The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-01-20 00:00:00

TILE ARMY.

The 27th (Enniskillen) regiment of foot, which was re-
lieved at Gibraltar on the 21th of November, by the 12th
(East Suffolk) regiment of infantry, and which :ailed from
that garrison on the 30th of November, for the West
ludits, has been ordered to touch at Barbadocs, to report
to Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Wardc, K.C.B. and
Commander of the Forcts in the Wcst indica, and to
await that officer's further orders.

The command of the Ist battalion of the royal artillery,
which became vacant by the death of General Sir Anthony
Farrington, Bart. has not yet been tilkrt up.

REstEnv rot( lioortNn Couott.—A correspondent
states to us, that a plaster of gum galbanum applied to
the chest will, in all cases, give relief, and in many com-
plete cure. " This 'amide remcdy," he observes, " has
been used for many years by the mother of a large fatuity,
without a single failure." We ourselves think it a good
application to aasist in the cure; and we think, as a warn)
and gently stimulating plaster, would be attended with
ben:tit in most species of cough.—Medico! Adriscr, A-
ntral!, 17.

CULIOVIIIVAGEII.—In the early part of last November, •
a wager was made between a medical gentleman of this
city and a Mr. D., that the former would not bathe every
day till the tat of January, which he accepted. The bet
was, that every day the medical gentleman bathed, Mr. D.
was to give him is. and vice versa. Mr. D. finding that
the other still continual to immerse himself in the "cold
abiss," ran from his wager, and we understand that an
action will shortly be brought to recover the amount that
would have been due from him to the party who accepted
it. The meilical gentleman still continu:s to bathe whe-
ther wet or dry, and :tays he finds no ill effect from so
doing; on the contrary, that it is bracing to the nerves,
and gives him a most excellent nil tile. S:•ven o'clock is
the hour he in general leaves !tame, and returns about
Winchester Paper.

DUEAPFUL EXPLOSION AT POLOOOTII MINE.—On Thurs-
day evening (15th inst.) a most nielancholv accident happened r.t
the above mine, occasioned by the bursting of the boiler of the en-
gine. The explosion was so terrific, that one man, named Phillip
Rowe, was thrown over the engine house to the distance of 130 feet,
and killed, and another, named :Martin, dreadfully hurt. since
dead. l'ieces of the boiler of IWO weight were carried to the dis-
tance of six hundred feet, and tore down whole houses. Not u ves-
tige of the house which contained the boiler remains: and two ad-
joining houses were literally dashed in pieces by the explosion. In
the midst of this distressing relation, one providential circumstance
merits attention. Captain Reed having occasion for men to assist
at the capstan, in order to secure them, went into the boiler.bouse
and took away the clothes belonging to those who were expected to
come from under gatund. To this cirrioustance they owe their
preservation ; for on corning up, several ran home in their under-
ground clothes; had they staid to change, they must inevitably
have shared the fate of their must unfortunate companions. No-
thing could exceed the consternation of the inhabitants in the neigh.
bourhodd of the accident t some fancied the end of all things was
come, others that an earthquake had happened, and the explosion
tec.• heard at the distance of full two miles.—RoLmi
zettf.

A irelanrholy accident occurred at Brayton. near Selby. on the
13th inst. 31m runny Barber, skier to Pepper, of the above
pare, was killed by a stack ahoy falling upon bcr whilst she was
searching for eggs iird:rnenth it ; her neck was broken by the
wrig;tt of the hey, and sbe was not rouna tor two bows after--
Le: dr Jlercu, y.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CIIA.STATTSIospAr,JALIII.

ootraLAY V. TIM DUNK or lOU

Tha Loan(;;;;I: C Court this
morning, inquired if the Solicitors engaged in the eau* of
Uourlay v. the Duke of Somerset," were present. Neither of the
Solicitor appearing in Court, his Lordship animadverted severely
on their absence, and said, it would seem as if they thought they
had no duty to perform to the Court.
In the course of the day, the Solicitors and Mr. Gourley ap-
peared in Court
The Loa° Crtatreet.coa said, that, on Saturday la*, he had
ordered that he should be furnished with affidavits verifying the
plans. Eiiher Solicitors were acquainted with his order, or they
were not. If they knew of it, it was their duty to have complied
with it ; if they did not know it was their duty not to have been
ignorant of it. These observations he threw out, less with a view
of inculpating any person in the present suit, than of impressing
on the iiihids of Solicitots generally, that it was their province and
business to furnish every information to the Court, which night
enable it to come to a clear and correct judgment.
'rite Solicit°, of the Duke of Somerset was proceeding to state
the anxiety which the Duke felt for an early decision In this
cause, when _ _

nz Loan CN•NCELLott said, that he did not speak of the
Duke of Somenitt-- this rase had been pei.ding for a considerable
time; and he (the Lord Chancellor) was desirous of bringing it to
• conelu.iim.

The Solicitor said, be would endeavour to be ready on Saturday
he‘t.

Tice LORD CUAIICELLOR said, that he would give adginctit
in thi. ewe on Saturday next, with the materials which tie at
present possessed.
Mr. Cowls, was present during the discussion : ha evinced great
anxiety, w d inquired the day on which judgment was to be given,
appearing not to have caught the expression of the Lord Chancellor
appointing the day. Oa having received this information, be
barred respectfully, and retired.