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THE ANNUAL GENERAL-MEETING ottlie SHIP OWNERS of GREAT BRITA.IN will be held at the CITY of LONDON TAVERN, on mintsnas, • the 1 3th day of December, mt. at Ten for Eleven o'Clncit Precisely, to receive the Report of the Committee, and to Elect a President, in the room of the Earl of Sheffield, de• ceased, and Eight Memberi, in the place of that number , "lo are going out by rotation, The Members of .the Society *ill afterwards DINE together at the same place. STEWARDS. Sir Wm. Curtis, Bart. M.P. Richard Gardner, Esq. Alex. Robertson, Esq. M.P. 1 Thomas Gillespy, jun. Esq. William Bawtree, Esq. David Johnstone, Esq. Thomas Henry Buckle, Esq. J. A. Nleaborn, Esq. Martin Burnell, Esq. Henry Moore, Esq. William Fearnall, Esq. Joseph Somers, T itktts, One Guinea each, to be had of the Stewards, and at the T: Milner to be on Table Fiveo'Cliict: precisely. S. COCK. Secretary. NEXT TUESI?AY, TICKET TWO POUNDS-SIXTEENTH FOUR UNGS lIAZARD and CO. CONTRACTORS for the PRESENT LOTTERY, are 'WO' Iv- gratified by the nianv marks of Pnblic.approbation bestoweJ on their offer ter take back, after NEXT TUESDAY, at a small redaction ?f price, all Tickets or Shares, whether drawn or undrawn, a presented on or before the 17th of December. A PRIZE of 5,0001. is sure to be•drawn NEXT TUESDAY, a nd May he gained at very little. Rioi, as will be seen by the t 10 110 wing statement of what a Ticket or Share costs, and what will be given hack for it after Next Tuesday's Drawing, Nvhether it be a Blank, Small Prizes, or Undrawn. Ticket Half t3 5 0 may receive back le 0 0 Quarter - 6 0 0 Eighth 3 7 6 may receive back Sixteenth 1 14 0 may receive back Tickets and Shares are Selling on these very advantageous, t erms, at HAZARD and Co. ' s Old and Fortunate . Offices, 93, ROYAL EXCHANGE ; 26, CORN HILL; anti 324, OX FORD-STRE ET. HAZARD and Co. Shared and Sold in th.: Last Lottery, 15 ,702, a 21,0001.-6,05.4,a 15,000; and in a former Lottery, ALL the PRIZES of 30,000 ! SCOTTISH LIFE ASSURANCE CIErY. At the EIGHTH ANNUAL GENERAL COURT of the S OCIETY, held within Oman's Waterloo Tavern, ore MON DAY' , the 12th ultimo (the Right Hon. the Earl of ROSE BERRY in the Chair), the following Members of the So- F , ely were unanimously elected Office-bearers fur the rusts. 10 g year, viz.:— PRESIDENT. The Right Honourable the Earl of Roseherry. • VICE-PRESIDENTS. T. Gibson Carrnichael,llt. eland Russel, • Esq. ‘ al 'orge Joseph Bell, Esq. • 1 *The Hon. Luid Alloway. ORDINARY DIREI.TORS. Messrs. Duncan Stewart Messrs. Ebenezer Wardlaw Attdrisv:ler , James Reid, . . Julio Sutherland Patrick Cockburn • James Romance • Alex. Craig W. Scott Muncrieff Antlw. Milroy James Heflin *Thomas Miller William Ellis *Joh n Craig Alex. Henderson klietirT Wood Those marked thus are newly elected. LIFE ASSURANCE AND ANNUITIES continue to be transacted at the•Otlice of this Society in all their branches ; and as it is the only Parrot Institution in Scotland for Life Assurance, information is obtained, and assurances effected, at their Office, with great comparative facility and expedi tion. _ _ At a time when other Institt4tions for Life Assurance seem anxious, by every means in their p.iWer; to attract atrentim to the advantages alleged to attend their own peculiar systems, and to the dangers, real or imaginary, which they assert to threaten a connexion with other Life Offices, the birecturs of this Society are happy to embrace the opportu rtity assuring the public, that any invidious contrast be tween the conduct of their own arid other Institutions will never be allowed a place in their exertion to promote a know ledge of its benefits. It is sufficient for then,, that without de preciating the merits of other Institutions, many of which ore highly respectable, they Can solely assert that the prin eiples ut the Scottish Life Assurance Society are, beyond the p ‘ ossibility of just challenge, safe, liberal,-,lnd, advantageous. ourided on the model of the Equitable Society of London, it has already been attended with a success equal at least to that of th a t justly celebrated Institution within the saute period of Cale from its commencement, and the extent of accumu lated fund and annual revenue now possessed by the Society, ant the great and daily increase in the accession to the number of its members, are at once the most substantial e.vidences of its past success, and the surest pledges of its future pros perity. The rates of premium are somewhat lower, than thoie charg ed by the Equitable and most Offices, nut froM any difference in the assumption of the probabilities of life ',front which, as established and sanctioned by long experience, it was deemed •linsafe to depart), but from the improveuient of money being assumed at tour instead of :3 percent. One or two Offices have lately advertised a reduction on the rates of premium as long established at the Loudon Others. It cannot, however, fail to. have been observed, that with these Offices there are connected bodies of Proprietors, who either share exclusively or largely in the surplus funds or profits.