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COMMON COUNCIL.

Out I. DH A L L.
A erne woo held 'yesterday, which was very Numerously
eNeosloi•
REcoftvEß informed the Court, that sinew last he
Iced the wooer to attend them to the exercise of his ditty as
Co eviesei, he bad received from the Court of Alder.
he appointment to the highest soil most houniirairle
171,,- I it to whieh any Genitetisati of the taw could succeed.
itlor"one hot tinly to en render iiitu their hands the office
at eon Setjeatit, which lie hid held fur several years, as,
he1.7„,44 rink their approbation of his conduct. He
wished hirottlf possessed of guillemot power of Isugoage to
exposes the reeling. of gratitude *Melt he hid felt towards
themevery hour or that period, anirertich he insist con-
tinue to feel 111 the lest mimeo of hie life. Ile never could
Swot that he hsdeabortly aiter•hia appointestiti, all unasked
to him, reeriecil fwas them a liberal aritlitiou to the puoolo_
ruente of the office. end that be had saberepiently enjoyed,
lett which ww. of higher importance then emolument'',
' their feed ant constant regard. During the last year,. from
the emote! Istillotttea of the hie Recorder. lie hint hen
called pe to discharge a pontos of the duty of that Aim so
far sis it rinser rued the atieudisce of the Clime-teal Court at
the Old atol forfora short petite', towards the otose of
his life, that Ant, lila &lodged un limo allogethi r. He bad
ale had the hnsiners of the Mayor's Conti its his heads,
sheen the Commis of London hail the privilege of recovering
small debts by peoneeliug to attachment of the person of
the debtors to a mire direst way. He bad 'lever failed so
remind the reams what a Fetal astrautage they enjoyed is
!vine enabled to brtieg ibew 'action ai Commuu Lewin
that Court. iestesd of being compelled tolesort.at once to
the superior Condo of Westminster There was no lo-
bster or exerhon, whether el Owiutellett or nay other, which
to apply to the doilies of Isis
he was nit prepared chaos fully
new sjinalopo. The Worst and most zealous acrviCe of the
leneett life, were no more than whet would be due to them
fur the f moor' whirl, he Lail received. Ile begged most
respeeifolly is take leave of them as Cammorf Serjeant., wish.
tog them alliappinine, and that the great City of London
might coutoote to etijuy prosperity, and hold her privileges
umitapsiod. ~hike her riches cunt noted ruereakieg. He prayed
that they might all enjoy the highest degree of happiness
which this world cool.' afford them. He concluded by pro-
misiog to lay oat all the powers of hie mind in the discharge
of the high duties which had sue fallen on
The LOCI) MAYOa snid, that, Os eouseqsenre of the re.
ingaillien of time otike of onIWOO SCljeaot. it scold he for
the evert to proceed as soots sa possible to elect another
Gentlenvin to fill that situation. Ile had received a requisi-
tion to that effect, which should he lead to them.
Mr. SLA DE said, 11101111 e Conti had beer.' from the Re.
evader sonic part ',oleo; as In Hee roomer and importance of
the duties of Comea, Serjeeet, He begged leave to as-
sure thee:on:l,4m behalf of the requititiouitts, that in seek-
ing the loloplino of seine measures to wee ure the election of
C• esellewian of ate highest lege' Wrote sod isformatioo, •
they were not acted on by any piety feeling whatever.
Mi. HICK, Oe owe of the requisitionists, denied that
they had the ekctiou of any one Kt ntlentan in particular in
view; to testify sloth he would have the requisition read.-
The fentii‘illoil was then read.
Mr. SLA !Meant it world be seen that the requisition was
quite destitete of parts elusions. The tinportsnce of select-
ing a Castleman suakjlllily eligible was the ammo consider-
ation. The tarsal office was one which might be con-
sidered a step-ladder to Le highest honours of the State, omit
eseht. ouly to bet tilled lay a. person possessing the highest
Went, in the law. Futtatuidely the country could boast the
possession of such Warts in richer abundance than any
nulnt country hoEurope. His object is rising was to en-
deavour to remove some trammels which went to feller their
choice, which trammels were at present imposed on it by the
itgulatiens of their standiug orders. There were some pre-
rerienta of the rates laying bees purchased. He thought
that they Que.% to take care to du away the effect of them
un the cletractec of their' Crowe election,. It was as office.
of that nature which should Lever lead to a hope that any
our might acquire it by purchase: the moppositme existing
at nil oniii.l Lea hi.r to the application of prulessional mew
of high intents soil houourable feeling. it would be Deceit:
ssreeie theeext place, to free the election from the mirk-
Hoe WO. 54th eta miaow order, which declared that no place
of proll, er emolomeut could he taken or held by any one
who had not o to, !ears a Getout, of the City. Except- •
tug *mope, l on.,n.yi".eenn o, there hail hardly ever been •
(rookie/4n of the law react) to take this office out him on
ereasiquauf racaey. It was ouly nee, story to look at the
high important.. of Hite office iu times past: from the time
of LordClhinectior Jrf'eries to the distance of a hundred
rats after the office had been a eteppingettone which tended
to rsi'e those who held it to the Ciiief Jesticeships of the
ten fonds. It became a duty which they owed the public
littorals to 6x 1111 the persist of the higheist qualificat 1111 l
sithout reference to any oilier motive. He flattered hint-
self that the same feeltug would ',equate the whole Court is
making their election. He would move—
First, Thatt he office of Common Serjeant having become
want foim the vssi,oiatios of N. Kotrolys, Erg. the said
°Ste be fired vp tea *hellcat Cuart, to Lee held the 24th
iteitent.
gerondly, That the 54th standing order, restraining the
eketion to offices of trust or emolument to persons who
had beets frogmen fur two years previututiy, be suspended
with regard to the said eleetion.
Thirdly, Thai the pull, should any be demanded, be kept
open from one to three o'ckal on the avid day.
Lastly, that instead of the slectititi being annual, the
election should iu this case be during the pleasure of the
Court.
Aldermen RRO I NE said, that as the Judges were ap.
pointed to he iildrpreldrltt of the pleasure of the Crown,
eon so lie illei.oht Oat the Common Seijeant ought to be
inade as ind•pta•leut Lai poaible of three who elected him.
He belimerl Oi it the late tiot.h e of the Reetordership had
actuaily refried to nrcept th appoisolonelli doting the plea-
sure of the Vona. They ought to lo•stow it as they did
on that occaotte.
Mr. S. DIXON remembered very well that Sir J. Silves-
ter refused the appuintateut ou the terms first offered—that
thv Court were induced to alter and Kornai the Resolution,
and :sec him the suffice as he bad smoked et, 'during good
helts.mar.
Mr. DOtNPO2D said, that for tweedy years the late
iterordeehed Lrt h the rare iu the usual , nod no
toconvesience bud lo.en outoolaitted of, either Ly how or the
Coart.—(Thi• was denied by Aldermau licuoue.)—He ap.
pealed to the Journals for proof of hes accuracy.
The minutes relating to the last electioa iu 1803 being
nod—

