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The approaching public funeral of the illustrious
Nelson, and rhe ;emendation spoken of, as intrude
ed to the family of our departed Naval Hero, barring
allowably engaged much of the public attentiaa
a Ann sketch of the most important dramatists's
relative to the last Public Funeral, kc. deemed in
this country, viz that of the great Earl of Chadians,
may not he unacceptable to our readers.
On Monday, the 11th of May, 1778, this great
Statesman and gamine Patriot, departed this life,
at Hayes. in Kent. Tlse intelligence of this melee-
ehnly event reached the House of Commons white
it was sitting ; on which, the late Colosel Barre,
spontaneously moved an Address to His Majesty,
to give orders, that the remains of the Earl of
Chatham should be interred at the_ puhlic 'manor
which was seconded by Mr. T. Tsawasheuds
Lord Sydney.) An alteration of this preposition
was attempted by the late Mr. Rigby, that the erec-
tion of a monument, at the public expence would
be a more durable and appropriate mark of respe&
to the Noble Earl. The result of this was, that an
Address was voted by the House, including both
propositions, via a public funeral, and the ereetion
I of a monument in the Collegiate Church of West-
.' mintier.
On the 13th of May, the House of Commons,
on the suggestion of the late I .ord J. Cavendish, and
moved by Mr. T. Townshesol, addressed His Ma-
jesty, to give orders that A 10-ting provision be made
for die family of the late nail of Chatham. In son-
sequence of this, a Me sage was presented from
His Majesty, on the 20th. stating the Royal com-
pliance with the request of the Commons. By the
grant of annuity of 40001. to the " heirs of the
body of the late William Pitt, to whom the Earl-
dom of Chatham may descend," payable out of
the Civil-list revenues. 'this was etrAtially f 01.
lowed up by the Commons, who voted, that the
same should be paid out of the Consolidated Fund ;
and the same day tb' sum of `20,0001. was voted for
the payment of the debts of the late William Pitt,
Chatham.
The city of London was not backward in mani-
festing its rest and veneration lor the mem n y
of this truly gr man. On the 2en of May, in
a Court of Cast eon Caunc.l, a petition was voted
te the House of Commons, pre; ing, that the re-
mains of the late EJTI of Chatham may be depo-
sited in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul ; and the
Court afterwards resolved, that its members should
attend the funeral of the deceased Earl, in their
gowns, atc. The petition was duly presented to the
House of Commons, and ordered to lit on the table.
Oa the 26th of May, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
and Commons, of the City of London, in Common
Council assembled, voted a petition to His Majesty
to the same elle& The words of which, praying
His Majesty to give permission, n that the remains
of the said Earl of Chatham be deposited in the
Cathedral Church of St. Paul, in the city of-Lon-
don, is order that the noblest edifice in your Ma-
jesty's domieions, may become the depositqty of
the remains of one among the noblest of yoor sub-
*Jetts." The royal answer on this head was not pro.
pitious to the wishes of the city ; it intimated, that
.ts Parliament had ordered a monument to be erect-
ed to the memory of the deceased Earl, in West-
minster Abbey, it was deemed proper, his remains
should be interred therein.
Tne resolution of the Court, for the Corporation
of London to attend the funeral in their formalities
(thoste,h the permission of His Majesty was notified
ia the klernberancer by the Lord Chamberlain), in
consequence, we should presume, of the refusal with
respeft to the place of interment, was rescinded.
'The Court of Common Council, however, subse-
quently, as a mark of their veneration for the de.
ceased Emil, ordered the credits° of a superb Ceno-
taph to his memory, in the Guildhall of the City of
London.
