The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-01-29 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

Fiamorett, JAN. 21L-.Off the port, the Caledonian. Jansen.
from St. Übe's. Stalled the Lady May Pelham packet, f r the
Leeward Islands.

PLY AI o N.—Arrived the Eliza. Boys, from Figueirar,
Poirrsmorrn, JAN. 27.—The ship Indian Trader spoke off
the Scilly Islands, forty-eight leagues distant, the James, of Lan.
caster, hound to Alexardria—all sell. NO arrivals or mailings.
Cow ss. J. 27.—Amived the Hon. Company's ship Castle
Huntly, Drumniord. for Roml-sy and China.
JERSEY. JAN. 24.—A rrived the Excbangn, Deeper, from Rio
Janeiro; ArabelLt, Helen; 31easesger, Pam; sad Day, ribert.
from 'Whoa.

DEAL JAN. 27.—Came down from the Rita and remain, with
the rest Of the nutwartl-bound, the Medway. Emrneraon; Montrose,
Ro,burgh ; Turner, Leader; the Stag, and the Swift ; alfu the
Margaret, Craig, iron. Shields. for Odessa.

(iii.VriSENl7, JAR. 27.—Arrived the Alliance, Griffith, from
Havannah ; Helena, Erskine, from Charleston ; Livelt Satin_
den, frmo St. Michael's; Fame, limitable, from St. Michael!,
Luna, Bishop, from St. Michael's; Viglanr, Miller, frcm Tar-
eicra ; Aulaby, ()venom from Oporto; Mitchell, Irvin, from
Oporto; Albion, Hall, from Bilbao; Abeam. Cubitt, from Lisa
bon ; Carols*, Laniini, from Lisbon ; Lord Wellington, Scent,
from Seville; Poneveeance, Luke, from the South Seas;Claudine,
Crabtree, and Euphrates, Meade, from Bombay.--Sailod the
Matilda, Collin, for Scant; William Lushingt on, Sughrue, fhr
St. Kitt's; and Cambria. Cook. far Jantaira.
I,lv Ea root., JAN. %.—Arrived the Alice, Johnson, from
maks ; Emerald, Fox, Friends, and Cybele. from Charleston ;
Reynolds, Harrison. front Faro; the Hope, Simmons; and Tot-
nest, Knowles, frost Seville; and the Rose. —, from Malaga-
CHARLESTON, DF.C. 17.—A French seaman, named Jaques
Ferret. arrived at Darien 14th inst. states, that he ass one ofte
crew of the Marie, Nicoll, front Bourdeanx, to Savannah, and
that she was wrecked about 12 days ago, a few miles to the south
of Tybee, and all hands drowned except himself.
ST. Jollies, Poitro R 6.--The Colornblan corvette
privateer, Orinoco, has arrived here ; she was taken possession of
by the crew on the Ist inst. at St. Bartholomew's, and has been
given up to the Spanish authorities She had much money, and
many valuables on board, principally the property of a Spanish
Duke, who was on board a 'easel taken off l'atliz. The crew
port having lately captured the Octavian schooner, bound to Tria
nidad.

