The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-07-26 00:00:00

VIA REV. DOernit TRAYERS RUMP.

We mentioned on Tuesday the sudden and much
lamented de.:th of the Rev. T. I lug s., eldest son of
Surgeon Hem e, of Dublin, and broCier to Donor '
Hume, of Lower Grosvenor-street. We have since
received the following particulars fr nn a corre-
spondent in that city t—Mr. Hume was on Thurs-
day se'nnight in curlier: h.-alth, and appeared
in good spirits at dinner. Mrs. HUME, a Miss
Neese. a visitor, and the Governess and chil-
dren, had not retired many minutes to the draw-
in:oroom, when Miss GCOKGIN A HUME, Ili.
second Jaarthter, returned to the dining-room.
Upon opening the door, she found her rather cx
tended upon the floor. Her shrieks alarmed the
rest of the family, who flew to the spot. Mrs.
Hutt: threw herself upon the Roor, and endeavour-
ed to raise him, but to no purpose. Mr. Wares, an
eminent apothecary, attended, and opened a vein. It
' bled freely, but Mr. WATTS pronounced twat life was
irrevocably gone. Meantime, surgeons H A ISL l•
I ()A a and N44:voT attended, and confirmed his opi-
nion. " I will not attempt," says oor correspond-
ent, " to describe the deep and universal sensation
Iwi-:ch this sudden and melancholy event has pro-
' ' du-ed in this city, nor how sincerely the public mind
sympathises with the wonky and venorable father ol
the dereaed. Within a few short months, he has
Ilost two sons, both excellent men, and an snits de
datighter-in-law. Most truly may he exclaim with
the Poet—
I " In.:nine weber, mold not one suffice ?
" T:ir.re Haw yaw d ,n, and thrice my peace wwasgrin ;
" And tinny. ere thr.c? von mow had trd hla er wns.'

BLACK►'.4I.I. CANAL.

We have much satiiaaton in assuring the public,
that no life was Inst in the blowing up of the
dams at the Canal in the Isle of Dogs. The
works were so nearly finished, •hat Monday next was
appo;nted tor the letting in of the water ; nn IVeci-
nesday the exterior pier at the Blackwall end was ex-
peching,and was expeaed to he finish din the COOTS,
of the fn:lowing day; hut, on theft-ming of the tide at
nine o'clock, the water was seen to enter beneath the
coffer.dam,and gradually filledtheintermediate space
between that and Cie counter darn, which was placed
at the entrance of the lock ; it was expeaed rh it
this counter dam would (as did the one at the West
India Docks, when a similar accident occurred pre-
vious to the opening) he able to resist the per sure;
but, as the water pressing against it increased, it
blew up about eleven o'clock, with a tremendous
crash t the water between the exterior coffer den and
the Counter...lnm bring thus liberate. I, the pressure
from the River (it being high weer) broke instan-
taneously through the interior Coffer-dam, carrying
with it the immense piles and timber connected there
with this timber, as also that from the Counter-
dam, wiis arrested at the extremity of the lock,
by chains, which were fastened front the op-
posite sides to the gates: this stoppage caused an
immense accumnlatton of water beh:nd, and 1.,r
short space formed a most beautiful cataraa ; at
length the chains broke, and the whole rushed into
the canal. Fortunately the gates at the lock, situated
e the Limehouse end, were closed, and stopped
I the rater from inundating the un:inished works, and
probably doing equal damage, as at the Rlackwall
end. 'foe ho:tom of the canal being several feet
lower than the bottom of the lock, Me:sudden d rsh

of the timber, and the impeturi,ity of the descend-
ing water, undermined the interior piers conneeted
with the lock, and the masonry is entirely destroyed;
this, and the similar deitrnetion of the piers ere Ling
next to the river, besides the detnoliliun of the dams,
appear us be the chief damage.
The Directors of the work, with a (audible atten-
tion, have nor, for some time, permitted the men to
work during high water ; it is worthy remark, that
from the time of the water breaking through until it
reached the Limehouse end, a distance exceeding
half a mile, was nearly fifteen minutes.

BATH, ..it LV 24.

