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COTT Of A ttTICT Faoll OtTERAL 41UT5T1107.40
TO TUC OUOM OP CAOO/16.1 DATED PATO. MIL
Ins 11410:-....
'rite Pl-nii.otentiary of the United
States has the honour to sahtolt to Itts Excellency
the Doke ot C....10re, the copy ors letter this instant
received (50... E.y.lone, and begs from hits an el.
plassatios of utt ct. {a: tau.. ta act- • ateatioatd us it. 'fits

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Ministerial dispatch. Ond'itr Aide of the 6th inst_ is
arrived at St. tlehi•tiait. bearing an order for the
immediate triaportalion, its small iressals, of all
the sequestered American cargoes to SnLOnite. to
fie placed in the Custom-louse tlb-res
_This news
is public at St. Sebastian, but what is net so as ;•et
is, that the same mare woys--
10, That these cargoes are to be nut to Bayonne, whether
the commodities *of which they are composed Inv have eon*
front English continent, Ur Hunt the produce of the toil of
the tatted Matra.
idly, That t►ey should be legit to the Custom-lonise or
that place to be sold there.
The Minister Plenipotentiary olfers to his Excel-
lency the assurances of his high consideration.
(Signed) JOHN ARHsTRONO.
GEN. ♦aMsTRONO TO Wt. SMITH, PARIS, JULY 18,

PM.

Sta,—l wrote a few lines to you yexterday, an-
'woman.; the receipt awl tratientisaioo of a copy of
the Dttke of*Cadote'a Note to me of the lith iu•t.

After much serious rdection, I hive thought is
best to forbear all notice at press ut of the errors, at
well of fact as of argument, which n►ay be found
io the introanctory part of that Note; to take the
Minister at his word ; to euterat once upon the pro.
posed negotiation; and, for this puroom, to offer
to him a project for renewing the Convention of

This mode will have the advantage of trying the
sincerity of the overtures ma‘le by him, a..d per-
haps of drawing from hint the preen,* terms on.
which his Master will accommodate, .if these be
such as we ought to accept, we shall have a Treaty,
in which oeither our rights nor wrongs will be for-
gotten: if otherwise, there will he enough, both of
tame and occaiion, to do justice to their policy and,
Our boil, by a pre-examination of each.
I have the honour lb be, &c.
(Signed) JoHN ARMSTRONG.
Roc hiked Smith.
txraatt LETTRi TO THE S %MC FROM THE
Mato, Dateu MAUCH 10.
I have at lengtr. hi...rived a verbal inessege, in
answer to my Nete of the 21st ult. It was from
the Minister of Foreign ltelatious, and in the fol.
lowing words His Majesty has decided to sell
the American property seized in Spain ; but the
money 86411 g therefrom Anil remain iii depot."—
This message has given occasion to a letter from
use, marked No. i 72.
Paris, Marcia to, tato.
Sta—l had yesterdriy the honour of receiving a
verbal niesaage from your F.seeleney, sitting,
" that His Majesty had rie::iticd that the America
property seize.l in the ports of Spain. should ;; •
sold, but that the motley arising therefrom should
remain in depot."
On receiving this information, two quctt:ons sug-
gested themselves:
lat. Whether this Ileei.ion was or wall not ratencled to
slops a. sell as raredes ' sari,
ed. Wiuther the name/ arising I:orn the sales which night
be made nodes it, woohl w would rut be subject to the &Jane
at the wading; negotiation ?

The Gentletnen charged a ith the delivery of }out
inesosoge not lisvioff; been imorneted to answer tht.c
tincifions, it lirconics ney dory to present them to
your rocelleney, aid to rqueot roinoinn of them.
Nor is it lea, a duty on my wort to etamine the
ground on winch His Nl.fjeaty has been pleas. ol on
take tins timition, w hich 1 motlerst and to be that of
Reprisal, sugAestrd for the: tint time iu the pole
you did me the honour to *tote to isle on the 14,
ult. In the {tit paragraph of this n 0... it is Pled,
that rr Ills Majesty could lint hare calculate I ou the
measure. tal4ea by the United So.a.• ; h talitg
no ground. of coined eject against Fe once, home coma.
poisf-d her in their arta of exelor-imi,•andf wore the
month of May las.. hate prohibited the retry biro
the r ports of French vessels, by sulajetting them to
emoikeation."

