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A CONSIDERABLE mine of coals has been bulb, and co te discovered in Chimtal of the

discovered at fome miles from this city, which, when worked, will be of great fervice to this province.

Conftantinople, Jan. 25. The Ruffian Minifter had a long conference on the 19th with the Reis Effendi; it is generally fuppofed to have been relative to the hoftilities committed by the different nations of Tartars, in the vicinity of the Caspian Sea, against the Georgians, who are under the protection of Ruffia.

A few days fince, a fresh change has taken place in the Miniftry: the Reis Effendi has been depofed, and is fucceeded by Hoiri Effendi, who, during the Miniftry of the Grand Vizier who was beheaded, was promoted to the poft of Kiaja Bey, but on that Minifl's fall loft his employ ment.—He had the reputation of being an able politician-Nazid Muftapha Effendi, a favourite of the Grand Signor's, who was difmiffed last year from his office, to fatisfy the people, has been restored.- -But the most material change is that of the Grand Vizier, who has been depofed merely for incapacity, no crime being laid to his charge. His effects, therefore, nor papers, have been feized, but he has been fent under a ftrong guard to a country-house of one of the Sultanas, till he is appointed to the government of fome province. In the interim, till a new Vizier is appointed, the Captain Pacha its in that capacity. Judfuppie Pacha, governor of the Morea, and lately made a Pacha of three Tails, it is expected will be appointed; Who being a creature of the Captain Pacha's, the power of that Chief will be unlimited, as every department of the State will, in that cafe, be Filed by his dependants.

30. The declaration of the Porte against the Pacha of Scutati, has been sent to all the other Pachas and Governors of the neighbouring provinces, with orders to attack him, and bring his head, that it may be placed of the gate of the Seraglio.

The Grand Vifier, in fending ministerial notice of this to the Refident of the Republic of Venice, informs him, that the Porte did not intend to punish the Pacha as a rebel, but on account of the cruelties be had committed on the territories of the Republic.

31. Nazid-Muftapha Effendi, one of the favourites of the Grand Signior, who laft year had been difmiffed from his employment to fatisfy the people who were difpleafed with him, is restored, and appointed to the office of Nichanzi Effendi, the function of which confifts in figning the order of the Sultan.

Paris, Jan. 29. Mr. Dombey, Medical Botanist to his Majefty, is juft arrived from Peru, where he had spent fix years, for the purpose of forming a curious collection of fubftances belonging to all the branches of natural hiftory; in the purfuit of this object, he has made several voyages into the interior parts of Chili, and towards the river of the Amazons and Brazils. His collection of plants amounts to 2000 species, near 1500 of which are entirely unknown to botaMarch, 1786.

pureft kind. He difcovered in Chili a mine of mercury very rich, and a new fpecies of pinetree, 150 feet in height, of which the Spaniards make malts to their fhips. His collection of birds and infects is very fine, and enriched with many fpecies never known before. He has alfo procured a feries of ancient Peruvian vases, and other remains of antiquity, which ferve to throw much light on the hiftory of the Incas.

Feb. 10. The funeral decorations for the late Duke of Orleans, at Notre Dame, were very grand and folemn. The fervice was performed laft Tuesday, and the oration was delivered by l'Abbe Maury of the French Academy, a young man who has made a rapid progrefs in the way of preferment. He is certainly very learned his diction eloquent, but his delivery ungraceful. Some of the Royal Family were prelent, and tickets for admiffion were only dif tributed to perfons of rank. The fcaffolding was fuperbly illuminated, and the whole Cathedral hung with black cloth, with transparent paintings allufive to a future life, which rendered the ceremony, and the entrance itself, extremely aweful.

Lifbon, Feb. 4. The commercial confederacy have refolved on a general attack of all fuch powers on the Barbary coaft, who refuse fatiffaction when any of our veffels are captured! two or three of the European courts who had been officially applied to join, have excufed themlelves on an opinion, that the extirpation of the renegadoes is impracticable; for which reason they are renewing their treaties with them: this may hurt the caule in which her molt faithful Majefty has to deeply engaged.

