The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-01-23 00:00:00

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, S , JAL 19.

PROJIVT OF LAW ON Tell routm 01 TOIL POHL
M. de klartiguse appeared is the tribane.--Tlos
committee which you directed to examine the law on
the periodical press has appointed me to report. Be
fore examining the law, it will sot be improper to
take a view of periodical writings considered In Fehr-
lids to the general interest. Ido sot pretend to dia-
-1
pate the advantages whieh may be experienced in
France by the publication of political journals. In a
country in which all citizens take a part in public
affairs, and in which liberty prevails, it is proper that
the acts of the government, important events, and all
useful truths. should be submitted to all persons.
This daily review of the actions of authority, this
constant summons of power before public opinion, has
a real advantage which I readily recognise. But
having stated the advantages, it is proper to consider
the dangers of public journals. They are g . II)
undertaken as speculations of Mtloamy which have
profit for their object, and under this point of view the
iaterests of these enterprises is sarily iu opposi-
tion to the g I interest.—(A slight movement.)—
The g I interest is connected with public order,
external peace, and tranquillity. The interest of
journals, on the contrary, is in agitation, in permanent
disquietude, expeetation, and curiosity. las realy
to acknowledge, that there are writers equally ho-
nourable and able, whom pens are guided by con-
science, and who have so other object but the public
good; but how many others are actuated by differ-
eat motives? It is easy and agreeable to speak to the
passions ; thee j lists are sure to be read. It
must be frankly confessed, because it is a truth which
we neither seed nor wish to dissemble, that the pro-
posed law still restrains the free emission of journals,
and does not entirely free the periodical press.
Are regulations of this kind contrary to the charter?
—lf, t►en, the charter had placed the flee publication
of journals above the law, we should have regretted to
find this germ of dissolution in a work of wisdom ;
but we should have refrained (coin committing a direct
attack on the basis of the eJifiee which our vows tend
to p . This prohibition, however, is not io the
charter. The right of printing his opinion is secured
to every Frenchman by the law. That right is not
affected by this project ; it relate. only to journals and
periodical writings ; and it would be doing violence to
the charter to extend to journals, without restrictions,
the right consectated by article ti. Having heard that
the example of England should be followed, the Re-
porter said it would be time enough when revolution.
and hatreds were effaced, when the institutions sere
consolidated by time, and when an opposition was
made not by an hostility which daily compromised th.
existeace of the monarchy.The.hot ex pression gave birtl
I to an expression of murmurs on account of the atta•i
• against the existing opposition ; and after 'considers

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Ic interruption the Reporter proceeded to point oa the
nosetficiency of the law of 1812, and the (ecilitr,i•!,
!lids it was eluded. It was wished to regulate
y, but it was found that only licentiousness had been
wspoised. You recollect, Gentlemen, the hatreds
which have been revived, and the vengeance% %kith
have beets excited. The conflagration was begun, asd
it required the blood of a French frisce to emir_
oasis it.—(A violent explosion on the right. Se►eral
voices—" They knew well hew to take advantage of
that disaster.")—Alarmed at the sight of that bleed,
the Government asked your assistance. You granted
it, and the Censorship opposed to the torrent a dyke
whirls it could Use overthrow. I do not justify the
abuse which the Gowernosent made of the Censorship,
—(Latsghter.)--Since that epoch, however, France has
made immense progress towards internal calm and the
termination dour dissensions.—(Violent murmurs os
the left.paviog stated some amendments is the
first an sod articles, t►e Reporter proceeded
to the third, which states that io case the spirit and
general tendency of a periodical writing or joursal
be injurious to public peace, to the respect due to the
religion of the state, and other religions recogoisedia
France, or to the Ring's autborivy, Sec., the filet
Courts within the jurisdiction of which such journal
is published, may suspend it or suppress it. This
article d to be considered with anemias,—
These words " spirit and 'emend tendency," it
will be said, ■re very vague ; but to roadie
the matter as clear as possible- to these who
may Lave to apply the law, your committee propose'
to suppress the words 1' mend toodesey,"
sill nothing to the word " spirit ;" and which ern
seem to weaken it.—(Laughter.)—The committee Oro
thinks it proper that the spirit of a journal 'both! be
judged, not by a single paper, but from a series rf
papers. It therefore proposes to add to the word
" spirit" these words, " resulting from ■ saccessies
lof a rt icles."—(More laughter.)—The reporter thee is.
insisted on the adeaatage of intrustiag the esecatiae
lof the law to the Royal Coons. Some liersoas, hoe•
ever, in examining this article, had conceived that it
contained a violation of the ts►ast respectable right..
—The odious word " combustion" had been pro-
flounced, ant some appeared to consider the
suppression of a journal as am attack oa the rights
of property. There was, however, us eastisoatioe.—

