The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1805-08-08 00:00:00

DUBLIN, Auousr 3. • CAMP AT TUE CURRAGH. _ On Thorsiay last, precisely at noon, the troops destin..d to occupy this Camp appeared upon the ground in six divisions. The order to take up their p()ski i• Wt.-:o given by signal, the different points allotteti to the several Regiments were immediately occupied; and the command to pitch tents being announced by another signal, the whole Camp was ?formed in 1: tle more than two minutes from the in stant in tvl.ich the signal was made. The front of the Camp looks to the Southward; the right wing rests upon Kildare, the left upon the edge of the Curragh, nearest to the Dublin road ; the Artillery are placed in the centre, and the Ca valry occupy the valley which slopes towards Kil cullen. On the hills to the Southward are posted the Brigades of Light Infantry: the mosrensents of these Brigades to their posts, to the sound of the bugle, the celerity of their maneuvres, the bril liancy of their uniforms, and the gay diversity of ti:eir various standards glancing across the hills, al trgether produced a delightful etre& Fortunately the weather was fine, and it was not anti' the troops were completely established in their ercamr-nent that the very heavy rain of Tbnrsday aft moon began to fall. Coramissariate Stores, containing forage, fuel, and provisions for the Camp, occupy a great erent of ground, and appear to be arranged with the utmost regula:ity and convenience. The Right Hon. the Commander of the Forces re.ides at the Nineteen-mile House daring the time' of his attention to the Camp on the Curragh. On Tuesday morning the 93d Regiment marched into Cork horn Mallow, and immediately proceeded .to nkstnwn, where they were embarked. The Regiment also marched to Cove, and were there c mbar ked. NLA YORK, JULY 30. . On Thursday Jut the i;.sociation of Booksellers c'..lsed their anc , sal meeting at New York, during which ti-• following . premiums offered at the pre ceding were awarded : F.., nee ...tarn of Ante. icon Prlntiog lak, a sample r,f Jn •. a Goad Mvd.il of tile value of doliars, was ~ward .I t r 31. to Johilvsn, of Piallaiielphia. Fai pee 't•Na e( Itioding, eveeeted in American Leath., ti of the vain of 25 dollars, was awarded inatn, .r Now York. • The iorsials for Printing, and Printing Paper, , re 14 . “1 the neat meeting. he fellowiiig Officers were chosen for the present •tbew &tree, of Philadelphia, President...boar Collins, Yore. {fire P-rtident.-G. F. Hopkins, and James of N-e York; Ebenee , r T. Andrews, Ciller) Wre t ham, .o West, of Bosses • Jaosb Johnsen, of Philadelphia ; L1ba41..1% Penniman, o f Troy t Dkectors...Sonvuel Wh.t -' • stf tehany, Treasures—Struiel Stansbaty, of New York, kei.r, Clary. LIFE-BOAT. The new invented life-boat with which experiments have been making at Weyrnonth some time past, is considered by rhos, oho have tried it, to be well calculated 'o answer the purpose it is intended for. While she was sailing from Teignmouth to Weymouth, her Kern ports were all the lime open. The following description of her may prove amusing to some of your London readers, as well as others :—She is buoyed up by 8 cases, 4 on each side, water tight, and independent of each other. When men are saved from a wreck aid landed, ch.• boat may fete; n, and some tons of goods may be put in the C 4 •., if tit! sea will admit of Its being taken out of the wrecked vessel. In a storm the boat is dismantled, and rowed by fourteen men, who are all fastrnizi to their seats. As the sea breaks into the boat, it immediately runs oat at her stern ports. It is impossible to sink her. She has fourteen life lines, the ends r.f witich float with cork, by which, men that are washed off the wreck may bold, before they can be taken into the boat. She brings before the wind, or nearly so, upwards of 100 men at a time from the wreck. She is as manageable with mils as any boar. of her size. The rudder is on a new principle ; she has fourteen grapnels for a wreck. a room ten feet wide, water tight, with cop ventilators. The/ whole of her construiftion is entirely Wee inee'ns. *im.^n!re"-- STOR M. On Tuesday Jit'nnight. in the afternoon, during a thunder-storm.llie lightning struck a new ship on Mr. Tr alarm.