The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-09-13 00:00:00


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.. #4lO - InELLIEMItCr. SPORTING IN?" EiLiGENCS.
- - PONTEFRACT RACES.
rut loot the wan. m7naTofsi4:aurT.wi WT.
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TOISDAY, SEPT. 9.
Sailed the Protptro and Zebra bombs, with a con- Sesetset: el. 10t5,..v
1 3bCehigs) II iftehr2;is added,
Fou rforMislet".4ei
iron far the Downs; also His Majesty's ship Tiei-
Mr. Bland'. colt, Ifealitrnan, by *f wtteridge 3 yrs old . 1
photte,• for lyrnington. The Safeguard is appointed Mr. Wentworth's ch. c. Hippolytus, 4 yrs old . . . 2
convoy for Guernsey. 'Sweepstakes for colt: and fillies, then three Sears old, 3)r.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 10. each, 10gs. forfeit..—Last Mile and thiee 'Quitters.
Came in the Spanish lugger Se. ilntevio, from Mr. Mellish 's b. f. Streatham Las,, by Pilletkg . . I
..---., captured by the Minerva frigate ; .4nna Mr. Lansdale. bay cr, by a brother to Eagle, out of . 2
Catharilea (a Russian) from Bilboa, for London, in Si!iiiv-IT6aVilanyetib"gt. beiyHuismbletania:l, out of t.ady Sarah 3
ballast ; Baigbetea (a Dane) from Rotterdam, for Mr. Halton'. b. c. Integrity, by Tutteridge, broths' to Truth 4
Logsdon ; and the Nedra de Rotario (a Portuguese)
Fifty Periods give. by the Gentlemen in the Neighbourhood
from Oporto. for Amsterdam, all detained by the of Pontefract, fa horses, Sec. all ages, that never won a
Lies privateer. Plate of more titan Stigs brine. Heats, two Miles each
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DOTER, SEPT• 11. Sir H. V. Tempec's b. I. 3 yrs old
To day two cutter% the bosh, of Guernsey, and Mr.
r Brandlunes
.b. c. by Shuttle, 3 yes eld .. S 2
•4 . Wentwoith s b. c. Centurion, 3 yrs old 2
the Miles, of Hastings, have been sent in here, with Mr. Mellish's hr. f. Off.she gods, 3 yrs old . 4 4
cargoes of gin, by one of the Channel cruisers. They Mr. Dettules b. c. by St. George, 3 yrs old . 6 3
were taken quite over on the French coast, and vizOiItSINEY.
bad Bleared silt from Guernsey. The cargoes are Sweepstakes, of 20gs each, for fillies then three yews al.!, fat.
In large casks, het they have a number of small each. Last Mile and three Quarters.
casks besides on hoard. Mr. Sitwell': hay, Pipyliwa, by Sir Peter, out of Rally 1
Six or seven sail, of different descriptions, cleared brown, by Sir Peter out of Heroine 2
IL'ol Ftitrarwthirarin'"lsba , Minstrel,.
by Sir'
Peter . . 3
oat and sailed nearly at the same time. The two Mr. Mellish's bay, Styreathain Lass • . 4
that are sent in ars very fine vessels, seemingly.near The
Gold Cup.—Sweepstakes, of togs. each, with 20gs.
100 tons each. added, for all ages,—.Four Miles.
SET T• 11. 1•0T4 Darlington': b. c. TraZalgar, by sir Peter, out of
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TARMOUTH.... 11.
His Majesty's sloop Cruiser has captured, and
ant to the Custom House at this place, a large
smuggling cutter, laden with spirits, tea, &c.—The
crew of which, thirteen in number, were this morn-.
lag conveyed to the gaol.
Arrived the Orestes. Cruiser. frneeene, Censer, and
&mtg. The ClllBO/ has a signal flying to convoy
the ;two sloops of war built at this place, to Sheer-
nees.—Wind N.W.
