to the stores of the merchants of this state, into the public offices, and even in-the houies of the legislature amonglf the clerks, on every piece or blotted paper, you may observe an imitation or the hands and fignacures of -ill the gentlemen entrulted with public buGtiels, of every gentle man of eminence, of [he public officers, and 11101 e especially, of the signers of the paper money, o ther paper securities, and certificates. " 1 am an old man, and no Tit/ion, and who in the round of his life, am known to take as much plea sure in the advancement of youth as any pei lon, do declare. I often tremble in observing poor boys very Ikilful in the use of the pen, without any expectations from parents, friends or pio perty. deeply engaged in this baneful science, making without any intention or knowledge, huge jlrides to the gallows or the Devil. I will add the observation of an experienced and sensible merchant, who gave it to me whilst wi iting— " That it is as neceflary in credit, that the hand writings of men should be as different as their faces, and t hat a man, who can write every man s hand, was as dangerous in society, as he who could put 011 every man's face; that luch a per son perchance might be honelt, but never could betrufted : And that if a young man in a count ing-house in Europe, should he be caught trying his hand in such business, he would be difinifled, as soon as for the commission of any offence ; as no merchant would conceive himfelf fate with such an adept in the tranfaiftions of business, where his honor or credit depended." It would give me great fatisfatflion if any person of more leisure than I can spare, and greater abilities than I poflefs, would enlarge on this fubjetf, and be the happy means of deterring our idle youth, who generally have no great flock of religion or mo rality, from this very useless, dangerous and Ican dalous practice." HERACLI 1 US. L O N D O N, July 5 THE Queen of France is certainly by this time closely immured in a convent :—(he wept abundantly when she was told by the nati onal commissioners, that it was their painful du ty to separate her from the King and dauphin. The flight of the French king has had this good efFedt upon the patriots, that it has united those who had before fonie little differences. When M. de la Fayette wasjirlt fufpe&ed of be ing concerned in the escape, M. Barnave, his op ponent in the afl'embly, rose and said, that he would answer for the integrity of M. de la Fay- ette ■ dauphin of France, who on the 27th of arch last attained his sixth year, is a boy of the noft promising abilities. His manners and dis position are of so conciliating a nature, as to ren der him universally beloved. Monsieur and the Compte d'Artois, will imme diately be attainted. The Queen is to be brought to trial for high treason, and all the world trembles for her def titiy, which appears inevitable. two of the guards had their throats cut, pre vious to the French king's escape. The late agitations in France will necefl'arily occasion a change in the French affairs, all over Europe. There will be no knowing how to es timate their form of government, or acknow ledge the miniftersfent to other countries by it. The king and queen are separately confined and guarded—they met in the chapel royal on Sunday, when the queen fainted at the fight of her children. Monsieur, the king's brother, and Madame, are arrived at Bruflels, where a congress, it is said, will be held to fettle a regency for France. Bouille has escaped to Luxembourgh. The royal flight has flopped the general elec tion in France, which will not now take place till order is somewhat restored, and some per manent form of government adopted. From paflengers arrived in Dublin from Bour deaux, there is intelligence, that the wheat har vest, from the seasonable rains that fell lalt month in the southern provinces of France, is uncommonly abundant ; and the vines, now all in bloU'om, promise an excellent and abundant •vintage : they fay also, that the Weft-India trade at Bourdeaux, was entirely revived from the in atfive state which it had been for some thrown into by the commotions that prevailed in the French islands. It is said the Prince of Wales won upwards of 50,0001. on Tuefclay's race at Ascot. The bets depending were more considerable than ever were known at any race—a million of money having, it is said, been sported on this occasion. Jens Gron, a Norwegian by birth, captain of a veil el named the Emanuel, discovered, on the 31ft of May lad, a flioal, between the Me of Un bolt and Valbourg, in Sweden. As this flioal is not laid down in the chart of the Categat, pub liflied last year by Profefl'or Lons, the Danith Admiralty have difparched two yachts, with ex perienced officers, to examine it minutely, for the future fafety of navigators. 