The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-23 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY. Lumen:lee
TVICSDAY. MAT It.
The Lord Chancellor came into Court at hilt-
past ten o'clock.
JU DOM ENTS.
Mr. FIART stated, that there were several Peti-
tions at the head of the paper which stood for his
Lordshop's judgment, particularly that of Cole-
; brooke v. *Leigh, which was pr.-rising, all far as the
interest of the parties was concerned; perhaps if•hile
Lordship slid not wish to give his judgment this
day. he would appoint a cereal day that they
should stand at the brad of the paper.
The LOU) CHANCELLOR—" Let them be put
at the heed of the paper on Thursday next, when
pledge myself to deliver my orders.
MOTIONS.
Mr. CULTIN moved that • Bankrupt Petition
should be heard on Thursday next.
Mr. May said that lie understood it was the de-
sire of the Court that one day in the week should
be allotted for hearing motions, and that Thursday
in each week during Term were the days appointed
for that purpose. Ile therefore trusted that the
Court would out, in its great indulgence, ill-
low 'notions to be disturbed is their course
on Thursday next, as they were accumulating,
and of that nature which could not be heard
elsewhere, for the purpose of heroin', is batik-
rapt petition, which could be heard us well be-
fore she Vice-Chancellor.
The LORD CHAN(It!.I.OR—" Let it be put in
the paper fur Saturday."
COURT OF KIWI'S BENCH. Wasstmmerrai,
TUISDAY, Mgy 22.

The Court was occupied nearly the whole of the
day in hearing ergunienti on special ease.. The
decisions were reserved for s Future day.
BANDON CESSIONS.

At these Sessions 'seven convictions of tradesmen
took place for attempts to administer unlawful
oaths, and otherwise establish an illegal and un-
justoliable control over their employer.. The
Court sentenced them to six months imprisonmeo,
in compliance with which sentence they were re-
moved on Saturday, under a military 'scoot, and
safely lodged in the county gaol. So üb.tiuutely
are the desperate objects or this association poem-
vered out that the friends ofthe criminals, while they
were leaving the Court on Friday, evioceol by hisses
and various indications of riot' their hostility to the
prosecuting parties and defiance of the laws. 'rile
Sessions did not conclude till Monday.
His MAJESTY suffered a slight operation on Fri-
day eveasing, by having a small tumour removed
from the brad. Mr. ASTLEY COOPAR performed
the operation with bis usual ability, and it was ac-
comp.nied by no pain or iiicouvenieoce.—(Even-
int/ Paper./
The friends of religious freedom will learn with
astonishment that the intolerant eatsbliolineeut of
Oninirse Lodge., to which so much of the feuds in
Ireland have beta attributed, is now extended to
England, and that the Presumptive (lair to the
Throne 11710 been prevailed on to becoMe the Grand
Master. Diplomas, or dispensations to hold lodges,
and the appointments of Presidents and Vice-Pre-
stdents issue under the seal of his Royal Highness;
the object and intention of which is, to resist the
deliverance of our fellow-subj,:cts, the Roman Ca.
tholics, from the impolitic tool unconstitutional re-
strictions under which they suffer.—//bid.)
Extract of a letter from New York, dated April
14:—" C.O. CHARLES MYRIEI.I., late of the brig
Cossack, of Boston, arrived here yesterday front
the Havannah, who left Mexico the 4th of Fe-
bruary last, where he, with his crew, were liberated
from prison, after nearly three years' confinement.
The mate of the Cossack, Mr. PHILIP GARDINER,
a native of Eogland, Mr. PETER PRATT, the Inter-
preter, and 4 sisilorii, principally Englishmen, were
all massacred by the Spaniards at Matelot', 50 leagues
to the north of San Blatt, on the Continent. Captain
MY et ELL was liberated under the new Constitution,
as were also the Gentlemen above mentioned.
Captain MiratELL adds, that Mexico was in a rev°.
lutionary state, and that 5.000 insurgent troops
have fortified themselves in a mountain, about
eighteen leagues from Mexico. The city was in •
dreadful state of poverty. Captain MYRIELL
arrived et Havannah in a ;Spanish King's schooner
front La Vera Crux, having sailed in company with
a fleet of five sail, with four millions of dollars on
boas el."

Advices have been received from Tangiers to a
late date, by which we learn that the Emperor
MULEY SOLIMA N had taken prisoner Mu 'AY ZAID,
his neither's, anti the troubles which had lately dis-
tracted the empire were fast approaching to a close.
The capital of Fez had surrendered, and the Em-
peror SOLIHAN had token up his residence there.
Tetusai was the only place of consequence which
still held out, and that place was expected soon to
surrender to the new Emperor.
S:r EDWIN FRANCIS STANHOPE, Kart. JOHN
PARSONS, E.q. and Lieutenant-General nod Mrs.
BURR, have taken possession of the insinsiou-house
nod premists at Holm-Lacy, Herefordshire. the re-
snit-nee of the late Dowager Dingo-on of NOR-
FOLK, which has been delivered to them and Miss
Davis, by 11're. Wlrteessen, Esq. the late re-
ceiver. its the co-heirs of her Grace, being the de-
scendants and co-heirs of Sir JAS. SCUDASIORE,
Knight, pursuant to the recent order of the LORD
Cu A NEEL.I.OII.
From letter' receives! in town today, we learn
that the Wickham revenue cruiser. Ceptain BEAT.
son,-hus captured on the Irish omit u fine Ameri-
can seauligling schooner, from Philadelphia, laden
with tobacco.—(Greenock Adeertimer.)
A boat, in which were six persons, four of whom
were females, was sunk on Sunday evening below
blesvinoth, by the unskilful act of the two youths
who roil her regrairist same piles. One of the fr.
ndes, of the name of Seencen, was unfortunately
drowned, but the others were raved by IVeotinin-
ister party in a six-mired host. The deceased was
u servant. who had liberty for the days and resided
at Brent ford.