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hie dui! to have leakier! the heaviest ponishmeel itlw kw
tooth! 'helices
Tie Jury retired for *hilt an bated, *hem they .4torneal
(nto Cower and gave ; verdict far ls. diwsagey
which carries taxed costs against. the Defendant, aisle ..rho
effect of the Verdift is reissoved by tim:ondiusi ,pun • poiit
or law inicacied to be iiiimie.by .the. 110•feudent in the Court
of King's Bench, in arrest of jedityneet.
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On Friday *morning the city caulk rune On end belag
finished by one o'clock, the Chief Justine, In ilf:ler that the
Anises might be finished in the week, tried several of the
Prisouersin the Colleen Chamber of the Bali, elileitis used
as the Mai Prins Court. By ,this memos the Chief Justice
sitting till seven o'cloelt, aiyil Idr. Justice Richardson till
nine in the evening, ithd the latter reratmieg again on Satur-
day wonting, all were tried by eight in the efsereeno. The
Jury baring retired to muskier their verdict in the cent of
Dane, his Lordship passed sentedes 'Pon 'those cmivicted,
performing the awfal ceremony of etiodettining eight moles
and one female, which he said he did With the greatest pain,
nsiderstauding the number of capital convicts to be greater
than ever known at one Assize for the city, the ChiefJ intim
haring already emsdeinised one. The abole'df them were
juvenile offeaders, .Wording a ileplotehle eitideure of early
depravity wheel, exist, le Rib My.' leilltrlnal MI Clothe*
aged 27; hPlatash was IS years of tee, Bidieyti, Irises 21,
Tuck stud Watts 20, Meek and Lavinia Cog 19, and Poll
only 17. But even theexemple made of theta collo its mean
to fail in effect—for two robberies were emeasitted in the
Court, our gentlemen beiag robbed of soles to the value of
351. nod another of his seal and key, by his resich 'Mhos
being cut. The man vibe perpetrated the lest offeere was
caught in the art, sad committed to Bridewell.
On Friday afternoon the Grand dewy came into Court, and
represented the Lily Gaol as being unsafe, and nermiving
great alterations to he made in it. The Learned Judge
thanked the hey for their attention to she betimes,' they had
before them, and particularly fur Their preethiuseat ; they
were then discharged.

TH RA TRE-ROYA L, DRURY-LA Nh.
THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, Aug. 23,
his Majesty's Servants *ill perform
TH g CORONATION.
The Procession commences from Westminiter Hall.—
The Second Scriie, the Interior of the Abbey.—The Third,
t.sal Introductory Scene, in which Mr. Knight will introrldce
a new Comic Song, entitled," The King and the torooation,
Old England and the People."—The Fourth Scene, the Hall,
io the course of which the Grand Entre of the
Previous to which will be performed • Comedy called
A CHEQUE ON MY BANKER.
Sir lc Wel Wildfire, Mr. W. H. Williams; Sir Gabriel
Peeper, Mr. Gaitie; Arthur Wildfire, Mr. Cooper; 'Frank
Cleverly, Mr. Russell; Jolter, Mr. 'Knight. Miss Cafturiue
Arragoo, Miss ; Miss Arragon, Mrs. Hdrlone.
To conclude with (25th lime) a sew Farce, called
THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM;
Or, A GHOST IN SPITE OF HIMSELF.
The principal Characters by Messrs. rmdper, (:attic, Bar.
card, Smith, Knight, Mrs. Offer, and Miss Smithson.
The Doors m be upeoed at Six o'Clock, and the Per-
formances to begin at Seven.
Boxes, 21 ; Second Price, SIL 3s. lel- t Second
Price, !IL—Gallery, 25.; Second Price, la.—Upper Gal-
lery, Is.; Second Price, fid.
To-morrow, A Cheque on my Banker, with The Corona-
tion—sail The Midnight Hour.
On Monday will be produced, first time, a Petit Comedy,.
in two acts, called £5OO.

