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:’s. The Judiciary Committee were
instructed, on motion of Mr. Wright,
of Ohio,, to inquire into the expe
diency of equalizing the salaries of the
District Judges.
Most of the bills which v. cre order
ed to a third reading on the proceed
ing day wero passed; hut a discu sson
arising ou tin: hiii rela ive to the im
portation of gin anil liraudy in cask
of not loss than fifteen gallons, the
House adjourned before the question
oil that hi!! was taken.
!t will iie seen that the t.omiftit
i e on the District of Columbia
prayed to he di-cbarged from the fur
iher consideration of a memorial ol
certain inhabitants of this District,
-complaining of the act ol incorpora
tion by wliico the right of suffrage
has h .'on restricted.
Monday, Feb. 27, 182 G.
In Fenu'e the Jcurnal having been
i mc!, Mr. ilaync, oi South Carolina,
lose, and addressed the Senate, as
Imllows :
It becomes my roelancholy duty
to announce to this Mouse, that my
n- petted coileagu ■ thy father ‘j li.t
Senate, is no more! After a faithful
and uninterrupted service in this bo
dy, of more ttetri twenty-one gears, he
hast! 1 en, in the fuli. .? of his honors,
and in the midst of his usefulness.— ;
Though lie had lived to see almost
every friend who Ind entered with
1* a into public life, (and ail with
whom he lived were his iri ml:-,) ?.....
■ si ve!y retiring from the busy scene,
i v.vept from tie stage of existence :
though he had, for many year;, found
tn.nsoll’the oldcf * memher cl the
Senate, yol he had not (inch passed
nc inondinn of life, and we might
have flattered ourselves with the
hope that a long course of honor amt
usefulness was still before him.
Mr. (Jailbird took his seat in the
Senate on the 31st of January, 1 CU;>;
a id it is, perhaps, the highest tribute
we could possibly pay to his memo
tv, to stat that he was four times
sueccisively re-elected to this high
trust, and retained, to his last hour,
tiio confidence of hi.: fellow-citizi ns.
In 1810, (when lie h id been hut live
years a member.) Mr. (Jailbird u>-
■ j c|cd President pro ts.-npun ol the
i'eiiute, to which office I* • wa
times most honcrabiy chosen ; hav
ing, for a period of fourteen years,
presided over the deliberations oi
ti;i> assembly.
1 am sensible that it i- not admi.—
si hie, on an occasion like the pr. sent,
to indulge myself in a studied eulo
gium on the virtues of our departed
niond, and 1 deeply regret that the
office of touching briefly on his cha
racter lias not fi.ilen to the lot of one
who cevid have spoken from long
experience, awd in t!ic eloquent lan
guage of an early and well-tried
friendship. Mv persona! acquain
tance with mv late colleague was
comparatively of recent date. Since
I have served with him, however,
in this house, the mutual exchange
■ u kind officers has never been for a
moment interrupted, even l>y those
unhappy differences of opinion which
plant thorns in the path of the politi
cian and often strange the dearest
I I ieods. Judging of his past course
by what I have myself witnessed, and
tv the concuriiig testimony of his
associates, 1 wiil not he accused ol
liuiiig more than simple justice to
the memory of ear friend, when 1 say
that dqring a term of service, alto
gether unexampled in this body, lie
conciliated universal esteem ami
confidence. In this private inter
course with tli member.-, his nfild
m .vs and urbanity won all h< arts, in
failing his duties as a Eenulor, the
solidity ol his judgment, and his dig
nified and unostentatious deport
iii nt, elicited the esteem and com
manded the respect his associates.
Hut it was in the performance ol the
logo duties ol the presiding officer
of the Senate, (widen he discharged
for a longer p riod than has faiicn
to the lot of any otlu r man,) that the
conspicuous traits of his charactd
were most fully devehq ed. the
case and fidelity these duties—al
w ays arduous, and often of the m, •;
diiiicult and delicate nature —In
perfect command of teaq r, exem
plary patience, strict impartiuility,
and clear discernment, have nev r
been surpassed, mid seldom equalled.
