The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-20 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE.

Yesterday morning about eleven o'clock, the inhabitants
of Crooked-lane were alarmed by • loud shriek. which was
occasioned by the following dreadful circumstances:—Mrs.
Matthews, a lady shout 30 years of age, wife of Mr. Thomas
Matthews, wire-worker, No. 9, Crooked-lase, Cannon-street,
had of late been in a stale of despondency, but was getting
better; at the time above stated, she was seized with
that dreadful malady, and at the moment took a fine
buy about the age of four months from the cradle,
and threw it out at the third floor back window into St.
Marti'sburial-grouml. She then opened the window on the
third floor, which looks into Crooked-lime, instantly jump-
ed out, and fell bead foremost into the road, and was dashed
to pieces. She was taken into the shop. The infant was
taken up alive, but no hopes are entertained of its recovery.

Doyen.. Noy. 17 —An inquest was yesterday taken be-
fore Thomas Mantel', Esq. Corouer of Dover, on the body of
John Pater, when, after a long and minute investigation.
which lasted many hours, the Jury unanimously returned
a a erdict of Wilful Mink, against James Pater, the brother
of tbe deceased.
It appeared in caideoce, that on Sunday last the two
brothers were at sea off Dting.nem, in a fishiug smack be.
lunging to them, and having untortouately fitileu in with
a smuggling logger, which furnished them with a supply of
spirits, they both drank till they were much intoxicated.
Tim deceased retired to bed, but James, tin brother, heiug
on deck, quarrelled violently wills one of the crew, rad un
the deceased goiug up to endeavour in pacify them, unhappily
influenced the brother's passion, who kuorked him flown,
then foliori:ed him, and beat out his brains with a heavy iron
to tiled for uniltothing imminrs. The Unhappy wretch
who tomrsditVed ,der is lodged in our gaol, and will be
removed to take his trial at the Admiralty Sessions. It sp.
pears be has been subject to occasional fits of frenzy, from
having had his skull twice fractured whilst serving on board
• man of war. Oath men bare wives sud families.

COAL 51ARKET, NOVEMBER 19.
Ritipa at Market. Slops Sold. Price.
53 %ewrastle 39,41, 94. to 47•. 114.
15 Sandertaut'
11- Slone Coll

[From the "London New Prlee Correll")

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 19.

Curet —There has berm considerable briskness in the
demand for Coffee this week, both by private ciustrect and
also by pahl:e sale; fur Si. Domingo 116.. a 110 s 6.1 was
reported to be realised, hat at the public sale yesterday, MHO
bags of good quallty met With no purchasers at 116 s. a 115 s.
for good ordinary Jamaica 110 v. sod fur fine ordinary 113 s.
a 114. re*:ised. The I)eon•.ara and Derhiee ile-e.ipt sssss s
sell unt of proporti 111 l hicli, Triage 110.; good to foie molt-
dinaiy 12116.0t1. a 1225. fine ordinary 126 e. ■ 12els. 6.1. good
middling 140 s. a 141 s.
The public sales of Coffee Ibis forenoon, consisted of mo-
an!. .thle parcels of ordinary to tine ordinary Jamaica, and
good quality St. Domingo Coffee; the good ordinary Jamaica
sold in extensive parcels 113 e. a 115*. ; line ordivary, 117 s.
end 117* 634 for St. Domingo, 117 s. 6d. was offered, the
whirk Wien in at 118.. Generally of the Coffee mat ket
it may be atatrd, that the prices are js. ■ 4s, higher this fine-
spun, the demand sill brisk auil retrainee.
Sett 111 —The demand for Alnst•uvades has continued lan-
guid all the week, and as several bolder. umwered to evince
a great elispoeti ion to effect salsa, prices 1.. a 2e. lower, have
been submitted to, Bud the market is very beery at the
&time.
There are few parcels of Refitied on sale; fur the limited
quantity there appears to be more demand, and there is also
a revivilic inquire respecting goods deliverable in the spring.
--Nlolernes ■re dull sod etcher lower.
There is more request fur Foreign Sugar, which may pro.
bably lead to considerable trausesetiosw, but the stiles yet
effected are limited: the demand appears to be c►iefy fur
white Davalmali Sugars.
FRUIT.—Two cargoes, consisting of new Valenti'', De.
nias, quality fine, were bought in the rally part of the week
by the club, at about the prices weeded ; in Illuscritells sod
Blooms there appears to be little done lately by private con.
tract. New Currants et:dium: iu deinand. There are too
cargoes of new Turkey Fruit arrived iu the Creek, but it
is uncertain at present when they are likely to lie at market ;
nearly the elude of the old Turkey rend, which was buttgl,t
in at public sale last week, was mold by private contract
afterwards, at about the present qnotatiutes.
CoTTON.--.Tist public sale of Cotton this forenoon, con.
si•ud of 56 bugs of Beatrice, the whole void at high priers,
taking into calculation the late heavy niaeket ; orilitiary
sold 141,1. and WO. the fair quality at 151.1. and 1511.
The pin chases by private contract appi ar entirely sitsiwisited ;.
the only sales since our last are about 120 hags Pernambuco,
171.1. a 100. The Iniskness in the Cotton market at laver-
pool and Manchester oleo appears to Sire way; by ti-!lay's
letters the Maltkeil were ►eported to be heavy, the sale.. 111••
considerable.
Boa, B . , and HOLLANDL—Tbe Rum market ems-
limns ►teady at the former quidatious.--arezilles are es.

ceedingly bravy.—Grueva is mill without inquiry.
Pteiswro.—Piosento bas bees su demaiid, fur good qua-
lity Md. sad aid realised.
TonAcco.—The descend for Meareo coatinurs
the prices may be rooted a shade lowrr.
Oat.s.—The price ut Oil may groorrally be stated WOW,
and dor rice heavy.
Taw:cos.—There is rather more demand fur Tallow;
the prices have been below our quotations, but Ike market is
imp/wring. Tewn'Tallow Is today quoted at figs., which is
Is. Writ thee last week.