The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-05-07 00:00:00

GIBBON AND OTHIIS V. MURRAY, OUT.

This was an application to the Caere, calling upon Mr.
Charles Murray, ao attorney of the Court, In abew cause
why be should not pay over to the Plaistiff !Waal° sums of
money which had come into bin hands.
The SOLICITOR-GRIMM. now ruse to shew taus agaiost
the rule.
The Coney asked if Ibis matter could not be settled bet-
ter by some geutleman at the bra out of Court, as it appeared
to be a matter of disputed account.
The Sotaerroa-Grattam. observed, that be thought he
could she. their Lordships that there were no grounds
whatever for the •pplicatiou ; but as his affidavits of facts
were very volumisous, be would submit that the application
most be discharged on a point of form. The affidavits on
which it was founded were aeon), as appeared o■ the face of
them, In the United States of America, a•d had sot been
regularly attested, so es to make them receivable in this
country.
The Plaintiff's C‘ansel contended, that as they bore the
notarial seal of the Court iu which, they were sworn, that
was sufficient to make them legal instruments lu this
country.
The COURT bowers', ►eld, that such unattested affidavits
had never beau received is support of any applicators re.
setOblitsg the prestos, except by clement of the party against
whom the application was wade. The rule most therefore
be discharged.
The Semerroit-Gxtrram.--" And without costs, my
Lord?"

The CMS/ Jurrics—" No, oertainly not, Mr. Solicitor,
on such an oltjectiou as this. You have gore into no merits
on Ibis oreasion ; yur way do so if you please, sad then Ibe
Court will say whether they will relieve you from costs."
The SOLICITOR.GrIftRAL declined doing so, as the affi-
davits were very long, and he *as aware his Lordship was
engaged in another place.—Rule discharged, with costs.
HABEAS CORPUS.
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Mr. Peaagora said, on the day of tbe Term be moved
for a writ of Heim Corpna to bring up Elizabeth Harper,
in order to her being admitted to bail, she having been com-
mitted under the Act of the first of his Majesty, for a ma-
licious trespass in cutting and carrying away a certain post
or a fence Lt longing to a person named Price. She was now
attending. He .untended that the warrant on the face of it
N 4 forth no offence; and secondly, that the dsmsges awarded
were too high, they being 61. for a mere post.
The Couar—" The warrant ou the face of it sets forth
no offence."
Mr. Justice Aod the damages of 51. are too
bigb. Magistrates mistake this Act; they cannot go beyond
61. they are not to award 5/. in all cases. They are to
iequire and assess damages according to the amount of da-
mage done."
Mr. Justice BAYLLY" The woman must be discharged."
She was accordiugly discharged.

Major GOUGH, lately lost its the Albion on the
coo.; or Inland, Was son of Colonel GoucH. Ile
w.a returning to Ireland from his regiment in Up-
prr Canada.

Of the passengers on board the Albion, lately
lost on the Wexford costa, Nit. EVLIIIHARD. of
Chester, Pennsylvania, and Mr. STEPHIIN CUM'S,
have been saved. All the rest perished.
A meeting of the Merchants of Cork was held
in that city on Tuesday, when a Petition to Parlia-
ment was agreed to, complaining of the inconve-
nience which they stiffer from the present hours of
dispatching the mails from Dublin tif Cork, and
praying an alteration in the system.

'rue FLINDS.—AII is uncertainty as to the pro-
bable parties who may treat with the Minister ; cer-
tain it is that there are sic lists funning as is usual
in common loan transactions. It is attorney sus-
pected that if the Bunk can, without 'Misting its
Claimer, become the Corstractors, they will—at all
events, we suppose it will he taken by some public
and corporate bodies. Thi. is the day on which
the parties disposed to treat with the Minister are
invited to meet him at twelve o'clock at the Trea-
sury Chamber.. Should there be no war, there is '
no doubt but the funds will he considerably higher
than they have been yet. Consuls were yesterday
morning 782 i fur the Account; 78i for money ;
Reduced 78i; Navy 104; Long Annuities 191
13-16 ; Spanirli 6.3 ii; 4 per Cents. 944 f ; COOL, I,
for Account are now 79 to 79k, and for money
781 9.
lu consequence of the low price of provisions, a
very material reduction in the poos's rates has taken
place in several populous parishes; particularly sit
the extensive parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, when,
notwithstanding a 14te demand for a county rate of
nearly 1,800/. the poor's rates are reduced front the
year MO to the present one, 10,4901. 4s. Bd.
On Tuesday last it lien, the property of Mrs.
W ILION, of Skegmy, urur Mansfield, after sitting
the usual time upon u number of ducks' eggs, pro-
duced her brood, one of them having three eyes and
two beaks, sud is now alive. A short time since, in
the same yard, a duck hatched two young ones frorn
one egg, joined together at the back, but otherwise
perfectly funned.

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