The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-04-04 00:00:00

NEW MUSICAL FUND.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Fammy, Arta. 3.

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The House !mei lig then resolved itself into a Com-
SCOTCH LUNATIC ASYLUMS. _ tuittee of the whole House on -the Acts respecting
Lord BINNING postponed the wood readiog of !Ir. Slave 'node. its the Co 1111 l iittee, Mr. Houses,
the Scotch Lussatic Asylum Ball till Friday, Ist of a ter ..lone pielatory observation (which was not t i ••••
audible to us). moved that leave be given to bring
REWARDS FOR CONYIeTION, Ss. ill u Hilt I') explain the Raid Acts. Last night, in the House of Lords, Earl Glum-
May.
51r. BUN MITT obtained leave to bring in • Bill I Ms.. ‘Vii.netieuiluE said, that be would be the vENoa alluded, in strong terms or reprehension,
fur repealing such parts of several Acts as provide last to oppose what seemed to he the purpose of the to a coalition which hiss lately been formed be-
pecuniary and other rewards for information and Obeyer, 111 anielsuration in the condition of the tween certain Companies who bud beets chartered
conviction on highway rubbery, sheep.stsaliug, and slaves ; but lie was almost convoired the objects of
by, Pirliament for stipplviirg the Metropolis with
other felonies. the Bill were impracticable, and if it should be
water. The consequence of their coalition has been
111 r. Ilex/rev-I. and Sir S. 1101111.1. Y tieing ap. In nova Illi'' would l'!'""*„
pointed to bring its the Bill, it was theft brought us, Mr. al suRY ATV objected to the principle of the to litany pasts of the tows on increased price for the
read il fiist time, and ordered fur a second sesdiag Bill. It went to allow the transportation of slave. sum:ly of melee, While thFsuppiy itself tint, be-
sot Friday twat. froui the W.st India islands to the continent Of i come much niterior in ;very respect to what it bad
PETITIONS. Smith ,% 111 CI I'.II, Wlll4ll W•t• an undertaking ex- 1 d •
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Lord 1114"41NO presented a Petition fruits ihe treitiels liaiwei uss.. ri the onipetltion of the Companies.—
The Ica gild). of the soil there heels ".. 9n e t i
IVitlows of Vi' titers to the Signet its Scotland, agaiiist vs:;s so-Lo rid: tnat mime:we owe* would be given The maitsr v. us warmly taken up by the Earl of
a bill 'scuds .g fur taking away certain ptois;ocs Iby Spanish and Potinutti: :acerliutits fur slaves i...tE(sntitslAt.ii, DIY , Eger of SHAFTRSIUSY, uud
L.: ..- ' ftl o..keti is. 'i
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SATURDAY, APRIL 4, ISIS.

On Thursday this excellent Musical Society, in-
stituted for the relief of their distressed meitibeis,
widows. turd orphans. and other beilevedect
poses, held their Annual Festival at Preennisiiic'
Hall, at which his Royal H 4liiiess the Duke or
Sussti, one of the Patrons of the Society presidei;
supported by a nuuaber of distinguished characiA is,
also a numerous assemblage of professional Cei;-
tlemen and untateuri. The performances wele
principiely ,some choice glees, many of them limn
the works of \Vase. .
The gallery was filled With females elegantly
dressed,.
The Royal President, in 'opposing the health of
hie venerable father, most affectionately noticed I.is
virtues, which they had so, long admired, he then
gave " His Iflojesiy." which was drunk in i,ilente.
" God save Site King" followed by the a hole coin-
parjy. •
His Royal Highness afterwards, Tritls equal
brotherly love towards the Pat NCB REG F T, ob-
served, that us their Gracious Sovereign was no
longer able to preside over the Councils of the
country, they had the happiness to have Li. Royal
Highness the PRINCE REGENT, and who was aka
the Chief Patron of that Society, titan
of attachment am/ regard, which all 1111 l st feel pr-
sonally towards I , gave "His Royal Highne,s
the Prince Regent."
The admired glee, " Hail Star of Brunswick,"
followed.
The Royal Duke said, the text toast he stimuli
propose tray. " The Queen, and all the branches nP
the Royal Family who sue not members (I that So-
ciety."
His Royal Highness then gave—" Prosperity 4.
the New Musical Fund, and success to the cvsni?::•
Concert." His Royal Highness spoke in logii
terms of praise of the grandeur uud excellence of.
• the Concerts given by the Society, producing all the
musical novelty there aas in London.
The Royal Duke afterwards gave the health of
Mr. Smart, the Treasurer, who, his Royal High-
ness observed-, was the loin:der of the Society, and
owing to whose exertions the Society ilourndied.
Mr. Smart r..tiirned thanks for the lionotir con-
ft:red by the Royal Chairman.

