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ELECTION of COMMON COUNCILMEN. Yesterday Wardmotes were held to elect proper persons to represent the several Wards in the Com mon Council of the City of London. Recent pro ceedings had rendered those who formed what is called the Ministerial side rather less popular than usual. The more popular party were accordingly on the alert in most of the `yards to bring about lag alteration in the general character of the election, as will appear by observing the names and numbers vrthe candidates. WA LBROOK WARD. To this Ward. of which Mr. Atkins is the Alder. man, a strong opposition was expected to have been made to the return of snout of the late Members. After the nomination of ten candidates, whose mimes appear below, Mr. GIBBONS addressed the Ward at consider. `able length, on the importance of the duty winch the inhabitants were celled on to fulfil. lie minded them of the dote of alarm laud , lirotstent in which the country generally was placed, and how necessary it was for each of them to do all that lay in his individual power to allay the fer ment. and tranquillize the public mind. He pro mised to prove to them how greatly they could conduce towards it by a judicious exercise of their elective privilege. lie wished first of all to he al lowed to go back to examine a little into the history of the rights and liberties of the citizens in Ward mote assembled, which he could assure them were at one time considerably greater than how appertained to them. Now they could only choose en Aldoror to, a Deputy, eight Common Councilmen, and some of the subordinate offices were filled also by the elec tion of ordinary citizens. The rights of the (ill- Zent were first abridged in c onse q uence of the wars between the White and Red Roses, in the reign of Henry VI. At that time the citizens had a voice in the election of the Representatives of the City in Parliament, and in the choice of Slieriff?:. Aner that period, great tumults were said to have re mained, to the disturbance of t he City, which was the alleged cause for passing the Act of Ed ward IV. confioiug the election of Represents tires in Parliament to the Livery—s body of men not exceeding at that time one-twentieth part of the whole of the citizens of Loudon. This circum stance ought to prove to them how vigilautly they should exercise their choice of Representa tives for the Common Council. Had there been any good and capable men in the Coin mon Councils of those times, most likely such an abridgment of their liberties would have been prevented. For it was to be observed that they were incorporated by charter as well as by prescription ; and had the authorities of those times beets put to it to shear their power for cur tailing the City's liberties, they must have provrst, that practice and inimen3orial usage bore them out. They were still, as good citizens, bound to look for a restoration of those rights. the essence of which kept the country generally in *disturbed state. He Wished illei it was possible to persuade the opts lent inhabitants of the Ward to step forward on these occasions. He regretted that they would not attend. Ile did not wish them to make swieches, or so put themselves in disagreeable Their presence would produce greet good, sod give the people confidence. It was vain fur the inhalsi• tants to look to the Livery in Cottonton Hall for the defame of their rights and liberties. The Livery had no political functions; they were only convened on peesliar occasions ; though they sometimes undertook the consideration of public questions, they were nothing in defence of the rights of the citizens. The Common Council were chorea to repreveet the wishes and views of the citizens. If they were cautious in selecting the members of that body, it would have the effect of improving the elections of Aldermen, and from the latter the Chief Magtatiase was chosen; so that if they took care to secure good men for the Common Council, by that very act they would render the Court of Aldermen, and the Lord Mayor, so much more efficient and respectable. As it was they proved the truth of a writer who had written spina annual elections, and had actually quota the