The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-14 00:00:00

BALTIC Pttonixt.

Considerable sales of St. Petersbnrth Pearl Armes hive
been made. Htnip for arrival ha. been in treat Ilernand,
owing to the advance of St. P. teraburth., 5111. is readily ob-
tained on the spot, 491. for all the year delively, at whirl,
there see but kw sellers.
The following were the 'triers at St. Peter...burst's. Sept. 13:
Y. C. Tallow 215 OA.. Soap 205. F:xcliasige 12 5 Ili.

51E1

,N PRODUCE.

FitutT.—The first cargo of New 511311i.11, consisting of
boxes filusestel and Bloom Raisin•, soil Allllllllll.,
were twonglit to public sale on Tuesday last q the prices of-
fered being considered low, • few lots only were st.♦•il, sad
the remainder withdrawn, ►ut were partitions! afterwards,
iind declared by the purchasers to be re-sold to the grocers
•t the following prices, ♦it. boxes, Illuith :Unite:nets 81.8 s.
cuouisou ditty 61. 15s. fibromata. Jurd•u Abounds 131.

LIVERPOOL REPORT. OcTonea 10, 1818.
In Cotton we have again to notice a &cline in priers of
id. a fel. per lb tenersily Ike aides by private treaty atria sot
to 2,870 bits, consisting ..1200 B„yrea 191. a 211, a few
211.1.; 450 Orleans 10.1. a 220. a f. w 23.1 ; 230 Teni.e.vee
18j. a 1811.; 150 era Island ts. 10111 a 3a. 9.1. 50 stained
2111. a Sla Y.l ; 170 Pennant Us. Id. a 2s. 1,1,d ; 3.10 Bahia
2:I1. a 2a.; 350 31vcinliviti :lid. a 2:qil.; 111 tsars 221.1 ; 441
Mina NaYa224d ; 40 Demerara 21.1. a 2114.; 10 St. Vail.
yenta ged.; 110 CArtbagrna 19.1. ; all Eirriatent 22J ; 100
Stints 13 1. • 15d.; and 181) & 1 011011 WO. -so., a per lb
The phhlie *Ves yesterday were heifer attendee! than last
week. bin 0(9,000 hag* offered only 2000
.weee ewld,
.-4,4110 Surat, ordinary la good l lid, a 161.1. 51.1 Mr' 18J.
a 1 1J1.1.; 2110 Beard, 'diddling Old.; 29 St. Doiniago,
ite. ordinary to mood 114 d. • dile...per lb.; all at a Decline
of a Id. per 11). from the asks of last week; maim; Ike
Oita' sales 4.0t8/ bar. There were 'akin in fur Wahl of
bores 3,800 Santa, and 3,100 Restrals.
The quanidy of B. I'. !Weave brought to public sale this
week is about 800 lilts. which have Ku., ott steadily without
any material variation. KM. 1 Ca eleSerlptions are vile ne-
igh-Web nor have we bad any th.ng dose in Esat India.
hare had a fairilema.s.l Jilting the week f e Coltvw, winch has
recovered considerably from tile depres noticed in mutate.
bin owing to 41. e isenteilliagorin aF liohlers generally
_to sell
at tic present pvices, the purchases have not been extmlinve;
towards the chow of the week un advance of 3e. * bus
been realse.d; Domingo of common ordinal, to Muni to-
lit) has fironzht 134.. a I mi. mid one lot v.ty pant 139.4.
.e and `t. Lucia 11;j. has been pal.

BRITISH STA PLR ARTICLES.
The 1111111nd fur R Erin MD SWAMI hos been very limited.
and pries have again divlined full .Isionae eirt. lice Gra"-
cerySisear. have not Niels its profit:Ain't. Lopes Ira in pa.t-
lial demand at a reduction in price. ii/or..tatcs have beta
iii better rtriest. .
11111111 PitovtstoNs.—aißeef and P.trk Yee dull of almond It
present ; prime Hess Bled only, being .ranee, is sslesblr.
Butters hese been in brisk demand and prices have arli-
'eared.
()mg.—Greenland Oil nrtintains its silvniice, and iennsi•
derslile business ha btris dame. Sera Oils are dull. Cod
Oil reurce.