Two valuable American veffels, the one bound from St. Ube's for Philadelphia, the other of Bofton, have been captured by the Algerines. Thỏ Captains Stephen and Byron have fent letters to the American States, imploring redemption, but to no purpose they therefore share an equal fate with others who have prefented petitions to no effect. The Dey's demands are too exorbi tant; his heralds in form have declared war 2gainst the States.

Stockholm, Feb. 10. A great commercial houfe at Gottenburgh, under the firm of the brothers Alftromer, has flopped payment, for a fum estimated at a million of rix dollars of Swedish money. Two refpectable houses at Anvers will fuffer to the amount of 500,000 florins. We know not as yet how far their foreign connexions may be involved, particularly at Amfterdam.

Rome, Feb. 15. In confequence of a meeting relative to the affair of the Cardinal de Rohan, the Pope unexpectedly called a confiftory on Monday laft, which aftonished the whole city the confiftory was held at the appointed time, and lafted an hour and a half; during which time the affair of the above named Cardinal was debated, and it was refolved to allow him the 1pace of fix months to appear here in person, or to fend a reprefentative to give an account of his X

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Hague, Feb. 15. They write from Flushing, that during the late ftorni and the furious winds which raged last week, part of the mole which forms the harbour of that town gave way. This fatal event is attributed to the fenfible encroach ments made by the waters of the fea (which in ftormy weather violently drive back thofe of the Scheldt on that part of Zealand, which have been fo great, that the inhabitants are very apprehenfive of the confequences.

March 6 In order to affift the Eaft India Company, a lottery is to be established for two millions of florins under the direction of the chamber of the faid Eaft India Company for the department of the province of Holland.

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Bruffels, March 4. The marriage between Lord John Ruffell, brother to the Duke of Bedford, and the Hon. Lady Anne Byng, daughter of the Earl of Torrington, his Majefty's Ambarfador to the Auftrian Court, is expected to be confummated here by the conclufion of the prefent month-all matters being agreed on, and only wait the arrival of the writings from London-Mr. Montague, one of your Mafters in Chancery, having been appointed to affign guardians to his Lordship, he being a minor, in order to make a fettlement on the occafion of the marriage.His Lordship's fortune, as left by his grandfather, the late Duke of Bedford, was 50,000l. and a life annuity of 600l. per annum, out of the eftate during his minority, which, on his coming of age, is to be increafed to 1000!. per annum. -The perfonal eftate has been increafed, by the care of the executors, to 68,000l. to which we have it reported here, the Dowager

Berlin, Feb 18. It is rumoured here, and in feveral parts of Germany, that the Landgrave of Heffe has laid his claim to the Auftrian Brabant, and is preparing to produce his titles thereto. This may prove a pill harder of digeftion for the Emperor than his defeat in regard to the exchange, as there is not the least doubt but the Duchefs gives a douceur of 20,000l. more on above Sovereign will properly fupported in his claim by the King of ruffia and other Princes engaged in the German League, the immediate purpose of which is to check the alarming and over-grown power of the Houfe of Auftria.

Vienna, March 1. A courier is arrived within these few days from Berlin, who has has brought dispatches of great moment.

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this occafion.The Duchef's Dowager had been expected, but is not yet to cross the fea. The young Duke, who was by the last accounts at Rome, is expected here by the twentieth of the prefent month, in order to affift at the cere mony. We have now about 26 English nobility and gentry refident here, where provifions are plenty and cheap.

INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON, February 25. Extract of a letter from Dominica, Jan. 1. APTAIN Marshall, of the 30th regiment with detachments from that corps, Captain Carret's and the Green Legions, have been in pursuit of the runaway negroes for fome days; on the 27th of December they reached their camp, which, notwithstanding every precaution of fecrecy, they found abandoned. The troops marched on to another encampment upon a hill which it was impoffible to furround; and notwithstanding being expofed to all the fire of the enemy, got into the camp, under cover of a fire from the reft of the detach ment: the negroes, however, got all away to the mountains, except one man and a girl. The troops fet fire to the encampment, after fecuring a quantity of fine glazed powder, balls, flugs, axes, &c. fuppofed to have been furnished by the French. The negroes feem very scarce of provifions, having none but what is brought in by their scouts."

March 6.] Saturday laft, a wager was rode for by two tradesmen of this city, for 20 guineas: they were to go twice from Lincoln to Newark (16 miles) and back again, which the winner performed in about five hours and 20 minutes, although he carried fix ftone weight more than the other, to the aftonishment of all present.Many bets were depending.

