The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-04 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

The Palmyra, Lamb, from Bengal, has arrived In the Downs;
abs left Calcutta the 18th July, the Sand Heads the --.., and
from fit. Helena the 19th Nov.
PE xxxxx uco.—The Resource, Fowler, from London to
Madras and Bengal, arrived at Pernambuco the 16th, and sailed
the 18th No►.
limb groin( wIT H.—The Claudine, Christie, front London
to Bengal, the 4th November, crossed the Equator.
PAIDIENGIRS PCS THR ADMIRAL CoCIIIIJRN. CAPTAIN
COOLING, PROM BATArlA.—Captains EllqgOOß and Sergeant,
of his Majesty's 98th Regiment—landed at the Caps; Mr. and
Mts. Bhend ; and Mr. Venda Zande.

ARRIVAIS AM) DEPARTURES AT THE
CAPE OF 000 D HOPE.

ARRIVALS IN TAILZ BAT.—OCT. 14.—The Amity. English
ship. T. Jobnion master, from Bombe_ y, sailed the flute July,
bound to Greenock. cargo cotton • the Potomac, American ship,
Norris master, from Batavia, sailed 17th August, bound to Ant.
twerp, cargo coke; the Hortense, Ditch brig, T. Van der Sweep
ouster, from Mauritius, sailed 3d September, bound to Antwerp,
cargo sugar and cotton—passenger, Lewis Jost, seaman; the Ann,
Khglish coasting schooner, J. Dunn master, from Port Beaufort,
saded 10th inst. cargo grain and wool, for this pert.
OCT. 15.—The Venus, English brig, G. Ktlgour master, from
Slsoritios, saikd 16th September, cargo sundries, for this port.
Ocr. 16.—The Frances, Government schooner, W. Griffiths
master, from Put Frances, 3d inst. cargo *laundries, foe this pat;
the Good Intent, English crusting schooner, B. Glascoott muter,
Irons Port Beaufort, 11th inst. cargo of gram, for this pat ; the
Gouge, English coasting sloop, George Rees master, from Algos
Bay sod Port 13eaufort, the 22d September and 11th inst. cargo of
sundries, for this poet ; the John, English brig, G. Griffin master
from Rio de Janeiro, the 14th Septembq, cargo of tobacco, beads,
and empty casks.
Oct. 10.—The Kemal, English brig. E. S. Amtstrong matter,
SOP Gravesend, 14th and Downs 16th July, cargo of suntaies, fir
this port.
OCT. 20.—His Netherlandie Majesty's ship Arm!, Captain
J. P. Illachiehen, sailed last from New York, July 11, bound to
Batavia ; his Majesty's schooner Albatross, Lieutenant W. Sludge,
from Simon's Bay.
SAILED OCT or TABLE Bar. OCT. It—The Duckbay
ret, Goverment schooner, J. F. Schulte master, bound to
ekbay.
Ocr. 18.—The Amity, English ship, T. Johnson touter, bound
to Greenock, cargo of sundries, from Bombay.
OCT. —The Alacrity, English brig, G. Findlay master,
bound to Bombay, cargo sundr;its, from London.
Ocr. 90.—The Mary, English coasting brig, 8. Phelps muter,
bound to Port Blisabeth, cargo sundries; the Ellen, English coast.
log brig, C. Camper master, bound to Mauritius, carp horses,
muses, At.
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MINING I orst.LlGENcE.—Quantity of copper ore sold
3,194 tons. Average produce, 7i. Quantity of fine cop-
per, 229 tons 8 cwt. Amount of sale, 18,5151. Is. 6d.
Average standard, 1191.

IPOL WE.
MANSION-HOCSE.

A person of respectable appearance, named /tinhorn, one of
the turnkeys at Whiteeross-street Prison, came to the justice-room
yesterday, to request that the Lord Mayor would inquire Into the
circumstances of the death of his son, a most promising lad, 17
years of age. The porn man appeared to be overwhelmed with
grief, and sobbed as he mentioned the particulars of his loss as
they had been stated to him.
He said his son, who was a fine young man, was on board the
Venus, Leith smack, which lately arrived fromi Scotland at this
port. On the 27th of December, as the vessel was going at the
rate of seven knots an hour, in Yarmouth Roads, his son, In
heaving the lead, tumbled accidentally overboard. The young
fellow was an excellent swimmer, but unfortunately his skill and
strength were unavailing, because, extraordinary as it might ap-
pear, there were no means on board of rendering the slightest as-
sistance in cue of an emergency of the kind. He called out for a
rope, and continued to swim by the side of the vessel for a con.
aiderable time, but not a bit of rope was to be found, and the boat
was tilled with luggage, so that no service could be rendered
by it. The poor lad, after having repeatedly called for
aid, at length was exhausted, and sank in sight of the crew.
This dreadful circumstance was not the only one that took place on
board the Venue. The mate of the smack, a fine stout fellow, had
but a few days before fallen overboard. Ile called out Immediately
for assistance' but not a rope, or safety jacket, or any thing
else that could be of use, was to be found, mid the unfortunate man,
after haring swam twenty minutes in sight of his messmates, dis.
appeared for ever. The applicant said that his principal object In
coming before the Lord Mayor was to heve an inquiry instituted
into the calamitous circumstances just detailed, with a view to
publicity, for the purpose of preventing the continuance of such
disgraceful negligence, as had, he doubted not, led to the death of
his poor boy. lie begged that the Lord Mayor would summon
bethre him the ship's crew, with the view of receiving an explana-
tion of conduct which had been attended with such dreadful
results.
. .

