The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-01-30 00:00:00

MFG II TR RASON.

Joke Val!exec' one of the Ines who pleaded guilty at the
adjouraed York Moires, to the charge of high tresses,
sad who was sestenced to be trarepoited fourteen years. ar.
rived at Baresley, on Sooday last, bevies eibtairtel ms
free parties, to the great joy of his wife and small family.
He had 31. Is given kits to carry him home, bet Dot a two.
reent's gamble, and coisiequeutly neither NM nor spoke le
say of his unfortunate comrades, aot being within sight or
bowleg of them wheel the glad tidiogs were made known to
bias. He saye, that ea Suede, the 14th fastest the fallow.
ing eleven prianiten sailed from Portsmouth, In the ship
/.sly Indio, for their filial destination :—WilliamCom-
seiee, Richard Addy, Charles Stansfield, Brojantio Humor,
Joan& chapel, &quoits Rogers, William Rice, Joseph
Virile, Jobs Barkiosilaw, Peacock, sad Lindley. The last
two are from Huddersfield or the eeighboarbood. Yellows
is a was of sober, peaceable, Indestrieseto halals sad yea*
esteemed by his neighbours.—( York Herald.)

DREADFUL CATASTROPHE.

About two o'clock yesterday afteraciens, t►e lereiving
House of the Royal Powder Works at Eiaterbory, about ewe
miles op the Hasnoase, blew up with a d.esdriel explosioo,
by which an old man named Caine, and • boy tallied
klaithearson, who were the wily persons me the works, allot.
Innately perished. It appears that • quantity of 3. puender
ca.* idge• hail lately beets received, which she men in the
establishment were empleyed its openisg, and postiag the
pooch r and shot into separate barrels: happily seers pesos■
were that day sent to euea.ure timber, about the disisuce of
half. mile, es that only two remained on the premises. It
is cooj'eetured that in throwing the iron shot together some
sparks were elicited, and cummuaseatisg wit► the lemma
powder which might accideatally have got into the barrel,
caused the fatal occurrence. About forty bsr►els were is
the house, headed up, w►ich Mewing up at the manse time,
spread great destruction, sad violently shook the houses
for several talks round. Nearly all the windows is Hinter.
Wiry-hoes* are injured; at Saliash, SI. Seep►es', avid eve*
is this tows, many poses of glass were broke, by the
shock ; and 'note of the shot were picked up wear St. Bs-
deasix.—(P/iimerth Telegraph.)

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY IS.
Sailed yesterday ilmt °Wham, fur Madras and
Bengal; and Beata, Tonder, V., Philadelphia.
Arrived to-day the Onys, Nelkr, from London, for Hos-
tiaras.

PLYMOUTH, SAIIVARY V.
Arrived yesterday the Rleooura, Sartori.", from Malik ;
Dors Senors, &lure, from Clierbori ; Rioters, Douthwaile,
from Demerara; Aurora, De Yuma'', from Rotterdam;
Hawk, Al air. from St. Dueler° ; sod Fidelity, Lill'oro, from
Si. Audrey'''.

Sailed the Heavy, Klllock, far St. Michael's; sad the
Martha, Leis', rue Chartestae.

ra.z.uoutn, JANUARY SS.

Arrived the Ann, Pestreath, from Loudon, for Pernam-
buco; and Britoil. Levis, from Rio Janeiro. for Landon:
sailed November 9, sod on the lit of 1 y, I. lat. 47. S.
lone. 43 30. spoke the Rajah, from Boston for Batavia, out
Liftren days.
Redid the Duke of Scat Packet with a mail for Lisbon.
'maims, JANUARY 47.
Arrived the Leicester picket, with • mail (nine Cush/men.
Sailed the Lord Piebun pocket for ditto, and Lady No.
peen packet ter Holland—each wish a mail.
LIYRRPOPL, JANUARY 95.
The Yeses, Tinker, from Nowfouodland, has pot into the
Shannon—she has ou board the master. male, and neves
men, from the Thomas sod Heavy, from New Brunswick for
•Livcrpoul, which was abandoned off the basks of Newfound-
land, water logged—the remainder of the crew were put on
board the Edward, of Whitchaven._

The Marys, Mathewson, frees Newry, has pet late Lit-
loon+, full of water, having struck on a rock.
be Endeavour, Wood, frown Si. Michael's for Liverpool,
Is off the west coast of Ireland, with loss of asschurs and

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DEAL, 'EMMET Er.
Sailed yesterday the Fate for Leith.
Care down from the River and sailed the Maria, Tetras-
then, fur Gibraltar. .

Arrived io.day and sailed fur the River the Jobs, smllb,
from Berbire.

Came down front the River nod sailed the Rosalind, Ihreas,
fur Coruna'.

Several ships and brigs from the River are taming is
through the Gulls.
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Sir JAMES CRAUFURD arrived on the 18th at
Boulogne from Pails, escorted by a peace•ufficer
and two inspector• of Pans. Ile embarked on
board the thza packet at one o'clock fo► Dover.
his charge• against the Dukes of GRAIIMONT
and Gump: have been dismissed by the Royal
Court.

The French naturalist BONPLAND, the former
travelling companion of die celebrated HUMBOLDT,
left Somme' Ayres on the Ist of October, to ex-
piate the coasts cud islands of the Parana, and of
Panting, and to penetrate Into the interior of the
latter province.
On Sunday evening, during chine worship in
St. George's church, iliiiiiiver-ripiare, one of the
bunches of Christman., which hung up there, caught
lire from the candles, aid nearly vet the Clergy-
man's surplice in a Mize. The circumstance, for
a moment, created wane alarm aninsiget the con-
gregation, but the tire was extinguished in a few
minutes.

It is conjectured that our Caledonian Brethren
are anxious that the LORD Pitovocc of Edinburgh
may, in future, he graciously 'rerouted to present
in person to the l'orone the Addresses of that
loyal and ancient Corporation, in his prope4 cos-
tame, as the Lord Mayors of the two other Metro•
politan Cities have hail that honour.
It had beets reported by various paper., that
GITTAM; the celebrated sksiter almost time, had
met with an accident un his return home from the
match. This it isicorret ; the accident happened
to YOUNGS. of Nordelph Fen, who is reckoned
our of the swiftest Aiken, its tie isle of Ely. He
had been rent for to run for the Silver Cup at
Melia!, and on his way thither, owing to the dark-
ness of the evening, ran against a plank that had
been plated over a drain near Littleporr, the con-
sequence of which was, a broken jawbone and a
fractured skull. Ile was conveyed in a senseless
slate to the latter place, sod at the tune we last
heard from Ely be mu, still alive.—(Stamjurd
Mercury.)