The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-06-28 00:00:00

ROWING MATCH.

Valentisy evening the smosieum and been of agardic
antliammenta were gratified at wiloesaiiig • , grand prise
wherry (given by the gentlemen of the lusts of Court and
others) being contested fur by eight walerineu belonging to
the Temple stairs. The delightful evening occasioaed a no.
serous assemblage of ladies and gentlemen. The Hirer be.
toren Blackfriers and Waterloo bridges was covered with
boats filled with parties"( pleasure, and t►e Temple yodels,
were literally filled with spectators. The following are the
names and colours of the competitor*, who were *circled
finally for the coulee, which was to be decided ii three
brats :

111 LIT NFL?. SECOND WA?.
Baritabits Windsor (gcsrlet) Elisha Webster (Orange)
Thorns Hills (Pink) James Hasarise.,(lPorple)
Henry Mullett.— (Brow.) Charles Gi•gi II (Light Blur)
James Dupers (Green) I Thomas Hallett (Yellow).
The four men for the first hest started at abuet half past
Bee u'aluck, us a signal Run being fired from the ebure,froxl
buoys of the Temple gardens, through the centre arch of
• Wateilou-bridge, down the north chore, ihrosigh Blackfriersa
.bridge, up again through Wateiloo-bridge, and down past
the prize wherry lying off the Temple Garden.. This was
sharp-enalested race, which finished by libillett coming in
Brat; Hills, second; Windsor, third ; cad Dapere, fourth.
Malktt and Hillis, therefore, won the heat, and were entitled
to row for this third and grand best.
At half past six the men oppuintad to row foe she necosid
heat storied, and proceeded precisely the Cline distance as the
first. This was also a well•coalested match. Mallen kept
head both up sod down, and finally came in first, Wetmore'
served, Gingen third, sad Hearn last. Milieu and Wets-
oter wire declared the winners of this brat.
At loaf past seven H. Hallett, Minna Hills, Thomas
Mallets, and Elieha Webster, w Uwe' s of the filet and second
beats, started fur the grand prize.
In stinting H. Monett took the lead and kept it till be got
$0 Waterloo-bridge, when he west through the wrong arch,
sod there run foul of a boat, which caned him to delayortne
snoods to right himself, sail in the mean time his brother,
T. Mullett (yellow), got considerably ahead, sod after
severe coolest, won the prize. The wherry was &disci ed rep
to the isomer amid the acclamations of a east multitude,
Mallen was pieced in the boat sad carriedl an eight men's
shoulders in tho There Krum's p•blie.bune, is Bell yard, '
where they passed the remainder of the nosing in mirth sod
jollity. • • •

