The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-09-24 00:00:00

WANT OF I'E Ws.

Aa American Paper contains the following reflections on
the general dearth of what are called articles of interest in
the public journals :
" Newspapers are growing barren since the world has
become tame. Where there is little of change there must
boas little of novelty ; and sameness and repetition excite
co interest. Peace achieves her labours in silence—pro-
*patty parson her noiseless march—happiness heeds not
time while revelling on flowers—and the tranquil pursuits
virtue seek no clamorous promulgation.
"Curiosity Las
natural food ; and onlypampered appetite, not content with
to Impended by strange and mar-
vellous productions. It feeds not on the order, but the de-
rangement of society ; not on the even temperament of the
seasons, but on them confusion and warfgre—not on the
happy progress of the ins of peace, but the fierce collision
of arms and the cruel effusion of blood.

" Man katurets on descriptions of battle. Show him al
field covered with a rich and bountiful harvest, and glad-
dened by peaceful and exulting labourers, and he shall
regard tt with indiftrence, although it teems with the evi-
(*ice of the faronra of heaven. Show him, on the other
bind, the semi field, its harvest trodden down, ita verdure
stained' viith human blood, and its soil covered with
Lu-nan bo_bps, and be shall gaze with exhaustless avidity
MI these dasiscft.l results of the follies of mankind. Our
1711484 nm Attach other remain comparatively dormant,
unless excited by some unusual misfortune. We care not
tl hear of our friends, when assured of their prosperity,
while we are excessively eager to know the accidents that
befal than. A fire, a pestilence, a war—such is the organi-
tidal of our nature—produce each of them, rcspectively, '
a correspondent excitement in the readers of journals, and
oonseluently in the journalists of time. Where these fail
it is almost hopeless to obtain interest in the public mind
!')y a narrative of evenur, which, because of their sameness,
are rendered insipid.
" How happy that period of the world when so few of
these pungent incentives to curiosity remain in existence :
sed the press has only to renew and proclaim the return of
the sentinel, "Ails well." How desirable that era, when
roan shall lose hie taste for the marvellous in wretchedness
ar.d la arose, and shall give his sole anxiety to the t-
ivets of piety and happiness, of peace and virtue."—
Ciarferton Courier.

The Ptineesa Augusta left Ragahot Park on Thursday,
*here her Royal Highness had been staying on a visit to
thz Duch's' of Gloucester. for her Royal Highness's resi-
dence at Frogmore. The I)ucheas of Gloucester accompa-
eisd her Sister, on a visit to the Princess for some days.
Yesterday mottling the Earl of Liverpool left hie resi-
dence at Whitehall in his carriage and four, for the Royal
Lidee, Windsor Park, on a visit to the King.
The Earl of Westmoreland transacted business yesterday
Hannon at the Foreign Office.
Prawe Polignac, the French Ambassador, transacted bu-
'inata yesterday afternoon with Mr. Secretary Canning, at
t't Fore* Office.
, the Chancellor of the Exchequer left town for Becken-
r" on Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Plants, tinder Secretary of State, has returned to
:n from the neighbourhood of }listings, and is now
:410,11,3 Cuaineia daily at the Foreign Office.

lUSIIIONADLF: INTRLLIGRATE.

The Duke and Duchess of lit7traZ—l and family are expected on
Monday at their seat, Cheveley Park, Newmarket, from Belvoir
Castle.

The Earl and Countess Spencer hate left town fur their seat at
Wimbledon.

The Earl and Connive of Hail wick will leave town this day for
their scat, Winipole Hall, Cambridgeshire.
Lord and Lady Montague hare left their seat, Ditton Park,
Hueks, for Scotland.

Baroness 'Willoughby de Ersby left yesterday her seat, Grimes
thorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, for Cheltenham.
Lord Meanies, has left town on a tour.
Sir George IVarrendcr. Bart. has left town for his seat In Bee's..
The Hon. Miss Burrell and 3liss Elliot left town yesterday for
Cheltenham.

The Earl and Countess of Claoricard are expected in town next
week from Ireland.
George Byng, Esq. flyng and family, aro expected
to arrive this day at their beat. Wrotham Park, from Ireland.
Departures from Miller's Jermyn-street :—Mr. and Mrs.
Farquhar for Eastbourn t and Cap:ain Hughes for Windsor.
Viscount Dudley has arrived at his beat, Himley Hall, Stafford-
shire, from a tour.

Departures from the Mesh Hotel :—Captain and Mrs. Knight
for Bath • and J. Hutchinson, Lan. for Paris.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarke bare left town for their seat, Dunham
Lodge, Norfolk.

GENERAL ELECTION.

