The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-03-11 00:00:00

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ASSIZES.

The Jodge, the Hon. Sir ROBERT GR.IIIAII,
Kilt. arrived in Aylesbury on Thursday afternoon,
between live and ail o'clock, and proceeded im-
mediately to the Court to open his Commission.
On Friday morning, after Divine Service, the
business commenced with the usual routine of
calling over the names of the Magistrates for the
county, swearing the Grand Jury, &c.
In Ins Lordship's address to the Grand Ju►y, he
observed, that he felt deep concern, and he trusted
that the Gentlemen whom he addressed felt the
same sentiments, that the increase of public crime
far exceeds the common average of former Assizes;
and sorry he was to say that this was the case
throughout the country. This, his Lordship in
some degree attributed to the lower orders of the
people being thrown at so great a distance, and
milked out as it were as ■ different specks of
beings from the more wealthy, and the neglect there
was to cultivate the morals of the inferior el a of
society. His Lordship spoke of capital punish-
ments in seeming approbation of the motion re-
cently carried in the House of Commons ; but ob-
served, he believed the severity of punishment must
he proportionate to the enormity of crime. Ile re-
commended to the Jury a strict attention to the
proper accommodation in the gaols with respect to
the health and distribution of the prisoners, so that
youth might not he associated with the hardened
criminals, nor females with the other sex ; conclude
ing that prisons were intended as places of prinish-
ment, and not as seminaries of vice. The Gentle-
men of the Jury were referred to the Statutes fur
further iitformationim the subject.
The lirst cause on the Civil Side was Hayward r.
N'oung. This will a writ of inquiry to I the
damages fur the breach of an agreement. lu Feb.
1811, Mr. Young had engaged with Mr. Hayward,
a surgeon and apothecary, at a salary of one hun-
dred guineas a year; soil at the same time hound
himself in a bond of LOOO/. that if he should at
any time discontinue his assistance to Mr. 1143 wood,
lie should not set up for himself within twenty
miles of Aylesbury. on pion of forfeiting 4tis hood.
loa April, 1818, Mr. Hayward and Mr. Y g
parted, and Mr. Young then coninsenced busi-
ness fur himself, and litany of the patients, lion. I'2
to 18, whom Mr. Young had attended as for Mr.
continued to be visited by Mr. Young.—
A verdict was given for the Plaintiff—damages 301
subject to further actions until the 1,0001. shall be
fully discharged.
OXFORD. ASkIZRS.

The Assizes for Oxfordshire commenced at the
Guildloll, Oxford, on Wednesday last. The fol-
lowing cause was tried
RUsSEI.I. against SMITH.
It appeared, by the opening of Mr. DAUHCET
in this case, that the Plaintiff was a mercer and
draper, residing at Southam, in Warwickshire,
and the Defendant, • bacon-dealer in Oxford,
but well known in the neighbourhood by the sp-
pellation of Lawyer Sasiih. The act' was brought
upon • check for forty-eight pounds, drawn by
the Defendant upon Messrs. Stevemmis and Salt,
bankers, London. dated 18th August, 1817 ; and
Mr. Dauncey observed, that he should prove to the
Jury that this Defendant, Edw. Smith, in the month
of May, 1816, cause to the bank of Messrs. Ste-
venson and Salt, accompanied by a person calling
himself Matthias Parkes, and having represented
himself to the bankers to be a cattle-dealer, and
very well known to some of their fiends, they
were induced to open an account with him ; that
the Defendant then paid into their hand. two
small sums, which were drawn out iu less than a
month afterwards, except 20t. which was %till
Ist the koiskeri bands, and war all that was kit to
answer the present check of 481. as well as about

FOREIGN WOOLS, per lb.
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Segovia .. 3. &I s 5. Ocl

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- 2d 411 94 a Ss 311
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----24 2s 6d a 3s 9d

It appears that some hard fighting preceded the
rapture of the Spanish 50 gun hhip, called the
Reyna Maria Isabel, in the port of Talcahuano.
The Independents had 27 killed and 22 wounded.
The above prize is represented as a most valuable
vessel, two years old, perfectly well fitted out, and
an extremely fast sailer.

At the %Vitichester A+•izas, Henry Hardley was
tried for having killed Edmund Sounders. The
deceased was shot by the prisoner whilst in the act
of runising away from a turnip-field, where he
had been committing a robbery.—The Prisoner ex-
pressed great sorrow for the circumstance.—He
was found Guilty of Manslankter.—Fined 1001.
and to be imprisoned six months.
We are requested to inform our Readers that
Messrs. COOPER anti Co. Surgeons, of Charlotte-
Horne, Gnat Charlotte-street, Blackfriers.road, hive, in

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consequence of their extensive practice, and for the accom-
modation of patients at the West End of iii. Town, established
• Medical Board in Woodstock•street, Oxford-street, a few
doors from Bond-street, where • Physician of 40 years experi-
race, and a Surgeon of great eminence, reside, and where
all the Board alternately attend, the whole of whom are
Messiness'( the Royal Colleges. Tint thousands have been
restored to perfect health by their united talents is salver-
sally acknowledged, many of wbum bad been discharged
from Hospitals. sad ilittrtirllle improperly treated.—They
are consulted at IVtioristock-hrosse; Wooetatock.atreet; from
Eight in this Morning until Eight at Night; and at the
Medical Bused; Charlotte-honer, Blackfriars-road. from
Twelve till Eight in the Eiressing.-.4lleehasies have advice

gratis every Evening hum Six 11l Eight, at both houses,
and am Sunday Mornings omit Twelve
Mean. COOPER and CO. lied to Ithmerve, they have Do
connexion with any New Concern ; therefore all lettere are
to be directed to Charloite-honve, adjoining RISPIrf.A..--
. • the

—Lectures um Ruptures, awl also on ..e Treatment of a
Certain Disesee, wall ba delivered al both bayou every Spring
awl Autumn.