This evening, orders were fent off from the Admiralty Office to the Commiffioners of the feveral dock-yards, and withal with inftructions for the immediate equipment of several ships, which are to relieve the frigates, &c. on the Jamaica, Leeward Islands, and Mediterranean ftations, which are ordered to be ready to fail by Two fhips are the latter end of next month. alfo faid to be ordered for the Eaft Indies, but their names or rates are not yet publicly known.

7.] This morning, feveral foreigners of diftinction waited on Mr. Pitt, at his houfe in Downing-street, to offer their fervice in the military line, and to be exempt from pay during the continuance of peace, on provifo of their being admitted by act of naturalization to be free subjects of Great Britain.

This day, the right hon. the Earl of Chefterfield arrived from France, being called from his intended embaffy at the Court of Madrid, after waiting in France about two years for his final inftructions to proceed on it.

The Marquis of Caermarthen, it is believed, will be appointed Ambaffador to the Court of Madrid, and that a new Secretary of State will be appointed in his room,

Governor Penn is foon to go out to America in the character of Ambafador and Plenipotentiary from the British Court.

9.1 At one o'clock, the remains of the much lamented Doctor John Jebb, were carried with

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great funeral folemnity, from his house in Parlament-ftreet, through the city, to the buryingground, Bunhill-fields, where the laft tribute to humanity, the funeral obfequies, were performed by the Rev. Mr. Lindfay. The noble and repeatable perfonages who attended the hearse #their departed friend, will beft convey to the public, a due fenfe of the intrinfic merit and unloyed patriotifm of the deceafed; the qualities whole truly independent and liberal mind, were like the curious enamel, the clofer they were rewed, the more beautiful they appeared. In brief, by the Doctor's deceafe-liberty has loft a aralous defender-his country an ornament- and mankind a friend.Eternal bleffings crown his Łappy shade!

The following is the order in which the proceffion moved :

Doctor Jebb's carriage.

Se Richard Jebb in his carriage, chief mourner. Twenty-five other carriage, with four gentlemen each;

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Meffs. Griby and Martin, Members of ParliaBent; Sir Watkin Lewes, and Alderman Pickett; Mr. Adams, the American Ambaffador; Dr. brockleby, Dr. Price, Dr. Kippis, Dr. Parr, Dr. Towers, and Dr. Diiney; Mr. Temple, Mr. Capel Loft, Griffith, Eiq, HolEq, Rev. Mr. Lindiay, Mr. Batley, Mr. W. Sharpe, and Secretary Adams, &c. &c. &c. Men thould ever meet with due acknowledgments, and while the tulfome flattery of the age offered up at the thrine of Johnson and Henenon, let us not torget a character equally vatable with either-that of the late Dr. Jebb. He was a friend to virtue and to wildem, to humaity and to Icience! The Doctor was the htthead to Mr. Fox during the adminiftration Lord North, and fapported his caule frequenton the hulling at cicctions, and other meetng of the inhabitants of Westminster-But the Coalition was a itep his mind revolted againit, ad every attempt to defend it he confidered as as attempt to explain what in ittelf was montous. From that time he forfook that party, but remained as before, the steady friend to what he conceived to be the people's caule, our liber Lies, and conftitutional rights.

16.] This day was held a general court at the Eat, when the chairman communicated to the Propuctors the following interefting intorma1134, viz.

That the directors had agreed to prolong the Payment of the loan of two millione, which ad been leut to government, upon condition that the fame fhould be redeemed at half a milA per annum.

The proprietors approved of the measure, and it was agreed to.

The chairman next proceeded to inform the proprietors,

That as the national debt had increafed fo confiderably, the directors had agreed with the mielter, and undertake the management of the bahuef, at and after the rate of four hundred

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and fifty pounds for each million, instead of five bundred and fixty-two pounds, which had hitherto been paid for it. This circumstance made a faving to government of five and twenty thousand pounds per annum!

The proprietors approved alfo of this measure, and it was likewife agreed to.