LINCOLNSHIRIL—CoIoneI Johnson has declared his in-
tention of offering himself as representative for the county
of Lincoln, at the next general election.—Linceln Mercury.
AVSSTMOIIt•un.—Mr. Brougham's Westmorland Com-
mittee are paying off their long-standing accounts in order
to be ready for all contingencies. The lucky creditors see
to what they are indebted for this Amur ; and it is paid
that, not wishing to wait upwards of five years on any
similar occasion, they intend in future to act upon the old
northern system,—" In hand the pay, or else no play."—
Whitehaven Paper.
Pools.—J. Dent, Esq. from the precarious:state of his
health, declines again offering himself as a candidate for
the represtntation of this borough. In consequence of this,
H. C. Sturt, of Critchell, has declared his intention of be-
coming a candidate, and his climmenced an active personal
canvass. B. L. Lester, Esq., the Hon. W. S. I'onsonby,
dud C. Spurrier, Esq. are also spoken of as candidates. It
is expected that there will be a violent contest.—Brighton
Paper.
W o lIC EST E a.—For the city of Worcester a very resolute
contest is expected. The candidates are, Lord Deerhurst,
Colonel Davits, and Mr. Rubinson; the latter gentleman
is a London merchant.—The present Members for the
County will probably be returned without opposition.—For
Evesham it is thought there will be a contest.—At
Droit-
wich and Bewdley no change in the Representation is
expected.—Worcester Journal.
TA I:NI-cm—It was yesterday reported that a gentleman
from Wales intends to offer himself as a candidate for
Taunton at the ensuing election, in opposition to General
Peachy and Mr. Baylay. This report was confirmed by
the arrival of a Welsh be-goat.—Dorset Chronicle.

THE LATE MRS. WELLESLEY POLE LONG.

IVIARLBOROVGII. SEPT. 22.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Wellesley Pole Long took
place this day. On Monday morning the remains of this
Lady left Richmond, at nine o'clock, for the family man-
sion at Drayton, and arrived there this day. On reaching
within half a mile of the above place the funeral procession
was joined by 32 of the tenants in black cloaks and on
horseback, followed by the hearse and six horses, and four
mourning coaches and four. The chief mourners were her
two sisters, Lord Maryborough, and some other felations,
and at twelve o'clock they reached the church, which ad-
joins the house, and the body was deposited in the family
vault. The whole was under she direction of Messrs.
Ranting, the King's upholders, Pall-mall. All the inha-
bitants
of the village appeared in mourning. The church
was hung in black, and on the front of the pulpit were the
family arms, &c.
The Dublin Patriot states, that " the Lord Lieutenant,
on receiving the melancholy intelligence of the death of
Mrs. ilrellesley Pole Long IVellesley was deeply affected ;
it was much feared that that circumstance would prevent
his Excellently from honouring the Lord Mayor's dinner
with his presence."
The following statement is copied from a morning paper
—Two days previous to the removal of the remains frotu
Richmond, intelligence reached the friends of the late un-
happy lady, that it was the determination of Mr. Ilrelles-
ley Ps a I.ol*to sums over from France so attend Use,
funeral, and this circumstance gave them all great pain and
uneasiness. Sonic considerations, however, suspended Mr.
Wellesley Pole Long's determination of coming over, if he
ever felt such a disposition; for on Sunday last, the day
before the removal of the remains, a courier arrived at
Richmond from Mr. Wellesley Pole Long from France, to
state that he should not attend the funeral, but bearing a
peremptory order from him, that his three children, two
boys and a girl, should be given up to the courier, to be
conveyed to France, there to be brought up and educated
under the auspices of their father. The Misses Long,
sisters of the late unfortunate lady, who, from the period
of her separation from her husband to her death, have con-
stantly resided with her, immediately on the death of their
amiable sister removed to another house, taken for the
temporary purpose, in another part of Richmond, and
thither they of course removed with them the three
children. On the arrival of the courier, lie directed his
steps to the house of the Misses Long, and demanded the
children, according to the written order he produced ; but
he received a direct refusal to deliver them up from these
ladies, and he retraced his steps back again alone, to the
place from whence he came. On Tuesday the Misses
Long set off from Richmond for Draycot, there to join
their mother Lady 'l'ilney. Previous, however, to their
departure from Richmond, whither they intend to return
after the funeral, they determined to adopt every precau-
tion to prevent the children from being carried of by stra-
tagem or by force. Accordingly, anticipating that Mr.
ellesley Pole Long might, at some unseasonable hour,
suddenly intrude himself with violence, is he has before
done, a short time ago, in the dead of the night, and carry
off the children during the abseuce of the Misses Long in
Wiltshire, these ladies applied, through their law agent, to
a magistrate, for the aid of a peace officer, to remain in
their house at Richmond, in care of their house and all its
inmates, until their return ; and at this moment an active
and discreet police-officer is, and has been since Tuesday,
residing in the house of the Misses Long •at Richmond,
where the children are ; and his directions are, to take into
custody any person, be he who he may, who shall attempt
to use any violence towards the property, the house, or. its
inmates. One of the children is a girl not tire years old."

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial
Office, from Major-General C. Turner, at Sierra Leone.
Mr. Fortunato Actinabonr arrived on Thursday evening
at the Colonial Office, with despatches from Lieutenant-
General Sir Frederick Adam, K.C.B. at Ancona.

His Honour the Vice-Chancellor is at present residing at
the Bath Hotel, floulogne-sur-tiler. Amongst his other
occupations he daily employs himself in reading French
with a native.