Ter rtr- 1, 4- •VAUXHA • • -
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Owing to the very beautiful Weather that has just artist,
the Gardens will not close until i'Vedeesday Next, Au.
gust 29. Some additional preparations are making to
give eclat to ihe few remaining eights, Entertainments.
rilO-NIOR ROW, FRIDAY, August 41, there
wilt be a GRAND GALA, in which it will donhilemly
'be emir. seed Ilia' the general coop deli of the whole Gar-
dens is must splendid and imposing.
7%e FIRE-WORKS will also be • fine display of Pyro-
technic invention, and which will 'reinitiate wish the grand
and interesting Scene of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
cud the Bay of Naples.—The Ruril Military, Caledonian,
and Pandean Band., between the Acts and after the Con-
cert, will perform a variety of popular Martial and other
Movie.
Admission 3s. fhb—Doors open at Seven, and the Con-
'errs begins at Eight o'Clock.
BY ORDER OF THE HONOURABLE THE COM-
MISSIONERS OF EXCISE.
WHEREAS on the Marniu.g of Saturday. the
4th of this month, Mr. H ASTI R, Mate, along with
a bost's crew of she Burl Now R Cutter, whets pro.
reedier a, smith • Ilmonculinl Larger. then Wet *R.
Whalary Island. on the coast of Shetland, were motifs*
defureed'ilud resisted by the Smugglers, who kept up epee
them • heavy and destructive firs of musketry, by which's"
seaman was killed; and two severely wounded ; the COL
!II ISSIONERS tit EXCISE, anxions that so daring • OAS
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tics* of the law Minuld not pass unpunished, hereby isalimmilt
this, any Persou who shall rive information that may land
to the discovery of one or more of the actual Perpetrates*
of the above Outrage sod Murder, shall, upon the tem.
viction of die Offender or Offenders, revive a Reward of
ONE HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING.
' The Smuggling Lugger is a long low vessel, baltdeeksal,
and built on the same model with the Deal grillers, which
she resembles also in the stern. She is of a remarkably
slight build, her timbers not being 'limb thicker that. abuse
of a common boat. She is painted of • lead colour, waved
across, so that when lying with her mils lowered down, she
is so much of the colour of the sea as to be undisiinguisb-
able at a little distance. She has only one topmast upon
her main mast, upon which she sets a very large square tops
sail flying. SIM plats twelve or fourteen sweeps occasionally ;
her riggiug is not rattled. Sbe appears to be a new vessel,
and hi r reds and rigging me al.o new. Her cargo, which
consisted of smuggled gin, fel, and tobacco, was amend
ti ter with black impel/line. The lugger had been hovering
fur eight dap' on the east part of the coast.
The person supposed to be her Master is a stout middle-
sized man, foill.faced, with dark ryes and black 'whisker".
He were a blue duffle jacket and tremens on the day the de-
forcensent and murder were committed. Some of the crew.
wore dirty duck frocks. Such of them as were heard to
speak used the Euglish language, moil with the English as..
cent. JAMES BRUCE, Secretary.
Excise Offer, Edinburgh, August 18, 1821.

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magistrates being " aohisinlainen." applying saidlilremlidi
their own helmet; 'nob ad of the " uphold of boom-tie 'MI
policies within burgh," /marts, " That sin "man iu tins@
coming be choien provost, baillies or aldermen into burgh,
but they that are huuest and subsiatition• hurgeses,
chands, and in-disrlters albe laid burgh." 2.11 y, '6 That all
provosles, haillies, and aldermen of horrowes, hriag yearly
to i'he chrquer at the day set fur giving of ilk ir romps., their
'comps book, of their rummon guides to be *riot and eonsi-
Atred by the Lords Auditors, Rif the gamin be speeded for
the common wail of the burgh or sot; and that the said pre.
vows, Millie., sod aldermen of every burgh, wares siert,.
Aces days before their coming to the chequer, they trim
lilies to come for the ehaminieg of the *sides eunipis,
that they may sp-guntte and impagne Ilse amnia a• they
please, sae that all inerser 'may cease in that behalf."
An enactment is -twit!, similar terms, with that now re-
cited, was made In the reika ofJames VI.
Another 'Act in the .ante reign statutes and ordains,
" That as man shall in any time coming be IstiPsig• or pro'
rostra. or other magistracy within any burgh wt this resit*,
nor to be eketed to any of the saids attires within a burgh,
but merchaatr, actual tratOckers inbabitiug within the said
'beirows atksarliy and no *ahem"
*ate aor 4Padimegit posed its 'oiliest flaws far tataittliblf

