The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-11-05 00:00:00

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NEWMARKET THIRY) OCTOBER, OR HOUGHTOSi
MEETING.

FRIDAY, sine. 1..
Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each. R. M.
Mr. R 14. /Yee s Sir David, `4.t. 21i,.
Loaf P•sley's C.ai.tain AtKidute, Bat. 71b. . .
Mr. Watsun's Sorrel. fist 1315. . •
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Gen. Groivenor's Two Shoes, 111 b. . 4
7 to 4 agst. Sir David ; 5 to 2 agst. Captain Abso-
lute; 2 to 1 agst. Sorrel.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 15gs. each. Two yr. <l±
old C.
Gen. Sparrow'sCastrel,7st 121 b.
Mr. Lake's Virtu..., 9.1.61 b
Mr. R. Boyee's Brainworm, 7st. 1•211).
Doke of St. Albans Merrywrin, 7st. 611).
Mr Mdltile. snls, list 121 b.
Mr Ward..lo4 b. f by Sir P..ter, Sst. Vb. . .
6 to 4on Castrel ; 4 to 1 agst. Brainworm ; 5 to 2
ages. Mr. Wardell's f.
Duke of Grafton's Pie N e, 11..5 Cll. but Lord Grosvenor 's)
Baron Bull, eat. 111 b. Ab. M 30g
2 to 1 on Pic Nic.
Lord Sackyillei Each inter, 8,1. Glb beat Sir John sheley's
Strap, 8.. t. 111 b. T. M. M. B.C. 10Ogs.
6 to 4 on Enchanter.
Mr. Ilosorth's Malts, est. Ivlb. best Q.= Grosyewn's
e. by Busz.a.d, a fe.ther. Ab. M. SOgs.
7 to 4 on Malta.
Mrs Howorthti Malta, Rst. 711). beat Lord Grosyenor's
Arleta, sst. 114. Two yr. of I. C. SOgs
6 to 4 on Malta.
Mr. Howarth'. Tramper, Bit. 114. twat Gen. Grosvenor's e.
by Buzz ad, Bit. Sib. Two yr. old C
4 to 1 on Tramper.
Mr Forth's Brighton, aged, 11. t 411). rec. 26V1. from Mt.
R. W...teit'i e. by 2 yrs. old, tit 41h. D I. Alp
Mr. Wils•in'a L-iiitox,ll., 12.1) rec. sJgs. Enna Su. Slid&
ley's Strap, 711.1011). 11 C. 101 w.

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LAW.

COURT (W CHANCERY. SATVIIRAT, No► &
The LORD CHANCZLLOR sat till sear thre♦
o'clock, hearimr petitions in cause.
An application wax mute by Mr. Owls, for leave
to issue a •writ of Ne E sent &Rao, to restrain a West
India merchant, of tor.siderable mercantile d .alingzs
from .Icl:tatting the realm. •L'h•• groutd of the inn.
rion was, that the person again t whorn it sea; to he
direaed intended tu quit the country, withnut pro.
aiding for the payment of hi. slAts ; hut the of ly
iskrence of that fila was the belie of the pueies
who mad,. the affidavit. They state.l, that they haft
heard, and they beiieved he was g ing bevum I se is.
The Loan CHANCEL Loa o'nerved, that iinti.ss the
allegation was positively sworn to, he could not re.
strain any man from going where he Veased.
The motion In the writ was rein :ed.
The Court was engaged nearly the whn!e of the
morning in determining a question upon the con-
struaion of the will of the late Doke of Neiscastle's
mother-in-law. The Testatrix had left a very ern.
sid:rable legacy to the Duke's younger children, by
his wife, her daughter. It h ippened that Cie rhler
son died, and the next in p•iint of years took his
place. The question was. whether the son, who,
at the time of making the will, was one of the
younger children, lost his tight to a share of the lee
guy, after his elder brother's death
His Lordship decided that be wai. not entitled I
and direaed the legacy to be divided, per roni•e,
among the youager children.
A petition is before the Court, in the matter of
Dutnivell's bAnktuftcy, the size and wvight of
which exceed the largest folio Bible.

POLICE.
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ovanost.t.
On Saturday, an ill-looking fellow was charged
ht!fore Aide; m ill .1. Skirt ii, %rids picking the pock t
of a Mr. Wlikill..oll, a clothier from GI -uciviter-
shire, of a pocket-book and a itanclkerchiei. on Fri.
day, in Fleet-street. A Bow-street Offizi r saw tail
Prisoner run across the street to Shoe-lai e, save
him throw the handkerchief from his pocket, aid
hearing the cry of .. Stop thief." he ran And StiZed
him. Tie pocket-book was then found near the
Prisoner. The Prisoner was sent on board that
tender,with direflions that, if not received, he should
be brought hack and prosecuted.
Three informations were preferred at the su;t of
the Stamp Office, against a Mrs. Nicla.ills, a lkii•df.
cine Vender, at No. 98, Fleet Market, by two corn.
mon infornizni. The first was Sar.,4 sbrkson, a thini
pale-faced woman, with a mark nun the side of
her face, and shabbily dressed. lives at No 8, Sey-
mour-court, Chandos-street. She swore she put.
chased a bottle of B,adlev's gwe Water on the 4th of
September, without a sixpenny stamp. The other
informer was Tnomeas T,amer, a short, stout man.
about 40, fresh coloured face, dark completing,.i
with dark short hair powdered, lived formerly it .
Mead's-court, Soho. He swore he bad been with 0
Sarah Jackson on :he day in qu: t on. The shop-bra?
of Mrs. Nicho:l-, about 14 years of age,was Drought
forward, and said, he r:collected the man and an.
man very well as having come there often hefcto j
to buy these bottles, that he aisva..r 111. s stir pa,
with them ; but on the day in question the st.:.:, s
happened to have been fresu put on, and were by
that means artfully taken off. The bay was ready
to swear to these fats; but the Alderman con.i.

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deed him too v.iting to g.ve evidisice on oath, and
convitied Nits. Nicholls in the mitigated penahies of
51. on each informaion. Against this order Mts.;
Nicholls and her triends said they would appeal.
Another person wa- run. 'tied on the evidence cf
Trayer, in 101. penalty, and 31. expences, for nee
glefting to take out a licence.
NA ItI.IOROUDII-STRigTo
Saturday, 706 n Trillion', a beggar, WAS brought
before tl-.e Sitting Magistrate, at this Office, as s•
vagrant, he having been dete&ed in `fottenhant
Court-road, imposing on the credulous, by pretend..
ing fits. The Prisoner has been an old praliitioner
in this way of life, and his weekly nettlivs, from,
humane pei sons, were such, as rendered it unnee
cessary for him to appear daily in the streets. lot
one of those supposed fits, on Friday evening, a
vast concourse of speaators ansembled around him,
and so well he played his part, that eleven shilling,
were thrown into his hat by the by-standers, in 1
few minutes. A parish officer, who recognised his
face, was about to carry him to the Police Office,
when he ran off, but he was pursued and seised.
He was committed to Bridtwell 101* three staanajiik