The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-01 00:00:00

BRITISH CATHOLICS.

Yesterday, pursuant to adjournment, an open meeting of
the British Catholic Association was held at the rooms in
Thorney-street, to consider what measures is would be ex-
pedient to adopt in the present posture of their affairs :
Charles Butler, Esq., in the chair.
As soon as Mr. BUTLER had taken the chair,

Mr. QUIN rose immediately, and said, that as the Catho-
lics of England were in such circumstances that the lege
they said the better, he would move that they do imme-
diately adjourn.
Colonel STONOR seconded the motion.

Mr. WIIIIBLE thought it would be more advisable to
enter upon some discussion than to stultify themselies by
the exhibition of repeated assemblies, which only met for
the purpose of adjourning. He thought it extremely hard
that gentlemen should be brought from the country to at-
tend these meetings, where all they learnt was, that they
were at liberty to go back again. Such conduct could
only have the effect of preventing Roman Catholics from
paying any attention to the requisitions which professed to
call these meetings together. It had been suggested, that
considerations of delicacy towards the new Ministry should
induce the Roman Catholics to avoid embarrassing their
friends in power, by the agitation of their question; but
lie (Mr. Wheble) thought, that whatever might be the
views and principles of the Ministry, the Catholics had but
one course to pursue, the straight-forward undeviating as-
sertion of their rights.
Mr. RossoN was as anxious as any man for the discus-
sion 1,
of their claims, , hut he thought that .the resent)
state of, atTlijakyuciAioommiou would lw • -
gha
Learned Gentleman then read an extract from a popular
work of imagination, written by a most intimate friend of
Mr. Canning's. It contained a description of a Ministry
governing for the country, and not for themselves ; and

gated, that the time was at hand when " a first Minister
may find that his character will be as firm a support as his
ability, and when sincerity of heart and openness of man-
ner may do as much for a Chancellor of .the Exchequer as
his figures." Mr. Rosson concluded by propoiing the fol-
lowing resolution :
" Resolved,—That this open Committee, adhering to the
principles so often promulgated in the various resolutions
agreed to by the British Catholic Association, is feelingly
alive to the hope that the Administration which has been
lately formed. will meet the .wants of the present day, by
making justice to all the governing principle of its policy:
That such a Government would. speedily rally round it the
best spirits of the country, and, among other salutary
measures, by restoring the privileges oldie Constitution
to one-third of the population of the empire, make the So-
vereign, by the ties of affection as well as in law, the father
of his people.
" That they do now adjourn."
Mr. Thomas Samos. said he had the honour to second
the resolution.

Mr. ENKAS M‘DoxNaLL said he had, he did not know
whether he could say the honour, he at least had the inward
happiness to oppose the resolution. He thought that the
Roman Catholics ought not to put their question in con-
nexion or collision with any party in the State, and ought

not to regulate their proceedings with a reference to any
►ministerial cabals.—(Here Col. Stonor, Sir John Burke,
Bart., and several other gentlemen retired from the meeting,
for the purpose of witnessing the ceremony of laying the
tirst stone of the London University.).—Upon this Mr.
M'Donnell exclaimed, " Here, in the discussion of this

Luestion, is the foundation stone, which is more wor-

thy of your attention." The appeal was ineffectual ; the
gentlemen departed, and Mr. M'Donnell proceeded.—
It was said that the highest personage in the State was hos-
tile to the Catholic claims. This he (Mr. M'Donnell)
could not believe, as it was in opposition to all the public
acts of that illustrious personage. Mr. M'Dennell then al-
luded to the late proceedings at Chester, and the "wo !
wo !" incantations of the Bishop of that diocese ; and re-
plied with great force to the speech said to have been deli-
vered there by Mr. Tyrwhitt at the No-Popery Meeting.
Mr. M'Donnell then adverted to the state of Ireland, and
read a statement, from which it appeared that in that coun-
try Romau Catholics were excluded from SOU places of
trust and emolument—from that of Lord High Chancellor
to the situation of sub-Sheriff. Mr. M‘Donnell then
alluded to the charge of divided allegiance, and read a
memorial, presented by the Catholics of Ireland to the
late Pope Pius VII., in which they most unequivocally
disclaimed and rejected any authority upon his part to
exercise any interference with them in matters which were
not purely and exclusively spiritual. He concluded by op-
posing, the motion for adjournment.
The motion was, however, after a long discussion, ulti-
mately carried by a majority of two, and the meeting ad-
journed sine die.

