The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-04 00:00:00

GAJIE LAWS.

An important decision on the Game Laws occurred at the An.
trim Sessions oa Wednesday lose. It was in the case of the King
against John Redmond. Gent., and was an appeal from the con-
viction of Wm. Clarke. Esq. of Steeple, in the tine of U. for :trey.
tog and using a grev hound slog, defendant not being qualified ac-
cording to lux. Several objections against the appeal, and in sup-
port
of the conviction, were urged by Mr. Davison, Finnerty ; but
these were met by Mr. M•lkinnell, Counts.' for the defendant. and
were finally overruled by the Conn. 31r. 31•Dorwitell then called
upon the Court to impannel w Jury to try defetniant's qualt:ication
under the Act 27 Oro. 111. chap. 25. see. 11, which recites the 10th
William 111. secs. 2 and 10, which forbids any person saving or
keeping any setting dog or bit:11„ wit; out having a freehold estate
of lOW a-Fear, or a personal estate of 1,0001., or having a licence
from the Justices as a trainer of setting dogs, under a penalty of
U. The Jury were then sworn, and the following issue was agreed
upon
Whether John Redmond be possessed of pctsortil property to
the amonnt of 1,0001. sterling—or be the son of an Esquire—or be
seised of a freehold estate, of the annual value of 100/. sterling."
After proof being entered into of the property anti rank in life of
defendant's faiths% the Jury frilltilett the following verdict We
find John Redmond qualified, being the sun of an Esquire." The
I conviction was according)) quashed.
Mr. 31•1Sonnell applied for costs, on the ground that defendant
had been before tined, and on an appeal the conviction was re-
versed, and that this prosecution was more in the nature of s perse.
cution than a fair application of penal statuses on a must unpopular
subject. Costa sere refused.

r cor rue VI N E.—lt bas long been in centcmpla-
tion to cultivate the vine in the United States, which possess
a variety of soil that may admit of almost every specks of
culture. Cotton-wool, which forty years ago may be said
to have been unknown in tile Unites! States, is now a sta-
ple production. 'l he culture of silk will fellow. in the
reign of James I. the silk-worm was reared extensively in
Georgia. In Louisiana, where the sugar-cane is uow cul-
tivated extensively, aice trees have alto been planted. It
would be, indeed, extraordinary. if, with a surface of ter-
ritory so vast there should not be found soils adapted to
the culture of every species of production known in Eu-
rope. The following article on the vine is mut:feel from
an American Paper:—" We have already had occasion to
notice the attention which the agriculturists of Pennsylva-
nia are paying to the cultivation of the vine.. late Phila-
delphia paper state, that there are perhaps not less than
fifteen or twenty sit:cyan:s within as many miles of the
borough of York, and nearly all c.onimeticeel within a year
or two.' But Pentisylvaiiia. we are glad to font, does nut
stand alone in this. We observe it mentioned in a New-
haven paper, that at a fete given there last week by Devid
C. do Forest, Esq. there was placed on the table about You
bunches of beautiful purple grapes, obtained from a young
native vine, which was transplanted seine years ago, of the
class of grapes so abundant in cur fbrestg. called fox grapes.
Thew. exhibited on this occasion are said to have been far
superior to my native grapet,, and sweeter than these from
European vines which had been brought to this country.
As a compliment to the ' Nation's Guest' they have re-
ceived •:e name of la layette Gra/2r There can be no
doubt that by proper attention to this subject, sufficient
• vines might be raised among ours:Avis to supersede all
dependence for a supply ou foreign markt!ts.—Nrs; lurk
Eeening Purr."

THE COLUMBUS.

DATtTMGUTII,

The Cohlnitus, from Quebec, passed this harbour to-
day, it two p.m. This ress,l, of which so intwit has
been sithl in papers as being the lari4-st ev-:r
fonr masts: the two first are rig...A like ship's fore awl
main masts, the third (though as huge as tlic hevont I )
a ship's misen 'owl, the fourth I:ke a I.x.rk's inizn toast.
When passing with the wind at N. anal N.W. she Lad a
,jib, fore-sail, and fore-topsail, mainsail awl tn.:in-topsail,
a fore and i.ft cours•• oil the thirst mast, and a square top-
sail, but nothing too the oettrtlo; hence it is eGniettoir..l,
that from her length she keeps her wind mote than ordi-
nary resst ls. She has a very sioir4tiltw app ara•xe from be r
great length, looking like an ilium:lost log of Culla r, with
jury masts.

/)crones 31.

This day a brig has touched lit.rc for stores, of which
she stands in 'iced; ahe sailed from Quebec a fertuight
after the Colman's, and as ~he reports liefself to have
had a 'Try rough ra.sage, it is fitirly eonjectmed that the
Columbus is a Ikver. via boat than was expeeed. The
brig is bound to Newcastle ; called the Time Brodurs;
llenry French, master.—Excicr Poper.
Doren. Noe. 1.

This morning, nhout ten o'clock, this stupendous bark
was discermal to the westwaid, moving gradually up to-
wards Dover ; it happcned partieukrly fortunate that
the wind was moderate front the IV.N.W., and, withal, fitte
weather, so that a vast number of boats were won afloat,
tilled with eager spectators, who sailed off and continual to
ply ronittl her fur a considerable time while passing. Se-
veral persons were admitted on board, to whom tie: Cap-
tain (111.1itllar) behaved very couwously, and seemed
disposed to afford every information in answer to toe nu-
merous questions propos, il. Ile stated that the vessel took
the vronnil the day after the steam-boat left her, and laid
four da...s in the river St. Lawrence, which be cont;iders to
have been a fortunate circumstance, in consequence of his
' having taken out some of the cargo from each end to
lighten and get her off ; and had it not been fur the relief
aftbrded by this occurrence, she could t •t have crossed the
ocean in safety. It appears she had been just seven weeks
on the passage rout that River, and encountered two gales
in crossing the Atlantic, when site behaved as well as
could be expected front so unwieldy an object, having o❑
board io,ooo tons of timber. Its the last gale she strain:al
considerably, and opened some leaks. She has now in her
hold about twelve feet of water, but, by the constant ac-
tion of the pumps, (which arc so constructed that So or 60
men can work at a time,) the leaks are kept under. The
Captain asserted that the had run as much as eight and
tan knots per hour in a strong wind. Two Dover pilots,
and one from the Isle of 1 Vigra. are on board, to mitten
her up the Thamm—Evenin,;-