Private letters from Halifax, in Nova-Scotia, dated February 12, mention, that the French have lately landed a large body of troops on the ifland of Miquelon and St. Pierre, and that great numbers of French fishing fmacks, protected by four or five frigates, had taken great quantities of fish from the coaft of Cape Bonavita to Cape St. John, in contradiction to the fifth article of the definitive treaty, figned at Verfailles the 3d of Sept. 1783.

The Americans and French have both encroached upon the boundaries of the British fishery in America. Government have refolved on remonftrating immediately against their proceedings in the ftrongest manner.

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Lord Howe has conftructed a draught of a third rate ship of war to carry 80 guns, which he has communicated to the Navy Board, to be fent by them to the different King's yards, to have a new fet of 80 guns fhips built. are to carry their guns upon two decks, which will make them the most useful as well as moft formidabic fhips in our navy. Their metal is to be equal to the first rates, and their guns all upon a new contruction.

The ordinary of the navy, as it appeared by the accounts from the commiffions and builders at the King's Yards on the 1ft inftant, was as follows:

At Deptford, 72 frigates, and fix floops. At Woolwich, two fhips of the Irne, 17 frigates, and nine loops.

At Chathamn, 26 fail of the line, five of 20 guns, 20 frigates, and fix floops.

At Sheerness, four fhips of the line, two of 50 guns, 12 frigates and fix floops.

At Portimouth, 50 thips or the line, two of 50 guns, 28 frigates and nine floops.

At Plymouth, 36 fhips of the line, two of 50 guns, 12 frigates and fix floops.

Total Ordinary on the 31st of December, 1785, which cloles the year's account, 278 men of war, of which 114 are of the line; 11 of 50 guns; 111 frigates from 44 to 24 guns; and 42 loops and cutters from 10 to 20 guns.

The body of the unfortunate Captain Pierce has been found at Chrift Church, nearly twenty miles from Purbeck, where fome part of the wreck hath alto floated on shore.

The widow, at the time of receiving the fhocking intelligence, which was imparted in the most tender manner by Captain Hammer, was fuckling her youngest daughter, and had just time and recollection fufficient to give the intant to an attendant ere the funk litelels on the floor: the has remained ever fince in a fituation too dreadful for defcription.

The unfortunate Mrs. Pierce has not been able to quit her bed fince the melancholy tale bas been unfolded to her; at prefent there is little hope of her furviving this hock of Providence.

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months. We fincerely with that the fame heroic virtue which induced the father to perish with his daughters, may rouse the unhappy mother to this great charge.

It is remarkable in the diftrefsful cafe of Mrs.

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Pierce, that in her most frantic fits the frequently declared her diftraction would never abate till the body of her husband was found. As foon as that news was brought to her, her griefs grew calm, and have continued fo ever fince.

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"The inhabitants have petitioned the Lord Lieutenant, begging that redrefs which the laws of the land 'give its fubjects; from the highest to

Lordinary affair happened at Alex. Thomp- the lowest, all have qual claim to protection.

fon's, in Clonen, near Montrath, by a fudden and violent clap of thunder, with lightning: all the family were in bed, but a fervant girl, who was in the room with her mafter and miftrefs; the had an earthen vesel in her hand, which was torn from her all put the handle';, almost every article of furniture in the house was broken; not a pane of glass remained whole but one; a fword with a scabbard on, had the blade deftroyed, and the fcabbard not hurt; fome of the partitions moved several inches; an out-houfe was thrown down, by which an horfe was hurt, and yet not one of the family received the least injury what foever."

Montmelick, Feb. 25. This day a duel was fought between Counfellor P--, and Enfign B-ld-n. The unhappy cause of quarrel was a difpute about the pronunciation of a Greek word. After fome farcaftic oblervations on each other, they agreed to retire to a roof, and decide the difference with piftols across a table. They were fuffered to do fo, when Mr. Pr received a ball under the left breaft, and died in a few feconds. Such is too frequently the trifling caufe of offence, that modern honour deems fufficient to be atoned for with blood. It is mentoned, that thefe gentlemen went into company in pericet friendship, and afterwards drank rather freely. Was there no confiderate man prefent, that by the prudent and lenient balm of wholefome advice, would perfuade the unhappy combatants to poftpone fettling their difference until the morning, when reafon might have refumed her feat, and reflection fhewn the abfurdity of Juch a dripute?