154 The irruption lately made into France, by tlie Spaniards, was not as has been (uggefted, the consequence of any dispute among the border ers: but the result of a premeditated plan ior invading that kingdom, on all fides, as soon as the Monarch ftiould have effected his escape. The re-capture of his Majesty, having rendered the whole design abortive, the Spaniih troops are again retired, and the war suspended till an other time. . , A certain Republican Writer (Mr. Paine) when he fays that hereditary governments are now verging to their is contradicted in one inflance at this moment. Poland, from the fad experience of an elective monarchy, by which it has been so long a prey to own in ternal feuds, has ac this time determined, the crown (hall descend in hereditary fucceilion ; a change that will in great probability raise that country to its natural degree of elevation and importance among the furronnding states ; by whose meddling interference lhe had declined to the lowest degree of political infignificance. That a country offuch extent and fertility (liould have been reduced so Jong to submit to the in triguing management of ambitious neighbours, mull be owing to fomt defecft in the conllitution of its government,by v hich the powers of an ha bit naturally robust, ciiuld not make those exer tions for which it wastln poffeflion of very fuffi cient resources, could I'hey have been brought nto a<ftion The Rev. Dr. Coke, the principal fiicceflor to the late Mr. John Wefley, has arrived in the William Penn, from Pennsylvania, and immedi ately enters into functions appointed by his predeceflor. A member of one of the democratic clubs in Paris proposed—" That the King of the French Ihould be deprived of all wine for a month, as the greatest punifliment he could experience." According to letters from Brufl'els, a discovery is said to have been made of a conspiracy to seize the Prince of Conde, and carry him a prisoner to the National AfTembly at Paris. The King of Sweden is a personal fufferer by the French Revolution. The National Aflembly grant no subsidies to Monarchs, becanfe they do not want their assistance in making conquests, and to the defence of France the inhabitants are very competent themselves. The magnanimity displayed by the Queen of France, in her late trying Jituation, has been spoken of even in with much refpeel— Knowing, as every child may now a days know, how easy the tranfitiouis from one extreme to another, we {hould-^fttfi.'wonder if her Majesty were to become popular. The revolution of Poland is to be annually ce lebrated in a church which is to be ere<fied here after, and consecrated to Divine Providence, on the 3d of May. The King, the Nobles, and the Members of the Diet of Poland, ascribe their revolution solely to the interposition of Providence; and the firft of their resolves is to build a temple to the Al mighty, in which they may annually commemo rate this glorious event. The French Legislature ascribe their revolu tion to a word which they themselves donotfeem to understand (Philosophy) and {hut up or pull down the temples which the piety of their an cestors had built. The French revolution is a loss to the P«*pe of about two millions of livres per annum, by the suppression of firft fruits to the holy fee. The removal of the remains of Voltaire was attended by all the sorters and carriers of the general and penny poft-office; in short, all the men of letters in Paris attended. Number "of the principal Public and State Officers. in the course of the present reign. 8 Lord Chamberlains ji Lords of the Bed chamber 8 .Mailers of the Horse 9 Lord Chancellors 10 Lord President > 17 Lord Privy Seals 11 Chief Justices in Eyre 14 Attornies General 16 Solicitors General 10 First Lords of the Treasury 11 Chancellors of the Exchequer 31 Secretaries of State 12 Paymasters of the Forces 18 Postmasters General 9 Secretaries at War 13 First Lords of the Admiralty 9 Treasurers of the Navy 7 Masters of Ordnance 17 Lord Lieutenants of Ireland 9 Chief and Puisne Judges of the King's Bench 11 Chief and Puisnes of the Common Pleas 11 Barons of the Exchequer 11J Ambafladors and Plenipo's to foreign parts 6 Archbishops, and 92 Biihops. Notwithstanding tlie lov: Utter, sentf ent bv . American Congress to the National Aflimbl England seems to poflTefs their best afFe<fli olls I' their constantly addressing their comucrctal ct> M. and ships to their