The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-02-07 00:00:00

L.I7V INTELLIGIMCE.

COORT.Of ZING% RENCII, Wiarrnutstes, Vt.. S.

REPUBLICATIoN OT A MEL •
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Mr. GA scow, on behalf of John Sullivan, EA
use of the late Under Secretaries of States applied
to the Court for leave to file a Criminal Informa-
tion against Mr. Redhead Yorke, the sole Publisher
and Proprietor of a paper called The Week!, Politi-
cal Review, for the republication of a most scan-
dalous and malicious libel. The Learned Counsel
observed, that if ever it was necessary for the Court
to interfere, in order to vindicate the character of
an individual, and to support the dignity of its own
proceedings, this was a case which called parii.
cuhuly for such interference. It may be recollected,
that, in the course of the last Easter Fenn, an ap-
plication, of a similar nature, was made against
Colonel Draper, for publishing a most grow and
sc r•ldalous libel against Mr. Sullivan (as stated in
en paper of the 13th of May hut), when the Itule
1- absolute, and the Cau.e set down for
trial, the S,teinzs after t`,•• "eesont Term. Upon
that occasion, the Court ordered, t' at the further
publication of the libel should be suppressed ; not-
withs,andrug which, the most objedionahle and li-
bell,us part of it was tepublished, in Mr. Redhead
Yo: he's Week, efilikal Reeiese, in the shape of a
Series of Le.set s, from an Officer in Winter Quar-
ters, who, upon perusing the original publication,
is reprew•it-il to have been sa interested and
pie..ed with the subjefl, as not merely to quote
these libelkus passages, but also to justify the
whole publication as true, and matter of fee. He,
therefore, trusted the Lour& would co-•sidet this as
a considerable aggravicion of the former case, and
eleArein,g of their Lordships' interference.
The Court granted a Rule to whew Cause.

THI ZING V. CoLOSSL IJAAPIR.

' Upon a former day, Mr. M• !My., rt obtair•d a
eattditional Bet.. to postpor.e the trial of this C..use
to a future day. on th'e grouuds of the ausence of a
snaterisl witness. _ . _

Mr. Geiisow and Sir VICART Gill:, this day,
spewed came against the Rule. Dr. Lynch was the
person whose evMence the Defendant relied upon,
and upon tel'ose ibrence the application to put off the
trim' was grounded; whist' tie learned Counsel con-
tended, valid not AFegt the tritl of the cause, as hit
cvilence semltl not Alt-r the fat, however it might
sn_ larreaftet mitigation punishment. The
defence of the Defendant, however, being, that the
publication he I.ad made was in consequence of a
communication from:Dr. Lynch, the Court allowed
at trial to be postponed until the Sittings alter swat
Term.

Tilt LING r. tnwaita men.
The Defendant in thi, Cabe, who had been an

Itine,Ant Bookseller, and w.i3 prosecuted by the

Society for the Suppression of Vice. was yestirday
brought air-4pr Judgment. having beta ceisvided of
' puhli.hing aft vending obscene libels.
The Court I,entenced bim to ten months' fm-
pri.onruant. to stand in the Pillory once, during
that period, sod to find security for his future good
betiariour, for thi space of seven years

POLICE.

MARLIIOIIOUOII.IITIMT.

A hack4ey.coacbman was. yesterday, charged at
t),. Office with being an accesctry in a burglary,
committed on Sunday last, at Lambeth I the
circnm.tances of wh ch were as follow s—Mr.
Hscritet, a linen draper, near Lambeth-church,
iond that his haus • had been broken open on
S•.inJay afternoon. during the a hier,ce of himself
and fam•ly I and that property, consisting of stock.
in•trade, tee. to the amount of 5001. h. d been
stolen. It was sworn, by two Wornesses, that the
Prisoner was waling with his hackney-coach, from
Oise, o'clock until five on Sunday afternoon, near
to the house of Mr. HATRItt ; but, in clefnce. the
Prisoner der.ied the a►sertinn. and said that his
coach was in Piccadilly the whole of Sunday after-
noon. The iitolen property has rot yet been traced,
and the Prisoner w..s remanded till Monday stn.

M IaQU L 'CALM.

