The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-05-18 00:00:00

JAMtS HAIL TO •-•-•*.

Describes the manner in which India has been amused by
the publication of tie latter% intercepted on board the Adm,ral
Nino. Stuart to M. Starviale, at Uxbridge.—The publication
of the Admiral Alpin's Letters is viewed as a very disagreeati.e
th.ng--particidarly to the Marlon, of Wellealcy.
Ducessents relative to India, from M. Muller, a sub-Lieu-
tenant, to General DOCAIIII,
Lieutenant Muller steins to have been sent as A WV to pa-
cer, intelligence. He enters into along vn-te of the SOUAIiO,I
of our Jute in India, and ants Inn with Ifolkar —l-11,1kar.
General, Amy, Chan, is dvemiked as a brave and date:l4,ora
CONicev.
General Deraen succeeded in strengthening Ifolltar't army
edit two companies of light artillery, and saveral Stall OfSccn
and engineers.

Last Sunday afternoon three persons in the neigh-
bourhood of Evesham. in Worcestershire. were
struck blind with a flash of lightning. One has
since recovered his sight.

LA' INTPLLICENCE.

UtT OF KING'S BENCH, WESTMINSTER,TtiAT 17.

LE NELL:EMI V. VAUGHAN.
This was an union upon a policy of insurance of
the ship President, of America, and was tried at
Guildhall, the sittings after last term. The
question was, whether the name in the prlicy was
sufficient to entitle +lie party to recover the loss
and, whether the ship should have been described
the President of America, or the American Pre.
dent.
After hearing th. arguments on both sties, by
Messrs. Mtn and WARIER, the Court der..rmined
that as the policy contained the words " President
of America, or any other name," the Plaintiff was
entitled to judgment.

- {-WILSON T. ositearr.
Tkis was an action of assault a: *: batty and
the violation of the Plaintiff's wife, to which the
Statute of Limitation had been pleaded.
The cense came before the Court 13 a special
case ; and Mr. Wow's, for the Plaintiff, clr,!ended,
that, by the statute of the 2I• of James one •Pita,
the Statute of Limitation could not apply to an
anion of assault of this nature.
The plea stated, that the Plaintiff could not !save
lost the comfort and society of his wife when the
adultery was comrnit!ed ; but, from the time he was
:nude acquainted with it ; and' ttcreftre-the
was 11:;t commenced within six years.
Lord Ex LINDONOUGH " The cause or aet;on
pears to me to accrue from the time the wetnak
was separated from her husband, for from that mo-
ment, her mini was, i❑ everi sense of the word.
debauched, and her husband must have lost all
comfort in her society."
Judgment was therefore given for the Defendant.
OFFICERS OF CLERICF.SW'r:LL.
Mr. EIISILI NZ applied to the Court for a Rule for
a mandamus, to resto:e the Cherellw.ltdpn and De-
puty of this parish. An eleCtion took place, upon
which Messrs. Newcomb and ilullea had, the ter-
mer 1116 votes, and the latter 1115. The officers
had returned Messrs. Colles and Miller, wbn bad
It 53, and 1155 votes which made a majority ever
the other of 61 and 57.
The Court were about to grant the Rule ; whin
The SOLICITOR CENCI, L said, he had instruc-
tions to move for a cross Mandamus, on the part of
the ether persons.
The Court. therefore, ordered that the 3/ominous
shor.ld be withheld until the issue between the
parties should be do ided in an anion at law.

COMMIX PLEAS, Vtra&vm tenet, Mibv ti.
ACK4I,I:I 1r WILSON.
Seijeant WILLIA.4i, on the part of the PlA;r,•:ff,
sheaved cause against a conditional rule obtain y
Serjeant Best., that the judgment nista; ed 4nd
execution issued in this cats‘e should be set .side,
with costs. It appeared from the affidavit of the
Defendant, that a warrant of a.torney had been
signed by him, to pay of a debt which he owed
the Plaintiff, at the rate of one guinea a:ld a half a
contintval to d this los ulnae time, IMO) • --
dispute arising between them, the Plaintiff entered
up judgment and issued execution against hiln, not-
withstanding the agreement, and thoigh he had
paid his instalments regularly. Serjeant W Li. IA is,
on the part of the Plaintiff, produced an affidavit,
which stated, that there had been no written agree-
ment between the parties, whereby the Plaintiff was
preventedfrom entering up judgment, if the instsp-
ments were paid, and that the raalon he dad so was.
tie had heard front the Defendant's wife shoe her
husband warAboat to execute a bill of sale end dis-
pose of his goods. The Plaintiff. therefore, to --
cure his money, had entered up juligment, and
issued execution.
The Court immediately discharged the rule with
costs.

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COMMON PLEAS, GI'LLDNALL.
Sittings et Nisi Priv, &pre Sir J •mies Missy:v.v.