The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-25 00:00:00

ORIGINAL POETRY.

Oil Tilt IitTIRFIRENT, THE REGaiTTSIII RETTRINIFTT or
MIX 0./IRILL FROM Tilt WAGE, Oil HER M•Rill•Ull
WITH RIR. BECHER, X R.

%Could there were framed some special Act,
To scare (Renders by etpuswee
For •t:s a robto i y iu fart,
To shut tip 'relent by enclo-ort..

Fur oft and kris; must we rem•mbrr,
Him mirth our hearts were taught to feel;
And new what hoots it that • Member
Is found befitting Miss O'Nass.t.'

We had not cared a single farthing,
Had Mallow occupied Ms powei ;
But now to pleat from Currni-garden,
Its richest, purest, saretcsi flower.

For shut within the sacred lane,
No longer praise or lime can react her;
The joy he lier's—but mini the pain,
That changes Miss O'NEILL to Bigema.a.

AII~n.

The PRINCE REGENT left town yesterliy :it
three o'clot k for Brighton.
Yesterday the Duke of YORE, after transio;: g
military hustue.s, left town for NVincluir. H
Royal Highness was expected to procetd
thence to Oatlatidr.

The Duke of GLOUCESTIM left Gloucester.
house yesterday, about twelve o'clock, for Ilrighto!..
The Marquis and Marchioness of CONYNORAM
arrived in town last evening from Brighton.

The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, the 1.:.rtl
of DARLINoToN, Lord STRATHMORE, E 4, I
GREY, &c. have passed though Doncaster, h•r
their residence in the North to spend the Chi istmas.
Mr. BECHER Settles 1,0001. a year on Mr-s
&Nem., now Mrs. BECHER. Ile refused to
take a shilling of her fortune, which she has settled
on her family as follows:—On her father at..l
mother, 5001. a year; her brother ROBERT, 30n1, ;,
year; her second brother, in the 44th regimer.,
4001. ti year; and, on her sister, a sum of 5,0001.
TileamicAt.s.--The York companv of come.
diens are gone to !lull, under their leader, %Ir.
MANSELL, who has added a number of new re-
cruits to his former veterans. An actress of 1::e
name of STANLEY holds a very high reputation
amongt them.
Lord SesitisostouGH, we regret to say, continues
in a very infirm state of health. His hounds gar
out regularly, but he is unable to attend them.
Tile TURF.—The different stables are now he.
ginning to try their young stock that are named for
the St. Leger Stakes; and the different jockies are
gone down to the studs of their respective masters
for that purpose.
The Improvements making in the race-course at
Doncaster are going on with great activity, both m+
to widening, draimirig it and riutiwg it off, including,
a mach larger space than it has hitherto occupied.
Ou Sunday last, Dr. JAMES SAURIN, Drru of
Derry, was consecrated Bishop of Dro ttttt re, in Ar.
maigh Cathedral, by his Grace the Lord Primate of
All IREL•ND, resisted by the Right Reverend il,e
Lord Bishop of Maar, and the Right Reverend
she Lord Bishop of Co.oosea. Dr. 1111.1.ui
preached a very impressive and excellent Sermuu
on this interesting occasion.

We have great pleasure in correcting the para.
graph stating that pecuniary difficulties had inter.
fired to delay the intended marriage of the lion.
Miss Score to the Rev. Mr. BARRE% No diffi-
culties whatever have occurred, and the union is to
take !dace with the perfect consent of the parties
on both sides.—(Morning Paper.)
YORK CHRISTMAS SHEW.—This fair had • great
number of horses of the nag kind, which were
bought at good prices ; but not many of the car-
riage sort were purchased.
The organization of several new yeomanry corps
has taken place generally throughout the :North of
England. and the natural consequence has been
that several of the turuultuary meetings have ceased.
MELANCHOLY CI aCUMIXTANCII.--.We relate with
great concern, that a letter liar been received from
Dublin, stating that the second daughter (unmet.
Tied) of the late WILLIAM JOHNSON HARTE, EN.
of Coolrue. • blooming girl, ass rio dreadfully
burnt, by her doilies taking fire, at the houoe of
her mother. that she immediately expired.—(Kerry
Evening Post.)
ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY. On the evening of
yesterday sennight, between the hours of six and
seven o'clock, a man was discovered iu the cool
vault of Dr. ROBERT FERCWIAL, at Atiolield.
Donnybrook. near Dublin, by GEORGE FORIIAN,
the gardener of Dr. PERCEVAL, who, perceiving
him there, asked who and what he wits ? The fel-
low rustle no reply; FORKAN immediately took
him into custody. and sent for the police. All this
time he pretended to be deaf and dumb. Ou the
arrival of peace officers CAMPBELL, WARD, 15. e.
these very efficient Doctors, after performing
some galvanic operations, found means of restoring
him to his speech and hearing, when he said fits
name was Tobias Delany. On the recovery of his
lost faculties, his first expressions were (whether
from surprise or gratitude at his speedy recover))
" Oho Lord !" Ile was committed fin trial at the
ensuing Sessions.
There wagon excellent take of herrings between
the Cumbrae Isles and Port Crawford the week be-
fore last ; fifty barrels were cured at Milport. Last
Saturday ettening• sennight.• towards the close of
the twilight, nine boats front bogs had something
like a miraculous draught. In the space of ten
minutes • all the nets were filled ; aud one of the
boats nearly sunk by the extraordinary load. The
fishers hastened ashore is an ecsucy of joy. and ad-
vertised the herrings through the town at Ys. pee
hundred. This proved • very seasonable relief to
many a needy person. sod what remained unsold
were carted off to Greenock mud other places early
on Moodily.

