The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-10 00:00:00

SCOTCH ATTAINDERS.

AEir Doric FOR COLLIERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF TUB BRITISH PRESS. We insderstand that Government have it in contempla-
tion to meet a Dock at the Isle el Dogs, for the accommo-
dation of vessels engaged in the coal trade, and in which
Sis,—l read lately a statement published in yonr raper,
are to be compelled to discharge their cargoes. The
of the attainted Peerages of Scotland, giving the limitation l they
to the remit of each, and the present repreientative Of 'situation fixed upon for the new dock offers cons:derable
, natural advantages for the undertaking ; aid from the'.
rob family, where any such exists., Cie whole being fur.
I eetimates that have been forties', we believe it can be Can-
hisby accuracy in antiquarian research. /pleted tit a comparatively small mount. The land at the
Ss far AA I know, the statement in question appease to' Isle of Dogs is nearly ten feet below high water, SO that a
k wry correct, except as to the Peerage of l'i;•thadale, of !great portion of tl'e labour and expense usually necessary 1
which the only titles iii the family are stated to have been !in forming docks will be saved. The City Canal (which
bolo es to the Crown, and which has hitherto been little
Earl of Nithsclale and Lord Maxwell, both destines' to i
heirs male, all of whom are said to lie extinct. This may , used) will be rendered valuable by the formation of the
,/ intended clock. One entrance of this Canal being at Black-
be rev true so far as Tog' rile the titles of Nithsciale and
and the other at Limehouse, the two entrances of
alissell; but I think your friend has omitted to mention wall,
: a dock at the Isle of Dogs arc thus already made.
the title of Lord Nettles, which was also in the family at
From the plans submitted to Govennnent, it is calctt-
the time of the attainden. in 1715, and which was destined to i
bent general—far if your learned friend will look into later! that craft may he let in and out of the intended
erswrorde or Wood's Peerage of Scotland, lie will find : deck, by means of leeks, at nearly all times of tide, such
that the eldest daughter of Lord- ;ferric.' ( I believe in the . as, three-quarters ebb, and one-quarter flood.
Ich century) married Sir John Maxwell, second 50a di The laud at the Isle of Dogs principally belongs to the
Lord Maxwell, and that their successors More the title of : Crown. Mr. William Mellish bolds a small part ; but on
Led 'terries, till at last, on the failure of the chl.st male; this head,
we believe, no difficulty is anticipated. The'
branch, the then Lord Iletrim succeeded to the honours of iformation of the new.dock is not expected to increase the
Nithsdale, which continued in the same line till the at- ; price of coats; indeed, if such were to be the efrect of 'the
ulnae? in 1715. It would appear, therefore, that but for measure, we apprehend that it would not be seriously en-'
the attainder Mr. Maxwell Constable, of Nithsdale and untamed by his Majesty's Ministers.
Terreagles, has a clear right to the title of Lord !ferries,
(PROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
being the grandson of Lady Winifred Maxwell, daughter I The plan recently submitted by one of the Barbour
of the attainted Earl of Nithsdale, and who married Mr.. Masters to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Cur-
Maxwell Constable, of Burton Constable, in Yorkshire. poration of London, is for the formation of a dock in the
7 may also mention, that there are two other Peerages, . Isle of Dogs, in which all the colliers are to be compelled
vis.—%)/emrsa and Airly ; which are considered by
mh any' to discharge their cargoes ; the object of the projector is
persons of legal knowledge to have been forfeited, thou Ito relieve the river from the tiers of colliers, whiclt now
the titles have been for a long time assumed by the rePre- impede the navigation to a dangerous extent, an evil which
sentatives of these families. The eldest son of the Earl of he declares it impossible for the Harbour Ilastc.s to pre-
Wenivm war attainted for being in the rebellion of 1743 ; i vent. The scheme is said to be connected with city politica,
and going abroad, survived his father many years, but diedland is likely to meet with very formidable opposition,
without iatie. On his death, his brother. Mr. Charteris : should it he at all entertained.
iliettivoi, assumed the titles in net. In like manner the i The public at large will cry out against any measure
eldest son of the Earl of Airly was attainted, and survived • from which additional expense is likely to attach to the
b's father; and dying without issue, the titles were as-!important article °flue' ; and this seems to be unavoidable,
agreed by his brother. , lif the great depot is to be placed at such a distance from
In order, however, to place their right out of donut, I Loudon, and if dock rates arc to be superadded to the
Lon' Airly was advised to give in a claim to the Peerage / charges to which coals are now subject.
shout twelve years ago, which was for some time under I However favourable the present time is to the encourage-
discussion in the House of Leeds ; and in 1 eltl the twelve anent of speculations of every kind, this is surely too im-
Jedies pronounced an opinion to this (Xi:et—that an at- portant a sulneet to be trifled with.
tainted person, succeeding to a title of honour, or to an
estatetail in a dignity, being incapable by the attainder to
inherit, the estate tail immediately reverted to the crown;
the dignity, therefore. was not suspended merely, but dee ,
strewed, so that it could not be restored without an Act of
Parliament. This opinion was so strong against the claim ;
in question. that it has not been prosecuted any farther,
aol neither Lord IV...my!! nor Lord Airly have ever voted
in env contested election of the sixteen Peers to represent ,
the liccatidi Peerage in Parliament. The only effertual ;
security to Lord IFetnyss and Lord Ajar would be, a
strong application by thein and the representativesof the •
smiled families, to induce his Majesty to recommend
to Parliament a reversal of all the attainder, of 1713
sad 1743, a measure which I should Lope will, at no dia.-
teat period, be agreed to.
I remain, Sir, tour most obedient servant.
.. •

