The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-06-25 00:00:00

CITY BUSINESS.

Yesterday being lliti,lsomnier Day, a Common Hall was
held at G 16110411, for the election of various Office's, aunu-
ally chosen out that day.
The following Gentlemen were put up in nomination to
the Livery, for them to elect two to serve the odium of Sheriff
for the yeaslensiiing, viz.:—
Mears. Aldermen J. J. Smith, Hunter' Primer, Bin dell,
Birch, Wood, Atkins, and Plomer • and
,Wiiliato Rom, Esq. citizen and brluidercr ; Allen Pearson,
EOg. glover Edward Farmer Taylor, Fad. iirsimurer and
%easier ; Barlow, Esq. tyler and bricklaj..a ; John
Thomas, Esq. glover; William Clarke, Esq. patten-maker ;
George Fryer, Esq. salter; Alexander Esq.
fishmonger ; Christopher Teddy, Esq. grocer; Joseph
Leigh, Faq. grocer; Charles Wright, Fay goldsmith; and
William Hammond, Esq. draper;
And soon Ibe thew of hands tieing taken, there appeared
a majority is favour of Joshua Jonathan Sin'ali and
Claudius Stephen Hunter Emirs, Aldermen, who were
thereupon declared duly sleeted.
Richard Clark, Esq. was unanimously re-elected Chars-
. harlein, as were Mrs**. Galabin and Y.. ward, bridge.
meters.
Bit:hard Saunders, John Brooks, and Wheldon Jones, were
re-elected Ale-connive ; and John Lyde was elected in the
room of Roger El •-rer, deceased. •
Messrs. Hall and Court were continued Auditors of the
• cite acronutsanather ye,r sad Meter. Welch and l'easelate
elicted in the room of Messrs. Dimsdale and Leopard, who
bare stirred two years.
A Court of Aidereneo was afterwards held, at which the
Chamberlain and Itridgcmasters were sworn into their re-
spect 11.1. .1 4k-elk .
The Precept for holding a Common Hall for the election
of a .odd ?lama, au Michaelmas Day next, was ordered to
issue to the several companies of the city.
The thanks of the Court were unanimously voted to the
Rect. C. J. Baines, Chaplain to the Lord Major, for hi' ter.
mon, preached before the Judges the drat Sunday iu Terns,
at St. Peal's, and he was requested to print the same.
&vend salaries mid hills were ordered to be paid.

Thursday the Judges met in the King's Bench
Treasury Chamber, and chose th.ir Circuits for the
ensninir Summer ut, norlpr
Iluene—Rt, Nom. I.d Ellenborough, Chief Baron Macdonald.
Norfolk—lA ChtefJnatice Miusitield lion Justice Heath.
M idland-7Hun. Justice i ose, {IOU. Barns Thbnipsnn.

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Oxford—Hun. Justice Lawcciicr, Hon. Justice CI! Blanc.
N.irtlwrn—llmi. Justice Chamber, Hon. Baron Wood.

Bar3i; °rebate, don. Jubilee Bayley.

•The following Circular Letter has been aildrevsed
to the General Officers, commanding in the several
military districts in South Britain :
" Hon* Gaut, :Isises3,_) sot .

" Itist—l have received the Commissidler-isChiei's direc-
tion to signify to you his Royal Highness's approbation of
your nsing par discretion in granting permission to a car-
ts:o portion of the regular infantry sod militia troops
stationed in the district under your command, nut exceed-
ing in comber one.fmarth part of any battalion, to assist in
getting the bay and awn barest. His R(131 Highness
wishes that this indulgence should be grantid with great
centime, and to such men only as are to a certain degree
perfect in their exercise. and whose characters entitle them
to confidence. Commanding Officers of reemerge most be
responsible that their inen are not permitted to work at a
greater distance than two days march from their camp or
'martini ; and that the Adjutant makes himself acquainted
with the names and places of abode of the persons with
whom they um*, who must be responsible that lon the
shortest notice every WOO repairs immediately to his cota-
pany. (Signed) HARRY CALvERT,
Adjutant-General.
A Charleston Paper, of the 3d May, contains a
Letter, of which the following is a copy

" Ptoila7llelpbla, Aioril 22, 11704.

" Arrived the ship Richmond, Capt. Thackers, from Vera
Crux. On the tith inst. fell in with a hoot, basing ua hoard
the sailing Captaiu, two Midahiptisco, and is 113C11, tMlnn ion
to lii Britannic Maieaty's sloop of war Morris, Copt. Duff,
which was cast away the asth ult. going into Mods Bay ;
aupplied thrum with provision* sufficient to carry them to New
Providence, whither they were bound."
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It is reporad that the Galina, Lairs, and another
American vessel, bound to the Baltic, are taken and
carried into Copenhagen ; and that another Ameri-
can vessel was carried into Elsineur on the 3d
instant.

St. Augustine. of which the French are reported
to have taken possession, is a sea-part town of East
Florida, situate in a bray of the Atlantic upon the
Ea,terii coast. It is built along the shore at the
bottom of a hill, in an oblong square, divided into
4 streets. The Castle called St. John's Fort, is built
of soft stone, has four bastions, and is bomb proof.
It was taken in 1586, by Sir F. DRALE, and in
1665 it was plundered by Capt. DAVIS, the bucca-
atter. The English and Indians of Caroline, attack-
ed it agaiO; in t7ol,under Col. bloom:, who aban-
doned it, after three months siege, awl plundering
and burning the country, leaving the ships and
*totes to the eAensy, in the sight .f some Spanish
cruisers, and tuArched back to Charleston, a dis-
tance of :WO utile., by land. General OfiLLTHOILP
was the last who iwsieged it, in 17101 be bom-
barded both the town and castle, but was obliged
to rinse the siege.
On Thursday night, a most destructive fire broke
out in the new-built house of the Rev. Hemar
Towttskiso, of llutingto.s, Shropshire, which it
entirely destroyed. The house was nearly finished,
and a qt Lantity of valuable furniture had been
lately put into souse of the rooms, which was also
cons .s ned, . f.sr so Vapid were the flames, that the
sr-va,ite IL ad not time to SilYe their clothe.. It is
lc-,own by what means this unfortunate acci-
dent was as teasioaed.