ports. ' " It seems to announce notmerely treachery h falfehood, bur absolute incapacity on the part f Louis XVI. to imagine that such miserable re» sons as appear in his Declaration, would either be admitted by an enlightened AHembl>, or ere dited by the People. Retire, and dwell' in the secure fortrefs of Montmedy, in order to be read to head his troops againfl: the rebel Surely this is the drivel of idiotry. Did he not know, that the very diltance forfeited his Crown! By the paucity of expreflion in the tion of the Queen, (he seems to have disdained the talk (he Wag compelled to perform. All her care seems to be, to exonerate her dooieflics from the danger of being privy to the design, and thus her magnanimity is uniform, and herpraife com plete. Czarlko Zelo, where the Em press ofßuffia late ly received Mr. Fawkener, is a favorite pleafurt house, and though a private retreat, is often de voted to plenipotentiary business. Prince Potemkin, on the 4th of June, gave a grand entertainment to the English Ministers and families of diftindiion, resident at Peterf burgh.in honor of the birth day of his Britannic Majesty. Not long since Lady Auckland was delivered of a son at the Hague ; and, what is not a little singular, her Ladyship can now produce fix chil dren,- born in as many different kingdoms. Notwithstanding the rejection of Mr. Fox'« Bill declaratory of the powers of a jury with ref petft to a verditft in cases of Libel, yet we think, hereafter no Judge' will venture to press the un conflitutional docftrine which has for a number of years obtained, that Juries are not competent to decide on the point of Latu as well as Fa£l\ nor is it likely any Jury will consent to be bul lied into a verdi<£t in which a fellow citizen is found guilty of publishing a falfe and maliems Libel, unless the fatfls stated in the indictment are clearly and fatisfadiorily proved, after the found and legal opinion delivered by Earl Camden in the Houfeof Lords on Wednesday, whodeclared, that " as the law now stood if tvienty-four Juljiti were to give a decided opinion, and charge, up on any point of law in ifiue before a Jury, that Jury had a right, if they thought proper, to hmp in a vtrdiCl d't-edly contrary to the opinion,s of tltft Judges, and that vcrd'tfl would flandgood againfl at' pc-jisr that could bs 'jrzugkt againfl it,' for Tuchver diift would be founded on the La w of the Land." In illustration of the above, we have inserted the following : The firft action for a Libel,fince the introduction ot Mr. Fox's explanatory Bill, was tried on Wednesday before Lord Loughbo rough, in the Court of Common Pleas, wherein a tea dealer was plaintiff, and an Agent of a Revenue Officer defendant; the damages were laid at 2,0001. The learned Judge, in fumniing up, stated, " that it was his duty to point out the circuniftances of the cafe, but now it was their Privilege to determine upon the whole of the evidence, as their understanding might diretft theui, withont being influenced in the smallest degree by him." The defendant juftified ; but failing in complete proof of his allegations, the Jury, after retiring a few minutes, returned with a verdicft for the plaintiff, with *01. dama ges. Thus under the direiftion of a Chief Jus tice, we have the instance of the rights of a Jury to exercise their opinion of the Law as well as the Fad. Died oh the 4th of July, at his house iti Hart ftreet, Bloomfbury-fquare, in his 82d year, the Hon. W. Bull, a native of South-Carolina, and many years his Majesty's Lieutenant-Governor and Commander in Chief of the said province, which he left with theßritifti troops ini7B2,a n£ * has lince resided in Great-Britain. At a ball and supper lately given at Berlin J Madame Reitz, an old favorite of the King s, t if Turkish Ambafiador was present ; the Lady hav ing prefled this disciple of Mahomet to dun 3 glass of Champaign wih her, he at length coii fented, but not until he had a napkin thrown over his face to conceal this trespass on his reiig'"' 1 ' tenets. This, he observed, would prevent t Prophet from being a witness of his fins. The napkin of the T urkilh Ambafladoratt Pruflian feaft, on being obliged to taste the o rid Bacchanalian beverage, was merely t e cond edition of Dignum's exclamation in Sultan—" Mahomet, {hut your eyes !' BERLIN, Jane 14- The evening before yesterday, a .^ our '^,* 6 f rived here from Peterfbnrgh with difpatc a pacific nature ; in consequence of wluc fengers were sent to- Pomerania and Hr_ u r . order fonie of the regiments'to enter their m ters again. ANECDOTE
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