The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-16 00:00:00

LONGEVITY.

There i. at present living, in Hiegsr an old man of the
name of David Loch, a dealer in old horses, fur the food
of hound., who, in 1745, catered into the service of Prince
Charles, having accunipanied Mr. Murray, of Crouchton,
then acting as Secretary to the Prince. He was present at
most of the battles wherein the rebels were engaged, and at
the battle of Prestonpans lost the thumb of his left hand.—
Ha received four wounds at the battle of Culloden, and was
left for dead by the.Kisig's troops, but found means to get
off, and made Ilse best of his way home, having passed
through the tniddle of the ruyal army. concealed in a cart.
load of straw. lie has still in his possession an iron pistol
of curious workmanship, which was presented to lons by
Mr. Murray, and which be takes peat delight in exhibiting,
as well as recountiug his martial achievements, and is still
warmly attached to the Stuart family. Although he ill now
99 years of ace, he reads the smillest print without the
assistrince of classes, and has such a memory that lie is
often resorted to as willies, in disputes about old events.
About five month, ago he buried his third wife, and declares
he will not marry again, lest Ise should not live to see his
children settled ta the world.

A during robbery wits committed at Huddler,-
field on Saturday About three o'clock
a-person decently dressed walked into the ►hop of
Mr. 11.5.1N0WORTn, plitten-maker, in that place,
while a person was reading at the desk, stid truck-
ing over the counter opened the !mosey drau:er,
from which lie took out x pocket-honk containing
upwards of ,20/. iii notes, with which he walked off.
The shopkeeper, whose attention seems In have
been more fixed upon his book than upon his
charge, had his slumbering suspicion awakened by
the hurried steps with which the offender. whont he
took to be the owner of the shop, effected his re-
treat, but nut in sufficient time to inertia his
escape. On the return of Mr. iI.I.INGWOUTH lie
found lie had been robbed, sod from the descrip-
tion sisal dress of the person who hail visited the
shop in his absence, suspicion fell upon lames Wm-
vi/l, ►hoemaker, of Upper-Westwood. Weavill
was accordingly apprehended, and at first denied any
knowledge of the robbery, hut on being closely
pressed lie evade a full confession of his guilt, stat-
ing that he bad hidden the stolen property iu the
roof of a barn, where it was found. The delin-
quent was yesterday teutsight laromcht before B. H.
ALLEN, Esq. awl folly committed for trol.

LAW

COURT OF CHA.NCERY,
MONDAY, riovrossas,

MERCERON T. MERCERON.

The LORD CHANCELLOR ms emilimr, intro COW..
I ibierved. ant Lr woula give judgment iii tin* eme
to-moiromr morning.

DAVIS TAM GRACE THZ DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.

The Lona CuaticaLi.oa //toted, that hr had
sande thr alienation in the 'ninnies w tin,' ease as
applied for, and had bawled thew to tile Rekistrar.

HABEAS COlt PCS.

Mr. G. Witsots aimed. that n bankrupt had
been brought up in custody, by virtue of x writ or
Haber Corpws. He had Its requeo th.tt lus Lord-
ship worth' Wino Ism to stale the case then. na he
understood his Lordship intended to rave at an early
hour.

Tile LORD CDANCELLOR—', Why did you not
uteistion n of the sitting of the Court )"

Mr. WIVIOX syisl lie was only informed that
moment (one o'clock). that his Lordship was obliged
to lease the Court before the usual time of rimtig.
Ilia application was. that the Prisoner might be
discharged from the custody of the keeper of
Nesmate.
The Loan Cu yvt!tt.t.oft" I cannot avoid
saying, that 1 ant► rreverely treated by every appli-
caiirm fur a writ of Iltabrus Corpus being made to
ens as Lord Chancellor. It is true I cannot refuse
to grant them. but when the Legislature by u late
Act of Parliament. has wisely provided that arty of
the thirteen Judges may grant a "114 of Habeas
Corpus. and hear and decide on its merits. it is
too much that the Great Seal should be applied 10
011 every occasion. In no one instance settee the
passing of that Act has application been made
elsewhere. Let the Prisoner be remanded ■nd
brought up to-suorrew •orning. and I will
take it the first thing."
The remainder of the day until half-past one
o'..lock, was occupied in hearing the arguments of
Cnuoal in the case of Igitulden v. De la Berthe,
of iv, interest except to the parties concerned. Hui
Lordship rose at that hour to attend a Cabinet
Council.