MRS. MITCHELL'S BALL and

This distinguished Lily of the hunt ton glee
grand and rdegnot ball unit sapper 1.0
eactiistg, at her residence in Charles-stir It, lir ilne-
Ity-scoure, which was attended lIV tiear;s
failtitniablev. The ptiucipHl and silinining
rooms were appropriated foe darreing, and we,
most brilliantly illuminated. The ball cornaissneei;:
at eleven o'clock, with quathilles; the step;,. . ,
consisting or every delicacy, was announced at 1e.,.
flaming was resttintd bOOll :Ater three, did caulk
slued till past tour.
Among the company prevent were—
His ikon! Hichticss the Duke of Giatiecitrr,
Highness the Prince of 111545' Must c, the Hamra.• nu•'
-11larettioneva 011innonde. the Duke nod Duchess of itteNt...
Duchess of Montrone, Ike Mnrchiont,ss of Stuffily!,
Castlereagh, Lady Saye.nod-Sele, Ludy Ditshwood Krug, xe

The Puke of LEEDS returned to town ycster.T.; ,
ft om.his seat in Yorkshire.
Cotitne::s iIF.TF.N will have a grand assemhly to-
morrow evening, at her residence itt flurley-street.
The Countess of ARRAN had a i•e!ect card pant:
yesterday evening, at her house in Dover-street.
The Countess of MANsittmu gave
rout on Thursday evening, at her house in SrVlTltla:.•
'dace, which was attended by upemids of Jun dn-
tingisiolird fashinuables.
The Earl of WESTMORLAND is returned to tow:
front his seat in Northanytionshire.
The Dowager Lsdy AVEt.ur's quadrille ball 41:
Thursday evening in Argyle-street sus very elt
wittily attended.
Viscount and ViSCOMMeSS DUNGANNON Owl
mily arrived on Thursday, at the.:r house in f
ton-street. Bond-street, hum their seat, liryithilod%
Denbighshire.
Lord HOLLAND will give it grand yuteft thillft,e, •
to II party of distinction to-inorrow, at llulisr •'
Douse.
Lord and Lady GAGE and family arrived teste.•
day at t;reilloit's Hotel, Albenunle-street, fn,,,
I their seat, Firle-place, Sussex.
Lord AMHERST is arrived at his house iii
Griivenur-street, from his seat Moutteal Home,
I Kent.
Sir JORIM' and Lady HILL are returned to Mar'.
Hotel, Jetinyo-street. front a tour.
Sir Wl:admit CoNYanktan, Bait. has left ma,'
on a tour.
Mr. and the Misses Ilucittr.y are arrived at
Blake's Hotel, Jerntsu-strett, from their scat in
Elerefiadshire.
Mr. Vt'arTs, of Southampton-street. lots nut
published all excellent Miniature of his Setae'
Highness the Ptince of HESSE tioatnoune, Ito
as highly finished as the Miniatures drum by "
Artist for the Austrian Archdukes on their vi-ii N
this country'. The exp:estion of his Serene
nest's entmtenaoce iv striktog and 41.1WII6Cat
full military sirs,s of scarlet and gohi is 141.ten.rol,'
the extreme. The exectaion of this Miniature,
highly creditable to the Artist.
.Respecting the complaint of 111•ultrue de '4!
Moats, relative to The cleat!' of her lanshatiol, k .44
ill a ditch by Ni. BARRIER DurAy. the Cliatub
of Council of the Tribbnal de Prtoiere Isrtr
of the Seine, decided on Saturday that there u
p:10111111 for a further prosecution of the Se
liAnutra DurAY.
I I.4:sCAtTER ASSI'ILS.---ORFORD E. rET''
C0LF5.....-This was MI flir
elaimitog. for a breach of promi,e of
Jury awaidefil the lady 7,11001. 14”,

