The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-23 00:00:00

MYSTERIOUS FIRE.

On Saturday Peter Whitehair, watch house keeper at
Somers Town, attended at the Police office. Hatton Oar Jen,
for the purpose of making oath to a bee, that broke oot •
second limo at the house of Mr. Nesby, 61, Burton-crescent,
at twelve o'clock on the night of Wednesday last, for the
purpose of receiving the reward due to him fur bringing
the first engine. It appeared that about ail o'olock on
the above named evening a person was seen coming out
of the house and shut the door; at seven, it was discovered
by the watchman that it was on ire; be knocked at the
door. hot there was no person in the house to answer
him. The alarm became gcoeral, and it was found necessary
to break open the door, when it wespliscovered that the entire
of the stairs and banisters from the bottom to the first floor
was on fire, the flames prevented any person going up *lairs
to save any part of the properly, which was of the most fa-
shionable and modern kind. Four or Ave engines arrived in
time, and a plentiful supply of water Wing obtained, the fire
was extinguished; but not before the lower staircase to the
first floor was destroyed. The firemen eiansined the progress
of the fire, and remained on the spot for near throe hours, and
neither them nor the engines left the spot until they saw all
was safe. In two hours after they let, which was about twelve
o'clock, the neighbourhood was alarmed a second time with
the cry of fire, when it was discovered it had again broke out
in the same house. The second fire broke out in the joists of
the first floor, and appeared to have no connexion with the
first fire. However, the arrival of the parisheogine, brought
by Whitebair, and penises with buckets of *aim extinguish-
ed It. Mt this time there vas no person in the house, and
how these two fires broke out remains a mystery.

Earl MULORAVE resigned his seat in the Cabinet a
long time since, although his name appears among the
list of Cabinet Ministers. When the Noble Earl re-
signed his office as Master-General of the Ordnance,
in which he was succeeded by the Duke of Wm.t.i no-
Ton, he retained his seat in the Cabinet, and attended
Cabinet and Privy Councils the same as when inl
office, till prevented by illness and infirmities. How- I
ever, the official notices and boxes with dispatches
continued to be sent to him till about twelve months
since, when the Noble Earl resigned his seat in the
Cabinet on account of his increased illness and infir-1
tnities.—(Sunday Paper.) • 1
MARIA LOUISA, the Ex-Empress of France, has,
it is reported, been invited to visit England, towards
which the Grand Duchess feels a strong inclination,
provided she can obtain the permission of her father
the Emperor of AUSTRIA, Let us hope young Ser
jeent NAP may accompany his mother. That would
indeed be an exhibition for the ensuing season for
John Bull to gaze at. •
The Holy Alliance, it appears, are endeavouring to.
make history, as well as all liberal institutions, suc-
cumb to their High Mightinesses. We learn from
Germany, says a Paris Liberal Journal, that the Dra-
matic Censor of Austria has caused the denouement Of
William Tell, a tragedy by Schiller, to be altered. It
is no longer true that Gensler was the tyrant, and'
Tell the liberator of Switzerland. In the new history*
which alone has any claim to appear on the boards.,
Tel misses his aim at Gensler three times, who par..,
dons him as often, and the piece concludes with
" Long live the Austrian !—Long live Geuler !"
On Friday night, Long's Hotel, near Bood-street,
was burnt to the grog*.. The insurance Was to t'
.. ...
amount of 18,0001.
CAUTION TO LINEN DRAPRZIL—.AS the late Main
stone Assizes a young wapiti was convicted of steal-
ing a piece of stuff from the front of a shop at Ti
bridge Wells, where it was exposed for sale; and
the Prosecutor's applying for his expences, the Learned
Judge said, that he would grant the witnesses 1
expenses; but be telt called upon to express his
approbation at the temptation which exposed goods
presented to the weak minds of the many who v
unable to resist the pilfering impulse, upon which t.
apparent facility of escaping detection unfortunate'.
and sometimes fatally acted.
SINGULAR DiscovlßT.—G•s TKO)/ PirstoLicr.
