The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-08 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The following is a correct return of ships build.
log, and ordered to be built, iu the I dock-
yards, with the number of gulls they are intruded
to carry :
/Mastoid/1-4 of 120 pas; 1 0(104 gem; 1 of 74 gull.;
lof 60 guns; lof 50 toes • 3of 46 guns; of 24 psis;
3 of 10 gnu*, ; 2 bulbs; 1 colter.
Portsmouth-1 of 104 guns ;2of 74 moss ;lof 60
guns; 4 of 46 guns ; 2 of 26 guns; 1 of 20 guns; 3 of 10
guns? sloops.

Cia/Asn;t-1 of 120 guns; 1 of 106 guns; 2 of $4 guns;
5 of 46 guns; 3 of 28 guns ; 3 of 10 guns, sloops; 1 bomb.
Deptford-1 of 84 guns; lof 74 pus; lof GO guns;
6 of 46 suns; 2 of 28 guns ; 3 of 10 gees, sloops ; 4 burin.
Pembroke-4 of 84 guns; 6of 46 gnus; 2of 22 gums;
4 of 10 guns, sloops; 1 bomb; 1 cutter.
Woo/trick-1 of 84 guns; 1 of 80 guns ; 1 of 74 gnus ;
2of 60 guns; 4 of 46 guns; 2of 28 guns; 4of 10 guns,
sloops.
Sheernest-2 sloops of 10 guns.
Bombay-2 of 84 gums; lof 74 gees; lof 46 guns.
Total-3 of 120 guns, lof 106 guar, 2of 104 guns,
8 of 84 guns, I of 80 guns, 6 of 74 guns, sof 60 guns,
1 of 50 gums, 49 of 4$ guns, 13 of 2$ guns, 1 of 20 guns,
22 sloops of 10 guns, 6 bombe, 2 cutters.—Grand total 100.

The 1 eander, 60, Capt. CHARLES RIcHAHD.
SON, C.B. will go nut of Portsmouth harbour early
in this week. completely fitted and stored for the
East India station. Rear-Admiral the lion. Sir
HENRY BLACKWOOD, Bart. and K.C.B. is ex-
pected shortly afterward to hoist his flag, and pro-
ceed in her tosucceed Sir RICHARD KING.

Commodore Sir GEORGR RALPH COLLIER,
Bart. and K.C.B. arrived et Portsmouth on Fritlay
eTeniog, preparatory to proceeding in the Tartar,
4i, to resume his command on the Coast of Africa.
Lady COLLIER accompanied Si• GEORGE from his
residence in Devonshire.

Capt. W. A. MONTAGU, C.B. has taken the
command of the Phaeton, lilting in Portsmouth
harbour for foreign errvice. Capt. Wm. Suer..
HEARD (of Portses) has commissioned the Brazes.
28, which ship is also fitting at Portsmouth for fo-
reign service.
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Lieutenant H. limos, of the Liffey, is pro.
'noted to the rank of Commander. Mr. WAIN.
WRIGHT (eldest sun of the late Captain WAIN.
WRIGHT, C. 8.) end Mr. JOHN GRANT, are pro.
muted to the rank of Lieutenentr The Lord. of
the Admiralty promoted 'Mr. Weikwittnirr, to
mirk thei► sense of the merits and professional
character of his late father. .

Captain JOIAN WENTWORTH LORING. C.B.
Royal Nary, is appointed Lieuienont-Governor of
the Royal Naval College, at Portsmouth, in the
room of the late Lieutennut-Goreruor W• 11,4
WRIC HT.

A smuggling cutter, mounting sixteen guns, with
• crew of 80 men, lately landed a cargo of hol-
landr and tobucco, on the south-west coast of Ire•
land, the duty of which would be at least 20,000/.
SEIZURES.—The Active, of Weymouth, with 97
tubs of spirits, by the Vigilant, Lieut. NAZCA; a
lugger, with 192 tubs of brandy and holland*, by
the Caineleen, Lieut. PowNicir ; 57 tubs by the
Greyhound, Lieut. NUGENT; 77 tubs by the Adder
tender; 32 tubs by the Resolution cutter; 146
tuba of brandy by the Badger, Lieut. Mica& ;
225 tubs of holland', and 52 of brandy, by Officers
of the Customs and Hound's crew, near Brighton ;
• boat and 56 tubs by the Lee, Capt. BLACKER.
Ships in port at Plymouth on the instant :
/a Minoan : Impregnable, Windsor Castle, Alban and
Wolf tenders, and Hardwicke revenue. Between Me Island
and Main: Lapwing ee . lw Me Soand: Dotterel,
and Prince Frederick, Deitch 74.

