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COURT OF KING'SBENCII.

At the sitting of —the Court, the proper
officer made the usual returns, upon oath, of
the state of the convicts under sentence of trans-
portation, on board the hulks at Portsmouth,
Woolwich, and Langston harbours. Trey were
reported to be in a healthy con dation, kept to hard
labour at the King's works, and deist ived the use ut
spirituous liquors, except in a medicinal way.
The ATTtAINZY.GLNaIaL moved for leave to
file as information, in the nature of a 'No warrant°,
to shew cause why Mr. Gaborien, one of the Al-
dermen of the borough of Saluda, exercised the
office of Mayor of that Corie;ration. By the Char-
ter of this Brn ough, it is necessary that the Mayor
should be chosen by a majority of the Aides men,
and that the late. or former Mayor, should be pe-
st-et at such EleCtion and swearing in. In the pre-
sent case it appeared, that in proceeding to the
EleCtion for a Mayor, there was an equal number of
Eledor, present, who voted equally on each side, in
consequence of which the Meeting broke up, and
Mr. Buller, the then Mayor, went away, &ter' mg
the Eleaion until another opportunity. Thee.:
who remained, however, proceeded to etc& Mr
C;abGrien, and notwithstanding the absence of the
Mayor, (who was a constitutional part of the Cor-
p;.; aod by the Chatter sinduid be present,)
aClu Illy swore hiss into office.
C.re a r —•• Take a rule to show eau-a.''

Henry Keiup was brought up. by ilsisas
from the gaol of Claelnisft..rd, for the purpose of
putting in bail.
This person, along witlkhis brother, Jolla Kemp,
had been taken • on suspicion of committing a
burglary iii the house of one Thomas Underwood,
in the pariah of Great Yalden. in the e4uuty of
Essex; and, upon hearing the deposition.. the Ma-
gistrate committed them tor trial.
It appeared, that a person ef use name of Finnan
ar.d others, had sworn, that on the night of the 25th
Machias', they saw the prisoner and toe brother with
a dark lantern, picklocks, dtc. enter the h.suse of Un-
derwood, and take away with t :ern a quantity of
pickled pork, some clothes, and other artich.s. It
else appeared, that upon search made at the Prison-
er's house, a dark lantern, and al implements
of n•mse-breaking were found. The examinations
before the Magistrate were taken at different times,
and the Prisoner was not present when the last was
taken.

Bewzral al davits were produced in answer to
this charge, which stated tile Prisoner to have bzen
some miles distant from the place, at the time the
robbery was commitu di some of them witnesses
gave the Prisome an excellent chi:atter.

Maßt •TT, on his behalf, urged, that the
Prisoner was not confronted with the wituesses.upon
the last examination, and the fads of the charge
being completely contradided by the Prisoners'
witnesses, who sere several. against two or three
individuals, be united, under these circumstances,
the court would permit hire to bail.
Lord ELLiNSOIOUI,II—" lire fad of the bur-
glary is positively sworn ; the dark lantern and
the implements of house-urrating are very suspi-
cions chcamstauces. I think it a very 6t case to
go before a Jury ; the Ptisot.er must, therefore, be
remanded.

Ana Mlles was brought up to plead to an in-
diamcnt, for illeg illy having in her possession a
quantity of the King's Stoics, belonging to the
Deck-yard at Chatham. She pleaded Na Guilt 11,
and was ordered to take Ler trial the next Assizes
fdr the county of Kent.
Frances Lira was brought up to be committed
open an attachment for n t paying Ins Attorney'.
cow., pursuant to the order of the Court.
This parson appalled to the Court for mercy and

indulgence ; he sad, Le had been ill-tritetwit b f his
Plaintiff, who had thrown Lis property into Chance
ry, anal deprived him the means of paying his just
debts. His case had beeri referred to the wham-
tion of Mr. Nolan, who had made a fair and just
award, and had his, Plaintif abided by that award,
he should have had forty shillings in the pound to
pay his creditors, instzad of which, he eras reduced
to the utmost necessity and distress.
The COURT observed, that the only question On
which they could decide, was the etachment for not
paying his own Attorney hi: cot; ; as to any tithes
past of his case, however hard it might be, it was
not then before their Lordships, and tile 7 could not
interfere. He was accordingly committed.

Nothing of any public impertance occurred, yes-
terday. in either the Court of Chancery or Corn
mon Pleas.

PRintrß CORRESPONDENCE.