RESIDINCi or 6111 ISAAC NEWTON.—It there is any
thing to be regretted in the modern improvements of the
British metropolis, it is in the destruction of those placetti
with which some of our most pleasing recollections are
associated. Many a spot in London, once the residence
of the good and great of the olden time, is now very dif-
ferently
occupied. A few of these, however, remain, and
amongst them the residence of the greatest of philosophers,
and one of the best of men, Sir ISAAC NEWTON. This
house is situated fn St. ifurtiria-street, the south side of
Leicester-spare, and was long occupied as an hotel for
foreigners, and kept by Mr. Beaman°, though it is now
more appropriately used for the purpose of education.
About the year 1814 Mr. PAGLIANO left this house, when
the committee of the Sunday school belonging to the chapel
adjoining took it, for the purpose of converting it into
school-rooms for boys and girls, for which purpose it is still
used. The observatory, which is at the top, and where Sir
Isaac Newton made his astronomical observations, had
lain dormant, and been in a dilapidated state for some
years, when, in 1624, two gentlemen, belonging to the
committee of the school, had it repaired at their own ex-
pense, and wrote a brief memoir of the great and immonal
NEWTON, which was put up iu the observatory, with a
portrait of him. The chair in which Newton studied was
lost in the removal of the hotel to Leicester-square. The
'observatory is now used as a library for the use of the
telcher of the Sunday school, and lectures have occasionally
been given ib it.--21/i^ror.

LITERARY GLEANINGS•PI.

No. XXXV.
FINALES.-.--THSTR RIGHTS awn Patvaireae.---As to,
the rights and privileges of women, I must have leave to'
tell them, that they have really very few; in the eye el the
law I mean. The first thing I mad about th tin in Ono of I
our law books is, that " women in England, with all.theit
moveable goods, so soon as they are tuarri td, are wholly
in potestate Viri ;" that is, at the will and dieposition of I
the husband. They " cannot let, set, sell, give away,
or alienate any thing without th.ir husband's consent"-1
" a lady's must necessary apparel by the law, is not hers in
property, but she must bold in capita of tl.e husband;
he being eapat molieris, the head of tho woma I."
" Exalted, hosid7er, as this head' is by tho law, ,
there can be no doubt that it would be more exalted if it
had a crown upon it. Here, then, the ladies of England 'I
have a fair opportunity of gaining a superiority, for by a
law more ancient and more sacred than even our own
British laws, it is declared, that a virtuous woman is a
crown to her husband.' What a parcel of kings we must
have amongst us! But to return. All the moveable goods
of a married woman are clearly astertoioed to be, in potes-'
tate Yiri, as has been shown, in the power of the husband;
for so the words strictly imply. But whether the female,
tongue is to be reckoned among the moveables wholly in
potestote Viri, after marriage, does not seem to be clearly
settled, unless indeed it be included, in another plain,
maxim of the law, to the following Effeet—' Sine Vim)
non respondere potent ;' which is as much as to arty, without
the consent of her husband, a woman has no right to make I
any reply. In plain words, she must not 'presume to
' answer. But I believe this is entirely matter of law, and
not of conscience ; it does not seem to extend to any pri-
vate or domestic arrangements. Though the femahr
tongue be certainly a moveable, I believe it is pretty gene-
rally held to continue 'in potestale tnulicris, even after
marriage, and I know nothing to prevent it. To what
extent the female tongue may be accounted moveable, Ovid,
fond as he was of the ladies, has taught us, who speaks of
the tongue of a beautiful female, which kept murmuring
and complaining after it was cut onti,atal. thrown on tilie
ground. In the old ballast of time Wanton Will ofe
Bath,' are the following lines
I think, quoth Thomas, frown's tongues,
Of aspen leaves are made.'
which of all moveables in nature are decidedly the most
so. Gav's Pippin Woman, in his Trivia, is of a piece
with the case cited from Ovid.

