The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-12-09 00:00:00

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good enough to v., the samripi, to the i.retwatd, ita
yotir Paper of MusidAy, that ydu haYe f • t c gothic ors shit...era
his I ans, Sty -
YOU? moat gibe...teat hdrub!e semant
Vicarage House, Hackney, .1. J. diATIROIf.
Dec. 7, 1505.
SIR-adisving, aids considerable surprise, observed us rue
Paper of today, that I have had an h ..,oar, of a age
aorsitious, to be made the sohjtal d ro isaAi rg eat led,
I have to request that you will correct the unisaatateme aad udf
Correspond:et, in some particulars with wnith he oat wry
unnecessarily troublevf the public. The sirople tenth os at foes
lows:4*.t very respzutab:e parashioner of onus, 05 Lb COUIL•
of iliursday afr..ronon, sent nor a letter, stat.ng a gentle.
main or Wanstead, well known to him, had it.at eaten at tat
holm% and inform d lion that the Prinee de Cuirde had ,ric-teS
ed an ex,.re“ fro Stahremiserg, sate liupertal Amid.
cider, con taina the ore I;gerr.-.. very newly as 011011
It ; and that the Prince had inimediatel left W..reateart If .• se
for town, on the receipt of it Ili* flew., content twos •
quart ,:r which li WAS very Miff hushed o>t ilasal;•“•••y
me, and which apparently derived it foam the testiness +read. I
tiorlouliterty did e-imniu•sirate to tire Corp. of Loyal Hackney
Vo!,noreers, who happened to be as.serahlycl with'. a few yang
of iny house, for the purpose of ri, i. g afee.ekvess, tit honowi
of toe glorious vicory, Pr, whirls tbd) had, in common with the
rest or inn iitasgloll4,,, teen returoiagg p ,tic tnana• to Al.
mig.ity God, a few hours before. r, Cuurch. Arid ahoy anew
wink undoubtedly did me the farina to adjourn to th ► ac-
ne, and drink flit Majesto s hee,th in a //Lass o. Imalu--breeld
ale. rhos" Sof' I conceive to be the fa..4460u of erly.t ftfii
have, rather harstify, pertain, inserted in vent PA ; tr. L
altogether of 60 little crianoteetacr tin link, that I eau. 4 bath
felt reluctance an tAtiog up the time of your readers try al,
refute:ice to at, if it had not contained a charac, which I ors
yen willing to Ir neve, your Con ,sors..4 Olt riniers.vl ono rot
any intention.. r?!caisig on met hot syi. I, if tt wet.. t ties
I aitould recorder a. ii,eley disgracer at to foe ta 'my .irseeasiorit
character. For, ead.a.ly a. 1 should, nit , elegy mead to out
haver •pra.,,l t oasis iimisel nq iuforet.a. r.ll aCs
rotate eh to it pia. d, I stoat Iliac mo pewswie
m•er ',ulnae me to be guilty me such a :jorfttn•ttoti tf a ^t
sacnisod ylo:e of divine WO/iifil, us ;ow hale SHAS•isnistmouSir
tIotsELAU to one. lam, !kr,
•Your obedient nu .ible service,
Vicprue !bate, Hackney, JOI JA‘I ES .'v ATSOT(.
I) e. 7, 13 -5.
I think You do balls my pirishioneri and myself too meets
laineur in tracing, any (eons; revere. Au retee,:reeerkersiav 01.1,
math nearer riot Lind., neighbour. a, to ablkb.,ll .18!).
, and lure impanel, nave judhlead oat shoo
for siren happy delt6ions.
Mr. PITT is gOttig to Plasia foe the benefit of ti—oes
waters. A house has been engaged in Arxyle.strest
for Ins and Lord BA T residence.
H The Steepinz prod." attra4s all greatlallsi
small children in creards to that rennwa..o Repent-
tory GI Literature ar-1 Ltaraing, faaaaa's Jure-
pile Library, i. Bond•street.
The KING has been pleased to grant to the Rev.
THOMAS RE N I. L. DOESOf of I)ivr.lity, the Deanery
of the Cathedral Church of IVincheater, void by the
death of Doctor Rosser llot ens
It was reported, on Sattirda that a body refill.
Piussian troops had entered Dussajorf; and stop.
ped the famous gallery of paintings, belonging to the
' Eledor of BA Y• AAA, Whlll was abort to be seat
off. It is added, (hat a smart skirmish took. place
' on this occasion ' .tvreen a french and Ftussian de-
tachrnent, in which several lives wet lost. Che re.
port made some terroion ; but we were unable to
trace it to any a...4entic source.
Aa American ve,sel was boarded, on the 12th
ult. off Cape St. Vincent, by a French line of
battle ship, two frtgates, and two brigs.
The Liver, Catefa3eowre, trop London, bo-tni
to Jamaica, has eon ul of in the Dawns,
by the Carr transport, of Liodon ; the to. m a- hiss
received considerable damage, acid been obliged to
cut from her anchors.
His MAJESTY'S ship A •adiera, attired it C -Tic
yesterday se'rnight. tho ing eta.:-.e ,e 1.11 in
with the squadron of French ships watch were
cured by Sir Ricitaao STK ACHatt, a few di-; s p r-
vious to that await. and lost sight of th-m in a very
heavy fog. On the 21 ult. off tape Finiveree, -he
fell in with eight sail of French line-cit-hattle
which were conjedured to be the Rachel art aqua-
dron ; those she also lost in thick weather.
We have received a letter irons n t h sari the
Geomet, East lidiaman, dated 2lst June. a-. Sea,
lat. 26. South. all well. The Galipes CAITIL-.1 out a
great part of the Civil Establishment for Prince of
Wales s Island.
Messrs. Courrs have received a letter from
M. Pattrotaex, the Banker at Paris, acquaint-
ing them of the death of the gallant Captain
WaIGHT. The cows-tits have been communicated
to Mr. liaison o, the Navy Agent, in Norfolk-
street. whom Captain Watour has appointed his
executor. Of the cause of his no authentic
account, however, nas been received ; but, we un-
derstanJ, letters have been written to at. Pia E
OB•UX, requesting a certificate of the manner in
which that gallant Officer smile to an untimely grave.
Among the many excellent sermons preached on
Thursday last, the Thanksgiving Day for the late
glorious victory of Trafalgar, wan one by the Rev.
Mr Joins, of Islington Chapel, upon the followi g
very appropriate test: And S&' vt2ory fiat lan rag
turned tutu maarasne, 2 Samuel, chap. mix. verse 2.
The collodion, although the chapel is not large, anti
was scarce:v more that half full, amour red to 1061.
A few i,a,hts since. the Earl of Ilsaa vasoat.had
his pocket picked of ; valuable. gold watch, as
he was amines out of Drury-lane Tiaeaße. by
BaraFif ganj pickpockeu.

