The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-01-18 00:00:00

BOXING.

Oliver, Purcell, and Turner, are in training in Essex, for
Spring, Martin, and Hickman, and are all getting in prime
order. It is said, however, that Turner's match is of
There will be some minor play at milling this day, by
way of finishing the Christmas holidays with eclat.

The Marquis of EXETER entertained a large and
distinguished party at Burghley on Friday and
Saturday seinneght. Amongst the company were
am Knights of the Garver, viz. the Dukes of
YORE Rod RUTLAND, and the Earls of LONSDAI.E,
CHATHAM, WINCIRLSEA. mid WESTMORLAND.
The amusement of shuttling was taken on both
days in the preserves at Wothorpe, Easton, and
Dudditigion 70 hares and 60 pheasants were
killed on Friday, and 80 head of game on Suitor.
day. . .

Lord CHARLES MANNERS, brother to the Duke
of ItuTLAPID. Is on • visit ut Mount-Shanuots, raw
Limerick, the reit of the Esil of CLARE.

General Sir J. HAMILTON •SKI faintly have ar.
tired at their house in Baker-atrert.

Alirs BYRE appeared at the Emits theatre on
Saturday night la.!.
Mips S. BOOTH is engaged by Mr. Stirmoun fur
the Limerick theatre.

Madame CAMPOREIR is engaged for the Drury.
lime theatre Oniumus, which comnitiice on the
30th instant, uuder the directiou of Sir Geomos
SMART.
We understand that the Embellishments to the
New ilonlAlN Alwgauge will, in future, be of a very rape-
row order. 'I be west Portrait will be 'bat of Sir Hualimitair
DAVY, secumpeeityl by a meismie of his life, sciistilic
discoveries, lte. •

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LAW iNtSLLICSNct.

COURT OW ICING'S BENCH, Gstusias.L,
WD. &y, Jarvis'? it.

&Are the Le ID Cgs skPJ OITICII oda Special Jury.

NAMNIAN K. KING sad GTHEILS.
This was on issue from the Court of Chancery
' to try the right which the Lord of the Manor of
Milton, in Kent. claimed to the oyster grounds,
called the East Gregor* in the river Medway.
over which the tide ebbs and flows. ft came Ise-
font the Court and Jury as an action of ire-pass by
the PI if, who claims under the Loral of the
Manor, against the Defendaute, fishermen of Mil-
too. The Defendants hod formerly held as te-
nants, under the Lord of the Manor ; bat on the
'gigot of their tease, the Plaintiff haVing de-
insoiled an increase of resit. they denied his title to
the grounds in question. Various documents were
pot tn, from the IGGO of William the Conqueror
down to the present period, composting 'Of charters,
ktters patent, leases.. dtc. which pro'ved the Plain-
tiff's title. as derived from the grantees nailer the
charters. and the enjoyment of the same for a space
of time above a century.
From the evidence of Mr. Hiude. the Steward of
the Manor, it appeared that • Court of Free Flitter-
men was first instituted in 1703, and since that Ite-
rind none were permitted to fish or dredge for oy niers
on the grounds in question, hot such as were mem-
bers of the company of Free Fishermen. Noose were
admitted members of that company but those wl o
wilted an apprenticeship to a Milton fisherman. At
the time of admis,ion to the company, a certain sum
was paid by the party entering. which went to e
common fund, out of which the rent was paid to
the Lord of the Manor.

Mc. Scattutrr, for the Defendant., abandoned
the special pleas put in, but contended that his
clients were entitled to a verdict on the general
issue. He rested principally on the evidence which
the Plaintiff had himself produced, by which it
appeared, that the Hon. James Herbert had, in the
efith year of Charles H. obtained a fresh charter of
the Manor of Milton, under which he first claimed
the exclusive right to the fisheries now disputed;
and on his first attempt afterwards in 1685 to exer-
cise that right, it was resisted ; a writ oil •tire furies
issued, and the charter of Charles H. was repealed.
The matter slept till the reign of Queen Anne, when,
in the year 1705, the question was probably com-
promised between the Lord of the Manor and the
fishermen, and then the Court of Free Fishermen
was instituted by the Lord, and the claims now re-
sisted were then usurped, rot only against the in-
dividuals fishermen of Milton, but the public at
large.
The copy of the judgment under the •tire furies,
in 1685, was then put ►n and read.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL rose to reply, but
The LoaD CHIEF JUSTICE said, that the title of
the Plaintiff was so clear, it would hardly be ne-
cessary for Mr. Solicitor to be at the trouble of
replying. For above a century, it appeared front
the evidence, the free fishermen bad enjoyed the
fishery only under the Lord of the Manor: now,
when the fishermen were beaten out of the field,
they had turned round and said, neither you, the
Lord of the Manor, nor we have the exclusive
right, but it is common to the public at large. If
that were to be established, the consequeuce would
be, that in three years there would be no oyster-
fishery existing. It was a sort of fishery which
must be i►► a company, or cease to exist. The
only thing that cast any doubt at ■ll on the Plain-
tiff's title, was the revocation of the charter of
Charles II.; but ou the judgment it might be ob-
served, that under it the charter had nut been ac-
tually annulled, and iu the subsequent letters
patent of Queen Auuc it was referred to as an
existing document.
Verdict for the Plaintiff—damages one shilling ;
costs 40a.

INSOLVENT-DEBTORS' COUNT,

WZDNIIDAY, JANUARY 17.

John Brunton, late the manager of the Brighton
Theatre and Brighton Circus, cattle up to be ex-
amined for the purpose of taking the benefit of the.
Act. In his examination lie stated, that he had
held the Brighton theatre fir two seasons, in the
last of which the theatre was a losing concern,
which he attributed ••to this unfortunate business
of the Queen's," the Nobility, who were the
chief support of the theatre of Brighton, having
been detained during the greater part of the sum-
mer in Loudon. IVheir he was arrested his pro-
perty was all taken in execution, sod the theatrical
properties, embracing all the •• pride, pomp, and
circumstance" of mimic state, which had cost him
more than 2,000/. were thrown into lots by the
Sheriff, and sold for less than 601. Ile was at the
time of this rale "fretting his hour" within the
walls of the Fleet, and did not concur in it, or take
any share in it, either by himself or by an agent.
Ills schedule stated that he had had ten children to
support, but he admitted that the young Lady who
is engaged at Covent-garden supported he►►elf by
her own talents. There appea►ing to be no ground
fur opposing Mr. Brunton.* discharge, lie ass de-
clared by the Court entitled to the benefit of the
Act, and ordered to be discharged forthwith.

It is with much regret we state. that letters
were last week received from Rome, announcing
that Sir THOS. C•ue. Bart. was so seriously in.
disposed so to leave but faint hopes of his recovery.
and that our former County Member. S►r THOS.
CHAS. BUSBURY, Bur►. is also in a very dangerous
slate of health in Loudon.—(Btt►y Paper.)

Sir EDWARD BELLEW lies d►cl►nrd signing the
County 'if Louth IKrtioisiiiot► on the sank ground
as Lord FINDALL ht►d previou►ly drel►ued ►ie g
that fur the Cuuuty of Meath.

On Mondry last the remains of the lamented
Ludy TnaoccsionTow acre removed froni
grave fur interment to die family vault at Cough-
tun, in Warwickshire. liar Ladyship was a daugh-
ter of the late T. GIFFARD. Esq. of Chillington
Staffurdebi►e, and was in her S9th year. tier
lusv aill be deeply regretbd, not only by her sur-
viving relatives aud Meade, but also by the poor,
to whom she w7a a liberal benefactress.