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I.egislature. there existed a power capable of Cull- FEES Tu CLERKS OF THE PEACE, ke. •
estate of the Duke of Misterbienco these were seen required by Court etiquette, have received sum.. 0---e ------ --
*ruling them. Mr. BRN N LTT moved, " That there he laid be-
seven columns of water thrown at once out of the mutters to attend. Her Royal Ilighueas was burn Viscount and Viscountess GUNCANNON MA r..
Earl thieves Non stated, that a Lady of high re- fore the House a Return of the Fees of Clerks of
remit ; fifteen minutes afterwards they disappeared ood May, 1770. . roily arrived on Thursday. at the.:r house in lir: i..
vtiectability had informed him, that not long since the Peace OA Assize iu Etigland and Wales, for tun-street,
.Soul-street, hum their seat, Br) tikiei!.
At the same moment was
she was apprehensive of the breaking out or fire in the last twenty years, specifying the aggregate with the ""ifie rapidity. The City continues agitated respecting the se-
ller house, arid in her alarm had sent a inessesiger amount fur each year, the altertitions in different perceived a torrent of fife, which crept slung the envied new plans
of finance.
enders of the old volcanic lava, which extends from
for assistance to the aurae persous to whom, ton years, and atithority by which made."—Ordered.few days, haws advanced aboveTthweor:wHirte.:lllll" a eubig6lure.
Lard HOLLAND will give a gr aid eeteiteintee,•
a similar occasion, she had once before applied. Mr. paososts brought up the Report of the Licatia to Bono-dell' Aqua. This dreaut of fire, 'to a party of distinctirm to-morrow, at Mita' •` I
Admiral Sir JOHN GORE is appointed tot
House.
By them, however, she was informed, that although Privately Stealing in Shope Bill, which was agreed which seems to have been a new eiva issuing from
ocofinstirri(n.d.
RatoSwlLnyi.sen and Chatham, in the r ot
extremely desirous of assisting her, they found it to—on the tautens of Sir S. ROMILLT an amend- the side's of the mountain, lightened for some tui- Lord am! Lady GAGE and family 'arrived teste.•
tones all the ileighlsourieg couutry.
eMpevesible to do so, as their duties and powers had mem made in the preamble—and the Bill ordered • day at t;reillinee Hotrl, Albenuole-street, A,.
We learn from Genres. that severe.' earthquakes A private letter from Berlin, dated the 20th their seat, Firle-place, Sit x.
been trensferted to others to whom they referred fire the third reading this slay sesonight.
her. It happened that those other persons to whom Mr. BROCIDEN brought uji the it
of the hove shaken the Appenines on the mine days in March, eitts—" After loug discussiorts, it has at
Lord AMHERST is arrived ut his house in laimot •
the Lady was referred, lived so far off, that the Irish Cork Impartation Bill, curl of the Four- which Sicily felt the effect of this dreadful. plague. last been decided, that our hankers are not to
Gresvenur-street, from his seat Moutteal Hour,
supply the lean to Government. It will be train-
'lotto. inialit hive been bursted to the ground byline wheeled Carriages Bill, which were received, and -- •._ _. _ . —.. _.._, - ..___ _ Kent.
'Weird in England, with the baiikeigelionse of .. ,' -N • ..
..lair.Jort and Lady HILL are returned to BlakCA
they could have administered auy unistance. the Bills severally ordered for the third reading on ALL MUST BE DRAWN NEXT THURSDAY.
Rothschild anil Berandon, as was at lien intended.
. note,. oennyiestreet„ f«int a tour.
'lle Earl of SWAM:BIMM espreseed his sitis- nil) Prizes of £30,000, 34 other Capitals of C 5,000, ...a ~.• .
Monday next.a ne tuna:Arc, say the friends of the Gorrrnment.,
faction ut haring the suirjact takeu op in such a SLAVES (RARBADOES). £ 1,000, 4.c. *ad above 1,300 Prizes of YlOO, f be,Si, wILLIABL coNy,,HAM, Bart. has left toe,.
does not wish to draw money from the pockets isfl
manner. and declared that it was hie inteation, Sir S. Romteee gave notice or a motion for 4e. 4.e, on n tour.
the subject, hut to bring money from shroud into,
whenever the matter came in a tangible &hope be- Thursday weak, rot the condition of the Slaves in ------ ,
this emintry."—The Finance Minister of the Knee' Mr. NA the Misses ilucctr.ir sire nrri,tsl :4
fore their Lnrabbipa, to do his atioost for removing the Island of Barbadueo.
the present evil. MOCK AUCTION& en
-H4,- tißrn sit PRES S of Pnesst A. it is mid. is arrived in Loudon, for the Blake's Hotel, Jernisu-street, from their ~:ii in
Ilerefoldslitre.
S. purpose of making the final arrangenieute. The,
The House then adjourned to Monday. . The Mock Atte:ions Bill was read a second time,
- - ---'-~---- 5,000,0001. sterling are to be taken set three tittle- Mr. Wares, of Southemptoneitreet„ lets ita•
and ordeicil to be committed on Thursday next.
—.....--. rent 'niece, viz. 70, 74. and 75, and the payment published an excellent . Miniature of his 50,,.
Acts RESPECTING SI.AVE TRADE. . LON DON, is to be made by tea instalments. Report •'adds, Highness the Ptitice of Hesse Hommiuns), lir -,
HOUSE OF COMMONS, Famine APRIL 3. The House having then resolved itself into a Com- that the contract was completed yesterday. OS highly finished as the Miniatures done by tot
miner of the whole house on •the Acts respecting
SCOTCH LUNATIC ASYLUMS. SATURDAY, Aratt.4. 4, 1819. 4 The Admiralty Board has promoted Messrs. Ro- Artist for the Anstrien Archdukes un their vi-ii I'
tle Slave Tiatle, iii the Co 1111 l tittee, Mr. HoUses,
Lord BINNING postponed tlw wood. rending of ' this country. The ~p.: ts,ion of his Serrile [Ur
DILLARD land AttQUINBAU. the y g midship.
"i the Scotch Luiratie Arylum Bill till Irriday, Ist of alter some pelatory observation (which was hot , •i .0
men who were tried and acquitted ut the Meid-tone flees'ot entintena"ce is strikwg "'I 41.1g1"16". 81" •'
Mg, rtudibie to tatl. moved that leave be given to bring
Last night. in the House of Lords, Earl Gams- Assizes, for their conduct at Deal, to the rank of full military dress of scarlet Hurl gohi is aiden.li,ll"
REWARDS FOR CONVICTION, &e. in u Bill 1•3 explain the said Acts. ' the extreme. Tite exectnion of this Miniatuor
Mr. lININNITT obtained leave to bring its • Billl Alf. tl'il.neltiottue raid, that lie would be the VENott tillittletl, in strong term. of reprehension,l Ltentellatll9. highly creditable to the Artist.
fur repealing such parts of several Acts hs provide last tu oppose what seemed to he the purpose of the to a coalition which has lately been formed bee
pecuniary and other rewards for informution and mover, is anteliuration in the condition of the tween certain Compaiiies who bud been chartered On Friday, the 971 h lilt. Williost Price was •
committed to Chelmsford gaol by CRANIA'S Itespectiog the complaint of Madtrue dr '4:
Atones, relative to the death of her licabattil. k
e;
conviction on highway rubbery, sheep-sterling, i„d slaves ; but hue was almost conviured the objects of b ~
.... tleoltee PARKER. Esq. one of time Coroners for
in a duel by Ni. BARRIER !Unfair. the. Clerieb
y i a.tiamem. for supplying the Metropolis with Essex, in consequence of a verdict of masa
oteer felonies. the Bill were impractieable, and if it should be
Mr. Ilex n err and Sir S. ROSHLLE 'being •al). Phil" mil." would be ''""• water. The ronsequecce of their coalition h" "al tighter 'Hiving been returned 'goriest lite' , use
n of Council of the Tribbnal de Prtoiere Iwtt.:
inaisted to bring in the Bill, it was then brought ii,, NI,. 11suayaer objected to the priori ale of the to malty pans of the towo on itiertawell price for the amid William Price, on an inquiOsion Ad sit or the Seine. decided on Sound:it- that there 1"
read a bast time, and ordered fur a second rendiaig Bill. It went tai Alan, the transportinion of shires supely of wide.... While theesupply itself lets be- Waltlatiredoet, rut Thursday, the .26th tilt. on the .VA
it,,;(011:r1.111)1,u);
Atay.further prosectitton of the Se.:
on Friday twat.
PETITIONS. firrs:unsielll‘n.:4l,:::ctiolun4slin islands to the continent of
Smith ,tilielie.i, who-Is iva• eta utalertakitt,.• ex- ebneles:drnt:bc.ii:t 1111,4.eriej:insilt,:eetivileiZ 107:: cloo:lipla:,:ite#1."11 body of WILLIAM lIHRSLMAN. it appears that it
desperate leutle was fought by the above two per- Lea cevrea Asstees..--Orteuen la 13,v,
e
Lord 1114 MING premetsted a Peliiloll item the sons, by nanon-light, at a very early hour out Tlief, C0LF5.....-ThIS VMS all iletloll tsar I: liii I *A.1,14.1
i. 1114.: lei tail ' of the soil there
. Widows of Writers to the Signet ill St 011aad, ag•iill,4 SS t•U-•• ••t ea ' • . • 3
would be • The .natter W 11.4 warmly takea up by the Earl of d •., 1,1 04 i iwhich ledthe fatal f I li' • 1 !'.' '' • Tr•
"I. that iminease peter given • ay inorinsi,, the .. t i wit, to ,tartan4,i, or a ogee io. prtant,e of Irmo•
...ge. ••
a bill pendi -e, fur taking away taatinti iitits;w:a by Spaatab and Potttipei; :le:edited,* fur slates iteValteatar., the, Eorl .01 SJIAFTSSIIORY, laud result. y iii 441 111,1 la' ly 7,0001. (!a it,° .-.
.:. A.- Y.' rtle..te.a is i • ..• - . . .
• • .P. : -t• i . .Cv.6l::,:t,AlW. .1 at • Ili It. • iio ~ I J• 0 I ,•', •• ' 4.', ;,.. I.;' I .
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DRVRY-4,.ANE TgRATRif.

