed.
The New York Morning Herald, in re-
marking on the last days proceedings OF the
| late Congress, says, 1.-The unreasonable
ness and tenacity of the opposition, showed
itself in both houses to the last moment.
i Neither the so:tening influences of the
parting hour, nor the mild dignity Of the
much abused and conquered object Of their
hate, relaxed q single of the fibre of pre-
determined resistance which for years has
been offered to the measures of Mr.. Adams.
Magnanmity seemed virtue that they knew
not of; and justice, plain and simple justice,
was obstinately refused to his last request
the last save that in which he poured up
on their heads, (Which should have blister
ed them with shame,) his ,Udrmest lUishes for
their individual health and happiness"
The committee appointed to procure sub
scriptions for the suffering poor IN New
York, recently waited on a poor man, whose
property was estimated at something short
of million. He gave them dollar. They
waited upon a widow, who, it was said,
could not afford to give any thing. Her
mite was cheerfully bestowed-ten dollars
The best of the joke is, that another poor
man, who thought the publication of the
above incidents related to him or his broth
er, stopped his newspaper, the Commercial
Advertiser, in which they first appeared. !
1t happened to he neither himself nor his
brother.-Boston Patriot.
Donald M'Donald, the Scotchman, who
has numbered upwards of 10 years, was
sent to the House of Industry on Saturday
of last week, in a state of intoxication. He
had been suffered to go at large but four
days previous, and during two of them was
seen about our streets, drunken brawler.
striking admonition is here presented to
the Young, in contemplating human being,
in whom the lapse of forty years beyond
the "threescore and ten" has not extin-
guished degrading propensity, which
makes his snowy locks, objects Of merri-
ment and derision, instead Of reverence and
wondering attention.-Boston Patriot.