The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-28 00:00:00

PUG II IS M.

An off-hand match was fought yesterday morn-
ing at Iterating Green, eight miles from Welwyn,
Herts, between Hatay Plank, a man of some skill
in tin...fashionable art, and George Ford, a Leices-
tershire slat,, Of athletic powers. The match was
fur 40 guineas aside, and the backers were Capt.
Halals fur Plank, and Ford was backed by sub-
scription. Walton, the cricketer. seconded Ford,
and William Jones officiated far Plank. Seventeen
gallant rounds were fought in 42 mi..uses.
Ist the first reused, Plank placed a left-handed hit upon
his a.ive.sary's mouth, whirls shook the ivories, and is fol-
lowing wills his right band, he was met on the ear by
Icrt hand, which warmed the was and floored hiss—
Betting w;a+ even at going WV, but Ford was maw backed at
6 and 7 to 4.

1. A smart rallying round, decidedly in favour of Plank,
whose einteisomis painted his adversary's head its all mutate
of forms. Be was hit away when perforating active op►ra-
tious by a blow in the throat, which produced a mounte-
bank face, but instead of going down be recovered, sad
bored upon his adversary and threw hem.
3. Both were waiting for wind, and it was a loug time
coming. At length Plank floored his adversary by a bit it
the mouth, and he dropped two of his grinders.
The next silt rounds were manfully fought, and although
Plank was contending against a malt 1011 es. heavier than
himself, yet he boll-dogged him in woeful style, and from his
straight hitting, had equal advantage.
10. This wand reduced the fight to something like a ewe.
taints, and as Ford's right eye was completely closed, and
the left damaged; Plank's tihjrrt seemed to be to sew up tbe
other, but his tactics were do:eerily returned upon by bis
adversary's left hand, which flowed him.
11. Ford's head was so disfigured that Isis wife would net
have known him, and his opponent gave ap the notion of
closing the other peeper (ruin the blow he knappeel in the
last round. Both were too much tired to do mischief, and
they went dow■ together in ■ Ouse.
12. Here Plunk won the fight by placing a chance hit cm
his adversar's temple; and although he ,loud rutting up slur.
ing five other rounds, lie was then obliged to say" Enough '^

DEBATING SOCIETIES.

HICKS'LHALL, JAwimay 27.

After the other business of the day, which was of
an unimportant nature, had been ailsosed of, the
Court (a very full bench of &lagistrates, in addition
to the Chairman, Mr. Coast, being present) enter-
ed on the consideration of the applications of several
debating and literary societies for licenses to hold
their meetings. conceived to be required under the
Act for the prevention of seditious meetings, passed
during the late sitting of Parliament.
The first petition read was from the Secretary of
the Forensic Society, setting forth that a petition
had been previously presented to the Court, stat-
ing, that the Society had been instituted for the
discussion of le-gsl, literary, political. and philo-
sophical questions. and that a license had been
granted to authorise the discussing of all such
questions, with the exception of political ones. The
Petitioner now prayed fur an extension of the license
iii the manner originally desired.
A Barrister (Mr. Adam, we understood,) stated,
that the Society principally coolloed itself to the
discussion of legal questions ; that the admission
thereto was limited to such gentlemen as were
members of, or designed for the English Bar, and
belonged to some one of the Inns of Court; that
the number of members was limited since the foun-
dation of the institution to thirty-six ; that the place
of meeting was the Hall of Lyon's-Ir.n, and that
the only money paid by the members was
guinea yearly, for supplying coal and candles and
other necessaries.