The comedy of The Confederacy was I..st night
most effectively performed. The principal charms,.
tea have rarely been better fined. Mr. Dow TON'S
Phstryteap is as ntbaireble picture of the old
ntifer, whose green desires, more powerful even
than Iris lute of wealth, lead him to sacrifice his
item Monty, MIM!' than they should be rinsutis-
tird. Hypocrisy. cunning. sod the inordinate de-
sire of riches, were never helot np to hatred and
dete.taticsa suure powerfully. Mr. GATTIE was very
reaprriably, on. (.ripe. Thera was nothing in hii
petforinance that particularly deManded cessintre or
prairie. But there to a general poverty—a was.t of
breadth and mellowness in his acting—which, we
Our, he never will be ahle to correct. Mr. H A RLEY'S
-Brass is one of the liveliest and most -humorous
vorformaners we have lately witnessed. He was pc,
culiarly happy in the scene where he compels his
fellow-rogue, Dads, to supply him with cash anti
jewels to systissiderable amount, under pain of dig-
t.oserstig his imposition. It was exceedingly well
acted, and excited great applause. Mrs. Damots.
a* (Mina. uttered the starca.rns, which, tinder the
garb of affection anti good-nature, are levelled at
her Itu•lNatid, with the meat strovolong coolere.s,
bordering a little on confesses. Every one of
them told wall. The part of Corinna was sup-
ported by Mr.. MARDI' TA with lunch spirit. Mr..
°ROSS wet a lively theearrio---ond Mrs. Andet,
in she hands of Mrs. SrAnas, was very fir from
brim the least suturing of the dramatis persona.
The house war very *ail Sited othalf price.