COURT OF KINGS BENCH, War man's,

MONDAY, Novemsca IS.

LIBELLOUS HANDBILLS.

Mr. MARHVATT moved for a tole to .hew Cann
why 31 criminal information should not be tiled
against J.imea llosvditch and James Sutton. His
motion was mode on affidavits which disclosed
facts of a very extraordinary nature, ■ud which,
lie thought, would fill the Court with astonish-
ment and indignation. The facts were shortly
these: to last Wary Term a rule was obtained
lirfure their Lordships, calling on the Prose-
critrix Maria Glenn (in the indictment for a
conspiracy, winch was fresh in the recollection of
all), to chew cause why the verdict should not be set
aside, and a new trial granted to the several De-
fendants. affidavits oil that occasion on
the our side and the other were not less than
1.80. The case in question produced * very strong
Depilation and interest in the town of Taunton, with
respect to the Lady ; much too strong, it honied out,
for her trenquillity or peace. Their Lordships
dr cided against a new trial, and immediately after,
papers of a most scandalous descripti 111 l , and most
injurious consequence to the character of the
young Lady, were circulated through that town ;
meetings were held, and sub►criptions entered into
.for the Defendaiits, and many other circum-
stances took !dace, very discreditable to the p ir-
ties cam...riled, and by no moans favourable to
the eourart of public justice. But if they had
stopped there, he should not have advised the pre-
sent measure; because from a regard to the peace
of the young Lady and her connexions, lie thought
it better that the whole affirm should, if possible,
be strillered to die away. At the October Sessions
fur the City of London, bills were preferred against
Miss Glenn, nod the servant who had lived with
her at the tune the offence was perpetrated, for per-
jury, committed iis the affidavits pm in, lit bilening
cause ogailist the rule fur a new trial,

The CHIEF JUSTICE inquired the name or the
Servant.

.11r. MARRYATT answered Mary Whitby. He
should forbear saying one word with respect to the
innocence i'r guilt of either party. The question
was to be again brought before a Court of Justice—
it was not, therefore, for him to anticipate a verdict
favourable to the former Prosecutors, or otherwise.
But be complained most grievously of certain pub-
lications which appeared at Taunton, but three
days after the finding of the hills.
The CHIEF J lIT I C —" ‘Viutt is the date or the
bills ?"

Me. MARRYATT said, the Both September; and
the affidsyit stated, that the hand-bills in question
appeared on the 93d. He must read • copy to his
Lordship, and whatever opinion might be entertain-
ed of the merits of the cage, he was p-rsuaded all per-
sons most feel that the circulation of such u paper
was highly criminal, with reference to Miss Glenn,
as well as calculated to rake a most undue impres-
sion, and altogether inconsistent with the ends of
public justice. It was sworn that the paper was
printed by desire and at the request torJaines Bow.
mod that he was the person who applied to
the printer for the purpose of procuring a thousand.
copies, 111111 that these were given by him to James
Sutton, who dt•trtbuted them in various quarters,
and posted them up in all parts of Tinhorn,. Thi■
was the town iii which the young Lady resided with
her uncle, so 'that it was not powolde far her to
take a walk, or leave her uncle's Monte, without
having her tr) s:.lnted with hunil-hills on every
wall, reflecting on herself its the most wanton and
slanderous manner, and the must insulting terms.
The Learned Counsel then read the baud-bill,
which was nearly in the fullowilig terms :

* Fate of Moe Glens and her infamous aeconiplins blowy
Whiiby.—True bill. have bens this week reserved by the
Grand Jury of the Ciiy of Leaden, for wilful and corropl
perjury, commiiteil by these persons in the sawmills prom-
cation lately courloctid spinal the Bow/ditches. This is •
convincing !motif of the treachery, villainy, and minty poe-
tised splint the anfunsuste Modividuals who have beam so
basely persecuted, sod who are Dow insioromMly sulk:rift is
the Court of King's Beech."

lie asserted slier, was not a line of this which
was not slanderous sod libellous to the iodistskpais

against Slmm it am. belled. Ile alimild lint go
on for ao to say that it calumniated the proceedings
of a Court of Justice. though the lan somenre
asserted the ()entre of the Uefendrnt•,
nnt~•nh-
standinß their suffering by the rentence of such a
Coon.

