The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-10-28 00:00:00

PiIiNCS LAOPOLI).

[I,IIILT CIRCULAR.]
Yesterday, at one n'elock, in cnoserineoce of an
invitation front her MAJESTY, Ptitice
attended by C►rlonrs Antranikocs. •►aired
Qum( at B,,,,,denhargh
and remained with her MAJESTY about an hour.
Prince LEOPOLD afterward. rrtnn►rd to Claremont.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE BRITIAN PRIM.

St*—l have read in you► Paper of Friday last It Repot, of
whet had been sail at a meeting of that welled I egislatis.
Body, ',dearly called the Cumm.•n Council, at which thine
citizens of profound wisdom took the liberty to ~Bar
tb-
opinions, soil in commeut no my cosdect as Sher, tr of Lona
end Middlesex, with which they hive uo more in di, than a r
usher of his Majesty's sebjectr,eseept as regards obi y .r in -
suer of my they in criminal and civil processes iii the City;
and of my strict impartiality in bosh which cases daring
my 00re/thy, there ■re thousands of worthy citizens who
ean hear ample teslirnony. A• at will sow undi rico a laird
invesligthuii, it is nut my iotration on this orrasiiiii iir
miter very (silly lute the merits of the ixereise of •his *.lt
created power, asautned en the part of the Court of Common
Council, which is merely one of the hrosrhes of the Coe-
piwation of 1,4111:100. The fact is, 11. Common C. 111111.11 have
nothing whatever to do with the electiou or control of the
Sheriffs, and which, if they could read, or, at least, if th. y
would take the trouble to read th►ir Cherier,they would find it
most emphatically expressed thou-o" that the niszeos or
commonalty, the Livery, ate to elect for their Sheriffs, frupi
among themselves, whom they will, and r►move them whi
they will," molded to his Majesty's approbation, eepreamil
through his Barnes of the Excitatory ; after which the She-
riff of London becomes, to all intents and peewees, an
Alter of the Crow., as all other Sheriffs of the kingdom
are; with this additino, that the Sheriff of London has
charge of the chartered rights of the ailment of Louden. It
was with a perfect knowledge ..f this valuable Charter that
was induced to accept of the office to which I was elected
I learnt by the Newspapers, when merle 404) Miles front
Leedom) byte/oer three t►ousand of my brit her Liverymen,
assembled is Contmiou 11.11, seat wee of whose suffrages did
I ever in the slightest d. give 'elicit, but, on the conirai3,
received repeated solicit:mom from siime of the first charar.
tees, and an especial messenger seat afi. r me to entreat me to
take on me the painfol and laborious office. which I have in
these worst of times performed to' the best 41 my juitg.
mail, with loyalty and S.klity to my King and rummy, and
with a scrupulous regard to the chartered Wets of my fel-
low-citizens. As to the istlerference of the Commie.
Commit with Me, it is IMP rislieelinis to he heeded. They spe
nut even elected by the Livery; midst, is it necessary that
they themselves should be Liverymew, neither hare the
even any right, ■s Common Commits/ma, to he is the Com-
mon Hall, or to vote at the election of Sheriffs, or of the
Lord Mayor, or even of Members of Parliament fur the City.
I now take the liberty to explain the statement made by
file. Samuel Dixon, which would lead the public tit believe
that I have already received the emote...sits wf my oak,
whereas the fact is, that 1 have rot yet received a simile
shilling, nor basilic account beam moldered me from the
different offices; neither have I yet received bark the
money which I have advanced for the last half-year'.
fee.farsa rent paid to Ilse Wiliam Rush, by payment of
which reel list appointineut of Sheriffs is vested by the Riot
in the (Wises* of LMISISIS. I have steroid it necessary to tor
thus particular, as I might otherwise be thought capable of
a breach of promise (frequently made) by me to the plibbr,
namely, that I would give to the poor whatever I received
from the "Ace of Sheriff that remained over sad above pay-
ing the expenses, and which apprepriation may, I hope, in
these times of distress, plead my excuse fur disappointing
the gormandising (sod of Afletmen asst Cosmos Council-
men, whom only delight is in the festive board.
I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
J. W. PARKINS, Ex.-Sheriff.

