The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-16 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

Sir liumpbry and Lady Davy entertained 'distinguished party
at dinner on Sunday, at their house in Lower Grosvenor-snret.
Mr. Secretary Canning has issued cards of invitation fur a dinner
party un Sunday next, at Gloucester Lodge.
land Aivanley had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in
Park.place.
hoed liwytlyr will have a grand dinner party on the 25th instant,
at his house in Piccadilly.
Alr. and Mrs. Wilmot Horton have issued cards of invitation for
an entertainment un the Nth instant, at their house in .Montague.

square.
Mn,. Mitchell has issued cards of invitation for a ball on the 21th
instant, at her house in Charles-street, Berkeley-square.
The Duke and Duchess of Leeds arrived yesterday evening at
the detention note], ihted.etreet, from Brighton . taw sir ic. The !antitank, Langdon, arrived in the Downs, left Rio Jet-
neiru pith January. Passed many vessels in the gale of the 10th
and Lady Ilaggerstone from their seat, Haggerstone Castle, North-
untherlaruL inst. all laying-to.
The Dreheas of Hamilton and suite arrived yesterday at the The l'raria, Newton, was at the Island of Titnor in October
St. (icaece'a Hotel, Albemarle-street. loading for the Mauritius, all well.
g/Pia.crEs.—The following accounts have been received from
The Dowager (Immerse of 31ountriorris has arrived at her house
in Itimaililly, from a tour. B Italia:—
Sir 11'. and Lady Jane llouston and family have arrived in South " The Netherlands ship the General de Coek, bound from Java
Audley-street, from their seat, Avisford, Sindee. to Semarang. with a rich earens e Enrlim i4orxim, K,As Kap.,
The lion. Colonel limey Lygon. M.P., arrived on Sunday in until by pintos on the 11:Att October last, ea Itulromago Point.
St. James's-square, from his seat in Glouceateraiiirt. The Captain and second in eminent', niter receivine sonic woands. ,
threw themeelves into the sea, and the firmer wait pieked up next I
The linke and Duchess of Portland and Mrs. and Miss Can.
day A 7 a emoting vessel, which has since arrived at Bataria. The !
rain are et:pet-tea to leave town to-morrow; for IVelheck, Notts.
day before this capture, a brig of the Netherkinds, front the port of t
The Marquis of Salisbury arrived in town yesterday, lion his
nest, 'lnfield. Samanutg. ray attacked by twelve veuele. et the pirates. but after 1
a combat of three hours' duration they ecee heaten o'r. Piracies I
31r. and Mrs. Deering have left town for their seat, Ayott,
St. Lawrence, Item. begin to incr, ease in an eiarming mr.nner on the east alms( of Jaye,"
Sir t :harlot and Lady Coekerell and, family have arrived at their CALEDON I,N ICANA,..—IIts 3 islejasty'a Revenue cruiser -tie-
hooka in Piccadilly. from their seat in Gloucestershire. c.o.s. en nr.tseded by Lieutenant Wry. A. Thomson, H. N. has'
Air li.. and hady Ilutubtild left the Pubeney Hotel., Albemarle-. terhed in Leith Boails. from her sla ion in the \Vest llitehlanda.
street, yesterday Morning, fur Paris; also Mr. and Mrs. NVake- I To shorten the pessrge. Captain Thomson rmelved fro pushing
trio, for Brighton. I throtigh the Caledonian Canal. The novel Melt, of eit,e of his Ma-
Slr George and Indy Nugent and family have arrived at their ; !'''t' •s
tt!,,,LI a crowd of cinema. decorated on both aides,
',muse, in liover-street, from their seat, Taplow, fluent. 1 t em the tttpuitirt Itrati to the deck, with a;I her variegated colours
'l' ite Earl of Itreckm,ek hes arrived at his tather's (the Illarquia I "nd liai..s. enli((,,(d 1" *he wartial pihroeits and 11 ;:bland airs
of Camden's) house, in Arlington-street, Irrni a tour. ; e hie!' sett, pie , d by Ct.., riper, did rot t.td. to Lriete, in crowds
E. Johnstone. Esq., bas left his house, (lower-street, fat Rich-It:0c ast.m.slted reties, who viewed a it'd wander en are ..hip.
ne,eo... Surrey. ; treeing will' me, ...tic pride, some hurdred fee• below thnn.iltroueh
.1-rioals at Lerig's Hotel, Bond-street :—(htptain Sebright, 1 'he I) as e: tile meenteins. from the 1V esti.rn to the German
fr:,.l V: ti. : :Ind .lamesrstrachy, Esq., I", 111 Brighton. lA:ear.: (.treat,ccat• On clearie.e Ito- Vaned. the Sneers tired a salute, in ere,
tio.;-, :—.l. lVaddiicre. 1.1,1., tor Beneath ;
'relay?. ; and Major Itoam., for Chatltam. ('a; rain veuso;,; fig.. sequence of icing tic tied tllt his 31reiesty's ships widen has I
come
tidough this woi.derful passage. Ti eheccess draws tint-tem feet of
v. ma.
...
Mr. Macrrady, anti Miss F. ii. Kelly, continue to dr- w . •
" 1 . q AL:\ ATION or A Stn es s dr. SEW lty ..Ce/I•TN7.—One Of
full anti fatiltionable houses here. .11fo..boh, we r '''''d'e• l the Medical Lonirnlesittnere of the royal navy (Dr. Bur-
is the performance announced for this evening.--6:0.e.r0e• 1 rett) hill given an ae:ourA a the whole crew of a King's,
( hi.,,triele of .I.lturielity. slip, amounting to two !minim' persona, who were of-
Stine KIN, At CI OF NT.—Yeatenlay a melancholy ste'dat'llt If: cued vitit salivation in a high degree by the bttrsting of,
happened at the house ef the 31alquis of Londonderry, in park- i . tt^ vissels containing quie..nil er. Many lost their tmth,
1- • v
lane. The mansion is undergoing considerable alteration arid lula''
repair, and whilst the workmen were engaged at the building, and two died stock,
. All the live sck, consisting of pigs, goats,
the scaffolding gave way, and precipitated severalseveralmen who l cheep, poultry, oats, dogs, rats, and birds, were also put
were on lit to the ground. (lac poor man, we learn, was under its cif, eta; even the decks of the ship were covered
killed on the spot, another had his skull fractured, and a third I witha
black powder. Several tons of quicksilver were
was dangerously wounded on the back. We have net been able
scattered about the ship, which from rolling about became
to ascertain the actual amount of damage done, but we under-
oxydis' ad, and it is supposed a:.;..eted the atmosphere.—,
stand that the poor safferers were conveved in a dreadful state to
St. George's Hospital. llicelical Adviser.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, 111.01c8

