The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-12 00:00:00

COURT MA 71.1 L.

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A Courk.Marlial a4seitibled on the 2',:d ult. at
the Royal Marine H irroc,h•, its PuTtsitiontli
winch mot dby ntlionitint,nt to the t.th in‘t. to
try LientenAO, James Adolphe. Moore, of the
lltip! Martin Arti!len., on clisr4es alleged ugiiiiist
him to r let.p.r, sigoieti by aeveral Ofriecrs of ti.is
tDivi.inu, athirebard to Nlajor-Grisetal
nod of which the fullarring is a erti,
" Portsmouth, Si-pt 2,1818.
sni—rtrporif having roue inroad injurious to the elm-
ranter ofMit. Moore, of the Royal 31artile Artillery, :awl
he baring declined, when the.hiniter was mentioned to hint,
In col fdranrkeestigation, we box, in luatite to the Coops,
its reit sti to that °Meer, that pot will hrpleat:ed to order
an inquiry Tutu tfi, affair. We think it iier. 4snri to state,
that der rooks alluded to are as follow :—That Mr. Moore.,
after his r.rettt disembaciatioo, otas i.f ineet by a brother
()Meer that' Mr. Landon, iu icblitting the (-barges which
Mr Moore land Circaialeet against him, hid applica very
oppro4riott* epithets to Wow (Mr. M .e) i and that Mr
Moore, bosh-nil oftittnr pronipt aht.l prowl. &eastires to en-
-01 sorts &readier lenkiinge, dirt, to. SPWel'.ll clam hold over
-Mr. Lawton the threat of a Com t.Msrtial fnr these asser-
tions, to artier- to extolt au. apology, that
Mr. 11,aiirstuif, in reply to Mr. Moori'a rip cited
did assure hiss that hr would nut gigolo:ire, but that he wits
ready to rive him the a itisfaction which Gcutlemeo usually
require under similar cirrnoistaiitts."

The Court, upon the evidence adduced, :weed.
that Lieut. .1. A. Nlocre is not guiltrof the charges,
and (loth, therefet-r, mast fully iha Ihseinutrably
xc-
gnit Mtn: and further. that the Court is of opinion.
shut Lieut. Moore acted throughout the whole
affair with the most praismbnithy forbearance to..
amnia Limit. Langdon, auii that hie conduct had
begot strictly compatible with the conduct of ad'
Officer a Gentleman. Leut.-Col. Monerirffe;
ere:orient ; Lieut. and Adjutant Patten, Judge
Advocate.

The American sables Boston, froM Bartintore, and
Rntanu, from Richmond, laden with tobacco; are
put 11110 Cowes fur
Thr Srirrey, H AIME, with convicts, for Botany
Itiy,Cairo-
, Cao- into Portstrisiutli oil Thursday from the
DOWII3 huiini sprung her bowsprit.
The Dutch frigate Doipirin, hotrod to the Coast
of Africa anal the West Wien, visited througH
ilpithead on Saturday inortritvg, for Cowet. She has
on board two African Cuenles, who have large pos-
sessions on the (;old Coal, Iho tiro returning tiS
their native country. @Headed by eight free Afri-
cans in their service, who have betfir some time in
Holland. to gain a knowledge of agriculture and
different trades.
The Hanoverian Ship Cor/reriste, from the Hm.
vault:oh, which suited at Portsmouth nn Monday;
and was put Under quarantine, the mister and four
of the crew hating died tin the p:isstre. has since
received pratinue. and nailed for Cro.nsiarit.
Time Providence packet. fur the Cairl.. lfidras.
and Bengal, put into P.nrtsmouth nt 54111,11.1 if:
teroeinsi, with foul winds.
Fifty more passed Midshipmen Irate proceeded
from Portsmouth to the Severn; lit tlie.ttowits,
who are to be employed in prevesitiog .the landing
of contraband goods ketween the bile of Sheppy
and Beriehy Head, ,
The iFoterloo, 80, will be launched. •t Porta:.
mouth Dock-yard, on Friday next, the 16th inst.—
The Rochefort, 80, will %buttock on the previoui
day.
The Spencer, /4. is to be commissioned by Capt.
ROiiLtt for the nag of Sir Jost RALE+, at
Cork, until the Tonnunt has been paid off, ducked.
and re-matined.—The Spencer will then return to

