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O't f whatls the dark eypre.l tl.rl ease—.
Belio:d there, the Mauston of Rai.'
She spoke, and half vanislid in air,

For she saw mild Religion appear,
With a smile that would banish despair,
And dry up the penitent tear;
. Doubts and stars from my bosons were driven,
As, piC,4lll: the cross to his brea.t,
I .er nil! to Ileaven,
she allelic, the true Itifar.:4.4l of Rest.

MIS ROrAL •1116 HAESS THE DUKE
OF CLARENCE'S BALL.
On Wednesday evening, His ROYAL HIGHNESS
the Poke of qt.•ite• ce gave a grand ball and sup-
per, at his seat, fleshy Park, which were attended by
above two hundred Nobility, Military and Naval
Officers. The Park was lighted, from •he Lodge
to the entrances and a natty of tot Spelthorne Le-
sion, which are remanded by His ROYAL. Hatt.
NESS. kept guard. There was a new entrance made
to the house, by a descent of s-veral steps,which were
covered with matting; all the passages were °via.
needed with laurel, interspersed with variegated
Limps. The grand hall was converted into a saloon,
where the company assembled. It was decorated
with the finest orange trees, loaded with fruit,
and fesruons of varieaated lamps, the walls en-
acted with the finest paintings, and lighted by three
superb GAcian lamps. The hall room was to the
left. It was lighted by the finest cut glass chande-
liers, and decorated with a collettion of the finest
paintings of paval exploits An Orchestra was
prepared for a magnificent band, which was
condutted by the admirable and universally ad-
mired performers, Messrs. Gue. Between the
deuces, the most favourite martial airs were played
by the band of the 14th Light Dragocins. The
Ball was ccid at nine o'clock, with the favourite
Neary—Atoon, and was followed by
L"ff .310!'ilotner3f, Lear and WAL,Ao, sae Dusty
Meikr, Lao .Catotuse Lee, and (hr she got,. Op•
poste tie Grand Saloon was a card room, and ad-
- joininzit a eimilore,.fitted up in the E.i.tern stile,
in %%LAI there is a window of the finest stained
glass, (representing some of the most favourite
scenes of Shakespeare. It is also decorated with
the most beastrful curiosities of the Eau, and
lighted.by a Chinese lamp, with transparencies of
ravel actions. The CUMOOS were of India muslin,
with deapeties of orange eatimmost tastefullyeiist lay-
ed and festooned At half past two, the suppersrootas
were opened ; four tables were laid, two for this ty-
four, and two for fourteen. All the ornaments were
emblematic of naval exploits; the supper was hot,
and consisted of every delicacy of the season ; with
the most delicious fruits, and choicest wines. Supper
was served on a service of the finest china, a present
frota Her Majesty to His Royal Highness, and said
1.. to hays cuss eleven hundred guineas. It is most
richly gilt, with a medallion on each piece, repro-
. trilling Hope leaning on an anchor, most beau-
tihilly executed. At lent o'clock, dancing re-com-
o elicesi, with the favourite dance of D....t0 of
PegNis.; bray Denglee, and See David Miller
'Mir, followed. At sit o'clock. the company that
could not be accommodated with beds at Bushy
Park, began to disper e, arid every person expresscsi
the highest delight at the magnificent entertainment
they had partaken (4., and the affability and good
nature of their Ito) al Hose.

The adders of 16 guns, Capt. .1. LACE, arrived
on Tuesday 4 Plymouth, from Gibtalrar, with the
pliant filters wounded in the slorioes viaory off
Triva:Aar. They were mostly rec.avered, and in
good spirits
. On 'Tuesday night, the Coftea Nyder, T. M •
Ug New Ifiwk, arrived at Uover, from Hel-
voetsluys, which place she left on Monday, and
landed several passenger. They had not beard in
Holland of the death of Mr. Pivr ; but, it was
!aid in that country, that negotiations were carry-
ing on, tfr,ugh the PRI,SIAN 44. ii Ascsoov, to in-
t:tide Engl ind in 6.e peace, lsr which the Duttb
are very anxious.