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To the EDITOR of The BRITISH PRESS.

wliatjoine of my neighbours cad!
bit 4( I ant indefatigable in my
musk of the public slournals. But I must confers
that of. late years I have experienced the great in-
ruivemenee sof not tieing sometimes able to under-
,tend the meaning of some of our daily writers,
in cum's:pence of their having adopted certain new
usd uncouth phrases, for which I Isere in vats look-
us every dictionary I cats meet with. Perhaps,
Str, yen could inform me what the Ministerial
Papers mean by the word " Party." It canon,
sits convinced, from time context, imply to those
who are ss•ualy called the tipposition in Put ha-
meta, and I have never heal' of any public
Journal of that name. It has sometimes oc-
curred to one that the Party is an magi-
, awl atitsgosiist, conjured up by the fancy of
noise snot. poetical Gentlemen, The Courier and
Morning P• o. to ale:nice souse very ridiculous and
welsh argues is:s, which iso living being would think
sf 131.10 a% It is u kind of (fowls heed, like what
Mr son's-tins,- employ to snake nu, a patty for.
whist. This Mr. Party, however, has really a very
1),:s1 character. Osie would almost believe him to
br ton isitisls I, for The Courier says, that lie is at
enemy to the budding of Churches ! Lord, Sir !
think of the. Then it apitelins that Mr. Party
I. loot a 111311 of taste, for The Courier says, that
Party spielers' the vehemence of dissenting eloquence
to the chaste sulensusty of our town divines. Nut
tiodeistanding what dissenting eloquence could
turas, I looks d into " Blair's Lectures" fur an ex-
plaiiatiois of the term. but I found nothing there
about. it. I then iisqoired of Johnson, who in-
formed 'tor, that "dissenting" media "differ-
ing in opinion;' but how could such all epi-
thet hz:epsolteil to eloquence? I 4rlo quite will-
ing to subscribe to the chaste solemnity of our
owe shrines, but when The Courier says, that
nJthaugh use may prefer thi• said dissentin 419.
gnome to chaste solemnity, lie is 6' spot emitted to
inter she somfficiersey of the latter," I most confess
myself mice mole puzzled. " lusnfficicsiry" for
what ? But, pettiest', he thought it complimentary
to Isis seaters to leave "olii• to their imaginati 111 l .
'Flom Sir. I think, is enough fur one chapter of my
• rnevatices, but I have some others in store for
cur pet Will. Young, fie.
PETER PLAI!

'WAY.

Sr Wm. Bufteouous bowing accepted an iorita-
ti•.n
f.noso the independent Electors or Tamotsu,. so
offer himself as a Candidate fur that Borough at the /General
Fs:torsion. received, at a start distance f the tewn.
by no immetice concourse of people, who took the horses
cut of Isis carnage, and preceded by flap end music drew
him info the Market-place sod round the Parade to the hoot
.4 the Goildlttl, from the steps of which he addressed the
soullito.le to ■ speech cosolemunig the late measures of
Cove, naannt, and was eherrril by tumults of applause. Ile
then procerclud to canvass Ike Borough, nod after a week's
retorosed lo town, supported, we hear, by a great
nom/4.

