The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-09-16 00:00:00

TO HENRY HUNT, ESQ.

tint—l have the honour of forwarding to yon in my of-
ficial capacity, as Chairman 10 the ltirmineham 1118108 So-
ciety, the fullowinz Vote of Thsults, unamsniutsly
pnssrd
by a very large assembly at their Ituoing, September 7,
1819 :
Resolved—That the Member. of the Birmingham Union
Society do return their must sincere Thanks to Henry
H nut, EN, fur his noble conduct in frPl4llll2 (be oopres.
stun of the Magistrates of Manchester. mid boldly aihruc.tb
tog the rights ut' hi., injured C 00000 'try."
1 am, Pilr. your humble Servant,
CllAltl.F.% WHITWORTH,
ArZll4 Office, 95, Ball-streel.
Birmingham, Stplember 10, 1819.

EAST INDIA SDIPPING.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
Eut !oldie House. when the following ships were
thole timed. viz . - _

Thomas Cons—fur Bombay and China t to be afield
19th October, sail to Gravesend 2.1 November. nay there
thirty days, and be ill the Dittette Sth December.
_ . .

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1...171110161r St. /1111.11.1, RC.SCOulett, Pri.ooY of W3lee
and Chios; to f.e all.cti Id November, sail to
Graveiend 17th November, stay there thirty days, nod br i•
the Downs '23J December. _ .

nirl of Bslearras, Warren Hastings, awl Thafteifire
Nioubsy and Chins ; to be adult .2cl November, sail 10
Gravesend rill November, stay there thirty days, and be is
tbe Dowitst3d December.
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M.'s, Awl% and Castle Huntly—for Bengal and Mina ;
to be afloat 17th November, sail to(' ,o 1 Lt Deeember,
stay there thirty day% and be in Hie Downs 6th Janu-
ary, 1820.

Canning aa Lady Melville—for St. Helena, Bombay, and
Mutt; to be afloat 176 December, sail to Gravesend 31st
December, stay there thirty days, and be in the Downs bib
February, 1820.
_ _ .

Prime Recent and Duke of York—for Madras ■nd Chins ;
to he afloat :11st December, sail RIG sad 15th January,
1820, stay there thirty days, and be in the Donn, lOth

well and Margnis of Handy—for Bombay and China ;
to Irr afloat '4lst December, sail to Gravesend 151 h January,
1920, stay there thirty days, and be in the DownslOth Fe-
bruary.
Illickinzhamshire, Scaleby Castle, Dnnira. Princess
Amelia, General Hewitt, and Marchioness of Ely—fur
China direct ; to he afloat 28th February, 19911, sail to
Gravesend 14111 Match, stay there thirty days, and be in the
Downs 19th April.

The Marquis of HASTINGS has taken off the
Censorship of the Press in India.
Public Nleetings have been announced at Bristol,
Birmingham, Leeds, and seeml other places, to
express the feelings of the people excited by the
late transactions at Manchester. Mr. HUNT has
received invitalions to attend, but has declined
them, on the ground that his time is now and will
be occupied in endeavonrs to bring the actors in
the above transactions to justice.
MENDICITY.—The town of Carlow has expe-
rienced u quietus from the importunities of young
and idle beggar women. As soon as it was under-
stood that there was work procu►ing for them, they
all decamped.
Letters received from Cork state, that in the
course of a pew days upwards of 1.000 persons
will sail from thence to settle at the Cape of Good
Hope. Mr. l'At.stErt is appointed by Government
as Magistrate fur the district in which those persona
are to reside.

We have been favoured with the sight of a very
beautiful specimen of medallic skill, executed under
the superintendence of Mr. Monte, the enterprising
publisher of a series of n►atioasl medals. The work
now before us is a pattern of a crown-piece, and
strikes us as greatly superior to the coin of similar
denomination designed and engraved by Ptsraucci.
The King's head, engraved by WEBS, is in the
best style, and chews decidedly that our native ta-
lent required no Italian aid to adorn our native
currency; and the reverse, comietieg of the British
and Hanoverian armorial bearings, is in much bet-
ter taste than the St. George and the Dragon by
PISTRUCCI which, though highly finished in the
workmanship, has a very trivial appearance from
want of dignity in the design. We certainly should
blush to depreciate the skill, or object to the em-
ployment of an artist, because he was a foreigner;
but alien, as we see in the present instance, we have
native talent superior to foreign, we certainly should
have preferred to see an Englishma► employed iu
1111 English witidertaking.—( Times.)
We understand that Capt. COLBY and Lieut.
Dawsoo. of the Royal Engineers, who are engaged
in conducting the trigonometrical survey of Great
Britain, arrived at Inverness a fortnight since, from
the mountains in Baidliihire, with a number of bag-
gage carts, and a waggon containing RAMSDEN.II
great theodolite, and other apparatus employed in
the survey. On Thursday they reached Dingwall,
and on Friday the J4l curt. proceeded, with their
baggage and apparatus, to the top of Benwevis, ac-
companied by Mr. ADAM, Rector of the Inverness
Academy, and Capt. MACLENNAN. of Dingwall,
who, we understand, had together previously com-
menced a measureineut, for the purpose ot• ascer-
taining the correct distance and altitude of that
mountain above the firth of Dingwall. Since that
period the top of the mountain has been almost
constantly covered with mist, or deluged with rain;
but on the morning of the 10th curt, the weather
cleared up. and the tent continuing the great theo-
dolite was most distinctly visible from the Academy
Park, by means of an excellent telescope belonging
to one of ALLA s's greatly improved theodolites,
which has just arrived by the Alert, for the use of
the Inverness Academy.
At Yarmouth Sess. Samuel Wigg was tried
on the prosecution of the Corporation, for,
assault on the Deputy► Clerk of the market. The
question in dispute was. whether Wigg, a country
butcher, attending the market. could sell beef upon
the same ped or standing us veal, the Corporation
claiming a double toll ; to enforce which the
j. Deputy Clerk attempted to take away the beef,
but being prevented, charged Defendant with the
assault. The trial excited the more interest on the
Bench. as the tax is a perquisite of the MAYOR.
The Recorder, Mr. ALDERSON. summed tip et
length, urging the conviction of Defendant; the
Jury, however. brought in a verdict of Nat
Thus has one of the assumed rights of the Body
Corporate been overthrown by the firmt►ess of this
poor man, who at the late election voted fur Messrs.
I Arisuar and RUNsoms.