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London, England, 1818-11-20 00:00:00

ALDERMAN coonBEIIERE.

About live o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. Al-
derman Goodbehere returned to hi+ house, Choi;'
Terrace, Lambeth, in apparent good h ..1•114.1, 10 1.11•0•.
as.lie was going out to diiiner. Soon after lie went ni
stairs, the 'servant heard • violent noise as if some-
thing heavy bad fallen ; she iminediairly r,n eij,
and found her master on the floor guile dead. I
is supposed he died in an apoplectic fit. It MAY ex-
pected that an Inquest would have been held uu the
body last morning, but on application at the !inits
of the Coroner, it was found that he had gone on
duty to Kingston. Alderman Gooillrelwre h .41 bee.
for nearly thirty years a distingoishrd Member I
the Corporation of London, and represented tl..
Ward of Cheap. He acquired a consider:o,le foi.
tune by miremitted industry and wryest-ranee it
business. and was justly esteemed foe iittvgrAy
punctuality in all his dealing+. :11r. Goodbeher•
has left a widow and a son, his only child, about 11.
years of age, who is a Member of the University 0:
Cambridge.
The death of this Worthy and much-ester me.
Character was as remarkable its it WISP premature.—
He had already began to make some I.t• le prep.-
ration for entering into the (lit:allied eitoatiou n.
Chief Magistrate, to which other he would Iniv
been called next year, in the order of rotatioii t tie
pipes of wine were, yesterday morning. dent till,
the cellars of the Matisiondinuse, in his ;
the worthy Alderman load purchased the st..cl
which remanwd unused there during the 1.0.
Mayoralty. Short loathe intertal hiss been since i..•
demise, a most octiie canvass has tornmencol !.
the possession of the vacant civic gown. The.,
are no less, we understand, than sect, eiindular •
among whom we notice the name* of Sirs T. R.
G. Alderson, F. Di-gunge', and R. Kirb, Eqj
(late Sheriffs), and Messrs. Rothwell,
and another. I'. Wilson. E-q. the dew City Men..
her, has been waited upon by some moot respeci.,bl.
Citizens, Who invited him to beedme a Candidate.

tpai is n bMial rregblilo—n yes of Htintly, Lard Ret.%.
aid Colonel aid Mn. M'Dosaell, of Glengarry, fruni Lon-
don, on their return to the Highlands.

gparturre—..
Duke ind Durban of Argyll, Lady Augusta Paget,
and the km Mr. and Mrs. Gilpin and family.

The Earl and Countess of LortsusLF: left Low.
ther Castle. on Thursday morning, fur Cotiesmete.
Rutlandshire;

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The new forthcoming Tragedy at fl —rurv-lan.
Theatre, is from the pen of Mr. HOWARD PAYNE,
the American Roscius.
The celebrated tragedian TALMA has retire,'
from the Theatre Fran9aise. The Theatre exclaim,
against this act sa a violation of his engagements ;
but Taiw* couleur& that no engagement is iu
existence. In case of further dispute, it is not
known whether the matter will be referred to the
Courts of Law, or to the administrative authority.
A Carious uad Exttoordinary Circumetance :
In the veer 1787, it was decided at Grenoble, that
a child, born of the wife of M. Ds BEAunowc, in
the course of four years, during which he had been
absent from her, was legitimate, and that she had
conceived by thinking on her hatband! The df-
cision wee founded on the examination of several
midwives, who all agreed that such bad frequent!!
beta the case !

