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London, England, 1820-04-13 00:00:00

CAMBRIDGE. Aram 10.

The Rev. llwwaY Gorontsv, B.D. one of the
Senior Fellows of Queen's College, Via 4 yeNterdiy
'levied President of that Society, its the room of
the late Very Rev. Dr. Mauer.
Toe election of Litcovisn Professor is fixed fur
the Ist of flay. The electors are, the tc E-CtiA tr-
tect.ott and the other Dads of Houses.

The remains of Dr. MILDER were an Friday
ateroonn Interred to the vault under Queen's Col-
lee Chapel. encoded by his soiree and nephews,
and his friends Mews. WII.BIIIIIIFORCE.
51116011. and Lots, and also the Fellows and
Uuder-graduates of the Society.

The Doke of Mdwractse will give on elegant en-
tertsi iiiii reit on Saturday next to a large party of
rhstinguralied persoueses, at Isis house in Grosvenor-

icitemtr.

The Earl of I.OIIIIOALE ia expected in town in
few days, from his seat, Cotesmere, Ruilsndshire.
The Eat% of CASSIUS had a select dinner party
yesterday. at his house in Privy-girdens.
The Earl of ARRAN is expected in town on
Monday next, from his seat Arran Lodge, Bognor.
A Deputation from the Church of Scotland, to
present an Address to his MAJESTY, has arrived at
Blakc's Hotel, Jermyn-street, consisting of the
following gentlemen :—Dr. looms. Mr. fiEBIIIY
lxxtas, Dr. NICOL. Dr. AFFAILLAND, and Mr.
Coast:Lt., from Edinburgh.
The tragedy of laei Lear, the chef d'werre of
our immortal bird, is about to be revived, after a
slumber -a some years, at our national theatres.
The rest at Covent.gardeu, we perceive, is very
strong, and much public curiosity seems to he ex-
cited by the anumweement of the performance or
this excellent tragedy for this evening.
The thstioctiou is. the play-hilly, in which some
performers ■re arenowitted in large letters and others
in small letters, has barn long a caw, of jealousy
and Heart-husisings in the Grtell.lloolll. Ire
Jill to ►ee the practice condemned in the following
letter, which is creditable to the unwieldy as well as
the liberal feelings of th• writer

fly D,sr Elliaton-1 am tom, you have aunsoureeml me
fur Doctor Culdsrdt io large Wier'. You meet it, 1 am wil-
ling to allow, ma kindness; but 1 beseech you 10 slim it IN
future adsrrtitemrsits. 1 caret that may little merit 1 may
puss.-14 in my profession shall bare Its fair Amara; but eau.
nut endure that my came 'should be particularised by any
marks ufslistisirtiots is the play bills. The most subordinate
performer should he allowed to urge his claim to public
favour umprejoidieeol, as well as 11w highest. Ido and ever
rill/ regard my Brothers and Sisters of the Profession too
nisch to desire fame or profit by injuring their reputation,
or ousandiom their feclisous. Fur your ow■ sake, fur the
houtour of the Stage, olosonin Irons such tometicea—leave
them to (knacks, Inttlery•puliers, sod blacking•makers.
" Yours, dear Elliston, morertly,
" Apra 8, 1820. " li. DOWTON."

OH Tuesday last the annual Easier Plate was
run for on Barham Down., and afforded con-
siderable •port. Three h0n.... started ; the rare
was well-cowered between 11►. QvltiamProw's
Risbena, and Mr. P.D.weit'sOrse. hut was woo ty
Rsehenu ; the third horse, belonging to a gentleman
of Dover, belted.

Rainer. the celebrated Kentish pedestrian, has
uoitcrtiikrn, for a wager or twenty guineas, to run
half a mile in Iwo minutes—to start from the Star,
at Chatham Hill, nu Monday, the 17th inst.; and
on Wednesday. the 19th inst. to run ten miles
within the hour, ut the same place. Beta on the
half-mile rsce, to a very large amount, are already
depending.
Mr. lit; NT has contradicted the statement of the
Lertle Paper. that he left York without ;laying his
tureen bill. He lived in private lodgings while in
that cry.

The consolidated infantry depot metcheJ from
the barracks in Cannterbury yesterday sod tine
day. on their route to the Isle of Wight. Tho►e
►tenoned at Dover and Chatham, are also under
orders for the saint de,tinatiou.

There was a thin market at Norwich on Saler.
doy. and but little business was done; prices of
rota much the mime as last week. The quantity of
*took for sale was less than nasal, and terms high 1
the wine may be mid respecting sheep.

