On mofion of Mr. Bryan, the Commit
tee on.tbe Judiciary was instructed to in
ruire into the expediency of so amend
ing the laws for the government of Exec
utors and Administrators, as to provide
for an equitable distribution of the assetts
coming to their hands among the credi
tors of any person who may hereafter die
insolvent.
Mr. Hufiin presented the following res
olution :
Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee in
quire into the expediency of having but tw o Ju
ries in the Court of Pica's and Quarter Se ssions
in each and every County, anmialh, and make
report thereon. - Adopted.
Wednesday, Nov. 23. Mr. Campbell.
. of Iredell, presented a bill to explain and
amend the act of 1820, limiting the time
in which judgments taken before Justices
of the Peace may be revived.
Mr. Flowers presented a bill to amend
the acts respecting public roads.
On motion of Sir. Wade, the commit
tee of finance, was instructed to inquire
into the expediency of taxing the several
persons residents of this State who own
capital stock in the Bank of the U. States.
Adopted.
Thursday) nov. 29. On motion of
ftlr. Welborn, the Committee on Chero
kee Lands, was instructed to inquire in
to the expediency of allowing a reasona
ble per cent, on payments made in ad
vance for lands.
The following bills were presented.
By Mr. Campbell, of Iredel, a bill con
cerning debts within the jurisdiction of
Justice of the Prace, out of Court. Re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Beard, a bill to amend an act
passed last session, granting further time
to perfect titles to lands.
Mr. Wade, a bill to authorise the Coun
ty Courts to appoint a Committee of Fi
nance to settle with their officers.
Mr. Dcbcny, a bill to amend an act
passed in 1815, to authorise the County
Court of Montgomery to appoint a Com
mittee of Finance.
These bills passed their first reading.
On motion of Mr. Graves, the Judici
ary Committee was instructed to inquire
into the expediency of pissing ji act re
quiring that the Courts of Justice shall,
at each Term, first take tip and dispose of
all cases on the Stite Docket, before they
proceed to other causes.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
FRIDAY, nov 23. I he Governor's
communication was referred to the follow
ing committees :
Those parts which relate to the Judici
ary were referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Stanly, Hill
man, Bfacklcdge, Strange, and John Hill,
of the Commons; and Messrs. Seawcll,
Spaight, (of Craven) Bryan, Graves and
"Williamson, of the Senate.
Wh it relates to the Militia, to Messrs.
Barringer, Graves, Blount, Sellers and
B.iird, of the Commons; and Messrs.
Gnves, Campbell, (of New Honover)
M'Leary, Lindsay, (of Currituck) and
Limb, of the Senate.
What relates to Internal Improve
ment, to Messrs. Moore, Turner, Limon,
IVI'Dowell and H.;wkins,of the Commons ;
and Messrs. Hatch, Miller, Wade, Scales,
and Bradley, of the Senate.
What relates to Public Lands, to Messrs.
Fisher, Brittain, Anderson, Love 3iul N.
M'NJeil, of the Commons; and Messrs.
Williamson, Outlaw, Baird, Flowers and
Parker, of the Senate.
What relates to the boundary Line be
tween this State and the States of Ten
nessee and Georgia, to Messrs. J. D.
Jones, Ueall, J. J. amun, w uo i, una j crs appojnlcc for purchasing a lot and
MorehcacU of the Commons; ami M;ssr8:sbui,djn a house thereon in Favetteville
- n. 4. ' m. A 1 I 1 1
Kufhn, Welborn, Hoiize. KaiOorn and ;
Campbell, (of Iredell; of the Senate.
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hat relates to the pecuniary im oar-
.M-cmKii-c r- tn li.rc. Hfftii'V- Ilt'irtr.l -
lrtM,m,,li" lw ' irom tne commissioners.
ell, Slade, Carson and Shaw, ot the Com- VhH pjU of lhe Mess.,Ke wh;ch relates
mons; nd Messrs. Leonard. Holt, Hy-, to the Sutue, was referred to the Com
man, Ueberry and Hiddick, of lhe Senate. m:.tPP on ptluc Hilr!ms and that or.
