The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-11-27 00:00:00

LAP' INTF.LLICLNCE►.

COURT OP CHANCERY, Limcottes

TimmAy, NaTCMSER 26.
'ART' commies CLAYTON, tN THE HATTER

OF ---... A LUNATIC.

Mr. PARKER stated. at the sitting of the Court.
that he wait requested to bag leave to let a petition
iv; lunacy, which he held in his hand, stand at the
Weld of tho list to-morrow but as it lay iii a ward,
•perhaps hi Lordship would allow liiia to mention it
at once ?

The LORD CHANCELLOR.—" To be sure."

The Learned Gentleman then sNid that the peti-
tion was presented by the consent of all the !runic,.
hat there war this peculiarity in it. it prayed that
Colonel Clayton he appointed the sole
Committee, by the Master, of the lunatic, and

that a receiver might he also appointed, and to
hive the usual salsry, because though the Colonel
was most willing to accept of the sole committee-
ship, yet he would not consent to he the receiver
also, the receipts being 12.0001. a veer.
The LORD CHA 11101MLOR desired that the
Master should inquire whether he could get any
person who would become both the sole committee
and the receiver and if he could not, then to let
'au appointment take place accuiding to the prayer
of the Petition.
The Couat was employed the rest of the day
in hearing part. heard cows.
Very few of the Learned Gentlemen within the
bar appeared here toscluy, in consequence of at-
tending the Cambridge election.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Warm:spun,
TU It•DAY, NOV Malt 24.
THZ KING V. ANDERSON.
The Defendant, who had been for ten years sur-
veyor of the roads of the hamlet of Mile End, was
indicted fur having fraudulently embezzled various
sums of money belonging to the pariih, and for hay.
ing fraudulently omitted to enter various sums of
money received by him in hi. accounts; and for
having falsely and fraudulently sworn to the truth
of the said accounts.
After removing the indictments from the Sessions
into the Court of King's Bench, the Defendant
suffered judgment to go by default.
Mr. GURNEY having moved for the judgment of
the Court—
The Defendant put in his own affidavit, and
urged, is mitigation of puuishmeut, that a consi-
derable feeling of hostility had been created against
him in-the hamlet by his prosecutors, and that the
greeter part of the charges against him might be
resolved into erroneous rather than criminal con-
duct.

Affi.lavits were read on the part of the prosecu-
tion, after which—
The COAIMOII SUL/CANT addressed the Court in
mitigation of punistinnint, and urged the age and
farmer goal character of the Defendant as grounds
for the merciful consideration of the Court.
Mr. Am:menus and Mr. CHITTY followed on
the some side.

Mr. GURNEY and Mr. F. Por.i.ocit, in aggrava-
tion of punishment. urKrd the needless expense to
which the Defendant bad pnt his prosecutors by
removingtha case from the Sessions, wheu he had
we defeweete wire. 6owd eiseramer was Item gored
improperly, for whit did it prove but dist the De..
fendant had for years been acting under a mask, to
enable him to commit these breaches 'of public
duly?
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE directee that the De-
fendant, who way brought up in custody, should be
remanded till to-morrow.

A great number of insurances were effected on
Monday and nu Saturday at Lloyd's, on French yea-
eels homeward-bound from the Est and West lin.
dies. A particular 6.k only—that against capture
by any Power except England—was required to be
insured against. More moderate premiums were
asked than in the present situation of France might
have been expected, but the underwriters, it is said,
were taken by KUIIIIISV, and had not fully consider-
ed all the contingencies against which it was meant
to provide.
At a numerous and very respectable Meeting of
the inhabitants of Gloucester, on Thursday list,
the Right Worshipful the Mayor in the chair, it was
unanimously resolved to petition both nooses a
Parliament against the existing Insolvent Uebto,s'
Acts.

THE FUNDS.—The near spprosch or the .c_
count thy to the Cutn...l. and Foreign Stocks
comers fluettintione, end the market yesterday
continued to fret depression.—hail Stock. 'Mil
Reduced. ; Consols for Account, en 81 ;
3 per Cents. 9y ; 4 per Crute. 981 gji; New
Guts.
1 per lul ; Long Ana. SW 7-161; India
II 11, 4 43; :chequer Mlle, 56; Suisall.6 8.
Foreign Siockr:—New Sonets, 5811a}¢; Neapo-
litan, 77 ; Rustosu, 86.

Ti.-morrow the imposters who mend committed
ow charges of felony will tar removed from the reverol
ludo its the city of Lottrfon and county of Middle-
sex tojfewsgate, preparatory :a their taking their
trial, at tiro nest SeSslOgis at Jaatice.h.rll, Old
Batley, ohier will commeece un Wednerday mat,
the 4th of December.

Tire Servitous of the Peoee for the county of Mid.
&sea will begin sit the Seasious Holm, on Clerked.
spell-green, on Monday next, the Stil of December,
when the undo of traverser% mid others not so bail
on Matters of assault, nuisance, and misdemeanor,
sill be proceeded oss.
A most appalling catastrophe happened in the
neiglaisourhood of the 110Ittine Lights, is Bristol
Channel, en Friday Captain GILL,
his sae, two sisters, awl a servant lad, were
coming over Guns IVatchet to Cardiff, in one of
the pilot-boasts belonging to the latter place; and
when about mideehmsesel, the boot was overtakeu by
sadden gust of wind, and instantly upset, and the
mi"mt I;wrikfue, together with twn boatmen, were
busied boOmmili the wears. Mrs. GILL was its ag ed.
stowed shoe of pregnatter,und wes tetproing to Car.
dill' so be moaned. Now of bodies hove hero yet
Inund, bet port of the beat and spestwoul ha►e been
pocked sp. When the boat kft Watehet, consi-
derable apprehensions one entertained fat the witply
of the voyageto ; whir.b bent be.* figleY
'pawed,