TIM VoYARE OF DISCOVERY ! NORTH Wt:ilf
GE ! ! has called forth the entrrprioim.r,
the HntiJ, Gurcrament. The Mrperfitio* sails on Mon-
the recent Thseorcry, that Two (of the Three)
Tinny" Tuottllaltla ate yet iu the ITlwel, bas unsuited the
of all adventrwers, to hasten with the utmost expedl-
fine to EVION, 26, Conaittu., where the Golden Parings
to Wtellle is rimy of access, and sure of attainanent, by those
aliu APPLY ITIORR NEXT THVYWDAY, an last Day of
Drawing, when ALL the Gamin Palace MUST nii DRAWL
Htsn, we presume, is about to give another
splendid Edition of hie Works to the Public,
richly silt, which attracted as moth attention three years
tinge; then, as now, the lottery container! Three Priam of
30,000 f pII of which he wild; dye Rest which came forth was
dr4iin apart the snood Day, and the reasainiag Iwo epos
tie Third Day. We see that he sold the first I. this Lottery,
erns to Moo spun the Serund Day; aid we &Wel mot bat he
hnl bare the witisfact ion of announcing the sale of the ether
Ito on Thon.i.iy lOC 1, which will be the last Ley of Draw.
:qt., Alm shin, of (vitro., theironsf eolnefortk.
HAZARD liud Co. Royal Exchange, have sold
Nine Capital Prises in the present Lottery—it will
I...oheeled Ilsasari and Co. sold Fire Twenty Thom -
lands MI the 1.1.1 reseyi Lotteries, awl they hope to sell some
Illr 111 Thirty Thousands. Alla 35 rather Capitals
which 'trust he drawn sent Thursday, when the Lottery

Ma/direr/ at Lambeth Work-houst.--On Thum-
-'•'y alight a igabg of vallsins broke into the above
home. It spprareil than our of the depredators
a:A upon the on.k-hianse, and eisdeavoured to
ct sit rot rnm e bt upvilli.g a sky-light, but he
len ila gil. said broke all the windows.
M. ;et; .ottivito lotke open the ward-door, and
hain Lt. 1,1 i,• a'. 'file crow-Lair which they
1.111•11 Ilrr &Nor was left behind them.
't he, a- iir • ;twit! ;1.1 the poultry belonging to Mr.
Ina I.), the Vestry Clrok.

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law LIGL NC .
COURT OF CHANCERY, f.trcuLti's Deis
FIUDET, A►ati. J.
BRIGHTON IMPROVEMENTS.
JUDGMENT.

