The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-21 00:00:00

DUBLIN CORPORATION.

The following occurrence was communicated to us last
night:—
" Tho Lord Mayor, attended by the Aldermen who dined with
him at the Mansion liaise, after th: Quarter Assembly 6c eatery,
proceeded to Maritime'', in the coarse of the evening, wham em
Common Council were assmnbled, peaakinr of Sheriff Warne',
• snack dinner,' a'4 Immediately of entering obtatced prr Alien
to poposes toast, MA gave • The glorious, pious. rid insmeteil
minter dee great and rot: King William 111., let.'
" The toast was recritut and drunk with uproarious applies*
but
" Mr. Sheriff WAStette infremed the Lend Mayor thst it had
been giten from the Chair, and drunk wills due honours, before his
arrival; and gently hinted that therefore is Lardr:tip's Muir-
firer.ce was not exactly necneary.
" Another :timber of the Corporation said his Lott!stiip had
great resistance to come down there to propose his toast.
" Alderman Kix° oiled on the J,nrd Meyer to state whether
he had not pledged himself the day be was elected to his prtimet
office to propme him (Sir Abteharn) as a proper person to repre-
sent the city in Parliament, in the event of a vacate? occurring.
" The LORD Nevem taunted, and said he would he preyed
to ptrform Ma promise, thatrte an dectioa take place during late
year of office."

We shall no commentary on these occurecces
se prent.— a Freeman's Journal.

THE GREAT SHIP COLUMBUS.

Queue, See?. 5.
The large timber ship, the Columbus, of 3,103:3 ti
sailed yesterday (the Stlt instant), about two o'clock, r sr.
She was towed by the Herculs steam tow-Mat, Val
touched the ground in coining up from bet anchorage. as
the falls, when nearly opposite the upper end of the island
of Orleans, awl remained there nearly one hour. The
water about this place is 'very shallow and of unequal
depth, and the circumstance of bet grounding naturally
created great alarm ; fortunately time tide had stll to flow.
she again floated, and rounding the point of the island,
went out of Mull: about five o'clock. Sir. had be el read,
for sea since Monday last, but the weather, the altficultiil
attending the raising of her anchors, awl the demand Cu
the part of some of b-r crew for higher wages, and their
leaving the ship, had hitherto prevented her sailing. Site
draws only twenty-three feet of water, and her crew con-
sists of eighty men. The tow-boat goes down with the
Columbus as far as the liic, about ltiO miles below. Some
precautious have been taken to caulk and otherwis secure
the lieteules against the heavy weather she may have to
encounter, and her powers as a steam-vessel, adapted fur
towing ships below the port as well as above, and even for
navigating the gulf, will be tried—and once known, mar,
when circumstances admit of her being thus employed, be
taken advantage of. iVe have no doubt that she will suc-
ceed well. It is intended not to proceed with the Columina:
at night, while in the river, nor will it, we understand, be
attempted to tack while in the river. She will, however,
move against a strong head-wind, wi:h the tide in her
favour, by the use of the tow-boat ; and, with five or six
slays of ordinary weather, it is probable she will reach[ the
guif.
Although extremely clumsy in her shape, we under-
stand she obeys her rudder pretty well, and is rot what is
termed a very crank ship. Ail on board appear confident
that she will easily and safely reach her destination ; she
will, however, we should imagine, be frequently expovrd
in stormy weather to ship heavy seas, must strain a great
deal, and in a severe'gale might be in great danger of fad-
ling over on her brain ends. Mr. Charles Wood, the
builder, goes home in her, and returns ria the United
States early in the winter, to superintend the construction
of another vessel of a similar description, but of larger di-
metrions. This new vessel is already laid down, sit:d
some activity prevails at the Ship-yard. Iler dimensions
are about 3,20 feet on deck, wh!eh is the came length as
the Columbus. but tin feet in width, that is to feet broader,
and about ,1 feet deeper, or about 33 feet its depth. It :s
stated, that she will be completely loaded when nn the
stocks, and he ready for sea very soon after being launched,
which will be early next spring. The Columbus was seen
this morning at one o'clock, by the True Briton, °W M:.
upper cud of Crane Island. Exclusive of the Columbus,
there have this season been launched nine vessels at Que-
bec, and two in Montreal, besides swo steam-boats at the
latter place. There arc on the stoc!:s six more in Quebec.
and four in Minim al, which, it is probable, will go to sell
this fall, making, including the Columbus, twenty-two
vessels, which will have been sent to sea from this pruvin:,:
at the close of the navigation. The Columbus is near
4,000 Pins, the others may porhapsavertge about 2,250;t00n
which world give a total of 6,230 tons, and at the price of
;l. ioA., the value of exports in this way would be 69,37.11.
There is every eppearance that ship-building will be more
brisk in the elNuill7. winter than it was during the las:.
and 16 vessels, including those now building, it is thought,
will soon be on the stocks at Quebec, and its neighlnur.
hood.