DINNER TO 4LDERMiN WAITHM'AiC

'CITY OF LONDON TAVERN. ,

Yestrrdiar the friends of Alderman Waithman
met at the above tavern to celebrate the efforts of
lei+ friends to return him ds Representative of the
City of Loodou to the Commons Huuse of Parlia-
ment.

At an early hour the great room of the tavern
was occupied by a 'throng of c piiiiy. FreA
members flowed iti beyond the capacity which the
►nom afforded for their acconimorlat . A con-
siderable number were accommodated with dinner
its another room, slid mingled anatilig the larger as-
aseruhly after the cloth was removed.
At twenty minutes sifter live o'clock, the dinner
being laid, Alderman IVaithutaii eutrrril the room,
amidst the acclimations of the assembly, and took
his seat nil the right of the Chair, hio anise, to-
'ober with Messr.. Calvert. Williams. and Sheriff
Parkin.. being arranged on his right, tend !Vietminh
Byag, 1134rete*, the Ilan. H. G. Bennett. Mr. Hub-
house. Mr. Whitbread. and Mr. IVisiliatt. sitting
to thy kft of the Choir.
Mr. FAVELL was in the Chair.

The first toast af►er the removal of the cloth
sr 411.....

" The King—tray be never forget the prismipita which
mated his family on the Thrver."—With three.
•' The Queen, and the rest of the Royal Family...—Three
Imid cheers.
" The revered memory and patriotic example (Allis Royal
Highness the Doke of lient."—Drank ill solemn silence.

The CHAIRMAN then observed, that the people of
England fully felt the vital importance and neces-
sity fur a speedy lfefo►m of the Commons House of
Parliament ; for his own part, he hail always
been of opinion that it would he found to be
the best preveubitive against tumult and violence,
as well as against desputi,rn and corruption.
The moral justice of the country was not to be *wis-
hed when the greatest men in the country were
trafficking in boroughs with impunity, while S:r
M. Lopez and Mr. Swann were punished for the
same offence. This woulil never oatisfy the people
of England, who could nut rely on the doplitittrirx
Canning, and persuade themselves, as that
great orator seemed to have done, that the inure
corrupt and rotten the representation of the people,
the inure sound was the Constitution.—( Laughter
wed uppluee‘e.j—tle then gave,

" A -sp.. IrAy and effectual Reform of the Commons Mose
of Par !lament."

The CHaizst•N tliea rose, as he said, to the
tunic immediate business of the day. IVhatever
there might be to regret in recruit events, there
could be nothing regretful in meeting so large an
assembly of the most enlightened of the Livery on
such an occasion. From tun to three guineas had
been offered for a ticket, sitter the company had
been seated ; sod if there had been room, 300 or
400 more tickets would have been sold. As often
us lie had met the Livery, he felt some embarrass-
ment in meeting them on this occasion in Slid) DU in-
be's. Doubtless they would have much to excuse
or forget in the conduct of their Chairman ; but
they could never forget the exertions which his
lion. Friend on the right had on all occasiour
made (or the welfare of his country.—(Applawse )
His zeal in defendiug the Constitution and the
liberties of the people on all 04:01$14/11P, was such as
must be engraved on their hearts. The attendance
of the lion. Gentlemen on his left and right, was
of itself proof of his patriotic services. The Livery
of London had for upwards of twenty years sliewii
that they were equally opposed to rashness and vio-
lence rut the one hand, and oppression and corrup-
tion en the other. They had of course incurred
plenty of opposition and obloquy, which hail hero
poured forth lately 115 a more profuse degiee than
ever. They did not atteinpt to resent it—

„, They waged oo wsr with Within' or the Mint.”

It had been arid, that the conclusion of the late
election was a triumph of loyalty over sedition.
This was quite new. Formerly the support of the
king, as it was called, used only to imply the sup-
port of the King's Ministers; now it was extend, d
to the support of the merest tool of those Ali-
Miters. lie would ask, if those extremely loyal
persons had lived in the time of the Stuarts,
would they have been equally loyal to that rule ?
if so, while they were flattening the Monarch
to lila face, they welt secretly undermining his
title to the throne. The worthy Alderman's
(Mr. Waithinatee) name was connected with ull
the struggles on public questi which had oc-
curred within the City for twenty years past. If
the Livery could abstract their attention from what
he had dune formerly, they could not be blind to
his zeal in serving them in the case-of the Clergy
Fire Act, and other occasions. They could not
forget that he had proved himself to be "un ho-
nest man in the worst of times." To hint *key
owed the existence of any thing like public spirit
in the City. Ile had eugeittlerril and fostered it
when he was only supported by three or four votes,
when the City was like a close borough, and when
liberal principles could only be advocated almost at
the risk of a main's life. They might regret the
result of the late contest; but still there had been
ho compromise of principle ; time worthy Alder-
man had nobly wine the laurel., although he did
nut wear them. The only fault seemed to be, that
the Livery, like the Creeks of old, were not suffi-
ciently careful in avoiding the exercise of ingrate.
tulle towards their greatest men. Ile hoped they
would yet wipe away the stain, and place the
Honourable Alderman in that situation where he
could best support the rights mid privileges of the
City, and defend the liberties of his cuuutry.—
Load applamse.)—lle then gave
" Ahlerutaii Waldman, the long-cried Chatni+ion of Li-
berty and Coostitotiooal Reform"—Three nines three.—
(Eolkortartic Chum)