the privileges gramied SO bird Burgh., hot no enamored
for regulating the rommagelloot of the monsoon good, is found
in the statute books subsequent to those already reciter',
milli the reign of t'filliam and Mary, when 'the Act 169;
e. 211, was framed.
This enactment proceed, on the nerrative, "that Ike
Royal Burrows of the kingdom, erected and provided with
their respective public goods and revenues by their Ma-
jesty's royal ancestors, ale of late, through the mal.ad-
ministration of the Magistrates and others to whom the
management of the said public good and revenues bath hero
committed, fillies cooler great debts and burdens, to the
diminution of the dignity of the state of burrows, and the
disabling of liens to serve the Crown and Government as
they ought; and that the care, oversight and controul of
the said public good' awd revenuer, and of the administra-
tion thereof, cloth undoubtedly belong lib their Majesties by
virtue of their prerogative royal, have thought fit to declare
is plene Psrharnent, like as de they hereby declare, that as
well from what has passed as In time coming, their Maks-
tits will give commissions, one or more, to such persons as
they shall lie plesied to nominate, to inquire into the state
of the common/glide and revenues whatsoever of all the
Royal Burghs Micl how the moults limb beer heret..fore or
shall be bereaftir employed or mis-employed, and to call lire
malvereers and their employers to areussut, and to iodates
and decent them, and every one of them, to refund mid
repay, or •otherways repair the bough or burghs by them
leased, as the said Commissioners oh .11 find them liable.
And their Majesties declare, that the acts and sentences of
the said 'Commissioners shall hare the strength and
effect of acts and sentences of the 'Court of Exstiequer.
And, for the preventing the like abuses and nii.al.plientiou
in all time h trailer, it is ordained that eviry Royal Burgh
within the kingdom shall, betwixt the first day of November
next to mime, brhig the Lords of their Majemies Treasury
and Exchequer au exact shored account in ehaige and
charge, subscribed by the present Magistrates and 'Fowu
Council,of their whisk public good and reveo tont, and of thee
whole debts, and burdens and ineumbrance a that do affect
the same. And further, elm it shall nut be lasifoltereafter
to the Magistrates and Town Council of any Burgh Royal,
to contract any debt, or give hood for the same, obliging
thr m sad their successors iu office' without a previous Act
made di the Town Council in their fullest conversation both
of merchants and deacons of crafts, condeset oiling upon the
Causes and uses cur which the said debts are contest led and
bawds Voided, certifying the foresail Magistrates and others
wbo shall contract debts and grant hoods without the said
precious Ad, as if the causes and use/ eundetserodurl us the
said Act shall stet be foxed to be juat, true and real, that is
any of the said cases ibe said ceotraetors and subscribers
shall be personally liable, they aud their heirs and succes-
sors, or their private fortunes, to re lief and disbordeu the
town or the said debts, mid that by 'leered of the Lords
of *salute, at 'he instance of any burgess of any of the said
burghs who hare borne the office of inmost, Mollie or dean
of guild within the same."
Filially, by the twenty-first article of the treaty of Union,
it is provide d, 6' That the rights and privileges ef the Royal
Burgles in Scotland, as they now are, do remain after the
Union, and nolo iilistauding thereof."

NEIV THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMABIChT.
THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, Aug. '23,
will be performed O'Keefe's Opera of
FONTAINEBLEAU.

