The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-07-29 00:00:00

FOX CLEW; EXPIGIORDEVARY.

The following fox chase, which took Once about
seven week. ago, in the conuties of Inverness and
Perth has, perhaps, never been equalled in the
annals.of fox-hunting. On the Bth ult. near Duo.:
keld, there were seen on the high road
u fox and a hound proceeding at a slow trottiug
pace. The dog was about the' distance of fifty
yards behind the fox ; each was so fatigued and
spent, that the latter could not out-run the
former, nor Ow formes overtake the latter.—
A coulitryium, who observed them iu this state,
very easily caught the fox by running. Both the
fox and the dog were takeieto a gentleman'. house
in the neighbourhood, where the dog received every.
Mark of hospitality to which his unceasing variant
entitled lain, and Iteynard was placed in a garden
as a prisoner of war ; lint whether fronsover-fritigwe,
or from a determination not (a out-live the loss
of his liberty, he refesed to take any sustenance,
and the consequence was, thet he died the day
followilig.. After the lapse of a week, .the dug
seemed quite recove.red front the fatigueirof the
chase, on which it was determined by the gen-
tleman whose kindness he so much expericaced,
to tie a letter to ma stri-k, and let him gr, in which
all the cireiunstmees that passed iu that place a ere
Mated, it concluded with requesting the owner of
the dog, if ever he found his win homy, to aapiaint
S—.-4, by post, where the fax was eturted,
io order that the leugth of the clime, and the time
employed in it might le ascertained. In ten days
after Mr. Se.---t received a letter, acquainting
him that the dog hilt) arrived safe at his master's
Moog in Berleito-li; that he was ore of the hounds
the Duke of Gordan's „fox-hitt:tem in athat
country ; and that the fox was started in the morn-
in:; of the King's birth-day, en the tO9 ef these
hills, r;.!led the Mona-help, which separate I3ede-
no,-1, teem Fort Augustus. From better it no-
ncso., that the chase lasted fear days, and that
the Ai.tatice travelled from the place where the
Lau aas sprung, is the place where it was caught,
without making any allowances for doubles, crosses,
&TAd tth.giversations, exceeded seventy miles.

DUBLIN, ithi .13.
COWtTY arANIONs.
A trial, very interesting to the public, came do
yesteriu), before Mr. EGAN, the Chairman, at
the Sessopis Noose, Kilmainhoto. The indirtment
charged that the Prisoner, Dominic Kavanagh,
being Afer_hal of the Manor Court of Grange
Gorman, &c. having executed a certain writ of
attachment against two hones, the proporty of
Prawns. Fox, 'Esq. wickedly, knowingly, nod extor-
tiously took, under colour of his ounce, a. fec of
nit. 4d.
Mr. 111•Nat.T.v stated the case on the pert of
the Crown. He ob'erved, that though the griev-
.leace complained of was very common, yet, as it
sop seldom prosecuted, lie would, under direction
.t the Court, define the offence and state the law.
Etctortvin was. any oppression, by colour or pretence
4,104 sad, in vontenaphation of law, %as more
heinous than robbery itself, nod, as most Offfeers
were sworn to their duty, was generally aggravated
!.iy the heinous and iufareons sin of perjury.—This
was the general definition of Lord •Coke, and other
Jurists ; btu is more strict sense it is defined to be
the taking of money by an Officer, by colour of his
nffice, either when none at all is doe, or ndt so
mirth is due, or where it is not due : but it wail
oat only an offerce at common law, bat also by
the statute of Westminster I. 3. Edw. I.—He
would prove the feet of taking the fee, and then
it „mild lie on the Prisoner's Couusel to skew that
the t'e was justly dee to the Primmer, and that lie
vow legally entitled to receive it.
Set end witnesses were then examined by Mr.
< irtextm: mid Mr. M.`Nal.l.l', who proved the
se imp of the horses by the Prisoner, and that he
toic ten shillings and ton ponce for fillirrg a bell
tmiii, and giving a discharge, exclusive of stamps.
M. Amities, for the Defendant, called Mr.
George Bury, who deposed that he had acted as
vgister for Mr. Mitford, the Seneschal, and that
he told hint the fee shouldn't exceed fire shilling,.
Mr. M•ll.sa.r.r insisted that this gentleman's
testimony established the ewe for the Crown.
Mr.' EGAN, in charging the Jurv, admitted the
law as laid down ; be observed, that neither party
had proved the specific fee, and left it to the Jury
to say whether the money proved to be taken was
taken legally or tortioudy ?
1111 ..
The Jury found the Prisoner Guilty, bat 4,-,n.
• mace was not passed,....The hie. took,up the whole
day.
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• AMERICA. • 7