In consequence of the Address of the House of
Commons, preparations for a public funeral were
accordingly made ; and, on the 7th and 81.11 of Jura,
the body of the Earl of Chatham lay in state in the
Painted Chamber (a very large apartment contigu-
ous to the old House of Lords), and. on Tue-day,
the 9th of June, at two o'clock, the funeral promo
siou took plate from the Painted Chamber, through
Westminster Hill, New Palate Yard, part of Par-
liament-street. Bridge-street, and King-street, the
Broad Senduary, to the %Vest door of Westminster
Abbey,
Nothing very remarkable or splendid was eshi-
bited in the procession. It was led by the Higb
Constable of Westminster. Neither House of Par-
liament attended. the usual display of badges,
armorial bearings, &c. of die deceased, was made
of course. The banner of the barony of Chatham
(the first Peerage of the Noble Earl) was supported
by Colonel Barre. The Dukes of Northumnerland,
Richmond, and Manchester, and the Marquis of
Rockingham, in close menrning. The body was
borne by 8 men, covered with a black velvet pall, and
under a calsopy of black velvet, borne by 8 gentlemen.
The pelt was supported by Sir G. Saville, Mr.
Dunning (Lord Ashburton), Mr. Burke, ;Ir. T.
Townsheud (Lord Sydney). The pidure of Bri-
tannia, weeping over the arms of the Earl of
Chatham, painted on sarsnet, was carried imme-
diately after the Body. The Chief Mourner was
the Right Honourable William Pitt (in the absence
of the Earl of Chatham, at Gibraltar) ; his train
was borne by Peers, assistant mourners, one of
whom was the late Marquis of Lansdown. Lord
Viscount Mahon (Earl Stanhope) was the Second
Mourner. The Procession was closed by the ser-
vants of the family, in close mourning. After the
burial took place, the service being read by the
Bishop of Rochester, the Procession returned to the
Painted Chamber, in the same order.
We have the pleasure to say, that His MA MT 'S
ship VV, tory has at length got into the Downs ' • she
went round the South Fuselend, at nine o'clock,
Tuesday morning.
'the remains of Lord Neesorr will be removed
from the Nine, to Greenwich, in a brig. Forty-four
gold plates are preparing for the eisCi ; the corner
ones are to have a represertation of tare stern of the
Sarlyesef engraved upon them. The SeLlostf,of, 112
guns, was one of the Spaeish ships moaned and
captured by the Captain, of 74 guns, Lori Neesoe's
ship, in the memorable engagement of the 14th of
/cloudy, 1797, of Cape St. Vincent's.

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• LAM, lirrlialleiret. .
' Treight. Under this agreement they traisie : - •
1 i --............. ' ceinside seer ti ~?,pleVtl,4l6 In J . . .'t
COURT OF CH AN.A.RT, Dee. IS. • the Plairtif peewee' the ship /epee/.
freighted Lir tee framds of the Def.,1.14.“. sod
NVIDI/LESTOM V. lIISCOS. , SICC.W,.IIIIOI. Some short tie sioce, the comm. •,:i .
The Court was chiefly occupied this day on hear- . for ine,c,irion the ceeixe., serweeriese to 219 i 13s.
ing the argentents of Counsel. and the reading of I was paid._ by the enerchaus wee freigeted i 'se ship
venous documents in this cause. which was a hill Ito thefDifinsdant. and the Plaittrie theo clustea a
61ed against the Plaintiff, in order to compel him to . have g the half of that sum for eel tiered' 1 ...1
a specific performance of an agreement for Site per- ..., ,e r ,i
, t..... ....e.ru.Att r•• 4sed to kmy ; hut. ••• prevent 4
Inelham pi._ an estate. We shall, however. Itr this law-suet, offered to glee him 641. aed /rave d :lie
forbear to state the circumstances lit the easy, with tem. The Plaintiff would not accept this sen,
as ey have not hitherto appeared to be otherwise and commenced his adieu. ,
interesting than to the individuals concerded. On the part of the Defendant, several Vkimesses
LOAD Ream:terve men omens V. us 'remises were celled. whe Fewest .hat, preelow. .e nepeeze,
}ANIONS. Millie. took place in October, lift, the ?Until' sad
On the within of Mr. Rom leer, the (nether pro- Defendant aetel under this agrecosent. The dupe
endings on this important case were deferred until employed were neutral ships, and the Defeedeeee
, the seal after the next Term, in order to give the not tieing acquai ited whe the German :aegis .•,e.