— But to those who duly consider the nature and pi inciplos of the Scottish Life Assurance Society, it must be evident to demonstration, that insurance .for the whole period of life may be effected at its Office, not only on the lowest possible scale of premium, but in a manner much more advantageous to the insured than similar insurances can be effected at any of the Proprietory Offices, even supposing their premiums to be considerably ur greatly reduceil.—t. It is evident that such Insurances are effected at this Office on the lowest possible scale of ptemium, because nothing more is ultimately exacted by this 'Society from its 'Members than that pro portibu of the accumulated fund which is necessary to de fray the claims on it; and, as the greatest care is exercised itt the selection of proper lives, there is not the slightest chance that these claims should at all exceed the lowest scale of mor tality than can be expected in a healthy and temperate body of individuals. It is a fundamental principle of ihis Society, that any excess above these claims is refunded to the Members, in ptoportionto their respective interis-as in the Society-2.1t will also be evident, that Insurances may be effected at this Office in a manner much more advantageous to the insured than si milar Insurances can be effected at ;my of tlw Proprietory Offices, even supposing their premiums to - be considerably re- Calved, when it is considered that a large share rir the surplus fund in this Society, and of the profits in the offices just al luded to, arises from advantageous irivestmetits of their capi tal, the proceeds of temporary Assurances, the frequent in stances of discontinued insurances, and other causes. These, in Proprietory Offices, are all sources of great profit to the bodies of Proprietors, which are shared amongst themselves exclusively, and in this Institution they are also a source of Profit, but with this striking difference in the application of these profits—that they go exclusively to increase the surplus Lund,' which, it has been already mentioned, is the property of and divided among the Members at large. From the greatly increased and daily increasing number of applications; the Directors feel that the advantages of .Life Insurance are now geneTaily understood, and they are happy to know that this Institution has already been pi eductive of the must beneficial consequences to individuals and families. and that the advantages contemplated in its formation have thus already so far beets realized. At a late Extraordinary Court of Directors, it was unani mously resolved,That Lives insured at this Office shall be al• lowed occasionally to pass by Sea from one part of the United Kingdom to another, and also in time of peace occasionally to Pass in King's ships, steam-boats, or other deched vessels, betwixt British ports, and such foreign ports as lie betwixt Ostend and Havre de Grace (both included), and that without Paying any extra premium, or being subjected to the inconve nience of applying to the Directors for such license, as here tofore required, • Attendance daily at the Office, where every information May be readily obtained. JOHN M'KEAN, Manager &Latish Life Assurance Office, Edinburgh, 71, Prince's-strtet. SUBSGRAPTION For the RELIEF of the WIDOW and CHILDREN of the late CAPTAIN HENRY' HALES, Of the Ship Orr LEY, Southern Whalers of London, Who with the Second Mate, and Boat's Crew, were inhoinanly . Massacred by the Spaniar , h, on the Island of St. :Mari;, Coast of Chili, on the 24th of februat , :y iast, under circuni ' stances of the most aggravated.barbari4, by which deplorable eveut his Widow and Orphan Children are lett entirely des- ti tute of the means of Subaistenee. THIS Melancholy Catastrophe occurred on a voyage to the Soath Sea Fishery,—Captain HALE, sailed from England in the Ship Oiiley, about the month of October 1820, and having doualed Cape Horn, alter a rough passage, early in 1821, he'p - at into the Island of St. Maria, which is uninhabited, on the Coast of. Chili, to re-fit.