various elections of the Corporation to 'hew that •the right of election and its real indepen dence were more easily infringed an, and preserved with more difficulty, when the elections were an. total. They had a proof of the ill-consequences which r esulted from the indifference of the inhabi tants to the issue of their annual elections, in the late Lord Mayor. So little was that gentleman qualified to fill the office, that he had asked the Court of Aldermen to grant him the smistance of the law officers. in teaming whether or not he was entitled to refuse to convene a Common Hall, for which • requisition hod been forwarded to him. The worthy Alderman who was presiding could have informed him on such a subject. Sit Win. Curtis told him at once dist the matter lay with himself to decide on it. He enutnerated several other ma • nifestatione of incapecity and misconduct in other persons belonging to the Corporation which be at tributed to the negligence of the inhabitants iii ehoosiog their officeite He text caiumenied on the claims of the present candidates. Ile was parti cularly opposed to one of diem. Mr. T. N. Wil liams, whose conduct in the Common Council he censured in very severe terms. Mr. T. N. Wteetaus defenanded himeelf f th ro at m the attacks of the last s peaker, d protested his conduct in the Common Council was guided by the .most conscientious conviction. Mr. 111OULDING complained that the sentiments of the Ward were not represented by Mr. T. N. Willias, who rendered the Ward contemptible by his ridiculous behaviour and want on of public PgiuciPle• Mr. T. N. Wieetasts attributed the laughter of the Common C a lmed complained of by the lest speaker, to the iiiflexibility of priociple, and his refusal to net oniforaily with either party ; eon.. aequently they both leagued against him to laugh him dowel. though either party w ould be glad to enlist him altogether. They complained in the Common Council that nobody knew which side he would take, though both parties were free to admit that lie would b e an eccinisition, because lie had 66 a great deal of fire in him." Ile recommended himself once more to them as u moo of great public integrity. Mr. COI.LINS said, that it was a misfortune for their representative to be langlied down iii the Cont. men Council. He had to charge a mere grievous offence against Mr. T. N. Williams, who had offered him a presentment to Christ Church School, which was on public principle indignantly refused. Mr. T. N. WILLIAMS positively denied the statement of the last speaker. Mr. CotAtas said he could call two witnesses who were present to prove the circumstances. Alderman ATKINS then took the shew of hands upon the candidates, and pronounced the election to have fallen on— Mr. Williams, Mr. Jacob George Cope, Mr. W. Pearce, Mr. W. Richardson, Mr. T. Hale, Mr. W. Woodworth, Mr. M. Gibbs, Mr. H. Hay. The two unsuccessful candidates were Mr. T. N. Williams and Mr. George Curtis. A poll being demanded for the latter Gentlemen, a similar claim was put in for all the rest. Altlertn.in ATKINS proposed to open the poll at three o'clock, and continue it till five this day. and from woe to five on each of the two succeeding days. The constables and inquest were then chosen. At five o'clock the numbers of the poll were— • Mr. Richardson 8 Mr. T. Williams ...... 7 Mr. Pearce Mr. Gibbs Mr. Cope 8 *Mr 13. Curtis F. N. Williams 8 Mr. F. Hak Sir T. Bell and Mr. Haywood resigned. ('ibis Ward returns right Common Councilmen.] Those marked • are sew Members. FARRINGDON WITHOUT. (This Ward returns Sixteen ] Mr. Deputy R .... 28 Mr. James 22 Mr. J. W. Southgate .... 23 •Mr. Vincent Figgius .. 22 •M r. George Turner .... 23 Mr. George Roberts.... 22 Mr. W. Vale 20 Mr. C. A. Savage 24 •Mr. W. A. Beckwith 20 Mr. Richard Taylor .. • Mr. Win. Griffiths ..... 22 • Mr. Galloway 20 Mr. James Crook Mr. Julio Blacket 22 Messrs. Young, Pont& BISHOPS& This Ward ref ;, •nd Smiih, resigned. iTE WARD. Mr. T. Greensm sy, Dep. 23 Sir Wm. Rawlins, Dep. 21 • Mr. W. Johnston /I Mr. Solomon Brinsett 2l Mr. %Valk.. Prarock 20 • Mr. John Startivaot 20 • Mr. Warwick %Vision 19 Mr. William Day l7 , Messrs. Buossteol, JuJkin, Ruda, Sandford, awl Downs, resigned. turns Fourteen.] Mr. Samuel Nash l7 Mr. Thomas Glover l7 Mr Richard Hoare • Mr. half/ Dusies. • I Mr. C. Pearson .. 