The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-07-20 00:00:00

POLICE.

DOW-ITSIMT.

Yesterdsy afiernoon he principal portionof the
patrol were mustered in Privy Gardens fur inspection,
amounting to above 100 able-bodied men, dressed in their
olicial manna, blue costs and groaner% scarlet waistcoats,
boots, &c. They were mustered in four mak* with their
leaders in front of each mob, divided according to their
divisions or parties. They all had cutlasses with " dis-
similated patrol" inscribed on them, resting on their'
right arm, ■nd truncheon stave, in their left hands, wish
bright Imadeuffs, and tin cases for their order books. In
additiou to them the leaders were armed with pistols
With this 'body of well disciplined men, who have most
of them been in the army, the public are well protected,
both in their persons and property, for • number of
miles round the metropolis at a very moderate expense,
60 that highway or footpad robberies are very rarely
beard of, and i( soy de take place, the communtratioa with
each party is so quick, well-arranged, and directed, that it is
but very seldom they escape : in fact, these species of rob-
beries round the inetroinolis are very seltkin heard of.

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At three o'clock Sir Richard Birnir, the Chief Magistrate
of the Pulire, accompanied by Mr. Hubhouse and Mr. Dews
son, the Under Secretaries of State fur the Ilene Darwi-
nism, attended by the conductors and the officers of Ilse
nurse patrol establishment, arrived and proceeded to in.
speet the ranks, and every thing appeasing perfectly regular,
the inspection clown!. 1 hey were afterwards sworn in be-
fore Sir Richard Birnie as constables, under the new Police
Art.
DI A 111.110110 UG s-stais sr.

IRISH SUBSCRIPTION.
Mr. Galesworiby, rwaster.baker. retired from butioess,
but uuw residing in YorkWreet, was charged with au torault
upon Mr. Birt, deputy OMSK, of St. Margaret's parish.
Mr. Hirt was one of the gintlesoso who laudably went
tram house to house In the parish to collect subscriptions
for the poor Irish, and when be entered Defendant's house,
and made his ►usiuers known, Defendant shoved him
off the steps, commanding him to quit his honer, and
using very indecent langoage, refused to subscribe. Mr.
Burt applied for a warrant for the assault.
The Magistrates irs severe terms reprehended the Defen-
dant for such gross behaviour, they knew Mr. Birt for years
to be an exceedingly civil luau. In this iosianee be had
done no more thaw what was done in eve, y parish through.
out England, conformably with the wishes of the lien sod
the Clergy. They ordired the Defendant to glad boil.

EDINBURGH.

JURY COURT, LITUILDAY, JuLT 13.

ACTION OF DAMAGES FOR DEFAMATION OF
CHARACTER.
PROFESSOR LESLIE D. BLACKWOOD.
Mr. Nolte, as Courowl for the Defender, rose to order to
request t►e istdolgeoce from the Court of a little delay to '
this ease, is coasequeace of the sudde• sod unexpected ab-
settee of Mr. John Hope, the other Counts!, who bad taken
the lend in the mausgement of it, and who had frilly prepar-
ed himself upon the ease. He therefore threw himself on
the indalgence of the Court, begging them to postpone this
case, as it was Impossible for him to prepare himself, igi ao
short a period to do justice to a cut dist bad otrrothrallos-
pied so much time from the other Counsel.
Mr. Jursasy said, that he stood io behalf of the purser,
who had a right to lie a day fur the ►rial of Los ease, and be
wished to obtain a speedy decision. The case hod now pended
• long time is spite of the par ; it had been protracted by
repeated discussions in the Court of Session, which had here
bees resumed. The pursuer, standing as he did io the condi-
tion of a publieteacher, bad been calumniated in his moral sod
Intellectual character, and bad thus the most powerful mcs
tires stimulatiog bias to clea► away the stigmas thrown
upon him. The request was nothi•e but this, that on at-
count of the absence of the junior Counsel, they should post-
' pone the trial for the space of four months, now that the Sea-
•ioa was concluded, and Coisawri had not left town; during
which additional time the Pursuer would be forced to labour
rode, all the reproaches thrown opus him, with the risk too
of lasiog evidence as which he principally relied. He begged
/cave to Inform them, that the partner had suffered •
great loss of reputation and professional income, •wing
to t►e charge of corrupting the youth who were sent to ►int,
which had the effect of greatly diminishing the number of
his &Wriest/.

The Cour,' we►e of opinion that the sudden and uses-
poetic] absence of Counsel was a soliirtent cause of delay ;
and that Mr. More, slot attended Its Coumel on behalf of
Nn Blackwood, bud nut bad Inns to prepare himself in the
case.

The Cleik was then directe 4 lo Rive the Jury notice lo M.
tend the Court on Saturday 'text, at eight tidal& is 0111
snortng.

Accounts have been received front the Tale of
Bourbon, Fin Bouldroux, to the latter end of Febru-
ary, which contain afflicting intelligence of the ex,
pedilion to Madagaecar. A corvette, sent from
that idand to Bourbon, to entreat succour of she
Governor, related that nut of 414 individuals which
formed the expedition, 37 were dead and 169 sick.
These accounts also mention the very alarming in-
telligence of an Insurrection of the Blacks in the
Isle of France. This revolt had been put down by
the young Creoles; but very unfaxoureble cause,
quences were still apprehended.
The intelligence from Madrid in the Paris Papers
is not later than the fi.h, oo which day, according to
rumour, a meeting of diplomatic persona was held
at the house of the British Ambassador, with a view
to draw up some joint statement or pros ti verbal
of the events then passing in the Spanish capitol,
for the isiformation of the several Europeou Courts.
The egnsiiesetiwenel, which Illellilo,lo this rumour,
adds, that the Austrian Minister and another were
for imputing all the blame to the Liberal party, hut
a mujerity of the diplomatic corps, with Mr. Foft-
*Tv', the American Munster, at their head, main..
tallied the the Servile party were to blame, and a
declaration was signed to that effect. This appease
a moat improbable story, There max be, no doubt,
• difference of opinion upon the aabjr4et otOolit the
foreign Ministers at Madrid, hat the formal ex.
premium of it, iu the way deselibed, would he
Yel7 dinebytentra I to the graajah Geserameot,

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