Plymouth.
The Milo'', Captain Pitr.nn; Rill shrrly be
ready to sail fur Cairlatta. with dal),0001. in pteie,
on account of the Hun. East India Connally. She
will return home immediately. Six waggons laded
with the simete airived at Portsmouth on Satuiday
morning, from the Bank of England : it consists
principally of tive.fraiic Pieces.
In 114rbour--Queen Charlotte and Ilamiliee.
guard-ships; Verrgeur, Ikperion, and Driver, fur
Leith; Itoelrefart, for the ..Mediterranean ; Bons
and Pwriltian, for Jamaica; tawrelcoa and
for Channel service.
Ou Monday last, • wherry going to the Satellite,
at the NOtharbank, was upset by • gust of wind,
when a Trainee' named Him, was dnlnitunatelyi
drowned. She was widow of the 'merman who
was drowned with three Midshipmen of the Tiber,
in Makh lust. She his kft five young children.
The firtiniefirse, PERCY, frOm New Orleans to
Trinidad, was upset by * whirlwind egth June, and
bust.
- The Talavera, of en guns, will he launched
during the ensuing week frotu the Dock-yark at
Woolwich.

Air V►fCARY GIBES is etltre►nrly ill, and little.
if gni, hopes are entertsisird of Isis bring able to
resume his seat as Chief Justice of the Common
'Chun, it is expected; in the approaching
Tends two Chief Justices will be appointed.

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CITY SVIORD BEARRIL—The struggle for the
oceupation of this place. vacant by the death of
W. COTTRELL, Esq. is very con‘irierable. Three
persons.,_ of high respectability, have already offer-
ed the Corporation 10,0001. each for the situation ;
but it is not yet debuted by the Cothmittee of
Aldermen, to whom it is referred; whether the place
shall be dirpoped of, or he made elective, as a gift
in the hands of the Corporaitcm. The bite Sword
Bearer obtained it by pitchy,* for 7,0004. but he
was known to have netted at least 15,0001. per
lhatnnt. The situation is al presebt filled, pro tear.;
pore, by D. Gorr,
Scorch JURY Ctiette At Gtasuovr.—A emote
oteurred on the sth instant. in the caw of a libel
which appear/A in rke Becrot Never Letter. upon
Mr. Tildicis STCWART, of Glasgowileldohe Mo-
aner: The Defenders were the Propiietrors of tl e
publication, Mr. TNollAs ALLEN, banker, of Edin-
burgh, and Mr. At.sXAWbut Mattis,, or Belfast:
The libel rids heeded Reboots, tratall," and coo-
seined a story of i servant of a Mr. S. of Glasgow,
Waring that a relation htid died years hack in India.
and had left him a large sufn of money. It added,
that the mastet woe not desirous to obtain inform*.
bbn for the man, but that. upon etceftt '''4l""tief4
being inSift.. it appeared that the pervert in ludas
had left 40.000/. sisietti years be. which brae
to Mr: S.; of tillstsgoirs in behalf of his servant. the
deceased's The canw bolted a consider..
ble tune. The Jury gave 4600/. damag-a.

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10W-STREIS.
(ii Ratanlay AM was brought as dos Oaks,
sal asarrissal so WA., Mr. Maw the Sit.
laic Irnasisarals, siiiinad will - bob et

... ISSKV a fi;rgelf
Fag-latedimote, Itioariai M to be so, to William levies, wise
beeps Use Grapes polsiksbenue, to Dakeoarort, Limasls.beek.
Setae. He stated that be bad kaolin tee Prisms, foe sone

WON as a fry sealer of his boor, bet did eat bow his
souse, or what he was. Ou the loth of Aeptember lest he
oar at hi. buses. sod stated that he bed • remote reistide
ohs was muivell, soul wasted two bottles of Port wise fee
Err, seal its paywarat for thole lee gave aW. este; he gave
a name anal &H 0..., which he unite we it. they have
'piste pruerd to he false. A few dupe slier a sow of the
bases of Julia Barsett, who wen is ewaspotiy with the
Primer, ow the 15th of Septeesher. observed that the
wise the Primes, had proved se very geed. he wished to
Uremia* of it. AI Bret be ordered two bottles, sod otitis
wards sold be woad have thres—sod is parodist gave a
vote, purporting tolls • Of. Bask sok. Oa the Preemie,
putting it iglu • drawer' it so 'opposed Bat be laid it dose
1., the sole be bad takes frees the Prieswer; he ehowved
that the signature use the saint u the mete he had takes
frost the Prisoner. Front this sad ether eireumetasees he

