The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-07-08 00:00:00

CITY BUSINESS.

Yesterday a Court of Aldermen was held at Guildhall. fur
the dispatch of ',oldie ha.iatess.
John H. one of Ibe Cheriffil flirt, attended,
and rave baud to lake ttiont houself the oilier on the 2816
Set.frill her next.
Thoma‘ Wtheos, she other Sheriff elect, attended,
and stated, that hei.ri it Member of Parliament he did sod
rooreive him self lishle Io be called SWIM 11/ exrrnhe that
and On-refine ndn.rd In rive bond ; ehru•npun the
1,..1 M ayor wa. riline,l..l to i•~uc II:a precept for the Orr-
lbws of her
Several of she R 01,,. of Ilw Wateriness and Lighlermette
C pally were swoon M.
The Lord Mayor laid heron. the Court the proceediogn of
the court of Cons Council, reheating the Cowl 1., take
such imps as au 181 appear advisable f.w potting Ilw
.I existing larva lulu exeristion, for preveotine any suitor lbao
Lireeyourn from entet tog Guildhall oil Common [tall dap,
which wens read.
Edith. bars of gold, weighing alonsi 810 ounces, were sworn
to as foreign, prsusiuus lu t
Mr. Alfred Les la, one of the hrokeuw of shim City, ■as
translated Ginn Ibe Company of Combistakers into that of
the Dyers, by cuusesit of bus

I NQUESTs.

nßEAnrul. su In DE.

An istquisitioss Was taken yesterday before T. SIIVI.TOa,
Esti. Cormier, at the INMAN 44 ZAMA. Coolies and Cooper,
Aueel.cows coast, Friday-street, on Ilic [seedy of Mr. John Scott,
merchant, of Angel.court, Irriday street, thempside.
Mr. Julio Scott stated. that the deceased was his father,
and that he resided wills him. lie had hems VI ry much de-
pressed in his mood ever since that slay week, its rouse-
mteuce, he believed, of ass acreptmace hearten; become due,
a kith he was uusiele to lake up.
On Saturday morning last, hr dill not comedown stairs as
onus! to ESs breakfast, and willies's wrist to him and asked
him if Ise shoul.l 44.4011 (Vale deewu ? lie said that be was
unwell stout should lie in lied a little lemger.—Witot see wrist
to him several limes b•-Irene that and twee o'clock—about
two o'clock witness went to the deceauseel tee infolos him that
a gentleman sassiest to see him, and Ise sued he ..Mould comae
down directly, awl about twenty minute., after he went to
Lath agates soil room! loin lying on the bed a ith tis throat
cut its a diettelfsel 'mouser, a bloody razor lay tot the
ground.
Mr. Naples, Surgeon, 93, Cheapside, said, that he was
called in to 41.11 the deceives al, and found he had cut through
the *it'd-pipe, and all the vessels of the neck were severed;
in fact, Ibe load was Nearly separated from the body.
Another witness spoke as to she deceased being its a de.
spotithing way a few days prior to his deaths. VertliCt
Insanity.

On Saitordny last an inquest was held Ai the India house,
Balluee.strert, neer Clutorester, Iteture Thomas Comm,hoe,
FAti one of the Coroners for the roams, and a most respect-
able Jury, on view of ilte hotly of Thomas Birk. a yoang
man shout 21 ',PSIS of •ge, and Ron of 11w landlady of the
ahoy, boost., who met Isis nntowely death under the follow.
sag melaarboly Cortonststores:—

:he erelong preceding, the deetaiwil was in r'smpawy
with Iwo other young meet, Named James fbarewlsill awl
Williams Townsend, csioveming logellset is the kitchen 'tithe
twits-house; William Townsend had in his leind a gull,
which he was earrying bowie for another person, and *lnch
had beta Hard for the purpose of shooting notlot; hot he
swore yowled), on the amplest, that hr did not know the
goo was loaded, and, in loci, that the deceased himself had
totken the gait and opetieil the pan, for the porpiwe of seeing
sidtri lies it was loaded or nit, soil iihservitte Hu p. toting con-
cluded that it was tint loaded. Whilst lb. y were conversing
Towwwild nili tic between the other Iwo. flare,..
hill took the wits uu t of lii. hand, will, after ',laying with it
a little time, said, " Mind I don't shoot ;" whcn,ahnek-
iete to relate, the piece instantly went off, lodging the wbuie
la its cont. me in the bead of lrliontaa Birk, who was not
more than three yarila from the nisiiitle. charge perfo-
rated the right temple of the decra•ed, forming a very large
wound, from abdeh the brain raitiled in great tonalities;
yet, notwithstanding the horrible extent of the injury, the
deceased lingered about au hone and ft half, when death pal
a period to his suffinings. (let-ewer' awl Hawaiian
were upon the most friendly trims, and the distrese of the
latter at Owl fat-1 occurrence may be most readily roil-
crivrai than described. There is nut the shrillest reason to
suppose that ttavenliill was aware of the gas being charged ;
hal he was at the time its a state of iutoweutiou, so that he
cannot tell how the Were weal off—soul to thia vier may he
attributed the want of that proper degree of citation which
shoo Id have prevenerd so deplorable a naifort tote.

