The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-07 00:00:00

AN HORATIAN PRECEPT.

" Dalce est tlesipere in loco: cries his grace—
"'Tis cliartninz sure tilplay the foal in place:
Alt I s h, a..l!:?riSg• strictly to the port's rule,
lie wisely gets in plate ; then plays the fuol..
• . EPIGRAM.
" Poeta naseiSur sionfit"
You Go.nstrue thus, with wicked tit,
As you hay. construed many thing ; •
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For sennething tit each spill is 'twin,
Except a poet,. wretch forlorill
Who's born mg fit fur any thing.

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Mr. Tomas Hale, of Salisbury, has been to Alder-
kr, Oleueestershire to demand possession of estates
desrmolvd to him, in male line, from Lout Hale, Chief
Justice of the Court of King►'s Bench. The estates
are at present enjoyed by Robert Hale lilagden
Hale, Esq. ; but the present claimant contends, that
the estates must descend to the heir male, under an
old entail of the Jn,lge's will ; and this step has been
taken previous to the matter being brought before the
proper Court.—(Boils Chronicle.)
The man mentioned in our last to have been wound-
ed by the firing of a pistol, in Brunswick-road, died
in the Infirmary on Friday morning. Herat hopes
had bens entertained of his recovery until Wednesday
'Centeno, when his case took an unfavourable tarn.
Ai inquest was summoned on the body the same day,
anti the Jury, after having heard the evidence, remain-
ed in consultation nearly two hours, but not being
able to agree upon their verdict, they returned with-
out coining to a decision, when the Coroner took their
voices separately, the result of which was—that there
were.six for manslaughter, and six for juilifiakk homi-
cide. no verdict was therefore recorded, and the Jury
separated.—(Liverpea Advertiser.)

THE ST,

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Yesterday a Court of Common Council assembled in
order to receive the Report of the Committee of lieneral
Purposes appointed to inquire into the disturbances at
Knightsbridge, on the day of the funeral of Honey and
Francis. Some preliminary business was also dispatched.
The Loan MAYOR presented the Answer of his Ma-
jesty to the Address of Congratulation on his return
from abroad.

Mr. S. Dixon', on seconding the motion for receiving
the answer, gave notice of his intention to move on a
future day, for the erection of a Statue to his present
Majesty in that Court, according to usage.
blr. OLDHAM observed,that the precedent was to erect
the Statue after the King had done the City the honour
to dine with the Corporation.
Mr. Alderman Bnowx took occasion to notice the dis-
graceful precipitancy of the canvass which bad begun
for the situation of the Upper Marshal, in consequence
of the lamentable accident be had met with on carrying
np the Address to the King. In order to put a stop to
such a proceeding, if there should be still any disposi-
tion to persevere in it, he was happy to be enabled to
state that he had seen the Marshal on the evening be-
fore, and found him in a state of convalescence, which
he could not have expected had he not witnessed it him-
self. He was also requested by that gentleman to re-
turn his grateful acknowledgments for the kindness with
which they had acted towards him, and to inform thew
that he hoped to be able shortly to attend to the duties
of his office—(Loud applause.)—lt was unnecessary for
him to observe upon the manner in which the. Marshal
had discharged those duties; they bad all isitnessed
how much they were calculated to benefit the public
and do credit to himself—(Loud applause.)
• Mr. FAVELL gave notice, on the part of his friend, Mr.
Oldham, that that Gentleman would submit a motion
upon the state of the Criminal Code, early after the
holidays.