CITY BUSINESS.
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A Court of Common Council was held at Culla,
hall yesterday, at which were present the Lori
M• Y oa, several Aldermen, and a great number of
Commoners.
Several Petitions were read, and referred to the
several Committees.
The Court unanimously voted the freedom of the
City, and a Sword, of the value of one hundred
guineas, to Captain HANDY, Lord Nes.SOWN first
captain at the Battle of Trafalgar. (For particu-
lar:, set the front of shr Paper )
The Loso Ma Yon, in a neat speech, delivered
into the Court His Maixs•rv's Warrant, appointing
the situation, with restie,tl to rank, in the Funeral
Procession of the late Lim d N v LAO to.
The Thanks of the Court were voted to the
LORD Ma YOll4. (For partsralart, ate the front of the
Paper )
A Report from the Committee for General Pm-
poses, to whom it was referre I no the 13th of De-
cember last, to examile the allegations cf the De-
puty Common Councilmen, and the Freemon in-
habitant Householders of the Ward of Farringdon
Within, to be made a double Ward, on a similar
footing with the Ward of Farringdon Without, by
which they conceived they would not oniy he fully
and adequately represented in the Court of Com-
mon Council. but also, that a further assisranci•
would be oh:ained in the several Committee 4,
by the introduCtion of an add,tional Member each,
in aid of their prmceeilings, was read, as also seve-
ral extraas of precedents. made from th ancient
records ; and, on an amendment, the Court re-
ferred it back to the said Committee, to prepare
and bring in a bill, constituting t.,e said ssard a
double ward.
Mr. Deputy BlitcN cave notice, that, at the next
Ceirt, ~iould bring t, • ward a motion for ereFt-
i • a M:a.ument, in Guildhall, to the memory of the
I:.;.;ht H0n0ur.....1e WILLIAM Pyre, deceased, late
ncellor of His Mansv s's Exchequer.

M.ID-HOUSE.
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Of the various sutler/it which the public have
d.ti'y unfolded to their Aservstion, perti ips tl re
is nor one of more general interev, or one which
elicits more remarkable praetice, and cnrimits in-

ciient, than the ichnograph nt the private ••• -ei
tacles for insane persons, which Are to he
throughput the c••untry. One of the "Imo ro
able of these establi%hments, it is well k it

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ur.der the conkits& Aid skill of th. ye • ,Th,'