The fourth article provides, that if, during the a.
josrement of the Chambers, important circomstasees
should render the established mason mouseetarib
iosofficieat, the laws of the 31st of March, 1621,
may be restored to rigour by a royal OrtriniXeCtOSlF
teraigned by three blinisters. The Kiag is empowered
by the charter to issue ordinances secretary be tie
safety of the State. Convinced of thaisselletenerefthe
best combined measures of repression, at foramen of
crisis, your Committee proposes the adoption of the
proposed by the Government. But as a tr•
eerily t►at it sbaU only his exercised temporarily and
cooditlonally, the Committee propose to add, that the
ordinance which establishes the preventhe laws shr:l
be discussed in a Council of Alinisters,—(lan:
laughter on t►e left.)—Soch,lieotletnen, is the upinios
of your Committee. It has foreseen the ditficoltiests
be encountered, bet having mu int to consult but
that of religion, the monarchy, and true liherty, it
has but one hope to form—that of their p tios
—(Cries of bravo on the right.)

Oa the conclusion of the Report several Deputies
ran to the tribune in order to be inscribed fur 'peaking
in favour uf or against the project. This number of nano,*
taken down to speak fur it was IS, and against it 26.
On the President proposing that a day should be fist,'
for the discussion. M. de Saint Aulaire ruse to speak
on the question of printing, with a view to erase Ae
words which had offended the opposition. A tus,si:ie
ors scene ensued and lasted a considerable time. Alter
a pause, the President announced that the order of the
dafwas the discussion of the project relative to the re
pression of the offences of the press ; and that M. Cut
relies had the precedence.

M. Corcelles accordingly ascended the (ribose,
amidst the profound silence of the tribunes, which
were filled with spectators; but the Interior of the
Chamber was not so attentive. The President ea•
treated the members to take their places, and t
keep silence. S I members called out for a
previous vote on the printing of the teport js
presented. The President said, he should act
consult the Chamber on a point which was perfectlt
dear; it was a standing order that the report sher:.:
be printed, and this required no dissuasion.
M. La Fitte, and several other members of the
•iiite, protested against this manner of proceeding, 4, •
after a violent explosion on both sides of the hen",
which lasted for some time, AI. Coreelles was at length
allowed to proceed. Ile began by string that a IA
tion o;,posed to the r al wishes of the people would 111'r•
then the established laws, seal endeavour to make nes
onus, no matter how . in order to cement a poet
sometimes ridiculous, but more frequently strociatto.
Ile then proceeded, hot not without interruption frost
•he right, to expose the terrors and delusions employe3
against the public, and concluded by warning th
:limber that the people at.d the army will nor;
• gain be brought to submit to each jugcling.
N. Dup!essis tirenedin thought thst severe oil.
ores were now more than ever access try. Ile then
segued at considerable length on the necessity of ewer-
.titin • tit:• dignity of .he higher classes of the State
t.d after con luding iu favour of the froject--3 •

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ie tribune, sad spoke at great,
he Sitting, at a quarter past fire,
tesday.

from Washiegton, dated Dee.
oiling from the importation of
!le of leather, and some other ar
he Tariff has nearly excluded
on, and our owe manufactures
the demand for those articles.
from the importation of cotton
is greatly decreased, coo ing to the
owe country snpplying the de.
portion of these articles. The
reviles goods imported into the
r the years 1818, amounted to
io 1819, 16,333,399; in 1890,
ire, being little more than one-
ported in 1818.
If goods paying a duty of 15 per
decreased, they are chiefly linens.
r OW* coarse cottons supply the
of t►e linens heretofore imported.
dry good. i■ the years 1818,
'show you the great I de-
of the imperted. In 1819, the
vs of dry geode moulded to
-le 1819, to 39,885,487 ; and is
,487 dollars ; beim, ■bout 2.:iths
'node imported le 1818.
L—By the brig hiorgisea, 10
ego, for Philadelphia. we learn,
st the Ileglish brig of war. Nan-
k's Island from a cruise, having
brig near Old Providence, after a
She bad 44 prisoners on board,
Providence with them for trial.
be act of robbing an American
as hove in sight.

