The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-26 00:00:00

RIGHT OF CARRYING THE CROWN OF
SCOTLAND.

Oar readers will recollect the circumstance of the trial
of right which took place before the Privy Council some
time ago, full reports of which appeared in our Paper—
the parties being, the claimant Archibald, Lord Douglas,
of Douglas—the opposer of that claim, which was " to
carry the Crown of Scotland before the King in all pro-
cessions in Scotlant'," being the Doke of Hamilton and
Brandon. The Most Honourable presented their report
to the King in Council, on the Bth inst. That was read
at the Court at Carlton House on the 16th inst.. when

his Majesty having been pleased to take the same into
ronsideratton, was pleased, by and with the advice of his
Privy Council, to approve ther.of. After detailing the
Petition of Lord Douglas, and the Memorial of the Duke
of Hamilton and Brawl" the report SO confirmed de-
clares, that their Lordships reported to his Majesty that
the privilege expressed in the several Charters produced,
extruded only to carrying the Crown of the Ancient
Kingdom of Scotland in Parliament; and that, there-
fore, supposing the privilege so granted can be consi-
dered as existing, the claim of the Lord Douglas to an
heritable right to carry such Crown in the late proces-
sion from the Palace of Holyrood to the Castle of Ellin-
burgh, does not appear to them to have been made out,
the bearing of such Crown in such procession not being
a bearing in Parliament; and that, therefore it rested
with his Majesty to appoint such person as his Majesty
might think fit to perform that ceremony; but the claim
of the Lord Douglas of the office of carrying such
Crown, being a claim of an heritable right, their Lord-
ships are of opinion that the same may be discussed and
decided upon in a Court of Law, as other claims of he-
ritable others have been discussed and decided. This,
therefore, his Majesty has been graciously pleased to ap-
prove of.

On the night of the 15th inst. the lightning struck the
Cathedral of Strasbourg, melted the lead which cemented
'Avers! stones, and destroyed the sound of the largest
bell.
FeeDING or ENGINS Bottmas.—Thomas Hall, En-
gineman to the Glasgow Water Company, having re
marked the waste of tire, when a steam engine stops
working, has, instead of letting in a constant supply of
water into the boiler to compensate for the loss, red om-
wended that at each time the engine is stopped, water
to the depth of 16 inches above its usual level be
.poured in, by which when the working is resumed there
as a sufficient supply of hot water, the steam is ready
the moment it is required, and no, increase of fuel, to
beat recently introduced fluid, is necessary. He has
himself put this method into practice, and, however
simple, it promises to be the means of a very great
new.
Nave ow Courses.—On Monday sennight, a man of
the name of Whitehouse, a labourer, gave information at
our Police Office, that he was digging in a garden belonging
to one Theodore Moore, r.siding near Vauxhall, in this
tewn, he felt his spade repeatedly come in contact with a
bard substance, when on a further examination he discover-
ed that the soil where he was digging and on which cabbages
had been planted, was not of very considerable depth, and
That it was supported by a boarded Boor, composed of a
quantity of planks. His curiosity led him to examine far-
ther, and on removing one of the planks he discovered a
large cave, about seven feet deep, and 12 feet wide. The
man, to corroborate his tale, produced some base money,
consisting of shillings and half-crowns,which he said he Lad
picked up near the spot. Tile officers on receiving this in-
formation, lost no time in proceeding to the place, but en-
happily for the ends of justice, they arrived too late. The
parties suspected, it appears, what was plotting against
them, and were found busily engaged in filling up the hole.
On searching, however, the officers discovered a stamping-
block, which had evLivntly the appearance of a press hav-
ing been recently fixed thereon.but this latterarticle had been
timely secreted. The family of the Moores, consisting of the
2 men and a woman, were taken into custodv,and onMonday
were brought up for examination at our Puh,ic Office, when
vto evidence appearing agaigst' them (Whitehouse having
absconded), and nothing has'fng bees found on their premi-
ses sufficient to criminate them, they were discharged. It is
suspected that Whitehouse was equally criminal with the
others, but that he had been led to give the information in
consequence of a quarrel having arisen between them, and
his absconding arose probably from the influence of a bribe
•r from a suspicion, that while endangering the lives of his
associates, be might he unconsciously bringing his own In
somewhat of peril.—(l3irmingkons Chronicle.)