NHS AITORRIBT-ORNICRAL v. BROWNE end
onteas.
The LOBO CNANCIILLOR--" This is an informs.
lion Bled by the Attoraey-General, at the. relatiou
of a certain iaditidsal, John Ixard, • enal-mer-
chant.ottaiasi certain Comm
—issioners of the tool,
of Brighton. As to the prayer of the information
I will linve occasion to mentiou it hereafter. There
was an Act of Parlionwitt passed in the 13th rear
of the reign of his present Majesty for the paiting,
lighting, improving, and deeming the streets of
Brighten', and also for removing olwienctions. and
*appointing Cossenissi ra, with !mover to oppoiot
others ; and dint it should be lawful for any of
them to assess any rates. not above three shillings
in the pound, oo the isibobitants, ncemilieig to the
poor rates ; and also gave theirs, or Huy five of
them, authority to inspect the poor rates. The
Act contains a great nnlnbrr Of other classes--
sinurigst them ism! auilionsing them to borrow
money, hot not to exceed the sum of one
thousand poiseirls. it their sets forth, that groini
hail been built to keep root the inroad of the
sea, sued for the purpose Of building others, or such
other winks as might hr iercessary for that purpose,
toed 'respite; the whole its reinter ; it suave them the
power of leepoK it raft of sixpence no every t hal-
ikon of rocl and lawled lit iitiglitoo from the
4th (ilium*, 177 J ; 4,orf it entitled them to give the
rate es a seenrity leer any mint they might borrow,
not to exceed 1,000/. In the year 1810, there was •'
smother Act passed. It appeals to me to be very
cliffiAilt to say. that there is lint a power in some
Court to call upon these Commissiemers, as trustees,
to make a proper applicatime of the roe. I do not
know lent it might lie considered us a charity, for
before the rate was granted by the Legislature, the
inhalutents were it:capable of protectitig themselves
from the inroad of the sea. The Act of 1810,
utter the li:st clause, repeals all the clauses of
the first Act, except the one that relates to the
mete kit. It provider that a treasurer and u col..
lector shouhil appointed. and that all suits
brought by the Commissioners should he iu the
mime of the &waiter fir the time being, and
that he was to defend all suits 'agii;iist them,
and that books were to be kept. 3 all money
received and expended, awl to be pen for
Direction ; and it further empowered the Commis-
sioners to make an equal rate 011 the inhabitants for
the purpose of paving, lighting, &c. the town, of
four eta the mono,. according to the poor
rulca, and they bring in debt for the paving. &c.
in the sums of 1.7201. it authorised them to borrow
a sum not to exceed 3,0001.. mud it also anthoriseel
them to raise .3.000% on the market. The first
Act these mill gave the Commissioners the power
of levying a rate of sitpetice a chaldron on coals
landed on the beech, sod liberty to borrow 1,51101.
wheels 114.7 did, suit e great part of it is still owing.
Its tett), they stars to the Legislator,. the inability
of the rate to met groins aod keep them iu repair,
and the second Act gives them 3s. a children
not only an coals or rutin landed oft else beech,
but any other that might come into Brightest by
land cartiage or *thesis's/. This gives Hot Cone..-1
vu.ssiotters the power of levying to, the 'Okra of
3*. but it is not to be levied to that extent if wet
ostensory, and the necessity certainly must be the
criterion. There is a clause also where poor people •
!wee paid the rate. that there is to be a reduction. a
kited or drawback. it was singular in this Act.
Mai there was ow provisiase that the sorplus of the
Snorkel rate should go either to the paving or groin
rate ; or that the surplus of the paving rate should
go to the other two; but it ittoreeided that the sur-
plus of the groin rate should to to that of the paw-
nr, &c. It would be istapassible to calculate what
sum would he necessary to keep the groins in re-
pair. as the ravages of the sea iu an hour might
&duty the work of ague. If there was a surplus
of the geoi is rate, it 'night be applied tic the fund for
paving, lighting, &c. but not before the Commirsion-
err hail paid off the sums they lead burrowed. mud
given the rate as security for the repayment. The
'inforiaialiou states tea follows, and I newt take them
as facts for the purpose of this 'd rrer; and
here it may he necessary for we to my that it must
he a demurrer to the whale of the relief prayed fur.
That the acting Commissioners were recharged. and
that a meeting or the Conouissimiers took place on
the 4J of May. 1811. and they eppuiitted a Mr.
Attire trea-tortr and clerk ; and the informatiomo al-
lege that the appointment of one Iter4llll to the two
situations was noconsistent with their duty as Com-
misvidners, as it done away withal! check. and that
Mr. Attire was to give security. which he never had
done; and they also appointed a Mr. Gates col-
lector of the rates : and at a meeting iu the fame
year they levied the 3s. a clialilrou, which eon&
nued until 11314, whets there was a surplus of
4,0001. in their hands, after paying the interest of
the 1,1001. ;cart or thee 1,3001. poised snider the au-
thority of the first At, The selector says that the
Commissioners ought to have paid off the 1,1001.
out of the surplus, instead of letting it go in
aid of the paritig and lighting rate. And why
the Commie...milers hail not done so is inex-
plicable to me. tie also says, that the surplus
would have kept the .genius in repair for years,
but instead of which. they had clone to Is
per cent. by way of I
re-
solution to raise et five
debentures.' and that they actually had dent so.
And the itiformation says, that they have saisep..
plied several sums annually. 1 don't my this is
true, but for the purpose of this demurrer I most
take it that it is—.and also that the surplus en their
hands ir, 1814, 4.0004 hail •Cc••••Istell to a
mach greater suns since. I will ask. can any awe
contend that that balance can go to the old of dm
paving rate, while the Act of the 13th of the
King stands unrepealerl ? Whatever Parliament
sissy hereafter say as to the rate on coals being
three shilling; a chaldron at Brighton (which,
by the bye, it a very heavy tax). for the Isar-
pose of keeping the groilai ism tepow, rod that, the
surplus shish go to the C paving rates before the om-
missioner. have paid their debts, they may so; but
I in, coulideut other retrain would or could do
it. One part or the prayer of the information is. that
the persons Ida.; hurt .nisapplit:d the rate should

easstiuded
in support 6r the demurrer. that gift jeormitio„
for disclosure leadtrg to criminality. I
think, Mr. Norm, that will not do, for there
must be some disclosurei they can 'nuke without
e lt has beeu considered us Milichievons
that the Attorney-Citueral should here helped
Nord in the distrese against him. His having join-
ed brad would not tualte it vinous—it had been so
determined in the Haan of Lords. I
forget the
music of the case, but 1 will baud you the papers,-
Mr. Horne. As to the demurrer, fur want of par-
ties, Ido not think there is soy thing in it. It was
contended that the Commissioners could nut be
mode parties, hat the tressurer. I do not think
that correct, for it could not he so intended 1w the
Act of Parliament. As to the question whether
the Attorney-General can sue, from the best mufti..
&titian I haste bees able to give the subject, and
liiible,to a review elrewilter.- 1 this& it is a case
where the-Atiusuer4rambetal may sue, for they got
tin. relief from Parliament on a representation that
they were net able to protect themselves. Iu Lord's
hook, the writer has laid down—and ever since I
have been iu the profession it leas beets looked on
ar no mean authority—that grants to ports and
havens, wlUch tend to the protection of ships and
cargoes, cotes under dimmable uses; then 1 would
be glad to know a groins fat the peepove of pro.
tecting ships and cargos are not the same thing.
Under these considerations 1 diwnies the de-
murrer."