No. 10, Bridge.street, October 28, 1820.
+ift
DARING ourpAas Amp ROBBERY.

Os Thursday afternoon, • little before five o'clock, as a
&Isthmian was peoceetling along the Strand, near Charing.
cross, be obse►ved a crowd approaching bins, sod suspect-
log, front their disorderly conduct, that they were pick-
pockets, he took the precaution to avoid them, and accord-
ingly stepped into a hoot-maker's shop at the corutr of
St. Martin's-lane, intendiug to wait until they bad passed.
As souls as he bad entered the shop, the crowd, amounting
to 12 or 14 meo, came up to the shop door and rushed into
the shop, apparently as if they had pushed each other in, hilt
their object iostautly became apparent, as they in the m•i•t
daring and outrageous moaner immediately seised bold t•f
the path maim, and forcibly and in the must violeut maisurr
dragged him out of the shop, and when they got him iota
the street the florin peg were joined by others, to Cie
isember of 40, who now put resistance at defiance. Thry
proceeded to ill-treat him, unbutton his clothes, and rub-
bed him of a valuable watch, chain, seal., &c. with *Wet
whole of the daring gang made their escape. The Grotty_
etas very properly hastened to Bow•street and gave informa-
tion of the rubbery, and in cunst•queuec a number of officers
sad patrol went forth with all speed, bet the numerous
gang hail dispersed in •various directions previous to their
arrival.

The present proceedings in the House of Lords
have furnished the rpoitsmen with urines for their
favourite hones. We find at the Shrewsbury meet.
ing Mr. HICKMAN'S ch. g. Non mi Ricardo mateh.
ed against Serjeaut Woon's brown more Madame
Denson,. We also find Barbara Krantz. Bergami.
and Matelli, among the candidates for celebrity on
the turf. It is a singular coincidence that at pee
of the late races Rastelli bolted.
A beautiful statue, eight feet in height, of emir
immortal bard.S•Awsessoe, leaning on a pedestal.
holding a scrip in his left hand, was erected yester.
day worsting in the centre of the top part of the
new portico erected in flout of Drury-loot Theatre.
ou the side next Brydges.street. The canary of
the new portico is supported by four drioble
columns, and when completed will add much to the
beauty of that elegant building.
That fisslitenabk little place of public entertain.
Metre, the Adelphi Theatre, seems nightly to hi.
crease in attraction. Among the visitors who see bonito •-
ed the burgs with their presence within 96. oiebt or
we have noticed the fullowiag distieguisheil persommen
parties :—Prissee Criterion, Menials of Rum, Lod (tiles.,,
Lord Lowther Sir B. Bloomfield, Major Baer', Sat.
to., Lady Lade, Mrs. Hovband, Mrs. Harr, Sir S'aketll.:
8e..., Cope. Rogers, R.N. Capt. Russell, Sir C. Camphel!,
Lady Lialsbork, Am.
New SUM= COtaaot.-00 the sew coinage of halr.
crowns, the slivers, Imytesaivit bears she !portraiture of his
present Majesty, with the inscription, " (;cor=e IV. b...
Beitanniarr Hex, Pb.". and ON the reverse the cameos army-
rial of the United Kingdont,coetatited is ishiefd sus sumo,.
ed by the Royal Craws; the Rom, thistle, and Shamrock,
bring placed rotted the shield with the word "Anse" awl
the date of the year, and the edge with the grannug used on
the ethos of his he. Majesty. The portrait of the Ring es
coarse and imperfect. It is the work of Pistrucei. 'the
reverse is well executed, and dual credit to the artist,
U. Merlin.
A Gentletnaa who bad gone into the City to sell
eat rock on Vliediuoday, and had received above
4,0001. in notes, front a Broker in the 9!.si)t
chmige, had his pocket picked of the whole No,
he was passiug (be supposes) through 'Chongewslley.

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