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LONDON. SUNDA Y, NOFEM8ER13. THE restrictions which the visiting Magistrates of Hertford have thought proper to adopt for the safe keeping of the persons charged with the late murder, have given rise to more than the usual of >iJ}y 'JeClauraitOu.We do ÚtJtI mean to say these restraints were neces- sary or wise, but it may be asked in the very outset, and on the first view of the matter—what sinister motives—what in- excusable inducement, could English Ma- gistrates of reputable condition and un- impeached character have, to employ useless, or to their knowledge uncalled- for rigour against the unhappy men, for whose safe t, custody they are to arcount ? Is it in the disposition of Englishmen to Indulge themselves in acts of wanton se- verity? The odinm has been rather ex- clusively and invidiously thrown upon one of these Magistrates, a clergyman, 6 r. Lloyd. It is even stated against him in aggravation, that he has passed whole hours in and abont the prison. Of Mr. Lloyd we have not the slightest kuow- ledgp, but in the name of candour and common sense, is it to be presumed that. any gentleman of his probable habits and education, would, as matter of luxury, pass his time in such a manner!? Nothing but the clear evidence of facts should in- duce a belief in such strange idleness and depravity of taste. We have said that we do not justify the restraints imposed upon the intercourse with the prisoners, but there are, as it strikes us, the clearest grounds to excuse them. It was most likely-indeed it may be caid, most cer- tainly, the first time that these Magis- trates were intrusted with a charge of Such awful responsibility. Let any man imagine, for a moment, the situation in which these gentlemen would stand, with reference to the state, the community, and public justice, if the prisoners had escaped. Now if ever in any case extreme vi. Vjfllaaee. u.as cece's^ty, it it Urn. The prisoners, truly or falsely, have been re- presented as persons of desperate auda- city, accustomed to acts of hardihood and contrivance, and leagued with a host of the most formidable confederates abroad. Was it not most natural that the Magis- trates should, in such a cause, use ex- traordinary vigilance and restraint ? Was it not natural and excusable, that, haunted as they were by the awful responsibility imposed upon them. they should use a degree of rigour beyond reason, and the exigency of the case t What changes have not been rung upon the valuable, but somewhat hackneyed maxim of our law, that every man is to be presumed innocent," and so on--Why, according to the construction of this maxim strictly by some of oor wise jurisprudents, these prisoners should be left, like other inno- cent men, to their liberty and other en- joyments. But will it be said that the restraints necessary for safe custody are compatible with tfcis maxim-the mean- ing of which is, that no infliction or pri- vation shall be suffered in the way of punishment-none whatever. It is true, extraordinary restraints were imposed but who is so ignorant of the Criminal Law of England in its daily practice, as not to know that it not merely permits, bilt directs different degrees of restraint and prv&tiot), according to the degree of 11 11 offence—the character of the individual, and various other considerations of dis- cretion. One person if left at liberty on bis own recognizance, another is obliged to provide bail under heavy penalti-es-a third is refused bail, but allowed inter- course with those abroad, whilst a fourth is consigned to solitary confinement. One of the morning papers has made, on this occasion, a discovery which cannot fail to excUe some-tiarprise, It is that there has long been a. wish, on the part of the higher powers, that the prison system of this country should approximate as closely as possible to that of the Continent, and year after year additional restrictions are placed on the intercourse between pri- soners and their connections." Indeed we had supposed that, if there was any one thing for which "the higher powers" a,nd the Legislature deserved particular t redit, of late years, It was the zeal and eifect witli which private associations and I'ariiametilt(ITY Committees, and the Le- gi blature itself, have been employed in improving cond't,on °f prisoners— pi"omoling their .and protecting th em again^ cruelty or injustice, or vex- ati on of any ,rom the Person« placed ov tr them for their safe keeping. What are, these very visitations, hut an iuter- lJl diate protection between the prisoner I and those in power ? How old is the Act of Parliament under which the ap- plication was made to, and granted by, the Court of King's Bench, in the very case before us ? But thu-s idly and igno- rantly are assertions thrown out. The accident of Mr. Lloyd's being a Clergy- i man has been made use of, as the means J-<■ throwing auditiiJual Ijulium Uffott mm. ¡ If a Clergyman be guilty of any dere- liction or offence, far be it from us, to urge, or to be influenced by, his clerical character, to screen him from censure.