The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-19 00:00:00

NAVAL COURT MARTIAL.

A Naval Court Martial was held on board the Impregna-
ble. at Plymouth, yesterday se•nnight, for the trial of l.ieut.
G. Furtescue, of the Pandora, un a charge of disobedience
of an order of his Captain.
Members of the Court—Captain Caulfield, President" •
Capt. Sir T. Hardy, Bart.; Capt. Wise, CIL ; Capt. Hon. P.
I'm lire ; Capt. Hun. F. Pellew. Mr. Eastlake, jun. Judge
Advocate.
It .ippearril by the evidence of the Prosecutor, Captain
Josses. that when off the toast of Ireland, in November last,
lie had given the Prisoner au order to go alongside a strange
sail under u quarantine flag, " but not to touch any thing
but the rope that might be thrown into the boat ;" the Pri-
soner, however, returned with the vessel's lug.hook, &c. bay.
in% communicated with bee. The Prisoner read a lung writ-
ti a defence to the Court, detailing his view of the circurn-
'Anises's, and called his brother (Aiken, who gave him an ex-
c.-dent character. The Coast, after SONIC delilwrstiuu, f I
she harxe proved, and existence(' him to be ?Jet tat Me hot-
tom of the list of Lieutenants, and to be dismissed from his
,Ilairslis sloop Pandora.

BRIM!' CATHOLIC BOARD.

At the Board of Briti,h Catholics, which met na
Wednesday the 13th instant, by adjournment Iron&
the 15th of hist month,
His Grace the Llnke of NORFOLK, Eirl Marshal of
Ex,/land, in the Chair.

the following among other Resolutions were una-
nimously passed :--
Ist. That the Boa►d of British Catholics embrace with
',tuna's zeal an OCIIIIIIIOI4 of recording their deep regret at
the lamented !tenth of the Bight Hon. William Elliott,
whose loss 19 to he deplored by every member of the empi►e,
but by wine more deeply than the British Catholics, whose
Petitions he so often presented, and of whose admission to
the blemings of the Constitution he was the unwearied and
able advocate.

That a Petition for the Repeal of the Laws remaining
in force against the Catholics of Great Britain, be imme-
diately presented to both Houses of Parliament.
311 That Earl Grey he requested to present the British
Catholic Petition to the House of Lords, RIO that the Right
Host, the Lord Nugent be requested to present the same to
the House of Commons.

NORFOLK, E. M. Chairman.
EDWARD JERNINGHAM, Secretary.

Board adjourned to Wednesday the 20th inst.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Mom,Ay, JAsutair 18.

The LORD CHIEF BARON took his seat on the
Woolsack soon after two o'clock. The House was
occupied exclusively in receiving the oaths and
qualifications of the Members. Several Peers took
the oaths and their seats; among whom we noticed
the Duke of Bedford, the Duke of Dorset, the
Marquis of Lansdowu, the Earl of Charlevilie,
the Earl of Besborough, Lord Glastonbury, &c.

HOUSE OF CONIMONS, MONDAY, JANUARY 18.
The SPEAKER entered the House at three
o'clock. Prayers were read by the new Chaplain.'
the Rev. Mr. Wordsworth. who enjoys the rich
living of Lambeth, is brother to the celebrated •
poet, William Wordsworth, and is said to have
been tutor to the Speaker.
The English Counties were again called over in
alphabetical order, and a considerable number of
Members appeared, produced their qualifications,
and took the oaths. The Counties of Wales, Scot-
laud, and Ireland. were also called over, but very
few Members for those counties came forward.
At half-past four, the House, on the tuotion of
Mr. S. R. LUSHINGTON, adjourned.

FOREIGN INTELLIGEN&E.