Whatever might he the stale of his
health, no labor was too great tor
Ida industry, no privation too se
vere for his patience. So thorough
was his acquaintance parliament ar\
forms, and especially v, ah the j, r . lU .’_
ucc ol this House, and such was the
confidence r posed in justice, that
his opinion on all questions of order
w as considered as a binding autho.’i
ey. Though Mr. Gaidar,! was not
in the habit of engaging in debate,
yet, when it became neces ary for
him to explain the grounds oi'his de
cision, or to shed the lights of hit
experience on questions before tic
•Senate, no taau could express him-
Mdf with more simplicity «perspicui
iy, or force I know not'how Letter
to sum up the meritsol’the deceased
than in the words of my venerable
t tie aid (Mr. Macon, whose eulogy so
no common praise,) and who lately
declared “ that Mr. Gaillard was de
‘-•gned by preside over
uch an assembly as this.” Thu
assigned to him as his appropriate
sphere, a station of no common dig
nity, and duties of a most exalted
nature. Such was the man whose
'oss we are this day called upon to
deplore—oil this occasion it becomes
us to tnourn ; and 1 hope that in
paying the highest honors to hi
inemory, we are giving utterance to
the feelings of every member of the
Senate, by whom the recollection ot
the virtues of our decascd brother
w ill he long and fondly cherished.
llt sol ecu. That a Committee be
appointed to take order for superin
tending the funeral of the lion. John
Gaillard, deceased, which will take
place at II c’olok to-morrow morn
ing ; that the Senate will attend the
same, and that notice of this event
be given to the House of Represen
tatives.
Resolved, That the members of
the S mate, from a sincere desire of
showing every mark of respect due
to the memory of the lion. John
Gaillard, deceased, their late asso
ciate, will go into mourning for him
for one month, by the usual mode of
wearing crape round the left arm.
Rcsolvctl, That, as an additional
mark of respect for the memory of
the Jlon. John Gaillard, the Senate
do now adjourn.
Ordered, That the Secretary an
nounce to the House ol Representa
tives the decease of the Honourable
John Gaillard, late a member of the
Senate, from the State of S. Caroli
na, and that his funeral will take
place to-morrow morning, at the
hour of ! ! o’clock.
iiocsu or nni , REs;.NTATivj.<s.
Resolved , unanimously, That this j
House will attend the funeral oi’ the
lion. JohnGaillar3, late a in mber of
the Senate, from South Carolina, to
morrow, at eleven o’clock, A. M. and
as a testimony of respect ibr the me
mory of the decoupl'd, will go into
mourning, and wear crape for thirty
day...
BANKRUPT BILK.
Tile bill Intel y reported in the Sen
ate,.lor the establishment ol a uni
form system of Bankruptcy through
out the United States, is one in which
the trading part ot’ the community
will foil u deep interest. If a ma
jority in both Houses of Congress
couiil agree upon the necessity of
o! in',' measure, it is probable that
<he details oftho bill would present
;io insuperable d.faculties ; because,
the in ■ essity being once admitted,
every member would naturally lend
h»s aid in perievting the provisions
accessary to give effect to {lie sys
tem.
In all ages of the world, and par
ticularly in commercial countries,
the relation of debtor and creditor
has been an interesting one ; and, in
more than one instance, the severity
of laws ia favour of the latter has
been so intense, that those who have
been ultimately unable to discharge
the pecuniary demands against them,
have been consigned to slavery, and
persons placed, at the disposal t
those to whom they were indebted.
Even now, under governments less
i nligJjtcrieil than our own, and those
oi Great Britain and France, and
some few other kingdoms, extreme
rigor is exercised with respect to de
linquents of this class. But the spir
it of humanity, the iniluence of Chris
tianity, and the increasing knowledge
of mankind, are every where g ad
ually developing new ideas on 1 his
subject, and forming a line of discrim
ination between the just claims of
misfortune so the merited punishment
oi fraud. The basis of foreign aad do
mestic trade,-as well in the United
States as in England, is tnainlv in
dividual credits ; and these give to
enterprise adventure, and to person
al conlidcnc ■ an immense expansion.