Mr. Sneed. from the balloting commit-
tec for Engrossing Clerks, reported that
Samuel F. IVterson was duly elected;
hut that another balloting was necessary
for the 3d (Clerk.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor, inclosing a copy of a letter from
the Secretary of War on the subject of
an improper use being made of the Seals
of Office in this State, referring to the
case of Smith and Wright, who some
time ago attempted a fraud on the U.
States by forged papern, to which they
improperly obtained the Seal of this State.
Referred to the Committee on Military
Land Warrants.
Saturday, nov. 24. Mr. Hill, from
the balloting committee for the 3d En
grossing Clerk, reported that Mr. Wm.
INI. White was duly elected.
Mr. Fisher, from the committee ap
pointed to draw up Ilules for the govern
ment of the House, made a Report, which
was concurred with, and ordered to be
printed.
The following Standing Committees
were appointed, lz :
finance. Messrs. Beard, Carson, Fish
er, Miller, J. S. Smith, Barringcr, Slade,
Alston, Brickcll, Blair, Stanley, Black
ledge, Jones, Moore, Sellers and Strange.
Pr n fio titionn and Grievances Messrs.
N. Gordon, Brittain, T. Sneed. Hillman,
Hawkins, Wilkins, Wynns, Batoman,
Spencer, Styron, Andres, WatKins, Hen
ry, Leak, W. Adams, and J. Hill.
Claims. Messrs. 1 shell, Holland, M
Lean, M'Combs, Shaw, R. Sneer!, 'Tur
ner, Lamon, Copland, Skinner, M'Leod,
Hawks, Cowan, Dulany, White and M'
Eachcn. The Senate declined referring the sub
ject of attempted frauds to obtain Milita
ry Land Warrants, and proposed a refer
ence to a select joint committee, with in
structions to inquire into any other frauds
which may have been committed in ob
taining Land Warrants, or the evidences
upon which Ihey have been issued, with
power to send for persons and papers ;
and on the part of the Senate, appointed
Messrs. Seawell, Speight, of Craven,
Williamson, Bryan and Wellborn ; and
the Commons, Messrs. Stanly, Martin,
A. N. Vail, Gary and Andres.
Monday, nov. 26 On motion of Mr.
Alston, a Committee of Elections was ap
pointed, consisting of Messrs. W. U.
Smith, Love, Beall, Durgan, Anderson,
Hinton, Ballard, Dawson, Vail, Nixon,
Whitfield, Pugh, Simmons, Hurst, Ben
ton and Alford.
On motion of Mr. Hillman, that part
of the Governor's Message, which refers
to the Report and Resolutions of the Le
gislature of Maryland, on the subject of
appropriations of Public Lands for the use
of Schools, be referred to a select com
mittee. Messrs. Hillman, Hinton, Hawks,
Fisher and Cowan, were named.
And that part which relates to Amend
ments proposed by certain States to the
Constitution of the U. States, be referred
to a select committee. Messrs. J. S.
Smith, A. MWcill, R. Silted, Boall and
Whitfield, were appointed.
Mr. Jones presented the petition of
Benj. L. Juciuh.of New-York, proving to
he paid SGi4 50, with interest, for o Cer
tificate granted by Col. N. Long. 1 o
Quarter Master General, in behalf of the!
State. Referred to a Committee of CNims.
The follo'v'm bills were p-ented;
By Mr. Moore, a hill so amend the 1st
section of an act passed in 18 16, concern
ing the navigation of Cut aw ha ;
Mr. Leak, a bill relative to Slaves exe
cuted for capita! offences ; and
Mr. MeJrhor, a bill to authorise Paul
Baninger to erect a gate across a public
road. These bilis passed their first read
ing.
Mr. Moore laid before the House, the
annual Report of the Board of Commis
sioners for Internal Improvement, which
was ordered to be printed, four copies for
each member of the Assembly.
A message from the Senate proposed
to ballot on Thursday for a Comptroller)
which was agreed to, and the following
gentlemen were put in nomination for
that ofiicc, viz: Jos. Hawkins, Y m. J.
Cowan, Thos. Spencer, 'Thomas 'Turner,
James Parks, Pleasant Henderson and
John Hogg.
