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THE LONDON JOURNALS. EXTRACTS FROM TIIE DAILY MORNING PAPERS, April 18, 18'22. [NEW TIMES.] We, understand' that a Meeting is about to be' called of 'the Merchants, Ship-owners, &c. of LOndon, for the' purpose of presenting a repre sentation to Government on the expediency of permitting the ships belonging to the Republics of Columbia, Buenos Ayres, Chili, &c. to be ad mitted into our ports (when coming direct from their respective countries, and laden with the produce thereof,) in the same manner as the ships °title United States and Brazil. The altered situation of these countries, in consequence of their being no longer colonies of Spain, seems to remder some such regulation advisable, and the mercantile interest feel a degree of anxiety lest the withholding it should produce, on the other side; regulations unfavourable to the admission of our shipping into their ports on. the same terms with those of nations which may grant to these Republics. that reciprocity. Indeed it appears by the Tariff of Import Duties recently published by the Congress of Columbia, that the duties are to be Five per Cent. less on goods im ported in their own ships than in those of other States, excepting in the case of nations with which they may enter into treaties of commerce,• the obvious purpose of which is to intimate that they will only treat on the footing of reciprocity. The question assumes a higher interest in consequence of recent occur rences in the United - States. They are taking measures there to admit the ships of the Repub lics, the necessary effect of which will be to - place imports into . ColUmbia in the - ships of the United States on a more favourable footing by - Five. per Cent. than in British ships. •It is more over in strict accordance with the principle of the 'Navigation Act; that ships be received in our ports coming from the country whose flag they bear, andladen with its produce ; and there can be no reason fur not applying this principle to the cases of countries where the advantages of reciprocity must be in favour of Britiskshipping, in the proportion of at least twenty to one. [TILE TIMES.] Lord Londonderry, it appears, has postponed from Monday next, to Friday, the 26th, his mo tion for further considering the report of the Agricultural Committee. This is no bad sign. It is clear th'at the Ministers are just as far from meditating any effectual cure for the -agricultural distresses as the Committee were from venturing to advise one. The report renounces, in so many words, all notion of investigating the cause or nature of the evil ; and consistently, at least, (though bow wisely is another question), disclaims the hope of removing it in any sensible degree. The Prime Minister, on the other hand, professes to hp.ve hit upon the cause, and, If w,e understood rightly his ambiguous colleague, the Noble Mar quis, who figures in the House of Commons, the remedy proposed is one by which, if it has any effect at all, the thing complained of must be aggravated. A redundancy of grain is Lord Li verpool's grievance; but that redundancy has been altogether natural. Lord Londonderry, therefore, unless we have been fortunate enough to mistake him, would lock up in the Govern ment magazines whatever grain he could get pos sesion of as mortgagee, to bring about a momenta ry rise of price, to cheat the farmer into yet more extensive tillage, and thus to alleviate, by an ar tificial redundancy next year, the sufferings of which a natural one has this year been produc tive. if such be the forthcoming medicament of the Noble Marquis, is it not with justice that we consider even a four days' reprieve in the applica tion of it a matter of some rejoicing ? and how much more so if the delay were, attributable to serious doubts in the minds of Ministers, whe ther, in the present case, to do nothing be not better than to do ill ! To keep a worn-out garment from falling to pieces under the operation of patch ing it, may, require the hand of a delicate and skil ful workman; so our corn-law system is in a stage of life at which, if the King's Ministers do not mean wholly to get rid of it, they would show their discretion by leaving it to the course of nature. ' [MORNING HERALD.] The Session of Parliament is now materially advanced, without, we think, a corresponding progress in the public business. One of the most pressing subjects is the state of Ireland. Yet whether it be that the horrible condition of that part of the United Kingdom has palled by fami liar repetition, so as to lose all power of excite ment, or that things are to go on in the old train from despair of any better, it, is apparent that the remedial measures promised to 'lreland will at least be free from any fault of pre cipitation. Yet the present is the proper moment, if any thing is intended in the way of amelioration. The combination which has produced such horrid acts is said to be broken. —But the state of misery, actual or immi nent, is so dreadful, that, if not mitigated or averted, it must reproduce the same system of outrage, under the impulses of famine and desperation. Two objects of the utmost