The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-02-06 00:00:00

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say attempt being made to enforce the authority of
the Lillis, we know not where the fault of such •
state of society can be more properly laid than
upon the heads of local Magistrates and Grand
Juries.
A Treasury Paper, alluding to Sir J. NswPorr's
motion respecting the libel on the House of Com-
mons, which was lately pnblisited in the Gazette,
very innocently remarks, that " it would puzzle a
plaits man to comprehrad the principle which re-
gulates the House of Commons in taking notice of
usy disrespect which is offered to its character or
proceedings." The Editor, no doubt' contrasting
his own sins with those committed by the Presbytery
of Langliolns, feels at onc: delighted and sur-
prised at his own good fortune at never having
been made the subject of a similar motion in the
House of Commons. Fie feels that seldom has he
sent a publication forth to the world relating to
the respective merits of the Ministers and the►r ;ro-
tator' untagottists in the State, in which he has not
made some indecent and intemperate attack upon
the Opposition iu Parliament, and imputed mo-
tives to them equally injurious and unfounded as
those that were contained its the Ministerial Ad-
dress transmitter' I- the Moderator and Prerhyt,

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Langholm to Lord SIOMOUTH'S office. It
therefore" puzzles" him, being " a plain man,"
to think how he should hitherto have so well
escaped the chistisemerit lie merited, while the
poor Moderator and Prebbytery of Langliolin,
should be severely censured for having only leo
faithfully followed the instructioris addressed to the
adheresits or the Ministers by the London Treasury
journals. Tills gesitlemsn, however, ought to
know, that it was not against the Moderator and
Presbytery of Langholm, furious and absurd as
they were, that Sir Julio NEWPORT directed his
motion, but against the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, who had caused this foolish
and violent Address to be published in the State
Gazette, end had given the utmost 'auction in his
power to the expressions COOtililltql 10 it, by inti-
mating to the world that the Address had been re-
ceived most Kracionsly by his MAJESTY. A libel
so ushered to the world, appearing iu the official

medium of public communication between the
Government and the nation, containing not only
prima facie au exposition of the sentimeote enter-
tained and avowed by the Minister., but also bear-
ing the sanction of the KING'S moat gracious ap-
proval, stood in a light very different front the in-
temperate ebullitions of a Treasury print, and
could trot be passed over with equal contempt.
The " priociple," however, " which regulates
the House of Commons in taking notice of wiry
libel open its character and proceedings," iv very
t bvious. It is competent for any Member to bring
before the House any instance of such disrespect,
and it must be admitted that the House ha. never
-el:ewn any hackwarrine.r to assert its dignity. Wit-
-110,4 the charge made iii the Session before the last
by Mr. COURIENAY, vgaiost the pamphlet pub-
lished by Mr. HOBNOL'SE, on which occapion Mr.
iiOBIROVSIC was comnii.ted to Nee/gate. An offi-
cial communication of the tiffeeice must be made
by a Member, else the House, in its collective co-
p4city, cannot express its opinion respecting it, and
we have no doubt that a proper cause for convey-

ing its censure and exercising lilt authority being
'hewn, no " plain won" need " puzzle" hiirarlf
in ascertaining " the principle %slink regulates the

House." Should one offence escspe from being
un►iced, while smother a detected and punished,

the inconsistency, if any, is to be attributed not to
the House generally, but to the unwillingness of
Members iu many Instances to posh themselves
fattened In the character of public prosecutors.

It will he teen in the theatrical advertisements

in the front of our roper, ih.t hi. MAJESTY will

visit Drury-Lane Theatre this night, and that
Covent-garden will enjoy a like honour to-morrow.
This arrangement •ffnrds us peculiar satisfaction.
Ilia people have lately seen but little of his ►MA.
AMITY, except upon State occasions. We hope
they will have an opportunity of seeing htm more
frequently in future.