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SPORTING DECISION.

SIMPSON v. POW LETT.
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The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated, that this case
an
against
the defendant as administrator of his father. It wits an exception . be sold for I:9igs. if demanded. &c.--Two.mile heats.
The Town Plate of .
certified by the Master relative to a debt of 1,6901. and the question Lord Jersey's ch. c. by Comus, dam by Ruben' . 21 1
Jilt. Pearce's b. 1. by Phantom, out of 31irandola . 1 3 6
31r. W. Hawkins a ch. e. Haphazard - - - 42 3 4
was, whether it was a judgment debt, or whether it ought to be
found only a simple contract debt. The case had been submitted M. Coleman's b. g. Tom Tough .
.. . 34 2
to Mr. Justice Richardson, when at the bar, fur his opinion, and
that opinion had been submitted to the Master. The result of that Ale. c. T. Junta's be. e. Elf
3 i W
opinion was that it was not a judgment debt, or if it was, that it . Mr. E. F. Aleynell's ch. f. Odd Trick - .
was a judgment debt posterior to other hens upon the assets. i Mr. Green's b. g. by Wanderer . . -
Mr. BELL, for the defendant, observed that an action had been The
who decided—lst. That the Como' colt, hirin6 .
I stewards submitted two questions to the Jockey Club re.
brought fur a simple contract debt, and judgment obtained for I gusitoz mts race,
want of a plea. A writ of inquiry was executed on. the 14th of; walked'over when he received forfeit, sou not thereby disqualiGel
February, and Mr. Were Powlett, the father of the defendant, died ° 2d. That Tom Tough ought to be deemed the second hone, and 1.
ate on the I3th, the day following. The defendant
intesl
la
pleaded'his owner to have the preference in claiming the winner Lenox,
t
that he had no assets in his hand at the time of the writ being ele- the Judge had, in the first instance declared him, and not 3h.
ented. A replication was then filed, praying judgment of the pewees filly, to be the winner f the g;‘, heat.
damages assessed, out of such assets as should thereafter come into
the hp- -

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