Alsteretati BROWNE said. it appeared that the election
took place wilbuwt specifying any coaditicio whatever—ROl!
he w•traded that they ought 10 elect tire person who wee to
CI so high a judicial use, us the swot eisdrpeoileni terms.
He would have it done its the very terms in 10)1(.6 tho
Judges were appointed. He was astonished that ihere should
he • werd of among those who displayed its *hat
cavil so lively a3iuloosj of the prerogative of she Crown.
Sorely they did nut whit lu hold • prerogative which they
Amsted to the Crows. He wowed, as as assesidisseoh, that
these "'ink 860vId be adined to Ile Resoiutiuo for suspend-
ing the 94th standing iirdcr-4 Add Ilia) the Oadifromil
circled shall cout,oue ha hold the odice dosing gaud be-
h.no•r."

After a few word. from Alilrma. TENABLE, and Mr.
11 Yf. OW AlltritliMel4i was wiihdrawas.
The two first Itosulutiuns acre thee pot and carried.
A abort discus.iou arose or the motive /or keeping the
Poll open for two hours, because it eoutrevemed the 35th
°Pier. which required the election 10, couchette is
•.'e hour. The Resolution for coationisa the poll from one
iu thrirc was carnal; air, another itermalutios fee awapeodiag
'he uperetn a of the 3.5411 Malthus orders with regard to dia
estrum attctios.
CONDUCT OF ALDERMAN WAITHMAN.
Tlie Resolutinn of tic late Comma. Han, exProoloo of
11-kalt. to th.!7 Committee of laqatry halo the Outrages. at
Kultblebridge. was then reed to the Court.
Mr. FAVELL stored, that the Rtmolatioa be calends's
tbrlminials of the Cow t.—Ordered.
A:derrnen BROWNS then rose to fulfil hie promised
AN an inquiry into the conduct of Alderman Vtaiih-
lilac on the iuqoest as the body of lleoey. lle felt great

