The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-08-18 00:00:00

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Dunn,. al's.
A day or two ago, a Mr. Litton and a Mr. Sirup-
son, the former from Liverpool, the latter from
Cumberland, and both of Trinity College. Dublin.
were brought to the Castle. eicorted by a strong
guard ; they bid the day before set out with an in-
tention of walking through the county of Wicllow,
and having proceeded as far as the town of Wick-
low, they were there apprehended and brought he-
fine a Magistrate. Mr. Litton, being asked what he
was ? answered he was a Master of Arts in College ;
b log then asked what brought him there? he
Ihe came to make observations (meaning to ob-
serve the beauty of the country) ; but the Magistrate
not comprehending him, and concluding it was ob-
servati.ins on the political state of the country, im-
niediately ordered they should be marched under a
guard to Dublin ; itpoo their entreating to be al-
lowed a coach, it was agreed on by the Magistrate
and the Officer of the guard. that they coul.' not
possibly belong to college, and were not entitled to
a coach, 35 they had u alked there, and had but a
shirt se two with them. w!:ich they catrie I them-
selves. On being brough: to the Castle, they were
discharged, being recognised by several gentlemen
as what they had stated themselves.
in an action foe false imprisonment tried at the
Adams at Carlow, before the Chief Baron (Lord
Assawmass) and Mr. Justice Daly, in which Sir
Ward Ileslar was Plaintiff, and Cooper Craw tot
thebsfandant, the Jury found a verch& and 30u1.
es.
The circumstances of the e..s. were as
follows r Sir Richard t ether with two others being
Murky for a distributor of stamps in that•tnwn.
who was very much in arrear, Mr. Cr.ivif ‘rd,
as Solicitor for the Commissioners of Stamp Duty.
bad surd theta en their bond, and having obtained
judgment against the Plaintiff, issued execution
against him ; before he had obtained judgment
against his joint sureties. Sir Richard Butler was ar-
rested and thrown into the county goal, for which
be brought his aairm After the Jury had
given in their verdi.l, the Chief Baron observed
they might as well have Found damages against
him as against the Defendant.
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A few days before the new dollars wese issued,
* clerk of Mr. Sayer's, a respeitable merchant in
this city, having received some of the old ones from
the Bank of Ireland, at the rate of 3s. 11;d. each,
tendered them since at the same rate, as part pay-
ing= of one of Mr. Sayer's bills, the remainder
being in hank notes, the bank having refused the
dollars, the bill was of course protested ; in crise.
quence of which Mr. Sayers has commenced an
adtion against the Bank. It is thought if this
succeed, there will be a great many more of the
same nature.
Since tile issuing of the uctv dollars, Spanish
dollars have no settled value, some taking them .t
3s. I I !,d. some at Si 53 same AS a. 0 some nut
allowing more elan 4s. lOW. whi..l occasions great
c.ontusiun.

The price of provisions, straw, &c. has risen to
such an en rmnus height At the corm.) on the Cur-
ragh, that it is thought th.• eiwampment will not
continJe Heir sn long as it was At first intended.