The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-09-28 00:00:00

WIACTIESTER. Starr. 16.

On Monday last, et It Common Council at the
Town *Andover, William Ludlow. Esq. was
elected Bailiff, end Philip Henry Poure,and Ralph
Etwall, Estes. Justices, for the year ensuing.
'lke Chi. I Magistrate and other Officers of the
town of Southampton. fur the year emitting, wars
chosen yesterday. William Lintott, Esq. was
elected Mayor; Mr. William Jellitfe, Sheriff;
George Atherley, Esq. amid Mr. Richard Eldridge,
Bailiff.; after which the present Mayor gave an
elegant dinner at the Dolphins, to the Corporation
and other Gentlemen of the town mud neighbour-
hood. Yesterday, also, Mr.. Mackie, jun. was
elected a Burgess of the Corporation of Soutliamp-

ton.
The influx of entapnay at Cowes, during the
ba►hing irritants, Mis this summer been greater than
ever. rise Theatre hes been warmly patronimed.—
The Princ. ie St.pllll4 Of Glottergter eoininsiided the
performances on WedneAd iv evemin, when there
vrns the fulled home ever known tht:re.
On Montin! the 4.5 th regiment of foot marched
from this city for Portirri•iith. . .

The Coracart ftigate, of 36 guns, is to he hunch-
ed from Northam -lard, Southauquon, on Satur-
day next.

At Giles's hill Fair, on Tuesday, a large quan-
tity ofscheese was pitched, du! sale of which ass
very brisk, at the following- prices :—New, from 31.
to 31. lir. Old, from 41. 4s. to 41. Ills., and 'slime
old, 31. 159. per cwt. There was also a good
show of young colts, which were neatly all bald, at
high prices.
Early on Tuesday "rnorninz, as Mr. Bell' was
coming through Antield Wood to the above Fair.
be wt.. .topped by three footp.i.ls, and rohlud of
four elteet.-s. Soon after, a can from Motcomb,
Dorset, was robbed of eight cheeses, and another
cart of two cheerer, with whicl. the thieves got off.

Mr. S. Duals ts was sent for express trom 'tre-
nd. We undrr-istiol the It:viit Ilou. Geutletuan
turns to lrelan•l again in a few days.

Ia the very great scurcity of medical men in the
nrmy, dire-twos have been .4ivest to hire All private
pruetiti ttttt Lintisn get two toinens
per day, and Surgeons and Apothecaries iu pros
port ion.

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The flee. Mr. Carrtm, AO years Rector of
Monk and Earl Sohaiu, Sutiulk, celebrated the
/NM!, by giving a public: dhow to between 9 and
400 of his poor parishioners.
The Duke DEL PARQUE, it is stUd, is appoint-
ed successor to the Marquis Itousu• in the com-
mand of the army that General had collected to-
gether out of the wre:k of so many calamities and
defeats. _

Sutu:day last, Daniel Coffins, alias Bonaparte,
was brought in here front Listowel, wider a
strong escort of the North Mayo Militia, and lodged
in the County Gail, charged with the nuirder of
Mr. D.evtn MURPHY. of Abheyfeale, on the night
of the 3d Oct. last.,—(Cork Western Herold.)
On Tuesday night, RR the watchman on duty in
Fig-tree-court. Inner Temple, was going his
rounds, about ten o'clock, he tuna:lug' his foot
against a jar. which he took to the Treasurer'. office.
On examine-ion, it appeared to be tilled with tal-
low; on breaking it, the body of a male infant woe
discovered in a putrid state. It appeared to have
bled to death soon after its birth. The imuly was
removed to the I,Velch Harp public-house. 11 hite-
friars ; where a Coronae, inipie.t sat on it last

night, and returned a verdict of Merrier, against
some person or persons unknown.
The Richmond lung coach was overt urned en Toes-
day night, in paining thrungliWalthain Green. It was
full of company, many of whom are seriously hurt.
One Lady hail her thigh dreadfully bruised, and
part of the flesh torn off. tier datighter's erm was
much hart, end it is feared is broken; another Lady
was bruised in the hip, and a V.entleinan had his
head cut ; another was cat in the hand. The honor
into which ull the injured persona were carried had
the appearance of all hospital. No blame can he
imputed to the driver. Tile per:Went was occasion-
ed by tam state of the road. The workmen had been
di;,•ging a drain across it, and when they left off
work in the evening, they filled it with loner and soft
sta. level with the road. The wheels soak intu it,
and the coacla was thus overturned.

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BIRTH
At Bristol, Mrs. Den.y, wife of Ticootbi Deasy, Erg. of
I 114:141.