this morning is the City. that se
.61 the shipping is the Themes
reels, owing so as idea that prep
to be issued, sod that a Tender
red of the Tower. as a does was es.
1 fur the ilediterreseao

)at yeelerday in the eity, that the
lad been acceded to by the Turkish
report was said to ha founded on
ers from &myna, bat toold not he
'tie soarer. It did set gale Be-
et had the street of raising the
resionely ranee one-half per east.,
!s.

open tbs gassing &Woe of Par•
every p►eparatisa is staking fur
Department of tbe Horse, and at
lia's °See.

ley soniess dist isms pneeedisp
oaten kayo dams piss is the Vit-
ro Maws - - - -

i■ sets •we hear have beet
st degrees of punishment: The Se-
clerk hare Isms dimelmeal. One
to same act has been remotod. with
tat he is to have the realms meal
her Commissioner has only been
sopposed offence which has called
t degrees of punishment.
o gay. from gentle to severe,"
n taking op victualling bills, por-
rest of the commnaity, and issued at
but of which the persons is the
an old role. to be the porshasers.

lbassador at Statgard, on the 10th
landed the ►and of the Princess
r of Prince Paul, and niece to the
4 Doke Michael. The King gave
c marriage is expected to k soon

ris dated January 20, inform us of
try Is Spain. It states, that the,
ch arrived on Sunday, at Paris,l
m that on the 7th inst. the King
ra of the Cortes and the nation, sad
ations of the Minister for Foreign
he Mishter of the Interior, Fells ;
tr, Salvador; and Valley*, the Mi-
. The three remaining Ministers,
fennel, and &ceder°, continue in
Ted, ed iaterim, in edition to their
the first with that of Foreign Affair/,
at of the Interior, and the third
st of new Ministers has been handed'
definitively settled. leas, who was
of Finance, has been charged pro-
at department. It is said, however,
ie honour. It is supposed that the
so now supply the place of their three
litho to their own duties, will ma-
le meeting of the ordinary Cortes;
'ties will be performed it is said, by
each department. There were no
I of the submission of the refractory
t city enjoyed perfect tranquillity.
the 10th instant.

of Mr. Fox's birth-day will be ee-
:h on the 24th inst. The Earl of
in the chair. Among the Stewards
)rfolk, Viscounts Anson and Bury,
le, U. Anson, Wm. Fitzroy, and
Ind many other leading tientlemen
urfolk,

mote was held at the church of St.
Old Fish-street, before the Right
'enables, Alderman, for the election
cilman for the ward of Querohithe,
he Catley, Esq. when Mr. Thomas
elected, with only one dissentient

c idrren.—The money is all staked
ug Match, for 1001.1 guineas a-side,
le (sib of February, and one of so
lot been known in the sporting world
WEI was made by Mr. Fielder offering
g-maned horse, carrying 11 stone,
.„ and trot three miles for 1000 gui-
nea, that could be produced in Eng-
vas accepted by Mr. Dykon, who is to
arry 151 stone.


IRELAND.

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NEW LAW ARRANGEMENTS.
[/Rote Till DOSLINKOIIOII2IIO POST, JAN. si.]
The Patent has sensed, appointing the Rigbt Ron.
W. Conenghans Plaskett, Attorney-deneral tot; Ire-
land ; he will be sworn into Aire this day.
The ClilefJastice certainly resigns; and Mr. Bathe,
sow Solicitor-Oeneril, will succeed Lis.
Mr. Justice Daly also resign, be will be encceadeil
by Mr. Peter Burroughs, now Judge of the lasolfent
Court.

It is not yet knowkwie will be the new Solicitor-
General.
The office of Teller of the Exchequer has ►ecome
vacant by the death of It. Neville. Esq. The each.
meets of the situation. which was extremely lucrative,
are to undergo a considerable curtailment. according to
the provisions of an Act of Parliament, for regulating
certain offices on the decease ..f the persons who filled
them. It is supposed that Ur. Arthur Haste will be
appointed to the office.
POSTPONEMENT or TIN PROPOSED MINNS* tit DOWN

IN HONOUR Or IRS NAJIISTY*I ♦OCUSLON.

