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11. 0 .r; r>go UV) V -4 e.. • 4 41 V:J • " FASHIONABLE MOVBIYENIE. The. I:Nelsen of Wellington left town on %Vl%lnesday, fur her merit, Straffieldsay, Kent. F.arl Whitworth 31111 the Duchess of Dorset left their house in Grosvenor-square yesterday, fur their seat, Knole, Seven o.ka, Kent. The Earl and Countess of Mexborough ■nd family will leave town this day, fur their seat, Medley Park, near Per rybridge, Yorkshire. The Earl and Countess of Morley are arrived at their seat, Sa%tram, Devonshire, from a tour. Earl Giusvenur has left his seal, Eaton Ilall, Cheshire, for Newmarket. Colonel and Lady Charlotte Seymour err arrive.' at Cliol musuleley Castle, Cheshire, from Lord Galtilea .cat, Grims. thorpe Castle, Lincolnshire. Sir Arthur and Lady Chichester arrived yesterday at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley.squarc, from their seal, Dorset. attire. Mr. ■ud Mrs. Selby and family left dills, yesterday, for their seat in Yorkshire. William Richardson. Esq. bI.P. Mrs. Richardson, and family, left Wairen's Hotel, Regent-street, yesterday, ou a tour. COVENT-CARDEN THEATRE. The comedy of The Steward was last night re peated—and went off with the same eclat that dis tinguished its previous representation. Nothing can exceed the splendid excellence of Mr. MA.. CaPany ' s performance ill 1119 two principal scenes— that in which the ingratitude of Item is placed beyond the possibility of doubt—and again, when lie discovers that lie has been assisting le.:lnez to debauch his daughter—and is led to conclude that " his friend and crony" has necorupliehed his purpose. The latter is a master-piece of agonising expression. Despair and horror were never more faithfully pourtrayed on the human countenance than they are on that of Mr. MACREADY, when the horrible intelligence pierces his ear—and his choked utterance, tottering knees, and convulsed frame, all combine in giving strength, identity, reality, to the fearful picture. Item (the Steward) is exquisitely supported by Mr. WILLIAM FAR• heti. Guile, avarice, grovelling humility, ancient lust, and, finally, impotent rage, excited by dis appointment, are exhibited, by turns, in his per formance, with the boldest and the finest genius. His concluding scene, where neither violence nor entreaties avail in procuring possession of the depo sitory of hi. secrets, is a matchless effort in this line of the drams. Tim transition ft out fury to en treaty, was admirably managed. and produced a very powerful effect. .Mr. JONES'S Chereril is one of his liveliest characters—and affords a pleasant re bet to the sombre and grave parts of the play. Mr. EMERY was an efficient and amusing Yorkshire unin—and Mr. BL•NCHARD threw into the cha racter of Grime a considerable portion of dry hu mour. The part of Joanna was read by WS BRUNTON, in consequence of the revere and sud den indisposition of Miss FOOTE, for whom an ono. logy was made by Mr. Annure. Aliss BRumTos. %hough called on et a moment's notice (fur it up riearsthat Miss FOOTE was not taken ill until after (rd rl rehearsed her part in the morning) acquit ted herself extremely well, and was much applaud ed. Mrs. Dsirtsou give her early scenes of fashionable levity with much spirit and naivete. Her serious scenes, particularly that in winch she separates from her husband, were acted with feeling. The Coontepe of 1 3 11111110111 end her infant daughter. we ere beppy to teem, are both doing well. Dowager Viscountess AritioN, we are sorry to hear, is much indisposed. A letter from Dover, dated Sept. 14, says—" Tire Royal yacht, which for some time has heen waiting in Calais Roads, to bring over their Royal High nesses the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, has been suddenly ordered to Dunkirk ; from thence it is the intention of the Duke to embark with lns suite: his Royal Highness's carriages and servants have been waiting his arrival at the Albion Hotel. these few days many persons of distinction hove taken their departure for France. Italy, and Brussels. At this moment Lord PORTA OLIN UTON alai a numerous party, ere going on board the King George packet." The POPE'S Treasurer has just embarked for Italy. This personage has been over in this country for many months, and visited may of the leading characters in high life. His last interview was with the Doke of W Ludt+ c•rns, at Stratheldsay. bliss O'Nett.r..—The arrival of this eminent actress in this city, which was expected to take place on the Ist of October, has been postponed till the 20th of that month, when she will certainly appear, and, in the course of her engagement, per form all those characters in which she has attained all great and drirerved celebrity.