15 I • Mr. holm Du I 1.11.... 15 •Hr.B.Gudfrey Windus 15 BREAD-STREET IV A R D• [This Ward returns Twelve. ] Mr. Wm. Gilman l5 Mr. T. Gibson • Mr. S.turel Topper.... 14 Mr. William Mathias • Mr. Wm. Sowerby ... 7 Mr. B. Blaksley . Mr. Depttly S. Haywood 7 Mr. Jonathan Crocker Mr. Thomas Coletuati .. 6 Mr. James Bridge Mr. Henry Dibbiu ..... 6 Mr. Joint Halbau •Mr. Robert Burrs .. • • 6 Mr. Samuel Elliot resigned CHEAP WARD. (This Ward Worn' Twelve.) Mr. C. Blaine ...... 1 1 Mr. A. Fuming Mr. G. Ledger •.• ..... IS •M r. Mr. Runnel loses 9 Mr. Jobs James 6 Mr. Deputy Lasky.... 9 Mr. Witherspoon 6 Mr. John Pencil Mr. Rubrrt Jessisp 6 Mr. Richard B.ook .... S Mt. &mud Jurist...• it Mr. W. Edw. Smith.. 7 Mr. John Smith resigned. LIM R•STREET WARD. [Thor Ward returns Four.] Mr. Thomas Price Mr. John Dyatar. .. *Mr. is .... 8 Mr. John Adcock l9 LANGBOURN WARD. (Phis Ward returns Ten.] Mr. Deputy Thos. Ayres 14 I Mr. Richard Dickson. Mr. Wm. Wrtheiby 8 Mr. J. H. Gibson .... Mr. B. Stubbing. Mr. Thomas Wiltshire., •Mr. Mi1i0y..... Mr. Joseph Carier Mr. Samuel Joyce 7 I •Mr. • Mr. Edward Poyndsr resigned Poliinz will filially close to.morrow. CRIPPLEGATE IVITHIN. (Tbis Wald returns Eight.] Mr. Wm. Watrrhonse • 24 I Mr. Wan. Kill • Mr. Edwina llrath Mr. Deputy T. Volance 21 Mr. Francis lowers .. Mr. Charbs Eicke 21 'Mr.-- Aleock •M e . Field BR, ME WARD. (This Ward reform. Fifteen.] Mr. Phillip Greco, sen. 20 Mr. Win. Child ...... Mr. W. %V. Cope 2O Mr. B. Burin Mr. F. Cartwright ... • Mr. N. Saonder. l9 *Mr. --- Flint ...•• Mr. Frederick Gye..... 19 Mr. J. Lock •111 r. --- Dickson.... 19 Mr. J. Joyner ..... Mr. Philip Green, jun. 19 Mr. J Sharp Mr. W. K. Child l9 • Mr. -- Reddome •Mr. pen— l9 ' CORDWAIN r , This Word r Mr. Wm. Row, !us. Oh. Grorze Stephenson 18 Mr. John Hammon l7 Mr. C. W. Hick Mr. Richard Abbay l6 ERS WARD. Petunia Eight ) IMr. Wm. Watpoe l6 Mr. W. Soo Sir. James Trimby Mr. Wm. Rnw I *Mr. -- Aringer GSGATE. I returns Tem.] 1 Mr. Wm. Austin........ Wet. 6 Mr. W. A. Retlitati .... 6 •Mr. Wut. Piper Mr. Wm. C ar ling, jun 5 1 4111 i. H. Fraseis 1 [Tit;• Ward Mr. rdw. Mums ...•• 6 Mr gimlet Wagon Mr Anthony Brown Mr. Thonoin Dornfurd 6 Mr. Simpson Mr. G. T. King Mr.Thcophiluy Desrsay, Deputy, resigned. In the following Wards no a lteration look plac, viz. Vintro, A 'derogate, Tower,Queeniiithe, Aide d o te. Ilavandiw, l'orisokrii. Broad-street, Furring dn Within, Cripntegite Without, Dowgate, Cole. man street, Candlewick, Curnidll, and Castle • liquard. Extract of a leUer from Liverpool, dated the 1911. instant : " By letters received here this dry from Pernambuco, of the 1311. of November, it mils, ars that she minds of the fuer ckan is there were in a dreadful state of alum, in consequence of the r evolution in Portugal ; they were must anxiously waitiog for news from Kin Janeiro to lithe in them w hat steps the Guyer ttttt ent intended it, take. Business was corn filviely suspended. There had been a movement in the in senior, which created considerable agitation ; a party of the military having, it was ►eported, attacked the inhabitantr, and massacred several of them : hilt it was out understood what was the cause of the outrage' A Chamber of Commerce rind 'Manufactures Isms recently been established at Manchester. One of its first acts has been to address a Memorial to Lord LIVERPOOL, requesting information relative to the political relations of Naples, as great quantities of British property are there, and large milers on hand, chick under the present circumstances, the mar chants ore afraid of shipping oft Till DUMP. NO-BOOM, TATTUSAILI.II, Dsgatest 41. DIRST. 14 to 1 apt Gustavus Ili to 1 opt Chem II to 1 slat Brother to Iltt to 1 slit Domes Partteao to 1 opt Primieres 18 to 1 .let Truth oallll. 1 11 to 1 apt Emily. 