The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-06-17 00:00:00

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l'icEtimscnt.utirrt CIATRT, Wtreeittisiarir,
WgurtgaDAT, Arse Id.
trzOt.vnNT DrnTortv Arr..
tterff C. Tll6 BANK OF ENI:L4S9 AND PIARIF.
Sir A PIGGOTT stated, Ibis was a demurrer filed by the
Defendants, the Rank of England, to a hill filed by the
Plaintiff against them and Sarah Pearce. The Plaintiff
isas the assigniv of an liisioltrent Debtor, who had taken
the benefit of the Insolvent Act, and he sought by his bill
I,' recover terrain Ranh Stork, ataiiiling in the name of the
lkfeenlaut. Sarah Pearce. The bill set forth Si-writ orders
made by the Learned Commissioner who prey: led in the fo-
urteen% Court, Which orders, in the opinion of flint Judge,
might be proper, but they amid nut hare any emit, oh till
the Bank, as there was no provision in the existing Insol-
vent Act for that purpose. This Act hail, however, wally
expired, and the new Act that was in contemplation, he 're-
lieved, would COOtaio a clause, Avesing a provision for a
innate ease an the. present. The Defendant (Pearce) bail
demurred to the bill, and the demur-tie, on its being argued,
was allowed; Intl the hill stood oil recruit as against the
other lkferislants, which made it neceasary fur thein to file
Me present demurrer. He did nut helieve any person ip-
peered fur the Plaintiff; indeed, his Learned Friend, ti r.
Wakefield, alio drew the bill, had informed him that he had
only dewiest it as en experimental our, and that be would
nut bare dime so, as he knew the Plaiiitiff hail no equity,
but his client wished to try the experiment, su he had given
him the I,llllsllriultit y, and lie hail the benefit of his experi-
ment. Ile (the Learned Counsel) therefore haul no doubt
hut his Honour would allow the demurrer, and dismiss the
bill.
The VICE-Cruttermott—" Let the demurrer he allowed,
and the bill be dismissed, on Sir Arthur Paggoit's client inst-
ituting to the Registrar an affidavit of the service of notice
on the Plaintiff."

OSI YEAirs CIRCULATION of The onsEnt-ER

The Editor of The Obietver submits to the Pub-
lic the following Statement of its Side during the
IVltole Year, from May 10. 1815, to May '2, 1519:
Sunday, M:ty 10, printed 10,400
Sunday, May 17, printed ..•. 10.600
Sunday, May 24, printed .„.. 10,450
. .

Sunday, May 31, printed .... 10.625
Sunday, June 7, prints(' 10,978
Sunday, June 14, printed 10,825
Sunday, June 21, printed ..„. 11,036
4'''Sistislay, June UM, Printed ..•• 'll.OOO 4 •
Slimlay, July a, printed 12,000
Sunday, July 12, printed 11.100
Sunday, July 10, printed 11,750
Sunday,'July 26, printed 11,535
Sunday, gnzuet 9, printed 12,850
Sunday, Asign,ir 0, printed .... 13,406
Sunday, Angara 16, printed 12,912
Sunday, August 23, printed ...• 11,662
Sunday, August
.30, printed ....* 11,300
Sunday, September
.q, printed 11,275
Sunday, September 13,, printed ~ 11,285
Sunday, September 20, sprinted 11,138
Sunday, Septonber 27, prjnird .... 11,250
Ssind y, October 4, prikted 11,133
Sunday, October 11, prince rl ..•• 11,092
Sunday, October 18, printed'
.e... 11,187
Sunday, October 23, printed .s.. 11,330
Sunday, November 1, printed .... 11,450
Sunday, November 6, printed , 11,900
Sunday, November IS, printed ';11,100
Sunday, November 22, printed Y 3,925
Sunday; Nisvessiber '29, printed 11;850
Sunday, December 6, printed .... 14,000
Sunday, December 13, printed 11,890:'s
Sunday, December 90, printed .... 11,550
Sunday, December 27, printed 11,318 • .
Sunday, January 3, printed 11,187
Sunday, January 10, painted .... 11,207
Sunday, January 17, printed 11,850
Sunday, January 24, printed 11,875 •
Sunday, January 31, printed .... 11,400
Sunday, February 7, printed 11,060
Sunday, February 14, printed .... 11,500
Sundsy, February 21, printed 11,506
Sunday, February 28, prints d 11,506
Sunday, March 7, printed .... 11,448
Sunday, March 14, printed 11,375
Sunday, March 21, printed „ 11,380
Sunday, March 28, printed „ 11,556
Sunday, April 4, peintrd 12,350
Sunday,. April 11, printed 11,750
Sunday, April 18, printed 11,690
Sunday, April 25, minted „... 11,920
Sunday, May 2, printed ..„. 11,875