. The id
.Veteran Battalion (called in by the
PRINCE REGENT'S late Pruelsmaili's') is ordered
to be embodied at Fort Cumbei land.—The 85th rt.
gitnent is removed from Chatham to Knotsford,
Cheshire ; the 90th regiment has marched' roe
Shrewsbury.—The renwinder of the 33d regiment
has arrived at Portsmouth from Guernsey.—The
13th regiment to Stirling, North Britain.
A Captain who is just arrived frm Hayti stales.
that the yellow fever is raging with greet violence
in that island, end not lets than 50 to Go are dying
every day.

Thunday a►► experiment tnok place at the Royal
Arsenal, Woolwich, of a new method of placing
sight■ on the gulls and commodes used on board
ships of war, thereby affording a greater facility in
pointing those weapons. The invention is that of
Gen. Sir WM. CONGREVII, ■od, it is said, is very
superior to any thing that has hitherto beets pro•
duced. Adm►ral Sir C. Rowt.mr. Sir 11. BLACK..
WOOD, the Hou. Capt. Sessiczas a►►d several other
distinguished military and naval oflicersowere present.'
The Cathedral of Winchester is at this time
receiving considerable improvements, in the resto-
ration of several ancient embellishments which have
been recently discovered amongst these is a spiral
antique screen, ornamented with the earliest spe-
cimens of Saxon sculpture, wl►irb had been con-
cealed for centuries under such clumar.masesury, as
to be ordered by the Dean and Chapter to betaken
down as unworthy of longer continuance in this.
venerable sit uctuie.

A bank of oysters, styes leagues in extent, hos
been discovered neer Bost, weir Ahtvieris; thry
ere of very good quality, sod if they hod- is little niont
wits they would be
„Noel to the Batas* Tlitiy
are brought to Brussels Au sock qusotitles lbat•
they are sold fur ball afreac for a hundred.

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IMMIMIM

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rupt, of which he Ind lititn improperly disprieses-e4.
Mr. Evaps bow contenned thrt tins order use • be-
yond the jurisdiction of the Chatieellere.eince it ...Air
to order the assignee. W pay a loom of moor•
out of their own !lockets. tory ant to.r.vie sit (R.
cient eicecto to answer the order ; mod rat titer, this
the order was founded on au aeoe,antent of deonaige•
by hie Lordship fora t reapers. it lissom. hr, ts rt-ftrat.
eddy laid down, that the Lard Chrtoceliot coold not
swim dam.ges, hot only infotire gotta loaner. • f••••
account. He contended this was en Cir.... 4.0,4.
dirtion ; and cited sevens! Case% to pi ore that toe
Court, under such circumstances, had a low, r fis
grant writ. of proiiihititm.
The Court said they smold tr:ite time to eiliside•
the point. At prevent they were . •
opisiinn his Lordsti!ip bad juru.hctact. ; in,.
Chancellor had jurisdiction. the Conrowi
would be aware the Court had on power
into the manner in which the Ciongcrilor let.t ca.
ercised it.

Mr. Evans said it was norm innate for hi', rine. •
under this Chancellor's order, the money must "e
paid this day.
The CHIEF JUSTICE—" That is an unfortonare
eircnrnstmice fur your client, but we cannot SIM at
you
BIRMINGHAM ELECTION.
Their Lordships were quitilasK she Court. whet;
Major Cartwright presented Isimrelf in the jury.
box, and said, " Having entered into rreogin-
!AMMO on the 10th of August at the Ar4izeo"—
The CHIEF JUSTICE here intimoied 11,4, !mullet,
demanded their .rrtsence in another place. Mr.
Justice Bayley, however, said be could stay a few
minutes.
The other Judges then quitted the Court. •
Mr. Justice BATLET-1 understand you come •
here to plead to an. indictment. Von had better
come forward on the floor. The usual coarse is for
the clerk to read the indictment; you wltl
plead as you thick proper.
The Major took his station on the fluor, send I! •
indictment was read by Mr. Paltry. Is contain.
several long counts, and cl.arges the Major with
assembling with Jonathon Wooler, Charley Mad-
dox, George Edmund., William Lewis, and a liege
number of other persons unknown, on the 14th of
July last, at Birmingham, and then and there cot -
sparing to nominate. elect, and appoint Sir Charier
Wolseley, Bart. Representative for Bir Khan.;
and instructing the said Sir Charles to come to
London, and take his seat in the Commons House •
of Parliament, as their repreventaiise,
said persons having my right to elect efich repre-
sentative ; intending. thereby to bring the 14w of
the land and the'Commons House of Parliatuett
into cnutempt. The offence was set out al. 1
charged in • different form in the different count.,
but was the same in substance in earls.