The commerce of the world could
never have attained its present pros
perous condit ion, without these cred
its ; and in proportion to their exten
sion is the. risk ot failures on the part
ol many ol these who engage in it.
But occasional private losses are not
to be weighed against permanent
public benefits ; and when a nation
reaps a thousand advantages from
the intelligence and activity of its
population, the government is bound
to shield from ruin and irretrevable
despair, the men, with their families
who may have contributed to pro
mote the wolliure ofsociety at large.
Upon the strictest grounds of right,
no cne is held liable for what is lost
through that which is termed an act
ot God ; and, surely those occur
rences which, from human ignor
ance, are denominated the acci
dents of life, and upon which human
fortunes so much depend, deserve to
bo placed, a far as equity will au
thorize it, on a like looting. The
man'of business, exerting all his
skill, and employing the utmost dili
gence in his power, may, neverthe
less, be reduced to poverty by some
sudden mischance, against which the
most consummate prudence could
not have guarded him, and for which
lie ought not to be condemned to
perpetual penury.
That a law establishing a general
system ot Bankruptcy was contem
plated by tiio framers of the Consti
tution, is manifest, inasmuch as they
empowered Congress to enact such
a law. Its principal objects are, Ist.
I'iie prevention of knavery; and, 2d.
The restoration of the unfortunate,
in a respectable character, to the
circle ot’ the trading community.
When an iudividual is really bank
rupt, it is important that the fact
should be immediately known to his
a ditors, in order that, if he be i
- to di-honesty, he mav be le
GEORGIA STATESMAN.
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gaily disabled from taking advan
tage ofth in, by concealing or trans
ferring his remaining property ami
funds ; and, if ho be truly honest,-
that lie should, by surrendering what
be lias still in possession, be relieved
from the pressure of engagements
which he cun, in his state ot em
barrrassment, never hope to fulfil,
and placed i.i a situation in which hi
industry and experience may, for the
future, become available to society
and to himself. These two points
embrace the whole wisdom and pol
icy of a bankrupt system; and in its
operation every description of per
sons is interested ; the farmer and
planter, as well as the merchant and
navigator : the sturdy labourer, as
well as the ingenious mechanic.
The ini perfect ion of the State insol
vent laws, and their limited effort,
as designated by a decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States,
require a uniform aiH comprehen
sive remedy ; and, with regard to
public morals, no reasonable person
can doubt that a system that tends
to remove the inducements to secret
and fraudulent conveyance-, and di
minishes the causes of litigation,
must be productive of vast benefits
to the people in gcri' ral.
It has been rumor and, and no be
lieve on gooii authority, that a pri
vateer is now fitting out at Savanah
under the Columbian or Mexican
tlag; to man which a person arrived
in this city a few days since to unli t
sailors. The British Consul, we are
told, has in consequence, sent to Ber
muda for a man of war, to lie des
patched to take out every Uritsh sub
ject, who lias deserted from the ships
of that nation, and may be found on
board.— C'h. Courier, lid in si.
From tbe Carolina Gazette.
THE GREATEST RACE ON RECORD.
On Saturday last, the annual races
over the Washington Course termin
ated, with one of the greatest trials
of speed and bottom ever exhibited
on this or any other course in Europe
or America. The horses that had
run during the throe preceding days,
were handicapped for, the Cup on
Saturday, and as the racing of the
week had exhibited some fine horses,
every one anticipated a severe con
test. At the hour of entrance, three
horses were given in to the Stew
ards, Col. Sim x.N’s Bertrand, who won
the first day, Mr Davenport’s Arut
ns, who won the second, and Mr
Harrison’s Kale, that had won the
sweepstake. The speed and excel
lence of A rat vs and hate were no se
cret to the sportsmen, and being from
the same stable, the (fiends of Ber
trand, (always a favorite on this turf,)
saw that a dreadful strife awaited
him. YY ith such fearful odds oppos
ed, Col. Spann decided against run
ning his horse, and it was expected
at this moment that there would be
no race. Mr. H arrison, at this junc
ture. agreed to draw one of the hors
es trom his stable, in order to con
tribute to the amusement of the vast
assemblage of persons present.—
Alter this determination was made,
Col. Spann, being satisfied that his
horse could loose nothing of his well
earned reputation, by being beaten
in such an unequal match, and being
equally desirous to contribute to the
sports of the turf, agreed to run his
horse, alt In.: yh both Aratus and
Kate should run, and notified Air.