After n close rxitniiitst. of the several witnesses, the
Jury. ruder all the CUCUitaltilltleest, returned it verdict of—
Ala uslaurthicr
Kaveuhill has consiliwiiilir heed committed to the
C inlay Gaol %miler the Coroner'. to take his trial
•t our next Assizes. -

The accessed was a Ivry respectable, inufTi•iee young
mum, sod his ntelsuristly fat to youth lanicuted by ill what
kuew bitu.—(Gioatceder Jusrost.)

The following in tz.vrii nit floe programme for the
intended Chniring of Sir Fantails BIJIIIIFTT, velvielt
is fix. ‘I for Monday next :—Thr Prorr.stois will be
altogether on fool. the Ilgronet only elteepted.
%%lin will he elevated n Car now building idler
the Human 3tyle; 110 eturiug,.. luircriouts will
hr petioilted to jou' tub liruce‘ itui, at letc.t,
they will be totitiented lb refrain from no doing.
Sir FILANCIS will meet the duvalende at Hyde
P..rl•eursier, on account el the difficulty of sip.
',touching lie• home, the door 'wing in Si. James's-
itl.st r; it will then pertioilitilate thr pr uivittul part, of
Wentontobtri, and proceed tilt the. Strand to the
Crown and Anchor Tavern. iklitre diluter will take
place sit eight teeltick, at "kith Sir F. Bunoirr

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LAW ISTALLIGENCE:

COURT OF CHANCERY, 11.veceti's
Tuttinvr, JULY 7.

• • • PRIVATE HEARING.
LAST ravicro Emmy VAN TFIIPTIST, 10?* 1 erithrl
salea‘ri.Blol:lA. TilVeoß, Ritf 7. M.P. r. Tow. 13(11 NTESII
Ur ANTKIIIII, LOUD bill% ART.. mum, Cad ell'

The LOUD CIIANCF.I.I.tiIt at o'clock seta for
Sir Simnel Rusinlly, Sir Arthur the tis. I Cl-
int-Growl-A. Mr. Hari, 11r. Hell, Mr. flume, ass,
Mr. Abrreromby, the. copnorl mthi.car, to am issl
him in his pliv.ste room, fur the purpose. t. we isr.—
&wand, ul eluctskiing sortie points which his
Lordship lossl not insult sip his mini! on, and which
were sweesaary to have explained before lie wave Ina
final josh-silent in the casr. Crest public voriso.ity
is excited by this case, the Court is crowded ergot—
hilly at It) o'clock in...rspeet at tttt of his tordsliiiiii
judgment, and olthutigls they have been hitherto
thaapponsts you see the same faces with the muds)
expressiums of anxiety ou the fultowisig It
iP, however, not known, when this moo insity will be
as his Lordship has not Hied a day f.sr
giving his deeissors.
The Lott!) CtIANCF.I.LOR came into Court at 1i
o'clock, and irisuccnplyd the reriaii.der or tie thy
ill hri Vsi, appeals and exceptions of no interest;
except to the parties concerned.

CiCE-CHANCEI.I.OII'S COITRT, I.nocticw's.fiti,
Tuiso,tv, JULY 7.