% stocks, at Scarborough (supposed to have been antra Ted by the capstan spindle), killed a man and a boy working near the half-deck hatch way, forcing the boy before the windlass ; it then entered the hold, and made its way out through the bilge, teatine away the planks, inside and outside, spin some of the timbers. started most of the planks up to the binds, and killed an old man who was boring under the bottom, knocked down a boy ga thering chips, and Who is not expeded to recover; i then split a shore in two. and went through it into the sand. The sufferers' clothes were much burned. On Monday se'nnight, there was in the Western parts of Northumberland, the most tremendous storm of thunder and lightning, accompanied with heavy showers of hail and rain, for nearly three hours, that the oAesa person can remember. Two mowers, working near Beltingham, in the parish of lialtwllistle, ran to a house for shelter, but were scarcely sit dowe, before one of them was struck dead. The eleiatic Buhl, it appeared, had gone down the chimney, as no part of the house was damaged. and :so other person, although ravens' were near, was injured. A young man, servant to Mr. Tuns. Matron ars, of Lnwtown, was killed in a field, as he WAS putting right some slie-p. A child of three years old was walking away in his hand. but provi deati...ir the father called it back, oeterwise it must have s:. •i :A the same late, as the ground was torn in an awn ...tanner tonrd where the young man lay. Nis hat v . :rned.his face and hair sit; , ed, and his shies torn -A' feet. Another act-i• n!' happened List week to one of the three Mstriehe.,l2:- Oppositiim Coaches. ne :r N••echamptact it Li overtet. Five of the nut 'le • ;•41-enge, , , were hurt, t!iat it W 3. =•eceasary tru semi t::e/r1 to the Ina; wary Nort!..z:r.p•cn. . LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY—WitoiassaAr, Anaest 7. SHATTO D. THI CARL OF RADHCiI j THS BAAL 0 54DNOR V. 'IMMO. This business, in which there had been severak, bills and cross-bills filed, and which has been floating; in the Court nf Chancery. for twenty years back,' came now before the Court. on the claim of Mr. Shafto and several others to the right of pre-emption of considerable estates in the counties of Wilts and; Middlesex, formerly in the possession of Sir Charles; Duncombe. The bill stated a number of settlements and de-I vises, which gave many. valuable estates in several counties in England, to Lord Feversham ; some of which his Lordship held in fee, and others, for, life only. In the will made lay Lord Feversham, he left the estates which lie held in fee, to his son, if he should have one ; and, if not, he left them tq cer tain trustees, to be sold, and the produce to be di vided between his daughters—and further ordered, that his kinsman, Thomas Duncombe, Esq, to whom the estates his Lordship held for life de scended. should have the right of pre-emption of the estates, ordered to be sold by the Trustees—and. if he died, tifen, that whoever should be entitled to the estates, originally settled and entailed by Sir C. nuncotribe, shmald have the right of pre-eniption. Thomas Duncombe, though he survived tie testa tor, ailed without signifying his intention of buying the estates; which have ever since remained unsold ; and of which Mr. Shafto and several others now claim to have a right of pre-emption. being entitled to the estates originally settled by Sir C. Duncombe on the Earl of Radnor. Mr. FONSLAI.4Oe. 00 the part of Mr. 900.1.1• water , intitled in right of their wives to a share of the produce of the estate, argued against the claims of pre-emption, as the property was of that nature that it would bring considerably more if put up to public sale, than if it were sold on an ordinary va luation. There was no way, he conceived, to raise the price of any thing, but by competition; and as public bidding was the only way of getting, the highest pries, and thereby accomplishing the inten tion of the testator, he hoped his Lordship would so order ir, particularly as the different parties claiming might, its that case, be the purchasers if thee pleased. Mr. Prooe and Mr. RICHAROII s on the part of Mr. Shah n, who is the son of the daughter of Tho mas Dunc..m.o.7, Esq. argued strongly in favour of his right of pre-emption ; they submitted, that Mr. Shafto derived