—( Cork Mercan tile Chronicle Mr. YOUNG is now performing at Norwich. The hlnyor of that city ha►, it seems, invited him to so journ at his own house during the engagement. This. as the 4Vorerecis Mercury properly observes, is " an hotsourable testimony of respect bit talents." The Italian Opera company will commence their performances at the Dublin theatie. with illozsitt's celebrated Don Giovanni. The company include A 7i: tiltuC ETTI, DEGREE, ROMERO, the Mhos' Coant, &c. &c. The orchestra will he led by Alum, and CORRI will preside at the piano -forte. Arrivals at Edinburgh— 'tile Hon. Captain Percival, Mn. Percival, and Per i 0,4, E'q., the Hon. Henry Caulfield and Mr,. Caulfield, luck Esq. and friend, Tray ill inn. . and A.tou, Mry. M`Vicar, Captain Lewin, Eng. and Gen, Eng. and party, Rev. W. Harvey, and !twine, F.Ai. and friend. Chi'arturrs -I'6r Marquis of Capponie, and i.e Conspte de Vele, the WI. W. Harvey, F. H. Standish, Esq. and the Mai quis of It is said to be determined that the monument to the memory of our alma' ions coui,tryinain Lord NIELVILLE, is to be placed at the junction of feast street* of elegant buildiumi, which are at present truilig on the beautiful ;pound.) of Coats, at the west-end of the Nen Toirii. The fouudation stone We ere infnrmed, is not to be laid till the nnitig.— (Edinburgh Paper.) THE DONC.ISTER S 7: LEGEK. We received last evening , through a private cliatiutl, the following communication from a friend at Doncaster : " Doncaster, September 15, 1/1 AI " Suitaa,the first favJurite on M lay at Tattersall's, fur our St. Lcgrr, I ant nn ry in inform you, broke down this morning about balliinst ten, Oer having run about four miles in Inking his sweat. “ Comi.iming this as important to the sporting •orld, I send the information by It would appear front the following report of the betting at TATTERSALL'S yeaterday, that intelli gence to the NUu effect had reached town in the early part of the day : BETTING ROOM, THURSDAY, SVPTEMUVR 16. this Of tnr- don a 1 I• II their k. ilio to 10 4 aft Lt▪ it IT. I. EG EU. The alterations in the belting this day are of the highest importance to the sixating world, from Sultan, the first fa souriie, having gone bark. The reason did not • out, Imt n Gentleman from the Stock Exchange, who dabbles as well upon the turf, took the odds about some horses which stood after Sidtan, and then laid the odds against Sultan to the tune of some thousands. 4 to 1 wa■ the first betting against Sults'', and the odds afterwards got sip so high that nu one would take them. Betting on the other was as follows :- 3 to 1 ;lest Lisette I 16 to 1 agst The Lilted itl 10 - I age Sir ilfalter I YO Its I agst Putocurautt 8 to I at.t Agricola 11 to 1 art Archibald 6 to 4 Wall 2. to 1 mist Palmetime brat nollan. SPARKING. The veteran Caleb Baldwin, whose gallantry in the prime• ring before worn up in service is well•known, had a benefit at the Minor Theatre, in Catherine-street, ye►terday, and, although tolerably well attended, vet more al Id have been done for the man who stands in need of aid. Caleb set-to with Randall, RII.I made one very good round with him, but the champion of the light weights acted merci fully in the other rounds to the man who was one day capa ble of opposing him in combat. Jemmy Lennox and loom; Brown made POMO good settings to, lint that which excited moat fns was betwee n Ge or ge, the St. Grorg,es-fielda Black Bull, as Joe Norton &sig. hated him, and Toni Jones's Paddington Black. These mei, turned to at each other as if mischief was meant, and in their evolutions they clears(' away the spectators who were on the stage, and frequently bit each other over the meat.. They hit each other alma manfully, and the amateurs ex pressed themselves satisfied by the recumpense the men gut in browns thrown on the stage. Caleb, in an epargelic speech, said, " Gentlemen, I'm all right, and thank all of you that's here. You have had plenty of fan without some of them who coils themselves fighting men, begging benefits when they don't want them, being here. They may all be --, barring Jack Randgll, I the Greedy —." GRAND PUGILISTIC MATCII FOR WU GUINEAS ASIDE, BETWEEN SPRING, AND NEATC OF BRISTOL. This contest, which at present Do highly interests the spoeting world, it seems, has been made Whiled by the Champion of Ragland, and quite totem). deilly to the ama teurs. Cribb and Spring have been ou a sparring tour, and