The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-25 00:00:00

LANCASTER ASSIZES.

MM PAWS COURT, TrISDAY, Aaiun IS.
'Deere Mr. Javier BATLRY.

itodlitiolee.Wlllretwceolt sod oTitau.
This important calm was an issue directed by
the Court of Chaniery, to ascertain whether Tito.
mac Jordan. who died at Chap/Ai:od. near Dublin,
in the year 1304, was of. wand and disposing mind
at the lime he was supposed to have executed his
last will ; and whether it was executed iii the pre.
sena, and attested by the persons, who appeared
ou the face of the will.
The testator had formerly lived in Manchester,
but. fhr the last peens years, had resided ill Ireland,
in the neiglihourheed of Dublin, where be had car.
sled on the business of •calico-printee in connec-
tion with Thomas Ragman, in whose house he re•
sided, and in favour of whose son then a boy *hoot
years of age, he bequeathed, by tile will in
question, all his personal and real comet. This
will.was executed two days previous to the death of
the Imtator, mid had been prepared by the vestry.
cleiltl 10111 was also one of the attesting witnesses to
it, awl who was the principal witness examined in
its support. It appeared from his evidence, that
the tystutor had been in the habit of excessive drink-
ing fur several years, and, for the letter part of it,
scarcely ewer sober.
After a trial of ere linens, the Jury found a 'ver-
dict for Defendant, which annuls the will as far as
the real ratite is concerned. _ _ •

The Jure, in answer to ■ question from the
Jimlgr, will that it was thvir opiitinis that the tes-
tator was mit ~f Anon.' eliminating mind—mid that the
will semi not attested Ity Christopher Walshr who
sippeared to la..ve be..is one of the uttestiug wit-
ness".

Thu-re are only 136 causes entered for trial; two
of. which are special Jury causra.

The •illage of Breitenste. mar Vienna, was en•
direly deetroled by lightning, on the 4th inst.
At the Town-hall. at Ilsighton. on Thursday.
an Filbertrive•, for drunkenness ;mil disorderly con-
duct, was examined 17 the 'Alagistrustirs. The
drosikentiess was admitted. and the offeuder, cow
sequently, had his choice of either payiug litre
shillings, or being committed to the stoats. Pat,
linwtver, remarked, that he should not very soon
forgive hlm•rlf if lie ehwe sillier, though he had
uu fea► of the fir.t. he said, as he hell uot • six.
peeve 111 the world—and hut little of the latter. ha
a man in his cireuen.tssices could scarcely be rr.
wiled by thrir \Varsl►ips a• a limper subject to be
dabbling in the Stocks. lie wea ultimately dia.
cloned with a reprimas.J.

Ever really, through the chounel of our Pep.r. to
give publicity to Inatitutiorsp where the reel welfare
of wissikind is ioleorleol, 11 is with pleasure we car inform
is., headers, a Poblication of importance will shortly mike
its appirarmiee from the Medical Hoar,' in Great Chaatittc-
morel, Illockfriars-road, containing Prsetlesl (*serrations
nn prevailing Diseases; a Pohlicatima einanatiolg limo that
Hsiehlmbrium* iv' 4110b1 will be read with avidity by chore
litho have torn aillictsd, sail po rhaps improperly healed, by
p•-rois• unacousialerl with an inipoetaut branch of the Pro-
timion; it will Wm be earful to Students sail yoong Practi-
tioners. Illemes.ooOPFß sail Co. anti' forty years practice
iv various Hospitals shiniad and is this inetsomilis, are evii•
imbed daily at Woosletock.street, Oxford-au-el t, anil at the
Niedieal Boma, Omelette-House, Groat Chariertic-street,
elsektiiamosad, precisely from twelve mild eight in Hie
evemag, where advice is (SWIM gratis tie Turailey, Thursday,
soil *lmlay lifoeniugs, *oil twelve o'clock. I..etters, stet.
tog particulars, lied arataiaiiig s ',negating fee, iwimmliato-
optiple.l N.