The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-04-21 00:00:00

ATTEMPT AT st ICIDE.

Yesterday, about four o'clock, a genteel young
'mourn, dressed to a faney.colonted gown, with a
Ville Mantle, and a beaver bonnet, got over the
I,oa railing of the basin, iu Hyde Park, and
threw herself into the water. A gentleman's tier-
vast itutautly went in after her, and, by Inc timely
twastanue, stue:l her from a watery grace. She
MAO roikveyekt its the house belonging to the-water

works. opposite the basiu ; where every necessary
sysi.tastiee *us rendered her. She would not iiieign

the (Awe of her ;at tem pt to deitroy herbal, but it
uppuord to be to dhotopointosent in love.
The remain, et lUr. HAurstst were interred, on
Suatr, at. the Ablwv. Both.—The funnel, by his

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arm desire, was plain, and free from ostentation.
He was Mite. eil to the grave by a very niiiiiermis
attendauce of gentlemen and professional friends ;
and the universal were intents of regret which were
*Yawed on this mournful sulernoity, were unequi-
vocal tokens of regard, more acceptable to the
feelings of surviving friesolstiip, than any reoluicui
that could have been .haunted over his tomb.
At the late Sessions, at Bristol, the trial took
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plate of a Bartow'. for au otfeuce alleged to have
Lees committed against a young woman in that
city, and to which we alluded in a paragraph, in
oar piper in December Ist, a verdict of acquittal
was given, to the satisfaction of every one present ;
mid we unw bud that all the circumstances of the
charge were Originally misrepresented to us, and
that there was sit truth Re foundation fur any
charge at all.
We are authorised to state, that, in the debate
of Wednesday lust, upon the petition presented by
1:-. Lverevros, General CaAUVWID did not ap-
ply the te...i, • litany-Asada" ornuter,' to the
Douse of Common, but ti, the anarchy which, he
apprehended,- would be the consequence of en-
couraging di,: army to petition Parliainect.
Although notice was given 40 the lest Number,
yet it nary le• eireeesery to acquaint the booksellers
in town and country. that thr price 4 7he Spurt-
ing Magazine will he Two Shillings in future, and
that the Improvements in the Engravings, &c. will
amply compensate for the trifling advance of Se-
rum per Nu itber.—One of the Plates for this
l.with will be by Mr. JOLLY SCOTT,' whose talent
as an evolver tuts b• en so iticcissrtilly evinced iu
iesitiers Rard Spurts, Renegers Dugs, History
1/' the Horse, Ise.; the second Plate, a most apt-
r, e:1 Etching, by Howl r.—April 18, 1810.
The military that were brought into London, in
elyiteapience Of the late disturbances. began to be
utar6.ed on their different routes, on Thursday iiiid
yeateillay morniugs. The 3d and 4th regiments of
Aragoni Guilds were marched yesterday morning
for Greeewich. fte. &c. The squadron of the
Royal Horse Guards (Blues) will march from the
Klieett Mews this morning fur their quarters at
Windsor.
WILLIAM RICIICARDS, Faq. Collector of the
Cest.i.us at Deal. received, yesterday Se' AAAA ight,
by rod, a letter, dated Deal, April 9. 1 8111, signed
•• Mr. Air Gun, without a noise," anti a post-
script. signed .. Burdett:" st:ding, that a plan
was laid to tale away his life in February last. but
that the plot was discovered by a women; end
warning Mr. ItilliCAßDll to prepare for the world
to come. and expressing the writer's hope that they
should soon have the pleasure of seeing the blued
from AIt.RILICARD'S carcase running down the
canals.—Hisl4l,ll,llTV'S pardon (excepting hint. or
thrill, who actually sent the said letter), and a nr-
lewd of 3001. by the Commissioners of the Cus-
tom., are uttered for the discovery and couviction of
the offender or offenders.
Sunday evening, a freest took place in Carer
lane, in Birmingham. which had a fatal termination.
Some young men were passing down the lane with
tea %,,itla of the town, and it appears that some m-
esh was offered to them by other young men, when
Pitts, one if the party, drew a digger from lits
ins., and *tabbed GRIMM AMINO in the grmii ;
the wounded Min died on Tuesday morning. An-
other permits was also cut anal initiated about his
head. ELIAs leak stereentleied hitu-elf, and is now
in et. ern ; the weapon (stewed with blood) was
timid in the adj
.. • g premises of a house of ill
fame. .n.I is at nue ias,!he polptColloli of Mr. ALLEM.
'Awn( the constables of Birmingham.
Thursday seineiglit, the itthabitents of Bishop
Aneknowl. to Cutieberlaiiii, were much alarmed by
i man of the 11110 P of Sit ate. who. being in Minor.
,tree 4 iminerons assembly of the lower orders into
*.1., market place, to witness hie skill in pugilism.
1 •".v. selected cartons persona on whom he might
i•,play In brutal dexterity. in a little time all be-
came riot sod confusions. A constable was e'illil
tii preberVe the peace, alma SRAM struck several
tiuto I he wits, however, at length, obliged to sur-
render, sod was put into the stock*, where he con-
tinued overly three hoar., tearing his hair and
shirt, said performing the inauire in a wonder..—
The In!.fliwitig 81 y the oweeltett constable obtained
Ignorant for 'SRAM's apptrtirti-iais ; but *heti lie
ti"ii anntlier constable, of tii.• 'Mine of Weser:-
4 its. were about to apprehend him, he recoiled,
mini 'precipitated himself -amps the tiver. A man
r' ling hys ire the wean bin-. rush- mio the water
•Ptv him. and brought him out; WslietillAM,
*llO6 upwards of 00 years of age, 'lien 'endeavour-
;_d to secure Sta•w, why.. the latter overpuwerrd
'mu, acid dislocated his sr ii. Assistance taming
la band, Swim was at length apprehended. and
taken before a Magistrate, who will, tiu.deittlit, tuke
every Amin method to preserve the tubalsitauts
Eons tech as outrageous offeodce.

