The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-23 00:00:00

CONSPIRACY ♦ND RIOT.

George Porter, Hichard Blake, Samuel William-
son, Edward Wroy, James Hadley, iceberg Prie-
tey, Joseph Maxfield, Thomas themes, William
Pickering, and Peter Haan, were indicted for a
riot and conspiracy, iu the parish of St. Mary,
Islington, ou the 26th day of July last.
The Prisoners were employed by Messrs. Pick-
ford in navigating their boats on the Regent's
Canal. On the day mentioned, c2G boats were in
readiness to convey a battalion of the guards on
their way to Ireland. But the Prisoners, with others,
refused to work themselves, surf by threats and vio-
lence prevented those who were well disposed from
workiug, unless they ret cited an increase of
wages.
The Jury found them all bailey ; and the
Court sentenced them to cations periods of impri-
sonment.

An intelligent correspondent (a Wive or Susses),
who has lately travelled through the eastern dis-
tricts of this county, represents the condition
of t. greater part of the yeomanry as being truly
deplorable. I-1e writes to us as follows:—" Al-
most daily, sales of live mid deed stock take
place, and such is the scurcity of money, that,
in many instances, they are literally given away.
Ease, affluence, and plenty, which, seven or eight
yeses since, so universally predominated among the
Sussex yeomanry, have neatly disappeared, and pe-
uury. grumbling, mid discontent prevail in their
stead. This alteration iu their circumstances has
greatly operated upon their political opinions, and
they new loudly dtsclaim against the men and mea-
sures which they formerly most strenuously and
vehemently upheld."—( Brighton Herald.)

Particular orders have been given to the two re-
giments of life gourds, and Oxford blues, Not to
shore the sipper lip.

The remains of the late venerable Dr. GAUNT-
urrr were removed from New College, Oxford, at
right o'clock on Thursday morning, for interment
at Bucktiell, in Oxfordshire. The Bishop of LON-
DON, and some •f his other relatives, attended on this
solemn occasion. This venerable individual, whose
death was occasioned by thulera motlngs, was for
many years IVarden of New College.
FATAL DUEL.—Extract of a letter from the
Island of Nevis, August 1 A fatal duel was
lately fought in this island between WA 1.T69. MAY.
NAND, Esq. the President, and JOHN HIGGINS,
Esq. youngest sou of one of our principal planters.
Some mittunderstandlitg having token place between
the President und the elder Mr. HIGGINS, on their
meeting to the street. worm words passed between
them, and the former applied to the latter soute very
arvere epithets. In consequence. his son. Mr. J.
HIGGINS, addressed a remonstrance to the Presi-
dent, couched, it is understood, in very temperate
language. The President, is, reply, refused to re-
tract the offensive epithets he bad applied to the
father, but offered to give the son a meeting. The
consequence was a duel; the parties fired together,
sod the President's shot uuliappily took t ffect ; the
ball entered above the right hip, passed through
the body, and came out at the upper part of the
left thigh. Mr. HIGGINS lived about an hour and
• half after receiving the fatal wontsd ; he was a
young moo of a most amiable couracier, and bad
been married only about seven manilla."