Private letters from Paris, received yesterday.
state, that a Meeting of the principal Bankers and
Merchants had again taken place; they had agreed'
to withdraw from the Batik their own acceptances t 0
a considerable amount, thirty millions of from a.—
The merchants thus cashing their own bills wont,:
give great relief, and the Bank would, in conse-
quence. be enabled to extend their discounts.
The following article is from the Washingtor.
City Gazette:-.." Washington, October 12,-1
any reliance may be placed on late account,'
Europe, our negociations on commercial regula-
tions in that quarter present a discouraging wiper' :
it is reported that Mr. GALLATIN has already fail.
ed with the Courts of both France tool Holland,
in making a Commercial Treaty with them ; ono
it appears that, under these discouraging circuin•
stances, he has just arrived in London, on a siml-
- errand to the Court of St. St. James's. N.
one in the least acquainted with the political repu-
tation of Mr. GALLATIN, will attribute any afar.
of this failure to any want of diplomatic skill to.
his part ; it more likely grows out of the tortilla
rity of his instructions from his own Government,
or the present conceit of the Holy Alliance, no
their ability to abridge the commercial pri.perity
of America, thinking this the moat favourable op•
portuuity for accomplishing it. If our Ctibitiet
understands its true interests, in the advantsg.
offered our commerce with the Republics of Swill.:
America, it will no longer permit its Ministers to In
knocking at the door of an European Sovereign to
seek a Commercial Treaty, cud be dismissed milt
handed. This, if any thing can, will convince ti•
of the necessity of adoptitig a policy purely Aun
rim'. anti may prove a valuable lesson to us."
The following case was lately decided by ti'
Justices of Reid.' e :—A carpenter, in Paio,y,
hewing contracted to tioish a house, it short way 001
0f town, in place of taking the timber on c 1,1
found it more convenient, in cooaidriut of tli.
intervening toll-bar, to convey it on a portet's bar-
row. The toll-man insisted on ;oat meld
of lit, iu~l-
dues, and, on being refused, detained the ',drips,.
It was urged for the toll.man, that the vehicle
question was a two-wheeled carriage, sod witfot
the meaning of the statute; on the other hand
was stated, b- half of the car; cuter, that toll-dioy
was leviable on a carriage drawn by a horse. 001
mule, or other beast, woad u* he as S.l•l'ller a hone.
ars, nor mule, if toll was exigible from him, lie nito,
be consider,d a beast. The Justices decidi
the toll-man.

TILE ARCTIC SXPEDITION.

Teo. Jane, Captain 'Voting, of Montrose. sailed
~„,.,,,,,,y with the Isabelle sod Alexander, from
l ...wick.
roil learnt from Captain Rosa the ful-
interrotilitt isurtorolaro After the last
•••eiiser from 11w expedition. up to the 45th Jule,
~„i they had reached lat. 75. 41. and long. 60.
:0. the weather cleared, and the variation of the
...mow increased so fast, that it became difficult
find nut cutely how 11w ship was 'terrine.—
•;•,,r pr wish the exception or some ice-bergs,
It. lug ellillisletely clear or iitlwr ice, they reached
761• when they were unexpectedly opposed
their northern progress, by tern, firma. Here
met with a new race of Esquirnaux, whin,
1, i.v 'heir indonnlimeid. appeared newer I. have seem
thip before. At first they were much afrAil,
..,,d suede signs for the vessel to fly away, thinking
•t,.1 were loge birds of prey that had ileecended
11.4.1 the moon to destroy them. A few of the
„mires, however. were aeon enticed on board, when
11,1 impaired their awe and wonder by hugging
the mos% and other extravagant manifestations of
ininloration. as if to superior beings: at other
times on attentively surveying the ships, they
laughed immoderately. They were entirely unlit.
telinphle to the Esquimau* whom Captein Hors
tnok out with him, although they seem to he of the
sameengia their physiognomy being similar, but of
rathii a defier complexion--in their general appear-
ance; liigusge, and manners. approaching nearer to
the amines of Kenaptechatka or the north-maim'
extremity of Aria. Their mode of travelling is on
sledges, drawn by dogs, and some of them were sent
this way, going northward. They were in posses-
.ien of knives, which. it is conjectured. they must
bow formed from the iron in its natural state, and
which may, perhaps, at some future period become
an object of commerce with the natives of these
hitherto unknown regions. The weapons they used
for killing the smaller species of whales were the
horn. of the sea onicorn. Here, Own, at the ter-
mination of this Mimeo* bey, which. till now, has
been supposed to communicate with the Polar Ba-
ilin, an entire new race of human beings has been
discovered ; and the idea ,of *aching the Pole, or
of penetrating into the North Pac,fic Ocean by
Behring's Straits, through this supposed passage,
is for ever at rest. The habelki sad Akilneder
traversed the whole bay, having sailed up the
-eastern, and returned by the western shore—thus
proving that the whole of that vast and unknown
country, from Cape Farewell to the Cape Walling-
ham of Devi., is attached to the continent of Ame-
rica. After all, the traditionary story, banded
down among the Southern Esquimau:, that there
it a rapid and narrow river.to the northward, which
may communicate with the Polar Basest, is perhaps
(evaded on reality. Our navigators, in their pro.
grubs round this dreary bay, saw numerous whales ;
and doe advantage will no doubt be taken of this
valuable discovery by the fishers next season."
SITIACT or A LITTIIIR PROM AK OFFICit OW