Lord Widen, Mr. L►oni Lee; Sir John Ball, Mr. Wil-
liams; Cul. Epaulette, Mr. Decamp; Squire Tallyho, Mr.
Ozberry ; Lackland, Mr. Jones; Mary, Mr. Payne;
pudic, Mr. J. Ruvell. Lady Bull, Mrs Pearce; Russ, Miss
Carew; Min Dully Inn, Mrs. Tsylenre ; Celia, Miss ft.
Curd; Mrs. Casey, Mrs. Jones; Nannette, Mn. Baker.
To roadside with the Comedy of
TEASING MADE EASY.

tilitrust, Mr. Terry; Glow-worm, Mr. Jour.% ; Gassman,
Mr. J. Russell; Prier Pastoral, Mr. Oalierry; Mixren. Mr.
Williams Mrs T , Mrs. Pearce, Mrs. C lams, lii.a
Royce; Miss Cromptan, Mrs. Young; Molly Mixers, Mrs.
raker; Miss Manly, Mrs. Tayleure.

Doors to be opened it lialtpast Six u'Clork—the Play to
begin at Seven.

Butes, Ss.—Pit, 3s.—First Gallery, 2a.—Seeond Gal-
lery. Is.
Places for the Boars to be taken of Mr. Massinghava, at
the Theatre.
10.11.—. Private Boxes ntay be had nightly, by applieatinn
at the Box-OE6m

To-morrow, Rule a Wife and Have a Wife—A Day After
the Wedding—and Too Lnte fur Dinner.
On Saturday, Fontainebleau—after which, Sett time, a
new Comic Pitce, in uue ■ct, called Matchmaking—with
The Mogul Tale.

IHE NEXT of KIN (if any) of JOHN
BURNS, late belonging to the Merchant Ship Ruth,
deceased, by applying Mr. Owen, No. 3, Bell yard, Dot.-
tore Commons, may bear of something to these advantage.

TURA TRE-ROY AL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE,
STRA Nil.
THIS EVENING. THURSDAY. Aug. 23,
will be performed (gib time) a Musical Drama in
floret acts, called
'(H F. WITCH OF DERNCI.EUGH,
Velar a new Dramatic Version of Guy Mtuuteriug.
'Calomel Gny Miiiiiteritie, Mr. Bus ; Heary Bee.
tram, Mr. l'earmaii; Charles Ilszrl,,iouil, Mr. Brosilhurot ;
Juslicr: Mr. W. Denizen; I) ~,,, iiiie Sampson, Mr.
W111'1.6,54)11; DlOnion O. Mr. Sailer; Duck Hatteraick,
Mr. T. P. Choke. Misr Julia M. rung, Mow. Case ; Flora,
Miss nolilaway; NI% Metrilies (tbe 111icb of Derneleugl.),
Miss Kelly.
After which the Musical Ewirriainment of

Ou the hi of Augu4t was published, bus. pressed, plies 2s. 6J.
(continued lldumbly).
SELECT BRITISH DIVINES, Part V.
CI to ening Archbishop LEIGHTON'S COMMEN-
TARY ou ht. PETER.

Edited liy the Rev. C. BRADLEY, High Wycombe.
IV Bishop Beveridge's Private Thuile to are enutpikefeel
in N umbel. I. and IL with a Portrait, and form • volume,
price Ss.—Leigliton'a Theological Lecture. in No. Itl. with
• Portrait, together with his Expository Lectures in No. IV.
also form • volume, puke fm. After Leighton will succeed
lge Works of Hall, Horne, Duddridge, %Vans, Cbareseck,
Hopkins, Howe, Baxter, Revell, Owrii, W. limes, dec. &c.
This %Vurk will consist of a uniform Reprint of all the
most valuable Piece. in Devotion:if and Practical Divinity.
The Autbur., from whose writings they will be selected, are
These wh i have either been consistent Mumbo,, of the Lila.
bibbed Church, or whose seutisneuts have been in strict ac-
cordance with the general teener of its Liturgy and Articles.
A short Biographical Sketcher each Author will be given,
and in some iii.tauces* Portrait.