Sir A. PIGGOTT—" It is au appeal from the de-
cision of this Flotiutir the late Vier-Chancellor, who
allowed the demurrer—your Lordship must there-
fore over-rule it."

'flit Loon CHANCE./.1.011---" 1 over-rule the de.
unarm."

OLD B.4ILEV, VRIDAY, APRIL 3.

Before Lord ELLemoomouGH and Mr. Justice
DALLAS.

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FORG LAY.
Joseph Davy was indicted fog having, on the
sth of March, forged a certain order for pertinent
of 1241. 10.. with initial to defrand Kdward
Stale/noon and Co. bankers, Lombard-street.
Mr. ALLEY slated the case fur the prosecutiOn.
Edward Hall staled, that he was pay-clerk in
the. barkina-house of Messrs. Stephenson, Ban-
shees's., T ohm's'. and Co. No. Gy. Lombard-street.
Osi the sth Machias*, the Prisoner called at their
hank, about half-past fear o'clock, and presented
La check for payment. On being asked from whom
he was gent ? he replied front Messrs. Smith . rind
Compaq, distillers, at either Bromley or Beet.—
sikvmeirsiseg-aissit she iiiiiitil goliPiriortrinigi- itilleine-
sliewuti it to Mr. l'olusan. The latter Caine for-
ward, and asked by whom the Prisoner was sent.—
He repeated his forgoer reply. Mr. 'F. observed,
it was extraordinary that the check did son come
in the usual way, through the house of Smith,
Kyrie, and Co. Tile Prisoner then said that lie hod
the check from a Mr. Thoossou, of the house of
Smith and Co. who give it to him at the Bird-in.
Hood public-house, at Bow. A person was imme-
diately sent tiff to a coach to Bow to Gild Thom-
son. Mr. Pairley, in whose name the cheek was
agues!. kept cash at their house.
Mr. Joseph Tolman. corroborated the state-
roan of the preceding wisriess, and stated further,
BLit the Pnsouer aid he hod got ss. Irons a mon
named Thomson, to come up from 13ow end get
the money. This appeared so singular a circum-
stance. that tritons dispatched the porter of the
bowie, iii cutups's), with the Prisoner. to Bow, to find
out the man front whom he said lie gut the check.
Julio Stevens, the porter, said, he was scot with
ere Primmer to Bow, sad desired the coachman to
drive to the Bird-in-Hand public-house, but when
the coach arrived at .Bow, the Prisoner desired the
coachman to drive to the King's Arms public•honse.
11'ituess remarked that that was not the public-
house first inentioried ; the Prisoner replied.
" Never mind. this is the pablie-house where I
got the check." They went into the house, but
sin such person us the man described by the Pri.
soarer was there. He described him as * tall
men, with a brown coat and black whiskers.--
The laudlord of the public-4100re also said, that no
such person had heen iii his house on this day.
Witness then wordiest the Prisoner *hi the public-
house, and found in his pocket a pocket-book. con-
taining a check of an old date. signed " James
Fairlt7." lie then brought the Prisoner back to
the banking-lioust —the latter begged to speak pri-
vately to one of the partners, hint they declined
haviwg any such communication with hid'. The
Prisoster their, without any promise of fatour or
parolee' beiug held out to hum, confessed that lie
hadiorged the check, and that lie was induced to
do so through extreme distress.
Mr. Jesuits Friary was called to prove that the
check was a forgery, but—
Lord EtLesiaohootin woold not allow hint to be
exasuissed,, because it was contrary to thee practice
of the law to call the iudiv;dual whore tissue woe
said to he forged, while other evidence to prove tier
foci could he adduced.
Mr. ALLEY then called Edward Hall, the pay-
clink.
Mr. Hall said he was in the Banking-bottle for
snore than test sears, and well acquainted with Mr.
Fairley's hand•writing. He then looked at the
check found is the Prisonor's pocket at Bow.
which he declared woo a gamine one, that bad been
cancelled, aid he pronosucird the our presented at
the Bank to he a forgery.
The Prisoner on being called upon for his de-
, fence. replied—" 1 have no defruce to snake."
Lord EL L1U1801101,14111 mutinied up the evidence
to the Jury, who returned is verdict of Ogihy.

restrained horn doing lott in future. and that
the Defendant, way be declared net to lie entitled
to levy the rate for MIS. or applying it to any
„rpm, .sieept that of the groins. anti that they
should he restrained by injunction from putting•
it to aity.other use. '1 eve no doubt that they hove
not any right to apply it to any Other permute, and
I it also prays that they may be Ordered to account
fur all sums they ha* received mid expended, end
also for all awns borrowed by thee. If al.:, eau
be considered as trustees, would ant this Court
',Nye the power to call on !hell" to 'hew how they
have applied the looney ? The Deregulating have
demurred in the information on the tground that the
Attorney-General had not ',hewn such a case as en-
titled the relator to relief. It has t,eeti contended