About three o'clock on Saturday morning, the
watchman going his rounds in Gilbert-street,
Clerkenwell, discovered strong bodies of smoke
issuing from the lower parts of the house of Mr.
Kingsland, wholesale shoe-warehouse. He gave
a prompt alarm, which aroused the inmates ; and
Mrs. Kingsland ( Mr. Kingsland was from home,)
her mother, a servant, a youth, and two young
children, escaped b; the front first floor window,
along the balcony which adjoins the next house.
The smoke soon filled the house with the utmost
density, but yet no flames were any where per-
ceptible ; and all was conjecture as to where the
fire was, until the firemen discovered that a flue
belonging to a stove in one of the workshops
had been carelessly left with a fire in it, and the
vent being closed, some wood-work had gradually
become heated, and produced that dense body of
smoke, the fatal effects of which we have to re-
late. The firemen having adopted the usual
means to assist the smoke in the escape, dis-
covered, in a small room adjoining the workshop,
the lifeless bodies of two apprentices, in bed,
who had been suffocated by the smoke which we
have described. Their bodies were removed into
the open air, and every means adopted to restore
animation, but unhappily without effect.

LONDON,
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1827.

thelt will be seen by the Court Circular, that
new Members of Administration received, yester-
day, from his MAJESTY, the seals of their re-
spective offices. It is pretty generally understood
that all these appointments are not permanent,
and that some farther changes will take place at
no very distant period ; but it is satisfactory to
think, that we have again an Executive and
responsible Government—a blessing of which
the country had been deprived by the si-
,multaneous secession of the greater number
of those who composed the late Administration.
Some anxiety is felt about the nature of this
night's debate in the House of Commons, but it
is not impossible that the ballot on the Ludlow
Election Petition may prevent Mr. CANNING'S
taking his seat before to-morrow, as it may not
be over till four o'clock, after which hour Mem-
bers cannot take. the oaths. In such a case, we
presume, Mr. PEEL will, if he intends making
any statement explanatory of his conduct, defer
it till Mr. CANNING is enabled to take a share
in a debate in which he is personally interested.

Rumour is again busy as to the probability
of a dissolution taking place at the close of the
present Session. We do not anticipate the least
necessity of Mr. CANNING'S being driven to
such a step by anything approaching to a mi-
nority in either House, but, at the same time,
it is generally considered advisable for a new
Minister to have a new Parliament at the com-
mencement of his career. It is frequently the
means of substituting decided for lukewarm
friends, or enemies, to the extent of fifty or a
hundred votes, as otherwise occasions arise un-
expectedly for atrial of strength, when it is found
impossible to do any thing but regret that the step
had not been sooner taken: At the same time
the evils of a general election are of so serious
a nature that 110 patriotic Minister will bring
them on the country unnecessarily, and we
may safely trust in this, as in other inatters to
the discretion and judgment, of the Right lion.
Gentleman at the head of his MAJESTY'S Go-
vernment.

The Duke of WELLINGTON has issued the
following General Order to the Anny, upon re-
signing the office of Commander-in-Chief :

" Iforse-Guard3, April 30, 1827.
" Notwithstanding that Field Marshal the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON has found it necessary to lay at his MAJESTY'S
feet his resignation of the Command
,of the Army, with
which his IIiAJESTY" had been most graciously pleased to
entrust him, he begs' to assure the General Officers,
Officers, and Troops, of his constant solicitude for their
bonour and welfare.
(By his Grace's command)
" HENRY TORRENS, Adjutant-General."

We have no great fault to find with the words
used in this address, but we must protest against
the principle of it, which we consider to be un-
constitutional and improper in the highest degree,
'and having no analogy with any ether proceeding
in any other department of the State. Do we
hear of any such proceeding on the part of Lord
MELVILLE and the Board of Admiralty, who
with equal propriety might put forth a circular
order to the Navy on their dissolution as a
Board ? What has the Army to do with the cir-
cumstance of the Duke of WELLINGTON hay-

ing resigned his office ?—it is sufficient for
them to know that he no longer holds it. And
to what unpleasant consequences might not
this practice of addressing the Army lead ?
We will suppose that his Grace of WELLING-
TON, instead of resigning the situation of Com-
mander-in-Chief, had been dismissed from it by ,
his MAJESTY, under some circumstances of
personal disgrace, and that instead of wishing,
as in this instance, to gratify a feeling of vanity
in expressing his solicitude for their honour
and welfare, his Grace had thought fit, in the
exercise of this new prerogative, to describe in
exaggerated colours, the treatment he bad re-
ceived, and excite throughout the Army a feel-
ing of commiseration towards him. 'What is there
to prevent his Grace, or any other Commander-
in-Chief, whose conduct might have deserved
such treatment, from taking such a step under
feelings of irritation, if 'the Principle is admitted
of addressing the Army upon personal subjects
and to express personal feelings ? On this occa-
sion, the vanity whiCh excited the address will
only be laughed at ; but a stop ought to be put
at once to a practice which might not always be
equally harmless.