EXPOSING A SEAMAN.

" SURREY ASSIZES, Aram, 18011.

" DALY V. 1101.1.1.4,
" We have recsiveil the 6.llowisig correct state-
ment of the rri.leurr hivcu iu thi. coot., and of the
Judge's Dooming up to the Jury, which we lay be-
fore our mailers, with the view of removing from
their Miuds Hllll mistaken prejudices (should any
such have arisen) tr.on Iwrustug the• imperfect
sketch of the trod' already given in most of the
daily papers.
"Vo Iselialf of the Plaintiff, Mr. Pearson, a
midshipman of the Don, fierwed. that about the
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Bth or 6th or the Lion then lying nests.
the Wand of Ltntin, sit the mouth the Canton

River. and about to return to England. with a can-
'Wettable campy or Emit India shpt., which lii3 ut
auchor near her, awl Captain Rolle' haying 074

arrived on board from danton, he (the sritnmb)

was directed by the stung Fest Lieuteinint, Mr.
Peed, to take Mr. Daly, the Plaintiff, and his che,t. I
in the jolly-beat, and convey him on board any shy
in the convoy he chose to name. lie accordingly
put off with Mr. Daly, but the latter saying ne
knew of no ship, and had nt her money nor trienrl4,
he rettirued with him on imard the Liao, for flit-
ther orders, wh.m, on acquainting Captain Rolle,
mid Lieutenant Peed (who were walking the
quarter-deck) therewith, Daly was sent for, and
Captain Holies a•fdre•sed him, saying, he should
not remain in the ship, and gave the witness
orders to take him again into the boat, and carry
him to any ship that he thought lit. Daly expressed
a dislike to the idea of being discharged in this
meaner, and the witness asked Captain Runes, in
case he (Daly) refused to mention a ship, whet he
was to do with him ? who answered, he must, in that
case, take him a-shore. 'that he put off with Daly
a second time, and desired him to mention some
►h.p, to which he chose to go ; but, he twid, lie knew
of mine. and he (Witne.s) must obey his orders.
That lie acco►dndg;y took him on shore, and left
ou the beach, and that they each shed tears at
parting. That Daly took with him a pairyitf pistol-,
which he loaded iii the boat. That the island of
Litwin is inhabited by hut lie hail braid
it had becu visited by the Ladroues, a species of
pirates.
1. On his cross-examination, he said, that as Daly
was going over the gangway the first time, lie said
to Lieut. Peed, " this a an unpleasant busiitess,
Mr. Peed." Peed said he was sorry for it. Daly
.. He hoped they world settle it in a hand-
some manner." These wonts the witness under-
stood to convey a challenge, hot he knew nothing
ot• his hst u g challeoged Lieut. Peed before.
" Mr. Coarlis Matson, purser, stated, that the
Plum. obje•r .1 to being turned on shore on the
Island of Limn', and that he understOod he had
been sent out of tli' ship for misconduct. He also
d►posed to a converratiun he had with Captain
Holies. on the subject of the Plaintiff's discharge
ticket,•which he (Capt.iiii Rolle.) objected to, on
the ground of its expres►ing, that he was sent on
shore at Lintiti.

0., WIN cross-examination, he said, that the cer-
tificate was • certificate of servitude. iii order to
entitle Dale to his wages, and it was altered awl
made out afresh, that he had been discharged fur