Willis. The advice of if is emiient I."T has

been eagerly sought after, all cab' sot me;-;: 11
derangement. for these twenty years "est ; a
even 'ipulent and dignified fore•eriete. <mating th as
native shores, have resorted to his seat in arkeoln-
shire for relief. .About fitieen years sine.. the,in
flue of patients became so consvierahlete that the
mansion of the Deitior was far from • Ping
cious enough to contain them ; and h.. aiwindingly
err Ft • 1, at some distance from his Isiurie. a very
large huildiug for the especial act .atmndatiers oft e
unfortunate per soot who were consigned to his car,.
Soon, however.. even thi: ruxiliary became insufE-
, Bien. ; and the less refrattory patienri., those whom
calm melancholy held in bond 4,4 e, o. whose met-
lees yielded to th. coter-oi of inolf n.i.e„nsisi often
ludicrous cone/4.... are loclAed in the 'noises of all the
n ityhhouring farmers, and others, for miles around;
gel • comfort and car-, consistent With heir respea-
ve infirmities, can be secured. He ce, the frequent
EetlalT, iceof curious enerniatere,whied. su.Hgers,who
accidentally meet with the pati.mis, ..apertiresce; and
which have stampe.l the harafter of the conignim.
country, and occasioned theextensive fatne,Ciat every
body who come. Item t..e environs of Greatlnrd
has a wildness of k ar.sl repression, and a tell-
eiees peculiarity of conduct !II Certain it is, that
th- cmntry itself, from t! e causes betare mention-
ed, is fertile of incident, smote& mrs ariliilive, and,
calculated to excite cc nips•ouiri; thunghtnot unfre-
quently, !tom the whimsicality and carious phan-
tasy of the afflitted su'ljeCts, the seatiment of p y
can scarcely- te,train the provocation to pleasant
ado ;ration. In the same house will he mound,
a lady, who, from a disappointed attachment,
has tv,t b en heard to speak f r m .1 years ; and
who, with the most wonderful pyrNeverance,
continue in the tame situation for hours ar.d days
together, unless forced from it ; and another, whose
insessapt solicitude will allow nothing to remain an
instant in the same position. Equally add charac
ters, and equally odd contrasts, are numerous ; and
they are, iti several instances, composed of Alluded
members of some of the first !.ansises in Europe.
A List of Passengers on board the Airley Castle
Indiaman, arrived at Si. Helena :
L. 'lament CA!enti and We. Graham, Johnsen, 1/444
GrahAin, Mr. ilin‘ltain, Mira F. Bongharo MwS Bingham,
Major andG.,.,lsworthr„ Metter J. dold,wrottly, Master
NV, Keene, Major Crane; ',Mud Flee.
-Li.utenaut-Cnl" el hloner entsy„C Moro., Lieuteneuts
/lichen, Anrill, Protean, sod Owen, Lieut. and Artriallipt
Chamberlain, and Mr. Maths. Surgerte, be'Aing to ris
M.tjec)'s 7,id Kcyttnent or Ini.tutiy Mr Jolt 11, Mrs. Tay-
lor, Wrier J. Tram, Mager Uorlerweowl, Mater Agnost
end M..ter Robinson; and Ciptain Gossett and Lieuletrae,
anon, from Ho; Shirty'. alp Weymouth.
!Agate:GM •If Tint alltnse.
From Beoral.-4;eoree A. Robuseem, Ete Print. Secretary
to the late M.rquorCornwallul Ca,,t.Cuari* ae.eod, Aol
Camp C. ditto; Mijor•Geiterat Wesley., late t'oramande,-M-
Cloet, at Ceylot.,• Major Mix, Secretary ; CSO. Wentrii,
Aid de-Camp to dam
Front St. Heleea.--Cayt. Mowbray, Aid-de Camp to the
tionArable Frederick Noah, late Governor ut C.eylott.
on Thursday, the Kith current, a meeting of the
Freeholders and Commissioners of Supply of the
county of Perth was held at Perth, the Duke of
ATHoI. in the Chair. Colonel GRAHAM, the county
Member, moved an Address to His NI *Jest re
on the late vi Cory of Trafalgar, expressive of
their attachment to His M .aesir v's person and go-
vernment, and of the readiness of the Gentlemen
of the County to sacrifice their lives and estates in
defence of the hies:nig s they enjoyed. The Earl of
Bacanataas moved an amm,tment, praying His
M AJ EsT Y to cell to his councils all the wisdom and
abilities of the empire, 3S the only means of saving
the country at this crisis This matron eras se-
conded by Brigadier-Gcneral Roe kairsofa, of Lude ;
but, on a division, was lost by a great majority....
The Earl of Ki snout., Sir PATRICK Milne Y, Sir
At.itsawers Itl*Kctizig, Colonel hioa•re Sri ti-
tles, and a number .1 Gentlemen of great weight
were present.

