The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-10-21 00:00:00

LAW 5. Ocr. 19.

The Channel has het lately greatly infeste.l with
French privateers, which have made several va-s
of trading vessels, between t Dawns and Pot ts-
mouth. within the last fortnight. Sn great has
been the alarm among toe calkers. from the ap arm-
ance of those petty depredators. that the supp'y
coals has ►eets einsiderahly lessened westwatJ of
&achy Wad. and the price of th it necessary art.-
cle of life has in co sequence risen fr• in lb. to 3-
per chaldron. These privateers are in Ketleeil
but full of men, and sail with the assistance of
sweeps. with a velocity rew of our c:uisers can squat.
We have no (hoist but the vigil.. e- of Govert,
merit will shortly stat 1111 l vessels sit proper deserip-
eon to clear the Channel of these pear y annoyer:mere
of our coolm nee.
Ls.t Weuttesdey and Thursday two divisions of
soldiers, who assist .d in the b •mharJttnent cf the
Danish cepi. al. and were wounded, teamed into *his
own, en heir route to join some regiment os
gzr-
rison Jilt y.
A rev..lution was efferted, on last Mtehaelmas
Del. in the Corp-oat-on of Seat•sr.l. and the same
interest that prevailed in the late eleglions e•e. pre-
vailed in the Court of Assembly. Sir new Ju ats
were made. and Charles Hanson. Esq. of Suttni.-
place. was elated Bailiff. A protest was entered
against the elsliun of Mr Hanson. on the ground
that he was not a Jure, and that by the usage of
the Borough, Jutats only were eligible to he Bailiffs.
But the Re:order who proposed Mr. Nation hay-
ing stated in the Court of Assembly, that Sir Vicary
Gibbs, tl.e present At•orney General, and two other
lawyers of the highest eminence, had given their opi
nions. that Mr. Hanson was unquestionahly eligible
to the office. his friends seem to enter.ain no doubt
that he will maintain the situation.
Mr James Cook, the late Bailiff, who is in the
opposite interest, has since surrendered the office of
one of the Jurats of the Borough. it having been in.
timated to him, that he was illegally eleted, and
would otherwise be proceeded against in the Court
of King's Bench.

At a meeting of Gentlemen at TATTERSALL'S/
on Monday, at which Sir C s Batiovey was
present, that Gentleman gave it as his opinion. that
all the bets depending on Captain BAUCL AY and
WOOD, made on tha Course at Newmarket. ought
to be paid; but the betters in London and other
places, are of a diferent way of thinking. and have
absolutely tetused to pay—they say that WOOO had
taken too much irriose.
Sundry evening the house of Mr. Aim/lay,
No. 9, Earl-etreee. Blacklriais. was entered by
means of false keys, daring the absence of the fa-
mily. The thieves broke open all the desks, and
stole plate. wearing apparel, &a. to a large amount,
with wlsich they elifetted their escape.
List Saturday evening, a poor taw, named Gue-
nter. was so shockingly bruised, ►y a fall of chalk,
in a pit at Southeram Corner. Sussex, where he was
at work. that his life was dtspeired of. Lady GAO a,
who was passing in her curricle at the time the acci-
dent happened, on being acquainted with its event.
immediately turned her carriage. and with that phi-
lanthropy and tenderness of heart, for which her
Ladyship is so deservedly distinguished, drove up to
the house of Mr. Hoosom, surg -on, whom she sent
to the poor man'+ assistance, and otherwise contri-
buted to his relief, by hoc kind 'mamma*