(CIRCULAR LETTER.)
At is Meeting of the ()resit:ll;ot 'and Directs{ of
the Bank of the United !irides, od the May.
1108, t'. i; following Report wog approved, vie.--Tile
Committee appointed to consider what measures
ought, in their opinion, to be pursued by the Di.
rectors of this Book, respecting the Stockholders of
the ,t; cited States Funded Debt, who reside in
Europe, and have empowered this Bank to remit
the Dividends received on their account, respect-
fully submit the following lit:solution :

"That the Cashier of this Battlt :re, itastl lie hereby is, di-
rected to ileums the Stockholders of the United Stales' Feast-
ed Debt, who res...de in Europe, and have cluposied the Musk
to rctust, for their account aril ra, the Dividers:: ere ivcd
Metros, that, durisig the present runaway, sad the general
diestressl loose of cuneaseree, it will nut be powsibisi to pur-
elms Mils of La: lance, except at an unusually high price,
which must t Ay subject these Stuelholders lea vet,
heave loss that. iv Art ciremostanct sco mush to be rz•grettsd,
it is the desire of the Dire( toes of this Bank, that the said
Stockholders souk), as anal ns passdele, posdire dis ec-
lions to th, Cushier, either to suetinne his pesehase of Bills,
er any can Ise obtained, at their curreut puce, and to remit
there, as usual, to their agents, or to hare the amount, of
their Disidealls remain totheir credit tan the hooks of the
United :states, milers they isliould prefer their tieing rer rived
and dr patotril for their &axiom at this Bank.
Ati, sted. " D. LEN \tt\, President."
G. SIM PseS, Cathie,.

FUSER. I. PROCESSMN.

Arrangement fur the Grand sad Snletan "'Amend Przwenskrat,
which took• place on t.tli Mx:, at the interment of the
remains td El.ree Tbouastut Cis-. .instrican
Samen. &AAA es, and Citizens, uAn rws;.r.: red IllaS tyrdona
on board the icier y aiul other bra ish Pri,on Ships, in this
Harbour of New-York, during tire Amman litcvoisinsa.

At break of day, a morning r, out was fired
front the Battery—the Park—Fort Coluinhm4—
the flotilla—sod at the IVallaliont. 'fhe reeeilk
beat at all the military posts, and every preparation
necessary to carry the %rand design into complete
effect commenced muter the direction and super-
intendence of proper officers previously appointed.
At swittire, the Hugs of all nations were hoist-
ed half-must (except the British) on, all ;kiddie
placer, all military posts, all ships and other ves-
sels, public and innate, and wherever they could be
displayed. Thirteen minute gene ware tired from
each of the pests, .dtc. during which time. all the
belts in the city, and on board the ships, joined in
solemn toll fur seventeen minutes.

At eight o'clock, the citizen!, tile military and
public bodies of ull descriptions and orders., Le-
sembled iu thy Park nod its vicinity, in the follow-
ingorr!,.r :—The military, under the sole diroilioli fir
Generals Morton soil Steddiford, the ci;i3rii4 2141
Societies, under the coltrotil and direetioii of Goi•-
ret Sickles, the Goad Ilia...hid of the day, and 12
Sal-Marshals, all lei Kunguistied by blue sashes trod
fertthers, except the Grand Marshal, whose sash
was blare, relieved with crimson and black.