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PRINCE ROY AL OF DENMARK.
CD, tDIAGEN, DEC. 31.
The body of his Royal Pligkness the Hereditary
Prince has lain in state scic.• th.• day before yesterday;
one hour in each day is se: apart for the admission
of the puillic, w'm come in crowds to see it. h•
6-st of the three chambers prepared for • this put
pose is hung with bl :ck cloth ; in each corner there
is an urn of white Plaister of Paris, and in the
n:iddle, a lamp of the same, which throws a feeble
light over the ch imher. From this we are intro-
doced into another cham'ier, also hung in black.
'Me walls are ornamented with green garl inds,
aad in the centre of the room is an elevated couch,
the ascent to which is by two steps, covered with
black velvet, and silver brocade, ornamented with
galoon and fringe of the Wilts metal. On this
conch ti.e body f his Royal Highness lies, its a
white .atin habit, trimmed with gold Hinge. The
face is covered with crape. Above the couch is a
canopy covered with black velvet, lined with white
satin, edged with silver galoon. The couch is sur-
rounded with six silver stands, filled with wax lights.
Near the two staid at t:le head, are cushions
ut scard t velvet, on w`,ich are placed the Orders
with which His Royal lhghness had been invested.
Some Military and Naval Officers are near the
couch, as a guard of honour. The third chamber
• also hung in black, and lighted as the former,
with a limp which throws but little light. T!ie
procession will take place nn the of January.
the entire suite of the Prince, civil al well as mi-
litary, are invited to the funeral ; the garrison of
this city, the sailors, and the different corps of ci•
6:ens, will line the way thr..tigh which it passes.

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The office of Chancellor of the Exchequer, it
never, as has heen erroneously stated in some of the
papers, put into commission. Those of Lords
High 'I r• asurer, and Admiral, constantly are.
Wl.at Sr• called the Seals of the Exchequer, are the
official sym rols of the nominal Chief of the Liw
Court of kschcquer, and are occasionally giv,n,
pre tempter, to any of the Law Lords, as in the re-
m: instance of Lord Et tee ea KOLGH. The Chan-
cellor or the Excle•corr, as t. hief of the Law
••• is Laver resorted to, AS the situation is al-
, , perm* iently filled by unprefes,ional men ;
kit/sec.( business is the real and important
the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Jury.
11:s he ;las as Under Treasurer, which il--
anat.:on was always specified in Mr. Per r's pa•
tei.ts. it has sometimes been held by a tugger
iireag, but lever put into commis ion
Buell upon the presumpti n tat Lord flawecs.
at uv must es emu:illy retire from Administration,
4i.. acceptance of the lucrative situation of the
Ci.:que Ports canoot be fairly considered censurable.
Up .n h s I.nrifsh4.'s ailiajointroent to the . ffice of
secre.ary of state in Mr. ADDINGTON'S Adminis-
natio, . e :vanquished that I Master of thu Mint,
an (Ace, as profitable, and equally a sinecure, as
that rece'aly conferred nisi.: him. An adverse
party coming Imo power might not be over solicit.
ems to .iakt him AO adequate reninnerativa
.for his
past set vices.
As:mind. arrived at Portsmonth, trai
.Wednesday, t 9 fike 'kis Ainwage to the . Chailost
