The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-21 00:00:00

CITY Bf'.WINESS.

Yesterday the Lord Mayor held a Court of Aldermen at
Guildhall, which was fully attended.
The returns and pres.•utnrrns, of the Inquest. of the se-
veral of 'alum. house,, nuisances, non-freemen,
end imbues other rustlers, as delivered in on Ph,w Monday
last, were referred to the Aldermen of the respective Wards
fur their directions, and the Solicitor en. antlered to put the
Act of Parliament into raceotion, so for a. the same related
to the several preacntment. fee mimosa premises.
The Court was occupied at v. ry considerable boles in
bearing arid determining tiomerousoppeals from iinhviduals
against serving the office of constable and inquest men, to
which they were elected on St. Thomaa'. day la.t.
Several persona were sworn, and oilier. admitted Broker..
A large motatity of gold and silver, iu bars, was produced,
and sworn off for repro iddton.
The Court directed precepts to be issued for licensing the
Vie loaners and Tavern-keepers throughout the City, uu
Monday, the 2d day of March next.
basdry Cot-Codestokers were licensed.
Mr. Isaac Litidow was admitted one of the twelve Jew
Broken of this City.
The omit Court was appointed (or the election of an aged
couple into Rogers's Alms Holism.
The Commissioners of the Court of Requests fur February
soil March were appointed.
Several hills sad salaries were ordered for payment.
A germinators was agreed to respecting beggars and
vagrants Mrs-sting the streets of the City, enjoining the
Parisb Officers to cause each persons to be apprehended
and brought before the Lord Mayor, or Sitting Alderman,
in order to their heiug passed to their parishes, or otherwise
dealt with, according to law.

THE HISTORY OF JULWS FITZ-JOHN.

This very entertai oo i t ig, and, in some parts, very
pathetic work, abounding with the Pinto. varirty of
original cliariaL ter and inl►noosle finnintar for which
Hurdembrass is so remaikablv, we air happy to
find, has, ut length, appeared, iolving prefixed to
it the following very curious

. .
THE HABEAS CORPUS SUSPE.kSION.

. A Sunday Paper contains a long report
f o conversation between Sir N. CONANT and
the Eider and Younger P.VANP, on the occasion of
their proffered release from prism. The itittrview
Itck place on the Ist loomed, in Sir N. CoNstsT's
office, Whitehall, to which the two Messieurs
EVANS hod been taken without any prior notice,
in custody of Mr. WALTsta, the gaoler, and the
turnkey. Sir N. CONANT, addressing the Pri-
soners, informed theist that he had got an order for
their discharge, ou tottering into recognizances in
the stain of lOa to appear in the Court of King's
Bench on the first day of next Term, and from
day to day, to answer such matters aunt charges
us might be that and there preferred against
them. .Ir. EVANS desired to know the charge
against him, and the name of the person on
Winkle 04111 it was made; on 1111 other terms would
lie consent to enter into any recognizance. Sir N.
CONANT then Miiiic a like ottrr to Mr. EVANS,
jiiiiior, to winch he received a like mistier; and a
long altercation ensued, the Poisoners pressing to
know the 'tame of their accuser, and the
Magis-
irate refusing to ewer into any conversation beyond
the immediate subject of the proffered release.—
The report of the conversation cam:1(1'1;s thus :

Mr. E jiin.—" I am now in custody on suspicion of high
treason, slid I will met stoop to accept of any conditional
ealargeoi•nt wilbont a rententiation of that groundless sus-
picion. VON, Sir Nathaniel, have again and again pal your
hand and seal to a solemn legal declaration, dirt some person
has appeared before you aid accused me of high greases..
Bring titat person forth, or I mum conduits that yon—
" Day, the carer. at this juncture. rudely interposed be-
tween Sir Nathaniel Conant and Mr. Evans, jnn. lifting wp
kin arm, mid exclaiming, ' I will not a Inv, You to gn ow.
I have jost heard you► father portly insult Sir Nathaniel,
and I will not allow his son to do the same Mr. E. jun.
somewhat surprise.' st the interpociiim of this underling,
bade him lower his arm nod stem' off, adding, that his inter-
ference only tended to place Sir Nathaniel in the implement
situation of admitting that his act ..... would not hear re-
cital withitiet conveying reproach. Mr E jun. was proceed-
ing with Sir Nntlisuirl, alien Mr. Ems% re-entered the
oilier, attemird by the loruk• y. Sir Nathaniel immediately
eselniined, 'Take inn away r Mr. Evans echoed, i Who'll
lake him awn) ?' Mr. E. jun. earliest his father to depart
from seal a scene, mud they quitted the tame iu the custody
or Mr. Walter."

It is presumed that • Bill of Indemnity will be
I ,ht 111 31 :111 curly period of the ensuing Session,
to protect Aliinsters from the consegiresicca of their
conduct under the I lawns Corpus Suspension Act.
The tan 3lessrs. EVANS. however, by 'riming
their release on the pioffered t.rsnr, evidently stand
upon the broad ground of justice, the nature of
which no laws can alter or destroy. and expect that
compeiouition which is ever due of ri4l.t to injured
'
innocence.