The crackling crystal yields, she sinks, she dies ;
Bel' head chopp'd off, from her lost shoulder flies.
Pippins she cried, but death her voice confounds,
And pippip.pip along the ice rebounds.'
"There seems to be some odd insinuation in the account
the Spectator gives us, of the few successful candidates for
the Flitch of Bacon, during the first century after the
service was instituted. " I find but two couples in this
first century that were successful ; the first was a sea
captain and his wife, who since the day of their marriage,
had not seen each other till the day of the claim ; the
'second, was an honest pair in the neighbourhood ; the
husband was a man of good plain sense, and a peaceable
temper ; the woman was dumb.'
British wives are not likely to do amiss, so that I
need scarcely tell them, that if they should do so, the laws
allow their husbands to administer moderate correction ;
Modicum Cast igationem are the very words of the law.
11-liich moderate correction or castigation Is plainly ex-
pressed and described, and is simply this, " acriter
verberare uxores ;" pretty sharply to chastise them,
" flagellis et fustibus ; with whips and cudgels !
" This law, to the credit of the ladies of Great Britain,
having become quite unnecessary, may be considered as
having fallen into what the Scotch lawyers would call, a
state of desuetude; but if it were in full force, we may de-
pend upon it, it is very mild, hecavas at the end of Sir
%William Blackstone's Remarks in his Commentaries, on
the legal effects of manage, I find the following apo-
strophe : "So great a favourite is the Prude sea. of the
laws of England !" Chamburlayne also, who has noticed
all the laws I have mentioned, is much of the same opi-
nion ; though foreigners, as I have heard, think our laws
hard in respect of women. 'Mr. Pagorstecher, a Ger-
man author of no small eminence wag a'. the pains to write
a bock, expressly to prove, that by the Jaw of nature, a
husband has no despotic power over his wife, and, in his
own terms, that 'flamingo is not iregiarchy, we have
heard of monarchs de jue. and monarchs de facto--per-
haps if Mr. Fagenstecher Thad considered more maturely
the state of things. de,fuelo, be naigjit lax have thought it
worth his while tei-Write so much' about their state and
circumstances dejure."--ifleraldic Anomalies.
The following poem, b' the celebrated Sir IVALTEIt
RAWLEIGH, derives great interest—independently of the
rich vein of fancy which runs through it—from the fact
of its being written under the certainty of being brought
to the scaffold. It was composed but a few days before he
was beheaded, and the magnanimity with which he met
his death, answers well to the composure with which he
here alludes to it. The more serious passages are marked
with that quaintnesh which distinguished the style of the
age in which it was written. It shows that the steadfast-
ness of his mind was not assumed; in fact, it never dis-
played itself wore strongly than when his neck was under
the axe :-
1115 PILGRIMAGE.
(live me my scallop-shell of quiet,
lily staff of faith to walk upon ;
My scrip of joy, immortal diet;
My bottle of salvation;
Mr gown of glory (Hope's true gage),
And thus take niy Pilgrimage.
Blood must be my body's only below;
Whilst my soul, like a quiet Palmer.
Trsvelleth towards the land of Heaven :
No other balm will there be given.
Over the silver mountains,
Where spring the nectar fountains,
• There will I kiss,
The bowl of bliss,
And drink mine everlasting El
Upon every milken hill.
Dly soul will be a-dry. befog?,
But after it will thirst no more.
I'll take them first,
To quench my thirst.,
And taste of nectars sm.kets,
At those clear wells
Where sweetness dwells.
Drawn up by Saints in crystal bucket*.
Then by that happy blissful day,
. More peaceful Pilgrims I shall see,
That have cast off their rags of clay
And walk apparell'd fresh like ma ;
And when our bodies and all we
Are with immortality,
Then the blessed parts we'll travel
Strow'd with rubles thick as gravel I
Ceilings of diamonds, sapphire Bowen*,
High walls of mil, and pearly bowers
From thence to caren's bribeless hall,
Where no corrupted voices brawl,
Notortscieflte molten into gold.
No foiled accuser bought or sold,
No cause deft.red, no vain-spent Jimmy,
For there Christ is the King's attorney,
Who pleads for all without degrees,
And he bath angels, but co fees.
And when the twelve
direful fury,
'Gaines our souls black verdicts give,
Christ pleads his death, and then we live
Be thou my Speaker, itainiltss Pleader,
ITriblotted Lawyer., true Proceeds,]
Thou would'at salvation even for aline,
Not with a bribed lawyer's pains.,
And this is mine eternal plea
To him that made heaven, ca:rth, and sea.
That since my yeah must die so ems,
And want a heed to dine next noon,
Just at thestroke, when my veins start and spread.
Set on my foul an everlasting head.
Then am I ready, like a Palmer fit,
To tread those blessed paths which before I writ !
Of death and judgment, heaven and bell,
Who oft deth think, must needs die well !

Extract from the will of the late Rev. Dr. Parr :—" I
give a ring to the Rev. Robert Hall, of Leicester, ae a mark
'of my reverence for his exemplary virtues, and my admi-
ration of his sublime and hallowed eloquence."
It was Mr. Young who spoke yesterday at the meeting
of Bank proprietors, and not Mr. Gundry.
Wallack is appointed acting manager of Drury-lane
theatre. _

That justly popular actress, Miss Kelly, is in trusty
with the manager of Drury-lane theatre, so that there is
every prospect that this lady's distinguised talents will
be exercised for the gratification of the London play-going
people all the year round.
1 he Adelphi Theatre (Ilene on the 6th of October, and
is now undergpirg the.nermary repr;rs. .

SPORTING nvratuasxca

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DONCASTER RACES—Tiivamty. 12 AT Maar.

The deeision of the St. Leger has given rise to the usual
variety of rumours respecting the sums won and lost on the
occasion by individuals : one is said to have cleared 30,000/.
another mere than 0,000/., a third near 23,0004, and so
on ; but h is impossible for us to say to what degree of
credit tin se reports are entitled ; certain it is, however,!
that there are great Winners as well as losers ; and amongst.
the latter, Yorkshire will supply a very liberal puiportion.
We suspect, ton, that a considerable number from the-
" Land o' Cakes' are 'oltt Mt wrong aid of the post ; as ft
is, the Settling day is heavy enough, but had any other
horse won the St. Leger, it would hare been fearfully so;
against that horse the odds have all along been so small,
that the total of the lesings, though great, is comparatively
small. The knowing ones, on the whole, are considered
to be all fight, having laid against outsideka to 11 vast
amount ; and one gentleman, remarkable for Lie extent of
his speculations, and the nicety of his calculations, must be-
a gainer to the tune of some thousands ' • he was heard to
declare, about a month since, that he had beer 40,0001.
against each of several horses, and against Alderman in
particular he was exceedingly heavy.
The winning of this race by a 'Yorkshire hake and a
Yorkshire jockey gives additional strength to the often ex-
pressed opinion, that a south country.horse or rider can-
not win in the north, and vice versa. Strange as this may
appear, it is borne out by facts. The first of our New-
market horses and jockeys have contended for stakes at
Doncaster, York, and other northern meetings, and they
I have almost invariably failed. Equally applicable is this
remark to -those from the north ; for it will be recut-
' lected that Mr. Lambton Lea run several of his racers et
the Newmarket Meetings, where they have been uni-
formly unsuccessful; and little Tommy Lye, one of the
best and most fortunate jockics of the north, could add
nothing to his reputation in the south. To account for
this, some _ have alleged, that when a jockey appears on
strange giotind, those who have been' aecustonied to the
coutheavill unite to prevent his winning. We will not
take upon ourselves to say that this Is the case, but from
having observed a similar feeling pervade a much superior
class, we should not consider it as impossible.
Of the running for the Sr. Leger we shall give a more
full account in our next, as many in4uiries have been made
respecting horses not yet noticed. We are sorry to say
that there have been levanters to a large amount; report
states not less than 100,000/.

