The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-13 00:00:00

NOMINATION OF SHERIFFS.

Yesterday being the Morrow of St. Martin, the Lords of
his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council assembled,
according to custom, in the Court of Excheriner, to receive
and arrange the nomination of the Sheriffs for the different
counties, at which the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as
the head of that Court, presider] in his full robes, accom-
panied by the Lord Chancellor, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr.
Wynn, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's
Bench, the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas,
the Lord Chief Baron, Lord Colchester, Sir John Nichol],
and Sir Henry Russell.
The nine Puisne Judges attended their Lordships, and
the nomination of three gent!ensen for each county pro-
cei it d, which occupied atoms an lour.
Mr. Justice Litticdale Lie the Court soon after the
nomination commenced, his Lordship being the junior
Judge on the late Citeuit. and the nomination of Sheriffs
being the duty of the senior Judge. The Learned Judge
proceeded to chambers, where he had some important
business to attend to.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer came to town from
St. Alban's to attcnd the meeting.

BANKRUPTCY OF MARS!! AND CO.

A partial meeting of the creditors of the store firm was alarmed
last night a. the Freentasons"ravern, for the pulmse of consider-
ing the expediency of electing Assignees under the new eminiis-
'ion issued :.gains: that house, who might he remorml front any
suspicion of an improper influence on the part of the bankrupts, in
the event of t:te tint Connuiasion's being deelarill insalid, of the
prob,bi;ity of which there appears to be a very g,.:.ersl under-
stood imt.

.•
The wetting was summoned for six o'clock prreis..le ; a: about ;
half past ,Ix., then: being then between forty and fine. of the ere.
ditors assembled, a Gentleman proposed that Mr. Parkins be called '
to the chair. This motion having been duly seem:lied, the worthy
Ex•Sheritf, aft.er exhibiting a coyness, for which he is rot gene-
rally reniath.dolc. Leaded to the wishes of the company, and was
regularly installed in
Mr. Ks mire. of the firm of Knight and Fyson, then rose, for
the purpose of explaining to the meeting the exert situation in
which i,•.: creditors a. re placed. He de-ired that it might be re-
collected that the docket lard been struck agaitist the firm by Mr.
Scott, a gentleman highly respectable it was true, hut intimately
connected. nay, related, to one of respectable,
partners; this, therefore,
was a circumstance well calenlated to excite sustionon. Mr. Scott
had taken care that he would not be one of the si-igeees, but then
it had been so contrived, that his partner, Mr. Ilar:. who, in re-
ality, was no creditor of the estate, should be ore, which was
virtually the same as if Mr. Scott had taken on biaiself the office;
' but then Mr. Hare, not being himself a creditor, could not be
I supposed to feel such an interest in the concerns of the creditors as
ought to be looLd for front every person tilling faith an office as
Eulogistic; he thought that 31r. Scutt must have liad some motive
for acting in the manner that he had done. Another tissigr.:e was
Mr. Holland, who was. bona
,pc, no creditor, but merely repre-
sented a society, whose claims, if common sinati.in had been be.
stowed on them before the Commissioners, lie was convinced would
never have been admitted. These claims amounted to no less a
sum than 47,000/. The creditors shonld Coll •;.1..t. haw much the
admission of such a sum would deteriorate front their divided ;
and all this arose from the claims not bring properly opposed.
; The next assignee was Mr. Knight, a genthnian iu every respect
pet-wetly unexceptionable. and one who, he !tad ro doubt, would
do every thing in his power to protect the inter:- is of the creditors;
but still it was not right that their interests should lie e .nfieled to
one per.on, for he looked upon Mr. Knight ai tl or!). person of the
three who could hr considered as repreieniing thou; as Ale. Holland
only repreeented the intense. of the European $ icirty. and Mr. Hare
not being a creditor,only represented the interests of his partner, Mr.
Scott. These assignees were unduly thrust upon •hr creditors, and
they ought for their own sakes to take the matter He had ob.
served that Mr. Soy-iour was the Attorney to the to w commission :
Mr. Seymour was a very respectable than, hut in this instance he
had placed himself in such a situation, that lie wiot prevented from
discharging his duty to the creditors; and he had fri hesitation in
saying, that he was sure that his wish was (in the r:•^:3 of any un.
toward ciratuistance invalidating the first commission) to secure
I the reelection of the sante assignees on the second. Mr. Knight
car cloiled by calling on every gentleman pre-ent use his inter-
est to tirt(at .1;01- tin object, and to procure for the creditors
such assignees as should insure every thing being done for their
benefit._

FllO5l stigzested, that it would be as well if the creditors
present were to be informed ut whoa,: inrimiic." the meeting had been
"ravened. and from whom the requiaition had emanated. and why
at had not been dote by public advertisement, of by a sir.
cular letter to a select few.