THE ADOPTED CHILD.
sr.► Bertrand, Mr Birwhoiham ; I.e Sage, Mr. Morley;
Be mil (first time), 31r. Emery; Michael, Mr. Bartley. Clara,
Mrs. ; Lacy, Miss I Stevensou.
nes Illuminated Shrubbery will be opened at Eight
*Tim %r for the admission of the Sr coud Price, which CUM.
7.1111001 a at Nine.
~ 55.; Second Price, 3s.—Pit, 3r.; Second Price,
Is. E J..—Lower Gallery, 2..; Second Pr et-, l..—Upper Gut.
lent. Is.; StClll4ll Price, 6.1.
De Ills open at 11.1 r-pail Six, the Performance to Legit) at
Seven.
Tc., torrow, The Miller'. Maid—Two Wives—and LW.
Urea.,.

The Wink to Le comprised iu 40 volumes, bot any Author
may be had sepal alely.
Printed by A. .1. Valay; and Sold by Longman and Co.;
Seeley; flawltiou ; Ratchard and Son, London; and all
vibes Buoktellers. Of whom the Vork may be bail regolarly
wills the Reviews and Marizmes, by giving a general order
041 their Bookaellers.

Front this summary, it is obvious that, previous to the
Union, the securities against euisnianagemeut in the concerns
of Royal Burghs west. t►ese:—
I. It was Necessary that the Magistrates and officers should
be persons residing within the burgh where they officiated.
2. A competent Court was provided for examiniug and so
tilling the accousts namely, at au earl', pr. Ind the Court of
the Chamberlain; subsequently, the Scottish Court of Ex-
chequer : and before these Courts MaciArates and Councils
wire found yearly to exhibit their accounts.
3. Penalties were d.claied against those who were guilty
of mismanagement, and el the impropercontrattioa of debt,
while a right us/ invested iu certain qua. tees to bring such
offenders to account before the mover tribunal.
These severities have long become unavailing.
lu msuy instances, to curtai-pence of art usage exceeding
a period of fusty yews, residence leas become nu longer a re-
quisite in the choice of Magistrates and other officers be-
longing to Scotch Bu. ghat. The consequences of this may
easily be linagiucd. Primus holding offices in burghs, and
nut iesidiug iu the vicioity,cao ueitlier be acquainted wills
the nature of the actual man:tgriesent, nor have it in their
power to prevent abases. This seems fully illustrated by
the tire unistancee iti proof regs I ding the Burgh 6f I nir. rury.
II is impossible to suppetee th■t the instances of misensuage-
meal, which are there established, ever could have taken
place had the Chief Magistrate beeu resident in the tows,
or iN its immediate neighbourhood.
2411 y. In consequenceof the change in the constitution of
the Court of Exchequer, at the period of the Euion, it has
been found by that Court That they are 111/ longer competent
to call Magistrates and Town Council to account fur their
management, shale the Court of 2.ssion, by a recent de,
eitoun, have decided that en appeal can he received by them
in matters of that nature.

New Me 94D-Drama, French Heresies', and Heart of Hid

Lei his..

SA MAWS ‘V ELLS.
EVENING;HrS THU RS D A I', A tienst 23,
Witt be limed (fourth time), • Dew Mtlo Drama, to
tea Acts, s quied
THE. DUMB BOY.
Illtb New Dresses, Scenery, Ste.
marl/num. • Mr. Gumery; St. Alger, Mr. Elliot • Abbe
De Myer, M Phll'os; Dense. Mr. &inter; Deaf and
Duo) Ib.c, pi, 1 an Epelozne, Mrs Ege too. Mailaiire
Frarmil, iktro, Web ; M atlantic, M Johnstone ; Claudius,
Mrs. Freilt Is k. •
After tablets Mess M. DECOGR. sad ESBRAYAT will go
through their I. Xul performances of Greer, Sir...lloli,
PIA Acihtc; etfi iltigl Mops. L'SBRA VAT'S correct tyre.
mulattos' of tic St stud i,f lAtiquitc.
• elution went 1 be by Mr. G Srnilb.
To combo, with Melo Drama of
THE HEAR.ris OF MILY.LO I'HIAN.