Total 602,224 -
It may not be wholly. nuinteresting fur the reader to know,
that the amount paid to the Ren nue fur six hundred and
two thousand two hundred and lenity-fume stamps, was no
has a non than eight thousand and twenty-tone pounds, in-
dependent of the Excise upon twelve hundred and four
reams of paper, at three-pence each pound weight, and the
duty of three shillings and sixpence upuu every stlecitise-
silent, making a total Will cuutiibuted to the Revenue by
Tka Observer Journal, is one year, of about Tea korsund
rtamodo, and that for only fifty-two publications.

The Earl of MORTON, having occasion to call on Mr.
GEORGE MONCRIFEE, Massager of the Union Canal (7uns-
pany in Edinburgh, gave the said Mr. GEORGE Ihe lie ; a
boxing match ensued, and blue eyes and bluealy Inshel Ware
the result un bush sides. The General Assembly. of • hick
Lard MORTON was High Commissioner, sat only two weeks
ago !—(.llorning Chronicle.)
We have authority to slate, that a misunderstanding
which has taken place between a Nobleman residing in Ilse
County of Edinburgh, and a Gentleman of Edinburgh, has
been settled in a manner Iwnuurable to the parties, and
aatisfsetury to the persons who had an opportunity of ulfer.
lug advice un the occasion.
On Monday morning last, after the Paris mail coach has'
left Dover ou its way to London, the following melancholy
accident liappesied:—As the mail was proceeding along
Green Street, a small village near Rochester, the lugCates
which had pork/way been fastened on the rnuf of the coach,
lweame loose. The guard (named Kiniptunj rely incau-
tiously got upon the lop without giving the coachman no-
tice to stop his horses, and while he was in the act of
making the luggage secure, the strap unfortunately slipt
and he was precipitated between the • liecls, nue of which
passed over his head and literally (wired Dad his
l be unfortunate man has left a wife unit three small children
to Jansent his loss.

Yesterday Juhn Butler was examined at Queen.
square Police Office, charged with stealintr X silver
piste, the property of Viscount CASTLEREAGH.
'flee Prisoner went to his Loniship's house, lii St.
James's.squarr, and, while making &yule frivolous
inquiries, contrived to seize the plate, with which I.e
ran off, but was lanuediately pursued and token.—
He we. committed for further examination.

Tuesday aelittigl.t an lugne►t via% taken befi,re
J. l'it.Gatu, Getit.Coroner, oo the body of an ii-
fatit child of Jaen PArcriy?, labourer, of Westvrirk,
Norfolk, which it appeared had been poisoned by
arsenic administered by iti father, who attempted
to destroy his wife in a similar manner. The J dry
returned .0 verdict of Wilful ayrder agausat
Pycraft. who 6.count:tined to the Castle.

Tuesday ae•iiiiight two boys ascended a tree at
Stursion, near Eye, to übiain a hirii's neat, when
one of them fell, which so terrified his companion
that in hia haste to descend he le!! 1111011 the body
of the former, end bruised him so Much as to OCCIA.
Sion his death.