importance may be gained at this moment, by affording some relief or preventative of starvation. The relapse of a desperate and self-deluding peasantry into a career of blood shed and plunder would be prevented, and an in calculable conciliatory influence would be exer cised upon a race of men which is said to be far from insensible of- kindness, if the Govern ment manifested a disposition to feed their hun ger as well ^s to scourge their offences. Even the ties of nature could hardly remain unbroken, where the father never appeared but with the voice of reprobation and the instruments of punish. ment—much less in the relation between the sub. jects and the Government, where the paterna name has no foundation but a sort of politica courtesy. [I4OItMINQ CHRONXCLE.] The Licensing. System came again under dis cussion in the House of Commons last night, and it is gratifying to hear the change of language on this subject. The connecting Licenses with par. • Ocular houses, instead, of making them personal, has necessarily led to the grievous monopoly which enables the brewer to sell any thibg for beer to the public, at his own price. The Li censing Law is the same in both parts of the Island, as -the Poor Laws are the same ; but both have been administered on a different prin ciple. In the North the License has always been personal ; in the South it has not, and we are now feeling the effects of the difference. — It is very true that much property has been sunk in Public-houses, on the faith of the continuance of the monopoly ; but though this may be an argument for giving some compensation to the holders, it cannot be an argument for the continuance of the evil. Surely when the question regards the health and con venience of the people, a monopoly will never be allowed to stand in the way. One thing, however, deserves attention. Should the license be made personal, care must be taken to secure the publican from caprice. In fact nothing but clear and undoubted misconduct should deprive him of his license. The trade ought to be left perfectly free, like every other. It is so, in fact, in Scotland, every decent man that asks for a license receiving one, and no inconvenience being felt from the circumstance. Indeed nothing can be, more absurd than the arguments by which the regulation of the number of public-houses is supported. If the people be disposed to tip ple, surely the limitation of the number of public houses will not prevent them. It is the number of drinkers, and not the number of public-houses, which it is desirable to reduce, and we do not see how the number of houses can augment the number of drinkers. If there are more public houses in a place than the trade will support, the owners will be the sufferers, and the number will soon suit itself to the demand. A man must have some capital or credit before he set up a public-house, and he may be safely left to judge for himself whether he has made choice of the best situation. When will the Legislature of I England cease to think that they can mend shoes better than co - liters ? PRESS.] The House of Commons met yesterday, in pursuance of the terms of its adjournment. The proceedings of the evening offered some matters of no inconsiderable interest. A Petition was presented by Mr. Peel from the Synod of Glas gow, praying the House of Commons to refuse its sanction to the measure announced by Mr. Can ning for the repeal of the Act of Charles 11. re lative to Roman Catholic Peers. The Petition complained of Mr. Canning's measure, on -the supposition of its being an attempt, by way of a. sidewind, to carry the main question of Catholic eligibility ; and Mr. Peel pledged himself dis tinctly that he would take the sense of the House of Commons on Mr. Canning's first mo tion. This announcement excited some de gree of surprise 'in the House, for in cases where the, mode of proceeding is to move, in the first instance, for leave to bring in a Bill, with out referring- the matter to a Committee of the whole House, the courtesy of Parliament suffers the Bill to be introduced, and requires that the sense of the House should be taken on the second reading of the Bill, when the principle of the measure is supposed to come with most propriety under discussion. .It was also a matter of sur prise that the, Petitioners,' who cannot from their situation in life plead ignorance in excuse of their presumption, should have ventured to iin= pute to any Member of Parliament improper mo tives, or any motives distinct from those which he had avowed, in submitting a measure to the wisdom of the Legislature., It mattered not that this reproach may have been couched in guarded terms, such as fear or prudence 'might dictate — the offence was _completed by the rise of any langUage which was capable of conveying the imputation. [MORNING POST. It is no more than a fortnight since all our co ,temporaries represented war between Russia and Turkey as inevitable and immediate. Their con viction arose from the hostile nature of the Note delivered by the Divan, after the surrender and death of Ali Paella, to be transmitted to M. Tatischeff, the Russian Minister sent to Vienna to receive such communications