pain and difficulty in doing it, and Ito was most antioas to
disclaim all peraunal best or
_duly malice in bringing the '
sob:lett forward. Pubic men were public property, and
their conduct, especially when. filling offices of trust, must !
be subjected to scrutiny; and examination. He knew the
consequence of chat he was doing ; he was aware that the
Peeiniutr seventy of dist he had to propose might sonic day
or other be applied to bis own conduct. He tboUught it doe
not only to the character of the Court, bat to that of the
worthy Alderman himself, that the facts should be examined,
that he might come out either ftee from blame, or that
in the eonerary event the Court might he cleared from any
partieipatiou in his miceutiduct. Ile 'two proceeded to re-
capitulate some of the pm:peelings which took place cos the.
day of the plumed funeral, and on'the fueierad. and iniast
of Honey did naiads. The thanks-of the Court hail beeu
gives to the worthy Alderman for no eundoet to Knights_
badge our the day of the funeral of Honoy and Francis. is
his opinion that vote of thanks ought to have 141.1.
sidered relatively with the coutlat of the • Sheriff on
the inquest, whereas 'ots• aqiice was :alien of thee
cooduct iu the deseassien .sir the vole of thanks
As to the dieereltnee ou the inquest, conooletieig the port be •
took as that of an individual anxious to • succour the vp•
presvol, it was highly honourable to him; lad the •
situation he did, it was medico as oinconstitutioal as any
that ever was charged meatus' the worthy 'Alderman or army
other officer. Ile, in the event of rudder having been mnn-
muted, or a hill for wilful meirder fouud by liseGratot Jury, I
would, no the proper utlirer, have bad.no
to suiom, take Jary, and, In case Of couviction, to 'execute the offender,
Now it was necessary that justice should not only be pure',
io all its ewhecuistratiou, bin that it shooed be free from the '
iboasaiidth part of the shadow of ea sheds of suopicluo. Her'
would put the. ease of a soldier onqrkelly Mock with is
brickbat by the mob, and pupping Ids colleague of the,
worthy Alderonn in tho Shrievaliy to' base been as busy
io banging the offentlei - juatiee, Mould 'they hare
domed day expreniod of demure too Meese ? Would
they Imvs becu smarted with! patting 'lt • or. reidd• is
marble oc the wails of Guadliell?.. 11401111 any lAttOg $llOll
of qu lihelick erected of every eromorpad iu and 'bud, film
effy'blive 'al/peered (heir resedineut! He wished to bare
an krisher Io these qtlentione.' There irotsfil Lc uo diffeveiste.
allowed Is favostemf a perdu detected ; trace establinhed,'
it wooed be draiitle for the omious' •Of will as thie op.
pressed. Ile main isioed abet tba-tatrtliF Al cacao, ,by the
office which he then held, was readsreit the mon; tentlepersore
fur such interference, though as In individual it wallet have
been a matter aright," add a eery act fel' him to
ioterf. re. A eery dospictehle Magistrate bsol been degas-
tilled from sinking a Jury because he had sobserjneal, pre-
node/ to his appototatia:nt to. the tare, to.the expiators of
the Komestiom which were to be ivied. Heartmjunkred the,
ease'equetly objectionable, *kilter the interference were
with aschsquat or a Jury. He hoped he Sidldikelidegett hie'
duty temperately, and with that avoided" of leetimott dot'
'party acrimony which he hr J 'monies He moved to serer.
it to the Committee of Geocteal Purpo.e. so Maguire tidings('
conduct of It. Waltham% Esq. late one of the Sheriffs or.
the City, before the Inquest betel on the body of Righerd:
Honey, and to'
report their opinion thereon to ihii
The LORD MAYOR asked who stcoutied lb* odbitlese
and a pads assuring— . . -
Mr. FAV ELL moved the Order a:0014y, -
Mr. CROCKER hastily rose and egeptoledthe motion.--
(Laughter
• Mr.DORNFORD moved the Previews question: There
was no ground for the mothia, amid it was nearly fading for
wad of a secouder. He condd too support it, though he
differed frum the Alderman whose modloa was in decalitre,
and hail sent him a letter at. the time to Iv) lout knav
Mr. DIXON role, but
Mr. OLDHAM art:d, that it was customary to give tote
party who was implicated in thM motion an upoortuulif feel'
defence, immediately Mee the queatiou was put. • t
Mr. JUPP put it to the worthy Aldermen., considering
how little had been rook and that the motion w.as cony s
a demand for iiiqueiy, out Id -judgmeut 00 WA cuoduct,
be would think it ilerossary to detain the Court, or to shriek.
from In lovestigatitai which would probably redound to
bis honour.

