... SPEAKING FOR TIME. The most successful, if not the most eloquent, effmt that Mr Curran marie at the bar, was in the defence of Patrick Finney, who was tried for high treason in 1798. It was also the mostimpoitant,since the fateof fifteen other persons ...

... DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPEAKING AND PUBLISHING, At the Lancaster Assizes, in 1813, Thomas Creevey, Esq M.P. was prosecuted for libel on Mr Kirkpatrick, the Inspector General of Taxes at Liverpool. It appeared that Mr Creevey, in the course of a speech in ...

... PLAIN SPEAKING FROM A PRISONER. In Calamy’s Memoirs, published a few years ago, there is an account of a mau named Story, who was condemned for being in Momaouth’s rebellion, but wa reprieved by the interest of a friend with Judge Jeffries, and subsequently ...

... The Politics of Poets. No. V. Attend— For now I speak of things which ye can comprehend.” The following sentiment from the pen of Dr Porteus is well worthy the attentive consideration of mankind. Hero-worship, and king and priest-worship, have long enough ...

... from the time of which I am speaking had crept silently over their heads, when one night, as Mary and her father were sitting by the fire, a stranger entered, and in weak and faltering voice, begged a lodging for the night. There was no light in the apartment ...

... possess' those feelings of honour, of which Europeans have never heard speak. They have a country, and they love and defend it: they make treaties, fight courageously, and often speak with an energy truly heroic, Plutarch, in his lives of great men, does ...

... PREJUDICE. Prejudice may be considered as a continual false medium of viewing things, for prejudiced persons not only never speak well, but also never think well, of those whom they dislike, and the whole character and conduct is considered with an eye ...

... possess those feelings of honour, of which Europeati' have never heard speak. They have a country, and they love and defend it; they make treaties, fight courageously, and often speak with an energy truly heroic. Plutarch, his lives of great men, does not ...

... she should be like an echo, to speak is spoken to ; but she should not be like echo, !! to have tlie last word. , Third, she should be like a town clock, always time and regularity ; but sbe should not be like clock, speak so loud, that all the town may ...

... being a commoner. By this time the kiss preliminary was about to be performed, when out bawled the man of office, through a speaking trumpet. Don’t kiss her madam she’s not lady. ...

... leed short, 147; when in affairs, r, must be exhibiting ad existing .sserting its rhich there igo, man harged the rmer, for speak ■jury, who the judge’s lard Lovell i, what ver* justice and aod up, and ,ly Lords, My Lord, I judge grew ;oniempt f the whole ...

... urge the immediate necessity of your having your helpless charge conveyed to a place of safety—my carriage is within call —speak the word, and it is at your service.” Gratefully accepting of the generous offer, and utterly regardless of the angry menaces ...