The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-07-17 00:00:00

COOKS V. CoLLIIIRIDGE.

ilia Lordship was occupied she whole or the day
until three o'clock. in beam% ibis appeal ca►r.,
which was of no interest except to the parries coil-
ah•which hour he rose.
The next seal will be on Thursday new,.
• The LORE CHANCELLOR Will couClude his ►it-
tiogs on the 20111 of Augusts

WHAT Or KING'S BENCH, GassLocau., Losoox,
TUESDAY, JULY 10.

Before the Loan CRIOV JUNTICE a d 411 Special Jar?.

wota A N V PRIOR.

This was sir action on a policy of insurance
effected on the ship and mg.. of the Neptune born
the coast of Africa to Liverpool. The intuniece
ins effected by the owner, Jams, since a beukrapt.
The Aftigneev abandoned to the Underwriters.
who !twisted the payment ou the rowed of con-
.eeslruent at the time the insurance was effected.
It appeared that • letter was written by the Cap.
Oslo- of she Itirpliuse in Nov. 1816, at which tines he
infrwised Mr. Jones that all was well, that he should
sail in three daps, and expected to complete his voy-
age in ten months, stud thrt lie should take every
opportunity of writing to him. This letter came
to hand in the latter end of May, or bell/Miring of
• June. 1817. and vane insionince was at that time
effeoed. In the month or September. 1817, Mr.
Jones not having heard soy thing of the vessel.
gusto to his agent in London to effect a further
iosureace of 1;0001., which was accurdiugly done.
Intelligence was afterwards received that Use Aep-
time had met with severe weather, anti. had been
obliged to put into an African port, where she was
broken up. •nd the eargo.suld at a great loes.
For the Underwriters it was now contended that
the letterer the sth November. 1816„ ought to
have been communicated to theta at the time the
subsequent insurance was effected.
The Jury found a verdict for the Plaintiff—Ds.
images, 3.501.

POLICE.

BOW-STREET.
TRADD EXTRAORDINARY.

Oa Monday courning Esq. of the
Lord Germ Chaatherbin's Office, applied to Sir R. Bireie,
the sitting Magistrate, for a warrant against a roan named
Jones Phillips, fur • Dumber °Chau& committed by him,
in going. to a great number of the nobility ■id extorting
money from them by blue pretences, tinder the colour of a
coronation fee, without .any authority (torn the Lord Great
Chamberlain, Mr. Felluvrer, or any person employed in the
Office.

Tension. one of the principal nffieers, apprehended the
said James Phillips yestereley nsorniug, at a house in Cowley_
street, Westminster, where lie lodged, and at that lime the
Prisoner produced to him a book, with parchment co-
rer, marked in gilt letters on one side •.G. R., Lend
Great Chainberlaisis Office," and on the' other, " Co-
ronation 'Peri, George the Fourth, 14th July, 1921,"
victimising • hat Ist the names of Mkta, Marqaises, Earl.,
VIIItt.IIIIIII, Ste. subseribed in their ono writing with var,ous
sums of money, am+ as 21. ?a, lf. IR.; and iI was afire-
wards averrtalued that he was going yesterday to the
Lord Chaneellor, and other persons of distinction, to rollers.
sums of money under the same pretences, and it was Sißlid
that he was to receive 201. from his Majesty. Ineiedible a.
it niay appear, it however is certain that the Prisoorr hsa
been to the king's palace two or three times for the purpose-,
but at the wrong time of the day.
Yesterday it appeared by the evidence of Mr. Fellewes
that the Prisoner had been employed ley him ae •a don, -
keeper and messenger at the Lord Chambetiale's Office dur-
lug the Cornnatiuo, and crumple-idly nu known try the
Meresit Nubleuien visiting the (Office. After the Coronation
be was dismissed, and un the return of Mr. Fellow's from
the Continent, he was informed of the Winne, rain stout
to different Noblemen collecting money nyder the abuse
pretence.
Amongst the name. of the vubser;bers were the Prince
Esterhszy, Dukes of IYeningoars, Norfolk, and Wertheim-
her lead, Earl Bathurst, sod the nsiej"r poi of the
The Prisoner alleged in his defence that hr was not con-
scious of doing wrong; that I.e bad only acted is the sane
way as ohms did at the coronsuoi of George 111., and that
the fre nap always etl4loltl•ry.
At the request of Mr. Fellows.* the Prisoner was remend--d
until to-morrow, when Ford Gwydyr will be fa siteseee.
once, and sl'o some of the Noblemen from whom money
his beru obtained by the Prisoner.

UNION-HALT..

LIFE AT VAUXHALL

Yesterday three poky, rtalde )Dung nwrwa named trillium
Reed. Juba Bred (bruthe.•'), sad 1 ehrierd Lancestrr, we le
'nought up in tlro ffiliAudy ul flail. the superintetolani of tho
pollee at Vauxhall cardeus, fro... wheace Ibry bad bee.,
rjecie.l the meet:tug welt, for kickiag ap a Tao old Jet., ge
pranh amongst i ha eumapatay.
Mr vial!, tb proprietor of lbe (traces ; Simpson,
the masks of the rerespor set. ; and Mr. C. Taylor, the lead. !
of the rue3l departsseeo, aticadal le prefer riaiges against
ibe Ihrfeadan

blr. Blatt malt d, ',hat the three Defendants win., in rum.
patty with four or five others, (mime tie greatest tliituth.
wire iu the c.f.i, tisonal the company generally valet to hie,
and complairird of liar insult, anJ itstes u meow, they bad .n.
pet ienced (ruin 'item and ibrir party. The Derendanrs were
attired in the CU." t 1.40111111 r td 70,1*, Jelmitsd Lepic, sod
&trimmed the rbas nuts rs wrth the greatest precision, al tittle og
the wing w3titott exploits, such as • wahing against fUlr •
p .uy, by which rat ladies wile knocked down in thir
inside, rosining abut the earrtena shooting " Stop thieft*.L.
Floor hint t" and other Byopoeiva earriasiona, Ikbil the
%%hole convey wire kept to the realest tenor nyi ivory.

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