Amongst the many ways of expressing the St. Leger, it
will surprise our readers when ‘7r c state that the most novel
of all was that of despatching the news to Manchester by
dogs, trained to hunt by trail.
.Since our last the betting men have not been idle ; the
St. Leger of 1526 has already bten speculated upon, as will
be seen by the following statement df odds :-
0 to 1 ego lord Kennedy's Betilamite, by Welbeck
14 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's B-other to Barefoot, by Tramp
20 to 1 agst Lord Kennedy's King tattoo.
20 to 1 agst d7r. Watt's Belzoni
The stewards for next year are W. Russell, Esq. and
the Hon. J. 11. Cradock.

The following is a further list of visiters :
The Marquis of Carmarthen. Lady. Vane, Lords Wilton, Sefton,
Conyers, Pelham, Ilawice, Pollington, Ashley. Maitland, Howick,
A. Paget, Mount Sandford, Count de Szelinski, Count Harrod),
Sir J. and Lady Johnstone, Countesses Mansfield, Galloway, La-
dies C. Bentinck, C. Murray, E. Murray, Kinnaird, M. Moly-
cella, L. Molyncux, E. Vernon, E. Lowther, G. Neville, Petre,
Milner, Oresley, C. Stewart, C. Wortley, L. Buncombe, DI. Keat-
ing. C. Powlett, Thomld, Sitwell, Astley, &c.
The depredations by pickpockets are very numerous. A
Noble Marquis was robbed of about .101. on the course;
Mr. Kaye, of Bawtry, of hills to the nmount of 1201.; a
stranger in the lobby of the theatre of 3501.
A match has been made for to-morrow between Carme.
lite and Velutti for 100 sous. h. ft. Est. 21b. each, St. Legcr
Course, so that there will be eight races.
Lord Darlington has purchased Memnon for 3000 L

Match for 1000 soy.. h. ft. list. each. St. Leger Course.
Mr. Payne's Oossoon, by Waxy Pope • 1
Mr. Platers Bogtrotter, by Alonzo • - 2
Phis match was made so suddenly, that little betting took lace;p
the odds were 2 to 1 on Goasoon, who (rode by Mr. White) took
the lead, kept it, and won in a canter. The loser was rods by the
owner.
Ts'o-year Old Stakes of 20 sore. each ; colts list 21b.; thrice, 83t.
Red House in. 30 Subscribers.
Lord Kennedy's eh. c. Rediamtte, by Welbeck
Mr. Il'ette3 c. Retroni, Blatant •
Lord 31uncaster's b. f. Garcia •

to thee.,
approved
recomme
wag to

.

The following started, but were not placed
Mr. W. Manners's ch. f. Eucrosia, by Walton
Mr. Lambton's b. f. by Ebor, out of Orphan
Mr. hambton's b. c. Magiiter, by Soothsayer
Lord Kelbum's b. f. by Ardroesan
Mr. Petre's ch. f. Miasey, by Catton
Lord Fitzwilliam's b. c. by Cattoe.
Mr. Bailey's br. f. Mary Anne
Mr. Wright's ch. c. South Holrue, by ration
Betting 7 to 4 on Bedlamiie.
It was some time hefote the younkerecould be tot well together,
and not till after a felfe start and several attempts that they got oft;
but when they did they marten beautiful race, keeping well together
nearly to the stand, when Lord Kennedy's Bedlamite shot a head,
and won Cu, by several lengths, rode by Jackson ; Belzoni, by
W. Scott ; Garcia, by Nicholson ; Lord Kelburne's. by Edwards ;
Magistcr, by Robinson; Orphan, by Noble; Eucrosia, by Oar-
butt ; Miasey, by Boyce; Mulatto, by Chet; Mary Ann, by
'ohnson.

The Gascoyne Stakes of 100 sous. each, 30 ft. for B yr. old colts and
fillies. St. Leger Course. Nina subscribers.
Mr. Watts b. c. Memnon walked over.
The following paid forfeit :
Mr. Baird's b. c. Cleveland, by Prime ALnistes-
Mr. Houldsworth's gr. c. Andiogeus.
puke of Leeds's b. c. Crowcatcher.