We received last night the Paris Papers of
Saturday and the Etoile of Sunday morning.
The latter does not notice the reports which all
the other papers allude to as prevailing in Paris
of a change of Minisiry. The probability of this
event has been spoken of since their defeat on the
Law of the Press, and the rumours have now as-
sumed such a shape as to be entitled to some
credit notwithstanding the silence of the Etoile.
Whether M. VILLELE will remain in the new
Ministry is considered as doubtful.
No political news of importance is contained
in these Papers. The arrival of Lord COCHRANE
in the Morea is said to have caused a great sen-
sation in the Divan.

Amongst our Extracts will be found an article
from the Constitutionnel on the influence which
the appointment of :Mr. CANNING to the Pre-
miership in England will have on the Desti-
nies of Europe, Already spur distinguished

Statesman " appears to be considered as the
Prime Minister of Representative Europe."

FRENCH Forms, APRIL 28.—Five per Cents. 100 f.
80c. ; S per Cents. 71f. ; Bank Stock, 2,030 f. ; Neapo-
litan, 78E 20c. ; Spanish Loan, (1823), 571. ; Exchanges
on London—One month, 25f. 40c. ; Three ditto, 25f. 25c.

Hamburgh Papers to the 29th ult. reached us
last night, but do not furnish a single paragraph
of interest.
EXCHANGES ON LoNnoN.—Hamburgh, 27th April ;
36. 9 ; 2 months, 36. 6.—Leipsic, 23d April ; 3 in. 6.
17i.—Berlin, 24t4 April ; 3 m. 6. 184.

The Allgenzcine Zeitung and Frankfort
Papers have been received this morning to the
25th ult. but they merely repeat the news rela-
tive to Greece which have already appeared.
The only paragraph worth extracting respects the
wisdom of the Greek Government, in entrusting
to KARAISKAKI the task of delivering the
Greek Continent from the domineering ferocity
a the Turks. It proceeds—

One work still remains for Karaiskaki to perform, and
this is the deliverance of the Acropolis of Athens, and the
destruction of the army under Redschid Pacha ; his pru-
dence and valour will accomplish this also. The aid of
God, and the prayers of the Government and the whole
Greek nation, be with him, and the officers and soldiers
combating under him.
We have already given news from Constantinople of 2il
March, contained in letters from Odessa of the 6th, which
affirm that Karaiskaki and Karatasso had actually relieved
the Acropolis ; that the Streakier in his retreat, was sur-
rounded 10 leagues from Athens ; and that the last action
was on the 16th March, where he was again beaten, and
put to flight by Karaiskaki.
VIENNA, APRIL 19.
Metalliques, 90 7-16 ; Bank Shares, 1084.

FILOI/ LAGUAYRA, JULY 15.--Bolivar has published
an order, directing the Collectors of the Revenue to im-
prison all persons indebted to the Treasury ; one gen-
tleman had acutally been imprisoned, and all his effects
seized, the door of his store closed, and sealed with the Go-
vernment stamp.

From the Board of the Jerusalem Coffee-house :—The
Burmese flag was hoisted at Rangoon on the 9th December,
and Sir Archibald Campbell and troops had left for Am-
herst Town ; all was quiet in India ; freight at Calcutta
very low and scarce; the last instalment had been paid.
From the John Bull of the 80th of December, by the
Ferguson, we learn that Rangoon was given up to the
Burmese, on the 9th of December, and entered the same day.

THE FUNDS--(THIS DAY).

CITY, Twelve o' C7eck.

In consequence of this day being kept as a holiday at
the Bank and both Stock Exchanges, the Brokers and
Jobbers have, as usual, congregated together on the Royal
Exchange, where a few unimpor feat private bargains were
done at 821 ; and up to this hour there has not been the
most trifling variation. The Foreign Funds continue
gloomy, particularly Mexican and Colombian Bonds, the
former were quoted, early in the morning, at 68 4, and
ome business has been done at 671 81 ; in the latter, 32
was the price, but they gave way, and are now SI/ 2.
No prices of the French Funds have yet come to hand by
the Mail, it being Sunday ; the probability is that no
transactions of import will take place, and that the dealers
will avail themselves, at an early hour, to retire and enjoy
the fineness of the day.

