The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-03-29 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OR CHANCIAci, 144uRsc.Ar, MARC, 28.
The last seal being finished on Wednesday, the
Loa° Cm ANC et, LON was chiefly occupie 1 in hearing
es parle Petitions this morning, mostly Hating to
references before the Masters, and ordcr, direited to
the Accountant Gmeral for tran-ferring sums of
money. Not less than thirty petitions were dis-
posed of, mostly matters of course, and not any of
notoriety or interesting to the public.
The cause of Nutbrown v. Colonel Thornton, of
which we have given reports in former papers, was
called on for judgment on Friday last. After some
observations by the Loin CM•NCEL LOR, his 1.-:rd-
ship recommended to the parties to refer the matters
in dispute to the decision of some respe&able Gen-
tleman of the Bar, and the Counsel on both sides
acquiescing in his Lord,hip's intimation, declared
th..ir intention of recommending such a measure to
their respeaive clients.

POLICE.

'IM

mater-OFFICE, Bow-STMT.
A young man, of a very respettable family, has
been under a private examination for several slays
past, charged with uttering a forged drati for a
considerable amount, with an intent to defraud
Mess. s. Fnrsters and Lubbock, Bankers, in the city.
The toliowing circumstances have transpired : The
Prisoner wet t to a Jeweller'., in the Strand, and
agreed for the purchase of a quantity (..t goods, md
tendered a draft on Mess. Forster, Lubbock. and Co.
but the Jeweller hesitated at givin,r, change, as he
was not sure it wa► a good one; tile Prisoner ob-
served, the change was of no cons quence, he would
call again the next day for the change, when they
had ascertained that the draft was a good one. In
the mean time application was made to the Ballet's,
and the draft proved to be a bad one. The Monter,
according to his promise, called the next day (which
was certainly more the cat of a madman duan a
rogue) ; he was of course taken into custody.
On Monday morning an aged ui...le to the Pri-
soner, and a very respe&able man. caned upon the
prosecutor, and requested a sight of rh^ drafr, for
the purpose of taking a copy to make . oa,e to lay
before Counsel, which the Prosecutor complied with,
but held one end in his hand, when the 01J side-
man suddenly snatched it and tore it. A scuttle
ensued between the parties, but the old Gentleman
succeeded in getting it into the fire, aid it was
burned ; he was in consequence conveyed to Bew-
street, when he declared upon his honour it was Cot
his intention to attempt to destroy the draft tilithe
moment be did it, when the sudden impalse
tore came into his mind, that he probably Iliad it
then in his power to save the life of his nephew.
Yesterday both of diem underwent a final p ivate
examination, when the Magi,tra-e being s ~asCied
with the pruduaion of the draft on the lust examioto.
tion, he was fully committed for trial. The uncle
was admitted to bail, himselt in 4001. and tWS sure-
ties in ¶lOOl. each, for a violent assauh upon the
Plaintiff.
Mr. CONST, who attended for the Bankers, was ctf
opinion it would prove to be a misdemeanour.
The Duke of Suisse attended the examinations.

INQUEST.

Yesterday, at four o'cl.ack, an Inquest was held
at the Marquis of Urlsie public house, at Knights-
bridge, on the body of the gentleman taken nut of
the Serpentine River the preceding day. A T MIN Y
GLLL, tsq. Coroner; Mr. Kirsa, Foreman crf the
Jury. The only evidence was, ti it of one Pagan,
who stated, that Boeoor, who has the c.,arge
of the boat belonging :o the Serpentine River,
had direaed him to get a cart and said' .o con-
voy the body of a gentleman he had tnono ja
the Serpentine River, and that he had ',posited .
the body in Knightsbridge watch-house, which
was dressed in a blue :loth great coat, ',lsek
coat and waistcoat, a pair of woollen late-. loured
breeches, and half-hoots. On the little fil ger f '7l
his left hand, was a broad gold ring. In his pot 'ret.
white handkerchief with a red hordei, roar ltedG. Isles
6,a pair of speaacles and case, a tortoise • amh,
a pair of scissars, and a silver tooth-pick and case,
several hits ch paper, so wet and torn that nothing
satisfactory could be learned from them One of
the papers appeared to be part of a letter, and had
the words " Argyle-street-47th Regt. of Foot—
assignees—Oglvie." The Coroner addres,ed the
Jury in a very able speech, who returned their vet..
dia, " Found drowned in the Serpentine River the
27th of March, 1805." His hoots were cover-. 1
with mud, and the body was taken up about 'lO
yards from the shore at the head of the river. Ahout
three weeks since a hat was found floating on the
river, and by the appearance of the body, it is sup.
posed it has been that length of time in the water.

The house of Mr. MARTIN in Dalby's-trrrace,
City-road, was broke open on S...turday morning
last, and robbed of plate to a considerable amount,
with which the villains got off undiscovered

Wednesday last, the newly-ereaed and extensive
brewery at Wigton, belongirg to Mt bx si. ran
and Huosom, was nearly destroyed by a fire, which
took place in the course of the s-zcond bp-wing i.nly,
and supposed to have been occasioned by stove
Return to the Order of the t iouse of Commons,
dated 12th February, 1805, far " An secynat if all
balances due to the public in the hands of JOHN
i.xos, Receiver General of the Land Tax for Scot-
land, at the time of his decease ."
Upon the la,t account r, cems I at rho- Orwe, to the
10th o; October 1604, the balance dad +red was L 71. e,l
Of which has been Cnoe paid, pursuant to or for

Leaving the Balance of . .
The same being within the usual permanent balance
in the hands or the Receiver General for Scotland,
to answer the several orders from time to time issued
by the Barons of the Exchequrr in Scotland, to de-
fray the charges on this Revenue. payable in Scot-
land, and other services, in pursuance of several Afts
of Path 4ment.
At a :al., at A yr on the 15th inst. of the debts due
to the late Mesas. DOUGLAS, Fla nom. and Co. Ayr,
95,7111. I Is. 10d. was exposed in lots. Two lots.
am untiug r, t 4.11311. IN. 44. did not sell, and
fotr lots. amounting to 74,47L11. 14s. tid. were
knxked down at forty-six guineas. being somewhat
n.u.e than a s! fling for ahundred pounds.

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