Plaintiff's an opportanity of amending their bill. was obliged to Allow the Piaititiff, fro wa 4ir r7Okii
. --....../.... Je vv, half the prefus to treated tee boohoo, le
COURT OF ICING• 1 isF..Ncit, Gen.oaass, Dar. It. was also gives ie evidence, that, it the commences
meat of the peace, there b-iag ne f oteer taecessity
tit64l: " Mai Pornid'use,etra7.leLiredc. EL Lg"°`°""' of employing neutral vessels, Mr. Smith infermed
the Plailitile ;lett there was ;mend of • t,le itiglCOMeat j
SISSON W. TOM L INSON. and that for any other ships pioce-ed by him, ime
This was an adion brought by the Assignees of was to receive. instea 1 ot Lilt' profi s, only from
Robert Palley, a bankrupt, tinder the direetioa of one to five guineas, according. i o the size of the
the Lotto CM ANC r L Los, against the Defendant, as vessel. This, as it was stated in evideece, vra. after
the endorser of six tells of exchange, amounting al- a little c,onsideration, auented to by elle Plaieuffe
together to tiewerds of 25001: but. in Joinery 1002, the ship Posies geiag, pare.
It ',speared, on the part of the Plaintiffs, that cured by bin, he now insistedon bait the mutes
the Bankrupt, and the house of Walker, Mattis. The Learned Coensel, at either side. exerted Mr
and Co. merchants, ar 11n11, were in the habit of the utmost for their respedire clieras; and Sir
accepting etd passing bills for their mutual accom- JAMI LS NI A NNE SILLS). in etaerving on the evidence.
modatien, and the Defendant, after some perms, left it to the Jury to consider, as there was I con•
slur, was prevailed upon to endorse the acceptances tradition, whether they would give more crietit to
of Walker, Meeis, a. J Co. being the bills new in the evidence of the Plaintiff or Derendeet ? twenty
controscrete When the Acceptances of Palley the guineas WAS paid into Court to cover all demeads
bankrupt became due,ehey were all regularly paid After about ten minutes censiJeration, the Jury
by him ; but W.tlker, Melee, aid Co. having fallen gave in a verdid for toe ['teeter, d images 1091.
into insolvent circumstances, their bills were dis'ao- ILO. 6d. but one of the Jarymen having puelicly
noured. The questing was, whether the Defendant Jeclered, that the verdin was contrery to his cede
had received inch notice of the non-payment of sent and eperobation, they were agile& dirsinri to
these bills as to make ! ins liable thereto t take the evi levee into consideration ; And. hatzlig
It appeared in evidence for the Plaintiff , that retired for about half an hour, returned the saess
from various convetee eeis between the leetendent endiet as before:
and the Bankrupt Paley. he was fully aware of the 4
insolvency of Walker, M.t;',l9, Anil i.e. sod even en- Tax A TS.--Th• death oldie ever to-he lernewe
Mediately s ..iseti :cnt to l'a!it.! bilis .J c .wing ci;:e, ed lewd Net.som Las given in reiversal imeulse to
heealked 01 ;hie, Leine tv:paid. atitish •e, 'eta. Never was there a ronmei t. whoa
On the part of the Defendant, it WAS contended, the talents of the Poet, the P iinin, ana e, e Squirm:
that he bad not due notice of the non-payment of had so proud a subject for tee Deo es. nisei oi their
three bills by Walker, Mac, and Co. And the respedive excellence. Whatever set yes no cons*,
Defendant himself, by ci eer ot the Chancellor, crate the fame of the imni otel Hero of the English
was called as a tew.es. to prove that these conver- Navy, deserves the leaiouseratrouage of his admit--
14605' were entirely upon another subject. ire; countrymen. In titre triumph of that meat
But it Appearing that the Defendant bad coo- es.oinrxr.der, every Briton most and hinweir 1,0.