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INTELLIGE.NGE.

COURT OF KING'S NENCII, Du. T.

S;t6,ogs of .115.4 Prias &fore Lord Et,I.EIWiIIOtGR.
SIR RICHARD STR•CHEV, cur.:` DANI/L GILES, Efok.
r rezety, 111.,RILL. aid OT/lERS.
This was an action browght by tile Plaintiffs, why
are the Sitting Memhers i., Psriiainent for the Bo-
rough of East Grimstead. i • susses, against cvrtait.
Inhabitants of that Borough, who had petitioneu
against their election, and which Petition was vote_
by a Committee of the t louse of Commons to be
frivolous and vexatious. According to the Ad of
• Parliament, the Deten lents, as well as all other
Petitioners against the Eleetion, were liable to pay
the costs and expellees of Sitting Membeis in oppos-
ing such Petition, and which cuts were to he writ
tioized and taxed by a certain ORicer belonging to
i the House of Commons, and one of the %I.l.ters in
Chancery, upon she certificate of the Speaker.
In the present use, the Speaker had issued hi.
warrant to tax the costs; jointly. against these peti-
tioners. and John Frost, E.,q the unsuccessful can
dictates, who also had petitioned. This warrant, ac-
cording to the act. was not valid, in as much as the
costs should tie taxed separat ly 4:;Ainst etch Peri.
. ' sinner. Upon this question, a long argument took
place between theC.ounset on each side,as to the power
of the Speaker to do this.o oder the .ict of Parliament;
• . when Lord Ettaasonouon observed it to be a
• question wall wallet), the further consideration of
tfie Court. And a verdict of 191. 25.. being the
amount of tke costs against these Defen,l4me, was
agreed to be taken for the Plaintiffs, subject to the
question, whether the certificate of the speaker were
such as was warran:ed by law I
Iwo other actions of the same nature. against
John Frost, Esq. for the remainder of the costs,
annottnt.a7 :altogether to 7061. Si. lod. were also
disposed Of, subject to the same question.
at:owes e. HARDZWOURGN.

This was an action for defamation. The Plaint-
iff and Defendant we e both statuaries. the former
residing in Piccadilly, the latter in Mount-street,
Gr isvenoi-square. rhe Detendant, in order to
I rain the Plaintiff in his trade and business. told
some of his cuqonrers, that "they had better have
nathing to do with him ; he was a swindling rascal;
and if they d'..alt with him, the Defendant; he would
tiara them well. Blower sold a tablets Lord Speo-
1' err Chichester for 2301. which. if well tirade. was nut
worth more than 801.; and his Lordship's Counsel.
at the time of the sale of his effects, told die puha
lit that he. the Plaiting. was a swindling rascal
mod to another customer of the plaietif, he said,
°I I hope you have.bad enbagh to do with Blower I
you had better let me week year shop. he will fur-
nish you with rubbishaand make yAu as great a rogue
is himself." All this was done evidently to injure
the Plaintiff. 04 advantage and benefit himself.
The fads wear telly proved by the Phietiff
and. on the part of the Defendant. it was attempted.
to be proved. that this was a conspiracy against
hit%. funned by one n 4 the witnesses, who was
dean to him ; a reedier, however, of 1001. da-
mages was found for the Plaintig
The first cause in the morning. was tried by a
Speeial Jai y. upon a question so a Bill of Exchange.
when the p.d.ty endeavoured to prove it an accom-
modation Bill ; hot, failing in this. a verdiet was
found far the Plaintiff. The case was of ao public
interest whatever.