The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-08 00:00:00

MR. JOSEPH MITCHELL.

A politic meeting was held on Weiluesday last, at the New
in Leeds, on the invitation of the (rinds of the accused
ports, " for she purpose of instituting an inquiry, whether
so.• sitit the charge against Mr. Mitchell, of being a
spy, as snack by Mr. Baillll,l, at the York County Meeting,
be established'" The notice calling this meeting
hail been circulated pretty extensively, and soon after 12
si'elirck the room, which will contain shwa three hundred
prison/a:was filled.
hr. Mitchell, is a defence, which occupied above five
la...as in the delivery, denied almost all the allegations ad-
him.
Ihnnes replied, and the following Resolution was
siasied .—Reeolistirou " At a Meeting of the Inhabitauts
of
I:re4s, called by the friends of Mr. Joseph Mitchell, and
un the Ist of December, 1619, it was resolved—That
it is highly expedient, from the facts adduced this day, that
Alt Mitchell should cease, from henceforward, to take any
fending part in public meetiugs ; and that he should note
I, {AU this time, ever holdetny delegation from the Reformers?'

In addition to those valuable blood horses and
mares, which we lately announced, as having been
bought by Mr. KIRBY, to take to Rossi*, we lelfll
1 !I'll hr has also purchased the following :—Erape-
roe, by Sorcerer, out or floriaby Lass, by Buzzard;
Carerness. sister in Interpreter, by Soothsayer, put
of Wowing, Ly Buzzard Sharper. by Peceirer,
pit of Soinntaneo, by Sir Saortunt ; likewise that
silncli-sclunred beautiful racehorse, Bonnyfuee. by
St.rrerer, out of Bannylass, by Panto's.
iSs-rwent take was so strougly frozen last week
as to admit of skating and saber diversions upon
rCr. _ .

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We are informer% thst all the woollen manatee-
torir4 in Keswick err now ISI full activity, large or-
der. having brew I.itely received.
A terioty• accident ilepperied last week. Lieut.
of the /Loyal Navy, whilst returning to
Plytiionth. alter shooting. nu compaoy with a young
mess, celled Gt.cosi'AWl c. who hid breveted to
ins triad. the eau. being cocked and carried
in hi. hant4. went ga, end lodged the whole of its
reminds 1M the calf of Lieut. Catirisaat.'s leg, who
wee a few 'orris in advance. Nearly 200 shots have
been extracted. and it is hoped that his leg wilt be
bit VC d front aniputeison.
iitrueshx. Occatenza I.—We regret to learn
tlyit the barbarous practice of plucniug the wool front
.m live sheep liar wren revived in this county. A
f..r. 'eights ago. one termer, near Eunisneg, had five,
end *nether two sheep treated io this cruel inanoer„
lit some ut,feeliug otuuderers. On Saturday night
lest, the house a Aire. Dolma. of Brersiblestown,
in this calmly. was forcibly emitted into by five
tutu mewed. who teloulansly robbed ber of Bank
snuck gold and sliver, house linen, wearing app..
•e 4, Sic.

lAW INTELUGENCk.

COUNT if)F KING'S BENCH, - To EMMY. Damask 7.
LETHBRIDGE. V. PHILLIPS.

This was aso action brought by the Plaintiff
sgainet the Derendans, Sir Richard Philip., to
recove► the sinusoid of NO injury done to vs;iii-
store picture of Dr. I%ralcott. the celelonit.il Peter
Pisan?, while it we under the care of the De-
fend...sit.

It appeared that the miiiiiiture had been Irut by
the Plaisinif to a Mr. Barnard. sill that it after-
wards was carrwii ID Sir IL Phillips. where. iii
roiisrquencr of its beiii4 placed over a fire-td u•e.
the ivory craekril. and the picture received the
injury fur which coinpensiiiiiiii was now 'twigltt.
But it appearing that Sr. Richard Phillips ',ever
borrowed the picture, took it under his charLte,
or in fact knew ally thing about it, the Court
held that it would be too strict to hoist him reoptios
fable for the accident.—The Manila was therefore
tionsuited.