It is true that the Vetted States hare, sinew the
20th May last. forbielleu the entry of French res.
*delta° their harbours, mid it is also true:that the
penalty of confiscation attaches to the violation of
this law. But in what respect does this• ottried
Frauca ? Will she refuse to us the right of sego •
luting commerce within our own ports ? or will she
deny that the law in question is a regulation mere-
ly tuuoicipal ? Examine it both as to the object
and mcins ; what does it more than forbid Ante,
rican ships from going into the ports of Prone?. and
French ships front coming i.eto those of the United
States ? Aud why this prohibition ? To avoid in-
jury and insult ; to escape that lawlessness which
is declared to be n a forced consequeuce of the de-
crees of the British Conned." If, then. its object
he purely defensive, whit are its mcsam? Simply a
law previously situ generally promulgated, operat-
iug solely within the territory of the 1.; nited States,
and punishing alike the infractors of it. whether
Citizens of the said State.% or others. And what is
this but the exercise of s right common to all nas
lions, of excluding at their well foreign commerce.
and of euroicing that exclusion? Can this be deemed
• wrong to I/ranee ? Can this be regarded as a le-
gitim to cease of reprisil on the part of a Power
who makes it the first duty of stations to defend
their sarereigniy, mid who even denationalizes the
ship, of them who will not subscribe to the opi-
nion ?.

But it his been said, that the 64 United States
had nothing to complain of against France."
Was the capture and condeorteatims of a ship,
driven ass the shores of Frauce strum of iN,ithsr
aad the perils of the sea, uothiogf Was the seia...re
and condemnation of many carkipee brought to
France w ships violating ue law. and admitted to re-
rear entry at the I.npensl C ustom-howses, notirug?
%Vas the et:Asti:al of our maritime rights, conse-
crated as they have been by the solemn forms of •
pisslie trusty, aething ? Ina weed, was it nothing
that our amps were beret an the high seas, with-
out *tiltr officiate tl.un that of belonging to the
ranted States, or other apology than was to he
found an the enhanced safety of the perretra-
tot Surely, if it be the defy of the united
States to refent the theoretical usurpation of the
British Orders of November 11107, it cannot
be less their ditty to emolistatiss of the daily and prac-
tical outrages ma the pat. of France! It is indeed
true, that were the prople of the Visited States
destitute of policy, of htmoor, and of energy (as
has been istsionsisedl. thy might have adopted a
sybtsua of discrimisatioo betwerm the two Brest
ligerents ; they might have drawn intuit; sry Imes
between the first *nil the second aggressor; they
might have resented in the one a conduct to which
trey tamely submitted iu other; sod in this

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON
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FRIDAY. JULY so.

Me official accounts have been received of the &II
aft:laded Itoirigo, but it is believed to have been
takea on the 3th. It is said, theta,' order from
the head-gnat-tem of the. British army. directing
every mail fit fur actual stercce to lie immediate),
marched fur the frodatierso had reached' Liston on
the 7th. Iu con.equtuce. the remains of the Aid
regiment. togetikr with two regiments of militia,
eroo,istilig of about 2.300' we., were preparing to,
march. •
Some extracts from French Peper* to the
and Dutch to the 171 h. are given in oar iirecOlnir
columns. The Dutch official Paper. ',Mil, called
I%e Manitear of Amsterdam, anneeptrry •uudts
date of Ainsteidum, July 13, the iffiest°, traetra,
thi Doke of PLaceiria. Geoeral Stadtholdr.t

