The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-02-01 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

Geed, the solicitot, spoke as tOthewund capacity of. damned st
the time of the will's being framed. Witnmattbowever to a sin-
gle transaction, must be viewed with caution. Ma God and Mr.
Armstrong went down to the deceased's residence t the will was
prepared under the direction of the residuary legatee, and there
was not the " b
test evidence of the deceased having given any
interactions.. . Good had acted more discreetly if head acted
did Mr. Smit , who, when ordered to prepare a codicil, went to
receive deceased's inetruetions. Under such cucumstasces, the re-
sults would have been, probably, the same. The deceased was
found in an unfit state to give. the necessary instructions, and the
codicil was for that time abandoned. Subsequently Smith took it
to the deceased, in a mate ready for execution, and it was corn-
, pitted. This paint fully illustrated the practice of the Court, which
held, where capacity was doubtful, proof must be bad of instruc-
tions. The opinion of the Court was, that the detested had died
intestate ; but as considerable time had been lost in bringing this
cause to an issue, and it was probable that Mr. Armstrong bad ad-
ministered under the will supposed to be valid, and that he would
incur considerable iota and trouble in endeavouring to recover mo-
nies already advanced, he was spared the additional burden of
costs.
TO TILE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH' PRESS.

SlR—The liberality of your journal induces me to call your at-
tention to the shameful neglect in persons not cleansing and sweep-
ing the pavement before each house, agreeable to Act of Parlia-
ment. Your notice of the above in any way will oblige,
Jan. 31, 1823. A Cl/INSTANT READER.

POLICE.

nowsTHEET.
Yesterday the driver of No. 4,817 stage-eoach was summoned
before Sir R. BIRNIE, for carelessly driving the Exeter Defiance
coach against the van of Mr. Henry Brooks, of the Strand, and in-
juring the same.
The defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined, under the High-
way Act, 10s. with the costs.
Mr. James Brooks stated the amount of damage done to the
van, but Sir it. Biaxir informed him lie had gone to the greatest
extent the law authorised him, end that the owner might proceed
by action for the damage.
Mr. James Brooks then charged the driver, whose name was
&Mid Newell, with violently assaulting hint by horsewhippicg
hire after he had done the damage before complained of. After de-
fendant had driven against the van, Al r. Brooks called to him to
stop, but to this he turned a deaf ear, when .filr. Brooks ran to the
hones' heads, and attempted to atop them. Defendant then horse-
whipped him, and eventually drove off.
The Worthy Magistrate observed, that the conduct of the de-
fendant bid been highly improper ; coachmen ought to stop the
coach when so called upon, and the more en after they bad done
previous mischief. He should therefore all upon hint to put In
bail to answer the charge.
1101M.STEALIX0.—VesterdaT Charles Batten, a tall, stout,
young mast, was brought before Sir It. BIRX IE, charged with
stealing a horse, the property of Gilbert Cawley, the proprietor of
the Northampton I.ivery.stables, Northampton-square.
The prisoner, in his defence, said, he could prove that he was at
another place at the time of the robbery. Ile had respectable wit-
nesses who could prove that fact, and also speak to his character.
Sir H. Br kw ix remanded the prisoner for further examination on
Thursday.