Tutu' 6Acial value of the Pentium and Itenntichtres of
lige United 6.orlont,rxpuri..6ll. lrrinn.l #l. nil ...ill q,f
1111. Win. 1815. 11,114.1478/ 144 ; iu 1.06. Ii 194,1114
R. ;in INI7, .1.0412;2531 15. 51.1.; in 14121, 11,412,111/27.
10.. 24.—enrh p. ar ending 51h
Total Official Value of iherruilseer ini,l t 1 mutat-tares of
the Ustitivl tttttt exparleil I nm Iri 1 its.l io all pada (ex-
cept (ierat Illritang)—in 1815, 1.941i5 U 19. 0.1.1„ nt Isl.l,
1.183,994/. 3, 10 I.; its 1817. 9n2,4.4'4/ 0. 10$.; in 11118.
851,548/. sa. sJ.—each y.gte di: 5111 JaimAry.

Postscript, Two,lay, October 13, 1419, pow Wch,ek.
The R. P. SSAMIL market was *lull to day, alasoi iglu
vele 5..1.1 at Is. pry cwt. &cline oft the uoristhoz
A public sale of Ilathatlnes went off .41 a fru. %billing. a.t.
%mire nl the nor, Krarcily; hut slit sower sistalisica
a,stel io eonforussiy to ilie decline in 4AM...1c/trip's oo of
keel SUelit •
t01P99.4.—At lb, p.sl4k sale ito.4llar, Ow U.mioiea *old at
1:01 tys tic's prteer. and 11w Jaeo:taca als.•01p~wl. 6401,i. -
'I be Ulteilin ma. kr. is cximuirl) .1..11.
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Law REPgimr. •w""":"
CONSISTORIAL COUILT,OF SCOTLiNo,_
°cross% 2,
it7TRIMENT BY MR. DM ‘ll%isißY FERMSSOX,
IN THE CASE OF DIVORCE.

ELIZABETH COLE, the iiVe, against T. V. COLt::
Ike Jim 5414, . -
The proof in thss case rseiriz Oureltitled, it is note
the duty of the Coin, to rise .Intlgitirot
By the etifirnee it is estnlilit.h.-11, that the pirCes
',tore win-ricd iu the latish df Mt. Nisry•le. Boor.
and comity of Middlesex, in the year t8O4; were
then horh domiciled citizens of Ear,,rlaild, mild hive
since colishited irt husbalisti and hvife, in Ovid king-
dom only; hat that the Defender for serer:if
vents tleherteil the society of the Pursuer, still ',s-
ing in tint. city last spring, (ruin lived at MC. lodg-
ings here for the space of tire wio-114 ;11 open adul-
tery, wilt 'contact of the hwy.. and teas Akre coil-
melted by ritidinn upon the 100.
Since tln9 action Came into n,•••t, licooraing to
the, rule of our procedure. the Por.net has been
interrogated upon oath, and she has frovnrit in the
most unequivocal terms. both that there IS nn c,il-
- ilrlwern diem, mid 'dim that she hronfit her
roil for the ilissolistion of their flterlim4e as ut),II a.
she diseoveted Ora it trig Rower to hike thus
bhp. These solemn livertnri.ts are hires use nut
ills redits4l by any viiTionsquesee which appeals
from tlre moon). Indeed. in no t.uscr t f the
kind, is it isn* to be rmixoted that any 11111 Ch
concert, iizrermt.nt, or understaistliiPT Iwt wren the
parties, as amount 4 to colhision by the lair it
Scotland. will really take place. For it is rri-
re.ctly !shit', that iiversiob, awl desire to be fr. s.
Iran the canjagil bouslk, may be mufti:4lr eldes-
t ii•s4 :mil may be cep:reseed in s thousand
without any cociminnicatiosi, direct or iorNri. u.
that cm elect the title to sur fur 1 iss•
state of the lair of Scotland upon that heed is matter
of holm* y. By the niere rointoission of
upon this side of the Tweed. which will 1114 11.!
Outvoted if the dissolurion of the marriage is t!i:•
rltject of tl.is creme, atc,,r,t,.,1.
other party only needs to be upon the watch, and in
~elite that opportunity. lint if there heal K. r .
grounds in this case 111 Pltnteet 1.011U1411,1 h. I C 1 II
the parties, the ,I,eision. of the Court rst ,
in the recent cases of Newte and O'Brirss, Nor-
t hat we cool.l intrestighte these only by iiiterro4st-
ink: the pursuer; %Inch has been mheasly done.
Upon the other hood,' tt is, no donl, . er.eirls
that the poraiser could loot Oa J.-giant 14 ih-
irorce, o vitteNts, uncler the hat, of lb. not t ilia. .
ry. It is espnilly elrnr, thil if orvicilleb-ss.ce .5
rtstitle.l lu snetseed in this action. it molt lit' foci 1. =l,
eaniPetent tit sue here for disselarom of soy "II er
contractrtl mole.' the i,w ta.
,?wet any other frirt igii I iw. ttpoii the groin,-
Stew Litt Jet. of OR. tv;:i...o.lzth a !a..