this right frnen Thomas Drincombe. and was also intitled in the estates sealed by Sir C. Duncombe ; on which account they hoped his Lord ship would order the master to pun a price on them, which, whatever might be the contingencies annexed. could be easily done, and that then Mr. Shaftu should be declared the purchaser. The Ar roe es v GENERAL. on behalf of Mrs. George Hose, stated, that the right of pre-emption was in her, and Mr. Shafto, as heirs at law o( Thomas Duncombe ; and therefore hoped, that as it was a bone& intended to be given by the testator to Thomas buncombe, it should be transmitted to his heirs. Another claim was then put in for a person en titled to a contingent remainder, under the W i ll of Sir C. Duncombe. Mr. F0 , ./IL•taquit then replied at great length to all the claims, strongly urging the necessity there was for having the estate sold, and the propriety of selling it to the highest bidder. The Loan Cu A scatima said, as he had been so long a time in a state of doubt and difficulty with respect to this will, he did not think he should delay a moment in giving his opinion on it. His Lord. sbip then adverted to the arguments which had been urged on all sides, and said, that under the circum tances which had aslually taken place, he did not hink any person was entitled to the right of pre emption of the estate. It was of course ordered to be sold in the usual way, the question of cons was, by consent, deferred till a future day. We understand.a Borough that returns two Mem bers to Parliament, is attached to the Estates in cr iestinn. DE OA VCIN r. F:4 OIL FAUCONIERG gad OTHLRE. In this case, respe&ing the legacies to religious orders, which we reported in our Paper of yesterday and the day before, the LORD Cri•scea Los t signi fied his intention of not pi onpuncing judgment until Monday next ; and in the mean time he wished the Gentlemen employed would look into the Statute of the 31st of the King. and see whether it repealed a Statute of James the Second, which took away from English :Wiens entering into Foreign seminaries, the right of receiving legacies. JOHN YE/CALI CARLETON o, SIR WM. LEIGHTON. In this case, the Plaintiff having filed a bill for a discoyery and relief, the Defendant put in a plea in hay, to which shape it now Came before the Court. The bill stated, that Sarah Metcalf being possissed of a considerable estate, made her will and pied ; but that will being set aside, the property same hen the possession of Anne Metcalf, aunt to the Plaintiff She being desirous i to leave her property to Plaintiff, who was than a bankrupt, so as. a should not make away with it. executed a set ib tbt year 1793, and by it lett the property in question to the Defendant, who was an intimate friend. it being, at the same time. understood that he onlf had it in trust for the Plaintiff, and that lie should pay him a yearly annuity of 1751. In 17911, Anne Metcalf died, and, for some time eller. the Defendant paid the annuity regularly ; but a short dine since having refined to pay, it, the Defendant, on inquiry, found he we ts entitled, as heir at law, to the whole pro. ppert;-;, and, therefore, filed his Bill, prayinit tbat the Ain may be set aside, and the estate niide over to him. It was also stated that the De fendalnt had lately offered to pay the annuity of , 1731. hut the Plaintiff , refused to accept it! To ' this bill a plea In bar had been put In, which stated, that the Plaintiff having become a bankrupt in t'lntt, prier to the making of the will, hrectould ; not be entitled to this property, as all the property he had before his ceitificate was signed. vested in his asogrkes. , 'Ube Logy CHANCLLLOR. in delivering his opi. nion, WEAL ever the whole caw, making his observa. lions on all the points, and, on the whole, was of opiniqn, that the pleas should be over-ruled, and that DelimicLuit should not be allowed to emend it 1 PO,L xi. ..._,.....