ROYAL NATIONAL BATH COMPANY.

The formation of this Company, under the highest pa-
tronage, seems peculiarly calculated to promote the grand
design of improving the metropolis. The intention of the
Company is to construct Bathing Establishments in va-
rious parts of London and its vicinity, from designs which,
it is said, will do honour to the architecture of the kingdom ;
those at the West end of the town to be on a scale of great
magnificence. Contemplating the advantages which will be
derived from bathing by the community at large, other baths
will be formtil upon plans suited to the relative conditions
of the inhabitants residing in their immediate neighbour-
hood. We understand, that the Company has already ad-
vanced far towards the attainment of their object; treaties
have been concluded for several admirable plats of ground
with the houses thereon ; and, it is calculated, that several
of these splendid Bathing Establishments will be com-
pleted by the next season.
The Company is formed in 3,000 shares, most of which
were subscribed for at the first general meeting, when
I finished designs were submitted by the ingenious pro-
jectors, Messrs. Bantock, Geary, and Lcwcr, architects ;
amongst the designs was included that exhibited by Mr.
Geary, in Ist?, at the Royal Academy.
Of the advantages which will result to the public gene-
rally from the construction of national baths, there cannot
be two opinions ; the thousands who expose themselves
continually at all places of resort for bathers, and the nu-
merous accidents which daily occur, are subjects of painful
interest ; and whilst the beneficial effects of bathing is
universally admitted, the want of appropriate baths is an
evil of too great a magnitude to be allowed to pass un-j
noticed, and on these accounts alone, were there no other
reason, the formation of the Royal National Bath Company',
deserves to be ranked amongst the very few speculations:
which promise as much advantage to the public as to the
proprietors themselves; still, the prospects of those who
have undertaken this national work arc flattering—what is
Icudly called for, on all hands, as the means of gratifying
the public, and what is recommended by every member of,
the faculty as a renovator and preservative of health, can-
not lose its virtue by possession, or its efficacy by facility
of attainment.

OriefTemouth, N.D., Aug. 4, 1824. J. M.
P.S.-1 rather think your friend will also fill that the
mak branches of the families of &aton, of Garleton, and

of (Ileum are also extinct.

A private letter from Frankfort states, that the Emperor
of Austria had, in his mercy, commuted the penalty of
death, pronounced last year by the Supreme Tribunal of
Verona, against certain individuals for high treason, to'
tavnty years' solitary imprisonment in the fortress of Spitz-
-1 e L
g.
•tters from Alaranham of the 25 tli June, give a sad
picture of the state of affairs in that part of the Brazils:
one of them says—" I am sorry I cannot give you any
better account thin the last. Our relations with the inte-
rior are all at a stand. The boats which leave this place
arc invariably plundered by a band of 400 soldiers, who,
having put down the General at Arms, have established
themeives en the banks of the river, and subsist upon
plunder. No European Portuguese dare venture out at
night. Unless Portugal should recognise the indTendence
of Braz3, the result of all this mny be dreadful.'
By an arrival from Brazil we learn, that at the begin-
Alm!, of .lune Lord Cochrane was preparing to sail with his
squadron for Angola.
Letters liav • been received from the Mauritius, dated the
18th April. One of them says:—" On the 10th and 1111 i
inst. we were visited by another severe hurricane, which
put a finishing stroke to our distresses, and you may be
assured that no place was ever in a more deplorable situa-
tion ; there are no business transactions, and no money in
circulation, nor any resources fur remittances for those
realised."