The Paris Papers of Friday arrived last night.
The Manifestr contains • Report to the Kum upon

the Budget for the year 1821. It is a document of
considerable length, and prepared in a new form.
The retails of its numerous details states the amount
of the supplies for the year 1881, at 882,327,374
francs; Ways and Means at 888,021,745 ; leaving
• surplus above the ■um necesaary fur the present
year of 5,694,371, a surplus the more encourag-

ing, as effected after • reduction of more thi;
seventeen millions of the annual resources of the
State, and comprising several new expenses. • The
deputations of the Peers and Deputies hire waited
upon tire KING to present the Addresses of the
Chambers, expressing their regret ■nd indignation
at the late attempt on the lives of the Royal
Family, and received his MAJESTY'S snort gracious
answers.
The Five per Cent. Consols are 81!f:—Bunk
Actions 1,481.

We understand that • Declaration, p!eriging
themselves not to support any set of melt as Minis-
ters who shall net undertake to promote the cause
of Parliamentary Reform, is in contemplation,
end has received the osmium of • greet number of
Noblemen awl Gentlemen of political disuuctioe,
greet respectability, and large fortune.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WRSTIMINTHIN
Monts" FRIBILHARY 5.
THE ZING V. CARTWRIGHT AHD OTHERS.
At the slitting of the Court Mr. HILL addressed their
Lordships in support of the role fur • new trial. He ape-
legized for the eternity be might he eerier is following his
Learned Friend, Mr. Denman, of repeating some of the
arguments which he had used. He contended that • chal-
lenge to the array was an illeident to the Trial by Jury, sad
it was incumbent on those who impugn that right, which
was accorded to Juries in general, to ►hew that it was taken
away from Special Juries. But the utmost amount of the
arguments ow the other side were, that some inconvenience
would arise, ■s the Master could not Biked personally to
answer objections at the Assizes. This was assunaiag that
the Mailer was a party, which he was not ; but even if be
were, the Court would look also at the inconvenieoces see-
• gained by parties : though here such arguments were quite
inadmissible, as the question was a stoics matter of right
and of law. In the case of the King against Johnson,
Strange, page 1,000, there was • challenge for unindiffe-
rency oo the part of the Sheriff, which was allowed; this he
considered as an authority fur him, as it was of still greater
importance that the Master of the Crowe-office should be
indifferent. It was conteuded on the other side that the
Defendant* had waived their right of challenge by the ap-
plication which had been made tw one of their Lordships;
but be considered that by no application for • summary
process could a party waive a legal right, much .use as
the comes of unindiffereuey might arise between the time of
the application to a Judge and the application to the Court.
The Constitelsoe had given the right of challenge to the
array btfose sworn triers; the Drfetsdauta had prayed to
have triers appoiuted, and it was refused; he therefore con-
tended, on the dry legal ground (without skewing that they
bad soy ground of complaint in the first instance), that the
Defeudauts were retitled to a new trial on accuuut of that
irregularity.
The Learned Counsel then proceeded to argue from the
affidavits which had been adduced, that the Master was not
iseundiffeient, and contended that the words of the rule of
Court, as to the striking the Special Jury (supposing dist
the Act of 3d Geu. 11. adopted the words), were smbigu.
our. The word was 'I name," and that might mean "to
orlect"—but he thought that doubtful, ■nd he was glad it
was so, as it would give the Court the right to direct the
practice which was must consultant to public justice. After
some further remark, on the inconveniences arising from
the practice of striking the Special Juries in the mower
that it was at present dune, he disclaimed any intention
to attribute to the Master of the Cruwu Office, any thing
snore than that unconscious sort of bias to which the molt
impartial minds 'night be subject. But on what was the
31a•ter called u putt to exercise his discretion ? On a list of
freeholders made op by the Petty Constable, to certain
1111M,4/ 10 which hr, at his discretion, affixed the title of
Esquire. Here the fountain of honour was entirely
changed—it was wont to flow from the highest sourer, but
in this instance it streamed from the lowest officer kuoirn
to the Constitution, and that too without appeal. From a
judgment of their Lordships there was an appeal to • higher
tribunal, but the idol of the Petty Constable was irreversi-
ble, and when once created an Esquire by him, and placed
on the Freeholder's list, the title remained uainspeathable.
A challenge was made at the time of the trial forth* uniudif-
tertiary of the Sheriff, and from the affidavits adduced, it
was clear to that they had a clear, undoubted right, end they
m:glit therefore, as the triers were not granted, hare set
down regsrdlens of the subsequent proceediop. Tbe
Learned Counsel having conclude 1,
Mr. PRVIDERGArr area ■bout to follow cie the SMe
side, whin
The Lone, enter 'menet said, if his argument was
likely to occupy snitch time, the Court would bear him an-
other opportunity.
Wednesday morning next was fixed for bearing Mr. Pres-
Jervis,.