Harrison ot his determination.
As soon as it was positively known
that the three horses would run, the
most knowing sportsmen w erengainsl
Bertrand, but would only take the
held against him. .Many bets were
made in that way, Bertrand against
the field. Many were made upon the
several heats. Never was greater
anxiety manifested, than was witness
ed at the starting- and at the word
the three went off in handsome style.
In the first round it was distinctly
seen that .iratus was to make the
greatest effort tor tHo heat, and Kate
was just to drop within the distance.
Bertrand kept close upon the haun
ches ol Aratus, and w hen at fit parts
of the course, w ould, under whip and
M>ur, push him to the utmost of his
speed. Ihe two horses wore never
separated a length, and fi>r the last
halt mile, the push was dreadful, and
the speed of the horses so nearly
equal, that the heat was gained by
Aratus, by half a neck. Kate ju:t
came within her distance.
Ihe friends at Bertrand at this
moment were desponding, and the
betters ot “The field against Ber
trand" were more numerous and con
fident. The second heat afforded
many bets, the friends of Bertrand
taking him against Aratus. It was
now foreseen that Kate was to take
the second heat if possible, knowing
the inability oi Aratus to run such
another heal with so dreadful a com
petitor as Bertrand. In the first
round of the second heat, Kate pass
ed ahead very gallantly Bertrand
near to her, whilst Aratus kept at a
doubtful distance, and from his posi
tion it could not well be determined
wiiat was his object, many believing
he would make a push in the third
round and if successful decide the
race in two heats. Bertrand kept
very even course, and whilst he was
looking out ahead, took care to drop
Aratus so far a.-terri as to fear notli
.ng from him. A friend to the suc
cess of Bertrand, who was on tin
beck of t la* Course for. the ; urposi
of regulating the running oi him ac
cording to circumstances as soon a
he saw Aratus did not intend to try
for the heat, and knowing the speed
of Kate, directed the rider of Ber
trand to fall within his distance, and
ct Kate have the heat. Bertrand
was accordingly moderated in his
speed, which was soon discovered,
bv the Bob Wily Woody, who was
rideing Kate when he hauled up
As soon as Bertrands rider saw Kate
in hand, he determined to steal a
march upon her, if possible, and in
the last quarter gave tlie whin and
spur to Burt rand, and pushed Kate
so closely, that the heat was won by
half a length only by Kate, Anitas
just fell within his distance.
After this heat, the bets were four
to three against Bertrand, taking the
field against him. The feedings of
all, that were before indifferent, were
now enlisted in favor of Bertrand
They saw a noble gallant animal,
brought through two heats under
whip and spur by numbers, and suc
cessful combination and manage
ment. His friends that barked him
at starting, were now fearful e* the
issue—but, on talking with the rider
of Bertrand, they were somewhat re
lieved, he declaring the certainty of
his ability to take the next heat, and
his belief that if lie had no! been di
rected to ease, his horse the third
round, of the secone herd, he could
have beaten it.
The third heat was entered upon
with tlie most intense anxiety. The
friends of Bertrand came out warmly
in his favor now, and offered bets
for the heat; many were taken. Ber
trand now had to make n great ex
ertion—for if this heat was lost, all
was lost but reputation, lie took
tiio track early in the heat, and by
hv hard running kept it throughout,
. beating Kote about a length— Aratus
just falling within the distance. The
burst of exultation at this success
was loud and long continued.—
Bertrand had exhibited himself ca
pable of great and kina’ continued
effort. The friends of Bertrand had
regained much confidence. They
saw that Kate was put hors de com
bat,hut they still saw A rat ns compari
tively fresh for the contest, bavin?
run at his ease, during Kate’s contest
with Bertrand.
The fourth heat Kate was drawn;
and Bertrand and Aratus, were now
to decide the contest single handed.
