The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-04-16 00:00:00

ANECDOTE W A DOS'.

The following interesting and authentic iirstatice
of the fidelity of the dog bus been obligingly con-
Vetted to its
" Ma. EDITOR—A beautiful liver-coloured hitch, be.
',aging to James Clarke, one of. the convicts now under
arnvence of death in our county gaol, followed Ler owner
there on his commitment in October last, and leas remained
.ortm•licre about the prison walls ever since. The faith.
fol animal was then in excellent condition, fat, cleaa,
and sleek ; hut poor Data (that is her name) lost that
fostering hand that administered to her necessities, and be.
tog destitute of a master and a home, has been picliug op
her precarious and scanty subsistence on any midden that
yelled a hone or offal. At length oar late Avian came,
and Clarke was conveyed with about thirty culprits from
Ote prfoon to the County Hall for trial. How wonder.
hol is instioci! oo one could tell poor Ditch that her
beloved master was condensed among the thirty cell.
wits is the caravan, or in its attendant crowd : but
t :at surprising facility which the God of Nature has
1,-* 'wed on the species, brought this faithful animal
to the tail of the caravan, and notwithstanding the con.
s:able's staves site followed as thief mourner; watched all
Vie cloy about the Court derail: the trials. and whru the
wizavan returned is the evening poor Dutch bad dropped
i,lO the slimes:tuition, sad was following it bark to the
messily gaol; with weeping eye her condemned m:ster
raw Ler, and raid, Ah, poor Dutch, how thin !" but
here description fails : it may be mink better conceived
than described. Tile jay that pervaded every part
of the poor aaitual was such that he actually shivered with
raptors:. When the vehicle arrived at the gaol, poor Dutch
was /het oat. And now, what was to be dose? she retired
le • distance, and seating herself oa a mousd, purveyed
onsionaly the prison, gave four loud mud pitiful yells, us if
she had said, Alas! my master, thy well known voice hits
just cheered my hi aft, utd now let one die with thre."—The
poor animal then 'solemnly and slowly walked away.
" Mr. Editor, the moralists from Solomon downwards
have as rat us to the •iiimsts for instruction. Let nuns de
evil snit say good shall come. What a frigilful monster sin
is, • Imo eves, the animals are brought into sneering circa.-
•tances by it ! Surely this example enforces she stows of
patienee, and perseverance : Such at rennet age
the trying mist Hones and history of
" POOR DUTCH.

" Shrewsbury, April 10."
(Shrewsbury Chronicle.)

The Su►rey hunts races will take place tormor-
row (Wednesday) on Epsom course, mod ■ fine
clay's sport is expected. There are six races in the
%bole, under the management of the owners of the
different packs of hounds.
On Good Friday, as Sir 11.71L1.1A111 ELFORD,
Baronet, of Bickhaau, after attending divine ref-
s ice, was mounting his horse, • stone on which he
stepped slid •way, which caused him to fall ; and
pitching on his elbow, lie broke his arm. Surgical
assistance was immediately procured, and we are
happy to hear that the worthy Baronet is in a fair
way ot. recovery.
A letter from Paris of the 10th inst. says—" Mr.
ZEA, the Columbisit Minister herr, yesterday deli.
cared a diplomatic note to the Ambassadors of the '
&ft.:rent European Powers at this Court, demand-
ing the recognition of the independence of Colum-
bia. It is extremely well written, and the language
is hold nitsl firm."
An official return to an order of the Home of
Commons of the Establishment for the collection
of the Customs in Ireland stabs the annual amount
of salaries at the Port of Dublin at 64,5051. Is. 10d.
this includes tier Commissioners, whose total imbue
is 5,3001.; one of these officer, annual salary 1,0001.
15 now vacant. A like return fur England fur the
Fort of London, includes
1,4001. a yesr each, with 6001 additional to the
Chairman,. and 3001. additional to the Deputy
Chairman.

An Inquisition was taken yesterday al Mr. Dignans's, the
Red Lion, Houghton-street, Clem-market, on the body of
HMI It MI , a widow 58 years of age, who was
beret to di •th at the house of her nephew us Sunday. Mrs.
IrtatLiN, the niece, staled, that she breakfasted with her,
and Irit her reclining ►er heed in a chair, dosing, with a
shawl over bit head, i■ the parlour, which she was arena.
tumid in do. This was about eleven o'cloa k, and aunar time
sl•rr she hail occasion to go up smirs, and she braid some
deep mamma, and un entering the parlour the clothes of ilea
deceased were is a blaze as alie .at in the chair. Witness
threw the hearth-tug over her, and use of the lodgers assist-
ed in removing her. Her clothes were [mead, burnt off her
perm's, sad she Correa aev.ral hears, alien she died.
ompt medical dab WOO or a o avail. How her clothes took
hi, cam only imemijoetarodi Verdict—Accidental Ikea

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