Ous ACID. —lt has lately been discovered, that when
wood acid is made to pass through an iron tube heated
to bright ignition, and the acid allowed to enter '
tube by drops, in quick succession, gas of very
cellent quality is obtained. This fact was
served by Mr. Lest., of this city, whilst pursu...e some
experiments on the purification of Pyroligneous Acid,
and is a discovery admitting of considerable practical
application.—Ckater Chronicle. •
A young woman, in the Parish of Middlebie, Dam
friessbire, has the following relations, all living, w;
their faculties quite entire and capable of attending
to their borers' employments--aatnely, two great nd-
teilteri; two great grandmothers. two .
twograndniotbers, a stepfather and a atellmOdtars sod
father, and leibdier. '
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Yesterday inswing at !o'clock award* to eaminkrOppet
a benwqmodtp 'lipoid. sit ehaliost ma Am *ass, Whom'
dell intlannithemplimineg the awielidp
Rini Pailllegssn ChM& 'no whom emit , i
yearn Wir Mb*" II freindie lathy. loto
=mod averdee oeseelesed by Ike
stlie
*sr tlysisioaßginte. Ma aestoddeop
.aissed there . was lawasnes to wheats: 1101111.
Wag, pushing, wad , that took place answipst
dicents„ Idle fellows, sad ott en who cam them sat of's
catty. This custom of throwing bread end obsess at lt
ton Church oa the Sunday presiding Christmas Day.
origin, we are lefoinned, la tie will of two sisters
who travelled to London to claim as estate.. to which they r
Soma& suciacedsd, sad beteg tee* 60064 were Int
tiered it Paddington so thatarp . . , . .
Saturday night, about eaves o'clock, ease thieves broke'
the house of Mrs. Jones, Vaiebredmlreel,Mlnt,Southwark;
the back window of the drat-dear, end stripped ha WC
bedding, all the ether finite* sad a has caatainink -
pt. in messy. Tbe poor memo embsesehn, 04.04;ht a'
from her oosolipkinai tbisday. found haseslidsprivisd ~
product of hetllerd esoliel tit tba antwisterillAL
The same evade* Om hew of Dertßettras. lilaishaimee
the Borough simile 'ls lb* liereagls-reedt mat door to t
Dek• of York pablimbeeee, -wee isde le be robbed
some persons wile weft morte get over Ida bask preault.
Tim thieves at BOW thay bad get has the wronga_. _Abe:
itsaripitals rolrept; one otter party aarrowly
en, the Ladled of the DekaisfYork 'stied tl7 rip t
east, whist. pew- only. sad the fellow was teamed
die toed. The 1111111esiwne end 8eeth.4.1111211111.1P. wert%,l
res di%riliViliket la ........ le protect
r ful-u..1
cp "" ' Peri liy igint meets ' s 111 las --
Beading was prempeding to town, it come In contact
:with a ebehmeart, at isiglatsbridge,. oppoldle the "Ure
Guards berserks, the violates of CAW' eveeth rued the chair
cart. in • wet ilip landlord •ei the Marquis
f Altio7 um a pewees mimed Williams,
*Sy lumen news of
el the wheels passing wrserler 4hryliTi ere eon
hew esweekes, and now lie is i very precarious a
as boor after the shore aceident toyk pleat, -
leaders of ems et L' ,s lsiewertb stages took fright
seek st. o='s hospital, andel. with unceasing vleisare
• which wore seven outside }swinging , '
'fr k2ermawild an
4fl attempts to stop Ahem were lanai
emelt met cart, cart, startle( opposite who
the*
Seek• locked in dm-fen
AMA of Wet
i•••• that mule the horses sterigest .
vamp/evidentially kept tam r ems Jar
weeeived very little twpery in pa- i
-Marled, bat several tepoiltlitipie irelbee4
11111greay Sather with it, ' . •

and tbepitroseot
&toms Lewis
telecom for

at 'imbue, Titchhe •
ld, sod Alverstoke, in the eOuniy a anima tee couple ror many years. No clergyman, whatever
0 for
unless the certificate from the Mayor is presented at Min '.
Southampton, was desirous of raisin upon the security of his religion may be, can perform the marriage ceremony, 1
the latter, a sum of 3,0001. by. way of annuity, and for that
o nt. An ambassador has a right, bet in his own house '
ig to purpose applied to Mr. Bess Lewis, an attorney of time,
_lnasmuch as they would be subjected to criminal psi-
Mart-lane, to negotiate the loan. At this limo the Rev,
sue-
mentally', and 'by his own chaplain, to marry without such a •
Defendant was a good dell clanaraund i the freehold es- or chapel only, and in his own presence, or that of his repre-
certificate. On this ground, it was contended that the mar-
from tales in sestina were mortgaged for a large sum and i
were several ontstaading judgments aphid him.