Lord Chief Justice roar at one o'clock, end went to
Goildball to ail at Nisi Prius, but au cavil of soy public
iuterebt came too to be tried.

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DESTRUCTION OF THE CAXTON PRINTING.
OFFICE, LIVERPOOL.


[IIIRTHER PARTICULAR.]
This extensive building, situate en Copperas hill, has, we
am sorry to slate, been completely destroyed by fire, with
nearly the whole of the stuck which it contained. The fol.
lowing, as tar as we have betel able to collect them, are t►e
particulars of this sad eatsstrophe.
Tuesday morning, between one and two o'clock, as the
captain of the watch was going his round, ►e discovered
fire to issue from a wiaduw in the north end of the building.
lle immediately gave an alarm, and a crowd soon collected
on the spot. From the first the destruction of the premiss."
appeared inevitable. The fire raged with extraordinary vio-
lence, and spread with amazing rapidity through the whole
range of the building. The paper in the different rooms
fed she flumes, and in little more than half an hour after
the discovery of the accident, the three upper liOtir4 were
in a perfect blaze. The devouring element 11.1011 worked its
way downwards to lbe third story, and about three o'clock
the whole of this Immense pile of buildings presented one
sheet of flame. The roof fell in soon afterwards.
Very little of the immense stuck on these extensive pre-
mises has bees. saved. The odd] igration was too cupid to
pillow lime or opportunity fur saving any considerable pelt
of it. Copper-plates to • considesalile amount, have, how-
ever, heels saved, as well as must of the account books, bills
of parcels, Sm. Some paper was also saved, but in so
chinned n state as tube unfit fur use. All the types and
pr are destroyed.
We have not heard how this awful calamity originated.
The son of Mr: Fisher went as usual through the diflereset
rooms between eight and nice o'clock, and at that time all
was safe. The building was heated by steam, and the man
who attended the engine also went round the moms without
a candle, and he,- t 0.., found all safe. It is supposed she
calamity was eßll}ed by the snuff from • candle, which, he.
ing thrown carelessly un the fl, or, or left burning in the
'scoffers, after smouldering fur several hours, set fire to fume
'tepee near to ft, and eventually involved t►e premises is
gimes.
The establishment thus unfortunately destroyed was the
most extensive periodical publication warehouse in the
Vetted Kingdom. The stock and premises were insured for
36,00111.: but we know nut whether this sum will cover tae
actual how. By the calamity, nearly one handled iedividn.
all are deprived of the means of gaining a livelihood by their
industiy. . . . . .

A Treasury J.•urnal complains bitterly Iluit a
Morning Paper should pre.unue to .peak of Mr;
Flua.tae SHY ti as as a num. The 'slats...too,
forsooth, is iir.t sufficiently respectful when used
towards a Member of the (louse of Conrinuas. We
du not recollect dist ilsis professor of poli.eress
censured a cc thin Letuned Lord of Parliament
%ton hr cinumiited su gross u breach of manners,
■s to apply to the Qutsti the words "this woman."
The Editor of the nnblin Freeman's Journal
is iwrfectly correct in staring that the account of
his MAJESTY'S Court, at Carbon Palace, unsealed
in THR BRITISH PRESS. is not the composition of
any of the (leritlernen immediately connected with
that Paper : but he is equally incorrect in coti•i.
(feting the pestilent:sr account alluded to ; the com-
position of some of the literary .Gentlemen attach-
ed to the Dublin Corporation mission. It is, isa
fact, the compo►itiorr of the regular Court News.
man, who supplies the London Morning Papers
with articles of this description.
The Perseverance, Mt Lusa, from Liverpool for
EnenossAyres, wag totally lost on the 30th January,
near Strangford —the waster and crew, except one
boy, saved.