NON-ATTENDANCE OF SOLICITORS.
There wrre twelve causes in his armour's Raper;
nice of which he ordered to he snuck out of tllfr
paper. as the Solicitors were not Court.
Hi,. If the VICE4.IIANCEI.t.Ott—'s INm al:
ways willing to give Solicitor, eves", occommodas
hot when I see such wilful neglect es the piesesA;
uaitleterawiesl lo6hew 140 leateney. I consult the
aloessce of Solsestors and those concrrised lit these
canons, to be very little short of a contetunt of the
Court. I therefore order thrse isine cause.: to he
auuck out of the piper. and once lon all. I spin
repeat, that this Court tint3t not lie ii inert with
by the absence of Ihn.e who nodes-take the essmsis
of suitors. For, while I sit here. I shall ta'he care
such neglect shall nut !nos nosissitired. and I testi.t
fuolirr that no person ought to Warne ihii
Court for delays, when they are, evreially loi 11114
branch Of the Court. oce,e-ionril !iv the neglect of
Solicitors. It is isaissful for Inc to have 11;ra 4 11:1W.11
to "sty this much, but I OM determined, and the
Solicitors must bear the cousequesseer of their own
nee et."
Ills Honour ruse at II o'clock, there not heist
soy further business fur the day before him.

COURT or KING'S BEN H, GeILDHALL.
TUESDAi*, JULIe 7.
Sittings after Term, brfore Mr. Justice Aaawrz
and Speciul JIUiCA.

STOCK EXCHANGE GAMBLING.

WICKS, qui duds, r. GORDON.
blr. GURN EY stated that this action oastorehold,
under the statute of the 7th of George 11. c .
moody called the Stock Jobbing Ao-r, to fro over a
penalty of 500/. from the Deferuiato, for entering
into a contract fur the sale of mock, he not brigs;
,possessed of any stock it the time. The statute
set forth " That all contracts that shall be on .slit
and entered iota for buying, tissig g, or solhoog
public 'stuck, or ally part, share, or interest there-
in, for or on behalf of any persona, molest. the iiitli.
viduel snaking such contract or agreement he tic-
tinily possessed, or entitled to possess, in his or
her own right, of the stock sold, or losiogned, shall
be considered null and void ; and all pe,somo, fee
or on behalf of wl such delusive transfers shall
lie made, shall forfeit the sum of 5001. to lye re.:
covered by action. in any of his Majesty's Comte
at Westminster." The Defendant, Mr. Gtedon,
was a [serum who slid business on the Stork Ex-
change as a jobber—and, at the tone wisest the
transaction took place which gave rise In the pre.
sent action, bail made cousiderable contracts for
the sale of stuck, altogether to the atnoant of
40,0001. One of these contracts was insole with a
gentleman of the name of Joseph Light: foot, who
was in the habit of dealing on the Exelmor —but
who was engaged only in real transactimose fie hind
entered into the coutnct with Mr. Gordon, bee
cause he believed at the time that he had stock to
sell. When the period approached, at which the
cuntracts were to be fulfilled, it appeared that
Gordon was either unwilling or unable to meet
them—awl, amongst others, that which he had
entered into wall Mr. Lightfoot. When those
tratinctiotie were successful, no man was more ready
titan the Defendant to make the most of them—
but this not being the case in the present instance,
he declared off. Mr. Lightfoot instated on having
the stock fdr which he had bargained transferred
to hits, observing to the Defendant, id Vou are
a pretty fellow to make bargains of this kind, and
then refuse to fulfil them. 1 have the money ready
to pay for the stock, and must have it." Gordon
however refused to perform his part of the ewer-
orient. Mr. Lightfoot wanted the stock so much,
that he purchased at an advanced price, and called
Olt the Defendant to make good Use difference be-
tween the prier he had actually paid. and that which
be would have paid, if Defendant iwriostued lois
contract. Defendant refused to make any sulk isle
lowance; and Mr. Lightfoot found, that, eccoidolg
to the terms of the Act of Parliament. be could not
enforce hint to pay the dlfference--althouga. if lie
had tailed so perfecting his part of the agreement,
the Defendant would hate had tint suction against
Iron. Now, the Gentleman who mid, 1. I alit not
make any restitution, if 1 break Inv egret-intuit,
because l ant supported by the Statute—but, it
Sou ate not ready to fulfil your part of it, 1 have
the power of proevedieg, under the panne Statute
against you," was playing a tolerably safe game,
nod had no right to complain, it the party ag.
grieved proceeded out another ground, and sued hien
firr the penalty specified its the Act. Last year, dos
cage had lava tried no 'hot Court. The action was
brought in the name of Mr. Joseph Liglittomet
brother. lint, alter he (Alr. Gurnry) had clearly
made out his rase, lie was thrown over the bridge,
o• it was admitted by Mr. Joseph Lightfoot that he
was tr•titbigtil)ll to the :Murat). sit list (Alive: mit),

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