contemptuous behaviour to his superior officer,.
" Thomas 1141 y, Master-at-Ann-, Mated, that he
heard Cupt mist Rulles tell Daly, that he might go on
board any *hip, or go on shore; iu reply to which,
Daly said, he hoped the Captain would recollect
about turning him out of the ship. sr lie did not
know what he had done to deserve it. That Capt.
Rules replied, " Youne; Gentleman, you have said
enosigh, and out of the ship you must go."
Dantean Murphy, Master of the Lion,
heard Captain Rolle' tell Daly. that his couduct
via ouch, that he could nut think of keeping him
in the ship; on irhich Daly said, he had no friends
or unmet ; but the Captain told him he must not
stay in the ship.
" The pith article of the printed instructions to
Captains in the Navy seas then read, which directs,
that the Captain is nut to disc harge &sty man unless for
one of the following reason. :—Prefernsent it& smut
other of His Majesty's ships. unfitness for service.
officer's servant rated. or by order of the Admi-
ralty. or his Commander-in-Chief ; and that he is
to express the cause upon every ticket.
.4 On behalf of Captain Rolle., Lieut. James
Peed deposed, that one day. about the middle of
March, going on the quarter-deck, he heard Daly,
who was mate of the watch, speaking in a high and
disrespectful tour to Lieut. Estou, the chief officer
of the watch. no which he ordered him to be Adria,
and inquired of Lieut. Eaton the cause of so much
tatise ; who answeted, that he was speaking to Mr.
Daily for being oil the deck, contrary to his duty.
and that he hail received a great deal of insolent
language from him. isotwithstamling his haying
bees ordered three different times to be silent ; that.
Daly thereupon crossed over from the larboard to
the starboard side of the deck ; and, interrupt-
lug Lieuteueut Eaton in an impertinent man.
Der. said, he had a right to arisa•r when spoken
to ; and that he would do so.'—That the wit.
mess again ordered him to be silent, at the same
time reprimanding him fur his insolence towards
Mr. Eaton and himself; when he replied in these
words, That he hoped the eitileiis a as a gentle-
man ; ihut he was one ; and he hoped he should
have an opportunity of meeting hos, at nom. future
time a-visor.," This the witness understood as a
cliallerige.—That he again ordered I to in...n-
icest ; and had ronsideralsie trouble in eisforcing lass
orders.—That at atiothkr time lie ordered Mr.
Daly to take a host, and go a--liore for fresh prn-
vi on -which lie went down below, as lie
thought, for his side-arms, bot stating a consider-
able time, he sent for him, but he did not come :
he sent a second, mid lie believed a third time,
when, at length, he came up very and
talked in a most careless, lounging way. The
althea. desired 111111$ to move faster; ho said it was
imporailde lie could. This the wane (upon a
question from the Defendant's .ntirl was
ant the Offii er of the Il'atch awl him-
self both ule,erved upon his disrespectful man-
ner. that he went gloat& the shisi'v sole as *low
posoilile, and to the most carel...v way.—That
nag evennig, in the latter end of Anti:. he uf.
&red Daly to look out for a boat that he ex-
pected front the shore. Seeing hinvielf a boat
approaching a-head, and about a ship's length