ipmfilti?ltreikra rinattehel4mtho.tt
fife tiLthe
• •
liwkra..l44l.nt.'l7lle:
„.„ ,
felt tarry' to received Crrfers to be a,rr♦,
:44.edit4h4titgolli9g6hr71‘ip.1:17hehit:321,irslit tat II I Cal 'Until:it:I:n:11:r!
smite Whether Louts al.nliestwl the tl
of kioilitini in obedience to the ct.ler: f refit
Tor wbvther the litter rendered his eituatiou
portable. and time effected his pur;iMe
maltial. to immaterial. In either it ie the vet
of Diitititents, and that must Clarticly ewe
some kurprize. Ilis general conduct had taught the
world to dread a 110 a•PARTtr. dytw.ty ; that I. ithity
and ambition were only to he gratified by placing ha
relatives upon the several throe:l of the Continent,
with himself seated, as the head of ilia r•lallY, the throne of France ; thus securieg to rarli onto
their relative situations by every tie of inter4t
blood. From this system the apiculatur
sntiti
paled strength and permanence to his usurpatms,
and that new order of things which lie hie e-ta.,114.
ed. Every Brother elevate) to a new kintilori,every
favourite General endowed with a principalitvo“
looked upon as a new prop and pillar to his pater;
an additional pledge of its strength snit per,i,ane.ue.
IVe ~ow find that all this specidation is hillacms
—thst the caprice of the tyrant is comnientune
with his power—that all is revolution and rheum..
and that he is unable to erect his edifice, Iniecen
ample and lofty, upon a solid and darahle
Louts, it is true, is not the only rubjeet orbit I.&
price: others had been previnuily compelled to
submit to a metarworphviis : the King of Notts
was converted into the Kieg of Sells ; and rk
Grand Duke of Bean was made to sikrred
tea
the King of NAPLE'. These changes, hornet;
itecie all consistent e ith the views of a man
sba
',04,,1tt to found a dynasty iu his own family. 'tory
were elevations, they Were promotions or hster;
but the case of Louis is of a coutrary drums.
tion--it is the di,,grace and degradation et
member of Ilia family ; and a step to
the staiversion of the system of family agerateli.
were, which has ljecn presumed the Levine
cdjert •Of his hart.—Of his several twigs.
LUCIEN, a Man of great ability, has übiforwly
spited, and rejected his favours.—into Jesuit
hands he only put a barren sceptre ; for, berm he
can wear the crown of Spain, he must lii t eta
and to JEROMII, the King of • Il'estplialia, neither
much weight or importance is attacnel.--On the
oiler hand, Lours is a man of the lane amiable
disposition, and adorned with many virtnes ; and
so much beloved ,by the Dutch, that if s
iii!.sv Revolution were to hurl NAPOLLOII Ina
his Seat, he might be expected to stirvire the
fill of all the rest of his family. The MI, d
King. as was .natural. to suppose, was laitrfai
the Dutch ; and yet the virtues or Letts m
conciled them to it ; and he was as firmly seated
the affections of the people. as if he &erred his
'sceptre from a long line of ancestors. If, then, vat
all these claims to stability, he is thus rarity rant
away, what confidence can he pl iced in Ow elm
disposition! of the power and patronage rat bele
Pasta ? The thrones of the Joan", and
liosteseetailley. after such an example. can turret
sectreity'ki their permanence ; and can be only r'
I s-I • at •
gartiti,paL•tew many castles of cads in the haiktoit
a ittatrieibus thild.

A Freed' convoy. with as escort. was attackei
by an English flotilla. close to the shore near SIN
la. on the lest. MURAT has published. Is
general orders. that the English were brat of, aia
the loss of the principal gunboat taken. and l"
gun-boats and two other li6lst vessels sunk. Th
lons sustained by the enemy is not mentioned '

A Gottenburgh Mail arrived lost morning,"
actouuts from Stockholm to the sth instant. alit
terror and sna.e.3,- in that city. No fewer than fze
attempts hove been mark to lawn it. 'Lie stiva",‘
that the death of the Claws Pctscc ass ciferri
by foul mean., gains ground. Countesi Pins
(sister of Count Fcassx.who was torn to pines t 1
the populace) being calumniated as an accompte
io the death of the Pam', has &wooded a nes
and her request has bred gr•nted.