—On the 24th of February, about 10 a. ac., several men were seen on the beach, and Capt. Hales supposing mem to be Spaniards, who had come over from the nlaitt, went on shore with his Second Mate, A e mourer, and toter' Seamen, firmed , fo r the purpose of procuring fresh provisions. The party was seen to land; and oin the Spaniards, who appeared to be very friendl y with them, they shortly afterwards rented from the beach to gether, and it was supposed that Capt. Hales was in treaty with them for provisions, and was gone over to the South Bay to look at them. • Towards sun-set, the Captain not having re tuned, the crew became alarmed and a boat was despatched to search for them, which returned with information, that on their approach, several strange men were seen on the both, and from their movements more were supposed to be concealed, and it being - near dark, it was deemed most pr udent to return to, the ship without venturing to land. , The following morning no tidings having been received of the p.irty on shore, at day-light the Chief Slate manned and armed two boats, for the purpose of endeavouring to find them ; on coming near the shore, they perceived a man naked, sitting on the beach, and on landing, discovered 'hi m to be ',Thomas Moore the nourer, covered with blood, and severely wound ed ; he was perfectly sensible, and informed them, that on their first landing, the Spaniards appeared to be friendly, giving them bread and meat, and induced them to accompany them some distance Irani the shore, where they were suddenly sur rounded by 40 or 50 men armed, on which the Captain re solved to return to his boat, which was refused, except on con dition of their delivering up their arms—They were compelled to comply with these terms.—The Spaniards then treacherously bound them, two and two, and carried them about three miles into the island, and when dark, Nought them back near to the beach, among some bushes—stripped them—and cruelly stab bed them in cold blood, himself alone surviving, whom they left for dead, he having received 23 wounds in his body, and two sabre cuts, one on each side •of the neck. He was perfectly sensible, and was innnediately taken on board, where the Sur geon examined him, and found his wounds mortal. The boat had no sooner returned, than a number of men were seen com ing towards the beach, and soon afterwards a man presented himself dressed in the Captain's clothes, waving his hat for a boat to come on shore; he was accompanied by three or four, who appeared to be Officers in green uniforms, with cocked hats and sabres ; others were discovered from the mast head lying behind the beach. The leader of the party appeared so niuch like •Captairr Hales, that the Armourer was questioned whe ther he was positive that the Captain was killed, when he assured them he was, and that the Captain or leader of the Spaniards so much resembled Captain Hales, that he had remarked it when on shore. The Offley,immediately weighed anchor, and stood for Conception, and at 5 P. m. the Armourer became much worse, and at 9 the same evening died.—An instance of more atrocious barbarity perhaps never occurred ; Capt. Hales, the Second Mate, Armourer, and four men perished , in t his most inhuman transaction ; Capt. Hales has left a Widow and seve ral Children totally destitute of the 'means of subsistence, to obtain which, this appeal is made with confidence to the bene volence of the Public, convinced that they will humanely con tribute to die relief of an unfortunate family, who have been deprived, by this unforeseen and calamitous event, of their only support, and who have thus been reduced from respectable and tobifOrtable eitineistances, to the greatest poverty and. aiStr,CIS. SUBSCRIPTIONS will be thankfully received by Sir JAMES ESDAILE and Co. Lombard Street; S.I. LINTHORNF., Esq. Austin Friars; W. CURLING, jun., Esq. 10, George Yard, Lombard Street; Messrs. 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By John Wilson, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn. London; Printed for Henry Butterworth, Law BoOkseller, 7, Fleet Street, between the Temple Gates. It * * To tins Edition here been added the Notes of the late J. Sawkins, Esq. Just pithltsbed, price 6s. 1. VIE PIEDMONTESE RI VO- I, U 'l' I 0 N. By Count-SANTA ROSA, Minister during the Revolution. This Pamphlet well describes the rise and progress of the Revolution, with the causes and consequences of its fall, and refers generally to the Revolution in Italy.