Aratus had been saved two succes
sive heats and Bertrand had run three
successive heats under whip & spur.
At starting, Aratus exhibited the ad
vantages of his rest,and tookthe lead
Bertrand hanging upon his haunches.
In the second round, Bertrand made
a desperate push, and ran locked
with Aratus for near half a nfilr.—
Expectation was on tiptoe at this
juncture, and when at the turn, Ber
trand was compelled to fall in. a 1 !
feared for the lesult. On the third
and last round, at the same point
Bertrand made his last push. and
succeded in passing his Antagonist
and taking the track. Aratus now
hung on his haunches until the last
quarter, when the great and last ef
fort was made, and the heat was
won by Bertrand by half a length.
The burst of joy, at this moment was
long, loud, severe, and reiterated
again and again. The great horse
of the South had performed the
greatest race on record, Bertrand’s
reputation was now placed beyond
the reach of contingencies- The
Eagle that was hawked at by mop
ing owls, had not only escaped un
hurt, hut had risen to a more sub
lime and towering height. Bertrand
was now one of the first horses in
the world. The great reputation ho
had already gained, left him now
without a rival. Ail were gratified
at his victory. The ladies waved
their haudkcrcheifs in exultation,
and their smiles of joy gave anew
lustre to their beauty. Congratu
lations seemed to he passing between
ail. The great trial had resulted in
favor of the great horse. t : o fine a
race was never run at the Wash
ington Coin , e, and the oldest sports
men averred they never saw any
thing superior on any turf. The
day was very warm, the sun bright
and clear, and all seemed delighted
and charmed with the spoits of the
day. The following in the time of
running,
Ist heat 5m 171-2'. 2d heat 5m
171-23. 3d heat sm. 531-2s. 4th
heat sm. 551-2s
Thus 12 miles was run in 23 min
utes 22 seconds.
The great Eclipse race, between
that horse and Henry, in May, 1C23,
was 12 miles in 23m. st)s.
Bertrand has won the three first
days over the Charleston Course
for the last three years, and two
handicap purses. Bertrand ha&nev
cr been beaten four mtles, and is
now considered the lirst horse in
America, lie is without injury from
the race, and we hope to witness his
powers the next year. Wc under
stand there will be racing every day
n the week next year and from the
Nourishing stain of the Club, who
have determined to purchase the
Course, and apply for an act of in
corporation—the Charleston Race
will offer to strangers many induce
ments to visit them.
The citizens of Charleston w;*
dil to the sports in future, by j,
(date to he run for on the Tuesday
preceding the regular rar-'s
Tin. following officers of the Club
■vi re re-elected;
Cd. M PHERSON, President.
Col. PINCKNEY, Vice Pres t.
The other officers to ho appoint
ed by the Prcsidnet anu Vice Presi
dent.
From the Kansingburgh Gazette.
We trust that the publishers of
newspapers throughout tile state,
will comply with the request con
tained in the subjoined circular, by
giving it an insertion in their respec
tive papers. A state Mcteoroligical
Journal, prepared from the monthly
reports from every county, and pub
lished monthly, would form a most
satisfactory and useful record, al
ways interesting as long as time, with
its rnnidlv changing seasons, shall
last.
CIRCULAR.
MF.TEOROi.OGY OF NEW-YORY.
The meteorological Journals, kept
by the several academies, colleges,
and by many individuals, i:i this
state, ought to be carefully collected
and preserved. With this view, I
have prepared a largo book, with
~-giilc space for each county, in
which 1 wish to preserve all such
observations. ’I Ho monthly report?
of the academics and colleges are
occasionally published in the news
papers ; a very good practice. That
! may be well prepared witli data
for exhibiting just view sos the ir.rt-
eoro'og'i of the whole state, I would
invite post masters and the publish
ers of such reports to send them te
me, by mail, together with all the
repoits of the weather, private jour
nals, barometrical observations, foe.
for. as may conic in their way.