IR. Majesty's ships Duets and Psyche /•ele
captured in the Chins Seas, the Dutch arras!
Japan %reel, called the Re beera ; she had "
board the Mitch Resident for Jape°. The Piree
had arrived with her prize at Columba ie JsasoF.
is hen the Rebecca was to sad for Bombay ion i.!
elication.
Ommiume snstainea a farther depressing) yestertige
It was at 2 per cent. discount at one o'clock.
The Navy Doan cominue their evansinaboa ipts
the different elepartments of the Porniouuth Jock
yard, with much zeal and annuity. It is in eee'
temptation, we understand, to snake • very nannew
able increase to the extent of the Yard, by add!ei
to it • large spot of ground, wl.ich is now acme.
eiusly inhabited, and called the New ituildinek
On Friday, between one and two erlntk, 4/1
was a violent storm of thunder and st,
Haddington. The rain came ClOllll a torrents. am!
• great quiinfty of hailstones elm. 411, sow
*islets* ware of a very unusual sae. At one wet
-the water rose in upwards of there fret in t*
Plwa4eir4 - and cniwiderable damage wus date to .0€
of the- Imams in ow situations. The
broke upon the schmol-house,and sir tick a ..st,,eyet
which .the maid pas taking off tile Are. 141".
tahately sire rat 'cry slightly ii.jurt 11.

WATERING' PL

The last ar• louts at Bsth ere .
•
yrl
of &Insure, Lord and Lady Rho% Lord and Lady
Nara~head, Lord Hate, Sir C. Pens, Admiral Woke.
10, of Wells, Colonel and Mrs. tibthorpe, Colonel
torso" De White Rev. H.Cholmeley, Captain rind Mrs.
3, captain R.ilsertsno; Captain Slaughan, Cant Davis,
Gorr. H. %lamb, Mr. sad Mns Kiuddon, Mr and Mrs.
suorr, Mr. Cooper, Mr Ludlow. Mr. Hill, Mr o•Lonahroo.
• ytersell, Mr Keaton, Mr. Fos, Mr. Witseorob.
I.yinis, Mr. Sealy, Mr. Walters, Mr- N Torre, Mn,.
agM•
be. Mr. H. Payler, Mr Hunt, Mr. W. Davies, Mr 11.
...try, Mr. Stone, Mr. Savary, Mrs. Mills, Mra.
fikr Mrs APCready, Mrs Cooke, Mrs. Rice, Miss Maclaine,
laese MissMsat, Miss Piers, Miss Warner. Miss
L sated, Miss Galorr, Miss Dodds, Miss Blair, mks
osioay, Miss Radios, Miss Payne, Miss Whitehead; Miss
Ilhalsailiclic •
THORPARttI.
Arrivals since our last
ThasSersoar, Mr. and Mrs. Hall, Captain MatAen, Mr.
Brighton. two Miss Ache,, Sir George Dusk.
ett,• ilt.Thoilias Clacks% &C. (se.
BROCA', JULY 11.
sea.bsthing place still Continues.
sa gain the Admiration of genteel visitors. Amongst
site karat is-rivals are the following
!frail Mrs. Birkett and family, Miss Peacock. Mr. and
ILL emelt, Mrs. Groves, Mrs Snsith, Slr. and Mn.. Wright.
ant, Mr. and Stn Watson, Mr. sad Mrs. liesletins sad fa.
ausy. M's. Bruin, Min Molls, Mrs. awl Miss moil". Mr.
sof gra Parka% Mrs. Bowes, Mrs. Walker, Mrs.Bempson,
mi. DOW% Mr and Miss Carter, 'Jr. Nael, Mrs J.
merit, Mr. and Sirs Dew% Mr. Joy, Mr. Jay jim. Miss
Joy, lir Wetherell, Miss Rohl, Mr Jackson, Mr. Hickson
Min Wetherell*, Mr. and Mrs rr nottill ;
Me rid Mrsl3lll'44. Mr. and Miss Fall, Ms. News, Mr.
Brea mid fsmily. Mr. sad Mn. Thomas Best, Miss
sea, Hrs. Gine aid tailor, Mr. Mann, Mr. Hood, Captain
Losing. 114 Tweddell, Miss Palms.% Miss W told!, Mr.
Out; Mats lissehinsam, Me. Sanderson, Me. lkardshavr,
Caplan' Andrew, Mr Brigham, Mr Val, Mr Morley, Mr.
Week. Mr. and Sin. Castes and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Kilts, Ur. wad Mies Posey, Mr. sail Mrs. Milieus., and fa-
. sad). Mr Harker, Mr. and Mrs WR:11-T, Mr. Smith, Mr. and
▪ Csristopher, Miss Peacock, Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, &c.
akaTitti cdasse.
Among the list arrivals at this place are
Mr. awl Mrs "wand, Mr. and Mrs. (lesser% Mr. 11.8,.
• Mr. Mn.s and tan Miss Willman, Miss Field. Miss
lalhead. Mr. !Tobiason, Mr. sod three Miss Blink" Mr.
Mrs sad tea Mm Carra, Mrs gesdislis Master awl Kier
Bersiastria Heaeral Stuart, Sifistafrips• Mrs. Pastes, Cri.),
lane, Crsi't. Mr. Croft, Mr. Ilkillsuald‘, Sr.- and Mrs. Dyck.
imam, XIS Rutherfard, Mr. Tispri.l/4
-