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COURT OF KING'S BENCH,A Oousaati, Looser.
lauftemer, loos Vt.
The LORD CHIEF J 1111TICI sal it Mu Pfivi,aoll
disp4.sed of sevrral Common July aline% of ao
public iiiterest.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Joe* ST.
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ENGLISH AND IltDtH DISTILLERS,
?RR KINGS. M•CRIRRIR.
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The Loge Ong, BARON give the judgment Or lb,'
Covet in this eerie, which turned epos a guestioe of greet
importance to the distillers in England, and Haim in bee
had. The proceeding was against the Dereadaal, a dealer id
!pinta, who was Charged, 'under She Act of the 2Sib at
Geo. 111. esp. 74, sec. 32, with bowie,. had a 'tmtit,
of British spirits in his porseision from owe to sea above
hydrometer proof, be nut being either • distiller Etr
rectifier of spirits. Hy the above cited Art it is ordered,
that mu sae but • recteller or distiller. of British spirits shall
have any spirits in his pee ionaborel/00 Wale over proof;
and, in short, that none shall be sold hat at the shined, of
one le eight wider proof. The purposes of these regulations
had bees helare stated with so snuck perspicuity, that there
'was nu overeater for enierieg into these on Skis occesion. The
Joey had found • special verdict tin She case; Aiding that
the spirits seised had been distilled in Ireland, that the coon-
lamella), duty had been duly paid, Shat they were fossil is
the custody of the Defendant, who wail sot • retailer or
distiller, hat • dealer in spirits, and that the spirits in quit-
time wen falai see to lee user proof, and were imported
shire the Velma. It was sot dispeted, that if the spirits
reeve British spirits, the seizure was a lawful one; bat
It was alleged that they were British, on the grows* thei
there was no rp. rifle easeinient which brought spirits dis-
tilled in bilged ceder the control of the Bulls& excise
laws, or which made then &Wok; neither were spirits
distilled in Ireland conridered us foresee spirits, as they
had been before the passing of the Act of Velma, sad
therefore it was contended that they were seilher subject to
the laws fur the regulation of Shs impart/aloe of **reign
spirits, or those for the rigidities of tee saltier the British,
hut that they were subject solely to those laws made for the
regulation of "-Irish spirits." If Hoe construction wore to
*loans, the Irish distiller would be esabkd, epos plinths-
countervailime duties to bring his spirits late this epee-
try et its owe eirreA; fur instance, at see to tea ever
proof, oboist the British spirit dealer was only allowed to
bring his spirits into the market •t one to eight under roof.
and would be thus beaten out of it. The whole question
tamed epos the coestenctioe of the 30th seed 40th aGeo. 111.
end the 6th 'Mak of nor Act was allowed so be the key-
stone of the segioneal. By this article it was etiolated,
that hewers the two countries there should be • complete
siessteelity •nd reciprocity is point of trade sod Commerce,
that the produce or manefact•res of one country should
be placed noon the same footing as the other; the same en-
emeregenerot gives by treesiier, ite. and for the purpose
pf fixing this equality couniervailieg duties were affixed.
la the schedule Ahmed to the Aet was a list of those articles
of imperialism from leased on which eouutervailing daubs
were to he imposed; and seamiest them waseeccleas heeded
" Spirit, British," in which were esemerated retry kind of
&pima esissumed is Britain, sad diheritiug, that os all
such spirits disiilled in wed imported from 'related, • ceilidh
contaterearliiig duty should be paid, Although in the body
of the Art spirits distilled in Iseheed were sot are-
eloped as British spirits, yet 60-biting at dim mole In the
settedulde lee could have DO doubt ilea* Ahoy could hove
viewed three as any thing ou earth but its British splits.
Poe himself, she Learned Judge mid, that es • review
of the 6th article, he COMM. not see that any other die•
finnan could have Wen intended. By that article it was
coosirseted that there should be a reciprocity of ieterest, a
matuality between the Iwo countries, wed it was the intro-
nun to make them is this respect as one uatioo. If, how-
ever, the constructioe coeteaded for were allowed, that reci-
procity contracted for would be broker, sod sae party siould
have as advaatage, sire** advantage, whisk it was palpable ,-.
could never have been intended or expected. Eves if that'
treacle of " Spirits British" bad net been Wooded in the
schedule, the Lessard, Judea raid, be must have decided
against the Defendant, upon the langeage, princa, and
intention of the Act; hut the iosertios of. this wore,Hellish.
made Si to him clear, beyond a doubt, that the Legislature
eossidered spirits distilled is Ireland as Britiab spirit.. By
that Act, we understood she Learned Judge, all eMiOnality
had been destroyed, and Ireland stood, as Scotland did*
f,a Its Uaioa, and though " Irish spiels" might be talked
of, it was no more than it was to speak of " Dreeerbliet
cider," Re. which was let British cider. Pe ceesideredt
that the body of the sitith article of the Act if Velem had
sot in any way been *Heeled by eaboneneit statistes, end
ow the whole be was of opinion that thoosedielliketbe Goya
ought to be catered and the seizure caslgnoil.
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FTESTIIINSTR s

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Yesterday nsoraingtheie 'Sessions Witt opened by
F. Cosi; Esq:iiid a full
.bench4(liiigisirates.
LITTLE WADDINGTO 111. .
"TMb distiirgarislurd personage *plowed in Court
With his countenance' evidently Stateited vrith the
;character of uncourttons treatment.' lie said that
be•felt extremely unwell in conwrquince of the in-
jury he had received iu the assault which he came
ftwward to proolvule, and requested the Court to
pottontelt until to-morrow.
r. A alit, Counsel against AIM, said he should
he very happy to eceonuntalate hiris, but that he
was such an adept in them /stud .f Wolters, he did
not exactly know what to say. •
Waddihgton replied, that however adept he might
be, that he spoke the truth when hi rand, that be..
sides the injuries which were perceptible, be labour-
ed under many mote out of sight..

