The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-06 00:00:00

PINE AT RAPPERS PANORAMA.

Wednesday nicht, ►etween mime sad tea o'clock, a coital-
&rabic d. erre of alarms was excited it the meighbetrhOwd of
Cranbourue-alley, in campmate of a report that the Pauo.
rains was on ere. It appeared that au.oof the paper, or
execbsumn, tout tire, whit* spread itself ressi to mesa
other tutammahla sublessees, had cowed considerable
fears fee she lintsibitioa. lamisediart islinittion was sew
b the different mtion, so lees "ham limey Of which arrived
le half an bear. The stallitude of mats that samiableol
exceeded two 'bosomed, and it was fusee emessary to elope
all• the shale. The Sasses Wire psi bet without south
trouble, and we beareof us dump ass is time place.

A Quaker at Noma', Tutting ght a horse,
which proved unsound, of a Gentleman twined
Bacon, he wrote to inform him of it. but rrtrived
no answer. Shortly after, meeting the seller at
Norwich. he requested bins to take back the horse,
which the other positively refused to do. Finding
his remonstrances of no avail. the Quaker calmly

said, " Friend, thou ham doubtless heard of 'bedevil
entering the herd of swine, uud I find that he still
sticks last in the Bgeold."

It jp with much pleasure that we lay before our
Readers the followiiit; Extracts in commendation
of the very io►po►taist Publication to which they
allude:—

" The Third Part of the tocwr.hor.ttlits
TANA is sow &lure the Public; sad we congratulate Ile
Editors and Proprietors tow the 'widest cuutisiustiou of the
same ability iii every Article, which has already raised a
spleudid reputation fur this great work."—Mostkir Ness.
sine, Xerfewifor.
.4 While we thos make free to point oat what appease to
as the Imbue defects of the Mau spots which the sew Ale-
cyclopedia has been gut up, we are not less ready to ex-
press our admiration of the 111,0301111100 ability with which
assay parts of the warp are executed. The csmilacture him
apparently secured for their arduous isoileelsklog s power-
ful bust of talciet sad ; and they will, OW doubt,
redeem, by their amplest sad tage•Was essays, soy degree
of imparts-cilia, which may seem to attack to the geseral
plsu of arrimenonit. There is soother eircuesstaime which
we would out • illingly pea weer, in Manor the priseiples
upoo which the AferrigisiefaMs is to be coudnenxis-me memo
a Maine retard for iltevesied Religion, said • Ina deter-
mination to ossiotai• its interests, its appositions to the dein.
tics! Encyclopedists of Femme, and to the !skewers writers
of our own mousey. This is a stood spirit sad a good pur-
pose, sod these of themselves will not fail to recommend the
work to every tree patriot. We, as lovers of our cuitutry,
heartily *lib it surecres."—lliritisk Critic, Noesirloer.
Letters from Havantish, of the 9th September.
state, that an English vessel had recently entered
that port, whose core. among other warlike stares,
contained IG,OOO stem! of arms ; these were name.
!lately seized by the Spanish Authorities, who re-
fused either to purchase them ur to restore them,
or even to suffer them to be disposed of in the
island. It does not appear whether the vessel was
bound to Cabe. or merely put into Haeaeoali for
some temporary accommodation. A great strict.
generally in enforcing the laws...els.

new prevails n ly
tive to the collection of the duties ou goods; and
smuggling. owing to the increased vigilance of the
prearlit Goven►or. had breoine alosobt impracti-
cable. Commerce was far from being in a flourish-
ing state, or likely to realize the hopes of bilteUlth
tors.

A few days since, Edward Parker and Robert
Datosow, two of the convicts on whom sentence or
death was passed at the late Durham Assizes, were
removed wait hulk., preparatory to their departure
for Botany Bay, their evidences having been com-
muted to transportation..—Parker for the term of

yews, stb;l Dimwit for life. MUTII Sindls,
condemned et the some time, hut afterwards rem
ptieved, remains its Manna gout fur the present.—
Iler commuted sentence is irunsportstiuti fur four-
teen years. Ronson. who has ri•itrd most of the
Kiwis in England, has ewsped five thtficeut times
trout the bulk•.