His Rpyal 'Ugliness the Duke of YOItIC gave a,
rand yeiterday, at his house, St. J.itiles.ll
pailee, to the Marquis. of Hu Irttes General Dos.
see, General LUDLOW. blr. GIISENIKMU. sadit
leveed other onions of distinct-cm. .
The Marchioness of Mayotte will give a grand
ennrert this aveuing, at her house in Grosreuur-
place.
eiltswiag statement of the Eul of Beata.
tar's health was received vesterday :
. BULLETIN.
The Earl d Borkeley has had a move composed night,
aid sprigs to be bitter this ascraiNg.
(Sieved) " ED. JENI% ER.
tertetepeastis, Jay is, sm."
The Yost-wises& ANSAIMADOIIt had a grand
tooted last men, at his house in South Audley•
street. Hui Serelltney is expected to leave town
Wit we ,k, for Worthing.
Laity TittiOttut VTIIIIR intends to leave town
this ilty. fir Astthoraliam,Sussex.
The Dichess of Di:vomitus, gave a grand
islet last night, after the Op:•ra.
• The of WATg.trollo. Mr. STOCK. and
lade, welt to leave Mate& turd on Munday last, for
Tenhy, in Wales, where they propose staying three
mionthe.
Lirly tirrioutatoot and a large party r 'hated
411M.VeS.ywl,hf!Gtat,t, tVialuestley eieliiiic ;
ithd afterward atalit to Vauxhall to sop. 11,v Lasly-
bin wore a purple eorikd.sitt pelhise, and on her
bra 3 a Friar's coo!, of the time silk, with a entail
hared hen:lke-thief tied under her chin.
It is espeetel tlist Mr. Sitimot. try fi-.trefkir4. •
street till shnktv lead to the tiyineimal Altar Allot
IkTUIIIIOPE, the •aly daughter of S.r Aartiva
ST4IIIIIOPIt.
Ainoug the/telt toe at the launch, on Tuesday,
ye e'"^ed the lostsliation Cap to be the tavonnte
dclress: Spatush hate sod plumes were ohm
wanes .
Fridry afitTriatin the jsil of, LoSeTALE, and
LadyMtat'aisti tants* Lonnie, ar•
tired wt the Cook n hitehaven. (rote Lowther.
Lord and I,adv Aural, Lord Faxositrut
CserseLr., Litr.l WILLIAM Hossett, the II
lt. 'dative, Ilse Ilan. Miss hisser,. and the
Itui. WILLIASI Ev.entuvost, arrived iu the be-
ginoitig of the seek at Edinhur„4ls.
Ou dusday se'nnight, W. ORD, Esq. M. P.
irthrd at Feirisim from London; on Thursday,
Atria Aseew. Eui. High Sheriff for the county of
Midi co, rooted at lt•ilhenght and on Saturday,
Sig M. W. Rioter, Bt. t. M.P. - unwed at Bldg-
dens 'rile Imits of Newcutle greeted coach gentle-
-am un his a: tied.
Covent.gerden Theatre, we understand, will open
•• the 10th September, by whic time ;t is eipeet•
ed the proiwed alterali..ses .01 be cam 011-t,d.
Miss DUICAIII is playiug at the South S .fields
%tette, where the will heisiiied on Satur.bsy ivy
344 ENVOI • from th,nce they will proceed to the
Nardi Shieilts nester, where Mr. Enr.av is eo•
r°l one flier*. and Miss Delman for three.
Jr Ixoteoax troll make has List appearrnee at
'the Bath Thustre ray Savisiviiiiy, in the character r.f
.ffssuraftee. la the 4pers of Me Earghai Meet ;and
rw Tae, in The Wateriw"•
.The Newcastle. 'Theatre will open on the it7th•
icth Mrs !lintel t ar.d Mr. Stumm sae.
Oa
rSnitirday 'meanie4. Araissew•
/131"-n"Pee to 1 ird Vimaert Downs, •
hue wutiessek, in serickleark, weighing 1201.
Is L'el-i'errnas import list of last week, so the
"" mart4e.rn ass, were 15.000 eggs. sod emit
" PilektiAJ ei!
ll'sMissastv's rearn.colourel doe horsesosidash
roue :ensued frog the Mews about -ix yuses et%
grabs im Wierker Park,-vs here taseled G
lave hesm b d. Siuce the taking ois
liaecueere Ithe Frew h. th have not been need boa a:irr, who sing. that me has sistendaste 41 b)
riae, la steads