as the mediating Powers thought proper to communicate to him. — At that period we alone stated that peace was still likely to be preserved, fron't the renewed efforts of Lord Strangford and the Austrian In ternuncio at Constantinople ; and we have now to state that the last dispatches from that city confirm our statement in all its particu lars, and 'our expectations to a great extent. — On the 10th of March, the British and Austrian Ministers in the Turkish capital presented ano ther Note to the Divan, in which they' remon strated against its resolution not to send negotia tors to' treat of peace, and pressed in the strongest manner the removal of the Ottoman troops from 'allachia and Moldavia, as a measure which, without compromising the_ dignity or endangering the security of the'Porte, would be considered the most satisfactory proof of its sincere wish to re main at peace. They offered besides the gua rantee of the mediating Powers that no advantage should be taken of the evacuation of Wallachia and Moldavia, by the Russian forces on the Pruth. This note was accompanied by another from the French Ambassador, M. de la Tour Mau bourg,who earnestly advised the Turkish Govern ment not to rekindle the flames of war in Europe, and expose it again to that desolation from which it had yet scarcely recovered. The British and Austrian Note had not only been received, but the Divan had consented to take it into con sideration, a concession which was the more iw portant, as it implied that the Russian Ultimatum, instead of being finally rejected, as the Ottoman Note of the 9.Bth of February had announced, was once more regarded by the Porte as matter for discussion. Couriers were instantly dis patched to the Austrian Government with thi intelligence, and the impression on the minds o the Ministers of the mediating States seemed to be, that a fresh opportunity having been afforded for negotiation, it was still probable that war might be prevented. PROVINCIAL JOURNALS. ( From the Bury Gazette, April 17.) SUMMARY of POLITICS.-The question of peace or war between Russia and the Porte remains still undecided. The authenticity of the famous note of the Reis Effendi has not been satisfactorily proved. The Court of Vienna, it is said, has refused to receive it, which looks suspicious. From all qaarters, however, the rumours are of a warlike character. — 'l' hey are, indeed, mere rumours, resting principally on the slender foundation of intelligence from foreign Journals, though some, we 'apprehend, may have been manufactured at home, for stock jobbing purposes. The only fact of any consequence is, that of the capture of two Russian vessels by the Turks, under the pretence that they had on board effects belongingto Greeks. A short time, no doubt, will d:cide this important question. = We have great satisfaction in calling the attention of our readers to the result of the civil action against the Manchester Yeo manry, and the criminal prosecution against the Constitutional Association.—lt is in some degree gratifying to us, to be able to state, that few fresh outrages in this county (not more than two or three) of trifling import, have been added this week to the list already before the public.—While the farmer is unable to obtain a remunerating price for his produce he must feel distress, nor can this distress be confined to one class of the community alone, all must and do feel it. Let, however, the farmer beware of " wolves in sheep's clothing ;" let him not trust to the assertions of demagogues, that Parliamentary Re fa. nis a salve for every sore. Whilst the national debt exists, tines must be required to pay the interest of it, or the national credit must be. destroyed, and perhaps a revolution would en sue.—ln such an event, we much doubt whether the radical friends of the Dukes of Norfolk and Bedford, Lord Albemarle, and Mr. Coke, would allow them to retain their present la r g e slices of land in the general scramble.—We much question, also, whether' Universal Suffrage and Annual Parliaments would add to the wealth, happiness, or even freedom, of the people at large.—Upon the whole, we place that confidence in the wisdom of Parliament and his Majesty's Ministers, that a remedy, as speedy and effectual as the nature of so complicated, a case admits, will be afforded.—The accounts from Ireland, received within the lag few days, appear more favourable. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT .OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL 17. FREEMAN AND CHASE V. THE EAST INDIA COMPANY This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, who were the owners of 42 chests of indigo, shippedon board the Cerberus , by Messrs. 