Mr. At.t.Ei then said •he should consent to his
request, if he promised not to make • very long
speech.
Waddington mid, he should speak no longer
then the merits of bis case required.

The cafe was then ordered to stood over till tliis
morning (Friday).

DISGRACEFUL FROLIC.
Fredrick Cerfield, a young Officer in the army,
was indicted for assaulting and bertiug Thome.i
Grecosill, in the parish of St. Martin-inathe-Fieldr,
tin the td or Pebruary last.
The particulars of this case have been already
before the public. It will be recollected that the
Defendant, accompanied by two others, entered the
Plaintiff's house, in the Strand, near Cbartng-cross.
by way of a frolic, us they said, at • very Lite hour
of the night, when • party of ladies and gentlemeis
were about to sit down to supper; mud when Mr.
Greemill remoristrated with them upon their
proper conduct, be was rudely assaulted by tl.e
Defendant.

The Jury instantly found a verdict of Cuitt",
and the CI 44 i 44 nen sentenced him to pay a hut 4,1*
IQ/. es the King, observing, that he ought to regard.
it us n lenient punishment.
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DtA7lll MT blunday eventing • baffle
took Ow is tho Poribelds, in Hertford, brevet, two 'your
man winwod Amp. and Farrinfrion, when. after • coosett
which loaded weerly• woo hour a•d • half, tb• tatty,. ins
killed, is !•oagasweo. of /woes feting. wpm Ann An in.
(font boo been bekibioDotko body by J. fiwillist, Esq. Cow_
or, for Me city, orbiib ociropird •early seven boors, disci.
after. • MOM Soreibrotion, a verdwd of- Man-
siosokter"- wow relocated •eeflWl Joao', wile ►aa bco• c.ot-
tolwison. • b

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Tliffi LATE RIOT IN WESTMINSTIR.

Yestetday afternoon an ioquisition was takes al the Week
Boil, is Ctiapel.eireet, Broadway, Weeivativeter, before Thos.
titers, Esq. Coroner, or the body of Ralph Hart, am safer-
twist. moo who was accidentally shot daring the Isle
wham. which took place in Greet Peter.street,Westaiimeter,
or the 47th of May last, it beteg at that time the Tuthill-
fields fair (Whits.. Mondry).
After the Jmy bed beet, sworn and viewed the body, the
forow'mg evidewee was sddoced:—
Mr. Anthony White, morrow, of Parliament-street, sworn,
doted, he *ow the d reseed om Whitson Monday when
was brought into the Hospital; examined him, and discos, r-
ed • wowed as the tower part of the left vide of the belly, arid
siperchended it to be a pun shot wowed whirl, had penetrated
the cavity of the b• Ily ; the nun was extremely ill front the
*Bet to or the wooed ; the sect day the inflammation ex-
tended over the whole cavity of the belly With immense tome-
/a/Imo; on the 'lord day the wooled was dilated to let uwt the
bloody fluid ; no the (worth day 'lmplants displayed that
the bipeds ware emended; be remained nearly in the same
some for wine days, when boss some eircemsiauces fur the
better appeasing., it was hoped the wounds had elided
(WOW &diorama. Om Tuesday lest an alteration for the worse
appeared h llie liseeting ems of the external wounds, end he
11101111111 Wallseeday lest. Within has since examined the
bode, Mil fated that the cavity of the belly had bee. wound-
al by s oomelsat which had passed through oat of the smell
istestimos aid this lodged is the abdomen, which caused
•siesek.
Wilms fillsowe Police Officer of Qems-wmare, deposed,
that on Monday, ise 47th of May, shout eight o'clock, is
coseeepienee of inflow vim beige laid at the wines that a
mot riot was takiag place, witness, Hwlh y. sod George
Popie, went by orders of Mr. laymelurck the Magistrate, to
aseertaim what it wee, aid imarriving is Rt. itos'ivlare
Proredureet, they were soolikel with a shower of bricks:
olisaire, sad other missiles, from shout HA perfume; all the
homes wove closed, sod bad it bees dark mime Doe mast
bane hem killed; am home had shoot II poses of glom
brokers. They, l• porsossee of their morherity, comesmoded
the review ill the Kiiie's same to desist sad 'cow. The
proper were in a complete state of riot, and were searrally
mood with stick, and moors; so several of the ishebiteuts
cowing to their sesistosee she mob retreated, wahine a
roosts( light, as he se Perkin's-rests; they (the Police)
cl.d is hart say of the mob; the officers, es being joined
by swim Bow.sireet patrol, relented to St. illues-lame, sod
were iseasikd with missile wesposo—sad as the police were
pressing froward, some parses in the midst of the crowd
heed a pistol, sod the shot passed his ear ; it woe fired in •
dirty:elm towards the police, bet esasot be positive sa to
who Seed it; witness only heard me shot; his life at owe
period was Is she most Immisest danger; be had so fire-
areweisly a staff and irsocheos; they secured abort thirty,
mud there are no. twerity is custody for the Whey.
Proses Co. a labouring man, wbo came to the es-
sinews of the police, described the begissiag of the riot as
wisiog limo a light between two WO, who were surrounded
by semeal hundred persons. He wee severely illireated by
the mob, and bad hie arm broken; be found the deceased
his( so a bed wounded.
Edward Harillry, as Officer of Polite belongiog to
Qsees-
agaarw, corroborated the second Witswe's tessioway.
Ralph Penrose 'Vitale deposed to the tome effect, avidity,
that era possum the end of St. Ass's-lane he beard the re-
' port of ■ pistol, and immediately after saw a perms whom
• he knew to bean (Meer of Pollee, mad he believed samod
Wootton, or Broughtou, who had • pistol in his MEd, and
robs twortaiked, " I gave it hien; MEN bricks were throws
• sod more coming, I bred is lily sew ikfemee." The
itirrywvre is a dale of the greeted ceoltelos.
Hart, the widow of the dmessed, mows—Stated
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list her Issishood bad told her that he was shot by the polite;
be was s ebeemakeet ale Mow him is the hospital.