THE Mk P.
STATE OF THE ODD2.—BETTING ROOM, Fez. 5.
DUST.
71 to I apt Reginald l4 to 1 apt Charm
13 to 1 apt Gustavus 15 to 1 asst Jock
14 to 1 apt Morel 20 to 1 apt any other.
oAlo.
9 to 1611 y out of Guildford I oto 1 apt My Lady
Nan
RI DDLE•WoRTH.
sto 2 apt Prudence I 7to S apt Selisna.

THE CHASE.

The Earl of Derby's stag hounds meet this day at Fox-
ley ; Thursday, at the Hawked Acres; sad on Saturday at
Epsum Downs.
H. Julliffe, Esq.'s fox bewails meet to-morrow at Platt's
Green; lissurdsy at Chipstaad March.
The Surrey fox-hula& meet eat Thorsday M Gated; sod
as Saturday at Farley Green.
The Harriers meet every day.

SURRET TNRATRE.

A grand Ilistorical Melo-drum, in three arts, was last
night produced at this Theatre, (sanded on Henn' James's
dramatic 'mire of The Lowe elf Elizabeth sad the Karl
of liner, and from the very itairelleut style is which it
was produced, and very sigfemies acting of Miss TAYLOR,
Mrs. YOUNG, Miss PooLa, tiONTLWV, and Itcsoouart, it
promises to be one of the most favourite stock-pieces of Ore
Esishlishmeot. The Mrlo-Jratustic Music, a grand Over-
ture, by ERSILINI, the Leader, excited must gratifyilig ap-
plause, which was redoubled on re•summuciug the piece.—
Our favourite Pegg, Larkins must successfully contrasted
the serious piece with the irresistible comic humour of
Miss C AAAAA ND' FIT2WILLIAII, and WYATT, and the
mural Borten& of George Barnwell concluded a must excel-
!cut evening's eutertainnieut.

BONAPARTE.

—maw—
Freon Captain Doak, and the passengers in the
ship Juno, arrived from Calcutta, we have received
the lollowitig isiformation:—
Thu inn° stopped at St. Helena oo the 4th November;
woe hoarded by a Lieutenant of the flag ship, who inquired
what we needed, mid said that the water of which we request.
td a supply should he sent oR immediately.
We learned from the officers who boarded us, that no-
thing new of any interest had taken place with regard to
Napoleon Bonaparte. He persists in keeping himself en-
tirely secluded from every one, excepting those of his own
family; and notwithstanding be has liberty to recreate to
the talent of a number of miles is and about Longwood,
yet as he must in such case he accompanied by an English
resident (she present one fur this purpose is a ('aptain:of
the army), and as he would be exposed to the gace of the
inhabitants, to whom his appearance would be as great •
novelty es out the first day of his arrival, be chooses to
fotego the pleasure; and the walls of Ilse garden and
grounds immediately clad with his house, bound his
promenades. General Bertrand and his Lady are still with
hum. No foreign thlicer still Ismailia at pies. sit to bold stir.
veillance but • French Nobleman; the Russian and Austrian
Ministers having returned some lime since.
Bonaparte has tail conseated to ate a single person, since
Lord Amherst was admitted to ma audience; and it was
snpposed that it was on amount of the iutiumey of thin
Nobleman wills the British Ministry that ibis favour was
granted bin,. The mature of the sonversation with his Lord.
ship had transpired un Hie island.
A Lady ofaume rank had lately, in returning from India,
endeavoured to get introduced to hiss ; sad fur this purpose
• splendid ball was given hire by the Governor, to which Na-
poleon was ievited; but be took no notice of the invitation.
His appearance Is Sold sebeittio same as wires be Aryl
lauded, except his having become more corpulent. Hie
!welsh is very rood. He is aleardantly supplied with every
thing necessary aid couvesient.