Fleet. •
• The Ganger arrived tragnr Roads, is
rainy with the Dervet4l-e, and under c-onvoy of tisn'
Dasher sloop of war, the 14. h of September, anti'
was to sail for Prince of lVales's Island, as soon as
the winds and tides would admit of her moving
with safety.
Arrived at Glasgow, on Friday, from Lisbon, in
24 day's, the new schooner Indatry, Captain Sete-
. sea, of 150 tons burden, with a cargo of oranges,
figs, almonds, &c. This vessel belongs to JAMES
Dual or, Egg id
.Montreal ; she was lately built
at Quebec, and is the first ve.sel that ever crbssed
the Attan'ic to the Broomielaw.
'Ch, Judfis met, on Tuesday, is the Treasury
ambers of the King's Bench, and chose their
Ci-ceits, as under :
N•. mi Flteubornugh and Mr. 'aide.- Grist..
ftieggisu—turd' Chief .1 ober Mana.firld and Mr. Rams
Graha u.
Huai Chief Bunn Nfardo,a'A NIA Mr Juttiee Heath.
W I ST —Mr. Na.. • Tho.n-uu and Mr. Justice he
Norntre.—.Mr..Per.ttee Komee Aid Sir. Justoe, Chambr,.
Oarue te...141 Jubtbec Laurence alit Mr. IterbilSuttou.
0,. Wednesday se'nnight. a beggar woman, ap-
parently in liquor. being observed by Mr. I.rst.ir,
Baker, using a child very iil in the street of North
Shields, ha humanely took it from her, and com-
mitted it to the care of another women, till the nest
morning, when the pie:end:if mother came and
demanded it. On the woman offering w rue up
the. child, it screamed aloud, to be kept from that
bad woman, who was not her mother. This, of
course, caused -a minute inquiry, when the child
gave the following account :-- rhea her name was
SA LL• GA atoms*, and that she belonged to Liver-
pool; that her father was a sailor' that her mother
died one morning, and at night she was sent out to
buy a pound of candles, when she was met by that
woman, and simian without an arm, who took the,
money from bet. aril carried her out of the towu,
when they stripped off her good clothes, and 'rut
old rags on her; and that they had beaten her craftily
every day since. During ti: Is examination, the
wretch made her escape across the water, whsre.be
was pursued and taken, and seat off to "h.lurhani
Correni,n-house. Her name is .I.!•Deealel4 and she
travelled with a vagabond of the name ofj Sf•Grilee,
who was seen in South Shields, but made hit
escape. The girl appears to bu betwe.M eight and
nine years of age, and is a very pretty child. She is
in the South Shields Poor-house, till information of .
her friends is obtained.
Saturday se'nnight, a very shocking occurrence
took place at a public-Muse along-shore, below Li-
veri.nol : Several men, part nt the crew of the
ship Neptune, which had run en shore a litile below
the Fort, had been employed in getting her off.—
They had left the vessel, ;Ji gone ;me the public-
house for tefreshmeat„ when a person Came to re-
quest their immediate attendance at the ship ; and •
not being able to prevail on them to leave the house
instantly, he had recourse to the dreadful stratagem
of scalina the roof of the house, and dropping a
cartridge of gun-powder down the chimney ; in col--
sequence of which one man was killed on d-.e spot.
anc.ther had his arm so lacerated as to make ampu-
tation at the shoill•ler necessary, and several °then
were severely hurt; the house was shock to it.
I foundation, and the aloof s shattered to piece is