6 to 1 apt My Lady 10 to 1 apt Breeze ItIDDLIIIIWOItTII. I 11 to 1 apt Morel. St to 1 apt Salmi HIS MAJEsTY'S ANSWER TO THE ADMIX'. IRON TRUK URIIIRRSITT OF OXFORD. I thank you fur your loyal and dutiful Address. This declaration of your principles, and of the feelings with which you are inspremed, at the present important con juncture, is not less honourable to you than satisfactory to myself. It is by such manifestations of loyalty and public spi►it, combined with ■ strict execution of the laws, that an effec tual check will be given to the efforts of those who labour with unceasing industry to corrupt, inflame, and pervert the minds of my faithful subjects, to deprive them of the salutary restraints, and the consolations of religion, and to subvert all those establishments and in►titutions which have so long been regarded with affectionate veneration in this country, and with admirstion throngliout the world. In the exereiee of the great trust committed to my charge, I shall be invariably actuated by the deepest conviction, that the true interests of my Crown are inseparably united with those of my people; and I am folly persuaded that in your several stations it will be your chief object and constant en deavour to afford to your country the best and surest means of permanent tranquillity and prosperity, by encouraging and inculcating • profound reverence fur our holy religion, a zealous attachment to our invaluable constitution, and • Arne determination to transmit it unimpaired to our latest descend:intik LOYAL ADDRESS. At a meeting held in Huddersfield. on Monday, the 18th December, 1820, to vote a loyal Address to his Majesty ; Sir JOHN LISTER KAYE, Bart. in t►e Chair. An Address was ►troposed by Dr. \VALKER, and seconded by B. H. ALLEN, Esq. and another Address, as on amendment, was proposed by Mr. SAMUEL. CLAY, and seconded by Mr. JAMES BOOTH ; when Mr. CLAY requested, as a matter of right, that his amendment should be first put from the Chair (which mode is univeisally adopted in all well-conducted meetings); but this was opposed by JOSEPH 11A1011, Esq. in the following novel manner, who said, " Then, ►f that be the case. I move the original Address, as an amendment upon Mr. Clay's amendment ;" which was seconded by Mr. Stables; and this unique mode was adopted by the Chair man, who first put the original Address as an amendment upon Mr. Clay's amendment ; and, what is very irregular, omitted to take the negative on this motion. The Chairman then put the Address moved by Mr. Clay in the same singular manner, which was carried by an IMMENSE MAJORITY: however, the Chairman, from his situation in the room, and from want of his being suflicientlyeletoited, was probably Unlaced to make the following declaration :—" I BELIEVE in my constience, as G 1.14 is ant Judge, that the original Address has it !" This opinion caused considerable astonishment, a division was immediately demanded (which certainly ought to hare taken place to obtain a correct decision), but it was disregarded by the Chairman; and, dating the call for such division. a vote of thanks was pro posed to the Chairman, by a few individuals near the Chair, but was never put to the meeting ; for in Net, lie never left the chair for that purpose, but returned thanks for the honour done him, and, without nissoLvimo the meeting, retired. io coo ' sequence of such proceedings. Mr. JOHN WOOD was called to the Chair, and the Address proposed by Mr. Clay was carried by acclamat►on—AßOUT FOUR.FIFTLIS OF THE COMPANY BEING PRESENT! TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, _ . . - -. ... The Dutiful and Loyal Address of the uodersigned lOWA tints of Hnolderstield and its Neighbourhood. May it pleare your Majesty, We, your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the In. habitants of Huddersfield sad its neighbourhood, beg leave, at this momentous crisis of our national affairs, to lender to your Majesty the sisicere avowal of our unshaken loyalty and attachment to your Majesty's Person; to state our high admirati tttt of our most excellent Could iintion, as established et the glorious Revolution of 1688 ; and to assure your Majesty of our entire devotedness to the principles which placed your august Family on the Throne of these Realms. And, Sire, it is with the must harrowed feelings that we survey the dkastrous state of our beloved country—trade, commerce, manufacture, and agriculture, each presenting the awful and direful consequetkes of a ruinous and insup portable taxation ; which, if not materially