The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-12-06 00:00:00

COURT OF SURROGATES—Mangum S.
BUT SINT.
Mr. C. lonstilon staled, that this woo a question arising
eat of a aril iostimitall ia ibis Court by Mrs. Elisabeth
Drat against her hushimild. Ike, Es, for erweity. This suit
mooned* roopossise allegation so tbe past ofilw busbasul,
slawybsi frothy; sod, moor other ortieissof amoniatme, la
bee of his wik's soh, eimmiag her with She Mess of mini.
',mead pandas, to be dimiesed. Meath, it appeared, hail
'or igMally massesierdie ISIS, sad the wife being e.dled epos
. to deliver hammer to the sitemilkie of the heab&ud (which
costairted Id articles), Um presest proceeding was wpm iiii-
amtioos Mies mid argued, as to Ow ssidrscf of those
anoicrs, ire the p.ead gist the wile hod oaf ..send *mei.
heftily and folly, by brew of WIN. Doubts
totertriorsire to of these @WPM, gam mow
to he segued. . fj, •
Menses Lammeirlielit. did Dewss were hips on the
port oldie wife. sod Ilir C. Illietirsol mid Doctor IPlttu.2-
nowt se the past of the hodisod.
lk. !Waste Really determined the porgy shield ausiver
mote specifically she several mirk" objected, mud so which
1111111. WM were directed le he Wormed. with the Pump-
t his of her answer to she direct allusnative Moiler of midi-
imp. The Judge fariber .haute{ Oat as this oar had
bees a loot time delayed, the Cowl would allow only sae
nessiti for the bosbaod so Whig proofs ie support of his
allegativo, I. miler so brio( the mato a cooglosiol withia
time the practice of the Court prescribed.

ADMIRALTY COURT, Damming 4.

THE DUNDEE.
• The bear) tit of arguments of Cassia spots the widest
by which the Process Chortotte, Berwick ansark was ram
dolga be the Mortar Grerolsoder, was resasnust this day.
DI. *BUN int, AN the airmen of the Dnadre, followed Dr.
AlP*lll Go the same aide (on • former day), is wooer to Dr.
A ,h. was heard is strut of the clone I* damages
un the part of the oweers of Prisons Charlotte.
Aasou, replied, obositriag open the fact that the
Prisms, charlotte having Wen sarnek.sistbe starboard side,
sorpstived the Gehl coutesiled for With, Learned ?resod%
that the satirises was uccasiosed by the mask bowleg ported
Ler helm.
Dr. Lutist/taro*, ow the *sale side, observed, that ibis was
a question of serious eonsespereo to the parties foe whom
Ire appeared, the value of the property l.sl twist no less than

Lord STOWELL countered with thejodgment of the Trinity
Masters, captains Isaac Rubinson sod Stevenros, who were
present► in decreeing damages agaiost the owners of the
Dundee. The •mount of damages was directed to he re-
ferred to the Registry of Illesehants.

OLD BAILEY, ilv - RDNESDAY. DEMMER 5.

This day the Sessions seasuseaced before the Loan
.111avon, Mr. Jostles BATLBY, Mit:.•Barea GA&Row, the Rs-
canons, die.
FORGERY.

Hemp Thompson, • person of most re•peetahle appear.
anee, was lailietod for knowingly *Hinder sad peldishiiig es
mist a fawned check for 17/. do. with West to defraud Mr.
Fremi• Poole', tobacceeisi, of Pall-mall.
Mr. Poste*, jots. deposed, that the Primmer came to his
latices shop Pall.asall os the 19th of May law, sad or.
deed a spowility of solo, le be seat by the Exeter eolith to
a borne at Mosielow Heath, whirls be aeseed. la payerest fur
the peek he leadered a cheek fee 171. h. draws epos the
bitokieg.hisase of Messrs. Jose% Lnyd, sad Co. is Loh.
bevy, sad @ivied " Hairy C. Lloyd." Frser the respects.
bulky of she Prisosees apses/we, so sespicies was toter.
tallied, end the pilotage was gives to hies. Th. cheek was
paid hots the house of Meson. Drussasoads, hawkers, at
charlsipernes, awl moos afterwards reloroed from James sod
Loyd's as a forgery.
Mr. Thomas, a botcher at Clovis( trees, stated, that as
the 13th October last the Praesepe cause to hos shop, and
bowie, ordered meal to the sessetot of almost 11 to be seat
to " Heavy Llupl, Esq. 21, Deiressides.plate;” he soldered
a cheek fsw 141. es the same hoshistbesies, sad slimed with
the frame came as that which had Wee setered to Mr. Puotet
la May Weems. tusk the cheek I. Meows. Dreseesoado, ea
ask tlo.it opinions of it, sad in cuesespresee of what be there
heard, he had the Prisoner lakes I. *low-street.
William Hook, a bayvaleineass, depend to basiag re.
coised • smiler cheek for 91. 100. from the Primmer, is pay.
weld fur a load of hay, which be seamed lo be soot io
" Mom" Lloyd. Eq. is Oarree.ei feet."
• Clerk from the boom hood sad Loyd proved the
thew charts to be fewest