Alderney WAITH M A N sold, he hoped isbeallnwed to
take his own usurer. The mmtion had bees Imaging aver
fie • eisosiderable time-npancts anintadversir had gone
abroad respecting it;
.thy.le is ofille the strait
went to • Committee, be had facts to 'stale which it would
be useful for them previously to know. As to the motives
or the Mover, be they what they might, he. hsdnnihing to
do with them; they would be judged righikyvlilte the- eon.'
• duct of all other men, hy Mae public. * lkoogin, however,
that they would not be benefited by the eleity. of four
months, until the orencrenie of a rote of thanks lo *himself%
on accouut of the favourable Report of the Committee. to
which this motion sivracillitteasird as a suet weaset-Mr.-..
Again, nhy hid not the Alderman brought • charge fort the
abuse or trust of othei• against thut offices to whom hie,had
alluded; and also against ma r Aldermas, who was m.
toot ly treasurer to a Society for conducting public /Marcus.
'ions, and also might be eulled on to and the juries to try
his unit indictments? These• men had disqualified them.
Wye* from effecting fit which the City eitgliteraoire
them to fulfil at the Old Batley Cala. 1.1•4 lie Alderman
been sincere in his public principle, he would not bare fail:
el to bring the conduct angst perponi before the Cuairt.
As to his condom on the inquest, it t.ad nothing of the cha-
racter imputed to it whatever; all lie had done was via take
the names el 'Seesaw' who bast been Honey all, awilh-dter
liver them ui the summuoing °Ricer on the ioqutiet, It was
to he remarked how closely the proceedings it, the laquust
wood.' have been conducted, had he not sought out the Aare
with much difficultly, and caused the evidence to he sob.
milted to the Coroner and Jury. That his 000a0Ct was free
from impotation might be karat from ilsii—Owst Govern.
meat bad held a secret Baguio upon it, wader the direction.
of the stipendiary Police Magistrates; the questions
were put (as he mould prove, were it not for endangering the
nirans ofllle to lbe parties a ho !midterm' him the information)
by the clerks of the police offices; all sorts of queries were
urged which istigfit be supposed likely to bring out a charge
of Improper Interference in the enatsagesipast of Ilse luquest
against hurt, and ILe answers were all to the negative
as to the object sought. Did the Court imagine that
the King's Government were so full ulf leader mercies to.
wards him, as to forego their resentment or his punish-
ment, it they could bone grouuded a rha.ge against
bins of abusing his authority of Sheriff? laquiry in the
open and fair mote had been raised by. Government, on
every application, though he had stated to them that.
he had been *sato:lied, and offered to identify the per.
sue. There was still more thin that: a person named
Fly bad been prodecuird by them for rioting, because be had,
us much provocation, given • trooper a slap in- the face.
This person offered uo evidence iii defence, and yet was ac-
quitted; tied Goilernminquiry" refused He &Med
that be was deprived of his emit right to kilted:re, becaluse
he held the ofSee of Sheriff. The ynuager Henke, had said
in the House of Commons, that he had acknowledged him-
self the iprortecutur at the irquitst. To this he gave a very
positive iteutik, which lie would give the eeneleinan to his
teeth. But because lac was Sheriff, was be to Liu the rights
of humanity? His relation might be shot—a man might
be murdered beton his face—w is be to lake no notice of it
because Ise was Sheriff ? He would take higher groused,
and spew, hat as conservator of tie peace, he was bowed to
pursue and loin); to jostiee all murderers and reboots. He
had that aiuhuritp -of Blackstone, wild, after describing the
business and authority of a Slyeriff, al/scribed it-as a part Of
his duty to pursue al) traitors, murderers, sod felines.. Bet
acrordiug tu the Alderman, if die Sheriff saw thensdo the
murder or the robbery, he Was humid to stay away. Tle•
words of Dalton were stilt stronger. Ile said that nu Sheriff,
Carouser, or Bailiff of the King, nary hold pleas of the
Ceowo ; yet the Allperiff may itiquim .into the death of a-
maw, It was enough for hiealhat he hid • right tv be there,
mid was there in his civil rapacity, anti had infi.rmateins of
importance to give to the" inquest. There was too necessity
fur his snlking the Jury afterwards—that' might base been
dune by soy other officer howling the power: There was no-
tkim: ui the office of Sheriff to induce*, eauthleihins to hole
back iisformation. It was very 'emetic:4de that the questions
put by the clerks of police respeetnig his conduct, hail been
again put to him through the press, and this. it was proved
that he was libelled by the ngetita of Gosernment, and ac-
tually threatened with prosecution. He did not flunk It ne-
cessary to go at much length iglu the remarks which bad

