The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-21 00:00:00

T'HE ARMY.

The Ist Division of the 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of
Infantry sailed, on the 15th instant, on board the Diadem trans.
port, from Cork for Gorfa.
A Detachment belonging to the East India Company's service
is ordered to embark thus afternoon at Billingsgate, for Graveisecd,
on route to Chatham.

A Detachment of the 68th marched list week from London to
Chichester; and a detachment of the 17th Lancers has marched
into Brighton.

THE ORPHAN FAMILY OP THE LATE CAPTAIN
JAMES MACKAY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

Stet,—l am induced from your well-known kindness in the came
of humanity, to send you a most truly distressing case. viz. ,—The
father of these children was an old Officer on the hilt" pay of the
Royal Marines, who had once a good estate in Kent, but which
from his too gre ttt liberality he mortgaged for qbove 20,600/. ; the
mortgagees sold the property for less than the mortgage; this
hastened his end, and he died in March, 11323, leaving his widow
with Seven children totally destitute. The late Captain James
Mackay of the 70th Regiment, a brother ter the 'father of these
children, immediately took the whole famiyunder his protection,
and, with the assistance of a small subscription, supported them.
I The widow soon after died of a broken hcatt,Jataving these orphans
4.4101 awe of their uncle (since which one child has also died).
!This`tituly good man (who had nothing but his pay to live on) wan
a father to them ; but, alas I worn oat with disappointment,
anxiety, and grief abut the future provision of these orphans, he
died at 'Winchester, on the 6th of .1* last. By his death there
six children (four girls and two boys)are left without any means of
support. With a view to save these poor children from a worse
fate, Sir James Cockburn, Bart., the Rev. Archdeacon Cambridge,
and myself, have undertaken to do the best we can for them, and
cur names have also appeared as trustees, &c. for any money which
may be collected fur them.
The father of these children went on half:pay 'Whitt own request,
by which act hedeprived his family of any benefit front the pen-
aosakat: The grandfather waa.a vos old officer, and served in
thetbattles in the first An.arloan wsr,.and died Fort Major of Til-
bury, anti also the father, with his five brothers, all died holding
Commissions in his late and present Majesty's aviary; two of
whom were killed in action, and a third died of fatigue. These
poor orphans are left to the charity q the humans and diluent.
Maass. Greenwood, Cox, and Hanttrvioly, of Craig's-court,
Charing-crow., have most kindly consented to receive subscriptions,
as have also Messrs. Haichard and Son, 187, Piccadilly: and,
Messrs. Rlvingtons Waterloo-place.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your ism obedient Servant,
THOMAS VALIANT.
Bath, Oct. 18, 1825. ' Lieut.-ColoneL
c' a 11 of the public cabriolets is said to be farmed by the
g
driver at 18s. each day. This, supposing the original cost
' to be 1001. and the expense about a guinea a-week, must be
a tolerably profitable concern.
A cave has lately been discovered at Harlaxton? near
Grantham, of a very curious construction : it is hewn out
lof the white stone rock, and in the inferior were found
aortie wheat and barley, quite black, and,apparently mixed
with ashes ; a pair of ancient stone querns lay in the same
place. There was a hole in the middle of the bottom Stone
for a spindle, and'another in the side for - a shaft to turn
the stone round with ; so that the stone might be turned
with one baud whilst corn was dropped down with the
other like a hopper. When and by whom this cave was
used, it Would. be very difficult to determine. There is
no appearance of foundations or earth works near the
place. The spot was woody and thorny, previous to the
enclosure, and formed part of the common cow pasture.—
Boston Gazette.

A NEW METHOD OF HATCHING CHICEEEL—Wehare
read of the man who applied to the Lord Mayor fora patent
to hatch chickens by steam, but ii appears. a less exrensive
method may be adopted. In Mr. Dowker s watehonse (the
London carrier) there were about fifty sheets of wool depo-
sited, and while Mr. W. Wilson, the agent, and his men,
were busily employed the other day, they heard a chirping
noise, as of chickens, like enough, as the result will prove.
On removing five or SIX of the sheets, they discovered ten
chickens and a rotten egg. The birds were all alive, but
not healthy and strong, for they had had nothing to eat since
they came into the world, and their stomachs were rebel-
lious. They were fed. put under a hen ; and are now all
Irealtbrand strong. No hen could have access to the place
where they were discovered. It appears the eggs had been
deposited on some straw over which the wool had been laid,
and the warmth created by the quantity had nurtured the
eggs, and produced the existence of the brood. Then let
not the Lord Mayor grant patents (if he can) for this pur-
pose' as a few eggs, a bundle of straw, and a pack of v.ocl.
*ill bring forth chickens in abundance.—York Ceti- a, t.
EIRTITIS.

the lady of

On the 19th inst. in Northumberl___
Charles Henslet, Esq. of a daughter.
On the 18th lost. the lady of Charles' Ellis, Esq. of Burtor -
crescent, Russell-square, of a son.

MARRIED.
On the 18th Inst. at Bognor, the Rev. Wm. Knight, Rector of
Steventon, Hants, fourth son of Edward Knight. Esq. of Dodmer-
, sham Park, in Kent, and Chawton House, in liampshire, to la-
' roline, eldest daughter of John Portal, Esq. of Fretfolk House.
in the same county.
On the 14th inst. at 'Upton Refire, in the county of Devon.
John 13ott. Esq. of Caton Hall, Staffordshire, to Susanna 31at,0,
youngest daughter of the late ,Iqor Arden, of the 9sl (or King',
Own} Dragoons, and of Longeroft 11211. near Lichfield.
On Tuesday morqing last, at St. Mary's, Marylehone, WM.
Macticorge, Esq. or the Hon. East India Company's Rene "hi'
jitary Establishment, to Thesphela Louisa, only daughter of the
late. Richard Turner, Esq. formerly Judge of Agra.
At Ipswich, the Rev. Robert Ou• by, B.A. of St. John's College.
Cambridge, to Lucy, only daughter of the late Captain IVetherell,
of Great Yarmouth.
The Rev. J. D. Hurst, B.A. of Penistone. near Wakefield. to
Louisa, only child of Ifeory Laughtan, Esq. of Norton Blinsetr•
sale, in Buekinghatnshire.
The Rev. M. D. Taylor, of Great Boughton, near Chevy.. to
Jemitna youngest daughter of the late Jchn Foulkes, Esq. of In
visit, Denbighshire.

DIED.
On the 19th inst. Mr. Th,,m as Canham, of Berners-atreet.
On Tuesday tart. at his house in Connaught-tante, ohm apo-
plectic fit, James ll'inckantth, Esq.
On the 15th inst. at Kens, in Galloway, N.B. the Rev. Will.
Gillespie, Minister of that parish.
On the 19th Inst. Edward Knipe, Esq. of ifooltfield Grope,
Ep
som, aged 111.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY
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