Gentlemen who keep sucli records
for their own satisfaction, of whom
I know there are many, would oblige
me very much, and perhaps the pub
lic, hv sending tnc, as often as may
bo convenient, copies of their obser
vations. As my object is perfectly
well known to the public, and as it i;
very desirbie to have my collection
commence with, and embrace all at
least, of the published re ports of ihe
present year, the publishers of news
papers will [dense give this notice an
early and general circulation. Should
I succeed in collecting the necessary
data, l shall endeavor to reciprocate
the favors, of my attentive corres
pondents ly sending th hi, gratis,
something in the form of a Meteoro
logical Journal oi the state of New-
York, carefully digested from all
those.
HORATIO GATES STAFFORD.
Lansingbui-gh, (N. V .) 1 mo. 23, 1826.
Bolivar. —He is a very small thin
man, with the appearance of great
personal activity ins face is well form
ed, but furrowed with fatigue and
anxiety. The fire ofiiis quick black
eye is very remarkabl . lie wears
large mustuchios, and his hair is dark
and curling. Alter many opportuni
ties oi seeing him I may say that i
never met with a face which gave a
more exact idea of a man. Bold
ness, enterprise, activity, intrigue,
proud impatience, and a persevering
and determined spirit, are plainh
marked upon Lis countenance, and
expresst and by every motion of hi.,
body.— Procto. dfar- ali. e.
Royalty In France, the Duchess
of Berry lately visited the const, and
indulged in sea-bathing. Afterwards,
Lotties of the water where she haul-
ed, fish caught near the spot, and even
their, scales and fins, together w ith
pancles of sand iiom her iootsl q:? on
the beach, were greatly inquired for,
and sold lor high prices! The En
gii li papers call the water, Berry
Brine.
Bit. nos Ayres, Nov. 21, 102 A.—
By the iast mail from Peru, which ar
rived about three days ago, ive have
received intelligence that Gera ral
Charles Alvcar, and Dr. J. M. 1). Yo
lez the two Commissioners, who on
the first dawning of a rupture be
tween the Government and Brazil,
were sent off to confer with Bolivar,
so solic.t the co-operation of the liber
ating army of Colombia in the event
of war—had arrived on the 7th Oc
tober at Potosi, and had met with Uie
most cordial and flattering reception
from the In Iterator, and assurances
of his disposition to engage in the
cause.
The Brazilian squadron has sud
denly and isoppeared from offtlie roads.!
They have perhaps gone on to Mon
tevideo to re-victual.
National Journal.
G ibra ter. —Upwards of 200 ves
sels. some of them large, were driven
ashore at this place in a terible gait
that took place on the Gf!i January
last .Many lives had been lost The
gale was also severely felt at Cadiz,
and many vessels were lo t in the
bay. it is thought that, in the whole,
not less than five hundred vessels
were wrecked cut tho southern coasts
of Spain.
C hili. —Seme thing like anew rev
olution had nearly taken place in
Chili, in consequence of seme arbitra
ry proceedings at the custom house
Valparaiso. The director, how
ever collected troops, and obtaineo
the predominancy. The congress was
solved—some individuals impriso
■ ' others Lannisbcd, new ministers
.-, ‘ 1 'ted, and peace restored! Tin
I '-'Tie of Chili have yet much t<
ham about liberty. That mor; 1 pew-
[March if,
er which with us is superior even to
the law, can be hardly said to exist
in some of these new states; and
brutal force is resorted to every occa
sion, as heretofore.
Interesting Cncvmstatace —lt u a
omitted in our account of the senten
ces on Saturday, to state that the Re
corder in passing sentence on An
drew Shields, for uttering counter
feit money, observed that a number
of respectable persons, considering
ihe evidence in favour of the prison
er and his previous good conduct,
had proposed petitioning the govern
or for a pardon, and that if this was
done tli. court if called, oil would
state to his excellency the testimony
in his favour. Since the sentence,
facts have been di closed which throw
suspicion on another man, v.Lori seni
hles Shields so much that an ordinary
observer could not but he deceived.
