The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-25 00:00:00

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" (Ha Bliley, January 14, 1820.
"Mr. Sheriff Parkins loas herr applied to • fur funr hotilea
of wine for the use of the Grand Jury; the Sheriff twirl leave
In renal his compliments, aed to say, that he will moat readi-
ly einnpls with their wish, sa I will send it to them if they
will let hint know the sort--either Pint or Sherry."
"'lire C.ostlemen of the Grave,' Jury have had the honntor
to receive from Mr. Sheriff Parkins a note respecting four
bottles of wine: Hwy bet In state that nu such application
his been made by their order, but that they have Wien the
liberty to address an application to the Sheriffs jointly, for
the moat •Iliiirance.

Grand Jury Room, Janua,y Is, 1820."
" Mr. Sheriff Parkins presents his compliment, to the
Gentlemen of the Grand Jeury, laqpi to inform them, that iin
*verbal application for four l ottlra of wine for their use, he
instantly returned the answer expressing his ready coins
phasic,. Mr. Sheriff Parkins had lint been applied to for,
nor has he been informed of, any urinal allowance" to oho
Grams&Jury. Ile will, with murk pleasure, rimier wholover
has been customary, when they shall be pleased to inform
him.

" Sessions House, Friday, halt past three o'clock."
" The Gentlemen of the Grand Jury return thanks to Mr.
Sheriff kPis for his pulite awl ready attention to their
application; and in coon spruce of the Sheriff's desire, they
note ■l foot what thee are informed has bees the usual
allowance in the Grand jury at Quarter Steno's,.
" Grand Jury Room, January 14,1824 i."
" Six and right-pence per day ; three pound. ten
shillings slimier money. It has also beer usual to aeud six
bottles of wine into the Jury Room.
Mr. Sheriff Parkins, in reply. begs to inform the Cootie-
men of the Grand Jury, that they most have hoes rosin.
formed with respect to any usual allowsoce bowies been
mole to them by the Sheriffs; and he begs to add, that if
such eiri.tom has at any period existed, it is proper it
should he aholodicil.
" &inking [louse, Friday, four o'clock."

N.n —The allegrd enstom, as to the allowance of 65.'841.
per day, told 31 10.. dinner money, had not bees. complied
with by my red. c. rims, nor even by Mr. Sheriff Ituthwcll
himself, whu only stoat (which I was willing to do) six but-
tics of wine.

I take fur grantril, the anonymous author of the para-
graph in question is one of the Grand Jury, and therefore
ought candidly to have staled what actually occurred. The
insinuation in the paragraph, that I acted tinder the influence
of sordid views, W as completely beneath an honourable man
to express, as it is for me seriously to notice. Bat I beg to
assure the author and the public, that it is not my intention,
directly or indirectly, to appropriate one shilling of the
money that shall be received by Inc, as one of the Sheriff's
of London and Middlesex, for my own personal advantage;
but. on the contrary, as I have bee, induced to undertake
such arduous and important duty to rectify (so far as is
practicable) the idolises of the office, totally uubiaaaed
by political feeling or party views, I pledge myself to
apply to charitable or benevolent purposes all feet,
lines or dors, that may comae into my hands, after dis-
charging the absolute necessary expenses that I may
be liable to, in part of which I have already paid to
the amount of upwards of one thousand pounds, whilst not
one farthing of the fees, Ike. his yet been touched by me.
If the line of conduet which I have adopted, tinder a con-
stiestious construction of the chartered rights of the City of
Load's, is not entirely sal isfactory, I request that my Fellow
Citixens and Livery of London will exercise their undoubted
right, and discharge me from the office, which, I ass sorry to
say, rather than retain for ten years, as absurdly remarked
in the paragraph, I should be most happy to yield up in
ten days.

J. W. PARKINS, Sheriff.
York Hotel, Jameary 22,1820.
• N B. By an officer of the Court, who attended on the
Grated Jury.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE BRITISH PRESS.

SlR—The rtatenieni la your Paper of this day, respecting
the Grand Jairy for Middlesex having made application to
the Sheriff for say allowance or remuneration, is quite ie.
correct. 1 hid the honour of being Foreman to the last
Grand Jnry for the County, and no 01)i/bedtime was made
or thought of.-1 am. Sir,

Your humble Servant,
CHARLES STABLE.
IVO-street, Dloontrbury, January 24, MO.

