The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-19 00:00:00

the aitiott 1.7 fafis dfreetian. Asteitpt tabu t.tips, V
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unyalatableto the Englisli(who have ways reasedi•
able for their hatred to foreign fatoatites), Blearlie pis-
waled the King to detaaad the seals of Bidpb-rit Sadie
bishop of Chichester. This prelate had filled &reek* ef
chancellor with the greatest seal and integrity, and was
much beloved by the barons of the kingdom for hit lade-
pendent conduct. But no act of Nevilfs life wu mere rs-
tifying to the nation, than his positive refttsal to yield up
the public seal when the king required him to do 104 Hti
boldly replied, that as he had received his edict leota the
Parliament, ha would resign it by the order of that as-.
acmbly, and by that alone.
This spirited and independent conduct (imps s etribisig
contrast to the political carnage of thr Judges of bur.
amts.

The King's genc.b, during the time of Crotn*uL get
gilled the Upper Bench ; and during the reign of a.lasees,
ob. court is styled the Queen's Bs. AU that sere *lt
tary and good of the jurisdiction of the Stag Clurrabse hor
reverted to this court; and to set Joint its powers snore par-
ticularly, we may remark, that it is termed the Cat's
Moran' of all the realm, foe, whenever it meett with an
offence contrary to the first principles of justice, and of dats,
gerona consluenee if not restrainnk it adapts a proper pu.
nishment to ;t.

PORT SMOUTII, Aram 11.

The Barracouts, 10, Captain Vidal, has eapttirid the
Spanish slave ship Virgin, or 14 gum, and 130 men, and
having on board between 300 and 400 slaves. The VI:-
gin had several men killed and Wousded ; she is strived at
the Cape of Good Hope.
On Sunday the Sparrowhawk, 154 Captain. the Hon. R.
Saunders Dundas, twine in from a cruise. O* Idastla)o
the William snit Mary yacht, Captain Charles Makdho
came into harbour to reit. Remain at Spitbea&—Tweed:
Sparrowhawk, Terror, Calliope, In Fiarbeutfietery,
Queen Charlotte, Balstuk. Validity. Animal. +Neil,.
Sasnarang, Medina, Cyrens, Arrow, Williams end Marl
yacht.
On Monday evening Admiral Malilwerge Mattin, f;.C.R.
arrive.] from London. tlnd next morning assumed the tame
mend of this port, whets his flag was bolded in the Vic-
tory, 100, Camai, n Charles Inglis, under the usual salutes.
Lieutenant Charles Cottdu (son of the late Admiral Sir
Charles Cotton, Bart.), is appointed Flag lieutenant, and
Thomas 'friphook, Esq., Secretary to the Commander-W.
Chief.
On Tuesday morning Admiral Sir James nitride,
Wbitshed, K.C.B. Lady iVhitshed and family, left the
Admiralty House, fur the Admiral's seat, Holbrook, H.ra.
ham, Sussex.

Captain Fitmore, who sitcceedeil to the commend on thfr
Coast of Africa, on the d !ad) of Sir Robert Mends) is eon•
finned in the rank of Post• Captain ; Lieut. George Wool-
corobe, in the rank of Commander ; and Mr. e. &mead,
in the rank of Lieutanant. Lien enaut Chas.Grahant
promoted to the rank of Commander ; Mr.Williqra
Muter, is appoihteti to the William and Mary yacht ; Mr.
Robert Dick, to be Assiiitant-Surgeon of the Britannia.
The Tweed, 28, Capt. Fred. Bunn is expected to sail
this day, to join the squadron on the South Annxiesa
station.

The Cato transport, Lieut. Meredith, agent, arrived on
Sunday from St. Kitt's, with invalids, whence she sailed
on the 4th ult. The Gang", Superb, and Eden, ware this
lying at Barbadoes.
Extract from a lean' Brom Rio Janeirtl, dated )Feb. I/ s
" All is tranquillity here. The Briton, Sir Murray Max*
well, has sailed for the Rio de la Plata; the Bruen,
Capt. Mlles, sails to-day for Bahia, Pernambuco, Ma.
ranham, and Para; the Wray, itt, Capt. Ferguson, is
gone round Cape Horn, to reliete the Blossom, which
ship we daily'expect on her way to England."
Ptiwourn, Aram 16.—0 n Tuesday evening Admiral
Sir James Sausnares, Bart. acit, strived here front
Loudon, and next morning hoisted his Sag in the Ed.
tennis, 120, Capt. P. Pipon. On Friday, the Partridge
arrived from Lisbon ; left there the Windsor Castle and
Primrose. On Sunday, his Maiesty's steam-vessel Light.
ning, of 140 horse power, arrived, to be employed to to*.
ing ships in and out of the harbour. Olat teem%
is to embark toe Treleull ihs al to *haft 0.
...:3
'lltarrimn• Mr. etritat, ilaber-masse: embritite-yard,
is appointed to this dsols.yard, in the room if Mr. Dodd,
removed to Chatham. Mr. Charles Lang, is appointed is
Pembroke (acting), eke Conch.