Dr.,- there
in the way stated (whirls was very much doubted,) was void by
Mr. B. Lewis undertook to raise the money. it was pro. rise in this case, supposing it really to have been solemnised
cat Of posed. that in consideration of the sum of 3,0001. the De-
the law of France. end consequently could nut be binding
1. It fondant should grant as annuity during his life of 43a1.
_, secured ea his freehold property. Messrs. Kilvington and in this conntry.
lOU Bostoo, retired tradesmen, became the grantees of this an •
It was agreed by Counsel on both sides, that the cause
tory, nuity, and the deeds being prepared, the parties on the sad should be determined by the opinion of the Chief Jus-
bee on this point, which should be final and conclusive of Um
ai
ds, of December, leis, met at the house of Mr. Benjamin Lewis
to esecuto the same, and pay the consideration money. Thu ease- - .
be had in the cue was to the admissibility of the evidences
par- moons or the mortgage debt upon the estates was 1,1831. tos. Tbe Loan CITKV /vanes said, that the greatest diffieofty
with and the judgment debts were estimated at i,soil. ios. Mr.
Booms Lewis was to rooms," a sum of wt." hundred as to what was the law in 'ranee. A copy of the civil codo
copy of the law of Frain*, meted WWII in threcourts of that
Ogren for his trenble in preparing the deeds and negociat. bad been produced by tbe French Cosset as an anthentie
:reet, bog the annuity, which NM, added to the others last men-
was not sufficient evidence of the law of Fraoca,bst noting ,
.. _ Booed, amounted to 3.e00L Wien the earl ics met the deeds country. Ile should have been disposed to Ibiuk that this
0 Inc
upon the authority of Sir Thomas Pictoo's case, *lmre situ-
were executed. and the 3.000 i. was paid over to the Defead-
ant. It was alleged that, is soosequence of the nonpayment
far evidence watteeeired respecting the laws `ream, be
of this annuity, so ejectment was brought to trouser the
milling then sects evidence. he was elearly of spialen, that
Raid-
estate, upon which it was *enured. in which the arimtm„.e. tbouglit this proof of the law of /lice was aut. Ad -
iteal- covered a verdict ; that the Defendant afterwards moved fur
Tun, a new trial, but it was refused. and the grantees obtansed he wAs behclad to mull) der the ifiarlywf the as it
possession of the estates ; that the Defendant afterwards would runaidcfral is finance. TIM& was Lord
id on brought another ejectment himself against the grantees to Lord Stowell. In PalrYsPla l'• rragreaP_lmr algemilarli helniC •
lined recover back the possesion, but bad not been allowed
rya
to the Feeney !awl, it! pheertallteehilli that this mar
defendant's plea Boa dlittsivesteh. •in •-, •.-
0..4 to proceed in such ejectment, not having paid the cuts of nig° was 5*44191.1 SON a** effidselsterealliequently. lb
".' the *Molests that the Defendant then applied to
decision or the beamed Jedge, • at_
___.„,,lno •
s die- the Court of Ring's Maeda to set aside the senility is The Defendant's Uotreeiel littler egehM to abide by th
Nods question fir several rounes, but principally ea tbe ground
that part of the mussy, which was the price of the annuity. The Jury were directed to bad Ihrillerillidartill-D
were was retained by the person granting it, which rendered et "at 172.144. i Cedar MIL " , •
b the void by the Annuity Act. On that occasion the Defendant ' ---"wilMw-.
atelymade the afiloarit oft which the alleged perjury was as- COURT 011. COMMON PLEAS, Gaudszess, '
signed. The part of the affidavit on which the perjury
• was assigned was expressed in these terms-" That pre. Illareamme, -Ds MEM il.. ~
aims to the executieo of the said indenture, the said
aWII- B. Lewis insisted upon retaining from the said sum of RUNIMMII PeM16•101, A IrgSSEL 1.
when three thousand pounds the sum of three hundred guineas,
brigiber.grepeieseivinitrOL,
solfiressaw 1111:,siiiroil;h.:utbritzultiss
rwrize,74onaraitanetitnsiso.tn
mated Ina remeeeratioit for raising the said sum of coatil , and
.I._ AN preparing the oecserary securities for the said annuity ,
r 1"c anal Mould B.Liwiiike iodated upon retaining from the said the De.
i es- ems ef 11,0 m the farther sum of 1,1531. tic. or thereaboats. ,
- of
m grid Fame we
Ole for the purpose of satisfying a mortgage debt sod interest the t, ire tie emit Superior. for running
I sr tisejl_fte, is tbe mouth of Moven,
. .the 55th November, and tilt t
charged epee memo part of the property., to be made charge. tear, is".
some able with the said annuity ; and bo also insisted upon retain- 44 ekoodeer Om toe .Unit the
Acid, ins from the said sum of,
of the further sum of 14011. for MN mirk IgterwQ at easel drilling down upon then •-,
icticai the purpose, as be stated, of satisfying certain judgment ore- rvte7 I.t-ettit. .
diters, witch judgmeou lie, the said B. Lewis, swains:lend ; •-•-•7_.ww , girt every precaution to warn lb ;
might affect the premises upon whiehtbe said annuity wag le wialasool. youoi • and for the injury the forma
was brought.