—Also. 11. The LETTERS of JOSEPH H. Emperor of Germany, to the most celebrated Kings and Statesmen, on carious in teresting Subjects. The two Pamphlets above have been translated exclusively for the PAMPHLETEER, No. XXXVII. which Number con tains, also, the following entire Pamphictst—The Coronation Sermon in Westminster Abbey—B. Beaumont on Criminal Jurisprudence—Cornaro on a long and healthful Life---A Vin dication of the People - from Blasphemy— , l Defence of the Press—On the present Currency (Original)—Dr. V. Knox on degradation of Gramma! Schools. Sold be Longman and Co. , Simpkin and C o., Black, Par bury, and Allen; W. Carpenter. jun. London and may be had, with the Reviews, &c. by giving a general order to any Bookseller. 4 ,,,m The Pamphleteer is particularly adapted for Literary Clubs and Institutions. OLD BAELEV. JUDGMENT OF THE COURT. Yesterday Nowell Wilkinson and Joseph Marsden were put to the Bar, ibr the purpose of hearing the opinion of the twelve Judges. It will he recollected that the prisoners were convic ted of stealing a large quantity of niex voinica,.the property of Wm. Marsh. Mr. Justice BAYL EY delivered the opinion.of the majority of the Judges, that the prisoners had been properly convicted of larceny, as the nux vomica was the property of Wm. Marsh. The grounds of that opinion were shortly these:—lt was consid ered that a person might have a temporary and special owner ship in property entrusted to his charge distinct from the gene ral ownership, invested in tile real owner of the property so en trusted. Thus A. may be the general owner of an article, and B. to whom he'lias giVenit . may be the special owner for the time being, and if A. the .general owner, connives at a theft of `the property frOM B. that is a robbery or larceny. In this case the fact of the intention to defraud the revenue did not alter the character of the act, and therefore the prisoners being properly convicted, willleeeiVe sentence at the close of the Sessions. John Chester, aged 22,. vas put to-the bar, on an indictment charging him with assaulting, on the King's highway, Ann Emma Grey, and taking from her person a reticule, two hand kerchiefs, about six or seven shillings in money, &c. The prosecutrix, in company with a gentleman, was passing near Brick-lane on the evening in question, when the prisoner, in company with four others, attacked them, and took the pro perty from Miss Grey. The prisoner denied the whole of the evidence, and called two persons to character. Guilty—Death. The prosecutrix recommended the prisoner to mercy on the ground of his previous good character, and the Jury, on account of his youth. Mr. Baron GARROW took occasion to notice the very general mistake that existed of the Judges having any power to extend mercy. No such power existed in any Judge. All that he could do was to forward the recommendation to the Proper quarter; but to allow it to be understood that a Judge had any farther power, was to suffer a fatal delusi on to exist ; and to do that, which it was supposed a Judge could do, was to invade the Royal prerogative. He would, however, forward the recom mendations to the proper quarter in the express terms in whiel. they were couched. The following Prisoners were also capitally convicted William Hall, aged 16, for a burglary, and stealing a pair of shoes the property of John Draper. William Percival, aged 20, for a burglary, and stealing a watch, &c. the property of Caroline Froud. Robert Watts, aged 21, for breaking and entering the dwel ling-house of Jas. Wright, arid stealira two coats, value 31. An awful instance of the uncertainty of life occurred on Mon. day. A gentleman, who had taken his phce for Orrnskirk, was just entering the coach, when he. dropped down and in stantly expired.—(Liverpool Courier, Dec. 3.) 5 5 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 lET.ANCHOLY AC CID ENT.-- ( Hastings, De cember 3.)