JAMAICA (KIXOITOW) Nov. 29.—While fishing off Principi,
the sloop Lleenorarrived at Montego Bay, from the Turtling Keys,
was bauted by three canoes, full of men, apparent/7 Spaniards,:
who robbed the sloop of provisions, money, and seamen's clothing,
to the value of 1001. Capt. Fisher reports that the sloop Tom
Sisters, of the same port. and the schponer Luca, of Laces, wear
also plundered by the same party. The sloop Maria, Daly, lied
likewise returned- to Montego Ray froin the Turtling Keys, having
met with similar treatment. The schooner Sword Fish. arrived et
Montego ling on Saturday, when coming through the Passage, ie
sight of Cumberland Harbour, lit seven a. se. on the preceding
day. saw a schooner of very suspicious appearance, which fired •
musket into the Sword Fish, and hailnl to know from whence she
came, and where bound. Six or seven men only appeared ea
deck when she first bore down on the Sword Fish ; but, immedi-
ately on firing off the musket, there appeared at once es many men
as the deck could well hold. Prism the wind blowing so fresh,
and a heavy swell being on, she relinquished an attempt to board.
Pour or ALVARADO.—Extract of a letter from Mr. John
Quick, Master of the Henry, from Livery, dated Alvarado,
the 9th of November, addressed to Messrs. Wm. Beard and Sea,
agents to Lloyd's. at Falmouth :—" Before I left Liverpool, I
was given to understand that the bar of Alvarado had always fif-
teen feet of water on it, end that the largest ship of war might lie
inside, had she water to go over the bar ; but finding this account
to be very erroneous, inthicosi one to write to you, es I am appro.
hensive some very serious los,es may occur in consequence of the
information given respecting this place ; and think it my duty, sod
but right, that the public should be made acquainted with the ma"
ture of this port. On the Sin ultimo, on my approaching the her.
boor, running in with light airs of wind, the vessel going atoull
two knots, and keeping the lead going with from 12 to 15 fathoms
of line. and no bottom ; but when close on the bar, the first mina.
ings got was six fathoms, and bi fore ar.other cast could be got, the
vessel struck, only drawing ten feet three inches of water ; a pflot.
boat that instant laid alongside, which I was steering for, and in
the deepest water. The pilot saying we could not go in. the Henry
was then bran ht to the wind ; but before the sails could be trimmed,
the pilot found that there war no other *hematite-but to run, strik-
ing occasionally, but very light, as there was no sea en, and the
vessel received no damage. We very soon deepened noir water to
three and four fathoms, and tan up about two miles, abreast of the
town of Alvarado, and came to anchor in three fathoms of watts ;
lint in no part of the river can I lay the Henry to swing with forty
!whom* of table but she will tail on the gerund with ten feet of
water, and in the deepest water, three and a half fathoms, although
the port is perfectly safe fur small vessels *hen in. Another par.
ticular circumstance worth noticing in these snit is, should a semi
be caught on the coast when a Norther acts in (as it is e.lled Nee),
which lasts from twelve to twenty-four hours, and sometimes from
two to three days, but when so long not so violent. but frequently
with that violence that no canvass can star.d, she must of comfiest/
on shore, if not sufficient drift. I experienced me the day alter
my arrival here, antl,lind I been outside, must have gone on shoves
if any way near the land. At this season of the year, the Northers
are very frequent. On the 12th and 1 ith ulthno, two America
schemers, hoe vessels, with cargoes of manufactured goods, were
wally lost on this bar. I believe the Henry was the fifth English
rood ever in the i art. It was publicly stated at Liverpool that
the harbour does were two vials per ton, whereas they are twenty
dais or two dream and a half per ton, and all other charges (locias pilotage. &e.) in proportion. I romed from hence to ....amens-
chy. to load for the Mediterranean. This goes by a small schooner
bound to Philadelphia, which is waiting, and has been for some
time, a favourable opportunity to get over the bar."
The Christiana Llizabeth, Pntssing, hoot Lisbon to Copes-
hagen7 is totally lost near Lessor.
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VrssErs tiros EN wrrn.--Jan.rs, of Lancaster, frrni London,
for Alexandria, 43 leagues westward of Scilly, atl woll, by the
Indian Trad-r transport arrived at Portsmouth; Lucy Davidson,
from London. for the Cape of Good Hope, by the Claudine, mr.
rived in the River.

By the arrival of the brig Minerva, from Sydney, New
South Wales, which place she left in February last, we
learn that the Morley had arrived there on the ith of that
month, with a detachment of the Built regiment, under the
command of Lieutenant and Adjutant Mackay. She bad
previously touched at Ilobart Town, Van Diemen's+ Land,
where she landed 170 male convicts, two having died on dm
passage.—C'afreloniart Mrreere.
MURDER IN INDIA.--CALCUTTA, JULY 4L—We are
sorry to learn the repeated reports of murders committed in
the Kislmaghur district. Of the unfortunate Mr. Fraser
no traces hay:: to this day been found ; and we are told
that two persons lately followed the victim of their ven-
geance in open slay, and in the face of surrounding ailer
lagers, beat him with bludgeons. so that the unfortunate
man was obliged to run for his life, and throw himself into
a Nullalt, to avoid his relentless pursuers; bat he was fol-
lowed by the murderers into the stream, where he was
soon despatched. n the Peons returned from the Nut-
lab, some of the villagers went in search of the murdered
man, hat could not discover his hotly, which, however, wag
found the next slay filleting on the water.
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In the course of last Week. the question of the Town
nuts for the port of Bristol, has been brought before the
(7hancellor of the Exchequer and the Vice-Prusidtnt of
the Board of Trade, in London, by a deputation from the
Bristol Chamber of Commerce. The gentlessen forming
the deputation were very fevourably received; but Mr.
Robinson and Mr. Grant were anxious to hear the ease for
the Corporation, before they expressed their opinion ; and
Mr. Davis, the Member, was accorlingry authorised to
communicate with that body on the subject. The deputa-
tion will probably report progress to the meeting of the
Chamber this cay.--Giourester Para of liunday.

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• •' LAW INTELLIGENCt.

