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contended he had a right to exemption from the penalty of the

Alivone, on behalf of Mr. Green,
that the letter of a law was not to
be followed when a contradiction - law.
to its spirit and meaning, which
was the case in this instance, as

Mr. Edwin, on the opposite side, acknowledged the propriety of exempting clergymen from the du ues of jurors and malitiamen; but the business of guardians of the poor being wholly of a charitable nature, and therefore not incom

founded on mercy and benevolence, ic admitted of question whether they were equally priviledged from serving in this office. But adanitt

pect to egular clergymen, that is

those whose business is the ministering of the gospel, does the privilege extend to Mr Green, who, so far from having made the

some persons were necessarily exempted from serving as guardians, although no exception in their favour might be found in the Jangunge of the law. Of this class are officers of the government who are bound by other laws to performpatible with the duties of a religion public duties with which those of a guardian might interfere. Thus obedience to both laws, on their part would be impossible, and where the laws require an imposing this to be the case, with resBibity reason and justice forbid their operation. Lawyers also are of this class. Without them under present circumstances, the business of our courts could not go on; it is therefore, politic to ex-ministering of the gospel his busiempt them from the performance of any public duties which might interfere with their attendance there. Then, with respect to cler. gymen, the sanctity of their characters has always protected them from the operation of those laws an obedience to which might les sen the veneration that is due to their station, or interrupt or imbarrass them in the performance of their sacred and important duties. They are never called upon to serve as jurors, and though there

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ness, has been, and is a regular tradesman, and a vigilent and enterprising one, as his success in trade, and the well known fact of his having at one time kept two stores, fully demonstrate. If this mere act of preaching invests a man with this privilege, then the presbyterian, the independent, or baptist elder who accidently offici ates at the desk. or the idle declaimer who makes a mockery of religion in the market house, will be fully entitled to it.

From the facts and arguments adduced, judge Rush was of opin ion that mr. Greea was not subject to the penalty sued for, and chauged the party accordingly, in a close

and argumentive address. In this
opinion of the judge the jury did
not acquiese; but after being out
about twenty minutes, found a ver-
dict for the plaintiffs. The court,
The court,
however, immediately and without
a hearing set aside the verdict and
granted a new trial by special ju-attend to them only as secondary

the influence, or add to the dignity:
of the sacred office? A distinction
ought to be made, because there is
a real and substantial difference
between those who make the
duties of this office their business
and profession, and those who.

ry.

Without presuming to censure others for their opinions, we feel ourselves free to declare it, as our firm and decided opinion, that on this occasion the jury was right and the judge wrong. That regular clergymen, or in other words,

men who make the duties of the sacred profession their business should be exempted from serving as jurors and malitia-nien, appears neither unreasonable,, nor improper: but to extend this privilege to every ready made divine who may be allowed by his church to preach or let it alone, as may suit his humour or convenience, would be doing nothing in favour of religion or justice. If the priviledges of clergymen be extended to these local preachers the consequence will be that every elder of the presbyterian, or any other sect, who may be permitted to officiate in clerical offices will be equally entitled to them; and we put it to every man of understanding and experience to say whether placing such persons with respect to privilege, on a footing with regular clergymen, with the White's, the Gray's, the Staughton's, and the Pilmore'sof our city, would extend

objects, and those who are really and ostensibly mechanics, shop keepers, or traders. If these persons impair not the respectability or sanctity of their characters by making shoes, attending behind the counter,or peddling about in warerooms and auction stores, they certainly would not by performing the duties of a guardian of the poor; any such piea, therefore, ontheir part, is palpably fallacious;

and can be considered in no other

light than as a pretext for shifting off their own shoulders such burthens as their less presuming. neighbours must bear with silent

submission.

70 grant to the stationed and regular clergy of the methodists the priviledges granted to clergymen of other denominations is pro-.. per and equitable; but to extend them to all their orators, their deacons, elders, exhorters, and class leaders, would perhaps free ene half of the sect from any kind of public service; or at least,it would be granting this privilege to fifty. of this sect for one of any other that, claimed them, and this, we think, would be favouring one order of christians in a manner which could not be justified to any other, J. M.

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From the Freemason's Magazine.

SIR,

I have extracted from a European magazine a pair of pictures, which I hope you may deem worthy to adorn the department you have so judiciously appropriated to the ladies.

A Subscriber.

THE OLD BACHELOR.

recesses of counting-houses, and the accumulation of money. Thus avaiding all the plagues and expences of a family, for which I deemed the society of an elegant and affectionate woman by no means an equivalent. Alas! Mr. Editor, I now see how I miscalcu lated; how much such a partnership would have been for my advantage in the long run. I now pot the mutual participation of pleasure and pain, the endearmeng

