The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-04-12 00:00:00

DUEL PREVENTED.

Information having hen received at fifarlborongh.slreet
P..l.c..offiee that Iwo gentlemen were to fight a dnel mite.
.h gear Harrow, an officer was dispatched In apprehend
the in. He arrived in time to prevent any mischief, and bay.
tntcen on. of the parties, via. Captain Br—g, into cos.
toty, brought him to the office, where he was bound over to
it,tp the peace.

A Nforning Paper states, that Sir THOMAS
I. ivtteNce, the newly-appointed President of the
Royal Academy, is about to exhibit the eight
portraits he painted at the Congress of Aix-la-
Chapelle for his MAJESTY, in the Gallery now
occupied (hy permission of the KING) in the exhi-
bition of the lute Mr. WEST'S la►ge pictures. This
must be a mi.take, fart we know that some arrange-
ment. were making fur the reception of Sir Taos.
I.xwaxecit's portraits at the Royal Academy, pre.
paratury to the ensuing annual exhibition. The
thstinguished Arist will, no doubt, make the Ace.
&my, of which be has been so lately and deservedly
elected President, the plate of exhibition of the
portraits he has jest brought into this country; they
ate calculated still farther to advance his reputation
as an Artist, and justify his accession to the presi-
dency, lately vacant by the death of Mr. WEST.

Yeateralov • Court of Directors was held at the
East India Howe, when the following Commanders
took leave of the Court, previous to departing for
their respective d..stinations,
. _ _ . _

°risen, Captain T. Sanders ; Sealeby Castle, Captain
B. Sotheby ; Princess Amelia, Captain N. Turner ;
Marrbinams of Ely, Captain B. Kay; General Hewitt, Cap-
tain J. Pearson; ■ud Lady Campbell, Capt. T. Marques—
fur Chios direct.

Pr.pirationa are making in Madrid to celebrate
with great pomp, no the 241 of May next, the an-
niverpary of the ma nacre which took place at Ma-
drid, her site orders of Joachim Murat, then
Grand Duke of Berg, end 4..ieutenaiit of Nvolron
goosibarir. It teas sit commemoration of that day
that she King gave to the city of Madrid the title
of Most Heroic (hay Heroical, which it receit,•d
iii all public documents even of the mutt ordinary
nature.

The Nada and the Mee du Sol present every
evening the spectacle of • great popular assembly,
.mplayed in discus:4g political tvpics.—(Joairna/
del Debett.)
Letters have been received from Buenos. Ayres
to the end of December. At that ilaie, Sir THO.•
%AS HARDY, with the greatest port of hie rpm..
Irmo, was in the River Plate. The liengear and
Saperb were at Monte Video; the Creole was con:-
iug home, and was to sail shoot the end of January;
and the Hyperion and Tyne were going round Cape
lions. Three letters contain no new., though they
allude le Lord COCEIRANWS reptike before Callao,
but without 'further details: indeed nothing recent
had been received from Chili, the rood being .till
intercepted by the bends It.elouging to AKTtGAS,
which rendered sir cominunication impugnable.

• THE Osmium NEWSPAPER.-I.suring the last
qtrarter. from January 2,1 to March 26th, The
Observer Journal printed 197,120 copier. making
au average sale of 15,163 papers each Sunday.
Ilotucs WiLPOLE.—The long desired Octavo
Edition of the Private Correspondence of this
eminent Writer, just published, includes the atingle of his
LC.lel, hitherto disetortied, prising a period of above
ilamy Years, that is, from 1735 to 1797. Tbry have beau
arraugett according to dates, by which the imerest cud cou-
lees' of (treats is uninterrupted; sad She prefatory Index,
in which the most striking subject of each letter is briefly
notated, will facilitate the reader's references; although
rutlimg like a perfect lode% cool, be tairnaineal where GO
cuhjeeS. arc COlLleft'S.Col inl.r a bIOgIC kilts., cud the
ho ,s 1 t..fllug anecdote becomes iturort.iut from the admirable
to.o,uer to Winch it is told.

1 ilk: PHILOSoI'IIY of LIFE.—The work recently
puulished wider this title by Sir CH•iti.w.a MOR-
-4 ts, we iminlentsuil, begins to excite much . The
Author has certainly presented us with a book cortainiog
great deal of niefal and entertaining ieformation. He has
iii.dertaken to consider man asap orgimixed being; to explain
his .iructurv, mid how it is affected by various modes of
Irralreteui. To thew the iiifluence of climate. diet, &cs upon
the huutan frame, and to con/sect this influence with the
mural suit iatelhcilial character of the mind. la conduct-
:gig this investigation be ha. had an opportunity of mallow
to his aid, aut only the knowledge of his owo peculiar pro.
fi•ssina, but the discoveries of modem Chemistry, interesting
tarts iu natural history wad illustrations from general
orseuee, sod the history of odious. TM work ettotaios
away plain and sensible Masons so the boat methods of
Lesion both Wad mid body is a healthy Mk.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
, •
COU2T Cr tRANCERY, Livcoues.ltfir,
T-Jr.JD?Y, Aran. 11.

This foss the first seal de/ before Term.
THE MARLBOROUGH GOLD. PLATE IN TUE

Hl)l SE UP fiL-ErTtif4ii,

THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY AND ovum V. HIS
GRACE THE DUE OF MARLBOROUGH AtoD

THOMMI TRIPHOOK.

Mr. SIIA DWE Li., Counsel fur the Earl of Shaffer.
bury, stated that his Noble Client was rwrfeetly
at►sfied will. the order Iris Lortt,liip bud oriole. dist
the Duke of Marlfsorougli should pay into Court
the stern of 1,3001. the •alue of the gull irlute
which had been sold and melted (10w... but he
understood that his Learned Friend, Mr. Kw.
had some motion to make on behalf of the Noble
Duke.

Mr. RA said, he gril.4 instructed by hi• Noble
Client to move for an extension of the time tor his
Grace to pay the 1,3001. Intl Court. Ile moved
this on an @Mork.
The LORD CaioucEta.oit--" Let me have the
affidavit. and I will tell you to-morrow what I will
do."

Mr. SHADWELL 'anted. that the affidavit of Mr.
Ponieger, the Duke'. num of huiritieva, only set
forth, that he had every reir.oir to believe, from the
exertions making by his (truce, he would be side
to pay into Court the 1,3001. by the end or Easter
Term. It was not the wish or his client to oppress
the Noble Duke, hot there was something very
undefined in the affidavit of Mr. Punieger, which
stated, that his expectation of the payment
being made at the end of Easter Term, was only
founded on the information lie had rat:rived from
the Duke.

Mr. HART said. he was Counsel for one of the
trustees. and all his client desired was, that if any
ill constgitences shoul•1 arise from the momy not
being paid into Court, that he might he indemni-
fied by the Count from the effect of them.
The LORD CUANCBLLOII--" I will read the affi-
davit, mid inform you to-morrow what I shall du."