LAW L' rE Li GEN C

COURT OF CIIANCF:RV, Ltscoveb•lllY,
THURSDAY, NOVWKB►R ~

Sir ROBERT DALLAS. Knight, attended by Sir
JAwcA ALLAN PARE, Knight, aas sworn loin the
office of chief Justice of the Court of CUIIIII/011
Pleas, in the Lord Cliancelloi'li pi irate room.
The LORD CDANCELLOS came into Court ut
half-prat ten o'clock.
LUNATIC PETITIONA.
Lord DIGIT. ix the matter or. ter Grxce the
Ditchers Amager of tioxFoi.-i. a LNPutie.
Mr. ABERCRONBY muted. this was r Peti-
tion proying that it 'might be referred to the Mis-
ter. to ioquire and report how far it might he pro-
per to have the hind-tat on her Grace's property
redeemed.

The Logo CUANCELLOR--" Be it so."
DELAYS OF COURT.
JUDGMENTS.
The Logo CHANcSI.Luit—,4 I take this oppnr-
Natty of observing, that this Court and its
branches are often blamed for delay ; at times, per.
hap•, not improperly. But, presiding where I do,
I think it is no more than right that the public
should know, that. at this moment there sire 260
judgment• of this Coast and iis branches laying
with the proper officer, which have not been called
for. This is sufficient to prove that all delays are
nut to be attributed to the Court."

IMPORTANT.
In the molter of IV Las, a Lwoutie.
Mr. SHADWEI.I. moved that the Master's Report
might be confirmed.
Mr. OWEN said. lie was instructed to oppose this
motion, on the gromiii that the Master had allowed
auction duty on thecae of an estate of the lunatic's,
which was by the order of that Court, which
could not be correct, as Sale* directed by the Court
of Clusocrry were specially eteepted by the Act of
Parliament.

Mr. SN•DWiLI., in reply, said, his Learned
Friend was unshaken, for in all caws of the sale of
R lunatic's estate, the duty war payable. He there.
lure haul no doubt but his Lordship would confirm
the Master's Report.
The LORD CUANCELLOR—" I have paid peak
cular attention to this s r.e. It is one of occulter:
importance, not from its men nature, but from tins
bearing it has on the question of the sale of lunatics'
property. It is sufficient for me at present to say,
that the auction duty is due; for it must not he for-
gotten that in cases of lunacy I sit here merely 144
John Lord Eldon, mid net as Lord Chancellor. It
will be seen by reference to the Acts of Parliament
that I sit merely by virtue of a Consmissmii, au 1
therefore any sales. made by my order in lunatic cases
are those of John Lord Elalust, and not of the Lord
Chancellor. I trust I have explained myself suffi-
ciently on this suhject so as to be understood, as it
is necessary that the distinction should be publicly
known and thiderstood. The sale therefore in this
case cannot be included in the exceptions granted
by the Acts of Parliament in favour of the Eng-
lish and Scots Courts. It appears that its this case
the Luctionetr- did not horn In• the conditions
of sale who ass to pry the auction duty, but had
merely given at parole condition. I cannot be bound
by parole term!. of vale. and it is necessary
fur me to say, that they ought never to take
place, as they only tend to (recopy the time
of the Court un:lec..rsinity. The Master did not
think proper to order it to be inserted in the con-
dition of sole, who was to pay the aue:bm duty,
therefore it is impossible for me to confirm Ina Re-
port. I have seen conditions of sale which pond-
.edly expressed it, by which means much litigation
■nd expense were saved. The lunatic is not the
vendor here, nor will this Court perint even the
next of kin of the lunatic to interfere ; for nu per-
son that has sat so long where 1 have Call help
knowing. that there are no persons more willing to
mislead the Court than they are, and that under a
mistaken idea, for they certainly have no interest
in a lunatic's property during his lifetime. I an.
therefore. decidedly of opinion, that this Report
ought not to be confirmed."
Motion refused.