oft; he oiled 11eiy it he iaiv the hoi,t
wail then Ironing with' both arias over tile how 01 tn.
'hills end r. itlipperryilltn tee witur•., not ',oukiist;
out, end Le wilewerrd in u d,i.reetwettitl way, with
his hock toward' him. that lir did not s, her.

upon thr iouptoprudy of
hi+ conduct, he suswerett, that lie 40u1.1 'Jot

look every way. The Wittiest thou .dui, 'hat ►t
WY. isseuculfte Daly's duty to louk out ill.' tle
boat as the tide w.ta. .t►ooi. and the night dark:

That, upon thiai, the Kitties! reported hip conduct
to Lieutenant Graham the commanding ulffi•er,
who ninne.l•utely oiden. lino u .der MIS UMPt. ill
%O lie continued till tails litolk.'s return to
Nt
the .hilt, which ow+ ab:•ut r find. of Aloy. That,
on In+ heing (wirier' by Captain Rubes to pist the
ship, he said to the witness this is a very unill, a.
sant Its ices. The witnes• cud he irs+ sorry for
it. I).klY sail, " I 11,.pe. Mr. l'ee.i, you ore a
gentleman, and that we .hill have au opportunity
of s,tlll this hiiyilein 4.shorr, in a more hand-
some iva)." Thi,. the noises* alai ulitleodood to
nwan a chalenge; that Pearson returntal on anion!
with Daly, and Mid that he would not snention any
blip to which he would en; on ob4ch the Cadtaiii

trimmed his orders to Pearson, to take him on
head ray ship he chose to name, and if he would
not name a ship to take him ashore, or wherever
he (Dal)) thon4lit tit.
" On his cross-exiiiiiination, he sairl, he believed
that et the ti ue of the diapute with Lieutenant
Eatou, he had gotie dwAri for hit great emit, it hav-
ing rimied ; that it is et/1144n to the discipline of
tLe service, when superior officer, are %, liking the
(paArter-deck, and conversing on duty, for au infe-
rior officer to cross weer front the other wile of the
deck mid interrupt them, unless on duty, or to
answer sa que.tiou. This witnes4 concluded
esidenee by stating, that he would have accepted
an apology, led Oily offered Lim one, and he
would have communicated the same to Captain
Rolle, for his conederatiou.

