The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-26 00:00:00

LONDON IES.SIoNS.

Yesterday these Sessions commenced at Guildhall,
before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder. Aldermen,
ace. The litter appeared in their scarlet robes, in
honour of the commemoration of the anniversary of
the litrig's Accession.
The Recorder charged the Grand Jury to the
effect, that, abliouv,ll the number of persons charged
with crimes in the calendar 111111 very great, after
so short a lapse of hate, since the last Sessions, the
offences were of that ordinary nature which daily
occurred in all great and l lons towns and cities.

MUM 3M

sod the voulivo for postporiag the trommitnemit for trial at
the IMt ellalelilial.Ul) WAS to aiscrrtaiu more fully the atswe of
her Naiad, sod to give hrr father, a nrapertable treilessimsn.
an opporlimily of coining forward. The forting* of she
father were tun astute to appear. bpi he had SW inkiest.,
with her after the examivatiini. The alaitistraw mid %lessen.
Campbell and Good. cc emssulted tuerstwr, awl the rii.aa, r
was evninsitied fur trial, a., binder all rnesinswsissriv, tt wa•
comiderrd the meet humane way toleave e...e 1r the
cuosslderatiou of a Joey. and in the meals tome vhe raw tor.
dried to be talon back iv the

CONTRABAND GOODS.
Yesterday Madame Leiria, a fashionable lady, resitting at
the west end of she torus, was suniustueied *lure the Ma.
'ignite at this other, to answer to an lof. rotation laid
spinet her fur hewing cuotrahuol gouda in her piosse.siusi
James Cruker, an Excise officer, stated he weee to the
DefenelaNt's helm on the Skit of Jane last, and i au, nit it list
be bad received information of her havisiz sinstetiled good*
in her house. She intimated nt the tericativi, hut he pro-
ceeded to search the house, and found km the weiind
tea remnants of silk, thirty three yards; oar silk tippet, •
pair of shoes, sisteese silk hatidkerekiefs, ten rentioauts of
ribbend, sod • part of • tinsrl silk dress, all of rob,sh Le
seized, and are the saute Now produced.
Wm. Turkey, one of the Istare.tora of Carrico; roads at
the Cestom.boese, said the good. were di livered lir I by
by Ike last witness, and he believed them all to be of French
manafaeture to the brat of Ida skill and knowleilier.
It was contended, on the part of the Lady, that the made-
up articles were worn, and I bat •Il were fur her 411frI1

• Mr. Sheppard atteedrd tni the pa. t of the Enciae, aii.l
milted the case had been sufficiently pored.
The Magistrate asked under what Act of Pas liament the
inhumation was laid, as there were et kaat 40 Acts .rlating
to the Excise and Cusioni•.

Mr. Sheppard replied, under the 11th of George 1. r. 30,
which inspimeit a penally of three times the value of the
articles, besides the forfeiture of the goods ward.
The Inspector valued the goods at I 11. bs whit!, when
trebled would •moue* lo 33/. lbs.

The :Magistrates upon examining the informati aaaa and
the summons granted upon it, discovered several • ,
antoogat the defects, it was fused that the 'fatale under
which the information was laid, was not endorsed Nom
them, conformably to the 18th of E:iaahetli, sec. I, c 5,
which must prove (Mil to the can.
There were several other Ladies present, against whom
similar proceediugs hail been lastitufed foe as tides wMcii
it was alleged they hid brought from Frasier dome lite hue(
summer; but Mr. Sheppard directed she Excise Officers, iu
consequence of the above decision, to withdraw them all,
and lay fresh iuformations, which are to be brought on at a
future day.
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THE TUHF.

BETTING AT AT TATTERSALL'S, MOXDAY, OCT tS.

The thief betting was upon the great match between
Tirades, met of Pledge, 8.. t. 71b. and Mr. l'stislitaies Fi-
nancier. The last mile of the Btllo,llll tit 4 uu
Financier.

[MUM.
lti In 1 apt Mr. Peirse's c. I 13 to 1 apt Bailor
by Waller 1 20 to I apt &other to
14 to 4 apt Brother to i Whisker
Blucher I 25 to 1 apt Pinilaree.