We beg our readers win understand, that tJrs trill of
sailing of the Adder cutter, lately launched at Cowes, was
not with the Arrow cutter, built on Captain Hayes' new
principle, but with a small cutter of thc wine name, sus.
ployed as a tender, in the service of the Customs, os the
Alderney station. The Atrow, Lieutmant Kinney. still
retains the superiority for which she has been so assiii-
guished. The new sloops of war Champion, Py.ladeti Mid
Orestes. which are building upon the several pnucipies of
Capt. Hayes, Sir Robert Sepptngs, and Professor Inman,
are expected to be launched and fitted ont, for experimen-
tal trials, in August. Two of the fastest sailing sloops or
war, now in the service, will join in this competition for
superior scientific ship-building,
The ship-builders arc in such active employ, in moor
parts of the west and south of Englona, that great into s.
venience is sustained at several yards for wags of bands ;
and the masters have in consequence been unable to fulfil
their tams of contract for building vessels within a gives
time.

W AAAAA OID, Aran. In.—The public will leant with
peculiar satisfaction, that the sit men who deprived Mr.
Marum of life have been discovered, and are at preset*
lodged in Kilkenny gaol. This gratifying isformalials
rests upon most respectable and unquestioaalis macs*,
One of them, of the name of C. Campion, was tried OMNI
time ago for the murder of a man named Brophy. He has
been repeatedly in gaol for flagrant offences. It apron;
too, that they arc all old offenders. The country is ht-
debted for this happy result to the active and indefatigablia
exertions of Colonial Lindsay, of the Mah Highlanders, a
Magistrate who does honour to the power with which he
is invested, by the mon faithful and unceasing performanir
of his important duties. it has been supposed thee IlliA
Marum had taken a different route to his hnratt 01./hlt
fatal day, he would have escaped with life ; hat so maga.
ranged was the conspiracy against him, that the tam
tiny awaited him in the other direction which Intl ►
house,. • ' —*

COUNTY COURTS, ALIAS COURTS or CIIIIIIMOrger...c
Every man (says a correspondent) whom milliseme lOW
been to have had anything to do with the COM' 41 01116.,
eery, must admit that it is high time that the
expenses, and delays of that Court should bs
and reformed. The ruin and beggary of thrsossis of is,.
tiocent victims, through the vicious and psiSishial Split*
of that Court, attest the truth of this feet. laut dt Oft We
the case with respect to the abuses of the highest Coatis
the kingdom, it is pretty certain that the evils is the_psarsa
classes of the community, from the pnctias at the County
Courts, will, as far as they go, be • match for theca. Let
any man, who wishes to form his own judgment et*
practice, attend but for a single flay to the proecodings.of
the Court in Kingsgate.street, Holborn ; and if be b
made of " penetrable stuff'," be will require nothing mem
to convince him of this truth. There be will see an mom.
blage of the most mis..rable of hums creatures, brought
together upon complaints the moat frivolous, and on
charges the most trifling in amount; to be settled st
an expense, in many cares, exceeding the amount of
t!‹: claims ; and thereby inflicting, in numberless
stances, an additional and intolerable punishment's*
the crime of poverty. The most remarkable circum-
stance in the practice of this Court is, the frequency, we
bad almost said the certainty, of the success of the plaintie
Whether this he attributable to the general goodness of lip
cause, or to any interested bias of the Court towards Ibis
party bringing grist to the mill, will be best judged of by
i those who will take the trouble to watch its
Mr. Lenuard, we believe, much to his credit,
some time since the task of reforming the obassaaf Sib
Court. But from the opposition which he met 721
nothing we believe was done. That gentleman 0
render an essential *tyke to the poor, b reliving Olifoi
subject at this perhaps more auspicious. mod. No <lavabo.
he might calculate upon the cordial co-operation and so-
sistance of those dktingiuished patriots Burdett and HO-
T house—Byng and Whitbread : and the Minima's agar
selves, could no longer for shame oppose a reform of 111'
mil-practices of these petty Courts, state treat Shaved.'
At to unction the principle poppectiai thine bishorno
Eraswiner.