On motion of Mr. Alston, ordered that
two Stoves be placed in some convenient
part of the Commons Chamber, under
the supcrintendance of the State Archi
tect. A Aessage from the Governor was re
ceived, with a letter from Mr Appleton,
the Consul of the U. States at Leghorn,
covering sundry vouchers relative to the
Statue of Washington with his account
for costs and charges. The Governor
states, that the account has been remit
ted ; but suggests the propriety of allow
ing the Consul some consideration for his
services, the amount of which Mr. A.
leaves to the government to determine.
The Message mentions the arrival of the
Statue at Wilmington. The Message al
so incloses a Report of the Commission
ror un .rmoI
y ; anil a Report from thej
i s appointed to sell the Che-j
(Commissioners appointed
rokee Lands, accompanied by
a letter
h Cherokee Lands, to the Committee
on that subject.
I he Spraker laid before the House, the
fol'owing Report of the Public Treasurer :
To the Honorable the General Asst mbiy of
the Slate of J'orth-Carolina.
Gentlemen The Receipts of the
Treasury of North-Carolina for the year
commencing with the 1st day of Novem
ber, 1820, and ending with the 31st day
of October, 1 S2 1 , including sundry pay
ments of arrearages and the public taxes
of every other description, which became
due, and were paid at the Treasury with
in that period: the . Dividends declared
by our three several Banks on the stock
or shares, held in them respectively by
this State, and the Bonus last declared by
the State Bank the purchase money or
proceeds of the vacant and unappropria
ted Lands lately entered, and paid for in
course of the time above mentioned and
the collection made from the Bonds given
by the purchasers of the public Lands
near Raleigh, amount to one hundred and
fifty thousand nine hundred and seventeen
dollars and forty-eight cents. 'To this
Mini, the balance remaining in the Treas
ury on the 1st day of November, 1820,
and thereafter to be accounted for, as re
ported to the last General Assembly, be
ing added to wit : one hundred and fifty
six thousand eight hundred and seventy-
five dollars thirty-nine and one-fourth
cents, an aggregate amount of three hun
dred and seven thousand, seven hundred
and ninety-two dollars, eighty-seven and
one-fourth cents, is formed.
From this aggregate sum, Disburse
ments have been made, within the time
first above mentioned, to amount of one
hundred and ninety-three thousand six
hundred and ninety-three dollars and for-tv-three
cents, including Treasury notes
and other money burnt (S193.693 43 ;)
the vouchers for which are in the pos
session of the Comptroller, and are of
course in readiness for the examination
of the committee of Finance.
This expenditure, when taken from the
sum total above mentioned, will be found
to leave a balance of one hundred and
fourteen thousand ninety-nine dollars, for
ty. four and one-fourth cents remaining in
the Treasurv of this State, on the first
day of November instant say on the first
dav of November, 1821, yet to be accoun
ted for (SI 14.099 44.)
For a specification of the several items,
forming or composing the reception and
expenditure above mentioned, the Treas
urer would respectfully ask leave to refer
to the printed statement furnished by the
Comptroller for the use of the members
of the present General Assembly.
The nett amount of the Dividends and
Bonus declared by the State Bank, on the
shares held in it by North-Carolina, as
above mentioned, (after deducting the in
terest retained by that corporation, as due
and payable to it, under the provisions of
thj act of 13 11. on account of the unpaid
for shares of the stock of the State, up to
Dsrcmber last) was thirty-eight thousand
five hundred and twentv-nine dollars and
sevoiitv-six cents, which sum was paid
ovfi totlic Public 'Treasurer by the Bank,
in uioney yf the emissions of 1783 and
1785. and was thereupon burnt and dc
strotfd as the law directs.
