The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-12-13 00:00:00

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txtets of horses; has been well kiovot in tolidon
and other part% of Englund, under this god other
names; lie occ isionally Italia/JO as an officer. We
understood that he is committed for trial.
His Grace the Lord Lieutenant has conferred the
honour of Knighthood on Francis Julio Iles sot,
Esq. Recorder of IVaterford, and John Bon man ,
Esq. of raid city—Richard Janes. Esq. of Ono-
niel-.-Arithooy Perrier, Esq. one of the 11. S. of
Cork—Charles Thomas Jones, Esq. of Montgo-
mery, N. Lientenant in the Royal Navy__
James Riddell and Edward Stanley, Eva. H. S.
of Dublin.—(Dirbiati (;azette.)
We are happy to swept:mit the Public. that Mr.
Bradbury, lately resident in the mirth of Irelarai,
has written to Dr. Stokes, F.T.C.D. giving an ac.
count of his recent discoveries in natural .113' Ory to
the extensive and unexplored regions of North Ame-
rico. He has found a great variety of non-descript
plants and animals, and particularly the rare sa-
tiety or Zea Moys, or lodide corn, which wad b.,
great an object of research, in cm:sequel). c of its
being capable of cultivation ill these countries. The '
usual variety cannot be cultivated with adiantage
in any climate of •Europe, north of Paris. In the
south of Europe, it forms a very considerable part
of the food of the poorer classes. and was used by
the ancients under the name of putentet.
We are happy to ...ate that Mr. Bradbury acs
received by Mr. Jefferson, late President of
United States, with the most marked attentliiii.—
He resided a considerable time in his house, curi
was eccompanied in several excursions by Culotte-I
Ronaldson, Mr..lefferson's son-in-law, a most d 1-
tinguisheil natural historian. Mr. Jefferson con-
gratulated Mr. B. and the United Kingdom of
Britain, upon the discovery of this rare species of
Indian corn, for, said he, " I Inn convinced it will
remove, for the future, all possibility of scarcity la
your uncertain elimate."
How deplorable sill it be if we must ever cull
that man our enemy, whose bosom glows with so
benevolent a sentiment !
The new variety grows better in a moist than in
a dry atmosphere ; and, in 111 r. B.'s opinion. veld
bear the cold of the most northern part of Scotland.
lie will Beni site,. limns to the Botanic Gardens of
Trinity College. the Dublin Society, and the Cork
Institution, by the earliest tooth of cotiveyance*.
Yesterday, morning, supposed to he about two
o'clock, a post-carriage, belonging to Mr. Griffith,
coach-ow ner, in Henry-street, returning from Johns-
town, Kildare. after leaving his fare, took the banks
of the canal for his road into town. He had pro-
ceeded as far as the upper end of Mount-street.
when, owing to the darkness of' the morning, mid
the bridge not being fenced on the sides, as Bag-
got-street and Leeson-street bridges are, the horses,
delver, and carriage, were precipitated into the
canal. The driver and both bones were drowned,
An inquest was held on the body of the unfor-
tunate man, and a verdict, as an accidental event,
brought in.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, DCC.
Yesterday arrived the Partridge sloop of wars
with convoy from Plymouth.
Sailed the Sarpedon, of la guns, with the trade
to the River.
This day arrived the Unite, 36 guns, Captain P.
Campbell ; the Svrly cutter, soil Tyriaa brig.
VAIMOVTII, DSC. 9. •

Arrived the Princess Elizabeth packet, Captain
Kidd. with a mail from Lisbon, in 14 days.
Sailed the Arethusa, for Spain.
DEAL. DEC. 11.
Arrived the Royalist sloop of war, with the Bean
Marseille French lotviiteer, of 14 guns, and .tits
turn, which she captured off Dungeness, yesterds*
evening. The privateer had made no captures; out
five days from Boulogne.
Sailed the Jason frigate, and Idol cutter, to
Flushing; Rinaldo sloop of war, for the coast of
France.—Wind S.S.W.

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Alton& 99 7 901. Dublin 9A
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Madrid 44 Effect.
Bilboa 4l
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Leghorn tio
Naples 44
Genoa 59 Liy. Pit.
Venice o. C 54 do. lasi
Lisbon 65

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