The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-30 00:00:00

THE CHURCH.

The Rv. William More, M.A. of St. John's College/
Cambridge, has been licensed by the Lord Bishop of Lin-
coln to the perpetual curacy of Spalding, Lincolnshire,
void by the resignation of the Rev. Dr. Johnson.
The Rev. John Hodge has been collated, by the lion.
and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, to the rectory
of P.olnhurst, Beds: Patron, William Guppy, Esq. of Far-
way, Devon.
The Rev. Mr. Townshend, the newly-appointed Preben-
dary of Durham Cathedral, went through the ceremony of
installation on Saturday last.

CarDIBLE Sroar.—A late German newspaper gives the
following credible narrative :—ln an imperial city. lately,
a criminal was condemned to be beheaded, who had a sin-
gular itching to play at nine-pins. While his sentence was
pronouncing he had the temerity to offer a request to be
permitted to play once more at his favourite game at the
place of execution. and then he said heshould submit with-
out a murmur. As the last prayer of a dying man his re-1
quest was granted. When arrived at the solemn spot, he
found everything prepared, the pins being set up and the
bowl being ready. He played with no little earnestness ;
but the Sheriff at length, seeing that he showed no inclina-
tion to desist, privately ordered the executioner to strike
the fetal blow as he stooped for the b0t...1. The execu-
tioner did so, and the head dropped into the culprit's hand
as he raised himself to see what had occurred; he imme-
diately aimed at the nine, conceiving that it was the bow;
which he. grasped. All nine falling, the head loudly ex-
claimed, " By I have won the.game."
latPOITCAF. seemingly feeble mendicant, at the door
of the Hammerman 's Inn, Dundee, lately received with an
ill grace a penny bestowed on him by a passing stranger.
" You should give me a !invitee' " said the beggar, loA-
ing disdainfully on the penny. "Well, give me back the
penny." It was done, and the stranger having put it in
his pocket, upbraided the avaricious beggar for his inso-
lence. The feeble beggar was quickly transformed into a
robust and powerful man, who aimed a blow at the
stranger, which was only avoided by a precipitate retreat
into the inn. The waiters made their appearance, and
Were also obliged to fly from the furious assailant, and to
shut the door to prevent him entering. Soon after, the
waiters armed themselves, and having seized the fellow,
had him lodged in the police cells.—Scolch Paper.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT STOCK ronr.—On Friday morn-
ing, about half-past seven, the centre part of the new
bridge over the river Mersey, at Stockport, fell with a tre-
mendous crash ; and in its fall unfortunately killed Joseph
Atkinson, a mason, and Matthew Broad, a labourer, both
married men, but without children. Two others of the
persons employed, William Scott, a mason, and John Price,
a labourer, were also precipitated amongst the ruins into the
river. Though severely bruised, however, their recovery
is expected. The other work-people employed with them
fortunately escaped unhurt. The injured parties were im-
mediately removed to the dispensary, where surgical aid
was promptly administered. l'he accident arose from the
pressure of a large quantity of stone which had been piled,
during the three preceding tlays, upon the crown of the
centre, preparatory to the turning of the arch, of which
only five courses of stone on each side bad been set.
Upwards of eighty tons had already been piled on the
centre, anti the sufferers, at the time the accident oc.
cuffed, were employed in piling more. The loss to the'
contractors from this accident is estimated at front four to'
five hundred pounds.
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A LETTER OF INTSOOVCTION..--On Saturday evening
a smart well-dressed young man, having the appearance of
recently coming off' a journey, went into the shop of Messrs.''
Tobin and Co., silk-mercers, Oxford-street, and asked to
see the principal, Mr. Tobin, sen., who was accordingly
called. The strangtr represented that he came from Man-
chester,
and had several letters of introduction to the tint
houses In the woollen and silk-mereery trade in London,
and amongst the rest, he hal, he said, the honour of pre-
senting one, in particular, to the house of Tobin and Co.
The letter was attentively conned over, and an assurance of
polite attention anti kind offices in behalf of " the excel-
lent young man," so respectably introduced, was given by
Mr. T. After a mutual exchange of civilities, the Man-
chester youth took leave, and whilst Mr:robin was'actually
turning in his mind how be might best promote the views
of " the excellent young man" thus thrown on his protec-
tion, the warehouseman dilcovered that " the excellent
young man" had, as an earnest of future kindnesses, taken
the liberty of borrowing two pieces of silk, which, it is I
presumed, are not returnable.
A calamity, which has thrown a most respectable family
Into the greatest distress, occurred to Satunlay evening, at Boyle 's
point, six miles from Egham. Two youths, 17 and It; years of
age. sons of Mr. IVelcup, of Southain, who were on is visit, went
out to bathe in a punt with three Otlll.ll. The elder Welcup, who
was esteemed an expert swimmer, took it dive from the boat. His
struggles in the water excited alarm, and his brother and a youth
of the name of Paisley, jumped in to help him ; but he sunk to
rise no more ; and but fora man who wits passing by at the time,
the two last mentioned youths would hare been drowned.