The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-06-05 00:00:00

CITY BUSINESS.

The Lord Mayor held a Court of Aldermen yesterday at
Guildhall for the general dispatch of public business.
The Cour:, of Conservancy for E•sex and Keut were .p.
pointed I. be holdeson Thursday, thelerh instant; and for
Surrev and Middlesex en Timidity, the 27th instant, and
precepts directed to issue accordingly.
The penal precepts for the Common Hall on Midnrimaser
Day next fur the election of Sheriffs, Chamberlain, sod other
offirers. were ordered lo be issued to the Livery Companies.
commivei.,ners of the Court of Requests foe Jodi 'text
were appointed.
The Court unanimously voted their thanks In Was. Sr.
Julie. Amide, Esq. for the attention, Avidly, temps's., and
puncteslitfolsith which he performed the very important
(auctions dlt a Judge at the Session House, at the Old
Bailey, in conformity to the wishes of the Coua t.
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The Rulers of the Company of Watermea aid Lighter-
mew were elected for the year ensaiar.
The Beadles of the Coen of Requests, Loodan, were
re•eleetrd.

The Court agreed with a Report on the Petition of the
Ship-airmen, fur a reduction in the singes of the Coal Meters'
men, which they ordered to take place us the Ist July virtu.
A Petition of the Inhabitants of Gnceeberch•btrert, tea.
tire to the standing of earls there, and the great inconve-
nience they unstained by reason thereof, was premoted sad
referred to a Committee.

The Lord Mayor nominated the following Gentlimns to
be put in noiniustiou to 'serve the ogre of Sheriff for the
year ensuing t
Williams Gosling, Esq. citizen and stationer.
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Henry Ladbeook, Esq. grocer.
Frederick Hodgson, Esq. brewer.
Andrew Spuiliswoude, k:sq swinger.
Ruben livery Sparks, Eaq. merchant-tailur.
Thosiess Garda. r, Esq. stationer.
John Gillyatt Booth, Esq. cooper.
Ttusoihy Staaafietd, Esq. iaoholdrr.
Henry Fellows, Esq patten-asaker.

Whew Foote was acting in Dublin, lie introduced Into
one of his pieces, called the Orators, the cbsracier of More*
flavarser, the celebrated printer, whew masnen and dress be
Ito closely imitated, that the poor fellow could sot •pithir in
public without meeting with scoffs sod jeerafrone the v. rt tin v •
in the streets. Enraged at the ridicule thus brought optic ,
Faulkner oue main; treated to toe of the Gods all itse
devils of the priuting other. for the tap,. VI purpose of theta
biasing and hooting Fool e offthe stage. Faulkner placed him-
self is the pit to eujoy the actor's degradation, but when' the
objectionable scene came on, Ibis unfortunate printer was
excessively cliagi fined to lad, that so far from a groan or a
hiss tieing heard, his gallery friends partook Of the comical
laugh. The next morning be arraigned his Joky CollriliVt_
inveighed against them fur having Neglected his istjuortwas,
sedan densauding some reason for their treachery, was la.
envied ten times deeper by time simplicity of their aoswer :
Arrah, Master," void timer spokesman, «do we sot know
you ? %was your own sweet self that wits on the stage, sad
shower light upon as if we go to the pla,bouss in !MPS our
woriby Master." Failing in this experiment, Faulkner com-
menced an action against Foote, and got a verdict at d.s.
sisters to the amount of 3001. This drove Foote back to
England, where he resumed his mimicry, sod buinoroosly
took off the lawyers on his trial, sod the judges who had
condemned him.

As a man was lately at work in a well nine', feet deep, at
the new parsonage-house at [limos, near Beth. twenty-maim
feet of the upper stone-work, weighing, it is calculated, full
tell tons, fell in upon him: there were also t►ing feet of
water below him. Eight men were immediately employed tin
remove he moue* and rubbish. and after the greatest
for six hours to their astonishment, they fused she
man ember', with she exceptiou of a slight bruise on the
b. 'WI from the fortaaa►e circumstance of the large stoner
locks., osie in the ether across a piece -" -
few inches alwie bishead.

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LAW INTELLIGENCEI

COURT OF CHANCERY, Imicout's Ii;
Tummy, Jugs 4.

This writ the first Seal before Term.
The LORD CHANCELLOR came into Court at
ten o'clock, and observed that he would bit on
Thutsdity, Friday, and Saturday—and he would
on Thursday mention what Judgments he would
give on Fllday and Saturday.
His Lordship was occupied the remainder of the
dry, mail two o'clock, in herring a part heard mo-
tion of no interest except to the parties concerned.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WarNgjesj,4,tif '
TIMSDAY, Ants 4. . )4: 6,

Before the Loss Cluny Jintroe used a Commas Jury.