redeettl, must, its all human calculation, inevitably destroy the very vitals of the nation, endanger every existing institution, and, in its overwhelming effects, plunge every class of society into the most deplorable and wretched condition. We would, therefore, most humbly declare to your Ma jesty, what we conscientiously believe to be the source whence originates the cause of these direful calamities:—it le the profligate expenditure of the public money, in unne cessary and, useless establishments, and unmerited pensions, alike dangerous to the stability of the throne, and to the happiness and liberties of the people. Hence your Majesty's confidential advisers, the Minister, of the Crown, who ought to have used every effort, by judiciounuretrenclimeut and wholesome abolition, to ameliorate the e_,Plition of the peo. plc, :tee obviously culpilde, and therefore unworthy of your Majesty's confidence. For they have not only, in numerous lost snresolianiefully squandered the public treasure, made dangerous inroads in the Cuastitution of our country, highly prijuilicial to the lib:I-ties of the people, bet have, by a most iiittmotts attempt to degrade royalty, in the uncousti•- taitional prosecutimi of her Msjesty the Queen, your royal Consort, nod in the odious and indecent measures adopted fur that purpose, wounded the mural anti religious feelings of the People, and dishonoured your Royal House. And, Sire, we are thoroughly persuaded, that had the people been fairly represented in the Commons House of ParliaMeot, these appalling disasters would 'weir have nc. correct. We, therefore, in the most ardent attachment to our most r briotte Constitution, in its original purity, and of our veneration' and esteem for the Noble House of Brunswick, hope that your Majesty will call to your Counsels men pos. OWSIIIIg public con fi dence, emin ent f u r rank, Welts, and re putati ~,,, so that they may avert the evils which threaten the destruction of the nation, give stability to the throne, and happiness to your loyal, datifill, and affectionate subjects. Parchments for Signatures are left at Mr. Smart', Mr. Garnett's, and Mr. Moores, Booksellers; and at Mr. Machetes, grocer. f l This Address has received signatures already, after the proportion of six to one more than the Ministerial production, which principally consists of the abuse of the press, and of the people, under the terms of Ruiltcstr"—" Factious," &c. - ' w----------------..----- -- LAW INTELUGENtit. COURT Of OIIANCORT, Waxes lin, Miimal', Damon= IR. 'Loa muse Win Gott at half The Loan Ca5tc5........ post ten o'clock. 111.1ICTION OP ?RS MASTIR OF 1101111111911 COLLIOI4 CAIIIOSIDOI. Mr. WreiannaLt. stated, that it was the wish of the parties that the petition in this case might be heard on the day after the next Seal, if it met with his Lordship's approbation. The Loan CHANCOLLOII—." I will hear it on , whatever day the parties may appoint. As the case too Bern meatioued to me, 1 ►nay us well correct a `mistake that has gone abroad, 1 have received in anonymous letter purporting to come from Cant. bridge. and evidently written in • fictitiouji hand, supposing that 1 hate the appointment of the Master. The writer is mistaken, for it is not vested In me; the . case does not come before me as Visitor of the Col.' lege, because his Majesty is the Visitor, and the appointment is vested in the Crown, and by the Crown disposed of with the advice of the Council ; 1, as Lord Chancellor, have not even the recommen dation. I have said so much to ease the minds of those who are so fretted, ufraid I should do wrong." THE MARLBOROUGH GOLD PLATE. THE RAWL OR SHAFTESBURY AND OTHERS O. HIS GRACE THE DUES OF MARLBOROUGH AND ()THUM Mr. SHADWELL, Counsel for the Noble Plain tiff, stated, that his Learned Friends were not pre pared with the promised affidavit of their Noble client as to the fund in Court to inert the payment for the gold plate winch had been destroyed, melt ed down, or sold. His clients had, however, made an affidavit, which set forth that the Noble Duke was rearms to the fund in Court 4,000/. his being indebted to the receiver in that amount, on which ground he had to ask his Lordship to grant the motion he submitted to