31r. H 74:lit ga said, that although he cutill not see the tele-
Taney of such a tplestion, yet he would r..lswer it by admitting that
he was one the foremost in doing. it; he had been outweighed and
buret. thorn by th: intl;:enee of the bmlers at Uttii.l4:l, in the
thoica ui the assign.:es he was unfortursitly a creidter to a large
amount. and he did hot consider that the i%t :r.sts i t the creditors
could be rattly attended to by the selevion tLat bid bun made;
he. tiler:I:1:e, sincerely hoped that an °pp...nullity would be
ofb.,e4 of cm ::ding it.
Mr. It tLE ICU of opinion that it was notch better to convene a
meeting for the present purpose by circular lever.' to the creditors.
thin by advi iv:semen*: as, it the latter method hid 11:04 pursued,
the room would have been tilled by rople c ho s etc not tvolitors.
A Gentleman said that lie heard that the pnescrt assi.mees were
indetiti:vihle in their exertions in untaytting eo:m dimwit affairs
sit th, Bark ; if such was the case. he 4141 coniidcr that the
imeic,tl of the ertiliturs could be entrusted to better hands.

.......
Mr. If:II:LYMAN was pertectly satisfied with the exertions and
integrity of the won nt assignees; he cottli corroborate the riser.
tion of the last gentleman as to the pains they were taking,
as he spoke from his own knowledge, when lir said that they
et: engaged ss cry day from nine till twelve in the ..fain of the
Hank. . . .

31r. atlvsow also expressed his convic:ion that the present
assigrecs woftud Mctl, and that the er:dbors would I.fri the Intuit
or their exerions. in the dividends they would procure ;hem.
After some twitter ile-uiltory conversation. it tva. resolved that a
Committee should be appointed to consider of what seas expedient
to be doile. and that a General Meeting of the Creibuits should be
convened by public advertisement. at a future day.

A curious circumstance transpired on 'nines,lay at the
meeting of the creeiitors of Nlessrs. Marsh :ind San, Navy
Agents, Scotland-vazd. This Na.:y Agency concern, taken
by itself, would appear to have ik`VII a flourishing one, the
assets anaiuntine to 0,2121. His. Gd., and the debts only to
Vti,lEst. 16s. std., leaving a balance of assets of tt
4a. But Mr. Marsh, s. n. to whom the concern exclusively
belonged (the son. according to the statement given, never
having inv..sted in it 44,utioi. three per cents, without
which he was not to be considered a painter. and having
from the first continued to act as a managing clerk, on a
salary of 600/. per ann.), had avldled himself of it, to draw
from the Ilerners-street bank 73.5431. on an account opened
in the name of his son, but which was entirely his own.
Such was the representation given at this meeting. It was
stated that the herners-street bank held assets of the navy
agency C.I/Verll in pledge, to the amount of 30,0001., as a
securi:y for the advance.

Mr.. FAcNrctsioy.—On Thursday Mrs. Fauntleroy
was admitted to an interview with her unfortunate hus-
band. She was accompanied by her son, and the meeting,
as might be capected, was most affecting. Whatever ilif-
ft.rences may have existed between them, all was buried in
oblivion. and mutual fotgiveneas, and they parted with
the strongest demonstrations of affection. interrupted only
by ebullitions of sorrow, too overpowtring fur restraint.
Mr. Fauntleroy evinces great affection for his son, who has
more than once visited him during his confinement. On
• recent occasion he took a favourite seal from his watch,
and presented it to the boy, with that solemn atijutation of
remembrance which probably no length of Mile will erase
from a mind of sensibility. Mr. F. hail for two or three
ilsys been somewhat indisposed, snil tic inter% icw with
Mrs. F. was succeeded by great weakness amid depression.
Mr. F. lia4, however, now regained that tranquil equani-
mity of mind which has hitherto given such consolation to
his blends.