DEAL. SPPT. 11.
This morning, two Masseagers from London
arrived here, with dispatches for Lord Lauderdale,
sit Peak and immediately embarked on board the
Sseeeelesiew logger, which sailed from the Downs, for
Calais.
r Came down from Sheerness. the retirees praem
and lawasrate gun-brig ; also. from the River, the
Gaviria, ----, for the East Indies; Slopierdess,
Wills, for Virginia; Cabinet, 'Woodward, for Ca-
ails; Ashen, L'Anglois, fee Guernsey; and several
&her onoward-hound vessels. which remain in the
Owns with the rest of the ships as per last.
Bailed through the Downs, the Plerair, Douglas,
for Jamaica.
MAIN the .risk 'torpor war, from Belfast; with
a caraway. which are sailed for the River ; also the
Ariegeriere4 Colk'S. for Lisbon. The Brea temains.—
Mind W. N. W.
$ HISS, SEPT. 10.
*AA from the 14nre, this morn'oig. the Nakao
sloop of war, with a large fleet under convoy, for
the Bettie.
A Olivier, foe Tonningen, is appointed to sail
boast the Note, on the glst instant ; and one for the
Relic. ea deilid.—W Ind S. W.
EXMOUTH, SEPT. 10.
Hines s y la.r, arrived the errs, Reeves, from
Bath, with calm ; Le Fevre, from Jersey,
wish cyder I Issebesery, Owen; and Lively. Marcher,
Ines trod be. with groceries; yekaanek. Holli Jay ;
Preards' Revert!, Hornsby ; lsabeUe, Lawes ; and
- ' Priera, Hirkup, Item Sunderland, with coals.
Sailed the Am, Shears, for P ymouth ;
Reeves ; and friendsiip, West, for Neath ; and
mbar coasters, in ballast.
seer. 9.
Come in. Swaim, Cranford, from Waterford ;
Serbia, Stevens, from Santander and Plymouth ;
Sisiere,,Citimichael, and Letieriv, —, from Green-
; Alf•ery, from Petersburgh ; Aberdeen,
ilicegart. from Virginia ; Syr, from Nara.
Anived, at Madeira, dee Gardner, Murray, from
.1111hteL
naassiocc, cur. 9.
Arrived. yesterday, the False. Reid, from Trini-
dad, a fuming ship. Sailed thence on the lit eh.
on the 31st ult. in lat. 51, 46, long. 30, 14.
• spoke
brig Newcastle, from Quebec, but, blowing hard,
• *add not bear whither bound ; and, on the CI inst.
hilat id. long. 231, spoke the ship Reeve. Arthur
Tim', from Quebec, hound for Belfast, out 22 days.
The homeward bound trade, front Trinidad. sailed
on the 54th July, under convoy of His Majesty's
armed brig Micelle, Captain Feelers, for the general
teminvous,ennsistingof the following vessels :
tlerasit„ Canniness; Uughtan„ Band; 80,4, 14' Kochetie
and La, retie, Idleatiniunry, for tbe Chde—Samuel,Sugaru;
Adieu, Millet ; Outlaws, Andaman; Britannia, Tate ;
Taylor; Cuiiingweed, Smith; Cra-
, sus, Arians 'Far London—Ann, Gilbert, and Nance, Allan,
Ilraser.—assee, SWIMS. k ; W Aura, &nail', and Castor,
NO. for Liestpeal—Edeid, Stewart, aud Elam Ann,
pixies, far Natty, Oar Neatuundland-aunal
easea, fur Halifax.
The ship Garr, M•Teggart, of and for this port,
Vas loading. and would sail in about a month.
COTE, SrPT. 5.
Arrived the Perreteralere, of and from Bristol,
Doenvan, merchants goods : Anew., ditto. Dram,
irgittimber ; Aiisseirt4 ditto, Liverpool, KelLanor,
reds for Jamul*, Mire. ditto, Belfast, Jamieson.
*rads foe Jamaica; baffle, ditto, Greenock, Sim-
. mane, ditto, Honduras ; Hefty, ditto, Greenock,
am. St. Thomas's ; ftemjnesiee and Elisabeth,
air from Lancaster. Taylor. goods for Tinidad;
eied the Fame, of and from Portsmouth, Taylor,