Mr. Peter's b. c. Rothclen, by Timor&
Lord Fitz*illiam's br. c. • Trirculo
• _

Lord Ezcter' b. c. Redgauntlet, by Send.
Lord Kelburne's Actson, by Scud.
Sir IV. Alilner's
Threo Year Old Sweepstakes of 200 ga. etch, h. ft. Colts,
llst. 3Ps. and fillies, Gst. St. Leger Course. Four subscribers.
Mr. liouldsworth's b. c. Escape, by Filho - I
Lord Fitzwilliatn's be. c. Dramatist 2
Betting 2tol on Escape. They went off at score, Escape taking
the lead, which he maintained throughout, anti won easy. George
Dockery rode him.
The Doncaster Racing Club stakes of 50 sons. each, h. ft. fog all
ages; two miles.
Mr. Lamhton's b. e. Buzzard walked over. Lord Scarborough's
Diadem, Mr. llouldsworth's The Miller of Mansfield. Duks of
Leeds's Bluebeard, and Lord Milton's lorismart paid forfeit.

The appohltmcnts for to-morrow stand thus:—
Three year old Filly stakes, of2o son. each. and 20 added ; Est.2lb.
St. Leger course ; nineteen subscribers.
Lord 31uncaster's Jessy, Mr. Russell's Sophy. Lord /VI ilton's
Beatrice, Mr. Watt's Altisidors filly, Sir %V. 2.llilnees Hybla, Sir
M. W. Ridley's Fleur de lie, and Mr. Smith's Conciction.

Match, 100 h. ft. llst. 21b. each ; one mile.
Mr. Petra's b. e. by Seiko, out of Juliana, against Sir J. APO
Comedisn.

Three uett] Sweepstakes, of SO sovs. each; one mile; 26 subs.
Mr. Lantbton's Count Pone, Lord Kelburne's Daredevil. Lord
gelburne's Armen, Alr. , Baird's Cleveland, Air. Riddell's Bri-
gand, Mr. Houldsworth's Escape. Mr. flouldswonh's Ills Grace,
Mr. Wright's Bob Logic, Air. Rto,stll's the Alderman. Duke of
Leeds's Crovscatcher, Duke of Leeds' Catterick, Mr. Scott's b. c. by
Comas, Mr. Scott's Lortt John, Mr. Butler's Spinaway, Lord
Alilton's llomphry Clinker, Mr. Watt's Kira; Sir J. Byng's
Trin- , and Sir W. Milner's Hybla.

31ntch for 100, h. ft. fist. each. Red House In.
Colonel Yatees b. f. Ellen, by Orville, against Lord Mun.
caster's Banta, by Octavian.
!klatch for 300, h. ft.. est. 21b. each. St. beget Course...

Sir W. millet.. b. c. Skipper, by Scud, againr7t Mr. Walker's
ch. c. Whipcord.
One hundred Plato for silage& Heats two miles.
Mr. Lunbron's Forester, 3 yrs old
Mr. Lambton's Count Porro, 3 yrs old
Mr. Ilouldworth's His Grace, 3 yrs old
Mr. Houlsdsworth's Elephant
Lord ScarharoLgh's Diadem, 4 yrs old
Lord Sligo's Canteen. 4 yrs old
Mr. NVordey's Carmelite, 3 yn old
Mr. HarrLson's Lady flab. 4 yrs old
Mr. Payne's Cadiz, 4 yrs old
Mr. Payne's Bonney, 3 yrs old
Mr. Perm's N'elluti, 3 yrs old
Mr. Scott's hr. c. by Magistrate. 3 yes old
Mr. Russell's Caro. Piaui, 4 yrs old
Mr. Dolyoake's Dauntless, 3 yrs old
Lord Fil zwilliam's Confednate, 4 yrs old
Lord Milton's Beatrice. 3 yrs old
Mr. Watt's b. f. by Whisker. 3 yea old
Sir IL W. Ridley's Fleur.de-I,m, 3 ym old
Mr. lippleby's Csmeltna, 3 yn old
Mr. Richardson's Brownies:a. 3 yrs old
Lard Darlington's gr. C. by Id' hisker, 3 yrs old
Mr. Redsdale's Hazard, 3 yrs old
Mr. Wright's Octaviu., 3 yrs old
Mr. Ferguson's Cvmbeline. 3 yrs old
Lord Kelbusne's Daredevil, 3 yrs eld.

rally s
20001.

-.7 -4,7 r

COMMON COVIVCIL.
A Coat of Common Courcil was bold yesterday, he die impose
of electing a person to the office. of Town Clerk, vacant by the 4a.
cease of 31r. ‘Vonithorpe. who for so many years held that import.
ant office; and also to elect a person to the office of Common Crier
and Savant at Arms,

