The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-16 00:00:00

SUDDEN DE.4TIa.

An Inquisition was taken yesterday evening, at the sign of
the Feathers, Hart-street, near Covent-garden Theatre, Ike.
fore THOMAS HIGGS, Esq. Coroner, on the body of Ite.
Richard Shirley, tobacconist, of Hart-street, Covent-garden.
It appeared from the evidencibuf Mr. Walter Richardson,
hotel-kreper, of Covent-garden, and another witness, that
the d .ceased was 40 years of age and kept a hair-dresser%
and tobacconist's shop in Hart-greet. The deemed was in
the habit of dressing Slr. Richardson's hair every morning,
and nut calling on him un Sunday morning, as was his
usual custom, the porter was sent far bias, who found his
shutters np. He called several tinsel afterwards, and the
place was in the oune condition. when, by Mr. Rieliard-
sou's orders, the dew was forced open, and the deceased was
tbsind lyiap on the bed quits dead. His Wily was much
olh-ulourtd, but the evident* of a surgeon went to prove
that ha died of •puplexy, and the Jury returned a verdict of
Died by the Visitation of aid"
On Uonday night an inquisition was taken at the Coach
and Humes, St. Illartin's.lane, before Mr. Hume, on the buds
of Hr. Charles Osbourn, tut Officer is the Navy, also wits
&mid dead' in his bed, at the Northumberland Culfet.house,

on Saturday asuriiing lost.
Verdict.," Diod by Ike Visitation of God."

Yesterday afternoon ■u Inquest was hold at the Crown Ta-
vern, use Clerkenweli.green. before T. STIRLING, Esq. 414
view of the budy of Mr. Thomas Moor, of the Bull's
Mead puhlie-hour, in Ayleshurpotraid. (li-ekes's/ell, who
put a period In his existence by calling his thrust.
Verdiet—lnrantly.

On Mondey night the out-houses of J. WIT.LEY.
Esq. of Hearn.-bill, in the parish of Camberwell.
was broke open by robbers, who carried off forty
ducks mud other poultry.
Cotoess.—The point reserved on the trial of
Willium Phillips end his son, who wrie capitally
convicted at SJI.op Assises of having iii their pns.•rs-
ston a die on which was the impression of a shilling,
having been referred to the twelve Judges. the
PRINCE KERENT Iws, in consequence of their re-
port thereon, granted the Prisoners a free pardon.
The elder Phillips, it will be recollected, was in
custody in Gloucester some time since, on a s lar
charge. and at that period re►ided near Westbury-
pon-Severn.
A chymist of Cop,erilingen has discovered a wears
of producing d 116 ely yellow colour for dyeing cioth.
He gathers thit tops of the putitoes when reudy to
Cower, presses the juice, unitive it with wore ur less
wilier, end suffer► the cloth to reenein in it duffing
twenty-Four boors. Ile then dips it in spring water.
The cloth allay he either of w.“ 11, silk. cotton, or
eax. By plunging the cloth 11. ins tinged with yel-
low into a reset' of blue, s bn Iltµut and leshug green
is obtatt►rd.

WW INTELLIOENCE.
vICP-CHANCRILOWS COM?", Ltscoveslen,
TUMMY, Dtermatit 15.

The Vicg-ettarrott.Lort vomit orrupied until one
o'rlork hesitog c4ost4 fur foriller tlirretimo, of
no mi,rret eterpt to the partite concerned. At
that hour his lioisour rose.
COURT OF BING'S BENCH, t: VI TLINIAtL,
TunDAY, Decal Men IS.
Sittings finer Michaelmas Term. before Chief
Justice Atmore wed Common Juries.

• PERJURY.
TOR RING On Me Prosecution of AARON MOSEI

V CHORLEY.

This wise on indictment for wilful and corrupt
perjury. The Proarcutor, a Mitch Jew, Some
tune since imported a variety of rare articles from
ifulland. Tory rousiated of au essortu►eot of pica
tures, natural curiosities, and other valuable
perty, touted tu the English ma•ket. When the
vessel arrived its the River, the Prosecutor employ.
ed the Defendant, who is a Custom-hm►se-quay
broker, to clear out his property from on board of
her. For that purpose, he gave him the bill of
lading, and the Defendant proceeded to send ha
propert►• on ►hore. Defendant afterwards made out
his bill for 33L—hut all the Pro►ecutor's goods► it
appeared, were lint fortlivorninga—and. iu co►►se.
'limner, some denier was made to the payment.
Aaimigst . I other things, a pair of valuable
chino. jars war.- mi••iug. Prosecutor repeatedly ap.
plied for the jars, and offered to pay Defendatit's
demand, provlded he furni4l).4i a regular bill and
receipt. The 13efetidato refit...ll—and went all far
tu contact an salmi& nn the Prosecutor, of which
he was conv►cted at Hockv'e Hall. The Prosecutor
at lerigth paid the 33/.; hut the Defendant, not
satisfied with this, brought his action fur 20/. more
hr swine was due to him—making a gross
aunt of SU On iuvrst►gattsg the account, how.
ever, it was manifest that iv. ivua all that he could
justly denoinul.
These clicninstences were proved—amid the Jury
returned a verdict of

egrriNG.
CRITON C. DAVIS.

Mr. GURNEY st.Oril, that tho. action was bmnght
to recover 1.20/. the amount of stake and winning,
which the Defendant retained in his hands. us stake-
holder. 'Elle tails lithe Fancy, it appeared, had
knocked tip a fi,or-rrire between two promieing
youths, named Blanks and Blompter. Tom Bel-
ch. r, OByer, soul others of the &pa-
lmed lar;:.e Pomp in the Defendant's hand., which
were to the event of the nice. The Plaintiff
deposited 601. and was to receive not duly that, but
Ins ailver.oory's stakes, if he happened to het PO the
right side, The event of the rare wos favo:brahle
U. him, soil, when it was decided, hr demanded ins
money. 'the Defendant, however, refused to pay.
He was not tviekward in govit,g their winning, to
Belcher and Diver, knowing Imo they were men
norto he trifled with—hut he left the Plaintiff to
recover 1111,1 1111'01N:1 the MellitlM of a t toil Solon.
Now, if olie Omit should be of 01/1111011 that the
was root riddled to recover the whole suns,
it could not be do uhord, that he hail at least a right
to receive ',auk lois own

The case fur do- Plinittitf was folly prnved.
The defence oet up was, that the Plaintiff had
actually been uttered the money he deposited, but
that he refused to receive it. Tutu Belcher, Oliver,
George Steadonote, Thos. Dde, and othero, pr.ved
that, on the evening when the rare alms decided, the
Defendant tendered 601. to the Platnittl, but re-
fused to give up the winning, on the ground that
there hid been ti cross iu the race, one of the parties
having been abeolutely bribed to lose. Briton
would rot take leas Own the whole, and brought
Ina actin., to recover it,

The Jury fninid a verdict for the Defendant—
and the CHIEF JUSTICE said, he had a very vtroug
duul,t on liiv ' I, whether the Plaintiff could at
all recover in law. Eve's if a verdict had 'Peen given
for the Manua it was liar from clear that it would
ultimately stand.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, CHIEHHiLEL,
Tummy, DECIEXIILR 15.
Sittings after Term, before the CHIEF JUSTICII
and Common Janes.