PICKPOCKE rs

The lia•arierade at tle oiWIA House, on Thurs.
ti ir night, w is infested by those pickpoekts, whose
srtem of hustling and rubbery is hicearne a na-
tional disgrace.—About on- o'clock. Major Morri-
son and Mr. Wilkins, of Red-Lien-square. were
met anal hustled, in the passage, on the King's side,
by- a gang of Lye Ititajm. Morrison teceived a
violent blow on his head. which knocked his
hat off; and, while he was endeavouring to sue
his hat. the villains endeavoured to force his watch
out of his pocket; they did not succeed, Int Woke
his gold chain in the attempt, and made off with the
chain and seals Mr. Wilkins also tee, ived a vio-
lent blow on his temple. which nearly knocked
him down ; but lie recovered himself, and snug-
gled with the assailants for his watch, and
they at length made off, some other gentlemen
c ming up. The gang is supposedto be Bill
Sieikie's, lately from Birmingham, as they had a
Lid (e boy) with thorn. On tin' company retiring
from the Supper-room, about half past two o'clock,
the condo& of the pickpockets was still more dar-
ing ; several suspetted persons were secnred..and
the cry of " pickpockets" resounded through all
tke place. Mr. Townsend and I Constables
at length appeared. Among those who had been
secured. Townsend selected one, whom, he said, he
bad known to be a pickpocket for these tw•nty
years put, and assured the gentlemen they were
eniasken in the others ; but they insisted upon one
of them being secured, as be had attempted to
reserve the other.

O❑ Townsend being informed that his old a:.
quaintance had been observed to thrtm away three
watches, he asked him if be could not have been
contented with three tricks (watches), bat must
ir tempt a fourth The vi:lain acknowledged his
crrnr, and told the Offiler he should ant have coins
there. if same of his pals (companien pickpockets)
had not told hinst since his return from Botany Bay,
that be ( row send) did not arend blasqurrades and
the Pley-Soerses. The villain had been shetving
fight, and asserting that he was a gentleman, •ill
Townsend made his appearance. Tsownsend.
concluding Item his own observation and the ac-
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JAMAIC44:OI"Af. CAMITS,

On Sarnrclay, the 6;h in ,tAnt, Mr. Taylot, Chair-.
nun of the C.Jmmit .e of Priviirg?t of the. iiinour-
able /-11..ise of Amm..ly, made :Ate lollowiag •
port to :he Hootse :
Mr. Spe:!:er—l am &reified by the Conimittee
of P6vilegr. to rer ,rt to the House, that is their
n, a breach set tae Privileges of the :louse hes
b (ot c,toarnitted by a publication, purporting to be
c tai.l Resolutions which hoe been adopted at a
Mcc.ing.of the Freeholders *ot the City and Parish
ot Kingston; on the 4th of December, 18 )6, and
signed " Daniel Moore, Chairman," and by the in•
set riots of the same in the respellive Newspapers. en
titled, Thr Daily ddeertirer. Tbr Kindataa Cbronielt
aid Cita itaferriirrr, and 7hr C t.

.
The above difetent Printers have been sent to
gaol by the Assembly.
Resolvei—That any set of individuals, pre-
suming to ceniure tire proceedings of this llowe, is
a breach of the Privileges, and destructive of the
freedom of this House.

That the Editors of the respeSive Newspapers,
entitled, The Mil., Attention. '.he Cluorrr-
tie and City Advertiarn. and The Courant. lor having
inserted in their several Newsppers Friday,
Dec 1,1806, certain Resolutions, signed u Daniel
Moore, Chairman," are guilty of a breach of the
Piivileg.l of this House.
On Monday the 6th. and Tues.lay the 9th, the
Printers of the above Papers were ex 'tinned at the
Bar of the House, and conveyed to gaol by the Sei-
jeAnt at Arms, under the Speaker% Warrants.

NAria 1.417 ELLIGLATZ.

IPORTIMOUTII, .11. 5.

Arrived the Alikon, sloop of war. from Guern-
sey Donne, frnm 4 crui.e I and the Shorts trans-
port, from Cark, n Wch place she left in conyany
with tie Darker. •!fto ihnwlvriarid iranpnrt, under
convoy of the liar! SMacer tatter, which is not yet
arrived.—Wind S.W.

PLY11101)111, lea. 4.
Arrived the Triiant, of 36 guns, Capt. Raker,
and Narti.ams, 36 guns, Capt. Malcolm, from the
Chaim.' 'eet. On the night of the 30th January,
Cipt. Malcolm discovered a French cutter. and
several m« :.antrum, frog in Contrett Roads,
and accordirgly marled three boats to make an
attack on the cutter, kc. ; but we are sorry to find
h! tmle.l in the attempt. with the lass of seven
men and 11 wounded.

Arrived also the efraild trigate, 40 guns, Capt.
Oswald. from a cruise.

A signal is made fur a two-decker from the Esw-
wArd, but cannot get her cumber in time tor put
Jelled the Phehe frigate, to take her station off
the Black Rock, ; and the Eckle schooner, on a
cruise.—wind At W.

THE MAR KLTS.

CORM-EXCHANGE,

There are hot •ly any fresh itopur;l et Wheat today, and
bet tittle retnaint-g wt hand. hales are extremely healy, and
me few male are near yat oar last quotel poets. Tire van-
gibes i,ere are large, with tzteeal nave arrivals, and
this uric e s.treely keeps its pnce. Isiah likewise. Means of
114-U kid Very heavy of gala The orteral• of this are
eery large; tr. 41.., excepting prone samples, is qttni.ll
rather loot-. /mug has !wavy safe. In. fittest American
45, per bar-l.