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London, England, 1842-04-13 00:00:00

THE CITY OF LONDON

The Loan MAYOR presented to the Court the following
letters, announcing her Majesty's gracious intention to confer
the rank of Baronet upon the Lord Mayor of the City of
London.

My Dear Lord Mayor,—l Leg to report to you in writing,
what I had the satisfaction of intimating personally to you at
the Drawing-room, on Thursday last, that in consideration of
your holding the high and distinguished trust of the Lord Mayor
of the City of London at the birth of his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, her Majesty has signified her gracious inten.
tion of conferring upon you the rank of a Baronet.
It is gratifying to me personally, from the esteem in which
hold your private character; to be the channel of a communi-
cation, which, I trust, will be satisfactory to your feelings. —I
hare the honour to he, my dear Lord, very faithfully yours,
Whitehall, April 9th, 1812. ROBERT PEEL.
My Lord Mayor,-1 have received her Majesty's gracious
commands to announce to your Lordship that she has been
pleased to confer on you the dignity of a Baronet of the
United Kingdom, in commemoration of the auspicious event,
that on the day when the Heir Apparent to the Throne was
born, you were raised by the confidence and favour of your fellow
citizens to the high honour of presiding as Chief Magistrate
over the Corporation of the City of Londona
I conridor myself fortunate in conveying to your Lordship
the intimation of the favour of our Sovereign, and I congratu-
late you sincerely on the honourable reward of a life which you
have devoted to useful and creditable exertions.—l have the
honour to be, my Lord Mayor, your faithful servant,
Whitehall, 9th April, 184'2. J. R. G. GRAHAM.
The Court received the communication with loud cheers,
and expressed the high satisfaction they felt at the conferring
of this honour upon a gentleman so highly distinguished for
public and private virtues. The letters were ordered to be
entered on the journals of the Court, with the intimation that
the Court felt high gratification that Mr. Pixie was the indivi-
dual upon whom the honour fell; and the resolution was or-
dered to be advertised in the usual Morning and Evening
Newspapers.
Some observations were made by several members of the
Court upon the inconvenience and expense arising from a re-
cent non-attendance at the Central Criminal Court of one of
the City Judges, arising (as appeared from the explanation)
from circumstances altogether beyond his control, and a motion
was made which was subsequently withdrawn.
Mr. Laurie was sworn in a Special Pleader of the Corpora.
tion of London.—Adjourned.

BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
JOSEPH DAKEYNE, lace dealer, Nottingham, from
April 8 to April 29.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
JOHN LEWIS, coal master, Sedgley, Staffordshire.
BANKRUPTS.
EDMUND ALLGOOD DICKINSON, money scrivener,
Pall-mall, Middlesex, to surrender April 18, at one, and May
24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, Cop-
thall-buildings, official assignee; Pocock and Co., Bartholo-
mew-close.
HENRY TILL, draper, Moulsham, Essex, April 20, at
one, and May 24, at &even, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Ashurst, Cheapside.
HENRY EDLIN, hotel keeper, Brighton, April 25, and
May 24, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Brightonr King and
Attwaters, Queen-street, Cheapside, London.
THOMAS SMItH and THOMAS TAYLOR, retailers
of boots and shoes, Worcester, April 27, and May 24, deleverr,
at the Office of Mr. H. Fo'cy, High-street, Worcester. Blower
and Vizard, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Foley, Worcester.
JOHN DAWSON, Tudeley, and WILLIAM DAWSON,
Tonbridge, Kent, builders, April 25, at two, and Slay 24, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official
assignee, Copthall-buildings, London ; Stevenson, Jun., Han-
ley, Potteries, Staffordshire.
ILLIAM PAYNE, victualler, Hand-court, Holborn.
April 29, at twelve, and May 24, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Lackington, official assignee; Abrahams, Lin-
coln's Inn-fields.
DAVID COOK, rope maker, Liverpool, April 25, and
May 24, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Arm-
strong, Staple Inn, London; Kuapper and Woollright, Li-
verpool.
RICHARD DRANSFIELD and GEORGE DRANS- RZNFREWSIIIRE BANK.—As it is understood that a
FIELD, cotton spinners, near Oldham, Lancashire. April 25, number of the most wealthy of the original partners of the
and May 24, at two, at the Comrnissioners'-rooms, Manchester. Renfrewshire Bank, who withdrew from the concern several
Alakinson and Sanders, Elm-court, Middle-temple, London ; years ago, but did not take the precaution of advertising out,
' Atkinson and Saunders, Manchester. are likely to be called on to make good the deficiencies of the
ROBERT STRINGER, wine and spirit merchant, Yar- Bank; if this should be the case, It is anticipated that 20s.
mouth, April 23, and May 24, at twelve, at the Feathers Inn, per pound will be paid to the whole of the creditors. To
Great Yarmouth. Sayers, Great Yarmouth; Storey, Field- such an extent has this statement obtained belief that the U.
court. Gray's Inn, London. notes, which were offered as low as Is. Bd. each, and no buyers,
JAMES NUTTER and WILLIAM ELLISTON, brewers, are now rising in the market, and the holders seem firm in
Cambridge, April at eleven, and May 94, at one, at the their determination to retain possession till the full amount is
Red Lion Inn, Cambridge. Adcock, Cambridge ; Ashurst, Glasgow Post.
Cheapside, London. ANCIENT MoNUMENT.—On the north side of the
JOHN PICKERING, wine merchant, Loughborough, April Castle bank of Edinburgh there exists a huge block of gneiss,
22, and Slay 24, at eleven, at the King's Head Inn, Lough- bearing a rudely engraved inscription in ancient Runic charac-
bureugh. Emmett and Allen, Bloomsbury-square, London ; i tern. This monumental stone was brought from Upland in
Hucknall, Loughborough. Sweden, about half a century ago, by the late Sir Alexander
shiirtel,CAHpArilßiDli,NaUndTH.Alanyraltster, Frame Selwood, Somerset- Seton of Preston. A literal sranslation of the inscription runs
24, at twelve, at the George Inn, as follows Ari caused engrave this stone to the memory
don;Frorne Selwood. Frampton, South-square, Gray's Inn, Lon- of Hialm his father. God help his soul." The stone bears
Miller, Frome Selwood. the mark of the cross, but is undoubtedly much more than a
JOHN BUCKTUNgrcer, Darlington, Durham, April i thousand yew old.