Off BUSINESS, JULY I.

The;Lord Mayor held a Coert of Alderdien, at
twelve o'clock, which continued sitting till a quar-
ter pelt wee: when there being a sufficient number
ein em lad to deustitutea Court of Common Cowl-
ell, hisiLordship, 'Accra" Lig to tile Requisition, at-
. 'elided IS the Council Room, Guildhall.
The Sheriffs Elect, Sir Plower, Ent.
and Samuel thoodlithere, Esq. Aldermen, intend-
ed; 'and gave bond of tonal. each, to take upon
Then (Ire uffiers of Sheriff of the City of London
and Middlesex.

Twelve bars of foreign gold, weighing upwards
4of 20(H) ounces, were sisoru off fur exportation.
'he Court then adjourned to the Council Chain-
"ber, when the Lord Mayor held a Court of Com-
mon Council, which was fully attended.
Mr. Slierilf Want) moved a lirsolntion. " That
front the present time, the Offices of Serjrants ut
Mace, and Yeomen of the Counter, should be con-
ferred grntititously on deserving persons, and not
sold, as they now were, often to unworthy persons."
—lie noticed, that the practice of taking fees for
these appuintinvnts had crept in since the reign of
Queen Elizabeth, when it was expressly forbidden by
ao act of the Council. The •molmneuultrived by the
city trout this injurious traffic wasverystnall,antotnu-
ing only to 1051. in seven y ears ; and he trusted
they would be as ready to givo tip their cluitn tp
the third, which they now received, as the Sheri&
were to surrender their right to the other two thirds,
by custom appropriated to theiti.—Thr Motion
was agreed to, after some observations on the point
of feral, from Mr. S. Dixon. and Mr. Griffiii-s.
INCREASE OF ALLOWANCE TO TIJE
_ LORD MAYOR.

Mr. SLADE. in calling the uttelition of the OMNI
to this subject, disclaimed Any party or ioterested
motives ;, and d dared, that *he :notion he mid to
submit origr:nited entirely with itiwrelf, and was
founded on the notions hr entertained of what wrs
right to be done. He then entered into a compu-
tation of the lois sustained by the Lord Maros for
the last 10 yews ( hen the ell.» ince was last Aug.
incited by the amemot of 1.50014; unm which it
appeared that the strqslit• or • a le-ost• lu Seri tug thr•
_41E... earad from 4,0001. toy 000: In 1419% cos 11.10 u,
;ill 4 Ws. 10. gm at a peri.ilty r, b inittooteroo-t..e us-
dividuals appointed bt i 61.1 .i.y oldie:ol9dd to
16e 110 it clue; Slagistrai. he iner.le.ed rape:imps
of the times . ailed for some' iort, r advance on the
ado .ance to the Lord M.•yor ; and as tt.e i. crease
of revenue from !heti Lin :s put It amply onto Own.
poser to make thia t.ecit.sary litiditioe, be would
soave to rrier the account of the ell eratitive stud
rec. lots 6f their dud' Alagistrate to ter Conamitree
fur general• porpo44, to ts:ke the Jute ...to their
consideration, and n•isnrt to the Cowl their opinion
what addition might to be made:
Mr. GAIIPPITiIi seconded the metion.