Two o' Clock.

Consols have become flat, and are 82i ; Colombian
Bonds seem in a very depressed state, and have been done
at 31 ; present price SI ; Mexican have equally felt the
effects as the former, having been 67, and now 67k.

Ten Minutes after Two o' Clock.

Consols have fallen to 82f on a Report of Six Regi-
ments being ordered to Canada ; Colombian Bonds are
31 ; Mexican are worse, 66i 1; both these Republican
Securities look worse in consequence of the fall in Consols.

"We are eit trial "the=Kixo, • yesterday,
presented the Earl of Eldon with a magnificent Gold
Cup, in token of his Majesty's sense of the able and
faithful services of the Noble Lord.

THE GUARDS.--The manuscript of this forth-
coming 'Work has, we are assured, been read
with unbounded applause, in a Literary Circle
of the very first class, and is expected to do won-
ders. The Gay, the Brave, and the Fair aspir-
ant for a leaf in Fashion's Wreath, are all in-
cluded in its pages. It will appear to-morrow.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—As early as twelve
o'clock, to-day, several Members had engaged
their seats for the evening. Sir R. Wilson and
Mr. Brougham have removed from their former
stations,, and fixed themselves on the third
Ministerial Bench, immediately behind the seat
which Mr. Canning usually occupies.
Lady Trigge entertained a select party to din-
ner yesterday, at her house in Saville-street.
John Weyland, Esq. entertained a distinguish-
ed party to dinner yesterday, at his house in
Cork-street.

The Countess St. Antonio entertained at
elegant circle of the haul ton, on Sunday even-
ing, at her house in Hanover-square, among
whom were, Prince and Princess Esterhazy,
Prince and Princess Polig,nac, and most of the
other Foreign Ambassadors, Ministers, and their
Ladies, the Marquis, Marchioness, and Dowager
Marchioness of Salisbury, the Marquis of Hert-
ford, &c.
The remains of Mr. Rowlandson,' the Artist,
were conveyed, on Saturday, from his chambers,
in the Adelphi, to the Church-yard of St.
Paul's, Covent-garden. The funeral was quite
private. His early and faithful friends, Jack
Bannister, and Harry Angelo, with his patron,
Mr. Ackermann, of the Strand, were the only
persons whom we recognised of those who at-
tended. Rowlandson has left behind a widow,
to whom he has very properly bequeathed all
that he possessed.
Madame Mara, the once celebrated vocalist,
who is now living, at an advanced age, in Russia,
has announced her intention of giving her genu-
ine memoirs to the world, in consequence, as she
says, of the erroneous ones which are in circula-
tion.

V-v
Madame Vestris has concluded a most suc-
cessful engagement at Bath. She will appear at
Covent-garden on Wednesday, in the new co-
medy of The Wife's Stratagem.
Mr. C. Kemble will play his favourite charac-
ter of Leon, this evening, in Rule a Wife and
Have a Wife. •
.•
Gainsborough painted a portrait of Garrick,
but could never by any Chance catch the resem-
blance. " Curse the fellov," he at last exclaimed,
" he takes likenesses of ,he whole world ; yet
has not one of his own."—/,e Furet.

A stranger is at present leve, whose appear-
ance has attracted consideral3e attention. We
understand he is a Batavian herchant. He is
is followed bylla,
ella, and wears
dressed rnesastei
native
in
jaav nondescript Javanese,
Nyith ca
no s tuunin:b.,
the Order of the White Elephant on his breast.
The latter circumstance has giver,rise to a re-
loon a white port, that he may be seen, mounted
elephant, on 'Change.—Liverpool Aivertise,
A SCEPTIC.—A young man and his father
went one day to a notary in order tc sign a
contract; when the clerk thus addressedf,hesoii.
" Are you of age, sir ?"—" Yes, here is the
certificate of my birth." " Good ! and you,
sir," turning towards the father, " are youllso
of age ?" " I should rather think so ; wen
this young man is my own son." " Oh, tln%s
no proof ; you must produce your certificatk
• p,
gr. —Le Furst,