The Committee appointed at the late General Meet•
ink, held at the Royal Exchange, met on Saturday.
ati and af.er a long and dispassionate dismission. ade led
the rawhides which we sebjole. The Ceps et'
rtconsissend the postroseoseat of the Dicier 4, k• '
bration of his Majesty's Axes:lox. Perhaps, this
proceeding is the only one which, under existing can.
cumwances, the Committee could with propriety pres
pose. How long the benevolent intentions of the
Sovereign, and the ends of the best friends of
Irelafkl, are to be frustrated by the prodonainaot fac-
tion in the Corporation of Dublin, is a subject of the
deepest interest to the people, and we would respect-
fully suggest, worthy the serious consideration of the
Government.
At a meeting of the committee, appointed to make
arrangements, &c. for • public dinner, in celebration of
his Majesty's Accession, Sec., held at the RoyalExchaoge.
Alderman etliesey, in the Chair.—Resolved—That, in
censer' f events, which have occurred since our
Appointment, we deem it our duty to recommeorlaist.
ponersent of the time of holding the dinner, to celebrate
the Accession of our Most Gracious Sovereign, the object
of that celebration being not only a tribete of respect to
a beloved Monarch, bet also to cultivate and encourage
that spirit of mutual harmony and reciprocal benevolence
which was se strongly enjoined by the King's letter.' We
bayoneted hitherto in street conformity with the wheeled 1
salutary advice contained in that letter, and it Is is the
exercise of a painful duty, that we feel ourselves booed
to allude to those *vests,. and above all, to the total de 1
partore from, and direct violation of, Me Majesty's ia—,
'unction, exhibited ate late of dinner ; and we ore
convinced that it is expedient to postpone the proposed
Public Dialler, to a future, and, we trust, a more &year-
able opportunity of attaining all the for wbieh
it is intended. rust, See.

• Loyal Address, not a single Alderman or
Cemscilatan made his appearance. About ewe o'clock
the Chair wu takes. and his Worship read the Regal-
sides.

hi r.lawas,la an able spereb,proposed an Address of
Congratulation to the Mai-gams Wellesley. la this
address there were, strong the usual compliments, the
following passage:—

The liberal spirit manifested in the last Swims of
Parliament, the late gracious visit and paternal recom-
mendations of oar beloved Sovereign, the selection of
your Excellency as Chief Governor of Ireland, and the
impressive mangier in which yea have bees pleased to
remind the people of this country of his Majesty's part-
ing admonition, SS us with confidence that peace and
concord are shoat to be permanently established, and
that for your Excellency's Admiaistration has been re-
served the glory of anonancing the glad listings of the
admission of the Catholics of Ireland to a full participa-
tion of all the privileges of the British Constitution."
The Address was seconded by Peter Ryan, Esq.—
the Mayor refused to pat the question on the Address.
He said it was not conformable to the Requisition, in-
as much as it contained matter net contained in the
Requisition. The subject of religion in particular was
introduced into the Address, though net mentioned in
the Requisition. He should, therefore, decline taking
the sense of the Meeting on the Address, or affixing
his signature to It.
Mr. James said, the practice was in take the sense
of the Meeting on the whole Address, or say put ob-
jected to. In fact all the Addressee presented to the
Viceroy contained matter not comprised in the Requi-
sition ; for instance, which of them did not contain al-
lusions to his Excellency's statesmanlike adosiaistra-
don and important services in ladle, a topic not di-
rectly connected with his liovernswent of Ireland, nor
expressly stated in the Requisitions; and yet what
t hairline has refused to take the sense of the Meeting
on such Add . If the Mayor persisted ia his re-
fuel it only remained for the lobabitnete of Kilkenny
to appoint a new Chairman, who bad no objection to
take the sense of the Meeting os the Address.
The Mayor persisted in declining to put the question.
Mr. COLLIS said—lt would be monstrous to suppose
that the Chairman of any Meeting could at his oon
pleasure stifle the expression of public sentiment on
any national , and, that notwithstanding all
the respect he felt fur the private character of the
Mayor, and no wan could feel more, a sense of public
duty, compelled him to move that his Worship do now
leave the Chair.

The Mayor thereupon left the Chair, cud declared
he dissolved the Meeting. The citizens then opened
a passage for the Mayor, through which he retired,
the Meeting observing the profoundest hileoce and
most respectful order. Not a single individual sup-
ported the Mayor during his stay, or accompanied him
in his retreat.