3lackintyre; of Calcutta, and the freight paid home wards. It appeared that the Cerberus sustained some injury on her voyage, and put into the Cape of Good Hope, where she was lost upon the breakers, and where the indigo was landed and sold by direction of the Captain. The prmie cost was between 3,t)001. and 4,0001.; the indigo was sold at the Cape" for about 2,0001., and re-shipped subsequently by the pur chasers to England; and sold at the East India Company's sales for 5,5001. It, was contended that the indigo being landed without sustaining any injury whatev'er at the Cape, and not being perishable in its nature, the property of the original owners could not be transferred from them without their consent by either captain or agent ; and as the indigo brought at the Last India Company's sales die highest price, it was clear it was in the best condition,; and therefore the defendants had no right to retain the proceeds of the indigo, not having legally ac quired any property therein. The sound state of tke indigo, and high price 'for which it Was sold at the East India Company's sales, were proved in evidence. The Captain of the Cerberus (Reynoldson) proved the loss of the ship and preservation of part of the cargo, which was gene rally damaged, and the salvage amounted to 3,5001. In his cross-examination, the captiin said that in selling the. part of the cargo which was saved (and of which the indigo in ques. tion was only a part) he had acted under the advice of several merchants at the Cape ; he had no "filnds of his own to pay the salvage, except by selling apart of the cargo.' He was induced to sell the part of -the cargo which was landed, upon his best judgment for all the parties concerned. Several of the chests of . indigo were wet while in the ship, and received additional spray from the surf as the boats brought them a• distance of seven miles ashore. The chests were not opened for examina tion ; had they been opened and the indigo taken out at the Cape, it could not have been re-packed tkere. Re-examined.—The net proceeds_ of .tha cargo at the Cape - were 15,0001. The So LI-c IT 0 IL-GENE nAL c ' for the defendants, contended that the captain, having acted. bma fde in the case, was justified in selling the cargo to pay the charges of salvage, &c. It was unfair to restrict the inquiry to the state of these particular chests of indigo ; the general appearance of the cargo was that of injury, which exposed it to the.riskof perishing, and in such a case Sir William Scott had held, in the inquiry respecting the ship Gratitude, that the captain, When acting, clearly under the best judgment at the momeht, was entitled to sell, and the pur chasers, of course, must be Indemnified. ' • The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE said, that if this sale could, under all the circumstances, be held `as valid, a great blow would be struck at the commercial interests of the country. The vessel being here totally wrecked, there was nf,,analogy between this case and that of a paptain who could sell to meet the expenses of completing his voyage. " HOW, then, ' could the captain sell (always excepting' perishable commodities) without a new authority from the owners ? It was quite clear the cargo could have been sent to England, subject to the salvor's re taining his lien for salvage. No fraud whatever was imputable to the captain—he acted; perhaps, under the best impression of the moment ; but he could not convey a right to others which he did not possess himself. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 5,0001., costs 40s. - THE ASSIGNEES OF JOHN MABERLY V. THE EARL OF STAIR. This was an action to recover 8001.,' amount of two bills of exchange, one for 5001., and the other for 3001., drawn by A. 111•Grath on J. W. H. Dalrymple Esq. (now Earl of Stair), dated at Brussels in May, 1816, and accepted; payable at Coutts and Co. The bankrupt, Maberly, was a coachmaker, and it was for carriages and some cash advanced that the bills in question were given. The acceptance and the bankruptcy of Maberly were proved. The deface was usury, and also that the bills, though purporting to be drawn at Brussels, were actually drawn in England. From the evidence of the drawer, it was rather uncertain at what place the bills were drawn. He stated; that one Tomkins negociated with Maberly, and the carriages were afterwards sold at Tattersalls. In two bills of 5001. each (one of which was the subject of the present action), including the produce of the . sale of the carriages, he received about 5001. in cash. The bill for 3001. was lodged with Maberly, as collateral security for any balance which the witness might be indebted to him. The CHIEF JUSTICE observed, that there was nothing to touch the bill of 3001. in the evidence which had been offered. The Jury, under his Lordship's direction, found a verdict for the plaintiffs for 3821., being the amount of the 3001. bill and interest. Mr. GURNEY and Mr. TINDALE were for the plaintiffs.— The defence was conducted by Mr. SCARLETT and Mr. F. POLLOCK. TIIE KING V. EVANS AND CONDER. This was an indictment charging the defendants, who are grocers and tea-dealers, with perjury, committed in their an swer to a bill filed in the Court of Exchequer, to restrain the execution of process issuing from the Common Pleas. In con sequuence of informality in the pleadings, the indictment was quashed. OLD BAILEY. . Yesterday the Sessions commenced before Mr. Justice PARK andllr.JusticelloLßoYD. There are 484 prisoners for trial in the calendar. Among them are—one for murder, one for forgery , one for uttering forged notes, two for maliciously stabbing, and one for publishing blasphemous books. The latter is the shop man of Carlile, who last Sessions refused to plead to the in dictment, or declare his name. Joshua Reed was indicted for stealing in the dwelling-house of his father, T. Kee, I '22 sovereigns, two guineas, and some silver.