The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-06-27 00:00:00

SINGULAR PH KNOMENON.

A noreher of ha:berry trees, growing on the banks of She
Circa,,, about • mile beyond Kirkmichtel, are at present
entirely divested of their tolt;ige, and covered with a soil of
silky substance te•embbag in I• store and appearance the
finest cambric paper bet much glimmer, which is occasioned
1.7 myriads df small worms. These reptiles ate first seen its
au inactive state hanging in large clusters under llse breeches.
Oa bruiting from embryo they enerrneneo to crawl op and
dus• the freak and branches, each ernittiog a small slimy
thread somewhat Beer tints she spider's, which, fry. their in-
calerlablQ aumbess, unite together, sad form Ibis singular
substance, which covers the trees, and imparts to Meet,
when ♦.ewed frees • distance, the appearance of blighted
trunks emend wit► mew. Souse handsets of these °meets
are as times observed suspended by as mousy threads, w►ich
am spas oat till they Joao mother breach, and form • pas-
sage •crams.

Yesterday a Covet at Directors was held at the
East India Howse, whets Captain Guises &raving
took lease at the Court previous to departing for
Beard direct.

1..A.P7 INT ELIIG NCE.
'COVRT OF KING'S BENCH, iVirruntortit,:
WstraLIDA.V, June 26.
•
TUB ICING r. ttrivrciiEuLL AND (MUM
:This was an Indictment for a conspiraty
duce Messrs. Nockells and Co. to believe that the.
Deleurboit (liiirstch!iull) had a sera of money le
receive ceder the will of his father (the late Sir Ed-
ward Knoiclibuil). The Defendants were all fuoo
gamily. The Court, oh application for a neat trial,
took time to consider of It, slid this ruerviag de-
cided that the case should be sent to another Jury.
—Rule absolute.

PRVIOGATII'V COURT, DOCTORS' COMMON'S,
• WEDNESDAY, JUNK '26.

THE PRINCESS OLIVE.
IN THE MATTE& OF -THE WILL OF HIS LATE
MAJESTY.
This morning the Court was unusually crowded
to hear the judgment in this important case.
Sir J. NICHOI.L came into Court at tea o'clock,
and in a few minutes after lie proceeded with Ins
judgment. tie commenced by stating the
twos which bad been made by the Learned Advo.
cotes for the applicant, and read tbr.paper which
has been so frequently before the public. He then
made some allusion to the arguments adduced by
the Advocates of the persowaraing the interference
of the Court Upon her affidavit,. wherein she swore
that the Earl of Warwick did about IF.. month-of
May, 1815. bring to her residence, at No. 74, Bey.
inour-place, a certaiu parcel containing various do-
cuments, amongst them the will in question, the
Duke of Kent at that time being preseut. The
Learned Judge commented at great length on this
letter, and declared it to be a subject of extreme
delicacy. Sir Juba went on to skew that no King
had toade.• will since Henry IV. rod his executors
had refused to act, and Henry V. took the personal
state by appraisement. The only will ever lodged
in-that Court wits that of Henry VIII. and that was
only a copy on 'which probate was nut granted. By
the Rolls of Parliament of 514th Henry VIII. the
reigning Sovereign was considered the euprerue.Go-
vertior of all, and the head of the Church; and it
had been since held lie could nit constitutionally
do wrong, thick wrong. ar act with injustice. The
questi 4444 before the Court asp, lie said, whether it
had jurisdiction over the reigning Sovereignty. 11
was in law musk/reedit. inuesealy.::. He could not
be. a defendaut. neither could he appear in any
other Conde The Learned Judge concluded by
Stating, that it did not come within the cognizance
of that 'Court, and without prejudice to what
might fake place elarieltere, he felt himself bound
to resist.the applicatiOn.
loginl of her Royal Highness's creditors were in
paist,:eseho, neon the decision being given, put
oulloy sombre countensnces.