Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-31

Jackson, who have been dcfauters for years and for
twenty times the in which DIR. Watkins wcs
delinquent. 1t therefore holy horror of ila
crime which led TO the prosecution Of the late fourth
Auditor, but an expectation of making By it, OF
gaining credit with the people upon very easy terms
aud above all, oil discrcditing the Administration of
Mr.. Adams.
IL Stephen i. Mitchell Esq. late Edi, or of the
Virginia Souvenir at this place, and author OF the
popular hIelo Drama, ''the Maid of Mssulonghi' is
announced as sole Editor of the Portsmouth Rcpub
lean.
"a In the absence of news of great interest, the
following sketch of Mrs. Royals triul, may prove
amusing to the reader
From ere .Nt,c York Coma,ercial .qdvsrhyer
Mrs. RoJ7hs Case--'rhe following letter from n
Washington Correspondent viii be found very anus,
ing We do not know the legal nature of summons
to witness m'the District; but it will he seen that
the Executive refused to obey one. This is no more
than might have been expected. What is the use of
being President of the United States il one is to be
compelled 70 respect til" laws like the common people,
A flo for the laws!' There little chivary too
III telsing 10 appear in behalf OLA lady, her par
tIceiar rcqurst
FRoM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
WAsH,rG ron. July 23.
For want OF something more worthy OF your
isrrightly and various columns send Won somc0
count OF trial which has excited interest and
nccasioned some qualification among the lovers OF the
iudicrous. do not refer to the trial of DR.. Watkins.
Enough that has become trae comedy, at which
one scarce knows whether most laugh or 10 cry J
Dat that of the rcdoubtable Mrs. Anne ROYAL. As
you have been i'll the prcseuce ana possibly been ad-
United to kiss hands, need not describe to Won that
truly royal parsonage. Her brazen front twinklin9
eyes, and BngsgatN voice, arc all present, | dare
say,to vonr fancy. She has long been putting trial
the public iorbearance in Washington, which has
4 III AlpSno
dria bv the threat of being carted and dumped DOWN
beyond the city bounds and from Richmond l,v the
first steps Of aprccess for imprisonment, she fvGurcd
us win her august presence III the metropolis where
by uInt OF brass, begging ana scribbnr, she has
contrved to- get her bread an cheese, together will,
a g'oat name With unabashcd face and indonita-
bic assurance she has pushed herself into The Ii
cnce rooms of all the ueads of departments and, as
is said into that Of the President himself (of whose
friendship she makes loud boaSt.) Good easy Mr..
Carroll who has houses than tenauts, and more
tenants than rents, parnted her nhubit a large
dcsoate three story house of his Capitol HILL in
the neighhonrhooi of building frequently used for
holding religious meetings, and on Sunday mornngs
fur the assembling of u SUNDAY school. AT the win
dow opposite This building, the old bGllc-wcthcr was
III the habit of establishing herself and gratifying her
maligniiy, by loudly ridicuing. aud grossly insulting
the teachers (of both sexes) who ingagcd in the
benevolent work of gratltousy instrncting the poor
Nay, the poor child themselves could n,. escape.
but were herated rs backguards, beggars, impuiont
varicts, &c. while the teachers themselves were
Why they did not teach them mgaasrsi Whether
these their Christians Tth other questions in
the strain. SO far tiIls carried that some
OF the young ladies' were actually afraid 10 pass
Nor could they aGrie WI lin 5aIjnG, without having
themselves outraged by language &c which deli
cate female could listen.-The Mayor was appealed
TO. but in vain: and. st length, information was
lodged with The Grand Jury. accompanied by il list
| of the repu able Witnesses. Granny Swan, our
adrot and learned District Attorney, after pom
ing over the matter long while, This plumbers in
the case of Watkins, being doubtless before his eyes
| at length produced indictments two counts OF
which quashetl by the Court. On one of them
however after delay of more than week. the lady
was length brought To trial, being escorted in car
rage trcm her Lodgings, by Tobicn d Or i. shape
! 81 a constable. She had engaged the services of
| Mr. Coke, lawyer OF treat ecutcncSs, who was
much amused at being retained by client OF
| vel a character.
The appearance Of the prisoner (lpll!v grccte by
the boys round the door, and the reading Of the
Indictment, excited much mirth throIg hOut tic
roon But these smiles III vanished on the cxaIi-
Ha0n Of the first witness fer the pres; Cuion, who
testified to outra,.cs tho female part of his family,
80 gross ana a%on!im"be, that general ico,i.ig Of
Indignation put every thing of the uiicrous to git
! The only provocatiun for this uadTc the fact
that the gentleman himself was elder III iechurci
tbs prominent and active promoter Of every
object of pious and benevolent character, and his
daughter IA very timid ditiidcnt and retiring girl
one OF the Sabbath School teachers. None
! OF the family had done au@ht to provoke the
/ virago, vet sire had not ceased 10 pour out
every of them torrents oftlc coarse vul
gar and obscene language, until they could appear
even atthe windows ct their own house. Other wit
ncsses testified to the abuse Of sisters and mot hers
I Tor had she confined her attacks to men alone. the
prosecution woud never have been undertakcn) and
that both in the public ST rect and i'll their houses.
Tic testimony ON the part OF the prosecution being
closed that behalf OF he prisoner followed aud
here the iarcical parl OF the commenced. She
had sent summons for her acdred frierd the Pre-
sdGn'; but he did not wish to figure in such field
and he was very property excused. Not his Secrc-
! tary--a lmmons proving Intellectual, she issued a
subpGun, wien 10. Mr. Eaton. noicHs cJcaS, Ind TO
make MS appearance. Being pressed for time he
permitted to give his evidence ofturn. 1t de-
livcEcd in short metro, with great appearance OF
delight IT amounted in fact 10 nothing, being merely
that when Mrs. X. was in his she was not gull
/ ~ any misconduct. An irlshman by the OF