The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-01 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

The Calcutta, Stroyan, from Bombay. has arrived off Liverpool.
She left Bombay Oct. 1825, St. liekna Jan. 2,1821 i.
ARRIVALS AT BOMBAY.—TiIe Simpson, Simpson, from Man-
dirie, on the 24:h October: the Amherst, Vaughan, from ditto, on
the 25th.

SAILING FROM BoarnsY.--The Bombay Castle, Durant, from
China, on the 3d November, for China. The Altred, Lamb, and
the Cambrian, Clarkson, were expected from China, and were to
leave Bombay for London lath December.
ARRIVALS AT BENGAL—The Thetis. Davis, from Rangoon,
on the 22th Sept.; Isabella, 111`Neil, ditto, Susan, Hamilton,
ditto, on the 2d Oct.; Thomas Grenville, Manning, from London,
on the 34; Marquis of Wellington, Blanchard, ditto, Thalia,
Biden, do. (with Lord Cambermere), Woodford, Chapman do.
Childe Harold, West, do. on the 4th ; Coldstream. Hall, do. the
Africa, Skelton, from Ceylon and London, on the sth; Elizabeth,
Stephens, China, on the 6th; Malabar, Skitter, Singapore, Sultan.
Mi:ckell, Madras, Mediterranean, Gibson. Muscat, on the 7th ;
William Miles, Beadle, London, on the 13th; Colombia, Chap-
man, Liverpool, on the 16th.

SA I tißc.s FROM CALCUTTA.—La Vile de Marseilles, for the
Mauritius on the &I Oct. ; the Carnatie, Shipton, on the 6th, for
Penang and London; the Larkins, Wilkinson, and the Coro-
mandel, Boye., for London, on the With.
ARRIVAL AT MAnnAs.—The Kingston, Bowen, from Lon.
don, on the 16:11 Oct.

SA/LINGS FROM Itlaon.ts.—The Maria, Thompson, for Ben-
gal, on the 17th Oct.; the Aurora, Earl, for Rangoon, on the
19th; the Hibernia, Gillies, do. the Commodore Hayes, Moncrief,
do. and the Kingston, Bowen, fur Bengal, on the 21st.

The Duke of Clarence arrived in town yesterday morn-
ing front his seat at Bushy. His Royal highness left town
in the afternoon on his return to Bushy.
.Yestcrday morning the Duchess of Clarence went to the
King's Palace, Kensington, on a visit to the Duchess of
Kent. In the evening the Duchess of Clarence returned
to Bushy Park.
Last evening the Duchess of Kent honoured the Italian
Opera with her presence.
Prince Leopold left town yesterday morning for his seat
at Claremont, Surrey. .
Yesterday the Earl of Liverpool and the Chancellor of
the Exchequer transacted business at the Foreign Office.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer transacted business
with the Earl of Liverpool, at his house in IVltitehall,
yesterday.
Yesterday morning Mr. Hunter, sett., the King's mes-
senger, arrived in Downing-street with deapatches from
Paris.
The Speaker's last Parliamentary Levee for the present
Session will be on Saturday next, the -4th March.
Itie regret to hear that the unfortunate accident which
occurred to Captain Waldegrave, while shooting with his
Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, is likely to prove
of a more serious rustrl•e than had been anticipated. The I
sight of one eye is, it is feared, lost for ever.
The following is an extract from the Char Won Courier
of Feb. 3 Reiterated attempts to destroy the city by
fire are continued almost nightly. On Wednesday night,
about 12 o'clock, fire was discovered to have been com-
municated in King-street, near to the corner of Went-
worth-street, on the samb lot and within a few feet of the
placc on which a similar attempt had been made on the
night of the 23d ult. The presence and vigilance of the
I patrol in this instance alone saved us from an extensive
conflagration." From the same Paper of Saturday, Fe-
bruary 4.—" About 15 minutes hefore 12 o'clock last
evening our citizens were again aroused by the ringing of
the fire-bells. I t proved to haveonginated in the premises
iof Mr. Markey, n King_street, but Was immediately ex-
tinguished, without doing any damage."

LAW NOTICES.
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COrRT OP CHANCERY.

TRI LORb CIRANCALLOR, Tin DAY, A? ?i,
Samson T. Doe In re Smith. petidon lln re Orchard, peddft
Bankrupt Petitions.
888888 Tnl TICI-CtIANCILLOE, THIS b•T, AT RALT-P•ST ?jA.
Caure•.
Morley v. Templeman I Remainder 1,,
I Thane • Thane List

Stoker v. Axe
Watson T. Axe

COURT OP KING'S RENCR.
LONDON SPICIAL JUNISS, TRIO DAT, AT HALT•IPAIIT NIVE.
Shell" T. the Mayor of 1 Wright v. Jackson I Tebbotem wit
Son s.d
London Lacoste v. Thompson wife
Weston • Appleton Clark v. Toone
NOTICS.—No Common Juries for to-morrow; Comn,on Juries will L
in the list for Thursday next.—Dated Feb. 2d, 1626. r pet

COURT OP COMMON PLEAS.
TN!, DAY, AT TAN—LONI•DIV •PNCIAL JuRIDS.
Haswell v. Satterly ilannen v. Trevitt Pagani ()Indult.
Madan v. Dunn Poingde.tre v. Royal
Ezchange
C 1114110.4 JURIZA.
Hills v. Blows I Bedford and another v. Ims.undmez.,Cliaritipdgepe.
leri,our v. Gamble Mitchell
Itedtud V. Thompson I Colton v. Buzzard Steven V. Lau,.
Biggs v. Cove