The Report of the Committee appointed to inquire lets the eta.
ture and duties of the office of Common Crier was read. It stated,
that the Committee had found the office of Common Crier united
with that of Sergeant at Arms, and that the person who held it was
one of the four Esquires of the Lord Mayor's Household, and mote
in rank to the Sword.bearer, who was the Lord Mayor's manioc
officer. It was his duty to read his Majesty's proclamations at the
Exchange, also at Cheapside and St.. Paul's, where the comes
formerly sed to be. It was his privilege is carry the city mace
before the Lord Mayor on all state days, and other occasions, and
there also appertained to his office the duty of opening the Courts of
Hustings and Common hail. Ile was required to give his 'ottani..
ance at the Lord Mayor's house two days in every weak, and to at-
tend all Courts of Common Council and Common Hall. The Com.
mittec had ascertained that the emoluments of the office amounted
to 3121. tis. ilea. ; of which 1621. Os. Bd. only was paid at the time of
the late Mr. Sims, and the remainder consisted of the sum of lee/.
increased Wary, and 401. in lieu of certain fees. There were other
fees apperaining tolhe said office, which the Committee recom.
mended should he abolished, and that instead thereof, and of the
above rums, there should be a fixed salary of 400/. per annum paid
by the City to the officer, besides certain fees which the Committee
recommended to be still allowed to be received according to a newly.
regulated scale annexed to their Report, width would make alto-
gether sterdary of about 480/. per annum.
Mr. Deputy Roux it moved, that the Report now read be to.
proved and recerved--whiclt was seconded, and unanimously
agreed to.
A Report from the Committee appointed by the Court on the 6th
of September last, to inquire into the nature and duties of the
office of Town Clerk, and to consider of the alterations to be node
in the arrungemeht of thisfues belonging to that office, was they
read. The ('ommittee stated,- that having made due inquiries, it
ippearei that the office of Town Clerk was created in the 12th year
of Henry 11, and that the Court of Common Council hail the right
to appoint that officer. On the 3d of itovember, 1001, then was a
Report of a former Committee to this Court, containing a detsd of
the fees allowed to the Town Clerk, but the present COll2lbattee,
having taken into their consideration the change of times and Cu.
curnstancee since that period, were of opinion that those few elle" • .
(mired to be very considerably revised, if not entirely abolished.,
and a new scale adopted of such as were to be retained, and an
crease, of salary allowed in lieu of the rest.
Mr. D YST Ea here rose, and suggested that strangers sliPuld be
cfrderett to withdraw. (Cries of" Ne, no," from both sides of the
(Curt.) The lion. Gentleman did not persist in bis proposition.
The Clerk resumed reading the Report, wW'ch stated the various ' -
duties that appertained to the office of Town Clerk, the most impdrt.
ant of which was to have the custody of the city records Ara
muniments; to make entries, minutes, and Indexes of all the pre..
ceedings of the Corporation, and to give notices on various occa.
sions. The Committee were of opinion that the Town Clot
should net allow any person to have access to any of the chasms.
records, and muniments in his custody, except the members of
the Court•of Aldermen and Common Council, or sutler any one
to make espies thereof, except the members of the said Courts
or the officers thereof, and that all copies being necessary to be
Made for such members or for the officers in the execution of
their office should be furnished without fee or reward. But all
copies to be furnished to any other person should be paid for after
the usual rate, being the sum of 85. for every 72 words. The
Committee further stated, that it appeared by the before.mentionid
Report, that the annual sum received by the Town Clerk amounted.
at that -time to 1,6541. fit. Bd. including fees, and a sum of 3501.
paid out of the Chamber of the Corporation. This sum the
Court, in 1805, increased to 3001. making the Wary equal to 2,104!.
Os. 13d.; but this latter sum had since been increased by various
gratuities which it was customary to make to the clerks employtil by
the Town Clerk ; so that the total emoluments of that office, besides
the 8001. paid by the Chamber, and 4001. paid by the New Bridge
Conenittee (as we utidendood the clerk to read it; bat he was
at times so very inaudible that we cannot vouch for the ace*.
racy of the statement) appeared to be from 3,000/. to 3,8001. per •
annum. The Committee ronsidered themselves called upon to ex.
press their disapprobation of the system by which a conaideraLle dr.
portion of this sum was at present obtained. They thought the •
mode of payment, by gratuities to the clerks in particular, was
highly derogatory to the dignity of the very important and re-
sponsible office of Town Clerk, and also to the Court of Common
Council. Having duly considered the subject, they were of
opinion that no gratuities should be given, but that an annual sun..
should he paid out of the Chamber of the City, sufficient to en-
able the Town Clerk to pay his clerks a liberal salary. The Cem—
mittee also recommended that a part only of the present ilea
should be retained ; which would be equal, upon an avenge, t
7001. a year to the Town Clerk, and lOW. a year to his eie.as
and they, proposed that the sum of 1,6001. should be allowed
for the salaries of the clerks, and 2,000/. to the town Clerk. for
his other duties; making, together, the sum of 3,5001. to be paid
to hint, subject to the deduction, as stated, of 1..500/. for his clerks.
So that for the future he would receive a clear annual sum'et
2,0001. (including fees) besides possessing the advantage of a-. •
official residence.