There were eleven other luontic petitions called
ou, and the hearings postponed, on account of the
late Sir Samuel Roundly having received brief. iu
thou.

HUSINESS OF THE COURT.

The Loan CHANCELLOI—" During the VOCil••
ilois I have taken into me serious consideration the
delay or causes in this (ono, and I have come to
this determination, that whenever a cause is called

on, and the Counsel and Sulicitors are not in
tendance, that it shall be struck out of the paper,
and that the parties sot represented shall pay the
costs. I mention this now, to avoid giving offence
hereafter, for it is u ride I intend to curry into
itlfert is its most strict letter."

The remainder of the day was occupied in
hearing bankrupt petitions of uo intertot except to
the parties concerned.

TICE.CHANCELLOR'S COURT, LtueouCiAsir,
TSIVILIIDAIN NOVICKIBER 3.

LADY IMILY T>tt TIMPAn. s Minor end a Word of
Court, By her serf friend, K. ♦. TAYLOR, Esq. N.P.
e. •RDA, fha coutrrass of ANTRIM, gad OTHEIII.
Mr. BULL mowed, that the Master's Report
might be confirmed, allowing certain /WISP of mo-
ms, which had been advauced by Mesita. Mow-
bray slid Co. for the use of the minor's collieries in
the county of Durham, to be paid out of the pro.-
doer of her real estates.

Mr. M•RTIN opposed the motion, on the ground
that the sums advanced ought to be reptid oat of
the proceeds of the collieries, and not out of the
real estate of the minor,

His Honour the VICE.-CHANCIILLOR—Is I can
we no reason why it should not he paid out of the
general estate."
Mr. MARTIN said. there was a very great objec-
tion, but be was not able to slate it, as his clir„t
(the Solicitor) was not in Court.
The Vlcal-Cew4cELLon—" let it then solid
over until Monday, by which bine 1 suppoie the
Solicitor will be able to attend, and state what the
objection is."

One hundred and ireventy-four thouound two
hundred and ninety-eight cheees hove arrived in
the von of London. from flullauj, in 20 du) s,

OLn B.;ILh. Y. NuTEMBER 5.

•
J. Buck's's,* swim indicted for nesting a silver
aitch, value hi., mid two seals, value itt, the pro-
pert," if T. Higgs.
The Prosecutor is a baker. On the Itlth October
he was at the Nag's Head, Whitechspel, where he
left the watch in the *over-( loser. , This was about
ten o'clock in the forenoon; in about teu minutes
afterwards he missed it, and returned. but. could
not find it. The Prisoner was observed by it Wan
near the !pot to enter the place just after the Prose-
cutor quitted it. A pawnbroker proved that the
Prisoner pawned the watch with hint at two o'clock
on the some clay.
Th.? Primmer, in his defehce, said, that he got
the watch at a pl ice four hundred miles distant
from London.
The Jury acipritt,d the Prisoner.