—The facts of this case have appeared recently before the public in the Bow-street report.—The Jury found the prisoner Guilty. METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL. BY R. BANKS. PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER Th e r m o in et er. Weather. . , = t•D Z I t _ 4 ' , Z E i , tz r: 1 , y . >A . ° P. ›'' 9 r= ti -1 - 7 . • 4 " , • • ?'.. ..?, ..; ) • ••• r •ro •- c. r n _ 1 ..., 1 o 0 Inches , r April 9 40 43 34 35.10 Hail Fair 10 39 47 36 .08 Snow Do. 11 42150 4O .04 Fair Cloudy S 12 14251 1 42 29.75 Ram Fait f 13 46 58 46 .87 Do. Do. 14' 48 55 48 30.0-2 Do. Cloudy I O 15 154 59 1 48 30.00 Rain .Rain rI 16 150 53 41 29.98 Fair Fair L 32 of rain has fallen in R. B. tti• above e ight days COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held, for the purpose of taking into consideration the steps necessary to be adopted in consequence of the appointment of NEWMAN KNOWLYS, Esq. Common Serjeant, to the office of Recorder, and for the dispatch of other public and private business. ELECTION OF A COMMON SERJEANT. The RECORDER, in resigning an office which he had long, and, he trusted, faithfully served, rose to address a few obser vations to the Court. Since he had last had the honour of ap pearing before them, he had been unanimously elected by the Court of Aldermen to the highest honour which could be con ferred on a - legal officer of the Corporation ; and it now became his duty to resign into their hands the office of Common Ser jeant, which he had held between 18 and 19 years. He could never forget but with the last moments of his life the uniform kindness and support which he had received at the hands of the Corporation. The emoluments of the office had been mate rially increased since his first appointment; but what he con sidered a much higher emolument than any which was to be derived from pecuniary grants was their friendly regard. During the last six years, in consequence of the infirmities of the late Recorder, a great portion of the duties of that officer had devolved upon him; and-during the last month, they had entirely devolved upon him. • This accession of labour, how ever, he had cheerfully undergone, as wed as that which arose from his having brought into greater activity a very useful Court; he alluded to the Lord Mayor's Court, in which the Citizens of London were enabled to recover debts by the pro cess of foreign attachment. He was aware that the increasing popularity of this Court must necessarily increase very consi derably the labours of his office, but he would cheerfully de vote all the powers, whether corporeal or intellectual, with which Providence had blessed him, to the service of a Corpo ration, whose increasing prosperity was the first wish of his heart, and to the advancement of a city, which must ever take the highest rank among the proudest citiee of the world. The LORD MAYOR having stated to the Court the nature and object of the Requisition which he had received, Mr. SLADE rose to submit several Resolutions, with a view of suspending certain Standing . Orders of the Court. The Requisition, which had been signed by several Blerribers of £hiit Court, for the purpose of recommending a Gentleman of the highest character and legal ability, was entirely divested of every thing like-private or yarty feeling. Mr. HICK, disclaimed having recommended any particular individual in the Requisition to which he bad affixed his sig- nature. ,'The Recitnsition was here read. It adverted generally to the expediency of taking into consideration the steps necessary to be adopted in consequence of the appointment of the Common , Serjeant to the office of Recorder. Mr. SLADE resumed. The Requisition was, at all events, divested of every party purpose, and it was admitted on all hands that in the appointment of an officer, who might one day fill the highest offices of the State, it was incumbent upon them to elect a Gentleman of the highest talents, and the most bril liant qualifications. The object of his present motion was to get rid of those trammels by which this Court had been hitherto confined. He deprecated the notion, that, in appointing to one of the highest legal offices of the Corporation, they were to be restricted to the four City Pleaders, whose situations had been hitherto obtained by purchase. One of the Resolutions which it was his intention to submit to the Court was, to suspend a Standing Order, which declared, that no place of profit or emolument in the gift of the Court could be filled by any per son ,whO had not been a freeman of London for at least two years. It was quite clear that if this Standing Order were en.' forced with regard to the office of Common Serjeant, it would exclude Gentlemen at the bar of the highest talents, and .who were in every other respect best qualified to fill the office. He was perfectly satisfied that it was the general wish of