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LIIII INTIELLIVENCE.

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PAYNE r. BRANDER.

COVET 0! CUIANCRRY, Ltiscorx. IX;
VILIDAY, Dectiessa 14.

CILMTIS V. 1111111.00111 agar otutti.

Mr. HONRE stated, he was happy to be enabled to
Worn, hit Lordship th it the pieties' in tics ease
had came to an undershooting nut of Coori,
shot I:,s Lordship would not heir of it again.—
( For the circumstances of at case see this Paper
if uesterday.)
Thu Lotto CHANCEL T.OR observed, they host ;teen
sse:l advi,ed, as it wont,: save thesis both trouble
and expense.

IV 'IIIE MATTER Or L%DY nutters EMILY VANE
TilerVlM NOW LADY STEAMY.

Mr. A BERCIIOIIIIIIY Moved 0)11 the rt .4112::?te,s
Mr. Alhwhray, her balyship's late reeeirer of Ike
collieries in Durham, should he 111.1.:::irrti.
Stewart having taken the management of them on
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The LORD CRANCELLOII—" Be it Ito."
Motion granted.
SUPPOSITITIOUS CHILD.
SERGIEveON V. SERGESSON.

ITr. WINGFIELD stated, that lit+ Lordship X few
day. hark had directed that the Deftinlant •t h.v
shoubl lodge in the Moore,' (Mew letters eetiell
he had itroeureti from Nelly etrinottgletin for the
itispei:tio,, of the infant Pl..inuttl, to eti.,hle her to
prepare for the trial at law, she having undertaken
to prove the affirmative, that she iv the ,;angliter of
Colonel Sergerson, hut his Lorthotin in that older
hill not tneotioned any partiettlir day fur the de-
livery. He had therefore to ntove, flea they should
be lodged ou or before • gireis day in the neat
week with the Muter. _ _

Mr. HART POO. that the °Nfrr worth' he of no
the M.-tee's office would he dosed duritvz
the recess. He would not object to their 'king
ladled with the Clerk in Court.
The LORD CHANCELLOR entered they should
La Infixed with the'Clerk in Court, for the in.pec•
ton of the tufant au or befare Thursday
'text.

The LORD CHANCRI.Lois will sit spiin on the
13.:. of Jinuory. The tirpt Seal berme Tema will
Lc olj the 15th.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FILIDAT, Dec. 24

was all nelinio to ''rover the proceed. of a
aid] bags of rots-r. whorls hail been
aol,l converted► cooirary to the 111.1itititr.
iu-
erc-,t Rol direction. :rile D.efesol:itit la,' remitted
a.. ei.h.r, on behalf of the Plaintiff. to the bowie
Itiex,Pr and Co. at filo Jinteiro. rep:noting
them to whip coffee to the 'aloe of 1.5001. to be
titlii•ere,l at Trieor. or its cast! of no •rioel
fl: Lit for that port lief .re the deloirttne of the
I:.,ntrta, on her return I.r Leghorn. to leave the
j.; ola at that port maid Gartner orders. The
cvflre 14,113 skipped its the Roneffo. arrived at
early in 1313. w:l4 %OM by. Ai •
i • r aml Co. ag-011 at 1.-gliorn;'at 'itch a rule
ti..4t after the &dile • of the usts.l'cliargrt, tt-e
octedo amounted to 2415/. Tile Defeisittitt hot
et acted an iosnrance for dw in the PI 'in-
t.:l.l'a bailie, liot hail afterward. withdrawn mot
It otvereil the stamp duty on die on the
isa, rii;)timh that they were void.
Tie objection ret rip war, that the Plaintiff hod
1,;.1.1 for she goods. nor spade them his own by
a, v whatever.

.ihe CHIEF JUSTICE was of opinion that the
Def.'iidgist had admitted the Plaintiff.'" ptimettyin
"freeing the policy in his name, the
1.11:mg of which subaequet►tly could not slur his

r.e Jury concurred, and 4.4ve s rerthet for the
])...l:,eitt' 9451., being the iootit3 of the coosi4i,