1100111. W. DOYLE.
The Plaintiff he this' ease wen a surgeon resifting at Fel.
ham. The Defendtint is an Mims*, living at William Green.
The setion was brought to recover the SUM of 241. 14e. for
surgical attendance on. the Defendant's son, who had the
misfortune, whilst nut shooting on the 16th of February,
1821, to shatter his hand by the bursting of his gun. The
Plaintiff attendrd him immediately at the house of Mr.
Scott, where' he was taken, and performed the operation of
amputation, ind afterwards attended him for six weeks •1
his father's house till the cure was perfected. For his at-
tendance and medicines the Plaited( sent a bill in to the
Defendant, annomoing to 181 to ad hot the Defendant ob-
. jeeting to pay that sum, ieultred 101., which the Plaioliff
refused to accept, and ofierwaids finding it was to be lilt.
• gated, made out another account, amounting to 241. 145., fur
which lattersitni Ilse action was brought.
Witnesses were called, who proved the case for the Plain.
tiff, and that the charge was reasonable.
For the Defendant it was attempted to be proved that the
Plaintiff had nut evinced a competent degree of skill in
perfurmiog the operation, and also that the sum tendered
was amply aufficient for his remuneration, and for that
purpose his Counsel called Dr. Reece, to whom the De.
fendant's von was apprenticed (whose name will he recol.
lecord by our readers as one of the medical attendants on
Joanna Sootheott), and Mr. Scott, a surgeon in Westminster.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICII told the Jury, that if they
were of opinion on the evidence that the Plaintiff was enti-
tled to any sum above 101. they would find • verdict fur hi.,
but if they thought 101. was • sufficient compensation, they
would then find • verdict for the Defendant. On the curs.
deuce he thought they world probably be of opinion that
there was no reason to impute any want of skill to the Plain.
tiff, though little circumstances would often happen after
as operation had beau performed which alight have been
dune differeotly.
The Jury, after • short deliberation, found a verdict for
the Plaintiff—Damages 181.25. 6,1.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Wirral:norm,
TUUDAY, /LINZ 4.
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ASSAULT.

CURLING V. RANDOM.
'MS Woe as actius brought by the Plaintiff' to recover de.
wager fur ao assault committed epos he. sou, a youth of 18
year. of age, by the Deleadaat. The dosages were laid at
MOW.

Mr. George Potter, of No. 2!. alarios-etreer, Haaoyer-
square, stated, that on Saturday, the 14th of July last, be
was in Hyde Park, at Grosiresor Gate, opposite Lord Dudley
and Ward's Gate. He saw the Defendant and another (Jr.-

Heiman (hle. ary) burls/ gigaton the railing. His attentiow
was first attracted by their loud conversation. Yung Mr.
Catalog, the Mission eon, rode by, and she Defendant
Inuksug towards him, said something to his friend. Yung
Cooling /hers rode out at the gate, and Defendant isnmedistely
said " that's tough," aud raa to the gate wit► a whip in
his haul. He trailed out to young Carlson, who stepped his
horse, epos which she Defendsot seised hint, horsewhipped
him while is the act of dimwits( him from the horse, aid
►onewhipped ►um when fallen to she groom!. The horse
ma up Park-lane. Yiiung Carling had a small stick, bet
bras unable to defend ►imself against the fierce attack, as he
was obliged to cad to manage his horse.
The evidence of two other witnesses corroborated the
most important facts is the evidence of the foregoisg.
Serjeant P►xt., fur the defence, stated that his client had,
in fact, received the grossest insults which one man could
receive from the hands of soother, aud that the horse-whip.
ping was the stators! cunaequesee.
Mr. Bray stated that lie knew the Defendant from his le.
infancy. The Drfesidont was the son of the late Colonel Hay.
dock Boardman, of the Scots Greys, and was now 22 years
of age, and had heels as talker to the 11th Hussars fur two
or three yeas.. Witness aid Defeadant dined together on
the day of the assault, at the horse of the uncle of the
former, sod went to take a walk is the Park, between
seven and right io the evening. They were ►oth perfectly
sober,' tad sat on ■ railing iu the Park, sear the Groove.
nor-gate. Witness bad been riding before dinner, mid had
a whip in his hand; Defendant had no whip. Young Curl.
tog, with whom neither witness nor she Dcfeedset had say
acquaintance, rode past. Witness said to the Defendant,
" There is she brother of the young man w►o sheared us his
breech is Park.s•reet this morning" Young Curling, i■
passing them at that moment, turned sip his coat off Isis
breech. It appeared to ottani as if be meant to say, Kiss
my or something worse. They had looked at him
as be passed, before that. The adios he made use of was
suc► u his brothrr had used in the morning. It was cu.
tautly an insult. Young Curling was • smart lad, and
dandyish" in his dress. lie was out taking his bandker.
chief out of his pocket at the time. Defendant evidently
received the same impression of the act which the w.t.
nese felt. In five miutes the young max returned, and con.
ducted himself exactly as be had dune before. The impres-
slut became stronger. He returned a third time in four or
ice minutes. Wattles, had by this time taken the whip out
of witoeses band. Young Curling, in passing, dropped his
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BOW-STRUT.