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Ballyfbannon, Feb. 28. This day a moft hock ing aftar happened here: The foldiers of the 49th regiment, in number 45, after difputing with the country people about feizing private fills, went into the barrack, and having opened the windows, fired feveral thts at every perfon paling and repaffing on the bridge; and not content with this mode of gratifying their intentions, fent four of their body into the street, who were fapplied with loaded guns, until they had trayered the whole town; broke several wine ws, by firing into the boules; killed one man and two women; there are above thirty wounded, many, it is feared, mortally, and fo difmayed were the inhabitants, that there was not a creature to be feen. What makes it more horrible, and requires the more speedy interpofition of jul tice is, that thofe mifcreants were headed by one of their own officers, whofe conduct, it is hoped, will meet with its just reward both from the ci vil and military law, otherwile the fearful inha bi ants of this county must remain fubject to the nfult and ravages the foldiery.

Thefe and many other fimilar circumstances, concur in giving us a fufficient teftimony, how necessary it is that the civil power should ever have the dominion over the military."

Newtownbarry, March 3. This day a duel was fought between Mr. Robert Freeman and Mr. Hl. The former received a ball in his fide, which paffed through the vital parts, and afterwards lodged in a wall fome paces behind him, in confequence of which he fell dead upon the spot. His hilarity of temper, and many amiable qualities, render his death greatly lamented. In juftice to the gentlemen who acted as feconds upon the occafion, they used every argument to open the door to reconciliation, but unfortunately in vain.

Belfast, March 6. Saturday and yesterday, the Dublin mails arrived here, which had been retarded on account of the depth of fnow lying between the Man of War and Newry; they were obliged, we understand, to be carried by perfons on foot greatest part of the above road, which was totally impalable by horles, and all the ftages were stopped. It is remarkable that fcarce any now lay for feveral miles round this town lait week, nor was travelling at ali ime peded.

It is not remembered by the oldeft inhabitant here, that the Dublin poft was ever detained three day by ftrefs of weather until last week.

Cork, March 6. This morning the 10th and 45th regiments of foot marched from Kinfale to Monckitown, to embark for the Welt Indies,

An affray happened at Bailydaleen, near Mallow, between feveral perions, when Edmund Sheehan, fhoe-maker, or Mallow, received to violent a blow with a candlestick, that he lingered until yesterday, when he died. John Nagle St has been apprehended and lodged in Maliowa Bridewell, by the Mallow Independents, for be ing concerned in taid riot.

Queen's County, March 6. This morning, about eight o'clock, three highwaymen attempt: ed to rob tome paflengers in a carriage between Ballybrittas and imo, in this county. Being obferved, though at a confiderable diftance, by a fervant of Captain Loftus, be communicated his fufpicion of their employment to his matter, up on which that gentleman, fortunately joined at the moment by Colonel Archdall and Mr. Geo. Faucitt, mmediately putiued the freebooter, two of whom they fecured and lodged in Ma ryborough jail; the third, for that ed his clcape. One of the fellows now in pri fon, is the noted Moran, who has been a terror to that quarter, and leader of those marauders, (probably the above gang) who compitted robbery near the fame place a fhort time fince.

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Thofe gentlemen, therefore, to whom the pubare indebted for their apprehenfion, deferve every encomium for their ipirit and activity, in defroying a knot of villains to long formidable to tha and the adjoining parts of the country.Moran has fince turned King's evidence. Ennis, March 9. Mr. Campbell, affifted by party of the 21t regiment from Clare Caftle, under the command of Lieutenant Grant, made mexcurfion into the county Galway, in fearch of private ftill, when they arrived at a complete dtillery in the parish of Beaghagh, which they effectually deftroyed, breaking a number of fine sellels, ipiling between 4 and 500 gallons of potale, upwards of 60 gallons of finglins, and bring ing off a large worm, which they lodged in his Majefty's ftores in this town. The fill was re

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Mullingar, March 11. On Sunday two companies of the 62d regiment arrived at Caftlerea from Galway, a troop of horfe from Athlone, one company of the 48th from Mullingar, and another from Granard. Nothing but the falfe and malicious report of a pretended rebellion in that neighbourhood, could 'equal the furprize of both officers and prates, on leeing the walls of the old caftle of Ba intubber, inttead of finding it another Gibraltar, furrounded by moraffes, with heavy cannon, and several thousand troops to deterd it, the garrifon only of an ow! (old * Neitor) two ravens, fome jackdaws and pigeons, who fu rendered at difcretion, though they were in the quiet and peaceable poffeffion of that cecaved and folitary habitation many years.