The hlnjor pleaded Not Guilty.
Mr. Justice BAY LEY was quitting the Court,
when Mr. Hunt exclaimed, " I have a questsua to
■sk your Lordship."
Mr. Justice • BAYLET" Business requires my
presence in another place, Sir, and I Can stay tiu
longer." As his Lordship was quitting the Court.
Mr. Hunt called out in no very gentle tone, " I
base been waiting here all day." On looking ti -
wardsthe bench, however. and perceiving his Lord-
ship had disappeared, Mr. Hunt left his sentence
unfinished, and left the Court also apparently in
high dudgeon.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Wu:immesh
SATURDAY, NOVIDIMR S.

The CHIEF JUSTICE. Sir ROBERT DALLAII,
Mr. Justice PARK, and Mr. Justice RICHARDSON,
entered the Court a few minutes after one w'elock
An order was made by their Lordships, end reed
by one of the officers, that from and afier Thurs-
day, the 11th cloy of November. all notices of
justifyin; bail should be served before elev►n
o'clock in the forenoon, except in cures wl►ere
further lime for ju.tifying had been allowed by
the Court ; service in that event to be made before
three in the afternoon.

OLD RAILItY,NoviaisER 6.
These Sessions terminated this dy. A consider-
able member of prisoners who weer convicted ds,i. g
the sittings were sentenced to different period§ of
imprisonment in Newgute and f Corr.
•and some incorrigible young rogues were treated
with the additional punishment of being whippaol.
The following were sentenced to trnusportation
for seven years :--
David Morgan, Jos. Brooker, John Senn, Thorns• June., •
James Staines, Anthony Lewis, Thnina. Milo", John Tripp, .
John Frederick Misnrr, William Dore., Thoma.
James &vivid, Thomas Newland, Geo. Wigglidon, Edward
Harmer, James Norris, Cornelius Illr)ass, Jaine• Riorels,
Willis. Roe, John Pengey, George Turner, Sa wins I Moth r,
Drffey, John Brooker, John F..s, :Melia. I Haipe..,
Joseph Brown, Antis Smith, ThOmsiiW Miami, (*twirl. • }frac-
duo, Mary Lee, JarairiTibbs, Samar! Dover, Wslll..m
William 'Fortier, James Davey, James Do. He., W
Pseltrr, Thomas Riehardr,George French, James l'!iirosiss
Joseph Twyler,George Rawlins. J 11116.1. 14.5.1. h IL
nig, James Neale, John Cashhold, John toooos., Ma. y..
Browne, John Loyd, Thomas Barrett. Janie. Dusoi,
Rheas, James Sullins, Robert Swinbark. aye. s. -
Men, William Cooper, Robert Fletcher, Charles Gard. Tea':
Roach, Charles Tunis Richard Ta)lor, It clistri Risslsor,
William Ltwig, George Layrier,Geoter, hit& "...11440 Grin, •
George Greed; and Benjamin Laurence.
• Por 14 pears—Edward Moore, George John
Boller Hews's. John Greets Dsirl Rine. IS. njaoiin John; .
son, William Jackson, Jilts Bailey, Willinor Tarot/all,
Mary Ana Croft, John Illeures,Joltn W.lnter, h ell Ti semen,
hinilit Hallellal Grua,
.Tbolllsll Dobbins, and Wil-
liam Field Titter, alias Field.
For tift—Jueeph Alwright, George Ireland, James Pr ice,
Joh• Earls, William JOlll,ll, Ruben Oliver, 'obis Ntotriuh.
Ass Wilson, William Green, William Atkins, Ittebust4 But-
kr. John Hancock, and George Martial.
The following prisoners were riven mmrenred ro
death afters solemn address from tlw Rrconosa
Joie Booth, the clerk at the General PnatarlEco, for se.'
amiss letters mobilising Bank noses; Asne R ertla, toe per.
••I•17 sliali"lfi" • shire ; Irwin& Davi., for robbing on.tas .
highway; Ann Fearsou, fur stealing lii a 6... thug-bowie ;
JAG Merck, for hoisebreaklag • John Maik Gni; for a
Moe ask to be maned Jamarttis' for forging' Ran! of
Matte.;ho
Thomas IV Awn 'similar 'Mimes;
T. Wildish, For a forgery es the Dever Bank ;:and John..
Martha, fire hoosebres.kigg.
, •
• The 'Seamus were then arijourned, in the lama
form, until Thororlay. Oeceasher .
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• On Tuesday Might the 48th ult. that I.strudm -ef
M. B. Lireat,'E.q: of Birwell Park, near Lunti'.. •
was entered by thieves. who mole the whole ul the
liueu of a three weeks wooLimg.

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