BOARD Till ALZIABORR, DATID LERWICK,
Ru-
TRIIRRn 3, 1618.
" I urn happy to ihform you. tkat we arrived here
a Friday, the 30th ult, from the Straits, after
passage of three weeks; the` Isabella arrived the
ease day with us ; we had been parted in a• gide or
wind. off Cape Farewell, on the 9th of October, '
sad both got in here needy at the sante time; we
were in about two hours before tier. We got itp to
else bead of Boibit's Bay on the g.Oth of August; and
found it nothing hut a bay. end that we were nbt
furthernorth at that lime than 76.43. lat. and longs
74. W. and found hind all round, and quite narrow
from laud to land ; and on the 21st of August we
barn to corn. to the southward, and along the west
land, which all the way down we found quite clear
el ice. We round many large inlet', which we were
in with the ships, bat always found land all round,
at the heir! of ihetiy. One of these sounds that we
entered was in 74. of *, lat. and we were up till
our longitude was aboie 80. Vir. and we found up
at the heed of the bey the Variation as high as 110.
which is 'bout 10 points or the compasv."

The additional Anthem. which *se ei;piessly
composed foe the solemn occasion of the funeral of
Queen CAIROLINE, and set to music by the cele-
hmted HANDEL. will' OS follows :

Lan. eh i. tier. 4 —" The ways of Zion do mom sad she
is in bitterness: All her people sigh, and hug down their
loads tu the vowed."
Nom eb. i. v. 10; Lane. eh. i. r. I.—" How are the
mighty fallen ! the that was great among the mafiosi, sod
Princess uf the Provinces!"
Joh*, tk. Sail. e. 14.-14 She put on debtemissem, lad it
clothed her : Her lodgment was a rolse and • diadem."
Yer. 11.-1. Whea the ear hoard bee, Shea It blessed her;
sad when the eye saw her, it gave witness to her."
Ver. 12.—" She delivered the poor that cried, the father-
less, and kilo that had nose So help him.'
Reeks eh. xxxvi. V. 13 —4, Kindness, meekness, and com-
fort were is her tongue"
re. iv. r. ft.—" If there was any virtue, and if
there was any praise, she thought ea these things."
Prates exii. a II; Dan. eh. xii. v. 3.—" The righteous
shall In bad is everlasting ressensheanes ; tad the wise shall
thine as the brightens he the firmament."
Peels*. ch. xhie. r. 14.-04 Their bodies are buried iu peace,
bet their same, ,veils evermore."
re. 15 The people will tell of their wisdom, sail the
elkitrecatioa will *lwo forth their praise."
Win!. eh. v. r. 16.—" Their reward elan is with the Lord,
aa.l the ears of them is with the Most High."
Ver. 111.—" They shall receive a glorious kingdom, and a
beautiful ernes frum the Lord's band."

The Delight, Batman, from Newry to Liver-
pool, wa.lom tot Monday night—the crew drowned.
There are 836 risks of butter saved from the wreck.
The Capt. Ross. arrived at Gravesend
on lyilliiesday, from her voyage of discovery.
14 STA t. Act t D XT.—The Friends, atwouns. of
Workington. bound from Liverpool to St. An-
America, was proceeding through the
North Channel, when on the 14th ult. a heavy gale
.•f .ind came on from the S.S.W. The next day,
at fire P. at. its lat. 57. long. 16. 30. a heavy sea
struck the report. which carried away the fore yard
and shifted the ballast ! All hands were called.
•wd had cut away the main-topmast, in hopes
of bringing the vessel to wear ; when another Ire-
use"d"ola sea struck her, which swept away Captain
Dairsow, together with the fo►ema►t, the hoot.,
and the bulwark lore and aft. It was utterly im-
possible to render any assistance to the unfortu-
nate Captinsi. •I'he mate cud crew, with long and
great labour, succeeded in getting the ballast trim-
med, and the vessel so fa► uprighted as to euablt
them to reach Struniness tin the 30th.

Ms! LAW INTRLLIGENCE.

TICR-Cll ANCELLOR'SCOURT, Werrxtsma.