been merle on him in the Houle pr Common.; he thought
it would be enough to' observe, Halt one wise Aldermuu de-
clared Holub, had uo business ale Knightsbridge--while the
worthy Mr. Butterworth thought that he ought to have berm
prosecuted fur not being tireseut. He disclaimed the com-
miseration of the A klEflOall who mused this qu•stiow; he
had no dread of inquiry, soul should be sorry if his conduct
would not...nbisle the test of the strictest scrutiny, fur other-
wridt it cutilJ not lung cuulinue mu object of soy reupeet.
Mr. OLDHAM supported the question. Much is he aff.•
-"mired the general coodnet of 114 worthy A liternrin. he could
sibt amens u(. ha* .raked Istesfrrenee no I partnain no the
iscliseatrr .ofignatiti 149 k, trust the judgment of the worthy
A kit rstim otnetlyteetion of taw, chosen Ise lwd quoted very
terlictl.autbogialete.. 11" AI%, Aire*" thought it hi, defy to
;why dill' he alueol himself otter the hr,t few days;
inky Mg ceittinimiipultecteme? •Ide theuzht inquiry sbis...
letely seeming, Inhjeuitify the character of the worthy Al-
deflatigtu • .:'Erts+ -40

1 Mr..JVFO-.nines notjustify tie eendoet of the worthy
aVlersosim, hilly astri was 41 almost ail times to admire it ;
but Hoe& wages, cage made mu for inquiry, sod lie would
• • imt soitiseprAt.
hir.BeiDiX4.)! complained that political qiestioas and
cliarscie,tpµtomed Mit hp Win Of the Court. Ile wished
I si
the mt, -4,kleicsia, hati.coo*itiel Lis jusiiheatiou to what '
took. lice•pik. Jimmie • iiiromal..; He Oiled have intruded
weir, ut the.gpiticr port iii.plao, riot. seemed lu have taken
ylagel qt he eftgicooy of thnforepht to see bow he would'
Iceboyet
‘• itowgggied,l4ljoispleresco of any civil officer
,with the li stones of Isquesti or Juries.
, Mr. JAMS, support ed , ijfe, mstioq,, tied cupliiiseti the. at!.
vacifats !Midi tqletsrbe derive,' to,the Court. hid, fiandhly
hi the if4rfieV'Alekte4ll, frsi*.st /street tuiragigetios of his
cettideiet. ' ' • • ~ .
Mr. GA LlA)WAY!batiktiifiotoyet NJ hoeing brought .
Otis still, & ebbbeforebbCiowrlX 10
,he had iudirectly
censurill-ilti:' Wiithhy Aedctsiogr ii doing so, yet be bad
proved akar pito-tin r the con4odt of the worthy Alderman
wee' to be siti_fici as obit of • pihrito or a public moo, he
tad 'ieudrid—i great service to hantanitii ap4Aad upheld
brit aiiiiilylii.4 as a Sheriff audmau. He was surprised
to hi-ni Kai ellqgpl as harms. 1014ais ill head of a poli-
ties! piety. •
Mr. ULUIIA 4 eirifijno thatflte bad no such ink. ciao°.
frit undelifild'iliat the ifbiecenao bad acted for the frieodi of
tie deceitl: . '
111i.'.di LLOWAY we. glad that h« hail stumbled on a
remark .110
.bi.,tl.,eisuilitd. the worthy Gentleman to re-
insure iht charge of political paitisauship ; hut let the
Churl rriekr to the farts, which came home to theknow-,
„Ifalge of tgelhen Sheriff more perfeeily than to soy other
peripu. All chime who had tuformatiou to give respecting the
'tiFails orhthmey and Francis, knowing of nu channel so
direct, tencitied it to him; lie became the most eligible
person fey the time with *hum they could deposit it, and"
lie prepared tentacle to submit it to the Inquest. Au Inquest
was a enure of belch*, not of lodgment. Any one who,
could eel/tribute information to the subject on hand was.
bound to produce. it. A worthy gentleman had written to
.'
the Mderman to say that he thought the Alderman acted
wrong. The Akierman was obliged to hiln fur his advice,,
but hesfeted on a &truest opinion. Ai to the question why
;be had not staid till the Inquest was over, he left the In.
quest when hr had tendered all the testimony he had to pro-
duce. But why had not the Aldermen substrilsers to the
Bridge-street Associatioh bean visited with censures? Hi
liked justice, but lit them have 1t eveu.handed juitice.""
The Sherawas tight, in taking Ids own course, whether be_
acted iu a public or private capacity. He could witness
that the Meld had been prompted in his presence testis..
mit the facts which tout come to his knowledge to the lu-
, quest, He did so, sad left the question to ifs fate. That '
. ftte had atigpsatizod the authors of those atrocities, and he
hod tontribdted to put the queotiou in the right peiint of
~' view. tie hoped that ibe friends of humanity would uoiat-
itcoipt to shrink from this inquiry, which wOuld,csrlaillii
:redound to the Minos( of the worthy Alderman.
Mr. TATUM *Tacd io justitieathin of the conduct of
tie Sberifr who had comributed information to the imistuda
al he was bound built as t Magistrate and a one. ,
' Mr. FAY CLL., slur justifi log the conduct of the worthy
Alderwau, whom he was more than ever proud se call his
friend, put It to the Court if it would be fair to attempt to
impeach a hog' course of useful aad.bostoorable service, by
cosautenauciiig so Inquiry into • point of alleged I,IIIIICOII.
duet which no microscopic investigation—not the ingcousty
of the mover, nor any tact of special pleadiug could make
tangible, or enable them is any way to grasp. He ridiculed
the professions of independence and impartiality which bad
kern offered by some of those who supported lb. motion,
. which he could hardly refuse to grant them, but that there
• was no grossed whatever foe it.