Six to four on T u .
in an hour.

to owe Martin dues not wiu

NEWMARKET THIRD OCTOBER OR HOCGI:TON
MEETING, 1819.
MATCH ES.
MONDAY, NOYZIONER I.
Duke of Portlaud's Tiremse, BM. 101 b. apt Mr. Vssgit.
tam's Fisaacier,lst. 71b. Lost mils of the B.C. Jollgs.
Y. ft.

TV =DAT.
Mr. Goddard's Sir Topaz, asst Mr. Comons's c. by Spoilt-
leper. boogie of Gooddissoo, Om. 41b. each. K.M. wogs.
11.

80XISI 8.
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Turner, with Shelton and Salton, left Barnes, yesterday,
nil i• "prime condition, for Croydon, • handy spot to the
seat of action between the former and 31 atm this day
(seem miles from Croydon) Marsh,. rentaiued at Riddles-
down, i■ the finest condition, also two milts from the
Evened. Tbis light excites more interest than any other
match which• could be made, as they are decidedly the taro
best men ever Randall fought, mid she gallant Scroggtaa
lashed the hard-earned laurel■ to►u from but brow by birth
ef them. All judges agree that it still be a hear thing.

A large train of artillery, confiAing of light
gun% passed through London on Sititorday, from
Woolwich, on its wry to IVeedon, Northainpturi-
shire, to be. ready in case soy emergency should
require ite aid.
A letter from Margate. dated October 23, 14”11.-.
" An inquest has been this day taken, by Tuousb
MARTELL, Ent. Mayor of Dover and Cormier, on
the body of Mr. GEORGE BANTLET, an acting mid-
shipman of his Majest)'s gun-brig Hasty. who hot
himself, and died 'intently, in the turning of the •
21st, on board the said brig, then lying in Margate
Roads; after a long investigation. aid on the esi-
deuce of many of the officers and crew, the Jury
brought in their verdict—thus being ponder modal •
derangemsext, he had so destroyed /dwelt. It ale.
peered the ball from a pistol entered lob breast, ~,d ,
pissed through his body, into the bide of the ship."
A meeting took place in the Conroy Hall at •
Derby, on Wednesday last, for the purpose of
lug a subscription for providing condo:, meat for the •
poor nod industrious of that county. now uosblir to
procure work for the maintenance of themselves and •
families, when between two and three thousand
pounds were immediately subscribed.
SW ART SESSIONIL—The Sessions cominecced
yesterday before Mr. TaorrEe and a full Beach • f • .
Magistrates, The Chairman, in tins address to the •
Grand Jury, expressed the thtei mutation of the
Magistrates for the county to use the it utmost tip..
deIIVOOTS tO suppress the CliCulation rf blast:ln-intim' •
and seditious publications, and earnestly requested
their co-operation for that purpose.
At the Leeds General Quarter Sessions, opened ,
on Thursday lest, the Grand Jury returned a isms
bill against Mr. JAMES MApN, politte l hook- .
seller, of this place. for ouldisibing s libel al and •
concerning the PRINCE REGENT, c mt.m.tal in o• '
publication called the Block Dwarf: Oil Fiiday, •%,
morning Mr. MANN appeared •id Court; and wtei, •
admitted to bail, himself in GU/. and two surem.‘
in SOL such. It wee intimated to Mr. MANN Gun •
this indictment would not lie proceeded noon, out •
account of the West Riding Se_catiotis having no ••• •
jurbaliciion iu i.ffeesces committed its. tbe
but that another i iii iictmeut would tae tbrefegred
agaiist him at the Borough Seamus. '1 he libel
charged in the indictment consists of a airier of
rem-arks upon the Speech of the NelpicE 110431 T..•.
deliveied at the close of the last Stisines; ,of Nrliar •
ruersto The. indictment wso sent. de rsa Jammer the ' '
Seaway of hltste's Office,, sod ohs only wistros
examined by the Guild Jury was* person ad Ow
name of Beverley.—(Leers Paper.)

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