— Hut we would deprecate its being used as a presumption against, and as a motive to condemn him. In a word, let the Clergy, like other classes and individuals of the community, have justice. Let them have honest, English fair play, and neither more nor less. To conclude-there is a disposition at present to raise an outcry against our system of unsalaried, and un- feed Magistracy, and to bring it into dis- repute. This may be brought to a very short issue. Let the Lieutenants of Counties,the Sheriffs, and the Magistrates, be salaried, at the public charge, like the departmental Prefects and Mayors, of France, and what an outcry then against the increase of the public burden, and of the patronage and power of the Minister! The Magistracy is liable to abuse from partial, or corrupt bias, or vva nt of judg- ment—but it is unique, as an illslitlltion- it is peculiarly characteristic of the pub. lie spirit, for which the English nation is renowned, and the manner in which its powers have been and are exercised, is, on the whole, creditable to the national character.—Every day's experience—• even the very application in this Hertford case—prove that its powers are as effec- tually debarred from perversion, as the ordinary condition of human society will admit. tiayonne, Nov. 11.— We have received our letters from Madrid up to the 7th inclusive. At one o'clock on that day the unfort unate Hiego was executed.— The details .of tL' -xecnti-ou are really painful. The following are the particu- lars which are given us The prisoner had been placed, as usual, in a chamber where there is a crucifix. It was there he pased the time preceding his execution to which he was conducted, or rather dragged, on a hurdle, drawn by all ass.- It was with the greatest difficulty he as- cended the ladder to the very lofty gibbet which had been erected, so ill was he in consequence of the fetters which had been put on him since his arrest. He died, with great resignation and courage. As soon as the executioner made a signal that he was dead, cries and hurrahs arose from all quarters, even from the balconies. Public tranquillity was not interrupted for a moment, thanks to the precautions taken by the French General, who caused numerous detachments to patrole the streets; which were very necessary, as a crowd of persons was observed who ap- peared to have arms concealed under their cloaks, and who would have taken advan- tage of the slightest confusion to do mis- chief. That part of the sentence which decreed that the body of Riego should be divided into five parts, and sent to differ- ent places, has not been, and will not be, carried into effect. 'I A letter from Paris states that it was expected Ferdinand's entry into Madrid would be followed by a decree relative to the South American provinces, in which would be stated the intention ofthe French Government to lend its Ally a sufficient force to recover the sovereignty. To reimburse the expenses of the armament, the recovered provinces will be held as security, by French garrisons, in several of the priacipal towns, who are to be maintained at the expense of Spain. This was one of the reports current in Paris, one it was Jconttdently believed there that a force had been accumulating in the West Indies, whose destination would be Peru and Colombia. On the recovery of these provinces depended the reimburse- ment to the French of their expenses of the Spanish campaign, and it was generally believed in the French Money Market that, whatever dissent was expressed by England, the intended expedition had been decided upon, and it was not sup- posed in Paris that our Government would remain otherwise than neuter dur- ing the contest. A letter we have seen this morning from a French house at Paris b states it was thought the precarious state of our own West India Colonies would prevent us interfering to defeat the at- tempts of a Sovereign in the subjugation of his revolted provinces, as it was an ar- gument that would, in case of a more se- rious insurrection, tell against us.