" Lieut. Thomas Graham. First Lieut. of the
Lion, deposed. that the Plaintiff cause on board
from the Greyhound frigate, on the passage from
Prince of Wales I•laad in China. That su a abort
time afterwards he observed him to be negligent iii
his duty, sod disrespectful to his officers. Thst
during the passage, which was only of a few week's
cootinuance, lie received nitrated complaints front
the Lieutenants of the Watch, of his neglect of
duty. and contemptuous behaviour towards them.
That lie had also heard Ciaiesta Runes reprimand
him two or three different times, during the
seine per Md. That while the shill was lying
in the Canton River. and Burin;; the Captain's
absence, he, (the wituiwe) on Lieut. Peed'.. com-
plaint of Daly's misconduct, and fiver) the re-
peated other cumpleiiits be had heard agmilia
found wider the necessity of putiilig
hiin under au arrest, 4.11144 hint, at the seine
that if Captain Robes. on his return. fund the
complaint well founded, be would certainly (as he
had declared to him (Daly) at the time became on
board. he would 110, is case of misbehaviour) turn
him opt of the -ship; and be said Ise could uut have
brought him to a Court-Martial till after the iship's
arrive. in Englsnit. Whielf was many months alter.
" Mr. Todd, midshipman, deposed, that on its
bring reported by Mr. Pearson, that he had left
Daly on the beach. he was ordered to go aslisre
with the boat. and offer to take him stud hi. chest on
hoard any ship he chose to go, and trli him that if
lie staid he would he robbed or murdered ; that he
refused to go, saying, " You see, Todd. the situ-
maim' I am in, I have no money or clothes." That
there was en ludiamau's beat at die place. wills
about half-a-dozen men,and that it was a bad night,
with thunder 41,4 rain.
Ceptain Richardson, of the AiGium East India-
man, deposed. that Mr. Daly came un board his
ship from the ArniAion, another East ludic ship ;
that he understood he admit one iii;lit on the Island ;
that he took nothing of hint for Ms pa,sag.• to Eng-
land, but the expense of his mess (night be Coin
301. to 601. ; supposed also that he m she the boat-
*wean the usual compliment for the ti.e of his cabal.
which he was accommodated with mining the vuy-
age, dud which is about 351. ; that tile inhabitants
of Linen are Chinese; and that there is no danger
from the Ladrones during the time the situps are
there.
" The Learned Judge, Mr. Justice HEATH, is •
must cool and dispassionate address to tile Jury,
pointed out the nature of the trespees, tee. corn-
plumed ot by the Ptaintili, which. he observed, the
Defeeilant bad been well advised is sot attempting
to justify, as it was impassible it could be justified
in law, bet that he had adduced a great number of
facts in mitigation of damages. He then recap tu-
Lied the evidence on both aides, in g. ing through
which, he remarked how highly disrespectful the
Plantars conduct was in the ease of Lieut. Eatru,
and that every body must understand his language
to Lieut. Peed, on that occasion. to be a challenge;
that it was a vier) heavy crime indeol, and he be-
lt. veil subject to the punishment of il.sath ; thia Ins
conduct, 111 other instances proved by Lieut. Peed,
was also highly improper sod disrespectful, and con-
trary to that decorem and good order which ought
to be preserved iu a King's sbip; and that, upon the
whole. his conduct had been extremely reprehes-
w 1 pie, and foe which he might here been brought to
Court-Martial. -Ou the other hand, the Defend-
ant, instead of proceeding regularly, had thought
peeper to put the Plaintiff ashore in a (hangmen*
situation, in the midst of thunder, &c., and th.•
ships welt shoot to sail. The expense of the
Plaintiff's mess. &c. °net to be taken at about
MI., and the Jul- would consider what further dot •
usages he was Isirly entitled to, coosidering all the
ttirenuistances of aggeavetion and mitigation.
"The Jury found a verdict for the Plaiutlf, wit,
4501.

La Berm'', French frigate, arrived at the Isle of
France oil Cie Stb of with the . actor stump
of war, which she captured in the bay of Bengal
ere, au action ul roor hours, and also* Purtorgutse
higste, called the Memersa.
A esrtsr, mantra Swore,. in the employ of Mr.
iris, of Ye, I.42y.iii Sistsex, wus lately committed
to ['orbit:nil for h ivoit4 poured oil of vitriol
recto the mouths of live cart horse-. it poems he
W. inJui ed lo this cruelly by a MO!t of revenge,
in rosisegoenee of liseiii4 received notice to quit
ho master'. service, stud Ohs! the horses might hr
insile to lose their cutnlitiou u.itlst the care of his
sucr„er..or.