Duke of Arnie, linreery Dumb Vtlikes, Mr, Keeley.
(aorta of Euglard, tt. 10111111101le Jr' %owe Druisr, 3luis
E. Scutt; Hsdge Wit ((tire, Mrs! Eterirris

Mr. Mims is env te.t, awl will sake first appearance
nest week.

The Doors will be nprairel at Six o'Clock, And the Per-
formances row/maces Quarter Ware lacers' —Boxes, es
Pit, 'Zs—Gallery, Is.
Pisces for the R, xes may In taken of Mr. Slack, at the
Theatre, (sum Test is Facie; asd GI Mr. Uteri Ruyal
library, Pall all.

It is to the hiss of those securities that, in the opinion of
your Committee, the chief cause of those ewila of which the
Petitioners compiniu is to he s►eribcdr awl not to the con.
aitlutions of Nte Burghs themselves, which were confirmed
at the Union., and cannot be touched without an tuffiege.
swot if one of its articles.

THE. ESSENCE of PEARL sod I'EARL
DENTIFRICE. iseelited Irp the We Jacut Hemel,
Deatiat to the Royal Family, hare been proved by Jong ex-
perience to tr.eitly tared, both is elegance and e.fficsicy,
every other preparaiiuu for the Trrili awl (.rims; tit y d-
fectuntly retie/ire the Terth sic a sound state eyes. in eta ?get
rtisslvr thesis white and beautiful without impairing tie
enamel, fasten sloth as are lutist, and keep such as are de-
cayed from beettmmg woke. 1 bey likewise resider the
breasts &Snidely sweet. presets' the Twills-Ache., perfectly
curt the Scurvy iu the Gurus, aid awake tine* gIUM firm sue
close as. the Teeth.—The Essence is particularly recom-
mended to Pustule and Persons who hire the care of
teuldseu as the greatest prises retire ref 'oust; and sender
Tnrili. None are gruusue but wh:st have she words,
"J. Hteset, Ba)ley and Blew, ruslopur-street," engraved
is the Stamp. ice 2r. est each.
BAY LET's 114 LE ESSENTIA I. SALT of LEMONS,
for Ishii% Ink Spun. mud Maisie ins* of Lace sad Linen. The
Pooling is signed 6. W. Ilayley" in the Bull and Wrapps r.
Jiro hie SCOURING InittflS, (or taking Grease out uf
SAC Stuff, Vt'unibn Cloth, ice. prier Is each.
VERITABLE bOM IAOE vivtNE, price 3s. fhl. the
glass.

To the investigation of the abases which hare thus grown
up, and to the curisideratiou of the appropriate remedies,
your Committee have devoted mach time and attention; and
they trust that the legislaiive enactments which tiny have
deemed it their linty to recommend will prove affronts' in
checking the terns complained of, whilst they may be viewed
rather as restoring those just and salutary regulations, of
which accidental circumstances had oceasioneal the neglect,
than as introducing any new, or overturning any established
principles in the municipal laws or Scotland.
Your Committee wile proceed to lay before the House the
allegations in which the Consmitte of 1819 classed olio vari-
ous matters of compisint referred to in the numerous pet -
lions before them; together with the Re•olutiuns of fact,
and of inf. resort., to which your Committee have come ou
each separate allevaliuu.
FIRST ALLEGATION.
o The mode of election of the Magistrates and Town
Council, romans to all the Burghs of Scotland, under the
Act of the Scuts Parliament 1460, c. 30, by which the old
Connell elects the new, and the new and old Conned toge-
ther chorine the Magistrates. By this mode of election the
persons once übtaiuing a majority in the Council, have it
In their pow. rto re elect themselves, or to elect others is
their tatereat, and lima to continue the contrail and manage.
Mel of the affairs of the burgh in their own hands, and la
' rlw of their uwept', in perpetual ulceration."