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ej
. .
t Ty. end hoes cited for divorce within this juris.
diction. Bet the judgment given at the Assizes or
Lancaster, after consulting the twelve Judges of
Englentl, in the year 1819, declared the rule of the
law of that kingdom to he. that a regular decree of
divorce a rimedo of an English marriage, obtained
in this Court, could afford no defence even against
• criminal prosecution for bigamy, if either of the
parties, during the life of the other. should after-
wards contract a second marriage in England, and
condemned William Martin Lolly. who had been
found guilty of that crime, to trawsportatioo.
Hence it follows, that the children of such second
marriages mast be Westerly. in England and in all
outer parts of this empire, although legitimate in
ticeitland ; and that as to every effect and coupe-
wiener, the same decree of divorce which is valid
is this realm, mast he held a mere nullity in the
other Visited Ridgdoms, end iu all our Colonies
a ' is dominions.
DVT
. , . (-.proof of these propositions, it eon only
he to mention, that 111 the case of Lolly,
the in and'isife were cohabiting together in
this city when he committed adultery—that he ap-
peared as a defender—that both parties were Judi.
(-lolly examined. in order to ascertain whether there
had been any collusion—and that the conduct and
suitsyf his wife the pursuer were found to be liable
to no just suspicion.
This collision of the laws in the same empire and
island, fraught with danger so manifest and eaten-
save to those sacred relations of domestic life upon
which civilised society depends for all its value,
and even for its existence, cannot however enter into
consideration in deciding the present case. Here
the law of Scotland only can be consulted, and a
series of uniform. solemn. and recent judgments
of the Sopeeme Court of Review in this kingdom
hare ruled, that neither the law of the real domicil
of the parties, nor the law of the place of their
cantract when different from our own, is to be re-
garded in a case of divorce sued here, between
strangers who have been married in another country.
but one of whom lit committed adultery, and
been cited within this jurisdiction.
'Elie circumstances in the latest of these cases
were the same es in the present. except that the
husband there was en attorney of London, and both
parties had all their lives been inhabitants of the
bins of Court of that city. where they had been
en irried and cohabited. But during a vacation
j mot, in which his wife did not accompany him, he
evened Edinburgh' sod invited by letter a woman
of the town in London to come to him at his hotel
here, a hich invitation haring been complied with
in the most open manner, his wife gave him a cita-
tion uposi a summons of divorce before he returned
home to keep his Term. She had not, however.
time to e.ll her action iii Court previous to his de-
parture from this country; yet there was not the
1 est ground to infer collusion against the suit of
the Pursuer. who acemioted satisfactorily for her
Lnowledge of her husband's guilt, and for her
own measures.
11.ith that and the present may indeed be re-
purled as extreme cases, but the ptinciples which
l. lye been established embrace and regulate these
rot less than others of the ordinary description. In
ell of this close, the number of which it is evident
may become infinite, there can no longer be any