the Court to place the present election on such a footing as would secure the appointment of a person of the highest character and ability. Another Resolution which he meant to propose was, that the 54th Standing Order of the Court declaring the office annual be suspended, and that the Common Serjeant be appointed daring the pleasure of that Court. He shofild first move that the va cancy in the office of CoMmon Serjeant'be filled up by ballot at the next Court. This Resolution was agreed to unanimously. On the next Resolution, that the Gentleman so to be elected be appointed during the pleasure of the Court, • Mr. Alderman Bnowx said, that as the Judges had been made independent of the Crown, he thought the office of Com mon Serjeant ought in like manner_ to be held during good be haviour, and not at the pleasure of the Court. Mr. Dixox said he remembered perfectly that Mr. Silvester, the late Recorder, had been elected to the office of Common Serjeant during the pleasure of the Court, and that having re fused to accept the office on that condition, the Court rescinded their first Resolution and elected him quamdiu se bene gesserit. ThtrlSlinutes of the Court having been referred to, Mr. Alderman BROWN said, it certainly appeared that the Common Serjeant had been elected unconditionally. He should certainly feel it necessary to move as an amendment, that the Common Serjeant be appointed in the same terms as the Judges of the land. After some remarks from Mr. Sheriff Venables, Mr. Jupp, and Mr. Oldham, the Resolution was agreed to. On, the motion for suspending the 35th Standing Order, re. stricting ,the election of officers to persons who had bten two years Freemen of the City, Mr. Dixoll expressed himself perfectly ready to give his assent to this motion, as he did not wish to deprive any man of character and talent of the opportunity of offering himself as a candidate for the office. He trusted the Resolution would be unanimously agreed to. Mr. JAMES saw no use in laying down certain rules for the observance of the Court, if they were to be put aside at pleasure. Mr. Alderman WAITIIMAN thought the present Standing Order did not apply to an• office of this description. The Resoluti& was then agreed to. Mr. SLADE then moved the suspension of the 10th Standing Order, for the purpose of extending the time of balloting from one to two hours. - Mr. FAVELL supported the motion. Mr. DIxoN opposed it. He thought one hour quite suffi cient for the purposes of the ballot. The Resolution was agreed to by a great majority, and the ballot was accordingly ordered to continue open from one to three o'clock. CONDUCT OF MR. SHERIFF WAITHMAN AT THE INQUEST ON THE BODY OF R. HONEY; Mr. Alderman Bitowx, in bringing forward the motion of which he had given notice, disclaimed all personal or party feelings. He felt it due to the Court, that the motion with which he meant to conclude should be submitted to them, and due to the Worthy Alderman himself, and his friends, that it should be carried. The Court had thought proper to record their thanks to the,Worthy Alderman for one part of his conduct, and it was equally incumbent upon them to record their opinion of another part of it. He was perfectly ready to admit that the attendance of the Worthy Alderman at this inquest was highly honourable to him in his individual capacity ; but he felt at the same time that it was a most unconstitutional pro ceeding in his capacity of Sheriff. Surely the conduct of the Worthy Alderman at that inquest could not be justified, when it was remembered that it was his province, as Sheriff, to sum mon the Jury in the event (ff subsequent trial, and to execute I the criminal in case of conviction. It was most essential to the administration of justice that it should not only be pure, but free from the thousandth part of the shadow of a shade of suspicion.—(Cheers.)—Suppose in the affray a t Knightsbridge a Life-guardsman had happened to have been killed, and the Col league of the Worthy Alderman had attended in a similar man ner on the part of the relations of the deceased, would the Worthy Alderman or that Court have set any bounds to their indigna tion at such conduct ? No, they would have emblazoned their opinion on marble, and erected obelisks wherever four cross roads met, to record their sentiments on so unconstitutional a proceeding. After some similar observations, the Worthy Alderman concluded by moving , t hat it be referred to the Committee of General Purposes to inquire into the conduct of It. Waithman, Esq. late one of the Sheriffs of this city, before the inquest on the body of the late R. Honey, and to report their opinion thereon to the Court. Mr. CROCKER seconded the motion. Mr. Aldernian Waithman and Mr. Dornford rose at the same moment. Mr. FAVELL said, it was always usual to allow the party ac cused to be heard before the debate commenced. Mr. DORNFORD said, that notwithstanding the strong opi nion which he entertained that the conduct of the Worthy Al derman at the inquest was incorrect, and a letter which he had written to that effect at the time, he should still move the pre vious question on the present occasion. Mr. Jupr recommended the Worthy Alderman to abstain from any observations on the present occasion, as the motion was only for inquiry, and passed no judgment on his conduct. