The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-17 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS,

London, Nov. 18, 1825.
Sta—As a constant reader of your Paper, 1 feel obliged
to you for the communications you regularly make relative
to the Army and the Church ; and I shall feel obliged, in
your next communication relative to the latter, if )ou will
state that De. OwEN, the " worthy Rector" of St. Olave's,
Hart•street, now demands, and in many instances enforces,
the payment of 2s. 9d. in the pound for tithes, under the
antiquated Statute the 27th of Henry the Eighth.
During the lut Session of Parliament, Mr. Peel stated it
as his belief, that no Rector enforced the full extent of his
claim; and I think it would be doing the public some
service if you would state the fact, that Dr. Owen has the
nerve and boldness of enforcing the Statute to its full
extent.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

T. H.

IV We regret that Dr. Owen should thus give occasion
to public animadversion. It may please him to stand upon
his strictly legal right, but the expediency of enforcing it
upon his parishioners, to whom it is his duty to inculcate
that truly Christian spirit which looks beyond this world
for its rewr.rd, is a point he would do well to consider. We
would recommend to his imitation the liberal example of
the Rector of Bishopsgate. and indeed of all his brethren
of the Church ' • for although he has furnished a precedent
that Mr. Peel did not venture to contemplate, we are happy
to add that it has no followers.—En.

THE ARMY.

THE NINETY-SIXTH. REGIMENT.

It affords us great pleasure to be enabled to announce, that
Lieutenant-General Fuller, the Colonel of this fine Corps. has re-
ceived an account of the safe arrival at Bermuda, of the three Di-
visions of the Regiment that had embarked at Halifax on bbard the
Speke, Arab, and Joseph Green transports. This Corps has,
through the commendable exertions of its Gaiters, completed its
augmentation establishment.
A detachment belonging to the 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards
marched yesterday. from IVestminiter, for Dorchester.
Detachments belonging to the 03d, 67111, and 90th Regiments
of Infantry, marched yesterday, from Westminster, for Ports-
mouth.

A detachment helonling to the 70th Regiment of Foot marched
yesterday. from Westminster. for Winchester.
Detac!.ments belonging to the 3.ith Regiment of Infantry. and
the Royal African Colonial Corps, marched yesterday, from West-
minster. for Albreiy Barracks.

TO THE REPORTERS WHO ATTEND AT THE
POLICE OFFICES.
A.so ItOll pARTICIMAILY AT UXIOW STALL.
GINTLEXCX.—AIthough I arm friendly to the liberty of the,
press, yet I conceive it to be • duty to myself and to the public, to
address you respecting what may be deemed to be an abuse of it, and
which relates to four complaints against nil that have been made by
as many different persons at Union-hall, since the month of Au-
gust last, which were not only founded on gross misrepresentation
and falsehood, but, according to their own statements, were cases
in which the .3lagistrates said, on each occesion, that they had no
jurisdiction. I had. of course, no opportunity of being heard la
my own detente, and these ex purte statements hare in succession
been published in the newspapers, in the shape of police reports.
such applications were repeated, no doubt, merely for the sake of
that publicity which the parties found that their ex parte statements
would so easily obtain, and which threatened the total ruin of my.
reputation. These effects have, however, been in some degree
counteracted by my replies, which appeared in several newspapers,
the whole of which otsy be seen in the Morning C'hrateirte of the
26th of August hut, and the 21st and 91st ultimo. It may, how-
ever. happen, in many instances, that persons who read an in.
;lunette police report, may not see the reply thereto in a subse-
quent paper ; therefore, when persons attend a police-office, under
the plea of asking for a warrant in cases where fhty keine no war-
rant tan be granted, but merely for the purpose of getting their own
ex parte statements reported in the newspapers, it may be well for
you to consider how far it may be proper and of public utility to
take soy notice in your reports of such unwarrantable applications.
I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
ED3IUND CLIFFORD.
Temple-place, Blackfriars-road, Nov. 16, 182 a.

•Another of those melancholy accidents, arising out of
the careless habits of sporting gentlemen, has pet taken
place at Ingham, the seat of Francis Bentworth, Esq.,
near Ashby-de-la-Zouch. As Mr. flointrough was peening
through the small gate that leads from the pleasure-grounds
into the wood-walks, the trigger of bit goo was struck by
a grojecting piece of the latch, and, shocking to relate, the
contents lodged in his head.—He expired before he coukl
be taken back to the house. To add to the distress of this
event, he had just been apjiointed to a lucrative situation in
South America, and had not been monied a week.
ACTIDTNT Dv FIRE.—On Tuesday evening, the family
of Mr. ltartlemy, of King's-road, Parson's-streen, haystag gone to
the play, the maid servant and a loor-bny were left in pre of the
house, and both went to sleep by the kltelsen tire. According so
the boy's statement he vas awoke by OW screams of 31artin, the
female servant, whose clothes had taken fire. The boy, in his
fright. gave an alarm at the next house, and before a‘glitta,lCe could
ri be edrded, her clothes and her hair whir; Wend!), speaking, burnt
off her. She was alive yesterday morning, but death would be
great relief to lien agonised sufferings.
On Fritlay evening last a woman of very mean appear-
seas called at the It'd Lion public-house, at the village of- Hil-
lingdon, Middlenex, and asked for a glans of ale, part of which'
she gave to a little girl who was with her. A. few minutes after
she left the Red Lion she sent the child into a neighbouring shop
with a penny to buy a cake, anti was herself seen no more. The
child on leaving the shop looked about for the woman, but could
not find her, and went crying back to the Red Liar. The landlord
took care of her for the night, and next day took her to the parish
officers, who, on questioning the child, felt a strong conviction that
the woman who deserted her was not her mother, and that she be-
longed to parents of R much superior cast. They therefore directed
thelandioni to keep the child for the present, instead of smiling it
to the workhouse, and to give information at Bow-itreet, and hare
the child advertised. The landlord attended here yestenlay with
the child for that purpose. She appeared to be between three and
four yeses old, and was dressed in a mugh brown pelisse or coat,
and a drib beaver bat. She v;reaks tolerably fir her age. and the
landlord states, that after each meal she requests to have her hands
and face washed, and kneels down; and prays as well as she is able
berme griting into bed.