'inspected them te be forgeries, whith Maimed hem e• lake
them to lie Beak, whoa he was told they were both
forgeries.
The Primmer was emessittad fur farther 'mantissa...
Getwif• Mull wee Honed with feloniously steelieg a hell,
ten pillows. Iwo bieekris, two sheets, firm hed.cortaiste,
and a heatelieh, the property of Thomas Shillito, of Item
sail Greg% Wiledee.
The Primmer was apprehended between seven mad eight
o'clock, en ala monolog of yesterday seenight, by a cen.
stable of ierseiegton' near Lord Hollasid's house, eserpag
the shrive property. On the Prisoner's first examisatiois,
a mmuidowohle degree of commiseration was mailed by the
Primuce's otatiog himself so be a man with a large family,
in great ; that Ito lived at East deem; that the
allege property was his own, and that he was eseryiag it
away to prevent its being distraimed for rent. ON his oecoma
assinisstion he proved to he an impostor, that Ids stateuseet
et distress was a fabrication, and the property idestilled by
Shilisto as having been stolen from his premises. whit.%
mere broken open oe the night previous to tie Primmer
being stopped with the properly, or early un that morning.
The Prisoner was committed for trial.
Jekit Ribs, lad, was charged with robbing the shop of
Mr. Redoes, in the Haymarket, and steolieg the contents of
the till The Primmer crawled in on his hands and knees,
unobserved, and entitled the rubbery.
He was eensesitted for trial.
John Mains was cloarre.l with idealism a melt of nets,

the propel .f Joseph
.111ackstoue, of tilaiaeford•wreet.
Horselyituwa.
Tile Primmer wee detected by a watehaesa 1e 11w Adelphi,
bsiagisie the sack of oats on his bait, and rot being able to
give a vaii‘ectury account bow be came by it,.. what be
was gulag to do wish the oats, he was eteenisied is custody.
/11c Pi ifielhel was eimasslissol fur further eseesinalloo.

Mere Kim Nary Delay, and Nary Wood, were brought
to this °Nee as Saturday, on the following charge:—Mr.
Cemarteney, see of the Overseers of St. Saviours, South.
week, staled, that the per rake of the perish had recesily
been materially iacreseni; in araselseeme of the innumer-
able &awls preetieed epee the ;midi aliens. The Prisoners
were all waives of Ireland, awl on Saturday menraistg, by the
seem artful ceetriviner, succeeded in obtaining the sum of
3s. each. They applied 161 his is raccession, with tare chit.
siren; each time the children were differcutly attired, and
he was induced I. balky. by their appearance that they be.
hard to a different family. First Xing called upon bin.,
and rimed herself to be in a Mate of starvation, barbs( just
arrived In lowa wills tire fatherless children. its gave her
3s. wad else want away. Nest tame Daley, with two chil-
d/ea (die swat. sill She dress allover% 'eying, bee husband
was serviNg ie the army at the Cspe of food Hope, die
also obtained Se.; sad lowly ease Weed. with the mate
ebildaes, its smother diihrest ans. sod rested that ale
was proceeding as Is lbssbuslritestteramme Is Loweebire.
sad wee is a sew of alemes &Was with her hobos;
he also presented bet widths.; bet the efewlerky of the
rieresoetaser, &et three wares, all Metals, web two Innt
of the ease trier mad eis, sad OS repwreelag ilmesof as
soldiers' wives, shad. apply sosearieelip. isilesed Hart to
steer lbe last to be mad it meals dloseared Slat
Ow" ell bodied is die ems bray sad hd herrowed ohs is.
feats is seder to make *Me seise appear ewe distressiss
the parish oSietr.
The Giessen were tearmitted fur Mal.