The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-07-20 00:00:00

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reendant waved kby saying, he did net think he
v. as answerable.
Serjeant Cocetto. then proceeded, and said. it
was impossible the Plaintiffs could by law recover.
as transanion, out of which this 1341 grew, was
direnly contrary to the chartered rights of the Ease
India Company. TLe Defendant. being an Ame-
rican subjen, commanding the American ship
Illy was pitched Upon by British merchants.
as a proper person to proceed to •ret,eriffes and these
take in a cargo of !Spanish wines, with which he
should proceed to the British East Indies. He saisii
he would be able to prove to the Chart and JorYso,
from the letters of the Plaintiffs themselves, that he
was with their knowledge employed for that put-
pow ; and when this was done, he was convinced
his Lordship would say there must be an end of the
anion.
Several letters were then read, which paced be-
tween the Plaintiffs, Cleland, White, and Co. and
Mr. &try, who lived at Teneriffe. From these it •
appeared, that a connenion subsisted between Derry
and the Plaintiffs, and that they were perteOly well
aware at the time they took the hill that the value
given for it was, Spanish wine shipped At Teneriff.-.
for the purpose of being cat t ied to the British Eds.: •
Indies.
Serjeant BEST, for the Plaintils, spoke at COS-
aiderahle I.lngth. "I
Sir .JAMS. M NSF tELD then explaiaecl the law ro
the Jury, who being satisfied that the Plaintiffs
were acquainted with the nature of the traninetion
before they took the bill, found a verdet for the
Defendant. •
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SPORTING INTELLIGeItE. •
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WINCHESTER RACES. _
'MEW AY, JULY 16. 1 '
His Majesty's Plate.
IA Saskville's b c Witchcraft . . Z 1
Mr. larthmtre's Pro•Terq . -
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Mr. Ahbcy't Virgin . 3 11 •
Won easy. •tiL
WiDNESDAT.
A Sweepstakes of lOgs. each (Seven in 4), •
Twe Miles.
Mt Ahtey's Mirecry, by Joh.s hull, 6 yrs. old
Sir H. I.6l)t.incoti.h Mirror, 4 yes old . . II •
The .501. for tire vs. olds and upwards, was won .
by Lord Sackvilleis Whirligig, betted.; Quiz and
several others at three heats. • 1
Tlit 531. fur three and four yr. oils Was woo say'
by Miss Coioer, beating Triptolemits, also bolted.
POLICE. • *;
cut Lien A 1.1..
APR RIRPAR tea; ye•rerday charged before Ste
J • W. A Dcasos, the sitting Alderman. vri-h.pei-'
wattle stealing from the shop of Mr. Aughtie. No.
120, Fleet-street. gold and silvec trinket , to tee va-
lue of three cr four pounds. The Prisoner lived
with Mr. Aughtie, as his servant, and it was sworn
that she confessed having taken the Img of the shop'
secretly from the pncker of the son of the Proee-
ciator, a rides boy, and having by that means (1:1-
tained access to the shop, stole the triokete. It sr
pealing. however, that the confession was siseale AIL
consequence of a promise of forgiveness. the worthy
Baronet only committed het to close confinement isk
Bridewill for one m inth.
sow-elinter.
On Thursday evening, the Eve persons Meastody
on suspicion of being concerned in the anemsous
,s burglaries which have lately been committed in the
neighbourhood of Blackheath, underwent a anal ex-
amination before 'looms. Rosimsoe, En. the Sit-
ting Magistrate at Bow-street. The evidence of
the different 'witnesses was committed to regtear
informations, and read over to the prisoner,. No-
thing materially new came nut. The Parties were
bound over to prosecute,and the Pricm.ers were fully
consruitted for trial at the ensuing Kent Assizes.

'the amateurs of boring will be gratified this day
by several b. t les : the names of the parties es-
pedled to 'fight are—rung Cmlei
Mach Saes, the Chic4rn, Ste. From the names of
the pArties. it is expcttcd that much damn. will be
,hewn, and that tunny a pigeon will be ple•eherl.
while the knowing ones wiilft.tber their nests well.
The r"ighbourhood of Hampton Court, it is said,
will be the scene of aaion.
Thursday in +ming, about six o'clock. Mr. Tito.
11AI Coos, an Exciseman, went to ta.:l himself off
the Custom-house Quay ; not twin,: a swimmer, ha
laid bold of the end of a rope fs..eried to a riog on
the wharf. whilst he employed one hand in washing
himself, the rope slipped through his other hand,
when be sunk under some barges, and was drowned.
On Thursday nigbt, between eleven and twalye
o'clock. as M.. RU‘H ['IN, of Clerkenwell, in com-
pany with a youlg gen.leinan in a po.t-chaise, w. to
returning to town, they were stopped near Layton-
stone by th,ee footpads, arased with pistols. who
with horrid imprecations demanded their money or
their lives : the Gmtlernen, being well arms.', re-
sisted their demand ; on which one of the villains
fired into the chaise, but fortunately withcut siva ;
upon which Mr. Resit TON fired a blunderbuss, wises
the villains made a precipitate remiss. They all ap-
peared to be young men, and were dressed in short
smock frocks
A very daring rolisery was committed at an early
hour on Sunday morning last, at the house or Mr.
NVyhtz, of Hope School, Leece's-ttreet, Liver-
pool. A servant woman, a native of Wales, who
had lived with the family about a month, contrived
to collea together a great variety of articles of wear•
ing apparel, the property of her mistress. with
which, together with several articles of plate, ate. ire.
she went off before the family were up, and has not
since been heard of.
Worms in the Throat —Mrs. FILICKEs having
been long alll,d2d with every symptom of decay,
viz. fainting', head-ach.languor, irregular appetite*
great restleness, together with horrid dreams, and
lately could not lay down, owing to a violent ob.
strwltion, affeaing respiration, and when is an bcri.
sontal posture, threatened her speedy dissolution •
while in this distressed situation, Mrs. Duces,
atf
the Peacock, Houghton-street, Clare Market, re.
commended Dr. Gwen:tea', Plass arid Tiwcruse,
which, under God, has expelled a Worm upwards
of coo feet—the head part of which is t 4 feet, and
contains 150 mouths! ! This, with many curione
phenomena, may be seen at the Doaor's
Long Acre, near Bow4tnet.
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