Into, and that his Lordship would feel the necessity of the csistos to the house and park of Blenheim being cootinued. Mr. RAE, Counsel for the Noble Defendant, said, that on account of ►he absence of his Grace from town, he hail not beets able to get the affidavit which was ordered by the Court. The affidavit 61ed by the clients of his Learned Friend was cal culated on an erroneous foundation, as, although his Grace might be indebted to the receiver in the sum of 4,0001., the receiver had not passed his last year's accounts, and, alien he did. there would be 6,0001. in his hands, which would leave a balance due to his Grace of 2,0001. There was also to be considered, that the receiver of the estatet had to pay to the Duke the sum of 16,000/. per annum, which put it beyond a doubt that there would be always a sufficient fund in the bands of the receiver to meet the detnatiil of the 1,3001., the supposed value of the plate which had been destroyed. Mr. SHADWEI.I. said, it was true the receiver had to pay to the Noble Defendant 16,000/. per annum ; but fortunately, ur the contrary, the Duke regularly assigned it, and if his next year's income was encumbered, there would be no fund to pay the 1,300/. The Loan CHANCELLOR" Have you 1111 affi davit, Mr. Rae, that the fund in the receiver's hands is not encumbered by his Grace ?" Mr. RAE said he was not prepared with such an affidavit, but he would be able to have one to that effect by the next seal, if Ins Lordship would postpone the motion moil than. The Luau CHANCELLOR—" It is highly ne cessary that such an affidavit should be made ; fa if the income of tfie Noble Defendant is already encumbered, whoever it is assigned to will have the fist claim. Let the order stand as to the codas until this affidavit is produced ; and if it is not satisfactory, I will do my duly, nod take cure that the orders of th i s Court shall nut be in fringed." Further consideration postponed until the next Seal, the ISlii of January. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL, Tramway, DICEASCII 21. Adjourned Sittings alter Michaelmas Term, hefure the LORD CHIEF JUSTICK and Co►nnion Juries. ROTHWELL AND ANOTHER O. DEMAINE. This was an action by the late Sheriffs of London against the Defendant, who had been joint bail for a mau mimed Lee, who had since abscouded, us well as the other bail. The Defendant Wended that at the time he gave the bond in question, he was st►ll an infant under the age of it years. The execution of the bail bond was proved. and also that tha Defendant had been i in baldness as a warehouseman in Watling-street, on Isis own ac count for above a veer. Nis non-age was proved by the testimony of his first cousin, sod his evi dence corroborated by the register of his baptism. Mr. GURNEY, for the Plaintiff, n led, that no regard ought to be paid by the Jury to the register winch had been produced, on account of the extreme inaccuracy with which it appeared to have been kept. He urged the probability of the De.. fendatit's relation speaking to a pe•nod of time, so long back as twenty years, being mistaken in his age. The LORD CHIEF JusTtce observed to the Jury, that the irregularities which appeared in the parish register were not of such a nature as to impeach the evidence which it afforded in the present case, more especially as it was corroborated by the evi dence of the Defendant's cousin, of whose correct ness there appeared no reason to doubt. The Jury immediately found a verdict for the Defendant. SAuNDERSON AND ANOTHER V. cams. Mr. BROUGHAM stated the facts of this case to the Jury. The YlainUNi are assignees of one %Vni. Probed, who carried on business as a wine-mer chant, in Holborn, and who had failed fur the sum of 45,0001., but lily creilitota had not been yet able to discover effects only to a very small amount, not, indeed, exceeding 7001. All had been assigned or conveyed to other persons, ar.d the assignees, fur the benefit of the estate, had been obliged to'fol low and claim all which had been parted with after the act of bankruptcy had been committed. The act of bankruptcy in this case was lying in prison for two months, and the amount sought to be re- 'Coined web fee forty data of tea pert , sal 