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LAW IN TELLTGENCS.
COURT OF KLV.'S NENCH.
Yesterday being ch.- Aimiversa,y of tbe
dom of King Charles t..e First, Mr. Justice :. OW.
a cent sat at ten o'clock, s, irm some bail jw.tigetit
mid A few motions of conrso were disposed of. The
Court then adjourned to this day.
COMMON PLEAS, JAN. 30.

The Court met this day. at eleven o'clock ; hut
did not sit for or than hal,. an hour. The only
business done. W 2 taking the instioca ion of bail.
Monday next was 6x.vd for going. into t•ie raotnnts
for new trials; which were heard by lord Chief
Justice Maus►tcl n. His Lord-hin. who has been
fnr come time indisposed, vxpeds to bc able to corns
to Court on that d.iy
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I.DIIIBIRGH. Jaw. 27.

COURT OF SESSION.
The following decision is of consid-rable ietp-itt • 1
ante to manufaaurets, and the public in ge-cie •-•
A stocking frame, the property of Sp. irs. Broads,
and Co. Glasgow, rented syl Robert Stevensoa,
on.• of their journeymen, st as. arcii‘ted by Robert
Crais, at Patrick, for payment of Stevenson'a house.,
t tint. A process was rai,ed before the Sheri,
Court, by the pfooriemrs of the frame, to reduce 1
the ifeque, rt.tratt at. fter hearing the pAi t; is, the'',
:sit: ;if!. pissed An la t,rIOCLILOr. sostaiging toe I tod-i'•
lord's i•,;ht of hypothec, as well as over effete rhd
prnperty of the tem.'s:. A.,-ritlnst the sentinc-, art,
appeal WAS carried before tire Circuit Conn at
Glasgoini. Mr. BovtA and Mr. GOI Att Id,
car-s, were heard at considerable iengt.. for the
Appellants, and Mr. La ed. Advocate Nor the Re-
svOil..nr. Lord Cotten afterwarN• &Reeved j:
opinion a: great length, and mentioned a number 4
rimilar tatt-es, which ha I been before the Court of
Sesnon, and the opinion of that Court sir early ura
the year 1724, and particularly (a Cafe exeraly-sii,
milar) Johniann and Co. e. Hamilton, with their
opinion therein.
Although his Lordship was decidedly of opinion
that the landlord's right of hypothec extended only
to clefts the prn2erty of the tena it, yet, to give
more weight to the decision, his Lordship Aral
pleased to take the process with him Jo Edinburgh.
off ari,n,Jonl, and, as he since Li-cured from the
Bench. found the rest of the dodges to be anew'?
mousiy of his own opinion. The fallowing is as
abstraet of Lord Cuilen's interlocutor "In revelft
it is not denied that the frame in question is the pet b
petty of Spier., Brown, and Co. and only seat by
them to Robert Stevenson, for the purpose of making
stockings for them, finds that the red frame, al-
though found in Stevenson's house, could not be ate
filched for the rent due to the 13 Asurti, and, theretures
reverses the sentence of 41! Sherd Depu:e of •11W
narkhire, and ordains the Defender so deliver 41
'the frame-to the Petitioners. and fiods,there entitled
to Sii. t:s. of repent:se, and I us. erd,for the cure&
of the slecreei" s • •
• ocrtyle eemee./ OW.
fe Es„„ ck. is f oltkonak the maw
Ike drawer 1w left 614,4. •
Among the papers of Wil.•:0211 Marshall. late as-
sistant cashier to the Dundee Banking 'Company,
ther_ was found a hid id these terms 4114;1. /Amp.
'dee, SKIM Jon. 1302. Three months alihn dater pc, •
to me, or me'•ruler, four hundred and tweacy•tive
pounds sterimg, at the town clerk's office here,
being for value delivered you.
w.
E.4t3,
4. 7' IF N. Men pa i In
r,ventry at CO •
" Thesert, Grer.root. 15
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The name of the drawer was not affixeil fo the
bill, but it was blank indorsed by Marshall. who, by
means of the situation he occupied to the bank, bed
b;sen in the use of accommodating persons with
money upon bills, promissory Stites, and ocher leen-
titles.
Before this b;11 because due, the affairs of Mir-
shall went into disorder, and he left Serrlanti His
estate was sequestrated, and John Ogilvie. Winter
in Dundee. was appointed trustee, on the bankrupt
subject. In that character, he brought an *Mon be-
fore the Magistrates of Dundece, at einst Mom then •
resident there, f er payment t;,`t the-hill; sod also '
sense adeliiii:nal a Ivanees, which. it ePpearned from
the Vining on the bill, had been made to bin by the
bankrupt.
The MA ClitTP ATts d •cidei for payment.—
Upon this, M,".S presented a bill et adve.eutieen, and
pleaded : " By the AR lei9ti. t. 24111seristen d;
cumenn and sthi,!:ations are null. which ass drawl.
bl:•.r,k in tie name of the creditor." The bill bound-
, npon, in the present case, cannot, therefore.
afford a ground of aftion, as there is neither the
drawer's ;abaci iption, nor the creditor's name,
mentioned in the body of the writing, seed which
consequently is blank in the name of the person
in whose favour it is granted." Although the Mt
of Parliament mikes an exception of the indonation
of bills, there is no exception with tes:efil to t
bill itself, which anuri•dly falls under the statute.
This radical defeft is net remedied by indorsation. •I
because, if the bill itself be null and void. %: e in-
donation can convey nothing. Neither can the
indorsdi sn afford proof of the person to whom
value was paid ; for indorsations are often used
merely for the purpose of giving currency to bills
exchan7e.
Bills ate sustained as probative writs, entirely
from favour to cominerce, and is obedience to mer- ,
candle law; o herwise they are void, by the Mt of
16i1, as wanting the names of the writer and wit-
nesses. But to entitle a bill thits extiaordinary
privileges, ;t must Se a proper mercantile document.
executed is the tot m usually prafttsed among mer-
chants. and for the purposes for which bills of ex-
change are generally employed. This pretenuel
bid, however, is not executed according to the cos-
tom-of merchants, being defettive of en essential
requisite, and is evidently not a mercantile oyes. ;
ment ;to that, by the act of 1(41, it is null ant end. •
Asesaored . That aft 1 fig& e. 25. applir n to g
bills of exchange, but only to bonds, a.sigra ions.
and such deeds as require attestation by witnesses.
The indor.ation of bills. accordingly, 's intro 'sped,.
u.t es an en tption, but as a deciasatory apt '

