The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-08-20 00:00:00

1)01VNSH1 RE ELECTION.

Heraldry has seen a favourite study at the D awn
EleCtion. The fami* lrre was put in requisition.
The Couatess of Clanwilltam, mother to Ccilosicl
Mead'', is stated in panegyric to be the grand.
clau4liter to Ity.e Colville, who was him in the
castle of Newtownards. and Viscount Castletvagli,
the lineal repr.'se.ttative of that worth? old
11.444 Princess Granapi irdele. whom Queen Eli.
aabeth of-tided so much by presenting her with
a facie bawarreGrf. Nor was the conte.t co.:fined
to the genealogy of the candidates ; dispntas ran
at high between the voters, as the following extra t,
allading to the wife of one of them. will prove :

.• Sail Wn. Rtr's brother was a Captain in Iris M.:jesty's
last.-r end of the Reign of Ge wee I. and be-
ginning of the Re.git of G,fric 11. and died io consequence
of a wrund which ha received in a duel, in which he got a
szvere prick of a swoil in his arui, which fat Was .u.lOO4Cd.
swine to hi, hs..•ig been a cnri.olent man) moitiSert ; and,
such ra. Si. :tt. toot he would loot suff-r esi Simplot:46oo,
declaring, 1;...t d be must lose his arm, his body should ae-
cuilikany st to the grave—non.. '.ut coward; being afraid k, die."

ZDINBURGII, AUGUST 15.

POLICE.

Twn Gentlemen were brought before the Court
of Polire, chirged with having given and accepted
a challenge, which they admi,ted. The Judge
fined them, and bound them ov: r to keep the peace;
and upon this occasion delivered his sentiments and
intentions, with reg4ri to duellang, in the following
terms 7,

1. By the law of Scotland, it is a capital crime to
fight a duel ; and to give or accept a challenge,
may be punished with banishment, and forfeiture of
moveables: perhaps the rigour of the punishment
has in mail), instances allowed these offences to pass
with impunity.
.. An Alt has lately passed for regulating the
police of this city and its vicinage, where several
powers are conferred, adapted to the objeas of the
Al, the leading principle of which is, the preven-
tion of crimes of all kind., and every offence against
peace and good order. It has fallen to my lot to
execute this aft ; and I feel myself called upon, by
the strongest tics, to discharge this duty in the
manner which I think most likely to accomplish the
ohjet in view.
" I have already said, that challenging and duel-
ling are crimes against the laws of the hand ; I
therefore think it my duty to repress them: and I
trust that the powers given me by this Ad are suffi-
cient fur that purpose. They authorise me to punish
by fine, by imprisonment in the Tolbooth of Edin-
burgh, or by commitment to Bridewell, all offenders
against peace and good order. I have already ap-
plied the re.nedy authorised by the Aft in some
cases, and I shall certainly make the attempt in the
case of duelling also. As this is the first instance
of a challenge er duel, which has been brought be-
tore me, I shall only punish Ton by tine, taking at
the same time sufficient bail that you shall keep the
peace. But if, hereafter, persons are brought be-
fore use, and conviael of having given or accepted
a challenge, I shall consider it to be P 3 V duty to
send. such persons to the Tolbooth of Edinburgh,
for a certain period, by way of punishment. beci,:es
binding them over to keep the ?eace ; and if pers:ms
are brought before me, and conviard of having
fought a duet, I shall equally consider it to be my
duty to send. thetas to BriJewrll : because, all re-
spea of persons must he attached to their stria ob-
servance of the laws of their couutry ; and those
who bid defiance to the laws, in whatever situation
they may otherwise be placci, ~re equal in that re-
sisted, and ought equally to feel the forte of those
laws which they contemn."

The Spec-Mors in Lottery Tickets arc so eager
to purchase lots of them, that the CuntraSors have
been obliged to limit the sale to a certain number;
otherwise there would not be enough left to divide
into Shares for the public accommodation.