The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-05-13 00:00:00

MMLIS, MAY 9.

On Tuesday, the Conn of Common Pleas, eon.
sisting of Lord Naafi:iv, and Mr. Justice Fivio-
C 0,1 r, gave udgment in support of the arrest of
Mr. Justice Johnson, who was thereupon remanded:

A writ of Ilabras Curparc was then sued out, re•
turnable before the King in Chancery—and a re.
turn being made thereupon, Mr. William Johnson
yesterday tendered to the Lords Commissioners of
the Great Seal, A plea to the return, which was
opposed on the part of the prosecutors, and argued
at considerable length, and with great ability, by
the Learned Advocate.

1.11"DIA.

CALCU r rA GAZF.TTE

Fort William, Dee. 6. 18.14.
TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE, MOST NOBLC SIARQUIE
WELLESLEY, GOVERNOR GCNERAL, &C. icc.
_ _

MY LORD,

- ,
I have the honour to inform your Lordship of my arrival at
this place, where I am happy to sty the enemy have effected
little mischief the town has not been plundered, but some
bungalows (private property) have been destroyed.
The exertion; of Mr Satin's'. the collector, and Mr. Martin
the register, were great on this occasion, and merit every
praise.
. .

- Captain White, commanding the provincial battalion, by hit
judicious disposition of his ;mall force (only two continuum),
slefendrd the jail, and secured the tieasure and the whole of
the public records of the district.
flollar, according to iurilitiation, is o'w :ceding rawidly Sea-
wards the Jumna, wlii:h it is supposed he will reach he the
course of this day, and recrost at Fords, in the neaglabourboust
of Multabun. I have the hennur to I*, my Lad,
Your Lordship's most t.ithful Inimailleattroant„
llearl Quarters, lidiritiwinny, G. LAYS..
Novemha.r 22, 1804.

The Stork, MuLt.tx, from Lisbon for Newfound-,
land is captured by a Spanish row-boat privateer.
An English letter of marque, of and from Liver-
pool, bound to Demerara, is captured by the !fa..
pekoe Spanish privateer, and carried into Passage.
The Purser and fire passengers were left on shove
at Madeira when the OCCON blew out, and apprehen-
sions are entertained that the vessel would not be
able to rnuru for them.

The Susan .ind Poly,St taw, from Tenerife for Lon-
don, is on shore neAr Chichester, and full of water.

On Friday morning, the ceremony of installing
Dr. 114 ThildisT, as Bishop of the Diocese, took
place at the Cathedral, at Norv.ich, the Chancellor,
Dr. SANE. sv, afting a, Proxy ; being received at
the West doors, he was conduAed by the Prrblnds,
preceded by the Minor Canons, Choristers. 3tc.
singing an anthem, into the Choir. where the oaks
were adtwiniareeir-i to him veldt the aria! fon& 111 r:
Prebendary Aisou ism performed the ceremony.
His Mkresr-v reviewed the kit wing of the B.th
Regiment of Foot on Friday at Staines, on its
march to Portsmouth, and was pleased to compli-
ment the troops upon their discipline and soldier-
like appearance.
The following very singular wager was decided on
Thursday last :—Mr. Rego, jun. of West Dean
near Chichester, engaged for a wager of 501 to find
out, from a fl-rck of COO ewes, the lamb which be-
longed to each. The lambs were kept in a separate
place from the ewes. Mr. R. completely succeeded,
to the satisfadiun of all present, in finding the mother
of each lamb. Other coniiderable bets were do.
pending on the event of this curious undertaking.
Friday morning the Young ROleall visited the
celebrated Juvenile Library of Ta as et and Co. ha
New Bond-street. Ha purchased a variety of hooks;
and his observations on them corresponded with 114
other powers. As a mark of respell for such es.
traordinary juvenile talents, the liberal Cunduaors
of that establishment presented him wi'h the
volumes of Dr. MVIOICS New Universal History.
Saturday afternoon, between four and five o'clock,
as a genteel young man was going along Ludgate-
hill, a tilt-cart threw him down, near the Bell
Savage Inn, when his head was jammed between
the wheel and the kirb-stone, which lacerated his
head in a shocking manner. Mr. STA otos. Sur-
geon, in the Strand, passing accidentally, took hits
to his house to afford him relief.

On Saturday an Inquisition was taken before the
Coroner for Middlesex, at Somers Town, on the
body of Count Ds BOTTRI Lin, a French Emigraat,
who expire-1 suddenly in his bed. The deceased
was attacked with a bowel complaint while taking
his sapper on Thursday night, and in the morning
was found a corpse—Verdict, Died the Vivitattea
of Ga. The deceased was an aged man, who was
distiaguished at the Court of the late Kiss of
France ; he suffered long imprisnaruent in the Bi-
care, under the tyranny of RAIERIP I tit et, and af-
terwards escaped to this country in an open boat
from Dieppe.
Friday, as a gentleman, accompanied by Mrs.
His LI OR. at No. 3, on the Parade Walks, Bath,
and her child. about 4 years old, was driving his gig
down the hill near Dunkerton, the horse took highs
at some soldiers passing by. and, grossing furious
and unruly, kicked the chaise to pieces, by which
accident the gentleman was much injured, Mrs.
H,Lcibl (who is in an advanced state of pregnancy)
had her leg dreadfally traaured, and the child was
so horribly lacerated as to occasicn her death in a
few hours afterwards.

C010:-EXCLIANGE,.Easm,. MAT
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PROM SAfilltDAY 1V16117 'S GAZETTE.

At the Court at the Queen's Palace, the gth of
May
.1805,
PRESENT,
The KING's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
This day, His Majesty in Council having order-
ltd the Council Book to be laid before him, the
name of Henry Viscount Melville was erased frhm
'the list of Privy Counsellors.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
14%11,0:ire, Mn/ I
jlmal kegintent of I Powell, Gent.
to b. Cornet, by ouriAtAxi, •k.•
ISti, Regiment ni Feat—M ijuy William Maxwell to he Lieut.
Colonel, be puichate, vice Itomugh, who retires.
66th Ditto--iMaiin the H Groville to tic Lieutenant
Colonel, by porchatii, rice C It man, who retires
Ditto.--Major Ktcit.rd C from the S.I G Bat-

Whoa, to be Malot, vice Smyth, who enekute.a.
L:th Ditto—Mnjor Hamlet Wade to be Lieutenant Colonel,

..thunt purchase.
Captain Robert Travers to be Nfajor, vice Wade.
ta,ttain Thomas threviophei Ga.ttrtier to be Major.
Th. Biota German Logion.
irt Battalion of th.• Lm..—Major Clinytiait "le Lmeeko to he
Lieutenant Colonel, with temporary rank, vice Henning-
ten, to be sonevvett,d, being ab.ent without leave
34 Garrison Battalion—Brevet Lieut. Cotonal G-orß'• Stracey
sin)th, from the 833 Foot, to be Major, vice Colins, who
ezcliartgos.
BREVET.

(*sprain Thomas WrierGino of the 97th Foot, to be
Major in the Army.
STAFF. _ _ _

Wieniam Sleigh, Earl. late Lieutenant Colonel in the SSd Font,
tii an I'l4p...ding Field O'Fie<•r of Yeu•uanry and VOluh•
tetr Corr:, tvi:h the temporary rank of Lieutenant Colonel
in the Army.