DUBLIN, March 1.

Lawr Intelligence-Court of Exchequer. During the term before last, Mr. Bennett, as uncil for Cartin Fitzgerald, moved the court, that the faid Captain might be difcharged from prifon, upon a common appearance. This mo con was grounded upon an affidavit, stating, that the faid Fitzgerald was arrested, upon a writ marked for gool. which writ was iffued upon a fat from his Majesty's Attorney General, directing the proper officer to illue the fame, upon a charge that the faid Captain Fitzgerald had incurred a torfeiture of that fum for having quit ted his vessel within 40 days alter the laid vellel was duly put under a quarrantine.

Mr. Bennett was fupported by Mr. Curran, and the motion was opposed by the Attorney General and Solicitor General, and Mr. Ponfonby.

The principal points in the cafe were, firft, as the act of parliament only gave a right of fuit, but as no abfolute debt incurred until the verdict of a jury, whether the party ought to be held to bail? And, fecondly, whether a writ could properly be fued, to hold a party to bail, without a. fiat from a judge, and an affidavit On the other fide it was inhited, that in no cale could a man be held to ipecial bail,, without an affidavit of an ablolute debt, tena fide, due at the time, and that the debt was above 1ol. or upon a fat marked by a judge: That in the prefent cafe, where no affidavit was made of Mr. Fitzgerald having incurred the penalty, no judge would have been authorised to grant fuch fiat; and

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that no inftance could be produced of any Attorney General proceeding in fuch a manner: That if this was law, it let every man's liberty at the difcretion of the officer of the crown, who might mark write against obnoxious perfons, in fume for which it would be impoffible they could ever procure bail, and confequently would reduce this kingdom to a state of flavery. It was also mentioned, that the proper mode was by information, upon which no bail was ever given.

On the other hand, it was contended that the act making it optionable, either to sue by information or action of debt, the Attorney General had his choice: That the doctrine laid down on the other fide, only applied to cafes between man and man, over which that court had affumed a jurifdiction, and might very properly declare upon what terms it would entertain a caufe; but that his Majefty fuing in 'his court of revenue, could not be restrained by fuch rules, and that in no inftance whatever had the King's debtor been difcharged without bail, unlefs by leave of the Attorney General, which was always entered upon the record: That this writ was the only process to bring the party into court; it was in the nature of an original writ, upon which the party might be outlawed; and being in the nature of an original writ, it required bail: as to a Judge's fiat, it would be highly improper to render that neceffary, because there might be no Baron in town, and from the delay of procuring a fiat, the King's debtor might elcape; neither could it be fuppofed that the Attorney General was bound to make an affidavit; befides it would, in fact, be leaving it to the difcretion of the Ba. rons, whether the King should fue in his own. court for the recovery of his own debt.

Many authorities were cited on both fides, in fupport of the arguments, and on few cafes have more legal knowledge and greater abilities been displayed.

The Court were then pleased to order M. Fitzgerald to be difcharged on common bail, and at a subsequent court the last term, the Judges gave their opinions feriatim,

They were unanimously of opinion, that in this cafe fpecial bail ought not to be required. The Chier Baron, with great learning, entered into the infbtution of the court, and refuted the arguments urged in favour of the arreft; after which his Lordship concluded with this emphatical expreffion. God forbid that this court fhould ever imprifon a man for deb, belo e conviction that the debt was due-it would be to punish him firft, and try him afterwards."

Mr. Baron Hamilton cited many cafes in fupport of the determination; and Mr. Baron Metge, with great spirit demonstrated his regard for the bleffings of the conftitution, and the liberty of the subject. He declared he loved the conftitution, because he confidered it as free; but it this arreft could be fupported by law, his love for the conftitution would be much abated, as it would be found grofly detective-it would leave the liberty of the fubject in the power of the officers of the crown, and would be even more dangerous than that of general warrants.

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