niakisitr Bristol in their route, the above match has been the result. Spring having defeated Carter, ranks as a pugilist the second man ou the list ; and Neste, iu conquer ing rained himself from obsaurity. Twu Suer ath letic young mew sunlit to be met with in a day's walk ; but from the 'weak, and experience of Spring, the London amateurs are somewhat inclined to give hint the preference in lotting. Neste is little more than s novices excepting something like " steam-engine power" about his hitting. At all snots it will prove a sporting fitzht ; and numerous parties hnre already been made up, hulls at London and Bristol, to witness the contest. The distance from the Me tropolis mill he either ill) or 62 miles, according to circum stances. The following are the articles of agreement enter ed into hrtwevu Spring and Neale, by their respective fi lends :-- " Bristol. Srpterober 6, 1819., " Mr. Thomas Cribb on the one part, and Mr.Janies Lock. ley on the other part. Mr. Cribb ilepumis ten pumids on behalf of TII4IIIIII. S,11i1111; soil Mr. James Luckley deposits un th► part of William Neste ten ponsuls, into the hands of Mr. Richard Couplanil, the parties to meet at the Grey hound Inn, Broad Mead, Bristol, en the 13th instant, al eight o'clock in the evening precisely, to make the above sums fifty pounds each. The combatants to meet half-way between Bristol mad Landon, and to fight on the Rth day of October, or within four miles of a town which will he pre viuudy named, fur 100 guineas a side. The whole of the money to lie made good on the day of fighting, or the deposit JJJJJ ney to lie forfeited. Tu be a fair staud•up fight; half minute time; in a 21 fret ring. " JAS. LOCK LEY. " T. CRIBB:' N.ii. The parties met as above on the Lith instant at the Greyhound, and the 50/. a side made good. It is certam tu be a tooth of the rombatints . fancying it, as well as their pat II S3tIS.-5 suit 13 to 4 us Sim ing. EXTRAORDINARY FRA T. The following curinns fact is recorded of John Selwyn, an under gamckeepes oldie park at ',lands, in the reign ssf Queen Lila-sixth. This inns was, famous fur his bodily strength, agility, and skill in horsemanship, specimens of winch lie was in the haMt of exlsibitinz before the Queen, at the fraud stag hoist, in the park. Upon one occasion, lie iu the heat of the chase suddenly leaped from his horse, when at full speed, upon the hack of the stag, where lw kept his Peat in spite of every effort of the affrighted animal, and drawirg Isis sword with the greatest coolness, guided him towards. her Majesty, when, having approached sufficiently near, lie plunged his weapon into its throat, awl it fell dead at her feet. This exploit is pusirtrayeal uu John Sclvytes lumb•stuoe at Wst!tumuli-Thames. The Esrl of EGREMONT has purchased the ce lebrated easel study of " Death upon the pule Horse," painted by Mr. WEST. one of the most sublime productions of modern art. That Noble man has also purchased the " Murder gf the young Princes in the Tutrer," owl its companion by NORTIICOTE, flOm SHAE*PEARE. Tilty Were in the colhction or Mr. iiAitUIS, and are ell honour to the British school. Oil Saturday, as early as Orven o'clock in the morning. Sir U. COCKBURN, Mr. CROKER, Sir T. B. 'MARTIN, and Sir It. SkIPPINGS, arrived at Chathmit deck-yard; they shortly after went off to the Eahvark, accompanied by Admiral Sir JOHN GORE, Commissioner Sir It. *swig. with some Of the principal officers of the Dock-yard, to take a bury( y of the magazine of that ship, Row completely titted up on a new uriociple. After temainiog board a considerable time, they left this ship and visited tile Owea Glendower, now complete and ready to sail ; they then returned. past noun, to the Dock-yard, where they mule but a short stay, and set off for tuwa.—(Cunfer bury Paper.) REMONSTR4NCE Fli()31 THE LIVERY TO TINE LORD MAYOR. Yesterday morning several Members of the Li , . very waned upon the Lord Mayor, for the purpose of presenting Ins Lordship with a Remonstrance, *bleb had been some time to comemplation. Mlle', the Deputation entered his Lordship's pri vete room, Mr. Dixox, of Fleet -street,• one of the n 111 l ber, said, .1 My Lord, we wait upon you at the request of a Humbler of our Fellow-Liverymen, most respectfully to present to your Lordship Al Remonstrance, upon your refusal in call a Com mon Hall, upon the subject of the late proceeding's at Manchester." The Lord Mayor most politely invited the De putation to be seated. Mr. DIXON then said, that, if his Lordship would permit, the Remonstrance should be read. The LORD MAYOR—My respect