Mr. S. Dritux had no olikeition to the referring
this inciter to a Committee, but did not pledge
himself to any particular course tither in favour or
&Anima the increase of allu, once. As far as he
could rum an opinion, howemr, at•present, it. war
hostile to soy intraii,e, and he roordil move only ■
very trifling ainendineut, tiz. the miroduction of
the words « if any" hue the motion.
Mr. Alderman Coital; was in favour of the
motion, and merely rove fur the purpose of pug-
Keating. for ''•-e comideratiosi of the constuitnie,
mat in augmenting the allowance to Lord Mayors,
they might to guard against the p modality of any
parsimonious person making a pretit of the liber-
ality cf the City. To prevent from ever hap.
pealing. he thought the Court iiii.;lit be enabled to
on any Lord Mayor to produce as account of
the expemes attemiant on Lis Mayoralty. in least
so far as the amount of the alloy mum tarok to hint.

Mr. LTAas4 zi.o tbuuipit an 'au-cause iiidibptusi.
We.

Mr., WAITIMAN was of the same opinion: and
argued, frmir vane's* tossideratinue of expediency,
that the measure should he immediately adopted.—
in gearding again* the iatrodnetion of improper
persons to tluit city lirmour, they orszlit also
to' take Care that merit and, talent were not ex.
eluded. Hut this was pantly'the case. and would
be still more so, were the expeuses attending the
elevation permitted to lor so enormous as they were
et present. By these heavy burden., men of inde-
perideut fortuue, i,reproaelioble rhetrectir; Bud in
I very way elihible to tl r office, were debarred from
interning emieliilates fur it, became, b•-fore they
tool.' attain tr, they most mire various other offi-
ce'', the rapilie.:s of which would amount to little
short of from 13 to
.1$,0•001. who were not
immensely rich, and had families to provide for,
would not iosur such a tees, and thus the Chief
Magistracy of Londou was only opeu to the emir.
lion of the wealthy, as if wealth constituted taleut
and virtue.
The Question was then put. Met Mr. S. Dixon
persisted in his Amendment, which was seconded
by Mr. Vairocacon, and opposed by Mr. MAN-
NA'', who considered some addition as ah-olotely
necessary, and would therefore not permit the re-
fereirce to go to the Committee, as if the Court en.
tertained any doubts oil that head. A desultory
coovereation ensued, and the Court beir.g cleared
for a di' ision„ there appeared...
for the Await:scut as
Aguitt it ..
Atajwity file the oriental Mottos —no
A Court of ALierrneu will be held on Toesday
next, to liresh the butineesof this dry, Sic.
The Court then adjourned.
Sunday fe'-night, about six o'clock: the large
miserable trik winch f.r ages had stood betweeu
the Bridge mid the 11411, in Costessey-park, Nor-
folk, fell to the growled with • cr.sb that wits heard
sit over the village..
A friehtelseitot eel., on 'Wednesday moruinz. at
• cottage in the fie.r. ow (toed, o copied by Airs.
•liiCh destroyed t:.e A.tote in shoot an
hear: the greater pat of the furniture, however,
was Imets.l.
Ao amtm for Grim Con. has been instituted by
▪ Soesiomi and Debttal of 111.11-', itig ro St a d•O•lug
Stabl,r•keePer. The teeny u. the *UMW was 1.11
.111.114,? SU the weig'rhourhood cf Irs-tati--tr•ct, at.id it
Neu dierovered. terouliW the It • .1. s lcutale s, t-
rapt. Vgiv:ln the Lady fi,d offended. It happy, ed
on Phiniti) whet the Lady was it
le RerketreAltimee, where she met tact pansinor.
wordaten so the hoes, intquestion. Ihe no
hard did n t ui debt his feed rsb, but received her
Ms sts.. bate' usa .ref lasi tog the beast.