Mattilord fair, on Monday anti Tueltday, was large ; there
was, particularly on Tuesday, inure stock and more com-
pany than had been known before for twenty years. On
the former day the show of horses was considerable,
but ever; thing useful fetched very advanced priers: black
cart-c:,its full one-third more than the prices of last year.
The sheep fair Was not so large as usual: lamb-hors
reached as high as 3:14., and all descriptions cf sheep sold
well. Cheese, the best, 70. per lb. (bought by the whole
cheese) : inferior Gd. Onions Ps. per pock. on Tuesday
the show of neat stock was very considerable: gooJ stows
sold dearly, the great quantity of winter korping makim!
the demand ft.r then' general ; fat beasts also sold well.
Torawls noon the terms for stores were nut so bleb as in
the morning; but the improvement in prices upon the
whole, since the November fair last year, may be stated as
the 'Lira:rice between la and 1:1/. and relatively for stock
of other value. This, however, is all advance with rtspeet
to sheep, rather to be attributed to local eireutuatances.
There are near Lincoln several hundred new; of cole-seed
and titraips still under water from the u:c,,lents occasioned
by th late floods ; this has given] value to sue t keepinz in
the higher districts; and the OLT: in the improvement in
t!!"e of she support. has bean, that the stack to be sup-
has alanced

THE BRITISH PRESS.

FAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Cape ofGood Hope, Aazust 31.—The Geo►ge the Fourth
has been sold for S,OOO rix dollars. The Mary, IVatson,
was to sail from the Cape fur St. Helena, Rio Janeiro, and
London, die lath September.
Arrirals al Singaiart.—The Bombs)) Castle, Hutchin-
son, from Bombay, the 2d June; the Jupiter, Park. from
New South Wales, the oth June ; the Franklin, Welsh.
from Batavia, 9th June; and the Nounuahal, Scott, from
London, 11th June.

Suilince from Sinetrore.—The Good Success, for China,
14th May ; and the Nearehns, for China, 19th May.
The Aguilar, Watson, and the Asia, Lindsay. were
daily expected at Singapore, from New South Wales.
The Nassau, Carts. from Singapore, has arrived in the
Dawns, having sailed from Singapote on the 2311 June,
and from St. Helena, on the 30th Srpt. She was plundered
of part of her cargo and some stores on the 9th Oct. by a
privateer brig of 19 guns and 1.10 mutt.
Arrivals at St. Helena.—The St. lielena, Fairfax, from
the Cape, 26th Sept., bringing letters from thence to the
4th Sept. ; th Viceroy, —, from Bengal, 26th Sept. ;
and a country ship, named the Alexander.
Slliiings film St. Ilelena.—The Bombay Merchant,
Kemp ; and the Harriet. Dixon, for London, 9th Sept. ;
Wellington, House, a whaling, 19th Sept. ; Resolution,
Parker, for the Mauritius, 23d ditto.
Arrive:bat the Cape if (:oat. Hope.—'l7►e Mary, Wilson,
from London, Bth July ; Tiinmph. Green, 7th Aug. ;
Oscar, Gibbs. 22d Aug. ; Mars, Wilson, 27th Aug. ;
and Cape Packet, Kcllie, 28th August—fill from London.
The Duke of Gloucester, Amin ; and Fanny, Camber-
well, arrived from the Mauritius Ist S.ptcu►ber ; and Ala-
crity, Findlay, front London, 3.: Sept.
Sailings from the Cape of Good )lope.—The La Stine,
110 , for Bengal, 3d Sept. ; Triumph. Green, for
Bombay, 18th August; and Flamingo, Sinclair, for the
Mauritius, Ist Sept.
The Alacrity, Findlay, was to preeetal to Meselle Bay,
to convey :2,10 tons of the cargo saved from the Mary,
Ardlie, afterwards to load with wine at the Cape.
Mauritius. July 23.—There were no ships of war lying
at Port Louis—his Majesty's ships Andromache, Ariadne,
and Leven, having sailed on a cruise.
Ship spoken with.—Tine Alfred, from London to the
Smith Seas, 14th August ; the Dutch ship Thalia, Bran-
laghtm, front Amsterdam to Batavia. 6th July, off Java
Head ; the Portuguese ship New Packet, from Lisbon
to China, 7th July, off Java Mad.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FALMOUTH, NOt::107-71rnVedthe puke a Kent packet (2
from Listam. Sailed 31st malt; Chesnst Farm, Payne, from)
Jersey ; Union, lirockenshire ; and Enterprise, iluikin, from
Lndon. _ _

.... _
w Nor". it, Now. 10.—Arrircd from the Downs the Two
tiiarers,Jackiiu!, for fterhice ; Sandwich. King, for St. Lucia;
tilt-Wow, Taylor, from Hull, fur Charente; and the Aurora,
Nicholle. f.oni London.