Tjw Prisons. said he hod notbiag N saw in his defence,
nostworsid throw hammed soldeely es the mercy of the Curl.
He seemed use deketed, and apparently lebeeriag soder
uses iodiepeedion.
Me. J.. 1 Hawks" gummed op the evideoce, sad the
Juryloood the Prisorow
Mr. Peale recommended the Presume to weeey, .a the
greourl of his ivies-um at the time of utteriog the check
that he wee comasistiog • capital felony.
Throw Pep, keeper of a chime shop le Chereli-street,
Jiwilosal germs, was indicted fee feloniously weenie' we
is. of firs, vale 161. the property of Itiedresd wises,
keewisig thS same to have bees stoles by sae George Fletcher.
The robbery took place so far heck u the 9th December,
ISIS, am the asersieg trf which day Fletcher, who wee in she
service of Mr. Wilms, a "besieger in Tuley-
street, was sees to leave hie master 'a premises with • block
at tie, SIMI trued to the shop of the Prisoner, thee a dealer
io mariee atoms, in Hollered-street, Sborediteh. Fletcher
was apprehended just after he had deposited the block in the
Prisorer's house, end the aline who took him inquired of
Or Primur whether he had such se article in his shop,
where he deified that be had. Om searching the pruning,
however, it was found (Doweled in a dark place. While the
Acme weft searching, the Primmer wade his escape front the
harem, sod was seem so more (by the police) until Friday
lent, when the same officer met hint, and took him into cus-
tody. Fletcher was convicted of the felony at the Sorrey
Assizes, in March 11110.
Suers' wigwams were called for the deuce, who gave the
Prisoner an curliest character fur buesty, sr es a man who
missy. paid hie way."
The nary retired, sad wove est a eunidevable time; after
which they mused a verdict d Gnat, hat reasswaiesded
the Preserver to mercy, wi the greed of le goad character
be had reettived.

Mr. Jamie. ilattav said, the reettassersgatioo of tbr
lacy ehveht have all the tome/nation whieb, ceder the eir-
C111111141•11Ce/ of the emir, could be give. to it.

BURGLARY.

Thomas Deakin wait capitally indicted for burgtariouily
hawking and curling the dwelling-house of Mr. Robert
Ray, in the parish of Edato•ton, o• the 70th October, and
steelier therein • quantity of wearing apparel.
The property stolen was in the laundry, • detached build-
ing, shout AO feet distset from lbe dwelling-house, but en-
dowed within the same fence. The 'suede, door was broken
spiv ue the sight of Wednesday, and on the Saturday fel-
WADE, • constable, with • search-warrant, searcbeJ the
Prithiser's house, and found the whole of the property men.
hosed in the intheinwitt, rime up stairs and souse below.
Oa bring questioned as to his powiessioo of She articles, he
•aid il•y bad been brought to hie wife by a mac to be
washed.

For the debate, the landlord of the Black Ball, at Edema-
too, was called, w►o demoted, that on tie night of the rob.
bevy the Prison► left his boom about nine o'clock in a state
of tritoxicatirso. There is a ditch iu from of the Black 8011,
so prevent the customers from falling into which ►e was in
the habit of accompanying them with a lantern ; but be did
mot think it arc *** ar y In do no that 'vetting fur the Prisoner.
The Prisoner had only one pot of porter, out of which be
it several Gibers to drink.
iiihn Marriott, a labouring man living at Edmonton, was
next called, and said, that ►e was at the Prisoner's boom
am the night of the robbery. she. he cams home. lie eat
down us a chair, and became more drunk than at Arid, mud
was unade to undress himself. Witoess assisted the Pei.
ro,iirs's wife to enderse him and put km to bed. Witness
id.id there all night, amid the Prisouer bad out left his bed