The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-22 00:00:00

SERJEANT'S INN HALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21.

DOE, ON THE DENISE OF WRIGHT, R. PLUMPTILER.
This was an action tried at the Somerset Assizes,
for the recovery of some property, alleged in the
declaration to belong, by right of testament, to the
Plaintiff. The property had been bequeathed
to a Mrs. hlolyneux ; half of it was to be at her
owu disposed, the other half was to go to toe
nearest of kin, who might happen to bear the name
of the testator, Brewer. Mrs. Mulynrux being igno-
rant of the existence of any such claimant, be-
queathed the whole to the Defendant, who stood
in the nearest relationship to herself. After some
time the conditions of the will came to the know.
ledge of Mrs. ‘Vright, whose innistra name mid relit-
tionship were exactly those bt ipu I ftteti by the will.
An action was brought, and a vraet protseerscrd
against the claim. Thy present tion was for
setting aside that verdict, and the question on
which the motion depends is, whether Mr*. Wright,
admitting her to he of the stock of the Bittern.,
could be considered one of that mime after her mar-
riage with Mr. Wright ; or, in oilier terms,
whether a Lady giving up her own name, and tag.
log that of her husband, dors it Ginn legal necessi.
ty, by which she forfeits her first denomination.
or from courtesy, which secures her the possrsaMit
of it, though she may ever after neglect to use it.
The .arguments pro and con were very minute and
learned.
The Judges complimented the Counsel upan
the tccasiosa, but put off the decision until • future
dry.

A letter from Brighton, dated Jan. 19, .says—
" The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholnionsteli y,
the Marquis and Ilarchioness of Conynghain, the
Earl and Countess of Warwick, and a select click of
Nobility, lied the honour of d g with the Prince
Regent yesterday. The company wus somewhat
increased in the evening, when the Royal hand
were in harmonious attendance. This evening the
Lord Steward and family. Lady E. Vernon, and a
small ',arty. will dine with his Royal nighties...—
This town will again have to regret the shsence
of its lilustrious Patron very shortly ; his Royal
Highness departs for Carlton House on Friday."

Advice. from Glasgow state, that more webs
were rent to the country last week than nil any
week fur many months before. " PoMaitre," it is
said, " and 1699 4-4th. stout cosies, warp No. 60,
are among the 'dewiest kind of work."
Extract of a letter from Manchester, d teJ
January 19 :—" B'►ue 11.9 applied for, and obtain•
ed, a certiorari, for the removal of the iniliconiesets
against himself and Mrs. Wroe, to Lancaster. The
bad required. was 3uol. from himself, and tw►
sureties of 1501. each npgn each of the indictinen e_
against him, soil two sureties in 51.1. reek for Ilse
appearance of Mrs. Wroe. The persons ht his
al►op who have also been indicted for, vending the
libels, are left by Wroe to their fate. Their trials
c it come on before Friday or Saturday new, es
it will be that time before the cases of felony will
be guile through."
Thursday evening a fire betike out in the sugar-
honse of Mr.GIRKIN, Bell-lane, Wentworth-street,
Whitechspel, which entirely consumed thr same.
By the exeitions of the firemen it was prevented
from communicating to the adjoining sugar-house.
Died, at her house, in Queen-street, Mayfair. on
Wednesday evening, at an advanced age, 00 Hun.
CATtl6alN♦ sister to the late Earl of
ABERGAVIN NY. atkd .gut to the present Earl.

We have been told that a dresdful accident Wpm?
petted, on Sunday hist. at Knottingly. in roma
quence of the breaking of the ice. Of 1.014y-5011
that were precipitated into the wgit!r, thirty-fiat
sunk to rise nu more.--(Shcri/d Mercury.)