The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-05-21 00:00:00

ELLIS V. MORTIMER.

This was an aiion on a enntraft tried the Sit-
tings after last Term at Guildhall, to recover thin),
guineas. the value of a horse delivered by the Plain-
tiff to the Defendant.
It appeared the Plaintiff had agreed to lett
the Defendant have a horse for thirty guineas.
and to give him a month's trial. The horse was
accordingly sent, and. in:aimut ten days after, the
Defendant told the Plaintiff, that he liked his horse
r.:ry well, but he did not like the price. The Plain-
tiff then said, he would not take less than thirty
guineas for it, and desired him to send it home, if
he would not give that sum. In eight or ten days
after the horse was sent home, and was immediately
sent back again. the Phintiff considering the De-
fendant had agreed to give the thirty guineas for it
by his keeping it so long after he told him that was
the Lowest price. He therefore ►rought his aelion,
and nlitaitied a verdid.
Serjeaitt Sii grata° obtained a conditional rule to
set aside the verdia, and have a new trial, which
Serjeant Rest opposed. The Court, after hearing
the arguments °a both sidzs, were 6f opinion that as
it was an action on a contract, which allowed a
month's trial, the Plaintiff could have no right to re-
cover, unless the horse had not heen'sent home un-
til it expired, which was not the case. A new trial
sr -anted.

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The Select Committee of the Rouse of Com-
mons dosed their enquiry into the conduct of Lord
Viscount Metvitte and Mr. Atex.,tinaa TROT.
TER on Saturday afternoon. They met yesterday
to deliberate upon their Report thereon to the
House, which will probably be snide to-mor-
row. Considering the importance of the sub-
jea matter of enquiry, and the extent of the
examinations, we have reason to believe that the
Records of Parliament can produce no parallel to
that Report, for dispatch, which the energy and
unanimity of the Select Committee bare enabled
them to produce. The examinations will•be found
mostinteresting, and fully detailed for the public 54.

tisfaftion.
The ships that lately attempted to come out of
Brest harbour, are described as having been full of
troops.
On •Wednesday a petition was sent up from
Wakefield against the Corn Bill, signed by mote
than 3000 persons, to be preset:reit& the House of
Commons by Mr. WI,AItitIFORCE.
General Gages being appointed principal Corn-
m•ssioner of the Military Expenditure Commission,
it is expefted that he will setaln the Lieutenant
Government of Portsmouth, and that the Hon.
Major-General Priers will succeed to the com-
mand of the garrison.
ELECTION.—At the close of the Poll
at Coventry, on Saturday last, the numbers stood as
follows :
For Mr. Milts . . . 233
Mr. Parry . . . 216
Majnri.v in favour ur Mr. Mills ~_lt4

A letter front Whitby states. that Governmrrt
se. n: immediately 40,000 tons of shipping for t.-an.
sporting Russian troops.
Scotland has contributed this year to supply her
Southern neighbours with wheat, Laying sent no
le.s than 10,000 qrs. to London in one week ; that
country also exported large quantities of oats last
year to Portugal. Scotland escaped the blight last
year ; and, besides, has, been making rapid strides
in improved culture.
Three children have lately lost their lives in Here-
fordshire, after being inoculated for the smallpox.
We hope this information will be a caution to pa-
rents not to risk the lives of their offspring and their
happiness, when so valuable a preventative for that
dreadful malady is so readily to be met with in the
cow-pock.
The Patriotic Fund Committee, at a special meet-
ing, held at Lt.oyn's Cofee.house, have voted to
Gen. Pa avosr, and the officers and men under his
command, as a tribute of their consider..tion for the
gallant defence of Dominique, as follows :—to Gen.
PR EVOS r, a sword, value 1001. and a piece of plate,
value 2001. To Major Ncsa, a sword, value SOL
and a piece of plate, value 1001. A sword and piece
of plate of the same value, to Capt. D'ConaxL.—
Thesumof fool. to Capt. C. CA 94 Lt., and the
sum of 401. to each disabled man, or who may have
lost a limb. Twenty pounds to each man severely
wounded ; and lul. to every man slightly wounded;
in which are included the Militia of the island.