The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-12-30 00:00:00

EDINBURGH, Dip. 26.

A meeting of the Faculty of Advocates hae:n-,
been called, to consider the Bill lately introdoced
in the House of Lords, by Lord Eldon, touching
the Administration of ustice in Scotland, the pro.
ceedings of which were inserted in our last Paper,
we are desired to state, that the following letter was
sent by the Hon. Henry Erskine, with the spprona-
tion of a very great number of respieable Members
of the Faculty, to the Lord Advocate, giving his
and their reasons for not attending the meeting :

MY LORD, rtinee's:strest, Dee. 21, 1207.
As I do not mean to attend the Meeting of the Faculty,
Willett ties been called for Wednesday next, to take into con-
sidileation the new Bill, lately brought into the House of
Leeds, for regulating the Administration of Jamie' ia Scot-
land, and as many of thw Gentlemen who approve/ of Lord
„Grin,.lie's Bill are also to be abient, 1 think it proper to in-
• arra your Lutdihip of our re:two for taking De part in the
After the phi of reform brought Into r arliansent by Lord
eireaville had been almost a year lintria'fhipublic, and alter
its detailed provisions had been maturely vhasstlered by the
Members of our S dy, they assembled fora MI outdoes of
Scotland, at the end of last winter session, for the pow* of
Rising thpir opinions upon the subject. Several des, Were
wholly employed in shamming the measure, by the must lull
end respectable Meetings of the Faculty thst ever were held;
end the mutt was, that in most of sts material provisions, Lord
erenvitles Bill wes approved of.
The Bill which has been lately introducut, is totally different,
and its provioniis are knurled opal principles directly oppo-
site to, and utterly incoosisteat nub, those of Lord Gren-
ville% Bill. 8en,04, I have fent • number of resolutions,
drawn up and circulated by some of the Metnbers, adverse to
the principles of both Bills: these, we onderstand, are in•
tended to be moved In the cram.: of the dellbeeetrous on the
sew ; and it hie been openly avowed, that thorn isciples,
of which the Faculty have already typo:iv-4,er* to be reviewed
soul recosu.dered, in order to prevail upon them to express
opinions coutrary to shove ronnples. Rich being the de-
clared object of the proposed Meeting, a renewed debate on
ettiestsuca aliesdy tu deliberately would be unavoid-
able. 1 .tenor, therefore, admit the propriety of holding such
*Meeting, andtt,ink it it to avert a (wale., .11111M1.14111.
I have the honour to be, my Lord,
Ylltu Lordship% most oberli,ot humble
IlE:ditl LKSAINE.
Tim Lord Advocate M Scotland.

The streets having been much infested at night,
of late, by a set of riotous and disorderly young
men, to the great annoyance of the peaceable inha-
bitants, whom they frequently insulted and mal-
treated, by knocking down, and otherwise abusing
them—the Magistrates, with a view of putting
stop to scenes at once so disgraceful and alarming,
requested that a party of the High Constables
should patrols the streets occ tsionally in the even-
ing; this has accordingly been done, and in course
of which, several persons were apprehended and
lodged in the city guard-house ; one of whom,
having been convieted before the sitting Magistrate,
M wantonly knocking down a gentleman in the High
street, was hued ; and, but for the iespeetability and
anxiety of the parent, who interlard to prevent all
exposure of his son's disgraceful condea, his name
would have been published. It is expeCted that
this will produce the *flea of apprising these young
MO of their very improper condat, and warn
them of their danger; the hlagotrates being deter-
mined henceforth to inflia the most exemplary
psnishrrents, and publish the names of every one
who mar be defeated offending
ifichrierd Bess and Isite PAsHips, accused of
'Sealing dead bodies from the burial places in this
city, have received an indiameat to stand trial be-
fore the High Conn of Justiciary for that offences

Doxalel ;t:lar Calais, paid. Moe Pherson, and
Yaws Grattan, soldiers in the Artylshire Militia,
and prisoners in the Tolbeoth, 'at Aberdeen, are
served with an indiarnent, to stand trial before the
;Ugh Court of Justiciary, on the frith of January
nest, for the rr.nrder of Job.) Simpson, a negro, wad
Lite drummer is the 39th Itesitnect of Foot, at
Aberdeen.

In tiaddington market, yesterday, wheat, pets*,
end lowans, were about te: re bell ebeepts barfly
vend oats Is. dearer.