for the Li very shall at all times incline me to listen to any remonstrance they think proper to make. The Remonstrance. which was then read, was to the following effect : " That the undersigned respectfully wished to expnstn. late with hit hirdallip on his refusal to convene a Common Hall, to consider the trap sactiuus which took place at Man- cheater on the 16th August, though invited to do so by r - ire than lOn Liverymen : That the object of the Meetiug was of so melancholy a description that it ought to have born enough of itself to secure the exercise of the right of street hog : That such a right, belonging to them as subjects of a fete Government, and more particularly as Members of the Corporation of the hief city in the entpire could not be law fully withheld from them by any person, much less by the Lord Mayor, who was bound from the very nature of his oilier, and the manlier of his election, to respect the wishes of the Livery : That the proposed subject was every way suit ed for public discussion, as was proved by his Lordship bay. ing consented to allow a Common Council: That his Lord ship's refusal to convene the Hall for the same purpose, could not arise from any extraordinary anxiety to preserve the public peace, as his Lordship must be aware, that what ever meeting had been called fur, mid the sanction of the muni cipal constitutions had been withheld, they had uniformly taken place under circumstances much more dangerous to public trhnquillity. They, therefore, prayed his Lordehip to reconsider the subject, to revoke his refusal, and give them the full exercise of their obvious rights." Mr. DIXON—The Livery, my Lord, find them selves, In ColifoNtieliCe of the late transactions at Manchester, imperiously called upon to express ►heir public opinion in Common Hall, and have felt it hard, that while justice called aloud, hums oily bled, and liberty was on the wing, they had no opportunity, in common with others of his Majes ty's subjects, to express their opinion. They hope your Lordship will re-consider the matter, alter your former determination, and call a Common Hall. The Luau MAYOR—Gentlemen, I feel myself us deeply interested in the question of the rights and privileges of the Livery of London as any of you ; my obligations to do so are as strong. Already have given on answer to this question in strict conformity with my oa►h. It is my determination to adhere to the refusal which has been made, on the most conscientious grounds. uotwithstanding the nmpopnlari►y to which I may he subjected ; and I confess that L am not a fliend to the hootings and hissing which have been so plentifully bestowed ilI me. Mr. Otxos observed, that the present was an opportunity the hest that could be presented for turtling aside that offensive notice of which his Lordship had complained. The LORD MAYOR—I have acted upon this, as npoo all other occasions, according to the best of my judgment as a Magistrate and an individual; aid (with much earnestness) I appeal to the Power above, whether I have acted conscientiously or not. Mr. (looms! (uf Paul's-chain) —My Lord, this is a deputation from the Livery, who have placed you i❑ your present elevated situation. We trust that you will not tremple ui our rights awl pri vdegrs. We consider you, toy Lord, as our father fur the time bring, mod we hope that you will not refuse to grunt its the privilege of the use of our Hill. I have to add one more word. We c ' ler the Common Dill the storehouse of the liberties of the citizens ; and surely you, who are at the head of us, will not place an obstacle in the way of that which we have enjoyed time immemorial. We ask. my Lord. merely what our forefathers always demanded as a right, and we of course think our birthright. The LORD MAYOR—Do you not consider that it is unfair to prejudge a case? Suppose you were yourself charged with all offence, I ask you whether you would think it fair that a judgineot should he passed upon you, with t regard to those evidences which are necessary upon every occasion, in order to come to a just conclusion ? If you were inno cent, do you not think that speeches, declaratory of your guilt, would be injurious? %You'd you not at least think a prejudication ungenerous ? If you think calmly, I dare say you will arrive at thia conclusion. AVould it not then be highly impro per and illiberal in me to authorise and encourage a 'Meeting of this description, conscious at the same tone that a legal discussion is to take place, upon which the merits of the case which you have alluded to will he entered into most