The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-01-15 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York, from Oadands, to
her hirtiae in Portrniut•square.
The Earl of Uxlnidge, and Family, from their seat in Anglesey,
Wales, to Burlington Gardens.
Earl Romney, and Lord Marsham, from Maidstone, to Ar-
lington street.
Sir F Evelyn mad family, from Wooton in Surrey, to Picea.
dilly.
The Far' of Provis and family, to Berk lee•aquare.
The Duke of Beaufort and family, (rota Vliroodvock, to G- a.

Tenor-square.
Sir Gilbert and Lady 11.:atheote and fam:ly, from Normanton
I'ark, Lincolaihire, to thea house in Gru.venor•syuare
Lord Carrington and family, to St. Jones's place, from High
Wvcombe, Bucks.
Lord Longu:Tille, Viscount Boyle, and Mr Loneeltl, from
Ireland, to Bennett street.
The Earl of Bristol and family, to St laq:es's square, from
Bury St. Fdmutes.
£4,1 of airunouth, from his scat in Staff irchhire, to B^rke!ey•
ihuare.

Hi: Royal Highness the Duke of YORK. and
Mr. Pier. held yesterdq a long conference in St.
James's Park.

This day will be married at Haggerston Castle,
Northumberland, Sir THOMAS ST ANLIY, Bart. of
I Incites', in Cheshire, to Milli HAGGIRSTON, daugh-
ter of Sir BURNAay Hacueasron, Bart. and niece
to Mrs. FITIMERINCIIT.

Last Tuesday's Go :Tile mentions, that the Prince
of WALLS has been pleaied to appoint THOMAS
CIIEVALIII, of South Audley-street, Esq. to be
Surgeon extraotdinary to His Royal Highness.
I.ut night the Portsmouth Theatre opened with
Lair and Verify, an 4 the farce ni Reising Irk Wind.
Sir WATT WILLIAMS WYNt4C ggar» a superb
Ball, at his vat at Wynstay, near Wrexham, last
week, to all the neighbouring Nobility and Gentry.
The Poaruouass AMBASSADOR., and Lord and
Lady }torus, are ansongsr the last arrivah at Bath.
We are sorry to state, that-Sir aICILACD HERON
lies .langerously indisposed at his house in Grosve-
nor-square.

OnMontlny ‘e'onight th. poor of the parks' of
Berwick St. John we: c pleatil ully fed with good hot
beef and vntp, by tio. bounty of the Right Finn.
Lord Rivers, in the vicinity Gf his Lordship's Lodge
at Rushmore, in Wilts.

Salisbury Theatre will open to-morrow: Mr.
PA Leta from the H tv-ma.ket Theatre, and Mr.
and :qrs. SIMMS 110111 filch, are announced.
On Friday next, there will be a grand bill at
COO RI'S Rooms, in Edinburgh, at the desire, and
under the patronage, of the Right Hon. Countess Of
Bnceas, and the Right Hon. Countess of DA

On Wednesday died, at his seat at Stamford, in
Worcestershire, Sir Enwaan Wi ssiscr rori,
M I' for the borough of Droitwas h ; be is suc-
eroded in his title and estates by his eldest son, now
Sir THOMAS WINNINGTON. This family is of gi cat
antiquity in Cheshire. In the reign of EDWARD 1.
1275, they were Lords of the Manors of Winning.
ton, near Nastwich, where they continued to reside
until the beginning of the last century, and inter-
married with the principal families in that county.
The late Baronet was married to Anita, aunt to the
present Lord Foley. She died in 1794. Sir ED•
WARD was inbis 6tith year.
Gl,r Club had their fourth meeting this sea-
son at th., Crown and Anchor Tavern on Saturday
evening,. ti r Grano N411%1110E. Esq. the Pre-
sident, in the chair. Afte- the cloth was rern.wed,
the Scotch Glee of Gleriont Apollo followed the
Grace of A'on Dentine, which was most admi-
rably sung by Messrs. EVANS, VAUGHAN, and
Leave. The new Glees produced for the appro-
bation of the Society were, Health to 11,// Drar, com-
posed by Mr. SPOFPORTH, and sung by Messrs.
GOSS, VAUGHAN, I.E.ETE, and SALE. What shall
it le? composed by Mr. GEORGE SMART, and still
by Messrs. WLEIBIi, Goss, VAUGHAN, and J. id.
SAI.I:. Virtue, in!, Entire, composed by Air. A Tl.
worm, and sting by &trusts KELLNER. r Ls*,
and Messrs. VAUGHAN and J. B. SALE. This is
a most charming composition, and was rap-
turously encore J. A new Catch, composed la),
the Hors. JOHN SPENCER, WAS likewise introduced,
I en ettair/r, whir II Was Stan with much hOTISCHIP,
and very correctly, by MC:slf. GORE, lions, Sem--
roara, and S• 1.1. A number of much-admired
Glees were sung in the course of the eveasug.