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Also the Remedy for DEAFNESS, &c. An effectual cure for Deafness has hitherto been unknown to medical science. The proprie- tors of the REMEDY FOR DEAFNESS, NOISES in the HEAD, and DISEASES of the EAR, are, however, happy to aunounce that Itu. merous instances of its pre-eminent effects are to be seen, In restoring persons who had been af- flicted from 10 to 20 years, and near TO years of age, after having been given over as incurable by the most eminent Surgeons and Aurist8 and for the satisfaction of the public, references to per- sons of rank and the highest respectability, can be given. The Medicine does not occasion the least pain or inconvenience. In bottles, lis. 22s. and 33s. This size contains the quantity of four small ones, by which there is a saving of I Is. Those Persons who may wish to state their case, by enclosing a remittance (post paid) will have a supply of medicines forwarded, with every information requisite. 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Notice is hereby Given, rr HAT on Ihe eighth day of October lasl 8 pftsf, an order was signed by Richard Ed wards, Robert Thomas Carree, and Lewis Moore lieiineit, E-quires, three of his "Majesty's ,1tist» ces of the Pence, in and for the couniy of Cut- narvofs, for diverting; and turning a certain foot- „ way,-wi'jfjs.Uf 'f<<* jwishesof Llatidudwen and L!a»- iesiyn, M uixhed <>t Dmlbien, 1) ing l>tM v>e>*ii a certain^'King's Common Highway, in the said parish of Llandudwen, leading from Pwllheli to | Madryn; and a certain place in the said parish of Llaniestyn, called B.Icligatisfadryti, at;il lead ing to the last mentioned place, over Madr>» De- mesne and Caera Land, for the length uf ooe thousand eight hundred and eleven yards, or fliereahouts, and particularly described in the Plan annexed to the said order, to a neie course in lieu thereof, in »od through the Lauds of Thos. Parry Jones Parry, of Madryn, Esquire, so as to make the same more commodious to the public and which new footway is of the length of nine hundred and seventy oine yards, or thereabouts, and of file. t)rea(Ith of three feet, or thereabouts, and is also particularly described in the said Plan annexed to the said order. And that the said order will be lodged with the Clerk of the Peace for the said county, at the General Quar- ter Sessions of the Peace, to be holden at Car- narvon, in and for the said county, on the Fif teentb day of Jaouary tiest. And also that the sild order will, at the said Quarter Sessions, be confirmed and enrolled, unless upon an appeal against <he same, to be then made, it be other- wise determined.— Dated the Eleventh day of November, 1323. JOHN ELLIS, Solicitor, A NEW SeAVEll, SECOND EXPERIMENT. A MO\KEV~WIIO shaving first tried on himself, Anil rtjft,ng feiJ-ifcfn:tweV<MW-«4#' Resoiv'<i to embrace opportunity pat, And operate next on the heard of the Cat The place of a mirror adapted to suit, here stood in the room then a high polished BOOT, Jn which WARREN'S Jet, of pre-eminent hue. Displayed the fine forms of reflection to view. Now seizing poor Puss, to the bright BOOT he bore her, The Mnnkcy, her shadow then gleaming before her- And answered her struggles with chatter and blows, Herp/ns while he soap'd, from her ears to her oose The Cat, thus essaying in vain at resistance And mewing, in pitiful plaint, (or assistance, with wonder the same operation now saw Perforaa'd in, or shewn by the Jet of ectzif In from of the BOOT then, as if to explain it The method of shaving, how best to tain if, The act interspersing with grim and grimacc, j The Ape clear'd the Cat of eacb hair on her lace And strange though it seems, yet the frolicsome elf- Was inurh more successful with Puss than him- self. The 88 A. V ER adroitly concluding his scraping,— The SUAY'U with the loss of her whiskers es- caping The Monkey, in triumph, the Parlour now sought, And Cat and bright BOOT to a company brought, Who saw what this barber had then been about, And hail'd his essay with a rapturous shout Of mirthful surprise: the strange incident backing, The merits of WARRE.V'S unparallel'd Blacking. This Easy Shining and Brilliant Blacking, PREPARED BY &b 1f:;pjzM1, 30, STRAND, London; Bangor. BitosTr, Ft HUGHES DENMAIV Beaumaris BROADHEAD ROBERTS JONES GRIFFITH Bodeilern..ROBr,RTS Carnarvon OWEN JUNES ROBERTS LLOYD PARRY TUFFS Amlwch. ROBERTS ROYSSTON .rIolyhead..JoN us OWEN HUGHES RICHARDS Pwllheli. WILLIAMS Denbigh.EDWARDS f FoRSYTH M:edd.) Llanrwst.THOMAS EDW ARDS Conway.GA IlNBR. ROBERTS JONES Abergele.ROBERTS HUGHES D A V I ES St. Asaph..DAVIES OWEN HUGHES ROBERTS Holywell.MORRIS Llansaintf. WILLIAMS Bala DAVIES Chester POOLE And sold in every Town in the Kingdom. LIQUID. in Bottles, 6d. 