This Matantior the., bibinrobn the Jury, said, that as it
had bow Egdided by infflysaibmity that evidence of a per-
suo, suleso-Hiey were 1111111eity believing they were dying,
could sot llso received; Ibis "'ideate could not be taken,
but he willadd wad to Mr. Ralastord for the declaration
mado by the deceased.
The Jury acquiesced is this, sad the Beadle was di*-
. patand for that evidence.
The witness, baying WOVE that 'rhea her husband mese
thawed the eireonastance of his being shot by an officer, ho
bad oil hopes of his recovery, she was permitted to ►e es-
. sunned, and said that the deceased told her that Dams por-
tions Informed him that Gilmore shot hint ; ha also said that
ins did not throw either bricks or stouts, bet west into the
31110 b to get an acquaintance out of it.
Robert floyoslord, Esq. Magistrate of Queen-square, at-
tended, sad soon handsomely volunteered to Rive his testi-
Irony, amid stated, that be called oe the deceased, who de-
eared to him that be considered he was a dying man.
The declaration being at the office, other evidence was
peudomid while it wee sent for.
Mr. Whittle, recalled, said that Gilmore was not the man
who hod the pistol, sod
Wootton, the was who was said to have shot the deceas-
ed, was •cialled. He deposed, that on Whit Monday he was
on duty as a poises officer of Bow-street, and coming to
rcier-atreet found am shops closed sad allot was going on in
Ana's-Isle, and seeing they were very desperate charoc-
sere, he advised his esadsetor to go amen them to quell
lb. disturbance.
Mr. Reyssford 4vlsg mow returned with the deceased'.
ding declaration, it was read, and only stated that be was
ahvt, hot did out know ►y whom.
Wootton, recalled—stated that be presented himself
lo frost of St. Aistes-lase, tad almost Instantly received a
violent blow in the grade from s stone, which were flying in
every direction, sod Epilog through both shutters and win-
d,* s ; and having received several violent blows, losing his
het. sad having his truncheon cut by firms, be defended
Vmeelf as well as be could.
Luke Hiatt', the conductor of the patrol, deposed to the
ease effect. sod that the rioters threw tiles and stomas from
t be roofs of the houses..
The Jury, without any hesitation, returned s verdict of—
Just fiats floiskide. _