The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-09-25 00:00:00

.7.EREY, SLP?. IL

His Grace the I) :lee of Portland. as 'Visitor of
the College of Pembroke, in the University et Ox.
ford, has given in his final decision in regard to the
vacant Jersey and Guernsey Fellowship. After hav-
ing maturely weighed and cousaiered the different
pyre isioas of the two Islands, and examined the
!mutes relative to the foundation of the Fellowships,
and their order of succession, he has decided, that
the turn certainly ..:longed to Jersey ; but, as b: the
express tenor of the statutes, the three lellowshile
could not be he; by three gentlemen of one Island,
and Messrs. Hue and Dupr&, both Jersey gentle-
men, occupying the other two, the former at Jesus,
the latter at Exeter College, that the vacant Fel.
lowship at Pembroke should be filled up by a Cuero-
seyman. In consequence of this decision, the Col-
lege will send their notification, with the order of
tour Visitor, to the Dean and Court of the Island of
Guernsey, who will nominate Mr.-Chapmell, and of
course tt.at gentleman will be declared duly eleded.
Aithergh it may seem a hard case on the Island of
Jersey that the tHree last turns at Pembroke have
been filled up by Guerr.seymen ; yet they have Ito
cause to lament the decision. The Fellowship of
Pemor:,le is the smallest of the three, and they have
enjoyed the raro best Fellowships for the space oi
twelve years; and as a vacancy at Jesus may now
soon he expefled, and they can lay claim (provided
a Gueinseyman holds one of the Fellowships) to the
next three turns, the a.dvantage will be considerably
on their side, and both the I. ellowships likely to re-
vert to them a second time.

Shuford and his company are arrivcd here, but
nnt without dang.r, their packet having been chased
by a French privateer. In this peril, the Drq,Arts'
Persons 'hewed the most determined resolution
to defend themselves, one mock hernine alone ex-
cepted, whq was for as immediate surrender, al.
leging that she had nvekkg OtHrl4 dcfroeding. Our
gallant Governor laughs at the tale ; but the Ma.
nager swears the chase lasted three hours a by
S•:tewsbury clock ;" and, in proof of it, a Jersey
vessel was taken just after by the privateer, and has
since been re-taken by the A'cmene frigate.
Our new Theatre, consisting of th,ee urilliant cir-
cles, is finished, and fitted up in a style of elegance
far beyond what we have ever seen here. The pub-
lic are impatient for its opening, which is fixed for
to-morrow evening, with every promise of remu-
neration to the Manager for his spiritvJ exertions,
since our gaiety is not disturbed by idle dreams of the
enemy. We feel all security and thorough con-
fstience in the excellent 14positioa of our brave Com-
raauder in Chief.

COTLAND.

11.DINBUR011, SLPT. 20.

A case, which should have gone to trial last week
at the Circuit Court at Stirling, was a prosecution at
the instance of Dr. 'thorns; Rind, physician in Stir-
ling. with concurrence of His Nlajmy's Advocate.
against James Rennie, son of George Rennie, Esq.
of Bitkhill, for sending Dr. Rind a challenge to
fight a duel. Mr. Bor, tr. Counsel for Dr. Rind,
moved the Conrt for leave to desert the diet pre bee
et tesepere. The Hon. HEN, Y Cwrvel
Mr. Rennie, opposed Mr. Buy tt's motion, on
the ground that no ailion v:,.ttever depended before
the Cuir.t. in which his L r could proceed, as
the ptou-cntor had failed to report his letters, in
terms of the Aets of Parliament. and theref re moved
the Court to declare Dr. Rind's bond of caution
forfeited. As this was a point 4.1 form, of some im-
portance, and required to be maturely considered,
Lord Cut t. am cei to fied the whole to the High Court
of Justiciary for their decision.

Dl TRIES. SEPT 15.

On Saturday last, the Coruit Court of Juitici lr y
was opened by the Ritht Hon. Lord ARMADALL,
and. Luid MLADunnan't, vrnen the Court pro-
ceeded to the trial of .I,,mn Cmk, labourer, residing
in Kirkcudbright. accused cf c.-mmitting a rape
upon Susanna Cariield, a youl girl about fourteen
years or age. The trial coati, ued to ...late hour
when the Jury were inclos.d, and ordalned:o return
their rerdid on N:onday morr.ing at te . o'clock.
The Court met again at the :9ne last mentiAned,
when the Jury returned a verditit, all in one rorLe.
Andiu; the pannel Gavty; whereupon their Lord.
ships pecaounce i s.-::::ence of death upon the said
.I, or taiii•ng hlO3 to be executed at Darn-
fries, on the 21t1s °U bar neat.