P. RYAN, Esq. was then called to the Chair. The
Address was again read, and being duly proposed and
seconded, was put from the Chair and unanimously
adopted.
Mr. Ryan being then voted from the Chair, and
Patrick Byrne, Esq. being called to the same,
The Thanks of the Meeting were unanimously re-
tuned to Peer Ryan, Esq. fur his spirited and pro-
per conduct.

is.~sl~irN:

RUC MEETING.
• .NTIMMr‘y. the Meeting of the Nobility, Clergy,
esiollimes, sad Freeholders, convened by the High
Sherif, pursuant to Requisition, was held at the
County Court-Louse. The Meeting was numerously
and • retpeetably attended. About two o'clock th.•
High Sheriff took the Chair, and read the Requisition
The Hon. Pierce littler then proposed, among others,
the following Resolution :
Resolved—That it is the deliberate opinion of this
aliening, that as long as the Penal Laws affecting the
Roman Catholics of this conntry remain in force, so
loug must Ireland, when considered us • nation, con-
done in a state of political disunion and degradation ;
and that, in thus assembling to petition Parliament for
a repeal of those obnoxious statutes, we act in unison
with the wishes ofour gracious and beloved Sovereign.
Thos. Barnes, Esq. having addressed the Chair, to
state his reasons for signing the Requisition, the lion.
Peirce Butler read and mowed the adoption of a petition
to both Houses of Parliament, conformable to the spirit
of the resolution he had proposed. This teing seconded
and carried unanimously, it was resolves! that it be re-
qnestod of Lord Clifden to present the petition to the
House of Lords, and of the Hoo. Frederick Poosonby
to present it to the Hones of Commons.

OF KII

PRIESTCRAFf, OR if MODERN MIRACLE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN.
. • Sin—ln the rellections occasioned by the recent
seduction of Mr. Loveday's daughters to Popery, the
following most singular instance of Priestcratt varied
into my memory. Be the miracles now performing at
Amiens what they may, I will undertake they are
not one bit more ingenious, and not Ibilf so whimsical
as t►e miracle I am about to recite, which so far from
being the invention of Protestant prejudice or bigotry,
was given to the public by the complaints of those
disgusted Roman Catholics, upon u hom the imposition
was practised, and from whose lips t had it as well as
from local rumour. It is besides rather a recent trans-
action.

The Rev. Father it—, P. P. of a very beautiful
village, a few miles from the capital of —, was so
shamelessly avaricio•s that be was the terror of his
dock. He had almost exhausted contrivance to Ivry
money on his parish ; there was incessantly • some-
thing given out at the altar to bring in the " pence,"
'collection for this ;tad a collection for that ; in fact,
scarcely a &today or holiday was inhered to passovithost
some volwietery contribution being demanded under
pain of eternal damnation.
. . .

Finance at length began so to 'lodine by incemant
taxation, that the Reserml found it necessary to lest
ep something new, all the old " pieces" haring quite
ceased to " draw."
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Oa a certain Sunday, this very liberal Clergyman
have notice from the altar, that he had purchased at a
vut expel's', a superb painting of the Crucifision, for
s altar-piece, which against the following Sunday
would be erected, wad that for this piece of voluntary
,by

ant prim if the red-lead and Prussian...—
The P. P. was so indigsmat at this disappointment,
that be could scarcely restrain his wrath. He de.
nested most bitterly, and in the name of his heavenly
master, the disrespect that had been offere.l to his
portrait, but be artfully undertook as P. P., to mediate
betwixt him and his wrath till the following San Jay„
when he promised fur his deluded congregation that
they would come prepared by their liberality to ho•
moor the picture, and to atone for their direspect.
The P. P. thought this fallowing Sunday would
ne►er arrive to collect these praiteatial fees ; but it ar-
rived only to convert disappointment into exasperation.
The wretched people were really so exhausted by ex-
action, they bad nothing to give.

P. P. sow lost all — int ; he abused like a Ilil-
linsgate. and denounced likes fiend, but alas, he could
nut extract another sees.