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN said, he should certainly take his own course, and as his conduct on the occasion in question had been the subject of observation both in that Court and else where, for the last six months, he should avail himself of the op portunity of addressing the Court at that particular time. He was aware, that by so doing, he should preclude himself from the privilege of a reply, buthe doubted not that the Court would ex tend its indul*ence, if any thing should arise in the course of the discussion whichinight render any further'observations necessary. As to the motives of the Worthy Alderman in bringing forward this motion, the Court had nothing to do with. them. It was to • be presumed that every Gentleman acted from pure motives ; yet it was a little singular that the Worthy Alderman should have suffered this subject to sleep for four months, and then have brought it forward at that precise moment, when it was likely to operate as a set-off to the vote 'of thanks which the Court had done him (Mr. W.) the honour to confer upon him. The Worthy Alderman here recapitulated the circumstances which had induced him to take a part at the Inquest on behalf of the relations of the deceased. It was singular that the Worthy Alderman, in his zeal for animadverting on the conduct of the Sheriffs, had not directed his attention to that of the present She riff, who had actually acted as Treasurer for the Constitutional Society, as it was termed. With regard to the transactions at Cumberland-gate, a minute inquiry had taken place before Po lice Magistrates and their Clerks, and every question which had been put with a view of impugning his (Mr. W.'s) conduct had been answered in the negative. Had it been otherwise, was it probable that the tender mercies of his Majesty's Government would have induced them to suppress any evidence which might have operated to his disadvantage ? The House of Commons had refused to institute an inquiry, though the Corporation of London had been insulted in the person of their Sheriff. In the course of the debate in the House of Commons, a young gen tleman, Mr. Bankes, had taken the liberty to say that he (Mr. NV.) avowed himself as the prosecutor at the Inquest on Honey. He had, on the contrary, always distinctly declared that he at- t tended there in his private, and not in his official capacity ; he • was not attended by a single officer, nor did he wear the in signia of his office. But he might take higher ground, and contend that he was bound to take the part which he took on that occasion, in his capacity of Sheriff.—(Here the Worthy Al derman read some passages from Blackstone and Dalton, to shew that the Sheriff, as conservator of the public peace, was bound to take and pursue all murderers and felons ; and that though he could not hold pleas, he might inquire of- the death of a man.)—lt was"sufficient for his argument, however; to say, that he attended as a private individual • -and he should have thought himself highly criminal if he had taken the steps he did to put the Inquest in possession of the information which from accidental circumstances, had come to his knowledge. He asked for no indulgence ; on'the contrary, he wished for no thing but the closest and most rigorous investigation of every part of his public conduct. Mr. OLDHAM thought that if the Worthy Alderman was bound, as he contended, in his official capacity, to attend the inquest, he ought to have attended till the,end of it, and not have retired on the fourth day. He could not help thinking that the Worthy Alderman's political zeal had induced him to step . beyond the bounds of his official duties. Under all these circumstances he thought the Court was bound to insti tute an inquiry. Mr. Jurrythough he admired the conduct of the Worthy Alderman, admitted that every part of it could not be strictly justified. He thought, however, that no case had been Made out to call for inquiry. Mr. DIXON thought the Worthy Alderman should have confined himself strictly: to the question of his conduct be- Tore the Inquest. His own opinion was that a great part of the riot at Knightsbridge had arisen from the curiosity of the people to see how the Worthy Alderman would behave himself on that occasion. He supported the motion. Mr. JAMES objected to the interference of Sheriffs at In quests inasmuch as they had an interest in the deodands which mighebe given on such occasions. Mr. GALLOWAY said, an Inquest was a Court of Inquiry, and it was the duty of every man, whether Sheriff or not, to do every thing in his power to render it effective. The conduct of the Worthy Alderman must be approved by every friend of hu manity and truth, and he should support the present motion, because he was convinced that inquiry would only tend to re dound to his credit. Mr. TAYLOR thought the conduct of the Worthy Alderman, in facilitating the inquiry into the circumstances of Honey's death, so far from being the subject of blame, entitled him to the gratitude of