hoed his knowledge of the note-element of these
ured and exalted. Poetry has already poured er.t
bills. a veraid was found fur the Plaintiffs, in the Its tr ~... ec i.l i.is praise, and Set. ture ii about
sum of 25061. to lend lex slow, ttenagh derablei labours, to e SO
DSC LA TORRE One ASo'l'll2ll, V PARKES. him earthly immortality. The refueining otter ant
This was an issue from the Court of Chancerl to ties not been ungretetul. One 4' t:.• most el-feint
try two goestious, viz. Whether the PleintiEs or tributes that ever the Painter and a gra-et Mere
their lawful Agents were in possession of certain prose:reel, to the memory of exalt d welt-. isse-s
bales of goads on the sth of January, 1805 ? and, in the course of nest week, from the Repository ne
• secondly, whether they bed a right to detain these Arts ( Acees se 4 N••ea), su the Strand. All the deo
goods for motley advanced by teem ? tingitishee achievements of the iromortel ei51.50!4.
The Pleinteffs w .rtspeeethic Spanish ma- mr, iixivids,i 4, this ig d' ...rt. ,e.ik it. mu.
chants, residing in this metropolis, and were in the Berate tirice pieces it within the reach of tne genuine
habit of dealing with !sue Velere who also traded patriotism of the land. .
to Spain, but hid lately become bankrupt. Veleri A few days ago (after an absence of ,we've
used to export a quantity of goods to Spair ;hut
s) the Bishop of L. AII•DA and family ateistea at
ode Paving money to purchase. the Plaintiffs tie-
Saskden Palace, Suffolk, on a visit to tee Bishop of
talked him sufficient to make his siterchawei SO se' Leacoes. His Lordship, with his usual atfabßtty,
cure which the bills of lading were map out in teeir
called on alt bit old parishionen, who received
'tame. The certificate of the Spanish Coniul Wall
deer beloved friend with every mark of rasped
also obtained; and the Plaintiff did not endorse The Rev. ,IICH•111) W;Ltissm, M.A. Cb•plaiß
over the bills of lading, until they were perfectly
to the Earl of Meta*, Reaur 04 Great Houghton.
,satisfied the bills is 6iese transaftiens were duly ac-
is Not themptonsiiire. of Markiele, in Leicester-
cepted. But the goods were always sent to a con-
shire, and Vicar of Peddingusn. Bedforeshire, is
signet in Spain, nominated by Valeri. In the coarse
collated by the Biseop of Lumens to tee Prebend
of this trade, 40 bales of goods were shipped °A or CinoriryafLoagfeed eianoe.in Linceln Cat edral.
board the St. Jane Baptiste, for Spain, and the bill
the sentence ot the General Coact-Marten:, Leif
of lading, as usual. made out to the Plaintiffs. Be •
at Chelsea, on Colonel Sir Jowls lees's", of the Feist
tween the time of shipping these goods arid the vex.
London Militia, having tenniolficially noticed reeer-
sel editing, Valeri became bankrupt, au embargo
day mornitig, the regiment estemikel. nide: .111 tie.
was laid Item Spanish ships, and a contest arose be-
at the Artillery Ground. at twelve o' it), le ts ree!ivel
tween the Commissioners, Messenger, and the Plaint
their Colonel, who is relessee from his armee And
ifs, as to the possession of these goods. A peer-
ordered to return to the cernmand of his corps. The
,inn was presented to the Chancellor under the
Lieutenant-Colnnel, Major, and other ()Accts. who
Commission of Bankruptcy, and his Lordship di-
are to he dismissed or displaced, were not present.
rented this issue. The regiment marches, this day, to elioolwich, to
The evidence of John Peter Larodi, formerly
complete it; period of duty there, to relieve the
clerk te Valeri, proved these fats, and further, that goval West London.
the Policy of Insurance of these goods, lay in the
A cluel was fought, on Tuesday afternoon, on
hands of the Plaintiffs, as a further eeceriiy. ' Woodwerd's Grew. near Canby-00k, between Mr.