—A melancholy / accident occurred on our beach this morning. ,About half past eight o'clock, a galley wa p s perceived making for the s hore, with thirteen hands in her, from a cutter in the offing ; and as the surf was very heavy, many persons were looking, expecting, from the state of the weather, some mischief would ensue. On her making the shore, 'she came through some very, heavy seas safely,. and had just en countered one when the boat came broadside to ; one of the men in her was seen to stand up, and she immediately se upseflt. oat Th in e g about, were mose vert, ify not all of them, en exertion wan made by men swimming out with ropes fastened to their bodies, in order to bring some of the unfortunate beings on shore. Four were brought in by their Pxertions, but only three survived . ; the other was too far exhausted to be recovered. -Nine met with a watery grave. One of theml saw clinging to an.oar for a considera ble time-after the others had i4unk, and waved his hand for assistance ; -at last he was overwhelmed in the heavy surf, at a time when a man who had swain out was within a rod.of him. , Thus have - nine persons perished in - sight of - hundreds of their fellow creatures, who had no means of giv ing them any assistance. • 45 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 200 COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL Yesterday a Court of Corr,mon Council was held for the dispatch of general business. The 'Loan MAYOR took the Chair at 12 o'clock. Af ter the minutes of the proceedings of the last Court were gone through, The LORD MAYOR informed the Court that the Address to his Majesty on • his return to Eng land, agreed to at a former Court, had been pre sented in due form, and that a most gracious an swer had been given to the same. .A. copy of that answer he now handed to the officer of the Court. This document was read ; and on the motion of Mr. Oldham, it was unanimously uareed that his Majesty's most • gracious Answer be entered on the records of the Court. STATUE TO HIS PRESENT MAJESTY. Mr. S. DixoN said, that as he understood it was usual that a statue of the reigning Monarch should be.placed in the civic hall, he should, on some future occasion, call the atteution of.. the Court to the subject. Mr. OLDHAM observed, that it was not custo mary to erect a statue of the reigning Monarch in the civic hall, until he had dined there with the Corporation. As soon as his Majesty ihould confer that honour upon the city, he (Mr. Oid ham) would be most ready to propose the erec tion of such a statue.—(The conversation then dropped.) THE CITY MARSHAL. • Mr. Alderman BROWNE, after me ntioning the lamentable accident that had befal len the City Marshal on a recent occasion when they wept to prvsent the Address to the Throne, proceeded to state, that other circumstances hail since taken place, which he almost lamented as much—he meant the disgraceful canvass which had been commenced for his place. He knew that such an 'example had • been set before, but he must say, that those with whom that example originated could not be too severely reprehended.—(Hear, hear'.)--He had himself seen the officer in ques tion last night, sitting up much more comfort ably than could have been expected, considering the shOrt time that had elapsed since the accident had occurred ; and he was happy to inform those who had been carping for his place, that he had little doubt, from ‘vhat had fallen from his medi cal attendants, that he would shortly be able to re sume the office which he had discharged with so much honour to himself, and so much advantage to the city.—(Hear!)—He was also requested by that officer to say to the'Conrt, that he had sen sibly felt the attention which it had paid to him, and the sympathy which it had sheen fur his sufferings, and that he trusted they would extend their, indulgence to him until he should be able to resume the functions of Ms office. Mr. 1-1 lot Corrutiorated this statement, and here the subject dropped. CRIMINAL LAW. Mr.•Favcr.r. gave notice, that his worthy friend (Mr. Oldham) would, after the holidays, intro duce the subjeCt of the Criminal Laws 'once more to the notice of the Court. DISTURBANCE AT. KNIGHTSBRIDGE. A MemnEn, whose name could not be learnt, brought up the report from the Committee of General Purposes, upon the subject of the dis turbance which took place at Knightsbridge Bar racks, on Sunday, the 26th of August, which he moved should be read.--It was.accord.ingly brought up and read as follows : " To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council as sembled. " We, whose names are hereunto Subscribed,.of your Corn mittee for General Purposes, to whom it was referred, on the 2Gth day of- October last, to take into consideration the letters and copies of correspondence between Mr. Alderman Wraith man, late one of the Sheriffsuf this City and County of Middle sex, and the Right lion. Earl Bathurst; uric of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, relating to the disturbance which took place at Knightsbndge, oh Sunday the 26th day of August last, which were laid before the Court by the said Alderman, and to report our opinion thereon, do