The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-01-23 00:00:00

COURT' OF ALDERMEN.

A Conti of Aldermen was held yesterday at Guildhall, for
the purpose of hearing the petition of several inhabitants of
the Ward of Lingranirn against the return of Mr. Wiltshire
sa • Common Couutilmite, which wm very oumeroumly
attended.
The Court were attended by the Petitioners and all the
parties frum Linighourn Ward, when Mr. NOItTON, the
Counsel for Mr. Wiltshire, took an objection to the Petition.
Mr. ROLLAND, on behalf of the Petitioners, was beard in
reply.
Time several parties then withdrew, and on being called in,
were informed that the Court had decided the Petiuoa should
he peoceeried with.
Mr. ROLLAND them addnemed the Court in support of the
Petition, and examined sundry unseen's.
Mr. Noarou was hi ard un behalf Mr. Wiltshire, sad ex.
•mined a witness as to the point of Mr. Wiltshire's residence.
Mr. ROLLAND hairinz replied, the Court adjourned their
decision until Friday next.

Sir HgIIST PEAKS, the senior Surveyor of the
Navy, has retired on a superannuation. His situa-
tion at the Navy bird is not to be filled up.—
(Hampshire Pape►.)
A letter from Dover, dated January 21 (Mon.
mis—

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'Rolled yesterday the Iris French packet for Calais.
" Arrived yesterday the Chichester packet from Calais.
" Arrived this mni lung the King George and Auckland
packets, with mails from Ostend.
" Sailed this morning the Rub Roy steam packet, for
" The sloop Prince of Orange. from Loudon bound to Rot.
sus into Ostend uti Wednesday last. having received
:illamage in the gales of 31unday and Tuesday preceding.
" The Bombay Merchant, Clarkson. arrived MT bere this
lifteronno; left Botoliay 2J ftepiamber, anJ the Cape of
Good Hope the 7th October last."
An extract from a private letter from Liverpo4,l
col:firms the intelligence respecting St. Domingo
in the American Papers:—

crvenroot., JANUARY 20.
" The Alice, Captain Newlatids, •riivrd here this day
from the city of St. Domingo; she sailed the 7th of Decem-
ber, and ha, brought the Spanish Governor and his suite,
consisting of thirty persons, who were obliged to leave, iu
consequence of • revolution; the isbabil,nts having de.
Blared themselves independent of Sprain. The change in the
Governmeut was effected on the 30th of November without
bloodshed. I hope to be able to send you all the particulars
to morrow."
The Loyal Briton transport, with a part of the
gist regiment on board, sailed from hence nil Wed-
nesday (16th instant', for the West !tidies. No
other transports have yet arrived to take nut the re-
mainder, which consequently remains at Glasgow
waiting the conveyance.—(Grernock Advertiser./
A respectable meeting of agriculturists of the
eounty of Rutland touk place at Oakhum on Satur-
Any last, when it was determined to form a society,
to be called 41 The Rutland Agricultural Assume-
lion," for corresponding with other societies having
the same object in view, and particularly with the
General Agrietiltural Attinciation, holding their
meetings at artiderson'a. Hotel, iu London. A
Committee of Management was appointed, ti Peti-
tion to Parliament was agreed upon. and a number
of resoltittons were passed on the subject of the pre-
sent distres3:—(Leicester Chronicle./
On Wednesday week the Right Hon. Lord
DlIteD•11, Depoty Grand Master of England, and
Provincial Grand Master for the North and East
Ridings of the county of York, arrived on a mu.
sonic visit to the two lodges at Hull. Soon after
his artival, the Worshipful the Master sod Officers
of the Minerva Lodge waited upon his Lordship,
and invited him to visit them that evening, which
he did with the utmost readiness. On Tbnrsdsy
at ten o'clock, the Worshipful Master and Past
Master of the Mentz Lodge, No. 368, wetted
upon his Lordship, and accompanied him. to their
private room, No. 14, High-street, where nit ele-
giant breakfast was prepared for him by Brother
DEAN, of the Dog end Duck Tavern. Upwards
of lorry brethren at down on the occasion, consist-
ing of the Provincial Officers of the RidingsOfie
Worshipful Msster and Officers of the, MmeiTya
Lodge. No. 467, Colonel Done RN of the 66th ra-
giment and several other visitors. At bolt-pot one
.o'clock Ins Lordship retired for the transaction of
bosnires connected with his office, expressing
-himself highly gratilled with the rivet:doe he
'had experiencid. At five o'clock perm his Lord-
ship visited the brethren of "the Minerva Lodge,.
at their Hall, at Prince-street, Hall, and par-
took of an elegant dinner provided on tho occa-
sion, at which the Provincial Otircer.. of .the,
Ent and North Riding.; the' Worshipfdl Matter
and Offieers of the Phthefill Loddet Chry,tvi
from different
parts of the country ; in all, about. vinery pereonst
were present. The evening was "rept ;ll a nil
liarnioutous manner. and the companyfehd•not
pursue till a late hour. Hie Lords4Ap. Wirdef-,
stand, espoetied" iiiiitookrta .t.lie'
cordial and brotherly attention 1f..11,44 rta_psfienied;7
and' Mg 1.20fe510.p4:4 01:1>ility gave isitilitaCtiOn
e to all the bre:Wren preiteut:

IGENe
• 11 'M.
cent motwAttCaltr, fiwcoues
TIOVIDAIG. •JamuLai 2s.
This was the hut day of the sittings before.
Wein.
The. Cinirt was occupied the whok of the day id
hearing pennon', of no interest except to the pat-,
ties concerned.

COURT OP KING'S BENCH, Werrotonco,
TUUDAY. JANUARY ti.
Their Lordships sat this morning in their pri►ate'
room.
MURRAY O. lILLISToS.
This case, which involved the question of the
right of the manager of Drury-lane Theatre to re.-
preseut Lord 13) run's Tragedy, was again called on
for orogoiprnt; but as Counsel on neither side eyrie
in nitrollance, thc Court ordered the case to he
struck out of the paper. The Crown and special
papers were afterwards Role through. and several
causes were struck out for the same reason.
The Court adjourned st an early hour.