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS a

FROM LLOYD'S.
DEAL, APRIL SO.—Wind S.W—Arrived from Lon
the Malrina, Kent, fur St. Luck; the Januet, Gard
for BarLadoes ; the Indian, Riibertson, for Quebec;
Funchal, 111‘Pberson, for Madeira. The Sirene, ,

therlands ship of war, sailed for Helvoetsluys this 111100,,,
FALMOUTH, APRIL 29.—Arrived the Jolly Tar,l
signol, from Altea, in 24 days, for London, spoke,
inst., lat. 41. SI. long. 9. SO., the Friends, of Jerg
Jones, from Antwerp, for Tarragona. PI
PORTSMOUTH, Amu. SO.—Arrived the Polperop
Blanc, from Cadiz, for London, sailed March 25th;
27th inst. off the Start, spoke the Jersey, from Cad:
for London. Sailed the Princess Royal, Kaius,
Stouter transports, for Cork and Quebec.
GRA VESEND, APRIL SO.—Arrived the Jane, Bond, t°
Malaga; the Transfer, Rowe, from Lisbon ; the Hutto:
Brown, from Carbonaras. Sailed the Nautilus, Dune6t
for Hamburgh.
The Carnbrea Castle, sailed from Bengal on the 26th (1(
December, ; Saugur, the 2d of January; and St. Heled°
the 6th of March.
The Hope, Flint ; Temandra, —; and Belle Alliso.
from Bengal, had arrived at St. Helena.
The City of Edinburgh, —, from Bengal, was
the Cape of Good Hope about the 18th of February
dismasted.
ABERDEEN, APRIL 29.—The Resolution, Kidd, of this
place, sailed fora Rotterdam to London, about three inuatill
.
ago, and has not since been heard of.
Vessel SpOken.—The Edward transport, of Londo
on the 26th ult., near the Lizard.

The Marchioness of Ely was to sail from Bengal on the
10th Jan. ; the Prince Regent on the 25th; and the Alio,
Balderston, on the 28th for London.
The Carnbrea Castle, Capt. Davey, is arrived off Po.t
).
mouth, from Bengal ; sailed from Bengal Dec, 29--
from St. Helena, March 6.

The Hope, Flint, Belle Alliance, , and Timandra'
Wray, are arrived from Bengal at St. Helena.
The City of Edinburgh, from Bengal, was off St. Ile'
Lena about the 18th Feb., dismasted.

The Perseverance, Pain, and Victory, -, both frog)
London, are arrived at Bengal.

SURREY SESSIONS-(THIS DAY.)

Mark M'Donald, a respectable looking youth, was
dieted for stealing a pistol from Miles Bond, a watchina*,
of Peckham, on the 17th of last April. It appeared tbst
the watchman had been taking a man to the watchhosir
on the night of the above ctsy, and on returning to his ha%t
found it had been broken open and the pistol stolen. 11
pistol was afterwards found in the prisoner's pocket.—Ar ,
Guilty.

Elilabetk Smith was convicted of stealing a coral neck',
lace, the property of George Green.—Twelve mouth,
hard labour.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

HAY MARKETS.—( At per Lead of 36 TrusSea) ':'.
ST. JAMES'S.
.2:. a. .X. s X. I. X. 0.
Lowland Mead. Hay 4 oto 5 0 Clover Hay 5 oto 7 a;
Upland Ditto . 5 0 6 6 Oat Straw 2 0 2 ;
Rye-grass Hay...... 5 0 6 6 Wheat Ditto 2 4 -
Supply good, trade dull, and prices as on Saturday.
SMITHFIELD.
.s.X. s. Ls' ;
Lowland Mead. Hay 3 15 to 4 15 Cloy. Hay generally 5 oto . 0
Upland Ditto 4155 15 Do. extra fine OO 7 I
Rye-grass Hay 415 515 Oat Straw 1 18
_.,1 0
New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Wheat Ditto 2 2
Supply good, and trade somewhat brisk, at Saturday's prices'

LAN INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
T. lie,Court torts occupied the whole morning with cause
Petitions.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

OF ST. MARTIN'S-IN-THE-FIELDS.

