The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-05-06 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FAL MOTTTU, BLior 3.--Arrkod his Alsjesty's ship Tweed, from
Portsmouth to South America t and Zephyr transport, from Ply.
mouth for Cork ; Lcipsie, Millie. from Dominica.—sailed March
17th, bound fur bmtdon, short of rioViiietti.
PLYMOU TL, .111111 C 3.-oil the port the AVillielnlina, from St.
Übe's.

Lomas, MAY 4.-4 boat, msrked " Fame, of Plymouth," out-
side the stern, and " John liustable" inside, and much damaged,
use picked up outside the Isle of Wight on the 2d instant, by ths
Rose revenue cutter._

PORTSMOUTH. MAY 4.—Arrived the Duke of York, Pinky-
son, from St. Michael's. Sailed the Dolphin, Knopf, for Memel.
Df:Al., MAY 4.—Arrived the Scaleby Castle, from t htna, and
sailed, with the Bridgswater and the rest of the homeward-bound.
for the River. The L'A Igle, from the South Sem, was reported
lon the 29th oh. incorrectly, as having arrived. Arrived the fol-
lowing outward-bound: via the Hero fur Campeachy ; James
1 and Theresa, for Havre; Herald, for Siena Leone; and Ring-
I dove, for Oporto. Five p no. The outward-bound are getting under
weigh, with the wind at E.S.E.
DARTIIIOIfTti, MAY 3.—A small box, containing the ship's
papers and bills of lading, belonging to th;Pilwarctha Elisabeth,
Sulir' (men Stralsund to Nam, has been picked up near this bar-
bourby a fishing-boat.
ItYr. MAY 4.—The Joseph and Mary, of Queentswough, Gas-
tin, from Jersey to Milton, was run on board of yesterday morn-
ing near Dungeness, by the Neptune, Stephens, of this port, and
immediately sunk—a man and boy drowned.
GRAVESICWD, MAY 4.—Arrived the Nelms, Hutchinson, from
ilaniburgh; Watson, Watson, from Lisbon; Nancy, Gill, from
Riga; Neutral, Christianson, from Norway; and Spike, Havin.
son, from Antwerp.--Sailed the Lord Amherst, bums, for
Bengal; Herald, Pim, for Sierra beone: Perthshire, Langster,
for Tenerife; John and Margaret, Wood, for ditto ; Alexander,
Rickman, for Rostock; Sam, Dawson, for Jersey; Robert and
Sarah, Wilson, for Ilarnburgl.
. .

14111;1:11.001:, MAY 3.—Arrired the Gluey, Alai/girt, from De-
merara; Harmony, Rom, from Antigua; Robert 31qVilliam,
from St. John's, New Brunswick; and Ocean, —, from Mar-
seilles.

brat:ilea, MAY 2.—The Maria, Key. from Ross, bound to
Quebec, put into this port yesterday with loss of main and fore
masts, boats, &e., which happened on the 21at ult. during a heavy
gale.
ST. Joint's, N.D., Fes. 19.—The Louisa, Hamm, from
hence to Demerara, went on shore during u gale last week at
West Quoddy, but we learn bus been gut tiff and proceeded with-
out much damage.
MARCH IL—The schooner Dependent thee Sears), front New
York, bound here, was driven on shore :id inst. near West Quoddy
Light, and bilged.

The llosina, Lithgow, from New York to Liverpool, was drivea
on shore near Carrickfergus on thr 29th ult., but was expocted to
he !Tot off.
'1 he Economy, Chumside, from Shields to Quebec. put into
Stroniness on the !6th ultimo Isaky, atter being 300 miles to the
westward.

VESSI:I.S SPOKEN wyru—ltrdlock. from Liverpool fur New
Orkans, :pith March, re Cape Antonio; Font-Ater, our Dublin,
with loss of main and main topsail yards, 21at ult.; the manic day
the Janus from London for ; Harbinger, from Liver.
pool, Uith ult. off the Banks id* Newfoundland ; Namur, of Lon-
don, from Falmouth, 26th Fcb., at anchor off Port Si. Clue,
having on the Mb carried away her foreini,t; Adrian, front Gib-
raltar for Rio Janeiro, 6th 3farch; and Cleopatra, front lA:ludas
fur the West Indies.