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With refeten -• to this Allegation, they beg trove t to
mind the Ifirlse that tie :Cumniiiiee in %a ye ir
p.a Pct
etTliin resolulosins, in which they affirmed th.vgienrr,•t, of
fact therein cuista•med ; and ilv y concur wil+ -hat Com •
twitter, in the opinion expres ed by them, that press' -
big practice in the election of the Town Connella h
laud is (minded on ale Act of 1160, ressrieted in ma wpst
cation by the setts of each particular bomb ; and Si,,
r also in the ■ec..ml ltiaulution reported by th'it
Committee. ib which (bey state that lice allegation of the
obi Conned chnustng the new, is •arranted by the law
and practice of the bonds,.
This is the practice called in the Petitions--seltel.ctiov.
and to it man, of the Petitioners nosiiily ref,' as the ru..;
origin of the evihuf which they
Some of the Members of this Committee, concerting ri
the opinions so expressed by the Poi, loners, were desno,r of
&feline and modifying the system, so as to an asny
that which they -conceive to be a just ground of re
They thought that in order to accomplish this . tut,
he fit to enact, that a given proportion of the Toon C....1a...is
should aumully be circled by the Burgesses at la•ge.
In this opinion, however, your Committee hare not hers.
able to concur; and althuigh a detailed statement of the.:
sentiments on this most important point is to be be roomd in
the Regulations adopted by them tin the several allegsiioo.,
they think it expedient to make some °beet vatious opus. it
in this place.
They beg at the outset to declare, that if it appeared t
Atria to be impossible to apply an adequate moods to 3;1.
milted gri s, without recommending au fundstneuts I s
change in the law and practice of the Scottish Burghs, they
would have had no hesitatittn in adopting the propusest
or any other, eves of a more extensive etas/meter, that migh.,
in their opinion, have been demaoded by the pressing ext.
geocy of the case.
Rut your Committee do not think that the introduction of
soy mudlfication of the existing system, on.ceoinpaided
Icy
regulations such as those that they have suggested is, th..
Report, would have cured The evils complained of, while, so.i
lb* other baud, they are perfectly convinced, that if their
.snggestions are carried into effect, a pare administration of
the affairs of the Burghs may be reasonably raper le.l
out 'obverting the tong-establish. d law mad usage of the
eOtlistry.

The 'present system is, indeed. represented by some sot
only as orreesarily corrupt, and as teadtrig from Its ►etv
character to thegromest abuse and wisleersation, hut at an
•dial legfritageorest attic aorient mewl ackuowledged rights •
of the Burgeisea, and a cortailineut of those pri►ilsges which
they foa overly enjoyed.
Your Committer do sot consider it to be a part of the r
ditty (look iag as they do to a practical result) to enter into
any reaauning for the purpose of solving the quest ion wither
the pieselit s)stesn is the best that could have berm d. wised
fav the role nod management of these communities, and for
the «curdy of the premiere of th► Burris's. Hot ehay
se moot admit that Ilse pr. valeore of certain abuse+, ar the
mouicipal g anent of the Burghs, is to be coneidrreil as
• pru.f that the system itself is N. ceasarilly corrupt. Thee
hive slated what appears to them to here been the origin rf
these abuses, and have declared their opinion dolt by Ca.
revival of the old principle of superintendence and couird
they may be efficiently checked.
iVith re epeet to the ancient rights of the Burgesses, they
Think it priffeient to remind the House that the misting lays.
tent was established shove three ern-tuner and • ballasts, on
OCCUSIIII of the iniselnevous effects that had mashed I
the previous practice. tVlial that previous practice was is
WIWI' Or curious and enmesh. historical research; and
your Committee well yet *haw the discretion v►sted iii
them by the House, by offering suggestions I...lauded on
data so and mesativiNetory se any that could be fur_
'fished by au imjuiry tutu the usage under the societal law of
Scotland.
Whete►er the ronatilutions of 'the burghs may have been
I. remote times, it is enough for your Committee to stare,
that it would be impossible Is alter the present prartire, for
the purpose of isitioalnang the rhanges called fur by the
Prlitioirere. without • repeat of the Act of 1469, without a
violation of chartered eights, and without as tofeingemimi of
that article of lhs Union which they have *heady quoted.
Your Committee think that the peace and tranquillity of
the Scottish Burghs may be preserved under the general law
as it now stands, and that their affaiis may be administered
en purr and busiest price pie., provided that the sin:v.:limas
they have made are adopted by the Lfrristatule, and fauiy
acted upon in the country i while they eut. riain :rest &Wall
odullur the adoption of any fundamental alterations is the
law might nut, au far from promoting concord and petite,
prove u e menus of cresting disunion, jealousy, and dis.
content.