- , . MATTO* IIAIIDUI. • CHIW STEALING ' Afresh,' Lae was yesterday brought before the Magistrates at this Office, charged with stealing Henry Watts, a male child, aged seventeen months. Grace Watts, the mother of the child, deposed, that she 'vas the wife of William Watts, now Cap tain'a Cook on board His Majesty's ship the Cr /roper, one of Lord Nelson's fleet. She lived in Bishop'ts-court. Cbancery.larie, and, dunng her husband's absence, she attended a gentleman of Gray's 1111 Chambers, washed and chared, &c. On Saturday last, about eleven o'clock, she sent little Henry with his brother William, a very fine boy, about five years old, along with James Bentley, a neighbour's child, of about the same age, to play, and take the air in Lincoln's Inosstinare. In a little more than an hour after, her son William came! running to her to Gray's inn, crying out that aj middle aged woman, in black, bad run away with , little Henry. She immediately went to the Police. Office, to give information, and, about one olclnek, was informed the child 'was in St. Ann's Win k house, Soho. She went there, and found the child, almost naked, with only his little shirt, shoes, and stockings. Tits rest of the cloaths, hat, frock, pet ticoat, &c. he bad been stripped of. - William Watts; the boy, stated, that while they were playing in Lincoln's Inn Square, the Prisoner, whom he positively swore to, came up, and, taking the hand of Little Henry, said, " Let us run a hale:" he took his other hand, and they ran a little way ; she then brought them into Holborp, and shew.:cl them the White Stag, aqd Golden Bee-hive. and, after coaxing them a little tprther, she bought some cherries for then; at the corner of Eagle-street. Sbe then brought them into Bed Lion Square, and, looking at the buys, told them their hands and faces were dal, and desired them tizi go wash themselves et the pump, to which she pointed, and she would ' in the mean tone take ears of Little I lenry. While the two hnys were at the pump, the Prisoner toqir the oppor:unity of Ascots:firs with the Child, whOus she afterwards stripped, as it is supposed, and left exposed in the street. ~ James Bentley, the othetloy„ Ore a similar testi mony; they were both about6ve years old, and gave their evidence with singillar precision and consis eney. They described the . person of the Prisoner ee.sictly, and spoke pnshiFly as tot her identity. Elizabeth Park stated, that about eleven ial_afmk; on Satufday she was going through LigeolliTnd Square, and observe,f.the three at) . andlli Prisoner at the bar running towlitts rd. q uo as he passed, she rematlied to the 'P44 r, * all little one, meaning Henry, co ull I sc.liely run 'in that manner. Not suspeEttglf a y thlfithBprepr, she went on about her businesti she has positlie the Prisoner was' lse same paisoffige hiscrsten with the children on Saturday. Shlf ilien iiiie a black hornhazintAnat, which stir had afterwalls Owned t: hut which, whepprnduced to the Witness, she swore to be the camO, Veing , remarkable for some &tea l tied` ikether With a strtaz. n t ,fie Watson , a pawn - broker . ffrov4a l dilic Gi Ili:e4pn of M'Onday last, the Prisoner fili. ni ',lll)," r 4nd pawned some baby lineu'llitih'll .! whit t when he produced, the mother irrio4ll44' r ics be little 'Henry's rasa,. petticuat, Ccc. - ' • '.. ~.: ...... It further 3 pp4ared, that on Tuesday evening, about four'6'clock, rt;te Rentley was sent ihtn Ch.ro cery•lane with n message, and lib iCifnealately ism back to his mz,ther, crying. a Mitinnial, Mlnnis. 1 I saw tl , . woman that took away lirtlrli,enri.''; The mother and some neighbours proceeded direCtly to the sem, when they observed the PrisotiFrilteing on the steps of a Coffee-hnuse dobr. ' A *fob col leted, and she was taken into cucridy,a,ndrleagged, amidst the ecklamations of a surrounding ` multi tude, to the Mice Office, and, as she pp used, having heard thOlifilie of her offence. Isn'tidrech :f mo thers veittbd ioprecatioos upon hey head, and would have torn her to pieces, but for some more pi Lidera persons present, who wished justice should take its ' due course: ' ' The Prisonet . 