Friday last the Lord Bishop of this diocese conse-
crated a new Burial Ground, in Walcot-street, for the
use of St. Michael's parish. The Bishop and his
Chaplain, the Refl.)r and Curate of the parish, to.
gether with the Churchwardens, and a number of
the principal parishioners, assembled at the York-
house, and from thence, attended lay verger, usher,
and register, walked in procession to St. Michael's
Church ; and, after divine service, at which the Rev.
Charles Phillott officiated, the Bishap, attended as
before, with the whole of the congregation, walked
to the burial.ground, where the instrument of d rna•
tion was presented to his Lordship ; whilst the A: ch-
deacon, as chancellor, read the aft or sentence of
consecration, which seas signed by his Lordship,
and ordered to be registered. The Bishop then read
a prayer appointed for the occasion, and dismissed
the people with a blessing. His Lordship after-
wards dined with the Rev. Dr. Phillott, the reflor,
and principal parishioners, at: the York-house, where
his condescension and affability were eminently
conspicuous.
On Friday last eleven silver cups, the gift of John
Palmer, Esq. Representative in Parliament tnr this
city, to the regiment of Bath Volunteers, were shot
for on Claverton Down.

The cups, which are very handsome, have the fol-
lowing inscription:—"This cup, presented by J..ihn
Palmer, Esq. to excite and reward by his liberality
the attention of the Bath Volunteers, was won by
••*, by the b-st sizzle shot at the target, un Cla-
♦ertun Down, July 19. 1805."

On Monday morning, between four and 6'e
o'clock, as Mr. Joists BROOK, butcher, ni ar datter-
sea Bridge, w.ts pasiing over Chelsea Common, he
wasstopped by two footpads, and robbed of cash
cad Bank notes to the amount of about SQL One
of the robbers was very genteel), dressed.
;Swot Wedding.—Old Jot had a gektios job last
Friday ; a couple, all the way from Serth, having
made a pilgrimage to the Hymeneal shrine at
Gretna Green.-1 be gentleman, from his appear.
Ance, is verging upon threesc.re avers sad tea, and of
a bulk and figure which might represent a Pahl"
without snipes The lady is slender; below the MI, .
dle sae ; and, apparently, a Mir, is her note. They
were in the most intemperate merle, wail the knot
was tied ; after which they returned to Cariide.
where they remained that n;gbc, and proceeded
southward shout eight sk'clock the nzzt nsotning.

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LAW 11VTELL1CM:VCE.

COURT OF KING'S BEtio I, kLL, Aar R 5.

Iliads at Nisi Pries Lard ELLEssonoucm,
and a Sreewl
L•DEIt 00K V. MO AO iMa II ANOTHER. • .
This was an anion brought by the snrativMg trus-
tees of Abraham Newman, deceased, upon th • De,
fendants bond for 12,0001 to which the Defet.de
aats had pleaded, first, Oyer or the hond : secondly,
That it was not their deed ; and third;: , I'hat ,URIS
exceeding the legal interest had •reen paid on it.
After the junior Counsel in the cause had opened
the pleadings, a long consultation took place be-
tween the Counsel on both sides ; in the ceurs of
which. Mr. PARKE intimated to his Lord hip. that
grey tensed to save time by it ; however the eotstre-
Nice abruptly broke off, and Nir. DA t Las procve4-
ed to state the Plaintiffs case.
The Plainrifs were eminent hankers of thii
and the Defeniants, the Rev. Dottor '4r)igan and
George Morgan, Esq were vorlemen of consilere
able property in Bucknighamshire. The Plaintiffs
were the surviving trustees of Messrs. John Tate
and Abraham Newman, the lttter of whom was •
formerly in partnership with Morknouse Davidson,
deceased, ,:iole,ale grocers, well kn 'w., in this
city. Mr. 1) rvidson died i i the year 1795, leaving
a large property to the two daughters of Mr New-
man, who were since married to Mr. 3.avell, and
4r. Thoytes. The PI rintiffs, the•ef, ire, were not in-
terested in this cause, on y as trustees.
The Defendants hay ni occasi,o to horow
12,0001. to pay off a mortgage to Philamore Honey-
wood, Esq. and the trustees having that so n to
lay out on good security, they agreed to Advance it
t, the Defendants, who were to give them their
bond, together with a mortgage, as a ,eillatei it se-
curity. Phis 12,0001. was to be advanced, A. 0.1 the
trustees were to take an assignment of the original
mortgage. The party to which had given :!6(.4:4:,
that it should be paid off by the IV; of -Loch then
next ; and it was ten ag'et2 t, 6-,se if the sects, 'ties
were not re* ly by that :one, the money shoehl se
advanced, the Defendants paying interest fro, 'hat
period. Several app'ecations were mate to have the
securities petfeaed, which was not don ti,l long
after. The original loan was sti..ulate or titres
years, but not havi ig a I nccasi ,n for the m 'ter.
immediately, it remained five years moue w. the
Defendants. The gentlerrie t who i•is,i inertia r
two yotrig lad'es having occasion for it. aity:icati na
was made for the paynieta in six m snths; out era
not being complied with, the pre.ent atijn eat
brought, when, to their great astooishmert, a plea
was put upon the file, charging the trustees with
usury.