DUSLI:c MAT

All the trades-people here are in a bustle for the
Drawing-room on Thursday. previous to His Ma-
jesty's birth-day, which is espeded to he very
splendid. The Duke of Richmond is much liked,
he is extremely affable, and has gone to every party
to which he has been invited, and has carried
his condescension farther, by joining the meuy
throng, where his Excellenty was net expeiged.—
There was a l'ery pleasant party at Lady Asgill's,
a few nights since, and his Graeae took out Miss
Stephenson, daughter of the celebrated begtor of
Music, a very pretty little girl, and danced with her.
The houses of several of our old Nobility are paint-
ing and beautifying, which irduces to to think, that
after the short Session, they will visit Dublin. Lord
Redrsdale's beautiful place at Kilmacod, on which
his Lordship expended so many thousand pounds,
has been sold to Mr. Dutuallins, who keeps the
Boarding-school, at St. Stephen's-green, fear two
thousand pounds, awl ten guinea& pet urn.—
Encampments have been talked oS i Sod; however,
that none will take place, except one of a small
brigade of infantry, in the Phmaix Park, near the
Vice-regal residence The Eleaion far the county
of Dublin will be warmly coate.red. Hamilton, it
is said, is sure of success. but Talbot is the popular
Candidate, and is expelled to beat Tallsiner.

BELFAST, MAY 22..

oNetw The Etta; for the Borough, of Carrickfergus
commenced o day. James Craig, Esq. was
proposed by E. D. ilson„ Esq. and seconded by
11. S. Ellis, Esq. F.dward May, jun. Esq. was
proposed by F. L. Stewart, Esq. and seconded by
A. Gunning, Esq. Stat: of the Full yesterday—.
Mr. May . . 169 '

Mr um; in
Tuerday, the Bleflitn of a Representative for
the Borough of Uownpatrick commenced, when,
at the close of the poll, the numbers were—
John Wilson Cmker, Esq. . . :;CI
E. 3. Rotary% Est. 5
•
SECOND DAT.
JAR Wilton Cmker, Esq. 31
'
E. S. Eith.en, Esq. :.7
•
Majority for Mr. Ceuker . 4
We understand the Hon. H. Caulfield has with.
dri.wn himself as a candidate for the represcnta,;on
rf the coui.ty of Armagh. William Brownlow,
Esq. and William Richardson. Eq. will of course
*be returned.

We are also informed, that Sir John Stuart has
withdrawn himself as a Ci.mlidate for the county vf
Tyrone. The Hon. Thomas Knps, and Sores
Stewart, Eq. of Killymoon, will of cuut,e be
chosen.

John Latouche, Jun. Esq. and Henry Clements,
Esq. have been returned lot the county of Leitrim.
LONDONDUIRT, X t Y 20.
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The Eleaion took place this day. Lord George
Reresford was proposed by Aim Stewart, Esq. of
Ards, and se:onJe444 Mr. Knox, c.f Reper ; Gea.
Stewart was *Posed by James Scott, Esti of
Will:borough, and seconded by Colonel Heyland ;
and no other persons having been proposed, the
Sheriff declared the aforesaid Gentlemen duly
eleded.

It was t n ierstood that Colonel Ponsonby had re,
signed on Monday.

c!rr OF WATIRPORD ELLCUO.V. May 23.

This day our Elation commenced, when Henry
Alcock. Esq. of Wilton, in a few words prnpo.ed
Cornelius Bolton, F.sq. Rev. Usher l.ee, Dean
of Waterford, seconded in a neat and appropriate
speech. in which he entered into the past services of
Mr. Belton sad his Father. Samuel King, Esq.
Alderman. proposed Sir John Newport. with a
brief recapitulation of his merits . Thomas Wyse,
Esq. seconded.
When Mr. BOLTON addressed the Eleflors, in a
few words, and then Sir JOHN Ness roar addreued
thefts, in substance. as follows: he retained thanks
for their foimer support of him, appestat to his
Parliamentary consludt, that he was always at his
post, in and out of office, the friend of his country,
and of them ; that he might have still remained in
office, but his duty to them, his country, and his
principles, would not permit him ; of all his public
espousal of measures. he would call their attention
to but three great leading ones, one of which he had
attempted to have passed, and, he trusted, he would
still have enabled, tended to the amelioration and
education of the poor ; another, the Corn Biil,
and the third the traffic in human flesh ; that his
public condutilad called forth the approbation rA
the cities of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, and Belfast.
to all of whom he was unknown before ; and, he
tru,ted, this his native city would now confirm
the approbation with which they had also to often
honoured him. He concluded with deprecating
party spirit, and expressing his hope and belief, that
this contest would be condoned with the utmost
quiet.

The Elation for Chu County also took place.
when J. C. Beresford, Kg. and Mr. l'Jwcr were
re eleaed wi I,out oppositioo, Mr. Lee having de-
clioed tLe coutest.

There was a most disgraceful tiot at S:newshory
the evening of the Ekftian ; most of the fto3t and
some other windows of the Talbot Inn, where Mr.
&mom and has friends dived. were demolished.