The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-24 00:00:00

SPARRING,

The Fives Court was fairly attended yesterday for the be-
nefit of Neale, the Streatham youth. The muster was select,
and the sets-to were good as far as they wont.
The best meeting was between Turner, and Cooper, the
Gipsy. It was an exquisite piece of workmanship, rather in
favour of Turner ; but the returns and the out-lighting were
nearly upon par.
Oliver and Carter made a good set to, and the sports finish-
ed with Ab.l3clasco offering to fight any man i■ England of
it} stone, or to put on the gloves with Carter fora bellyful!.

The Liberal will contain an account of Genoa, ia the stile of
the amusing description of Pisa in the Ent Number. We
understand that such an article is already printer and that
it is worthy of the pen which produced the former one.
We are informed that the bas-relief of the Holy Family, by
Miemszx Anomm, reveal), purchased at Florence by Sir ()moans
HAL&UVONT, and pow in England, will be added to the tee ;pi-
leetion of marbles In the British Museum. Tholief however, tflio
stale this beautiful sculpture to be the ellepreseri dt *twin
ianni.o, forget the exquisite statue of the Virgin with the Mout
Jast•s, in the Church of Notre Dame at Drawee, by the same di-
vine master. This immortal produetloh was taken by tbe "'tench
during their oecnpation of 'Belgium, to the Louvre, but restored
after the second capture of Pans by the Allies.
The Cambrian Society in Gwent has presented to
'Mr. PARRY, Editor of the Welsh Melodies, a piece
'plate, for his services daring the Cobgress of Bards,
Arch was held at, Brecon in September last. .
It gives us great pleasure to be enabled to contra,-
iliet•the statement that twelve young men have been
thtpelled from Hertford College. Five of the number
hate been only rusticated ; four have been fiirmally
expelled; and three have been withdrawn. We trust
the severity thus unavoidably resorted to will not only
restore discipline at present, but effectually prevent
its violation in future.

We have seen a very curious invention,. intended as
an alarum for the prevention of burglary, &c. Its
outward appearance is that of a narrow slip of can-
vas about four inches in length, with a small ring
affixed at each end, the centre part being enclosed
within a piece of coloured paper. These rings are in-
tended to be fastened upon hooks or nails, the one
upon the frame or stationary part, the other on the
moveable part of a door or window. When so placed,
should any person attempt to enter, a tension of the
canvas of course takes place, and this causes an in-
stantaneous explosion of detonating balls or powder
as loud as the report of a fowling-piece ; the com-
bustible matter being confined within the paper al-
ready spoken of. We never saw a contrivance better
adapted to the purposes intended than this simple but
most effectual alarum.

.Respecting the advancement of two Gentlemen of
the Bar to the dignity of the Coif, to which we adverted
the other day, we understand there has been no spe-
cific refusal. The appointments have only been
delayed—nothing more— which delay arises out of that
intellectual adjournment for which the grave and deli-
berate Si:PRINZ of the Chancery Court is so pecu-
liarly distinguished. Procrastination, we are told by
a great English poet, is the thief of time. We have
often thought that there are certain persons, high in
office, who, if they were tried before a competent
tribunal, would be found guilty as accessaries before'
the fact. To be slue, in the case alluded to, there
are many points'of high consideration. Mr. WILDS
was Counsel to the Queue. This of itself is a point
pregnant enough with perplexity. Every question, we',
all know, has two sides : a right side and a wrong.
But this is not all ; modern discovery, which has en-
larged our vision on this as on all other subjects, has
taught us that the parties to the question have also two
sides—a ministerial side and a popular side ; and that
when any case, at all connected with politics, comes
before our Courts, upon which any difficulty arises,
which makes it a case of great labour to the Jedge,
a due consideration of this, to use the words of Lord
BACON, " helps much to an easy deliverance." We
have no doubt, therefore, that having been well
weighed, this matter will now be brought to a speedy
and favourable issue.

SHOCKING MURDER AND ROBBERY.—A dread-
ful murder was perpetrated in the village of Llanbeder, in North
Wales, on Monday night. Jane Williams, an aged widow, many
years a respectable shopkeeper in the above village, and who was
gnerally thought to have amassed a little wealth, was found mur-
dered behind her counter on Monde. morning. A little grand
daughter said she heard her grandmother, in the night, cry
' "Murder!" two or three times, but was too much frightened to
~,, stir. Threepersons are supposed to have been eoneerned--they
had drag their unfortunate victim from ber bed; the shop
drawers, c. were broken open, and several articles stolen, as
well as what money skeht have hpd in them. We have rot
heard of any clue befogmig' Yet attbrded by width so lease the
wretches.