Although again disappointed. he did not despair
—resolved he was. to make money of his Ruben.,
and "shell out" his parishioners should.
A few days after this second disappointmeat, there
chanced some special holiday, that collected together
the whole of his dock. As the simple cr►atures en-
tered the chapel, they were amazed at :lie change
that bad takes place at the altar. Instead of the ce-
lebrated As/d'art:re, that had caused this terrible
schisms, the wrong side of the "chef' was presented
to view, a dismal esbibition of canvas, and cobwebs,
in a worm-eater frame. {that could it mean ? No
body mild comprehend. Tbere was an universal
whisperisg consternation amongst the congregation,
and the "least taste ix life" of panic.
In the midst of this consternation. the bell rang,
for the entre of his Mohacs:, who made it, upon this
occasion, with particular dignity. As he approached
the altar, be started, and screamed, as if he had seen
a spectre; the.. abruptly dropped upon his knees, an I
prostrated himself before the holy canvass and cob
webs, whilst a sympathetic horror operated like elec
tricity, upon the deluded spectators.
As soon as the P. P. thought that the shock was
complete (for he was complete master of " effect") he
arose from his prostration, with all the Majesty of a
I Pontiff, and, after turning up his eye-balls to Heaven.
times a few score. and going through all the gri-
maces and rapilsodies of Ramo Santee, thus addressed
his mean, stingy, niggardly, beggarly congregation :
—" You Pagans, you Infidels,"—" see, see," said he,
(pointing to the canvass) " See, see, HE, whom you
here despised and insulted, has termed his nick Oil you."
The trick, in a great measure, succeeded. There
was a sort of magic in the ingenuity of it, which was
'irresistible. Been those who saw the imposition, and
who were the most disgusted at the man, were, by this
attack upon their feelings, afraid to trust their salva-
tion to their understanding, and preferred being
cheated of their money to risking their souls.
VERITE.

• The descendants of Roscins must excuse me—start,
stare, and rant now ennobled by the title of " effect."

The Bast India Company's ship Inglis left Bombay
for China the 14th Joly, and the Marquess Camden,
Charles Orant, and Kent, on the 29th of the same
month. The Waterloo arrived at Bombay the 22d
July, and was expected to proceed on her voyage to
ICbina about the 22d August.

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BO.V AP.I RTE'S IF ILL.

Count Montholon, it appears, by Saturday's Nola-
tear, bad seen in Paris the panntfi;et rirporting to be
a copy of flonaparte's Will, and charges it with being
full of errors: he does not, however. point oat the
errors, nor state bow much of the pretended Will is
really authentic. On the other hand, the Morning
Paper from which we copied the translation says, ate
can state, on the best authori•y, th::• the petdished
Will is essentially correct: The folio% ing is AlJotho-
lan's letter

"TO THE EDITOR OF THE NIONITEUR

•• SlR—Chance has brought to my hinds a pamphlet.
published by P. thipont, and now-en sale at several
booksellers, entitled • The Testament of Napoleon.'
•• It is my duty to declare that this pamphlet is an
inco fabrication and full of et rors.
•• I beg von will make this declaration public in one
of your earliest numbers,
" Receive, Sir, the nee of my perfect consider-
ation. (Signed) "The Count de MorernoLos."

"Paris, J.n: IN, 18'23.

COURT OF ALDERMIIN.

The Lord Mayor held a Court of Alderases at the
Guildhall yesterday. which was ►ery numerously at•

tended.
Petitions from the Coal Meters' men, in respect of
their wages being continued as heretofore, and from
sundry Fellowship Porters, praying to he employed is
the delivery of coal ships in preference of nos free.
men, were presented and referred to the Committee of
General Purposes for investigation.

