The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-05-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

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SIR—I her leave to anima to your coosideestiott sgsetey
for your istellsgetit Paper.
What is the remain that on Ina present 1110.1 Gl3flosci
Majesty Illetlint his first Parlianitist with ii Speerb
the Thome, clad in his regal relics sod ornaments,- lie AA
rot wear his Crown
I know that the public hold es opinion that his could not
do so till etyma; bat that that sotto. is erroneous, I will
enavisiee you frees the Records, vie—la she into
House of Leiria, vol. 20. for IMIO, it appears that his
Majesty, king George 111. going to the House on Nntrent.
her 18, 1760, sad making his firm Speech to the Imo Porlia•
meat of Kiag George 11. which was re-assembled fur Mc
mouths so the demise of the King, entered the Hume t , •
state weaving his Crows, together with .11 the other teril •
appendages; OW he did so a secoud flute on the 13th Ik-
cumber, IM, Wain to the House is *late to pass Hill, ;
sod apja.ou posleflaing that Parliagtect with • Speech per-
vious to its dissolution. All Ibis was eleven months pi,
vious to the curesitier, which look place the nd et' lief,.
(ember, 1701. • ^
The some ceremoulits took place ow George 11. (oat
going to the Hesse; ditto of George I of Queeu Anne, Cr .
His present Majesty will he howl to be the first and okly
Sovereip that ever sot or the Throne with a cocked hat rice
the Crown.
Prom • GENTLEMAN well versed in the
Reeorda asoddosreals of both Humus.
Albsnarle-street,

CITY

Yesterday • Court of Aldermen was held at Guildhall for
the dispatch of public business.
The ousel precept. to the several Livery Compaoies for
• Consumes Hall, to be held me Illtdsummer-day next, (0.

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the demon of Sheriffs, Chautberialo, Bridgestone's, and
other officers, fur the year eusutog, were ordered to be
issued.

The City Solicitor hid before the Court • commission
from his present Majesty, fee the conservation of t►e Rise,
Thelma and waters of Medway, within the j.orisdtriten of
the City of Loudon, which had recruit, been tilitaisiet4;
whereupon Courts of Conservancy were appointed far the
counties of Essex and Kent on the 12th instant, and fur
Surrey sad Middlesex on the Ist of June next.
The dues to be taken at Billingsgate market fur the en.
suing year were settled.
The first Court in June was fixed for the Election of the
Rulers of the Compary of Watertown and Lighternatu,
and fur Beadles .1 the Court of Regents, L...u.

INTERMRNT OP rnanturooD, TIDO, INDS
DAVISON, AND BRUNT.

Ir was not till Isle on Monday evening that the wives of
the above onfortnnste men, who had been wands.' Mg about
all the day, labouriug under aeusstions imp.imilde to d..
scriLs, that they were informed by the Keeper of Newgate
fist the bodies of their husbands were busied, situ wwtld
oot be gives to them, their Petition to the Pi ivy Council
having failed in its application. It, however, appears, :tint
ft channel was dug along-side of the sobterraorons passagc
that leads to the cells, soil about seven o'clock iu the eves,-
log, after the coffins bait bees filled with lime, they terse
strongly screwed up, placed is a line with each usher, mid
immediately strewed over with the earth, and finally cusereil
with the stoats, stud of course no traces of their end remain
for any future public observation. On this circumstance
being communicated to their unhappy wives they were co-
tirely overcome by their poignant feelings.
Yesterday morning an individual petition was forwarded
to the Privy Council on the part of Mrs. ThAlessood,
was presented to his Majesty for the body of her husband.—
A laconic answer was almost immediately returned " That
Thistlewood was buried." It is impossible to describe the
agonies expressed by the wives of these persons concerned
in the Cato-street plot, who applied at Newgate yesterday
morning to see their huslosuils who were ordered for tram-
portation, when they were informed "their husbands were
guise." These poor women immediately made an applica-
tion to Mr. Sheriff Parkins, who declared (:is total
ranee of both the above circimanaucto, and ou his applies-
t ism at the Secretary of State's Office, he was told" inform ..
lion of the circumstance had been sent to his Depot!,
Edouard*, it is reported, has been apprehended tools r a
charge of High Treason.

We have authority to say that Lord CRETIN VND
was nut present at the execution of the conspiratois
at the Old Bailey, as stated in the Newspapers.
Yesterday morning were sent off to Port,,istouth,
preparatory to transportation, Wilson, Arra,:ge.
Harrison, Cooper, and Bradburn, five of the et,”-
apirettors lately convicted. A proper escort tarot
with them. Gilchrist remains in Neagate as re•
The Chamber of Commerce of Edinburgh has
petitioned Parliament on the subject I.f th..• pee.eut
depressed state of commerce to al( it 4 brai.ch'es.
We understood the anevchstits of L►ith have ioe.,
petitioned Parliament on the same sui,ject.
We understand that the Lords of the Tres my
have been pleased to appoint Geoacx GA RD N
Esq. to lie Comptroller-General of the Cet,tont.
for Scotland, in room of the Right Hors. the Earl
of LEVEN and MELVILLE, decessed.-4
burgh Courant.)
Important Decisions to the Corn grade.—O3
Tuesday, Messrs. J. and R. Alison, corn-deale:e,
of Liverpool, ware convicted before two Magis-
trates, in the penalty of IN. for wilfully delivering
to the inspector of corn returns, a false account in
writing of the quantities and prices of gram 'beregtt
■nd received by them.—J. Stevens, desire itn•cort•.
was at the same time convicted in the mitegatin
penalty of 40s. for neglecting to make a return tut!
inspector of 43 bushels of wheat purchased by him.

Oo Wednesday morning, as Wtt.t.t.tm
ostler at the King's Arms, in Bishop Anek;d:ll,,
was drowsing a horse belonging to a traveller, tar
animal seized him, sod bit one of his ears com-
pletely off.

Several divisions of the Sth Veteran Batestiara
have paced through Belfast, on the route lot riti.
land. A letter from Donaghadee states, 'that cn
Monday last, the first division arrived there, to riu-
bark for Portpatrick. Colonel Chainberlsyne
the coinivatuler. They seem to be inen who haw.:
been inured to foreign and active se►vice. and stili
' retain the appearance of soldiers who have alone
their duty, and are yet fully able to perform it.—
Thermisbarked at seven o'clock, p. w. The ditiwr
divisions. comprising 1,100 men, will hollow in re.
Cation.

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