The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-29 00:00:00

M %NCH ESTER SUFFERERS.

Mr. lint.owt.xv presented the Repoli of the Committee
of General Purposes, appointed to inquire wheilur any, or
•hat sum should be granted to She Manchester Sufferers.

The Report recualnicutle.l that the sum of 5001. should
be crintril.

Mr. YELLow LCT mowed,tbal the Report hearted to.
Mr. OLDIIAU mowed, that, until further information
should be received, the Report should lie on (lie table.
Mr. PAITS.N was surprised that the members who formed
the Committee did out auppo.t thrir Report more spiritedly.
The Court hid sufficiently examined the qua st ion at the lime
the Address was d to the Prior, Regent, expo easier of the
al.b I rime entertained respecting the atrocities committed.
111,) eiorlet f.. 1 the sake of custsiateury agree to the Repot!.
Mr. 1311:11.13111 (of Smithfield) descanted upon the Mau-
thertrr traiitactious, and concluded with stating, that con-
Wei .eir the state of the poor in Loudon, be should prefer a
role of lON. to the asefierersat Manchester to that of WO/ ,
recommend..l by the Committee.
M.. DllttiN.said, the respectable people of Manchester
were cetreseu ly liberal to the poor, and the money already
subsrrilred was mese than sufficient to answer the purposes
fur which the subscription had been opened. lic therefore
opposed the grant altogether as ritliculomo.
31r: FAVC: I. Island the Report should be erns hark to the
Committee. the Corporation ought In he joist befuee they
were ge amiss, and lie should Yule fur the I ridlicr than
dm greater sons if it came to the yule.
Mr. Aide. man WM-111MAX said, there was a eery strong
ground for limitiog the Knurl. The finances of the Coy
we re mud. esulastrassed, arol the suns of 2001. was certainly
as much as could be reasonably expected.
Mr. /ACK, said, the debts of he City amounted to 80,0001.
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or V0,01.10/....:.1 the sans of 300 f could not be ihrown away.
Mr. MAKIN-Elf said, that the General Cotantitiee fur the
relief of the sufferers hail in their bands three usouillusafier
the event i!se enormous suns of 730/., alter havisig paid
730/. in pus:nasice of their object. Ile had reireiveal a letter
from a respectable ntvuulactotrer at Matirlssatrr, which
stated, that the pour were its full work ther►, that they be-
lieved Ilusit's object aas to juggle thew slut of their aunty,
and that their enthusiasm was ranted into rtirgast. It was
iu his upin.uu absurd to yule& aunt of muuey upon such as
occasion.

Mr. Alderman WOOD ►tstrd,th..t the Manchester sufferers
_waisted as►istance iu legal prusecutisns rather than in auy
other way. The Court could form 1111 idea of legal caritas..
upon a re ferrite, to a charge in a certain quarter of 600 f.
which was rub up in a very short Hcar,fienr.)—
Ile argued the necessity of granting assistance or the pur-
pose, as its a 4 au insult to the pour to tell them the lave was
open to Op a• rull as to ',them It was esuusewse to
talk of tatiotry, for it was will kuuwn that all itiquisy was
stopped.
Mr. HICK said, he certainly should not cute fur defraying
legal C%pC11.4 0, which, might leave the died of aggrandisiug
such a fellow as Hunt. If misery called for the limestone
of the t , lee should be one of the first to afford it. lie
hoped the Report would be scat back, and that the Com-
mittee cruel.: again eepurt, owl state tor what purpose they
recommended a gime., if obey should do see.
The anoendusesol, that the Repent du lie un the table, was

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then u.lopied withtrut a division.
The Carew theu proceeded to the ',cello') of officers, Sc.
cordiug to animal custom, when the present officers were
Ily re•t hetet!.
The Court canoe to • resolution to petition Parliament
fur Irate to prestos • petitions fur • Bill, for the purpose of
raising further moults (we currying 15.10 execution the Act
of Parliament for erecting a Iwo Post Office.
The LURIA Nl•gon declared a vacancy in the ailuatiou of
Assistant Lathe Keeper of the lay the death
of 14.f:ear:ye Porter.
The Clemson tee of General Purposes presented a Report
for an alterat,eu in the By-Laws of the Poulterers Company,
hut the Court broke op without cumin to any Jutish/se
thereon.

Tut: PRIZE RlNG.—Seroggins. the once terror
of the light weight% was hacked I.rvt night, at the
Castle 'l'avrrts. for fifty guineas aside,
againo Magid 1111411ui. denominated the " Little
Big Ben." The contest is to take place 011 Mon-
day, 11w lath of &LUZII, in a twenty-four foot
nog, wainw twenty miles of the metropolis.
Letters kayo been ►eceived from Buenos Ayres
of the 1411► October, which are two days later that.
the acteeatio oLtained ou Thuieday. According to
these the greatest consternation prevailed at Due-
aos Ayrru, as it well 14110W11 that General AaTIGAI
Was approachiug the city, with a force of several
th0uv..1.41 oleo. lie lied rinekceptrd mud wade pri..
wawa Getters' HALEARRAII. and three other per-
Rms, members of the Gov, 00000 rent, proceeding to
SI. Jago, to voter into negotiations wt9i the Go-
7rrnment of Chili, respecting the future operations
of tlit combined forces,

LAW INTELLIGENi.'i.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Warrignirrra
FRIDAY, JANUARY !S.

There was nothing of the least importance oc+
coned except to the partie► concerned.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, VrESTMMTIII,
FRIDAY, J•NUARY

A+ soon •s the Court was Opened, the Several
Grand Juries fur the Cuuivy of Middlesex, were
Called uVrr •u.l sworn.

One ed. the Gentlemen complain►d. in very re-
spectful terms. bt Justice Ilar ley, of the illellsiVe.
isience which several of the Gentlemen who had
rome f long distances hail soli-red. I, beim;
summoned at eight o'clock. whereas Ilia doors of
the Court were lint opened till half.pest nine. Ile
Legged his Lordship to give ilieectines. thst the
istry.resson slissedsl be read• to receive them at the
hour for which they wer► soinenniwel, and that they
might not lw left to wait in the hall.• His Lord-
ship thanked the gentleman for inlortuittg him of
the circumstance. strongly repseheildeel the 'wryness
who hail caused such au 1114.011Velliellee, and ordered
that in future the Grand Jury should he directed
to ateitsble at Isalf.past mile ee'clork. Ills Lord.
ship then briefly charged the Juries, and they
with.lrew.

:11r.. Cathie was called. b. lug charged with pub.
Fishing a blsapl lihel. The inhumation was
read to h•r Lo.t Term. She pleaded a Not Guilty."
and required a ripe of /lit iisforination.
Chief Justice ABBOtT said. that the Court had
no power under the Act (6o Gen. 111. chip. 36). to
direct the furnishing of a cope of an inform mom,
except where the Attorney or g-licitor General was
the Vrosectitor. 1L•. Viable is not pru.ecuted by
them, but by the Society fur the Suppression of
V.ce.