The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-30 00:00:00

REMARKS.

This was altogether a gallant fight, and Eales
has retrieved his character as a first-rate boxer ; but
it has ►aired the reputation of Scroggins, and con-
sequently of Turner, who beat Scroggins, and
Hall's defeat has sunk the prowess of Donnelly.
Although Hall fought well, Estes out-scienced
him by a skilful measurement of distance, and hit
home. He, however, was very weak in the middle
of the battle. There was no hitting at the body, it
was all head work, as Hall must sorely feel.

A second battle was fought between Tuck, a
butcher, and DM. It was a busy but puddling
fight, between men in miniature, for u trifling sub-
scription purse. Dent had the worst of it through-
out, and he broke his arm above the wrist, after
fighting meaty minutes, by hitting. lie did nut
find it out until he tried to fight anutlrer round.

On Thursday, the 15th inst. as Mr. SoUTIIORNE,
of Tuxfurd, was returning home from Newark, he
was overtaken by a man who pretended that he had
just returned from the East Indies, and shearing
..Ir. S. some small pieces of apparently gold coin,
which he said were worth 7s. each, offered one for
3s. On Mr. Suutuuart it taking big purse out to
purchase one of theta, lie was knocked down,
dragged through it gate into a turnip field, his
hands tied behind boil, his teas ha•trneil to
'dough, and lie was rubbed of I/. 14s. 6d. and a
silver watch. Ile wile et length happily released
by some per-ohs coming to pull at few roots, aftt r
lying, as he stipi.uses, fur SACillly three hours.

L, INTALLIGENCL.

A.-

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kIIILIEANDS INN, ()crow,, 29.
Buss C. TUE aoYs r. EXCHANGE miscrtszece
COMPANY.
This was an action on a policy of insurance, ef-
fected on the ship 'C'arolian, bound from Amster-
dam to Petersburgh. The policy contained the
usual irrovisitins„ by which the awnirers were Made
responsible for perils of tile sea, harlotry of ilia
captain, &c. &c. The veiv4el, it appeared, ar-
rived, in October, IS Ifi, in a place called ()lung's
Sound, at some distance from l'etershurgli—where
the frost setting in very hard, she was so.m so
.coun-
,pietely surrounded by ice, that it was impossible
for herr to pursue her voyage. Under tsese
stances the crew, as is ususl in such cases, were
discharged—and the male Moue was retained to tri!:%e
,care of the vessel. Here she reinsined nun! the
9th of January, whets she caught fire, and was
completely burned. The mate had, it seems, im
time flay preceding the destrectiou of the vessel,
lighted a fire in her cabin. He afterwards, coo?
ceiviug all to be safe, went im board a vessel
along side, vrliere he remained during the day, cud
where he slept sit night. He got up, however, at
,about three o'clock on the tollowirig morning, and
discovered the Carolina on lire._ and almost Isomer'
down to the water's edge. The assuresl brought
their action against the underWriteri, whip resisted
payment of the loss, we the kroUnd that it was oc-
casioned by the carelessness of
.the mite, who was
the immediate servant of the complaining party.
In consequence, the assured brought their action,
and recovered a verdict. A rule, nisi, for a new
trial was afterwards obtained ; against which
Mr. CAMPBELL this day skewed cause. He ar-
gued that the underwriters were completely liable
to make good the loss. The alleged carelessuess
the mate did not invalidate their right. inure than
the imprudence of* domestic servant in a dwelling-
house, through which imprudence fire might lie
occasioned, would be a bar to the recovering the
amount of 100 from the office where the house lord
been insured. In support of this doctrine Mr.
Campbell *cited a variety of opinions, fro;mi foreign
and English writers, on the subject of marine tit-
surances. He was obliged to argue analugically,
as no case of precisely the same nature had rre-
viously occurred.
Mr. Serjeaut BOSANQUILT, on the other side, ar-
gued that the mate was specifically placed in his
situation, by the assured, to perform a particular
duty, that of taking care of the ship and cargo. If
he, being so placed, neglected his duty, the under-
writers were not liable fur the damage that might
ensue.

Thr COURT, viewing all the circumstances, and
knowing this to lie the first case of the kind ever
mooted before them, decided that the rule should
be made absolute for a lISW trial.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

SESSIONS I/OUSE. ctiRgENWELL,
Taiviumwr, 00701111 29.

The Court was occupied till one o'clock in hear-
ing appeals f►otn orders of parish ottileittent. Nu
care possessing circumstances of public ititerest oc-
cur►ed.

In one case it was ruled, that evidence of
minor's baring sworn falsely to •his father'r consent
to u marriage, in urtler to obtain a license, and
whereby a license ws granted, viler nut slime suf-
ficient to avoid the marriage, and bastardise the
issue.

Alter one o'clock the Court proceeded to receive
application fur licenses.
A Petition was presented by Mr. Seymour and
others, stating, that they being the Proprietors cf
the Pantheon buildings, o%ford-street, had lonic
time since re-entered thereon fur non•pay n►eut of
rent, and were now iu actual and lawful possession ;
that Messrs. Bowler and Cundy had hero each
discharged from prison under the Insolvent Debtors'
Act, and had no right dr interest whatever in the
premise' ; that the buildings had latterly nut been
used for any purpose of public amusement, nod
that applications bad been made to the petitioners,
by.reveral reipeetable 'milli's, to have them re-
opened. The petitioners were ready so to do, if
they should succeed iu opt g a lieeioe; humbly
prayed his Worship might be phrased to grant them
one for the ensuing season, and pledged themselves
that, in that case, good conduct and order should
be observed in the ►management.
Another Petit►on, usi the issue subject, was pre-
lented from several box-props loon, and creditors
to the amount of 20,000/. It stated, that a SIMI of
40,0001. had been expended on the premises by
Mr. Nicholas W►lcox C ly ; assured the Court
that he was the lawful occupant and real ►eosot
thereof; that the house had formerly been very well
coudocted under hint, atid into a
_pledge
that it would be st I; recommended and humbly
prayed, that a license might be granted to Mr.
Cundy, and continued from year to year, to open
the house as a place for dancing, singing, and
other public amusements, as the only means of
turning it to its intended use, mud liquidating the
claims of its creditors.

A third Petition, with the same prayer as the
lust, was prevented front Mr. Cundy.
The CHAIRMAN. in reply, laid, that previous
applications from two of the parties had been al-
ready rejected, unit he Irk it his duty to pursue the
same line, with reelect to all of them, on the prra•
tarot uceittinis.

Mr. Auut fLIUS oh•ertttl, that the wily method
for the ',tithes to get out of their difficulties end
differences was to gu tutu Clitiocery, ur refer the
cithe to arbitrators.

Licenxes for the ensuing 'envoi] were granted to
the Proisrirtori of the linglidt Opera-House and
lisgoigge respeeowely.

It i 4 calcola•ed that the French monarchy con-
tains ,29,800,000 inhabitants', of whom 108,000 tprak
Basque, 90(0.000 speak tile liyinnque, or Low
Breton. ilm.ntott 'peek Italian, 1,790,000 ?Trak
Geronnit, and the remaining '27,QuO 000 'peak
Ftencil. It it; aloft calculated, that of tite•e their.
lire ,26.400,000 Cuthohc,, v,300,000
1,10(1,000 Lutlorrmit., ($O,OOO Jews, :4000 fler•eu-
hut: uy, and t.4tialtert.