certify, that for the better understanding and coming to a right and just conclusion on a subject so Momentous, as connected with the character and dig nity of an officer holding a situation of such responsibility and importance as that of Sheriff of the County of Middlesex, we have endeavoured to obtain the fullest evidence of. the circum stances which teak place on that , ay, and have been attended by a considerable number of persons WhO were present at the transaction above alluded to, and we have, with: great pains and anxiety, to obtain the truth of the facts as connected with the riot and disturbance, examined such persons, and caused the evidence to be taken in short hand,—a transcript whereof is hereunto annexed, for the information of this honourable Court. " That we, your Committee, are of opinion. and feel it our duty to report, that the statement and representation made by Mr. Alderman Waithman, in his letter to the Right Hon. Earl Bathurst, dated the 27th day of Aut2;ust last, is in sub stance folly borne out by the evidence which has been produced before us. " That we, yoUr Committee, observe with surprise and re gret, that although his Majesty's Government, apprehensive of a breach of the peace, as we conceive, between the Life Guards and the people, from the state of irritation in which the minds of both parties were generally known to be, yet that no efficient meroures were taken by the Government, or the officers corn mar.ding the troops at kruaightsbridge, to prevent the same, by guarding against a collision of the irritated parties. " That NIT. Sheriff - Waithman, in our opinion, took every wise and neePssary precaution to prevent a breach of the peace, unaided by any means but the constitutional ones he had power to command, and without any ass stance or support from the Magistrates of the County of .Middlesex. " We, your Committee, are also of opinion, that the active, praisevorthy, humane, and fearless exertions, as well as pru dent foresight of the Sheriff, prevented a scene of violence amid bloodshed, and materially tended to allay the irritation of the parties ; and that to his firmness and temper alone it can be at tributed. that no further mischief ensued. "That we, your Committee, do feel, . and are convinced by the evidence which has been produced before us, that a violent ...and personal outrage was ccramitted Sheriff W::.ithrnan ; and, in his person,' on the high and important station which he filled—thus tending to insult and interrupt him in the exercise of the Civil Autheray with which he was invested. " We beg leave further to certify, that it appears to us that ti..e circumstances of the said disturbance were such as to call iin, periwz4y on his Xaj?,sty'd Government to institute a stii:i and niir,ute inquiry into its origin, progress, and termination. " And although the Right tiOncurable Earl Bathurst, in his letter to fur. Alderman Waithman, dated the 23th day of August last stated, ' that he had given directonS for an inquiry to be ni:ide into the: circumsnces of this transaction ;' yet we, Committee, have not been able to ascertain from any of the person.; who have been examined bd'ore us that such an inquiry had been carried into effect. " AB which we submit to the judgment of this Honourable Cour'. Dated this Grit day of December, 1821." The GENTLEMAN who brought up the Report now moved that it be agreed to. Mr. CLARE thought, that before such a mea sure was adopted, the Court ought to be put:into possession of the evidence upon which the report itself was founded ; and that it should know, first,- how it had been obtained ; and secondly, how far it was, or was not, of art ex-parte nature. Ifs' should therefore move, as an amendment, that the evidence should be printed, and a copy sent to each Member of the Court. Thus the/ would be able to judge for themselves how far the'inferences drawn in the Report from that evidence were borne out by the evidence itself. Mr. GRIFFITRS was of opinion, that the mere this transaction was examined into, the more credit it would reflect upon their late Sheriff:— The present matter was of such importance as' to demand of every Englishman to come forward and support the Worthy Alderman. The MEMBER who introduced.the Report said, that he had no objection to the amendment pro posed by Mr. Clarke, and would in consequence withdraw his original proposition. Mr. Alderman 13ItOWNE disclaimed, in the re marks which he was going to offer, all personal hostility towards their late Sheriff; but at the same time said that he should, in the