Alderman ‘VAITIIMAN rose amidst the loudest
cheers. After observing on the difficulty of reply-
nag to such a strong tes ony of the respect which
the meeting displayed towards hint, the worthy Al-
derman obserwed, that if he had Mt that the late
defeat had been incurred by any abandoeimetit
on his side of professed principles, or from any
dereliction of duty which had caused him to line
the esteem of his fellow-citizens, he would have
felt uneasowes itt appearing before them. The nu-
merous assemblage cud snootier oh him reception,
independent of the conviction of his own mind, was
enough to matinee him of the contrary. He would
have telt still were grief, if he could have believed
that the Livery had abaira say such neglect of pun.

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ciple or dereliction of chity, ind that the late defeat
was attributable to such a cause. But he felt con.
vinced, that if there should be another poll toe
morrow, and the votes should be given unbiassed
by any influence, instead of being in the minority,
he would possess a majority of I,ODO over shy other
candidate.—(applause.)—lt was not to be conceal-
ed, however, that the City of Loudon, from what.
ever cause it had happened, had sustained injury
id it. character from the result of the late con-
test. He had scrutinised the poll, and lie regret-
ted to Pte. that anionic the friends of Reform and
the Constitution, wli.re unanimity might most
reasonably be expected, there *as none to be diw o.
vered, while an apparent consistency was Ithrwreali!e
iti the measures of the supporters of corruption.
—A• there were six candidates, there were Ito
less than briefer') fifty and sixty les of polling,
in the exercise of whirls it might well be said,
that t, the children of corruption were wiser in
their generation than the children of reform.
( Lougider and applanse.J—Upwards of one thou.
sand sines had hero given to I and Sir William
Curtis ; of course in utter perversion of principle..
This must have been Gum the effeet of influence.
and there was nobody who hail impudence estough
to say, that the ittflotence exercised could have
been from his side, or that it was tint from that of
his opponents. Six hundred electors had voted for
him sisal the Lord Mayor. These votes could not
have been given on principle. He. only adverted to
these circumstances. to remind those around
who were all reformers, that some reform of their
own measures might be useful to their souse,
and thiat in any future contest, whoever they might
select to serve them, ought to be duly supported.
There was in other respects much to be learnt front
the hue election. In the course of his canvassing
he had beets more than ever convinced of the or.
cestity of a Parliamentery Reform. For if the
people of London. who had been the first to com-
plain of corruption, of• excessive taxation, to keep
tilt oppressiou at home and put down
abroad, could not secure therneelves from the effects
of gover 1111 l eta influence, but, turning away from
those who had served them faithfully, elected
others who were known to have betrayed their in-
terests, what greater proof could be adduced of
the necessi►y of Reform'—(Lead
It had been th gist by many. that he had been
too silent usi the queetion of Parliamentary Reform.
lie begged leave to say that he thought otherwise.
For .25 years lie bad •Iway. supported that queation,
and had always conic forward on every occasion
which offered to advocate it ; while in Parliament
he had not given a silent vote upon it when it way
brought forwerd. It was needless fur him to say
more. He thought it was the duty of the consti-
tuents to watch the conduct of their representa-
tives. He had cult his eye over the report of the
speech which lie had uttered in Parliament. It
might be faulty in composition, but there was
nothing in it which he was ashamed of, and
nothing which had not been pronounced in the
hottest and earliest feeling of his mind. He
profeased to have always been a firm friend of
constitutional reform. He expressed his grati-
tude for the honour which had been done him in
drinkirnig his health. His time of life did not
tallow him to look for any improvement in his health
and constituti 1111 l although both Mere in a sound
state. He therefore did not look forward to be
elected by them, though he should feel himself
honoured by being called forward to serve them.
The worthy Alderman finished his impressive and
eloquent speech, and bat down amidst the loudest
cheers, having given as the next toast— „
" The 4,119 imolepeadeoi Liverymen of London, who up.
kohl their principles at the late election."

