The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-18 00:00:00

Nichols Monza., •nd Rorhe ; did not tell his
rtomoyers, h.c..u•. it l'ida
Josh. Matelon . t, Rotherham, and Josh.
Lett tolgtooo, c•mti.ont•ol the ststenoroot made by hot
tese-irt.og. .he strong appransiice of (lactose
In 1816.

Sun.. E. *IA Tito*. 'illogic, ohipwriglito, vier.- of
ul•111!U hr dry' vol wird have Commenced byline
19)6. tts..oost the sot pe..vertlegl Iron)
green isruart harrlig I.Erll °Sell 111 'lle COM-
r ..at the timbere hitting grown 111
Is . • . ern',
r .r 4.• •iinst inuterial evidence produced on
tren•olt. tne elaintik

It agr.e.l by Vottit.el to let the rigor go to
the J. 11%, soleiy for the !impose of tiling whether
the was ;iffeetttl with Ow 41r rot istrittoll. to
her Ivrviit.iiig the voy,sge—and i 1.4,t, thaw titteotott
should br (fete, 1111 l ell to the tiffrmat v , W refer
the e,o.sid.r.ittose of damages to the tirbitrat,on of
Mr.

O:1.4.• 1.,,r1 of the Deft odotst.
It.otea, he woo sent to mom-
m Ihr Betscom to Coml. lo 1811, wlele she was
huildnitz. S..s *so 'built of ettethei I oak, selected
out or d very great gnaw,: y . roll nil Datray's
riniony resoectm• her leaki.l pi) moil), end bring
takels up ots ou *bore, 411(1 the dsonsge to the so.
per, was fai.e ; she was • very fine ship.
Can Ism forwil cinornsuded her I*6 mouths, and
had hr smallest rtasou to suppose she was un-
snu..d.

....
Captain Philips commanded the vessel in 1814
thought her mle of the best built ships in Canada,
*here lie itiplwrted fifty in the last ten years ; was
employed by Cover ot as a transport ship. after
being examined by the officers at Plymouth.
Captain Former took the comitiniid of the Bea-
son i t Assatio, 1814. at Portsmouth, as a trans-
; sailed with her to Quebec ; she wa- then
selected, from her superior appearance, to take
home the Goyernoi`o faintly to England ; she was
then di•charged out of the Government service, and
brought round to London in May, 1816 ; eight
orlop brains were put into her for the purpose of
strengthening her ; saw scuttle-holy► cut in her,
and examined her ; observed sio appearance what-
ever of dry rot.
John Simpson, ship-carpenter, hail all proper
repairs done 'he vessel before her twilit% from
London iii 1816, and in Ids opinion there was then
uo defect whatever io her.
D. Munroe worked with Coulson in the vessel—
never perceived any diy rot, nor heard ■ny cum-
plahut from Coulson.
T. Simpson, son to the former witness of that
name, said, there was no limit set by Mr. Beason
to the expenses of preparing the vessel fur her
voyage.
.1. Buster, Alexander Nichols, mod W. Roche,
contradicted the testimony of Coulson.
Mr Oct itt, agent for Mr. Benson, and --
Witcher, Second Mate of the Beason, born Cal-
cutta to the Mauritius, stated, that front the way
iii winch 11w vrssrt WWI stowed, by direct of
Clllll.lllll Betham, the sugar at bottom, saltpetre
next, the the indigo, mid the wheat .it top, there
was an intolerable heat acid stench produced on
Ismael, which, io their opinion, was the cause of
the dry rid.
Mi. Rohert Sepoings said, he saw the dry rot
make emisideuable progress in two or three months.
The causes of dry• rot are ships bring built of green
1111111/cf, or a 111141111111 y 111 the 1111 f. or the all firing
boxed up in one place; stench also would contri-
bute to it eery powerfully.
After the JUDGE had read Over 81111 commented
on the evidence, the Jury, without twin% the box,
found a verdict for the Defendant.

INSOLVFNT hEBtOkS' COURT.

TeunteaT, DrcriestA 17.

MR. TWYSDEN'S CASE.

The CU, of Witt. Tarts( Esq. eldest son and
IPir to Si, l'..vyfulrn, Burt. of Itoydois Hull,
Keht, which has been so repeated%) before the
Court, and postponed principally through neglects
its 'waters of fount, will thin dry decided.

Mr. ANDREWS interposed some further (ike-
tiro,* in point of form, and succeeded in separatiog
the claim of * particular creditor from the present
adjudication, io comequence of the schedule served
on Mr. Virgo, the Soncitor, being without a date.
There was a blank before " November" in the
sehedule, and the particular date was accidentally
omitted. This particular debt was the.efuse agreed
to be excepted, toad a fresh notice in the particular
instal...e were complied with by Mr. Ttvrden.
Tlw caw was ihru proceeded upon, respecting
the other opposing creditors.
Mr. Toys(len was then examined by Mr. AN-
DaEWs, ill followilig manlier :
Q. Have you read over the schedule you have
pot oil the tiles of the Court I—A. I have.
Q. I find you state w it several large debts due
by you, as bearing interest, without specifying the
amount ; can you more particularly state the sums
g this interest ?—A. I eauuot, fur I did taut
precipe iii the d sirs of many of the bills, Bud there-
fore calm,' judge what may be their probanle
amount with the interest. You will See by my
fteliedote, that I owe Mr. [Jou!ditch a balmier of
C 491. for 4arriages—he has my bills of exchange,
Learl lig interest since 1813.
Q. Who is Mo. Keats, to whom yon state your-
sell as liable lair the payment of I,nooi.?—A.
is a iie•ter in the City. pith whom I have had large
dealings on account of a Mr. Walker. But ilion_th
I ii. eri this sum to lion merely to shield tmeelf
r;ont the liability, yet I know that the notes, 011
which lily 'Sallie was signed, have been paid. The
too.iey was for Mr. Walker—he has paid the hills,
but in consequence of his being no the Contioent
I liver not hero ,:ble to gut them, for the purpose
rating my signienre.
Q. Who is Mr. George Pentland, of Perth, who
Lnttls otesst isles of yowls to the amount of 12,4001.
1. He u a coachitioker, who has post-ohit bond;
lir his ony i wit notes for 3,051 a, and a
Alt. Clookpliai.ks few t,lool. With a view of t.kolg
is, 'hear at; mitres, I transmitted to Min a 101 l of
1,-.rd lie.oichninp's fir 7.700/. But Mr. Pentland
'widths. whole since, to eott%rtito-her of looeet!-
tot• hint stayed to (114111Vey to pr. vest ruen-
tery al Lord motley. Lord B. hats ,
tsiolcr age, toil an it‘j,etioui beiiig taken 31•• to the
evostiletatioo gtvto lot tilt bill. It %HS a gAULlthlig