The Comics', after a little consultation, directed
the license to be allowed in the estesitled form.
The nest petition was from the Academical Se-
rie y, 110, Chancery-True, from which it appeared
that it also included within its objects the discus-
sion of political questions, within certain limitations
laid down in their laws, and that the terms of qua-
lification for odunissibility were much more exten-
sive than those of the former, embracing students
of any of the Universities iu the United Kingdom,
members of any of the Inns of Court, of the Fa-
culty of Advocates, Edinburgh; the King's Imes,
Mishit ; or the Roman Catholic College of May-
'tooth. Ireland. It appearing further that nn money
was reeeivel, except by way of annual subscrip-
tion, the license was granted.
The Citatait A N then observed, that the applies.
tins, of throe two Institutions for a license was pro-
highly a matter of courtesy, not necesity. inasmuch
as they were not established for the purpose of
raising or collecting money. Licenses were then
gruillra to the Philornathres, and one or two other
societies; Isul the petition of the British Philoso-
phical Society was ordered to stead over till an-
other day.
11..5141y, a letter from 11w °Minion Lecturer to the
Cliairmin was resslell requested permission for the
writer to deliver his, lectures as formerly, it No. 10,
New-street, Spring-gardens, declaring that their
sole object was to improve the happiness of
the marriage state, by endeavouring to remove
the obstructions and difficnlties which stood in
the way of a free choice of partners for life: they
never touched int politics, except by way of general
allusion, and their pro juslices were rather in favour
of the present Government.
A Barrister assured the Court that he had seen
Ladies. Bishops. Nobles, and even Magistrates,
present at the Outinian Lectures.
The Court intimated its acquiescence in the re-
quest of the latter.

BURGLARY.—The 'mese of Mr. Bowlas. 26,
Walcott-fernier, Lambeth, was broken open yes-
terday morning, about four o'clock, at the bock of
the prethiser, owl the thieves obtained ma returnee
end stole r rpointify of Elver plate, wearing op.
paid. tic.

LAW IXTAILLIGENCE.

COVET OF CHANCERY, Wiarrunurrin
TIIIVISDAY, hinuary 17.

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CONTEMPT OF COURT.
CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE.
IN THE MATTER OP •NTHONY J. DEANS, •
MINOR AND • WARD OF CHANCERY.
Mr. WETHERELL, Counsel for Mrs. Deane, the
mother of the infant, stated, that he had to trouble
his Lordship with a few further offidavim in this
CROP. Dr. Moore hail mode:lsecond affidavit, con.
firming what he had before swop', that when Mr.
and Mrs. Stabler called on urn relative to the basins
of marriage between the infant and their daughter,
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Stables, which had beer, pub.
!idled at St. Pancras church, that Mrs. Stables
being told by him, that, if the banns were dilly
published, the marriage would be legal, min,
" Oh ! well then, let. the publication of the ham..
proceed ;" or words to that effect. Mr. and Mrs.
Stables had made en affidavit, which deuied that
Mr.. Stables had used such an expressing; that
when they had the conversation. Dr. Moore ap-
peared in great pain (ruin indisposition, which might
have caused I. to have made the mistake io his
affidavit which they attributed to him. There cas
also an affidavit of John Cole, an o.tler at the inn
at Biggleswarleolte last stage to winch the two
younger Mr. Stables followed the fugitives, which
deposed. that the fugitives Mid not left that place
more than twenty minute, before their arrival, and
when they gave up the 'quaint. There was also
an affidavit of the ward's, but he did not see for
what useful purpose it was made. therefore, he
would not state it. He won'tl forbear from making
any comments on these affidavits; the whole evi-
dence of the facts of the case were stow before his
Lordship, and considering that he had done his
duty as the advocate of his client, and that she had
done her duty in bringing the case before the
Court, lie would sit down, perfectly satisfied that
his Lordship would administer justice, as he al-
ways had done, and visit those who had heels guilty
of a contempt of Court with such punishment that
would deter others from infringing on its orders.
which were so necessary to be preserved for uphold-
ing the situation his Lordship presided in as the
guardian of infants.
Mr. Mato, Counsel for Mr. and Mrs. Stables,
said, that he now felt he had done his duty at the
bar, by bringisig every fact in this case before the
Court, which could enable his Lordship, as he had
so emphatically expressed it, to sift it to the bran.
He, for himself, never entertained any doubt of the
propriety of the conduct of his clients. There
could be no doubt at this time of day but where
parties were concerned in a clandeatine marriage,
whether they knew the parties were or were nut
wards of Court, if one of them proved to be so
they are guilty of a contempt of Court. He would
not have troubled his Lordship with further Ade-
-1 vits, if it was not to enable him to sift the case to
the bran. He certainly, perhaps improperly, had
ceased to defend the character of Mrs. Stables, for
there appeared a want of decorous in her conduct
in taking lodgings for the ward. It was now, how-
ever, cleared away by the affidavit of the ward,
which set forth that he left the University of Oxford
with the approbation of his mother, and Mr. Carr,
her solicitor, that gentleman having gone to Oxford
for the purpose of enabling him to come to Lon-
don. The affidavit of Mr. Moore deserved some
comments, particularly as he volunteered in mak-
ing it ; but when he did do so he ought to have
given 01l them passed between him and Mr. and
Mrs. Stables on that occasion, instead of the ins-
religion made on his mind by that conversation.
He would suppose the Rev. Gentleman would have
said, that what his clients had stated in their-affida-
vit had not taken place ; lie had not done so, and
by his silence he coofirined their statement, but
says, that on his informing Mrs. Stables that if the
banns were duly published the marriage would be
legal, that she anxiously exclaimed, "Oh ! well
then, let the publication of the banns be continued.".
The Loan CHANCELLOR—" Does be say duly
published ?"
Mr. HEALD answered in the affirmative.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—" What does he Meal •
by saying if the tames were duly published, titer
must be legal?"
Mr. HEALD said, he did not know. but the
Doctor tried to explain it in a parenthesis; bat
even with this assistance he, the Learned Counsel.
could not comprehend it; perhaps it was that the
Doctor was more learned, and it was only to be
understood by those who had as much lee ges
himself.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—" I understand whet
is in the pairentliests.—that the banns would be
legal if there was no fraud practised on the Minister
who published them."