A specimen of fine writing from en American
Journal--
MARRlSD—Simullasteorsiy, on numbly rivIDIEr the
28th alt. by the Rev. Joseph W. Wallace, E. Hinsdale Her-
E.q. of Connecticut, to Min Ann Williams Walton;
and Mr. Augustus WOW', to Min Sarah Watson, 'laughter,
of Captain ham Watson, of Columbia county, Georgia.—
The ceremony was conducted under the most engaging feral'
of decency, and was ministered with sober eloquence and
impressive dignity. Tbe subsequent hilarity was renikred
doubly entertaining by the most pleasing urbanity slid de.
enfant of the GUESTS; the convivial board exhibited an ele-
gant profusion of all that the richest fancy could mingle, or
She swot* splendid liberality collect : nor did the nuptial
evening afford a banquet less grateful to the INTELLECTUAL
gulag; the mind was regakd with all that is captivating is
colloquial fruition, and transported with all that is divine in
the music or CONGENIAL SPIRITS:

While hoe'rilegeortephe liager'd near,
And dropped their names, so eharso'd to hear!
(Georgia Journal.
RICHARD:OK, GOODIZICK, and Co. respectfully
acquaiut the Public that the Stole Lottery will
11nIsh Drawing NEXT SATURDAY, the 29th lost. The
Wheel muslin. Two Prises of 20,0001. Hooey, Ike. Tickets
and Shaer., warranted oiletrawo, are on Sak by RICHARD.
SON, GOODI.LICK, Mild CO. at their °Hors Bask-boild.
Wes. Coruhilt, sod Charing-eruar, wbo Sold, last August,
No. 710, a Prize of 36,0001. Commit.

HAZARD nod Co., who sold Two Prizes of
20,0001. w the 1:1111 Lottery. respectfully acquaint
the Public. that the Lottery will finish Drawing NEXT
SATURDAY—The Wheel contains Two Prises of 20,0001.
Maury. &C. Ste.—lissioto arid Co. gratefully acknowledge
the preference given to their OW &witfishiness, sad regret
their Supply of Tickets sad Shares previous t• the last riay's
draw/jug was out adequate to their increased denesuil.—A
continuance of Public Pain asp is respectfolly solicited at
tltei► Offices Royal Exchange-gate, 26, Cuminll, rod 324,
Osford-street, Corner of Swallow-stmt.

QUICE SUCCFSSION Of FORTUNATE ETENTS.-
The Firlit•irlruvrei Prise in the last Lottery. etiiitled
to 20,0001. Money anti Consuls, was wild in Stares by
WEBB ;—The Find-drawn Print in She present Lutte.y, en-
titled to 20,0001. Consols, was also soki in Sharer by WEBB.
..—Theis, Two Twenty 'flinsaande have been distellinteal at
his (Men • Ain Two Months; and in the [UAWe of she last
Eight Year, in proportion to the number of Tickets sold,
more Capital Prises hare been obtained at his Of.
Sera then at any other in the World. NEXT SA-
TURDAY the !Amery will Baldly close—Two Prises of
10,01101. Sterling Money, and every tither Prior. will be
elenien on that day. Tickets and Slam, warranted an-
Amara, ern Sale at WEBBII Altxy 9, Coghill, and 17,
bolgate street.

.

THE TURF. .

BSTTING AT TATTERSALL'S. hart/Aim 24.
ingunt.
11 in 1 etst Mr. Piety's e. 17 to 1 art }hippie c.
13 to 1 opt Dike If6to 4 not Pitolame
16 In 1 Brother to 20 to 1 eget say caber.
Blucher

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4 N 1 apt Duke of Itutlaturs Sorcery f.
RIDDLESWORTH.
9 to 3 opt Mr. Vassiiiart 17 lo I ■Rit Piodatee.

DONCASTER ST. LEDER.
13 to 1 apt Mr. Picric'. c.
There is only oat .eeept■an of tier cloffercnt Handicaps.

CIIELTENHA3I. JANUARY 23.

A few days %ince Mrs. Fetheringhane, the »H..
of Captain Fotlieringham. *Mei of the Ceremo-
nies here, died slier a few days illnrsa, and yester.
slay morning, at Mlle o'clock, was the time appoint.
ed for the funeral, at which time the different cart
&c. to forth the procession arrived, but
were iinstiriliatrly sent hack on being info►med tha
Captain Fotheinighurn had himself died only half
an hour previous. Fie had been unwell only a few
days with a sore throat mad cold (ihe same com-
plaint as Mrs. F.), but was pot considered in dan-
ger by his physicians, who only left him ut six
o'clock that morning, and at half-past eight was a
corpse. They will both now be interred in one
grave. This melancholy event has 'Morally cast •
gloom over nor previously gay town.
Three candidates are already named for the va-
cant race, but the election is not expected to take
place iinmtdiately.