accurately ? Mr. TAYLOR (lhe Coint tttttt Councilman)—We only wish, my Lord, that the doors of investigation should not be barred against inquiry. Other parts of the country have met, why should not the Livery have the privilege of adding their opinions in th e weight of those already dispersed through the nation ? Mr. RonEeTs—My Lord, I beg to know whether it is your Lordship's intention, if the Livery should conic to a determination to meet, to close the doors of the Hall against them ? The LORD MAYOR said, he conceived the Chief Magistrate had a right to do so. but he d'd not in- Innate that it was his intention to oblige the Livery to look fur Some other place of meeting. Mr. STEPHENS said, that a former Lord Mayor had not hesitated to call a Common Flail upon errs lain chargea which were brought agaiust the Duke of York ; aml that question was discussed in Par liament afterwards, without suffering from the pre. vivito debate upon it. With respect to time prop*. sition put by the Lord Mayor—whether any objecs Nom could not be made to corrruents and resolu tions previous to all legal cousideration of a ques tion, he should declare that he should have uo ob jection to have the fullest inquiry made into his cominct if innocent. On the contrary, he should think that the Inure it was discussed the greater ef feet it would have its establishing the erroneousness • of the charge. Mr. l'Av Loa said, that this rule held with equal force against those who had acted in violation of the laws of humanity. The deeper the' inquiry the more plain were made the evidences of guilt. The Livery wished to apprise the people, that those per sons who had violated the laws should be brought to justice. He hoped the Lord Mayor would not he too hasty in giving his opinion, and that he would not persist in going decidedly against the general sentiment of those to whom his Lordship was ins delved for his present elevated situation. The Low) MAYOR—It would be the greatest pride of my life, Gentlemen, that I who have risen from a very humble situation in life to that by which I am now honoured, should coincide in the opinion of the Livery, and I regret much that there exists any difference of opinion ; but I should feel that I was degrading the office which I fill if I were to act unconscientiously, and I therefore must per- Severe. Mr. GODWIN—In die name of the Livery, my Lord, I beg leave to return you my thanks for the very handsome manner in which you have received us; hut (with much warmth) I here assure your Lordship, that the Livery of London intend to hold a Meeting to discuss the rights of their countrymen. notwithstauciing your Lordship's opposition, and I request that your Lordship will recollect that we inform you of their resolution. The LORD MAYOR—I shall be at my post. Gentlemen ; but I must say, that this is an unequal contest here, for I sin but one man against . Now, if you will allow me to have eight of my friends against you. we shall probably do a good deal towards clearing away all the impediments to the right view of the question. Mr. Goower4—There can be but little objection to that, my Lord. particularly on a subjecton which the whole country agree. We hope to oppose your friends in the right place, my Lord, and beg to say that we, the Livery of London, shall be at our puts to discuss our rights and privileges according to ancient custom. Some conversation took place after this, which was kept up in a very dispassionate tone. The de putation individually expressed themselves much indebted to the Lord Mayor for the marked civility with which they were received, and his Lordship seemed equally pleased at the respectful deportment of the deputation, who withdrew after an interview of upwards of an hour. RIOTS AT PAISLEY. [FROM AN EVENING PAPER.] The following is an extract of a private letter addressed to au eminent commercial house in the, City, dated Paisley, the 13th instant : " This town is at present in a state of great disorder and anxiety. A meeting having been called of the town and neighbourhood to express their opinion of the conduct of the Mag istrates at Manchester, our Magistrates issued a Procla mation, disapproving of the people proceeding to that meeting with flags. This was disregarded, and upon the return of one of the party with two flags, the whole constabulary having been previously called out, were placed in one of the narrowest parts of the street through which the procession was to pass, and on its reaching this point, those who preceded i:, in a very contemptu ous manner, huzzaed as they passed the