The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-09-26 00:00:00

• O.I3fEKEEPERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF !RE RRITIsiI PRESS.
Sift,
A paritgeaph havintt apaeared in several Papers
of the Bth inst. stating. that no Lord of a Mantle
can appoint any Gamekeeper, with power to kill
Gene .:•, except he he a fer.wat ; and that no
such appointment will leg ", (pi 1:;ly a person to
snort, unless he hava aline other qualification;
the former part of wiiicli 1 think erroneous, and
the latter too general, and requiring explanation ;
have been induced ti examine the suhje with some
attention, and hope you will find the following in•
formation may be relied on.
Any Lord of a Manor, not under the degree of
an Esquire, may, by writing under his hand and
seal, appoint one person (but not more) to be
Gamekeeper within any one Manor, with power to
kill Game ; and the person so appointed must either
be qualified by the laws of this realm an to do, or
be truly and properly a servant to the Laid of the
Manor, or be immediately employed and appoint.
ed to take and kill the game fit the Sole use or im-
mediate benefit of such Lord, and not otherwise.
It will be seen, therefore, that three descriptions
of persons are eligible to be appointed; but unless
the person be oberwise qualified, his name must,
before he kills- Game. he entered with the Clerk of
the Peace where the Manor Nei, -*Fro is to grant a
certificate thereof, on payment of one shilling : which
entry was required long bent e, and is still required,
independently of the Game Certificate Stamp Ads.
The mistake has probably arisen, from what I ap-
prehead to be a false constretion of the new Stamp
Duty AR, page 907, Schedulz. A. by which a
duty of 11. Is. is to be paid on a " Cer.ificate is-
sued to or taken out by any person, under any de-
putation or appisintm. nt of Gamekeeper (3eing a
uteniet servant) yearly ;" whnh Certificate, and the
before mentioned entry, will authorise him to kill
Came within the limits of the Manor, As the
guinea certificate is confined •o menial servants,
be supposes that no other persrus can he ap-
painted ; but I contend, that the only d'arence
astrie by the present Act is, that persons of tie twi.
ether descriptions mentioned abme, must take ou•
three guineas artificatc, inste4•l of a guinea one;
in which case, a person appointed Gamekeeper, who
is utherwisellialified to kill G tole, may sport any
where; and a person immediately employed and ap-
pointed to take and kill Game for the sole use or im-
mediate benefit of the Lord of the Manor, having
alsn entered his name with the Clerk of the Peace
(whose Certificate of such eatry is not required to be
stamped), may legally kill the Game within the
nor; but cannot elsewhere, without being liable to
the Si. penalty, as an unqualified person ; and lie
may even do it elsewhere, without being liable to
any other penalty. I must premise, however, that
I confine these observations to the liability e f per.
tons sporting, to penalties under the Game and
Stamp Laws, and do not consider Trespasses as a
pert of the subjeet.
All former penalties for securing the Stamp Du.
ties still remain in force, and no new ones (relating
to this sobjeltl have been enaned ; and it appears us
me to he clear, that, under the t Irmer Ads, if a
Garnekeepee had a three guineas C. rtificatr, he was
not liable to any penalty for not taking out a guinea
Certifis ate on his deputation ; the clause enatting
the penalty being thus expressed ; " Not having ob-
tained some Certificate, as a.oresaid, under this
AQ ;" and, of course, that a general Certificate Si nil
still be sufficient.
I am, Sir.
York, Sept. 21, Your obedient Servant,
1504. N. C.

OXFORD, Star. 22.

On Monday last the lire. John Williams, M. A.
Fellow of Jesus College, was colleed to a Canonry
in the Cathedral .Churcn of S:. l) id's, vacant by
\ key

the death of the Richard Davies.
The Rev. W. Wheldale, A .l. Fellowef Brace-
nose College, and Rector of Christ Church, Mid-
dlesex, has been instituted to the Vicarage of Framp-
ton, Lincolnshire, on the piesentation of J. Tun-
nard, Esq. of
•Frampton.
Last weeks Dispensation passed the Great Seal,
enabling the Rev. F.dward Dolman Cooper, M. A.
Chaplain to the Eight Hal. .Lord Northwick, to
hold the Augmented Chaptlry of Wick, near Per-
shore, with the Re.ltory of Rou.tlench, in the same
neighbourhood.
On Monday last James Adams, Esq. was ele.fted
Mayor of this city, and Mr. John Dickman, and
Mr. N. Guno. were eleffed 13ailifis for the year en-
suing.
The same day Mr. Alderman Medcalfe was elec-
ted Mayor of time Woodstock, for the ninth time.
I; is worthy of remark, and indeed it is. perhaps,
• unexampled in the annals of corporations, that the
same gentleman should have served that office m-
anly fifty years ago, and that he should still be at
dipable as ever ordischarging all its duties.—At
the same time Mr. Dewdney, an.: Mr. Prior, jua.
were elated Chamberlains of that Corporation.

Ever since the pugilistic veteran, Cab Baldzix,
was vanquished by Duke Sass, he has continually
*winced a desire ro try his fortune once more with
that formidable opponent ; assigning, as a reason
for having lost the former battle, that be was much
out of health. Accordingly he matched himself
about a twilight ago to tight Sam on Monday se'n-
night, for 20 guineas, and a part of that sum was
put down to bind the bargain ; bur, to the great sur-
prise, as well as disappointment of many of the
amateurs, Dutch Sant forfeited the stake. It is,
however, expected the engagement will be shortly
renewed.

On Sunday sennight, the dead body of a mariner
was found, washed ashore, on the bcach near the
Vshite Farland Point,Scotland, and brought uptothe
chapel yard of Goutock, where it lay all day to be
owned. There was nothing to be found in the
pockets whiCh could lead to any knou ledge of the
person; but it having been surmised that a man
had been lust overboard of the /sate//a, KING, in
her way up, a key found in the pocket of the tro'v.
nets was sent to Port-Glasgow, to he tried npoi,
,chest which might belong to the m.an supposed to
be lost from that vessel. Bus we hare not yet
learned the result.