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The Diseases in which it has proved most benefi- cial a?e those of the Skiti, such as theScorhutic Af- fections, Eruptive Diseases, Secondary Symptoms, •Sfc arising from, a diseased state of the system at large. It may be taken cither alone, or combined with Water, rendering it of the same strength as the Decoction Prepared and Sold by Butler's ChemÜls, No 4, Cheapside, St. Paul's, and 220, Regent Street, (near the Argyle Rooms), London; 20s H aterloo Place, Edinburgh; 34, Sackville-street Dublin; Broiler, Bangor; Jones, Holyhead Parry, lieau- maris; Thomas, Carnarvon; and by the principal Medicine-Fenders throughout the United Kingdom, in Bottles at 4s 6d and Is 6d. Be careful to ask for BUTLER'S FLUID Ex. TRACT OF SARSAPARILLA," as Imitations are in circulation. (5.) FORGET ME NOT. This day is published, by R. ACKERM ANN, and to be had of all respectable Booksellers in the United Kingdom, price Its. 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jBtsceUaneausu The following curious ootice was lately fttock upon a chapel door, in a village near Hudders- field-" Whereas some neighbours hath selected Two Broads out of my shop—and for their for- bearance, if they will return the pieces, J will make them a present of twenty pounds.—JAMES ROBERTS." GRAMMATICAL 1LLUSTRATIONS.-At a re- cent meeting of authors conuected with the Theatre Feydeau, at Paris, one of them rendered himself very remarkable by the vivacity with which he insisted on the maintenance of their rights, and on the necessity of resisting the slightest invasion of them. His arguments were supported by another literary man, with equal vehemence.—A novice, who did not know these two gentlemen, asked his neigh: our who they were. He who spoke first," was the reply, 11 is M-, who, about 12 or fifteen years ago produced a comic Opera in one act, which was not so fortunate as to be heard to the end the second is a young author ot fifty, who has pro- mised one day or other to furnish something for the Theatre Feydeau. Thus these two gentle men may he said to represent two of the, tenses in Grammar—the past, and the future," Thiii anecdote reminds one of Rivarol, the son of an innkeeper, who io 1189, said to a Nobleman "t high rank, Well our peasants will destroy our rights-they will burn our castlcs, My friend," replied the Duke of tballllural of yours seems to me very singuitwv' j- Saffaellt* fell MI love with the daughter of a I poritr, and to gain her affections condescended to paint her father's ware. Sir Joshua Re wields first showed his genius by painting the gallipots of the. apothecary to whom he was apprenliied. The public have >»ei n quite misiulormed on <hc subject ,I C,.ii). intendeti warria,-e. The facet is, 'hat j- It "°"11 to the death of the la»e Dr. l'arry er), the family (i. e his (laughters) *<» him to sigo a paper, stating his itt the match, and request- ing his son not to contract il; and much unme- rited ceosure has been in consequence cast on the, yoiin^ lady, who wii! now rise higher than ever fit the estimation )( ifie world. On the arrival of the Captain no intimation was made to bun of the circumstance, and he of course proceeded to visit ttie object of his affection; when he, for (he Gr«i time, (earned what had beeti dans in his absence by his own family. AoweVer, as he has reached that age which makes him quite coaiqe- eetif to ititlize l'yr hitnitif (twenty-seveu"), !_t is more than likely the union will take j.'lara after all. Seeing the objections that were placed in the way, it is not for Miss B. to act herself asaidst them, and niost properly retired froci public gaze, and suffered from disapointmem ia tolitorie. A SPORTISG CASE.— A case of some interest to the Sporting World was deciderl al Ihe CUlJrt House on Tuesday week, before the Mayor and Mr. Beckett. A of tt)is tovi) was summoned for spurting with a dog allll gun in the manor of Chapel Alieriun* and refusing to give his name to the gamekeeper, or produce his cer- tificate, by which he incurred a penalty of £20. It was admitted in tiie beginning of the case, that a certificate h»d been regularly taken out, and the gamekeeper proved the sporting within the manor, and that lie followed the Gentleman as far as it appeared beyond die houo(larie, of the manor, and (here demanded the production of the certificate, 01 of the naiue fcc. bolh of which the Gentleman to give, The Magis- trates, however, held that the case was not mud* out—that the offence alleged was not proved to have been committed within the manor, and be- yond it the gamekeeper had not aufhurity to de* maud either the certificate or the name. The demand therefore i)oi bein,, lawful, the refusal was no offence, and the Magistrates dismissed the inforuialil)n.