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, TUESDAY, FEs.2B

WELLESLEY U. DUKE OF BEAUFORT.
In this cause Mr. Hart had, on the former occasion, csile,i
rw
the production of the letter's on which the proof of Ilr. Welleshes
conduct to his wife depended. On its being called on to-day, it iv,
stated that these letters had not yet been produced.
Mr. HART observed that a letter had been read on a forrner ma.
sion which had produced a great impression. Sixty or eighty ht,
tern of Mr. Wellesley to his wife were in possession of the defer*
ants. These would be necessary for his Lordship to see, es they
would show the interior of Mr. Wellcsley's mind with respect to
hq
wife.

The SoLICITOR-GENERAL said there were only twenty.
3lr. 11,sur requested that these should be delivered up, and that
an affidavit should at the same time be made that these were all the
letters in their possession.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL complained that he had not been
heard in the cause. _

Mr. HART regretted that he had not. lie had hesitated on
opening the case upon that accmint ; hut Mr. :shadwell slid " I
am here," and he (Mr. Hart) could not Ray anything when the
Counsel on the other side expressed their readiness to go on.
The SOLICITOR•GENERAL complained that the motion had
been taken out of the usual course dunng the Exchequer Sittings.
when he was obliged to be absent, and that not on any business of
his own ; he hoped he should be heard afterwards in rcidr.
Mr. HART had no objection. Ile had heritatcd at first out of
respect for his Learned Friend.
Mr. StrunEst said he appeared for the Duke of Beaufort. who
wou,l have no objection to anything which the Court might direct,
Mr. HART submitted that under there circumstances probably
his Lordship would let the case stand over till Friday.
The Loan CHANCELLOR said Friday wan already appointed-
' for hearing weitions. consequently it could not be then brought on
without dutplacing other causes.
Mr. submitted that any day his Lordship mj4)ztee
pictiod to nacre would, do as nen. Alt that was requirt*wastbat
the matter might he disposed of as early as possible. •
The LORD CHANCLLLOR said that the case might be set don
for any future day.
The conversation here dropped, and the cause was ordered to
stand over without any day being named.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.

BERKSHIRE ASSIZES, BEADING, FEB. 27.

The Assizes commenced here this mnrning. and the business is
extremely light. On the Crown side there wtie gut ainceen
sorters, and on the Civil aide but four actions.

CIVIL SII►E.

MERCER V. REYNOLDS AND ANOTHER.
This was an action brought by Mrs. Ann Mercer against the de.
fendante. who were constables, for a trespass in her house at fits:.
in this county.
The facts of the case were shortly these. The sister of the plain.
tiff had married an old man of the name of Grant, who was np.
wards of 80 years of age, and on her marriage had all her property,
consisting of the cottage in question and others, settled upon
After this, as was alleged, she let the cottage to the plaintiff, lint
on the occasion in question, Great came to the house on pretence
of speaking to his wife, and as she was of a most violent temper,
brought with him the two defendants for his protection. They ea.
tered the house forcibly, insisted on remaining there, pulled up
sonic garden stakes, with which they made a fire, and regaled
themselves before it with their pipes and pots. While, however,
they were thus amusing themselves, Mrs. Grant, as she confessed,
brought in a bowl full of those contents a hich are usually in a water.
closet, and dashed them in her poor old husband's face. For this
assault it appeared she had been imprisoned six weeks, and fined
five shillings. On her admitting the conduct above described, she
wss closely interrogated upon the subject by Mr. Justice PARS.
The Learned Judge said he did not like anything nasty more than
anybody else, but the witness must be explicit in stating alms it
was she threw over her husband.

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Witness—l went and dipped up a bowl full of the commodities
in the privy, and chucked it at him. (Laughter.)
Mr. Justice Pane—That was to improve the flavour of their to.
bacco, I suppose. (Laughter.) The Learned Judge, after going
over the evidence, left it to the Jury to say whether this waa the
plaintiff's house or Mrs. Grant's. If it was the latter, Orant had
a right to go there, though he was separated from his wife ; and if
it was not his wife's house, nothing had been removed, so that the
damages must be small.
The Jury found for the defendants.
This case occupied the whole °Otte day. There was nothing
further of importance.
On the Crown side five prisoners were tried, but there was no.
thing of importance in their cases.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS.
AT TOR COURT UP COMRISSIONIRS 01 .'PT., •ASIXORALL.

STREET.

THIS DAY.
TRIRu MRRTINO.
Ilowbothain, J. Macclesfield, silk-manufacturer ;enlarged)
TO-MORROW.
SECOND MIRTINGII.
Plunkett, W. and Tlatl.in, J. Old-street-road, timber-merchants -
Teulon, J. H. and BrieMa, E. Finch-lane, Cornhlll, merchants -
Wideen, W. Whitmore-road, floaton, coal-merchant
Woolcombe, H. late of Forest-gate, West Ham, Essex, and now or
late of Aldgate, stock-dealer
IYIRRT MILTING'.
Samuel, C. White-horn-lane, Mile-end, St. Dunstan's, Stepney,
cow-dealer