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ti.-n. It is Vet? iiht. 4a-mg early pro see, when
the nature of bale was otitkuthr•r:•ughly underst•
a tlifferesst constritiliou WU eiven in the statute,
Bat, for these malty years, the decisions, agreeably
to the greet facilities afforded Id reercank• transac-
tides, bare cor.fined the eeaßments of the Statute to
ertiriags" etecoted according to the dire lion of the
law of 1681.
With' reaped it• the argument founded on the
AEI of test, it•Volthe remembered that, et an early
period, moo jealousy elsi eaten:used. Ity the
Judge.. both in Eng!and and 'ictstland, with re.
yard u• the ettrarodinary privileges of bills et
ex-ft.inze. mai vari•nis difficultie. occurred, which
were all in process of trme removed The bill,
in the pressen case, although left blank in the
name of the efraovr, is possessed of all the tsar's.
tial requisites to constitute a debt. The accept-
arce imports the receipt of the money for ohieh
it was granted; and also an obligation to par it.
Wherever, therefore, a person accepts a bit! ehich
is blank in the !arise of the dra..s ern he becomes
bound to pay the person who can shrw he hasra
right to the deist. It is of no conseqnerice whether
it has the drawer's name upon it, provided it can
be clearly she ern in whom the right of exastling pay-
ment exists.
The bill of advocation was passed, and the Lord
Ordinary assoilaied the Defender.
But the Court. upon advising a Petition, with
sinserees, altered the interlocutor of his Lordship,
and repelled the defence founded on the plea
that the bill is not probative ; find the defender
-liable in the espences hitherto incurred ; remit to
the Lord Ordinary to ascertain the same, and to
bear parties farther on the other points of the
emsee."
fososel for the Furrier, Mr. R. Ca A fel r ; Agent.
Al,ex• Dver.;•st, W S. For the Defendant, Mr.
H. Emma'; Agent, Jo. WGLAsitait.
On Friday a very important question, in which
the public. especially the !mover classes, are much
interested, was decided in the Court. In the month
of inns, 1804. the Magistrates of (lasgow, in
cr-sequence of information which they had re-
ceived, that nsaay of the bakers in town were
tell.ng bread deficient in weight, made a general
search through rise shops of the different bakers
in the city, and weighed their bread. Upon exa.
ruination el was found. that the large bread, viz.
the quartern and hail gm:anvil f %ores, was, in
general, pretty cotrea as to weight ; bur, in
many taxes, the penny and twopenny leaves
were shamefully deficient. This latter bread the
Magistrates coisfiscated, and sent to the Town's
Hospital. A number of bakers, whose bread was
erotfieeated. conceiving ahem elves aggrieved b)
this procedure. raised aftions against the Magi-
berates. before the Court of Session, concluding tor
the valet If the light breed which had been confis-
Aped and for high damages. The bakers, io their
i
pleadngs, argued, that wises no anise was set,
although they were obliged to make their large
brain( a main weight,yet that thy were entitled to
make their penny and two peony loaves at any weight
they chosen proper. One of the cases. viz. the one
at **item, of Hassilues Millar, baker, le Glas-
gow, was decided as before meatineed, on Fri.
day, whoa tbeCoort was unanimously of emotion
that the whole of the procedure adopted by the
Magistrates was extremely proper, and folly war-
ranted by law ; that the bakers were bound to
make their penny and twopenny loaves of a car-
• rosontsding se.!glst to the large loaves; and, that
the Magistrates had a right, and indeed it was
their door, to confiscate all bread which they conld
fi rot, Tint baked in these proportions.
There were thirteen of . the Judges present. The
Magistretes were found entitled to their eapences.
memesne•
A few morninas shwa, as some labourers were
crossiog the fields near Peckham, in Surrey, they
observed the body of a man, lying with the face to-
wards the earth. Part of the head was eaten, as it
was 'apposed. by vermin. He appeared to be be-
tween 90 and 40 years of age, and it is probable,
that rte had been dead, and had lain there for several
weeks. In his pockets were found a silver watch,
oar guinea, and a half, besides four shillings in
silver, but no papers. Ti.. body was taken to the
bone.hoese to ins owned.
besides amend robberies which have lately been
ermunksed. in the noighbourbood of Thames street,
in cossequesco of the absence of the watchmen front
their stands, the foilowi*A; circumstance occurred
em Sunday night. just helot," nine o'clock :—A Gen-
erates and Lady passing over the lead wharf, be-
}orgies; iv W•i. Lee, MALTA`'. and Co. Upper
• l'heaseoetreet, observed the watch-1/44 to be on fire.
Ott calliser • watch,' mate appeared. up.%o which they
tang severe) times the house and eriur.:eg.house
bells, but without eft& The boa being now tilled
with Gamow from some matting, straw, &c. w.%ich

