The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-04 00:00:00

WLSTWOUIII HOUSE.

We feel it our duty to notice a paragraph which
appeared in the Yorkshire Gazette of Saturday
week, with the usual colotiriott of falsehood so pe-
culiar to that %liui►trtial print. It is elated, that
" two troops of yeomanry cavalry (Lord Fttz-
william'.• tenants principally) were called from their
beds at midnight, and were tinder arms at Went-
worth House during the whole of Moo lay, from au
apprehension cl the designs of the Radical and
Union Society being directed sgatii•t that cousin-
cuous mansion." So glaring a misrepresentation
as the above, and from such a quarter, would nut
have been noticed by us, had not the paragraph been
accidentally copied into a respectable London
print, during the present week ; we therefore give
the following statement of the real fact, front the
highest and must respectable authority possible.
It, consequence of the expected meeting at
Barnsley, two troops (composed as above-nieution-
ed) did assemble on that day, by orders front Col.
Wortley and Sir Edward Smith ; not fur the pro-
tedium of Wentworth House, fur its exalted owner
required no protection, but to be in readiness at tie
neighbouring villages, in case the Magistrates, who
were assembled at Barnsley, should require their
aseistaiier. The accommodations at those villages
were, however, Wadi-quote to the slumber mono-
bird ; and the greater part of both► troops, conse-
quently, were hospitably taken care of at Went-
worth House, by Mr. Byrum, his Lordship's stew-
ard, roil Lieutenant of the corp►. ,‘ The troops
were therefore (mys our correspondent) in the ex-
pectation of being called away ; hut, to their in.
finite credit, they assembled oo the shortest notice,
and hail not a aistgle absentee; which circumstance
wise noticed by the General of the District, Sir
John 'lynx, to Captain Faber, the Commanding
Officer, as mu highly praiseworthy, in his estimation,
that he should report upon it to the Goverinnesit."
We have noticed this occurrence more particu-
larly than is u►ual on such occasion*, iu order to
show how little reliance can be placed on the print
alluded to, and how abominably many of the Mi-
ni•terial writers attempt the most false and ungene-
rous imitiustions, merely to answer their own little
dirty party view-..—/York Herald I

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The Rev. Mr. HAY. Chairman of the Manchester
Quarter Ses•ious, has been presented with the rec-
tory of Rochdale. vacant by the death of Dr. DRAKE.
This living, which 14 in the gift of the Crown, is
estimated at %VW/. --year.
Ou Maiolae night lii.t the theatre opened for the
season with the play of Coy Mannerly, and the farce
of 11 here shall I Dime'? IVe have yet seri, too little
of the company to paw. an opinion respecting them.
The house W. tolerably tilled. particularly the gal-
let 7. A good deal of thsturliance was occasioned in
the house by the call of the gallery far "Kale Britan-
nia" not having bt-eit attended to, fo► on the curtain
drawing up, and the company coming forward to
sing " Gad save the King," this anthem war
received with such ha.ing, yelling', and .discor-
ddist ;who., that not a oord of it could be !Laird.
Some of the first .truer of the play were received
in a similar manner, bat quiet was at length re-
stored. The song of " Scots who hoe sri' Wallace
bled," %vas again the occasion of reciting the feelings
of the audience, it was received with unbounded
applause. and was twice eneweeder.(ftcWewlik
Chronicle./

POLICE.

Oialtaooo-00100.
Yesterday Thomas Irrigkt was Mimed up (traaing:bee•
remanded on • former day) on a charge of bhmeg sham
five bags of human lair, each topic weight/1g 40 lb. Ike Pirtv-
p.riv of Messrs. Pearson and Price.
Won. %Tithing, poorer in the employs/Kat of Pentair sod
Price, swore Mai the heir now prodscril was the same whir*
Iraq stoles.
Nu further evidence was giver, and the Primmer ass re-
manded to • future day.
The property la worth about 301. per big. The hair pee-
&seed before his Lordship ws.remarkably loan and beaut.ful.

Mr. Dihdin, the proprietor of the (leach Office at Ow-
rard's Hall, Basing lour, appeared to the sonamenit ef
.Mr.
John Cowered, for having sieglertrel to r • parcel which
came ios MS Office by the Mail, eirecied lea Mr. Conseil.
Tbr Complaioant stated, that • frirs4 of lies tu Mims-
'hire sent up to him a basket, containing fowl and game,
directed to bine al the Castle sad Pakten, in Alfleirsgaini
street. The basket contained a pleatifial supply of goD
things, front the list of which we redid the foilueisig: twit:
turkeys, two geese, two teals, a brace of rareukes, • brace
of snipes, • brace of voindrocks, aid r brace of bares 114
basket arrived at the Office of the Defcadant, instead of lie-
ing forwarded, in the first instate., to the Castle and Pe&
con. The Complainant, anxious to enjoy at skis sewn.. of
festivity the pretest of bar friend. called en Ow 9th of De-
cember al the office of the Castle end Fakes., for Ike pared:
He made various inquiries, subsequent to I hui day, but en
vain; and Isis patience baying been nearly euhausted,•he
wrote to his friend in Devousbiee, complaining of the WM.
arrival of the parcel. The fiend answer"d his letter, swill
assured bin. that it bad been dispatched regularly cy she
conch. Further bigotries were mink, sad it was Isllli till the
t=d of Decrather that the basket was found in the lap wt.
the Castle and Falcon. The game, whir) war t.f the finest
kind, was entirely decayed, and the suture touted' of the
basket were unfit for use.
Mr. Hamlin, in his defence, said, that he stood
protect his establishment from any imputation either of
fraud or neglect. It was nut the custom of offices Is take
its parcels not brought ley their own coaches. The parcefie
question arrived at his office on the 9th of December; It
ass directed to Mr. Coward, at the Castle and Fatima, as.
was regularly dispatclwd by his !sorter, sad was left accord;
lug to the direction She very day of its arrival. The mho
take was that of the Complainant, be appeared to have mad*
his inquiries not at be proper plate; be inquired atiVer
coach.office, at the Castle and Falcon, instead of making
inquiries at the tap, and if the game was spoiled, it waa
sue the fault of bite (Hibellial, because lee bad it regularly
foe warded. He hoped that his Lordship would excuse bit*
fur saying, that the character of his eetablisliment was of
the hest kind, and that !teatime'', observed the utmost pope-
tuslity in attending to ter COMM suds of the public. Thou
murk he said fur the facts of the case, which were, be hoped,
sufficiently strong; but as to the law, the complaint same
too late—ffie complaint ought to be lodged at the unseat
14 days after the matter complained of had occurred. •
On referring to the Act of Parliament the Lord Myer
said lielagreed with the Defendant, that the complaint came
too late before him, but the law in another way was open to
Mr. Coward. The question entirely was, abatises the tap
was Ilse proper place to deliver the basket ? The impression
un his mind was, that it was nut the proper place. As to
the conduct of the Defendant 130 wilful neglect could be im-
puted, on the contrary, be manifested a becoming degree erf
anxiety. His Lordship seemed extremely wiry to Mid that
so large • quantity of the Truy palmist game should have
been wastrel by the de.tructive hand of time, instead sat
adorning the table and cheeriest the longing guest• of tlasi
Complainant.
. .

The Complainant said that he would bring as nelMui
and thps the c+,e staada al present.

GtILDIIALL.