41.46 of Markin. and sin down of shirty , -part of %Welt (the red port) was delivered di the - very day the tick of bankruptcy das COOstnittect, that is. be the . day the hankrent west tatitiests, and the wthet . part few days after. • • Mr. illtevonati then Ott in (*Metter IR the 7 petitioniug creditor's debt, and act of bankrOptcy. The tending was admitted. The examination of the defendant upon oath before the Commiti.itswers of Kookraph it Guild hall, was put in, to prdee the sale and th4ive'3 tif the wine afire the set of bankruptcy, from which It appeared. the forty dozen of port was sent I.i on the eth May (the day Probed. went to prison), and I the white wine nii the 1-2 th of the 'ante month. • Mr. Scatt.et-t• addressed the Jury for the Del feud/mt. lie said it might be very trite that Probert bad deceived his creditor., belt Ins Client knew nothing of it. lie was a baker, and being about to retire from butanes.. anti wanting waive wine. he was fee ~,,, mended by Mr. Slieppittd to Probed, and accordingly on the silt May pur chased the port wine, said paid him for it on des livery. The Madeira and sherry wine lie purchswed and paid for a few days after, and though Probert might be in custody at the time, he should.. wove that he was out on day rnlrs,aud about his business slmopt every day from the Bth to the ttith . May. Hr rested for his defence on the statute of Ist 'James I. section 13, by which all parchasersfroms bankrupt. in ignurani‘illf ass act of bankruptcy. were protected. And+. idler. he wonld sh•-• that the port wine was bought before the act of bank• rupicy, au Probed did 11 1 4 go to prison Int the evening of the Bth May, and the port wine was de livered in the morning of that day. Under the threviou of the Loin ClitEf jUg- Tice, the Jury fou nd verdict fur the Pi4intiffe for the white wine only.—Damages 321. 14.. POLICE. SO* STRICT. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION, IN ALBEMARLE:ATM : AA'. Yesterday Mr. Frederick Arcum, the celebrated le etiiree on Practical and Operative Chemistry, was broweld to the office by Bishop and Nicholls, the carves, from hi. house in Compton-street, where he has resided for s'hnut thirty year., charged with relishing the Royal Insiontion Albemarle-street, to which the Prisoner was a seile•criber, and had been so fur a number of years. He anilero"Pnt an examination before Roe-hard Biewie, Ewe. the sitting itlegie trate, when it appeared from the evidence adduced in sup port of the charge, that the Royal Institution is considered our of the first Institut isms of the kind in the world, and it possessed a very superior literary, particularly in general sci entific books, but that the character and estimation of the buiiks have been reduced considerably fur some years past, by their being rendered imperfect or incomplete, net br stealing or de.iioying the books, knit by teasing tint leave... The diabolical and infamous practice is suppiewil to hive been carried on for time years before it was discovered, and at first when one book and elven another was fumed eat as imperfect, it was conjectured to have been by accident, beet at length it was discovered that hooks which were Clued to be imperfect by leaves being deficient, that they have as certaiued to have been completely perfect but a very short time before, and therefore sin doubt was en tertained of the books having come into the Instil.- lion in a perfect state, and that they had been so for some time after. The discovery of the defective biota i particularly is scieniefic and valuable books, so mach so, that Mr. John Siert, the Assistant tabraeian to the Korot lostitution, made a formal statement to the managers of the circumstances, anti, ut the same time, however unpleasant it might be to mention any Subscriber's name as the suspected thief, fur no other person could have bed it in his power to have caviled on the depredations fur sue!! it irliZth of time, no occasional visitor could have bent able to com mit such repeated thefts and spoliation of the hooka, and he at length mentioned the Prisoner's nemesis the Centime , . be suspected, and stated as the ground of his steeple sssss , IMt Ike books which be lead discovered that lease% hod