Tilt! AEDY.—The 6lit (South Gloucestershire) Re-
giment of Foot has embarked at Plymouth for Cork. The
71st (Highland Light Infantry) Regiment will, on the
arrival of the 61st Foot at Cork, embark in the same tran-
sports that conveyed the latter corps to Ireland. for Cana-
da, for the purpose of relieving the Ist battalion of the
troth (Rot al American) Itegintent which is ordered home.
The lit division of the 91th Regiment of Infantry has em-
barked on boatel the Loyal Briton transport at Greenock,
for Gibraltar. Detachments of recruits marched on Tues-
day morning, from the Recruiting Itepartinent, in West-
minster, for Chichester and the Isle of Wight.
Poisosous Rotrs.—On Trresday last, while a man
belmwing to Tliortillybank. was delving his garden, lie
turned up several roots, which he took into his house. He
was of opinion that they were roots of parsley, but they
turned out to be !militia, and lie ate a consi&mbla por-
tion before be wm aware of their poisonous nature. Being'
ladled with %ever..• pain, a skilful surgeon was got as soou
as possible, uho administered an emetic; but medical aid
was unavailing: the poor man died in great agony in about,
two hours after he had eaten the boulock.—eardoaricur
A/mar".
NATIVE GOLD MVIIATIV AND gI*I.CIWEIC ACID IN A:
Rivta.—M. Humboldt has informed the Academy of
Seiecces at Paris, that he has received information from
Boussingaillt and River°, two enterprising tra-
velkrs. in South America, cf a large mass of native gold
having been lately found near Antiuguia, in the Republic
of Calmnbiii, weighing eight nrrobas, or above ifOlbs.
The same gentlemen have detected sulphuric and monistic
acid in the waters of a little river, which falls from a vol-
cano, called Puraci., near Popayan, and which is named
by the inhabitants Vinegar River. They also say schools
for instructing miners are about to be established in that,
country; and already there are lithographic and other
establishments, which show it to 1.0 in an improving
State.—Che,nist.

LAN' INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, WEDNESDAY, MAT Z.

!First Day of rem.]
This morning the Judges, according to ancient custom, break.
tasted with the Lord I hancellor. in Lincoln's b' Hall. His
Lordnhip received the guests with hie usual complacency ; and Mr.
Justice Iritticdale, who was sworn in yawed'''. met with the eon.
gratulations of his hrotha Judges, and was wfmnlY greeted on his
insullathm. The King's Counsel having joined their Lordships,
the whole proceeded, in grand prorraion, at balf.past twelve
o'clock, through Lincoln's Inn-fields, (lent Queen-street. Long.
acre, and down St. Martin's-lane, to the Owns in Wentminster
Holl, which were opened with the usual formalities.

Silt GREGORY PAGE TURNER.
Mr. Pit had a petition to present from the Com-
mittees of the real estate of the lunntic in this ease, Sir Geary
Grydea and Mr. Cooke, praying that his Lordship would confirm
the Master's report.
The Loa n NCT Lima said, that having promised to devote
that day to the case of Beer and Ward, he could not enter into the
substance of Mr. Phillimore's petition ; he would hear the beamed
Gentleman un Friday.

BEEIi AND WARD—Junctsinwr.
"r ir thtm, at great kngth, reviewed the arguments in
this mg-litigated nose, ZUKI intimated that he could finish his
judgment on Friday.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, vi.:EnyEsnsr, SIAv 5.

The Judges and King's Counsel of the Law Courts in \Vat-
mimic" began to move off from Lincoln's Inn anon after half-past
twelve o'clock. A few minutes past one they arrival at their re-
spective Courts. Twenty carriage. moved in procession thruufh
Lincoln's Inn-fields, Great Queen-street, bung-acre, St. Martin &-
lane, Charing.croto, and Parlatnent-strmt.
firs Justice 1101royd hail not attended the ('hancellor's Levee;
and Mr. Sairlett broke from the line, and made his way alone to
the Court. The four Judges took their places at ten minutes after
one. Mr. Justice Littledide, who entered tint, kept bowing with
great meekness at every step r.a he advanced, and the Bar were ex-
ceedingly courteous and smiling in return.
The usual report of the state of the convicts was read.
The ell I EF JUSTICE then proceeded to go through the Bar.