Of the sum of one hundred and four
teen thousand and ninety nine dollars for-tv-four
and one fourth cents, above men
tioned, as being the balance due and pay
able from th Public 'Treasurer to the
stato of Norih-Caroiina, on the first of
the present month, to wit : on the 1st day
of .November, 1821, forty thousand two
hundred and thirtv dollars, are deposited
at my credit, as Public 'Treasurer, in the
State Bank of North Carolina, at Raleigh
Thirtv-nine thousand and eighty-two
dollars and eighty-two cents are deposit d
and stand at my credit, in like manner,
in the Bank of Newhcrn, in Raleigh and
nine thousand four hundred and for: y-six
dollars and fifty-seven cents are deposited,
in like manner, and stand at my credit,
as Public 'Treasurer, in the Bank of ('ape
Fear, at Fayetteville The remainder is
in the Treasury or Public Chest ; and is
formed of cash and bank notes, kept there
to be at hand ?.nd in readiness to meet the
ordinary expenditures or demands of the
day Of vouchers or claims which have
been paid off at the 'Treasury and taken
up since the first day of November instant,
and which are therefore not brought into
account and of worn and redeemed
Treasury notes, prepared and held in
readiness there to be burned, whenever
the Legislature may think proper so to
direct.
In obedience to the Act of the last Gen
eral Assembly, entitled " An act to au
thotizt the Treasurer of this state to ap
propriate the surplus money to the pur
chase of b nk stock," the 'Treasurer has
purchased for the use and benefit of North
Carolina, one hundred and fifty-three
shares of the stock of the State Bank
one hundred and eight shares of the stock
of the Bank of Cape Fear and fifty four
shares of the stock of the Bank of New-
bern.
: he State B.mk stock he bought at par,
in everv instance, excepting thirteen
shares only, which were had at the rate
of ninety si dollars per share ; inasmuch
as the dividend declared on them was oh",
or p .id bv the bnk : And for the stocks
of the b'-nks of (Cape Fear, and Newbern,
he p-id at the rate of ninety-five dollars
per share.
These purchases were made so as to
secure to the state the benefit of the di
vidends declared by our banks in June
last, in every instance, except as to the
thirteen shares above mentioned as hav
ing been had at the reduced price of ninety-six
dollars the share ; and cost the state
the sum of thirty thousand six hundred
and thirty-eight dollars.
Tl
ie law pointed out the duty of the j
surer in regard to these purchases ; ,
Treasurer
and it is therefore, perhaps, neither ne
cessary nor proper here to say more of
them, than that he has dilieentlv endeavor
ed to acquit himself in a satisfactory man- I
ner on the occasion.
It will be seen in the Comptroller's '
statement, that the nett proceeds of that
. r .1 i i i u i
p:irt of the bonds given by the purchasers ;
of public lands near Kaleigh, and appro-!
puatccl towards etiecting tne alterations
iind repairs of the State-House, as order
cd by the General Assembly, which were
discounted by the State Bank in thc years
lie Treasurer previously to the last appro
priation for the purpose aforesaid, have
been fully and completely covered thro
lhe drafts or warrants of the late and pres
ent Governors.
In the month of November last, Messrs.
Franklin and Mcbanc, thc commissioners
appointed by the governor to superintend
the surveying, selling, Sec. the lands be
longing to this state, commonly called the
Cherokee lands, paid into the public treas
ury the sum of four thousand eight hun
dred and filty-seven dollars, seventeen
and an half cents, ($4,857 17',) being
the nett proceeds of the sales, cr unex
pended remainder of the cash rather,
which had come into their hands, as com
missioners aforesaid : which sum was,
forthwith and agreeably to law, placed at
the credit of the Board of Internal Im
provement : It will be recollected that
the bonds given to secure the balance or
full payment of the Jirst instalment of the
debts of the respective purchasers, did
not become due until about the end of the
last, and beginning of the present month ;
a circumstance which will account for
their having been no addition to the sum
above mentioned, in course of our late
fiscal year say up to the first of Novem
ber instant : Since which time, some
payments have been made, which rcmin
to be reported hereafter. The above
named commissioners, at the time afore
said, likewise handed over or delivered at
the Treasury, bonds to amount of fifty
seven thousand five hundred and sixty
five dollars and forty-five cents, (57,5 65,
45,) being also of the proceeds of the
said sales ; none of which have yet be
come due, except those given to secure
the payment of the balance or remainder
of the first instalment of the debts of the
respective purchasers.