doubt that this Court must allow the divorce to
proceed.
The influx for some time after those very deci.
'ions, by which it seem 4 to be finally sanctioned.
did indeed unaccountably cease; bat it 'tow re-
titres, said no bar to it can he opposed here. Un-
esmscious we cannot be of the gross and flagrant
injuries to morality, and great and manifest discre-
dit to the administration of justice among us, arising
Unnt the crises of strangers, that would not have
hero committed here, and prObobly would not have
teen committed at all. but For the temptation
iilfyrded by the defect which apparently exists, not
iii the municipal law of either of the sister king-
dome, but of the international law between tlnek.
Jodges, however, can do no more to stay this plague,
than solemnly and publicly, ou each occupon, to
inform both the innocent and the guil.Aparty.
how little respect is paid to the decree they obtain
here in the other realms of the empire. And in
performing tins indispensable duty. we neither de-
ceive ourselves nor our fellow-citizens DO far as to
suppose that the admonition can have any other
a ffect but to lead those to whom it is addressed, if
they shall have previously made arrangements for
• nterifig into second marriages, to celebrate these
before they return home, or if they shall afterwards
contract such marriages, to make an excursion to
Gretna Green or some other place not under the
jurisdiction of English law, before they solem-
vise them, Worrier thus to avoid the risks of chal-
lenge, and of criminal prosecution.
According to these views, the original deliverance
on the present action, given by the whole members
of this Court, did entertain this suit in respect of
the decision in the Court of Review, in the case
of Rowland, to which allusion has been made. A
Judge. officiating singly iu this tribunal during the
vacation of the other judicatures, consequently
has no question still before him upon which he
can even consult his brethren. and a sentence re-
storing the Pursuer to the rights and freedom of a
single person, as if her husband were naturally
dead, and dissolving their marriage as to him like-
wise, must therefore go forth, ou account of the
adultery committed by the Defender with the we-
man proved to have been his paramour.
These observations are not made to express the
pain felt iu reflecting upon the consequences which
have actually followed ou a similar occasion, or
which may ensue from this decision. if ape parties
shall trust to its validity in their own land; nor
would it be proper. in this place, to descant upon
the evils to which the British people at large might
be exposed, were a matter of such vital importance
to them to remain in this predicament. Although
to all or them. in every rank and class. whatever
aff. eta the rights and security of marriage legiti-
macy, sod divorce. as well as the course oejustice.
the sightlity of the laws, the credit of the judica-
tures erdeistly must he deemed of the very highest
moment. But it is necessary to explain the pre-
sent state of the different laws as to divorce, which
now prevail in the several kingdoms of this Ussited
I.:moire. for the purpose of putting these indivi-
dual parties upon their guard against the dangers
that must infallsably arose to thesinehres and to
their innocent offspring. if they shall overlook the
callurion. which 'xis% and shall cuter into new

