The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-07-31 00:00:00

LONGEVITY.

We have peen several notices in the papers lately of Ma
existence of very aged people. The CAMP of Michael Bremen,
who lives near Ballyragget, in this yeasty, is. perhaps, as
remarkable as soy reeorded in recent times, He wa. born
at Capponelow, nese Darrow, in the year 17111, and is eon.
seouestly 113 years of age, having lived in the reign of
Queen Antic and of the four Georges In the year 1730 Ito
kit Ireland, as servant to a geotl.•man of the name
Blakeney ; travelled all Europe, went to the East lushes, to
Palestine and the Holy Laud, to the Buell, Seas, and ist
America, where Hlakeney dies/. On his retool., he was ship.
wrecked ou the Rocks of Scully. His father lived 117 tears,
Lit mother 109, and his wife !sus axed 100 when she died, a
few years ago. He had fifteen children, who ate all dead.
He is sow nursiag his great grand daughter's daughter.—
He Isis perfect health, and able to travel sixteen miles a day.
--(Cilhenay Paper.)

JURIES IN MIDDLESEX.


LONDON, JULY 115.
Stn—Many complaints Savior been made to we that the
returns of premiss qualified to serve oil Juries within the
comely of Middlesex are incorrect sad defective, and the
Maitre of the King's Beach having expremert his opinion on
a recent occasion to one of the Shied& that they are so, we
feel it our duty to represent the same to you, and to re-
quest that you will lake such means as you may deem ex-
pedient ad most effectual to compel the attention of tlw 'cos-
stables, tithiagnies, and beadborougho, within the county
to the several Acts of Parliament regulatin math retorts,:
and that those persons may be informed, that it is our in-
tention, w far as la as lies, to esfurce a eurreet relsora, we
hastiest them a notice, of which we bey to 'otiose you ■
copy. ROBERT WAITHMAPI, t Sherif of
JAMES WILLIAMS,
To Franck, Comt, Eaq. Chains.. of the
Beach of Magistrates.
(COPY)-0 PPIEI A L NOTICE.

WO TNT BIOS CONSTABLE. •XD lIWADDoROCONS Or THE
PIX,XECTIVX ROM MUDS IX THE CoU/ITT Or MlDDLndrx.
Whereas by several statutes made respecting Juries, all
constables' tithingrneo, said headhoroughs, are directed
mod required (under certain penalties for every default)
yearly to return and give on oath a true list in writing of
the asmes and places of abode of all persons within their
respective districts, between 21 and 70 years of age, qua•
lifird to serve on Juries, with their titles and additi 111 l a,
which lists arc to be returned to the Justices at their Mi.
'Asthma, Quarter Session in each year : And whereas the
directions and requisitions of the said Acts have not been
sufficiently attended to, or complied with, by the constables,
lithiagtmea, sad headborosghs, whereby the list, or hooks
of persons qualified to serve on Juries within this colones
have become and are extremely imperfect and defective, and:
whereby the constables, tithingmen, and hesilburoughs,
making such resents, have iu many instances rendered them-
selves liable to penalties; you are hereby warned and de-
sired, in making your returns to be delivered or given in at
the neat Michaelmas Session, to pay attention to the said
Azle, and to take notice, that in &feel' thereof the several
"pemalties therein contained will be enforced.
The persons qualified tonne onJuries are :—All persons
'having 10/. by the year of freehold, or copyhokl, or ancient
demesne, or its rent, fee simple, fee tail, or for life.
. All peostoes having an estate in losillammioa in land, in
lich own right, of the yearly value 0(20/. or upwind., over
atiddhove the reserved rent payable thereont, such Imola
being held by lees* or leases foe the absolute term of SO
years or more, or for 99 years, or mu other term deternstua-
ble cua one or more life or lives.
All leaseholders on leases where the imposed rents shall
,awsoant to 501. or upwards per *unions over and above •11
grdisid rents, or other resertatious, payable by virtue of
the said I .
And whereas the officers by whom Special Juries are
named In.. the list or book take only such persons as have
the addition of esquire in the said list or' hook to their
flames ; and it appe.us that the addition of esquire has not,
bolls' returns of the constables, lithintmee, mud hesdim-
Aikidos, in numerous instances, been made to the Whirr. of
.persons who were entitled thereto, whereby they base been
improperly included hunt *mein on Special Juries ; sod
in other instances persons nut entitled to such addiliou
ban had the same allarbrd to their names; you are desired,
is malting the raid !labour return,, to be careful to give pew
per additions to the I persons returned, and to bike
notice, *bid there is a penally fur every wilful omission.
ROBFAIT WAITHMAN,? Sheri(( of
JAMES WILLIAMS, S Middleton.