It will readily be perceived, that the
sum above mentioned as paid in cash by
the commissioners and placed at the cred
it of the Board of Internal Improvement,
was not by any means commensurate to
the necessary disbursements of that body ;
but was, on the contrary, entirely unequal
to the sustaining their operations, howev
er limited, even until assistance might be
had ftom the bonds first becoming due as
aforesaid ; and under such a state of
things, the Public Treasurer had no ciiffi-
' , , - .
iciesi oi me Msic uui.cu in pj.m. fi "
out as his outv, on the lailure ot tne runtl
or Means at the disposal of the Board to
continue to pay or honor their drafts, un-
til the meeting of Legislature ; and on
the written and formal application of that
body, he promised thus to act, and has
accordingly done so : 'The sum howev
er, which has been thus advanced to pro
mote the public service, has been refund
ed, through recent collections or pay
ments of a part of the bonds above men-
j tioned, and is now fully replaced in the
j Public Chest ; 1 his occurrence or cir-
cumstance is therefore mentioned, not as;
one which in anywise aflects the .rcasu-1 ?! jncipally occupied with the details of
ry at iresent, but as one which it is con-fthe King's visit to the coutinent. The
videred right and proper the General ! intelligence from Turkey is extremely
Assembly should have knowledge of. vague and contradictory ; the latest ac
Messrs. Welborn and Taliaferro, com-, counts, however, are of a rather more
missioners appointed by the Governor in I varlike aspect than previously. Some
course of the present year, to superintend! extracts from the papers will be found be
the laying off, selling. Sec. of ziart of the i low. The statements of the markets are
other tracts of the lands above mentioned j rather unfavorable ; the demand for Cot-
which remained to the state, have also
lately settled their account with the Comp
troller ; and have paid into the 1 reasury
in fuly and to a considerable amount in
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tion which has taken place since the Jirst -
r VT , . ,1 c
day of November instant, the items of
y r f ' .
payment fall of course into the present
L - . . u r
fiscal year, and must therefore remain to
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be incorporated with other receptions .
r , r w , 1
of the year, and to be reported to the next
1 ,
General Assembly.
" i
I he President and Directors of the
T, x. . . . . ;
ine rear .Navigation Company, at theirs
1 . ' J 7 1
Cap
last annual or general meeting, declared a
dividend of eight per cent, on the stock
or shares held in it : This dividend, so
far as respects the shares held in that com
pany by No i th-Carolina, has been recent
ly and.W paid ; and will of course form
an item in the next Annual Report of the
state of her Treasury.
Much and respectfully, gentlemen, your
obedient servant,
JOHN HAYWOOD,
Public Treasurer.
Ualeigh, Nov. 26, 1821.
Referred to the Committee of Finance,
and ordered to be printed.
Tuesday, nov, 27. On motion of Mr.
Moore,
Resolved, That a select Committee be an
pointed, to whom shall stand referred all bills af
ter ihcar second reading, for correction
iVessrs, iloore. Henry, Strange, Lloyd,
and ilorchead, were "selected by the
Speaker as this Committee.
Speak
On motion of Mr. Henry,
Resolved, That the Committee on so murli of
. the Governor's Message as relates to the Judicia
ry, be instructed to inquire what provision ouHit
to Dc made by law to enable persons who are
tco P?r to procure securities to an appeal, to
J?snt their cases to the Supreme Court. And
to influire also into the propriety cl allowing
thc Jutlffes of tlle SliperiIor Com.;s to transmft
to the Supreme Court all such questions of law
as tney may think proper, without costs.
Received from thc Senate, a bill to au
thorize the agent of Joseph Dickson,
Trustee for the citizens of Lincoln coun-
ty, ant: uommisMoners appointed bv an
act of 1816, to refund the money arising
from thc sale of a lot of land sold to the
Trustees of the Western College.
Thc bill relative to slaves executed for
capital ofienccs, which provided that in
such cases, the County should pay two
thirds of thc value of the slavej on its
second reading, was, on molion of M&
Hawks, indefinitely postponed, 1 1 1 vote5
to 10.
A message from the governor inclosed
a proposition from ilessrs. Carey $c Son
Booksellers, of Philadelphia, to furnish
the state with a number of copies of f ieii
eral Regulations for the Army or ilita
r Institutes : also a Jemorial from the
lavor, Sec. of Washington City, on the
subject of their Lotteries. Both subjects
were referred.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2S. Jlr. AIoOTC
presented a bill, to empower the County
Courts to erect Gates across the public
highways : which passed the first read
ing On motion of Mr. J. S. Smith,
A Committee of Enrolled Hills was appointed.
