The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-06-07 00:00:00

AWFUL CATASTROPHE AT SANDWICH.

Ow the Id lost., es two yews' men, Juba mud Henry Cur.
Shag, 19 and years of age, were amasing themselves wit►
sail on the river Stour, close to their father's boom the
boat, from some Cause uoksown, upset, whew John, t►e
younger, got entangled, it is supposed, is the sail, sad sank
to rise so more, the elder (Heavy) was picked up ghee. ►ut
has been ioreusible ever since the river mewing close to
the gsrden, their cries of distress were heard by their .ether
and garters, who could afford them no asslstatece, find who
had are idea at the time that it proceeded from them. The
consternation sad grief of t►e whole town shelved the high
estimation in which these youths ■ere held. They ere t►e
sows of Mr. W. Curling, of Ssilderkb, sad nephews to Dr.
Coding, of Upper Brook-street, Louden.

CAVALRY PLATE.—We are requested to awe,
that at our next races there will ben plate of 501. for
the three troops of Herefordshire yeomanry Cavalry,
given by the Steward and the Officers of the corps
for horses not thorough bred, and not to have been
in training before the Ist of June, 1822, to be
ridden by Members of the corps, and hiving been
at exercise sax days at least with the regiment in the
coarse of this yesr....l Hereford Journal.)

This being the first day of Trinity Term, the
Judges and the King's Counsel will wait on the
LORD CiIAMCSLLOII, at Lincoln's Inn Hall, at
twelve o'clock. and afterwards proceed in proces-
sion to Westminster Hall.
We learn that Mrs. CA11.11.2 is brought to bed
of • daughter iu Dorchester gaol. which. in spirit of
its sire. is named HTPATIA, after she celebrated
female philosopher of Alesondria. who filled the
Professor's chair in the fourth century, and was
afterwards murdered in a moonier which reflected
no extraordinary credit upon ST. CTIIILL and his
Clergy.
The Moyer of Derby has appointed • public
meeting of the inhabitants of that town, to be held
at the Guildhall on Tuesday next at 12 o'clock. for
the purpose of determining upon the most effectual
method of promoting a subscription fur the relief of
our distressed brethren in Ireland.

Mr. HUNT hes ordered half • ton of his famous
breakfast powder, pecked in half pound., to be
sent as his Subscription for the relief of the suffer-
ing Irish; fire hundred weight beg been shipped
fur Cork, end bre hundred weight for Limerick.
This will afford three meals a day for a week, of
wholesome •od nutritious food, to 5,240 periao,
at half a pound tacit.—(Bath Garetle.)

L4lll INITLtItENCti

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Titeasoat. Just S. •
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cotntir OF KING'S BUNCH, Wryest:oar:ll,
Tautwat, Jura 6.

Woo Me Late Cunt Jrrrics end Comsow Jsr4r.

DOE, ON THE DENISE or TELMER, v. ONAOIttr.
This *s. au OVUM of +cilium to recover tt.e
postession of a house in George-street, Wise/ring-
Nes. The Irstor of ti‘e Plaintiff claimed. as it.ir
at lass to the late Marehiuners of Tl.ossosid, and
the Deleodant, as devisee, miller the will of her
:Littl)stiiit. The single question in the case vref4.
Ibe Validity of the execution. The Drfrnsient ad.
Stilted the Plaintiff it/ he the heir at lute, but set
up his title under the will.

It siliesred in evidence that the Marclikneirs of
Thornond began to mike her will whilst et
:Topless. Corset, Bucks, end continued writipg it
wind the year 1816, when her Ladyship applied. to
. ~'l'
rs. 1.0411111 e, the Lady of the Bishop of 11 inches.
ter, to knows if the Bishop would be one of the
witnesses, and on his consent being notified, the
Marchioness of Thousond brought her will,
written on several sheets of paper. net fastened to-
gether. slid the Bishop saw her affix her signatwee.
He afterwards suggested that if soy freehold pro-
perty was devised, it would be memory to have
three witnesses, sod as the house in question was
devised, a Gentleman, suinsed Smith, airs called in,
and the Marchioness retraced her sigrimure in She
first sheet, ia his presence. The .411 was afierwarsts
lodged with the solicitors of the Marehitniess, sisd
remained iw their possession till after her demise.
Mrs. Tontlinc, the Bishop of Winchester, sad
the solicitor were examined, who proved the facto
shove stated.

The LORD CHIRP JtIITICI told the Jory that
the single question for their consideration was. whe-
ther this was the same will which lied beets executed
by the Marchioness of Tltomond in the prtseuce of
the witoreses.
The Jar), found a •erdict for the Ocfenden•,
thereby esteblishing the validity of the will.

WARBLING N. PIGGOTT, KEMP, LCD COTTON.
This was an action for • libel. The Defendant
Piggott was printer, and the two other Defendants
were the authors of the libel in question, which im-
puted to the Plaintiff wilful and corrupt perjury.
The Plaintiff reason attorneys clerk, and wemb►r
of a benefit society called the United Friendly So..
citty, by the rules of which, persons under the oie
of 23, or being attorneys clerks, were ineligible.
The Plaintiff had been admitted as a person a►ore
the age of 23, and as 2 merchant's cheek. Fa'kg
ill, he applied for the usual allowance trivia' mem-
bers, and wits refused by the Defendants, Kemp
and Cotton, the one acting as sleek and the other
as treasurer of the witty, on the alleged deteptents
of the Plaintiff with respect to hie age audifittlfss-
Sion. The Plaintiff sausinoned them befoft • Ma-
gistrate, and ses the Plaintiff matins he was eine,
the age of 23, the Magistrate ordered the society to
multi him the allowance. The alleged libel was
published in the shape of a enculor letter to me
society. It appeared that the Plaintiff had indicted
the Defendants Kemp and Cotton, on which Dv-
mien Pigott gave 'eidetic,, under a promise of
indemnity. Th. Solicitor.Geueral, who conducts d
the case for the Plaintiff, gave up the cones against
him. It appeared also that in fret the Plaintiff sous
• merchant's clerk at the time of his admission, and
that he was not out of employ at the time be appli-
ed for relief to the society.
The CHINE JUSTICE told the Jury that in poiilt
of low the Plaintiff was entitled to a verdict, Liu
justification having been put on the record ; bat it
appeared a cue the justice of which would be Llilb.•
tied by very moderate damages.
The Jury found a verdict for the Plaiutiff—da-
mages one farthing.

LADY BRONLIT V. lINSLY AND •somta.
This was an action against the Defendahte. as
inhabitants of the Hundred of thou!soon. for do-
align dose to the Plaintiff's house in Berkele,-
square by • note's, assemblage 01 persons. It ap-
peared that the damage in question, which
stated of a number of broken window., ',as dune
by a mob who had accompanied the Queen's ear.
nage on her Majesty's return front Westminster
Abbey on the day of the coronation.
The Jury found a verdict for the Plaintiff—da-
images all.