A Petition. signed by 15 inhabitants of _
Ward, against the election of Thos. Wiltshire as one
of the Comtism) Council of that Ward, was read, and
set forth. that by an ordd of the Court of Commas
Council passed in the year 1716, inhabitant boa*
bolder, only were declared to be eligible to that oilles ,
that by householders the petitioners understood inhuc
bitaots assessed to the differook ward and psruchisi
rates ; that the said Thos. Wiltshire was Dot an. inha-
bitant householder in Langbourne Ward. according to
the meaning of the said Act of Combos Careneil, in-
email' as be resided wholly in the Ward of Coriddil,
and merely occupied premises in Langbosras Watt
which he used as a masefactory only, and bad pen•
cured himself some time since to be relieved testa • the
payment of certain rates, upon the gloved that the
said premises were not steed as a dwelling-Maas. The
Petition then prayed that the election of the mid
Thos. Wiltshire should be declared void, aid that
Robert Haswell, the candidate cellist rotation spun
the poll, shonid be declared duly elected in his stead.
or that the Court would make such order dome° es
they might see it. w.
There was also a petition frosillir, Wiltshire, sad,{
petition from certain inhabitants stafis Ward in sup-
port of his return.
liter a legal °bleeds') bad beat taken byMr.Noit-
_
- sad overruled.
opened by Mr. boar
length, in which he
fa: Camellia Vaisncfb.
:tired usage of *a sit,_
resident.
-.. soot Mr. Wiltahlte's raydlilalsd
_ ..cased from Ile aniseed taper NegeO
that they were not seed as a dwellistipbosee.
Mr. NORTON was beard in 'tidy, and called air.
Wiltshire's son, who proved that his father had slept
on the premises so late as October, at least three
sights.
Mr. BOLLARD replied, and ft being then near sit,
o'clock, the further consideration of the business was
adjourned until Friday next.
BXECUTION.

Liagboarait

This morning, Henry Thompson for forgery, o
Messrs. Jones, Lloyd and Co., sad Richard Jago, for t
robbery at the house of Mr. Ord, In Berkeley•equare,
were executed, pursuant to their sentence, in front of ihr
Debtor's Door, Newgate.
Thompson, whose guilty caner had been ling and
successful, was convicted of presenting a forged check
on Messrs. Jones, Lloyd and Co. to Mr. Thomas, a
butcher, at Charing Cross. The circumstances attending
the crime for which Jago suffered were of the most atm •
doom description. It appeared that he had introduce;
himself as a suitor to the maid-servant of Mr. Ord, oh..
was left in charge of the house, and succeeded in pre-
vailing on the girl to marry him, for the purpose of
gaining for himself and companions an introduction
to the ereasises, which he effected, and availed himself
of the hrst opportunity to plunder the house. Just be-
fore right o'clock, Thompson entered the press•room to
have his irons knocked off. This operation being corn•
pietist, lie appeared excessively agitated, and exclaimed.
" That portion of my burthen trgoae." Jago daring
the awful preparation appeared calm, and replied to I
question, put to him by his unfortunate comperpon, with
much meekness. After being disencumbered of his irons
he approached Thompson, who immediately clasped his
hands and in a very tremulous voice which bespoke the
agitation of his soul, addressed himself with much fervour
to his Creator in nearly the following terms:—" Oh Ood
I know that I have been a great sinner; but then art a
liod of mercy. My crime, for which lam shout to suf-
fer, has justly called forth the vengeance of the offended
laws of my country. My soul, oh Ood 1 is in thy hands,
and to Thee, through the mediation of thy beloved !ion,
our Lord Jesus Christ, do I hope for salvation. He came
into the world to save sinners. Hie precious blood was
spilt for the salvation of mankind. Oh ! that I may be
found worthy of his precious mediation by a sincere re..
pentance !" Here be became extremely agitated, sad
for a short period was inaudible. He then exclaimed,
" I lore my King—l love my country—but 1 ban of-
fended against its laws, and it is from Thee only can I
hope for forgiveness and mercy." He then held down
his head, and, after a short pause, said, " 1 am re-
signed." Jago appeared to listen to him with much at-
tention. They then moved towards the fatal platform,
Thompson responding to the prayers of the Rev. Mr.
Cotter' till they reached the scaffold. Jago was attend-
ed try the Rev. Mr. Baker, and expressed himself thank.
fug for the humane attention sheen him by the Reverend
tientletnan and Mr. Brown the governor, whom be bade
farewell. At a quarter past eight, the awful prepara•
tious being completed, the fatal sigwal was given, and
the unfortunate men were launched into eternity.

COll3 RICHANGI, JAN. 23.—We hate had very few
arrivals of any grain since Monday; yet what W..est
remained over (rum that day's supply, met heavy sale
this morning, having but little demand for it, and only
the finest samples could be got MI at Monday's priers;
all other sorts may be quoted 2s. per qr. cheaper.—Fine
Malting Barley meets a steady demand ; but what was
sold today was at a decline of Is. per qr. from the prices
that were obtained early on Monday morniug,.—Tha Oat
trade continues exceedingly dell, and rather lower prices
were submitted to for the inferior qnalities.

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