The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-05 00:00:00

.60LCHESTER.

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I On Thursiliii, the 27th ult. the first Admiralty
Court for the jurisdiction of the borough of Col-
chestee, with the Customary todrt and Cobri of
Conservancy for the 'fishery of the river Color. since
the growing of a new Charter to the Borough, was
held. accordirs to ancient cilium, at n place called
the Block-house, in East Mertes, in this county,
and within the jurisdiction, before Edward Clsy,
Esq. Mayor of the Borough.
After a charge of considerable length by Mr.
Sutton, .the Town Clerk and Registrar of the
Court, in the course of which lie detailed to the
Court tool Jury, that so long back as the reign of
Henry I. the Burgesses of Colchester had. the
fishery of the river Cohie, from North 13ti4et to
Westnesse. and (wheeler might be the on nersof the
adjoining lianas) had the customs of the waters and
banks on both sides the river : and that these, and
other great and important rights and privileges,
were also granted and confirmed td the Burgesses
by Richard 1., Henry VI., Edward IV., and by
divers oilier Kings and Queens of England.
. The Jury, empannelled mud sworn, which con-
sisted of the most respectable licensed dredgermen
of the fishery, of which Mr.
.Benjamin .Stacey, of
Wivenhoe, was the Foreman, Made several pee.
of considerable importance to the rights
and interests of the Mayor and Commonalty;
amongst others we collected the presentment of
►titne London fishermen, for fishing in Pyefleet, an
arm of the river (it) which the finest oysters are
produced), with peter nets.itiitled with lead; seve-
ral enclosures of land, oitee. which the sea was ac-
customed to flow at full tide, mid in which were,
previous to such enclosures, many fleets and creeks
into and from which the tide flowed, and situate
in the parishes of East Mersea, Langenhoe, and
Fingringhoe ; encroachments by the Lord of the
Mellor of st. °ryas upon the Admiralty of Col.
chester, by engrossing of gravel, and selling the
beach below high water-mark. The claims of se-
veral permis, to be licensed to dredge in the river,
were also ininired into and determined.
. Much other business, of iniportite:e to the inte.
Test. of the Corporation and the licensed dredger.
men, was transacted ; and upon the Court's rising,
the Mayor, Magistratei, Town Clerk, awl many
other members of the Corporation. with a very re-
spectable party of Gentlemen from Colchester and
the neighbourhood, with the Jury, adjourned to a
large marquee on the shore, and partook of is cold
Collation, whiati had been prepared and laid Mit by
Mr. Lingwood, of the .Blue. Pesti, iii Colchester,
in a style and manner which owe great satisfaction.
Au excellent band, provided by the Mayor, played
during dinner, and for a considerable time after-
wards, on a convenient spot near the Meyer's
marquee. to which.many of the company adjourned.
and joined in,the cheerful dance, till the return of
the tide rendered it necessary to leave the delight-
ful spot. Wedo not recollect to have witnessed so
large an assemblage of company on my former oc-
casion; and we ere happy to say, that the business
and amuseadents of the day were conducted and
concluded to the entire skitisfactiiio of all.
There was a good smiting-thatch in the course of
the afternoon, between the Fox and Miry cutter.,
which terminated in favour at the former.

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PAPAL INTELLIGENCIi.

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ireiaisacium, swrimata 3.
Arrived the Lai kaanton transport trues Quebec with
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troops.
Passed up Cleaned Ibi *damsel, Hutchinson, hose Bona.
hay; ssikd the 6th April.
Sailed Ilk *chooser Sinierity, Christie, fur St. Ander°
sod Lucius, Rosalie, for Baltimore.
PLVROUVII, SEPTIIIIIIER 2.
Cause In the British Doi**, Driver, from Prince Edward's
samootrrw, ',TEENER& 1.
ArviVed lho Gram *het with a mail from Jamaica is
SO date.
newraouin serranaue 2.
Arrived ell this port Hei XeligsiOn' Barlow, from Bengal,
mid lauded her passenger,' Mee .poke she Buddingtow,
live days Mace fruit Jamaica, out kb days.
heaveicre, semi fame 3.
Arrived the Marshal Blocher cutter, from Os:haves, with
the residue of the Prussian lota obligation.; mod Auck-
land packet, front ditto, with a Wail, &r.
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ialtimest, earraMiesit J.
The brig Betsey, fro,. London be Penzance, gut a-grunied
this morning on the Nayland Rock, but got off agate Next
tide, and proceeded on her voyage.
LIVERPOOL, SEPTEMBER
The Robert Qeerhe, front Liverpool to Hothbif
was in hitt. 17. N. long. 19. W. am 110th July. The• Trite°,
front Liverpaillito the his Fraser, was spoke 29th July,
it lett. 13.10. N. king. 14.20. W.
Dom, srrresaaa 3.
Arrival awl milled for lie River the Jupiter, Guoldsmith,
from Calcutta and Ceylos ; Duchenlield, Wood, from Ja-
maica • Melamine°, Parry, front Quebec; Nereid, Neile, front
Trisidld ; Tomblin., and Hero of the Nile, Wraogles,
frost Demerara; Consiaatisie, Wetherell, from ht. Daieektige,
for Between; Active, Dale, from Africa; and Adamant, fiord
the West Indies.
Came down from the River the Abeam., Lewis, for Bilbon;
Elisabeth and Margaret, Menges, for ditto; Lase DIWO4M
for /mimics ; Margaret, Nairn, fns Genus and Leghorn ;
Mariner, Willis, for Madeira, ; sod Anal, Trial, Co.
Berbire • and reloads in the Dowses with the rest of the
outwardbound, as before.

ALARMIIiC FIRE.

Manley night, rather before eleven o'clock, a most alarm. j
int lire broke out in nigh-street, Bliss Town, Sheerer's, at ;
• lives-draper's shop, a few doors from Mr. Millar's, the
weollen.draper, which raged with the utmost fury till past I
otS, whe,n its destructive progress was only arrested by
pulling doom the Louse of Mr. Beal, grocer, arta it had
destroyed attend dwellings and caused much damage
to others. On the ant alarm of this dreadfal irceiden4
the alarm-NA+ in the Duck-yard rangoand the Northam.
herland, 74, Captain Walker, commenced Ong guns for the
immediate a.sembling of the boats belonging to the
ships. The military were also tinder arms with the
greatest alacrity, mid persons of all ranks resideri rig every
assistance. From the coutiguity of the Dock-yard 1k was
at first conjectured it was there ; hat although large dahes
of fire fell in that place, Ind the &wee that fronted the de.
smarmy element was heist. yet from the able arrange.
ments of the Honest:able Conintissioner Boyle, who was
ow the spot on the first alarm, use injury whatever was sus.
lined; and much' praise i. due to the respective oaken
for their prompt and judicious uneaserva,, and the celerity
with which the orders of the Commissioner were executed.
No reuses foe' the actident can he assigned, sod it is many
years since this toWis stance se severe • loss, although tw•
similar aceidents Lase occorred in the Duck-yard, to which
place they were confined. 'the loss in property is said to be
great, and will be some time 6.11. Several persons Lave been
very seriously injored, but no lives are stated to have been