The CHAIRMAN. after a neat preface, gave—
" Mr. Byua and Mr. S. Whitbread, and the independent
Freeholders of Middlesex."

M r. BYNG and Mr. WHITBREAD returned thanks
in appropriate speeches; as did also the Hon. GREY
BENNETT, when his health was drunk. us the perse-
vering advocate in the cruse of humanity.
The CHAIRMAN delivered the tipnli.gird of Lord
(Moho'', Sir F. Burdeit, and Mr. Brougham.
for their reluctant and unavoidable absence from
the nieeoing.

Mr. Cltorlea Calvert •nd Sir It. Wilson were
given nest, with the Independent Electors of South-
wark.

Nlr. CALVERT returne4l thanks fur Intnislf. and
apologised for the involuntary absence of Sir H.

The CHAIRMAN gave next—
" Mr. Dollhouse, and the glorious example of Wcatmia-
ste.r."—(Eathrisiatlie dusts.)
M►. lionitouse returned thanks, being mauled
with loud arid long-continued cheers, at the com-
mencement and throughout his address. Our limits
preclude us from giving any description of Its
speech. Next was given—
" Mr. Williams, and Purity of Election iu the Borough
of Weymouth."
Mr. WILLIAMS returned thanks. After which
the Chairmion gave—
" Captain Dun Diego Correa, a Spanish Liberal ; Don
Joseph Alvares, Deputy from Cbili ; Dun Miguel de
Arroyo., a Spsuish Liberal; and success to the cause of civil
and religious Liberty in New and Old Spain.'
M. CORILEA returned thanks.

The CHAIRMAN returned thinks, alter 1114 herith
hid been given, with in eulogiviee preface, by Mr.
Bennett, and drunk with acclAusiations by the com-
pany.
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Next were given, received, and drunk with the
uttuno upplatibe--
" The Army.."—" The Navy."
" Trial by Jury, and rosy it be extended without its
abuses thruuKlautit the world."
" Thu honest F.lecturs, who throughout the United
Kievhies have had the virtue to assert their rights suit iu-
driven& nee."
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The Stewards, sod thauks to than fur t►e arrangements
of the day."
The festivity was prolonged after the business of
the day war concluded, and the company sepotated
at a late hour. __ _

Accounts have reached London from Chili of
November 4, stating, that the iquadron Under
Lord COCHRANE had been repulsed a third time li
otf Cullom. In the official account of the transac-
tion forwarded to the Government at isgo, his
Lordship accounts for this fresh defeat, by ha not
having been supplied with a aoffiesent number of
Congreve rockets or seamen. He had,
however, continued the beochade of Can* and the
covet of Peru.

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LAZY I,VII L I.."GANC

COURT OF CHANCERY, Limeours-Itne,
WSDNICIDAY, APRIL 12.

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RIMY, V. PROCTOR.
This was an appeal from die jucigmeot of Sig •
Wm. Grant, the late Master of the HMIs.
.1x woo
a bill tiled for the specific perfo►mat,ce nhy,eol,-
(net, and the only question in the cause was, Islip.
their a prISOSI of the came of Stelsitx, who told at an
suction fur to certain minther. of •crrs of hind, wiits
the timber grossing OD IN iu Nloilmoutlishire,
the agent for the Defrothint for that purpose. 14.4
110 11111 l r decreed that lie V/Jll, and the iirr•t tit appeal
nits lorotulit to reverse that judgment.
The Loan CH ANC C T Lea was occupied Ilie whOle •
of the thy, until three o'clock. in h-arit g the
tertogatitiier tr iti, nod the arguments of Couoiel in
part, at which hour his birilship rosr.

COVttT OP KING'S BENCH. Gunmitat.t.,
WILDNICSDAt, APRIL 12.

Adjourned Siiiinus nfier Hilary Term. before lite
Cu lEr J ITICE and Special Juries.

SMtTH V. ruass.

