The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-27 00:00:00

Whitehall, April 24, 1827.

The Kinp has been pleased to constitute end appoint the
the Right Honourable James Ochoncar Lord Forbes to be
hie Majesty's High Commissioner to the General kimunbly
if the Church of Scotland.

India Board, April 25, 1827.

The King has been pleated to dirvt letters ptent to
isas ahe Great Swtl of the Kitn,-dom of Great Britain and
r,relanti, nominating the R. Jo!,n Tlaoraas James. Nlf.ster
,f Arts, to the Bishorrick of Calcutta, void br the death
Doctor Reginald Helier.

Crown-Oflice. April 27, 1627.
Al-minus returned to serve in thie present PatHalle-A.
Town and Port of Seaford.—The Right Hon. George
Cunning, of T.)crvning-2 m et, in the city of Westminster, it
room of the Hon. Aul-ustus Fraderick Otis. who has
• ecuted tine 6-Ifie:> of Steward of tEe ManOr of East Hen-
red, in the county of Bcfks.
Town and Port of Hastings.

Joseph Planta, jun. Lq. in the room of James Law
Lushington, Esq. who has Ereepted the Cl ilton Huwireds.
Borough of Newport (Southampton.)
The Honourable William Lamb, of Br•oelbmt Hal, in
county of Herts, in the room of the Wert Horton -able
George Canning, who has accepted the office of First C
ztn-
misaioner for executing tha office of Treasurer of his Als-
esty's Exchequer.

BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
S. Proctnr, l'udsey Hack Lane, 'York, clathiar.
J. Hughes, Birmingham, victualler.
J. Fu►sell, Stoke-lane, eomerset, ellaprean.

BANKRUPTS.
R. Hansford, Weymottr.,, Dorvt, grocer.
J. Paterson, Brett's-buildings, Camberwell, Surrey, dee,
ler and chapman.
M. G. Mitchell, Quadrant, Reg-ent-strf.et, tavern-keeper
E. Nash, Denham, 13uckiugham,
C. Thorogood, New Church-etre6, Lisson-gr;ve, Pad-
lington, Middlesex, builder.
E. Jeseurum, Falcon-square, London, estrich-feather.
manufacturer.

Q. Levitt, Pinner's-hall. Old Broad-strset, L0n4012.
merchant.

R. King, Wargrays,'Berks, stage-coach-Maker.
J. Ham, Skinner-street, watchmaker.
R. Thomson, Nettlestead, Kent, salesman.
T. Hammond, Clerkenwell, builder.
J. Ord, Kent-road, cheesemonger
J. Roberts, Newport, liquor-merchant.
J. Sherwin, T. Hordley, and I. Sherwin, Shelton, tu.
W. Glasbrooke, Stourport, innkeeper.
J. Garton, Leicester, builder.
W. Cooper, Weston Super Here, Sorstrsat, grew.

THE KING'S PRIVY COUNOILLORS.—The
following particulars relative to the King's Privy
Council, extracted principally from Blackstone,
may be generally interesting at this time :—The
principal Council belonging to the King is his
Privy Council, which is generally called, by way
of eminence, The Council: and this, according
to Sir Edward Coke's description of it, is a
noble, honourable, and revered assembly of the
King, and such as he wilis to be of his Privy
Council in the King's Court or Palace. The
King's will is the sole constituent of a Privy
Councillor, and this also regulates their number
—which of ancient time was twelve, or there-
abouts ; afterwards it increased to so large
a number, that it was found inconvenient for
sccresy and dispatch, and, therefore, King
Charles IL, in 1679, limited it to thirty,
whereof fifteen were to be the principal
Officers of State, and those to be Counsellors,
virtute officii, and the other fifteen were com-
posed of ten Lords and five Commoners, of the
King's choosing. But, since thet time, the
number has been much augmented, and now
continues indefinite. No inconvenience, how-
ever, observes Mr. Christian, in his note, arise•
from this extension of their numbers, as those
only attend who are specially summoned for that
particular occasion, upon which their advice end
assistance are required. The Cabinet Council, as
it is called, consists of those Members of State who
are more immediately honoured with his Majes-
ty's confidence, and who are summoned to con-
sult upon the important and arduous discharge
of the Executive Authority. Their number and
selection depend only upon the King's pleasure,
and each Member
,of that Council receives a
summons or message for every attendance. Privy
Councillors are made by the King's nomination,
without either patent or grant ; and on taking the
necessary oaths, they immediately become Privy
Councillors during the life of the King that
chooses them, but subject to removal at his
discretion. The duty of a Privy Councillor
appears from the oath of office, which consists of
seven articles. Ist. To advise di.... King accord-
ing to the best of his cunning and discretion.
2d. To advise for the King's honour, and good
of the public, without partiality, throug,l; affec-
ion, love, 'need, doubt, or dread. 3d. To keep
die King's counsel secret. 4th. To avoid cor-
ruption. sth. To ',ell) and strengthen tl.e exe-
cution of what shall be there resolved. 6:h. To
withstand all persons who would attempt the
contrary ; and, lastly, in general to observe,
keep, and do all that a good and true Cou: cillor
ought to do to his Sovereign Lord. Thy• dis-
solution of the Privy Council depends upo t the
King's pleasure, and he may, whenever he thinks
proper, discharge any particular Member, or Cle
whole of it, and appoint another, " '
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