Magistrates and the constables, which was continued in that style until the flag-hultlers were opposite the She riff and Magistrates, when instantly the Sheriff, Mr. Campbell, and Provost Jamieson, our chief, darting from among the constables, who itntnedi ately supported them, seized both flags, and carried them into the Council Chamber. The flag-holders were taken also. After this the constables who had been previously ranged on the opposite side of the street, again arrayed themselves in that order, and allowed the people who had been attending the meeting, freely to pass on between them. " All yesterday the town had a threatening aspect. As it became dark 11. great number of the people moved from the square, passed through several of the principal streets in the town, breaking almost all the lamps as they went along, and the windows of the best houses as they proceeded. The Riot Act was then read. and the military mid con stables being called in, restored order only by patroling the streets, which they did till midnight. l'his is now two nights we have been up nearly all night. Many of us are severely wounded—fortu nately none of the stones which struck me were large ones. This day again portends a bad night ; but the needful precautions, we trust, will be taken for our safety. More troops must be culled in. It is re ported, while I am writing this, that 5.000 people are on their way from Glasgow to this. What their object is we know riot." • Si► H. Fosurncitiass, K.C.B. Commander of the Royal Artillery in Ireland, accompanied by Lieut.-Colonel Sir J. CAIRNCROSS, are nnw on a review of the several artillery stations. They have been at Limerick ; thence. through the stations on the Lower Shannon, and the counties of Clare, Kerry. Cork, ■nd Tipperary, they arrived at Waterford, and proceeded on Tuesday to Dun cannon Fort. The following regiments have been ordered to be disbanded:-21st, ittl, and 25th Light Ora- goons on their arrival from India ; 34 West India regiment on arrival at Sierra Leone; Royal African corps, on arrival from Sierra Leone and the. Cape; Royal York Rangers, Royal West India Rangers. and York Chasseurs, on arrival in North America.. Tuesday last, the Annual Meeting of the Mem bers of the Book Club was held ;n Kendal ; no which occasion about fifty Gentlemen, chiefly from that neighbourhood, partook of a sumptuous dinner at the. Town-hall. The Rev. HENRY LOWTHER, of Disiiiiigton. President ; J. GANDY, Esq. Vice- Preruieut. The Meeting was attended by the E-irl of LONSDALE, K.G. Lord LOWTHER, HOD. Colonel LOWTHER, and Lord I)OI.I.INGTON. Mier the usual toasts, the 'following was given : " The iVestntoreland Society estublithed is Lon don, and tipsy it long continue to prosper ;" when Lord LONAOALE rose and spoke at considerable length, expla g the designs and objects of that benevolent institution. Lord PoLLINGTON favour ed the company with several excellent songs. A ball. as usual. was held at the King's Arms. in the evening. About eighty Ladies and Gentlemen were present, and dancing was continued till three o'clock in the morning.- INTENDID MEETING IN T;IE BOROUGIL Wednesday evening, at ei;tht o'clock, a ntinierouil Meeting of the inhabitant householder,. of tin- in 4 and borough of Siiatlissirk took place at the N Head Inn, in the High -street, to receive the of the High Bailiff to their terititsition, frifio-11111{ him to call a public 'Meeting io take tot. consider+ , :dint; the late atrocities at Manchester. . . Mr. %TETHERS - FON is hoary; hero onanitunts-ly called to the Omit - . bilortiy opened the Itusiness Ivy observing. that the Htirli Bailiff laid acceded to their request. and consented to call an early Meet ing of the people, to pronounce their opi is common with the rest of th- nation, on the late atrocities at Manchester. Unlike the simoirsit Chief Magistrate of London, the High Bailiff was not afraid that their otijrct in nieriong was " to set lire to the Borough, or to murder all its peaceable inliabitante;" but he knew they meant to assemble to record their execration of an outrage which had no parallel—on outruee both brutal and illegal.— (.4pplumse.)