discharge cf his duty, use all that freedom of to which hewas entitled. He admitted most fully,that an out rage on one of their Sheriffs was an outrage upon the privileges of the City of London ; but the inference which he drew from that admission was, that if in any instance the Sheriff disgraced himself in tile discharge of his duty, the disgrace also fell epoa the city. It appeared to him that the reference made to this Committee was a garbled reference. What had taken place at the inquest ought to be before the Court, as well as what occurred at the funeral ; and if he had been in Court at the time of the appointment of the Committee, he would have moved an amendment to that effect. He acquitted ,their late Sheriff of all intentidnal misconduct. He credited him fur great warmth and sincerity of feelings, but he thought that his feelings had carried him a little too far ; and that, however creditable it might have been to him as a private individual to. appear at the in quest-on Honey, it.. Was quite the reverse to_hior as Sheriff of London. Mr. HvacoatuE rose to order. The toPics which the worthy Alderman was introducing had nothing to do with the reception of the . RePOrt. He trusted, therefore, that the worthy Alter man himself Would see the impropriety of ptess lag them.. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN also begged tO'say a word to the point of order. As an individual, he had no objection tohave his conduct upon this or any other point submitted. to the strictest in vestigation. Still he thought, that if it *ere in tended to go into an investigation of his conduct, it would be snore fair to introdUce a distinci'mo tion to that effect. If his Lordship should' be of . opinion that the present was a proper occasion for discus Sing such a question, Ise, for one, had no objection; he should only claim it as a right , to enter," in reply, most fully into all the circusn stances connected with the affair. Mr. S. DIXON observed, that at present there was no question before the Court. lie wished to know whether the other side had . any objection to having the Report printed, without entering at Present into any discussion on the evidence The Mover of the Report said, that he had moved that very point. 'Another MEMBER stated, that as there appear ed to be 800 folio pages of esidence annexed to the Report, it was fit that time should be' given to the Court to peruse and consider them. The question was now put, on which, Mr. Alderman BROVNE again addressed the Court.'• Ile thanked the-worthy gentleman who had interrupted him ; perhaps he might : have been uncandid in the remarks which he had uttered, and have taken the Court by surprise ; but what had induced him to act as he had done, was•a recollection that on those very matters to which he had alluded the late Sheriff had received the thanks of the Court. lie also was under the impressiOn that the member who moved the Re port intended to enter at that moment into the discussion of its merits.. He concluded by giving notice, that he should upon another occasion move that it be • referred to the' Committee of general Purposes to examine into the conduct of Mr. Sheriff Waithman on the inquest on k the body of Honey. In.doing this, he again begged to disclaim all feelings_ of personal hostility to that e,entiernan. The question, that the Report be printed, copies of it distributed, and that it be taken-into consideration ou some future day, was then. put, and carried. Rourtse BUSINESS.—The same Committee then presented a Report in relation to the Court of Requests, when it was ordered that the said Court should, from and after the 19th inst., be held in •-Aldermanbury, - instead of Staining-lane, until the further order of the - Court..—Twenty coal-market bonds of-1001., numbered from 141 to 160, both inclusive, were ordered to be paid off and discharged.—The Court then, adjourned. HAMPSHIRE.—PROFITABLE LANDED PURCHASE. TO BE SOLD, AFREEHOLD PAT AT E and MANOR, or Reputed MANOR, comprising a .Private Resideuce, Walled Garden, Coach-house, and Stables, t.sa,Farm-houses, Buildings, Cottages, and 500 Acres of Arable, Grass, Wood, and Commonable Land, Let (except field of 3 Acres, 30 Acres of Woodland, and Right of Marl for Sale, yielding to gether 501. a year), to a responsible Tenant fur Seven Years, from October, 100, at a clear rent of 5001. a year, Manorial Rights reserved. Pr:ce t 4,0001. Timber, included. Apply .f . pasi. paid) to M r . Sheet- Larido4l Estate Agettt, Sur ' reyor, and Valuer, 41, SouthanipLat*pißtt,sell-stiu.o e.