The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-08-15 00:00:00

rARLISLE, ALGusi 9•

The Duke of Norfolk has been visiting his friends
here, this week ; and we are happy to state, that
we never SAW him in better health and spirits. On
Wednesday, he gave an elegant dinner, at the
Grapes Inn,which was attended lryJ. C. Curwen, E'cl •
and a selea party of Gentlemen. The viands. &c.
were of the first quality, and the potteness and con-
viviality of the Noble Duke, added a peculiar zest
to the entertainment, which was further enlivened
by a number of loyal, constitutional, and local
toasts. His Grace, same day, visited the eight
Guilds of this city, to each of which he made a
present of ten guineas. On entering, he sac most
rapturously cheered.
Next day, his Grace visited J. Dscres, Esq. of
Kirklinton Hall ; and on Friday. partook nt an ele-
g:int cold collation with the High Sheriff, at the
Grapes Inn.
Yesterday, a large party of Gentlemen accom-
panied J. 0. B. Dykes, of Dovenhy Hall, Esq.
H:gh Sheriff of this county, attended by a number
of javelin-men, to Rulehelme-bridge. where they
met the Hon. Sir Robert Graham; Knt. and the
Hon. Sir T. Hl. Sutton, indices of Assize, whom
they escorted to therjown-hall, where His Majesty's
commission for holding the assizes was read : they
then adjourned till this morning.
The Judges dined with Lnrd Morpeth, at Na-
worth, and arrived here a little after seven o'cl,ck.
Keswick annual Wool Fair was held on Saturday
last, and was pretty well attended ; and amongst
others, by several manufaSurera front Yorkshire.
South Down wool sold for 295. 4d. per stone ; half-
bred South Down I6s. Fell wool I ls.—some of
the hest 12s. ' • long Scots 16s. Cheviot las. The
mice, were lower than last year, especially for
coarse wools.—Between 130 and 140 gentlemen
dined at Mr. Anson's ; J. Spedding, Esq. as Vice-
President, in the chair. The Duke of Norfolk was
present, and expressed the warmest approbation of
this and every other means which could contri-
bute to the Agricultural improvement of the county.

SUMMER ASSIZES.

CAILLOW. JULY n.
John Felton and John Doyle were given in charge
to the Jury, on an indictment founded on the White
Boy Act. The indielment charged that a tumultu-
ous siting being in the country, the Prisoners sent a
threatening letter to one James Kensela. of Rath-
rush, threatedng his life and property. There were
several counts its the indictment.
Mr. Jot-it:sl.os, for the Crown, stated the case at
great length. expatiating upon the injury wising
from such proceedings.
James Kinsela was called to prove his being 111
the possession of part of the lands of Kilrush. He
swore the Prisoners were tenants of his—that he
had been obliged to bring an ejeime it to dispossess
Felton of his !raiding, which was acc.n-dingly done,
that he then let him continue in the house, and after-
wards gave him two acres and an half of the land,
which Felton yet held, that he had frequently re-
ceived threatening letters, by post, and otherwise,
which he had given to a Magistrate—that a rick of
hay. belonging to him, had been, some time since,
burned, for which he had caused one Kelly to be ar-
rested, against whom he swore informations ; that
Kelly bad not been tried for the felony, but had
been discharged—Kelly was trfterwards, as he
heard, murdered. He had mot seen the paper, which
originated the present prosecution, nor could he
state the contents. He did not know he was to be
called on to prosecute. until he was bound over in the
morning so to do. He had no ill will towards the
Prisoner, Felton, nor did Felton ever ail towards
him so as to create any cause of alarm or suspicion.
He understood the paper in question had been de-
stroyed. Parole evidence, therefore, was then given
by the other witnesses.
The wife of Kelly, whom the last Witness stated
to have been murdered, was produced. She swore,
that on the night which was laid in the indietment,
she, together with her brother-in-law, were going to
a wake. On their way to the wake, she saw the two
Prisoners on the road side, and saw the Prisoner
Doyle nailing a piece of paper on a cabin door ;
that she was apprehensive the Prisoners would see
her, and therefore she turned back, and did not go
I to Cie wake.
The brother-in-law was then called. He swore
that on the following morning be went to the house
where the paper had been nailed up the night be-
fore. He then saw the Prisoner Doyle, but not the
other Prisoner—that he read as much of the paper
as he could. The paper purported to be a notice
to Mr. Kinsela, cautioning him against turning the
tenants nut of possession, and threatening to put
him to the most cruel death, and to put him in a
spiked barrel, and to roll him down a high hill.—
At the time Witness was reading the piper in the
presence of the Ptisoner Doyle, the latter swore a
horrid oath, that the first man that attempted to
take it down, should he put to death. The Wit-
tier; missed the paper in two days afterwards.
Antirhfr Witness also preyed, at the sawed time,
reading the paper, and stated the import to be the
same.
TheseWitne;ses were severallycross-examined by
Mr. Mtblata.v, with a view to establish that the
threats contained in o.e paper writing, were not for
the purpose of terrifying Kinsela to quit the lands
but that he should continue the present tenants, and
not disturb theta in their possession.
The Counsel for the Crown having closed the

case,
Mr. M•Nxi.i.v, for the prisoners, submitted seve-
r 4 points of law to the consideration of the Court.
lie said, theorcliminary fac required by the statute
Was not established The stature required proof of
an naual tumultuous rising, such as are therein de-
scribed. The statute was enafted to suppress such
risings in Munster at the time of the White Boys—
but the rising, in the present case, was merely con.
strunive—it was merely hearsay—there was no proof
of its *dual existence.
Mr. M•Natt.v, in the course of his argument,
submitted, that supposing the nailing up of the
written parr should he construed into "a sending,"
yet it was not " a letter ;" it was a notice, not di-
refled to Kinsela, the Prosecutor, but the public.
It had none of the component parts of a letter. But
what, perhar, was the strongest ohjeftion, sup-
posing it to be " letter," and supposing it so