N. 4,41. INTELLIGENCE.
w-jOIRTIIIIOVI'II, 7111110 ART 4.

Arrived yegtarday doe issbels,
Boded l'Amitir, Rail, fur Haar*.

Arrived to-day, tho , Mooboll, Holmes, from Cephalonia.
Sailed the Anis, Hay ; Mary, Gummi, sad Lady Haosiiiiia
traosporl, for Loudon.
PLYWOUT II , 7 tsatuar3.

Arrived the Betsy, Ma'card, from Malaga.
balled the Mary Ann Isabella, Stephenson, for Rio
Janeiro ; and the Commercial Packet, Anderson, for Lisbon.
HARWICH, FIORUART 4.
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Arrived the Fueling picket, wish a mail from Holland.
Sailed the Beatifoy packet, with a mail f,,r the same place.
COWES, FEBRUARY 4.
Arrived the DUICti ship Baroness Vass Copt:don, from
Batavia, in 104 days.

YALMOUTU, TEBRUARY 2.
Arrived Ihe Osborne Packet, with mails from She Medi-
terrenean• aai led from Ni•lta 2fith Dr-camber, mid hum Gib-
Faber 221 January; also She Dora's, Coburn, from Sicily
for Poole; and Maria, Tuit, from Loedon fur St. Lucia;
the latter has sailed acain with the Duke of Kent packet,
with • mail for Liaison, and rile Orient, Brown, for St.
Thunias.a.
LIVWRIPOOL FIEBIIVART 2.
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Arrived the Cot taser,Cornieh, from Lisbon. lln the 2411 i
January spoke the Minim' of Salem, from Loudon for the
IVest Indies ; she was going into Lisbon, haying on board
the crew of a packet which had foundered in lat. 41. long. 31.
DEAL, FEBRUARY 4.
Put back yesterday the Lady Popham snit net for Is-
mica; Levant, fur Trinidad ; and Narcissus, fur Gibraltar.

Arrived tivday the. Ifidenis, Kinsman, from Shields for
Demerara; Allred, Alunkman, from Odessa; Ma.y, Gun-
ton, from Mersin'; and Woodford, Chapman, from Ma-
dras. The wood him and round to the aurthivard, and the
whole of the outward-bound ate gelling under trete..

There tee rat present no less than fourteen Ad-
dres-rs reedy to be presented to her MAJESTY, sod
among tutu those hum the inhabitant' of the
lorrostien of St. Ceorge, listiovei-square, St. Pan-
cras, and ul Spits Welds, are to be presented by de-
putation.
IMPORTANT NOTlCE.—Meners. J. and J. SIVE.
WRIGHT, the Contractors for the present Lottery,
intruded their sdvanlag•ouv mode of adventure should be
open 10 the Politic to take the advantage of till Valenitue's
Day, 14th of this Month, as they expected there would be
Tickets sufficient, Lint from the very extraordinary unpre-
cedented demand, it is mute than probable they cannot
supply the Public o■ those advantageous terms fur mute
thanet few days longer; therefore, those Persuits who mutually
delay their puickaries till the last day or two, are advised to
purchase tins week, as Messrs. SIVC%VIIIGHT think lbal un
or before Salarday next every Ticket and Share. will have
been delivered.

HAZARD and Co. respectfully inform the Pub-
lic, that, by u new arrstigeritent, on Valentine's D.ty
the Purchaser of a Ticket eau only lose eightern a
Sixteenth two shillings; other Shares iu propotti.in, and
yet have a Chance fur all the Capital Prizes that may be
drawn on that day; and the Public sill plea*. recollect, that
There Prizes of 2,0001. Consols meat then be drawn. If the
Tickets and Shame are returned wills she above small loss, it
must be on or Wort 23d of Febrwary.—Tickets mid Shales
are belie' by HAZARD and Co. at their Old sad Fortu-
nate Offices. Royal Exchange Gale; 20, Curuhill; sad 324,
Oxfuni.atreet ; where was sold, in the last Contract,
No. 1,413, a Prise sif 20,0004 and in teems Lettisie, Four
of 39,0001. sod Sores of 90,0001.