I am that insulated being called of our children, that flattering in

terest which Eliza would have taken in me (for whom by the way nobody cares a straw), I put all these on the credit side of the led

an Old Bachelor. A creature wearisome to myself and beloved by no one. I have spent the noon of my days in a single state, from the dread of incurring the expen-ger, and find in the opposite page. ces incident to a married life with a woman who had nothing; and now sorely do I repent that I had not generosity enough to overlook this consideration in favor of a charming girl that I truly loved, and who wanted nothing but fortune to recommend her. I was formerly clerk to her father, then a merchant of great respectability, but some years after greatly reduced, by the unfortunate turn of affairs in the late contest between us and America. When he failed I was settled in the world, and might have saved his amiable girl from many a year of fatigue and distress into which their poveryimmersed them. But with sang froid, for which I now detest myself, I then stood aloof, tore my thoughts from the sweet Eliza, and driving forward into the heart of the city, determined to lose myself in the

only such a portion of expences as I have actually brought upon myself, by being drawn in to give tavern dinners, and a thousand other extravagancies that young men know not how to avoid. You will easily see, when a just account is made out, what I have gained or rather what I have lost. Instead of the bright hearth and smiling faces of my family, instead of siting down in the midst of beings who owe life to me, and portioning out their little meal with the delicious sensations of a father, I take my solitary chop at a coffee-house and afterwards saunter to the theatre, where venal beauty spreads her net, and I am caught! Alas! here is no tind, here is no modesty to make sentiment interesting. After having seen a public entertainment with Eliza, with what delight might we have passed the

remainder of the evening. Her taste and sensibility would have made us live the hours over again with additional pleasure; her bosom would have been my harbor in the storms of life and there I should have found resources from ennui in the calm season of prosperity; in the day of sickness her

who abondon a young woman from motives like mine, as they do not deserve happiness so they never will obtain it. And moreover, Mr. Editor, if you print this, please to add, that an equal mixture of love and prudence forms the only, and most delicious conserve they will have the faculty of relishing all

voice could have whispered com-their life. Either, taken separately

is prejudicial: one being too austere, and the other too sweet: they must be blended to render them happily effective; and if any per. sons have skill enough to make up the composition after my recipe, II shall not have bemoaned myself, nor you have inserted this in vain. I am, sir, yours, &c. &c.

fort; and in my dying hour the
pure invocations of my children
might have availed me at the throne
of grace. What a sad reckoner
have I been, Mr. Editor! I am now
as grey as a badger, and have not
a single relative in the world.
have long retired from business:
but my fortune brings me no en-
joyment, my dog leads nearly as
ratianal a life. I eat and drink and
sleep alternately as he does: for
I now fear to become the prey of
some indigent dame, who would
overlook my grey hairs and infir-
mities in conside: ation of coming

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STEPHEN SORROWFUL,

(The Old Maid will be given in our next.)

Will you take a glass of brandy and water ?'

WOULD to heaven the brandy bottle had not so many charms! Its

I might once have derived happi-debilitating qualities ought rather

to frighten the drunkard, and make him fly from an enemy, so truly formidable. Yet he will court his, own destruction, and give hospital- ́ ity to wretchedness. This inflam

nexs, I can now only xpect trick, or at best ridicule. But what can a man do who has ket avarice run away with him in his youth, when all the social affections should have been at their out-pests to preventing liquid, stimulates the appetite it? All that rema ins for such a man (after the exa mple of a culprit going to exection) is to warn the multitude how they fall into this error. To as sure them that the good which is not participated || is not half enjoyed, and that those

of many, while the cool & refreshing spring is heedlessly neglected. One, pa'sies the body,-the other invigorates it: one inscribes health upon the cheek,-the other pushes forth blossoms of disease, and rosea that are loathsome. The school

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criminal pleasure, for the more exalted habitations of Wisdom. She will lead thee to immortal delight, and instruct thee to be

of pleasantness, and all her paths. are peace.

Dedicated to George W. Morgan,

and his comparion Isaac
Mason.

IDLENESS has at present so inuch influence on abundance of the younger part of some men, and Las become so fashionable,that the principle emulation among a great part of them is, only who shall be mos! foppish and insignificant. Ne

of debauchery furnishes a plenitude of this species of poison, which, its members are eager to swallow, as if greedy to become infamous, and as if solicitous for ruin. The sim-blessed. For, 'her ways, are ways ple remedy for thirst, which nature has pointed out,is spurned by them as unworthy; cold water, is reject ed with a sneer, while the sparkling cordial of vice, is treated with smacking lips,and a commen-place culogy. They do not consider, that their bowels will be tormented with the fury of its heat; that their eyes will weep it forth, again doubly distilled; and that the tongue of Wisdom will pronounce a curse upon their name; but they continue the baleful draught, until it staggers them into their graves. The infatuating path of voluptu-vertheless, if this disposition was ousness is still crowded with admires, who gaze upon the adjacent scenes, as though they articulated, blessings. Here, Folly reigns as queen, dallying with the overzealous imagination, and trifling with the credulity of her slaves. Be not her slave. Let not her smiles persuade thee tointoxicationed on,and som enquiry made from nor her wanton gambols entice thee from the guardianship of Discretion. Her goodly fare will soon grow obnoxious to thy palate,, and her charms degenerate into odiousness! Think of this, ye Tipplers and tolerate the kind aid of Repentance. Her chidings, it is tue, will cause a blush; but, beginnings, have raised themselves assured, it will be of a more lovely complexion, than that, which wine has already given thee. Leave, therefore the seducing haunts of

confined to those who are born to great estates, and therefore claim a perogative of being useless, it would less deserve our notice. But the infection having reached to those in tower life, who have no such tide to insignificancy, it is high time it should be animadvert

whence it proceeds. If we trase this il habit to its origin, we shall find it is often more owing to a wrong education, and bad examples, than to the inclinations of the persons who are guilty of it.

Many men who from low be-.

to circumstances above what theyexpected, having found the disadvantage of being wholly illiterate, resolve to preveal that inconveni

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