The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-01-09 00:00:00

DUBLIN, JAN. 4.

Thursday afternoon, the stock of chimneys of an
house adjoining Mr. Stewart's residence in Upper
IVlerrion-street, was blown down, the weight of
which forced through the several floor; of Mr.
Stewart'a habitation, bursting the wall of one of the
lower back apartments, from whence a domestic
but a moment before had fortunately retired.—A
large dinner party were havited, who, though near
the appointed hour, providentially had oot arrived
at the time of the acciden:, and we are happy to
hear that no individual of the family received any
pertiodal injury. What is most extraordinary,
although Mr. Stewart's family cowists of twenty-
one persons, yet at the moment of the accident, not
one was in the back moms, all of which acre de-
stroyed, from the garret to the cellar.

A flag of truce will be immediately sent to Flush-
Mg, with the nephew of Sir C. PoLe and antnatt
Gentleman. The former was a prisoner in Hol-
land, but obtained permission to come to England
on his parole fur two years ; that term being ex-
pired, an exchange was oriered for hint,but refused
by the Dutch Government ; he is therefore about
to resigu himself prisoner of war.
Two men were taken up at Henley, on Tuesday
afternoon, for uttering Ipswich atalSuflolk one a:id
five pound bank notes, drawn by RaLPH Houma,
SAUNDEJS, and Co. on WINKELLY, BROTHERS.
nad Co. 6, St. Michael's-alley, Coruhill, London.
The Committee of 3lerehants tradiug with Ame-
rica was specially convened on Thu rsday, at the Lon-
don Tat ern, to take into consideration the propriety
of presenting a Memorial to Government, recoin-
mendin,l a revisal of the late Order of Council.—
Some debate took place on the qwwtion; and we are
happy to Mid, that the good saw of the Meeting
rejected the indiscreet proposition by a majority of
elev. n to six.
Thursday evening, a melancholy accident hap-
rentVto the servant :if Mr. JOSEPH of
gate-market »The young woman was pre-
paring a composition of bees' wax, sweet oil, &c.
for cleansing the furniture, and, is order to prevent
any accident happening. Mrs. FISEIHR superin-
tended it with the servant; it boiled over, and Mrs.
Fount immediately took it off the fire; but, as it
was all in a blaze, the was unable to hold the pipkiu
in her hands, consequently let it fall on the hearth,
close to where the servant stood; the consequence
was, the clothes of the young woman caught fire,
and burnt upwards with great rapidity. She run
out of the house into the market, where she was
met by Mr. Ootoos and Mr. Maus, who used
every exertion to tear her clothes off; but she had
suffered too much from the fire to render any as-
si,ta.ice from these
_gentlemen of much service.--
Mr. HUMUS', Mr. FIELD, and several other medi-
cal men, were called in. The life of the poor suf-
ferer is despaired of, her btomach being so much

burnt. -
The inhabitants of Sturminster Newton Castle,
in Dorsetshire, having, for the last two or three
years, held in that town, on every alternate
Monday, an illegal cattle chew, Lord Rastas,
Lord of the Manor of Stunninster Newton Castle,
with a view to his procuring a grant from His Ma-
stiffs', for a leg] market on '.Monday in every
week, lately obtained a writ of ad 'nod daemon
from the Court of Chancery, to inquire, by a Jury
of the County, whether or no it would be to the
prejudice of His MAJZSTY, or any other, or to the.
hurt of the neighbouring markets or fairs, if His
MAJESTY should grant such market to Lord
Ruins ? and if it would, the SHERIFF was di-
rected to return, under bis seal, and the seals of
the Jury, to what damage or prejudice. and of
whom, and how, and in what manner?—The in-
quiry took place at Stunniiister Newton Castle, on
Monday, the 4th instant, before the UNDER SHE-
LLY!, of the County, and a roost respectable JIM,
when the grant of a Market was opposed by Mr.
DAUM Ciblf. the Knrc's Counsel, and Mr. CA.,
sego, as Counsel both for the Earl of UZIRTDGE,
Lord of the Manor of Stalbridge, and owner of the
market there, and for many inhabitants in tha
1. town and neig bourbon.' of Staibeidge; and was
ammo:tad by ST.rj cant BesT, as Counsel for
Loed Rim