-Lee(Is Independent- BEARDS.—The high estimation which beardu were held in of old; is proved by (he history of the manners of every civilized region of the world. Indeed the disputes that occurred from time to time upon the mode of wearing the hair, has not nofrequently been all fatal to the con- tending parties as those originating in matters of faith or civil policy. Baldwin. Prince of Edes- sa, pawned his beard for s great sum of money, which beard was redt i ;ned by his father, G. bnei.. c ■?-<uttaatCQH C vent the ignominy which his son must have been exposed to by the loss of that venerabie charac- teristic of man. The modern fops might we!! smile on reading: of the time which cei ,at" citv beaux spent under the hands of a barber in the days of beards. Oile, a Mr. Richard Shufe, a London merchant, in the time of Charles, «ay« his grand daughter Mrs. Thomas. was very- nice in the mode of that ae, his valet t),lt)g some hours every morning in starching his beard and curling his whiskers, during which time a gentle- man whoua he maintained as a companion always read to him some useful subject." Thus we may infer that fop and fool were not always syoony- «)Ot)S. AStEctioTH.—Col. Joboson, who served (I he. lieve) under the Duke of Y irk 111 the Nether- 1 4 t,er. lands, was celebrated no less as a gentleman than as an officer i. he was eve,, s, HiCb a soldier, and had reaped glory and scars in the battle's van.— He was an excellent swoidsman, and his extreme height of person, aod length of arm, rendered him a dangerous antagonist* even to mure skilled opponents. Travelling on the Continent, ac- companied by a single groom, be on one occasion halted at a small Inn, glad to seek any where rest and refreshment for himself, his «ervant, isod his jaded steeds. The only decent apart- ment in the house was pre-occupied by a fiarty of French officers all (he provisions the house affotded they had bespoken, and the Colonel was informed that not a ragout or an omelet was to be had for love or money. A education seldom deserts him on an emergency it was but a minute's employment to dictate, an another to send, a polite request to the party, that a Bri. tish officer might be permitted to share in the rations of their mess board. The envy of re- publican France overcame its politeness, and his messenger was sent back with rudeness and de- nial. Colonel Johnson possessed, under unme- rited insult, the coolness and intrepidity of his country. He commanded that the joint, then being dished up, should be laitl before him he and his servant fared sumptuousiy and wi'h fear and trembling mine host of the Garter" carried the mutilated remains to the impatient and vociferating guests of the parlour. Affright- ed and astooisbed, their disappointment and chagrin were soon converted into impotent railing and the breathings of revenge. At that period, the transmission o! a watch, a glove, a ring, or any article of which the transmitter stood pos- sessed, was considered the gage of defiance, aod our Colonel soon found his table in the ki'rlvn glittering with mementos of Gallic daring. He allowed the challengers to finish their abbreviated repast, calmly toolc his modicum of wine, and then, followed by his servant, strode into ihe apartment. Drawing his sword, and placing 011 its blade, the ifrst aiticle of defiance, at the sprite moment raising his tioe person 10 i;s utmost height, and darting an eye of indignation around, as it singling out his victim, he coolly desired its proprietor to redeem it. The effect was prodi- gious. There was a pause dcnoMn^ hesitation — -a buz, but nothina: p.»lp«biti; and after a fuli mi- nute had elapsed, the watch was handed over ft» his bowing lacquey, and a ting dangled on the still extended weapon that too became the un- disputed property of the domestic } and so wiui the rest. "Mfll hUI in appearance — soldiers but in naaie excl.itiued Colonel Johnson, as h. drew his hand across his blade, ere he deposited it in his sheath — "'earn from h'enct-lorward how to respect ilic figh'ig'«f hosl1ll,II:1 r. I have ht"'11 toht ttiat cowardice-is ever >tie companion of au- dacity and that those Ylho know how 10 convey aa insuit have rarely the courage to redeem it.- I regret that it stii)til(i lik, been my fortune to witness, beneath the French uniform, the com- bination of these degraded aliiauces."