The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-01-26 00:00:00

MANSION-HOLSE.

Yesterday William Chairman was charged before
the Lord Mayor with stealing a chest, bedding, &c.
the property of John Smith, a seaman, who arrived
in a Gravesend boat on Monday night last, and put
his chest ashore at Billingsgate, in the Queen's
Head, public-house he found it had been convey-
ed by the prisoner to the Dark-house, Dark-house-
lane, where he was found with three bundles,
which he had fraudulently obtained from the com-
pany when landing f,-,,m the Gravesend boat.
The persons to whom the bundles belonged at-
tended, and proved
.the prisoner's having ran away.
with the articles found in his possession. He was
known at the Mansion-house, but not being able to
justify his conduct was committed to for trial.
Benjamin Dawes was likewise charged with hav-
ing sold a number of silk handkerchiefs, which it
was suspected had been stolen ; they were produced,
ordered to be advertized, and the prisoner remanded
for further examination.

The adjourned Guildhall Sessions were held on
Monday and yesterday before the Recorder and se-
veral Aldermen, when no trial of any importance
took place.

A meeting of the Commissioners, under the
Commission of Bankruptcy, lately issued against
John King, Esq. of Portland-place, was yesterday
held at Guildhall ; the object of it was to receive the
further proof of debts, and to allow the Bankrupt's
certificate, which had been signed by four-fifths of
his creditors. Mr. Agar, the Barrister, attended on
the part of Mr. King, to oppose the proof of such
debts as were not founded on a legitimate considera-
tion. Very little scope was afforded for the exertion •
of his zeal on behalf of his client, and considering the
reputed extent of the Bankrupt's commercial and
monied concerns, the claimants under the commis,.
sion were comparatively trifling. In fact, the So-
licitor did not attend, and of course the object of .
the meeting could not so fully be entered into as if
he had been present. -Mr. King stated, that an ap-
plication had been made to the Lord Chancellor
upon .the subject of the general conduct of the
Solicitor, and that his Lordship had expressed his
extreme disapprobation of the -proceedings under
the bankruptcy, and his determination to have them
revised. It was to this application the Bankrupt at-
tributed the non-attendance of the Solicitor. The
Commissioners did not think themselves authorized
to allow the Bankrupt's certificate without the at-
teedance of the Solicitor by whom the commission
had been taken out. The subject is therefore post-
poned until a future day.
Monday Professor AL DINr had the honour of
exhibiting his interesting experiments on the effects
of Galvanism, before their Royal Highnesses the
PRINCE of WALES, Dukes of CL ARENCE and CUM-
BERL AND, with several other distinguished charac-
ters, the Professor being assisted in his operations by
Mr. CAR POE, professor of anatomy; Mr. HL TCHINS,
a medical student ; and Mr. CUT H BERTSON, an emi-
nent philosophical instrument-maker. 'The whole of
the experiments were performed with the greatest
accuracy and effect, at which their Bora'. HIGH •
1.4 ESSES and the other noble personages tedified their
entire satisfaction.
At the adjourned Quarter Sessions it Ipswich,
last week, a farmer worth nearly 30001. was indict-
ed for stealing a pair of girl's shoes, and honourably
acquitted. He was then tried for an assault, in
aiming a blow at the hawker, on being charged
the theft ; when the Jury gave one penny damages.
, The 'prosecutor was afterwards committed t, take
I his trial, for perjury.

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