'did Rot attempt to make any answer to those chargek. During a long examination, she stood at the bar with her elbow resting upon it, and her face covered with her hands; she frequently seemed to cry. She appeared to be a woman of be. evfeen forty and fifty years of age, •ithiery fall black eyes, thin visage, sharp nose, and sallow complexion; her arms were much tanned by the weather, and she was something above the middle stature. She *ore an old black velvet bonnet, long stiff stays, and cotton shawl, with a black petticoat, and had neither gown nor shoes on. The Police Officers recognised her as an old offender ; she had been tried upon three similar indiaments the Ses sions before last at the Old Bailey, and con,vieded. She was ordered to be committed to Newgate for the present. and brought up again for further MI . mination on a future day. Three other women were brought up, charged off suspicion of similar offences; but. upon investiga don, the elnirges against two of them proved groundless : the third, of the name of Fyte, was committed to the House of CorreEtinn, as a vagrant, being a well known pest in the neighbourhood of Holborn and*. Giles's. BOW4TILLT. ROBBERY. On the night of the 26th July, between nine and ten o'clock, when the servant girl of MTS. Knight, who resides in alone house at Stone, near Dartford, in Kent, went into the garden to shut the kitchen windaw-shutters, she observed four men in the gar den, apparently 'disguised, coming towards the house ; she, saspeCting them to be robbers, hasten. ed to get into the house again, to shut the door ; ,but they were too quick for her, rushed into the kitchen, and threatened, if she made any alarm, they would blow her brains out ; and they being armed with pistols she was obliged to comply. One of thefts remained with her, and the other three went into the parlour to Mrs. Knight, when they, with ' tlie mug horrid threats, demanded her keys, and to tell where her money was; which she relnaantly ' complied with. One of the villains remained with her. and the other two went in pursuit of the pro perty; in searchitig the different rooms, they went into a bed-room, where an aged gentleman, who lodges with Mrs. Knight, was in bed, and asielpi On their appearing at his bed-side, he awoki in such a desperate fright, that he knocked the sandlot - , 41 pistol opt s of one of their buds. Tijits went , -' .- - • • down stales to get the ear.dle lighted, and made the .c Or' return wi h them, tri she S' them N ese !se property of her mistre s and the old gtnil man ••as They found n-sward , f 104;11. in cash end 'ores, belonging to each of g em, snicks of sliver plate, ,f cot i feces(' s• and Ives watches, with which they made theta ea. ape. Last Sunday evening a man employed as a Ll ••ourer at the Powder Mills. at pi ptford, went to the Punch Bowl Public-house ; , Att. Dartford, after sitting there for a considerable time. he told thelandla4, Mrs. Bailey, ho was extremely uneasy in his mind, so much so that he Confd •Lizher rest in his mind night or -' cause, when he re - who robbed Mrs. that he wished to of justice, as he should case. Mrs. Baile y speetable neighbour desired the man to plied with, and when the same story, and . take him into custody in ronsequence, sent • their seeing the man, colleelibn of his person fresh theissemorj'Of was the man alb ret were by themselvts ' his mentioning, thh' had no doubt but he the robbess, sht a Inained with her tad mentioned that cilcumstance other person. ' On Tuesday everting ,he anonbefore Ttio sit as Roan .sued b.riag concernedin ch. it might be possible ,gyat . pesses represented him . .tpg at Dartford ; but o r tievere brain fever. in hi. mind, and did id a gistra.e. however. ;bought it right to A Clergyman 'Carmarthen, ,•-• 'the close e ithristtned . • At the eras tried, qttantity ourneytnae Blessrs. M. Gaosr, on miry of f. betrayed loining their . expert to meet He was ordered Leasadt new Scmcbi .draws A ' „evening this patronage, -The awry la veep and plitaWng t and muck Mite and jdd themselves thronehont the Danar....in . w ,base sae .Gteotn, the youngest of whom is highly esetinat ing,..bilres 11rAnn,lidr.Bdoeitssos . teat noilaleanne. mirakile child, Kiss. Lel-rte. „lispl.,ythenaseirea tip the .greatest advantage. The new Song on the defeat of eat Fleet, meets with the i londest approbptiou I and faseinst;r.g is, she ,Spectacle heyeas, that ewesm: plaaditeatan . staatly ,attend its representation. The excellent THorsemanship of Bil•itacta richly deserves niche noticed; and we understand that en Idondaysseana new Comic Pantomime-makes its first . 