The bond being proved—.
Toe Soticiroa Gt.sett•i., for the Defendants.
observed, he could perceive strong symptoms of d s-
approbation in his learned friend (Mr. Dallas), at
this plea, as if his clients had resorted to the st,i,uto
of usury to save this money. The conduct ct. the
Defendants had been that of the so-a:test propriety;
and he had the fullest proof that the plea *as nei.
ther unjust nor dishonourable to them ; as an aggra-
ration against then! it was stated, that they ha .the
use of this money for ten years, but there was se-
curity on as good landed property as any iii Eng-
land, and the interest had been r,gularly paid This
cause was on trial in the month of !my 1805, the
anion was commenced in May precedirg. and the
first dem and of repayment was made in December
1804. This proceeding he thought as harsh a harsh.
tuns could make it ; but the only ohjea of the De-
fendants was to prevent an unfair advantage being
taken, and to save an execution from being put ir.tu
their house. No attempt was made to call in the
money till December ; a threat was made use of in
March, and an arrest would have followed, only :he
P/aintiff's attorney was ashamed of it, and (tiey
were relieved, for the time, from it: They hat of-
fered to pay it in twelve month., or to let (he tits-
tees into possession of the estates, rents, and profits.
or to pay 10001. a year, with interest, till all should
be discharged. It was very few who could at these
times command 12,000'. at a moment; an J, n,t to
exceed the bounds of moderation, he thought this
very honest treatment. They did not wish to take
any advantage of the pie t, they ..vere ready to reel
any security, and only wi,tlei to keep off the pay-
ment till they should be enabled to make it. How-
ever he was instruaed. he coold support the plea by
proof. The money was to be ai:vanced the 10:h
of NI Int., but the transaetion di.i wit take place
till the iith of June following, :I'd interest was re-
V ularly paid up to as 10th of July. If rn s icy
hat/ been ascribed particularly on :hat day, the plea
could no: he supported ; bat he understood it con-
sisted of Indic Bonds, and other securities, heating
interest, which interest the trustees had received, so
that in fact they were receiving double interest.
which fully amounted to usury. Notwithstanding
ali this, he was willing to forego the plea, and was
proceeding to make a further offer, when the parties
agreed, that a verditt should be taken for the Plain-
tiff' ; the Defendants undertaking to pay the amount
in twelve months, not to bring any Writ of hrror,
and to stay proceedings in Equity. *I he judgment
to be stayed till that period ; the costs to be decided
by reference.

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LIR V. 'occurs.
This was an anion to recover the amount of a
draft for 3601. upon the bank of Prescott and Co.
Mr. G II aow, for the Plaintiffs, stated that they
were eminent bankers of till/city, and had brought
this anion to recover the value of a cheque given
by tht Defendant upon hit Isauktr, Messrs. Prete tt
and Co which they refused to honour, the Plaintiff
having became the beaters tit:mit", It W4s ncces ary
for him to state some particulars. A Gentleman .f
the name of Vanderhoven, who was concerned in
the 1-lambtirgli trade, had d=awn his first of exchant:e
upon the house of Oseley a d Co. in I-I4mhn-gh,
which bill the Defendant bought of Mtn. Accord-
ing to the custom of this trade. the second of es•
change should he delivered on the next f 'reign Fs, it
day, when the value thereof is pail. In this case
Mr. V.inderhoven had delivered hi. fi•s bill opens
Friday the 21st December; the follor is r poet siajs
Tuesday the iath, being Christmas ay, the se-
cond bid became deliverahle and pl.ab a w-e•t ?Hi
Detendant gave his cheque to the
et, ; but ts hen the clerks met at rl
Prescott's desk had 'Hilt.%
and. of course, it ..rAd I,anted p.iymenr.
tes bAd on the Saturday made lam-

et k of to t- '
tht
tt b not tr• er
ment. Tit • Hain.
large slums se