Upon his cross-examination by the Sue tete-wee,
M. P. a brewer. and Capt.-Y. of a volunteer corps.
Gauss AL, he admitted, he never had seen the goods
neje town. .the patties
exchanged
thou;wichnot
in question in his life, nor did the Ciinsignees abroad
injury, when chair friends interfered, hut without 4-
render any account sales to the Plaintiffs. Valera
led, end. on the second fire, Mr. I'. was setioasly
was a Frenchman, and to prevent detention by any
of the British cruisers, the bills ot lading were made wounded in the right arm.
On Feeley *eerier., a most atrocious reedier. sets
out in the names of the Plaintiffs. These bills were
committed on the Malebo*" road. bv new /Maim,
made out by the diredion of Valeri, who carried on
on the of a labouring rta.;., nen*. 1 'Vita tale
a contraband trade with Spain.
M•arte. who was walking from Maidstone t i Itts-
The Defence set up was, that Valeri carrying on
chester. Neer the turnpike-gate, placed at the este"-
a contraband trade with Spain, and being a French-
ing of the Rochester and nip thatn-reads, to Maid-
man, masked these goods, to protect them from de-
stone, he fell into the cony of two seen. Iti'l
tension by British cruisers, by prevailing on tbe
whom he walked a considetelee clistauce, coeversing
Plaintiffs to lead their sames to the bill et lading.
with them, utterly unsuspicious of their pr datory
The son of Vallee was called to prove this state-
designs; about • mole and a half from Tray-town.
meat, and that the goods were the property of his
they =Alertly fixed en bins, and took from his
father alone; but pockets 51. in notes, some silver, and a watch. Not
Lord Eeesasoaotson considered that the bill of
cement with this booty, their proceeded to to e er
lading was made out to the Plaintiffs, and se in- violence, most inhumanly stripped him of every
donement made thereon by them ; for this 101 of
article of tlothieg he had alma him. except his
lading, the Plaintiffs bad given • valuable consider- stockings, and left him naked, and noosed to the
anion, and they had a right to detain the goods is
severity of a cold, inclement eight. with no twos-
nestion.—The Jury therefore found a adid for oh.
rt of relief, except from toe charity of sennoterse
the Plaintiffs. The poor fellow arrived et the Royal Genrge• in
-.ere—
COURT OF COMMON PLR Mt, Res L s.-Dec. If . Troy-town, half dead with cold. tie • s them
furnished with clothes, and suet with suet t.eatacizt
Sittings at Nisi Prier WJ ore Sir ANIS lef •sistsaLD. as his pitiable situation required.
aaaaa sea w. sutra. . On rhursdey right lest, about half after sine
This was en adios on an agreement. brought to o'clock. one of the toulest and most atrocious d ads
recover 1091. 16s. 6d. the half of the commission, was perpetrated at Hadleigh. Suffolk, that te , uos
for procuration of freight dee to the Defendant, he lie has ever been acquainted with.—As Mr Lac.,
having procured the ship. Facile-officer, ei that town, was silting hp his dre-
The evidence nit the part of the Plaintiff went to side, engaged s writing. he was fired at by satao
proves that the Defendant, who was a ship-broker villain, with a pistol, who had marked the ituatima
and underwrite', had, a considerable time hack, en- in which he sat, either by peeping through the win-
tered into an agreement wit!, the Minnie, who was dowohotter, or the key-hole of the door. wh'n the
a foreign Jew, and dealt in the ship-agency line.— ball penetrated the wiedoweihueer, and struck him
The former was to procure freight, and the I icier on the right arm. without doing him any material
ships, and they were to divide between them the injury.— Ihe inhabitants et Hadfeigh have offered a
two and a hag per cent, received for procuring the reward of 4001. for the discovery ot the offeder.

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