SECOND ALLEGATION.
" The want of a due represeutauou of the I corpo.
rations of the burghs; namely, !he gnildry and leads (where
such corpus'', tttt s imst) iu the Council, a ttt t ig from the
mode in which the dean uf guild, merchant enuncillors, truths
councillors, sod deacons of crafts, the nominal representa.
flees of these corporations, are clected into that betty."
On this allegation your Committee have resolved,
lit. That it is the opinion of this Co:mnittee that the
no.de in which deans of guild, merchant conorillurs, trail, s
moineilloi is mid deacons of crafts are sleeted into the Conti-
& is regulated by the respective charters, Of setts of the
►everal turglia, or by pressriptive usage.
Yd. That it is the opinion of this Committee, that the cor-
porate bodies specified in the last resolutom ■ee represented
iu the way prescribed by their respective charters or sem.,
or according to pierce' wive usage, ard to this sense may be
held to he duly and legally represented.
3d. That it is the upinion of this Committee, that to
make any alterstiun iu chartered rights, wihout the must
absolute and manifest necessity, would form a dangerous'
precedent, and it appears to them that no such necessity
exists in this case.

4th. That those abuses which have been proved to the
Committee In have place in the existing systems of Burghs
in Scotland, mays in the opinion of this Committee, be
curveted by suitable legislative enactments, without having
recourse to may measure interfering with the chartered
rights of limits' in Scotland.
THIRD ALLEGATION.
" A want of cousinl in the Burgesses, and in the Corpo-
rations ove► the expenditure of the revenues of the Burgh,
over tile sale of the common good or prop?, ty of the Busch,
and over the contracting of debts, for which the community
is rendered liable."

FOURTH ALLEGATION.
" A want or power in she Sorg and Corporations an
call upon their Magistrates and Council to account for
their management of the revenges and funds under Static
charge."

Un these allegation• your Committee beg leave, in the
first place, to refer to two resulyttuus of the Committee of
last year; in which it is affirmed, that Burgesses, sot in-
corporated, have nu control over the management of the
pecuniary chairs of the Burgh ; and that the &tresses sad
Co. poratious have no power to compel their Magistriates and
Council to account felt the maimgement of the revenues sod
funds trader their charge. And )olir Committee, after Gai-
ther diliberatian, have chine to the following resolutame :
lit. hat it is she tptuiou of this Committee, that the
Corporations have no cuutrul (Astir the expenditure of the re-
vettues of the Burgh, or over the sale of the common rood
or property of she Burgh; our any power of preventing the
Magiairsha and Council from coutractmg debts for which
the cormatou good is liable, except is as far sr these Corpo-
rations have the power, by the respective setts of the Burgh,
of electing one or more of the Member. which say compose the
Council; ■ad which Member or Member*, when elected,
Maim a voice in the trausactiou of the Council of such Burgh.
(To be coetimeed.)