The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-21 00:00:00

CAMBRIDGE, JANUARY 18.

On Friday last Mr. Venn, B.A. of Queen's-Col-
lege, was elected n Fellow of that Society.
This Morning, at eight (o'clock. 170 Under-gra-
duates of this University einereil the Senate-house,
for the pnrpose of their tiring examined for the
Bachelor of Arts degree. The exasniolutians are
►tile% and will continue all the week, allowing re-
gul or stated pvriorls for Liking refreshment.
The Hulstan l'rize for the last year has been ad-
jotolLteol to Wm. Peach, E-q. B.A. of St..l,ilits%-
College. fur his Essay on •' The probable influence
of Revelation upon the writings of the Heathen phi-
losophers, and the morals of the Heathen world."

Saturday next being the first day of Hilary
'term. the Judges, as usual, will wait on the LORD
CHANCELLOR, at his hour' in Bedford-square, at
'levels o'clock, from whence they will proceed in
prnce•►ion in Westminster Ilall. The Loan
CHANCELLOR will nut join in the procession, as
his Lordship is not sufficiently recovered from his
late indisposition (an attack of the gout), as to
enable lam to walk through Westminster 1-1811.

Loup Ertit:t,r L.—We are happy to find by the
follois 1114 1;111Irtin, that this niinch-rsteemed Noble-
man is y.ii;sidered rim of danger :
" Gloria's Hotel, Timm:ay Morning, Jan. 19
" I.ord Erskine has passed a quoit night, and is now con-
sidered I,y ns nut of Janet. " WM. RV DDIM
" R. HOOPER."

.Ititsitis.—lf Sir PHILIP FRANCIS was the author
of the Letters under this sign mire, it may he mat-
ter of surprise that from some document the twit-
ter has not been ascertained, ua the grave has now
Fasted its seal over all eon's riusiices. and the fame
of Cie writings might make the descendants °I any
111.111 proud of them.

foot LA ws.—However parties may differ in
lailitics and mutually denonnce each other, there is
eood common sense in the people of England,
Irons the wide-spread information of the
Press, which will always prevent either piny from
Materially in;ufing the constittition or the country.
there is a much more serious evil now in its
pislress from the opteits of the present Poor Laws,
IS sw' inducing troy Wail to throw himself
on his parish. Nearly the whole time of a Ma.
gi.trate is occupied in adjusting settlements, slid
it may almost be said, that half the country are
now wider the care of the Overseer, who the la.
homers insid shall find theist employment, careless
*of seeking u:iy fur themselves.
A French Journal observer, that the cabbage is
s sovereigo remedy tOr curing iatultication from
wine, and that it has even the power of preventing
it ; for we are informed, that by eating a certain
tonality of cabbage before dinner, we may drink
as much wine as we please, without experiencing
any ismonvetiieuce. l'his property of the cabbage
is aseutioned by Anis-ruTut mid TuEucitrtAsvus,
who are of opinion that it procuerhs from the anti-
p.tivy which the vine chews for the cabbage. If a
cshtisge be planted next a vim., the lutttr retires a
great disial.4.c, 'Jr dies.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY. I.tmeemee Dm,

WRDN RSDAY. JANUARY 20.

The Loan CtitNer.fLuit not et o'clock.
in his room, mud w..a occupied till two o'clock
11110110,0, no 1111Crelit except 111 the parties
ropocerned. At the ri.iaig of the Court at that
I , Ins Lorilshii. ioriorated that he would not sit
to-nonrow. II! he would be engaged elsewhere (in
the !louse of Lord.).

COURT OF KING'S RCNCH, ..1111.DUALT
WILDNESDAV, JANUARY 20.

Adjourned Sittings finer Michaelmas Terns Were
hief Justice ABBOTT and .Special Juries.

DETEREux T.Aat:LAT and ANOTHER.
Mr. GURNEY *taint, that this was au action of
troves, to recover 4171. 9s. Id. the value of *even
casks of sperm oil, the property of the Plaintiff,
which the I)efendants had in their possession, and
refused to deliver. The parties are dealers in oil.
and, in January 1818, a itersom of the name of
CoUnison, purchased the seven casks in question
from the Defendants, hat did not remove them at
the time. •they remained its Defend:nat.' ware-
house, and were ultimately sold by Coliinson to
the present Plaintiff, who paid for them with an
acceptance, and received an order to base them de-
livered to him. On the I.2th or 13th of March,

Plaintiff applied for the was iuforintd by
Defendants that they could not deliver it,
much us they kid it out iii their po4session. On
further impory, it :.pveared, that Colllation kid
purchased souther go iutity of oil from the De-
fendants, at the smile time that he 1m rchavedthe

seven casks ne.v in dispute. This portion he had
disposed of to a person of the name of Sturch, to
whom, when he applied for that which he had really
bought. the Defendants delivered, in mistake, the
Plaintiff's oil. 'the consequences of this mistake
the Plaintiff dirt not choose to submit to, the oil lie
bought amounting, in quantity, to four tun•, at
lOW. per Inn—whilst that purchased by Sturch
was only, in quantity, three tuns, of black inferior
sperm, irrurtli only 5:4/. per tun. This plea of
mistake, the Learned Counsel contended, could
not, in en clear a case, benefit the Defendants. De
then called witnesses who fully proved the facts he
had stated. _ . .

The CHIEF JUSTICE expressed his opinion, that
an action of (rover and conversion could not be
maintained nutter these circum►tances. There ap-
peared to have been a mistake, but no conversion.
Au action for negligence might perhaps he main-
tained, hut certainly one for conversion could not
be supported.—Plaintiff norasuited.