Tauatercur, NOMMIL 19.

PIDWIII.I. r. ARIEL
Mr. WrTIIERI3.I. Ilia this bill wits
Bled by John Lawrence Pidwell avid Samuel Pul-
well, the linsband and sou of Dorothy Pidwell,
who was left a legacy of 6001. under the will of
David Kirby, rod also a proportionate share of
the testator's properte, after paying his debts and
legacies. The words of the will were, "to her.
or to her heirs in case of her death ;" the le-
gacies to be paid our year after the death of the
testator. Dorothy Pidwell tied before the ten.
titer ; and the twelve mouths had elapsed before
the time candying the legacies. The Plaintiffs put
in their claim, and the ram-toms refused it, on
the ground that Dorothy Pidwell died before 'the
testator. The Plaintiff* then filed the present
hill. The Learned Counsel contended that the
word " or" in the will should be taken in a con-
jonetive, and not its a di-junctive sense. It was
clear-that it was the inteut 1111 l of the testator, that
the heirs of Dorothy should take. He, therefore,
trusted, that his Honour would grant the prayer
of the bill.
Mr. Wtt.sott laq-owed on the same side.
His Honour the Vics-Custacet.t.ott—" I do not
think it siecersary•to hear Contiliel on the other side,
as I sin clearly of opinion that the case is against
the Plaititiffs. The sole question rests on what was
the intention of the testator. The general rule is,
that every legacy is to be considered personal, un-
less a substitution is clearly expressed, -but the tes-
tator ha. not done so in this case. If she had sur-
vived the testator, stud died before the time ap-
palmed fur the ',sluing of the legacies, then un-
questionably the legacy would beloug to her heirs;
but her dying before the testator, completely alters
the case. and does away with the claim of her heirs.
therefore disniiss the MI. but without tests. My
inclination would be to allu,w the Plaintiff's costs,
but the rules nod practice of the Court will not al.
low me, fur I consider the 101 l was very properly
filed."
Bill dismissed without costs.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Warrminnis,
TUURIDAY, NOVICMOII. 19.

JUDO 11 MTS.
Tnr. KING M. WILLIAM WC

The judgment of the Court was prayed on
William tl'orthingto•, who had b►en found godly.
;at the la4t Kent Assizes, of an assault on two Nasal
Officer, belonging to &I ship, stationed off Deal,
for the prevent of smuggling. The Officers, it
■ppeared. while commanding a body of seamen, in
the execution of the duty allotted to them by the
revenue, were assailed by • number of disorderly
persons, antong4 whom we the Defendant. They ,
were, at length, in their own defence, obliged to tire
on the persons by whom they were molested. They
were •nbsepnently tried for maliciously shooting-.
but were acipoltled. without hesitation—and the
present •Defendant woo indicted for an assault.
Aner a imitable address from Mr. Justice
Beet.te, he was sentenced to three months' im-
prisonment.

KING r. REES REES, EDWARDS, Gad Forma.
The Defendants, who had been indicted, at the
instance of the Admiralty. for a violent assault 4011
two marines, in Rochester, were brought up for
Judgment.
They were sentenced, severally, to one month's
imprisonment.
At two o'clock, Mr. Justice BATLEY sat for
the purpose of trying causes. Those called on,
were, for the most part, without interest.
I)EFA%IATIt►f.
LANGWoRTII e. STtELEk!
This action was brought to recover compensation,
in damages, for certain defamatory Words, spoken
of the Plaintiff. by the Defendant. The former is
an accountant, residing in die neighbourhood of
The Seven Dials—and the latter is a corn-chandlit,
. .

lining u► Tichborne-street. The parties, it sp.:
peered, had son►e dealing► together, in the progieis
of which they quarrelled, when Mr. Steele braided
the Plaintiff with the opprobrious epithets of
" thief, swindler, and forger:" The words were
clearly proved to hare been spoken; and the Jury
found rut the Planta—damages, 151.—mate, 40*.

EOttit COMMON PLEAS, irstrrmenersa,
TIIIJRIDAY, NOMIIIIIIII. 10.

The Conrt rove a kw minutes after twelve
o'clock. Till that tune it was engaged iu receiving
justifications of buil, and other unimportant bu-
biller,.

EXCH EQU ER CHAN HER, Wzrewarrra,

THIMMAY, NOVZMISZIII 19.