Mr. W CLAN deprecated the evaded of those who sup-
ported the hetrwe against the worthy Alderman. He was
,Wry humorous is hie deannelations of the crowd of lawyer,
Whioniearian their Court. In the time of Elizabeth, when
" Imeters wcr •rarer, it appeared from a history of the lale
of INl4ht, that the Captain there, baring detected a lawyer
harkitig on We ttri story, bad him seized—bells were:appended
to Ma heels, and ha was encircled with lighted amines,' and
'ID hat mate driteo out of the island.

'' The worthy orator was repeatedly called to order lo the
run of hk 4ieedurse by the member. who were of !be pro-
le/oln of 114. Jew, sad • louder burst of tatighter arose on
ekrh 01 them 'appeals to the regulations of the Court. He
' ronnlrriest yiper many instances of thiti mirth, by imploring
the Coles mot to mike itself a Slur Chamber- of inquisition
at tbe instigation of any lawyers, bat to banal the motion
Out lit Court.
- Aldermen WOOD could not understand into what the
Committee were In inquire, and would ',rata the motion.
Alderman C. SMITH supported the motion.
Mr. inittcomeg sold a few words in support of the
cadre! of Akknann Weidman.

',dermas WiITHHAN said a few words in e7p!anation,
and deseribed the requtst that bad been made to him by the
relatives of Honey to.pro.erute the murderer. He bad ob-
jected to any mune which wuuld fix the reline on any parti-
cular peewit, whets it ought to attach to the first movers
and bistigstors.

Ur. GALLOWAY, oho hid beet present, bore testimony
ItO this conduct on the owl of the setwhy Alderman.

Alderman BROWNE, after a short reply, withdrew the
.
reettiow.

The remaining orders •ere postponed, Slid ihe Court
sdjourned.

The Hamad, Proutitove, from Memel for Ka% was on
awe st IListillus.i us the 25th ult. but rot off after die-
chamisag part of her eilelgo, and proceeded for Rhoachant.

• THE Fe; NEs.—.Yeslerday morning provedutterly.
unproductive of reports either true or lake, end the
trinket was very steady. Consols were 78iile for
money. end -780.truther buyer, for May ac-
count ; Reduced 77d; Navy 1021 i ; Long An-
minnow.; 11-16 tbs Foreign Stocks little doing :
Spanish 600 Danis!l 80 ; Prussian 851; Coitin.
Wan JO per Cent. Bonds 108; New Columbia
6 per•Ceot. 83i.