Athe, 4 yi. t old • . 1
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Mr. E. L. Hedgeon's b. f. by Moorcock, out of Min
Muston, 3 yrs old . 2
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Macaroni Stakes, of lags. each, for Maiden Hones, &c. that
Were regularly hunted the last Season ..—To be rode by
Geutlemen —Three Miles.
Mr. Pemberton Milne's b. c. by Amnia . 1
Mr. T. Chasebeilaines b. f. Miu Cheesecake, by Or-
mond, out ,4 St. Anne, 4y rs old . . . 2
Lord Polllngten's ch. g. by Cavendish, out of Strap's
dam .

LITCHFIELD RACES
Commenced Oil Tuesday I. Four horses were entered to
run for the King's Plate : thre, or them were, however, drawn,
And Mr. Watts's g. h. Evander, walked over. A stakes of
tongt. was run fur or the same day, by Mr. Glover's b. g
Chantelkw, and Mr. Dy utt's eh. g. by Sir H. Harprar's llernd,
which was won by the 10f two other hones were entered
fur the Sweepstakes, but drawn.

LIVERPOOL. SM. 10.
LIBERTY tiF THE PRESS.
Yesterday came on for hearing. before Mr. Al-
derman A spina% at the hlayot's Office in the Town
Hall, a case which excited no inconsiderable degree
of interest, end which, from the aspect it bore to-
wards the Proprietor of this Paper, we deem of suf-
ficient consequence to lay before our readers.
A complai.it had been preferred, the preceding
day, agais.st. the publisher of " Remarkable at
the late Lancaster .41sises," on the ground that one
of them, viz. the Trial of James Yates. for an as-
sault and rape, trespassed against the rules of deco-
rum, and was calculated to the pfejadice of good
morals. By whom this information was laid, does
not yet very clearly appear ; whether by Mr. Stani-
street, who ailed as Counsel for the prosecution, or
by some other person—nor is the matter of any very
material consequence. The proceedings, however,
were opened by that Gentleman, in a speech of con-
bid-rahle length, and delivered with his usual ardour
and animation. After stating the circumstances a
the case, and evpressii g, in pretty confident terms,
his conviction that the publication of this trial was an
it& 4Etion of the laws of the realm, he insisted, at
great length, en the pernicious tendency of the pub-
tuation in goeetion, on the principle of its immora-
lity. And here it is most material to notice, that the
ground: of his argument were the most inconsist-
ent that it is possible for the human mind to
conceive. Tile reader will reatt:ly suppose, that,
in a trial of this nature, particular words and
phrases will occur, of so indelicate a nature, that it
would be in the highest degree improper to submit
them to the public eye. In reporting this trial,
therefore. every such expression had been carefully
expunged, and a blank substituted is its place. thus
leaving it to the reader's own i • 'on to fill up
the hiatus. This, Mr. S. contended. was infinitely
worse than printing the original expressions ! as it
left the mind of the reader at liberty to faacy that
the words omitted were more offensive to delicacy
than they really were. Messrs. Bardswell and
Skeihorite appeared in behalf of the publisher, and
argued for the legality of the publication,
as well as the perfal propriety of the manner of
Ma execution, with address and skill by no
6means inferior to the preceding speaker
and, as the issue proved, with much more effea.—
When the publisher obtained permission to speak,
he stated, " that a week ago he had announced in
this Paper the publication of some ! Remarkable
trials at the late Lancaster Assizes,' that on the
Maple day on which his Paper appeared, he had been
Mat for by tie Magistrates.* and interrogated as to
the particular nature of these trials, sad finding an
opinion was entertained, that he was about to pub-
lish the trials of several persons for an unnatural
offence, he had expressly assured them that he would
not print one line regarding such subjes . but that
he should print all the rest. With this explanation
the Magietrases impressed themselves aatisfied. and
he took his leave. He went on to state, therefore,
that he was much surprised at learning a complaint
of the nature of this was now urged against him,
especially w:ien he considered some other circum-
stances. He instanced the trial of Robertson,
lately executed for an unnatural offence in Loudon.
—This publication had been circulated throughout
the country, and sold by the booksellers its the
most public manner, and even in the town of
Liverpool (though not by himself,) it had been
exposed and sold by their own bookseller, and two
others, without Om smallest complaint, though it
contained things infinitely more disgusting than
any thing he should chose either to print or sell.
Besides, the Court should recoils:Cie that ti leis of this
complexion had been fur many years regularly
published in London. under the eye of Government,
the manner of reporting which, had. in the present
instance, been followed with the most se: upuious
exaftness, of which proof was adduced by a refer-
ence to them He concluded, therefore, with sat-
ing, that while he was ready to attest upon oath,
that his motive for leaving out particular expressions
was a regard for decency, it had never, is the small-
est degree, occurred to him, that, in issuing tie pre-
•Rh "richt /sass addel, " irltnros her yrs. inforisea
that
Mr. Sranotrert 5.1,1 'own asairing a coratdarable masce atrout
dm said advertisement "

1 • took:
WWI the Friend., of and for Milford. Richards.
Imilillet $ Aare, of Greenock. Brown, Dublin, mer-
Amor' goods i and Lima Prince Frederick, of and
kw Drool. Holstt, ballast.
Ile Dean, Capt. Livaaucisa. arrived in the
riser Shamme. on Wednesday List, from Philadel-
phia. She lett the Capes of Delaware, sth ult..—
. did tiet meet any of the Preach or British squadrons
Goths passage.
. . a can under Dover cliff, at the back of Snargate-
gmet. (al which there are several,) and which had a
=of prise bready deposited in it, has been
IA a eousideratole amouot• Upon examining
the canto, there appears to be a deficiency of several
1 hundred gallon,. It was secured by a very large
atiock.lock, the key-hole d which came under a large
E. bar that crossed the door, and a padlock to secure
the bar, which had been knocked off, another
' pot so, and the lock under it left open. It being a
l•• very retired sittsatmo, it is lib* to have been the
, work efewsioaara.

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