GOLDING AND OTHERS V. FENN.
;'Thisaction originated in the Consistory Court at the
"'lnce of the. plaintiffs, who are churchwardens of the
ta,r6l', of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, against the defendant,
ti,"" is one of the inhabitants of the parish, tor payment of
cr rates pavahle'by him for the year 1821. The defen-
tl:st refused to pay the rates on the ground that
. plaintiffs were nut lawfully appointed, they hay-
itl'ieg been elected by the Select Vestry, and contended that
Parish, Ought to have been elected by the inhabitants of the
Full'. The Consistory Court directed an issue to this
;tot to try, whether by immemorial usage, the church-
b.,rdens of this parish were elected by a Select Vestry, or
:7 the inhabitants paying scot and lot.
t The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated the case. He was well
Lare that by the common law the churchwardens of every
sl4ll are elected by the inhabitants paying scot and lot,
tthia general rule might be obviated by particular
NI, and he would be able to show from the pa-
records of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, which went
IA far as the year 1576, that the churchwar-
L" of this parish have been ever since elected by a
_Vestry, and also that the latter have regularly
t,i7ted their accounts. From the above-mentioned period
churchwardens have uniformly exercised that office.--
'4 ' defendants indeed, might be able to show that a few
• prev
Ye% .
ious to the Restoratiod, the exercise of the right
interrupted by the interference of the then ruling
;#J'Y but no sooner did that event take place than. an
_etof Parliament was passed, enacting that the church-
i"ttElens should swear the oath of allegiance to the Govern-
'll7‘;4old'aftjtrielhe Solemn League and Covenant. It
tht, therefore, be presumed, that from the antiquity of the
ice; it was at first. established by law. This was not all.
e were several Acts of Parliament passed in the reign
i.liatnes-the Second, Queen Anne, and George the Second,
L,Tirding the general interests of the parish of St. Mar-
kql:' in which -the practice of, the appointment of the
6,....Nrehvrardens by a: Select .Vestry was actually recog-
Oct. .The Learned Gentleman then entered into a parti-
7rdeteil.of the several Acts: But his case did not rest
.
e• 'en all these authorities, 'for there were decisions by
• Court of King's Bench upon the Subject. From
• year 1576 till the year '1740, the practice
L'is continued withodt 'challenge, but in the year last
11elltioned, when the Vestry met regularly for the
ion of Churchwardens ; they were not unanimous in
Let choice, one party hiving chosen two, and the other
ip another two. The majority, however, applied to the
I'mutissarY to swear in those elected by them, which the
ta • •
tllttuilary accordingly did. But the disappointed party,
rriewined not to brook their defeat, applied to the Court
Bench for a writ of mandamus for compelling the
bl3:l2iasary to swear in the candidates appointed by theta,
mtne Court refused their application. In 1744 a question,
"eisely similar to the present, was agitated in the Con-
rst.tYpi...,4l6aet, which.directed an issue to the King's Bench
ais'e:2jel the same: terms with the issue now under
fourkil „motion. The case was tried at bar, and the Court
thef,,l4t the Select Vestry were alone entitled to appoint
thi'illlkalitvardens. Peace and harmony reigned after
Lei till the year 1790, when some of the inhabitants,
41,t dissatisfied, elected Wardens as well as the Vestry,
htl! disturbance
.was created by the different parties re-
-40,11/4 a seat in the Church, in consequence of which an
,tion was made to the Spiritual Court, but the King's
ttki, interposed, and prohibited the Spiritual Court from
jsa cognizance of the matter, as it was not within its
Ciction. • The-cause was then carried to the King's
\Z. and tried in 1793, when the Court found that the
I.IZY alone had the'right of electing the Churchwardens.
IS7Proving-all these circumstances, he had no doubt the
tfrould find in' favour of his clients.
.."4 trial was not concluded when we went to press.)

ADMIRALTY COURT.
tir)!II: first Session of the Admiralty Court, was held, this
itiKbre the Right Honourable Lord STOWEL.
KrriG's ADVOCATE (Sir C. RowNsoN) roved for
)s Grey, for 103 slaves, captured hr a small Island, de-
y n upon the Isle of France, by the expedition under
lekt:ntriand of Admiral Drury. It appeared from the
t_iof General Maitland and other British Officers, that
1141`qa.L nd in question was a depot for French stores, and
Vcie slaves captured in it were taken to the Island of
tell
_and incorporated with the native troops. One
Ikly7 and forty-six slaves had been captured, but as
44u'_03 were found to be serviceable men, that was the
if:er for which head money was claimed.
Oon granted.
tCt ICING'S ADVOCATE moved for head money in several
.4t7,!ases where enemies' ships had been captured by
fit'4ll cruisers. Two cases which had been set down
\ing this day, were postponed in consequence of the
it je of Dr. honer, who was prevented from attending
domestic affliction.