The LORD MAYOR asked the complainant whether he could
reli upon the authority on which he had made this complaint ?
Die complainant said he had heard all the melancholy particulars
from the steward, who had assured him of the total want of the
means of assistance. Ile understood that such was the condition
of the vessel, that even in a dead calm a man who should fall over.
board must inevitably perish. The vessel was only going at the
rate of seven knots an hour at the time of the last dreadful accident,
and there was nothing on board which could be thrown over as a
mere temporary aid.
The Loan MAYOR said he certainly should do all In his power
to investigate the deplorable case, and asked Mr. Hobler whether
lie was authorised to act upon the occasion ?
Mr. IiOBLER said his Lordship was certainly empowered to
make inquiry into the case, which, for the sake of the public, re.
quired to be very minutely inquired into. The authority upon
which he would act was that of one of the Commissioners of the
Admiralty, his Lordship being in the Commission, by virtue of his
office of Chief Magistrate. .

The LORD MAYOR then at once onlered summonses to be
issued to the Captain and crew of the Venus, to attend and give
evidence at the Mansion house.

GUILDHALL.

.......
irill;tim Herbert, a drover, appeared on summons, to answer
the complaint of William Hughes, a person in the same line,
wearer GE the badge No. '232. fur detaining a valuable sheep dog
which had been stolen from him.
. .

The complainant stated, that about three years ago he lnst the
dog in question out of the Greyhound Inn yard, Smithfield, where
he had tied it up, as is customary, to prevent the dogs from stray-
ing in the occasional intervals of lack of employment. This dog
he had tUund in possession of the defendant, about a month ago,
had defined it, and had hoped to be able to establish his owner.
ship in it, by bringing forward the man of whom it had been
bought. The influence of his opponent, however, was strong
enough to keep hint away.
The complainant's brother identified the dog as the one which
had been untied and stolen from the Greyhound yard. He once
pointed it out to his brother in Smithheld, many months ago,
but they were too busy with a Huck of sheep to lay claim to it at
that time.

Herbert, in reply, said the dog Hughes had claimed he could
prove to be upwards of five years old, while that which he had
lost ho• alleged to be only four. He bought hint two years ago,
last spring, of a drover on the 31aidenhcail road, named Thomas
Nicholls, for 2Ss., the seller throwing him back a alining for
lu:k, and he, the buyer, treating the teller with a pint of beer. He
called

William Dunce, a drover, who identified the dog, and swore
that five years since he was in a cart, with a young man, at Ilslay
fair, when a man came to them and offered this dog, then a puppy,
for sale, for half-a-crown. His friend bought it and kept it nil
Christina.' when he sold it to him for five shillings. At the next
Colebrook fair the dog was taken ill, and he was forced to buy
another, hut his wife nursed And brought the former into good con-
dition, and he then sold it to Nicholls for twelve shillings. That
was the animal now in Court; be had no doubt whatever upon the
suhji-et, . . . . . .

Hughes said that the drovers made it a practice, from humanity,
to break their dogs' teeth, to prevent them from biting the sheep,
and therefore no inspection could now establish the dog's age.
Ile cut away the dew claws of his dog—this had none. He felt
quite satisfied that the dog he claimed was the one he lost, and
would swear to him a thousand times over. He then exhibited
the animal, and its alleged male progenitor, begging the Alderman
to observe the strong family likeness between them.
The worthy Alagtatrate thought the resemblance was very strik-
ing, except that a black mark was upon the right eye of one dog
and on the left of the other. This dog cause was different from
some he hatl heard of, in respect to the consumption of time in
the investigation, although not as to the direct contrariety of the
evidence ; for this case had only occupied about an hour and a
half on two days; he felt inclined, however, to give the com-
plainant the opportunity of bringing the man to London from
whom he had purchased the dog, if he thought he could do so.
The complainant expressed himself thankful for this indulgence,
obtained a summons for his witness, and the decision was post
poned.