pm.
M►. Maus, in continuation, said, when D►.
Moore made this affidavit he ought to have•bee..
informed, that every person who volunteered in
such a transaction stood on treacherous grounds.
when he underthkes to give the meaning of parties,
and not what actually passed. His Clients admit-
ted. by their affidavit, that much coliversation hail
taken place on the occasion, but that Dr. Moore
complained of being in pain from indisporo-
lion, and had forgotten what took place. He•
thought this more probable. when he saw in the
first affidavirof the Doctor that he said the conver-
sation relative to the balms took place on the9th of
December. and, by the present affidavit, he says he
believes it was on the 7th; and if he was misSalsee
in one instance he might in another. fk ems-4er
from wishing to say any thing that could be thotegbr
disrespectful of Dr. Moore; he believed hint to be
■ most worthy and respectable clergyman. and was
convinced he (Dr. Moors) believed every word he
hail sworn, and that if he did not believe le, Ire
would not have sworn it. All be attributed to him
was mistake, which every man was liable to ; soil
why did he come to this conclusion ?—because the
expressions l►e swears were made use of by Mts.
Stables would be inconsistent with her purpose.
that of the intrriage taking place with the von-
sent of all parties—because it would be incon-
sistent with the purpose diet brought her to Dr.
Moore's—and beceuse it would be bkvionsixteait
with the promise she had given. that no clainiestitie
marriage should take piece. lie was. uireolnre, at
• loss to know. after Mrs. Stables had told Doctor
Moore that she wished the marriage vitiate phice,
if it could properly, with the ounset►t of all patties,

that he meld believe a ehrodeleiue marriage was
intelided. These aliderits were . stew Were
his Lordship, and he 'meld leave there is hi. hood*
without any further comment. But dim was an-
other affidavit. which Ise maid rot help suyiste war is
most indecent act of the Pelitiouttes, for whets every
circumstance was before the Court, it could tost
hare been necessary to hone searched all the tuna
from London to Gretna Greets to rake up the eve.
drove or servants. But what diJ Bus famous NIL.
rhsvit of Mr. Cole, the miler of the ask low. to .
Bsggleserade, set forth ? That when the tr..,
younger Mr. Stables arrived at that ion in (Meseta
of the fugitives, that they inquired *hat time bye*
elopied since the chaise the fugitives were,iu bast
left, and before he (site miler) could answer,- emote
persists said an hour ; on winch the pining 'gentles. -
men returned to London. when in fact ti.ey b.stl
not left twenty micutes. 11'hat did 11,1 t 1.11.0*/
So > only that the young gentlemen were theriverl.
But 'unison. it was tint so. would it amp unt Si,
contempt of Corot ? Wes it not after the dupe.
latent and they 'vete trot bound to follow tt.e (uo.
fiver, as they had getout, and it was Issllivieurly
proved that the elopement had token place willow,*
their privity or knowledge. Ile would not troubl,!..
hie Lordship wish any further ohservatiosn,
was convinced *listener firearm') he might unn,e
would hr grounded on his own r.firctiosos or I fret
facts of the case. whirls were now silted to t;‘e
Mr. thisoawas.t. followed on the same .I.k.
Mr. WIETHBREI.I. replied.
The 1.010 CHANCELLOA observed, that this
matter had been lung and frequently before loin,
and from his other engagements Las empis'ideraPou
of it had been broken into. lie could not, them..
fore, in justice to the character of the sterile,. woo ,
Isis judgment without reading the affishorits. and , -
from whet fell from Mr. Heald, he •ppraetil .‘"
expect that he would do so. He would elserefute'....- •
postpone the further consideration of this Cd•C,
until that day week. when he would tell thrtti...f ,
they told him what steps had beets taken in
Master's Office, according to Isis order, 'whether h.
would wish, the attendance of any, and of of
the primer, on him.
Judgment postponed.

