The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-07-23 00:00:00

REVIEW.

On Monday List the First Regiment of Liverpool
Vol,Jntren, under the comrn.tni of Lirutenant
lone) lotion, were reviewed by Prince Lta
of Gi.ovca.rx it, who WAS mooted upon his D.rntih
charAer. His R•yal Highness's servants appeAred
in w:liie favours, in compliment to the Earl of
Mote+. upon has marriage to the C,tintess of
Ltli.nox. In the evening, he honoured the Theatre
with his prewnce for the first time this season. The
Play was .rae S:gt, limdivrel. in which Mr.
LEWIS. in R zer, and Ntrs. Guov►s, in Ckariad.,
displa)ed their 'taut excellence.

Saturday the cavalry of tie King'i German Le-
gion, which were quartered at H.Lea, embarked
from Southsea Beach, on board His :4,..jetty's brig
Conine-4h for Weymouth.
Oa k raci.ty a Gene: el Court Martial assembled
at Portsmouth. fi 7he mai of elp:1111 l 01J/10, of
toe Worcester Jlrlit 1, f..r negltet of duty, &sob.—
.1 cure of orders. 4n.1 disresped to his Commanding
Jai .r. It is ..qposed that the trial wdl continue
h.r s‘retal days.

DUBIni. Jve• 18.

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The erefling of Al.irullo Towers, flora Bray,
4104: the colts% to Duilleary, is pt vether, on with
much attention. It r. a moNt•excellent- rno.!e ~1 de.
fence, and can be made very formidable to an enemy.
Tl.e army to be encamped at the Cnrr.,gh, are t.)
take their station there, we hear, cal the gittli inst.
Many nzen :tre busily employed now in nuking pre-
pArationt for .ent•lr receptico. The provining the
spot with a sulicient supply of w.tt,l is %hat en-
gages the most tention.

Monday, being quarter-day of the Guild of Me:-
chants, the thanks of the Co-poration, a; proposed
on a former day by a.td an adtiiess,.
with a gold box, were unanimously voted to the
Right Hon. John Foster.
Sunday evening, a person, charged with treason-
able praFtices, was brought into town by a party of
the Highland R-giment, now on duty in this city
Friday last an uncommonly hot press took place
in the city if Cork, when a great number were im-
pressed; but, upon eticiairy, m,,st of them were
discharged : some exce.:...a hands were detained. •

HOME Cliteln r.—Esstx.

CHCLIMPOPORD, FkIDAY,JUIy 20.
CIVIL. SIDE.
&fore Mr. Baron HOT n A M.

coonweroui Oh deism. of THO Mcr,N v. m it. tsp.
This cause was tried by a Special Jury, and lasted
nearly the whole day, frt m the number of witnesses
esawnned : but, althongh it excited conidderalsie
in-
terest in the neighbourhood from whence it came.
it was not of much public importance. It was an
action of ejectment, br .ught to recover the 71nsses-
sion of a term in the parish of Barking, on the
ground of breach of covenant, for not well culti-
vating, carrying off the straw without brirnTing back
the manure, and cutting down timber sapling.
The plaintiff had Linty purchased the estate of
Sit Edward Hulse, su:ject to the d-fendant's lease,
which had four years to run, and the ground wa,
lest at 11. per acre, 'which was 21. per al.r.um less
than it would at present lett her. The plaintiff
wished to avoid this lease, under the alleged forfeit-
ure in not well cutivating. Several witnesses, to
the part of the plaintiff, staded a variety of dilapida-
tion on the premises, and proved several acts of sell-
ing the straw without a return of manure. On the
other hand, a greater number of witnesses swore,
that no farm in the county had been beret
ed, or bore better crops. But what moie particu-
larly interested the leasors in behalf of the defendant
was the circumstance, that he and ins ancoti rs had
held the farm in question under Sir Ed Hulse's fa-
mily long before the Revelation ; and a receipt was
pro 'need, in which the Vicar of Basking, on the
year t6.e, acknowledged the receipt of vs pounds
for tythes from Groebnais Miller, his great grand-
father.

The Jury found a verdift for the defrnd4nt, at
which magi), of the auditors clipped their heads.

CR. owls
MAIMING.
Pterici Inside was indieted, under Lord EL LIN,.
BOROUGH'S AR, for having, on the 26th day of De-
cemuer, wilfully and maliciously cut off the hand of
James Clemenson. Ihe prisoner WLelian was a pa-
trole and watchman in the parish of We•t Ham.
Ck .sevison deposed, that on the 26th day of De.
cember, he was drinking at the Two Brewers,
Stratford. The prisoner CA/He in very much in li-
quor, and abused the Witness, telling him, he owed
him a gra•lga for two years, and would pay him
some time or other. lie behaved so ill, that he was
wined out of the house. The prisoner, however,
came back, about eight o'clock, and then Clemen-
win was sitting at the door: the prisoner immedi-
ately laid hold of him, and swore he would search
him, for he siispeaed he had pistols about hini.
The witness said he might search if he would.
Übe prismwer said, Noo, he should go before the
constable. He immediately (frogged the witness
across the road. As the prisoner was very drunt,
!k! dragged the witness about a great deal, upon
which he laid hold of a rail ; the prisoner imme-
diately made A blow at hi n with it cutlass, and cut
the hand ol£ except a small ; iece of skin which
held it. Two other witnesses confirmed this state-
ment: one added, that the prisoner's wife was
standing by hint, and that she gave him the cutlass
after Clemenson Lad hid hold of the tail.
The defence of the Prisoner was, that he had
given the cutlass to his wife a short time before
wiuo the sheath on, and that when she gave it bock
he supposed it was also sheathed ; and that with
that impression on his mind, he struck at his hand,
not mea.,icts to do the mischiaf that had hap-
pened.

• Several Gentlemen of the county mid the pri-
soner was a very ercel:ent patiole--that in several
instances he had behaved with great spirit, but never
with any mess. The Jury found Id I. Guilty.

SATURDAY, JOLT 21.

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TUC KING e. Vr tUrOitD. _
The defendant was indicted on two indiaments
for iareswes m tat ing. oysters from oyster lanes on
the set banks near ma, county. 'I he question to be
tried was, whether it way a larceny cr not : on one
side it was contended that oysters were as much wild
animals in the ma, as sprats or herrings, and could
not be the 'object of I treeny. It was karnedly dis-
puted, whct6.-r the oyster hsd /err west,* po Nets—
some insisted he had, others he ha! not ;—wr.eihirr
moved by g, jesinsv, or .f, was de.r,..1:
considered by the advocates ter his loge
The other side insisted he lay when tumbled, arid
that be grew up from being a spa until he was fat
and fit for London. To thi, was answered, how was
he to be identified ? was he marked with a brand
mark or aiy other ? With respea to their being fere
native, it WA said it did not apply to the presets:
case, far on these oys ers lanes they fetched their tyre
e. spawn) from different coasts. and shot them
ove:board on these Lank, to fatten, and therefore
these orisst be cons-..fared as ree.erarea and not wild
oysters.

The Learned Judge, having patier.tly heard these
J.ep dt.settationy very shortly ohsetved, that the
zislature by SI of C. 111. c 51. i.,44 mode the
taking of oysters from the lanes a misdemeanor. nod
t'.eretore l e shook'. not rule it ui be a felony—the
.I::fenJant was accordingly Aces tied.
There was one ot!ter Special Jury. which was re-
fused, ono the Assess coachaJed.