J. Batter MISS indicted fur stealing a dressing
gown, the property of train Petiole.
The Prosecutor loses on the Abbey Farm, Kil-
burn, and his wife takes in washing. A neighbour
being alarmed by his dog barking violently, went
out and saw the Prisoner inside Mr. Pennies fence
in the act of taking off the dressing gown.
Verdict—Guilty.
. J. Anderson wee indicted for stealing a quantity
of fat, value 365., the property of J. Bury.
The Prosecutor is a butcher in Tottenham-court-
road, SIM the Prisoner was his servant. On the 6th
October he sent the latter with a sack of fat to the
place where he always sold it; when he returned he
told the Prosecutor that it weighed twenty-four
stone. He was then sent with another load of fat,
but it was subsequently ascertained that he never
carried it to the place to which he was ordered,
and it was also found that the first parcel weighed
four stone more than he mentioned. The Prisoner
had been only four days in the Prosecutor's service.
Verdict— Gil illy.
J. Puntain was indicted for stealing a bundle of
paper, the properly of J. Howard.
The Prosecutor is a stationer in Gray's
and on the lid October lie lost two parcels of
paper; an officer found the Prisoner with one
bundle of paper upon his shoulder.
Verdict—Nor
Was. Davis was indicted for stealing a silk
lure shawl, the property of J. Haynes.
The Prosecutor is a silkman in Ratcliffe High-
• way. The Prisoner Caine tuto his clop and deli-
berately unpiiined the shawl, and took it doiesi in
the very firer of the Prosecutor, although the latter
desired him to desist. Mr. Moynes immediately
took hint into custody with the shawl in his pos-
session. Verdict—Guilty.
Barhael Mitchell nay indicted for stealing several
blankets suit sheets, the property of E. Wilde, in a
readv-liirinslitd lodging which he had let to her.
The rot of the property being stolen by the
Prisoner was proved.
She suid in her defence, that she committed the
crime when in a state of extreme poverty. Her
husband lens, she said, a very hard drinker, and
left her tire days at a time without bread.
A Juryman said, that a few months ago her hus-
band threw her drunk out of a two pair window.
He was a very sober man, and had worked for some
tune for the Juryman.
The Rr.coenee—" How long shall we keep her,
Gentlemen, to get her sober ?"
Juryman—" She will get sober in a month, per-
haps."
The RECORDER-61 Then we will keep her two
months to get her thoroughly sober."
J. Ward was indicted for bleating a 40:. note,
the property of A. ['work.
Phcebe Simmons, wife of Mr. Simmons, tailor
and draper, in the Strand, said, diet on the 1411,
December J. Morris came to their shop and pur-
chased a coat and waistcoat of the Prisoner, who was
Mr. Simmons'sn nhopman. Morris tendered in pay-
ment a 40/. note, with which the Prisoner WHO stilt
to the Bank; it was afterwards ascertained that he
went there and got the chimp., but he never re-
turned to the shop with it.
J. Morris stated, that he took the note, by de.
sire of his brother, to buy clothes at Mr. Sitnerione's
shop. His brother had been eliently convicted of
%tenting the note from A. Mama, coschutan to
Mr. Gunter.

Smith, the officer who took the Prisoner into
custody, said, (lilt the litter had told him lie lied
spent the whole of the 401. travelling up and down ;
the only articles wind) rensiiiied of the produce
were. a portmanteau!. a sulk handkerchief, ■nd two
snuff-boxes. The officer further slid, that he had
been with the clerk at the Bank of EngWM, who
had given the chasige fir the note, but he refused
to attend in Court and produce the note, unless he
received a guinea and

The ItEcuabeit—" You bhoold have told me
this before. Wes he suhpseneel ?"
The Officer—" No, my Lord. lliscovk could not
aflo►d to give him a ginner ; he was a poor
The RECORDER-.-" You should have sub; utned
him, ■nd I would have seen about the gmtiria after-
wards. What clerk is he?"

The Offierr--.• A Bank of England tie! k, my
Lord."

The RF.CORDF.R-" I wink here on Saturday, you
should lu, a told 111 P 11101."

'rile Officer—•• We have hero on the it since
Tlitissd4y Ia•t• my Lord, and we expected both
trials would have come on upon the someday."
A Juryman said, that they had seen the cote on
the former trial. _ .

The RECORDER vaid, that that woo not ituffici-
cot. The note almost& have he. ell now produced ;
vo. it oa• sent, they arse emtatrained to acquit tho
Pri.otter, Verdict—Nn/
Allow Browne was imhrted for steal:lig 151. in
bank 'mfrs. the property of J. Butcher.
The Ptuvecutor is r seaman. On the 19th of
September he mrt the Pri.oll.r and another woman
in Gravel-lam, St. Geor.ge'v-in-the-]Eat, They
follnwed hint into a public-house, where he gave
them some drunk, and in paying for it prodoeed
his pocket-buck most money. They induced bun
togo home truth them, mod then took an opportu-
nity of rubbing him. A der or two otter ne met
her in Fte and attempted to take her, but
the was rescued by tile tom,. Site wa. anon alter
taken. She admitted the robbery, and said that
she gave 10/. to a young 111.111 With whom site culla-
bited, anti spent the $l. upou bested.
Verdict—C.lrib'.