Th. CNIFY JUITICE—" I think you >airl that
both Bowchich nod Soiton were concerm.4l ut the
circoleiou of the h.. u•1-hill,?"

Mr. RlAlteteATT—" Ye., my Lnrd."
The CustE Justicx—'• Take your rule.••
FICTITIOUS BAII..

The Sovicrrna-GENcoar. moved for o rule to
*hew cause why -- Richard Smith, an attorney
of the Court, ►i,otpld tint be called upon to un►wrr
•II matters contained in the a davit•. of which Ise
should stale the portiesilars. This inoiion originated
in ■n action commenced ■t Nottingham, in which a
person of the name of I)e.werel and others were
Plaintiff., and a person of the Dam,: of Rhea. De-
fendant, and afterwards removed by rfripotari Into
the King's Bench. Bail was pot in in the 'omit•
of Aline Achy, —.—. Rowe, and folio Wheatley.
It was opposed on the ground that Wheatley ws• a
clerk to Smith, the Defendant's attorney. Au
affidavit was then exhibited, denying that 11'hent ley
Wel! clerk to Smith. and declaring that he was
a lace-maker, resident in the limit of NOIII lig-
This affidavit purported to In. ►anrtt I
by Smith and others. fir (the Sulicitior-(ieneial)
was now furnished with an affidavit, dello*, d to by
Wheatley himself, setting forth that tt•.t h-.-11
in Nottingham at the time the hail win. sunpro•rd to be
given thrre, hot Meseta: on bu•ine,s fur Sinl'll PIA
that he tea% nut a I.ce-maker, hut a clerk to Son*.

.....
lie had also on affidavit from Mr. Simpson, the
Commissioner in the country, who swore that no
person appeared before him we bail but Rowe, and
that if the jurist stated that there Wulf,- 'life,, lir
must have passed it over by mistake. lie bad a
further affidavit front Mr. beverel, who dej o.ret.
that oft its bring tut-moire.' tlist the transaction
won'll be legally investigated, he received a
message from Smith by Rowe, propotatig to pay
the debt and costa, if he would consent to hush the
affair ; that he refused, utile.. he had a protoi.t. iu
writing; that Rowe returned with a note Fiona
Smith containing that engagement. describing
Wheatley as a villain. and threatening that he
should not go unpunished.

The CHtktriUSTICE-.." You soy that Smith
limorelf joined in the affidavit which represented
Wheatley to be a lace-maker. and not his clerk'"
The SOLICITOR GENERAL-4' Yes. my Lord.
The CHIEF JUSTICE—" The nuly doubt we en-
tertain is. whether your motion is rightly framed.
Your affidavits accuse the man of a crime, and you
call on him to answer them, that is may, whether he is
guilty or lint guilty of a crime. You should hare
moved for a rule to 'thew castor why lie should
not he struck off the roll of attoroeys:'
The Soctmott-GoNERAI. said, hr had intended

to follow it up by a motion of that kind, but
would be guided by their Lord•hipa; opinion.
The rule was then taken in the form suggested
by the Court.
Mr. SELWYN moved for a rule to thew cao•e
why a sioNduneus should not he directed to the
Mayor and Corporation of Boa•iney, in Cornwall,
to admit Win. Pitt Bray to be a burgess thereof:
on an affidavit stating that it wa• an ancient bo-
rough, and that such persons as 1141 land, therein
were entitled to he admitted as Iburgesae►; and far-
ther. that tie Comp'amain being an entitled, had
applied to the Mayor in the iegular manner. Lut
that he had refused to acknowledge his claim.
Rule granted.
A similar rule was made on the affidavit of
James Smith.