The Charleston pipers which have arrived to the
15th nit. contain no news. It seemi the American
Government have appointed regular convoys for the
protection of their vessels against pirates in the
Mexican Gulf, and on the coast of Cuba.
By letters from the Hammett, dated the 2cf of
Meech, it appears that that pint has bern esta-
blished as aii.enteepot for merchaudise of every
desctiptiorts with the liberty of export end impart
at the rate of one per cent. The situatiors of, that
port, its superior harbour in ull seasons, end he
tranquillity amid all the lateagitetions, have givta •
a degree of ,importance which it 'ctsiild not have
enjoyed tinder the strict monopoly of Old Spain.
The overage yearly crops of assorted sugar, exclu-
sive of Muscovado, are said to exceed 300,000
boxes, and the quantity of coffee exported is stated
at 18,000,000 pounds.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Ltseoves IDA,
WIDIVIDAY, ATAIL 17.
The LOAD CUANCEL4OII came lot* Court at halt.psot
ten o'clock. .

TUN ATTORNEY-011VMM. V. DTSON.
Mr. HILT 'nosed that it should he referred to the Water,
to isequire aid report whether it would be for the benefit or
the charity estates that a search should be made for coal.
under the 'outface of the land—and, if it should be fouud,
whether shafts ought ant to be opened for working it ?
Mr. HORN; Comm! fot the Defendant, said that nn •
former occasion his Lenined Friend hati made a similar
apphestion to hi■ Lo►dship, which had bee• refused, and it
wm.irrceular to renew it.

• Mr.ilaarr denied that the application alluded In by Me.
Horne was the tame as the prevent ; it was true that it might'
have. formed a part of the satire of intrettute, but he did not
pees fur an order on it; in feet, he had tree it op on that
occasion in consideration that the order would be too large.
It would be is the reeolteetlen of his Lordship, that this W.ll
an laformation filet by the Attorney.Geueul. at the mistiest
of rertal• inhabriants in the neighbourhood of the charity
Inside in the misty of Durban., complaining that the relate
had been let on long Imes, and at low rents • a receiver had
been appointed, and the temente were orSereel to anoint?,
which they hod dune; but it appeared that there was COO Of
moat valuable deacriptioa wailer the surface of the lam:,
'and he (the Learned Counsel) was. convinced that kit Lord-
'alttp would slut prevent a charity from hewing the bent fit of
working it, witen•he ireuld not refti.e it to as individual
posiewsing a similar ploperty. Under those eireuinstenere
he trusted that the Court would grout the reference to the
•
Master.
'Mr. HORNE talk he was convinced the Court would lie
etarefni boes It simile such an order as asked to, by bin Learsed
Friend (Mr. Raft) its the case of n'eholty, particularly in is
case like the iireleut, where the informal°p had been filed
in the year 1814, and had been moved once to be dismissed
for went of proseCution, and a similar motion was then in
I'Veraration, made aeceasary by the same cause. Hid
Learned Friend bad not attempted to account for the diAsy
in bringing the information to a bearing, he had pissed over
the eireumstanco withont deigning to notice it. In (so,
this was the motion of the receiver, who wan a Magistrate
in that Iran of the country, and he wished to have the belies
fit of working the coal mines at the expense oldie charity.
It wialtopossible that the Master should know whether it
Would or would not be fee the benefit of the charity, when
:the interests of the charily bad wet been defined, and would
out until a decree was made. ilecoutended, if the motion
was granted, she information would never be brought to a
hearing, as the receiver, and hitt solicitor, who was also the
salieitur of the relators, would be perfectly coatent to sit
,thisre in the p ion of the mines, and work thein at the
espense of the charity by the order of the Court. It was
. welt known that property of this nature was very preeatiosts
mid might never become profitable, and seldom did so, until
large soma of money had beets intruded, and be was cu.
taiu the Court would not allow the funds of a dimity, the
purposes of which had not been defined, to be appropriated
fur such a speculation. Under those eareumaisoceo, be bad
no
doubt but his Lordship would refuse the applicattou with
costs.
Mr. HART replied.
Tbe LORD CHLINCICLLOR was of opinion that the applies—
lieti DRS not • proper one to be made to the ease of a dui.
• Ay; be therefore refused the motion with costs.

tbw-parie ILOSOMAN, IN TUB 11080 LIAN,
• LUNATIC.