his fellow citizens. air. FAVELL said, he had never felt greater pride in calling the Worthy Alderman his friend, than on the present Occasion. The Worthy Alderman who had brought forward this motion, had disclaimed all party feeling : but he would ask whether, if he (Mr. F.) were to make a similar motion for inquiry into the conduct of the present Sheriff for subscribing to the Constitu tional Association, he should not be justly suspected of party motives ? He was sure„his Honourable Friend was the last man who would shrink from any inquiry, but he should op. pose the present motion; because, if it were acceded to, it would furnish a precedent for inquisitorial scrutiny into the motives of public officers, -which ought not to be suspected, un less strong reasons were shewn for suspicion. Mr. WELSH rose on the grand principle of maintaining the rights and privileges of his fellow-citizens. Notwithstanding all, that had been urged by that City Demosthenes, the. Mem ber for the Ward of Farringdon Within, or by the Ready Reckoner of Bread-street Ward---.(order, order !).--he alluded trot to Cocker, but to Mr. Crocker, who had convicted Mr. flume of a mistake of three half-pence, in a calculation involr• ing several thousand pounds sterling, he (Mr. Welsh) remain• ed unconvinced by the arguments of the one or by the calcula tions of the other. The Worthy Alderman who., had brought forward this motion had at one time promised to be a star of the first magnitude in that Assembly, but he now seemed des. `tined to take his place as an humble satellite.. The fact was, they had too many lawyers among them in that Court- Mr. JAMES rose to order. _ Mr. WELSH would not be put down by Gentlemen who had professional reasons for endeavouring to break the thread of his discourse. lie repeated they had too many lawyers among them - Mr. Jury rose to order, not because he was a member of the profession, but because such language was evidently highly indecorous. Mr. WELSH trusted the motion of the Worthy Alderman would be scouted, as it deserved. lie repeated his opinion as to the excess .of professional members in that Court, and he again exhorted. the Court to beware of lawyers. Mr.-Aldernian WOOD defended the conduct of Mr. Sheriff Waithman before the inquest on Honey. Air. C. SMITH supported the motion. After a ftwi. words in explanation from Mr. Alderman WAIT lIMAN and Mr. GALLOWAY, - . _ .• . Mr. Alderman BROWN replied. lie declared that in bring ing forward this motion, he was wholly.uninfluenced by any party feeling. Careless alike whether his Majesty's Ministers would be gratified or displeased at his public condu.t,l this day, whatever became of his motion, he should retire with the dig nified consciousness of having discharged his duty. Mr. OLDHAM suggested that the Worthy Alderman would perhaps best consult the feeling of the Court by withdrawing his motion. The Worthy ALDERMAN acceded to this suggestion, and the motion was accordingly withdrawn. Some other business was then disposed of, and the Court adjourned. SUDDEN DEATIL-It is with regret that we have to announce the sudden death of Mr. WALTON, a Com mon Councilman of the - Ward of Aldersgate. Passing by the White Hart, Tottenham-court-road, between five and six o'clock yesterday, the deceased fell down and expired. The body was removed to the White Hart for the Coroner's Inquest. Within the last 30 years, it is calculated that in Lincolnshire alone upwards of 300,000 acres of heath, woods, and fen lands, have been converted into arable. A new sea bank, for enclosing a fine marsh near Burnham, has commenced. A thrashing and drill machine, the property of Mr. THUR. TELL, at Poringland, were last week destroyed by a riotous assemblage of persons. COAL-MARKET, APRIL 17. Ships at Market. Ships sold 11 Newcastle - .4 1/ Sunderland - - Price. 29s 6d to 39s 6d 31s 6d to 43s Od. • BIRTHS. On the 17th, the Lady of John Walter, Esq., of a son. At Newhall-house, Edinburgh, on the sth inst., Mrs. Brown, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 16th inst., at Walcot Church, Bath, Wm. Lockart, Esq., of Germiston, in the county of Lanark, to Mary Jane, youngest daughter of the late and sister to the present Sir Hugh Palliser Palliser, of Barnyforth, in the county of Wexford, Baronet. Yesterday, at St. Lawrence Jewry, Mr. Burn, solicitor, King street, Cheapside, (son of the late Major and grandson of the late General Burn), to Sarah Sophia Colnett, daughter of the late Captain R. Colnett, of the Hon. East India Company's service. On Tuesday last, at Edmonton church, Capt. R. L. Lewis, late of the 21st Regt. to Fanny, second daughter of Richard Lee, Esq., of Southgate. DIED. On the Bth inst., at Hastings; in his 49th year, Mr. John William Russell, of the firm of Halliday and Russell, Fen church-street. On the morning of the 16th inst., suddenly, in his 69th year, John Green, Esq., of Highbury Park, Islington, and of Hinck ley, Leicestershire. On the I4th inst., after a few days' illness, in his 30th year, Mr. Favicett James Lewin, eldest son of Mr. T. Lewin, of Watford. Printed and Published for the PILOPILIETons, at the Six- Office, No. 112, Strand, by J. B. CARSTAIRS.