Mr. Depui
should hare
coosideration

opinion had t.
the Town Clerk

'London Bridge COmmittee. On theme side it vu *Wild that by
such an appointment the New London Bridge might be carried oa
with more economy than if there were two persons paid for per.
forming the duties of clerk; on the other hand, It was thoughts
scarcely fair to impose upon that Committee a person to be the!"
clerk who might be obnoxious to them. But upon mature and de.is
liberate consideration it was agreed to allow the office of Clerk
of the New London Bridge Committee to merge in that of the
Town Clerk. The second point was as to the allowance to be made
to the Town Clerk for salaries to be paid by him to his clerks in
lieu of the gratuities which were to be abolished. The members of
the Committee who were first appointed were of opinion they shoull
allow for four or tieselerks only t and a resolution had been come
to by them to recommend a much smaller sum than 1,5001. for their
salaries. But the Coronlittee had not then had the opportunity e.
conferring with the late Mr. iVoadthorpe on the subject. They
had since had that opportunity, and they had in consequence come
to a full and unanimous opinion that it was necessary an allowaom
should be made for the salaries of seven clerks ; without which.
number the increased duties of the Town Clerk could not be per and that 1,5001. should be the sum paid to him for that
' purpose. The Hon. Gentleman then moved that the Report be sp.
proved and received.
Alderman BROWV felt considerable embarrassment in rising to
oppose the reception of the Report. There ought to be no question
whatsoever who should succeed to the office of Town Clerk. lie
had heard before he entered the Court that the Committee, to the
Report to which they had come, had certainly acted with extreme
liberality, but he confessed he was perfectly astonished when Ito
heard the sums mentioned in that Report. He was not prepared to
make his observations upon the subject at present. He would
rather have the opportunity to form his judgment upon it alter
reading the Report. It did appear to him that while they ought to
provide with extreme liberality for,their officers, and especially for
so important a one as that of Town Clerk, some pert of their Jibe.
rality ought to be shown towards themselves. There cool(' be ass
doubt that some persons who were high in rank. higii in talent.
high In character and respectability, would be glad to accept thv
office, and perform its duties for a considerable lei sum than that
proposed by the Committee. While they wete liberal to their
officers they must at the same time be something like just to thmt—
selves. In order therefore that the members of that Court might
have time to consider the subject he begged to move, that the Re.
port be printed and circulated aftihrg the members of the Conamcm
Council, and that the election of Town Clerk be postponed to the
next Court.

Mr. If ttecostmE /11111, the Committee had taken every pains/
poseible tor them to take to come to a right conclusion upotitb
subject- and he therefore hoped the Court would agree to the
port. It would be found that the sum massed was ennsitlerpMf
less than what the lute Town Clerk received.
_He Intl been is tkee
annual receipt of ;MOW.. instead of which the Committee pro Posed:
to cut down the salary to 2,000?.. The person 'Who shonld he'A
the highly responsible office of Town Clerk ought to be bbevaHlo
paid. It was his opinion that the important duties of that *toe
were only second in the whole Corporation of the city of bondun„
No doubt there were thousands who would be glad to take the otSce
at half the sum, but who were they ?
111 r. Alderman Dimwit begged to say tint his 'With were.
" 'tenons of high rank, high talent, high respectability, and high
character."
Mr. Huncoatnt trusted that the Court would see the propriety
of agreeing to the otiginal motion.
Mr. Jog's perfectly coincided with the observation of the Woe.,,
thy Alderman as to the propriety of postponing the election until
a full and deliberate consideration hail been given to the Report of
the Committee. When they looked at the impertant office of Tows
Clerk, was it too much to ask, after forty• eight hours' decision. di.
Tided as that Committee was (cries of " No, no."), a little delay e
lie contended that the Committee wu divided, foe they had come
to • resolution different to the one that they had at first agreed to.
(t appeared by the statement of the Committee, that the business
I the office was greatly in arrest, therefore he would leave it to the
Court to judge how far a high salary tended to accelerate the per-
formance of the duties for which it was paid.
Mr. HP neount said, the Committer -was unanimous in the
teem t justread.
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moeyoelft aDlits:.Prnonttibt,it'frenwheavuinsepk:lter,t,thlenitte:aiti:..immetrthn:hi egitleistuet'intiicat7;;oirb::::shiteitftseretialUonibf.jeinteeat:itnetbers.toll:aaserntoiia:
the Committee, that oomettines el.trks, who were attending one COlll,
ilendls;lor,attitleande
gaennottiheemr,ento,ththerete greatt
limhncoiniutnttgvh.entwiiererneta•e,f:esetaefldaliryll'eitnomdeariannlulctefeincarhl every information, and it was found
that the numbers of committees had of late years increased five-
fold, there being no her titan MO committees, and then the question
was, whether eve or seven clerks 'honk' be allowed. He was quits
willing that every inquiry should be instituted, and lie had no ob.
*don to the motion of the Worthy Alderman, but he did civet
that when the Court Mid made that Inquiry, it would see the mo.
ptiety of ,making the proposed allowance to the Town Clerk. • ,
Mr. Or cm AM thiteight the salary proposed for thtquwo clerk

Deputy ROUTH said. that under of elreurnstaaces. he
d hare moved that this Report should stand over for furthtr
leration ; but uhe presumed they were all anxious to proceed
election of the Town Clerk, be aboulel niture. Pleb be taw
,vell and adopted. The Committee were all unanimous is
mending the abolition of the system of gratrities. 'With re-
to the salary proposed to be giveo, he wu satisfied that theta
be tto dtflFrrnee et optntow in that Coutt. -ft-was gene_
agreed in the Committee tkat it could not be less than
There were two points on whi:h considerable difference or
m had existed. One was as to the propriety of appointing
own Clerk of the City of London to be the Clerk CO the New