That this man did make five or six
attempts to pass counterfeit three
dollar hills of the Manhattan Bank,on
the night of the 28th January, on
which Shield-: v-sis arrested, is ind; -
putnbly established ; and that it Was
in the immediate vicinity of the shops
of < lie two persons who swore to <ho
identity of Shields on his trial. This
man was taken by one of the persons
cow In iii lie made the attempt,but on
the way tv- the watch-house told such
a pitiful story of his children, and >,f
having been deceive ! in the bill, that
he was; released V* it Hits a day or
two several persons have seen him,
and declare that they could not unc-n
their oath.-, distingue 1; the two nui
from each other. 'Fin to are other
facts in favour of that opinion that
the iron hand ol justice has fallen on
the wrong object. It is to be hoped
the real rogue will soon he rtihistifu*
ted for his unfortunate n prcsei.-
tive.
DREtfoS OF (Vi HER i> VYS.
In Reeve’s “ God’s Plea for Nine
veh, written about tl.c middle of
the seventeenth century, we find
the following passage in referet on
to the fashionable attiro of the
day :
“ The kings of Egypt were wont
to give unto their queens the tribute
of the city of AntoUa to buy them
girdles; and how much cowls, crisp
ing-pins, veils, raiis, frontlets, gor
gets, bonnets, necklaces, slops, slip
pers, round tires, sweetkalls, ring?,
earrings, mufflers, glasses, hoods,
lawn?, musks, civets, rose powder ,
jersamy butter, complexion waters,
many a sighing husband doth know
by the year’s -account
What ado is there to spruce up
many a woman, either for streets or
market, banquets or i, tuples. She
is not fit to be seen unless she ha?
her distinguishing patches upon her ;
die goeth not abroad till silo he fieaih
»red like a popinjay and doth shim:
like alabaster. It is a hard thing to
thaw her out cl bed, and a harder
Fifing to dra w- her from the looking
glass ; it is the great work ot th ■
fotmly to dross her—much chafing
and turning there is before she can
be thoroughly attired ; her spong
ing? and pertinnings, lacings and licb
mg, clippings and strippings, dentri
fiu., g-ami dauhings, the setting ot
every hair methodically, amAhe
placing ol every beauty spot topical
ly, are so tedious, that it is a wonder
Fiat a mistress can sit, or llic writ
ing-mam stand, tfii all the scenes of
ih;? fimlastick c< ir.eriy be acted
tia’oiq !i <! the- c ! rds of paradise
me bought at a r rate.; thekeop
i-cg ol il.. - laniii rets is very charge-
i :, u!'\ ihe wife oftentimes doth
I wear rm re gold upon her hack than
the husband hatli in his j urse, and
hath more jewels about her neck
than (lie animal revenue doth amount
to- Am! this is the she pride ; and
doth not the he pride cqu.,l it ? Yes,
the man now is become feminine as
the woman. Men must have their
half shirts and half arms, a dozen
casements above, and two wide lake
homes below : some walk (as it
were) in lhe;r v.aist-ccats, and others
(a man would think) in their petti
coats ; they must have narrow band-,
large cults upon their wrists, and
i.irgcr upon tlieir shm bones; their
knees guarded. A man would con
ceive them to lie apes, by their
coats ; soap-men by their shoulders,
hears cr dogs by thrir frizzled hair--
anrl this is my trim man. And oh,
| 'hat 1 could end here; but pride
i doth go a larger circuit ; it is travel
ling among the commons ; every
yeoman in lids ago must ho attired
’*ke a gentleman of the first heft'd:
every clerk mu.-t he as brave as a
justice ; every apprentice mu. t
match his master in galautry ; (lie
" • iting gentlewoman doth vie fash
ions with her lady; and the kitchen
maiti doth look iikesome squires s
daughter, by her habit; the handi
craftsmen are in tlieir colours, aud
their wives in rich silks."
The portrait of a gallant is still
more whimsical :
Ihe gallant is counted a wild
creature ; no wild colts, wild ostrish.
wild cal of the mountain, eompar.,-
, ,f> him. He i- indeed the buff* n
and balioon of the times ; bis mind
is wholly set upon cuts and crimps,
knots and roses, patchings, and tag
gings, b< ggings and inagings, half
-hirts, halt-arms, yawning breasts,
gaping knees, arithmetical middles,
■ec metrical sides, mathematical
"uisl-, musical heels and lorries!
foe- ”