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sterns/is Mader the jurisdiction of the le.w
I nod do Ash joint live.. They, it is pirohar,
hove
oevetke
returned to England as soon as their
otteadonce ceased to be neeemory for the
purpose of carrying through this divorce, and their
conoezion with this judicature, which commenced
with the present ease, will terminate for ever when
the decree, which the clerk is about to read, shall
be subscribed. It is, however, the duty of • Soli-
citor, which no doubt will be well fulfilled, to in-
form his client as to the opinion of the Court, the
notes of which, as now delivered, he may have for
that use.

NEW MAYOR 01. MONMOUTH.
....-......-

The inhabitants of this Bnrongh, believing that
the power of electing the Chief Magistrate was
vested in the Whole body of Burgesses, and not in
the Corporation, that right having been adapted
some years ago in the person of Mr. James Barnes,
who had been proposed, and the clsim acceded to
by the Gentlemen then in office—a:it was deter-
mined by many respectable inhabitants (not only
Burgesses, but also paying largely to parish and
other rates), to return again to the letter and spirit
of the charter of Edward VI. by whom this privi-
lege was granted. Monday last, being the day ap-
pointed fur this election, a considerable degree of
interest was excited on the occasion, and the Hall
was never before known to be an crowded. _

When the Mayor and Corporation returned front
church. and had held some conversation in the
Jury-roons, it was announced to them, that the
Burgesses were prepared to receive them, to enter
ou the beakless of the day.
After the Court had been opened. Mr. T. G.
Pott.t.rores rose, and addressed it on the part of
the Burgesses, declaring that interested or personal
motives had no share whatever in his hemming an
advocate, but solely to support the just rights and
privileges of the Burgesses, as granted to them at
the before-mentioned period; and that in con-
formity to its power, he should propose Mr. Charles
Heath, as a proper person to serve the office of
Mayor for the year mining. His address was re-
ceived with the most worked attention ; and when
he sat down, they expressed their approbation by
loud and long applause.
The nomination was seconded by Mr. B. BRYAN.
and on a shew of hands being demanded, it was
carried, with the exception of two gentlemen.
Mr. BRYAN then offered to their choice Mr.
Herbert Harris and Mr. Hesekish Swift, as Bsiliffs.
which proposition was also received with the same
marks of approbation, sod seconded by Mr. Henry
Hughes; and being carried on a shew of hands,
the like shouts of applause succeeded, as on the
mention of the name of the Mayor.
Here the Mayor, Mr. JAMBS HARDWICK. arose,
and stated, that hoeing the sanction of caissons to
guide hien. he should propose other geutlemen to
fill the offices shove-mentioned, in the person of
Mr. Edward Lucas as Mayor. and Mt... James Bevan
and Mr. James Evans as Bailiffs, for the seer en-
suing.
Considerable disapprobation now arose, and th►e
Charters of the borough were respectfully requested
to be inspected iu Court. This request was, fur a
moment, declined. but afte►wards acceded to most
politely by Mr. Hardwick ; and an hour, after the
business of the Hall was finished, appointed for
that purpose.
After a declaration on the pert of the Burgesses,
that the whole of the proceedings should go before
the Court of King's Bench. and minutes of evi.
deuce having been taken and read in Court, there-
on to ground the cause of the Burgesses, the Court
broke up, and retired to the Jury-room, where
they assembled, by sppoiutment, to inspect the
original Charter*, wl►ich were a novelty even to
many of the Members of the Corporation. No-
thing could more fully establish the right here
claimed by the Burgesses, as these documents
clearly set forth their 'rower; and on Mr. Bryan's
referring to the last of them, that of Charles 11. it
commenced with confirming to the Burgesses all
the rights, privileges, lands, tenements, &c. which
had peen given and granted by his predecessor.
After such authority as this had been adduced, the
gentlenten on both sides took a respectful leave of
each other, disclaiming all party views, their only
motive being to establish the just rights and privi-
leges of the Burgesses at large, under the above
high and indissoluble authority.
On the Burgesses retiring to the King's Head
inn, resolutions were drawn up and signed, and a
subscription entered into, to defray the expense of
the law proceeding.

FOREIGN IN7'ELLIGENCS.

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS. OCTOBER 10.
Yesterday at half past one o'clock. the King
accompanied by the Duke de Luxembourg. Cap.
taio of the Guards, the Duke de Duras, first Gen-
demon of the Chamber, and the Marsha Duke de
Reggio, went to Vincennes, to witness the exer-
cises of firing. His Majesty arrived ■t a quarter
past two, avid the exercises immediately commenced.
A great number of rampart caution, and 04 pieces
of light artillery were exercised, which was followed
by manoeuvres of the light artillery. The King
departed from Vincennes at five o'clock, and arrived
at the Thuilleries at a quarter to six. His Ma-
jesty was every where saluted with the liveliest ac-
clamations.