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COURT OF CET.ANVERY. Musece. lAN 14.
• tX.TAITE STMS.
TL is was sin application by petition, in the matter
of Agora'', a bankrupt, praying that the Cil
rem ors might make an order, dire wing the Com-
missioners, in the commission issued agai ist the
Bankrupt, to adMit the Petitioner to claim a con-
siderable debt due to him by the Bankrupt. upon the
Bankrupt's estate, and to be entitled to receive his
portion of the dividend arising therefrom.
The Petition statt,d, that the Bankrupt hat been
the nosoccessful candideto for the borough of Bridg-
water, upon the late eleaion, and afterward, peti-
tioned the House of Commons against such
That the Petitioner, Mr. Syms, was the agent for
the Bank-upt upon that occasion, and had expended
considerable sums of money in that business; ne also
had a large claim of a bill of costs for his attend-
:Laces and trouble during the proceedings under
snell petition. Since that period Mr. Agneau be-
came Bankrupt.
The Clussc t toe declined making any such
orders as he did not see how he could give any such
clireairin to the Commissioners: they were appointed
for those purposes, and were to be considered fully
competlnt to aa without his direaions. lf, after the
claim had been properly made, and that then, if the
Commissioners or the party required his interference,
br an application coming before him in the usual
way, he would make such order as he would judge
expedient.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, JAN. 14.

LONDON DOCK COM? V4ZY V. COCK.

This u•as an issue bringht under an A& of Par-
liament to infinite into the vAlue of a house taken
by the Loudon Dock Company.
Serieemt llas r, on the part of the Plaintiffs, stated,
that Mr. Cock had taken this house for sixteen years,
at the yearly rent of 181. and bad ktt it again to
Mr. Matthews, a baker, at 321. a-year, for fifteen
years, P-serving to himself one year of the term
~r his Awn le:-st, after the capiratiun of that given
to Matthrivs, for which year he demanded 2501.
He th:.:l called an Api•rai.er, who said he had
examined the house. and did not th'nk it worth
more than 321. a-year. The Learned tier rant then
said, he was willing that a Verdi& should be given
against him for 141. the difftrence between the 181.
r. nt paid by Mr. Cock, and the S2l. paid by Mr.
Ala4ews. _

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Mr. Gus r v stated the case on the part of the
Defendant, and called Mr. Matthews, who deposed
that 11:2 had r en Mr. Cork 2501. for the good-will
of the Ile thought it worth 401. a-year,
ani would have given 1,501. to Mr. Cock for the re-
airing year of his teem.
'ary found a Verdift for QM. the difference
bettrN.a the 181. paid by Mr Cock, and the 401.
which Mr. Matthews said it was worth.
Mr. Attar moved that Geary- Rolt should be
diuliargad out .if confinement. 1-k haJ been cane*
gaming iri a rtfolic house, and haJ been convi&d
before a `,lagisttate as a rogue aad vagabond. The
ground of ta,e nwion was, that the game played
at was not by narne forbidden in the Aft of Pailia-
snont.—Dicehargesi.
TS Tweerieu was discharged on the motion of
Mr. Giotto's', the commitment by the Magistrate
being deficient in corm.
The Session being ever. Jionehen 'relater was
sentenced by the Cowrt to three mouths imprison-
...at.