The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-06-11
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Cause or the British visItauio ns II (.
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Correspondence Of the Evening Post.
WASHINGTON, June 2, 1858.
There is a report that the cause Of the
searches which have boon made in the Gulf
Thy the British war vessels grew out Of the
attempt of a certain organization to intro
duc& fricans into the Mississippi as appren-
4he organization referred to, sent
bsippi two schooners to the coast
- procure apprentices, not slaves.
J. St0ve- breeders and traders in New
15eans, seei1ea that the transaction, under
Ne cover OF prentices," would be likely
20 ini4fe their private business, in the trait
IN h0maH &esh, they resolved to check it,
sud knewofs no better way than by sending
word to the British Conanl in New Orleans
that tho schooncrs in a. were slayers,
and that the British or the Gulf had
better be on the look o. hem. 1t is us
Seeted, upon what conceive to be reliable
authority, that the desire on the part of the
British fleet to capture these vessels induced
every suspicious looking craft to be over
hauled.
The Councillor Posed.
At a trial in the court Of Kings Bench,
June, 1888, between certain publishing twee-
dledums and tweodle Aaes, AS to en- alleged
Piracy Of anarrangen Of the sold English
Tom Cooke, the com, was subpunaed
~ witness by one OF the parties On his
GROSS examination by Sir james Scarlet, af-
forwards Lord Abinger, for the opposite side,
that learned counsel rather hippantly qucs
toned him thus:
Now, sir, you say TINT the two melodies
are the same, but different. What do YOU
mean BY that, sir?
To this Tom promptly answered, Il said
that the notes in the two copies were alike,
but with different accent, the one beinn in
common time, the other in six-eigh. time !;
and consequently the position Of the accented
notes WAS different
Sir James--.What is a musical accent p
Cooko--sMy terms are guinea lesson,
sir A loud laugh
Sir james (rather rufiled) -sNc ever mind
your terms here. | ask you what is musi-
cal accent? Can you see it?'
Cooke-sNo.'
Sir Jtmes'Cnn you feel il %as
Cooko-'A musician cam (Great laugh
ter.
Sir James Every angry Now, pray, sir,
don't beat about the bush, but explain to his
lordship Lord Denman, who was the Judge
that tried the cause) and the jury, who are
supposed to know nothing about music, the
meaning of what you call accent
GaUke--'Accent in music is certain stress
hid upon particular note, in the same man
ner as you would lay n stress upon any given
word for the purpose of being better under
stood. Thus, if were to say, "You are an
ass" il rests on ass but II were to say,
. You are an ass" it rests on you, Sir
James,
Reiterated shouts Of laughter BY the whole
court, in which the bench itself joined, fol-
lowed this repartee. Silence having been at
lcngth obtained, the Judge, with much seem
Ing gravity, accosted the chop-fallen counsel
thus:
Lord Denman-'Are you satisfied, Sir
james, =
Sir james (who, deep red as he naturally
was, to use poor Jack Reeves own words,
had become scarlet in more than name in a
great hui, said: 'The witness may 20
down.
And 60 down he did. amidst renewed
laughter, in which all joined, particularly
the learned brothers, except one, who didn't
see any joke in the matter London Lead
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