The Prussian troops °intoned in the department
of the Meuse are ou the march for Sedan, where a
grand review will immediately take place. It is
thought that the Sovereigns assembled ■t
Chapelle will accompany the King of Froisia to
Sedan. The Commandants of Fortresses, Detach-
ments, and Bureaux, are continued in their re-
spective quarters.
In his interview with the King of Saxony, at
Imipsic, the Emperor Alexander lavished on this
Sovereign professions of friendship. It appears cer-
tain, that Prince Frederick Augustus, nephew of

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the King of Semmy, anti heir pillsashilivir
Crown, will espouse an Austrian Archduchess.
The Council of State, in • meeting of yester-
day, was occupied ha the examinatiran • PrOjeet
Of • law relative to the pain of banishment, the
Ministry have judged it indispensably 'ilietweary to
make some modilinitinos therein, as the neighbour-
ing Powers will not receive the exiled individuals.
They write from Cambray, that a sale of horses
belonging to the English army will take place on
the 24th haat.

of the

LAUSANNE. OCTOIIBII y.
The Federal Directory has communicated to the
Governments of the Cantons the Act of Ratifies-
lion given by the Court of Portugal and Brutal. to
the acknowledgment of the perpetual neutrality of
Switzerland, signed at the Royal Garden of Belle.
cue. Rio Janeiro, the 8d of May, 1818. The King
thus expresses himself in the letter addressed to the
Confederation, in the following manner t—" It cans
not but be agreeable to me to give you all possible
testimonies of beneeolente and eonsideration, of
which you have acquired just and incontestable
rights by the sacrifices you have Merle for the ad,
Vantage of the common cause of nations."—This
Act of Ratification completes the series of the eight
Powers who formed the Congress of Vienna.
I.BIIIIIIIIIJItaH. 1181ITE1111811 la.
Hitherto there were counted in Russia fifty-eight
schools, or sensiessriev, for forming young eeclesi-
antics, and for which there had been apprdpriated
an ammo' fuud of 180.000 roubles: This food
having been found insufficient, the Emperot
Alexander has recently advanced it by an Ukase tb
300.000 roubles. The Emperor has also permitted
the ecclesiastics of all cossfessious in the Russian
Empire to bear a silver cross attached to a button-
hole by a ribbons similar to that of the Order of
Ssint-Wladituir. The Ukase pnbliahed on this
occasion says, that it it '6 for having contributed,
by their exhortations and their zeal, to the defence
of the country in the years lON and 1813."
At the Univetsity of Moscow almost all the pub-
lic courses have recommenced ; and it is remarked,
that the very disasters of that city, have had a fa..
vourable iofluence on the state of the seieucees The
appointments of the ptbfessort have been aititenented,
the different branches of the sciences hare received
a greater development, and the nedsber of students
is augmenting. The Gymnatjuell thus been opened
anew, and perfected in several of in parts. his the
amine with the schools iu the country. After the
example of the Emperor and Empress-Dowager,
the Grandees, and wealthy individuals study in
contribute to the progress of instruction by
donations. and very considerable foundations.—
The Count dr Schousvalow has given a sum of
150,000 roubles fur the formation of a Gymnasium
at Moscow. The Counsellor of the Mines, M. De-
midow, has given a NM of 100,000 1"0.1161CS to the
University of Moscow, and a similar suns to the
seminaries of Kiew and Jaroalow. The Count de
Scheretnetjew has granted for the foundation of au
establishment for poor persons, a fund of two
millions and a half of roubles, and another very
considerable sum to the University of Moscow.
The Grand Chancellor, M. de Romansow, has
established on his estates, a number of schools of
mutual instruction. He is getting built at this
moment four churches of different confessions. and
the fact is known that he has furnished the funds
for the voyage round the world, directed by Captain
Gilson-Kotzebue. Lastly, the Cossacks of the Don
have sent the statues of the Twelve Apostles, form-
ed of massy silver, of the natural size, to the church
1 of Notre-Dame of Caen, at Petersburg's.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, ISM