been taken out of them, weee books chit the Prisoner wets to tlie habit of reading, and that he had Seel/ hill/, and after the Pri.uner bad left the institution he had examined the same books lee bad seen in his bawls, and had found learns take., out of them. These cireeterisiatices, however strolie sgsiosS the Prisoner, were not held sufficient to justify any crernival proceedings against him,especially as lie was considered a Gentleman of rank and consequence in the scientific world, and it was deem el necessary that every precanlion and pen dent step should be takeu before the offence should be charged upon • Gentleman of the Prisoner's respeetabi lily, and Mr. Sleet was directed to watch the conduct of the Prisoner when he came to the Institution, which be accordinely did. The Prisower's hourie in general, of visiting the 10StillatiOri were from al t Live o'clock in Vie efternuon till past seven—the home certeinly best enleulated rt.r him to piscine such 111114raCtiert, as 1 title are Gorr sots scribers there then, than at other Intuit. flu M'educedey vetoing the Pi teenier was at the lestit idiots during his usual hours of between live and seven, when Mr. Sleet watched him very closely, when he had no doubt hot the' h• hail turn several leaves out of some hooks he had been looking at, but owing to a pile of books which was between these, he could nut lie positive, and therefore be. was Arvid to iuterfere; but if he had, it is strongly suspected) he w o uld have found left the institution, Mr. Steel proceeded to examine the bookie, which he had particularly noticed the Prieoner had .been looking at, when he foots.' a periodical scientific work, called Nickolgon's Journal, defective of five leaves will& he was positive was entice and complete last week, and strongly 'reveled that the Pi isuner had taken them ; he detirmined on taking steps against hien, and encoded peat slay inenniog at the office, and lepurted she whole of the exereorilinary and suspicious circierestauci•s to Mr. Bicair, the sitting Magistrate; who, after due contideratioei, deteemieitel on issuing a search warrant to search the Pi bini.e, as the (July prompt and effective means to awertaia, w li b try degree of certainty, if the Prisoner had taken the five leaves set of Alleherlasoir Journal, on Weehiesably eve t. Pio vide.' Mr. Sleet could swear that the leases awl otlier pro. .perty belonging to the proprietors of the Reseal leietiteitien were in the Prisoner's house, which Mr. Sleet fet bimsttf justified in doing, and prosidiii the Prisoner hail Wren the leaves out of the books, he ea+ suspected to have done, he expected to find them in the bowie. .as it was supposed that his object was to 'mist bins in l';• scientific publications, and save him the expense of pur chasing them, the leaves taken out of the sliffeiesit hooks being the must interesting and impurtaut pail of the weeks. • Bishop and Nicholls. the officers, stecompaeir) Mr. Stior to the Prisoner's horse in Comptowsteeet, with the . remele w ar rant, and found him at home. the the officers commeneicat lug to hien their unpleasant business of haring a search w le vant granted by Mr. Biluie, the Magistrate, to Newell his home for 'totem property, he appe seed a good deal surprised. Mr. Steel proceeded to examine the diffirr•ut papers iu the house, road ideutified a number which bed. hero torn out of books belonging to the Royal luetitutiou. While Mr. t was pursuing this serious conduct as it all . ..Oita the Fri same', he was walking up and down the room id goat egi. tat' . Bishop advised him to attend to what aims 61010 r, as it was of great importance to him, stolen properly being identified in his house. which, *Wood he eweld account for the legal possession of, lie must lee answerable for the tom seepireices. The officers seized the leaves, Ake. a. identified by Mr. Siert as helongiug to the Peoprietors of the Royal Institetioo, whit-hoes well as the Prisoner, they brunch' le the office before Mr. Streit, when Mr !Gait identified sun dry leaves which corresponded wills books belongueo to ibe Royal laslilntios, which had heenthetilairet. • All the bo•lis which boil been plundered of /cases west . thuee wired vie , t . - it f~ I