..,_ be nude chargeable; and that, accordingly, os the execution
D''`" of the said indenture by him, the Defewhaet, the said ..
prise Stratford, the master of the Paine, proved the fa, •
with B. Lewis did hold a qoantity of what the said defeedeet a& bl? saiilar from ibielkoik the rid November, and nn It*
mding suppeed to be baok note.; but ho, the said debasing. eetb as brual;tlllo*tb_e_Partalt• oft theXerepla ten fatho*
'Nowt had the entire possession thereof, or berm Beet Ida ager• ellEtde'lue teas, alullatelb wills owls. Ahoy
Pula' opt knowledge wmpersitay amounted to' and
s, whiorlblammpit 'eine o• lit ►i Wiebeeerril the sepamor sap him 11.
ante, VANN, is the •of the said B. - he, the,imid wiadeauell. 1, 'filetbir soslimeard ,siest at ow o'clock r
te by • desire of the said B. Lewis. ales held or the wonting f Ilirlileh,.iblean it was elearvreathsg, he w
'Yr lUld trillillielsaed epee thesame. Un po this affidavit the geode* • erteck, mad be thence*. amtille.ateumea. saw U
iplid_was, Slit, that the bank•uotes which were Bee roe. , istrieizwind sad Bac aid Needy on ht.
of the annuity, were delivered into the heeds, mot fir, be • ewd Wiled with -MA. speaki
WOMB.
In era: 11.-ganmeessit,_ anwtiTsbr tease:oar "elessicltsib.tAWltlttda. Ilaa:6 etleblba. bat.rbbart____. hts"th•
" Itt".ll7grithalviliti '
L Sselleittle • _.,..t2
- posomment of the Defendant.
.Iw, et wujawn. hoe will,
_arnd .. sow.
..14:111 tad. awasvam,spetaisigted with t
is the terms of the lestere, did pay le aserWillime -
,„
• =illikerbe Uwe attended fbr the of tweeitrieg it. Abe V, . ircbinverft -.4% iblir would • drill
rtdrillat ma. but it meet
at MUM Mai. los. being the prin Del and Interest des by the wire proper wags on deck. lie obsery
mow Damodast. on a mortgage of part of the property ebeeßoo tor, . pbee,_sho was a smile disbud; the weather •
Oen* vitth,'•emode subject to the payment of the saki aneerty. mad dam , elettell, it did bet blow very strong at I
m mad- who then gave up the mortgage deeds and securities her she Cr . .0* Mlle Peak. The Superior bad nobody
N
if curl- safter•aht tad in like meaner
.pa into itandabflitt= . . ippey;.::llllsei id her foresail until she strm
In:riot heisitli, tobue s: id sum of three killundesreetrtaiaiimi; mad. _.„.. Agg;da...... amnia of the transactis
eeptl.eartklea.lbr the payment of the bill of the said B. Lewis., erne ' , lierwilwegese ran up from the
mid Itse discharging of lodgments affect the said Sys:, q, " =when she struck the Fame,
111/ end third, that the-midi/. Lewis did net bald lel& „, reef NM j" Sad 011141 voice
bat re. iseeelity *Cheek-no*. without grain' the melee • '''' w ;44'08;•-•Wbet reseal bad the watch !"
oftbem to She Defendant; nor dribs; whilliabaeobetwore . • Me. • for the Defendant, remarked npoo 1
&able' Ia Illiabitunemdeo of g. Lewis, hold se' pet hiedilud=4l4l . _,.. ty
t$ • ' ilkiftweeemele ; the one to which.'
be Nob i bet Abe said B. Lewis lest, to the- preeressoof .is , T...._ 71 ~' tu 'reputed, being by toe ton
Zia lilt, itiftetly eoneted ever the UM hates, tothedell UMW ,• 17 '•. 'effattsneatiew was, however,
:Alas ef killed. and thee held said Wok-motes in his heed Amoebae* ' n'"7,• r'• 1. this eiten, or purely ueov
get
time ,t il hebriethem.into the main pessmelowei Me ,- •,,,,,,,, • ~.,•4r,,v_,,, lush have overused..