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'rem in ir, a sing. which was I;it in possessing di
m the xlassince of his master, began to howl mot
hideously. At this instant 'mullet. Centleman came
up. who itarraedNetely broke open the hoe, and ex-
tricated the animal. On attempting to extinguish
• the Grain the box, a loaded blunderbuss was disco-
vered in the moist of the times, which the Gentle-
man, who had come up. immediately snatched nut,
and•diieltarrd no, r the river. The watchman
was, Isn.wever, toe deeply engaged oyes his pipe and
his pm, at a neighbouting public-house, to be di•--
• Curbed. either by the tenor: ot a bhandei buss, sr the
nit. at firs, anti setuatly did not attend at the agar ,
00. till the Limn were eztingnished, and near 100 mho
?vistas had arrived.
On irr••lit last at half past twelve, Sir Edweinif
PAleur, Katt. enlarged a doe at the windmill c f
Drosnstailon, i the county ot Louth, anti in twee -
ty n1;17{11011 the hounds were la.d on. She took a
w-oxirn dirklinn for about fnur moire, then turtle d
elf in a snuthern direetion v•tvards Tollyeskar I n
blannircnre, and tor k soil near the town ot Dreg! -
oda—rroxsed rile river Boyne in a very deep we
oil Fa p;d ; art—named through the Demesne of Ball' s-
allen and there crossed • grove,''nfrolmo .
ahoy ; thence on to Clatistown
,at.tdhe was r cat
LenAth ',ken at the back of Lord Gorraansanwi 's
denikalielleargerfautanuc run of 17 miles, througil a
clty, which was performed in
wet. The Lunt was nun e.
'./titentled. Sir Edward a id
Gentlemen rode in spue .s-
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