The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-15 00:00:00

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The Fives-court, in St. Martin's-lane, was yesterday nu-
rwerinc.ty attended, fur the betictii of Oliver, who (felts
Slie Ilan MI the 2341 instant. The sports were far fs keep-
ing 1.014 e wish the rironage bestowed, as there was loot one
r. al good get to, the matches being chiefly confined to
tuunCatrr• mikorow,ti in the riur. The hest bout.. were
twit we. I. Purcell awl Scrurtii.,, Itertolkir mud Calais. and
Sothis' soil Kenslr:ck. the Slacks. Oliver and Spring set:
to. a".l the former bad decidedly the bosf of it. Hobert
Burn war anxtou• for a display, but Sundt', our au) other
of sloe big one., would hare him.
tn. suited the stage, and challeugeil to fight the
Bolniogbain lad, in six weeks, for hiftsr. The clislleuge
wa. accepted, sod G'r•aattaayeta said low /11.11 f y was ready.
Three were oilw► challenges talked of, but quite of minor
importance.
. The m isisity of the amateurs ireected retired t•t Frank-
ha 's to cute fire and six at surluing. 'The place for the fight
between Marian and Josh. Hudson would he fixed there,
which takes place on Thursday. Betting Sto 4 un Hudson;
and 30 in 111 that Martin and olieltust duo% built wits.

The mutat for Capt•iii Weatheram to drive two borne,
39 oohs in two hours, fur 200 guineas, awl which was to
hire taken place yesterday, was put off, by rompeot, thrmezh
the fool. The Capitate I, paid 20 guineas for the Maul.
genet.. It excites moth spurting interest, and will take
pito-run the licit coomistiewt (My.
'rite Laity Louisa par km, from the Brazils, put into Scilly
On the 11th just. Site soiled from Rio Janeiro on ibe Hob
Oc over. The mail 'Mord at FalmOuth on Friday last.
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TO TIIE EDITOR OF TITS BEITISII PaFss

SIR—II is sowelnl remarkable, that of all the lumen mu.
Members who bare advocated the Privation P 4,,,,„4
none should have gelded the example of the eelebrotird Mo.
BA'', as a practical woof of us •iievltrisce. Tlii
enjoys sifiuriice and bappoienn—ami w.,) Solely
she has so arm, !

Yours, Scr.
ONE OF THE BODT OF THE HOUSE.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY. I.lsromes Ins,
Tuisn‘y, litcroenvirt

COLTS IN TIM )IATTFIt Or COL'S MOO 051?1111,
RAMiirllrt..
Mr. HART stated, that this was the Petition of the bark
rupt Colts, praying that he mitlit he put in possession' “:
his estate. The singular cirromoances of this r h.•
was sure were in his Lordship's recollection. Th,.
litioner had been • respectable stationer sit F1eet.,!....
sad from the profits of his trade had amassed a th
derable property, and retired from business to en e5t....•
had pierehti•cil in Hampshire, resigning his .•t.
loath/err to the bankrupt, Galpin. Ile was milli,
induced to allow his name to remain at the inoid
the firm, although be received no profit. The la.pdta„v„.
(alpin, had nccepted bills to a large amount to the 11:1111e
of the firm of Coles and Gilpin, not for the purposes of h a
linsineas as a law stationer, het to raise moo. v. Ih,
mumeid the peialioia. r was made nctinaiitieil with that ex-
enmatacier, he applied to that Court for an injunction to ir
strain Galina from accepting hills in the 'tame of Cols.
Galpie, which applicntion era• granted; hot the result wai, hst
n ronnnicsiou of bankruptcy was lakes. out against the pt .
titioner and Ga Ipin,and the first intimation be had of it s
messenger tinder I lie comm ission being put in nossix.,,,, 1'4.4
house and rotate in the country. Tti, iwier te.t
to the commission, and the assigoces disputed the nth, „1 :he
holders of the bills of exchange accepted by Gilpin in
name of the firm, Inc prove their debts, and sume of the...
bills, by the vs edict of a Jury, huh berm ed till
and void nu the ground of usury. It was mearceowe
for him (the Learned Counsel) to impress 1111 IS Lards
the hardship of the ease, as it luxe wi the perdition; a
Gent!. man far ailvauced its years, who bad ri tiiril W enj .v
the I's'l'll 11:1' 14 hill days In private life, is. the proireis
of his indostry, to he berets of his whole plop by
an act which he only intended should be et le.n. tit to
his ,tac re,mor, that of leaving his name at the 10-1.1
the firm. He. mused skis on the ellklavit rf Mr. addiug.
ton, the solictor of the petitioner, stitch set Girth th
the mon ut of I he hills accepted hr Gilpin, and dispetoil now
ooh a nomiiteal to the SIMI Of 7.1,1101, nod the Pr ititooll a
state in II inipshire was worth more than I no,ooCf. II •
therefore trusted that his Lordship would nut ilsol4 Ihe
Petttioner asked too much when •he !dap d to be pot n.
Fe inn of the proceeds of his estate, parOCUlarly a. h..
was at this moment bereft of all means of support.
Mr. Rosa, Counsel for the assignees, opposed the 0nt0...
on the gronnd that the Solicitor for use ('‘ it/mission 115.1 not
been able to ascertain the amount of the lolls of exchange
which were uneettled.

The LORD CIIIANCELLOR" The affidavit of Mr. Ada:inc.
tint i■ conclusive on that plaint, without your clients, M..
Rove, can contradict it by a counter affidavit I will give
them until Monday inorniug for that purpsiar, but nu luutrer,
and if they are out able to make such an affidavit, let it se
understood that I grant the prayer of Mr. Coles' rtitivi,
ua his paying into Court the aunt of '7,900/."