The following arc the contents of the cargo of the grrat
timber ship Columbus, from Quebec, the arrival of tibial
in the river is daily expected :—viz. 36,343 piecesof deeds
34,8.53 staves and 'headings ; '2,82 pieces of red pine;
pieces of white pine; 41 pieces of oak. The whole to be
deposited in the bonding yard of Mr. Richarasop, of Lime.
house. The Columbus came down the fit. Lawrence ea
the 6th of tzeptember.
Several people are now travelling the country fir the
purpose of passing brae c in, which, though wen extc;lte,i,
may always be det•cted by the ring. A woman of tb•
name of Priscilla Jenkins, who states that she cants ficaa
Bristol, was on Monday apprehended in Hereford with ;.;
counterfeit half-crowns in her possesiion, tolerably well ex.
ecutetl, and was committed to prison to take her trial for
the misdemeanor.

On Saturday se'nnight, the school-room beneath the
Countess of fluntingdon's chapel, l'heltenliatn, was en-
tend, and 37/. stolen from a box therein, ("longing to the
members of the Protestant Union Club. On Tuesday
evening three villains were observed lurking suspiciously
about the shop of Mr. Myers, stir. smith, High-street.
Clultenham, and on his examining the windows, be die.
covered that the glass of one pane had been cracked in
three places by some sharp instrument. The offends!'
made their escape.

ESCAT'T OF A FELOS FROM A WATCH-pier :sr.—Yee-
day murning about three o'clock, a person of very suspi•
citrus app..irance, with a large I und'e In his hand, was
stopped while crossing the waste ground at the back of the
London Ilespital, by a watchman, who put the usual
question en these occasions, namely, what I.e got In the
bundle? The stranger, not wishing to enter into an ex*
planation, gave leg-bail ; however, eller a long chase and a
desperate resistance, he was taken into curt dv, and brought
to lilt-end OM Town watch-house, anti on examining
the bundle, it was found to consist of two fine fat zest,
anti a Muscovy duck. %hid) were all fresh, and apparently
nor more than half an hour dead. The prixner was looked
up in the strong room, and at five o'clock in the trot r..;
the night-constable, with the rest of the guardians of the
night, retired to their respective homes, leaving the pri-
soner, u they thought, quite secure. Stone, a heatiboratagh,
at the usual hour, on calling at the watch-house to take The
prisoner before a Magistrate, was net a little surprised ra
lind the outer door opened, and on further 07(3111/11iN, ha
found that all the birds were flown, as well as one of the
' watchtnen's coats. The prisoner erected his oreape by
breaking up the top beard of a seat in the room in whirls
he was placed, with which he made are ap.-7ture through
the wall sufficiently large for his ge,ting into the film:-
room, and there he was provided with a necessary inrvlerr
aunt to effect his et rape, namely, a large poker ; w-ith this
h:. forced hark the bolt of the lock and openetl the door, anti
by war of perfect safety, it is supposed. he put Oft the
v:ateltman's coat, that he might in that disguise carry -his
bundle through the streets in perert safety.

The fetnale servant, Ilargaret Edwards. who robbed her
mrstrOss, Mrs. 1., e. as aireatly cat, d. has been taken at
Newport, and will be Irks! at the n, xt Assi.:es for Mon.
mouth. She was traced principally by the active exerfbnit
Of a tradesman of Ilristol, aho Was crowing orer in the
swam packet to Newport, and who W3S struck with the
resemblance of a ton alt pant`NACT on boar:l to the der—''
tionfren in tilt., ncwrrapers. When apprehen,bo
got rid of nearly all the property : a wotrati of
flillier, who kteps a shop in Nowport, rave he
gioxls for three gitimus to ;old, and **mit rah
On Friday, a fisherman of Ilerefonl,
the Luilt. with a coir:non 9y ;ine, near Lau
which wealted 3lts. ,oz.

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