COURT OF KING"; BENCH, WIWTVIIIITCI4
Tllllll 51)4Y, JAA AA Y 27.

Martha Gardroter, an insolvent, was hrototzlit on
to render on account of some copyloold propti's.
She had been opposed when brought up on her
own applic.stioto, on the ground of having minuet'
the mention of this property in her schedule. ilein4
remanded, she had declined any further applicatio's
to the Court, 1,1141 'WINK now brltUghi 111. II:10er Inc
compulsory clause of the Act by her creditor. T,..e
property conspri.rs, among other item-, ..A) licrzy
of good Insid. She atlrsiowl I rt r_ that •-tr
mottle over the property to her brothers, without re-
ceivung 3 1:011111W11.411111111.

Juicier BAYLEY ,funned her. that she vinul,l tot
allowed 60 days to coitipkte her schedule, after
which. fuither neglect would be punishable ssidi
transportation.

LIBEL.
Lotto CRURCHILI. V. wat.set.
TIRE •AMC V. PERRY.
Mr. PLATT Muted the Court for judgment as in
ease of 1111041.11114, the Plaisstill slot pruceetlii,g to
trial. Gralitail.

FORSYTH v. H4l. L.
A seftlict had been obtained. with &image., of
3001. in thia case arainst the Defendant, for intrinA.
ing the Plaintiff's patent for manufacturing pt'-
cuss' guns. _ _ _

Mr. Howe moved for • rule to shew cause why
the verdict should not be set aside, and a new iris;
granted. The objection to the verdict lay in the
argument urged by Mr. Hone on the trial, itanieiy,
that the patent was too large, as it professed to be 4
plan for petting off tire arras and artillery, and rir-
hag mines and quarries, whereas it did not descrine
the means by which the two latter operat 4 were
to be effected. The case lie relied oil was One:
of Lord Cochrant's patent, whicb was to be f. itiud
iu the first volume of Aterkie's Reports. The se.
coed objection was against the excellence of !tie In-
vention, which he asserted, on the atitthoelty of the
evidence, was not equal in strength of explosion to
the ordinary gunpowder loch.
The COURT informed the Learned Pleader, that
it was not necessary for an inventions to lw superior
in each particular to all things of its kind, to esta-
blish the validity of a patent. Another objection
of the Learned Counsel to the verdict tens, •n it
charging the Jury, the Defendant's eviiiiiice wn
not wholly stated.
The Cuter JUSTIcr said, that the mule port
which he had reserved was that which was too senile-
less and tidiculous to trouble any person of com-
mon sense with.
The Learned Counsel well equally iiiisoccesstul
with several other objections, mud verdict was
Lou nned by the rule being refused.