i etas "id lent, w be Om did, who then took had. and •• .. • •.„..- the much •hed d
reeased•theer into absolute power mid dismal. end sq ,ill beg ,".,T " rl4 Rya awl brig ; mid that
, that beeelght have emeeled andl fwelMisestep the -InlMettlis 4 had, ~,.). ; • 4.46; .111Msliablef the,lllielsk bet
Las of tie flailthouglit et; awakes the sll.BlllllllldieUecitly ceentest . -'"1. - t fag, _ thadidleeitg of
'to the tirldstresecn cc, be, thesaid defeedmit, meat have well 'mew* 'llijl/4-i, , .., awes _ ..el lib s Plots
ibed by whit GM amount was, ardi that the easemat of thesaid Rota* --', ,',i. • .4." ; „Avlik„, umauffigtheelly
calms. wen Mai. . cledleettat the
c, made Tepee.* these aseigemeets, Mr. Proses,a the , •
mat who deep red the deeds ; Mr. gentle. a of r. . lislispi . I (tithe litapederl PelifsiL ilt
fof bja Lee* ``Mr. Kikiogsen, one of thegraettess nod• Mr. • , WIN -' • aroused by the witch,
... ,
led into Lewis bbssself. were eeverkily callediand et sluareo ....t..... • . . deck, and it email% upon
~.. that when the deeds were excreted the- p • oi' ti
,i; deck,
=64 in contact.
'era ' tlllo6llillls to s,oed. is bob notes, wars e ....11,13., it &voi was im
r- The over to the defendant, who had the inealpieSe _ . sad 12_ ,• . ~,' * hie it-was
Fate" manual pomesaion of the money;
_sod- tbation militate a•i' —4
..
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2./22.,..i5it0 Mg. Labia fag bbe Ph *gel , .'' - & ._: elia.' The Toe to have
sof Bs, , . A
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,e,..,,,.. whips eseid beeethen
, J• i•• it i-
contact Mr. Bensumwr adiliMmlat the. 0 and •,1$ • ' .
~',.i. , . ~.. . ow" omu sapid
M ' Lit. *NY. coortiniatar, to the d t., whom, , :0,
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.f . ..t t 0... i",-
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i chaise• uquaintsece, be believed to be cat leopards . •'. .A i ',••7',;41•• : alliftweiriassos stai_i_mnallwassitte(sig -
lass of Ediebood, although heft* beet Me OS why ~ u,u1,,,, „.. ,
Ds, she sod driven to Be reentantressiips/.roiss. ' I . .- e t . 174:4.t0 --semok.
s a Doe as a vindictive ere
lead Orr lb* . *; .1." • v• 14:deauree alt
onverei mosey from the deleadant; • ,wa , . •
.. eat shearadliehts.a.Vst
la stale. averted this pretteelltioe 'bed helium her.
see, the purchase the forhestepese of *".At P. :i .'; f iss. ' ...see 411ineri. 0...
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t Aright to show that the allidaelt wows Lam. • , . .. „ , „:,
~,,„ • • is .proprs.! 1
rloitioce honest remelt of ifit Moralise st rS. - • ~ • • 4,1:
...; lagjeteestlee to ocietrovart theme:
ere and rate act with the leisolliedge etitallimiesi int .. •• , ir:"... 1.1 ' ", witawee be a Juror, on the pal
matting, Mr. Ike Luta Mid %lett •IWlresawattmley • , ~. 1, . „„34,6- : • . •
efbrmer gewdent. In t • year !mahatma moptipoll Ma ~.„ { .* , , 1.,- ; •Ilbjeateduebt=ataritness tr
iloes, loan of a stun 3,M41,,, Ili!: Pre '-. . . ;to • rr'rji,, '• '. ieg.. Me fp point st
;ere 'An and for that 'ha te bim. ,0,0„, I.i 4 ~, " P a noweele.
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Justp.4l not when th Were *meted at the .1, ; ~v '• el'e Mil 11110: '• ma see ~.
e• coach ter. Irjheess Meade.
_me the doesedsat's ... ' A .1.'.141'.11 *bare se
dimwit. sag to too sousitiss Sl' Mr. ?nip% s ~, 4: .1 i
. • ... , _ 4 .A.,...4e Joss . .
. • saderstooll Wait the • Mein! tios ‘t,
. •., • • va, 51.10 LI .1. vs. . ~,,, „:„ ~,„ . .....,,..... .. ~. ~ L A. •t.t.4. 4- :,•-,,..