PORTSMOUTH. Nov. 11.—Arrived the Speke transport, from
Cowes. for Jamaica; and the Jamaica, Miller, fa ditto. His
Majesty's ship Rose has come into harbour.
Drat., Nov. ll—Arrived from he River, and remain, the
Thetis, Sadler, tie Westbrook. Ha I the Tulloch Castle, Hall,
and the Alexander, Dew, for Jamaica.
GRAVESLND, Nov. 11.--Arrived the Diana, Sims, from
Denia ; Fox, Donaldson, from Cephalonia; Dove, Wivhart. from
Smyrna; Prince of Waterloo, Durham. from Alexandria; Eliza,
Atherdore, from Itattenlatn ; Duke of Kent, Pound, for ditto ;
Earl ClancanT, Heath, from ditto; and ('aroline,--, frum
Waterford—sailed the Temple, Beaty. for Jamaica.
leivrarooh. Nov. 10.—Arrived the Canada, Dimity. from
Maranham. Sailed 25th Sept. 'Addle, Liddle, from Bahia. Sailed
trith Sept. King Henry. Ewing, from Oporto; Progress, Harper,
from Miramicht—sailed ltoth Oct.; and the Baffin, Penn, from
Quebec.
Haamtcft, Nov. 11.—The brig Hawk, of Lynn, Escott,
timber laden, for Chatham, went on shore on the Gunileet yester-
day, daring the ale; by assistance from sereral vessels, aad
throa;nic par: of the cargo overboard, she was enabled to proeeed
for this port without sustaining damage, as far as can be ascer-
tained at present.
If t* t , Nov. 10.—Arrived the Pavia, William, Progress,
Donlon. Ellison. and Lee, from Davis Straits.
The St. Anthony, from Bengal. was driven on shore st the
Cape of Good Hope, during a violent gale on the Lt or 24 of
August.
The Conferenz Rath 'Taut, Seaman, from Bahia. was carried
into Dartmouth the 18th inst. by a pilot boat, from sea, with fore-
masts and mizen.mast sprung ; all the top-masts carried away.
and loss of yards, sails, and rigging. She has hail seven feet water
in the hold, and was on her beamends in a hurricane on the Bth ult.
A quantity of sugar sat pumped up.
The Jsnet 1)unlop, Lawson, arrived at Greenock. sailed 16th
September, in campus, with the Martha. Kennedy. for (yti:.
parted 26th September. off Tortugas Bank, all well. Ist tilt.
spoke the brig Robert Dewar' Patton, from Montego Bay, Ja-
maica, for New Brunswick ; at four a. nt. made the Island of Ba-
hama, at 6 a. to. saw a brig on shore, bearing S.F.. distant 10 or
12 miles, hauled our trim' to give them assistance. bu found it
impossible. Captain Lawson is very apprehensive that the vessel
seen on short was the Robert Dewar.

The Victory, Finney,fr,rn Calcutta. arrived at St. Ilvlena Sept.
96, 114 days passage: she is a valuable vessel, and great fairs
have been entertained fur her safety.

LITEIL4ItY NOTICES.

I. Greece. in 1873 and int bring a Series of Letters and mher
Irtuuments on the Greek Itevolutlon. By the lion. Colonel
Ulf:Stet Stanhope. tiro. 134.
The actual condition of Greece is here very strikingly elucidated,
both with respect to its foreign and domestic policy, and to the
conduct and views of its leaders, whose real characters are unfolded
with considerable skill anti sagacity. In each of these particulars
the volume before us possesses a high degree of interest. which ctn.
not tail to be truly gratifying. The very name of Greece. IMlG-
cinted as it is with liberty, and with the recollection of its ancient
celebrity, is calculated to awaken nod revive in every bosom feelings
of the must pleasureable and improving kind; and every reader,
uninduenced by piny or faction, must feel interested in the
struggles now making in that country to recover its former inde-
pendence. The report on the state of affairs, which accompanies
the above work, is the best v arch has ever appeared, and will be
perused with much interest. Attached to the volume are several
curious tee-similes, autographs, &c.

11. The Shooter's Companion, comprising Ilirectiwns for the
llrrefllng, Training, and Alanagement of Setters and Pointers:
a Den.iption of IV ingrd Caine and Wild Fowl. 6.. c. &e. Ey
T. B. Johnson. With Plates by 14andster. 99.
This work, as will be anticipated from its tide, is principally
addressed to Sportsmen, to whom it will attord much valuable
information. The nz'ore of the fowling-piece, and the properties
of percussion powder, are well treated ; as are also the author's
()hot rvatbns on dogs. their diseases, powers of scan, Ike. Besides
the iiiferent srecies of game, the work contain• much practical
information on wild-fowl shooting, ansl whatever else may be mat-
ter of interest to the sportsman. On grouse shouting, the author
has been very minute. To preserve these birds, when sent to a
distance, they should be packed sir-tight. and not drawn. (p. 211.)
11-ids respect to woodcocks, an erroneous idea prevails that they Inc
by suction. They feed on worms and insects, which they search
fur with their long bills in soft grounds and moist woods, feeding
and flying principally its the night. They generally weigh from
twelve to fourteen ounces, and are chiefly nnind in thick covers.,
particularly those with wet Lofton's, and uoderneath holly bushes.
(pp. 2211, 9.)

