Star.
London, England, 1817-07-09 00:00:00

QUEENSBEeRRY APPEALS.

This being the day upon which the House cf
Lords were erected to give their final decision in
these Appeals, the House met at twclve, when, after
a very able and luminous speech from the Loan
CHANCELLOR, which took up thr:..e hours and a half,
the Appeals were remitted to the Court of Ses:ion
in Scotland, to consider of tl e import of certain
words in the deeds under discussior, with instru:tions
to report early nest Session.

The further proceedings on the Stearn Boat Regu-
lation Bill have been put off—we hope for ever.
Ti e present Session of Parliament will, it is apple.
henile. terminate either on Saturday or Monday neat.
On lc.- king over our Report of Sir J.C. HIITISLEY'S
Speech, on the subject respecting the Cathol.cs. we
find that we have omitted to state, that in speaking
of concessions to thit Body, he noticed a Bill, which
ought to be accepted as no inconsiderable boor., and
which has passed both Houses of Parliament in the
present Session. By this Bill, Catholics are relieved,
both in the Navy and Army, from taking any oaths
of disqualiEcation, on receiving their Commission ;
an.! the Annual Act (.1 Indemnity exempts them for
the emission of omitting them, Alter being Com-
m F

Ye,-erday t!e Loan Ma voit held a Court of Aldermen, in
colneq.:ence or the decease al Mr. EDWARD KIRBY. late Keeper
of the Debtor,' Prison fur London and Middlesex, when Friday
was appointed for the election of a successor, and advertisements
ordered to be issued accordingly. lit. I .ordship afterwards went
on the Hustings, and held a Common dials, for the election of a
Sheriff to serve with FAA NCI% 1)1.:n tints, Esq Sliera of Lon-
don and Middlesex, for the year ensuing. in the room of ltossa•r
WiLsoN, who has refilled to give bond to take upon hint that
olice, when Csoacr ALOSISON, Eu). citir:ll and pewterer,
was duly elected, and declared his consent to serve the oI(•,;e.
A C,,mmon Council was afterwards held, when Mr. Alderman
Thefte was uranimously elected Governor of the Irish boctety,
in the room of If. C. Coldish:, Eq. not an Alderman.
.1 he C.:mtrittee for General Purposes presented a Report, for
allow i lig Sir W. I..ew RUOU per ,su consequence of hi.
length of services as s Bailin for the Borough of Smithwark, in
the event of his being removed trout that edli,:e; and after a con-
siderable discussiou titer. ou, a moiion was made to agree with
the Report, mid at Anarivliovllt was proposed to adjourn the
consideration to a futureCourt,which was negatived on a division.
•I'he oecoudarieB were directed to lay before the Court the
Looks or Lists of Persons qualiiield to serve a, Jurors within the
City; and also Gat Book front which SFecial Jurors have hereto-
tore been struck by rule or order of the Coos:: ar Westminster.
The lovers of acquatic eicursions will Il ive a high
treat next week, as no less than three City Barges
go up to Richmond, viz. the Skinners' on Monday,
the Goldsmiths' on Tuesday, and the Fishmongers'
Company on Wednesday.
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Worm eNNEss.—A woman of the name of 14'Car-
thy, who occupied the first flour iu the house of P.
Gorman, a dealer in potatoes, No. 14, GI eat S4ffrun-
bill, being in a dreadful state of E.lLosication ou
Monday night, was so riotous mad di:erk:criy. that
the people of the house sent for a constaiiie to take
her away ; to avoid this she opened :tcr window and
jumped into the street, by .vhich she was nearly kiil-
ed ; she was carried to St. Barthcloxea's 11. ita',
without hofe of "scowl.
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