WRIGHT v. CLEMENT.
Mr. PLATT tuoved for a rule to thew cause why
the judgment in this case should not hr guested on
the last le counts of the (lector:own, and a new
• trial granted en payment s f coos. There were
Id counts, on the list four of which the Jury had
given a verdict for the Detention's, on Ilse tithes
for the Planshilk with 500/.
On the auggilitiore of the Court, the Learned
Counsel altered the arrangeme fI u. 1111.4uPri, nod
osiderwok to prey, first, fora iww•trial, and u cs.e
ssf lodine ow thin application, so move fur aiir&r of
jUdglnreil. Mr claim lur a neve trial arose loon a
defect of evidence moo which the Daetidasit
had been betrayed by a misundentanifing, tutu
which one of his Iretrseerini had fallen iis Lis
reamination„ There were three witnesses is,
the service or the Defendant. The libel ctisr4,4-
ed- WWI parcels of • public/num written and pub-
lished by snottier penmen The 11.1-fentiout hal
bee., tudr publisher of Cohleit's ttegiritr, winch
culitritsed ilie libel, and 1:011t111111-li PI) to puhltall
while the Gnirk was wider the nounsizement of Mr.
Jackson. The Defendant after that period had
btvrn ptrrrtiplery firth cc to his people nut to publish
any more of the work. This het hero prevail by
two of the witnesses, hat the think Sudbury, haw.
been asked 011 the wet. if he had ,edited any
raiders not to sell sir publication, suppwitif that
the question &wed uidy to the pubbratiois of the
(idiot March ; whereas lie was nose testily to swear
that he had receind. Loden- _haslet god, frequently

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havinig brro tailless Ifity isisrpriiir, istist in coast.-
(mince Ntikiiiiii consideraille thitnagei. 'The
Plisiotilr had Iwo other causes on the same libel;
one of eiern half hi4tv'hiosiglit against Dolby. the
iiiitilisher of the libel... Thr4 causes stood' before
t!:at of Clafnesit. the 'amyl-pit defatidastf—who ex.
lieelvd, or course. has they would have beets de-
s ifird ix fore hie.. The flaisildr ball. however.
withdrawn the record on the other actions; and
tiwagli it was siswisrt of Gig client's defense to jus.
sift' the libel. it vaduld tiler teen a considerable
ja,tilicalimi with the Jury' hart be been allowed to
prove it In dom. Tess argottecot which might
11.0 m been drawn from it was. that. if the I'lailitiff
had hien really anxious fur the vindication of his
ewracirr. it was his Insights's to have pressed the
first Ai-oilers to trial, and aot have rested on the
thr«servitlbn of Clews-ht. who lewd the Itmt to do
with the publication. .
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Sir. Justice BAYLEY a4ted, reliat htrl inevesiteci
the DrrettiNat's Couiniel from putting in the re-
co•di which the Plaintiff had withdrawn?

Mr. PLATT said,. that they were in Coyrt at the
trial. hut they were in pmsssiou of the Plaintiff's
attorney. and his Learned Frieud" (Mr. Scarlet!)
would only allow them to be admitted through the
evidence t f the said attorney. Their Lordships
knew how improper it would have been iu the
Defends's.% Conned to hats chosen a guide from
the ranks of the enemy.
The COURT ors of opinion that it would be
dangerous to allow a new trial on allegations which
were only proposed to be supported by an alteration
of the first evidence; and as there was no instance
of a trial Inuring been granted on such an affidavit,
they refused the application as far as the motion re•
el:vied a new trial.

Mr. l' I. ATT 1 ben moved for the rule in reference
to :meet Or judgment. His first ground was, that
streral of the counts had not been supported by
e%ittessee, none hating been offered for that put-
-11(11.0.

Nlr. SCARI.RTT raid, that the counts all charged
the some lthel. To prove any of them war prov-
ing the whole.
The Coultl held that it was not binding on the
Phrintal to prove all the counts, if they resembles
each oth.r. and any of them had bergs proved.
Mr. PLATT next strive, that the counts were de-
f•etivr, Inc:lu►e they only gsve the substance of
the libel, whereas the. mancer of setting it forth re.
cuired the express terms, the words being that the
Litel was •• in substance as follows." This was
Oa. some as ssyitig •• to the effect following," or
•' to Inc following purport." lie supported this by
use cases of Nristou and Stubbs, I Nod. Rep. 171;
the Kiog and Bear, 2 Sulk. 417 ; and Wood and
trnwra. vol. i. Marshall's Reports, 322. lu throe
•nd other tames it had been held that the •• ejQec-
tarp seuueuleue' rrquired thnt the terms of the libel,
and
The Court graiiteda rule upon this poiiit.