The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-03 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FAT.XOCT 11. FEB. 19.—Arrived the If arard, Dc amtrehy, feat
Gibraltar. in twenty-two dar ; Sarah, Grove, from st.
(Hirer Gambia), in forty-three days, with loss of bulwarks, static.
ehion‘, Att.; and Prince Coburg, Page, from 1i.511071. in twenty.
three days. Off Sicily, the Laurel, -, front Rio .Fitne.ro.
PLYsIOCTII, Fee. 29 —Arrived the James, Trtiarag. frnm
Alessina ; Louisa, IA Fevre, ftorn Gibraltar; Desra.ch, Jones, and
Throe Brothers., Brown, form Lisbon.

PORTSMOI•TII, MANCH I.—Arrived hia Alajest-'s Phip
wark, from Plymouth. Sailed the linger, South-unutiaL, aeu
beth, Wickham, for London.

IllartCH 1.--Camo down from the River, the Kirireqle.
Luckie; Reward, Harris Illawasoit, Armstrong; and Fredrick.
O'Hara; outward-bound verse's, and riled for thtir destina:iers.

The Joseph, Holditeh, arrived at Limerick from New Vo.;-.
rpoke the Hannah, fmm St. John's, New Drams/irk, to Lirrrpol,
on the 11th ult., in lat. 51. long 2 with loss of forentnst and Ir..
"Twit and the Midas, Prince, AVM New York to Sligo. rn the
'nth uh., fifteen miles to the westward of tho w: 'h to
of foremast and rudder. Os the 19th it blew a tremmdaus gdt
front the S.E.

Yesterday the despatches for St. Reins, Bomb4y, andll;ils.
by the ship London, Were closed at the East India /louse, sod de-
livered to the puns of that ship.

CITY BUSINESS.

Yeaterday a Court of Aldermen was heid at Guddhell, {hr tit
despatch of public business.
John Crowder, EM. Alderman of the Ward of Farringdos
Within, attended, and was translated from the Company of
Makers of Playing Cards to the Company of Stationers; and 31r.
Charles G. Rees was translated from the Company of Stationers to
the Company of Fishmongers.
Mr. James Webb Southgate and Mr. Thomas Crooke attended,
and were sworn in as Coal Meters lb trust foe the City.
The Inquest of the Wards of liridge and Cripplegate Without
attended, with presentments of non-freemen and ruinous premises,
which being read, the Chamberlain was directed to summon the
non-freemen, and Mr. Solicitor directed to put the .tet of Ms-
ment in force respecting ruinous houses.
The Committee appointed in respect of the Sessions, pretested
a. Report on the
n .proposed arrangements for the New Courts of Jot_
ee. and for Axing the month of June next for opening the same,
which was approved.
A communication was directed to be Trade to the Secretary of
State, in respect of the great non-compliance with the crating
Acts of Parliament relative to the Rates of Carriage, and a Coat.
mittee appointed to superintend the same and assist therein.
The Court heard an appeal against serving the offics of Can.
triable; and, after desputhing other routine business, broke up
about four &cluck.

POLICR.

GUILDHALL.

UTTERING COENTERTEITUt;;;;.—AIisterisi Thema* elt,
rate and John Smith were charged with uttering count.ifeit mitt
to Mr. Bruce, a stationer, in Trump-street, who stated that he had
known the prisoner,' some time : and that on Friday last the elder
prisoner came to his shop and bought half a quire of foolscap
paper, which came to eight-pence, and fur which he gore a halt.
crown in payment, and received the difference. On Monday the
boy came for a sheet of brown paper, and gave a shilling for it;
in about half an hour after the man came for another sheet, sad
threw down a shilling, and received the change. In an hour she
that time, the younger prisoner came for another sheet of nape,
and offered a iuspence, which had precisely the appearance of the
shillings, which were of a whitish colour. 111 r. Bruce ther. detained
the boy, who said he came front Mr. Smith, No. 7 Sing street;
and afterwards he said his father lived a long way off. The tide
prisoner was standi.4 outside of the door, and was taken intone.
tad y at the same time.
Mr. Bruce swore to the two shillings and 'Anent having hie
received from the two prisoners, but he would not swear to the half.
crown, although he had every reason to believe it was the same.
Remanded till Friday, to give time for the Solicitor of the Kat
to attend.