This woe a petition to remove t►e committee ofthe person
of the tomtit% The cireuwitattee• of the case we have &I-
rma/ ,Wwwirted. The further art/tomcats of Counsel were
iswatak.

COTINFOF NINON BENCH, Gvu. au., LONDON,
iVEDRIRIDAY, APRIL 1?.
Scfordi ami LORD CRIII JIIPTICS ands Special Jury.

PREEMAN Alt° ANOTIIIIIR O. THEAtT lIDIA
COMPAIIf.
Mr. IKLIIRTATT staled the particulars et the Plaintiffs'
case. 'this was an action of (tower, to reeuver the value of
forty.tuu cheat/ of indigo from the East India Company,
Who were merely nominal' Defendant, !Acres! Defeo& nl s be-
ing the persons who had purchased the indigo, wader the fol-
lowing eirenrostaneee :—The plaintiffs directed their agents
at Coladle to ship for their account the indigo in question.
as a return cargo fur goods sent from England. The indigo
was accordingly shipped tin hosed the Ci rlacros, which pro-
eeeding afterwards on her voyage In England, met with such
bad weather, when off the Cape of Good Hope, that she be-
estne a Mere wretk, and was incapable of prosecuting her
voyage. The Captain placed himself und, ..the direction of
Mr. Christian, the agree to the owners at the Cepe of Good
Hope. Some of the cargo was damaged awl some tint, and
in the latter predicameut stood the indigo in questioa ; ne-
vertheless, Mr. Christian directed the whole to be sold at
public vale, and It was bought by the persons who were the
real Defendants iu the present action, and by them *hipped
fur England, and lodged in the warehouses of the East In-
dia Company. Of all these transactions the Plaintiffs had
no knowledge. The indigo, which coat the Plaiutiffs be.
lween three said four thousand pounds at Calcutta. was sold
at the Cape of Good Hope for 2,0001, and when sold in Eng-
land it fetched LW/. The question, then fore, for the Jury,
was tbe right of Christian to sell. The Plaintiffs contended
that be had no such right, inasmuch an the goods were not
of a perishable nature, and might have been sent on to
Eagland.
Mr. Stammer? then proceeded to call elegem% who
established the raid as ',prised.
For the defence, the SOLICITOS-GUIRRAL etansined the
Captain of the Cerberur, who stated the dial d condition
of the vessel after the storm. She lay seven miles from the
Shore, and the see continually broke over the open boat, into
which that part of the cargo was pat which was saved, and,
froin the external appearance of the packages, the wits's,
thought the contents must have been damaged. if he had
caused the indigo to have bee', unpneked, be had no means
of repacking it. The salvage on 15,000/. the whole proceeds
of the ship and cargo, amounted tb.3,5001.
The Set.tervolaG EN KRAL, fur the Defendants, contended
that the Captain, under all the circumstances of the case, was
justified in selling the cargo, It was not insinuated that the
Captain had acted bows fide for the benefit of all the parties
concerned. The 'Learned Counsel cited tic upi 'dui" uf Lord
Stowell in the ease of the ship 'Gertrude, that although,
generally speaking, the duties of the Captain were limited to
the safe custody and conveyance of the Kurds with which be
was intruated, yet circumstances might occur under which
the cliararter of agent and supercargo would be cp,t upon
him, and he (the Solleitor.Generall contended, that unle,s
that were the operation of the law in the present ease, the
greatest loss and inconvenienealsould result iu future both
tushippers and underwriters.

Mr. SCARLET! and Mr. GURNEY followed on the same
side.

Thelon's, CADY .It/Mitt said, there was no preposition
of law more clearly established than that a person pouches-
ing tram one w 1.4 had no right to sell, hid no property vest-
ed is him by such sale or poorehaw, with the exception
(whith in this case did out apply) of quids sold fa England
in market overt ; but even theu no tills. would aces Lie to the
purchaser if he knew dist the seller had Lot a good title. In
the present case, the master had no right to sell, and Omagh
he had acted with honest mentions, that could lint I, gslise
the transaction. The case of the Gertrude was thfice.al; a
master mogitt sell fur the porpoie 'of being enabled hi Con-
tinue his voyage, taut bete the voyage was at an rota, and the
goods sold were not of a perialiabte nature. His Lordship
thought tho Plsintitis were elearly'entit lett to recover.
The Jury (Mind a verdict 'fur the lalmulaffsDamagea
TUE ♦SSIGNEES OF JOHN MABERLET V. Tilt