234 Stephensiana, 



after; for, in consequence of .1 new and 

 unexpected series of events, it was 

 proved that the cx-senator had been the 

 victim of injustice. Rndenschild, after 

 being notninaled Chancellor of tiie 

 University of Upsal, died at Stockholm 

 in 1783, at the advanced age of eighty- 

 three. Frederic survived ; and, in his 

 favourite residence of Potsdam, not only 

 formed a new system of tactics, but 

 cultivated letters and the arts ; kept up 

 a correspondence with Voltaire, d'Alem- 

 bert, Helvetins, &c. ; while he at the 

 same time surrounded himself with 

 chefs-d'oeuvres of all kinds, wortliy of 

 the genius both of ancient and modern 

 times. It was tiiore, too, notwithstand- 

 ing his rank and bis glory, and amidst 

 the vows of his subjects for his preserva- 

 tion, he was overtaken by those infirmi- 

 ties that proved him to be mortal, and 

 at length put an end to his career. 



The remains of the great Frederic 

 are deposited in the Temple, whicii is 

 destined for the use of the garrison of 

 Potsdum. No monument to his honour 

 has as yet been erected either at Pots- 

 dam or Berlin ; the city of Stettin alone 

 erected a marble statue, on which tlie 

 humid winds of the Baltic have already 

 impressed their malignaiH iuflncnce. 

 But his reign surpasses all the monu- 

 ments that can be erected by the hand 

 of art. Great men have often partaken 

 of whatever can be efl'ected by means of 

 bronze, or of marble, with those who 

 possess no other claims to the admira- 

 tion of mankind but such as proceed 

 from power and wealth : the admiration 

 and gratitude of posterity alone consti- 

 tute their exclusive property. 



WARDLE v. CLARKE. 



I was one of the three-score witnesses 

 whom AVardle subpoened to sustain his 

 indictment for perjury against this 

 courtezan. A select party of us dined 

 in an upper room at the King's Arms. 

 There was Dodd, the Duke of Kent's 

 secretary; Gleniiic, the mathematician ; 

 Sir Ricliard Phillips, the ci devanl 

 sheriff; Lord Folkstone; Mr. Maddocks, 

 M.P. for Buston ; and some c liters. Dodd 

 was the first examined ; and we beard 

 much of the grossness of the examining 

 counsel, and of the feelings of the bench, 

 — on which sat three of tiie princes, and 

 eight or ten peers. Glennie followed, 

 then Sir Richard, and Lord Folkestone. 



A compromise now took place among 

 the counsel, and Mrs. Clarke's own 

 attorney was admitted an evidence ; on 

 which he swore (o Wardle's positive 

 engagement, in his presence, to pay for 



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the lady's furniture ; and the question 

 was at once terminated. 



I was subpoened merely to corrobo- 

 rate, if needful, the evidence of Sir 

 Richard, who had consulted me from 

 day to day, while he was negociating to 

 obtain (he promised annuity for ]\frs. 

 C. and compensation for the debts 

 which she had been left to pay. She 

 wanted more than compensation, and 

 he thought no more ought to be sought 

 or granted. His concessions were 2000/. 

 one day, 3500^. the next day, and 7000/. 

 the third day; but she afterwards de- 

 manded and got 10,OOOZ. in addition to 

 her annuity. 



The wine at our dinner was bad ; and, 

 as we were sitting over it for some hours 

 during the progress of the trial, it took 

 such effect on me, that I kept my bed 

 for three days alter. 



BEAUTY WITHOUT SENSE. 



The following epigram was written 

 on a lady whose face was as handsome 

 as her conversation was disagreeable: — 

 Alexandrine a le double poiivoir, 



De rendre un coeiir indifferent el tendre, 

 Car pour I'aimKr s'il snffit de la voir, 



Pourn'aimer plus il suffitde rentendre, 



MONTESQUIEU ON THE COURTS OF KINGS. 



" L'ambilion dans I'oisivet^, la bas- 

 sesse dans I'orgueil, le desir de s'en- 

 richir sans travail, I'aversion pour la 

 verite, la.daterie, la trahison, la perfidie, 

 le mepris des devoirs d'un citoyen, la 

 crainte de la vcrtu du prince, Tesper- 

 ance de ses foiblesscs, et plus que tout 

 cela, le ridicule perpetuel jett6 sur la 

 vcrtu, forment, je crois, le caractere 

 dn plus grand nombre des courtisans, 

 dans tons Ics lieux, et dans tons les 

 tems." — Esprit des Lois, livre iii. 



With what strange particularities 

 does Montesquieu, a scribe of a sonnd 

 mind, here overwhelm us! Most assu- 

 redly, he would much lessen the utility 

 of courts, so as to make it even become 

 a question, how far they are desirable, 

 how far favourable, to the proper culti- 

 vation of the nobler feelings and affec- 

 tions, how far conducive to the best 

 charities, the well-being and happiness 

 of social life. "Ambition (says he,) 

 conceived in the bosom of laziness and 

 luxury, baseness consorted with a bold 

 and aspiring pride, the desire of getting 

 rich without the useful accompaniments 

 of diligence and other punctilious vir- 

 tues, views aud inclinations seldom co- 

 inciding with, often opposed to, the 

 cause of truth; consulting one's own 

 interest, or the gratification of another, 

 by flattery; the disobedience and ingra- 

 titude 