A Plymouth paper says--" It is reported, that at the
next ventral election two independent gentlemen will
Oer themselves for this Borough, as well as the present
mitten."

1 be election has commenced at Fowcy ; each party acts
with the greatest vigilance in adding to its numbers.
ttleaq is not wanting, and if any man wishes to have his
daintier expounded on let Win live at Fowey. The
Forsametimes fare a little better, as the Churchwardens
arc d.nominated blues, and the Overseers greys, and they
txt paid by both parties.—Dcoaashire Frethuldrr.
On Friday last the foundation atone was laid of a Na-
t:crial Sebot)l, intended for the education of 230 children,
kionging to the district of St. George, in the pariah of

There are nearly 70 prisoners for trial in Devon County
Caol.

At the opening of the Carlow Assires, on Thursday last,
Lord Norbury, in addressing the Greml Jury, told them
that he had now been in the habit of addressing thetn
I'm forty years, and he could this time congratulate
them upon the heaviest crops and lightest calendar they
Uri had had during that time.
Coto Assizes.—The county of Cork calendar for the
muting assizes contains the names of 11d criminals ; of
doe twenty have remained over from the spring assizes,
Charged with the murders of the Franks family, and of ,
the polio: at Churchtown: 128 have been committed since
tbelait assizes. The following is an abstract of the county
calendar :—Foe murder, 37 ; child murder, 3; rape, 10 ;1
highway robbery, I ; burglary and house robbery, 15 ;1
rvtle, 27 ; arson, 1 ; cutting timber, 1; abilue-
Elenborough Act, 5; uttering forged notes, 2;i
Diary, I ; larceny, ss; vagrants, 6.—Total, 118.
A znm /-.'.tbsroua outrage was committed on the mous-
tv" ofballYeerine, shout two miles from Killalloe, on
Saturday ni7lu last. Some n most cruelly tortured
tvO 4314,14 Property of lVilltatn Smith, by forcing, sticks
4° 11le;r bodies, in consequence of which they died in
tnezreaten agony on Sunday night.
ueL—A meeting took place on Saturday morning, on
trvfili'laglen-ounrnon, between a Mr. S. and a Mr. G.
Each Pull-man had his second, and a surgeon from the
tttl !al in attendance.. The party met exactly at four
and the ground was intineiliately measured ; the
riT'emeb, then received their pistols, and on a signal
Z,41 wyfrol, and the ball of Ali% S. grazed the shoulder
G. The vei nal+ then interfered, and endeavoured
about a !conciliation, but to Ito effect. Mr. S.ward
inflexible. The pistols were again delivered ;
Ireil rain, sail Mr. G. immediately fell, the ball
'enterer' his right side a little above the hip. Mr. S.
aPProsched him, when Mr. G. taking him by the
begged his forgiveness, owning himself in fault.
reuir !lances that led to this fleeting were said to be
3orts:—.lbout a month ago an anonymous letter was
a young lady to whom Mr. S. was paying his stil-
l. de'enling his character; in consequence of which,
• determined never to let the matter rest until he
out this secret enemy to his peso:. After the most
Ton search and inquiry, he at last discovered him in
',Person of Mr. G. A challenge was immediately given
4:cined, and thus Mr. G. met with the result already
Me. G. is now at the house of the surgeon who
71 them eeting, and is undergoing severe sufering,,
+-1 in the surgeon's opinion there is no fear that the
so. will prove mortal. The meeting was uts.rogca 'n, notch secrecy and expedition, that the party wen g.,,ni4e_ round hefore the watchmen could reach the pkee
Th:lwar,? they it
the rrt of the pistols.
vri.....TtPoz it at this timer ery prevalent in several
-ad tillages in Hampshire.