4 ,p.m:sae, called The Watch tf Welty; sr Harlersis Fennereit• At the last Oakham Anises, a carve Pritsidefftre of considerable interest to a' v.ry essiuded came on before the Hon. Mr. Jest;eelltowartnitt Special Jury, in which MARY Illuaeow, sOitter, WAS Plaintiff, and the Rev. JOHN Bort, clerk, bled master of the free-grammar school, iselllsphighion, Defendant. The aaion waiiirought to reecitir a compensation in damages, in consecpsericvof /the . De endiat having waited upon the Plaintiff's Oks ter, Mt. DAN I CL. who keeps a respectable lanai Uppingham, and represented to him that he haff .a •most infamous servant in his house, meaning" the Plaintiff; that she had been connefted with teetotal men, even married men, whilst in hilt (Miami's) service; and that he would bring peesof'efl'it:— The Defendant then insisted upon Dawns disebevq ing the Plaintiff from his service immediately; the WAS consequently dismissed from her plate's return, ed to her pour father, a man with eight childrtm, laden with infamy and disgrace ; and, as the onls means of proving the Defendant's assertions fnunded, and regaining her charaaer and reputation, she was advised to appeal to the laws of her coon ay. The Defendant pleaded the general issue, net grilty—and, upon the trial, his Counsel attempted to impeach the credibility of the witness, Mr. Da , NtlL ; but his evidence. as well as his'charaaer, be ing firm, and to be relied upon, the Gentlemen .cf the Jury, after a most impartial and excellent charge from the Learned Judge, found a venial for ti e Plaintiff, with -201. damages, to the inexpressible sa tisfaaion of a numerous assemblage cf all ranks of persons in the county of Rutland, who attended to witness the decision of the contest. Hytattoreosi•. —On the 7th of May last, ALEX * soli Titomson, betwixt four and tl4 years of age, was severely bit' on the face by a dog, in Tron g rte-street, Glasgow, which, front various circum stances, was not supposed to have been mad. The dog, however, was immedirely killed. The wounds healed ii;ndiy, and the boy enjoyed good health ail Wednesday, the 24th ult. when he complained of a head-ach, sickness at stomach, and loss ofappetite. Early on the following morning, symptoms - of hy drophobia made their appearance; tactical assist. nice was calk.:, and the most approved mains of core tried, and particularly 1 andrepeatad urn gives of salt and water. The dimes, however, 1114 pidly increased on Saturday evening, and early ca Sunday morning the boy expired. Thai is the 'bunk melancholy instance of the hydrophobia in that 4 :ill and neithbnurhood, vie. a man ands we. man at the heal of the town, a young man at Ilalgtay, and this etttld: • 6. ouch so that he Could nt Eher get itght or dAy. She asked la* .1. tlic replied, he was one of toe men s. Knight, on the 23.:t ult. and surrender himself into the hands chould not tx _asy till that WAS dr 7, in consequence, sent to, a re. mr, Mr. Kirk, an auEtioiteer, who o come to his house, which he coca• then he got there, be persi4ed ip and said Mr. Kirk might as well Cody as any body selie. Kirt, tot and informed till:WO:Ceti. o;ci tan, none of them ha . , the 141. oerson ; but he endea oured,t6' . the servant, by telling remained with her, and while is he kissed and hugged her. la circumstance, the lid said she he must have been micas. .ed acknowledged the man whql4- had kisse,t her Out site harfef fcumstAnce to hilt iMgyeil; 054 • : • r'er.ing he underwent, en en Ainie• VIAS Zonation, Esq. prhen hre do. nedin the robbery. He allctnto tie 402 hf..haa said what th e him,to have said on.Sonctsz,eved- but said he ha.. been 411Lataitwith er,aml ho wa , ..freqnernly deranind lid not.l.oow what ha saki. ver, under all the cktatunitanemi, u commit him for trial ; , , rpyman fa curate) in the neglei:Nohd Of' hen, who has held his cure 5., jetite ;4 l: 4 4 r of the 'last fear ma Ml- iried 3 'cop d 43 Children, and hi:tied 45 . '17 , e CarOridge stor,, entar aspejejeptter 1, who stawund,g4uB, **eating a large of eroqW used fog'hpsm (being a NA e 'l g ... , A l ar- ' n 1 •47 1 474 014 • ~ .. Aet LL 'lna ,clis. , ~4;,.ge lo passing septear4 *. egpitiate44 4 c a ' d th e e fi enor- his offence, 9,hleiegig; shat who the confideacy iip'W jct. then?. by • pur- all i n:74 heir master ' s Appr,m4l, achl now o meet, the !C! ! "elf ‘IO3W. ordeted to be! * ad 101 7 40 ": or 73e I , ooo4lliisbsegrei *a acb, Ballet Dean, ingshesibselisnainities crowded and Fashioaable abdinedlewbr i and indeed its essritOrsetlasis badonsto tt !Les irc- Wa ; of I r` l f . tet It. is