111. The Natural and Sledical Ilicteticon ; or. practical Rules for
Eating and drinking. and preserving Ilctlth, on Principles of
(nay Digestion. By J. S. Forsyth, :::urgeon, Author of the Do-
mestic Medical Manual. 6s. 6d.

" So much does the health of people in general (lays the aloha,
in his outset), depend Lipid) temperance and simplicity, as well as
on the right ordering of diet, that were more attention paid to this
subject, fewer of those diseases which are the scourge of the Imlnan
race, would he met with in soc:ety." In accordance with this
maxim lie discusses the apparatus and established theory of diges-
tion, the renovation of the human bode. the eliarases of do• stomach.
treatment n: indigestion. list.' complaints. dr. The cilects of the
ditlitrent species of food are shown, accootpanied with physical and
gastronomical observations on its selection, presersation, aril pre-
paration, as well u minks tin ditterent atimenney drinks, 'Well as
amps, broths, tea. coffee, chocolate, cocoa, milk, a Me., spirit.,
malt lignors, Water. Jac. Tile work further ()retains a tete to the
different mineral eaten, comprising an analysis and descriptien eit
their properties, virtues. and doses. To invalid. and valetudinari-
an., it will therefore nowt a particularly useful monitor: at the
same time its general plan adapts it to ail climates, constitutions,
and ages, either for a state of health, or disease.

IV. A Practical Treatise on Tireeir.c the various Sorts of 31 alt

logitor, and the Dl ode of using chi, 1 bermioneter and Saccitaie-
meter. 1l Alexander Mortice, Common Brewer. us.
This Work. am its title imports, is chiefly applicable to scientific
brewing. 'the Author, in his introduction, observes that much of
the failure in brewing arises from the liquor. being improperly
taken, and from not extracting the (pawky of saccharine from the
malt which it really possesses; for, though it is a very common
remark, that almost every .1.1 woman can brew, vet times want of
knowing the proper heats, &r. much of the saccharine remains un-
extracted. The work before us discriminates the various qualities
Ilf MAI, and hops. contains instructions for malting. and fur brewing
hondon Potter, I.:mem Skint. Winds,ir Al:. Heading Beer. Scotch
Ale, a-. 1 nutmroits other t! -script ions al Ale and Ikt r evidently
Ole ”ault Ut Y Ihortntiea kru" ledge of 11. e sat);.,:t, aLd Jo3.:ey7Ci
usef..:l 7:4 ..••!1:43:011.

LAW INTRLLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, FRIDAY, Nov. 12.

IN THE MA or RTI.EII, A AAAAA OPT.
The LORD CHASCELLon 'ttted that he held in his hand a pe-
tition from a person of the name of Wattera„ praying that he would
decree that certain costs, comiected with the above bankruptcy
*Mudd be paid out of the estate Now it had happened that there
hail been no less than ten p:wititms presented to hint with 'der.
met to that bankruptcy, the costs of the whole of which had been
paid by the creditors. It was impossible for him, or thr any man,
to carry in his head all the various representations that ran through
so many petition,. prcsenteil, as they were. at different periods ;
he thought he haul already decreed the Costa alluded to in the
petition.
Mr. AC:AR said that he had been concerned in the ruse, butt
that he could not then charge his memory with what had been dole,
►s he hail nut the papers then with him: but, perhaps his Lord-
ship would allow the matter to stand over, and to be spoken to
someday nest week.

Mr. llvai.n rctiunted that the petitinn might be handed to him,
as those w hem he represented had received no notice hi it,
The Isott n CAAvctor.t.om said, that in his opinion there was Litt
one mode which a Judge ought to fellow, and that was, to he
guided in his judgment by nothing but what appeared on the
record. He acted on this principle with all 'he ability and ast.itluity
of which he was capable ; and he firmly believed, that if he had
swerved from it, he should often have given an eetate to A, which
belonged to lS ; and he knew very well that the dread which
suitors in that Court bail of having the Record thoroughly instal-
pled, had elms induced a compromise between the parties.