Messrs. J. S. Smith, Turner, Slade and Hawks
were named.
On motion of Afr. Abrchcad,
Resolved, That the Committe on the Judiciary'
he instructed to inquire into the propriety of in
creasing the penalty on Sheriff's and other offi
cers on failing to mske tlue returns of writs and
other process, and that they report by bill or
otherwise.
A message was received from the go
vernor, with the accounts of the expen
ditures of the monies appropriated for
the improvement of-the State-House, Sec-
Referred to the Committee on Public
Buildings.
Thursday, xov. 29. The following
bills were ptesented.
JIr. A. il'Neill, a bill fixing the price
hereafter to be paid to the state for vacant
lands.
Jir. Love, a bill to repeal an act passed
last session to provide for the payment of
costs when a slave is convicted of a capi
tal crime ; and JSTr. Durgan a bill of the
same title.
Mr. Alston, a bill to e:;tend the time for
registeration of Grants, Sec.
JHr. Webb, a bill concerning Orphans.
'These bills passed their first reading.
On motion of JWr. Sneed, of Granville.
Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee he
j instructed to inquire into the expediency of ah
. tering the time of holdin-the Supreme Court,
; so that one Term shallbc held durinq-th
the sitting
of the Legislature.
INTELLIGENCE.
lie comes, the herald of a noisy world,
News from all nations Iumb'ring at his back.
UlTB EUROPEAN EYTELLIGEJVCE.
CHARLESTON, NOV. 27.
By the regular trading ship Salhj, Capt
Callender, which came up yesterday in
44 days from Liverpool, we received Li
verpool papers to the 10th, and London
to tie sib tilt, both inclusive. They arc
. ton had declined, and the article was dull.
Flour and Grain had fallen to the old pri
ces.
LondoTi. The King set out from Carl-
nn Hnnca -r I 10 vth Vorf rn i.i- .- .
. , i .u n
nental lour embarked on board the Rov-
, n . n . , . . '
al George at Kamsgate, and arrived at
r.,i ,;e .l. ,f.nn ' r .l. 0e,i, u
Calais in the atternoon ot the 25th, where
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he was received with universal shouts of
. , n-n,,. f .1,
welcome. 1 he pavements ot the streets,
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through which he passed, were strewed
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u r r n , . , T
He dined at Dessin s Hotel, and attended
tU tm .t 1
the I hf;trp! in thr pvpnmo-. II 11 th 9f.tl
the I heatre in the evening. On the 26th
he passed through Cassel, where he was
received with every demonstration of res
pect both Fiench and English took off
their hats when in view of the loyal car
riage. He lodged at Lisle, and arrived at
Brussels on the 27th, accompanied by the
duke of Wellington, and the Farl of
Clancarty. After visiting the field of
Waterloo, Sec. he proceeded on the 1st of
October on his way to Hanover. The
duke of Wellington arrived in England
on the 3d.
On taking his first glass of wine at Ca
lais, the king drank the health of the king,
of France. The French and Ge: man pa
pers state that the princesses of the reign
ing Piinces of Germany, have put them
selves in the way of the King on his route
to Hanover, with views too obvious to re
quire explanation. For shame !
The blacks of the Island of Antigua,
have petitioned the King of England to
place them upon the same footing with the
white inhabitants.
Letters from jlilan, announce the death
of the celebrated Bergami.
Gen. Sir Gregor ATac Gregor, has
published in Edinburgh, an account of his
expedition against Rio de la Hacha, and
his escape by leaping cut of a chamber
window ; together with a vindication of
his conduct on that occasion.
Sir Robert Wilson, on hearinor of his
dismissal from service, demanded a court
martial, which was promptly refused. lie
then addressed a letter to his constituents
the electors of Somhwark, who called a
meeting and opened a subscription to
make the sum he was deprived off by his
dismissal 1250 pounds was subscribed
on the spot.
1 he whaling ship Fame, which went
out for an experiment, has returned to
Hull with nin$ hsh, m the capture of the