—The conduct of the High Raiiiif was liberal and gentlemanly. for 4:m1,1(1i-ring plea, profedserlly mwiarnal. nod the iii I 1 it -e -dema heliire him (tile Lord Mayor's refu-41 to col,- vene a Common 11411, and refusal of the star High Bailiff, we preminse!, the relittiotiolio44 without aurprise, 104; to a relmal ; hut i!.e conduct of Nlr. Print:li (High %As a proof of what value lie placed au such precedent,. The CH A lILM A'l then read the High 's letter, sod the notice intemled to announce the Meeting, leaving the requisitionists at liberty to ap point their own tune. Mr. BiLsce moved that the Meeting he held on Thursday, the , 23t1 lost. atcouded by Mr. %V 111 C H maul carried unanimously. Mr. BLACK then proceeded to give a detail of all that pas-v.l between the High Bailiff and the deputation who were instructed to wait on him *ills the requisition. After having read the requisitiuu. the High Bailiff said, " Gentlemen, you leave acted very properly in presenting this reqinsiiiint to rue, as it is a part of my duty to receive such documents; it iv my duty to preside at all public meetings within this Borough s but 1 have also En:- other duty to perform—to preserve the peace; there. fore, Gentlemen, I wish to know if you have any objection to lay your Revolutions befule me; I mean those you intend to propose to the Meeting, as it is nay duty to preside if a Meeting be held, and if I were fornisheii with the Resolutions, they would asi.ist me in determining on the propriety of calling a Ikleetiii4." This request of the High Bailiff gave rise to the conversationfullowintt _ Mr. !SLACK -" That is quite impossible, :is every Elector has on undoubted right to prop.oe whatever lie mat• think proper to the Meeting. IVe are only deputed to receive your answer to the re quisition—mar power extends no further." HIGH IBAILIFF -" Then for the reasons you have mentioned, you say I cannot have the Rests.. lutions." Mr. lILICK—" I presume, Sir, it is very un usual to require such a mode of proceeding." HIGH I/AILIFF—" The lavt Mall which was held reflected great credit on the inhabitants of the Borough, and I only wished on this occasion to know if the Resolution's were such as 1 could consistently out to the Meeting?" Mr. STRIGHT—" I presume, Sir, with deference to your boort-tor judgment, that, as Chairman of the Meeting, you will have nothing to do with the Revolutions but to put them to the Meeting for its adoption or rejection—sod if they are adopted, they will be the Resolutions of the Meeting, not yours." Mr. GILLES—" Sir, we have nothing to do with the Resolutions—we know nothing about them; we may all prop tae some, if we dislike those pro posed." 1110 H BAlLire—" You ought to have sent me the requisition unit your letter, and I should have been able 'o give so answer bow; but as it is rather an important affair, I must take some time to coo older of it." Mr. BLACK (all.r requesting an early uuswer) —" If the Town Hall should be found tostiflicwrit to hold the Meeting, we may adjourn to an open space." Mr. LINDSAY, the Deputy-liailiff, seemed um. willing that the Meeting should take place any where but in the interior of the Hall. Mr. STRIGHT—' , When the Hall meets, if a motion for adjournment is proposed nod carried, it must take place." This, Mr. BLACK observed, was the reinerksh!e conversation at the interview with the High Bailiff. Other business of a routine nature was then transacted—and, on the motion of Mr, Coo?La, Solomon Davies, Esq. the Magistrate, was added to the number comprisiiig the Committee. The CHAIRMAN passed a bib eulogiorn on the merits of Mr. Suloinou Davies, and observed, that. although a Magistrate, he was no Masschrster Ma. gistrate.—f ripplorrst.l—The appearance of such mats at their head would give weight and import.' once to their Meeting. Mr. BLACK more's, that the Secretary do read to the Meeting letters of a public nature wtticls he might have received team Sir Robert Nilson. tvlr. IttcHARDsoN (the Secretary) said, he had received various communications Irons Sir Robert, but could not consider them of a public nature.— Indeed, they expressed ut such strong Scioto's*e the well-known uoitnotis of the llnii. Knight, that he did not feel himself justified irs readiur , them ; hut he was hourly expected us London, and would attend the Meeting most certainly. After the disposal of same buwiess of a Ova's: nature, thanks were voted to the Chairman, mod the Meeting separated. A letter from St. Helena quotes the prices of cer tilt* urti:•les, in the month of July ling, as follow viz.—Beef. mutton, and veal, Is. 5(1. a pound; a tut key, 305.; a goose, 215.; a grown fowl, 10s.; a chicken ss. ; and a duck, 10s. ; eggs might be had so low as ss. per dozen; cabbages (in abun dance, we must suppose) at nine-pence a I iece ; and turnips and carrots is. per dozen. Bread was sd. per pound, and very good Cape Madeira aisle seven shillings and sixpence per gal:on ! Unties- PA ITS was very well ; and ilia palace nearly finished. 1.1 ~~;~ t. pi