1796.) : 
that we have very clear evidence that 
the judges, in caufes between the crown 
and the fubject, aét now with much 
more independence than at former pe- 
riods; nor have I met with any fatif- 
faétory proof ot the popularity of the 
prefent race of lawyers; though I am 
ready to admit, that there are charaéters 
of confiderable refpeétability among 
them. But one alteration that has lately 
- taken place in the law, muft, I think, not 
be numbered among “¢ the excellences 
of the prefent reign: I mean the ad- 
dition made to the expence of law, by 
the new taxes on law-writings. This 
mode of taxation increafes the eee 
of law proceedings, and feems a x up- 
on law and juftice, which were eeriathly 
not before too cheap in this country. 
- French Telegraphs 
We were told, nottong fince, ina charge 
delivered to a grand j jury, that, mm Eng- 
land, the law was he fame to the poor 
as to the rich ; but the reverend fage, 
by whom this acme biog. was commu-: 
nicated, did not inform his auditors in” 
what way and manner a poor man could 
carry on his fuit, with any probability of 
of fuccefs, againft his w ealrhy oppreffor.. 
The enormous expence ot law-fuits is, 
indeed, a great national evil; an evil 
that aie aloud for each. Mr. Philip 
Thickneffe fays, in. his'Memors, ‘* The 
late lord chief juftice Willes aad me, 
when I afked his opinion about a law 
matter, to fit down quietly, under any 
injury or opprefiion whatever, rather . 
than go to law.” 
Od. '2, 1796 D.C. 
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ae ate Reprefentati ions of the Two celebrated French Telezraphs, in ibe Direction 
from Parts to Lise, and from Paris to LANDAU. 


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N the MONTHLY Mac = see 
p-132, were given a defcription ae 
view of the Englith Telegraph, with a 
retro{pective account of -the origin and 
progrefs of the invention. In p.295, of 
No. IV, appeared fome remarks on the 
number of combinations of that telegraph; 
and in p. 475, of No. VI, were infeaet 
two general hema) theorems, by 
which to af{certain the number of fignais 
that may be formed by any. poflible va- 
riety of combinations, in any given te~. 
legraph. 
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Fig. I, as os reprefeats the ori- 
ginal form of the French telegraph, and 
that which is adopted in the line from 
Paris to Lifle. Fig.II, reprefents a 
more improved conftruétion of the ma- 
chine, and that which is fituated be- 
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allowed that, although the primary idea 
of the telegraph be not an invention, vet 
that 
much ingenuity is due to M. 
CHAPPE, for its mechanical confruétion, 
the application of figns to ideas, and for- 
his novel {pecies of telegraphic language, 
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