COURT OF CH.% NCERY, WE r xismer, JAN. 2&

GOVIIILAY- V. 'THE DUCE Of 1110MEWSET.
The Loan CHAWCZI.I.OII, pursuant to the plantar which he
gam on Monday last, proceeded to give final judgment in this case
to-day. The ease, as our readers will remember, was one in which
the Doke, wishing to introduce the system of Sentth agriculture
upon his leads, let to the plaintiff a farm is Wiltshire. Thermic,
entered into an agreement, but differed afterwards as to the terms
alt. The mode of manage nt e.f the farm constituted the prin-
cipal ground of difference bebetween the parties. Tire trials st can-
na) law bad taken place, for the poemn.e of determining the prints
at issue between his Grace the Duke ef Somerset and Mr. It outlay,
and, after a promoted litigating in the Court of the Mesta of the 1
Rolls, the final decision of his Lordship was this dry given in the I
Court of Chancery, where the east has also been a loug time in'
litigation. Alter • bac( detail of the several legal stages through
which the cause had passed in progress to his Lordship's supreme
(butt of adjudication, his Lordship proceeded to give judgment.,
Mr. Gourley had been invited to come front Scotland to undettake
the management of a farm belonging to the Duke, in Wiltshire, on
* lase, at a rental of dell ph annum, and to be allowed for Lecel6-
nuy repairs:feel., "or as much more as the Mike. or his agent,
might emus to." These terms Mr. G. acceded to, and einnhierced
ortveivion, and shortly after reamed a lease to the :hike for ,
signs tore, which he refamisigning, alleging i het the intprovcments,
',they were termed by MT. G. were, in fact, deteriorations, and that
the sereeinent had already been vitiated by different non-perfoan-
anew, on its stipulations on the min ofMr.ig. Mr. Gouriay, in con.
sequeliee..impaided to the Malicer of the Rolls, Sir W. Grant.
who dee red that the Duke d Id sigh the have, and that an
issue should b: directed to determine whether Mr. Gonrlay was eV.
titled to en y, and how much, above 201. for the hope:wane:lts
mode acemsbehe to this agreement. On the trial of the imue a ver-
diet was returned fur Mr. Gourley, tinting the Duke liable to peg
m hint Mi. above the tin., and also MIA. subject to tile',
opinion of the Master of the Rolls, who cootinned the larger '
ordount, bnt decreed against the smalierone. The Duke that ap-
plied roe a new oriel, which in the opieion of his Lordship, was very
recrly relieved, for even if, as he alleged, his counsel had made
admissions which they were never instructed to do, still he was of
opininn that the Duke must be bound by their decile, cr there would
never, whew counsel were employed, be an cod to litigation. In
the peihihn of repeal presented to this Prate, the Duke avers that'
don clop net to have bees as hitme gtaincil to Mr. IL otiginaDy,
hot a • 'tenon directed. Now his amnion was, that an issue was
rightly direncd. and that there ought rot to hare hem an action.
7bcr: teen nifecieet to warrant the direr Inn of the issue, and he,
Was clearly of npiniew that it ought to have been en issue. With
r...peet :o the hew trial granted to Mr. Gourley, Ire thought it iris
co: improper. on the pattof the blaster of the Rolls, to grant dee
fit r triaL If' the Duke had intended to appeal to this Genet against
the decree of Sir W. Grant, he ought to ham done so in the first in.
marthe, and net have suffered the cause to proctrel to trial tie ice, and
Comet the radiet beteg entered egoinst him, wend ogniest what,'
by proceeding under, he had taeuly acquiesced in. Altlenigh he was
pet prepared so ray, that on areonet o': the lapse of time, the dame,
if young, would not be rehersed at this tine, yet he was free to
ilosiftee that if he could form a more corFileat opinion than hecnnld
of the decree being gu.htionahle, he conhl net feel justified in re-
lieving from it at this day. Whether the hfleL ought to have been
Idiom,' Isv Sir Woo Grant aloe, he would not say. With that
be bad nothing to de, as it was not brought before him in the way
0I app-alt roe was it his duty to direct suitors in their prneeedings,
or to dime them whether to appeal or nut to impel!. On the whole
be was of opision that he .aught to dismiss the petition of appeal,
an A d rter the application for a new trisL With respect to mach
that bad h-en inoodueed by one of the pitiesin these pleadings,
be hail alreatly returned his opinion ; it was of such a nature as
116 ClRlnftl would have ventured to introduce, he reneguing to my,
would have dared to do, but that he recollected his long experience
et-their propriety. It became the Cisurt to comier whether some
Imam ought not to be adopted to repress such innetica, and whe-
ther Weight not to be nested as a contempt of ('ourt. In the pre-
sent instance, with a view of deterring others from such a coarse,
and with a View of marking its reprobation of it, he sheuld only
gore the deposit by way of oats.
Mr.. Has explained to Ins Lordship that this rause had been
moue time since struck out of the paper. but nherwards restored
without yment of costs, and that in the intermediatests, time the
& mit lel.) was paid to Mr. Gourley, sit that he had alreadyre-
aliii
mai that he was entitled to by the judgment.
Ik. GOVII L A lt, shortly alter his Lordship's derision had been
premourel, exclaimed, "My Lard, do you cut me shun of my
alas ?
Tin LORD Cw shceet.on directed him to lonic to his decree:
is. wished to hold no further antvemation with hint.
Mr. Gourley, in a tone and manner of great despondency,—
" Theo, my Lord, I have nothing to receive. '
The LORD CHANCELLOR again referred him to his decree,
and said, that be did not sit there to achninirter justice in such a
manner, or to be dius addressed by any penult.
Mr. Gourley then retired, muttering some expressiors or discon-
tent, which were not distinctly audible in Court.