The Plaintiff is one of the assignees of Mr.
Rhode), (judders, who ranted on the boomers
map and chart Warehouse in Conduit, Issooir
known by the mime of Steel's warehouse. 't,ir
Defendant is a pawnbroker. The present snit was
all ectirin of trove'', to recover copper-plater, moo.,
and cluts, belooging to the emote, and also a emu-
prusatiois for the loss incurred by their detrotiosi,
Mr. (iVIINEY stated the case. Mr. Ste. I toot
carried on the business, and increased it to tin asto-
'tithing degree of success. Mr. Steel died. and
his relict was monied to is Lieutenant ILasais. This
gentleman died also, mid Mr. Gladden. olio had
been taken into the service of Mrs. Steel before the
decease of her second husband, was grioltiall ele-
vated Mtn is confidant. and having bee a pert.
ner, a. Mr. Clirhey lis the Most eatesssase
sense 1.1 the word," was at length married to Mr..
Steel. Mr. Geddert became involved, and Ifs
affairs growing gradually worse, in POD a 4•0111.
mission of bankrupt was issued sonssat hun. 'the
commission was di.putrd, but the creditor.'
succeeded in establishing it. The chief in.:,
tnent used fur that purpose being an egreessirsit
which Mr. Goddart had entered into with 4
Sheriff's Officer to provide him bail at a fixed rate
per cent. on the debts. Other acts of banks uptcy
were proved by Guilder Oa own shopmen, svl
afterwards prosecuted for peijury, end who, crier
ii trial of five hours at the Old Bailey. were must
honourably acquitted. The next ditficul'y wlncii
the creditors had, was to recover the • Items be-
longing to the estate. The stock s.a.' kilos'''. to
have been very valuable, and the net 1111114 .1
profits between three and lour II .and rounds ;
but what with Mrs. Steel's marriage settlement.
and portions allotted to her daughters, there
was scarcely ally tiling left. Great quantities
of valuable goods had also been disposed of lil
monster which plainly proved that it was Goildert'.
intention to move sill to America with es much
the property or the estate us he could grill". A noti•
collet lots was one of valuable ropper.plates of
charts, which were io a tuitional Point of slew of
great importance, being the best which mold
be found upon the face of the earth.
had been conveyed to the Defendant for 314/.
ecarcely the value of the copper. This pro-
perty had been conteyed with some stratsgesit,
so that the search of the commission) Might be
legally eluded. It was taken out of the Snoop!
by one person, and delivered to another outside the
door; from him the goods were handed to a third.
multiplying the agents, so as to trader the
tracing of the proptoty as difficult as putoib;e.
The creditors were anxious to carry on sto vale.
able a business for the benefit of the estate.
'the plates in' the keeping of the Defendant wrie
essentially beeessury for that purpose. The 0.-
signer. were aware of the difficulty of rerover's g
the gond.; and offered the Defesidaut the norm
which lie professed to have advanced ou them, un
his giving them nl,. This the Defelidatit ratoosl
to do, and the assignees lied at Litt sues...tole/I in
tracing the whole them of agents rinisltoed
transferring the goods. A. the velidily ul the com-
mission was to be disputed, lie would first call es i-
dener of the perpetration of an act of bank ruoice
by Mr. Guddert.
George Motto's, clerk to the petitioning creditor,
proved 11ra Goddart's debt to his employer, the
present Plaintiff.
Chaffee Holland, one of the persons whom G.id.
dart bad prosecuted for perjury, proved that (hoi-
den had directed him to put off isopairmg sleds-
tors, in the shop in Curuhill, while he reinalticcl
above stairs.

Charles Cliff had been in the habit of printing
for the honve of Steel for ten yeas.. Mr. Ooddatt
introduced the witness to Mr. Purse, the Defend-
ant, at his shop in London-wall. IVittiess we% pie.
gritted to Defendant as a mats who wt-had to raise
money on some copper.platev, nautical instrument.,
&c. Witnr.s returned to Cortilull with Goditart, who
ordered Holland, his shoprnan,atsd the last
to deliver the plates and other properly to the pre-
sent witness, who requested that die porter might
lie sent with it part of the way. ,V►tnes, roet the
porter, took the goods from bins, and cotiveyesf
them to the premises of the Defendant. 'tVsttt,s.
was engaged 10 conveying the properly, at Marl •
vale, ttu,usg a whole week. (irorge king. pur,er
at (3oddart's warehouse, carried the plate. from the
house in Coruhill, and delivered them to the last
witness in Adstiu•friars. •
The number of plates was proved to have beets
173 chart plates. and 53 hook
Mr. Wit.o, for the defencri now admitted the
right of the as►ignees to the pruswrt) ; but ie
submitted that no special damages could he vets,-
vered on account of their detention, as the Loud
Chancellor hod doled that asa►gurrs had nu right
to continue die business of a bankrupt trade.
The CHIEF JUSTICE said, that such rase could
not apply here, where the trade had•been carried au
at the desire of all the creditors.
Holland being called again. peeved, that the sale
of copies Irma the plates had bren. beture their de-
tention, 00 the average, •qusf to 4,500 tomes w it
year. whereas in the half year sotreetptent to that
period, the sole had been kw Wass 500. 1k was

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